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Daily camera., 1898-10-03
AIo FOR AMERICANS.
Baltimore Is Ordered to Proceed at Once
to Tien Tsin.

Bal moro Is Ordered to Proceed at Once
to Tien Tsin.
Washington, Oct. 3-Instructions have
been sent by Secretary of the Navy Long
to Admi, al Dewey to Immediately send
the Baltimore to Tien Tsin. This order
is regarded as indicative of the uneasi-
ness felt over the situation in China The
trip is 300 miles and will be covered by
the Baltimore in about seven days.
Captain Dwyer will report immediate.
ly upon arrival at Tien Tsin to United
States Consul Conger and will protect
A merican interests there.
Washington. Oct. Sit was announced
this afternoon that the gunboat Petrel.
which did such great service at Manila
on May 1. has been ordered to accom-
pany the baltimore On account of the
light draught it will be able to proceed
up the river to the wharf OF the Chinese
capital 1t is stated at the navy depart
ment that these vessels ore ordered to
proceed with all despatch.
Secretary Hay says that the Conger
despatch is all the news the department
has on the subject. but tina, from the stu.
alton it was decided that it was best to
send warship to protect American in
teres,s. Dewey Is also ordered to keep
other vessels in readiness in case they
should be needed on the Chinese coast
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
LUCK OF THE scoRCHER.
The Reckless Rider Is Gifted with Tn.
deserved Fortune in Many
Accidents.

Experienced wheelmen record with
dissatisfaction that science is on the
side of the scorcher whenever he fig
ures in a collision with another cyclist.
To the casual observer it appears to be
pure luck that permits a reckless rider
to come out of an accident with less
severe injuries than the innocent wheel
man or woman who is his victim. But
those who have given attention to the
matter say it is perfectly natural that
the scorcher does not get his share of
The bruises.
Opportunity for study of the prob
lem is given daily on the speeding
track at Garfield park. In busy hours,
when the circular path is thronged
with riders, most of whom are going at
top speed, smash-ups are numerous
xnd yet serious results to cyclists are
few. But in the cases where persons
are injured it is almost invariably the
slower riders in the tangle who areI
hurt.
The racers who work" on thelower
rim of the track find their territory
transgressed frequently by slow rid
ers, sometimes women, and while they
generally manage to dodge the intrud-
Prs or cause them to "move up" by
yelling, collisions cannot always be
avoided. When they happen the per-
son struck rather than the strikers
suffer the more. This is the rule, al,
though there are exceptions.
In many Instances the fast rider
who runs into another cyclist at an
angle will manage to retain his seat,
though his wheel may be thrown out
Of its course, while the one struck, es-
pecially if he be going slowly, will be
knocked over. And this is why retribu-
ton so seldom overtakes the scorcher.
at is a simple matter" said a vet
eran racer the other day. Take
head-end collision, foE example, where
one cyelist is going 1s miles an hour
and the other seven. The slow rider
finds himself against a rock with no
buffer. The fast rider gets the benefit
Of what yield there is and in addition,
often falls on the other, which is crate
full to him and hard on his victim. The
scorcher is favored undeservedly by
nature. Luck only fails him when he
tries to knock a cable train off its
track or toss a truck in the air."-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
SATURDAY. SEPT. 3. 1898
MR. BANCRoFr VS.. MR HANnY.

MIX. BANCROFT VS.. MIR HANDY.
IL becomes more and more evident
THAT the Every Evening is part and
parcel Df the Republican and Union
Republican harmony deal. 1t has en-
dorsed john II. Hoffecker for Congress
and ratified THAT part OF the Addicks
platform condemnatory OF the Demo-
cratic administration pf state affairs.
10 and the Morning News are jointly
engaged in the enterprise of endeavor-
ing to prevent the Democratic Slate
Convention from nominating Hon. L..
Irving Handy for second term in
Congress, and in many other ways it
is showing that III intends to pursue
its usual course OF perfdy and treach-
cry towards the party TO which 1t pro
fesses to belong.
In the eyes of the livery Evening
nothing has gone right in Delaware
since its owner, Samuel Bancroft, Jr.,
WAS defeated In his Congressional as
piuations. Every side OF Democratic
politics HAS loold5d black since the
parity stlI.ulfed itself by nominating a
Republican TO head a Democratic ticket
Hon. i. Irving Handy has been a rene
gade i'm the eyes OF this same MIR. BAN
croft ever since he refused to write
anti American editorials for the Ewsry
Evening at the dictation OF it's owner.
for it must not be forgotten that for
several weeks succeeding the depart
ure Df Judge Humphrey to Florlda,
Mr. Handy occupied the editorial chair
ON the Every Evening.
1t is we'll to have THESE things stated
THAT the anlmus OF the Every Evening
may be understood, for MIR. Handy will
be nominated and the Every Evening,
or rather it's OWNER, Will endeavor to
influence public feeling against him
1t is we'll Dor our Congressman that
MIR. Bancroft has shown the c.Oven
foot, forlued tongue and distempered
mind SO early in THE contest for it is
infinitely better to know one's friends
and enemies and to- have the lines
Tightly drawn ibetweenl them.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
AIDS WOMEN TO SWIM.
a New Invenfio a Is a Pneumatic Cor
set Which r Prevents It's NVenr-
er fro m Sinking.

