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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
THE SANTIAGO MEDAL.
ReHT Admiral SehIey Says Deeds, Not
Men, Should Be HonOred,

NEW YORK, June 26.-In reply to a let
ter sent to Rear admiral Winfield Scott
Schley by Col. James S Long,
Of the National Army of Spanish
war Veterans, at the request Of
Capt John F. Dwyer. of the
Gloucester Naval Command. of Brook
Iyn. an answer has been received by Colo
mel Long. Admiral Schley, after refer
/ ing to the comrades who shared equally
with me the dangers of that July ,Iav in
1895 off Santiago and who deserve as much
credit myself for the blessed work they
did for flag and country on that historic
day." says:
Touching the matter of your refer
ence to a medal, | have always he!iev-
ed that nations ought of right to per
petuate the great events of their his
tory rather than those of the lives Of
participants. and leave to the judicial
calm of historic Judgment to per
petuate in bronze those who may have
nonoTed themselves by deeds OF honor
wrought for home, for flag, for coUR-
try.
No my maxim has been steadfast-
~ through n6 arly half a century Of
service my country first, last, and all
the time, after my love of God. Very
sincerely yours, w s SCHLEY-"
Commenting on the West Indian naval
campaign medal that is to bear Rear Ad-
miraI SIMPSONS profile. Colonel Long
who was severely wounded at San Juan
Hill, said:
The graceful thing for Admiral Samp-
son to do-now that he has carried his
points to request the Secretary of the
Navy to put the profile of the President
on the medal rather than Sampson 5.
Such an act might be construed as one of
great magnanimity by SIMPSONS friends,
and as an act OF simple fairness by the
friends Of Schley. 1t would help to heal
the bitter feeling that still exists between
the supporters and admirers of The re
SflecIiNe adInirals
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
THE QUAKER CITY treasured.
Pennsylvania Railroad Improve
mcnts Not 81 Hurt Business

Hents Not 81 Hurt Business
PHILADELPHIA, June 26-A leading
official of the Pennsylvania Railroad. one
who knows all about the passenger bus
ness Of that road, says that the apFre-
tensions manifested by commercial bOcies
of this city that the improvements
which are 30 be made in West Phi1adel-
phia might prove detrimental to the city's
business interests were not well founded
''The merchants Of Philadelphia" said
this official, need not be apprehensive
that anything the Pennsylvania Railroad
viii do viii prove harmful to this city
The railroad will be careful on that point.
for the spirit which guides it is in Cuison
with the best interests of Philadelphia
All of it's passengers who have any desire
to step here VIII have every opportunity
to do 50.
THE fact is. the traffic between New
York and Washington has become very
heavy. We are obliged to run many of
our traiss in two sections. The coming
of those trains into Broad Street causes a
congestion which produces delay To
avoid that delay. it is intended not to sun
these trains into Broad Street. All the
passengers who wish to go through with
out coming into Broad Street may do SO,
Of course. but all who signify wish 70
enter Broad Street Station VIII be con-
vcyed there They will alight at Thirty
second Street and be brought in by local
trains All trains and sections Of trains
viii go on through West Philadelphia, but
viii stop here
AS fcr the Western trains. it is not the
present intention to send tfem on without
entering Broad Street Station The Of
fetal quoted above said that the tunnel
between the Geological Gardens and FoTti-
eth Street would De sed for freight trains
mostly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
The Postmaster Generals sophistry.

