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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
THE RIVER TsANG-Po.
4 Wonderful Stream Traversins
Central ASia's Domain.
CFrom the National Geographic Magazine.)

(From the National Geographic Magazine-)
The Tsang-Po is IN several respects the
most remarkable river in the world 1t is
the highest Of all nayigable streams, flow
ing for nearly a thousand miles at an
elevation Of from loco to 1900 feet Dur
ing the greater part Of its course its cur
rent is sluggish, but for a hundred miles
or more the mighty river, in its descent
to the coast plain. runs with the speed OF
q mountain torrent Though one OF the
largest OF central Asian streams, il has
never been followed from its source to its
mouth, and until recently II was doubtful
OF which of two well known rivers 1t was
the head waters The attempts to solve
its mysteries have been attended with an
almost unparalleled heroisTn, endurance,
SteadfaStneSS. and seif-sacrifice. For the
principal explorers of the Tsang-Po have
been animated, not as those who sought
the fountain spring Of the Nile, by the
hope of the world applause at their sue
ceSs-that was denied theu-but for
simple daily wage and the consciousness
of loyalty to duty.
The physical history of the Tsang-Po is
briefly this: 1t rises IN the extreme south
western corner OF Tibet, close te the
sources Of the Gauges. the Indus, and its
great affiuent, the SUtleJ, at a height of
nearly 10 go feet Receiving the drainage
of the slopes of the Himalayas and OF a
little known T1betan range, running par
allel with these mountains, 1t soon be-
comes a stream wide and deep enough to
be navigable-- There Is 2 considerable boat
traffic upon Il, at an elevation but little
Z
due east for some so miles, receiving nu-
merDus large tributaries from both south
and north, and when near Lhasa il is, at
low water, nearly a third Of a mile wide
and twenty feet deep; in food, two miles
wide and Of unknown depth In longitude
81 CegSes east IL makes a sharp bend 10
the south and passes through the Hima-
layaS in a course known only TO the saw
ages who dwell upon its precipitOus banks.
When last seen by an explorer 1t Is at
a height of from 5000 to go feet. but
when 1t emeTges in Assam 1t IS only 100
feet above sea level From this point
II pursues its sluggish way for another
500 miles as the BTahTTla pUtra to the Can
ges and the Bay Of Bengal There has
been a long controversy, into the details
Of which IL Is not necessary to enter. as
to whether the Irawadi or the BTahmapu-
ira is the continuation Of the TSang-Po-
Though there has been as yet no direct
evidence-the last expedient OF throwing
in marked logs in Tibet having failed
the general consensus Of scientific opin-
ion IS in favor of the Brahmaputra, and
the latest English gazetteer describes il
under this name.
II Is hardly TO be expected that pure
science viii be much benefited by the lift
ing of the veil which hangs over this
part of the rivers course But there can
be little doubt that it hides scenes Of
magnificent beauty and grandeur which
viii thrill the eXpecr ant world and give
it new and noblef conceptions OF the
SuDlimity of nature.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
Bad News of Mrs. Mckinley.

Our dispatches from San Francisco
today indicate that those who are in
the best position to know the facts Of
the case have almost abandoned hope
Of Mrs McKinIey's recovery It is
stated thatthe distinguished sufferer had
a sinking spell this morning, and that
a severe attack Of dysentery, which for
q week past has resisted all attempts
TO control it, is saPping her strength,
that she has long periods of uncon-
sciousness, and that her heart action is
causing alarm.
Such symptoms are gravely discour-
aging, and appear TO warrant the fear
that a great sorrow is about to fall
upon President Mckinley. In the cir
cumstances all thought Of appearing
before the public, or of accepting any
attention from the people or authori-
ties of CaIifornia's metropolis, has been
brushed aside, and the President spends
his whole time in the sick room The
people of many States and places who
have been waiting anxiously for the
chance TO meet the Chief Magistrate
and entertain him Will be badly disap-
pointed, but will sympathize with him
in his anxiety and grief, as does the
whole country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16

