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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-08
MEN TURN DEMONS.
Fearful Loss of Life at Sea From Collision of
Two Steamers.
THE STEAMER BOURG0GNE SUNK (

CodeThe Former
Handred Her Passen
gers-.Only Woman Among Hundred and Sixty
Saved--Desperate Fighting of the
CrewW Passengers in Struggle
Escape n
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CRISIS IN MADRID
Imminent Over scyulsion of Feeling
aICOrrect News from mSantfago-Span-
ish Fleet Ordered To Leave Suez.

Madrid Tuesday Evening, July 3,
via the Frontier, July 6.-The enthusi-
asm aroused by the misleading dis
patches to the Spanish government
from Cuba is changed today into the
wailings of the families of the vic
tins and lamentations over the ma
tional disaster. The ministers are
crest fallen and are still concealing
the worst.
The utmost extremity of despair
and rage prevails among the popula-
ton and the authorities are adopting
strong precautions, fearing popular
outbursts.
Marshal Martinez Campos has been
foremost in the endeavors to prevent
disturbances.
A GOVERNMENT CRISIS IMMI-
NENT.
A government crisis is imminent
and it is regarded as probable that
SenOr Silvela or Marshal Martinez
de Campos will succeed Senior Sagasta
as premier and propose peace in order
to prevent the Americans from at
tacking seaboard cities of the penin-
Sula and running Spain.
The palace is strongly guarded and
the queen-regent, who is described as
being incsnsolable, is receiving the
sympathy of the sensible portion of
the population. There is no Disgusting
the fact that grave forebOdings are
heard as to the future of Spain. The
tone of the general public may be
summed up in the remark frequently
heard: God alone knows what will
happen"
CAMARA ORDERED TO LEAVE
SUEZ.
Suez, July 6.-2:3O p. m-The Span
ish fleet commanded by Admiral Ca
mara has arrived here and has been
notified by the officials of the Egyptian
government that it must leave this
port within tWenty-fOur hours The
government has also notified Admiral
Camara that he will not be allowed to
coal here.
Madrid, July 6, mi1night.-The cabi-
net is now sitting and it's resignation
may be regarded as threatened. The
sequel will probably be military cab
met under Marshal Martinez Campos.
, There will also be, most likely a sus-
pension of the constitutional guaran-
tees.
At this hour the appearance Of the
, city is somewhat quieter.
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turns a note will be made of how long
it was absent and when it passes
through the Vestibule 1t viii again be
weighed the increase being recorded
as equivalent to the amount of honey
gathered. The different changes which
take place in the Matching of drones
and workers among the lees will be
carefully studied; also the curious
method by which the bees are enabled
to construct queen eggs when the
regular queen eggs have been destroyed
and there is no resident queen to lay
others. The reason why bees live un-
der system of polyandry will also be
traced to its origin, if possible.
Ant Hills With Win dows
Ants are given as much study as
bees. Large colonies will be established
in and outside the animal house. They
will be induced to construct their nests
or hills in especially prepared places so
that at stated intervals the inside of
the ant habitation may be examined at
will Heretofore an intimate knowledge
of ants and their ways has been acct
dentally obtained, as investigators have
been hampered by a forced cessation
of the every day habits of the insects
when their nests were demolished to al
low the investigator peep at the in
side. This will be avoided if possible
at the University of Pennsylvania by
the adoption of some window principle
which will enable the students to see
inside the nest without taking it apart.
One of the odd things to be sought will
be the reason why some species of ants
will permit themselves to be made
slaves when they are born in captivity.
whereas when they are born in free
state they will fiercely fight their cap
tors.
Testing an Ants Reason.
Ants will be brought from every part
20 j
in .uence of changes of temperature.
Not only will they be studied as they
are, but they will be suddenly or grad
ually confronted wiz changed condi-
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of fy-catching as it is pursued in
spiderdom.
Mystery of Giants and Dwarfs Among Fish.
Determined effort will be made to
find out some of the mysteries of fish
existence. The breeding habits are not
entirely known. Take one peculiar fact
concerning the black bass, which is
well known to anglers. Fishermen
have observed that there seem always
to be two varieties of fish in one pool
the large sized and small sized. Now
these giants and dWarfs all come from
the same lot of eggs. Half of the en-
bryos from one Matching grow large;
the other half remain stunted. There
are no intermediate sizes and the phe-
nomenon is not caused by some of the
fish eating others, since the smaller
ones are there; nor can it be because of
a more favorable location for part of
the egg mass-the sizes of the fish
would be graduated if that were the
fact.
