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THE EVENING TIMES. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1900. TUi: IIJILS COMl'AM". VALTElt STILSON HUTt HIInS. President. rem icxtiov en tick. THE MlTt'HINS nUILDIXG. OIUkEJ. TENTH AND D bTS. 2OUTHV.ST. bubscriptton Itntc. fix Mv.rt.-OM: ur: Morning-, Kv onliifr. and bunday... itr-iiup nnil Sunday - 1 venliur liiidbundiy J unduy onj Cti OO 4.U0 4.00 1.00 Movant x uv CAttittnn: Si r-iiiiff. Iv eiitn-r. and Sundnv Fifty cents Wt rniinrt-n-lMimliv... . Thirty five cents livening unuuuday. 'lbirtv live cento ,......,. , lMltoriol Kootns 4G XMlJiikits Joiru'ntloii Department.. 4."e.3 CIRCULATION STATEMENT. The circulation of The Times for the week end d March SI, 1036, was as fellows. -av. March 25 . 19 2 Xlondav. March 26 4MJ Twei. March 27 41 27M vycdmMkv. March 2S 48." laarMiav March 38 406. l44bi. March 86 40.7W .Saturday. March! 4 J 42 J Total . ... tm in Dalit aveiagc (cnnday, 18.64J. excepted) . 41.070 Header .pf TH1. TIJIKS bo may at any time e H)4e te prpcurc copies of it at any news rtam4 r railroad station or on railroad trains vwtl garner a faver upon the iminaceipent by Kttdiwp: to tliis efliec InfermatMWi of the fact. THURSDxY, APRIL 1900 '1 he I'orto lliemi Tent Oii"e. In debating the Porto Rican infamy in the Senate the ttust leaders have repeat edly declared that one of the chief reasons w'hy the Admmistiation desired Congress to porpetrate the proposed crime was to lwmisli ground upon which a tefel case caajld be brought to the Supreme Court Ktifl a final definition of the political stat- of Porto Rle secured The "Xcw "!terk Herald," with commeiMlable public spirit Hl liberal! t has furnished the Admin istration with ae good a test cane ns any that could be constructed under the terms of the Pay ae-rorake'- bill Io the White House and Hanna headquarters people thank the "Herald and proceed to expe dite a decision" "Well hardly ' At the first scent of danger that the Supreme Coott might get a -peed crack at the men who are sub citing the Constitution for the benefit of their monopolistic master Mr ftldKinlev. by the Mouth of his beivant Gage, cuts and ruse to cover. The "Xev York Herald," as our read ets are aware, imported a Port Rican la borer under a contract, made m Sm Juan to do work in Xew York He was arrested and hottl for deportation by the customs anehoritfee under the alien contract labor Jam A writ of habeas cot pus was applied for mm) granted bj the Federal court The (ifttals Mid their Administration at once re alised that, if the case cvei came to a fesarinx. the counts wonla be betted to de t that thie alien contract laborer." -tug a citieen of a tetritorj which is a part cf the luned States is therefore a ctticea of the United States and not ta thai Such a decision -would settle thei fttwafle qtteition of the Constitution in Porto Mes and con-ign tfce tana iniquity te tbc naasreseiotial waetbkeT The caiffB dmrnel would be short to the extent oT the eoctd oil, sugar tohacee. aad ram trust anarttihuaopa. and the protected mouooo Itoe wiwiid Jto1 mitk helpless and hopele So tJaaT anpears ob th" scene and oi lers the release miihout trial of the "SteimldV alien contract laborer Proba M he thinks this actian mill serve to ed he matter but it ill not Jorge CrE (is gotten oat of the way to e sure, hut his landinf; will be followed by that of a whole ecJMonei load of his Porto Rean felln -American citiKenc and it will not be an east to dispose of them, in the same v O&ee more the Admintetration makes m bttmiiiatins aud lanshahle spectacle of (its h pocrifcv and its set v lie willingness to vHolote the la and the Constitution te jticaee its roaeters J'olieo Vlrtluido 111 Xcn irU. There seewe te he something out of Joint i the methods of the New York pe 3lce force Within the last week, ignor ing well-known characteis who are walk teg about the citj free and unmolested overjeaious detectives have arrested three 'women of unquestioned respectabilitv v.'hego onlv offence was that their business happened to take them out in the evening Suoh blunders at this seem needioes anil deplorable, and it is likel that thej will have serious results for the detectives implicated Two at least of the women ar lcetcd s that the intend to have the matter brought before the authorities and will sue for damages. No one will blame thorn if thej do In one ease a lad who had been to the raiiwa station to meet Home friends who failed to arrive was fol lowed on her wa home bj a man who roomed to have intentions on her pocket book She became trtgktened and noticing her "agitation a paseer-bv stepped and MJtoed if he could help her She told him 1mm fears and he replied Well I think I am big enough to protect vou ' where upsn the suspicious follower slunk down n allej. The Iadv then walked on So W hor quondam protector in xthc othei oireotion Then the detective saw his dlMiiae He marched up to the surprised and terrified woman arrested her and fter making some insulting remarks com piled hor to go with him to tha. police station, where she was obliged to remain until some one could be found at 3 o clock la the morning who -would give a real es tute bond for her Her landlady s testimony vw not accepted and the two friends to Whom she referred for information a to 4nr character happened to be away from home Next morning, in the police court, the detective gave as his excuse for the ldwador the fact that his victim wore a Ion? automobile coat and a dress of a certain Shade of brown Of course, the judge regarded this, excuse as films it was fextromel so but if women are to be arrested for tlie crime of wearing fash laaiaoie coatt. at night without escorts to protect either coat or wearer, whore is the ingathering te stop' Da the detectives of the New York police force undertake to dictate the fashion of a ladv s dres ThoreUs nc excuse for the blunderer who j stiiacte an innocent woman to the dis froas, humiliation and inconvenience of iswsh an experience as this Anyone vho lams anything at all about New York Vnews that the police force of that cltj can timti all the work the want to do la shut sing up places where xioe is known to te rampant and keeping track of the where abOUte of people about whose evil reputfl tton there is n question. After the have done all thoj can do in this line It will bo Hmo to look