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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
THE CAR SHORTAGE SERIOUS.
All the Great Lines in Need of Roll
ing stock.

PHILADELPHIA. oct 2S.-Nhat has
become Of the more than 2gSS51J freight
cars in use on the railroads Of the cOun-
try This is the sum and substance Of
all the questions now being put by ship
pers and railroad men by wire. by letter.
and by voice The true explanation. Of
course, of the present shortage Of cars on
ali the lines is in the increase Of the i'm
meuse business needing 10 De moved, but
then it was thought this had been prOvid-
ed for in the calculations Of the railroad
managers last year in placing orders for
new equipment. These orders included
nearly I.5al-olJ freight cars
The condition among the roads is moth
ing l-ss than q car famine. Il affects
every important road iu all sections of
the country. SO serious has il become
that some Of the roads are enforcing high
CemUrrage charges. In some few cases
certain coIIieries and iron mills have
lately been compelled 10 stop work a day
OF two each week
From the different car works come re-
ports 10 the effect that they are being
taxed TO the fun limit Of their output.
All the big roads are sending in hurry
up orders, as many as l.UJJ new ears be-
ing added last week 10 the list Of one firm
GO Dee turned out as soon as p0ssibI. IL
now being distributed 10 the roads each
month from these plants
F. e SaWard. Of The Coal Trade Jour
NAL says that all the coal roads are
suffering. and that Western PcuusyIva-
MIA soft coal men IN particular are won
CerIUg where the present sJriugeugy OF
cars IS going 70 end
For "a time. he SAYS. they believed
the Inconvenience would be only tempo
rary, and they felt compare lively easy
But the condition Is growing worse and
they are becoming uneasy regarding the
outcome Anthracite lObbers in the West
have written and begged the mines for
more favorable consideration OF Western
needs The answer has been that the coal
Is at hand, but there are no cars for its
transportation Trips have been made
East within the last few days 10 devise.
II possible some means of improving the
situation, but IN vain. The choking Of the
railroad traffic cannot be removed by
edlct-
with the present demand for anthra-
cite as urgent as il is, all Of the roads
are fighting for rolling stock The en-
barge placed by the Central of New Ier-
Sey ON shipments 10 points on the Penn
syivania in their own cars some time ago
stu continues. and the Lehigh Valley has
put similar restriction in force. The
Reading is also adverse 20 seeing its cars
disappearing into the caverE0uS depths OF
foreign roads
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOSSEs.
Decision in Favor of Lieutenant
NOritz. o. the Navy.


Ih" Comptroller 81 the Treasury this
morning rendered a decision regarding
Tho reimbursement of officers of tho uIyy
for loss of private PROPERTY
Lieut.. Albert Moritz. United States
Navy. presented 10 the Auditor for tho
Navy Department a claim for r,imbur5e-
mant Tor loss of persouaI property 5y ,hc
wreck of tho l.. 5. 5. Yosemite durinE the
Nph""n at the Island Of Guam ON No
T'mber Is. 1872. amounting Co S-Ii>-o-
The Secretary OF the Navy informed
the Auditor for H.. Navy Department
that the circumstance attending the
loss of the T.. :. \ Yosemite November
10. lt". were such as TO entiue the ,hicers
and crew To reimbursement for their
personal effects lost"
After quoting the letter Of the Secretary
of Ga, Navy stating the case. Mr.. Trace
well SAYS:
Il am of opinion that at the time the
loss ln this case is alleged TO have oc-
CURED there was mo- such state of war
existing i'm the Island Of Guam as would
preclude the act of Match s. 1875. supra.
from applying to- losses otherwise com
ing within its terms. No opinion. how
ever, is expressed upon any OF the other
questions that may arise in the settlement
OF ms claim, and subject 90 this qUalij-
ct-lph JEe decision Of the Auditor is ap-
proved 90
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28

