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The evening times., 1900-02-08
DEMAND FOR COAL IN FRANCE.
Bright Outlook for Introducing
the American Product.

Consul Skinner. writing TO the State De
partment from Marseilles. says:
The report which reaches me to the ef-
feet that the Inca is loading with American
coal at Newport News for the MaTseilles
market indicates that the information
which / forwarded to the Department
on December 2S. 1898. may yet lead
to happy results. When the question was
raised last year Of the possibility OF intro
ducing American coal into this market. the
freight charges seemed TO offer an almost
insurmountable obstacle; 5ut it appears
improbable that this difficulty will con-
tinue. if American miners determine to Sc
cure share of the Mediterranean trade.
The coal commonly sold here is poor in
quality and high in price This is always
true. and especially so OF free burning soft
Goals and anthracite. Quality alone should
give the American product considerable IA
vor.
THE present ObseTyat tions are prompted
by the abnormally high prices Of coal in
the French market and the hope that the
facts may instruct the American trade.
There is at this moment in France a coal
famine attributed TO several causes. among
which are the strikes inaugurated and
threatened among the French miners. the
withdrawal of British miners from the col
lieries TO join the army, the demand in
Great Britain for domestic coal for manu-
featuring and emergency purposes. and
the great demand for coal in France
to supply manufacturers who are rushed
with hurry exposition orders.
Thousands of French operatives are
either out of work or working Intermittent
~ because of the coal scarcity and the
burden to business is such that there is
talk of repeating the duty on coal until
the stringency is relieved
The syndicate price for coal last year
al Marseilies, was SOL free on board. The
local port charges. cUstOm-house dues anl
lighterage amount to S5 cents per tor when
delivered TO vessels in port. The syndi-
cate price for inland trade is higher as The
various charges. including duty amount to
about S10S.'
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be coupled with it, and supported by all
the power of an enlightened public opin-
ion. especially in the transition years,
while the criminal population is consti-
tuted as it is at present. A chance must
be given the man who wants TO be honest.
and the children of the poor must be res
cued from vicious surroundings and
brought up under conditions which are at
least healthful from a physical point of
view. In many cases vice is due to physi-
cal causes which can be removed by
healthy out-of-door life; the experience of
street waits .transplanted to the growing
West proves that. If a man steals only
from need he will not steal when he can
earn his living; and if he is given proper
training and opportunity for number of
years, there may be developed in him
sense of self-respect which will keep him
strictly honest and veracious. There is
that much reason in the extravagant
theories of certain humanitarians. If wise
Legislation can weed out inherently de-
praved men and women from those who
are merely unfortunate, and perhaps no
worse than ninety-nine out of a hundred
human beings would be in their circum-
stances if il can then get rid of the enor
nous burden of protecting itself against
able to give proper opportunities TO those
who would like to behave themselves if
they could do it without starving
The evening times., 1900-02-08
THE AMERICAN VIEW.
What Has England to Do With iEs
Nicaragua Canal.
CFrom the New York sum

tFrOm The New York sun
Regarding the relations between the United
states and Great Britain on this continent the
points Of American policy first 20 be kept IN
mind, asserted, and maintained are these:
America holds that the Clayton Bulwsr treaty
died 10y Great Britain's own hand. and the prog
re>s Of events utterly fcrbids i,s rcvyihcation
This theory, asserted BY ysriou, American states.
men, is built solid ground The building of
the Nicaragua Canal ard the control ct it, MOI.
imaginary but acutd, practically subjects
for negotiation between the United states and
Nicaragua.
To the north of the United sta;c,. 10 moving
OF the Alaska boundary line is to be- thought ot
ss concession our part there in return ior
concession elsewhere on Great Britan- pant. We
ask for nothing that is not ours. and we give
nothing of what Is ours
- much for what seems certain.
IT, under the present circumstance, the
American view j. disputed, it, >oundne>s can
be made clear TO all by the inclusion of Mica
rsgus, with NicaragUs's approval. a. State of
the onion Such transaction, if il he necessary
to the construction Of American IsthlBus Canal
is 4 necessity Of our national progress and we'll
la
The evening times., 1900-02-08
ANIMALS IMPORTED BY CUBA.
The War Department Reports the
Number Received Mt Havana

