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The evening times., 1900-06-02
Pensions for Authors.

a pension scheme is under discussion in
England 1t is proposed that the Incor-
porated Society of Authors shall support
their brothers in need. Mr.. Israel Zang-
will is said to be the only English novel
list of note who opposes the plan He
says:
Great authors should be supported by the pub
lie at large and little authors not at all"
Mr.. Zangwill loves an epigram as a cat
loves cream, and this appears to be an
other one. But epigram is not always ar
gument, and this is & matter in which
cold reason seems 90 be needed. 1t will be
generally admitted that great authors are
not always recognized by the public as
great, and some of them have to spoil
their work in order to keep the pot boil
ing There are also instances Of great men
who. after performing incalculable sery-
ices to the race. have been forgotten and
left to starve in their old age. Walt Whit
man is said to have lived during his last
years on the charity of his friends. and
few men have been so inspiring and stimu-
lating force to their generation of writ
ers as was he. 1t was not what he did. so
much as what he was, that counted. Whit
mans work will not ne universally popu-
lar for some time to come, if at all, but
his rugged vitality and fearlessness. his
warm. generous, large-molded humanity.
have been an inspiration to other writer's
who possessed what he lacked-the sense
OF form and style-and have helped to
make modern American literature what il
is What is to- be done with a man like
Whitman, or Poe, or John Howard Payne?
They were not little men; and the public
did not support them.
Tammas HaggArt's scheme OF a home for
poets was about on a level with many of
these plans for the benefit of authors. II
VIII be remembered that Tammas' idea
was that poets. being an irresponsible and
reckless lot, should be carefully governed
fed, and kept at work, and made TO live
the moral and regular lives which thew
would have eschewed If left to themselves
He thought that good deal of waste Of
energy, time. and talent could thus be
saved, and the world would not lose prioe-
less lyrics because the poet could not be
coaxed away from the saloon. OF course.
Tar1mas was an extremist. but his plan
is really only slight exaggeration of that
which many excellent people think ought
to be followed in the treatment of genius
They want to pin genius down to a GER
tain regime, and have him go to church
every Sunday. and to an Office every week.
day at nine in the morning. and they
would prefer that he should die decentIy
OF some respectable complaint, attended
by the county physician anG the rector OF
the parish. rather than in : garret, with
only some faithful comrade who has stuck
to him through various reverses The
homes which they would like to establish
for decayed literary men would be curious
places.
Still. 1t seems as If the Survival of the
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EMPEROR WILLIAMS GIFT.

The Saengerfest Prize Awarded by
the Kaiser Is Duty Free.
Regarding the admission free Of duty of
the Saengerfest prize given by the Ger
man Emperor. Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing OF the Treasury sent yesterday a letter
to Collector kidweil at New York. Of which
the following is a copy:
AT the request Of the German Ambassa-
dor at this Capital. made through the Hon
oTable Secretary. OF State, you are hereby
authorized To admit 10 free entry. under
the provisions Of paragraph 612 Of the act
Of July "a. 1887. a case containing a prize
OF honor sent to-this country b. His Ma
jesty the Emperor OF Germany. IN com
memoration of the nineteenth national
Saengerfest and hftieth anniversary OF the
foundation Of the Northeastern Saenger-
bund OF Brooklyn. provided it shall appear
that the article is wholly CT in part metal
lie. and received and accepted as an honor
airy distinction"
The evening times., 1900-06-02
THE CAVES OF MoKANA.
CnTerns in the Congo Containing
Jany Natural Wonders


(From the Philadelphia Record)
Captain Cameron. on his journey through
Urua in 1872. heari OF the cave Gwellers n
the districts Of the headKaters Of the
Congo River. but in spite OF all the efforts
he made was unable TO discover them.
News comes now from Brussels that Lieut..
Lecn Cerckel, Of the Congo State troops,
succeeded in locating these caverns. Ac-
cording 70 a report published in lie
Movement Geographic" these caves are
situated in the mountains and hills which
surround the valley Of the Lufra, a tribu-
tary Of the Lualaba- The Luira falls down
az Djuo over a rock some I20 feet high,
whence il flows through a rsvine Of from
400 10 500 feet deep, surrounded by steep,
rocky mountains.
In a distance Of about ten miles from the
Duo fall are the caves Of Nokana- Al the
caves are situated in the rocks. Some OF
them are two miles and even more in
length. and most OF the mare inhabited
by savage tribes. Lieutenant CeTckel says
that they are absolutely dark. but Lot
humid, and that at least several thousand
people dwell therein The fres which
smoke, which made a close investigation
impossible. Cerckel succeeded only in en-
tering some Of the caves after he had pre-
sented the chief of the tribe with large
Quantities of colored cotton prints and
brass goods. and even then he was soon
compelled TO leave the district with his
companions. as his life was threatened by
the saVageS-
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WAR EXPENSES DECREASE.
Treasury Reports show "A Reduction
of SzoO.OOO,OOo for the ear.

