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The evening times., 1899-09-26
Some Intelligent Monkeys
(Fpm the Scientific Americana


Some of the higher animals, on occa-
sions, make as intelligent use of tools as
men would under similar or like circum-
stances Capuchin monkey, which
owned for several years, was given some
walnuts. He tried to crack the nuts with
his teeth, but they proved to be too hard.
He then seized a stone which happened
to be lying on the pavement, and holding
the nut with one paw, he brought the stone
down on it with the other, thus effectually
laying bare the longed-for kernels.
An Ateles, the property of Mr.. Paul De-
vinney, of St. Louis, not only cracks nuts
with hammer. but also uses picker
in extracting the kernels l have seen
him do this time and again and have often
admired his skill and dexterity.
Some monkeys are fully aware of the
properties of the lever and of the advan-
tage Of leverage. In 1882 1 saw a monkey
at the fair grounds in st. Louis, Mo-, which
would pry apart the bars of his cage with
a stick. When I gave him my cane he
would EXAMINE 1t carefully, as If mentally
testing its strength. He would then place
lit between the bars at just the right spot,
and swing back on it with all his might
When he had sprung the bars apart he
would squeeze through and 'go on a
prowl." Reugger, the German biologist
and naturalist describes a monkey which
would employ SUCK WnereWltn TO pry
up the lid of chest which was too heavy
for the animal to raise otherwise"
In 1889 there was on exhibition in New
York very large and intelligent hog-nose
monkey. This animal was confined ny it.
self. though there was door between its
cage and the one next to it. This door
could be easily opened by the monkey, but
spring governed it In such manner that
it would close unless held open. The hog
nose was sociable individual, and was
very fond of visiting his neighbors. It
could not bear, however, having the door
closed on it, thus shutting it out from its
own particular domicile, so it evolved the
ingenious trick OF checking the door with
pan whenever 1t went calling. II would
open the door, then place the pan in such
position that it could not swing to. One
day / removed the pan, and the monkeys
dismay and uneasiness was very plainly
manifested until restored it.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
MAY CONTEST HIS WILL.
Children Dissatisfied With the BE.
quests of a MiIionaire.


ASBURY PARK. N j.. Sept. 26.-Active
negotiations have been pending for several
weeks to prevent a threatened controversy
over the estate of Thomas C. Dempsey, who
died in Asbury Park on July last, leaving
a fortune estimated at 81. 600, 600.
While Mr.. Dempsey, who was efghty-iye
years old, was in bed three days before his
death he executed his will, by the provis-
ions of which the bulk of his fortune goes
to his widow, Lillian Loomis Dempsey. who
was appointed as eXecutriX. She is about
thirty-three years old and had formerly
been the companion of one of his daughters
by his first wife His daughter Nellie is
the wife of Richard Needham, a wealthy
merchant, OF a Southern family, having his
Wilson P. Dempsey, is an inmate of a sani-
tarium near Baltimore.
Mr. Dempsey was a retired dry goods
merchant of a Southern family. having his
residence in Macon, Ga. He owned valua-
BILE real estate in that city and an old home
stead in Ireland. The rest of his estate
comprised securities. the exact amount of
which is not known His estate both here
and in Georgia, will be administered by his
widow Mr. Dempsey lived the greater part
of the year in New York city and else
Where IN the North he was heihpeF u
the Roman Catholic Church and made lib
eral gifts to charity. There was much as
tonishment when il was learned that he had
made no charitable requests.
The will has been offered for probate in
Macon, Ca, and as yet no objection has
been filed. though Mrs. Needham is much
dissatisfied with its provisions, as she
thinks she is entitled TO a share of her
fathers fortune. She has threatened to
make a contest in behalf of herself and
her brother.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
Uncommunicative Heroes.


