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The evening times., 1900-01-30

The Philippine insurreetion having been
crushed. it is the wise and humane pur-
pose of President Mckinley shortly to is
sue a proclamation of amnesty to the mis-
guided rebels who have been in arms
against our flag and sovereignty. They
will be required, of course, to accept it
and thereafter to behave themselves
peaceably, Those who reject its benefits
and refuse TO assume the obligations it
will impose, will understand that, after a
certain date, they will be treated as ban
dts and outlaws, and will be strung up
when caught. This punitive provision no
doubt will bring a howl of anguish from
Pettigrew, Wellington, Hoar, and the other
bolomen; but it will go, just the same.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
TUESDAY. JANUARY so, 1900.
Kentucky's Disgrace.

William Goebel will never be Governor
OF Kentucky. The news comes today thaI
he has been murdered in the
streets of Frankfort by an assassin or as
sassips who presumably resented his de-
signs on the gubernatorial chair. to whlch
his Republican opponent had been tempo
r8rily elevated.
Il would he hard to conceive Of a more
grievous crime against the State or organ
lzed society than the one we are COM
pelled 10 disclose this afternoon. 1t viii
shock the world. as it will the decent
sense of the American people. Abroad II
Will be held as a fair illustration OF cur
political civilization, and a commentary
upon the respect for Law, order, and con-
stituted authority prevalent in the nation
which is the chief exemplaT Of free, demo-
cratic constitutional government.
1t is too early to form opinions concern
ing the degree. if any. in which this hide
Gus offence against liberty and humanity
is chargeable TO a Predetermined purpose
on the part of any faction or individual TO
forestall the anticipated action of the Leg
islature and courts in deciding MI.
GOebel entitled to the Office Of Governor.
The country has had reason to fear trou-
bic and bloodshed in Kentucky, ever since
il became known that the lawless mountain
element of the Common wealth had been
summoned to its capital under the open
threat to use it violently against the Leg
islature and the courts in case they should
declare the sitting State Government ille-
gal. and decree its overthrow. Although
there have been recent predictions that the
problem of the succession would be solved
by the assassination Of the claimant, few
people here have been willing to credit
them They are seen TO have been vel
grounded. however.
\ serious situation has been created b,
q crime which is likely to have many ant
bitter consequences. Our sympathies e
out to the decent Republicans Of Ken
lucky. who must be crushed by the awful
ness of the load which the partisan blood
1hirstiness of some one or more OF thei
party organization has placed upon thei
shoulders But chiefly We sympaJhize wit
the whole people of the State, in view {
what they must expect TO result from th
crime Ii is not probable in view of tn
manner of men Kentuckians are. that sue
an outrage will be allowed to go unrPsen
td and unpublished and it will be yer
surprising if the Blue Grass region is NJ
the scene of more or less general intern'
zine warfare during the coming weeks.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
Missionary Work Among Chinese.

some comment has been caused in Phil
adelphia by young womans death in an
opium den. II appears that She became a
teacher in Chinese Sunday school and
afterward contracted in some way or other
the habit OF. opium smoking. Some of the
remarks made on the subject imply that
this is a consequence of the contact Of
Western civilization with the coolie class
of Chinese. and that the less young women
have to do with that class. in Sunday
school or elsewhere, the better for them.
There is little doubt that mission
AIRY work in the Chinese quar-
ter is not precisely the sort of re-
ligious employment in which young
girls ought to engage, for various
reasons. the most potent of which is that
they have not the qualifications requisite
10 make ii a success. OF course, one need
not argue that all of them, or many of
them. if busted in this work, would be-
come opium fiends, and parents who have
allowed their daughters to teach in Chi
nese Sunday schools have no reason for
dire alarm. But the fact is that these
schools do very little to change the ideas
and habits of the Chinese population Of
America The Mongolian is less respOn-
sive TO the influence of an alien race than
any other Oriental; he has his own re-
'ligion ingrained by countless centuries of
hereditary tradition: he is attached to his
own way of life and his own social and
political ideals. In probably ninety nine
cases out of hundred he hopes TO return
to China and spend the rest of his days in
peace and comfort on the fortune acquired
in America If he does not cherish this
ambition he desires to hold respectable
position in the Chinese colony of the city
in which he lives. In almost no case does
he contemplate abandoning the language
and faith of his fathers and adopting
American ways of living. The Chinese
who have become thoroughly American
lied are almost as few as the Americans
who have given up their own ways for
those of the Chinese.
This being true, it seems as IF what
ever money and time there is TO spare
would be much better spent on more Ie
sponsive subjects. Although the Chimes
do not adopt American standards, they art
for the most part honest, hard-working
law-abiding citizens There is Ger
tain percentage of our population iikel,
to be dangerous to the state unless
proper training is given it. Would i
not be better to gather the waif:
If the streets together, help them Il
grow up good and useful citizens. and lie
the Chinese population abide by the laws
of Confucius? Would not a given amouni
of effort, spent on the actual criminal pop
ulation of our large cities, result in NOR,
real good than it does when expended OF
The Chinaman?
OF course. there is something to be saiJ
from the Chinese point of view. The edu
Gated Chinese gentleman would probabl!
say that what he wanted was not Sunda,
schools. but fair treatment. So long al
he is protected from the insults and as
saults of American hoodlums, and allowet
TO do his daily work in peace, be has al
that he desires. 1t does seem littl
queer that we should be sending mission
aries to China. and endeavoring to lin
prove" the Chinese population in thi
The evening times., 1900-01-30

