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The evening times., 1900-04-18
The AutomobiIe and tbr Uorse

Mr.. George w. Bishop, OF New York, has
been buying and selling horses for more
than half a century. It is his opinion that
the advent OF the automobile. far from re-
sulting in the retirement OF the horse,
will effect an Improvement in the breed.
lie says
The tioe has turned already against the auto
mobile. 'cw NCars ago my rich patrons we're
all getting up in the morning and out 10 ride
bicycles tine iark a did them good for it
gOt them mp early. There was regular craze"
Then he goes on to prophesy that the
automobile will DO all the hard work, all
the trucking and give the horse chance
TO become the companion Of man. He be-
lieves that under these circumstances the
horse will advance rapidly in beauty,
strength. and intelligence, and return to
his old place as the friend and companion
rather than the tool Of his owner.
This seems entirely probable. With the
increasing use Of electricity it is likely
that the truck and the horse car will dis
appear, 10 be replaced by the horseless
wagon and the trolley car. city govern
ments will advocate this change. because
u viii make an immense difference in the
money paid for street cleaning. and by IA
cilitating transportation roth OF freight
and passengers, It will make the develop
ment OF the city more rapid. A city with
out horses will be sort OF magnifed
business block. clean. quiet. and busy. The
horse will be reserved for pleasure drives
in the country where the street railway
does not penetrate.
But il may be argued that nobody ex-
cept the rich will own these animals IN
der such conditions. because the expense
OF keeping them will be too great, COM
pared with travel by electric cars. II should
not be forgotten, nov ever. that with the
extension OF street car lines people of
moderate means will be more AMI more in
elined to own houses in the suburbs. where
they can have their own carriages. as well
rs gardSEs. Suburban settlements arc as
yet in their infancy The American alwayg
insists on owning his home If II is possible
The evening times., 1900-04-18
History Of a Fnmous Rool-

(From the New York Evening Post)
In 1850 Edward FitzGerald went to The sbor
Of Mr.. Bernard Quaritch, in Castle street Tel
cester Square. and dropped a heavy parcel there
saying, 'Quaritch, make you present Of tbess
books. The parcel consisted Of nearly two
hundred copies of the first edition Of ,he ''Ruhai
yat of Omar Khayyam." Mr. Quaritch tried ~
sell the books first al half a crown then az a
shilling. and AGAR descending. he offered them
al sxpence. bUi Ihe buyers were not attracted
Then, in desDair, he reduced the book TO one
penny, and put copies into a box outside the
door, with ticket, "All these az Ole penny
each" AZ that figure he disposed OF the lot
and in that way masterpiece in English itera-
ture, worth infinitely more than all the diamonds
at Kimberley. was given to the world Fortu.
nately copy fell into the hands OF Mr. swim
burne, who read the poem 10 Mr.. Meredith, and
its supreme merit gradually spread abroad
II was not until 1868 that a second edition an
peared, but from that time TO tlis the familiar
quatrains have grown into par, Of every edu-
Gated Englishman's mental treasures
The evening times., 1900-04-18
KILLED AT A CROSSING.
A Special Train strikes n Tenmster
rt pFiurgNH Anne

A Special Train strikes Tenmster
TT Princess Anac.
PRINCESS ANNE. Nd. April 1S-A
special train over the New York. PhiladeI-
phia and Norfolk Railroad conveying Su-
perintendent Rodgers and party of Pena-
sylvania Railroad officials to Cape Charles.
struck and Instantly killed Rudolph Meal
len at the railroad crossing at Cobn &
Books Mil. in Princess Anne. McAIlen
was cartiug timb 10 the mill OF Coin &
Book and reached the crossing just as the
special came along running at high rate
Of speed. McAllen discovered the ap-
preaching train just as the head mule OF
his team got on the track, and in attempt
ing to pull the mule from the track was
struck by the engine and instantly killed
The mule was also killed
The evening times., 1900-04-18
KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
4 Little boy plays With sticks of
the Explosive.