scenery at the wings so that in his en-
trance he tumbIed headIong over it into
the middle Of the stage. followed by
several other brave, and that the sec
ond was the failure of a scalping knife
thrown by Forrest to stick quiveTing
in the ground-inste it bounded off
and hit the baId-headed leader Of the
orchestra on the head There are few
Of the carefully planned and managed
tragedies of the present day which
would not be badly upset by calamities
such as these. The old-tine actor relied
rather on his personal magnetism and
his art, and the sensibiIity of his au-
dience, than on scenes and properties,
to furnish his effects. and if he was
really great he was rarely disappointed.
The modern fairy play is quite differ
ent from Rip" as Mr.. jefferson ex-
plains the idea Of it to be. 1t needs
numerous stage settings. real giants,
dwarfs. a magician, cOIoTed lights, and
all sorts of paTaphernalia, until some
times. in the perplexity and difficulty
Of securing all these, the problem of
getting actors who can act seems to be
overlooked. And if this be so in the
case Of the buTIesqge, musical comedy,
or extravaganza. in which little acting
Is needed, how much more is II true
in the legitimate drama. In short, the
theatre OF the present day seems TO be
in the condition in which acting is more
or less sunk in properties, and the pro-
ducjion is more than the company.
There may come a time when the stage
settings will not own the actor, but the
actor make use of the setting; but that
time evidently is not yet, except in the
case of consUmmate artists of Iong-as-
tabIished prestige like Mr.. Jefferson
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16

It IS feared that yesterday did not see
the end of the riotous strike outbreak
In New York's capital, and that the au-
therities will have to resort to sterner
measures than they did on that coca
sion to restore order. People who re
member the Orange and the Brooklyn
riots will be surprised that the troops
in Albany were permitted TO en-
dure what the dispatches describe as a
hailstorm of bricks and stones without
reply, except in one instance, when a
battalion Of the Twenty-third Regiment
charged the mob with fixed bayonets-
Probably if these ferocious assaults
on the troops are continued, less len
iency viii be shown, and should be- Il
is a moral as we'll as a military mis-
take TO temporize with mobs. It
teaches them TO be contemptuous Of the
citizen troops and encourages them to
keen on creating disorder. On the other
hand, a single severe lesson generally
settles the matter. When rioters are
once convinced that they are likely to
be shot if they make any violent dis
turbance within rife range Of the
guards, they usually viii desist-
The occasion of the trouble, as Times
readers are aware, is a street car
strike which involves all Of the trac-
ton systems in both Albany and Troy
Up to last night no attempt had been
made 10 start TIE cars in the latter city,
but the programme was to make an
effort 10 restore traffic today under mil
itary protection.
We are not informed concerning the
merits of the quarrel between the con
ductors and motormen and their late
employers, but that is unimportant. No
matter how great may be the grievances
Of the former, they are not entitled to
assault, beat, and murder people who
wish to work, or to establish a reign
of anarchy and terror in a normally
peaceabIe community. IS in other
cases, it is presumabIe that the idle and
vicious classes in Albany have taken
advantage Of the opportunity 10 indulge
in a little warfare against constituted
authority. and much Of the violence
may be chargeabIe 10 persons in no way
interested in the cause Of the disturb
ance. However that may be. sanguin-
Rry rioting anywhere should be consid-
cred as Il signal for the firing to begin.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
Diplomacy n la. Turnue.

Abdul Hamid's reply to the latest
notes of the English, German, Rus
sian, and French ENJOYS is a rich speci-
men Of Ottoman humor- In it he tells
them that he is sorry his previous re
marks have wounded their suscepti-
bilities, but hopes that they viii find
it convenient to reach a conclusion in
conformity with his wishes, which are
to handle the foreign mails himself, so
that on occasion he can know what is
is in them.
II is probable that this amazing note
viii have the good effect Of bringing the
difference to direct issue. We are
greatly mistaken if the ENJOYS do not
regard it in the light of an aggravated
insult, and Immediately file the uIti-
matum threatened a few days ago.
It seems that the Sublime Porte is de-
termined to carry out its design to
abolish the foreign postofices, and that
the legations maintaining them are
equally insistent upon their retention.
The matter would not be a serious one
in fact, could not be-in the case Of a
civilized State; but in Turkey it is re
garded as highly necessary that for
eigners doing business IN the Ottoman
Empire, as well as diplomats and con
su1s, should have the facility which
these Offices afford for carrying on cor
respondence with the outside world
free from the danger of interference by
the Turkish authorities
Abdul Hamid doubtless is construct
ing huge scare for himself He may
wake-up some morning and see a dozen
monster battleships with their guns
pointing at his palaces In that event,
Of course, he-wiH weaken and surrender
at discretion Should the naval dem
onstration occur. 1t is not impossible
that it might encourage the Young
Turks to make a strike for a change Of
rulers 1t is doubtful if the naval com
manders would intervene to save the
present man, who, we fear, is all that
the late 8Ir. Gladstone was fond Of
painting him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
4 Mexican Academy,

