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Evening star., 1900-10-01
More Than . Million Slain.

From Stray Stories.
For an invading force to lose 100000 in
killed alone and still continue its invest
ment of the place attacked may seem in
credible, but 1t is fact that certainly ap-
plies to the almost countless swarms Of
rats that for some time have resisted the
united efforts Of the government and mu-
nfcipal authorities at Sydney.
To these terrible little enemies no quar-
ter is given; each one captured alive Is put
to death and cremated. And yet for tens
Of thousands thus destroyed tens of thou
sends are found to the front or lying con-
cealed within their shelters.
For some while four cents head was
given for every rat killed in the New
South Wales capital, on proof of Its hav-
ing been burnt, but the price has now ad-
vanced to twelve cents each in a supreme
though costly effort to overcome SO de-
structiye a foe.
The greatest difficulty In contending
against the rats attacks is experienced
from their naval brigade-constantly re-
inforced as 1t is by contingents from the
ships arriving and joining the marine de-
tachments that are in force at the
wharves, jetties and dock warehouses.
The list of killed still goes on in this re-
uarkable war of a people against vermfn,
and soon there will have been in the prin-
cipal of Australia's cities more than LOCO
600 rats slain.
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The Great Ararat Ascended.
From the Scientific American.

The Ararat mountains in Armenia COM
prise two peaks situated seven miles apart
They are known as Great and Little Ara
rat and are respectively 1920 and 1920
feet above the plain. They partially belong
to three countries-Russia, Turkey and
Persia The mountains are covered on the
tops with perpetual snow, ice and glaciers.
The summit of Great Ararat was reached
in 1929 by Prof Parrot, and on September
2 19OO a member of the Russian GeOgraph-
leal Society named Peoggenpohl ascended
the peak with a considerable party. The
difficulties of the ascent are very great,
and his successful expedition will be well
come news in geographical circles. Ascents
are rare, having been made in 1894, 1S43
1S45, 1850 and 1856. Little Ararat is even
more difficult to climb, as its declivities are
greater and sleeper, its form being almost
conical. II is believed to be the spot where
the ark rested, but there is tradition that
Mount Judi in southern Armenia was the
spot. The mountain is of volcanic origin
and was in eruption in 1855, and In 1870
there was vast discharge of sulphurous
vapors from its sides and tremendous
earthquake shook the surrounding country.
There is considerable literature devoted to
the mountain.
Evening star., 1900-10-01
MILITARY AUTOMOBILES.
Gen. Miles Believes They Can Be Used
In the Army.

Gen. Miles beneveS lney ian be JSeO
In the Army.
Lieutenant General Miles, commanding
the United States army, in his annual re-
port to the Secretary of War will renew his
recommendation for the further use of the
automobile in the army. There now at
Ft. Myer Va, three automobiles but they
have not proved quite satisfactory on ac-
count of lack of facilities for recharging
them with electricity. Meanwhile General
Miles and other officers interested in max
ing the automobile useful for the army
have been making Investigations of other
powers than electricity with view of OBJ
tanning a practical method of making the
machine available for military purposes.
General Miles says that automobiles may
be adopted for use as couriers, carrying dis
patches, movement of staff officers from one
command to another, for small reconnoiter-
ing parties, for investigating the topog-
raphy of the country in which the army
proposes to operate for small detachments
engaged In constructing bridges estab-
fishing depots, for rapidly supplying ammu-
milton and for the movement and care of
the wounded. In fact, in cases where small
detachments operate the general thinks
that automobiles will be found useful t.
General Miles thinks that the machines at
present will be best adapted to the head
quarters OF the army, the headquarters of
the departments and In posts Of cOnSidera-
bic size In such places the automobile
will be found useful for small errands, and
for general utility in the matter of carry
ing officers from point to point in and about
the headquarters or the post. The bicycle,
which has been used in the army has been
found very useful, especially in posts where
there are no telephones. General Miles
says that as the automobile Is perfected it
will grow in favor, and believes that as the
machine is improved and perfected it will
be valuable acquisition to the army.
Evening star., 1900-10-01

CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES.
Gen. Macarthur Sends a List, but DOei
Not Include Shields' Detac hment.

