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The evening times., 1897-08-05

Inc rease Of Newspaper Circulation
Since System Was Introduced.


Congress having appropriated for the
fiscal year $50 900 for the rural free de-
livery service, the Postoffice Department
officials are prepa ring to extend IL as
rapidly as possible. 1t is already In oper-
alton in twenty-eight States, and those
who devote their time 10 TINS branch OF
the postal business Ale now positive that
free delivery in The agricultural sections
is not only a SUCCESS, but 1t is practicaf,
and will eventually become general. Inc
farmers are highly pleased with 1T in all
sections where it fas been tried, ana TINS
year, during harvest time especially, it
was convenience they did not thnk
several yeers ago they would ever enjoy.
Mr.. Gaitree, of HON, chief OF the rirai
free delivery division, in his recent tray-
els was struck with the great increase III
newspaper circulation since this system
was adopted. Heretofore farmers during
their busy seasons were in the habit OF
stopping their daily papers for quite a
long period, because they could not afford
to send so far for their mail. Now the car
rieis of the new service do that for them,
and at points far distant from railway
st ations the daily paper is delivered quite
early in the day. The reduction In the
price OF the average daily has also made
il possible for country people OF limited
means TO regularly subscribe.
1t is probable that Congress next session
will vote a still larger sum for rural free
delivery, and the chances are the Post
master General will he asked that the
amount be doubled, as the gradual extern
sion of this service does away with num-
ber CT small postoffices and star mail
routes,
The evening times., 1897-08-05

New York police regulations are mys-
terious, to rank outsider. Hereis cat
story, for example. A young lady's pet
kitten died 1t was an Angora named
Marco, and very dear to her, in life, but
naturally not 30 dear in death. She sent
for the dead animal wagon to take pussy's
body to limbo. 1t did not arrive. Finally
she did the corpse up in bundle and started
out for the dump. The policeman directed
her to one, hut when she reached the place
no dump was visible. When she found "A
place where there was d dump the men In
charge refused TO receive the cat. Then
she pondered whether She might not bury
kitty in an ash-barrel, but the policeman
todd her there was an ordinance against
that. Then she thought she would bury
him in the back yard, and the representa-
tive Of the law respectfully informed her
that there was a law against burials
within the city limits. Desperate, she
inquired what would happen if shedropped
the deceased in the street, and the police
man sorrowfully said that he would have
to arrest her for violating the law. The
only way in which it now seemed possible
to dispose OF Marco was TO have him
stuffed, and the young lady was not quite
prepared for that. She went away, how
ever, With him under her arm, and two
hours later a policeman reported that he
had found dead cat about three squares
from the spot where this conversation was
hcid. Funny sort of city, where they make
- ,,ro,;xSor for dead catst
The evening times., 1897-08-05

The mosquito has decended upon New
York as well as New Jersey, and both the
inhabitants and the air are growing blue.
a mosquito can have worse influence
when ne is really business-like indi-
vidaal than anything else of his size. and
he is devoting himself strictly TO busi-
ness this summer. His habitat is not eb-
tIreIy confined to hot marshy regions.
He is reported to be prevalent In Alaska.
aad there are places among the New
Hampshire mountains in which he is SO
numerous that tile people are obliged 60
use chees-cloth for mcsquito-bars and
carry switches in their hands to keep him
off as they drive along the roads. Advanc-
ing civilization ought to find some way to
get rid OF the mosquito.
The evening times., 1897-08-05
Circulation Statement
WASHINGTON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 6

The pendulum OF the great coal strike
swings toward the side of the workers
today. De mitt's mines are closed, and
that leaves the leaders Of the movement
free to concentrate their influence on West
Virginia They seem TO be confident that
the State will stop production within
few days Trouble is brewing in Illinois
between the strikers and the men who
have taken their places in some mines. As!-
tation has commenced in Kentucky to i'd
duoe tie nine workers to quit Looking
over the situation In general we should
Soy that the strike is spreading.
The evening times., 1897-08-05
CoERCING THE STRIKERS.
Eviction Notiees Served in Wheeling
and Eastern Ohio.

