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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
DESTITUTION IN ALASKA.
Distressing Conditions Reported b,
Il Revenue Cutter Officer.

Distressing Conditions Reported by
Revenue Cutter Officer
FrightfuI suffering and restitution
among the Eskimos and natives in all
parts Of Alaska are reported in official let
ters received from Government officers in
the far north. II was predicted last sum
mer that wholesale starvation would take
place during the coming winter unless
means OF relief should be devised by the
Government The Eskimos and the
Yukon River Indians suffered from an
unusual scourge of sickness, the pre-
vaiIing disease being measles during the
open season and this made it impossible
for them 10 lay in the usual supply Of
dried fish for winter use
A report received from the commander
Of the revenue cutter NunIvak. now in
winter quarters in the River Dalla. north
ern branch OF the Yukon, just below the
Arctic circle. says that the extent of the
! suferings among the natives cannot be
described for lit is simply appalling. 50
The Nunivak when she left St. Michaels
late IN the fall TO reach her winter sta
| ton before the close of navigation took
on supply of provisions to be distrib-
uted to destitute people along the way.
Ne ran day and night" says Captain
CalCWell, in order to reach points
where suffering was reported, and during
that time We not only helped the living
/ but buried the dead. which for lack Of
other means had been left in their tents
and along the river short to decay or be
eaten by dogs The quantity of supplies
provided by the Government proved alto
gether too small The supplies consisted of
100 sacks of -four. 20 pounds OF tea. 200
pounds Of sugar. 991 pounds CT bacon. and
100 pounds of bread. These were dis
tributed among 955 starving natives at
hwikpak, Pitka Point, Russian Mission
and other places between st. Michaels and
the DalIa River"
While the Nunivak was at Rampant. her
| officers heard reports that the miners in
| the koyukuk region were in a condition
of distress, and the steamer Victoria was
sent up the river with supplies TO re-
lieTe them The Victoria had no papers
on board, and she was seized by the order
OF Captain Cantwell. AS she seemed to
be bound on a mission Of life and death
| however, she was allowed TO proceed on
/ her journey.
Captain CantweII gives an interesting
account tc the effect that an Indian boy
had been accidentally shot and instantly
killed near Nulate. When the cutter
| reached there the Shaman of the tribe
had decided that the only way to make
things even was to give the boy over to
/ the parents of the one killed to be their
slave or else TO take his life They were
having a pow-wOw over the matter. and
as there was no one else to step in and
prevent murder Captain CantweIl did so.
informing the Shaman and all the rest
OF the Indians that the Government would
not allow such acts 70 be committed. that
( if the boy was guilty he could be arrested
and punished by law; that the Government
would do the Furnishing, and If anyone
else dared TO harm the boy the Govern
ment would catch him and hang him if it
took years to do it. This had the desired
effacf
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The House Of Representatives.

