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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
VIRGINIA'S NEGRO SCHOOLS.
views on the Proposed Change in
AppIyinR Taxes.


RICHMOND. Va. March 4.-The public
school question will occupy a leading
place in the deliberations OF the conven-
t,on which will meet here on June y next
IA revise the Constitution of Virginia and
a man Is now under way to SO amend that
instrument as to have tie school tax now
paid by the white people applied to the
white schools and that paid by the ne
a-roes to the colored schools The effect
of this would be that very few CT the
coIored children could secure an educa-
tfon President Lyon G. Tyler, of VIII
liam and Mary College, takes a decided
stand against such a change lie says;
Il do not think it wise to disturb the
present common school system, except IN
the way OF improving and developing II
The negro is with US for veal or woe, and
think it is clearly the duty of the white
man to lend him a helping hand 1 have
no fears that the negro race, under any
system of education, can surpass the
white race. AS citizens Of Virginia, intro
duced here by US, they have a moral
claim upon US for the best and most kind
IL treatment In my opinion, it will be
taking a step backward to discriminate
in taxes or in any other particular. l am
I'm favor of a restricted suffrage but that
in itself should be based on education ap-
plying to all alike"
R C. Waterhouse. President Of Emery
and Henry College, says: Il am of the
opinion that Virginia and the South
should be careful not to do less but more
for negro education. I certainly think
the negro should have the opportunities
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
HOOdoOs,

The doctrine of the total depravity Of
human beings is held by but few people
nowadays, but that of the total depravitv
of inanimate objects has been some
what more tenacious of life. Most of US
have, at one time or another, been tempt
ed to think that the Iifeless things bv
which we are surrounded were for the
time bewitched. for certainly no human
being can exhibit more fiendish and an
par5ntly intentional perversity than these
same objects at certain times 1t appears
that a gentleman in Seneca Falls, n. Y
has come into violent contact with such
perversity. and he has an explanation Of
his own for it
This man, Sylvester Keyes by name Is
a lumber dealer, and he has for the last
five years been in the habit of crawling
nightly around his bedchamber, on his
hands and knees, believing that this act
insures him divine protection For some
reason or other he omitted this observ-
ance one night, not long ago, and the
sequence, If not the consequence, of the
omission, was a series of remarkable mis-
haps- The next morning he stepped on
a tack before having donned his shoes;
ne upset a coffee urn at breakfast and
scalGed himself; he hit himself on the
head with a stick, while chopping wood.
and a few minutes afterward slipped and
fell on his face. Subsequently, as he was
going up the steps, an cave trough fell
on him; and when going to his room he
opened the wrong door by mistake and
precipitated himself down the cellar
stairs. When he finally did reach his
room and lay down on the bed. It gave
way and deposited him on the floor, and
ne is convinced that it VIII never be
safe for him to omit the ceremony Of
creeping around his room before retir-
ing
This seems absurd enough, in the light
Of twentieth century civilization, but It
is really nat so very much more absurd
than sundry beliefs which were current
not hundred years ago, among fairly
intelligent people. OF course, It does
seem rather ridiculous to suppose that
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FATAL EXPLOSION IN CHINA,
Fifty British and Japanese Troops
Said to Have Been Killed.


VICTORIA, 3. G, March 4.-The steam
er Olympia, which arrived here today
IRON the Orient, brought details of an eX-
piosi9n at Shanhaikwan. 4 catastrophe in
which fifty British and Japanese officers
and troops lost them lives.
4 letter to a japanese paper from ia
panese artiIleryrnan.r who with others was
told to destroy the powder which explod-
ed. states that The troops were ordered TO
burn 2,040 boxes of powder and $50 boxes
of blank cartridges which had been left
by the Chinese soldiers when they de-
serted Shanhaikwan. The powder was all
conveyed outside of the magazine and 800
boxes were successfully destroyed.
Next day Captain MUrakami, Of the
light infantry, four sergeants, ana tWeh-
ty-five men of his command. and thirty
three officers and men of the Forty-fTSt
regiment, started TO destroy the remain
der
One lot was successfully destroyed and
the powder contained in 80 more boxes
vas spread out when the British oTnceT
suggested his desire to hurry the WORK,
that 500 or 900 boxes be added 10 tle To-
before if set fire TO The suggestion was
adopted by the japanese and the men
were busy spreading the powder. "heiI,
through some cause, 1t causht hIe anu
exploded with tremendous force
Nineteen men of the infantry, a similar
number of arrtillerymen, We're blown 10
pieces and Captain Murakami and several
men were so badly injured that they sue
cumbed shortly after the disaster
The British officer in charge and a ser
geant were badly injured, in all about
fifty being killed. The explosion IS said TO
have been caused by friction, the British
officer. il is alleged, having hurried work
so much that he neglected to pay atten-
ton to the fact that the iron nails in their
boots coming in contact with the rocky
ground would cause the sparks which
fired the DOWder
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4 British steamer DisahIed.

