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The evening times., 1899-05-20
GONE TO HUNT HIS SON.
Lieutenant Meyers Father Believes
He Was Not Drowned.

Lieutenant Meyers Father Believes
He Was Not Drowned.
Cleveland, Ohio May 20.-Gen. E. 8.
Never has started for San Francisco where
he will meet the transport Sheridan from
which vessel Lieut.. Ralph Meyer. u s.
A., was lost on the night OF April IL. the
Sheridan being two days out OF Manila on
its way from Singapore. The opinion OF
the officers of the Sheridan was that
Lieutenant Meyer went to sleep on the
deck and in some way fell overheard.
General Meyer from the meagre informa-
ton supplied by the press dispatches, hS-
ured out that the Sheridan at the time
his son was lost was passing among the
islands which dot the southern part OF the
China Sea As the lieutenant was SWIM
mer of great endurance, whose feats were
unexcelled in this city, his father thinks
that it is more likely than otherwise that
instead Of drowning the young msn swan
TO one of these islands. This thought,
however. does not cause the generals anx-
iety TO diminish. for it is kro.Sn that the
islands OF the China Sea are inhabited by
the most barbaTious savages In the word.
who eat human flesh.
Gen. Meyer will get from the Sheridans S
log and from her officers the exact situa-
ton Of the ship at the time OF the Neuten-
ants disappearance, and he will then Or
ganize an expedition to hunt over the 49,
ands for traces OF the missing officer.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
WITH DEWEY AT MANILA.
0uaFtePnasteF Kirmes, OF the MON
tePey. Tells of the second Battle.

ouaRtePmasteF kffmes, Of the Nom
tePey. Tells of the Second Battle.
Baltimore. May 20.-George Kirmes, son
Of Mrs William Hoerder. 1860 East Madi-
son Street. has returned home after an alb
sence Of more than seven years. He serv-
ed in the United States Navy, taking part
in the second bombardment Of Manila on
the monitor Monterey. He left Manila
March %, on the cruiser Buffalo. arriving
in New York May I, where he was honora-
bly, discharged. In speaking of his expe-
riences at Manila, Mr.. Kirmes said:
II arrived at Manila August on the
Monterey, serving as quartermaster. The
second bombardment of Manila commenced
at $40 O'Clock on the morning OF August
10. The Olympia was right behind us. Ad-
miIal Dewey was on the bridge with
cigar in one hand and his marine glass in
the other. He wore white handkerchief
around his neck. and he appeared wonder
fully calm as he gave his orders for the
Monterey to steam ahead Then the ships
opened fire and 1t was not long before the
shots told. The bombardment lasted over
two hours. The fort was finally taken and
the American flag replaced that Of the
SpaniaIds. Dewey was seen waving his
hat in the air, while the sailors cheered
again and again.
las regards the Filipinos. 1 must say
they have courage. but lack training and
the other qualities that make a good SOL
der. Many Of them fire their guns hold
ing them as il they were going to charge
bayOnets. The result is that they never
hit anything except the Philippine Islands.
Il saw Aguinaldo several times and he
appeared to me to be the best specimen OF
his race He has a commanding way about
him. although he is a little bit OF a fellow,
scarcely more than ave feet in height.
Quite number OF the natives came
aboard our ship with fruits for sale. Tiey
all had a high opinion of Dewey. saying
he was 'mucho grande' or a big man.
They were deeply interested in everything
On board cur ship and would strike the
turrets and ask How thick?' When told
they would stare in amazement and talk
to one another in whispers. In an editorial
in one OF the Spanish papers published in
Manila. it was stated that the lombard
msnt of that city on May 1. was not at
all fair, because Senior Dewey brought his
chips in during the night. when no one
could see them"
Mr. kirmes brought with him number
of relics of the war one of which was part
Of a large shell that was fired by the
cruiser Baltimore at the Reina Christina.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
FELL OVER A PREcIPIcE.
Sad Death of a Young Woman Visit-
ing in Virginia.

Staunton. Va. May ee.-At Laurel Hill.
a neighborhood a few miles from this city.
a very sad accident occurred on Thursday.
Miss Ellie H. Howiston, OF Morehead City.
y. c., was on a visit to friends in that
vicinity. Early in the morning she start
ed out for short walk for the purpose OF
gathering wild flowers.
Not returning in a reasonable length of
time. a search was instituted, that resulted
in finding the young woman at the loot OF
a steep precipice near the home. She was
in an unconscious condition. Dr. j. 5.
Sillers was summoned. and did all in Lis
power to revive her. but to no avail. she
fingered in the condition she was found
until yesterday, when she died, not having
spoken to or recognized anyone Miss
Howiston was seventeen years OF age Dr:
Sillers states that her death was caused
by concussion of the brain. but just how
she happened to fall over the steep preci-
pice is not known.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
MISSING PAPERS FOUND.
stolen Securities Travel for a Year
In n Freight Car.

