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The sun., 1897-09-11

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THIRTY KILLED By DYNAMITE.

a Magazine in johannesburg EIpisdes with
Dire Consequences.
Special Gable Despatch to TUE Sun.
JoHANNEs1CRo, Sept. l0.-A dynamite maga-
zinc exploded here to-day. Five whites and
twenty-five Kafiirs were killed
The sun., 1897-09-11

BosToS, sept lo.-Three heats fuished the harness
racing at SaugIs to-day. Most of the horsHs
shipped 10 Eisby for two weeks meeting. SUM
martss:
,o.,,- 49, eEoo.
The sun., 1897-09-11
ohRIoArURING US IN LONDON.
Uncle Sam Represented ss shaking His Vist al
Alfonso.
s,,-fnt cnb,. ps.pateh 10 Tue SUI.

S,e-fdI Cdbls Dtspdtch TO THE sUS.
LONDON, Sept. 1o.-rhe Erenih0 Netrs Carl
catures Americas attitude toward Spain 1t
prints a biz cartoon entitled Get or the
Earth" representing Uncle Sam shaking his ast
at a diminutive King Alfonso and saying.
You're Just nice sizo, and reckon I've got
to lick somebody"
The times., 1897-09-18

An account comes 10 this country via
CATION Of cats. The idea is that the cat
Is fun or electricity tespeciany when
chasing a dog, nd can thus be used in
the treatment OF disease. Whether the
patient is tc be Inassag ged with eat or TO
wear a cat as a porous plaster is not ex-
planned, but it is perfectly evident that
there is electricity in cats, and that on
occasion, human beings are greatly stirred
up by this quadruped. 1t might be a good
thing f5r certain nervous diseases If the
patient could be put in the room with d
cat in the act OF catching its dinner alive
In the shape of mouse. The rapid
motion engendered by the effort 10 get
cut Of the cats way would call into being
all sorts of energies, A cat is a curious
sort Of an animal anyway. 1t is the one
among CIR domesticated animals which re-
tains most of the wild traits, while taking
on most completely the aspect of tameness.
iG st q d CdtI iBSHhiS uSfSeiI Ou q
window sill, her white mIttened paws
crossed devoutly on her little white breast
and her eyes closed as if she were engag aged
in humble and happy meditation is very
edifyirg: but just look at that cat when a
small dog comes around the corner. Just
listen to that cat in the dea of night, sing
ing AMID the steady FatteT OF oot5acks.
anything but the ground. Is there any
thing derout about her then? Not much.
But there is a good deal Of electricity,
and maybe, when she sits in that meek
and gentle attitude of contemplation. she
is generating lightning against the time of
need.
The times., 1897-09-18
Hawaii.

There were times, and they were long
ago, when Henry J. Raymond was editor
OF the New York Times. Then the paper
was a power in the press of the country
Many people oid not agree with its views,
but ell respected it. "Tempus mutantuT. >
Through misfortnnes and bIunders, the
once-great journal has been reduced to the
position OF p6wnbrokcr's shop, making
advances ON tlfe security Of Wall Street
ideas and occasionally disposing at auc-
ton Of the unredeeIned pledges OF the
Republican party.
In a recent article the New York Times
said: ''HFhat could annexation OF Hawaii
give Us that we have not now7''
From the standpoint OF the New
York Times and Mr.. Claus Spreckies we
do not want anything more. While the
Hawaiian Islands were under the control
OF Mr.. Epreckles, and, incidentally, the
Hawaiian Commercial Company. In the re-
urganizatio Of which Mr.. Cleveland is
Eaia TO have been Interested, there was an
era OF monopoly prosperity. Coolie con-
tract lahor WAS cheap and plenty. 1t is
81 70 this day. Annexation win put com
plete stop to that. This is one thing that
We win get 10y annexation that has not
obtained before, and the fact viii
account for most Of the opposition to the
project.
Aside from that, America VIII gain con
trd of The Pacific. Possession OF the
Hawaiian Islands viii give this country
not only domination over the great ocean
between san Francisco and Japan, but win
place Us in a position OF magnificent power
IN Connection with the worlds commerce
whenever the inevitable ditch bet ween the
seas sllaii be dug across Central America.
The times., 1897-09-18
ipHUlinPSS.
the hour

