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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
Philippine Crown Government.

According TO a despatch from the
Philippines today. the Taft Commission
has drawn up plan for a general civil
government IN the archipelago. 10 con-
tinue until Congress shall provide
permanent form, The temporary
scheme appears 10 be modelled upon
the British East Indian system The
general government. we are told viii
consist OF a Governor General, who
viii be judge Taft, the present head Of
the Philippine Commission, assisted by
a Legislative Council composed of his
colleagues As in India. The Eiceroy
may call in q native member or SO
should occasion require Provincial
legislatures viii be appointive.
II would be useless To critieise the
plan Of the Commission in existing cir
cunstanees- Pending a decision by the
Supreme Court those in authority in
the Philippines are at sea as to wheth-
er they ought to conform to the pro-
visions and prohibitions Of the Consti-
tuition in constructing the new political
fabric. or not. AS they represent an
ADMINISTRATION which does not pretend
to respect the fundamental law of the
lana in colonial affairs they would not
be likely TO display any pernicious par
tisanship in favor Of the Constitution,
and until the Porto Rican and Philip
pine cases now before the Supreme
Court have been disposed of, perhaps
a crown colonial system viii serve
their purpose as we'll as another. What
the Commission proposes. as reported.
IS purely and simply imperial crown
government, and nothing else. It Will
be hardly likely TO outlast a declaration
by the American tribunal Of last resort
that where the flag is there also is its
creator, the Constitution Of ehe United
States.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
AN IRON BOOM IN ALABAMA.
Twelve Thousand 3Iiners to Receive
an Increase in Wages.

BIRMINGHAM Ala. April 8.-Indus-
trial conditions III the mineral section Of
Alabama have not been so satisfactory
for eighteen months past as they are at
present. The price of iron. which is the
barometer. has advanced $125 per ton
within the last six weeks and the tone of
the market continues strong with de-
cided upward tendency.
As the result of this rise p 900 coal min
ers in this State, who work under the
sliding scale, will receive an advance in
wages dating from April L 1t has not
yet been determined just hov much this
rise Will be. but il viii not be less than
~ cents per ton and may be , cents per
ton IN the latter case the miners wages
would 20 TO the maximum amount of the
scale, 90 cents per ton It has been
year and a half since the miners drew 80
cents.
SO brisk has been the demand for pig
iron within the past forty-flve days that
operators are strai1ing every nerve To in
crease their product in order to meet the
trades wants Within the past two weeks
four additional furnaces have been put
into blast one by tfTe Republic Iron and
Steel Company at Thomas, one by the
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
Company at IrOntOn, one By the SIoss-
Sheffield Steel and iron Company at Shelf
field ana one b the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company at Bessemer.
These four stacks add about 800 tons
day TO the iron production Of the State.
Plans now on foot contemplate the
starting uD OF three more furnaces at
once and fourth one by June l Indica-
tons now are that AIabama's iron pro-
duction viii have been increased 600 tons
further by June I. making a total enlarge
ment Of 1,000 tons from the middle of
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REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
. Decision to Limit 1t 30 Eighty
Thousand Hen.

