Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 36, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 March 1898 — Page 6

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MODEL STREET CAES.

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THE CITY OF WASHINGTON HOPES SOON TO HAVE THEM.

(flble Traction Versus Electric—All Wire# ,}to Go Underground—Bonlc v«r«l to Baltitnoie—Capital City to Pc a Model In All

Xte«|ects—Real Estate Fluctuations. "J [Special Correspondence.]

WASHINGTON, Feb. —For three months past our streets have Lean torn up, oar pavements ripped open and life made miserable gene/nll* by gangs of workmeb engaged in the mac*'! 1.2 wit of the new electric system of tho Capital Traction company.

This "oropan}" controls the lines from Georgetown to the navy yarn and from Mount Pleasant through Fourteenth street to the Baltimore and Ohio station on NeW Jersey avenne. As the main line passes the buildings of the •war, navy and state department, the White House, treasury and traverses the whole length of Pennsylvania avenne, to and past the capitol, it is one of the most important in the city. About five years ago, in accordance with an aot of congress, horse cars were abandoned on this line and a cable plant put in at enormous expense and inconveniences As the act wasjpandatory *n its character and allowed of no discretion, on penalty of forfeiture of charter, this cable plant was at that time a necessity, no other system, in the opinion of experts, being sufficiently perfected to operate without risk.

Cable 8yatem Out of Date. But the cable system of operation, as we are now convinced, is obsolescent if not obsolote. It has done very well as a motive power in the transition period of urban locomotion, but its many disadvantages have thrown it into disfavor, The cable of the Capital Traotion was particularly rough and jerky, and, as it had no consideration for congressmen or senators, our legislators were ready enough to admit that they had been hasty in urging its adoption and almost wished they hadn't. So it was with no great sorrow that the people of Washington awoke one day to the fact that the immense power house of the company on Pennsylvania avenue had been destroyed by fire. That lamentable event occurred last September, and since then the cars over this line have been drawn by horses.

The rival to this company is the Metropolitan, which also runs from Georgetown to and beyond the capitol, but mainly through the mo&t desirable residential portion of the city, and with feeders north and south to populous centers. This oompany was also originally operated with horses, and for a year or more it experimented with various forms of motors until finally it adopted and installed the new "underground electric," whioh now runs its cars most satisfactorily.

Whatever may be urged against Washington as a plaoe of residence— that we have no franchise, that the colored people preponderate, that taxes are high and water poor—whatever may be said against this city respecting its mu nicipal government, it is universally admitted that on tho whole it is governed wisely. For one example that congress has our well being at heart, all trolley, and overhead wires are prohibited in the main streets and avenues, and whatever traction is installed must be underground. The wisdom of this ordinance we have recently had exemplified in the ohaotio condition of Boston's streets, where men and horses were killed by soores during the great storm and property to the extent of millions sacrificed owing to the network of overhead wires. There will be no pocketing of this city's rights by a private oompany and no in-

ELKCTUIC INSTALLATION 5NEAR WHITE HOUSE. vasion of our privileges by a powerful syndicate, as in Boston, for Washington is the cynosure of all eyes throughout the country, and not alone its citizens, but the people at large, have an interest in making it a model of what a city should be.

Suburban Line*.

We have several excellent electric lines to suburban points, as Chevy Chase, Cabin John's Bridge, Glen Echo, Alexandria and Mount Vernon, and soon from this city will radiate a web of wires to every important point in the district adjacent. Two great bridges have been projected to connect the city with attractive sections—one across Hock creek on Massachusetts avenue ex* tension, connecting with the Naval observatory and the new Methodist university. and the other across the Potomac, the "Grant Memorial," bringing ns into more direct and picturesque union with Arlington. The Rock creek bridge will not be built this year—perhaps not at all at the original estimate of $300,000, as it is not actually needed, and the bill for its construction was "knocked out" the other day by*itrfopponents on the score of economy and possible jobbery. Some time, however, shall have the memorial bridge, -which, as it connects properties belonging to the government Mid has no savor of private emolument to inure to speculative parties, will doubtless be constructed.

Since the successful experiments in electric traction for long distance and rapid travel on the Massachusetts roads and the more recent though equally satisfactory trials the Pennsylvania there no longer exists any doubt as to the motive power fat the future, and the near future at that Unless some other force is discovered-^ force as yet

bidden in the arcanum of nature—electricity is destined to be the propelling power of short distance routes through and between all great centers of population. An eleotric line between this city and Baltimore is almost an accomplished fact and soon will be, and a beautiful bonl»vnr has been projected to unite the V. ecu mental Ci«/ with tha Capital Gitj. a:ong which towns will spring up and tbrilty communities anse iiat we most neeo here ?s a direct electric line to the wasidfe, b» which in suou/ier vre can escape t^e b« at of this swelteiiiig city on the Foyu bank. That will be built, ve are assumed, and

RUINS OF CABLE POWKR HOUSE.

then we shall ask odds of nobody. While Washington is admirably situated and beautifully laid out, it must be confessed that it has few attractions immediately adjacent—that is, no resorts like those so near to Boston and New York where one can get.a radical change of temperature and surroundings by a few miles' travel.