aftor the less prominent ofiondors This is not 'the first time that lh have shewn their zeal bv dragg.ng a respectable woman through the niortifjmg ordeal of n trial in the police cou.t, f-r no cause whatever except that she hap pened to have business which took her out, unattended, in the evening The thing Is all the more abmmab'e because such women are u&uallj not rich nor possessed of wcalthj friends, and often their lime and strength mean money to them x a Tliinl lnrt Cmiillilntr. Not enough time has elapsed to enable us to say just how the countrj at large -is taking Admiral Dewey's, announcement that he aspires to the -Presidency We hae expressions from the leading papers of all sections, and we know what the politicians of both national parties think of the matter, but the Importance of Dewej's adent in the field of rol'tics cannot be rehabl estimated until the views of the agricultuial communities Northwebt. West, and Southwest can be learned This is for the leason, gnen b one of our contemporaries todaj, that in the countr districts where hero-worship it ef i'rw growth an J is equall slow to disappeai. George Dcwe is still the pop ular character that he was in the great cities immediatel after his return from Manila The sentiment in his faor among the farmers of the nation, if it is as stiong as some authorities heliee, maj be of ust importance in the Presidential cam paign. It is too late in the da for such a feel ing to be lefiected cffectWelj in he na tional conentions If Admiral Uewcj bad declared himself a 3 ear, or ecn six months ago, it is highlj probable that he would hae had an organized and respectable fol lowing at Philadelphia, Ir. spite of the ma chine, and, in the light of iccent eentb. it is more than possible that the part the wisdom of leodrs michl hae seen substituting him for Mr McKinlcj as a candidate It is not open to doubt hat he would be a much harder man for the De- mootac to defeat at the polls than the : gentleman -whom Messrs Rockefeller, Huatington. PierpoDt Morgan, Oxnard, Havemejer. Spreckles, Duke, and the Van derbilts will nominate in June But the time is past for such reflections Tho slate Is made up lr McKinlcj has been ! a ponxistcnth faithful and suberient' fiiend of the trusts, and the must stand In him for good or ill The will do &o beyond an reasonable question ) The chance that Admiral Dewe might t . .-1 .. 1,. iiiA rrtwrrfii rsim. nut inn i m- ,. ui. u vuv m - - . at Kansab Cit does not exist 1-e idea of such a thing i, too foo ,Mi for consul, r- tion There maj be a few alleged De.ro- j crat in the Eastern ct.es who wou.d le delighted to use the old sailor as a lexer) to overset Mr Brjan but their number s so small a to make the Pal.ncr-Buckncr j part of 1S6 loolv gigantio by conrariEon. Practlealh the entne Democracj is unt- ted upon Bran aud nc ot.er man imnrc will be heard 111 connection with tne l' est dential nomination next Jul This brings us to the ultimate import ance which ma attach to the sentimental feeling for Admiral Devey in the North western and Prairie States all of which usuallt gie Republican majorities At the present time these rural people are bu.st im; with indignation acamst the Ad min iet ration aad Congress for the rri HiTHirat national honor and tec ccrsiitutioii thet are bent upon perpetrat- ica; Manj of the clat-. refencd to aie "hide-bound Republicans who would cte for the devil rather than for a Democrat. 1 hut who witl not support the individual who so public! aad casilj ate his ' plain dnt." Should Admiral Dewe appear as an indenendoii candidate it is practuall certain that ke would poll a cons derable vote moons the di-scontented Republicans I nt il. -v .ui ik.i nMluiKiliti w of the West and that probamlitv is what is wcrrving the Republican leaders however loath the mav le to acknowledge the fact Indeed it is hardly too niu-h to ? that given the nomination of Mr. J jjcKinlev at Philadelphia and of Mr. isrvan -t ICanwis Cm, ihe independent ! jtAMilMlaNfM xf Aalnvirol llatiji Tiinlal fAfirlnr the Republican cmpign hopeless. Ahile as will be understood from the foregoing we do not at this time see anj prospect for the nomination of Admiral Dewej bv either of the great parties and, hence do not consider his chances for residence in the White House to be brill iant, that does not implv that we do not think he vould make a good Prcid0ni It is said that he is without civil training jet the whole countr will remember that during his wearisome sta in the Harbor of Manila he contmuallv d.splavcd abili iies as a diplomat and an administrator which won the admiration and respect of the Anteiican people And we think he -would make a safe Chief Magistrate ' It is not mv idea sins the Admiral that the President should dictate to Congress, but. on the contrarv I believe he should execute the laws which-Congress enacts faithfull and without fear or prejudice ' xgaiu he savs To mv mind, the office j of President a contemplated h the Con- I stitution is wholl executive x man j with smh home! xmencan notions would 1 be a refreshing change from the present and immediatelv preceding Piesidential reigns However, the consensus of ni tionnl oninion seems to be that there is no possibilitj that it will be effected m the person of the Victor of Manila Inle&s someone in some wav connectea v ith some trust is rcadv to act the role of protector to Commissioner Wight, it is not probable that he will much longer il luminate the District Building with his official presence Mr McKinle knows how his local colored fellov -citizens re gard his cippomtoc, and has good reason for suspecting that theie is not a much friendlier sentiment regarding the lattci among the other classes defined as lav brcaking bv Wight that is, the Italians and the Irish It Is improbable that the President will remove his remarkable ex pert in criminologv, but it would require a stretch of imagination to conceive that he would xenturc to reappoint him If Admiral Dewey could be content with the humble lot on a snelf or a Vice Presi dent ve have not much doubt that Mr. McKinley could 'forgtv e him, and take him on ln bosom as well as on the tail ot his kite If the Adml.al were a Democrat now, he might make a ver pretty run for econd place at Kausas City. It Is qui e certain that a ticl et composed of "Brvan and Deuev ' would" be mote attractive f om