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The sun., 1898-02-20
ELUDED HIS KIDyAPPERs.
'iAfk Gets TO His Class Receptis,
After All.

ueoree A. Clark. the President of the son;or
was S,aa ne Long Island College Hospital. who
70 prsvsat pped hi oy the juniors on Friday go as
eent,o0 us leading the march al. the class re-
nspS~.a :. 'ne Pouch mansion in Brooklyn,
eloss y, 10 70 put In an appearance before the
tran,,os .ne festivities. After his capture and
hs was Kent pptessohhurst nihs in an express wagon,
In rowSo,, yne evening. when he A was n1Ist pnt
sntil near naS; Sid0,Ihss Ihs yacht sailed around
jump ieH s,snInd, ISLAND, There Mr. Clark m"naSsd a. a.
reaching Nav ana hurried to the ferry. On
driven 10 Nes bis h6'kS york he hired a cab md was
Iscsif.dh &c started for the Pouch manson ssn9 an9
several Joyous welcome from the seniors ana
his honor. rsuu''ional dances were introduced In
The sun., 1898-02-20
BrooLl,n ne.ser. Clran Out a TalIer,. slers

Burglars made big haul on Wednesday night
at the tailor shop OF George Hlmer. at 280 Sum
ner avenue, Brooklyn, but the police kept back
all information about the robbery until yester-
day. The doors and windows were protected by
burglar alarms. and TO prevent trouble from
this source the thieves cut q hole through the
cellar ceiling and thus secured an entrance to
the store. Over sixty rolls of cloth and other
goods, valued at over u 600, were carried OF.
In q wagon.
The sun., 1898-02-20
BROADWAY EN.Ht1T EN.fN41T SITS
WhRING RULES STILL GO.
sar. Heumsn Summoned 10 Court on . Charge
or Keeping Trucks In tho street.

Mr. heumSn summoned 10 Court on . Charge
or Keeping Trucks In the street.
Manager Heuman. of the firm OF L. Heuman
& Son. dealers In glassware at 404 East Seventy
seventh street. was summoned to the York
vile court yesterday by +. l.. Stearns, District
Superintendent Of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment on a charge of keeping trucks in tho
the charge.
."Col. Waring met with great opposition
and trucks. Magistrate Crane remarked, "but
he succeeded in comforting on the people OF this
city great blessing. Some people seem 10
thinL that undor the new mnistration they
Gun return to the old order OF things and use
the streets for stables; That is a mistake. for
there Is a statute forbidding that"
Mr.. Houman's counsel said he would like TO
take the case before the Street Cleaning Com
missioner, as he thought Stearns had demanded
trate said that no WAS satisfied with such
course and disml lssed the complaint.
The sun., 1898-02-20
Bishop ncDouneir.s Lentsn Instructions.

The usual Lenten instructions were issued
yesterday by Bishop Mcdonnell of the Brooklyn
Catholic diocese. In his letter to tho clergy he
says;
"In compliance with the directions of the
Holy See. you will oxhort those of your charge
who may avail themselves Of this dispGnSati0n
TO make amends for their inability to keep the
fast by doing other works of pcnance. as for
instance. by abstaining from the use OF strong
on the cross"
The sun., 1898-02-20
ParL department Gardeners OruanI.e.

Ono hundred gardeners in the Park Depart
ment have formed union called the Catalpa
Labor Club. Local Assembly 1894 II the Knights
of Labor. The new local has elected James ].
Gahan. a labor orator, as "preceptor for the
organization, which is TO be affiliated with Dis
trict Assembly 40, X. OF L. General officers will
be elected in a low days and a meeting place
oil ad
The sun., 1898-02-20
Brown ana Dartm outh,s Debate.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. 19.-The Brown Uni
versity Debating Union to-day chose this ques-
ton for the Brown. Dartmouth debate In May:
Resolved, that apart from legislation (such az
tariff and labor restrictions) tho New England
textile Industries will be able to maintain them.
selves" This is one of four questions submit
ted by Dartmouth. Brown voted TO take the
The sun., 1898-02-20
New Presbyterian Church FOR FIa,bu.h.