II is reported that the farmers OF
southern Kansas have iHausurated a
scheme whereby they hope 10 force up
the price OF wheat The plan is said To
De for each farmer 10 agree not TO raise
any of the grain in 1902 such a plan,
if carried out upon large scale. would.
as a matter Of course. raise tile pli.e
OF wLsat-kow much no one can say
Az the same time its success IS a IIeaJ
deal more than doubtful. The diGcUI,y
which lies in the way is the fact that
wheat is a yearly product. \ short
Crgp VIII raise the price for a season and
by reducing The reserve supply the effect
may De carried forward into another
year. If farmer raises no wheat IN
1902 he can get mo- money from the crop
that Year The price may advance for
the benefit Of those who have the grain.
but those who have it not can get 10
money from that source.
Moreover. it is highly improbable that
a very large number Of farmers can
be Induced to enter into such an
agreement. Many Of them cannot af-
ford 20 do 50. Wheat is always a
p
They must utilize their land for some
purpose and they are even now raising
wheat because il pays better than any
other crop. II they do not raise that
cereal they must either grow some
thing else or let the land lie falIow. II
they pursue the latter course. they get
nothing from the land. if they raise
other crops, the effect viii be to over
stock the market on those lines and
greatly lower the prices But the Sc
riCus defect in the proposed plan is that
it viii deprive the farmers Of all re-
turns on wheat account for one wear.
and II IS exceedingly doubtful whether
ii would rise enough the next year TO
make them even The price OF wheat
can only be permanently advanced by
permanently limiting the supply.
The scheme IS less @t555ecuonabIe in
point Of morals than the most Of the
trust operations; for if a farmer thinks
that wheat is not profitable crop he
has perfect right TO raise something
else. or even TO let his land lie idle
unless il be carried To an extent which
causes suffering. when il might become
a grave question of ethics But all at
tempts by concerted effort 10 force up
prices are 10 be repTeEeuded- The far
mers in undertaking such a thing would
probably feel that they were justified
in it by the actions OF the trusts, but
"a ar wiser course for them TO pursue
would be unitedly 20 oppose the policy
that has contributed so largely 20 the
upbuilding Of these great combinations.
and by means of which the prices Of
trust-contrOlled products are maintain
cd at unjust and oppressive figures. In
an attempt to fight the trusts with
the trusts own methods. the farmers
would be very likely 10 fail, but taere
are other things which they can do. if
fhnw will
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
A STRONG FORCE WANTED.
Military Men Think 10000 Troops
Are Needed in the Philippines

Military observers declare that 81. 0o15
men are not too many to preserve order
in the Philippines. in spite Of Secretary
Roots view that 42.090 are sufficient 4
number OF military men who have. made
an exhaustive investigation Of conditions
of the islands declare that il is entirely
too soon To- attempt to observe civil gov
erumenr and that military control should
De- maintained.
Tho authorities insist that Mai. Cen. 4
x. Chaffee. commanding the military di-
vision OF the Philippines. believes his force
ample but their statements are not in
accord with official expressions General
Chafiee has made, ard which me has re-
ported TO the department. General Chat
fee says that the whole people Of tho
Philippines are engaged IN wasing war
upon the United States The Jew Fill
piHos who are friendly 10 the United
States are those holding Offices. and the
officers who have discussed the situation
within the past day or SO. said that 10y
atty VIII continue only so long as tho
natives have the opportunity Of drawing
Am.ricg1 dollars. The FiIipiuos have es-
tabished their bravery by attacking with
bolos American troops whose galla1try il
urgu,sticued and whose ability TO shoot
OF casualties suffered by the natives.
General Chan'e's views OF the situation
are well expressed Do an endorsement he
placed upon the findings OF a military
commission which sat atsS.u Fernando de
la Union Luznu, and tried Francisco Per
alta. leader OF a -band OF FiIipiuos. Oh
jhe charge of murder. Peralta admitted
that his hand Of men lived within the
lines q the United States forces wear
l"S the ordinary native dress and seem
lHSlN following peaceful occupations The
band came together ~ night for tho pur-
pos" pl SummlrLy killing those 81 their
Trl-lDors who Were friendly 10 the Amer
lean Government PcuIa stated that he
hdd killed seven men Ia compliance with
The general orders Of his superiorz. and ne
claimed that all the natives friendly TO
the Americans were traitors General
tH1lfte continues
"iusurEent soldiers in ordinary civilian
dress lurked about and among the Ameri-
can gaTTlSpDS. With deceptive cunning
they obtained ceduias from the American
authorities, and while abiding their
chance 20 surprise and assaiI American
troops or aSsazsiuate their 0sighbors who
were friendly 10 those troops. pretended
% br peaceful neighbors and good friends
What IS true Of the locality Of these
crimes is known TO be true cvcryW mere
throughout AN the urOviuces that have
joined the luSuTraCtlOn- But when q
whole people deliberately adopt a meth
81 Of waGIuE war contrary To- tho r-cog-
niz-d laws Of war. those laws following
tho enlightened and humane sentiments
OF IN" most civilized nations. do not sane
ton that sentence Of determination
shall issue against d whole people
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
A FRUIT LAUNCH SEIZED.
Renewed InSurEent Activity Around
BOcas del TOrO-