Gen. Macarthur Sends a List, but Does
Not Include Shields Detachment.
Gen. Macarthur has cabled to the War
Department the following list Of casualties:
Killed-September q. Yanauan. Luzon
Company K United States Volunteer In
fantry, John Niles; September %, Badoc.
Luzon Company E, 18th Infantry, John E.
Dupree: September %. Cabanatuan. Com
pany NJ, 3Ith Volunteer Infantry, William
S. Mercer: September II, Mavitac, Luzon,
Company l., 37th Volunteer Infantry JOS
N. Wells
With reference to my telegram Of the 10Th.
wounded in thigh, serious, instead of killed
Alfred J. Mueller, Company l., 37th In
fantry.
Wounded-September %, Tanauan. Com
pany K, 39th Infantry. John Burket
wounded in abdomen, moderate: September
%, Badoc, LuZon, F. 18th Infantry, John
Manduka, wounded in hand. serious; JAS
A. Kennedy, wounded in shoulder, serious;
September %, Cabanatuan, LuZon, 34th In
arm. slight; August %. Alangalang, Leyte
F. AID Infantry, VIM. E. Dennis, wounded
in leg above knee, serious; Fred Myers, Sc
verely wounded; September IA. Carig, Lu-
zon. Company L. 10th Infantry, Sergt
Henry F. Schroeder wounded in thigh, Sc
rous: Catubig, Samar, Company G, 29th
United States volunteer Infantry, Sergt
Leonidas o. Holds. elbow, severe: August
II, Sorgogon. Company NJ, 47th Volunteer
Infantry, George Kennedy, neck, mortal
August 20 San Miguel. Leyte, Company HI,
AID Volunteer Infantry, Corp. Thomas A.
Kennedy. wounded in abdomen, serious.
The above list does not contain the names
ported captured or killed on the Island of
Marinduuue.
Evening star., 1900-10-01
Indian Green Corn Dance.

From the New York Tribune.
Mrs Harriet Maxwell Converse honorary
chief of the New York state Iroquois In
dians has left this city to attend the an
nual green corn dance at the Cattaraugus
reservation near Buffalo.
One object of Mrs Converse's visit is
TO make final arrangements with the New
York state Indians for new industry just
opening among them. This is to dig roots
and for the first time in history give the
secrets of their medicines in exchange for
money. For many years the Indians of
the western part of the state earned a good
deal of money picking fruit for the can
ming factories that fringe their reservation.
They began with the strawberries in June
ard were busy through the season until the
last tomatoes were picked. just before the
fall frosts But the Poles, who have been
swarming in great numbers into that part
of the country. and who can live on very
little, have superseded the Indians by
working for much less money.
Among the roots used by the Indians are
the wild violet the laurel sumach and
V itch hazel. They also use wild cherry
bs rk and hemlock buds. Their drugs are
compounded with the most violent poisons.
There were 1850 Indians in this state
when the last census was taken, and fully
five-eigh hths of these are pagans. says Mrs
Converse. AT their dances the people ad-
here TO the old-time superstitions and cus-
toms.
Evening star., 1900-10-01
ANOTHER POSSIBLE MARKET,
Opening for American-Made Shoes in
Switzerland.

Swltzeflan0.
In the opinion of Vice Consul General
Hanauer of Frankfort. there is an excel
lent opening in Switzerland for American
made shoes. Switzerland" he says, in q
report to the State Department, sis Ger
many's best shoe customer, taking nearly
double the amount which England takes
and thirteen times as much as is taken by
Austria Hungary. The export of German
made shoes amounted to 339, 24O pounds
during the first five months of 1900 Thirty
per cent of this export went to Switzerland
Il am positive that IL our representative
American shoe manufacturers were to COM
bine and establish a fine shoe store In Ge-
neva, and advertise 1t well in Swiss and ad-
joining French papers. within a year of It's
establishment more United States shoes
would be disposed of there than our total
annual exports in that hne to the American
continent south of Mexico. Such a shoe
establishment would have a large whole
sale trade as a natural consequence
Geneva is a favorite stopping point for
European tourists, and that city and its
vicinity contains great number of board
ing schools for young ladies and men from
all parts of the civilized world. These
dress well. and would give the chic Amer
lean shoes preference over all others Upon
their return home they would spread q
taste for American shoes among their coun-
trymen. thereoy further stimulating our
exports"
Evening star., 1900-10-01

