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The evening times., 1899-07-12
CHARGES AGAINST poPuL1sTs.
Enquiry of Nebraska Republicans
Into Alleged State Abuses.

Into Alleged state Abuses.
Lincoln, Neb., July IA committee OF
State Senator's, all Republicans, have COM
menced an investigation into alleged vart-
GUS abuses Of State government. The most
sensational testimony was that of for
mer Populist janitor, Edward Simon. who
testified to having assisted at fraudulent
marking of ballots in 1897. At the election
in 1896 a constitutional amendment in
creasing the number of supreme court
judges was submitted. 1t lacked about 10,-
600 votes OF adoption, but the Populist
Legislature ordered recount.
Simon testified that in several counties
blank ballots were taken by himself, Ex-
else Inspector Edmiston and two clerks
and marked for the amendment. Some bore
the signatures of judges on the back, but
on those unmarked the names of judges
were forged. He identified various ballots
as some he had marked. A. D. Christian, a
banker. picked out of the ballots a large
number that he said bore the forged sig
natures OF judges. in York county. The
committee was compelled to meet in a
hotel, the Populist State officials refusing
to give them a room at the Capitol. The
governor had previously vetoed an appro-
priation to pay expenses
The evening times., 1899-07-12
THE PoRTIA A TOTAL LOSS.
All But One of Those Who Were
Aboard Safe nt Halifax.


Aboard Safe mt Halifax.
Halifax, July 12.-The passengers and
crew Of the Red Cross liner Portia, which
sailed from New York ON Saturday and
went ashore on Big Fish Shoal last even
ing. arrived in this city O'Clock yester-
day morning. Not one brought with him
from the sinking vessel aught save the
clothes he wore. One or two passengers
have small handbags, but none obtained a
single article of baggage or personal prop
erty of any kind.
One life was lost, that of a friendless
Italian boy. who was on his way to join
relatives In St. Johns, Newfoundland. He
seems to have been forgotten when the
passengers and crew were leaving the
ship. and when they came to count Tip on
Sambro Island he was missing.
Monday morning was clear, and till
noon the weather was favorable. Then a
dense fog set in. enveloping the sea and
making it impossible to see more than two
lengths ahead. AS the afternoon wore on
the fog became thicker. Captain Farrell
kept the steamships whistle sounding con-
tinuously. Its dismal blasts added to the
discomfort of the passengers. most OF
whom. particularly the women, were suf-
fering from seasickness.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
WILL TOUR AROUND THE GLOBE.
Plans of College Men to Gain Addi-
fianal KuoMledRe.

Plans Of College Men to Gain Addi-
tiOnal knowledge.
Newport, r. l., July 12.-Alfred G. Van
derbllt. son of Cornelius Vanderbilt. will
be absent from Newport after next week
when he leaves ON trip around the world.
accompanied by Douglass Cochran and
William P. Burden. son OF James a. Bur
den. both OF whom graduated at Harvard
this year, and Ernest Iseiia. son Of Adrian
Iselin, jr., who was of the class CT '9S OF
Columbia College ss4g
Mr.. Vanderbilt graduated at Yale this
year. William Fitzhugh Whitehouse, jr..
who was his roommate in college. was to
accompany the party, but he finds himself
unable to go. Mr.. Cochran was an end rush
on his football team. None OF the other
young men is an athlete.
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt will
give picnic and dance at Oakland on Sat-
urday. when ali Of young Mr.. Vanderbilt 5
friends will meet and give him a royal
send-off.
The party will probably leave New York
| on July 20, going across the continent 10
Vancouver, where they will take steamer
for Japan. What then will happen no.
| body seems to know. There is talk ol
| hunting big game and little game and OF a
! long stop in Abyssinia- IL is also indefinite
how much time the trip VIII consume
| The fathers of the young men are tax
| ing a deep interest in their trip around
| the world, which has been planned 10 round
/ out their education. 1t has been talked OF
| some time, but it was not till recently thai
| the plans were developed.
| Each young man will be bountifully pro-
| vided with means for every comfort. IneiI
| intention is, however. TO rough IL eonsld-
erabIy, especially out West and In Africa
| About the only hunting that is being
| considered seriously Is excursion into
| Abyssinia for big game. but as this may
lead them into considerable danger friend:
| OF the young men are trying TO dissuadt
them from it, and before they start tneii
parents may forbid them to undertake thI'
| hunt.
They are to visit some OF the rouSheS
of countries, through which they will traF
ell fortified with letters from the varlou
governments whose territory they expec
to visit.
They will proceed slowly. and while tfei
trip will be for sightseeing and genera
observation of the habits and character 0
the people with whom they will come II
contact. they naturally will not be AYERS
to a little adventure now and then
The evening times., 1899-07-12
A Professional "GOod Fellow
From the Phiiadeluaia Record y

