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The evening times., 1899-02-20
PER1Ls OF THE YUKON REGION
A Relief Party Subsists for Days on
Beaver Hides.

Seventy Mile River, Alaska. Dec. 20. via
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 2O.-Lee Pate. Julius
Sternberg and ]. A. Richie. of Montreal,
have returned here from an unsuccessful
effort to relive a party OF prospeetors at
the head of Poreupine River. They were
gone over six weeks. and suffered semistar
walton, as they took provisions for thirty
days only. For six days they were practi-
cally without food. ALI their snowshoe
lacings and spare skins were fed TO the
dogs. Ritehie, who led the relief party.
had been a member of the party that was
to be rescued II consisted Of Ritchie, ID.
A. McPhee, OF Winberg; Ray Moffatt. of
Pembroke. Ontario; Philip Billneu. Of Du-
luth, and Alec Holmes. of Fresno, Cal.
They went in over the Edmonton route.
and last fall found themselves at the head
water OF the Porcupine River, too late TO
descend in boats. Without a guide they
started across the country TO the Yukon,
200 miles away. Holmes froze both feet
at the outset. Believing himself unable to
continue the journey. he decided to go into
camp on Fish Branch of the upper Porcu-
pine, and trust TO getting enough salmon
through hole in the ice to keep OFF star
walton until help should come. Moffatt and
Billneau remained with Holmes Ritchie
and McPhee, with four dogs, pushed on for
relief. Five days later their food gave out,
and they were reduced 10 the necessity Of
toasting five beaver hides and eating them
one after the other. After the end of ten
days they reached cabin at the mouth Of
Big Sheep Greek, were they found Pete
and Sternberg.
Pate, Sternberg and Ritchie started in a
! few days to relieve Holmes and his COM
| panions, with the result above stated. They
/ found the camp at Fish Branch, where
/ Moffatt had left a note saying that they
| had been unable TO replenish their supply
| of game or fish, and, fearing that assist
ance might be delayed in reaching them,
/ had decided TO attempt the return trip to
! La Pierre Souse, some 2G0 miles
! down the Porcupine. Ritchie thinks they
started with so little food that they would
have to eat some Of their dogs, of which
/ they had three.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
CAPTAIN rTALcoTT's DEATH.
Expires of Heart Disease mt His Pos
of DUTY,

Richmond, Va, Feb. 2O.-Capt George
R. Talcott. United States Engineer in
charge of James River Improvements here
died suddenly Saturday of heart disease
He died at his post of duty The ice gorge
in the river occupied his attention, and
he was planning and about to put into
execution means which he thought would
break up the gorge, letting the pent-up
water pass down with as little damage as
possible This work called him to the
riverside in Fulton. He was in company
with Mr.. Hamilton Curtis at the time.
He gave Mr.. Curtis a message to deliver,
but had hardly spoken the words when he
reeled, and when Mr.. Curtis caught him
both men fell together. Captain Talcott
died in a few seconds. A telegram was
sent to Captain Taleott's wife, who was
visiting at Annapolis. He was a son of
Col Andrew Talcott, a distinguished en-
gineer, and brother of Col. r. NJ Talcott,
of Richmond. Captain Talcott was about
fifty fse years of age.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
TO CIvILIzE SAVAGE KAFFIRs
Project of Bishop Dwane. of the Az
rican Methodist Church.

New York, Feb. 2O-To civilize the
kafirs of South Africa is the interesting
purpose which the Rev. James Dwane will
have in view when he starts for Cape Town
next Wednesday. He has been in this
country for several months, and has col
lected a considerable sum of money with
which TO found school in Cape Town
through the medium of which he expects
TO disseminate some knowledge of the arts
OF civilization among the Kafirs.
The Rev. James Dwane, who is a vicar
bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal
Church South, in America, is himself
native kaffir. For the first fourteen years
of his life he lived among the savage
tribes OF his own people. knowing naught
OF |hite men or white mems ways.
Through the instrumentality of an Ameri
can missionary he was converted and sent
to England to be educated.
In time he was ordained minister in
the Wesleyan Church, and for a number of
years preached under the direction of this
church to his native people. In 1874 he
left the church and preached independent
ly. In 1895 Bishop Dwane became aware
that there was negro Methodist denomi-
nation in America, and in 1896 he was sent
as a delegate TO the African Church of
America TO represent the 80 native
preachers and II 600 native converts in
Cape Colony Transvaal, Orange Free
State, and Rhodesia.
Bishop Turner of the American Church.
returned to Africa with Bishop Dwane, and
a few months ago the two returned and
mad tour through the South, soliciting
subscriptions for school TO be founded in
Cape Town. The negroes OF the South gave
literally 10 the project, the subscriptions
being mostly in sums of 10, 20, and 90
cents.
The proposed school will be modelled
after the Indian school at Carlisle. Pa,
and Wilberforce University, Ohio. Fifteen
native kafirs are now studying at the
Wilberforce University, preparing to act as
teachers in the South African school.
Bishop Dwane thinks there is a great
field in South Africa for such a school as
this. He will sail for England Wednesday
on the st. Paul, and will proceed at once
to Cape Town.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 90, 1899.
The neef EnnuirN.

