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phonious names of Western and Wabasnia
Avenues. The signal for the beginning of
the carnage was furnished by diminutive
Chicagcan who defantly footed tin horn.
At this martial sound two opposing forces.
each numbering half hundred, swept
ferociouSly upon one another.
There had been neighborhood feud. and
The desperate youths had agreed. under the
protecting symbol of white flag. TO settle
the difficulty by pitched fight, modelled as
nearly as possible after the memorable
charge in Cuba. Many of the lads had Sc
cured possession of rifles and shctguEs
most of which, fortunately, were not load
ed. Some others had reyolvers, and Others
still were armed with brooms and clubs.
Just as the pitched battle was at lis
height a patrol wagon dashed upoa the
scene and numerous able-bodie bluecoats
charged the combatants, causing an utter
rout of the belligerents. When compare i've
quiet had been restored, several of tie
pugnacious youngsters were found pros
trate on the Western and Wabasnia Avenue
prairie. An eleven year lad had be- n
wound in his leg The remaining casualties
were slight, and there were no fatali les.
Little attention was given to the matter
in Chicago, however. The suburban la tie
was apparently regarded as merely a harm
less exhibition of boys play. Perhaps it
was accepted as welcome illustration CT
intuitive patriotism, since the fighting in
fants drew some inspiration from San Juan.
And the satisfaction arising from tee
unique feature OF the eInbroglio, the ar
rival Of the police before the desperate
youngsters had annihilated each other. may
have had considerable influence in fore
stalling any criticism that would have
otherwise been forthcoming from the effete
elements of the city's population.
The lack of protest against this robust
frolie on the Chicago prairies will natur-
ally cause the degenerate East TO form / S
own conclusions, and they are not Likely
10 be complimentary. One of them will BE-
that the elementary classics employed in
the Cook county suburbs to teach the young
idea how 10 shoot are yellow covered. CO.
piously illustrated with scenes OF violence,
and sell at ten cents copy or less.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
LEZE MAJESTY IN CANADA.
4 Newspaper Mans Contempt for
Lieutenant Governor NcTunes

VICTORIA British Columbia Jan. 16.-
The first case in Canada of the nature OF
leze majesty developed when Joseph Mar
tin brought TO the notice Of the government
and legislature an account given in the
"Kamlcor Standard of the opening pro-
ceedings of the session, in which Lieuten-
ant Governor McIEnes, the same vice regal
parsonage, who took occasion to offer in
suit to the United States at public ban
quet recently, was held up to contempt and
ridicue
The correspondent refers to Her Males
tvs representative throughout as 1T va
RED with the titles of the The thing in
gold lace, "A laced and bewhiskered mon
strosity," and The obese and shining
form The offending writer will be pro-
Ceeded against by Parliament.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
THE ROCKEFELLER STRIKE.
The Union Men Ordered Out for n
Third Time.

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-Building work.
men employed on Mr.. John d. Rockefel-
ler's mansion, in West Fifty-fourth Street
near Fifth Avenue. struck yesterday This
is the third time that Mr.. Rockefeller has
been inconvenienced by building strikes.
The house is being repaired and renovated
by Baumgarten & Co.
Painters have been doing the work Of
varnishers there, and the Varnishers'
Union complained to the board of dele
gates of the United Building Trades that
the painters were depriving its members
of a living.
Rules of the building unions do not al
low members of one trade to work in an
other. Vanishing work is regarded as a
separate and distinct trade by the board
of walking delegates.
Hence they ordered a strike against the
painters yesterday, and every union work
man in the building quit work
The evening times., 1900-01-16

In its thirteenth annual report the In
terstate Commerce Commission warns
Congress that consolidation of the great
railway systems is going on at a rate
which promises to put an end to all COM
petition within a short time. unless laws
are enacted to check the movement. But
a Presidential year is a bad time to pro-
pose restrictive legislation aimed at mo-
nopoly to a Republican majority. We are
afraid that the movement of conceutra-
tion will not be much hindered in the
present session of Congress.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
THE COMMERCE OF ILoILo.
Statement of Exports and Imports
for Three Months.

