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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-29
FTLTPTNOS SUE
FOR PEACE.
General Luna Sends Two Officers
TO General Otis.
A PLEA FROM AGUINALD0.
The Filipino Leader Wants His
Congress Recognized,
A PLEA FROM AGUINALDO.
BUT GENERAL OTIS DECLINES,

The Conference with the Suppliant Rebels
Resumed Today, and 1t Is Believed In
Washington That Peace VIII Speedily
Follow-one Story Has 1t That General
Luna Has Already Surrendered General
Corbin Declares That All Volunteers WhC
Have Remained in the Philippines Should
Receive a Medal Of Honor.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-29
PhiIade eIphia &
Reading R'y.
Engines Burn Hard COaI-NO Smoke,
IN EFFECT MARCH IS, 1898.

Trains leave Shenandoah as follows:
For New York via Philadelphia, week dAys
? 10, 3s, 30, 55 a. M, l2 o. 90 and 90 D. M
2 10 a m.
For New York via MAuch Chunk week DAYS
I 80 a. m, l2 26 and % D. IN.
For Reading and Philadelphia, week days
2 10, Ss 30, 50 a. M, ~ 26 90 and 6 O9 p. NJ
Sundays, ? 10 a IN.
For Pottsville, week days 10, Z 80, 9 55 q no.
Il 20, o. 6 90 and 80 p. IN. Sundays, 10 a m
For ramaqua and Mahanoy City, week days
10, 80, % a. m, IL 26, 8 90 and 90 p M
For WilliHw-port Sunbury and Lawisburg
week days p, II 50 -. In.. u 26 30 q. M
Sundays 3 q "A m.
For MahanoS Plane weekdays, 10, 3 p, S 8s,
7 30, 55, II 80 a. M, l2 26, 3 GO, 90, 73. So
p m. Sundays 2 10 and p q m.
For Ashland and sham oEtn, week days p,
80, II 80 a. m, p &C. %, 07, 25 and IS p 10
Sunday, 3 % m.
For Baltimore, Washington and the West via
b. 4 o. K. r., through trains lea, Reading
Terminal, Philadelphia. Up. & X. p r. as 8 20,
7 55, II % a. m, 10 and 7.2T p l.. Sundays,
g. 20, 90, II % a. m, 40 and 7 p =. m. Add.
donal trains from Twenty-fourth and Chest
nut streets station, week days, 10 80 a. m y 20
l2 a. 10 n. Sundays, IS, D p. m.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

II was one OF the few murder cases
Voorhees, ever lost. The state OF In
diana had found fault with one Bill
Smith-that was not his name. but
twin serve-because Bill had killed a
farmer. II was most unprovoked
murder, for Bill and a party OF royster-
ing companions had stoned the farm
ers house. and when he appeared with
out the moat to make physical protest
they set upon him most savagely. He
was stabbed to death with n jackknife
In the hands OF Smith. Harrison was
called in to assist the prosecuting attor-
ney. II was great day at the county
seat and the courthouse was packed
TO witness the battle royal between the
two giants OF the forensic arena.
Smith was a very unpromising candi-
date. for nature and a bad ancestry had
made n low-browed degenerate OF him
TO begin with. and his own efforts had
not improved his makeup. While the
witnesses were being examined he
leered and grinned and spurted tobac-
co Juice vigorously extracted from n
quid, which, from the swelling In his
cheek, seemed to be OF about the size
OF the ordinary egg OF commerce
Voorhees,. calling each Juror by his
first name-"Bill." Jim" or Jack"
as was his wont-made a most impas-
stoned plea for the young man, begging
his twenty -one peers to give him Just
one more chance" He rung the chang
es on that text for three or four hours.
and the more eloquent Voorhees, be-
came the more Smith grinned and OK
perforated. When Voorhees, had An
ished, Harrison walked close up TO the
prisoner. regarded him most attentive
ly for length OF time that seemed an
hour to jury and spectators and an age
TO the culprit. and after he had finished
his survey. exclaimed In mock contin-
uation OF Voorhees, speech, Yes; give
him one more chaneel" And the dead
ly sarcasm in his tone was like thrust
TO the heart 20 the defendant With
malignant dellberateness Harrison
sized up the degenerate again for an
interminable length OF time and the
Jury could not help doing the same
Give him one more chancel" Kissed
the cold-blooded. cruel Harrison, and
then the naying began. II ever man
was verbally skinned alive that same
Bill Smith was, and voorhees, acknowl-
edged after the trial that his clients
fate was sealed when Harrison first
mutely called the jury's attention to
the prisoners utterly depraved appear
ance and then sneered, give him one
more chancel" Smith got twenty
years, which Mr.. Voorhees, declared
was q light sentence. considering
all the circumstances. Minneapolis
Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

