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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-08
The Chinese Minister

While the estimable Empress Dowager.
and her subjects Tuan, Tung and the rest.
were industriOusly endeavoring to catch
and massacre our Minister and legation
people in Pekin, Mr.. Wa. representative
OF China in Washington. was allowed the
extraordinary privilege of acting as
American Secretary of State for Chinese
affairs For some reason or other this ar
rangement seemed tolerabIe enough at the
time. possibly because it was understood
that it was effected on the order of M.
Rockefeller However that may have been,
the fact seems TO have sunk deep into the
Mongolian anatomy OF WI, and produced
weird and alarming dIation Of his
chest
This is bad. because it destroys the
Celestial gentieman's usefulness in dip
Iomatie capacity. and makes him think
that he IS at liberty TO criticise American
measures and men, and even scoId at
them, to his hearts content AS an Illus
tration Of this pleasant eccentricity Pc
culisr 20 Mr.. Wa, we are greatly edited
By a letter he wrote 70 the managers Of
a dinner laboriousiy engineered In New
York in honor Of General Otis, declining
an invitation to participate The commu-
nication was 50 much Of q gem in its way
that it demands reproduction:
while appreciate YOUR courtesy highly. I feel
tlat / sm obliged TO decline, for the following
reasJus-
4 admit that ! feel great admiration for Gen
eeal Otis as q military commander and RESPECT
him highly rs Z gentleman, but I think he while
Nilitary Governor. committed IN egregiOus error
ard did sre5t injustice to the Chimes by intro
ducius the Chiue=e exclusion acts into the Phil
iUpiues. winch has stirred up prejudice and
done harm 20 these islands.
'-S' bile ! believe General Otis acted upon the
II advice GT someone. stIl i ] to attend the
dinner slsen IN bis honor / could not decline the
invitation 20 say something concerning the gen
eTzI and what ] haze 10 zay might not be
pleasant for the general or his fellow hauqrrters
e. bear. though / said above / hold him per
soualls IN ycry high esteem
Il would be useless afectation in this
Journal to say that il feels called upon
particularly TO defend General Otis from
the attaczs Of Cinnamon OF others Our
opinion Of the person who mismanaged
operations in the Philippines in a way to
entail Two years Of war upon The country.
is sufficiently we'll known. But General
Otis IS public man and ar officer of high
rank in The American service. His own
people and the press Of his country can
rightfuIly crlticise or denounce his official
acts or general conduct. But that is Tot
a function belonging to tie minister of
foreign Power accredited to our republican
court
L Is true that Mr. WI has gained the
reputation Of being, like the First Napo-
leon, "a man apart" We do not resent
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-08
A PAUPER IN a PALACE.
CoIored Porter Soon to BE Rewarded
for Priya6ion.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Beb- S.-After
two years of faithful guardianship of the
big palace car Boston, side-tracked at
the Wason Car Manufacturing Company's
Works. Allen Dudley and his wife are to
be rewarded, and the big car VIII soon
resume is trips about the country
Dudley is . colored porter. and. with
his white wife. for two years has lived in
the car amid luxurious furnishings, linen
aud sit-er plate, with barely enough
means g. keep alive Now he Is exUberant
over the expectation that within few
weeks he viii receive pay for his two
years Of service
The ear was built several years ago to
exhibit the invention of a Boston man,
and for two years the iETention vas shown
all over the country.
On January -, 1888. the car was brought
to this city for repairs. and has since re-
NAMED at the works. The stockholders
had disa greemeut the result CT which
vas an Injunction against removing the
car Dudley vas left with the car With
out receiving his salary HIS appeals to
the officers brought small sums Of money
occasionally, but be was. compelled to de-
pend on BriShtwood residents for food
frequently although he had silver plate
and the best linen on his table.
The Wason Company yesterday received
word that the Injunction has been re
moved
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-08
VESSELS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Rear Admiral ENempg Reports the
Distribution of the Patrol Fleet.

