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The evening times., 1899-07-28
shs snusgled the Coffee.
(From Pearson's Weeklyo

won:ans who has just returned from tile Con-
tnent brought home with her some pounds of
delicious coffee, which she came across in Paris,
the like Of which she had never drunk before.
On the way axer she made up her mind that
she wouldn't pay duty it, for she felt that
no really patriotic English woman can consci.
entiously pay a tax coffee. so she made
herself petticoat. and in the lining thereof she
quilted the. coffee. When the steamer left Ca.
lais she put on the garment. To wear it was
martyrdom. It seemed to weigh ton, but she
passed the ,customhouse officers successfully, and
in congratulatory mood got into the train for
Victoria Her hasband met her at the station.
He remarked her pale worn look. As they
stepped into cab she told him the story.
81 wasn't going to let them get the better
of me-" she said proudly. Wasn't it lovely
idea?"
Her husband fell back on the scat and roared.
''Loveiy!" he said; ''loyely! 1 should say it
was. Why, my dear, there isn't any duty on
The evening times., 1899-07-28
A VICTIM OF HYDRoPHoBIA.
Freight Captain Bockhaven Dies Of
n yaErnnt Cur's Bite.


New York, July 2S.-Swift and terrible
as the black plague, when once the germs
of death have reached the brain, Captain
George M. Bockhaven passed in day
from rugged manhood to death from hydro
phobia. Yesterday he was strong and clear
headed: this morning. raving maniac,
he died in terrible agony in the New York
hospital. Bockhayen was master of the
little propeller Corona, doing a freight
business on the sound. He was good
navigator and a sagacious business man
and had laid by a competency out Of his
earnings for his wife and son with whom
he lived at No. 515 West 151st Street.
On June 26. while the Corona was
moored alongside Of Pier SO, North River.
a yellow cur jumped aboard and looked
about for something to eat. The captain
ordered it away and when the cur showed
no signs of obeying picked up a stick and
advanced upon it. To his surprise the deg
showed fight and bit him in the arm.
The wound bled freely and the captain
sucked some of the blood in order. as he
carelessly thought, to prevent any poison
lurking there. Last Wednesday symptoms
of hydrophobia were noticed and he was
taken to the New York hospital. II was
known yesterday that he could not re-
The evening times., 1899-07-28
The Peace Conference.
From the Memphis scimtarD.


The conference which has been in progress for
the last two months at The Hague seems to have
accomplished little nothing. when The reports
given out 'by authority and stripped OF their
diplomatic verbage and reduced to something
like intelligent terms. First and foremost. the
avowed object which the Gar had in view in
calling the conference, has fallen to the ground
When it came to the pinch Germany refused TO
agree TO it, and the other great powers, except
ing Russia, Of course, were glad to see Ger
many take the initiative. If she had not done
SO, one of the others would. 1t was apparent
to all that while Russia might be sincere in her
expressed desire for general reduction of arma-
ments, the exception she made of colonial
armies, was rather too strong suggestion of
advantage that might accrue to her in pushing
her way into China, by reason of the fact that
all her troops outside OF Russia proper could be
classed under the head of colonial and il
would also be possible for her, the German
representative bluntiy pointed out, to transfer
these troops by rail TO the borders of her west
ern neighbors at any time.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
rER1Lous STORM BLASTS.
A Giant Tree Blown Across the Hud-
son River Railroad.

