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The evening times., 1899-07-20
MarconI Message. ON Yacht.

1t will be remembered that while the Prince
of Wales was aboard the royal yacht she lay
off in Cowes Bay wireless telegraphy set up
between the royal yacht and Osborne House, so
that the Queen might obtain frequent bulletins.
regarding the Princes injured knee. Mr.. Cleve-
land Moffat, in the eoursa of interview in
this months Windsor with Signor Marcori,
the inventor, says the transmission was accom-
plished in the usual way-with I00-foot pole
at Ladyweod Cottage, in the grounds OF Os-
borne House, supporting the vertical conductor,
and wire from the yachts mast lifted eighty
three feet above deck. What seemed to amaze
the ROYALTIES on board above all was that the
sending could go on. inst the same while the
yacht was plewing along through the waves
On one occasion the yacht cruised so far west
as to bring the receiver within the influence Of
the transmtter at the Needles, and here it was
found possible to communicate RDceesively with
that station and with Osborne; this despite the
fact that both stations cut off from the
yacht by considerable hNlE
The evening times., 1899-07-20

The Samoan question. after several
weeks holiday, is once more at home and
transacting business with neatness and
despatch. The truce between the native
factions has been broken, blood has been
spilled, and heads humorously separated
from trunks after the cheerful island fash
ion. Chambers has retired and the German
Dr.. Solf assumes the right to occupy the
judicial vacuum thus created. His claim
is no doubt resisted by the American and
English representatives, and, altosather,
there is another nice little revolution on
the tapis. We are not advised as to the
course Mr.. Mckinley will adopt in view of
the new outbreak, but perhaps he could
not do better than to send DENLY and the
two schoolmasters to Apia. Their eminent
success in restoring peace in the Philip
pines is suggestion of what they might
accomplish in Samoa. A few lectures on
Church and State "a Protective Tariff
as Means of Grace THE Value of I'M
agination in the Construction of Reports, :"
and such topics, would do Mataafa and
Malietoa Tanu world of good and perhaps
make real mild Christians of them.
The evening times., 1899-07-20

hat he has ignored or defed it. President Nc
Kinley is responsible for every day that he re-
mained in control of the War Department after
his incompetency became apparent. II the Pres
ident did not feel that his own political pros
poets were being injured by the retention OF
Mr.. Alger in the Cabinet, the latter would prob
ably serve out his term. His retirement now,
under compusion, while matter of public con-
graduation, Will not relieve Mr. Mckinley OF
any of the odium which attaches to his Admin
istration. He is as responsible for TIE conduct of
the War Department as Mr. Alger. He has
known how that department administered,
and nothing has been done without his sanction
The retirement OF Alger therefore, will in no
measure be an expatiation Of the sins of the
Administration. Algerism is merely symp-
tom.- The real seat of the trouble is at the
White House and the Influences which surround
it and which have pervaded every department of
the Government Baltimore Sun.
The forces arrayed against Secretary Alger,
military, personal, and political, have prevailed
and he yesterday sent his resignation to the
President. Had General Alger resigned six
months ago it would have been said the friends
of General Miles had driven him from the Cab
met. Had he resigned three months ago II
would have been said that the President had
yielded to the Outcry against the War Depart
ment, raised by the mugwumps and Democratic
press Neither of these. things can he said now
Secretary Ager has made mistakes, but when
the books are posted and the record made up
his management of the War Department Will
not stand lowest in the list of those things that
have given the Administration prestige and the
Republican party strength for future contests
Chicago Intes Ocean.
President McKinley's desire to receive Sec
ond term of Office at the hands of the American
people long ago rendered inevitable Secretary
Ayers departure from the Cabinet That de-
parture was only a question of time and man
ner. Mr.. Alger has at last chosen to resign
Now AIger is going out of the Cabinet. He
should never have gone into it. His fate should
be a warming to Presidents and TO Cabinet Off
GERS that that high position is not to be used to
further selfish eDds.-ChicagO Record
The evening times., 1899-07-20

There ought to be developments in the
Alaskan boundary situation, now that Sen
ator Fairbanks is home from the scene of
war. We sincerely trust it is true that
the Government has determined to stand
by our rights and to refuse any concession
TO Canadian impudence. Il is also TO be
hoped that there viii be no hesitation
about sending troops at once to Pyramid
Harbor
The evening times., 1899-07-20
The Point of View.

