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The evening times., 1899-06-03

Just as the public is reassured as to
yellow fever in New Orleans it is
alarmed by report that there have teen
ten cases of bubonic plague in Alexandria,
Egypt. According to a Herald special
cable. the deaths between May aud May
%, when these cases matured, We're Cniy
two in number. This shows that the
plague is far milder than usual. Generally
this terrible pestilence carries off nearly all
of those whom it seizes. Another fact that
gives relief is the circumstance that the
pneumonia symptoms are wanting.
So deadly is the bubonic plague that ii is
indispensable to begin at the very first
sign of its appearance to take precautions
to prevent its spread. Indeed the health
authorities of countries most exposed
should always be on their guard. It is
we'll, therefore. il the Information in hand
is accurate, that the Russian officials have
already adopted stringent measures. 1t is
10 be taken for granted that the English.
who are masters of Egypt and guardians
of the gateways Of the East. will see to it
that the few cases now isloated in the
central part OF Alexandria shall not extend
the plague through the Mediterranean
countries.
The evening times., 1899-06-03
bureau could send its farmers and unsk.,l-


ed laborers to some of these places.
But there is another danger connected
with this. The farmer is obliged to trust
his employe as the factory owner need not
trust his. In tine great majority of cases
the farm lahorer comes in contact with
the family at table end in his leisure hours.
The bureau would have to be careful about
the character of men sent into rural COM
munities. or there would be trouble of
very bad sort. However. the farmer is
sometimes obliged, even now, to take
tramps into his family. and the employ
ment bureau would at any rate furnish
some sort OF recommendation.
There is still another obstacle, the great
est of ALL in the character of those to be
helped. There are thousands CT people
floating about this country who are utterly
untitled to make good labcrers at any sort
CT occupation. They do not want real
work. What they want is nominal employ
ment and good pay. There are women who
will do anything that is not menial.
What they want is some sort of Office work
where the men will wait on and pity them,
and let them off with about half the labor
exacted from the regular employees. There
are men who will work just long enough
to get money for a lively spree, and
then go and have on. drifting back in
month CIR so to beg fer more work. phil
anthrcpic Institution cannot well use harsh
methods to compel these people to do hon.
estly their share of the worlds work, and
therefore anything of the sort would prob
ably be losing investment. However, be-
sides the do weels there are thou
sands of people who are really willing and
anxious to work at anything that will sup
port them-girls who have been clerks or
factory operatives for ten, twelve. fourteen
hours a day. at starvation wages; women
who might in other days have supported
themselves as tailoresses or housekeepers.
but are unable to find places in the big es-
adjustments on account Of their advanc-
ing years; men who have been trained to
some profession. and would make good
clerks or bookkeepers. while worth but
little at manual labor; bewildered foreign
ers who are good for nothing till they
learn the language, and mechanics still
young or middle-aged. who have spent
years In learning a trade which has been
made useless by the introduction of ma
chinery. All these people. In their despair
and temptation, could be rescued from
starvation and possible sin by such an
institution as that proposed by Mr.. Straus:
and nobody knows just how great the
temptation to sin may be till he has faced
it on an income Of nothing a week and
hoard hills fn The
widespread interest in this problem is a
good sign. 1t may be that, to the glory OF
the twentieth century, the submerged
tenth" may be rescued from their horrible
lot before our next centennial.
The evening times., 1899-06-03
TIE CIGAR BEAN.
Curious Fruit Discovered In the
WilLs of Batavia.

tFrom Public Dpinion.)
A very curious fruit has been discovered
growing wild in Batavia, and a sample has
been sent to a French professor Of botany
at Paris. II appears to be a species of
bean resembling a cigar both in form and
color. though only about an inch in length.
But it has a peculiar characteristic which
renders it a unique and interesting object.
and this is the exceedingly energetic man
ner in which it scatters it's seeds. II one
of these little fruits be thrown into a ba-
sin of water ii will rest quietly on the sur
face for from two to five minutes: then
il will explode with violence, hurting most
of its contents into the air with noise
and splash for all the world like a small
torpedo boat II is hardly necessary to
say that this phenomenon is caused by the
pressure of the elastic substance of its in
terror overcoming the resistance of its hard
outer shell.
The fruit usually splits open l-ngth-
wise. II plucked before maturity and al
lowed to ripen in a warm spot. it opcns
gradually from apex to base, making, as
it were, pair of diverging horns start
ing from the same point. If left to ripen
on the plant-since the process is quicker
and the internal moisture greatar--the
opening is sudden and accompanied with
slight noise, though this is much less than
that which takes place when it has been
placed in water. In this case the dry but
porous tissue of the surface OF the fruit
quickly absorbs the liquid, especially at
the grooves caused by the juntiou of the
two valves or outer shells of the fruit
The internal tissue being very elastic. ex-
erts upon the latter a tension which soon
results in the violent bursting already de-
scribed.
The evening times., 1899-06-03
UNLOADING THE BROOKLYN.
Preparing the Cruiser for Treatment
ia tho Dry Dock

