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The evening times., 1899-06-15
NEW METHOD OF DEBT-PAY1NG.
A Creditor Settles by Money Orders
in Penny InstnIEents.

st. Louis. June 15.-Dick Burke. trGasur-
er of local theatre. has received notice
that there is money order for him in the
postGfice that calls for l cent When C.
C. Ball. advance agent for a vaudeville
show. was in ST. Louis he borrowed So
from Burke. III send it to you from
New York" said Ball. That's all right.
any old time and any old way" said Burke.
When the notice Of the 1-cent money or
der came Burke knew what was up. Ball
had decided 10 remit the So in homeopathic
doses. Manager Butler. of Burke's thea
tire is in New York. and Burke thinks he
helped Ball plan the joke.
I'll fool EN-, though said Burke. I'll
let the money orders accumulate until they
are all in, then I'll cash 'em all at once
1t will cost Ball s25 to send me that s. In
installments Of l cent EACH.
II the Joke Is carried OF. Ball will not
only be at some pains and expense, but
the money order clerks will be put to a
lot OF trouble 4 notice will have to be
sent to Burke every two weeks for each
order reminding him that he has not call
ed for the money and the cashier will have
to carry all those 1-cent orders on his
books.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
ATTEND WORSHIP WITH GUNS.
Feudnl Clnns In Kentucky Tax,
Wholesalers to Church,

Feudal Clnns In Kentucky Take
Winrhesters to Church.
Middlesboro. KY, June 15.-There las
been no serious trouble between the Lee
Taylor factions in the last few days, but
the situation is still threatening. The
mountaineers go heavily armed about their
farms. and when they go to church stack
their Winchesters in a corner ready at a
moments notice for the threatened tattle.
The Lees did not go to Harlan Court
House after Will Yarber. whom they &C.
cused OF helping to kill Abe Lee. They
heard Of strong Taylor force sent to
intercept them. and returned home.
Yarber was turned loose, and he left the
county. The mountaineers do not want
their feud reported. and IL a reporter were
to go to Harlan county his life would be in
danger.
They have also sent threats to Middles-
boro newspaper men. The mountaineers
not engaged in the feud are afraid to tell of
actions OF the feud as 1t u.s. for all tale
bearers have been threatened. with death,
SO it is nearly impossible to secure reliable
information
The evening times., 1899-06-15
THE BENBows IN coNcLAvE.
Five Hundred of the Family Gather
mt Muncie, Ind.

Muncie. Ind. June 15.-The, annual re-
union of the Benbow family has begun in
earnest, with nearly 500 members Of the
family present, coming from every part
Of the country. One delegation from Yer
mont came last night. and at the same hour
another arrived from New Mexico. Most
OF the visitors are from Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, while this State, Ohio and
Illinois furnish many Others. In the alb
sence Of A. E. Benbow,~ the president, of
Alton, ILL.,. John B. Benbow, OF Warren,
Is presiding. with Mrs. Minnie Benbow Per-
ry. OF Warren, as secretary.
There were but six deaths in the family
tree last year. since the first annual meet
ing held in this city. The meetings will
last three days. during which time interest
ing programmes and social Intercourse will
be indulged In. The first meeting was
called for the purpose Of forming an or
ganization to employ counsel to look after
an estate Of several million dollars which
is believed to be due the family from Eu-
rope. A report will be read Of the prose-
cution of this work at this meeting
The evening times., 1899-06-15
CUMBERLAND COAL.
Increase In the Weeks Shipments
Maryland Fuel.

