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The evening times., 1900-05-02
NEW CANAL AT BRUGEs.
First Vessel 10 Pass Through Was IN
American sottOm

Richard lie Bert. United States Consul
at Client. writes the s,ate Department
'On February p the Inauguration OF the
new canal was celebrated at Bruges. ard
| am pleased TO announce that the first
Fessel TO enter the locks and pass 70 port
was an American bottom with a cargo CT
lumber from Florida.
The canal runs from ZeebTuggp. a mort
on the North Sea, 1879 miles north Of
Osterd, TO the city cf Bruges a teal dis
tance OF AS miles. The work is rox so
far completed that vessels OF a draft CT
rxeuty-hve feet can enter and mass to
the port Of Bruges. The locks are fully
completed. as well as three-fiftbs OF fhe
wharf wall al Bruges; when finished the
wharf wall will have a total Lengthy ef
l.515 feet The canal has a width OF -
feet inches At the bottom and 229 feet
inches At the water level and will have
when completed a depth Of 26 feet ,
inches, this viii also be the deuth OF tie
interior port and Of the great basin Of
Bruges-
Bruges is an old. inland deep-wa.er mort
having connection with the sea by canal
from Osteud, but this only for vessels of
very light draft.
"Messrs- CoiSeaU & Cousin. constructors
have kindly furnished me with sketch OF
the canal and hasbors. which please 6rd
hereto annexed"
The evening times., 1900-05-02
REBELS THREATEN COLON.
A Steamer brings News of the Rero-
luton in Colombia.

NEW ORLEANS. May 2.-The steamship
Fulton, Captain Jacobson, of the United
Fruit Company's lines. arrived here ves-
terday direct from Colon brings
the news of the capture of Bocas del Toro
Colombia. 3The Fulton left Boeas Jarl
as the revolutionists entered the town
and bore dispatches from the Government
commander calling ON the authorities at
Colon to send re-enforcements at once
The commander at Colon offered To send
troops on the Fulton. but Captain Jacob
SON declined to use his vessel as a trans
port, fearing diplomatic and quarantine
difficulties.
When the Fulton reached CeI9a. ApriI
19. that town was still in the possession
Of the Governments forces, but the situa-
tion was critical 1t was reported that
some three hundred insurgents were omar
tered in the neignboring town of David
and that 500 were on the mountains back
of Colon and were expected r,luriy TO at
tack the town. In spite of those move
ments the Colombian governor at Colon
sent a considerable part Of his garrison
TO Bocas del Toro 10 endeayor to relieve
the forces. These troops left in a small
steam vessel The troops around Colon
are under the command of General Moro
who is reported to have stirred up the
revolutioDists to many acts of violence
The evening times., 1900-05-02
4 Merry NAVAL War.

The sooner the President assigns Crown
inshield to sea duty of some remote coast
the better the public viii be ple&Sej- The
Navy Department has enjoyed the benefit
of his services too long for its own good
or that OF the service. Cr windshield
wo;lld be more tolerable if he were inter-
mittent. but he is rot; he is always at H..
No one cries more loudly FOR additional
officers to man our manless ships: ,gs as
the story goes in the Department .cs Idy
keeps as large and we'll selected assortment
of favorites about him. who. instead OF
taking their fair share of sea duty. are
bnleted on the Bureau of Navigation and.
as an excuse. are given a little ordinary
clerieaI' work 10 do which could be as we'll
performed by the civilian clerks which
also abound in the Bureau
Rear Admiral O'Neil. OF the Ordnance Bu-
reau, is represented as being angry with
CrowninshieId because the latter ordered
one of his officers to sea without consulting
him about 1t. The naval man in question
was in the middle Of an important technical
work and could not leave il without great
inconvenience to his chief But Crownia-
shield. IL is said overlooked that point
with his customary cheerfulness and Grip
pied the Ordnance Bureau. while he had
whole rooms full Of fat and sisiied tars
who ought TO sail little once in A while
If only to revive their acquaintance with
salt water.
The pull Of Crowninshield like that or
Sampson, Of Otis. and OF Eagan is one Of
the mysteries OF an Administration whose
works will make unpleasant reading in the
pages OF history. after they are revealed
in the course of time
The evening times., 1900-05-02
The status of Porto Rico.

