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The evening times., 1899-09-21
THE VANDERBILT ESTATE.
Trustees VIII He In Control for
Term of Years.


NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-There is a grow
ing impression in railroad and financial
circles that the estate of the late Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt is to be put in the control
Of trustees for term OF years. until the
sons reach an age when they can prop
erly direct the management OF their
shares.
In support Of this impression IL may be
stated that at the meeting on Tuesday for
the election of director to succeed Cor
nelius Vanderbilt in the Vanderbilt sys-
tenn. neither of the older sons was given
a place in the control or management of
the Vanderbilt railroad interests. Had
their legacies in the will gone directly to
Cornelius and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
it is believed they would have been given
some representation on the boards of di-
| rectors of the roads where their extensive
interests lie. Should the estate go into
| the hands of trustees, William K. Wander
| bilt, brother of the late Cornelius VAN
| derbilt, is looked upon as the one who
| will manage the railroad interests of the
| estate E. V. W. Rossiter, treasurer of the
New York Central and Hudson River Rail-
| read, and Chauncey NJ. Depew, chairman
of the board Of directors, are believed to
| be those who will also serve as trustees
1t was at a meeting between Messrs.
| William K. Vanderbilt, Rossiter, and De-
pew that the decision was reached that the
will would not be offered for probate until
the return of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
| from Japan. 1t had been previously an
| nounced that the will would be filed with
! the surrogate early this week. One re-
| port in connection with the distribution
| of the estate Is that Cornelius Vanderbilt
said he was satisfied. This may mean that
he has been treated the same as his
brothers and sisters, or that, in the event
| of his being cut of with a bagatelle, the
other heirs, except Alfred, who is away
have arranged settlement which is sat
| isfactory to him.
Alfred's return home Is expected in a
| little more than two weeks time. DR.
Depew said yesterday that the young mar
had sailed from Japan on Thursday. The
| passage across the Pacific takes about
| twelve days on fast steamer. and the run
from the coast to this city will consume
four days more. In the meanwhile the pro-
visions of the will will be closely guarded
from those who have no direct interest IL
the estate. The wife of Cornelius Wander
bilt is expected to return to her home
No. COS Fifth Avenue, from Newport Mon
day morning
The evening times., 1899-09-21
WELCOMED FROM KLoNDIKE.
Returned Gold Hunters Say Capital
Is Needed There.

BRADFORD, Pa, Sept. 21--John and
Francis MuIIin arrived here last evening
from the Klondike and were met at the
depot by a big crowd of friends. Both are
bronzed, rugged, and healthy, but
say they are glad to be home again. John
Mullin says the Klondike is hard propo-
sition for gold seekers who lack capital
He is a lawyer. but was barred by the Ca
madam government from practicing his pro-
fession in the Klondike, so he fell back on
gold hunting
"a man with 100000" said Mullin, "cap
go to the Klondike and buy a claim, just
as he can go into the oil country and buy
an oil lease, and realize money on it. But
il is no place for man without capital
to work with. My brother and / were
lucky enough to get one claim on which
we hope to realize something good. We
had an offer of $1,000 for it but did not
take the money. We also have some cop
per claims near the seacoast that may be
profitable We had some hard luck, too.
while in the gold region. Francis sunk a
shaft fifty-seven feet deep. He had to
turn the bed of creek to do the work.
II was hard job and when we got down
| fifty-seven feet the dam gave way and the
| shaft filled up with water. Any sort OF an
old force pump would have solved the
difficulty for us, but articles of that kind
are scarce in the Klondike."
The evening times., 1899-09-21
KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
The Touch of an Ordinary Light
Bulb Causes Death.

NEW YORK, Sept I--Hehman Neil
son. clerk, employed in Herman Thinner
mans grocery store, at 9 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn. was instantly killed in his en-
ployer's store yesterday afternoon by an
electric shock.
He was attempting TO turn on the iilumi-
mating current in an ordinary incandes-
cent electric bulb. The dead mans hand
and foot were found to be burned where
| the electric fluid had passed through his
body.
Nelson, who was nineteen years old. and
| lived with his parents at $50 Park Ave-
| nue. went into the washroom at the rear
of the store where he was heard to fall.
Arthur Beyreuther and Ernst Winholt,
clerks in the store and Richard Hink, a
customer, pushed the door open. The room
was still dark, and Hink attempted to turn
! on the light. He was Instantly shocked
| and thrown TO the floor.
I Men procured stable lantern and re-
moved Nelson's bady. Linemen opened
| the street in front of Timmerman's store
| Monday and relaid wires in conduit
| there 1t is thought they put heavily
charged wire where 1t touched the stores
wire.
| Coroner Delap will make an investiga-
| tion and nedeavor to ascertain what caused
| the electric light wire to be so heavily
charged with electricity.
The evening times., 1899-09-21
KcREA's MINISTER DELAYED.
His Departure for Europe Has Beer
Indefinitely Postponed.