Timid women can now be taught
swimming in a very easy manner. An
eastern professor has invented pReu-
matte corset for beginners to wearl
which, he says, greatly facilitates tn
untutored in acquiring the different
strokes. This con ,et is cut on the sank
general lines as Il corsets and mad de
double, so that th.e air space betwee n
the two thickness es may be blown u d
and serve not only to present a neapt
appearance to the figure but also to
buoy it up and give confidence to the
timid. A lack of confidence is respo n
Bible for the slow ness with which II lis
accomplishDess is learned by women.
and this corset should prove a boon to
women who delight in aquatic spo rts
but have no hardiho ood for them. The
very knowledge thfst they cannot sink
leaves their brain clear enough to
think of the proper strokes for hands
and feet, and as soon as they find they
can move through the water from one
place to another and become accus-
toned to these movements the corset
may be discarded. Tt is much more
shapely than the big rubber rings and
cork life preservers, and, in fact, does
not show at all, as it conforms to the
shape of the wearer. The corset has
been seen on several women bathers
at the eastern resorts this season. and
1t bids fair to become very popular.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
THE PENINSULA. PRESS

We urge care in the selection of the
delegates. All of the offices are impor-
tant. The Legislature is OF the greatest
importance No other nominations are
as important as those Of candidates for
the Legislature. Thoroughly represent
ative men should be sent as delegates,
who will reflect the true sentiment of
the people. They should nominate good
men who will command the full party
vote.-Dover Delawarean.
The part Of Mr. Hoffeckers speech
which seemed to be most appreciated
in the convention OF the Union Repub-
licaEa was the following: Two years
ago you nominated me for the highest
office in the state, am the same man
to-day that ! was then" There may
or may not have been any special sig
nificance about this remark, but the
loud applause which greeted it showed
the construction which the Union dele
gates placed upon it.-Dover Index.
1t was not so long ago that a lively
scramble invariably took place among
the distinguished Democrats who were
anxious to represent this district in
Congress-; but nowadays the nomina-
ton sort O. goes begging. No one seems
10 want the plum except Hon. Freder-
ick Talbot.-Elkton Appeal.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
A SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR.

A social and financial success was
the harvest home held Thursday even
ing at the residence OF r. Lewis Arm
strong, by st. James P. E. Church, Of
Stanton. About 1000 persons were in
attendance. The grounds were beau
tifully lighted with Japanese lanterns
and excellent music was furnished by
the band from the Ferris Industrial
School and a Philadelphia mandolin
club.
People began arriving as early as 2
o'clock, and the last to leave remained
until 12 o'clock. Supper was served
from o'clock until 10 o'clock, and the
menu was an unusually elaborate one.
Bishop Coleman, who had just returned
from Canada, made a short address, in
which he voted thanks, first to Frank
A. Mitchell, who could not be compli-
mented too highly on the success Of the
affair for which he did so much, and
next to the women and to all others
who had taken part. After he has fin
ished Rev. e. K. Miller extended a vote
Of thanks to the bishop for attending.
which was heartily endorsed by all
present. Over a hundred persons were
present for supper. A pleasant feature
was the informal reception held by
the bishop. when he cordially greeted
everyone present. About $175 was re-
allied.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
SHIPS RANGE IN ACTION.
The Hinge Destroycrs Rarely Seek. an
BnEaRement aa Less Than
Two Miles.