The fact is so notorious as TO be hardly
worth while repeating. that the settled
purpose OF the Administration has been
and is to prevent case involving the DO
litical status Of Porto Rico from getting up
TO the Supreme Court before its adjourn
ment in June. The success of that plan
would throw the question over until after
the Presidential election Il NAV proh-
ably succeed. In the meantime. however
a strenuous effort will be made to advance
the New York case of the, ''alien contract
laborer'' from Porto Rico. Tomorrow the
Government must file its answer to the suit
of Jorge Cruz for damages on account of
his arrest and detention on landing upon
the shore Of what he believed, and rightly
believed. TO be his own country. II may be
possible to obstruct action. but the answer
OF the immigration authorities to the bill
sf complaint ought to uncover the position
which the Administrations will assume in
The evening times., 1900-05-02
MODEL FOR THE VANCE STATUE.
UnveiiinE Ceremonies 10 Take Place
at Raleigh July &.

RALEIGH, " c., May 2--The commit
tees which have in charge the statue Of
Senator Vance to be placed in the Capitol
Square here have been notified that the
model has been received from the artist
and that the statue viii be delivered By
June 20
With this definite promise the commit
tees viii now set 10 work on the pro-
gramme OF the unveiIing ceremonies July
4. The celebration will be one OF the most
extensive and elaborate ever known here
and will embrace the military including
the Naval Reserves; the Confederate vete-
IGns, schools. and many and various civic
examinations.
The evening times., 1900-05-02
THE WORLDS USE OF SUGAR.
An overproduction to BE Met by In
creasing the Demand.


George H. Murphy. United States Vice
Consul at Madgeburg. writes the State De-
psrtmsnt as follows:
In Grandeau's pamphlet entitled lie su-
ere ct ra'imentation de lhomme ct des
animaux-" (Sugar and the nourishment of
man and BEAST Paris. 1899. the following
estimate OF the worlds sugar production is
given:
Cane slsar. 2.432. coo tons: beet sugar.
4,S22. Geo ts,s. Total. 7.254. 600 tens.
Nearly o..-fourth OF all the sugar pro-
duced is German beet sugar, which
amounts TO I.7cO.o0o tons annually. OF this
German production. more than one-half is
exported. and accordingly the price is de-
pendent upon sugar consumption in other
countries and the demand in the world 5
markets. The growth of the beet sugar in
dustry in the United States and the in
crease of production in other parts Of the
world are already causing anxiety in Ger
many The calm and intelligent German
mind is accordingly now busy with investi-
cations upon the results OF which plans
can be based for preserving healthy equi-
librium between consumption and procuc-
ton. and thus protecting industries ~
which millions Of Germans have vital in
terest.
Many elements Of uncertainty enter into
the question of how TO restrict the Increase
or production Moreover, as far as foreign
countries are concerned. il would be use
less to waste time ia discussing this ques-
tion.
The questions. therefore. which Ger
mans are nov considering. are these:
Thee is a large oyerproductiCn Of su-
gar In Germany. which at present makes
export,tion an absolute necessity. VIII
naIursI causes maintain this foreign de
mand for German sugar. and can Ger
many : oyerprOductiOn be decreased by in
ereas-ng the consumption Of sugar at
homssg
y he use OF sugar began liz the Orient
and gradually spread to Europe and Amer
lea. The quantity used per capita is con-
stai-Jly and everywhere increasing
Owing 10 the growth Of the sugar
using population. the total increase in the
an cunt consumed is much larger than IS
in Heated by the gain per capita
THE increase Of consumption Is shown
b. the following table:
The evening times., 1900-05-02
MR.. RoosEVELT's TRIP.
Likely to Study the Political sftua-
tiOn While Here.


AIBANl, May 2.-Governor Roosevelt
admitted To-Day that. while he is going to
Washington on Tuesday next for the pur-
pose of visiting his sister. Mrs CowIes.
some politics may creep in during his So
cial sojourn- Notwithstanding Governor
Rocsevelt's positive statements that he
VIII not accept a nomination far Vi-e
President on the Republican natioI al tick
ct, followers of Senator PIatt here persist
IN pied sting that the Governor will te
nominated for that position. Their argu-
ment is that Western Republicans will in
sist upon his domination
Governor Roosevelt. it is thought here.
desires to visit Washington at this time
TO learn precisely the nature of the scheme
to nominate him for Vice President and
prevent its success. While in Washington
he will have an opportunity TO talk with
men from all parts of the United Staes.
The evening times., 1900-05-02
CURRENT HUMoR.
Knew Each Other

