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The evening times., 1899-08-16
CONCESSIONS IN VENEZUELA.
Mines. Railroads, and Wharves
Rented to an Italian Firm.

Mines. Railroads, and Wharves
Rented to an Italian Firm.
The department has received from Con-
sui Plumacher, of Maracaibo translation
of a recent act of the Venezuelan Govern
ment renting the coal mines, railroads
and wharves of Guanta (state of Bermudez
Bolivar districD to Lamont, Martini G. Co.,
of Rome, Italy. The contract, it appears,
is to run for fifteen years, and the company
will pay 104 900 bolivars $50 012) annually
in monthly installments and so centimes
C9.6 cents for every ton Of coal extracted,
this money to be reserved, in order to
meet any future claims on the property
The company is not to increase the price
of coal used by the government on its
ships, which price is to be 25 bolivars
ts4.S2) per ton.
The railway rates are to remain as at
present. The government is to keep clos
ed, during the period of the contract the
port called Ell Rincon, or Gusman Blanco
except for such articles as earthenware
wood, fish, vegetables. and the like, that
cannot pay the landing and the railway
charges. The state of Bermudez and the
government are to have a rebate of so per
cent of the passenger tariff for their en-
ployes on commission and on freight Mail
is to be carried by the railroad free. Work
is to be begun within four months and fin
ished in eight months more. Exemption
from duties will be granted to the ma
cbinery and articles used in the exploita-
tion of the mines and railway. Work is
not to be suspended for more than six
months. under fine of 1000 bolivars (S3,-
S60).
guaranty of $4,000 bolivars s(9,65O) is
to be deposited in bank by the company
to be forfeited in case of nom execution of
contract. The contract can be renewed for
a further period of ten years after the
expiration of the fifteen years if the COM
pany has complied with all the conditions
specified. Native labor is to be preferably
employed The enterprise is to be free
from taxes and employees are to be exempt
frnrf mi
The evening times., 1899-08-16
The Bubonic Plague i'm Europe.


The dreaded bubonic plague at last has
secured foothold On the Mediterranean
coast Of Europe, and in place which rem
ders its presence and spread a menace to
the whole civilized world. Among other
countries Oporto, the European situs of the
disease at present, is in constant communi-
cation with the United States A large
commerce in wines is carried on between
lhat place and New York We ship many
,argoes of California port wines to oporto
Tor the purposes Of the trade in its spe-
iialty, genuine port" wine; receiving
he same back, blended with native Juices
G not, as the case may be.
The commercial intercourse between
Dporto and British ports is even more in
Innate, and the danger of transmitting the
plague to America, either directly or via
Liverpool, lis not to be ignored. The
health authorities of Portugal may be
kble to destroy the unwelcome visitor. and
the rigid quarantine which we presume all
the leading countries will establish
against oporto may confine its ravages to
that vicinity; but the conditions are not
favorable to early determination, as like
ell Latin cities the town is unsanitary In
the extreme, while the inland relations of
fits people and municipal trade are not
calculated to promote strict looalization
Of any epidemic disease. II would not be
particularly surprising to see the plague
work it's way TO the interior of Portugal.
and thence across the border into Spain
The report that already there have been
twenty-six cases and eleven deaths is pain
fully ominous. The situation, unless
speedily relieved, of which there is not
much probability. viii demand and doubt
less receive organized International atten-
The evening times., 1899-08-16
COMBINATION OF CIGAR MEN.
Options ON the Business of Leading
Firms Secured.


New York, Aug. 16.-Reports that a
combination of the leading cigar manufac-
turers in Key West, Tampa, and Havana
is being organized are current in the to-
bacco trade in this city.
Many of the principal firms are said to
have given options to the promoters OF
the scheme, but as yet no definite D ans
have been formulated. 1t was learned on
good authority today that accountants are
at work on the books of the firms from
which options have been secured, but
considerable difficulty is expected in
bringing about an agreement as TO price
II is said that in case a satisfactory ba-
sis OF operations is arrived at only the
leading firms will be included in the COM
bnation and scarcely one-half of the op-
tions now secured will be accepted Those
in charge OF the preparatory work expe t
TO be able to report to the firms already
Interested by the end of this month.
The evening times., 1899-08-16
Statues fin DuhIin
CFrom the westminster Gazette.