According to statement issued yester-
day by the Division of Bookkeeping aud
Warrants Of the Treasury Department.
the receipts Of the United in the month of
May amounted to SIS. l66, ,O5322. being de-
rived from the following sources: Customs,
S17. .S96.573-2S; internal revenue. S23. $751;
1854; miscellaneous. s3.90s. 1890. The
receipts for the current fiscal year amount
ed TO s5i7. 7.553 1854 against s469. .069 .S29.99,
as compared with the preceding year.
The expenditures for the month OF May
amounted to $40. .351 .523.36. and for the cur
rent fiscal year. sf54 ,21s. 1857, as against
1913. 1Os.y72.64 for the corresponding period
OF the preceding year.
There has been a falling OF in the item,
War Expenditures" of nearly $1eo. Geo.
900. since July 1. 1893, as compared with
the amount spent for the same purpose in
the same period of 1893.
The National Bank Fund deposits during
the month OF May amounted 10 $297, ,695,
whereas the redemptions reached the sum
OF $2.444, 1880.
The evening times., 1900-06-02
CUBAN TRADE INCREASING.
Reports show N Great Augmentation
of Imports and Exports

The Division Of Customs and Insular AZ
fairs. OF the War Department. made the
statement toGay that the total value OF
merchandise. gold, and silver imported
into Havana during the three months end
ed March 81 1900. show an increase OF s5.-
Sl9-2Sl over the same period of 1899. The
statement was also made that the total
value Of merchandise imported into Ha-
vana during the month of March. 1906 was
Sf.3S3. .226- The further statement was
made that the total value of merchandise
from the United States during March, 1900,
was nearly as much as the total value i'm
ported from all other countries combined
The imports by countries during the
IiOnth OF March. 1900, were: From the
United States, sI.770. .754; from the Argen-
tine Republic, IS $50; from Colombia,
South America, 81. .2sS; from Ecuador,
$lO.Z5S; from Honduras. s26- $40: from
Mexico. $191. .S3S; from Peru, 81. IA; from
Porto Rico. $134.s74: from SaDto Domingo
S42; from Uruguay, sl41 .977: from Venez-
uela, 500. 719; from Austria S14 $50; from
Belgium. S25.3 .355: from Denmark. $3.50;
from England, S59Z SIC; from France, $270.-
10: from Germany. $17s.e35: from Hol-
land. s35, 1S9; from Italy. IS SS02: from
Norway, s27. .s63; from Spain, $7s1. .S97;
from Switzerland. 81 1893: from China, 81
9o7. and from Japan. IS, 60e
The imports for January 1899. were $4.-
4O4. .259. fer January 1900. Sf543. .5s4: for
Febt Iary. 1899. 81 S7f es5. for February,
1860. Ss.30s ,SCs: for March 1899 50 ga2,
0S3 and FOR March. 1900 81 333 no
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Circulation Statement.
The Trust Amendment Farce.

After the ridieule 10 which they have
been subjected by their own organs. on the
subject Of the campaign trick amendment
10 the Constitution proposed by the Re
publican leaders in The House of Repre-
sentatives. We fancy they are not sorry
that it was so promptly squelched yester-
day.
We have not heard the last of this
highly amusing effort of the men who are
owned by the trusts to ruin anc destroy
their masters But il is not to Republican
organs and orators that we need to look
for references to the dead squib in ques-
tion. The machine spellbinderx will be
only too glad to leave it alone. Should
they have the metallic face to point with
pride to the effort the oil, steel. sugar, to-
bacco, rum, and other trust men in Con-
gress to chop Off the tentacles Of the oc-
topus with a constitutional amendment
so framed that not a State would
accept it, they would be driven from the
platform with the laughter which is
equine, in the remotest village OF Petit
CREWS native Yapland.
The amendment episode is one which
Hanna viii be sure 20 order his campaign
sponsors to avoid; but it will not be avoid
ed by Democrats. II makes too beautiful
g deadly parallel. by the side of trust legis-
lation. and the violation of the Constitu-
tion by the Administration and its trust
creatures in Congress- for that Indeed,
finer background for a few remarks on how
Mr.. Mckinley was forced to abandon his
plain duty and work for the unconsti-
tutional taxation Of Porto Rican domestic
trade would be hard to find
The evening times., 1900-06-02
The PaIlessen guse
% L. Editor ot - Times:

To the Editor Of The Times:
Doubtless many viii read the account of the
trial ard conviction Of Palessen, the wife murder
er, and rejoice that speedy justice has been meted
out to one who, in their eyes is a human fead
Now have rever seen the unfortunate man and
know nothing about the case except the inforna-
ton given in the papers. Neither have / SYM
patty for o,le who deliberately takes human life.
But, evidently, there eNtenuating circlln-
stances connected with this case which have not
been sufficiently considered by the Jury
II would seem hardly reasonable that a hard
working man who had been habituaily kind TO his
.amiiy should deliberately murder the mother OF
his children unless, at the time he was under
gong some terrible merfaI strain A few wears
ago lawyer in a Western town was found 10
his office maniac. The published account saws
He WAS very poor. He had no money TO buy
iood and was too proud TO beg Hunger drove
him I7sd Z"
The writer is nsither LAWYER nor doctor
but oi those who have passed through series
Of trials One OF the most severe was a period
OF priyation which lasted many months. Hunger
was silently borne until the mind became almost
unbalanced When reading the account Of Pal
lessen was forcibly reminded Of the strong al
most irresistible desire then had to give vent
70 my pent-up feelings by striking some one a
terrible blow. l am not given to fits of passion.
neither then had the least feeling Of anger but
my brain, not receiving the needed nouriShment
seemed to have become almost uncomfortable
felt strong desire to do violence to myself
seemed sometimes as if l could hardly restrain
myself from so doing. However. ] passed through
the terrible ordeal and succeeded in keeping my
self from doing any harm TO anyone else or to
myself. shuoder when / think what might
have been the result had not controlled myself
by force OF Wiz, but had sought momentary re-
lief for my breaking heart in the manner l have
described Poverty sis accompanied with other
trials than those OF hunger. and only those vino
hsye passed through a season of il can form any
idea how heart-renGins some of those some
times are, especially 20 sensitive nature Be
cause / have passed through il, / look upon srch
that of Pallessen with very different feel
ings than those which the many who never
passed through similar experience. l will ven
ture TO say that if phe twelve men who sat on
the jury and returned verdict Of murder against
him, had once passed through such an experience
much afhuence, butsvhere it is punished as a
crime to ask for piece, of bread they would
have found a different verdict and one in har-
nony with the testimony of the physicians.
Washington, May 81 Z. o. K
The evening times., 1900-06-02
Republican Apathy

Nfrom the New YORK Evening PoSt)
While all Republicans accept the nomination 81
Mckinley for the Presidency by the Philadeipaia
Convention inevitable. there is a great lack Of
enthusiasm for him among the rank and ale Of
the party this time Republican who recently
returned TO this city after spending several weeks
IN northern county Of the State was much i'm
pressed by the signs Of dissatisfaction which he
encountered. He spent hours every pleasant
day IN walking and in riding horseback. and
whenever he found chance he fell into CONVEX
sation with the people. lie is a shrewd politician
and easily succeeded in directing the tafk in scb
a way as 10 learn how the men whom b.. nat
felt about public affairs. To his surprise and d.
appointment, he often found hesitancy and Doubt
regarding the intention Of voters who supported
Mckinley four years ago, The prosperity arst.
men; docs not count for 50 muCa as the Rettih-
hcan managers have expected and the trust
argument operates against the party 70 An ertent
which they have not anticipated '.Prosperitvg''
said one farmer I'VE farmers arc not anv bet-
ter on than ne were. What we sell briags no
higher prices while the thir-,s We have 10 buy
cost more bought ten pounds OF nails yester-
day. and / had TO pay 80 cents more than they
used 10 cost SSfore there was a Nail T7lst .
There may Be prosperity for the trusts said
another man. but | am not getting any Of IL
In fact. I'm worse of than / was for the trust
has shut up a factory here. for which I used 20
drive team" The visitor found this feeling
prevalent enough 20 cause him no little disquiet.
The evening times., 1900-06-02
LOSING IT'S PRESTIGE.
French Language Not studied as Ii
Formerly Was.

