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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Herald - thinks 1t may be
good omen that at the White House recep-
ton the hrst TO wish the Presi-,
dent a happy New Year was Great
Britain, through Lord Fauncefote, who is
the Dean Of the Diplomatic Cvfps-' We
hardly know to which Of the high wishing
parties the omen is presumed to be auspi-
cious, but probably 1t is Great Britain 1t
may suggest new achievements Of our
splendid diplomacy in giving the moth
er country the coast line and territory
she ccvets in our Alaskan domain, in ad-
dition TO the Pauncefote district already
surrendered It may foreshadow accept
ance of The amended -Pauncefote
Treaty by Lord Salisbury, which would ir-
deed be cause for thanksgiving IN Eng
land, and for lasting. humiliation, and
prayer in the United States. However
that may be, there is but small New Year
comfort for Americans in the state OF our
friendly relations with our English ally
just now
Lord Pauneefote was not the only dis
tinguished diplomat who wished Mr. Nc
KinIey . Happy New Year this morning.
The Russian Ambassador did the same
thing. and heartily and gracefully as is
his wont Perhaps there is an omen in
that, too? We earnestly hope that it may
lot point in the direction of another sud
den and pyrotechnic cut and scuttIe, like
the retreat from Pekin,
The gracious and accomplished Imperial
German Ambassador, likewise rendered
the compliments Of the season 10 his His
Serenity, the President of the United
States and Stakeholder Of Porto Rico and
the Philippines Was that also ominous
and, If SC. of what? Could 1t hint that our
Tcutonic kinsmen have taken a leaf out of
cur tariff book. and are about to read US
the infant-industry lesson which we have
been teaching to our commercial rivals?
Possibly.
Nr. Wu's greetings should not be for
gotten He, too, ought to have an omen
attached to him, just ike the Western
barbarians. Perhaps his smile, which is
"ehildltke and bland. my be prophetic
Of an early withdrawal of our legation
guard from the capital Of his country.
Who knows?
There are other ambassadors and pIeni-
potentiaries who made their bows cor
rectly and amiably; but they are too nu-
merous TO mention An exception must be
made in the case Of the Venezuelan Min
ister- II he is in the omen business, he is
10 be pitied; because the only omen that
we know Of likely TO hit him, is one indi-
eating that his devoted Government would
best beware how it rouses the American
Eagle by treading upon the sore tentaeles
of the asphalt octopus,
For our own part, we do not believe
much in omens- They belong to the Sew
enteenth rather than to the Twentieth
Century The only thing further neces-
sary 10 say is that Notwithstanding unim-
portant differences of opinion between as
IN the past. We join with the Corps Diplo-
matique the Cabinet the Judiciary the
Army. Navy, CIVIL Service, District Mill
tia. and everybody else in wishing she
President and his family, official and per-
sonal. Happy New Year
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
Grass Used to Fight sand.

For centuries the countries by the sea have en-
dured the evils arising from drifting sand and
have sought, with Indifferent success. TO lessen
them II seems, however. that nature has pro
vided ample remedy for her own cures in the
form al certain grasses that grow IN sandy wastes
Wherever they appear the sand Is held intact,
ana it has been found that IL Is possible 10 select
and transplant these grasses that the most law
less beaches may be held in control. BY their aid
the people OF Holland have finally secured their
hasl-edTned CountEys f,lIn the constant efforts of
the North Sea to reclaim 1t; and. after con
test OF nearly hundred years France has trans
formed The desolate shores Of GaScoay into fertile
fields and forest lands.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
Can Condone Many Political sins.

lfr0m he Jhlc2g0 JHFomcIeJ
Whatever lnav be the sins and shortcomings Of
Senator PeJtgrcw he can make great amends for
them by persisting in his declared purpose TO de
vote the remainder OF ms Senatorial term In beat
IN the ship Subsidy bill. EiIibustaring IA such
cause Is prominently righteous for as Mr. Pet
tigrew truly says, il Is for the purpose Of pre-
venting Mr. Hanna from paving his campaign
debts with Government money. Let the iiibus-
tering 20 on
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
Not n Cause of National Pride.


