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a CIty of Sieges.

tiitiG inc NfN fork hrf-lc-J
Herat j. the fifty Times hesicgCd city. u the
Sicgcs are accurately counted, the result Is fifty
two. Il was the capital 90 FimuT; 10 was fought
Tor by the MohammedSns. by the PCTSiIus. by
the Ameets Of Kabul, and there was always 40
Amecr al Hc5st anxious 90 regain his pltrimouy.
The years when UCIat hss rot seen fighting have
been rare. and Hcrat Is very old town.
During the prescat t-utgIs ID has hCCU uu-i.c.
ccsSfuly hcSieScd in ISL and iofS by the p,rsdrs
and taken by ,hem Ia 1856; roCaincd by Dcst
MOh3mmcd. AmCer OF kabul. IN IS6S, lost hy
him 20 an Anccr ol Horat and IcE-.uod by Hahu
in lss. under the present Amcor, A5durrahu,lu
Khan.
And why is Tcrat 1.-THE key 20 Iuda." " hen II
IS -ltu.tcd i'm the extreme northwest OF AfEh1ujs-
tan, nearly COO miles as the crow flies. from t,s-
Indian frontier Because HCrat is the c0Utro,liu.
point Of the approaches 20 the only two Ulsscs
into India that are tT4yCrsCd by railroads
One highway, that goes eastward from HCrat
keeps south OF the iIiudO1 kEsh aud REACHES
kdbul. whence there is a short route through
hahi,s pass 10 Peshawar Here tat PC>llUlD
comme lces one OF the important railways %
India, a great trunk line. as it connects at Ia
hOrc lCr all points in the ladiau pcuiuSult
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
The Latest snakr story.


ION nc NcnTiI~ SClnlJ3r.)
One day last week Mr.. Berry and Miss Caldwell
Of Sioux City. his niece. were strolliug along the
river bottom east of The houss through a beautiful
natural grove, when al! at once they discoN
cred by the warning whirr Of hundreds OF
horny tails that they were in the midst Of
congress OF rsttiesnakes that seemed to be IN
session a. a committee Of the whole for executive
business. Mr.. Berry happened 20 have a spade
in his hand. and with il laid about him wig
orOusly right and left. Miss Caldwell assisted
with club. When the battle was over they
counted 2j6 dead rattesnakcS and has As MANY
blue racers. 4 great many Of the snakes had
as high as ervcn r3ttles. They were an eAtraor-
dinarily vicious lot, and instead Of attempting 10
escape came sayagely az the intrudcrs and fought
doggedly until the last one vas eXtpminated
The rattles, which VIII fiji an ordinary cigar
box. they cut of End prize very highly as me
mentos Of an exceedingly perilous position.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
Incompetent lIuIc Drivers.


From thc NCE"E, Scjmirar)
Any SoUtAerner could have informed the Gi.fsn
Governments that uaCuDuCr white man u-icr-
taxes 90 handles mule hC is houud 90 come TO-
grief sooner or later. There is DO affinity hc-
tween them. But between she American negro
and tho mule there is a subtle understanding
which is beyond the comprehension of the Cau.
casian. Il - a kind % telepatiy. and a sineuIi.
feature Of the case j. that the familiarity tH,:s
crECEdCrtd never brrCd- contempt oa either ~idl
The mule takes no liberties with lis drSkv drive
and he never losts sight Of tha fact THAT tlr
seeming mceSnc-s Cd his charge Is as little 20
be- trusted as the quiei.ue 0f a cOten-m1uth
m0CCasin I'M coil. The relation between tlcu
is Jhac OF armed neutrality Both are con-
stantiy on the aler, and the animal will no
more presume upon the Hodding OF the driver
than the driver upon the air ~ peaceful u,edi-
tdtion which Is the distinguishing Characteristic
Of the animal IN repo-c
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
BRYANT WILL GET HIS MONEY.
Resignation Of Nebraska's Insurance
Commissioner Agreed Upon.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 1.-The chaotic
state which the administration Of Ne
braska insurance affairs has been in for
six months or more is at an end Re
comfy the Supreme Court held that the
new Weaver Insurance law was unconsti-
IGtiOnal, the effect being 10 relieve In
surance Commissioner Bryant. appointed
by the Governor. under the new law. from
the care OF the Office This was a victory
for State Auditor Corn~i' who was still
maintaining a rival insurance. DEPARTMENT
under the Old law
A compromise has now been effected
whereby the auditor agrees to allow the
claims for salary Of Commissioner BRYANT
and his assistants. the commissioner in
turn pledging 20 make no effort 20 secure
rehearing OF the case before the supreme
Court.
The Attorney General has decided that
the funds appropriated by the Legi Stature
are available for use by the auditor IN
administering insurance affairs. the same
as by Commissioner Bryant under the
Weaver law Nr- Bryant viii turn his
records over TO The auditor tomorrow re-
oeiye the salary warrants for himself and
assistants and retire frCm office
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
FIREBUGs ACTIVE.
Incendiaries At work in Il Ncw Jer-
seN IoNn.