an artistic point of view th2n one beating uch a legend Bryan and Hogg' ' The Compnrimiii. (-rom the Peoria Tran crip! ) It is a great pit nd a preat shame that when the Imtorv of the indent tfminiM radon. i- writ tn it will be nererr to put lcidc the records of the bravest deed eve' vviought by ine'nari5 1 the couic'ion that now for the first time the representative-! of the 11u11ca11 people brkc Uk r pledges to an alien people who tiu led tliem to loen iheir word. The liKm Coin. (Fron. the Chicago Tunes Herald ) The I ni'cd States once tried, the 'n'f cent in imitation of tic ehcap ard na-tv ullun;; of l.nslaml Tor ;rc-o ihan half a cttiturj. from I7BS to 1Sj, it indulged itd In coining half cents to the magnificent aggregate of 7,)5,222f worth 5S9.J2611 Then, having reached-(lie age of diontion in "null thins", it out avvav suth childivh things j- lulf cent1:, and lias never rr-EK'n-d it. POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP. The Democmtic Contention. It is not believed that the destruction by fire of the big auditorium in Kansas Cltj will cause the Democratic National Conentiou to be ordered to another citj. The Kan sas Citjans have three months in which to rebuild their famous structure or to erect a temporari building for the accommola tion of the Conention It is probable that the members of the National Committee would hot consider a proposition at this time to change the meeting place of the Conentlon, and the efforts of Milwaukee and Cincinnati in that direction will proe of no aail Kansas City has proidod the National Committee a liberal campaign donation, and it is not Hkel that the com mittee would gie back this mon'ej Nor is it likely that an other citj at this time would raise a fund to reimburse the Mis souri town in consideration of the com mitteemen locating the Concntio'i else where Hence it is safe to assert that the nominating Ccnention will be held at Kansas Citj on Jul 4 SihletN I'repnrntloiiH people who Ime made a btud of Uncle Joe Sibley's interesting rmvvements and eccentric hab its of thought declare that he Is prepar ins another great speech in faor of the Oxnard bill, which has been returned to the House b the Senate Just what shoot Uncle Joseph will take this time no man professes the abilit to foretell He may be poetical he ma be prosaic or ho may be humorous This, however. Is an unim portant detail The important fact is tho ' ai)I),rent certaint that he is getting ' redd to make a speech Not a word or a s liable has he spoken in the House since he startled the nation Into speechless ad miration b hib dithrambic performance of a month ago That Is a long time for a statesman of the attainments and ener gy of Uncle Joseph to keep quiet while great events are sweeping rapidl into historv But there is consolation in the certaintj that when he does break his long silence he will do something that will riet the attention of the countr upon Washington and sh.d an effulgent 1 litlit iitinn nil nf Iho Intrlp.itf nrnhlmiis j ,hat are non eIrig statesmanship and , niaklng uneasy the oul of patriotism t 111 I'nsx tin- House. in well-informed circles no serious doubt is entei- taned tQ the fat(j Qf the 0xnar(j ,,, estorda, The t h Umsc BUh no amcndmcms It ,s thougnt J obab,e that oportuniu w, De Jnembers hose re.elecllou cmlaDgtred t0 make spWchcs for home ronHin ton an( some of these m8J pos. sjbh exprc9s rpgrct hal hc m s a ne ceS!jitj mU tben, js 6carcelj anj prospe(.t Uat a rcxoU w,u 0ccur among the Repub. licans Speikcr Henderson has the ma jont too well organized to permit of a break in the lines at the last moment It is known that before Chairman Pane of the Wavs and Means Committee accepted the original bill from Secretarv Rot its nominal autLor a ver tnorough canvass of the Ripubhcan side of the Houe was made and satifactor arguments were brought to bear on a majorit The Inst House caucus held was a mere formallt without' thought at ihe time that it would become neoesarv- to hold other caucuses and whip timid members i.ito line But after the were whipped In all danger of further revolt was passed Speaker Henderson s recentl published letters are said to have been given to the press with the distinct view of further strengthening the courage of the supporters of the bill b showing to the countr in an unmis takable wa that the President s influ ence rersonalh exerted mainb was re- j sponsible for the bill being adopted as a ! rart mpfisurf With rhi impression rartv measure With this Impression stronglv fixed upon the public mind House ' members are supposed to believe that when it becomes necessar to do so the . can relieve themselves of a large part of ' the odium bv shifting to the xdmlnistra 1 tion full responsibility for the bill It Is I evident also that the part managers in both wings of th Capitol realize that Itlnre has alread been too much internal strife and that the highest interests of the part demand the utmost harmonj i fiom this time forward between the two branches of Congress To that end everv influence available is being exerted to pre serve hnrmonj in the House and the onl waj this can be done is bv the House ac cepting the Senate bill without public protest Hence it is believed that the bill will get throrgh the House bv a vote that will varv m no important particular from that which passed the original meas ure Hope in A IhcoiisIh The sweeping Democratic victories in Milwaukee and other municipal campaigns in Wisconsin on Tuesdav have encouraged prominent Democrats m Washington to believe that substantial gains will be made bv the partv in that State next November Mav or Rosc majorit in Milwaukee this time ia rot as large a- it was in the list election but the fact that he held the party or ganization well together through a vio lent storm of purelj local issues is com mented upon as evidence of the strong growth of Democratic sentiment in that vicinit which is so In gel dominated b the Germans It is thought high! proba ble that on the isaues of imperialism and militarism the small pluralit bj which the Hon Theodore Otjen was sent to Con gress from that distnct in the last elec tion can be wiped out b the Democrats In November, and that on the same issues the Hon Herman B Dahle is doomed in the Second district Mr Dahle s majorit 111 lSfiS was onlv a little over a thousand, and Mr Otjen s about the &ame It is considered quite probable theretore. that at least two Congressional districts in Wisconsin can be reclaimed bv the Demo crats this jear. CHAMP CLARK'S OPINION. 