The departure of Chin Pom Ye, the Ko-
announced would take place the latter
part of September, has been indefinitely
postponed owing to the nom arrival OF
Prince Y. w. Min, who is to succeed
Mr. Ye as Minister to this country. Mr..
Ye has been the Minister in Washington
for the past three years and conspicuous
figure in diplomatic circles at the Capital,
and as soon as his successor arrives he
will leave for Europe and represent his
country in the courts of France, Russia,
and Europe.
His appointment to such a responsible
position as representative to Russia is
said to be a recognition of his services In
saving his Kings life at the time of the
assassination of the Queen of Korea, Min
lister Ye having defended the King and per-
suaded the assassins TO spare his life.
Since his residence in Washington Mr. Ye
has adopted many of the customs of this
country. particularly in regard to dress,
and has put aside his Oriental costumes for
the conventional dress of the American
citizen Tam E. Ye, the son and secre-
tary of Minister Ye, in speaking Of his
fathers intended departure, said:
Prince Min, my fathers successor, has
been delayed in coming to Washington
but Just what has caused the delay l am
unable to say. The last information we
had from Korea was that Prince Min had
not yet left Korea, but nothing was said
as to the time of his leaving or the reason
for his delay. We have been expecting
him for several months, but have no idea
when he will arrive, and until he does ar
rive my father will continue as the repre-
sentative of Korea in Washington. Prince
Min spent year in Washington severai
years ago and is highly educated gen
tleman and in every way fitted to I'LL the
Office of Minister at Washington"
The evening times., 1899-09-21
Dewey and Schfey.

The New York Journal of today offers
q suggestion in connection with the Dewey
celebration which is worthy OF considera-
lion We quote it in full:
Rear Admiral Schley viii attend the Dewey
celebration as a private citizen. Here l. fire
chance FOR the city administration to rebuke Pres
jdeHt Mckinley and the naval coterie WHO ere En-
deavoring TO relegate the hero Of Santiago 10
oblivion.
Why not invite Rear Admiral S,-i'cy to ride At
tile head Of the parade with Adnilal HcWey! The
hero OF Manila and the hero Of saEtiago riding
side by side would be inspiring sight.
Rear Admiral Schey has shown uoIe plainly
than ever that his is a true brand al patriotism
10y informing the Navy Department officers who
appear 10 b. his enemies that hc viii 20 10 the
South Atlantic station without further question
In the meantime. however he should by all
means be invited To ride IN the parade Wl1h
Dewey. Would the Washington cabal dare 10
forbid irl
Under normal conditions We should say
that it would not be proper TO introduce
Rear Admiral Schley prominently on an
occasion the enthusiasm of which should
DE all aimed at our great Admiral Dewey.
But the conditions have been rendered abb
normal, by an impudent determination on
The part of Secretary Long and the navy
ring 10 place its discredited and generally
contemnsd favorite, Sampson, in a POSI-
tion 10 divide with the hero of CaYile the
honors Of the event, far as naval regu-
lations. backed by malice, can accomplish
that design.
Obviously, the decent thing for Mr.. Nc
Kinley 20 do was to dignity the naval part
of the reception by ordering the officer who
conquered Cervera to represent the service
in welcoming the conqueror of Montojo.
On the contrary, the President not only
refrained from adopting such a proper
course. but tolerated the assignment OF
an officer who has persistently affronted
history, truth, and the American people by
claiming the honors Of a battle from which
he was absent. and to the result of which
he did not and could not contribute in the
remotest degree.
The Administration will ultimately dis
cover that it has gained nothing in popu-
larity by thus adding insult TO the injury
its course amounts 10 in the public mind
The attempt to fasten its official seal Of a
proval on the idiotic claim of Sampson to
the laurels Of Santiago, by making him
pose as ''the other" naval hero, at the
Dewey celebration, is now and always will
be bitterly resented by every American
with a grain of respect for justice in his
composition.
In view of these considerations. the
Journal proposition is eminently good
and calculated to checkmate the contempt
lie game of the Long Sampson cabal in the
navy. We earnestly hope that it may be
carried into effect.
The evening times., 1899-09-21
The WORLDS Coffee Trade.
From the London Times.)