tfOm Inc westminster GaZette.)
When the Dublin corporation decided to re-
fuse site for statue of Mr.. Gladstone we
fancy that one of the reasons assigned was that
Mr.. Gladstone ought not 10 be honored in ihi
way until similar honor had been done 10 Par
nell. Now that there is a proposal for Par
nell statue, exactly the same point is taken
Parnell ought to wait until Wolfe Tone is com
memorated. We cannot help wondering who viii
be invented 10 show that honor TO Wolfe Tone is
premature. On the whole there is a good deal
TO be said for considering each on its merits
and not by this comparative process. In that
case We fancy that Dublin would not have re-
jected statue 10 English statesman, who
whether he was right wrong, strove all through
his career TO help Ireland and the Irish people
The evening times., 1899-08-16
FATAL MISTAKES OF A HUNTER
He Kills n NeighbOr, Taking Him for
"a GrOundhOg.

Stroudsburg, Pa. Aug. 16.-Godfrey Tran
sue living near Shawnee, well-known
farmer, was shot and instantly killed by
Hampton Predmore, neighbor yesterday.
Predmore mistook Transue for a ground
hog. Transue was lying in a crouched po-
sition waiting for grounding. Predmore
secured a S2-calibre rifle and crept after
the supposed ground hog.
Predmore following the usual custom in
hunting the animals got within fifteen
yards or so of the weeds and awaited q
chance TO shoot. In few moments. Tran
sue moved his head and Predmore thinking
il was grounding fired
The evening times., 1899-08-16
Work for Blind strikers.

Philadelphia Aug. 16.-The recent trip
to Norristown of committee of the s,rik-
ing broom makers of the Pennsylvania
Working Home for Blind Men has borne
results that place a somewhat different
aspect upon the situation. The blind men
made many friends in the town, among
them well-to-do business man named
Kurtz, who has an Office at ZIG West Main
Street. Mr.. Kurtz has been manufactur-
ing brooms himself in a modest way, and
upon hearing the story of the Philadelphia
strikers the idea suggested itself to him
OF eniarging his plant and employing the
blind men. He now has few sighted en-
ployes and small factory He came to
Philadelphia yesterday and had a confer
nee with Joseph Fels. the Market Street
manufacturer. who has interested himself
in the cause of the broom makers. After
ward he said that he ha: decided TO take
as many as possible of the blind men into
his employment as soo.i as the necessary
machinery. could be procured for the work.
Iii factory Will be enlarged or new one
-ecured and tre ill be paid the reg
ulation rates of wages.
The evening times., 1899-08-16
CURRENT HUMOR.
The View.
fErnm the Detroit .Iournal.l

(From the Detroit Journal)
From his seat on high Olympus, the God Mars
contemplated The Hague long and earnestly.
''Can you see your finish?' asked Jupiter, who,
as the putativc father of gods and men, took 4
passing interest in affairs.
No replied Mars; Eat this distance i can
see nothing but Mr.. ". T. Stead
Sometimes it happens that personalities become
large to get in the way of tendencies.
The evening times., 1899-08-16

AS We have had the pleasure TO sug
gest, General Jiminez made a most un-
fortunate selection of his ilibustering base
in locating ii in Leonard Woods jurisdic-
ammunition at Baracoa, Santiago, and if
he is foolish enough TO make himself
much in evidence contrary TO the peace of
the Wood province, he will stand an
excellent chance Of doing something for
the cause of good roads. Jiminez should
have gone elsewhere and made a private
deal.
The evening times., 1899-08-16
MARINE MONSTERS CAPTURED.
Huge Turtle and Giant Sharl
Caught in a Net.

Bayshore, L. l.. Aug. ia huge leath-
erback turtle, supposed to be the mate OF
a similar one captured off Blue Point in
the early part of the season, was towed
into the Great South Bay by w. w. Clock,
sea fishing nets. A whiptail ship shark,
measuring more than thirteen feet in
length, kept the turtle company. The
shark was also caught in one of the nets
on the same haul. The turtle is alive, III
lusty health, and measures nine feet across
its back from fin to fin.
On the voyage in the shark objected to
being towed. and cut up such capers that
it was necessary to kill it in order to
bring it ashore. Both monsters are now
on exhibition in this place.
The evening times., 1899-08-16
STILL ADVANCING MEAT RATES
Arguments of Packers Concerning
Rises in Prices.

