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The evening times., 1900-04-13
"REMINISCENCES OF THE SEA.
IsRae Townsend smith Talks To the
Union League Club.

NEW YORK. April 13.-Rear Admirals
Sampson aud Philip. Captain Chadwick and
Abram s. Hewitt were among the invited
guests who went to the Unicn League Club
last evening TO listen TO Isaac Townsend
Smith read paper entitled. 'Reminis-
euces b. an OctogeEarisu Of the Early
Maritime Life Of New England"
Mr.. Smith. who has now reached his
eighty-eighth year. is the o, est member
Of the club. with the exception Of Charles
L Tiffany In the course Of his paper Mr..
Smith said: In the year 1923 ] had the
pleasure OF seeing Commodore Huh and
many Of the surviving heroes. officers and
seamen Of the war OF 1872. II was al the
docking Of the famous Constitution az the
Navy Yard IN ChaTlestown. Mass. Il was
notable affair. There we're many ois-
tingUished persons present on the occasion.
including General Jackson, the President
Of the United States and several OF tbe
members of his Cabinet. and Martin Van
Bureu. Vice President"
While sailing as agent In charge Of car
goes in the '30's Mr.. Smith read much
about the sea He said on this point:
4 nave read many old sea journals and
log books of voyages century ago telling
their story OF marvellous audacity and in
trepidity In unknown seas. encounters with
pirates and savaEeS haiTbreaUh es apes.
tales Of shipv reck and Imprisonment
among the Algerine pirates and the prison
ships Of England. which preceded and led
up To the war Of the Revoluticn and that
Of 1872 and won for our Navy a front
rank among the uavies Of the world
This story is not only one Of romantic
and thrilling interest but il viii furnish
a clew TO the solution Of the problem lit
tie understood, how this nation, then the
Youngest and weakest could successfully
stand against England. one of the oldest
and the strongest in the world. and com
pei her to yield her bOasted claim OF SOW
ereignty Of the sea. having the right 10
fOrcibly search our ships al sea. break up
their voyages by impressing our seamen
and cOncede 10 US the freedom Of the sea
thus establishing as a principle Of inter
national law that the deck OF a ship with
her flag aloft should be as sacred from in
vasion as the territory of the nation it,
self"
The evening times., 1900-04-13
POSTAL STAMP CIRCULATION.
4 Large IncrenSe Over That 90 the
Past Nenr.

The PostofHce Department yesterday is
sued a statement showing the increase and
decrease i'm the issue Of postage stamps.
atampcd envelopes. newspaper wrappers
and postal cards. for the quarter en- led
March 81. 1890. The number Of ordinary
postage stamps issued in H. period iBdi-
Gated was 1.O7s. .S05. .075 valued at S2O570.-
Az. an increase Of I23. .C4O3IO valued at 81.
1Sq.132 over the corresponding period Of the
preceding year; special delivery stamps
sac. 40. valued at SlS4. ga, increase num-
ber S9S $50, value SO. .S63; postage due
stamps 6.239 OC0 S162.25t; increased num-
her 2.094 SEQ value 1891 ordinary
stamped envelopes. 64.221 600. valued al
81 .242. .32S.41; decrease 6.256. 80. valued al
S132. .3S4.43: special request envelopes III
245 800. valued at S2.426.37S.43: increase
5.5S6,5C0. valued at Sl05.145I9: newspaper
wrappers. 9.052.C0O valued at $50. $3.50.
decrease 2.5S9, ,Q90 valued at s26. $40. 80.
postal cards $3.50, 900. valued at 81 .5s5. -
CS6, increast IL. .425, $50. valued al sIlS.6 .623.
Total for quarter ended March q. 1900
Of pieces 1.i33. 800, 315 valued ct S26 9SO o.
66L34. increase on last year Of numbers
I51.34I- $50, value 81 759 4l5.12
The evening times., 1900-04-13
WESTERN DEALERS PROTEST.
The Price OF bananas Forced I'd he
n Fruit Trust