A certain young in this city makes a
princely income by being professional good
fellow. AS he has the field practically to him
self, he finds his labors growing to such
an extent that he will soon be obliged to call in
assistance. The popular young fellow belongs to
less than sixty social, secret, and society or
ganizatons and not one of these bodies suspects
that he attends all the meeting as matter of
business. But he does, all the same. promi-
nent caterer, who makes a speciality of furnish
ing banquets and dinners of all kinds to dining
and other clubs, employs the young man to look
out for his interests wherever ball or other
entertainment is suggested where the services OF
caterer will he desirable. OF course, the or.
ganization is GENERALLY glad to follow the advice
of popular member, and the caterer usually
gets the order. Whenever new club is organ
ized. the young man who 1 can come = with the
the roll All these expenses are paid by the ca
terer, who is satisfied that his investment is a
first-casS one
The evening times., 1899-07-12
TROLLEY FUNERAL CARS.
An Innovation Upon Carriage Pro
cessions to Cemeteries

cessiOns to Cemeteries.
Chicago, July 1.-Two electric street
car corporations. the Calumet Street Rail-
way Company and the Chicago Electric
Traction Company, have introduced fune-
raj cars on their lines which threaten soon
to supplant hearses and carriages drawn
by horses. The innovation is becoming
popular, and it also means saving of ex-
peDse. The number Of trolley funerals
sometimes is four or five day. Arrange
ments with The undertakers of the differ
ent suburbs along the line are made by the
company. 1t costs $11 for a motor and
trailer, with an extra charge of So for each
additional car needed.
The Calumet company has no special
funeral car. The back is removed from one
OF the seats of an ordinary motor car, and
on this seat the coffin is placed. On each
side of the coffin the pallbearers take their
seats. Only placard on the front part of
the car, bearing the word Special" in
heavy black letters, indicates its mission.
Oakwoods Cemetery. comes in for a large
share of trolley funerals, but Mount Green
wood, Mount Olivet, apd Mount Hope are
used also. These three are on the line of
the Chicago Electric Traction Company,
which road has a special funeral car, the
Virginia, which is furnished in fine style
and accommodates twenty persons.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
A Comparison of Crimes.
CFrom the Baltimore SUM-

The lynching of negro in Kansas, the State
of which John Brown is the patron saint shows
that We have fallen upon evil times. The negro
in question had simply murdered one or two men.
He had not assaulted defenceless woman. after
killing her husband before her face, as Sam Hose
did, but had been content with ordinary crime.
Yet the Kansas mob strung him up to a post
and left him for dead After the mob's departure
the wretched was cut down and reconveyed
to the JAIL where he was found to be still alive
though mortally injured. The cruelty. inlIuman.
ity, barbarity, and savagery of his treatment i;
unspeakable. To hang him wicked and un
feeling beyond expression, but to torture him, a:
the mob did in effect is disgrace TO Kansas
The evening times., 1899-07-12
What Would Happen.
(From the indianapolis News.)

lFrom the Indianapolis News
If we were to follow the counsel of the Bout
wells and Atkinsons and beat retreat from the
Philippines, We should so sacrifice our, manhood
that we should not have self-respect enough to
furnish the fuel for higher civilization. We
should 60 from bad to worse We should be the
kickingpo post and object of seorn for all the world
for such an abandonment of duty. For the rest,
this abandonment would send those islands into
anarchy in twenty -four hours, and would in all
probability precipitate European war; for the
powers of Europe could not afford anarchy in ths
Phlippinea 'sa
The evening times., 1899-07-12
A LETTER FROM DEWEY.
Enthusiastically Received by Mary
land Naval Veterans.

