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The evening times., 1899-06-17
Leopards In Court.
From the London spectator.),


In the recently published "Lumsden of
the Guides, there is an interesting story
of the rescue by Lieutenant Peyton, of Her
Majesty's Eighty-seventh, of young Pa
than who had fallen into the CabuL River.
The lads father. in his gratitude, came
down from his home in Independent Terri
tory, and as a thank offering presented
Peyton with two young leopard cubs. Pey-
ton, being an executive engineer and con-
stantly on the move, could make no home
for them and gave them to Lumsden, who
himself told me what follows, and II SEEM
ed to me worth preserving, as leopards
seldom have an opportunity of assisting
in a criminal investigation. The animals
were too young to be dangerous and were
allowed their liberty.
On day Lumsden was holding his court
in YusufZai when, In the middle Of a case,
there was an uproar, and the two sides Of
an ARRAY case poured into court, and (as
always happened) each side accused the
other Of being entirely in fault. One party.
to improve Its case, brought dying man
on a native bed; blood-stained sheet was
removed, showing much -belabored man,
who appeared to be at the last gasp. Lums-
den had the bed put down In the court and
went on with the Interrupted ease. Just
then the young leopards sauntered In,
probably attracted by the scent-of blood,
and moving gently around the court, ap
preached the bed and began shining at the
wounded man. who miraculously recovered,
jumped from the bed and ned rapidly.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
RETIREMENTS IN THE NAVY.
Judge Advocate General Lemly Rem
ders m ImpOrtnnt Opinion.

Capt. Sam C. Lemly, the Judge Advocate
General of the Navy, has rendered an
opinion at the request of the chief of the
Bureau of Navigation. concerning the man.
ner of making voluntary retirements un-
der the provisions of the new Personnel
act, which prescribes that there shall be
forty retirements every year. Captain
Lemly shows that the applicants for volun-
tary retirement consist of seven command
ers, eight lieutenant commanders, and
ion as follows:
There are already fourteen vacancies
above the grade of commander. Thirteen
only being contemplated by law, no cap
tains will be retired.
Above the grade of commander eight
cen vacancies now exist. The law IRE
scribes twenty: therefore two commanders
will be retired.
above the grade of lieutenant there
are twenty-five vacancies. The law pre-
scribes twenty-nine; therefore seven leu
tenant commanders will be retired.
Above the grade of lieutenant Junior
grade) there are thirty-one vacancies
Adding the voluntary retirements as above
indicated-that is, two commanders and
seven lieutenant commanders, nine in all
we have a total number of vacancies and
voluntary retirements under the methods
proposed Of forty. AS the law prescribes
forty, II happens that this method fultills
all requirements upon the actual basis Of
thirty-one vacancies this year existing
above the grade Of lieutenant Ounior
grade)."
The evening times., 1899-06-17
THE LATEST DODGE.
Skillful Method of Patent Medicine
Advertising.
From the New York SUM-

From the New York SUM
you see that woman over there" said
a foorwalker in a department store. Well
she's the latest form Of patent medicine
Advertising
The woman was well dressed. She vas
walking through the store in the manner
OF the shopper who has not made up her
mind whether TO buy anything or not.
Just follow her and watch the way she
does business" said the fioorwalker, and
the reporter promptly went on the wo-
mans trail.
For some time the chase was devoid of
incident. Finally the woman saw in the
crowd of shoppers. before a bargain coun-
ter. another woman who had so severe a
coughing fit that she was forced to sit
down TO rest. Hardly had she done so be-
fore the woman whom the reporter was
pursuing walked over TO her.
You seem to have quite a bad cough"
she began in tone of sympathy. DO you
know" she went on. Il had just such a
cough, and the moment you began il struck
my ears at once and made me think of my
own experience ] always have felt so
much sympathy for any one with cough
like that"
The sufferer was much impressed by the
others sympathy, so much so that she be-
came rather confidential
ndu sOilt tililt dSo. shc
explained. land it left me with this cough.
The doctor says 1 shouldn't worry about
it; but / do wish could get over it. It's
so annoying, and besides, it tires me out
SO quickly
Well" she said, I've come to the con-
clusion you can't depend on doctors with
such a cough as that. They told me just
exactly what they told you, and l just de-
termined to cure myself"
How did you do it," asked the suf-
ferer.
We'll, someone recommended TO me
Blanks Cough Not. and it's just wonder
full Why don't you try it? Two bottles
cured my cough. Now l come to think of
it, / bought them here. too"
The sufferer began to cough again at this
juncture with the result that the sympa-
thetic woman's agitation became marked
"Oh, you poor thing! I do feel sorry
for you," were the comments as the other
coughed on I'm sure it would stop if you
took that remedy.
DO you know, think I'll try it, said
The evening times., 1899-06-17
MANY PROBLEMS FOR
TIE NAVAL AUDITOR
Questions Arising Under the
Personnel Act.
Decision on Officers Pay Soon TO
Be Rendered.
Doubtful Language of the New Law
May Result In Request for
Amendments.

