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The evening times., 1900-06-12
HISTORY OF BELLE BOYD.
Exploits of the Famous Woman Who
Died Yesterday.

KILBOURN, Wis. June 12.-Belle Boyd,
who died suddenly of heart disease yester-
day in this city. where she had come to
lecture, was an extraordinary woman She
was born at Martinsburg. W. Va. in 1916,
and lived there until 1861. Her father was
a merchant, her mother a handsome woman
OF good family. and the girls associations
and education were excellent
During a visit to the neighboring town
of Winchester after war had been declared
this dashing young horsewOman heard OF
Federal movements which threatened her
beloved South" She galioped BY night to
StOnewall Jackson and tCld him what she
knew. From that time she was attach
ed" to the Stonewall Brigade with more or
less regularity.
She soon became known as Belle Boyd.
the famous rebel spy" At that time she
was a girl. with strong aquiline features,
coal black eyes and hair, magnificent Ig-
ure, and great physical strength and elias
ITCHY MartinsbuTg was most OF the time
within Union lines, and Belle Boyds Sc
creJ service was OF much value TO tie
} Southern commanders
On one particularly daring expedition
she was captured and sent 10 Washington.
) After remaining some time in the old Capt.
: tOl Prison, IN charge OF William T. NCOu,
I she was exchanged for the celebrated Col.
Michael CorcorSn. Of the Irish, Brigade,
who had been a prisoner since the first
( Bull Run fight.
/ After Gettysburg she was again taken
! prisoner, eourt-martialed and ordered
& shot, but her sentence was eomrauted to
: banishment ia the South. Soon afterward,
! Jefferson Davis sent her with important
dispatches TO Great Britain She sailed
from Wilmington. y. C., May S, 1904.
: The vessel was captured, Belle Boyd tax
en- 20 Boston, court -martialed and a sec
one time ordered shot. President Lin
4 coin commuted her punishment 10 banish-
I ment-
she soon afteTward crossed the ocean
: and created a sensation when in August
! 1854. she married her captOr, Lieut.. 5. W
Harding in London. Her husband lived
i only Few months and the young widow
made her debut on the stage in England
! After the war she retired 10 private life
( Subsequent to her second husband :
death. she started out as lecturer as means
( OF maintaining her three children, two oi
whom were in a convent. Soon afteTwarc
she married her third husband Mr. High
and made Detroit her home. Afterward
she went to live in Texas. where she mar
risd successively Colonel Younger. Samuel
/ Starr, and James Starr
The evening times., 1900-06-12

Governor Teddy" Roosevelt is again
the cynosure of all eyes, a station in life
which probably is not altogether dis
pleasing TO the Rough Rider, however the
occasion of il may be. The Vice Presiden-
tiaI plot thickens and the Platt pot boils.
1t is now reported in New York that the
Senator is still determined to do" the
Governor by stampeding the Philadelphia
Convention TO him. The reason assigned
is. that the New York corporations do not
want him for Governor again, because ne
instigated the franchise tax Law, and
they demand a candidate who. if elected,
would help them to get rid of it. But the
crux Of the deal is to get rid Of Roosevelt
The machine is deadly in earnest to make
him the tag on the elephants tail. and
he may yet be compelled 70 accept that
unpleasant position.
The evening times., 1900-06-12

Ziegenheim, the currish mayor who will do
nothing. and the Police Board, creatures
OF Stephens himself. They are likely to
call him to his duty! But. if they do
not the manhood OF the Democratic party
in Missouri should take the matter imme-
diateIy in hand. The occasion is not one
for the display of filthy petty politics. 1t
is the boast of the Democracy that it al
ways pursues and Furnishes its traitors and
rascaIsl Now is the time for 1t to deal
with Stephens.
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INCREASE OF EXPORTS.
Breadstuffs, PrOVfsiOns. Cottoa. and
Mineral Oils the Chief FACTORS