Rear Admiral henpn Reports the
Distribution of the Patrol Fleet.
Rear Admiral Kempf. senior squadron
commander Of the Asiatic fleet, tele-
graphed TO the Navy Department yester-
day that vessels on patrol duty in the
Philippines were distributed as follows:
The General Alava vas at Cagayan.
and the Villa I-obos. the Petrol. the Pam
pagna, the Gallo. and the Concord at
Cebu, the Don Juan de Austria and the
Princeton had gone to Cebu. the Arayat
was on the coast Of Leyte, and the Pa
nay at Catbalogan.
The movements of naval vessels not in
the Philippines We're reported today as
follows:
The training ship Adams has arrived at
SaE Diego. the tug Standish at Annapolis.
and the monitor Amphitrite at Port Roy
al
The tug Potomac has sailed from Key
West for the Gulf of Florida. the tor
pedo boat Foote. from TompkinsYiIle for
Norfolk; the cruiser New Orleans. from
Nagasak for Shanhaikwan. the winter
seaport of Pekin. and the tug Leyden
from Newport for New York.
The Pennsylvania State schoolship will
sail from Philadelphia February y for a
winters cruise in the West Indies She
viii visit Martinique. St Kits. St Tnom-
as, and San Juan. and Is due to return
to the Delaware Breakwater on April 70.
The mosquito feet, consisting of the
gun5oats Annapolis, Wompatuck, Pts alta
qua and Frolic, under Commander Karl
Rohrer, arrived at AIgierS yesi erday
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his running the Asiatic end of Mr. Hays
office. and only smile indulgertly when he
calmly zUes W to the Capitol and openly
argues and Hobbies against some measure
that does not meet his views. But there
is a point d. which patience gives out. Mi
Kvu could never become stale. We can say
that much for him. although We cannot
approve OF his course in robbing Or. De
pew Of the fame of being the most able
after-dinner sleeping potion il the couu-
Try. No. there is rothing stale about WI
The difficulty is that he IS ever fresh and
ever growing frcsher. We may say in
deed that he has crawfshed to that degree
Of earliness and verdancy that he needs
instant transplanting or he will come to a
head some day and break Il is contrary
20 our policy to direct Mr., Mckinley in his
international relations; but really on this
occasion We are compelled to remind him
that China is in urgent need OF intelligent
and public-spirited men like WV. Who.
therefore. ought to ba at once deported
Great Britain's Minister was ordered out
Of the country once f0r fnsinuating that
Grover Cleveland deserved reelection We
have nothing to say on that score. because
a much worse punishment was deserved
for such departure from truth as well as
diplomatic discretion. IntrinsicalIy. how
ever. the offence committed by Sackyille-
West was no worse than that just perpe-
trateG by WI Ting-fang.
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CURFEw LAW FOR BALTIMORE.
Sir. Hayes Securing Information !
From other Mayors

nay e. securing InIOEGft1sA II
From other Mayors
BALTIMORE. Feb. 8-Nayor Hayes has
for some time been gathering Information
as TO the ACCESSIBILITY OF the passage Of d
curfew law along the lines advocated by
the United Women OF MARYLAND and other
organizations whose interest il the pro-
tectoE OF children from immoral .nfu-
ence5 led them to urge that such an ordi-
nance be passed in Baltimore
He received yesterday three communi-
cations from as many mayors OF cities
in which a curfew law IS in force. Mayor
Frank H Flood. of EIEaira, n Y, writes
that the curfew law has been in opera
ton successfully IN his city for some
years and ne endorsed it heartily. The
only expense, ne states. is for a bell or
whistle and two special officers The
movement that led 10 its passage, he said,
was not political one
Mayor Thomas TaggaFt, OF Indiana polls,
Ind. wrote that the curfeW law in his
town had proved very salutary means Of
preventing children from the conan ma
tion incidental TO their presence in the
streets at night.
Its enforcement" ne said. had been
accomplished without oppression and he
anticipated ndious features had teen
easily minimized BY leaving much TO the
discretion Of the police"
Mayor \ II Herendsen. Of Geneva. N
y takes somewhat different view. He
states that when the ordinance first went
into operation It had the effect of keep
ing he children on the streets, but now
it was not enforced strictly and was of
little use
The mayor mad talk yesterday con
corning the atvfsa bility OF such \ law in
Baltimore with Judge Freburger. OF the
Appeal Tax Court Judge Freburger is
opposed 10 the idea. as he believes 1t
would work 4 hardship upon many chill
dren who work during the day to incar-
cerate them in their humble homes at
night especially in the sumner There
are also other features of the law which
he believes would be productive Of more
harm than good.
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Mrs Nation, On the eve of her descent
upon the haunts of sin in Chicago and
elsewhere, declares that she is led by a
divine hand. But the worldly Carter Har-
risn, Mayor OF Windvtlle. says that It viii
be very earthly and policemanIy hand
that will lead her to the workhouse if she
attempts 10 do the Topeka act in his bail
iwiek- Probably the beautiful and accom-
plished reformer viii dodge Chicago when
she realizes the nature OF the reception
in store for her there. and come right on
to Washington to wreck the unlicensed
Joints" upon the Hill
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Leaders of thought OF both political
parties represented l., Congress have
reached the conclusion that Mr. Mckinley
is right in thinking that the Cuban ques-
ton does not admit of indefinite postpone
ment. but should be met sharply and de-
cided definitely now Recent develop
ments have shown conclusIveIy enough
that the fooIishness of the Cuban Consti-
tuition thinkers needs to be stopped at once.
and that an ultimatum to the people of
the island is very much in order.
Accordingly. it is understood that with
in few days a resolution Will be offered
in the Senate. which Will bring the Cuban
matter to an issue. 1t VIII serve to noti-
f. the Cubans that If they want local au-
tOnOmy and independence they must pre-
pare for those blessings by giving consti-
tutiOnal guarantees TO The United States
that they viii respect the lives and prop
erty of Spaniards resident in the island,
will refuse to recognize the Spanish debt
assessed by Spain against Cuba. viii repay
to this country its expenses incurred in
driving Spain from the Antilles. and will
place their foreign relations under the
control of the United States. These are
the provisions which Senator Chandler
thinks viii be included in the proposed
Cuban resolution We nope that a denial
of the war making power may be added.
and then they viii cover the ground need
ed and adequately.
It IS pity that the islanders. in their
childish ignorance, are totally Obvious
OF their true position. and of their duties.
responsibilities, and the limitations which
the instinct of self-preservatton compeIs
US to impose upon them Action By Con
gress viii disillusion these political in
fants, and perhaps convince them that
American evacuation Of Cuba is not a
thing of course, but of terms and agree
mentS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-08
MISTAKE COSTS a LIFE.
baltimore Man Takes Cyanide of
POTASH for n Headmche.


