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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
The south African News.

Yesterday we had occasion To com
ment on the impression in London that
the embargo upon South African news
decreed by the British Government
was an indication that peace negOtia-
tons were in progress, and that very
shortly it would appear that the war
was over and everything quiet on the
veldt We could not endorse such a
! theory without further information
which, so far. has failed to materiaIize.
On the other hand, the publication to-
day Of General De Vets proclamation
counter to that issued by Lord Kitch-
ener-strikes one as anything but
sign Of negotiations or Of an early
peace As Kitchener threatens Danish
ment to Beers caught in arms after
September 10, De Wet declares that ne
viii shoot every British soldier captur-
ed in The Orange River Colony after
the same date. Again. in this pronun-
ciamento we have an illustration of
what Dom Paul Kruger meant when
he said that the price Of South African
conquest by Great Britain would stag
ger humanity We think we can de-
tect q more cOgent reason than the as
sumed tendency Of peace negotiations
for the British action in suppressing
news intended for the public
The time limit set by both Kitchener
and De Wet Will nearly coincide with
the Cars visit 20 France, accompanied
by Count I.amsdorff. his Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. Nicholas II is credited
with the intention Of calling all the
Continental Chiefs-of- State to meet
him at Copenhagen, before his return
20 st. Petersburgh. Should the South
African situation. meantime. develop
the blood curdling conditions that
might obtain in view Of Kitchener's
and De Vets proclamations. it is not
at all impossible that something in the
way Of intervention by the Concert Of
Europe" might be considered by the as
seInbIed rulers, and perhaps attempted.
In such an eventuality, it is evident
that the British Government would find
itself in a delicate and painful situa-
ton II could not reject the overtures
Of the combined Cabinets Of Europe
without placing itself in a position Of
hostility 10 the coalition, and it could
not accept intervention without the
total loss Of what is left Of Great Brit
aims prestige which. 10 be sure is not
much.
We can easily understand how. in the
peculiar circumstances Of the hour. il
is eminenuy necessary TO keep a dark
curtain over events in South Africa,
where, If the whole truth were known
a most bitter and bloody struggle, with
little pity or quarter on either side,
probably is raging.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04

SO far as improved machinery can be
introduced, and improved scientific
methods used in the culture and pre-
serving Of these fruits. it Will be good
for the producer. the consumer. and the
laborer alike. and the industrial edUCa-
ton Of the native will be carried on
along the lines of least resistance. while
American mechanics viii find Cougenial
and welI-paid work in superintending
the unSki,led labOreTs and doing the
work which they cannot do. In short
the Porto Rican colony will be. like all
rightly managed colonies. profitable to
the mother country and prosperous in
its own fortunes. instead Of being an
embarrassment and an Inconvenience
The peculiar products of the island can
not be raised in the United States now
or at any time in the future, on account
Of climatic difficulties. they cannot, with
the exception Of the oranges, coffee, and
grapes. be brought here with any profit
because they are pcrishable, the only
feasible plan is therefore to set up can
ming factories on the spot and employ
native labor. The prosperity Of the
island means a demand for American
goods of various kinds and the eI-
change Will therefore add 10 the COM
fort and happiness Of everybody.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
DEATH OF REV. MOSES HARVEY.
\ "ell-knOwn Preacher. Scientist
and Historian Passes Away.


ST JOHNS. y. F.. sept A.
Rev Moses Harvey. who died
mere yesterday, was well known
as a scientist and historian. He
was the discoverer or the famous devil
hsh now ia the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington D. G.. He was born near
Armagh. Ireland. March .. 1890. After
graduation from Belfast College IN 1870. ne
studied theology in the Presbyterian Col
l5ge IN Belfast and became pastor Of a
church AT Mayport England. iu 1915. Rev.
Mr. Harvey became minister Of the Free
Presbyterian Church at St. ions in IS52
and preached here until his retirement
from active pastoral work in ISIS
subsequently he engaged in scientific
and literary studies. and became a pOpU-
lar lecturer. He studied the natural his
tory, geology and resources Of the isl
and. and published the results Of his Ia
bOrS.
Among the volumes bearing his name
are Thoughts on the Poetry and Liter
allure Of the Bible published in 1853:
The Testimony Of Ninevah 20 the We
r7city Of the Bible" 1854. and several vol
umes on kindred subjects; Across New
foundland' 1878: Newfoundland. the
Oldest British Colony 1888: Textbook
Of Newfoundland History" 1SS5 and the
articles on Labrador Newfoundland
and The Seal Fishers Of the World in
the ninth edition Of the Encyclopaedia
Britannica
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
The Dying Porter.