"The pictures in some of the burnt
orange newspapers of battleships in
action are about as funny as the Jap
anese idea of perspective" said a naval
officer to a Washingto Star reporter.
"These pictures repres ent the oppos-
ing ships blazing away at each other
with 13-inch rifles at a range of about
100 feet, and the artists certainly work
up the thing to make 1t look terrible
enough, in ali conscience. It's a won
der to me they don't represent the
crews of the opposing ships in the act
of using graphing irons, as they did
in engagements at close quarters in
the days of the old 7O-gun frigates.
"As a matter Of fact, if either battle
ship in an engagement between vessels
of to-day goes within such range of
another, or anything like il, it would
simply be a matter of the first shot.
One big shell delivered at such range
would leave only debris of the struck
ship floating on the surface of the
water.
Modern ships of war are notdevised
to get within any such range of each
other in action. The nearest that any
of the opposing ships in the great ma
val battle on the Yalu got to each other
was a trife under two miles. and what
one battleship can do to another at
that range is something beyond calcu-
lation."
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
D.. Smiths Dental PAIL
8II Market Street.
4 CT YER DEVICE

HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE
ROADS AND WILL SOON BE P'
USE.
Some time ago the United StateN
ernment asked the railroads to prd
better system of taking up ana del.
mail pouches by trains in motion'
device now in use is unsatisfactos
the reason that the pouch is free,
lost or thrown under the rapidlv n
train and destroyed. Several device
submitted in answer to the govern
request, and a choice borrowed dd
machines invented by a Mr.. Ayaers
Mr. Fleming, of Erie, Pa. The e,
machine was finally adopted. III
tested under the supervision Of nd
officials on the Hollidaysburg 4
road OF the p, w. q b. railroad o.
urday. Tests were made at all spe5
to sixty miles an hour, with various
dies of mail bags, sometimes deli
large number of nail bags and /
ing light mail, and at other times nj
ing the order by delivering light ma
receiving heavy pouches. All tests
satisfactory. The Fleming device
revolutionze the mode of receivini
delivering mail while the train is i.
tion.
The Fleming device consists OF
usual crane post, with upper and
arms. But. instead of holding thesel
together by means Of NAL poucl
arms are held by a large steel rif
which the pouches or sacks are att
by means Of clasped ropes. The ca
of the car IS arranged TO hold a s.
ring for the suspension Of the pc
which are to be delivered to the
A long projection on the COW catche
pick up the ring and mail which arr
pended from the crane, and som,
similar projection on the lower Gran,
will catch the ring and mail susp
from the car in the manner very
resembling the old tournament pra
by the ancient knights. A simulta
exchange of mail between the m
train and the stationary crane is thl
fected.
When the train receives the mai
lower arm catching the ring s
around in a circle. allowing the ring
bags to strike a chain suspended
its lower end, and when the ring S
the chain the weight is fitted. thus
ping the momentum of the rings and
which ad been impaired to them b
moving train.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
BRAVERY IN AN ARMY.
Fear Comes o Most Men, But 1t Is
Overcome. THE Percentage of
Cow Lrds Is Small.

The question of the comparative pro-
portion of re ally brave men in any
army will pr obably never be deter
mined. Great officers on the continent
keep their KIN owledge on that subject
vigorously as a professional secret,
and assume asa certainty that all SOL
diers are brave They know very well,
however, that they are not, and when
confidential will admit, as Marshal Won
Moltke once did in public, that with
great number It takes discipline and
severe discipline. too, to induce them
to face shells unshrinlingly. Ameri-
ran officers have been known to ac-
knowledge that of their men, who are
as brave as any in the world, 20 per
cent. would run away if they could.
and in every army, even ours, which a
man enters only of free will, there
is a certain proportion who literally
rannot overcome their fears. Thew
are stricken with n sort OF paralysis.
The proportio n is not high in any army,
the majority, if in health, being able
TO do their duty, and having intense
motives to do it; but neither is the
proportion high of those who literally
feel no fear.
There are such men, who do not
quite understand what the emotion is,
as there are also some who have in
extreme danger a sense of pleasure,
which sometimes not only quickens
their blood, but distinctly increases
their intellectual force. This is said
to have been true of Gen. Picton, who,
though a hard, rough man, was an
"angel when bullets were about" and
was undoubtedly true of the first Lord
Cough. who had trick, thoroughly
disagTceable to his staff, of seeking
points of full exposure to the enemy's
fire. The immense respect paid to such
men, in all armies, shows, however,
that they are exceptional, and, on the |
whole. we believe that the opinion of
the first Sin Henry Havelock is very
nearly the truth. The writer once had |
an opportunity during a discussion on
the utility of the Victoria cross of |
ross-questioning that famous general
on the subject, and never forgot his
reply. "In my experience" he said, |
"in any British regiment there arc al !
ways hundred men who would storm
the gates of hell, 500 who, if they did |
1t, would follow in. 100 who wantNto
slSulk in the bitches, and about 30 who |
actually do skull there or elsewhere" |
London Spectator.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
How China sterts Her Nnrr.

