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The times., 1899-06-19
JESUIT PRIESTS IN LUzoN.
Letters Received by Fathers of st.
Francis Xavier's College.

New York. June 1S.-Correspondence of
the Jesuit Fathers. OF st. Francis Xayiers
College, in West Sixteenth Street, from
members of their order in the Philippines
tells of the state of affairs in those islands
One of the Philippine Jesuits writes that
Admiral Dewey gave orders to his captains
that care should be taken to protect the
Jesuit Observatory at Manila from all dam
age in case of bombardment. LAS soon as
the Americans occupied the city, the
priest writes, they asked to be favored
with our observations, and especially with
information about the typhoons. The
Americans have established a telegraph
station in our house exclusively for cur
use" n 'tf
Another father, the Rev. Francis Xav-
ier Dino, says, under date of April last:
After the surrender Of the city of
Manila the American troops took possess
sion, and, thanks to Cod there was no
disorder to regret All behaved very well.
Lately there have been abuses on the part
of the volunteers. but these are being cor
rected little by little. The authorities have
treated US very we'll. and We are on the
best of terms with them all They have
taken on themselves the obligation OF pay
ing the professors of the Ateneo Municipal
and those of the Normal School.
From Mindanao there is both bad and
good news. Shortly after Aguinaldos gov
ernment was set up in Aiaiolos the natives
and half breeds grew so proud that they
seemed to wish to rule everything. They
became completely crazy This word, in
all its force, expresses their state. They
sent emissaries to all the Visayan pro-
yinces. even as far as Mindanao. Their be-
hayior was the same as in all parts of
Luzon; they traitorously slew the Span
iards and committed a thousand atroci-
ties. Among these was the capture OF the
fathers of the society, in spite of the will
of the people.
THE poor friars remain in prison and
are very badly treated. The Augustinians
have at least 1870 in prison, the Dominicans
15S the Recoletos tDiscalced Augustinians)
about ninety-six, and the Franciscans more
than eighty. Many have died of hunger
and bad treatment; others have been shot
frl l-r,.f fai
The times., 1899-06-19
SILK CULTURE IN IOWA.
Healthy Worms Have Hecn Hatched
From Imported Eggs.

Des Moines, Iowa, June 1s.-Mark Chiesa,
an Italian. is successfully raising silk
worms here. The eggs were brought from
Italy by a relative. Two years ago he
made the experiment first, but the person
who brought the eggs carried them in his
nocket and they Matched on shipboard, SO
the worms had to be thrown into the sea.
This time the person to whom the eggs
were intrusted suspended them on a string
SO that they got cool air on the ocean and
on the railway trains Arriving here. they
were put into cold storage until the null
berry leaves were ready for them. Then.
upon being put into a warm room, they
hatched in one day.
OF the supposed 5000 eggs from ten 81
moths about 4,0cO Matched, which result,
Mr.. Chiesa says. is better than the aver
age in Italy. The greatest difficulty has
been to find mulberry leaves 70: the worms.
They eat about three wagonoads Cay,
and never stop eating for a minute but
eat all the time, day and night They must
be fed about fifteen times day and sew
eral times during the night. The wo-ms,
in devcuring the mulberry leaves. make
noise like rain on the roof. BY lively
hunting the food for the worms has been
provided, and they are well developed and
healthy, about three inches long. and are
just beginning to weave their cocoons.
There seems TO be no reason why the in
dustry should not succeed here. Mr.. Chiesa
has brought a woman from tIa.y who has
had thirty years experience with silk
worms and she says they are doing as
well as any she ever saw.
The experiment is the first that is known
to have been made in the West and is
certainly the first that has been success
full 1t has attracted as much attention as
a circus in this city, and the number of
visitors is very large. The owner is
good -natured man and he cheerfu!ly and
proudly shows the industrious 1000 10 all
who care TO see them.
If they turn out as well as they promise
to, Mr.. Chiesa will buy large farm near
this city. plant it 10 mulberry trees and
go into the business of raising silk worms
and producing silk on a large scale. From
the experience he has had in America and
Italy. where his father is a silk producer,
he sees no reason why the industry should
not be entirely successful in Iowa.
The times., 1899-06-19
SECT WITH A QUEER BELIEF.
An Agent of the New Jerusalem Wis.,
it's New York

