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The evening times., 1898-05-17
The COAST PATROL.
IscomiaE Ships Arc Hailed as They
Near o.E SHORES.

=
Near OuE shores.
New York, May 17.-How well the North
Atlantic Coast Is being patrelled was told
by the reports Of vessels arriving yester-
day. At various points within the last
three days American varships were
sighted. cruising about until the peace
fui mission Of every approaching vessel
was assured.
Twice were the Columbia and the Prai-
rie seen by merchantmen arriving yester-
day. The George Dumois. from Sanchez,
was spoken by the Columbia twenty
miles southeast OF Barnesat at 6 O'Clock
on Sunday evening. and the Belvernon,
from Port Antonio. saw the same cruiser
thirty miles southeast Of Absecom three
and half hours before.
The Hazeldene, from Cardiff spoke the
Prairie fifteen miles east Of Fire Island
and the Lovstakken. from Amsterdam.
five miles further away. on Sunday.
The Ellen Rickmers from Bremen.
passed a barkentine rugged cruiser, be-
lieved to be the San Francisco. $50 miles
east Of this port on Saturday.
Besides speaking the Prairie. the steam
snip Hazeldene sighted fighting craft,
described as a torpedo boat through a
heavy mist at o'clock Saturday morn
ms, thirty miles southeast of the South
Shoal iightship. of Nantucket. Captain
Eaton was on the bridge at the time He
was keeping a sharp lookout, for a heavy
mist hung over the waters.
Capt. Eaton suddenly saw q small yes-
sci. setting low TN the water, right ahead,
so near the Hazetdene that the command
er feared he would run her down. As
suddenly the little craft went to port, and
at a rapid clip passed the merchantman
She did not hail the Hazeldene. nor did
Capt. Eaton hail her
Capt Eaton could make out one funnel
on the little craft. She showed no lights.
and in the thick mist he could discern no
masts. guns or torpedo tubes Capt
Eaton said she resembled a torpedo boat
more than any fighting vessel with which
he was familiar. He said. however ii
might have been a small yacht on patrol
duty.
The position where the supposed tor
pedo boat was sighted was about 80
miles from this city. The craft Is proba-
bly, one of those sighted by the British
steamship Menantic off the New England
Coast last Tuesday.
The British steamship Indravelli. arriv-
ing yesterday from Calcutta, having
touched at Charleston on Friday. passed
the flying squadron thirty miles south
southwest of Cape Hatteras at o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
The evening times., 1898-05-17

What is the Administration going to do
with the male person McGarr who was
consul at Cienfuegos. and who. according
to the testimony of refugees. left his post
without notifying single American that
the steamer Beverly had been sent by our
Government to rescue its citizens? Mr.
Mckinley should give his attention to this
matter; also to the statement that, before
leaving. McGarr turned over all the Gu
ban relief stores in his possession to the
Spaniards instead of to the British con-
sui! There are appearances of a very
black case here,
The evening times., 1898-05-17

Our Pacific blockade. and failure. SO
far, to come up with Admiral Cervera.
have instilled new courage into the au-
thorities and people of Spain, and the new
cabinet, instead of being constructed to
sue for peace at any price. will be war
to-the-machete kind of a government. We
have our own lack of ginger to thank for
the fact that the war is not over, and
Spain on her knees. 'It is never too late
to mend" as the mendacious aphorism
has it. At any rate, there is no possible
excuse for martial paresis now,
The evening times., 1898-05-17
The Mule Protests.
tFrom the Cleveland Plain Deale'

(Frcm the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
MY name is Pedro. am the identical
mule referred to in old Blanco's typewrit-
ten report of what he calls the glorious
affair at Matanzas. / am that mule.
Consequently am not dead.
when Blanco clicked out the fact that
he buried me with military honors for
the glory of old Spain he proved himself
an atrocious falsifier. wasn't buried for
anybody's honor. 1 object to being buried
in that way. Reversed guns and mufled
drums are all right fer mules that like
that sort of thing. but Pedro is In DIFF
ferent class.
"Blanco took advantage of me when
wasn't expecting treachery and 1 suf-
fered from his malice.
This Is why ] kick.
''The fact Is that a splinter set In mo-
ton by big shell from the cruiser New
York biffed me under the left year and
The evening times., 1898-05-17

The objection of Gen. Wesley Merritt
to going into hard fight in the Philip
pines with only one regiment of regulars
and fourteen thousand raw volunteers.
seems to be well taken. He thinks he
should have five regular regiments and
total force of 1000 men. and the chances
are that he is entirely right. 1t is to be
hoped that the Government will not fail
to recognize the seriousness of the enter
prise before it, or to push 1t with all the
vigor possible
The evening times., 1898-05-17
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Regular Arm. Officers Who VIII Ac-
cept Volunteer COmInis siOns.

