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Evening star., 1899-04-08
A Steamship Brake.
rom the pbiladelphja Times

FROM tne Pnliadelphia Times.
Collisions at sea, from the awful catas-
trophe of H. NJ. s. Victoria downward,
might have been averted and valuable
lives saved. says Croatian engineer named
Czevetkovitch, if the colliding steamers
had been fitted with his patent marine
brake.
The Idea of the thing is simplicity itself.
The brake consists of a large curved
plate of steel attached to the stern of the
steamer, which can be lowered at will into
the water. The screw of a steamship, it
should be explained, when working ahead,
causes a stream of water of terrific force
to flow back in the direction from which
the ship has come, and by lowering the
plate of steel into this stream the power
IL obtained necessary to check the ship s
way and bring it to a standstill independ-
emily of the engines.
Since the stream caused by the screw is
OF greater force when the ship is steaming
fast, the brake would work equally well
whether the speed were twenty knots or
ten knots.
The Clotilde. a steamer of 1000 tons,
when steaming at a speed of ten knots
was brought to an absolute standstill with
in thirty seconds, during which she trav-
eled so slowly that only twenty feet were
traversed after the brake was applied
This result was obtained in spite of the
fact that the engines were working full
speed ahead the whole time.
Evening star., 1899-04-08
A BUDDING GENIUS.
This Young Man Was Able to Rise to
Every Emergency.


Speaking of budding geniuses" rema rk-
ed the editor of New York periodical of
the illustrated variety, II have one in my
employ as a typewriter and office factotum
who will some day be really great 1 can't
say whether he will attain greatness as a
statesman, or a burglar, OF fHbuster, or
an anarchist, but he'll get there somehow,
and in order that you may keep tab on him
1 will say that his name Is Hiromis-Hiro-
mis- Henry Lee. How he got Hiromis do
not know, but 1 suspect that he did it as
he does other things. He is about seven
teen years old, and is smart enough to
have graduated at a pretty fair sort of a
college. AS a sample of the kind of genius
he is. let me cite an instance or two of his
methods.
of a letter 1 had dictated, l found that he
had written 'yeaterday' for yesterday an
easy mistake to make, seeing that the "a
and s are side by side on the keyboard l
called ms attention to 1t and suggested that
he had better learn how to SPELL There s
nothing much the matter with that said
he. glancing over it indifferentiy Mop
said l, with some sarcasm. No. said he
Yea means the same thing as yes, doesn't
it? l had to admit that it did though
made him write 1t over again Another
time had occasion to use the Latin word
for man servant. l knew that AMELIA was
tne WOrd Tor maid servant, but ! had lost
the masculine. 1 appealed to Hiromis An
ella, said 1, being the Latin for maid
servant, what would the word for man
servant be, do you think" You see 1 want
ed to approach him gradually, for I felt
the need of impressing him. 'Um,' said he
scratching his head, did you say ancilla
was the word for maid servant? Yes
said 1. Well said he, If ancdlla'-putting
the accent on the 'an'-is the word for
maid servant, / should say that Johncilla or
Jlmcilla. or perhaps Dick ella, ought to be
the word for man servant He never
smiled, and 1 didn't, but 1 sent him out
after lexicon.
"One more and I am done. I had been
trying to get photographs Of odd things,
kind of freak show exhibit, you know.
and HlromiS was much interested as he
had two or three cousins who were amateur
cameraists. At various times they sent in
by him basketful of photographs. but
they were not to the point at all, and when
l turned down the last batch that he pre-
sented l told him to get odd things, some
thing. for instance, with two heads to It.
Can you tell me just what? he asked
No. said l, desperately; get a photograph
or any two-headed thing you can find and
III pay 90 cents extra for it, Hiromis
smiled softly and went away. 1t was Sat
urday and Monday morning he came in to
my desk, still smiling. and laid a photo
graph down before me- l looked at If a
second and looked at Hiromis Then I
handed him 80 cents. He had brought ma
IN photograph of barrel"
Evening star., 1899-04-08
Influenza From Cats.