1 he President A ithont Iliinnn Would Ue All nielli. TRENTON N I . April 5 The Hon. Champ Clark, of Missouri entertained a large audience in TaIor Opera House last night He was the punclpal speaker at a Boei svmpathv meeting at which $1,000 was raised foi the widows and orphans of the Dutch soldiers The war in South Africa, he said was notice that anybod having anything of value can, if weak, look out for a visit from lohn Bull, the free booter and bully of the world Re ferring to Grover Cleveland, he said he was never "stuck" on him, but he thought a great deal of him the da that he sent word to Queen Victoria about the Vene zuela matter. MtKinlej, he thought, might accomplish some good, too, if somebod would only take Mark Hanna out and shoot him Queen Victoria, whom he called Mrs Wet tin, would listen he said, if she got a note from McKinlcj such as Cleveland sent her. and not another life would be sacrificed in the Boer countr The oung men of the piesent da, he said, would live to see die Stars and Stripes floating over tho British possessions in North America The would be ours now, ho said, if the British hid not let up in that 4 Klondike business " A "Wiiulv Cltv AJllletlon. (rrom the Chicago lourml ) l there invthiry in nature or mans pervrted ingenuity that is uglier dirtier, and more ofTm sue gcnerallv thin a Clntao giiha?t' box Wit'i its lip proped up by the nie-flowing contents with its a ortment of old jtmk, tin can? and imscellarcon- decmrs kitchen refuse smiled over the ndes and tr dJcn in littli heap into the iwlie t thing there 1- anvuheie If vou wanted to mvtnt omctl ig suptrlatireh IikIcoih irt Mi'ttriativeit oiicnne to s-jjit and smell, how cculd you coitrivc anjtliir.g woreT His One ".ohle Ai't. tFiom the Columhan) tire Tracy Do you realize, inj dear, tiat vou have never done anvthini? to mvc vour fellow men am HitTering? Jlr. Tracy Didn t I marry vou? ADMIRALSDEWEY'S CANDIDACY. :x"ew YcrksEvemng Poet "There seems to be noSoubt that the Admiral wants to be President The fact is greatl to be re gretted fU training has not qualified him for TheespoTisibilities of the office, even if he were in the prime of life aad the best of jhyical condition, while hla age and his health combine to render him unable to boar the terrible strain " Baltimore Sun: "it is possible that Ad miral Dewes announcement of his wil lingness to accept the Presidency of the United States will not be taken seriously outside of Administration circles, where his statement that he 'is in the ring' maj create consternation For these arc dajs. in which Mr. McKinlcj starts at his own ehadew and grows faint-hearted nnd de pressed when he puts his ear to the ground and hears the rumblings of discontent in the Republican West." Chicago Tribune. "A candidate who has no record and whose simple and artless platform is that he will 'execute the laws of Congress' may be a dangerous felow, especially when his opponent is the candi date of the part which has been in po.ver for four jears, and which inev.tab'.y has made some mistakes and enemies during that time." Boston Globe4 "The history of our Pres idential campaigns is full of surprises Some who attained distinction and success as administrators after the had fairl entered the field were viewed, when their candidac was first broached, with frank 1 expressed doubt as to their availability. Meanwhile Admiral Dewey's expressed ambition to be swept into the White House on a tidal wave of popular enthusiasm, and as an American President to execute the wishes of Congress and the people, is unquestionabl a notable political sen sation of the times " Philadelphia Inquirer. "The American people arc glad to put their tr.ist in him when it comes to commanding a navy and fighting the battles of the country on the sea, but in a President of the United States the require a vast deal more than a mere officer to execute law Boston Advertiser "The uncertaint in the public mind whether the Admiral is a Republican or a Democrat will be one seri ous obstacle in his wa to the White House Frankly, we believe it is too late. San Trancifeco Bulletin "The stand the Administration has taken against the rec ognition of Porto Rico and the Philippines as entitled to free trade with the Uuited States proper has inspired free trade Re publicans with a desire to place a man at the head of the Republican ticket who has no record inconsistent with their doctrine A more fit candidate than Dewey could not be found ' Chicago Times-Herald "Dewey's con duct will provoke amazement, disappoint ment, and sorrow on his personal account We doubt, however if the disturbance will be verv great politically ' Atlantn Journal The Dewey of Sep tember IS09, would have been a formid able candidate for President, the Dewey of April. 1000 as a candidate for Presi dent is a joke " Springfield (Mass 1 Republican "Dewev has entered the political arena late, and he does not come with the strength and poise that the emergency demands ' St Loui3 Republic dmlratlon for the alert commander at Manila is not lessen ed by the cool merican opinion that the nomiratlons of both parties there aie but two are already made" Kansas City World 'It only remains for Dewey to name the partv with which he desires to affiliate His choice of the Republican banner would eal the 'doom of McKinley Should he run as a Demo crat Brvan would go on the shelf xnd in either event, the election of Dewej would be overwhelming ' St Paul Dispatch Back of the state ment of dmiral Dewey that he will ac cept a Presidential nomination is plainh visible the risfng tide of opposition to tbe nomination of Biyan and the reaffirmation of the Chicago Convention platform Prob ably behind it also is the ambition ot Mrs Dewey to become the first ladv of the land The dmiral speaks just oue year too late " Milwaukee Journal 'If Admiral Dewev cin carry on a political campaign as sharp ly as he did one naval campaign it will, be of small consequence on which ticket he runs ' Milwaukee News 'There can be little question that Admiral Dewey would have no difficulty in lilting Mr. McKinley s shoes ' Richmond Times ' Dewev does not tell the mericau pfople whether he is a Dem ocrat a