A movement that Is now wei! under way bids
fair 10 make Mexico more responsive field Tor
tne efforts Of budding literary genius. Il must
be said that il has been a rather barren pasture
during the last quarter Of a century when every
one has been deeply interested in the more
material progress OF the country. Senior Ramon
p Buxo is the leader IN tho plan TO provide
greater incentive to literary effort. He has begun
bv renting the Arbeu Theatre in the City OF
Mexico and proposes the appointment OF i jury
be composed Of the leading literary OF
Mexico. 10 determine the merits Of production,
submitted dramas and operas at present The
best works TO be selected and given public
production Il successful, the author Is to be
paid 4 good price for has work and after thirty
productions the author will be given a benefit. Il
is the further intention OF these literary promo
tiers to give holiday matinecs of national pro-
elections for the special benefit Of school children
and the masses Mexican artists viii be favored
in selecting casts. and II Is believed that by
such liberal methods much latent talent viii be
given an opportunity for legitimate development.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
TO KILL CRIMINALS WITH GAS.
PennsyIvanians Want n New Mode of
Capital Punishment.

PITTSBURC, May ia measure to
change the mode of capital punishment
for criminals sentenced to death viii be
introduced at the next session of Con
gress at the instance of the Allegheny
County Medical Society. The bill will
prescribe asphyxiation by carbonfc acid
gas, instead of the hangnan's rope and
the electric chair
The agitation for more humane meth
cd Of execution was taken I'D by the Al
legheny County Medical Society several
years ago and q committee was appointed.
Statistics were gathered to show that the
present modes of infiicting the death pen
atty had a degenerating effect on the in
habitants IN communities where the death
took place. Nervous disorders Of an ex-
traordinary kind had attacked persons Of
sensitive temperaments.
The Pennsylvania tate Medical Society
became interested in the Investigations
and the discussions in that body attract
ed the notice of other medical societies
IL this country and in Europe 1t is not
the object of the bill to make the punish
ment less terrifying for the criminals.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
GOVERNMENT BATH HOUSES.
Big establishments in Arkansas
Owned by Uncle Sam.

Owned by Uncle Sam.
Few persons know that the United
States Government derives an income
from some Of the largest bathing estab-
lishmentS in America. If not in the world
The hot springs of Arkansas which have
been q resort for invalids for many years.
are owned by Uncle Sam and he exacts
a payment Of $50 a tub for the use of the
indicated water As there are 534 tubs,
the springs bring him an income from
that source Of $4,000 a year
According to tradition the hOts springs
of Arkansas are the original fountain of
youth of Ponce de Leon and De Soto. The
Indians of Florida told them that il was
toward the setting sun and they set out
to find it.
There is every evidence in history and
tradition that De Soto was there The
earliest Indian legends have associated
with them the idea OF the curative viz
tues Of these waters They surround
every Swallowed valley. mountain nook
and rocky cavern with a halo OF ro-
nance thaS makes the Vale Of Va
pors'' doubly interesting
The various hot springs which are said
to number SeVe nty-JhTee, issuing from the
west side ana the base of Hot Springs
from view, have been converged in
many instances from several different
issues into one outlet by development
work done on the reservation under the
supervision of the various superintend-
entS-
These springs vary in temperature, the
hottest being I9i degrees Inc now OF
practically all Of them Is constant. The
basis of estimate of the maximum supply
for each tub daily is 600 gallons. which
at present, if used TO the full capacity,
would require 53f 600 gallons. \ couser-
vative estimate Of the supply at present
under control is 10000 gallons daily. In
addition TO the selling of the water TO
hotels and sanitariums, the Government
maintains a free bathhOuSe for the iudi-
gent Hot Springs has done a rushing
business in the year just ended. The
number of visitors Is estimated at SO 600.
which is the greatest in its history
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
JeHersOnian Realism.

