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The evening times., 1899-06-30
An Unrclent:nS Girl.
(From .ha Troy Timesl


Il had postcffce money order on little
town out West" said the New York drunmerN :
'one which ! get through Chicago-and when
showed up to get il cashed / was dead broke and
found the postofiiee in charge of a girl about
twenty years old. She chewing gum and
reading ncyel as walked into the place snd
as She was slow ~ getting move on her and
was In deuce of hurry / gave her some prettr
sharp talk. She sasscd me back and We had somo
lively words for about five minutes. ] never did
a more foolish thing in my life. You know what
man mad all over to waste the time to GET
one, and when you present it at another post.
office you must satisfy the authorities that Won
are the person named I signed nv name ami
all that, but the girl quietly remarked: I don't
know that you the person named You will
have 10 be identified
Il had letters in my pocket, of course ~ con-
tinued the drummer, ..but she waved them aside
Anyone can carry letters around addressed 10
and collars. but they were no good. produced
kilograms, but she was cbdurate. As matter
of fact she bothered me whole day. and when
the Office closed I was> still without nv money
The order called for s50 and / went to every
merchant in town TO get the money and trans.
fer it. Nobody would let have the cash.
There was but one way to do and did il
walked into the postoffce next day and said:
Ny name is John Blank. Here is an order call
ing for $50 Yesterday was fool enough to snub
you. Today ] beg your pardon Two minutes
later had my money and was out on the side
walk. and you can bet yom shoes don't get
caught that way again. When ! feel like snub
bling another girl I'll tackle one who isn't en-
ployed BY Uncle Sam in position where she can
hold me up and set me to looking around for Q
pawnshep"
The evening times., 1899-06-30
BISHOP WELLS A BANKRUPT.
Episcopal Agent in Spokane ReIfev-
ed of Indc bit e edncss.

Spokane. Wash, June 30.-Lemuel II.
Wells. Episcopal Bishop for the missionary
jurisdiction Of Spokane, Wash, appeared
before referee in that city in bankruptcy
proceedings en- May II. and has freed him
self of debts amounting to more than So =
0C0. He and his wife Henrietta B. appear
ed in the proceedings jointly and swtre
that th9ir assets consisted o! two small
pieces OF Tacoma real estate valued at $500
and books and wearing apparel which are
exempt. Bishop Wells is one of the best
known churchmen On the Pacific Coast.
Ten years ago he was rector of st. Luke's
Church, in Tacoma, and Mrs. Wells was
principal Of Annie Wright Seminary. an
Episcopal school for girls. In boom days
Mr.. and Mrs Wells bought and sold Taco
ma real estate on a large scale, beth joint
ly and severally. Part Of their building
operations were carried on with borrowed
money. including one six-story business
block. which was sold later to George
Vanderbilt. When the business depression
came they were unable to meet interest
sold and mortgages were foreclosed on
other parcels.
Bishop Wells is under the direction Of
the mission beard of New YORK. of the
Protestant Episcopal Church and receives
a salary of 5000 year with travelling ex-
penses. 1t was said yesterday that the mis-
sion board would bring the case TO the no.
tice OF the house Of bishops which meeis
in St. Louis. next October. and the Bishop
may lose his position
The evening times., 1899-06-30
summer Resort Weather

When the many scores of Washington
ians who have fled from the city for the
summer hear of the delightful weather
we have been having here for the past
few days they will have additional cause
TO regret their absence from their beauti-
ful home city.
For thirty-six hours ending at noon
today Washington weather was ideal. On
Thursday the temperature ranged from
65 TO Is degrees. 1t reached the high
mark just about the dinner hour. when the
days work was done and everybody had
gone home. In the middle OF the day it
ranged from Go to 20. resting for con-
siderable time in the close vicinity of the
former figure. At night. and for several
preceding nights, blankets. were a neces-
sity to comfort. And such delicious, re-
freshing sleep it was. Restful to body and
clarifying to mind.
This day opened with a crisp chill in the
air and the sun showing a disposition to
battle more determinedly for the mastery
The evening times., 1899-06-30
OPINIONS OF A DEMOCRAT.
Former Governor FattisOn'S Views
ON the PhIlippine War