The Postmaster Generals sOphistry.
Postmaster General Smith has been
talking 10 the students Of Wesleyan
University at MiddIetown, Connecticut,
upon the subject Of American DeveI-
epnlent and Destiny There IS nothing
wrong about this. although il would
have been better 10 omit the word "des-
tiny" from the title Of his discourse. 1t
has a hackueyed sound, ara has been
too often employed for the purpose Of
justifying wrongful policy. Moreover,
II would haNe kern still better if he
could have forgotten for the time that
he IS g Cabinet officer and delivered an
address that was not quite so plainly
intended as a defence Of the Admins
tration's policy.
Much that the Postmaster General
says is true, both IN the abstract and in
the concrete. But much is also mis-
leading when applied TO the situation Of
today. For example, he says: our ear
1ier expansions We're contiguous and
continental Then we wanted room.
Now we want commerce Then we
waEted land Tor agricultural and indus
trial upbuilding. Now we want the sea
and sea foothoids for commercial com
rnunication." This is ali true. but it does
not express the whole truth by any
means. He seeks TO convey the impress
sion that we are not now expanding
territorialIy as we did in former times.
but are merely expanding CONNER
cially
If that is true, then we did not and
do not need eiJ.sr Porto Rico or the
Philippines in fun ownership under our
sovereignty. All we need are CONNER
ciai stations and commercial treaties.
The point Of the Postmaster Generals
argument IS that as we are not ex-
panding "territoriaIIy" there is no occa-
sion fer the Constitution to follow the
flag. This is the himsiest kind Of soph-
istry- The simple fact is that we have
expanded "terTitorialIy." We have tax
en- possession Of territory almost equal
in extent to the whole Of the United
Kingdom. This fact cannot be changed
by calling IL a commercial expansion,
only. Nor does it strengthen the Ad-
minisrFation's position. On the con
trary, that position is weakened by be-
ing made 70 rest upon cold commercial
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26

Neither of these things is expensive as
compared with ftr-iiued overcoats and
coal bills, and with a reasonably strong
determination not to mind the heat, the
average person can get through the
summer in town nearly if not quite as
comfortably as anywhere else. It is per-
haps an advantage to he at work for
most of the day The working hours
make the rest of the time seem like a
daily vacation, and a great deal of en-
joyment car be crammed into two
hours a day if that is all the leisure one
has.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
a FAST MAIL TRAIN IN FRANCE.
Modern Methods BEING Adopted by
French Postal Authorities.

ThornweI Haynes, the United States
Consul at Rouen, France. informs the
State Department that the Paris-Lyons-
Mediterranean Railway Company. by an
agreement with the postal authorities. has
established for the first time in France a
rapid mail train, exclusively for the pur-
pose Of carrying letters. papers, and 9TH
CT objects of correspondence
1t was put on the road June 2, 1901. the
consul says, and will leave at Dion, Ma
con, Lyons, and Tarascon, the cars in
tended for Switzerland, Italy, and the
middle of France
The cars containing the colonial CORE
spOndence or mail for the Orient will be
stopped at Marseilles, to facilitate its
transportation on board ship. The rest of
the train viii continue to Nice
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
THE BOSTON DRYDoCK.
Recommendation of the Naval
Board as to its Completion.

The board of naval officers appointed to
investigate the delay in the construction
Of the Government drydock at Boston
Navy Yard has reported TO the Score
tary of the Navy that the work has been
done with great dilatoriousness and lack
Of efficiency. and recommends that unless
a certain amount of work is done within a
specified time the contract be revoked and
the Navy Department undertake to finish
the project,
The contractors are working double
time to meet the requirements Of the
board
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26

The Republican State platform in the Presi-
dents State is a highly mixed compound OF
Hannaisn and FOrakerisn. Senator Hanna does
the pointing with PRIDE the Claiming 1t
air. and the Iaudation OF Mckinney while his
colleague brings the cooTed man and brother
again the front, with a stawart whoop, and
perverts history TO bolster up the Porto Rico
tariff qualification Of his party which the Treas
uEy is about TO remedy by reminding 5000, 900
of duties improperly collected. decided by the
Supreme Court.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
The Ohio Convention.
From the New York Tribune.)

