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The evening times., 1900-03-17
FOR SEACOAST DEFENCE.
Orders Issued to Improve Efficiency
of the Troops.

The War Department has issued gen
cheney Of the troops employed in sea coast
defense. The order is as follows
Artillery instruction, including the care
and preservation of all artillery material
and accessories. platforms, emplacements
magazines. storerooms communications
ETC.. will have allotted to it two hours and
half daily whether permitting and Sun
days exeepted) during the rest of the year.
When the weather is too inclemeut for
outdoor work, theoretical and. as far as
possible practical artillery instruction will
be given under cover during the prescribed
hours for the season.
Saturday and monthly inspections will be
held as prescribed in Drill Regulations.
Artillery target practice will be held
prescribed In Drill Regulations at such pc
RODS of the year as may be announced In
orders from department headquarters and
at such hours of the day as may be pre-
scribed by proper authority preferably for
tress or district commander.)
The works will occasionally be manned
at night for the operations laid down in
Drill Regulations for Coast Artillery under
the head Of Might Practice" page l22.
The command will be exercised in Fire
Direction" and Fire Control" at least
once each week, and all details OF this drill
will be carried out as thoroughly as the
equipment at hand will permit. This exer-
else may take the place of one of the reg
ular drills.
Pending the supply of sub-calibFe tubes
an arrangement may be improvised using
the infantry rifle properly centred and
practice had at fixed and moving targets.
Exercises herein prescribed in fire diseiD-
line will be considered a compliance with
General Orders No. SO. Adjutant General
Office, series of 1896, for the coast artillery.
The mounting and dismounting of guns.
mortars, and carriages will be classified as
fatigue duty
Recruits will receive thorough instruction
in the school of the soldier before they are
turned in to the battery for duty.
When the weather and other conditions
are suitable there will be daily dress pa
rade Saturdays and Sundays excepted,
with drill Immediately thereafter not TO
exceed fifteen minutes duration and in
Guiding instruction in clese order. in firing
and in the elementary movements in open
order
Small arms target practice will be limit
ed to 500 yards. as ROW prescribed. and
when no range is available gallery practice
will be had
The period for small arms target practice
will not be limited. but may be extended
throughout the year. except during the sea
son of artillery target practice.
Ten minutes daily. Saturdays and Sun
days excepted. during the active drill sea
SON will be devoted TO calisthenics.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
Fire Protection for TenieytOwn.

To the Editor of The Times:
am glad to see that the District Commission
crs are 50 cordial in their sympathy ior the ci'i
zenS of Cleveland Park in their efforts to secure
better facilities to fight fire. The people of Ten
leytown also crave favor. Five years ago volun
teer fire company organized here, a bulidlng
rendered rent free to the District and cheinica
engine begged for Although this Is quite
thickly settled village no impression could DE
made by that request. There have been several
fires here and the eBtreaty has been repeated
without avail. 4 most destructive fire occurred
here last October and had wind prevailed the
whole village might have been destroyed An ap-
preparation made last July for engine house
for TenIeytowu is still untouched, and personal
appeals and resolutions from the Citizens As
sociation are unnoticed. Had the engine been
here the run down hill to Cleveland Park could
have been made in quick time We have six
churches stores, postofiice. and many clustered
dwellings We have not the influence of the
residents of Cleveland Park, but have equal
need and less money to replace loss.
ALICE [. HUNT.
TeuleytoWn. ID. e.
The evening times., 1900-03-17

