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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

soft pads behind me a little later | turned
i'm establishment T. see the great beast
tracking me with stiff tail and tongue
hanging ont. SAW the brute, blazing
ewes and muscles Ntiifoncd for spring
barely had time To- draw pistol and fire.
When it wanted scarcely an hour to sunset
another strange thing happened to dispel
III, confluence had left the forest and
had already made some way into an cXten-
siyc prairie through which my road lay,
when there fell upon my ear the uninis-
takab,c yclp yclp OF pack in full cry. !
looked roum. and saw close to the edge of
the forest q swiftly moving patch OF dots
that knew well enough represented thirty
or forty wolves coming on with character
i,tic clgcrnc-~ They were two miles away
as the crow nic, bat about four miles back
upon my trail. which | could see plainly
they were following In les, than half an
hour they would catch me up AMI there
W., uo place of refuge within rcach-ex-
ccpl the swamp,
The swamp, that lie along the Snake
River are "a terror to- al who know them
I'm them the poisonous Crater mocca>iuN
live and thrive like mixes In cheese. Tn
like most enikc- this reptile j, credited
with "a splt,iul asr,>>i,,uc~- that make, It
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
TWINKLES.

FAR more dangerous than others OF us Ki'i"'
According to all accounts, the man WI"
entered the swanps ran the cohti'''"' ''sN
of hciuo assaulted and even pursued by the
deadly reptiles, and II WAS Our uiiVe''"'
practice TO give the place "ide pef'''
Ru, with so certain and immlncn, a danger
behind me was ready and almost anxious
to take the risk.
There was deep wading and some SWIM
ming TO be done. once, when clntcheH
a tussock of grass to steady myself snake
reared its head within a foot OF my nan"
am, Kissed vcnomously.
\ howl of disappointment told me mat
the pack had arrived at the margin ana
dared 20 no further had tcrrorS enough
for tina, day and WAS particularly glad I"
reach homc-abou, 5 O'Clock. thought
YOU were lost said Simon, my chun,
with scared. white face that gave me a
considerable shock. He looked more ter
rified than had right to feel. and told
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

WAS not Winter time, and | knew OF no
reason why wolves should be hungry.
Green , Timber is the name given to a par
II ularly thick piece of jungle forest near
the banks of the Snake River i'll Idaho. !
was TRUSTING nv way through the brake
and thinking of anything but wolves, and
particularly of the dear girl whom had
walked some miles to see that morning,
and of the many sweet things We had sad
to each other Amy Trelcaycn a0S a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

dear girl. and ! had known
it for a long time. but She
had been nv dear girl for
only a week. and naturally
my head WAS full OF her aN
tranpcd chccrily home
ward. When | saw a long
coated grey form steal
away from a glade As ! cn-
tered it scarcely marked
the occurrence. ! WAS in
no killing mood that day,
and | made no attempt to
stop Mr.. Wolf with a bull
let from my express. But
when heard the fall Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
WILLING IT, H'N
STANr

MRS. DEWTELL. Isn't D. Tia,
wi your husband ,tamincr, a.t,"
Mrs Took " Not a, a,i j. an
advantage in our little dispu' De
realizes the hope.c,-nc-- of citing
the last word and gives up ato.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

shouted. and 10 my terror saw lo,,,
black body hanging from him IFS fan
buried III his neck. Simon had leaned T..
head against my jacket that was hangi,.,
to dry. and the snake must have been -
one of the pockets.
The reptile va, quickly dispatched bm
Simons case WAS quite holclc,, The
tang, had almost cn,c.cd 'hc jamar and
a few minutes suihccd FOR the poison .,
reach the heart.
Ere he died Simon bIuiiei Dut ,,r,n,.
confession He rccItcd Do, love Tor Any
and her preference Tor mc. jealousy he
said had taken full possession ~ him he
had las, night rubbed ms reaas with
vacrian. an infallblc attraction 20 aolye,
only the swamp could save r, from the
pack. and tina, was almost certain death BE-
snakes had passed safely through the
swamp, and had unwi'tiug. brought home
with me the instrument of a punish.
ment.
Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

especially hungry
which Is chiefly in
the wIllicr season,
he will band to-
gethcr and hunt
anything.
But " hen !
tranped through
Green's Timber II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

INN ~ IIc sp0kc WIN cNcS
avcrtcd rs he reached down
the plates for supper they
clattcrcd like castinets. When
| had changed my wet gar
inents for dry ones, and when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
Simon'S Nemesis.