New York, June 1S.-Far-oT Akkur,
Syria. the New Jerusalem of new sect,
has an agent in this city. He is the Rev
DR.. Ibrahim G. Kheiralla, and is the guest
of Howard McNutt. of 731 st. Nicho as
Avenue.
The new sect claims membership of
millions, including the rulers CT several
countries. The members profsss to be-
lieve that Satan has come on earth and is
now a Syrian who is running an opposi-
tion creed.
Dr. Kheiralla led a party of pilgrims to
Akkur last autumn. There the visi ors
found an aged Syrian who protessei TO be
more infallible than any othsr living being.
He prophesied that the French nation wi
again become monarchy. its future ruler
now being an unassuming and unsuspect-
ing lieutenant in the Russian army.
Moses, Job, Joshua, and the apostles
are represented by reincarnation. The
Household of the Devil" the rival house,
is castle of idleness, and the assertions
of the new sect are vigorously combated
there
The times., 1899-06-19
Dom Paurs Dcrnier Resort.

(FTnm the Cleveland Plain DeIler)
The Trausvaal Republic is dynamite headquar-
tiers for nil Africa. 1t has been somewhat ex.
travagantly claimed that there is enough of the
dire explosive stored within its borders to rip
the cover of the entire footstool All this dyna-
mite is under the watchful eye OF Uncle Paul
He knows its volume as he knows its power.
How simple to connect the deposits OF the ter
rible stuff by wire with the Presidents man
SION!
When the triumphal advance OF the British
legions ia reported and there is no hope OF a
turn in defeats tide, and the jig is cterually up
how easy for Uncle Paul to retire to his private
compartment, two-ga!lon mug of his favorite
liquid before him, and the button Of the dyna-
mite circuit within easy reach.
As the beer diminis,cs in the vessel this new
philosopher Of the old old school can be ex-
pected to smile grimly. while his knotted fore
finger hoyers above the fatal hutton Then, as
the last brown drop trickles from the upturned
mug into the uptuued eountenancc, that knotted
iorefnser falls and-there would he no Good
Hope, no Bechuanaland, no Victoria Nyanza. The
Mountains Of the Moon would ascend toward their
namesakc, and Sahara would turn TO a soundlcss
sea!
But, possibly, Uncle Paul also remembers that
there would be no Kruger. Then. again, he may
not button for the bier of martyrdom.
The times., 1899-06-19
Futile Advice.


Hrom the Portland Argus)
If Mark Hanna would kindly act upon the ad-
vice Of Senator Chandler and ciface himself from
politics he would greatly obliGc an influential
and growing section OF the Republican party
In the West, especially, the restivencss against
Hanna domination is becoming very apparent.
The st Paul Pioneer Press" for instance
hastens to accept the report that he will retire.
as another evidence OF his saglcity and good
sense" ''He has been Systematically pursued
with partisan SANDERS it says, that his per-
sonality has become distinct issue in national
politics. II he was the manager OF the next
Presidential campaign one-hlii Of the energies Of
the contest would be employed in defending
Hanna from the calumnies Of his foes" The
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune" speaks out still
more plainly. "The Republican party" it says,
lis growing bit restiye under the arrogance
and assumption OF Marcus \. Hanna, and wis
dom, as well as modesty, should suggest to him
the virtue OF self-cffacement. OF cour.e Hanna
will decline TO take the hint and will return
from the European trip more determined than
ever to run his Second Term Syndicate The
idea that Hanna will ciTace himself is as alb
surd as the notion that Alger will resign.
The times., 1899-06-19
DEATHS IN THE GOLD FIELDS.
Miners Lose Their Lives by Caye-ins
and Foul Air.

Seattle, June 1S.-A great many mining
accidents are reported from Dawson. The
air in the deep mining shafts is very bad
and the warm weather has caused a num-
ber of disastrous cave-ins. Among the
deaths reported are Frank Juiberti, New
York, crushed by cave-in at Magnet
Gulch; l.. Ayerie. St. Louis suifocated in
a shaft on Gold Run claim; a German
miner, named Hecht, suffocated in q claim
near Cliff House; e. A. Simpson, New
Brunswick, scurvy. Two men we're
drowned trying to cross the Yukon on un-
safe ice.
The death OF two miners in the Tanana
Mountains by freezing was reported at
Dawson by Gilbert Anderson, of Wisconsin,
He also brings news of the safety Of
large party who crossed from the Upper
River country and were believed lost.
They are building boats on Forty Mile
Greek to continue the trip to Dawson.
William Bennett, a brewery man. killed
Arnold Bremner. of Seattle, with a bottle
during a quarrel at Dawson. Joe Juneau,
who founded and named the town of
Juneau, Alaska. died suddenly at Dawson
in May. He was at work on a rich claim
trying to make his fifth fortune. He had
spent four others in the last twenty years.
The times., 1899-06-19
Beware the Reimportntion.