Coffee Statistics, 1s99,l900," by Messers. C. J.
Leeeh Co., of Iincing Lane, contains a mass
of statistics relating to the trade OF the world in
coffee Much of the information is of value only
to those engaged in the trade; but of the
figures are OF more general interest. The chief
coffee markets are London. Havre, Hamburg, the
Dutch ports, Trieste, Antwerp, Bordeaux, and
Marseilles. The total production during the cur
rent year (that is. up to June 80 next) is es-
timated at L, 5,2s5, 900 bags of 60 Kilograms, or
1921 pounds, each. OF this over 10. 500 600 bags
belong to Brazil, Santos coming first among Bra
lillian ports with 5000, 900 bags, and Rio next
with over 8, 10000 bags Mexico and the Central
American States come next. 100000 bags; then
Venezuela and Colombia with 1,250, 200; Java sup
plies 65OO00 bags the West Indies (chieffy Haiti,
Cuba. and Porto Rico), $4,000; British India
ard Manila, which are classed together, send
800 600 bags Africa and Arnbia, $50, 900, and the
small balance comes from Sumatra, Ceyion, and
the Eastern Archipelago. During recent years
the production has huctuated considerably; in
1s94-5 it was 100000 bags the next year it
fell to 1O,250 0O0 in 1867 it rose to over 49,
SOC, 900, and in the following year to over I6,-
09O 900, while last year it again fell to 49,
250,O00 bags. The prices show still greater fiuc-
tuations The figures given by Messrs. Leech
show how completely the world depends for its
coffee on Brazil. and how dependent the market
prices are on the production there
The evening times., 1899-09-21
NEW SHAPES AT NIAGARA.
A Fail Of Rock Restoring the Horse
shoe symmetry.

A Fall Of Rock Restoring the Horse
shoe Symmetry.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. 21.-By
fall Of rock, which occurred recently. just
when nobody seems to know, the Horseshoe
Falls has been restored to a more SYM
metrical shape and to the form from which
it derives its name. This condition was
discovered by an old man, Of the name of
Pitts, who called the attention of others
to it, and all agreed that the change had
occurred in the contour of the waterfall
OF late years the falls has been quite v
shaped, destroying much of the natural
beauty by forcing a large amount Of the
water to flow over the centre, instead Of
being evenly distributed and thus con-
tributing to the symmetry Of the falls.
However, this latest fall of rock has had
the effect Of restoring the horseshoe shape
to the falls and greatly increasing the
beauty to its lines.
The fall of rock will interest scientific
men and others who have made study Of
the falls. In a paper on the duration OF
the falls, Professor Spencer has said that
from 1S42 to 1890 235, ,000. 600 square feet
fell away. In 1899 the Crescent Horseshoe
rails was very acute. 1t mad become
quite obtuse in 1912, acute in 1886 and in
1890 it started to broaden out again. The
recent fall is one OF the cycles OF slow re-
treat
The Niagara Falls Power Company has
called for bids from score Of contractors
in various parts of the country for the
construction of new wheel pit. This pit
will be over 400 feet long, about twenty
feet wide and 180 feet deep. 1t will be cut
out Of solid limestone and will be located
on the Inlet Canal opposite the present
power station. In this pit there will be
| room for at least ten big 5000 horsepower
turbines, which will bring the total amount
OF power produced by this company up TO
| 100000 horse power. The bids are to be
opened on October and>the specifications
| call for the construction of all the neces-
| sary tunnels. The old wheel pit has been
| lined with brick and the new one will be
| Just how many wheels will be installed
| in the new pit at the start is matter OF
! conjecture, but the fact that the entire
| pit, instead of a section, is to be built is
a strong indication that the company real
| ICES that the demand for power will not
| fall of. The call for bids is an indication
that many more millions of dollars are to
| be at once expended on the wonderful force
| of Niagara
The evening times., 1899-09-21
OhiO's Cities.
(From the Cleveland Plain Deale