Chine, who means to have a power
lul fleet, and a feet up-to-iate, has
been making preparations by first or
Hering the flags. Given the colors, the
lronclads will follow, and by way of
stimulating the spirit of patriotism
and progress, the Chinese government
has, it is said, ordered flags enough
10 deck the combined fleeta of Eng
land, France and Italy. This contract
goes to Germany, and a well-lSnown
flag manufacturer in Hanover has
been engaged for some months in the
production of the new colors for the
new navy. The flag bears the dragon
and is manufactured without any
seam, dyed with chemical dyes
Nagasaki Times.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03

1890 the aggregate amount held was
upwards of $4,000. 900, but the out
standing certificates reduced the met
holding to sls1 900, 900, or about s2s,-
100000 below the present net holding
The interest bearing debt was in
creased during THE month by tho
amount of the NEW loan issued, and
now stands at s922,212, 800.
The outstanding paper circulation Of
the Government aggregates $543, ,664,-
Os6, am increase during the month OF
about 81 900, 900. This is classified as
follows:
Gold certificates, Sab ,O69; silver
certificates. $392, 800, 1913; treasury notes,
s94,92O, ,654; certificates CT deposit, s2O,
28O,OO Total, s543 ,664. .O36.
The receipts for the month OF Au-
gust were s41, ,728,7OS. against $l9,O23,
615 for the corresponding month of
1897. Last August the customs re-
ceipss were abnormally low, by reason
of the fact that large quantities OF
mlsrcandise had been previously im-
ported in anticipation OF the increased
duties OF the Ding,ey act. For the
months Just closed the custi,ms re-
ceipts show this effect OF the increased
duties under the new Tariff act as we'll
as the additional taxation derived from
Internal revenare sources under the
War Revenue act. From customs There
was received in August over $4,000
000 and from internal revenue ever
$24, 900, 900, against SIS, 1000, 900 for tina
same month OF 1897. The expendi-
lures for the month aggregated $780,
26O, ,71S, exceeding the expenditures for
August, 1897, by about $2S 100000 The
difference between the receipts and ex
penditures for the month was in round
numbers $15,O00,O0O, THAT SUM rspre-
senting the deficit. For the months OF
July and August, those being the OPEN
months Of the current fiscal year, ths
receipts were sS5. .629. .S16. OF more than
s27 900 900 in excess Of THE receipts for
THE corresponding months of the prs
cedlug year. From internal revenue
alone the receipts exceeded $50,0O0,OOO,
and from customs $31 100000. The ex-
penditures were s13O,5e4, 1893, of which
over $74,OOOO 900 was for the army and
navy, which is more than thrice the
amount expended Dor THESE two depart
ments during the same two months
last year. The deficit for the two
months was s44,OOO,OOO. The cessa-
tion of hostiiitiss is apparent in the
column of expenditures for August,
compared with these for July. During
The latter month the disbursement on
account of the War and Navy Depart
ments aggregated $4S,OOO,OOO, while fer
August they were s31,50O,0OO, reduc-
tion OF s11, 5000 THE annexed Ia
bles ehow the receipts and expendi
tures in detail for the months OF July
and August, 1897 and 1898, respective
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
THE DEBr sTArFMENr.

