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The evening times., 1899-08-04

dent, which Is implied by the assertion that
as soon as President Roca returns to Bue-
nos Ayres he will invite the Presidents of
Brazil, Paraguay. Uruguay, and Chile to
meet at his capital in the autumn to con-
slider the advisability OF reducing the ar
maments of those countries.
Unquestionably this suggestion shows
that South American affairs are progress
ing too rapidly to admit of credence in the
reiterated reports of an intention or de-
sire down there to combine against or in
any way TO assume an attitude of antago-
nism to the great Republic of the North.
On the contrary. il shows conclusively that
the spirit and high purpose o. this Govern
ment have at last found lodgment in Latin
American minds. A reduction of arma-
ment in South America would be indica-
tive of the advance of civilization in the
southern continent IL would afford a fur
ther explanation Of the causes that re-
Gently drew from the Vatican the potent
concession of Independence to the religious
machinery of South America.
There can be no comfort to Europe in
these signs, but there is in them cause for
the greatest encouragement to the United
States
The evening times., 1899-08-04
The Cxar Made HappV.


The Car views the results of the So
called Peace Conference with satisfaction
He declares through his official organ that
the Conference fully came up to the ex-
peetation of the government" though he
naively admits that it was found necessa-
ry to postpone a definite settlement of the
complicated question Of the suspension of
armameuts until fully eiucidated by the
different governments
Despite the palpable effort at deception
there is in these expressions ringing tone
of frankness that is refreshing. The Car
admits in an off-hand, quasi indifferent sort
OF way, as becomes the great exponent of
absolutism, that he has learned a good
deal Of value concerning the secret po-
litical interests and aims of his neighbors.
This, of course, is tantamount TO an ad-
mission that that was the motive which
prompted him to call the Conference Hav-
ing obtained the information he desired we
may now expect to see His Majesty resume
the wonted occupation of his Office of saw
ing much wood and saying nothing until
he again gets ready to entrap his talkative
neighbors.
He is pleased to observe that 1.-The vari-
Gus States have agreed to use all their re-
sources in favor of the maintenance of
peace and the abolition of war" If, now,
he can hypnotic the British lion into
peaceful slumber so the Russian bear will
have nothing TO encounter in his path
across the Himalayas into India, Nicholas
ii will indeed be happy. Also if he can
make fussy and spying magpie out of the
American eagle in Asia he will justifiably
regard himself as the worlds great pres
tidigitator.
But the Senate of the United States is
likely TO dispel at least a part of the
Cars pleasing delusion by rejecting the
entire instrument of fraud and Stiffness
which viii be presented for its considera-
tion next winter under the guise of an ar
bitration scheme.
The evening times., 1899-08-04
As to Decent Politics..

The Rough Rider made a speech vester-
day to a lot of guileless, good folk at
Ocean Grove upon his fayorite subject. to
wit: 'Decency in Politics" On this oc-
casion he changed his theme from the
predicate form to one Of interrogatory
and the topic under his handling at the New
Jersey religious resort became this: Can
Practical Politics Be Decent Politics %
The Rough Rider told his Ocean Grove au-
dience that practical politics could become
decent politics, which, of course is lar
away from saying that his record in the
gubernatorial Office at Albany exemplifies
the principle.
Modesty. which has always been con-
spicuous attribute of the Rough Riders
character, probably prevented him from
filing caveat on this claim. STILL had he
worldly person in his audience who reads
the secular press, and who might have
disputed his right to the patent. This
person might have brought up the canal
scandal or the proposition of the wicked
Platt to call special session of the legis-
tion of New York city out of existence.
Such an one might even have called at
tention to the embarrassing fact that the
Rough Rider is not really the Governor of
New York. but that Platt is exercising the
functions of that office. as witness the de-
liberation with which Platt has canvassed
1.-The political and judicial aspects of the
case involved in the selection of a sue
cessor for the late Justice Follett.
The Rough Rider might have been able
to effectually set at ease any doubts Gre
ated in the guileless minds of his hearers
by such an impertinent person by claiming
that his anxiety to make practical politics
decent was SO great that he did not care to
run the risk of soiling his gloved hands
by touching the canal scandal and the ju-
dicial vacancy. Probably that would have
been entirely satisfying to his Ocean Grove
audience. 1t will require some such ex-
planation as this to satisfy that credulous
horde of voters who were attracted to him
last November by his talk about "decency
in politics" when they learn after awhile
that Platt and not Roosevelt is the Gov
ernor of New York.
The evening times., 1899-08-04
A Simple Request.
From Tit-Bits.l

