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Evening star., 1898-07-14
GEN. MERRITT AT HONOLULU
Reached That Port On His Way to Manila on
July 8.
German Omcial Says Nothing IN
Known by Them of the SubiH
Bay Incident.

VICTORIA, B. c., July lathe steamer
Warrimoo, just arrived from Honolulu, re-
ports that Major General Wesley Merritt
has arrived at Honolulu on his way to
Manila.
The Guy of Para arrived at Honolulu
July s. The Morgan City and Indiana
were scheduled that evening.
Bandmaster Watson of the 18th Mime
sofa was suffering with typhoid fever, and
was taken to the Red Cross hospital
The Monterey and collier Brutus left
Honolulu for Manila July 1.
The Monadnock, with the collier Nero.
arrived at Honolulu July 8. Necessary re-
pairs to her machinery will delay her there
six or seven days.
The Nero was in f1rst-c1ass shape The
Monadnock made the trip alone and had a
hundred tons of coal left. She averaged
ten knots the whole distance.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
A SPANISH entertainment.
Lively Fight in Madrid Between n
Bengal Tiger and an Anda-
luSian Bull.

In the Spanish capital a few days ago
before 1,SOO we'll pleased spectators. there
was combat between a royal Bengal tiger
and an Andalusian fighting bull. the tiger
being full grown animal, known for its
ferocity. A cage seventeen yards square
by four in height had been erected in the
middle of the plaza. and the animals were
brought in. the bull being the first TO be
released into the inclosure. He immediate
ly began to run round and round his prison,
believing and throwing up sand and gravel
with his hoofs. The instant the tiger en-
tered the cage the great cat gave a roar and
and fixed on his fianks and belly with both
teeth and claws.
The bull remained paralyzed for a few
seconds, and then seemed to be sinking
backward to the ground. The tiger. how
ever; loosened its grip for n second to take
hurled to earth by the wild plunges of the
bull. Before the tiger had time to recover
the bull was on him. and. plunging its
into the air. This was repeated four or five
times. the bull varying his tactics OCCASION
ally by crushing his adversary against the
bars.
When the bull desisted the tiger lay limp
on the ground. and the crowd. thinking he
was dead. cried Bravo, toro," The bull
stood stamping for a moment in the middle
of the cage and then. seeing that the tiger
did not move. approached and smelt his en-
death and seized the % bnils ohS nzze She's in rs
powerful jaws. so that the latter could not
move.
Eventually, however. the bull was re-
leased. and. after stamping furiously on the
tiger, again caught him on his horns. This
time the tossing, stamping and banging ap-
parentiy really ended in the tigers death.
The cage was then opened and the bull
precautions sake the tigers van was
brought up. and. to the general surprise.
he rose to his feet, glanced round rs If
afraid the bull was there. and then bound
e6 into the van. The tiger was found to
have five ribs broken, besides having a
number of wounds from the bulls horns.
He is expected to survive.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
A WISE OLD FOX.
How He Doubled on His Pursuers
but Was Eventually
Killed.

From the Springfield Republican.
The East and West Longmeadow Fox
Club has a limited membership of half
q dozen men with as many hounds They
have captured twenty-six foxes since Oc-
tober. Answering a question recently from
the village blacksmith as to what the
hounds were doing the day before on the
railroad track. the senior one of the club
members replied:
I'VE got fox up soon after putting
out the dogs at the foot of the hill by
the sulphur spring. They started east on
on the meadows and away over the river
on the ice, while we kept them in hearing
most of the time from the bluffs
Returning. however. an hour or so later
and being pushed pretty hard by the dogs
the foX-he was an old chap and q cum
ming one-coming to the RAILROAD again
took the rail to bother the dogs and kept
that course for more than half a mile
without leaving a track in the snow. as
far as We could discover. On the iron
rail, you know. the fox leaves but little
over it.
THAT is when you heard the dogs. They
were Just figuring out where the fox left
the trail. The dogs found it themselves
at last, without being caught up by a
train, as the old fox no doubt wished.
and as We were afraid. That old fellow
is now through with his little games
I'VE got over on the river bank in his
way and bowled him over just before
noon, as he was making FOR over the river
again. where he belonged. He was a fine
dark red fellow. elegant brush well tipped
with white-would weigh a dozen pounds
eaSyt'
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
MAY HAVE FEARED A BATH.
At Any Rate the Monkey Ran When
Threatened With Hot
Water.