BY direction of the Secretary of War
the following regular officers ae granted
leave of absence to accept commissions in
command of State troops: First Lieut..
Charles Young. Ninth Cavalry, relieved
from duty at the Wilberforce University,
Ohio, to enable him to accept an appoint
ment as major Battalion Colored Ohio
Volunteers; First Lieut.. John NJ Stotsen-
burg Sixth Cavalry, to accept the COM
mission of major in the First Nebraska
Volunteers; Capt. Charles G. Morton.
Sixth Infantry. TO accept the commission
of lieutenant colonel of the regiment of
Maine Volunteer Infantry. and First
Lieut.. Harry A Smith. Fifth Infantry. to
enable him TO accept the commission of
major in the Twenty-second Kansas Vol
unteers.
Lieut. Col. Price. Thirteenth Minnesota
Volunteers and First Lieut.. William F.
Richardson. quartermaster. Eighth Penn
sylyania Volunteers. having rendered
their designations. are honorably dis
charged from the service of the United
States.
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warfare a.a Business.

One after another dealers in various
useful and ornamental articles are
giving out information that their stock
is sold out. that the factories are run
ming overtime, with big orders ahead,
and that 1t will be some time before
people in quest of the commodities in
question can be supplied With what
they desire. This may or may not be
The evening times., 1898-05-17
AAhlRR0nA
l(Eroa the Richmond Dispatch.

(Enoa the Richmond Dispatch.)
Would-be Suitor-Good morning, Miss
Brown. Quite an opportupe meeting, in
deed. have been waitink' for a chance
to ask when it would be agsseahle for me
to call on you.
Miss Brown-oh. yeu, are st liberty to
make your own selection.
Would-be suitor-T -Thank4 By the way,
see that you have been getting a new
horfs and asriaee. aDW
Miss Brownies. Come around, ssr,ou-
and pail take great pleasure in driving
you out. - JaS S-.~
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Polo is stin playing the spy in Montreal.

Polo is still playing the spy in Montreal,
receiving daily reports from this side and
conveying important intelligence to Mad
rid. The Canadian authorities are nerv-
GUS. but do not know what to do about it.,
Would 1t not be a good Idea for our friend
Mr.. Chamberlain. the British colonial Sec
retary. to instruct them? This country
would greatly appreciate an order from
him expelling this treacherous enemy
from the Dominion.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Served usder the Spanish Color..

From the New Orleans Times -D-moerat.)
Scene: The cotton exchange.
First Cotton Broker-Why don't yoI cnlist2
Second Cotton Broker-i would, enly l don't
want to he inconsistent
''How's that?''
.'Just what I say-inconsi>tent.'
YOU'RE too deep for me-
81 served under the Spanish flag less than
year ago"
Il am too polite to call you prevariclior.'
Thank you, very much had yellow fever
last Fall: had my house quarantined for
month. and the Snanish flag was floating over
my front gate all the time"
The evening times., 1898-05-17

There seems now TO be little doubt that
the opposition to Hawaiian annexat ton
will be overcome. and that very shortly
the islands will form an integral part Of
the American Union. In the meantime
the Hawaiian government is preparing to
give this country official permission to
hoist its flag. occupy Hawaii. and make
the group its naval and coaling base for
the Pacific Ocean. Good for little Ha-
vail
The evening times., 1898-05-17

have entered without the zneed Of for
eign ALLIANCES. and WITHOUT new inter-
national Complications.
The American people are In no mind
to be bullied by anyone, :.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
BY the Right Party.