ttrOm the London Telegrzph)
IS French losing ground abroad. that Is
TO say, is it being less spoken and read by
educatet people on the Continent Of Eu-
rope Gnd elsewhere than was formerly
the czsr This is question which has
from tiIae TO time given rise TO interest
ing disc .ssiop, and certain lamentations
lately uttered by a Partisan review have
brought il once more rather prominently
TO the front
There is no doubt that during recent
years il has met with formidable rivals
The tongue of united Germany is more
studied than il was in the old DAYS. and
various enterprising nationalities OF the
smaller kind are bestOWing more atten-
tion on their own language and literature
than they mad had the opportunity OF do
ing for centuries All this may be readily
admitted, and nothing could be more nat
uraL The immense facilities now giving
to travelling, the enormous expansion of
international trade and the impulse which
the nationality movement has received
were all bound to lead 10 this result.
The evening times., 1900-06-02
DEATH OF MAYOR ROWE.
Fredericksburg, Va. Loses Its Chief
Municipal Oficer.

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. June May
or A. P. Rowe. who was attacked with
grip about a month ago and had been con-
fined to his home for the past two weeks.
died yesterday Of heart trouble. He was
conscious until within a few moments Of
his death. Mayor Rowe had many strong
traits Of character He had served this
city in many capacities. having been eoun-
Gilman. member of the Legislature and at
the time OF his death was its mayor. which
Office he had filed for FIVE terms previous
to his reelection May "a last for another
term Of two years.
Mayor Rowe was born In Spottsyiyania
county, November II. 1877, but was
brought to Fredericksburg by his parents
when only five years old. so that he had
resided in this city for nearly eighty
years. For over fifty years he was a mem
Der OF the Baptist Church OF this city
Mayor Rowe was a forcefui writer and a
fine Latin scholar He was one of the
most charitable Of men
His widow. who was Miss Almedia
Gayle. OF this county. survives him If
he had lived until today. Mayor Rowe
would have been married ffty-fye years.
Mayor Rowe was the father Of Capt. NJ
3. Rowe. former recorder and councilman.
former member of the Legislature and
captain OF Company X. Third Virginia
Regiment, during the Spanish war: J. =.
Rowe. member Of the present city eoun-
ell; A p Rowe. jr. collector OF the city
taxes and OF the Free Lance" newspaper
and Alvin t. Rowe, all OF this city. He is
also survived by two brothers, Rev R. s.
Rowe. Of Union Bridge. Md. a1d E. C
Rove. of this city. and two sisters. Mrs
Mary A Luck. Of Stafford, and Mrs Val
entine Brown. of Richmoad.
The funeral will take place from the
Baptist Church this afternoon at o'clock
The interment will be IN the city eeme-
terry The city hali has been draped IN
The evening times., 1900-06-02
THE PEAT BoGs OF CANADA
Thousands of Acres of Fine Fuel in
Efhe Dominion
(Fron the Buffalo Fxpress1

CFrom the Buffalo Express)
The best authorities say there are 100. =
600 acres of undeveiOped peat bog in On
tariO. principally In the countries OF Perth
Welland. and Essex. The largest area lies
in the County of Perth, eight miles north
OF the city OF Stiatford, on the Grand
Trunk Railway Here is a swamp of 70, :
coo acres, with a depth OF peat bog that
varies from foot TO twenty feet.
The process OF manufacture IS as fol-
lows: The peat is cut and air dried. after
which Ii is puiyerized By being passed
through a picker, and automatically de-
posted In hopper. which feeds a steel
tube about two inches in diameter and
fifteen inches long The pulyerized peat
is forced through this tube by pressure
and formed into cylindrical blocks three
inches ID length and almost equal in den
sity to anthracite ccaL The fuel is nom
friable and weather-proof by reason Of its
soiidity and the extreme glaze impaired to
IL by frictiUnel ccrtact with forming dies.
The inherent moisture OF the peat is re-
6uced TO u per cent of the mass In
weight II compares with coal as follows:
Eighty-three pounds per cubic foot Of peat
equal seventy-three pounds Of bituminous
or ninety-three pounds of anthracite coal
1t is claimed for peat that il is superior
to coal in its absolute freedom from sui
phur and the absence of smoke, SCOT, dust.
and ciinkers during consumption. In
great measure this solves the problem of
furnishing a cheap, clean, uniform and re-
liable fuel for all domestic purposes, as it
is equally serviceable fer CRATES stoves.
cooking ranges. and furnaces, giving a
long, bright fame and intense heat almost
from the moment of ignition 1t has been
tested in locomotives with excellent re-
suits. showing that the thermal value of
100 pounds of peat is equal to 95.15 pounds
OF coal 1t was also tried at the power
house of the Metropolitan Street Railway.
Toronto, and gave great satisfaction. The
heat produced was much greater than that
of the coal. but it was per cent deficient
in lasting power. 1t requires but little
draft and burns best in shallow firebox.
The machinery used in manufacturing
peat fuel is not expensive and requires
but little attention when in operation.
The evening times., 1900-06-02
THE GAS WAR IN CHICAGO.
Company Refuses TO Accept the Con-
tract for City Lighting.

