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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
Cross Purpoxes in Chfna.

The immediate answer Of the Ch:-
nese Court to the japanese demand
that the Emperor return al once to
Pekin, has been received, in the form
Of an imperial message to the japanese
Minister, declaring II 10 be impossible
for his Majesty to do as requested
until all the foreign guests" have de-
parted from his capital If the Chi
nese reply had anything TO say about
the other japanese demand, namely,
that Kwang Hsu should bring twenty
thousand Chinese troops with him for
service in Manchuria, the fact has net
beer published.
It may be assumed that China would
not so promptly negative demands i'm
perativc enough to amount to an ulti-
matum on their face. if she were not
certain Of outside support from some
quarter Whether this comes from
Russia or the Deibund, or from 10th,
does not yet appear. But the resump-
ton Of military operations by Germany
and France, ostensibIy against the Chi
nese, tends TO raise a suspicion that
the Powers named do not view the idea
Of a Chinese expedition into Manchuria
with favor, and purpose Selling The
passes on the Shansi border as much
20 prevent such a movement from that
direction as for any other motive
Whatever may be the real object Of
Count Won ANaldersee's present activity,
it would seem for the moment to
strengthen the hand Of Russia against
Japan. If this should prove to be an
intended result, II would go TO show
thai II is not considered to the interest
Of the controlling Powers Of the Con-
cert to allow Japan to come to blows
with Russia at this time Probably
this is a correct theory, whether the
policy Of Germany and the States as
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
The oaBans and General wood.

From today's developments in the
matter. It is a reasonable deduction
that the committee of the Cuban Con-
stitutionaI Convention which will be
here next week TO see the President and
confer with him IN regard to the Plat
terms. VIII not carry back much COM
fort with them They Will probably go
away with the opinion of MI McKin-
ley that behind smiling ceuntenance
he hides a frozen face
To add 10 their disappointment they
viii find Governor General Wood here
ahead of them He is to start from
Havsna on Friday. the committee viii
embark on Saturday, and the scheme
of the convention people TO jump over
his head into the White House with
their grievances has thus been nipped
il the bud This new arrangement, 1t
is said. Is due TO the Presidents deter
Tninatfon To show the CUbans that his
confidence il General Wood Is unshak-
en-. and that ne viii not consider any
line Of action IN Cuban affairs without
the Governor Generals approval
It is reported that the committee viii
be receivzd l;y The President only upon
the distinct understanding that he de-
cl8es 10 discuss any modification Of or
alteration in the Piatt terms. which
being law Of Congress he is bound 70
support 10 the letter. If there is any
| thing else that the island ENJOYS would
ike 10 talk about an opportunity VIII
be afforded them, General Wood 10 be
present at such meeting or meetings
But they viii nyt be overburdene1 with
executive attentions during their stay
in Washington By the time they reach
here Mr.. Mckinley viii be within three
OF four days Of the time when he is to
begin his tour Of the country, and. a
busy man always. he viii be intensely
so next week, and VIII not have any
leisure for The consideration Of accom-
pIishee5 facts like the PIatt terms, or
for the discussion Of academic questions
concerning the future Of Cuba.
If the committee are sensible men they
VIII quickly learn that they have moth
ing to expect from the Federal Gov
eminent or from American public sen
timent IN the line Of their wishes and
ambitions If they use their time here
an ttIls7 3)JiltsAaL anu 'tiLAFL i-oA
ers of opinion, they viii learn that
there are EeU Of our men Of affairs
who do not consider suzerainty over
Cuba . matter not of sentiment but Of
national necessity. Indeed, as we have
often said before, it is very doubtful if
the Plat terms do not fall Tar short
Of what due consideration for the peace,
dignity. and safety Of the United states
should inpeI his country to exact
II the Cuban committee shall succeed
in getting this idea well into their
heads 1t viii doubtless occur to than
that the best course for their country
men 10 pursue IS to accept the terms
without more ado. since delay may re-
suit in The imposition Of severer ones,
when Congress shall meet next Dece-n-
Der
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
WHEN STAMPS ARE REQUIRED.
A Ruling as to War Tax on Express
Money Orders