porter Of the Pu.lmsns lay diving on the train.
His eyes were rolling ieebiy, like the ewes that
look IN vain;
His vhiss-broom lay beside him; his weary.
Should never more be smiling TO lure reluctant
lie raised upon his elbow. and murmured soft and
"oh, put ,em-put 'en-put 'cm-pu, ,em Of
at Buffalo.
',De gemman I'm Chicago. he stabted hit las
He say ter put him of dab, er he sholy rsine
De man m I'm m oklahoma he tip dis chile or half
In say: NOV, Nov Pr, '1 on, on Cawge'-cn co'se
De man in lower sebben, he say hit three times
oh. put 'em-put 'em-put 'em-put 'em of at
Buffalo.
"Dey amt no man. ner woman. ner chile dat go
Dat aia at repeat dat statement vii CT cuious
Use head hit day en- night time I'm hyah ter
De faSt ting dat dey all say-Put me Of at
Buffalo
An den dey look fer laughter. tucu can
Oh, put 'em-put 'em-put 'em-put 'em of at
Buffalo.
.Dey shout it in de maWnin', dcy say hit all day
En- / mus Keep on laughin' so to make dem t'ink
Goo'-by''-bis voice grew fainter; his smile was
His weary y spirit auttercd and shortly found re-
He sighed again: .Tse goin ter de shinin' golden
But put put 'em-put 'em-put 'em-put 'em Of
Baltimore American.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
CONDITIONS IN NICARAGUA.
United states Colonies Want Goods
Manufactured in This Country.

The State Department has just received
from Isaac A. Manning. the United States
Consular Agent at Matagaipa. Nicara-
qua. brief special report on conditions
in that country. Mr.. Manning says:
The principal merchants here are Eu-
ropean. but the large American colony
has demanded that they import certain
United States goods. wishing better quail
ity than is usual in European articles Of
the same class. To satisfy this demand,
one Of che heaviest importers here sent
trial order 10 house in San Francisco
Imagine his surprise to find that a mum
Der Of the articles shipped him bore such
notices as Made in Germany Made in
France, All English labor employed,
etc This importer Is an Eng.lshman,
and imports everything he can from Eng
land and many things from Germany and
France direct, and these same articles
would have come 10 him in this way, less
American duties and other charges, there
fore much more Cheaply. Among the
goods were COrksCrews. ScreWdriyerS,
pOcketknivcs, scissors, etc.
4 think our wholesalers should under
stand that when orders are sent from
Spanish America, IL is with view 20 Sc
curing United SUtaes articles If Mica
raguan duties on ready-made clothing and
boots and shoes were reduced, a new
trade would be opened with this country
where such things are absolutely not 10 be
had"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
THE PORTUGAL WINE CRISIS.
Cellars Filled and No Place to store
This Years Product

According TO a report just received at
the State Department from ThornwelI
Haynes, the United States Consul al RAJ
ven. France, the wine crisis in Portugal
is becoming more and more serious. He
writes 70 the department on the subject
as follows: -
The quantity OF wine now stored in
cellars IS estimated at more than 132. Co.,
90 gallons, which leaves no room for the
storage OF this years exceptionally large
harvest Some producers are asking the
Government 10 favor the distillatiOn Of
a part Of the enormous stock and to in
terdict, temporarily. the entry Of the Ce-
real aIC0hOls from the Azores. Other
producers ask a prOvlsiOnaTy suppression
Of the tax on internal consumption; but
neither Of these measures Is likely 20 be
taken. especially the latter. as the in
ternal tax on wine constitutes one OF the
principal revenues % the budget.
a project Of law tending 10 remeQy the
crisis was proposed 10 the CorteS in MAY
but was not discussed on account Of the
adjournment Of that body. The question
viii probably be settled by royal decree
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
Circulation Statement.
The Constitution and Columbia.

