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The evening times., 1899-06-22

Our unhappy sister country of Samoa is
now without a King, The forty eight dol
lars per month throne has been abolished
by an unfeeling joint commission, and
there is nothing to show for it but pro-
visional governor probably at a reduced
price. The Commission seems to have ac-
compiished something, which is strange,
considering that il is a peace commission.
The evening times., 1899-06-22
COLLEGES A SAFETY VALVE.
the Means for Tempcring
the Pnwer of Wealth.

Geneva. y. Y. June 22--At the seventy
fourth annual commencement of Hobart
College yesterday the Rev. William Reed
Huntington, DID. Del, honorary chan
cellor of the college and rector of Grace
Church. New York city. delivered an ad
dress 1t was entitled The American Col
lege a Breakwater against Plutocracy."
He said in part:
The awazing increase in the wealth Of the
United states which thess time, are witnessing
l. not only an invitation 10 the foreigner, hut
al>o 2 source of w0rriTent To the native. Nv ho
shall have Us praise plutoCrat-E Is question
which MANY Americans who i>clai:n the slight
est sympathy with communism today
iot>y putting TO themselves and To each other
animated solely by spirit at patriotic soiiui-
tude for the wellbeing ot the republic, they
are labOring find what il will m-au 10
have the country become. A.. in point of fact.
ii i. rapidly becoming the wealthie-t of all
lands.
IL Is a mistake and harmful TO insist that
the mlionaircs doing no good with their
money, except where they are giving 1t away
Wealth accompl-hes it. best work when devoted
to the purpose Of keeping the wheels OF indus
try in motion. and no better method of keeping
those wheels in motion is known than in the
proper education of the Young man. The re-
suits of that education known wherever on
the earth American manufacturers. American
travellers, ard American citizens have penetrated
4, great those achievements are. they could
not possibly have been without wealthy men,
cur pIutoerats. The colleges of America to-
day giving to the world who trained
from their cradles in the principles Of good
citizenship. They receive business training
that has no superior the earth. and when they
face the greater problems OF life they are we'll
fitted to cope with apparently unsuTmountabie
obstacles. However. much may be said OF the
struggle between the rich and the poor, the real
struggle will be between education and isnor-
ance, and the victory will not be with the latter
The evening times., 1899-06-22
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Communications intended for publication N
THE TINES muet be tersely and plainly written
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. lielested com
m,nications will not be preserved. and only man.
uscripts of obvious importance Will be- fetu'neo
TO their authors
The evening times., 1899-06-22

Readers ot TIE TINES who may at any time
be urabie to iaucure copies of it at any news
stand r.ilr3ad station. or on railroad ua'i., I
will confer A fayor upon the management by
sending TO this office information OF the iact.
The evening times., 1899-06-22

svlvanian after the war. however, and now has
little information To guide him in his quest. The
colonel's name Fisher, and b, lived either
al Harrisburg or Pittsburg. The Scabbard Of the
sword bore the inscription: &c. =. Nelson, by
whom the weapon lEd been presented to Captain
Williams ard the latter hopes that he may learn
something OF its whereabouts through Colonel
Fishers family or descendants
Tie recent New York Newport scandal is not
the only testimony to the theory that tine di-
Yorcc plague is growing. The figures
show it, II seems tn he fatal luxury, but
one that. though it high.
peoJle must have. In 1861 the population
Of England and Wales about 21.01D0n- In
that yeaT 25s divorce suits were entered. Ten
yea, later there were iI0 suits among 23,OO0 900
population In ISL there 6ls out Of 26.-
01D 900. and last wear there SD out of 81
0o0.0JD The majority of petitions are flied by
the husband and plead the best ot all causes.
Ia England in lsya. ony nine suits during
the first wear after marriage. but this number
trebled the second year, and has progressed stead
ily ever since. The danger period the grand
ciini:tterc of marriage life. seems, however
to be between five and ten yvars after the we'd
ding, the vast majority of cases being produc. d
then. The next ten years. in 1881. gave less
than seventy
Jai Sam,.nd sea of Victory. near odey-
pore, is the biggest artificial sheet Of water in
India SAYS the Lahore Tribune II made
by the Maharana Jai Singh at the end Of the
seventeenth century. Apart nom its size and
beauty the lake strikes anyone visiting it for
the first time by the marvellous simplicity Of
its construction. This inland sea. covering nm,
thirty forty square miles OF land, in some
clsss TO the depth Of over 100 feet, has been
created and kept in existence for couple OF
centuries by marble wall. scarcely 800 yards
long. In comparison with the lake this burd'
i- small in the extreme. hut in reality il is
a white marble structure of marvellous strength
and simple beauty. Along its whole length
shining steps of pencilod white lead down TO the
waters edge. at this time nearly thirty feet be-
low the summit Of the band On the reverse
side a second wall backs the ''bund'' proper.
Till recently the space in between untitled
and formed a vast sort of cavern. where both
tigers and dacoits have been run to ground in
not remote years. The present Haharsna las
spent much in filling up this empty space. with
the triple benefit OF oiisting maraniers strength
ching the .'bund." and making promenade o.
terrace along its whole length
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
MORE SUITS AGAINST MRS EDDY.
Action Rainst the Christian Sole nce Leade
Begun In Concord, n. H.