Statistics Of engagements in the Philippines
during she last year and q khf are ~ means
gratifying 10 national pride The war" has be-
come series Of pc-ty- Ek1THrlS7ICS IN which few
men ar. engaged either side. The eeud OF the
unpleasant business Is brought no n arer-Ia fact
seems 10 be receding-for the resources of the
gue3rillas not being drawn upon As heavily
as formerly and the sort Of warfare :hrg are nov
prosecuting can be carried indefinitely.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
AngIomaniaes Responsible.
(From the Philadelphia Tilnes-)

:
We may probably thank the ans IomaHiac or
Gans in the country for the aegr4vatinz absurd
ties OF the English papers IN the matter OF the
pending treaty These organs were sa- anxious
that the Senate should not aifrout Engl.nd. Is
they expressed u, by reasonable care for the
interests Of the United States, that the English
actually think that they have been .frontcd,
though IT would puzzle them to tell how.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

(From the Chicago Tines Herald
Would YOU he asked, '-be willing 20 marry
a man who smoked cigarettes
why ask such question she replied looking
at the yellow stains On his fingers You knox
It vould be impossible for me 10 md one, even II
l were 50 inclined.
As he Vas going home hait an hour later he
murmuTed 10 himself:
y wonder what that girl meant.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

JFron the Chicago NeUs)
Wife-Wbat IS this silver question that seems to
be Worrying the politicians
Hrsband-Oue party wants 10 COIN silver pieces
r-eseDtine 20 and 9S cents instead of hllfloliav7
and dollars
Wife-Wby DO they Tant 10 do thatS
Husband-So Women won't have 70 Wal. for
their change when they 20 shopping.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
Amaricn,s Hnndicap.
lFran the s. Louis Posi-. pisnatcl

(FroaH the 81 Louis POsr-Dispatch)
In maintaining q standing army and building
= great H4vy. ia imitation OF the European mon
archicz, it is well shoald consider that Er-
rope pays no such amounts ia pensions As ne do
and that income taxation, of Which we have none,
UgallE.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
In Early Youth.

From tie Indianapolis Pre-s-l
Browns daughter has just reached the age
when girl begins To thina Of marriage, sand
..YeI don't mean TO tell me that Browns
daughter Is les than four years old, answered
the savage bachelor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
CURRENT HUMOR.
Essentially Feminine Reason.

From The Chicago Post)
Ii he was not your ide@l. vhy did You marry
hing
Because 50 many Of the gilIs seemed 10 want
him -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

AS it seems SaqprohabIe that the Addicks
and opposition Republican factions in the
Delaware Legislature viii be able 10 get
together on the question Of electing two
Senators from that state, there would
seem to be a fair chance that the little
Blue Hen Commonwealth may escape a
danger remarkably prevalent OF late,
namely, asphyxiation by gas.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

(From the Phi'adeipHia Record-)
& wonder why Kaleacre puts all his savings
under his pillow every night:
Reckon he wants people 70 know that he has
money enough TO retire on
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

According to the American Consul at
Bremen, Germany IS about to put a tariff
on American wheat which the Agrarian
party believe will be prohibitive- IN
1899 the Empire imported 50,37l. 436 bush
els Of wheat. paying for it $42935, 800
The idea Of cOUrse-the same old Ameri-
can idea-is that, by shutting out cur
leading cereal, its cultivation in Germany
will be stimulated. What really VIII hap
pen, as in the case Of all protected indus
tries. is that the home poor will have to
pay higher price for their bread, and
the excess VIII go into the pockets Of a
limited class of rich proprietors- In lie
concrete a German prohibition tariff on
wheat would injure American farmers to
the extent IL restricted the market for
their surplus. Should our present unset
entifc and vicious fiscal system be main
tanned much longer, American agriculture
viii receive more than ore such jolt in
The decades to come
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
A Modern Cook.


tFrom the fliesende Blaetter-}
Mistress (eutcring the kitchen unexpectedly
where the cook. instead Of working was reading
a rolnance)-WhIJ i This Hauu8as l Thought ycu
we're making the kitchen cleanE
Hannah langriIy) Don't bother me, ROW.
madam, They Viii quarrel soon
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
: LfkeIs Suggestion.

fFrom the Chicago News.l
Patfsut-What would You recommend -or som
uamtu ISM. DOCTOR
Doctor-Wen you might Try insomnia
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

Have YOU decided on your New Year resoln-
ton? Il not, resolve that you viii drink moth
ing but Heurich'S MaeFzen, Senate. Lager, the
best beer breSed These beers have the repuJa-
lion OF being The purest and most nutritious on
the market.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

The last day of the century witnessed
the proclamation Of an armistice between
new century dawns upon a condition OF
official peace for the time being IN that
country When Mr. Conger affixed his
name 10 the armistice, protocol. or mem
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
Not Fitted 10 lie IA Lawyer.