Rises I'm Prices.
Chicago. Aug. 16.-Packers at the stock
yards announced another increase in the
price of meats today. They say there is
no prospect of return to lower prices.
but that further advances may be expect
ed. Steaks that sold at really for is cents
a pound three months ago have been
pushed up to 81 and % cents and retail
dealers complain that it is difficult to get
the amount of prime meat the trade de-
mands.
Two reasons are given by the packers
for the advance in prices. More meat is
eaten in this country than ever before and
the demand for export is Unprecedented.
There has been no falling off in the supply
but the increased demand has raised the
price of beef on the hoof and the price of
dressed meat has gone up even more.
Hams are bringing from - cents a
pound more than a few weeks ago.
The evening times., 1899-08-16
Sauce for the Goose.

{From the Boston Transcript.)
Harry-I had letter today from sirs. Mistud-
seed, the Christian Scientist, who treated Aunt
Hannah.
Dick-What did she have to say?
HaTy-Oh, nothing much; she said she was
panied because we had not settled with her.
Dick-And, of course, you replied to her that
there such thing pain; that il is only
creature of the imagination?
The evening times., 1899-08-16

tion and action. Once firmly seated in
the filthy Mediterranean cities no one can
imagine what devastation this Eastern
devil might work throughout the conti-
nent, and. possibly, even on this side of
the Atlantic
The evening times., 1899-08-16

Again il is rumored in New York that the
navy ring is active in pressing the plan to
have Sampson go out and meet Admiral
Dewey at sea, and welcome him to the
shores of his native land. President Nc
Kinley should put his foot down on that
scheme instanter. If he allows il to be
carried out he will bitterly and quite un-
necessarily incense millions of people.
many of whom have votes This is not a
time 10 slsp public sentiment or resent
ments in l--e face. Ii is too near election
dayi
The evening times., 1899-08-16

Egypt is suffering severely from the foot
and mouth disease, and it is not sure that
ii has not found its way thence to other
countries, in whole or in part. The sec
ond half of the affiction is endemic nearly
everywhere in the United States, and in
places, as Kentucky, 1t is epidemic
The evening times., 1899-08-16
Drowned I'm Lake Wfnola.

scranton, Pa. Aagi: Is-John |. Leach.
electrician and writer. aged thirty
light years. was drqwned in Lake Winola
'onds-- ~at by walkigg off wharf in;o
deep water.
The evening times., 1899-08-16
CALLS FOR GOLD CERTIFICATES.
The Request From This City Is for
S:i33,9I0.

The calls for gold certificates of various
denominations in exchange for deposits of
gold coin have amounted, at the close of
business yesterday to s14,31S,S7O. The cit
les represented in the calls, with the
amounts in each case, are as follows:
Washington, 1898, $40; Baltimore, 1881
740; New York, $780, 900; Philadelphia,
81 ,1i9.950; Boston, s635.000; Cincinnati,
s210,260; Chicago, s1,497,01O; st. Louis,
e. SKI nm
The evening times., 1899-08-16
COnventiOnaIized.

(From the Chicago Post)
..What we need in this world is nature she
said We have too much arthciality. For nay
part, l simply adore nature. That's why i got
my husband to buy country place"
.But you haven't been there this summer"
ooh, dear. no; certainly rot We won't be
able to go there for two or three years yet. 1t
will require all that time for the landscape gar
dener to get it in shape for u.s.
The evening times., 1899-08-16
Porto Rico'x Calamity.

While We of Washington are congratu-
lating ourselves on our escape from the
West Indian hurricane IL is well to remem-
ber that the disaster it has caused in the
American island OF Porto Rico is now seen
| to be vastly worse than at first reported
or estimated by those ON the scene. Orig
inally Governor General Davis thought
that perhaps one-fifth of the area and peo-
pie had been affected. Now, according to
partial advices. IL would seem that the en-
tire island had been swept over, and that
! the conditions of loss, devastation, starva-
ton, and threatened pestilence are as bad
in one section as another. 1t is hardly ex-
aggeration to say that nothing worse could
have happened TO Porto Rico, short of its
being swallowed bodily by the sea-
We are in no position as yet to know
all the horror of the situation. The
streams are yet in the condition of tor
rents, and of bridges there is none; SO,
many districts have not been communi
Gated with. But reports from every point
so far reached tell the same awful story.
The people are starving and, especially the
children, are dying by hundreds from hun
ger and exposure. Thousands of dead cat
tie and numberless human corpses add to
the dangers of the situation, and it will
be the next thing TO a miracle if yellow
fever does not break out epidemically
within the next two weeks.
In spite of the terrors which confront
him, General Davis expresses cheerful
confidence that the generosity of the
American people will enable him to fight
the inevitable and bitter campaign against
famine and pestilence, and to overcome
it, just as soon as supplies can be given
him, and he can organize and apply means
for their distribution. All that can be
done We have no doubt that he and his
brave officers and men will do with
American pluck and devotion. But it is
sad TO think that at best hundreds and
perhaps thousands must perish before the
Good Samaritan OF national charity can
reach and succor them.
The evening times., 1899-08-16
Like the Dictionary.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Iii; style is quite WebsteriaH''
~e,,sterianT' Yes, that's He's painfully
wordy."
The evening times., 1899-08-16
EaunIiziug Matters.

