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The evening times., 1900-03-29
Vicious PopuIRr MMsic.

Music is a great art and sOothes the saw
age breast. and also that of civilized man
on occasion, but there are limitations 10 it,
and ii is time that these should be recog-
nized. The vaudeville performers, and
German bands, and street piano players.
and amateur pianists of various types seem
10 be unable to understand that every COM
bination of sound which can be gotten out
of a musical instrument is not music At
present. Judging from the medley of tunes
and gibberish with which the country Is
flooded. there is need of a musical crusade
TO teach the general public what is and
is not true harmony.
II was a wise man who said that he did
not care who made the laws Of the people
so long as he was allowed to make their
songs. and it is desirable that the songs of
any nation should be made by people who
know their business. This applies both 10
music and words. IL is enough to have bad
limitations OF negro melody thrown upon
the market by the hundred under the
name OF coon songs" and to have the
religious music of the country debased by
thinly disguised jigs, but, after all, the
words which go with these fearfully con-
structed tunes are rather worse in their in
fuence than the music They remain in the
memory. indelibly imprinted by repetition.
long after valuable information is forgot
ten, and some OF them have an irritating
way Of repeating themselves in spite of all
The evening times., 1900-03-29
Where Father and Daughter Rest
From the Kansas CITY Star.)

The final burial Of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague by
the side of her father will. il is said. mark the
inception Of a movement for the erection of
monument to Salmon =. Chase, formerly United
States Senator from Ohio, Secretary Of the United
States Treasury Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, and for a long time the best
known and most powerful and influential man IL
the State of Ohio. For years his lowly grave has
remained beside a path in Spring Grove, Cincin'
natti. unmarked, save by fiat slab which
stranger might pass score OF times in day
without observing. The bringing from Washing
ton Of the ashes Of this great mans brilliant but
unhappy daughter, and placing them near the
ashes of her illusrieus sire. is said-te have awak
ened tender and patriotic memories in the COM
munity which was once proud OF his noble pres
ence and some votive stone is to mark the spot
where ambition and love haye ceased.i silence
and IN dust.
The evening times., 1900-03-29
HUGH H. HANNA HONoRED.
4 Recognition of His Services in BE
half Of the Monetary Reform.

Recognition of His Services in Be
half Of the Monetary Reform.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 29.-The COM
plimentary dinner rendered to Hugh II.
Hanna. at the Bates House last night. in
recognition of his services in behalf of
monetary reform, was one of the most
elaborate entertainments of the kind ever
given in this city. Nearly two hundred
guests responded to the invitations sent
out Those present included all the lead
ing citizens, both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, who were prominent in the gold
movement that began in this city, and OF
which Mr.. Hanna became the head by be-
ing made chairman of the executive COM
mittee His arrival was the signal for
applause.
When the guests filed out to the dining
room he was escorted by former President
Harrison General Harrison acted as
POSTMASTER and delivered the address of
welcome to Mr.. Hanna on behalf of the
Board of Trade and Commercial Club. He
referred to the occasion as one testifying
to the esteem in which the services of
Mr.. Hanna are held by his fellow citizens.
and he spoke of that esteem as affording
the most gratifying pleasure that one can
have in the discharge of a public duty.
He then referred TO the work of the mon
etary commission, its inception in this
city. and the interest that il excited
throughout the country and the final ac-
complishment CT it's work in legislative
enactment.
He declared that a safe and durable
monetary system is the base of all perma-
nent prosperity, and with this assurance
the people may go on in the belief that no
great business calamity can oveTtske them.
He voiced a strong faith in the people. and
said that the monetary legislation repre-
sented their will and he believed that Will
had been expressed as an earnest convic-
tion and one that would not soon expe-
riepce q change.
Mr. Hanna replied in an address which
was largely a review of the work of the
Monetary Commission.
The evening times., 1900-03-29
An Odd Volume.
(From the Philadelphia Record. }

book in the possession of a bookseller in Mu-
mich may be the Oldest book in the world printed
in type. 1t is missaie speciale, intended for
use in the district of the Rhine. 1t has been
carefully examined by several competent Germans
and by NJ Misset, who is acknowledged su-
thority on misales, and they agree-the former
for typographical the latter for lturgical reasons
in regarding the newly discoNred book as prior
10 the Psalter of 1457. The French savant, and
one Of the Germans date it before 1850 the former
sscribing it TO Gutenberg. So confident, indeed,
is he that the title of the brochure which he has
Just issued on the subject bears the words: THE
First Book Known to Be Printed"
II lie is right the find is not the least remarka-
bic of the ma;y interesting discoveries made in
the closing wears of the century.
The evening times., 1900-03-29

