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The evening times., 1899-08-19
A PRIESTS LIFE ATTEMPTED.
Father Baretta. of Newark. Attacked
by n Maniac.

n Manfuc.
Newark, n. j.. Aug. I9.-Father Joseph
Baretta was preparing for evening service
Thursday night in St Lucys Italian Ro-
man Catholic Church. A few of the con-
gregation had arrived. and the father in
priestly garb, was lighting the altar candles
A harsh voice interrupted him in his task
with the cry:
Father
AS the priest looked up he saw a mau
over six feet tall, with disheveIed hair,
emaciated face and eyes burning with 4
strange light. In his right hand he clutched
an AK. which he had just drawn from under
his coat.
What Go you want asked the priest
advancing.
II will kill you,'' shrieked the tall man,
swinging the ak in a backward circle and
pausing an instant with the glitterins blade
above his head. Priest and parishoners
seemed petrified with astonishment and ter
ror AS the madman made a quick move
to bring down the AK on Father Baretta 8
defenselesS head strong hand seized the
weapon wrested il from his grasp and il
fell Gathering on the floor Wheeling about
the stranger found himself in the grasp OF
the sexton, John Sierra. There was a brief,
desperate struggle. Men in the congTega-
tlOn TuSneu 10 Tue sSAtOu -asslstaHcs, pm
ioned the maniac's arms and dragged him
to the street. where they turned him over
to the police, who locked him in padded
cell.
The prisoner turned out to be Adam
Porecca recently discharged as cured from
the State Hospital for the Insane at Morris
Plains.
In court yesterday the priest refused to
make complaint. County Physician
Washington found the prisoner insane and
ordered his removal to an asylum. Porecca
is thirty-six years old and lives at No. 81
Sheffield Street.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
An Unqualified Nuisance

There is one institution in this country
though ii is not peculiar to the United
states-which ought to be abolished. and
that very suddenly. II is the Modern and
Dishonorable Order OF Lion Hunters.
In other days the tribe which persecutes
famous men was not quite so conspicuous
or SO numerous. 1t was not necessary for
Shakespeare to surround himself with
baFbed wire attachments when he went
abroad, or for Milton to employ an office
boy to act as a buffer between him and too
impertinent crowds. At any rate. there
10 no record of anything of the kind.
There We're bores then, of course. but
there were no railroads and no news
papers.
The literary man is perhaps the great
est sufferer from the prosecutions of Mrs
Leo Hunter and her tribe at the nresent
time. The great soldier may be bothered
with undue attention while in the streets
or at his hotel, but he is let alone ON the
battlefield The brilliant surgeon NAV he
pointed out in a crowd, but he is allowed
10 do MS work in private The general
public knows so little about art that it
does not trouble the great artist at all.
The lti-millionaire gets considerable at
tention Of all kinds, but il is TO be sus-
pected that he occasionally likes II, The
poet and the novelist, on the contrary.
must suffer from the intrusion of bores
autograph collectors. and other undesirable
callers, more and more as their fame in
creases. Louisa Alcott's life was short
ened by this sort of thing. 1t is the fate
OF almost every author of popular book.
Tourists seem to regard him as a Dart
of the scenery o. the town In which he
lives, to be done with the same con-
scientious thoroughness with which the
cemetery is inspected. II he lives in New
York he may or may not be able to
dodge his prosecutors. II he lives in
small town remote from railroads there
will be sort of sitting process, for few
thoughtless and idle persons care so much
about popular author as to make n pill
grimage expressly TO see him. Even here.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
THE MORTGAGE STAMP TAX.
Important Decision by the Internal
Revenue COmmis missIOner.

Ellicott City, Nd, Aug. 19.-John II. Ow-
ings, clerk Of the Howard county circuit
court, some time ago wrote to the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue at Wash
ington making an enquiry concerning an
important point relating to the stamp
tax on mortgages, and the reply from that
official practically nullifies paragraph n
OF the section in the Digest of Rulings un-
der the head of Deeds and Mortgages"
The paragraph about which the enquiry
was made read as follows in the book PRE-
pared for clerks of courts and others: "a
conveyance of realty sold subject to
mortgage should be stamped according to
the value of#the property unencumbered.
The consideration in such a case Is to be
found by adding the amount paid for the
equity of redemption to the mortgage
debt
Referring to the foregoing, Acting Com
missioner Robert Williams writes as fol-
lows: In reply to your letter of August
10, 1899, you are advised that if real prop
erty is sold subject to a mortgage and
there is no statement or covenant in the
deed by which the grantee becomes person
ally liable for the mortgage, the amount
paid for the equity redemption is to be re-
garded as the consideration on which the
stamp tax is to be based. However, if
there is any statement or covenant in the
deed by which the grantee does become
personally liable in any way for the mort
gage and on which a liability to a def
cheney judgment: could be founded, the
amount of the mortgage plus the amount
paid for the equity is the consideration and
the basis on which the stamp tax is to be
computed
The point settled by this decision was
raised here by James Mackubin, a we'll
known equity lawyer, and it involves
matter of considerable interest to the legal
profession, being regarded as practical
reversal of the general practice since the
stamp tax was imposed
The evening times., 1899-08-19
TROOPS ORDERED WESTWARD.
Infantry to Begin It's Movement To-
ward Manila at Once.

