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

Unless il be the purpose OF Acting
Secretary Hackett To subject the Navy
Department TO complete public con-
tempt ne will Immediately put a stop
TO the discOurtesy and annoyances
which have been visited upon Captain
Parker assistant counsel for Admiral
SChley. and for which CrowninshieId is
responsible. The matter las gone so
far that yesterday it became necessary
for the captain 20 make a formal com
plant and ask that the unmannerly
and Intentionally exasperating espion-
age over his movements which has in
terfered greatly with his necessary
work. be discontinued, OF at least con-
Quoted with some regard for the com
mon decencies of life
II Mr.. Hackett is wise ne Will sternIy
interfere and end the effort L. en-
barrass the Victor Of Santiago in the
preparation of his case before the Court
Of Enquiry. II is a spectacle which is
irritating 10 the American people. who
believe in fair play and demand that
it be given in the present instance. as
well as in others. Il is a burning shame
that a splendid service graCed by such
great commanders and accomplished
gentlemen az Admiral Dewey and Rear
Admiral Schley. should be brought into
TidicUle and disgrace by such exhibit
tions as CrowniHshielG has been max
ing at the Department during the past
few days II s:r Hackett has not the
nerve 10 take the bull by the horns and
prevent further manifestations of the
seuseless spite and coarse churlishness
than the country has been contemplate
ing since the departure from washing
ton OF Secretary Long, President Nc
Kinley would DO well to take cogni-
zance Of the matter and do something
without delay 10 relieve his Admins
tration from the growing suspicion that
il is cheek by j0wl with the COntempti-
bic conspiracy 10 destroy the man who,
neat 10 Admiral Dewey, is the naval
hero Of the Spanish war.
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THE MAINE NAVAL MILITIA.
Lieutenant Commander Switzerland
Reporfs ON thc Recent Cruise.

The report Of Lieutenant Commando
". r. r. Sutherland L. S. y. CON
mauding the United States steamship
Dolphin on the recent tour OF drill anT
Instruction cf the naval militia Of the
state az Maine. has Just been received ~
the department. and is as follows
The Maine Naval Militia comprises
three officers. eleven petty officers. and
thirty-Hve men. and has been organized
since December. 1853.
The size Of the vessel and che number
Of vacancies in her complement made IL
necessary To subdivide the naval militia
organization into three sections. each one
Of which remained on board fo- not less
than 1ve days Each section was recriv-
ed on board in exactly the same manner
as II il were a draft con POSED entirely Of
regular officers and mel- The officers
were assigned to regular watch and di-
vision duties. and the men were :mmedi-
ately watched. CHARTERED. beTthed. and
messed During the entire time that they
remained on board no distinction was
made between the naval militia and the
regular crew Of the vessel. and both
classes fraternized quickly snd cheer
fully
This plan OF drilling and instructing
the naval militia. which is the only plan
that viii be- carried out on board ship ~
war time with recruits or volunteers.
worked satisfactorily. II win be noticed
that one important necessary factor in
this plan was the vacancies in the com
plem4nt Of the Dolphin Had these mi
htiamen been taken on board ship as ad-
diuoual to the regular. organization Of the
ship the results would have been far from
good In order TO carry out the plan sue
ceSstully the regular ships company was
compelled TO take part IN all drills These
drills took up all TIE working hours OF
each day and resulted not only in giving
instruction 10 the naval militia people.
but also in improving the efficiency OF
the regular ships company
An the regular officers Of the vessel
were detailed as instructors. and too
much annot be said Of their zeal and con-
slant painstaking efforts TO impart the
maximum amount Of knowledge Of their
profession possible during the limited
time this vessel was engaged on the tour
Of drill and instruction.
or the thirty-five enlisted men Of The
naval militia who served on this vessel
WoHll NOT hesitate 70 enlist all those who
are physically qualified as Iaudsrnen and
some OF the number in higher rates.
me Maine naval militia IS one Of the
Few state organizations which IS being
trained IoT service upon the outbreak OF
war IN the first line Of defence-unon our
bdttleshiDs and cruisers
The zeal. intelIigence capsbfIftSy and
desire 10 learn shown by the organization
herein referred 10 lead Us TO recommend
tldt lL hereafter receive All the assistance
possible under existing provisions OF law
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The Nen nnftIerhIn..

