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The evening times., 1899-08-17
A woMAN,s TREASURE STORY.
Experiences of Mrs. Hitchcock in
the kIOndfke Country.


New York, Aug. 17.-Mrs- Roswell G.
Hitchcock, we'll known In New York. re-
turned yesterday from the Atlin mining
district in British Columbia, bringing rev
tales of adventure and mineral riches. Mrs.
Hitchcock, who is the widow of naval Of
fcer. went to the Klondike when the min
ing excitement was at its height and re-
turned to write book. She was so struck
with the life and the possibilities of min
ing that she determined on fresh jour
ney, and last March went to the then new
ly opened Atlin Lake district 1t is at
this place that the Canadian government
was particularly severe in shutting out
Americans from placer claims.
Accompanied by maid and man SER
want, Mrs Hitchcock went by train, Sleigh
and dog sled to the region. Snow was still
heavy on the ground and ice held Lake
bennett and Lake Atlin locked securely.
She slept one night in a Eanger, many
nights IN tents. but finally founded hos
pital furnished capital for several traders
to build and stock stores, and built herself
a coZy cottage.
i grub-staked several prospectors, .
she said yesterday at the Hotel Cam
bridge, "and through them became inter-
ested in fifty claims. My men have re-
ported that they have traced the vein on
which my best claims are located for thir-
ty miles 1t is free milling quartz, some
times four feet wide and sometimes two
hundred and fifty feet wide.
From the lake side to the top of a
mountain 1000 feet high its outcroppings
can be traced. An expert who has ex-
amined the ground has told me that II the
ore will run Sc to the ton it will be a
fabulously rich mine. We had driven two
tunnels ten feet into the vein when / left,
and both showed ore running more than So.
'On this showing | came here to get an
expert to make thorough examination
/ of the claims and decide whether they
would better be opened up and what is
the best method to pursue.
Il believe this district will really aston
/ ish the world. l have no interest in say
, ing so, for all the capital necessary for me
| is at my command. But the whole district
seems mineralized with good ore
| Mrs. Hitchcock declared she and her
maid had not suffered from their adyen-
ture, and she saw no reason why anybody
should.
THE trouble Is that men go there with
out sufficient food or money, and when
their supply is exhausted they cannot find
work and must rely on Others, she con-
| tinued. Another trouble is that men will
not take care of themselves They sleep
| in the open air, and. of course become i'll. -
One of Mrs Hitchcock's chief cares is tc
| prevent her maid from getting married
| Since her arrival in the camp. where there
| are about 1000 miners and few women
| the maid has been a reigning belle and Ia:
received many tempting proposals. So. fal
she has resisted all.
| Mrs. Hitchcock is to publish a hool
| about her second journey, and also one
containing the tales of miners, told around
| the campfire.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
PILGRIMS TO NoTRE DAME.
Visit of Catholics to the
Noted Shrine.

South Bend, Ind, Aug. H.-Tne thifd
pilgrimage OF the year to the noted shrine
the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, al NO
tire Dame, near ethisccity, has brought the
largest crowd of the year.
Two train loads of devout Roman Cath
olics from Kalamazoo. Lawton, Dowaglae'
Battle Creek, Decatur. Jackson. Niles, ana
other cities in Southern Michigan, nave
made this annual journey TO the shrihe,
which is the exact counterpart OF the noted
erotto of the same name in France made
famous by its cures,
Upon reaching the vicinity of the shrine
Yesterday all formed in a great procession,
hearing lighted candles and repeating the
rosary as they proceeded to the grotto,
where appropriate exercises were held. This
pilgrimage is an annual event of st. Au-
gustine's parish at Kalamazoo.
A train load came from Benton Harbor
and vicinity yesterday. The first pilgrimage
of the season consisted of two train loads
from Illinois, Hundreds say they have been
healed at Notre Dame.
The evening times., 1899-08-17

All signs justify the opinion that the
climax of the crisis in South Africa is
directly imminent. The new British com
mander. Lieut.. Gen. Sir Frederick Walker,
has sailed for Cape Town, and twenty thou
sand emergency troops will be ready to
follow him, within a week One of the
anomalies of the situation is that the
colonial authorities of the Cape are per-
mitting the passage of arms and ammu-
milton to Bloemfontein. the capital Of the
Orange Free State, which is understood to
be preparing to join hands with the Beers
against England. There is an idea abroad,
both in South Africa and in London. that
hostilities may be precipitated at any mo-
menf
The evening times., 1899-08-17
A HITCH IN THE STEEL DEAL
Frick Believed to Have Asked Car
ncgie for Better Terms.

