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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

The perils of travel In Asia Minor, to
which the Rev. DR.. TARTARIN HEPwoRTH has so
frequently and go mysteriously referred in his
earlier dispatches. are brought out q little moro
clearly in his latest communication from the
scene OF his heroic exploits:
"Icau enjoy the days In this region. but the nights
are 90 dreadful that I am In utter despair. am. for
example. sitting At this moment in . little second
story room. about ten feet square. II 10 showing
without and our prospects for the morrow arc not
agreeable. We were warned on our arrival that II
was not safe 70 sit on the widS benches used for beds
for reasons which I disiike TO refer 70. It seemed
horrible beyond expression 20 DO In such . glorious
spot under such frightfui circumstances, but II 10 the
only way to reach Erzeroum. and whatever happens
must be endured"
1t Is an unpleasant subject but the civilized
world ought to know exactly what the intrepid
Doctor is enduring for its sake.
No wonder the Herald refers editorially to
the Rev. DR.. TARTARIN HEPwoRTH's dispatches
as sermons in stone. written under trying and
distressing circumstance In q far of landl'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

servo : pension from che Government, and
able enough to work and earn money, like
unpensioned men, AZ their regular business
or calling. Some Of them are well.to-do
people who are not too patriotic to take the
Governments money for imaginary or trif-
ling disability" And presumably some
OF them are persons who are not anxious to
have their war record examined.
The publication Of the pension lists will
be an act OF Justice to all who have = PEN
sion and deserve II, and TO all present or
future deserving applicants. The veterans
demand IL for their own honor. The
country demands It as a means OF checking
the waste Of the public money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

just here Mr.. EDWARD ATKINSON steps In
with q p~lAn.-Topeka Sfofs Journal.
Just here. just there. just everywhere. When
and where does that fertile genius fail to step in
with full plans and speci1oationsi He lie the
universal constructor. He can prove ono thing
rs we'll a. another. and will mako or re.
pair statistical tables while you walt. We
say she" out OF habit, but We know per.
fectly we'll that there 70 no such man 30
"Mr. EDWARD ATKINSON" Not one big head
could carry all that weight Of inventiveness and
heavy stock Of theory. Under the namo and
style Of edward ATKINSON some 1875 think
ers ana philosophers have for some years car
ried on . Wholesale and retail plan and sta-
tistics business. The Atkinsoniau multiplicity
and multlfarlousness seem marvellous even
when this fact IL admitted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
The Publication of the Pension Rolls.

The Kansas City Journal raises the
strangest objection that has yet been made
to the publication of the pension lists:
MANY veterans do not caro- who knows that they
are PENSIONERS; they would Just a. lief the fact
were published to the world every day ~ not. On
the other hand there are many. equally deserving,
who are sensitive and would suffer o feeling OF ON.
oarrassment and humiliation to know that they were
publicly advertised as dependents on the Govern
ment's bounty for . living. Ones sources OF income
are his private matter. and one ordinarily does not
like to spread hs private matters before the public"
f. Ones sources Of income are not a private
matter In so far as they spring from the
Treasury of the United States. If the
United States Is paying pensions to per-
sons who are not entitled to them. the
names of those persons ought to be known
for Its own protection and for the pro-
lection of the honorable name of the honest
pensioners. The Kansas City Journal
seems to suppose that a pension is a gra-
tuity doled out to the poor, a charity
humiliating to the receiver. Such a view
Is insulting to the honest pensioners. The
wages Of a soldier in active service during
the war were not more fairly earned than
are the pensions given on account of actual
disabilities. No man or woman whose
name has a right to be on the pension rolls
will object to the publication Of them. To
them such publication will bring honor
INT not shame.
The persons who are sensitive" about
having the pension lists published, and
who will "sutfer a feeling of embarrass.
ment and humiliation" on account of the
publication are the persons who know that
they have no right to a pension. They are
the persons who are disabled enough in the
| eyes of benevolent local examiners to do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

The political activity Of the Hon. SAMUEL
GoMPERs promises to BIO reasonably largo next
year. "The plans for our political action
in the interest Of labor" he tells the
Denver Ne,rs. "are only in . tentative
state at present. The American Federation
Of Labor proposes, however. to take such
political action as will compel the lawmak.
ers. the executives, and the judiciary TO enact.
enforce, and to define laws in the interest Of our
people. We shall elect our own representatives,
wherever possible, and at all times defeat the
enemies Of our cause. irrespective OF party" So
1t appears that tho Government Of the United
States for tho year 1898 is to consist Of the
executive. legislative and judicial powers, and
the Hon. SAMUEL GoMPERs.
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victims or the Peppermint Habit.