Everybody who has seen rip Van
Winkle"-and who has not?-knows
that while the dog Schneider plays a
somewhat important part IN the de-
velopment Of the dramatic interest, net
so much as the tip Of his tail is ever
seen, although his voice is audible on
one occasion at least. jefferson has
been interviewed on the subject. and
always gives the explanation that il Is
because rip" is a fairy tale and no
such realism as q dog should be in It.
This, when one comes 10 think Of it,
is a refreshing contrast TO the idea Of
realism entertained by some Iatter-day
managers. It is 50 great a contrast that
were Jefferson to produce his old and
famous play for the first time at the
present day, there is no sort Of doubt
that the manager who happened 10
have him in tow would insist upon the
dogs appearance in the flesh
In fact, II might not end with that
There might be two OF even three dogs,
with q specially by Rip introducing
the dogs tricks, and a great deal Of
special advertising about the pedigree
Of the animals, the length Of time spent
On the stage, their personal character
istics, their affection for the comedian,
and all the rest Of it. It might come,
as Jefferson himself suggests, 20 The
point where the star of the play would
be Sirius.
As it is, Schneider is quite as much
an individuality as Rip himself, and
the Imagination of the audience does
the work much better than an actual
dog could. There used to be a great
deal of this imaginative acting, more
than the public Of today would at all
feel inclined TO tolerate. It is said that
the elder Booth could come on the
stage as Macbeth in dressing gown and
slippers. with an umbrella for q sword,
and hold his audience enthralled, and
IL is a matter Of record that Edwin For
rest, after a series Of catastTophes in
''Metamors,' a romantic melodrama Of
the period. which would have spoiled
any other tragedian's work. managed
10 make his auditors cry instead Of
laugh II VIII be seen that this was diff
cult, when It Is stated that the first Of
fne catastrophes in question happened
when the first Of a troop Of Indians
Wedged his bow crosswise into the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
TO BUILD A WISCONSIN TOWN.
The Project OF "A Newly Organized
machinery Company.

MILWAUKEE, May ia big company
is about to erect a machinery plant near
Racine, at Western Union Junction. The
company was organized yesterday and
will be known as the Brown-CorIiss En-
CINE Company It has a capital stock of
$1,000.0 900 and the incorporators are: wal
ter f Brown, who helped to boom North
Milwaukee; Walter c. Whiting, and Ju-
Illus WechseIberg. The last named owns
considerable property at the junction, per-
haps LOCO acres, and has options on 9TH
er lands.
1t is intended to employ about 300 men
at the start and, as there are no facilities
for taking care Of this many workmen
and their families at once. arrangements
have been made with the st. Paul Com
pany for a scent rate from Racine Or
ganizers of the engine company win also
handle real estate and it is their inten-
ton to build within year or two a town
TO accommodate 2,5O0 or 3,010 people at
Western Union junction.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16

After desperate fight against extradi-
ton, lasting over two years, the asso-
ciates Of ex-Captain Garter in his harbor
operation at Savannah have been or
dered surrendered 10 the Federal au-
thoEities in Georgia for trial under
the indictments pending against
them in the State The order Is
from the Federal District Court
and the prisoners viii appeal TO the Cir
cut Court On the ground that they do not
believe they can secure q fair trial in Sa-
vannah- There IS not much chance that
the higher tribunal VIII help them out
Without desiring to PREJUDICE their case,
It IS evident enough that somebody re
csived quite as much Of the stolen money
as Carter did, was equally guilty with
him, and Il it is right for him 10 suffer
imprisonment and disgrace it is equally
so that he should have company
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16

what We needs in dis country terday' - said
the old coloTed parSon lis mo he'll in religion
man come long heah some time ago, endurin'
my absence after I got married of by
myse'f enjOyin r my honeymoon. en- preach i
sarrnout in de which he lowed dat hell wuz
gettin cooler every day-dat de birthstone WIZ
givin' out, de matches WIZ wet en- de coal wuz
e-vine en- after dat il impossible ter git a
quorum in de meetin' house! De congregation
went off en- give big barbecue, en- sold all dey
HYMN books fer a song. En- ter dis day dar'
some of dem dat won't bI'eve IN FIRE en- brim-
stone tweu dey see 1t biazel''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
Meaning of n Common word.