l
ON the PhilipPine War.
Atlanta. Ga. June 3O.-FOrmer Gov. Rob-
ert E. Pattison, of Pennsylvania. has ar
rived here on a few days visit He talked
at length on the Philippine question, say
ing in part:
THE first thing. in my opinion, to be
| done in the Philippines is to restore order.
We have the men and the means. and this
war should be resolutely and most aggres-
sively pushed to a conclusion. The Fill
pinos should be promptly suppressed if it
takes 100000 or 200, 900 men to do it. The
thing to do is to end the war there and to
restore order at once. This is the demand,
| think. OF the people of this country: it
Is undoubtedly the sentiment up my way.
There should be no byplay for political
purposes. All irresolution on the part OF
the present. Administration should be
thrown aside and the Philippine war quick
ly brought TO Il close. l do not believe in
subduing the FiIipinos. l do not believe
in holding them as a mere colonial posses
sion. for that would be in the teeth OF
the spirit of our institutions; but | do be-
lieve in resolutely pressing this war to
quick conclusion. restoring order in the
islands at the earliest possible moment.
and then making them a part of this Gov
ernment just as soon as they demonstrate
that they are worthy of being territorial
lied. and later perhaps, very much later,
OF Statehood
What do you think Of the Democratic
outlook for 1902 Governor Pattison was
asked.
Il think that IL the Democratic Ma
tional Convention acts wisely We will have
a good chance of carrying the country. l
believe that the party should make no
radical issues. The fight should not be
waged on a narrow radical line, but the
platform adopted should be broad and con-
seryative. SO as to bring the Democratic
party together. The issue upon which the
battle should be fought should be so broad
and conservative that all Democrats can
unite on il and conservative elements from
all parties will be attracted to it.
The evening times., 1899-06-30
Professors MUST BE SILENT
Gag to he Applied to the Chicago
(niNersity EncuI;H


Chicago. June 30.-John d. Rockefei,er
has given s1.000,0e0 to the Chicago Uni
versity. but he has been ANNOYED BIZ the
open speech Of many OF the faculty. Four
years ago Prof. Bemis. assistant in politi-
cal economy. was forced out because he
spoke against combines and trusts. Since
then others Of the faculty have irritated
the feelings of the men behind the money.
Tomorrow the gag will be applied by the
trustees. The issue is defined in a eircu-
lar letter to all the members, signed by
George s. Goodspeed, recorder of the uni
versity. 1t states in part:
That while it is the privilege of every
member of the university to entertain
whatsoever opinion he may choose con-
cerning controverted questions of public
interest, and to express that opinion in any
proper way and en- any proper occasion.
it is. nevertheless. desirable that great care
should be taken to avoid involving the
university, even by remote implication. in
such controverted matters; that all actions
and expressions of opinion on such sub
1ects should be scrupulously disassocia.ed:
that by such scrupulous regard for the
good standing of the university in the
opinion of all classes real freedom of
speech and OF action will be promoted"
The evening times., 1899-06-30
A WOMAN RoUTs BURGLARS.
Jumps From Bed and S0undly
Thrnshes Two Intrudcr~.

Newburg. v. Y, June 30.-Mrs. John w
Mcneil attacked two masked burglars in
her room at O'Clock on Wednesday morn
ing and put them to flight.
Mrs Mcneil lives at No. S. Overlook
Place Her husband Is first officer OF -he
steamboat Homer Ramsdell. He went on
trip Tuesday evening, leaving his wife
in the apartment with her children and sis
ter. Miss Annie Smith. a young woman
who lives with her.
Miss Smith has money. and 1t was TO get
this il Is supposed. that the burglars en-
tered the house.
Mrs. Mcneil was awakened by a noise in
her room and discovered a man 1t the
foot of her bed Without an instant S
hesitation she sprang from the bed 20 at
tack the intruder. AS her feet touched
the floor the robber rushed upon her and
seized her by the shoulder. Mrs. Mcneil
promptly grappled with the man, who she
then saw was masked.
There was a terrific struggle. in which
the woman was speedily gaining mastery
over the robber. when second burglar.
masked like the other, sprang through the
window to his confederate's aid.
At sight of the newcomer Mrs Mcneil
dashed the first burglar over 4 chair with
a force that stunned him to helplessness
for the moment and then turned upon the
second robber.
She seized him and forced him over a
table, holding him in such a position that
he was powerless. and having him thus at
her will she proceeded to beat him merci-
lessly with her cienched fists.
Not word hod hpfn sDOkep I'M 10 THE
time. but happening to think that the
robbers might resort to firearms or knives,
Mrs. Mcneil called TO her sister. who was
sleeping in the next room, and. releasing
her victim. ran toward the hall.
As she sped across the room the first
robber. who had recovered somewhat from
the shock OF her assault. caught hold Of
her Mrs. Mcneil grasped her and threw
him violently from her.
Meantime Miss Smith had come from her
room into the hall. and was screaming for
help. The burglars. alarmed at the Up
roar, bounded to the window in Mrs.
Monell's room through which they had
gained entrance. and. springing to the roof
of the porch. dropped TO the ground.
William Van Wagner. who occupies the
first floor fiat of the house. heard Miss
Smiths cries for help. and reached the
window in time to see the burglars making
of in the darkness. They had stolen
nothing.
After the flight OF the robbers the
strong odor Of some drug was detected in
Mrs. Monelrs room. Then it was noticed
that the children had slept through all the
and they were awakened with
difficulty.
From this it is believed the first -obber
had drugged the children. and had intended
to drug the entire household before plum
dering the apartment
The evening times., 1899-06-30
More Malignant MnIayria.

