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The evening times., 1900-08-01
INJURED IN A TRAIN WRECK.
Railroad Men Have a Narrow Es-
cape From Instant Death.

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. IA railroad
wreck occurred in the Market Street
freight depot yard OF the Seaboard Air Liue
Railway in this city yesterday mcTning
ard that a whole wrecking crew Of uiue
men was not killed outright was only
prOvidentiaI.
The locomotive of through freight train
No q southbou1d vas at the South
Street crossing taxing On water. when the
train OF heavily loaded cars suddenly
broke io0se and fifteen CT more Of the cars
came down the road ar a sDeed Of forty
miles an hour. coIiding with a wreckinS
train CT seven cars which was standing on
the track in the Market Street Depot yard
This wreckirg train arrived here yes
tarday morning at 1 o'clock, having been
cat 10 Hatcher's Run Station. in Dinwi65le
County. to clear the track Of wreck which
occurred there Monday. by which Capt Al
bert A Lassiter and Flagman 4 J Over
ton were badly injured In the cars all
CT the wrecEing crew Of nine men were
fast asleep The ears were piled one On
top CT the other and partly demolished.
One CT them Vas thrown down an emhaEs-
ment In the cabCOse Of train No. p vas
FIaguan John PickrelI- Of Peters burg. who
had miraculous escape from being crush
fa,f by the crane of TIE wrecking car.
Mr. PickreII. however. was E5i injured.
. One Ct the cars Of the detached trsin ran
into IKE Dudley Building. on Market
Street. in which the S5a5oard Railway has
its Clices. The car was broken 20 -pieces
aEi the building considerably damaged
The injured are FlaSEau s. II. Morris
OF Manchester. seriously hurt about the
head and body taken 10 the Home for the
Sick for treatment. ". r. Aydelo-Je, a
Haxt0n. y G.. bruised about the body,
James C Howe CT Chatham County. y C..
injured about the head H C Perrow. Of
Richmond. cut and bruised Cn the arms,
c. AydelOtte. OF Ra'eish. y. C.. bruised
on the arms and leEz. Assis mt Read
master SJevers. CT steverE. Va back
wre1ched. Engineer Thomas Wharton. os
Raleigh. y C hurt in the bacI, and head
Conductor John Jones hurt abort the back
and shoulders; c. e Larson. Of ST Paul.
Mimi bass Of she wrecking crew. badly
brUise l.
J u. White. the agent OF the company
here, vas sO0G On the scene with physi-
clans doing AL that could be done TO al
leviate the suffering OF the wounded The
through train sOuthbCUld Per this read
left here this Morning foUrIsen hours late
| by reason OF the wreck. The WOrk IN The
depot yard was delayed.
The evening times., 1900-08-01
HAVANA CUSTOMS REPORTS.
Total Collections for the Month of
June Were S.II3IS7