Mineral Oils the Chief FACTORS
4 report Of the exports OF domestic
breaGstuns. provisions. cotton. and min-
eral oils from the principal customs dis
tricts Of the United States for the month
Of May has just ben issued by the Bureau
of Statistics Of the Treasury Department.
The increase in exports during the past
four years has been phenomenal
In 1895 the total amount Of breadstufIs
exported amounted TO S191.Os0. .341. while
for the eleven months ending with May.
1900. the amount reached the large sum Of
So. .S24. $50.
There was a decrease in the export OF
raw cotton for the same period but
large increase il the export Of the material
manufactured from IT, For the nine
months ending May 81. the principal ex-
ports OF cotton were from Charleston. :
c.. s.. .75S Ss1 pounds; New York. 2l5.1S5.-
6S4 pounds: Galveston. Texas. S1O.522.26S
pounds: New Orleans. 777.S7S. $50 pounds
and Newport News. II ,S47.2 There was
a large increase in the exports OF mineral
oils Of all kinds as well as in provisions
generally
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MIR. Macfarland,s Onportunity.

Residents Of the District OF Columbia
who. either as citizens or as fathers and
mothers, have noted the defects in our
school methods. are looking to Com
missioner MacfarIand for action which will
put our education system upon basis
that VIII render impossible the scandals
of the recent past. Since his accession TO
Office he has deserved well of the com
munity in suppressing abuses which ought
to have been impossible. and would have
been so under an intelligent and decent
administration. II remains for him to
complete a work so well begun by seeing
that a competent and devoted board Of
school trustees is appointed, and one that
viii insist upon sane and civilized regu-
lations for the training and government
Of our children.
IL may be said with truth that the man
adequate to the position. who accepts the
place Of school trustee. assumes a burden
which may embarrass him, if Loyalty he
undertakes the labors and responsibilities
of the position. But there are citizens
who could be induced to serve, and who
would do honor to themselves and the
public in serving The work is without
remuneration. but it is not a thanhess
one. There is not prominent, busy man
in Washington who should not feel that
he is earning credit for himself as well
as his neighbors by engaging in an under
taking the successful prosecution Of which
involves the highest good 10 our ciyiliza-
tiOn.
Perhaps it is rather strange that a school
trusteeship which pays nothing should be
eagerly sought by the small-fry poliu-
clans. public-celebration brokers. and gen
orally the petty sponges OF the District.
But so it IS, and we trust that COmmis-
siOner Mac-arland will be on notice to
avoid such cattle. Yet they are the crea-
lures who viii present endorsements, pro-
/ cure the influence Of citizen committees.
/ and all the rest of it. TO cOnduce 20 theiI
! prominence and indirect influence. There
( is excellent and honorable material within
the wide knowledge Of Mr.. Maclariand
/ from which to select. If he will oct a;
well in Inaking his selections IS ne has
| in pu~g,ce- the school system Of some Of
/ its mos, 'igrant evils. he viii deserve th'
! gratituGs Of the community.
The evening times., 1900-06-12
MORE HONOR FOR ROBERTS.
Dublin Proposes to Name n Lion
House After Him.


The Royal Geological Society OF Ireland
propose to build a new lion house in Dub
lin and to cali it the L ord Roberts house
They want e5 900 20 carry out the scheme.
The Queen has graciously contributed SO
and the council Of the society have voted
z / OG0 The public is asked to find the
rest. Lord Roberts is the president Of the
society His two years OF Office have been
the most progressive in the history OF the
gardens. Through his iastrumeutality
many valuable additions have been made.
A pair OF splendid Bengal tigers were pre-
sented by the Nizam OF Hyderabad. and a
very fine leopard came from TrivandTum.
The new lion house, the council points
out. would be a permanent memorial TO
"Bob's'' presidency. II is intended TO pre-
sent Lord Roberts with an album contain
flg the signatures OF those whose money
viii pay for the cost Of the new house.
During the last fifty years over 200 lion
cubs have been born in the gardens. and
their sale has realized z ; .000
The evening times., 1900-06-12