CFrom the Boston Traascripi.)
Fudge-H beats all what 4 keen insight NV
wife possesses
Budge-leSl
Fudge told her yesterday that I didn't think
| should be home to dinner that evening and she
looked az me IN her knowing way and said She
thought would And. by George, she was right
! did go hcme. Funny, amt itg
The evening times., 1900-05-02
STRIKE CAUSES A SUICIDE.
A Woman Who Loses Her sstuatiop
Takes Carbelic Acid

TRENTON ~ J.. May 2-SeveraI
strikes were inaugurated here yesterday
and one woman, Margaret Monroe. CON-
mitted suicide as result of strike in the
Trenton Watch Factory. She was employ
ed as domestic by Alex Chisholm. one OF
the striking watchmakers. Chisholm told
the young woman that as he was on strike
re intended cutting down household ex-
penses and he discharged Miss Monroe. The
young woman swallowed a dose Of carboIie
acid and died an hour later
The evening times., 1900-05-02
Nr. Aliens strange Oath.

According to the Administration and the
third and perhaps last Magoon opinion, the
Constitution OF the United States does rot
but the laws OF Congress enacted for the
government OF foreign subject territory,
and without the smallest reference to the
Constitution. Then TO whose blundei do
We owe the strange oath administered to
Mr.. Allen. on the occasion of his inaus ura-
tion as Proconsul? 1t reads:
'-You, Charles II. Allen, do solemnly swear that
YOU viii srppOrt and defend the Constitution of
the United States against all enemies. foreign or
domestic. and that YOU will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; that you take thi:
obligation freely, without any mental reservation
or purpose Of evasion. and that YOU viii well and
faithfully discharge the duties OF the Office on
which yOu are about to enter. SO help you God -
The evening times., 1900-05-02

Is not Crown Governor Allen a little Bit
off in the matter Of his facts In bis in
augural. he told the few Porto Ricans
present: I'VE are under the same institu-
as the people of the United States We
think the Proeonsul was inaccurate in this
declaration Except in the Crown Colony
of Porto Rico We do not know of a carpet
bag council in any part OF the United
States empowered to dfviee tSe rot of
the Territory or State among tn. III nds Of
the Administration. Nm
The evening times., 1900-05-02
Mere Sympathy.

(From the indianapolis Journal)
II thosght that girl was in love with me. so
kind o forced TO prepost"
.-Weiis''
.sShe declined me, saying she had been ,inusu-
ally friendly because was p2fhcticaily ugly
The evening times., 1900-05-02

Governor Roosevelt will be in Washing
ton next week. An Albany despatch an
nounees that the object of his visit IS to
tell Mr.. Mckinley and Hanna and pt.
peremptoriIy that he will not accept [. :
Vice Presidential nomination at PhiladeI-
phis. They are known to be determined
that he shall, whether he likes it or not.
His freedom from suspicion Of n.isdemean-
or or corruption and his general respec-
liability make it absolutely necessary to
force him on the ticket, and of course he
will ultimately have to submit
The evening times., 1900-05-02
The Heiiogranh.

(From the Pittsburg Chronicle -relegraph}
Crank what Is A heliOgraphgT asked Mrs
Bloomfield she had been nesdfng the south
African war news. you viii have observed
Its an instrument to threw right on = distant
sitaaticn," replied Mr. BloOmfCld
The evening times., 1900-05-02
Equally Puzzled.

(Frcm the Philadelphia Pressl
Mother (Sternly)-He kissed YOU twice 10 ms
know ledge, and don't know how often sfte-
that.
Dznghter-Neither do I. ma. | never was much
good It mental arithmetic
The evening times., 1900-05-02
Not Used to the Mot,on.
Prom the Chicago TrI

VtOih thc Sh1edeO krfOune
--Who is that man 50 violently seasek9'' asked
the captain OF the ocean steamer
II don't know his name. SIR" said the super
cargo, but he's an officer OF revenue cutter on
a vacation
The evening times., 1900-05-02
The surprising unanimity with which tn

The surprising unanimity with which the
Republican press of the country is at
tempting to belittle the triumphal progress
of Admiral Dewey through the West is
amusing evidence of the fear he inspires at
the White House and the Hanna head
quarters. There is not the slightest indi-
cation anywhere that Democratic leaders
or voters are afraid OF Dewey The situa-
tion tells its own story
The evening times., 1900-05-02

