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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21
Berks County Spooks.

Berks county, Pennsylvania, is the
home of spooks, ghosts and witch
craft. So eminent a position does it
hold in this respect that a newspaper
at Reading, the capital of the county,
once had a regular spook department,
devoted to the latest news in regard to
witch doctors and witchcraft. The de-
partment was great success. For the
last few years the spook industry has
1anguished and the paper has discon-
t1nued its spook department., greatly
to the regret of its readers. Since the
railroad accident on May II on the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad. at
Exeter, whereby Twenty-Five persons
los. heir lives, things in the spook
line have been looking up again 1t is
now reporIess that strange sights and
sounds are eeeH and heard at the place
of the wreck. Fishermen, who have
never been known to lie about the size
of the fish that got away, and others
going home at midnight, gay that they
have seen phantom train come dash
ing around the fatal curve above Exc
ter. The train, with its ghostly pas
Sengers, comes to a stop in front of the
Statlon, and lanterns are flashed I'D and
down the track. In a few minutes an
other phantom train comes sweeping
AROUND the curve and d Goiseless but
terrific collision occurs, and according
to the chronicles of these ea.ewitnesses,
who did not even have a TASK with
them, all the details of the accident are
reproduced, after which everything
vanishes.
Those who have seen the spook in
dustry in Berks county wane and fade
have had their hopes revived by these
stories that spooks have not, after al,
deserted their old stamping grounds
The Reading papers have sent report
ers to the scene to watch for the phan-
toms, but so far they have seen moth
ing.-New York Sun.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21
Apes Act as Money Takers.

From the Independent: In that far
of, dried-up little oriental country,
quite near China, there are large guam
titles of counterfeit coin in circulation,
and the counterfeiters of Siam must be
most proficient, for we hear that it is
the hardest thing in the world to ue-
tect the bad from the good money The
merchants are often deceived and fire.
quently swindled. The smartest men
they could employ were deceived, too,
for the bad money was such a wonder
full imitation that the closest scrutiny
often failed to find the difference be-
tween a good and bad piece. In this
dilemma some Siamese merchants call
ed to their help someone who was al
ways thought not SO smart as a man
monkey. And these large apes of
Siam" proved such a success at their
new vocation that the custom of en-
ploying them for the purpose of de-
tecting bad money has become univer-
sal. The ape cashier of Siam holds his
situation without a rival He has a
peculiar method of testing coin. Ev-
cry piece is handed to him and he picks
up each Bit of money, one at a time,
and meditatively puts it into his
mouth, tasting it with grave uelibera
ton. If the coin is good he declares
the fact plainly. He takes it from his
mouth aud carefully places it in it's
proper receptacle beside him. he has
pronounced judgment and every one is
satisfied that the judgment is correct
But If the coin is bad the cashier then
makes known his verdict in an equally
unmistakable manner He throws it
violently from his mouth to the floor
shaking his head with as much disgust
as the merchant himself might feel at
being imposed upon With loud cnat-
tering and angry gestures he makes
known his displeasure at being pre-
sented with a bad piece of money. The
merchant himself could not express it
better. Now, how does a smonkey
know what a man cannot tell? All,
that is his secret. He never reveals it.
Perhaps he is afraid if he should make
known all the mysteries of his profess
sion his occupation might be gone and
people would once more prefer men for
cashiers in place of the extraordinary
apes employed by the merchants of
Siam
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21

A New York man dreamed he was at
tackled by burglars, and that he defend
ed himself valiantly, but received
wounds from his assailants He awak-
ened suddenly to discover that he had
badly slashed himself with a knife,
which he had seized while asleep to
defend himself with.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21
IN IT,. ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Remarkable Picture-Snap Shot Taken
of Fearful Fatality A Moving
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Queer Well-APes
Act as Money Takers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

How Funston's Brave Men Entered the
Filipino Capital A War Epigram
Observation-Disclosures of Sailor Who
Was Pardoned from Prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
THE WORLDS GOLD SUPPLY.
More Thnn Half the Production Mined
Since 1850.