Adiutant General Corbin sympatheti-
cally says of AIger that, If he has erred
il has been on the side OF the soldier!'
Yet Alger is execrated by the soldier,
while gloriously popular with the carrion
beef interest, and the coffin trust.
The evening times., 1899-07-20
UsefuI in n WAY.
(From the indianapolis Journal }

Il guess I'll Keep you all season." said the
manager of the summer vaudeville hsIis2.
eat last / Appreciated" exclaimed the
man who had never been able re- get an engage
ment fer more Than week, trying 10 hide his
astonishment under the air of a man coming in
to his rights.
That's what" continued the manager 'You
are SO hepeiessly bum that You make the other
turns seem coed by contrast
The evening times., 1899-07-20
EIephansine. Attachment.
fFtom the Lahore Tribune

We noticed few days ago the death at Bull
rampur OF Chand Murat, the biggest elephant in
Asia. We sorry to learn that Lachhmania
the big female, who had daily fetched fodder
for Chand Murat for the past thifty-fye years.
died eight days later. The mahouts swear that
Lachhmania was not i'll at all, but died Of
grief.
The evening times., 1899-07-20
CURRENT HUM0R.
Practical Advicr.

(From the Kansas City Star.)
troubled but trusting subscriber recently
wrote to the editor OF the Huron Herald
what ails my hens? Every morning l find
one or more of them keeled over, to rise no
more"
The reply was: ''The fowls are dead It is an
old eouiplanr, and nothing can be done, ex
cept to bury them
The evening times., 1899-07-20
a I.ixeIx Pin,e

(F'rom the Chicago Tiu,es-Ierald.)
''Well Tommy. did y6u have any fireworks at
your house On the F0urth?''
You bet pa was in a hurry to git his coffee
1T breakfast. he toeis swallow Whan it was
hot it burned his tongue and threat The
fireworks all went of in bunch then
The evening times., 1899-07-20
snmpson's Way.

IFr0m the Galveston News
There was runor afioat that Sampson was
to be sent to the Azores to meet Dewey and es-
eort him home. Happily the rumor proves to be
untrue. II Sampson to get as close to-
the. Philippines as the Azores, he might come
back claiming the victory won by Dewey.
The evening times., 1899-07-20
Too Expensive.

(From the Chicago Tribune-)
maria. de you feel any symptoms Of your
regular annual attack of hay fever yet?"
.'NOt YET"
''weli, you'd better not have it this year at
all; I've lost too much money wheat"
The evening times., 1899-07-20
Ynaecustomea Luxury.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
''He claims he druggcd''
''Been drinking SOME of Colonel Pixies four
teen-year-old whisky, l suppose"
The evening times., 1899-07-20
An Eye to the Future.
fErem the Indfananolis Journal,

(Frem the indianapolis JournaL)
The Bank Prpsident-Are YOU aware the cash
Ter has taken a half interest in a yacht?
The Confidential Adviser-No; perhaps we had
better see he does become a full hedged
skipper.
The evening times., 1899-07-20
A fIasty Explanation.

Customer don't think that is genuine old
edition. Too many Of the words are spelled in
mndern style
Dealer-Well-er-that may be a typograpd-
al
The evening times., 1899-07-20

Communications intended for publication in
THE TIMES must be tersely and plainly written,
and must in all be accompanied by the
name and address Of The writer. Rejected com
munications viii not be preserved and only man
uscripts Of obvious importance viii be returned
10 their authors.
The evening times., 1899-07-20

It will be agreed about Secretary Mger, as
it was said about Cawdor in Macbeth. that
nothing, in his life became him like the leav
ing it, And now that he has, none too early.
hut most too late. chosen TO get out of a place
from which his chief could not put him out :;
chosen TO relieve the Administration Of the u-
cubus that his presence devolved upon it; chosen
TO seek the shade and find wisdom in neglect,
il would be unbeconriBg for any American 10
exult. In his own place. in private lifr Mr.
Alger has as many seruples, doubtless, as the
politicians. or as the business man with whom
he competes-New York Times.
The evening times., 1899-07-20

Readers of THE TINES who may at any time
be unable to procure copies OF il al any news
stand or railroad station, or railroad trains,
viii confer favor upon the infringement by
sending 10 this office information Of the fact.
The evening times., 1899-07-20