Nhe Naval Personnel act, which became
. law last March, is giving no end of trou-
BILE to the Auditor for the Navy Depart
ment. Hardly a week has passed but As
sistant Comptroller Mitchell, of the Treas
ury Department, has been called upon to
construe some one of the sections Of the
act for the guidance of the Auditor in set
tling the accounts of paymasters.
The latest question referred to the AS
sistant Comptroller relates to the pay of
officers transferred from the staff to the
line the said officers to retain the rank
held by them as officers of the staff. There
is a provision in the Naval Personnel act
which states that no officer shall have his
compensation reduced by reason of the
passage of this act" Under the old law,
officers of the staff with the same rank as
officers of the line received higher pay.
Such questions worry the Auditor for
the Navy Department and give plenty of
work for the Assistant Comptroller. The
question of pay involved by the transfer
may be determined next week.
There are some six or seven other ques
tions pending, in which a large number of
officers are personally interested. In view
of the doubtful language employed by
Congress, it will be no surprise if certain
important amendments to the Personnel
act are recommended by Secretary Long.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
Welded IN THE HOSPITAL.
A Bride Under the Surgeons Knife
Immediately After Marriage.

New York. June 17.-Everything was
ready in the operating room when the
clergyman reached the sanitarium. His
mission was not to offer spiritual comfort
TO the patient, but make her a bride.
1t was feared that Miss Rebekah How
Morse might die under the knife. Her af-
fianced, Wilbur Rogers Corbin, was deeply
wrought up over this danger. He desired
at least that she should become his wife
before surrendering her consciousness to
ether, not knowing whether she would
ever awaken. And to her, too, it seemed
that this would be a melancholy satisfac
ton.
So the minister was summoned from the
rectory of the Little Church Around the
Corner and he performed marriage cere-
mony that was made very solemn by the
atmosphere OF apprehension, heightened.
as this was, by the fitting of soft-footed
nurses, the subtle odor Of anaesthetics and
the subdued ring of instruments being laid
out on marble slab.
The well-nigh helpless bride, smiling
valiantly in the face of unknown terrors,
was given away by her father, Gardner
Morse, Secretary Of the New Haven Gas
Light Company. Mr.. Corbin, whose fami-
ly controls the hardware business in New
Britain, Conn, was so deeply moved that
his responses were hardly articulate, but
his sweetheart's voice was clear and calm,
although she had been an invalid ever
since falling from her bicycle year ago.
Their wedding had been looked forward
to as a great social event in New Haven,
but it would have lacked the intensity of
human emotion that marked the ceremo-
ny at the threshold of pain and distress.
Mrs. Corbin was carried away, and the
door of the operating room closed upon
her, and for hours that seemed years her
bridegroom waited to hear. When he left
the place, he walked upon air. for the sur
geon had told him that all was well. That
was only day or two ago, and the bride
continues to improve.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
POISON IN THE STEW.
Three Persons Seriously Affected by
What They Ate.

Philadelphia, June IA case of sup
posed poisoning was brought to the notice
OF the physicians at the Polytechnic Hospi-
tai last night when Ellis Allen, colored, re-
siding at 20l6 Addison Street, was brought
in in a state of almost complete collapse.
He was boarder in the house of John
Henry Vines. When Vines and Allen re-
turned from work last evening Vines wife,
Lizzie. had prepared for supper stew
composed of beef and barley. OF this all
three ate heartily. Within fifteen minutes
after leaving the table all were seized with
severe cramps and nausea. OF the three,
Vines was the least seriously affected but
his wife suffered great agony. Vines went
to a nearby drug store and was given some
medicine which both he and his wife took.
obtaining some relief. Allen, however,
continued to grow worse and he was taken
to the hospital. After an hours work he
was pronounced out of danger. Vines and
his wife were aso resting easier at their
home.
A portion of the stew and a bag of the
barley was given to the doctors at the hos
pital for analysis.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
woRMsER A CLEVER sw1ND1ER
COnfesses to Numerous Frauds Per
petrated in New Orleans.