Flatbush. which already has eighteen churches
and chapels, 10 to have another house OF wor-
ship. Tho members Of tho Emmanuel Presby.
torian Church. who now hold services in tho
old Bergen homestead, have arranged for the
erection Of church and chapel on East Twenty
Stephens has donated the site, which Is 100
100 feet. and her father has contributed 81 900
to the building fund. Work will be commenced
on the chapel shortly. The construction of the
church will be deferred for q while.
The sun., 1898-02-20
The rh,srwho robbed Ml.. pInsles seu, to Jail

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-Congressman Dinsley
OF Maine and his daughter. Miss Edith Dingley.
appeared in the Police Court this morning
against John Brooks. colored, who. last Satur-
day night at Fifteenth and street. Northwest.
Brooks was arrested yesterday by Detective
George Boyd and the glasses recovered. To-day
Grand Jury,
The sun., 1898-02-20

"How do know that summer Is coming =
said man who is impervious to heat and cold.
" Because / have just received by mail circu-
lar Of o storage warehouse. Ialways get these
circulars IN tho sprlnR-Peminders where i
can keep my furniture and valuables safely
while am away In the summer.
The sun., 1898-02-20
KIIIed an KIcaDlnE CoavIot.

DALLAS. Tex, Feb. l9.-A convict named VIII.
liams was shot dead In the streets Of this city
to-day by q guard named Thrailkill. The con.
Wet attempted 10 escape and was shot through
the body BY the guard; Williams was . short
The sun., 1898-02-20
"AHISG PRAISES M,CARTyEY
""Ae Well. bat That H.s Snow
Contractor Hns MOI,

s,. contractor Has Not.
received Io"hing ,n" Commissioner Mccartney has
"Yon tn ne following letter from Col. Waring:
condition Ivy. oeen severely criticised for the
there was VI 'he streets. and have thought that
largely to Your ulTvSGston veGI for the criticism due
miles Of sressIy nave gone on my Wheel over So%s
Eleventh stress oeiow six!ieth street and above
ean only say tSst taT east as First avenue. and
te.p them So be proud Of them. IL yoS csn sG
sSn in the faet shSli I have 70 find what Comfort
s"inE. uId shall bs asS ors sas way that you are
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

had been heard from that kindly father for year or more. and lastly. that. compelled to leave school on account of unpaid bills. hc had resolved to go to South Africa and find his missing pa rent
 And so you thought to steal pas sage on the only Son of Portsmouth :" said the skipper
 T was refused a berth by every oth- CT ship" pleaded the boy. "They said I looked too weak to work"
 Weak or not you've got to work aboard the Only Son." said the first mate; hasn't he. sirf'
 The skipper nodded.
 "rhat's correct, Mir. Billings" he an- swered. If he doesn't want to pay for his passage, try him with the ropes end"
 Aye. aye, sir
 And again Billings grinned eloquent ly IS he led the boy forward.
 A quiet. elderly gentleman who had been watching these proceedings now stepped forward.
 Don't hurt him, MT. Billings" he said. Hes only child. you know"
 "Captan's orders, sir" answered the mate, giving Dick Harley's ear an ex- tra tweak.
 The skipper laughed.
 ''Don't you waste any sympathy on that youngster," he exclaimed. I've can't afford to have any useless, white handed stowaways aboard vessel that carries f250,000 to the Chartered Com pany. How do you know, my dear MT. Lancelot, that yonder boy is not the
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

That travel toward Alaska Is falling off is an established fact, and people are trying to account for 1t. One req son given Is the war with Spain. It Is far from being acceptable. When a man becomes inoculated with the gold fever he Is not likely to stay at home for the purpose of shouting for the old flag. nor give up the prospect of for tune so as to be enabled to get q slash from an unfriendly machete. It is not difficult to understand. however, that the stories of death along the northern trails, of starvation and frost, and the gloomy reports of those who vainly sought to win glittering plenty there might easily tend to check the malady and at last clear the system entirely of the fever microbes.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17
Paris Secret Police Methods.

once spent an afternoon in pleas ant little villa on the banks of the river Marnc with the former chief of police in the time of Napoleon H., up 10 the proclamation of the republic. No one could have thought, to look at the peaceful figure of the proprietor. little man in sabots. with gray beard q Ia Mlllct absorbed in cultiyating the mag nihccnt hortcnSias that covered his terraces, reaching to the waters edge. that his head had been storehouse for all the lnachinationS and turpitudes of that period of dccadence which ended In q disastrous war and Il revolution. It was on that afternoon that I learned how the fatal Ollivier ministry WAS de- cidcd upon by M. Thiers and his polit- ical friends one evening in the con scrvatory of a beautiful French wo- man, living not far from the Opera. Two brothers. well known in the best Paris society. meanwhile distracted the attention of the guests in the salon by Sleight-of- hand tricks and gymnaS- tic feats on q Persian rug. And when I asked the old man how he knew all this with such precision, Prom a femme de chamber" he answered, tranquilly: 'all personagcs of impor- tance at that time. at their own re- quest, took their servants only from my hand."-Harper'S Weekly.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17
1.-THE + STOWAWAY.4 .4~
llas @ E.zl E: E Ei ..s .ll lEsl H.3
n RING Inn up," sud the skipper, spy of some h