In addition to an examination of the
eggs, the fish will be successfully iso-
lated and congregated, examined in
ternally and externally for parasites
which might sap their vitality, and rate
of growth each day or week will be de-
terrnined accurately. The prediction
of certain fish forms for light or dark
ness will be noted and they will be
scrutinized carefully and put through
various tests to determine if possible
what it is that causes this eagerness
for light or shade. The reason may be
a chemical one or it may be part of the
animals food getting propensities. or 1t
may be part of that protective prin-
ciple which helps many an animal to
avoid it's enemies, or there may be
something electric about it. Scientists
know an animal which is to be attract
ed toward the light to be, as they say,
heliotropic. One which insists on go
ing downward or earthWard in the
water is geotropic. One which is at
tracted toward chemicals is chemitrop-
&c One which is highly Influenced by
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tons so as to find whether their in
Stinct or incipient reason will be strong
enou~h to cause them to change their
habits to conform to their changed
manner of life. This process of enforc-
ed development. will be used on various
animals, birds am insects to see if the
slow processes 90 evolution can be has
tened by artificial means Ants pro-
verbally are wiser for their size than
any living creature, so that this process
Of forcing the intellectual powers of
animals will have with them a vivid
application. Even white ants will be
induced to colonize in the institution
These curious creature build houses so
high and strong (some of them are
twenty feet high that the sentinel
buffalo of Africa use them as observa-
ton points on which to stand while
they guard he destinieo of the feeding
herds.
To Learn About the Death-Head Beetle.
That curious little wood consuming
insect known as the death-head beetle
which is dreaded by the superstitious
because it is supposed to be the fore
runner of the Angel of Death, will be
studied, and perhaps some very curious
condolences investigated. The seven
teen-year locust will be studied with a
view to finding out why it should put
in multiplied appearance only dur
ing certain years and after regular in
tervals. The markings on the wings of
the butterflies, together with the rela-
lions these markings bear to the color
ing of caterpillars from which the but
terfiies came will also be studied The
influence of temperature on butterflies
will be tested in especially heated
rooms. 1t may prove something in re-
gard to geographical distribution.
How Spider Spins.
There will be spider room in the
institution where the home and field
life of Arachne can be studied intimate
ly. Henceforth we may expect to learn
the whole process OF web-making and
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~ He Mills, the Christian
treating Harold Frederic the noVest at
of England, exciting much interest
in both Britain and the United States
Freder a
recover it was suggested faith and dismiss
illness had ended fatally az
verdict that the deceased came
to his death negligence the part OF his
but physician When he was
very Ill he who lived in his family
caH Mrs Mills give i'm healing treatment
Mrs Mills but refused to treat him unless
~ physicians dismissed This was done but
Frederic cor
for Times Prior to this ne had been
0I OF the Albany best known in the literary
rom MS book The Damnation OF Iheron ware ms oher
IN the Valley Seths Brothers Wire ALREADY
lousnt Gloria Mundi is stu in
@ ND OF his publishers widow and two daughters
ms WI" The house in where he lived and the revenue
english copyrights his widow To MISS Lyon who
ndcted as Mills he wied his American
mousse ana American copyrights
ra %n square chin hard I h t oqh fnd sfee
In the
Jury Mills husband, had
and herself gained their livelihood by faith healing She
to act unless the medical attendance dismissed She
eved guinea while treating
In what condition you find Mr.
pulse"
Was his cooperation necessary a cure?"
He
wi you?"
knows"
Inever one
HE was not under
werec called in again"
treated during your
would recoYered?"
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we'll under way is looked upon with re-
markable interest.
Bees Photographed in Glass Hives.
Just how the problems will be solved
has not yet been decided upon in all
cases, but some of the proposed expert
ments are interesting in prospect. For
instance, in the case of tie honey bee
1t is proposed to construct special OBJ
SerVation hives; for although this in
sect has been serving Il an for CEN
turtles we are not nearly so intimate
with its habits as we might be. The
hives will have glass windows, which
can be opened on occasion and photo
graphs made of what is going on inside.
1t is not known just how much honey
each bee will collect in the course of
day nor how long it will be gone on
each excursion among the flowers.
Special arrangements will be made for
ascertaining this formation From the
door of each hive a long tube-like pas
sageway will lead, composed for the
most part of glass, but IN places of
wood and metal. In this tube or front
hallway of the hive, there will be a lit
tie vesti ule or chamber in which the
bee can be confi.ed momentarily on
his way in or out of the hive. The DOR
of the Vestibule will really be the plat
form Of a very delicate wei thing in
strument. When a bee starts to leave
the hive it will be allowed to walk
along the assageway, but when it
reaches the exit the insect will find it's
way INSTRUCTED by a little glass door.
