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The evening times., 1899-08-05
UNFOLDING A TRUST.
Decision UphoIdinR the Contention
of an Export Lumber Concern.

OF an Export Lumber Concern.
New York, Aug. 5.-The South Brooklyn
Sawmill Company Uimited) wishes to
withdraw its agreement with the Export
Lumber Company Nimited). which is COM
monty known as the Export Lumber Trust.
The South Brooklyn Company demurred
to the Export Lumber Companys COM
plant in its suit to enforce the contract.
incidentally, the South Brooklyn Compa-
ny argued that the agreement was against
public policy, being "a thinly disguised at
tempt to create am absolute monopoly in
the business of exporting lumber, destroy
ing competition and prejudicing the public
interests in the most fragrant way since
il permitted each party TO the agreement
to masquerade before the public as an in
dependent business concern, quoting prices
to dealers under the misleading guise of
firms competing in the same business,
when, by secret agreement, all the results
OF the sales We're to be turned into the Ex-
port Company and to be distributed 10 the
different parties to the agreement upon a
fixed ratio of percentage" Thus a Trust
secret was let out of the bag.
But Justice Nash, in the supreme court
today overruled the demurrer and sus-
tanned the Trusts contention, saying:
Secrecy TO the manner of transacting
business could have no effect on the market
price of lumber"
The evening times., 1899-08-05
MIR. Roofs Opportunity.

III Secretary Root takes up this matter of
allowances TO certain army officers in Cuha
he will handle it with his characteristic
boldness and indifference to what politi-
clans and favored sons may think of his
conduct
He will consider it with the expert
knowledge of lawyer and the compre-
hensive grasp of a man familiar with the
ways and men of the world He will re-
gard with the nice judicial poise of an
administrative officer, and he will not con-
fuse his public duty with his personal de-
sires.
He viii decide swiftly whether or NOT
section 1869 of the Revised Statutes which
provides that mo allowances shall be made
TO officers in addition to their pay except as
hereinafter provided has been violated by
his predecessor. He will determine whether
or not it is right and just for General
Brooke, General Ludlow, Colonel Bliss. and
Major Davis TO receive an aggregate or
$4,000 as allowances TO be wrung from tht
wretched Cubans, while General Lee, Gen
eral Wood, and other officers in the island
are unproyided with any such favors.
Secretary Root will decide He will not
We believe, be influenced either one way or
the other by the fact that these allowances
were granted by Mr.. Alger. of Michigan.
and approved by one Corbin in the Wa,
Department
The evening times., 1899-08-05

One Of the funniest things in connection
with the Mckinley regime is the ante
canvass assumption of economic virtue.
For months the Governors-Generalo of Cuba
and the Philippines have been allowed to
spend the revenues of their islands in
maintaining regal state, and nobody with
in the Republican party has offered the
slightest objection. But now 1t is getting
close TO a great political struggle and it
is interesting to note that some of the
organs mildly suggest the impropriety
of Brooke's absorbing quite so much plum
der for purposes of luxury and style. 1t
would not matter so much if he accom-
plished something useful as a result of
his magnificent cost; but, OF course, he
does not. He is like old Otis at Manila.
He exemplifies the splendor of the Adju-
tant Generals Office and has a great deal
of fun with his money, just as Alger
did when he used up about two hundred
thousand dollars on a junket in a spe-
cially equipped steamer for purposes OF
inspection"
The evening times., 1899-08-05
An Inspiring Example.

Good for Governor Gambler! He has
done the best thing yet in this lynching
business. He has gone personally to the
scenes of lawlessness and flung himself
into the breach as the champion of peace
and the defender of law.
1t is easy enough to issue bulletins from
an executive mansion, or declaim against
the mob from pulpit or platform. But
the presence of one strong, courageous, de-
termined man on the actual scene of vio-
lence is worth hundred official pronun-
ciamentos or a thousand academic speeches
on the lynching question.
The essence of mob law is cowardice. 1t
is a confession that men are willing to
do in body what they would shrink from
attempting as individuals. Corporations
have no souls. Mobs have no conscience.
Gambler knows this. His presence at
Newman today is the most effective pro-
test possible against lawlessness in Geor-
gia- He is wise governor and brave
man.
The evening times., 1899-08-05
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1899.
South American FooIishness.

