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The evening times., 1900-03-19
MONDAY, MARCH 10. 1900.
That HeartIess Campaign Box

All visible signs point irresistibly to
the conclusion that injustice to Porto
Rico and defiance of the Constitution
make up the price which the Republican
managers are compelled to pay for huge
contribution to their Presidential cam
paign fund by the monOpolies interested
in the success of the Payne bill. That
this infamous and illegal measure can be
forced through the Senate at all is still a
matter of doubt, but there is no question
whatever that the whole force of the Ad-
ministration is being used with cynical
contemp. for public opinion to drive into
line enough Senators who are yet in
clined to be humane and to respect Amer
lean fundamental law, to accomplish the
iniquity and, thereby, to earn its results
in cash.
AS the powers now in control of the
country have shown themselves able in the
past to overcome opposition and con-
sciences within the Republican legislative
ranks, they may do so again in the present
connection. But il will be at the cost OF
a protest from the masses which will
gime. A week ago. leading Administration
Senators We're expressing confidence that
popular anger would subside and the Gn!-
versal outcry against taxation OF the do
mestic trade of >an American territory
cease. Nothing of the kind has happened.
The West and Northwest are in arms
against the nefarious proposition. ard
more insistent than ever that rep
resentatives of those sections shall
fight the Payne bill and insist up
on free trade than ever before.
The mail of Senators from all parts of the
great Mississippi Valley is loaded with
warning that there viii be grave trouble
for them at home in case they surrender
their convictions and. ignoring the de-
mauds OF their constituencies finally vOJ,
in seryile obedience 10 the dictate of tho
trusts. Naturally statesmen CT the kind
named are in an anxious state Ct mind.
Whatever the outcome may involve as far
as The missionary box is concerned. passas 3
OF the Payne bill means political death 10
them
The evening times., 1900-03-19
Why He Failed.
From the New York Trilune.) }


There is a man about Washngton-vou see him
at the Capitol, at the hotels. and at some of the
ciubs-who used TO be famous ard influential but
is without money influence, and lives on
loans that from time TO time he is able to secure
flom some fortunate friends. The other iay he
asked certain Senator for 30 whereupon the
latter said:
Tom YOU have been borrowing money from me
for twenty five years. and YOU have never paid me
back cent. How long do you propose to keep
il up?''
Until you get me some thing to do replied
the borrower frankly.
THAT is impossible replied the Senator
'tYeu ought TO understand that man of vour rec.
ord cannot obtain office and should go to some
place where people don't know you and seek
employment
81 don't understand it, replied the borrower
bitterly. Everybody seems TO be down ON me
and TO stand in my way. When ] first knew you
Senator, / was way up at the top OF the heap
and you triendleSs and unknown man at
the bottom. New You are at the top and I'm
at the bottom; and can't understand how it has
happened. 1t certainly isn't my fault
--Ne, Tom,' said the Senator, kindly. cit
isn't Your fault; it's your misfortune An in
scrutablc Providence gave You mind which is
unable to tell right from wrong, aud you have
been blank poor guesser.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
PooH-BAH IN REAL LIFE.
4 PennsyIyapia Man Who Hold
Five Local Offices.

WILKESBARRE. Pa March 19.-Ed-
wardsville, across the river from this city.
boasts of man who holds five public Of
fices-burgess. justice OF the peace. special
policeman janitor of the borough building,
and jail keeper. This is at least three 800
many. and today District Attorney Martin
will commence quo warranto proceedings
to oust him from that number. Citizens
of the borough think it too much authority
when man can make an arrest, try the
prisoner sentence him to jail guard him
while he is there, and attend to his cell
Job Costlett. who holds these offices. is
ambitious. He has been justice OF the
peace for two years: on December IL. 1899.
he was appointed janitor; on February 20,
he was elected burgess, and before that he
acted as special policeman and Jail keep
er and still retains these positions
AS janitor he gets s25 month and house
rent, besides observing the requirements
of the Borough Council of being a sober
and industrious married man and having
no children under ten years of age: as bur-
CESS he gets his fees; as Jail keeper, 10
cents for each meal served the prisoners;
as special policeman fee for each arrest,
mileage and witness fees and as justice
of the peace his fees. In addition to his
duties as janitor he must respond to all
the firealarms, take care of the fire appa-
ratus and ring the fire bell
The evening times., 1900-03-19
EXPELLED THE PRINTERS.
Chicago Typographical Union Parts
From the Federation.