4 Little boy plays With sticks of
the Explosive.
FREDERICK, Md, April 1S.-The elev-
en-yea--old son Of Edward Fogle, who
was engaged in blasting on the farm or
former Sheriff Daniel P. Zimmermon. near
Woodsboro, was killed by an explosion Of
dynamite. The father and some hands
were se-sing a blast and left several
sticks Of dynamite ont on the banks Of
the quarry. The lad took 20 playing with
them. when suddenly there was a loud
report, and the boy vas hurled scme dis
tance from the spot. When he was picked
Up H. was found one side Of his face. an
arm. and a leg were blown completely OF.
A young son OF SIR Zimmerman. who
was standing some fifty yards from the
spot. had several fingers torn from his
hands By an old trunk OF a tree that was
hurled over his head by the explosion.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Settling the Matter.


IfIOW INC bOaIOn ITaHsCflpJJ
Just ahead OF nc in the train the other morn
ing SIT two men who were telling the stories
that ere never old. about the bright sayings Of
their children. One OF them, however, had 4
brand new one about his iour-ycar-old Georrfe
This youngster had been safely tucked in bed
after a day Of the most iatiguing play lie
yawned while being mdressed. aRs was an but
asleep by the time that he found himself be
tween the sheets His mother none the less in
sisted upon his repeating the prayer Of child.
hood. lie started sleeDiiy. requiring prompting
at the beginning OF every line. Drowsiness had
nearly won the mastery by the time that lie had
Obedieatly got as far take my soul"
God bless-' prompted his mother
George has a long list Of relatives. There was
a hutter Of his sleep-laden lids as he Jumped
them all together:
'sGod bless the whole shooting matcLv'
And he was asleep az last.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Our difference with Turkey

Some evidence appears to exist that a
crisis is approaching in our relations-with
Turkey. We presume that the missionary
conference over in New York has reminded
Mr.. Mckinley that the Sultan owes some
Of its 1fhliated societies an hundred thou
sand dollars, which he has been making
regular monthly promises to pay FOR the
past half a dozen years. So We are as
sured that something is to be done about
il. There are people who advise the Presi-
dent 10 send a squadron to Smyrna and
take possession OF the Custom House
there; keeping Il and collecting tolls until
the amount due can be realized. Probably
that would constitute the shortest cut to
the end Of the matter Certainly it would
provide an opulent and joyful job for some
Administration man as collector Of GUS
toms ON that account it is possible that
the ran may b. tried.
Aiernatively, IT is said, the Government
may content itself by frowning ferceIy on
Abdul Hamid. closing the American Legn-
tion in Constantinople. and sending the
Turks Minister home This would be a
course at once dignifed and peaceful. It
would not bring the cash. and would amuse
the sultan butt on the whole. it would be
more Christian than 10 lombard Smyrna.
in charge of the bombardment. In that
case the one plan would be quite as harm
less as the olner.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
SUICIDE oF A PHYSICIAN.
DIR. Charles y. Turner. of Cecil Conn
-. Md. Hangs Himself.

DIR. Charles y. Turner. of Cecil Conn
~. Md. Hangs Himself
ELKTON. Nd. April lS-Dr. Charles f.
Turner. a physician. committed suicide at
his hcme, near Rising sun. Cecil county.
His lfeiess body was found hanging from
a rope tied to a hook in the meat house
He had evidently been dead several hours
II is thought ne got up from bed about
midnight and hanged himself. lie had been
in poor health for the past six or eight
months and his mind vas affected. Up to
the time his health began 20 fail he rad a
large and successful practice.
He was a son OF the late J. Armstrong
Turner. OF Chester county. Pa. where he
was born He gtudied medicine under his
uncle. Dr. James Turner. at Calvert. Cecil
county. and afterwsrd graduated from JEFF
fcrs0u College. Philadelphia. He was about
fCrty-two years OF age and married Miss
Clara J. Evans. who. with one daughter,
aged about ten years. survives him.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
DUE TO BAD VENTILATION.
The Red Ash Mine Disaster Caused
by Impure Air.