The really brave mans story about his own
deeds is always modest Not infreuently he
is unable to give any account of them which is
satisfactory to his hearers The reporters who
Interviewer soldiers wounded on San Juan
Hill had hard time in getting Stories from
them. One soldier said:
.'There isn't a thing to tell. I only went up
there with lot of other chumps and got shot.
/ didn't even have sense enough to know it
when l shot"
Not long ago a French Observation-Disclosures
rail- of the "Paris Gaulois'' encountered in a
little village OF the South OF France a gardener
who wore pinned his clean Sunday blouse the
ribbon of the Legion of Honor. Naturally the
newspaper man desired to know how he got it,
The gardener whos like tmany OF his trade SEEM
ed to be silent man. averse to meeting
an old and wearisome, demand, but finally be
began: n
s.Oh, don't know how did get it, l was
at BazeiIIes with the rest of the battery All
the officers were KILLED; then down went the
non commissioned loficess Bang bang! bang,
BY and by all the soldiers down but me. /
had fired the last fshot,t and naturally was doing
what / could to stand off the Bavarians
.tWell, general came, and says he: Where's
your oficers?"
All down. says l.
Where's your grnuers? says he.
".All down but me,a says l.
g. and you've been fighting here all alone?'
says he.
Il couldn't let 'em come and get the guns
could ~ SAYS l.; and then he up and puts this
ribbon on me, probably because there was no
nobody else there to put it on"
The evening times., 1899-09-26
The Political Situation.

The Waterloo of the Republican cam
paign in Maryland this year will probably
be ascribed by members of that party TO
the fierce onslaught of Wellington on Ma
poleon Lowndes. We have no doubt that
the decentralization which the detection of
the Senator will necessarily produce will
have considerable effect in keeping discon-
| tented Republicans from the polls, there
by swelling the Democratic majority; but
that il will be the dominant factor in the
result is hardly demonstrable.
Maryland is lost to the party in power,
even if Wellington, Lowndes, and their re-
speetiye followers were on terms of broth
erly love, and working together in COM
plete harmony. Republican misruIe, Ad-
ministration support of the navy ring con-
spiracy against Rear Admiral Schley, and
State safely Democratic. The indifference
of the Hanna influence to popular opinion
in Maryland, shown in new prosecutions of
one of its favorite sons, is conclusive evil
dence that hope of carrying it has been
definitely abandoned.
VIC IO Aol iOoh lOI DeyOnu a
perfunctory pretence of an effort to turn
the tide. AOhio is such a danger point that
an Administration, which regards it as five
| fourths of the nation in intrinsic value and
| Importance, may be quite ready to drop
the contest in a State normally Demo-
cratic, the better to concentrate its
strength where it is more needed The
chances that John r. Mclean may secure
the governorship in the Presidents own
bailiwick are much increased by the omi-
nous outbreak OF the Manila scandal Un-
less that can be bottled up until after the
autumn elections, it is to be apprehended
that the Buckeye Republican voters will
not rally round the Hanna flag, as they
have been expected to.
The outlook in Kentucky is not particu-
Iarly golden for the Administration, not
withstanding the family feud in the other
camp Goebel appears to be gaining ground,
while there is trouble between the white
and black wings of the Republican organi-
zation. An impressionist might perhaps
say that there are appearances at large of
a Democratic year.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
u,sen,a Main DeIiphts,

A writer in the Book and Buyer" de-
scribes Isben as an inyeterate poseur and
a misanthrope, an intellectual peacock"
and sour old man whose two pleasures In
life are to be looked at and to drink BRAN
dy and soda. To secure these two pleas
ures he walks down the Karl Johanns
grade in Christiania twice day to the
Grand Hotel, dressed in broadclcth OF
faultless fit, shining tile" of metallic
smoothness. and patent leather shoes. The
minute he arrives the waiter places before
him bottle of brandy and another of soda.
With the care of a druggist he mixes his
favorite stimulant and sips it with clock
like regularity. On the table are his news
papers and six pairs of spectacies laid in
row. For every paragraph he reads he
places a fresh pair OF glasses on his nose
and takes a sly look around to see that
people are looking at him. If ladies are
among his spectators he allows his gloomy
self-satisfaction to irradiate his ruddy face
Then ne takes another sip of brandy and
soda and ruminates a little more upon his
misanthropic theories. Unfortunately the
writer who draws this picturesque portrait
of the dramatist does not explain whether
Ibsens misanthropy is the cause of his
drinking brandy and soda or whether the
tipple is the cause of his misanthropy. AS
these are the shaggy Norseman's chief
characteristics there must be some relation
of cause and effect between them In the
| interests of literature this problem should
be solved without delay, and we suggest
that Mr.. Pickwick be called as an expert
witness
The evening times., 1899-09-26
DEATH oF A PORTRAIT ARTIST.
Jared ID. FlaEg Expires While Read
ing n Newspaper.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Jared D. Flagg,
D. D., the portrait artist. died yesterday
morning at his breakfast table in the Ciin-
ton apartment house, 253 West Forty-sec-
ond Street. He was reading newspaper
when the waitress, noticing that something
was wrong, gave an alarm DR.. Mahler
found DR.. Flagg dead in his chair. Dr.
Flagg was in his eightieth year a widow,
two daughters, and five sons survive him.
Mrs. Charles Scribner and Mrs. William
Jaffrey are the daughters The sons are
Montague c. Flagg and Charles Noel Flags.
artists; Austin Flagg, broker, and Jared
Flagg, a real estate dealer. DR.. Fiagg was
gratudated from Trinity College, received
the degree of doctor of divinity from Co
lumbia College and preached in Grace
Episcopal Church on Brooklyn Heights
during the fifties, having been admitted to
the Episcopal ministry in 1882 In 1863 he
resigned to devote himself to painting. He
had studied under Washington Allston and
wrote life of his tutor which was pub
1ished in 1892. He painted portraits OF
Commodore Vanderbilt, Of William III.
Vanderbilt, and other fnanciers.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
Dewey Home Again.

