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The evening times., 1900-05-30
VITO WAS IBID?
A Question That SeriousIy Ps-zr-e.l
Two Seurcrers Of Docks
QFrOm tn sal Lake HeraId1

Question That SeriousIy Puzr-esI
Two SeUreEors OF Docks
From tn sal Lake Herald)
Walter Wolf the yOung blCkkcap-- for
T. r. Jones q Co. is SAID t. have ule OF
the best selected private Libraries p 20 n.
so that when .Trilby'' N'choIsor sd
three or four young men friends "a le7
upon him in his den recently the talk
naturally turned upon book and al Ecrs.
Naturally. because N.chc s7n s book
ferd himself it was net long beflre he srE
We we're deep in the world o. letters
vh'e -he others Of the conn any So I8r.
f7ac m e-0ose their ignorarce Books
aIG ,r. -th ancient and Eo1 lr
Ll.l - -rce Of NJ rit were t-1
c-- ana E;r=1 b these t-o u.a l.-.I-
faI ct0 each. e,t7rs' arms o. the su -
Fl--i FEr't ired:
E5c-1s7 have yo- ev- reed er
O. mas "-1 ] run 1cre== Cu
from -IE =t a..e1 in r~y feali-. T. -
l-nres rs me w hig lT. hel 1e-a
r . been -H'- to get any of III 1---I --
t..i- l. admit Cd ia
l.e. o. T. t's e-ri
'Is-l~tlCr Lrz- class Tor -el1
u-, -.a. $50 clsoa Ole T. -ll a
lEls are lie 1El l1 zen
lco1ug l9r for the past zen sssre i've
sa- f nd low in vain -e
vars5, reW tell me VII re l en- CON-
-.eja SET 1f them2'
0i0r bumped lis H-Ov ID ---
2LC iE Tiends could sc fr
c; 1r Llat he was thinking q tt
p. saii
IS Ell. really. Mr.. Wolf. siUCe or e
Fhr down 10 il. I cant reca' I at tn
u-a 10 bids American pub h ~ ~
I .l-a that I have two or three q lis
bco-z knocking around hone arl h /
ao tie matter up for YOU "
l4is is why the friends of these W -4I-
So much about Ibid when they ac n n
Cl1t ia society together.
The evening times., 1900-05-30
They May Not Meet the Queer


Now and then one hears o. society ladies h.
Ing offered laIge sums-and accepting tte---fa-
presenting an ambitious woman at a d~ase.-
room, but money will not always secure one q;
the Lord Chamherlair's cards OF admission Fo-
example, the wife or daughter Ct a retail tr,dos-
man. however large his business ant ra.-
wealthy he may be. is never allowed to nter
The royal presence, and Two or three other els Ses
are vigorously barred There Is also an .,i.ieo-
tion TO the wives Of company promoters I1dirfi
when there is a drawing room announced tn
clerks in the lord Chawh ria'n's Office nave orita
an exciting time in enquiring into the position
oI tho.e desiring 10 attend.
The evening times., 1900-05-30
DENIED BY THE ASSIGNEE.
Premature Report Concerning tn
Price-McCOrmick Liquidation.

Premature Report Concerning the
Price-McCOrmick Liquidation.
NEW YORK, May Set was reported
today that the loan accounts Of Price. Nc
CCrmiok & Co. who failed last Thursday
would all be liquidated in a day or two.
Stree these loans amount to some 81. 900. =
O0o to $11.OOo.O 600. the report was regardca
as rather premature. and the assignee.
William J. Curtis. was asked about it, He
said.
The statement is not correct, but loans
have been iquidated by customers TO a
large amount" Theodore H Price was
al his office this morning. but he declined
To be interviewed. IL is said that Mr.
Price has already made arrangements 10
re-enter the Cotton Exchange. and that a
new Stock Exchange firm will be formed
by Mr.. Mccormick and VI. Stuart WortIey
with Mr.. CrOcker as special partner.
The evening times., 1900-05-30
Advice to an UnIucky PIayer.