NEW ORLEANS. oct 2S--News has
jus. reached New Orleans that Colombian
insurgents have taken possession Of the
steam launch Thunder. belonging 20 the
United Fruit Company. and at the time
OF its capture used In towing fruit barSss
from plantations on CricamOla River The
Insurgents. after their defeat at Old
Bank. marched overland TO the Pacific
Coast. joined General Dias at Chame, and
returned with arms. ammunition, and
money The Thunder was lying al plan
tation twelve miles from Bocas del Toro.
where the Insurgents demanded its use
The crew refused 10 run her. but were
C1srccd into SD doing. the boat was load
ga with insurgents. and steamed down
into CElrIguI Lagoon. and was lost sight
o. Tho fruit company is hamJercd Hy The
loss A SECOND launch has been sent out
% look for the Thunder. which. II Is
hoped, will DE turned adrift-
The Liberals have a small detachment
al CLiriUui To- keep communication with
the forces ON the Pacific side All evil
d-uce and circumstances seem 10 point
u another general mobilization al CocIe-
toci- is "a small settlement al The mouth
Dl The RIO t1cle- some nifty miles from
Colon. and ahO It 100 miles from ECcas.
IL is the strongest position the Liberals
could have selected ON the Caribbean
side IL IS possible 20 cross the bar only
whom the s,a has been quiet for some
days IL W1uil Doe almost impossible for
tIa Government 20 -1%e CoCle by the
river mouth. and very few men could
hold the beach against thUusa uIs.
3 large schooner sailed INTO CniTiQui
Lagoon few DAYS agI. and later sailed
away c.liu- She eyi ieEJIy had provisions
and ammunition for the Insurgents. but
no one knows whence she came. Th-
crew OF vessel just In from Colon state
shat Wnti" ca route from Colon they stood
in close 20 the beach for several taCks.
and saw large force Of insurgents
MARCHING tow t...-r- Thsr stasrri0t-
H- rebels as thick as the sand" and
aver they We a Be-. .-..1- .- .--Iat Itp1I-urr
gun along the beach An of them were
al %
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
The PhiIippine Situation.

