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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
SUGAR GROWERS ON VERGE OF RUIN
The First Effect of Reciprocity
Would Be Beneficial.
ANNEXATION IS WANTED
SO Declares the Collector Of CuStozsIs
OF Havana, Speaking for
General " ood.

Col TasEer y. Bliss. Collector OF Gus
toms at IayaEa. representing Governor
General Leonard Wood. Of Cuba. and au-
thorized 20 speak for him. appeared be
fore the House Committee on Ways and
Means today and made a number OF i'm
porJaUt statements. the most iDteres ing
being 10 th, effect that II the UnneG
States desires TO avoid political relations
with Cuba. 30 must enter into more init
mate commercial relations
There is little or no beEpary in the ISL
and, Col. Bliss said and labcr is en-
ployed. y-t he mtilated that failure to
gran. some tariff concessions would send
the Cuban sugar planter. now trembling
on the verge Of bankruptcy. to the wall.
The first effect OF reciprocity. he said
would De 90 benefit tic small planters.
especially the laborers in the cane fields.
'Moald failure TO grant any eouges-
sious starrc the Cuhsns into aunexa-
ton" Coioaei bliss was asked.
Jnnrrc~Sary- 40 Go so Far.
at e1rId not De- necessary to do tnat.-
he replied. The Overwhelming opinion
is fer annexation. as a State. as Terri
tory. under military government. or any
other way 90 come in
Colonel BLISS advocated q rcadjuzt-
ment of tariH rates SO that the trade
Of rhe islands might au into American
hands. S87ooo0oo Of the S56O0o. coo an
nuaI imHarts now being brought in from
foreign countries Fe Was not convinced.
he said. that annexation oi the islands
would bo dcsiablc from the standpoint OF
the United States
C.baus Granted "A Hearing.
Colonel Bliss was followed by Louis
Place. OF the Cuban delegation. who de-
MED the charges that the Sugar Trust
was responsible for the movements for
free sugar. Not American. but Cuban. in
tercs s. be declared. were involved in the
proposed reduction OF the tariff on sugar.
and Cuba was pleading her cause on its
own merits
Mr. Mendozs. also OF the Cuban dele
cation. explained ,nat when Cuba accept
I'd the Plstt smerdment it was on the
promise o President Mckinley that the
Unitct States would give Cuba tariff con
cessicrs. Without such concessions. the
Piatt amendment would work 10 advan-
taea t0 Cuba. b. said. The hearings viii
continue Monday
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details have been made ready.
1t is now said that Col. Arthur
Lynch's recent successful candi-
dacy for a place in the British
Parliament was solely to test the
Irish spirit, and his own hold
upon Irishmen, and that the pro
jected rebellion is the result of the
very fiattering outcome of that
test. He is credited with bcliev-
ing that all Ireland viii rally to
him. and that chances for throw
ing off the English yoke are
bright
This belief Of his has been con
siderablv strengthened since the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
The Head of the Census Bureau Refuses to
Reply to Questions Regarding His Admins
tration and Denies the Right of Anyone to
Interogate Him Along That Line.
Questions VI. Merriam
Would Not AnszUer,

II work is lacking. why reinstate
clerks after their Dismissal
II work is lacking. why are clerks
denied sick leave2
II work is not lacking. why such
Wholesale dismissaIsg
Why are a score or more Of
clerks being put through civil
service examination today 70 aseer-
tain if they are capable OF filling
positions which they have already
held for year or more
Why were they not examined in
the first place, otherwise how did
they get in?
II sick leave is denied. Why are
the rooms in the Union BUILDING
kept in such an unsanitary eozdi-
ion2
Is not the atmosphere in these
rooms such that many OF the clerks
are daily made III through lack Of
proper ventilation?
Did not only yesterday two OF the
young lady clerks become so in
that they tainted?
What is the law governing sick
Ieave2
How many clerks have been dis
missed since this Wholesale decaB-
itatiOn started2
How are those 10 be dismissed
selected
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
Attorney General Knox'S Son
Is Fined For Fast DrfU1lg!