Piedmont. ". Va. May ao.-Early in
1898 tin box containing valuable papers
belonging to the town of Piedmont dis
appeared from the safe in the council
chamber. Recently Mayor W. N. FouIk
received a letter from William Boyce of
Philadelphia. stating that while repairing
Baltimore and Ohio box car in that
city he found the tin box under the car.
between the floor and body bolster. BY
request Mr.. Boyce sent the box 10 Mr..
Foulk.
Among other papers II contained $3.50
worth OF Piedmont water bond coupons.
uncanceled and which are negotiable.
They had been cut from the bonds in 1897
and represented $500 worth of bonds.
About this time quantity of bonds were
sold at Frostburg. Nd, and the accrued
interest coupons detached. At the time
the box was missing fire insurance policies
on the Piedmont Opera House. which is
owned by the town, also disappeared, but
they were not in the box when found. 1t
is presumed the box was put under the car
in the Piedmont yard over year ago and
has been travelling around over the country
since until found as stated.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
Justi0able Homicide.
From the Detroit Free Prcss.)

The Judge eyed the prisoner keenly.
"And you killed the MANI" he enQuired.
with a note of wonder in his voice.
Eyes. SIR was the prompt reply. with
no Quaver in the tones.
Astonishing" observed the judge.
Not so very" added the prisoner.
HE did nothing to you, did he?" asked
the official.
mo. sir; he did nothing" was the an
swer.
Ibid he offer you what you took to be
an insult?"
mo. sir"
"You Just killed him In cold blood. eh?'
"I killed him.
And have you no shivers OF con-
science?"
None in the least. SIR"
Had you any idea Of killing him when
he entered your Officer"
"Not the slightest. SIR"
You Just killed him. that's all, eh %
"Yes. sir; l killed him."
without Q sign OF reason?"
"Ah, there you are; 1 didn't say that. %
Then there was a reason?"
There was, sir, and SUFFICIENT reason. -
''What was 1t. prsy?" enquiRed the Judge
sarcastically.
"The deceased came into my once yes
terday noon," replied the prisoner. "and.
throwing open his coat pulled twice and
asked 'Is this hot enough for you,s"
The Judge did mot hesitate. II dismiss
the case" was all - said.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
The heInnuence of Books.

A woman visitor to the Blackwell ISL
and penitentiary in New York reports
fact which will probably surprise the pub
lie. She says that the women prisoners
in that institution are supplied with pa
pers and magazines, and from five to
half-past nine - the evening are allowed
TO amuse themselves by reading in their
cells, and that the introduction of this
system has almost done away with the
use of the dark cell. BY way of punish
ment the women are now deprived OF
reading matter, and the discipline seems
more effective than the dark cell used
10 be.
The kind OF women sent to the peniten-
tiary is not the type which might be sup
posed to care much for books. which makes
this fact the more remarkable. Until re-
Gently it has been supposed that personal
conversation music, and other direct
forms of influence were the only reforma-
tory methods which would be of much use
on degraded criminals: that books. papers.
and magazines would not interest them
at all. 1t has, however, been proved that
in the case of men as well as women. the
library and reading room is an elevating
influence by no means TO be despised.
Why should this change have taken
place? Seventy-five years ago a library in
a prison would have been undreamed of.
Good people sometimes held meetings and
visited and talked with the prisoners. but
that was all. Nobody would have thought
Of giving a criminal q novel to read. They
would not have expected him to read 1t
il he had had one. Political prisoners,
men of education and brains. might be
supposed to care for such things. but not
the ordinary thief or rioter. Why should
books and magazines. in this case at
Blackvelrs Island. have effected what the
dark cell could not! Why should they
The evening times., 1899-05-20
TO THE MERR1MAc.
Part Of the Confederate IPoneIad 10
BE InstaIIed In RtchnOnd.

