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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
METHODIST CHURCH IN HANaN.
una OF S'io.oOo to Be Raised-GeneruI
Conference at Dallas

Al the session of the board Of missions of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South at
nashville yesterday. appropriations were
mace LOT the mission work for the year. ap-
ProNimatlns $1,000" Bishop Gambler, in
charge OF the Cuban mission field was au-
thorized to raise $4,000 TO build d church in
havana and TO establish two additional
missions
Al the meeting of the book committee il
was decided to- prepare a public statement
10 BE- sent To the United States Senate re-
plying to recent structures cast upon the
church in regard to the publishing house
claim
The general conference of the Methodist
Episcopai church South will be held in
Dallas. Tex. in May 1892
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
OUR OLDEST WsRSHIP.
Fought in the War OF 1912 and is Now
in Trade.

from the New York Press.
OF all the ships that sail the seas there's
none can match the Polly. Unlike most
Polys, this one is far from being pretty.
She is a little roly-poly. stub-toed schooner
with thick planks, strong frame and Il
b1ige as square box. What she lacks
in beauty and grace she more than makes
up in rugged usefulness. and from her
great age and remarkable experiences in
peace and in war she is famel and loved
along the coast of Maine.
The Polly is not only the oldest active
vessel atloat that ever carried the American
flag in a naval engagement, bu. she is also
the oldest vessel in the American registry
having been built in 1900 at Amesbury
Mass. Although ninety-four years old. the
Polly, barring accidents, is good for many
more years Of service, and since she has
been "neW-topped" she looks good as
most of the coasters sailing out Of Bangor.
She is only SiXty-One feet long, thirteen
feet beam and six feet deep, registering
fcrty-tive tons. She was built of the best
white oak, and the quality of her materials
and workmanship is shown in her remark
able state of preservation today, after
nearly century of battling with the seas
lumber freights and British men-o'-war.
1t was in the war of 1872 that the Polly
won lasting fame as warrior. She was
prvateer, and her log shows that in that
war she captured eleven British ships, all
much larger than herself. Her guns were
few and small, but she had a great crew
not in numbers. but in courage and sea-
manShip. Once, while her captain lay sick
in his berth, the Poly's crew. contrary to
orders, tackled a great British ship. with
the result that the Polly was captured, .but
her master soon retook her and ever since
then OSLO she has sailed under the stars
and stripes.
Most of the Pollys original timbers are
still in her frame, and considerable of her
original planking also remains intact. She
is engaged now in coasting between Ban
De-. oil, l,- h.arY
tain d. A. Mcfarland of Portland, says
she is fit to go anywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Waking
Awning s.
'sSee that hook ?''

| f YOU will need them at all YOU
II never find better time to order
I'm than NOW. And have YOU
IN the new idea i'll awnings-the
|i-yentilating, open-top device,
|ich permits free circulation of
and prevents concentration OF
! t2 We are making this. and the
Hers for them are increasing with
DAYS. You will be Interested in it
you see it.
I'VE have the best of facilities for
hing making electric sewing de
les and every labor-saving ap-
lance known. We make them
|wn to the smallest detail.
We should have Your awning or
r before long. We can suit Won
materials. and we will keep our
BIRD as To delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
DEMANDS NAMES OF BRiBERs.
standard oil Company Attorncyr
File Petition in Ohi,- Court

Virgil p Kline and NJ. F. Elliott. as at
torneys for the Standard Oil Company.
filed in the Ohio supreme court al Column
bus last evening motion to compel At
torney General Monnett to make more spe-
cinc the statement recently filed by him.
alleging that he had been approached by
persons Offering brides If ne would dismiss
the suits against the Standard Oil Conn
rany. The motion asks the court to re-
quire the names of all persons who are al
legged TO have been connected with the at
tempted bribery, not only of Mr. Monnett.
but also of former Attorney General ID. X
Watson, to be given.
Il further asks: That commissioner be
appointed TO take all legal testimony which
bears upon the truth or faisity of the
charges contained in the attorney generals
statement 10 the supreme court and that a
disinterested attorney be appointed to con-
duet the examination upon the part of the
court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
TRIi NPH FOR GERMAN.
cessation of Hostiiities at Apia So
Regarded in Berlin

