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The times., 1899-08-23
Cars as Disease Breeders,
(From the Galveston News. )


There is no place at which more care Is re-
quired in sanitary way than in the cars. Peo-
pie cf all kinds, ages. weaknesses, and ailments
are riding il them constantly. They are in way
the active exchanges in which diseases of various
kinds are traded. The Indiana State Board of
Health has made sanitary recommendations
to the railway companies OF the State that, ii
adopted viii mean a radical advance. At the
railway terminals the seats and backs of cars are
10 be busted with an air blast. After washing,
the whole interior of the is to be sprayed with
per cent solution Of formaldehyde. After they
have been closed three hours the surface is to be
wiped with sterilized cloths. Instead of being
vehicles Of contasion well of travel under
such treatment railway will carry microbe
deadheads 4 similar treatment is quite much
in order for street cars, especially in places where
the travel is great Every should be kept in
at least fair condition. The pigpen on wheels
should be cc ndenned.
The times., 1899-08-23
ANVIL CITY IN KLoNDIKE.
a Ciean-Up of $4,000 In Ono Day-
Board One Dollar "A Na.I

Two new Alaskan postofices are made
the subject of a very interesting letter 10
the Second Assistant Postmaster General
from +. o. Kimball. a special agent of
the department assigned TO that district.
Both are in the Nome River country. about
10 miles from St Michaefs, by water.
He says:
Anvil CITY, the principal town. is
located on the beach at the mouth of Snake
River. three miles west of Nome CITY.
As counted over 800 tents and buildings
in Anvil City think 1900 is a very con-
servative estimate of the population There
is no harbor at all and vessels are COM
PEELED to anchor out from 200 yards to one
half mile and land their passengers and
cargo from small boats. There is no fuel
here aside from the driftwood except what
is shipped in The driftwood must have
come from the mouth of the Yukon River.
Most all lines of business are repre-
sented in Anvil Board is 81 per meal
and wages 81 per hour. Lumber is sell
ing on the beach from $50 to $3.50 per thou
sand, according to quality. About the only
means of transportation for provisions
from Anvil to the mines is by packing on
the backs of men and dogs. They are pay
ing $500 per thousand for transporting
lumber from Anvil City to Anvil Creek,
or Dexter Creek a distance of from eight
to twelve miles. For other freight they
pay from Is to 90 cents per pound to the
same creeks.
THE creeks in which the most gold has
been found so far are Anvil, Placier, Snow
Gulch, and Dexter. | saw a clean up of
the siuice boxes on a claim for an eight
hours run and they had about $500. l saw
a nugget from claim lower down the
creek which was worth between $18 and so.
The most gold so far has been taken from
Snow Gulch, which is branch of Glacier
Creek Snow Guich is very short, there
being but three claims on il. On Claim No.
3 / saw a clean up of $4,000 for an eight
hour run, the largest nugget being worth
about $40. On Claim No. l, on this gulch
they have about fifty men and are working
night shift. They made one clean up OF
1000 and one of $4,000. The wages paid
on these claims are IS per day and board.
provided the men stay until the last boat
goes out in the fall But only 50 per day
II they quit before the LAST poat went out.
In conclusion would strongly urge that
Anvil City be made money order office as
soon as possible. / am satisfied that the
Office would do a heavy business from the
start. The postmaster is competent to
handle it, having had experience in the
Skaguay office. AS he is not agent fer any
commercial company he is strongly in favor
of the plan. The people there have no
means Of sending money except by paying
one of the commercial companies 50 per
hundred for a draft
The other Office considered is Nome City.
of which Mr. Kimball writes: Nome City
lays at the mouth of Nome River, and con-
sists of from thirty to forty tents. Nome
River is small and very crooked stream
and can be ascended only by row boats or
steam launches of very light draft The
recommendation regarding Anvil City will
be favorabiy considered.
The times., 1899-08-23
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %. 1899.
Laborf Another HopefuI Sign.