In reply to a request from T. r Hend-
ley, treasury agent. United States Ex-
press Company, this city, for his decision
in regard to the internal revenue stamp
required on express money orders under
Schedule A of the War Revenue act as
amended by the act OF March 2. 1901.
Commissioner Yerkes. of the Internal
Revenue Bureau has decided that
orders for the payment of money drawn
III the United States and payable in the
United States. including Porto Rico and
the Philippine Js.Guds, but not Cuba.
drawn at sight or IemaTd, require no
revenue stamp on and after July J.. 1901
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
also decided that all orders for the pay
ment of money, drawn in the United
States, but payable out OF the United
States, including Cuba and all other for
eign countries. drawn at sight or on de-
mand, or otherwise than at sight or on
demand, require stamps for sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars two cents.
and for each one hundred dollars or frac-
tionaI part thereof in excess of one hun
bred dollars, two cents, on and after SAID
date.
on orders for the payment of money,
drawn or piIrpoTting to be drawn n any
foreign country but payable IL the
United States, drawn otherwise than at
sight or on demand, there must be afhS-
ed thereto before acceptance or payne
a stamp equal to two cents for each one
hundred dollars or fractional part there
of of the face of the instrument, but on
and after July / 1901 no tax viii accrue
on such orders for the payment or money
when drawn at sight or on demand
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
THE PAN-AMERIGAN SHOW.
Buffalo Exposition to Open Two
Weeks From Today.

BUFFALO, April 1.-Two weeks from
today the Pan-American Expedition will
be opened. the ceremonies including
big civic demonstration and addresses b.
prominent men, as well as special dis
plays OF various kinds
The arrangements of the grounds are
not complete. and it viii be Impossible
to make them so in the two weeks that
remain All of the exhibits are not in
yet, although they are arriving each day.
and much will be accomplished by May L
It was feared the water and electrical
display, two of the fairs great features.
would not be ready, bat II is reported this
morning that BY working the men as
much as possible these two displays viii
be so far advanced by the opening day
that minor details in which they will be
lacking. will not be noticed.
Mr. Buchanan. the Director General,
John N ScStcherd and other Exposition
officials departed for Washington last
night to invite the President to attend the
Exposition. The day selected by the Pres
ideut viii be known as Presidents Day.
Forty-two tribes Including 700 Indians.
viii arrive on April > from the West
Goats ana old horses are now being
bought. and viii be led to the wild ami
mails that are to be exhibited.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
THE SEIZURE OF VESSELS
An Important international Case TO
Be Heard soon

one of the most important cases ever
heard before an fnterna tionaI tribunal -viII
be called up for consideration within the
next few weeks in the United States and
Chilean Claims Commission. which is
composed Of NJ Piods, Judge Gates. and
Senior MorIa Vienna The Commission was
created under he terms of the last Treaty
between the two Governments
The case is that Of the South American
Steamship Company against the United
States, and involves Il claim of more than
s25G,90f The question to be decided is that
Of the right of seizure of merchant yes
sells on the high seas in times of peace for
viola ton of maritime law; the question of
a display of force, and what constitutes
such display or naval demonstration, and
whether the same was justi6able on the
part Of the United States. as against the
Chilean Government in 1891, when the
setamer Itata was seized at Iquique by
the American squadron, for alleged viola
ton Of the neutrality laws
All writer's and authorities on inter
national law are watching the outcome of
this case. which will be pushed vigorously
by the Chilean authorities. and will be as
eagerly contested by this Government
The United States Is represented bx John
Hoyt Perry and 5 c. Walton assisted by
the officials Of the State Department The
Chilean side Is represented by AniFaI
Cruz, OF Chile: Mr.. SJToebe}, Professor OF
International Law al Harvard University
and Sherburne 6. Hopkins of this city
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17