Referring 10 our remarks Of yesterday
on the subject CT the REINFORCEMENT
bill and the serious increase in House
membership for which it provides. 1t is
perhaps well 10 call the attention Of the
country to the very small consideration
which has led our legislators TO increase
an evil already great and obstructive Of
parliamentary business, instead OF at
tempting TO remedy It, or leaving il as it
exists.
Simply because. 10 adopt a basis OF re-
apportionment which would continue the
present numerical strength of the House
membership would cost the State of
Maine single vote in the body, it has
been held necessary TO increase a mob Of
three hundred and fifty-seyen legislators
who do not legislate, but have their func-
tions performed by small oIigarcny Of
leaders. to a mob of three hundred and
eighty-six persons. who will have even
smaller chance to achieve personal infiu-
ence in the House OF to participate in its
proceedings than their predecessors nave.
The question is. How long is this sui
cidal policy to last? The same. or
greater, necessity to cut down the mem
bership will recur with the next decen-
NAL reappOrtionment, and the same rea-
son Will be urged why no reduction should
be made Some State or other viii Re il
danger Of losing member, and probably
the delegation from that State viii be
able 10 win over a majority as was done
| IN the case under review. This time, the
increase is twenty-nine. Next time we
presume it viii he about forty, and SO on,
until IN lie course Of the century 'p0pu-
lar legislative aggregation Of approx
mately thousand is quite conceivable.
There is one point which. We are sure
would have impressed the present mem
bership Of the House Of Representatives if
1t had been made clearer to them. Il is
this: The increases Of population which
give added votes TO New York and Illinois
come from the cities. The same is true
of other States. The BurIeiEh Reaper
tionment bill therefore gives enhanced
weight and influence in Congress 10 the
large cities at the expense Of the country
districts Now, thing 10 be regretted IN
this connection IS that. with honorable
| exceptions, Representatives sent from the
cities. and ggho are supposed 10 represent
the average of their constituencies. are
not apt to compare fayorably IN intellect
| or knowledge OF national affairs, CUES
tions, or necessities with those who come
10 Congress from rurh districts. One re
mote and relatively unimpOrtant district
in Maine is responsible for the added pow
err in shaping legislation which is to be
given to the East Side of New York and
! the stock yards region Of Chicago. to the
corresponding diminution Of wholesome
country influence in the National Legisla-
| ture Without an exception that we can
think of. unless Texas may furnish one
| the members to Dc edded TO the House
viii be from cities.
The great and rapid accumulation Of
commercial industrial, and financial pow
er in our urban centres has attracted
widespread attention and some anxiety
among The American masses. If 10 that
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

The country viii be sorry 10 learn that
the gallant Spanish Vice Admiral Cervera
is fatally i'll and that his death may be
announced at any moment. Americans
long ago learned to respect and honor the
devoted commander who so heroically
rushed the feet commanded by Commodore
Schley of Santiago Harbor, under orders
which he knew meant the destruction Of
his ships and probably his death and the
deaths OF nearly all his officers and men.
When the vice admiral dies. one OF the
most important witnesses against the
ridiculous pretensions Of Sampson and his
clique Of hackers, will disappear That
also IS something much TO be regretted.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
The Memory of Napoleon.


To one who has seen Rostand's play
'.L'Aiglon," its success seems due to a
curious mixture OF causes. There are
some dramas which attain popularity
through the skill OF the playwright in
constructing situations and conceiTing
characters which give ample opportunity
even TO a mediocre company; there are
some which owe their success to the per-
sonaI magnetism and genius Of some one
actor; others. again, are successful Re
cause they happen 10 deal with some sub
1ect in which the public is interested.
The highest type of this last species of
drama IS perhaps the problem play; the
Lowest, the cIap-trap war play But
'L'AigIon" does not exactly belong in any
one Of these classes.
The play IS IN itself wonderfully fine
study of character; that is true; and the
lines are also fine in themselves. as we'll
as effective in the situations which they
are meant TO illuminate. The character
OF the young prince, harassed, tormented
chafing under Imprisonment, doubling
himself and his destiny, striving with all
MS soul TO believe that he is the worthy
son OF the father who IS his idol, is
fascinating one, and full OF that com
pIexity and pathetic contradiction Of mo-
giyes which make up Rostand's fayorite
material. II may be said OF this play
wright that he has introduced new hero
into the dramatic man who. but for the
dramatist's skin, would not seem heroic
He is the apostle OF the ~anquished. the
illumination of the commonplace.
One cannot say that the young Duke Of
ReIchstadt is commonplace. at least not
after having seen RostaHd's press ntation
Of him; but II must be admitted that no
other playwright or novelist has seen
anything extraordinary in him. It has
been generally conceded BY the world that
the sons Of distinguished fathers are apt
not 10 be brilliant. and the tragedy which
may lie IN that simple fact has not be-
fore been brought out. But subtle and
line as is the art which traces the deyeI-
opment OF Napoleon's soa. 1t is not alto
getksr this Shich makes the play the
brilliant success that il IS. Neither viii
the genius Of the TWO actresses who are
presenting It Independently account for
all the enthusiasm &iLn Rnlcu y IS greet
ed What, then, is the magic something
which diferentiates this play from other
Plays Il may be summed up in one word,
the name Of Napoleon
ANY observer Of the audiences which
have seen ..LAigIon'' must hare noticed
that the lines which thrill and move them
are those in which the glory of Ma
poIson is reflected Perhaps q more re-
variable proof Of the power Of one man
has seldom been given. The age which
felt tae direct influence of his over
shadowing personality has passed away
and before many years there viii be
few living human beings TO whom Wa
te-ioo. Adsterlitz. Wagram. are more
than names. The soldiers OF the Empire
are dead; France Is a Republic, and
stilI. eighty years after the conqueror's
death, on the Island of ST. Helena, the
very name Of him. spoken on the Amer
lean stage. thousands of miles from the
scene OF bis triumphs. among q people
never directly affected by them. has
power TO arouse the widest enthusiasm.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