A statement was issued by the War De-
partment today giving the value of mer-
chandise exported and imported al the
customs port Of lloilo. Philippine Islands.
for the months of February. March, and
April, 1899.
The statement shows that the total ex-
ports for the three months named were
valued at $549 .SS1. while the total
imports for the same period were only
valued at s157 269. BY countries the eX-
ports were: United States, s407. 500; Chi
ma. s67 .951: Japan. s7S936.
During the three months OF February.
March and April. 1899 the imports at the
port of Iloilo we're: From China, 1854
Spain. s44751; United Kingdom sI5.S34. .
Japan, s4.50s Germany, S2.156; France,
$685., Borneo. 5000.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
A VICTIM OF CIGARETTES.
A New York Messenger, Weakened by
III Smoking, Dying.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Harry Rowland,
a night messenger boy at Elizabeth, N. j.,
for the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, is dying at the Elizabeth General
Hospital from excessive cigarette smok-
ing. The habit wrecked his system, and
row an attack of pneumonia, the doctors
say, will prove fatal
The lad came to Elizabeth a waif sew
eral months ago from Newark. where he
has brother and sister living. who, he
said, turned him adrift, and having no
home he tramped to Elizabeth. where,
after working for while in the Clark Ho-
tel as bellboy, he secured a Job as mes
senger with the telegraph company.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
BETTER MAIL FACILITIES.
Registered Letters Received by Car
riers In Certain Cities.


NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Beginning today.
persons living above Fifty ninth Street
may give registered letters to carriers at
their own doors instead of having to mail
the letters themselves at the nearest
branch. This is special order which the
department has applied to but few cities
of the Unitetd States. and to only portion
of this city.
In giving this privilege the department
exacts rigid compliance with certain rules
from both sender and carrier Only letters
can be registered and the carrier is not per.
mtted to wait for them any longer than
it takes to sign receipt. In case of failure
to comply with the printed requirements
of the department in any manner the
carrier is not permitted to make eXplana-
tions, to engage in any discussion with the
sender or to make change. If there is the
least delay the carrier must refuse the let
ter leave a card of instructions and call
for the letter on his next trip.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
A GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE.
Judge Lnudis' Charge Relative to
Treasurer Hershey's Shortage,

LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 16.-In his
charge to the grand jury yesterday Judge
Lands spoke as follows concerning the
shortage of County Treasurer E. H.
Hershey:
''Since the meeting of the last grand jury
this community has been shocked to learn
that the former treasurer has become a de-
faulter as to the county funds and has left
the jurisdiction of this court. The county
treasury itself is not likely to suffer by
this defalcation. The proper coupty off,
cials have, as / understand, taken proper
steps to vindicate the majesty of the law,
and with them must remain the duty of
bringing the offender to justice.
'.It is, therefore, proper that we should
calmly wait until that period arrives, when
he may in due brder be brought before this
court -
The evening times., 1900-01-16
A MENACE TO TRAFFIC.
A Chicago Ordinance May Tie Up the
PennsyIyania System.

CHICAGO. Jan. 16.-An ordinance which
may tie up the Pennsylvania system was
passed by the city council last night. 1t
was aimed to compel the Pennsylvania to
accept the track elevating ordinance
which has been accepted by the Western
Indiana Company. 1t provides that trains
must come to a stop one hundred feet in
advance of each street crossing. There are
several street crossings on the Pennsyl-
vania tracks between Twenty-seeond and
Forty-seventh Streets.
The ordinance provides for the arrest OF
the engineer. fireman, conductor, and flag
man. or other railroad officers violating
this provision, and prescribes a fine of
$25 to $500 for each offence. II the mayor
Wills this ordinance can be enforced SO as
to virtually stop traffic In and out of Chi
cago over the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne
tracks
The evening times., 1900-01-16
THE ANTITRUST LAW.
Suit i'm Nebraska COurts Against the
standard Oil Company.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 16.-The first test
of the Nebraska Antitrust law Will be
made in the supreme court next week with
a United States Senator as counsel for
a trust. Attorney General Smyth recent
ly began an action intended to drive the
Standard Oil Company out of the State of
Nebraska. The suit was originally start
ed in the district court of Douglas county.
but finding that the supreme court was
willing TO assume original jurisdiction the
attorney general dismissed it and began
suit in the supreme court for the purpose
of shortening the period of litigation
Yesterday the company filed demurrer
claiming that only the district court has
original jurisdiction. Considerable COM
ment was caused by the fact that United
States Senator Thurston's name is ap-
pended as counsel for the Standard Oil
Company. His term of service does not
end until March of next year.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
Secretary Hays brilliant success in Sc