Senator Foraker is a strong partisan, and his
speech before the Ohio state Convention Will not
find favor with his political opponents They win
consider it prejudiced and in its represen-
tation Of their shortcomings and of Republican
Icnge the justice and truth OF his statements
This is 10 be expected. party convention is not
the place 10 look for absolutely judicial weigh
ing Of cOntroverted questions, and Senator For
aker makes certain statements which reflect the
prevailing enthusiasm OF the moment and are
10 be fairly judged with some concession for
orItnriaal txaltarion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
The Pressmen and the Militia.
CFrom he Chicago Chronicle)

The international ccnvention Of printing press
down the customary proposition Of the radicals
that no member be permitted to Join the State
militia The idea on which this suggestion is
hased Is not only discrcditabie 90 the union It
self III that II assumes that its objects are hostile
10 the constituted authorities; il is also often
siFe 10 the seii-resPect Of the members and to
their felloW-citzens il the fev socialists in and
contention that there Is iFFcpressibie war be-
tween labor and law they would he highly satis-
Ted. Fortunately tor ali CONGO. ed, the good
sense aud patriotic manhood OF the great ma
Jorlty OF the unionlsts stand in their way.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26

The Ohio platform makers shone brilliantly in
the glare OF the red-hot resolutions adopted,
which may be taken as an inkling Of and key
note TO Republican national policy. In these Tcso-
lutionS the old straw has been thrashed over
again with ship subsidies, interoceanic canal
legislation, denunciation OF Southern devices 70
limit the negro vote and mild condemnation
Of trusts the heavy artillery in defence Of the
advanced position Of the party. The combination
0f Hanna. and Foraker has indeed, afforded an cx-
cellent and up-tO-date demonstration Of how We
apDIcs swim
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
a Visible Asset.
(From The Chicago Tribune.)

tfEoh ihe Chlh2go TFlbune.)
You people down here spent 5000 boring 4
hole IN the ground for coal. didn't you?" asked
station platform to stretch his legs while the
engine was taking in feed Of coal and water
Yes sir returned the hump-shouIdered na-
tive sitting on-a nail kes That's about the size
OF it
AND what have You got to show for it2''
We'll, mister" said the native taking q fresh
chew OF Missouri plug, we've still got the hole
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
Excusing Him.
lFr0n current LitargLure.0

(From Current LltargLure.)
One very cold day Tom in his first trousers,
was walking out with his tiny oyerco4t turned
back 10 its utmost limit
Tom, - said his father, button your coat
The boy demuEred. Look at mine'' added the
father.
yes" said the boy suefuiy, .-but everybody
Knows that you wear trousers
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26

It is said that the General Board of the
Navy has begun itssIabors at NewI .ort,
Rhode Island, and that it will consider IN
extenso general plans for the defence Of
exposed points on the seabCard- This is
an important work. and no doubt the
board viii do it well. for it has some able
members 1t is to be hoped. however, that
it will so extend its investigations as to
be able to make report upon the legal
and moral right of a naval officer to the
glory of a battle fought and won while
he was many miles away on junketing
trip.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
Not Realistic.
F-om the Chicago News

(F-cn the Chicago News
THE au-hof OF this story contradjets himself
He says: and then the great freight steamer
laboTed in tie heavy seas. lie actually uses the
word Iabored.'
i don't see anything wrong With
''Wait. And then a little further down Be
states that the steamer was 4 tramp.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
A Tribute.

lFfOIn Euck-)
waiter-They do say we're a great hand at 4
Welsh rabbit sir
The Club Man-They do, en-?
The WaiteT-Yis, SIT, Oi heerd wan man say
We made wan that was worth all the throubic
it gev him afther he ate it
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26

Senator PIatt has said some foolish
things about Cuba as affected by the
amendment which bears his name but he
Is right when he says that the Republic
OF Cuba must be one in fact and not
merely enc on paper A republic like the
most of those in South America would be
intolerabie. and the United States cannot
afford to establish such a one. It would
be a worse nuisance than that which we
undertook to abate and a great deal more
discreditable to US for it would be, in eff
feet, our own creatiofl
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
sonorous AppeIIatIons.

(From the New York Nail and Express)
There are names that seemed designed to FIJI
the bass drum rather than the speailing-trump
OF fame That, for instance, Of Mr. c. Yanden-
Peer5oom, OF Belgium. a prominent gentleman
Wlio has been electrifyiBg people at the Pan
American.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
Contradictions


IFIoIH IIlt- ttIIdTlta '0TStltUtI0n-)
Justice White United States Senator from
Louisiana at the time he was appointed to the
Supreme Bench by President Cleveland That
50 strong a Democrat should have furnished the
majority for Imperialism, while so strong a Re
publican Justice Harlan should have resisted
It, Is one OF those contradictions that sometimes
happen.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
Misplaced Ability.