DR.. Bowker, the traveller. has fund of
entertaining "reminiscences. In his wan
derings he has met with many startling
episodes He has come out of rail and
ship wrecks unscathed. but he says the
most agonizing moment OF his life hap
pended in India when a huge monkey dis
puted his path. He had letters to his high
ness the maharajah of Baroda, and was
going to present them at the palace very
early one morning.
Suddenly a huge ape sprang from
clump of bushes and sat on its launches
directly in the middle Of the road. The
doctor tried hard to pass to one side. but
his monkeyship went that way also. Then
he essayed to cross at the left, but the
agile ape headed him off there and the
game of see-saw went on for some minutes,
though the doctor says II seemed years.
and the monkey appeared as big as an
elephant.
He tried coaxing the monkey. which only
scratched its head and looked more fierce
than ever. He looked around for assist
ance but not a soul was in sight to drive
the beast away. 1t was too early for
Hindus to be abroad. Finally mastering
his courage he made a dash for the
monkey, shouting at the same time the
only words he know in Hindustan, "gha-
rum pani." hot water. The simian gave
one scornful glance and ambled off across
the poppy fields, leaving clear road.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
OPPOSED THE STAGE COACH.
An Ancient Economist Who Thought
1t Would Ruin the
Country.

The New York Telegram notes that the
first stage coach seen in England was about
the year 1853 and another 30 years passed
before stage coaches began TO run; they
were not received with much favor In 1913
treatise was published in London by A
Lover of His Country. and Well Wisher to
the Prosperity Both of the King and King
DOM" IN which We're used many elaborate
arguments and violent TRADES against
them.
These coaches and caravans" said the
writer, ARE one of the greatest mischiefs
that hath happened Of late years to the
kingdom, mischievous to the public, de-
structive to trade, and prejudiceial to
lands"
He laments the decay Of good horseman-
ship, which would follow If everybody rode
to London in a coach. He calculates that a
coach from York, Chester or Exeter would
have forty horses on the journey to the cap
itai and carry eighteen passengers a week.
In the whole year 1t would carry about
l.s72 Suppose there We're returning pas
sengers there would be 1856, and for these
forty horses would be sufficient; but if
people travelled in the good, ld-fashioned
way. then at least 800 horses would be re-
quIred for the work. The use of so many
Horses would give employment to many who
were by the stage coach thrown out of
work. such as cloth workers. drapers. tall
ors, saddlers, tanners, curriers', shoemak-
ers spurriers. lorimers. and fellmakers.
The inns would also suffer. for the stage
coach stops only at few, but when gentle
men Travelled on horseback accompanied
as they usually were, by two or three SER
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
His Qunint Surroundings.

In his room were a white. ancient. small
bed. repaired with a board. an armchair.
a desk. and table at which he made
and repaired violins. all this wreckage
evidently having been obtained from the
cellar of "a secondhand furniture shop. 4
pitcher. bowl and glass were all the
luxury of the room, except the music rack.
This WAS plank traversing the entire
length of the room, resting on heavy
boards nailed 10 the wall and supported
at the center by another plank On this
rack of primitive handwork were classified
a quantity OF music books, deprived of
their covers. In tatterS. or coarSely re-
sewn. George Holtz had bought them in
extraordinary places and regarded them
as treasures, though not one of them was
complete.
The economical system of his life was
amazingly simple. Regarded as means
OF making money. he earned his bread by
making and repairing violins. His bread
and little more was all that he earned. for
his labor was slow and not well known to
the dealers in musical Instruments II was
conscientious work. but IT was not famous,
CrocSus and Sardanapalus were not as
happy as he. for he was pleased with what
he had. lie did not drink coffee beer or
liquors. HIS only vice was I'm PLAYING vieu
temps. or the pieces which he composed
himself. on his inscparablc violin
This violin. extremely delicate. in work
rianShip. came 10 George Holtz thirty
years ago. to he repaired: but the man who
brought il never called for It, The old
musician WAS passionately devoted TO
nothing else.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
'STlLT RACING In FRANCE.
WONDERFUL ENDURANCE SHOWN BY
PEASANT MEN AND WOMEN.
Two Hundred Miles Walked by Many
of the Competitors Within
Period of Eight
Days.