The Division OF Customs and Insuldr At
fairs Of the War Department reported to-
day that the total collections for the port
Of Havana for the TWENTY-FIVE working
days OF the month OF June, were 81 -113.1S
The total amount named consisted OF the
following: Import duties, $1.0i9,956 ex-
port duties. i7.161; tonnage dues. So, ,314;
harbor Improvement taxes. S14.091: cattle
inspection fees. $2.203; storage and cart
age charges. S2.365; capitation taxes, ST.
4l3; fines. c0nfseations, etc, 1883: over
time work Of customs employees. Sf.6f9;
consular fees. $50. and miscellaneous. $50.
During the month 1859 entries were
lquidGted, of which ~ were free and So
were liquidated with an increase OF duty.
The total amount Of duties liquidated is
SllOI.796-92. There was collected duriag
the same period $40 935 in duties on post
office declarations.
During the month OF June, 1900, there
landed at the port OF Havana from points
outside Of the Island OF Cuba 2,052 passen-
gers. OF whom GIT came from the United
States, l.l34 from Spain. and 291 from 9TH
er Countries There left the port OF Ha-
Yana for ports outside OF Cuba, during the
month, 2,f15 passengers Of whom 1.0G3
went TO the United States. 1,I50 10 Spain.
and 323 to other countries.
The total number of cattle imported
during the month OF June, 1900. was To-
2e5- OF this number IL .425 were steers
2.49l swine, S33 horses, 259 bulls. 657 coNs
les horses, 1928 mules, donkeys. 4 goats
and ether animals No cattle were inn
ported free for breeding purposes during
the month.
The immediate consumption entries OF
merchandise during the month were 3.91I
and manifests presented were 1856
The entries Of vessels frcm foreign pert
during the month Of June. 1890. at the
port of Havana were i29 YCsse' S OF a kinds
OF total gross tonnage of 256. .3C2. and 15+
vessels Of all kinds. of tos2l gross ton
mage OF 264.1ii. cleared from the above
port during the period Eamed for foreign
ports.
During the month OF June. 1890. 15i yes
ses OF all kinds. OF ? total gross tonnags
OF 23.SSe. entered the port OF Havana from
ports in the island OF Cuba. ard l5I ves-
sels Of all kinds, OF a Otal gross tOEuGg7
OF 24,i53. cleared from the above port for
ports IN the island OF Cuba
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Amusement by ELECTRICITY.


4 function which vas held in London the
other day indicates the probable character
Of the amusements Of The future It was
an automobile gymkhana.
4 gymkhana. be it known. is an irsti-
tuition imported from India by returned
colonials and it has come to mean any
sort OF j race. from pony to bicycle This
ore was unique in the history of gy1nk-
hlnaS. But as the use of the automobile
grows more general it win probably bsc5r p
fashionable in the usual way-beginning
with the ultra-fashionable set and Elter-
ins down through the less fashionable to
the level Of the bargain-counter function
there 70 become popular wnen the auto
mobile is given away - i premium with
the purchase Of so many pounds of groce-
ries.
Put an automobile gymkhana so4ehoy
lacks in picuuresqueness what il makes I'D
in Oddity- It suggests reflections on the
amusement calendar OF the future world
citizen. VIII he gradually reaounce all
amusemsnts which VIII even remotely
connect him with the earth from which he
sprang? VIII the whole iuagle-world be
turned into 4 vast game preserve. where
the privileged can go out and bag so many
tigers al just so much risk as they feel in
ciined to take? VIII the wild animal who
refuses to lend himself TO this condition
of ultra-civiliz&tibn disappear from the
earth. and all the wild men either become
civilized or exterminated? Is the electro
motor to suparsede the saddle horse, and
the canoe to give way to some sort OF
contrivaEce propelled by electricity. un-
der the guidance of a trained mechanic? In
short, is the earth to become one great
combination OF market garden, market. and
Coney Island?
The prospect os such an event is not
cheering II has been seriously coatemplSt-
ell by rlany economists. and the humor-
lists also have taken note or IT, Mr.. II. c..
Wells pictured something OF the sort In
his fantastic narrative. When the Sleep-
e. Wakes" The London OF mis- fmagfna-
tiOn was a dreary place enough. II Was
governed by a trust served by an ensIaved
proletariat, and fed, amused. and supplied
wits he necessaries Of life by machinery.
He only carried 20 an extreme the fancy
which has been exploited in one way or
another. by many others. But is there any
chance Of such n thing happening2
Until recently it seemed as il there was.
The world appeared to be growing tame to
an alarming extent. and excitement was
lacking to such degree that it was some
times hard work for the newspapers to
manufacture headlines Ct interest. But the
Spanish and other wars and the Chinese
horrors have changed all that 1t has been
proved to US within the last few months
that barh2rism. war. excitement, and SEN
sation sfih exist ana are in no danger of
being cir.lized cut Of humanity. There is
Just as nueh ehance for heroism and glo-
Ty now as there ever was. and in the com
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ing conflict between East and West there
cannot fail to be picturesque incidents
enough 10 furnish the novelist of coming
eras with ali the material he could use in
several lifetimes. Perhaps. by the time he
begins to write human nature will be
thoroughly tired of excitement and want a
rest-even at the expense Of little tame
ness. At any rate IL the world is really to
be reduced to a dead level of equality, We
have the consolation Of knowing that, like
all great changes. il will take place SO
slowly that mankind will have a chance
TO become accustomed to it.
The Imaginative writer's of past genera
tions wasted a good deal of sympathy on
the supposed condition Of the last man On
earth. We now know that if, as geologists
say. the earth is going to bscome in the
course OF centuries a mere lump OF ice,
whatever human beings may dwell on it
during the freezing process will adapt
themselves to changed conditions and
probably enjoy life as much as We Go.
Should mankind really be weaned from its
present forms Of amusement, there is
every reason to suppose that the new ones
viii be just as fascinating. and that. in the
delights Of automobile gymkhanas. phOno-
graphic eoAcerts and automatic games Of
marbles and tennis. men. women. and chill
tren Wal take just as much comfort as
they do in their present forms OF amuse-
ment
The evening times., 1900-08-01