CHICAGO. April l3.-The price Of bana-
mas has been forced so high during he last
few months by the New York truit trust.
known as the Fruit Dispatch Company.
thet Western dealers are in rebellion.
The National Banana Jobbers' Association
of the United States will meet this after
noon 20 discuss ways and means Of infiu-
encing the trust. which is now in control
OF the situation 10 the country. TO bring
prices within reason.
The price OF bananas today is S. per
ger cent higher than il ever has been be-
fore" said c. Z. Kerr. Secretary OF the
JobCers' Association. The price for
straights is $40 a bunch. and after the
country dealer has paid his freight a bunch
Of bananas costs him now about S2.I5.
That figure is far too high. The advance
has been very rapid since the organization
OF the Fruit Dispatch Company, which has
-. coo. 600 OF capital, and which bought up
the stock Of all the important foreign job
bers about six months ago"
The evening times., 1900-04-13
Norman French Terms i'm the Law.
LL-rnro The PnIL Mi Gaz.rrA

II the honorable member who suggested the
abolition Of Norman French in the process Of
legislation had glanced al Sir Erskine NAYS great
work he would have how suDerfuous a
piece Of vandalism this would b. Hardly half
a dozen phrases Of this dialect row survive. OF
these are we'll known, Ia reync le VLlt," --sOit
fart CONNIE II est desire and wheii the -oval
assent is refused ia reyne ssvise.a''- a for
mula by the way, not heard snce 1907 When
q bin is sent to the Lords q erk writes on IL
''soit bsiue aux seigneurs;'' the endorsement a
ceste billie aVesque des amendments les seigreurs
his assent bills in English. but az the Iestora-
In i106 the Lords passed bin to abolish French
bill was dropped in the Commons. Parliament
has only spoken English since the reign Of Henry
VI. The use Of Norman French is so closely
inteuwined with the early foundations OF our
Constitution that purpOseless destruction Of its
Jew relics would be mere ncOnoclasn. 1T
would be hardly too much TO say, according
10 Messrs Pollock and Maitland, that at the
present dan almost all our words nat have a
definite legal importance are in certain sense
French words and they point out that nearly
al the technical terms Of the common law are
French -asThe Middle Ages. these authorities
add ''are Just st an end before the records Of
the EneIish Legislature are written mainly in
English and to this day. we all know, wis /
lawyer must regard the most solemn OF all
our formulas j. French: Ia reyne le veult. "
The law reports nf the sixteenth century. they
tell NJ ars 'ot Norman French bat dog
French.
The evening times., 1900-04-13

The Latest canal Obstruction Dodge.
Although the Administration has ear ned
one very large addition 10 its campaign
fund BY the succ of the trust hene
for the oppression OF Porto Rico il is not
yet cut Of the woods. That ninety .H n
dollar job must be- put through fyr The
subsidy grabhers and the Nicaragua
Canal project must be- smothered in order
TO realize q satisfactory barrel. Hence.
the whip and spur aud likewise the buck
and gas. are as' bu-iIy engaged as t1ey
were before the PAYNE Foraker iniquity
was consummated
The defeat Yesterday Of senator Nor
gan's mo- ion 10 consider the Canal bill is
clearly indicative oI the executive deer
minaliou not TO allow legislation on The
subject at this session of Cong. ess- Tae
monopoHsts who are interested iu OBJ
structiug acticn mo- doubt realize m {
sooner or later the American people viii
get the canal. but iu the meantime. he
delay OF even yea. 3, worth q er.-t
deal-certaiuly enough 90 justify ,bs al
subscription TO the Republican corruption
fund
istratiou is having some trouble al both
ends OF the Capitol 10 keep its creatu e
properly herded against the Hepbu u
Morgan biIl Constituencies in many parts
Of the country sre looking ugly at IN ir
representative. and demanding that they
back the canal proposition and do il now.
But We have seen that Repubii, ans iu
Congress DO not hold themselves bound
even by :heir oaths 10 support the Ccnsti-
tuition, when acting under executive or
dcrs. and there is little ground for think
ing that they will bolt or even kick when
Hanna cracks thc whip in the preSeat
connection. Stn there is anxiety about
the matter al the White House In order
to gain a little delay without a fight scr
IL. Admiral Walker has been asked TO make
preliminary report 10 be ready for c. n
gress not earlier than May 10 Pending that
the Administration leaders will have a
colo. able excuse for blocking considera-
tiou- AS. by the time The Canal Gem
missions report is iu, the session viii be
within twenty-five OF tweuty-SiX days uf
its close. and important business Of all
sorts will be considerably cOugested in
both Houses, it will be compara lively easy
10 prevent a vote on the Hepburn Morgan
bill Subterfuges Of this kind are very
pop liar with the Administration: but
then we live iu a day Of politics as con-
The evening times., 1900-04-13
A FORTUNE IN TWELVE HOURS
The Luck Of scotch Laborer in
AIaSka.