The accomplished Minister TO this coun-
try from Brazil, while asserting that the
current alliance movement among the
South American States chiefly contem-
plates commercial ends, is frank enough to
state that there may be other objects sug-
gested by the new American policy of ex-
pansion.
1t would take statesman of masterful
intelligence in combination with a private
detective of the Sherlock Holmes type 10
see where our tendency to expand can have
the least effect upon or excite the smallest
apprehension among the republics of the
Southern Continent.
Does Brazil or Argentina, OF Paraguay
desire TO compete with us in dominating
the Antilles? Would any one of them
undertake TO relieve us of the task of
building and protecting transportation
canal? Is our new position in the far
East inimical to any possible South Amer
lean interest? What is 1t, then, that serves
TO worry our friends at the bottom of the
hemisphere? II cannot be that they sus-
pect US of imperial designs upon their
territory. No citizen of the United States
In his sober senses ever contemplated the
acquisition by this country of lands be-
yond the Caribbean Sea There are ISL
ands, TO be sure that the great republic
ought to have as measure of safety; but
the mainland OF South America is as safe
from any acquisition idea on our part as
are the mountains Of the moon. Soon or
late We shall probably discover that there
Is Eupropean meddler behind this nerv-
business that seems to be affecting our
Latin American neighbors. They will get
over il in time.
The evening times., 1899-08-05
Talking Ill of the Dolphin.

(From the Chicago Chronicle
That modern Cleopatra's galley, the United
States despatch boat Dolphin, has been in trouble
again, which is nothing strange, seeing that the
vessel usually goes to sea laden with liquid re-
freshments until her decks are awash. The Dol
phin is a naval inebriate. In Democratic as well
in Republican Administrations she has been
used by the President and the Secretary of the
Navy a private yacht, in violation of propriety
and of law. She has been fishing excursions
picnics, and on official 'jags' As a natural
consequence she has been eternally running into
other vessels of humping upon mud fats and sand
bars. Passengers and crew alike being out for a
high old time, the career of the Dolphin has been
like that of any other "rounder." That she has
now afoul of a sound steamer and a New
York ferryboat was TO have been expected. The
Hon. John ID. Long was aboard, and the cargo
was undoubtedly of the usual spirituous character
Some day the Dolphin will tackle battleship in
her alcoholic enthusiasm and then there win be
an end of a national scandal.
The evening times., 1899-08-05
ALTeELD PRESENTS HIS v1yws.
The Former GQYernOr,s Opinion ON
Leading Political Issues.

Chicago Aug. -5.-Rsplying. to the ques-
ton, Should free silver coinage at 16 to /
be the paramount issue next year?" former
Gov. John P. Altgeld said today:
No Not any more than any other one
of several issues. 1t is all nonsense to
suppose that convention by resolution
makes any one thing the paramount issue
everywhere. There are those with whom
l6 to ] will be the paramount issue, but
that will not make it so with, for exam
pie, commercial men. They naturally re-
gard the tariff and freedom from trust
domination as the most important issue.
Out in these great labor district govern
ment by Injunction forces aside all 9TH
er issues. With other people 9TH
er matters are paramount; as, for ex-
ample, Imperialism, the .Anglo-American
alliance, and so forth.
No, l would not in any way attempt to
make the platform topheavy with 16 10 l
declaration. / don't believe that / would
mention the ratio at all. / would simply
put into the platform a declaration reaf-
frming the monetary policy heretofore ad-
yocated by the Democratic party. Other
old issues should be treated in the same
way, while new issues should be handled
more in detail for the purpose of making
the position of the party very clear on
them. This should be the treatment Of
the imperialistic views"
Asked what he thought of the imperial
istic issue, he. said; When say imperial
ism don't mean expansion. This is a
great country, and ii is bound to grow
and should grow upon legitimate lines and
expand'fn natural directions: / think that
order should be restored in the Philippines
and the people there be given good form
of government. We ought to set them 60
ing in the right direction and see to 1t that
no other power interferes with them.
Would | withdraw the army at once?
would as soon as possible. Still We should
not do, anything RIDICULOUS, We have got
into wrong position there and must get
out of it automatically and decently. But
Imperialism with its great standing army
and menaces against liberty must become
an absorbing issue of the campaign.
Another great question is that of gov
eminent ownership. Municipal ownership
leads up TO government ownership and on
this question the people are far ahead of
the politicians. II is to a great eXetnt
tangled with trust questions for great mo-
nopolies are interdependent and the rail-
roads are the reliance of many of them
for security in maintaining their mono
polistic privileges. Let the Government
take the railroads and the monopolies will
begin to totter and some OF them will fall
The evening times., 1899-08-05
DANGER IN MOSQUITOES.
The Insects Believed to BE Distrib
utOrs of Malarial Germs.

