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The evening times., 1899-06-16
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Vancouver. B. c., June 1s.-Tsis stor,
Of how dead lover forbade the bans
worthy as It il of the imagination of 9
t'Poes comessfrom the wild region of noun
f.tain and. lake which fr1s.the interior ol
British Columbia.
Maud Cranston. whose home was al
keotesay Lake. hadsto choose between two
wooers. or these R. A. Carson was rich
and dnromantic. while James Carter was
poor. but in all respects STRIPPING to en-
gage q maiden's fancy There were other
considerations, however. and Maud Gran
stone chose the rich ssuitor.
>"Yon shall not smaff, him. said Carter
to her. when he heard that the date was
fixed. N->s
Floods came. TIE sjver broke from its
banks. The clergyman was exiled on his
ranch. Such Of the wedding guests as had
been able to reach the brides home la
mented with her over the disappointment.
And James Cartel wb4 was Just stating
on a lonely trip down the river. greatly
changed in a few weeks, said:
"It is an Ill omen. They will never
marry
Perhaps 1t was pecanee she heard Of this
gloomy prognosticAtioha that Miss Cranston
decided that she -andTA Aer affianced would
reach the clergyman since he could not
reach them.
A day or two later they embarked. ac-
cordingly, on the steaner Kokanee, which
would pass the minister place on Its way
to Bonner's Ferry He was sighted cling
ing to the roof Of his house. which was
sub En- thn IN nm
steamer was rowed through the swirling
water that covered his crops, and he was
rescued.
Carson and Miss Cranston appealed TO
him to marry them at once. and he went
to the cabin to put on a change Of clothing
profiered him by Captain Newman. While
he was thus engaged the boat stopped at
Rios Landing. Here a cofin-a plain pine
box-was carried on board.
In it, said the gossips. was the body OF
a young man who had been drowned, now
sent wandering in search Of Christian
burial.
Maud Cranston was already in an over
wrought state from her many adventures
and brOoding over the strange words Of her
rejected sweetheart. When the coffin was
propped on deck--for there was no other
place for it-she became more agitated than
ever and more anxious to have the cereno-
ny performed at once. But when the min
lister reappeared and saw the coffin he
thought that wedding would be out of
place In such close quarters with death.
Only because there were fears for the girls
self-command did he prepare to fulfill his
word.
A look of relief crept into Maud Gran
ston's face as the ceremony went on. But
before 1t had reached the decisive stage
two dogs chained near the coffin fell to
fighting and overturned the two kegs on
which it rested. At is tumbled to the deck
the lid few of and out rolled the body. al
most at the feet Of the halfmarried pair.
1t was James Carter. his eyes wide open
and his hair still damp upon his forehead.
Only for an instant did the girl he had
loved endure the agony Of looking at his
white face, for consciousness left her and
she fell in a swoon by his side.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
Well-tO-DO Charity Patients.
From the Brooklyn EarleN

This evil Of well-to-do people running to dis
pensaries for treatment has attracted attention for
q long time. The contrast between the clothing
and general appearance Of dispensary patients and
the fact that they are applicants for charity has
been so glaring As to create indignation among
general that the physicians who are robbed OF
their legitimate means Of livelihood have felt
obliged to protest. There has heretofore been no
relief for the physicians and no apparent remedy
for scandalous state Of things II the controller
BY cutting on their public funds succeeds in clos
ing half Of the free dispensaries he will still
leave enough of them to meet the needs Of the
really destitute. and he will work . righteous
reformation among the well dressed frauds by
compelling them to pay for their own medical at
tendance. As a matter Of fact, charity should
not be made too easy. That course tempts many
people who could carry their own burdens, il
they tried. to throw them upon OTHERS and to
lose their initiative and independence:
The evening times., 1899-06-16

The automobile appears destined to be-
come factor in civilized life, especially in
cities. at a very early day, and some
speculation is naturally abroad as to the
form which the new vehicle will eventually
take AS in the case of the railway train
in its early stages of development the
automobile is at present very much like
its predecessors used with horse power.
but it will doubtless be adapted to its own
particular use before very long. For one
thing it has not yet been settled where the
seat of the motorman is to be. 1t is de-
sirable, Of course. that the passengers
have an unobstructed view Of the road.
but it is necessary that the motorman
should have a view equally clear. II he
sits in front OF the passengers. like q
coachman, he will be in their way; il he
sits above them. on. the roof. like the
driver Of a London cab, he will be In an
awkward position in case Of accident. 1t
has been suggested that his seat might be
swung low down near the truck. which
would enable him to see any small obstruc-
ton which might be in the road. Per-
haps this is the plan which will ultimately
be adopted. The brains of many clever in
ventors will probably be at work for the
next few years. shaping designs for the
OF the future. and there is a
chance for some bright young fellow to
win fame and fortune in this field.
The evening times., 1899-06-16