his patriotism and declared he would
shoot down the first man who al
tempted TO insult the emblem OF MS
country. He then withdrew and pro-
ceeded to hoist the American nag over
the consulate.
A guard OF Arab soldiers appeared
before the consulate and, through an
Interpreter, he was ordered TO pull
down the nag. He refused and 'hreal-
ened to shoot any one who attempted
TO do 80. Two OF the soldiers rusned
forward with small hatchets IN 'ne'r
hands and were about to cut down me
Flagstaff. The Judge opened hre on me
lntruders and two Of the men fell uead
on the steps OF the consulate Inc re-
mainder OF the guard reiterated carry
ing of their dead comrades mes
senger returned. saying the suI'aha
commanded that the flag be hauied
down within 20 minutes or she would
come in person and haul II down, me
Judge sent his most gracious eonipll-
ments TO her majesty, insisting mat
the nag should remain, and DC Auued
that II she assumed the Offices OF q man
and attempted to insult the American
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

nag she would have to accept the re-
sponsibilities OF man. After 20 mhn-
utes had elapsed the sultAna and her
guard appeared before the consulate.
She made an attempt TO cut down the
hagstan. He warned her to desist. but
she hurled back at him an Arabic de-
hance. The Judge says he lifted his
gun and fred. and the Sultana received
In the neshy part OF her body about 40
bird shot
She was carried back to her palace,
and It was found that she was not
seriously wounded. a. the thickness OF
her toga had made the perforatlons
scarcely skin deep II was decreed that
the Judge should be Immediately taken
out and shot lie barricaded the con-
sulate. and single-hsnded and alone
resisted an attack successfully. subse-
quently erplapations enSued. and a
commission was sent to Familiar to
make a thorough investigation OF the
occurrence. Through the exercise Of
, a little diplomacy the difficulties were
overcome
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
The Carc OF silver.

silverware should not be allowed to
drain. but should be washed In hot
suds and then dried Immediately.
The best "dlshcloth" for silver and
plated ware is a sponge. Canton fan
mel cloths should be used for drying.
A good receipt for silver polish is
one quart OF rainwater. two ounces am
monia and three ounces OF precipltate
OF chalk. Keep well eorked. For
cleaning raised designs use a small
brush.
When the house ia closed In summer
the silver can be kept bright by put
ting It into an alright case and lay
Ing in piece OF camphor about the
size OF a hickory nut.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

tho Sultan and the sul,ana. The Sui
tan appeared to be weighed down with
domestic troubles. having seven reg
ulRr wives, TO say nothing OF dozen
or more members of his harem, and the
sultana was evidently the executive
head OF the Zanzibar administration.
In parting he was Informed that he
would not be permitted to display the
American flag over the consulate. as II
was distasteful TO the Sultan and bis
subjects. The hot Virginia blood OF
Judge Riley boiled with indignation as
he entered a most vigorous protest
against the proposed insult to the Tag
OF his country. lie was told In reply
that II he put up the flag 1t would be
hauled down. Again the Judge GHsefted
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
Forgotten Long Ago Doub,l,...

This is an interesting clause In the
constitution Of Vermont OF 1898, to
limit professional ofiiceholders; "As
every freeman. to preserve his indie
pendence, II without sufficient estate.
ought to have some profession. call
Ing. trade or farm. whereby he may
honestly subsist. there can be no ne
eessity for nor use In establishing Of
fees OF profit the usual effects OF which
are dependence and servlllty unbecom-
Ing freemen, in the possessors or ex-
pectants, and faction. contention and
discord among the people. But II any
man is called into public service to the
prejudice OF his private affairs he has
a right to reasonable compensation;
and whenever an office. through In
crease Of fees or otherwise, becomes
so profitable as to occasion many to
apply for II. the profits ought 70 be
lessened by the Legislature"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
vain. of v.ecInatlon rrnr.d.