To the Editor OF The Times:
You inform your readers that Consul Gen
eral in Stockholm warns our meat packers not
to send imperfect pork to European countries
where the inspectors seem to do their duty.
couple OF yesrs ago the obseryant citizen
might have seen displayed the bargain
counters OF provision dealers extraordinary
quantity OF pork marked down TO 4 few cents
per pound. \ dealer told me that the meat had
been returned from Germany not having passed
the inspectors, although perfectly good" Now,
meat milionaircs cannot afford to lose refused
meat. Somebody has 10 eat il, and ii the
fastidious German and dainty Swede decline 10 do
so we must. Unlike the dOwntrodden foreigner,
we have choice but must eat what Is given
US II is our turn at this trichin0sed PORK,
which will soon be made way with by the humble
voters of our great Republic. BY his warning the
Consul General has perhaps been very kind To
the embaiurTs and packers. but Is he kind to
the American citizen in generalg For my part,
| would rather have the foreigners eat trichinosed
pork than eat il myself JOHN HAYNES.
The times., 1899-06-19
MR.. PoRTER's RUSSIAN TOUR.
Hc Is Impressed by the Empires
Resources and Prosperity

London, June 1S.-Robert T. Porter, who
has been pursuing economic investigations
in Europe. is fully satisfied with his visit
to Russia He was greatly impressed with
Moscow and St. Petersburg. and, in fact.
with the whole country. He considers the
opportunities for energy here are bound
less.
During his stay in st. Petersburg Mr.
Porter had several interviews with NJ. de
Witte. the man who is the greatest power
in Russia today. NJ de Witte is the In
lister of Finance and practically the Prime
Minister of Russia He has tremendous
grasp of financial questions. and to his
sagacity is largely due the progress ard
prosperity of the Russian Empire He has
established Russia on sound financial
basis and is capable of steering her to the
position to which her great mineral and
agricultural resources entitle her. Mr..
Porter says that the idea that the Russian
Government wants money is ridiculous
and should be contradicted. The Russian
Government has all the money it wants
Russian enterprise can use money, but
that is altogether another thing Espe-
ciaily is this the case in the Russian rail
way enterprise. which is now stimulated
by the Government. The English news
papers are endeavoring to create the idea
that Russia is hard up and must come
TO the London market for money. There
is no truth in this. Russian credit is
good, Russian enterprises safe, and the
future of Russia. under the present sound
financial and enlightened political policy,
secure.
Mr.. Porter has gathered considerable
data for work on economic Russia. 1t
is understood that NJ. de Witte and Prince
Hiikoff. the Minister of Public Works and
Railways. expressed themselves as graft
fed at Mr.. Porter's purpose and have Of
fered every assistance; in fact, all official
sources of information have been placed
at Mr.. Porter's disposal. NJ. Trionitzkoy.
President of the Statistical Council, and
NJ. Peter p. Semenov, the foremost statis-
tician of Russia who is now preparing
work of twenty-five volumes on the re-
sources of the Empire. have offered to aid
Mr.. Porter in every way by placing mate
rial at his disposal.
Before leaving st. Petersburg Mr.. Porter
had several consultations with Ambassador
Charlemagne Tower in relation to the ad-
visibility of transferring part of the Amer
lean exhibit at Paris to st. Petersburg or
Moscow. The Russian Government would
be glad to have this done and will aid in
any way to accomplish 1t.
The times., 1899-06-19
ELECTRIC CARS IN FRANCE.
Trolley and Surfaee-Contnct system>
Eytensfy..IN


Paris, June 1s.-In Europe the stFest
railways of many cities are row being
operated with combination CT the trol ey
and some form OF conduit or surface-eon-
tact systems. In the town Of Tours in
France, a line has recently been put in
operation where the Diatto system of
surface contact is employed within the city
limits. and a change to the trolley made
when the suburbs are reached.
The contact device has been considerably
improved during the many tests that have
oeen made OF this system. and consists
of studs fed by cables. and a skate TO- med
of three bars parallel to the track. Across
these bars. in a horizontal position, a. e
arranged five eiectromagnets. so wound ss
TO give the central bar a north and the
outer bars a south polarity. Each magnet
has second winding through VIII ch cur
rent from a small battery on the car is
sent SO as TO magnetic the coils at the
time of starting. but at other times the
magnets obtain their current. in addition.
from the main circuit.
Between the rails are studs. with which
contact is made as the skate passes over
them. BY the action of the magnets a
piece Of iron. floating in mercury, is at
tracted and makes contact with the top
Of the stud, and through the skate 10 the
motor of the car. The back end of the
skate is turned up. and by its magnetic
action maintains contact for few mo-
ments after the current has ceased to flow,
so that there is no sparkling within the
stud. The contact is made only by the
centre bar of the skate. the others being
ever cast-iron arms of the stud to improve
the magnetic circuit. The cars have the
appearance OF the ordinary trolley car, a-d
will carry thirty-six passengers.
The Diatto system is also being adopted
at Lorient Reims. and on the projected
Nanves-C Champ de- Mars line in Paris.
The times., 1899-06-19
PERSIAN COURT GOSSIP.
1t Is Reported That the Shah Is of
UnsOund Mind.