Tom Egins used to have a place up AZ the
head of Lisbon Street, where the tiger laShcd his
t1il. Tie scuuls therein were the mel'-N r-.stle
Of the cards, the voice Of the dealer saviue How
ranE VIII YOU have. gentlemen = and th. forciblc
ejaculation ~ the party who failed % ''CIl -
one night al the tables were occup aG Tfare
was rap on the door. Higgins. with hi- ,rlief
m4'uerence 20 things that did not interest him,
rsid attention 10 the rapping Bur t,,e man
outside was impatient. He kept knocrin-
AZ last Higgins went to the door. and without
unlocking II. he cried:
Who are ycu ard want do you wantg''
~ am So-and-so and / want To get in and d av -
tae man was notorious loser. Too 100 ed
around 1t the group in the room Then he turned
% me noor and said 10 the man outside:
shove your money under the door and 20
iE2y- That viii save you tiHle and Us trouble
The evening times., 1900-05-30
Public improvements.
From the MinneapoIis rrihnns.

The people of this country are dq J- bo-
coming more interested in the subject Of f,,,b-ir
improvements Every session Of ConQrS1s <
called upon to appropriate millions for =. ers
aud harbors, but the work must not sion sb.~e
states and municipalities also have their dptv
70 perform in the premises. II i nrcasss- ~ to
have navigable streams and lakes There is
enough work 10 keep al the People usrfll- 3 r-,-
ployed, il II Is properly organized
The evening times., 1900-05-30
Tn. wealth Of the Vatican.
ypror, .l,. ~ VI I'll

Il would be difficult to estimate precisely the
total weight oi gold IN the Vatican bur il Is safe
to say That there are It least thirty tons o+ II
worth in the neighbOrhOod Of e4.OOOOgO at the
present market price Of the unwrought metal OF
tAis huge amount Of gold there is probably not
Single pound ot me metal that remains in its viz
sin state Nearly every ounce OF il has passed
thrcu-l Che hands of skilled artisans who have
MorS.l ID INTO countC-s forms. thus adding per-
haTs third OF quarter more TO its value
The evening times., 1900-05-30
How the Doll Originated

The first doll known TO history was made for tho
simple-minded monarch Charles VI OF France II
"as wax figure made to represent Popuasa. wife
o the Roman Emperor Nero. Poppaea soon he
cane popular with the members Of the court and
n any wax figures were ordered. They were called
!, upees, a corruption Of the FIRST name and the
modern French word for doll. The old English
word Is ''pOppett" OF ''puppet"
The evening times., 1900-05-30
sAVED " A PRTEsT.
Falling boy Caught ST, the French
cr-S a rms

er-S Arms.
CHICAGO. M7v e0-Trank Kee--r.
aged eight years C--- ZEN thirty feet nom
the top Of an e-ect-Ie L5L- s-5ve pole yes
terday afternoon. anu was aausat ana
saved from death by Father Walsh. OF St.
Vincent's Church
The boy had climbed the poe 10 watch
a game Of bail being played behind ST.
Vincent's College lie became -----.- in
the electric light wi-e and his cries II .-l-
attracted the attention CT bys and f=
When it was evident that I'll rl- was
about 10 lose his hold Father Walsh walsh
stood at the side OF the pole and called 70
him 10 jump. The lad fell into the arms
Of the priest Three Of the boys raze--
were badly burned.
The evening times., 1900-05-30