In certain parts OF France stiIt walking
Is necessary accomplishment. In the
Landes. for example, everybody uses them
the postmau on his rounds, the peasant
going to market, the shepherd tending his
fiocks. even the little children-the nature
of the country demands it.
One day a Landais peasant came into
Bordeaux on his stills and the idea of
stilt racers came into being. The stilt
race of 1852, described by writer in the
Sketch, demonstrated the wonderful en-
durance of these peasants. both male and
female.
If one takes into consideration the great
heat that prevailed, the hardness OF the
roads. the speed to be maintained il one
aspired TO win. and the sCanty allowance
of food. drink and sleep. one can not but
marvel at the hardness OF these people.
Out OF siXty-nine starters. thirty-two
complished the enormous journey of 40
kilometers in the fixed time of eight days
and half. Certainly many suffered great
fatigue and some complained of numbness:
but none was seriously Ill. One or two
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06

of the pool a cobra's hooded head arose,
| and there came the sound of its hateful
ard cut the reptiles head off. and at once
what had seemed to me water pool be
came the writhing coils of a serpent that
had Hesn ruy six feet eoo IN lenf'h III.
ard gravely said. It's well that you paused
before attempting to drink from it,;
the cobra. lying coiled in the moonbeams.
had looked exactly like a water pool. But
for the stewards warning l should have
thrust my face down Into that hideous
coil.
There was case I knew once In which a
cobra saved British army officers life
not intending in the least to do SO. of
course. The officer had gone with a de-
tachment to district in Northern India
to bring to order one of the hill tribes
that had been making bobbery and had
killed a civil officer or two. His quarters
were at the bungalow of the magistrate of
the district. He had got things quoted
down among the tribesmen. and everything
safe. to all appearances. and was prepar-
ing to take things easy, when one night
sleeping at the bungalow: he heard a
cobra moving about in his chamber. A
ready to fight, rears its head and about
one-third Of its body straight upward from
the ground. and as the bed on which he
lay was low one the officer knew that if
the cobra came to it he was very likely
to get bitten. At any movement he made
the cobra would hiss. showing that 1t was
things worse. the officers night lamp had
gone out, SO that he could only judge OF
the snakes position by sound.
He stood the strain as long as he could
and made up his mind that he would at any
rate get to a place where the snake could
not reach him. \ tall dressing case stood
against the wall, about six feet from the
head of the bed. The OFFICER reached out
to a chair. set it half way between the
bed and the dressing case and then stepped
from the bed to the chair, and from the
chair to the top of the dressing case.
There he was safe from the cobra As he
perched on tho dressing case in the dark
thinking how ridiculous and uncomfortable
his position was two hillmen stole in at
the door. rushed to the bedside and struck
fiercely with their tuwars the heap of bed
clothing where the officer had lain, before
they discovered that he was not there.
The snake set up a loud kissing. which
seemed to convince the assassins that the
off1cer could not be in the room and they
went away without seeing him. passing
the dressing case not step away The
cobra presently crawled out of the room
through the door they had left open and
the officer was able to get down from the
dressing case and raise an alarm. The two
hillmen he never caught, but he slept
with sentinel at his door during the rest
OF his stay in the district
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
COBRA STORIES FROM INDIA.
A British Soldiers Mistake-How n
Hooded Snake Saved IN Of
ficer'S Life.

From the New York Sun.
1T was three years after the close Of
the Indian mutiny that came near losing
the members of my mess in a frightful
way" said John Balm. who served in the
British cavalry in India until thirty odd
years ago. MY company had been or
dered into the Deshwur district, $50 miles
north Of Cawnpore, to break up the da-
colts. who had become very troublesome
there. I was one OF a detail sent. under
command Of a lieutenant. against 4 band
OF these robbers who had made a stand
in a little jungle village. We arrived there
in the night, stormed their intrenChment
by moonlight. killed or captured round
dozen of the dacoitS, and chased the rest
into the jungle. Some of us followed them
on foot among the reeds and bushes, but
soon got tired of this useless business, and
were quite willing 10 stop and turn back
at the sound of tn recall. our hospital
steward, native. and a good one. was
by my side. My canteen had been emptied
on the march, and | was parched with the
thirst that follows fighting. Something
among the bushes. glistenrng on the ground
like water. caught my eye.
It's stagnant pool left by the rains
but it'll serve TO wet ny throat I said
and was for throwing myself down on
my very belly to drink from it. But the
steward pulled me back.
Nay. sahib, stay, Lend me your sword
for a moment he said.
He took the sword and lightly stirred
the pool with its point. From the middle
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06