FLEMINGTON. y. j.. Jan. 1--Frighten-
eG away from Three Bridges by detectives
and night wajghmen. the inceuJiaTies who
repeatedly tried 60 burn the town are now
working I'm Pennington Two buildings
have eIready been burned and the citizens
are worked up 20 fsrvor OF excitement
Saturday night tho large barn belonging
TO Assessor Charles Alpaueh was destroyed.
with its contents, including lot or poultry
The live stock was rescued. The fTc5ugs
started she flames in the hay NOW.
II Is now n certainty that the large pot
terry plant which was destroyed on Wednes-
day night was fired by iHcCndidTies. The
authorities are working upon the theory
that il is the Three Bridges gang Of FIRE
hugs The fires in Three Bridges occurred
just one month ago. an. All OF the cGnda-
grations were started between $50 and s
O'Clock in the evening.
a reward of $500 has been offered by the
Fire underwriters Association, which viii
be increased by the citizens Of Pennington
and Three Bridges. The residents OF this
place expect more and large cOnhls era tons
and are preparing for al emergencies.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
eUAY's NEW RESIDENCE.
The Citizens Of West Chester Want
Him for Neighbour

WEST CHESTER, Pa. Jan. THE
proposition made on behalf OF Senator NJ. 5.
Quay to purchase the Stephen Darlington
property here, to be occupied as his perma-
ueut residence, has started the politicians
90 talking. and the Republicans in this sec
ton are hoping that the deal viii De con-
summated. and that the Senator viii make
his home in this place. II is said there are
fair prospects OF the purchase being made.
The property Is one OF The finest IN this
place and the Republican workers will
welcome Mr. Quay with open arms If he
comes here. II is stated that II be gets The
place extensive imp-Ovem znrs viii be made.
and that he viii remove his extensive IL
brary here entire il is now scattered
through several States.
Mr.. Quay has large number of friends
among the Republican leaders hege and VIII
be given a royal welcome to the healthy
borough
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
a Monument for Betsy Ross.

(FrOm the Army and Navy JoumaLl
The American Flag House and Betsy Ross
Memorial Association has in twelve months by
the sale Of IO-cent certificates OF membership
raised Sl5,25o toward the fund for the purchase
and preservation Of the birthplace Of Old Glory
and the erection Of a suitable national memorial
IN honor OF Betsy Ross. Upon the roll of honor
the names Of 100000 people have been recorded as
members Of this association Twenty-Five thou
sand dollars - the total sum required. The as
ISOLATION has secured the legal right TO erect a
suitable monument over the grave of Betsy Ross
IN Mount MoriSh Cemetery, Philadelphia from
her descendants who hold the deed 30 the family
lot
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
China'a Long Bridge
From the Newcastle rErg.I Oh.

From the Newcastle IEEgl chronicle.)
The longest bridge in the World is Sc is re-
corded, the Lion Bridge, near Sangang. ia China
IL extends 1--WE and one-quarter miles over an arcI
Of Tie yellow Sea, and Is supported BY 800 huge
stone arches. The roadway is seventy feet above
the watSr. and is enclosed IN an iron network A
marble lion, twCnty-One feet long. rests on the
crown Of each pillar. The bridge xas built al
the command Of the Emperor Keing Long
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
Two Kinds of American Wheat.

NFiOm NNNiN MaSaHihe.D
Tie wheat grown in the United States Is Of
tWG general kinds One is the Old-fashiOucd
pi~mp-kerucl winter wheat grown through all the
Central and southern States; and the other Is
the hard spring whcat-thc scotch Fife and the
Blue Stem OF Minnesota and the two DakOtas
for many purposes the best wheat grown I'm the
world and the kind that has made the fame Of
Minneapolis -four For the season Of 1879, the pro-
duct OF the hard, spring, wheat sections Of the
country viii amount TO upward OF go. 900. 900
bushels. about two-ffths Of the entire production
OF the Jfited states
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
Pigiron ana Houiron.