Inc insects beheye0 ne
utOrs of Malarial Germs.
Baltimore, Md, Aug. 5.-The mosquito,
beside being an insect that disturbs slum-
ber prevents rest, and causes profanity,
is a breeder of disease. His speciality is
malarial fever and leading physicians and
experts have sent forth their warning
against his bite or sting. A series of ex-
aminations and tests are being made at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital laboratory on the
mosquito, his work and its effects, and
these scientific Investigations have
strengthened the position heretofore ia
ken by the physicians who have made the
mosquito a study in contradistinction to
those who have simply known him as a
pesteriferous insect against whom any war
fareAwas legitimate.
1t is now believed, and leading physi-
clans in this city, among whom may be
mentioned DR., William Royal Stokes, city
bacteriologist, and DR.. John s. Fulton. Sec
retary OF the State Board OF Health who
have looked into the work of the mos.
quito, assert that the insect collects in hH
body the original germ of malarial fever
How he gets ii there is another question
1t may be from the blood of malarial
patient or from the swamp, which brseds
malarialy germs The, mosquito infests the
swamps. Then he comes forth to ply his
stinging trade on mankind. After singing
in his victims ears until the most mild
hammered person is exasperate0Rte perches
upon the bridge of his nose, the nape of his
neck. or the smooth surface of the brow
and gets in his work. AS he sucks out tbs
blood he injects the poison of malaria. He
has two glands, corresponding in many
respects TO the saliva glands of a human
hot ipcr nlN h Iii ri,
perdermic syringe, and from these he spits
forth the poison. Experiments have shown
and will, from the results of the expert
ments now being made at the Johns Hop
kins, more clearly demonstrate in the ru-
ture the remarkable capacity of the mos
quito to breed malarial fever. Whether
the mosquito confines his attention to the
spread Of malaria is question which has
not been decided.
The presence of yellow fever in this
country at this time has recalled the re-
ported prediction of the mosquito to
spread trouble and has raised the ques-
tion whether or not the mosquito can
carry the germ of yellow fever. DR.. Full
ton is of the opinion, although not as
serting it as fact, that yellow fever, like
typhoid, is most readily spread by intes-
tinal pollution and germs that collect in
clothing.
In the Medical Record of May q, DR..
Charles ]. Finlay, writing from Havana,
has an exhaustice article on the mosquito
as malaria and yellow fever breeder DR..
Finlay is clearly OF the opinion that the
mosquito does transmit yellow fever, al
though the germ is quickly fatal to the
insect. The malaria fever germ is not
fatal to the mosquito, however DR.. Fin
lay seems also to think that yellow fever
is hereditary among yellow fever mosqui-
toes-that is, it can be transmitted from
one generation to another
The evening times., 1899-08-05
weather Bureau work I'm Por