President Mckinley has received the resigna-
tion of his Secretary of War at critical junct-
ure in the affairs of the War Office. The Joint
statement of the Manila correspondents which
bears upon its face every evidence of convinc-
ing truth. has swept out of the public mind
every F,lcrring illusion in regard TO the real
state RI IRIS in the Philippines Responsibility
fer the : 30 to conquer peace on Luzon ISL
and rest,= aTt with the commonplace igurelead
left in toHisGi OF military operations around Ma
Mia. but rather upon the blundering. insolent
incapable and corrupt management of the War
Department under control of Ager and his as
sociates and jundsrlngs There exists among the
American people no general disposition to charge
upon President Mckinley the manifold offences
and derelietions of his chosen chief of the War
Department. Nor do they care TO enquire GU
riously into the political methods and personal
influences which successfully employed to
secure his fetenton in Office long after his in.
capacity had been signay demonstrated. Al
gers incumbency. was one of the grave misfor
tunes of war, which the nation suffered in 81
lence, while vast treasure and precious blood
were poured out as the price of error.-Philadel-
pha Record.
. To construe his resignation as being in any
sesne a confession would in the judgment of
this paper, be in. the highest degree unjust. We
have no idea that Mr.. Algcr ever merited the
censure which as Secretary of War he has so
ignorant great deal of it was malicious and
far as there was cause for blame careful,
impartial, intelligent examination Of the cir
cumStances WOULD we are persuaded, show that
the occasion rested with the conditions which
he inherited, and with the sudden exigencies of
an emergency out of all proportion in its mag
nitude with the means at his command to meet
il. All things considered, the War Department
accomplished wonders. and deserves eensure far
less than praise, but that there should have
been mistakes and shortcomings was inevitable
and for all of these the Secretary of War nat
urally had to bear the responsibility He has
been much prosecuted man. There can be no
question about that.-Philadeiphia Enquirer
OF course. Mr.. Mckinley viii accept the res
ignation. Secretary Alger, he may thins, will
make very convenient scapegoat for lie sins
of omission and commission in which the Ad-
ministration has abounded The Secretary win,
accordingly, retire, and stand not upon the or
der OF his going. 1t Is very proper that 1e
should resign Fer the past twelve months there
has been a general demand for his retirement,
The evening times., 1899-07-20

THE TIMES in all its editions, Morning, Even
ing and Sunday. viii be mailed 10 one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired.
The evening times., 1899-07-20

Secretary Alger has again retired under fire. :"
Public opinion, which has been powsrless in in
ducing the President to ask for his resignation.
has proved strong enough to force him to resign.
II Mr. Mckinley had asked the Secretary of
War TO retire a year ago, when the demonstra-
tiOn of his utter unftncss complete, he
would have saved his Administration from the
odium Of AlgeriSln But by retaining and Sis
tanning him until he voluntarily retires. the
President has made himself responsible for Al
gers offences and shortcomings. II is too late
for a scapegoat. Alger resigning under out
side pressure becomes more a victim than a
burden bearer.-New York World.
The evening times., 1899-07-20

ing heat leaden skies. and, above al. brown
smoke or mist have been conditions associated
with plague both this year and the last
negative condition has been rhe absence CT rain.
We have noticed the brown mist in the midst
Of sunlight playing all aTound-lt- Whence cones
itg Whence itJ ehrsky hue in localities where
not n single chimney Is werSine-! The
swer must be that the mist Is simply due u
bad draiuage The Indian MirFaF' declares
that the underground system is wholly unsIitsd
to tropical countries" NheR it was abeur u
be introduced in Calcutta Dr. Nauat. Dr.. Ml-
hendra Lal Sicar and ether authorities fOsetOI
the evils which followed A reeenr issue of the
Calcutta Medical Journal says that the plague
due entirely 10 .'thG malarlouS condition Ot
the city, which is daily increasing in intensity,
from imperfect and faulty drainage. aggravated
by- the ever-increasing production OF poisonous
gases in the Unfinished and badly flushed drains
Another paper sayS the matter is one Of I'M
perial concern. and urges action on the paIt OF
Lord Curzon, the FiceFoy-
The way thimhlss are made in this country
and England Is simple enough. says the View
York sun" Dies OF different sizes arr used.
into which the metal whether goid, silver. or
steel is pressed. The hoIe-PunchiEg. finishing.
ard polishing or temperinz are cone a:aesxsrd
Celuoid is moldsd- The bsSt thim5es az
made in France. where the process is mere thor
| ough. The French consider durability IN their
gold tkimbhs the fi=Sr rgGaisirs. The Est
step IN the masfne OF a Paris geld thinhle Is
the cutting into disk OF TIE desired SIZE Of 4
thin piece of sheet iron. This is heated TO i
red heat, placed over a graduated hoie in
iron paneh This hole IS the form ci the tlirl-
bic. The iron thus formed IS removed nom the
hole, the little indentations to keep the ucStlle
from slipping made in II, and al the other
finishing strokes Of the tkiHl5le's tur-r PIT en-
it, The iron IS then made inIe sIeEi by PsO-
cess peculiar TO the French sAimble-makRs, is
tempered polished, and h-susl4t ta a deep blue
coler. A thin sheet Of gold - then pressed into
the interior of the thinlbie and fastened there ~
a mandril. Gold leaf IS attached to the outside
by great pressure, the edges of the Isaf bsin.
fitted in and held by small grooves as the las
Of the thimble. Tie article IS thsn ready foI
use. The gold will last for Years The steel
never oat, and the gold can be readily
replaced ut any time Nowhere else in the world
are g0Id thimbseS made in that way.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04