Negroes are sometimes very original in their
dealings with white men," said the foreman Of
North Memphis iron foundry. "a couple Of ne
groes were unloading pigiron for zie the othcr
day, ard as II comes in pretty goOd.sizCd chunks
one chunk is a heavy load. One Of the negroes
came to a lump which was twice the Jsua, size.
being Two chunks that had run together. He
stopped work the minute he caught sight Of IT,
" What are YOU stopping for" I Yelled. Pick
it up"
he, but when IL comes 10 hogiron. 1 quits 4"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
CURRENT HUmoR.
AIadc Wim Feel Potter

tFrora STRAY S,orios-y
Johnny t-obtire) docs 10 really hhhrTt you
G" whip me mammal
Na-lcs, my soui very much more than il
hurts you
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
EngIand's Enormous neht.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat)
highlands national debt viii probably be in
creased SlOe000,O00 BY the war with the Bocrs
The debt at present is nearly $, 900. 900 600 n
The year lsl6 II 81 500 900 COO Since 1883 The
reduction Eas been $3.50 000. 600 II the British
sin, the gold mines will furnish an indemnity
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
QuerN
VltEs
ON the Dnlnlh HeraldN

From the Duluth Herald)
Why should ship subsidy bill be passed wnen
every shipbuilding yard in the country on beth
the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts, is over
whelmed with commissions for new vessels? The
men who are having these vessels built are not
expecting subsidies.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01

Frcn Puck
AIRS. Fialhout--Yes. Bobby; all these bcautifu.
silk dresses Of mine come ,Iom poor, little. in
s--s.IftaIr worm.
i'obiS F'ashont--Yes, mamma; and papa is the
worm, isn't he2
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
What "a l..

tFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealcr-)
Wule-Pa what's IN altimatum:
Pats q demand for something "I cans have
,--- lo-t F-btiug Tor 10.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01

The matter Of the cession OF Denmarks
West Indian possessions to the United
States is again brought TO public attention.
through a despatch from Copenhagen,
which alleges that Danish representative
is on his way here TO assist the movement.
For reasons, this particular story needs a
grain Of salt on its tail. 1t is stated that
the emissary's name is Christmas. which
IS probably cable sender's substitution for
Santa Claus. Our friend the King would
hardly send that character over here, I'M
less he meant TO make us a present OF the
islands and put them in our stockin=.
Obviously il is late in the season for such
action. But even il we have to pay. we
ought to take over ST. Thomas, and qarticu-
larry Santa Cruz, if only to hear the howl
Of horror that would go up from the New
England rum districts.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01
Grosvcnor Losing Ground-RcDr

GrOsVcnOr Losing GrOund.-Rcprc-
sentative Crosvenor OF Ohio viii not be a
delegate from the State-at-large to the
forthcoming Republican National COnven-
ton. This statement was made last night
by personal friend of the Ohio Congress
man TO a Times reporter Neither wlI
Mr. Grosvenor make The race for district
delegate In the language of Mr.. Grosve-
nOr's friends. the Representative from the
Athens district viii have his hands fulI
fighting for a denomination to Congress
next summer. II Representative Dick
would step aside there would be no uues-
ton about Grosyenor's election as delegate
to the National Convention from the State
AT large, but this Dick viii not do and
hence Mr.. Grosyenor must remain at home.
The four delegates from the State at large
will be Foraker. Hanna, Nash and Dick
For the past two Congresses GrOSYenUr
has had quite a fight to secure his renomf-
nation, and this time the prospects for his
denomination are darker than ever His
county organization is in the hands OF his
enemies. and the word has gone forth that
a younger man must represent the district
in the Fifty-seventh Congress. The
Athens district is composed largely OF
miners, and the head OF the miners organ
izatiOn, is said to be ambitious to come
to Congress. Ii is this state Of affairs that
has caused GrosvenOr TO so soon look after
his fences and refrain from making the
fight for either delegate-at- large or dis
trict delegate TO the Republican National
Convention.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01

