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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
The Eastern Crisis.

While each succeeding day brings US
news Of interesting plays in the excit-
ing game which is in progress in China,
It's end is as much matter Of doubt as
il was a month ago Russia has notified
Japan that she viii not discuss with a
third Power the terms Of an agreement
vet in negotiation. 1t is reported that
Japan has assured China that she VIII
accept her share OF the consequences
of a refusal TO sign the Alanchurian
convention, even If they should include
war. We have the usual conflicting re
ports variousIy asserting that China
viii and viii not ratify the agreement
The majority opinion, both here and
in Europe. Is that China VIII adopt tie
pro-Russian views Of Il Hung Chang
and sign within the next four or five
days In default Of something more eff
fectiye than mere expressions Of sym
pathy from the Western Powers, Ii de-
clares that II would be futile for his
Government IT, refuse me Russian
terms. Refusal could not alter the
status quo, which is that of complete
Russian possession Of ManChUTia, Mon
golia, Kashgaria. and Turkestan.
Whether This possession be legiIma-
TIED by treaty, or continued githOut it,
Ii is satisfied that il is an accomplish
ed and permanent fact. Then Why. he
argues. should China only incur the
open enmIty. and by and by, the
vengeance of Russia by resisting
her now Notwithstanding the no
= &c 70
be regarded as representing Russia
quite as much as his own country in
the peace negotiations. there is a Ger
tain amount Of good sense and, from a
Chinese viewpoint. craftsmanship in
his position II England Germany, and
the United States are unwilling TO help
the Empire actively. but are cheerfulIy
willing to have it do the resisting and
catch all Of the consequences, we are
not 50 sure that the only safe policy for
the CelestiaIs to adopt is that Of alb
solute submission. Manchuria is gone
in any event. What IS the use Of crying
over spilled provinces?
What Japan may ultimately decide
to do is still an open question. The
mobiles and people are in a superheated
condition, and want war. Prince
Konoye Atzumaro, President Of the
japanese House Of Peers, in a speech
10 that body has gone the length Of
discussing openly the probable results
Of war with Russia, and expressed his
confidence that the superior army
Of the Ankado could readily drive the
Russians out OF Tanchuria- At this
rate it is fairly certain that some basis
Of accommodation between Japan and
Russia win have TO be found before
many days, Or else, whenever the Man
churian agreement shall be signed, there
viii be an armed collision. Consider
ing all the indications of the hour, the
issue Of peace or war. it would seem,
must be decided inside Of the next week
or ten days at the utmost
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
4 New York Association Protests
Against Freight DETERMINATIONS.

J. NJ Langley, representing the New
York Merchants Association, was before
the Industrial Commission this morning
to enter a protest against the railroad
freight rates and the classification Of
freight into Southern States from North
ern points.
Mr.. Langley said he had charge Of the
transportation business of the above
named association. There were about
1890 direct members of the association
and they represented every class Of bust
ness. There were two classes of mem
bers, the direct and the associate mem
bers. Of the latter there were about So
600 throughout the United States.
Mr. Langley. in answer to a question
from Commissioner Farquhar. said the
organization Of the association was the
result Of excursion rates furnished by
ceFtain railroads He referred TO a num-
Der of excursions given by the railroads
running out OF ST, Louis to what are
known as cOntributory towns. The OBJ
ject of the excursion rates was to in
crease the trade Of st. Louis among the
small merchants who otherwise would
make their purchases in New York
This was a discrimination. he said
Against New York. and that was what the
association protested against
In January, 1900. ne said. the New York
roads advanced their classification in 2t0
articles to 3512 per cent. and the West
>rn and Southern roads made similar ad-
" ices These advances in the classical
L n Of freight rates. Mr. Langley decIar-
2 Were referred TO the Interstate Com
nserce Commission. and finally the cues
ton reached the Attorney General Of the
United States. who held that the matter
was not one for the Department of Jus
tice TO deal with
The classification Of freight rates. Mr.
= ngley said, in reply TO question. af-
fected the jObbeT and not the producer
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
women as BfoSraphers.