We have thought all along that the
Government was acting prematurely in
reducing the army Of occupation in the
Philippines, and in attempting to es-
tablish a system Of civil government To
sUpplanJ the strong arm Of martial
law. The recent outbreaks in Samar
and other islands, and the general re-
newal Of activity by the rebels in other
parts Of the archipelago. would seem
10 indicate that too much has been
taken for granted. and that the natives
are not 10 be trusted for the present at
least
General Chaffee IS quoted as saving
that practically the whole people Of the
Philippines are engaged in waging war
on the United States. and that the few
Filipinos who are friendly are thos-
n -, oIii'es- Lla.y men recently re-
tus.-- IRON the islands give it as their
opinion that for some time to come not
less than sixty thousand men will be
required 10 maintain a semblance Of
American authority in Luz0n and other
principal divisions Of the possession.
The insurgents have ceased TO fight our
lAANA All tAlF bLIflA AD any extent L4tl
swarm around the posts and canton
meuts and in the garrison towns in the
dress and character Of peaceful coun-
Try people. But they preserve their or
ganizatOu and at every opportunity
gather al a signal from their leaders and
fail upon outposts, or within our lines
butcher any soldiers they can catch
unawares. These tactics, as General
Chamee has written as an endorsement
on the sentence by court martial OF
Peralta. one Of the assassin chiefs. are
general throughout all districts occu-
pied by our troops He adds.
but when a whole people deliberately adopt
q method Of wagiDg war contrary 90 the recog-
Hized laws Ji var those laws, f3IIJviu the en-
liZLteued and humane sentiments OF the most
civilized nations DO not sanction that q sentence
~ determination shall issue against d whole Be1-
pie"
General Chaffee's view of the ethical
difficulty in the way OF fighting the
devil with fire" is unquestionably cor
rect; but il is evident that drastic
measures Of some sort must be resorted
10 if We are 20 hold our Eastern pos
sessions. The Schurman Commission
Of which the unpopular DENLY was a
member. thought 10 hypnotic the saw
age Tagals and make them even like
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
TO COMMAND THE RICHMOND.
Capt Cnspar T. Goodrich VIII sue
reed Captain Lrnry.

PHILADELPHIA. oct 2S.-CaDt Cas-
par r. Goodrich. who came % League ISL
and early in September, as captain Of the
yard, Is shortly 20 ASSUME command Of
the receiving ship Richmond capt. Rich
ard T. LcaTy. who recently commanded
the ship left last Wednesday for Boston.
having been granted six months Iaa-, oyy-
ing 90 uI-heeIth. Although orders have
not yet beer issued. it is settled that Cap
tain Goodrich IS to have the desirable
berth.
The fear is expressed by som. Of Cap
tain Leary.s friends that he viii not he
able again to assume active dvtv lie
has been suffering from heart disease. and
If Do Is found JhIt ne does not improve
sufficiently in health 20 justify fis- belief
that no would pass an animation for
promotion. II is thought that BE may de-
eide 10 resign upon the expiration os his
sick leave Captain LeGTy has Ivas been
prominent IN the naval service FL nd il
would De- cause for regret among his
brother officers should the fears tnar ne
prove 90 be well grounded
Captain Goodrich came TO League ISL
and from the Naval War College. a New
port. AT the outbreak Of the Spanish war
he was president of the college leaving
there to assume command Of the scout
ship ST Louis After the battle of son
tiagu he became commander Of the cruiser
Newark
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
AN OLD SPANISH WAR PRIZE.
A Quaint Old BarSentIne Now in
BROOKLYN.

brooklyn.
BROOKLYN. y. Y. oct. 2S.-Smoking
laziIy from her galley stovepipe a mar
r5w-waiSted relic Of the Spanish war
rests I'm the dead water at the Twenty
eighth Street pier. South Brooklyn She
is the quaint barkeutiue. now the natur-
allied American Harry Merryday, Cap
tain Merryday. of Jacksonville, Fla, but
formerly the Spanish bar5eutinc Lorenzo.
Captain Mir. of Barcelona. and owned by
y. Mir & Co, of that port
She was built by l. Macenaro. Of
Sestri Poneute. Italy. in 1871 For years
she ran between Barcelona and Havana.
carrying cargoes Of dried beef ON May
G. 1895 the United States cruiser Mont
g9mery captured her nifty miles of Ha-
yana while seeking 10 enter that port
Ensign Osborn took her into Key west
On various places i'm her cabin still ap-
pear her oID ;ltI-s-Zi" -,1-c-io. Of Sestri
FuUcute, and Lorenzo. of Barcelona. Con
dgmued in prize court. she was bought
by w A Ngrryday. OF PalaJza. Fla.
and hy him transferred to Mr. jackson.
or JarkSulEIll~ She has "a single deck
and two transverse buikhcadS.
ON September p. 1880. the Harry Merry
day. Captain James which had left Jack
=uuNllIe that day. sawed Horace Neilmau.
Bermuda negro boy. from the foremost
head OF The SuUEyu Bath schooner Her
ala Of the Morning The boy had been
..+htd Tor six days 90 the head. and was
the only survivor
The fairy Mrrry6ay was the second
vessel 10 enter Havana HaTb1r after the
signing OF The peace protocol
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
Tired of MiEE Tnrim.


