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New Photographic Light.
From the Century.


In the field of lighting by phosphorescenco
we reach hitherto untrodden ground. Phos-
phorescent light has been associated with
the idea of cold light" or the property of
becoming luminous with the omission of
the intermediate step of combustion, as
commonly understood. AS a physical ac-
ton, we know it in the light of the FREELY,
which Prof. S. p. Langley rates at an eff
ficfency of 100 per cent, all its radationS
living within the limits of the visible spec
trum. By means of the Teslaic currents
phosphorescent light strong enough even
to photograph by has been obtained; and
the picture, representing the inventor him.
self, Is the first portrait or photograph Of
any kind ever taken by phosphorescent
light. A bulb whose light-giving member
Is coated with sulphide of zinc treated in
a special way was rendered phosphorescent
by means of current obtained from a high
frequency transformer coil. The current
used was alternated or oscillated about
10000 times per second. The exposure was
about eight minutes.
The picture, that of Mr.. Clemens Mark
Twain), was taken few weeks later
early in 1S94-with the aid of the same
bulb, and with an exposure Of about ten
minutes. In order to test more closely the
bulbs subject 10 high-frequency currents
were photographed, or, If we may coin a
new word. "phosphographed," with some
what longer exposure. One bright pair il
Illustrated utilize sulphide of zinc in some
form fer luminosity. The third bulb, seen
family to the left of them. has a coating
of sulpkide of calcium. Although, judged
by the eye, 1t glowed with a brightness
fully equal to that of the other two, the
actinic value was evidently much less 1t
is. perhaps. needless to say that these
demonstrations invite to an endless variety
of experiments, in which investors will
find host of novel phenomena awaiting
them as to phospnorescence and fiuores-
cence produced with electrical currents.
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extent responsible for the lives of num-
Der of the citizens of the United States.
Bad judgment and mistakes are liable to
bring the United States into trouble
never before. and it is interesting to look at
the men who now represent us in these
countries at this critical time. One of the
most important positions is that held by
Col. Charles DENLY the United States min
lister to Peking. He has held his office for
the past ten years. and he has proven him
self to be an able man and a successful
diplomat He comes from Evansville. Ind,
and he was appointed largely through the
influence OF the late Senator Joe Mcdonald.
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The duties on exports and imports are col
lected by foreigners under an inspector
general, the famous Sir Robert Hart. There
are about 5000 men in the customs. and
these are scattered all over China. They
receive good salaries. but they are entirely
Subject to Sir Robert Hart, and they are
government clerks were before our civil
service rules were inaugurated. They tell
a story in Picking in Illustration Of the ar
bitrary way in which Sir Robert Hart
makes his changes. They say he has
great board fastened against the walls of
his hall, in which there are pegs. each OF
which bears the name Of an official. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06
At Election Time.

From the Chicago Record
why have you been evading me?" in
quired the city official, angrily, of a man
whom he met in the street.
"Evading your replied the other man,
warmly. why, confound it, I've been call
irg at your office every day this week"
That's just it. What were you looking
for me in my Office for?"
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SHIPMENTS OF ORANGES.
The Total California Output for the
Present Season Exceeds 1850 Carloads

The Total California Output for the
Present Season Exceeds :.750 Carloads
The managers of the Riverside. California,
Fruit Exchange h&ye just issued a report
which is very encouraging to orange grow
ers 1t says that up to date the exchange
has paid over during the present season to
the twelve associations in Riverside which
compose it the SUM of s1la,0D and the eX-
change now has fruit valued at $4,000 en-
route to eastern points. making total OF
soeo ono worth of fruit thus far sent for
ward. The report adds:
THE shipments Of oranges from south
crn California this season up to date have
been very much heavier than any previous
year. the total up to yesterday exceeding
> 10 cars. This would indicate that
anges have been moving very rapidly from
other points, as the above number of car
loads would probably cover about 90 per
cent of the entire crop in southern Califor-
MIA"
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river. His daughter married not long ago
one of the rich business men of Canton.
and his family seem to like their life in
China. Mr.. Seymour must be now about
sixty years of age. But he is in perfect
mental and physical health. and he has a
friend in every man who has ever visited
Canton.
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and Japan has rad
ically changed the
position of our diplo-
mats in the far east.
7 h Q legations in
China. Japan and Co.
rea are now among
the most important
in the service of the
United States. and
every American con-
sui on the Asiatic
shores of the Pacific
nraan 10 fn n norf oir,
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FOR SICK HEADACHE, ETC.
ISG HNrAfard.a Acid IshASnhnfR.