The merchant uttered sharp exclamation and
sank back in his chair. 4 telegram fell from his
shaking hand His eyes were wide, his face
white, and beads of perspration stood on his
brow. The men in the outer Office whispered
among themselves.
''Toueh of heart disease?" asked one
''No; the old man can't take up note" said
another. 1--WE heard runners of that kind We
fellows will have to be looking for another
place ~
Get 10 work-he's coming to again.
The merchant wiped his brow, fetched de-
spairing sigh, picked up the paper from the
foor,, frowned and stamped his foot as if TO
summon all his resolution, placed the telegram
on his desk, and forced himself to read the
bitter message. This was it:
Dearest James: Please send the waist for my
grosgrain suit at once. You will remember the
one, as it has revers on the iromage and chain
stitched biases on the back It is in the lower
trunk in the cupboard beside the back room
under your winter overcoat II not there it
must be in the sealed box on the third shelf in
the front-roon cupboard < II you don't find it
there it must be somewhere else. The trunk
keys are in second wardrobe drawer. unless they
were put in the chifonier; and think the keys
are in vase one OF the mantels Pack the
waist so rs not 10 wrinkle it; and, oh. James,
please do not swear! Your loving wife,
The evening times., 1899-08-04
MISS JEWETT CRITICISED.
1t Is Charged That She Is IA Seeker
After Sotoriety.

Boston, Aug. 4-Miss Jewett, it is said,
started secretly for the South yesterday
to bring the Baker family North. At her
home here nobody would confirm or de-
ny the statement Miss Jewett could not
be found last night
Rev ]. L. Dart President of the Normal
and Industrial Institute, of Charleston, is
in town. Since l came here, said Mr.
Dart, Miss Jewett has come forward and
tried to divert attention from the main
purpose OF my visit and has started a
movement to go in person to South Caro-
lima and bring the Baker family here. She
has some Of the colored people of Boston
behind her. but the majority of the leading
class in this city and elsewhere are op-
posed TO the movement, as are many of
the whites.
Il am decidedly and emphaticalIy op-
posed to the plan during the present state
of division and excitement among the COL
ored people of this city. / feel that il
would do no good to the people here; that
it would not help the Baker woman. and
would tend to intensity the race feeling in
the South l have advised promoters of
the enterprise to drop the whole matter
and to let it rest for the present. If the
Baker woman is. TO be brought North let
it be done in the future. and not in the
present.
But this active element seems bent on
carrying out its objects, and has sent Miss
Jewett and others to Charleston with the
intention, / believe, of bringing the Baker
woman to the North for exhibition pur-
poses in this and other cities. The purpose
is evidently to gain notoriety. as we'll as to
make profit out of the unfortunate and
deluded people. | hope that the people
of Boston will not be misled by peraons
who are not sincere in their undertaking,
but have personal ends to accomplish.
q wish it understood that |. for one, am
opposed to the whole business, and am in
no way connected with it, and that the
fund started by William Lloyd Garrison
and reputable colored people Of this city
for the personal. direct, and immediate aid
of the Baker woman and the education of
her children will not be used to forward
Miss Jewett's plau.' -
The evening times., 1899-08-04
REPAIRS TO THE COLUMBIA.
The Cup Defender Will Soon BE Her.