tFrUm the tblclg0 TmesHeTaldl
IN his early youth Count Tolstay deterInired 4
never TO marry ard on tie strength OF this res
olution s5lc 'Ae family mansion. which was torn
down and removed. except Wig. which he
Of thirty-iSo T0lStoy changed his mind and mar
ried. His VIE, once a celebrated beauty be'orf,S
to a noble family Of German origin She was
Cnly SKI IN Wcen married. and has borne the
count sixteen children. nine Of whom are living
Lett almost to her own resources IL domestic and
practical Affairs she has Gissn to the occasion
aud manages the estatCS ana IN. counts private
business matters with firm hard Nine TolstAv
does not share the sOcialistic beliefs OF her tai
ente3 husband. ard but for her shrewd and firm
inarage nisEt the estate would long ago have Eecn
impoverished Their house for many wears has
been full Of nurses, goveruesses, and preCcptors
as well as ckildren-
The evening times., 1900-08-01
The Mental Lens.

From Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
Acausiutances are quickly made and as quickly
ended in a Pullman. MEMS WAYS lie in such 6i-
verse directions, and the hours Of contact are
often so short. that no ore afford 70 be
either ungracious exclusive The ''bUftoned-
up rnisssS the hast part OF travelling He Is ike
a camera with the cap on-be never gets a new
impression. The man with the shutters of his
ears thrown wide and the lids of his EYES tied
hack sSts a new one every hour. II. in addition
to tEis he wears the lens Of his heart upon his
sleeve. sud will adjust it SO as to focus the
gro Cu,s around him. he often gets picture which
vii. not only enrich the dull hours of travel
but viii leave Impressions the mind which can
be developed iater into the richest and tendsrest
memories d his life.
The evening times., 1900-08-01
The Paramount Issue.
From the Portland AEgus)

Mr.. Bryan has announced that the only issue
with which he win deal at length in his notifca-
ton speech viii be that OF Imperialism. This
he rightly regards in agreement with the Kan5ss
Clty PLATFORM as the paramount issue. Tais
would be the fact whether platform and ca1Hi-
date recognized il not. The course Of events
and the swing Of public opinion cannot BE-
changed by platform makers. The most they can
do Is 10 recognize them ard act accordingly
This the Kansas City Convention has wisely done
and its candidate wisely foiiows its lead. The
Republicans may try 10 bark back 70 the issues
Of four years ago. bat they will not take the
people back with them The people are dealing
with the paramount issue ef 1900, not with the
ghost Of The paramount issue Of Isai.A
The evening times., 1900-08-01

We are almost afraid that our British
cousins IN South Africa are given to exag-
gerstion! The surrender of Prinsloo and
five thousand Beers turns cut to be only
Prinsloo and twelve hundred. which leads
us back to the old suspicion that the war in
South Africa is in about the same condi-
tion that our Philippine rebellion is-the
one that Otis crushed out. stamped down.
and buried several months ago.
The evening times., 1900-08-01
T.nnnn Against odeIL - Sen