Wheeling, W.. va, Aug. 5.-A develop
ment of the strike that is likely to caus,-
great trouble is the eviction of tenants from
the houses OF the rhhe companies In this
city and eastern Ohio.
Notice was sersedlby the Giichrist Mining
Company, OF this city, and the Franklin
Company, near Bellaire, Ohio, yesterday
upon their striking workmen that they must
move out within ten days or be evicted on
three days notice. The strikers are in
dgnant, having been brought to believe by
the agitators that they have paid for their
houses every year they have occupied them.
There are threats of Turning the whole
town of Franklin, which consists OF min
ing tenements only, IL the order is enforced
Another cause Of complaint is that there
are no new men TO occupy the houses, and
the move Is merely coercion.
The miners are getting hungry in the
eastern Ohio district, and today half
dozen wagons were sent out to solicit pro-
visions These solicitors were only mod
erately successful.
There is no noticeable changein the num-
ber of pan working in any OF the West
Virginia coal fields. j. w. Rae, James +
Wood aad Ed L Davis, who are In charge or
the strike Al Fairmont, went to ClarkN
burg, where they held big meeting ut
night. The Clarksburg district is abCdE
tied up and the miners are enthusiastic
No move has been made toward a strike
I'm the Watson mines at Fairmont yet, and
hut fifty men are ont among the 900 ent-
ployed there. Messrs Rae, Davis and Wood
arc making canvass of that district, and
will personally meet every miner there be-
fore the end of the week
In the Kanawha and New River Valley
the men at four mines are still out, and
there is no change. The report that 10000
men had struck on the Norfolk and West
eTn Is not verified and is believed to he
unfounded
The evening times., 1897-08-05
TWO CURED BY SCHLATTER.
A Prominent Canton Mnn Wonder
fully Restored to Health.

1u1y nesOIeu " 1lcdAAhs
Canton, Ohio, Aug. 5-The man who
saws he is the original Schlatter has been
creating much excitement here. Yester-
day Cautonians were surprised to see I.
c. Snyder, former State senator. walk
ing about the streets. Mr.. Snyder is one
of the most prominent citizens of Can
ton. L-r
Twelve years ago he was injured so Sc.
yerely that he had not since wake d
without crutches and cane. He consulted
specialists IN the East and attempted to
get an x-ray examination of the hurt
hip. At the solicitation of young son
Mr.. Snyder visited Schlatter. He has now
laid aside his crutches and cane. His cure
is the talk of the city, and Mr.. Snyder Is
jubilant over the aid that has been given
him.
Another cure is that of John Krause.
He had leg broken, and the member when
healed would not allow him tn wal with
out aid. touch from Schlatter and the
man was en- abiet to get up and down stairs
and today went out and moved the lawn.
The evening times., 1897-08-05

The Chinese have custom, common to
many other nations, of omame nting the
graves IN 1heiT cemeteries with roast
chicken, bowls Of rice and other edibles.
OF course they do not believe that the souls
OF their dead eat these things, any more
than we believe that the fTagrance of our
flowers OF the weight of our gravestones
affects the spirits of our departed friends.
but the question remains, What does be-
come OF the food2 This question was an
swered in an uncomfortable way In B,ook'
Ign not long ago Some bad little boys HID
behind the graveyard wall until the rourn-
ers were all gone. enc shen sneaked in aud
had q picnic. If there is anything in the
osophy those small boys souls must have
served apprenticeship as hyenas and Jack
ais,
The evening times., 1897-08-05

Collector Ruckcr is too busy just now to
bother with metaphysics, but perhaps he
will like to investigate, after his term OF
office is ended, the way to become bar
Der without ever touching a razor. Nj.
Rucker is not and has never been personally
addicted to shaving other mems chins, but
he owns a barber shop and became a
candidate for office, and was thenceforth
known as a barber. Ii beats all the bar
bers' colleges for neatness and dispatch,
does this method OF graduation.
The evening times., 1897-08-05
KANSAS POLITICIAN KILLED.
Fatal Result of n Fight Resulting
From Lawsuit.

Topeka, Kas., Aug. 5.-Forner Sen
ator Daniel McTagsert, one OF The
hest-known characters In Kansas
politics, was shot and Killed at
his home in Liberty, Kas., Tuesday, by
John Sheaey. McTaggert's fourteen-year-
old sou then rushed 10 the rescue. Shesley
shot the boy in the left hand and right arm,
breaking the latter. The trouble grew out
of alaw suit between McTaggertand Shes
lev, who has been renting mill from Nc
Taggert, McTaggert obtained Judg-
ment against Shesley, and the constahlehad
levied OH some property and was selling
II to satisfy the judgment at the time of the
killing.
Senator acknowledgements Montgom-
cry fourteen years in the legislature six
years in the house and eightin the senate.
lie wasa war veteran and in politics W as a
silver Republican.
The evening times., 1897-08-05

The periodical agitation for an enlarge
ment of the White House is on again, and
VIC are not sure that the time has notcome
70 do something in the matter. Col. Bing-
ham thinks that commodious wings could
be constructed. sufficient 70 give the Presi-
genital family a little elbow space and a
few more rooms, and at a cost OF notover
$500 600 Recommendations will be made
70 the Congress next winter on this
subject. 1t is rather hnrd lines when the
The evening times., 1897-08-05
DEFECT IN THE HOLLAND BOAT.
Changes Necessary to Reduce Noises
Made hy Electrical Machinery.