must please the men who pay his salary
or he viii not have any salary in year
or two. he frequently makes every effort to
do So In many churches the pastor Is
practically required TO make snowy ap-
pearance in the pulpit. cater to the ~hims
of certain rich people who contribute
large share of the running expenses OF the
church. and exercise his inventive genius
fr devising social entertainments for the
congregation. Whatever time he has left
may be given to visiting the sick and do
ing missionary work among the very poor.
No man with soul and a conscience can
feel comfortable when forced to make this
sort of compromise with the demands OF
his sacred calling. If he is fit to be
clergyman at all. he has chosen that pro-
fession because of the opportunities it af-
forded for doing good. To be forced into
continual scheming ard plotting, the OBJ
ject of which is simply TO hold a position,
Is distasteful to any honest human being,
much more one who has vowed to give his
life 20 work for the benefit of others. The
coGgreg cation has no right TO demand this
sacrifice from its pastor There are some
ciergymen who being born politicians. do
not object TO this state of things; others
are possessed of abilities so great that they
can disregard church politics. But many
are forced into position which is repug
naEt TO them, obliged to choose between
Placating the influential members of the
church. or being cast adrift, perhaps al au
advanced age: and an old clergy man finds
it. as a rule, extremely hard to secure
charge. They are human, and they are not
always able to stand out against the insid
ious pressure brought to bear upon them.
The evening times., 1900-03-17

To judge from the actions of Adminis-
lion leaders and their private conversation.
the Porto Rican Tariff bill will be pock-
eted for this session if they can manage it,
and the whole question of taxation as well
as government for the island, will be left
to the President until next winter. The
country is growing daily angrier over the
matter as the correspondence of Repub-
lican Senators shows, and the party>nan-
ayers are all but in panic over the po-
litical blunder they have made in raising
such a destructive issue.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
Pure Food Laws.

Fr0m The Philadelphia tnquirer.)
Legislation to compel the manufacturers of food
products to sell pure products, or else by trand
or label to give public warning OF the kind and
quality of the product, cannot be too severe. a
standard based on lines similar to those used in
the American Phsrmacopeia could be laid down
and every article of manufactured food brought
to that standard. The health and busnels of the
nation depend upon some such legislation. Sup
pose it should be cumbersome, as its opponents
aver that is no reason why it should not he
erected as a safeguard between the innocent con-
suner and the swindling manufacturer. Ii it is
cumbersome then make the penalties severe in
proportion and let those who are responsible for
bringing about this condition OF affafSs bear the
l1lr,rn of it.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
Indcpcndent Journalism.

n'rom the indianapolis Press.l
II is the true mission OF independent Journalism
10 tell The TRUTH il secs the truth. unresrained
10y political other selfish considerations. II i
not q question Of pleasing its readers. II is SIM
ply an honest efort to be honest with them-to
take them wholly into lis confidence, relying alike
on the merits of its plea anil The fairness of its
reSdeTs. Morn, perhaps. than any other business
or profession it must venture everything on its
tziGA ia tie people.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
The Power Of "a Cent.
From thc PHILADELPHIA Record

q IUlN IIIC THIIdUtIFIIId IttVUIII
There is power and potency in zone cent -
properly placed. Added to the market price per
Mound Of cotton it has lifted the trade into sud.
den prominence. European spinners are hastily
huving 10 provide against impending shortage and
stoppage of their mills, and the cotton planters
are getting more acres ready for the crop than
ever before The zone cent advance means mil
lions of additional dollars for the South. and a
still higher wave in the rising tide OF Southern
,,rc,-rc
The evening times., 1900-03-17
por..t Fire Destruction.
0From The Minneapolis Tribune.) }

II is estimated that forest fires in the State
,.s Washington have burned over areas that
y,ould have yielded 10000, ,o00. 600 feet OF lumber
or er,ueh to employ the cutting capacity OF
all the saymills in the United States for two
wears The value OF the trees destroyed, is
fnlaced at a low estimate, at Sc, ,0oo, 900.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
Proven Clearly.

From the indianapolis Ncws.)
McAisy-There's DIR. Stillson.
O'Deer-An illigant gentleman, he is!
McAisy-Has made a grea-at discovery.
O. O'Deer-Fwhat is thot same?
McAisy-That livery man is born free ana
equaI'' has no place in the constitution!
O'Deer-He must have read il clean troo!
The evening times., 1900-03-17
4 Parting Shot.