Orders were issued from the War Depart
ment today directing the commanding offi-
GERS of the Twenty-seventh Infantry sta
toned at Camp Meade. Pa; the Thirty
first Infantry, stationed at Fort Thomas,
KY, and the Thirty fourth Infantry, sta
toned at Fort Logan, Col, to prepare their
regiments for immediate transportation to
San Francisco. There the men will be in
structed in target practice. 1t is the in
tention of the Secretary of War to have
these regiments leave for the Philippines
by September 1.
No word was received today by the War
Department from General Otis. The lack
of news is regarded as indicating that the
insurgents are quiet, and that no move
ment has been made by the American
troops.
The remaining regiments intended for
service in the Philippines VIII be sent to
San Francisco as soon as practicable. IL
is now stated that all of the first ten regl-
ments called for will be en- route to Ma
Mia by the latter part of September.
The war map, recently prepared by or
der of Secretary Root, is being closely
followed by him and the location of all
the forces operating against the insur-
gents readily ascertained. The map now
SHOWS that the First DIVISION Wnlch Is un-
der General Lawton is south of Manila
and is composed of the following organi-
cations:
Fourth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Twenty
first, Twenty fourth, and Twenty fifth In
fantry, First Washington Volunteers, First
Wyoming Volunteers, part of the Fourth
Cavalry; Battery f, Fourth Artillery; Bat
terry F, Fifth Artillery; Battery d. Sixth
Artillery, and Hawthorne's Mountain Bat
terry.
The second division is under General
Macarthur, who has his headquarters at
San Fernando. The troops under his COM
mand are the Third. Ninth. Twelfth, Sew
enteenth, and Thirty-sixth Infantry; Fiji
ty-first Iowa Volunteers, Twentieth Kan
sas Volunteers; Light Battery E, First Ar
tillery: battery of the Third Artillery,
and part of the Fourth Cavalry. The pro-
yost guard at Manila is composed of the
Twentieth Infantry and eight foot bat
teries of the Sixth Artillery.
The map shows General Lawton to be
stationed as far south as linus, while the
farthest point to the north is Angeles,
Wheaton. .s--r-r
The Secretary of War proposes to keep
perfectly advised of the changes among the
troops in the Philippines and has had pre-
pared the following statement showing
the garrisons the other islands: Pa
nay, Eighteenth Infantry. First Tennessee,
and Battery G, Sixth Artillery; Negros,
Fifth Infantry; Cebu, two battalions Of
the Twenty third Infantry; Jolo, one bat
TALON of the Twenty third Infantry.
The evening times., 1899-08-19

Mr.. Bryan speaks of the present policy
of Jeffersonian expansion as "un-Ameri-
cam" Is it un-American to provide new
markets for the surplus production of our
farms, mills, and factories in the only way
feasible under modern commercial condi
tions? Is it un-American to save posterity
from the hopeless agricultural and indus
trial destruction that sole dependence upon
glutted home markets would inevitably in
volve? The expansion policy is strictly and
patriotically non-partisan and American.
That which Mr.. Bryan favors for the time
being is one of viciously false economy, un-
American, and ignorantly provincial
The evening times., 1899-08-19
however. mis- lie is not exempt from an