(From The syracuse Hcrlldl
McSwitters-I wouldn't take SO for this pipe
McSWatters-W culdu't WhyE
McSwitters-I5s worth eny 10 cents and /
youldu't cheat a man cut OF S9-g0.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
On Dnngerous Ground.

From the Detroit Free Press.l
He Miss Rusty is awfuliy old, isn't shet
She-She Is iust my age
Ie-ReH-O, / beg Your pardon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

The city of Omaha has offered a reward
of twenty-five thousand dollars for the ar
rest and conviction of The Cudahy kid
napers- This action was taken to relieve
the Cudahy family from the terror under
which they have heeH-Ifving, or. account of
threats emanating from the Grove gang.
that their late captive would be murdered
unless his father at once withdrew his
personal offer of a reward in the same
sum Mr. Cudahy has Withdrawn it. and
the matter becomes public and not per-
sonaI- We have our doubts about the
practical working of the scheme The
Grove family is a hard one to delude, as
those who have hunted it In It's favorite
corndeId habitat viii admit. The particu-
lar Grove who IS the object of so much
soIicitude Just now may very correctly ar
que that the taxpayers Of Omaha are in no
great danger of a special levy to raise the
twenty-five thousand dollars reward. and
that Mr. Cudahy's bank account might be
consulted to prove it On the whole. the
prosecuted pork packer would do well to
act upon the advice we offered him yes
terday. namely, to pack his whole family
of to Europe. and then, in company with
that American Sherlock Holmes. Mr.. VIII
liam Pinkerton. proceed TO make II as in
teresting for the infant kidnapping indus
try as brains and unlimited money would
permit.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01
ResnIntions Are in Order.

Start a savings account for 1901 Union Saving
Banl. I222 , Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-01

he wrote in reservation to the effect
that nothing in the foregoing shall be
contrued to commit the United States TO
an acknowledgment that an armistice is
necessary: that there has ever been any
War. or that the Chinese Government is
responsible FOR the attack upon the Iega-
uons, or massacres or atrocities OF any
kind or description. Otherwise, We are
sadly impressed with the idea that Con-
ger viii find himself in hot water. 1t
Is a pretty poor specimen Of an aTmistice
that does not presuppcse a state of war"
New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
MUSIC.
AFR HoFMANN'S RECITAL.

ae sorry tribute to Josef Hofmann's talent
- +be noisy individuals in the audience that
" ,is first recital in Carnegie Hall yesterday
hea-- eoon raid him when they reserved their most
S,-riastic applause for the two weakest num-
en- a. the programme 1t set the critically mind
: "a loo.ing about for the source of such phe-
,enally bad judsment-for phenomenally bad.
H s ,otbing short of it, the judgment was. How
ia 90 many people of perverted judgment and
injured taste have been brought into Carnegie
np Did the servants of the manager go out
- y, the highways and gather together many
m .sey found, both bad and good. and thus fur
~ the recital with guests? Did he send men
,b q chaIked rope stretched from side side
ugh the agora and threaten all who bore the
..utsle stain with punishment dire unless they
,ssred at Carnegie Hail. there to nod over the
"a and applaud the bad?
M Hofmann was at his best yesterday. He
saved schubert's Impromptu in G major with a
i5sciousness of tone and songfulness quite in
.,s.-ihable the Schubert-Liszt Soiree de Vienne
:, n major with a brilliancy equally marvellous.
- LISTS "Gnomenreigen' with daintiness and
sftness Of touch absolutely bewilderfng; yet these
.,,,pe were received with applause that sounded
.-functory or condescending. Schumann's ''Nacht-
+Hck' which might, indeed, have contained more
a Che deep tenderness and soft stiffness which so
-sn become the touches of sweet harmony" but
.s nevertheless a fine technical exposition of
Srbumann's mood. and Chopin's twenty-fifth
o1ude read so as to bring out all Its furtve,
.nescent improvised character-these beautiful
f.s were accepted with a thank you;
~, Noszkowski's '.Jongleur, played well. and
1iszt,s second Hungarian Rhapsody, played III,
,rsre rapturously acclaimed. And what is Mosz-
,.ourskis '.Jongleur'? A f1uttering proclamation
:. +b.ngs all Of which are highly unrnportant If
--ne with an exordium which Chopin pronounced
-nuch more eloquently in his G-flat major study
.s for the Rhapsody, it is played better than 1t
.ras Yesterday, as rule, by much meaner talents;
,,s+ II started the procession Of schoolgirls down
-be aisle toward the stage because 1t ended the
e., nrogramne. Mr.. Hofmann played it as If 1t
,,-ad him His ennui ought to have lasted long
snough TO 7ebuke the custom which, while 1t
originated in honest enthusiasm, has degenerated
in+o 2 foolish fad or something worse.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
TT CAPTURED THE BLUE RIBBON