preparing the Cruiser for TPcnfnicn n I
la tht Dry Dock.
New York. June 3.-The work Of unloaa-
Ing the cruiser Brooklyn. preparatory to
putting her in dry dock, has been started
at the navy yard. and the red flag is hoist
ed at her mast head signifying that the
ammunition was being removed. Naval
Constructor Bowles said today that the
work of making the repairs would require
about twenty days. and that the cost wou d
not exceed ss,eC0.
The new Government tug Penacook
which IVES built and launched at the navy
yard in Brooklyn, went out on success
full trial trip yesterday. She will start Tor
the navy yard at Port Royal, S. c.. today.
The New Hampshire, which is now used
as the headquarters ship for the First
Naval Battalion. will be brought the
yard today, when her masts viii b. taken
out. in order to give the amateur tars
more ToCm for exercise on deck
Rear Admiral Philip. who has been ab-
sent on ten days leave. will resume COM
mand of the yard on Monday.
On Monday next bids will be opened at
the yard for the sale of condemned goods.
The articles to be disposed of consist OF
furniture and other articles from the con-
verted yacht Mayfower and the cruiser
Buffalo. a metallic boat from the torpedo
boat Ericsson, a gig from the steamship
Hawk, and oars. shoes, clothing. pillows,
mattresses cushions, number OF guns
and gun carriages and thousand ether ar
ticles. The goods will be sod by lot 10
the highest bidders.
The evening times., 1899-06-03
DANv1LLE's TOBACCO MARKET.
Decrense in the Sales. Hat Better
Prices for Planters.

Prices for Planters.
Danville, Va, June 3.-The records show
that for the first eight months of the to-
bacco year. ended May 81, the receipts and
sales of leaf tobacco on this market. as
compared with the same period of the last
tobacco year. have fallen off 226S.5i
pounds. Those in a position TO form a cor
rect estimate predict a continued decrease
in receipts for the next four months that
will make the decrease for the tobacco
year ending September 80 fully 5000, ,0G0
pounds, as compared with last tobacco
year.
Last year the market sold within a frac-
tion OF 50.oG0,000 pounds. The sales for
the first eight months of the present year
were IS, ,22S. .067 pounds. which shows a de-
crease as compared with same period of
last tobacco year of 2.26S.54l pounds. 1t
is claimed that at least S5 per cent OF the
crop of '9S has been marketed. and not
more than five to seven and half mill
lion pounds remain in the hands of the
farmers in the territory contiguous TO
DaHville, TO be marketed.
The farmer, however, has not lost by the
short crop of 'SS. for while 1t was not near
so large as the crop of the previous year
the tobacco has brought better prices and
in the aggregate. SO far, has brought
equally as much. perhaps a little more. in
dollars and cents than the big crop of
1891
Reports from all over the Belt" agree
that a very large crop has been planted
and barring the lateness. it was put out
under very favorable conditions.
The evening times., 1899-06-03

The experts of the Maryland Asricultu-
raj College made an investigation of the in
jury to the peach crop by the great Feb
ruary storm and reported that the crop
this year would be short. Developments
since that time have proved that the state
ments were correct, for the orchards which
will yield considerable crop of this lus-
cious fruit are very few. and are only found
in sheltered valleys and in some localities
near the sea. The yield from the orchards
east of the Alleghanies will net be greater
than twenty five per cent of the usual av-
erage. In very few orchards will 1t
amount to fifty per cent. The loss. both
to fruit growers ard the railways, will be
considerable and will be severely felt by
all the people on the Atlantic Coast.
The evening times., 1899-06-03
AMERICA NOT DISTURBED.
Perfectly CompInccnt Over soain's
CcssiOnx to Germany.