HE grey wolf of North
America Is not often
an enemy that man
has any great reason
to fear. When he Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
The Settlers and the Indians.

Although the Indian troubles in Mon
tana arising out of the murder of HOOVER,
the herder. are much less threatening than
before the arrest of the Cheyenne STANLEY,
or BADGER, as he is commonly called, they
are not wholly over.
There are still two sources of possible
disturbance. Many Indians are off the
reservation. There are said to be five bands
of them under WHITE BULL and other
chiefs, and one estimate gives their numbers
at 200. The season is far enough advanced
for them to maintain themselves n their
ponies without trouble, and the younger
braves are perhaps stimulated somewhat
by the inherited Indian spirit, not yet
quenched by years of peace. 1t Is therefore
natural that, in spite of the perfectly we'll
founded assurances given by Capt. READ,
the commander of the troops from Fort
Custer, that he will protect whites as we'll
rs Indians, the fugitive families are still
reluctant to return.
The other difficulty is that the settlers
declare that three others besides STANLEY
are implicated In the murder, and the
Sheriff wants to have them surrendered.
The Indians hus far have refused to give
tutlH up. ilO" HluSu tIutH lucEc 10 IL tLelT
supposed completely it is difficult to sur
mise at this distance. The first account
said that the unfortunate herder had
been shot by two bullets, from am
bush, while sitting on a knoll and
filling his pipe. The circumstances
suggest deliberate aim, so that even one
man could have done the shooting. The
Indians possibly would not regard compan-
ionship with the murderer as involving
them in his guilt, and yet, of course. under
the law by which he is to be tried. that
presence at the time would warrant arrest
and might show completely and aid.
One element in the affair which no doubt
has much influence Is that the Indians
know that Capt. SToUCH, their agent, is
opposed to the methods adopted by the
Sheriff N his party, and that the troops
support the agent. The Sheriff is reported
to have n warrant for the arrest of Agent
STouCH. That division of sentiment among
the white authorities will be noted by the
Indians. And yet 1t may also have it's good
effects. The determination of Agent SToUCH
to protect his Indians and to prevent the
settlers from working their will on the
reservation may help to prevent an out
break, and on the whole the signs still
point toward peace.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
How to Prevent Bicycle Accidents

In June, 1906, when the number Of seri-
GUS accidents among wheclmen was very
large, THE Sun endeavored to find out their
prime cause, and to prescribe a means for
avoiding their repetition. A careful study
showed that, in four cases out Of five,
the cyclist responsible for the trouble
was unable to control his or her wheel with
sufficient p%romptness. Perhapsa pedestrian
would start to cross the street without
looking to see II 1t was clear, and, be-
fore he had taken three steps, be knocked
down by a bicycle. Its rider had seen the
danger, but wasn't able to avoid it. Again,
a wheelwoman, careful and experienced as
a cyclist, might be descending a hill her
speed would increase with every turn OF
the wheel. her feet leave the pedals, her
machine become unmanageable, until the
frightened rider could hold on only and
trust in Providence.
During May, June, and July of last year
accidents in and around New York result.
ing from cyclists poor control of their ma
chimes, were reported in almost every edi-
ton Of the newspapers. And the same
kin Of reports have been coming in at an
alarming rate this season. For example,
the other day a scorcher knocked Town a
boy and broke his collar bone Cause:
couldn't stop quickly enough. Two cyclists
smashed together on n hill. Cause the same.
Cyclist rode off a pier and was drowned.
Cause as before. IN Wednesday last
a young wheelwoman was drowned near
the town Of Garrisons. She was coasting;
lost control of her wheel and was thrown
into a pond. In short, a review of the
bicycle accidents in this city for the months
of April and May last shows that, in all
probability, two-thirds of the mishaps
might have been avoided If the wheels in
volved had been equipped with brakes.
Last fall inventors gave special attention
to that feature of the wheels makeup.
with the result that brakes of various sorts
may now be had. They are all good; they
weigh only a few ounces each, and to have
one attached to n wheel costs but a trifle.
Wheelmen who value properly their own
lives and the safety of othersr regard a brake
as indispensable to safety.
Riders, convince yourselves of the efficacy
Of this safeguard. Get a brake. You won't
regret 1t, and doctors and undertakers may
then axe q longer vacation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05