seI A9ulhs
Bristol, r. l.. Aug. Aft Herreshoff's 8
plans are carried out the cup defender CO.
lumbia will be rugged and ready TO resume
racing with Defender Saturday afternoon
OF Newport, using her Oregon pine mast
and topmast and the old suit of sails which
went overheard when her mast and top
mast collapsed Wednesday afternoon.
Aside from few small dents in top
sides and boom, no trace of the accident
remained last evening after riggers from
Boston, steel workers, and Columbia's crew
mad put in day of hard work clearing
away the wreckage unstepping the steel
mast and preparing for stepping the Ore
gon pine spar the first thing this morn
ing. .. 5r
The steel mast was taken out of Colum-
bia late yesterday afternoon by the der
TICK Archer, which came over from Fall
River for that purpose early in the morn
ing. but considerable work had to be done
before 1t could be loosed from the mast
step, so tightly had it been fastened to pre-
vent any giving in hard blow.
Columbia S sails were unbent before noon
and laid out TO dry, her broken topmast
taken to one of the Herreshoff piers, the
Oregon pine spar made ready for step
ping with the new topmast which came
from Boston few days ago, and sailmakers
were set at work late this afternoon on the
big mainsail, which was not torn so badly
as was first thought in the accident Wed
nesday.
The steel mast is not broken in two, be-
ing bent to- starboard and showing a jag
ged break on the port side as would fire.
cracker half broken by boy for sizzling
purposes.
No difficulty is apprehended in hammer
ing out the dents in Columbia's topsides
TO their original smoothness, nor in so
mending the bent steel mast that no trace
will remain of the accident. nor will the
repaired section be a whit inferior in
strength to any other section. This work
will not be hurried. as there is no occasion
for hurry. While it can be done within the
next four or five days. the steel workers
are likely to take week in order TO make
the mast even stronger than it was before
the spreader broke and put unexpected
strain upon it. The spreaders used Wednss-
day were of wood and weaker than they
ought TO have been. II is probable that
steel spreaders will be used hereafter.
The steel mast has proved its value and
will not be abandoned, nor will Designer
Herreshof consent to abolishing the new
idea of telescoping the topmast, which was
primarily responsible for the breaking OF
the topnast. as the topnast spreader was
given faulty lead through the change in
fastening the topmast.
The Strengthening of the topmast spread
ers is the only change in Columbias rig
ging which has been deemed necessary.
When this is accomplished. the steel mast
stepped. and the new suit of racing sails
bent. the new flyer will be in precisely tbs
same form in which she will meet Sir
Thomas Lipton's Shamrock. The accident
has caused the Herreshoffs to alter none of
their plans for Columbia. The strengthen
ing of the spreaders even was determined
upon last week, but it was thought there
would be no danger in the race Wednes-
day.
The evening times., 1899-08-04
An Encouraging Sign.

President Roca of Argentina has ar
rived at the capital of Uruguay with a big
Official encourage. After exchanging the
compliments of the season with his host
at Montevideo President Roca viii pro-
ceed in state to Rio de Janeiro and there
commune with the enlightened spirits of
the Brazilian republic. Before he returns
TO Buenos Ayres he may visit the capital
Df one or more of the republics that have
been making the work of the worlds map
makers uncertain and annoying.
We may expect TO see this pleasing in
Ident cause the hysterieal press of Europe
TO break out in rash OF prediction concern
ing an alliance of Latin American repub-
lies against the United States'' The edi-
torial minds of the embattled and indus
trially congested Old World will pay no
heed to the real significance of the incl
The evening times., 1899-08-04
FOUGHT WITH THE GREY.
Sudden Death of Major j. Arthur
Johnston Mt Petersburg.

Sudden Death of Major j. Arthur
Johnston at Petersburg.
Petersburg, Va, Aug. 4.-Major J. Ar
thur Johnston. of Petersburg, who had
been in feeble health for the past three
years, died very suddenly yesterday at his
home in this city. He retired in his usual
health Wednesday night and spoke to his
wife at o'clock yesterday morning. At
clock when Mrs. Johnston went to call
her husband for breakfast she found him
dead in bed.
Major Johnston was native of Peters
burg and was. seventy-one years of age.
Before the war he was wholesale grocery
merchant here. the style of the firm being
Donnan & Johnston. At the breaking out
of the war he was post quartermaster in
the Confederate States Army at Norfolk.
When Norfolk was evacuated he was placed
in charge Of the quartermaster's depart
ment of Mahone's Brigade He was subse-
quently made quartermaster of Anderson's
Division, which place he held up to the
close Of the war He was for fourteen
consecutive years sheriff of Petersburg. He
began to fail him took an active part in
political affairs. He was at one time di-
rector in the Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio
Railroad Company, now the Norfolk and
Western. He had twice married His last
wife survives him with five children-four
daughters and one son. The latter, ]. A.
Johnston, is mailing clerk at the postoffica
here.
The evening times., 1899-08-04
A Cnt Routed by a Bird.