(Trcm Ainslees Nagsziue)
This is the story OF Alexander McDOn-
aid. one OF the best known characters in
the Yukon Valley He is a great lumber
ing Scotchman-born in Nova Scotia-Who
up 10 the time Of the Klondike discoveries
never had an Idea OF winning a greater for
tune than that Of a day laborer He worked
from mining camp 20 mining camp all
along the Northwest. So slow was he and
so awkward il. his wOrb-his feet entirely
in his way and his bulk a misft for the
size Of prospect hOles-that he was re-
puted never to be able to hold job for
longer than three weeks. He was at paw-
son shortly after the first locations were
made on the Klondike. He went out with
numerous stampedes, but never arrived IN
time to locate paying claim. Finally lie
stumbled across newspaper man named
Hunt, who had claim on Bonanza Creek
Hunt had become discouraged because he
had not the funds necessary 10 develop H.
This claim Mcdonald purchased for 5000
and set about developing it iG his usual
slow and aimless fashion. Finding The
claim fairly rich. he pu on a force Of la
borers, and in a few weeks had tal.en out
SSe. 600
This sum he used Immediately tc pur-
chase Otner claims. All that year he bought
right and left everything Of any promise
that was offered 10 him often mortgagine
the claims thus bought TO buy still other
ground. Many Of the ventures came to
naught but a few gave such phenomenal
returns that he speedily took the rating
OF a millionaire. Out Of one claim on Ell
Dorado Greek he shOveled $20.OO0 in twelve
hours. Today he is probably worth be
tween two and three millions
MANY others came TO success even more
suddenly than McDonaid One man on
Bonanza Greek took out ninety pounds OF
gold-about $25,0 single day A pan
Of gravel on El Dorado Greek yielded its
lucky owner S2100. This same man cleaned
up 1000 ounces Of dust and nuggets from
his first weeks work.
The evening times., 1900-04-13
Military Funerals.
lrrom he Kansas CITY Sur.

VITN
The osdcr Of the War Department limiting
the expenses which may I've allowed on accounf
Of military funerals. and directing officers NOT
20 allow accounts fOr music by bands or choits
flowers crepe. rte - reminder that mar, u
burial according 90 ancient custom and reeula-
uon ~ severely simple. the only display beinp
that OF men and arms The main idea convcvr,I
BY the forms which time out Of mind have
attended the burial Of the soldier was that one
more must be laid TO his rest by his comrades
with brief cerCmony, and after the farewell vol
ley the escort moves on al quick step. Perhaps
the besi remembered military funeral in modern
times VAS that % the soldier who was hurried
by the struggling mponbesm's misty lieIt and
the lanterns dimly turning, while few sad
short were the prayers We said. A" The War De
parment's order is an adnonition TO consider tre
ways Of the Old time.
The evening times., 1900-04-13
MOVING ALASKA INDIANS.
The Tribes stirred by a Reservation
Rumor.