T'rom the Chicago Times Herald.)
The Wichita Beacon says thst ANY girl who
beaches her hair can be kissed 80 any
girl who doesn't bleach her hair; but the job
must be done by the right party of the second
part, Of course.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Rossable.
Froin the Omaha Bee.o

Fresn the Omaha Bee.)
New Orleans; .pfgple furnish convincing proof
of loyalty bx changing the name Of Spain Street
to Dewey Street Will the names Of the towns
of Manila, As3sid, -DeSot0 and Lion, in Iowa. all
have to undEfga Il change en- account Of the warf
The evening times., 1898-05-17
II bas . Temtonic Sound.
(From the st. Paul Dispaic

Ensign H. H. Kriegmeier was in command OF
the Annapolis when she took the Lafayette. such
a name as that must have been particularly dis
agreeable to the Frenchmen
The evening times., 1898-05-17

Garden Hose complete. plain and wired.
Goodyear Rubber Co., S07 Pa. Ave.
The evening times., 1898-05-17

Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied BIZ the
name and address of the writer Rejected COM
munications will not be preserved, and only man
uscripts of obvious importance will be returned
to their authors.
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MS Sarcastic Parent.

O. RSsP,ibs, Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
"And yo,s 1usut,my daughter for hersef nion.f"
sid TIE satrastic old millionaire.
..Y-yes. sirds :, u.
:. Well. my, box, I'll do better by you than
that. I'll thJpW in the clothes she wears too"
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SOL AUTREY MURDERS HIS FATHER, MOTHER AND
 SON.
He Became Insane over a ReIlglouss Argu ment and Brained Ills Parents and off- sprIng-Then He Sets Tire to Their ClothIng-The Horrible Crime Committed Five Miles North
 of Mulberry
Of Mulberry

MULBERRY, Feb. 3.-0ne of the most horrible crimes ever perpetrat- cd in the state took place five miles north of this city last night.
 Sol F.Autrey, farmer, aecompa- nied by his family, went early this morning to visit his aged father and mother living rear here. Shortly af- ter the arrival Autrey became engag- ed in a religious argument with the old folks and turning demon, grasp cd an iron bar, killed his aged father. mother and his ten.year-old son, and seriously wounded his wife and three remaining children, two of whom are not expected to live.
 When the maniac started the dead- ly work his wife and eldest daughter made their escape, notifying a near neighbor, but when the neighbor ar- rived,tifrmad Ran was standing in the doorway swearing to kill any one who dared enter.
 Other neighbors came and>l2nnd the murderer q raying maniac, MSt his clothing on fire. He was over powered and the sight that met their eyes was appalling. Three dead vic tims on the floor beaten, burned and mangled almost beyond recognition He has been chained all day, talking incoherently, swearing the witches were the cause of the act and that the last lick was when he killed his boy, and then he says he awoke.
 Some doubt his insanity, but pro- nounce the act the most diabolical ever committed.
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ADVERTISING HINTS.
(From the Advertising World.l

It's never too late to turn over q new leaf.
 The best returns follow the best advertising.
 Methods, plans, purposes, all need iudicious advertising.
 Look out for the interest of your customers but don't neglect your own.
 A merchant gets great deal of legitimate advertising by his meth ods. People like to deal with q busi- ness man.
 If you have failed to start the new year right it's better to start a month late than to walt for eleven months longer.
 Don't let the advertising grow un- interesting through February. Busi- ness is not so brisk, so you'll have to push for it.
 The merchant who gave small per cent. of his sales in a certain line of his business to a well-knownch ity, says it was very good invest ment.
 Those who expect to do business llikea circus should advertise like a circus. They must also expect t. have rainy days when business is not so good.
 In getting business remember it the best policy to treat the new GUS toners just as well as youdo the old and in holding business it's policy t, treat the old customer as well as yot do the new.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-05
A FORTUNE MADE.
COPPER MINE IN ARIZONA SOLD
 FOR $6OO,OOO.
Messrs. H. Riley and Alex P. Turney
 Own a 0ne-Eigth Interest.