The sudden dismissal Of a census emu
merator in Nebraska has led to the dis
coyery that the Republican machine. In
that State at least and perhaps generally.
is making use Of the census organization
to secure a poll Of voters. In the Nebraska
First Congressional district the enumera-
tor referred to was furnished with po-
litical poll book in which he was instructed
10 enter the age. residence, politics. re-
ligion. and vocation Of each. citizen emu
merated. Mr.. Hanna has great head for
politics
The evening times., 1900-06-12
A Man of Action.
CFrom the London Daily Nail.

Frcm the London Daily Mail)
Field Marshal Lord Roberts is a man of action.
His life is all activity, and his mind works with
his bCdy-that is, IN the heat Of affairs and OF
movement his brain is coolest and WORKS most
quickly His compact, nerv3 little body Is All a
reservoir OF strength. and ydu can spe-k OF his
phy,gue as you speak OF the physique OF giant
lie $ill sit and write fOr ten days end, deal
ing Swith a multitude cf varied subjects-civil,
military, covering the enormous range OF view OF
soldier and an administrator, and then. II the
reed comes he Will bounce a horse and ride
fifty or sixty miles tring lieutenants whose lives
are spent IN the saddle.
The evening times., 1900-06-12
From The CHICAGO Tribune.O }

:
bishop. travelling in the depth of winter,
zane TO the house Of presiding elder 10 spend tn
night The weather was bitterly cold and the
bedroom into which the bishop was shown had 2
thick coating OF ice on the windows. The elder
waited 10 see the bishop safely between the
feather beds. But when the bishop half frozen,
jumped into bed without stopping 10 say his
prayers the elder demonstrated with him.
You have forgotten 70 say your prayers he
said.
No answered the bishop. Il always keep
prayed up in preparation for nights that are
as cold as this"
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Tried 1t on the Turk.
From the Boston Journal)

One Of the delegates to the Unit1rians' ami
versary said 10 ne: Il tried to use my newly
acquired Turkish a native apparently Of Con
stantinople. He listened, smiling while l told
him Of my mission and my plans, and my already
achieved results. But instead OF a Turk l had
caught Tartar. fof he said in perfect English
'0h. come. ] say. now, you're stufing met
"a WELL, said I, all Hlrkey'u get the same
stuffing before l GO
" That's sage OF yOu,' he replied"
The evening times., 1900-06-12
The Grenter CaInrnitr.
CFrom the Chicago Tribune.)

(From the Chicago Tribune)
The decayed old colonel had twice packed his
traps and calamities and indignantly trekked
frontierward 10 escape the encroachments Of ad-
vancing civilization
To him the old friend.
well. colonel, stin trying to keep the wolf
from the door2''
HOwied the colonel.
s-WOlf2 No, bezadl Golfi''
The evening times., 1900-06-12
some Frenk Plants.


rom INC NV lDth " UIIu-J
There is plant IL Jamaica call d the life plant,
because it seems almost impossible 70 kill it,
When a leaf is cut Of and hung up by a string
moisture from the air and begins TO grow new
leaves In Scuth America is a flower which can
only be seen when the wind is blowing. The
plant belongs t. the cactus family, and when the
wind blows a rumber OF beautiful flowers pro-
trude from little humps on the stalk
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Horses Break Down a Bridge,

CODY Wyo-. June 5.-Monday evening the
bridge Spanning the ShoshOne River near town
destroyed by the mad rush of herd Of
horses over the structure, being driven in from
Heart Mountains. When the leaders reached the
centre thev stopped, and in a few minutes the
entire he-,1 was crowded in on the narrow struc-
ture, wLyn the spans gave away, and a large
number OF horses were thrown into the river
Several received broken legs and were killed
The evening times., 1900-06-12
where Cnne Nome Is.
Hrom Harner's Weeklr.l