he Kcu Ash Wine Disaster Caused
by Impure Air.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. April Estate
Mine Inspector Pinckney. who has been in
vestjgatng the causes OF the Red Ash mine
explosion, which occurred last month, has
completed his report. which is quite eIabo-
rate. and submitted il 20 Governor Atkiu-
son Il reaches a conclusion practically
the same as that arrived at by the coro-
ner's jury. but goes farther into the cir
Cumstances.
II holds that the explosion was due to an
accumulation Of gas caused by the opening
Of an air door. which caused a fresh air
current TO make a short instead OF long
circuit. leaving the air interior Of the mine
without proper ventilation IL agrees with
the cOTOner's jury that there might have
been dry dust in the mine, but he does not
think that this alone could have caused
the terrible explosion which killed forty
six people. With the report he furnished
a map Of the mine. which shows graphical
ly how the explosion might have happened
in the way he has described that IL took
Mace
The evening times., 1900-04-18
A Pension Court of Appeals.

VI"m lEt Louin'lhc NouIieI-JoulhAl-)
The political influence Of the pension grabbers
has become 50 great that they take substantially
the position thar no pension Is imprOperlv
grabbed. ard that no application can properly be
refused. Every suggestion TO purge the pension
tolls OF deserters, periurers, bounty jumpers and
plain frauds who nc 'cr d0nncd a uni orm in their
lives, and OF the dsreputaSe women who pose as
widows OF soldiers. though they were never mar
ried TO anybody, raises storm Of indignation
from every person who Is getting pension i'm
properly and n great many others who are in
auenced by their uiterances. Ia spite of this the
Interior Department does reject some applica-
tions and this is a subject of profound sorrow
10 the applicants and their attorneys So they
desire 10 create Pension Court Of Appeals war
ranted to allow syaSr pension claim that IS Of
fcred.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
An Aristocratic Pcn.nnt.

(From the New York Commercial Advcrtiser)
A curious case Of historic ancestry has lust been
discovered in GasCouy There lives in a village Of
the old province a peasant named Auguste de
Noycrs, who ]. a Hue1l descendant OF Miles de
Noycus. Marshal of France in the reign of Philip
the FAIR This noble was one Of the most power
ful yassals OF the monarchy, ard was in high com
mand az the battle Of Crecy. His humble de-
srendaut goes daily to work in the vineyards. and
is little affected by the allen fortunes OF his
family
The evening times., 1900-04-18
CURRENT HUMOR.
Retort Courteous.

(From the Chicago NeWs)
'sMv dear" said Gr0wclls, you are simply
talking nonsense"
Il know IL - replied his better half "but its
because I want you TO understand what l say
The evening times., 1900-04-18
A SToCK-JoBBING TRICK.
The shutdown of steel Plants Deem
ed n MOney-MaLInG scheme.

cd n WOney-MHI<ing Scheme.
CHICAGO, April 1S.--Answeriug TIE
claim OF :. Gates. that the metal situation
is demoralized. General Manager Robinson,
of the Illinois Steel Company. says:
There is absolutely nothing to warrant
rumor OF overproduction. We are not TAX
ing any more orders for delivery in the
immediate future because we have sold our
full productive capacity"
The action of Gates plants in shutting
down is regarded as a stock jobbing en-
terprise MIR. Gates having recently made
81, 900 600 in the rise Of certain stocks. he
being "on the inside and able to Judge
the effect certain deals would have on the
market.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
The blessings of Poverty,

VIom Inc minneapolis IrIbunc.)
II the British want good army officers thcv
must give poor men and poor mems sons a
chance TO get commissions. Nothing spu-s a
man TO become an adept in his profession like
poverty. u IS said that poverty is required to
make q Grsi class lawyer. and some stimulus il
required 20 induce man 90 undergo the severe
study and training required to make a good mill
In l.-.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Not on the rnrISet.
From Tt-Bits1

"Algernon is very interesting said the stock
brokers' daughter
..What docs lie talk about2" enqrircd ber faith
er.
why, he's ever so well posted in ShskcSpear-
ian quotations"
Young woman" said the fnancicr. strruly
"doi,' you let him make sport Of your ignorance.
There amt no such stock on the market"
The evening times., 1900-04-18
PnrIn Rirn.