COnfesses to Numerous Frauds Per.
petratcd in New Orleans.
Baltimore, June 1.-THE arrest in this
city Of Morris Wormser, who claims to be
a nephew of Isidore wormser, led to bis
less drafts in New Orleans.
The incidents that have come to light
since his arrest stamp the man as a re-
markable adventurer. Suave, handsome
widely Travelled, he speaks five languages
with great fuency, and has the bearing OF
a polished man Of the world
Wormser registered at the Hotel Grune-
Wiley, of Havana. He said he was a
wealthy planter and member Of the firm
Of Atkinson Co.
On May "a Wormser, or Wiley, persuad-
ed Mr.. Grunewald, the proprietor of the
hotel. to cash two checks, aggregating $400.
Wormser left the city and was arrested
here last Wednesday.
1t has since developed that an encounter
with broker in New Orleans whom, it is
said, he had previously feeced of $500,
caused his precipitate flight. His former
escapade in the Crescent City was in 1895.
In February of that year the broker receiv-
ed visit from Morris Wormser, whom he
had met socially in this city. At that time
Wormser's standing was apparently un-
questionable. He explained to the broker
that he was en- route for Mexico to pur-
chase large coffee plantations.
The day before his departure for Mexico
he dropped in at the brokers' Office and
requested the cash on a draft for $500.
drawn on l. & s. Wormser's bank. 1t was
promptly given him. and a request the TT xt
That evening he left the city.
Both drafts were returned unpaid. The
astounded broker wired the Wormser
Brothers and received the following brief
reply;
I'VE have no personal or business rela-
tions with N. Wormser." A second tele-
gram brought the information that Morris
Wormser had no financial responsibility.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
Killed by Too Much Swimming.

New York, June 17.-Frank MCGOWAN,
ten years old, of No. 227 East Eighty-ninth
Street, died suddenly yesterday. He com-
planned on Thursday of feeling i'll. and
yesterday morning at half-past 8 o'clock
arose and asked his brother to give him
some water. His brother saw he was i'll
and notified his mother. A physician was
summoned, but the boy died before the
doctor reached the house. The mother of
the boy said her son was fond of SWIM
ming. and he would go in many times q
day. She thinks that going into the water
during the hot weather, with the sun shin
ing on his head caused his DEATH The
coroner was notified.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
A Child burned to Death.

Oakland, Nd. June ia terrible acci-
dent occurred yesterday at the home OF
Calvin Cuppel. farmer. eight miles from
Oakland, by which Floy Cuppel, aged three
and half years, lost her life. Mrs. Cup
pei mother Of the child, went out to milk
her COWS, leaving the little girl in the
kitchen by the fire. In the absence Of the
mother her clothing caught fire and burn
ed the child to DEATH The deceased was
granddaughter of Judge Cuppel. Of the
orphans court.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
THE EVENING TIMES WASHINGTON SATURDAY, JUNE IL, 1899

they did not lose as much as. the indus
trials generally in the initial trading. Gu
riously enough the grangers ilater in the
day regained practically alb tfeir frac-
tional losses at the opening, closing at the
prices Of last nights close. This obstina-
cy of this group OF stocks in the face Of
advancing prices of wheat is one Of the
straws which indicate to careful market
critics that the wind is out of the sails Of
the bears. 1s,..,
The evening times., 1899-06-17

There was no news regarding American
Steel and Wire. and the declaration of the
dividend next week on the common stock
is still questioned by many market peo-
pie. This doubt continues to exercise its
depressing influence on the stock, which
declined a point in the morning.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
A CATERPILLAR BOUNTY.
Glen Falls Paying Ten Cents a Quart
for the Pests.