OF the ten billion dollars worth OF gold
produced in the world since the discovery OF
America more than one-half has been pro-
duced since 1850 and more than one-fourth
since 1855. Or. to put il in other words,
one-haf the gold product OF the last $50
years has been produced within forty years
and one-fourth within fifteen years.
These facts regarding the god production
of the world are presented by some com
pilations Of the treasury bureau of status
ties anent the temporary suspension OF
gold mining in South Africa and its possible
effect upon the gold supply Of the world.
The compilation presents the facts Collated
by DR.. Adolph Soetbeer and the director OF
the United States mint which show the
gold product of the world by decades and
years since the discovery OF America. and
when summarized show that the grand
total Of gold production from i#r to and
including the estimate for 1899 amounts to
81. $50. oJ9.G0.
A casual examination of the figures Of
annua, production shows so plainly the very
rapid Increase during the last half OF the
Closing century OF the term under consid-
Grafton as TO suggest a detailed eNamina-
ton of the rSiatNS proportion OF recent
production to that of earlier periods This
examination develops ;he fact that of the
-. Sf3oJSGo gold produced since l4ES,
S.34l, $50 900, or considerably more than
one-half has been produced since 1860. and
.. Sf' 90 100. or more than one-fourth.
since 1885.
During the 36s years from 1893 to and in
Guiding 1s6o the average annual product
was Sl2,O4,dS7. and during the period ISL
1879 the average annual production was
slS6,945o15, or more than ten times the
average OF the earlier period. Coming down
to still later years. the period 1s9l-lSp
shows an annual average OF S2O4. 773 555 per
annum. and the single year 1S,El, by CON
servative estimates. S335. 10000.
Regarding the effect of the suspension of
gold production in the Transyaal A state
ment OF the amount Of gold produced from
the mines OF that country and beside il an
other showing the amount produced in other
parts of the world gives an opportunity
TO determine the probable effect The table
SHOWS that the gold production Of the en-
tire world outside the Transyaal mines ia
now double that OF the entire world in
Guiding the TransvaaI mines a decade ago
and exceeds that of the entire world in
any Year prior to 1897. thus showing
the ability of the mines of other paris
OF the world 10 furnish more than the aY-
erage additions to the worlds money sun
ply that have been made in the Immediate
past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30

Enlisted Men of the 9TH Artillery Re-
fore COurt-MartfaI

Private Frank A. Crysier, Battery O. 18th
Artillery, having been tried by a general
court-martial at Washington Barracks D.
c, and found guilty of conduct to the prem
dice Of good order and military discipline,
was sentenced to forfeit to the United
States ten dollars of his pay.
Corporal Leon NJ. Wrapson, Siege Battery
o. It'll Artillery, having been found guilty.
OF quitting guard, was sentenced to be re-
duced to the ranks, to be confined at ha rd
labor for the period of six months and IN
forfeit 10 the United States $40 Der month
of his pay for the same period
Private John J. King. Battery O. 18th Ar
tillery. having been found not guilty of
violation of the 39th article of war. was
acquitted by the court. The department
commander says that in This case the court
erred in permitting the Judge advocate 70
Introduce evidence of previous convictions
before the findings
Private John G. Dwyer, Siega Battery @
1th Artillery, having been found not guilty
of violation of tine ed article of war was
acquitted by the court.
Private John j. Kellar, Siege Battery O.
eth Artillery. having been found guilty OF
violation of the SD article of war, was
sentenced TO be confined at hard labor fol-
the period of three months, and to forfeit
to the United States ten dollars per month
of his pay for the same period
In the foregoing case the sentence has
been approved. but in view of the recon-
mendation Of all the members of the
court to clemency, the period of confine-
ment awarded Is RENTED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
CAMPAIGN IN NEW JERSEY.
Assembly and One-Third of Senate to
he Elected.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAPE MAY, n. j., October %, 1899.
All the nominations for members OF the
legislature and county officers have now
been made in New Jersey, and the cam
paign, though quiet, is being pushed at
full Roadway One-third Of the state SEN
ate, seven members, and a full house OF as
senbly of sixty members are to be chosen.
The senate's complexion, which IS strongly
republican. cannot be changed this year.
should the democrats elect every senator
next month. But the house of assembly Is
In doubt The whole matter depends upon
the way Essex county goes. In this county
are located the city of Newark and the
Oranges, the fashionable resident towns for
New York city business men.
There is nothing of much importance to
be brought before the next state legislature
unless it be the amendment of corporation,
or trust, laws, and the settlement OF equal
taxation between property owned by cor
perations and that owned by private
individuals. Both parties nave peen ue-
claring for equal taxation IN ther
county platforms the past month, but
not a line has been put in them con-
corning the organization of corporations
themselves. The average citizen of New
Jersey, who has paid no state tax for years.
welcomes the formation of outside corpora
tons in this state He feels that the resi-
dent of the other state bears his burden,
and therefore he has nothing to growl over
For these reasons there is not likely to be
any legislature curtailing the right to in
corporate under New Jersey laws.
There is some contention in this state be-
tween the Bryan and gold democrats. Con-
gressman-eect William D. DAILY of Jersey
City is the Bryan leader, and Chairman
Gouriey of Paterson. where Vice President
Hobart and Attorney General Griggs live
| is the gold leader. Representative DAILY,
however is a silver man who seeks vice
presidential nomination, and his boom has
| been launched. He served six years in the
state senate before being elected to Con-
| gress He is a politician of the sort who
| can work in division or manage the state
and knows all the tricks of the trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
LETTER FROM GEN. WHEELER.
He Tells of Conditions He Has Seen
in LuxOn.