Increase In the Weeks Shipments of
Maryland Fuel.
Cumberland, Nd, June 15.-The coal
shipment from the Georges Creek Cumber-
land region by rail for the week ended
Saturday. June 10. aggregated S7.229.10
tons, and by Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
4.222.09 tons, a total Of 91.451.19 tons. A.
9i9.0s tons more than for the same week
last year. For the year to June 10 the out
put has been 1880. 22919 tons, an increase
of 47.710.05 tons.- as compared with the
corresponding period Of 1898. The ship
ments of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
have dropped behind the record Of last year
by 17.074.01 tons.
OF the output to June 10, 1,2S7. .592 .05
tons were delivered ia the Baltimore and
of l5,e03 tons, and 545,23S.05 tons to the
Pennsylvania. an increase Of 4S.SS1, sc tons
compared with last year.
During the week q, ,7o0.06 tons of coal
and 4.78215 tons Of coke were shipped from
the Elk Garden and Upper Potomac region
Of West Virginia. The total output OF the
region to June 10 Is 576. .553.11 tons of coal
and 101. 1906 tons of coke. an increase of
sc. .5S0.O1 tons Of coal and decrease Of
o,S39.l4 tOnS Oh COKE, as COmpoTeL Win
the record for the same period OF 1898.
The demand for soft coal along the At
lantic seaboard continues brisk. All-rail
trade is reported to be holding up very
we'll. The only disturbing feature in the
trade. operators saY. is the agitation for
higher wages BY 4yners in different fields.
The operators taS they would be willing
to advance wagdpstbut the low price which
coal now commands would not justify
more than is being paid. It is reported
that meetings Of representative coal men
have been held lately In Philadelphia and
New York to Bee II some Joint agreement
to advance prices could not be entered
into. The meetings amounted to little be-
cause the bulk Of this years business Is
covered by contracts, and higher prices on
possible transit d1esia1ess would not make
much difference ln receipts. 1t il contend
ed that in many instances the consumer
Of bituminous coal ais served at a very
small margin over actual cost of mining
and an extremely lew rate Of Transports
tion.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH.
Experiments Continued Under Gen
eral GrecIy's Supervision.

I nuer Sen-
eral GreeIy's Supervision.
General Greely. the Chief Signal Officer
of the Army. said this morning that no re-
port concerning the experiments with the
wireless telegraph made by the Signal
Corps will be made until something tan
gible has been accomplished
Capain Squires. who has given particular
attention to wireless tslegraphy is now In
England and will not return until some
time next month. The War Department
continues to experiment with the appa-
ratus. but nothing remarkable is being ac-
complished- officials OF the War Depart
ment are inclined to believe that in the
course of experiment something practical
and useful will be developed. When Cap
tain Squires returns from England expe-
riments will be resumed with increased
vigor and it is believed he will be able to
demonstrate that wireless teiegraphy can
be used to advantage. not only in the ar
my but by ships al sea. General Greedy
is much interested and when the time
comes he will make a report worth read
ing on the subject.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
SEQUEL TO A SEA WEDDING
Young BarillnS md His Bride Re-
united After Two Years.

"o eATS.
San Francisco, June IA happy sequel
to tugboat marriage off San Francisco is
now being celebrated in Guatemala Two
years ago Jose Barillas, nephew of Gen.
Manuel Barillas. late President of Guate-
mala. married Miss Kate Kiersey daughter
of local merchant The contracting par
ties being under age the ceremony took
place at sea. The parents both raised OBJ
jections. and relatives of Barillas refused
TO recognize the San Francisco girl as his
bride. He was compelled to return home
by steamship sailing day after the mar
riage.
Two years passed and the ac1uaintances
OF young Barillas came to the natural con-
clusion that he had deserted his wife. In
this they were agreeably surprised. several
weeks ago. when the young man sent for
Mrs. Barillas to join him in Guatemala and
reign as mistress of his estates.
He recently attained his majority and
obtained his share of the estate left by
his father, Isador Barillas. Then he lost
no time in setting aside the objections Iais-
ed by his widowed mother and sending for
the girl who for two years had waited and
hoped. Mrs. Barillas is but nineteen years
of age.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
LEFT HIS WIDOW A DOLLAR.
DIR. SinsabRuRh's Will Gives Prop
erty to More Distant Relatives.

Middletown, y. Y. June 15.-When DR..
Robert A. Sinsabaugh, known as Diamond
Dick" died in Washington. d. c.. two
weeks ago. the first intimation his widow
here had Of his death was when her hus-
bands body was sent on for burial. Mrs.
Sinsabaugh. who has Just returned from
Washington. found that her husband. who
was possessed of considerable property,
made a will in 1894 by whfth he be-
queathed her 81 in United States currency.
Most of his estate is left to a brother. Sis
ter, and several cousins. 1t is probable
Mrs. Sinsabaugh will contest the will.
DIR. Sinsibaugh left here suddenly one
night five years ago. and no explanation
for his departure was ever given.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
SMALLPOX ON A STEAMSHIP.
The Mier From Bremen Detained mt
Quarantine.

New York. June 1.-THE steamship H.
Meier arrived this morning from Bremen
and was detained at quarantine by the
health officer. Anna Eckhardt a child OF
eight months. a steerage passenger. was
found in the ships hospital suffering with
smallpox. DR.. Doty says that there was
considerable exposure to the disease.
There ara sixtysix cabin and .666 steer
age passengers on board of the steamship.
All of these will be examined and those not
protected by vaccination OF a previous at
tack Of the disease will be vaccinated at
quarantine.
A large number who have been in con-
tact with tie patient will be sent to Hoff-
man Island. The patient was sent to the
Reception Hospital at the foot of East
Sixteenth Street The vessel and the pas
sengers will be thoroughly disinfected. Il
is not certain when the steamer will be re-
leased.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
WILD RIDE FOR LIFE.
After Swallowing Paris Green, keis-
Ter Galloped Two Miles.