the efforts of the tormented brain to free
itself from their spell.
From the music hall to the prayer meet
ing. the artistic level of this type OF popu-
lar songs is very much the same one
finds in them much maudlin sentiment
little cheap rhetoric. and an irritating i'm
gle Is there not some way in which
America can develop a musical literature
Of her own. which shall do credit to the
real intelligence of her people? 1t may be
said that many of these imbecile songs ind
favor because people sing them without
thinking Of the words at all, and because
there is often no better music at hand.
But there ought to be good music within
reach Of every young man and woman who
has a taste for melody however undevel-
oped il may be. IL is certain that the
vicious limitations will be scattered
broadcast over the land, driving out the
genuine folk songs where they exist; why,
then. should not some effort be made to
preserve the folk melodies and ballads and
introduce a better class of songs which
may supersede the trash?
A good illustration of the maudlin Senti-
mental song appeared a few days ago, and
it was issued by reputable publishing
firm 1t was THE Blue and the Grey,
and the effort to catch the public interest
by fearful appeal to the sectional pa
triotism of North and South was almost as
audible as a steam calliope. But the lit
erary quality of this gem is its unique
feature 1t is indescribable. The only
thing TO do with it is to quote it.:
mothers gift to her country's cause is a
story vet untold.
She had three sons, three only ones, each worth
his weight in goldi
She gave them up for the sake Of war,
While her heart was filed with pam;
As each went away she was heard to say:
He will never return again
CRefrainD
one lies down near AppOmattoX many miles
away;
Another sleeps at Chiskamauga, and they both
wore suits Of grey;
Mid the strains OF Down IN Dixie the thlro
laid away
In trench at santiago, the Blue and the Grey.
Can anyone imagine an intelligent per-
son being induced to sing this rubbish ex-
cept under absolute compulsion? Aside
from the curious statement that the lady
in question had three only sons and
one cannot help wondering how in the
nature of things she managed tive have
! the peculiar construction of the family TO
! consider The two older sons were killed
! in the civil war Thirty three years after
! the close of that war the other one fell at
! Santiago. The situation ought TO be
brought to the notice of Mark Twain. He
/ is the only one who could really do justice
/ TO it,
The evening times., 1900-03-29
4 Fire Alarm That Gives Particulars.
From the Science Siftings.

4 fire alarm recently invented is u combination
Of the graphophone and telephone In the use
of the talking alarm one of the graphophone ma
chimes is placed on each floor of a building and
connected with the telephone Are alarm system
For each machine record is prepared. For in
stance, the graphophone on the second floor of
building would contain the record. ''There is
fire on the second floor etc. This record is
then adjusted SO that these words are repeated
into the telephone by the expanding OF ther
mostat whenever fire occurs In this way the
origin of a fire is located Immediately and au.
tomatically. The alarm also lights the electric
lights in the building, sets red light blazing
in front CT the building 10 guide the frrmen
and sounds the alarm into the street through
a giant megaphone-So we are told.
The evening times., 1900-03-29
slips of the Tongue.
nrnm An Rnstnn Glnhe !

u IUII tIIO IIV7SINII N'IVIIV'J
Gher Speaker Henderson pounded with his gavei
and said TO the House the other day. The Chaii
will be in order he did not mean exactly what
he said. On the same day representative Coch-
ran OF Missouri taunted the republicans with hay-
ing relished the Sweet milk which flowed froul
the pens of the writers in advocacy OF sound
money Another slip was made by Representa-
five Dalzell of Penn6slrania, who prides hiinse.i
on his ScotchIrish ancestry Discussing the tariff,
Mr.. Dalzell said: .'Mr. Speaker, the Wilson tariff
bill is pIing in the Treasury of the United States
deficit which viii soon be mountain high
The evening times., 1900-03-29
Tea Drinking in Europe
From the Chicago News.)