Messrs. H. Riley and Alex F. Tur- ney have ut last received their re- ward for the enterprise and judg- ment they have used in managing their copper claim in Arizona. It was about a year ago that Mr. Ri- ley's brother-in-law out in Arizona communicated to Mir. Riley that he had struck a rich copper find, but was unable to develop it for want of money. Mir. Riley and Mir. Turney investigated the matter and decided to invest their capital in the enter prise. 4 stock company was organ ized and Messrs. Riley and Turney took together one-eigth interest in the company, They have been con tributing their capital along to de- Yeloping the claim.
 Since last summer several efforts have been made to sell the mine. Both gentlemen went out to Arizona to personally inspect it.
 Several offers were made by Ameri- can and English syndicates. 4 sym dicate of English capitalists recently offered $6OO,OOO for the mine. MT. Riley received a telegram this morn ing from his agent at Denver, Col, saying that the deal had been closed and was sure go.
 Mcssrs. Riley and Turney's share in this sale will give them independ- ent fortunes.
 This is not the end of their good luck. They also own another claim in Arizona, which is undeyeloped, but is believed to be equally as rich find as the former. The capital realized from the sale will be used in developing this other mine, and the gentlemen expect to work it them- selves without turning it over to foreign capitalists.
 The GRAPHIC congratulates Messrs Riley and Turney upon their good fortune.
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FREE TO MILLIONS.
A Valuable Little Book Sent Free for the
 Asking.

Medical books are not always in- teresting reading, especially to peo- pie enjoying good health, but as a matter of fact scarcely one person in ten is perfectly healthy, and even with such, sooner or later sickness must come.
 It is also well established truth that nine-tenths of all diseases origi- nate with a breaking down of the digestion, weak stomach weakens and impoverishes the system, mak ing it easy for disease to gain foot hold.
 Nobody need fear consumption, kidney disease, liver trouble or a weak heart and nervous system as long as the digestion is good and the stomach able to assinilate plenty of wholesome food.
 Stomach weakness shows itself in a score of ways and this little book describes the symptoms and causes and points the way to cure so sim pie that anyone can understand and apply.
 Thousands have some form of stomach trouble and do not know it, They ascribe the headaches, the lhHS uOF, HeINOuSH6SS, insomnia, palpitation, constipation and sini- lar symptoms to some other cause than the true one. Get your diges- tion on the right track and the heart trouble, lung trouble. liver disease or nervous debility will rapidly disap- pear.
 This little book treats entirely on the canse aud removal of indiges ton and its accompanying annoyances.
 It describes the symptoms of Acid Dyspepsia, Nervous Dyspepsia, Slow Dyspepsia, Amylaceous Dyspepsia Catarrh of Stomach and all affections of the digestive organs in plain lan- guage easily understood and the cause removed.
 1t gives valuable sugges tions as to diet, and contains table giving length of time required to digest va rious articles of food, something every person with weak digestion should know.
 No price is asked, but simply send your name and address plainly writ. ten on postal card to he F. A. Stu. art O., Marshall, Mich requesting q little book on Stomach Diseases and it will be sent promptly by return mail
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FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
SHE SAVED HER FATHER.
Little Bessie n1umenthai Showed the Court
 How She Made Paper Lanterns.

How She Made Paper Lanterns.
 Littlo Bessie Blumenthal, sitting tailor fashion on the floor of Recorder Goff's courtroom, made paper lantern so deftly that the spectators and the jurors applauded. Little Bessie's per formanoe kept her father out of jail.
 This father, Bernard BlumenthaI, has stationery store at 435 East Eighty third street. There was q fire in the sta tionery store on Sept 98. When Fire Marshal Mitchell made his inspection to learn tho origin of the fire, he found in tho storo several small boxes, the covers of which had been removed. Over tho boxes were tied pieces of paper and within the boxes were stubs of can dies, burned low. These boxes contain ing candles were evidence of arson, and the fro marshal arrested Blumenthal. The trial began before Recorder Golf and jury. The marshal told about the ominous boxes that contained tho stubs of candles.
 For the defense little Bessie was call cd to tho stand The child is 10 years old. Tho recorder would not permit her to Do sworn, doubting if she under- stands tho nature of an oath, but he permitted her to tell tho jury what she knew about the fro.
 Papa and mamma were at tho tom ple that day, said little Bessie, "and we children, Mamie, Louis, Tillie, Ed die and myself, were playing soldier. l made tho lanterns D
 "How did you mako them?' asked the recorder.
 The child was tangled up in her words. She could not make the jury understand how she made tho lanterns.
 One of the jurors suggested that the material be supplied and the child show
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-05
Jessie and the Busy Bee.