Number Received Mt Havana
The War Department made the state
ment today that the total number of do
nestle animals imported into the port OF
Havana during the year of 1899. was 315.-
46S The animals were divided as fol-
lows: Bulls. 1857: COWS. 16.S95: calves.
7.279: steers; 245. .666: horses. 4.190: mules.
1865: donkeys, 129; sheep. 1925; swine
50, ,O21; goats. %; other animals. 1893.
OF the 271 201 Of bovines imported dur
ing the year il is estimated that about
113,357 were imported for agricultural pur-
poses. 220 of which were imported during
the month of December for breeding pur-
poses. 1t is estimated that 81 459 of the
fetal bovines imported came from the
United States. and that 1S6. as came from
ether countries.
During the year 1899 there also entered
the port of Havana from ports in the ISL
and of Cuba 1914 vessels of all kinds. Of
a total gross tonnage of 262. $50; and sos
vessels Of all kinds of total gross tonnage
of 355. 5.951 cleared from the port Of Havana
for ports in the Island of Cuba.
During the year 1899 there entered the
port of Havana 3.4SS vessels of all kinds.
foreign and coastwise, of a total gross tom
mage Of 3,421, ,S44 tons, and 1928 vessels of
all kinds. foreign and coastwise. of to-
tai gross tonnage of 1896. .393 cleared from
Havana for other ports.
During the year 1899 there landed at the
port of Havana from points outside of the
Island of Cuba 46.0S2 passengers. of whom
%, ,301 came from the United States, 16, 260
from Spain. and 1923 from other countries.
During the year 1899 there left the port
of Havana for points outside of the Island
of Cuba 1920 passengers. of whom q. .090
went to the United States. II, 1856 to Spain,
and 31S4 to other countries.
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A SILK MILL FOR SUFFOLK.
The Proposition Of ~ NcVv York Con-
Germ Considered.

SUFFOLK. Va. Feb S.-A movement
whose incipiency augurs much that is good
for the material development of Suffolk
was inaugurated last night. It was done
by an assembly Of representative business
men who came together and discussed
plans looking to the establishment Of per-
manent association whose objects shall be
to encourage the investment Of foreign cap
ital and to otherwise promote the towns
commercial interests.
Mayor r. L. Brewer, jr.. James l.. Nc
Lemore. George l.. Barton. E. L. Folk and
the chairman were named a committee on
constitution and bylaws.
A committee of eleven was appointed to
investigate the business standing and
methods of a silk company which made
proposition 20 establish a branch plant in
Suffolk. provided $50. 900 worth of stock is
subscribed locally.
B. b. Dumvilie a local capitalist, who
has already donated a site of two acres
and valuable privileges, presented TO the
meeting the proposition Of the Liberty Silk
Company. of New York Incorporated under
New Jersey laws. and which has branch
plants in several States.
The proposed corporation. should 1t ma
terialize. will be called the Nansemond Silk
Company. with capital of S4OO, coo in SlO0
shares. SlC0 Geo TO be preferred stock pay
ing s per cent dividend. The objects of the
corporation are the weaving, printing dye
ing and cleansing of silk cotton. and 9TH
CT fabrics; the preparation. manufacture.
and sale of the same materials and the
transaction of all business necessary and
Incidental thereto If the plans are car
ried out a building about 200 by 400 feet
is to be constructed for the plant. and about
eco oDpratiyes will be hired
The evening times., 1900-02-08
THE NAVY TO TEST THORlTE.
An Experiment which May Reyoiu-
tiOnize Snip Constructions

snip
The ordnance experts OF the navy will
today make an experiment which may rev
olutionize armored ship construction and
reverse the present ascendancy OF arraor
over projectiles which has resulted from
the incessant competition between the gun
and the protection in the navies of the
world.
At the Indian Head Proving Ground an
S-inch plate has been set up under condi-
tions resembling as nearly as possible an
actual ship section with its protective
deck and flooring behind the armOr This
structure is to be attacked by a 5erni-ar-
mor-piercing shell from a 19-ineh rifle
with a charge that viii perforate the
plate.
The shell is to carry small charge OF
the powerful new American explosive.
thorite made from the formula OF DR. Tut
tie. OF California, whose compound. II the
claims for it's properties are sustained,
will be of incalculable effect on the con-
duet of war.
The army made sorne experiments with
thorite at Sandy Hook without scnsa-
tional results, but naval officers VINO have
had some experience with the terrible
stuff are extremely curious regarding us
tremendous possibilities. They have found
it so inert that a red-hot poker can be
thrust into a mass of il, and it may be
hammered to pieces without exploding. IL
detonates, however. with the greatest ease
by fuse. and under such circumstances il
is as destructive as nitroglycerine..
II 2 reasonable amount of such an eX-
plosiye could be projected through heavy
armOr plate and made to destroy the con-
fined interior of a ship. its far-reaching
effect would be inestimable in naval prac-
tice. The inventor of thorite says that
this can be readily accomplished. ard 10
demonstrate whether ii is feasible or rot
the ordnance experts have prepared for
the new experiment. They have selected
shell which they are satisfied can be made
to pierce eight inches of Harveyized plate,
and Dr. TuttIe undertakes to explode
enough thorite in the shell after il passes
through the plate to destroy the protective
deck. flooring and other material repre-
senting the citadel of the ship. NaTal ex-
perts yet have not been able TO find a pow
erfuI substance that would not be exploded
by the tremendous impact Of the she'll on
the plate.
The evening times., 1900-02-08