Cape Nome is situated on the shore OF Bering
Sea at the mouth Of Snake River, Seward Penin-
sula, central-westcrn Alaska. L. S A. o. de-
grees north latitude, and leo degrees west longi-
tuoe. and. by the ocean route, distant from its
base OF supply, Seattle, some 200 miles. In
making the ocean trip from Seattle one steams
westward for l 900 miles across the North Pa
cfc Ocean TO Dutch Harbor, on the Aleutian
Archipelago, and thence northward 500 miles to
the land Of gold, passing en- route the Govern
ments SGl rookCrios on the Pribylof l. hnds
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Pa,vnhrokers as storage Men.

storage OF household effects IN New YORK Is not
a. remunrrative formerly. according To the
statement Of one IN the business. This season.
he continued I'VE have the pawnbrokers for com
petitors Many persons who have small lots Of
silverware and a few articles for winter wear
Of value pawn instead of storing the same. Il Is
not becaiisp such persons hard up, but in do
ing this they have the Of the money and
obtain storage at the same time. They do nos
hypothecaie with the idea Of getting much
they can: on the contrary. they pawn for small
amounts The people who do this would never
admit pawning anything They call It storing
II IS done under 4 p2gnbTOker's license. just the
same"
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Practical horticulture in bohemia.

The Aourisllng fruit culture OF Bohemia is said
10 be attributable to tie training which the peo-
pie have received in the school gardens OF the
local public elementary Schools The imperial
law Of Austria ordered the establishment Of school
gardens in villages in 1869. and at the same time
directed that agriculture SHOULD be targht N all
normal schools. These mandates were followed by
another TO the effect that instruction in natural
history be Connected with work in the school gar
dens which were to be arranged in accordance
with the needs OF the locality.
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Pekin's Proper Name.

(from the Chicago Times -derald-)
The proper name of Pekin is Shun-Tiea-Fu; its
literary name Yen. In China IL is refer ed TO by
the loyal as the ''Purple Forbidden City" The
royal palaces are theIA II has been the capital
of the empire since the beginning cf the fifteenth
century. The English and French forces entered
it in 1860. The population is variously estimated
at from 500 600 to 1000 O00 No official census Las
ever been taken. The resident atmosphere is
distinctly hostile 10 all foreigners
The evening times., 1900-06-12
The Altoeethcr.

CFrous the Philadelphia Prcss)
Mrs Noozy-She has a full length mirror in
her bOudoir- What do you think Of thar2
Mr.. NCozy-On whoman-like, I suppose she
wants 70 see everything that's going on.
The evening times., 1900-06-12
POLITICAL NOTES AND GoSSIPs
ManIex Long,s nsnnnger.-some

MnnIey Longs MaIiaEer.-Some of
the real supporters of Secretary Long are
distressed by the report that he has en-
trusted his Vice Presidential candidacy to
the management OF the Hon. Joseph II.
Manley, of Maine. Very tew politicians
have confidence in the ability or the sin
cerity of Mr.. Manley as manager II is
recalled how he betrayed the Hon. Thomas
Bracket Reed at St Louis four years ago,
and how he was roundly berated by all Of
the men who thought it no treason 70 pre-
fer soma other candidate than Mr.. MeKin-
ley. When il became evident that Manley
had betrayed Reed the Hon. Sam Fesenden.
Of Connecticut, rushed into Manley's room,
and, - il apparently Wishing TO catch him
by - throat and give it few twists, he
exclaimed: "Manley. the Almighty despises
q gutter, and He will lay this up against
you What Mr. Reed said when he learned
how Mr.. Manley hal treated him
has never been reduced TO PRINT.
IL may be, of course, that Mir. Maniey
Will treat Mr.. Long better than he treated
Reed. Still some of the Secretary's de-
voted friends say it looks very much as II
the Administration had induced Mr.. Long
TO select Manley as his campaign manager
WIN TIE OIolluCL NleM u PEI -A4l1ih6 u
Hanna TO play with the Massachusetts
gentleman as best suits his purpose at
Philadelphia. With his imPlacable enemy,
Senator Lodge, to present bis name to the
convention. and the uncertain Mr. Manley
10 look after the practical part Of his cam
paign. at Philadelphia. it cannot be
claimed that the high-minded Mr. Long Is
in the best Of hands. At the same time. If
he is satisfied. it is pointed out that it
does not become others TO complain, how
ever much they may be inclined 70 warn
him against treachery. But. as Mr.. Hanna
in the end will select Mr.. McKinley's run
ming mate. anyhow, there is very little
reason for becoming excited over probable
eventualities in the Quaker City next
week.
The evening times., 1900-06-12