Van Leer Kirkman Of Nashville. Tenn.
has received the following letter from Cen
eraI Joe Wheeler, in the Philippines, dated
Santa Reta Isle of Luzon. September Is,
1899 in which he says in part:
Il have now seen much Of the country,
and the people in that part of Luzon for
about fifty miles north of Manila In every
town there is a magnificent stone church
and a convent or monastery. The insur-
gents have great antipathy to the priest
hood or friars and they have dismanted
many Of the churches The value of the
church and monastery Of a town seems TO
be equal in many cases TO the value Of
all the other buildings in the town The
more | talk 10 the people, the more l am
convinced that the insurgents are actua ted,
In measure. by a spirit of communism,
and in their talks their most serious OBJ
lection TO the church seems to be the fact
that ecclesiastical organizations own so
much 81 the property, and one of Agui-
naldo's most earnest demands is that the
church property be confscated-
The friars and priests are charged with
all sorts Of expressions and misdemeanorS,
but II must be remembered that friars and
priests are very numerous and in so large
q body there will be found every possible
phase Of character and disposition. Some
OF them are. no doubt oppressors Of the
people. exacting in the collection of rentals
from the land. INDUCING themselves in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
CtBANS MEAN WELL.
But without knowledge aud Expert-
ence in SeIf-GoNernment

General Fitzhugh Lee. who Is in the
United States on a vacation from his post
in Cuba, is in the city on his way sourh.
He is accompanied by his son. General Lee
expects TO go to Richmond to witness The
launching of the Shubrick tomorrow but
viii return 10 Washington the next day +,
an interview yesterday he said thar the
people OF Cuba are steadily improving I'M
Ger the existing prOtectOrate Of the -uif..d
states ana are slowly but surely rebuilding
their War-Wasted homes and repairing Their
crippled fortunes. Life and property are
secure IN Cuba, owing largely. he said, 10
the sanitary restraint exercised by Am.ari-
can military authority. He thinks the time
not ripe yet, however, for a purely Cuban
government.
Cuba" said General Lee. lis Improving.
The Cubans are tractable and quiet and the
revolution has given them self-respect and
self,reliance. Their impulses are generality
in the right direction. but, Of course. both
In the theory and practice of self-goyern-
ment they are wholly without exDerieuce
There Is among certain Cubans a ieep-seat-
ed prejudice against some men who The
Cubans think, oppressed Cubans under
Spanish rule, and if given free rein The
Cubans would make short work OF them
The United States government is pledged
to grant independence TO Cuba after fhe
island has been pacified, and l believe that
promise should be fulfilled just as swiftly
We can in reason and Justice
THE industrial situation is improving
and money is gradually going into Cuba
but nothing like as fast as 1t would in
investors were sure that property would
remain safe for years to come and be pro-
tected by a government strong enough To
enforce law and order"
General Lee declined to discuss political
affairs In Cuba and whether or not the en-
bans desire independence or annexation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
ANACOSTIA HAPPENINGS.
Protection of Quail and Other Game
General and PerEOnal.