These connections with coast and mountains will come in time and. probr ably through the means of electric lines then our city will laok nothing but pure water to make it the most desirable residential center in the Union. I bad always thought it was well provided with water until last November one of the "scientific cranks" read a paper which set forth the many undesirable things that went to the pollution of the Potomac. Aside from ordinary sewage far up the stream, the drainage of gashouses, slaughter houses, etc., there were tons of sulphuric acid from the paper and pulp mills on tributary creeks. The problem that now vexes us is how to get along without drinking Potomac water "raw and unadulterated." „,

The Electric lnstallation.

But to return to the electrical disturbance of our streets. Having already a splendidly built cable plant installed, the company, in order to introduce the underground electric, which has been resolved upon, has merely to erect a power house at Georgetown and transform their plant to the electrio system. This is done by utilizing the rails already laid, which are not disturbed at all. Neither the outside rails nor the center slot rail is changed, "but between the two sets of rails a trench was dug, beginning about two months ago, in whioh was placed the oonduit for the "feed wires," whioh are of copper, and whioh alone will oost, it is estimated, total of $200,000. So far has eleotrio installation progressed that the early spring will probably see the whole line in operation. i7

The company is moved thereto by several forces, not the least of whioh is the fact that a great proportion of its traffic has been diverted to the Metropolitan road. To illustrate the conditions whioh have prevailed, it will only be necessary to point out that there has been a perfect hegira of residents from Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant and other points near the end of the line on aooount of the enforced substitution of horses for the modern methods. Bents have fallen, and real estate has depreciated, showing to what extent property is controlled by the conditions of communication. These will advanoe again in all probaiblity as the line is completed, but meanwhile, during the installation, real estate agents have been in despair, and the suburbao officeholder, ir addition to being harried by the antioivil service investigation, is wrinkled and worn with this affair.

F. A. OBER.

Trolley Mortalities. [Special Correspondence.]

DETROIT, March 1.—The annual report of the mortality statistics of this oity has suggested a general inquiry, which, if it shall be successfully made and the result published, will make astonishing reading for people who have favored the use of electricity as a motive power for railroads on the surface of oity streets. It is not that Detroit suffered exceptionally in 1897 that some of the local statisticians have started the inquiry. On the contrary, it is recognized as a fact that there is nothing exceptional in the local record of fatalities from this cause. If this be the fact, and it seems altogether likely that it is, the total number of lives lost in this manner throughout the United States in 1897 must have been something appalling.

In Detroit alone there were 11 persons killed by the electrio street cars during the year. Two of these were men of considerable prominence, Thomas McGraw and William S. Hopkins, both well known citizens. £leven does not seem like a specially horrifying number, but when the population of Detroit is compared with that of other cities in the United States where surface electrio cars are operated it appears likely that the total number of fatalities throughout the country will be something to staggar belief.

Mr. O. N. Patterson of this city, who has undertaken to collect general statistics, is by no means confident of complete success, but he has begun a systematic inquiry and expects to get approximate results. "I am not opposed to progress in any form," he says, "bot I think it is only right that the public should be informed of the probable results of any change that is made in public affairs. If the use of electricity is going to cost as peat a sacrifice of human life as seems likely, the public should realize it Perhaps the improvement is worth the oost I don't say that it isn't But I believe the cos* should be counted before the new system is extended further." D. C.

THE STORY 01? CUBA*.

JOHN SW1NTON REVIEWS HER LONG STRJGGLE FOR FREEDOM.

The War Has Lasted Longer Than Any Other of this Generation—Sanguinary and Savage Conflict—No Chance of Compromise—Enormous Cost of the War.

[Special Correspondence.]

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—It has been hoped that the war in Cuba would be brought to an end before the opening of its fourth year. It was in the last week of February, 1895, that the revolt against Spanish authority there broke out, and the Cuban records for the past three years are filled with the details of a struggle the like of which has not been seen elsewhere in modem times. The war has been so sanguinary and destructive, so barbarous and scandalous, and has had features of so monstrous a character that its continued existence has greatly disturbed the mind of the American people.

All the other wars of the past quarter of a century or more have been short ones. The war between Turkey and Greece last year continued for but a few months. The war between Italy and Abyssinia in 1896 was of brief duration. So were the civil wars of last year in Brazil and in Uruguay, so was the war between China and Japan in 1895, and so were many of the minor wars that disturbed the period. Even the great Franco-German war, which ended in 1871, had lasted for only about seven months.