Part Of the Confederate IP0nelad to
BE InstaBled I'm RtchmOnd.
Baltimore, Md, May 2O.-J. H. Ferd
Hahn has Just completed a brass tablet
which will be placed upon a unique monu-
ment to be erected in Richmond, Va, by
the Virginia Daughters OF the Confeder-
acy to Admiral Franklin Buchanan, OF the
Confederate navy. The tablet is the gift
Of the Franklin Buchanan Camp, Confed-
crate Veterans Of Baltimore.
The monument will consist principally OF
part of the famous Confederate ironciad
Merrimac, or Virginia. which Admiral
Buchanan commanded in her famous raid
on the Federal fleet In Hampton Roads in
1862. The section is fourteen and half
inches in diameter and twenty-seven ana
one half feet long. polished and bronzed.
mounted on a suitable pedestal and sur
mounted by an entablature supporting
bust of the admiral.
The brass tablet Is twelve by eighteen
inches and one-eighth of an inch thick.
with beyeled edges. 1t bears the following
inscription:
Section Of the fan Gus (Merrimac) ironciad yir-
ginias propeller shaft; an essential portion OF
the machinery furnishing motive power to the
ship in her engagements IN Hampton Roads, when
She under command Of Admiral Franklin Buchah-
an, in company with her tenders, the Beaufort,
Raleigh, Patrick Henry. jamestown, and Ieaser,
destroyed the U. s. frgates Congress and Cumber-
land and crippled and scattered the remainder OF
the fleet. March s, 4. d. 1862. And on the fol
lowing day, after Buchanan was wounded, de.
feated the ironclad Monitor after several hours
engagement, while under command OF Lieut.. u
ap X. Jones. And again, April II and May s, A.
u. 1867 under command of Commodore Josiah
Tattnal, forced the entire bockading fleet, In
cluding the Monitor, two other ironclads and sew
eral rams To leave the Roads.
Tablet contributed by the Franklin Buchanan
Camp L. c. ", No. 147, Baltimore. Md.
There is said to be no doubt that the
shaft to be used in the monument was
part OF the famous vessel. 1t was found
lying on a wharf in Richmond and was
bought from a dealer in old iron. The
dealer said it was taken from the wreck OF
the Merrimac when the Government deep
ened the channel at Norfolk and had the
distractions to navigation removed. Since
then IL has been conclusiyely identified
through a correspondence between Vir-
ginius Newton. of Richmond. and Col. II.
Ashton Ramsay. OF Baltimore. Mr.. New
ton was a midshipman during the fight in
Hampton Roads and was among the nrst
to board the Congress after her SURRENDER.
Colonel Ramsay was chief engineer of the
Merrimac He has still in his possession
the detailed drawings of the vessels ma
chinery.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
N1NErY-YEAR-oLD ELoPERs.
Cupid Outwits Opposition to nm Aged
Couples Affinity.

Cupid Outwits Opposition to nm Aged
Couples Affinity.
Binghamton, N Y, May 20.-The Oldest
eIopers On record are Mr.. and Mrs. James
Crawford, of Franklin, a little village near
here. They are both ninety years OF age.
Crawford was a prosperous farmer wild
over. with middie-aged children. He Is
wealthy and in comparatively good health.
A year ago he met Miss Edith johnson,
whose family is also well-to-do and the old
couple Immediately took fancy to each
other. From telling "reminiscences they
began to talk Of love and finally marriage.
They made no secret Of this and as re-
suit relatives Of both heard OF 1t. The
relatives determined to prevent the mar
riage and began to devise plans to have
the court appoint a guardian for both of
them. The cid man heard Of this and
drove at once to Miss Johnson's home.
After a few moments, conversation. she
got into the buggy with him and together
they drove to the house OF the nearest
clergyman where they were married.
Relatives on both sides are furious. but
as both the bride and bridegroom are
wealthy, do not criticise too publicly
The evening times., 1899-05-20
CARTER RHARR1soN,s- VIEWS.
Mr.. Meki.ifI WIN Ne Re.o.i.ates
and Rf-electea, He Thinks.

