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The evening times., 1897-04-19
THE GUEST OF PRINCE GEORGE
An merican Artist Kindly Assisted
nv the Crock Kings son.

Dy the Ofeek hlHS+c son.
When Prince George of Greece was in
the United States to attend the Worlds
Fair his presence was hardly noticed, and
he was not compelled to run the gauntlet
of Chicago interviewers. So it came that
perhaps the princes first experience with
the American method of acquiring knOwl-
edge for dissemination was afforded by
an American artist who attended the
Olympic games to illustrate an article for
a New York magazine.
On the day of the swimming contests
the artist was unable to find the boat
which lie, together with party of friends.
had chartered for the occasion. The races
took place in the harhor, about three
miles from the city, and the artist, armed
with camera and sketching tools, wandered
about on the crowded shores until he
bargained successfully with two men for
q boat After padding about for time
without seeing much chance of viewing
the races he made up his mind to board
Que OF the larger vessels, with which the
water was crowded.
He chose for his practical designs one Of
the largest and best appearing of all the
gayly-decked craft and made his wishes
not understand one word of Greek, there
was no misunderstanding the fact that
they forcibly demonstrated, and the more
he commanded the more emphatic became
their expOstuIations. He finally Oyerruled
their objections aud induced them to row
within calling distance of the big vessel.
The artist hailed a man on deckin French,
telling him who he was and what he want
ed. The stranger answered in very good
English and afteriuviting he artist aboard
he brought chair and arranged place
from which a good view of the start and
finish could be had Then he excused him
self.
The American was very busy for a while,
but it gradually occurred to him that the
boat he was on was receiving a great deal
OF attention After it began to move every
other vessel saluted When the races were
finished and his host returned to the deck,
the artist learned that he had been received
by Prince George OF Greece He suffered
a little CONSERVATION at the beginning,
but the prince did not appear to notice it,
and chatted cordially while he showed his
guest about the vessel, finally posing before
the camera The artist was set ashore at
his own request after little trip about
the bay, in the course of which the missing
boat wasencountered, and he had the pleas
ure of nodding to his friends from the deck
of the royal yacht.
At one of the fetes following the games,
at which there were many Americans
and, by the way, it was distinctly worth
while being an American during the week
OF the games-one of the young Americans
repa rtied the prince with some boyish
awe, and gravely saIuted as he saw the
Greeks salute. The prince told him,
tactfully, that he need not salute thus.
because you are an American. New
York sun.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
Growth Under Freedom.

In the course of the proceedings COM
memoratiye of Emancipation Day, our
colored fellow citizens met in Lincoln
Park, and listened to appropriate ad
dresses, delivered by prominent men of
their race. Mr.. Chase, the orator o. the
day, took advantage of the occasion to
make some extremely sensible remarks.
Among other things, he is reported as
saying: "Our freedom is made n raockery
of by street parades They show up the
disgraceful side of the negro; he is pre-
sented as he was, and not AS he is, in
some instances. The speaker then urged
that far better feature of such cele-
brations would be an inspection 10y the
President OF the work of the children in
colored public schools. He Thought, and
the colored people of the country most
need will he found in their securing public
recognition and appreciation of the rapid
advancement of the race, educaUionally,
materially, and in all the elements OF
worthy citizenship
This, indeed, is better than street pa
rades; but, as to the latter, the orator
seems to have taken the matter rather more
to heart than he need Paratles of any
kind, ,otherthanthose ofTegulaTly organized
military bodies, properly uniformed, equip
ped, and disciplined, are apt TO be ac-
companied with appearances and Incl
dents more or less ludicrous; but We do not
know that this applies TO parades such as
the one on Emancipation Day. any more
severely than to more pretentious pro-
cessions, on Presidential inaugurati on
davs. for instance. On one such occasion
we remember to have seen large body Of
alleged business men from n Western city,
supposed to be exponents of its hest social
and mercantile life, solemnly marching
along and twirling outspread umbrellas
OF gorgeous red and white stripes. If
there was anything laughable in he colored
parade, at least there was nothing as
idiotlc as that
The evening times., 1897-04-19
A WOMAN BREAKS JAIL.
Her Letter of Excuse to the Sheriff
and Prosecutor.