Hnnnn Against OdeII- - Senator
Hanna has taken alarm at the matured
aad defiant scheme Of Senator Platt to be-
stow the New York gUbernatorial nominal
tion upon the Hon. r B. OdeH. and the
national boss is beginning to move IN live
ly fashion against the New York boss It
is evident that Mr. Hanna regards the Sit
uatiOn il New York as too threatening to
be triGCd with. He knows that Odeu as a
popular candidate would be about as bad
a choice as could be made. His reputation
as Mr.. Platt's chief lobbyist az Albany
would cost the State ticket thousands Of
votes. This IN turn would increase the
danger TO Mr. Mckinley in New York. As
pointed out by The Times a week or more
ago il is suspected that Platt's determi-
nation to nominate Odeu for Governor is
distinctly a r.rt OF his general plan TO
help Gefeat Mr. Mckinley. from whom he
can expect 10 favOTs if reelected. or to SO
employ his machine in New York az the
present juncture as to fCrCe Nr. Mckinley
20 positive terms as to patronage and some
Of the good things" in the insular pos
sessions during the next four years. IL is
considered certain that If Mr.. Hanna dis
suades MT. Platt from nom mating Odel he
viii accomplish that Cnly after the most
direct and binding assurances have BE- en-
given the New York boss that Mr. McKin-
ley can be depended upon 70 do the right
thing By Platt in his next Administra e IN
The evening times., 1900-08-01
A strong Candidate.

The Democratic party. has given the people Of
Michigan guberratorial candidate OF the older
schoOl-nO brsg, No blustcr, 10 bossism. 10 bluff
ing, no intimidation, fake reforms" =" If the
people of the State dissatisfied wiki the reck-
less and corrupt manner IN which the affairs OF
the commonwealth have been administered they
have it in their OWE power 10 bring about a het-
ter state of things II they desire Government
that is not the plaything Of denisgogues on the
hand and the corporate interests on the other.
the opportunity is theirs. They can find no fault
with the candidate. They can find no fault with
the. platform on which he stands
The evening times., 1900-08-01
England Is Impressed.


A few figures showing the immensity of the
wheat crop in the United States and the cost of
producing il may be OF interest The harvesting
machines made ard sold in one ycar would form
a solid procession from Chicago 10 New York
CITY OF would almost construct a fence around
England and Scotland. The twine used in tying
the bundles would reach around the earth on
times and the freight cars necessary 10 haul IL
would make train fifty miles long. The saving
by the use OF machinery in each year on Amer|-
can farms would more than pay the national
debt of Great Britain
The evening times., 1900-08-01
sahara's water supply.

The wells Of Erg, in the Szhara Desert. oe-
cupy the bottom Of the depressions As the
surface of thet ground In which they are ex-
esyated is eosRred with thick layer OF sand
they have to be protected against the falling in
of the latter. Their very narrow orifce Ia,
therefors. hermetica1y closed by means OF wide
stones sealed through mortar composed OF sand
and mud. Each caravan undoes the work IN or
der to obtain wster, and then carefully seals the
well up again before departing.
The evening times., 1900-08-01
A steamers Land and Sea Trtp

The engineering feat Of transporting a steam
boat OF $50 tons from Scotland to Lake Titicaca-
the most elevated lake in South AIaerica-has lust
been accomplished The vessel Is the Cova. "a
was Constructed in Scotland and then taken in
sections t. Mollendo, Peru, from which place il
was carried in twenty-five cars to the railroad
skirting he steep sides OF the Andes to the lake
side, nesly I3,oeo feet above the -ea Level There
the sectors OF the vessel were put together again
and <bs rollers and engines installed.
The evening times., 1900-08-01
orIeutaIs Make Good soldiers.
CFrom the Forum.)

