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The sun., 1897-04-18

He IL Happily PnasinE Away In tho Greater
New York.

He Is Happily PnasinE Away In the Greater
New York.
"out OF q hundred wheelmen that I counted on
the boulevard last Sunday" said an observer
there was only one monkey bacE.'" And that is
about the correct ratio taking cyclists they
come. Last year the proportion about TO
10; seven bumped backs IN ten riders.
What has wrought tho change: Have cyclists
found that being doubled up like jack knife tends
to deform the spinal column. contract the lungs,
be that pride has had something TO do with IT, and
palm for graceful riding held exclusively by their
sisters. Whselwomen. as q rule. have never struck
the senscIess and unbecoming bumped posture
which has made the wheelmen the objects or much
comment and ridcule.
The pronounced character OF the monkey back
among New York riders has led not a littl. anx.
ious speculation as to whether persons assuming
the pose might not become the victims OF al incur.
able afcton- Cyclists have been cautioned TO ride
with the body inclipeI forward at au angle OF not
more than tw snty five degrees, and to rest onIy
about 90 per cent. OF their weight on the handle
bar. The out and out scorcher with a hack like
mad tomcatS, is said TO half of his weight
the handles. and to bend his body at an angle OF
seventy hve degrees.
Last summer n good many New Workers who hal
observed bicycle riders in Other places had n con.
vtction that our ~~n wheelmen. far as con.
cerned their position In :he saddle. were very poor
specimena- But time and experience seem to have
worked the desired reform. and now the unsighty
yspsptic looking. monkey backed cyclist appears
to have had his day.
The sun., 1897-04-18
CURIOUS OFFERINGS BIZ TENDERs.
buyers TO Some Extent Found in the Streets
for Almost AuythinE.

street vender said that anything that might
be offered could he sold in the street. Some
things sell better than others, and for some the
demand is moro continuous than for others. but
buyers can be found for anything il the article
is brought to their attention. knowledge OF
this fact prompts the Offering sometimes of
curious things. or things that at first thought
seem curious: that one would not expect to see
offered in this way. But the fact will be re-
called, If one dwells for moment upon this sub
ject. that there always pcoplc to he seen
standing around looking at these novel offer
ings. Their novelty attracts some attention,
and then there are moro or less people who want
tho things.
Hero was man, for instance selling files:
nothing whatever but files. of which he had n
push cart full. There we're files OF various
sizes and of all kinds; Nat files helf-ruund,
square. three.rOrncIed and rat.tnil. All at uni.
form prices Of 3 cents each. or six for y quarter
And there WAS a IA r trade doing in these iiles.
The many people who pass in tho course OF the
day along busy city street have manifold
wants. Some among thrm want lies
Files cannot be sold steadily by street venders
as many other things arc-there is n limit to the
quantity that this market will ABSORB: but there
is some sale for files in the street and there is
for pretty much everything that is offered
The sun., 1897-04-18
TIE ooxrTsrKD ELECTIoSs.
nearly All the Congressional Contests fro'n ths
south This Wear.

Thcre are sixteen contested election cases In
the House of Representatives this year, and, un-
like tho experience of previous Congresses
nearly all these contests como from Southern
States and principally from districts In which,
heretofore, the Democratic lead has been great
There are four contests In tho delegation from
Alabama-an unusual number. There arc two
contests from Tennessee, ono from Delaware,
one from Mississippi, ono from Kentucky, threo
from Virginia, and two from South Carolina
The Mississippi contest is in the Third district
which extends from Claiborne county In the
southern portion OF tho State clear up TO the
northern State limo along the Mississippi, and
has come to be known as "the shoestring dis
trict" The controversies, which have arisen
from time to time against Mr.. Catchings have
mado this district we'll known in Washington
and for q considerable time J. II. Chalmers was
Republican contestant. The vote In MIS-
sissippi has been much reduced under the re-
strictions Of suffrage established by the now
Constitution that the total vote Of an entire
Congressional district is much less than that
district OF Mississippi includes ten counties.
In them at the last election Mr.; Catchings. the
Democratic candidate, received 3G6e votes; votes;
votos, and an Independent Republican. who re-
contest. Tho position Of the. Republican. party
In the State Of Mississippi at last years election
was assurodly not digniled one The State is
overwhelmingly Democratic and all Its Republi-
voters combined, even II not disfranchlsed by
constitutional statute, could hope to make but
they ran two rival Mckinley electoral tickets
and two Congressional candidates In nearly every
district. Ono of the Mckinley tickets pollcd
2,7s5 votes in all the soventy.five counties Of
tho States. Tho other Mckinley electoral
ticket polled 1885, Bryans vote was $4,000.
In some Of the districts in which the Republicans
had least chance OF success their factional divts-
ions we're most pronounced. In the Fifth dis
trict, for instance. lying on tho Alabama border.
the Democratic vote was 10000, and the Popu.
list vote 1900. There were two Republican
candidates in the field in this district. One
ceiycd 212 votes; the other received 142.
There are also contests from two other dis
tricts; one in New York, and one Oregon.
The Now York contest Is from Westchester
county district md docs not turn on any
question of fraud. false counting, or disfran-
Chisenicnt, but on the legal effect Of Supreme
Court decision. There were two aspirants for
tho Republican nomination, one favored by the
Robertson and the other by the anti. Robertson
faction. The former was declared TO he entitled
10 have his name printed the Republican
ticket as the regular candidate The decision
was appealed from. and after election
versed. and the anti-Robertson man was unheld
too late for him, but not too late for the Demo-
crat TO make n contest based on the rrcgularity
of the sitting member 3 certificate of nomination.
The sun., 1897-04-18