In secret session, the Cuban Consttu-
tionaI Convention has decided to insert a
universal suffrage clause in the proposed
national constitution Should this Inlen-
ton be carried out the convention might
as well dissolve and go home without
further waste OF time Universal suffrage
Ia Cuba would mean the immediate estab-
hshment OF exactly such conditions as
obtain in Haiti and San Domingo, and
that is something the United States can
not and will not tolerate.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

is to be added a coincident and equally
rapid concentration Of political power in
the cities, the country places may soon
find themselves without much standing IN
the body polite, and perhaps by and by.
in the condition Of a GTiggs Territory
that IS. outside Of the country and Con-
stituuon TO all intents and purposes.
These are thoughts we'll worthy the at
tention of country members We suppose.
however that as usual, they viii do Moth
ing to protect themselves. but go on in
definitely jumping the fence after their
town made bell wethers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

The fact cannot be longer concealed that
genuine and serious war is on again in
South Africa Today's dispatches an
ncunce the invasion of Cape Colony by a
fresh column of five thousand Beers, evil
IDENTIFY aiming at a junction with De Wet
or DelaTey, and adding greatly to the dan
ger TO which Cape Town is exposed. IN
the meantime. we hear from London. that
Lord KjtcheDer's demands for heavy re
endorsements are being ignored The situa-
ton has become alarming from a British
point of view
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

Our sympathies go out to the Gould
heirs in the trouble they are having with
the small French count which they
bought as genuine article at fabulous
price, and now wish they had not Per
haps it may be a comfort to them to feel
that the object lesson in international
marriage which they are teaching
to the country Will be of great
benefit to many innocent and IN
suspecting mnIionaires and heiresses,
who, otherwise. might also be taken in
and done for by penniIess adventures of
the shady sort.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
Coming IA Phrase.
(From lie PhiIadelphia North Ame

(From the Philadelphia North American)
Secretary Root is III BE 10 discover signs
Of the JOYOUS peace that 10 accompany the
election returns 20 the Philippine He assures
the senate that if more troops are not sent
promptly We shall have 70 abandon large portions
Of tHe islands where we have been giving the
FiipinCs the best self government that Is pos
sible-'' '-Self-government' is new term for
military occupation. and the credit OF its III
vuutiou belongs 10 the Secretary OF War
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
mlsslonarIes Too Forward.

lFr0m thC DeFToIt FTce Prcss.l
Civilized nations have secured open ports in
China introduced the industrial methods Of civil-
zation built railroads and factories improved
agriculture and brought the old empire into
closer touch 10 the world from which 1t WAS so
long isolated. This process meant an awakening,
a higher conception of life and thus paved the
way TO religious invasion judiciousy and humane
IN introduced But indsereet missionaries precpi-
tated the troubles which interrupted this develop
mcnt and their gTarIitols advice to the interest
ed Governments indicates that they have not yet
grasped the distinction between preaching Christ
crucifed and trying TO take ! master hand In
things temporal
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
Trust in the People.


