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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
EXCITED OVER OIL PROSPECTS.
Pennsylvania Farmers Not Much In
tercsted in Fall TIOvvInS.

BUTLER. Pa. Oct I5--Instead Of m
fishing the fall blowing. the farmers Of
Concord. Washington. Clay. and Oakland
townships of Butler county, are calcU-
Iatiug how much bonus they can squeeze
out of the lease Of oil land Since che oil
excitement started in the county oil Ieas-
IS have gone TO unh5arJ-0f figures and
lands are selling outright at great prices
Butler had an oil furore twenty years
ago but the recent GIsCGVe-, OF oi.-bear-
ing strata in places that were pr1specUed
specifically al that time and thrown
over as worthless has aroused land own
ers IN the townships mentioned 20 the
possibilities Of getting rich There is,
however more excitement than OH. No
big wells have yet been drilled
The prevailing prices for leases near
the wells I'm the new SUctChlgy sand dis
uicJ- In Concord township range from
so 10 500 an acre u does not need q well
like the big IsJsher al Beaumont Tex. 10
IN Wgu that pumps only ten barrels O
day, at the prices hroLgh by PeunsyIva-
MIA OIL The pioneer In this district was
the South Pennsylvania OH Company.
which has bored twelve wells that pro-
duce altogether only eighty barrels a
day. The company expects 70 bore eighty
wells before the winter is over. EN-Rep-
Re seuJaJiye Thomas W. Phillips. Of the
United States Industrial Commission. Is
one Of the largest operators I'm the field.
and subsidiary companies Of the Standard
oil Company are operating largely
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known 10 the Bureau Of Navigation. IS
il certainly has been 20 Admiral SamV-
son all along. If so. the country vii.
have fresh cause TO marvel at The ut
terlv reckless and reprehensi5la conduct
Of the prosecution in permitting lis ran
cor and spite against Admiral Sch e.
To- overcome any scruples that might
be supposed To exist i'm bar of a design
and an attempt TO convict a gallant
officer of a dereIiction of duty Of which
il knew him to be innocent Captain
Cook and Nunez, the pilot. have ripped
the precept into tatters. For all alb
soluteiy necessary purposes the en-
qUiry is over. OF course the truth of
history and the honor of the service
and the nation still require that some
further facts should be shown. IL
must yet go upon the record that i'm
the engagement which ended in the de
strUcuon Of the Spanish squadron and
the death OF surrender OF its officers
and crew, Commodore Schley was &C
lively and actually in command of the
American feet, while the absentee
claimant, Sampson, until after the vic
tory had been won and completed for
more than an hour. was somewhere OF
east on the ocean hull down behind
the horizon"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
The South American Troubles.

There have been many reports dur
ing the past few months that at an
appropriate time, which would arrive
when Colombia felt that the conditions
were against her, that country would
appeal to the United States 70 inter
fere in her behalf against Venezuela.
It never has been suggested that the
latter was TO be consulted in the prem
ises. the popular belief here aud in Eu-
rope being that the Washington au-
thOrities were inimical TO the Govern
ment OF that State. because Of its un-
friendly attitude toward the great
American Asphalt Trust.
The question Of interference, or rath-
CT Of mediation. is revived by South
American news today. Dispatches from
Caracas convey a statement by Presi-
dent Castro Of Venezuela to the effect
that he earnestly desires peace with
Colombia. and II the Bogota Govern
meut VIII assure him officially that it
has selected the United States as a me-
diator. he viii address Washington on
the subject with great pleasure. But
he holds that as the Venezuelan note
demanding an explanation Of the inva-
sion Of the State Of Tachira by regular
Colombian troops in July last remains
unanswered, he does not think IL prop
or 20 take further steps in the circU1-
stances. President Castro says that lis
country can get along very comfort
ably without diplomatic relations with
her unfriendly neighbOr and, meantime.
he win continue TO guard the frontier
against further invasiOns, and put down
domestic instructions with a strong
hand.
Advices by way Of the Isthmus seem
% indicate that the Colombian liberals
are making considerable Roadway
against the forces Of President Mario
quin, which fact may probably account
for much Of the revolutionary activity
Of the Venezuelan Presidents enemies
II is announced that an expedition uH-
der General Andrade is about to in
wade Venezuela and that he declares
that If successful be viii establish
permanent tribunal 70 take care Of for
eign interests. Andrade is the man
who. when formerly Chief Of the Cara
cas- Government. made the asphaltu
concessions TO the trust, and he is IN
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NOT 10 CARRY FREIGHT.
An Opinion ns to baltimore Street
Railway Rights.

