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The evening times., 1899-08-02
AGAINST A DEWEY DISPLAY.
A Boston Alderman penounces Mod
ern Hero Worship.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 2.-There was a
sensation in the Board of Aldermen yes
terday when Alderman M. w. Brick, a
Democrat. spoke and voted alone against
the appropriation by the city of $4,000 for
Alderman Brick said:
Il do not think that we should throw
ourselves into a state of adulation of a
hero because he has won battle. 1t hard
ly strikes me that the Admiral is to be put
into the same category with Grant. Sher-
man, and other great military heroes
There is much to be said TO this ques-
ton. / think that ii is a matter that
should be thought over more maturely be-
fore we take the general sentiment AMI
rush of peoples opinions, and before set
ting out TO give adulation merely to mill
tary hero.
1T strikes me that we are getting into
the condition that France is today; that
public movements are too much OF the
quick sentiment and not of the cool, COL
lective basis under which our forefathers
built this grand Government of ours; that
this movement is an attempt on the part
of the Administration to bolster up the
war and to place itself in public favor,
which ii does not deserve.
Il did not know that this order was to be
introduced at this time. Ii l had known it
l think l should have prepared an address
on this matter, /, at least, as an alder
man and as citizen of the United States.
view with considerable alarm this attempt
to bolster upsfthis Administration and to
sweep the people of their feet.
The trouble is that parades and expo
sition of this sort turn the public mind
away from a careful examination and criu
cism of the true problems that are before
the people. The people are gradually bow
ing to heroes. and the time is bound to
come, and within a short time, when the
people will cry out against this war.
AT this time / shall vote against any
attempt to give public testimonial mere
ly TO a man. i do not, however, wish to
discredit him in the least, but do protest
against making him second Boulanger in
America. 1t is not American and it is not
democratic, nor is it consistent with the
principles upon which this nation was
founded
This address called forth strong express
sions In favor Of the motion and the order
was passed BY vote of nine to one.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
THE GUNBoAT MACHIAS.
Ordered TO Remain at SantO Do
mingo Until Further Orders.

The Navy Department has been informed
by Commander Logan of the arrival of the
gunboat Machias at Santo Domingo city
yesterday. Commander Logan's despatch is
dated August /, and he adds:
United States consul says that death of
President of Santo Domingo believed not
to have any political significance. Motive
of assassins believed to have been personal
revenge. The Vice President of Santo Do
mingo has succeeded without political dis
turbance, and has reappointed former cabi-
net. No disorder exists. / request permis-
sion to delay leaving FIVE days to repair
boiler"
The Machias has no orders to leave and
the commanders request is regarded as
merely a precaution against again being
ordered away before repairs to the boiler
are made He was instructed to remain at
Santo Domingo until further orders.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
A sTENoGRAPHER's GOOD LUCK
Kindness to Stranger Met by IL
Princ.Iy Reward.


Chester. Pa, Aug. Miss Emma Tobin,
a stenographer, of this city, has been noti-
fed that a fortune of $35. 900 will be sent
to her from Germany. She received a let
ter yesterday from John Schmidt,
wealthy resident of Berlin, informing her
that he will forward that amount upon re-
cept of her address.
Miss Tobin was formerly employed in
the Office of a Philadelphia business firm
and it was her custom to travel daily be-
tween this city and Philadelphia on the
cars. She occupied a seat beside strange
man one morning on her way to Philadel-
phia, and was looking over some steno-
graphic notes when the gentleman spoke
to her.
She noticed that one hand was tied up
in bandages. He explained that he was
travelling in America for pleasure and had
sustained an accident. Would she accom-
modate him by writing some letters for
him? She would, provided he called at the
Office of the firm where she was employed
The arrangements were made, the letters
were written, and the stranger offered her
pay for her services. Miss Tobin declined
the money, and the stranger, impressed
by her kindness, promised that he would
never forget her.
Il will reward you some day handsome
ly for this he said, "and you will never
have any cause to regret your kindness to
a stranger in a foreign land
He then left for the Pacific coast to fin
ish his travels. Miss Tobin forgot all
about John Schmidt and the circumstance
until the letter reached her yesterday.
Send me your address,, he wrote, Il have
decided to reward you for the kindness
you showed me in America. am going to
send you present of S35, ,000."
The evening times., 1899-08-02
LudIov,s Childish Tfmidf,v