CHICAGO, June 2.-President Billings.
in communication 70 Mayor Harrison.
states that the Peoples Gaslight and Coke
Company will not accept the contract for
the city lighting drawn according to the
order passed by the council two weeks
ago. This action Of the company has been
expected. as the council authorized
amendments which were not in accordance
with the agreement reached by represen-
tatives of the city and company during
conference held in the mayors Office in
December
All negotiations were based on the prop
osition that, in return for concessions
made by the company. the city would not
attempt to withdraw its recognition of the
company and of the rights and franchise
exercised by it, and should not harass or
annoy il by threatened litigation. II is
hinted that the action of the council has a
hidden purpose.
The evening times., 1900-06-02
SMALLPOX IN THE srEERAGE
A Ham mburE-American Liner Detain-
ed at Quarantine

QUARANTINE. s. l.. Y. Y. June 2.-The
Hamburg-Anerican Line steamer Preto-
ria, from Hamburg. BouIogne, and PIym-
outh. which arrived this morning. is de-
tanned at Quarantine with one case of
smallpox in the steerage-
The patient is c. Wolf, a Russian imri-
grant. aged twenty-seven years, was taken
sick on May q and was promptly isolated
in the shiS's hospital. II is aot believed
that o-aer cases will develop. The steam
er Is detained. pending an examination OF
the steeTsge passengers The patient. In
the meantime. will be transferred to North
Brothers Island. The Pretoria brought
123 eabirs and /. sos steerage.
The evening times., 1900-06-02
FAILURE OF ASTRONOMERS.
Spectrum Observations of the Recent
Eclipse Improperly Managed.

CHICAGO. June 2.-Prof. Henry Crew. Of
the Northwestern University. who has just
returned from viewing the solar eclipse
al Griffin, Ga, says that all spectrum OBJ
servations, by which it was hoped to set
tie the chemical and physical constitution
OF the sun. were failures.
he explains that the eagerness Of SCI
entists TO get the most perfect results led
70 the use Of too powerful instruments.
and the light was so scattered that it fail
ed TO make the expected impression on
the Photographic plates The latter were
all undereKposed- They showed, when de-
Yeloped. only the most intense lines, well
known before. and failed TO give any data
Tor new results Prof Crew says the ex-
perience was the same wherever observa-
uons Were taken
The evening times., 1900-06-02
A Bold Buccleuch.
(Frem a. scottish American-A

The spirit Of the bold Buccleuch would seem
70 have descended with full force to Lord George
Scott. the third son Of the present Duke He has
been frequently mentioned IN the dispatches from
South Africa on account Of the daring deeds he
has performed and il is now announced Lat he
had the distinguished honor of unfurling the
nion Jack and running it up over the roof Ct
the Presidency al BlOemfontein. The flag was a
silken one which had been worked by Lady Rob
erts IN anticipation, no doubt Of this or similar
event in the progress OF the war, and with the
AID OF Commander FoTteseue, Of the Royal Navy,
Lord George Scott displayed the British embIer3
amid the cheers OF the soldiers and the populace-
The evening times., 1900-06-02
BISHOP THoBURN FRUSTRATED
His Health Impaired by Long Ser
vice in India

CINCINNATI. June 2-Rev W. W.
Thoburn. Methodist Episcopal Bishop Of
India. who attended the quadrennial con
ference OF the church at Chicago. is now a
patient al Christ Hospital. Mount Auburn
His wife is also patient at the same in
stitution. suffering from nervous prostra-
tion. Bishop Thoburn is afflicted with ex-
haustion Of the brain, due TO his long work
in India EnG because OF his Illness has
been compelled 10 retire from the minis
Try for one year al least
Bishop Thoburn has been the only bishop
Of the India district for the past forty
years. He and his wife have both been
affected by the climate OF the Orient.
When seen at the hospital, Bishop Thobars
spoke freely OF his condition and said
4 have returned TO this country a phys
ical. and almost a mental wreck Exhaus-
ton Of the brain must not De interpreted
as meaning the total loss OF my common
sense At the expiration OF q year. il will
entirely depend upon the state Of my
health il l viii ever resume my duties
again