Railway Rights.
BALTIMORE. Nd Oct. 15--For some
reason not made public the opinion OF
City Solicitor Whyte, sent 70 the Second
Branch City Council. in reply 70 Council
man H0wser's resolution Of enquiry as
TO whether the street railway companies
Of the city have the right TO carry freight
was not read at the council meeting last
night The opinion is directly against the
companies, and plainly states that their
only power under their charters is to
carry passengers The opinion IS as fol-
lows
After careful consideration am Of the
opinion that there is no provision in the
charters Of any of the several passenger
railways. which since have been c0usoIi-
dated ana are now embraced within the
United Railways and Electric COMPANY Of
this city. authorizing OK permitting fr-t,,---
90 be conveyed upon their different routes
IN said city II is apparent that unless
they have specific authority for the Dur-
pose OF carrying On this class Of business
they are strictly limited TO the business
Tor which they were chartered; TO wit. the
carrying Of passe myers.
II was minated after the meeting that
the reason why the opinion WCs not read
was because the question OF carrying the
mails by the street railway company had
not been considered. and the branch wish
I'd 10 take no action until II knew just
under what terms the United Railways
Company carried the mails
Councilman HOWser said that he had no
objection 70 the carrying OF the mails 5E
the company II IL in any way facilitated
delivery but he thought thai n the COM
Dauy received payment for this the city
should get some portion OF IT, Il least
per cent
Il arr firmly convinced however" he
said. that the company has no right 10
carry freight IN its cars through the city
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
The Mason Memorial window an
Admired Piece of Art.

Admired Piece of Art.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Oct 15.-The memo
rial window in the Naval Academy Chap
e 10 Lieut.. Commander Theodorus b. N
Mason. who died October Is. 1899. is very
much admired II is a costly affair, S20.0
it is said, being the price paid FOR its eX-
ecutiOn. II vas piaCed-iu the chapel by
Lieutenant Commander 0IasOn's widow,
Mrs. EdmOnia Taylor Phelps Mason.
When the new chapel IS built It will be
transferred 10 that building.
The general subject OF the design, by
Frederick Wilson. is Sir Galahad. the
knight Of the Holy Grail The compost
ton shows the heroic figure OF the knight
IN the foreground. clad IN full armOr- An
gels in the background carry embIems Of
truth, knowledge. and victory
The window is made Of favrile glass.
This glass possesses every element Of
transIucency. perspective. tone. and col
or The left side Of the lower panel con
tains the Mason coat Of arms. and the
remainder Of the panel bears the memoTl-
al text. I am the resurrection and the
life. He that believeth IN me shall never
die The inscription Is In memory Of
TheOdOrus Bailey Myers Mason. lieuten-
ant commander. United States Navy. a
man Of unblemished integrity. spOtleSs
character ana OF true EEDtleueSS ana Du-
rity Of life. An officer whose courageous
example will ever serve as an inspiration
10 all who admire perfect manliness and
unhinching heroism-'
The Superintendent Of the Naval ACad-
envy has received word from the German
Consul at Baltimore that the German
schoolship MOItke Will arrive at Annapolis
January 80. 1902. and remain until Febru-
airy D. a cOumittee Of naval cadets viii
be designated 10 look after the welfare OF
the visiting Germans. hop will be given
IN their honor and they viii be entertain
ed with the usual syEiuastic exercises Of
the naval cadets.
The training ship Delta, Of the nautical
school on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
put in at Annapolis Saturday She had on
bOGrd a bout twenty-five students Their
ages ranged from eight to fifteen years
IL was stated that the Delta. which IS
sIOop rugged. was built by the students
themselves, which is certainly credit 70
the school
The United States Harlnc Corps Guard.
the Government farm. since last May.
broke camp today and viii take UP their
winter quarters on board the SautSe. The
corps at Annapolis now consists of about
100 men, and has the following officers
Major. Lincoln kaTnany, plain. l.. &.
Lucas: lieutenauts. Thomas UOICOm5. ir.,
WoodaI A Pickering. G. Campbell and
r. @. Hayes
The committee for the naval officers
Naval Academy is as follows Commander
c. +. Col!ahan. chairman. Lieutenant
Commander W. s Benson, Surgeon A NJ
D Mccormick. and Lieuts. III. J. Zeigc-
meier Harris LaunI1g. c. +. Jewell. F. J..
Sawyer and d W Wertzbaugh
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
MANY SHELLS DEFECTIVE.
Statements Made by the Officers of
the Alabama.

