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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
The ella Monster Trade.
From the Chicago American.


Unique among the Industries Of the great
southwest stands the capture. sale and ex-
portation of that remarkable saurian, the
ella monster.
This creature who finds his habitat on
the dry and sandy mesas Of southern Ari-
zona has been for years accorded chief
place in the quartet Of Arizona horrors
which also includes the RATHER, the taran-
tula and the scorpion.
Contrary to his established reputat ton,
however, the ella monster is, as rule. a
comparatively inoffensive member Of So
ciety contenting himself with basking In
sending forth a greenish, frothy slime from
his mouth.
Rarely known to take the initiative in an
capable Of acting vigorously the defen-
dexterity.
There Is at present boom in the ella
monster industry; museums, natural his
tory clubs and scientific clubs all over this
country and in Europe are sending for
specimens of this native AriZonian. The
Indans-Pimas and Maricopas-and the
Mexicans do a thriving business in their
capture, receiving IS apiece for each sau-
rian. Securely Gagged, there are frequently
ten or dozen a week shipped from Phoe-
nix, which Is the center Of the traffic
There are neatly always waiting orders,
the supply being inadequate to the demand.
A number of the orders recently filled have
been for England and the continent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Boy Cut OF His Cue.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

That nothing arouses youthful ardor so
much as war has been demonstrated SO
often that it has now become an axiom.
For this cause the inhabitants Of the oppo-
nents Of the United States are the enemies
de facto Of the lads who tramp the streets
of Chicago. This has been shown during
the past ten days in their antagonism to
the Chinese because Of atrocities committed
in and around Pekin.
They have made faces at the celestials.
pulled their pigtails and thrown stones
through their windows. 1t remained for a
Clark street lad, however, to take sum-
mary vengeance a Chinaman against
whom he held fancied grudge
Ye Kee is a rotund Chinaman, who lives
back of one of the stores that line the east
side of Clark. In the afternoon he Is in the
habit Of stretching himself on the little
two by four porch in the rear Of his home
for a nap. Yesterday he lay down with
out anticipating any untoward incident that
might cause him to wish he was in some
other country.
Dreams of the flowery kingdom and the
delight of seeing his enemies suffer were
his brain when a dull thud brought
him to a sitting posture. He saw boy
running away with a Ratchet IN his hand.
He grabbed for his cue Immediately, and
found it lying near where his head had
rested while he was sleeping. The mis-
chievous lad had clipped the beloved pigtaV
very near to its base
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Enjoys n Good Cigar.

FROM the Chicago Chronicle.
Men who wish to enjoy q smoke when
coming down town after breakfast are often
put OUT by the feminine patrons of the
street cars who persist in getting into the
seats reserved for smokers. even though the
rest of the car may be empty. One sufferer
by this habit the other day of this propen-
sity the part of the fair sex declared
that the only way to cure them of the habit
was to smoke them out. The young man
mouth. At Loomis street a young woman
and escort entered the car. Many vacant
seats were ahead. but she calmly took a
seat beside the aforesaid smoker. The
cort chung to the strap and chatted in small
talk. Here is my chance" thought the
smoker Instantly there issued from his lips
enough smoke to remind one of the power
house smokestack. The movement of the
blew it all in her face. Looking up at
her escort. she said sweetly:
I'm in a smokers seat, amt IT, He
agreed. The smoker was overjoyed. He
felt that he was doing kindness to all
buffers of the weed.
She's weakening" he thought "and
she'll move in moment
Still she sat. The smoker pulled and
pulled until he nearly black In the
face.
DO you KNOW" she suddenly said to the
escort, Il do love the odor of a good cigar?"
with a cruel emphasis on the word good"
The putting ceased, and the puffer kept
his eyes on the floor she left the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Origin of Ghetto.