The fight between the majority and
the minority Of tho Naval Board on
Construction appears 20 be getting de-
cidedly warm, and almost personal in
character The public is not largely in
terested IN the mere consistency Of the
members. but is deeply concerned in
the correctness Of the opinions finally
reached. When board Of five mem
beers stands three 90 two upon the rela-
tive merits OF two types Of constrUc-
ton and plans Of armament for battle
ships. the effect Is 10 leave the large
public In very grave doubt as TO which
Is the better. The ordinary citizen
knows very little about the relative
merits Of the sUpeTPOsed tUrrets. OF Of
the seYen-inch and eight-inch guns
which are The main subjects 81 dispute
between the members Of the Board IN
such matters the layman naturally
turns TO the professional expert for in
strUction and guidance, and when the
experts are at issue. other people are
left very much in The dark.
IT. this controversy there seems 10
be much OF theory on both sides. and
- cannot web be 0therNisc. for the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-02
THE TURRET CONTROVERSY.
Another Communication From the
Continuation Board Minority.

Tho controversy over SUperpOsed turrcts
for hattlcships i'm the Board on CoustUJC-
ton has taken another turn by the smart
reply of the minority. headed by Admiral
Bradford. who takes exception 10 many
OT The reasons advances Dy the majority
favorable 20 the system.
The latter held the Increased rapidity Of
FIRE Of --Iuch guns was proven. while the
minority insists il is purely theoretical
The rate 81 fire given for the 1-iuch gun.
Il contends. IS an assumed rate and not
based on experience. In order to supply
ammunition efficiently the minority states
# viii require as many magazines and
shell rooms for the twenty 1-iueh guns as
for the twelve S-inch guns and twelve g.
inch II holds that the rapidly Of fire
claimed for the I-iuch gun cannot be
maintained without an ammunition hoist
for each gun and large number Of am
muuition and shell rooms in close prox-
unity.
The practical objections to mounting
guns in turrtts. the board holds. are un-
known. but the opinion is expressed that
the sentiment OF officers who served in
turret ships during the Spanish war Is in
favor Of the use Of S-iuch gins mounted
i'm turrets The majority contended that a
single welI-directed shot would disable
both turr,ts. In reply the minority states
this can only De accomplished by the larg-
est shell striking normally. This is re-
gardcd as extremely improbable. This
direction to the tuTret, the minority
states. is the only one remaining Of all
the numerous objections originally raised.
and the positive value OF this. il con
tends cannot De determined except by ac-
;uaI experiments, both costly ana difficult
10 make.
The conclusions Of the minority are that
when lighting iu lruadsid4 the isolated
gun positions afforded by the single tur-
rrts have e. manifest advantage over the
concentrated IRE OF the SuptrpOSsd ttir-
ret. with reference go damage 20 guns and
personnel from au enemy fire. II fight
ing ahead and aSteTu an euemys shells
ptnttratfu- the casematc armOr must
cause great destruction 10 the guns ana
masses of men Ou the main deck while
the greater part ~ the battery would be
unable 10 reply always a source of de
rnUr4lfzari0u to the crew II claims that
the latest type OF S-iach gun, with its i'm
proved mounts tuTTCts, turTCt-moyiug
mechanism etc. should Je used ina the
ucU battIeships ira preference 10 a newly
designed and uutried t-iuch gun Of much
less power.
The controversy VIII probably end with
this answer Of the minority.
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COKE PROPERTIES COMBINED.
The Prick Company to Manage steel
Trust PIuuts

PITTSBTBG. Aug 2-COnsoudatiou OF
the coke properties OF the constituent
concerns Of the United States Steel Cor
p1raton took place yesterday. Au the
officers of the former companies retired.
except those of the Frick Company. which
Will hereafter have charge Of practically
ala the operations of the cokiuE plants
and coal tracts of the Steel Trust
The scheme nf organization operation.
ana combination is similar O. that adopt
90 iu the recent consolidation OF the Car
ueEie and National steel Companies and
the American Steel Hoop Company The
Il. c. Prick. Continental. and the Ameri-
can Coke Companies remain in existence
and operate their plants. as viii also the
Eureka Fuel Company. The sales de-
partmeuts Of an but The Prick Company.
however, have been abolished.
Thomas Lynch. president OF the Prick
concern. becomes president OF all four
companies. Now the Prick Company con-
trolls fuur-ufths OF the production and
acreage of the district. ILl number of
completed ovens owned and controlled is
i. $50. and about 1000 are building. The
latter VIII be- completed. but no others are
necessary, for aumher that now come
into The FTiCk control Wer- put up Tor the
purpose Of WalIu-s their owners Iudypeul-
eut of the FFick Company, before the
Steel Trust was formed
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DEATH OF I. NJ. PAIR.
A Prominent baltimore business Man
Suecumbs to Rent