however, mis- life is not exempt from an
noyance
The evils Resulting from this senseless
and needless. custom of calling on a IA
nous authof for all sorts of things. from
sympathy TO- peeuniary aid. and, worst OF
all. for his: valuable time, are many and
peculiar He may be wealthy; in that case
he can perhaps employ secretary to stave
off intruders. But he is usually only mod
erately rich, or he may be staying in
some out-of- -the-way corner for ma
terial" or for a rest. Even when he is
taking a needed vacation, it must be re-
tirely out of his mind Plots evolve
themselves, scraps of verse clamor to be
put on paper, and necessary links Of half
finished novels come to light in per-
fectly irresponsible fashion. Hence ii is
rarely possible for him TO take the thor
ough rest which is given to men in some
other lines of work, even if he has no en-
proofs to correct.
He sits down after breakfast to put on
paper as best he may the notion which
is working itself out in his brain, in the
peculiarly elusive way that notions have.
When the shy conception is just on the
point of being Gagged, there comes a ring
at the doorbell, and away goes the in
spiration. When he has disposed of the
caller, who brings letter of introduction,
an invitation to lecture for nothing be-
fore some benevolent society, or, perhaps,
only his own exquisite and unconscious
assurance as an excuse, the writer sits
down TO work once more, but his sentences
fall fiat and his rhymes will not come.
This experience is repeated all through the
day. during al least five days of the week :
and then the public wonders why Mr.. So
and-so has fallen off so in his work. Is
he acquiring an undue sense of his own
Importance, or what is the matter? In
nine such cases out of ten il is a case of
too much attention. The badge of the
Order of Lion Hunters is the mosquito.
and their motto, NO rest for the weary"
The evening times., 1899-08-19

There is much satisfaction in the news
that General Bates has about concluded a
treaty with our. spectacular subject, the
Sultan Of Sulu, which will settle Ameri-
can sovereignty in the group. without trou-
bic or bloodshed. Mr.. Mckinley viii now
become the defender of the faith" which
among his Sulu fellow-citizens is Moham-
medan, and of the marriage relation of the
islands, which is poiygamic. Good for
Bates. Variety is the spice of life, We
regret that one of the Sultans chiefs who
rejoices in the humorous name of Joka-
rime. expresses an intention to rebel about
next month, but joke or two of the Malay
cord and creese sort doubtless will make
him good,
The evening times., 1899-08-19
coNFEDERATEs IN TEXAS.
Veterans Hold One of the Largest
Reunions In Years.

Veterans Hold One of the Largest
Reunions In Years.
Dallas, Texas, Aug. 19.-The largest re-
union of veterans of the Confederate ar
mics held in Texas during the last five
years closed at Bonham last evening after
a three days meeting. The number of
persons participating is estimated from
1900 to 10000.
Col James d. Simpson, of Dallas, was
the principal speaker yesterday His re-
marks aroused the genuine old rebel
yell" His effort was carefully prepared
defence of the course of the Southern
States in the war and of the constitutional
right Of secession. Colonel Simpson show
ed by carefully prepared statistics how
dearly the South had paid in dollars and
cents in defence Of this right
He claimed that in its proportion of pen
sions to Federal soldiers, interest on the
war debt, taxes under the tariff system
for protection and loss of property by the
war the Southern States had in the last
thirty-four years paid more than IS ,000.-
100000 as sequel to their defence of the
right of secession.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
Lord GIanusk and Lord GIenesk.
From the, ondon (,bron;,Io

There is likely enough to be some phonetic
confusion in the House OF Lords between Lord
Glanusk, who tookl his lseat the ether day, and
Lord Glenesk, the peer-proprietor of the s.Morn.
ing Post" But even with respect to the latter
lord there is already some confusion in regard
to the locality from which he takes his title
There are two Glenesks in Scotland-on, in
Forfarshire. which rs the chief one, and the
other in Midlothiaa, mar Dalkeith, which would
probably never have been heard of south of the
Tweed had not Sir AlEernon Borthwick. whose
family Of old had some local connection with
the neighborhood. elected to connect his baronial
title with this latter5Esk. In this case terri.
torial confusion is all tne more likely, as Lord
Glenesk is in the habit OF spending much of his
time on Deeside. Aiss h few miles acrrss the
Grampians from uhf sForfarshirs Glencsk of
the Lindsays, Mapf tand Dalhousie Ramsays.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
A WINDOW GLASS TRUST.
Representatives of Fifty Firms Ar
range IL Consolidation.


Columbus, Ohio, Aug 19.-More than
fifty representatives of the leading window
glass interests of the United States in
executive session at the Chittenden Hotel
effected consolidation which will rank
with the greatest monopolies of the coun-
try. II. Sellers Mckee, of Pittsburg, pre-
sided over the meeting and c. w. Phil
lips, of the same city, acted as secretary.
Manufacturers of window glass have TO.
some time been considering the advis-
ability of effecting combination of their
interests or late business conditions
have been such and competition has been
so severe that many of the factories have
been operated at loss. Most of the large
manufacturers felt that the only means
of self preservation was consolidation.
The capital stock of the big trust
amounts TO between s35, ,000, 900 and $780,
coz, 900 and most of the great window
glass interests of the country are included
in the consolidation. The largest facto-
ries are situated in Pennsylvania, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Ohio, and New York.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
ORDERS TO NEW OFFICERS.
Majors. Captains, and Lieutenants
to Assist in Recruiting.