After Swallowing Paris Green, keis-
Ter GnIloped Two Miles.
Atlanta. June 15.-Gus Keisler, living
three miles from this city. accidentally
drank a mixture of paris green, mistaking
it for coffee.
Learning that he had taken poison he
sprang ON a horse ard commenced furi-
GUS ride to the city. He suffered fearful
mental land physical agonies. and finally
dropped unconscious from the flying steed.
after covering two miles.
He was picked up and taken into a neigh
boring house. Energetic and persistent
work succeeded in restoring him to con-
sciousnesst although his recovery is not
certain. The physicians say that only his
strong will kept him alive while on the
horse. as he had absorbed enough OF the
poison to kill three men.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
A REFoRMED MANS NERVE.
Dies Refusing IN Take Whisky Z
Save His Life,

Chattanooga, Tenn, June Eff it
takes whisky to saye my life, I'll die"
said Marion ]. Smith last night.
He kept his word and died early this
morning.
Smith had been notorious drunkard for
twenty years. and for the past five weeks
had been on spree. His wife had pleaded
in vain with him to induce him to join
the church and quit drinking.
Last Sunday Smith attended tent meet
ing. drunk. An evangelist scored drunk
ards. and at the close of the service Smith
went forward, put quart bottle Of whis-
ky in the preachers hands. and vowed
never to touch strong liquor again while
he lived.
He kept praying continuously after that.
and last night was taken violently i'll. A
physician prescribed whisky for him. but
he refused Is take it, although his wife
urged him to do SO.
He died in horrible agony.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
FOREIGN LABoRERs ON STRIKE.
Hungnrians and Poles Menaeins
Property mt ROckland Lnke.

Nyack. n. Y, June 1.-THE laborers at
the large quarries of the Rockland Lake
Trap Rock Company at Rockland Lake
went on a strike yesterday for higher wa
ges. and As q result forty deputy sherifis
are now guarding the property Of the
owners. Wilson p. Foss and Jacob E.
Conklin. two wealthy citizens OF Haver-
straw. The company employs a very large
gang OF men. and all of them refused to
go to xosk under the old terms. AS soon
as Mr.. Foss learned Of the action OF the
men he paid them off at noon and ordered
them to leave the property.
< The men are Hungarians and Poles, and
after their discharge became drunk and
boisterous. They trimmed their hats with
feathers and red flannel and gathered
about thr property. Threats were made by
some of the men to do damage to the
valuable property of their employers. and
II was found necessary to swear in forty
special deputy sheriffs. The sheriffs were
supplied with sufficient number OF rifles
to protect the premises. Last night the
strikers gathered about the limits OF the
quarries. but seeing the deputy sherifs on
duty, did not venture to pass the line.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
Looks Absurd to Politicians,
xt,a 90


In your issue of Wednesday morning Treasurer
Roberts is reported to have said the statement
that Admiral Dewey had refused to accept the
residence to be erected in this city by popular
subscription, is absurd.
Perhaps such act would he absurd in the
eyes of Mr.. Roberts, but it would be in keep
ing with the chivalrous character of Dewey. 1t
would be disappointment 10 many Of the Ad-
Elirsfs best friends, to many who entertain for
him the highest respect and admiration, IL he
were to accept. The refusal Of such gift would
add to his already great fame. and his name
would ge down 10 future ages with a much
brighter lustrc than IL he had become the re-
cpent, Of the peoples bounty. Thsfe is u kind
of poverty that outranks wealth.
We respect the great Marlborough for his mil.
itary genius and achievements. but we despise
him for his greed. Did the gifts received by
Grant add to his well-descrved fame? Did Wash.
ington Lee lose gain in the estimation Of
mankind by refusing such gifts and cmolimcn.s?
Mr.. Roberts may think it absurd for Dewey to
refuse; but posterity aud the future historian
will doubtless take . very different view OF it,
49,. SYDNEY =. MARSHALL.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
Ant. Eat the Paper Money,

From the st. Louis Republic.)
Paper money cannot be used IN the Philippines
The ialands are infested with ants. which cat al
most everything, and are particularly fond OF
paper. ,,
h a recent shipment Of money for the troops
was 81. o0,000 In paper money Of small denomina.
tions. and preparations were being made to send
more paper in the next shipment, when warn
ing was given that hereafter nothing but gold
and silver coin must he sent to the islands
1t was stated that ants got into the boxes and
attacked the packages Of bills, which were saved
from destruction only by the greatest care As
far as chicials here know, none OF the money was
actually destroyed, the damage done being proba-
bly, no more serious than the eating away Of the
edges OF notes. or perhaps making holes through
some Of them.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
CHICAGO MAY BE DARKENED.
Threats 10 Turn on the Gas Unless
Bills Are Paid.