Potash for II Headache.
BALTIMORE, Feb 8-Frank Fisher
died suddenly about / O'Clock yeste- lay
afternoon at his residence. 2f3 East Pres
ton Street, from the effects OF a dose of
cyanide of potash. said to have been taken
by mistake for Initiated potash Coroner
Saunders, who lives quite near, was sent
for and after an invest igation gave GER
tiffcate of accidental death.
1t was said that Mr.. Fisher complained
OF having a severe headache and went to
room on the second door to get dose of
Initiated potash. Instead OF getting It he
picked up a bottle containing cyanide of
potash. It was in salt form AMI he mixed
a dose with water in a glass and swallow
ed it The mistake cost his life He fell
to the floor and died soon after. The
noise made by the fall attracted members
CT the family DR. H H Biadler. the
family physician, was sent for bat Mr.
Fisher was dead some time before ne ar
rived. DR.. Biedler then went for Coroner
Saunders
Cyanide Of potash is one of the most
deadly poisons and generates prussic acid
as soon as Ii strikes the mouth Death is
almost instantaneous. The chemical IS
used TO develop negatives Of photographs.
and this probably accounts for it's pres
ence in Mr.. Fishers house He vas
dressed and had been about the house for
some time during the Gay.
Mr. Fisher was born in Baltimore His
father was William Fisher He vas a
brother to ex-Judge William A Fisher
He is survived By 4 widow. who. before
her marriage, was Miss Virginia Poor He
also leaves i've sOns-AIfred, Charles.
Frank. clarion, and Clarence Fisher
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A TRIBUTE TO VICTORIA.
Ex-Mayor Abram :. Hewitt Tells "a
Bit of Unyvrifteu History.