The fierce attack recently made by
Alfred Russell Wallace In his able
book. THE Wonderful Century" on
vaccination has called out opinions
held by other scientists in different
parts Of the world on the subject. one
of the latest to appear as an advocate
Of vaccination is DR.. Bizzobero OF
Rome. who has lectured in that city In
n manner. says correspondent Of the
London lancet, to make a deep i'm
preston. He passed over his own
country. Italy. thus leaving his for
eign readers In Ignorance OF how the
case stands there; but Germany, he
said, Is alone In doing It's entire duty
by It's people In respect to vaccination.
That great empire. In consequence OF
the calami;ous smallpox epidemic OF
1901 enacted the law OF 1874, which
makes vaccination obligatory at the
tenth year. What was the result7
With a population OF $4,000. 900. having
In 1871 lost $4,000 lives by smallpox.
she found by her law OF 1874 the NOR
tally diminished so rapidly that to-
Nos NhN uihtdHt nulnDtfh oOly llp VIC
tins q year. These cases. moreover.
occur almost exclusively on her
frontier. II II were true. Prof. Biz
Eozero went on to say. that good vac
cinatlon does not protect from small
pox. we ought to find in smallpox ep-
idemics that the disease diffuses itself
In the well vaccinated no less than In
the non-vacclnated countries. But It Is
not so. In 1901. during the Franco,
German war. the two peoples interpen-
etrated each other. the German having
It's civil population vaccinated option
ally. but It's army completely revacci-
mated. while the French population
and army allke) were vacclnnted per-
functorily. Both were attacked by
smallpox; but the French army num-
bered $4,000 deaths by It. while tho
German army had only 27s; and in the
same tent. breathing the same air. the
French wounded we're heavily visited
by the disease. while the German
wounded. having been revaccinated
had not a single case.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
AncIent aoId sumo. IN Atrlrn.

Many interesting evidences OF an-
Client mining are being discovered in
the South African gold fields. These
ancient miners used metal tools for
working soft grounds and the remains
have been found OF small furnaces for
sharpening their tools. They also un-
derstood the use OF Are for disln-
tegrating the gold bearing rock. but
their knowledge OF mining was ex-
tremely limited. especially when con-
trasted with the scientific methods OF
the present day.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

greenhouse or the garden; for beddinG
purposes. indeed nothing can exceed
their beauty. Lady Gertrude, beau
tlful carmine pink flower with a white
eye, IL wonderfully noriferous. produce
ing hundreds OF blossoms each Of the
size Of hne carnation; Sunset, chrome
yellow. with apricot shades, and the
Rev. Il. l.ascelles. also yellow, are very
effective; and Mrs W. d. Miller IL In
fiesh-plnk. Gladiator being deep crim-
son; Lafayette. brilliant scarlet. and
Mauvette. deep ruby red In tint Some
OF the norlferous double begonias are
so dwarf as not to exceed six inches In
height these being very useful as an
edging to the rest Col. laussedat 10
one OF these, In bright yellow; Dandy
Is rcarlet. and Robert Adair crimson.
while Tom Thumb Is salmon-pink. n
tiny plant OF great beauty. The sin
gle tuherous begonlas are also largely
used for bedding purposes. for moth
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

dry. But as the water eyaporates as
the hot weather approaches. a smooth.
CLASSY floor OF crystalline salt is de-
posted. Those living on the shores
have found a means OF utilizing this.
All boats which sail on the lake
when possible are during the dry sea-
son fitted with four wheels. and thus
are enabled to continue their travels,
as seen In the illustration.
The speed attained by these odd
crafts is very considerable. though. OF
course. not so great as attained by the
ice boats 30 popular in cold climates.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
narbed wire for Italian Vineyards.

The use OF barbed wire Is increasing
largely in southern Italy. 1t is used
for trailing vines and Is found OF great
service In keeping thieves out OF the
vineyards after dark. The vines be.
ing In many cases only a few feet apart
It is a matter OF considerable difficulty
90 avoid the barbs. even In the daytime
and at night It is practically impossi-
BILE. The wire need be only OF the light
est kind. as the lengths used are COM
paratively short and no cattle have to
be contended with.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

Sadie Tunlc. the i3-year-old girl who
WAS struck by lightning In New York
last Tuesday and nearly killed. was
carrying a steel-rod umbrella. Medical
men say she will probably recover
from the paralysis. and they also say
that the bolt was attracted by the
steel rod. Passing down the rod, the
lightning burned tho girls nose. then
crossed to her right cheek, went down
her neck. across the chest from right
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