Chicago. June 15.-Omcials of the Gas
Trust have served notice on the city that
they will not allow the gas to burn after
the appropriation is used unless they have
assurance that the bill will be paid.
The estimates prepared by the comp
troller show the fund to be nearly depict
ed. Only 100000 was appropriated by the
council for this purpose. though over $780,.
o00 was expended last year In gas lighting.
The additional amounts were collected in
t.e shape of judgments against the city IN
S B IS brought by the gas companies.
City Electrician Eiiicott says that by
cutting down the number OF lights the
present appropriation may last until Au-
gust.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
COSTLY SPACE IN PARIS.

COmmisaiOner Peck Makes q DiscIOs-
ure to the States.
New York. June 15.-During a confer
ence between Commissioner Peck. of the
Paris Exposition. and others in this city
yesterday, the former told State Commits
sioner E. W. Runyon. Of California. that
there was only one way his State or any
other could get special room in the Ma
tional Building at Paris. That was by
contributing a certain amount to the gen.
eral fund. and this offer would apply to all
other States. for there will be no State
buildings. California has raised $130, 900,
and Is ready to raise 800. 1000 more.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
The Dignity of Honest Work.

ne III "ohrhA ~
In one OF the Chicago papers appears the
story OF a young man who. failing to Sc
cure the sort of employ aient to which he
| felt that his birth and education entitled
him, made all preparations 20 commit sui
eide but was fortunately prevented.
There is food for reflection in this incident
and the numerous youths who are now
do well to consider it.
1t should be distinctly understood that
no man is entitled" to step into a good
| situation merely because he comes OF a
good family and has had a fine education.
The world does not do business on that
principle. In the majority OF cases, OF
course. the man who has fitted himself for
| professional life obtains some sort OF po-
sition in which he can use his knowledge:
but this is not because he is legally enti-
| tied to it. 1t comes to him because he
happens to be more or less capable of doing
the work.. and Is within reach of the per-
son at whose disposal the vacancy is II
the market in that particular line hap
pened to be oveTstocked. he might have the
wisdom of Solomon and still he obliged to
wait some time for a suitable position"
There is only practice enough in a given
tosn for a certain number of doctors and
lawyers: and if the field happens to be
filled with competent men. no special
providence is going to divert business
from its accustomed channels that it may
flow into the hands of the brilliant young
man who has Just hung out his sign. II
he wants money he will have to take the
advice Of Tennyson's Northern Farmer
and go where money is
There is certain amount of false pride
among the American people, democratic as
they are. which leads some foolish young
people to regard death or dependence as
preferable to work which they think be
low them. The fortupate and well-to-do
classes are partly responsible for this silli
ness. So long as thoughtless rich women
treat with contempt or patronage the girl
ter what her character or education may
be, SO long there will be silly girls among
the poor who will refuse to do that kind of
wcrh. We are SO constituted that the
opinion of our fellow beings has a consid-
cradle influence over orr feelings. even
VIXEN we know We are doing the right and
necessary thing.
But no young man or young woman
need be ashamed of doing any sort of hon. |
est work. so that it is done well. Some OF !
the most cultivated and refined women |
who ever graced society in this country |
have been obliged by poverty to do their
own housework, and many of the men
Of whom America is proudest have at some
time or other supported themselves by the
hardest kind of manual labor. There have
always been people foolish and ignorant
enough to sneer at the workers; but there
Are also real gentlefolk. whose opinion is
worth having, who know that character is
made by work, and not by idleness and the
of others. 1t does not make
very much difference what the work is, SO
eng as it is done with the spirit of the ar
ist-the desire for perfection rather than
'eward.
The evening times., 1899-06-15

NJ. Poincare has consented. after some
hesitation. to undertake the formation Of
''pacihcation" ministry in France. We
do not envy the new premier his power
or honors. He will be a good deal in the
position Of coroner holding an inquest In
a burning powder mill. The political con-
ditions in Paris do not promise him much
success or comfort.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
A PREHISTORIC RELIC.
Remains of n Giant Found in Indi-
ann.