Changes Necessary to Reduce noises
Made hy Electrical Machinery.
Elizabeth, y. j., Aug. 5.-John p. Hoi-
land arranged 10 give his submarine tor
pedo boat good .urface test yesterday and
possibly dip beneath the water The boat
had hardly started, however. when the in
ventor perceived something wrong about
the machinery, and the trip had TO be post
poned.
The trouble appears to be with the cleo
tricaI apparatus. Eight or nine knots can
he made while the boat Is on the surface but
the noise would alarm the night-watch or
lockout on n war vessel half q mile away
with the right sort OF a breeze FLOWING. This
will he altered in q few days, and several
changes must also be made in the steering
gear.
IL lis understood that Mr.. Holland intends
10 make the United States Government q
ninety-siay offer to take or refuse the boat,
and if IL is not taken the Cubans willhave
chance to tuy her.
The evening times., 1897-08-05
TRYING TO. ENJOIN DEBS.
Application to the Courts
tv ox-Goyernor Fleming.


hy Ex-Governor Fleming.
ParEcIsburg, W. Va, Aug. 5.-tpon the
application OF ex-Gov. A. B. Fleming, rep
resenting the Monongah Coal Company OF
FairTiout and bondholdeTs of the company,
Judge Jackson, in the United States court
here, issued temporary Injunction yester-
day to he argued and determined as TO its
permanency September 2.
The in junction restrains Eugene V. Dets
and numerous others, named ami unnamed.
from oonspiring to prevent the miners OF
the Monongah Coal Company from con-
tiuuing az work. 1t prohibits meetings and
marches on the highways and covers every
form Of conspiracy that may be entered
into to induce the miners to quit work.
The order is almost identical with that
issued by Judge Mason. OF the Falrnont
circuit court, upon the application OF the
same ca mpany, exceptthatItis alitue more
sweeping
The evening times., 1897-08-05

I'D in Worcester, Mass, they are trying
10 bring up a baby hippopotamus by hand
ladies in the neighborhood wanting TO trot
the child when it has the zephyrs. One
kind of advice viii have to do for this
iufaut
The evening times., 1897-08-05
steel. RAILS FOR EUROPE.
Reports OF Immense Orders Given to
the Carnegie Company.

Pittsburg, Aug. 5.-Among steel brokers
it, lis reported that the Carnegie Steel
Company b AL booked a European order for
200 900 tons OF steel rails. 0ne-half OF this
immense tonnage, it was reported, was
for the Great Northern Railroad of Eng
land Fifty thousand tons were for the
Chinese government, and 10000 tons for
Russia.
No confirmation of the report can he
obtained at the Carnegie Steel Company s
offices, owing TO the absence of II. C.
Frick in Europe and President c. N.
Schwat
1t the report be true il is the Target
order ever booked by any ,manufactur-
ing concern. The rails would cost S4,
600 900.
The evening times., 1897-08-05

head OF great nation like this hardly has
a spare room TO assign to his mother when
she comes to visit him No wonder Mr..
Mckinley considers two rooms in the back
end OF wooden hotel barrack on Lake
Chalnplain as change in the direction OF
comfort.
The evening times., 1897-08-05

Connecticut is having terrible time
over her Sunday laws; and she has been
practicinC for something like two hundred
and fifty years, too.
The evening times., 1897-08-05

1t is now said that Col Fred Grant did
not want TO fight the devil with fire. The
true inwardness of that is that Col. Grant
did not approve of using banknotes for
frnal
The evening times., 1897-08-05
KILLED by a Tram Car.

Paris, Aug. 5.--Marquis Bouthiellier,
prominent member OF society, was knocked
down by q tram car on the Quai d'orsay
yesterday anii kille-h His wifeiost herlife jn
the fire at the Charity Bazaar.
The evening times., 1897-08-05

ALLEGHANY SPRINGS, yA.--open from
awarded medal and diploma, World Q L air:
Chicago, and recommended by the Medical
Society of Virginia, Is celebrated for %
BeautifuI lawn OF 40 acres band OF music,
&C. Parties seeking healthfui resort In
the mountains to spend the heated term
rates. AsL z. A. COLH0UN, Prop. Jy7-1m0
The evening times., 1897-08-05
SUMMER RESORTS.
JOHNSON HOUSE, Colonial Beach