Today General Miles is employed in an
swering certain reasonable questions of the
Board of Enquiry. While the friends of
Justice might complain of the tone in
which the questions are put-as though
General Miles were on trial, with pre-
sumption in favor of his having slandered
the beef companies-the fact that they give
10 him the opportunity TO repeat his
charges and supply the evidence on which
they were based, must be gratifying. 1t
is necessary that there should be an hon
est enquiry into the whole subject, and, as
the testimony on both sides must event
ually be made public, there need be no
concern as to the preiudices of the Board,
If IL has any.
An additional reason why il is impor-
tant 10 go over the entire beef scandal is
the discovery OF most significant change
in the contract with Swift & Company.
On his first examination, the Eagan
asserted that his contract with that firm
provided that the meat should remain
good for seYenty-two hours after delivery
When he appeared the second time his at
tention was called 10 the exact terms OF
the contract in which, instead of seventy
two hours the meat was TO remain good
only for twenty -four hours. In explana-
tion the Eagan said: Il wish to state
that il is an error that crept into that con-
tract and escaped my notice"
OF all possible errors. that was surely
the worst for the Government and the sol
diers and the best fcr the meat company
Ii must be regarded as very extraordinary
that exactly that error should creep in
and should escape the notice OF the Chief
of the Commissary Bureau. 1t is absurd
to suppose that a mere clerical mistake
should strike that particular provision ant
that ''twenty-four'' should he written fol
"seventy-two.' The presumption is al
against il, considering the interests al
stake. So is it against such an error es-
Gaping the attention o. the head of the
office. In reading the contract that vital
point would naturally receive the closest
notice
The evening times., 1899-02-20
MANY WRECKS ON THE OCEAN.
Numerous Ships Made Victims of the
BIizzard,s Fury.

New York, Feb. 20.-Wrecks and frag-
ocean between this port and the West In
dies. Two of these wrecks were identi-
fed by the captains of steamships which
arrived here yesterday, but it is safe TO
say the majority of the sailing craft lost
in the great blizzard will be cata'ogued
under the head of missing" and the fate
of their' 'crews will never be definitely
known.
One of the wrecks-the two-masted
schooner State Rights-was sighted last
Friday less than two hundred miles from
Sandy Hook by the British steamship Sa-
bine. which arrived here yesterday from
st. Lucia. Captain Taylor, of the Sabine,
said he saw the derelict in about latitude
2S.17 and longitude 74.26. Thinking there
might be life aboard. the Sabine altered
her course and steamed close TO the
wreck.
Both masts were standing and the an
chor was hanging over the port bow. The
mainsail and boom were trailing in the
water alongside the wreck, and her
matches were STAYED in and pumps and
boats missing The deck was flush with
the water The crew had apparently aban-
doned the vessel. as there was no answer
to repeated calls from the Sabine.
The State Rights hailed from Bridgeton
y. ]. There is no record OF the craft in
the Maritime Register, and she is suppos-
ed to have gone out on a fishing trip.
Captain Peart, OF the British steamship
Foyle, in Saturday after stormy voyage
said that last Saturday he passed the
abandoned wreck of the American schoon-
er James f. Bayles. which left Tuxpan fol
New York on February l. The first indi-
cation of wreck seen from the Foyle':
deck was when a mass of wreckage ap
| peared in her course at 11:15 a. IN. Sa ur
| day. This included masts, gaffs, boom
and sails and lot of timber
! This was in latitude 1906 and Longitude
| 1924. Ten minutes later the Foyle sight
| ed the Bayles. On approaching the dere
| lict her masts were seen to be gone at tn
| deck and her stern battered in. Her af
| terdeck was awash, and forward the decl
! was piled high with lumber. The Foy.'
blew her whistle repeatedly, but no sign o
| life appeared on the Bayles
| The lost vessel hailed from Port Jeffer
| son, l.. l.. and registered 800 tons Sh'
was commanded by Captain Darling auC
| manned by crew OF six men.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
BESIEGED BY WOLVES.
Pennsylvania School Teachers Ex-
perience During the Blizzard.