Perfectly Com plncent Over Scatn's
Ccssions to Germany.
There is NO surprise shown at the State
Department over the report that Germany
has acquired from Spain the Caroline and
falaos Islands in the Pacific. State De-
partment officials have been aware for
with Spain for the purchase of these isl
ands. but no official announcement has
been received here that the purchase has
been concluded. While this government
has been unadvised of the cession of these
groups the colonial policy Of Germany has
led the Administration to expect that En-
peror William would probably secure some-
thing from Spain.
At the German Embassy no surprise vas
expressed over the news, but Ambassador
Won HoiIeben declared that he was without
advices from his government on the mat
ter. The officials of the United States do
not feel at all jealous over the purchase
of the islands by Germany. 1t Is realized
that had this country pressed Its ciaiin
against Spain probably the Caroiines. and
also the Ladrones would have been Amer
ican territory now.
AS II is, the United States possesses
Guam, the most important island OF the
Ladrone group and one Cabinet officer
speaking on the matter said today that In
securing Guam the United States has az
Quired all that it wants in that quarter.
Sovereignty over the Carolines was formal
ly adjudged by the Pope in 1885 to be In
Spain, and was admitted by Germany and
Great Britain. This was after rather
prolonged dispute. opened up by Germany
raising her flag over the island OF zap
Portugal first acquired the Caroline ISL
ands. but Spain soon wrested the group
from her. but until the SOS had paid little
attention to the islands.
German interests in the Carolines. are
relatively extensive and have been foster
ed by a provision Of the Pope's award. he
as arbitrator awarding sovereignty to
Spain. but reserving to the German gov
errment special trade facilities. Including
Guam, the Mariannes. the Carolines. and
Pelew Islands have total area OF almost
1000 English square miles and combined
population OF about $4,000 people Over all
this. save the American acquired island OF
Guam the German flag is to be hoisted.
The evening times., 1899-06-03
Justice for Dreyfus.

The whole civilized world will rejoice
that the action yesterday of the Court of
Cessation in Paris will result in giving
Captain Dreyfus chance to vindicate
himself before a court t-martial which, this
time, is not likely to be packed against
him.
AS to his ability to clear his skirts of
the foul charges upon which he was before
convicted. there is but one opinion. His
innocence has been proved by abundant
evidence and this evidence has shown at
the same time the certain guilt of his
principal accusers, Mercier. Esterhazy,
Henry, and Patty de Clam. Henry has died
by his own hand. Patty de Clam is in prison,
where Mercier will join him, Esterhazy is
in London, refugee from Justice. and,
moreover, has boldly confessed that the
famous, or infamous. "bordereau" upon
which poor Dreyfus was sent to DEVILS
Island. was forged by himself. on the order
of Colonel Sandhorr, chief of the military
intelligence bureau. 1t is tale of per-
secution and public disgrace that forever
will mar the history of republican France.
The nation can only redeem its honor by
Fastening to undo the foul thing its au-
thorities have wrought, and by doing what
it can to compensate the innocent victim
of one Of the vilest and most hideols con-
spiracies of modern times.
The evening times., 1899-06-03
DEATH OF MADAME ROGET.
Her Husband Admiral Schley's Tutor
in French and Spnnish.

Annapolis. Nd, June 3.-Madame Eu-
genia A. Roget, widow OF the late Prof.
Eduard a. Roget. United States Navy,
died at her residence in Annapolis yester-
day, in the eighty y-eighth year of her age
Prof. and Madame Roget were born in
Bordeaux, France. and came to this coun-
try while quite young. In 1852 Prof Roget
was appointed professor of French at the
Naval Academy and took up his residence
in Annapolis. Later he was appointed
head of the department of modern lam
guages. and still later professor of mathe-
matics. He prepared and published a man
ual of the French and Spanish language in
1873, which he dedicated to one of his
scholars. then Lieutenant. now Rear Ad
miral Winfield Scott Schey, on account OF
the latter's great proficiency in these Ian
guages-
Prof. Roget died in 1887. Mrs. Roget
was an accomplished musician and as late
as the last six months. although totally
blind for over twenty years from an opera
tion for cataract. has delighted her inti-
mate friends by going to the piano and
playing Norma" Tampa" "Troyatore,' -
and other classic music. She leaves two
daughters. Mrs. James W. Owens and Miss
Ida R. Roget, and a grandson. Edward r.
Robb. and granddaughter, Miss Achsah
Dorsey Robb
The evening times., 1899-06-03
Germnny's Acquisition.

