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The evening times., 1898-06-18
And They Are Numerous.

(From the Philadelphia Times.)
When sweethearts separate, he going to the
war. there are SOME prosaic as to call the
final parting a souvenir spoon.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
Failed f0 W0rk

From the Philadelphia North American)
Teddy-what's the use of bein' pateriotic?
His Mother-Why. Teddy!
Teidy-Ycs'm. Billy Brown said he was Span
ish today an fought him an got licked.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
One Comfort Left Them.

(FrOm the Pittsburg DIspatchJ
The declaration that Spanish honor requires
more bloodshed before peace can be made renders
it petinent to point out that there is nothing in
the world to prevent them from having half a
dozen more bull fights.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
For Future Decision.

From the Concord MONITOR -...
Historians point out that every war in our
career thus far has made at least one President,
and the question is who is going to be made
President by means of the Spanish war!
The evening times., 1898-06-18
The Inhumrn Fart of It.

(From the Richmond Times.)
The press reports which sepeak OF Gen. Shat
ter's falling on Spaniards'' seem to ignore the
fact that he weighs 800 pounds, and this is a
war for humanity.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
Linrui.tic Preparation.
From the Atchison .Globe.)

(From the Atchlson .GIobe.J
An Atchson man, who is on his death bed,
upon being informed by his wife's pastor that he
should prepare for the next world sent a servant
out to buy book giving easy lessons in Spanish.
The evening times., 1898-06-18
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Readers of The Times who may at any time
be unable to procure copies of it at any news
etand or railroad station railroad trains, will
confer favor upon the management by sending
to this office information of the fact.
The evening times., 1898-06-18

Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written,
ind must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. Rejected COM
munications will not be preserved and only ran.
IscripIs CT obvious importance will be returned
to taeir authors.
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NOTES OF THE DAY.