PettIgrew "A Sacrifice.-A very we'll
authenticated story has gained currency
to the effect that SSnator Pettigrew is to
become viearious sacrifice to Mr. Bryan
in South Dakota. 1t seems that the Sen
ator has agreed 10 devote all OF his ener-
gies TO the task OF saving the e,ecsor |
vote OF that State for Bryan and assist
ing. if that course is necessary. in ms
own defeat. The story is that the for, es
arrayed against the reelection OF. Senator
PettigreW will be content for the States
electoral vote TO go to Mr. Bryan il the
fusion elements will elect a Legislature
that VIII be certain 10 send to the Senate
some one more in harmony. with what tie
Hannaites call correct business methods"
than Mr.. PettigTeW IL. Ii is thought, of
course. that il this deal goes through ard
Mr.. Bryan is elected President. he will
provide suitable place for Senst2r Petit
grew. whose term expires next March
Obviously the Senate, and not the Presi-
deIcy, is what the elements that regard
all men like Mr.. Pettigrew as enemies.
are after this year. 1t is suggested
that these elements want TO so
II is suggested that these elements wsnf
to so strengthen their hold on The Senate
that for years to come they "a care 70
more fer the Presidency thsa for the
House. now this the tariff and 6nadc al
legislation for which they have eeeis fght-
ing for so many years is fixed u5un the
statutes and cannot be repealed. as ling
as the Senate is Republican.
The evening times., 1900-05-02

Hr. Bailey Turns Baek.-The Hon.
Joe Bailey started blithesomely from Texas
to Washington more than a week ago.
bearing the laurel wreath Of victory upon
his brow and the Constitution OF the Unit
ed States uplifted with mighty grip in his
strong right hand Where the solemn
yisaged young statesman has been tarrying
all Of this time lie not known. but yesterday
he bounded into Austin, the capital Of the
down the law to the Texas Democracy on
garious questions. and especially that OF
expansion Mr. Bailey is -contractionist.
He insists that the national ldonain be con
tracted until he can bestride-it like a Co
lossus II is even believed that he would be
happy if the process OF contraction should
be continued under his direction until
nothing but Texas was left under the Con-
stitutiOn- The last State Convention OF the
Texas Democracy declared for hemisphere
cal expansion. and in doing so hattened
Mr.. Bailey out prone upon the Constitution
At that time Senator Chiffon and Senator
CuIberson had something TO say in the
management OF the party In their State
Since then Mr.. Bailey has swept Texas like
a cyclone and is now the absolute master OF
the party IN his State. He Intends to send
a delegation to the National Coz -ention
pledged to his policy Of contraction. and IL
is thought that IL the situation demands il
he will reduce the States represen tation to
one and be the sole delegate from Texas
to Kansas City. The Texans in Washing
ton are saying nothing about this scheme
Of Mr.. Bailey. but they seem to be watch
ing its development with some interest
The evening times., 1900-05-02
The Rough Rider CominE.-Gove

The Rough Rider COminE.-Goyer-
nor Roosevelt has announced that it is his
pleasure to come to Washington next week
as the guest OF his brOther-in-law. Com
mander Cowles. Of the Navy and to re-
main here several days. He declares that
his missicn is not political but strictly
social Nevertheless. he eonfesses that
probably somebody will insist upon talking
politics TO him while he is here. Presum-
ably if the subject is mentioned the Rough
Rider will protest valiantly against the
Hanna Plat scheme to force him on the
ticket with Mr. Mckinley. u is not be-
lieyed, however that his protestatlons will
avail him aught- The statement is made
that an interview viii be arranged for him
at the White House. and IL is inferred that
the Rough Rider will lay his troubles at
the feet of Mr.. Mckinley. But there is no
warrant for the hope that even Mr.. McRin-
ley can relieve hiI, of his woes Daily de-
Velopments show that his sacrifice has been
decreed by the machine managers, and Il
is evident that Roosevelt will have to sUb-
NIT. The more gracefully he does this the
better il will be for him
The evening times., 1900-05-02