PALACE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.'For beauty OF architecture and eie
gance or equipment, THE ALLSuHA,
N.Y. as Goshen. Va, naa not nval
emouC the summer resort hotels OF
America Located In the heart OF the
AlIegnanies, where the climate al
wavs cool and invigorating, anids; seem
ery Of woudrous beauty, Its adva ntageo
AZ a summer home are uneQualled
Sulphur, Alum and ChalyEeate waters
Address J. O. q. TIMBERLARE
%ovR-Xu1-em
Evening journal., 1897-08-30
THE MYSTERIOUS swoRDFlsH.
They Come From Afar and Never
Until They Are Full Grown,

They Come FROM Athr tunu NEVER
Until They Are Full Grown,
These big creatures come and go as
mysteriously as any of our sea visitors,
and all fishes have their peculiarities.
Who knows where the shad are before
they begin to run up the rivers in the
spring? The swordfsh come to
American waters grown up. OF course
they vary in size, but no young are
ever seen here.
This fact has been clearly set out by
a government report on the subject.
The young are found chiefly in the
Mediterranean. After they are able to
90 it alone more or less Of them strike
for the North American coast--most
of these gathering about Block island.
There they lie and sun themselves on
the top of the water, the prey all sum
mer of the fishcrmmen and their
spears. What instinct brings these
fish across 5000 miles of water to spend
a season and return? They come when
they arrive; they go when they leave.
That's all we know, although the sea-
son comes within approximate dates.
l. ne hWoluuSn Is Il luNolltt STA Ap1u
here in New England Boston is its
chief market, but it sells well all about
here. 1t is solid meat, with distinct
flavor, and very edible. New York,
however. doesn't buy it. New Workers
who hunt the markets of the world for
new things, will not eat it.
How long these queer fish will last is
problem. They are hunted not only
for the market but for pleasure. II
the rich New Workers. who are too fas
tidious to eat them, should establish
the fad of killing the fish and collect
ing the swords, they would probably
soon exterminate the creatures. kill of
all the old swordfish. and who woulc
guide hither those that were about tS
make their first trip? Follow tha
notion back bit. and who guided III,
first Of them clear over here?-Hart
/ ford Courant.
Evening journal., 1897-08-30
LOOKING FOR GROCER
Constable Cannot Find the Miss
ing Treasurer.
THINKS He WILL SOOy SURRENDER
The Son Of tho Alleged Embozzior Hns
Assured the sheriT That His Father
WIN Give Himself Up When
Bail Is Arranged.

Trenton, Aug. 3O.-Constable William
Doton, who made a second trip to Bel
mar Saturday with a warrant for the
arrest of Peter Grocer, the embezzling
loan association treasurer. returned un-
successful to Trenton last night. He
said he ehad been at Belmar, Spring Lake
and other places and had learned
enough to satisfy him that Grocer was
at the seashore. He is convinced that
Grocer will surrender himself within a
day or two. Dolton had had a confer
ence with Crozer's son Edward, who
practically assured him that his father
would be produced as soon as the ar
rangements for the furnishing of bail
can be completed.
Dolton says he understands that three
of those who are to go bail are William
Hancock. a Trenton banker; ex-Judge
William s. Yard and General Richard
A. Donnely. Donnelly is the quarter
master general of the state, and his
wife is Crozer's stepdaughter.
Donnelly has a summer home at
Spring Lake, but the constable made no
attempt to gain an entrance not being
justified in such action bythe possession
of any tangible proof that the wanted
man was therein. The house is being
watched with view Of arresting the
old man II he should venture out.
Irwin W. Rogers and Edward Grocer,
assignees of Peter W. Grocer, have
placed in the hands of a lawyer for col
lection a large batch of notes and checks
given to Peter w. Grocer by various
persons. which have apparently never
been used. one suit has been begun
against Edward W. Evans for money
| advanced by Grocer on Evans notes and
checks.
Evans was the solicitor OF the two
building and loan associations and FOL
years occupied the same office with Gro.
zer Rogers and Edward Grocer say
| that II they could realize on all the un.
used notes and checks which Peter w
I Grocer turned over to them they woulC
be able to liquidate the entire shortage
Mr.. Rogers says the notes and check
were evidently given in return for casl
advances made by Grocer and that TIL
latter never attempted to realize on th
paper given to him, but put it away il
his safe. The notes and checks are 70
amounts ranging from So up to sl,00
and bear various dates, extending bacl
over a period of several years.
Mr.. Rogers exhibited a number OF tn
checks and notes. Among them ar
some signed by John w. Lindsay, pres
ident OF the two building and loan as
sociations: John Matheson, who is au
ditor OF one of the associations and VIII
swore to. the correctness Of Crozers &C
counts IN 1894; Daniel LOder, John 4
Steen and Thomas Clark.
The latter helped Grocer to make u
his last report. President Lindsay, VIII
up to Saturday denied that he had bee
loaned any money by Grocer, has at
] mitted that he and Grocer had an ope
personal account and that the balanC
might be in Crozer's favor.
Evening journal., 1897-08-30
conrlct confes.es = Murder.