Republican a Populist or a So cialist but he seems to say that he will accept the nomination fiom any party that will ofter It to him and make his politics fit the emergency It is hard to bdieve that the man who fought the bat tle of Manila was capable of making such a weak and we had almost said contempt ible, declaration ' Springfield (Masa ) Union W e are sorrv for George Dewey Selfish men are using him for their own selfish ends' San Prancisco Call 'His country will take Dewe & offer of himself with good humor, but he must not be disappointed if that humor lack the eager enthusiasm v Inch greeted him in his proper char acter a few months ago " Omaha World-Herald ' It Is a pity that eastern politicians have chosen Admiral Dewe as the lamb for the slaughter His services to the nation entitle him to a better fate Eastern men who are opposed to Br an do not know how firm a hold he has upon the hearts of the people " Philadelphia Record. "Admiral Devve's announcement 'If the American people want me for President I will be only too willing to serve them' is channinglv frank, o far as it goes But it is pro voklnglv uncertain as to political where abouts " GUESTS OF SOUTHERN MEN. Vlsitliiu' (2i mid Vriii- Member I'n tertnined nt t'eternlMirKr. PETERSBLRG, Va April 3 The dele gation from Wilcox Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Springfield, Mass, who arrived here Tuesday night and are the guests of A P Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans left here b rail for Cit Toint, accompanied bv a delegation from A I' Hill Camp The part spent some time at the Point nnd among the places the visited was where General Grant had his headquarters when the redcral Arm was In front of Petersburg The part left the Point on the steamer Pocahontas about 10 o'clock on a trip down the James Rive, to Jamestown, where the first settlement 111 Virginia was made thence to Hampton, Newport News, and Old Point At the latter place the party spent the night They will return to Petersburg on the Pocahontas The trip down tho James was a pleasant one, although a high wind prevailed most of the day. FIRE CAUSED BY A DOG. V Ieinii lv niila Shoe rneton Umll D11 nut jfed. LANCASTER, April ,"5 An English mas tiff caused a fire which almost entirely de stroyed the Kray shoe factory, in this city The animal was trained to watch the prem ises at night The manager, John Kray, had locked up the building aud, while standing outside, heard a peculiar noise in the operating 100111 He investigated and found that the dog had upset something He struck a match and the commoditv, rubber cement, instantly ignited Kray's clothing was set on fire and he made a narrovv escape from being" burned to death He threw the dog out of the window, but was unable to save the building, which was damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars An U wept ion. (I-xom the Chicago Jeu-) 4lia-,h Hello, old chap! Haven't seen vou for an age Ho v arq you?" Olive (fiom St lotus) I'm not feeing ,ia vvfll .19 1 micht Ire enjoyed very poor health dur ing the pa.t vear " abash ell. I'm glad jou enjoy it, most peo pie don't ' IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS. James G Mllburn, President of the Pan-American Exposition Company, is at the Arlington from Buffalo, N. Y., repre senting the St. Mary's Power Canal Com pany. With Mr. Milburn is John C. Shaw. of Detroit, one of the most noted admiral- ty lawyers in the Country. They are here to appear before the House Committee on Rivcrs and Harbors today to plead for the right to continue the construction of the canal The representatives of tho Lake Carriers' Association are also at the Arlington to protest against the con- ft'Tn ?LtatV,f.ay'Tha!ltninrt!,rt it lowers the lake levels The latter or- ganizatioa is represented by C. H. Keep, Secretary of the Buffalo Board of Trade, F H Clergue. of Sault Ste Marie; E V. Douglas, of Philadelphia; J. H.JIay, and Harvey Goulder of Cleveland a Gen. F V. Greene. U. S A , is at the Arlington from Manila He Is here to re port to the War Department and is en Joying good health Frank P, Merrill. President of the AIo- lilto ll.i ilvrtirl la nt fU vi lki-1 ( n 'a frnm ... ...... ..,..., jo ,. t,l..u..v..... U ....... I New York Mr. Merrill is known as the heaviest railroad piesident in the United States and weighs Zl$ pounds. At least tvventy-five pounds of this, his friends claim, is solid good nature He is in the city on a pleasure trip and returns to New lorn tomorrow. C R Wright, a noted Texas politician. is at Chamberlin's, from Galveston, loak ing after some personal business ' Texas is as pretty as a sixteen-y ear-old girl m a summer dress?' said he last night. "The prairies are like a sea of emerald, and already the crons are showing Corn is up, anu a nig wneat and oat crop is-aueauy iisauieu mere is aiso an cnormoui coi- ton acreage, aud if the crops are as good , next y ear the farmers will be rolling in' wealth The Senatorial contest between Chilton and Bailey is, of course, the great topic of interest in the Lone Star State. Bailey and his friends are making big claims, but Chilton is going to shov ip and get in later The rabble and the poli ticians are for Bailey, while the solid and conservative men are backing Chilton and will see to it that the able and energetic Senator receives another term There is iucai-uuiiu me .wi.uuhu.1 t - ...i - over the fight being made bj Representa t.vu name-. i uoiam mt P'- " '"-1 Republican National Committee slated for, E II R Green the big Texas -ailroad man and son of Hettv Green Mr Haw ley is not making any friends by his undf- ! hand fight, and has but little how of 1 geting the position, as Mr Green has the bulk of the party behind him and Havvlev is looked upon as an upstart with no 1 latin to the honor Senator Chilton will be re turned, and Mr. Green will be the com- mlteeman ' "If anything defeats Mr McKinley for another term as Pnident, it v. ill be the Porto Rican Tariff bill " said George V Almy of Omaha, Neb at the Raleigh last night I have been all through the West during the past six weeks and was sur prised at the strong sentiment prevailing against the measure Republicans and Democrats alike are bitterly opposed to the tariff and I have heard nothing but condemnation for the Administration even from Republicans Many of these have told me that but for Bryan s IS to 1 policy they would renounce the party and would rathen .not .vote at all than vote for Mr McKinley ' James R Garfield, of Cleveland Ohio, is at the Shoreham on a political errand He is the candidate for the Republican nomi nation for Congress in the Twentieth Ohio district and comes here to confer with Messrs Hanna and Dick It has been an nounced that these gentlemen do not favor his remaining in the fight and he is in the city with a protocol A COLLEGE FACULTY FIGHT. 