Out OF the fog and darkness Of French
infasny. there looms again the splendid
personality Of Maitre Labori. He comes
forth, indifferent to the assassin's bullet
in his back. to confound the traitors who
caused it to be lodged there, and who
hypocriticaily Joined. yesterday, in the
ovation with which his return to duty was
greeted By the citizens in attendance upon
the trial
truth and justice. Mereier trembled when
ne took I'D his weapon of merciless cross
examination for the defence Even the
prejudicsd court-martiaI was affected and
visibly ashamed in the presence of the
brave and powerful advocate. He is worth
an army corps to the prisoner He can
nos be bulIied. confused, or embarrassed
by the criminal tactics Of the prosecution.
He stands for the right like lion in The
path of treason, forgery. and perjury.
Instead of hampeTing and obliterating
the case for Captain Dreyfus. the attempt
OF his enemies to murder his best and most
useful friend. has reacted upon their heads
With Labor in the breach their pitiful
scheme OF lying and military influence
upon the weak and contemplate members
of the tribunal, must fall to the ground.
All decent people in whatever country Of
civilization wish godspeed to Maitre
Lgbori
The times., 1899-08-23
War Department Reform.

The unscientific. potentially corrupt, and
altogether Chinese system of permanent
staff disorganization in the War Depart
ment is said TO be causing Secretary Root
thought, concern, and annoyance. He is
too able and close thinker not TO see the
fallaey of a system which makes a bureau
chief for life practically law unto him
self, and only responsible to civilian su-
periors who can easily be hoodwinked be-
cause of their lack OF technical knowledge
Equally he can see the foolishness of seq
regating the staff from the Army and max
ing IL independent OF the general nominally
in chief command of the establishment
who. IL given proper authority and sup-
port. could readily hold the scattered bu-
reaus to responsibility. discipline. har
mony. and efficiency.
We are glad 70 hear It said that In his
first report the new Secretary OF War will
urgently recommend a staff organization
under Army and not civilian control. which
The times., 1899-08-23
A Roomerang Operation.
fyXrr,x.. 49, pl,.Ialal,I.;, 49,

i
The Golored Mems Convention in Chi
cago, after discussing the resolutions con-
demning Booker T. Washington for nearly
the entire Gay, finally struck his name from
its books; but, at the same time with what
tion wishing him "Godspeed in his noble
efforts" Mr.. Washington makes light OF
the affair, and appears to regard it as a
political attack, which will not injure him
as he is not in politics and does no poll
tical work. 1t is to be feared, however,
that il will have more serious effect on
the colored people themselves. There is a
strong popular impression. especially ar
the North, that Booker T. Washington is
their best friend, and, while he may not be
Moses for the entire race, he is at least
a wiser leader than any that have come for
ward into prominence. and has the great
advantage of possessing the confidence of
the whites. His compatriots can hardly
afford to quarrel with such a man, for by
doing so they sink themselves in the es-
timation OF their white neighbors, with
whom it is not merely important but es-
sential that they should be on the best of
terms. Mr.. Washington has given them
good advice especially In his recommends
tions TO go TO work and abstain from poll
tics. but it IS, perhaps, only natural that
this advice should be found unpalatable and
should be rejected. Negroes are just as
fond of politics as white men are. and they
cannot be expected TO be more Virtuous
than the whites among whom they live
Their denunciation of Mr.. Washington is
not likely to amount to martyrdom, but II
it should it would be no more than re-
formers have had to endure in every age
The times., 1899-08-23
Priests of castiIian Blood.


''These high class Spanish priests are wonder nj
men. said prominent Catholic Cf this city Il
never encountered two finer gentlemen and more
accomplished scholars than Archbishop Barnasla
who was conseerated here recently and Arch
bishop ZubiTia, who pass.d thFc,-sh New Orleans
this week. Monsignor Barnada - Archbishop OF
Santiago de Cuba, and Monsgnor Zubfria il
Archbishop OF Durango. old Mexico Both are
over seyenty-five. vet they are actively admins
teriEs oticcs that fully as Important from
merely material standpoint and vastly more try
ing than the govern rship OF States. Their tiuti
complex and arduOus TO the last degree vet
they think nothing Of icRg journeys by land anI
sea. ard neither Of them betrayed the least signs
ot fatigue. such physical vitality was amazing.
and their mental activity was equally reHaTSa-
be. found them not only men OF wide general
culture, bet they were thoroughly aG fait ia the
affairs Of the day. and exhibited keen and lively
interest in current events | found il almost i'm
possible 70 realize that they had reached period
when all usually laid aside The two
Archbishops have the best Castiiian blood in
their veins, and certainly magnificent types Of
their race. ] doubt whether the present genera,
ton will produce many such grand old men
The times., 1899-08-23
Reading of Books.
tFrom the Bsooklrn edo }