The treaty which Secretary Hay and the
Right Honorable Lord PaunCefo.e have
submitted to the United States Senate
amounts 10 this That in exchange for
formal remuneration by England OF the
Clayton Buiwer Treaty which Eng-ard
violated and vitiated forty-five years ago.
America will bind itself
Fi~-.-To build. maintain. operate, ard
police the Nicaragua Canal at an original
cost OF Si40. .OOO. .C0e more or less.
Second-To guarantee its neutrality in
time Of peace.
Third-To guarantee its neutrality n
time Of war, even if ii is itself engaged in
war.
All Of which being interpreted. nearing
that during any war in which England
engaged (eyen against the United Statesl
England. as the great naval power OF the
world would control The canal which
Amer l. ,vnsuucted and paid for. but
may neither fortify nor defend in any
emergency.
The Hay-Paunce -ote Treaty has teea sub
mitted to the Senate. and will. in the ti'st
instance. be passed upon " the Committee
on Foreign Relations. made up as folloNs:
CJ-SHNAN X DAVIS If Minnesota.
WILLIAM p FRYE Of Maine
SHELBY N. CIILON of Illinois.
HENRY CABOT LODGE OF Massachusetts,.
CLARENCE ID. CLARK of Nye ming.
JOSEPH b. FORAKER Il Ohio
EDWARD .. NOLCOTT - Colo ado.
JOHN 7. MORGAN OF Alabama.
JCHN ". DANIEL cf Virginia.
Ai1Gt ST : o. BACON ot Georgia.
lERN ANDO ID. MONEY Of Nissi-.i ippi
Il is for tkese gentlemen 10 advise tte
Sase.e whether it is best for America TO
ac1 the Little Breeches" which in ioyial
compliment to Secretary Hay Lord
Pancafcte has 50 kindly provided against
las Frs. public appearance as a worll pow
er. The result viii be interesting.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
THE DEATH OF A VETERAN.
Colonel Benyard. an Army Engineer
Exnires in Nexy NorI,

SOtonef Benyaru. an Army Engineer,
Expires in New York.
NEW YORK. Feb. S.-Col w H. Ben
yard, Corps of Engineers U. S. A., died
yesterday at the Audubon. Thirty ninth
Street and Broadway. He was a West
Pointer. class of 1863 He assisted in the
construction of the defences of Pittsburg
and the fortifcation of Portland Harbor,
Me.
In 1864 he was engineer of battalion,
Army of the Potomac, in the constructing
a bridge across the Rappahannock He
was on the staff of corps commanders in
various battles on the march from the
Rapidan to the James, participated in
General Kilpatrick's raid toward Rich
mond, and assisted in throwing pontoOn
bridge across the James. He saw active
service in the siege of Petersburg and in
August, 1864, was brevetted captain for
gallant and meritorious service during the
campaign before Richmond. He was bre-
vetted major for bravery in April, 1865,
and was put in command of the engineer
company at West Point. In 1866 he was
appointed assistant professor of engineer
ing at West Point. He became lieutenant
colonel in 1869.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
Cuban Society.
(From Scribner's Magazine. }

Vt IVII VII''IlVI 1H'5"1.IIlV'I
Americans generally have the idea that in the
old days the most brilliant social element in
Havana were the Spanish officials and their suites
wish they could the horrible little out
houses in which six staff officers and their fam
lilies were supposed to live at the summer palace.
Ii would serve 10 accentuate their mistake. As a
matter of fact the social circle of Havana has al
ways been made up of Cubans; Cubans with
Spanish titles Gust Canadians have English
ones), and Cubans without titles, rich Cublns and
poor ones, but always and pre-eminently, if not
exclusively, Cubans. From the Captain General
down Spaniards were strangers and foreigners,
who might or might not be admitted to these
sacred precincts according to no law whatever.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
TRADE CATALOGUE DISPLAY.
A ConsuI's Plan tn Increase Demand
for american Goods

