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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Ihe system Extended in Many Parts
of the Country.

of the Country.
The rural free delivery system has made
enormous progress ddrfng the past year
Indeed it has grown 70 be one of the most
popular features of the postal service, and
demands for extensions of it are coming
from all parts of the, nation
Under the law, any country district in
which at least one hundred families live
along route not less than twenty-five
miles long. can secure delivery of mail by
special carrier on almost the same plan as
is followed in cities. It is only necessary
for the required number of families to
petition for the rural delivery
An inspector Is then sent out to look
over the field and if the legal qualifications
are found. a carrier is at once appointed
to serve the neighborhood. He generally
makes his rounds daily with a horse and
buggy, and both leaves the mail for pat
rons on his route and collects their let
tiers and packages.
Each carrier is paid $500 yearly and he
furnishes his own horse. He carries set
or stamps for sale and cancels the stamps
on mail matter collected.
Under recent order of Postmaster Gen
eFal Smith. he is directed whenever pos
sibie to deliver mail direct from one Gus
toner TO another along his route, thus
saving the time required ordinarily 70 de-
posit ii in the pOstofice which is usually
his base.
At the recent session of Congress ST.
40, GOO was appropriated for extending the
rural free delivery system. The sum be-
came available on July /. There are now
1853 carriers employed in the service, and
their pay, together with the cost OF SUI
ture of about $500 GOO. The balance,
amounting to about $3.50 eco. is still avail
able for the maintenance of new routes,
and they are being created at the rate Of
a dozen q day.
A W Machen, the Superintendent Of
Free Delivery, is at the head OF the SER
vice. He expects to see 2,000 new routes
established this wear
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
MEXICo's OPEN DOOR.
Chinese Land There and Then Cross
the Rio GrHnde

Chinese Land There and Then Cross
the Rio Grnnde.
The Chinese troubles have already had
an effect on the immigration of Mongolians
to this country Should war be declared
none of them would be allowed TO land
here Knowing that the transportation
companies are not anxious to bring over
any hordes OF Chinese just now, as decia
ration of hostilities would make it neces-
gary for the steamers to haul them back
again.
: Nothing has yet been heard from the
Consul at MazatlaR- Mexico, who tele-
graphed last week dhat 5000 Chinese at
Sonora were planning to cross tie border.
Treasury officials had been inclined to dis
trust the story until yesterday, when Lewis
Adamszs the immigration inspector at
Nogalez. Arizona called. on Chief Powderly
of the immigration Bureau Mr. Adams
has Just arrived here from the Southwest
on his vacation. He says that a great
many Chinese have recently landed in
Mexico for the purpose Of crossing the Rio
Grande into this country. Mexico has a
treaty with China which permits the Mon
gols to enter freely into the republic.
OEce there, they find it easy to get into
this country Mr.. Adams sass that the
recent arrivals at Sonora had entered Mex
leo for the evident purpose of getting into
the United States
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

the end it will probably happen that some
of those trust patriots of the inner circle,
who believe that it is better TO receive
than to give. and practice the precept re-
lisiously viii be compelled to descend
into their pockets and produce. There are,
for example, individuals like Hanna him
self and his millionaire friends AIger.
Eagan, AMI Abner, who, together, could
probably bear the whole cost of the cam
paign and never feel it. To persons like
them much has been given in the way of
Mckinley prosperity. and much should be
required
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
EXPELLED FOR HAzING.
Cadet RozeIe Ends His Career at
West Point.