REQUIEM masses were celebrated IN Rome ana =
Genoa on the nttIeth anniversary OF pani"I 'N''
nsii's death. In the latter city q procession ma'v"e
from the church to the house In which 'e 'ue.
ator died. where = bronze medallion MAS uh''''N
The 500. 900 memorial churcn Of cahir"''een''o'
~ Kerry. his birthplace, will DO completed 'ns'
Barely had NJ. vuiliod. the imam cannon '0
elected Senator for the Jura district Than hN W
called upon TO make political use OF his rh'An
binary strength. In the municipal council oil 'a'
Claude. TO which no belongs. two members nv
exchanging insults. came TO blows. N. NN'''''' y
extending q hand on each. brought thsm 10 -
grolnd and restored order 10 tho council.
Chulalougkorn. King OF Slam. who "a no
NJ the Italian lakes. visited the temple al no
dy, in CeyIon. whore one Of Bnddhas ""
Is preserved. and asked permission TO "'",
tho relic. The prieus refused. afhousu ''
had allowed tho Kings brother 10 '"H'h "
few years ago. ChulalongEorn got angry az" "
only refused the presents OF the priests p' ~
back the gifts no had brought for the 'e'n!'''
German method appears In the compression :"
the religious nutrimeut needed by tho soln'e' )" ;
nsid Into n little book weighing four ounce
"EvanEeiiHches NilItAir Gesang and "ehe'r","
Cromweil's IrOnSides. too. carried 'heH ''"A
literature about In a very compact shape """''
modern Britain soldiers Outnt weighs one p""'
IL 10 calculated that with armies or loo''V' =,
tho 9ermanI would carry eleven tons oil 'Ao''u
srsturs 10 the BTitiSheTS' forty four lsA''"A Wv
room for thirty.thros tons more Of eAfH'as'~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
SCyBEIMS.

"A policeman OF Richmond. Va. burned h' saaa
IN snatchinE on the blazing bonnet OF 4 woman who
was Just emerging from a soda water store where
cigars are sold. The bonnet had been !sritei o'
coming In contact with tue gas ji OF swinging
cigar lighter.
Charles II. Hackiey. a millionaire philsh'hro
pist OF NuskeRon. Mich. restricts himself 10 s'mp''
living. II is said or him that he has Hidden IN hi
family carriage only once. and then TO attend a III
neral. aud that although he WINS a nne 'amms
residence on the lake he has rarely seen IT,
Not having sufficient conn encc that a co
which he procured would rid his house Of mice
man in the City OF Mexico sprinkiet = banana ''i'
with strychnine and left II where the rice 'ou'
get Il. The cat took The skin and dropped II 'h1
the water Jar, and the whole family wer" poi'ons'
Their iives were saved ny applications Vt The $40"
ach pump.
At CeutrAlia. NO.. lives q man who has "0r
the same gold collar button for forty years H"s
presented to him when he started from MS nov"
there with . drove OF sheep for California III ''''
He wore It throughout his SUI osequent "i'eh'u'o1
career In the Rocky Mountain States. BINS" "
lumbia. the South during war time. iAe WEI" ~
dies, aud Panama.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
The Hudson Bay Grain Route.

During the present season, by an cxpedi-
tion from st. Johns, under Commander
WAKEHAM, with Capt. WHITLEY in imme-
diate charge of the ship employed, the Do
minion Government Is reviving the long
cherished enterprise Of determining the
extent to which Hudson Strait can be re-
lied upon as an open waterway.
For many years a project has been afoot
to build n railroad from Winnipeg to IIud-
son Day, with tho view of furnishing a new
route Tor the grain of Manitoba, and Incl
dentally for as much also Of the grain of
the Dakotus and Others of our Northwest
ern States as might adopt it.
So far MS the engineering probabilities
Of the railroad are concerned, the problem
presents few obstacles. The grade offers no
difficulties of great consequence, and the
road could be built. As to the profits of
the enterprise ms q business undertaking,
the matter is different. 1t would pass,
of course, through n region largely barren
and for the most part very sparsely in.
habited. The local traffic of the road
would be for a long time, to say the least,
of a very limited character. The country
up to the Saskatchewan. or about 500 miles
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05