ttrOm the BgooAlFn Easte-)
The ability % appreciate the willingness to
study great book, great picture. even
great play is rare. II the prosperity Of art or
literature depended upon this cultivated minority
art and literature would be sOrry businesses.
That was the fact not so many generations ago
and poets and painters starved and begged and
truekled to unworthy patrons all over Europe
1t Is dsubtful il the proportion OF strong minds
has greatly increased since those unhappy days.
There has been, however. enormous increase
in education, and the reading. the pl4ygoiag and
the picture seeing habits have grown accordingly
No one will pretend that that is not good thing
for art and literature. and no one but dyspeptic
dictator would contend that these new readers
must read the things which the dictator con
sidered best for them The people who read ior
education viii read only so fast Is they can as
simulate. They viii, psrforce eonfne themselves
10 very small part cf the printed output and
viii, in self defence, weed all the trash posi-
BILE They viii also read those books which an
peal TO their minds and will speedily learn
10 escape being lured into the periisaI of books
which dry hlIsSs to them. matter how vital
they may be 10 the book reviewers. This class OF
readers is small 1t IS the intellectual aristoc-
racy. Undoubtedly, it is a fine thing to have
this caste increased Children should BE- taught
how to read books and that their education enlr
stops with their death bed.
The times., 1899-08-23
The Boilers, Candidate.

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Republican journal published in tht
''inowIedgeous'' East-a paper that knows moth
ing about the political situation in Kentucky, but
eagerly subscrbes to the falsehood that the revolt
on the Democratic side is formidabie-says;
.'Jchn Young Brown has been prominent in Ken
tucky politics for forty years. He comes OF the
best stock, and his wife is the daughter OF Archi
bald Dixon, who succeeded Henry Clay in the
United States Senate" Well, what cf it? Mr.
Brown cannot be elected Governor on the reputa
ton of his wife's relatives, and there is nothing
else, under the present circumstances, to recon-
mend him. He is commended by the biased paper
from which quote merely an instrument
with which to divide the Democratic party and
give the Republicans chance for success He
cannot even 10 that. If there is anything left e
the John Young Brown of former years he viii
yet withdraw, from the fight in self respect.
The times., 1899-08-23
THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS
Delegates TO Represent This Country
at the Berlin Meeting.

Prof Willis L. Moore, Chief of the
Weather Bureau: Gen. A. w. Greedy,
Chief of the Signal Service, and Ambassa.
dor White at Berlin, have been chosen as
the American delegates to the Congress Of
the International Geographical Society at
Berlin, from September 2S TO October 4.
Messrs. Moore and Greely will sail in the
middle of September. General Greely will
report on what Americans have done in
recent years in geographical research, and
Chief Moore will demonstrate the new lines
of work of the meteorological service. The
society has never assembled in America,
and the American delegates will make a
strong effort to have the next congress
meet in this country, probably at Wash
ington.
Another International gathering OK soms
note is a convention of representatives OF
all meteorological services to be held at
st. Petersburg September 2. Seventeen
Governments now have these systems.
Prof. Moore had expected to attend. but
was prevented because of the pressure Of
official business.
The times., 1899-08-23

There is trouble in the Dominican Junta
at New York, and the great commander
General Moscoseo will have no more to
do with Jiminez. The latter has ignored
Moseosco's demand to be made general in
chief of the revolution. and. to judge from
appearances, has also refused to divide with
his pseudo lieutenant in advance. Hence
the latter will conspire against him, even
as he did against Heureaux. But the Smith
NJ. Weed syndicate will see TO it that Mos
eoseo shall take his anger out in the music
of the mouth organ. For solidity at head
quarters in this country the name of jim
inez might will be Muldoon.
The times., 1899-08-23
we Do Better.
(From the Boston Journal.)