Ohio is the only State of the United States
in which the entire alphabet is represented by
the initial letter of its cities We have Akron,
Bedford. Cleveland, Dayton, Elyria. Fremont, Gal
ion, Hamilton, Ironton, Jackson, kenton, LII
ma, Mansfield Niles, Ottawa, Piqua, Quaker City,
Rayenna, Steubenville, Toledo, Urbana, Vickery,
Warren, Xenia, Youngstown, and GAINESVILLE. Each
letter of the alphabet appears at least once In
the list OF cities. Not single other State OF
the Union can boast OF this singularity New
York and Pennsylvania each come quite close to
it, however. They manage to monopolize the al
phabet with the exception of the letter '1x. Z"
Cities beginning with. an 'X'' are not very
scarce. There is Xena, KY; Xenia, H.; Xenia,
Kan; Yenia No.; Xenia, N. c.; Xenophen,
Tenn; Xerxes, Ca. and Xerxes in Tennessee.
Ohio will continue to enjoy this singularity until
such time as New York or Pennsylvania build
an ''X'' city, or other States name their cities
in accordance. But, after all, to Ohio will have
to be left the credit OF having been the first
of its class
The evening times., 1899-09-21
DEvoTEEs TO SUICIDE.
Bohemians Inspired by AEnosticism
to Self-DeNtructian.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21-A plan by which it
is sought to revolutionize the social Gus
toms Of Bohemians in the United States
has been undertaken among the one hun
dred thousand of that race in Chicago by
the Bohemian Brotherhood of America.
The brotherhood, which is a secret or
ganization, and represents variety of re-
ligfous beliefs. makes the bold declaration
that the prevalence Of IngersoIIism among
Bohemians has resulted in suicides in such
numbers as almost to threaten the ex-
termination of their race.
Necessity for action is emphasized by the
brotherhood in a circular sent throughout
the country calling on Bohemians to CO.
operate in altering the unwholesome men
tai attitude of their countrymen. More
than fifty thousand of the circulars have
been distributed in Chicago The head
quarters Of the brotherhood in America
are at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but Chicago
has been selected as the chief field of la
Dor, and ZAP Vokoun has been delegated
to manage the territory. He will arrive
in the city within a few days to under
take this work.
To the appeal for cooperation in the
work of preventing suicides are appended
statistics going to show that one-third of
the deaths among Bohemians are by sui
eide.
The figures, which show the proportion
of suicides among Bohemians as compared
with suicides among persons of other ma
tionalities, are taken by the brotherhood
from the reports of insurance and frater-
nal societies.
Mr.. Zdrubek, who is editor of the "Syor-
most" Bohemian daily newspaper, and
who is mentioned in the circular as en-
couraging suicide, declares that the soci-
cites prohibit religious belief among their
members and that the works Of Ingersoll
are used as texts in the order. He af-
firms that it is against these orders that
the Brotherhood for the Prevention of Sui
cides is waging war. He said:
I'VE preach and practice agnosticisu,
and I think the brotherhood has a diff
cult task in hand in attempting to effec!
| the so-called reform. The organization
sent thousands of circulars among US"
Other officials of the Bohemian societies
make no effort TO deny the statments
made by the brotherhood.
The evening times., 1899-09-21
Fashions Lingo.
From the San Francisco Argonaut-)

(From the san IaIICfs'0 III
The language OF the fashion plate and the wom-
ans paper is sufficiently appalling 10 the mere
man. even in these days of emancipated and, we
may nresume. more grammatical womanhood, but,
according to an extract from fashion journal
of I7s5. which is now going the rounds in Paris,
the iargon of a century ago was even more as
founding. This is how the paper described M t,ie
anneared in a dress of '.stifed sighs' ornament
ed with "superfuous regrets the bodice cut in
a ssperfect candor'' point, and trimmed with IN
discreet complaints" Her hair was dressed In
SUSTAINED sentiments" with head-dress OF
..assnred CONQUEST ornamented with several
..fyaways." and '.dewneast-eye" ribbons, and
her collar was ''beggar-oR-horsebacks color No
doubt all these marvellous terms conveyed some
meaning to the fashionable woman OF the GAYS
when French society danced on the edge of the
volcano of l1ss. but to their descendants of a
hundred years later they have absolutely no
meaning.
The evening times., 1899-09-21
A Picture of the Boer.