Malone, N. Y, April 19.-Miss Louisa
Weiss, a young German, who came to Ma
lone with DR.. Edwin T. Osbaldeston about
two years ago as an assistant in his mas
sage treatment, and who, with the doctor,
was arrested in Montreal last fall and ex-
tradited, charged with having stolen goods
from Fay Brothers, of this place, escaped
from the Malone jail Saturday morning
and took the early train for Canada.
She had been in the habit Of assisting
in the house work at the jail. OF late, no W.
ever, she did not leave her cell as early as
usual, because extra help had been OBJ
tanned, and when she was missed she had
evidently been gone for hours She left a
letter for the sheriff and another for the
district attorney, which is appended
ITO Mr. F. G. Paddock
''Sir: To be in this suspense is too
awful for me to stand any longer, and L
think that l have already suffered more
than my case demands, as l am dying by
inches in here. l beg your forgiveness, and
please do not chase me as you would a wild
deer. 1 am mad for want of being again
with mother. Goodbye, and God bless
you LOUISA.
When the couple were arraigned, about
two or three months ago, the doctor " AS
admitted to bail in the sum of 500, and
soon after disappeared, and the amount
was collected from the bondsmen early
this week.
The evening times., 1897-04-19

destruction by the customs authorities of
civilized nations, whether taken on land
or sea. Messrs Jordan and Clark do not
appear TO feel sanguine that other powers
would accept such proposition with
much enthusiasm, as we ourselves are
notorious and fragrant offenders in the mat
ter, and our Government does not pretend
to interfere. Indeed, under the terms of
the Paris award, it does not possess the
right to. They write: To-day off San
Francisco our vessels are destroying fe-
male fur seals worth to us under pro-
lection $40 each for breeding purposes, in
order to get their skins, which are worth
in the London market about 50 each.'
The situation does not look encouraging
TO the hope that anything now could be
done to save the Pribilof herd. Our eX-
cellent and loving cousins, the British,
dug an arbitration pit for us, known
to fame as the Dering Sea treaty. They
accordingly met us in Paris and pushed
us into it. There we are. Oh, kindly
Lioni Oh, holy Arbitrationl
The evening times., 1897-04-19
The Frontier Rnttles.

After analyzing the mass OF Greek and
Turkish dispatches concerning the light
ing in Thessaly on Saturday and Easter
Sunday, at this writing il is impossible to
see which side gained the advantage,
although the probabilities are in favor of
the Greeks, since they occupied strong,
fortified mountain position and would be
likely TO defend them to the last. If the
Turks were able to take Tyrnavos, and
the line OF works OF which IL forms the
center, the fall of Larissa would appear
certain to follow, and that would land
Edhem Pasha i'm the heart of TheSsaly and
put that side of the Greek territory prac-
tioally at his mercy. The outcome of the
defense Of Larissa, therefore, is apt TO
decide the question whether King George
has any chance to hold his own against
the Sultan. or whether hostilities are
speedily 10 result in Turkish occupation of
Thessaly.
On the western frontier the Greeks evi-
dently Eau tne DeSt OF IL, dccoIOlue 10 fdSO
nights news. The bombardment of the
Turkish fortifications at Preyessa, at the
mouth OF the Gulf OF Arta, already had re-
suited In sllencing and nearly demolishing
these works. The Grecian navy doubtless
can hold the gulf against anything Turkey
can send against it, and that would main
tain KING Georges control of the line OF
communication and military supply base
for operations in Epirus, where the Greeks
outnunber the Turks, and where a general
rising OF the population is hourly expected
The presence and cooperation of both
German and Russian Officers with the
Turkish troops in the attack on MiloIna
Pass tends to corroborate the view taken
by The Times this morning, that the kai-
sers course in instigating the outbreak Of
hostilities y as oniy consistent with a Sc
cret understanding with the Gar.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
The Fur Seal Commission.

A rather interesting report is abroad to
Ee effect that the Senate Committee on
Finance has practically refused TO recon-
mend an appropriation of $25, 900 asked
for by Secretary Sherman to cover the ex-
penses OF the fur seal commission, to which
Messrs. Foster and Hamlin recently were
appointed While the basis OF this atti-
tude on the part OF the committee has not
been given to the public, it is reasonably
well known that members Of the body W no
have devoted study TO the Bering Sea
question, are of the opinion that the COM
mission would be powerless TO accomplish
any good in the premises, and for very
clear and sufficient reasons.
Among those are the fact, very strongly
brought out in a paper published in the
Forum for April, written by Mr. David
Starr jordan, chief OF the BeTing Sea Com
mission of S96, and Mr.. g. A Clark, W no
was its secretary, that the regulations for
the protection and preservation of the
zeal herd, enacted by the Paris tribunal,
''have slgnaIly faiIed,'' because they were
formulated without reference 10 the habits
and seasonable migrations of the animal
concerned These regulations restrict the
killing Of the seals on and in the neighbor-
hood of the Pribilof Islands, but do not
Restrain their destructive pursuit in the
open sea This is called ''pelagic' seal
ing. In its prosecution there is indis-
criminate slaughter OF males and females.
and the consequence is that our seal herd
on the PriblIof Islandsis disappearing, and
soon will be no more.
The experts who present the case in the
Forum urge the view that no effective
method of stopping the determination can
be thought of, short of an international
agreement. whereby the contr acting parties
will undertake TO make the skins of female
seals contraband at all times and In all
places, and provide for their seizure and
The evening times., 1897-04-19
CHICAGVS PARK SCHEME.
Something to Eclipse the Beauty
of the Worlds Fair.