CTrom the New York Evening Post)
After much hounderng the Government spell
ing is now fixed as Porto Rico. IL was the
Geographical Board which first with a nice
rcgard for tho sensibilties Of the ISLANDERS rec
commended the Spanish form. Puerto. The House
adopted this spelling. but the Senate dropped
the ne Tor o. and now that is the official style
The evening times., 1900-04-18
American COmDetitiop

CFrom the International Monthly)
The bulk Of our exports. or over 80 per cent
GO TO Europe. and are increasing Of late wears
our exports 20 al parts OF the world. So keen'v
is competition from this country being felt that
we are beginning to hear propositions for the for
nation Of a Continental European Z5llverein 20
guard against American cCmuetitiuu
The evening times., 1900-04-18
A Disturblne symntom.

From the Detroit Free Press)
''My wife says she d0sen't want an Easter bon
net, and il Scares me-"
Think she's losing her mindg'
''No; I'm afraid she's laying for new Easter
wheel OF a piano"
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Rnrtun, NIirtnkc.

(From the Baltimore Americanl
Rastus (to druggist)-Look hyah Misteh. No
all sol me some stuff to make Eastch eggs yis-
tuddy.
Druggist-Well2
Rastus-wcll, I feed hit to dem hens. an dcy
ain lay no aigs-dey lay down en- die
The evening times., 1900-04-18

To Succeed Davis.-That the Admin
istration is having trouble in the selection
Of a successor TO the Hon. Webster Davis
as Assistant Secretary Of the Interior is
evidenced by the fact that though that
vacancy occurred several weeks before the
similar vacancy in the Navy Department.
the latter has been filled. while the former
is still open. II is understood that Secre-
tary Hitchcock is mainly responsible for
the delay. The Missouri Republicans have
not yet elected their delegates 30 the
Philadelphia Convention. and until that
is done 10 is believed Nr. Davis successor
viii not be named. There Is quiet but
determined struggle on between Mr. Hitch
cock and National committeeman Keraus
for The mastery Of he party in their State,
and the Secretary is said 10 be playing
politics with the vacancy iu his depart
ment against Colonel Ke-ens. Mr. Hitch
cock presumably desires 10 succeed Colo
mel kerens as National Committeeman or
20 control that place. He can do this Cuiy
by controlling the delegation to the Phila-
delphia Convention. which viii elect The
Missouri National Committeeman The
latest candidate prominently spoken OF 10
succeed Mr. DaU. in the Interior Depart
ment is the Hon. c. ". stone OF Penusyl-
vania. Mr.. stone is well known I'm Wash
ingtOn. having served several terms IN the
House He is handicapped in his aspira-
uons by the Quay fight both In Pennsyl-
vauia and Washington. II Is not supposed
that the Quay people either here or at
home would so far forget their cunning as
TO permit any Pennsylvauian 10 get a
prominent position in the Government, SER
vice unless by so doing some benefit was
bestowed upon Quay. The opposition to
49,. H.
around Mr.. Stones prospects do not appear
brilliant a present.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Oh. HorribIel

From the Phi,adelphia North AmcriCsr)
'IIades 20 psy.' roared the lecturer n the
dime MUSEUM
What's upg" asked the manager.
Ga a fit Of jealousy the lady barber has close
cropped the whiskcrs Of the bearded LADY
The evening times., 1900-04-18