Pittsburg, Aug 16.-The deal to buy out
Andrew Carnegie's iron, steel and other
business interests here is progressing and
it is thought will go through. II. c. Flick.
President of the Carnegie Steel Company,
has been in Scotland for some weeks, ac-
companied by w. A. Mellon, banker,
Henry Phipps and George Lauder. Phipps
and Lauder are large holders Of Carnegie
Steel Company stock.
The delay is said TO be due to the failure
of Mr.. Frick and his associates 10 raise
money as quickly as they hoped. The
amount involved in the deal is $3.50, ,OoO, O00
Mr. Carnegie wants his sS0,000,O00 in first
mortgage gold bonds bearing per cent.
1t is thought the visit of Mr.. F'rick and
others TO Scotland is to induce Mr.. Carne-
gle TO change the conditions of the sale.
If he does not make the change j. Pier
pont Morgan, ii is said, will be asked to
finance the deal Other bankers have re-
fused 10 finance the big deal because the
market for trust stocks has not been good
OF late.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Government Omcinls Return.

Secretary Wilson and Prof E. A. de
Schweinetz, of the Agricultural Depart
ment, have returned to the city. The
Secretary has been on a six weeks trip
among the farmers of the Northwest and
Pacific Coast. Dr. de Schweinetz was a
delegate to the Worlds tuberculosis Con-
gress which met in Berlin, and has
brought back some very valuable infor-
nation for the Bureau of Animal Indus
try, with which he is connected. His re-
port on the conference, it is said, will be
a most important document and of great
benefit to the cattle raisers of the coun-
frv
The evening times., 1899-08-17
4 CaunibaI Island for Sale.

San Francisco, Aug. 17.-Tiburon Island,
a cannibal country in the Gulf of Califor-
MIA, is for sale.
General Andrade has secured it from the
Mexican government in concession that
passed several other islands. and wants to
dispose of his man-eating property.
There are but sixty cannibals left. and
it is suggested that these are tame.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Funeral of j. v. DahlSren,

The interment of the remains of Johr
Vinton Dahlgren will be made in Dahlgren
Chapel, Georgetown University tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock and not on Saturday
morning as bad been arranged. The change
of date was announced by the university
authorities today. A solemn high mass OF
requiem will be celebrated. The celebrani
will be the Rev. John D.. Whitney. President
of the university; the deacon will be the
Rev. Father Prendergast, S. j., and the sub
deacon will be the Rev. Alphonsus ]. Dom
lon. 1t is believed that the Rev Father
Richards, former president of the univer-
SitY will be present
The evening times., 1899-08-17
BLESSED BY POPE LEO.
Apostolic Benedictiop From Rom.
on Mother Mary TheophiIa.

Baltimore, Aug. 17.-Pppe Leo XIII.
through Cardinal Gibbons. has conferred
upon Mother Mary Theophila the apostolic
blessing. 1t came from Rome, where it
was filed on August IA. and in substance is
as follows:
Mary Theophila, superioress of the school
of the Sisters of Notre Dame. the apostolic
blessing of the Holy Father, which he sends
TO her on the occasion of the fftieth ami
versary of her religious profession The
signature to the cable message is that of
Cardinal Rampolla. Mother Mary Theo-
phila celebrated her fftieth anniversary as
a nun last Thursday.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
CARRIED OUT TO SEA.
Return of the Man Supposed to HaSe
Reen Drowned.

Return of the Man Supposed 10 rave
Been Drowned.
Philadelphia, Aug. H.--Albert H. Eweli'
who was supposed to have been drowned
at Atlantic City on the afternoon OF Au-
gust 4, has returned to his home, 492f
Walton Street, and, although acting IN
dazed manner, he tells a rather peculiar
experience on the sea,
The statement he makes is to the ehect
that he visited Atlantic City on the date
mentioned, and went in to bathe. He
swan out beyond the pier, but was unao e
to return. and remembers drifting until
his mind became a blank. Then he reviv-
ed and has an indistinct recollection OF
being taken on board a vessel and carried
to port. but whether it was Baltimore
or Tampa he is unable 10 say Neither
can he recall how he reached Philadelphla
He was dressed in well-worn suit o.
sailors clothes when he reached his nome
but a careful examination of the garments
failed to reveal any clew TO the wander
ings of Ewell. The latter is now under
the care of a physician.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
NO NEWS FROM THE BURNSIDE.
1t Is Thought the Overdue Trans
port Put Out to Sen.