Mr. Reed Knox Of
hnel 10y Judge Kiubau charge Of
a
miles
Mr. Q
blocks wlfuly
Judge Kiulbau be- would like
All
shouIG alike they failed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25

which were submitted 10 show that those
Of Mr.. Shoemaker were wrong. Mr. Shoe
maker says that the statistics he pre-
seuted were solely those Of cases against
licensed dealers since 1898. and he says
that Mr. PUgh should have observed this
before he furnished his broad statement
OF denial. which he based upon the total
number Of all liquor cases. including
those Of speak-easies. Mr.. Shoemaker
states that there are three times as many
OF the latter as OF the former. hence the
discrepancy in the two statements pre-
scented.
Mr.. Shoemaker at length reviews the
question Of delays Of these cases in court
and reiterates the statements made by
him before the Commissioners. He shows
that the cases Of liquor dealers are ex-
tended on the most trivial reasons. one
case for a year and others for six months
Mr.. Shoemaker states that he does rot
seek controversy. but that the nisuHder-
standing Of his position was so pateD'
that he thought he ought to speak.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25

election by the recent action Of
various Irish municipalities in
pledging their respective heads to
Il declination of all British favors
and to a refusal to take any part
in the coming coronation ceremo-
nies. Which actions he takes as
Indicating the existence Of a par
ticularIy bitter anG-Britsh senti-
ment.
The Beers here are, because Of
the attitude Of her colonies to-
ward England, and the Indian
troubles, and the promised Irish
revolt, in high spirits, and have
ceased talking Of surrender.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
Secretary Hay PLans an
o4rLstocratic Il 4partment House.

Secretary Of state Hay is becoming real estate owner in the District
a
the the Of its
the
L a deph
Street Of lsi feet His lot contains approximately 10000 square feet
a
The 100000 viii be
andez
who have taken charge Of the plans that
no seem
capital
embarkug
Meanwhile although the plan aheyan and be carried
holdings
a
The purchase made the
Draper southernmost Of his holdings
$4,000
because wished a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
StrOther Breaks Down and
Tells the Whole Story.
SLEW VICTIM FOR HIS DIAMONDS
He Stole the Gems and then
Murdered the Owner.
STRUCK ONLY ONE BLOW
After Delivering Mortal Blow. slayer
Went Out aud Gave the Alarm.
Could Not stand the ordeal.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 25.-The mystery Of the
murder Of Millionaire A. Dean Cooper has
been cleared
At 9-45 O'Clock this morning. William
A. Srrother. the negro attendant at the
bath house where the crime was commit
ted. cried out 10 Chief Of Detectives Des-
mond.
II Killed Himr,
Yes. I killed him. I killed him with
the stone sIedgehammer so that could
rob him"
This confession is the sequel to nearly
forty-eight hours Of as severe eross-ex-
animation as criminal was ever sub
jected TO.
The chief Immediately called 10 the off,
cisl steuouapber. and had Strother's
statement taken in full
Slain for His DiamondS
Later Srother said to a reporter
Yes 1 killed Mr. Cooper. I killed
him so / could keep the diamonds BUT
Mr. Cooper gave them TO me first. and
4 hid them I did not take them from
his fingers.
After hid the diamonds came up
stairs and saw Mr. Cooper asleep. Then
a strange feeling came over me to XIII
him.
Drinks for His Nerve.
Il took two drinks 10 give me nerve.
went down into the cellar again and
got the hammer. Returning 90 the room
/ 7 found him stiu asleep.
'I took another drink then raised the
[ hammer and struck The blow was a
I glaucing one 7 knew Do had not killed
him outright but 7 did not strike again.
I went out and gave the alarm
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25

knows Of the mention Of his name in con
nection with the nomination and has not
resented d.. He has several times called
upon former Governor Aitgeld, and on one
occasion he read to him the speech be
made here recently on how 10 handle The
trusts"
When W. J. Bryan was in Chicago this
week, he called upon Judge Thompson.
and got his opinion on questions which lie
thinks viii become national issues in
1904
Judge Thompson is agreeable to the
Harrison administrat tion crowd in Chicago
and he stands well with the regular Dem
ocratic organization IN the State.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
SAYS THAT In GAMING
SCHWAB DID NO WRONG

PITTSBURG. Jan. 25.-Thai President
Charles ~ Schwab committed any moral
wrong when be staked his thousands az
Monte Carlo is vigorously denied by the
Catholic Observer in this weeks issue.
The hue and cry about his alleged spec
uiatiOns over the tables is characterized
az an 0utcTOpping OF latent Puritanism.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25