FROM the London Daily Mail.
A warning is issued by Mr.. W. ]. Arkcoll.
a London veterinary surgeon, to families in
which cats are kept. against allowing them
to be in the house while suffering from a
mere cold.
Il have recently discovered" he writes.
That In many parts of the west and
northwest of London a number of the
feline raca have been stricken with in
f1uenza, and Of a most dangerous form. As
the epidemic may be contracted from pets.
1t behooves ladies and gentlemen not to
handle or fondle afflicted animals.
Il would particularly forewarn them not
TO allow children to play with or go near
to cat or dog which appears to have opIy
contracted slight cold"
Evening star., 1899-04-08

who didn't appear to care much whether he
held his situation or not
How do / know? That's what ] want TO
read about"
But you were there
YES. But l don't know who else was.
except in one or two instances"
Couldn't you ask questionsg'
mo. Everybody was too busy to pay any
attention to me. / tried to elbow my way
into the occasion once or twice, but Il
wasn't any use Ali that was expected of
me was to stand around and do what | was
told and not speak TIL / was spoken TO.
wasn't anybody of any consequence at all.
L was merely the bridegroom"
Evening star., 1899-04-08
Loyalty.

1 never could do much at school,
My time I'd mostly pass
In loiterin' at the mill-pond or
The bottom of the class.
The folks 'ud often scold me
Fur beln' downright slow;
But mother said I'd be all right
If could git a show.
l hired out to a feller,
But he was bound to keep
His shop wide open even when
1 felt inclined to sleep.
We parted. There was trouble
About my leavin' so.
But mother said I'd be all right
If | could git a show.
- got confused jes' lately
On the possessiye case.
The judge he said twas stealin'
An the lookup was my place.
The family mostly cuts me
When visitin' they go,
But mother says I'd be all right
If 1 could git a show.
Evening star., 1899-04-08
The Sole Dissenter.

Cheer upi Cheer up!'' cries the song-bir
As he sways on the timber limb.
He seems to feel
AS his blythe notes peal
That the world was made for him.
"Cheer up" sounds soft In the breezes.
Cheer up.'' is the line that's writ
Ger the open book
OF the field or brook
Where the sunbeams fade and fit.
But man. superior mammal,
For the warning is disinclined.
He'll cherish his woe
If but to show
That matter Is less than mind.
Cheer up!" says each jovial echo
That speaks from the sun-lit hill.
"Cheer up.' says the earth
In its vernal mirth.
Says man, I'm hanged if l will" .
Evening star., 1899-04-08

The wife of gentleman's coachman at
Geisdorf has just been blessed with twin
boys, being the seventh and eighth sons.
The Emperor William was asked to stand
as god father, and he has consented, send
ing the parents a handsome sum of money
and the permission for the newcomers to
be christened William the First and VIII
liam the Second. These names are also
to be registered in the church.
Evening star., 1899-04-08
Proud to Know Him.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
1.-THE other night said the fat boarder,
81 slept in a room with generous gentle
man. / snore horrfbly--in fact. I'm snorer
from way back. We retired. In the morn
ing when we arose this gentleman handed
me silver half dollar.
What's that forg said I.
oh, take it, he replied You have won
1t. You deserve IT.
But what for? said l.
oh, take the money and go and buy
yourself several frst-class drinks. 1 like
you. You are the best one ever saw. You
are the only man / ever saw who could
snore louder than can holler'"
Evening star., 1899-04-08
tnimportauce.

Nuf"pOTtUhCes
A young man with a monster bououet of
riolets on the lapel of his light overcoat
rushed up to the hotel news stand and ex-
claimed:
Give me copies of all the morning papers.
1 want to read about it"
Yes, sir. All OF them have full accounts
of the election"
Il don't care about the election / want
to read about the wedding"
WAS there wedding yesterday" asked
the boy in charge, who has freckles and
a turn-up nose and didn't appear to care
whether he lost his place or not.
"of course there was"
"Sure?'
Certainly. / was there"
was 1t a fine wedding?' asked the boy
who had freckles and a turn-up nose, ana
Evening star., 1899-04-08
A Reminder.

Barnes-"You keep that parrot to remind
you OF your poor husband? Why. never
thought that Shedd was particularly
green.'
The Widow Shedd-"No: but you should
hear some of Polly's conversation 1t is
awful. but then It II SO like Tom"
Evening star., 1899-04-08
HIS Sadness.

1t was the next morning.
He Is a man of ahstemious appetite. but
Incorporate ideas. He acted nervous and
looked woe-begone-
''TrOuble?" asked the laconic friend.
Lots"
''Out later"
Last night"
Social affair."
Political banquet"
"Over-Rtey.
Mo-"
"Oyer-draul2,
mo, worse. Read this mornings paper?"
Evening star., 1899-04-08

A German biologist has calculated that
the human brain contains 800, 600 600 nerve
cells, 5000 600 of which die and are sue
ceeded by new ones every day. At this
rate We get an entirely new brain every
sixty DAYS
Evening star., 1899-04-08

Wen, get IT, and feel sorry for me. It's
my old failing-I over-ta,ked"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
AS VIGOROUS AS EVER
The Insurrection Shows No
Signs of Dying.
ARMIES WELL RECRUITED
They Are Adopting American Tactics
One Hundred Thousand Soldiers
Needed at Once-Americaus In
capacltated in Six Months.