As an amendment 10 the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill. The proposition 10 ap-
prCpriate FIVE million dollars in aid OF the
ST Louis Purchase Exposition at St. Louis
in 1903. was adopted by the Senate, yes
tlrday II is 20 be regretted that the
amazing opposition 10 this proposed object
lesson ci national expansion on the part Of
Speaker Henderson. may greatly obsuuct
its chances in the House; but it is p5ssi-
bic that in conference the Senate will in
sist and carry its point
The evening times., 1900-05-30

tiNH. t.'r Alt...tI.att tt'.i1 NtN@tl
section o; tae u.e over David Lif-urs. one's
ef-gl. bearing tle inscription carved at tac tims
.F l native followers. has been received by the
-,.- 'ieo-l-p p-l-it society il IsEau, stI placed
a-i. II n-lef LiFlr-st1 one relics il i-s POSSESSION
1a- .r'l bad leca5ed. and iron t,Lecrluh uoie
l.. mars. iHe spot where the great cxuiorer
al1u- The lic block wish tIc inscription was car
le- oa mems haeAs ..GHa Cli,4mlo'- silia-. mar
i-ae l-ag"eiio. IN the haart OF Auioa. 10 the
The evening times., 1900-05-30
social Conditions In Germany.
From the phiia.lal-,L;, Te,c,,r,-,bN

For q long time past the religious hatred Of the
ku.tura3urf bas ceased in Germany II thl no
hteai c1ntlc between Conservatives ard fibaraIs
nave ever been very serious. which Is doub. mi
lnet are no longer much more than memory
nor ls Socialism much more alarming. ff-t rho
sharp. eUYcLumaG h-ht % the hour is between the
ar--4-u and tLe industrial factions be IS a srrJl.-
81. Co. Iit-
The evening times., 1900-05-30

Leader" expresses the CONVICTION thar the
Warwick Of 1896 viii not appear this year
as the head Of the Republican National
Committee. II the distinguished Senator
really Intends so to obscure himself and
no longer to be the Shining Mark Of the
machine. MS loss WI be severely felt by
his associates. StIl. his nominal retire
meut. might be deemed expedient. in view
of references TO illusions which might con-
meet themselves with memories Of the past.
The evening times., 1900-05-30
N0TFs oF THR DkY.

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q ti= Aiaf1--e clstrlrt siEes t't2I
'Ae la.t-d S-ta-
Ne@ for@ cirtneH are eziai.ishi"g s-lramer
f.7s--- =. ~ - - 1S
r-e5.t-r. ~ e7 ne
Lar $50 -'-~ - ~-
Grs--A11-s-s ar. r-5--f-..
c0-z .u ;ll Sls:hes6 $500 fs IL ~
Ga--1 tal iasla a.aolei. RI. I..,--. --s F. --si-
extensive.
.r- os- t- ~. --s..- -.-+ -.,,
hr tte f.e-iv- SIS Erer-iar flrr'--s raf-f-. ~
a-1'1.aT - Ae- "gfa asta 81 l-4s4-e- s.me
T ~ --s ST., ..-
sa--d .v ne G-i-a- at Ra-etl. i ana
~
he eAfr AH--rical 1rsoa-s % various conn
I SIZES. and Ue send broom flr-.as % Acs-ra-i--
..5ere.-- .f--.- ,.2 -. =. On , ' -- -I. -'' s'-o
! .---, r,- 81. ..---- - ~, ,, --e
Tl- rv.r5a.. r.-s-- 81 .t.-.-. =
r-og-r.1tsd n = ..er Ion ~ - ~ - - -P
The P5ris .-,-.7,-rfsl r5rl-,gs-f,--s.. .--,--,..
ttzl the su,-al oi I-rLsy las sent 81 s1 r5rt4 u
l--.fsh tobacco ard cigarettes as a present t1 the
Er-sa seisl-ss -Hl s-i.srs iu S5uia L-liel-
Italians as- 's-vias their native land. as Haea
- -,---... - :, II .... | .-.,
e.,i-flE -.-.-- ~. ~ 2 Fl ~ 1850 i-..-
grants
t.
! u Is '--eAa lH- a7iii'5 OF man 10 s7i-Il-te
tsss -Es rsht m ther ellea.l'i1H say thsre a-e
1l11z GIG s-'
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The evening times., 1900-05-30