'FT'TI No InI-lFl T-I-I- -"UTIU0T-T
After al there is uotrire that counts in hrrsf
ness ike experience. and after an sorts OF cyfs-
rcuCc the leather men oi the country have come
o." the conclusion that they are weary Of the
UnglCy heather tariff and want the duty re-
moved from hIdcs. And this desire is rrr COM
fined 20 any especial line of the leather iudu-tr,
utaT period Of free trade iu hides the leather
business had attained wonderful growth iu the
United states. u felt the blow OF the Duglrv
tariff az once. and 30 has been suffering tom 30
ever since. iuguestIDHab.y tht duty ought 70
De removed but the packers are pretty ,t-on.
with tie Republican leaders and know how %
make their influence felt IN Congress
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28

lFr1m the Detroit Free Pr5ssD
"Nly dream that you viii De mine '' pleaded
81. Clair MdEiuHIs. addressing the f1ir Minerva
McGiIIcuddv-
Really. Mr.. MaeiaRs.'' repeated the stately
girl, Il should mot presume 90 exercise q cen
s0rslip over yoUr deans. Dream "a, yau please.
but 90 not fail % remember that dreams 90 ly
c6utraries."
Thank YOU for the suggestion, Miss McGiTIi-
cuddv. ! had not thought Of that. 7 shall dream
that sou viii uHt marry me-"
80 a-- -rr--.'' -a- hastcued to add for she
.- r..'-s ts hold out AGAINST so ef-
hcient q dreamer
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
AN ACCIDENT AT ATLANTA
Three Persons Injured ON the Expo
sitiOn Park Grounds.

ATLANTA. oct 2S--While the work Of
removing the Midway from Exposition
Park at y o'clock last night was I'm prog
ress. three persons, all connected with the
Streets % Cairo. We're knocked from
Hfty-fJot trestIe by a construction car
Of the AT1I2ta Railway and Power Com
Uauy.
The injured are Isaac Monk. Of Cincin-
NATL IoE broken. Mrs Isaac Monk. both
arms broken. Cora Cross. coICTed. slightly
injured.
The injuries sustained by Mrs Monk
who was manager of the Streets Of Cairo.
viii prove fatal. Her left arm was crush
I'd completely and ampUtatiou immediate
Is on the arrival OF am ambulance was
necessary Her right arm below the o.
bow was. crushed and taken off
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
The Gospel in China.

The following letter. written by "a
woman missionary in China appeared
recently in The Faversham News"
Eneland):
''SH0n after our return, Young widow from
the capital af the province came t1 our Bible
woman. This widow had been q vegetarian FOR
mauy years, and had been living iu temple.
That day she took hyT rice with Mrs.. Chang but
not before she had tlIe Gospel from Tie old
woman. / am glad 90 tell yos that she very
soon decided 90 give mp ycgctariauisIu and /
have since seen hcr eating fish and pork with
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
Not the Republican Wnv.