San Francisco, July 31.-An officer of
one of the volunteer regiments now in
the Philippines has written the follow
ing letter to the associated press:
Manila, June 27.-The arrival of the
rainy season finds the insurreCtion as
vigorous as it has been any time since
the outbreak. The insurgent armies
are well recruited, Notwithstanding
their heavy losses, and are we'll fed
and clothed. They have profited by
their five months of warfare against
the Americans. They are fast adopt
ing American tactics and are becoming
better disciplined and more skillful in
the use of their weapons every day.
One hundred thousand soldiers should
be here ready for business by the be-
ginning of the dry season in November.
Garrisons could then be established at
strategic points. A continuous warfare
cannot be carried on in this enervating
climate by the same troops Frequent
reliefs are necessary. Troops should
not be kept here longer than a year.
Men from a northern climate retain
their native vigor six or eight months
after arrival here and then begin to
succumb to the various ailments of the
in the cases of the volunteers and those
regulars who have been in the Philip
pines since last summer. The most of
them are saturated with malaria,
many have rheumatism and all are
greatly debilitated. They are unfit for
further duty and recuperation seems
slow and unsatisfactory. AS it has
been with them, so it is likely to be
with their successors.
The eight million people of the Phil
ippines are as highly civilized as the
IL 900 of Mexico.
If the American people will imagine
that the United States had acquired
Mexico against her win and We're en-
gagged in an attempt to put down a
| universal rebellion of the MexiCans
with 10000 troops, they would have a
duplicate picture at close range of the
| situation in the Philippines with the
exception that the climate of the Phil
! ippines is from 10 to Is degrees more
tropical than that of Mexico.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
DECISION A COMPROMISE.
1t Is Believed Both the SmeIter Trust
and the Union VIII Accept 1t.

Denver, Col, July 31-The state board
of arbitration to-day filed its report on
the investigation of the smelter strike.
The decision reached is a compromise
between the demands of the Smeltermpn
and the officers of the American Smelt-
ing & Refining company, known as the
trust. The board has fixed a wage
schedule on the basis of an eight-hour
day for the inside men and a 10-hOur
day for the yardmen. The wages rec
commended average about 10 per cent
higher than those offered by the smelter
managers. The board stipulates that in
case of an agreement to work longer
hours the men shall receive pay at the
same ratio of wages as recommended
for eight hours. The question of union
or nom union labor is ignored, and this
point is now the only obstacle in the
way of immediate reopening of the
smelterS, as the men pledged them
selves to abide by the decision of the
board, and it is believed the managers
will accept the solution of the problem
offered by the arbitrators.
Dennis Sheedy, manager of the Globe
smelter, after the announcement of the
decision of the state board of arbitrd-
ton published the following notice:
Denver, July 31.-To the Public: For
10 days past the management of the
Globe plant of the American Smelling &
Refining company have offered to open
their works and give employment 10 500
or more of their old employees at a con-
siderable advance on the scale of wages
heretofore paid, but said employees not
having returned, these works will be
closed indefinitely.
DENNIS SHEEDY, Manager"
]. B. Grant, manager of the Omaha
Grant smelter, was in Leadville to-day
when the board gave it's decision. He
declined to make any statement before
seeing the full text of the decision, but
he said that the boards conclusions cut
absolutely no figure in the situation and
would not hurry the blowing in of the
SmelterS.
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KATE SPRAGUE DEAD.
One of the Most Beautiful Women of the
Capital in Lincoln's Time.