The following statement vas issued to-
day by the Adjutant General of the Army:
.All majors, captains, and lieutenants
appointed from volunteers will be placed
in recruiting service at once on accept
ance of their commissions and will assist
the nearest regular recruiting officers, say,
for one week, when they will be ordered
10 conduct the men they may have mist
ed to the rendezvous of the regiment to
which they belong ---.- .a..
The number of men enlisted yesterday
at the various recruiting stations for the
new Philippine regiments was 236. This
makes the total to date 1865. The first
ten regiments are more than comp. etc,
the surplus now being 1915.
The evening times., 1899-08-19

Il is reported that the Kaiser is in a
most amiable mood toward France. At
the unyeiling of the Foot Guards reg
imental monument on the battlefield OF
st. Priyat, he said some very nice things
about the brave French soldiers who fell
in that engagement. How does he feel
about the brave French soldier who is in
danger of falling. because Wilhelm II does
not say the honest word that would make
his innocence and honor clear, and bring
the crime of treason home to his enemies
and prosecutors? The Kaiser is a sover-
eign and ordinarily swayed by considera-
tons Of politics and diplomacy; but he is
also a knight, soldier, and a gentleman.
Can he afford to be silent while the vilest
conspiracy of the century eliminates under
his very eyes?
The evening times., 1899-08-19
THE WELCOME TO THE ADMIRAL
Mr. Mckinley to Be Formally Invited
to Attend.

to Attend.
New York, Aug. 19-Gen. Daniel But
terfield, John H. Starin, and Lewis Nixon
will go on Monday to the Hotel Champlain
as committee to invite President Nc
Kinley to be the guest of the city when
Admiral Dewey arrives here. 1t is not
known whether Mayor Van Wyck will ac-
company them. He is a member OF the
committee to invite the President. and it
is hoped that he will be able to join them.
The committee on transportation has re-
ceived word from some of the railroal and
steamboat companies that they intend to
do everything in the way of rates to bring
a great crowd to the reception.
The committee on illumination has un-
der consideration plan to use fairy lamps
instead of electricity in case the electric
companies show disposition to charge an
exorbitant price. Philadelphia concern
has asked permission to illuminate city
hall park with fairy lamps some time next
month to show what it can do, and the
committee may permit it to give the exhi-
bitiOu,
The evening times., 1899-08-19
This Horse Caught a Rat.
(From the Cleveland Leader.)

D. ". Locke has horse which, in addition to
being record breaker a goer, is something
OF rat terrier. Yesterday Mr.. Locke caught
several rats in wire trap, and they were To
be let out for the dog to catch While the
dog was busy with one rat the horse was IN
interested spectator. and seemed to be as en-
thusiastic as anyone. In some way the second
rat got out of the trap, and as the dog was busy
with the first rat, the other would have es-
capped had not the horse taken hand in the
game. Seeing the rat making a beeIine for a
hole under the barn, the horse gave chase ard
planted its hoof upon the rat. and thus held
it captive until the dog had finished the first
rat. when the horse turned ever the second one
to him. Q
The evening times., 1899-08-19
Gathering in Gra.shoppers.

IFfum the Chicago Tribune.
Only in the extreme southwestern corner of
Kansas are the grasshoppers giving much trouble
this year. There, however, they are thick and
hungry, and the farmers have adopted an IN
genious device for gathering them in by the
wholesale. The bottom Of hay-rake is covered
with pans hlied with Kerosene oil. At the
back of the rake tall screens are erected and
the whole machine is drawn through the alfalfa
fields, the power being furnished by horse on
either side. The 'hoppers'' fly up as the ma.
chime advances, strike the screens and are thrown
or fall down into the pans of oil That they
are reasonably attendant is shown by the fact
that bushel Of grasshoppers is gathered every
fifteen minutes
The evening times., 1899-08-19
Poor Old Blair.
(From the Hartford Courant.) }

The ghosts are walking in New Hampshire
politics this year. Henry W. Blair has revisited
the glmpses of the moon, and is asking the
Republicans of the Stately circular letter-not
torial question The choice OF Nr. Chandler's
successor should be made deliberately. he sug-
sests after careful weighing of all claims. He
invites correspondence on the subject. He men.
tions that he is for protecting American indus
tries and inaintaiuRE the gold standard. but does
NOT say anythinSk k4hpgt his great scheme for
sibsidizing fhe MhI& schools of the Southern
States out If Nafional Treasury.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
CHURCH RITES ASSAILED.
Ceremonies Ridiculed by Toronto
University Governor.