Secretary Root has decided mat The nav
army To be raised under the provisions of
the Army Reorganization bill viii be
limited 20 S0.ea0 men, and that NJ attempt
viii be made at this time to recruit 20 the
maximum figure. 10000 men, Recent de-
velopmeuts in the Philippines and the
taking of the oath of auesE,Rke by AsUi-
nsldO have had much TO 10 win the de-
cisiOn. which is cordially endorsed by Ad-
jutaut General Corbiu-
The Recruiting Division nf the Mar De-
partment. under Colonel Johnston, has
been Notified of the limit and future en-
lsJments will be made With Inc low figure
in view. As cnlistments are coming II; at
the rate of nearly 5000 Per mon b, and
many Of the new regiments haEe ,ti:1ady
been recruited, there will he - trouble
IN raising the balance Heel=l within q
short time The artillery arTI@need not be
recruited within four years. ana as re
suIt only the best material IS being accept
ed
Under the decision, an army Of only TO-
913 men will be maintained i" the Philip
pines in place of the 69eoo, as orig inally
proposed The War Department officials
regard the present outlook II me ar"hipel-
ago IS promising early peace md the ces-
ting off 2a0G9 men.
This is looked upon as good news Icy -Ad-
ministration officials and il IS believed
that the solution Of the Philippine problem
is near at hand.
The reduction OF the proposed army TO
S3.o9J men is expected TO effect q saving of
more than $40 600 go per year, a-@ordinS 10
the ratio Of cost in maintaining the army
in the Philippines at the present tire and
in the past. II is estimated that It costs
5000 to transport one soldier TO and from
The Philippines and 10 maintain him there
for one year.
The fact that the army viii not be re-
cruited to the full strength viii not in
any way alter the plans of the War De
partment regarding the military service
in the other colonial possessions The
cut viii be made in the army of the
Philippines only. and the plans as al
ready arranged for Alaska, Hawaii, POr-
to Rico. and Cuba viii be carried out as
originally proposed.
AdJutant General Corbin expects 20 ar
rive in Manila some time in the latter
part Of June, and he viii Immediately
prepare a plan by which effective garri-
son work can be done by the 40e9l 'neu,
and 20. 05a dispensed with He is confident
that this can be done without trouble Or
inconvenience and he intends 10 go over
every foot Of the ground carefully.
He viii attend tn Inauguration of Gov
ernor General Taft and viii make a care
/ ful udy of the conditions on the isl
ards His plan is 20 subordinate the
military To the civil authorities in every
way possible and 20 make the army ap-
pear as inconsLicuous AS possible. IN
this way. he thinks. the natives viii be
able 10 rid themselves Of the idea that
they are military burdened people.
He predicts a great future for the Phil
ippiueS under American government and
believes that TIE islands will become. a
wealthy and powerful possession which
viii be priceless in time OF war
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
Circulation Statement.
rhe nnfIook in Cuha.

As far as we can judge from the lat
est news of the political situation in
Havana. there is but little chance that
the Constitutional Convention VIII ac-
cept the Plat terms Pre- badly II viii
be decided today whether u no- 10 send
a commission to Washington 10 discuss
possible notifications or concessions
The Cubans do not yet seem To realize
that it Is beyond the power OF the Pres
ident to depart in any degree from the
exact text of the law. which is abso-
IuteIy binding upon him, and will con
tinue 10 be unless or until Congress
shall change it. There is. therefore,
nothing 10 be gained by sending q COM
mission here.
II the Cubans do not see fit to accept
the most favorable conditions ever like
" TO be offered to them, il is their privi
Iege 10 wait until next winter and see
what impression they can make on
Congress If they are damaged as a
result of that course il is quite their
owr affair If anybody is in a particu-
lar hurry in the premises. ii is not the
United States The military cccupa-
ton and rule of the island VIII continue
until its people choose to act III accord
ance with the wishes OF the American
Government. II Is not improbable thai
by December the need OF Z more deflni-
tive statement Of our suZerain rights
and powers in Cuba may be recognized,
and then perhaps the Cubans Viii wish
that they had bolted the Plat terms
whole. They may be perfectly sure that
this country viii never permit them 70
erect a complete, unqualified sover-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
TO BUILD AT BUFFALO.
The Maryland Commission Orders an
Expos ION Structure.

BALTIMORE. Urn Sat a meeting
Of the Maryland coG.nission 20 the Pan
American Exposirico on Saturday at the
rooms Of the Merchants and Manufac-
tureTS' Association it was decided TO pro-
c~~d Immediately with the erection of d
Maryland building on the exposition
grounds at Buffalo. Frank n. HOen.
chairman Of the committee on cons true
ton. WIS authorized TO award the con-
tract for the building, to cost not more
than - go. 1t Is said that owing 10 the
comparative cheaDEezs Of materials at
Buffalo it may not cost more than $1,000.
II viii occupy a lot forty by eighty feet
and is tc h= completed within a month.
There are to be two waiting rooms. a
reception room, a reading room a dining
room and a kitchen in the building The
privilege OF the restaurant viii be let to
the most satisfactory bidder. and a we'll
known Baltimore restaurateur has al
ready signined his willingness to under
take the enterprise. While the commits
sion does not intend to have anything to
DO with the operation of this feature
they Insist that il shat! be first class in
character.
1t is Understood that Henry W Jenkins
& Sons have offered to contribute furnI-
ture for the building and that other con
tributl0uS are expected from other manu-
taCturerS and dealers
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AN OWNERSHIP OF EAGLES.
Pueblo Indians Claim n Property
Right in the Bird.