From the Indianapolis Press.)
tNo.'' said the proud beauty, Il could never
learn 20 love YOU
..'Tken.' said the rejected and rude man. Il
may suppose that settles me. Ii you couldn't,
ore else could
Turning on his heel. he strobe away in the
The evening times., 1900-03-17
Rack Action,

from the indianapolis Jcurnal)
''Wadt i Lenten discipline, Uncle Obed'
''Lcntcp discipline i attempting to make SONG
body else give up bad habit and finding out
that YOU can l."
The evening times., 1900-03-17
CURRENT HUMoR.
a Grass Offence

(From the Chicago Pcst)
s'IIc usyilted nc said the legislator.
"IndeedT' returned the pain citizen. offered
YOU money, I suppose
''Oh, it wasn't that. replied the legislator. an
underestimate my price
The evening times., 1900-03-17

We venture TO presume that all Repre-
sentatiees and other statesmen who are
personally interested in the results of ap-
preaching conventions and elections, are
dutifully sporting shamroeks today. Old
General Scott was not the only human
being who in Presidential year loved the
sweet German accent and the rich Irish
The evening times., 1900-03-17
An IItiniatunl.
~ Irdi.,anoTis Jonrn.l)

CFrom the indianapolis Journsi0
Mr. Dopps Dopps your new froek is ;fa;i-
ing on the ground
to IoId il Up until get silk pettIecat.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
rne Essence of Meanness.

tFrom the indianapolis Press
'sWhat sort Of fellow is Bobbers IN a sociai
con. he is one Of those IDIOTS who would sas
sweets 10 the sweet when he was passing the
pickles j lady Of uncertain age.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
A Definition.


From the indianapolis JournaD
ssWbat's 4 souvenir, Aunt Ann?
..Ob. it,. anything you keep so long that !on
co,-t remember where you got II.
The evening times., 1900-03-17

Taylor 10 Appeal again.-The latest
news from Frankfort indicates that Taylor
the usurper is preparing to again appeal
to President Mckinley 90 hold him IN the
office OF Governor with Federal soldiers.
Taylor's militia appears to have deserted
him. and he Is thus left without adequate
military support. 1t is believed that his
appeal TO Washington will be of no avail.
Mr.. Mckinley, it is thought. is entirely
too well satisfied with the political condi-
tions in Kentucky to interfere. The
threat OF the Taylorites to send a delega-
tion to the Philadelphia Convention hos
tile to Mr.. Mckinley appears TO be hav-
ing no effect on the party managers for
two reasons The first is that the Tay-
lorites could not make their threat good.
The Hanna machine nominated TAYLOR and
the entire ticket. and the Hanna machine
continues stronger in Kentucky than the
TayIorites are. Without Hanna Taylor
and his hapless crowd never could have
been nominated. The other reason is that
the Hanna machine confidently expects TO
have the electoral vote of Kentucky count
ed for Mr. Mckinley if the national election
in that State is held under the Goebel law
and the Presidential contest is so close
as to make the thirteen votes of Kentucky
necessary to Mr.. McKinley's reelection.
WHY. then. should Mr.. Mckinley or Mr..
Hanna care anything about Taylors
troubles? The general opinion is that
they very greatly prefer the present con-
dition in the State, with the prospects
favorable to Taylor being compelled TO alb
dicate, to intervening with the iron hand
of the Federal Government and so incens-
ing the mass of the people of Kentucky
that they would give the State to the
Democrats by such an overwhelming ma
jority in November that the House would
not be sure to count the Bluegrass electo-
raj vote for Mr. Mckinley. And the Ken
tucky Democrats seem bent on playing
into the hands of the Hanna counting ma
chine by refusing to repeal or in any way
modify the Goebel law. 1t is believed that
the men in control of the Kentucky De-
mocracy are in about the same mood as
the Louisiana Democrats who sold out tho
Presidency in 1876 for the State offices.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Western Uneo,;ur,.-pormon =