General Ludlow appears to be coming to
a realization of the vast responsibility i'm
posed upon him by the Administration S
partisan partiality in sighting Fitzhugh
Lee and giving TO civil engineer the most
important departmental command in Cuba.
AS Military Governor of Havana he is Just
beginning TO show that he knows some
thing of the more important features of
his duties and an appreciation of the cir
cumstances which surround him, though
it cannot be said that his action yet meas
ures up TO his sense of obligation.
General Ludlow has displayed commend
able comprehension of his duties but la
mentable inadequacy to meet them reso-
lutely in his amateurish course toward Sc
ditious journalism in Havana A periodi-
cal there, whose very title. "El Reconcen-
trado," is an affront to the American au-
thority, has been persistently trying to
stir up strife among the natives ever since
the Stars and Stripes were raised over
Morro Castle. 1t has been the organ OF
every mouthing demagogue on the island
and the abettor of every seditious move
ment started. Not until this sheet made a
personal-attack on General Ludlow did he
give it that official attention which the
grave situation demands. And then what
did he do? Why, he issued an order for
the arrest and Imprisonment of the editors
and the suppression of their sheet, and re-
scinded the order as soon as the enemies
OF this country and of Cuba alike made
the childish promise to behave and be
good"
This is an attitude of timidty which will
only strengthen the spirit of ingratitude
and revolt upon which publications of ''El
Reconcentrado' stripe subsist General
Guy V. Henry encountered the same sort
OF seditious journalism in Porto Rico and
very effectively mastered it by suppressing
the publications and imprisoning the edi-
The evening times., 1899-08-02
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS SUED.
Damages Claimed by an ExeoH-
municnted Member.

Boston, Aug 2.-Suit for s425,0O0 dam
ages for libel has been brought by Mrs
Josephine c. Woodbury., widow of Frank
Woodbury., against Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy.
the Christian Scientist leader. the Chris
tian Scientist Church, and some of its off,
GERS Mrs. Woodburys charge is founded
on remarks made by Mrs. Eddy at a re-
cent meeting. Frederick w. Peabody is
her counsel.
There are seven different actions. Mrs.
Eddy is sued for $3.50, 600, the First Church
of Christian Scientist for $4,000, Ira o.
Knapp, William R. Johnson, Joseph Arm
strong, and Stephen A. Chase, collectively,
as directors of the church. for 0,000; j.
II. Hanna for $4,000, William P. McKen-
zie, Thomas w. Hatton, and Joseph b.
Clarke, trustees and managers of the pub
lication business of the church, collec-
lively, for $4,000: Joseph Armstrong. busi-
ness manager of the Christian Science
Journal for $4,000, and John W. Reeder
for s25, ,000
Mrs Woodbury. was once member of
the Christian Scientist Church, but was
eXcCmmuQicated
The evening times., 1899-08-02
DRANK WINE WITH DEWEY.
German Steamship Captains
Pleasant Experience Mt Manila.

IN
Baltimore, Md, Aug. captain
Schwanner, of the German steamer Clau-
dius now at Philadelphia, is in Baltimore
on a business trip. After the capture of
Manila by Admiral Dewey Captain
Schwanner was sent TO that city with a
cargo of coal in the German steamer Re-
mus. The coal had been sent to Manila as
a speculation, ii being thought that Admi-
raj Dewey would be glad to have a supply
Captain Schwanner interviewed Admiral
Dewey ON board the Olympia but he was
met with the counter offer from the Admi-
raj to sell Captain Schwanner some, the
fleet being overstocked. Expressing his
regret that he could not be of commercial
value to the master of the Remus the Ad
miral asked him TO join in glass of wine
and Manila cigar. The democratic action
of the hero of Manila was a pleasant sur
prise to the captain of the German tramp
and the wine was drunk and the cigar
smoked during a pleasant conversation.
Captain Schwanner then visited the Brit
ish, German, and French naval command
ers. He made no sale of his coal; neither
did he receive such cordial treatment as
he had experienced with Admiral Dewey
although the others were officially courte-
Gus. From Manila the cargo of coal was
taken, in the Remus to Singapore, where
a sale was effected, but at a price below
that expected from the United States fleet
The Remus, under command of Captain
Schwanner, is remembered here as the yes
sci that brought thousands of dollars in
gold and boxes of valuable papers from
Santiago which were the property of per-
sons leaving there on the eve of the war
Before that Captain Schwanner took 500
refugees from Santiago to Jamaica. The
majority had to stand on deck and keep
awake while the Remus was making the
150-mile run. Since the Manila incident
Captain Schwanner was transferred to the
Claudius, which is now running iron ore
from Waban to PHILADELPHIA.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
Customs Receipts During July.