Scuba Iibre."-A gentleman OF high
character and intimate acquaintance with
conditions in Cuba has just returned TO
Washington from the Island and brings
back an interesting report. Because OF
personal interests he objects to the use OF
his name in the publication at this time
of his observations and conclusions. but II
his name should be used the statements
quoted would bear the stamp of authority.
'I learned the Cuban character well be-
fore we drove the Spaniards of of the
Island he said today TO Times repre-
sentative. 81 went back to Cuba after this
Government took possession and remained
there eight months. I speak the Spanish
language we'll, and therefore am able TO
understand fully what is said in my pres
enee by Cubans. AT the close Of the war
there was a strong sentiment among the
hest element of Cubans for annexation to
the United States. That sentiment rs now
exactly reversed. and on my recent visit
I heard nothing but stern, resolute demand
for the absolute independence of the ISL
and. I know Gen Leonard Wood we'll.
and 7 know that he now realizes that an
,impossibIe task has been given to him by
the Administration. He was elevated to
the Governor Generalship for no other pur-
pose than to use his great diplomacy and
popularity with the Cubans to bring them
around to annexation. II the lrries out
tbis task he will accomplish miracle.
And General Wood himself smi ingly told
me at Havana two weeks ago that he was
NOT a miracle worker. The Cubans are
going to be patient with us. The hot
heads among them will continue to break
loose and rave every once In wniie; Out
the great conservative element-the farm
ers and planters--do not and will not fol-
low their lead. But this element is going
to insist before long on the withdrawal oi
American troops and all other signs oi
| American authority. II their demand is
not complied with there will be trouble
| and heaps of it. l believe General WOOD
has already made some very plain repre-
| sentations along this line to the Admins
tratiou"
The evening times., 1900-01-30
PbiloIoGicaI Talent.

(From Life.b
Teacher (to class)--What is an octopus ..t..
snail Boy (who has just commenced to take
LATIN eagerIy)-Please, sir, 1 know, sir; its an
eipht-si cat.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
An Interrupted Confab.
From the Detroit Journal.)

The hero and the dragon in the Wagner trilogy
fell into a discussion while they stood waiting fol
the heroine to finish singing her aria.
zone would imagine observed the hero. "frou
the way YOU scoNl and emit fire from your nostril
that you are not altogether happy"
mo" replied the dragon. 10 be perfectly
candid | do not find the strenuous life by any
means what it is sometimes cracked up to be-
At this point further conversation. except BY
the society people in the boxes. was rendered i'm
practicable by the obtrusive horidity OF the or
chestratiop.'
The evening times., 1900-01-30
MaryIandis Sunday Laws.