The provcrb that cleanliness is next
10 eUdliness may have come down 10
us from the Dutch OF New Amsterdam.
Of whom 1t was said tHat their wives
scrubbed SO much tEat their hands grew
web fingers like unto ducks. Tn
fortunately, most people take the proyerb
20 mean that II person is godly he
VIII be clean, neglecting the other pos
elsle meaning that fl be is clean he is
likely to DC good 1t is a poor pruverb
that does not work both ways, anu this
proverb does, Just like q mule, or an
old fashioue ed nuz loading shotgun.
In the first place the person who is not
clean is rGsOre likely to catch disease, and
disease. except in the sunGay-schod books,
is not means OF grace. 1t is more likely
to be a means al had temper, ill feeling.
IIlllsi ppy homes, and street bred Children
Secondly. there il a feeling Of self-respect
incldcateI by being clean, and self respect
is one OF the mightiest promoters Of good
behavior in this world. Thirdly. the per
son wro is clean receives better treat
ment from bis superiors than he who is
dirty, and So he feels Iaore friendly toward
them, and they toward him.
Let rs hare water as much 81 i a.
possible III. every place where il IS needed.
Let us see after the sanitary arrangements
In the houses Of the poor. 1t is cheaper
in the lung run Lot sucfi very long run,
either to pay for running water in the
house, and proper ventilation and sewerage
than to pay for city hospital, or foot up
long Doctors bin in ones own family
for some sickness eaught from a sluIn-
dweIler. And. above all. let tie water
which is provided be clean.
Health officer Woodward states as a
positive fact that the sewaga of con
siderable settlement above uS on the Po
toInac comes down to us unaitered and
is disseminated through our drinking water.
lie says that the flowing of water for any
distance does not purify the stream, as
the popular idea is, and that the impure
condition Of the Potomac water with which
Washington IS supplied is the cause Of
our large death rate. he says that a
large part OF these deaths is among the
colored people, who are crowded into the
less desirable dwellings OF the city, In
which there are no good sanitary arrange
ments. and in which they die very fast
from diseases which can be directly
traced to bad water and lack of santa
ton. A dIsproportlonate number of these
deaths occur in infancy
Now, aside from The instfce OF injustice
Of crowding people into quarters in which
il is almost Impossible for them to be clean.
and then blaming them for lack OF neat
ness, this thing should receive attention
for the good Of the whole city. There
should be free baths In every big city,
and there should be good supply OF W ter
in or neAF each house for driRsing scrub
brig and lsathing purposes. or course,
elaborate bathrooms cannot be put into
workinEmen's houses without an increase
The times., 1897-09-18
OR AN IMposroR2
a Question Which Is Agitating the
Royal Circles of Europe

Berlin. Sept. IL Despite the official de
Mai from Vienna, the Hussmann family
persists in the assertion that Maria Huss-
mann. who was the housekeeper or Herr
Krupp. the gunmaEer, OF Essen, is mar
ried 10 ArclidGke Franz Ferdinand. heir
prcsamptive TO the thrones OF Austria and
Hungary. Fraulein Hussmanp, or the arch
duchess, as the case may be- is twenty
five years old and has always borne a
good reputation. She is described as not
being pretty, but as agreeable and inter
esting. one vi her brothers is the keeper
Of a drapery store: another is school
master and third is an inspector of
Krupp's WORKS. The Impression prevails
In Afchen tAix1la-Chappelles near which
city tire Hnssmitnns live, that although
the statement OF the marriage came from
the family, the latter are, nevertheless.
In doubt whether the young woIran is
married or has merely loved anwiseIy.
I he kreuz Zeitung declares that the sup
posed archduke is an imposter. it SAYS
that be introduced himself to the HusSInan
family as DR.. Arend- After he had es-
tahlisbed himself in their good graoes, be
told them that he was of imperial birth
1t adds that the eoupae disappeared on
Friday last The young woman took with
her her own fortune, Amounting 10 10000
marks She LETT note in which she stated
that she was going TO a distant part OF the
world. The paper 81 Us 1t believes that the
man who represented himself as the arch
duke is of the yileSt character, and that
he is engaged il tie white slave traffic
He gaialy enGea yored to persuade Maria S
youngest sister 10 accompany him. He told
Maria that the Archduchess Stephanle,
widow OF Cnowa Prince Rudolph, was her
greatest rival.
The affair is WideI y discussed in Germany
London, Sept. II. 1T is announced that
ArcbduCAiess Stephanie, whose naH.e has
been mentioned in connection with the
alleged marriage OF Archdulze Franz Ferdi-
nard and Fraulein Hussmann, and who
has just arrived here, intending to stay 81
month in England and Scetlaad. viii
Immediately return to Darmstadt, where
she VIII attend a family meeting,
The times., 1897-09-18
COMING SILVER DOLLARS.
Treasury wnuts 10 Get the Benefit
of the Seigniorage.