'Ihe Ue' Virginia luierit Ue- " M -' ffents at Variance. AlORGTOW.N W Vi pril .'.The Board of Regents of West Virginia Lni veriit has formal! received from Presi dent Ravmond charges of insubordination and uicompetenc against Prof Robert A Armctrong Prof Robert Douthat. Prof James W. Hartlgan Prof James S Stew art and Prof Samuel B Bnrvn with the recommendation that thev be dismiss ed President Raymond also preferred charges against James II Stewart and RunscI L Morris but it is thought their removal will not be insisted on bj him The regents believe thev are confronted with one of the gravest situations the in stitution has ever been placed in and have resolved to give everv man a hearing The members of the facultv who are "Charged with various offences v. ill file counter charges and will insist upon the removal of the president The make no secret of theh intense hatred of him and moat of them anticipated the recommendation of the president by getting together a lot of evidence for their side One of the most prominent of the boarl said the board had sufficient evidence to warrant the outsing of at least three pro fessors, but he declined to sa who th"y are Pi of D J Barton began the attack on the president b appearing before the beard with a number of charge- Mr Barton was removed in tigust after he had been re-elected at an increased salar Each professor will be called in- turn President Ravmond is confident that he will be sustained in ever case He sa3 he is the victim 01 'a conspiracv on the part of the facult which has been brew ing for a ear Ilore .Jiuee ns Itemed. (.from Our t-elloft Crejture ) Tho assertion that horse juice is unl vetsally admitted to be a specific for diph theria is absolutely false Nine-tenths ot the medical profession and nine-tenths of the medical journals believe that It is the carbolic acid in anti-toxin which gives it therapeutic effect, nnd that the sole action of the horse juice is to poison the blood and weaken the nerves of unfortunate vie tims ot this treatment. Fiom the four quarters of the civilized globe comes- news that serums and so called anti-tcxins are being discarded in favoi of mire solutions of carboli" acid with great success The Can? da Medical Record" and the "Western Medical Jour nal" comment editorially on the clinical success of carbolic aeid in casrb where anti-toxfn is usually employed The courageous action of Prof Bacelli, of the University of Rome, has been fol lowed by many physicians througnout Eu rope If tho authority -ridden medical circles of Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and Russia feel justified in discardirg hcrse juice therapy, what excuse can be found for the cowardice and ferocious ig norance winch, under the shadow of the Stars and Stripes, resurrect the sentiment of the Middle Ages to protect the fraud, seeks to rob the individual physician of free judgment and denounces him for fail ing to use the stuff It seems to us the shoe is en the other foot. If there is to be any denouncing, it should go to the man who injects tainted horse serum into the life current of a helpless, trusting child The Monarch of the ben. (I rom the Indianapolis I'rcs ) The mo t tnkmg tlnnp dliout people "that go down to tie ci in ships" 11 the mihmitdl, dsrotiC power given to the commander of a ship It 13 the burden of mo-t romances of the "a, but 111 it elf it is no romance at ill. inereh a plain, hard faet containing enormous po i bihtics of voe The rule obtains 111 the njvv no k-s than on- merchant veel na. evrn in greater degree, for it is intensified with idejs of military discipline. Only nn Idle I) renin. (1 rom Judse ) Weir AViIIie h. hdy, I've often eaten jes' stub, pie j dis in my dreams Mrs Handout In your dreams? Aearv Willie ves ladrr an' den woke up an' found I vvuz bitm a car truck or suthin'. MINERS' STRIKE IMPENDING. A Cllmnv In l.almr Trott!!c Ap- Iironehlusr nt Cniiiliprliiml. CLMBERLAND, 3Id . April 5 Every in dicate n now points to a strike la tie George's Creek-Cumberland mining region within a week. The miners do not expect) Si,tk. a- .w a- . . -- tne operators to heed their ultimatum making April 10 tne limit ror a conference , and an advance, ami It vould not bo sur- ' prising If PrcMdent John Mltche 1. of the , Lnlted Mine Workers, In whose hands tee miners' eldo of the situation practically , -, caiIw a irLC before that time. Tne ' Prese,,t tra,ncd situation Paused by the r 1 euspersions and dismissals of men would probably warrant such action from the miner's standpoint. The organization is I said to be rapidly growing in strength since Satui day's demonstration in Lona- coning Many miners who had remained j on the outside are now reported anxious toi get in. Applicants for work in the mines are plenti'ji and it is "aid that it would have been easy to have filled the places of tk men who have been suspended. Suspen sions are not only the rule, but the output is being cut down This means evidentlv that the operators will make a determined stand in face of the fact that the demand for coal is greater than at any time 111 the region's history One company at Lona- coning Is cutting down shipments 200 tor3 This means that fortv miners and three I drivers will be thrown out of employment The organization leaders brand this action as an attempt to scare the men, but they believe it will have an opposite effect The ultimatum to the operators besides the district officers, was signed by forty one miners Organizer William Warner is President Mitchell's representative, and , wlu iikely call the strike under instruc tj0Rs from Mitchell The canaj boatmen too. are anxious for ,5 cent8 a ton lncreasc for hauling, but .1 strike would be disastrous to them, as it would tie up the canal completelv It is reported that the other mining su perintendents at Lonaconin are much ex ercised over the probable