Colonel Ward, in charge of army trans
ports, today received cabegram from
Lieut. Charles F. Humphrey, deputy
quartermaster general at Havana, asking
if the department had any news of the
transport Burnside which left New York
a week ago yesterday and was due to ar
rive at Matanzas Monday last with regu-
lar army supplies. Lieutenant Humphrey
said in his despatch that he had received
word from Matanzas that nothing had
been heard of the Burnside there.
Department officials think that the
Burnside probably met the West Indies
hurricane and put to sea to ride out the
Storm 1t is thought that if she had put
in at some other port she would have no
titled the department. No fears are ex-
pressed at the department so far, as the
opinion prevails that the Burnside is at
sea.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Baron sternburg Delayed.

Baron Sternburg, the German member
of the Samoan Commission, who was ex-
pected to arrive in Washington today,
will probably not come here for another
week. Word has been received by Dr.
Won Mumm, the German Minister, from
Baron sternburg that. he is spending a
short time with the Hon. Bartlett Trip,
the American. Commissioner at the lat
ter's home in Yankron,- s. d. AS Mr.
Tripp has been asked ,te; come to Wash
ington. it is probable that the two minis
ters will arl:<3 here at the same time
next week. %
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Army transportation.

kffOm tne Ihilauelphla hecofQD
Ii would take our army transport service over
a wear to carry 100000 men To the Philippines
The total capacity of the seventeen steamers en-
gagged in this service is l.. $40 men, so that all
of the vessels in the feet would have to make
six trips to carry 100000 troops TO Manila; and
since a round TRIP is equal in length 10 voyage
around the world the lime required 10 transpor rt
an army of the size which thoughtless critics
assert is necessary to quell the insurrection
would he equal TO six times the time occupied
nv Phneas Fogg in his fictitious circumnaviga-
tion of the earth. $50 days. If the regi-
ments now being recruited for the Philippines
shall have arrived at Manila by the end o, No
vemher next the War Department will have done
wonderfully well.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Indefinite Copyright.
drom the st. Paul Dispatch. }

For 90 out of 100 books, the discriminating
taste of time makes perpetual copyright use
less The first edition is so often the last that
no copyright is necessary. In the of other
books OF which thousands and hundreds of thou
sands are printed, the author is amply enriched
ly being able 20 sell the exclusive right TO pub
lish during a long term OF years.
The interests of public money are against per-
petual copyright Works that have become
classic should he cheap enough TO be within the
reach Of everyone.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Home for Newspaper Men.

Atlantic City, N. j.. Aug. 1.-THE gov
erning board of the International League
of Press Clubs will holdssa meeting at the
Correspondent Clubs headquarters in this
city on Saturday neTta Among the i'm
portant business to be considered will be
the establishment of 99me for newspa-
per mensand the selsctsoh OF representa-
tives to the Paris Exposition.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
CURRENT HUMOR.
A Large Vocabulary.
From the Berlin Hcrald.)


Emily-Wby YOU waving your handkerchief
Angelina-Since papa has forbidden Tom the
house we have arranged code of signals
Emly-What is ite
Angelina-When he waves his handkerchief five
times that means ''Do YOU love me?' and when
| wave frantically in reply it means '.Yes, dar-
ling
Enilv-And how do you ask other questions?
AngeIina-We don't; that's the whole code.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
MORTGAGES ON CHURCHES.
A General Syndicate to Deal With
Catholic Property.

New York, Aug. 17.-Bishop Wigger. of
Newark, has received notice of the for
nation of syndicate of European capi
talists, representing millions of dollars
which proposes to take up all the mort
cages of the Roman Catholic Church in
this country and carry them at the uni
form rate of 3 per cent. Many of the
churches now pay from to I per cent.
The Bishop has told the priests in his
diocese, which includes Essex and Hud-
son counties. n. j., to apply to the pres
ent holders of Catholic Church mortgages
to reduce the rate to 1-2 per cent at most.
Those who refuse to do so will have the
mortgages they hold transferred to the
new syndicate, the members of which
Bishop Wigger at this time refuses to
name
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Coming Up Strong.
fFrom the Chicaco News n