Western OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gov
ernor Stone, of Missouri, Vice Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee has
come out in an interview warning the
faithful to beware of the insidious
approach of the goldbug. Governor stone
thinks he discerns a movement to
take the party organization out of the
hands of its present managers and again
put it in the control of the auriferous
Eastern element. 1t is believed Governor
Stones outcfy is due 10 the quiet move
ment now being conducted by Carl Schurz
and others to induce Grover Cleveland 10
formally endorse the party as 1t now stands
with the osteneible view of Strengthening
the Democracy in the East. Nobody pre-
tends to believe that Mr.. Cleveland's en-
dorsement would do the party >zy good in
the West On the contrary if he should
come back TO the fold il is not doubted that
his re-admission would DO positive harm
in the West and in some sections OF the
South. II is also considered doubtful
whether he could be of any material as
sistance in the East. From this viewpoint
tllt CUutluSlOU Is TtdSOIdDlt 0ONSihoi
Stones warning to the faithful to keep
sharp lookout for the goiGbugS IS really
a protest against CIeve,snds re-adnission.
Recent Developments in Missouri show that
the old Cleveland element there is again
getting into power. Former Congressman
Dockery has "cinch' en- the nomination
for Governor. His success means that the
Hon. David K. Francis will again be in
control of the party machinery in Missouri.
With Francis at the helm Stone will be rel
egated to the rear. This then, is what
Stone is fighting now Ii is not thought
that he is at all uneasy about Bryan The
Stone opposition in Missouri cares not who
is nominated for President. Their sole aim
is to unhorse Stone and get the party or
ganization of the State in their hands so
they can more surely regain control of leg
islation at Jefferson City. Stone hopes to
checkmate them by raising a lusty cry
against Cleveland and the goldbugs. But
Missourians in Washington declare that
Stone has permitted the DOckery movement
TO get too much headway. Dockery's nOm-
ination for Governor is practically assured,
and Stones fate is sealed. 1t is thought he
still will be influential in the national
councils of the party but that Francis in
future will run the machine in Missouri.
The evening times., 1900-03-17
Farmer Wilson's Expenditures

The Department Of Agriculture is presided
over by the Hon. James Wilson. of Tlma,
Iowa He was born in Scotland. and prides
himself on being a practical farmer. With
characteristic Scotch sturdiness he has won
a reputation considerably more than any
other member of the Cabinet for indiffer
ence to popular clamor. From a statement
of the expenditures Of the Department just
issued the admirers of the Hon. James
Wilson are panied to find that this great
agriculturist has his little foibles that show
him to be only human. He has not only
his mind on the ground as the true agri-
culturist should but he also keeps his ear
TO the ground, like his great chief in the
White House. The official statement re-
ferred to shows a remarkably large eN-
penditure By the Secretary s office for
newspaper clippings containing comment
more or less tlattering TO the Secretary OF
Agriculture Here are a few of the pay
ments on this account for last year: Feb
ruary %. Chicago Press Clippings Bureau.
S3O37: March IL. same concern, SlS-03
March l6 Burrell's Press Clippings Bu-
reau. S7J.9S: March l., Aliens Clipping
Bureau. sl6; April %. Chicago Bureau,
sIOS6: MAY IS Burrells Bureau, S6S.2i;
Nav "a Chicago Bureau. $3.50, June IL.
Aliens, SIC; June 20, Chicago Bureau.
S2lI2: August s. Aliens. S24; September
-. Burrell's. S5.5S. This makes the respec-
table total of s29463 for press clippings
covering a period of eight months for
which your Uncle Jim Wilson makes the
Government pay the freight
The evening times., 1900-03-17

