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The evening times., 1899-10-04
SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT.
4 New York Woman Killed by Fall
ing From Window.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-There is a ques-
tion as to the manner in which Mrs. Aline
Stratford. hfty-one years old, came to her
death yesterday. Coroner Burgers report
gays she jumped from window, while her
husband says she fell.
Mrs. Stratford was the wife of Thomas
Stratford, a wealthy civil engineer and
contractor, and one of the engineers wno
laid out Prospect Park. He lives at 1872
Berkeley Place, Brooklyn. In her night
robes she either fell or jumped from her
bedroom window, thirty-fv feet above the
sidewalk, at O'Clock yesterday morning
She was taken to Seney Hspital, where an
examination showed she had sustained a
compound fracture OF the right leg and in
ternal injuries. She died IN tire afternoon.
never having regained consciousness. Mr..
StratfoTd said yesterday afternoon: The
steam heat did not sufficiently warm cur
bedroom, so we placed a gas stove in IT.
About o'clock this morning my wife
aroused me saying she smelled gas. | got
up, and my wife went to the window and
opened it. When l turned around to speak
to her she had disappeared. She must have
suddenly become dizzy and fallen out. Mrs.
StratfoTd had been in good health and was
not melancholy. She attended the funeral
OF her sisterin-law two weeks ago This
had saddened her somewhat, but there was
no reason to suppose that The death had
unbalanced her mind
The evening times., 1899-10-04
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER A, 1899.
Columbia and Shamrock.

Many esteemed elements of American So
ciety, Celtic, Slav, Goth, and so on, are
at times inclined to take umbrage and
protest when the American people are re-
ferred TO as the Anglo Saxon race. All
such must have been delighted .es-
terday when the Anglo Saxon race
between the Columbia and Sham
rock turned out to be no race" For
once. it Will be observed they were right
Another time, they unQuestionably will be
wrong, for those champions OF the two
great branches of the family intend to
fight it out until the last armed foe ex-
pires and all the bitterness of Limerick,
Boyne Water, Bunker Hill, Yorktown. New
Orleans, and the burning of the White
II use by the British has been wiped out
in sea foam and fizz.
The issue, of course, is doubtful. What
happened yesterday leaves the question of
superiority as much mystery as the fate
OF Otis and the Manila smugglers; but. so
much the better The world OF sport is
delighted to see that the challenger and
defender are so nearly on a par of ex-
cellence. that no one could yet predict vic
tory for one or the other within ordinary
degrees of probability. One thing has
been decided, and to the great credit OF
the American side. We can keep an ocean
racing course free from obstruction, when
Captain Robley ID. Evans is the man who
directs the ceremonies. He will not take
any nonsense, and circumjacert shippers
who infringe the rules Of the road do so
at much peril to their licenses.
In connection with this eminent vocabu-
list, We suggest. to Mr.. Iselin and Sir Thom
rs Lipton that, whenever their boats are
threatened with calm, they induce two
or three excursion steamers TO get across
Evans bow. We can safely guarantee a
consequent breeze that will beam end the
racers, if it does not also puncture their
sails with burning holes favored with
birthstone
The evening times., 1899-10-04
still i'm Suspense

Our South African news this morning does
not indicate any material change in the
situation. The Orange Free State is MAX
ing hay while the sun shines, in pushing
lis levies TO the border and occupying va
rious mountain passes. AS far as can be
learned The Beers, VINO continue to mass on
the Natal frontier, have not yet made any
offensive movement, but have concentrated
at poinJs from which a rapid descent into
British territory will be easy. The panic at
Johannesburg is complete and pitiable. The
last Outlanders likely to get away from
the place have departed. Those remaining
are in 4 sad plight as the fear of destruction
and massacre is acute and communications
al length have been cut off
War preparations on the English side
proceed, but not as fast as might be desira
BILE. The authorities at the Horse Guards
affirm confidence in the ability of the
troops. new at the Cape and in Natal 10
hold their own until the arrival of re-en-
forcements; but ii will yet take six weeks
10 place the British forces in a position to
accomplish anything beyond frontier de-
Fence, while, in the meantime the Beers and
Afrikanders viii have a decided military
advantage in gaining time TO perfect their
organization, fortify strategic points, and
destroy communications.
In spite of ell The appearances of certain
war, there is still talk OF peace and il
seems 10 be encouraged. rather than other
wise, by Lord Salisbury and other minis
tiers. If they only had a complete army
corps at the scene of trouble, the probabili-
Ties are that they would be not half so
Rmiable
The evening times., 1899-10-04
DIED FROM ALLEGED TORTURE.
Charges That Industrial school Dis
cipIfne Killed an Inmmte.