No European nation has succeeded in holding
or controlling tropical possessions without the
aid Of nat:ve troops Moreover, these can be
maintained at much smaller cost than white
soldiers. not to speak of the great expense Of
Transportation Two thirds Of the Dnteh army
in Java is composed OF native troops; Spain.
before the Instruction, had over I3OO0 natives
doing mIiNary service IN the Philippines, and
EnglandsS success in con-erting the Egyptian
fellahs into good soldiers is another example
Of how apparently poor material can be utilized
The evening times., 1900-08-01
No E,ntangling Alliances.
(From the New York Journall

We have no business with asy European hone
OF contention Our newborn propensity tor
coronets and silken knee hreeSses should not Lead
US into combination against lir German Rus
sian OF French friends This is lust what AZ, ogn
alliance with England wonld mean Beyond ali
this no advantage is TO be gained by an Alliance
with floating monarchy-a marine empire that
would drop apart from sheer weight were il NOT
for tie teutacles Of IT'S navy
The evening times., 1900-08-01
CURRENT HUMoR.
Romance Was Brief.

tFrom the London Illustrated News)
They were pretending 70 play cards. but really
they were making love. and they agreed to give
slch other whatever they cut
She cut diamonds
he cut a heart
Just then the old man came in. and he had al
ready cut club. .el tsr
Aud 50 they were not married
The evening times., 1900-08-01

(Frona the Indianapolis Jourhall
That typewriter girl izn't in love with anybody
around this ofiee-"
''H0w DO you bnowf''
why when she gets too warm she takes her
collar of -
The evening times., 1900-08-01
Prefers the CabInet.-secreta

Prefers the CabInet--Secretary Viii
son very plainly has informed his admiring
constituents in Iowa that he greatly pre-
fers his Cabinet portfolio to a seat in the
Senate. AS there is no accounting Cor
tastes. the Secretary viii have TO be taken
ct his word At ne same time his con-
stituents don't seem to be doing this.
There seems TO be a wellmatured scheme
on foot 10 stampede to Mr.. Wilson at the
Republican State Convention TO be held in
Iowa this week. II is assumed that II the
State Convention sigE.fes its choice for
Senator. Governor Shaw will be governed
by that expression In his selection Of a
successor to the late Senator Gear for the
short term. The Governor continues TO be
terribly harassed by this SeEatorship
business and it is believed hat he would
be delighted to be relieved OF the respcn 81
biiity Of naming the mGn for the short
term. Hence. il IS net improbable that
Governor Shaw is encouraging the scheme
10 stampede the State Convention 10 See
TeJaTy Wilson. Il is thought shat Ike Sec
rttaTy would dare not refuse the apToiHt-
ment II il should be rendered 10 him in
such ciTcumst mstances-practically the de-
mand Of his party made in the regular a1d
Unmistakable way. His Senatorial term
would expire with the Administration
anyway-proyided. Of course. that he wGs
appointed for the short term onIy-ard then
if the Governor should not see IL % G. i
the Legislature in special session tC elect
a Senator for the full term. but shoT d
prefer 10 exercise his privilege OF apS,llt-
ment. Mr. Wilson might hold on throvEG
another session of Congress Or il Ar. Ne
Kinlev meantime IS reelected and dos. Ce :
the services of Mr.. Wilson in the new Cab
met, there would be nothing 10 prevent
the reappCintment OF his present Secre-
tary Of Agriculture. Considering tbesa
phases of the matter. therefore. il seeu-
not altogether improbable that Secretary
Wilson will appear at the bar OF the n
ate il December with a Certiacata Of zp-
pOintment from Governor Shaw. This wo I'D
leave the field open in the Iowa Senatorial
race. with the probabilities OF Mr.. Wi.so-
and his friends being very favOrably lu-
clined toward the candidacy OF COve.nvr
Shaw. What part the feather y-sooiei
Senator Allison is playing IN this game is
not apparent yet though that n is m k
ing in is not dUThtGd by those who think
they know something about that astUJe
statesman.
The evening times., 1900-08-01
Fnte of spudgeon.