had at length to climb down and walk,
vanquished by the fierce sun.
1t is an interesting fact that at first the
mems route was simply Bordeaux, Bay
onne and back: but tho authorities at
Barritz begged that the course might be
extended to their most beautiful town,
particularly as they were just then en-
tertaning his majesty, King Oscar IL. OF
Sweden.
The first prize winner and the champion
of all was Pierre Deycard, Of Bilos. COM
mune of the Girond. He won the most
valuable OF the many medals, besides 1000
francs. and number of minor cash prizes.
His time was 103 hours Sc minutes. and his
average kilometers 9SS meters an hour,
including stops. His progress was a verit-
able tour de force. He was terribly anx-
ious to win. His short snatches Of sleep
were broken by dreams. in which he
seemed TO be buying cows with the prize
money and settling down to married life
with his sweetheart. At st. Vincent de
TeroSse he was followed by musicians. who
played La Marseilaise' with so great an
effect upon the crowd that one gave him
10 francs, another 20 and SO on, At Dax
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
CORRUPTED BY CIVILIZATION.
Animals Change Their Habits From
Contact With
Man.

Civilization's advance IS responsible for
a remarkable change of habits in more
than one wild animal A familiar in
stance is that of the kea, the great New
Zealand parrot. which was formerly es-
teemed rs a friend OF the farmer. but
which has become dreaded scourge on
account OF its acquired taste for the
kidney fat of sheep. DIR. Schonland men,
tions the chaema baboon as Cape Colony
animal that has become similarly trans
formed. 1t has taken to killing lambs for
the milk with which they have filed their
stomachs. and 1t Is increasing to an alarm
ing extent on account of Its weariness and
the protection and natural food afforded
by the disappearing prickly pear. Another
South African example IS the sc-called
.wet-gat spreouw' Spreo bi-color. This
animal Is now very destructive to fruit,
which few years ago il was never known
to touch. its food consisting chiefly of in
sects. The Maanhaar jackal seems to have
partially acquired new liking. While Its
ordinary food is insects. and DR.. Schon-
land has been unable to find anything else
in Its stomach. farmers In certain districts
possibly where man has reduced its food
insist that 1t is very destructive to small
stock
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06

who left his place a great many years ago
probably. before he was born-makes all
manner Of inquiries as to the descendants
and generally ingratiates himself into the
young mans confidence; does the reduced
ap R In maEes his
| and In ninety-nine cases in a hundred he
gets, it. Really, it is nothing more than
come ander ahat dsnPton Penai legally Whe1
ever we get NEXT to one s OF a TINS 3rsos sort OF OF
"siews of the regular hoverers We have
around this hotel are old chaps that we
are simply the high-class indigents of the
community. men who at one. time or an
other in their lives have really been fair
of life, and who have gotten down to the
hotel lowering stage through rum. gen.
hbe but %asn Of them have IN their
very house, and these We often send up
stairs to dinner. One Of the hoverers who
sits sadly around here for hours every day
is man who has spent thousands OF dol
lars in his day at the bar bar Of Of. this house: house:
sits and watches with rather pathetic
expression the young man who pass
bar / guess if he had the whole game to
play over again he would have given that
bar the go-by with vengeance.
Cast Ont of Office.
Then. there are heap of hoverers who
have lost government jobs through one
reason or another-generaly change OF ad-
ministration-who are of course reduced to
the necessity of lowering. Some of 'em.
II they degenerate to the condltlon OF mere
hangers-on for booze remain hoVerers until
one day we'll happen to notice that he
hasn't been around for few days, where
upon we idly conjure up little picture of
potter'S field, and the hoverer is remember
ed no more: Others of the thrown-out-of-
the!r-tobS hoverers keep up hrst-rate
thing We know we hear that they have got
ten their jobs back or better ones.
The hoverer who is an ex- business man
and who. very rummily; fameies aes, mat ne , IS
around the hotels of the town. He Is. of
course, just about as much OF a promoter
Inc aunt In Ire Ireland h tbinIs aI the he 3 SWAMI ann
dividends. and all that sort of thing on
the back of an old. wornout envelope from
he becomes objectionable-when he ac-
quires mysteriously, rather more than
usual of his jag, and then begins to tackle
os!tons for the sale of stock for some
imaginary. salted or abandoned boraX mine
in the Bad Lands. or some baking powder
factory, all laid out nicely on paper, with
gigantic brick buildings. and all that.
When we hear of the promoter hoverer
trying to get in his work in this fashion
well, you know, he don't do 1t any more
toLla Last of Of ali a' IS the plain seedy self-ac-
knowledged hoverer for rum He s is usual
viviaI guests are willing to buy him rum:
unlimited rum, solely. to hear his line OF
talk and his "reminiscences. The chief
he seldom gets drunk himself. He could
drink a brigade Of topers under the ta-
ble-but he leaves the field unscathed HIM
self. All the same. he is sad lot the rum
boyerer -"
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
PAINTED BY THE ROMANS.
Picture of the Crucifxion Discovered
in the Palace of
Tiberius,