PATERSON. N j., Oct. 4.-Sadie Weis-
cruelty of Mrs Eyler, matron of the State
Industrial School for Girls, at Trenton,
died last night in the Paterson Hospital.
II was on the strength OF a sworn state
ment by this girl that. after the iuvestiga-
tion OF Governor Voorhees, Of charges OF
cruelty. that Mrs. Eyler was held TO an
swer criminal charges.
Sadie Weismans condition, according to
Arthur w. Bishop, President of the New
Jersey Society fer the Prevention Of Cru
city to Children, Is directly traceabIe to
brutal punishment inflicted upon her while
an inmate CT the school by the matrOn
and her assistants. y few weeks ago
friend Of the girl Instituted in her behalf
a suit for $4,000 damages against Mrs
Eyler and the trustees of the State school.
This suit will now. in al! probability. BE-
closed by the death of the girl.
In her sworn statement Sadie said that
she had partially lost the use of one arm
from punishment received at the hands
Of Mrs. Eyler She declared that she was
accused of violating a rule Of the school
and, although innocent, was ordered u be
put in the dungeon She resisted. but wa
soon overpowered an attendant holding
her down. pressing his knees against her
abdomen, while a straitjacket was placed
upon her. In this stTaitjacket she was let
in the dungeon for several days, receiving
bread and water. and these only in scanty
quantities. The water was placed before
her as torture, for il was out Of reach OF
her hands, fastened 10 her side as they
were When released she was sent 10 a
hospital. One OF her arms was paralyZe!,
and she never recovered the full use OF IL.
The evening times., 1899-10-04
The Wise Hau.

From the Detroit Free Press
There is familiar type of humanity We
encounter every day. and he was numerous
as well as conspicuous while a vain effort
was being made to erect the arch which
was to aid in attesting Detroit's welcome
to her distinguished guests. 1t is the Off
cious man who knows it all. even to the
most subtle suggestions of human fore
thought and mortal perfection.
"Pshaw, sneered one of them, that
makes me tired. Aha, What did l tell
you? Pulling the front of that building
off. What are these fellows, b.acksmiths
or farmers? l raised the frame OF a barn
out in Van Buren, county once
Just about what l thought you'd rails
ed interrupted another of them. You
fellows raised in the country may know
how to raise barns and corn cribs and
calves and chickens and pun'kins. but this
is an arch. That's little TOO high up in
the arts
High art nothing" from third.
Why. don't they get regular old h'istin'
machine. three poles. and a double Iulley.
| kin rig up one of them that would pull
the Russell House out by the roots. What
kind Of mechanics is them, anyhow? Won
der what union they belong to? | seen a
feller raise a church steeple oncet
with
What are you talking abcut?' from a
fourth. Does that thing look like stee-
pie to you? I've raised wrecks in my
time
Better get on your divin' suit and raise
that arch" chimed in another. And then
the talk became so personal that big
policeman told them that they were raising
too much disturbance, and they scowled as
they scattered to tell others how the rails
ing should be done.
The evening times., 1899-10-04
A Shreyd Trade.
(From the District Press. }

They had not bsen married so long as
to lose interest in what are considered tn 2
small things of life, and retain much of
sion of youth. He was at home from the
Office at 5. and, after throwing OFT some
hints could restrain himself no longer.
Where's the dog and what Go you tn nk
of him?" he asked, while beaming with
good nature.
How in the world did you know we
had a dog, Charley? Some busybody wen
and told you He's hid in the bedroom,
and l was going to bring him out for a
surprise My, but he's a 6arl.rg!"
How did know of him? Didn't l kno v
that you were crazy to have a cocker
spaniel, and didn't l pay s25 Go lars for
aim this morning and send him up 10 yol
for a present? Let him out, and I'll tel
you about him. He's finer than silk and
belongs to royal canine family"
Did you buy him for me, Cha ley?" and
there were tears in her voice.
'Of course / did. That's nothing. Fve
been looking for just such dog ever sin ce
you told me how much you wantel one
There now. little one, cont cry. A man
much for his wife, especially when s.e's
the best wifeSin the world -
'.Oh, it's not that, Charley. You shoul1
have that horrid man arrested, and sent 20
Jackson He brought that dog here and it
was so cunning and took to me so that |
lust couldn't 'bear to Part with it, so /
bought it, He asked $25 but l only had
$50, and he finally let me have it for that
The evening times., 1899-10-04
The Free Luncheon.