AIife CT The Empress Josephine. recent
i written by Miss Ida n. TarbeH, as a
piece TO a life of Napoleon.
by the same author, may arouse in the
mind Of the thoughtful reader the ques-
ton whether women are not particu-
larry well fitted in some respects for
the work OF biography The reasons
Why they have not written in the
past are obvious. Such work REQUIRES
considerable time, money, and training.
and tie use Of q very fine library. and
these things are usually beyond the
reach of the woman writer with talent
enough 10 make the work at all attrac-
tIve. Such women have therefore. as a
rule, devoted themselves 10 fiction or
Journalism, IN which the rewards were
more certain and more quickly secured
The biography which is a paying in
vestment is not work foF beginner Il
IS a task offered only 10 some one with
= reputation Most historians and biog-
rapners have been men Of thorough
education and independent fortune. il
is a work which can only be success
fully accomplished by one who is in
love with II, and who allows nothing to
interfere with II; and nine-tenths Of
the women Who write cannot devote
their entire time TO such work. or do
what they Ike best.
All the same. Il Miss TarbelTs book
is a fair example Of what the feminine
biographer can do, there is certainly a
field for her. It has not. perhaps. been
generally understood that biography re-
quires a peculiar talent, not unlike that
of the writer OF realistic fiction The
work IS not creative, but descriptive; il
requires not originality and daring, but
accuracy, Imagination, and intuitive
knowledge Of character, in all OF which
a clever woman may excel. The thing
which makes most books of this kind
SO deadly dun is their lack Of realism
he characters do not take on the air
life; they seem hardly To have lived
hey are puppets moving on a mimic
age. and all that the book can do is
fix IN the mind OF the reader facts
ames. and dates-Which is very far
4rom the effect which a good biography
ought TO produce. in endeavoring to es-
cape the evils Of the dry-as-dust style
some writer's haCe made the blunder of
introducing creative thought. and treat
ing their hero as if he were the prin-
CiDal character IN q novel Forming
their own conception of his nature, they
make everything IN his career bend to
It. Thus the reader gets a prejudiced
and unfair view Of the man. and not
only OF him, but Of those with whom
he had to de- If this is so in the case
OF masculine subject, described by
man. much more is it SO in the case of
q woman, for the prominent women OF
history have as a rule been complex
and somewhat peculiar cha "a cfers "a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
WOULD TEACH FILIPINos.
The civil Service Commission Be
sIeged by Applicants.

The Civil Seryio5 Commissioners are
fairly overwhelmed with letters from
school teachers In all parts Of the country
who want to go 20 the Philippines 70
teach the Fiiipinos. The reason for the
letters Is a news paragraph which was
cabIed from Manila stating that The Civ
il Service Commission needed at once the
services Of go school teachers.
At the headquarters of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission this morning it was
stated that they had no Jurisdiction over
the appointment of school teachers in
the Philippines. and that for information
on the subject applicants should write
the Civil Service Commission at Manila
There is no provision in the regulations
for recommendation in this country Of
applicants for the position of school
teacher IN the Philippines
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
ENGLAND's STEEL OUTLOOK.
The Duke of Devonshfre Urges His
Conpany to Economics.

LONDON. April 3--The Duke Of Devon
shire. presiding at meeting OF the Be
row Hematite Steel Company in Load5n
said that although trade was somewhat
unfavorable. nevertheless the prosperity
Of the company was above the average.
The output Of iron and steel had I'M
d0ubtedly been slack The orders for rails
IN the 2 idsh markets In 1873 dId not reach.
by 80 per cent what they Were yearly
from 1895 to 1898. Foreign competition
was. of course, partly, but not entirely,
the cause
There were doubtless very unsatisfac-
tory features in the outlook including
giant combinations aiming at further in
roads on British trade. and it was diff
cult to see the end, but nothing could be
gained by panic or by regarding the stu
alton with depression Business must i'm
prove where economies could be intro
duced.
The duke urged the advisability Of re-
ducIng the capital, as already proposed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
TO BUY NEW FURNITURE.
The House Committee VIII Meet tn
Latter Part of the Month.

