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The evening times., 1899-07-18
DEATH OF THE BICYCLE TRUST.
Cash to Buy in Plants Not Forth
coming.

New York, July 1S.-Pretty nearly all the
big cycle makers who have been listed as
members Of the trust came to town yester-
day, and what was expected to be a secret
session was held in the board room of the
United States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany, No. SO Cedar Street. There was
powwow that lasted until after D. m.
and then an adjournment until today was
taken. In the course of the session there
We're couple of recesses, in which Mr.
Lane, of Lee Higginson & Co., and Mr.
Toung, of the United States Mortgage and
Trust Company, went out OF the building.
What the meeting was about and what was
done could be gathered only by patching
up gossip from various sources. Some
positive information. however. was OBJ
tanned directly from some of the prin-
cipals interested. The facts seem TO be
that the cycle trust. as originally formu-
lated, with z capitalization OF sS0.000, 600.
is dead. II has been found impracticable
10 raise the necessary capital, estimated at
s35,0G0,0 ,00O to buy in the plants for cash.
1t is known that three OF the largest con-
Germs interested have considered the trust
dead for a week and attended the meeting
today because besought to do so in order
to listen TO a new proposition. The new
way. so far as the lobby talk went. appears
TO be redistribution OF the common and
preferred stock and an offering 10 the own
ers Of the plants of 80 per cent in stock
and so per cent in cash
AS originally planned there was to be
$50 600 000 preferred stock at Z per cent
and S45, 900, 900 at s per cent II was plain
that no agreement was reached. Several
of those who have been in the deal have
been bold in saying that they will sell for
spot cash only. The options on the plants
expire on August / and some agreement
must be reached before that time.
Concerning the reasons why the capital
has not been forthcoming ii is curious how
many straws blow in the direction of
Charles R. Flint, the President of the Rub
Der Goods Manufacturing Company. which
controls a large output of tires. Flint con-
trolls many millions Of invested capital and
his influence has been thrown against the
admission into the trust of the Hartford
Rubber Works and the Indianapolis Rub
ber Company, two big tire concerns that
would be able to supply tires for all the
bicycles made by the trust. but which are
not in Flint's Company. Those who have
studied the situation think the trust never
can obtain its capital unless these two tire
companies are excluded. The trouble is
that the leaving out of the Hartford Rub
Der Works would mean the exclusion of
the Pope Manufacturing Company, while
the dropping of the Indianapolis concern
would be followed by the withdrawal of
the Western Wheel Works, the Indiana
Bicycle Company and the Gormully & JEFF
frey Company. Without these firms no
successful trust could be formed. With re-
gard to what may happen if the trust
scheme utterly collapses there is some ex-
ceedingly interesting speculation. One of
the prominent makers has suggested a
pool of the biggest manufacturers
The evening times., 1899-07-18
MADE HALF-DoLLARS.
An Alleged Counterfeiter Caught by
the Philadelphia POI.ce.

An Alleged SOunter1eIer Taught by
the Philadelphia Pol.ce.
Philadelphia, July 1S.-Hieutenant Little,
of the Fifth police district, yesterday un-
earthed a counterfeiter's den in the lodg-
ing house, No. 500 South Twenty fourth
Street, and his men seized a full set OF
paraphernalia used in the manufacture of
silver halfdollar counterfeits. William
Coleman, the alleged operator, was arrested
and locked up at the station-house for a
hearing before United States Commissioner
Craig this morning.
A large number of complaints have been
received by Lieutenant Little during the
past three weeks from people in the south
ern section of the city who have been vic
timized through spurious half-dollars. All
efforts to trace the source of the circula-
tion of the bad money proved futile until
yesterday when the police received infor-
nation that led them to suspect Coleman.
Special Policeman Escher and Pollock
the Twenty-fourth Street house, and in
their search of the premises discovered the
counterfeiting outfit, consisting of cruci-
bles and molds and several of the bad
coins. They also seized quantity of tin.
antimony and lead, which was used in the
making of the money.
Coleman, who was employed as a laborer
at the grounds of the National Export Ex-
position, moved into the house on Twenty
fourth Street about three weeks ago, and
it was at that time that the spurious coins
began to be put into circulation.
The evening times., 1899-07-18
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
An Aged White Man Assaulted ant
Robbed by n Negro.