If there were net more fools in the
world than live in Kentucky there would
be no crank convention in Buffalo at the
present time to teach sedition. privy
| conspiracy, and rebellion. TO glorify Ag-
uinaldo and denounce our gallant soldiers
as lot of murderers. This gathering of
idiots calls itself the National Social and
Political Conference The quality of
thought it produces is well exemplified In
remark made yesterday in speech by
one OF its members. George d. Heron.
Professor Of Applied Christianity in Iowa
University, said: We are living today
abominable kind. This war is an illegal
war. The Constitution is no longer re-
garded. We are in that same period from
which the Roman republic passed to the
reign of the Caesars who were merely po-
licemen for the property classes. Our
course in the Philippines is that of nation
al suicide" Another one of the interesting
selections pitched into Admiral Dewey and
was loudly cheered
We presume that the Buffalo municipal
authorities do not take the convention seri-
ously enough to bother with it, but. if that
is the fact. they are making mistake.
The affair will be represented in Hongkong
and throughout our Eastern possessions as
meeting which represents the highest
type of educated American opinion, and
its lying utterances will be used TO en-
courage the Malay mutineers TO prolonged
and stubborn resistance to our sovereignty.
1t will do more harm than twenty five
thousand additional troops can undo in six
months.
common nuisances. They should he sup
pressed and their membership sent to the
workhouse or the chain gang
The evening times., 1899-06-30
STOPS A RUNAWAY HORSE.
PIucky Feat of SchoOibOy in Dam
bury. Conn.

Danbury, Conn. June 3o.-'Johnny"
Deakin. fourteen years old. is the hero OF
this city. and there is talk of raising 4
purse by public subscripticn to buy him a
medal in recognition OF his bravery in
stopping a runaway horse at the rish of his
life.
The incident occurred at noon yesterday
when the lad was On his way home f.om
school. The streets were filled with
crowds from the factories. The elatter of
hoofs gave warning of the runaway. Above
the noise could be heard the shrill cries OF
a child. She was seated in light wagon,
which was drawn by big bay horse.
Young Deakin took running start from
the sidewalk and caught hold of the wag
on as it few by. The force with which he
was dragged fror. bis feet flung him into
the wagon. but he picked himself up IN
hirt. and. climbing over the seat. jumped
astride the horses back.
He gathered up the reils. which were
dragging on the ground, and soon brought
the frightened animal to a standstill Hun
drcds Of persons had followed the runaway.
and they sent up cheer as the boy step
ped to the ground. The little girl was al
injured
The evening times., 1899-06-30
AIn.EOR AGUINALDO.
George Fred Williams ExpOunds His
Atkfnsontan Views.