Baltimore. Nd, July 12.-The Naval Vet
eran Association, of Maryland. Capt Cy-
rus Sears commanding, held smoker
Monday night. The guest of honor was
Commander John d. Ford. United States
Navy, late fleet engineer of Admiral Dew
ey's squadron and chief engineer of the
cruiser Baltimore at the battle of Manila,
who delighted the veterans with recital
of that memorable event. \ very pleasing
and remarkable coincidence occurred just
as Commander Ford started to speak 1t
was the receipt by the association of the
following letter from Admiral Dewey:
Flagship Olympia Hongkong, June 6, 1879.
Henry F Dorton, Naval Veteran Association of
Maryland:
Dear Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of April p, transmitting
set OF resolutions adopted by the Naval Veteran
Association of Maryland making me an honorary
life member of that association This Is indeed,
a great honor that the association has conferred
upon me. and from my heart ] thank the men,
bers for their action. Wishing the association
success and proud to be enrolled honor
airy member, / remain, very sincerely,
GEORGE DEWEY
The reading of this letter was received
with loud and prolonged cheers Louis
Bennett acted as boatswain. The singing
| of 'Aul Lang Syne" wound up the exer-
ciSeS
The evening times., 1899-07-12
Decidedly Unpatrfotic.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)

VIUUI tTt tuICdgU ITIDUHeJ
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican" gravely
urges the abolition OF the Fourth of July. Ap-
parently there is nothing American that docs not
incite the hostility Of this ant-expansion news
paper. 1t has opposed the war, assaulted the Ad-
ministration, vilifed the Army, uttered wicked
scandals and untruths about the soldiers and their
officers, lauded those who in armed resistance
to United States sovereignty, and encouraged them
to prolong the war. And now it wishes 10 have
the Fourth of July abolished. 1t is not likely
to secure large degree of sympathy with its
wicked ioonoclasn, but it shows the contaminat
ing effect of association with Tagals Aguinaldc
would be delighted also to see the Fourth of July
abolished. He and Bowles in sympathy or
this nnint as well as ON many others
The evening times., 1899-07-12

The bIunder made by the State Depart
ment yesterday in addressing the Car Of
Russia as Alexander H. will send roar
of laughter around the cabinet and diplo-
matte circles of Europe. 1t only shows
what decentralization must have been pro-
duced during the premiership of the Canton
county lawyer. Secretary Hay has cur
sympathy. He succeeded to the superin-
tendency of badly deteriorated plant,
which we are sure he is doing all he can
to restore to an effective condition again.
The evening times., 1899-07-12

The Mckinley Administration thus far
has increased the per capita debt Of the
nation two dollars-from twenty four dol
lars to twenty-six dollars. And with an
extraordinary available revenue raised
through special war taxes, it now has a
deficit of about one hundred and forty-five
million dollars. We cannot see how 1t is
going to keep from increasing the national
debt per capita considerably more if it
continues to spend more than comes in.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
Hoodooed by n Name.

(From the Yonkers S;atesrnan.)
Bil,-Becn to the races?
Jill-Yep.
''What did you do?''
.'Put my money on horse named Gas Metre;
I thought there wasn't thing living could beat
gas metre"
.'Well?'
''Fm a fool TO suppose for a minute that /
could tell what a gas metre is going to do
The evening times., 1899-07-12

The Hon. Charles E. KurtZ, whom no
one would suspect of being the Ohio mem
Der of the Republican National Committee
if Mr.. Kurtz did not occasionally break
into print with the declaration, has trav-
eled all the way to New York to inform
the country that Mr.. Mckinley would not
refuse Pingree's help if he could get it..
OF course not. Who said the President
would2
The evening times., 1899-07-12
Is There Mutiny in Michigan, Too:
This is recent order issued from the
headquarters of the army:

This is recent order issued from the
headquarters of the army:
Extract
SO. By direction of the Secretary of War, Ma
jor George II. Hopkins, Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eraI. United States Volunteers, will proceed TO
Grand Rapids, Mich. and such points on the
Kalamazoo River, Michigan, as may be necessary
to enable him TO carry out the special instruc-
| tions he may receive from the Secretary of War,
and upon the completion Of the duty will re-
turn TO MS proper station. The travel enioned
is necessary for the public service.
By command of Major General Miles.
II. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General.
We cannot imagine what exigency of war
has MADE the travel enioined necessary for
the public service. Can it be possible that
| some of the Malay mutineers have broken
through General Otis lines in Luzon and
made their way to Michigan, where they
are planning an assault on Grand Rapids
by way of the Kalamazoo River? We are
| tempted to infer this from the cautious
wording OF the order, viz: by direction of
the Secretary of War, Major George H.
| Hopkins. Assistant Adjutant General,
United States Volunteers, will proceed to
| Grand Rapids, Mich, and such points on
| the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, as may
be necessary TO enable him to carry out the
| special instructions he may receive from
| the Secretary of War" The wording of
| the order shows that Major Hopkins is
being sent on a secret mission, and unless
| the Malays have broken into Michigan
we are at loss to know what other enemy
| may be threatening lives and property
| thereabout, requiring the presence of a
accommodating expedition in the person OF
Major Hopkins But some danger to the
republic. to the life and liberty of its
people, and to the perpetuity of its insti-
tutions must be impending at Grand Rap
ids and other points along the Kalamazoo
River, or the Secretary OF War would no,
direct Major General Nelson A. Miles te
The evening times., 1899-07-12
CURRENT HUMOR.
Alienation.