n rom Anent hnitimOre business Man
succumbs To Hent.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 2-TsraeI " Parr
senior member Of the grain firm Of I. NJ.
Parr * Son. died last night al his sum
mer home. Fernwood. In the Green
Spring Valley lie had been ia poor
health for some time and on Monday
last was overcome by the heat
Mr. PGrr was one OF the Oldest grain
merchants in the city. and the firm Of
which he was head is the Oldest one in
the citys grain trade.
Mr. Parr was the son Of David and
Margaret Parr and was born I'm BaIti-
more. September =. $50 H., received his
early education in this city and gradual
ed from the baltimore City College in
lSSl. The following year he went into
business as a clerk in the firm OF VII
liam N Donald & Son. grain merchants
This firm was founded in I7g0. and for
one year afterward was known as George
w Richardson * Co. Up 10 the death Of
Nh Richardson.
Some years later Mr.. Parr was taken
into the firm. the name Of which was
thea changed 70 NcC0nkey * Parr. Mr.
McConkey having been, ike Mr.. Parr. a
clerk in the old firm Of William McDon-
aid & Son The business was that OF
handling grain on commissisq. being ex-
tensive exporters
IN lNl the name was again changed. 70
J. NJ Parr, who had then secured the
entire business Later Mr. Parr took his
sons into the firm. which is now known
as T. NJ Parr g. Sons. The business un-
der AR PARIS management Erew TO
very large proportions and ne had stood
for many years In the front rank OF Bal
tImore business men
For many years he was President Of
the Baltimore Elevator COMPANY which
ln $50 leased the elevators of the North
eru 60 trstl Railway. az Canton. and has
handled all the Erain received al that
point Dy the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
puuv.
Mr. Parr was largely Interested In man
UIaciurlIE and financial enterprises. He
was a one time President OF Tho Corn
and Flour Exchange and also of tha
Board 1f Trade He was Mason ana
. odd Fellow and was a member Of a.
EikraEe Fox Hunting Club His CITY,
residence was at lll2 Madison Avenue
M PdrT married. in 1871 Miss Mary
p Pope. who survives him. with three
daughters and three sons They are-
Mrs James Ralph Diggs, Mrs F. s
Reese. and Mrs Herbert Hooper. and
( Messrs- Henry A, Charles F.. and WI
liam +. Plrr.
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SimIIIa simiIibus Curantur.


= New York physician, Dr- HoIbrook
Curtis, claims 10 have discovered d
cure Tor the ailments know as hay
fever" rose colds" and like maladies
caused by the pollen Of certain plants
His treatment is simple II consists Of
merely administering an infusion II
the plar- which causes the attack be-
fore the trouble begins, or even after
it has begun This seems TO De- an OK
tension of the principle of Elmeop-
athy. or. IN the homeIy fashioned
parlance. taking "a hair Of the dos that
bit you
il may be that these maladies. and
some others Of the same sort. are the
direct result OF the unnatural condi-
tious OF civilization Il is not prob
able that the Indians ever had hay
fever. and the malajy is not common
among farmers and other folk who live
out Of doors. It seems as If 10 were a
law # nature that when man shuts
himself up away from contact with the
good green earth, the earth should take
revenge upon HIM when be comes
within reach. In the days when people
were afraid OF opening their windows
more than an inch at night for fear II
the night air." the slightest draft
was apt 10 cause a cold. wheicas hurt
ers and pioneers. who sleep out-0f-
doors in swamps or on mountain sides
are practically immune from such COM
plants. and they DO not breathe any
thing but might air" IL was also seri-
ously supposed by rhe mass of man
kind a hundred and fifty years ago
that frequent bathing was destructive
TO health. auG Benjamin Franklin Was
regarded as something Of a crank be-
cause ne actually advocated the prac-
tice There are people even now. who
contend that children should not be- al
lowed 20 wear low shoes because their
ankles will turn and become TN
shapeIy-as if mankind were born with
the necessity Of wearing Il stiff band
Of leather around those muscles. Cf
course. If the habit Of wearing nigh.
! close fitting shoes is formed, the muscles
have no chance 20 develop, and the
weakness becomes apparent as soon as
the support is removed
mans dress. habits, and diet approach
TO those which he was intended by ma
ture 70 nave. and the more artificial
habits he can, with decency. slough of.
the more healthy he viii be. He Is. So
far as mis- physical makeup is con-
cerncd. intended TO be- an Jut-0f-I00r
/ creature; his existence IN cities is a
| matter Of years compared 10 the CEN
| turtles in which his Out-of-door habits
were formed. susceptibility 20 colds.
bad digestion. weak lungs, and "a dozen
other Ills from which the adult suffers
are largely the result Of the artificial
conditions I'm which the child IS kept
Until the age Of fourteen or dfteen al
least a child should be d mere little
animal for the greater part Of the year.
Whatever training is given would bet
ter be moral than mental Habits Of
honesty, truthfulEess, perseverance.
and unselishness should be inculcated
and these, with the rudiments OF intel
lectuai training. are good foundations
for education in later life. The more
the child can be left 10 play out-of-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-02
MANUFACTURERS TO MEET.
Abandonment of the Cotton-AIaI.er,
Selling Plan 60 he Considered.

