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A Great Economic Change

Almost every day brings some new announce
nlent with regard 10 the absorption Of one rail-
road or another by some other railroad II i
noteworthy that the same group OF capitalists al
ways has these transactions il charge Nor do
these rich cOnfne their activity to railroads
dozen men have become suddenly the leading,
influence in the country. while people have been
thinking that they saw the national drift in i'm
!>rialisIn, in corrupt municipal politics in me-
'.nsnical inventions. in broadening of religious
beliefs IN eztravagant living; the concentra ton
of poker G few hands to an extent which
dwaris 10 insignifcance the most gigantic OF the
modern transactions. las baI0me the central and
basic fact
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IN a RECEIVERS HANDS.
Potomac Steel Company, of Cumber-
land. Temporarily Suspended.

land. Temporarily Suspended.
CUMBERLAND. Nd. Feb. 12.-Upon
petition of DeWarren H Reynolds and d.
James Blackston. attorneys for the Poto-
mac Steel Company. Edward H. Welsh. OF
Cumberland. was appointed a receiver for
the corporation yesterday. Mr. Welsh sled
a bond in $4,000 with the United States
Bonding Company as security. Mr. Welsh
IS a member OF the Cumberland City Ccun-
ell and is financially Interested in the com
pauy.
The petition states that owing to the
great outlay for machinery. which was so
much greater than was at first anticipat-
ed. but 2 small sum was left in the treas
uTy as working capital. and that the sud
den rise in raw material made 1t almost
impossible 10 operate the mill with the linz
tied capital at the command OF the com
pany.
The Baltimore and Ohio rolling mill was
leased February T. 1860 by the Potomac
Steel Company. Of which S J. McFerran
Of Pittsburg. was president. for the pur-
pose OF manufacturing light steel rails
Of the capital stock authorized the petition
states bat $4,000 was taken and that the
mill was operated irregularIy until Mr..
L. II. Welsh went to the aid Of the con-
Germ on the 9Th Of March when the mill
was operated until the 18th Of March.
Tie petition further states that the COM
paHy has about SIG,OCO outstanding and
much raw material. and that it expects
to pay dollar for dollar of its indebted
ness. and that it was obliged to ask for a
receiver because certain creditors had in
sututed proceedings against it.
Mr. Welsh stated that the mill would
he started up again at an early date. He
also said that it would be operated in All
its departments and that it would be the
greatest help to Cumberland since the
days when the old rolling mill was in full
blast Nessrs- y. 4. Shaffon. Baumeneart-
en-. Joseph SchOnthaI and George latter
ALL all OF Pittsburg, are here. They are
weli-knOwn men with plenty OF capital and
are behind the project TO start I'D the
mill
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12

The revolutionary and eoIored Cuban
clements represented in the Constitutional
Convention il Havana scored yesterday in
the adoption Of a provision which would.
# ratified, make General Gomez eligible to
the Presidency OF the Island State. Gomez
is identified with The party which demands
manhood suffrage He IS not a Cuban.
but a San DOMINICAN mulatto The dom
nation OF the country by the factions ia
yorable to his elevation to the Chief Mag
istracy would not be in the interests OF
civilization. The fact that they have won
so important a victory in the convention
proves their power. and viii serve as a
warning TO the United States to see that
American-Cuban relations are adequately
safeguarded before letting go of the Pearl
Of the Antilles.
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NAPoLEoN's DEATH MASK.
a Valuable Find in "A PIainG-Id, \.
J., Ash Heap.

PLAINFIELD, n. J., Feb. 12-Colonel
Julian Scott. of West Front Street. the
"eii-kho"h artist, has made remarka-
BILE find. From an ash barrel which had
been consigned to a dump Colonel Scott
has rescued mask of Napoleon. which is
a mate to the valuable one now highly
priced in the collection in the New York
Museum OF Art.
The mask, SO Colonel Scott says, was
formerly owned by q North Plainfield
family. who did not realize its value 1t
drifted TO one side, and finally brought III,
in the ash barrel
The mask was taken at ST. Helena after
the death Of the great general in exile
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(From Lhe PhiIadalpLis Press.'