The Berlin National Zeitung publishes a
dispatch from Apia. Samoa. dated April -,
which says:
Ihe orders from London and Washington
10 suspend h"stliities have brought back
tranquility and peace. In compliance with
the demand Of the German consul. Mataafa
faS gone back a long distance westward
INT" the interior, so that there will be no
danger OF collision with his troops The
Germans are naturally satisfied that our
Jriumphed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

wound on the deceased lady it at once COM
piled, and then died to save further trouble.
WITHIN an hour its human victim had quite
recovered, and went merrily with her
husband and relatives, none the worse for
her little adventure
such was the marvellous treatm nj"
says the narrator ''of the peasant MouIa
Bux, professor of the occult science which
with the spread of the so-called western
civilization, had almost died out of the
land" What We cannot understand is why
snakes committed more atrocities when oc-
cut science was in its prime than under
western civilization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Slip Covers.

BY the same token, there is moth
: saved by waiting in the matter OF
: loose furniture covers-chances
: in favor OF Your making a mis-
&c ii Won do. We are filling a great
mber OF orders NOW. We will
yours promptly.
Our slip covers I'IT-that is one
feature about them
card to us. and we will measure.
W p MOSES 4 SONS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

There is a bank in Toxic, Japan. with a
capital of 100000 and a reserve fund of
81. .230, 00o which advertises the following
board of directors: Baron II. Mitsui Genno-
suke Mitsui, Genyemon Mitsui. Takayasu
Mitsui Hachirojiro Mitsui. Takenosuke Nit
sui, Yenosuke Mitsui and Tokuyemon Nit
sui. The frsst-named is the father and the
others are his sons. Every share of stock
belongs to the family. and 1t is announced
that they assume unlimited response
bility for all the liabilities OF the bank,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Up-tO-Date.
From Pick Me III

From Pick-Me-Up.
"Old Brown won't live long; he has one
leg in the CRATE
You mean one leg in the grave"
No, he's going to be cremated.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
A Terrible Dilemma.
From Tit b it's

From Tit b its.
Dentists Daughter (who hears her father
approaching)-"Oh, dear. Edward, here
comes my father! If he should find us to-
gether here we are lost, Oh, he is coming!
You will have either to ask for my hand
or-let him pull out tooth for your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

1t pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds of situations are filed
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

i'nihty chiffon ties. full two yards lona-in all
"olor> such as other stores ask d cents
f"r-we shall CTR tomorrow fir....... SIC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

Tomorrow "" shall let You take your choice,
OF as many as - styles of ladies stock col
I!rS-ln the newest "fTerts-wogth up to -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

h'!S hhlhriegan urdcrw ear. both shirts ,n1
uI&%t!s IN All sizes from - to ~ = D
wei finished and f"rm-tittine only &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Ladies' neCkWear.

Ladies' new Madras Ntrin. tin, in al H..
most exclusive co.orngs and patterns
will be offered Il Saturday special at lOC.
Three Of them for - cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
PrOper=Weigfnt underwear

!, nialeS swiss ribbed vests. with high n4ck
''iG OF si!".t sleeves. and low neck sleeveless
six ribbon In neck and arnS-fn hI,cL, 80
f Ml.''' - S'Ihe are lace trimmed 0T/
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15
WATER TUBE BOILERS.
Engineer IN Chief of the Navy De.
cides That the straight Tube
Variety Shall be Used. +.

Rear Admiral Melville, engineer in
chief of the navy, has determined that
in ships OF the cruiser class above the
type OF torpedo boat destroyers water
tube boilers Oft the straight tube variety
shall be used. This is big thing for
the few firms capable of meeting this
and otherreqairements of the navy de-
partment for marine boilers. The de-
cision is step in advance of Great
Britain, which uses boilers of the SER
Pentane tube type. The adoption of the
straight tube boilers means greater
economy in this part of warship equip
ment and greater facility in the clean
ing and repair of boilers. The impor-
tant feature, however, is the fact that
the material can always be procured
IN any part of the world. 1t is common
10 the markets everywhere and in an
emergency it will be easy to,improsise
pipe answering the purpose of boiler
tubes. The matter is one of much in.
terest to marine engineers, and is the
more interesting because the action ap-
pears to have been Influenced not oniv
by observation of foreign customs, but
ny the experiences on the great lakes
on the big steamers. which, as one
naval engineering expert said, "are not
run Tor fun or show, but with the idea
elat every dollar will count"
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15