n RING him up" said the skipper.
 N trrSely. They dragged him up 4D the companion ladder according ly=a shrinking, ragged lad. his pale tace puched with days Of hunger. hls suaken eyes scanning those around him as do thc eyes of captive animals
 "Um" remarked the skipper. "Sp you're the stowaway! Nice looking voting gentleman. too. Never did q stroke O work In your life. I'll he baunl Never mind. We'll see if We cant make you. Eh, Mir. Blll.ngsT'
 The first mate grnncd. Ills grln was an eloquent one, and the boy shuddered as he saw it.
 "EIow did you find him, Mir. Bil- lingsf" continued the skipper.
 "Bchind one of the cotton haleS, sir, the mate replied. He had m old nut ton bone, wita tae meat Ill gnaWed off. Provisions, suppose. for the voyage"
 Provisions. eh: Well, its precious few provisions he'll get aboard this ship unless he works for them. Pity we're out so far. or We might put him ashore"
 For the first time the stowaway slohr.
 "rlcasc, don't put me ashore" he cried. "Anythins but that l must % to Cape Town. and I'm more than will Ing 10 work my way"
 "shut up," snarlcd the mate, cm- phasizing his remark ly q tug at the stoWaWay'> ear. Who gave yon leave to talk. I'd like to know? Shut up. and hari towhat the captain says"
 "What'e your name, and where dye cone from:" demanded the captain, notebook in hand.
 Tremhln@ly the boy replied that he WAS Dick IIarler. late of the Tcnterden grammar school; that his father, q widpwer had left him behind in En- glani. while he went to south Africa as assls'an; surveyor on the new Mat ahelelaud Railway line; that nothing
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

The rcent request made hy the pres ident of the University of Chicago for an additional S5.mo.GoO to br added 10 it's endowment funds shows how costly thing great university k. This in- St.pt.on k one ut t,e youngest uf the great SehnulS of the country; II has al. ready received in cndowments about Sl2.oo,eao, but yet there Is an annual dctic!ency of SnmethinS like >2o1.OUO which is nnt provided for and has to be raised from outside sources. To pro vide for tAis about S5.mu0o9 more should he added ta the revraue-pro- ducing funlS of tae Institution. The University uf Chicago Is not n th.s rt- sp,ct an exception to the general rule in thls country II costs over Sl .0en. .O0C annually to run Harvard University and it's endowment k about $9po.DG0. Yale has funds aggreEating $i.ls2. .0UO. and Yet the institution ls poor and Is always prcsSt-l for adequate funds to carry on !ts educational work. Column l!a, in the city of New York. has S9.. iOo.oo la funds. hut Il Is restricted In each of is departments by lack of mon ey. Some of the other universities in th!s country having large productive funds are: Cornell, New York. S6.3nU.. 00o; Girarl. Pcnnsylvauia. %l5.2lo0on; Johns Hopkins. Maryland. S3.0a00o0; Leland Stanford IT.. California. &3.. 5n,Gao; Northwestern. Illinois $24'i5.- ~o: Tufts. Massachusetts, St.7o9GuO: University of Pennsylvania. $2. 422 2opO; Vanderbilt University, S1.1oo.e1. and Wesleyan University. $1.172.eeo. The number of schools with enelowments eft less than S1.OO0.o0o are to be counted by the score.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

The wisdom and unWislom of self. repression Is carefully weighed by Mary E. Baldwin. !n paper on safety Valves i'll Home Life" iu which she contends that high pressure life calls for some protective meaSurgS. and the woman who engages m!nl and heart in her purpose. even though she may not be claSsed among public workers. h. Stinctlyeiy seeks her safety valves. These are peculiar To her individuality. and suit. as she lmagineS. her needs; but sometimes they are not chosen wisely, and are overuScd. The intense nature. with the greatest need far let ting off steam. Is the one who will make the mistake in this direction. The home of such woman Is often Il place where tragedy Is frequently enacted. Her nervous system. wrought up to q point bordering upon frenzy. her men, tal and physical energies following Its lend, there comes moment when the strain must be relieved or mind and body Will both give way. It Is not an easy thing to acquire the habit of with holding the worst from the dearest friend, and showing him only the best but 1t is possible when the heart Is right and the purpose has even a germ of strength. One brave. gentle woman conflded to a friend her experience ID trying to relieve the tension of mind and spirit without giving discomfort tc those whom she loved. Her plano be came her abiding friend whenever she felt the need of letting herself down from a too highly strung condition. She played off her feelings and gradually became calm. The woman with mental resources. and with wise dscrimina. ton, will learn to choose her safety valves with reference to the comfort and peace of the home. and will thus find a gain In self-respect and in strength of will.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17
MI Waa IL HInY. a.I..d 2 .aeonh