West Point.
WEST POINT, Aug 4-Hazing at the
Military Academy must be broken up. This
was the decisive conclusion arrived at
some time ago by Col. Albert L. Mills. the
commandapt. and he is using extreme
measures to carry out this determination
Cadet George F. Rozelle. jr.. who was a
third-cIass man upeto / O'Clock yesterday,
is the latest unfortunate to find out that
the authorities mean business when they
say that the ''plebes'' shall-not be sub
mitted to the indignities Of hazing.
Cadet Rozelle was one of the upper class
men sent over from Camp wansboro, on
the plains, to the barracks. where the
eigthy-three new cadets who were admit
ted Monday are languishing until such time
as they can get sufficient military elixir
in them to make themselves presentable.
Cadet Rozelle was IN charge of several of
the ''pIcb5s'' yesterday morning. and II was
an extravagant exercising of his authority
that got him into trouble.
He made one of the new "misters'' stand
at attention on his head in tub in the
bathToelas and repeat the phrase We
have met the enemy and we are theirs"
This would have been the end of the incl
dent il Lieut.. William r. Smith. who is
one of the tactical officers on duty at the
post. had not caught RozelIe at work on
his new subject" As ii was Lieutenant
Smith reported the matter TO Colonel Mills,
who took steps 10 make an example OF The
-yearling"
Without ceremony or the preliminaries
of general court the sa6iened third
class man was told to pack his belongings
and was given until 1 O'Clock TO make his
exit from the Academy. This he sorrow
fully did. Rozelle was admitted to the
academy in June. 1888 from Arkansas. but
was turned back in January, 1899. for de-
fciency in mathematics. TO join the next
fourth class. admitted in June. 1893 1t
the time OF his dismissal he stood No. %
in his class
The authorities are determined that this
severe form of hazing or "humiliating the
hounds" as il is called, shall cease at the
Academy. and they have done much to
break it up The hazing this year is con
fined TO petty pTanks. and the incident of
yesterday Is The first the authorities have
uEearthed that has exceeded the mild
form. Despite the yigilant watch kept On
them, an occasional upper classman comes
10 grief for botheTing the beasts as they
call the newly admitted cadets
OF the new cadets admitted Monday.
William v. Hyams, Of North Carolina. re-
signed ana mas lett the Academy. The rig
orous military discipline OF West Point life
had no charms for him. and after passing
his entrance examination he refused to be
sworn N.
Last year an upper class man was sus-
pended. without nay from June until
August IS, and on reporting on that date
he vas not in camp one hour before ne was
caught hazing a "plebe" and immediately
dismissed. He belonged TO the second class
and would have graduated next June. The
'plebe" he was hazing was Ulysses s.
Grant, Cd, son Of Gen. Frederick D. Grant
who now stands No . in the third class.
General MaeArthur's son Hugh stands No.
! in the same class
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
TINPLATE MEETINGS FUTILE.
Companies Held to Their Refusal 40
Grant Hen Esore Wages.

L pasIes iESGu 10 bSi0Stti
Grant Hen More Wages.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. AFTER a
fruitless effort to arrange scaIe'for tin
plate mill workers all over the country,
the conference between representatives OF
the American Tinplate Company and the
Tinplate Workers International Protective
Association was last night adjourned The
conference is to be renewed at a time and
place yet 10 be decided upon. Slight in
creases in wages and readjustnsnt CT
hours are demanded by the men. Mills
will remain shut down pending an adjust
ment, of which both SIDES seem TO be san
guine.
In the conference here the Workers AS
ISOLATION was represented by George Pow
ell, president, New Castle. Pa; Charles
F. Lawyer. secretary, Elwood. Ind; Allen
Mason. Eiwood. Ind; John Rowbold, Ell
wood City Pa: H. j. Seaman, Pittsburg;
William Comstoek, ElN GOD. Ind; j.
James, New Castle. Pa; Martin Money,
Anderson, Ind. and s, ". Seatole. Gar
rett, Ind.
The American Tinplate Company is rep
resented by the following committee:
Warner Arms. Youngstown; Warner Leeds,
New York; George Greer, New. Castle,
Pa: Berthold Goldsmith. Elwood, Pa;
William Bamield, Beaver Falls, Pa, and
j. R Phillips. pittsburg-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
Cog and Magog.