Mr.. Mckfneff Win ne RenoAinated
and Rf-electea, He Thinks.
Madison. I'D. May, 2o.-Mayor Carter
H. Harrisonl OF Chicago. wants to go to
Congress. This ambition he confided
Thursday night to a hundred or more
Democratic editprs of Indiana who had
party. In conversations with them Mr..
Harrison said plainly he would not accept
the nomination for President next year
If it should be offered to him, as the sit-
uation now Is SO favorable to the -e-elec-
tion of Mckinley there will be less chance
for Democrat to win than there was
three years ago. Four years later it might
be different.
For the same reason, he said, he did pot
want the nomination for Governor OF I'LL
nois, though he thought he could so In
against Tanner In an OF year and skin
him.
Mr.. Harrison declared that free silver
would not be sidetracked.
''In my judgment, the fight Of 1900." he
said. will be fought on the Chicago plat
form. and with Bryan as the candidate.
To all propositions that he might him
self receive the nomination for President,
Mr.. Harrison persistently declared he did
not want 1t.
1t is different, however, with Congress
sional nomination. The mayor thinks the
field there better one for a man OF his
age.
II probably could not carry my district
| in a national election" he added. but
believe that could carry 1t without much
dif1culty in an of year. The nomination
was offered me in 1896. but declined 1t.
Long before then had made up my mind
that wanted to be mayor Of Chicago some
time. did not know when 1t would come,
but expected to get the nomination within
the next ten years."
In an address to the editors Mayor Iar-
rison declared that 30 far as he was per-
sonally concerned the Chicago platform in
its entirety should be readopted for the
fight of 1900. But he thought the great
fight for the Democrats to make would be
| a fight against the trusts. He said:
so far as l am personally concerned.
the next national convention can do no
better thing than to reafiirm the Chicago
platform as it stands, with such additions
as the exigencies OF the times Will de-
mand" T"
The evening times., 1899-05-20

The rebel peace agents are in consulta-
ton at Manila What they have to consult
about is not apparent. in view of the fact
that they must realize that there can be
but one outcome of the situation. which is
unconditional surrender to United States
authority Major General Otis has again re-
jected the proposal for an armistice, and
further opposition to the sovereignty of
the United States is conceded to be useless.
All of which will be good news to Atkin-
son, Hoar Godkin and Company.
The evening times., 1899-05-20

The ''original subscribers" to the one
hundred-dollar per plate Dewey dinner In
New York held q meeting yesterday and ef-
fected a permanent organization. 1t was
noted that the giving of the dinner be con-
fined exclusively to citizens of New York
and that no subscriptions be received from
cut of town The announcement is not un-
welcome. Il may be casually remarked
that men who sit down TO one-hundred-
dollar dinners are not supposed to be in
need of subscriptions from ''out Of town"
or anywhere else.
The evening times., 1899-05-20

The Mazet Committee is not the only
one which is investigating municipal af-
fairs Before the Baxter Committee in
Chicago yesterday it was testified that
"Hinkey Dink" Kenna controlled the
gambling interests Of the South Side Of
the city, and that no gambling could be
conducted in that section without his con-
sent. The men vino have 10 be seen do
not figure conspicuonsly in the papers. but
if there be money in politics, they are get
ting the bigger part of 1t.
The evening times., 1899-05-20

have greater effect than even personal
visits from weil-meaning people!
There are very good reasons why these
things should be as they are, and one is
that a criminal is a human being. Some
times he is more like big child than any
thing else; sometimes he Is an abnormally
developed type OF civilization; sometimes
he is an atavistic specimen OF savagery;
but he Is human, and he has the same feel
ings about certain things that man out
of prison and in respectable society would
have. Most of us enjoy reading, when
there is nothing else to do. and We should
probably all enjoy it to certain extent.
IL shut up on a desert island where life
was monotonous. The criminal is practi-
caily in that condition. Then, again. a
book is sometimes more comfortable than
human being. especially II 1t is the Kind
of book that does not preach. The crimi-
nal of seventy-five years ago did not care
much for the reading matter which was
furnished him. because it was composed OF
tracts, and there are tracts which one
would not read even on desert island.
The book, IL it be a book of romance, OF
adventure, or of any other secular type, Is
an impersonal sort of thing. One can read
without feeling that there is a benevolent
person standing by. about to ask, Now.
are you going to be good?" II the book
says anything OF that sort one can shut 1t
up.
Are there any OF us who are moved to
a desire. to reform our faults when per-
son who is better than we are comes In
and behaves as a missionary to us? Per-
haps there are a few but it is usually be-
cause the person has rendered US some
material benefit, in addition to the i'm
proving conversation. Some OF the benev-
olent visitors who have inflicted themselves
on criminals have done nothing but talk
They have not given their victims any
thing that he wants. He wants to get out;
but they cannot assist him in that. He
already has shelter, food, and clothing
He does not care to be lectured about his
soul; and considering the fact that con-
siderable number of people in the outer
world do not choose to so to church, 1t
is not surprising that the criminal does
not care to have church come to MIN.
What he does want is to be treated as a
human being: and that sort OF treatment
will make him behave himself if anything
can The business OF the State is to make
criminal into decent citizen. II that
can be DONE and II 1t cannot the state
must keep him out OF mischief
The evening times., 1899-05-20
A SOUTHERN CHAUTAUaUA.
To BE Located on the Isle of Palms
on the Coast of Charleston.