The receipts from customs for the
month of July were 1851, ,454, an increase
of s1,sO1,77S compared with the cores
ponding month last year; from internal
revenue. 2s,322,575, an increase of 81, ,151,-
SIS, and from miscellaneous sources, g.
760, ,229. making total of s4S,054. .25S. This
is $4,207, $50 more than the total receipts
for July, 1898. The expenditures for the
month aggregated $50, SCI 600. an excess OF
sS,506, 500 over the receipts, against expen-
ditures amounting to s74, ,26S,475. and de-
ficit of $50. .416, 1861 for the same month last
year. OF this deficit s1s,907, ,107 represented
extraordinary expenditures on account of
the army and navy in the war with Spain.
The evening times., 1899-08-02

The fact that the yellow fever has spread
beyond the Soldiers Home grounds 10 the
adjacent village of Phoebus need rot
worry anybody. Hampton and Phoebus
form practically continuous community.
and the inclusion of the latter within the
quarantine Gordon involves only a slight
extension of the protecting health lines.
So many people ia Phoebus must have teen
exposed, through daily business at the
home and necessary contact with its OFF,
GERS and inmates, that it would be mi
racle if some of them did not catch the
disease At present all conditions appear
to favor the prospect that the fever will
bounds.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
An Automobile Fire Engine.
From the London Telegraph

Paris fremen have been out making successful
experiments with the automotor constructed es-
pecially for the service Of the pompers after the
plans of Colonel Krebs. The vehicle which is
painted red, filled with hose and general
material, and with six men on board went for
several miles along the quay, in the direction
of Notre Dame Cathedral. 1t accomplished the
journey backward and forward in a very ex-
peditious manner, and without a hitch The
motor may be seen in the fire brigade station
near the law courts on the Boulevard du Palais
The officers of the establishment in question be.
lieve that the new cars which are in course of
construction will enable firemen to answer calls
in half the time required by horses
The evening times., 1899-08-02
The Height of Impudence.

have received small story from ST. James
PpIk which is interesting confirmation of the
conclusions Of science. My informant was feed
ing with bread crumbs wood pigeon at his feet
One of the birds feathers an under tail-covert
which was ruffied and out of place, Taught the
eye of a sparrow. The sparrow few down, seized
1t in its beak and pulled its best. The feather
didsnot yield at once, and the pigeon walked off
with offended dignity. The sparrow followed.
still holding on and in the end few off triumph.
ant with the trophy to its nest. .'Well, if that
don't take the cake for Cheek was the com
ment of a passing laborer, 'Pm-i'' Expressive
silence completed the sentence. With the senti-
ment, if not with the expression, you will not,
| think. be inclined 10 disagree
The evening times., 1899-08-02
Slams King Wants More Railways,

NfIUHI lIe DIfIfIIHgIIaIn POSt.
The King of Siam has long been possessed by
the desire to extend his system of railways,
which is rather insignificant at this moment
With this object he has set his British engineers
to the duty of securing specifications and esti-
mates of the cost of two lines, the route of which
he has himself carefully indicated Should he
resolve to construct those lines, it is a fair as
sumption that the material would chiefly, and
probably entirely, come from Britain for the
Kings estimate of things and men British was
never higher than at this moment.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
A Rabbit Hatches Eggs.
From the London Globe.)

Yet another instance is recorded of a reepecta-
BILE four-egged animal sitting successfully on
eggs Last time it a cat, this time it is a
rabbit. A young and tender animal was picked
up, and for want of a hutch put in an aviary
There it made immense friends with the doves
and in a truly unselfish spirit insisted on warm
ing up the eggs. After the orthodox period of
incubation two doves successfully burst their
shells. Such is the story 1t is the season for
such stories,
The evening times., 1899-08-02
CROPS WRECKED BY HAIL.
Great Damage by Storms in Mime
sofa and South Dakota.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. "A terrific hail
storm passed over portions of South Da-
kota and Minnesota Tuesday night totally
destroying many square miles of crops
At Gary, S. D., the storm damaged grain
on strip twelve miles long and four
miles wide. The loss was very heavy. At
Steppin, Mimi, the storm was eight miles
wide and ruined one thousand acres OF
growing grain. Fifty square miles of
crops were destroyed in Polk county,
MINI. The storm followed Red Lake River
from Mallory to Crookston, then south
east for ten miles. Most of the damage
was done north of the river. Nesbitt
township was entirely cleaned out and
Fisher, Fancy, and Crookston partially
DESTROYED.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
A Cautious Soul.
(From the Kennebec Journal.


