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The evening times., 1899-12-25
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Die ut the Maryland University
Hospital.

Hospital.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 25.-In an explosion
of gasoline about 5 .. m. Saturday in the
second-story back room of the dwelling of
Joseph Willis. 1908 Shrap Street, his two
year old daughter. Maggie. was so fright
fully burned that she died at the Mary
land University Hospital about two hours
after the accident.
Mrs. Joseph Willis. aged twenty -eight
years. and her four-year-old son. Edward
G. Willis. were both burned about the face
and hands. The explosion was caused by
the overturning of a can Of gasoline near
a stove. The child's clothes caught fire.
and, although her mother made heroic ef-
forts to save her, she was burned almost
to crisp.
Mary Louisa Barnes. the nve-year- old
daughter Of Mary Barnes, colored, 1924
Clarkson Street. was fatally burned about
the head and body yesterday morning while
playing near stove in the kitchen. The
child had taken lighted stick from the
crate and her clothes soon caught fire. She
was sent 10 the Maryland University Hos
pitai, and died there at $3.50 p. m
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Mrs. Warren will not join the Senat-r
until after the holidays in Washing on.
Their only daughter. Miss France, il
a student st Wellesley College. and will
be able to spend little, if any. time with
her parents.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

The chief notable event in society vii, be
the introduction of Miss Eliza Morgan
Bates. second daughter of Paymaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Bates, at 4 tea to lie given
this afternoon at the family mansion in
n Street. and which will be followed BY an
informal dance
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Miss Marie Winkler and Mr.. George A
Torey We're married Friday morning a
I o'clock at the home of Rev. DIR. Domer
the pastor officiating.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
The Torpedo Tubes.

Whitehead torpe6oes are to be used and
owing to the fact of their bsing dischargad
below water they attain speed and We
Eccity impossible in those fired from above
the surface.
The Hollands tube is capable of propsll-
ing torpedo a distance Of about mife,
while the Whitehead torpedo itself has Il
range of half mile at a velocity OF thirty
Knots an hour.
Another advantage OF the submarine
tubes is that the torpedo is not subjected
TO the DETECTION caused by striking the
surface OF the water.
Smokeiess powder and compressed air
are the means used for dischargiIg pro-
jectiies from the torpedo cat; the air used
for this purpose being stored in two tanks.
Along the sides of the boat are six other
tanks containing about thirty cubic feet OF
air at a pressaue Of 2,e0o pounds TO the
square inch, the contents Of these tanks
keeping the boat supplied with fresh air
when submerged.
The principal machinery OF tine Holland
is in the afts- part of the boat. the engine
that ccntro-5 the pneumatic steSring gear
being just abaft OF the turret. ald secured
to the lower side OF the upper deck while
the engine that controls the diving appara-
tus is near 1t and in similar position.
This diving engire is prov5ei with
means for keeping the boat at a desired
depth, pendulum device for maintaining
a horizontal position, and an automatic
device for bringing her from an inclined
or diving position as a predstarinirsd 6epth.
Still farther eft is the engine room. the
centre Of which is occupied by the gasoline
engine. by msans of which the beat is pro-
pellsd when on the surface. Nearly all OF
the remaining engine room space is taken
up by three dyIamos. the larger of which In
of forty-fve horsepower. This engine fur
nishes power for propelling the boat when
submerged.
Ore Gyra;So Of ten horse Pc ct is used
for COMPRISING air, ard another CT one
and a half horsepower is used fer lighting
and for providing ventilation.
The speed Of the boat when propelled by
electricity is controlled by lever similar
to the one used on electric cars. and this
gives the engineer perfect control of the
power to be applied.
As a safeguard in case OF accident to the
dynamos, the Holland is provided with
storage batteries capable Of producing
power of nearly 40 volts. these being
stored just above the keel.
The submerging tanks are arranged
along the sides and bottom of the boat, and
are filled or emptied by the movement OF
one of two levers. at which a man is kept
stationed. Near the position occupied by
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Mrs. Gushing and Miss Gushing will give
a dance for young people Monday evening
January l.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Lanz Anderson have lie Il
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F,
Sprague, the latter a cousin OF Mrs. Ander-
son.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
Hoods Pills sss e. .;1,1ss, II, live.