Chicago, April 10. Chicago millionaires
want new park on the lake front, and the
estimated cost is $10,0O0,OO0. 1t is to
eclipse the beauty of the Columbian Expo
sitlon. In order that the people light un-
derstand the scope of the enterprise sew
eral millionaires and 100 prominent busi-
ness men gave banquet Friday night at
the Auditorium, to which the horn y-handed
representatives of labor organizations were
in nvted.
The strange spectacle of the iron rnolder
and the board of trade men, the bricklayer
and the importer, the machinst and the
capitalist breaking bread together in the
dazzling dining room of a million dollar
structure was presented. The workingmen
were told what a great benefit magnifi-
cent park on the lake front would be to
their city.
The process of filling In the lake and
snatching 500 acres from the water is
now In progress. ID. II. Burnham, who de-
signed the Worlds Fair, submitted plans
and estimates. The design for the park con-
sists of three parts-the downtown park,
its connections with the West and North
sides and the south shore Improvement
The first includes the park between
Michigan avenue and the Illinois Central
right Of way, and from Randolph street
to Park row. The treatment of this por-
tion not to be formal, the adornments to
consist of buildings of a public nature,
artistic viaducts, monuments, chief of
which will be the Logan statue and foun-
tains In the outer strip should be placed
Field Columbia Museum, the Crerar Library,
headquarters for the First Brigade of the
national guard, the parade ground and ap-
prOpnate statues and fountains.
TheconnectioDs with the north shore park
system, Mr.. Burnham suggests, should
take the form OF tunnel OF marble. The
West Park connections would be by means
OF Jackson Boulevard, now in course Of
construction. Nr. Burnham recommends
for the connections with the south parks
a lake shore drive, seven miles long, to
the lower end OF jackson park. This drive
way should be protected by a sea wall with
supporting seats OF cement. Between this
drive and the boulevard proper MT. Burn
nam suggests equestrian and bicycle paths
and walks. For the lagoon, which should
run parallel to these, he recommends elab-
crate treatment, which should render it
the most beautiful artificial waterway in
the world.
The financial scheme is $4,000 900
issue Of bonds to be authorized by the legis-
lature and city. The laborng men were
told how it would help labor in giving en-
pioyment TO thousands, but the promoters
had to confess that labor would be called
upon to foot the bill.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
MET IN MIDOCEAN.
Shipw rocked Mariner Taken Aboard
His UDcle'S Shin.

Philadelphia, April 19.-The story uf a
romantic meeting in midocean, between
an uncle and his nephew whom he had not
seen for years, was told by Capt. Coom5s,
Of the American bark Essex, which arrived
in this port Saturday, with the captain and
Santa Fe, an Argentine Republic port about
500 miles up the Rio tie la Platt.
The Acronaut was lumber laden, and
shortly after leaving he mouth OF the river
encountered storm during which she was
dismasted. The helpless vessel shortly aft
erward, owing TO the beating OF The heavy
seas and the strain TO which She was rub
Iected through inability to keep her head
to the huge waves, sprung d leak. 1t was
not long before she became wateTlogged
While in this condition the ship Annie
Burriil, from Buenos Ayres to New Orleans,
fell in with the helpless hulk and took off
her crew. A few days later the Essex was
met, and the Aeronaut people were trans
ferrd to her. When he stepped on the deck
of the Essex Capt. Henry Fancy, OF the
Aeronaut, thought he recognized her skip
per. A closer look convinced him that he
was not at fault, and stepping forward,
he said: How are you, uncle?'
Capt Coombs was very much surprised
as he had no recollection of ever having
seen :hc speaker. He asked his name, aud
when told that the man when he was to
bring into port was Henry Fancy, his sis
ter's son, he was overioyed- He had not
seen Capt. Fancy since the latter was a
very small boy.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
HYATTSvILLE's MASONIC FAIR.
Col. Z. II. Hay VIII Make the Open
ing Address Tonight.