Washington. July 21.-Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague, wife of "a former COVER
nor of Rhode Island and daughter Of
Salmon P. Chase governor of Ohio,
United States senator and chief justice
of the United States supreme court,
died at her residence in this city to-day,
aged SO years.
Kate Chase began brilliant social
career when her father, Salmon p.
Chase, then a widower. was elected
governor of Ohio. When Mr.. Chase was
made secretary of the treasury under
Lincoln the family removed here and
his daughter was soon acknowledged 10
be one of the most beautiful women of
the capital. With the outbreak of the
war she married the young governor of
Rhode Island, William H. Sprague.
When Governor Sprague was elected to
the senate their home was a gathering
place of the foremost men and women
of that day. At the height of the social
and political success which they attain
ed a domestic cloud made its appear
ance, resulting in divorce.
Mrs. Sprague then made her home at
Edgewood, a country place left her by
her father. Financial reVerses clouded
her later years the homestead was
mortgaged and disaster was impending
when. a wear ago, old friends came to
her rescue. raised the mortgage and ar
ranged for her an allowance Of $1,000
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AROUND THE WORLD.
The Vanderbilt Party Will visit the Phti
ippines and Siberia.

Vancouver B. c.. July 31.-The
steamer Empress of India sailed this
afternoon for Yokohama and Hong
Kong. She carried a distinguished pas
senger list, including the Vanderbilt
party of young college graduates who
are on a tour around the world Those
in the party are Alfred &. Vanderbilt,
son of Cornelius Vanderbilt; Douglass
COchrane, the We'll known football
player; William p. Burden and Ernest
Iselin. nephew of e. oliver Iselin. They
intend visiting the Philippines and ST.
IBERIA and will finish with hunting
tour through Abyssinia.
d. d. Mann. the Canadian railway
contractor, was also a passenger. He
is going to China to look after some
railway contracts, including some 500
miles of lines.
The Hon. X Kaneko, a distinguished
Japanese diplomat, is returning home.
Mr.. NOsse, formerly Japanese consul at
this port. and more recently at Chi
cagO, is en- route to Korea. having been
appointed japanese consular represen-
tatiYe there. Claude Lee Kun also re-
turned home on the Empress. He is
Kang Yu Wei's private secretary and
on arriving in China will actively on
gage in propagating the reform idea Of
the noted Kang, who will remain in
Canada for some little time, perfectinS
the organization of the Chinese reform
league. to which belong most of the
principal Cinnamon in this and other
coast cities.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
It WILL MEAN DEFEAT
Burrows Sees Danger for the
Republicans.
IN THE PHILIPPINE WAR
in the Next Campaign Unless
Brought to an End
This Year.

Washington, July Ex-senator Bur-
rows of Michigan, in an Interview with
a Post reporter, this afternoon, said:
1T is my judgment that if the war
in the Philippines is still in progress
next year and the end is not then in
sight the situation will be to the dis
advantage of the republican party. The
only hope for the party, and the coun-
try, 1 might add is in a speedy change
of conditions in the Philippines I'm
less the war in the Philippines speed
lily ends it will become an important
political factor and its continuance will
make the outlook for republican success
uncertain, to say the least.
IF / could have had my way, we
would have simply taken a coaling sta
ton or a base OF supplies in the island
of Luzon, we would not have paid
penny to Spain and we would have our
foothold in the East without the sacri-
flee of life and money. | believe IN
finding new markets for our people. We
are the greatest producers the world
has known, and the Orient doubtless Of
fers us a great opportunity. No one
yet knows what possibilities are to be
afforded by China, which seems now
to be staggering to her fall. If there
direction carta;nIv yya,t tba I-rited
Statas to bava sbaro A. tba same
tine we ,,o,,st not oyar,ooI, the Fact
tbot u,a n,ay r,,n co,,ntar ot eny ~
,,nan+ 20 Enoiand Lrorra or Ctarn,any
and haIieve that ENGLAND now anna,
entlv so friendlv vii Strilfe Of anv
moment u-a lcross ber tbresbcs1 Nore
than tbis I sav frankly that If our
no partic;nat;on IN tbe Fastern trada is
70 he purchasad a. tho cost Of an in.
das,i+i 10, ~, The pbtIi,nines we will
80 i.rere 1,.,,a Co., ,,,bot ,,,a> rece;vs -
..uor,, t,,o,,,a yo,, ,naet the nresent
si,,,at;o, o.,
..,'n, prasiden+ &c acting wisely in NV
on;nion In anffavo,ino TO rastora neace
ia n,dar a. ~. pbiiit1niDes bv sapding
an ~ incra.s sad -. td assist GaneraI
Otis II is to, b,s s;ncareIv boned that
e.ash troa,1s viii No ahIa +o astob oblish
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
HAMPTON Excited.

