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The evening times., 1899-05-18
The Cat Was Found.
. From the Chicago Inter-ocean.,


One of the wealthy women on the South Side
teaches Sunday school class composed Of street
urchins She lost an Angora kitten last week,
and On Sunday told her class that she would give
reward to any boy who would find it, The
next day small, red-headed boy rang the front
door bell. and was ushered into the presence of
the Sunday school teacher. The boy carried
dirty bundle done up in piece of burlap.
"Hefeth thoo thitten," he sid, holding out
the parcel.
The woman did not understand the tongue-tied
remark, and drew back from the dirty bundle
my child, don't know what you are talking
about" she said. in q tone Of offended dignity
'Heseth thoo thitten. thaw him thkipppin'
up the theet," replied the boy.
Il don't Understand you," declared the wous-
an; edon't try to give me that horrible looking
bundle. for ] don't want it."
The boy gave her one keea- lock. Thea he
seemed to be carefully framing . sentence.
Hereth thoo tam old tat." be said; '.she
thratched me. and want the money
The evening times., 1899-05-18
The Intoxicntion of Fame.

Several months ago a book of sea lore
entitled "The Cruise of the Cachalot." re-
ceived the hearty endorsement of Rudyard
kipling, who is not given to endorsing
everything which comes to his notice, and
who is himself something of an authority
on romances of the high seas. Emboldened
by this, and by the attention which his
first book attracted. the writer. Frank T.
Bulien. seems to have launched out into
4 sea of metaphor, simile, polysyllabic
rhetoric. and general gorgeousness Of style,
In which his genius is as much out of place
as cat-boat would be in the Sargasso
Sea. 1t is rather a sad sight, but there
seems to be no help for 1t till the author
awakens from his opium dream of renown.
Mr. Bullen's sketch of sea life entitled
'.The Orphan which lately appeared In
the New York Independent" contains
more long words than can be found in re-
cent literature outside the pages Of techni-
cal scientific works. The Johnsonian
rumble of the sentences. the ponderous
Latinity OF the phrases. are out of place
in the biography of whale. To borrow
the word coined by a pompous clerical
Pecksniff of the last generation. whale
fishing. even from the whales point Of
view. should not be treated with so much
onorificabilitudinity." It is not neces-
sary to make ones words leviathans when
writing about monsters either Of land or
sea. ALTERATION is not eloquence, nor are
Latin words more impressive than Saxon.
Here. for instance, is sentence which
looks as II It were taken from Webster's
aptlling book-the part of the book where
The evening times., 1899-05-18
hut Justice Il. Long Delayed.

(From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.)
1t has been we'll known in Washington that the
fight in Cartcrs behalf was made to secure a mod
iication Of the sentence. that he might escape
imprisonment. But the President was impressed
with the gravity of the offence, and was loath to
let the guilty escape. In addition, the Army has
felt most keeny the disgrace 1t is the first stain
upon the engineers, who have handled hundreds
Of millions Of Government money. Naturally.
they want crime Of this kind made rs odiow as is
consistent with justice, and it will be done. The
delay has been forced upon the Administration.
but right will be done at the right time.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
the long words coveted by ambitious young
sters most do congregate: ~

the long words coveted by ambitious young
sters most do congregate: -
While the vast amorphous bulk of the molluss
completely dwarfed the comparatively puny size
Of the young cachalot, there on the side
Of the latter all the innate superiority of the
vertebrate carnivorous mammal with warrior in
stincts transmitted unimparcd through thou
sand generations Of ocean royalty.
And here again:
Moving gently through the unfortunately intri
cate avenues of this submarine world he
found abundant store Of sapid mollusss.
As for words like "'cataclysm. ''incarna-
dined." superintendent" ''inscrutable. -
and phrases like "innumerable denizens of
the deep" they are numberless. The big
words rattle like quart of peas in large
bass drum.
This is pity. because Mr.. Bullen's tale
is really a good one, and II he would trans
late it into its native language. 1t would be
well told. 1t is the story Of young whale.
left alone in the sea after the rest OF the
herd had been killed. and growing up to be
the terror Of all whaling -vessels-a man
killer rogue" an Ishmael Of the deep.
The tale is one which few men can tell.
and it ought 10 be told in good English.
Endless" is just as good a word as lin
terminable," and "revivifying'' is no bet
ter than "life-giving.'. for all practical
purposes. 1t takes a genius to handle large
words so that they will seem anything but
cheap rhetoric. The impression one gets
from Mr.. Bullen's most recent performance
is that since writing his first book he has
swallowed dictionary which disagreed
with him.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
caShins Note. of Broke. Banks.