There is a mystery surrounding the
new yacht Constitution which nobody
seems able TO solve. At the outset OF
her races with the Columbia the new
boat seemed TO be superior to the old
one by good margin. But as the
trials went on, either the Constitution
lost in form or the Columbia gained
for at the end of sixteen races the
boats had practically tied. Then it
was discovered that there was some
thing wrong with the Constitutions
rigging. and it was changed After
this was done the yacht showed in bet
Ter form again for a race or two. and
then seemed To lose in speed. During
the last two races. which are the be
ginning Of the official trials, the Column
bia has shown an unquestioned supe-
riority, and the experts are completely
bcwildered.
1t is. indeed, incomprehensible. one
can easily see how horse may be
faster at one time than another, owing
60 his physical condition; but il is hard
20 understand why a yacht should vary
and lose in speed within the space of
a few days, with her form the same
and her rigging unchanged. It would
seem that with her sails all set and
with a given breeze. she should be able
10 cut the water one day as rapidly as
she did the day before. 1t has been
suggested that the Constitution mas not
been SO well handled as the Columbia
but that is not quite satisfactory IS an
explana ton, unless 1t be assumed that
tion are better one day than another,
while those Of the Columbia are al
ways the same.
II is possible that the true explana-
ton lies in the fact that the Constitu-
t.rn is relatively faster under some
conditions Of wind and water than 9TH
ers. Even upon this point it has been
remarked that she has lost races in
which all the sailing conditions seemed
20 be especially favorable to her. But
there may have been something in
those conditions that would ordinarily
be deemed Of minor importance. or per
haps Of no consequence at all, that Pc
culiariy affected the Constitution either
below water or above
BE all this as it may, it now looks
as II the Columbia were the faster boat
under conditions as they average. This
is to be regretted There is good rea-
son to believe that Shamrock II is con-
siderably faster than Shamrock /. and
therefore it seems that we ought TO
have a faster defender than the CO.
lumbia- Sir Thomas Upton appears to
think that the Columbia, herself, has
been improved, and perhaps she has.
At the same time the American public
would feel that the Cup were safer If
the Constitution had fairly outsailed
the old defender. Besides, there is a
sort Of instructive feeling that each
new yacht built especially for these
races should be faster than its prede-
cessOr-- II always was SO until this
year, and the present apparent failure
is suggestive of the speed limit having
been reached
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
DROWNED AT COLCHESTER.
A Son of n Prominent Maryland
Methodist Loses His Life.

BALTIMORE. Sept Willard Pyle
Melvin, nineteen years old, son Of the
Rev. DR.. AdoIphus D. Melvin, who for
four years has been president Of the
Maryland Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, was drown
cd at 6 O'Clock yesterday afternoon while
bathing al Colchester Beach
At young Nelvin's home. A Parkn
Street, it was stated that until a few
days ago he had been employed in an
uptown drug store. but the work was too
hard and he had 10 give il up Yesterday
he told his mother he intended to go to
Colchester just for the trip and left on
the afternoon boat. taking along his own
bathing suit. lie was 10 have gone with
friend but at the last minute he found
the friend could not 60
According to the statement Of ". J.
Graham, purSer Of the steamer Louise,
upon arriving at the beach young Melvin
hired a bathhOuse and put on his bathing
suit He then secured a rOwbOat from
Patrick Leonard and T0wed out a dis
lance Of 500 yards from the shore. con-
siderably beyond the crowd OF bathers.
After he had gotten out he laid aside
the oars, and standing mp Owed into the
water. Some few persons nearer the
shore who noticed him said he SWAN
around for a while and then disappeared
One COlored man said he heard a call for
help and several saw him come up and 60
under three times Before a boat could
be gotten near the drowning youth il was
too late and TO trace of the body could be
found Under the orders Of the company
the water was dragged and a thorough
search made but with no success
In the bathhOuse was found Mr. Mel
Wins clothing. In one pocket was a
brown envelope containing three Dor
row cards from the EnoCh Pratt Free
Library in the names Of George Melvin,
Minnie Melvin. and Willard T. Melvin.
the address on each being 4 Parkiu Ave
nue. This led To the identifC tiOn OF the
missing boy and the family was notified
by pUrser Gra ham.
Mrs Melvin was Frustrated by the news
and said her son had left home in good
spirits, anticipating an enjoyable trip.
The news was telegraphed 10 the Rev Dr.
Melvin, who was at Williamsport. Wash
ingtcu county. on one OF his regular visi-
tations. He was 10 go next TO Middle
town and then To Cumberland. TO preside
over the quarterly conference TO be held
there IN few days
Willard Melvin was born in Hampden
and had spent most Of his life in this
State. Before coming to Baltimore Mr.
Melvin was pastor Of a church in West
minister for four years. Eight Childres
are living.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
ESTATE OF LOUIS T. HOYT.
The Millionaire Remembers His
Brother. Who Lives in baltimore.