tFFVm he FhiIsdeIphia IFeS5-l
Mrs. de style Cooking ron her paper)-The
Ideal / told that reporter not 70 mention my
name in connection with the CIugores' reception
and Vel he's done IL I'll just 90 down to that
newspaper Office tomorrow and see about this
Nr- d. StEie-oh. l wouldn't pay any attention
10 II, my dear,
Mrs de stylc--I wouldn't but they've got my
name spelled wrong
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THE RAWLINs AFLoAT.
Grounded Transport Released by
Tugs at Santiago.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Feb I2--The
United States transport Bawlins. form
erly the Old Dominion line steamship
Yorktown. which ran on a reef while en-
tering the bay here Sunday morning, was
pulled off this morning. Three powerful
tugs had been trying to get the vessel
clear since Sunday The transport did
not suffer any material damage
The Rawlins left New York on Feb
ruary for the purpose OF bringing back
the Tenth Regular Infantry to the Uni
ted States A battalion OF that regiment
has embarked on the steamship. and she
Will sail fer the United States tonight.
The grounding of the Rawlins was due
to The carelessness of a local niIof
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A Fatal Omission.


Il am afraid said the editor after he had
read the manuscript Of the new dramatic critics
first criticism. that YOU do not possess the apti-
tude for speaking Of the drama
But, sir. protested the poor fellow. who real
y knew 4 good play when ne saw one do ! not
say that tangled Jangles' IS play OF deep IN
tereStg''
''You do. but you failed TO say that it Is
play Of deep human interest,"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12

Rumors are persistent to the effect that
Mr.. Hanna has been successfully enlisted
in the cause Of Mr.. Addicks, and viii or
der the Delaware Legislature to elect him
TO the United States Senate some time
this week We have no criticism 20 Of
fer Addicks viii compare fayorabIy with
almost any Republican now in the Senate
for learning. ability. eloquence, and integ-
rity-certainIy so with Mr.. Hanna.
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bound 10 Be Agreeable.


Y IUm LIC bOsIUn IsIOUe-l
Holiday Tourist-How long IS this road. my
mann
YokeI-AIout tlyenty-four mile
Tour5st-Twcntv-four mil :? Why, surely it
isn't 50 long is that2
Nokel-Nal p'r'aPs It may be about ten or so.
Tourist-It doeSzl't seem more than two miles
long to me
Iokei-Weu. p'raps you're about right
Tourisr-Coufound o! 1 don't believe you know
ANYTHING about II a.; all
YoEcl-Wal / cannot say as | %, mister. come
to think on it,
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sane Cd sforr.

CFron Life)
81 know ! shall never love another woman As
30 you-''
~ should hope noti'
We'll. you needn't get mad about it III bet
I could If I wanted to -
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And Hueging "A Pillow.

(From The Pittsblrs ChronicIc-Telegraph
Have you been sIeigh-ridius yetg'' asked
Snaggs Of Old Crus-y-
-, no. y cared Ter that sort OF thing could
get all the sensations by sitting in q cellar with
my feet in bucket Of cold water. and jingIing.
few BELLS
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Mhere the nInme Rests-

From the Grand Rapids Dcmocrat)
Secretary Long tries TO throw the blame on
Congress for the delay in recognizing the heroisr
Of the navy IN the war with Spain but every
body knows that the delay has been made by the
Administrators trying 70 give Sampson honors
70 which he Is not entitled
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Time to Take Of the Duties.

NIVW inc SlFaIIllh NeWS.)
Is II not time fof Congress 10 think about +,,-
Ing the duty of all kinds OF steel products? last
year EheTe were exported from this country vast
quantities Of articles made Of steel showing he
yond doubt that there Is no need for n DTotec.
tive tariff on steel products But as long AS tbat
IIIn remains 1t viii be utilized by the steel
producers 20 keep up prices in the domestic No.
keC -'''''
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The Lobstcr and &c clam.
Fron The mdianapoIis Press)

Ifrom the Indianapolis Press
The difference between you and me" said
the Clam TO the Lobster. is that you put up and
shut up
Almost at once ri lple of naerrinaent ran over
tho iaee OF the ga.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
The Charm of Novelty

(trom the Chicago Record)
Don't you find the fad OF collecting rather
tircsome2''
oh nc; now and then 1 quit collecting some
things and collect others
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Rioting. amounting almost to revoIu-
ton. has spread through Spain. and the
authorities do not seem to be strong
enough to core with the situation The
unpopularity of the Infanta Mercedes
marriage into the CarlIst Caserta branch
Of the Bourbon family, is great, but it is
probable that it is rather the occasion
than the cause OF the present outbreak
which IS one distinctly against the thr5ne
and the clericals- It is. in fact, largely
a republican uprising, and its political
seriousness and consequences may not yet
appear.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12