The first monthly report of the Porto
Rico section of the climate and crop SER
vice Of the Weather Bureau, that for Nav.
1899. has been received at the central
office in this city. 1t has been prepared
under direction of Prof. Willis L. Moore
Chief of the Weather Bureau, by Section
Director R. M. Geddings, stationed at San
Juan. The publication is issued in quarto-
form and contains two charts graphically
illustrating the mean temperature and dis
tribution of rainfall, respectively, with the
detailed observations, several pages being
devoted to discussion of the same. A
very interesting article on coffee cultiya-
tion by Capt. Arthur G. Hansard. LuouilIo
is presented. The report is printed in
both Spanish and English and is the first
publication of its kind to be issued for
Porto Rico. The fact that this interestinp.
publication has been made possible shows
that great deal of energetic and effec-
tive work in securing observers and or
ganizing the service has been performed
by the Weather Bureau during the past
year.
The evening times., 1899-08-05
FLAGS AS ADVERTISEMENTS.
A Chicago Firm to Make n Test of the
Preventive Law.

Chicago, Aug. By the arrest of F. L.
Rossbach, manager of the Washington
Shirt Company. at Dearborn and Washing
ton Streets. who is charged with using the
American flag for advertising purposes,
there promises. to be a thorough test of
the flag law in the courts. Rossbachs case
came up before Justice Prindiville yester-
day and. his attorney, Charles A. Warren,
requested that a fine be imposed on his
client that he might carry il to a higher
court and make test case out of it. A
fine of $40 was imposed and the case was
appealed 70 the criminal court. 1t will
come up on the quasi-criminal calendar
in September or October.
Manager Rossbach testified that the
trade mark of the Washington Shirt Com
pany was registered at Washington on
May 25. 1898, and he produced a license
from the Government permitting the COM
pany to use this trademark for three
years. Attorney Warren said that the
flag law. did not go. into effect until the
following July.
The evening times., 1899-08-05
Nicholas Tired of n Throne.

II is several years since Princess Vic
toria said of the present Car: 'Nicky' is
big bad boy who ought to have the non
sense spanked out of him!" He is tcday a
man, good honest man, and a much disap-
pointed one. He sees himself surrounded
by influences, the growth of centuries.
which he cannot control. Presumed to be
an absolute ruler, he is in fact the creature
Of system Of bureaucracy against which he
lis helpless, and, if II be true that he wishes
TO abdicate and become private gentleman.
no one can blame him. II must not be for
gotten that Nicholas inherits a great deal or
the gloom OF mind that marked his grand
father and grandfather He lacks an
heir TO the throne, and his imagination Is
tortured by the old prophecy that sonIess
Gar shall pass the crown TO a Prince Mi
chael, who will reign in Constantinople.
The brother and heir presumptive of
Nicholas is Michael and il is said that
the former has all but determined to abdi
cate in his favor. What effect that might
have on the high politics of Europe il is
hard TO say. The Grand Duke Michael ,s
not understood to have the liberal ideas of
MS elder brother. 1t may be that the very
fact of his name inclines him to the ultra
Slavism with which he is credited. He may
very likely see in himself the conquer
or who is TO redeem the Church OF st. So
phia from Its Moslem defamation, and re-
establish the throne and empire of Con-
stantine.
The continental cabinets are greatly
afraid of this movement 1t is believed
that M. .Deicasse has been sent post haste
to St. Petersburg to dissuade the Gar
from bis reported purpose. Probably Mich
The evening times., 1899-08-05
A PHILANTHRoP1sT INJURED.
Albert j. Aiken Thrown From His
Carriage.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Aug. 5.-Albert j.
Aiken, an aged millionaire and philanthro-
pist, of Quaker Hill. Dutchess county, was
injured Thursday by being thrown from
his carriage, near Pawling
Mr.. Aiken was ninety-six years old, but
was remarkably agile and we'll preserved
While he was cut driving his horse gave a
sudden jump TO the side of the road, par
TALLY upsetting the carriage and throwing
the aged driver out. Mr.. Aikens head
struck some rocks and was badly cut. His
leg was broken in the same place as it was
year ago. The fall did not render him
unconscious. He was accompanied by a
hired man, who helped him home. He will
probably recover
Mr.. Aiken is beloved by the whole coun-
tryside. He established the Aiken Library
at Quaker Hill, and stories of his kindness
to those in need are told in every farm
house for miles around.
The evening times., 1899-08-05
STRIKE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Thirty-five Hundred Miners Out I'm
the wilkesbarre Region.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Aug. 5.-There are g.
500 miners on strike now throughout this
region, and more are likely to go out at
any time. At present the strikers are men
from several mines. and the men at each
mine are striking for individual reasons,
but they are all closely allied. The chief
cause is the topping required on the cars
by the various companies and the docking
system, which the men claim is most IN
fair, and by which they lose credit for a
large amount of work. -so"-
1t was the order of the Susquehanna
Coal Company for sixteen inches topping
on the cars when they left the breasts and
six inches when they reach the breaker
that sent out 1000 men, and they are going
TO stay out until the company agrees to
compromise on six inches when the cars
leave the breasts.
AT the keystone mine 600 men want in
creased pay, reduced topping, and fair
docking. At the Exeter, West Pittston,
they desire more pay and a revision of the
docking system. At the Babylon, in Dur
yea, 500 men are out for the same rea-
son, and at several other mines the men
have sent in grievances and are awaiting
an answer. They are willing to go out un-
til they get their requests granted
The price of powder is liable to be the
main cause of a strike. The companies
charge $2.75 keg for it, and the miners
can buy ii individually for s1.25, but the
companies will not allow them, and they
have TO pay the companies price. The
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western men
are endeavoring to have this adjusted SO
that they can get the powder for s1.25. If
they cannot accomplish this peaceably,
strike is most probable.
The evening times., 1899-08-05
FAILURE IN USES OF SERUM.
Physicians Who Doubt the Efficacy
of the Material.