Some one has been studying the ques-
tion of free luncheons and has discovered
in New York two or three employers who
furnish these for the people in their shops.
purely as a matter of economy They found
that when the men went out to the free
lunch counter in the saloon, and got, some
times, more beer than lunch, they did not
do very good work for the rest of the day;
and that the free coffee and sandwich coun
Ter in the shop, exclusively for employees.
more than paid for itself.
In certain lines Of work this might very
easily happen. II would be especially
likely to happen in businesses where wo-
men are employed, for when the averags
working woman has TO economic she US
ually begins with her food. Moreover. wo-
men who board have to depend on their
boarding mistresses to put up luncheons
for them, and that is a poor dependence.
The restaurants where women can get ho.
meals are more expensive, as a rule. than
those patronized by men, and for them
there is no free lunch counter The result
The evening times., 1899-10-04
The Enll Elections

From the st. Louis Globe e-Democrat)
The persons who are calling 1899 an ''off year
in politics forget that exciting elections OF ma
tional interest will take place in Ohio, Ken
lucky, Maryland, and Nebraska this year. and
contests Of less general concern will occur in
other States This is highly important year in
politics, everybody will realize by the crowds
which will he around the bulletin boards of the
principal newspaper cffices all over the country
the night of November :. The truth is every
year has some exciting canvasses in this country.
The persons whose nerves cannot stand this con-
slant political tension would do well to cmigrate
to Russia or Turkey, where there no cleo
tions, and where the Car and Sultan do all the
political thinking for their people. The United
States will be or less turbulent in a poiiti-
cal way long the Republic lasts, and this
will probably be as long as the world lasts
The evening times., 1899-10-04
DEATH OF AN AGED HERMIT.
Reficent Man Who Lived Fifty
Years in the Woods.

NORRIST0WN, Fa.. Oct with the
death of Samuel Allebach at the home OF
his brother. Christian Allebach. a;
Schwsnksville this county. Monday, ends
TIE life of a most remarkable man who for
fifty years led hermt's life in the woods
At the age of thirtyfour Samuel pur-
chased small tract of land in a dens.
woods near Skippackville, this county
There he built frame hut, and after Sc
curing several articles OF furniture. pro-
ceeded 10 make it his home. Allebach was
rarely seen in the village and thsn he
would neyer speak TO q soul with the excep-
ton of the storekeeper.
When he fell i'll some time ago his broth
er, Christian, took him home. Ailebach
was. however. constantly asking TO be tax
en- back to see mis- chickens, but the request
was refused him. Homesickness and eX-
posture finally put an end TO life of utter
seclusion. He was eighty-four years OF
age.
The evening times., 1899-10-04
VISITING THE WARSHIPS.
Crowds Continue to ThrOng tn
Cruisers I'm the Hudson.

Crowds Continue to ThrOng the
Cruisers I'm the Hudson.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-As great crowds
flocked to the warships anchored off River
side yesterday as though there was not
another marine spectacle in progress in
easy sailing distance of the city. In fact
some of the boatmen reported a better
business than on Monday.
No visitors without special reasons fol
going aboard were allowed on the Olympia
because her battalion was in Washington
with Admiral Dewey, and only enough OF
her crew remain aboard to guard the ship
Another reason why visitors are not en-
couraged when there are not plenty OF
officers around to watch them is that many
OF them cannot resist the temptation of
offering filled pocket TASKS to the blue
jackets.
On all the warships the crews have suf-
fered extremely from the cold weather. and
the officers obliged to be on deck for the
most part paced TO and fro in heavy win
ter overcoats. They felt the chill with
such severity because nearly all of them
have but recently come from tropical eli
mates.
The evening times., 1899-10-04
The Republic is proclaimed.
An Honest Boy.
From the Detroit Free Press. }