From a garden window in Twickenham cob
servant" saw the following incident on Wednes
day, and writes TO tell the tale. "a nest of
blackbirds had flown this morning. and one of
the young birds had decided to explore under
boris cat sprang after the bird, and would have
caught it, but at the same moment the mother
bird few down from high tree growing Just
outside the garden. and with extended wings
and uttering remarkably loud cry, hovered
around the cats head, dashing itself again and
again with open beak against the cat By this
unexpected attack the wouldbe DESTROYER
seemed entirely balked in his movements. and
both birds Few up into the tree and chatted
loudly and excitedly for about ten minutes
never could have imagined small bird canahje
of such marvellous instinct and courage. i felt
quite excited at witnessing such scene, and
shall never forget it,
The evening times., 1899-08-04
F1REMEn REFUSED TO WORK.
Volunteers Decline to Pull Heavy
Engines Over the CObblexfonex.

SOIunteerS Dectine 10 Pull Heavy
Engines Over the Cobblestone..
Frederick, Md, Aug. 4.-By the slipping
OF the strap from the governor on an en-
gine at the Frederick City Packing Com
pany yesterday afternoon the fywheel was
whirled around with such velocity that it
burst and pieces were sent flying in every
direction. Several fragments went through
the roof and landed 200 feet away, while
others went tut the sides to great dis
tance. The factory was running with full
force. but fortunately no one was injured,
the betting of the machinery operated by
the wheel having been cut. Flying frag-
ments tore the gasoline pipes apart, which
soon took fire, and general fire alarm
was sounded, but the flames were soon ex-
tinguished.
In responding to the alarm scene was
witnessed that caused general disgust. Soon
after the alarm was given the Independ-
ent engine was drawn out OF the house by
Charles Levy and Robert l.. LorentZ, and
Deing on the incline they managed TO pull
the engine half a square. where il stood
not man offering to help to take it along,
presently the Junior engine passed it IN
Market Street drawn by eight men, The
city fire bells rang out their peals of alarm
and still no cne offered to man the ropes
Of the Independent engine. There stood
Juliet" the pride of the Independent
boys putting away with a roaring fire un-
der her boiler, ready for duty, but no one
TO take her TO the supposed scene of ac-
tion. Firemen and members Of the COM
pany passed by going TO the scene of the
conflagratiOn, but still no one offered to
pull her.
Business men lined upon the cGrbing and
shook their heads in utter astonishment, as
such thing never before occurred upon
the sounding OF an alarm OF fire. Return
ing home the Junior hose carriage was
drawn by four men. while the Independent
hose reel was pulled by nine little colored
boys A member of the board of alder
men said: This is a dreadful state OF af-
fairs; 1t. shows that the services of the
volunteer firemen of Frederick are not aP-
preciated, and pi oppose at the next meet
ing OF the board to offer resolution pro-
viding to furnish the companies with
horses. II is too much to expect the fire.
men to draw the heavy apparatus over the
cobblestcned streets, particularly in hot
August weather "
The evening times., 1899-08-04
Jiminez the Liberotor.

All! Indeed, So Jiminez. the Dominican
leader. is coming to the United States to
ft out an expedition to go to Santo Domin
go, and If necessary take forcible posses
sion of the government is he? What anus
ing fellows these chronic revolutionists are
when they escape from their own country
and begin to publish bulletins from some
nearby point Of safety! In this instance
the serio-comic Dominican malcontent has
turned his back on his native isle. and, Sc
cure in the city of Havana, is talking grand
iioquently about what he intends to do il
the United States. To this amiable Antille-
an rebel. America is evidently a con-
genial rendezvous from which be and his
revolutionary. companions can fit out Dex-
petitions to attack the regularly constituted
authority Of governments with which the
The evening times., 1899-08-04
ISLANDS DISAPPEARING.
The Waves of the Chesapeake Slow
Iy Washing Them Away.