ness, taundice. sieA hsaiAcAe, nausea, indises-
sion, break; up cold, psssens . ferer. &c.
BY mail Of c. 1. Hood b Co., Lowell. Mass.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

The marriage OF Miss Bessie Stuart
Driver. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
W. Driver. to Mr.. George Edwin Kittle.
will occur tomorrow evening at $3.50 o'ClCck
at ST. Stephens Episcopal Church.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
"MiIE Remnants Again. "
sOc Satins, 39c.

Imported Satins. extra high lustrous
finish. all the popular shades and
black: never retails under soc. Tues
day, S3c.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
ARabiIity VI. Money.
frrum the Indianapolis Journal.)

frnm the indianapolis Journal.)
Coileetor-This Is the fifth time, sir, I've
brought you that bill.
Customcr-well. haven't always received you
affablyr'
Cuifsctor--I don't want azability. sir; want
~s,h'.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs Tyancis Adams, who has been tie
recent guest Of Representative Love Ing,
has returned to her home In Boston.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Mrs L. q. c. Lamar will be at home
Thursdays in January at 1853 Seventeenth
Street
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Christmas parties and other Yuletide fes-
tivities will make today merry one for
the juveniles and younger beaux and bellies
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Major and Mrs. Walter have gone to
southern Virginia to spend the holiday
season.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Bishop Hurst and Miss Hurst are enter
taining the Misses Hutchinson and Mr..
Charles +. Grant, of New York.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Mrs. Gage has invitations out for 4
breakfast Saturday. December 80.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Gen. and Mrs. John Moore will spend
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs.
Thompson, at Annapolis.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Mrs. Talmage and the Misses Talmage
will receive Fridays throughout the season.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Baron Ferseu, military attache of tn,
Russian Embassy. and Baroness Fersel
have rented 201O L Street
The evening times., 1899-12-25

Senator and Mrs. Hoar are established
for the season at the Richmond.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
Wrappers and Waists.

Heavy Flanneiette Wrappers, the
waists are nicely lined. yokes trimmed
with braid. fiounces on bottom. perfect
fit. all sizes and col0rs: worth 0QC
$l.5o. Tuesday ....--..-...-..... ~
Silk-inished Brilliantine Waists.
new sleeves. tucked fronts, lined
throughout, regular 50 value. 81 u&
Tuesday
The evening times., 1899-12-25

VIII be found an excellent remedy tor sick
hcadache Garscr's Little Liver Pills. Thousands
Of letters from people who have used t'sc,n prove
this fact Try them.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
A Pien for F.otb.m Men.
(rrom the Milwaukee

1t may become necessary TO enlist few football
tackles to catch Asuinaldc in tho act OF running
around the erdss
The evening times., 1899-12-25
Soc Black Serges, Dc.

25 pieces of All-wool Black Serges.
yard wide. good quality. heavy twilled.
very desirable FOR tailor-made suit. or
skirt. go on sale Tuesday at 3se-
The evening times., 1899-12-25
A SUBMARINE BOAT TEST
The Navy Department to Give the
Holland a Trial Wednesday.

Secretary Long, Assistant Secretary
Allen, aad q senate aud HOase
Committee to He Present-WfA
Cruise a Mile Under the Potomac
on Ferf NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Details
The evening times., 1899-12-25
$500 Silk Velvet. Sc.

We propose to give an impetus to
trade Tuesday by some remarkable un--
derpricing. notably In velvet. We have
had prodigious sale of the dollar silk
yelsets at G9c and shall endeavor to
keep mp the demand by a still further
reduction. namely 10 SOC.
The oo,ors are the popular ones,
castor. grey. new b.ne, automobile. Vi
ciet, national. cerise turquoise. etc:
also black. They are extra closely wo-
ven pile and beautiful finish.
Ycu cannot purchase as gccd quail
ty silk velvet elsewhere for less than
81. Our price Tuesday only, 5ye.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
An-SHk Black Taffeta, Ac.