lFiOn INT DUaluH JUuTHdI.J
So far, confusion w,rse confounded prevails in
the arrangements in New York for the reception
of Admiral Dewey. There is central authority.
The several committees going TO work, each
as if no other existed. The committee on stands
pays no attention to the committee general
decorations; the committee general decora-
tions has not conferred with the committee on
stands; the committee fireworks has gone ahead
and ordered supplies, without knowing how much
money it is 10 have to spend and there has been
no allotment OF the $4,000 appropriated
Meanwhile Tamrnany architects, builders, dec
orators, and the rest are stirring themselves to
get all the desirable contracts. 1t is dreadful
tangle, and only a little more than a month re-
mains in which to untangle it.
The times., 1899-08-23
Wnstes of Wnter.

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
Loose talk about waste OF water in cities has a
tendency to check free use OF water. This is a
mistake. As matter OF fact, what is often called
waste is not waste at all Water that is actually
used for some purpose of health cleanliness is
not wasted. 1t may be kept running to insure
clean sinks, layatories, and the like, because
persons averse 10 using water that has stood
still for any length OF time, but this is not waste
The water is really used. Real waste occurs by
leaks or breaks in pipes and hydrants and delay
or carelossness in making repairs for then nobody
receives any benefit from the water This how
ever. is a matter that the public authorities can
easily correct.
The times., 1899-08-23

nominee next year might become matter
Of obvious necessity.
The national feeling concerning this
great disgrace may indeed prove to be the
straw on the cameI's back. Added to the
load of Algerism, Eagsnism, Sampsonism,
Hannaism, otisism. Denbyism, Abnerism.
and all the other obnoxious ''isms'' of the
past two years it may well be regarded
with terror, as liable to break the Ad-
ministration back.
And Theodore Roosevelt continues to
assure enthusiastic audiences in the East,
not confning himself to the boundaries
Of the Empire State by any means, that
What we require in the White House is
courage. independence, honesty, and
hnpori"
The times., 1899-08-23

Portugal from Egypt. after all. 1t is be-
lieyed TO have come directly from India in
vessel loaded with rice. This, if true,
is an ominous warning to Europe and
America to be quite as watchful of their
intercommunication with Calcutta and
Bombay, as with Alexandria, Port Said, or
oporto. England. especially. with her
enormous commerce with India, cannot be
free of extreme danger while the epidemic
exists in any of her Eastern possessions.
The times., 1899-08-23

The Kaiser is learning what it is to deal
with an obstructive provincial element,
antagonistic to any scheme of nation
al expansion or advantage that does
not make for its immediate class BEN
efit He has planned a system of canals
to connect the principal rivers of Prussia
with each other and the sea, The
scheme is necessary one on military
grounds; but the Agrarians-the great
landed proprietors of the Kingdom
see in ii a chance that American produc-
tions might get into the interior with i'm
proved transportation facilities, and COM
pete with Prussian wheat, cattle, and hogs.
SO the Agrarians and Conservatives, here
tofore the mainstays of the throne, have
combined and defeated the Emperor. By
this time he knows how another country
must feel with Hoars. Hales, Atkinsons,
Carl Schurzes, George Fred Williamses, and
late Grover Cieveiands on its hands. The
Filipino Junta in Boston and the Agrarian
club IN Berlin are as like as two peas. when
1t comes to the obstruction of national
progress and prosperity. The one differ
ence is that the latter has power and in
huence which the former has not
The times., 1899-08-23
An Object Lesson.

(From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.)
The summer il well nigh spent ard yet the
scourge of yellow fever in Cuba has been kept
down as never before for centuries. Ii the Gu
bas would look upon this triumph of American
ism in the right light they would that the
best thing for them to do would be to accept the
situation gracefully and help the good work along
in other ways The improvement will be just as
marked and just beneficial
The times., 1899-08-23
should Assume a virtue.
(From the St Paul Pioneer Press)

(From the st. Paul Pioneer Press.1
Kansas editor in a public address recently
spoke OF the growing reconciliation between North
and South and of his own utter forgetfunesS Of
the past ard kindly feelings for the present, and
then added: If do not always feel that way,
know that is the way | ought to feel.'' The
speech brought down the house. well it might.
for il expresses the consciousness of most OF the
generation that remembers the And since
we all admit that ought to feel that way. il
will not be long before the feeling becomes as real
as it is already ideal.
The times., 1899-08-23
Unnppreciated.
Nrom lie Dycrshurg N NM