and shipped in refrigerator cars to New York
There the fruit goes into the cold storage efi of
a steamer. Il is supposed that cold storage viil
keep the apples until they are wanted az the
Paris Exposition Missouri is cuitiyating Eu-
ropean trade for its apples
The catch Of shad in the Delaware River this
season is ssid to be something wonderful Over
10000 Of these fsh were brought to the Phils-
dolphin market last Saturday II Is said that
more shad we're taken from the Delaware last
week than during the entire season OF lSs9. he
fore the work Of artificial propagation OF tIiS
species Of FISH Systematically begun. and wise
fsh protective laws were risid,y enforced
Several months ago company Of New YORK
and Boston capitalists secured from Congress
charter for the erection OF a power plant on the
Muscle shoals Canal near FLORENCE. Ala Rep
resentstives Of the corporation Eili be in Flor
ence in a few DAYS to make the final preparations
for the work. The company has promised to get
az il as scoE as Florence and Sheffield subscribe
tor 2500 horsepower More th3n 2.008 already has
been guaranteed
Some twenty-five miles from Paris BY the DI
| Nord Railway Is Chautilly- There is not much to
see in the small town. but its chateau With the
park and forest are full oi interest. This the
home Of the Condes. and in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries they lived here IN princtly
style That part Of the chateau called the ehate-
I let dates from the sixteenth century. and here
the great Conds- when he gaEr up military life,
] spent his last wears in study
| large quantity Of quiniHe Is prods'ced in Bo-
livia. The drug Is obtained nom the bark Oi
| trees which grow in groves known ''qlIinine
ouinales." usually found on the steep and broken
mountain sides. at an elevation OF from S,00e
/ to oOoo feet above the sea level The trees foI
the most par; have been produced from seed,
.xhfeh Is gathered in the early summer mnOthI
and then planted and spTOutcd in hOfhonscS
The plants are trsnSpisHfed. and IN five or sil
wears attain height OF from twelve fourteen
| feet while the trunks about six inches in di
/ amefer. Tie treeS straight and slender. wita
4 ieaves resembling those Of the orange tree IN
] their sire. shape, and peculiar giOss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-21
A Question of Titles.

Ihe attention Of the District Commission
ers was recently invited by Senator McDIil-
ian, chairman of the Senate District COM
Hlttee, to the fact that the United States
claims title to certain lands in the District
winch have in past years been listed by the
tax ONCE of the District of Columbia for
sale Tor delinquent taxes. Referring to an
omciai- list OF these lands, and in order to
avoid confusion and also to avoid loss to
innocent purchasers, Senator Mcmillan sug-
Sested that the lands enumerated on the
llst IN question be withdrawn from sale
me matter was referred by the Commits
slohers TO Mr.. H. H. Darreiile. the District
assessor, who has returned the following
report in regard to the matter:
would state that the list referred to
embraces property mostly in the names of
Individual owners, the title to which would
require the services of an expert examiner
OF titles Any lands known to this Office to
be vested in the United States are not
listed for advertiser ent and sale A COM
parison has been made of the list of lands
forwarded by the Secretary of War to the
Senate, December IA. 1899, as conveyed by
the United States. with a list of lots, from
the War Department, the title to which is
stated to be in the United States, and it is
found that many of the lots embraced in
those conveyed are in the list of those not
conveyed The status of the various pieces
of property embraced in the list referred to
is shown on the records of this office. 1t is
apparent that action by Congress is re-
quired authorizing a thorough investigation
and examination by the law officers of the
government with view to establishing the
title to all United States property in the
District of Columbia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-21
MAYFLowERs DESCENDANTS.
Proceedings of the Quarterly Meeting
of the Society.

OF the SOCIETY.
The Society of Mayf}ower Descendants
held its regular quarterly meeting last
evening at the Ebbitt House. The attend
ance included a number of members Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, at
present visiting in Washington. Mr.. Ed
ward Allston Hill read q paper on the life
and ancestry of William Mullins, telling of
the courtship between his daughter Pris-
ella and Miles Standish. Mr.. Richard
Henry Greene Of New York, historian gen.
eral of the Mayfower Society of that state,
made brief address, in which he outlined
the history of the organization. The en-
terta1nment concluded with musicale, in
which Mrs. Clifford Howard and Miss
Pearce of this city took part. Mr.. William
PARKER Jewett of St Paul gave greetings
from the western members. A buffet lunch
was served Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Willard of Cleveland,
MISS Burch, Mrs. E. L. TarboX OF Batavia,
N Y; Mrs Henry Dobson and Mrs War
rem I: Currier of Boston, Mrs E. A. futile,
ME- Fred ID. Owen of this city, Miss c. E.
reynolds OF Scranton, Mrs. D. Tate. Mrs.
r. L. Gooding and Mrs. T. o. Gooding of
Soston, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Howard of
TINS city, Miss Jennie Eastman Hopkins
ana mrs Hopkins, Col and Mrs. NJ. c.
Martin, and Mr.. Marshall Winslow Greene
OF New York city and Mr. and Mrs de B.
Randolph Keim