CHnLICoTHE, o.. Dec. 22.-The third death
from peppermint poisoning that has occurred at
Riohmondale in the past six months took place
last night, the victim being Squire c. c. Davis,
one OF the best-known residents. He had been
drinking a large quantity Of peppermint, and
assistance could be summoned. Richmondale
is in a local option township. and the residents,
being unable to get wbiskey. are driven to es.
sence Of peppermint. Many have formed the
peppermint habit In the past year, and the
authorities will have TO take some action In
regard to the matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
rhree Electric Button., Ono Deadly.

Nrom the San Franoisoo Erdminer.
HONOLULU, Dec. 9.-For the first time In eight
years there will be a hanging In Honolulu. The
man whose life will be surrendered on the gal
lows is a Hawaiian named Noa. He will be exc.
cuted Monday next. Noa's victim was o Chi
nese storekeeper of the island of Molokai. The
scaffold 10 up ana all is in readiness for the
hanging. There are three electric push buttons
connected with the arrangement, set in O table
In a distant building in the prison yard. Three
prison Wardens will touch them when the word
is given. Ono Of the buttons will open the
death trap. No man. save the electrician who
put them In. knows which one that is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

A gentleman from Independence county,
Ark, who killed another gentleman and was
sent to tho penitentiary in 1892 for twenty-one
years, has just been pardoned on condition that
he will leave Arkansas within thirty days and
abstain henceforth from Intoxicating liquors.
II the former condition 10 fulfilled, 1t is hard to
sec how the State is going to see that tho latter
condition is fulfilled. 1t seems unjust to the
gentleman from Independence county to drive
him into exile; and the sister States of Arkan-
sas cannot be expected to stretch out hands Of
the warmest welcome to q citizen OF whom she
II 10 eager to deprive herself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

mean 10 pay csnk He believes that the nsOss.
sAry millionb : could b easily obtained from
the multimnlionaires By imposing an income
tax on the RICH" Could there be q simpler way
Of raising money! Tho project would Be a little
more symmetrical. however. ~ the multimil-
l~ionaires were made to dig the ditch as well as
60 pay for Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

The splendid project of the Hon. JOHN
". LEEDV. Governor OF Kansas. for a LOO
mile irrigation canal from tho MIX River In
Montana to the Red River In Texas has already
been mentioned with due sympathy and rev.
erence by THE Sun. The estimated cost of
S36H.O0O. or $500. 900 In case of leap
year. Is absolutely a trihe. as Governor
LEknY 10 going TO tell the Nebraska Irrigation
Convention. The Governor himself doean't
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

From the Boston Traveller.
Mr.. CrosS-That baby across the way seems to In
herit its voice from both Its parents.
Mrs, Cross-Why do you think so. deAr'
Mr.. Cross-It makes a great deal Of noise like Its
father. and keeps Il up Ike It's mother.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

From the Matchmaker RerIe1.
What posterity will think OF Tennyson It is hard to
predict; but we may safely assume that his farae will
be eclipsed by that OF Brownin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27

From TpO Republics.

FTVW 7 WV NtVUUEIV1'
The Associated Press Is sending some excellent
grapevine telegraph TO this country nowadays. II Is
very seldom the Associated Prtss gets left on grape.
vine matter. The next thing, ladies and gentlemen.
will DO something else.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
A supplementary OplnIss.


