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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25

Towne at Rio In presuming to communi-
cate directly with the Secretary Of State
on diplomatic matter. instead Of trans
hitting his message through the United
States minister at Rio. What made the
apparent offense greater in their eyes was
that the consul general had the temerity
to suggest that Capt Picking, command
ing the naval forces. be Instructed to place
his ships 30 as to protect American mer-
chant vessels crossing dangerous territory
to discharge and take on cargoes In doing
this 1t Is alleged that the consul general
exceeded bis prerogatives. and 1t is fur
thermore asserted that Secretary Gresham
sent him cable message to that effect
Consular officers have no diplomatic func-
tons. except as they may be specially dele
gated In the absence Of the minister, and
II admits OF no question that q request for
action on the part of this government
should properly come from its diplomatic
representative. provided. Of course, that
functionary is on the ground. There is a
bare possibility in this instance that the
minister had sought a place of safety from
the shells of the insurgents at Petropolis
twelve miles to the north Of Rio. and that
the consul general at the besieged capital
thought he would be wasting valuable time
In delaying his appeal for aid until the
minister could be communicated with
through the slow and tedious channels of
Consul General Towne may have erred
from a diplomatic standpoint Neverthe-
less. he did good service in sending his
telegram. as 1t gave the administration the
only authentic information 1t had of the
true situation at Rio, when the air was
nlled with sensational rumors that Rio had
been captured by the insurgents and that
feixoto's government had been over
thrown These reports obtained wide cir
cuiation and created great excitement
There was great desire for official informa-
tion from Rio on the subject, and much
embarrassment might have resulted but for
6fsn9fNh hox
pore date after the overthrow of the gov
eminent was alleged to have occurred, and
rroved in a negative way that such a re-
suit mad not been accomplished. II 1t is
shown that he needlessly ignored the Unit
60 states minister in this matter, Mr.Towne
may be reprimanded. but 1t Is not likely
tnat such action will be taken without a
Iuu knowledge OF the circumstances of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
The Malady of the Day-Nervousness
From the st. James Gazette.

From the St. James Gazette.
DR.. William Erb, the famous psychologist
Of the University Of Heidelberg, has just de-
livered. on the occasion Of the anniversary
OF that institution. a lecture dealing with
the question why growing nervousness is
one Of the features of our century. Ac-
cording to a report given by the Daily
News, Prof. Erb said:
As the nervous system represents the
basis of the whole vital energy. 1t is natural
that all the events Of life must affect it,
and the great revolutions In political and
economical. in social and religious life, and
in scientific and artistic aims. could not
fail to have strong influence on the mind
and brain OF man. The most intense and
common forms Of nervousness are Mysteries
which Is also increasing among the male
sex-hypochrondria, and. above all, neu-
rasthenia. No organic or anatomic change
in the nervous system has been proved
by these diseases. They only represent
abnormal conditions of the mind and brain.
Neurasthenia Is disease peculiar to the
educated classes. originating In overexer-
ton of the brain. Overwhelming Of the
mind begins in the grammar schools and is
increased by the method Of teaching en-
ployed by philologically rather than peda-
logically educated masters. Added to this
the time necessary for resting the mind
and for the development Of the bodily
health Is much too short. Youth enjoys too
early the pleasures of society life which
more and more tend to overexcite the
nervous system. Poetry has deteriorated
to gross materialism, music has become too
loud. even painting does not hesitate to
show the ugliest sides of human life.
The pursuit of science is now exhausting
by its being split up into so many branches.
THE trader and merchant is exposed to
all sorts of excitement and shocks Added
to the excitement of ones profession are
the hurry of life. the restlessness which
finds expression in travelling, and, above
all things. the greater part of the popula-
ton is engaged in political social and re-
hgious struggles All these things must
have a baneful effect upon the human mind.
and there is no doubt that the increase Of
neurasthenia is a consequence of modern
life, though it cannot be denied that a GER
tain inherited predisposition is necessary
for its growth
Prof. Erb is also of opinion that the work.
ing population is affected with nervousness.
but, on the other hand, he sees in the
peasantry and in the middle classes the
soil out OF which modern society may draw
fresh strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
EARLY CIVILIZATION.
The Manners and Customs Of $500
Years Ago.