Ghetto. the name of the Jewish quarters
In oriental and European cities, according
to Theodore Elze, the German Shakespeare
scholar. Is derived from the historical fact
that the Jewish traders in the republic of
Venice. who. by a law enacted in the four
teenth century. were only allowed to reside
in the little town of Mestre, received in 1915
permission again to settle In Venice upon
two isles where the governments foundries
(ghettos) were situated. The ghetto" of
Rome was probably not known by that
name before 1856, when it was established
by Pope Paul w. Similar separate Jewish
quarters later on existed In Prague, Frank
fcrt-on-the-M Main, Mayence and other cities
under the same designation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
One on the Barkeeper.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
A man with a rusty coat entered a saloon
on West Madison street and called for Settler
and lemon. When the glass was set before
him he looked at it with red and nervous
eye.
KINDLY drop a lump Of sugar in it." he
said to the barkeeper. This was done and
the man with the rusty coat agitated the
mixture with a spoon. Then he drank it,
tossed Scent piece upon the bar and left
the place with a dingy handkerchief at his
lips. Another man who stood near the cigar
lighter and who had been an interested
spectator now spoke.
What do you charge for settler and lem
on?' he asked.
Five cents" was the prompt reply Of the
bartender.
And what for a settler lemonade?"
Fifteen cents"
Well said the man at the cigar lighter,
Il can see how you can get one for
cents
Then the barkeeper remembered the lump
Of sugar and beat his breast in anger.
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Thicker Than WATER
From the Chicago Tribune.

If 1t wasn't that I've got to watch nv
cooking" shrilly exclaimed the red-faced
woman on the east side of the backward
fence, shaking a large wooden spoon at the
equally excited woman on the west side OF
the fence. I'D give you good. big piece
Of my mind!'
"Cooking!' contemptuously responded the
other. What have you got in your house
to cookr'
I'm making currant jellyr' screamed she
Of the red face.
Are you? So am I! Run in the house
and bring out a spoonful. I want to see II
1t jells as well as mine does"
A minute later they were comparing notes
In the most amicablo manner over the same
backyard feneo.
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Lost His Bass Drum.


1 am a playwright and actor. 1 have
written several plays which have made
successes and money. We actor-folk have
some amusing experiences.
We were playing "one-night" stand in
Luling, Tex. In those towns they usually
have halls" the theater being large room
with a small stage at the end of 1t, and
when they do get enterprising and build a
theater their local pride is monumental.
This night 1 was foundering around in the
ankle deep sand in the dark, for street
lamps are an unknown quantity. 1 could
not locate the show shop" Suddenly a
native doomed up out of the Stygian black
ness, and l asked:
Can you tell me where the hall is?"
Hail." he said, witheringly. We've got
operay," and he left me standing alone in
the night.
When we arrived at Luling the local man.
ager had told Jimmy Browne, my manager.
that it would be wise to get out the local
band. as the advance sale Appropriated
$1.T5.
Jimmy agreed, and going down into his
trunk, searched out some old hard tick
ets," which, In theatrical parlance means
a ticket of hard board. These tickets were
exceptionally large, and Jimmy gave the
local manager enough to go around to the
members Of the band and their wives and
sweethearts.
The band played. and just about curtain
raising time IellOW VINO was Ore1de
drunk" staggered up to the door and at
tempted to pass in.
Ticket" said Jimmy.
"Hain't got none"
Then you can't go in"
Yesh, kin. I've gotter right"
What right?"
"1Sh one of tn band"
We'll. where's your ticket?''
"Losht it."
20. no." said Jimmy; ''that don't go. You
couldn't lose that ticket 1t was too big"
II couldn't" said the fellow. 1--WE losht
my bass drum"
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Addressed the Jury.
From the Buffalo Courier.

A man who had never seen the inside of
court room until he was introduced as a
witness In a case pending in one of the
Scottish courts. on being sworn, took a DO
sition with his back to the jury and began
telling the story to the judge.
The judge. in a bland and courteous man
ner, said:
Address yourself to the jury. SIR
The man made short pause. but, not
withstanding what had been said to him.
continued his narrative.
The judge was then more explicit, and
said to him. Speak to the jury, sir; the
men sitting behind you on the benches :"
The witness at once turned around and
making an awkward bow, said, with per-
feet gravity:
Good morning, gentlemen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Rich Prize Picked Up at Sea-