The amor plate deal is now about to
come to the front in commanding shape.
Il is announced by 4 leading Administers
ton paper that the Carnegie Bethlehem
Trust declares that the heavier plates can
not be furnished for less than five hun
dred and fSe- dollars ton. The country
is sadly misinformed if the same trusts
have not sold the same product 10 the
Russian Government for two hundred and
twenty-five dollars ton. We are more
convinced than ever that a great strain is
about to be put upon the conscience Of the
Hon John D. Long. Perhaps he will not
take offence If We advise lin to send it
down 10 the Indian Head proving grounds
and have il tested in advance II il did
not stand the test then he cCcld save him
self by resigning.
The evening times., 1900-06-12

kfGoiL Alic AliiAt4e-AAAAA AANs'l
This Ia; L too small for me." sad the Man
il -Public-Eye. Il must ask you % exchange
il for larger one
todsv's issue OF the Morning Wasp have youY'
lust read What it bss to say about you l
think that viii fX YOU -
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Nero MixunderStandInr.

(From tho Chicago Times Herald
saSer here she said to the man from whom
she had bought the bird, u thought yoG told me
that parrot was a fluent speaker2 Yet l haven't
been able TO get il 10 say anything but short
words that can't be printed
MADAM i mistaken / did not say the parrot
was fluent. / said Il talked IN PolIysyllableS''
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Tree Memorials In Macon.


19'711--11t71'I7
Mayor Smith, OF Macon. Ca. has set in motion
a bright plan for the systematic planting OF trees
in that city. the middle Of whose streets are
adorned with parks. The city sets tree for ev-
cry person who contributes % cents and pro
tects it with an iron box. in which IS cast any
name desired by the donor
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Interest vs. MOdesty-

''They say as politician Murphy always has the
courage OF has convictions
'.In what way2'
''well. he never hesitltes to name his own
Dricp -
The evening times., 1900-06-12
CURRENT EUMoR.
Clearly ENpIntned.

(From the Chicago Record)
'sWhat Is a storm centre, PJl''
"a storm centre Is that member al a family
wh3 remains as cool as q cucumber while he makes
all the rest raging mad"
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Something More Needed.

tFrom thcLustlee bIactttT-J
Becrsr (who has received a gift Of 4 c1st-Od
suit OF clothos)-Excuse me. baron. but YOU
haven't an cyeglass that you are not using any
more. have your
The evening times., 1900-06-12
He knew.
Equivocni Comment.

Teacher-what's the quickest way to turn dol
lars into pounds shillinSs and pence2
Pupil-Marry English GJokl
The evening times., 1900-06-12

(From the indianapolis Press-)
'This." said the funer3l director. lis the very
latest in casksts What e you think q irg''
..Wen'' said the cigar man from next door,
after a long study OF the article, I'D hate 70 be
soon dead in IT. -
The evening times., 1900-06-12
Trouble for ConneII-Tt is