We have become possessed Of certain very
zation OF Palestine by means Of clay tab
lets. says the Edinburg Review. Not that
the knowledge so attained is altogether
new, or that It conflicts with that which
has been deduced from vet earlier Egypt
ian records. II Is well known 70 scholars
that Thothmes Ill, when he defeated the
league OF Hittites and the Phoenicians at
Megiddo. in 1000 b. c.. reaped q spoil which
Indicates the advanced civilization Of Syria
Including not only the precious metals and
chariots painted and plated but also OBJ
jects OF art having q high aesthetic value;
and that he found corn. wine and oil
abundant in the country, and many hun
dreds OF walled towns. in which there were
already temples OF the gods
II is surely a lesson OF humanity that the
modern student should learn from such dis
coveries Nollaire finds IL hard 10 believe
that Homer's poems could have been writ
papyrus had not been invented In Egypt In
the time Of Moses, though we now posses
In the maxims of Ptah-hotep a manuscript
as old as the pyramids.
Not only In Egypt or in Mesopotamia was
the art OF writing known IN the time OF
Moses. but the Inhabitants Of Palestine also
could pen a brick epistle. which in the space
of a few inches contained as much Informal
ton as can now be condensed into a sheet
of note paper. Such letters were neither
heavy nor bulky. and could be carried IN
the turban or in the folds Of the shirt bosom
just as easily as paper letters are now 30
carried. with the additional advantage that
they We're imperishable. as is witnessed by
the fact that they are now being read 2,<O0
years after they were written.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
Coal Supply and Population.
From the Edinburg Review.

From the Ednburg Review.
1t is quite true that the temperate re-
gions of the world are becoming more pop
ulOus, just as 1t is equally true that the
stock of coal in the world is being gradu-
ally exhausted. The coal supplies of the
United Kingdom are, for all practical pur-
poses, much larger than they were fifty
years ago. when a great geologist persuaded
a great minister to stave off a prospective
danger by imposing an export duty on coal.
Since that time new coal fields have been
discovered, new mines have been opened.
old mines have been worked at depths
which would have been declared impracti-
cable then, and the stock of available coal,
though hundreds of millions of tons have
been consumed in the interval, is actually
larger thaa 1t was at the commencement
of the present reign. Just the same thing
may be said of the great countries In the
western and southern hemispheres, which
are becoming the new homes of theTeutonic
race.
Almost every new trade route almost every
new colonial railway, has opened out fresh
territory to the colonlst, and the land avail
able for colonization, instead of becoming
less, is. for all practical purposes, greater
than it was fifty years ago. True that in
the United States most of the land has al
ready been appropriated, while the popula-
ton has increased till 1t has doubled that
of Great Britain. But, vast as is the popu-
lation of the United States, they would
easily sustain. If they were peopled as Eng
land is peoplfd, twenty times their present
numbers.
The Anglo-Saxon race might go on multi
plying at IS present rate for $50 years,
and might pour the whole addition to its
numbers into the states and at the end Of
that period they would not be more thicky
peopled than the Netherlands are now.
The states, however. are only one Of the
countries which are available for Euro
pean eoionists. How thick stand their num-
bers Oh the fertile territory of Manitoba
or On the still larger and undeveloped re-
glons which may be vaguely included in
tie do we still know Of our great Austral-
asian territory. and how much of 1t still
remains available for appropriation In the
coming centuriesi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
A Woman Tramp.

From the Nisalia Oan Delta.
Constable English and Deputy Toomey
received word recently that four or five
tramps were having a merry old time in
Goshen and they were requested to go ont
and arrest the "hobos." They brought the
tramps back to this city and enc of them
was woman, who gave her name as Mrs.
King. She is a woman about thirty years
of age.
Mrs. King said she was trying to beat
her way to Texas. where she has relatives.
She said that she and her husband lived
in Tacoma, but they had agreed to sepa-
rate. She is not a bad looking woman and
appears to be very well educated, but her
mode of travel has given her a vernacular
peculiar to tramps.
She is dressed in black alpaca, which
looks very shabby and has valise in
which. she states, is better clothes. She
beats her way by every possible means
sometimes In box cars and often on the
blind baggage of a passenger train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25