Representatives Cannon. DaIzeu, and
Richardson, the committee appointed by
Speaker Henderson just before the ad-
jOurnment Of Congress. to which designs
for the new desks, chairs, and other fur
niture for the House of Representatives
must be submitted. viii have a meeting
the latter part Of this month in the Ap-
propriations Committee room
The committee will then pass upon sey-
eraI designs for desks. 1t viii also select
the furniture for the new committee
rooms located in that part of the CAPITOL
formerly occupied by the old Congress
SionaI Library.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
SUPPLIES FOR THE INDIANS.
Commissioned Jones to Open Bids in
Chicago Next Week.

Chicago Next Week
Commissioner Jones. OF the Indian Blu
reau. will leave next Monday for the
purpose of experimenting the opening Of
bids for Indian supplies at Chicago. Pro-
posaIs have been advertised for. and,
from information received in this city,
it is understood that the number of bid
ders this year is very large. The sup
plies purchased in Chicago viii be stored
in the Indian warehouse at that city and
Will be distributed as needed to the va
riGus agencies throughout the country.
Ii is expected that four weeks will be
consumed in examining all the bids and
awarding the contracts.
From Chicago, Commissioner Jones Will
so to New York, where other bids Will
be opened. Chicago and New York are
the principal depots IF the Indian Blu
reau The purchase OF supplies has be
come greatly systematized within the last
few years. so that almost all OF the food
and clothing is obtained in these two
cities. New Nc~k is the headquarters
for clothing ana various household arLi-
cles- Food sJutfs come from Chicago
About SIX weeks are usually consumed In
letting the contracts.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
GRIEVANCES OF INDIANS.
F'.-o Delegations of Red Men 10 visit
Washington.

TWO delegations Of Indians are expect
Ell to arrive in this city the latter part
Of this week to consult with the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs regarding va
rious matters connected with their tribes
4 party Of fifteen braves from the tribes
on the Omaha and Winnebagn ReIerva-
lions are expected 10 be the frs. to ar
rive These Indians have Il great deal
Of business to transact, and will proba-
bly, remain in Washington about a month
The second delegation comes from the
Nitchitas, Of Oklahoma They are IN a
quandary regarding the allotment OF
lands on their reservation md are on
their way here to have the matter
StraiEhtened.
Commissioner Jones viii receive the del
egatious Friday or Saturday, and direct
III IN TO the proper officers for the trans
action Of their business
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03

Next to the fan of their beloved Aguin-
aldo. the Yankee FiIipinos viii have cause
to mourn over the probability that the
Danish West India Islands are more like
y than ever TO fail into Uncle Sans bag
The King and Crown Prince of Denmark.
who heretofore have been bitterly op-
posed TO ceding the islands, are reported
as now favorable to the proposition The
rest should be easy for everybody but the
New England Rum Trust The isles of
Santa Cruz and St Thomas are famous
for the superior quality and pleasant ia
vor of their rum. and when they become
American and their products hence do
nestle. the coarse distiIIation of Medford
VIII suffer
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
MAY PROCEED. WITH THE WORK
\ Ruling Concerning the Lighting
Plant of the Interior Department.

Plant of the Interior Department
The Secretary of the Interior. recently
requested the opinion of r. J. TraceweH.
Comptroller of the Treasury. as to wheth-
er he would be authorized 10 employ
draughtsmen and other persons, prepare
tory to the installation of an electric
lighting plant for the Interior Department
buildings.
Comptroller TraceweH has replied that
it is the general rule of law that when
Congress enacts that a specific thing be
done. and makes an appropriation for the
doing of the thing commanded, by a fair
Implication the power and authority to
employ the necessary means to accom-
pIish such desired end is thereby grant
ed. unless the employment Of such means
is expressly forbidden by law After re
viewing previous similar acts of Con
greSS Comptroller TraceWeli concludes:
i have therefore TO advise you that you
may prior to July 1. 1901, incur the pre-
hminary expenses necessary t. carry into
effect the provisions Of this statute. al
though payment therefor cannot be made
previous to that date"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
Hardly TIP to Promise.
CFrom the Chicago Tribune.l

During my husbands lifetime said the yo-
man the outside Of the cashiers counter. IN
voice trembling with indignation. '-he told ne
ever many times that If anything happened
70 him his life insurance money would be paid
10 me promptly and in crisp bank notes. These
are not crisp at all They are old and wriaklsd.
and smell SO strongly OF tobacco that I shall be
ashamed 10 show them to the poorest neighbors
I've got!''
hand satcEel. flashed look OF seora a the cash
ier, and went away without waiting for an
apology
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
The Trouble With VenezueIa.