A Giant Tree Bloyvn Across the Hud-
SON River Railroad.
New York. July 2s.-Southbound passen-
ger train No &C. on the Hudson River Rail-
road. had narrow escape from what might
have been horrible accident near Car
thage Landing. few miles south of
Poughkeepsie, yesterday afternoon.
giant tree was blown by the storm across
the tracks of the New York Central and
was struck by the train with terrific force.
1t was showed along the rails ahead Of the
monster locomotive No. 94s
As it gradually was thrown to one side
the branches brushed roughly against the
whole length of the train. breaking the
glass in both the engine cab and in the
passenger cars. The passengers were
badly frightened, and three women receiv-
ed slight cuts about the head from the
flying glass.
In this city the storm, though severe for
short time. did little damage. Advices
from up the State and along the Jersey
Coast Indicated that New York city did
not meet the full fury of the tempest. Har-
vey Michaels, of No. 154 East Broadway.
was struck by lightning and rendered TN
conscious for several minutes in Fesey
last night, and in Williamsburg the flag
pole on the Lee Avenue police station was
shattered into splinters by bolt. With a
few other minor exceptions the city was
Inscathed.
AT Long Branch. however. the electrical
storm was considered the worst in many
years. The telephone and telegraph serv-
ice was crippled until a late hour, the two
trolley lines were tied up. and half a
dozen buildings were struck by lightning.
A fisherman and boy were also badly
shocked by bolts.
The storm did not reach Atlantic City
until twenty minutes past 10 last night,
and had apparently spent much OF its force.
The downfall Of rain was heavy and many
visitors ON the beach were caught In the
sudden shower. but little damage was re-
ported.
In the Hudson Valley the storm was
particularly severe. at Newburg Patrick
Kelly, an empioye OF the brickyard. being
struck and instantly killed by lightning.
Many trees were shattered in Newburg.
Matteawan, and Fishkill, and several per-
craft were nearly capsized by the violence
of the wind. The spire on the First Bap-
tist Church in Fishkill was struck By light
ming and considerably damaged.
AT FreepoTt, l.. L., the house OF Charles
Rogers was struck by lightning and almost
destroyed by the flames which resulted.
Miss Ethel Rogers was stunned by the
bolt and is in a precaIious condition. Sew
eral other members of the family were
dazed but recovered in a short time.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
The aTriposv mt Cambridse.
From the London chronicie9


The very word .'tripos" has an interest
ing history. In the technical sense in
which Cambridge University has made it
famous. it dates back through a variety
of meanings to the sixteenth century. The
word was originally applied to the stool or
tripod on which the champion of the uni
versity sat at the disputations held at the
admission of bachelors of arts to their
degree; in time it was transferred to the
champion himself, who became 'Mr. Tri-
pos,' and later to the speech with which
this gentleman opened the proceedings.
and then to the verses of the bachelors
with which they enlivened the conferment
of the degrees. In the middle OF the last
century the honors lists were printed on
the backs of the sheets containing these
illusions, and so tripos came to mean an
honors list. and last of all the examination
itself Until 1924 there was only one tripos
at Cambridge-the mathematical-and even
as late as 1850 only those who had obtained
honors in this examination were admitted
to the classical tripoS.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
Send Soldier. to the Yukon.

The Canadian politicians are preparing
a peck of trouble for the British Govern
ment The Laurier Cabinet has taken
position squarely against the free port
compromise, as the initial step in modus
viyendi. In fact, if We are to judge OF Can
ada's intention by the outspoken utter
ances of Dominion politicians of all parties
the Canucks do not propose to yield 1.-THE
OF their original contention for exclusive
mining and commercial privileges within
the territory delimited by their own view
of the terms of the cession OF the disput-
ed country from Russia to the United
States. They lay claim to the entire course
of the Lynn Canal, with ali of its affiuents
and every estuary that indents the coast.
They say that we shall have no privileges
either on the waters or the land in ques-
tion- Influential politicians at Ottawa have
declared since the announcement OF the ri
diculous compromise discussed at Wash
ington between the State Department and
an authorized representative OF the Sails
bury Government that anything agreed up
on by Great Britain short of the cession
of Pyramid Harbor and a twenty y-mile strip
back to undisputed Canadian territory
will have to be forced down Canada's
throat"
OF course the foolish and unstatesmanlike
free port proposition can be forced down
Canada's throat but it ought not to be,
for it will not in any way relieve Amerl-
can interests and citizens in the Yukon Of
the hardships now being imposed by the
Dominion Government. On the contrary,
it will multiply them. 1t will give British
shipping and commercial interests an ad-
vantage which should be iealously guarded
by US, and ii viii cause the Canadian po-
lice TO come down all the harder on Ameri-
can miners through a desire for revenge.
1t would be no time before this double en-
CINE of oppression would drive every Aneri-
can from the gold fields in the coveted ter
ritory, and give the Canadians a free hand
in the rich mineral region.
1t is evident that the State Departments
concession to Great Britain's unreasonable
demands has only added fresh irritation to
the situation The Canadians would go to
war if they dared. But since they cannot
do this they will redouble their energies
of persecution in the belief that they can
carry their end. This prospect only in
creases. the demand for the despatch of a
sufficient force of troops to the disputed
territory to protect American interests
and check Canadian aggression. Pyramid
Harbor and other strategic points in that
vicinity ought to be garrisoned as soon
as possible. Further shilly-shallying now
means either heavy loss to Americans or
such an aggravation of the situation as will
tax to the utmost the diplomatic re-
sources at London and Washington after
a while to avert a more serious form of
trouble than is now straining upon the
amicable relations of the two nations.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
MR.. MoRToN's CATTLE INFECTED
Tuberculosis Appears on the For
mer Vice Presidents Farm.