4 have received large number Of cat
alogues and price lists from manufactu-
rers and merchants in the United States.
writes Consul Dudley from Vancouver 10
the State Department. so far as l have
been able. | have brought them to the at
tention of dealers in this vicinity. Some
time ago the idea occurred 10 NE Of dis
playing these books in the rooms of the
Board of Trade. l therefore wrote the
president Of the board offering to send the
catalogues and price lists to the rooms Of
the board.
Il have received letter from the sec
retary in which he infOrL me that the
board has voted to receive the catalogues
and have them arranged so that the mem
bers can easily consult them. BY this ar
rangement. all the prominent merchants
in this vicinity are in a position TO see and
consult these catalogues without the trou
bic of visiting this office for that especial
purpose.
Il hope this arrangement will result in
an increase of the sales Of American goods
in this market
The evening times., 1900-02-08
PENSIONS FOR CoNFEDERATEs.
south Carolina VIII Modify the Pres
ent state Laws.

ent state Laws.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. S.-The increase
in the number of approved applications for
the amount going to each pensioner that
the Confederate veterans have practically
taken the whole matter of pensions into
their hands.
When years ago i. was first decided to
give pensions $4,000 was voted for this
purpose and it was adequate for several
years. but so many more pensioners got on
the rolls that the Legislature voted $780,
coo for the old soldiers and their widows
This has now become insufficient. pension
ers getting only from S25 to $50 year
Last summer at a convention of Con-
federate veterans a committee of three
was appointed to draw a pension bill to
be presented to the General Assembly.
making radical changes in the system and
taking the matter out of the hands Of
county officers and politicians. This has
been done the bill favorably reported in
both houses and it will probably be passed
without change.
Under this law the pensioner. if man,
must have been a soldier or sailor in the
Confederate service and resident of South
Carolina for two years: must have lost
leg or arm or received other disabling
wounds, and neither he nor his wife have
an income of $3.50 year, or he must have
reached the age of sixty and neither he nor
his wife have an income of 500.
Soldiers widows who have never remar-
ried and who have not an income of 800
each are eligible for pensions.
The sum of at least 100000 must be an
nually appropriated for pensions. Those
who have lost both legs or both arms will
receive So a month; those who have lost
one leg or one arm will receive Sc month.
Widows receive Sc month. All others en-
titled to pensions receive 81. If the
amount appropriated is insufficient those
of the first class shall be paid in full and
the remainder prorated among the other
pensioners.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
An Earthquakc-Proof Palace.

tfrom the New York JournSt.J
There is now being built in Chicago 4 mod
ern Aladdin's palace Like the enchanted home
OF the ancient Chinese magician, Tor Aladdin
was a Chnaman you know. il l. TO be carried
to the Orient and set up in 4 night almost.
The Mikado has rubbed his wonderful lamp-o;
wealth-aud summoned the geni, who in this
case are modern American geniuses OF mechanics,
10 do his bidding. lie will give this new Crea-
tiou. which is 10 cost S5.0O1O00, TO the Crown
Prince Of Japan. II i to be a more wonderful
structure tian the palace 0i the old fable, for
while that disappeared as suddenly a it came,
between two suns this modern palace Is expected
to last as long Japan's sNcred mountains.
In the first place. as already stated it is to be
earthQuake-proof To accomplish this it will
be framework OF steel. steel pillars and
trusses, steel towers and floors, steel walls and
roofs.
The evening times., 1900-02-08

The business community of Louisville
is greatly agitated over the loss of trade
due to the unsettled conditions in the
State. Buyers who generally resort to the
city at this season of the year are going
to other markets. The Beard Of Trade has
issued statement denying that there is
violence or disorder anywhere in Ken
lucky outside Of political headquarters.
But proclamations will not prevent com
merce or capital from avoiding places ex-
POSED to revolution. and the Blue Grass
Commonwealth will have to learn tu elimi-
nate Winchesters from it's mountains and
dirks and pistols from social life in its
plains and valleys. before it can hope to
be classed with places safe and pleasant
for the transaction Of mercantile affairs.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
Strength of the ROer Army.
1Ernm The Chicaen NamsA

IFIVIiI -NNNHI
j. b. Robinson. a millionaire mine owner. says
the Beers have not over $4,000 men in the field
and that the mobility of their forces gives mis-
taken idea of their strength. Ii is certainly dit
hcult to believe that they have many men as
the English give them credit for in order to ex-
plain England's i'll success against them. Mr.
Robinson says that the Beers learned the art Of
fortifcation from the Basutcs and that their
fOr1ifcatiuns are made in the shape of the letter
S. which prevents raking fire. The Beers are
demonstrating the value OF irregular horse. as we
did before them in civil
The evening times., 1900-02-08
What Followed.
(From Inc Ohio State Journal.