NEW YORK. Feb. Sat the regular
monthly meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday resolutIonsexpressIve Of
sympathy at the death of The Queen and
good wishes for the new King were unan-
tmously adopted In seconding the reso-
IutionS ex-Iayor Abram 5 Hewitt paid a
glowing tribute 10 the Queen and re-ated
a stirring incident of unpublished his DRY,
of which he was personally cOgnizant.
Mr.. Hewitt said that during the civil
war he was sent to England on 4 contiden-
tial mission. At that time the feeling in
England among the Government officials
was very bitter against the United States
and in favor Of recognizing the Confed-
cracy Mr. Hewitt had just learned from
q confidential source that the Emperor Ma
polecn III had proposed 10 the British
Government TO recognize the Confederacy.
He at once informed our Minister, Charles
Francis Adams, who at once demanded Of
Lord John Russell, the Minister for For
eign Affairs il the report were true Lord
Russell eYaded the question, and MIR
Adams demanded an audience with the
Queen.
Lord Russell demurred. but Mr.. Adams
went straight 10 Windsor Mr. Adams saw
the Queen in the presence Of Prince Al
bert. told her why he had come. and said
to her.
If there is any foundation for this in
formation which I have received 1 appeal
TO Your Majesty to prevent SO great a
wrong and an action which viii result in
universal war, Tor I car assure Your
Majesty that the American people are
prepared to fight the whole world rather
than give up the Union
Re said that the Queen, in the NEST
gracious manner. replied
Mr. Adams. give yourself no concern
Ny Government viii not recognize the
Confederacy.
Mr.. Hewitt concluded as follows:
Il think you all via agree with me
that if the Queer had taken any. other
course on that occasion, the reunion Of
these States would have been postponed
for many years and the world would have
been plunged into cataclysm OF blood.
She was the friend Of peace; she vas the
friend Of the United States. and 1t IS
debt OF gratitude which can never be dis
charged by any amount Of homage which
We Americans can bring and CfTer upon
the tomb Of this great sovereign and this
good woman.
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RIVAL OF THE OIL TRUST.
The United Pipe Line Company To
Begin Operations Tomorrow.

The United Pipe Line Company to
Begin Operations Tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 8.-The United
Pipe Line Company. which is rival 70
the Standard oil Company, will start to
morrow 10000 barrels OF oil into its
pipes at Bradford. Pa, for the new dis
tributing point at Marcus Hook. on the
Delaware River, some miles below the
city.
The oil viii flow distance Of $50 miles.
all in Pennsylvania, and it is expected
that the first of it will reach the tanks
Sunday afternoon. Four storage tanks
with a capacity Of 30 600 barrels have been
built at Marcus Hook and a pier $50 feet
long extends into the Delaware. Wharf
age has been secured at four Of the Eu-
rOpean ports and d feet OF ten modern
oil carriers has been built for the trade.
The first of these viii start about Feb
ruary 10
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A TABLET FOR A BATTLEsHIP.
Vest FirgiDians Want Distinctive
Designs for the states Nameauke.

=" - iisAHS ~ DSSttEctiSt
Designs for the states Namesuke.
Representative Dayton of West Virginia
was at the White House this morning with
a delegation OF members Of the Lesisla-
ture Of that State consisting Of State Sen
atOrs Harmer and Price. and Representa-
tives Hayes, Willis. and Sheer. and Colo
mel Crook. of the Governors staff They
come to pay their respects to the Presi-
dent
The delegation is in Washington rs a
committee OF the Legislature to request of
Secretary Long the privilege of allowing
the State to place suitable tablet in the
big battleship West Virginia. which is be
ing built. and to embeIlis1 its finishings
with designs distlnctiveiy representative
of the State and its traditions.
It was suggested that the great seal of
the State and the motto of West Virginia
be impressed on the turrets- The West
Firginians also spoke to the Secretary of
the intention of the people of the State
to present an elaborate silver service to
the ship
Secretary Long heard the committee
with interest and promised to consider
their request.
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BALTIMORE CITY STOCK.
Securities Regarded as GiIt-Edged
by London Investors.

BALTIMORE, Feb. S-Edward WarfeId
president Of the Fidelity and Deposit
Company. called upon Mayor Hayes yes
terday to arrange for the transfer Of city
stock. incident to the establishment by
his company Of a branch office in Lon
don.
The Fidelity Trust and Deposit Com
pany is the largest single holder OF city
stock. owning more than 100000 worth
In establishing the business in London.
Mr. Warfeid explained that it was nee
essary to make deposit. Accordingly he
wrote to the committee representing the
financial market in Lcndon asking wheth-
er Baltimore city stock would be accept
able. A prompt reply was given that
Baltimore city stock was considered z It
edged and is as good in London as United
States bonds.
This statement was highly pleasing to
Mayor Hayes. who said it was significant
of the financial standing of this city
abroad. The stock which Mr. Warfeld
proposes to deposit in London is $225 600
of the 1870 refunding lean. the certificates
Of which bear the picture Of Mayor Hayes
The Mayor and City Register Nusen guar
anteed that the transfer OF the stock was
properly HddS' anu mat inc power VI aL-
torney obtained by Mr. Warfeld is reg
ular.
Mr. WardeId viii leave for London to
day. taking the stock with him. He viii
personally superinteud the establishment
of the branch Office. the idea for which
has been in contemplation by the COM
pany for some time
Mr. WarheId viii sail from New York
on the Lucania. He will be accompanied
by Stephen W. Gambrill, who VIII take
charge OF the new Office. Sir. GambriII.
who is a son-in-laW OF ex-senator Cor
man. has been connected with the FL
deity and Deposit Company for three
years, and for the past year has been in
charge Of the Boston Office Of the com
Pany.
Mr. WarfeId viii return about April L
EhIic in London his headquarters viii
be al Inc Carlton Hotel
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BALTIMORE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Bids Opened for Removing the Old
Buildings.