wash rooms and toilet rooms. Every floor
will have ample toilet rooms for boys and
girls
The second story will contain four large
class rooms and a study hall, 3Sx52 feet.
Space in the third floor will be devoted to
drafting rooms, Photographic laboratories
and chemical and physical laboratories! wit h
the latest devices
The building when finished, will be one of
the best, IL not the best. of its kind in the
country, as everything pertaining to such a
structure was gone into with the greatest
accuracy and care by the architects who
spent nearly a year on the drawings and
specifications. The building will be fire.
proof throughout.
Evening star., 1900-10-01

bountiful supply of fresh air at all times
Fans. boilers, fuel. engines and storage
rooms for chemicals will be located in the
basement. The first floor will contain
rooms for male and female teachers, with
toilet facilities. There will be entrances
for boys and girls in front and bicycle en-
frances and storage space for wheels on
the sides. Four class rooms are to be To-
Gated this floor. In front and down a
few steps under the two main flights in the
rear are to be the shops. with floors di-
rectly on the ground forming a mezzanine
story, and thereby doing away with vi
brations.
The shops provided for are: Machine shop,
Boxes feet carpenter shop. 30x4s feet; lathe
shop, 30x4S feet, and foundry. Boxes feet In
connection with the shops will be large
storage rooms, janicor's room. locker rooms,
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dimensions or arrangement, and the bids
for constructing the building were all con-
siderably under the money availa Die.
The lowest bidder, Mr.. Arthur Cowsill, Of
this CITY, has been awarded the contract.
The building is to be constructed of gray
brick and Indiana lime stone, with base
and cornice of gray terra Gotta, and
red tile roof with castings Of copper. The
style of architecture will be classic.
The building will be 100 feet front by
11S deep and three stories and basement
in height 1t will be heated by the latest
fan system taking cold and hot air to each
room, and SO arranged with a thermastadt
automatic regulator that the proportions of
cold and hot air can be combined at en-
Evening star., 1900-10-01
The Population Of state..

The census bureau has finished the emu
meration of all the cities in the United
States ofrover ,25 600 inhabitants. with the
exceptions OF Los Angeles. Seattle and Ia
coma The work OF announcing the states
will come next. The states will be an
nounced in short bulletins, giving the total
population, the increase over the two pre-
cedng census reports, the population by
counties and the population Of each of the
cities under 25,O00, including all the incor-
porated towns within the state limits 1t
Is hoped to complete the work on the states
by the time Congress assemblies, after
which the work on the vital statistics will
be pushed. Interesting bulletins in this con-
nection are expected.
So far as the work has progressed 1t ap-
pears likely that the present census will
cost in the neighborhood of $15 OO0,OOO.
Evening star., 1900-10-01
What He Wanted to Know.
rom London Spare Momsnts.

A rather amusing story IL told in connec-
tion with q certain learned professor. He
had been asked to deliver a lecture-which
he readily consented to do-in the village
school room. and on the important night
the place was packed with an expectant
audience.
The front seats were occupied by a few
of the shining lights of the neighborhood,
and apparently the lecturer was addressing
the select few, for he talked completely
over the heads Of the rest of the audience.
At length, at the expiration of a couple
OF hours. the professor dropped his lofty
style and blandly remarked:
And now, friends, in conclusion allow
me to say that if any one has a question to
ask I will do my best to answer him."
1t was very old villager in the back seat
who slowly rose to his feet and asked the
first and only question.
AVID be wurry much obleeged. meas
ter" he remarked, IF ye'd jest tell us wot
on airth 1t is that ye've been praiching
aboot?'
Evening star., 1900-10-01
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL.


Contract Awarded for Building De-
signed for COlOred Students.
The contract has been let and work has
begun on the building for the manual
training school for the ninth, tenth and
eleventh divisions (colored). 1t will be sit
uated on P street between 1st and Sd
streets northwest. The plans were selected
by competition. the first open contest ever
had for District work. Fourteen promi-
nent architects from this and other cities
submitted drawings. The design of H. B.
Wood, architect, and w. 1. Deming, me-
chanical engineer, associated, was accept
ed. The working drawings and specifica-
tions were developed without a change in
Evening star., 1900-10-01
REPORTS CALLED FOR.
Estimates for Increase of the Navy
Amount to About $2O, ,OOO.O


Amount to About $40, 900 900.
In anticipation of the assembling OF Con-
gress two months hence October has been
set as the time for. receiving the annual re-
ports from the naval bureau chiefs, out
lining the naval work to be done during the
coming year. Most of the estimates are
now completed and in the hands Of Secre-
tary Long. The chief item, as usual. is
that for the increase Of the navy cover
ing both construction and engineering work
on ships already authorized. This will be
In the neighbor11ood of $40 900. In the
branch Of yards and docks, 1t is understood.
the total will be not far from $4,000. 600,
and will not involve any additional dry
docks or extensive changes in our naval
stations. In addition to the foregoing item
for increase of the navy there Is the usual
sum for repair of vessels already in SER
vice, which is considerable item, amount
ing this year to approximately 100000.
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Exhausted.
From the London Chronicle.