Action Rainst the Christian Sole nce Loader
Begun In Concord, n. H.
CoNooRp. N. H.. Oct. SIN addition to the
seven suits for libel entered in the Suffolk
County Superior Court in Boston by Mrs. JOS
ephine Curtis Woodbury. Of that city against
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. tho Christian Scientist.
suit has also been brought In the United States
Circuit Court. New Hampshire District. at
Concord. where Mrs Eddy resides. In seeking
to attach Mrs. Eddy's property in accordance
with the usual legal custom in such cases, Mrs.
WoodburyE attorney learned that Mrs, Eddy
had transferred all her property in New Hamp-
shire to one Calvin A. Frye. who 10 said to be
her secretary. The attorney. however, at
tached the property which stood in Mr.. Frye's
name, alleging that tho transfer, which was
made ON April 4. 1898. is not legal.
Attached to the deed of tranGfer is the follow
ing on a slip OF paper. signed by Mrs. Eddy ::
THE purpose OF this conveyance 10 to trans
fer the title of individual estate to said Frye to
o certain deed OF trust to said Frye. executed
by me. OF even date herewith. For the Same
purpose and to hold during his life, convey
TO him all the perSonal property in said prem
ises including my Jewels"
Mira. Eddy drives out every afternoon whom
the weather will permit and Nj Frye adds
other duties to thosO OF secretary, wear ing a
green livery and sitting on the box beside the
coachmau. He appears to DO about % years
old The estate. which 10 called Pleasant
View" is a little way out OF the city proper
There are several acres OF land and with this
buildings thereon 1t is estimated to be worth
about So. 900,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
LENT A STRANGER $50.
Mr.. Ritou Presently Appears In a Police
COURT rs Complainant.

Mr.. Ritou Presently Appears In a Police
COURT rs Complainant.
Victor Pitou an undertaken from Montreal.
Canada. appeared in the Jefferson Market
court yesterday as complainant against Ed
ward Hoffman of 2e2 West Sixty-sl1th street.
whom he accused OF having swindled him out
OF 1850.
The twomen met IN the Grand Union Hotel
on Saturday night according to Pitous story.
They went from there to the Hotel Manhattan
whore they fell In with third man who was a
friend OF Hoffman. although they pretended
not to know zach other. Hoffman and his
man aoon began to match pennies for $40
corner, but Pitou held aloof. After having won
for some time, Hoffman began to lose steadily.
"Confound 1t" he eXca med at last. / have
no more money and | can't win back my dough
say. Pitou, let mo have fifty till we reach
He got It, No sooner had he tho bills in his
hand than he and the third man started for the
door Pitou pursued CRYING Stop thief The
third N an ished. Hoffman dropped $25 to
throw Pitou of the scent. Policeman Beatty
picked up the money first and the fugitives
afterward.
That's not all OF It," remarked Hoffman
calmly to Magistrate Heade when he had heard
Pitou's story to finish. That fellow was in
the game and lost. Just as did. When he had
to pay out the money he began to squeal
Magistrate Meade held the prison or In 81 900
bail for the Grand Jury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
SECRETARY THRAsHER ARRESTED.
Ofnoial of the Law and Order League in
Trouble with Danbury Fair Police.