Immediately another glass door Will be
slipped down behind the honey gatherer
and then as it walks around the little
chamber it's weight can be had accur-
ately, the scale being adjusted to the
fraction Of a gram. Next a delicate
mechanism will crop a spot Of paint.
ink or other coloring substance on the
back of the bee for the purpose of flu
h.aiTa {<a1-
of the color and shape of the shot of
this coloring substance. The insect
will then be released and allowed to
proceed In quest of sweets. When it re-
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If he universal efficacy OF mercury
as medicine in all of the various antoxlnes now
these things in
fnitey which least do
question medical
sheer creduty
the infalbity of the medicine we are drifting into
which oooles
which should
the Church. the House of Commons or
authority the land
hands doctors whose
knowledge good and humanity know
to be obliged employ
whom
the larger cities must rely
guard myself against prejudgng really
the that the absence of such the PRESTO
attended
havet deceased
the jury having choose
one to inalibily wllpr
that
the of the
die
thos who and how
easily
judge
both of the question
facts the
suffering
80 a of
household voluntarily placed
Ally. " OO-J OF called
in
with
prescribed for him. and that he subsequently died
caly of neglect
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has set -Lself to answer some OF
these strange questions: Why
do not monkeys talk, when their
vocal organs are quite as per-
feet as those of many human beings?
Why and how does the chameleon
change color?
why do anti ais in captivity fail to
breed?
Exactly how much honey will an in
dustrious bee gather in one day?
Do animals dream?
These and a score of other geological
questions quite as interesting will be
studied in the new experimental labo-
ratory for live animals which the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania is now con-
structing It will be the first institu-
ton of the kind ever built as an ad-
junct to a college or university. There
will be cages for large animals, aVlarles
for birds, lofts for bats, aquariums for
fish, rooms for insects, and i all OF
these departments maze of apparatus
for carry on experiments.
Scientists generally are viewing this
new departure of the University of
Pennsylvania with much more than or
binary interest, because it is hoped that
many of the greatest problems ami
NAL life will be solved by it. In the
past biologists have confined them
selves almost wholly to the compare
tive anatomy of beasts, birds and in
sects without making any very sys-
tematic effort to investigate their curl
Gus habits, contrasts and traits, which
might if explained, have a very def
mite bearing on general problem of
existence Desultory efforts have been
made il. the past, but no great insti-
tuition has hitherto taken up the sub
iect on a comparative scale, conse-
ouently the experimental laboratory of
the University of Pennsylvania, now
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hope to trace to their origin the many
curious habits which domestic animals
still retain Why, for instance, does
the dog turn around in a circle when
about to lie down to sleep? 1t is salo
to be a remnant of the days when he
slept wild in leaves and tall grass.
Perhaps it is, but there may be another
reason behind it. Why do pointers
point naturally? Why is the poodle
more capable of doing tricks than the
spitz dog, and so on?
Roost for Bats.
Much attention will be given to the
night flying animals and birds, of
which so little is known. A regular bat
loft will be maintained and the little
animals will be allowed to come and go
at will, but they will be closely
watched There will be no trouble in
establishing the bats in the loft. 1t
seems that it is only necessary to keep
odor of the animals permeates the
place Then, if liberated, they Will, like
chickens, come home to rooSt and bring
other bats with them.
Snakes in the Cellar.
Downstairs, in the cellar Of the in
stitution there will be snakes and
nevis and chameleons, whose peculiar
idiosyncrasies will be examined, and
we may soon know more of these ami
mails than ever was dreamed or by
Wood or Shelburne.
1t is the hope of the faculty of the
university that the species OF 1nVesti-
cation thus outlined Will result In
broader system of biological teaching
in the public schools generally. 1t is
far better for the general after life or
the student and infinitely more humane
that he know something more Of the
habits and intellectual traits OF an ami
NAL than of its anatomy.
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e In persecution prosecution Prosecute fanatic ana
is possible
to call in a saved
@ can we force him to take the doctors medicine FOR sGh people
that medicine is the whole likely to do good than harm
healthy prisoners who had refused to take their medicine
or woman sets up business faith healer even at the
of called
to the healers An invalid always at and
this necessity is the quacks opportunity
DC not that all faith healers who take money for their
ceived only do that such method seems cuous designed
all
supposed to protect the innocent and even the foolish
authenticated where by the Cooner verdict death has been de
strong against the friends or parents OF the deceased
however and bears nothing more gvous than the
has been punished by law though recently England
found called
People; they another form of fah-heaers
Bernard an
medical dominion public
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nd Shaw Attorney Donohoe J, Mrs Carrie Judd Montgomery

II did hear it a
Was there
me
us in
diseases?"
Il have called medical patients"
IA OF
L is
Suppose s a broken
a eg Cod is all
S a
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i've n present. s n lie present"
tell should do
in
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the Indictment
The could stand
a
rthodox
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G. BERNARD SHAW.