In connection with the recent troubles
in the Transvaal, it may be well to men,
tion that a novel published some ten
years ago. The Story of an African
Farm by Olive Schreiner, gives very
good picture of the Boer as he is. The
book attained a considerable popularity at
the time of its publication, chiefly on ac-
count of the philosophical and religious
element in it. Its descriptions of life in
South Africa were not at that time of any
especial interest to the public, but they
are very vivid indeed.
The author is as her name indicates, of
German descent. Her first writings were
published under the pen name Ralph
Iron" and some of them are characterized
by a vigor and force almost aggressively
masculine
THE Story of an African Farm" as will
be remembered by those who have read il.
described the life of the son of German
overseer on the sheep farm of a Dutch wo-
man in Cape Colony. One or two chapters
OF the book deal with the Transvaal itself.
but the Dutch woman, Tant' Sannie, and her
compatriots are thoroughly representative
Of the Kruger Republic. Anyone who is
possessed Of the idea that the Trans
vad is America over again, filed with
sturdy, intelligent, enterprising, Justice
loving, and progressive people like those
who made the thirteen colonies a nation.
will do well 20 read about Tant' Sannie.
There are women like her in this country.
but only in corners where progress has
not penetrated; and there are few indeed
with her narrowness, her obstinacy, her
animalism and coarseness and her in
capability Of perceiving a. ing beyond
the commonest facts OF existence Stub
bornly opposed to education of any Kind
despising all refinements of thought and
action, prey to the most sordid and
vulgar impulses, she is of type which
ought to be refined off the earth as fast
as civilization can possibly advance Such
people-for there are both men and wo-
men in the book who are of this type;
1t is national, not ipdividual--are evolved
The evening times., 1899-09-21
TranHNanl HunlOr.

President Kruger has impaired gleam
of savage humor to the South African sit
uation He has cabled about fifteen hun
dred words OF highly pious 'Old Testa-
ment'' talk to Queen Victoria, admonishlng
her of the horrors Of war and begging her
10 prevent them prerogatively. AT the
same time Dom Paul by no means neglects
his household affairs. He is showing troops
to the border as fast as he can, and coin
cdently has the admirable nerve to warn
the British Government that any further
movement of imperial soldiers will be re-
garded at Pretoria as an unfriendly act.
Every sign points to an early outbreak
OF hostilities on the Natal frontier. The
r9eeting of the Free State Volksraad today
may have an important bearing on imme-
diate events. A definite announcement or
adhesion 10 the Transvaal cause would
force England's hand and probably start
the Beers over the line at once. The ten
sicn il too great to last. Kruger and Jou-
bert are besieged with demands for instant
action before the British re-enfoTcements
can be landed and used, and We think they
are very likely to succumb to the war
influence, although they may privately re-
alize that to do so would mean the extinc-
ZION Of the little Dutch eligarchy.
Chamberlain and Lord Wolseley are run
ming against time. If they could only have
a clear fortnight, they would ask moth
| ing mere of Kruger or of fate. But il
/ takes weeks to move an army with ban
ners. and commissariat and train, across
an ocean. As matters look today they will
have to begin proceedings with less than
half proper preparation. A most inter
esting and instructive campaign is appar.
| entity about TO open.
The evening times., 1899-09-21
A Homemade Bug.
(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)

(Ffom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
If you want to give your friends nice little
shock, here is a recipe that has been found quite
eficacious in New York: Take hairpin, if you
don't 'em perhaps you can borrow one
spread it two inches, pass rubber band over
the points, and in the band insert short piece
of wood with which to wind the apparatus After
winding until tight enough enclose the device
in piece of folded paper and ask your friend
TO open it, The folds viii hold the surprise
in place until the last one is reached, when the
wood will be released sufficiently to spin round
and round, rafting againsi the paper and caus-
ing the investigator TO jump from two to ten
feet, according to his-er possibly her-nervous
condition. In New York they call this the kiss
ing bug" but kicking hug' would appear to
fit It much closer.
The evening times., 1899-09-21
A WoefuI Precedent,

From the Chicago Chroniele.)
The Austrian count who scattered roll of bank
bills among crowd of musicians at Newport be-
cause they happened to strike favorite air has
created somewhat embarrassing precedent for
the other noblemen who have come over to attend
Prince Cantacuzene's wedding. Not that Ameri.
can horn tooters will object to having ten dollar
bills thrown to them indiscriminately by enthusi.
astic hrshs of the foreign aristocracy. But the
average duke or count who honors these shores
with his presence is not throwing away bank rolls
as pleasing diversion His visit is usually in
search Of roll which he can throw away IN
Europe. and, judging from the matrimonial rec
ords the search has been often successful.