Among the Pueblo Indians of Me- Mex
leo and Arizona there is a propert, right
in eagles Each elan claims ownership
in several eagle nests which may or may
not be near the place where the clan
lives When the nests are distant from
tho villages where the Indians claiming
them live il has been found that the an
cestors of these Indians came in former
years from the localities where the nests
now are, and they point to the fact that
these nests are theirs as proof that they
also, by Inheritance, own the land round
about them Driven into new locations
by marauding NavajoS and Utes. these
Pueblo Indians have steadily contracted
their occupied territory. but they still
visit the old nests, as their fOrefatheTS
visited them before the white man came
TO Mexico. Some OF the Pueblo Indians
the ZUuis. for Instance keen eagles in
cages and treat them as domestic fowl,
but the most of the tribes proctsre their
eagles by taking the young from the an
cestrai nests. These Indians e-.p uIr-
keys also, but neither turkeys m eagles
are kept for food " 18th the feathers of
his prayer sticks on occasions of re
IigiCUS ceremony The various tribes
respect one anGtherS property lights IN
certain nests and the birds which are
Matched in them and heavy punishment
is provided fox an Indian killing an eagle
not MS own
Sometimes The nests are fifty miles from
where the tribe lives. but investigation
where the nest is Generations without
number the eagle builds his nest in The
same spot and rearS his young there. So
the til. of the Pueblos reaches back into
the twilight Of American history. Those
Pueblo Indians speak of their eagles Is
they DO of their sheep their dogs, or their
horses Though the king of birds may he
flying wild half a hundred miles from the
Indians abode, ycI il is the Indians
agIe.
When an Indian visits one Of his nests
20 secure a bird he does uol take all the
young, but leaves some. so that the breed
may he perpetUated- Returning home
with his eaSlet he strips it OF its feathers
and kills It. The body Of the eagle is not
thrown ON the rubbish heap. but l. buried
IN a special eagle burying ground. The
ancient Pueblo Indians used TO keep par
rots as domestic birds. probably only for
THEN feathers. which were used in deco
rations for religious services. These par
rots they obtained by barter with the
MeXicanS To the south of them Il is
known that the AZtecs kept ii variety of
birds as domestic fowls and used them
for foad. as well as eating their SGsys, bat
the Pueblo Indians seem 10 have kept
their domestic birds for their feathers
solely
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
Eortnne in a Nnme

NEW YORK, April S.-Ry decree of
Judge Harrison 5 Moore, of the Queens
County Court which has Just been filed.
young man, who since boyhood has
been known To his friends as Charles
James Dumar. is authorized to change his
name TO Charles James Dumas BY tha
mere change of a-.hnaf r to a final $"
Mr.. Dumas, as he Should be called on
and after May /, makes himself the heir
to a snug little windfau of $50. e00 or $40. -
600 which will come t. him on the death
OF his foster father, James 5 Dumas
Mr. Dumas true name is Charles James
McNamee. Hts father. Thomas McNa-
NEE disappeared from New York when
his son WAS only five Years old.
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clubs for the study of zend-aresta