A measure Of order. simplicity and
fitness must be obtained in the arrange
ment Of furnishings. or they will lose
their original beauty and give the
effect of "a medley OF furniture, draper
les AMI pictures.
A room that lacks the element of
comfort is never inviting. however ex-
pensive its appointments NAV be.
ain furnishing bedroom we are deal
ing with the lungs OF the house. and
whatever else we do we must not OBJ
struct the ice entrance of fresh air.
The knack OF adapting and converting
what one has into what she desires is
one of the most valuable gifts on ac-
quirements that the homemaker with
good taste and a shallow purse can
have.-Chicago Times-lIerald.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04
Flour Adulteration i'm italy.

In the Alta Italia IA well-known
Bretscian firm received visit the
other day from the sanitary officer of
Milan and was found to have on the
premises, for supply to the baking fra
ternity large quantities of -four adult
teIated with ''coalina"-that is, the
double silicate of alum and potash, a
substance employed IN porcelain manu-
factories aud very pernicious to health.
Following up his search the officer dis.
covered in several baking honses of
Brescia another quantity of flour"
furnished by the same firm and con-
tanning from 0.S5 to 40 per cent of
sulphate of barium, powder not ac-
tuallv poisonous like the "coalina, 4"
but very heavy and hurtful to the con-
sumer's stomach. Convicted of this
serious cOntravention of the sanitary
law, the head OF the firm in question
was put under arrest.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04
HAvANA'S FOURTH Or JULY.
How a Photographer Gained a snap
shot of a Mon.

On the morning of the Fourth Of July
the populace of Havana hurried down
TO the shore at the sea end of the city
From the fortress of La Punta to the
suburb of Ncdado the beach was black
with a shouting, singing. laughing. bio
praiSing people. 1t was the most eXcit-
ing morning the Cuban capital had
known since the beginning of the block
ade. The vast multitude was expect
ant. eager, as impatient aud rs fran
tically excited as mob of LatiuS is
bound TO be- What was the cause of
all this excitement? why was this
throng. three miles long, gathered at
the sea edge with gaze bent upon the
horizon? Now You viii chuckle--the
Havana newspapers had that morning
published full-page accounts of how the
Spanish fleet, on the morning Of the day
previous, July ;. had come out of san
tiago harhor, how CcrvCra had attacked
the American fleet, ana how he had
sunk or destroyed every one of Samp-
sons and Schleys ships. The report
added that the Spanish feet was on the
way to Havana, and row. this morning,
the ItI"lc of the capital were mompu.
tarily expecting To see Ccrvcra's ships
appear on the horizon. Down upon This
eXpectant throng came Gomez Carcrra.
If you have been in Havana in recent
months | need not add that Gomez is
n photographer. Fully - per cent of
the photographs of scenes in Havana,
printed in so many American pcrodi.
Gals during last year. were made by
this same Gomez Carrrra who made "A
small fortune selling his pictures at
purse-hrcaknS prices TO Yankee news
paper correspondents
Gomez set up his camera near the
Funta, where the throng was thickest.
His lens pointed directly at the throng's
back. lie made ready. was about to
photograph the throngs back. when
suddenly Il series of piercing cries rent
the air, cries from the rear. The throng
turncd-and at that moment Gomez Ca
rerra uncappcd his lens and made
photograph of the throug's face. The
photographer is very proud of that par
ticular picture. for it shows throng OF
people all startled ana hcwildercd,
faces full of a hang dog expression,
jaws dropping, Scowls. For the pierre
ing cries were: Extra! La Luchaw
This extra issued 10y the leading news
paper of Havana, was no larger than u
handbill but It told the popuace that
Ceryera's fleet could no, arrive Of Ha-
vana that morning, rs all the Spanish
ships were at the bottom of the sea.
Gomez himself told me this story. and
added that when the populacc realized
the real import of la Lucha's extra the
mightcst curse ever heard in Havana
went up to the skies; ana the throng
loafcd homcWard, thoroughly angry
and Disguised With the Spanish admin-
israuon, Cervera, ct al.--Leslic's Week.
ly
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04