Perhaps the recall OF Loomis and the despatch.
OF a Minister who VIII treat the institutions
OF the country to which he IS accredited with
decent respect VIII afford tie best way out Of the
trouble The claims OF rival companies TO a
public franchise in Venezuela must be determined
by the proper tribunals OF that country. Tie
Washington Government has no right Whatever 10
attempt TO influence their judgment. That it
was led into such error, from which 1t IS
now trying 10 escape, IS only another instance
Of the dangerous power the millionaire trusts
have acquired over this Administration
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
a Chance for MCKINLEY.


IFT|IH ne nov l0Ta FTess-
If Mr. Mckinley revokes the appointments of
lillian A. R0denberg the Tanner henchman
and ayoWed spokesman. whom he has been tricked
into making q Civil Service Commissioner he will
be deemed simply to have fallen into and out Of
az entirely human error II he does not revoke
It he viii be adiudged 10 have stultifed himself
as an advocate III Congress and d defender in
the President Of the merit system. He can suffer
nothing by reVocation- lie can suffer much by
clniirffL. ton
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
Driven to Using shoddy.

tErom the Philadelphia Ledger)
The high tariff on wool constrained the manu-
factJTers TO use inferior grades Of wool harsh in
character ami poor III staple, and 20 literally
adulte.ate with shOddy- American ingenuity
found way TO use cotton IN mixed goods to an
extent unprecedented The natural effect OF this
was prejudlcial to the interests OF the wool
grower, while the consumer suffered because his
garments lacked in warming and wearing q-iali-
ties This condition still continues under the
stimulus Of the t4rin barrier and Of keen compe-
TFffBu
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
Rain.


(From the Detroit Journal)
Juno, the ox-eyed Queen OF Olympus. insisted
that It would certainly make talk
Why" exclaimed she impatiently. ''since
those outre wet skirts came in you've hardly
stopped raining long enough 10 take Jour meals,
actually
Jupiter Pluvius thus addressed. affected 10
laugh but inWardly he afflicted with much
disquietude by reason OF the Jealous watchfuluess
Of his beautiful wife
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03

Washington of the Philippines was re-
ferred to the Committee on Federal Re
Iatfous while a counter resolution com
mending Funston was declared out OF
order. We are rather glad 10 hear of this,
because now We know Of one place where
the venerable Mr.. Hoar. the iTE.entive Mr.
Atkinson. and the loquacious ErVlng
WinsIow would be at home They ought
TO emigrate at once
The Boer representatives in this country
are carrying out their intention TO put 4
stop to the sale of American mules and
horses to the British Government for use
in South Africa. Yesterday at New Or
leans they obtained a temporary injunc-
ton restraining a vessel now loading in
that port from receiving any more mules
until the court shall decide the issue be
tween the parties. The argument of the
petition is that mules destined to the
Cape are contraband of war, because il
is notorious that they are to be used in
military operations. We are unable to
see what these TrarsvaaI agents expect
to gain Jy their movement. Horses and
mules are not and never have been class
ed as contraband either by this or any
other nation II animals upon which sol
diers ride, or which draw their wagons.
were TO be considered coutraband for the
reason that they were necessary to war
operations, then the sane argument
would make -four, sugar. bacon, timed
goods. and so on. equally cOntraband; be
cause an army. as Napoleon said. ''traV-
/ els on its stomach The practice of this
| country has been to permit its people to
! sell to either beIIIgerent in a war, the
/ seller OF course assuming the risks OF
/ seizure. While Great Britain has the cash
/ to buy the products Of our ranches and
/ breeding farms We do not believe that
! the South African mule traffic will be in
! terfered with by our Federal authorities.
! 1t Is now said that the report of the
! Nicaragua Canal Commission which. it
was expected. would be published by
/ June l, win be withheld by direction of
/ the Administration 1t is also rumored
/ that when it makes its appearance the
/ recommendation of the Nicaragua route
! viii be left out; that is il the investiga-
/ lions Of the Morgan syndicate in the
/ meantime, should satisfy them that the
/ Panama scheme Will be safe play. In
/ that case it is possible that majority
! of the Commission may be induced to
/ favor the Panama route. and that then
! the way may be open for the schemers
/ 70 attack Congress with a proposition
! that the Federal Government guarantee
/ two hundred mHion dollars of construc-
/ ton bOnds-Which would make them a
! splendid investment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
FOR ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
The Ship Of the German Expedition
Launched at KieI.