The young coIegian snapped his watch lid
down with a sigh OF relief. preached forty
seven Minutes he announced TO his neghbOr.
1--WE ought TO get man with wind like that on
our track team
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
Ia Nose for Nos.

(Fron the Kansas City Joiiinal)
The selection by the Association Of Police
Chiefs OF eN-ncwspaper reporter as their presi-
dent vas tribute 10 the clue-huntiHg ability
OF the professional news gatherer
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
CURRENT HUMoR.
Getting Down to Business.

(From The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
''What very short man the third Judge Is "
Yes lie judges the d2chshunds."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26

Odd as it may appear TO dwrers in small cities.
some of the restaurants Of New York are in build
inss in which no cooking Is allowed. Some OF the
busiest of the midway restaurants purchase all
their meats and stevs already cooked and merely
heat them through again before serving them to
patrons. This branch Of the restaurant business
has reached such proportions that the opera
tion Of cooking for sfch places has become
established business, and owners OF ovens thrive
81 it.
The boast comes from Kansas that no soldier
was ever drafted from that state into the service
Of the army February Is, 1855. draft actually
commenced in Kansas and was continued until
March I6, when Peremptory order came from
Washington 10 suspend the draft and release The
men who Id been eonscripted- This order came
II response 10 official protests rom Kansas IN
which the fact was set forth that the State had
furnished moro troops in proportion to her popu-
iatioR than any other State IN the Union
The single ornament of an owl at bow and
stern Of James Gordon Benefits magnificent new
steam yacht Lysjstr= viii nat strike those who
know that his ielieh IS an owl as 50 strange after
all On this famous old yacht Namouna. one
saw owls eveTywhcra-stuffcd. plaster. marble.
silver bronze. wooden ogls. OF all sizes. and in
every position owIs peC-ed into the saltceIlars
on the dinner table. formed peVperboxes seals.
handles TO walking canes hrsirons. paper knives,
perched on the bacfs e cIEiirs, anu 50 forth. It
Is the same at Ms uei'Ei-tiA eil''esoi u lAe
Clamps Elysees-
The latitude Of place enables enc TO ealcu-
late the number Of hours the sun Is above the
horizon during the year. The observations of the
various stations Of the United States Weather
Bureau gives the actual number of sun-lit hours.
A comparison OF the tive numbers gives the per
centage of the sJIn-lit hours 4 recent report OF
the Washington Bureau gives Baltimore 65 ncr
cent of sun-l;t hours Atlantic City IS per cent
Washington IS per cent, Charlesto8n. 5 C.. "a
per cent; Atlanta, Ga, 3 per cent Chicas5. =
per cent; Cincinnati, 81 per cent; Galveston.
Fcy-. 81 per cent; Jacksonville, Fla. CT per
cent New Orleans. Ia, 20 per cent; New Xor<,
- PER cent; Philadelphia. IS per cent; 81 Louis,
90 per cent; san Francisco, Il per cent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-15
WHY INDIANS PAINT.
Every Mark on Savage's Body Has
Definite Meaning.

The fact of the matter is that every
paint mark on an Indians face is a
sign with a definite meaning which
other Indians may read. When an
Indian puts on his full war paints,
says writer in Pearson's Magazine.
he decks himself not only with his
own individual honors and distinc-
tons won by his own bravery, but
also with the special honors of his
family or tribe He may possess
one mark of distinction only, or
many; in fact, he may be SO well off
in this respect that, like some English
noblemen, he is able to don new
distinction for every occasion. Some
times he will wear all his honors at
one time.
Among the Indian tribes is one
designated by the symbol of the dog
fish, painted in red on the face. The
various parts of the fish are scattered
heterogeneously on the surface Of the
face; the peculiarly long snout is
painted On the forehead, the giIls are
represented by two curved lines below
the eyes, while the tail is shown as
cut in two, and hanging from either
nostril. When only one or two parts
of an animal are painted on mans
face, it is an indication Of inferiority:
when the whole animal appears, even
though in many oddly assorted parts,
the sign Is one of great value and in
0iC9f6S a ...ph rank
Very peculiar are some of the
honorable symbols painted on the
Indians faces There are fish and
fowl Of all kinds-dogs, salmon.
devil fish, star fish, woodpeckers.
eagles, ravens, VOLTS, bears, sea lions
and sea monsters, mosquitoes, frogs,
mountain goats and all manner of
foot, claw or beak marks-each with
special meaning of it's own.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-15
The Apple Barrel.