Little Jessie sat on the window sill sucking a sugared lemon when sudden. ly something darted in through the closed blinds, and, as she said, "kissed her real quick, and then as quickly darted out again.
 But instead of kiss it proved to be a sting, and tho offender was busy bee. Jessie screamed, and when nam ma looked in her mouth there was the stinger in the point of Jessie's tongue, which was getting quito black.
 But mamma drew out the stinger md bathed the tongue, so Jessie wal gery soon as much of chatterbox al Iger. Exchange.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-05
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
HALF INTEREST BOUGHT BY
 DR JOHN SEABROOKs.
He Will Move out There and Run
 the Hotel in the Summer.

Negotiations have been pending for sometime whereby Mr. John Seabrooks has bought half interest in the White sulphurS Springs. The negotiations were terminated today and the deal for the Springs closed.
 Mir. Seabrooks will move his family out to the Springs. He will cultivate a small "truck" farm and also raise fowls and pigs and sheep. The premises around the hotel and springs have been very much neglect ed. MT. Seabrooks will clear up the grounds and renovate and improve all the buildings and get everything in shape for Tanning a first class hotel. He will be assisted by Mrs, Mon- tague. They have both had experi- enee in running hotels. As every thing needful will be raised by them they canat all times set a good ta- ble fer the visitors.
 The Springs promise to be even more popular this year than hereto- fore.
 The Y. M. c. A. will have its sum mer house fitted up with games and reading matter. The Association will also fit up a splendid bicycle track so that the young menin town can go out on their wheels and have a cool place to spend the evenings or night. with plenty of entertainment
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-05
A GOOD BILL.
Legislator Wants Persons Alp. plying for Marriage License to Pass Medical Exami-
 ration.

COLUMBUS, O.. Feb. 3.-Representa- tive Parker introduced in the legisla- ture today bill requiring all per- sons applying for licenses to marry to pass a medcial examination, Per sons having dipsomnia, any form of insanity, hereditary tuberculosis or consumption or syphilis are barred from marrying by the bill. An ex- amining board of three physicians in each county will be created by the bill, if it becomes q law.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-05
 A SERENADE.

The contestants for the J Y. Saun- ders gold medal showed their appre- citation of that gentleman's generosi- ty by giving him serenade last (Thursday) night with the Italian Orchestra now in this city. The serenading party was composed ol the following young men: B. J Altheimer, Percy Meyer, Milton Blum Beno Altheimer, Kimbrough Toney John Alexander, Alex Rowell, Tom Atkinson, E. J. Kewin.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-05
A RECEPTION.
Rendered the Pine Bluff 0ratorical
 Association.

The members of the Pine Bluff Orat0rical Association who declaim- ed in the contest for the J. Y. Saund- CTS gold medal were invited out to the Annunciation Academy last (Thursday) night. They rehearsed the pieces given at the deelamatory contest. The Sisters then treated the orators to an elegant banquet. The evening was very enjoyable one to all
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-05

BESSIE MAKING LANTERNS IN COURT. how she made tho lanterns. Tho record. CT sent for box that had contained erayon chalk, some paper, candle and piece of twine.
 Tho child took this equipment, ant first removedE ae. cover of the box sh, lignt9sLto9te ot tiluie ssfs ftr it ifiidi 7fifsfd 7. s4,A and then tried to fasten tn, paper over tho box with the twine She was awkward and embarrassed. ShC could not fit tho paper around tho box
 A juror asked her what gave her SC much trouble.
 I can { tic it here, said littlo Miss Bessie from tho high chair i'll which she sat- "I was sitting on the floor at homo. <"
 "Sit on tho floor hero, then,' said tho recorder.
 Down she jumped, and, sitting on the floor of the courtroom with her lit- tle legs doubled under her, she rapidly folded the paper around tho box and fastened it with tho string. The jurors stood up to watch tho little child make the lantern. In moment she held it up for inspection. The light from the candle shone through the paper, making famous lantern
 Then the spectators applauded, and some of the jurors shouted, "She's done it'' The lantern was exactly like the boxes tho marshal had found in the sta tioner's store.
 The jury returned verdict of not guilty, and it is understood that it was | the testimony of little Bessie which had most to do with that result -- New York Journal.