(From the chicago News-
'Yes.'' said the rustic editor. ''when my first
subscription came in it brought tears to my
eyes
.Ah. see,'' said the caller, success after So
many failures brought emotions that could not
be restrained
..No. it want that, mister; it was because the
first subscriber paid his bill in onions.'
The evening times., 1899-08-17
DEwEY,s FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
Outlined in n Letter to the Navy De
partmcnt,

The Navy Department received letter
from Admiral Dewey this morning, dated
at Naples, August s, and confirming his
telegram of that date, announcing his ar
rival at Naples.
The letter also outlines his future move
ments as follows:
Il propose to remain at this port about
one week, then to proceed TO Leghorn fol
one week, and then to either Genoa or Vile
franche for about the same period. 1t is
then proposed to proceed to Gibraltar for
coal, ETC., and to leave that port about the
middle Of September"
The evening times., 1899-08-17
The Farmers Romance,
(From the Chicago News.)

Nfom AiS NhSaSo ->c"s-i
Dent talk like fool, joshua said Mrs. Ha.
rix; ITO hear you tell ii folks would be thinkin
] asked you to marry me, and, goodness knows
I never ran after you fer minute in my life
well, j hain't sayin' you run artcr me, Ne
linda replied the old man. tbnt that don't
prove nutlIin', nobow. reckon, The trap nevei
gass after the mouse, neither. but somehow il
peers 10 gather him in, jest the same
The evening times., 1899-08-17

The extreme lowness of the Nile threat
ems the Egyptian cotton crop, just as the
extreme lowness of the Administration in
applying the Dingley tariff to Porto Rico
deprived that island of its prosperity and
left comparatively little for the hurricane
to DESTROY
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Slightly Inconsistent.
From Puck.)

..r:n afraid" said the editor, 'this language
is little strong. You call the other faction
pirates and cutthroats.
That's just what they are" spoke up the as
sistant.
II know" said the editor 'but don't think
its diplomatic to say so in an article entitled
a Plea for Harmony.
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Cleaned Out,
fFrom the Cleveland Plain pe,,o,

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
'-Bannster is all alone at home. isn't hep
..Yes; his wife has gone to the seaside''
''IIow is he getting aongg''
Not very we'll; his wife left the house so pain
fully clean. lie wanted to take bath the other
day, but lie didn't dare to build fire for fear
ned smoke up the chimney
The evening times., 1899-08-17
APointed Comparison

CFrom the Detroit Free Press.)
..Billy do You think woman ought to smoker
well she wouldn't look much uglier than she
does chewing gun"
The evening times., 1899-08-17
Sure Proof.
(From the Rival.)

Et!win-IIow do you know that it
that wrote the noyell
Helen-Becanse the story takes a space
of ten years and the heroine changs her
dress but once
The evening times., 1899-08-17
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, OF Cll-
cago hereby certiies thai it haas, by lts expert
examiners proven and attested ile circulation 20. ol
THE TINES. Of Washington, ID C. Inc o@ils
average PAID circulation for The moneh u
July. 1898, was 40.25S copies
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sinner. day while business was slow. be
thought him of a good plan to make it brisk
As result he went TO WORK i trainer. an6
soon had his dog well enough learned to spring
the invention Several weeks went by be.
fore ii was discovered that the booiblack wa.
not only in the shoe-cleaniHg business but alsc
made practice of dirtving the shoes and trous-
ers of who passed near his stand Young
shine the;n-up'' had taught the dog to walk IN
the muddy cutters and then jump up in play
fu way who passed by, with the result
that the animal made the legs of pedestrians
trousers and their shoes anything but presenta-
BILE In nine cases cut OF ten the bOo;black was
called upon to clean the shoes and clothes at
uu-h per job. The dog mad been incd
not to lOiter about the stand. and thus the fact
that the bootback owned the animal was not
found out. Finally the bootblack told the secret
of his brisk business to a storekeeper near by
who thought it his duty to inform the police
Now the cleaner of footwear is not allowed to
have the dog at his place of business
A consignment of frozen Russian bears arrived
at Leadenhall Market Il day or two ago. saws
the London News six came in their skins
black, brown. two halfgTown bears and two
cubs-aud in addition there sixty pounds
of ursine joints, steaks and outlets A cores
pondent informs US that he enquired how far the
speculation in bears meat had been justified by
results Gone; all gone said Mr.. Tabor, Save
that joint hanging there. which you may have
home with you il so minded. Ii needed m0Fe
courage TO accept than to decline with thanks
''See this, pressed MIR. Tabor, eneouragingly, at
the same time producing bulging meat basket,
containing about baron of bear. "A gentleman
OF light and leading in the Fourth Estate will
call for it shortly And he did, Mr.. Tabor
straightway introducing the epieure and the skep-
tic. The Trencherman then pronounced glow
ing eulogium the succulence OF ursine
flesh. which may possibly blossom into Dis
sertation Roast Bear" in of the ney SUN
day papers. should righteous Indignation spare
them long enough. In his view bear tasted
sweet as Southdown sheep, and the British
palate was ridicu!ously seueamish- He strobe
away as iauntily man goes to 4 feast. The
salesman resuming, said the six bears had all
gone to restaurateurs up West He supposed
they were eaten now. though whether disested
| he could not say. They brought shiilings \
| Pound in London. While hanging in the mar
| .et the beass attracted bigger crowds of Coz
1 rious spectators than ever gathered around
| bear PIT at the Zoo.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-26