Some Of the Psris and Vienna news9a-
pers appear strongly impressed with the
idea that the United States viii shortly
intervene in South Africa. There Is a be-
lief on the Continent that President Nc
Kinley will be compelled TO interfere un-
der popular pressure. or course there IS
nothing i'm all this talk. There will be no
meddling in the war unless Great Britain.
as well as the Beers. ask It, People in
Europe know little about the effect of pub
lie sentiment upon the present Admins
tration. They should remember that only
the other day it forced a measure through
Congress which had been denounced as
Illegal and disgraceful from one end OF
The country 10 the other.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Only Snaps and GrowIs.-var

Only Snaps and GrOwIs.-Various
needless persons who have called from tne
sanctity Of the Senate chamber during the
past week the Hon. Cushman Kellogg Da-
Wis to felic.tate him upon his rumOred csa-
didacy for the Republican Vice Presidential
nomination have had cause to regret their
precipitateness. The eminent MinHesotan
has cut them all on very short and sharp
with grOwl and snap. and has given them
to understand that he is abundantly able
10 look after his own affairs. The pre-
sumption is natural, therefore. that the
distinguished Senator is losing no sleep
over the prospects OF securing the nomi-
nation, but rather that his sleep is dis
turbed by the dread that a cabal will be
formed 10 force him on the ticket. His
friends declare rNat he would very greatly
prefer to remain ia the Senate undisturbed
than even TO occupy the White House and
be subjected to its annoyances and dis
appointments
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Cnrh Dennriforr.

(From the Detroit Free Prcss.)
One Snlsll Boy-My papa puts the money he
don't give 20 mother in a coffee pot
Other Small BOy-Mi-e don't; ue puts il in
jackpot. l heard mothel say SO.
The evening times., 1900-04-18
Undoubtedly Truc.
(Froln the Inaiananolis p

q IOlh tnc IhGllilapoIIs FIcsa-J
Speaking OF the toiling masses said the rie-
phant, as he bucked the bandwagon through Jke
mud. "Fm one Of 'cm, and no small az
thatl''
The evening times., 1900-04-18

and an equal number OF EepJb'icans, in
all more than tuo-thirds OF the House Of
Representatives, have petit.cned the
Speaker to have the Hepburn Nicaragua
Canal bin taken up for consideration on
the first day II Nay Il will now be pos
sible 10 see how far the Administration
dares to go in its effort to Iefeat the
American canal proposition.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

Understands HilI.-The Hon. John
Peter AItgeld has given another exhibition
OF his marvellous attainments He has
been the guest Of the Hon. David Bennett
Hill, at Wolferts Roost, for several DAYS.
and on his departure made this positive
assertion to an eager newspaper reporter:
I now thoroughly understand HTL" II
Developments show that the lllinoisan
spoke the words OF truth and soberness.
then John Peter AltEeld Will live in his
tory as the only human being who ever
understood David Bennett Hill. Presum-
ably the seCTeuve New Yorker opened
wide both his mind and heart 10 the Ill
noisan. and told him exactly what was 40
ing on in their inner recesses. The IA {
that Altgeld spoke so jauntily about HIS
triumph seems to indicate that the dis
closures made we're entirely satisfactory 10
the wishes Of the Bryan managers. Mr.
Altgeld has said frequently Of late that the
Chicago platform will be readopted al
Kansas City without modification. and also
that no man not completely in accord with
Mr.. Bryan will be put on the tail Of the
ticket He made this declaration bsfora
he understood Hill. and reiterated il
after he left Wolfert's Rcost. This cir
cumstance gives TO his words an import
ance which they did not previously nos
sess. Therefore. il seems probable thar
Hill is tired Of sulking. and will come ont
or his tent this year panoplied for war uu-
der the banner of Bryan.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

The assassination conspiracy investiga-
tion in Kentucky appears to be slowly
drawing to a close. Indictments against
eight men. five as principals and three as
accessories in connection with the murder
Of Governor Goebel have been found. Some
surprise is expressed that other persons
have not been indicted; but the grand jury
is not through yet. The State is believed
to ha-e a hanging case against some at
least of the accused.
The evening times., 1900-04-18