MI William +. Merriam Director OF
the Census. not only positively refused
this morning 20 answer the foregoing
questions asked him by the Times hut
questioned the right OF anyone 20 cate
chise his administration Of The sTai-s
Of the Office.
H-aving positively refused 10 answer any
. Of the questions. Director Merriam began
10 take issue with the Tines on many OF
/ She points brought out in .he questions.
I Il am simply doing my duty"
1T appears 10 me- said tie Director,
that The Times has singled cut this de-
/ partment Of all others - scat sor the
waging OF a relentless campaign. and
why should IL?
Il am strict disciplinarian. and am
conducting The administrator or this Of
fee In the interest or the Government and
none other II the Times listens to the
complaints Of various clerks IN this once
it could MI its columns daily with notr-
ing else. But then. am simply doing nay
duty.
VIII NOt Tolerate Stealing Time.
1T IS true that the sick leave has
. been suspended temporarily. but for The
very best Of reasons. am at the head
OK an emergency Office and am required
by the Government 20 turn out certain
amount Of work IN period OF time al
iCrted 10 ne
! The Government employees are allowed
| thirty days sick leave q year. OF TWO
and half days month But 50 long as
/ I am at the head Of the Census Office, I
/ do not propose 10 have the clerks steal
I his time from the Government. when
/ they are able 10 work I VIII not t0ler-
are it for minute.
No One Really III Refused Leave-
But on the other hend there is not a
/ clerk in this department. who is really
| III. that is ever refused leave OF absence.
The temporary suspension Of the sick
leave was ordered by me 70 prevent a re-
cuTrence Of the decentralization of the
/ force employed such as occurred a. the
I Christmas holidays.
AT that time so many availe1 them
selves Of the two DAYS and hair allow
&c them FOR sick leave that every division
. was crippled as a consequence.
AS 10 the Uusanitary conditions Of the
building. I have nothing whatever to do
/ with that end Of IL We lease The best
buildings for ofice purposes that are
+ available
Painting Not Uncommon.
The fact that two ur The youae lady
clerks tainted yesterday OF any other day
. IS not an uncommon occurrence such a
condition naturally follows in The en-
ployueuJ Of q large force OF people
Il question the right OF The Times or
anyone else 20 calcchise me on the adj
. sninistratiou Of the affairs OF this Office
and for this reason positively decline TO
De quoted as answering any of the Ques-
. items either separately or collectively"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
PRESIDENTIAL BOOM
FOR JUDGE THOMPSON
His Friends Think Democrats
VIII Nominate Him.
mr.. BRYAN TALKS WITH HIM

CHICAGO. Jan. % - Friends Of Judge
owen r. Thompson. Of the Springfield cir
cult, the man who issued the mandamus
in the teachers tax case, deciding against
the principal corporations Of the State
say that BE- will be the choice Of the Illi-
nois delegation in the next Democratic
National Convention for President OF the
United States.
Judge Thompson has been spending a
good deal Of time in Chicago lately. He
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25

WRECKED DURIEG CHASE.
Coudor's Boiler Explode While Pur-
suit Was On.

MADRID Jan. -5-The Spanish sllbcat
Condor. whose boiler blow up last night.
legal f-h'ne when the disaster occurred
She Gred a few shots 40 them ard then
tho boiler exploded or Tire crew OF twen-
ty--vo leu three only escaped without
injury
OF the other nineteen the majority were
,iIIed-
The vessel 1ounderel soon after tae ez-
plosiCu
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
CATS FOR THE
WHITE HOUSE
Six on Their Way From Bev-
erly, Mass.
FAIR WARNING GIVEN TEE RATS
FcIiHes Vow En- Route Declared to
BE selected Champion ErndI-
Gators Of Rodents.

