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The evening times., 1899-06-06
CADETS STUDY wARsH1Ps.
Arrival Of the GunbOat Annapolis nj
Newport News.

Newport News, Va. June 6.-The United
States gunboat Annapolis arrived here
yesterday from Annapolis. having on board
sixty-fve cadets of the senior class of the
United States Naval Academy. The An
napolis was selected to carry them out on
their three months cruise. and is admira-
bly, adapted for this purpose.
The vessel will remain here about two
weeks. and during that time the cadets
will be given every opportunity to in
spect the work on the three mammoth bat
tleships being built here. In two weeks
at a shipyard where the largest ships of
the navy are building the naval cadets can
eft them for their future in the navy.
The Kearsarge is almost ready for her
builders trial trip, and the Kentucky is
only little behind her. The Illinois is
about two-thirds completed. These three
big battleships in various stages of COM
pletion will be carefully studied by the
cadets, and when they leave here on the
Annapolis they will be well acquainted
with the details of construction Of the
greatest ships of the navy.
The cadets did not come ashore yester-
day afternoon. but they will visit the yard
in a body today and will be shown through
the big industry by some of the naval at
taches.
Contrary to reports sent out from Nor
folk Sunday. the keel of the Missouri has
not yet been laid and the time for this
ceremony has not yet been set
The evening times., 1899-06-06

ers into worlds court, for the adjudica-
tion Of questions which they might regard
as involving their national honor and per-
haps Independent existence. Added to this
consideration, compulsory arbitration
might have tendency to oppress weak
governments who could not refuse re-
sort to II, while their strong neighbors
would possibly be able to ignore or resist
the process or decisions Of the internation-
al bench. Mediation presents none of these
dangers or difficulties. 1t involves moth
ing injurious to the pride or dignity Of
anyone. 1t affords an opportunity for
friendly and humanitarian interest and ac-
ton. which. if unprovided for in some
common understanding among all nations.
might and generally would be considered
impertinent and affronting at times when
alone 1t could have any salutary effect.
Mediation after the American plan,
therefore. must be recognized as an ex
cellent and benign addition to modern
means for preventing war between civil
lized nations and our delegation at The
Hague is to be heartily congratulated for
its action in formulating and presenting a
scheme at once so sensible and feasible.
The evening times., 1899-06-06
A PiE-IrOn Fa mine.
From the Birmingham Age-Herald.) }

The supply of pig iron is becoming very short
SO short that n week may exhaust it altogether.
The reserve on April /. 1897. was l.Oes 11s tons.
One year later il s14, ,95l tons, and on April l
of the present year il had fallen to 302 62S tons
As consumption has been increased within n
year fully 35 per cent. and now stands at about
$1,000 tons a day, it is plain the present surplus
supply is very meagre. Consumption goes on.
while production cannot be quickly enlarged.
Old furnaces, long out Of blast, cannot be repaired
rejuvenated. and blown in without consuming
considerable time. New erections would be still
slower.
Instead OF eighteen furnaces in blast, which
vas the rule in Alabama last year, fully twenty
five coke stacks will be in operation by July l.
four At Bessemer, four at Ensley, two at Thomas,
two at Oxmour, seven in Birmingham, including
the Vanderbilt furnace: one At Atalia. and three
at Sheffield. with possibilities at TaIladega, Flor
ence. Decatur, and Tusyille. II the production
of the year in the United States be carried to
13Doo.ro0 tons the Alabama furnaces should turn
out J, 800 900 tons, or 10 per cent Of the agxre-
gate amount. This has long been Alabama's per-
centage. To produce .300. 900 tons fully twenty
i've furnaces must be put in blast and Ala
bama's product increased about 80 per cent.
The evening times., 1899-06-06
MILLIONAIRE ON TRIAL.
Amos ID. Palmer Accused of klIlinE
His Wife.