Says the Catholic Columbian: 1t is
rather amusing to find certain American
organs which, not so very long ago,
were clamoring at the top of their voices
against allowing Catholic chapel to
be built on the West Point reservation,
now alleging as an evidence OF Boer
bigotry the fact that in the Transvaal
Catholics are not permitted to build
churches Of their own. OF course the
fact they cite is plain enough proof OF
Boer' bigotry; but for the aforesaid or
gans to bring such an accusation against
the Beers puts one forcibly in mind OF
the pot that called the kettle black.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15

dangerous enemy to confront them
1t had been found that, if one OF the
small calibred balls, fully protected by
an envelope, passed through muscle, i.
created no damage OF any importance
unless it struck an artery. Owing to
the small size OF the bullet, however, the
blood vessels and nerves stood a first
class chance OF escape, much better than
ii largesized bullet had been EN-
ployed. For this reason the new small
calibre gun has been popularity referred
to generally as humane weapon. On
the other hand, ii savage were struck
in the upper extremity, the small ball
could not, as experience showed, be ex-
pccted to stop him, not even a smashed
shoulder or pulped elbow sufficed, be-
cause, like the horse, the savage does
not apparently suffer from shock, and il
he has still the use Of pair Of legs and
an upper extremity, he is dangerous.
The above facts became so potent in
the early fighting of 1895 in Central
Africa that the English military authori-
ties directed that, in repelling savage
rushes, the lower extremitics should be
the chief target aimed at, since it was
found that the effect OF the high velocity
bullet, even when protected by an en-
velope, on striking bone was to tear
the bone into fragments. A joint was
usually perforated in clean manner,
leaving hole in the path OF the ball no
larger than a lead pencil. In firing at
the extremities, the English authorities
counted on reaching the long bones
connecting the joints.
But the British soldier could not al
ways succeed in placing his shot with
the nicely Of precision which would in
sure hitting long bone, and so in his
leisure moments, when lying behind an
entrenchment, Or when off guard, he
quietly set to work saving off the heads
OF a number OF his cartridges Expert
ence taught him that, if he hit hills
man almost anywhere with one OF these
stubby bullets, the fellow would fall to
the ground, and from that man he need
expect no further trouble The officers
were quick to notice the trick which the
soldiers had learned. Every Englis,
officer knew, and knew perfectly we'll,
that the Geneva Conference, at which
the last rules OF warfare had been de-
cided on. had almost anywhere with
one OF these stubby bullets.
The outcome was the famous dunn
dunn bullet, the most terrible projectile
used in modern warfare. The manufac-
ture OF the bullet is now carried on at
the DumDum Ammunition Works at Cal
cutta.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15
THE "RAD1APHoNE. .,
Broad Ribbon of Light Acts as q Car
rier of S0und-InterestingE x.
pertinent At New York.

Over the heads of the crowd that
surged through Madison Square Gar
den. New York city. at the electrical ex-
hibition, searchight threw broad
ribbon of light. 1t acted as carrier
for any sound committed to it from one
end of the garden to the other. In
the balcony corner of the Fourth ave-
nue. and Twenty-sixth street end a
conventional telephone booth had been
erected and another at the boundary of
Madison avenue and Twenty-seventh
street. No connection between the two
existed save big say of light that
spanned the amri,i,aater. The "radia-
phone" proceeded successfully to send
sounds from one booth to the other.
From the northwest balcony .
searchiisht Of five horsepower sent a
ray of light to the southwest corner.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15
F.r.t bicycle :. Core..

Some years ago Lieut.. Lansdale, who
was recently killed at Samoa, visited
Corea on one of the American cruisers.
He had bicycle with him and when
Chemulpo was reached went ashore
for ride. It was the first bicycle the
ignorant and superstitious coolies had
seen and they fed at the first sight
OF the strange man gliding along on
it. The king heard of the wonderful
machine and Lansdale received po-
lite summons to come to Seoul and
bring his wheel. He did so and taught
the king to ride. The latter at once
ordered a royal collection of wheels and
be and Lansdale took many rides to-
gether. They grew to be excellent
friends and the young officer was al
ways welcome guest at court. The
friendship endured to the end Of the
life of the officer.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15
INvENTs DYNAMITE SHELL.
Can BE Discharged by Or
binary Means.