The New York Tribune" Of today pub
fishes a Buffalo despatch which seems to
show that Hazel, the political nominee for
the district bench, whose nomination is
being held up in the Senate. does know
something about admiralty proceedings, if
not law. 1t IS stated that during tie Span
ish war he negodaJei the sale. of a yacht
to the Government; that the price paid for
it was eighty thousand dollars, of which
the vendor received sixty thousand. Hazel,
the broker 1--WE thousand, and somebody
Of personal influence the remaining fifteen
thousand II this story is true, there is
room for a suspicion that the Administra-
tion VIII insist upon prompt confirmation.
II would, Of course, b Interesting 10 learn
Who got the fifteen thousand, In some cir
CUmstances. Hazel might tell
The evening times., 1900-05-30

The nomination OF Big dier General
ElwelI s Otis 10 be a Major General in the
Regular Army was sent TO the Senate yes
terddy. Thus. another incompetent favor
ite Of the machine comes 20 his reward for
playing politics at Manila. az the command
OF the Administration. On the principles
Of HguEaism, he has earned it, But The
country viii not forget that there would
have been peace and order in the Philip
pines year ago. if an active and efficient
soldier had been given command and pr, p
er support.
The evening times., 1900-05-30
Nr. MERGERS Little stunt-rbo

Dave Mercer Of the Omaha district comes
forward today with a claim that Mr. Ne
Kinley will carry Nebraska in November.
The interview which he gave out shows e,-
idence OF very careful preparation, and
abounds in statistics Of the corn crops of
Nebraska during the Mckinley Admins
tration. Mr.. Mercer's figures show plainly
that il Mr.. Bryan had been elected in 90
the cornfelds Of Nebraska would have
been stricken with drOuths and the cattle
ranges would have been so parched that
not even goat could have subsisted upon
them. Wherefore in the philosophy Of the
optimistic Mercer, Mr.. Bryan this year will
not get enough votes in Nebraska to ius-
tfy the count merely as a matter Of Gu
riOsity
The evening times., 1900-05-30

Woodruff AGnin--A gentleman sup
posed 10 be very close TO the hon. 7 c.
Platt says that the New York boss y work
ing diligently TO bring about the nOmiua-
tion Of Lieutenant Governor Timothy D..
Woodruff for Vice President at the PhiI2-
delphia Convention In support Of this as
sertion it is pointed out that the party
managers have never authoritatiyely an
nOunccd that they have abandoned New
York as the proper field in which 10 search
for a running mate Furthermore. that
when ". J. Dady. the rich contracto- Of
Brooklyn, was in Washington last week. he
held several political conferences with Sen
at0N Platt, and declared that the Senator
agre ed with him that Woodruff would be
several thousand votes stronger as the
Vice Presidential candidate than any other
New Yorker. except Governor Roosevelt
Also that the State organization could be
relied upon 10 give WOOdTun loyal sup
port. whereas it might be lukewarm toward
any Of the other various New
Workers mentioned for the second
place on the ticket. Il is
known that Governor Woodruff coutinu :
to make active preparations to advance his
candidacy at Philadelphia in June having
engaged quarters for large delegations OF
lGsty 'roOters' and having the sold and
enthusiastic backing OF all the KINGS
county delegates. Ii is considered prob
able that Mr.. Plat will withhold Wood
runs name until the Convention gets in a
deadlock over the numerous favorite sons
that Will be voted on. and then spring his
man. with a theatrical effect calculated to
sweep the Convention of its feet At any
rate. it seems well settled that wocd-uff
will cut a much bigger figure at PhiladaI-
phia than will many another statesman
who takes himself more seriously than he
affects to view the Woodruff candidacy.
The evening times., 1900-05-30