Providence. r. l.. June 6.-The trial OF
is charge with killing his wife at their
home in Edgewood, a fashionable suburb.
on the night Of February II. 1899. was be-
gun in the common pleas division of the
supreme court
On account Of the social standing Of the
accused and the sensational character of
the case the trial Is creating more excite
ment than any that has been held In Provf-
dence in years. At an early hour a large
crowd besieged the doors Of the court
house. anxious to get a sight of the pris-
oner. but only few Of them succeeded in
getting inside. The whole afternoon was
devoted to the examination of Jurors. Out
Of the twenty-five jurors examined. seven
were chose.
The crime for which Palmer will be tried
was committed on the eighth anniversary
of his wedding day. Several friends had
spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Palmer.
Palmer had drunk much whisky. which put
him into an ugly frame of mind. After the
guests had left he wished to go down into
the cellar to attend TO the furnace, but his
wife, seeing his condition. and fearing that
he would drink more liquor. demonstrated
with him. He became angry.
Mrs. Palmer went to the cellar to see in
what condition he had left the furnace,
and on her return upstairs she found her
husband in a drunken rage because she
attempted TO interfere with him. Both
prepared for bed. Suddenly without warn
ing Palmer produced revolver and fired
five shots into his wife's body. killing her
instantly.
Palmer is connected with some of the
most distinguished families in Rhode ISL
and. and was left large fortune by his
father DR.. Amos Palmer. 1t is said that
the defence will base its case on plea
of emotional insanity.
The evening times., 1899-06-06
America Mt the Expo.i,,o,.

1t is quite time that people began ta.lin 2
about the Paris Exposition and the Ameri-
can exhibit therein, and sort of prospec-
tus of the latter appeared the other day.
1t stated that one of the most interesting
exhibits would be that of food products.
There will be maize in all its forms, with
skilled cooks to prepare characteristic
American dishes. Straw and grain will be
exhibited in the form of the entire plant,
roots. stems. and all, with samples of
threshed grain.
One thing should receive the thoughtful
attention OF the people in general, in this
connection, and that is the possibility of
statues and things made out of materials
never intended for the use OF sculptors
Some one remarked at the Worlds Fair of
'93 that one might see there Columbus in
chocolates ard Isabella in the soup. which
indicated that the speaker did not regard
the exhibit with that true feeling of ad-
miration and delight which the makers
must have wished. 1t is hardly desirable
that America should go before the wo.ld
as the creator Of the kind of statuary
which the gum-chewing maid in the vo-
ciferous shirt waist calls cute" 1t is bet
ter to have no monuments at all than to
have them carved out of piles of Scrub
bem's Peerless Soap. Statue Of Liberty,
fifteen feet high and made of pure leaf
lard or link sausages would be altogether
too beautiful a mark for the Spanish pa
ragaphers who reyel in the American pig.
But among the things contemplated for
this exhibit are collections of samples of
meat and illustrations of the methods used
in preserving it. 1t is explicitly stated
that methods Of meat inspection will be
shown as employed by the United States
Department of Agriculture. This is WISE
II the methods of meat inspection in the
War Department were to be placed on ex-
hibition the result would be unedifying to
patriotic Americans Suppose, tor example,
there we're to be shown sample of beef
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Hor.e Meat Pnte. for G;ame

paris Correspondence of the London Telegraph
Perdon, provision merchant of Paris has
been Justly sent to prison for eight months on
a charge of selling horse pates There was no
doubt in the least about his guilt, and he can
never he held up to his contemporaries OF to
posterity victim of a judicial error The
bordereau in his snail jar pot
which produced in court. 1t marked
outside with the mysterious letters, IN. H. and
the magic words. pate de foie gras, which gener-
ally appeals to cpicures. This alleged pot of
goosc liver simply horse flesh. and. as an
Official analyst remarked in court, it was bad at
that. Perdon also sold pots or jars Of alleged
pates of duck, pheasant. quail, hare, and lark
but they all Of the same foundation. He
bought old horses in the knackers' yards. boiled
their flesh. mixed it with little pork fat spiced
it with nutmeg, ginger, and cayenne pepper,
poured some rum kirsch de vie over it.
and then put it into the duly labeled pots. The
letters "M. H." were originally intended to mean
honorable mention, but being brought to bay in
court, Perdon tried to defend himself by assert
ing that they signified ''melange hippopha-
gique." and that surely the customers knew
what they were buying. 1t was wonder that
the learned magistrate presiding in the Correc-
tional Coure remarked with more emphasis
than elegance: .'Vous avez un rude toupct"-
''You have hard cheek Perdon had been be-
fooling his customers with horse pates for the
last eight years. He has gone to rejoin in
Jail the man who sold skinned cats for rabbits
and dead dogs for mutton.
The evening times., 1899-06-06
The Untruthful Mummy.