Secretary Hays brilliant success in Sc
curing at the hands of Europe the open
door in China is greatly worrying
our French sister republicans, some of
whose statesmen and writer's see in our
attitude and activity a world power a
menace to the interests of the Old World,
and the prospects of an Anglo American
alliance constructed to divide the earth
and seas between the two branches of the
Anglo-Saxon race. Probably these Paris
ian pessimists will feel better, and take
heart of grace, as they read the Clayton
Bulwer remarks of English newspapers.
observe how we shall heed that old, long
ago violated and abandoned arrangement,
and how peremptorily We shall insist up
on the integrity of our Alaskan boundary
line. The love which passes that of a
brother is not likely to subsist between
the governments of Washington and Lon
don until these little matters have been
dropped in the waste basket OF past and
forgotten differences.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
The Game of Bowls.
FrOm the New Castle. Ckfoniele.)

(trom the New Castle Chroniele)
Although bowls is an ancient British game il
is still popular. 1t is played on a SMOOTH level
piece Of greensward generally aboht forty Yards
long surrounded by trench about six inches deep
Edinburgh is believed to have the largest bowling
greens. In that city there are numerous clubs,
each with its own separate bowling green. There
IS fine bowling green at Magathy, Sheffield.
This green has existed since 1851 The game is
the That played by Sir Francis Drake In
l572. Bowls be traced as far back as the
twelfth century Formerly the game was unlaw-
full but the restriction has been removed
The evening times., 1900-01-16

Means of information in Arkansas must
be inadequate It would seem so from the
1emark of Senator Berry from that State,
that the retention of the Philippines is op-
posed by the Democratic party. The last
official definition OF Democratic faith that
We know anything about was contained in
the Chicago platform of 1896. and we
search that document in vain for any such
doctrine as Mr.. Berry assumes to be
binding upon the organization On the
contrary. it is notorious that only a
minority. and a small one, Of American
Democrats are anti-expansionists. The
majority naturally follow the example OF
jefferson, Jackson. and Polk. and. like
them are sturdy American expansion
lists 1t is a libel 10 say that the Demo
cratic party or any respectable fraction Of
it. ever would consent to haul down the
flag in the Philippines. Moreover. like
other Americans. Democrats are not just
now pleased to hear of the continued
butchery of American prisoners by the
cutthroat mutineers.
The evening times., 1900-01-16

treme menace from a turning movement
by Acton Homes combined with
frontal attack from Zwartskop,
possibly supported by sortie from
Ladysmith in reverse. Under such possi-
bic conditions. it is not greatly suppos-
able that force could be spared to the
eastern flank strong enough to defeat
Clery, who might even be in a position, in
the event of British success in the other
direction TO cross the river and crush the
Boer extreme left.
OF course we are not attempting to pre-
diet all of these things. but merely to
demonstrate the probable conception of the
great movement on, the Tugela, which
opened with the technical aurn of Joubert' S
right in the seizure of Potgieter's Drift.
followed by the advance in support of Sir
Charles Warren's division from Frere and
which we are more than ever inclined to
believe, had for its main, object the defeat
of Joubert's western wing by flank attack
with the belief that success in that would
bring the British left vietoriously to Lady
smith.
The evening times., 1900-01-16

BY way of diversion the Senate is this
week expected to get down to a little side
business in connection with the Quay
case. while the House will indulge its re-
ligious and moral convictions by consid-
GRAFTON of report on the Roberts polyg-
amy issue. There is plenty to do for the
hard worked statesmen OF Capitol Hill
The evening times., 1900-01-16
shaking for the Drinks.

(From the Philadelphia RecordD
BIobhs-Hsrduppe has a very unpleasant habit
of shaking hands with you every time you meet
him.
SIobbs-Yes he's always thirsty, and he thinks
he thinks he can shake yOu for a drink.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
The PeriIs of Electricity.

When one of the Edison electric plants in New
York caught fire the other evening the firemen
were compelled to let it burn until the current
applied to it from another source could be cut
off. If they had squirted water on it current of
electricity COO volts strong would have travelled
along the stream, burning up the hose and killing
every human being it came in contact with
The evening times., 1900-01-16
CURRENT HUMOR.
Itis Game.