CHICAGO March 19.-Summany action
was taken yesterday by the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor against typographical
Union No. 10. That union was expelled
from the federation by an almost unani-
nous vote for what was declared to be
"treasonable action" toward the central
body.
This was in relation TO the boycott on the
News" and the Record which the
printers have declared of In expelling
the printers. the Chicago Federation Of La
Dor placed itself on record as taking the
same position that il did eighteen months
ago when the boycott was first esta blished
This means that the boycott will be pushed
harder than before Only a few speeches
in opposition to the resolution calling for
the expulsion of the printers were made
Chairman James J. Ryan. Of the printers
delegation. gave notice of an appeal TO the
American Federation OF Labor and the
printers then left the hall.
The resolutions expelling the printers de-
clared IN defiance Of the instructions Of
this body and in defiance OF their allegiance
to the American Federation of Labor local
union No. 16 of the Typographical Union
passed resolutions at their adjourned meet
ing of March H. declaring the boycott of
So far as the printers are concerned. in
fact. so far as organized labor in Chicago
and elsewhere was concerned We believe
that the printers had no justification in this
act and We believe that il is reasonable
for any organization to thus defy the man
dates of the central body.
Therefore. DE it resolved. that Typo
graphical Union No. 10 be expelled from
this body until such time as they apologize
for their action and make amends in a suit
able mnaneT for their reasonable conduct.
The printers precipitsted matters by de-
claring that they would withdraw from the
central body il the labor officers did not
resign from the political jobs they were
holding
The evening times., 1900-03-19
POSTAL SERVICE IN KOREA.
The Mails Under the Supervision of
French Expert.


In a communication to the Department
of State. Horace n. Alien, Consul General
to Seoul. says of the postal service in Ko-
rea, the following:
For a couple of years past, Korea has
maintained a domestic postal service in
good working order, under the superyis-
ion of a French postal expert, NJ. Clemen-
cet using stamps printed in the United
States
'On or about January 3 last the first
mail ever sent out to foreign countries by
the Korean post was despatched from the
central office il Seoul.
The stamps used were the ones still in
use in the domestic postal service and
printed in the United States. A new issue
has been ordered from Japan. but has net
yet been received 1t is possible these new
stamps viii not be used for long, if at all
as they are simply modification of the old
Japanese stamps and are not pleasing TO
the Koreans.
"At present as Korea has no steamship
service of sufficient regularity to permit OF
a regular mail service with China and
Japan, a contract has been made whereby
the Korean mail pouches are received at
the Japanese posteffices in Korea and for
warded with the Japanese mail. The re-
cent establishment of a regular line OF
Russian mail steamers to and from Kore a
will probably facilitate the transmission of
Korean mails, as the japanese steamship
companies have seemed reluctant to carry
Korean mails in competition with their
own postal establishments in Korea, and
the above-named arrangement with the
Japanese postal authorities was the best
that could be made.
THE japanese post to and from Korea
will probably eontiue to be patronized un-
til the Korean post is shown to be entirely
reliable.
Two covers from this legation were the
first to be stamped and cancelled for tie
first foreign mail sent to Korea"
The evening times., 1900-03-19
THE TRANSPORT SUMNER.
The Most CompIete-BOat of Its Kind
I'm the World.