The cup which cheers" and which women have
come to associate with all that is homelike and
comfortable. has found favor in France, and ''e
ff o'clock has now become quite favorite little
domestic function in Paris. Even in distant Italy
the charms OF fragrant cup OF tea have made
themselves felt. and Italian society now chats over
the tea cups and delights over the dainty accCs-
sories of the cosy and refreshing little meal with
lnrch The same satisfaction we DO.
The evening times., 1900-03-29
One of Africa. Civiiixers.

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
The mayor OF Aafeking, Frank Whitley. is a
Norkshiremsn, who has led a most adventurous
life. He left Bradford when a youth and rosmed
about the then unknown regions of Bechusnaiand.
hunting big game and trading in ivory. 1t was
he who for years was the chief adviser OF Khama
the chief Of Baralong, and who was responsible
for the conversion OF the savage into one OF the
most enlightened OF the native rulers.
The evening times., 1900-03-29
Chandler for second PIace.-A hu.

y
morist has started the report that the Hon.
William Eaton Chandler is being grOomed
by the Democratic managers for second
place on the ticket with Mr. Bryan. The
story is being seriously received in the
West. and curiously enough the suggestion
is not treated either with contempt or in
dignation. 1t is contended that Senator
Chandler is now a better Democrat than
Republican. and that his sympathies have
been growing Democratic for several
years He voted against the single gold
standard bill, and frequently defes the
party bosses; but beyond this there is no
evidence of a wish on his part to leave the
Republican party. Doubtless Senator Gal
linger rejOices over the stories now go
ing around about his colleague as ht ma
terial for Mr. Bryan's running mate, as
Senator Gallinger is known to be opposing
Mr. Chandler's reelection to the Senate.
But il cannot be claimed by persons who
know the two men that Senator Gallinger
is capable of extracting from them one-half
the fun they afford the CHEEKY and nimble-
witted Mr. Chandler, even though they
may do him political harm in New Hamp-
shire Mr. Chandler enjoys a joke under
all circumstances. If the Vice Presidential
yarn should cost him his seat in the SEN
ate ii is certain that the iocund Mr..
Chandler would laugh just as heartily at
the humor of the situation as the most
disinterested person could. Mr.. Chand-
ler's happiness is not nearly so dependent
upon seat in the Senate as is the happi-
ness of scores of people who absent them
selves from the galleries of the Chamber
when it is known that he is not going to
be there ..-s-..s4.a-.
The evening times., 1900-03-29
Poor Charts and Their Cost.
(From the Philadelphia LEDGER

The iinding Ct the court martial which investi-
gated iha ices OF the cruiser G. aTleston is graft
f,ing II not only scquits her officers from the
specific charges of drunkenness. but shows thai
they were giving extreme attention to duty. and
that the loss OF the vessel due to no neg.i-
gence or incom3s tence on their part, but to the
fact that she was navigating unfamiliar waters
and struck on a reef where the charts showed no
reef to exist As corolarr, however. it would
seem to be the plain duty Of our Government to
give early attention TO the proper ehsrting Of
waters, through which so many of its vessels are
constantly passing.
The evening times., 1900-03-29
CURRENT HUMoR.
InnobiIity.

(From the indianapolis Press.)
Mrs Wickwfre-f don't believe you ever had
situation in your life
Weary Watkins-W'y, lady, / stayed five years in
one place wonct.
''You did? Who ever set you in motion again?'
The evening times., 1900-03-29
His hOice.

tFrom HarPeT's BazarD
..sipeipe is recommended a cure tor disease,
remarked the tenor. ,..,....
The evening times., 1900-03-29
a Changed Prospect.
From the atlanta Constitution.

(From the atlanta CoDsutut1on.)
Mr. Hannas idea is that Republican unpopu-
larity can be cured by large campaign fund
This great statesman has large surprise in store
for him this fall. lie has never seen the Amer1-
can people engaged in settling moral issue az
the ballot box and ne will behold that spectacle
this wear,
The evening times., 1900-03-29
Truth and the Censor.
(From the Detroit Journal. }

Truth and the Censor had few warm words.
Remember said Truth, that if | crush
ed to earth shall rise again
Then l shall throw YOU in the air. said the
Censor.
From which it would appear that the resources
OF military arr are very numerous and effective.
The evening times., 1900-03-29
Hard Hit.
.hia PressN

(From the Philadelphia Press)
Wife-My shopping wasn't very sstisfactory to-
day.
Husband -Umph, I suppose as usual, you were
irving to get something for nothing.
Wife-wclI YES dear was trying to get some
thing As a birthday gift for you.
The evening times., 1900-03-29