(Fron the Philadelphia North American-)
'swhat became Of old SVudgeon, who married
the anarchistic wifeZ''
she gave him 4 blowing up one day. and he
hasn't been seen IN these parts since
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Mining camp laundering.
lFroln the Ind.ananoIis - J

The ecnplaiuaats thar said the chairman -sf
the Committee OF Safety --ay that they
come TO your shack with sheet or pole what
they was Jsin' fer flag Ct truce, an you fred
CT era
I'VE did admitted the defendant '-'Ge
thought Il wUz a black f&g''
The evening times., 1900-08-01
His Rowing Experience.

(From the PittSburg Cisroniele-TeIegraph.)
A Pittsburg physician who thought cf taking his
celored servant with him on a projected fishing
trip interr0gated him 10 his acquaintance with
aqustics. After few preliminary QUESTION:, be
asked: ''Have you ever r0wed, Jsmesg''
.'Onlv on the cyahs. sah.'f
The evening times., 1900-08-01
DomestIcaIIy Clad.

ttrcin Julse)
poroshs Cat the museum. seeing figure in
ccst OF u..Tifl 6occueSs. mammal there's man
dressed up in his Sife's tin dishes
The evening times., 1900-08-01

I An inventor has hi. upon uetaod % rr.t-
/ ting stcne so.es on bots AID shoes he miss
4 waterproof glue WIKI a suitable quantity Z
clean Guar5z sand and sp=es1s il over the leather
sole Useu 4 foundation ThtSe quartz soies ara
sid 70 be very flexible and % give the foot
f-m hold. even en- the most slippery surface
Portraits Of the Governors q Massachusetts, foF
the States collection are to be painted BY Ed
ruund c. Tsrhell. Henry Sardlam. Robert Cor.
don Hardie, Frank ". Benson. Frederick p Via
ton. Daniel J. strain, Phillip Hale. Walter Gii-
man Page, Finest l. IpseH. Marie D. Psge. WI
liam Willard, }. Harvey Young. and c. A Whip
pie, Tie price 10 be paid is $40 for each por-
trait. The choice Of the artists was left 20 the
families Of The respective GUvsTnors-
A Bordeaux tradesrnaa who had gone 70 Paris
With his little daughter Of fye went into side
show Al the exhibition. where one Of the items
was Al eastern dance Why exclaimed the
little girl. there's mammal pointing 10 one
Of the Oriental dancing gir,s on the stage The
voice reached the ears OF the Oriental dancing
girl who burst iato tears and rszhed hon
the stage The Bordeaux visitor promptly made
his way to the conlziss.rv q police and laid the
natter before him. thu comuissary sf1t for the
Bordeaux tradesu-aa's wife. who had elopsd sous
time since, been deserted hy tine man She went
away vith. and had % resort e. dyeilg ard dane
ing to set living A reconciliation took pace
AID husband and Eifs left together
There have been many attempts to asSasSin1te
rulers and leading oaieiais O: nations. several os
which have been successful, As in the case Of our
own Presidents Lincoln and Garfield In Recent
memory also the murders Ct the Car Al
exanGrr II Of Russia President Csruot Of France
Nasr-Ed-Din. Shah Ct Persia, Prime Minister Cas-
ullO OF Spain. President Borda Of Uruguay,
President Barr5Cs Cf Cusceruzla ex-Pre-ier St4ai-
buion of Bulgaria. ard the Empress Elizzbesh %
Austria Attempts al assassination we're aiSO
made iron Andrew Jackson. Prince Bismarck
Louis Philippe Of France. Abdul Axis. Salt=n Of
Turkey, President plaz Of Mexico. snd seve-al
other leaders in naticEal Affairs The Iatesr as
szsSin1tloa Of prominent in this coanrry
was that Of William Coebel Of Kentucky.
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