For some time past the drink question
has been exciting monE thoughtful per-
sons I'm Belgium serious reflections. and
the figures collected by jules lie JCunc.
,N-ministcr of Justice. certainly Justify
them. The population " Belgium Is still
less than E,OpAUUO. although IL viii soon
pass that total. hut 10 can boast OF l9>.OoO
wine and beer shou~. or ono for every 81
persons. women and children Included.
The total drink hil Of the country is
valued per auuum at cpC0.Oo0. This CN-
pcnditurc does not represent all the loss
10 the country. To Il have to h. added
the loss Of time, the deterioration I'm the
quality OF the work and the absolute in
capacity Tor work that follows in the
train Of excessive drinking.
The Ural mountains. between Russia
and Asia, have been Until now the only
source from which platinum has been
procured for the international market. Its
part formed more n - per cent. In the
universal production Of that precious
metal A small group OF platinum mines.
concentrated In the Ncrkhotursk district
of the government 81 Perm. includes
about 20 separate mines. Of which only
~ are being worked and the remaining -
are either inactive or under INVESTIGATION.
During 1897 the production OF platinum
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frozen. He had. therefore, to place his
arms on the rings and drop down. When
he saw me he thought for a moment
that | had lain back To rest myself; he
wished to approach me, but could not,
and when he felt insensib.lity coming
over him he became anxious To open
the valve. But i'm consequence of haN-
ing lost the use of his hands he could
not do this: ultimately he succeeded
by SELLING the cord with his teeth. and
until the balloon took a decided turf
downwards. We descended in the
inter Of a large grass field belonging
TO Mr.. Kersall at Cold Weston, seven
and a half miles from Ludlow.
Il have already said that my last
observation was made at a height Of
29. 900 feet. At this time. ] n. "a M, we
were ascending at the rate OF 1000
feet per minute: and when I resumed
observations we were descending at
the rate Of 1000 feet per minute. These
two positions must be connected. TAX
ing into account the interval Of time
between my 10 minutes. and OF these
considerations the balloon must have
attained a height of 81. 900 feet"
Concerning this aeronautical feat,
the London Times said editorially on
Sept. IL, 1862: THE aerial voyage Just
performed by Mr.. CoNwell and Mr..
Glaisher deserves to rank with the
greatest feat Of cNperimentaliZers, dis
coverers and travellers"
Professor Glaisher died recently. Mr.
Coxwell. i'm spite OF his great age, is
in good health.
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amounted TO about six tors. No new
veins OF platinum have been discovered OF
late years. and those existing will soon
be exhausted.
The trolley car and the bicycle have had
similar effects. A curious indirect result
or the appearance OF these two inventions
has been definitely shown by n discussion
at a meeting of the American Hay-Mak-
ing association. One Of the topics for dis
cussion was The Effect of the Bicycle
and the Trolley Car Upon the Consump-
ton of Hay" One OF the speakers gave
the following estimates Of the number of
horses displaced I'm eight large cities by
the appearance and general use OF these
means Of transportation: Philadelphia.
O.OO0; Chicago. $500; New York. 1000;
Baltimore. 1900: st. Louis, 1000; Cincin-
natl. 10000; Richmond, Va. 1000; Toledo.
$500; total. 240, coo.
One OF the oldest maritime ~fictions has
received its death blow by the raising of
the American flag over Guam, in the La
drone Islands. According to sailors.
thousands OF vessels cleared for Guam
from ports all over the world each year.
but none ever arrived there. Clearing for
Guam was done by ships which wished TO
conceal their real destination. According
TO maritime law. when once a vessel has
cleared for a port II must proceed there
by the most direct route or Civ a salts
factory explanation. Guam was a closed
port under the Spanish rule and ships
could always give that as a reason for
not going there after having cleared for
the place.
The annual statistics published by the
French ministry of agriculture Indicate
that the consumption of the flesh OF
horses. mules and donkeys Is steadily in
creasing i'm Paris. The number of stalls
at which II is offered for sale now reach
es 1913. The number of horses brought to
the shambles for slaughter was 1867, of
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the temperature fell to 36.5 degrees.
the dew point being the same, this in
licating that the air here was satur-
ated with moisture. At this elevation
the report of the gun was heard.
I'VE reached the height of two miles
at l h. % M. where the sky was Of
a darker blue, and whence the earth
was visible in occasional patches be-
meath the clouds. The temperature
had fallen to the freezing point and
the dew point to 26 degrees. The
height OF three miles was attained at
l n. 2S m, with a temperature Of Is
degrees and dew point Is degrees;
from ! h. % m. to 1 h. 30 m the wet
bulb Thermometer read incorrectly. the
ice not being properly formed on il.
W. reached the elevation Of four
miles at IN. 40 m: the temperature
was s degrees. the dew point minus
II degrees or ~ below the freezing
point Of water. D~ischarging sand,
We attained in 10 minutes h att
tude of I've miles. and the temperature
had passed below zero and then read
minus . degrees.
UP TO this time I had taken obser-
vations with comfort, whilst MI. Cox
well, In consequence Of the exertionS
he had to make. had breathed with diff
fiCulty for some time. Having ~discharg-
ed sand, We assembled still higher; the
aSpiratOr became troublesome To work.
and I also found a difficulty I'm seeing
clearly at I h. ~ m. The barometer
read los inches about | n. % m, or
later; ] read the dry bulb thermom-
eter as minus 3 degrees: after this l
could not see the column Of mercury
IN the wet bulb thermometer, nor the
hands OF the watch. nor the fine Iii
visions on any instrument.
In consequence. however, Of the 60
49, -, - 81 iii. ~ -.
to leave the car and mount into the
ring to adjust u. I hen looked at the
barometer. and found "a reading to
be 94 inches. still decreasing fast. i'm
plying n height exceeding $4,000 feet.
shortly after I laid my hand on the
table possessed Of it's full vigor. hut
on being DESTROYS 81 using II I found
e. pow rlcsS-it must have lost is
power m~omentarily: trying to use the
other hand. 7 found IL useless also.
Then I tried 10 shake myself. and sue
Crcded. but | seemed TO have no
limbs. In looking al the barometer
my head Zen over my left shoulder:
7 struggled and shook my body again.
hut could not move my arms. Getting
my head upright for an instant only.
II fell on my night shoulder: then IL
fell backwards. my back resting
against the side Of the car and M"
head pa it, edge.
In this position my eyes were d.
rected 10 Mr. CoNwell In the r.ng. I
dimly saw Mr.. CoNwell. and endeaV-
ored TO speak. but could not. In an
instant intense darkness overcamc me,
so that the optic nerve suddenly lost
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
MIR. Henry Coxwell, Who Exceeded by Over
a Mile the Recent Great Aeronauti-
cal Feat. Tells the Story OF
His Daring Trip.