A little incident which occurred only a
few years before my birth, in the extreme
West. and which heard related by my
father. who was familiar with the facts
iiiustrative'o of the slow modes Of communi-
cation in those primitive times, may be
worth repeating here. When the old State
Bank of Missouri failed, in. think. 1928,
Sam Virgins. a brother of the well-known
BILLY" Virgins. held large amount of
the notes OF that bank, which, for practi-
cal purposes. being entirely worthless, he
was so paralyzed that he moped about in a
condition of, dependency for three days,
when he was approached by a certain
Frenchman. whose name has now escaped
my memory, and who was noted as a long
distance rough rider. and who offered for a
consideration to take the notes. and with 2
horse that he knew he could procure. well
known for his power Of endurance as a
traveller, proceed across the country to
Louisville and dispose of the paper for
good money. The offer being accepted.
he took the horse and rode him seventy
miles day, until he became exhausted.
when he exchanged him for another, and
by repeated relays reached his destination
and got the. notes changed four hours be-
fore the arrival Of the news, brought by a
steamboat which had left St. Louis on
the day Of the failure Of the bank, nearly
three days IN advance OF his own depart
ure How would that sound told in st.
Louis or Louisville in this year Of grace
1899? -5..--a-.-- ssie+la
The evening times., 1899-05-18
A CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
Action by n Chicago Man Against
Parties In Buffalo.

Buffalo. May 1s.-william Zimmerman.
a patent attorney. Of 164 Dearborn Street.
Chicago. has brought suit in the United
States court here against DR.. James w.
Putnam, Charles D. Zimmerman and his
wife. Maggie Zimmerman, for ss5 900 dam
ages. alleging that the three defendants
conspired to deprive him of his wife and
children.
The plaintiff was married in April. 1895.
to Miss Fougner. niece of former Secre-
tary of Agriculture jeremiah Rusk- They
lived together short time only. Zim
norman. it is said. wanted to have his
wife committed TO an asylum, and sent
DR.. Putnam to examine her. DR.. Putnam
refused to certify for her commitment. and
that is why he is made party to this law
suit, the plaintiff alleging that it was on
his advice and that of Mr.. and Mrs. C. D.
Zimmerman that the plaintiffs wife left
him and went to Europe.
Dr. Putnam is one of the best known
physicians in Buffalo. and is a son Of
James o. Putnam. former Minister to Bra
zil.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
TRIED TO BURN A BOY ALIVE.

4xsAGO Az 0U60 "A 0Ox AAV6 e.
Tied to n Lamppost and Set On
Fire.
New York. May 1s.-Ross Jackson.
housekeeper. No. 8 Remsen Street, Brook
lyn. saved-.a half-witted child OF
the streets from being burned alive on
Tuesday me, hing. No. is the last house
in the stre4. and overlooks the bay from
the top of be clin from which that Sec
tion Of Brooklyn derived its name-the
Heights. 1t is occupied by the family Of
Mrs. Shirley Shackleford Davis.
Ross was engaged in household duties.
at half-past 8 o'clock Tuesday morning.
when she heard from the streets the cries
Of a child. She looked out from a top win
dow and saw little ragamufin tied hand
and foot to the iron lamppost In the mid
die of the end Of the street. At his feet
was pile OF newspapers ablaze. Two
streets arabs. about twelve years old, were
looking on ami listening with apparent
satisfaction to the cries Of their victim.
The housekeeper screamed. Then she
rushed down stairs and out into the street
to the rescue..- ~ she passed through the
Kitchen she seized wet towel. With this
she smothered the fire In the burning rag
ged stockings Of the boy. and then stamped
out the flames from the blazing papers.
Mrs. Davis threw to her from a window
pair OF scissors. and the housekeeper
cut the bonds which held the boy.
In the meanwhile the other two boys had
disappeared. Their victim was burned
about the legs. So tightly had he been
bound that his wrists were cut.
Between his sobs he said he lived in
Poplar Street. a poor section not many
blocks away. and that the boys had perse-
cuted him before. But her other questions
received NO Ineligible answers for 1t was
apparent that he was half witted.
Ross complained to the policeman on the
beat yesterday Of the affair, and in this
way the attempted burning of the child
became known. Two detectives from
Brooklyn headquarters we're put on the
case yesterday.
Mrs. Davis said that everyone in the
house was Mortified by the incident. Her
housekeeper, Ross Jackson. is from Gull
peper county Virginia. and was once the
family servant Of Major Strothers. Of Cen
eral Merritts staff. Her first name. Ross.
and her second name, Jackson. are of old
Virginia families She was also at one
time the servant of Admiral Gherardi.
1t is expected that the boys concerned
in the affair will be found by the police.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
An Eccentr.c Shell.