God is not absent from China The battle OF
the nations is TO be in China Cog and Magog
have at last met, and the history OF these DAYS
viii be the wonder of future generations; the
doings of these days viii mold and fashion the
destiny of the human race We have gone to
China in obedience TO the solemn command Of
the King of Kings TO carry the gosnel to build
schools and churches to erect ard faIpport hos
pitals-in short, TO carry TO the people of China
all that is best in Christian civilization II ever
there a time when the Governments of Chris
not the sword in vain, this is eminently the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

The sensational statement of "TalIow
Dick" Combs, one of the Goebel murder
prisoners, is another link in the chain of
evidence which is gradually being wound
around the Republican leaders who cor
spired to assassinate the late Governor of
Kentucky. 1t is now well understood that
the full strength of the case for the State
is not being used in the effort to convict
Caleb Powers The prosecution considers
that it has proved enough against him
without disclosing its strongest cards. The
theory is that. assuming Powers guilt.
there is one other at least. beside the ban
dit who fired the fatal shot, who is guiitier.
Some of the most startling and convincing
evidence. therefore, it is said, is being
withheld for use when -.e chief and in
stigating eonspirator is brought to the bar
of justice.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
AssaiIing the weakest.

.
With stern and relentless swoop the law he's
descended upon the so-called engraving trusts of
Chicago and proposes to eoilsign the members
thereof to dungeon cells mulct them in
manner TO terrify evil doors. At the hour OF
going to press. however. the temperature and res
pration of the Standard Oil magnates the tin
plates barons, and the steel and wire rotentates
were entirely normal Those persons Justly figure
that, beginning with the engravers, it viii be
quite spell before relentless Justice gets around
TO them.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
rhe NEW Haupshire Democrats.
(From the Boston Globe.

fFrom the Boston Globe
1t is clear that the Democracy OF the Granite
State mean to do some real campaigning this
year.
The attendance at the State Democratic con-
veation in Concord yesterday was unusually large
and decidedly enthusiastic; a strong declaration
of principles was unanimously adopted and DR.
Frederick E Potter was nominated Governo:
by the unanimous vote of the delegates.
That a most excellent choice of a standard
bearer has been made by the Democrats OF New
Hampshire is freely conceded by intelligent Re-
publicans The Democratic campaign opened
with such enthusiasm, viii be prosecuted with
earnestness and Yigor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
An English View of Bryan.


Constantly before the American public for years.
scanned with close scrutiny, he has given the i'm.
preston of sincerity and humanity. The Ameri-
can people, cursed with the sinister spectacle Of
whole States under the rule of corrupt cynical
bosses, Of Croker, Plat, Quay, AddieEs of
men rich with the spoils OF protected syndi-
handed man entirely removed from all this dirty
money making and wise-pulling. His life is SIM
pie, his tastes-are ideal. his character is above
reproach. his eloquence is powerful, his industry
untiring.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
Modern Church Music.

VF ION HaFptF MagazIhe.
The bisotry which has piously shut the best
music out of the church is survival of that
asceticism which nipped, like killing frost.
everything vernaI in the religious life But as the
rigors of bigotry have softened in the growing
warmth OF general enlightenment, and the love
and culture OF music have steadily advanced the
church has quietly dropped its old methods and
fas unconsciously taken the new, until today it
may be Faithfully said that the best music in the
world is laid under tribute for church services
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
Bryan Not n Trimmer.
(From the Savannah Ga Ncvs1


One reason that Mr. Bryan is so generally re-
speeted Is that he is sincere. He says what he
thinks and what he thinks is generally right
And he does not keep quiet on any subject from
fear that his views might inure his political pros
poets. 1t is because Mr.. Bryan takes the position
OF statesman and patriot rather than that of
4 seheming politician in respect 10 public mat
tiers that he has such remarkable hold on the
Dublic Efe
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
n,osev.It Too strenuous.