The Buffalo Courier, in commenting on
the alleged performance of ISAAC S. DEMENT, Of
Chicago in writing in shorthand and correctly
transcribing 402 words In minute, says: "On
the matter OF shorthand writing THE Sun cor
roborates tho opinion Of the Courier When a
man comes along that speaks at tho rate OF 800
words minute he won't draw audiences, and tho
shorthand writer's need not worry about him."
A short time since THE Sun discredited De-
MEST's claim, asserting that tho swiftcst re-
porter that ever lived the late DENNIS F. MUIR
PLY, official stenographer Of the United States
Senate, never professed to be able to attain q
speed Of moro than 220 words minute. BY way
Of justifying himself, Mr.. DEMENT, writes to tho
Courier as follows:
There was n time when reporters asserted that
200 words per minute reporting speed that was
when shorthand vas In its infancy. Any familiar
with the procedure In courts knows that upon heated
cross amin ations there many times when both
the attorney and the witness talking at the
time. suppose that each is talking no faster
rate Of speed than $50 words per minute have
rate OF 800 words per minute during the time both
talking. vouchsafe the there arc
Thousands OF reporters throughout the country who
have little diculty In making absolutely verbatim
report under these circumstances
The logic OF this statement Is really the case of
the merchant who sifted as many peas as he
could into a bushel OF potatoes and counted the
whole as two bushels. Two lawyers do not talk
at the same time in any court We know Of. cx-
cept. perhaps very rarely for space of five
ten seconds At such times the reporter doesn't
assume to be a human phonoRraph, and to
cord both mems utterances simultaneously. He
writes the words of one as they are spoken. and
puts down the remarks OF the other at tho first
opportunity, often several seconds after they
made. strictly verbatim report of two speak
The sun., 1897-04-18
Our Commerce with Mexico.

Mexico is desirous of enlarging her COM
merce with the United States. In the mes
sage which President DIAZ sent to Congress
at the opening Of this month he refers to
the circumstance that his Government has
recently granted franchises for the estab-
lishment of four new steamship lines be-
tween Mexican and American ports; and it
gives US pleasure to say that the legislation
Of the Mexican Congress has been very ia
vorable to the advancement Of commercial
enterprise. The mercantile marine Of Mex
leo, employed both in the foreign trade and
the ooasting trade, has grown steadily for
years past, and it Is now nearly as large as
the country calls for.
Mexico is the only country Of Spanish
America in which the commercial interests
of the United States are larger than those
Of any European country. Owing to the
contiguity of the two countries, the ex-
changes between them are conducted by
land as well as by sea, and they are ad-
vantageous to both parties. England has
never been able to gain such a measure
Of control of the commerce Of Mexico
as she has gained of that of other Spanish
American countries. 1t appears by the
reports for the fiscal year 1s95-98 that
the imports to Mexico from the United
about $4,000 from England, and that
Mexican exports to the United States were
more than five times greater than those to
England, the value of the former being as
high as $sO,0OO,O0O. BY putting these
figures over against those from any country
of South America, one may see how much
less advantage England gains from Mexico
than, for example, from Brazil or from
Chilli. 1t Is to be wished, of course, that
the value Of our exports to Mexico were
more nearly up to that of our imports from
Mexico, and that the balance of trade were
better adjusted but it must be that Mexican
products are needed here more than Ameri.
can manufactures are needed by the people
OF Mexico.
Mexican commerce iB very sure to advance
rapidly hereafter through the opening up
of the country by the construction of desir.
able lines of railroad. This subject is re-
ferred to by President DIAz in his message.
He presents figures through which we gain
the information that new railroads to the
extent of nearly 500 kilometres have been
constructed since September last. or within
period of six months. This Is, indeed, a
remarkable extension of the country's rail.
road system. Its llnes year ago meas
ured, all told, about 1000 miles. This
Is small In comparison with the figures
for our own country; but 1t Is to be
remembered that Mexico Is q much smaller
country than the United States, and that
It's population is much smaller than ours.
The result of opening up for trade those
new portions of Mexican territory through
which the recently constructed railroad
lines run must ere long be made manifest.
BY the increase of the facilities for trade,
trade is increased, and so is production.
We think that American enterprise
might find in Mexico much larger field of
operations than 1t has ever had there.
The sun., 1897-04-18
The Recent Italian Elections.