Speaker Henderson says there are cow
ards in the Senate. OF course, he is
right or Mr. Foraker long ago would have
abandoned any hope of ever passing the
Porto Rican Tariff bill. When that
amended measure gets back to the House,
it will be interesting to note how many
towards there will be at that end of the
building
The evening times., 1900-03-29
The Reason Why

(From the New York Weekiy)
Mrs. Gadd-You do not show your age at all.
Mrs Csbb (delighted)-Don't 1?
Mrs Gadd-No; see you've scratched At out Of
the family Bible.
The evening times., 1900-03-29

The succession TO the late General Jou-
bert in the command Of the Boer army,
it is supposed. will go to General Botha,
but one despatch states that President
chief. In the latter case it is safe to say
that Lord Roberts task will be consid-
erably simplified. We are much mistaken
il it was not Kruger's interference at
Paardeberg that gave tie British their
comparatively easy victory at that place
The evening times., 1900-03-29
cozUMEL FREE FROM PLAGUE.
Result of an Enquiry Made by the
Mexican OmciaIs.

The State Department has investigated
the report Of the presence Of the bubonic
plague on the island of Cozumel, State of
Yucatan, and issued a statement today
which was authorized by the Mexican AM
bassador.
The statement follows:
Certain rumors having come TO the no
tice of the Mexican Government which
have been current in this country with re-
gard TO the existence of the bubonic plague
on the island of Cozumel, belonging TO the
State of Yucatan, ii has made suitable en-
quiry with view to ascertaining whether
those rumors have any foundation, and
has learned positively that there has not
been a single case of bubonic plague eth
er at Cozumel or at any other place in the
republic. Notwithstanding this fact. how
ever, an order has been issued, in view of
advices received to the effect that cases of
that plague have occurred in the Argen-
tine Republic. to close the port of Cozumel
TO vessels from South American ports
The evening times., 1900-03-29

What VIII Davis Do.-The Hon.
Web. Davis has returned TO these shores
fresh from heart to-heart talks with Dom
Paul Kruger and other burghers in the
embattled Transvaal. 1t is thought that
he will arrive in Washington today and go
straight to the White House to report his
return. 1t is expected, of-course, that all
sorts of stories will be set afioat concern
ing the heart to- heart talk Mr.. Davis Will
have with Mr.. Mckinley. The Missourian
declared when he stepped of the steamer
at New York that his trip to South Africa
had nothing whatever to do with the diff
Guilty between the British and Beers. Pre-
sumably he means that his mission was
not official. People who know the Hon.
Web. Davis are not prepared TO believe
that he could be around when a row of any
kind is going on without taking a hand in
it. AS to the affirmative side of this prop
ositiou the Hon. H. Clay Evans could, If
he would. give convincing testimony.
Whether or not Mr.. Davis will actively re-
sumo his duties as Assistant Secretary of
the Interior is furnishing topic of inter-
esting speculation for the Western news
paper correspondents. 1t is known that he
took the long trip to Africa at time
when MS relations WIN secretary hllCu-
cock were at the swapping point, and TO
avoid trouble the peace-loving Mr.. Mckin-
ley advised Mr.. Davis 10 take long yaca-
tion. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Davis nomi-
nally will resume his duties in the Inte-
rior Department in order to be at the COM
mand of Mr.. McKinley's managers when
the campaign opens. The Missourian is
one of the greatest spellbinders in the
country. and his oratory is much in de-
mand when campaign is on. But it is not
believed that his connection with the In
terror Department will continue beyond
The evening times., 1900-03-29
The Administration has ordered the nost