One of the richest prizes ever picked up
at sea is now making her way across the
Atlantic to Gibraltar in charge of six sea-
men from the British ship Senator. The
vessel is the Norwegian iron ship Superb.
with rich cargo of ore, which was picked
up in latitude 80 north, longitude 80 west.
totally abandoned, but in f1rst-class condi
ton, vessel and cargo being valued at fully
100000.
The prize was spoken on May "a in lau-
tude 1904 north, longitude 20.04 west. by
Captain Jones of the British steamship
Chiverstone, which arrived at this port yes
terday from Carthagena. Despite the fact
that the Superb, which is full-rigged ship,
was manned by only six men, there were
no requests for assistance made to Captain
Jones, who stated that signals displayed
showed that the vessel was proceeding for
Gibraltar When last seen he calculated
she was proceeding at the rate of about
four knots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22

Coming In on the train the other day was
a family with q little nervous mother and
a flock OF children. Az we neared Boston
the mother began TO question II everything
was all right.
''Havs you got all the umbrellas. JohnnyY.'
ST should say had. I had four when I
started. and now Eve got six!-Boston
Beacon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22

When we do manage to get in on the
ground floor We generally find that the
elevator is not running.-Puck.
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BEG pardon. but suppose you don't
happen to have seen little boy about
eight years old. with fair hair and q straw
hat. do your
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Here q where the drug store council OF
war split up into two factions. Heretofore
all had been mutual compliments. agree
ments and brotherly unity. Now they fell
into such wordy melee that no stenog-
rapher GOULD follow thean. One fact came
out cieariy-that these destroyers Of per
ndious Abion's'' supremacy did not feel al
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furnace room Of a steamship
Meanwhile, the heads of all of the wo-
men neighbors began to appear at their
front windows. Mr.. Jobson saw their heads
between the curtains out Of the slants of
his eyes. and the sight made him boil with
In. When he was just about to stoop over
to lift one OF the loads the merry, roguish-
eyed little widow down the street tripped
by, nodding sweetly to Mr.. Jobson as She
passed. Mr.. Jobson felt that she was laugh
ing at him, and this didn't increase his
happiness. Then one of Mr.. Jobsons neigh
bors, who was taking his annual leave at
home. strolled over and leaned luxuriously
against Mr.. Jobson's iron fence
Training for the foot ball games, old
cheerfully. Say. that kind O. thing beats
the dickens outs of dumb bells and Indian
clubs and obesity pills and stuff like that
for taking off superfpous fat, doesn't it?
when you're doing othat kind o. work ?
What's the matter with that shirt waist
you wore on one only and final occasion a
while ago?" iii
ply, and his neighbour went back across the
street. smiling pack every few stems.
After Mr. Jebson had slowed about a
quarter of a ton Of the coal in the cellar,
he found that he had a slight nose bleed,
to which he Is subjectt He pressed a grimy
handkerchief to fhis nose and clomped up
the front steDsd
Madame" said heain a sepulchral tone.
II trust you perceivel what your total lack
Of consideration hasI done for me- The
violent labor which you deliberately and
cold bloodedly thrust Apon me has brought
on severe hemorrhage. What the out
come of 1t Ia to be Is purely problematical.
1t may put me under the ground, or /
may survive 1t. If do survive 1t, how
ever, and ever again permit you to reduce
me to the level Of q coal HEAVIER, I want
you to just send me special delivery LETT
ter marked Rush.! to that effect and rll
know what legal steps to take in the prem
Uses, that's allr'
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