On the surface of things the party headed
by the Marquis DI RUDINI seems to have
gained a remarkable success in the election
of members for the Chamber of Deputies,
which was lately held in Italy. 1t is Ger,
tain that the Parliamentary majority of
the Ministry is materially increased. II,
however, the returns are examined narrow
ly, two sources of grave danger to the
future stability of the monarchical regime
disclose themselves. We refer to the con.
quest of important cities achieved by the
Socialists, and to the unusually stiff adher,
snce Of Catholic electors to the Papal policy
not to take part in Parliamentary elections.
These phenomena taken together. consti,
The sun., 1897-04-18

1t doubtless seems strange to the short
sighted observer OF the various movements In
history that the struggle between the Crescent
and tho Cross is going on in Europe in the last
years Of tho nineteenth century. That struggle
began there more than a thousand years ago.
And perhaps 1t Is not far from its final end
The sun., 1897-04-18
MORE FINDS At KARyAK.
Temple OF RamEes III. and Important
document brought 20 LiGht by Mr.. LeKrnin.

A Temple or RamEes III. and Important
Document brought TO Light by Mr. LeErain.
LUXOR. March 2a.-DariaG his excavations at
Karnak. Mr.. LeGrain. one OF the Inspectors of tho
antiquities service, has brought to light temple
OF Ramsss III. in the twentietn dynasty. In this
temple was found statue Of this King all broken
to pieces. It 10 supposed that tho WORK OF de-
struction was done by the chriStiAns All the Freq
menu have been gathered and put together. An
avenue of ram headed sph,nIes has also beon
cleared, besides an immense yard. in which was
discovered huge stslo in pinkish granite four
In length On this srele recorded all the
properties oeionEInR to the great temple of Ammon.
Il 10 dated about 700 n. c. This document is con-
aidered as . very important one.
The sun., 1897-04-18
we,Ier'. Peace In riuar del Rio.

From the 81. LOuis Globe. Democrat.
On the railroad which Is operated westward
from Havana into the province Pinar del Rio seven
engines have been wrecked In the past three months
by tho Insurgents Troops patrol the ue OF the road
every day. This stations forts. The towns aro
garrisoncd. In addition there arc sixteen different
Spanish commands with rowing commissions moving
about In search OF rebel bands. Yet that Is the
province where Gen. weyler insists that peace rens
That Is PInar del Rio.
The sun., 1897-04-18

Mr.. SHERMAN S. ROGERS, as the spokes-
man Of tho Civil Service Reform Association
against the passage Of tho Black bill pending
in tho Legislature. declares that "tho operation
of the measure would work practical confisca-
ton Of positions in the civil service for partisan
purposes" The word "confscation" cmbodics
a new idea in regard TO offlceholdinG. 1t places
public positions on n par with property, per-
sonal and real. Such an assumption is un.
American from every point of view.
The sun., 1897-04-18
News or tho Yreuch Navy.