The New York Sun" some time ago
printed the views of an unknown lady
whom the reporter heard discoursing on
a street car. She was talking about
club which she had been invited ia join,
and she said;
One OF the things that made me sag /
wouldn't come n vas tie trouble I had finding
out "il4t the re-. object Of the thing My
friend gold that IL was going a srr.iy some
thing about Zend-Avests. and she seemed 20
thluk that that was the sort Of a thing w.
lEsn could ever get along without but as
had never heard Of II before and I had lived
70 be ioTty-six and kept in good health I
couldn't SEE why I should join that club more
than any OF the other ones had heard about
OF all the foolish. far-fetched IN
called for departures which have been
suggested for the development of wo-
mems brains, club for the study Of
Zend-AVest4 IS about the most foolish
There are things on record which are
very nearly as lad. 10 be sure Of
course. there is no particular reason
why a woman should not study Per
sian philosophy, in that or any other
form. il she wants 10 and has the time
for il; it is quite as useful as embroid-
egg or any of the other forms Of anna
1eUr art which have been recognized
feminine empIoyments for some time.
and il IS really less harmful than some
Of the elaborate cookery which has
given the American people dyspepsia.
But ii is dollars 10 daughnuts that there
VIII not be more than two women in
shy community Of moderate size who
viii really want 20 give time l., the
study OF any esoteric subject, and they
wiH get on considerably faster at home.
OF with a competent teacher than they
VIII in q club.
If women. or men either. are to have
clubs. they should be for one Of two
objects. amusement or mutual benefit.
The club which furnishes pleasant So
cial relaxation to its members. a place
where people with 40 homes can find
q semblance of home life and freedom,
and those who have homes can meet
their acquaintance and friends. anu
entertain those whom they may not
wish TO admit 10 the inner privacy OF
theI- households-that club Is a good
thing and has use in the world. The
club which is organized for the purpose
OF mutual pecuniary support. or the
common study Of some subject in which
all the members are interested. and the
knowledge Of which can be furthered
by occasional discussion and research
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
A DENVER PASTORS VISION.
1t Leads Him to Devote His Life to
Saving Children.

DENVER April S--Rev. R w Lewis.
pastor OF the First Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church, described in graphic detail
yesterday morning a remarkable vision,
under the spell of which he rendered his
resignation to an astonished congregation.
In the vision he says he saw huge
waves. dashed by q terrific gale against
the church in which his people were gath
cred y child was struggling in the an
CRY waters outside. Facing almost GER
tain death. man plunged into the sea
and brought the little one TO land Mr..
Lewis has determined TO devote the rest
CT his life 70 saving children The vision
he said. confirmed him In A purpose on
which he has been brO0ding for years
He has been very successful in church
Tork and his parishioners are averse 10
accepting his resignation but feel that il
is useless TO demonstrate
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08

The tiuae has come around again for the
Il ewspaper sensation makers Of Europe TO
drive the German Emperor crazy, and to
ascribe to him all sorts Of maIadIes
vagaries, and antics la Dame Blanche
has been proving around a Partisan
sorceress has been sent for By the Kaiser.
and with the efficient aid Of an old deck Of
cards has predicted the disruption of his
Empire, and his own death in exile twenty
three ears hcncei The Captain OF the
Guard in the palace at Berlin has TO get
down on his knees and swear upon the
hilt Of his sword that he win take com
fort il killing his oWH brother should that
course conduce to the safety Of his soy
ereign These are sam les OF a lurid lot Of
stories upon which telegraph tolls are
wasted daily by the press OF this country.
No doubt within a few days the hobsoblin
mongers viii get tired of marrying the En-
peror In which case It would perhaps be
seasonable TO try the Pope They have not
killed that venerable potentate for nearly
a whole month.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
The Russian court jester was trying te do hi.
best 90 cheer up his imperial master.
III You were the dean Of the College OF Cars. -
he fIayfully remarked, what would you then be-
come
The Gar looked at the Jester coldly
We'll. what" he asked
IA czar-dean your majesty OF course
Tie Gar scpwled
You ha-. i very pretty wit-for the Siberian
frontier" he said Away with Hump
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
EMIeRANTs FROM PORTO RICO.
& TrRinIOad on Ti,eir Way to the
Hawaiian Sugar Plantations.

Los ANGELES, Cal, April s.-The
third traiuIoad of emIgrants from Porto
Rico is slowly crawling over the deserts
OF southern Arizona. The train compris-
- nine ordinary coaches, into which are
packed 900 persons who are being shipped
under the contract system to work in the
sugar plantations Of Hawaii. The train
X guarded and is due to arrive in Santa
Monica tomorrow or Wednesday,
last night the rain was reported laid
up ar "a small station. This train left
N.M OrLelLs Marcn g
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
Professors All Right.

LII. JUIIIIII-t
lie who drinks the Democratic party is not got
ting hack lo AS own evidently does not keen track
OF things. President Hadlfy Of Yale Is at the
bead 81 4 Democratic committee IA New Haven
and Prof. sumner IS a member OF The same com
uiTtee. PROT Bail, Of the Wisconsin University
l. Democratic candidate Ter mayor. and other
college professors are taking up Their guns and
falling into the ranks Of the JeffersDniau army
T. is q hopeful 7isn fer the Republic
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
A Pronounced Dinerene..