Egyptian Correspondence of the Chicago Record.) }
We only the outer gardens and the m,,-
scum, the chief attraction Of which is a magnif-
cent marble sarcophagus, decorated with bas-
relefs of Alexander the Great. On side the
conqueror is represented as routing the Per-
slams, and on the other side there is lively
struggle with wild boar The guide book does
not certify that Alexander ever occupied the
sarcophag,Is hut the guide assured that he
had. The collection of statues. bronzes, and sar-
cophagi is interesting and immensely valuable.
and would like to copy some of the descrip-
tions from the guide book, but space forbids.
One Egyptian mummy case had stranger,
forbcar," kind Of inscription it. The guide
furnished me with liberal translation The
king the inside of the ease, ''swathed in
spicery and fine linen,' had caused this injunc-
tion TO be placed on the lid Of his saarcophagus:
''Do not disturb these mortal remains, for there
is naught within this easement except my poor
body. There is neither gold nor precious jew
elry to reward the covetous."
The antiquarians who unearthed the sarcopha-
gus did not respect this appeal. When they ex-
amined the mummy wrapped inside of the box
they found several pieces Of gold clasped in the
right hand which proves that an Oriental will
lie even after death.
The evening times., 1899-06-06

with whiskers on It, Just as It was served
out to famfshed men In Cuba. II the wind
had a chance to blow through the hir-
suite features of that beef the innocent
Parisians would think that the bubonic
plague or the smallpox had struck Paris.
or that the Dreyfus scandal had received
another airing. Suppose Commissary Ea-
gan were to be persuaded to use some OF
his abundant leisure to go to Paris and
make speeches. There is a story of two lit
tie boys who met gentle Sunday school
teacher. She asked the taller II he ever
used profane language. Truthfully did that
boy reply, NO. ma'am: can't much. But
Jimmy does. Jimmy. cuss fer the lady!
Suppose accurate reproductions of the
methods of transportation of the food for
the army were to be made? Suppose ty-
phoid fever germs from the various camps
were collected and placed on exhibition:
Suppose the volunteer before and after
taking service in these malarial camps
were presented for the world to see? That
would not be creditable exhibit for the
United States.
Ami yet. we might just as well send that
sort of collection of monstrosities to the
Paris Exposition as to allow such things TO
take place in our own land. in these days
of telegraphs and newspapers. One result
of modern improvements is that the whole
world Is daily living in a sort OF Worlds
Fair. and every year there are fewer and
fewer dark corners beyond the reach of
the lantern of publicity.
The evening times., 1899-06-06
AGAINST THE DE BARAS.
Baron and Raroness Found Guilty
of Misusing the Mails.


of MisusinE the Mails.
Chicago. ILL.,, June 6.-Baron and Baron
ess De Bara, charged with using the mails
TO conduct a fraudulent business, were
found guilty by the jury yesterday after
noon. The maximum penalty is twelve
years and six months Imprisonment and
a fine of sl2. 600 A motion for a new trial
was made. Pending the decision sentence
was deferred.
Both defendants testified. Edgar De
Bara said he was born in France and had
never been naturalized in the United
States. He denied all charges made by the
Governments witness. declaring that he
carried on a legitimate business for his
brother-in-law. George B. Henschel.
Fannie De Bara also denied every charge
made by the prosecution. She said her
birthplace was in Japan. her father being
Scotch and her mother japanese. Her
maiden name was Wilson and her sister
had married George B. Henschel. who the
defence claims is the originator of the
fraudulent scheme. Mrs. De Bara admit
ed she had rented the Office in Dearborn
Street, Chicago. but claimed she did II for
her brother-in-law. whom she considered
an authorized agent of a phonograph COM
pany.
The evening times., 1899-06-06
DOUBTS TH49Hr Is A AuR1LLo.