BOSTON, Mass. Jan. q. - The Hon.
Perry Collier. former mayor Of Beverly.
Mass. has forwarded six OF BeverIy-s
finest cats to President Roosevelt to rid
the White House OF rats
When Mr. Collier learned that the Ex-
ecutive Mansion was Overrm with rats
he visited friends and called upon them
10 offer up their feIines for their com
try. over a hundred were offered. and
the six with the best records were se-
Iected
The "ridders" are named after Beve-Iy's
past and present mayors John T." for
the late John I. Baker, Captain for
the late Charles H. Odeu. "Freeboru- 90
FOR Freedom Cressy: Perry" for the
donor; "Bennie." for benjamin. D. Web
ber, and "Sammie." for the present
mayor. Samuel Cole.
How the mayors, past and present. viii
take this honor does not disturb Mr. Col
Tier. He bought six yards OF dainty white
ribbon. and in the centre of each strip
has printed the name Of the eat. The
cats locked rca.ly fetching as they were
exhibited before shipping
With the box Of cats. Sir. Collier sent
a letter 20 the President stating tbac
Massachusetts cats are uueqgale[ as rO-
dent hunters and provided they are not
CNerfed. VIII clean the rats out of the
White House ia short order. lie tells the
President that he hopes the result will
be as decisive and the determination as
thorough as in the late war with Spain
The half dozen rat-destroyIng feIiues
from Beverly have not yet arrived at the
White House The rats in the cellar of
the historic mansion sril fear only the
White House cats and the steel traps
which Col Theodore A. Bingham Super
inteudent OF Public Buildings and
Grounds. has purchased TO aid in the dim
mutton Of the rat census.
Evidently Mayor Golfers rodent eradi-
Gators are stiu en- route from Beverly
iuasmush as not even his letter telling
OF their transmission has been received
at the White House.
The impression chat the White House
is sorely overruu with rats is rather err
rOneOus- The watchmen can walk through
/ the corridors or the basement al night
with absolute impunity. The sIUmbers of
I the President are undisturhed by the
scamperiug OF rats between the walls. OF
/ the guawiuR OF their teeth on the cen
[ tury-Oh raftcrs.
The contents Of the Presidential lardcr
are never bothered In fact. the White
House is no more afflicted with rats than
/ any other old building IN Washington.
The impression has, however. gone
abroad that the White House is rat-rid-
/ den and a deIuge OF rat remedies is looked
/ for there.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
CHICAGO WELCOMES
SCHLEY With CHEERS
Thousands Gathered at the
Depot to Meet Him.
TOUCHED BY THE DEMONSTRATION

CHICAGO. Jan. admiral SehIey
came 10 Chicago this morning
No seventeen guns marked his entry.
hut the whoops and cheers with which the
grizzled sea warrior was greeted had q
ring that could not come from the cam
mons mouth.
Thousands at Depot
As early as O'Clock The hero worship
ers began 20 gather iu and around the
Grand Central depot. and when the ad-
muaIs train pulled in. thousands were
pushing and hghlins for points OF van
tage-
The train had barely stopped. when the
admiral appeared on the front platform.
and his appearance started afresh the
bombardment Of cheers that slgnaIized
the appearance Of the train far down the
tracks
smiled and Bowed
To those who were SO fortunate as 10
gain entrance 10 the depot. he smiled and
bowed repeatedly
That he vas overcome by the magnitude
Of the welcome there is no gailsavins
But he quickly regaiued his comDogure
when his eye fell on the naval guard of
honor. composed OF veterans OF the civil
war. some rs hO-u fought with Schlev.
The old salts saluted gravely and the
admiral responded in kind The SIGHT OF
those greyhaired men. lined un 20 dc him
honor seemed 20 Pc more 20 him than an
the cheering
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

Rain or snow tonight and Sunday LIGHT 60
fresh northeast winds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

teshim with It's explanation and music
ard he was required to give his owr
iGeas of the poem. When he was {
years old his education began in
earnest.
The written language of the Japa
npse is expressed in Chinese ideog
raphs. Before Arai had been al
school long he was required to write
5000 ideographs every day and 1000
every evening
When he grew sleepy at night he
put two pots of water by his side. II
he began to nod over his task he
threw back his gown and friend
would empty one of the pots over
him; as the boy gradually grew dry
and warm and sleepy again he would
BIO doused with the other pot of
winter. and so he got through his
task.
From his thirteenth year he con
Quoted his fathers correspondence.
All his life he was a laborious stu
dent, and thus became one of the
most learned men of his country.
The great services that Arai rend
cred to his country were comprised
in the short period of six years which
embraced the rule of two of the
Shoguns. Arai was their chief adj
wiser and he was therefore practical
ly the ruler of the country.
When he became powerful in the
state his country had fallen upon evil
times. The personal profligacy of the
Shoguns, combined with administra.
tive looseness. had nearly ruined
Japan. The public expenditures
greatly exceeded the receipts.
Official waste and corruption were
seen everywhere, the coinage was re-
peatedly debased, and the taxes were
most oppressive. The whole country
was in a demoralized and chaotic
state when Arai came into power and
undertook to introduce reform. He
insisted that the debasing of the cur
rency by mixing silver with gold coins
and putting copper in the silver coins
should cease
He secured the adoption of econo.
mics in public expenditures, and he
fostered the industrial interests of
the country. He quoted many pre-
cepts from Confucius, and said that
If they were acted upon the treasury
would be filled in few years and the
country would prosper
He provided for the gradual pay
ment of the public debts. Let us
pay what we must. postpone what we
may. say half. and we can do ALL.
Then let proportion of the late
shogun's debts be paid each year till
all is paid
In one of his reports he told of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
FAMOUS NEW YORK HOTELS.
Historical Reflections of the Last
Half Century.