''While i was taking my vacation in the corn-
try" said a Griswold Street inancier, with a
reminiscent smile. ian old farmer drove into the
little town where ! was staying with a load of
watermelons. They were large and luscious and
the old man surrounded by a crowd of
eager buvers. While the farmer was husiiy en-
gagged in handing them out small boy stole to the
end of the wagon and managed to extract one
without the old man seeing him.
Followed by two other boys, the youth made
off with it, and couldn't help grinning for
theving is hard word TO apply TO watermelon
and small boy few minutes later was sur
priscd 10 see the youth returning with half of
the melon under his arm, and making for the
spot where lie old farmer had his wagon
'' Here :aid to myself. is something / have
read of in Sunday school books but never wit.
messed before in real life. That boys conscience
is prickiEg him, and he is returning the melon to
the farmer But | WAS mistaken
g Lock at that said the youth, with fine
scorn in his voice, as he held up the half of a
very green melon, il that the Lind OF stuff YOU
sell feller ! want anulder one spc''
''Thc old man grumbed good DEAL but finally
handed over another in its place. which the
hoy insisted he should plug TO make sure that it
ripe.
THAT boy will be heard from some day, and
in bigger schemes than this, if my guess isn't
al wrong.
The evening times., 1899-10-04
SECRETARY GAGE I'M COLORADO
He Concludes Tour of Arizona and
Talks of Finance.

He Concludes "A Tour of Arizona and
Talks of Finance.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Oct. A.
The Secretary CT the Treasury, Lyman J..
Gage, and his wife arrived here last night
frcm tour through Arizona. To cor
respondent he said
Il do not think a war in South Africa
will affect the international money market.
while the gold mines CT the Transvaal
produce large amount OF metal, they are
not extensive enough to make a material
difference in international financial circles.
The markets are entirely too large to bC
affected by conditions produced by the
Transyaal situation.
AS to our own affairs. the shortage of
subsidiary silver is beginning to assume a
serious aspect. What the outcome Will be
| cannot say. but it begins to look as II
the only remedy lay in action by Congress.
This body may have to be asked to au-
thorize the coinage OF more silver In order
to avoid the dangerous conditions that will
doubtless result if the shortage continues
to grow.
THE American Bankers Association has
suggested line Of action for the next
Congress that will receive some attention
but / cannot discuss the point at present
The bankers have asked that legislatjo-
looking to placing the currency OF tbs
country more firmly On gold basis be en-
acted. | will not express any views On tt
subject nor discuss the probability OF ac-
tion By Congress. 1t is matter for study
and one which cannot be discussed intelli-
gently until it comes up before Congress:
in formal manner
The evening times., 1899-10-04

The approach of the dry season in Luzon
is attended by renewed activity on the
part of the Tagal rebels, who appear TO be
greatly encouraged by the belief that the
Administration does not intend to disturb
Otis, in which event they count upon his
repeating the fatal interferences and blum
ders of the spring campaign. They are
counting without their host. Mr.. McKin-
ley can hardly intend to keep the discred-
tied Governor General in Office, realizing
as he does the extent and vigor OF pubic
opinion on the subject. But Otis has
friends and hackers who might make trou-
BILE for Messrs. Hanna and Mckinley In
Ohio After the election in that State
doubtless there will be change. If some
officer equally as acceptable to the Otis
influence can be secured.
The evening times., 1899-10-04

Russia has long wanted a railway across
Persia to the Persian gulf. The Shah has
not been anxious for the improvement
which. otherwise, would not be considered
favorable to British interests. Now that
England appears about TO have her hands
full in South Africa, the Car is reported
to have massed eighty thousand troops in
Turkestan and to have greatly strengthened
his garrisons on the Indian frontier.
Should war with the Beers actually occur.
il is probable that a direct demand for the
railway concession will be made at Teheran,
and, if it should be refused, Persia is like
ly to follow a number OF its Central Asian
neighbors into the Russian pot.
The evening times., 1899-10-04
FANAT1cIsM IN ALASKA.
Sacrifice of an Indian Babe to Ap
pease EVIL Spirits.

pease Evil Spirits.
TACOMA, Wash, Oct. An Indian
mother sacrificing her child to appease the
wrath of evil spirits is one OF the incidents
of the recent earthquake in Alaska. DR..
Grosvenor Lowry. prominent New York
er, who had been in Alaska for the lat
six months, arrived in Tacoma yesterday.
"TEe most remarkable thing that occur
red in connection with the earthquake -
he said, was the sacrificing of an Indian
baby by the Yakutats in order to stop the
dread visitation of the powers OF evil The
shock was more severe in Yakutat Bay. l
believe, than on any other part of the
coast. The Yakutats, Notwithstanding tie
efforts of the missionaries stationed among
them, are an intensely superstitous tribe.
| 1t is their first conviction, when shock
| occurs that the evil spirits are hungry and
/ demand fcod, and unless sacrifice is made
| to them the earth will be destroyed.
| During the first and heaviest shocks in
! the recent earthquake the Yakutats fed to
the interior. The sea was rolling nom
tains high the shore line was disappearins :
beneath the raging waters, and terrible
forces of nature were rocking them inlan1
as though the destruction of dcone1
world were at hand, when suddenly the
| lHuldnS were stopped III tnelT HlSAt. In
earth opened before them and crev!ce cut
off their path to safety.
"'It is the devil they cried. The devil
wants food.
There was a pause. Then an Indian
mother advanced with her babe to ths
brink of the gulf and flung the child into
| the abyss.
| "BreathIessly the Indians waited. Theri
was rending sound, and the rocks wer.
ground together across in safety and soor
reached the uplands, far from the danger
line. They are firm in the belief that the
sacrifice alone saved the tribe from ex-
/ tinction."
The evening times., 1899-10-04
ABDUCTED BY HIS FATHER.
A Returned KIOndilSe Prospector
Takes Away His Son.