4 Clear SteaI.-House Democrats. in
general and the Hon. James l. Slayden Of
Texas in particular have a kick coming
against the majority OF the Committee OF
Labor, and especially the Hon. Aaron V.
5. Cochrane. OF New York In the last
session Of the Fifty-ffth Congress Mr.
Slayten introduced convict labor bill. the
ultimate and eommendable effect Of which
would be to utilize the convict labor in
improving the public road system Of the
country. The Committee on Labor in the
last Congress pigeonholed Mr. Slayden's
bill he introduced il again al the open
ing OF this Congress. aud has been unable
TO get hearing upon it. But 10 and be-
hOldi several DAYS ago the Committee on
Labor reported favorably 10 the House Mr.
Slayden's bill identcally. word for word
and comma for comma. with the name of
Mr.. COChrane attached as author The bill
was Ldssed by a practically unanimous
vote. The Texan called attention 10 the
theft OF his hSndiworl when il was pre-
sented 10 the House but he was
given the "hoarse hoot" by Grosvenor and
other Administration fuglemen. The Re
publieans, Of course, Will get credit for
whatever merit the measure contains. And
thus is Democratic virtue converted into
Republican campaign thuuGer.
The evening times., 1900-05-30
POLITICAL NOTES AND GcS ZIP.
In Justice 10 Heath-It NAV be r.

Ia Justice 10 Heath.-It may be true.
as pointed cut by The Times more than
week ago, that the Hon. Perry S. Heath
has been selected as a vicarious sacrifice
by the Administration to appease the
public wrath over the Cuban postal SEE n
dals. but 1t Goss not appear to be true that
Mr.. Heath either wholly or primarily was
responsible for the appointment of the
jaunty Mr.. Nicely to the service in Cuba.
This statement is only doing simple JUS
tice TO Mr.. Heath. For many years Neeiy
was leader OF faction that was dis
tinctly hostile TO Heath in the politics of
tha Eighth Indiana Congressional district,
OF which the now far-famed town OF Nun
Gle is The political centre. The hon.
George Washington Cromer. who row rep
fesents that district in Congress. has been
tie head OF one faction and the Heaths-
Ferry and mis- frugal bTOthers-haVe head<
ed the other faction. NeeIy was one OF
Cromers chief strikers for years before
either Cromer came TO Congress or Perry
Heath attracted the favorable attention Of
The mighty Mark Hanna. BY Trustworthy
gentlemen who are supposed 10 be inti-
mateiy acquainted with the case il is stat
ed that II was upon the urgent insistence
OF Representative Cromer that Neely was
appointed to the Cuban postal service. It
may be that the record shows his ap-
pollJment was recommended by Heath,
bCt this can be very easily accounted for
on the weil-established principle Of po-
Atlcal reciprocity which dictates in the
interests Of party harmony the plaeating
CI Iactional enemies. II is contended that
but for Mr. CTomer's strong demands Nee
~ would not have been selected for any
KIND OF position In the PostoiIice Depart
ment- Hence IL any onus is TO be placed
upon anybody's shoulders for NeeIy's op-
portunity TO loot the Cuban postal reve-
pues Mr.. Heaths friends say it should
Iau upon Representative Cromer's. In
the circumstances Mr.. Heath IS unable 10
defend himself. II Mr.. Hanna and Mr.
Mckinley, as reported. have arked Mr.
Heath for slaughter he will be Slaughter
ed in spite Of the service be has rendered
them. 1t is not improbable that he is
the most available sacrifice.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
MORE THAN ONE KIND OF IVORY
H1PpoPoTAMG AND EVEN AMERICAN HOGS
CAN FURNISH IT.