(From the Oswcgo. n. Y, Palladium.)
There have been many stories of the
eccentricities of Spanish shells during the
latest late unpleasantness, but the old
Twenty fourth Regiment OF this city had a
lively experience at Fredericksburg during
the civil war that some Of the members
will never forget. They had been sent
across the Rappahannock in the night to
occupy position on the extreme left Of
Burnside's army. The regiment climbed
small embankment and formed line in
plowed field, about a mile from the Con-
federate batteries. Suddenly they opened.
The first shell plowed up the earth di
rectly underneath Lieut.. Col. Robert Oil
ver's horse and then took an upward
course over the heads Of all the men. The
second shell also struck the ground In
front CT the troops, and glancing upward,
cut rifle on the shoulders of one of the
men square in two. Everybody on the right
of the line "ducked'' when the third shell
went over. Then came the fourth. 1t
found Capt. Thomas Murray. Of Company
F who now lives In Rochester, engaged
in conversation with Sergeant Hugh Her
ron. The conversation was never finished.
The men saw a great cloud Of dust and
two dark objects going In opposite direc-
tions. One was the captain and the other
the sergeant The men thought that was
the last of them. OF course. and we're more
than surprised to see both oficers get up.
They spluttered around for minute. with
their mouths and eyes full OF yellow dust,
and then both went in search Of their caps
They had been standing about three feet
apart, and Investigation showed that the
shell struck the soft earth between them
and, ricocheting. went on across the Rap
pahannock. II the ground had not been
soft the shell would not have left a grease
spot OF the two good soldiers. 's
sT suppose" remarked Captain Heron,
speaking OF the accident the other day.
"that about the time got on my feet /
was the scaredest Yankee In the whole
Army Of the Potomac.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
STRUCK DEAD IN HIs DOORWAY.
Maryland Farmer u Victim of the
Electric Fluid.

Belair. Md. May 1s.-John Terry, who
resided Oh the farm of Jacob Lively. near
Watervale Station, on the Baltimore and
Lehigh Railway, was struck by lightning
Tuesday evening and instantly killed. Mr..
Terry had gone to the door of his house
to observe the progress of the storm. He
was carried into the house. but never re-
gained consciousness. Mr.. Terry was
thirtyfour years of age and leaves a wife
and four small children.
At about the same time twenty-five
head OF cattle were killed by lightning in
the neighborhood of Churchville. The cat
tie were in two bodies, on opposite sides
of a line fence. eleven being the property
of William Arthur Trego and fourteen be-
longing to William Kirk. The cattle had
taken refuge from the storm under some
trees skirting the fence, and presumably
were killed by one flash of lightning They
were fully insured in the Hartford Mutual
Company.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
PRAYERS FOR PEACE.
Revolutions Adopted by the Episs
pal Diocese of Tennessee.

Revolutions Adopted by the EpiscO-
pal Diocese of Tennessee.
Chattanooga. Tenn. May 1S.-The follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted
yesterday by the Episcopal diocese OF Ten
nessee, in session in this city. Bishop Cal
lor presiding:
Whereas, under the guidance of Him
who maketh wars TO cease in all the
world, the Gar Of Russia has been led to
set forth a proposition looking to the fur
therance of universal peace: and
Whereas to morrow is the day set apart
for the meeting at The Hague OF the yari-
Gus committees appointed by the powers Of
the world to take action upon this prOpo-
sition;
Resolved, That we express our hearty
and entire sympathy with the movement.
and request our bishop to remember the
sessions of this congress in special prayer
at tomorrow mornings service.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
A Football Saved Him.

The circumstances Of the miraculous escape of
young Bening Arnold from the fate which befeil
his mother and his brother in the wreck of the
iilfated Stella were graphically related in ''The
Leader few days ago.
Benin2 is fifteen years old. and it was his moth
who. after the Stella had struck. tied the lads
football to the buttonhole of his coat, with the
touching remark: ut may be useful, darlng''
Then the ship went down. and mother and both
sons were sucked under the dark and turbulent
waters. The football brought young Benng to
the surface almost Immediately, but he saw no
of his mother or brother. He was stunned
by some passing wreckage, and remembered moth
ing further till he found himself being held to
upturned boat. which supporting thirteen
people besides himself. ''Then. to use the young
sters pathetic words, 81 knew mother and
Claude drowned, and I wanted to slip of
the keel of the boat and die myself
Subsequently the upturned boat righted ITSELF
but twenty hours elapsed ere Arnold and his
companions were rescued.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
INTERNAL REVENUE DEPUTIES
bureau Issues an Order That They
Must Attend to Busincsn.