Columbia. s. c.. May 2o.-Application
for a charter has been made to the s.cre-
tary of state for the Southern :hau-
tauqua Association. TO be founded under
an act of this State controlling social and
charitable organizations. The capital
stock will be $4,000, with the privilege
Of increasing to 100000. The location will
be at "Chautauqua- by the-Sea." on the
Isle Of Palms. off the coast al Chari>sto
"a beautiful spot
As the name implies. the association Is
for the benefit OF the South-its advance
ment in literary. scientific, and aesthetic
culture. and the promotion CT the cause OF
popular education.
The greater number of incorporGors are
from South Carolina and Georgia. inciud-
ing the presidents Of every college In
South Carolina. State and denominational
The promoters have met with greai sue
cess.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
AN EFFECTIVE PETITION.
One-Ycnr Sentence for a Theft of
$1,000 in Bonds.

$4,000 in Bonds.
Boston. May 20.-Yielding to one OF the
strongest petitions ever presented to
court in this State in behalf of prisoner.
Judge Gaskill yesterday, in the superior
criminal court, showed leniency In impos-
ing sentence upon Aaron n. Fellows. a
professor in Brooklyn.
Cutting nine-tenths OF the maximum
penalty. the court sentenced Fellows to
the house of correction for one year.
Fellows was accused Of stealing five
United States bonds. worth $500, from
his father. in 1890. and Of forging his pa
rents name to the instrument eight years
later and exchanging them. Meantime the
original bonds had been Cancelled and were
worthless.
Fellows made restitution to the firm that
had exchanged the bonds and pleaded gull
ty. His friends In Vermont. where his
father lived, came to his aid. and obtained
petitions for ciemency from members Of
the legislature, clergymen. lawyers. and
business men. These petitions were pre-
scented to the court yesterday.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
New York Department of the Ora

TTfs New York Department OF the Grand
A ~ of the Republic. which has been
holding its annual encampment at Syra-
cuse, declares its belief that the admins
tration of the Pension Once by H. Clay
Evans meets the emphatic disapprobation
of every veteran who is entitled to PEN
sion under the law. The New York de-
partment is the largest and most influential
in the country. and its action is the more
significant inasmuch as similar resolutions
have already been adopted by other bodies.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
ReyOUd Control.

(Frnm the st. Paul Pioneer Press.)
The enthusiasm over Dcwey's return recalls an
old story about some English king in Ireland. who
passed through gate without paying toll.
loyal Paddy, ON being told that the king paid no
toll, declared tia, lie would pay it for him-that
nobody should say that the king lacked a siA-
pence to pay his way. This story was told to Sir
Walter Scott, who remarked its racial quality.
saving that the Scotchman would do anything for
the king but pay his toll. And the American
people. it may be added, will do anything for
Dewey but keep quiet.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
TROLLEY RIDERS INJURED.
Car Wrecked and Several Excursion
intA Seriously Hurt.

Paterson. N J.. May 20.-A disastrous
trolley wreck occurred at Lakeview just
south of Paterson shortly before midnight.
A regular car had come down the long
grade on Crooks Avenue and was entering
a curve opposite the Lakeview station OF
the Erie Railroad when it was crashed into
from the rear by an open car crowded with
passengers. The forward part of the open
car was completely wrecked and the rear
part of the closed one demolished. The
open car had crosswise seats and 1t was
there that the casualties occurred
The passengers were the employees OF
local silk mill who had been enjoying
trolley ride to Rutherford and were re-
turning home Miss Nellie Stanton and
Miss Kittie Crosshaw were probably IA
tally hurt Seven others were seriously
injured. The motorman says the brake
refused to work.
The evening times., 1899-05-20
CHINA APPEALS TO JAt AN.
Her Assistance Needed ia Get Ger
many Out of Shan Tang.

Her ASST -iance Needed tn Get Ger
many Out of Shan Tanx.
Tacoma, Wash. May e5.-Mail advices
brought by the Oriental liner Victoria
here from Hongkong and Yokohama, say
that nearly all the Tokyo Journals give
publicity to rumor apparently emanating
from Shanghai. to the effect that China
has approached the Japanese government
with a request for aid TO get Germany out
of Shan Tung. The suggestion is that the
Pekin authorities have at last been arous-
ed to the imminence OF the dangers threat
ening the Chinese empire. and to the GER
tainty CT its disruption unless some stop
is put to the unscrupuious demands now
constantly preferred by Western states.
Reports from the provincial capital of
Shan Tung repeat the stories Of German
attacks on villages in alleged retaliation
for insults and misconduct of the inhabi
tantS.