The work Of The Evening Star Santa
Claus Club Is practically done 30 far as the
collection Of money goes Today the work
OF relieving cases of restitution was COM
menced. The city was divided into five
districts for this purpose. Mr.. b. T. jan
Eey has charge Of the work in Georgetown,
Mr.. L. s. Emery in Central Washington,
Mr.. l. Fairbrother in South Washington,
Mr.. c. s. Clark In Northeast Washington
and Mr.. A. T. Stuart In Southeast Wash
ington. OF the funds in hand Saturday
evening $500 was awarded to Georgetown,
$500 to Central Washington. $500 to South
Washington and 500 to Northeast and
Southeast Washington. In addition to the
funds paid in by members or subscribed by
friends of the club. a large amount of sup
plies and clothing has been collected and
distributed. 1t Is estimated that about g.
200 in cash will be available for relief work,
all OF the money given by members of the
CLUB and subscribers going to this purpose.
full statement Of the receipts Of the
club Will be printed when all the reports
are In. Thousands of little wearers of the
gilt star and blue ribbon may have the
pleasing satisfaction today of knowing that
their dimes are giving comfort and happi-
ness to poor people and especially for chill
dren whose Christmas would otherwise have
been cheerless and dinperless
The success Of the Santa Claus Club
whose fund comes chiefly from the dimes
paid by members. has suggested the appli-
cation Of the principle that underlies the
club. to larger field. and to give the older
folks OF the city. as well as the children, an
opportunity to give in small subscriptions
TO the general relief fund. AS will be seen
eiesewhere, The Star proposes to use its
agencies for making collections to afford IA
tnose who are willing and able to make
small monthly contributions, an easy way
OF getting their money into the relief fund.
Inns Will be. as 1t were. an extension Of the
Santa Claus Club idea so as to give The
grown-up people a chance to do something
OF the same good work that the boys and
girls have been doing so nobly.
CONTRIBUTORS to The Evening Star Santa
Claus CluD nave been received as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
THREATENED BY A CRANK.
A Dynamite Ffend at Large In Chi
cagO.

NEW YORK, Dec. pa Chicago special
says: Armour Institute has been threat
ened with destruction by dynamite crank,
and it is said that the lives of its presi-
dent. DR.. Frank Gunsalus. and Of its
founder, Philip d. Armour, have been
placed in jeopardy by the same Individual
One of these statements is admitted 10 be
true by the president of the institution, the
other Is denied
some time ago a man. whose name is
suppressed for the present. was discbarped
from Armour Institute and subsequently
came to DR.. Gunsaulus and threatened 10
blow up the whole institution, and has
since made similar threats. The police are
trying to arrest the crank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25

MUSHROOM, Mich, Dec. 2o.-"Kid" Ho-
gan Of California and Jack Bates of Roch-
ester N. Y, the former at 131 and the lat
ter at 145 pounds. fought twelve rounds
yesterday morning before the Muskegon
Athletic Club, at Lakeview, just outside
the city limits Bates was defeated Be-
fore the fight commenced Billy Connors of
Belleville. N. Y, said he would stop the
winner in five rounds each man accepting
his challenge. Bates was unable to hit
Hogan, scoring only twice, while the other
hit him at will. knocking him down and
nearly out in the seventh and twice and out
in the twelfth. This was Bates first de-
feat, and Hogan has never been whipped.
After Bates was carried to his corner he
cried like a baby. protesting he was not
whipped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
CHRrsTIANITY's 1900 YEARS.
A Permanent Organization Formed t.
Appropriately Commemorate 1t.