From the Hartford Conn, Tmes.}
We feel sure that our immature friend Roose-
yelt IS doing his party q lot Of injury by his
reckless charges against the men who are not
going TO vote for Mr., Mckinley and himself 1t
is one thing 10 call Aguinaldo's men race of
savages, but it is another thing to clarac ierize
all Democrats as towards. The strenuous Teddy
will be summarily .'hauled down. by bis papa ,
If he DOESN'T look out
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
CURRENT HUMoR.
Mixea Mythology.

fFrom the Indianapolis Fress.l
Watts-By the way, who IS the god of war-or
who was. rather2
Potts-l've forgotten The DIFFERS name, but l
think ii Ananias
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
I1nnartlaIity of Assa.sins.
From the PHILADELPHIA Item

(From the PEliadefphia item.)
Absolute and constitutional nonarchs have been
murdered with impartial cruelty and scrocity
Neither the form of government nor the character
q the governing power nor the racial peculiaritics
OF the subject determines the safety of the ruler.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
prono.es for Enst,pce

(From the Chicago Times Herald.)
Teachcr-Can you tell ne what a hero Is?
Jolhny-Pa says he's fellow that does s soma.
about it first.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
couIdn,t stand the Contrast.

{F'rom The Cleveland Plain Deaier.)
'-Ihe Beglers have 4 coachman.
What did they do with the old one2"
They mad to lei him 60 He looked so superio.
to the rest OF the family
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
Too RecuEar,

tFrom the Chicago News.l
81 wonder why the sweilers have quit inyi;-
ing Us 10 their parties.
Il sl,npose it was because we always went
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
y~-axarauce

(From the Wichita. Kan, EaGle.)
1t is TO be hoped that men will not generally
adopt the custom of wearing shirtwaists. Think
OF Grover Cleveland in shrtwaist.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
Justice, But Not Cruelty.
(FroIn The Newport Postl

Civilization undoubtedly has stern and terrible
task before it in China. But let X not mistake
the temper in which it must be executed We
cannot compete with the Chinese in orueities.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

In the capitals Of Europe the opinion is
strong and growing stronger that the only
way TO teach the hordes of China that the
rights CT foreigners and treaty obIiga ions
cannot be violated With impunity, viii be
to utterly destroy Pekin, which the native
millions religiously believe TO be impreg-
nable and indestructibIe The demolition
of Pekin would also put an eud to the
Mancbu dynasty, which has forfeited its
right TO liberation. With a Chinese prince
on the thrane, say at Marking. and the dis
armament of the Chinese army and forts.
the Empire might become less a danger
to civilization than it has been of la;e
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
II. Beautiful,

\ clear clean eomlple>lo1. il the foundation OF
all beauty Jasearcis Candy Cathartie make and
keep the skin soft and vclye;y. All druggists,
1ec, 25c. 5ee.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

Governor Roosevelt is reported as begin
ming 10 resent the combined tuteIage and
patronage which his Aunt Hanna has been
bestowing upon him. Being in New York
yesterday, and ordered to report himself
at headquarters, he refused to do so. and
sent 0deH to see what was wanted It is
a happy family, this Republican machine!
The State Department is now inclined to
think that Ii Hung Chang did not tell the
Frepch Consul at Shanghai that no mes
sages would be sent to the legations ca
account of the advance upon Pekin They
now believe that he only said no cipher
messages would be sent on account of the
fighting around Tientsin. If this is a cor
rect understanding, then Ii is in position
to answer Mr.. Hays latest note, and should
be assured that he must do so without IN
necessary delay. We are not sure that the
State Department is not catching at a
straw.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

The President. and the Secretary and
First Assistant Secretary Of State, are
away for their summer holidays This
shows that We are not like other nations.
No European statesman would dare 10 be
absent from his post in a crisis like the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

Heurich's Maerzen, Senate, and Lager have
the most beneficial health qualities of all beers,
because they brewed of absolutely The best
malt and hops Phone G35, Arlington Bottiing
Co., for case and see what strengt h-giver
Hearich's is.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