The elephant is longer the only animal
which can produce ivory, according to the Off
cial decision of the United States General APP
praisers Ivory dealers and those who work in
the material have known this for a long time
but the makers of the tariff do not seem to have
been so well posted Testimony from ivory deal
ers was introduced the investigation to show
that the tusks of the hippopotamus furnish just
as good ivory as do any of the twenty diff
ferent varieties Of elephants. 1t was also shown
that the boar, narwhaI, right whale and alligator
were producers of ivory. Even the Western hog
gives up many an ivory tusk to the butchers in
Chicago packing houses.
The ivory question arose a few weeks ago,
when importing firm tried to bring in con-
signment of umbrella handles made of hippo
potamus teeth. The importers objected TO pay
ing duty at the rate of - per cent ad vaIorem,
which is the ivory rate. and cOntended that the
hippopotamus teeth should be assessed at 20
per cent as they not mentioned in the
tariff The decision was against the importers.
This does not mean that there is no difference
between elephant ivory and hippopotamus ivory
Ivory workers who understand their vocation
can distinguish difference even between the
various kinds of elephant ivory before it has
been polished and worked over. When it is
carved often experts can determine from just
what animal the ivory originally came but the
/ ordinary purchaser can see no difference. Hip
popotamus ivory answers every mercantile pur-
pose as far as it goes. That it is not considered
as valuable elephant ivory is due to the fact
that it can be used only for smaller articles.
The hippopotamus teeth received in this market
weigh from one-haIf a pound to three four
pounds The elephant tusks range in weight
from one hundred to two hundred and fifty
pounds NarwhaI tusks range in weight from
/ five TO twenty-five pounds.
When manufactured into small articles the
hippopotamus ivory brings just much any
/ other kind AS far that goes however, the
tusks of the American hog bring more than does
any kind of ivory if weight alone is considered.
! If they were sold at the regular ivory rate OF
| S4 a pound they would bring about four cents
| each They are sold by the piece and average
| % cents each. The pig teeth are hollow, but
will take a very high polish, and can be used In
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

stove lengths by that, and it the heroine
who saved him, arrangement which pleases
the average audience perhaps even better than
for the hero to save the heroine. He was thrown
swooning across the sliding plank which
moving him against the saw, when the heroine
broke down a door and pulled him out of dan
ger. The press agent sent out occasional para
graphs about how the door refused to come
down or other accidents occurred at certain per-
formances so that he was all but really sawed
in two. The fact was that the moving plank
stopped Of itself just before he reached the safety
limit
In one of Edward Harrigans plays a child
f1Oated down a sluice and was saved just before
she fell upon the turning waterwheeI In a
more recent drama a sugar mill was the crush
ing agency. After the audience had had fine
view under the water in The White Heather"
it was treated to one among the clouds in The
Great Ruby" A drawbridge swung around in
Money Mad" and a fun sized locomotive stood
still with its wheels revolving in "A Mile a
Minute" A house was wrecked by an explosion
in The Fatal Card" and a steamboat in Kit,
the Arkansas Traveller" Nor is the device Of
the collision of the steamer and the yacht, in
the new Drury Lane play, exactly new There
have been shipwrecks in "VOyagers in Southern
Seas" and Ninety Days" and Hearts of Oak
and numerous other plays, while in THE Last
Of the Hogans' a tugboat cuts half way through
a shanty on a pier in which a meeting of the
colored order of the knights of the Mystic Star
is going on. The steamship may run down the
yacht in an improved manner, but the history
of the modern stage has sufficiently prepared
the minds of audiences for such an accident.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

many ways. 1t is said that 20 per cent of the
hogs killed produce valuable tusks
The long, thin, yellow tusk of the narvhal
does not bring nearly as much to-day as IL did
loo years ago This is due to the passing of
superstitious ideas regarding this ivory pro-
ducer of the sea. A century ago people believed
that the walrus was connected with the fabulous
unicorn, and the horn tusk was supposed ~
possess many magical virtues. For instance, it
was regarded as an antidote for all poisons and
kings kept a horn in their dining rooms be
lieving that it would warn them if their food
had been poisoned The tusks were worth
thousands of dollars in those times. but the
whalers and hunters of the North are glad to
sell them to-day for SO.