DR.. WM. 2. CONWAY, Blacksburg, Va. says:
Il have used it in my practice for sick headache.
dyspepsia, Dadgestion innutrition Of the brain and
nervous system, and find 1t gives decided benefit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06

and fifty years of age. He is an
American VINO has lived in China for
eighteen or twenty years, and who speaks
Chinese fucntly. He las been connected
with the legation at Picking for years, and
puch of his Chinese he learned in Picking.
He found that the only way to learn the
language was by living among the PEOPLE,
and while he was studying it he shaved his
head and wore a Chinese pgtail dressing
In Chinese clothes. He kept this up until
he mastered the mandarin and common
dialects. and he is now an Indispensable
part of the legation. He is a dark faced,
black mustached, very intelligent young
man, and lie has house near that of the
minister in which he keeps bachelors hall
His OMcinl Hat Rack.
Quite number of Americans are con-
nected with the imperial customs of China.
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Diplomatic Ixnornmuses.

Speaking of Tien-Tsn reminds me of
some stories l have heard concerning the
diplomatic Doors We have sent to the far
east. Not long ago there was a consul to
Tien-Tsin who came from Kentucky, who
was an inveterate user of tobacco and who
am told could. at his own home in Ken
lucky. stand on one side of the road and,
by slightly stopping and bending his head
backward, send q yellow stream of tobacco
juice across the way and make it go right
through the hole in the hitching post on
the opposite pavement. This gentleman
an inveterate splitter. and he carried
the ha bit with him to China. One evening
he happened to he at a function given by
one of the foreign Consuls. and usual he
had a small quid in his mouth. He was
talking to one of the ladies when an ire
sistible desire came upon him to get rid of
his saliva. The lady was standing in front
of the CRATE. He touched her on the apOl-
ogy of a sleeve which she wore with her
low-necked dress and gently pulled her to
one side.
Excuse me, madam. will you please
move a little while I spit?"
OF course the lady moved. and that quick
ly. and the loud sizzling of the boiling juice
announced the fact to the assembled
throng that the American consul had spat.
/ do not mention this consurs name
Suffice it to say that he held the position
only a very short time ago, and that Uncle
Sam paid him $500 year for doing so.
SLOW is Your Grandma:
Another consul story is concerning one
of our able officials who had a position at
Ningpo or Annoy. am not sure which. 1t
was during the time that the two young
sons of the Prince Of Wales went around
the world. The English consul gave them
a dinner. to which this American consul
was invited. When he was introduced to
the young princes he effusively exclaimed:
'Well. boys. am real glad to see you. I
have always been interested in your coun-
try. and in your grandma. Victory. Say,
BOYS. how is your grandma. anyhow
The young men said their grandma was
well and thanked him for his interest Up
on leaving the consul again expressed his
delight at meeting them, and told them
that when they next wrote to England
they must be sure to send his regards to
their grandma.
Ii Hung Chang and His Troops.
An American general-I am not sure,
but I think 1t was Chinkiang Jones'
so called from the name of the city In
which he now lives as consul In China
relates an incident Of an inspection of II
Hung Changes troops. Ii was very proud OF
his troops before this war began. They were
armed with modern rifles. They had been
drilled by foreigners. and the Chinese
mobiles Of Tien-Tsin thought they were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-29
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
Patriotic Lecture by Archbishop Ire
land at Boston.