atmospherIcal phenomena in general
and to make general observations.
other Instruments, such as maxi
mum and minimum thermometers. a
magnet for horizontal vibration, her
medically sealed glass tubes. from
which air had been exhausted. and an
electrometer lent by Prof. w. Thomson
of Glasgow. were used.
The aneroid barometers were used
by Messrs. Negretti and Zambra: one
was graduated to - inches and the
other to i~nches-the latter instru-
ment having been used In the later as
cents. Ny balloon vas inflated at
the Stafford Road Gas works, Wolver-
hampton, by Thomas Broad. with car
buretted gas rendered almost as light
as hydrogen.
The three first ascents were of a
strictly private character. The bal
loon committee consisted of Colonel
Sykes, Professor Airy,
royal. Sir u. Brewster. Admiral Fttz-
roy. Mr.. Fairbairn. Lord Wrottesley,
Sir J. Herschel. DIR. Lloyd, DIR. Lee,
DR.. X. a. Miller. DIR. Robinson. Mr..
Gassiot. James Glaisher and Professor
Tyndal.
The third and eliminating explo-a-
ton was the one which l will now
describe with extracts from Mr.. Clash
er report:
we left the earth at l h. 3 m. p. m,
the temperature of the air was 80 de-
grees. and that of the dew point 80
degrees. At the height OF 5000 FEET
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mules 50 and of donkeys $40. but 7f
horses, a mule and seven donkeys were
condemned as unit for human food. so
that the total killed and consumed was
2.sz3 horses. 81 mules and 300 onkey
The prime cuts fetched about a franc a
pound, some Of the inferior parts making
little more than 10 centimes per pound
In the collection of books belonging to
the late Edward w. Wells of Hartford.
recently disposed of at auction. was an
old American geography. dating back a
century and a half, its maps indicating
the limited knowledge of the territory
of the continent which then prevailed.
The great lakes were named Superior,
Illinois. Huron, Erie and Frontenac. New
England was a little patch on the chart.
reaching up TO the st. Lawrence river.
with no state divisions indicated. The
Ohio river was set down as Ovo. Eliza
beth Town was the chief town in New
Jersey.
The best hotel in San Juan. Porto Rico.
charges 81 a day. but the sleeping rooms
all open into courts. have no outside win
dows and are to the last extremely hot.
Under Spanish law I'm towns where houses
join no outside windows are allowed. This
Is to avoid the danger of dirt from the
interior blowing onto adjacent roofs and
concentrating the water. as all the sup
ply Is collected from the rainfall and
stored in cisterns, from which IL is
drawn by small force pumps in those of
greater pr~etension.
A fine of $1,000 has been paid to the
London Goldsmiths' mpan by a Hol-
born dealer on whose premises antique
silver" OF modern manufacture was
found. An eminent dealer in the trade
says that IL the public is taken in by
receptions of that kind they have them
selves TO blame for IL. because respecta-
BILE dealers who sell at market prices in
variably give a certificate with the goods.
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MOST THRILLING Of ALL BALLOON ASCENS|ONS

power. but I was conscious. with as
active a brain as at the present mo-
ment whilst writing this. I thought
I had been seized with asphyxia. n
believed / should experience nothing
more. as death would come unless we
speedily descended. other thoughts
were entering my mind when ] sudden
ly became unconscious as on going
10 sleep.
my last observation was made at
1 h. 81 m.-above 10000 feet. Whilst
powerlcss I heard the words 'tempera-
ture' and observation n I knew
tina Mr.. Coxweil was I'm the car,
speaking to and endeavoring 20 u
me. therefore consciousness had re-
turned. I then heard him speak more
emphatically, but could not see. speak
or move. I heard him again say do
try now. do!' Then the instruments
became dlmly visible. then Mr.. Cox
well. and very shortly i saw clearly.
Next I rose In my seat and looked
around as though waking from sleep,
though not refreshed. n said to
Mr.. Coxwell. 4 have been insensible.'
He said, You have. and ]. too, very
nearly j then drew up my legs,
which had been extended, and took a
pencil i'm my and 10 begin observa-
tons. Mr.. Coxwell told me he had
lost the use of his hands. which were
black. and 1 poured brandy over
them.
II resumed observations at . n. Z
m, recording the barometer reading
at 1i.35 inches. and temperature minus
. degrees. IL is probable that three or
four minutes passed from the time of
my hearing the words temperature
and observation till | began to OBJ
serve, as returning consciousness came
at . h. 4 m. and this gives seven min
utes for total insensibility.
Mr.. Coxwell told me that while in
the balloon, and that on attempting
to leave the ring he found his hands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-17