The instruments now known as the
telephone and the mlcrophone are OF
comparatively recent invention. but the
origin OF the names dates back many
years. In 1927 Wheatstone gave the
name Of microphone to an apparatus
Invented by him to render weak sounds
audible. and in 1876 a steam whistle
or trumpet giving roaring signals In
foggy weather was called telephone
by Capt. John Taylor, while Sudr,
used the same name In 1854 for a sys
tenn OF musical telephony.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
SHOT THE SUITANA
CONSUL RILEY DEFENDED TN
FLAG AT ZANZIBAR.
Ne Entered Protest Against PROPOSE
Insult 10 the star. and stripes, asi
when warning Was Unhsedsd n
Fired.

william a. Riley. the eT-unlts
States consul to Zanzibar. who durinl
his term Of ONCE created a profoun.
sensation by shooting the Queen Q
Zanzibar because she was about to hau
down the American flag, is again seek
Ing appointment to the consular sert
Ice. Riley is southerner. and talk
with the dialect peculiar to Southland
Before reaching Zanzibar he was 40
yisod that former American conspb
had been subjected TO many indlgnitle
by the natives. and he was prepared Il
encounter some difficulties in the ad
ministration OF his ONCE. When tn
steamer on which he was a passenge
dropped anchor in the harbor OF zAn
Eibhr delegation OF halt-clad Arabs
prominent citizens OF the town. wen
aboard ship and inquired of the cap
tain II he had another coward
American consul aboard" The car
tain replied. that judging from III
Irish name OF the new consul and IN
reputation OF his ancestors for hghtin
in the Mexican war. he was not a COW
ard, nor could he be intimidated b
them.
After landing the Judge called upo
the representatives OF the three Amer
lean business houses located there-Ar
mold, Hines & Co. Of New Yorl
Betram a Co. OF Salem and Ropes
Co, OF Boston. Mass Accompanied b
the three Americans and a native In
terpreter. they called officially upo
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

vstlre hrst surgical stan and a large
number OF students.
After the child was etherized an In
cision was made from the base Of the
skull over the head to the frontal bone.
The scalp was then drawn down on
both sides and triangular incisiou
three inches wide and two inches deep
was made into the right side OF the
skull.
II was found that there was guam
tity OF soft matter pressing against the
brain cells. and this was removed. A
similar operation was performed on
the left side.
Then came the novel part Of the OPP
Grafton. Instead Of the portion OF the
skull which had been removed being
replaced by gold leaf. small strips OF
prepared celluloid were interlaced and
fitied TO the skull
Prof. woolsey asserts that this meth
cd will do away with all the danger OF
epilepsy, which so often follows ire
panning In after years. and which is
caused BY the pressure OF the brain
against the unyielding artificial sur
face.
The celluloId will expand with tbs
brain.
The child stood the operation re-
markably well. and within Ave hours
after II was taken from the operating
room showed marked signs OF improve
ment.
Prof wcolsey says the child Will
grow up TO be normal and healthy
both In mind and body.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

Three game cocks were brought back
from Porto Rico by Admiral Sampson
for his boys and placed at the samp-
son home at Glen Ridge, N. ], They
had records as fighters. and some care
was taken to keep them from attack
ing and hurting a little American ban
tam which strutted around the place
These precautions failed however, and
the bantam killed two OF the Spanish
chickens one after the other. and the
third roasted so high that It took the
admlrals glass to find him.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
Would Rather right

"Why did you resist when the mob
told you TO shout 'vive Farmer" said
the friendly Partisan who could SPEAK
English. III you had humored them
they would have let you alone"
81 knew that" replied the American
with the blaekened eye and bruised
nose. but ! wasn't going to give away
my pronunciation OF French before all
that crowd."-Chlcago Tribune
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

New York Journal: BY a novel form
OF trepanning a S-year-old child, hith-
erto supposed TO be an incurable idiot.
regained It's reason through an opera
tion. which lasted hardly two hours, at
Bellevue hospital. The child Is Leo
Freedman Of No. Al6 West Fifty-third
street, and there seemed no hope for
him until Prof Woolsey OF Bellevue
heard OF the case and had the child
brought TO him, when the operation
was performed by Prof. Woolsey, as
sisted by DR.. Christian. DR.. Loomis
and Or. Mutt. in the presence Of the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
ONLY MURDER CASE
That Dsa Voorhees, Eyer Lost was Won
by Hen Harrison.