periencc During the Blizzard.
Hazleton, Pa, Feb. 20.-Miss Maggie
Hart young school teacher at Hobbe
miles west of here, had a most remark
able experience during the recent storm.
The district in which she teaches is re-
mote and conspicuous only for the Wild
ness which surrounds it.
When the storm visited the Nescopeck
Valley the Hobbie school closed Mon
day On Tuesday Miss Hart decided 10 re-
sumo, storm or no storm. She managed
to reach the building, but before the day
passed the few children who had braved
the elements were either taken home by
their parents or friends, leaving Miss Hart
alone in the building.
The storm increased in intensity and by
night it had reached such proportions that
the teacher considered it safer to remain
for the night. The heavy snowfall during
the preceding days had already had its
effect upon the mountain animals and was
driving many to the valley.
During the night Miss Hart was startled
by the growing of wolves at the school
house door. They saw comfort within and
seemed to be goaded by the blasts of wind
which swept through the forest surround
ing the school.
In their efforts to secure shelter they
gained the windowSill and broke pane OF
glass.
1t was then that the plucky school
marm's nerve asserted itself. Securing her
rifle, which she carried, a dead wolf fell
across the SILL A pack of hungry animals
quickly tore the carcass to pieces then
made another attack on the schoolhouSe
Again and again the rifle rang out and the
maddened animals were forced to retreat
The next morning the bones of two wolves
were found near the window, and it is oer-
tain that many of the others were wound
ed. Miss Hart is now the heroine of Hob
hio
The evening times., 1899-02-20
BACTERIA IN THEIR DRINK.
Polluted Water Causing an Epidemic
in Newark.

Newark, n. j. Feb. 2O.-Newark is in
the throes Of an epidemic of intestinal
complaints as result of drinking the
germ polluted water necessity has COM
pelied the city to pump from the Passaic
River. The water famine which necessi-
tated the use of Passaic River water has
lasted less than a week. yet all over the
city the result of the polluted supply has
been so disastrous that the authorities
threaten TO diminish the reservoir pressure
in order that the pumping from the river
may be discontinued.
An expert chemist made public yesterday
an analysis OF the water the city is now
drinking, showing that it fairly reeks with
bacteria. The reports of doctors 10 the
board of health shoH that dysentary an i
kindred diseases have increased in the last
few days TO an alarming extent and the
boards injunction upon ali citizens TO boil
their water before Using it has been re-
peated with an urgency and persistency
which shows the extreme gravity of the
situation.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
STAGE STRUCK BY "A CABLE CAR
Early Morning Mishap to Theatre
Party.

New York, Feb. 2O.-While crossing
O'Clock yesterday morning a stage con-
tanning party of men and women was
run down by a nOrthbound cable car and
wrecked. The occupants were severely
bruised and badly scared. but none was
seriously hurt. The force of the collision
threw the stage half way across the street
and derailed the car. Travel on the road
was delayed for an hour by the accident.
The stage belongs to the Central Park
Stage Company, and it was engaged Sat
urday night TO go TO Daly's Theatre. 1t
was driven by Patrick Sheridan, while
George Ruppel acted as a guard After
the performance the party had supper at
a restaurant and started 10 return 10 their
homes.
Sheridan drove down Fifth Avenue 10
Eighteenth Street. where he turned east.
At Broadway he saw car No. 202 north
bound approaching from Seventeenth
Street. Thinking he had plenty of time
he started leisurely 10 cross the tracks.
His horses had scarcely passed the up own
tracks when, he says, the car. without
warning from Joseph Mohsma the grip
man, crashed into the stage, hurting it to
the curb. The women in the stage cried
in terror and several became hystsrica'
The passengers in the car were hurled
from their seats. The impact threw the
car from the tracks and several of the
windows were broken
Sheridan and Ruppel were thrown from
their seats to the pavement and were
painfully injured. The women were as
sisted from the wrecked vehicle by their
escorts and conducted to their homes. All
were more or less prostrated by the acci-
dent. There were no arrests.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
AIger's Threat.