! desiring 20 raise as much as or more
than S150.000000, and he thought that the
bill would produce this amount prospect
i've OF the Democratic amendments. In
| deed, he thought that the bill as agreed
to by all the members would produce even
to exceed $150. 900 900, while he thought
the house bill would not produce TO ex-
coed sos 0O0, 900.
DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS.
Taking up the amendments inserted
| without the cooperation OF the Republi-
can members OF the finance committee
and known as the Democratic amend
ments, Mr.. Allison expressed the opinion
that in addition to the greenback and
seigniorage provisions, these would yield
$75OOO,OO in the aggregate, in addition to
the estimate of $3.50, 900, 900 already given
His estimate included from 900 to
Sc, 100000 on transportation companies.
$50, 900 on telegraph companies, 81, 900, 900
or 100000 on insurance companies,
ST. 900. 900 on banks and $45. 900. 900 on cor
porations.
Mr.. Allison criticised with considerable
severity the provision for taxing corpor-
atoms. saying that it would be especially
severe upon stockholders in small corpor-
atoms and that it was also liable to cause
double taxation.
In conclusion. Mr.. Allison said that it
was one duty OF the senate to authorize
the secretary of the treasury to borrow
from time to time $500, 600, 900 or so much
thereof as might be needed for war pur-
poses exclusively and to issue per cent
bonds therefor. 1t was also the purpose
TO authorize the secretary of the treasury
to issue certificates of Indebtedness for
SloOOOO,0Oo to meet any deficit In the run
ming expenses of the government.
Mr. White (Cal) said he wanted TO call
the senate's attention to the fact that
the propriety of placing an EQUITABLE fax
upon the oil refining interest, the sugar
trust and other great monopones would
be forced upon the senate The idea was
TO place some Of the burdens Of the pres
ent war upon those who were able ~
bear them, as well as upon those who
use little tobacco or take an occasional
glass of beer.
Mr.. German inquired If the bill as re-
ported to the senate did not levy n .ax
OF one-fourth of one per centun upon the
very interests Mr.. White referred to. lust
the SEINE as upon smaller corporations.
Mr.. White admitted that 1t did. but he
thought the senate ought to have full
justice and equality in view.
Mr.. Allison announced that tha hin
would be laid aside for the day, Mr.
Jones (Ark) having the floor, with the
understanding that It was to be the IN
FINISHED business and would be called I'm
each day Immediately after morning
business.
me senate then, at 2:40 p m. went
INTO executive session. and at 3:o5 n. m
adjourned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-17
UNDER FIRE AT SAN JUAN
Exciting Experience OF a ship That
Ran AfOuI OF Revolution.

San Diego, May 16.-The United States
ship Alert arrived this afternoon from
San Juan. Nicaragua, Corinto and Aca-
puco en- route 1t was not until the ship
came to anchor in San Diego bay that
Captain Lentz and the crew learned of
Admiral Dewey's great victory at Ma
Mia.
The Alert brings confirmation OF the
peace between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The vessel had an exciting time during
the troubles there. Captain Lentz said:
1--WE were under the fire Of batteries at
San Juan for two hours, and although no
shot struck US. the occasion was interest
ing enough to relieve the monotony of
an otherwise peaceful cruise. During the
fire the cabin OF the Alert was filed with
women and children from San Juan to the
number OF twenty or thirty. We were at
that time protecting the cable connecting
San Juan with South America. This was
in February"
The occasion to which Captain Lentz
referred was during the brief time when
the insurgents captured San Juan. The
Alert sails for San Francisco tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-17
SULLIVAN GETS A DECISION
Over Sammy Kelly Before the Lenox
Athletic Climb

New York, May 16.-Dave Sullivan, the
little Irish pugilist. met Sammy Kelly
OF this city tonight at the Lenox Athletic
club and, after fighting twenty rounds.
was declared the winner by Referee Jim
my Dino of Amsterdam, N. 7. The boys
were matched some time ago to fight at
lis pounds, but tonight Sullivan was six
pounds overweight. and had to pay for
feat Of $3.50 Sullivan was the favorite
in the betting, a 100 to 50, but owing to
the difference in the weights OF the con-
testants. the announcement was made
that all bets were off before the boys
began to fight. 1t was pretty contest
all through, and II IL were not for Kelly's
tactics in the latter part of the bout,
when he frequently grabbed sullivan's
arm, the referees decision might have
been a draw. Neither contestant was
foored during the twenty rounds. Kelly
drew first blood in the twelfth, when he
landed a hard left on Sullivan's nose.
Kelly was the aggressor UP to the eight
eenth round, but in the closing rounds
Sullivan led the fighting Both men were
repeatedly cautioned during the contest
for striking low and in clinches.
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M'KINLEY'S FIRST VETO
Comes Back to the House and Ia
Unanimously Sustained.