Newburg, n T., July 2S.-The proposed
sale of former Governor Levi P. Mortons
large herd of Guernsey cattle, on his coun-
try place. Ellerslie. near Rhinebeck, has
been indefinitely postponed. In order to
give the herd a clean bill OF health 1t was
necessary that an official inspection of each
animal be made. This inspection has been
made this week and as a result a large
percentage of the animals. fifty or sixty
in all, have been found to be affected with
tuberculosis. The sale was therefore
abandoned.
The affected animals will be killed and
Mr. Morton will be paid for them by the
State, though not so much probably as he
would receive for them under more ia
vcrable circumstances 1t is only three or
four years ago that a similar condition
of affairs was found to exist in the herd
of bleoded cattle then owned by former
Governor Morton. AT that time nearly all
in the herd were ordered killed by State
inspectors.
MIR. Morton is vice president of the
American Guernsey Cattle Club. and takes
great pride in his blocded stock
The evening times., 1899-07-28
How He Wen.
(From the Providence Journal.)

(FrOm tNe fTONluence JOuFndtD
Brown man of the class OF 80, whose ad-
miration for Latin and Greek perhaps distances
his love for athletics came very near losing his
degree because of the fact. Just before COM
mencement young Mr.. Senior engaged in race
for the coveted document which he probably
viii long remember. The college won
won out by nose. 1t happened this way:
The young man in question had passed all the
examinations, and naturally was entitled to the
parchment Two days previous to commence
ment. however, he received a notice from the
faculty to the fact that he had neglected his
gymnasium duties sufficient number of days to
foot up to half term. As the gymnasium
course is Just much part of the college
curriculum as any of the regular studies. and
as the senior had not made up the haIf-term
collection Of ''cuts," he would not receive a
diploma, the notice stated.
The eleventh hour had arrived but the stu
dert did not lose heart on that account Bright
and carly one morning he entered the gymna-
stun hall, took off his coat, and commenced
swinging dunbells jumping hurdles, etc. AL
day long, until after sunset. he worked away
for dear life and the degree, and before he left
the building he had the satisfaction of know
iEg that the morrow would frd him on the
platform with the rest of 90, awaiting his turn
to receive the precious document
This is said to be the narrowest escape ever
recorded at the college ON the hill.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
Bending over Hinder. Digestion.

Qrom the New York Evening Post
woman who delights in pottering about the
garden of her country home made it a pEactce
during the spring and early summer to 60 out
Immediately after breakfast for an hour or two
digging in the earth. pulling weeds training
vines etc. She finally discovered that her break
fasts causing her great discomfort, and was
told by her son. young physician fresh from
his college course, that her STOPPING posture
seriously interfered with the digestive process
4 change in tie routine of her work, which in
cluded waiting an hour before going into the
garden. or occasionally going before breakfast.
removed all previously noticed discomfort The
sons studies had informed him that shoernakers
and tailors are often The victims OF a peculiar
Indigestion, ascribed unhestat;ngly by medical
authorities to the position in which their work
is accomplished. The hint can be extended to
all workers whose occupations necsssitates a
bending position Dressmakers and typewriters
can take the lessen to heart, both by holding
themselves as straight as possible. and also BIZ
refraining. during working hours, from heavy,
indigestible food
The evening times., 1899-07-28
He Found the Dinner.
(From the New York Tribune, !,


