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The evening times., 1899-03-13
The Mighty Atom,

tf rom the Detroit Free Press.
Possibly l have streak in me that's
not common to the race" remarked To-
cal philosopher as he was enjoying his
lunch, but | find that what might be nut
down as trif1es frequently affects my senti-
ments as well as my actions.
Take this pumpkin pie, for instance 1t
carries me back to the old farm, with its
orchards the scene of the clover fields,
the wild berry patches, the pure air. the
innocent life, and the superb health which
best fits man for the battle of life And
the pumpkin is the homely symbol of all
that is stanchly loyal. Ever think of that :?
Cherries, apples, peaches, and berries may
fail. but l never knew year at home
when we couldn't have pumpkin pie, and
it's a moral tonic to me every time | eat
it.
That S only one instance of the peculi-
arity | mention. One famous writer raid
that he never wrote better than Just after
having clean shave. There's good
deal in it. The man who feels that he's
all right in his appearance has a fuller
and cheeriar swing in his language as well
as his actions. No man can escape more
or less depression il not satisfied with him
self so far as he challenges the opinion
of others, and his elation is correspond
ingly greater when he thinks that he is
beyond the reach of carping criticism.
''If feel that / am losing my domestic
grip at home l go to some good play at
the theatre, or read a book that brings
out the traits ofla good father and hus-
band in their most admirable light. It
sets me right and makes a better man of
me. Look after these little things in life
and see what difference it will make"
The evening times., 1899-03-13
FOUND DEAD IN THE STREET.
4 wealthy Brooklyn builder Fires al
Bullet Into His Temple.

New York March 13.-George Covert,
forty-five years old. wealthy builder and
real estate specuator on a large scale,
whose family supposed he was in the West,
was found dead in Eastern Parkway, near
Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, yesterday morn
ing with bullet hole in his right temple.
\ revolver lay on the ground beside the
body II was within easy reach OF his
right hand. The police believe the case
is one of suicide, and letters found in his
pocket indicate that the collapse of big
speculative schemes in the West was one
of the causes. That Covert's health was
tad may be another.
Covert was member OF the former lum-
her firm OF Covert & Sons of NeWtown. The
firm was very we'll known. and built most
of the houses in the villages Of Newtown
and Corona. The family was supposed 10
be very wealthy Two years ago the senior
member of the firm died, and his son went
into real estate speculation on large
scale Coyert's home was 4 handsome
brown-stOne house at III Putnam Avenue.
He lived there with his wife and daughter,
Cornelia, twelve years old. He was far
advanced in Masonry and was a member of
Prospect Lodge, Physically he was a gi-
ant. His height was 6 feet inches and
he Weighey 800 pounds.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
SIX NEW FURNACES.
improvements at the Pennsylvania
Steel Works.

Steeton. Pa. March 13.-Important i'm
provements have been decided on at the
Pennsylvania Steel Works. Six fifty-ton
furnaces Will be added to the open hearth
department and an extensive crane will be
erected in the yards at the rail mill. which
will extend from that mill 10 a point below
the frog shop and over the yards to the
railroad. where rails are loaded. \ large
crane is now in course Of construction
which will run from the merchant mill TO
the bridge and construction department.
This machinery will greatly expedite the
handling Of the heavy products from the
mills.
The demand for billets and structural
steel were never SO heavy, and the COM
pany hopes in the near future TO be able to
meet the present heavy orders with very
little delay. Plans are being formulated
for the addition of two, possibly three,
stories TO the main Office for the accommO-
dation of the draughting department. An
additional story will also be added to the
machine department. New drill presses
are IN course of erection al the rail- mill.
Work on the excavations for the heating
furnace al No. blooming mill are pro-
crossing.
Nlnety-SiX new names were added TO the
rolls last week, and more men are want
ed. Fer the month of February there were
5.SS1 employees on the payrolls. This is a
gain OF 7S5 over February 1888. and a gain
OF OO3 over 1897
The evening times., 1899-03-13
MONDAY. MARCH 13. 1Sss.
Gomez and the Assembly.


