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The times., 1901-04-23
SWEPT OVER NIAGARA FALLS.
Man in a Boat Carried Away by
the Current.

NIAGARA FALLS. April 22.-This af-
ternoon between l and , O'Clock workmen
engaged on the new plant of the Natural
Food Company. which is located on the
bank Of the upper river. about half
mile back from the falls, were Mortified,
when looking across the river from their
elevated position on the iron work, TO
see a man and a boat caught in the swift
current and swept into the upper rapids.
When first seen the craft and it's occu-
pant were well out in midstream, the man
pulling at the oars in a desperate effort
to make the Canadian shore before he
was carried to point where he must lose
all hope.
Never did man pull harder. Back and
forth the oars few. Onward the current
swept in its ceaseless rapidity. 1t was
awful race, and as usual the mighty river
won. Over reef after reef the craft
plunged but the man held fast to the
oars until finally one wave of the rapids,
more fierce than the others, lifted the
boat high up and toppled il over.
Soon the boat was seen to plunge over
the brink of the Horse Shoe Falls and the
man was seen no more.
The times., 1901-04-23
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The cruiser Bancroft has arrived at
Iamberts Point. Va. and the tender PO-
tomae at Norfolk. The hospital ship
SoIace has sailed from San Francisco for
Honolulu and Manila. the supply ship
Zafro from Cavite for HOngkOng the
armOred cruiser New York from Perrin
for Colombo. the guuboat Scorpion from
Key West for Havana. the training ship
Dixie from Norfolk FOR New York and
the cunboat Yorktown from HOugkOng
for C1vite The training ship Alliance
was placed in commission at the New
York Navy Yard Yesterday.
The times., 1901-04-23
REFURNIsHING THE HOUSE.
The Committee In Charge TO Meet on
Thursday.

A committee consisting of Representa-
tives Cannon, DalzelI. and Richardson
and the Architect of the Capitol will meet
here Thursday TO reach a decision in re-
gard to the manner of refurnishing the
hall of the House of Representatives. the
lobby, and the committee rooms. Solid
mahogany furniture is to be used, but
it is not yet determined whether the law
makers are to have individual desks. as
in the past, or whether there will be con-
tinuous desks. from aisle to aisle. with
ornamental metal pieces dividing the por-
tions for each member.
At least twenty firms are to submit de-
signs for the furniture which must
not cost more than S6l 600 Plans for
renOvating and providing a new system
of ventilation Will also be discussed
The times., 1901-04-23
England and the Beers.

II is not improbable that the censor
ship at Cape Town has been made
more rigid. in order to give the British
means of Information from that quar-
ter and so 10 be more able to control
public sentiment in the United King
dom at a time when it is highly use
full TO the Ministry to have the coun-
try with them, in view of the budget
discussion So. it is not surprising that
our London cable news should pipe as
pleasantly of peace as circumstances
will permit
We are hearing. in the most general
terms. however, that il is understood
The times., 1901-04-23
MAY BE A HOSPITAL SHIP.
A Board Appointed to Examine the
Transport Terry.

The following order was issued by Sec
retary Root yesterday:
BY direction of the Secretary of War
a board of officers to consist of Major
William II. Corbusier. surgeon. L. S
Army; Major Carroll A Devol. quarter
master. L. S. Volunteers; Major William
d. Crosby, surgeon. L. 5. Army: Capt
Frank \. Grant. quartermaster. L. s
Army, and Mr.. Frank f. Kirby. marine
and construction expert, is appointed 10
meet at the Army Building. New York
City. at the earliest date practicable. at
the call of the president of the board. for
the purpose of investigating the condi-
ton of the transport Terry as to its
suitability for service as a hospital ship
in the Philippine Islands. The report of
the board Will he forwarded to the Quar-
terrnaster General of the Army. Such
ioIrnevs as IL may be necessary for the
members of the board TO make in attend
ing it's meetings and in returning to their
proper stations are necessary for the pub
lie service.
The times., 1901-04-23
COTTON CROPS INJURED.
RepIantinG May he Resorted to in
Some Places.