in the district OF 81 Cloud \ widow named
~igalard Was working ia field Her goat
large iuc animal. vas grazing little way cH
along thc edge oi the adjacent woods, "Ee" S''-
denly 4, ,.o;f =pf.rg Ger tH- domestic miib pur-
vaycr. Bv some curious hazard the goat h..'e
have raised her bead az tne same H'ineht. I'L
the head II the wolf Caught between ner horns
ans could not be Withdrawn EdCh ahlhdl
p.Ilied in a different direction, ana t1e Boise OF
The S+rr,erIe attracted NINE >iG1lards attention.
Psrsivzrd from rear ard excitement. tae woman
could not utter word NOE call for Help. For
t1ir,g tety neighior happened Go pass He seized
tie VOLTS hird legs, while the widow stabbed 1t
in the ,ide until it WIS killed. Tie goat since
it> adventure has been effected With kind Oi
y Nitr-' tauge bCt the widow ~isal1rd sercEeiy
"a ,Vpted the premium ot l5h francs given u those
who Kill q wolf. How iau,h ~ tais she gave to
her kind ueighbor The French writer does not
tell
There i, a Berlin man who Is The proud posses
ser of q t.mericce which j. considered to be tie
most nHlvelous piece ~ mccnsrism that human
.siH ever rut together. SAYS the 'New York
Herald. Ingenuity and hvman skill have been
brought into operation. EitH the sesHt thdt
,,.,l, ss. L.eu Constructed which measures less
than one qlarter Of an inch IN diameter. or & one
Win thp face of about the size OF AFge-sizcd
- or raiI The case j. made OF the very bnest
ii gold and the whole watch Weighs it-s thah tNo
,,,siDs Troy In Troy weight % iiAt- ~ grams
10 make an Ounce and twelve ounces CONSTITUTES
- -, : 7,;8 grains are contained in pound
mis- wonderful piece Of mechanism weighs only
o.s.s ssNth }art oi a pound. - great curiosity
,yas this midget CoH-ideIcd ttIt is owner paid
~ as cg Tor h and be- would rot sell it for twice
fbaf suorrl TAa numerals on the face are IN
Arsbic ard il tie bands were put esd to end they
,yo,d rot measure GvC-tvrnty -feurJhS oi an inch
iS Iereth. the large cHe being 'c. than one
;.,,t1 anil fitc small one less than one-tweifth
Cf an inch long. II has besides. just as The or
d;,Srv watch ~ ricck q second Indicator, which
;s about as large in diameter as the small hand
Is long. and tie hard OF this ser'nd inaiestor Is
- tLan one-sixtccnth al an inch in length.
Tho numerals here are also in Arabic. but are
en.rravcd In red g. BE- more easily diSccrnibic.
Tie work, and bands are made ct the finest ten
ncrcG siprl and are set throughout IN diamond
iIins N il constructed on the most improved
plan, being wound Ly The stem and set hy plB
ipr thc stcYa cut a short distance.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-06-06

The Oceanic steamship Australia,
Lawless commander, from San Fran
cisco, arrived in port and hauled along
side the Oceanic wharf at about 7:45
o'clock this morning, six days and IA
hours from San Francisco, with 40 cab
in and 40 steerage passengers, together
with 43 bags Of mail. The Australia ex-
perienced moderate to light winds,
northwest to east. Nothing of interest
transpired during the voyage.
No one, with the exception Of the
port physician, the pilot and the Gus
tom House and Postoffice representa-
tives were allowed aboard. Upon ar
rival at the wharf the steamer kept six
feet off, according to regulations, and
the passengers were then allowed
ashore.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-06-06
NOTICE..

TO Our Engllsh.Speaking Friends:
he Chinese merchants and residents Of
the Hawaiian Is ands, represented bv the
Undersigned, ,eing DESTROYS of pr vidlng
for their sons a thorough and compreheI.-
sive education in Eng ish, raised in pledges
from August to December, surficien, funds
10 justify them in Undertaking to ere,
commodiCus buildings for thi, purpose in
Kamakeia. The contract was let ard the
main partially comp etec, when the plague
| oroke and interrupted the w,k. AS YOU
| we'll know, our country men have besn the
greatest sufferers from this epidemic and
| the fires COM ected with 1t. Con equently
| those who generously subscribed tow ara
the school enterprise, being called upon to
donate large sums for the re lief their
fellow-countrymen who have suffered
severely from the fire, find themselves UNI
able to fulfill their pledges at pr sent. The
m AID building Is now On the p int of com.
pletlon, arm the ,ontrac' himself home
lie S, Is In great need of his money.
In this emergency, and be au we be.
lieve you recognize that our motives IN
undertaking TINS enterprise were phllan.
| Ihropic, our object commsnddbe che,
and that we are in no wise at fault for the
straits in which we now find ourselves;
we therefore solicit such contributions to
our present needs as your bsnihcence will
allow. Send all c,sh or pledges to Wong
KWai, Box 9s4, Honolulu.
Very respectfully yours
WONG KWAl.
| CHU GEM.
1851 l.. AHLO.