(From the Ohio State Journal)
Old sport-I heard you went rabbit hunting
yesterday. Shoot anything2
Amateur-Yes; farmers COW, small boy and
some trees.
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The Higher Criticism.
- n1.s..-. A..:-..- )

From the Baltimore American.)
Miss Gabby-Dsvid wrote: IAN men are liars.
Mr. Kostick-Yes; but he in too much haste
to give his opinion of women. or else he didu' {
think il worth while to tell what everybody knew.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
Germany,s Changed Conditions.
(From the Now YORK Timesl \

(FrOm the New YORK Ilmts.
In thirty years the population of Germany has
changed. In 1sTl 81 per cent of the entire popu-
lstion engaged in agricultural pursuits, the
rest in commerce and manufactures. Today the
figures are reversed, 81 per cent following COM
merce and manufacturers, the rest remaining on
farms.
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On the Snnf.

Trom the Philadelphia North American)
Floor Walker--Hurry out, madam! The stores
afre!
for the fire sale.
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shrewd Management.

CFrem the Chicago News)
Mrs Diggs-Ifow is il YOU successful
in managing your husband.
Mrs Biggs-Oh, simply feed him well and
trliSf 10 luck
The evening times., 1900-01-16

Tne Advertisers Guarantee Company. Of Chi.
cGgo hereby certihes that il has. by its expert
examiners proven anc attested the circulation OF
THE TIMES, Cf Washington. u. {. Tue Gaiy
average PAID circulation for the month OF SoVeIa
ber 1892 was s0.0eS copies.
This is g.ararteed to the advertisers ot inc
country by bond OF $50. 600 in the Fid' ity and
Deposit Company Of Maryland, deposited with tne
Northwestern National Bank Of Chicago
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY.
Rr ] r MASON prasident.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
The McComns ResoIution-]

The NcComas ResoIution.-It is gen
orally believed that Senator McComas
queer resolution TO extend the thanks of
Congress to Rear Admiral Sampson and
Rear Admiral Schley'' was introduced at
the suggestion of the Administration as
another "feeler' on the Sampson -Schley
controversy II had been thought hereto
fore that Senator McComas stood square
ly with the people of Maryland in their in
dignant demand for justice to Admiral
Schey by the 4cessat ton OF the persecution
which the Administration has been practc-
ing through the Navy Department II is
still believed that Senator McComas is
friendly to the hero of Santiago. though
the Senator's friends fear that in his zeal
10 serve the White House in order to con-
troll the Maryland patronage he will do in
calculabe injury TO himself in the State.
Already some of Admiral Schley's defend
ers are threatening Senator McComas with
political annihilation because of his often
sive resolution. The consensus of opinion
is against the resolutions adoption by the
Senate. and it is considered not improbable
that if il fails to get through the Senate the
Administration will accept this as con-
elusive proof of the unpOpularity of Samp-
son and therefore will cease prosecuting
Schley
The evening times., 1900-01-16

Quny's Prospects.-The friends of
Quay in and out of the Senate during the
past few days have regained confidence
in his ultimate triumph They are again
insisting that he has forty four votes
pledged. and that even if two or three of
these should change their minds at the
last moment sufficient number of Sena
tors who are known to be opposed to him
on constitutional grounds will absent
the mSelves from the Senate without pair
ing when the vote is taken to let him get
in. 1t is known that some of the most
powerful influences in the nation have
been quietly but determinedly at work for
Colonel Quay ever since it appeared TO be
possible to defeat him. and it is stated
that the interests which profited by Sec
retary Cages bank deals in New York
have given the Republican managers to
understand that the White House must
cease its opposition to the Pennsylvania.
Senator Turley is preparing the majority
report of the Privileges and Elections
Committee against Quay, and Senator
Chandler is preparing the minority re-
port in favor of him. Both reports, it is
thought will be ready for submission by
the end of this week or the beginning of
next week, and it is believed that Colonel
Quay will again be member of the Sen
ate before the 1st of February.
The evening times., 1900-01-16
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The Maryland yncaney.-Governor
Smiths obstinate refusal to order a spe-
cial election to fill the First district va
cancy is bringing down upon him unmeas-
ured criticism by all sorts of Marylanders.
That his action is calculated to establish
a dangerous precedent everybody admits.
Chairman Ray of the House Judiciary
Committee has given the matter much at
tention and has come to the conclusion
that the only way to compel Governor
Smith to call a special election would be
for some citizen of the First district to
secure writ of mandamus from the
courts. If the governor should disobey
This writ he would commit contempt and
could be imprisoned until he purged him.
self Of contempt. 1t is considered not inn
probable that this means will be resorted
to If Governor Smith does not recede from
the positioni he Is now so stubbornly oc-
cupying. The best legal opinion of the
House is that the law is mandatory on the
subject and that the governor OF a State
cannot use his discretion in the matter of
giving the voters an opportunity to fill
vacancies in! Congress.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-07
QUESTION OF MEDIATION.
England will Continue the War Until
the Beers Are Crushed.