rapidly losing his, it is fair to conclude SIR thaI
live in too thin glass house to afford TO throw
stones at the Beers Nevertheless. from a prdc-
teal point of view the American people are uIi-
Questionably making progress in the solution OF tHe
negro question, and the Beers were doing the
same. The great majority of my English trlenus'
who had resided with me in johannesburg alter d
few months subsequent residence in Cape I0Wn.
freely admitted the great superiority of the poe!
handling Gf Kaffirs in johannesburg I can state
saw more drunkenness among the natives in CaPe
Town in six days than l saw in as many noilhs
in the town of Johannesburg.
There has been general slaughter OF negroes es
by the Boer forces" would the Beers ever
regard such as perfectly correct as nave
shown; and how a reputable journal of so hlgh d
tion OF rumors daily In the British press
and of which 70 per cent have been proved erlohe-
GUS is difficult to understand. The war is uIl-
questioEably being carried most humanely -,i py
the majority of combatants on both sides Inns
is recognized by all fair minded men, whate'eff
their convictions to the rights and WRONGS g "
pages to the publication of improved and errone one
Gus statements against brave and deserving niue
nation. THOMAS HAlGHI LtG1 Z. L +no,
Salisbury House. London Wall, E. c., Sept o. 1s0l
New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
THE PRESIDENTS OUTING.
CRUISING ON THE POToMAC-CHILDREN
RETURN TO WASHINGTON.

Washington Nov. 23.-The government yacht
Syph. which President Roosevelt and his party
left the city yesterday, returned this afternoon
and after dIsembarking the Roosevelt children and
the nurses who accompanied them, again started
oown the Potomac. The President and Mrs Roose-
welt are expected 20 return tomorrow.
Ouantico Va, Nov. 23.-The Syph. with Presi-
dent Roosevelt and party aboard. dropped anchor
at $50 o'clock last evening half mile south OF
Ouantico in the mouth Of Chsppawusic Creek
near small island owned by the Metropolitan
Club of Washington. Shortly after anchoring the
members of the party conveyed to the island
where they dined In the club dining room. The
party remained at the clubhouse all night. three
men guarding the building. Arrangements were
made for the President to have breakfast at 4
O o'clock this morning and go Immediately to the
duck blind for a few hours sport, but owing TO
the condition of the weather this abandoned
and the President ate breakfast with the remainder
of the party AT 80 O'Clock the party boarded the
Sylph which shortly afterWard steamed away.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
WORSE THAN VANDALISM.
INVASION OF PARK ROW BY AN ELEVATED
RAILWAY FROM THE BRIDGE.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your protest this morning against the pro-
posed invasion of lower Park Row with an elevated
structure connecting the bridge with Cortandt ana
West SITS will awaken gratitude in the breasts OF
those best qualified understand the SITUATION
For years there was vigorous and successfuI op-
nosiion 10 the seizure of bit Of Battery Park by
the Manhattan elevated company. but thefe are
much more serious objections to this latest propo-
sition than to the other. The extension OF an ee-
waited railway already at the Battery would reduce
the area left for the peoples pleasure and health
somewhat but could not render the outlook much
less attractive than il is But Park ROW.
Broadway and Vesey-st. would be virgin territory
in this respect and hence the vandalism which MT
Shea contempIateS would be far more aDonliTldpe
But there is still another, perhaps more rlpoI-
tant reason why this scheme should not De car
ried out Park Row. from the bridge TO It's june
ton with Broadway, Is already an oFercFo"ueu
thoroughfare. and barely accommodates the teams
and pedestrians that have occasion 20 use II sew
eral surface lines through II. and the m
creased speed resulting from electric traction al
ready il difficult to cross 1t without loss OF
life or limb To obstruct this thoroughtare with
the niIlars Of an elevated road would greatly i'm
pede the movemer IF teams, which, IN turn, would
enhance the peril = pedestrians.
a state of evaporation over what were temporary
but sadly prolonged interferences with their con-
street torn up 10 install the Third-ave cable
system. Then that line was converted into an cleo
trc road Stn later another set OF oarricades were
erected for the benefit OF the Fourth and second
ave. lines. Hardly had these been removed before
the rapid transit tunnel contractors introduced
fresh chaos. Now. long as people were able 70
hope that each OF these impediments and sources
of danger would not last forever. they managed 10
reconcile themselves TO the situation. But deho-
intoerable And what makes II even more offensive
is the thought that the scheme emanates from The
N NeWeYork, Nov. p. 1901. PEDESTRIAN
New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
JApANs DEBT TO COMMODORE PERRY.
TO BE SET FORTH IN STANDARD HISTORY OF
THAT COUNTRY.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-The United States will have
practically all the credit for the greatness of mod
arm Japan and Commodore Perry will be lauded
as the country's !iberator in official history OF
the empire about to be written by DR.. G. Mitsu-
kuri an instructor in the University of Japan at
Toxic Dr. Mitsukuri, who is in Chicago. on his
way home from Europe, was delegated by the edu-
catonal department of his government to STUDY
the histories of European nations in order that he
might acquire the best methods for the complia-
ton of the annals of his country. He has spent
two years on theses studies in the universities or
Berlin and Paris. He says
In writing the history it will be my purpose .t 10
accord to the United States its full credit for the
regeneration of Japan. This country was our
source of inspiration and protection in our
time of trial and tribulation-our rescuer from te
state standardization, which was succeeded IN
the latter half of the century just closed py the
progressive government now have.
Your great Commodore, Matthew {. Perry, Wnelfi
he sailed into the Bay of Yeddo. in the month Oh
February 1854. became nberator. We have
erected a statue to his memory. but his fame VIII
be preserved in manner more enduring tisLi
stone or brass The future students or our MS MS
tory will know him for what he was. lie sought
only justice his country when the greatest OPP
nortunities for the working out of sinister designs
on our nation presented themselves
New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
THE WEATHER REPORT.