An Aged White Man Assaulted and
Robbed by n Negro.
Westminster. Nd, July 1s.-A daring
highway robbery was committed half d
mile west of Marston, Carroll county,
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
victim was William Wood, who resides
near New Windsor, and is nearly eighty
years of age. He is a repairer of harness
and travels aroun the country plying his
vocation and is familarly known to all
the farmers. He had been at work near
Liberty, Frederick county, for several days
and was on his return home when he
reached Newport, near Inc county line and
was accosted by a young colored man, who
enquired the time of day. The negro
passed and repassed him several times, aid
then when near Marston suddenly assault
ed Mr.. Wood.
The old man vas thrown down after he
had been choked and consi le.ahly bruised
by his assailant. His pocketbook cont ain
ing $25 was taken and also $4 whicn he had
in change. After committing the assault
and robbery the negro fled across the
fields in the direction Of Mount Airy. He
IS described as being above the 1edjum
height slendar and very black He was
seen by several farmers, but is unknown
The robbery was an exceedingly bold one
and took place on the public road which is
much frequented. Mr.. Wood was not
much injured. He sustained few severe
bruises
The evening times., 1899-07-18
MIR. vanderItu Returns

Assistant Secretary Vanderlip of the
Treasury returned yesterday from an ex
tensive tour through the West He speut
considerable time on the Pacific Coast
his special business being an oinvestiea-
ton of the assaying and refining business
with view of granting a small reduction
Of charges asked by the mining Interests
This, he found, could be done and the
request will be granted Mr.. Van
derlp said prosperity was every
where in evidence due to a revival of all
business interests, large crops, and an in
flux of gold from the mines of the coast
and from Alaska. Mr.. Vanderlip esti-
mates that from Alaska alone SIS, 900. OOO
will be poured into the West this season
The lumbermen of Washington, he said
who are shipping quantities of lumber to
Manila, owing to the high freight rates
are considering the advisabiity of estab-
fishing lumber mills in Luzon to handle
the native timber, which will probably
be done as soon as conditions in the is!an.
admit the opening of industries there. AS
yet there has been no great increase in
the manufacturing of the Pacific Coast
due to the acquisition of the Philippines
but Mr.. Vanderlip thinks there has been
enough increase in the trade to Justify
the people in looking forward to an ex-
tensive trade when peace Is restored to
the islands. At present the demand is
confined principally to military supplies
The evening times., 1899-07-18
A PROTEST AGAINST GoEBEL.
Mount Sterling Democrats Vigorous
ly DenOunce His Nomination.

Mount Sterling, KY, July. 1S.-The first
Democratic mass meeting in the State to
protest against the Louisville Democratic
convention and against Goebe!, its nomi-
nee for governor, was held in the court
house here yesterday evening. The house
was packed and many persons were turn
ed away. Former State Senator Cockrell
was chairman and Prof. Sam Green c.
retary. The meeting was addressed by
former Congressman, Thomas Turner for
mer member of the legislature II. B.
Kinsolving. and Alfred Bascom, OF Bath
county, who was a delegate to the Louis
Vile convention. They condemned the
tactics of Mr.. Goebel, condemned the cleo
ton law which bears his name and de-
clared he had stolen the nomination
The resolutions adopted condemned the
Louisville convention un-Demo cratic
dishonest, and dangerous to the welfare
of the State if the ticket there selected be
chosen in November The resolutions also
condemned Mr.. Goebel and his methods.
The meeting closed its work by appoint
ing five delegates TO a meeting 10 be held
in Lexington on August TO arrange for
convention of Democrats 10 nominate a
State ticket or to take such other steps as
will be deemed best to insure the defeat
of Goebel.
This is the beginning of what promises
TO be revolt of the free silver Democrats
against Goebel. II is the general belief
that the silver Democrats will decide to
support the Republican ticket as the most
effective way to kill Goebel politically.
The evening times., 1899-07-18
The Occur d,AIepe Troubles.