omcisl of the Law and Order League in
Trouble with Danbury Fair Police.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dot. s.-The arrest OF
Samuel P. Thrasher OF this oitY. secretary OF
the Connecticut Law and Order League, on
Saturday afternoon at the Danbury Fair. was
a surprise TO tho m embers OF the League as
we'll as to Mr. Thrasher. He was charged with
assault. He was i'm m ediately released on bail
to appear in the police court on Monday morn
ing.
Mr. Thrasher with his detectives and agents
has been conducting lively cam paiRn during
the past summer against poolselling at the
horse races in Connecticut. and his visit to
Danbury was to detect violations Of the LIQUOR
and poolselling laws. On Saturday. while
going over the grounds. he passed Special
Officer Cunningham Of thu Danbury Police
Department. ,xho remarked There goes
ningham, who charges that Thrasher
sed r n@ TArr p Snd Wn.n ,se
ainty decided. after listening to Cunning
Thfs arrest is probably the climax Of the
trouble between the Law , and Order League
s Bsr1 Ds1ops WI va.
Tor insulting Capt, Ginty of the Danbury
police. Burns was fined in the CITY Court AZ At
tb Hss I'd ' to arrsst him After Burnss arrest
N obtain esp Sny
The sb Rev Rn ssr.. d Yale sF s6on
S snd ordsr Isssa. NJ Fins said that
with the Law and Order people, although any
evidence OF wrongd doing that he could discover
sai ia that be had found much to interest him in
that part OF tho grounds known as the Midway
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
The Woathar.

The coast storm felt yesterday In high north.
eastsrly winds from Cape Cod to HatterAs. The rain
area extended from Georgia To southern New jersey
and threatening conditions north Of that point. The
storm centre was the Middle Atlantic coast NOV
lug north eastward
Fair weather prevailed over the interior of the
country. save for showers in eastern Kansas and
Missouri, and at scattered places in Nebraska and
Iowa.
1t was warmer in the Central States aud colder in
the Northwest and Rocky Mountain States.
In this city the day was cloudy, rain beginning At
night wind north and northeast, average velocity
twenty miles an hour. rising at night. average hui
Nudity IT per cent; barometer corrected to read u
sea level at X A. II. 3o.l5. 3P. NJ 3o.op
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
P 1 A N o L A
r E G l T A L
TO-DAY, OCT. 9, AT 3 P. N.
ADMISSION COMPLIMENT ARY
TO ALL,

T>O ACCOMMODATE those unable to at
/ tend our Saturday Concerts. and to give
every one interested in musical pro.
hs esss Whch a be- S
duced by means OF this new piano-pleyer. we
intToduoed last sp55inng, These will DO held
The Pianola has excited the interest OF |
m usicians. This has been followed by their
endorsement and in most cases enthusiasm
lies in the Pianola itself and is evidenced by
it's, actual performance. This We wish you
to hear.
The Planola is musieally artistic.
1t plays any piano Any one can play 1t.
At the Recital to-day request programme
may be chosen from the following selections
or others not contained therein. The instru-
NJ ents used will be the PiaEola. the Eolian
Grand. the Orchestrelle and Eolian Pipe
Organ:
MoszKowsKI CHOPIN
PolonAiss OPP. II scherzo Flat Minor
MAODOWRLL CHOPIN
MKNDELssoHN OPP. ia
FinEals Gave CHOPIN Barosrolle
MrNDELssoHS3 overture ooiLnG M.rchs Funobr.
spinning sopE HANDEL Largo
rnn Hungarian Dance. PADERE wsKI ,,'.
Fifth symphony RuBINsTElN
SfhrH Moonlight son.t. rLorow S'''e''0 h''''
LIsZT Martha Overture
Hungarian Rhapsodies stradella Overture
cu S9s g. ~ and IA B a1I Pd,E 10 coro.
Ballade in A Flat LEVALLE lie Papillon
THE EOLIAN COMPANY
IL WEST TWENTY-THIRD ST.
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DANBuRY. Conn. Oct. s-Thieves secured
1000 worth of diamonds last night from the
jewelry store Of F. Fl. Hill & Co.. on Main
street. Three well dressed men entered the
store while ali the clerks but one were at sup
per. While one made a trifing purchase. the
others distracted a tray containing diamond
rings and pins. Tho New York. New Haven
and Hartford station is three doors from the
aboard a train going to New York. The theft
was discovered two hours afterward.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09

believed to Have Perished in Fire Tha1
Started from His Pipe.