FALL RIVER. Mass. Aug. The sub
committee appointed at "a recent meeting
OF the siguers of the selling agreement
has issued a can for a special meeting on
Monday Of the cotton manufacturers in
Guided in the selling plan by which the
product Of the majority of tho local mills
is disposed Of
This sub-committee had been instructed
by the manufacturers 90 examine into the
various recommendations offered at the
meeting nd 20 evolve from them. OF any
other plans submitted. a report as % the
adyisabiiIty OF continuing the selling plan
in is present or \ mndltied form.
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ANTIQUITIES FROM AFRICA.
A GIFT to PhiIndeIphin's University
Museum.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. DIR Thomas
c. Morton has given % the University
Museum an interesting and valuable
collection Of antiquities from the Fans
of the Og0be River. Africa The objects
were collected by Dr. Mortou's friend
DR.. Robert G. Naussau. who many years
ago presented the university with sever
al odd relics of the same tribe.
The present gift comprises a mask.
formerly used 10y witch doctors TO dis
guise themselves I'm their nominations.
ana now used IN comic dances; "a drum
made OF soft Wood. some three feet Il
height. and decorated with burned pat
tern, an idol, ruGely carved iu the same
wood, and similarly decorated. and a
whip used for slaves and made Of hippo
pOtamus hide The head of the drum
appears To be made of antelope skin. and
a similar article appears among the me-
grucs OF SantO Domingo When In use
IL is held between the knees and pound
ed with the fingers or knucklcs
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-02

TL9m u - CLronI.I.l

ITIlm IHt IHlUIg0 JITUIIUIe-)
PerlaU, the President approve of the violation
ri state and Federal aW UE the lura. States
Land Offices lottery iu pklaha--.. ou r.sr thr,r.
that that country il a TIrifIrv The Cau-i-
utIou and tIe law. DO not apply. oklahoma Is
increasing iu population and wealth. with grea,
rHr.cIfE. and % WHl soon cease 10 Do "a Terri
tors aIruTtru8nt 90 lhr United States" and viii
become safe Iu good standing. Ira THE uuau-
imr under the authority Of the President 81 l-
tine scene of spectacular violation OF the lottery
laws, just the ~ulus are d. scene Of daily
violations of the laws against slavery and poIyg-
amy.
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Southern Presidential Timber.


||T|W 10 "" 1"TN TTUIU|-T
How ripe the time IS for lifting the embargo
on >usthem Presidential ambitions DO is diniruIt
20 say. Certainly uo southern Presidential nom
Inee could tell in advance just how fatal a
''scarerrUH' De- might prove % susceptible
northern sentiment OF 20 lingering Northern
prejudice Ten or twenty or even thirty years
ago, while the South was Itself stlI GelarreG
from seeking the Presidency OF the Vice Presi-
douey. the candidates It might have offered tho
country formed galaxy which eNtiugui-Eas ia
huIllancF any rival group the southern states
could muster n1W-BeoE. Lamar. Basard Vance.
Hiu, and iH later days Carlisle NILS. and Crisp.
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A. She Il spoke.

First Native-Nhat was the trouble between
YOU and the EngiishmIns
Second Nltiye-Whv. after me- aurIvfag NV. F7
with earugstne-s % learn the English Language
from the Americans that hsyyEi-ker,d subject Of
hing EDWARD pretended he didn't know whas I
meant when ] told him that ] lost ms left lamp
and right wing az Bau1han, and tha- / was near
lOCOrd with JOY because rha LITTLE plug from
Kansas had COPIED the handspring OF the gugus
and thereby made no more miXin'-in a ciuch
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SHcuIa.fou ta;crucut.
The Labor War.