(From the Chicago News-)
'sMamrna," said small Charlie, II think III be
q preacher when l grow up
every we'll, my son. replied the fond mother,
'but what put the idea into your headg
'.Well" replied the little fellow, II s'pose I've
got to go to church all my lie, anyway, and its
a heap more fun to walk around and talk than
il is to sit STILL
The evening times., 1899-07-12
A Literal Youth.

(From the Boston Traveler.)
Teaeher-Now Patsy. would it be proper tC
saw: You can't learn me nothing?"
Patsy-Yes'm.
Teacher-Why?
Patsy-'Cause YOU can't.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
4 Modest wish.

Stern Parent ito young applicant for his
daughters hand)-1ouBg man, can you support
family?
Young Man (meekly)-I only wanted Sarah, sir.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
A Clever Evasion.

(frum the Chicago Tribune)
'sArchie, dear. did you ever love anybody be-
fore you met me?"
81 thought 1 did, Flute. hundred times, but
see now l only rehearsing.
The evening times., 1899-07-12

We fear that the Hon. William E..
Chandler has undertaken too big a job in
trying to infuse Americanism into the Hon.
George Frisbie Hoar and the Republican
party at the same time.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
Not the Best Possible.

; Tommy-GrandIpa, ate Kings and Queens always
| good?
| Grandpa-Not always, my boy; not when there
| are aces out against them.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
The Latest DdGe.

(From the Chicago Reeord.)
Tart Lady-What do you want?
Tramp don't want nothin' to cat. lady; but.
OF course. you'll gimme 10 cents to help buy
Dewey a cold watch.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
The Value of Small Inventions.
(From the Patent Recordl

The inventor of the roller skate made
a20O,00O The gimlet- pointed screw has
been responsible for more wealth than
most silver mines. One hundred thousand
pounds in frst-class securities would not
represent the fortune made by the man
who first thought Of copper tips to chill
dren's shoes. Even little thing like the
common needle threader is worth E2 600
year to its owner, while the return
ball'-a wooden ball fastened ON a piece
of eIastic-yields 10000 per annum; this
is only one of the many profitable toys
We may mention the Dancing Jim Grow"
which produces 6 900 year: the Wheel
Of Life" worth in all full S100, ,0G0; the
walking figure John Gilpin," and the
"Chameleon top The sale of the last
named toy has been enormous. Indeed, the
chameleon top" as profitable inven-
tion, has probably excelled any one dis
covery in modern times, however Salu-
able and important this may have been.
AS far as profits are concerned, the in
vantion of toys pays better than those of
anything else. Money has been, and al
| ways can be, made more easily out of sim
ple patented inventions than out of any
investment or occupation.
Great discoveries take so many years and
cost so much to perfect that the fortunes
made from them are small compared with
discovered that a candle, if tapered at the
end. would stick firmly into its socket.
patented the idea and afterward founded
1.-The largest candle factory in the world.
Might not anyone have thought of this
simple device? Out Of the millions who
own umbrellas how many realize that
| these unfortunately indispensable articles
represent wealth untold. The frame, the
cover, the materials used, all are the re-
| suits of nubmerless experiments and pat
ents. An umbrella years ago used to be
made of whalebone and gingham. 1t weigh
| ed as much as portmanteau. Alpaca was
| substituted for gingham, then silk for al
paca. Each change meant a fortune to the
| inventor who brought it about. For long
| time the ribs were solid; then Samuel Foz
| arose, took the umbrella. and cut grooves
| along its ribs. He designed the "Paten
| Paragon Frame" and lived to see his in
vention used universally. At the death o.
Samuel Fox his heirs benefited to the ex-
| tent of ELS. .000-the residue Of tota
profit of at least half a million.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
RICH FINDS OF GOLDEN SAND
New Discoveries of Precious Metal
in British Columbia.