BERLIN, April 3.-The ship intended
for the use of the German Antarctic ex-
petition was launched at Kfel yesterday.
Prof Won Richtofen named the vessel
on behalf of the Emperor. The vessel
vas named Gauss in memory Of the Ant
arctic explorer of that name who died
in 1851
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
InfuiIihIa.


Tn sorry, Mrs Callerton. but nv wife IS out
somewhere. and don't know where stu if YOU
viii step into the parlor, Pu get her in q min
ute
Why how. if You don't know where she is9''
oh, I'll just light this cigar. and ii she doesn't
pounce on me IN couple OF seconds its because
she IS Al the mOrgue' -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
They Agreed.

CFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.l
'.Nr- Carnegie Is the greatest and most sensible
philanthropist the world ever knew
i agree with you. s.r. And now. nav I ask
your business2''
4 am bookseller. And YOUR
I am maker Of hardwood book shelving
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
Tired of Ats Company.
CFrom CF--Bits9

Some time ago the statiOunaster at z small
country village received large cheese decidedly
high addressed 10 4 Mr. Blank and labelled
10 be called for" A fortnight passed, but no
one came 10 take II away, SO the following note
was despatched 10 the senders- III the cheese
which was sent here. addressed 20 Mr.. Blank IS
not claimed in Two days il Will be killed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
AN ALLEGED WAR CLAIM.
said TO Involve the Washington
Monument site

JERSEY SHORE, Pa. April Sin re
Spouse to a message from the Claims Blu
reau at Washington. Willis WOOmeT, a
conductor on the New York Central Ran
road. has left here for Washington in the
interest Of Revolutionary war claim Of
S, 0o9,oo0 against the United States Gov
ernment- If 1t can be substantiated the
Washington Monument as well as several
prominent Washington buildings will
have TO be moved if the Woomers say so.
for they stand upon the land claimed.
At the Court of Claims Chief Clerk
Hopkins states that nothing is known Of
the above claim Mr.. Hopkins asserts
that the claim has not been fled with the
court
At the State Department. where RevO-
lutiOnary claims are frequently filed the
Solicitor Of the Department. Judge VIII
liam J. fenfield, says that he has never
heard Of the claim
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
Heaven Speed the Day!

(From the Chicago Inter-Ocean)
When the United States and England manage
to get practical statesmen ii their foreign offices
an American Nicaragua Canal will speedily be
made. 10 the great advantage Of both countries
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
ONerInoked.

(From the Hartford. Conn, Times)
In the settlement Of the difficulty with China
thus fsr by foreign powers there has been no
recognition Of the rights losses Of the native
Christians who have suffered more severely than
any other class by reason Of the Boxer uprising
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CURRENT HUMOR.
Rural 4nxietieS.

From the Chicago Reoord-HeraId)
Have your folks got spring fever yetT'
We haven't time; 1t takes ali Of Us TO watch
grandma and keep her from getting out 20 plant
garden-seed"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03

In the Texas House of Representatives
yesterday. a resolution den0uneing Gen
eraI Funston for the capture of Aguinal-
DO, and praising the latter as the George