Even as he surprised Manila on great
and glorious occasion, SO, this morning,
George Dewey, Admiral of the American
Navy. steamed by Sandy Hook at ten min
utes past seven o'clock, taking the metro
politan city of America by surprise.
The arrival of the Olympia ahead of her
schedule time may have the effect of dis
arranging some private plans. but will not
affect public arrangements in the least.
Governor Roosevelt. with his characterist-
icly generous enthusiasm, il is said, had in
tended TO start today in a yacht to cruise
outside and watch for the Admiral's ship,
in order that he might be the first TO well
come the returning hero, and so gain that
honor at the expense of Mayor Van Wyck,
who thinks that he should precede the7Re-
publican governor in the matter. There
will be no search parties for lost admirals
as matters now stand
Admiral Dewey probably has his OWL
reasons for wishing to reach our shores 4
little in advance of the day set for his ar
rival. He may want TO paint ship for tn,
parade, or he may have considered il more
Staten Island than to stand off and on GU
on the ocean for a day or so. That is the
AdmiraTs business, and he is welcome all
the same
Perhaps he may have wished TO test the
alertness of the naval officers who viii he
under his command in timing his advent
as he did! Possibly he wanted to judge
Fnr afrr1 f.-al
Sampson would be in calculating the
chances of encountering a ship for which
he was supposed to be watching. The his
torical celebrity and dash of Dewey's move
ments would naturally have suggested his
possible arrival when he was not expected
In any event, he is here and, according to
our dispatches, his welcoming salute came
from the army garrison at Fort Hancock
Ii may well be imagined that New York
is Dewey mad today; and that there viii be
4 rush Of excursion boats down the bay to
get sight of the fine cruiser that battered
1he Spaniards in the Bay of Cavite. Fol-
the rest of the week the metropolis will de-
vote itself to patriotic enthusiasm. The
object of its applause viii be speedily made
to understand how close he is to the hearts
Of the American people and their Govern
ment, in contemplating the greatest popu-
lar ovation ever accorded to returning
national victor. and the simpler dignity oi
his official reception at the Capital of his
country, where he is to receive the mag
nificent sword of honor decreed him by the
Congress of the United States
The evening times., 1899-09-26
A Hero and His Thirst.

From the Philadelphia North American)
81 was with Dewey at Santiago" he announced.
'.Really?" said the approached
''Sure thing! An the powder got into my
throat an / haven't got ever the thirst yet"
''Tell US about it,
well, you see, when Dewey decided to go in
he said: Darn the tarpedoes! An l was with
him. What'd we care fer tarpedoes when We had
whole trunkful of 'em on board? / was standin'
by Schley when he sed it."
''By Sehley?'
eyes, stree. An there was the electric lights
of Manila in full view
"Impossble!'
'sYou might think so. But it was straight
goods. Schley turns round to Dewey an he ses:
Gus we may as well let Booze--''
THAT was you, of course"
'Righti Ses he. We may es we'll let Booze fire
the opening shot, So stood at the trigger; an
as we got near enough to see the Spaniards shiver
in in the streets of Havana'-
Havana, did you say?"
''Yep. We saw 'em shirer. An Dewey, he
says: Ready when you are, Booze.
All right ses, 'Ready!''
:" 'Lettergo!' yelled Dewey. An bang she
went. The shot hit right in their midst
''Whose?'
.'weyier and the whole push
"But they were in Spain"
"Certw
"Oh!''
.sWelI, you know the rest. Buys drink, will
your Don't turn down war hero'
The drink bought.
"Here's to you,' said the veteran
'Here's to you,'' said the approached.
'.Me an the other heroes
'No; you and the other liars
The evening times., 1899-09-26
AN ACCOUNTING WANTED.
Complaints From Stockholders of til,
American Grocery Company.