RumOr.
TACOMA. Wash. April 13.-Chief John
son and Fred Moore. another Indian. are
urging The Alaska tribes 10 contribute a
fund with which johnson is TO be sent 10
Washington d. C., as their delegate.
Moore will 20 as their chief secretary. and
they will take with them one member
from each tribe Of the Kaka Stickeen
Hyda. MeIlakatla, AUX. ChiIkat Sitka
TaRu. Hionah. and other tribes. johnson 5
plea is that his presence in Washington is
necessary that entire justice may 0e done
to-the Indians He wishes 70 raise SlO. GOO
The Indians Of the AUX tribe about Ju-
neau have been worked up 10 a high pitch
Of excitement by Johnson's story that
Governor Brady is trying TO induce the
President TO make an Indian reservation
near Sitka, move all the Indians OF South
eastern Alaska onto il. build a high board
fence around them, and keep all inside.
johnson tells them that il any tried 10
escape they would be shot by the soldiers.
and that by going 10 Washington he can
avert this calamity.
The evening times., 1900-04-13
FRIDAY. APRIL 10. 1900.
The Porto Ricun situation.

The Administration assumes that since II
has WOE its way and secured the passage
Of the Porto Rican infamy. affairs in the
island will now settle down and that, what
between the charity money and a low tariff.
business will spring up and an era OF pIen-
" will open at once.
The truth is that there can never be any
thing like commercial activity and general
prosperity in Porto Rico. while its politi-
cal status remains open to question. Peo-
Die will not make large mercantile engage
ments on the basis Of customs duties which,
beyond any question. will be decided uu-
constitutional by the supreme Court at the
first opportunity As long as the trusts
and their Administration are able to pre-
vent judicial action OF this kind. Porto Ri
co will continue 10 suffer
Just TO what time Mr.. Mckinley can
manage 70 postpone the inevitable ~e are
not in position 20 say; but 1t is altJ-
gether probable that he will sue
ceed in lodging a decision until
after the Presidential election. To do
that be has only 90 block proceedings in
the lower courts until the summer Va a
tion begins and then he can make him
self easy. The election being over. in case
the Republican party should be continued
in power, the supreme Court and the Con-
stitution need not worry the Administra-
ton. assuming the House. Of Representa-
lives 90 have a safe Republican majority.
The number of Supreme Court Judges
inlgh, then oe increased and a few nice
fresh trust attorneys. fixed on the bench.
In such happy event We are quite ready
to believe and TO admit that the Coustitu-
tiou would not 20 With the flag To Porto
Rico. or To- any other place Geheuua ,N-
The evening times., 1900-04-13

The press and people of Brazil are much
disturbed over what they consider evi-
dences OF a design on the part OF Germany
to acquire part If not All Of their country.
One leading Brazilian newspaper warns
its readers that there is little reason to
hope that the United States would protect
South America against European aggres-
sion, in view OF Mr.. McKinIey's profTeTed
surrender Of the Monroe Doctrine in he
Hay Pauncefote Treaty.
The evening times., 1900-04-13

The announcement that Lord Methuen.
instead Of moving due north in The direc-
tion Of Mafeking is marching east toward
KroOnstad may be OF importance. ii is
possible that he may be able TO turn the
Beer right flank and compel a sudden re-
treat from the present fortified line. The
indications are that Methuen is now about
twenty miles from BraEdfort. and that
Lord Roberts is getting ready to execute a
supporting movement cOnverging with that
OF his subordinate at Kroonstad
The evening times., 1900-04-13
CAPE NOME POSTAL SERVICE.
Good service Planned for Transmits
sion of Money Orders

sion of Money Orders
The POstohice Department Issued TIE
following statement yesterday: Numer-
Gus enquiries having reached the Postofhce
Department from persons who expe1t 70
reach Nome, Alaska. by the earliest
steamers and who desire 10 receive funds
or to remit them from that place. the De
partmeDt announces that arrangements
have been made for hrst-class service N
the Money order branch al Nome. Oppor-
tunity is therefore offered TO any person 10
remit Postal Money Orders PAYABLE at
that place. and persons in that locality
may remit m like manner 20 any
Money Order Office. Every arrangement
for czceptiCuaily good service has been
provided by the Department"
The evening times., 1900-04-13
CURRENT HUMOR.
Feminine Diplomacy.