Herod died. is conclusive evidence that.
when one comes down 10 dead cold fact,
this is the first month Of 1895. whieA goes
to show that President Mckinley was a
premature birth by three years
But then there is no reason why affec-
ton or chronology should weep over lit
tie thing like that. Whether the present
year ought properly 30 be labeled 1850, or
1896. matters not There are people here
aud in other countries who have rot be-
gun to think of touching the threshold OF
the Nineteenth Century yet Senator Hoar
for example. is still in the Colonial period
OF the Seventeenth. and hardly up to the
light of his times at that. His friend
Aguinaldo exists in the Paleolithic age.
whatever its date was-perhaps about
22S0co B. c. And then there is his other
friend Dom Paul. who swears that the
earth is FIAT and that negroes are without
souls. We should put him down as OF
a5ou, \. d. 1892, If not of an earlier vint-
ase.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01

lFrou Brooklyn Lije)
II, De VOW fsuily physicisnE'
''Nel-cg-u0; hes our family C.ui~tisa Scion
Isl 90
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-01

The approaching retirement OF Mai. Gen.
Wesley Merritt is likely 20 be followed by
an incident which will be greatly depIored
by a great majority OF the American pco-
pie. T. will give the Administration a
chance to reward Otis who is senior brig
adler general. for his service 10 the in
fuerce that made and has maintained him
a. Goyeruor-Generalo Of the Philippines %
tue continual disgust of the American
press and public. But it must be said for
Otis that. while he has been failure in
al other respects he has properly carried
out the programme prepared Tor him in
Washington ON ne occasion of a conference
at the White House, to which many more
or less covert illusions have been made
in various newspapers The nomination Of
Otis as "a major general viii probably lead
10 discussion Of things hitherto kept un-
der the rose. which may he as interesting
to the Administration as they surely viii
be to the public
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Again we are compelled to come around
TO the conclusion that the Beers do not
know their business. For several days
they nave been firing shells loaded with
plum pudding into Ladysmith and with
comparatively little effect This shows that
Kruger's ordnance officers are as bad as
those Of the British intelligence bureau
As they are supposed to know all about
the latest explosives they have been crimi-
nally negligent in not securing some Of the
red canisters. loaded with Algcrite IN pulp
form. such as blew up while the Alger Re
lief Commission WAS in session About
three shells OF this destructive would com
pei Whites surrender We Judge so. be-
cause the principal mortality in the Span
ish war was caused by the same explosive
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England has not hesitated to seize Ger
man steamship loaded with officers aud
men for the Boer Army. Now we shall
have another chance to see how far TIE re-
ports Of an AuglO-German understanding
is rsther improbable that the Kaiser would
be greatly pleased TO have his soldiers ae-
tive in pulling the Russo French chestnuts
out Of the FIRE. to mis- and his allys detri-
meut ia South Africa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
THERE II No SUCn WORD Az
RETREAT, BOYS; CHARGED"
Mckinley Forty Years Ago and To-Day
Has The Same Principles.

There is no such word as retreat
boys; charge"
These words were those of Mai. Nc
kinley nearly forty years ago. They pic
ture the character of the President Of
to-day as Of the soldier of 1862.
Thomas O'Callahan, with one eys
blinded and one ear closed to sound for
ever by bullet wound received under the
national colors at Gettysburg, is now q
resident of Fort Collins. He served
through the war with distinguished Draw
cry.
II served under President Mckinley
in 1868 and have met him frequently
since. Every meeting brings back to me
one of the most patriotic expressions that
ever passed the lips OF a soldier. A par
ty of forty men under the then Maj.
Mckinley went on scouting duty. They
were perilous times then.
"All went well until we reached the
top Of hill and unexpectedly ran into
body Of 'Johnnies' numbering between
300 and 400. They we're in ambush,
drawn up in firing line and awaiting our
approach. Our first knowledge of their
presence in the ambush was a volley
which brought down our three front foury
Of horses and men.
"'Retreat" our captain shouted.
There is no such word as retreat.
boys: charge" came a second order, this
time from Maj. Mckinley. who, drawing
his sword, dashed ahead, followed by ev-
cry one of our men except those who had
given their lives to the cause. The enc
my were completely astounded and at our
charge retreated in confusion"
Before we started on this scouting
expedition we were ordered to take three
days provisions. had sack of pound
ed oats on the pommel of my saddle.
After the rout of the enemy / turned
the oats out to feed my horse. and found
fifteen bullets in the sack. My horse was
wounded, as was Mai. McKinley's, and
his sword hilt was cut to pieces by bull
lets. Maj. Mckinley laughinsly called
attention to it, and at the same time
complimentiny his men on their bravery.
remarked:
"'You have done me great favor,
boys, and il it ever lies in my power. I'D
reciprocate.'"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