~ don't know what / would have done II IL hadn't
been for you'll" exclaimed the discharged prisoner.
"Well. you would probably have done time. g SAID
ne proud lawyer.
The herald., 1897-05-02

the loss Of many lives. The extent of
the damage and the lose of life is not
known here yet, and probably will not
be until the wreckage is cleared away.
The work of rescue is being rapidly
pushed. but it is known that there are
still many bodies in the ruins. 1t is
known that there Were many persons
instantly killed in the streets and the
entire city was shaken by the concus-
sion.
The explosion occurred under peculiar
circumstances. -Four wagons were being
driven down Conception street one of
the principal thoroughfares of the city,
each loaded with several barrels of
dynamite. In some unexpected manner
one of the barrels of dynamite exploded
with a deafening crash. In an instant
every barrel on the wagon had blown
up. Then, with an awfu. roar, the
dynamite on the three wagons, which
were near, exploded simultaneously.
This last explosion was followed inline-
diately by the crash of timbers, and the
two blocks of buildings opposite on each
side of Conception street fell away like
houses of cards, in ruins Conception
street, at the point of the explosion, is
completely wrecked. A great hole was
blown into the street, and the wagons
were blown into splinters. The drivers
of all of them were instantly killed.
The herald., 1897-05-02
FREE TO EVERY MAN
The Method Of a Great Treat.
ment for Weakness Of Men
Which Cured Him After Everythla
Else Failed

Painful diseases are bad enough. but
when q man 10 slowly wasting away
with nervous weakness. the mental
forebodings are ten times worse than
the most severe pain. There Ii no let up
to the mental suffering day or night.
Sleep is almost impossible ana under
such q strain men are scarcely respons.
lble for what they do. For years the
writer rolled and tossed on the troubled
sea Of sexual weakness until It was q
question whether he had not better take
a dose Of poison and thus end all his
troubles. But providential inspiration
came to his aid in the shape Of combi-
nation of medicines that not only com.
pletely restored the general health, but
enlarged his weak, emaciated parts to
natural size and vigor. and he now de-
clares that any man who will take the
trouble to send his name and address
treatment free. Now. when say free
mean absolutely without cost, because
l want every weakened man to get the
benefit of my experience.
I am not q philanthropist, nor do pose
as an enthusiast, but there are thou
sands Of men suffering the mental tor
lures Of weakened manhood who would
be cured at once could they but get suoh
a remedy as the one that cured me. Do
not try to study out how can afford to
pay the few postage stamps necessary
and learn that there are q few things on
earth that although they cost nothing to
get they are worth q fortune to some
men and mean lifetime of happiness
to most of US. Write to Thomas Slater,
box 2O71. Kalamazoo. Mich. and the in
formation will be mailed in q plain
sealed envelope.
The herald., 1897-05-02
Not Enough Water Drunk

after studying the matter for some
years, am convinced" said physician,
that people do not dring enough of water
think that great mapority of the cures
effected by drinking the waters of the
fashionable and questionable medicinal
springs in various parts of the country
would have resulted If the same amount of
plain, wholesome. everyday water was
drunk by them. People rush to these
springs, and while there dring from eight
to twenty large glasses of their waters in
day. Whether there are any medicinal
virtues in the waters, this washfng-out
does them good, on account of the extra
washing-out they give themselves. and it is
the water instead of the constituency OF the
same that does the work. The same peo-
pie. If at their homes, would pass many
and many day without drinking one glass
of water. 1t is, in my opinion, the water
that cures, and 1t is water that Is needed.
l am not hydropath 3r a believer in the
theory that water taken internally and ex-
ternally will cure everything. At the same
time am satisfied that If people generally
drank from four to six glasses of water
each day, they would have less reason to
complain, and suffer less from many all
ments that now affect them than they now
do."-Washington Evening Star.
The herald., 1897-05-02
USE FOR SCRAPS OF TIN
Employed Largely to Stop Rat Holes
In Houses and Tactories

A two-horse load of tin clippirI.s was be-
ing transferred to the rear basement Of a
prominent hotel. 1t had come from u can
factory, and the narrow, curling strips had
become SO twisted and intertwined as to
form O. conglomerate mass that was moved
with the greatest difficulty by two sturdy
fellows with stable forks. A bystander.
who was curious enough to inquire what
use a swell hotel had for such truck, was
answered by an attache of the house: I'VE
with whiskers. The hotel rat is bigger,
holder and wiser than any other rat. He
laughs at traps. fattens on poison. and the
killing or chasing Of dogs. cats and ferrets
is his pet diversion. Even when energetic
measures have rid us of the pests. they are
with us again In augmented force within a
day or two. They will tunnel through all
most anything for incredible distances. 1t
Is their boring ability that has given us
so much trouble hitherto. No matter how
we close up their passagewayS, the routes
were promptly reopened. Filling the holes
with broken glass was considered q good
scheme until we found that, with mar
velous patience, they removed the glass
piece by piece. But we think we've got
them now. With this tangled-up tin we
construct q sort Of abattis. covering all
places where the beasts are likely to enter
our cellars. They can't get through 1t.
They can't chew 1t, and they can't carry
II away, as they do broken bottles, for
when Mr. Rat takes hold of single strip
of the tin he finds 1t an inseparable part of
network Weighing many pounds. S."-Phil-
adelphfa Record.
The herald., 1897-05-02
Alaskan Explorations