1t will be observed. from the news OF
the morning, that the daily feud assassi-
nations in eastern Kentucky are occur
ring with commendable regularity. Over
a considerable area Of the State there ID,
practically. reign Of terror. and the au-
thorities of the Commonwealth seem pow-
erless to do anything useful in the prem
ises. Meanwhile Kentucky's name. fame,
and credit suffer severely. The time is
coming when the State will be compelled
to take action. We commend to its gov
ernment the example of Texas, which has
found its corps. Of Rangers very efficient
in handling lawfessness. Outlawry.. and q
few companies of such mounted police
with authority to shoot and say nothing
about it afterward. would soon bring
peace and security to those Wild mountain
scenes Of disorder and bloodshed.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
A Man with q Voice.
(From the New York SUM-

Frank Woods, or "wcil. wen," Of Polo
Grounds fame, visited the Criminal Court build
ing yesterday to transact some business As he
reached the shade Of the main corridor he drew
deep breath and remarked in a voice which
reverbssated from basement to roof:
"well, well. we'll. this is certainly refreshing!'
Policemen came rushing from the basement
lawyers forgot their clients, and the court at
tendants three floors above their necks over
the railing to what bad happened. No one
but few persons who had stood near Woods knew
what had caused the>conspotion, and after ascer-
tanning that one had teen hurt the policemen
went back to the basemeht
A few moments later Moods turned his voice
loose again. this time louder than BEFORE in the
remark, "well. well, these elevators are slow. -
This time policeman saw him before the echoes
had died away, and ne was hauled into the Cen
tire Street Police Court before Magistrate Ohm
sted on charge Of disorderly conduct.
LET me of to go to the Polo Grounds this
afternoon, Judger' he asked.
81 don't see much to yell for up there unless
you want to root for Boston," replied Magistrate
Olmsted. .'but IL you'll promise to go quietly ru
let you Co."
The evening times., 1899-06-16
No Chance for Robbers.
Rrom the Philadelphia Record.


II some bold gang Of thieves should take it
into their heads to make raid on the Govern
ment treasure that is being conveyed from the
Federal building to the vaults of the new Mint,
those fortunate enough to be near at hand would
probably see the liveliest kind of lively shindy
There would be no more chance OF getting away
with dollar OF the money than there would be
for the same gang to make successful daylight
attack upon the vaults of the sub Treasury. The
Government officials take no pains to conceal this
fact, either In fact, they take pains to let
people know that there arc brave and willing
men in plenty to guard the treasure in transit.
Locked inside the cage, along with the money
are four armed men with repeating rifles Each
rife has sixteen cartridges. and the men are
dead shots. On either side Of the wagon. walking
on the sidewalk, four more men, who do not
carry rifles, but who are heavily armed .withgTe-
yolvers, carefully concealed under their coats
The driver. who is also armed, has companion
at his side who could kill at least dozen men
before his ammunition would be exhausted. And
then, to cap the difficulty, the smallest package
weighs sixty pounds. and man couldn't run
very far with that handicap. Therefore the
treasure is perfectly safe.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
Those stubborn Dutchmen.

pfom the nrookiyn Lagie)
The authorities Of the Orange Free State are
already alarmed at the prospect Of Boer uprising
in that colony. and they are begging the Eng
lish home Government to give Kruger time to
back down gracefully. 1t is TO be hoped that
this will be the outcome, for the Dutch are well
supplied with arms, are good fighters, and they
know the country and would thus be at great
advantage over the regiments which England
would pour in to subdue them. Their SUBJ
jugation in the end is inevitable, but It is a
pity that it should cost so many lives as q race
war in South Africa would involve. II the Eng.
lish settlers get the ballot, for which Secretary
Chamberlain is contending, they can dispose OF
the Dutch just as expeditiously with that and
save men to develop the country. But the situa-
tion Is tensey strained, with the chances in favor
Of war which neither side really wants.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
K1oND1KE MINING ACCIDENTS
Numerou. Casualties Recently Occur
in the Treasure Field.