Purchaser of4kfhe Penitent Magda-
len" Q.esttB.1. Its Gensineness-
New York. NpS pSi6.-Senor Salvador de
Mendonca. formerly Brazilian Minister at
Washington, was served yesterday with an
attachment for s4.725 In favor of Francis
L Loring. who declares that paint
ing which he purchased as an old master
at the sale Of Senior Mendonca's collection
on April 26. is copy.
The painting. which is large canvas.
entitled "Penitent Magdalen.' Is cata-
logued as from the brush of Bartolome Es-
teban Murillo. The picture was brought to
art dealer Of Paris in 1887 and exhibited
for several weeks at the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art. 1t was bought with several
others by Senior Mendonca-
NJ. Sedelmeyer had bought 1t from NJ.
Pereire. Paris banker, who. in turn. had
purchased 1t at the sale in 1881 OF the Ia
nous Baron de Beuronville collection. In
which it bore the number, 667. The fact
alone that it was in this collection. Senior
Mendonca declares, is sufficient proof OF
its genuineness.
Senior Mendonca Is staying at the HON.
man House. and there the attachment was
served on him by Deputy Sheriff Carraher.
1t came as a surprise to Senor Mendonca,
who thought he had arrived at an amicable
arrangement with Loring.
He said last evening that Mr.. Loring had
apparently become dissatisfied with his
purchase within few days Of the sale be-
cause some artist friends had cast doubt
on its authenticity. Mr.. Loring called on
Senor Mendonca and asked him to be as
sured OF its genuineness. Senior Mendonca
offered to send to NJ. Sedelmeyer for the
documents attesting its history, and this
at first seemed to satisfy Mr. Loring. Later.
however. he declared that NJ. Sedelmeyer
was an interested party.
SenOr Mendonca said he next proposed
to send the picture to London and have ii
valued there by three recognized experts.
This proposition also Mr.. Loring agreed to.
but later changed his mind. and yesterday
morning called upon Senior Mendonca and
announced that he was about to begin suit
to recover his money.
This proceeding. Senior Mendonca as
sured him, was unnecessary. as he would
of the picture. In the afternoon the at
tachment was served, but Senior Mendonca
declares his offer to return the money still
holds good He said:
'Loring really got a great bargain. The
picture. / am satisfied, is a genuine Mu-
rillo and is worth, think. at least SO, coo.
believe I can get that price for it in Eu-
rope. I have already written to N. Sedel-
meyer for the documents attesting its au-
thenticity."
The evening times., 1899-06-06
The spenkcr.hip Copte.t.

Right upon the heels of Mr. Boutelle's s
rather double edged congratulations to Mr..
Henderson, the report comes that Mr..
Sherman. although entirely friendly to the
Iowa man as an individual. does not in
tend to surrender to him in the matter
of the Speakership. Mr.. Sherman doubt
less thinks that the great principle OF the
celebrated Micawber case is likely enough
to find application between now and the
assembling of Congress, and he is willing
to take the chance OF something turning
up between times.
Perhaps he may be wise in this deter
mination. OF course. his ability to adhere
to it may be dependent upon the willing
ness of his colleagues in the New York
Republican delegation to stick to him, but
otherwise his head appears to be hori-
zontal. Mr. Boutelle may have furnished
a keynote for a campaign OF opposition to
Mr.. Hendersons aspirations. in character
izing the latter as "a trusted adviser and
lieutenant of our great Speaker Reed"
As We have hitherto observed. this may
have been intended as a straight-out COM
pliment, while, on the other hand. there
possibly may have been an underlying
satanic purpose in il. If the rule of like
master like man" is to be applied to the
picture. it is not one that a great many
Republican members would vote to hang
on the line" Indeed we think that most
of them have had quite as much of ''our
great Speaker Reed as they can very
well digest without discomfort, and IL they
thought the trusted adviser and lieuten-
ant capable of continuing the amiable
methods and practices of his late chief. it
is probable that they would think twice
before voting to give him the opportunity.
II would be highly edifying to see an
Eastern movement against Reedism. as
exemplified in the person of Mr.. Hender-
son, started by Mr.. Sherman and his
friends. 1t would tend to bring out
opinions on that subject which were with
difficulty bottled and corked during recent
sessions of Congress. Mr.. Henderson may
be too far in the lead for anyone to catch
up with him. but. on general principles
We are inclined to regard the ghost of
Thomas Bracket Reed as a remarkably
good thing to use as stern chaser.
The evening times., 1899-06-06
Conditions in Cuba Improving