New Carlisle. Ind, juno 15.-Relics OF a
prehistoric age have been brought to light
in Noble county. The find is In York
township, where workmen excavating for
a public highway found the skeleton of an
iDhabitant of early days. The bones indi-
cate that tho person was fully nine feet
tall
The bones are unusually large and the
position Of the skeleton when found indi-
Gated that the person had been buried in a
sitting position. The belief is advanced
builder.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
FALL BROKE HIS NECK.

War Veteran Had Had Four Frac-
lures of His Legs.
Glassboro, N. j., June 15.-Charies
Krouse. one Of the oldest and best-known
residents Of Glassboro. fell from cart
while loading hay yesterday. He struck
on his head and died in a very short time
Drs. Jacob and Howard lizard. who were
called. found that his neck was broken.
Mr.. Krouse was veteran of the civil war.
and a member of the Order Of Red Men,
the Knights Of Pythias. and of the Hepta-
sophs. In the past year or two he had
one leg broken three times and the other
once
The evening times., 1899-06-15
A LUMP OF GOLD FOR PARIS.
Treasure Weighing over a Ton for
the Coming ExpOsition.

Treasure Weighing over n Ton for
the Coming Exposition.
Colorado Springs, Col. June 1.-THE
commissioners in charge of the Colorado
gold exhibit at the Paris Exposition have
decided to send solid gold nugget minia-
ture of Pixies Peak of s1.OOO.O0O value.
AS ton of gold is worth $500. .seS.50, the
nugget will weigh about one and two
thirds tons. 1t will reach New York city
under guard in a special car, and thence
the government will convey it to Paris.
The Exposition Commissioners have guar
anteed its safe return.
The ore Of the nugget represents nearly
all the big producers Of the State, the Grip
pie Creek mines being in the lead.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
The Prince Of Critics.
(From the London Times.)

lFrom the London Times)
Jules Janin, who has been dubbed the prince
of critics. would be completely unknown to the
present generation il he had not called the lobster
which he had only seefNfter It had been boiled
''the cardinal of the seas"
The evening times., 1899-06-15
An Artistic Racket.

(From the Detroit Free Press.)
f'Isn't Alice's hat perfect symphony
81 don't know; it looks more to me like an
opcratic roundup by Wagner
The evening times., 1899-06-15
CURRENT HUMOR.
a Humble Enquiry.

Mr.. Henpeck-Is my wife going out, Eliza9
Eiiza-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Henpeck-Do You happen to know whether
I'm going out with her,
The evening times., 1899-06-15
A Calamity Escaped.
Fron Puck.)

Henry Hoecon-A wet season is bad enough
fer the farmers. but dry one is w,iss.
Seth Summerfallow-Thats right; an it'd
about rse fellow up II we'd have 'em both at
the came time.
The evening times., 1899-06-15
Gradual Accumulation

(From the Yonkers Statesman.)
Mrs. La Salle-You said Mrs wabas. got her
furniture on the nstnllment plan, didn't yous
Mrs Dearborn-Yes; she's had four husbands
and got little with each one.
The evening times., 1899-06-15

What, with the public confession Of Car
rie JONES'" alias Bella Anderson, and the
private admissions of Barrow, the case
against the Baby Clarke kidnapers ap-
pears to be complete. In the interests Of
all American homes. 1t is to be hoped that
the miscreants will get the full limit of
punishment allowed by law
The evening times., 1899-06-15
N0n-COmnalttal,
(rrom the Cleveland

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
"Suppcse I tell you. dearest, that my father
has lost all his money. What will you dog''
Go out and see if the story can be verified. -
The evening times., 1899-06-15
DcIiberate sIaudcr,.

(From the PhiIadclphia Record)
Irate Oficcho'der-Look here, sir! Explain why
am referred to "lowdown political job
herr in your Fapera
Editor-Oh. it was the fault Of the compositor
wrote it ''robber'' plainly enough
The evening times., 1899-06-15
SuObI,ery.
From the Chicago r,;b,,ne ,

The man with the plastcring and whitewasil
pientifully scattered his clothes having taken
a sat in the street car, and moment later the
man sitting next to him having got up
Think you're better'n am, don't youf''
"A little; one of US had to offer this lady q
seat, and you didn't"
The evening times., 1899-06-15
A Confederate Hou.ewIfe,

FIom the Boston Transcript)
Bztes-b your wife good cook?
Yafes-kot exactly that. perhaps. but she is a
good woman She never tries 10 cook.