1t is Sanford man who has this statement
sewn to his undershirt: "My appendix has been
cut OUT and he explains his case in this way
''You see, these the palmy knitting days OF
the surgeon. II man falls in a fit, faints or
happens to lose consciousness for any reason they
cart him off to the hospital and operate for ap-
pendicitis without waiting for him TO come to
and say what ails him. I've been sliced open
once, and / don't banker for encores''
The evening times., 1899-08-02
CURRENT HUMOR.
A Bad Complaint.

(From the Cleveland Leader)
Wagg-Howler has Just recovered from the
measles and now ne has broken out again.
Wigg-Relapse?
Wagg-Worse; anti-expansion poem.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
Increase of the Public Debt During
the Month of JuIx

The debt statement issued yesterday by
the Treasury Department shows that in
the month of July the debt of the United
States increased s6,267, ,436. The interest
bearing debt increased 500, the debt on
which interest has ceased decreased 81. $50.
the debt bearing no interest decreased
s266,325 while the cash in the Treasury
decreased s6,5S6, S01.
The debt on July 81 stood: Interesting
bearing debt, 81 I,046 04s, 40; debt on which
interest had ceased, s1,215. .740: bearing no
interest 1889, 167 1928. Total, s1,436, ,431, ,S3S.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
DASHED INTO A FUNERAL.
Nine Persons Hurt by Collision With
Trolley Car,

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2.-While funeral
cortege was passing Fifth Avenue and Dar-
ragh Street, on its way to Homewood
Cemetery, yesterday afternoon, a traction
car, which had evidently gotten beyond
control of the motorman, struck and de-
moIished two carriages and injured nine
persons.
They are Rev. C. H. Fitzwilliam, pastor
of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, and
two daughters, May and Mabel; DR.. ].
Fawcett, D. E. Fawcett, Samuel Blatz,
Sylvester Marcer, Funeral Director James
J. Flannery, and Driver James O'Brien.
The latter was thrown thirty feet from
the seat of his carriage. None of the in
jured are seriously hurt.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
Enlisting With Ballast.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer)
Clarence Baker, local barber, of Lincoln.
Neb., after five attempts to get into the United
States regular service, has been accepted He
was examined in the morning and was found TO
be four pounds under weight He was told 10
drink as much water as his stomach could COM
fortably hold ana return after dinner His weight
was satisfactory at the afternoon examination,
and he was accepted.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
CATERING TO MEET DEWEY.
Americana IN Italy VIII Welcome
the ADMIRAL at Naples.

Naples, Augs .-Admiral Dewey is ex-
pected here tonSrrow evening. He sailed
for this his fiji 4. Italian port, at A o'clock
last evening frgh Trieste. The lynching
OF Italians in louisiana will not be per-
mitted to put camper on the reception OF
the hero of M6nila. Italians join with
Americans in thstr anxiety to greet him.
The first reception will be official. Naval,
army, and city officials will join in welcom-
ing Dewey to Italy. The American Consul
here will be Joined by those from other
Italian cities in their reception to the ad-
miral. Many Americans travelling in Italy
are gathering here to be present at the ban
quet that is proposed to tender Dewey.
The evening times., 1899-08-02

The New York friends of General Heu-
reaux's murderers explain that the deed
was not a criminal one of revenge, but
merely an automatic signal agreed upon to
start perfectly innocent revolution in ia
vor of General Jiminez. This statement
ought to satisfy the most carping critic,
and swell Atkinson, Hoar, George Fred
Williams, and the late Grover Cleveland
with admiration and joy to think that the
Aguinaldo breed of Washingtons, Tells, and
Winkelrieds is not extinct, but lives and
continues to handle the dirk, torch, and
petroleum can of liberty, with courage and
virtue.
The evening times., 1899-08-02

The last survivor of Queen Victoria's
kissing society has passed away, and Her
Most Gracious Majesty may be presumed
to feel another of those qualms of loneli
ness inseparable from old age. If Mr..
Long has nothing equally as good for him
to do at home, why should not he send
Hobson osculatus to London to organize
another sodality of the same sort?
The evening times., 1899-08-02
Japanese silent RecIuses.
From the Yokohama Mail.)