Iy Washing Them Away.
Cambridge, Md, Aug. 4.-Many great
changes are being gradually effected by
fronts of the Eastern Shore. Unlike the
high bluffs of the Western Shore, the banks
on the east of the Chesapeake are low and
afford but slight resistance to the rush OF
waters, and this disadvantage is proving
fatal to much of the best farming lands
of the shore. In the western exposures the
contour of the land has. during very recent
years, become entirely changed. many
small inlets and streams becoming obliter-
ated and new islands formed by the action
of the current and waves. which, having
& sweep of the entire breadth OF the bay.
necessarily gather great force when strik
ing the lee shores.
An example OF the changing geography
is James Island. in Dorchester county. No
more than fifteen years ago this island was
not in existence, but was a great cape on
which fertile farms fourished. The island
will soon be obliterated. Ten miles north,
Sharp's Island now owned by Miller
Creighton, of Baltimore. is sharing the
same fate. The former extent of this ISL
and can be traced by a wide submerged
ledge connecting at the distance of five
miles with Talbot county and undoubtedly
forming at one time a fertile portion OF
the county. narrow strip less than a
mile in length is all that remains of the
Inflated island and the present generation
will probably witness its extinction.
Sunken debris of tree roots and trunks
far out into the bay tell the same tale at
Poplar Island, the shores of which are rap
idly receding toward the east. Along these
shores for several hundred yards the wash
ing from the banks is forming shoals pre-
venting navigation for any large craft and
making the exit to the bay very difficult to
residents along the coast. All along the
water front of the Eastern Shores where
the land is washing, real estate has greatly
deprecated in value
While the bay shore is retreating from
the waves other shores are growing rapidly
ont into the water. A species of salt
marsh of very prolific growth comes up
around the shores which are protected from
the waves and forms a catch for the scrub
vegetation necessary in the growth OF new
land. The entire outline of the Chesapeake
is undergoing gradual change. Shifting
sand bars and shoals from former isalnds
are also effecting chenges in the chart OF
the bay. Comparison of the present chart
with one in US in the SOS shows great va
riations in corresponding depths, and in
many sections the bottom of the present is
unrecognizable as that of the same location
in the early charts.
The evening times., 1899-08-04
CARRIED AWAY BY A BALLOON.
An EiGht-Yenr-OId Boy Caught by n
RODe.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. Alive hundred
feet above the heads of thousands of fran
tic people an eight-year-old child hung
suspended from the trailing rope of a bal
loon for nearly ten minutes yesterday.
The rope had become entangled around his
arm, and when the balloon shot into the
air it plucked the little fellow from the
ground and dangled him above their heads.
The boy screamed with pain and fear
and the crowd, after one great cry of ter
ror, remained white faced and notion ess,
with their eyes fixed on the struggling boy
being carried higher and higher. A tras-
edy seemed almost certain, but after how
ering between life and death for what
seemed an age the balloon was lowered
and the boy was safe, V i'll Eo worse in
jury than dislocated .1n:.
All this happened at Fremont, where the
eighty sixth anniversary o; the battle o.
Fort Stephenson was celebrated. a bal Don
ascension, during which an aeronaut
named Davis was to perform gymnasuc
feats upon a crossbar and conclude with a
leap to earth in parachute, was one of
the advertised attractions and drew
thousands of people TO the park. They
CTOWueu tuc nuSS Siih pdiioou cS II
was being inflated, and one OF the most
interested was Lester Miller, eight years
old.
When all was ready Davis got into the
basket and gave the word. The balloon
was released and rose quickly into the air
while the people cheered. A moment later
the cheers were turned into screams and
shouts of alarm, for the fast uncoiling drag
rope of the balloon had in some manner
become entangled around the arm of the
Miller boy. The boy struggled so that his
body turned round and round.
The people were powerless to do any
thing, and as the balloon rose higher and
higher great hush fell over them. Many
women fell fainting to the ground.
Some tried to attract the attention Of
the aeronaut. but he heard nothing, and
the balloon continued its upward fight,
until Davis, concluding he was high
enough, got out on the crossbar to go
through his gymnastie performance. Then
he say the boy.
He wasted no time, but opened a valve
and allowed the hot air to escape. Then
the balloon began slowly to descend. 1t
came adown>as steadily as it went up, but
to the white-faced crowd the moments
seemed like hours.
When the lad finally reached the ground
a great shout of joy went up and the crowd
embraced the aeronaut Historically. The
boys only injury was disiocated arm, and
he was taken home. Davis decided not to
make another ascension.