PettigTew deserves something at the
hands Of the Administration. lie seems
to have made South Dakota 5af.ly Repub-
lican in November. Mr.. Mckinley might
let him name one OF the Porto Rican loot
councillors.
The evening times., 1900-04-18


victed Of theft and frcJ ly the mayor They
Hlyc since found out that thc conviction bars
them out from the church. law, cr ans Otucr
learned profession and from many other p1-i
Is wei. but tie mayor refuses 20 take back has
Sentences.
There is a man in Berlin who has watch which
is considered 10 be tine mort marvellous piece Of
mechanism that human skiI ever put together.
Ingenuity and human skin have been brought
into operation with .hc result that a watch has
been constructed which measures cuo-fourth Of an
inch In diameter. or one with thc face OF large
sized tack OF nail Its case L. made OF the finest
gold and the whole watch weighs less than tSo
grains troy
Evidently the Russian Government has made
up its mind TO set to work in earnest in Persia.
The .'Turkestan Gazette" announces thai Russia
has already begun 90 construct line Of railway
from Julia suburb Of spahan. 20 Tabriz and
thence 10 Hamadan. IG0 miles distant from Te-
h.ran and also a branch line in continuation
from HamadIn 70 Tchcrsu. This Russian line
viii Do continued eventually via lspahan and ker-
man 10 Bender Abbas-
retired artillery officer Of the Belgian Army
has invited a member Of officers and engineers 10
an exhibition at Antwerp Of an invention he con-
tends will rey0lutionize warfare The inventor. Z
Mr. ReaiIing says that his invention is so deadly
that the army against which il il directed would
be entirely destroyed in 4 few minutes. It IS a
species of bomb loaded with 4 terrible explosive,
the name Of which fhe inventor has not yet d.
vulecd He has promised 90 give incortcstabie
proof Of the distinctive powers Of A;s invention
before experts.
The Tyrian. once a crack Anchor liner, arrived
a day or two ago in Brooklyn. with a cargo Of
susar and logwood from Guantanamo Her sister
ship. Doricn. was lost several years ago in the
West Indisn trade. Nothing more fully demon
stratcs the vast advance in steam shiphuilding
than a glance at the Tyrian. which could be COM
FortabIy slowed nowadays on the deck OF 4 mod
crn ocean liner. She was huilt In 1869 al Port
Glasgow Is 2S5 feet ia length and registers Co
tons She is in good condition. despite the fact
that she was launched more .han thirty yeass ago,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
PROVO SOCIETY.

The marriage Of Miss Margaret Mes.
bit and Brigham Sm00t took place
Wednesday evening al the elegant
home Of Apostle Reed Smoot brother
of the groom. The ceremony was per-
formed In a most impressive manner
by Apostle Smoot The rooms were
beautifully decorated for the occasion
A large company Of relatives aud
friends were present 70 extend con-
gratulations and good wishes lle
bride and groom left THURSDAY morn
ing for Denver. where they VIII make
their home Mr. SmOot VIII act as
western agent for a Chicago drug
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Decker enter
tanned at dinner large number OF rel
atives.
The reception given al the nome o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodger Fares IN loh1L
OF their daughter Eta and waiter
Whitehead was one OF the most oeil'
tiful affairs that ever occurred 10 FIV'0
Mrs. r.. r. Irvine ana chllaIen nav
gone 10 Brighton 20 stay two weeks
Mrs Mary Gates with her dausn' s,.
Mamie and Lillian have gone 90 st t
Lake city to live. Mrs. Gates u lus
mother of Or. Claude and Arthur Gales
Mis- Allie Smoot Is enierIalnlhs @'"
Cora Bromley Of American FoIA
Mrs e. J. stowe Of ogden Is !"
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d X bs0''
The Utah sorosis met at the hoil ,,. ~
Mrs A. o. smoot "Wednesday 4i.s.
nuoon. A very interesting program nv, W.
nerriad ont after which Mrs snoN