AtkfnsOnfan Views.
Boston, June 30.-George Fred Williams
has written a letter accepting an invita-
tion to speak at a coming Clan NAG
reunion in this city. In the letter Mr..
Williams says:
ITO me. as an American. the wholesale
been guilty Of no offence save love OF
country and of freedom is a shame and
scandal. which even repentance and final
justice cannot expiate. Fellow -citizens.
apparently decent and Christian are heard
to say as We have begun this work 1t must
proceed il to the point of expiration more
widows must weep. more graves must y;wn
for brave men. even our own. that We may
prove how cruel and inexorable is the tyr
amy OF a republic II is said that the ma
tional honor must+be maintained: that we
must meet our Rev duties courageously:
that manifest destiny prescribes this
course.
The American people have not yet pro-
nounced upon this new policy OF imperial
ism. We are not yet guilty. The blood
thus far is only upon the head of the
President. who is waging this war without
direction or authority from the people.
Let me suggest this line OF policy, which |
shall advocate whenever opportunity is
given me: To suspend military government
in all the Spanish colonies which We now
occupy; to extend aid to them TO form
forthwith their own independent govern
ments: to seek from them by honorable
treaties such concessions in trade or naval
facilities as we desire: to consider their
annexation as they of their own will shall
ask 1t: to take nothing from them except
with their consent.
Il have faith that with such a policy
these nations would welcome us deliv-
erers and friends, that our brave soldiers
would join with theirs in celebrating the
triumph OF freedom. and the memory of the
dead would become sacred in the hearts of
The epfraDcbised peOples"
The evening times., 1899-06-30
STORMS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Damage Done by Rain md lightning
In Many Towns.

| Shamokin. Pa, June 30-For one hour
Wednesday night the fiercest electrical and
rain storm in many years ragged at this
place. spreading death and destruction and
| terrifying the inhabitants. many of whom
hid in cellars While the storm was at the
! height OF its fury a bolt OF lightning set
fire to Charles Krieger's stable in Spring
field. Charles SwoOgen. who had Just
driven two horses into the building was
killed. together with both animals The
corpse Of Swoogen was in danger of being
burned. when, by heroic plunge into the
fire and smoke, several young men dragged
the dead man from the structure. The
lightning also struck numerous buildings
in this place, setting several on fire. but
the flames were extinguished before great
damage resulted. Shamokin and Coal Run
Creeks overfiowed their banks at several
places and caused considerable damage to
houses in the lower portion OF town In
the Mahanoy. Shamokin. and Ralpho Val
leys thousands Of dollars worth of damage
was caused to crops. and a number of barns
and buildings were struck b. lightning
Doylestown, Pa. June 30.-GardenviiIe
small village north of this city, was visit
ed by a terrible electrical storm Wednes-
day evening. during which three houses
were struck by lightning and one man was
instantly killed. The house at which the
fatality took place belonged to Jacob
Swartz, and is located east of Gardenyille
The bolt entered the chimney and passed
out the door, striking Joseph Connolly
who was sitting under the small kitchen
shed Mrs Connolly stood only three feet
from her husbands side, yet beyond a
slight temporary shock she was uninjured
Connolly was a middle-aged man; had re-
sided in the neighborhood but for a few
months, and was employed on the Swartz
premises as a farm hand. The house was
only slightly injured by the bolt.
Pittsburg. Pa, June 30.-The Cleveland
and Pittsburg Railroad. owned by the
pennsylvania Company, was seriously Grip
pied by cloudburst that broke over
Smiths Ferry. The Little Dry Run Creek
was swollen to about ten feet in as many
minutes. carrying everything away along
IFS banks, including oil we'll derricks,
tanks. and small houses The Beaver
county bridge, stone structure. was swept
into the Ohio River. The c. & p X. r.
culvert was undermined about half mile
east of Smiths Ferry and the track bed
WAS washed out for hundred feet and ten
feet deep. The large wing wall of the
railroad bridge. with thirty feet OF road
bed. also went into the creek During the
night another heavy slip of $50 feet of
track bed east OF the depot. went into the
river. County roads will be blocked for
week or more. At other points the tracks
were badly damaged and slides caused
The big barn al Economy. belonging TO the
Society. was struck by lightning
and burned. with two horses and 81 goo
worth of machinery.
The evening times., 1899-06-30

The weather doctors inform US that the
mercury will begin to rise in the g.ass
tube tomorrow, but that today it will
mark fair and moderate temperature"
OF course We may look for surges of hot
weather at irregular intervals through July
and August. and occasional blasts from the
hot air furnace in September: but the gen.
eral meteorological conditions indicate an
unusually pleasant summer in Washing
ton. with recurrent periods Of weather like
that which has been delighting soul and
body here for the past two or three days.
We venture to assert that no summer re-
sort on the Continent south of the Canadi-
an line and east OF the Rocky Mountains
can claim finer weather than the squirt we
have been enjoying in Washington for
week. and we are certain that no large
city in that area is going to have any bet
ter summer than is vouchsafed to us.
The evening times., 1899-06-30
A MOVE TO CENsURE QUINCY.
Resolutions CritieisinE BOston,s
Mayor Sfdetracked BY n Parade.