BREsr, April 6.-orders have been received from
the Secretary OF the Navy to begin the Of
battle ship OF 1909 tons displacement to be called
lena She win be provided with three triple ex-
pansion engines, acting three and develop
ing total Of 1890 horse power capable of produo
ing. at forced draught, a speed OF Is knots. The
boilers win be OF special new type, adapted to tho
of both coal and petroleum . fuel. The arma-
ment will consist In four 8oo millmetre guns eight
1914 millimetres, eight 100 millimeres. and sixteen
~ minmetre guns All except the four frst ones
win be rapidnre guns
The LavoSier, third-class cruiser OF 2.3l7 tons,
will lie launched at Rot hefor April II. Is pro
vlded with six water tube boilers and two Sorrows.
The speed s TO be 20 knots, with 8.400 horse power
The sun., 1897-04-18

are called of for sufficiently long time to
permit the seal herds to recuperate and In
crease, the animals will cease to exist.
These are the facts in the matter, and no
diplomatic hair-splitting can change or
circumvent them.
The sun., 1897-04-18

The Bryanites' pretence of representing
the politics OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, who be-
loved in equal rights and honesty of coinage.
equals for humbug the Mugwump description of
the WILSON 8 own " tariff bill as q fulflment
Of the Democratic pledge to revenue only"
The sun., 1897-04-18

TouLoS, April Am accident, which might have re-
suited in disaster, occurred board OF the new iron
clad Joureguiberry while practising on Touon with
her submarine torpedo tubes Five torpedoes had
already been discharged successfully when the six tn
one for some unknown reason, prematurely explod.
ed close by the exit of the tube. big commotion
felt on board, but no serious damage " as done
the ship besides the disabling OF the torpedo tube
However the Joureguiberry sent to the dry dock
1t was found that tho torpedo tube must be entirely
new
The sun., 1897-04-18
Longest Nane In tho Country.

From tho CoVfH0ton Commonwealth.
NewpoTt has . citlEsn whose name u johannes
asinriOh Neutrality-suspicious.,
The sun., 1897-04-18

The Republicans promised currency reform In
their platform.-Atlunta Journal
That, Hocus, is square no such thing. Can
the atlanta journal become as mendacious as
tho Now York Evening Postf
The sun., 1897-04-18

U our friends pho favor We tofth 5tdnuscrtptsJo for
publication ,ctsh to haze rejected articles returned
tAsv must IN oil send stdmpsJ for that purpose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-11

much in different fogs tnaC tie terms
"dry" and wet" are used, the scientific
name of the latter being nebula stillans.
In wet fog the particles are apt to be
larger than in dry fog. A still further
division, due, We believe, 70 Mr.. Robert
H. Scott, is anti-cyclonic fog, or fog in
which no rain falls, while the tempera-
ture, generally low in the morning. con-
tinues TO rise during the day; ana ey-
clonic fog, in which rain does occur,
while the temperature remains about
stationary. Before leaving these town
fogs we may notice the part played by
them in affecting the health of the COM
munity. Mr.. Scott has given figures
showing the mortality from diseases
of the respiratory system for some
of the more memorable fogs OF London.
periods he gives. From January 26 "a
February s, 1880, London experienced
eight days Of fog. The average temper-
AZURE at eight o'clock in the morning
was % degrees Fahrenheit. The total
death rate was 4s.1 per 1000, a rate
uneuualed since the last cholera cpl
demic, and there were no less than
1887 deaths from diseases of the res
piratory organs. 1t is not always an
easy matter TO trace direct relationship
even where the statistics are carefully
gatherd. but there can be little doubt
that these town fogs are unwholesome.
Indirectly they affect the health of the
community in a way few would imagine.
A town fog is an excellent tran for pnx-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-11
LITTLE GREECE BUSHES IN
Where the Great Big. BURY Powers Have
Feared to Tread

ST Petersburg. Feb. 1o-The tone OF
the press has taken a sudden turn. First
attacking Turkey for the Cre;an trou-
bles. the Russian papers are now equally
sure that England IS az the bottom OF IL
all. The Moscow Viedmosri says:
Out OF the English intrigues comes
the Cretsn troubles"
The Novoe Vremya thinks il IS not
necessary 70 look 20 Ccnstantinopie or
Athens. but 10 London for the cause.
Viedmosti. in a frantic article, sees
England's hand in the C-etan rising
Prince Ukhtmsky's organ calls for the
blockade OF Crete by Franco Russia n
fleets. The occupation OF strategic
points by landing parties. il says. + the
only way % restoring peace TO the island
which the enfaat terrible OF European
diplomacy has troubled That would
be the hes; reply % Engiands challenge
70 Russia and France on the Egyptian
question.
Athens. Feb. 1o.-Acocrdiag 70 reports
received from the Island o. Crete during
the past twenty-four hours. the s.taa-
tinn has not nnanxsi Coz the he;;e-- Xhs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-11