Gilbert Jared, private in battery B,
l. N. g., of Galesburg, ILL.,, has invented
a dynamite shell for the use of artil-
lery which will not be exploded by the
discharge. This has been the effort of
experts for years and has been &C.
complished in measure by the in
ventor Louis Gathmann, whose gun
cotton shells have been recently tested
by the government.
Jared has experimental for some
time and has finally discovered proc
ess by which dynamite can be loaded
SO that it will not be exploded until
it strikes an object or by fuse. The
explosion of the powder in the dis
charge does not affect it.
The invention was given practical
test the other day under the direction
OF Capt. G. G. Craig. of battery B, with
other military men and mechanical cx-
pcrts. Three steel shells loaded with
four pounds of dynamite each were dis
charged from an ordinary six-pound
field piece. Heavy charges of powder
were placed in the piece and discharged
by slow fuse. The first shell trav-
eled intact and was buried in hillside,
another pierced heavy timber, struck
an old brick wall and exploded. doing
terrible destruction. The test proved
conclusively that the dynamite shells
can be discharged with success by or
binary processes. Mr.. Jared has his
process patented and has already
opened communications with the rep
resentatives of foreign governments
for it's sale. 1t is also under consdera-
ton by Maj. Blount, commandant Of
the Rock Island arsenal.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15

Connected with the first station was
telephone booth containing three spc-
cially constructed receivers. A cornet
player inside the booth evolved ''Yan-
kee Doodle" and supplemented that air
with army bugle calls, and both were
heard in the opposite balcony, where
nothing but the scarchlightray and the
receiver, which is commonly attached
to the ear of anyone taking a long
distance telephone message. was visi-
bic.
Using a mirror'as transmitter, the
vibration of the looking glass accurate
ly sent and allowed the reception of
distinguishable sounds over space of
hundreds Of feet.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15
THE MURDEROUS "DUM-DUM.
The Bullet Which Was TabO0ed by the
Hague Conference.

The first positive decision to be
reached by the Commissioners to the
Peace Convention at The Hague is an
agreement to do away with all bullets in
military rifles OF the dum-dum variety.
The famous dum-dum bullet is an
English invention. 1t sprang into ex-
istence from the practice OF English SOL
diers i'll the numerous campaigns in
Northern India OF stripping off a por-
ton OF the steel envelope OH the small
calibred balls used in the new Lee Met
ford rifle, and in this way exposing the
soft metal core. The British soldiers
found in the Chitral campaign of 1866
the really first active service in which a
chance had been afforded to Use the
small calibre gun-that the small balls
would not always stop the savage hills
men when they were charging close
home. One OF these savages might be
shot through and through and yet man
age to struggle on, and even continue to
be dangerous foe.
The stripped off the covering of the
Lee Metford ball for distance of one
sixteenth of an inch. The metal COM
posing the envelope is very soft steel
In order to not wear away the gun
rifling this envelope contains an alloy
of steel, copper, nickel and tin. The
core OF the ball is lead.
The British soldiers found by con-
verting their jackknivcs into saws that
they could cut off the head OF the bullet,
and after exposing the point it was only
necessary to make one or two longi-
tudnal incisions and the soldier found
himself in possession OF one OF the most
terrible man-killing projcctilcs ever dis
charged from gun. A savage struck
by one of these sawed-off bullets was
literally torn to pieces. 1t is stated by
officers who witnessed the effects OF
some OF the shots that the holes made
generally measured from four to five
inches in diameter.
The ball would penetrate into this
body to a depth of about six inches
and when found the appearance of tn.
bullet was that of a mushroom. Be
cause the soft core of the ball had beer
exposed the bullet, on striking, would
open out, and, ploughing its way in
ward, would tear and mangle the fes'
frightfully.
Humane officers at once cried on
against the use of these balls. Their
were no wounded men to be attended +
when these internal contrirances ha
reached their mark, nor was there, g
the British soldiers declared, any !onge.,
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15
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When Travelling