To The Times this straightforward bust
ness mans letter means much. This new
way of dOtting the cotton fields OF Ala
bama is. in its opinion, the entering wedge
toward the solution of the negro problem
in the South. The fact that these par
TALLY isolated cabins are small. and
cheap. and crowded. while not what they
should be from the standpoint OF the best
morals and good society. is nevertheless
a gigantic stride in the right direction
They viii soon be the means of breaking
up the idle crowds of lazy and vicious ne
groes who infest the large villages and
cities in the South and who do not try TO
obtain work on the ground that 1t cannot
be had The fact that traveller between
Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, could
count from the railway train ffty-three
new cabins going up in the fields at one
time is a blue rift in a darkly lowering sky.
and foretells sunshine and prosperity for
both the whites and blacks in the South.
These one-roomed, promulgated cabins
within generation viii develop into pref
ty home-like cottages, and an enforced at
tendance of the colored children at the
common schools viii do the rest The
Times believes that the Southern people
are pretty capable OF handling the negro
question and does not wish TO be under
stood as Offering advice to communities
who unquestionably understand the mat
ter. from contact with it, far better than
any outsider can possibly de- It begs.
however. to be allowed 10 warmly con
graduate them on this rapidly developing
phase Of plantation life. that foreshadows
so much Of future content. good Viii. and
HAPPINESS to both races
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Just why. it would be hard to say. but
there is no doubt that a feeling of IN
usual optimism concerning the situation
in South Africa has come over London. 1t
is limited that news has been received
from German African sources. showing
the Beers to be at the end of their re-
sources There is a British opinion also
that the strategy of Lord Kitchener has
at last practically trapped Botha and De
Wet. and that an end to resistance will
heaye in sight now within couple of
weeks All we have to say on the subject
is that. hitherto. such rosy visions have
generally been precursors OF British els
asters. However. this time they may be
not without some foundation
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CURRENT HUMOR.
Cnnnarfnr Notes.

(From the Chicago Sevs)
The Banjol was thumped all last evening.
The Yiolin-That's nothing. I'm going to be
strung upi
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4 CeIentfnI mnnifnr


tFIOM Lhe f5altlh1orc Sln-)
As IN RlI-rOund censor of customs manners
laws. ana institutions Minister Wu Is unaIproalI-
able. He ought 10 stay vith Us forever 10 keep
LIS humble
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
The Entering Wedge.

We publish herewith the essential fea-
lures of letter from a Chicago business
man 20 his brother. a resident of this city.
because IT Is well worth reading. 1t is
the opinion of a thoughtful man and a
close observer Of the trend Of things as
they are now developing in the South.
The writer is rather more than sixty
years of age and in politics q strong
Republican but he has never held office
or taken any prominent stand in his
party Before the civil war he Travelled
extensively on business in the West and
South and has known both sections thor
oughiy for many years. His letter. as
can be easily seen. was written without
a thought Of publication.
Montgomery, Ala, Jan 20. 1901
Ny Dear ~ l can see cutie change
going on IN this Southern country. greater. I
think. than the people here realize At least
don't think they realize shat The effect Of the
change sill cause ia very few years
There seems % be but one way 10 get the
field labor done here. and that is by renting
the blacks land Usually Eve 20 eight acres TO
man The land owners get from i've 10
seven dolizrs per year annually Whie4. J.
good return on the land as much OF the best
can De bought fOf from fifteen to twenty-five
collars per acre The owners have to build
house Or esbiR and then sell the negro
tenant on iime mule. pillow. hoes. etc, and gel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12

An HI wind.-The long speeches that
are being made every time the Ship Sub
sidy bill is brought up for discussion are
proving of advantage to more persons than
those who listen. The short session means
y ork. and some concession TO courtesy
must be made for the benefit Of business.
The speaker probably takes no offence
when. after he has passed the first few
sentences of his introduction. he sees the
Senators. one after another slip out of the
Chamber. These temporary leaves of alb
sence are not taken for rest and smoke,
but for real business. and probably more
work has been done by Senator's in the
afternoons Of the last week, than in all The
remaining part OF the day. The opPortuni-
ty for doing business has not been over
looked By the larger committees, and the
Commerce Committee especially has taken
advantage Of the IuN offered by set
speechmaker to get In a couple or hours
work The Military Committee has done
the same, and as the day OF adjournment
draws near, others will probably follow
sniff
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CAPITOL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Not Yet Ready for Cuban STATES