compare lively easy To Go It has go
plot. and only one character, who must
say dry things and conceal beneath a
gsuff exterior a heart as tender as an
infants. The scene must be a small
country town. ard the conversation
that of the Ioafers in the local grocery
or the young people at a church So
cable
Another epidemic is that of the melo-
dramatic romance. This appeals to the
inexperienced writer OF the hack nov
eIist, because of the ease of its con-
struction. The ingredients are, first,
villfm and unaccountabIy perverse
heroine. beautiful. of course, and scorn-
full OF The hero; next, a hero big and
strong enough for a pugiIist possessed
of inexhaustibIe forbearance toward his
lady love and q temper like tabasCo
sauce for everybody else; third vii
lain of dye 50 deep that he would make
. black mark on midnight; fourth,
faithful retainers and d few indians
soldiers. or other minor characters
thrown in to make up the local color.
It is easy enough, and it makes pic
turesque play for the matinee girl af-
terwaTd-
The epidemic which Is almost over
but has possessed magazines and pub
fishing houses for some fifteen years
past is that Of the "befo' the war
novel Of the South. It is doubtful If
any lost cause ever had such a good
chance TO exploit Itself as the Confed-
eracy has had since the war. The novels
which have been written by Southern
authors are simply legion, and in prac-
ticaIIy all of them the SoutheTner is
represented as an absolutely perfect
gentleman, the Northerner as more OF
less clown and fanatic; and the beau
ties OF the patTiaTchal system Of siav-
cry are set forth in coIors 50 glowing
as 10 make one wonder why anybody
should ever have objected % it There
is no hint, in any of these books, that
thcre was any abuse OF violence con-
nected with slavery, or that il vas any
thing but the best possible system in
the best of possible worlds It is curl
Gus, but time may explain tin other
novels.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
Circulation Statement
Great Britain at Tehauntepec.

1t IS announced in a despatch 10 one
Of the New York papers 'hat Great
Britain is engaged in healing eff
American canal purposes On The 18th
mus through The construction ny FTit-
ish capitalists Of an extension Of the
Tehuantepec Railway to make it con
meet the oceans. Sir Weetman Pear
son. of the London house Of s Pearson
& Co. is at the head Of the enterprise,
which has been undertaken under an
agreement with the Mexican Govern
luent Two years ago. by which lease
of the road Vas obtained for fifty years
It Is stated that the Pearson party is
building a commodious harbor at each
end of the line, has four thousand men
al work. and expects to have the road
completed and IN operation in about
four years. or Ions before canal eth
er by the Nicaragua or Panama route
could be half dug. The chief promoter
and controller of this scheme is quoted
as stating that he expects the railway
to handle two million tons of freight
annually. Were the Nicaragua Canal
to carry that. he says. II would be nee
essary for it to charge seven and half
dollars per ton as q minimum toll, while
he believes that the Tehuantepec Rail
syvay. can carry the same freight at two
and a half dollars. He also states that
the railway Will be able to transfer a
cargo from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
in one day, whereas the passage OF the
canal would require three days
vr-2,1 n
terprise, even If II IS as great Il one as
the report claims, would seriously in
tarfere with the Nicaragua Canal Sir
weetInan Pearson in his estimates Of
time and expense. ignores two very i'm
portant considerations. In the first
place. although theoretically it might
be true that a ships cargo could be car
ried flom end 10 end Of the railway in
one day, over a line one hundred and
ninety miles long, such a thing would
hardly be thought feasible in railway
practice >Again, if II could be done
regularly and reliably, the time and
cost OF unloading and loading must be
taken into account, and in the end it
might and We think would, be cheaper
for ships cargo 10 pay the canal
tolls than the lower rates Of carriage
by tie land route. There is nothing In
the scheme, that we can detect, likely
TO act as a wet blanket upon the pet
project Of the American people, the
Nicaragua Canal
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
EpidemIes in Fiction.