The war in Cuba has lasted for a longer time than any other war of this generation. During the years of its existence it has been waged in every province of the island, though there has not been much fighting in the rainy season of each year. §|t

During this protracted war there have been four Spanish commanders bearing the title of captain general. That insignificant one of them who governed the island when the revolt began was speedily superseded, and the most famous soldier of Spain, Marshal Martinez Campos, was appointed in bis place. This veteran, who proved to be a failure in Cuba, held office for less than a year and was recalled to Spain. Next came his successor, Captain General Weyler, wi$ remained in power for about 18 months, when he was removed in disgrace, as it had become manifest that he oould never subdue the revplution. Then came near the end of last year Captain General Blanco, who has been trying to accomplish the objeot whioh neither of his predecessors was able to carry out.

The first qpmed of the Spanish dictators, Campos, prosecuted the war in what was regarded as an honorable manner and sought also to oome to an understanding with the Cuban leaders. The second of them waged a war of savagery and extermination. The third of them adopted a policy of conciliation, having been empowered by his government to establish a system of autonomy and to put an end to some of the grievances under whioh Cuba bad long suffered. The downfall of Campos was far less disgraceful than that of Weyler. As for Blanco, he began his rule under auspices that seemed to be more promising than those under which either of his predecessors entered Havana.

Upon the revolutionary side a number of warlike leaders of remarkable ability have been in the field. Of the four among them who have gained the greatest celebrity two are dead and two are living. General Jose Marti fell in battle soon after the opening of the war General Antonio Maceo was ambushed and killed near the end of the seoond year of hostilities the veteran general in chief, Maximo Gomez, is still at the head of the revolutionary foroes, and the next in command, General Calixto Garcia, has been as active in recent times as ever he was. Marti was a romantic patriot, filled with Cuban idealism and the inspiration of liberty, who was slain in a daring encounter Maceo was a hero of the highest type, and his march through the island of Cuba from east to west was a triumphant and amazing adventure. The grizzled old Gomez has been from the first and is yet the genius of the revolution. Garcia is an accomplished military strategist, a soldier who direots his operations in a scientific and successful manner. There are or have been perhaps a score of other insurgent chieftains whose names will be garlanded in the annals of Cuba. It is to be said that the Cuban revolution has bronght to the front a skillful and bravfe lot of warriors.

It has been manifest from the first that one or the other of the parties to the war would have to be utterly overthrown. Spain has steadily refused to make any cc ^cession that would cripple her sovereignty in Cuba, while the belligerent Cubans have never at any time faltered in their rallying cry, "Liberty or death!"

The price that Spain has paid for the war and the cest of it to Cuba, both in life and treasure, have been enormous. Spain has been impoverished Cuba has been desolated. From the official reports of the Madrid government it is learned that about 215,000 Spanish regular troops were transported to Cuba during the first two years of war, and from the report made to the government by Captain General Blanoo at the beginning of the present year it is learned that only about 50,000 of these expeditionary troops were then in Cuba fit fear service. The army bad suffered from the war, from the plagues of the island, from its climate and from Weylerism. The mountains, forests and swamps of Cuba had favored the guerrilla warfare in which the natives are proficient, while they had obstructed the operations of Spain's battalions. For its magnitude tfcj| war has been more destructive than MB$ other in modern times.

It is surely time for the restoration of peace in bleeding Cuba. Johk Sworrcw.

TEBBJfi HAUTE SATUKDAY EVENING- MALL, MAECH 5, 18118.

Unfortunate Lady Iamb.

Many of Byron's most charming and tender verses are written to Lady Caroline Lamb, the novelist, whose life was sadly interesting. She was married before the age of 20 to the Hon. William Lamb and was long the favorite of fashionable circles for her literary accomplishments, her personal attractiveness and her grace. Upon meeting Lord Byron she became the victim of an unfortunate infatuation for the poet which continued three years and was the cause' of much comment. The poet is said to have trifled with her feelings, and a ^quarrel took place. For many years Lady Caroline led a life of comparative seclusion at Brocket Hall. While riding one day with Mr. Lamb she met at the park gates the hearse which was conveying the remains of Lord Byron to Newstead abbey. She was taken home insensible and along and severe illness followed, during which she bad spells of insanity. From this time her manner and habits changed, and three years before her death a separation took place between her and her husband, who, however, visited her -frequently and corresponded with her. A romantic susceptibility of temperament seems to have been the misfortune ofr this lady. This fact illustrates the wisdom of Thompson's advice: ''IIS