The latest news from Cuba shows that
the Cuban people are accommodating them
selves to the new order OF things. No cne
party or faction has control, and the rights
of all are protected. There is still consid-
cradle enmity shown by the natives to the
Spaniards, but even Cubans are beginning
TO recognize the fact that their old enc
mics must be treated with moderation AID
Justice
The soldiers Of Corners old army are
proving to be friends of order They are
rejecting the advice OF the extremists and
are depositing their arms and receiving the
pay which the Government has awarded
them. Their action will have the effect
of suppressing the expressions of those
who are enemies to American occupation
of the island and strengthen the hands
of General Brooke in pacifying the psople.
The adjustment of the laws for the col
lection of debts to suit the conditions of
the people will also assure the Inhabitants
that their rights will receive recognition
and an opportunity be given debtors to
satisfy their creditors without sacrificing
their property, the creditors also express
ing their satisfaction with the new regu-
lations. The decree allowing the Cuban
soldiers to keep the horses they captured
from the Spaniards during the war has
greatly pleased them, as it will save them
much annoyance. The appointment of Of
fcers of the Cuban army to such Offices
as clerks of courts and the like will help
reconcile the military element to the con-
ditions of American rule.
1t was but natural that the late revo-
lutionists should hope to rule the island.
but they are beginning to see that the
policy of the United States is best for
them, as it will sooner restore prosperity
to their country.
The evening times., 1899-06-06
A Dream Of the Sea.

A farmer lad in his prairie home
Lay dreaming Of the sea;
He ne'er had seen it, but well he knew
Its pictured image and heavenly hue:
And he dreamed he swept o'er its waters blue,
With the winds ALLOWING free.
With the winds SO fresh and free.
He woke, and he said: THE day will come
When that shall be truth to me-
But as years swept by him he always found
That his feet were ciogged and his hands we're
bound,
Till at last he lay in narrow mound
Afar from the sobbing sea,
The sorrowing. sobbing sea.
Oh many there are on the plains tonight
That dream OF a voyage to be;
And have said in their souls: ''The day will come
When my bark shall sweep through the drifts Of
FOAM"
But their eyes grow dim and their lips grow
dumb,
Afar from the tossing sca,
The turbulent, tossing sea.
Albert BigelOw Paine
The evening times., 1899-06-06
THREE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
virginia Passenger Train Wrecked
by Malicious Boys.

Radford. Va. June 6.-James WINNER.
a railroad employe. met a shocking death
yesterday by being run over by an engine
at Bluetield. A short distance from the
entrance of the roundhouse an engine
backed upon him The step on the tender
struck him on the leg and he fell across the
rail. The engine was backing slowly and
he was pushed about fifteen feet when the
wheel passed over the body. severing it in
half. The victim leaves wife and several
children.
passenger train was wrecked near Tip
top. Va. Saturday morning by some boys
placing on the track a large iron bolt The
engine was overturned. Both fireman and
engineer remained with their engines and
neither was injured. All passengers es-
capped injury.
About the same time another serious
wreck occurred at Montgomery, Va, in
which two engines were badly injured and
about fifteen freight cars derailed. The
accident was due to one engine losing con-
troll of the air brakes while running into
a switch. Both crews escaped injury by
fumpiug,
The evening times., 1899-06-06
Adventure of an Art Treasure.
From the London Chroniele.)

Among the art treasures left behind by the
late drsmatist. N. Edouard Palieron-and they
are many and val,nble-is Schocnewerk's famous
stltuctte of la Baigneuse.' Psllcron became
possessed of this treasure in rather odd way.
Ii was offered prize in y lottery by an artis-
tie society. when the sculptor yet Little
known. and was won by cab driver. who found
himself rather perplexed by his good fortune.
and finally set it up in his stable. Pailleron
traced the man out. and asked him how much
he wanted for it. 'well." replied the cabby.
'.they tell me she might be worth a ten pound
note "weIl." cried Pailleron. I'll give you
E25O.'' '-Don't make fun of poor chap" an
swered Jehu. in plsintive tones He found.
however. that the customer meant business, and
Pailleron carried of Ia Baigneuse' then and
The evening times., 1899-06-06
Nat sach q Waste.
(From the Philadelphia Record.

The popular notion that Siberia is an Arctic
wilderness inhabited only by rude nosnsds and
convict -exiles from Russia will receive another
shock by the news Of the Inauguration at Vladi-
vostock of the new Academy Of Philology whose
curriculum will teaude the study Of interna-
tional law. political. economy, and Oriental geo.
graphy as well as rburses in the japanese, Mon
golian, Chinese. Korean. iIindustani, and other
Asiatic dialects and languages with the view
of educating young men for the consular and ad-
ministrative services of Russia in the Far East.
The Siberian city that cannot boast of one or
more institutions devoted to the higher education
and of loca1 set ARE exceptional, and irkutsk
has summer resorts in the mountains south Of
Lake Bakal rwhere the well-to-do inhabitants
betake themselves to escape from the fierce heat
of the dog days