A dispatch from Rome. published by
the New York Sun. announces that Sig
nor Marucci. an archaeologist, has dis
covered an imposing wall painting in the
palace OF Tiberius. There is L long
Latin inscription containing the name
"Christus," and it is considered that the
painting will prove an important addi-
ton to Christian history.
The painting represents the preparation
for the Crucifixion. Around the cross are
soldiers bearing ladders. and under each
Is written his name. Among the names
is that of Pontius PLATE. The figures
measures fifteen Centimeters in height.
The inscriDtion consists of fifteen lines.
OF which five have been deciphered.
Ths pope was Immediately informed of
the discovery. Signor Marucci viii shortly
publish IL pamphlet illustrating his dis
coyery. Many institutions have asked for
information concerning the painting.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
INSTINCTS WERE HUMANE.
Buffalo Man Couldn't Tell . Show
Bill From q Real
Woman.
From the Buffalo Express.

From the Buffalo Express.
A middle-aged man OF hapless appearance
meandered through Lloyd street early yes
terday morning. using one eye to watch
for policemen and the other to pick out a
safe path for himself and his jag. Ths
wind beloved up the street and dashed
the snow about everything. Across the
street from the drunk was a large sign
board on which was the picture of .
woman in tights. One eye caught this,
and he went over to 1t.
Just at this moment Patrolman HenafelS
of the First precinct turned the corner OF
Hanover street. He saw the man standing
coatlesS before the signboard and holding
his garment up to the figure Of the woman
in tights.
What you doing there?" he asked.
"Why. that woman'll freeze Look al
her, There amt enough on her to pad
a crutch, I'm just playing the part Of .
man."
At police station No. the man said he
was John Delaney. 40 years old, a bum
by profession and choice. He was charged
with drunkenness. and was sent to the
penitentiary for ten days.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-06
COFFEE AS A MEDICINE.
The First Use, 1t Is Said. of the Berry
Was Made by Prior of n
Convent.

1t is said that the first use of coffee by
man was made by the prior of convent.
He was told by a goatherd of the excit-
ing effects of the berries when eaten by
his goats; so he thought he would try
monks awake during what should have
been their viglls He succeeded admirably.
and brought coffee into the way OF earning
its worldwide reputation. The most ac-
tive principle of coffee is .caffein: il. con-
tains also certain oils, which. no doubt,
have a share in its action. Many years
roasted. berries had great value in liver
and kidney troubles. One enthusiast pre-
fers a mixture of two parts Mocha and one
part Martinique and Isle de Bourbon coffee.
He puts about three drachms Of this in
tumbler of cold water and lets them strain
after straining the infusion Is taken on an
empty stomach the first thing after get
ting up. This medical authority cites many
cases of kidney and liver ,coiics: diabetes.
nervous headaches. etc, which, though re-
bellious to all other treatment for years.
soon yield to the green coffee infusion.
The remedy is a very simple one. and well
worthy of trial. Another use of coffee
incidentally is in nausea and retching. For
that purpose a strong infusion is made of
the berries which have been ground and
roasted, and 1t Is slipped while very hot.