"wbo was lt. BInY' asked a second voice.
 'lt was that hlanel cat. I'm think ln'." replied thc iirsf speaker. md tJ Dicks relief there Bas no pursuit. Quickly he ram along fbc deeE anu mounted the bridge fo where the skip per sfaal
 That night ns the flrsf mate af fine Only Son came up from his cabin with n revolver In hls hip pocket and grlu nn his face. hr Was mel at the head uf the stairs by the captain and Alr. LHncclnt TO hls surprise both of thps.. gentlemen were armed. while behind them he observed the desplsrd stowa- way, blek Harley. with naked cutlass in lls hand.
 "Alr. Billings" sald the captain. "you 'wlll please throw ID your hands. Your little plot has been discovered. Ah, thank yon-" (as he drew the pistol out of Killings pocket. 'you may return now to your cabin and consider your self n prisoner"
 "Wh-what Is the meaning of this. slr?" sputtercd the mate
 The meaning MT. Billings" put in Lancrlot "is that thls boy here hearl your whole delightful scheme 10 cob the Charterod Company of t250.eo0 He very promptly informed the captain. Your aecompllccs In the forecastle werc captured h their hunks. and most or them have confessed everything"
 Billings looked at the speaker. then at Dick Harley.
 "The stowaway" he cried. "The miserable little rat of stowaway"
 Yes. Mir. BilliugS-the St0waway has saved the Chartered Company of South Africa f25O,OO0 and q staunch, sea worthy ship. You will find that the company knows how to be grateful"
 And grateful. indeed, the company proved itself to be A month later (wlile Billings and his gang were awaiting trial for attempted piracy in the Cape Town jaii Dick Harley was shaking his fathers wasted hand in the new hospital at Salisbury. The sur
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17
Tinpiate Scrap Has Value.

The tinplate clippings from the stamping factories of this country are gathered together, tied in bales and delivered at the dock in New York for about S6 a ton; thence they are shipped to Holland. where the tin Is recovered and made into ingots. while the iron scrap Is sold and turned to different uses. Some factor!es have as high as 1.2OO tons of this scrap tin to dispose of in q year. The process used in Hol- land for separating the two metals is secret. and the efforts of manufactur- CTS to obtain n knowledge of 1t has thus far been in vain.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

The South Is receiving high praise from the Northern press for the una nlmity with winch It's Senator's and Representatives voted for tho S5O.00o,- ]OU appropriation for national defense The south Is the most Interesting part of this country. IL has more inherent poetry and romance than all the rest )f the land put together; its history aontalns the most impressive drama of modern times, and 1t has produced statesmen and soldiers as great as any in the Engiish-speaklng world since William the ConQueror.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

The arguments against the wearing If the feathers of song birds in bonnets are sufficiently strong and sufficiently numerous without resorting to such q statement as that made by Rev. Hugh Q. Pentecost, in recent sermon. that. If God had meant women to wear feathers he would have made feathers grow on them" Just as well might It be said, If God had meant people to wear clothes he would have made clothes on them" But logical ab- surdity or two may be forgiven when one who Is doing effective work against he useless slaughter of the birds.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

X hundred years ago nations went Into war in q le!Surely sort of way. There Were no telegraph wires. no ca hles, no rlp.d-ire cuns. no tremendous engines of war, no armor-bel;el ships. science has changed the whole aspect If war. The fate of battles hangs to- lay upon the quick eye tAe prompt de slsion, the l!shtniaglike rapid!ty of ex- arut,on w::a which the new appliances of warfare are employed.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17
What Did He Mean

An amusing anecdote at the expense of an excellent and necessary profes- sion comes from Temple Bar.
 A young doctor, a novice In his pro- fession, who was also somewhat of novice with the gun, was out after hare, and after he had missed several shots the old keeper said:
 Let me have try. I'll doctor 'em."
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

ycyor's recovery from q lingering fever was grratly accelerated, you may be sure. by the news that the Chartered Company had rewarded by a position of trust and honor the timely action of the quondam stowaway on the Only Son.-Jt.ca Globe.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

Mrs. Green (who thinks of hiring)- But is the girl honest? Can she be trusted? Mrs. Brown tthe girls former mistress)-You need not be in the least alarmed. She Is perfectly honest. All the time she was with me l never knew her to take q thing-not even my ad- vice as to how things should be done.- Boston Transcript.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