ttFom luc thit3EO NCWS.l
Young Physician But isn't = O week rather
eIC-bitant rent FOR such a small ro0ml
Landisdy-Oh, dear no; not for doctor.
Young Physician-And why not Tor a doctor
prsyE
Land's7y-Becsus, this Is very unhealthy
house nd there Is never q week passes buI what
half a dozen Of my rooniers are ill-
The evening times., 1900-04-13
Isl Tnuching TnIk.

CFrom the Baltimore Amcricau)
Spunre-The sense Of .ouch is highly developed
in the blind. isn't itg
Tifswadd-Tve noticed it 10 be very strong IN
psopIc who had gooj cyesight.
The evening times., 1900-04-13
The Cood-Forn Hall Mark.


CFrom the indianapolis PrcsS)
Daughter, YOU ought % pres out that Vriui
led place iH the back Of -oUr dress"
'0h, pa. you're foo, Do Those wrinkles are
stylish; they show that ! know enough 20 bold
my SKIRT up ia the right place
The evening times., 1900-04-13
DfDTOunuffP.

tFrom the Philadelphia BuIletiu.)
Mrs Dudd seems always 60 have her oon
way
That's because U..n she can't have It she pre-
tends that the other way Is hers"
The evening times., 1900-04-13

,From the Chicago News)
s'Yes.' remarked the funny shoemaker. ''rm
in favor of wOmens rights also her leits.'
lis thar your last joke asked the leather
drummer.
'.Shoe-cr'' answered he shoemaker and it's
avi right II that"
The evening times., 1900-04-13

cFrom the Chicago rribune)

ifTom tle NMCdEO lTlnunC-l
Acquaintance Cat Paris ENpositi0u) Here is
model Of that wonderful sub marine vessel every
body is talking about.
jules Nerne-New! Great Scott, ! WrOic that
thing up twenty five or thirty wears ago.
The evening times., 1900-04-13
Of Course.

From the Chicago RecordD
'''Whst are the most vivid recollee.ions OF yor.
childhO0dT
'sThe places where / used to be given some
thing 10 eat
The evening times., 1900-04-13

Since publication OF the fact that The
Sampson" superimposed turret was not
the invention of Sampson at all. it ap-
pears to have lost some OF its pull in The
Department. The Board on Construction
yesterday decided to equip the three bat
tleships already authorized and the two
provided for In the pending Naval Appro-
priation bill, with single turrets
The evening times., 1900-04-13

Little Colombia has refused to let the
United States have a coaling station in Al
merante Ray. Since our plain duty
policy has developed fully. all our neigh
bors are getting afraid OF US
The evening times., 1900-04-13