tOltE1GN 1NTELL1GENCE.
Explorers of Malay province in
lower Siam found strange primitive
race.
Adivces received in Manila from
Gen. Young say that Aguinaldo has
rejoined the rebel general, Tino, in
the north, and that they have reas-
sembled considerable force in the
mountains. The Filipiros lost $50
killed in two attacks on the American
garrison in the Visayan islands.
Beers were everywhere retiring be-
fore the British, except on the Ma.
tai frontier and at Mafeking, to the
inner circle of their defenses. They
appear determined not to fight until
the Kroonstad hills are reached.
Vesuvius is again in eruption, and
the disturbance is assuming alarming
proportions.
Five million persons are receiving
famine relief in, India.
The British troops arrived at Zan0
river, where the Beers were expected to
make strong defense. Thus the British
advance guard was within As miles OF
Kroonstad. A dispatch from Lady
smith records general movement by
Gen. Euller's army.
Amid great native rejoicing tht
American flag has been hoisted ove1
the island of Tutuila. Samoa.
Filipinos attacked the United States
troops at Barotac and killed three and
wounded seven before being driven
away.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
TIE-UP IN ST. LOUIS.
Strike Completely Paralyzes Street
Railway Traffic-One Man Dead
as Result.

st. Louis, May 9.-The employees of
the st. Louis Transit company, num-
bering about 5000 men, made good on
Tuesday their threat to tie up the
street railway traffic of the city. In
doing so they not only paralyzed the
business If the company, which oper-
ates all the electric and cable roads
in the city, with the exception of those
owned by the St. Louis & Suburban
Railway company, on which strike
has been in progress for two weeks
past, but brought matters to stand
still in half u dozen other lines of
business as we'll. It was the most
complete tie-up ever seen in St. Louis.
st. Louis, May 10. - The first
tragedy in connection with the
strike occurred Wednesday night.
At nine o'clock, as a suburban car en-
route to the company's sheds in the
western part of the city was passing
the Baptist sanitarium, a number of
men gathered in the grounds of the
institution and threw rocks at the car.
Some one on the car fired shot at the
crowd, the bullet finding lodgment in
the breast of Frank Lebrecht. The
wounded man attempted to enter the
sanitarium, but fell dead on reaching
the door. One story is that police Of
ficer on the car fired the shot. Dan
Donovan was placed under arrest by
the police, charged with firing the fatal
bullet. Donovan is employed in a minor
capacity by the railway company.
st. Louis, May 10.-The second day of
the great street railway strike was as
quiet and uneventful as the first was
turbulent and. riotous. The St. Louis
Transit company made no effort to run
its cars, and the St. Louis 4 Suburban
made none until late in the afternoon,
when, with police massed along the line
| and detachment on each car. it sue
ceeded in getting number through
Far from relieving the situation, how
ever, this demonstration had no fur
ther effect than to show that by mass
ing their forces on a single line the po-
lice could keep that line open.
Cleveland, O., May 1o.-An agent of
the St. Louis Street Car company, now
tied up by strike, has opened an office
in this city for the purpose of hiring
motormen to go to that city. 1t is
said that 300 men have already been
engaged here. No conductors are be-
ing engaged, only motormen being
| wanted.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
FURIOUS STORMS.
Wind and Rain Cause Great Damage
In Michigan, Ohio and
Indiana,

Blisstield, Mich, May 9.-Wellsville
four miles north of here, was visited
by a cyclone Tuesday afternoon. The
storm split two miles west of here, and
the part going north struck Burt on
Rauch's general store, leaving it a
heap of ruins. Mrs. Rauch was seri.
ously injured. Burton Rauch's leg
was broken, and their five-year-old
child was severely injured. Outbuild.
ings were reduced to l1indling wood.
Columbus, O., May 9.-Specials to the
State Journal show that severe storms
swept over northeastern Ohio Tuesday
afternoon. At Lorain a conveying
crane Is feet high at the Lorain steel
plant was blown over. The crane, which
was built of structural steel and
cost $4,000, was wrecked. At Mas
sillon several houses and the foundry
of the Massillon steel plant were
blown down. At Canton four new
dwellings were wrecked, one being
turned completely over, and chin
ney 65 feet high at the Canton spring
factory was destroyed. Considerable
damage is reported throughout the
country districts in Stark county.
indianapolis, Ind, May "a disas-
trous windstorm passed over northern,
Indiana Mon'ay night. Near Wilma
mac two brothers, William and Frank
Ringen, were killed by lightning and
in the oil country great damage was
done. Near Montpelier many derricks
and power houses were blown down,
causing great loss. The oil produc-
ton is cut off by the demolishment of
the power and pumping rigs. At Hun
tington the slate roof of the Erie
roundhouse was blown off and, falling
on the office roof, injured number OF
men. Great damage is also reported
at Peru, Marion, Waterloo and other
places.
Covington, KY, May 9.-During an
electrical storm William Heidrick and
Louis Norman, of Covington, KY,
were killed by lightning while fishing
in Bank Lick creek, near Latonia race
track.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
tee on permanent organization made
the following report which was adopt