Seattle. Wash. June 16-A great many
mining accidents are reported from Daw-
son. The air in the deep mining shafts is
very bad and the warm weather has caus
ed a number Of disastrous cave-ins. Among
the deaths reported are Frank Juiberti. of
New York. crushed by CAVERN at Mag
net Gulch: l. Averie. st. Louis. suffocated
in a shaft on Gold Run Claim; a German
miner named Hecht, suffocated in a claim
near Cliff House: E. A. Simpson, New
Brunswick, scuryy. Two men were drown
ed trying to cross the Yukon on unsafe
ice The deaths of two miners in the
Tanana mountains by freezing was report
ed at Dawson by Gilbert Anderson Of Wis.
consin. He also brings news OF the
safety Of large party who crossed from
the Upper River country and were be-
lieved lost. They are building boats on
Forty Mile Creek to continue the trip to
Dawson.
William Bennett. a brewery man. kill
ed Arnold Bremner. Of Seattle, with
bottle during a quarrel at Dawson.
The death OF Joe Juneau. who founded
and named the town Of Juneau. Alaska.
is confirmed at Dawson. He was at work
on a rich claim trying to make his fifth
fortune. He had spent four others in the
last twenty years.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
CLERK FORGOT THE STAMPS
Licenses of Liquor Dealers Declare,
to He Void.

West Chester. Pa, June 16.-The retail
liquor dealers of Chester county are ex-
cited over the discovery just made by Dep
uty Revenue Collector Friday that when
the clerk OF courts issued the licenses some
time ago he neglected to place on each the
81 cents in revenue stamps required by the
Government. Clerk Patrick explained that
the oversight was due to ignorance Of the
law. but Collector Friday declares that IL
censes which have been issued without the
stamps are null and void.
It Is also alleged that since the new
revenue law went into effect Clerk Patrick
has failed to attach the 10-cent stamp TO
the transcripts returned by the various
justices Of the peace. The transcripts. it
is said. number several hundred. 1t is
charged that the law has been evaded
through slight change in the wording.
The evening times., 1899-06-16


A protest comes from st. Louis to the
effect that the recruiting officers in that
city are too particular in their selection OF
men for the Regular Army. 1t is said that
only about one in ten of the men offering
themselves for service is accepted, and
that this is an injustice to those who come
from distance and are rejected. 1t is
also said that this is the reason of the
alleged difficulty of getting men for the
Regular Army; not that there are not
plenty ready and willing to enter the ser
vice. but that they are barred out by red
tape.
This is one of the matters in which an
outsider is hardly qualified to Judge; but
1t may be safely assumed that the recruit
ing officers know their business. 1t should
be remembered that service In the Philip
pines in the present state Of civilization
there. is extremely arduous and trying
work. and that 1t is necessary to have for
such business persons who are thoroughly
sound and of more than average endurance
and strength. There would be no advan-
tage In sending a hundred or a thousand
men to the islands. to go into hospital after
few weeks work, and though 1t is, OF
course, not certain that these recruits will
be ordered to Manila, still there is good
reason to suppose that large proportion
of them will be. For that matter. service
in the Regular Army at any time demands
people Of considerable endurance 1t takes
q strong constitution to serve in Arizona
and Montana and not succumb to the cli-
matte influences Of either place.
There is no particular need for the re-
jected ones to feel that they are in dis
grace, or that they are victims of injus-
tice. 1t is not in any way discreditable
to have some physical defect which pre-
vents one from being accepted for military
service; and surely the best men, phys
ically. mentally. and morally, are none too
good for the making of empire. Those who
cannot enter the Army will have a chance
a little later to do work which is quite as
important as chasing the Filipinos, il they
are really anxious to be of use to their
country. The building up OF the right
kind Of civilization in our new colonies
will take many settlers of determined
-racter and patriotic convictions.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
TRAIN HELD UP BY INSECTS.
Tracks Completely Covered Will
Cntorpillars for a Mile.