Appropriately Commemorate 1t.
The general committee on permanent or
ganization Of the Society for the Celebrating
OF the Closing of the Nineteenth Century Of
the Christian Era at Jerusalem met at As
ISOLATION Hall in Philadelphia the other
day to perfect a plan of permanent organi-
zation. The purpose Of the society Is to
bring into union all Christian sects and ma
lions Of the earth to take part in a grand
celebration of the closing of the nineteenth
century Of the Christian era by the erection
and dedication Of a temple and college at
Jerusalem for education and instruction and
to serve as a great object lesson In the
Christian world. 1t was decided to limit the
governing body or executive council to thir-
ty-six members. twenty-four to be chosen
from Philadelphia and the remainder from
the different states.
Chairman Shaw was unanimously chosen
Its permanent president and in accepting
the position he said that he believed the So
ciety would become the largest organization
the world has ever known. Rev. George
Reed, Charles B. Collier and Col I. Z.
Weidersheim were appointed committee
to prepare a constitution and bylaws and
procure charter for the society. The
name and declaration Of the objects Of the
society was left to the executive council to
fully complete and determine. Letters were
read from Governor Pattison and others
strongly approving the purposes Of the or
ganization. The international headquarters
will be In Philadelphia. and Secretary AL
bert II. Postel announced that over 200
members had already enrolled themselves
1t was proposed by Chairman Wilson o.
Mcdowell to place the new Columbian lib
erty bell, which Is made up Of pieces Of
metal from revolutionary relics and its rope
from strands representing the different ma
tons and republics. in the tower of the pro-
posed Christian Temple, and on Christmas
eve. 1899. connect the bell through an cleo
trical system, which, when rung. will be
slgnalized by the ringing of bells all over
the world. 1t will take the society seven
years to complete its plans, and committees
will at once be formed everywhere to secure
membership and raise an immense fund to
complete the project in time for the cele-
bration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
Shooting in Arkansas,

MEMPHIS, Dec. pa special from Cot
ton Plant, Ark, says: Howell Station, a
small town in Woodruff county, eight miles
north Of this city, was the scene of a hon.
icide last night. w. B. Rosser, an old cit
izen and well-to-do planter of Rosser Sta
ton, two miles south of Howell. was at
tackled by William and John Mclean, two
brothers. who had sworn to kill him. Will
liam Mclean advanced with a dirk knife,
when Rosser shot him through the heart,
killing him instantly. He then turned upon
John Mclean and fired one shot, which
tore of the side of his face.
John ran and Rosser left, and Is supposed
to be with friends, and will give himself
up tomorrow. He appears to be thoroughly
justified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
Trunk Robbed of 81 OO0-

TACOMA, Wash, Dec "a daring rob-
berry, by which the thief secured 5000 in
gold coin, was perpetrated in the rooms of
Richard McGovern Saturday night Nc
Govern lives on the second floor of the
Lexington House. In company with his
wife he attended the theater Saturday
evening. When they returned they dis
covered that the door lock had been pick ed
during their absence. Entering hurriedly,
NcGovern FASTENED to his trunk, in the
tray of which he had deposited $1,000 in
gold COIN He found the trunk broken open
and the money gone. Two or three dia-
mond rings belonging to his wife were also
missing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
The Salvation Army.

The oldest, sincerest. intenseSt religious
enterprise Of the present day is the Saliva
ton Army. The key to 1t is its purpose
just to save men; nothing else. 1t does rot
want to do anything more and attempts
nothing else-no schools no education, no
religious training. nothing but to get men
into the kingdom OF God. 1t will get them
any way 1t can. 1t has no dignity to save,
no conventionalities to consider. Why care
for a sneer when there is a soul to save?
1t is an army in name. and in reality a
church; but a very strange kind Of church.
1t is a cross between Methodism and
Quakerism. Like old Methodism, 1t is re-
ligion on fire or charged with electricity;
and like Quakerism, II has no sacraments.
1t knows and cares nothing about baptism
and the Lords supper; and yet 1t has its
confession of faith, in joining the army.
which does the office Of baptism in the early
church, and every meeting is scarcely less
than a communion with Christ and one an
other. The Salvation Army hand book.
Doctrines and Discipline" in answer to the
question, Does the army consider baptism
a duty that must be performedT' says:
Decidedly mott The army only considers
one baptism essential for salvation, ana that
is the baptism of the Holy Ghost" 1t reck-
ons baptism with the Jewish rites of cir
cumcision, shaving the head and other care-
monies never intended to be permanent.
All II wants is to save men, ana IL holds
that baptiZing them is not saving them.
Just so the Lords supper is recommended
to those who feel that it would help their
faith, but it is not essential to membership
in the army or to salvation.
So the Salvation Army knows no formal
church. Its members may or may not be
members of the churches; but its theory Is
that the army takes the place of the church.
Where the rest of us say church il says
army 1t asks no converts 10 join the
{ 'bllrch n ioip 10 Inininr he
army does not save any one; he must be
saved first, and then he is asked to join the
army and engage in the work of saving
other people. Salvation is its only purpose
and an army its form of organization, be-
cause that is the most effective to save peo-
ple.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
The Soil Consumed by Flames,