FfI0il LIt IlullIApOIIs NfW5-J
We think that there Is abundant reason for
taith in the people. They make mistakes ocCa-
sionzIiy and they are sometimes deceived and
IEisled Jy desuagozsucs. But in the main they
- sound and have no other desire Tor their
country than that she should be great, noble,
brave and true and ever faithful 10 the high
ideals which are her most precious treasure, and
con. pared with which all the land the globe
would be Insignificant and trihinS possession
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

There would seem to be reason for fear
ing that the digniied traditions Of the De-
par ment Of Justice are being sadly ignor-
ed in these degenerate days. In the Su-
preme Court yesterday the Solicitor Gen
eraI ventured to ridicule the public de-
fence Of cur Federal Constitution By a
great lawyer and an ex-President of the
United States. SUCH thing could rot
have happened in that forum. under any
Administration preceding the present enc.
and It should not be allowed to occur
again
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
a Pocket borough.
Urom The savannah Neus.J

IIElII IIlp HlE8flLllll NclV--J
One Of the strongest objections that have been
urged against the admission Of Arizona 60 state
hood Is that lhc Territory Is practically owned
and absolutely controlled by q few mining and
railroad Lings who desire the elevation OF the
Territory for purposes OF their own 1t is init
mated that the Montana scandal would speedily
be luulicated in Arizona
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
old Questions Revived.
Grom the Cincinnati Enquirer

tFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer)
The same questions which are asked now about
the probable duration Of the war IN the Philip
pine Islands asked HaBy times last sumue-
and the QuestIOEers we're turned away With ne
information that there was nothing but guerrilla
trouble The situation Is more serious noW. It
is easy 70 talk about var IN the abstract but
when It comes 10 enlistiHg more troops tue de
tails haEe % be considered.
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ForccastinG His Future.
- ~ 49, TrLbaas. }

-II|--la- }
johnny. johnny exclaimed the stern parent.
as he brought down tile leather strap with right
good VIII. where viii you be when sou are
I-iddle-aged man, ii You keep up your present
cundueJ.'
Il know where vou'u her qhiupcred I,funv
under his breath as he left the w6odShc,i . few
moments later, rubbing himself. But l amt
goiu' TO tell"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
SCORES UNCLE TOMS CABIN
+. HoplSinson Smith Says II Caused
the Civil War.

the Civil War.
NEWTON. Mass. Jan IF. Hopl1in-
son Smith, talking before social club
Wednesday night. after remarking that
Uncle Toms Cabin" preeipItated the war
between the North and the South said:
This book, Uncle Toms Cabin is the
most vicious book that ever appeared 1t
compares with Kennan's first book on
Russia. / could 20 into the prisons Of
the North today and write a similar b ok
The book precipitaied the war. and made,
the North believe nothing but The very
worst OF the South
We are not an inhuman people: we
are all alike; We are American. It was
an outrage to raise the North against the
South The book was an appalling. aw-
full. and criminal mistake"
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a lesson to Heed.
CFrom the Chicago Tribune.)

IfTOIH INC NHItesV IiIHuIIt.J
The Rochester horror should be sufficient to
teach lesson to the authorities Of other cities.
The greatest possible care should be taken to
see that new buildings in which children are to
be housed are properly protected against fire.
and buildings which are 50 used should be
given a rigid inspection.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
REBUFF FOR THE EXPOSITION.
Buffalo Councilman Refuse 80 Grant
Extra Police Funds.