tee on permanent organization made
the following report which was adopt
ed by acclamation:
For chairman, Joseph w. Fifer, Bloom
ington; secretary, Charles Peters, Chi
cago; assistants, Charles Cherry, Ken
dali; Charles E. Shelby, SangamOn; D. E..
Shannahan, E. J. Brundage, John Glib
bons, Walter Fieldhouse and Kit Fas-
set, Cook: c. P. Cooper, St. Claire.
The platform adopted reaffirms the
St. Louis platform, indorses the action
of congress and of the president in
the administration Of affairs in our is
land possessions, denounces trusts, in
dorses Tanner and Cullom and in
structs the delegates to vote for the
denomination of Mckinley for presi-
dent.
The following were selected to repre-
sent the state at the national conven-
ton:
Delegates at large-Joseph G. Cannon,
John J. Brown, Hale Judson, John M.
Smyth.
Alternates-C. H. Cassell, w. H. jamie
son, Norman H. Moss and Horace Rosen-
field.
H. D. Pierce and John M. Herbert were
named as electors at large.
The following were by resolution added
to the state committee: John w. Bum,
S. H. Watson, Charles Bent, DR.. Joseph
Robbins, e. H. Morris, Joseph Brucker.
Bernard G. Anderson.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
YATES THE NOMINEE.
lected by Republicans to Head
the State Ticket.

PEORIA, ILL.,, May 1o.-Richard Yates,
of Jacksonville, son of the great :'war
governor cf Illinois, was nominated
for governor by the republican state
conventions here on the fourth ballot.
He received 971 votes, and his only COM
petitor On this ballot was Walter
Reeves, of Streator. Judge Hanecy
and Judge Carter, the Chicago candi-
dates, withdrew after the third ballot
had shown that their votes were leav-
ing them. The other state officers
nominated were: For lieutenant gov
ernor, w. A. Northcott; for secretary
of state. James A. Rose; for auditor,
James S. Mccullough; for attorney
general, FL. j. Kamlin; for treasurer, NJ.
o. Williamson; for university trustees,
Mrs. Carrie T. Alexander, Samuel A.
Bullard and Alexander Mclean.
Soon after the convention was called
to order in the morning, the commit
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16
INSURGENTS ASSEMBLING.
Report That AGufnaldO Has Rejoine< d
Gen. Tino in the Northern
Part of LuzOn.

Manila, May 8.-Telegrams received
here from Gen. Young report that
Aguinaldo has rejoined the rebel gen.
eral, Tino, in the north, and that they
have reassembled a considerable force
in the mountains. Gen. Young desires
to strike them before the rains and
asks for reenforcements.
The tenor of the dispatches indi-
Gates that Gen. Young is confident
that Aguinaldo is with Tino and it is
presumed they are planning to re-
sumo fighting during the rains.
Two rebel attacks on the American
garrisons in the Visayan islands re-
Gently have resulted in the killing of
2S0 of the enemy and the wounding of
two Americans
A force of Filipinos estimated to
number eco men armed with rifles and
and 600 armed with bolos, and oper-
ating four muzzle-loading cannon, at
tackled Jaro, on Leyte island, April IS,
which place was garrisoned by 25 men
of B company, of the Forty-third regi-
ment, Lieut.. Estes commanding.
Estes left Is men to protect the town
and with the remaining ten men he
advanced on the enemy in two squads,
sheltered by the rides south of the
town, whence they stood off the Fill
pinos for three hours. Ihen 20 armed
members of the local police force sal
lied out to help Estes Americans.
The latter, with the police. charged
the enemy, and together they dis
persed the Filipinos and after the
fight was over buried 1925 of them.
There were no American casualties.