Susquehanna. Pa, June 16.-EngineeI
J. A. Jones, Of the Cherry Valley road
had a remarkable adventure with cater
pillars yesterday afternoon. when his
train was held up by the insects.
The day was cloudy and the insects
gathered on the rails. covering them
thickly for nearly a mile. As the engine
sped over them their crushed bodies caus-
ed the wheels of the locomotive to slip
and slide. So thick were the caterpillars
that sand had little effect. 1t was nearly
an hour before the affected district could
be covered.
Engineer Jones says that he killed BUSH
els Of the insects and that he could not
have proceeded at all had the train been
heavily loaded. During the morning an
other train was stopped from meeting with
caterpillars. and they had to be swept
from the track before it could proceed.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
MILLIONS IN A MICA TRUST.
w. 8. StrattOn, of Mining Fame, I'm
EineerIng the Deal.


Colorado Springs, Col. June 16.-W. S.
Stratton is investing some Of the $10,-
O0O. 900 paid him by the Venture Com
pany for his great Independence mine in an
effort to corner the mica trade.
He is prominently connected with the
St. Anthony Crystal Mica Company. COM
posed of Colorado Springs capitalists.
When the company was incorporated some
time since an expert was sent into New
Mexico who obtained options on mica
mines and prospective mines. The first
purchase called for 81. 600. 600: six more
options have just been called in at ST.
z5O. 900.
II is not given out just where the mines
are located. but some Of the richest are
100 .Iiles south of Santa Fe. The nearest
to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Is about twenty miles distant. The rail-
road company will build a branch road to
these mines.
The outpu, to all the mica mines in the
territory will be treated for the market at
Colorado Springs. where a big building has
been erected. The plant will be the larg-
est Of its kind in the United States.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
The Paris Exhibition,
From the Atlanta Journal.l

The recent large increase of American exports
makes it all the more important that the best
show possible of our manufactured products
should be arranged for this great gathering OF
the nations Such an opportunity to advertise
our industries and to extend our foreign trade
has never been offered before American in
genuity and invention were admirably displayed
at the Paris Exposition of 1878 and the results
were certainly profitable to our manufacturer.
They will certainly not fail to make good use Of
the still better opportunity which they will find
in Paris next year.
In fact enough exhibits from the United States
are already assured to make safe the prediction
that every citizen Of this Government who visits
the Paris Exposition will have no reason to fear
comparison the show his country will make
there with that Of any other.
The evening times., 1899-06-16
FOUND DEAD IN THE wooDs.
Mystery Attends the Discovery of
Corpse mt West Point.

Mystery Attends the Discovery of a
Corpse mt West Point.
Highland Falls. N. Y, June 16.-In an
undertaker's ofice lies the body Of a man
about fifty years old, tall and smooth
shaven. found in Cranston's Woods, ad-
Joining the West Point Reservation.
Wednesday afternoon. No Identification Of
the body has been made.
DR.. Herbert G. Brown, who made su-
perficial examination Of the body, said
that the man had been dead not more than
two hours before the body had been found.
Until an autopsy is made the cause Of
death cannot be ascertained. Foul play
is suspected. The left jaw was broken.
several teeth were driven inward, and
numerous contusions were on the face and
body. Blood was found few feet south
Of the spot where the body lay.
The man was evidently not iaborer.
nor did be belong to the tramp class. His
underclothing. while not Of expensive ma
terial, was light and clean. The trousers
and coat were of dark cheviot. He wore
a brown derby hat.
Only a few cents a pocket knife. and a
few articles OF little Importance were in the
dead mans pockets. The body was found
Wy thee ensineeIS yHe III aii Vpen epoee
in the woods. with the head resting on
small rock, face downward. The engi-
neers belong to Company E. at West
Point and were securing the woods for
absentees.
Several persons said they had seen the
man early In the afternoon near the Gov
ernment line. He was not intoxicated. nor
did he have any companions. He wan
.dred- around in an aimless sort of way
and seemed to suffer considerably from
the heat. II the man was murdered or had
met with foul play prompt measures will
be adopted to find the mans companions.
DR.. Brown said that heat might have
caused congestion of the brain. which
would result in commissions. and that in
falling over the man might have broken
his jaw and teeth. The surgeon thought.
however that the probability Of such be-
ing the case was very remote.
The evening times., 1899-06-16