Last night Mr.. j. p. Morgan sent a
telegram 10 PittsbLrg. confirmed by a
letter which arrived there this morn
ing. announcing his determination To
stand strictly by the terms arranged
with President Shaner in New York
last Saturday. and not 10 hold any fur
Their conferences with the strikers. The
Executive BOARD Of the Amalgamatei
Association is still in session in Pitts
burg. and a decision by it to continue
the strike and extend it TO all plants
belonging to the Steel Trust may be
expected at any moment-indeed, may
be reported before this edition shall go
TO press.
The situation, instead Of being one OF
peace and resumption as a few days
ago the whole country expected il
would be by this time. is more deplor-
able than ever. There is no apparent
reason To think that Mr.. Morgan and
his associates viii retreat a hairs
breadth from their present position,
and if the strikers are equally stubborn
there is nothing that we. can see TO
prevent a bitter fight which viii hardly
Nol4e 10 S"'A'iuSloH "ltHoul NloIcHCe'
not. ana perhaps Dloodshed.
In our dispatches from the storm
cenSre of the trouble. there is consid-
cradle evidence that the trust is pre-
pared to resume operations with non
union labor. which II appears TO have
secured 10 some extent, and that the
now idle plants VIII be started up at
Mckeesport and Pittsburg next week
That VIII hardly happen without col
hsion. There Is a chance, though only
remote one. that the rank and nle
may take The strike out Of the hands
OF their officers and end il Informally
by returning 90 work. They are su-
premely disguised with the way the
movement has been handled, and this
feeling is known to be shared by mem
bers of the Executive Board who are
so greatly dissatisfied with the course
Of President Shaner that il would not
surprise us 20 hear that he had been
deposed and the direction Of affairs
confided 10 another. Every day weak
ems the hold of the AmalEdmated As
sociation on the general Iaboring p1pu-
lation. It's strike directly affects not
only fifteen thousand Of its members.
but imposes idleness and distress upon
thirty-fve thousand other workers who.
unlike the Association men, do not re-
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CURRENT HUMOR.
Harvesting.

dFrcm the OHIO state J7urnaIl
Willie Wou-wT5-Aiu't IL great 90 lay here
an watch dem guys Juttiu' E1yE
la1lr9uud LucIs-Ae>- EtE's only wun t'ins
erhaut harya=tfu' aar ia do.
Willie NUutEur,z- Nlr-s LarE
laEarsuud Lurs--Bide iu ter de barn on de
last load 90 hay al night.
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Another Spanish witness has appeared
TO c0nfuUnd the Conspirators against the
fame and honor Of Rear Admiral Schley.
Lieutenant CaprilleS- of the Spanish Ma
W, formerly Governor OF Santiago de Gu
ba. who was on board the Vizcaya I'm the
great sea battle, in an interview. says.
I can conceive nothing more hideOus
than the cold-blOOded attempt 10 belittie
Admiral SChley. the man who won the
battle that finished the Spanish war and
put your country first among the world s
naval powers" That. we fancy, will be
pleasant summer reading FOR Sampson.
Crowninshield & Company.
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(From the Chicago Record-Hcrlld.)
Mrs Smith-katie, this watermelon isn't cold
AZ all
Katic-WcIl. faint no fault Of mine. mum: RI
Smith he got SIGH a big thar wh,n put IN
M ice ghisI Z had ter take "a ice out
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From tie Philadelphia L-Iegrl
10 Secretary Long can prevent tine Samson
Neh.ey controversy from becoming % political
Issue DE Viii Doe doing all that could be-, reason
ably expected Of him.
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AZ the Old stand.

prom the 50. Louis GI0bs-Drmo.rltJ
hrupU. the German guumaksr has q fortune of
nearly S5.U0o ON. au income of s4oapgD and 4
pay roll az 5000 persons. TAe krupp idea con-
TIME, Co grow faster iH Europe than that Of
arbitration.
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Rodney don't know just whore 90 place tho-s
T.MIu-Irus.
Dlhncl Oh. that's an easy matter. financially
thsy are somebody, intellectually. they a-g NJ
body.
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sFrrm the Baltimore WORLDLY
GcurCc-I have just invested in ore OF Ilo-e
new pepper and salt suits.
Rohcrt-Ah. That ousht to be good Tor two
seasons
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Her " ish.
IFrJm Tit-Bit


Long life 20 your honor sid -u irish beg
gar woman on receiving coin, Ind NAV sou
never see your wife a widow"