From the Island County washl Times.
Several hundred acres in Humboldt coun-
ty that this summer raised the biggest hay
crop in the state burned to ashes. The soil
itself has been consumed by fire to a depth
of fifteen feet.
Two years ago the land was several feet
under water and was known Owl Lake.
1t was drained by big ditch and dried up,
leaving a very rich soil a few days ago,
when a prairie fire swept over it, the soil
itself took fire, burning like turf. The fire
eats down to hard clay that will be of
use for farming purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
THEY CALLED 1T A JOKE.
A Indiana Man Charged With Horse
Stealing Becomes a Maniac.

NEW YORK. Dec. pa special from
Muncie. Ind, says: good many horses
have been stolen in the vicinity of York
town recently, causing a great deal of ex-
element As practical joke the friends
Of John Rudy, dry goods clerk, had him
arrested at a church entertainment by a
bogus sheriff, Saturday. The warrant charg-
ed him with horse stealing. and by prear-
rangement crowd gathered and threat
ened to lynch Rudy. He broke away and
ran home. distance of five miles, and Is
now a raving maniac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
The celebrated Physician

From the Medical Record.
We should like &c get hold OF the gentle
man who masquerades as "a celebrated
physician in the public prints. He is q
person quoted by all. yet familiar TO none.
Sometimes he is "a celebrated English ply
sician," and then he has something 20 say
about diet and drink. He is the person who
some years advises the public TO take two
ounces OF alcohol daily, while in other and
drier times he asserts that spirits are poison
Gus In even the slightest amount. He sd-
vises people to take hot milk and cold tea.
to wash the ears with ice water as a pre-
venuve Of colds. to sleep with the head to-
ward the north or south. to wear garters and
liver pads and belts. The Celebrated French
physician, who is no less heard of nova
days than formerly, is more frequently
credited with bon-mot Of some marvellous
surgical or psychological contribution 10
newspaper science. The celebrated Ger
ne an physician utters some last word about
ene nature OF disease or advises daily ba tbs.
lately celebrated physicians" have been
ladies. We quote the following:
"A celebrated physician on being asked
wnat Is the exercise most conducive T.
pnysical beauty In womenr replied w.
Tennis he declared to be too violent and
too much OF IL is likely 70 lengthen the
arms and make the height OF the shoulders
Cycling renders women awkward in
their walk. They gradually come TO move
with n plunging kind OF motion, the re-
verse of graceful, and frequently cultivate
weakness OF hack. which makes them hold
themselves badly.
Riding is one-sided and women who
have habitually ridden for years usually
have one hip higher than the other.
"Croquet really does not give exercise.
and after a survey Of all the ways he knew
in which women take physical exercise he
considered none so conducive 20 health and
beauty Of form as walking"
To this we say. In the name of the proph-
et-fudgei The above anonymous celebrity
utters an opinion which Is dogma tic de-
structive and audacious. IL is read and
quoted over the country. Thousands OF peo-
pie perhaps believe II; mothers begin 70
worry stop their daughters from their
sports ard set them 20 the tnane task OF
pure and ohjectless pedeetrianisrn. And.
after ALL "the celebrated physician" may
have been only the reporter on q daily
paper with n fad 90 propagate.
As a matter of fact no expert In physical
training or physician Of practical expe-
rience would agree for a moment with the
celebrated gentleman quoted above They
would say that the physical training OF
every girl is a problem by ITSELF that prop
erly applied calisthenics with baths could
do most for physical development. and that
outdoor exercise should include something
calling for the development OF the chest
a thing walking does not accomplish.