BOSTON, Mass, April 28-Archbishop
Ireland lectured in the Boston Theater to-
night for the benefit of the Working Boys
Home. His subject was american Citizen
ship" In part he said American citizen
ship is American manhood the manhood of
all born adopted into the American
ton The creation of the republic of Amer
lea was the boIdest political act recorded
1 in history. But am afraid that patriotism
with some who profess to be the stanchest
Americans is in practice made subservient
to business claims or to false sentiment
of self-respect. Among the misfortuneS of
Gus and primary. BY .hese a few men are
able to impose on TIE whole party their
own candidates. wire pullers and slate
makers take the place of the people The
liquor power must be totally elm
mated from politics If we re-
racy and desire their permanence. The
aims of the saloon are selfish; it's methods
are Shiny and criminal The work of the
patriot is to elevate among the whole peo-
pie the standard of citizenship that none
shall permit maligI agencies to influence
them in the exercise of their franchise.
immigration must he restricted so as to ex-
immigrants in any State of the Union be
prematurely authorized to vote. A due
spect for American citizenship guards
against a reckless extension of it to men
coming to us from other lands. No other
encouragement must be given to social
political organizations or methods which
perpetuate in this country foreign ideas or
customs. An Irish-American, a German
American or French-American vote is an
intolerable anomaly
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JUMPED FROM A TRAIN.
Suicide of Julia McCabe by Leaping
from b. & o. Express.

TIFFIN, o., April 2S.-Julia McCabe a
passenger on the eastbound Baltimore &
Ohio express due here at o'clock this
afternoon. committed suicide by jumping
from the train and striking on her head
The affair occurred two miles west of this
city, but the woman was not missed until
the train had reached Chicago Junction.
The conductor had noticed the peculiar ac-
tions of the passenger, and, supposing that
something had happened to her, telegraphed
here to ascertain If anything had occurred
The body was picked up by a freight train
which followed the express and brought
here. In the womans pocket there was
something over $lO0 and a note written on
blank check. In the note she requested
that part of the money be used in payment
for twenty masses to be said for the re-
pose of her soul and the remainder sent to
God her witness, she not guilty
of the crime shei had committed" Her
baggage was checked to Wheeling, w. Va,
and it is supposed she was bound for that
place. The only information as to where
she came from was a letter dated Helena,
Mont, and addressed TO Mrs. Robert Col
bern, White Sulphur Springs, Mont, in
which the writer complains of i'll health
The dead woman is about thirty years of
age and unmarried. She has dark brown
hair, and about five feet five inches in
height and rather stout. A description of
the body has been sent to Clement Nc
Cabe, of Wheeling, w. Va, who asked for
information about the suicide.
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$4,000, 900 TO BE DIVIDED.
Place and Date of Ansel Whites
Death at Last Discovered.

PORT ANGELES, Wash, April 2S.-Ansel
White. the man referred to in a dispatch
of April % as being heir to an estate in
New York valued at $40o0,000, has been
traced to this county, where he died in
May, 1888, on his ranch, located between
this city and Dungeness. AS was stated
in the San Francisco papers, 1t was sup
posed that Ansel White had come to his
death many years ago by drowning in San
Francisco bay During the past two years
w. Pierpont White, son Of Ansel Whites $
nephew, has been searching for the lost
heir or for conclusive evidence of his death.
He was traced from his home in Utica, n.
V, to Missouri, and from thence to Cali
fornia, where all trace of him was lost
The nephew then advertised In the san
FRANCISCO papers anS IRON ,ssd sne descr'P 2,
AnseI White a rancher of Dungeness.
whose place was next TO that owned by
the information to Mr.. White at San Fran
cisco and that gentleman came to Port
Angeles for the purpose of meeting County
years was a neighbr of Ansel White. The
identity of the dead man was fully es-
tabiished during the conversation between N,,ea
many circumstances which White had
spoken of as having occurred during his
.having been a. schoolmate of Ex-Governor
SEYMOUR of New York Pierpont White
was so confident that he had at last sue
ceeded in tracing the missing heir to his
grave that he left at once for New York
and stated before leaving that two at
torneys would be sent from New York to
this city whose mission would be to Sc
cure legal and conclusive data in oroer
that the will might again be probated and
heirs who have been waiting fifteen years
for the information now obtained. Ansel
White had lived s for ct twenty d far time Gn of
his death was seyenty-six years OF age.
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BY FEMALE WHITECAPS.
Florida Merchant MercilessIy FIog-
ged for Beating His Wife.