Paris, March 3.-M. Valfrey, Figaro
political writer, devOtes Il long article to
the South African war and the question
of mediation. He says: 'rhe denoue-
ment cannot be doubted. England will
conquer without the great powers seri-
ously trying to embarrass her. The
friends of the Beers, however, rely on the
American combination and are encour-
aged by the ever-increasing sympathy
there / have already said that the
President of the United States does not
care for the role assigned him and my
conviction is that he will not accept it.
The Anglo-American alliance, in the
sense in which the term is understood in
, Europe and in which Mr.. Chamberlain
used it. is nonsense, but it is no less an
established fact that the cabinets of
Washington and London live on foot
ing of real friendship and that President
Mckinley no more dreams of embarrass-
ing Great Britain than did Lord Sails
bury of embarrassing the Americans in
Cuba and the Philippines"
London. March 3.-The Globe warns
the world TO keep eff the grass" and de-
clares that, even though the United
States were to intervene, England would
not swerve from its determination to
make an end. once and for all, of Boer
independence in every shape or form.
The Pail Mall Gazette admits that the
war estimates are great, but says the
Beers forced a wanton war and must
foot the bill
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-07
MONTREAL EXPRESS
JUMPED THE TRACK.
Cars Containing Members OF Par
lament Roll Down a Steep
Embark ment.

Toronto, Ont, March 3.-The Montreal
express on the Canadian Pacific railroad,
due here at $50 a. M today, jumped the
track between Ponty Pool and Burkton
and bounded down a steep embankment,
the coaches topping over each other as
they neareG the bottom of the incline.
The train was moving at a rapid rate
of speed. There were a large number of
passengers aboard, many being members
of Parliament, on their way from OF
tawa. The folowing-named were in
jured. none of them seriously:
Leighton Mccarthy C. e. Klopfer. W.
McClary, James Featherstone and t. H.
Mcpherson. members of Parliament;
Monroe Grer, Toronto; J. J. Johnston,
Ottawa; J. II. Hamilton. Moose Jaw; e.
X. Johnston. Ottawa; W. r. Bird. To
ronto; Miss Busby, London T. L. Ed
monitor, Hamilton: j.. III. Mcpherson,
Toronto; e. F. Teller, Collingwood; J.
MacLean, Ottawa: Mr.. and Mrs. Bland,
Hamilton: S. Dudley. Ottawa: w. S.
Cowan. Toronto: J. S. Duck, Toronto;
John MeKeachie, Winnipeg, and c. ID.
Watt, Toronto.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-07
A NEW INDUSTRY
FOR WISCONSIN,
Illinois Manufac. uring Company
Building Brick Factory at
Lake Pepin.

Waukegan, ILL.,, March 3.-[Special. /
Wisconsin is soon to have a new industry
in the shape of factory for making
bricks without burning. 1t is now in
course Of erection at Lake Pepin by the
Illinois Manufacturing company, in
which numerous residents of this city
and vicinity are interested. This COM
pany was Incorporated in Delaware last
December with a capital of $500, 900,
over 100000 of which has been SUBJ
scribed. William L. Tandy, the presi-
dent, is the inventor of the new machin-
cry and process which is to be used in
brick making. The company has an office
at 404 Fort Dearborn building, Chicago.
Ihe company some time ago purchased
500 acres of land at Lake Pepin on which
the factory is now in process of con-
struction at a cost Of 100000. The
FACTORY will be completed this month and
1t is expected that brick will be made
about April l. The company. through
its new process of double-acting hoppers
and presses, claims to be able to produce
about 10000 bricks per day of eight
hours, and the brick are ready for use
at once. Brick and stone of any design
tint or color, either solid Or surface, can
be made, including glass surfaces They
can stand all tests of weight and wealth
er and are claimed to be the best of their
kind for the money.
The enterprise is something on the line
of a cooperative scheme, as a city is to
be established near the factory, part of
the land being sold to employees. A sys-
tenn of benefits and insurance are also TO
be maintained. Numerous stockholders
from this city and vicinity are preparing
to remove to the new location to work
at the factory and build new homes.