Started from His Pipe.
PRINCETON. n. j., Dot S-A Are which began
this m ornng at q O'Clock in a barn on tho j, NJ.
Phillips estate three miles west OF here Is be-
lieved to have resulted in the death OF a tramn.
who 1t is thought accidentally started the blaze.
Beside destroying the large barn with all its
contents. which included two trotting horses.
several cows an other stock. wagons. hay ana
out-houses. and the dwelling house was
saved only after great efforts by the neiR hbor-
ing farmers who formed bucket brigade.
The tramp who is believed to have caused tho
damage was Young and evidently Hungarian.
this morning and the farmers believe he fell
asleep in a hay loft. where spark from his
pipe set Are to the hay His body - supposed
permit q search. Mr.. Phillips estima tes his
loss at So 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09

Mrs Marie Briggs OF 677 Vanderbilt avenue.
Brooklyn. reported to tho police OF the Grand
avenue station yesterday. that she lost a par
eel of diamonds valued at $40 on Thursday
afternoon, at the Christopher street station Of
the Ninth avenue elevated railroad In Man
and that while paying her fare the damon s
must have dropped out. There WAS n crescen ut
pin containing Ten diamond and eleven pearls.
a three stone ring and diamond cluster pin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
Dropped from Weakness While Seeking


John O. Moore. 40 years old, OF Baxter
street. was found unconscious on the Shore
road and Ninety fifth street, Fort Hamilton.
early yesterday morning He was removed to
the Norwegian, Hospital where II was learned
posurs On Saturday he started from his home
to walk to Fort Hamilton IN search Of employ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
Architect Dudley WIN Not Die.

Ralph f. Dudley. the young architect whS
attempted suicide by asphyxiation at his lodg-
iugs. Al East Twenty ninth street. on Satur-
day afternoon. was still a patient in the prison
ward OF Bellevue Hospital Yesterday. He had
80 far recovered. however. that the hospital
doctors thought he would probably be able to
leave there to-day or tomorrow: According
to the hospital authorities young Dudley Wpo
with his brother. has rooms at Al Fast Twenty.
ninth street told them Yesterday that he had
heen drinking heavily for several days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
Italian women Charged with shepliftins.

Among tho prisoners yesterday in tho Essex
Market court were three Italian women. whe
were charged with shoplittinE Saturday night
In several Grand street stores. They said they
were Mrs. Rossina Kallach and Mrs. CorneiA
Deliver OF 1884 Amsterdam avenue. and Lena
nue. Magistrate Cornell held them for trial.
Just as they were being taken into the prison
the husbands OF Mrs. Kalach and Mrs. Deliver
handed to each small infant The women
took the babies ito their cells
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
Boy Falls From a High Chestnut Tree.

MOUNT VERNON. Oct. 8-John Raines. 10
years old. OF West Farms. was seriously in
Jured to-day while gathering ehestnuta in Cor
coran Manor. While up in tree he saw a
ing out to get it. lost his balance and fell
nearly forty feet. His right arm and leg were
broken. He remained under the tree unable
to help himself for more than an hour before
he was found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
TROLLEY CAR KILLS A HORSE.
Mixes Itself Up with Two Wagons and
Hurts q Driver.

Hurts Driver.
A car of the Putnam avenue line. Brooklyn,
in charge OF Motorman Albert Wood. late on
Saturday night at Halsey street and Howard
avenue collided with a coal and wood wagon
driven by Wolf Newman OF e5S Gates avenue.
One Of the horses attached to the wagon was
Killed outright and the other badly wounded
The wagon was broken aud Newman unseated,
His left ankle was sprained and he received
three scalp wounds and many contusionG.
An express wagon, driven by John Johnson
wreck. The horse was knocked down and
johnson was slightly bruised. Wood was ar
rested
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
THE HADLEY INAUGURATION.
University and College Presidents who Have
Accepted Invitations to he Present.

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j. &. Sohurman; Dartmouth College, fIesiuen'
W. = tucker: GaHaudet college, fIesioen' L"
M. Gollaudet The General Theological Seminary
Of New yorl Dean r. A, Hoffman. Hamilton
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09

vAsHNGTOS FORECAST FOR MONDAY AID rURHDAY.
For New England and EASTERN NsW Fork. rain 10.
day; brisk snSt tOfnds, Tuesday far.
For eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and the District Of Columbia. rain fol
lowed by fair to-day; diminishing east winds Tues
dlv fair,
For western Pennsylvania, western New York and
Ohio. rain to-day fair Tuesday. southeast winds In
oreAsinG ~ force to- night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
DR.. Conaty to Attend the Hadley Inaugural
tion.