In speech from the throne yesterday
the Queen Regent announced to the Cortes
that the Spanish government had agreed
to cede to Germany the Carolines. the Pa
laos Islands. and most of the Marianne
or Ladrones Islands. and that bill to
carry the agreement into effect would
shortly be submitted.
Since the United States secured Guam.
the most valuable island among the La
d. ones OR Carol,nes. the. people Of tits coun-
try have cared very little what became of
the residue. The Mariana, or Marianne.
group consists of fifteen islands, of which
four are inhabited. OF volcanic origin, they
comprise over 400 square miles of fertile
territory. densely wooded. Guaban, or
Guam. the southernmcst and the largest
Of the group. was purchased by this coan-
These islands were discovered by Magellan
in 1921. One of the names then given to
them was Las Islas de los Ladrones. the
islands OF the thieves a description which
has been considered appropriate ever since.
Germany and the United States are now
the NEST progressive nations in the mat
ter Of establishing colonies. The English
at the moment are watching opportunities.
The greatest colonizers since the ancient
Greeks. they are in position where they
can afford to stop a moment and deliberate
as to what shall be done next. These thre-
great powers CT the world are rivals in
trade and colonization, and rivals in civili-
zatiCn. If they should at any time decide
to hold either the Slayonians or the Latins
united. But their purposes are individu-
al and not racial. Possessing. all of them,
the Teutonic love Of personal liberty, they
have with it, as if 10 round that charac-
terstic fully out, love of enterprise,
regulated heroism both moral and physical,
and a subordination CT imagination to
judgment, which makes them success
full in every extended scheme of conquest.
The Slavonians have some of these char
acteristics. with others not so desirable.
Their mysticism combined with their back
wardness in civilization hampers them in
the race for grand results. But the Rus
sian branch of the family. not wholly Sla-
vonian, excels in diplomacy and in pa
tience.
Germany's acquisition means that she
has thrown herself, after some slight de-
lay, across our ocean path from Honolulu
TO Manila. Spain in return for her SYM
pathy in the late war sells her scattered
area of a thousand English square miles
and less than fifty thousand inhabitants.
Strategicaily il is good stroke for her.
since she acquires by it territory in the
neighborhood of her possessions in that
quarter of the world where her trade is
increasing. The commercial value of these
volcanic rocks cannot be very great, how
ever America might have had them all
at the expense only of slightly greater
evaporation OF exhausted Spain. 1t was
not deemed wise to ask for any more than
we received. The Philippines are worth a
hundred archipelagoes like those just pur-
chased by the German government.
The evening times., 1899-06-03
THE NAVAL CADETS.
Start for the summer Practice Cruise
Made at Annapolis.


Made at Annapolis.
Annapolis. Nd, June 3.-The cadets OF
the Naval Academy started today on their
summer practice cruise. The senior class,
of sixty members. has been assigned to the
Annapolis, which will cruise along the
coast. The officers of the Annapolis are
Commander R. r. Ingersoll. with Lieut..
Comdr. C. w. Bartlett, executive, and
Lieut.. W. C. p Muir, navigator.
The Monongahela will go to England
with IA cadets Of the second. third and
fourth classes. The crew numbers 14S
men. The following is a complete list of
the officers and petty officers on the Mo-
nongahela: Comdr. C. F. Hutchins, COM
manding; Lieut.. Comdr. w. F. Halsey. ex-
ecutive officer; Lieut.. c. N. Atwater, nayi-
gator; Lieuts. G. P. Blow, H. George. w.
Fl. G. Builard, w. H. Faust. C. NJ. Stone.
watch officers: surgeon, w. H. Barber; as
sistant surgeon. Holcomb: assistant
paymaster, ID. v. Chadwick: chaplain. H.
H. Clark: captains clerk, G. W. Wilcox:
pay clerk. G. W. White; boatswain, C. F.
Pierce.
Chief Petty Oficers-Chief master-at-
arms. C. Carlisle: chief boatswain's mate.
G. D. Rcss chief gunner's mate. A. Ander-
son; chief quartermaster., E. J. Hawkes.;
chief yeoman, ". A. Turner; chief yeoman,
J. d. Bland; apothecary. H. d. Lemke;
ship writer. W. p. Irving; first sergeant OF
marines J. Long
The evening times., 1899-06-03
INVITING The VOLUNTEERS.
Philippine Troops May BE Mustered
Ihnl Out iu ST. Paul.