Both the wide-opn Continental Sunday and the
old Puritan sabbath are objectionable and hurt
h,l and neither would be advocated by any large
number of pepple They are the two extremes
which are equally to be avoided. But there is
conservative method of dealing with the sub.
iect which will prevent fragrant evils and abuses
without prohibiting things innocent and harmless.
Just where the dividing line should be drawn is
for the legislature to decide, but it should GER
tainlv revise the Sunday laws at its present ses-
sion in such way as to bring them up to date
both in spirit and letter.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
In the Hands of Strangers,

(From the Ohio State JournaL)
The old Harrison homestead where one
President lived when elected in 1s40, has been
sold to party outside OF the historic family
This famous property is at North Bend Hamilton.
county. Ohio, and has just been purchased by
Mrs Olive o. Hail. of Kokomo, Ind, who is now
in possession Of the old house, so long the Mecca
of patriotic tourists The mansion is somewhat
the worse for age but the grounds with their
green. wooded hills and winding river, as
beautiful as ever.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
Bovine sport in Chicago.
Trom tbe Chicago News.)

q rom Int ChICdBu NtWs'J
Three Texas steers which ran amuck at th'
stoctryards Yesterday succeeded in tossing, kick
ing, and generally mauling three cowboys anC
half dozen ordinary citizens before they couit
be surrounded and recaptured. People who year,
for the excitement of Spanish bullight ana arr
contemplating trips 10 Mexico or Madrid shoulS
put away their money and engage seats upon th
stacky ards senee At The earliest opportunity.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
Inconsistent.


From the Philadelphia Record)
The action Of the Republican leaders in Phila-
delpha in putting up large sum OF money to
buy poll tax receipts and lay the foundation for
future election frauds while at the same time
they are higgling over the stipulated payments
toward National Convention expenses and nstltut-
ing shabby litigating delay in making good the
forfeited bail of the ballot box suffers does not
look well. The machine assesses without scruple i;
if should disburse without discrimination. 1t ism
its supporters and its 'heelers'' I'm the Iurch.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
Circular Reasoning.

Urom the Chicago Record)
"Fyervtmng has gone up in price
eyes"
''Why is it2''
''People are able to pay more
ssWhy are they able to pay more? =,
because everything has gone up IN Prise.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
Somewhat Surprising.

From the New York Commercial Adyertiser.) /
Miss Ellen Terry was lately impiored by lady
hairdresser for a testimonial for some hair wash,
and kindly consented TO supply one. Imagine the
surprise OF the hairdresser when she received a
large portrait OF the great actress Marguerite
in Faust with the traditional long plaits sup
piled by the wigmaker. with the autograph in
scription underneath. "Ellen Terry. after one
anpjcation of Miss Blanks hair washI'
The evening times., 1900-01-30

The average American citizen, after
reading the arraignment of Secretary Gage
in the House yesterday, by Messrs. Rich
ardson and Sulzer, will come to the conclu-
sion that Mr.. GrosvenOr was wrong two
weeks ago when he considered the incident
OF the Treasury scandal closed. The Sui
ger resolution has gone TO the Ways and
Means Committee. Republican members
of that coroners jury may regard such a
disposition of it as tantamount to death
and burial, but such a view is mista-
ken one. The question: why did Mr..
Gage allow the Standard Oil Bank TO re-
serve Atty thousand dollars from the pre-
tended payment for the Custom House,
if not for the purpose of doing the State
and city of New York out Of taxes and as
sessments?" will have to be answered. The
American people will not bury the matter
whatever the slaves of the Rules and Ways
and Means committees may be compelled
to submit to in the House Of Representa-
tiyeS
The evening times., 1900-01-30
Undeserved Pension Payments.

NFIUIII tII FsaF aHIIa'I -'C''N'J
II The truth could be obtained it would appear
probable that hundreds of millions of dollars in
pensions have been paid out by the Government
TO persons not entitled to anything from the
Government Doubtless many of the examiners
are Indifferent about their work, much preferring
that the applicants shall get pensions even though
not iusty entitled to them. There are 4,J00 of
these examiners and it is hardly reasonable to
suppose that all of them careful of the in
+erasts of the Government,
The evening times., 1900-01-30
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