London, June 1S.-According to reports
from Teheran. the present Shah, who has
been on the throne only little over three
years, entirely neglects the affairs of
state. spends all his time in the palace
amusing himself with telephones. and his
intellect is believed to be impaired 1t is
said he suffers from hallucinations and is
no longer fit to rule.
For years before he came to the throne
it was reported that Muzaffar din was
Intellectually weak. After Mr.. Benjamin,
the first American Minister to Turkey, re-
turned home in 1885, he wrote book. in
which he referred TO this report but he
was of the opinion that ii the Crown
Prince, wto was Governor of an import
ant province on the Russian frontier, gave
the impression that he was weak-minGed
he had purposes of his own for wishing
to be thought mentally deficient How
ever this may be- there was another report
that he was very favorable to Russia's
policy. which was to crowd British infiu-
ence out of Persia as far as possible and
to get all the trade and other concessions
in tEat country she could induce the Shah
to give her. This report has been borne
out by the facts, for since the Crown
Prince came to the throne Russia has ad-
vanced her trade interests without hind
rance, has received many concessions, and
is now expecting TO build a railroad across
Persia from Caucasia.
The Shah is the second son of the late
Shah, and his elder brother is still alive
and is very active and able man of af-
fairs. The throne would have been his
birthright il he had not been the son of a
plebeian woman, while his younger
brother was the son Of lady of high
birth and royal blood. 1t was feared that
when the succession came Zil-i-Sultan
who is enormously wealthy and man of
high spirit and ambition, would contest
the right of his brother to abrogate the
natura! rights of the elder son. For this
reason he was forbidden to maintain a
separate army in the province he gov
erned or TO import arms. None the less,
ii was feared there would be trouble and
II has been asserted that he would not
have submitted If it had not been for the
awful circumstances of his fathers death
and the seating of Muzaffar on the throne
almost before it was known that the old
Shah had fallen by the hand of an as
sassin.
The present Shah Is forty-six years old.
and his oldest son, the heir apparent is
twenty-seven years of age. All the rulers
OF Persia amass enormous fortunes as
might be expected from the fact that the
entire revenues of the country are at their
disposal The fortune of the present oc-
cupant of the throne is reported to amount
10 about 100000 0C0. a considerable part
OF which. however is represented by the
prosyT, ieveIs
The times., 1899-06-19
Gold standard Experiments.


Il was said, me time ago, that China was %
ing on gold basis, which was maniicstly in
credible China is on, practically, 4 copper
basis. with silver trimmings! It will DO well,
il it gels on i real silver basis and that is
what European fnanciers hope viii be achieved
so that a new and almost cNhaustless market
will be made fCg the white metal. 1t Is safe
to say that when TIE Chinese get to using silver,
as they must in proportion as the railways open
up their country. they will import it as India
has done for long centuries Mexico is stand
ing proof Of the usefulness OF silver as mcnn-
tary medium in developing country. The gold
premium has protected the new manufactures, has
gttract,d large capital here and puts bonus on
exports Hence the high level of credit and
prosperity this orderly country has attained. The
little countries, which are proposing to adopt
gold, are not over wise; they Will become sub
jcct to all the periis OF the general scramble for
gold and make themselves financial vassas OF
Europe Mexico stays the silver basis; it is
making her fortune!
The times., 1899-06-19
THE LONE NAVIGATOR SAILS.
Captain Andrews Starts Across the
Sea in Twclve-FoOt Boat.