Occasionally the Havana papers find time enough 10 indulge h huuor of q rare quality. That Havana editor who explained to his readers that "General Lee lrft Havana because he was too .oWardly fn remain longer" will eNperi- ,ncc no difficulty in getting good job on Puck or Judge just as soon as the unplvasaDtneSs !s over.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

A Vienna authority sWeetly remarks that it must hot hc forgotten that the ulcctics of European diplomacy are en- tlrcly lost h dealing with such a people as the Americans" Ii must not he for gotten. either. that the Americans are not lying awake Ut night on that ae- count.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

The Creek scholar praEatsls is con eiucrl that he has discovered the grave lt Thcmistoelcs. should he be mis- takcn he H.ll have committed a grave 'rror. and. to certain extent, put him self in the hole.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

Astonishing dlsei1sHr,-s as f5 the dlf- hrulfv af securing recruits for The army were made by the Philadelphia Ledger. Stations had heca upencd in that city, and one day l0a applicants were cN- amlata. only four of the Inn could pa~s the test and We're accepted Thou sands Of mtn have offered 10 enlist in Philadelphia since the war began. but only small proportion ot them have been accepted, all the Test having bcru turned away m account of mental or physical disability principally the lat ter. since the mental requirements iu- clude nothing harder than simple math- cmaticS and previous experience Is not essential as in the ease of thr navy. The Ledger thinks that such figures ln- d.rate degree of physical stamina among the applicants so low that it should engage tae attention of splcu t!tic students The only consolation 1t can offer k that II k not Improbable that many of the applicants We're of tho sort that have failed to meet the phys,- "al requirements of ordinary trades and industries"
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

The Philadelphia Ledger hends an .litortal "Amhassador Hays London Address" and then, Instead of telling where the ambassador lives, quotes rom one of his speeches. Is this treat Ing the public fairly?
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

one of the Rhode Island churches has performed the astonishing feat of getting through with a 'pic supper containing fourteen varieties of pie. Think of linking religion and iudlges- tipn,
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

Globe Democrat Neither dara T mean fraf fHs Guv,raaeHf's cratt V luw- rrtzI oar ot fHa fafuc | mefHs rs uWt many Investors lr''rF# war would hfng such drr11l faf muuvy tbtf higher rate Hf interest for t could he ml than fsovrruueaf hul- provide. Hence fIHfr. .ls n d. .zlfs -|In. uu fae part ot many holders et hna ,t tl seil Tn ur'lrr f1 he pr.T fa lake advantage ot tae sNpv'Dl urgent d,- mIH1 for money h various enterprises ruverumru,.. ."d ufher. and - Etf the higher rafe of Interest. which taey lnok for Th.s tendency Ia Seil sends bonds laHa.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

Government bonds have fallen some what since the Maine disaster, but this does not mean that the public supposes the United States would be beaten In war with Spain, says the St. Louis
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

It may h. lllltrrate generally speak ns. hut Spain ia going to cullahoratc In writing some remarkable pages of history
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

Spain richly deserves punishment. of course. hut We doubt whether she real ly deserves such treatment as the American newspaper poets are giving her now
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

General Grants grandson serving on ;rurrIl fitzhugh Lee.z stan Indicates hat one WIT Is over. anyhow.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

In any event Che spanish. having ,yictrd Minister Woa#lfarI can elalm hey "ureda thr first hIs guu
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

Victor Hugo said: Every man is the son of hls own invention" If Victor was right pr. Gatlug. of Cleveland. must be son of d gun.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

spy of some high-sca robbers. put on board to find out about the moncyT'
 The man addressed as Lancelot look ed grave.
 ''Tl'ue," he said. they did think in London that m attempt might be made 10 rob the ship. But still, this mere boy"
 i've seen mere boys ere now. MT. Lancelot, that were old men in crime. Take my advice and leave the stow away To my first officer"
 At this moment a shrill cry of pain. followed by another. and another, came from the lower deck.
 What's thatE" cried Mr. Lancelot.
 The captain of the Only Son of Ports. mouth put his notebook. containing Dick lIarlcy's name and circumstances. carefully into his pocket
 That. my dear sir he answered.. sminngly. ais the stowaway getting his first lesson In scamanShip from A1r. Billings"
 Alr Lancelot shrugged his shoulders After all he had been sent out in charge of f250.0OO in gold. which was consigned hy the Bank of England 10 Cecil Rhodes and the Chartered Com rany of South Africa His duty lay in the after cabin. where the treasure WAS stored. and not in preventing venture some little stoWaWays from being rope'sonded.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-17

Splln'a ultimate conclusion ls likrly 70 u' that Columbus ualen n great mls- tile