Look out for your comfort and con-
venience. Two fast trains, equipped
with Pullman sleeping, dining and cafe
cars, leave Minneapolis and St. Paul
daily via Wisconsin Central lines for
Milwaukee, Chicago, and Eastern and
Southern points. Ask your nearest tick.
ct agent for further information Jas. C.
Pond, Gen'l Pass. Agt., Milwaukee,
Wis. V. c. Russell. c. P. & T. A., ago
Nicollet avenue. Minneapolis.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15

Political and military circles in Ind a
arc greatly excited by the discovery OF
the fact that Russian expedition ma,
penetrated to the court of the Grand
Lama of Thibet. The British lion
trembles at the approach OF the Russian
bear to the borders OF India.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15
For Sale.

16o-acre farm with buildings, wood
and water, situate in Pierce county,
Wisconsin, less than 40 miles from Min
neapolis. For terms inquire at EOS E.
Seventeenth street, Minneapolis.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-15
Business Notices.

J. F. Mccarthy, well contractor. E.
Inmates furnished on application. 2oe
Central avenue. 9
John M. Gleason. undertaken, 81 Sew
enth street south. Telephone, stor.
.52e-L; residence. 4So-J. So.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
raEsByrfRlANs IN SESSION.
Dr. sample of New York Chosen mea.r--

DIR. sample of New York Chosen Mpdsr--
Minneapolis. MINI, May tD.-Rev.
Dr. Il. II sample of Westminster
Church. New York, was elected modcf-
ntor of the one hundred nnd eleventh
annual assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church In the United States, which
convened In Westminster Church u
day. fa.ft
Immediately after roll call In the af
tcrnOon the election OF moderator
was taken up and DR.. Sample was
elected on the first ballot. receiving ,lBs
votes. 300 being necessary for n choice.
to 127 for the Rev. Matthias ilaincs of
for Rev. Dr. II. L.. Coyle Of Oakland,
California. The contest was II spirit
ed one and Dr. Samples election Is re-.
gnrded as a triumph for the conserve
tive element. lff sd .afl,f1. no
The new moderator expressed lls
qualification that the assembly should
hive chosen him to so high Il place IN
his old pastorate of Westminster, Min
ncnpolis. and among his own people of
other days. He spoke OF the probleira
that confront the church and of the ur-
gent necessity OF carrying the gospel
into the new lands opened by the spnr-
lsh-Americnn war Rev. Pleasant
Hunter welcomed the assembly 10
Minneapolis and presented DR.. Sample
with eavcl or Cuban, Porto Rican and
Philippine woods.
A resolution wns adopted directing
the moderator to send to NJ. de Staai.
president of the international Penc,
Conference, a message, 'lnvoklng the
blessing Of Almighty God on your dc
liberations"
Temporary clerks were appointed as
follows.
Thomas IL. Kirkwood of Pueblo.
Colorado; E. II. Swiggett OF CIncin.
natl: i. ii. Brooks of Wilkesbarre
Pa: III. w. Jessup. of New York.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
was celebrated in Westminster church
tonight. the Rev. Wallace Radcliffe
presiding.
John Balcolm Shaw director of
Union Theological Seminary, In which
DIR. Arthur c. McGlffert Is a professor.
confirms the statement that -Dr. Me
Giffert has sent II letter anent the so.
called heresy case. II Is believed thai
this letter contains n satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of DIR. McGlffert's" state
mcnts about the Lords Supper in his
book. THE Christian Church in tho
Apostolic Age and that therefore
no heresy proceedings will be taken
against him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25
nrlrh, rro.pec, for R.,l.lon.

Paris, May 1s.-The signs are grow
ing, more and more strong that the
Court of Cassation will decide in favor
of revision. and already the revislonlst
leaders are In high spirits. The anti
Dreyfus party Is correspondingly dis
more decidedly revisionist than even
the moderate Temps, prints the most
damaging documents against the gen
eral stan. All these things are very
significant. and one cannot he sur
prised, therefore. mt seeing the leading
ultra-Dreyfus organs this morning
come out squarely in favor of punish
ing the high officers accused in the
affair" beginning with General Mer-