QUEENSTOWN. March 4-The British
steamer NASSAU Gate Trojan Captain
SimOns, from Liverpool. February &c, for
St. John, n. s, has returned to this port
in q disabled condition. She reports that
when 300 miles west Of Fastnet she ran
into heavy weather. Seas continually
broke on her deck and smashed her two
wheels and her hand-steering gear, be-
sides flooding the cabins and holds She
had 500 passengers on board and these
were kept below during the entire period
Of bad weather. The vessel viii 20 to
Liverpool, where she will transfer her
passengers and mails TO another steamer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
Woman starves 70 Death.

NEW YORK, March Mrs. Mary
CIune, a shirtmaker. was found dead yes
terday afternoon in her room on the sec.
ond floor of 182 Madison Street. apparent
ly from the lack Of food. Three months
ago her husband was committed to the
insane asylum in Wards Island. and since
then she had frequently gone for DAYS
without nourishment. Her neighbors in.
terested themselves in her. but they haC
great difficulty In getting her to eat the
smallest particle OF food Her body was
very much emaciated. Under the mat,
tress OF her bed was found two banA
books, showing that she had g, 800 TO hel
credit
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
COAL STRIKE MAY BE AvERTED
Anthracite Operator. Receive Invi-

Anthracite Operators Receive Inyi-
tatIOns to Miners Convention.
WILkESBARRE. Pa, Mar 4-The an
thracite coal operators yesterday received
their invitations to attend the convention
OF miners TO be held in HazIeton on March
T. Their acceptance or declination means
much. Not one of the few operators will
say what action will be taken. That the
recognition of the United Mine Workers
viii not be made prominent issue is of
general belief.
4 leading operator, who regarded this
as OF great import, has stated since a re
cent meeting with the New York officers
that the recognition of the union was not
the only subject under consideration in
connection with the convention and init
mates that this has already been acted
upon, d plan being arranged by the pre-
dominating interests which brought about
a settlement of the great strike of last
fan and there VIII be concerted action
taken to prevent d repetition of the strug-
gle.
No meeting of the operators has been
arranged and the announcement that one
would be held previous TO the time OF
the holding the convention at HaZcltOn is
denied by the operators.
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which good public schools for his race

which .gooc. public schools for his race
afford him
Julius Dreher, President OF Ro-
anOke College. said: Those who
propose to limit the support OF
schools for the negroes seem
to lose sight of the fundamental princi-
pie on which public education is justified
namely, the public good. the welfare of
the State. the Perpetuity of our free civ
il institutions. We must bear IN mind
the negro is. under the Constitution a
voter. and that the only wise and lasting
policy Is to fit him by education for in
telligent and patriotic citizenship
John p. Mcclure. head of McGuire-s
College here, takes the opposite view,
faYOrinS the change He says: There
remains no money for the negro schools
except that yielded by negro taxation
For the present at least. they and the
State must do the best that can be done
with that
President F. W. Boatwright. of Rich
mond College, also favOrs the change.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
TWO MINES TIED UP.
Striking Breaker Boys Likely t.
Have Their Demands Granted.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. March 4-The
breaker boys of the No. colliery of the
SusquehaRna Coal Company. at Nanti-
coke are on strike and 900 men and boys
are idle in consequence. They assert that
an increase of 10 cents a day was prom
ised 10 them by the officials and they will
remain out until 1t l. granted.
The boys at the No coiliery, of the
same company. met with the strikers in
Shoulders Hall and unanimously decided
10 join them and tie up both mines This
was accomplished and the little town IL
suffering as keenly as during the great
strike last fall, the two coiiieries being
its main support.
a meeting OF the boys viii be held to-
day. when IL is belis-ed that the com
pany viii accede TO the demands and the
strike viii be declared of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04