In re RoOseveIt.-Some of the Admin .
istration fugelmen have given new t"ist
TO the Vice Presidential question Wllnih
the mast three days. The humorous Coz
Henry C. Payne has not brought out
candidate for fully week, but imedh'ihie
the industry has been kept tnrl'lns "
other members of the machine. oonne
body is responsible for the booms ior
Senator Elkins and Postmaster eeneiei
Smith, and while the pendulum Is s"ih6
ing on this side of the line, which MARKS
tho division between the East and west,
Governor Roosevelt again comes cantef-
ing to the front as the Administrator
first and only" choice for the seconu
place On the ticket. 1t is, OF course sus
pected that the Platt machine gave the
Rough Rider a prod which sent him toE
ward with a rush. At any rate the eo'-
ernor's candidacy is again the tax OF Nc"
Workers. Probably had Roosevelt not been
so stubbornly insistent upon unloading LOU
Payn, it Is thought he would not no" na''
TO grasp desperately at the vice freSlueh0'
like a drowning man at a straw ii"''
has threatened him with the Vice PEeSl-
dency all along, as the penalty lol un
loading Payn. Three months ago the gov
ernor was given fair warning that TO
would have to abandon hope Of re-elee-
tion If he continued his fight on Payn.
| And now it is said he is being maoe "
| realize that the Plat forces do not MAKE
! idle threats. His Vice Presidential boom
IS again rolling and surging over the iano'
! and close friends say that actually u
no longer Objectionable to him. II this IL
! all true, IL means that the Administration
| has gone back to the original programme
! mapped out by the Platt mach1ne-lnat u
the Hon. Cornelius n. Bliss has oeeD
! dropped, and Roosevelt's name mas peer
| reinserted on the slate. The Hon. llin0
tby L. woodruff still is maintaining boic
l front in the race. and has ALREADY cap
/ tured the Florida delegation; but II Is un
| derstood that Woodruff can very easii!
/ Withdraw at any time with the utmost sat
| isfaotton to himself, and throw MS sup
MORT to Roosevelt in return for the gupef
| Material nomination. On this point MI
.PIatt is said now to be considerably "oI
ried While cutting the ground from un
der Roosevelt's denomination AMBITION th
EASY Ross" employed the services
state Chairman B. B. Odeil very Heely
q. and Odell acquired good deal oil strelsu
for the gubernatorial nomination. Odeii
n is stated now has an earnest desire I
succeed Roosevelt and 1t is thought ina
Mr. platt has a harder task ahead OF MI
in composing the differences betWee
woodruff and Odell than he had IN re!ega
ting Roosevelt to the race for the VIC
Presidency.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
CURRENT HUMOR.
Extra sympathetic.

7 q f0N duUst-J
| Warwiek-Eugland keeps getting friendlier than
| ever to us since she got into trouble with the
| Transvaal.
| 9Wiekwire-Yes She now claims that she SYM
pathized with us in our with the HessianS
L los
The evening times., 1900-01-30

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
az see that Mrs Kruger always cuts Dom Paul :
hair - A. ~ ofro;d
of anvtbin0 ON earth, can your
The evening times., 1900-01-30

As might have been expected, the
Queens speech on the opening of Pariia-
ment today, did not go into details of war
history or of other things. An American
President in similar circumstances would
have considered it his duty to address
Congress in fourteen thousand pages of
closely typewritten narrative, recon-
mendation apology, and admonition.
Her Majesty, on the contrary, con-
tents herself with a very few words,
regretful of the awful struggle in
South Africa, praising her devoted SOL
diers, thanking her colonies for their 10y
atty and the gallantry OF their volunteers,
and expressing confidence that her Com
mons will provide means for continuing
the fight to satisfactory finish There is
much to be said in favor of Victoria S
speeches from the throne, in comparison
with Presidential messages, so long that
nobody ever reads them.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
sIost Particular.

(From the Chicago News-)
New Wife-I wish to get some butter, please.
Dealer-Roll butter, ma'am?
New Wife-No We wish to eat it on biscuits.
The evening times., 1900-01-30

Proctor Against Quay.-An apparent
" we'll authenticated report has gained
considerable credence that Senator Proc
tor has been doing some very enec-
tive work against the Hon. Matthew stan
ley Quay for the past week or ten DAYS.
It is stated that he has brought around 10
his view of the case nine OF the Repunii-
can Senator's who voted, as he did, to seat
Corbett which case is being used by both
sides as a criterian In the Quay ease oes-
pite the fact that the merits OF the Two
contentious are quite dissmllar. Inc
yermonter. it is stated, talks very freely
TO his colleagues against the seating OF
| ouay though he sternly refuses to discuss
| the subject for publication. II Senator
Proctor has made the headway against
| Quay that is claimed it appears certain
| that the Pennsylvania stands very poor
| show And yet the omniscient Uncle
| Joe" Sibley grows red in the face when
| ANYBODY in his presence expresses the least
| doubt of Colonel Quay's complete triumph
| Uncle Joe" has finally come out in pub
| iished statement laying down the law and
| the facts He declares that Quay not only
| will win his contest at Washington. but
| also will be triumphantly reelected when
! the LEGISLATURE meets at Harrisburg Ihese
! asseyerations have led the astounded SID
| lev critics to the comforting conclusion tnat
! that versatile statesman. in his recent mar
| yelous gymnastic feats. has swung him
self past both the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties and is now forming a new
party around the fame and achievements oi
| Quay.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-02
\ Marriage Anniversary i'll Gram
berry Township.