NEW YORK. oct 1.-THE officers Of
the battleship Alabama. now awaiting
repairs in the Brooklyn Navy Yard say
that during the recent target practice
many defective shells were found in the
firing Of the 6-inch broadside gun. and
the premature bursting Of one Of these
shells disabled the 13-inch gun in the for
ward turret Of the ship.
So many shells burst before it was in
tended that they should, according TO
the officers. that several Of the targets
were not hit at all, and a much lower
average was made than would have been
the case had the ammunition been OF a
better quality.
The port 13-inch gun will have to have
new rihing. and as the Navy Department
has no duplicate Of it ready and the con-
struction Of such a gun takes months OF
work. it is likely that the Alabama will
have TO carry the disabled weapon for
some months
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
FIRE IN A CHICAGO HOTEL.
One Guest Killed md Many Have
Narrow Escapes.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-One man lost his
life, three persons narrowly escaped suf-
location, and a score or more guests
Of the Garden City Hotel were rescued
from upper floors by nremen IN a treach-
erous blaze in that hotel last night
The man killed was Levy Whitman. a
resident Of Indiana. whose body was
found after the FIRE had been extinguIsh-
ed in a court in the rear Of the building.
Whitman leaped from a thIrd-story win
dow in al effort 10 escape. The hotel
was filled with guests. many Of whom
had retired for the night. The flames
spread with such rapidly that those on
the upper floors were entirely cut on
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
AFTER RUssIA's TRAMwAYs.
Americans Oaer to Take over the St
Petersburg System.

LONDON. oct IA despatch To the
Standard" from Moscow says that the
great enterprise OF the Americans in Rus
STA lately culBiEated in proposal TO take
over the entire Jramway system Of ST
Petersburg under twenty-five years
contract. the lines % be rel3id and ex-
tended I'm all directions and horse cars to
be replaced by electric cars
The scheme includes the building OF a
substantial bridge across the River Neva
to replace the existing wooden structure
The capital 10 BE- raised IN the United
States EfU be 100 900, Goa rOuDIcs half Of
which will be in ordinary shares and tho
remainder In guaranteed,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
EuIoyiziug the Hero.

,From the kansas City Starr
General AIyer's book shout General Alg-r i,
prab1h,y one Of the most enthusiasts auto
biegrInhies ever written
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A Glorious Precedent.

.Iiolh the lineage lrlbu-T.)
Concern NJ that remark said % have been made
by SchleY as 20 the Texas. It may be remembered
that Faragut said substantially the same thing
about the tJrpedoes in Mobile Bay
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
Two Victories.


tFrom the Chicago Chronicle.)
Il Is becoming more apparent that SchIey'g vic
tory at Santiago Was a. brilliant over his enemies
m she American feet over the enemy in the
spanish ships.
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Disturbing an Impression.

(From the Cincinnati EHquirer)
Il would be cruel 10 send Lord Roberts b.rk
TO south Africa lie reported The war suIstau-
tally over many months ago and il ,Eo1Id b-
a pity % disturb IhlL Lmpressinn.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
Plenty of That.

lFrom the baltimore Americaa.)
Akit-Do you thii there was glory enough TO
20 around az santiago
Teuit-YcS and the. was los % memory
enough to 20 all the way around Cuba and back
again
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In south America.

lFr0m the Baltimore AmeucaH)
First Venezuelan Patriot-Seu0r Dougoa is such
a back number.
second venezuelan Patricia what wayg
He is still fighting in the revolution that vas
pulled of DAY before yesterday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15

From the New York Tri5une)
mo rccall' barrier Is causing mischief and
putting everything az skies and sevens Al the
racetracks There VIII be 70 rccalI'' from Eng
land for iir. Richard Croker l. Tamm4ny is de
ieat.d three weeks from next Tucsdly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
The Obno1ious Tariff.