Washington, May 1.-THE house rc.aa =
received its first veto from President Nc
kinley and voted unanimously to sustain
the executive. The veto was OF a hill
comforting upon the court of claims furis-
diction IN a private case OF long stand
ing. The day was given 70 consideration
of bills under suspension Of the rules tha
measure of chief Importance being one
ratifying an agreement for the allotment
and opening TO settlement Of the Com
anche, Kiowa and Apache lands in Okla
homa, and TO establish an assay Office
at Seattle Washington.
Mr.. Marsh UlL) presented the confer
ence on the bill authorizing the army
officers 70 furnish food to the Cuban peo-
pie and arms and equipments to Cubans
to Increase their fighting effectiveness
against Spain during the present war. The
report was adopted without objection.
Under suspension Of the runIes Mr.
Hull Of Iowa called up the senate bill
authorizing me president 60 appoint one
assistant adjutant general with the rank
Of colonel and another with rank OF ma
jor.
The house joint resolution appointing
William J. Sewen OF New Jersey. Martin
T. Mcmahon OF New York. John l. Nit
chel Of Wisconsin and William II. Bon
sail Of California. members OF the board
OF managers Of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was called up.
Pending the disposal Of the measure. Mr..
Lacey Uowa) raised the question OF the
eligibility of Sewell and Mitchell. as being
contrary 70 the federal constitution.
Mr.. Loud tCal.) attacked the action Of
the committee on military affairs. in not
permitting him a fair opportunity 10 be
heard on the selection Of the Californian
members. He declared Major Bonsali was
unknown 70 the volunteer soldiers ard
a. length charged the naming q Major
Bonsall 20 have been done a. tue dictstion
OF senator from California 80 pay a
political debt and ne. Mr. Loud. regret
ted the "de0Auch;ng % the soldiers home
20 pay political Obligations
Replying 20 ctese charges. Mr. Hull Of
tews- the chairman OF thA committee. de-
nie6 them in toto and asserted that the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-17

Louisville, KY, May fe.-Bobby Dobbs,
the negro lightweight pugilist Of Mem
phis. knocked out Dick Case OF Seattle in
the twentieth round here tonight. The
fight was vigorous from the beginning and
both men were knocked down half dozen
times. Though Case forced the fighting
in nearly every round, he received more
punishment than Dobbs. who displayed
better generalship Case was badly
bruised, while Dobs came out In good con-
dition.
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National Circuit Bicycle Races.

Louisville, KY. May 16.-The national
bicycle circuit races at the Auditorium
here today were poorly attended. Kark
Kaser, the Swiss. was an attraction.
The national championship one mile
open, for professionals, was won by Gard
ner, which entities him 10 enter the mile
championship at the national meet Eaton
was second and Stevens third. Time,
POS As.
The two-mile handicap. professional.
was won by Kaser Cso YARDS; Becker
100 YARDS. second: Bowler G0e YARDS.
third. Time, 4:35.
Half-nile professional was won by D
brow; Jimmy Mcfarland second; c. Jack
third Time los
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-17
PROSPECT FOR WAR
Between England and France
Is No Laughing Matter.
ENGLAND WILL F0RTIFY
St. Johns, N, F., and Gives
Notice to that Effect.
ENGLAND WILL FORTTFY

ST. Johns, n. F.. May 1s.-The colonial
governments has been advised that, owing
to complications between Great Britain
and France. which are likely 10 result in
war. and to the constant friction always
developing along the French shore OF
New Foundland, the imperial authorities
intend to fortify St Johns.
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Northern Pacisc Meets Rates

San Francisco. May is.-hTe Northern
Pacific Railway company today an
nounced a cut in transeontfnentaI rates
TO meet that Of the Canadian Pacific. The
rates quoted this morning were from Port
land. Ore, 20 eastern points, and were as
follows:
To ST Paui-First-ciass, tn; second
class SO.
To Chicago-First-ciass, 81 30; second
class s915
To ali points east Of Chica 60 - which
the fare Is 81 - or ovsr-First-clsss, IS;
second class. 81
The rate BY the Southern Pacific from
Portland to san Francisco Is Is irSt-eiass
and 81 second class