All that was needed 10 restore General
Gomez TO the popularity which he enjoyed
al the beginning Of the Cuban insurrec-
ton was persecution al the hands 4 ne
Cuban Assembly. The chief menace 10
quiet American administration in me isl
and was the fact that this body was re-
gardad by most Cubans as sc:I 0f pro
yisionll government 10 which they owed
respect and obedience. BY vacatirE The
ofire OF commander-in-ch Of the army
T. ,rIy as a punishment of Gomez. and by
d,1'ggiES him guilty OF treason, The A.
saI-bly has made of him the idol of iaa
hour and itself an object OF general ,Cn-
tempt. on the whole nothing could ha
better for our interests.
Tho Assembly has done more 10 rs'aId
rha progress toward seif-EoyeTument IN
cuba than any other agency. Made Up
largely OF deng EcEues. or II least dom
mated by them il has shown a complete
Indifference 10 tae future welfare OF tho
people. In order to win the favor Of the
army fer Ills plan 20 expedite American
evacuation. il was willing 10 pledge the
revenues and resources of the island Tor
years. II proposed 10 negotiate q loan Of
many millions for the purpose Gf paying
10 an army. CT which a third never had a
real existence. an amount equal 10 fOug
years pay OF American regulars. No
thought was given TO the pressing needs
of a country that has just passed through
years OF strife-a country tnat was never
properly developed. II self government
were possible in the circumstances created
by such body. ii would begin under The
most discouraging conditions. and speedy
bankruptcy and failure would inevitably
result
General Gomez has shown truer regard
Tor Cuba than its own Assembly. He has
adopted the opinion of the late General
Garcia that the payment Of a hundred dol
lars each TO the thirty thousand men VINO
enlisted in the patriot army was i wise
thing 10 enable them TO begin civil lie
without absolute penury. Il was this that
brought down on his gray head tie ven
geance Of the politicians, who haze mis-
taken their own influence. By advocating
The acceptance. of the American loan.
Gomez has virtually conceded the
expediency Of submitting patiently 10
American rule until the course OF
events makes il apparent that Cuba
is ready to assume the exclusive bur
den Of government He has welcomed his
release from the Office over which the As
sembly has control, as it leaves him free
10 advise the people in political matters.
He is now a source of strength TO the
American officials. having the enthusiastic
support Of a vast majority Of Doth soldiers
and civilians in his controversy with the
damagOgues.
The evening times., 1899-03-13

The annexation Of Cuba by a Hanna syn
dicate would be far from realization of
the hopes that inspired the sufferings of
the Cubans. 1t is positively asserted that
Senator Hanna is at the head of move
ment to advance millions of dollars to the
Cuban government as soon as il is organ
lied. in consideration of large extent of
authority over franchises The statement
that this Government will back the syn
dicate is surely a mistake. Although we
have not been able to prevent the trusts
from acquiring despotic power in this
country, We are in honor bound to do
what we can to save Cuba from the same
inliction. independence under the inan-
cial rule Of great trust is very much like
slavery. If, after Cuba begins self-goy-
ernment, she falls victim to the wiles of
such syndicate, We cannot help her; but
as long as We are directly responsible the
right to dispose of franchises should be
sacredly guarded.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
KILLED IN A WRECK.
Disastrous Piie-tp of Freight Cars
Near ST. Dayid's, Pa.

ST. David's. Pa, March l3.-The largest
freight pile-up in the recent history o. the
Pennsylvania Railroad occurred near this
place last evening, when over twenty cars
We're smashed into kindling wood and
number of others derailed One member
of the train crew. Brakeman Warren Hu-
ber, of Harrisburg, was killed. The imme-
diate cause OF the disaster was a broken
journal.
The smash-up occurred about $50 p. NJ.
when special freight in charge of Con-
ductor Pete Swunger, travelling at a cou-
siderable rate of speed, had Just passed
the freight station at Wayne. There was
absolutely no warning given. Nearly two
thirds of the train was piled up in a mass
of debris, the engine and ten ears break
ing loose and running some distance TO-
ward the next station.
The conductor standing ou the top of
box car near the centre of the train, was
hurled considerable distance into the
ditch. The brakeman was crushed between
two cars and completely buried in mass
of wreCkage. All four tracks were b,ock-
ed.
The conductor OF The freight, although
badly but not seriously hurt, p.uck.ly ran
back 10 the station at Wayne and tele-
graphed in time to prevent a se-oad
smash-up by the nearly due sos pa sen
ger train.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
SOCIALISM REPUDIATED.
Its Leaders suueIched by Car Works
Strikers.