New HAVEN. Conn. Oct S.-Among the dis
ttneuished visitors who will be present at the
inauguration Of President Hadley az President
OF Yale University on Oct. 10 is the Rev.
Thomas J. Conaty. Rector Of the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1899-03-16
Calumet O. "; a:
Baking
[:!!:) [(:!::) !! Powder

c S Shippy, bill OF sI65, expenses in
case of Henry J Bauley, eli al. VS. Steele
county.
G r Jackson. bill of s1O4l for coal
and drayage for James Taylor and Mrs
Cyrus. paupers.
S l. Linn, fees for making real estate
tax sales, s!6.53
The time for opening bids for bridge
building. furnishing material etc, hav-
ing arrived. the board of commissioners
proceeded to open and examine same.
After consideration OF all bids receiv-
ed, on motion said bids were rejected
and the county auditor was authorized
to request parties who had filed bids 10
again submit proposals for consideration
at the next meeting Of the board.
On motion the report OF NJ. G. Prcsslv,
justice OF the peace, for quarter ending
Dec 81. 1893. was approved and fees al
lowed from the county general fund, as
follows:
NJ c Pressly, justice fees in case
of state Of North Dakota VS..
Malcomb Pierce. .......... 81 10
Geo y Warner, deputy sheritf's
fees Observation-Disclosures. I %
Hugh Ncwa!l, witness fees .. SO
The proposal OF Steele County Bank
for lease FOR - years, Of the west - feet
of the cast .oi /. feet OF lots No. ! and >.
in block -. Town OF, Hope, and now oc-
cupicd by said bank, Offering to pay the
sum Of 5000. was on motion accepted.
conditioned that said lease shall not pre-
vent the county from scllin, said lots
before the expiration Of the same.
The applications OF L. p. VanNorInan
to purchase the interest Of Steele coun-
ty, in and to lots 10. lG. II, 10, 20 and %,
block IS. original townsito of Hope, and
agreeing TO pay fer Same the sum OF
5000, was presented to the board.
On motion said application was grant
/ ed and the chairman directed to execute
quit claim deed of said promises to l..
p. VauNorlnan
On motion the following petition for
bridge was granted:
Petition Of Ole paulson and Others; for
bridge between sections 81 and .. plilu-
rose township
Upon investigation it having been
found that the bridge built in 1893. be-
tween sections 2G aud II. i,nycr town
ship, Was too short, it was ordered that
an extension OF q feet be added 10 said
bridge.
On motion ;ho following bills were al.
lowed and ordered paid from the county
general fund:
q . johnson, commissioner,
per diem ard mileage s / 70
Il Rindy, commissioner. per
diem and mileage .. ! 20
L G Erickson, commissioner,
per diem and mileage .... 80
Il n Hornor commissioner. per
diem and mileage ......... :; 10
On motion tie board adjourned 10
March -, 1880, at lOo'clocl q. IN.
I. S. iIrET.
County auditor.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1899-03-16
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
0aicil Proceedings of the Board of
County Commissioners of
Steele County.

Sherbrooke. N. d., March =, 1899.
Board Of county commissioners con-
yened at 10 o'clock, a. m., pursuant to
adjournment.
Present. H. j. Rindy, chairman. and
Commissioners G.. o. johnson. +. G.
Erickson and H. N. Horncr.
Minutes of the meeting Of Jan. Is,
1899, were read and approved.
The board having under consideration
the provisions Of house bill No. 81, pass.
Ell at the sixth session of the Legislative
assembly OF the state of North Dakota,
and the same having been duly approx
ed by the governor of said state, and it
being considered ADVISABLE to increase
the amount OF the sinking fund of the
county as rapidly as possible to meet its
outstanding bonded Indebtedness at the
maturity thereof:
On motion of II. N. Horner. duly car
ried, it was ordered that the monthly
collections of penalty and interest be-
longing to the county, shall belong to
and become part of the sinking fund
and the county treasurer and county
auditor shall place such penalty and in
terest to the credit of the sinking fund
at the time OF each monthly settlement
Ayes, G. 0. johnson. T.. G. Erickson, H
n Horner and Mr.. Chairman. Nays,
none.
On motion tho board adjourned until
l o'clock p. M, Of tho same day.
Attest:
Charles G. Boise