The affidavits and sworn statements pre-
sented to the President yesterday by SEN
ator Heitfeld in reference TO the condi-
tion of affairs in the Occur d'Alene district
in Idaho, are only the inscription on the
other side Of the shield. The public is not
unaware of the peculiar temper of the
people who have ruled the destinies of the
Occur d'Alene strip since the riots-of 1892
and If the historical critic were asked to
point out recent illustrations of the su
preme majesty of the law IT is hardly p.ob
able that many shining instances could be
cited in the Occur d'Alene community. In
deed, it is popularity admitted that the
presence of United States troops was abso
lutely necessary to maintain even the least
semblance OF order in the district when
General Merriam was ordered to Idaho. and
IL is recognized that the authorities acted
wisely in sending detachment of United
States troops TO the scenes of SO frequent
violence
1t was thought to be unfortunate at the
time that colored troops should have been
despatched to the Coeur dAlene locality.
% IL was feared that racial prejudice ni1hi
The evening times., 1899-07-18
DISPUTE OVER A BOY.
An Interesting Abduction Case Dis
minsed After n Hearfug.

missed After n Hearing.
Oakland. Md. July 1S.-An abduction
case of more than ordinary interest has
been before Justice John T. Sincell. The
fact that a warrant had been issued had
served to draw a crowd at the hearing. A
week before the hearing Miss Bessie Haye.
daughter of former Postmaster Samuel G.
Haye. at Deer Park, swore out warrant
charging Howard Nettikin with. having
forcibly, and without color of right, alb
Quoted Richard Briscoe a boy under twelve
years OF age, and alleging that she was the
proper guardian and custodian of said
Richard Briscoe.
At the preliminary hearing, F. A. Thay-
err states attorney, produced the evidence
OF Miss Haye tending to show that about
three years ago Howard Nettikin sent the
poy to her from Washington, ID. c., in
cnarge OF conductor on the Baltimore
ana Ohio; that, when Nettikin returned,
he told her she could keep the boy as long
as she liked. and that while he was in her
charge she must care for him. so that he
tNettikin) could comply with his contract
with the .sa,iOnal Home, from which insti-
tuition he had gotten the boy; that she had
always filled up the blanks furnished by
the home to Mr.. Nettikin in his name.
showing how the boy was cared for, and
that Nettikin had always senl nthese re-
ports. She further said her understanding
was that the boy was obtained from the
home for her, and that he belonged to her.
that on the Sth Of July NettikIn took the
boy from her forcibly and without her con-
sent and carried him to his own home.
Nettikin produced copy OF the act OF
Congress Incorporating the National Home,
authorizing it to bind out children COM
mltted to its care until they are eighteen
years old, and also produced indentures
OF apprenticeship showing that the boy was
legally bound to him until he arrived at
the age of eighteen years. Nettikin fur
ther showed that he really secured the boy
for his sister, but let Miss Haye have him
until such time as he or his sister should
want him. At the time the boy was put
In care OF Miss Haye she was a clerk in
Nettikin's store, but since that time he
has gone out of business. The justice dis
missed the charge and released the accus-
ed.
The evening times., 1899-07-18
EDUCATION IN JAPAN.
The Annual Report of the American
Boards Mission.


Boston. July 1s.-The annual report OF
the American Boards mission, co-operat-
ing with the Kumi-ai churches of Japan,
has been received. OF educational condi-
tions in japan it says;
Both government and people are begin
ming to appreciate the necessity for fur
ther efforts In behalf of education. In the
course of debate in the House of Peers at
the last session of the Diet 1t was stated
that OF seven million children of school age,
not less than two and a third million are
receiving no education, owing TO the in
ability of their parents to pay the re-
quired fees. II is hoped that these fees
will soon be abolished, but as yet the gov
ernment does not see its way clear to meet
the extra expense which a system of alb
solutely free schools would involve. In the
meantime plans are being made for an in
crease in the number OF the so-called high
schools, which roughly correspond to the
first TWO years Of our American colleges.
There are now six of them. Two new de-
partments, medicine, and engineering, are
to be added TO the kyoto University, and
a third university Is planned for in the fu-
ture.
Japan is already attracting foreign stu
dents. Two natives OF lnuia are now study
ing In the Department of Technology of the
Kyoto University, and they assert that bet
ter facilities are afforded them there than
can be had in India. Twenty-Five Korean
young men are attending the Imperial Mil
itary Academy, while a much larger num-
Der Of Chinese are pursuing military stud
les at a private school preparatory to that
academy. Japan is also carrying on edu-
cation in other lands. A school in Seoul,
the capital Of Korea. which was organized
some years ago under the care Of certain
prominent Christian Japanese, has attract
ed much attention, iand Is receiving the
generous support of many OF the best
known public men of Japan
The evening times., 1899-07-18
A GARRIsoN1AN TRADE.
AguinaldO EulOgixed at a Meeting
In Boston.