Historical Reflections of the Last
Half Century.
Between 1886 and 1859-when the
Fifth Avenue Hotel was opened
many large and, for their day, hns
hotels, for the most part since RACED
10 the ground, were built. In lS4O
was opened the New York Hotel, cor
ner OF Broadway and Waverley place.
an aristocratic house, where many nne
old families stayed, and where Jenny
Lind was accustomed to stop. In
1850 came the Clarendon, on the
European plan, also an aristocratic
place, where many foreign diplomats
stayed. A house, opened about the
same time, and in much the same
style, was the Irving Hotel Chambers
street and Broadway IN 1852 the st.
Nicholas and the Metropolitan, on an
expensive scale, and introducing "bri-
dial chambers" we're opened. The st.
Nicholas was built on the Broadway
side, in marble, and in that respect
was an architectural innovation, so
far as New York hotels went. The
house was the largest and finest hotel
in the country and remained such UNI
il the erection Of the Fifth Avenue.
1t was very sumptuously furnished, OF
solid rosewood, and had double the
capacity of the Astor House. The
mirrors alone cost 100000 1t is said
that the furniture cost more than the
furniture of the yValdorf-Astoria. In
size it was larger, it is said, than any
New York hotel with the exception
OF the combined Astoria and Waldorf.
In 1854 two hotels still doing business,
the Brevoort and the Everett House,
we're opened on the European plan,
and were of high order. The latter
house took its name from Edward
Everett, a portrait of whom still hangs
In the reception room. The Everett
House is structurally good example
of the old style of New York hotels.
1t is built of brick, but is very solid.
Architectural Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

At one time child stealing was yer,
prevalent, and Arai tells of several
instances. In It'll, Doju, the keeper
of an inn at Shinagawa, gave his serv-
ant, Kibei. twenty gold ryo and sent
him to buy some maid servants.
AT Funatsu village Kibei found a
very poor old couple with two daugh.
tiers. He told them his master would
make them all comfortable if they
would so with him, and so they
started.
The government had placed a bar
rier at Totomi which could be passed
only by those who had permits. and
the penalty for passing without per.
init was crucidxion. The old people
knew nothing Of the barrier and Kibei
hired men OF the neighborhood to lead
them around it by a mountain path to
Mitsuke, where he rejoined them.
At this late time he told the parents
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Slaves of Nico+irs

Tennyson was not the only man
who could not give up his pipe. Kaiser
Wilhelm is reported to have said.
When I am not asleep l am smoking
land when l am asleep often dream
OF the subtle poison" And il is
said of the present prince of Wales
that he once made this interesting
observation to the car concerning
his love of the cigarette "A short
time ago | had an idea that cigarettes
were bad for me, so l determined 10
limit myself to five smokes a day
The first day l managed to exist on
the number l had determined nnon
smoking. The second day l smoked
all five before lunch, and felt very
miserable during the rest of the dav
The third day smoked the five iu.
eiciously, but still felt great want.
ing The fourth day | couldn't stand
1t any longer" King Edward, too il
a great smoker
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Protest AGAINST halfway.

Cook, the tourist conductor, re.
Gently started project for an cleo
trio railway from the naval arsenal
in Naples to Mount Vesuvius. The
University of Naples has sent to the
Italian government strong protest
against the project. The objections
are based on the fact that an electric
railway in such close proximity to the
university observatory would seri-
ously interfere with the seismic and
magnetic and electrical observations.
About $4,000 people visit the orator
of Vesuvius every year.
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not frequently seen in its perfection,
for often one or the other element of
beauty is wanting. The rarest point
OF beauty is the following of the out
side of the foot.
1t used to be that shoemakers' lasts
were made upon the Greek principles.
but now hump is made on the out
side of the last, just above the point
where the slight hollows should be.
II any one would convince himself
that the hollow on the outside of the
foot is rare, let him watch the prints
that seaside bathers leave when they
step on a dry plank walk. Most of
such footprints show a greater of
smaller hollow on the inside of the
foot, but nearly every one shows a
straight, wet mark on the outside.
That water could flow under the
arch of the foot, without wetting it. is
an old rule where feet are concerned.