Secretary Alger seems inclined to keep
on heaping up woes for himself. OF course
If he likes 10 amuse himself in that way
there is no reason why he should not do
it: but his ingenuity is something marvel
Gus. His latest invitation to criticism was
given al the Brooklyn Union League Clubs
banquet He said:
one hundred and twenty five thousand now
remain, and we hope that soon we shall have an
army bill such is fitting for this mighty ma
tion. and that can relieve these volunteers
and put in their places willing to serve ms
as soldiers II this is denied ms ! want to
pledge you that the in the field, though
their time may be up, viii never be released
That is what people of ordinary intelli-
gence would construe as a threat. 1t is
bad policy to threaten the American peo-
pie. In this case the Secretary plainly
Intimates his determination TO force the
Army bill through by declaring that the
volunteers will not be released till it pass
os In all probability the men now in the
volunteer army Will be happy to see as
much service as may be necessary to add
TO the cOuntry's glory; in fact, the most
violent remonstrances which have been
made by any of them were made by those
who have not had a chance TO fight. II
Secretary Alger means by these remarks
that the volunteers are not anxious to
serve as soldiers, he has made as great a
mistake as he ever made in his life and
that is saying something. And when be
intimates that as a punishment to their
relatives for not passing his bill he in
tends to keep these boys in service for
ever, he makes a double barreled blunder
1t is safe to say that one of the great
est. if not the greatest obstacle in the way
of the Army bill is the influence of Alger-
ism. To anyone who understands existing
conditions it is perfectly plain that We
must have an army equal TO all possible
demands; an army as competent as our
navy and on as firm a basis Such an ar
my would be good thing for the country
is several different ways. 1t would dc
away with the necessity of suddenly rails
ing and equipping on emergency a great
number of volunteer regiments; it would
add to the dignity of army life and to our
prestige as a nation; and last. but not
least, it might relieve the country of a
part of the incubus of the unemployed.
There would then be one calling into
which an unskilled laborer could
go when everything else failed, in
which he would be sure OF food
clothing, and worthy work to dc
In the world All these things would
happen If the army were on a proper foot.
ing. But so long as it is made a harvest
ground for politicians, and civilians with.
out West Point traditions or training ar,
The evening times., 1899-02-20
SAVED FROM THE RossMoRE.
Rescued Men Landed mt Glasgow
md New York.

Glasgow, Feb. 20.-The British steamer
Trojan from Newport News. arrived here
today with First Officer Ormwin and eight
OF the crew. who were rescued from the
British steamer Rossmore which was lost
in midoeean. February 9. The rescued men
report terrible suffering in the storm that
disabled the RossmoTe and all OF the sea
men have been severely frozen. The men
say they were taken of by the Trojan in a
hurricane after the Dutch steamer Rotter-
dam had rescued the rest OF the ships COM
pany and departed
New York. Feb. 20.-Tho po-ferdam ar
rived here Friday with Captain Duncan
son. thirty-three OF the crew. and eight
cattlemen OF the ROssmOre They told a
different story from the survivors at GIas-
cow They said the Trojan came up to
the ROssmore before the Rotterdam The
i first officer and eight men put of in one
OF the Rossmore's boats and on reaching
the Trojan this vessel proceeded leaving
the rest of the RossmOre's crew 10 be
rescued by the Rotterdam
The evening times., 1899-02-20

Senator Mason has no reason for anger
when his highfalutin tributes to the Fill
pinos are received with Kisses and laugh
ter. The American people have about as
accurate information concerning the char
acter of the varied races of the Philip
pines as any Senator and are quite as able
to form an opinion of their merits. They
have great sympathy for the deluded mass
es and every desire to rescue them from
the fatal control of self-seeking adventur-
ers who are their worst enemies. Praises
of the men who lead them and intimations
that the Americans are wrong in enforcing
their authority are based on ideas that are
not warranted by the knowledge We have of
our own purposes and the blindness of the
Filipinos. ANY Lafayette who should go
to the Philippines with the intention of
aiding in the rebellion against the benefi-
cent rule of this country, would be lack
ing in sense and in a true concern for the
welfare of the rebels. As far as he should
be successful, he would substitute for the
generous and helpful Government of
America the tyrannical rule of selfish
adventurer, the tool of foreign agents.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
A NEW GOULD BABY.
Named for His Uncle. and a Pros
pecti~e Millionaire.