much later date for the sole purpose Of
justifying the extension Of slavery into
the territories.
Consent Not Necessary.
The parallel between what Jefferson
did with Louisiana and what is now be-
ing done in the Philippines is exact. JEFF
ferson, the author of the declaration Of
independence, and of the consent Of the
governed" doctrine, saw no incongruity
between this and the establishment Of
government on common-sense grounds
in the new territory; and he rallied at
the sticklers for an impossible applica-
ton of his principle, saying in language
which at the present day applies to the
situation In the Philippines without the
change of word, though it is acknowl-
edged thar our new fellow-citizens are
as yet as incapable Of self-government
as children, yet some cannot bring them
selves to suspend its principles for sin
gle moment" He intended that ulti-
nlately self-goyernment should be intro
dueed throughout the territory, but only
as the different parts became fit for it
and no sooner. This is just the policy
that has been pursued.
FiIipinos on Basis of Indians.
In no part Of the Louisiana purchase
was complete self-government introduced
for a number Of years; in one part Of it,
the Indian Territory. 1t has not yet been
introduced, although nearly century
has elapsed. Over enormous tracts Of it,
including the various Indian reserva-
tons, with territory In the aggregate
as large as that Of the Philippines, the
constitution has never yet followed the
fag;" the army officer and the civilian
agent still exercise authority. without
asking the consent of the governed"
We must proceed in the Philippines with
the same wise caution. taking each sue
cessive step as 1t becomes desirable, and
accommodating the details Of our policy
to the peculiar needs Of, the situation
But as soon as the present revolt Is put
down and order established. 1t will I'M
doubtedly be possible to give to the isl.
ands a larger measure Of self-govern-
INIT than Jefferson originally gave Loui-
siana.
Florida Got Like Philippines.
The next great step in expansion was
the acquisition Of Florida. This was
partly acquired by conquest and partly
by purchase, Andrew Jackson being the
most prominent figure in the acquisition
1t was taken under President Monroe
the aftertime President John Quincy
Adams being active in securing the pur'
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chase. AS In the case Of the Philippines,
Florida was acquired by purchase from
Spain, and in Florida the Seminoles, who
had not been consulted in the sale, re-
belled and waged war exactly as some
OF the Tagals have rebelled and waged
war in the Philippines. The Seminole
war lasted for many years, but Presi-
dents Monroe, Adams and Jackson de-
clined for moment to consider the ques-
ton Of abandoning Florida to the Semi
noles, or to treat their non-consent to the
government Of the United States as valid
reason for turning over the territory to
them.
Texas and Alaska Were Accessions.
Our next acquisition of territory was
that of Texas, secured by treaty after it
had been wrested from the Mexicans by
the Texans themselves. Then came the
acquisition OF California. New Mexico,
Arizona, Nevada and parts Of Colorado
and Utah as the result of the Mexican
war, supplemented five years later by
the Gadsden purchase.
The next acquisition was that Of Alas
ka. secured from Russia by treaty and
purchase. Alaska was full Of natives.
some Of them had advanced well beyond
the stage of savagery and were Chris
tians. They were not consulted about
the purchase nor was their acquiescence
required. The purchase was made by
the men who had just put through tri.
umphant war to restore the union and free
the slave; but none of them deemed 1t
necessary to push the doctrine Of the
consent of the governed" to a concur
sion 50 fantastic as to necessitate the
turning over of Alaska TO its original
owners, the Indian and the Aleut. For
thirty years the United States authori-
ties, military and civil, exercised the SUI
preme authority in a tract Of land many
times larger than the Philippines, in
which it did not seem likely that there
would ever be any considerable body of
white inhabitants.
Hawaii Disproves Danger Idea.
Nearly thirty years passed before the
next instance of expansion occurred,
which was over the island Of Hawaii. An
effort was made at the end Of President
Harrison's administration to secure the
annexation of Hawaii. The effort was
unsuccessful.
In a debate in Congress on Feb. 2,
1894, one of the leaders in opposing the
annexation of the islands stated: "These
islands are more than 1000 miles distant
from our extreme western boundary. We
have a serious race problem now in our
country and am not in favor of adding
to our domestic fabric a mongrel popu-
lation (of this character). Our eonsti-
tuition makes no provision for colonial