Not Yet Ready for Cuban States
The members of the Committee on Rela-
lions with Cuba are not giving much seri-
Gus consideration to the proposal, made
in letter to the Cuban constitutional
Convention by William o. Mcdowell,
President of the Cuban American League,
that the convention report a constitution
that shall fit the case for East Cuba and
West Cuba ID no new States III The Ia
ion While not induIging IN any real
meTriment at the expense of Mr. Nc
DowelI. they are inclined to think his
proposition should be regarded more in
the light of a joke than anything else
Senator Plat of Connecticut. Chairman
OF the Committee on Relations with Cuba.
pooh-poohed the idea that there could
anything come out of the recommenda-
ton. or that the convention could draw up
q constitution at all in the linefhat Mr.
Mcdowell suggested There is nothing in
the idea said the Senator. 1t is IN
possible on the face OF it. The committee
AT least has not given any such PROPOSE
ton a moments consideration for il does
not merit il. There is so little to be said
in favor of it. that I doubt even the fact
OF such letter having been written. and
suspect that after all it may be merely .
fabrication OF some news maker
Senator AIdrich takes practically the
anne view. 1T would be impossible now
for anyt hing to be done toward bringing in
Cuba as a State" he said. The first
thing 10 be done is to grant the island its
independence. and it's free government. &C
cOFding to the provisions of the Peace
Treaty and the resolutions passed by Con
gTess After that has been accomplished
We can begin to consider what is to be
done toward the admission of the newly
organized country into the Union. prOvid-
ed Of course. the majority OF citizens in
dictate their desire to have the country
annexed. But even then it would not be
a question OF Statehood, but merely a
question OF territorial government, TO eX-
ist for a long while
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RedistrIeting PennsyIvania. - The
Pennsylvania delegation in Congress IS
just now in much anxiety over the redis-
tricting of the State. ana the three rev
members which are TO be added by the Re
appcrtionment bill. Every man is locking
after his scalp. and trying to be sure that
no counties are taken from him the loss
of which will do him damage. or make il
possible that he fail of reelection Daily
conferences are being held. and there is
much teIegraphic communication between
the politicians in Washington and their
trusty seryitors in Harrisburg. The
greatest difficulty is being found in the
proper disposition of the three ncw mem
bers. Where to put them is the question.
and the heads of the party in the State are
not quite sure in what place they will Go
the most good. It has been practically
decided. however, that If an agreement can
be reached the best arrangement viii Re
to put TWO o. the new Representatives in
Philadelphia, arranging the lines so the
members can be elected from the city.
and then give TO the western portion OF
the State the third man. Some of the
members think this third man should be
given 10 Pittsburg. but there IS or the
other hand a strong faction in the dele
CATION in favor of cutting the extra dis
trict out OF rural counties.
In good many districts there need be
40 alteration. and large proportion of
the delegation is fighting 10 have as little
change as possible Thomas S Butler.
who cones from the Sixth. is anxious TO
be left entirely alone He is satisfied with
his constituents. and believes them 20 be
satisfied with him Representative Bro
sias. from the Tenth district, is in the
same state Of mind and in the contented
class can be put also Olmsted. of the
Fourteenth: Mahon. of the Eighteenth:
Wanger. OF the Seventh and Showal-
ter. Of the Twenty fifth It is stated that
the desires Of these Representatives VIII
be regarded If possible and the jockey
ing viii be done with the other districts.
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Bed Sp~eaas R2anAets.
Shoots ond glZIow Cases.

Estimate your probable needs now for the next sl1
months and take advantage of the unusually low prices
which will prevail during this big Annual White Sale
and you'll save money on everything you select.
Bod tp,eaa.
An importers sample collection Of finest quilts made al kinds
all sifes than half the regular prices
5000 imported Marseiles Quilts 1t 4.9S
$500 Imported Maselles Quilts at 3.oS
5000 Imported Malseiles Quilts at 2.o5
$500 Imported MaI,eilIes Quilts at 2.45
$500 Imported MaIseilies Quilts at 1875
SITS Domestic Quilts at 90
ase Domestic Quilts at ~
BIankeks and Com/ersrs.
I'd Fioor.l
consignment Of purchase
sale at these remarkably low prices:
,o@ WOOLLEN BLANKETS at p.r pair 1875 and 7.4S
il.4 w0oLLEN BLANKETS at, pc. pair 74S asaa3S
ALSO
400 pairs Of FINE CALIFORNIA BLANKETS Regularly
sold ut $1,000, at S.QS
wlNrER.wElcHr FED coMFoRrERs. 70. siuss bsas
at each, IS
wINrER.wEl BED coMFoRrERs. for double beds,
al, each, l.So
wlNrER.wElGHr BED coMoRrERs, for .ztz. .issa
tcds, at, each, 1.0S
Shesks.
STANDARD QUALITY sHEET1NG. ~ yards wide, worth
3oc yard; 10 this sale at II
HEAVY SHEETS, beds. worth nths sals 50
PILLOW Gases.
SLIPS OF A GOOD QUALITY 4szao inches worth i,Ne;
IN this sale at N. ~
HEMsTtrcHED SLIPS very due 4sx3o inches; in this
sale at Is
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Gm1r0faortes.