Quebec, Aug. 19.-The summer residents
of Murray Bay, St. Lawrence River
summer resort, have been thrown into
condition of great excitement by the free
circulation of a letter from S. H. Blake,
governor of Toronto University, pub
lished by himself, attacking the ceremo-
nial followed at the recent dedication of
the new Anglican Church of st. Anne
in the Fields there, at which the Lord
Bishop of Ottawa, Right Rev. DR.. Charles
Hamilton, presided in the absence of the
Bishop of Quebec, now in England. Mr.
Blake refers to the Bishop dressed up in
the gewgaw adornments of the church OF
Rome with mitre and all sorts of millin-
cry hitherto unknown to our reformed
church
Mr.. Blake is a warm supporter of the
Union Chapel at Murray Bay used jointly
by the Presbyterians and some o! the
Church of England residents OF the place
The evening times., 1899-08-19
Hochs i'm Chicago.
(From the Chicago News.l

German Americans who fought in the Franco.
PrusSian war and German Americans who bore
arms against Spain assembled most numer-
ously right-now in Chicago, and there will be
many lively discussions during the next two
days as TO the relative glories of Sedan and
Santiago, Gravelotte and Guantanamo. The re-
suit of these debates will undoubtedly be the
heaviest volleying of ''hochs' for both President
and Kaiser that Chicago has heard in many sum-
mers.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
A Mouse Hid in a Strawberry.
(From the Harrodsburg Democrat.)

Capt. p B. Thompson purchased two or three
gallons of Strawberries the other day of a man
from Garrard county. They were, without doubt
the largest berries that have been sold here this
season, the smallest being as large as a hens
egg They were SO large that it necessary
to slice them up before serving. When one OF
the largest cut open full-grown mouse
jumped out, soaring the cook until she almost
tainted.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
An Electric Student.

kfEOin MdHShtstei AHion.p
President Schuman of the Philippine Commits
sion, is Industrious; he has not only learned all
about that archipelago and its people, but Of
Japan and China. and only been absent from
these shores less than twelve months. 1t took
John Barrett several years to learn what he knows
of the same region.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
THE oLYMPIA's MEN TO COME.
Some of the Crew to Take Part i'm
Dewey's Reception.

SUHe VI tHe CreW 10 Take Part I'm
Dewey's Reception.
The Navy Department has informed the
committee of Washington citizens in
charge of the arrangements for the Dewey
ieception here that the request to have
some of the sailors from the Olympia par-
ticipate in the celebration can probably be
granted
The department officials, however, be-
lieve that 1t will be impracticable to have
all of the Olympia's men-come to Wash
ington. about 100 probably being the limit.
The exact number and the method of Sc.
lecting them will not be determined until
after consultation with Admiral Dewey
The evening times., 1899-08-19
A Wise Doctor.
1Ernm the Ihicarn Times-Her.

(From the Chicago Times-Herad-)
doctor. how did you find your patients chen
your vacation was ended2
'.They were doing nicely"
''Then why were you in such hurry TO get
back?"
Because didn't want to come home and start
the business of building up a new practice"
The evening times., 1899-08-19
CURRENT HUMOR.
Too Mean for Anything.
(From the Chicago News)

De .Jones-I hear your firm discharged you.
Smythe-Yes; but j wouldn't mind that so
much if they hadn't added insult to injury.
DE Jones-How so?
Smythe-They advertised for boy to fill my
place.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
Hot Wafer.

(From the Indianapolis Journal)
Tommy--Paw, what DO they pu, water in stocks
for?
NJ. Figg--To soak the investors with, my son.
The evening times., 1899-08-19
A Slight Change.
From PucL0

IFrOfn Pucn.J
Clerk-Tbis maa writes that he feels 10 per cent
better since he began TO take our remedy
Patent Medicine Man-Hm-eydently a eleri-
cal error-he meant 100 per cent. Correct it ac-
cordngIy and have the letter published
The evening times., 1899-08-19
An Impertinent Cub.
Tro,, Tho Cleveland Plain Dealer

(FrOm the Cleveland Pam DeaIer.)
Johnnie. you talk too much.''
''See here. dad, am to blame for your marry
ing into a talkatiye family?
The evening times., 1899-08-19
Perfccthinfch,

Nrom the CitNeiand Leader-)
The Milkman--I am. going 10 buy horscless
milk wagon
The Hoasekeeper-Yess i{twiii be appropriate
goes so well with the cowless milk ycu sell.