Here Is an instance. quoted by An
drew Lang, of intelligence IN the dog:
a friend Of mine has a Scotch terrier,
aged seventeen months. One day he
shut him up in room next that where
he was sitting. engaged in official du-
ties. ON the table he had left box OF
some kind of concentrated beef lozeu-
gcs equivalent, he thinks, TO "A middle
sized OK. After some time he went
into the room for the lozcnccs. The
box had vanished. At last he found it,
empty, pushed beneath the fender. The
dog did not recover its appetite for
about a week. Its intelligence was dis
played, not in eating the equivalent OF
an OK. but In hiding the empty box, and
hiding 1t clcvcrly, too. Animals are al
ways most intelligent one fears, when
most dcpraved."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04
500 REWARD 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
lea IN that there is ct least one dreaded disease
ihHt science has been able to cure IN all It's
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh cure
is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being "a constitutional DIS
ensc, requires II constitutional treatment.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system, thereby destroying the fouuda-
ton Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have SO much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One HundrCSl Dollars
FOR any case that ii fails to cure. send for list
OF testimonials. Address
+. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
. Halls EamIl }. rllls are the best.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04

Once upon IA time very lovely lady.
who lives in street-or at least |
think it's | street-advertised for a
batter. Divers and sundry persons ap-
phed for the place, and among them
one man pleased her very much indeed.
lie had been butler. he said, for Gen.
Sucn-a-One, and Mis-. Gen. SuCh-a-
One, lie was quite sure, would recon-
mend him. Accordingly. madam sat
down to write note to Mrs. Gen.
Such-a One, asking about him. Now.
madam, as all her acquaintance know,
Is the most absent-minded woman the
shadow of the monument ever fell on.
She wrote the note, but in it there was
no mention of Higgins. the butler. In
stead the note read:
Dear Madam: Will you kindly tell
me what the habits and characteristics
OF Gen. Such-a-One are, and how long
heahas lived with vou!"
Mrs. Generals reply drove all the
cobwebs from the absent. minded
wOman's brain.
Madam" 1t ran, ''as to Gen. Such
a-One's habits and characteristics. they
are matters of which public record will
inform YOU. AS to how long he has
lived with me, 1t is none of your bust
ness"
And the last four words were en-
phatically underlined. w ashington
Post.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04

A tramp with his ann in u sling,
called on GiIhooly for copper. alles-
ing that his arm had been injured in u
recent railway accident.
"Eut yesterday you had the other
arm in sling" replied GiIhooly.
"WelI, suppOsin' | had. Don't you
suppose icller's arm gets tired of be-
ing tied mp all day! Besides. I've got
member half the time which arm was
broken. STRAY Stories.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04

When Sir Thomas Moore was i'm
prisonci in the Tower of London for
refusing to suliy his conscience, his
wife rallied at him Tor his folly in re-
naming il filthy prison when he
might he merry at home with his
family and in favor also with the king
and council.
lie replied: "Why. good Alice, is
not this prison as near heaven as my
own homc"'
In answer to her sneer Of contempt
he asked: 'Iiow long, think you
might one live to ENJOY this house OF
ours
"P'rhaps some 20 years" was her
answer.
Were not he a bad calculator, then,
who even Tor a hundred OF thousand
years would risk the loss of an eter-
nifty"
I'm the -prjne clcousr your system by using
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04

An elderly man rose to give his seat
to plump looking girl on South side
Car.
ooh, no; thank you" she returned,
as she caught onto strap. 81 would
not think of taking seat from an
older-er-I mean, I'd just as lief
stand up" she finished, lamely.
Now that's all right" the old gen.
tleman retorted, in very loud and
hearty tone OF voice. But you'd bet
ter sit down. | know you fat girls
usually have tender feet r'-Chicago
journal.