Allegheny, Pa. March 15.--Socialism
was repudiated and the Socialist leaders
overthrown by the Schoen Pressed Steel
Car Works strikers yesterday
The English speaking strikers decided to
call a meeting of all the strikers for to-
day to appoint committees to wait on the
management TO effect a compromise if
possible. In all probability the strike will
be called off
William L. Brewer. the New York So
cialist who claimed to be the general
secretary of the Socialist Labor party, AMI
Selig Schurlburg, the Philadelphia Social
ist, were not present yesterday at the
hearing Of the rioters arrested Saturday.
1t is said they have left town.
H. p. Stamper, a local Socialist, was
present but he had nothing TO say. He has
been deposed from leadership. The seven
ty-one prisoners were discharged with n
reprimand. Policeman Edward Miller tes-
titled that one of the strikers stabbed him
on the hand, but he could not identify the
man.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
TAKES UP LAW LATE IN LIFE.
MIR. Thurber Admitted to the Bar mt
IN Advanced Age.

New York, March 13.-Francis B. Thur
ber President of the United States Export
Association, has become lawyer at
time of life when other members of the
bar think of retiring from active practice.
He was admitted to the bar of this State
recently by the appellate division of the
supreme court. after a most searching eX-
animation, which, though fifty-seyen years
old, he passed with youthful enthusiasm.
Mr. Thurber bears his age lightly. He is
sprightly and full of energy. He might
easily pass for a man of forty-seven years
To begin the study of law when ffty-three
years old is not the desire of many men,
but il was sttong in the case OF Mr.. Thur
Der.
He did NOT have the advantage of col
lege trainingsip his youth, but being OF
studious nature he equipped himself for
the struggle In the commercial world. He
was born sonila farm in Delaware county,
and was educated in a common school, the
Delaware Academy.
Mr.. Thuibef entered the commercial life
of this city as an Office boy at 81 week.
His industry finally landed him as a part
ner in a5prosberous grocery firm, which
had branches in London and Bordeaux and
correspondents all over the world.
He became a leading member of the New
York Chamber of Commerce. and organized
the New York Board of Trade and Trans
portation and the Anti Monopoly League
While discussing with a lawyer problems
of international law four years ago. his
friend remarked that he had logical mind
and should study law. Mr.. Thurber accept
ed the advice and started in as a law stu
dent. He first passed the regents eXami-
nation. and finally, after burning the can
die at both ends.-she was admitted to the
bar in January last Since his admission
Mr.. Thurber has received many congratu'
lations. =
Upon being asked if he intended to prac'
tice law Mr.. Thurber said:
mo. | studied law" he replied, witt
several objects in view. First wished th'
mental discipline. Second, | knew that ;
knowledge Of the law would help me in m!
| business affairs. Third, | wished to set al
example TO my son, who Is preparing foi
| college.
| Il was surprised after being admitted Il
| the bar when two lawyers of this cit!
wished me to go into partnership witt
| them One of them is a Representative IL
| Congress. But my business interests ant
several other reasons prevented me from
accepting the kind Offers
Mr. Thurber first came up for his fna
examination in June last, but he was no
fully prepared. He was advised 10 try
again in January. and he passed the exami
nation in most creditable manner.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
END OF a LONG TRANCE NEAR.
Girl Who Has slept Many Months
Rcsajnine ConscIousnesS.

San Francisco, March l3.-Ei.da VIII
hur's long sleep. it seems. is about TO
come to an end, not through the door thai
leads into the eternal valley CT shade y, but
back to the scenes Of this world The girl.
who for thirteen months has Ia IL in a
heavy stupor not unlike death. is showing
signs of consciousness. and the doctors.
who have given her up over and over
again. now believe she will recover.
Miss Wilbur went into trance on the
night OF February Il. 1897. She had been
engaged TO James Dunphy for some time,
but differences in religion and other diff
culties prevented the marriage. That
night Dunphy and Miss Wilbur quarre,ed
and parted. The next morning Miss Viii
bur was found in the strange sleep in
which she has been ever since The gas
WAS turned On, and people said it was a
case of suicide that had barely failed.
Dunphy is the first to rejoice that the
end of this mystery is 10 be life and not
death. He has asked that the first thought
her awakening conscious brain shall Ie-
ceive is that he wants her to BE- his wife.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
Reason to Be skepticaI.
OFrom de Detroit Free Pro-


II vas going home the other night" said a
police commissioner that a big chunk OF
real estate in Detroit, land / met the patrol
man on the beat We talked together for some
time. but he didn't know of my connection with
the department | pointed out empty house
to him. and asked him to pay attention to it,
lest the lead pipe thieves destroy the conncc-
tons
All right he said.
'.Wc went on another block, and drew to his
attention another vacant house, giving him the
same caution. | noticed that he looked upon me
with suspicion, and when l pointed out the third
vacant house. he stared at me with very wise
look We turned the corner and passed another
vacant house.
Say he said. stopping short. there's an
other vacant house: maybe that belongs to you,
too.
Il gave him my assurance that il did. and
heard him remark, as he walked away with a
grunt:
;. 'onc OF them fresh guys"
The evening times., 1899-03-13
CURE FOR TYPHOID.
Alleged Discovery of Philadelphia
PhNHicinn.