VWI > IOI sVI to-
EMMA DEAN ANDERSON.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-02

This country has been the scene OF
some great disasters, but none more
horrible in details, than that at the
wharves Of HobCken, on the Hudson river
opposite New York city, last Saturday,
week
The wharves or piers for the ocean
steamers are great, two-story affairs,
built out over the water ON spiles; and
their first floors are used for freight and
second for passenger traffic.
That afternoon, while several large
steamers were lying at their docks, some
baled cotton on one of the piers took fire
by spontaneous combustion, and the
alarm was given; but the fire promptly
ignited pyramid of barrels of whis-
key, standing alongside the cotton, the
whiskey barrels exploded. the liquor
took IRE, and thaswind carried great
sheet of flame over that pier. the decks
of those great steamers and to anoth er
pier, almost instantaneously. Men in
in the steamers who knew of the fire in
the cotton bales mot an extraordinary
occurence) suddenly found themselves
penned up in iron vessels, with the
wooden upper deck burning over them,
and no hope of escape. Three hundred
men thus endured the torture of slow
death. The vessels were pulled from
their wharves and foated down the
river, with the victims yelling for help
from the small, round, port holes A
few almost miraculous escapes were re-
corded, and it is known that some COM
mitted suicide, rather than endure
death by burning.
Many jumped from the piers and
steamers, some of whom were drowned.
The hospitals of New York were filled
with the injured, and the morgues with
the dead, next day.
1t was one of the most heart-rend-
ing affairs that has eyer happened in
this country, and ought to end the
practice of carrrisa-----' -
-.<7f-YEESplS
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-02
The Storm at Euclid.

Euclid was visited, last Thursday
evening, by one the worst electrical
storms known in years. About $50 p. N.
Mrs. Robert Burns, who lives in the
Beechem house in Euclid and Minnie
Stoner a young lady friend visiting her
had thrilling experience and n narrow
escape from instant death
The house was struck by lightning,
the bolt striking the roof and running
down the inside of the house, tearing off
splinters. When near the floor the
lightning left the wall and is supposed
to have followed dry currents of air out
of the open door to the moist atmos-
phere. Mrs. Burns was just outside the
door, arranging some flowers, and was
terribly shocked and rendered uncon-
scious.
Miss Stoner was standing in the open
door and the lightning struck her back
of the left ear, soaring and blackening
the skin as it ran down the mussels of
her neck to small gold collar button,
blackening and corroding it and burning
the flesh under it, when it scattered
over her body and striking Il gold ri ng
on her finger, burnt the finger. S he
was also rendered unconscious
Neighbors saw the ladies fall and ran
to their rescue. After working wit h
them for sometime they succeeded in
resuscitating them, and they are now
able to be up again, but feel the effects
of the terrible experience which they
passed through Soon after the house
was struck the lightning shattered Il
large tree standing but a short distance
from the house. q.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-02
SUMMER TOURS TO THE
NORTH.

For the Summer of 1900 the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company has arranged
| to run two personally conducted tours
to Canada and Northern New York
These tours will leave July 21 and Aug
II, including Niagara Falls Thousand
Islands, Rapids of the st. Lawren ce,
Quebec, The Saguenay, Montreal, Au
Sable Chasm, Lakes Champlain and
George, and Saratoga, occupying
fifteen days; round trip rate, 1925.
Each tour will be in charge of one Of
the Company's tourist agents, assisted
by an experienced lady as chaperon,
whose especial charge will be unescorted
ladies.
The rate covers railway and boat fare
for the entire round trip, parlor car
seats, meals Ell ronte, hotel entertain
ment, transfer charges, and carriage
hire.
For detailed itinerary, tickets, or any
additional information. address Tourist
Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny, 1896 Broadway, New York; $50
Fulton Street, Brooklyn; 7S9 Broad
Street, Newark, N j. or Geo. w. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.