(Fronl The Dyershurg Ct nn-) Hcrald.)
We never loved tree or aower but that the
rolling stone gathered 10 M ~. Our Jokes tail
Hat. stale. and unprofitable while our serious
and sober efforts evoke the most enthusiastic
outbursts Cf meFFiment. When We expect to
split 4 side we break 4 heart. and when we
would call mp the tender tears from the heart Of
pathos wild aud w0olly outbarsts Of laughter
sInite upon cur delicate and sensitive ear. Wheu
try to preach sermon are mistaken for
jester. and when we seek to rival josh BIZ
linss. Talmage grows jealous
The times., 1899-08-23

A letter transmitted to Hongkong by
mail, and thence cabled to this country, al
leges that Otis dictates dispatches to cor
respondents, whom he regards as in the
philippines on sufferance and the creatures
OF his will. He is said to have declared
newspapers to be private business enter
prises and not entitled to consideration
as public institutions. 1t is just possible
that they may return the compliment, and
take pains to see THAI it is paid.
The times., 1899-08-23
surrounded by Difficulties,
80, az K,,.,s citv So

Sir Charles Tupper Conservative leader in Can
ada. announces his infcxible opposition to the
pretens;ons of the United States in the boundary
dispute. But, as only Canadians are excited
about it. and England won't let them fight and,
were they independent Of England, to fight would
mean absorption by the United States the utter
ances Of Sir Charles lack that force which prccip-
itates war and creates popular ballads
The times., 1899-08-23

things is not inyany sense an attack on re-
lfgfon. The effeet of either the drum or
the church beii on the mind of the hearer
is not, as a-rule. what could be called re-
ligious. Those who believe in the faith
which the bell ringer and the drum beater
advocate will have just as much reverence
for their religion without the noise, and
those who do not believe regard the sound
of bell or drum merely as another street
nuisance. and it does not affect them in the
least unless they happen to be nervous.
Then it makes them cross.
The times., 1899-08-23

CoT-nunications intended for publication in
1hE IlGkS mUst be terseiy and piHiufy written,
and must IN all cases be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer Pejected com
raruications win not be preserved. and only man
uscrspts Of obvious importance VIII be returned
70 their authors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-11
New JeweIry. siIverware, Etc.

Among attractive novelties The jew.
elers' Circular notes the following:
A belt that appeals to the patriotic
consists of number of shield shaped
pieces of shaded silver linked together,
on each of which is mounted regula-
ton gold army button.
Some of the prettiest silver vases of
the season are of tall, slender form and
perfectly plain surface, the haring up
per edge of the vase being cut into an
openwork design.
Ivory is resuming its old time popu-
lairty in toilet and other articles. An
exceedingly handsome parasol handle in
of burnt ivory with gold and enamel
ornamcntation
Pink coral is once more fashionable
in form of round beads of uniform size,
arranged in necklaces of from one to
half dozen strands.
Gold and a pale, soft tint of blue
enamel represent beautiful combina.
ton to be seen in bonbon and other
small fancy spoons
Belts of gold webbing striped with
blue and white bear facsimiles in gold
of the regular army buckle.
For holding great masses Of nastur.
tiums or other flowers come broad, low
bowls Of large size in glass of slightly
green tint
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-11
Fashions Fads and Fancies.

White stockings, it is said, are the
really correct thing not only with thu
"all white" costume, but with light
summer dresses OF every description,
and black stockings must be relegated
to wear with tailor made gowns and
sporting dress.
1t is not the white shoe, which was
one of last seasons fads, that accom-
panies this summers white gown "a
the contrary, neat patent learer or
bronze kid tie is found to give just the
effective little flashing touch that pre-
vents monotony in the costume,
The ginghams Of the present when
made up with lace and ribbon garniture
hardly respond to the idea which "a
gingham dress'' would cali mp not many
years ago.
Plain, checked silk with band Of
solid color around the edge represents q
popular parasol.
Velyets for hat trimming have white
spots, from the size Of pea to dime,
dotted over them. Spotted ostrich
plumes are also in evidence