Philadelphia, March 13-A new cure has
been discovered for typhoid fever by DIR.
John Aalde, of this city. The new treat
ment consists of copper arsenite and nu
ciein. which, it has been thoroughly de-
monstrated, is not only efiicacious in ty-
phoid fever cases but also for dphtheria.
But the use of nuclein the nervous and
cerebral functions are invigorated. In
diphtheria the changed condition within
the first twenty-four hours after its use
is remarkable. In typhoid fever the in
PRODUCTION of nuclein renews cellular ac-
tivity and restores its antiseptic property
to the blood.
The treatment has been adopted by many
OF tire army doctors. AT Camp Poland.
Knoxville, Tenn, DR.. Thomas W. Jackson,
the surgeon in charge of the Second Di-
vision Hospital, used it in over 200 cases
OF typhoid fever, all of which were serious.
In every case the result more than justi-
fed the treatment. as there was percep-
tibie change for the better in every case
in from twenty-four to forty eight hours
after treatment, while not fatal case oc-
CURED in the entire number. Complete
recovery was effected in from three to six
days.
In discussing his new discovery DR.
Aulde said: Il have waited patiently foi
returns from all over the country before
speaking of nuclein. The result in every
case has more than exceeded my expecta-
tions. | have tried it in hundreds of cases
/ and have never known it to fail. The
treatment is simple. 1t supports nature
/ with two things:
First-It furnishes in arsenite of cop
per an antiseptic which influences the lin
ing Of the membrane of the intestine boti
directly and through the nervous system
! and
/ Secondly-It supplies the physical sys
/ tenn artificially with that natural antisep
/ tic that is being constantly produced b,
| the white blood cells.
BY adopting the nuclein plan of treat
ment in the early stages of the disease "
/ conserve the forces of nature which ar
so well calculated TO resist the invasion
/ of micro organisms and prevent the ex
/ tension of diseased conditions. This is ac
complished through the activity of tn
cellular structures of the body, by whicl
/ the body fluids are maintained in suci
chemical or physiological state that tn
multiplication of micro-organism is pre-
I vented -
The evening times., 1899-03-13
RELICS IN PENSION FILES.
Letter From General Washington
Containing Scaled Orders.

Containing Sealed Orders.
In the pension papers OF Capt John Sell
man al the Revolution desk in the Fen
sion Bureau an interesting document was
turned up today. 1t is an autograph let
ter of Gen. George Washington II is dat
ed in the camp at Cambridge. October Is.
11I5. and carries instructions to Captain
Selman. of the armed schooner Franklin.
He is told 10 take the vessels in the serv-
ice of the ministerial army that may be
found coming to or going from Boston and
to interrupt their supplies. He was also
ordered 10 put himself under the orders
Of Commodore Broughton and seize all
vessels bound iii or out OF the River St
Lawrence. \ report of Captain Selman on
the success of the undertaking is attached.
He says ii was the first one in which seal
ed orders to be read after land was no
longer in sight had been given Captain
Selman returned on the last of December.
He sent in six prizes broke up a rendez-
yous for recruits at ST. Johns and brought
in Governor Colbeck and Judge Wright to
serve as ransoms for captured Americans
One of the curious relics found in the
Pension Bureau today is the case of Jacob
Ritter, of Plymouth, Montgomery county,
Pennsylvania. who fought in the war of
the Revolution, against his better judg-
ment," because he belonged 10 the order
Of friends, and who after he had become
enlightened, prospered." He fought al
Brandywine and was taken prisoner bv
seven Hessians. For fifty years after that
he was minister of the Friends. He died
IN 1871, aged eightyf five. a book of men,
oirs. written by Joseph Foulke and print
ed in Philadelphia in -1S4i, is attached as
part of the records.
The evening times., 1899-03-13

As against more than five thousand
deaths in the army from disease during
the war with Spain. there was not sin
gle death from disease in the navy. Natu-
rally we should expect a higher rate OF
mortality among the soldiers, but it to be
considered that the sailors were subject to
the climatic influences of the tropics the
same as the soldiers. They were better
fed and better cared for in every way and
this is the chief cause of the difference in
The death rate.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
Chicago Streets.
(From the Chicago New.. J