SnO A|AuS"Ss
of the Material.
Surgeon General Sternberg this morning
gave out the following statement:
In letter. to Surgeon General Stern
berg, dated January 20, 1899, the distin-
guished Brazilian physician, De ]. B. de
Lacerda, of Rio Janeiro says: The serum
of M. Sanarelli has failed here in Brazil.
The experiments made at San Paulo have
not been favorable to the use of this Sc
rum. 1t is neither preventive nor cura-
tive
I'm New Orleans in the fall of 1898
Prof. p. E. Archinard, M. D.. bacteriolo-
gist to the Louisiana State Board of
Health, treated ten cases OF yellow fever
with Sanarelli's serum. He reports as fol-
lows: From the above cases, which limit
our experience with the anti amarylic Sc
rum of Sanarelli as curative agent in the
human being attacked with yellow fever,
We are forced to conclude that this agent,
in our hands, has shown no curative pow
ers whatsoever. None of the important
and dangerous symptoms of the disease
have been in anyway mitigated or pre-
vented by its administration
The evening times., 1899-08-05
OPINIONS HEaARp1ne SAMOA.
No AprreAen.4ens Here Of Renewed
Troubles at Apfa.

Troubles at Apia.
ohciais OF the; State Department ridicule
the report thattthe nom arrival of the sa-
moan Commissioners in this country is an
indication that fresh trouble has arisen at
Apia. Thelfactsis that the Commissioners
could not possibly have reached the United
States by this time, at least by any ordi-
nary methods of travel, and there was no
occasion for great haste
The Commissioners are supposed to have
left Apia on July 1S. Three weeks is the
shortest time to be allowed for the voyage
to San Francisco, and three weeks will not
have elapsed until next Tuesday. Even If
the Commissioners should arrive on that
day the State Department would not as
sumo that any misfortune had been met
with, or that the Commission has been de-
tanned at Apia. The Commission is ex-
pected to arrive about the middle of next
week, however, and If 1t fails to arrive
then, it will be time, the State Department
says, for speculations as to the cause.