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Prof. Henry G.
Bryant Of Philadelphia has had an inter-
view with Secretary Long and explained
to him the plans of his proposed expedi-
tion for the exploration of Mt. ST. ELIAS
in Alaska. His purpose is to start very
soon in company with an expert from the
United States coast and geodetic survey
and with the aid of several of Peary's men
explore thoroughly the country in the
rear of the big mountain. Secretary Long
agreed to furnish the party letters Of the
commander of the Pinta, the only ship
which the government maintains all the
time in Alaskan waters, so that in an
emergency the gunboat's people might
come to the assistance of the explorers.
The herald., 1897-05-02

abundance. Captain Noyes. who last
season commanded the sealing schooner
Bowhead. will lead the expedition, and
nine trusted men will compose his crew
The island and its wealth is known only
to Captain Noyes, and 1t is said to be one
OF the Galapagos group.
Priceless pearls. however, are not
to be the only objects of the cruise.
Captain Noyes says the climatic condi-
tions might be such that 1t will not be
wise to risk fishing for the pearl oyster
and should that be the case, the crew
will be set to work fiehing for sharks.
There is shortage in the supply Of we'll
cured shark fins in Chinatown at pres
ent, and the demand for the past six
has been greater than the sup
ply. That will be one source of reve-
nue., should the pearl fishing fail. Aba
lones, also, are scarce in the Chinatown
market, and such shell fish are found in
great quantities on the rocks Of tke
southern island.
The herald., 1897-05-02
NEEDED A THUMPING
And His Competent Little Wife
Provided It

WASHINGTON, May IAN injured
wife, a recreant husband and a come
ly mulatto girl We're the principals and
Pennsylvania avenue the scene of
lively episode yesterday evening, in
which the husband was knocked out in
the first round, the girl put to flight and
the wife's vengeance satisfied. The man
was well dressed. His companion was
a light-colored mulatto girl, neatly
dressed, who chatted with him in a ia
miliar manner
The wife stepped into a doorway and
awaited the coming of the pair. When
the man was within ten feet the little
woman jumped from her hiding place.
This is what keeps you in Washing
ton. is it, you brute? Take that, and that,
and that and don't you ever darken my
door again.
The attack of the woman was so i'm
petuous, 50 unexpected and conducted
with such fury that the man was
whipped before he knew what had struck
him. With single blow, squarely on
the face, the little woman finished him
and split her kid glove. Following up
her advantage, she again punched him
Viciously below the belt and landed a
third on his mouth.
The man was either too badly sur
prised to defend himself or declined to
repel the attack of his wife. At the
first sign of an encounter the colored
girl fled precipitately from the scene.
and, as soon as he could release himself
from the grasp Of his enraged assailant,
the man did likewise.
The wife said that she was Miss Eme-
line McMullen daughter of an old rail-
road contractor of Sacramento. Eigh-
teen months ago she went to Cincinnati
to visit an old school girl friend and
there she met T. j. Watkins, the man she
put to rout. This acquaintance resulted
in marriage and the two went to house
keeping During the time she had
known Watkins the woman said she had
advanced him $1,000
The herald., 1897-05-02
INDICTMENTS FOUND
AGAINST globe SAVINGS BANK
wRECKERs
Charges Enough to ELL . Whole
State Prison IF They Can Be
Made to Stick