/ NEW YORK. Sept 4-Louis Thurston
| Hoyt Of New York. who died August . at
| Mannheim, Germany. left an estate esti-
/ mated TO be- worth between S2.G95.cjJ and
| 100000.
Ills viii, which was executed May ~
! last makes several charitable requests
| and remembers some employees hut leaves
| the bulk of his fortune 20 his widow and
| daughter. Mr.. Hoyt's widow resides at
! ~ Firth Avenue. and his daueht.r. Mrs
/ Aiiue Woodheld. IN Cookharn. England
MI. Hoyt gives 20 his fried. David
nlm"alL in recognition Of long and
I faithful services rendered in my bust
ness. his seat in the New York Stock
exchange and also $1,000 with which TO
pay the Initiation fee as a member OF the
| exchange J. Mortimer Parker. who was
In the employ Of Mr.. Hoyt. receives s. 500:
| Timothy Kenney. another empIoye. 81
600; Mary Mahoucy. who was employed a.
a waitress, receives $1,000. and several
other servants are also remembered.
a bequest OF $4,000 is made TO the Or
phans Home Trust Company, the income
20 be paid to Miss Julia AacKinuon and
Miss Margaret ). Livingston both OF
I whom were friends Of Mr.. Hoyt-s deceas-
ed daughter Geraldine. He leaves so 90
70 MISS Julia NJ Sabine. who was
I dear friend Of his daughter. and to his
friend ShlDley Jones, Of the borough Of
Richmond, $4,000.
Forty thousand dollars is left TO NIr
ltcyts brother. William H. HOyt Of Bal
umorC, $4,000 each to his niecCS COrne-
liza A De Whit. ElizaD@1h De Whit. Adele
DE Whit, and Grace Carroll Newlin: Sl2-
so each to his nephews. Francis A. De
Whit GarTet 5. De Wint, Louis II. Whit
temore, and Harold Stanley WhittemOre.
and $4,000 each 20 Eugene T. Rogart, his
wife, Anna X BOgart. and their daugh-
ter Beatrice BOgart-
MI Hoyt gives to his widow absolute
y ali house hold furniture. pictures.
books. works Of art personal ornaments
and lewelry, together with his horses and
carriages and his residence at SS2 Fifth
Avenue. his stable property ! West Thir-
ty-siXth Street and his country seat in the
borough Of Richmond. at Bard and Cas-
Teton Avenues. for life. together with
$4,000. There Is also a trust estate Of $50,
900 established for the benefit Of his
daughter, Mrs WOOdheld, who is 10 re
Ccive the income for life and upon her
death the principal is TO go 70 her chill
dren.
As to the residue OF the property it IS
to be held in trust by the United States
Company and the income Is 20 be paid 20
the widow for life. Upon her death the
residuary estate is 10 go 10 Mrs Wood
field. and after her death TO his brother.
William II. Hoyt. and several nieces,
nephews. and other relatives.
The viii provides that any one Of the
legatees contesting its probate OF attempt
ing 20 defeat its terms shall not share IN
any portion Of the estate.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
Intervention in south America.

AS we surmised at the time, Secre-
tary Hays hurried return to Washing
ton from his summer residence. recent
", and his subsequent flying trip TO
Canton, were intimately connected with
the troubles on the Isthmus Of Pana-
ma. ana between Colombia and Vene-
zuela- These movements Of the head
Of our foreign Office synchronized with
confrmatory reports, then just receiv-
ed, that the dictator MarrOquin's at
tempt TO overthrow the liberal Govern
ment at Caracas, and President Cas-
tTo, Of course. by an armed invasion of
Venezuela, had ended in defeat and
slaughter and that the constitutional
party in Colombia was making such
Roadway that, unless the interference
Of the United States could be secured.
the Bogota despot probably would be
deposed and sent into exile inside Of a
month.
From the Administration point of
view. the situation might well seem to
call for action. As long as the diff
Guilty between Venezuela and Colon
bia consisted only Of efforts on
the part Of Marroquin 10 destroy Castro
and constitutional government in Nene-
zuela, IN the interests Of the POTTER.
Asphalt Andrade, evidently there could
be no occasion for interference. The
march into Venezuela Of Marroquins
general. Valencia, with twenty-five
battalions Of regular Colombian troops.
and their looting and burning Of Vene-
zuelan farms and villages, was regard
ed with entire cOmplacency in official
circles here. The aspect Of affairs
changed considerably when it was
learned that the expedition had been
routed and driven back over the Dor
der. that General Castro had suppress
ed insurrection in his country and was
sure Of election 10 a full Presidential
term. and that MarrOquin's dictatorship
was in imminent danger Of demolition.
The news today. therefore, that the
good Offices OF the United States have
been rendered 10 Venezuela and Co
lombia % compose the differences be
tween them. viii not occasion any sur
prise Stripped Of verbiage and pre-
tence. the tender amounts to a threat
that should the Venezuelan Govern
ment venture TO accept the challenge
hurled at il by the dictator Of Colom-
bia. and exercise its right under inter
national law 10 engage in hOstilities
with that personal ruler, IN reprisal for
the invasion Of Venezuela by his forces
acting under his orders, the United
States viii intervene and settle the
whole business agreeably 10 the inter
ests which lie at the bottom Of the DO
sition assumed and maintained by the
Washington Administration from the
beginning Of the Asphalt Trust scandal
at Caracas.
A leading Administration and asphalt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
LABOR SCARCE IN HAWAII.
Planters said to he Dissatisfied with
NrErn Morkmrn