The Treasury has resumed the coinage
OF the silver dollar. 1t is given out as
a reason therefor that these coins are
needed for the redemption Of The silver
certificates and for use in the Vest 10
moving the crops. The failure TO coin
these dollars during the earlier part Of
the fiscal year is said TO be due 10 ths
settlements that were necessary at the end
OF the last fiscal year.
The real reason why the silver dollars
are now being coined is quite another
matter. There is not any more money
In the Treasury for current expenses than
there should be, and money is badly
needed By coming the silver dollar the
Treasury gets the benefito Of the seigntorase,
which, in the course OF the year, viii
amount 70 upwards OF s8.o0O,000 or
S1O,oOO,0 600, and VIII fill quite hole
In meeting current accounts that fall due
froru tfr3e TO time.
These dollars can be coined at the rate
of two or three million a month, If it
is desired. No limitation has so far been
placed on the amount and the mints VIII
run at their full capacity until further
orders.
The times., 1897-09-18

Pension Commissioners Evans apparently
is satisfied that the Old Guard not only
never surrenders but never dies. He is
quoted as saying that 100000 pension
claims confronted him when he took office
and that ia the single month OF June
OF this year, there We're 1898 new appli-
cations. The statistical division of the
War Department shortly VIII have to
revise It's census OF soldiers engaged in the
Late anpleasautness." From current in
dications we are satisfied that the mum
Der of enlisted men must have approx
mated about ten millions.
The times., 1897-09-18
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER IS, 1897.
with Much western Reserve.

With Much Western Reserve.
To recognize a good thing from Ohio
is to admit that something Of that kind
can come ont OF Nazareth. but, once in a
while, 1t does happen. The Columbus
Post, a few days ago, observed with much
point and discretion: "No one has yet
attempted TO define the difference be-
tween Cleveland Democrat and j Nc
Kinley Republican There is native
equine sense in that remark. Nobody
has.
II people VIII study the political situa-
ton In New York, for example, they will
see bow opposite the thought is There
Is only one RepUbncan Cult and thatls the
cult Of gold, and alIthat gold implies. The
same people who seated Hayes IN The
Presidential chair, to which NOBODY is
llar enough to claim that he was ever
elected, procured the election Of Garfield,
Of Cleveland, Of Harrison. and Of Cleveland
again. Politically speaking, they We're
Il
wanted, all they want today, has been, and
is, g convenient tool TO carry out the de-
signs and oonspiracles OF the Anglo
Republican element against the prosperity
and the liberties Of the American people
The 1obbers who used and betrayed the
Democratic party when It could be manipn-
lated to place In power Grover Cleveland.
wersthe identical individuals who bought
the eleotion Of Mr.. Mckinley. They were
good Republicans in s96; they zrant to he
good Denocrats1n 1897 and 1885. beoa use
thay recognize the current eruIsion, and a re
determined TO be on top, They are spend
ing money lavishly in New York to Sc
cure voice and influence in the Demo
cratic organization. because that would
give them q chance to gain control Of the
next Democratic national convention
The times., 1897-09-18
Benunmrearafs. Retert.

(Fram the Cleveland Plain Bealer.)
Beaeninrchais, tue author of the famous
Marriage of Figar0," was the son OF a
Partisan matchmaker, but had gained
fame, tank and wealth through his own
talents aIsd ext.rtiens. a eonee4ted and
envious young nohlenan once undertook,
to wo1n d the pride OF BeaHmarehais i5y an
allusion TO his hunlhle origin. In the pres
enee OF q large company OF people who had
a fogard Cor the talented young author,
this young Iuan handed hiIn his watch.
saying: Examine n, SIR; ii Goes noi Keep
time. You can 5oubtless ascertain the
cause Such was his rude haste that ms
hand left the watch before that Of the
surprised Reauinarclais had grasped II, and
it fe.l, te the ground. Pardon, Monsieur, ~
said the author. with grave courtesy, stoop-
ing to Tlck up the watch, and haodedat To
its owner, ''yeu see, my father was right
when he declared that / was too awk-
ward to be matchmaker
The times., 1897-09-18
THE SILVER CAMP BfEETING.
Many Distinguished Speakers Were
Among the Arrivals Yesterday.