Saratoga N. Y, June 1.-THE Glen
Falls municipal authorities, in view of the
havoc wrought to the shade trees by the
caterpillars, decided last evening to pay
a bounty of 10 cents quart for all the in
sects gathered. The boys Of the town be-
gan this morning and are gathering the
pests by the bushel. Saratoga and other
northern New York towns will doubtless
emulate the example OF Glens Falls.
The evening times., 1899-06-17

There were no particular developments
in the news of the day except the bank
statement. The coalers did mot retain
their advance Of yesterday as had been
expected by many who believe the return
of Mr.. Morgan would be Immediately ef-
fective in giving great activity to the
group.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
Arre.ted for a had Check.

Pottstown, Pa, June 17.-Otto Swine
hart. well-known young man of this
place, was arrested yesterday on the
charge Of forging the name of J. H. Brend-
linger, the proprietor of the Jefferson
House, on check for $3.50, made payable
to Horace Embody, at the Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Pottstown. Embody is Mr..
Brendlinger's clerk. ar
The evening times., 1899-06-17

The Northern Pacifics, which have been
strong since the declaration of the divi-
dend on the common stock. continue to
hold their own, despite the slight losses in
other directions.
The evening times., 1899-06-17
wn.h,urton y,ock exchange.

Sales-Regular Call-Capital Traction,
4O@s2 s-4 sOG92 rs: Washington Gas,
35@53 "a. 5Od53 5-s. 1888 7-s: Mergen-
thaler Linotype, 10d20 3-s, 3G204 IA, 10
G2O4 s-4. 1Od2O5, 1O@2o5 IA 1OG2O5 1-2.
4OG206; American Graphophone, Pfd., II
Ml4
The evening times., 1899-06-17
A Dancer We'd. a Russia,

A Dancer Weds Russian CrOesus.
Paris, June 17.-Mlle. Cavalieri, a popu-
lar dancer who is the daughter of a news
paper hawker and washerwoman of
Rome, has just been married to Prince
Bariatinoki, Russian millionaire.
The evening times., 1899-06-17

Sugar was inactive. comparatively speak
ing, and closed the day with a fractional
decline. The same may be said Of Brook
lyn and Manhattan.
The evening times., 1899-06-17

Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by W. q Hibbs & Co..
members of the New York Exchange
l. Sfraef
The evening times., 1899-06-17
New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members of the New York Exchange,
1919 Street
The evening times., 1899-06-17

Wheat opened up a cent a bushel and
the first tendency was downward, although
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

President Jesse, OF the University OF
Missouri, in a recent address before his
students, spoke OF football, and en-
forced the declaration that the faculty
would not permit anything that had the
least semblance to professionalism.
I'VE want no hirelings," he said INC
one viii be permitted on the Missouri
University team VINO is not bona tjdc
student IN every particular" He
cautioned against dishonesty and foul
play and gave warning that any one de-
tected in crooked work would regret his
indiscretion. He pleaded for the for
nation of a team that should be clean
and honorable in every way. His final
admonitory word was that if student
was lax in any of his studies he could not
be a member OF the eleven. This is the
kind of talk which 10 refreshing to every
one who likes sport for its own sake,
and is subject that all college presi-
dents should impress upon tho athletic
associations subject to their control.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

HE Boer-English war is now attract
ing the attention of the public and the
entire press is full of comments upon
the causes that led thereto. MANY Of
the reasons advanced are British
greed, +" imperialism, "British oppres-
sion, etc, all giving a pitifull account
OF poor Beers despairing stand for lib
erty and independence A careful re-
view OF the articles Of those best in
formed seems to prove that the cause Of
the war is oppression" but the oppros-
sors are the Beers, not the English.
Sixty thousand Beers are attempting to
coerce 200, 900 subjects to bow to Boer
religion and Boer government, and to
compel them to submit to exorbitant
taxation without representation or any
rights OF citizenship. The attention of
our readers IS called to the article on
this subject from the New York Journal
printed elsewhere. The gist of the whole
affair seems to be that civilization has
overtaken the Beers and they refuse to
either mingle with it or get out OF the
way, and the consequence is that they
will be crushed beneath the wheels of
prOQYeSE
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

PRESS reports have mentioned num-
Der of instances in which the returning
volunteers from Manila have brought
home with them Filipino boys, but it
remains for the members of Co. X, of
Waitsbug, to have the honor of bring
Back the first Filipino BELIEF, which ia
described as being "about four feet high
and two feet in diameter. and was cast
in 1898"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21
o. r. Sc N, Snake RIVER Schedule.