ing Address Tonight,
Mount Hermon Lodge, No. 179, A. F and
A NJ, will open it's fair this evening in
Masonic Temple at Hyattsville, Md. Ex-
tensiye preparations have been made,
handsome booths erected and The fratern-
ity have every reason to believe that it
will be the most successful one ever held
by them. Col E. B. Hay, of Washington
will make the opening address, which
alone will be worth a trip out to hear
Music will be furnished by the Carroll In
stitute Orchestra.
A large attendance from Washington and
vicinity is expected. A visit is promised
from Orient Commandery, Knights Temp
lar, the Order of the Eastern Star, Naval
Lodge, accompanied by band, and other
Masonic bodies, whose presence willgreatly
add to the interest of the occasion. The
following Is a list Of booths and of the
ladies in attendance upon them:
Candy booth, octagonal, pink and white
Mrs. Gore, Mrs. w. W. Van Loan, the
Misses Schoepf, Mrs Lewis F. Holden,
Mrs. John G. Holden and Mrs. w 1. Smith.
Flower booth, octagonal, green and
white-Mrs. John E. Latimer, Miss Mary
Dorsey, Miss A. L. Fuller, Misses Nellie
and Lottie Fenwick.
Keystone Chapter booth, red, with white
trimmings-Mrs. M F. Hobbs, Mrs DR.. s.
C. Cox, Mrs. Blanche Noel, Miss Beatrice
Cox, Miss Laura Lewis, Miss Noel, Miss
Stormont and Miss Mamie Shettle.
ST. Elmo Commandery booth, black and
white-Mrs. H. B. Major, Mrs E. F. Glib
NJ
Mrs. W. Cook, Mrs. Arthur Carr, Miss Lii
lie Acker, Miss Ruby Suit and Miss Louise
Campbell.
Fancy booth, red and blue-Mrs. DIR.
Alonzo M. Buck, Mrs. ]. r. Colette, Miss
Corinne Mcfarland, Miss Leila Aman, and
Miss Annie Collette.
Cake booth, pink and white-The Misses
Tise, the Misses Bowen, Miss Elizabeth
Cartwright and Miss Eliza Buckhages.
Cigar booth, black and pink Miss Letitia
Cole.
Lemonade booth, green and white Miss
Carrie Acker and Mrs. Howard Frits.
Postoffice Miss Julia and Miss Lizzie
Kearney.
Maryland booth, black and yellow-Mes-
DANES Joseph R. Owens, Charles H. Welsh,
L. H. Campbell, 81. G. Dobbs, A. D. Bailey
and Porter and Miss Gordon.
Ice cream tables Mrs. J. C. Robinson,
Mrs. F. A. Holden, Miss Eva Moran, Miss
Edith Gallant, Miss Mary Carr, Miss Maggie
Carr and Miss Ida Drury.
Fish pond Miss Annie Long, Miss Mamie
Hobbs, Miss Agnes Ladson, Miss Olive Post
lev and Miss Blanche Wilson.
Supper tables Mesdames George n. Lam
hardt, j. F Smith, j. V. Johnson, j. c.
Ellis and Evarts aud the Misses johnson.
Paddle stand-J. c. Robinson, George NJ
Markwood, E. A. NJ. Lawson and Charles
Weeks.
Rafting and voting-S. w. E. Love and
George ID. Fischer.
The evening times., 1897-04-19

Expert and honest investigation of the
civil service merit system, In respect of its
practical workings and alleged recent
abuses, will do no harm The system is too
strong to be successfully assailed from an y
quarter, andits friends andlegitimate bene-
ficiaTies need not take alarm because the
Senate Committee ON the Civil Service is TO
loci into the matter.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
Col. Farrow,s Appointment.

Col. Henry P Farrow, one OF the staunoh-
est and most deserving OF Georgia Repub-
licans, is to have the important post OF
Auditor of the Treasury for the Navy De-
partnent. He deserves well OF the present
Administration, and we are glad to know
that he is to be recognized so notably. 10
is remarkable coincidence tnat tn position
which Col. Fsrrow is to fin is now held by
his brother, Hon. T. stobO FarrOw, OF
South Carolina, who was appointed by
President Cleveland, and wh2 has always
been astaunch Democrat.-AtlantaJo JoVynsl
The evening times., 1897-04-19