Charleston. w. Va. Aug. SO.-Christo-
ler Slack. now serving a term in the
snitentiary for burglary, confesses
at about two years ago he and about
Rif a dozen others met peddler. John
riseman, on the road and killed him
r his money. getting in all ss5 in cash
nd other valuables. They burned the
ash Off the bones and then buried
EN-. Slack made the confession under
ne impression that the murder was
)out to get out and he would be hang
d. He turned states evidence to save
.mself. Officers have gone up the river
arrest the persons named by Slack as
.,cOfnplicee
Evening journal., 1897-08-30
Governor Blaeh Inspoots Quarantine.

New York. Aug. Ex-Governor Frank
S. Black and Mrs. Black, Senator T. c.
Platt and Mrs. Platt and Lieutenant
Governor Timothy L. Woodruff were the
guests of Health officer Doty at quar-
antine. The governor and party left the
Oriental hotel. Manhattan Beach, by
train. and were met at Bay Ridge by
Dr. Doty with the steamboat Governor
Flower and proceeded to the quaran-
tine station on Staten Island. After a
brief inspection Of the quarantine
grounds the party sailed down the bay,
visiting Hoffman and Swinburne is
lands.
Evening journal., 1897-08-30
He WAS 100 QUICK.
ThIs Genial Man Pulled the Wrong
Rope md Was HunbIed.

Rope md Was HuinBIed.
Once in awhile everybody meets
man who seems TO regard himself as
another Atlas. The whole world is, in
his opinion, resting upon his shoulders
land he constitutes himself a sort Of
public protector. He tells women how
to train their children, gives business
pointers to the men, advises with the
girls concerning their love affairs and
takes the boys into his confidence
One of these good souls occupied a
seat in a Payne avenue street car the
other day and it didn't take him long to
lget upon familiar terms with most OF
the other passengers. He began by
offering a penny to a child that sat neaI
him.
The little ones mother was young
and fair and the good mans generosity
Ito the child touched her heart. She
smiled at what he said to her and once
he seemed 10 be upon the point of get.
ting confidential, but the car had
stopped and somebody got on. The
genial man Immediately picked the
child up and held it upon his knees in
order to make room for the newcomer,
Then he asked somebody at the other
end of the car how the baseball game
had resulted, and informed a young
girl across the aisle that bundle was
about to slip from her lap, after which
he jounced the child up and down, asked
how old it was, where it lived and what
its papa's name was.
Presently lady wanted to leave the
car. The conductor was busy talking
to a passenger upon the rear platform,
and didn't notice that anyone was
motioning to him from inside.
"These conductors are very careless, .
said the genial man, depositing the
child in the seat that he had occupied
himself, and preparing to ring the bell
BY this time the car was very close tc
the crossing at which the lady wanted
TO get off, and he had to hurry.
So it happened that he grasped the
wrong rope and rang the fare register
instead Of the bell.
That aroused the lion in the conduc
tor, who rushed into the caranr wanted
to know what the genial man meant.
"Can't you see that that lady wants
to leave the carp" was the reply.
well, you can't stop it by ringing VI
fares" snarled the conductor. ''Thatl
cost you an extra nickel"
mo it won't" said the genial man
getting mad.
1T will or you'll get off the car"
II guess not. l happen to know tn
president of this company"
"Oh. yes! That's an old gag. The.
ell try to work it. You give me
nclel, or I'll put you or
The genial mans face had becom
very red, and Seeing that the conductor
who was big and brawny, would not b
bluffed. he handed out nickel
Meantime the car had gone about tw
blocks beyond the crossing at whic
, the innocent cause Of all the troubl
D had wanted TO get Off, so it was necei
o sary for her TO walk back.
When the car had got started agail
: the genial man leaned over TO the ia
young mother who sat near him an
said;
IF these conductors were nc
brought to time occasionally passei
gers would not be allowed 10 exercis
any rights at all. I'm sorry there weI
D ! ladies present when this trouble o.
/ Cured. If there hadn't been / wouldn
e have allowed that fellow TO ever tai
s his car back TO the barn%-Clevelan
Leader.