n TOM N" I"Ii-||N|I UIW""TIf-|
70 is cm.ucutIy Characteristic uf Esuubrfr.n
idea, tl.-t of all the members of that party NH.
have pointed out means 90 Gl-po-fu- If the sur
plus not one, far as IS known I4- recommend
sI reduction ui taxation that may prevent its
u.liug up again. The motto OF the Republicans
has alUavs been 90 exact al the money the ur,-
Die can be- brought 20 vote. with the raurFanr.
that the means for spending it can easily be
found
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
CRUISE OF THE HOLLAND.
The Submarine Boat Arrives at
philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, oct 2S.-NNith her lit
To black coming tower just showing
above lhe surface of jhe water. the sub
marine boat Holland steamed slowly uu
the Delaware yesterday ana anchored at
League Island The boat WAS manned by
Lieut. H. Il. CoIweU and crew Of three
men. The Holland Is on cruise along
the Atlantic S,auglTd and will remain al
the navy yard for sry -Tdl days 10 stock
with provisions and undergo slight over
hauling
This is the Hollands first official visit
TO the L. -Te Island Navy Yard. She
left New lor.c Thursday morning and
passed Brtak.vator az o o'clock Saturday
morning. All on board were in good
health. Th-CughOut yesterday large
crowds visited League Island 10 See the
submarine boat.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
An ImprnhInr CnIII.inn-


Il Hanna stays M the game either he or Euo-a-
Welt VIII have Co ~uTr.utaT- Both are SD con-
-urGrCd that neither .Dau manage Che uthr-. and
watch the collision vita rare interest Do may
find the answer Co the OLD problem 90 what would
happen II two irresistible, imua1atrlLIc indie
-tuetia.e hodle, should meet while going iu OPP
Da-itc directions ln spIce- Iu taI, case IL Tools
Us if space would get the worst oi it,
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No More VHiacation
prom the Pittsbury Dispatch

prom the fttsbWg 3ispltchl
When M Hanna starts out a Clmpgi1-u sraraF.
In Ohio bv declaring that 1--WE want mo- NOR.
,amuaigus marked hy the yilifcation of ,f,5r-
aatrr.'' and later goes 10 refer TO a poIifi..T
opponent as "a liar and a hypocrite'' it appears
that Mr.. Haana's end Of the campaign is getting
rather warm.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
CURRENT HUMOR.
The Embarrassed Whale
CFrom the Baltimore American-)

tfTom flt Baltimore AwerlcaE-l
II DO not mimi the n1torietv sd much 90 So
EloquIzeo the bale, after II rad Ie5t Jonah on
the beach, but those smart Young whales iu our
SIT viii be sure % always De asking ne t1 take
something for the inner man. or Co 20 sDoltiu-
DOM
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28

Tn, work of national borrowing goes
m.yriiy on. After falling % negotiate "a
loan In Europe ODD satisfactory terms % la
now announced that Japan has borrowed
sixteen and half million yen through one
Of her own banks. At the same time the
news comes from France that French
loan Of two huudT,N and seventy million
frames is certain 20 Do fiuItCd on NuvCTl-
hey J. The JaUautse transaction is a
purely local one. and not "a very large one.
either But the French loan viii repre-
sent more than fifty million dollars. and
il may have SOM effect upon the Euro
pcau and American money markets
That. however. win depend much upon
how il is handled.
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reciprocity.

From the Chicago JournaI4
Rl,ip!oeitv De- in the ar. u is tie yy.f1 af
political progress al the present moment
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The State Department is understood TO
be I'm possession OF IL confidential report
on conditions ian China, which. after de-
scribins them fully. predicts another and
general uuti-loTsign outbreak all over
the Empire. within from two 20 five years.
As every dollar Of tho cash China can
raise for gen rr dion. under normal con-
ditious. ls pledged to pay the indemnity
for tho DAFT. effort 20 cNpeI Foreigners. it
is argued that the next war VIII end ir
territorial concessions 10 Powers injured.
The troubles OF last year were pIlterod
with and patched mp China did not get
her needed terrible lesson The
Empress Dowager instead Of being rclgut-
l'ssly pursued 90 the scafold was recog-
Hiz,d and houored- And soon or late.
the whole job wIu have TO be done over
again