OBERLIN, Ohio. Oct. 4.-Roy Bennett,
aged seventeen, student in the Berlin
Telegraph School. has been spirited away.
He and a man named Fisher went after
hickory nuts and were out till late Satur
day night. Fisher says that while returning
about midnight they were overtaken by a
buggy containing two strangers. The bug
gy was suddenly stopped and before they
realized what was going on they were
bound hand and foot. Young Bennett was
then lifted into the buggy and Fisher was
left gagged. The men in the buggy with
Bennett drove rapidly away. Fisher says
the only clew he has to the identity of the
abductors is that just as the buggy drove
away Bennett called out: TELL mother
fathers got me-
Fisher notified the authorities. He says
that about two years ago Benefits father
went TO The Klondike, where he was very
successful and returned and went into bust
ness at ST. Louis. G. H. Peak, manager OF
the school. says that on Saturday afternoon
a prosperous looking man called at his Of
fee and made enquiries regarding Bennett
The evening times., 1899-10-04
JERSEYS GIFT TO SAMPSON.
Officers Who VIII Attend the Sword
Presentation.

TRENTON, N. j.. Oct. 4.-Governor
VOORHEES, received a letter from Captain
Chadwick, from the flagship New York.
stating that the officers Of Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet intended to turn out in full
numbers at the presentation of the dia-
mond studded sword to the rear admiral
on October %. and they will attend in full
dress. He suggests holding the presenta-
ton ceremonies later in the day Instead
of at noon, and Governor voorhees, Will
accordingly fix another hour.
The presentation will take place In the
assembly chamber in the statehouse.
Among the officers that Captain Chadwick
states will be present are Rear Admiral
Higginson. Captain Brownson, Rear Ad-
miral Philip. Rear Admiral Crowninshield,
Lieutenant Blue, Lieutenant Usher, Lieu
tenant Winslow, and Commander Vain
wright Since Admiral Dewey is to be in
Philadelphia on the same day. as the guest
of that city, an effort will be made TO Sc
cure his presence at the presentation, and
the invitation will go TO all the officers
of his fleet as well.
The evening times., 1899-10-04
WIRES IN THE KLoNDIKE.
Completion of IA Line From Dawson
to SkaeUay.

Completion of Il Line From Dawson
to SkngUay.
SEATTLE Oct. 4.-Da wson the metropo-
is of the Klondike region, may now be
reached by telegraph from Skagway The
line was completed from the sea to the
Yukon capital September 2S, and mes
sage was sent TO the Canadian Minister of
Public works at Ottawa notifying him of
the fact.
The telegram was brought to this city
by the steamer City of Seattle. For the first
five or six hours after the completion of
the line the wire was kept hot carrying
congratulatory messages up and down the
Yukon A tariff of s3.75 for ten words
and 20 cents for each additional word is
charged for message either way between
Skaguay and Dawson. Kiondikers. who
left Dawson before the completion of the
line, received messages at Bennett notify
ing them of the affair, which was being
celebrated by the rich miners.
The evening times., 1899-10-04

The officers of SIMPSONS squadron who
shared his absence from the sea fight on
Santiago harbor are about to present him
formally with a sword The point of ap-
propriateness in the gift escapes US. A dla-
mond-studded mule shoe would fit the case
all right, or, if the other absentees could
catch shipless horizon and give it to him,
that might do. But a sword. That sort
Of thing is for people who have been in
battles
The evening times., 1899-10-04

Otis acknowledges that the visit Of the
Tagal Alejandrino and his companions was
only a ruse to secure some color of recog-
milton for the Filipino government" 1t
took Otis days to discover what he should
have ascertained before he permitted the
rebel emissaries to enter Manila. Again he
demonstrates his utter incapacity to hold
the position of Governor General He is
too dangerous an official lunatic to leave
at large.