Trouble for Conneu.-It is more than
probable that the Hon. William COnnell.
of the Eleventh Pennsylvania District.
will have some trouble With Mr.. Hanna at
Philadelphia next week. Mr. COnnell.
though a Quay man, managed TO get along
pretty well with the Administration during
the session of Congress just closed. He
obtained his due share of patronage. and
in return voted for all Administration
measures in the House. even including the
Oxnardized Porto Rican bill. But Mr. Con-
nell has ruthlessly disobeyed Mr.. Hanna
in the important matter Of the election OF
delegates to the National Convention from
the Eleventh District of Pennsy lvania. In
the call for the National Convention Mr.
Hanna distinctly prescribed that all dele
gates should be elected at least tsirty days
prior 10 The assembling Of The Convention.
In other words. May IS was the last day
on which delegates could be elected to
PhiiaCsiphia under the rules laid down by
Mr. Hanna. II was only yesterday. how
ever. that Mr.. COnneN's constituents Sc
lected their representatives 10 the National
Convention. Messrs. Warren and Dale IRE
the delegates chosen. When they present
their credentials TO Mr.. Hanna this week
in order to get their names upon the tenn
pOrary roll call Of the Convention. there is
liable TO be a lively row. II Messrs- Dale
ard Warren are Quay men, as seems prob
able, the row viii be all the liyelier. Il
appears likely that Colonel Quay viii try
to even up some old scores at the National
Convention with NJ. Hanna. anyhow, and
Il is not considered probable that Mr.
Hanna will desire TO strengthen Mr.. Quay
to any unnecessary extent. Hence. IL IS
not improbable that Mr. Hanna will find
il convenient to enforce rigidly against the
two delegates from the Eleventh District
OF Pennsylvania the rule as 10 the .ime
limit Of their election.
The evening times., 1900-06-12
The Case Of Mr.. Freer.

The Case Of MIR. Freer-The Hon Ro-
meo Freer. Of the Fourth West Virginia
district. seems to be threatened with Sc
rious trouble for denomination. His con-
vention meets at Point Pleasant tomorrow,
and the indications today are that he viii
be defeated. He owes his misfortune to the
fact that last winter he very fOOlishly op-
posed the Eikins- administration candidate
for Governor by projecting his own candi-
dacy across the path Of Internal Revenue
Collector White, whom Senator Elklns
and the President had selected for the gu
beruatorial nomination. While he was do
ing this Senator Elkins busted himself IN
behalf OF the candidacy of the Hon J. z
Hughes, OF Huntington. for the Congress
siOnal nomination. and Mr. Hughes now ap-
pears to have a decided advantage in the
race. Judge Freer has made a good record
in Congress, but he has not been ameEable
to the machine in all circumstances, in
consequence Of which he probably viii be
retired TO private life by Senator Elkins.
The evening times., 1900-06-12

PhiIadcIphia's Bonus.-Witd notable
persistency the statement is being reit-
Grated that Philadelphia has turned over
to the Republican National Committee
more than the full amount promised the
Convention. The sum pledged was $780,
600. Less than two weeks ago the amount
which had been raised by Mayor Ash
bridges various committees and forward
ed to Mr.. Hanna was $4,000. This state
ment is based upon information given a
Times representative by several members
of the soliciting committees appointed by
Mayor Ashbridge. II was explained that
Mr. Hanna had accepted the amount in
full payment of Philadelphia's pledge,
and also had allowed the local committees
to retain 1000 seats in the Convention
hall to be disposed OF at such figures as
would bring in the additional sac, 600 to be
expended by the Philadelphians in meet
ing the expenses Incurred by repairing the
hall in which the Convention is TO meet.
The statement which is now going the
rounds is that the sum of $3.50 600 has
been raised at Philadelphia and turned
over to Mr.. Hanna. 1t is considered not
probable that $4,000 could have been
procured by the local committees in the
ten days which have elapsed since the
positive statement was made TO a Times
representative at Philadelphia by mem
bers of the soliciting committees that
only $780, 600 Of the promised 500 900 had
been raised in the four months that have
passed since efforts to raise the Conven-
tion fund were started. Still. il makes
no material difference to anybody whether
the amount of cash actually raised is
cent or S1S0,O0O, so long as the Republican
managers are satisfied.