Ihat ban Noorheea ENer Lost was won
by lien Harrison.
The scars are always healed. The
small boys Of the civil war period are
growing gray. and tlooslers who used
TO be afraid to 30 into Kentucky. and
kentuckians who dared moi cross into
Indiana, now Jug" for catfish from the
same skin and swap war lies and plug
tobacco In perfect amity. The war
must be ovey Ben Harrison's appear
ance In one OF the greatest lawsuits In
the worlds history-the boundary dis
pute between Venezuela and Great
Britain-is not his first cause celcbre
by any means, lie may recall one In
which he participated when he was
twenty-five years younger than he IL
now. with Dan Voorhees, as opposing
! counsel. He may remember II because
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

tratlon OF the basket begonla, she'll
pink. a lovely flower In glowing pink
and apricot tones. Uranus, fine sal
mon-plnk flower. Is thus adorned, but
this is one OF the erect varieties. For
hanging baskets, window boxes and
the front OF conservatory stages. the
begonlas which have a more spreading
habit are preferable to the erect yarie-
ties. the flowers being held In slight
" dropping curve, yet half-ralsed to
Tho light, for these are most elegant In
outline and effect In such positions,
Mrs. CORVALLIS West Is one OF the best
d these, in bronze yellow; Prince OF
wales is crimson and Mrs. French
,rsamy white; Salmon King Is a very
inc flower, and Nine. Foucher is In
bright pink. The norlferous double
Troup OF tuberous begonias, too, may
be selected for window boxes, for the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

81 understand you're to be congratu.
lated"
Right you are, old fellow"
$50 Miss Blinks is really yours7''
well. no; not exactly mine yet,
you know, but have first mortgage
on har."-Chicai Post
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.

The value of Vaccinations Proved-Re-
suits Of an OPeratiea In Germany
shown In Military Quarter. Csiluioid
strips Used for Trepasning ChIid'. skull
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

Save during the rainy season, Lake
LEROY. In western Australia. Ia quite
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

While cursing his daughter for
marrying against his wishes, a Texas
man was stricken with death.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
MEXICO AND RAILROADS.
Important Legislation os Tho IT,,
Session of COnyra..

important Legislation of the Inst
Session of Congress.
New York, August 25.--Speaking In ref
eFence to report in Wall street that the
Mexican government had made some CON.
! cesslons to the railways of that conutrv
IN the matter of combinations for rate
making purposes, the secretary of the
Mexican National Railway companv said
1t is not true that the Mexican Govern.
ment has changed its attitude toward tho
railways in this respect, for the roads
nave for several years had an apreemen,
on rates which was sanctioned by tho
government and which has worked satis-
iactorliy' The legislation at the last se,-
SION concerned only a re-classification of
| ireisht, winch Is now divided into twelvs
oiasses' MS in measure simplifes oper.
atlons OF hhes but makes comparatively
NUS Snanse IN rates. The important rail-
way iesislatlon was that regarding con-
cessions and subsidies. Formerly tho mi
Icy OF the government was to grant tbesa
with very lavish hand so that the eyistN
ing lines received valuable privileges and
| Hiuch help from the country-s treasury
CONCESSIONS we're then open for neonia
VINO wanted to edevelop any region which
.hsy themselves controlled for mining ar
| other purposes. Now however. the oov.
frnment has decided to restrict thesa
srants OF money and land and will give
. lem only 10 lines proposing TO devotion
uistrlels which the government Regards
40 neeaing 1t, so that in future these cons
.sssions must meet public demand rather
man ohe from private purposes"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
TROUBLE OVER A BILL.
No One VIII Admit Any Responsibil-
ity for Ii.

Chicago. August 25.--A dispatch to the
Chicago Record from Honolulu, August 10,
via San Francisco, August 26, says:
There is trouble about the bills incurred
ia connection with the numerous Chinese
who were refused lanaing here by Chinese
Agent Brown last December and were at
terward admitted under the decision OF
the secretary OF the treasury on the ground
that the return permits issued by the Ha-
waiian government prior to annexation
We're valid. The bills are for their main
tenance at the quarantine station pending
the decision OF the question; they amount
70 about sio,ooo The board OF health,
refused to pay them and they were SAM ia
the treasury department at Washington.