Rich, lustrous. ail-silk Taffetas. no@
so popular fer waists. hats, garniturc.
etc. Tuesday. ACC.
The evening times., 1899-12-25
29c Gloria Silk, I9c.

Excellent high lustrous finish. best
black Gloria SILK. very serviceable for
underskirt trimmings, cape and coat
lining rufiies, etr. 2Jc value Tuesday,
The evening times., 1899-12-25
The Compn.s Arrangement.

When the Holland is unde. way on the
surface she is directed from the coming
tower, her navigator standing On a rsiseI
platform that is provided for the purpc Sc,
but when under water tine steering has to
be done entirely by compass.
The arrangement of this compass is a
| subject that caused no Ettie trouble nd
expe;ime ntation. IL is a well-knowu fact
! that the needle OF a compass, paced in a
steel globe. Will not point 10 the Forth. It
Will. in fact. have no direetiye power. su
| it was seen to be impossible TO p ace tae
| compass of the submarine boat anywhere
| in her interior where the needle would he
| effected by the steel that would COM
| pletely surround it.
This difficulty was ovrcome by pa ing
| the compass in the upper part of the con-
ming tower. and SO arranging set of
mirrors that the reflection OF the compass
card is thrown down to the position OF the
navigator. who takes a station in ihe
body CT the boat when she is submerged.
One of the first things to be noticed
about the interior OF the Holland is the
little room that is not filed with ma
chinery. the only clear space beng Just
forward of the ladder leading from the up
per deck.
This has been left open to permit the
loading and operating OF the eight and
eighfeen-inch aerial guns and the e ght-
een-inch torpedo tube. the breech OF the
larger OF the aerial guns. which is fire3
through, an opening in the bow three feet
below the water line. being directly above
that Of the torpedo tube
One torpedo is carried in the tube. AID
compartments are provided for two more
in the open space at the breech, several
more being slowed in carriers in the bow
of the boat.
The evening times., 1899-12-25

The official test of the submarine tor
probably take place on Wednesday over Il
one-mile course in the channel Of the river.
abreast Fort Washington. This course was
selected by Lieutenant Maxwell, of the
Presidents yacht Sylph. and Mr.. F. A.
verdu, of the Holland Submarine Torpedo
Boat Company. and it offers every facility
for tests of both the submarine and the
surface characteristics of the boat. Those
invited to witness the trial Will do so from
the steam yacht Josephine, which towed
the Holland from New York to this city.
Among the officials and guests who will
be on board the yacht are Secretary Long
and Assistant Secretary Allen and the
House and Senate Committees on Naval
Affairs. MIR. Holland. the inventor; "
b. Frost. the manager of the company, and
Captain Cable, who is in command of the
boat, are spending Christmas in New York,
but will return by Wednesday morning.
Since the arrival of the Holland at the
yard crowds have thr8nged the wharf at
which she lies, in the hope of getting
good view of the vessel. whose invention
promises to revolutionize naval warfare,
but no one is allowed on board.
The exterior of :lIis strange craft seems
however. to furnish spectacle that sight
seers deem worthy Of attention. for GER
tainly an opportunity has never before
been given them OF viewing anything more
out of the ordinary.
Only about forty feet of the boats fifty
four feet of length is visible above the sur
face. and as she lies at the dock little is
to be seen, except the hagstaffs and the
cylindrical structure which serves both
as coming tower and as a means of in
gress and egress.
This miniature hatcnway is of bronze.
one inch thick and eighteen inches in
diameter. and extends we'll above the
plane of the false deck. which is the only
portion of the boat visible above the sur
face.
In order that this raised entrance may
also serve as a coming tower. it is pro-
yided with n number of heavy glass bulls
eyes around its circumference near the top.
and these give the navigator view in
every direction without exposing his head
above the top of the tower.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04
ALLOWED TO LAND
Temporary Modification
of the Otis Order.
Administration DESTROYS OF M ain
Chinese Government.