New York, Feb. 20.-AnOther strong and
sturdy heir to the Gould Millions boy
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould,
of No 100 Fifth Avenue. on February o..
He is their second child. and already has
been named Frank Fisher Gould. after his
uncle who recently reached his majority.
and of whom both Edwin Gould and his
wife are very fond. The first child was
named for its father
This newest Gould baby Will be rich
some day, but it willibe a long time BE-
fore the Gould millions come TO him.
There are many other children 10 share
them with him.
Comparatively few persons know about
the arrival of Baby Frank Gould. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Gould go about q good
deal socially. but the set in which George
Gould is so prominent d factor does not
appeal strongly TO them.
Mrs. Edwin Gould is the adopted daugh-
ter of DR.. George F. Shrady- She is {
woman of fine intellectual attainments
She does not care for the smart set
though she is fond of society.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
THE APPoMATToX RISES
Many Small Craft Destroyed by the
Moving Field of lee

Petersburg. Va. Feb. 2O-The Appo-
mattox River for miles is a great field OF
ice gorge. and it has been years since sucn
a scene has been witnessed here. Yeste--
day thousands Of people visited the river
banks TO see the beautiful sight The wa
ter is over the wharves for considerable
distance. and men were at work all Satur-
day night removing goods and wares from
the warehouses along the wharves 20
places Of safety.
The current is very strong in the chan
mel which has been made through The ice,
and Saturday night the mud machine Mat
tie, from Richmond. broke from her moor
ings al the wharf and fioated for some dis
tance down the river and then ran aground.
The steam tug Glendale also from Rich
mond, which was made fast astern of the
machine. now stands fast in the ice in 2
careening position A large number OF
small craft have been destroyed by the ice
Some fears have been entertained for the
safety OF the tTesJle Of the Atlantic Coast
Line over the river here and Saturday
night and again yesterday a strong force
of men were on duty watching the struc--
ure. II is thought that the bridge VIII
Withstand the ice and freshet
/ The street railway company whose
| tracks have been blocked with snow for
! the past week resumed running their
[ cars YESTERDAY
The evening times., 1899-02-20
VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES.
Large Purchases of Iron Furnace
and Coal Lands.

Bristol, Va, Feb. 20.-The permanent
organization of the Virginia and South
western Railway Company and the Vir
ginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company, was
effected Saturday night. George L. Car
ter Of Pulaski. was elected president of
both companies. These companies repre-
sent a syndicate of Virginia, Tennessee,
and New York capitalists which has de-
termined on important developments in
Southwest Virginia. This syndicate has
purchased the South Atlantic and Ohio
Railroad, the Briston,- Elizabethton and
North Carolina Railroad twelve iron fur
naces in Southwest Virginia, from Bristol
to Roanoke, inclusive, and 21,500 acres of
coal and iron lands in Virginia and Tenn
essee. The purpose is to develop these
properties as early as practicable and put
the furnaces all in blast Most OF these
furnaces were built during the loom of
1S90-91, and have since stood idle. They
range in capacity from 100 to 175 tons
daily.
The evening times., 1899-02-20
a CoIored Soldier Sp,,Lx

To the Editor OF The Times:
How many of the better. well-paid class Of
colored oficehOlders living in the District Of
Columbia visit the alleys 10 see how the
people of their own race are living, or what can
be done for them?
What organizations for charitable efforts that
practicable, known among the elite of
my own race? Why do they sit quiet and allow
the white man to bear the burden:
The self-made leadership of my people IS seen
when resolutions drawn to condemn some
fanced wrong. but, in Gods name, when do
hear resolution, made necessary through
cold, hunger, and privation, except when our
hated white legislators seek out necessities?
Is it not time for the laborer to compare the
mouthings of our well-fed leaders with their
acts in time of trouble? Let them this
if they can. AN OBSERVER,
And ex-sergt. 24th U. s. Reg. Infantry.
Feb 16, 1899.