PORT TAMPA, Fla, April 28.-Edward
Tucker, merchant of this place, was taken
from his home last night and numerically
whipped by female Whitecaps. Tucker had
been in the habit of going home drunk
and abusing his wife. Some time ago he was
warned that he must treat his wife better
he would be severely dealt with. Last
night Tucker went home drunk and soon
afterward a number of men entered Tuck-
er's residence and dragged him to the OUT
skirts of the town where number of ladies'
wearing white caps were waiting. Tucker
was striped to the waist and lashed to a
tree. Then the ladies, each of whom was
armed with a rawhide, began to whip him.
fuckers screams were heard a mile. When
the women finished, the mans back looked
like it had been knouted. The skin had been
cut in dozens of places and blood was
streaming from the cuts. Tucker promised
never to abuse his wife again. 1t is said
several of the most prominent ladies of the
place were engaged in the affair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-29
DE CAMPOS WORRIED
PROVISIONS INTENDED FOR sOI,-
DIERs CAPTURED BY REBELS.
Exodus of Cubans from Havana-The
Landing of Maceo and Subsequent
ROut of His Followers.

TAMPA, Fla, April 2s-The passengers
by the Plant steamer Olivette tonight all
comment on the arrival of General Mar
tinez Campos in Havana, late Friday night.
He will remain there but few days, when
he will return to Santiago, where he is
mere in demand. From good sources it
comes that Camposs is worried over the
news from Bayamo, stating that there is
urgent need of food there. Food has been
sent to Bayamo overland, but has been
seized by insurgents. Other supplies were
then sent up the Canto river and these,
too, were captured by insurgents. 1t will
require heavy guard to escort provisions
as the insurgents would make attacks at
every turn from ambuscade. In Bayamo
rice is reported to be 25 cents a pound and
rising. The scarcity of provisions is dis
couraging the Spanish troops.
Further reports are that the government
will act on the defensive until fall. The
cities will be fortified and the troops re-
main In them during the summer except
perhaps, for occasional skrmshing
party. The plan is to thus avoid inroads
by yellow fever. which exposure would en-
tail. About 250 Cubans came from Havana
tonight. The exodus is presumably caused
by the uncertain conditions now prevail
ing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-29
ACTION OF THEOSOPHISTS.
The American Section Divorces Itself
from the Old World Society.

BOSTON, April 2S.-The convention of the
American Section of the Theosophical So
ciety, which was in session all day to-day
at the New England headquarters, declared
in favor of the complete autonomy of the
section of this country and Canada, and
hereafter all branches of the society in
America will be under one governing board.
William j. Judge, of New York, was elected
president for life, he being the oldest liv-
ing member. DR.. j. ID. Buck of Cincinnati,
presided After reports of the president
and secretary had been read and other rou-
tine business cleared from the order sheet,
the convention discussed the strained rela-
tions between theosophists in Europe, Asia
and America.
The Judge Besant episode, which started
in London in 1891, by remarks of Mrs. Be-
SAINT was incidentally touched upon. The
charges against Judge were not sustained.
and the convention voted to declare. itself
a separate body. The convention will con-
tinue tomorrow when a new constitution
will be framed and other pending business
cleared up.
horticultural Hall. DR.. Buck presided and
delivered a lengthy address on THE Mind
as the Theater of Human Evolution"
Other speakers were DIR. Archibald keight-
lin London; DIR. Allen Grif1ths. San Fran
cisco; President-elect Judge, Mrs. A. G..
Cleather. London, and Claude f. Wright,
New York.
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NO QUARTER WAS GIVEN.
200 Spanish Soldiers Cut to Pieces by
VnrurrQCftOnfSfa