1t Is undeniably true that the streets of Chi
cago, some of them at least are in most de.
porable condition. but there never was a time
in the history of the city when this has not
been true, and ii will be true under chief execI,-
tlveS elected for many years to come Any
Mayor whom the people might choose this spring
would be glad to do fer Chicago what Mr. Shep-
herd did few years ago for Washington pave it
with asphalt from end TO end. il the taxpayers
would but furnish him the money to do it with.
The Washington work cost millions. but the city
had the General Government back of the enter
The evening times., 1899-03-13
LOST IN a MIDNIGHT FIRE.
Several buildings Burned and Ts,G
Men Fatally Injured

Chenoa, Ill. March ia midnight FIRE
here resulted in the probable death of one
man, who is missing. the fatal injury of
two others. and the loss of seven fine brick
business buildings. with their contents
The missing mans name is James Cain, a
printer. of Cincinnati The fatally injured
are: William Adams and S. Kennagy
In order TO check the progress OF the
flames, the authorities found it necessary
to blow up several buildings with dyna-
mite. The value OF the property destroyed
will exceed $50 600
The evening times., 1899-03-13
Invited Sarcasm,
From the Chicago News

From The Chicago News)
Mrs. Biickens-The president of our club is
going to lecture next Tuesday evening on .Con.
yers3tion Lost Art
Mr.. Biickens (yawning)-Tlat so?
Mrs. Blickens-Well. why don't you 90 on
and make some sarcastic comment about the i'm
possibility of conversation being lost art while
women remain on earth? OF course, that is what
you think
Mr.. Biiekens-No; I agree with your president.
Conversation is lost art. When only one side
can be heard it is merely talk.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
The EiIipino Question.

(From the Philadelphia North American.)
Angorunner- And now they have made Dewey
Il full admiral.
Agunaldo-ThuRder. | wonder ii that mean,
that he can fight any harder?
The evening times., 1899-03-13

The news that Japan is in fair way to
accept the Bible and establish Christiani-
ty as a state religion. may be a compensa-
tion for the laXity of Methodist faith as
reported from New York.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
Porto Rican Weed and Smokers.

(from Harper y Neekit.1
Homemade molasses- soaked plug to-
bacco in ropes hundred feet long. is one
of the primitive wonders of the island. On
any market day one may see the tobacco
man with his little table piled up with bad
cigars black as your hat so green that you
may wiring water from them, and so cheap
that a silver dollar will buy out his stock
in trade; but the thing which catches the
eye Is the cylinders, eighteen inches high
by six in breadth, made up, you would
swear. from bghts of hawseTs soaked in
tar, but in reality chewing tobacco. Try
it once and quit. \ tobacco chewing Jacky
from Georgia, with day ashore al Ponce,
volunteered the information Yes, suh
that's the most pow full stuff | ever slowed
in my wisdom teeth. Yes, sub, that S
right" | agreed with him.
Smoking is almost universal in Porto
Rico, the cigar and the cigarette being al
ternated by the natives without any ap-
parent preference. The better classes of
the women seem never to use tobacco in
any form, and to one accustomed to seeing
the dainty fingers of Mexican senoritas
hold lighted cigarettes after the black
coffee is served somehow something is
lacking in the familiar ensemble of tropi-
cal home life.
The peasant woman dearly loves her
black cigar, and sight which arouses
risibility is the common one of a huge
black aunty rolling down the centre of a
street, burdened with head balanced load
heavy enough for horse, placidiy smok-
ing an inky cigar of able proportions
whose clouds of smoke enshroud her head
and watt into her conteRted, half closed
eyes, Envy her. She has only half enough
to eat, but is rich in the soothing of nectar
nicotine.
The evening times., 1899-03-13
WRSfel EnernX

(From the Indianapolis Journal)
II see that distilled water is really poisonous,
said the Maiah. THAT is what comes, sab. of
interfering with nature
Right, sah.' assented the Colonel '.natuah
nevah intended the distillery, sah, TO be dling
its time away On watah, sah''
The evening times., 1899-03-13

Although there was a special Cabinet
meeting to clear away pressing business
before the Presidents departure, it is
feared that the protection of General
Wheeler from official persecution by the
Secretary of War was not provided for.
Yet there are few things more important
than preventing injustice to gallant SOL