Police Officer Charles Stevens of the Ana
costa station has been assigned by Ser
geant Anderson for some time past In
citizens clothes to prevent the killing OF
quail and other game about the District
in the vicinity of the line separating Mary
land and the District. There was informa-
ton received by the police that partr1dges
were being killed in the District but Off
Ger SteFens has yet to find any one Vlo-
lating Che law.
A communication from Cardinal Gibbons
was reaxl at the morning services in St
Teresa'ssChurch yesterday, announcing to
the effect that the Catholic churches In
the diocese of Baltimore will take up col
lections Sunday next at all the services for
the support of the orphans within the do
cese Next Wednesday the feast OF all
saints will be observed at st. Teresa by
the celebration Of masses at e and 8
a. clock with vesperS at Z pm. THURSDAY
following the feast of all souls, there will
be masses said at I and O'Clock. Ar
rangenents are being made at the church
for the forty hours devotion, Whlch is 10
begin there Sunday week. During the
month of November stations of the cross
will be made a devotion for Friday even
ings.
has removed a frame dwelling. by permit,
from Wilson Park, Congress Heights, to
10Th street, in the subdivision across the
Hamilton road. brick foundation Is to
be built for the house, which is to be i'm
proved by the erection of porches. In
crossing Nichols avenue the trolley wire
of the Capital railway had to be cut tenn
pora rily to allow the passage of the build
ing. A smaller house. also frame. Is to be
removed from the park later. and this will
clear the place Of all the houses erected
there a few years ago, others having been
taken away previously
Fire engine company No. 15 OF Anacos-
tia Is badly in need of an American flag of
small size to use on its building. the nag
that Is now foated daily having been
blown to tatters and unfit to be hoisted.
With the services in St Elizabeth's
Chapel yesterday afternoon Rev. E. W.
Bliss, pastor of the Anacostia Baptist
Church, concluded his present term as Of
floating clergyman there. Rev. Willard G.
Davenport. rector of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church. Anacostia, will begin his term of
service at the chapel next Sunday after
noon.
Sing Lee, the Cninaman who was al
legged to have violated the regulation re-
garding the erection of a sign, has now Sc
cured a permit and otherwise complied with
the law in erecting it.
Rev. W. L. Lynn of Washington con-
Quoted the services at the Anacostia Meth
odist Episcopal Church yesterday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30

many ways, and leading lives very diff
ferent from what should characterize the
life of priest. But there are very many
good men among them.
There Is general impression that the
insurgent army is made up very largely of
people without property. and that people
VINO have property desire the Americans
TO control so that they can have protec-
ton and feel that their property is secured
TO them, but find that there is also a fear
or apprehension among some of the wealthy
that II Americans control and give univer-
sal suffrage, the power of the wealthy peo-
pie would be taken away, and their hold
on property very much impaired. l think
that If the wealthy people would be as
sured that they would be protected in their
property rights by the United States it
would have very good effect
The statement l have seen that 20 per
cent OF the people of LuZon can read and
write Is great mistake. 1t may be true
or many, but ii is not true of those in the
rural districts, and the percentage of IL
Hteracy in the other islands is much greater
than IN LuZon. The appearance mode of
life and method of performing work are
today very much like they are described
in the Bible at the time of, and even be-
fore, the Christian era.
THE people dress very much as they did
200 years ago. Today / spent some time
in watching natives cleaning shucks from
rice; the method of Smelling and cleaning
is primitive, and better than 1t was
1000 years ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
iii. Friedlander & Bro, 9th & ESts.N.W.
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
Unknown Colered Man Charged with
the Crime,