Philippine Troops May BE Mustered
Ihn Out in st. Paul.
ST. Paul Mimi. June 3.-A mass meet
Ing OF citizens of st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis was held here last evening with the
view OF asking President Mckinley to have
the ten regiments of volunteers now in the
Philippines, brought TO st. Paul for mus
tering-out at the time OF the Presidents
visit here. Strong sentiment. however. de-
veloped against the movement. Congress-
man Stevens said the bringing OF the
troops here would mean a loss to them OF
at least 81 100000. This. he thought, was
too much to ask OF men most of whom
were very poor and all OF whom had for
fe:tsd their position at home by remaining
away so long.
Ii was therefore decided to send Twin
City committee to San Francisco where
the regiments would be mustered out
which will ask the Thirteenth Minnesota
and any other regiments that may wish
tC do so to come to st. Paul and particl-
pate in the demonstrations during Presi-
dent Mckinley's stay in the State
The evening times., 1899-06-03
An Employment bureau,

A recent interview given out by Nathan
Straus. of New York is sort Of mixture
of sound sense and impractical theory on
the subject of the unemployed. Mr.. Straus
declares that the problem of poverty would
be practically solved If some rich man
would establish a sort of clearing house,
a combination of employment bureau and
intelligence office, which would furnish
work for those who wanted it and direct
the unemployed to places where work was
needed. He would give each man. SO far
set them all to saving wood or working
on the road. He says that in such an es-
tablishment he would have no questions
asked. except whether work was wanted
He believes that such system would solve
the tramp problem and several others, and
eventually would save the country a great
deal of money which Is now spent in the
hospitals, and charitable institutions.
There is much to be said in favor of such
a plan, and the opinion Of Mr.. Straus, as
practical philanthropist. should be consid-
cred with respect. He has had experience
with the classes which he proposes to bene-
fit, and has helped a great many destitute
folk to become useful members of society,"
But there are. nevertheless. obstacles in
the way Of the scheme, and it is well to
look at them fairly. that they may. II pos
sible. be removed. 1t is entirely possible
that the large cities in this country may
in time establish some such labor clearing
house. and If this could be done it would
perhaps be better than any private enter
prise.
One feature Of this scheme is the trans
portaticn of bodies Of men to places where
laborers are wanted. This would be liza
Bile to abuse by the unscrupulous. 1t would
be opposed very bitterly by the labor un-
ions, since the factory owner. in case of a
strike, would know exactly how and where
to get men competent to fill the places of
the strikers. The result would probably
be labor riots when the "hoboes." as they
would almost certainly be called. arrived.
But this trouble would be confined to the
mechanical empioyments. There are hun
dreds of country districts where the far
mers would be glad to get reliable men for
the rush of harvest work, and men are not
to be had at any price. The employment
The evening times., 1899-06-03
A TREASURE BOX MISSING.
Five Thousand SovePeiRns Lost From
an Australian steamer.

Five Thousand SOvereiRns Lost From
an Australian steamer.
San Francisco. June 3.-The purser OF
the steamer Alameda. which arrived yes
terday from Australia. reports that box
containing 5000 sovereigns. or $4,000. is
missing from the strong room Of the ves-
sci. At Sydney thirty boxes Of treasure
containing 10000 soyereigns were ship
ped for this port. Each box held 5000
sovereigns. This treasure was carried on
board by porters. At the entrance to the
gangway leading to the treasure room
stood the purser and first officer. Neither
checked of the boxes on paper. but both
depended on their memory.
The purser Is positive that thirty boxes
were taken on board. but the first officer
Is not certain II was the duty of the first
officer to see that the porter entered the
treasure room where the third cffeer re-
ceived the boxes. The weak point OF the
system is that each officer was not requir-
ed to check eff the number Of boxes The
theory is that one porter instead OF enter
ing the treasure returned sharply at the
corner and disappeared down the gangway
beyond and then by means OF a confederate
transferred the bcx to shore.
The robbery was not discovered till three
days ago. The steamship company is re-
sponsible for the loss. This Is the second
robbery of the Find that has occurred on
the Australian steamer line within year.
The evening times., 1899-06-03

Well might Mr.. Henderson state twice
in the course of three sentences his pro
found gratitude" He is so decidedly in
delegation yesterday that Mr.. Sherman
will have to exert himself with COM
bination of skilled activity More than
usual even to modern candidates for the
Speakership in order to overcome the ad-
vantases scored by his rival. The Illinois
men. as Mr.. Hopkins states, support
Iowa's candidate in the interest OF party
harmony, which is explained to mean that
the candidacy of two Western men woald
divide the Western members, and might
throw the Speakership to the East.