outcome of the discharge and suspension of the men v ho vverf in the employ of the Consolidation Company They thought the trouble had about been nettled and now they think that a trikr is almost inevitable Busi- . negs men of c,lnlberiand and the mining regi(m afe ef Wue over the QUiUtok an,i the doubt the wisdom of suspending , , ,., ,,.,., ,rr ZZ because of the wage question The storm centre has been transferred from Lotiaconing to Frostburg The com mittees of the tinted Mine Workers there todav waited on Superintendent B S Ran dolph and requested the reinstatement of the suspended men It Is understood that his reply is expected by Saturday All the miners except tnoe susp nded are still at work under the 53-cent rate per ton The average miner can make 50 cents more a dav than formerly and many can average as much as $1 a dav The miners of the Sinclair Mining Cem panv Barton who follow the machines will return to work pending an adjust ment by pril 10 They received 40 cents a ton G 2-1 cents more than the scale rates it is claimed They demanded 47 1-2. cens but go back at the ohl rate. ASLEEP FOR MANY DAYS. A Gii-1'h I'miiee I4ii7le I'eiuiHi I n nia IIn tieiiiii. MEDI Pa Vpnl ".Physicians are puzzled by the phenomenal case of Mtes Alice Ireland a girl of eighteen, pretty and Intelligent who has lain in an ap parent trance here for the past four days Miss Ireland is a rogy-cheked large f ramed. health girl who. previous to this spell, has never been sick a day ia her life Her home is at 3 Parker Street Chester and she came here Satttr dav on a- visit to Mrs. Alfred B vTorrall an intimate friend of her father. t 1 o'clock on Saturdav afternooa Al ice said to Mrs Worrall I have an awful paia in my had on the rght side Mrs Worrall told her to sit down ami rest and she did so The girl dropped asleep on the sofa and her sleep has con tinued ever since By g-eat efforts she has been aroused three times but onlv momentarily and even then sh- did not regain conscious ness No sooner did her eyes open than they cloaed again Solid food could not begot down her throat but she was made to sv allow a spoonful of liquid nourish ment now and then Miss Ireland vesterday evening had then been asleep about loO hours She was almost motionless and her breathing was faint ami slow The rosv color had almost faded from her checks and her abundant locks of auburn hair half con cealed her rather broad and high fore head 4 Here is a visitor" said Mrs Worrall in a loud tone addressing the girl She had to repeat this several times before there was any sign Then for a second or two AIiss Ireland opened her eves and moved her head sightly to one side, relapsing quiekly into her former condition 4 How do y.ou feelT asked Airs Worrall, after a short pause The girl s eyes opened again for a mo ment B-e t t e-r ' came listlessly anl slowly from between the parted lips, and the girl was aleep ?gam. This is about as long as it 1-. poscible to 1-orp her awake at one time. Dr E Marshal Harvey and other physi cians who have seen the girl av theycan rot account for her symptoms They are sure lowtver that the girl in really un ronscious or ale'p Thev are inclined to think she i iunring from hysterical con vuIsios and that she will soon recover. The physicians succeeded last night ia awakening Mij Ireland for a fe minute She seemed tQ knew Mrs. Worrall but could not conver-e. Some barely artieulaf words v nich h tit'ered were interpreted as being ' I am feeling very tired " At p in the fnends of Miss Ireland were tlon.g their utraott to keep her awake She was placed uj. a chair anJ remained ilent. gazing about her room W hen som one asked a question she ai'sered with a slight rod of the head Dr Harvey say si e must b kept awake at any cost, am on his advice many fnends of the youns ladv called. Miss. Ireland when asked i! she rcmembeied an thing about her lon sleep shook her head and placed her ham to the right side of her head, indicating that she was suffering pain CURRENT HUIIOR. 'Ihe Old Mini's belt-Defence. (I rom the Chuasn IWord ) "Xrllie, 1 Ain't lielieve vonr father intrad to let iw lc married 4 Oh, rthiir vh- 4 - "I met nim this rn'min,', nd he t-iUrtd" to help me get 1 job " An KtrnAajrinit "Wife. (Iron! the r'uUuklphia Hnlletia.) "Situthers ar he married in fiite." " i d repentfng at lemire, efct ' "i lie ir it keeps him o hner fapport ins hi wife that he doe-n"t have Ww tor e- pestaoce." A feminine Twist. 4 (FVom the cvv er!c lVet-".) XIr. Lmtittm I cave you a IhI. ealy va tcrry anil now ou y I dsn't n aMtsh lo (III m' . , . . Mr lmptfiF-WH, I can t 'taotl oa 4 rwnj dollar t,c!d incce Xot Aetlnir HI I'nrt. (I'rotti tl Philadelphia Pr6y Cirttoiier- Oraelou! How loud mouthed sad domineering tiut. man -. U he a raemter of the firm? ?alaroon A u, ic' the 'iirnt partner. A Prixilejje .snored. 'From the Chicago Record ) ' Tjierc'a ae thing I can't understand alxnit the neh " "A hit fiat?" "Tley can iffi-rd t kep rnt of ne,etr and en jov themselves as they want to, and thty don't do it." NOTES OF THE DAY. Tk acKir mMkc titr a feaoe to five vca: that at a tr.ia tor Koor-ftftfcft ot H the srHr m ied an tit- two Aifteua PfFHHU. 4'l ' paper in n iinti utn v , uaii... j - -'- The hm vmVmmm ate partly hy I cl'ZZ' a """ j Irrfta . . f wjhoW - ' -- hTaj iSL!! ' duriBg the hwt . 1 The proeHty et . t ., tnubttmti kr tu fa. j kT, termors t the Wenawnt fMt Mmk mh IMM ae to wit Mr facte tiaai tion thw summer u,ed1B a fl YU,m dwelling has m the waehi. It kmUm 1 Km i "V4n- t""4 . a afford ai -""" "-"" S dwp h the ntiHrary eraae feaea raat tbt ,Tr. rt, ' Ln ate mm mtm khH, j?.