Then keep each p&3sion, however dear. Trust me, the tender are the moat Bevere.^ —Exchange, ifol r—!— IfP

Pill.After Pie.. .Ml

A ourious comment upon our sanitary, condition as a nation is furnished by- a legend prominently displayed, on one of the tall house walls in the aesthetic city of Boston. It is this—Pill After Pie. It is a general statement, as if it were an accepted and undisputed rule of. life in Boston. No mention is made in sight of any particular brand of pill or pie. It may not be a city ordinance. It may be only an advertisement, but if it is it is a very shrewd one and shrewd in two particulars. It seizes upon an established habit, upon which it oan reckon as a basis of pecuniary profit. Thefe is and must be pie in the daily life of the city. Taking this for granted, it then suggests pills as the necessary sequence. It does not make the blunder of offering pie as an inducement to take the pill advertised. It understands human nature too well for that. Comparatively few people could be induced to eat pie for the sake of getting pill. Still fewer could be tempted to swallow pill on the bribe of pie afterward. No. But lots of people will do wrong with the. expectation of repenting after they have enjoyed themselves and lots of people will eat pie knowing that pill must follow it who would on no account take their punishment before their pleasure. —Charles Dudley Warner in Harper's Magazine. if!

Housewives of the Ottoman Empire. "Women in Turkey," says a reoent traveler, "are not so sadly laoking in domestio virtues as the American housewife thinks, and it must be confessed that in some things they can even give points to their sisters of the oomplex oivilization. If it is washing day, the hanum, however high her rank, attends personally to all the rinsing of her husband's garments, though it must be confessed th|£ this is not so much from a fear thai his flannels may shrink as from a belief that a spell could be cast upon them by any designing slave who wishes to supplant her in his affections. Although every Turkish family, however bumble, has at least one black slave to do the ordinary washing, cooking and scrubbing every mistress, even to the highest in rank, prefers to give her individual attention to all delicate and special culinary ventures.

Habit is a queer thing. An old gentleman, who said he oould not see to sign his name until given a pair of glasses, was given a pair from which the lenses bad been removed. He signed the paper nicely and declared he could see better with those than any others he had tried. Female Complaints—Welcome News.

It is a fact that our women suffer from female complaints and are consequently weak, tired, nervous, dragged-out and full of pains and aches. Dr. Greene, of 148 State St., Chicago, 111., who is without doubt the most successful specialist in curing female complaints, offers to give free consultatidn by mail to all women suffering from the distressing weaknesses, discharges, pains and irregularities. Consult Dr. Greene by letter and he will write you carefully explaining all your symptoms so plainly that you will understand exactly what ails you. Write now. He can and will cure you.

Sloped.

A man in northern New York claims his wife eloped with VXCK'S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE. He says: "THE GUIDE beats the band all right this trip it is not only a daisy but a whole floral garden. My wife eloped with it after dinner and did not return until tea time."

This elegant catalogue, the best issued by the Vicks in forty-nine years, containing full descriptions and directions for planting, colored illustrations of Cactus, Dahlias, Nasturtium, Sweet Peas, Tuberous Begonias, Daybreak Aster and Golden Day Lily, and many half tones from photographs.

Everything anyone can possibly want for the garden in way of seeds, plants, etc., can be found in VICK'S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE, which will be mailed free upon application. Address James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y.

To make your Sunday dinner complete, go to Fiess & Herman, 27 north Fourth street, where yon will always find an abundance of the choicest meats of all kinds. They have also on hand sausages of all kinds of their own make. Telephone 252.

The Penalty.

A PROMINENT FARMER AMD STOCK DEALER'S EXPOSURE.

Traveled About in all Kinds off Weather—For this Continued Exposure Ho Dearly Paid the Penalty—His Remarkable Preservation.

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William Ford, who lives near Napoleon, Indiana, is a prominent farmer and stock dealer. For two or three years Mr. Ford has not been able to attend to his duties owing to ill health. Up to* three years ago the past winter Mr. Ford not only did his farm work, but did much traveling about the county buying stock. He was consequently

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county buying stocic. -tie was consequently out in all kinds of weather, for which lie dearly paid the penalty, being taken sick with rheumatism. He suffered tor some time, the trpuble becoming continually worse. Mr. Ford related his experience to a reporter as follows: "In December, 1893, I was taken sick with the rheumatism. I had never been sick much before, although 52 years old. For thirty years a doctor dia not prescribe for me. However. I had to have a physician in the winter of 1892, for I was one of the victims that had the grip. I was confined to the house for about six weeks, and I never did entirely recover from the effects. My eyes have not been so good since, ana the hearing in my right ear is impaired My system was weakened and semewhAt shattered, although I thought I regained my for. mer strength through the following summer.

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