Many Distinguished Speakers Were
Among the Arrivals Yesterday.
Springfield d, Ohio, Sept. 1T-The at
tendance at the national silver camp meet
ing today was larger than yesterday. The
air was cool today. and ever ybody enjoyed
the camp meeting Col. Brown announced
that 800 people were cosling from North.
800 from the West.
Another delegation is coming from Gin
s:innat to stay over Sunday.
g. w. Moore W as chairman this morning
He made a short speech. He W as folio wed
by Hon. T. E Tarsney. OF Detroit, who
spoke for two hours on the issue.
This afternoon Judge Tarvin. OF Gov
ington anc Mrs. TilBnghast, OF Cleve
land. made stirring addresses.
Tonight bon. Charles Towne and Charles
Hartman spoke. They were received with
enthusiasm.
Hon. II. L. Chapman, candidate for
governor On the Democratic ticket, viii
be here Monday The speakers who ar
rived today are: Ex-Speaker John S st.
John, Hon. Charles Hartman, Montana;
Hon. F. G. Newlands, Nevada; Miss Nellie
Robinson, New York; Hon. @. A. Towne,
Hon. Martin Williams, Missouri; Hon J..
a. Lee, Missouri; Rev. Sam W. Small, Mrs.
Helen NJ. Gouger, Indiana, and Oliver
Downing, Boston.
big iaborfng mems meeting will be
held Sunday.
The times., 1897-09-18
A BIG SHIP CANAL PROJECT.
Congress Will he Asked TO Help
II Along


New York, Sept. II Since 1885 plans
for ship canal connecting Lake Erie
with southern endof Lake Michigan hav.
beeu from time to time under coneidera.
tion of capitalists and legislators Now
the project is fairly un der way. and
Stewart Appleton, OF Twelve Corners
Mich, representing the ship canal com
pany, is on his way TO Washington 10 ar
range fer bringing the matter before Con-
gress. Mv. Appleton was seen today at the
Windsor Hotel.
The proposed ship canal" he said, 'is
10 extend from the southeater corner OF
Lake Michigan to the western end of Lake
Erie, near Toledo, and VIII cut off about
1,00D miles OF travel. the distance around
10 Chicago. through The Straits Of Macki
nav.
Moreover it viii add six weeks Of navi-
CATION at each end of the season. The
original cost of the canal was estimated
at $50. o00.000, but we have cut that
down To So, 000.000. Instead of digging
canal eighteen or twenty feet deep
we find that nine feet will be sufficient,
owing 10 the invention OF a st. Louis
man named Lucas He has invented
snip VI hA-iooI uHuSHb uicH, Dy bne
cOutriyahce OF a twenty y-foot centerboard
is rendered perfectly sea worthy i'll heavy
weather. Ships OF this kiud will be
used on the canal. We expect that
Congress viii give us an appropriation.
Last yecr the Canal and Railroad Com
mittee considered the matter and every
member was personally pledged to the
support of a bin providing for an appro-
priation. The bill viii soon be ready
for sentation."
The times., 1897-09-18

Although some further spread of the
yellow fever epidemic may be looked for,
the health authorities seem TO think that
they have the disease fairly under control
Most Of the people who were exposed at
Ocean Springs and afterward became scat
tered through the Southern States have
been accounted for. In nearly every
instance the pest has followed them. Yes
terday there was but one death from yellow
fever, and five new cases in New Orleans
In other places the situation was more
encouraging than it has been for several
days.
The times., 1897-09-18

OF rent which might prove a hardship,
but there are improvements short OF that
which could and should be made A prop
erty owner WHO win put one block or
houses in good sanitary condition, ard
takes Il little care to secure tenants who
viii keep them clean and In good order.
puts premium on cleanliness, and steadi-
ness, and decency, and since people who
care fol these things usually are regular
in paying their rent, the landlord will not
Ieavens the whole lump. The man who
builds a row OF alley houses simply for
money making purposes, and rents them
TO as many families as are willing b live
in them one faIaily to eachroom perhaps
and squeezes out the last penny Of rent he
can, and pays no attention to the sanitarg
condition of his tenants, ia doing lis fel-
low-citizens an injury. and one of these
days he will be regarded as nineteenth
century crininai, and laws will be made
against him. He is not civilized, though
ne may " ear q Gress coat and be con
noisseur on wines; he is an ataristic
barbarian, using his money, instead OF
club, to remove the brains and secure the
earnings of his fellow beings.
The times., 1897-09-18
Presence of Mind.