Hampton, Va, July 31.-This usually
tranquil town has been in a state CT
feverish excitement to-day since the
discovery of yellow fever at he sol
diers' home. Scores of people took
advantage of the first opportunity 10
leave the place. Last night a snacial
train left Old Point with fully 80 of
the guests of the hotels.
Business in the town of Phoehus, ed
joining the soldiers home. is suspt nd
ed. Late this afternoon self-appoint-
ed guard of Is Hamptonians, with
Winchester rifles, went to the home TO
assist in enforcing the quarantine reg
ulations. Chesapeake & Ohio trains
have discontinued their service TO the
city
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
KILLED IN THE CHAIR.
Two Men Pay the Death Penalty for
Murder in New York.

New York, July 31.-Louis Pullerson
and Michael Mcdonald were put to
death by electricity in Sing Sing prison
to-day. Pullerson was taken to the
electric chair at S:21 and current of
LEO volts was turned on at 1922. After
50 seconds he was declared to be dead
by the attending physicians.
Mcdonald was put to death at SAP.
current of 1,710 volts being turned on
at that time and continuing for 65 sec
onds. McDonald's body resisted the
electric current more than any other
man put to death in Sing Sing. 1t took
10 seconds longer to kill him than it
did Pullerson.
Louis Pullerson, negro porter 80
years of age, on March IL, 1898, killed
his common-law wife, Kate Smith, a
white woman, in their apartments in
New York by strangulation. He said
that as the woman had been untrue he
thought he had perfect right to kill
her.
Michael Mcdonald. beef carrier, en-
ployed in the Eastman company's
slaughter house in New York, on May
4, 1898, killed Stephen Titus, the head
timekeeper. Mcdonald, after spending
his salary in drink, demanded several
dollars which he claimed were due him
for overtime. Titus told him to have
the sub b-timekeeper o. K. his kill Nc
Donald then fired five shots at Titus.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
SOLD At AUCTION.
Reorganization Securities of the Union
Pacific Company.

New York, July 31.-Pursuant to a
recent order of the United States cir
cult court, the receivers of the Union
Pacific Railroad company to-day sold
a lot of reorganization securities. The
list included $4,000 Oregon Railway &
Navigation company consolidated mort
gage per cent bonds at 10I: 500 shares
Oregon Railway & Navigation consoH-
dated mortgage bonds scrip at 9S;
Sl04 900 Utah & Northern Railway COM
pany first mortgage 7 per cent bonds
at 107; 100000 Fort Worth & Denver
City Railway company first mortgage
6 per cent bonds assented at 77h;
s11, 900 Oregon Short Line Railway COM
pany consolidated mortgage per cent
bonds at 113: s430, 900 Oregon Short Line
Railroad company non cumulative in
come a. at 921a; 312 shares Fort
Worth & Denver City Railroad COM
pany stock at IA; 154 shares Of Oregon
Railway & Navigation preferred stock
at 741a; 220 shares of Oregon Short Line
Railroad company stock at Al.
With the exception of two small par
cells, all the securities were purchased
by Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
THE MAY BRICK CASE.
The Home Secretary Refuses to Make the
Papers Public.

London, July S1.-In the house OF
commons to-day Michael Davitt, ma
tionalst, asked what action the gov
ernment of the United States had TAX
en- in behalf of Mrs. Maybrick, the
woman now undergoing sentence of
imprisonment for life after having
been convicted of poisoning her hus-
band, whether petitions had been re-
ceived from public bodies or persons
in America and if the secretary of
state for home affairs, Sir Matthew
Ridley, would present papers to the
house with the governments reply.
The governments home secretary an
swered the question, saying represen-
tations had been made in favor of Mrs.
Maybrick by the United States gov
ernment through the United States
ambassador here, Joseph H. Choate.
and that numerous representations
had been made by private individuals.
But, he said. it would be contrary to
practice to present papers dealing
with the exercise of the royal preroga-
tiVeS,
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Killed and Wounded.

Washington, July 31.-General Otis
has cabled the following additional
casualties:
Killed-July 26 at Calamba, Quarter
master Sergeant Fred Suppinal, Com
pany 1. 2lst infantry.
Wounded-Fourth cavalry. Troop q,
James A. Reese, leg, severe. First
Washington infantry, Company Il.
Fred l.. Ballau, shoulder, slight; 21st
infantry, Company d, Peter Christie,
temple. severe; 21st infantry. Com
pany F, Charles Grottendick. abdo-
men, severe; 21st infantry, Company
l. Corporal Goodwin l.. Lands, back, Sc
we're; 21st infantry, Company H, Will
lam II. Phillips, hand, slight. July y,
at San Fernando, Sd artillery, Battery
L. ]. Nirger, ear, slight.