CHICAGO. May 1.-The grand jury
tonight returned indictments against
five men connected with the manage
ment of the defunct Globe Savings bank.
The men indicted are Charles w. Spald-
ing. president Of the bank and ex-treas-
urer Of the State University Of Illinoit;
A. D. Averill, vice-president Of the bank:
Charles E. Chruchil, cashier; W. B.
Erwin, assistant cashier. and Allison w.
Harlan. one Of the directors.
There are twenty-nine indictments in
all. Banker Spalding is included in all
indictments returned and in fourteen Of
them he is alone. OF the latter thirteen
charge Spalding with embezzlement OF
the bonds Of the University Of Illinois,
accuse him Of embezzling $113.000 Of the
funds Of the university. His total bonds
foot up 10000. The other men are In
dicted on nineteen charges, all OF them
relating to the receiving Of deposits.
Spalding Is charged with embezzle-
ment Of state funds and Of receiving de-
posits, knowing the bank to be hopeless
ly insolvent. The other men are charged
with the latter offense only.
Spalding was on the stand today and
frankly admitted that he hypothecated
the bonds belonging to the State Univer-
sity, and said he had been advised to do
so by John w. Lenhart. now deceased,
but at that time law partner of ex-
Governor Altgeld's. The report OF the
jury accompanying the indictments was
very severe in its denunciation of the
banks officials, and said that the states
limitation was all that prevented the
indictment Of number of other men. A
special grand jury will be called next
week and the investigation into the az
fairs of the bank will be continued.
The herald., 1897-05-02
How They Were Named ouacks

Many persons have had their curiosity
excited by the term "quack doctor" and
have wondered what possible connection
there could be between the name and this
business Of a pretentious but ignorant
physician. It has generally been con-
nected in the popular fancy with the duck.
and an explanation mace by one linguistic
authority declares that this class of physi-
clans talked so loudly and persistently Of
their abilities that their boasts resembled
nothing so much as the quacking of a
duck. AS q matter of historic fact, how
ever, the term arose in quite another way.
In both England and this country. the in
habitants of the low. marshy regions have
always been troubled with fever and ague.
In England and along the Atlantic coast
this form Of malaria gas formerly termed
the "quakes." and being treated by ignor-
ant persons. sometimes with medicaments
of their own preparation, sometimes with
charms and prayers, thNname quake doc
tor" arose in connection with this class OF
and its corruption into
"quack doctor" was easy and natural
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The herald., 1897-05-02
WILL MAKE 1T AN OBJECT
What Does a Fine Piano Cost, and
How Much ProfitI Musta
Dealer MakeP

II any gentleman In this city would pay
fraction over $500 for one Of tho finest,
largest and most beautiful strictly high
grade upright pianos, an instrument that
Is recognized as the representative Amer
lean upright, and that retails everywhere
for $3.50 and $675. bet said party step into
our salesrooms, 233 South Spring street
next door to Los Angeles theater-tomor-
row. whore Just such a bargain may be Sc
cured.
There are two such Instruments in this
stock-one in elaborately handcarved rose
wood finished case. and the other dupli-
cate. in quarter-sawed English oak. They
are works Of art. both as to interior and
exterior. and we must sell them both to-
morrow. BARTLETT BROS.
The herald., 1897-05-02
lese majestic. In rldlcuiins Emperor

lese majestic, In ridiculing Emperor
william.
The French language ID now forbidden
to be used In Alsace-Lorraine in public
speeches and several meetings have been
dissolved upon that account. The mat
ter will be raised in the reichstag. 1t be-
ing claimed that the prohibition Is lille
gal.
It transpires that during the recent
trip Of Emperor william to Dresden. the
imperial train was stopped en- route for
fully two hours. owing to the train gear
being tampered with, and that there
would have been a serious accident If
It had passed unnoticed.
The whole court has now moved to
Potsdam.
The empress has become very thin and
her hair is quite gray. The emperor has
gained seventeen pounds during the
winter, but he looks very sallow and un-
healthy.
Consul Kickbursh Of Stettin is to be
married within a fortnight to wealthy
German lady.
The reichstag meets On Monday and
Count Kanitz will question the govern
ment on the subject Of the new United
States tariff.
The herald., 1897-05-02
A Quartermaster Caught

SAN FRANCISCO May 1-Dennis Va
doar, late quartermaster of the steamship
Acapulco, today was sentenced by United
States District Judge W. W. Morrow to
one years Imprisonment in the Alameda
county jail. Some time ago he was caught
smuggling opium by Inspector Hendricks
The quartermaster had secreted 2S tins of
the drug beneath a false bottom in his
trunk, which he had sought to send ashore
Vadoar pleaded guilty and was given a
light sentence.