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND To-DAY's FOFhCAsi'
Washington Nov. 2S.-The Southern storm has moved
o-,beas,ward since Fr1ay night with great increase
IN enerry and is central togh over virginia Inc RAIN
area r.sittng from this has greatly extended ana
during ha Ia twenty-our hours covered he entire cou
~, from, be Mississippi Valley and upper lake region east
d There have also easeriy gales on the N'uu'e
Atlantic and North Carolina coasts In the slope region
the weather has Except in the Alcdle N'ai'
states tenneratures are somewhat lower from the Gun
are northeastward through the lower lake region ana
M F,,grand They are higher the West except Mon
tara west Of the Rocky Mountains rain has continued
over tbe northern portion and tair weather o'e4 '
..ha 1-a-nneratures are generally lower Ihere VIII
80 cndav IN the Middle Atlantic states ana ram
lake region anu CpPt C'o
rrobabv from Minnesota westward throueIt
Montana Snow probable MONDAY aois t4ie m no ain
mnper lakes and lower 4akes, any 80
or snow on the New-England coast. n. WIN taIT
e,cepitons the weather Will De geHei1iy ai~s
sunday and Monday east Of the t,"ths
ern nnrtion Of Middle Atlantic Sate tue ste nd
tho iddIa sIope and Rocky Mountain restS a
va rmcr in the West states On the no
coast there northeastern gaies
~ Issev coast and In vicinity OF New ork Ss
ther. viii he northeast north gales on tne ~ -
norton of the Middle Atlantic coast ule WI so,b A..
high easterIy. later TO wesel high On
to hrisk westerns;
Carolina coast; on the cSS
cast IhT 70 fresh and variable; the west eIui,
fresh s2lthery; on the upper lakes I,a-ns "a or
the lower lakes norheTy ploTos nnrts
bgb which depart sunday ioi EuIOpeaA ~
MI northeasterly gales and rain or sh w 20 ,i.e
Grand RANKS Storm warnings are oisp<1seu % pan,n.
Eastport; on Lake FepAi'
Lake Superior. Duluth to Marquette; at hscaiaoa
and lower lakes