While the United States steamer Brooklyn is
being repaired shore leave is given in turn to
patches of sailors. One man. who lives in this
city on the East Side, and who was allowed to
remain with his family for two or three days
invited shipmate to take dinner with him last
Sunday. Unfortunately the shipmate lost the
address, and could remember only the name of
the street. Reaching the street he wandered up
and down, asking every ether person he met
if he knew the house where sailor belonging
to the Brooklyn lived. None knew. The man.
nonplussed, was about to give up the search
when he observed youth sitting on stoep
amusing himself with an old battered bugle.
thought struck the sailor.
LEND me that minute" he said to the
Young nan as ne giasIeu .ne Morn: ~: rut,ins II
dinner call of the Brooklyn. Sure enough, two
or three seconds later. from window not fifty
yards away. a head was thrust. and a strong.
lusty voice called out: 4Ship ahoy! Full speed
ahead up here. Mess been waiting half an hour
for you.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
SUCCESSES OF SCIENTISTS.
Many Important Discoveries by the
Hartman Expedition.

Tacoma, Wash, July 28.-The party OF
as guests of F. p Hartman, of New York,
are meeting with unusual success. They
have made several important discoveries.
Among these is an immense bay extend
ing inland over twenty miles. AL the up
per end of this bay they discovered great
glacier. inferior only to Muir Glacier in
size, but said TO be grander than Muir in
other respects 1t was named Unknown
Bay. While maheuvering there the steam
ship George w. Elder, which is carrying
the Hartman party, broke her propeile.,
and was compelled to return TO Orca for
repairs. =, -f.
Four other new glaciers which have
never before been seen by white men were
found at the head Of Disenchantnent Bay
In Icy Bay, opposite Carrolls Glacier, an
immense glacier three-quarters OF mile
In width was discovered and named Har-
riman's Glacier. In the bay where tae
Grand Pacific Glacier is located ooserva-
tions were taken which show that its ice
wall has receded three miles since Muir
and Reid visited the locality and estab-
lished their survey twenty years ago
The party's success has been equally
gratifying along other lines. New plant
spires have been found by the botanists
and the collection of marine species is ex-
pected TO surpass any other yet made in
Northern waters. Many new discoveries
were made in bird life. The only bear seen
on the trip was killed by Mr.. Har1 imam at
Kadiak Island. 1t was very large ami
NAL, and will be moupted for the Museum
Of Natural History at Washington. The
party celebrated the Fourth OF July at
Kadiak with boat races and baseball
games From Kadiak the steamer cruised
westward 10 Pribiloff Islands and Dutch
Harbor. She is now returning 10 Sitka,
and will soon return South. These details
are brought by two local members of the
party who left the Elder at kadiak-
The evening times., 1899-07-28
THE AnvANcE IN LEATHER.
Makers 0f-Siaocs Muy Raise the Price
Of Footwear.