1t stood in the cellar low and dim,
Where the cobwebs swept aAd
swayed,
Holding the store from Dough and limb
At the feet of autumn laid.
And oft, when the days were short
and drear
And the north wind shrieked and
roared,
We children sought in the corner,
here,
And drew on the toothsome hoard.
For thus through the long, long win
ter time
1t answered our every call
With the wine of the golden summers
prime,
Sealed by the hand of fall,
The best there was of the earth and
air,
OF rain and sun and breeze,
Changed to pippin sweet and rare,
BY the art Of the faithful trees.
A wonderful barrel was this, had we
It's message but rightly heard,
Filled with the tales of wind and bee,
Of cricket and moth and bird;
Rife with the bliss of the fragrant
June
When skies were soft and blue;
Thronged with the dreams of har-
vest moon
DER fields drenched deep with dew.
o homely barrel! I'd fain essay
Your marvellous skill again;
Take me back to the past, pray,
AS willingly now as then
Back to the tender morns and ewes,
The noontides warm and still,
The feecy clouds and the spangled
leaves
OF the orchard over the hill
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-15

white-knitted gloves, winter and sum
mer, large blue goggles being likewise
worn throughout the hot weather.
Some few years ago he became involv-
ed in a very unsavory episode up in
the north, which led to his being al
most lynched and arrested. Thanks
to timely negotiations the charges
against him were withdrawn, while
the conduct which had got him into
trouble was explained and excused by
his family on the ground that owing
to an attack of sunstroke he was not
altogether right in his head He leaves
no children and the title and estates
are inherited by his naval brother,
Capt. Randolph Stewart"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-15
SUICIDE BELIEFS.
Why Our Ancestors Buried Self Slain
Persons at the Cross Roads.

Yesterday a Coroner's jury at
Chelsea brought in the very rare
verdict of "felo de Sc" in q case of
suicide. Nowadays such finding
involves no more than the possibility
that the body may not be buried IN
consecrated ground, but, as every one
knows, it is not SO many years ago
that it would have compelled the
authorities TO bury the corpse at a
point where four cross roads meet,
and with stake placed through it.
People who suppose that this bar
barous ceremonial was ordained for
the purpose Of making suicide terrible
to thoes who contemplated it are
probably quite mistaken. The idea
underlying it was not the punishment
of the dead, but the security of the
living, and the peculiar ordinance was
a survival into modern times Of the
strange ghost notions Of our Scan
dinavian ancestors. 1t was thought
that the suicide was particularly apt
to reappear as a "revenant" "a
"gegangere" it was called among the
Scandinavians-and the object of
these apparently meaningless opera
lions was to make it as difficult as
possible for the ghost to annoy the
living.
It was supposed that the stake
might suffice to hold down the spirit,
and that if it did not do so, he or she
would be so much confused at enter
ing upon a new phase of existence at
a place where four roads met, as very
likely to take the wrong one, and
move off to annoy some other village.
or, perhaps, lose the way altogether
upon moor or fen, and subside into a
comparatively harmless jack o. lam
tern. IH some places cutting off the
head and Placing it upon the chest
was substituted for implement with
the stake. The introduction of throw
ing, the wildwood of all northern
nations, into the coffin was much
favored bJ those who made
specially of means for restraining the
tendency of the suicide to come
again. but it never seems to have
grown into the recognized custom, and
must be regarded as merely empiri-
cal remedy suggested by the fact that
the mountain ash is good against all
kinds of supernatural unpleasaatness.
London Globe.