complaints from St0CkhOi0erHO Oh fne
American Grocery Company.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Scenes of ex-
element were witnessed in chancery
chambers, Jersey City. yesterday. when
Vice Chancellor Pitney called the case of
the American Grocery Company. The
twenty-on stockholders of the company
who were present made loud complaint of
the manner in which they aliege the COM
pauy's affairs had been managed, and de-
manded tSat the trustees should make an
accounting. Z. e. Hill. their counsel, had
hard work quieting them.
One of the complaints was that since the
company has been in the hands of a re-
ceiyer the assets have dwindled down
from $4,000, 900 to $4,000. Mr.. Hill also
declared that T. l.. Marsalis, president Of
the trustees. had paid TO himself SIS, 1875
Vice Chancellor Pitney said that il the
trustees had paid out any money after the
company had passed into the hands of a
receiver they would be held to a strict ae
countability. He made an order for an ac-
counting on December l, and notified the
trustees to he present
The American Grocery Company succeed
ed the Thurber-W Whyland Company in the
winter of 1893-94. 1t was organized under
the laws of New Jersey with an authorized
capital of So SOC, 600. Stock was sold in
large quantities at what were said to be
tempting prices, and many Of the shares
fell into the hands of persons Of moderate
means. The returns did not come up to
the expectations of the stockholders, and
in October 1897, an application for tenn
porary receiver was granted in the United
States circuit court in Trenton.
David Hunt, a merchant in Hudson
Street, led the attack on the company. 1t
was charged that Mr.. Marsalis and his as
sociates in the management were seeking
to get hold of the property at a low figure,
for no profits were shown at time when
the other great grocery firms were in a
highly prosperous condition.
Il was explained by the management that
owing to the complications which had aris-
en- because of the dissatisfaction Of the
small stockholders the credit of the COM
pany had been impaired, and it was forced
TO do what business IL could at great dis
advantage. Much of the trouble was said
to be due to the fact that money received
from the sale of small lots of stock in the
reorganized concern was used in discharg-
ing the obligations of the Thurber Why
land Company.
Matters dragged. the principal feature
of the quarrel being the appearance OF
many circulars some attacking and others
defending the management, until March s,
1899, when Vice Chancellor Pitney dis
solved the company, appointing Walter L.
McDermott as receiver, upon the motion
of Willard c. Fisk stockholder, who de-
clared that this step be taken, in order
that a fund of about S14 900 might be di-
vided among them.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
TWO SAYINGS OF JoWETT.
How the Master Crushed nm Impertf.
nent Young Woman.
(From the. London Spectator.)

(From the London SpectatOr.)
Two anecdotes about Jowett have re-
Gently been placed at my disposal by an
eminent Oxonian who was once coexam-
iner with him in the classical schools One
of the examines on that occasion was a
youth who was destined for holy orders,
but who had already been, at least once
plucked for his degree. This time he had
done somewhat better; and the question
was whether he could be suffered 10 scrape
through My informant, being mercifully
inclined was for giving the good bat
stupid young man the benefit of the doubt
Jowett, however, was less easily satisfied.
He spent good hour in alternately sitting
with the examination papers before him
and pacing up and down the room; bur.
sitting or walking he was alike unable to
make up his mind.
To bring him round, his more indulgent
(or impatienD colleague drew his atten-
tion to one or two passages which showed
that the candidate had done his little best
to get up his subjects. At last Jowett yield
ed, dryly exclaiming: We'll, l think 1
can sigh his testamur; but l hope l shall
never hear him preaeh!" The sudden
transition from hesitation to confidence,
as Jowett passed from the former to the
latter of these clauses, was we'll indicated,
/ am told, in his voice and manner l
wish l had seen and heard him; for, in
deed, none but those who were so familiar
with his peculiar look and chirp as to be
able to construct what l am fain to call a
mental photo -phonograph of him can at all
realize how characteristic was the mode
of his halting assent
OF the other and more impressive Incl
dent my informant was not himself wit
nett; but he says that it reached him on
good authority A young lady who could.
and sometimes did, take liberties with Jow-
ett had the effrontery to say to him: I
want to know, Master, what you think OF
Cod" 81 am more concerned to know
what God thinks of me. was the felicitous
reply. This courteous extinguisher, so to
term it, had been reported to me before;
but it hardly seemed to me credible that
any girl would have ventured on such un-
womanly 'parresia" in addressing the re-
sourceful, and at times formidable, Master.
| therefore forbore to give currency to
what l suspected of being forgery; but
asured1y the draft on our credulity should
be honored and accepted now that it has
been endorsed by my highly accomplished
| friend
The evening times., 1899-09-26
COLLEGE MEN GOING TO CHINA
Cornell Students Appointed in the
Imperial Customs Service.