Sea in u TyveIve-FoOt Boat.
Atlantic City. n. J., June 1S.-Capt.
William Andrews. known as 1.-The lone
for Europe at Alb O'Clock this afternoon
in the smallest craft that ever made the
attempt. The tiny boat is called the
Doree. 1t is twelve feet long, five feet
wide and twenty-five inches deep. and is
provisioned to last two months. She was
built by the captain. The cockleshell is
sioop-rigged. and carries thirteen yards of
sail. The canvas and hull are painted
dark blue. so as not to attract the at
tention of sharks and other large monsters
of the deep. over thousand people were
at the pier and several thousand on the
board walk and strand to witness An
drews' departure.
Captain Andrews heaved anchor and
amid the cheers from the spectators. set
sail. The people watched the boat until
it passed out of sight. The captain ex-
poets to arrive at the Azore Islands in
about fifty days. There he will replenish
his stock of provisions. and then con-
tinue to his destination. the coast of Af-
rica. He will first tour Europe, and then
place the Doree on exhibition at the Paris
exposition. in 1900. This is his fifth at
tempt 10 cross the Rtlantlc, out MS pre-
v:cus boats were somewhat larger
Andrews was to have been accompanied
by Miss Bella Shinn. of this city, but
after the craft was fully prepared for her
voyage it was found that there was not
room enough for two. Miss Shinn said
gocdby to her friends and had everything
ready fer the trip. She cried when the
Doree sailed without her. but she de-
clares that she will yet go to Europe in
slli1. if she has to learn navigation and
go by herself
The times., 1899-06-19

that he would be forced to encounter
private situation of some grave personal
embarrassment, the exact nature of which
it might be difficult or improper to de-
fine.
But, in spite of these serious cOnsidera-
tions, the Provisional Army will have to
be organized and sent to the Philippines
unless, to be sure. it should happen to be
the revised and concealed purpose of the
Administration to evaeuate and abandon
the archipelago.
The times., 1899-06-19
Havemeyer's Admission.
(From the Richmond Dispateh.)

IfTOm Inc NIcIIllOnu DlsIlLch.I
1t may be that Mr.. Havemcyer has sounded an
alarm which will become the turning point in the
next Presidential campaign. Remember that the
masses are alarmed and indignant at the growth
of the trusts. Remember. also, that the news
papers frequently contain items of news showing
that most of our manufacturers can undersell
foreign competitors. Yes; We are claiming that
by reason Of the superior machinery which we
have no other factories and mills can compete
with ours. Yet the American people are forced
to pay much higher prices than those prevailing
abroad! How is that? Why, Mr. Havemeyer has
told you. The protective tariff shuts out foreign
competition, and the trusts kill of domestic
competition.
The times., 1899-06-19
The Lnte Mr. RInnd.

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer)
His name will be always associated with the
Bland, ,llison act and with every other legislative
concession that has been made to silver since
the dsmonetization. He was once prominently
associated with the gentleman who is now Pres-
dent OF the United States in a fight for silver
He WAS untiring and unchanging. On account
OF his devotion to the peoples cause in money,
he was in the early balloting the favorite candi
date for the Democratic nomination for President
in 1896, though his personality, and his public
career outside of the money question, were not
suggestive OF his fitness for the great office. His
failure to be nominated, after having been the
leading candidate, had dispirting effect, and
no restraining influence on his lif. work. lie
ardently supported Mr.. Bryan, and resumed his
work in Congress with old-time enthusiasm.
The times., 1899-06-19

A new weapon has been found for the
American Army. and, according to the
report of two officers. it has proved effect
costly. except in time and practice. 1t is
Rocky Mountain profanity.
Two American officers were riding along
a lonely road near Havana. when they
were accosted by Cuban brigands Neither
Of the Americans-this is the apocryphaI
part of the story-happened to be armed.
therefore the situation called for extraor-
binary measures. The officers began TO
swear. and they let loose on those COM
paratiyely innocent and harmless Cubans
a torrent of language originally intended
for the ears OF a Rocky Mountain mule.
And the bandits fed to the underbrlsh.
It may possibly be thought that the use
Of profanity intended for mule driving. as
a means of correction for Cubans may
come under the head OF cruel and Tn
usual punishments," for the speech evolved
among the drivers OF that animal is some
thing remarkable. II NAV be that the size
OF mules ears have something TO do with
the amount Of objurgation he needs to
preserve his health; at any rate he needs
a great deal. There have been Methodist
preachers who have essayed to drive these
animals without the aid of profanity, and
they have been Obliged to give up the job
in despair or preach most sultry and
hair-raising sermon on the fate OF the
wicked for the benefit of their charge.
And the effect was not at all like st.
Francis preaching to the birds and fishes;
not nearly 20 dreamy and poetic. 1t is not
to be wondered at. therefore. that Cuban
bandit Ged when addressed in the language