fragility Of civic virtue and non-partisan-
ship. II must be accepted as n fact, regret
table, but unavoidable. Common political
parties and common politicians are capable
Of remaining true to their convictions for a
good many years; but evidently an ideal
virtue must not be exposed to the rude tests
Of time. Sublime and ultimate truth docs
not como down from heaven to play a long
engagement.
Our esteemed stone.housc contemporary,
still q faithful woundcr Of its friends, con.
tinues to insist with energy, and even with
asperity, that time is fatal to the aspira-
lions Of struggling civic virtue. 1t is sad
to be forced to believe that immortal truth
Is subject to these variations of the time ia
BILE but so 1t Is, and consequently other
wise 1t cannot be. 1.-THE time has come"
observes the Times with a dramatic sad
ness, for q Citizens Union nomination"
The time has come and the nomination
hasn't. The Union "has an organization,
workers, principles, q distinct purpose. 1t
lacks n candidate" And the popularity Of
the principles of the Union Is that nobody
cares a groat about them unless there Is n
candidate candidating in their behalf. Not
puc AiiSh 10 a. hAoStO 49,
Union. AS the result of having a select
though unregarded invoice Of principles,
but no candidates to sign them, the Union
is not growing, and its central principle of
non.partisan city government is not adj
vancing an inch. The work is at a stand
still. Nothing but n nomination can carry
it past the dead point and set the machin.
cry in motion again."
There is something too mortuary in this
remark about a dead point. Surely there
can be no dead point in the history of a
movement 80 vital as the Citizens Union.
Nor can there be any machinery to a con.
Germ which protests against political ma
chinery and is so nobly and purely volun.
teer. 1t is the misfortune of the Times to
apply unregenerate and carnal language to
a dream almost too beautiful to be ex.
pressed in the concrete vulgar tongue. But
these are considerations which 1t is almost
n sacrilege to dwell upon at such a time. II
it is indispensable to the prosperity Of the
almost sacred objects Of the Citizens Union
that 1t should rave some candidates to
represent it and to inflame the activity of
it's ~votaries, those candidates should be
nominated at once. In fact, II necessary,
and 1t seems to be particularly necessary,
the candidate should be nominated yester
day. This Is a case in which delays are more
than dangerous they are immoral.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
The Early Mugwump Bird and the
Worm.

The Citizens Union is a sort of select and
~esoteric institution, and perhaps it is u
mistake for the uninitiated to make my
remarks about it. The Pythagoreans pos.
sessed infinite wisdom, and yet nobody
seems to know the reasons which prompted
them to refuse to eat beans. The Citizens
Union Is n Pythagorean wisdom trust of
updoubted merit, and all its stockholders
admit In halcyon voices hat they know
beans; and yet they are as mysterious as the
most recondite P~ythagorean Literary and
Social Mugwump Union of Magma Grecia
ever was. We approach with due reverence
and al utter laymen but why is it that
time, which Is technically meant for
slaves, Is vital to the prosperity of the
c. Ut Our esteemed stone.house coli
temporary, the Nep YOrk Times, has
declared with much passion and EN-
phasis that unless the Union makes
It's nominations at once, civic virtue will
be betrayed and all the deviltries of deals
will corrupt the gentle cause OF non-parti.
sanship. 1t is the consensus of enlightened
Mugwump opinion that civic virtue and
non.partisanship cannot be warranted be-
yond the 18th of June, at the latest. 1t is
not for laymen to understand this curious
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
NEW CIVIL sERr1oE RU1 =,
THE State Commission Prepare Them .,
form 10 gov. rtiacl,s Ny,y IA. W.