NEW YORK, March 19.-The United
States Army transport Sumner arrived
here this morning from the Norfolk Navy
Yard and proceeded to the Quartermas-
ter's Department pier in South Brooklyn.
The Sumner will sail from here in few
days from Manila with over thousand
soldiers and officers.
The Sumner was formerly the steam
ship Cassius, and at the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war she was purchased
by the Navy Department and transformed
into collier. After the war the collier
was put out OF commission and was finally
turned over to the Army Transport Serv-
ice. She was named the Sumner in honor
of the former Massachusetts Senator.
The Sumner then went into the Norfolk
Navy Yard, where the work of converting
her into model transport was begun.
The task occupied six months and cost
$750, ,0OO.
The Sumner now takes her place with her
sister transports, the Sheridan, Sherman,
and Grant as one of the most complete
steamships for the transportation Of SOL
diers in the world. She now has a crew
and troop capacity of LOCO persons. The
quarters for the men are commodous and
she is fitted out with all the mO3ern APP
piiances for ventilation and for the Ie-
frigeration of food. The soldiers mess
room, in the tween decks, forward, has
been fitted up with navy mess tables and
benches The saloon Is beautifully fitted
and has seating room for sixty persons.
The walls are white with gilt decorations.
The smoking room is also elaborately fitted
up.
The Sumner has made thirteen knots an
hour with only two boilers running. which
makes her officers believe that she will
prove very fleet when everything is hooked
up. The officers of the Sumner are Cap
tain Bolser. DIR. George II. Maurer. sur
geon; Capt. T.. V. Lyman, navigation OFF,
Ger; W. Carlton, first officer, and John
Boag, chief engineer.
Col. John B. Bellinger in charge Cf the
transport service of the Quartermaster
Generals Department went to New York
last night to inspect the Sumner expected
to arrive there today
The evening times., 1900-03-19
OLD DOCUMENTS PRESERVED.
4 Deed signed by Lord baltimore
end the PeBns.

HARRISBURG, Pa. March 19.-An the
States old parchment deeds and records
have been put through the Emery preserv-
ing process and returned TO the Office of
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth for
future keeping.
Heretofore these old records. which in
cluded a large parchment deed made July
4. 1850, between Lord Baltimore and the
Penns concerning the boundary lines be-
tween the provinces of Pennsylvania and
Virginia. were kept in tin boxes at the
State Department and through occasional
handling became much disarranged and
somewhat damaged
There are two volumes of these rare old
State papers, four of which contain the
signatures of William Penn founder of
Pennsylvania 1t has been said by some
antiquarians that there are only half a
dozen genuine signatures of William Penn
in existence
The evening times., 1900-03-19
THE PULP MILL CASE.
Testing Potomac Water Chemically
for Impurities.

CUMBERLAND, Md, March 19.-Thurs-
day. March %, has been fixed as the day
for the taking of testimony in the injuEc-
ton suit of the City of Cumberland against
the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Comp5-
ny. now pending before the United STAKES
District Court at Baltimore. The examina-
tion of witnesses before Ralph NJ. Luman.
who has been appointed special commits
sioner will require several days After
the testimony has been completed the case
will be urged before the United States
Court Prof. Glaser, an expert chemist
of Baltimore. employed by Cumberland in
the cases against the pulp mill, Saturday
accompanied by Water Superintendent
Thomas s. Kean and former City Engineer
James ShTiver, went to the pulp mill tc
make some examinations to be used as tes-
timony in the injunction case.
Prof. Glaser and party were shown
through the mill by James l.. Luke, one of
the owners, and were most courtaously
treated They examined the method OF
pulp making. They also obtained samples
of water at the pulp mill.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
FATAL sUNsTRoKE CASES.
Terrific Heat and BubOaic PIaSue in
the Argentine Republic.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 19.-R. J.
Leopold. Consul in Baltimore for the Ar
gentine Republic, has received copies of
the 'Buenos Ayres Standard of January
e9 and February ;, which devote consid-
cradle space to accounts of the terrific
heat prevailing there. February the
thermometer reached 122 degrees. There
were 102 cases of sunstroke in Buenos
Ayres and SO proved fatal. Such terrible
heat was never known there before.
The bubonie plague had gotten foot
hold in Rosario and was causing a great
deal of uneasinesS.
Considerable space in the issue is given
up to a discussion of the country's fnan-
cial condition. Being the paper of the
English people in the Argentine war news
from the Transvaal is given fully. There
is an account of a reception given by resi-
dent Americans to Rear Admiral Schley on
January a. when a handsome album was
presented to him.
The evening times., 1900-03-19