The story Of the cyclist who found over
the door of Cheshire church the cheerful
text "This is the gate of heaven" with the
modifying postscript, This door is closed
In the winter months" recalls to the Tablet
another incongruity Of a rather similar
kind. Cardinal Manning went one day to
his publishers for copy Of book of his
own-"Confidence In God" The order was
came the reply. "Manning's Confidence In
God all gone" The cardinal heard and
smiled.
Evening star., 1900-10-01
New Cabinet in Japan.

A dispatch from Yokohama yesterday
says: The mikado has summoned Marquis
Ito to form a cabinet, on the resignation
of the Yamagata ministry
When intrusting the task to the new
premier his majesty said that as affairs in
China were entering upon the diplomatic
stage the presence of Marquis Ito at the
head Of the government was necessary.
Evening star., 1900-10-01
Mr.. RockhiIl Calling ON yicerox.

dispatch from Pekin. dated September
q, says: Mr.. William Woodville Rockhill,
special commissioner OF the United States,
left Pekin with a cavalry escort today for
Tien Tsin. He will visit Nankin and the
Yangtse valley. examine affairs there and
advise the viceroys to memorialize the
throne, urging the return of the court to
Pekin.
Mr.. Rockhill. before leaving Pekin, said
he expected to return there soon.
Evening star., 1900-10-01

The number of telephones per 10000 in
habitants in various countries is given as
follows: Sweden. 113; United States of
America. 1O7: Norway, 81; Switzerland, 93;
Canada, 6T; New Zealand, 60; Denmark
As: Finland. 20: Germany, %; Great Brit
ain and Ireland. IS; Holland. 16; Belgium
IA: Austria. 8; France. Z; Spain. 6; Hun
gary. 8; Italy, 4; Russia, 2; Japan, /
Evening star., 1900-10-01

OF the worlds corn crop for 1899. namely.
2,611, 600 900 bushels, the United States fur
nished 1900. 600 600 bushels; Austria Hun
gary, 9S, ,000, 600 bushels-a serious falling
of from the 153, ,0O0, 600 bushels in 1888; Ar
gentine, Y. .000,O00 bushels, and Italy, 6S-
100000 bushels. The crop was about.111,-
O00. 900 bushels more than the average crop
Of the last four years.
Evening star., 1900-10-01
New Method Of Trial propo.ea.

1t has been proposed to the Navy Depart
ment that the trial trips of the monitor
Wyoming and the torpedo boats Paul Jones
and Preble shall be In San Francisco bay
by the standardized screw method instead
o6 over measured course, - is usual.
Evening star., 1900-10-01
Down In Kentucky.
he Indianapolia Journal.

FrOm the IhdiandpOIl6 JOufu4I.
Kentucky isn't so bad; Louisville has
increased over forty thousand since 1890"
you've no penetration whatever. The
census takers piled up the figures for fear
they would get shot if they didn't"
Evening star., 1900-10-01
Consolation.

From Puck
First Criminal Lawyer-"Facts are stub
born things"
Second Criminal Lawyer (cheerfully)-
"oh. yes! II they were not our fees would
Be smalleEn
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BAKE THEMSELVES ALIVE.
Russian Fanatics Thus obtain Re
Tense From Trouble.

Russian Fanatics Thus Obtain Re
lease From Trouble.
Baking themselves In huge roaring
ovens Is the climax of emotional en-
thusiasm and self sacrifice of q
Begonny, and they live In the village
OF Ternewo, near Tiraspol.
The sect's origin was rather political
and economical than religious, their
agitations having always been direct
ed toward greater personal liberty and
political power for individual members
of society.
They demand the abolition of docu
ments for proving identity and also the
abolition of the necessity for the pass
port. They repudlate compulsory mill
tary service, and II forced to bear arms
they are liable to emotional enthusi-
assn, leading to self sacrifice. The
form of death which they adopt is usu.
ally burial while alive. but occaslonal-
ly 1t is self destruction by fire.
When the last great sacrifice of the
sect was made, the people adopted the
voluntary cremation method as 3
means of getting an eternal release
from their troubles. On single day
four families went out from village
and did themselves TO death. A huge
oven was built. and into 1t those who
voluntarily decided to die plunged
themselves.
The people who lacked the necessary
enthusiasm or strength of mind or who
felt that they were not worthy of at
tempting the great achievement knelt
and prayed Willie they wept for their
relatives and friends, whose charred
bones they kissed in au ecstasy of af.
lection and admiration.
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THE cYNIc.