Of Footwear.
Philadelphia, sJuly 2S.-Everybody has a
personal interest in the convention OF shoe
manufacturers that will meet in this city
on August s, because it is rumored that at
that time anew price list will be estab-
lished that will increase the cost of foot
wear to the customer.
The movement for a rise in prices came
from the West, as the outcome of a re-
cent conference OF shoe men. held at Gin
cinnati, at which the proposal for the
Philadelphia convention had its origin.
The Cincinnati conference was followed
by one of Eastern manufactures on Monday
in New York city. The consensus OF opin-
ion was that something must be done to
meet the extra cost of production entaiied
by the advance in the price of leather. All
agreed that there should be an advance in
prices of standard goods rather than a
cheapening OF the quality.
In a tour of the local wholesale shoe dis
trict yesterday it was learned that the
Philadelphia shoe trade is not anticipating
trouble. Looking at it from the stand
point OF the distributor, Howard Paul, of
the firm OF Paul Bros... wholesale dealers.
expressed the-opiniun that the advance in
the price OF leather will not cause any ad-
vance in the price of shoes to the wearer.
''The result" he said, "Wiil more likely
, be that the very cheapest grade Of goods
will drop out altogether. Other grades
might be cheapened in the cost Of manu-
facture without making any difference in
price to the retail purchaser or in the
wearing qualities. There are details In
| the manufacture OF shoe. for instance. some
one Of which could be omitted without In
| jury to the shoe.
1.-The trouble about advancing the price
OF the shoe to the consumer is just this.
In the first place, there is no unity be-
| tween the shoe jobbers to guarantee the
| maintenance of a scale of prices II one
were made. Secondly, shoe manufacturing
| is not like the sugar trade, where, Ii the
price of sugar goes up at the refinery, the
| wholesale man and the grocer both make
an advance. The price a man once payl
| for pair Of shoes is the price he always
wants to pay.
| In answer to a query as to the reason
| for the advance in the price Of leather,
| Mr.. Paul said that 1t is due to the sole
! leather trust, which controls all the
! leather used in counters, soles, etc. An
| unsuccessful effort was made to organize
an upper trust Kid skins, too have been
hard to get because in recent years the
| choicest skins are exported. the prices
| received in the countries across the sea
! being much better than those realized al
| home.
! A member Of the firm of Ziegler Broth
ers. shoe manufacturers, expressed the
| hope that there would be a rise in prices
which he said owing to competition, had
! been far too low for several years.
The evening times., 1899-07-28

1t is announced that Senator Chandler
and former Governor Busiel have renewed
their efforts to have the Civil Service Com
mission make rigid investigation into Sen
ator Gallinger's alleged violations. What
they should first do is to renew the de-
mand upon the President for the removal
of the clipper civil service smasher, Brew
er, from the Commission.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
CURRENT HUM0R.
No Need for Economy.

lFrom the Detroit Journal.)
The gas in New York profoundly affects
many relations Of life. For instance the con-
ventional farmer of the numerous prints, upon
entering his room at New York hctel, starts
violently. Il .Don't Blow Out the Gas
sign" he faltered, betraying much uneasiness.
The bellboy says: Ne; gas has got 50 cheap
in New York that we don't care any more
The evening times., 1899-07-28

In his latest raid into the enemy's coun-
try General Lawton found town equipped
with bathing places with '.hot sponges and
marble tubs This would be valuable
acquisition to the toilet facilities of our
army in the Philippines If Otis had not
decreed against soldiers bathing. on the
ground that the custom is effeminate.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
A Young savage.
(From the indianapolis Jou,

(From the indianapolis Journal)
81 cannot understand said the Young Sweet
Thing, .what Kipling meant by half devil and
half child. ~
Nor l." said the Savage Bachelor, itwh=n
both phrases mean essentially the same thing"
In the meantime the small boy boartler cox
tinued to play that the hall was railroad and
he was freight train.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
Far-Fetche,, scrupIes.

(From the Cleveland Pain Dealer.)
81 tell you, sir, the tarring and featneriny of
that miserable scouEdrel was an objectionable
outrage!'
.'Why do you speak so warmly?''
Because I'm vice president of the society
that firmly opposes the use OF feathers for per-
sonal adornment.''
The evening times., 1899-07-28

The Kentucky Populists having nominal
ed a full ticket and the anti-Goebelites
preparing to do likewise, with the Repub-
licans of the State divided into factions
over Hannaism, the Bluegrass voter this
year ought to be able to get up excite
ment enough to suit his temperament
without resorting to firearms.
The evening times., 1899-07-28
A Den Commitment.

(FroE The Chicago News.)
They were seated at the ice cream table.
"Oh, DEAR" said the sweet girl, tanning her
cheek, I'm melting"
The young man saw opportunity.
'.I knew it was rather warn,,f' he said, 'but
didn't think it hot as that"
swhst do you mean?',
sWhy, hot enough to melt pure gold"
The evening times., 1899-07-28
A shrcwd Definition.

"a 1o'H tEI1 DttI1H tM0-J fIesdio-J
Iomrny-Say pa, what is political reformer?
His Father-A political re!orner. my son, Is
man who wants Office and wants Il bad
The evening times., 1899-07-28
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