RcsOI utiOns CritietsinE BOstOnfa
Mayor Sfdetracked BY n Parade.
Boston. June 30.-The "anti- Quincy
war which ragged so fierceiy the first of
the year. came near breaking out again
last night over resolutions relating TO Ad-
miral SIMPSONS recent visit TO Boston.
Mayor Quincy took no official recognition
of the admiral while he was here. and
would not allow the members of the coun-
ell 10 use one of the city departments
boats to call upon the feet. Councilman
James A. Watson. who was member of
the committee that planned the trip. in
troduced resolutions last night conveying
TO Admiral Sampson the common councils
regrets for the mayors delinquency, apollo
gzng to the admiral for the councils ina
bility officially to atone for a conspicuous
omission of municipal courtesy and ex-
pressing unqualified disapproval of the
mayors course.
Just as these resolutions were introduced
the annual parade of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen began to pass the city
hall. Consideration of the resolutions y as
assigned Immediately to the next meeting.
and the council adjourned in time to give
the members an opportunity TO see the
procession pass. Both sides were prepared
for hot fight over the resolutions. and 1t
will probably come with the next meeting.
The evening times., 1899-06-30
The Evil of Overstudy,

The Committee on Education of the New
York Board of Trade has raised a timely
protest against growing defect IN cur
ming to tell upon the pupils of the public
schools in all parts of the country. Prob
ably similar Indictment could be brought
against most of the private institutions
of learning. particularly that class which
is patronized by children of the average
public school age.
The New York committee boldly pro-
claims the wreck of some of the brightest
and best scholars in the public schools,
caused by the great amount of study forced
upon them. and it is deemed duty by the
committee to suggest that the children In
the New York public schools should have
few studies.
I'VE believe in making haste slowly"
wisely declares the committees report,
especially when it comes to educating lit
tie children, particularly girls. We believe
that a more thorough and exhaustive sys-
TEN of gymnastic exercises should be at
tached to our schools and made more
prominent feature
One instance of the harmful effects of
overstudy was cited by physician. 1t
was that of a girl aged ten. She came
home from school every day complaining
of nervous headache. OF course it is not
natural for child at that age to know
OF such chronic ailment The
fact is that such a child is being pushed
too far and too rapidly mentally for her
normal physical development. More primi-
tive methods OF education might be sub
stituted in the school curriculum with ad-
vantage to the coming generation Of men
and women Nature study. music. manu-
Il training all added TO the regular studies
The evening times., 1899-06-30
CALLS MANY MEN LIARS.
letter From n Disappointed Gold
Seeker in Alnskn.

San Francisco June 3G.-Dr. J. s. Stone.
a well-known physician Of this city. sends
a letter from Kowak River. Kotzebue
Sound Alaska. He says there is scarcely
the color OF gold to be found on the sound
or the numerous rivers that empty into it
and that men who sent down word of rich
gold discoveries were l'ars and frauds. On
the strength OF the stories told by these
men 1.50O prOspectors paid 500 passage
money each to the transportation company
and brought two years supplies, only to
find that they had been misled by false re-
ports.
Careful prospecting was done. DR.. Stone
says but no paying claims were found.
About November !. there was a stampede
to the Koyakuk River. but that country
was equally destitute of gold. reports hav-
ing been started by merchants who had
supplies to sell and the recorder who wish
ed to get fees for recording claims. Dis
gusted prospectors are now waiting at
kotezbue Sound for a vessel to take them
back to civilization.
The evening times., 1899-06-30
Daring Robbery Mt Atlantic city.

Atlantic City, n. j., June 30.-Alvin
Cant. of IS North Florida Avenue, was
the victim of a bold highway robbery late
Wednesday night. While passing an alley
a burly footpad spfang upon Cant. hitting
him severe blow across the back of the
head with a blunt instrument and telling
him to the ground. In an instant the
footpad was rifiing his pockets and sue
ceeded in getting gold watch and sew
eral dollars in change