(From the Philadelphia Becord)
i appears that the chief objection % Appraiser
NaEeman in New York Is ia his rigid enforcement
Of obnoxious provisions Of the tariff. But It would
De rather hard 10 punish officer for no other
offence than his faithful administration Of The
Law.
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VIII Go Anyway

CFrom the New York W0rldD
II is no use trying 10 use Croker mugt ra'' a.
a campaign cry. lie Is sure 10 60 after maxim,
his collections, 90 his pOint o Vantage
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OmciaI Advantages.

Fr0m the Kansas City Star)
The public much more surprised than the
War Department by the disaster IN Samar The
War Department knew all the time there was IN
Is and named Samar.
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aftIug.

lFrom the PHILADELPHIA Prsszl
Tsss-Did you notice how that man stared az
meE
Jess-YtS. he's a reporter
Tcss-But why should De stare 8r me sog
Jessie was probably watching YOU EHoc. He's
supposed 90 keep his eye on everything that turns
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A SARGENT EXHIBITION.
New GaIIery's Feature to BE Devoted
to the American.

LONDON. oct. I5-Accordiug 20 the
Daily News" the directors Of the New
Gallery viii devote the customary 'oue
man exhibition" this winter 10 q rppre-
sentative collection Of canvases Of John
5 Sargent. r. A. the distinguished
American painter.
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The AImIrhtr DoIInr-

(From the Philadelphia Iuquirer.)
What the Steel Trust probably means by max
ing a try for the amor plate contracts Of ali
Sine nations Of the world Is that a dollar is 3
dollar whether il comes from Uncle sam or tun-
neis the restless sea.
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CURRENT HUMoR.


lEram the Philadelphia Becord.)
BloLls-He a reformed th.ei.
Sle5bs-Dcesu't steal any more. ehg
B.ohus-WeLi. he calls himself a Elspt0E-uizc,
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Trouble Ahead.

CTrom the Philadelphia Ledger
Tie next s...sigl Of Congress viii not be devoid
II irtere-t There vii be- River and HarBor
bill.
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CFT0m the Philadelphia Ledger
II President Roosevelt considers these his busy
days. what will he think wbAu Congress meetsY
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lFr0m the Chicago News-)
shoe and bathing suits. said the iluitor
phiLos0phsr. are things women always 81 too
small Cor them"
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1t seems strange to an American reader
70 see II stated in the press dispatches
that the indictment against Nicely charges
him with more than nifty offences In
the United States there can be but a sin
gle crime charged in an indictment Evil
IDENTIFY the fiscal at Havana is determined
TO catch Nicely on something. and how
ever much the practice may differ from
that in vogue here. very few Americans
Will be inclined to demur TO it. The feel
ing Is that Nicely. and Rathbone too.
should be caught on something. II those
gentlemen" object 10 Spanish methods
Of procedure, they should have taken the
precaution not to commit their crimes in
Cuba
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15

Devery, one Of the principal issues in
New FORKS municipal campaign, Is not
only a valuable producer for his master,
but is a sound, practical politician as
well. Ii IS stated that three hundred po-
Hcen:on suspected II favOring Seth Low
for mayor last week were transferred 20
beats 50 far from their homes that they
would be unable TO register. That IS what
another great. practical politician would
include in his definition OF sound bust
ness methods"
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dcrstood TO be amply provided with
funds. arms. and munitions Of war
supplied by Venezuelan revolutiouists
I'm New York" The preoccUpauon of
Colombia at home prevents her FROM
helping 70 overthrow Castro. and So II
becomes desirable to attempt the a@-
crmpiishmcnt OF that purpose in an
other way. Audrade appears TO fur
nish the way. it is a fine South Amerl-
can mix-up.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15