COLUMBIA, S. c., april 22-Reports
coming in tonight from ali parts of the
State are discouraging. Most Of the cot
ton has been planted, and because of the
high price paid for seed last fall the re-
serve supply is very short. Farmers say
the cold rain and continued cold weather
will necessitate the cotton being replanted
as il has rotted in the ground.
This IS especially the case in the upper
half of the State. where there was sleet
and snow. The weather still continues cold
and cloudy. Cotton seed has advanced in
Drice and is very scarce
The times., 1901-04-23
KISSING 1he Rnok.

The British Medical Journal has
some sensible observations to make on
the practice of kissing the book"
when an oath is taken This unclean-
ly and disgusting requirement has come
down to us from medieval times, when
people were not SO particular about
cleanliness as they are now, and mi
crobes were not yet heard of 1t is
said that the members of the Legion
Medical Society have agreed that they
viii invariably adopt the Scotch
form, which does not require kissing
the Bible, and the Medical Journal
suggests that all medical societies
might proftably follow the example Of
this one.
The statement has recently been
made that the two Testaments in the
city of London court are kissed by
thirty thousand persons annually, and
a police court usher says that the COW
ers Of his New Testament have been
worn smooth by the lips of nearly fifty
thousand persons annually.
It is not necessary 10 be a microbe
fiend to see the uncleanliness OF this
custom. There have been people who
have carried their anti-microbe preju-
dice so far as to scrub their coin with
soap and water, and wash and iron
their greenbacks, which seems a little
unnecessary. Notwithstanding the dis
gusting habit which some other people
have Of placing coins in their mouths
for safe-keeping while making change
But in this day Of enlightenment on
sanitary matters it should be truism
that whatever touches the lips or en-
ters the mouth should be clean, and
that, so far as possible, the air that we
breathe should be pure. If these two
matters are attended to, and if the
care Of the person, in matters of bath
ing diet, and clothing. IS given a rea-
sonable amount Of attention. it is un-
likely that microbes which touch the
hands in casual contact viii do much
harm
But the custom of kissing the Bible
is a relic Of the Dark Ages. In those
days people would travel long dis
tances to kiss bones which had al
ready been kissed by a few thousand
and cleanliness, and so far from consid-
ering that they We're hurt by the pro
cess. they considered themselves purer
and better for il. II cannot be known at
this late day whether The piIgrimages
of the Middle Ages had anything TO do
with spreading smallpox and the
plague. but considering the customs of
the time. they probably did. The only
quarantine observed in those days was
the very primitive one of running away
from man in whom disease was OBJ
viously present If he had mild case
Of il he might sleep on the rush strewn
floor with other wayfarers, and nobody
would know Naturally, in days when
disease was regarded as a visitation
from heaven against which nobody
could guard, it was not TO be supposed
that kissing So holy an object as the |
Bible could do anybody any harm. The |
microbe theory is a child OF the nine |
teenth century, and up To the year 1900 |
and later, the idea Of the transmission |
of disease in any such way would have |
been secuted. But it is time to abolish |
this particular court custom. and allow |
anyone who wishes to take the oath /!
without II. He will be quite as likely !
not to perjure himself as If he added |
his kiss to the forty or fifty thousand |
already bestowed upon the court Bible
The times., 1901-04-23
THE SHIPMENT OF MULES.
A Petition From General Pearson
Received by the President

The President has received a petition
from General Pearson, the representative
of the Orange Free State, sent from New
Orleans, protesting against the shipment
of mules purchased in this country to
South Africa TO be used by the British in
the prosecution of the war
The document will be referred to the
State Department. which branch of the
Government will take whatever action is
decided upon
The times., 1901-04-23
Peace Upheld by Eayonets.
(From the Philadelphia Record.)

n rom IIIt TIIIIiUtIIIIIII T'I'OI'I'I
War Ofilce experts by no means cherish the
relusion that hostilities in the Philippines can
be ended by a mere manifesto from either side.
There is TO be civil government before the
summer shall end; but it will be strongly up
held by Federal bayonets. How absurd. indeed,
to prate OF self-goyerment TO a people who can
be kept in check only by an ovefmasterins show
of military power The Administration wisely
prefers to take no chances. and will replace with
new recruits man for man, the troops to be
withdrawn from the islands under the mandatory
nroYlsions Of existlns law.
The times., 1901-04-23
4 Trying situation.
From The Minneapolis Tribune