We import direct from the manufacturing centres Of
the Old World maintaining reprcsentativesin Europe all
portunity Of rst selection and control of and
cuary desirable Styles the great advantage OF lowest
cost and the saving Of at least middlcmens pros
To appreciate how much this saving amounts g Teaes
these examples III W.
EDCiNGS In nainseok Swiss and eambre narrow BABY VA
ere, extra magined edges and laeh demi dcCne:
at &c., &C., 10e., 1se. aud 3Sc. yaN1a
lHsERTNes from y riches wids Sc, LOG asd 1Se
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Ch12axen's Neor.

No exclusive children's outtter can equal IN quail
ity or price these three special offerings for Bagai.
Friday and these only three Of many other bargains
equally as good that you will find awaiting you:
cHlLpRENs WINTER BoENE1s, all eolors; some
trimmed with fur, with velvet worth from Sl.0 to
$3.50 apiece choice Of every bonnet In stock at tn. special
clearance sale price OF Is
cHlLDREN'S OUTING FLANNEL DRESSES, In dainty
stripes plain pinks blues; sizes to years choice
tomorrow 10; 81
cHILDREN's OUTING FLANNEL NIGHT GOWNS,
Hubbard STYLE sizes to yeirs choice for Bar
gain Friday at III 81
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Cottons, GowoI, and .I1nons.

Hous .keepers stewards of hotels clubs ETC., by TAX
Ing advantage of this big Annual White Sale Of ours can
restock their linen closets for the next six months or
with the finest high-grade linens and cottons at
prices that will not again tc offered here elsewhere
for many long day--at prices that mean saving on
everything purchased.
GOOD UNBLEAcHED MUSLIN, worth o,se. yard in this
sale at ~
GOOD WHITE cAMBRIcs worth loe yard thissaeat on
PILLOW CASE MUSLIN. worth se. yard In this sale at 11H
sHEET1NG OF A GOOD QUALITY. worth 1se. yard ia
this sale at ~
cHEEsEcLorH full yard wide. worth yard: In this
sale at .
OowsI,.
BATH TOWELS, worth ioe. apiece; In this sale at 5
FACE TOWELS, worth loci apiece: in this sale at S
MEMMED OR HEMsTITcHED HUcKABAcK TOWELS.
worth loc. each, at ~
FINE HEMsTITcHED HucKABAcK TOWELS. worth 2se;
this sale at 10
ALL LINEN HucK TOWELS. hems..ssAed with initials
worth 1c. apiece in this sale at 20
FINE DAMASK TOWELS, with opeuwolk borders; worth
ooc apiece; In this sale at 81
And hundrIs Of Others at prices equally cheap.
C,u,A Govskhng
BLEACliED CRASH T0WELLInG. worth o'.e. yard IN
GLASS TowELLlNG worth s'<e. yard: in this sale at
OabIe Goth, and Dinner HapAtn.
ss-,peh BLEAcHED DAMAsK at. per yard is
o,-ineh CREAM DAMAsK at, per yard. rs
71.ineh BLEAcHED DAMAsK at, per yard, so
Pinch BLEACnED DOUBLE DAMASK at per yard 90
7i.ineh DINNER SIZE NAPKINS at per dozen l.35
,4iueh DINNER SIZE NAPKINS at per dozen, 1875
L,Jh Point Doyhe5 Scarf, nm" tSAnms
Manufacturer samples at Il rcsul,r selling prices
DOYLIES, worth Sc. TO. 3
DOYLlES, worth lie. for S
poYLlES worth Zoe. 70, 10
CENTREPlECES ScARFS AND SLAMS, worth 4o, at 10
cENTREPIEcEs. scARFs AND sHAMs. worth oae. IS
CENTREPIECES, scARFs AND SHAtS. worth 81 apiece 49