Macarthur gaze ali the credit % Funston there
10y gaining credit iJt himself Sampson took al
tie credit FOR himself thereby getting most 81
the prize money. Bun MScAftItur Aas something
that m1ney cannot bug. Sampson however. Is
n9- mentally capable Of understanding what il IL
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
Her Resource


tFrom the Chicago Tribunel
Il recognize the fact. OF course" the Young
man said. THAT is handicapped in divers
say5 by her sex. Under stress Of emotion Il man
can relieve The pressure by going out and getting
drunk but there Is such safety valve for yo-
man She must suffer and do nothing
Not necessarily. replied Miss Fiyppe. she
can 20 and eat = pickle"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
CURRENT HUMOR.
Philosophical.

From the Indianapolis Press}
After all. mused Agunaido, Is reported bv
the new wireless telegraph, 1t is better TO be
live star boarIer then 4 dead martyr
SO saying he signed, and Freedom giggled con-
vuISiveIv As 8ggie fell
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08

The officials OF the New Jersey Central
Railway have refused 10 confer with the
chiefs Of the tive unions Of railway en-
ployes, and the prospects for an immedi-
ate strike on she line appear to be good
There is considerable apprehension that,
II declared, II may not alone affect the
corporation named, but extend TO other
Eastern railway systems, through resort
10 sympathetic strikes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08

The persistence Of statements in Europe
that President Kruger is TO sail for
America in June and that he intends
while here 10 visit Washington, New
York. and Chicago, probably shows that
there i such project on foot There Is
10 earthly doubt that the old patriot
would receive 4 rOusing welcome in the
United States, nor that his presence here
would be d painful embarrassment TO the
Administration
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08


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thing. But there is no sense in a club
which is in no way related TO the real
needs Of the lives Of its members. which
does not aInase OF support thei'' ana
ahords them u" heIp III lhelf NE ""fA.
Ii-e FeaiIH heliiol woman 'i"o' dS
the speaker ah"Ne quoted went On %
say. would De one Nh'eh W'uiu heip
soiVe the problems OF me h"uSeIl"io-
che Sa'u-
cont mean 10 - that there aTen Ger
h. in IN. ~ tboS,- .or i.,s,,nc. ,roliI lac :.
club made up OF women who had the power and
tne ".lLrEnes' 70 90 something about ,g SER En-
the while That's insf the SORT Of a club that
none Ct the women ! ever knew cared ANYTHING
2[o,er +, H.. -, Inc - r z,it,2 teinei
them to go to cooking school. or 10 learn how
to set table taught them to sew and tneH
to DO what was required Of ter, and then sill
kept on is good work ty helping the mi>JresHes
Keep 'iO'u '' ''e 7''lS "ii'h once '!''' '''i-
the Grange Whlch exists III COIN
try districts. and the oia-iashiohed
sewing society, nave done iiilS very
thing to some extent The modern NO
mans club USUALLY does not
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08

lFeom Tie LouissiIIe Tin ..

from the Louisville Tin-es-)
LoOtiug Of po=tsl funds in Cuh1 Is followed by
loottng 81 te aiIs caHiHisssry liz the PHILIPPINES
Bat unfortunately this Is not new Character
istic Of war Noltaire long ago maryeled az the
length aHd breadth q the train Of dernora,izl-
ton IA the safe 81 rveu single military cam
i5siSH.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08

Here Is a little echo from Secretary
Cages Sugar Trust war against Russia.
The St Petersburg correspondent Of the
London Daily Mall informs his journal
that Russia mas raised the import duties
at Eiadivostock on American iron, steel,
and machinery. Prior to the HaVemeyer-
Gage episode the5e products had free
entry at Siberian ports. Fidelity TO our
trusts is rather expensive business. some
Times
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
Al Unjust Epithet.

CFrom the indianapolis Press}
Hungry Higgins-Wot do You think2 A woman
called NE animated seareerow this mornin'.
Weary Watkins-Tve knowed YOU sence the
early eighties. but / never seen no animation
about you yet.