MATAWAN, n j, March Ernest
Miner. colored workman in Alex. CASTOR S
brickyards. at CliHwood. had a dispute
with Wilmer Maxson. Saturday, and in
the evening the quarrel was renewed in a
hotel on main street A crowd OF negroes
took Maxon's part. Miner was chased
across Main street by at least thirty OF
them. beaten with a fence rail and gashed
WITH razors One OF the men fired a re-
yolyer at him He was left for dead and
found later by the policemen and several
citizens, who carried him 20 a doctor
office. He may recover. No arrests have
been made yet.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
TO END THE SILK STRIKE.
4 Compromise Probably Reached a,
Scranton, Pa.

SCRANTON. Pa, March At is be-
lieYed here that the great strike of silk
workers is practically over and that the
400 Idle weavers win be back at their
looms inside OF ten days. United Mine
Workers officials, led by Frederick
Dilcher, the national orga nicer. have ia
ken the matter UP and are arranging a
compromise
They have progressed so far that they
have telegraphed for the immediate re-
turn to the city of Superintendent Davis.
of the Sauquoit Mill. who is in the South.
The Sauquoit is the largest mill here and
the other mill owners have announced
that they Will abide by whatever ar
raugements Mr. Davis is able to make.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
a Rond of Svnpatbv.
CFrom IL Chicago Tribune

Literary Celebrity-Ah, yes; my calling Is an
exacting enc. but It has its compensations- There
IS Joy in the work itself, when the feryor
OF composition is on, and you feel that the
destinieS OF the children Of your brain, TO
say. are IN your hands for veal or woe
Sweet Young Thing-I know Just what that
IS Mr. Squibob have felt the same way some
times when l have been compromising 4 salad.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
An Alternative Conclusion

IFrom The Boston JOuFler-)
Jersey farmer visiting New York stood look
ing at a sign IN a bookstore window: Dick
ems Works All This Week for Two Dollars"
Wal he remarked. my 'pinion IS that Dick
ems feIlar Is either mighty poor workman or
else he's confOunded hard up for q Job
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04

them hurry home where. II is to be hoped,
they Will be more useful than. generally
speaking, they have been in the Fifty
sixth Congress, of unpleasant memory
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04

If the statement made by the Pekin cor
respondent OF the London Times be
correct, there is serious danger of inter
national complications in China. Dr.
Morrison cables the Times that Rus
STA has given notice that the terms of
the individual convention with China, ne
gotiated at st. Petersburg. are irrevoca-
BILE This, if true, means that Russia
viii keep Manchuria without reference TO
any objection on the part of the other
Powers That viii mean that the OBJ
1ecting Governments either viii have to
fight or exact equivalent concessions from
China The latter alternative, of course,
would involve the partition Of the En-
pre- contamination much to be de-
ptorec from the American point of view
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04
The Cause.
From the PHILADELPHIA Times.l

''He didn't return your bow, doctor"
Looked like IT. And il shows how some meI
can be impolite well ungrateful. Only
last week I saved his molher-in-lsWs life
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04

There is a threatened bolt in the Con-
stituti0nal Convention at Havana Inc
resolution of Congress which gives the
Cubans judicial notice that they must
choose between American suzeralhty Oh
Americas military occupation and RUE
has excited the revolutionary element OF
the island. and, as it is in control OF the
convention, there may be trouble Shoulo
there be any attempt at an armed OUT
break, no doubt anywhere exists thal Il
would be put down with a stern manu- u
that its inevitable consequence "ouiu 'e
a1,,,exa4ion On the whole perhaps re-
--C1t Of moderate dimensions might not be
nd thing At least It would relieve the
American people of the responsibility Tor
the eantinIentalism of the Teller resolu-
+5or OF April, 1885
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04