-?, " fr-"9 - " c ; , u,; 'mtr- Bar k wairmii iMi ifce psnrjea nwlMay Mae ..; miles fr A j dtUcv enual to twiee the eumference nf the rfchv tamtmc. in SMta Itwihara Cat. ar tHI -fnrl Km- klu. ---- ha.uu. Im t.mm are 3i. ewlthwied to the iui, the iadu- 1 trr empiwie abuM a tantrt j ,., ,1. ,,,1, aw nmAouuit -lanfilr l ' ftrrplee now wanufx-rarrf m tao-e aaaa r I itni imm wood. wM md raktd hhv bience wsrbfe and , highly aolwtmL sVitzerlenti HrreHNr rer the rMUt e m -.vjmw to ike I iH4d tr hH rear. The torsi for thr rmtr was I7at3es.3. aa mtwmm ot 373,tS2.JB. or yn rent, wrer ISm. Tbe iafcle lines of the I'nrviaa topti tMaiir, and likrwi of the teigateg M of Mm. May. Bar. m Umtx. m auNai a oa pamcMlar tattorr devoted to the oar ate at e'. The erea proviaee of taaadii am a I atr ot IjrHJW rare awtr- Ml the atae Irfrt lories XMl.tfi MNBwe nlr-v wade the art at ke- ef the &. Ijium twaAas ha am ea of Kjim MHMre ariata. V pictare fcj dey-"VW nood4-wMeh j -ioU Ire Ike artist m tWS far S aad rearfd M j. j pw Ie at Hordraau n Mr 3n$ krone t .en 01 aartion h I'orw hwt week. it w seed ! to add that -fcder a dead ''i.dran kipbax imiwN eupv of "MS 'boy f rnc f oM Utefv m Lcadna far &; her 'EtbM. hy Twi Writers.4 lor ML aad "Pe partmeaf mtiM far ft Vaothe 1 ! ir ... . . . ' at -holbur LjiuV htocsht iji There w no aji.Te of the -Ct ot etknkj amoar it nwimiiiw m either fecaatk off Coa !nx. afftwithrtaaaVac the fart that Xettaaha he ram a tharty-taree years ago. aaa) wa th twenty tawrtk jdfiit.d rato the Km-m. "ume of ike I-oodoa doeton are salar a iftoirs 1t for a aew aad (achioBaMe rone at theie adult patieat who xtfTer froat wdtxcatioav ete Ther preM-nhe a aaarter of aa konrV I'hwMau -r-ee m the aioratwc aad akiaaoar aapa. t'atroox of a theatre tarn had at at t new chair attarbraeat. laaipiiiiajt a fat ban aeennd to the haek of tbe cliaw. with a pair f Ur f ' bss pivoted ia ike box to rarer a ortrTor. wl 1 '1 tan he adjoved to the rarht heKth te are Proeiter are horfac air aae ia foar coaattei in torthent Vrkaaaas. avd wttftaa the hw -j- -everal ekacaw ia Ike owner hip of haad tte have nrattrd ia mt, rqawax lat ajnaAcate t said to hare porehawd XMav mn ot JasdL, Va nrrHatten to dranev m 4adRa ahrjii arcotapaaaed hv jo iaatitatioa to saraat tha ahtht. nwhn to the anlxarv law wMrh puiiatl Uv the arrest of all aerea fifwad ob the street aft r S 3 o'eloek aHrhdrt aalesH they haa pa. orae of the Uarher prr-erre fat Jhwht ak t are to he worked by the deparaawac with a ! o satk-frina; the aeeoS of tbe eOrm. anaeis. a;l mill men while at the te prevrat penaaaent exhaastioa of tbe kaaa naiK eaa be rapotlv polled by a arw nw. pteawwt iMnaw a Icaa lever afted wRb a claw ji one rad a oke heraar ataaaud elare ta tbe claw to rapport a roaabeatd . wbarb b hmr. naled eeeratneallr. forauajt a kill laaa far MV Irrer The aaaaai eoai oatpat et Fraaat la aha at tw thuws ot as if ptiiii. Itha arahwaati m Fraaee eoaeaare isaaally abawt 4jmnm mm. the raetalfcrraM-al etidHJiaaini 1. ajtajaai aax. the mioia? MMhrstrr. S.WO.aoo taiM . ver half the oatpat erU s MB.au aer- ta fietaaaar ae hawred asairst il!e. Oae-thnd nf titee rprted ill arrs in Ia85. the averaae duratioo briaa; jtataami da. whreh. takiar the averaae was at oahr SO irel- dav, ateaaa a te at aeaeti aiHLSW a year The VtHnB. Topeha and nnta fir aaahwod Compaav haa patckwwd IflO.aH rellow wiBov col tines, awl witl patwt tkeat oa both tdr ( aa erMtonlMwM we-t of b'toe-klon. Gal. tar a l;-4anee of earJa nulr. to pmtrtt tbe road from r-"bot Ta ptovrdo dnakia water on Iniaaaatieaa a lUl'ieta maa baa deiaaed a tank to M h one s4 of the laspe water taak oa the tender, !! oorlr si the aMM taak betaa aaentaadM by the water . tbe bwpe tawh to beep tbe draMan;; water ecsd. Te jeruratehr bow the keatiaa et a sfciprhaa 1 m a barber a new -rraol yea ba a atrial ' km Uired tatinns raririaar aaafibee taaaB. wli 1 ar loaneded by nirbwi with 1 anw ' oa ahorr. I'e latter pnlltar; the cahka at jUerah to apre pt -rttre .Knab. Tata IOnada Srajth" and -niaaMathm ( ru-os-u Vfcddrrriva Hrowa" are aaaaB wafch bjre hrca airen to babtes m Cape Caloay. X er rawed IbaMi has had b wa aaaShrd Imatsnaet Krister J Trlaaaphua a itatiiaiii tion aered aad praaMP"' I'iom aad apple eutac br hawkers wao iOeg ' in the iierrth eeatorr in KBSttad. The reaem was thai rvant and apr"alie wear aaabte iatt the riu t the inar, aad naiiaaiat were u'lnpW'ii to -ttmt their eaap9ta aaaiwjr M oMrr to araitfv tbttr loartnar fur theie daiati s Ifaadt a holder for rabhir haad Maaapt wi 1 a sre of rprlas; nretal ptMe at lathed ! a .v I bj(k. with tbe --de- ot the platt Maaid b A haprd .!. the taraa btnvt praoidad; w t T hrd? at ore end. wkieh are shipped ak at ti f top ef the ! aad palled oa m the baMetav oe la Swmer'and, ary Caaaol tSeaatat laabt-i , tbe re are T3.2 inhabitants to SIT I arte; Kantian . has K0; Getmaar. W.T, KafM, ; Atbjda: ?SW. vaotria "; Waraare. 51,3; ttaty, Wk and Kraaee. TI 4. tee third trwet oil the . ropeaa powers. Kaana aad Hsaaary banana, !- tkaa Ptaare. Atejor SMWael Whrrra-. tt IrhnaaVrpkla. who r mtereled ia Ihe nvaaafaetrf ct treet raihri appKaRces. bt ibjt report wwm vaaUraJI .1 not proawiajr lor raety dereiepmeat thee of tt-" troika "The reason i the tbiapaere nt aarsm said he There aa more aaawa there taaa ta any other place of it h the world, and try are aw eaeap aaat arihs ' Honw kaitt'ijc of arthrle hw erery day waar is sot fenrottea ia ataay bmwJ'mm Tha h) partira Iary the eaee in away few Raadaad tnwaa aa 1 villae. uii wtat ml tre ia FawPr! ite.. tbe tber dnjr and rrmatked that eacryrhmx. exreptiaa; boots, that be bad oa. naawly ocwher fiirte. aaden tofne. out war raMne. aaw cna wn fmt, woven aad made hy hi anther. MM ytscRawaK ct Clay coaaty. Pha. that be is the oidet pennoner ia tbe vroHnmr to Mi now on Ue ia he 1- I2J jeara ob He e' horn at leahaal on XUrth I. !. "' raare to thh) rowatry ia MhJ lie eiHMtd in tbe Serenteenth Cunwutitat in Ira, when ba va, yeee obi. The peawton otacta! are lnelned to beBer bi itaSJinant. The prestat -ets to he a dall aaa for artists "in 1-rf.aoa. ht the waat adaertfeaaamt eohtans of tbe "Load Baity nm." are M -wnee, the IMhrwwa: aotiee aaptara fa ather da,. "Waafesf-I'arithMi aa yarhti by artlrt baria nad appeathp at sea. Want a4a eatt.l. Waald take pataer work, wait ha -toon, or other duties -"KxriMtor aaral cadtaly. Kvprrts -ar tkat the peamn eld fhh saaeon wilkreaeh rerljt,t. 3W OW bt-lKl ef tweaty-two poands eath. The hnlh ef tbe enp at in Tenaoee X iryinu -mi Nrth CaroanB. Too aierir-aR M oasertte bat a M the pesmrt rrep of the awrld. as the riparta tUa Imih Afneu and India a ttnrotr ht aaarly 400.eao,c tmoiMbi anoHttHy. hnK of wbteh gae3 to MarilU4 la be mnoe mh ou. Sir Thomos Upton beBeftreat projeec of Jleap dfnms reow ta Ianaon whete tha pear "ap ah tain the het food well eaofted sad weft fir da' from IAtf to 4W 1 aiaal ha a pmwt-S' h' to It. vvhith relleTO the pj Irons of ttx t h nient frcm the notion thit thev are tba reetp ear of anvhodv's thantv It U ud tlwt wh'ii t erterprtse i dfvcleped a 'ittle lurther it wi'i turn S per cent prync oa vac inTi-iinc-ii.