No feature Of the marvellous growth OF our com
neruc Is more striking than that relating 90 cZ
ports Of iron and steel Toe total foreign com
Tnercc Of 5he United states iH the wear just ended
has for the first time crossed tlc s2,0plu uOJ line,
and the total exports oi the manufacturers u
iron and steel have for the first time crossed ihe
SiuJ 1JO.0uJ lue, says the Scientific American
Iu the calendar year 1870 Jhe total exports q
and steel amounted rC only --suJJ. GOO. but ia
IS@3 they were Sloj.rcF.o4j.
The Duchess Of Marlborough is tle owner ai a
most costly collection Of valuable pearls which
represent a portion oj the Vanderbilt wealth.
Possessing o long and slender throat she j, able
TO Wear broad collar OF stri--s Of pearls So
cured 10y diamond bars Another necklace of great
value consists Of a long row OF Clc costiCst pearls
alternatCd hy wheels Of diamoUds. The value 0f
this Is something fabulous. Her jewel box also
contains other ornaments of pearls ,hat the
envy ct Oh who have seen them.
Tie University Of California hoids in trust
iuud TIE interest OF which must De used each yrlt
for the purchase Of a medal TO be presented To the
most advanced student This year the interest
happened 70 amount &C. AS much as S24o, anu The
Ttgeut- Il the i~srsity we're at first puzzled &c
know how 10 PAT such Q large sum INFO one gold
medal. The conditions Vudcr which the rru-t i
held would not permit az giving the fortunate
student a 500 medal. md rhC haI3nce in cash la
"a, proposed so Il UIs decided 90 enclose ia
medal in case inro which thC surplus gold should
bc So worked that it could hc easily taken eut
and disposed Of as the holder might see ht.
EN-Quecu Liiuokaiani has ils; completed arW
volume and has applied 90 ihe ooplriSlt clerk in
;hc Libroyy Of Congress for copyright csr,if.,te,
giving the name OF the book rs ''Thc Hawaiian
Tradition Of the Creation 20 The eX-Quetn has had
ONLY few copies printed and states that ir Is in-
tended for private circulation only. The subject
matter Is the Hawaiian account o. the creation Of
the world and this is told IN the form % 2 chant
which bes been sacred ~ the royal -lmily for ggn-
erations but was never set down IN writing until
the late King kslakaua. the Queens brother -
orn,icd the thronc The chant was composed in
100 hy keaulgmoku and covers the history 81 he
world down % ihe eighth generation preceding
that of Iiluokalau in the form Of appendix
the ex-Queen has Sdded her own genealOgy- bring
ing ths CaSnt uP5to oute-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-23
TO PRESIDE
Chicago Man Is Selected as President
of the New Street Railway
Company Last Night.
HAYNES AND oLAUsEN OUT
Neither of the Promoters Attend the First
Meeting of the stockholders OF the
Company-Road to be Built.

The members of the Kenosha Street
Railway company, including their
promoters, successors and assigns,
held their first meeting, since the in
CORPORATION of the company, Thurs
day evening, at the office of Attorney
IG. r. Mcdowell, and proceeded to
elect the following list of officers for
the company:
President ]. Arnold.
Vice-president and general manager
W. K Arnold.
Secretary and treasurer-R. q. Arm
old.
Superintendent r. Mcdowell.
Directors Bion J. Arnold, W. L.
Arnold, Lorenzo E. Dow, r. G. Arm
old, G. r. Mcdowell.
From the list of officers and direct
ors of the company, it is plain to be
seen that the Kenosha Street Railway
company is largely the Arnold family
of Chicago, and while number OF
local men appear on the list OF stock
holders in the concern, their connec-
ton is Only nominal one and they
will cut little Or no figure In the man
agement of the new company. Mes
srs. HAYNES and C1ausen have been
shown up in their true light as simply
promoters, and neither of the two men
who secured the franchise were at the
meeting on Thursday evening. 1t IS
stated that tie promoters will have
some stock in the company, but this
will simply be as pay for services rem
dered, and it will mot bes sufficient to
make them cut any figure in the opera
ton or construction of the line. The
meeting of the stockholders did moth
ing in regard to the starting of the
work on the line, and the
meeting was simply formal one
to get the road started in the proper
manner. 1t is stated, however, that
material for the line has been pur-
chased, and will be sent to Kenosha
at once, in order to allow the work to
be started within the next few days.
No notice has been made OF the little
arrangementsthat has been made with
the mayor in regard to the bonds OF
the company, and it is probable that
the company will depend upon the de-
cision of the courts to settle the bond
question.
The company are now having plans
made for the construction of a large
electric plant in the city to furnish
power for the line. The location OF
the plant has not as yet been selected,
but it is reported that it will be some
where on the outskirts of the city.
The city Office of the company will
probably be in the Office of g. r. Nc
Dowe11 for the present.
The members of the company still
declare that cars will be running be-
| fore snow flies.