We can hardly blame Representative
Hepburn for the scoring he gave the
House Democrats last night for the
weakness Of knee which the plums in the
River and Harbor bin appear to have pro-
duced He was probably right in declar
ing that, II they had stood by their col
ors and fought the ''abominable meas
ure' to a finish. they could have secured
sufficient Republican assistance TO defeat
It But goOse-rond and clam-Dank argu-
ments seem TO have been too strong for
their Spartan virtue to resist The Demo-
cratic contingent in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes OF the Fifty-sixth Congress has
covered neither itself nor the party with
glory.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04

# should be noted that this Is the hrsI
inaugural parade in which colonial troops
Ger have taken part. The Porto RICO
Battalion which is attracting merited at
tentfon and applause in today's pro-
cession, has the honor Of introducing
what will no doubt ae a prominent Tea
ture OF future inaugurations. In the days
to come We shall expect 10 see not only
Porto Ricans. but Cubans, Hawaiians,
C;uau men, Samoans, Tagals, Ygorotes,
AIcros. and other islanders in line on such
occasions. Hereafter it is probable that
the Sultan of Jolo. the Dat of Pung-
v-ungee. and a host of subject princes will
be in attendance. Thus do We expand
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the Creator OF the Universe would be SO
much offended at the omission of a cere-
mouy IF the kind described that he would
spend one whole day in petty persecu-
ton of the poor sinner. But it has been
supposed that just such persecution has
resulted from the omission OF rites quite
as Insignificant. There are inuumerable
suDerstitions. current even at the present
day. which are not less trivial. It is ser
iOusly stated by some people that if three
persons happen to look in a mirror at the
same time. one will die before the end Of
the year; that the same result viii fol-
low the seating Of thirteen at the table;
that the breaking of mirror viii be fol-
lowed by death; and there are hundreds
OF other things which one must not do for
fear of being killed for it.
There certainly seems to be such Il thing
as a 'hoodoo" in existence now and then;
things begin to go wrong, for no assign
able reason. and continue to do so; in
animate objects are lost, misplaced, or
unmana ceabIe and it becomes impossible
to catch train or do anything right But
the truth probably is that during certain
periods, owing TO atmospheric or electrl-
cal conditions, which certainly have some
influence over the human system, the
nerves become disordered, and the mus
cles do not work with their accustomed
accuracy and reliability. There is no need
to call in any supernatural power to ac-
count for this sort OF thing, or assume
that the Ruler of the Universe is punish
ing any of his children for some neglect
Of ceremonial observances. There are
laws in the universe, for the violation Oh
which people are punished, but they are
not arbitrary or artificial; they are root
cd in the inmost nature of the Cosmos.
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ton Is to encourage the sale Of home produce II
England. And the need of this work is shown BY
the following list Of rabbits eggs, and poultry
which were imported into Great Britain during
the wear 1900. Over e o0,oOo sterling worth OF
this produce imported. among which were:
Rabbits. $50 1877 eggs. e5, 408 IA, and poultry,
Fl 0I0. 327.
At Russell Springs, Logan county. Kan, the
young people made arrangements TO hold dance
on Wsshingtons birthday. engaged hall and
issued Z hundred or more invitations At the
time revival in progress and before it was
over the owner Of the hall vas converted and
decided II was wrong TO let his property for dance
purposes. and informed the young people they
would not be allowed to use it
The Emperor Of Germany Is followed where,er
he goes by official shorthand writer. Herr
Engel, the chief of the staff OF the Reiehstag
Sine 1859 Emperor William has delivered
more than 700 speeches and addresses, which
have been published in the Official gazette. Herr
Engel says that the Emperor speaks with great
rapidity and often utters 275 syllahles minute
and at high pressure has even reached 800.
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
said the poet. So the Government viii Try TO in
duce the Indians in Minnesota TO abandon their
war dances and other barbarian ceremonies, IN
Guiding the beating Of the ton-toul. Pianos are
to be put into the schools on all Of the reserva-
lions. teachers are 10 be eInployed. and the work
OF educating the Indians 10 q higher plane OF
music than they have heretofore been accustomed
to VIII be begun.
The suns surface IS known to be subject 10
greatly increased disturbances every eleven years
known as tle sunspot period Auroral displays
and disturbances Of the earth's magnetism have
similar period, and the pictures of the corona
which na-- been obtained show markedly char
aeterlste salle;ls j q form dependent also upes
tie Sunspot PERIOD 30 - Of the PRINCIPAL cIOTts
of scientists OF late years has t,t - btair nc
lures OF the corona with as muen - ng pos
sible-
A few days ago 4 Westboro, Ne, nan had oc-
casion to set IN an air-tizht stove Of old
fashioned make that had not been used for over
twenty years. Before starting a fire in the same
curiosity tempted him 10 look in a little oven in
the top OF the stove, and found there concealed
fifty large oId-fashiOned cents. Il IS not known
haw they came there, but IT Is thought by the
finder that they must have been placed there BY
one OF his grandparents before her death, which
vas over twenty years ago, Tor safe-keepins.
One Of the most interesting personalities in
.lssia Is the famous Father Joh2, the handsome
| priest, whose piety is so great that he is sup
! posed TO have the power OF performing miraeles.
/ lie is devoted to his religious work ar Cronstadt
! where he often greets English travellers; and ne
distributes large sums Of money entrusted 70 hiin
/ by .he wealthy Russian mobiles among the poor OF
| the neighhorhood. 1t was Father John who wa.
/ called 10 pray at the bedside Of the late Gar
| and he possesses many tokens OF royal favor,
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-11
The Three Reasons for
Action.
Great Britain Was Most Active
ly Opposed To IL.