The new steamboat Spokane, built bv
the Q. X. d \. to ply on the Snake River
between Riparia and Lewiston. is now
complete, and in service. Steamer
Lewiston is also in service, and the two
steamers VIII alternate between RipariA
and Lewiston, leaving Riparia. daily ex-
cept Sunday on arrival of train No.
from Portland and reaching Lewiston
next day at ! pm. Returning will leave
Lewiston daily except Saturday at II
o'clock noon, arriving at Riparia at ~.
M, connecting with train No. 3 from
Spokane. The Spokane has been es-
pecially constructed for the run mention
ed above, and is thoroughly equipped
with sill modern appliances, electric
lights, etc, and for speed and comfort
will excel any craft that has ever been
built for the Snake River. The Lewiston
is her steady old self.
f. W. QUARELs, Agent.
W. II. Hurlburt, q. 2. A.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

Small pox is over, and the talk
of the town now is about the Col
don Rule coal air tight heaters at
Lindley's. The points Of advant-
age over other stoves are as follows:
1st. 1t burns either wood or coal.
%. It saves fuel because it is a
return hue base burner.
Sd. 1t has either top or direct
draft.
4th. On account of the scientific
principles involved in It's construc
ton, it will hold fire longer and
give cut more heat than any other
stove in the market.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

WITH the beginning of the new college
year the subject of football has become
the prevailing theme again in student
circles and the teams OF the surrounding
institutions are actively engaged in daily
practice. The extent to which the stu
dent is interested in the sport can be
appreciated best by the person who has
been on the gridiron himself, or in close
contact with college life. At no other
season OF the year is so much attention
given to atheletics and to have won u
position on the first eleven is an honor
coveted by every college athletic. They
are regarded by their fellow "co-eds"
as the heroes by whom the honor Of
their institution is to lie upheld III the
gridiron battles. Faculties of progress
siye institutions no longer frown atfoot-
ball but make strict rules which must
be unqualifedly concerned to, and these
same stringent conditions imposed by
them are calculated 10 keep the sport up
to a high standard. Their influence
everywhere should favor clean athletics.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

THE Tacoma Ledger in commenting on
our query of last week, as to what issue
the opposition to repubicanism expected
to win on in the next election, states
that opposition to tho administration"
is about all that is left them. The Led
ger has hit the nail on the head; it is
simply a repetition of the old lawyers
advice to the young attorney: you've
got no case, abuse the other fellow"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

yet her owner Sir Thomas Upton viii
carry away with him the respect of all
America. For our part we should like
to have seen the Shamrock win couple
OF heats anyway, just to have made the
contea. interesting. As it is, Yankee
yacht, manned by Yankee sailors, and
sailed on Yankee waters seems to he in
yincible. The challengers for the cup
during the entire As years of contests.
having won only one heat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21
TO THE FARMERS.

| buy wheat on salary, and not
on commission; that is the reason
| give the farmers all there is in it,
Come and see me before you sell,
and we will have little talk about
it any way.
G, w. FORD, Agent,
Phone 81. Pullman, Wash.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

A few Snaps" III Farms in the
Neighborhood of Pullman.
100 acres, allin cultivation, fair i'm
provement, small orchard, $270O
160acrcs, allin cultivation, small or
chard, fair improvements, $4,000.
100 acres, all in cultivation, $2400
100 acres, all in cultivation, $4,000
A fine half section, very desirable,
$4,000.
There are others.
Enquire of A. RYRIE,
Moscow, Idaho.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

Vol. Nj OF the HERALD is commenced
with this issue We had expected to
have our new press up and running in
time for No. of the now volume, but
viii have TO postpone that interesting
event till next issue.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21
All advertisements will be continued and
charged for till ordered out.

DUMDUM bullets and maxims have been
perforating the air all week in South Al
RIGA, but so far not many Beers or
Johnny Bulla have been killed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

GzsrERDAY's win by the Columbia
decided the series of the international
yacht race and the cup still stays with
us. Although the Shamrock has been
signally defeated in three straight races
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-10-21

GEN. Pro DER Pillar has offered to sell
Aguinaldo and the whole Philippine
army to Gen. Otis for 100000 dollars.
Here is good chance for Atkinson and
his followers to do something for their
fellow rebel, and at the same time but
stop to the 'cruel war"