Insurrectionists.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 2S-Advces re-
ceived here tonight by steamer from Cuba
state that near Guantanamo, on the 10th
fnst there was fierce battle between
two hundred Spanish troops and the in
surgents. The Spanish troops were greatly
outnumbered and they were literally cut
to pieces. Only four or five of them es-
capped TO tell the tale 1t is said that the
insurgents gave no quarter. Orders had
been given to take no prisoners and the
insurgents butchered the two hundred
Spanish soldiers with their machetes.
Near Ramon De Las Jaquas, day or
two later. there was another engagement
In which. it is said, the Spanish were rough
ly handled. Major Tejerizo. who command
ed the Spanish troops. and several other
officers were wounded and Captain Miranda
killed.
There are ten bands of insurgents in the
province of Puerto Principe. Several expe-
ditions friendly to the insurgents have
landed on the island
The Spanish government is maxiag more
rigid the censorship of the press and the
telegraph. The Spanish paper, La Discus
sion, was fined a few days ago $1,000 for
publishing the news of the landing of
Gomez and Marti.
Marcos Garcia, leader in the last revolu-
tion, now Mayor of Santo Spiritu, has ten
dered his resignation to join the insurgents.
1t is said Flor Cro.nbet, the Cuban
general was not killed in battle. as report
ed, but was assassinated by Spanish troops.
Spanish Lieutenant Gallego was shot at
Santiago by order of General Campos few
days ago for allowing himself to be sur
prised by insurgents
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to be at the head of a large force of in
surgents near Santiago. 1t is thought in
Havana that a decisive battle will be fought
soon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-29
A COMPOSITE DOLLAR.
An Editors Novel Solution of the
Currency Question.

DETROIT, Mich, April 2S.--The Tribune
Rep) will tomorrow publish an editorial
leader which will declare in favor of the
solution of the present money questions
by the creation of new dollar, to be
composed of proportionate parts of gold
and silver. The article quotes the decla-
rations of the Republican national platforms
of 1888 and 1892, in favor of bimetalism and
points out the dangers OF a practical silver
monon etallism through the throwing open
of the mints to unlimited coinage. 1t calls
attertion to the difficulties and delays which
would attend the negotiation Of an inter-
national compact and questions the sue
cessful maintenance of parity of gold and
silver by that means in any event. 1t calls
upon the party to fulfill it's platform pledges
by formulating, without delay, practicable
scheme for bimetallism especially in view OF
the threatened dislntegration of parties and
the drawing of new party lines, with gold
monometallism on one side and silver mo-
nometallism on the other.
Continuing, the Tribune advocates the
composite dollar as measure easiest to
effect and with the least disturbance TO
aK pan sonase
repealed and that there be enacted law
creating new American dollar. which
would be the sole standard coin of the
Nation the dollar to be composed of 206A
grains OF standard silver and IL 9-l0 grains
of standard gold fused together and struck
into a handsome coin about the size OF the
present half dollar. The coin would be
absolute stable value for, in case of dis
parity at any time in the commercial values
of gold and silver, what was lost by the
deprecition of one metal would be made
up by the exactly corresponding appre-
citation of the other" AS to the question
whether the proposed dollar would be
available for export the Tribune replies:
1T would not be necessary TO export the
coin while uncoined gold could be pro-
cured, which would be just as available
If at any time it became necessary to
separate the gold from the silver, it could
be done at the United States mint at a
cost of less than per cent. This very cost
would be a protection against the expor-
tation of coin while uncoined bullion was
ohtairable.''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-29
MACEO WAS MIsLED.
He Was Deceived as to the Number of
CubanH In Revolt.


Correspondence of the Associated Press
GIBERA, Cuba, April 10.-Your corre-
spondent has just arrived from the little
town of Baracoa. which awoke on April l
to find that it had gained prominence by
the landing of Maceo and his party. The
town has again subsided into its usual
tranquility, excepting that $50 government
soldiers arrived from Guantanamo on April
and these were followed few days later
by two hundred more who came overland
from Santiago. The town, heretofore
without scarcely any soldiers, now presents
quite a military appearance and is strict
~ under martial law, but there has been
no conflict of any kind within it's limits
The soldiers are guarding the different
Notifications and entrances to the town
both day and night. Besides the regulars
there is a volunteer force of three hum
dred men that patrol the streets at night
and hence effort on the part of the
insurgents to enter or capture the town
would be almost lnpossbiiity unless
perhaps, they were in very large numbers
but as far as this immediate vicinity is
concerned the insurgents are Very few.
The party that landed on the list inst
has doubtless found 1T somewhat unpleasant
around here and has evidently sought more
congenal quarters The colonel command
Ing the forces secured the country for miles
around Baracca. but failed to detect any