Somebody has written work entitled
How to Write a Novel; A Practical
Guide to the Art of Fiction" To judge
by the number Of books which have
been written during the last few sea
sons by people who had nothing in par
ticuIar To say, one might suppose that
the advice contained IN this work had
been generally followed
The furlorn and unhappy specimens
Of me genus novel which are turned out
every year in great numbers are due
in large measure to the love Of imita-
ton which man inherits from his
stnian ancestors. and which. within
certain bounds, is a source of incaIcuIa-
bic benefit 10 the human race It
is sometimes difficult to determine
whether some particular novel is a
consequence Of a success achieved by
some other novel, or merely symptom
OF q fictlonal epidemic It may be one
and it may be the other, but, just as
some people always take diseases L. ore
quickly and in a more violent form than
others, SO the impulse 10 writ a par
t3euIar kind Of fiction. when II sweeps
over the literary world. takes most
complete possession Of those whose sen
sitiye nerves, strong imagInatIons, and
thorough training enable them to do
most with ii. and 50 that first novel Of
the epidemic is likely to be the most
successful.
There have been at least half a dozen
literary epidemics within the last two
decades. and while they have given US
a few successful and valuable books,
they nave resulted in an immense
amount Of trash. The amount Of trash
resulting from one success depends
partly on the ease with which that
success may be partially duplicated
After the tremendous vogue Of ''Tril-
BY" Tor example, there were few imi-
tstions Of IL, because the Latin Quar-
Ter Of Paris in the ffties cannot be
accurately described by anyone " no
has not been there, and such people, in
the year Of grace 1892 were few and
Tar between. On the other hand. An
Jhony Hopes Prisoner OF Zenda' was
followed by several dozen romances
modelled more or less on the same plan,
DE4@1Aie,E IL II L0A 50 very U44iIt-A4A 10
construct a story with the scene laid
in an imaginary principality Of eastern
Europe, where almost anything might
happen, and nobody can positively say
that the widest adventure did not oc-
cur. Even du MaUrier himself could
not duplicate "TriIby," while Mr. Hope
Hawkins has done over his Princess
FIsxia'' in at least three or four other
heroines-
Humorous books are safest from the
plagiarist. because q funny thing ceases
10 be funny il it is done too many times
Mark Twain has not set fashion, be
cause nobody has ever caught his pc
culisr whimsical trick of writing; but
the solemn realism of HoweIls has
aroused scores OF literary photograph
ers. who have brought their little ko-
oaks to bear with varying success on
1he mighty questions Of life and death
Two literary epidemics are at pres
ent troubling the community. Another
is just fading into oblivion. What The
aext will be only prophet can tell
One OF the epjdemics at present raging
with scarcely abated violence is that
started By the phenomenal success of
David HaruIn." This kind of novel is
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
SOME NAVAL STATISTICS.
The Number Of Native and Foreign
Born Men in the Service

In compliance with a request OF John
D. Zimmerman, OF Topeka, Kan, the
Navy Department has compiled interest
ing statistics of the number of foreign
born enlisted men in the United States
Navy in the Spanish-Ameriean war and
at the beginning of the current fiscal
year In the Spanish war there were
2,579 foreign born petty officers in the
navy, of whom 1 60T were naturalized citi-
zens of the United States and 478 had
declared their intentions of becoming citi-
zens There were 4,S79 foreign born men
of other ratings, of whom l,578 were citi-
zens and 1851 had declared intentions
There were also I42 foreign born appren-
tees then in the service.
The native born enlisted men in the
Spanish war consisted OF 4.O5e petty Off
GERS. 9.472 other enlisted men. and / $50
apprentices The totals are. native born
L 405; foreign born, 7,42; total in service
- SIS
By percentages the native born con-
prised Go per cent of the whole number
So per cent were citizens of the United
States, ard of the remainder . per cent
had declared their intentions to become
citizens.
On June 80, 1890, the end Of the last
fiscal year, there were 4,5g7 petty officers
in the service, of whom So per cent we're
native born, 1916 per cent naturalized, So
per cent had declared intentions, Is were
aliens resident in the United States and
% per cent were nonresident aliens
while 909 per cent OF the whole number
We're citizens of the United States
There were then 9.548 other enlisted men
OF whom 81 per cent were native born
y per cent natEralized- per cent had
declared intention. 3 per cent were resi-
dent aliens and 4 per cent nonresident
alie53s. while So per cent were citizens Of
tho nited States
There were also 2.6s5 apprentices, 90 per
cent of whom were native born and :
per cent foreign born More than SIS per
cent Of the whole enlisted force was ma
tive born
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
FOREIGN MAIL REGISTRY.
The Division 10 BE Moved From the
NeEs York FOstomce-