From the Chicago imes-Herald)
..sce that girl in the first row?''
'.'fhe cne with the blonde hair?"
..Yes: she looks if she had something Cn
i,cs mind
III she has It's pity she can't have q;
it on the rest Of her"
The evening times., 1899-08-16

A fearful rumor is abroad regarding the
formation of a boiling Republican. anti
imperiaiist party, with the ancient
George s. Boutwell, at its head, the pur-
pose of which, of course, would be 10 stick
a political knife in the regular organiza-
tion next year, unless sooner bought OF.
IL sounds like a calumet (or peace pipe)
dream; but it will be poetic justice for
Mr. Mckinley TO have a home bI we'd
Palmer and Buckner outfit, snarling at his
heels in l9O0, as Mr.. Bryan had in 1886
The evening times., 1899-08-16

The Administration can be generous 10
its friends in large ways, as witness the
Cleveland and Alger sea junkets and the
hold Up" of the Carter case; but it is
strict economist in small things. 1t
compels the officers of the late battleship
Maine 10 pay their board while they were
in attendance on the Court of Enquiry un-
der orders, and now it refuses to remit the
duty on a lot of DR.. Sanarelli's yellow fever
serum. sent over here from Europe as a
free gift, in the interests of humanity, to
the medical faculty of New Orleans. The
tariff on the material amounts to two
hundred and forty dollars, which the New
York Herald has paid, adding few edi-
torial remarks too mild by half under the
circumstances.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-16
FOUGHT A PITCHED BATTLE.
The Mexican Eorres mud the Yuqui
Indians Como Togthe" Near
Rio Chicago.

Austin, Ten, Dec 13.-Information
has reached here to the effect that on
December the Yaqui Indians and the
Mexican forces under Gen. Torres, had
Il pitched battle near Rio Chicago, OIL
the Yaqui river. The engagement was
between the main body of Indians, and
Mexican forces numbering some 1000
men.
About ten days ago several bands
of rowing Yaquis, who had been out
on scouting expeditions and depre-
dating tours, began gathering at the
main camp of the Yaquis, located in
the mountains on the Paphigoehic riy.
er. The Mexican troops attempted to
head the small bands off, but they
were unsuccessful, and in short time
of the Indians. Evidently fearing that
the Mexican troops, were preparing to
invade their camp the Indians pushed
the fighting themselves by attacking
the Mexican forces in their camp.
The onslaught was vigorous, but
not very effective, as the Indians dld
not advance in a. solid body, prefer
ring their old warfare of man for man
behind boulders and trees In this
manner they began their attack on the
soldiers camp, and, according to re-
port, the fighting was most severe and
lasted for a day and a night, when the
Indians withdrew, having sustained
considerable loss.
The militia made several attempts to
dislodge the Indians from their re-
treat in the rough woody country dur
ing the engagement without success,
and upon each deploy the soldiers ost
quite a number of men, killed anu
wounded.
While the military troops are en-
gaging this, main body of Indians
there are a number of smaller bands
of laquisi roaming around the noun
famous ooantry,. laying ranches IN
waste and otherwise playing havoc.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-16
William penn's Son.