I
BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 1.-THE Pan
American Exposition Company has met az
unexpected rebun at the hands OF
the counciImen. that body going on
record as being opposed to giving $50
eco in return for some of the company's
stock. The money is wanted for extra
police protection. and the cUunciLmen claim
the company is entitled TO no more pro-
lection of this kind from the city than any
other private corporation.
The blow is q bitter one to the expo
siJiCn officials, because they have planned
70 ash the Government tc give them $I50.-
coo in return for stock, and their repre-
seutatiyes are nov in Washington to at
tain this end John \. Scatchecd one Of
the exposition officials admitted that the
company is confident Of getting the money
from the Government
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

tFrcm the Philadelphia North Amarican)
Mrs Pendee has suffered great loss through
the death OF her husband -
Yes; but fortunately the loss Is fully covered
by insurance
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a Grain of Conscience Left.

(Fr0m the New Orleans Picayune.)
Much OF the cogyartly hazing 10y Vest Point
cadets being educated at Government expense
t9.s tbe form Of making the victims swallow dis
azzee4ble liquids, but none OF the brutes went so
TAR Us 20 make plebe eat embaimcd beef Tor the
Len-Nt OF eontract0rs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
The whirlieig of Time.

tFrom the indianapolis Sentinel.)
Hanna helped sidetrack PettigTew and now
PcttigreR has helped sidetrack Hanna Ship sub
~idy bill And thus does one good turn pursue
another to the satisfaction OF the public in both
cases,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
CURRENT HUMOR.


Grom the Philadelphia Prqss-)
old Crouch went 10 the masquerade the ota =
night disguised Is q bear
Did anyone recognize him2''
Nobody but his wife,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
4 Pariianaentnriun.

From the Chicago Re1oryl)
poly, 80 you know much about parliamentary
las4-'
'0h. YES. often in cur club, when SOMEBODY
tells me TO- l move 70 l4y something On the
table,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
4 Practical Girl.

(From the Detroit Free Press)
He-Your life shall lee filed with sunshine.
She-ieS. but how about l8upiight. Can sou
undertake to keep the oil can hIedl
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

from the Philadelphia North Au-rican)
i Eurl the lie back in your teeth he cried.
Which was quite appropriate, Tor they, too.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
OF the Same Mind.


NtIy-- tiSh sic bl-}
Toozer-Do YOU know I'm quite believer in
the theory that have lived before in some
other shape
Loozcr (who has gust paid Tor the ninth drink
Eta. very likely.
T0ozer- woi,der what was in my former life2
LG0zer-DunR0 Sponge, probably.
When you want hec- '.hone G94 Arlington Bot
Ting Co. for a ease OF Heurich's sIaerzen. SEN
ate, Lager.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11

ut would be difficult indeed to find a
man better fit to I'LL the Office Of Justice
OF the Supreme Court Of tie State Of New
Jersey, than Representative J. s Salmon
Of that State" said John R. Mullen Of
Newark, y. J., at the Riggs House, last
night The vacancy must be filed by
the appointment Of Democrat" said
MIR. Mullen, and Mr.. Salmon is one Of
the best-known Democrats in New Jer-
sey, and lis selection for the high office.
1 am sure, would be highly acceptab bic to
the Democracy of our State"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-09-27
The Absence Of Il.

If there is any truth in the saying
that happiness is the absence of all
pain, mental and physical, the enjoy
ment of it can only be found in
heaven. But SO far as the physical is
concerned, it is within easy reach; at
least measurably so, as far as cure will
go. The sum of human misery in
this inesis made up OF greater or less
degrees of physical suffering. The
minor aches and pains which afflict
mankind are easy to reach and as
easily cured. There are none in the
whole category, which, if taken in
time, cannot be cured. They must
in some form atflict the nerves, the
bones, the muscles and joints of the
human body. They are all more or
less hurtful and wasteful to the sys-
tenn. St. Jacobs Oil is made to cure
them, to search out hidden pain spots,
and to cure promptly in true reme-
dial and lasting way. Very, very
many have not known happiness for
years till they used it, and very many
are putting off cure and happiness be-
cause they don't use it.