A few days ago the Postoffice Depart
ment. with view to abolishing an abuse
of long standing and improving the public
service. ordered that no postmaster serving
in Presidential office should absent him
self from his Office for more than one or
two days without first having obtained
leave Of absence from the department.
Now the Bureau of Internal Revenue has
ordered that all Of the deputy collectors
throughout the country shall be required
to devote their whole time to their official
business. The Commissioner explains in
his order that it has been brought to his
notice that many deputy collectors have
heretofore been devoting a part OF their
time to the transaction of private business
enterprises. Violation of the new order
the Commissioner says, will be deemed
cause for removal.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
CYCLONE IN CUMBERLAND.

Frame Dwellings, Blown Down and
Trees UprOOted by the Mud.
Cumberland, Nd. May 18.-The store
room and dwelling of C. F. Tichnell, South
Cumberland. was unroofed in the storm
Tuesday night. the roof being carried into
the back yard. where 1t overturned. A half
ten Of bricks crashed through the roof of
the warehouse ten seconds after Mr.. Itch
nell had left it. The brick chimney from
the kitchen crashed into an upper room.
Forty of Mr.. Tichnelrs neighbors. as
soon as the storm subsided. placed a tenn
porary roof on the house. Two frame
dwellings on Ofutt Street were blown
down and entirely wrecked. The uproot-
ing of trees and the unrooffing of sheds
were general. Reports from the country
tell OF great damage to orchards.
The evening times., 1899-05-18

1t does not appear that the so-called
British officers" engaged in the Trans
vaal plot held commissions in the English
army. But that does not alter the fact
that British sentiment is favorable to the
overthrow of Dom Paul's government. and
would be delighted to see it accomplished
There are lot of rowing Engiishmen in
the Transvaal who are more than willing
to resort to desperate schemes in the hope
of winning fame and fortune. and the fact
that they are encouraged by home senti-
ment makes them all the more reckless.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
Former President Harrison remarked to
a reporter in New York yesterday:

TePUftSI III 1~e" fVIN !eHe~IuaJ.
The things which Dewey has done and the
things which he has left undone since that men,
orable day have made him great diplomat as
he is fighter. lie is the great hero of the
Spanish American war, and deserves all the praise
which the American people give him.
For what he has not done the Admiral
is entitled to almost as much credit as
for what he has done. considering the i'm
portance OF the consequences which a
blunder on his part might have entailed.
General Harrison is right.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
TOKENS OF GRATITUDE.
Gifts From Spanish Officer. to n Cit.
lien of Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va. May 1s.-Mr. Arthur c.
Humphreys has received from Admiral
Pascal Cervera and Captain D. Victor Con-
cas-. of the Spanish navy. photographs of
each. and also from the latter Spanish
flag of silk made by his wife and daught-
ers.
The gifts were sent in acknowledgment
Of Mr.. Humphreys kindness to the wound
ed Spanish prisoners at the naval hospital
here, after the naval engagement off San
tiago. during which Captain Concas. while
the latter was in the hospital here recov-
ering from his wounds, and both received
attention from Mr.. Humphreys. who prior
TO the war was Spanish vice consul at Nor
folk. Admiral Cervera's letter accompany
ing the photograph was sent from his home
at Madrid. and that of Captain Concas
from his home at Barcelona.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
THUNDERBoLTs RAMPANT.
Lightning Mixes Things Up In West
minister, Md.

Westminster, Nd, May 1s--A severe
storm passed over Westminster Tuesday
night. Lightning struck the cupola of the
Western Telephone Exchange. but did
slight damage. Many telephone instru
ments. however. were damaged.
The barn Of John Baker. near Small
wood, was struck by lightning and set on
fire, but the fire was put out after one end
had been burned. calf belonging to one
of his children was killed by the same bolt.
Mr.. Baker was stunned and a son was
knocked senseless. He did not regain his
speech until yesterday morning. The
small barn on the farm OF Mr. Boring two
miles southeast Of Hampstead. was struck
BY a bolt and destroyed by fire.
Lightning also destroyed the barn of DR..
r. c. Wells. Of Hampstead. Horses and
stock were saved.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
JUDGMENT AGAINST RAILWAY.
The Big Four Assessed for n Passen-
gers DiscOmfOrts.