wv
ALBANY, Juno 4.-Tho State Ciyil sc.,,,.
Commission hns revised the State civil .o, w., '
rules and regulations to conform to thc ro,,, N'
ments Of " merit -" and fitness" MS proyia.n =,
Gov. Blacks new Civil Service law. Tho M"
regulations will not become operative mia ~. 4"
havo been approved by the Governor. Tho 80
ent eligible lists have bccp revised by IN, 80
mission to meet tho new Requirements -
dividing the percentages of successful 81
dates in half In order TO fix their stand,nr Wv
tho merit" test. These candidates VII,
have to undergo another examination for a a
moss" ut tho hands of appointing officers w.
tlon up to 80 por cont. Tho ncN; rule. -
same as the old ones, except that they have hIne
revised where they were inconsistent Win IN
new law. :" 'ne
Tho minimum percentage required for .mo,,,.
before candidates can. be certified to appoi,ntin.
officers for an examination as TO " fiji hcs'.tn ns
fixed mt 35 per cent. This Is cuuivalrnt % ~
20 per cent. required under the old rules NM
tho maximum presumably. for merit alone wsa
100 per cont. The name OF every candida" a
the merit list must be certified to an aunoin,joonn
officer, white only tho first three him., ing
certified under the old law. Candidates ii, Ime 10
preferred for appointment and promotion nv w
cordinR to their standing. ascertafnei by aSanaee
together their rating for merit and that for s,s
ness. Veterans have the same preference ~.
appointment under tho new as under The III n
Tho various municipal civil scryjcc ho,,,.
will revise their city civil service rcgu La, inns y
the same lines laid down by the State Civil Seua
vice Commission In the adoption OF state rssr'
Gov. Blacks legal adviser. Charles 2 1j,oo,.
met with tho State Civil Service CommissIo
yesterday and to-day and helped draft tbs ns%
rules In accordance with the Governors idess
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
A British Statistician on Our Middle
States.

The most valuable contribution to the
June number of the North american Re
rieto is the article on the progress of our
Middle States by the ~well-known ~statisti-
clan, Mr.. NJ. G. MULHALL. The writer
compares the materials derived from the
United States censuses for 1890 and 1880
with corresponding data relating to the
most prosperous European countries, and
shows how much better off In many impor-
tant respects, including the rate of wages,
are the citizens of our Middle States than
the inhabitants of Great Britain, France,
or Germany.
In order that the European reader of the
article may form an accurate idea of the
Middle States, he Is told that they are
equal in area to the United Kingdom, in
population to Spain, in manufactures to
Germany that their mineral output Is in
value more than double that of France 4;
and that, as regards wealth, the single
State of New York is equal to Belgium and
Holland put together. Under the term
Middle States, as here used, are compre-
hcnded New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl.
vania, Maryland, Delaware, and the District
of Columbia. Mr.. MULHALL points out that
there is no other part OF the New World so
dcnsely populated as this section, the aver.
age being 40 persons to the square mile,
which is a much higher ratio than that of
Continental Europe, considered as a whole,
and falls little below hat Of France. Be-
tween 1850 and 1890 the population of the
Middle States increased from 6,628,OOO to
14,141 900, and IL the same rate of progress
continues as since 1870, this section will in
1900 contain II 900, 600 Inhabitants. The
increase since 1850 has been nearly 100
per cent. or almost double the rate OF
progress recorded in New England, but IL
is much less than the general average fol-
the Union, which has been ZIP per cent. in
that interval. In tho Middle States
the growth has been almost confined
to cities, the advance of the ruraI
population being slow. If, for instance, We
compare the census of 1890 with that oil
twenty years before, we find that, whcrea,
in 1870 rural and urban populations stood
respectively as ten to six, they were in 1890
equal. Mr.. MuLHALL also notes that tn,
American white population in the Middle
States has grown five times faster than IL
New England, and almost keeps pace will
the increase of the population generally. Ii
this section the lumber OF white Americans
whose parents as we'll as themselves wer'
born in this country, slightly exceeds tina
of foreigners, the children of foreigners
and negroes. As for agriculture, thu
area under farms exceeds by 10000
acres the total cultivated area of Grea
Britain nevertheless, agriculture has beer
SO far unable to keep pace with population
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
THE SUN. SATURDAY. JUNE 8, 1897.

Democrnticf These questions will not be
answered until 1t declares squarely Its atti-
tude with reference to the revolutionary
Democracy Of the Chicago platform. Actu-
ally the Democratic Union" is Bryanite,
for IL is in alliance with the Organized
Tammany Hall, which contributes chiefly
to it's membership. 1t is organized to help
along the Democracy Of the Chicago plat
form, the spurious Democracy, against
which every true follower Of the principles
Of THOMAS JEFFERSON must wage unceas-
ing war until 1t is expelled from the Dem
ocratic party, whose mann 1t has stolen.
There will be no genuine Democratic
platform in the Greater New York cam
paign unless there be ono which plainly
and emphatically r%epudiates the Chicago
platform Of revolution.