The Murderers of Governor Goebe1.
According to our dispatches from Ken
lucky today. certainly one and probably
two Of the people who were implicated in
the political conspiracy TO assassinate
Governor Goebel have turned States evil
dence and are assisting the authorities
to locate and arrest their o-conspirators.
1t is stated that immunity has been prom
ised these miserable wretches in return
for evidence which will convict their part
ners in the crime. II is pity of course
that every single individual connected
with the plot cannot be brought to pun
ishment. but the cause of justice might
be defeated altogether if the State were
prevented from using the testimony of a
traitor or two TO reach the remainder of
the band.
There is every reason TO expect that
when the proper time Genes there will be
a most startling revelation of a cold
blooded agreement between certain prom
inent politicians to secure the removal
of Governor Goebel before the Legislature
could act upon the contested election
cases. 1t is reported that the conspiracy
was regularly organized. money subscribed,
and elaborate plans made before the
twelve - hundred mountaineers were
brought to Frankfort in January. and that
person who had fought in eastern Ken
tucky feuds for hire was given a large
sum 70 do the deed This miscreant. as
We understand. -is-under surveillance. ard
Viii not be allowed to escape from the
State. His arrest viii probably not take
place until the more important people who
employed him are safely under lock and
KEY
Two or three weeks may yet elapse be-
tore the Court Of Appeals viii be in po-
sition 10 decide the geyernorship and lieu
tenant gOvernorship cases. In the mean
time Taylor is working hard To bring the
Mckinley administration to his aid. Any
sort Of support or recognition it is thought
viii determine him and his adherents 10
engage in open insurrection against the
State, and if even the moral backing OF
the Republican parry managers in Wash
ingtop is offered, the riot and bloodshed
so often predicted will probably come at
last. II is almost Impossible to believe that
tll6 tdmfnistrsIfon would dare TO interfere
in Kentnckt or E~en 10 cGuntenance re-
sistance. after decision against Taylor by
The court OF last resort. But unfortunate
". it must be remembered that he has the
friendship and aid of a very powerful cor
poration. some of whose agents may have
already compromised themselves danger
ously in connection with the re-
cent Troubles. If great organi-
zatiun representing the capital of
Eastern millionaires close TO Mr. Hanna
and other party leaders, were 10 demand
that Federal troops be sent into kentucky
to maintain Taylor in his present attitude
by force there is perhaps a chance that
the mandate would be obeyed. We have
seen how a similar influence induced the
Administration TO use the Regular Army
in connection with the Idaho Bull Pen hor-
rors. and what has happened once may
happen again.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
Taking the Census i'm Porto Rico.

The word about precedes most OF the state
ments in regard to the ages of the people emu
merated by the census taker in Porto Rico-and
necessarily so. ii would seem. According to per-
picked enumerators, who. having invented names
for the father and mother of the family, ask
concerning their ages, the latter viii respond with
a statement OF the number of years that have
passed since she ''was pretty'-the particular
time of life at which her beauty was conspicuous
being left to the Imagination OF the OF fig
ures. The father usually responds to the same
question with perplexed grin. or perhaps points
to the omnipresent small boy, averring that che
WAS as tall as that boy at the time of the Ssn
'Filipe hurricane" From such lucid data as this
the estimates of the in Porto Rico
are made up, the convenient .about covering
all deficiencies of accuracy in regard to the re-
spectire ages OF public charges aud
sometime citizens.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
CURRENT HUMOR.
A. the Parade Passed.

(From the Chicago News)
Larrv-Oi don't think thin Oitalans shud be
allowed to kape open whin wac poss-
Denny-PhwOy not?
Iarry-Ain't TREY Oraneemin? Phwat rOgIlt h0v
thev out on St Patrick's Day?
The evening times., 1900-03-19
EsrIish Trolley Wire Supports
From the Street Railway Rev;av

(Trom the Street Railway Review.1
Some Of the electric railways now building IN
England have adopted methods of supporting the
trolley wires which seem veIF odd to American
eyes because in this country single poles are set
close 20 the tracks, which are usually in the mid
die Of the street or else two poles at the ctrbs
and crossed wires arc used. In Coventry Eng
land, iron poles having projecting arms over
twelve fcet long used for carrying the trolley
wires.
The evening times., 1900-03-19

News from the Far East is to the ef-
feet that Manila is a hotbed of Tagal con-
spiracy and rebellion which Otis is help
less TO suppress. Arms are being SNUG
gled into the Island Of Luzon, and. as the
rainy season approaches, the prospect for
greater. Yet Otis is kept in command of
the archipelago Matters have been going
from bad TO worse ever since the death
of General Lawton. Ii he could have
lived, the rebellion would have been
stamped cut by this time. 1t promises to
be as lively as ever if Otis is left dod-
dering in the islands much longer.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
A Generals Long Title,
fFrom Golfers weeklr.l