Mrs. c. c. Newcomb OF St Louis finds
herself "a new woman IN the best
sense OF the word.
A. invalid woman is always sad
sight-sadder even than that OF an in
valid man, because OF her greater ca
pacity for suffering
Neuralgia. backaches, fits OF depression
and headaches compel her 10 think or
work with half her brain. while the 9TH
or half throbs as IL 1t would 90 TO
pieces. There are no more striking ex-
emples OF the great. practical value or
Paine's celery compound than are heard
from the lips OF women who have been
made well.
Its ability 10 relieve those ills that
seem 20 be peculiarly the misfortune or
women is overwhelmingly proven by in
Vulnerable testimonials from women or
the highest standing in the communities
where they live
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-11

Mrs. NewcomD. writing from her
home. 2205 Market 81. ST Louis, says:
II was taken with heavy cola. which
l neglected. and pleurisy set in. Then I
was in bed for several weeks When I
recovered 50 l could get up | had that
tired feeling. and was never very we'll
Ny doctor told me 20 take Paine's celery
compound. so / got bottle and have
taken ii. ] feel much better than | have
for months. | was nervous aud could
not sleep at night. Now | rest easy.
sleep Well ear well. and will say that
Psme's celery, compound has really
made me new woman
Pa.ne's celery compound Is used by
phys, clans IN their own homes as well
as prescribed % patients suffering from
nervous diseases. sieeplessness. neural
Gis. rheumatism and rundown" cen
dltiou. Ii is within the reach OF every
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-11

ious gases. holding them close 20 the
ground. DIR. r. Barnes. studying this
question, found, by inspection of gas
plants near London, that in foggy
weather tho escaping gas was held in
concentrated form in and near the
works. There are other sources OF
contamination in foul emanations from
the ground, sewers, etc On clear,
bright days, even IL no wind In blowing,
the law of diffusion of gases nets mors
effectively, and helps dispense the case.
From Fog Possibilities. by Alexan-
der Meade, in Harper's Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-11
WHAT FOGS ARE
They Are of aa ArtiesiAi Rather Tkas {
Natural Nature.

A convenient though not strictly SCI
ent;sc classification Of fog types Is, sea
or coast fog, valley or hin fog. and town
or dust fog. Tie last named has been
given the eupshonic designation rsbuIs
puIverea- II is sn artificial rather than
natural condition Rev. Clement Ley,
who gave a large portion Of his life io
cloud study. says, IN his book OF Cloud
land ;ha, in some parts OF The saooe
rebulA psITer.a Is OCCASIONALLY so thick
as 70 obspcse almost totally The sun
light. aid in Abyssinis has led 20 the
tradition that the pisgu. Of darkness IN
Egypt wss IN reality a unusual dust
fog" The amount OF moisture varies &C
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-11
POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
NO HOPE FOR GENERAL SHELBY
Mrs. Beecher is More Comfortable an,
seustor Harri. is BETTER

Kansas City. Feb. ia special from
Adrian, Mo. says: General 10. O. Shell
by is still alive. He rallied during the
night and is resting easy. although il
seems only a question Of a short time
when the END must come He is grad
ually growing weaker and continues TN
conscious.
Stamford. Conn, Feb. 10.-Mrs Henry
Ward Beecher continues in a comforta-
bic condition. and no apprehension OF
her immediate death is felt.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Harris
continues 70 improve. His friends were
much encouraged over his condition to-
day.
London. Eng, Feb. l0-By vote OF eos
n lis the house OF commons today rejected
the bill OF Mr.. Wilson Liberal for West
Hun. providing for the closing of public
houses taToUs hcut Sunday. Public houses
are allowed to Se open for a time az the
middle Of Sunday. and Sunday evening.
Washington. u. c. Feb i0-Ex-Qusen
Lliokaiani. who has been confined 10 her
room by Influenza for several days. Ia.
suffered relapse. Her physicians say that
she viii not he able TO remain IN this cls-
mate during the winter.
Essex. Conn. Feb. i0-John E. North
rope, treasurer OF Comstock. Cheney & Co.
probably the largest piano key manufactur
ers in the United States. Is dead. aged 50
years
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.sRecunlarY.~

The word "pecuniary" Is. in our Ian
guage. from a Latin word signifyins
cattle. Cattle were originally the me-
dunn Of exchange. and the esrlies,
known European coins were stamped
or craven with the image of an OIL
The coin being called pects. An Ok
Chicago Inter Ocean.