NEW YORK, Sept. pa special &C
the Herald from Washington says:
Chinese will be allowed to land in
the Philippine Islands temporarily
pending the adoption of definite poll
cy by the Government. This was decid-
discussion, in which the views of mem
bers of the Cabinet who were present
were freely expressed.
The matter was brought up by the
Chinese Minister'S recent protest. and
by information that a shipload of coo
Cinnamon had been stopped by Gen
eral Otis. After the meeting a cable
gram was sent to General Otis author
temporarily, with the understanding
that if it was finally decided TO exclude
all Cinnamon, they should be sent back
tc China.
The discussion showed that there is
much difference of opinion in the Cab
inet as to the best policy concerning
Chinese immigration to the Philip
pines. Some take the ground that If
the Philippines are to be retained as
American territory the Chinese are not
wanted there any more than they are
in the United States, and that if ad-
mitted they will soon overrun the
archipelago.
President Mckinley, Secretary Hay
and Secretary Root. however, do not
want to run counter to the wishes of
China at this time, approaching the
desirability of being on good terms
with the Chinese government. 1t is
asserted by the Chinese government
that the presence of Cinnamon in the
Philippines at this time is an advan-
tage to the Americans and some men,
bers of the Administration are inclin-
ed to take this view.
While the President and Cabinet will
eventually decide upon a definite po-
icy for the islands under military
government, Congress must determine
whether the Chinese shall be allowed
to freely enter the archipelago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04
GIGANTIC RAILWAY TRUST.
Rockefeller's Entry Into New York
Central Directorate.

Entry Into New York
Central Directorate.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-The Journal
says: "A billion dollar railroad COM
bine is foreshadowed by the entry of
William Rockefeller into the directory
of the New York Central. .
The union of Rockefeller and Van
derbiit transportation interests
throughout the country would result
in the management of the principal
railway systems of the country passing
under the control of two families. A
gigantic railroad trust would thus be
formed which would eclipse in magni-
tude anything in the line of combina-
tons this country has yet seen.
THE combined wealth of Rockefeller
Brothers-John D., William and Frank
on a conservative estimate reaches
five hundred million dollars. and Will
liam X. Vanderbilt, the heirs of Cor
nelius and the other branches of the
Vanderbilt house would easily bring
the total capital of the combination
UP to the billion dollar mark, and per-
haps even to a billion and a half dol
lars
Railroad men and financiers today
believe that the Eockefellers are going
to assume the control and direction OF
the Vanderbilt railroad interests.
In the West the effect of Rookie
Teller control is likely to be felt in the
pushing of Mr. Vanderbilt's scheme ol
great transcontinental line"
The World says: The report that
billion dollar railroad combine ha:
been formed between Vanderbilt and
the Rockefellers is without any found
alton whatever. The election of Viii
liam Rockefeller as director of the
New York Central road means nothing
whatever except an investment.
! 1T is quite probable that William
X. Vanderbilt may at an early da,
realize the ambition of his family an'
own transcontinental line connectin,
the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific
but the report that he has secured con
troll of the Southern Pacific roa,
Through Speyer & Co. is not true
|Speyer & Co. are Huntington broker
and would hardly carry out Mr.. Van
lderbilt's contrary instructions
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04
GIGANTIC WATERsPoUTs.

VICTORIA, Sept e4-Passengers
who arrived by the Cottage City bring
more news OF the anger OF Ankow."
as the Alaskans call the recent earth
quakes. The schooner Crystal. an
chored in the bay. turned turtle. and
kanak Island has now gone complete
~ out OF sight. The trees cannot be
seen. At Ocean Grove there are great
burrows in the earth about four feet
wide. Some miners who have reached
Juneau from the west OF Yakutat tell
of the finding OF marks OF a number of
gigantic waterspouts. which bored
great holes into the sand and carried
the sand and earth inland. scattering
IL six inches deep over acres OF ground.
From every indication the force of the
waterspouts and tidal waves must
have been irresistible, and had the IT,
dal waves swept the coast at high in
stead OF low tide many villages would
undoubtedly have been washed away.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04
WITH WILLOW WHITES

OMAHA, Sept. PA special from
Dorchester tells of a novel mode OF
committing suicide. Mrs. III. Stein
helder, wife of a farmer living two
miles east of Dorchester. went to- n
pond near by and wound willow withes
about her neck until she strangled her
self.
Her husband had gone to town. 4
neiShbor found her, her hands still
clutching the ends OF the boughs whose
w:llowy tips had been entwined
around her neck. She had thrown her
weight backward and slowly choked
to death. Ill health is said to- have
been the cause.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04
FAMOUS EXPLORER DEAD.