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 4-R. Z. Blouin.
Of Louisiana. who has had charge Of the
United States Experiment Station in Ha-
wall for "a year. has returned. He. with
Prof. Stubs organized the station cStah-
lIshed six Laboratories and generally i'm
proved the facilities.
He reports the islands to be booming
but some what affected by scarcity Of
labor. The importation Of negroes from
the Southern States has been a failure.
although the negroes understood sugar
growing. but the planters will have no
more of them They expected 10 secure
the needed labor in Italians and Porto Ri
cans.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
MINING LAND LITIGATION.
Suit brought by "A Woman Against a
Company in Michigan.

HOUGHTON. Mich. Sept 4-Suit has
been commenced by Anna 6 Lang, wife
Of Postmaster Lang. for the purpose OF
recovering a three-fOurth interest in IGO
acres Of land. being a portion Of the
kearsarge mine. now claimed by the Os-
ceOla Consolidated Mining Company. Mrs
Lang IS one Of the heirs Of Abner Sher-
man. deceased. who obtained a deed OF the
property from the original owner, but by
mistake had IL recorded in Ontocagon in
stead OF HOughton county Subsequently
Sherman decided it to George c. Jones. Of
Appleton, Wis. who held title to the
property up 20 a short time ago. when he
decided 1t TO Mrs. Long and other Sher-
man heirs
The company obtained its title from the
kearsarge Mining Company, now part Of
the Osceola, whose grantOrs had previ-
ously obtained a quit claim deed OF the
original owner. The question involved IS
whether an uurecorded warranty deed
tak's precedence Of a recorded quit claim
deed and whether the failure Of the grant
ors to The OsceOla Mining Company 70
MAKE Jones a party 70 the suit viii re-
suit IN affecting the title Of the mining
company.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
REFRIGERAToRs IN MALTA.
The American Consul ut VaIetta Ad-
Vises American Manufacturers.

John H. Grout. the United States Con-
sui at NalCtta, Malta. I'm cOmmunica-
ton just received at the State Depart
meHt SAYS Malta should prove a good
foreign market for American refrigera-
tors and ice chests. The few in use there,
he says. are Of the most primitive type.
Continuing Mr.. Grout says:
As a rule. they are merely obIong
chests. lined with zinc; but even these
bring good prices ] believe that the at
tractive. practical American article would
meet with a ready sale. II properly intro
duced- The three ice factories here could
supply all the necessary ice. ] do not be
Hcve there would be much demand for
hiEh-grade goods, the call would be
rather for refrigerators which could be
placed upon the market at. say. SIS or
less. The few in use here are principally
of English manufacture. brought from
England by private parties. They are not
on sale at the local stores. Malta has di-
rect steamship communication with New
Y DIRK l would advise that catalogues.
printed in English, be forwarded 10 them
at once, together with the lowest export
prices"
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He saw Double.
tFrom the Baltimore Americau.)

tFrom the Baltimore Americau)
Mr. LuShIeigh came mp the stairway with his
shoes lu his hand and his hat hanging pracari-
ou~ly upon one ear. singing We won't 70 home
ill morning with Noudr"us disregard for pro
nuuCIarlOn and melody Mrs Lu>hleigh met hmm
with cold stare. and cXClaiued-
Well To see YOU IN such a condition, Viii
liam Henry LJShleiEh. ! am beside myself with
Indignation
''ThaSh H." agreed Mr.. Lu~I,eigh. moaGiI.
watching the bureau 10 Waited about him.
Thrash II, you're be>hide y'sLeif I en- see
you right zhCre heshide y'shelf Glad you tot
me. Was begiunin' 90 think Tsh a big1uisht-'