The police of the second precinct are
looking for an unknown colored man who
is wanted on a charge of having assaulted
Mrs. Bessie Feldman Saturday night The
assault was committed at Mrs. Feldman' S
home. No. $40 o street northwest.
1t is stated that in the house with Mrs.
Feldman and her husband lives shoe
maker and his WIFE Mr.. Fedman had not
returned homo from work Saturday night
when the assailant called, and the shoe
maker and his wife were also away from
home. About 10 o'clock a colored man ap-
peared at the house and made some in
quiries about the shoemaker. Mrs. Field
man answered his question and closed the
door. AS she did this she heard the man
say:
Il want to get my shoes"
Some time afterward the door bell rang
and when Mrs. Feldman opened the door
the same man was there. This time he
succeeded In entering the house before she
could close the door on him. He then made
an effort to throw her down, when she
called for her husband. The rufflan be-
came frightened at the outcry and escaped
Several arrests have been made on sus-
picion, but none of the persons has been
identified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
The Diamond SupDIy,

rom The Baltimore American.
Mr.. Castleberg, the prominent jeweler,
who deals extensively in diamonds, believes
that universal dearth of these gems is
threatened, and gives strong reasons for
the assertion.
L have just returned from New York -
he said, where investigated the state Of
affairs thoroughly, and I have only the
mcst depressing news. One shipment of
diamonds for this country is now on the
ocean, and with its arrival terminates the
last importation until months after the war
shall have ended. The brokers are abso-
1utely convinced of this, and are buying at
every turn. Already the price has in
creased % per cent? per cent within eight
days, and an additional within the last
three days And while the stones may
seem high at present, it is comparatively
nothing TO the value they will attain later
i predict rise of from 40 to so per cent
within the year, and also a scarcity that
not even money can remedy. Persons say
the war Will be an insignificant factor in its
effect on the industry, but when it is re-
numbered that even after peace is de-
clared buyers of diamonds must wait pa
uently until the mines are worked TO CLEAN
second jewel crop, one can readily SEQ
what difficulty it will prove to secure
gems, and what prices they will command"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
WAR MUST BE PROSECUTED.
Views of Former Senator John Mar
tin of Kansas.

Former United States Senator John Mar
tin, democratic leader. said yesterday in
the course of an interview at Topeka, Kan:
MANY of US may not be in harmony with
the national administration regarding the
disposition Of the philippines, but in the
defense of the flag in the island We all have
a patriotic duty to perform. Our authority
practically has been established in the
will demand that our military forces be
withdrawn.
"Other powers of the earth have long de-
obtained possession. they are willing that
we should have them Were we to step
down and out, these powers would grab
the islands and divide them. with or with
out war, and from the standpoint of hu-
manity nothing would be gained by our
course. And then we have our national
honor to look out for. 1t would never do
to haul down the flag"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
SCHOOL EXERCISES.
second of Series of Monthly Enter
afnments-Other News

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, October %. 1899.
The second of the series of monthly ex-
ercises by the pupils of the graded public
schools of the town took place at the school
building Friday afternoon, in charge of
the principal, Prof. B. F. Heaton A large
number of the parents of the children and
friends of the school was present The
program opened with a song by the school,
entitled Sing and Float" this was fol-
lowed by concert exercises, October" by
pupils Of primary grade; recitation, -Four
Leaf Clover" Ethel Gordon; reading, An
ME Hid; essay, "Beneficence of Nations
Laws Miss Birdie Brown; recitation "A
Little Cloud" James Camp; song, 1.-The
Glad May Morn by the school: concert
recitation. fifth and sixth grades; queries
by Carroll Shreve: recitation Little Or
phan Anna" Henderson Walcott: recita-
tcn, Frank Allen: essay, Autumn Nellie
Mathes: recitation, Camilla Stewart: read
ing, Harriet kennedy; Song by girls of fifth
and sixth grades: concert recitation
seventh and eighth grades: concert exer-
clses by ten little boys, primary grade:
recitation If, Lacey Feitch; recitation.
Reginald Hcdgson, vocal solo, Miss Mary
Brown; closing song, Battle Hymn of Re
public benediction, Rev. A. W. Graves
The school now has an enrolment of 1853
scholars, the largest In its history
The members of the Baptist Church held
sociabie at the residence of Mr. G. w
HawXhurst on Thursday night, and the
Miss Belle Merrifield Friday night
Rev. A W. Graves has moved into the
parsonage recently purchased by Columbia
Baptist Church.