II requires a cool hand to deliver
ice.
Some men are known by the company
they don't keep.
The chimney is one OF the few smolt
ers that Is easily sooted.
Women are usually In hopeless ma
jority at the summer resorts.
The seventeen year locusts should
come under the head of time flies.
Man once ate the cream, but now
they cremate the man.
To the deaf and dumb man actlonl
speak louder than words.
In the game of life the one armed
man always plays n lone hand.
There is no sympathy between proud
mind and beggar's purse
The sexton makes a grave mistake
when he digs il In the wrong lot
Always pay your milkman spot cash.
Never request him to chalk II up
Beauty is natures first gift to wo-
man, and 1t is the first one she loses
The man who doesn't put his hand To
the plow will get none of the plow-
shares.
The man who is Swallowed Is apt to
have good deal of light cast on his
character,
" Stpu HuuStNllt never WASTES Eotu
bread by trying to transform II into
bread pudding.
A physician practices on his own pa
tents; an amateur musician practices
on the patience OF others.
Large heads do not always indicate
genius. Too often they are monuments
OF The previous nights foolishness.
The young man who can take pref
ty girl for a sail and content himself
with hugging the shore has wonderful
self control Chicago News.
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The Doctors DISAGREED.

Some Vienna Swans were lately con-
fronted with language difficulty. Ac-
cording to the Independence Beige, o
young girl, unknown, was found I'M
conscious in n street at Presburg and
was conveyed to the hospital at Wen
ma, where she recovered consciousness
and began to speak in Il language
which no one present could under
stand. The doctors came to the con
clusion that the young woman was a
native OF an eastern country.
Consequently some professors from
the oriental school were called in, ar(
they We're all agreed that the girl did
not speak n correct language. but q
dialect The professor of Persian. held
that she spoke Persian dialect and
that he understood 1t. Another pro
fessor was of opinion that II was M
Abysslnian dialect. 4 third was coa
WINGED that II was Turkish patois.
Since the Swans were not agreed tn,
police deemed 1t necessary to make In
quirles, with the result that the stran
ger was proved to be n Hungarian VIII,
had escaped from prison and VIII,
did not understand word of Persian
Abyssinian or Turkish. London Globe
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Camille Flammarion, in French Pc
riodical, asked people to answer the
following question:: "IIave you ever had
while awake the impression of having
seen human being and had that i'm.
preston coincide with the time of the
death of that person." The astrono-
mer tells the result of his Investigation
In the Nouvelle Revue.
He had 4,2So responses, of which
2,45G were negative and 18Th affirIna-
tive. OF the affirmative replies he ex-
amined 49,, who recited 1,120 cases, all
of which he regards rs authentic. In
his article NJ. ILLUMINATION merely gives
the experience of the subjects as re-
lated to him and does not attempt to
account for the premonitioEs
II might he said. however. that the
fact that 40 per cent Of those who
wrote to hin had had telepathic ex-
perlences does not indicate such an
average among the human family. The
three periodicals whose readers he ask
ed for Information have Il large circu-
lation, and it is safe TO say that every
reader who has had pfemoa,tioas of
the death tf friend wluie to Flam-
marion, while the others would not re-
gard il as worth while.
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Some hr!gH Ettle girls who live in
West \lnety.SsXth street We're recently
taken Ey their parents to see the Won
ders of the zoo nj Rroux park As
they reached the ha,,itatlon of the wolf
they found the beast Just devouring
live sparrow as Il portion of his din
ner. fhe eldest little girl becoming
excited and indignant over the specta-
Gle. stamped her foot, exclaiming: oh,
you crGel, wicked wolf. 10 eat that dear
little Saarrow What monster you
are.
Miss Marion, aged &, locked ut her
incensed sister with Il philosophical
air and said. What do you want the
wolf TO do shoot II and cook II tirstY
New York Tribune.