BALTIMORE, Feb S.-Iids were opened
at the Treasury Department. Washington,
yesterday for the removal Of buildings
now on the site for the neFr custom house
in Baltimore under the advertisement of
January 70 last There were a number of
bidders, but ONLY one outside of Baltimore,
a New York firm. whose bid was so high
that it viii scarcely be considered
Contractors are re4 uired, in submitting
bids, to include the removal Of the Ionic
columns Of the present custom house. and
to quarter them near by, where they win
be held subject to the disposition OF the
Government. Treasury officials said last
evening the columns would undoubtedly be
presented to the city of Baltimore for
purposes of decorating the public parks
or squares and that the necessary au-
thOrity would be secured from Congress.
The bidders for removing the buildings
were as follows Albinus Schuck & Co,
to remove the buildings within eighty
days. ST, GO0; Joseph Schamburg, to remove
the buildings in ninety days, 1865; H.
Weir & Co. will pay the Government 3d.
OPS for the buildings and remove them in
ninety days; Charles 4. Hook & Son viii
pay the Government 81 300 and remove
them IN ninety days; John Hess & Sons
viii pay 81 Geo and remove them in ninety
days; G NJ EilingeT charges 81. 500 to re-
move the buildings in eighty days; Rob-
ert s. Carroll viii pay 1850 and remove
( them in ninety days All these are Balti,
more firms
c. H Southland. of New York city.
/ charges $29. 500 to remove the buildings in
ninety days.
Treasury officials said the contract
would probably be awarded in few days
to the firm offering the Government the
highest rate for the buildings.
Collector Stone was present at the open
ing Of the bids and secured authority TO
have some minor repairs made to the
quarters the custom house force now Oc
/ cuDieS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-08

Il VIII be a great satisfaction to The
Chinese members Of the Tsung- Ii Yamen
who were decapitated for favoring he for
eign devils. TO know that the ministers at
Pekin have demanded that they be non
ored, promoted, and decorated Dosthu-
mously-aimost post-humorously. It VIII
also please the distinguished princes. Sc
lected for documentary execution. 10 learn
that their terrible sentence is but a line
or two copied by the diplomats from Gil
bert and Sulliyan's opera. The Mikado. -
and only means that they are To- consider
themselves dead, but by no means 10
really go dead
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DEATH OF DAVID 4. DANEKER.
Engineer of the Washington Jail for
Several Years.

Several Years.
BALTIMORE. Nd. Feb S.-David H.
Daneker. sixty-four years old. OF Is East
Montgomery Street died last night at his
home after an illness Of three weeks. He
leaves a widow and four children-Nfrs. E.
Tolson. wife Of E. S. TolsOl. ex-member Of
the Maryland House OF Delegates; Mrs.
L. E Lyman. Miss India Daneker, and Mr.
Henry W. D. Daneker-
Mr. DaneBer was member OF the VIII
liam Street Methodist Episcopal Church and
Was for many years a Lieutenant OF police
under Marshal Kane. Until the third year
of ClsveIand's Administration he held the
position of engineer OF ths Jail in Wash
ingtOn and in 1896 was assessor for the
Thirteenth ward of Baltimore city.
While doing police duty in 1861 when
Baltimore was in Z ferment about the ap-
preaching war, Mr.. Daneker was ordered
by the board TO pull down the Union flag
from Federal Hin. He refused and next
day resigned from the force and raised
flag upon his housetop-
squad Immediately appeared, and upon
their demand to lower the flag Mr.. Danek
er opened fire and repuIsed the attack upon
his house with his pistol Soon after he
Joined the Baltimore Light Infantry.