The Chicago Evening Journal wants
General Miles sent to the Philippines with
suficient force to restore peace at once.
The Evening Journal evidently does not
know the Administration intimately. There
is not a man in it who would not demand
evacuation Of the whole archipelago to-
morrow rather than give Miles the small
est chance for credit or distinction. Let
papers desiring action petition Alger to
send shafter. Hopkins. Hecker. and some
other Michiganders, without Limitation Of
expense, and perhaps something might BE-
done
The evening times., 1899-06-16
Mr. Butler to Retire.
From the Baltimore Sun,

1t is announced that Senator Marion Butler, Of
North Carolina has determined to retire from
the United States Senate on the expiration OF his
term in 1901. He is at present taking law
course at the university Law school, at Chapel
Hill. n. C. He will probably complete his course
there next year. and it is understood will locate
at Charlotte. This can hardly be regarded as a
voluntary retirement, for the Populist Senator
doubtless recognizes the result Of the election
in North Carolina last November as the "hapd-
writing on the wall" From present appearances
Mr.. Buffers successor will be Democrat
The evening times., 1899-06-16
A Small War.

tenant Of New York apartment
human form who haunt his premises. They
are the children Of one of the other ten
| ants. One is a boy of fourteen and the
other girl of twelve. and the aggrieved
one says that the girl is the worse. This
is the character ascribed to the angelic
infants:
They are the bane OF the neixhborhood and
the terror Of the ianitors. They throw stones
at the windows, cover the clean stoops with mud.
use bad language. and give impudence to any
one who demonstrates with them. The girl
threw a stone at a ground floor window. and
broke it a day two ago. When spoken 10
Tout it she stuck her tongue out and said she
would do she pleased.
Most city people will recognize the por-
traits. Such small embodiments of human
wickedness are among the familiar figures
of every city and town. They are not al
together a modern development. although
II has been alleged that the lax discipline
Of the present day is responsible for their
behavior. II Is undoubtedly true that re-
slect for grown people has somewhat de-
creased among children since the days Of
our grandparents. and that in some cases
a pleasant eomradeship. and in others q
somewhat appalling freedom OF speech and
action, have taken the place of the old
time Difference of which we have heard so
much.
A certain change In social customs has
something to do with the appearance Of
the apartment house imp. There was a
time when the neighbor aggrieved by this
small girl would have caught the offender
and given her a sound chastisement. Now
adays such an action would be violently
resented by offended parents. who will
neither keep their own children in order
nor allow anyone else to do SO. The school
discipline common fifty years ago would
not be tolerated now. AS in all cases Of
increased liberty. the freedom allowed the
children Of today sometimes breeds license
Some allowance should also be made for
the influence Of city life upon child nature.
child naturally anaemic. gentle. or ph .eg-
matte endures the more or less unnatural
conditions of the city much more quietly
than one full Of nervous life and energy
and animal spirits. Deprived Of other out
lets for its ambition and activity. the en-
ergetic yodngster sometimes turns its at
tention to making war on all the powers
that be. including the janitor, the neigh
bors. the police, and its parents. The only
remedy for that sort of thing is to give the
child SO much to do that its time and
thoughts will be fully occupied, and that is
piece Of work which must perforce he. jeff
to the parents. II the tormented neighbor
in this particular apartment house has the
courage to face the wrath Of parents and
possible lawsuit. he might follow the old
time plan of administering corporal pun
ishment on his own account, and thereby
secure comparative peace. The fact is, he
is the victim of an Apache war on small
SCALE and must deal with his small tor
mentors very much as il they were saw
ages
The evening times., 1899-06-16
BLAcKsNAKEs ON A RAMPAGE
One Chases n Man. and u Woman BE.
hecda Another.

Port Jervis. N. Y, June 16.-A New
York tourist named Howard Storms. stop
ping at Mongaup, saw blacksnake doing
on a rock yesterday. and thinking to
frighten it. yelled and struck the rock with
a stone. The snake chased Storms quar-
ter of a mile to his boarding-hous where
the young mans cries brought his brother
to the door, who killed the reptile with
club. 1t measured nve feet. The city
man was very much frightened.
Mrs. Mark Adams, Of the same place,
went into her chicken coop last evening
to gather eggs. and placed her hand on a
blacksnake in the nest. 1t coiled about her
wrist. Instead of fainting Mrs. Adams
grasped it by the head. took it to the wood
block, and with an ak severed the head
from the body.