In bf1rlSn SOium D1a.
Victoria, B. c., July 12.-With the arrival
of the steamer Willapa news has reached
here OF the discovery of rich gold bearing
sand at Wreck Bay about FIVE miles from
Ucluetet. on the west coast of Vancouver
Island and less than 100 miles from Vic
toria. The largest deposits Of black sand
are found along the beach in the vicinity
of Ucluetet and casual panning by an old
time prospector recently divulged the fact
that this sand is rich in gold.
The beach has been staked for miles By
the settlers who have abandoned farming
and all other occupations for that of wash
ing the golden sand. With only the crud-
est appliances of home manufacture the
sand is yielding handsomely, much fine
gold being lost. A prospector who came
over from ClayoQuot to test the truth of
the report took one pan of the sand from
the beach, carried it to the water, aud as a
result got $3.50 from the one pan. A large
number of people witnessed this. A report
reached the Willapa while on the coast of
another rich strike Of gold quartz near
Alberni, but no particulars were obtain
able.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Communications intended for publication n
TIE TINES must he tersely and plainly written
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address OF the writer. Rejected com
n',,5isfio-s Will not be preserved and only man.
uscripts OF obvious importance will be returned
10 their a-lfhors
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-06
IRISH ARRAIGNS THE
POLICY OF IMPERIALISM
CONDEMNS EXPANSION AMI
POINTS OUT ITS EVILS.
His Lecture Listened to by a Throng
of Enthusiastic So
cialists.

Colonel John P. Irish last evening dis
coursed elOquenty before a half thousand
members of the Socialist Society gathered
at the Turk-street Temple upon the evils
of the policy of territorial expansion. He
spoke Interestingly for more than an
hour, and it was evident that he had his
hearers with him in his brilliant arraign-
ment of the plan of procedure which it
was evident to many present that the
powers at Washington are applying in the
Indies and the Philippines.
Colonel Irish, however, began his lee
ture with a fat denial of the statement
that the Government had decided upon
any such policy, no matter how hard Ger
tam interests attempted to make it ap-
pear that it had. The Government had
not, he said, nor could it inaugurate anv
such policy except by action of Congress
he has started here in the West against
II. 1t was his desire TO show the people
what expansion really was that Congress
might be forced to act accordingly.
"All over this country" said Mr. Irish
men are arguing that expansion has
been one of the traditions of this country
Ihey say that from the narrow strip Of
colonies on the Atlantic we have expand
ed until now our standard is unfurled on
the shores of both the mighty oceans.
'All this is true, but we have expanded
over contiguous territory and in one zone.
We have taken in no territory not con-
uguous territory, nor have we invaded a
zone in which 1t was not intended that a
native OF the temperate zone should live.
If we inauguFate this policy we will be
defeated by nature itself for the men of
this cline cannot exist under the rays Of
themselves beyond the second genera
ton"
Colonel Irish also said that he did not
consider that territorial expansion is pos
sible under the constitution. The consti-
tuition, he said, gives certain powers to the
President. but beyond these he could not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-06
EDWARD F. SEARLES, the New Director Of the South
ern Pacific Company

the Southern Pacific Company yesterday,
a resolution was adopted ratifying and
approving the action of the directors in
connection with the consolidation of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company with
the Southern Pacific Company
Only one ticket for directors was in the
field. and the names of Prince Ponia-
towski and Horace G. Plat, who had been
spoken Of as possible successors to T. f.
Stillman. were not even mentioned. The
new list of directors is as follows: George
Crocker, w. H. Croker. c. P. Hunting
ton, n E. Huntington, Thomas H. Hub
bard julius Kruttschnitt, Charles G. La
throp, n. T. Smith. E. F. Searles, J. c.
Stubs and r. j. Wilson.
To-day the directors will meet to elect
officers for the following year. 1t is gen
orally conceded by those interested that
there will be no changes. though Mrs.
Stanford may again instruct her repre-
sentatives, Charles G. Lathrop and R. J;
Hubbard for president At the election
for directors .1246,91S shares were repre-
scented out of a total OF 1,266.61 shares
outstanding. Coils P. Huntington pre-
sided.