The Administration has ordered the post
master at Frankfort to deliver letters ad-
dressed to THE Governor of Kentucky to
the insurrectlonary leader, Taylor. That
individual. it is believed, is about to accept
the hospitality Of his neighbor, Governor
Mount. of Indiana; owing to a preva-
lent opinion that the sheriff will shortly at
tempt to lodge and board Taylor at the ex-
pense of the State for while. In the
event that the Administration Governor
of Kentucky should make good his escape
across the river where eXtradition pa
pers will not work we wonder whether the
postmaster at Frankfort will be ordered TO
forward the gubernatorial mail to Jeffer-
sonyille or Indianapolis?
The evening times., 1900-03-29
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Depends on COnnecticut.-Senator
Platt of Connecticut, Chairman of the
Committee on Relations with Cuba, left
Havana yesterday for Tampa. 1t is sup
posed that he will arrive in Washington
Saturday He has been in Cuba two weeks,
and it is thought will come back with
better idea of the tobacco prospects and
conditions in the island than he had when
he went away. This information, of course,
will be of value to his tobacco producing
constituents in Connecticut. 1t is thought
that it will also give him a clearer view OF
his duty as a Senator toward Porto Rico.
1t is known that not until he made up his
mind that considerations of humanity de-
manded discriminating tariff duty against
Porto Rico did President Mckinley change
the view expressed in the plain duty"
message. II is also known that Senator
Foraker promised his distinguished col
league from Connecticut to hold up the
Porto Rican bill until Senator Platt could
get back from his tour of inspection Of the
tobacco outlook in CuDa. 1t is not thought
that Senator Platt's observations in Cuba
will move him from his Porto Rican posi-
ton. On the contrary il is expected that
they will only confirm his view. 1t is be-
lieved that the Oxnard bill will be brought
TO vote by Senator Foraker as soon as
Senator Plat signifies his Willingness. and
as apparently there is now no longer any
reason for delaying final action it is proba-
BILE that the bill will be put on its pas
sage next week That ii will pass there
appears TO be no doubt. 1t is conceded
that Senator Davis. in his speech yesterday,
fef he orr
feet of the tariff men but it is so well -es-
tablished that speeches on the floor never
change votes in either branch of Congress
that it seems ridiculous to speculate on the
effect the Minnesotan's powerful argument
will have. And so il happens that Con-
necticut has been holding up the Oxnard
bill for two weeks, with the certainty or
its passage as soon as Senator Platt gives
the word
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self-reliant and unfearing. She has been
taught how to lean upon Gods aid, and in
spirit, night and morning, she joins her
prayers with the prayers of the poor moth
er. who, at home, is pleauIng fervently for
her And the girl knows well that at the
end of the rosary every night the whole
household join the mother in lone Pater-
and-Ave for little Mary, who is amongst
the black namely. the utter stranger; that
God and the Virgin may watch over, guard,
guide and protect her, and fetch her back
safe in soul to our hungry hearts,
Amusements of the Irish Girl,
Our girls amusements are-must be-
mostly combined with her work But &C.
casionally she enjoys pleasure with relaxa-
ton from duty. She attends a dance. or
other spree, in the next townland, and en-
joys herself to her hearts content-enioy-
ment that never has a heartache next
morning overshadowing 1t. The dance
house is always densely packed. so, even for
purposes of economy, the jewellers sit one
upon another's knees-even then a limited
space only is left vacant in the center of
the floor for dancing; often only enough
for one couple at a time to go through the
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RETURNED FROM MANILA.
List of Passengers Who Have Arrive,
tho Shorn,an

List of Passengers Who Have Arrived
on the Sherman.
Adjutant General Corbn received tele-
gram from Gen. Shafter at San Francisco
Yesterday, giving the following list of mill
tary passengers on the transport Sherman,
which arrived at San Francisco yesterday
from Manila:
Carts Yeatman, Biddle, Lassaigne. Lieut.
Field. 200 men, constituting LIST Battalion,
18th Infantry; Major Cabpeii, SOD Infantry;
Cant. Logan, assistant commissary subsis-
tence: March, 9th Artillery; Wren. 18th;
Kohler, 37th: Dubois. 42d; Harris, 9th In
fantry; Chaplain Hart, Lieuts. Cree. 9th
Artillery; Caldwell, 25th; Read, 36th; Rus
sell. 37th; Levens, 44th; Oliver. 9th; Nc
Intyre 1st Montana Infantry; Pershing, 4th
Cavalry; five acting assistant surgeons, fifty
discharged soldiers, los sick men and 49,
general prisoners.
The following died during the voyage:
Frank L. Lake, sergeant, H. 18th Infantry,
April 3, general tuberculosis and chronic
diarrhoea; Frederick A. Miller, private, c,
18th Infantry, April 10. chronic dysen-
terry; Charles E., Stewart, private, NJ, nth
Cavalry, April 10, chronic dysentery and
pernicious anaema; Homer H. Bateman, pri.