(From Inc Ohio State JOurnlL)
TIE prisoner before the bar Of justice was
changed with having stolen a dog. A darkey
witness was being examined.
..you say the defendant passed the yard and
whstlcd to the dogf' interrogated the attorney
'tYes. sEh, replied the witness.
''Thcn what2''
'Den what?
.'Yes. You say the defendant passed the yard
and whistled to the dog Then what followedY''
''Oh. Wy de dog oh couTse?''
The evening times., 1900-02-08
InteruntionaI ideas.

Trom the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
.1t's funny about the hardware on that open
door isn't itY''
'.HO-- s0?
many.
s'What does the Gar Think:
..He thinks there should be steppes in it,
.sIIow about Franeef
France wants to be the concierge
'stnd John Bul?r
Gle wants il Of English OAK.
"And Uncle SAM
ali le asks tor Is an opening"
The evening times., 1900-02-08
A Ne,y. SneciaIfY.

(From the Cleveland Plain Desler.)
We've got a new man on the staff. )"
whats his specaltyT
Exercising his imagination on runaway au-
tomObile stories"
The evening times., 1900-02-08
CURRENT HUMoR.
No Trouble.

(From the New York PreSs9
'.Its hard to be poor" sighed the seedy pcssi-
mist.
That's queer" replied the ragged optimist.
GIVE always found it easy enough"
The evening times., 1900-02-08
4 Coveted Privilege.
From Tit.Bits.)

lFrOm III-DIIs.J
Manager-Well, have you the programme All
6xed for next Mondays cOncertf
Assistsnt-The programmes all right but there
another row among the artists.
Manager-WhF are they quarreilinG about now
Assistant-AbOut whose turn il IS To be too III
l..
The evening times., 1900-02-08
Iucredihte
n the Philadelphia Press.9

From the Philadelphia Press.]
McJigger-Thats the biggest lie he ever told.
Thingumbob-What? That he came all the way
from Pittsburg in ten heursY
McJigger-That wasn't. the way he put it. lie
said he came "clean' from Pittsburg.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
The Reward of Endeavor.

(From the Chicago Tribune.)
''Still' said the old friend, who had called to
converse with the venerable sage, ''in your ad-
yancing age it must be great comfort to know
your fame is secure.
YES replied the aged scientist 81 am told
there is new disease and Scent cigar named
8,
The evening times., 1900-02-08
Circun,yenticn.
(From the CL;raco News.)

Hixon-You are the only i ever heard OF
who started ont 10 build house for 81 900 and
actually succeeded in finishing it within the limit.
How do you manage it,
Dixon-oh that was easy matter. had my
architect draw up plans for -, 900 house. SeeG
The evening times., 1900-02-08
Disinterr,ted Humanity.

(From the Chicago News.l
Lady-Wby did you have that boy arresiedf
Baker-Why. he throwing stones at poor
cat.
Lady-How cruel. I am glad to see that you
are so humane.
Baker-Yes One Of the stones broke my win
dow.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
MarIssmanship in Battle.

(From the indianapolis Press.)
The fact that most of the artillery practice in
the Transvsal war has appeared so ineffective on
both sides need surprise no one. 1t is we'll
known fact that on average only one bullet
out OF 500 fred in battle strikes home.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
That BAD Small BON.

From the Ohio State Journal.)
Most of the stores in the remote business
sections of the city are constantly annoyed by
children of the neighborhood coming to the door
and asking for cards. empty boxes, and similar
articles The clerks are, OF course, down on the
Youngsters and the warfare never ends. The
other day small boy poked his head in the door
OF a West Side store and called out:
s'Say mister, got any empty boxesF
mo- said the clerk, not very politely.
'tGot any cardss'
'No."
''Got any slmanaesT
'No"
.'Got any empty bottles"'
''Na"
''Got any senseY
''Noi-yes = no yes you miserable little
wretch" and the clerk few at his tormentor,
but the latter had fed.
The evening times., 1900-02-08
The IrrepressibIe Irishman.
: (From Puck.)

s'More Irish, prisoners" said the general to
Kruger.
This mar be an English ruse to gain control
of the government" sighed the willy Dom Paul.