Concentration OF Spanish troops pre-
paratory 70 retreat from Cuba continues
denial from Madrid that any troops are
to be Withdrawn. Probably the official
story is for Carlist rather than general
circulation
The evening times., 1897-04-19

immersion. baptizing 126 persons in forty
two minutes. Just how many immersions
were made altogether it is Impossible tc
tell, for long before all the converts had
been put under the water it became neces-
sary to baptize them two at a time, which
led to considerable confusion.
The tremendous crowd which watched
the proceedings was hystericaI, and theiI
shouts could be heard for half mile.
The evening times., 1897-04-19

While Mr.. Mckinley has "a Congress on
his hands," the Secretary of the Navy has
the Cramps. Those interesting patriots
charge him $138, 600 for repairing the
Brooklyn, the department estimate of the
cost having been So 900 or $4,000.
The evening times., 1897-04-19

If the steamer Dauntless attempts to
cross the bar off the mouth Of st. Johns
River, the cutter Boutwell, is ordered to
chase her. 1t is acknowledged, at the
same time, that the blockade runner is
able to leave the revenue boat hull
down" in about an hour
The evening times., 1897-04-19

embargoed tobacco, purchased by the
American trust, he viii have warships
in Havana harbor sure enough. He must
remember that there is money in tobacco,
while the mere butchery Of fifty OF sixty
thousand women and children does not
necessarily excite commentin commercial
nation,
The evening times., 1897-04-19
wealthy PhiIadelphlan's Fatal Fan.

Atlantic City, April 19-washhgtol
Deseville, wealthy Philadelphian, was
instantly killed Saturday night by falling
downstairs at3he residence OF his business
partner, James Cathcart, of this city. Mr..
Deseville was interested in Mexican gold
mines with Cathcart.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
BAPTIZING BY WHOLESALE.
CoIored People of Georgia Getting
Religion Very Fast.

Atlanta, Ca April 19.-The religious
excitement which has possessed the col
ored people of this city for week, reached
it's elimination before daylight yesterday
morning in the wholesale baptism OF con-
yerts. Pastor Carter OF the Friendship Col
ored Baptist Church, who has been thelead-
ing spirit In the mammoth revival just
closed, beat his own record for lightning
The evening times., 1897-04-19

An arbitration treaty TO reconcile the
confidence of Wcyler in the pacification
OF Cuba with the enthusiastic confidence
of Gen. Gomez in its speedy liberation
might be a good idea.
The evening times., 1897-04-19

There are mutterings OF Republican re-
volt against the Speaker Many ma jority
members are getting uneasy about the
political pit which the Democrats have
"digged" for their party.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
Brutality to Buttons.

In New York there is an importer Of
buttons, who also is a Republican and a
gold standard man, and lately was g Nc
Kinley man. Just now he is i'm doubt
as to whether he is anything in the world
but an anti-Dingley man. He explains
his views and grie vance in what the Herald
would call a .'terse and luminous article
published in the Evening Post.
In this he explains the difference in
tariff tax, on an invoice of buttons just
received, from Germany, between the pres
ent rates and what he will have TO pay
if the Dingley bill becomes law. The
analysis is as follows:
Five cases contain metal buttons, / 8 to
PA line. Value marks z, 452 at. % $40
-$5S9. 02.
Total duty
in dollars
Wilson bill, So per cent ad va
DiHrjeY bill. 3-4 cent a line. Der o0 %
gross, and 8 per cent ad va
loren ........................ 1862 43
As observed above, the Wilson tariff
makes these buttons dutiable at 35 per
cent ad valorem: the Dingley tariff would
tax them in the equivalent of 619 per cent
ad valorem. Therefore, as far as metal
buttons may be concerned, we do not
imagine that even Mr. Dingley will assert
that the commerce destroyer, identified
with him by name, is properly described
as a bill to increase revenue.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
Extending Christianity.
(From the Boston JournaD

II TUfH lle bUSlUH JUuTHdII
The French expedition into equatorial
Africa surrounds sleeping native viii
lages at night and kills the entire popula-
ton without quarter at dawn. 1t is an
odd way of extending Christian ciyiliza-
ton.
The evening times., 1897-04-19

1t is announced that the House Democrats
do not feel the need of further caucus,
as the proceedings In Congress on Satur-
day appear to have been sufficiently con-
v:ncing, definite and final.
The evening times., 1897-04-19
MIR. Gorman's Brave Intention.

Senator German is preparing 10 attack the
appropriation bills. For his own sake 1t
is to be hoped that his preparations in
clude complete outfit Of defensive armor.
The evening times., 1897-04-19

The Spanish captain general should take
warning II he docs not release that