In Boston.
Boston, July 18.-WilIiam Lloyd Garrison
addressed last night new organization of
colored people known as the Boston Color
ed Auxiliary of the National Anti -Imper-
ialistic League. Starting by saying how
fitting it was to address a meeting Of col
ored men on the question Of liberty. as
they We're examples of what freedom had
accomplished in race, he attacked Presi-
dent Mckinley and the Republican party.
He referred to the loyalty of the colored
men since the war to the party of Lincoln
and Sumner, and to the great change which
had OF recent years come over the party,
which, he said, with all possible power in
its hands, permitted the constitutional
amendment to become dead letter south
of the Mason and Dixon line and allowed
the lynching of innocent negroes, crime
which the annals of barbarism could not
surpass. THE party of William Mckinley
today" he said, resembles far more the
party Of James Buchanan than of Abra-
ham Lincoln. .".4.s.~ ~
Passing to the original aggression, as he
termed it, in the Philippines, he said the
party which formerly loosened the chains
OF an enslaved race was now seeking OF
replace them on the necks of "Aguinaldo
and his brave band of fighting patriots"
He asked his hearers il they had any as
surance that the same volunteers who SO
murderously shot down the unoffendng
Filipino, styled by them "niggers," would
not as readily turn their rifles on the col
ored men of this country should they dare
to stand up for their rights. The speaker
referred to the receptions planned for Ad-
miral Dewey as attempts to distract the
attention Of the people from the awful
crime which was being committed. In clos
Ing Mr.. Garrison told his hearers that if
the imperialists denounced them as trail
tors to sling back the epithets; to meet all
argument with denunciation.
DR.. Jerome Riley, OF Washington, Presi-
dent OF the National Colored Anti-Impe-
rialistic League. made an address on the
rights of colored men in general and those
of the South in particular and denounced
the Republican party for the war In the
Philippines. He became so bitter that the
crowd refused to stand 1t and finally Isaac
N. Allen, a former member of the COVER
nor's council, made a warm defence of the
Republican party. Resolutions were final
ly passed denouncing lynching and the
PhiIinnina war
The evening times., 1899-07-18
A WOMAN DIES OF FRIGHT.
She Was Alone When the Burglar
Alarm Accidentally Sounded.

She Was Alone When the Burglar
Alarm Accidentally Sounded.
San Francisco July 1S.-Fright was fatal
Sunday to DR.. Mary E. Edmonds, widow
of the late Superior Court Judge Marcus A
Edmonds. The burglar alarm sounded in
Mrs Edmonds' home, No. 913 Bush Street,
when she was alone She ran to the win
dow and screamed for help, and it came,
but the frightened woman almost imme-
diately expired. Her death is the more la
mentable because it is probable there was
no burglar in the house. and that Mrs.
Edmonds pet dog set off the alarm.
Mrs. Edmonds had just returned from
her Office when she ran to a front upper
window of her house. blew a shrill po-
lice whistle and cried, Help, Burglars"
Policemen and neighbors rushed to the
house and Mrs. Edmonds opened the front
door to them. Just as they entered she
staggered and fell. They unavailingly tried
to revive her and physicians were quickly
summoned. but she died within a minute.
The police carefully searched the house,
but could find no trace of an intruder.
The front window on the lower floor was
unfastened, but the dust on the window sill
was undisturbed. The supposition is that,
being alone, Mrs. Edmonds had set the.
burglar alarm and that her dog had trod
on one of the hidden plates scattered
through the house and so arranged that
any added weight on them would ring the
alarm gong.
The evening times., 1899-07-18
SENATOR GALLINGER'S CASE.
Civil Service Investigators to Report
i'm About Ten Days.