ITHACA, N. Y, Sept. 26.-President
Schurman has received a letter from the
Hon. E. P. Conger. United States Minister
to China, enclosing formal appointments in
the Chinese imperial customs for Lewis S.
Palen and Jesse Wilson, both juniors in
Cornell University. These men were recon-
mended last June upon the request OF Mr..
Conger. The appointments are to take ef-
feet now, il the young men desire. or after
their graduation il they prefer. The record
of the appointees at Cornell is taken in lieu
of the usual qualifying examination held
in London.
Inspector General Sir Robert Hart, the
head of the service, is an Engllshman and
most of his subordinates are Europeans, al.
though several Americans hold high places.
The men appointed expect to graduate at
Cornell before going to Shanghai, and will
take special course in the relations OF
China and Europe under Prof. Morse Ste
yenS
The evening times., 1899-09-26
VIII There he Whitevushfnrs

If we may believe all that gentlemen
uonnected with the Mckinley and Hanna
encourage are whispering under their
breath in private conversation, The Ad-
ministration is inclined to think that its
fate depends upon the willingness or 9TH
erwise of Admiral Dewey to conceal his
opinions and observations of things in the
Philippines from the public, and confide
them only TO the President and Secretary
Tong. These highly placed gentlemen,
SShile failing to support his policy at Ma
nila while he was there, and allowing AL
ger, the Adjutant Generals Office, Otis,
and Denby a free hand. against his we'll
known objections, have been doing every
thing they could think of to give him a
sense of personal obligation TO them. They
hope that they can count upon his graft
tude TO save them from scandal. and GER
tain misgovernors, bribe takers, brokers in
Filipino arms and ammunition, smugglers
and other sorts of rascals, from the dan
gers OF exposure and Congressional in
vestigation.
The shortcomings of Otis can no longer
view OF the Governor General, he is at least
shown to be incompetent, disingenuous
and the tool-perhaps innocently-of a
gang of plunderers who have not hesitated
to incur the severest penalty known to mil
itary law. by supplying the enemy with the
means to wage war against the United
States. The influential benefciaries of the
system operated by these miscreants have
completely dominated the land situation at
Manila, since Otis and DENLY have been
in the place. The course of Otis in ham,
pering his field generals SO that the spring
campaign was dismal failure, was direct
ly advantageous to the smuggIers and
traitors. The farcical peace negotiations,
and the astonishing scheme of trade with
rebel coast towns, were directly to. if not
Intentionally in, their interest The fact
that our policy in the Philippines has been
procured by the influence directly benefit
Sng by the monstrous conspiracy of plum
The evening times., 1899-09-26
FUTILE WORK AGAINST aU1eG.
Colonel Gruber's Opposition Candi-
date Completely showed Under.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Col. Abraham
Gruber, leader of the Republican hosts in
the Twenty-first assembly district pre-
vented the organization of the county
committee this evening from being en-
tirely a routine matter By nominating a
candidate for president in opposition to
Lemuel E. Quigg and making a vigorous
attack on the State organization. Colonel
Grubers speech brought out applause in
spots, but his candidate got only five out
of 216 votes cast, the others all going to
Mr.. Quigg. Gruber directed the animus
OF his speech against Senator Platt. to
whom he referred in general terms as the
organization, pointing out how the pres
tige of the party had been impaired by his
impolitic acts, such as the attempt to cru
city Seth Low. He concluded by saying:
My attack is not against MIR. Quigg.
hope that our personal relations of friend
ship will not be interrupted by what
have said. My attack is directed against
what is known as the Republican organi-
zation of the State of New York, who eats,
drinks, and is resentful." The delegates,
however, decided to stand by Quigg