The Postoffice Department viii on Sat
urday move the entire Foreign Registry
Division from the New York city post
Office TO the new annex situated at the
corner Of Morton and West Streets A
force Of twenty-one clerks and a super
intendent is being organized Tor the new
Office All foreign registered mail receiv-
ed in New York city after that date is TO
be handled exclusively at the annex. thus
relieving the main Office to the extent Of
the work twenty-five men can do
By special orders issued last week the
registry despatch system was extended
last Saturday to all New York Sub-sta-
tons On that day alone ISS2 registe cred
letters We're received and despatched
without handling at the main Office.
These changes have been arranged by
the Postmaster General and George "
Beavers, Chief Of the Division of Salaries
and Allowances, for the purpose of reIiev-
ing the downtown pOstOffiCe in New
York II is estimated that when the new
registry annex Is in operation the work
ing force of the main office viii be saved
about 70 per cent Of all the work now
assigned it. Mr.. Beavers is 10 visit New
York some time between april % and
July ! TO schedule the allowance Of add
tiOnal clerks for the New York city Offices
and the promotions to be made at the be
ginning Of the next fiscal year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
sECoND-CLAss MAILS.
Newspapers Think Abuses al Their
Privilege Should BE Abolished.

About a hundred replies have been re-
ceived at the Postofice Department to
the circular letter sent publishers OF daily
newspapers last Saturday by the Third
Assistant Postmaster General. In .kat
letter the publishers were asked to state
whether a rule excluding from the prfvi-
Ieges Of second-Ciass postage all pubIica-
tons that obtain calculations through
premium offers would operate to the dis
advantage of reputable publications with
bona fide circuIations.
The replies so far received were evil
IDENTIFY sent Immediately on receipt Of the
circular All but one are favorable. The
exception comes from religious jour
nal that has heretofore given e Bible
with every subscription entered. But the
almost general approval expressed and
the unexpected prOmptness with which
the replies have been received lead the
department To anticipate the hearty CO.
operation of newspaper publishers in its
effort to ameliOrate the present abuses of
the sec0nd-class privilege.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17

From the Little Rock Gazette)
Private Cortelyou Is performing good service
as press agent tor the Administration The latest
information he sends out from Washington Is to
the effect that while the President Is on ms tour
OF the West the wheels OF Government VIII con-
tIHue 10 TeYOlvp at the National Capital the same
as il Mr.. Mckinley were there. This Is gratifying
information 10 these who feared that the Gov
ernmeHt at Washington would cease 10 live the
moment Mr. Mckinley left town
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
One on Him.


From the Philadelphia Press.)
Hardware DealeF-What was old Erankey kick
ing abeut2
Clerk-He wanted ten pounds of nails. said
he'd pay for them and take them home himself
Wouldn't trust US TO deliver them, he said
Hardware Dealer-Surly old codger. hope he'll
sweat for it.
CIerk-0h. took care OF that. | threw in an
extra ten pounds and he never knew it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
A Retrospect.


Thirty-six years Of peace have been interrupted
by one summer of waT--a war IN which we won
every engagement on land and carried every point
at sea bringing disIaay to the >panisrds who
gainIy sought to cont end against us-the irwin
cible power OF this western world where North
eTners and SouthcTners.s blacks and whites fought
together for the glory OF the flag The summer OF
war WAS not sufficiently stormy TO interfere with
the nations record OF thirty-six years Of peace.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
Permanent Party Organization.
CFrom The Cincinnati Enquirer.)

Organization should be maintained. The Re-
Bublicsns mcessing IN their efforts. Their
campaigns O'eTlap each other. The Democrats
organize few weeks before election and after
the votes in close up headquarters and rest
Til the next campaign gets warm. AdmiHistra-
tioB msHzgeFs not troubling themselves about
principles They organize first and allow the
doctrines 10 present themselves As circumstances
EiEI permit. They do not depend or sentiment
TO carry them through.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
Strains the. Sense of Justice.

(From the indianapolis JournaI-)
That GROWING humbug OF court proceedings
the testimony Of handwriting experts seems likely
10 figure extensively in the Rice murder trial
as IL did in the M0liueSUN case. There Is money
in IL tor the se-oaIled experts but 1t makes the
public very tired and strains the general sense Of
iIst ice severely
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
How Protection Protects.

fFrom the Lafayette, Ind Jousnal)
On Thursday OF this week AIS immigrants
landed in New York. al the Een were lsborers
and viii at enter into competition with the
ulitted duty free. That is the way protection
prot ects the American laborsE-