tFrom the i5hieag go Times Herald
One Writer about twelve years ago /
was visiting Bill Nye at bis hume In
Hudson, W is, for few days, and one
evening we were doing the chores pre-
paratory to good time later On in a
euelIre party. We were going from the
woodshed to the b ck porch, well loaded
with stove coal, when it occurred to Nye
that he would knock down huge 1cycle
that hung over the porch steps lest it
Should fail and hurt some one. At least
this was what / thought was running in
his head. He took a good, handy stove
stick from the load ON his left arm and
threw It, as / supposed, at the ieiele.
But the missile went far Of the mark
and killed a eat that was rubbing her
self against corner OF the kitchen.
'.rhat's the way l always do EN- said
Nye, uttfrly unperturbed. mo stray old
strange eat Can come around here rubbing
the paint Of my new home in any such
manner as that, hence she is my meat -
Nye hadn t seen that cat until he had
killed her.
The times., 1897-09-18
Guns and Gunners.

Students Of political science, III this and
other countries. from time to time have
expressed surprise tbat the Congress of the
United States, which always can find
mountain branches at enormous public ex-
pense. should Toe 80 niggardiy as notorlousiy
it is iii relation TO the national defense.
The Times is not an advocate OF a large
standing army; particularly not, while the
tendency Of the day is toward government
by injunction. But, at least, there is q
sensible view 10 take of our army problem
that the Congress has not yet taken By
way of illustration, there is the tactical
organization Of our forces, which has been
ignored To such an extent that all the
armies Of the civilized world have gone
beyond us, leaving the American army
with no companion in the matter of Or
ganzation save China.
A little more expense, few more men,
would make it possible for Us to place
battalion formation. Yet, with all the
influence that soldiers like Gen. Joe
Wheeler, Gen. Morgan and others Of the
same sort in the Senate and House have
been abIe to exert, every effort in the
direction Of tlis simple but none the less
vital reform, 81 far has failed.
r,t,-
present ana pressing Necessity for pro-
yiding skilled artiileryinen To man the
guns tll.t, we even now are placing on our
coasts is worse. Lieutenant Carhaugh, in
the Journal of the Military Service In
ftituliun, presents a strong argument in
this direction. He shows that the system
OF scatoard protection accepted by our
authorities inciudes more than five hum
dred high power guns, one thousand NOR
tars and three hundred and sixty rapid
fire pieces. 10 lie grouped at over Que hun
dred different points in twent y-five har-
bors. aud REINFORCED by six thousand sub
marine mines To handle this defense
organization properly Win require at
least seventy five hundred additional ar
tnlerymen, divided int len skeleton Tegi-
iuenis, which, in case OF war, oouId lie
expanded TO their fulI complement OF, say.
twelve hundred men each. Such force
would cover one hundred and ten sea coast
batteries. besides the ten field batteries now
maintained on our present establishment.
The total cost of the increase would not
exceed one million collars year
Considering this important need Of our
military defense service, it is satisfactory
to know that q most efficient, not 10 say
distinguished artillery board, has been
poBdering the question, and We presume
that Secretary AIgel viii present its Con-
cIusions to the Congress early in the
next session. The board consists Of
Coils. Rodgers and Hasbrouck, and Capt.
aIiler. all officers of distinction and sci
eutific accomph shInent. The country
will look forward with interest to their
report, and with confidence that our
legislators VIII take the action necessi-
tated by the conditions and the duties Of
the hour.
The times., 1897-09-18
SECRETARY GAGE IN CHICAGO.
He Talks in "A General Way About
Financial Affairs.

<Alla3ISs
Chicago, Sept. II Secret tary OF the
Treasury Gage arrived today. 1t is his
first visit nome since his acceptance OF
the Cabinet portfolio last March.
During the forenoon he visited the First
National Bank, OF which he was president
for many years. Old employees were greeted
with a pleasant smile, and the officers
fastened to welcome their former chief
and business associate.
In a brief interview, Mr.. Gage said he
was here to look after his private busi-
ness interests. In reply TO question as
10 whether he believed the financial con
ditions Of the country were Improving,
he said.
i think the country generally Is i'm
proving. Il is hardly necessary to speak
OF this for the reason that the general con
dit,ons OF the country speak for themselves,
The Improvement is marked"
Sir Gage said that the gold reserve was
ample and stea dIly increasing. In fact,
be believed there was more OF a gold re-
serve than We needed. He declined TO
talk on thenew currency commission. sa yine
that men who stood high in the business
world had been selected. and he had per
feet confidence in them. lie could not
predict what would be the outcome Of
their deliberations and Investigations.