There is a community of recluses at a place
called Ymakawa, about seven miles from Hako-
date matron of some fifty years presides and
her instructions implicitly obeyed The wo-
men are ali young, ranging from sixteen to twen-
ty-seven, and some of them described as very
beautiful. The building stands in a farm of some
two hundred and fifty acres. But the women do
not engage in any agricultural work. They spend
most of their time indoors, reading the Bible,
and they appear to observe strict rule of silence
The evening times., 1899-08-02
DEMANDS UPON CANADA.
American Miners Claims to Be Pre-
sented at Washington.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 2.-Former Con-
gresham James F. Lewis is en- route to
Washington, D, Co. to present to the State
Department the claims of American miners
against the Car 1adian government for dam
ages sustained through the enactment of
a law by the Provincial legislature of the
British Columbia debarring aliens from To-
eating placer claims in the Atline mining
district. si3
1t is proposed to make these damage
claims subject to arbitration before joint
high commission. Lewis represents 1000
miners and the claims aggregate So, 600, 900.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
ACCUSED OF BREACH OF FAITH.
Harsh Words of One State Governor
Against Another.


Topeka. Kan, Aug. "A few days ago
Governor Stephens, of Missouri, made :,
requisition on Governor Stanley for the re-
turn of Frank Embree, negro boy wanted
at Burton, Mo-, on a charge of criminal
assault. Governor Stanley refused to honor
the requisition until personally assured by
Governor Stephens and Sheriff Gibson, of
Howard county, that they would furnish
Embree ample protection against mob vio-
lence. AS Embree was being taken to Bur-
ton by the sheriff and two deputies mob
of over thousand men took him from the
officers and lynched him at the Gcene of his
crime Governor Stanley returned from {.
vacation trip yesterday and learned of the
lynching. He gave out this statement:
Governor Stephens has been guilty OF
gross breach of faith. He failed 10 furnish
Embree protection as he promised me he
would do, and is therefore culpably -.espon-
sibIe for his murder. Hereafter l will re-
fuse to honor any acquisitions coming from
the Governor of Missouri
The evening times., 1899-08-02
INVITED TO CHICAGO.
Admiral Dewey Expected to Attend
COrnerstOne Laying,

Chicago, Aug. Admiral Dewey is ex-
pected to accept the invitation to be present
at the laying OF the cornerstone Of the
new Federal building in October. A spe-
cial train will be in readiness to bear him
from Washington, October T.
Two other trains will leave about the
same time. One will bear the President and
his Cabinet and the other the Supreme
Court justices and their attendants.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
A HeartIess suggestion.

iFrom the Berlin CMd.) Herald)
Scribbler-My articles too long, Ell? Could you
use it if / cut it down.
Editor-Yes; if you don't cut it too small it'll
come in handy for scrap paper.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
An Originator.
o Cleveland Leader.

(From the CIeveIand Leader.)
Ticket Seller Cat box office)-On what account2
Unknown Actor-0n account OF the 'profesh."
Ticket Seller-Where your credentials?
Actor-i left them at the hotel, but that's all
righ; I'm the man who discovered that new way
of saving ''Vad id is it?''
Ticket Seller-Did you say four seats?
The evening times., 1899-08-02

This will be a proud day for Detroit,
and the odor OF embalmed and decomposed
refrigerated beef with whiskers will be hob
and mob with the sweet effiuvium of the
tired potato, Michigan's own Alger Will
return to the arms of an admiring popu
lace OF them it may be said. in the words
of the sainted Lincoln: For people who
like that kind of man, he is exactly the
kind of man such people will like!"
The evening times., 1899-08-02
His Memory,
From the Philadelphia Recol

From the Philadelphia Record.)
Softleigh-There is one thing i can boast Of
I've forgotten joke, no matter how long
ago l heard it.
Cynicus-No; but you to think other peo-
pie have.
The evening times., 1899-08-02
Longed for RELIEF.

lFrom the Homer Budget)
Jackson-ls the minister of your church going
10 take vacation this summer?
wilson, hope 30.
The evening times., 1899-08-02

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