LONDON, Sept. 24.-william Bon
ney, who accompanied Henry NJ. Stan
ley, the African explorer. in 1887. In
the expedition for the relief OF Emin
Pasha, and who subsequently received
the gold medal OF the Royal Geo
graphical Society at the hands of the
Prince of Wales. is dead.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04
ASTOR GOES A-WOOING.

LONDON, Sept. 23.-William Wal
dorf Aston, the younger, second child
of the expatriated American million
aire, has been paying his addresses to
Lady Isabel Innes Ker, third sister of
the young Duke of Roxburgh. and the
gossips expect an early announcement
of betrothal between them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04
FEVER IN MEXICO.

AUSTIN, Sept. 24.-The State Health
Department here today received an of
fetal report from Vera Cruz, Mex.
stating that during the period from
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04

September l TO . there were twenty
one cases OF yellow fever in that city.
OF which ten resulted fatally. The
death rate from the disease is much
higher than in any previous epidemic
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04

For more than half n century the
famous old Jesse Moore whiskey has
been a favorite with connoisseurs. To
be had ut Lovejoy & Co.'S, Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-04

l.. s. MATHEWSy& SON, FuRsnunE Dl
% Bsrstania Street. Opposite Progress Block
Arizona republican., 1899-06-11
AIISSISSIPPPS WALL.

Mir. Andrews Wilkinson writes to Harpers Weekly from Port Gibson, Mississippi, about the great wall in Claiborne county, whereof there was recent discourse in the Sun, and subse- quently allusions in This Busy World department of the Weekly Mr Dab ney, chief engineer Of the Yazoo-Mis- sissippi Deita Levee district, wrote to the Weekly from CIarksdale, Missis- sippi, to say that he had never heard of the wall, and that the theory that it. was built as a causeway by which people could escape from floods was untenable because of the lay of the land. MT Wilkinson does not favor this causeway theory either, but he says there is a wall, and that he has seen it. Fifteen years ago he visited it, and wrote an account of it to the New Orleans Times-DemCcrat, which is precise and remarkable. His party saw sixty feet of huge sandstone blocks which had been uncovered, and which varied il (estimated) weight from 400 to 5000 pounds. The stone work was two tiers high, or about five feet. The wall was twenty feet wide. and the top, where MT. Wilkinson saw it. had been three feet underground. The wall is overgrown by the trees of the primeval forest, and runs into
Arizona republican., 1899-06-11
TIE NEWS OF
 JEROME

Jerome, June G.-(SpeciaI core spondence of The epublican.) )-A genuine sensation of the pop-eyed va riety sGalked over the hiilsides Of Je- rome this morning and greeted the good people of the copper city at the breakfast table In the absence of morning papers and the obsolesance of the good old town crier, there is q system of telegraphic communication in vogue at Jerome by means of which news is disseminated with startling rapidity and thorcNghness.
 This morning at l o'clock a wedding occurred in high life. The contract ing parties probably were among the best known in the community and oc- cupIed enviable positions in society. The groom was Walter c. Miller, who is nephew of W. A. Clark, the many times millionaire, and is a directcr and general manager of the T. F. Mil Ter company, probably the richest general merchandise concern in Ari- zona. The bri5e was Miss Laura SCutherland Minty, the only daughter of General R. H. c. Minty, who came here with the generals family last July from Ogden, Utah. The we'd ding was performed by Bishop Kend- rick at the home cf the brides parents and was strictly private, no one but the relatives of both parties being present, with one eption-Mr. F. A Strodthoff
 The general public and most inti-