do
people
on than that
in
he
Christian Scientists
Would 1T
to doctors?
Again, a call in a
prescription he
for ascetic. obeyeS
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to
that in
many the mi
and by
In a of
of that of
to health
10 to the fanat of
is his
Il suggestion"
How is a most
suggestion"
We have is a people whom,
is how moment
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been supposed OF some OIL the 1OOO VI
the rayfish, is said to be electrotroplc
For instance a piece of crabs meat
placed against the ella Of the anemone
was at once pushed over into the cen
ter of the animal and, for want OF a
better word, was swallowed. A piece
of paper or a grain of sand was rejected
Immediately and pushed away from
the animal. DR.. Parker experimental
to find that potassium chlorate was the
essence of crabs meat. He soaked a
piece of blOtting paper with the cheml-
cal and placed it against the ella OF an
anemone. 1t was at once drawn into
the stomach of the creature and 1t IS
to be presumed was much enjoyed.
Experiments of this kind will be per-
formed continually in the new labora-
tory. not only on the lower but on the
higher forms as we'll The sense or
smell indeed will be tested in many ami
mails as to distance, intensity and
memory, and also to see whether the
general sense is blulted when the ami
NAL is captured and dOmesticated
The difference between the wolf and
the dog will be an interesting point of
comparison In the same way the
hearing of animals will be tested by
various devices, as will also the mem
DRY of events and the imagination.
Do animals dream? Evidently they
do and have nightmares too, If GER
tain tales are to be believed. The as
sumption will be tested at any rate
although the exact mode of procedure
is not yet stated.
Animals That Shake Hands.
How animals communicate with one
another has always been an interesting
question, and the subject will be taken
up with increased vigor by the students
of the experiment station. Sir John
Lubbock established the fact that ants
of certain species have a method of
shaking hands and passing the time OF
day by stroking one another with their
antennae This stroking process evil
IDENTIFY encompasses a wide range of in
formation, for the affairs of whole
colony seem sometimes to become re-
adjusted because of it. But just what
is the inner process of the communica-
ton no one seems quite able to say
Does this stroking vary infinitely in
pressure, as does the delicate touch of
a blind mans fingers. or is there in adj
dittion a passage of sound with the
pitch far below the range of the human
ear? Perhaps our scientists will arrive
al the meaning yet.
To Find Why Monkeys Can't Talk.
According to Professor Edwin G.
Conklin, who has been instrumental in
establishing the animal experiment sta
ton there is no apparent reason why
monkeys should not be induced to talk
in some civilized language; just which
one is not decided. 1t would be out of
the QuSSllOl " nave a dO6 SpSdh, 1OI
his vocal organs are not of the proper
shape to make speech, yet it has i'm
proved wonderfully on its savage an
cestor The monkey, on the other hand.
has never brought forth successive
generations in captivity, yet it has its
human vocal organs ready made. The
question remains, then. What would
be the ultimate effect of environment?
Would it speak finally?
Curious Habits of Dogs
All this comes under the head of com
parative psychology, and by means of
it Professor Conklin and his confreres
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Continued on Page Twentysix.
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ATTY. D, DoNoHoE JR.


cayo of neglect - -. -. - houo :, -,
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~ He indictment granddaughter of Mrs Mills, the Chri
Scientist treating Harold Frederic the novels
the time of England, is exciting much int
| in both Great Britain and the United States
Harold Frederic had i'll for year, and as he d
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tician, but his orthodoxy was questioned
The opinion of the doctors upon faitI
healing is much the same as the Bishops
upon politics. We will limit ourselves t,
Evening star., 1898-09-13
SOrTuEEN RAII NAY

Schedule in effect May l. 1895
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania pas
s:12 M.Nnaily.-1ocal for Donvile Charlotte
and way stations Cor meets at Narassas for stras.
burg and Hauisonbrrc daily. and AT I.ynchburG
with the Norfolk and Western daily.
FAST MAIL Carries Pullman Buffet sleepers
New York and Washington to Jacksonville. uniting
at salisbury with Pullman sleeper for Asheviiis
and Memphis. Tenn. and At Charlotte with Pull.
with Pullman SLEEPER for birmingham. Connects
ton daily Except Sunday. ard Natural Bridge daily
change Sunset Personally Conducted Tourist Ex.
nesday To San Francisco without change
4:01 PM.-Local for Front ROYAL, Strasburg and
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40 PMNDaynIGeal for " Css5l%ttSSyiIle S,ILHc d
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TRAINS on WASHINGTON AND OHIO nrv1s-
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Through trains from the FCuth arrive at Wash
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