From the New York Commercial AGveFtiser.D
The Irish Court Of Appeal has formally decided
the exact meaning Of the werd ''humph.' The
question came up for judicial decision in case
from the Kings Bench Division, where four
iustices had been unable to come to q unani-
nous decision as to the words meaning Two OF
them held that "huR2h" 50 used BY Sir Walter
scott and Miss Austen in their novels was an
expression OF dissent and the other two held
that it meant only dissatisfied state OF mind.
The Court Of Appeal ha4 decided that 1t is ian
expression of doubt hesitation" or "a grunt
81 dissatisfaction"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
The King and Marlborough House

It is understood that the King will va
cate Marlborough House with which he
has been so long associated and that
the building Will be occupied by the heir
apparent Built on the site of the an
cient pleasantly Of St James's Palace,
from designs of Wren, for the great Duke
Of Marlborough it was first occupied in
no In il died in 1744 his strong mind
ed and impetUou5 widow, Sarah Jennings,
Duchess Of Marlborough. According 10
Horace WalpoleEthe aged invalid. shortly
before her decease, was assured by her
physician that she must either be bis
tered-or die. She screamed Il wont
be blistered. and 1 wont dier" and for
a time she kept her word.
Marlborough House was bought by the
Crown for the newly married Princess
Charlotte but she did not i've to occupy
it long Indeed. ten years after her
death there was serious talk of pulling
it down However, it served as quarters
for the Dowager Queen Adelaide, and it
was appropriated t" the heir apparent in
lS5G He did not occupy Marlborough
House until his marriage. and in the in
teTval the building was used for the
public exhibition of the Vernon collec-
fiyn of pietureS-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16

Politics in Hawaii make Up for lack
Of size by being particularly noisy and
venomous There is q first-class disturb
ance in the Islands between Governor
Dole and the home ruIe-'-that is, the
Kanaka-element in the Legislature, and
the natives want him removed. a com
mittee is on its way 10 Washington to
urge such action upon President hcKir-
ley. Another committee friendly to the
Governor is also en- route. to try to de-
feat the object Of the first There is
much hot water in our Oldest Pacific CO =
ony.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
where rev York Is Far Behind.

(From the New York Irbune-)
New York IS today absolutely and unquestion-
ably the most bewilderiDg and discreditably
blind city in the world in respect TO street signs
No Other considerable city in any civilized land
is anything like so badly served. There is not
another city Of even the third or fourth class IN
the United States laying the slightest claim to
culture and progress which is not far ahead Of
New York IN respect to this prime necessity Of
cnTlfnrt and convenience.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
The baltimore Election.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal)
To base the future political prospects of a State
ike Maryland upon a municipal election in which
more Of personality and division Of patronage
enters than party principle, IS a very uncertain
method Of framing predictions. In of year
such elections cannot be relied upon as forecast
ing future results i il were otherwise the early
sFr,ng municipal elections in Ohio, Illinois, and
other States would indicate future successes for
the Democratic party which it viii not do to
RELY uUOI too confidently.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
where Speculation Tends.
(From the Indianapolis SentineI)

IFTUUl nc IlIIalld IIIIls seII-IIICI-J
Watch the record OF eTnbezzlements and defal-
cations and see how many Of them are due to
Investments IN stocks or grain, or something
else For the last thirty forty years this
speculative mania has been growing up under
the name of business and the result Is that it has
pcrneated every corner OF the country The
people Hho lose are not as much in evidence as
those who win. They are not advertised in the
papers PIT if they were all known they would
he vastly more conspicuous than the winners for
there are vastly more Of them Il takes q great
many losers o make millionaire winner.