While the proceeds Of a life-insurance
policy made payable to wife remain in
the hands of the insurance company after
the death of her husband the Supreme
Court, trial term, New York, in the case
OF Amberg VS.. Manhattan Life Insurance
Company t65 n. Y. Supp, 424), holds that
they are subject TO attachment by the
creditors Of the wife. The court held that
the policy had actually matured and be-
come payable, by the death of the hus-
bar2, before the levy of the attachment,
and that the insurance company, al the
time of such levy. stood as a debtor TO
the beneficiary. the wife, and the funds
owing were subject to the attachment lev
led thereon
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

Where an Indictment for embezzlement
alleges that the money emheZzled belonged
to a woman. and the evidence shows that
in fact it belonged to her and her nus
band Jointly, the Supreme Court of Hi
nois. in the case OF Rauguth VS.. People
(57 N E. Rep. S3H, holds that the va i
ance is fatal and that conviction Under
such an indictment should be reversed
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30

institutions which house many people under
more less restraint. has the city the re-
spOnsibility of preventing panic. In prisons
there is practically possibility of fire. Should
any occur the men would be marched out
usual, and the authorities believe that the force
of keepers is sufficient to preserve perfect order.
There has. however. been no fire 20 test this
theory. The paupers and the dependent children
are not in large buildings. and in their small,
detached houses they need special drilling
for fire. The House of Refuge for juvenile Grim
inalS. on Randalls Island, is obliged, however
to hold frequent fire drills. There about
eight hundred and fifty in the institution, and
these taken out at night in two and half
three minutes. AT the sound of the gong
every inmate is out of bed and hastily dressing
In every dormitory there is a guard to prevent
disorder Then the fire brigade of fifty boys
brings out the engine from the engine house,
and would. if there were really fire. extinguish
the blaze in quick time. There many
boys and girls arriving at the island that
drills are constant. and the authorities have no
fear of panic. In a drill which occurred last
week the record time of one minute and twenty
seconds made
These drills serve a double purpose. Not only
do they insure safety to the children in the
schools and institutions. but they teach habits
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30

there were two exits one into the hall direct,
the other leading through a cloakrocm. The
children rushed for both DOORS and in the cloak
closet five or six were killed and fully a dozen
persons. including the teacher, were injured for
life. Again, there has been loss of life where the
classroom doors. swinging easily, opened out
ward. The children rushing out swung the
doors back and forth and hit those behind so
as to injure them severely In New-YOrk. while
the heavy street doors, OF course, open outward
as required by law. the classroom door swings
inward. The teacher opens it, stands with her
back against it and is still in the to control
the children with her voice ana eye. When all
out she follows them.
1t is upon this system entirely that the city
relies for the protection of the children. There
is system for extinguishing fires in the
schools. The janitOr. however well meaning, is
only human. If he had power to try to extin-
guish fires, he would undoubtedly attempt to do
his duty, but he might fail and lose two or
three precious minutes. There IS apparatus
to tempt him to would-be heroism. The one
thing he can do is to ring the alarm without
any delay. No errors of judgment imperi
the lives of the children. The personal equation
is not taken into consideration. The motto of
the Board of Education is mo chances"
Not only in the schools. but also in the public
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
THE TROOPER 4ND LORD ROBERTS.

From The London Globe.
We asked by one Of our correspondents.
trooper in StrathcOnas Horse to publish the
following account Of an amusing incident which
occurred on the occasion of the departure Of
General Butler from Cape Town by the man
steamer. As the General passing frCEl the
wharf to the ship there standing at the
other end of the ganSway smoking a cigar.
tall trooper of Strathcona'S Horse AS the Cen
eral stepped on board the trooper touched his
big cowboy hat. and shouted. "Waal. gOOdhy.
General" The General looked up and smiled,
and at the same time recognizing the uniform.
said, "Oh, StratECOna'S Horse" The trooper
said. You bet" The General put out his hand
shook hands with the trooper. and said 'I hope
to see your regiment in England" To which
the man replied. Il guess Wen get there al
right and tell the Queen were coming, and Wen
make things howl too" Our correspondent
adds: This shows what a fine General he is
not proud; and white man every inch OF him.
We have been with him since came out here,
and, like all his troops, would follow him any
where"