''Bobs'' who is sometimes known as Lord Rob.
crts, has next the royal family. the longest list
OF titles in Great Britain Here is official flesig-
nation: Baron Roberts OF kandalar and Water
ford, p. C., x. p, G. G. b., G. c. $. l., C. c. l.
E.. v. C., ID. c. J., IL. ID. And vet he is the
shortest general in the service. Should he be
triumphant in South Africa he may count OF
few moro letters TO his name.
The evening times., 1900-03-19

War clouds gather threateningly in Eu-
rope. on an average. about twice a week.
Today We hear that Germany is about to
seize the Shan Tung peninsula in China
bodily. and that this may lead 10 war in
that part of the world. 1t is also reported
that Russia is pressing Turkey for exclu-
sive railway concessions in Asia Minor so
vigorously that an ultimatum may be not
far off The appearances are that the Sui
tan is being supported in his resistance to
these demands by the Kaiser. So, once
more We have a situation that might de-
velop into belligerency almost anywhere
between the English Channel and the Gull
OF Pc Chi lii
The evening times., 1900-03-19
Rather He "a Rich Young Widow.

(From the Philadelphia Press.)
Tess-Old Mr.. DE Sember Is very iridulsent to
his young wife. isn't heY
Jess-Yes snd / know il just worries May sick.
Tess--C;racious. Why should it, il he spends ali
his money on her?
Jess-Why. shes afarid he wont fave aay 10
leave her when he dies.
The evening times., 1900-03-19

do so within a day or two, as ii is COM
pletely enveloped and too small to justify
a fight. The railway service to the coast
has been resumed, and it looks as if the
game was in the British hands all over
the beard.
There are some indications that Butler
may have to fight a severe battle in the
Neck of Natal. the entrenching of the Big
garsberg range by the Beers presaging a
stand in that position. But it is not impos-
sible that movement from the Free State
side might compel them TO withdraw with
out subjecting Butler to the loss involved in
a frontal attack. The British army is now
so vastly superior in numbers that il can
AFFORD to occupy the Beers, avoiding az
tack until they have been outfianked and
forced to fall back. Perhaps this will oc-
cur soon between Elsngsiaate and Laing S
Mex. Lord Roberts does not need to be in
a hurry about anything but Mafeking. But
he will be well supplied with whatever he
needs in a few days, and in a condition to
move northward When he does so, it
would not be surprising to see the Beers
evacuatc Natal for good and all, to save
themselves from being caught between
Roberts on the west and north, and Butler
on the east and south. Lord Wolseley who
enjoys high reputation as military
prophet, ia confident that Roberts will be
in Pretoria by May 10. That is rather an
optimistic view, but it may be well found
ed. The backbone of the defence appears
to be broken. though it may not be. We
can only judge by the facts as they are
represented in the dispatches.
The evening times., 1900-03-19

The next time the Duke of Orleans ap-
pears in London he is to be publicly spank
Cd by one or more of ten muscular English
men who have pledged themselves to per-
form this patriotic duty in recognition of
his recent insult to the Queen The Duke S
offence consisted III a letter of congratula-
tion 10 the disreptusble artist of lie
The evening times., 1900-03-19
The Way of a Roy.

From the indianapolis Press.)
Mr. Figg-Sr Brown tells me you gave his boy
beating Did you?
Tommy-Course ] diG. His paw got him 4 new
bicycle and dog.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
Abne.afion.

fFfem the Philadelphia Eglletin)
Ue-Have YOU given up anything for lent?
She-Yes. have. I've given up trying to give
no ANYTHING.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
Zeal.
From the Chicago Tri

From the Chicago TribEne)
''What Is you: order sr?" asked the waiter.
Bring me puerterhouse steak" answered the
Government .ernploye.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
Not Pronounced ns speIIed
From. the St. Louis Republic,

NIu f-VVts
Senator John Kean pronounees his name as if IL
were Kane" while the name of Senator Talia-
ferro. of Florida, is called ''Tolliver" The form.
er is a rich bachelor, who gives handsome dinners
and the latter is one OF the leading business men
of the South
The evening times., 1900-03-19
A Fair Imitation.

From the Chicago Record)
ssWhat is perpetual motion. Uncle Jim?
IT'S the way some politicians run for yeas and
never get an Office.