The United States is not the only coun-
try the commerce Of which is expanding.
Great Britain and Germany are both
making heavy gains in this respect. and
even France. a country which is almost
stationary in population, shows a good.
healthy increase. For the last nine
months a gain is noted in exports OF
more than eighty-one million francs,
while the imports increased a little more
than half as much. For a nation said 10
be in decay this is not so bad AS a
matter Of fact. France is not. properly
speaking. in decay. She simply is not
growing 50 rapidly as the other great
Powers.
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The American Board Of Foreign Mis-
sions has issued another appeal for con-
tributions To the ransom +uud for Miss
stone At the request Of the United
States the Turkish troops are reported to
have suspended pursuit Of her captorS'
who appear afraid to place themselves in
communication with the people known 20
De ready 10 negotiate with them. A letter
from the captive shows that she and her
companion. Madame Tsilka. are in bad
case owing to the close pursuit Of the bri-
gands, hut It does not look as T. their
lives were in immediate danger. The Mis-
sionary Board, to judge from th- urgent
language OF its appeal, takes different
view. and thinks no time should be lost in
forwarding the last dollar Of the ransom
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15

If there is anything more than joke
in the story that the Hon Henry Wat
tcrSon wants TO be Governor Of Kentucky
in order to render himself eligible for the
Democratic Presidential nomination in
1904. II is hard to know what to make Of
il all. One can hardly believe that were
such national nomination offered, Mr..
Watterson would accept it. He would
have too keen a sense Of the fitness Of
things. II Mr.. Roosevelt does well dur
ing the rext three years. in all probability
ne viii receive the Republican nomination
in 1904, and it would be a mistaken kind
ness on the part of the Democracy not to
put up somebody who would 1T least give
him a run for his money.
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and Adams, who are convinced they have hit upon
an aIa7ost iuia.lit.e system. arc on their v1y
Co break the bank az Monte CARO- They are said
20 have won great sums iu different parts %
America Here IS their manner o. OPERATION
Damhr0uEh pays the chips betting Is heavily
the EameEeeper VIII allow Adams SITS be-
side the wheel and watches its movement and
that Of q the c-rc-In- IVORY ball As the tGo
SOW down and the ball Is about ready CD drop
iur5 a socket Adams UHrrring eve picks its
dropping place and BY a signal. percsptihIe oaly
% Dauhrau-h. he notifies the player. and bs-ore
the ball drops into place, Darn1r1Jsh. gulcZ as
fash, covers the numbers II The bunch In-l-
Gated hv Adams There IS rarely a mistake, both
men being perfect FROM constant practice. and the
winnings reach amount which is only limited
hy the size li the keepers bank account About
one IN ten times the PLAYERS miss their calcu-a-
tgn, but their losses are, % course. comparatively
slight.
NJ Jules Huret has been collecting some inter
esring information In connection with costly din
ners. Ancient Romans were, after al, not more
ertraga-ant than some modern PsriSizns English
men, and Americans n. Huret records that on
the evening % the Grand PriN the pleased ozner
ol tbe winning horse, lh-ri, gave a dinner o.
eleven covers. the bin az which amounted to over
EzJ2 Choice wines. beautiful h1w-rs and peach
IS costing l3 francs each. were chiefly response
Die for The high figures. bot Monsieur Emile. 20
who managed the AmpLIrryou Club IN London.
has told b. HUret that on the opening day of the
club q dinner i1r twelve persons was served d
Wh0m the Prince OF Wales. now King Edward.
one which cost L-ls- Al the same club a
wealthy lawyer who had won great lawsuit gave
% thirty-seyen frients dinner the cost Of which
was Al .ev1 The late King Milau. IN his palUy
d2ys in Paris. also famous for his hospitality.
One of his fgl~ts. az which there were only i've
guests. COST Eipo- An American millionaire ia
Paris was ia the habit of presenting Henri. tbs
head waiter a. Bl-u0u's. with tip % z 70 Oh
the occasion Of each dinner. while every Grand
Duke thinks it necessary % give the waiter az
least go francs as a gratuity- Rare wines and
flowers are, however. not invariably the most cost
ly items u a long dinner bill. Willful breakags l.
frequently auswCrabl6 for the expense. Ruszian5
and Americans also have been known AZ the close
OF their feast 70 smash dinner services 20 shiver
mirrors into atoms and 90 break and burn all the
furnitu-e- An amusement taxing this form en-
obviously run into money