The Big -Four Assesscd for n Passen-
gers DiscOmfOrts.
Cincinnati. May 1S.-President Charles
P. Pfau. of the Pfau Manufacturing Com
pany. obtained a judgment for s1lS.03
against the Big Four Railroad Company
under peculiar circumstances. Mr. Pau
during the winter. while returning from
San Francisco. went into the dining room
of the station at Indianapolis with a
friend who was on his way to attend a
wedding at Dayton. When they came out
they found their train had gone
All their baggage was in sleeper and
when Mr.. Pfau reached Cincinnati en- the
next train he was without an overcoat and
hat and paid an officer SO for the use Of
his coat to Keep from freezing. He brought
suit against the company on the ground
OF his loss OF baggage, his hat going to
Baltimore. the cold he got. and for dam
aged feelings. The case will go to high
er court.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
EXPLORER AMONG CANN1BAIs.
New Race of Mnn-Enters Discovered
In EOrmnSn.

new race Oh DASCONSGc0
In F0rmosn.
Vancouver. B. c.. May 1S.-The steam
ship Empress of India brings news of the
ascent for the first time Of Mount Morri-
son, the highest mountain in Formosa. by
Stoepel. the explorer of the Pic Of Oriza-
ba, in Mexico. Many previous attempts
had failed.
Stoepel says the heat was terrific and he
narrowly escaped death from wild animals
and men. He found on the mountain a
strange tribe of man-eaters. hitherto un-
known to exist. The people are evidently
OF Malayan origin and distinct from any
known race. They have never communi
Gated with the Chinese. They are skull
hunters. and cannabalism was actually wit
messed by Stoepel who saw the progress Of
a feast while hiding close by in the under
brush.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
THE coEUR D'ALENE TROUBLES.
Attacks on NOn-Union Men by Strik-
ing Miners Probable.

ing Miners Probable.
Spokane, Wash. May 1s.-The time has
expired under Merriam's proclamation for
the Occur d'Alene miners to take out per-
mits to work In the mines. Only a very
few have complied with the provisions of
the proclamation.
The anxiety at Wardner. Idaho. is in
tense. 1t is rumored that before long arm
ed miners from up Canyon Creek will
swoop down and, attack the non union men
at work in Bunker Hill and Sullivan Tun-
ner. near the mouth of the wrecked mill
and also at the same time 400 Federal
prisoners confined in a bull pen near Ward
ner are to make break for liberty.
United States Judge Mahew has rendered
decision refusing to grant habeas corpus
for the release of Shoshone county Off
cials under arrest in connection with the
riot of April 80. 1t is said the Hon. James
Hamilton Lewis will be secured to defend
the strikers
The evening times., 1899-05-18
SAVED BY A SEAMAN.
Naval Apprentice Darry's Narrow
Escape From Death

NaVnI Apprentice Uarry's NarrOVv
Escape From Death.
Newport. r. l.. May 1S.-First class ma
val apprentice. Alexander ]. Barry. from
the training ship Annapolis fell from the
mizzen top mast rigging on the training
ship Constellation last evening The fall
was caused by the mast breaking. 1t being
rotten. He narrowly escaped death. be-
ing saved by seaman who caught him In
his fall.
Barry is one Of the brightest boys on his
ship and was sent here to compete for the
Bailey medal offered by the Government
for the most proficient boy in the training
system. He is not seriously hurt.
The evening times., 1899-05-18

There is grim irony in the report from
New York that man who moved near
Chief of Police Devery in order to be safe
from thieves had his house robbed the
first week or SO after his arrival.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
THE ToRNADo's PATH IN OHIO.
Additional Details of Disasters by
the Recent Hurricane.


Massilon, Ohio. May 1s.-The tornado
which wrecked the Kiefer school house and
injured nine people left behind 1t trail
Of uprooted trees and roofiess houses. 1t
was first heard Of three miles northeast
Of Dalton. at Bokeberry school house. Here
1t tore on the roof and part of one side of
the building. injuring several persons. 1t
then struck the residence of Henry Hursh
nearby. breaking all the windows In one
side and lifting a portion of the roof. 1t
then tore its way through the woodland of
David Martin. leaving behind trail of
uprooted trees nearly mile in length. 1t
partially demolished Jonathan Martin S
barn and carried OF a corner Of Jacob
Martins residence. 1t spent itself at Kief-
er school house.
At the Hursh residence young man was
lying near one Of the windows. helpless
with infiammatory rheumatism. When the
window was broken his bed became a pool
of water, in which he was Obliged to lie
until assistance came.