Civil Service Commissioner M. S. Brew
er, returned today from Concord, NJ H.,
where he presided as chairman of the COM
mittee that investigated the charges of vi
olating the Civil Service law, preferred
against Senator Gallinger, by former Gov
ernor Buster. Commissioner Harlow and
Mr.. Wales, who participated in the inves-
tigation, will not return for about ten DAYS.
Until their return no report will be made
Mr.. Wales is now having the testimony
taken by the committee typewriter and
statements made will be submitted to the
witnesses for their signatures.
Commissioner Brewer said today that
when his colleague, Mr.. Harlow and Mr..
Wales, get back the Commission will then
pass upon the case and make its report
Mr.. Brewer also stated that neither former
Governor Busiel nor Senator Chandler had
personal knowledge that Senator Calling
er had violated the Civil Service law. II
was true that circulars were submitted
which contained Senator Gallinger's print
ed name State chairman, but those cir
culars were signed by Mr.. Tharpe, the Sec
retary. Much interest is attached to the
report which will be submitted to the
Commission by Mr.. Brewer, because It is
expected that ii will provoke a rejoinder
from Senator Chandler.
The evening times., 1899-07-18
The RrookINn Strikc.

The conduct of the Brooklyn strikers
yesterday in forcibly attempting to re-
strain other men from operating the troll
ley lines. and in boldly defying the regu-
larly constituted authorities OF the city, by
forcibly resisting officers of the law. car
ries its own lesson. There is in this
country of ours no disposition TO deny any
class of men the right of cooperating by
all legal methods to protect themselves
from either real or imagined injustice. The
Brooklyn strikers have clearly the legal
lines OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany whenever they desire TO do so. They
have the legal right to do this, both indi-
vidually and collectively. They may, If
they please, leave their positions whenever
they desire to go, and there is no law for
bidding them to remain absent from work
as long as they have the disposition to stay
away. They are, in a word, unquestionably
justified from a purely legal point of view
in striking" whenever they have a mind
TO strike.
When, however, they have abandoned
their work and have left, temporarily or
permanently, their positions as conductors
or motormen, they are, in their conduct
and attitude toward other men, bound by
certain fixed and universally recognized OBJ
legations. The same impartial law which
permits them TO strike, also forbids their
interfering by force TO prevent other men
from taking the places made vacant by
their absence. They may, by moral sua-
sion, seek TO discourage others from going
on with the work. They may resort to all
the methods known TO the code of social
ostracism to dissuade their fellow-men from
accepting positions in the employ OF the
company they have left, but they have no
right, either in law or in equity, TO at
tempt to forcibly restrain their neighbors
from operating the road they refuse to.
The conduct of the strikers yesterday,
therefore, in attacking the new motorlnen
and conductors cannot be justified either
in law or in reason. Neither can the per-
sistent efforts of the strikers to resist by
force the police who were clearly doing
their duty to protect property and to main
tain order, be sanctioned by intelligent
public opinion. Acts of violence only tend
in the end to injure the real cause of la
Dor; for the moment law is disobeyed, its
officers defied, and the peace and security
OF society are menaced, the generous SYM
pathy of the public with the strikers i'm
mediately disappears.
The evening times., 1899-07-18
FREE SILVER MEN AWAKE.
Views to He Presented to the Demo-
cratic National Committee.

Indianapolis, July 1S.-The Indiana free
silver Republicans and free silver Demo-
Gratis will try TO make their influence felt
by the National Democratic Committee
when it meets al Chicago next week. John
G. Shankln, national committeeman for
Indiana, has solicited number of letters
from free silver Democrats which he will
present TO the committee as indicating the
sentiment here, and Flayius J. VanVorhis,
President of the Bimetalle Union, will
speak for the free silver Republicans and
will say that more of these will vote for
the Democrats in 1900 than voted with
them three years ago.
VanVorhs is to be one of the speakers
at the Thursday night meeting in Chicago.
Taking his announced speech as its text,
the Sentinel editorially warns the peo-
pie against him, saying that he is not now
and never has been Democrat, and that
he is not empowered to speak for the Indi-
ana Democrats at Chicago.