Paris, January 10.-As the result Of
inquiries In authoritative quarters, the
Associated Press is given the following
statement in regard TO the Chiness situ-
alton:
1.-The Chinese plsnipotentiaries signed
the oint note yesterday, thus concluding
the preliminary stage Of the negotiations.
Ii was added that this important step
was insignificant compared with To
difficulties to be met with between the
powers themselves, whose clashing inter-
ests viii have full play in the coming dis
cussions. The United States proposals
to shift the seat OF the negotiations finds
no favor In the European ehancsiiories
Three reasons are given for this opposi-
tion:
First--It Is considered great mistake
to transfer the negotiations from China,
where all the information Is at hand, rs-
spscting the situation and the feeling
among the Chinese themselves and more
especially regarding the conditions Of
trade and commerce with which the
negotiations will be chiefly concerned.
Second--The United States commerce
with China Is comparatively sfnan wnen
comuared wiuh that OF several other
countries. Therefore ths United States
is not entitled TO expsct the negotiations
TO be carried on at Washington.
The third and most delicate reason ad-
yanced is that the European powers
have not felt sufficisnt confidence that
the United States government might not
find itself influenced in the
negotiations at Wa snington by the pres
sure of interests, having an eye to the
exploit alton Of China
The attitude of some of the powers
moreover, is swayed by other motives in
opposing ths United States proposal
Great Britain, for example. which
seems to be the most strongly antagonis-
tic, has probably taken into considera-
tion the United States attitude towards
the Clayton .Bulwer treaty.
The feeling here favors Shanghai, II
any change Is made, as 1t is pointed out
thar Shanghai is the most important
trade center in China, and moreover,
tnat the southern viceroys who are fav-
orabie to foreigners and anxious to fur
ther trade, could make tneir influences
felt. Failing Shanghai. Berlin or Paris
are likely to be chosen. The enormous
British interests are In favor OF the
choice of London, but it is improbable
the other powers will agree to this.
There is no reason to suppose that
Russia will Withdraw from the joint me-
gotiations. The treaty she has conciud-
cd with China concerns her special inter
ests in regions contiguous to her terri
tories. but abe has great political inter
ests TO defend and further, In the joint
conference. which win bristle with OBJ
staoles to speedy settlement.
Russia aims chiefly to wide expansion
OF her political influence. Great Britai n
wants to. roughly, open the Chinsa en-
pirs to her commerce, and at the same
time strengthen her political foothold.
Inc United States apparently Will bs
devoted to securing commercial advant-
ages, while France ana Germany will de.