fraud railway Is biz + l,e
.1,ress f,as nn 'ase eeasi, ~ht'i''
iisl.iiig s nnss,F a-se.lss
.,,si i,xss. nr the sSiIsps King.
~slI AZ all Tie quest ieod fiSl.
= banud herr. aud hr sntsld5 81
.ss,sssesss Is ans.xseiItd This hay
Ma exempted fr.un Ire state
law against taking oysters il
summer. Eecansr hey are eyer
better here il summer than ~
winter. and are eaten he tal
around
AIsari. more might he said d
the advantages of this T-gi"n
Knt any Who are ihirTte'rfl
should CONE aid invrstigaIt
Ia, themselves. They will find
all as represented, besides. 4
prove 10 Them lhaliilis valley
needs only the is.frsIfnrr'f q
capital II drv-lop Ih- fertile
lands of the Texas coast.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-26

aid substantial brick bindings
tilr residents zsSd BUSINESS
houses
The ciimate J err il especially
ben. fetal Tor those affrrtrd
With pulmonary troubles. and.
with Innsl.rn horrl rs accom-
,a.dal~ 2gs0 or s.seFp guests,
would soon become a leading
winter resort One of the Chief
attractions Is the hunting nsar
this placp. The ini-ss and la
goois rT- evry year the rtseri
Df tliofss aA.ds of the finest dslck ;
and wild turkeys, quail. plover,
rhachalaeas and other game
birds, as ~4ll as deer and wild
l,uars, abound here, making il
verilabie sporisman's para
sips.
Al Point Isabel, only q
miles distant. which is connect
I'd With Brownsville by the Rio
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-26
The HERALD OFFICE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Is prepared to execute ali orders for Job Print
ing such as letter Heads. Bill Heads. Basi
ness Cards Wedding Cards. Envelope Cards
and in fact all kinds of Printing
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-18
LIVELY SkRMLSH,

LONDON. Oct. !7.-The skirmish
near Spytfontein. says a special dis
patch from Cape Town, was quite live
". The armored train With a detach-
nlent of the Lancashires, approached
unmolested. Until within range when
the Beers opened fire. The MaXin:s
Were instantly set to work and did
great execution among the Burghers.
The latter also used artillery, but inef-
fectively. The arnnored train returned
to Kimberly unframed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-18
] ONLY a RIIIEE

I-ADYS'MITI, NATAL. Oct. 16.-The
threatened assault upon Glencoe is be-
lieved to be a feint in the hope Of weak
ening the garrison here and exposing
the town to an attack from the west
ward.
The Beers are resting. preparatory, it
seems. to completing their encircling
movement for the expected attack upon
Dundee.
They cannot advance mu,h further
withouF coming into contact With Brit
ish cavalry who screen the position.
Nevertheless the situation is such
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-18
FIGHTING CONTINUES.

PRETORIA. Oct l5.-(Delayed in
transmission. )-Further dispatches re-
ceived by the government say that
fighting continues north of Mafeking.
After the second engagement The train
retrel in the direction of Mafcking,
but resumed the attack shortly aftcr-
wards, two Burghers being Killed and
three. wounded.
The commando engaged was inlpeded
owing to the want Of heavy artillery,
which was subsequently obtained from
General Cronje.
F'IVI0 KILLED SEVEN WOUNDED.
KIMBERLY. Oct. 16.-An armorel
train while accommodating near Spyt-
fontein, engaged the Beers. killing five
and wounding seven.
The British had no losses.