There are some interesting figures
shown in the debt statement just issued
by the United States Treasury Depart
ment The met cash balance is $294,-
4S7, ,OS4, am increase OF s39,642. 1853 since
the 1st OF August This increase came
from payments ON account OF nsw
bonds. 1T will be seen by an examina-
tion OF the taIbies showing the receipts
and expenditures for this months OF
Judy and August, that the deficit for
The mCnth just closed was STATS, ,01O,
and for the two months e44, ,S94, ,377.
This Indicates that There was recsived
for bonds during August upwards OF
$54, ,00O, 900, and for the two months
RIbout $S4, 100000. The new loan makes
tts first appearance on the August debt
staAemsnt under the title OF ''ten-twent-
les Of 1885," and the amount carried is
s74,S45.O2O, of which only little over
100000 is in registered bonds, fact
which shows that the bonds are an
Email denominations and widely diff
fused. The entire amount OF the sub
scriptiOns paid into the Treasury on
account OF bonds Is about $3.50, 900, 900,
an OF which lis included I'M the Treas
ury cash. Deducting this amount, tha
net cash balance would still stand at
upwards OF s144, ,O00, 900, a very respect
able figure considering the extraOrdtn-
AIRY expenditures made on account OF
the war. it is probable the entire cost
OF the WAR with Spain will aggregate
$500, 900, 600. The indications are that
under THE existing revenue laws the in
come OF the Government will be in the
neighborhood OF $500, ,OOO, 900 per am
mum. The ordinary expenditures. with
the observance OF proper economy, in
Guiding the additional, expenditures that
viii be imposed by the acquisition ol
the Spanish colonies, should net ex-
ceed $1,00O.OO per day, or 1866, 900, ,00C
per annum. With fixed annual in.
come OF $500 100000 and upwards, this
(lltlln AIbt AANAAANN he AlA~ |NtAA 'nANA
SPAIN could be discharged within five
years, if Congress does not make tht
mistake rf tearing up THE business o
the country by threatening to enrei
upon revenue legislation, and part.cu
larry the reduction of customs dutie.
OF material changes in the way o
notifications of the revenue war taxes
The gold fund has advanced TO $253.
377, ,4e4, and, deducting outstanding
certificates. to s217.sO ass. am increas
during the month of s2S. .46O,771. Thi
is a greater amount OF free god THAI
has ever before been held by the Treas
ury. During the four years endinl
with June 30. 1890, the aggregate hold
ings exceeded each year that now held
but the net gold in neither cf thes
years equalled the present holding il
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
DELAWARE STHE FAIR, DOVER.
REDUCED RATES VIA PENNsYL'
VANIA RAILROAD.

REDUCED RATES VIA PENNsYL-
vANIA RAILROAD.
For the benefit of persons visiting the
Delaware State Fair, to be held at Fair
view Park. Dover, September l3, Il, 10 and
l6 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad will sell excursion tickets, in
cluding admission to the grounds from
principal stations on the Maryland divis-
ion and from all points on the Delaware
division and branches, at greatly reduced
rates. Tickets will be sold from Septem.
Der ls to ls. inclusive, good to return until
September H. inclusive.
The fair this year promises to exceed all
former years in interest and attractions
Large premiums will be offered the bi'
cycle. trotting and running races, and the
grand display OF cereals and live stock
will prove most interesting and instrue
tive.
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
A Puerto Rico custom.

William f. Curtis, who has been a
good deal of a globe trotter, writes
from Washington TO the Chicago Rec
ord; 81 observed phenomena at San
Juan, and the same at Ponce de Leon,
for which 1 have never been able to OBJ
tain satisfactory explanation. The
old negresses who sit around the mar
ket place and the shady street corners
selling dulces from large baskets are
habitually smoking long black cigars,
and they put the lighted ends in their
mouths. Why they do so and how they
can endure it are mysteries that could
not be solved, but it is nevertheless a
fact and a custom that is unique in
Puerto Rico"
Evening journal., 1898-09-03
WILL sTAY ANOTHER wEEI


There was a well-pleased audiene
the Opera House last night, when
Payton announced that owing TO the
fiattering reception, both artistically
financially, accorded him during
week. that he would remain next
and commence the second week wi
Labor Day (Monday) matinee. To all
saw Mr.. Payton as Captain Redwoo
Jim, the Penman.' must have be
pleasant surprise. as il was the first
he had ever assumed a character Of
kind, and he won round after roun
applause and unstinted praise for
mastery manner in which ne handics
difficult role. AS Mrs. Ralston. Miss
acted with dignity and force and 10
as she always does, most charming.
possible that there may be a repet
of Jim, the Penman."
Evening journal., 1898-09-03

It will he noticed that THE disburse-
ments f5r pensions during the two
months just CLOSED show reduction
Of about $S,OOO,OOO, compared with the
preceding year. There is little akele-
hood, however, that this reduction will
continue, and the cnose OF the first six
months of the current year, Judging by
the number OF new pensions that are
being issued, will doubtless find the
disbursements on this account as
heavy as for the corresponding period
OF 1897.
With such conditions CrnfrOnting US
we shall see what economy the McAia-
ley administration exercises.