In an article on 1.-THE Return OF
William Penn" by William Perrine
C'Penn') in the December New Lip
pincott," he tells us that, "there was a
member of his family who was then
beginning to be one of the sorrows Of
his fathers life. William Penn, Jr.,
brother of the favorte "Tish," had
been left in England. At the age of
twenty he had become a man abous
town, fond of gay company, and form
ing the tastes of a vivacious profiigate
with an indvlgent father. All the
hopes which Penn had built upon his
son were doomed to bitter disappoint.
ment When, later, he carsed him to
be sent to Philadelphia with the faith
that the prudent Logan would be equal
to the task of improving his manners
and morals, the young man scandalized
the town with his registering antics.
One night at tavern in Coombs' alley
such politicians as Governor Evans and
one Finney, the sheriff of Philadelphia,
together with the young heir, fell into
a row, while drinking, on the merits Of
a military system. They proceeded to
beat constable and a watchman for
differing with them; a general fight
followed; and the mayor and an alder
man endeavored to suppress it, while
Penn shouted for pistol. Subsequent
ly, he was indicted by the grand jury,
and he then revenged himself on Phila-
delphia by declaring that he was no
longer a Quaker"
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-16
YOUNG CHICAGO BURGLARS.
A Gang of Them Found Housed in "a
Barn Fitted Up Like the Home
of Il Millionaire.

Chicago, Dec. ia gang of alleged
boy burglars was arrested, Monday
evening,in as lavishly-furnished apart
ments as a millionaire would occupy.
They were found by the police in
barn in the rear of 4341 Wentworth
avenue. Five boys compose the gang
and their ages range from II to II
years. The furnishings of the rob
bers' den" astonished the police. The
walls were hung with costly tapes
tries, rugs, valuable paintings and
musical instruments, while on the
floor and on the boxes was enough
brie-a-brac, to handsomely decorate a
residence. TO complete the artistic eff
feet of the rendezvous of the gang.
varied collection of antique guns,
swords, and pistols were fastened to
one end of the room with a soldiers
uniform coat dis the center piece.
The boys had gained an idea from
one of the paintings, for over an I'M
provised dais, covered with Persian
rugs, hung 1.-The Reading from
Homer and in the chiefs chair
was a pile of dime novels. When the
police entered the chairs were in a
semi-eircle, as if the captain of the
gang had just finished the Reading"
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-16
REPORT FROM GEN. GATACRE.
He Does Not Consider the Error of
the Guides INTENTIONAL.

London. Dec. 13.-The war Office has
received the following from Gen.
Forester Walker:
Cape Town, Monday, Dee. IL
Gatacre reports as follows:
1.-The idea to attack Stromberg
seemed to promise certain success;
but the distance was underestimated
by myself and the local guides. A po-
liceman took us round some miles and
consequently we were marching from
s. 30 p. IN. till a. H., and were landed
in an impossible position. | do not
consider the error intentional. The
Boers commenced firing from the top
Of ar unscalable hill, and wounded Il
good many of our men. while In the
open plain. The Second Sorthumber-
lands tried to turn out the enemy, but
failed. The Second Irish fusileers
seized "A kopje near and held on, sup
ported by the mounted infantry and
Cape police. The guns, under JEFF
freys, could not have been better
handled. But | regret to say that one
gun was overturned in deep mullah
and another sank in quicksand.
Neither could be eXtricated in the time
available.
"'Secing the situation, | sent dis
patch rider to Molteno with the news.
/ collected and withdrew our force
from ridge to ridge for about nine
miles. The Boers guns were remarka-
bly, well served. They carried ao-
curately 5000 yards | am holding
Bushman's Hoek and Cyphergat. Am
sending the Irish Rifles and Northum7
berlands to Sterksstrom to recuperate.
The wounded proceed to Queenstown.
The missing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NUM-
her 36G, not 306 aS previously report
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-16
The Late General Henry.

General Henry was one of the typical
officers OF the regular army to whose
lot it had fallen to serve the country
through three distinct military periods.
He believed in the American army as
having work TO do for the country, and
his while life had been given without
fiinching to whatever part might be as.
signed him. There are some other Of
fcers OF the regular army who, like
Gen. Henry, fought brilliantly through
the whole civil war, then gave long,
self.sacrifcing years to the hardships
of the frontier and the perils of Indian
fighting, and were still in service to
play part in the recent war against
Spain. But the very thing that in the
time to come will make these men the
more interesting to Americans studying
the history of their country will be the
fact of their comparative lack of popu-
lar recognition during the most of the
long period of their arduous service.
We have not been a military nation.
The country at large has paid but little
attentlon TO tne army since tne civil
war Yet West Point has gone steadily
on, turning out each year a class of the
best trained young officers in the
world, who have added, moreover, to
their military training the qualiica-
tions of patriotism and high standards
of duty and honor-Erom Guy V.
Henry-A Knightly American, in the
American Monthly Review of Reviews
for December.