UT 7''I''I'011IT"I1' III'''IT'-I
Our Pan American Commissioner, who have the
muni6ccnt sum OF S2G.C00 to spend ia Buffalo
propose to have a comfortable place TO stay in
while lhere even if the resources oj the state
never get across the Wisconsin line They have
begun work already very handsome struc-
ture 5gxG0 feet which IS 10 occupy "a site given
up by Missouri and ii the appropriation holds
out visitors from Minnesota viii have Il COM
tortable placc in which TO rest after their hope
iess search for the Minnesota exhibits.
The times., 1901-04-23
4 Nrn Ocean Liner.

The new twin-scTew steamship iceland.
u GJ0 tons-the latest addition to the fleet
OF the international Navigation Com
pany-was sighted off Sandy Hook Light
shin at 1850 y. m. yesterday after a quick
VOYAGE from Antwerp. The iceland has
accommodation for $50 first-Class passen-
gers. 200 second class. and about loo
third-class. and is a sister vessel of the
popular steamer Vaderland- Both are
row engaged in the New York -Cherboure
service OF the Red Star Line.
The times., 1901-04-23
HATS OFF IN CHURCH.
4 Reading, Pa. Minister'S Order to
Women OF His CongreEation

READING, Pa, April 22.-The Rev. Dr..
Harcourt, of the Peoples Methodist Epis-
copal Church, has issued orders that be
ginning next Sunday evening all ladies'
attending service in his church viii be
expected to remove their hats before the
sermon begins and keep them off until
after the Doxology and benediction. The
ladies appear to favor the change.
The times., 1901-04-23
Income Taxes.
CFrom the Kansas City Star.)

tFTOm tne hansas IiJY Nllr.D
The income tax is a profitable source OF
British revenue which America Is not privileged
to use. It brought in 1926. .000O01 this last
year. The tax has been shilling on the
pound but Is TO be raised 10 a shilling and
two pence which is expected to bring in So
10000 more. This is tax OF per cent od
incomes above $500 with a graduated scale Of
exemptions. The rate is far Ia excess OF any
thing ever proposed in the United States
The times., 1901-04-23
Tobacco Culture.
From de Pitt.burg pispateh.

(From tle PittSburg Dspateh.)
II may surprise some people to learn that to-
bacco production Is steadily increasing in the
face of the fact that school text books teach
that its use is pernicious. Yet such is the fact.
Ipiurions or not the Indians weed is seductive.
IT may be too soon Tor the school books to
show results though al least one generation of
tobacco users has grown UP since this teaching
In the schools began,
The times., 1901-04-23
An Extradition Treaty Ratiaed.

Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote yes
terday exchanged ratifcations OF the
treaty sanctioned by the Senate at its
last session amending the British extra
dtion treaty by the addition of three ar
ticles The most important of these is the
one defining the destruction of railroad
property as an extraditable offence.
The times., 1901-04-23

Again the country was disappointed
yesterday in the failure of the United
States Supreme Court to hand down its
decision in the constitutional cases Why
this long delay? great many people
are saying that it would not have oc-
Cured when that glorious expounder and
defender of the Constitution, John Mar
shall, was Chief Justicei
The times., 1901-04-23
The Nebraska Patronage.

Senators-elect A1illard and Dietrich. Of
Nebraska. are at the Raleigh They win
call al the White House today 10 pay their
respects to the President and incidentally
discuss the subject Of patronage for Ne
(. r.T-.
The times., 1901-04-23
ExcusnbIe Prevurication.
lFrom the AlbanY Journal.l }

TUUI
On a nasty day it is easy To make even the
most conscientious persons preyaricate. Just say
to them mice weather or beautiful day" and
nine out OF every ten Of them viii thought!essy
reply "Yes."
The times., 1901-04-23
Only II Drea M.
.rnm the Boston Globe.) }

(From the Boston Globe.)
He-Do YOU know. Miss Tompkins, I dreamed
last night that you and / were engaged. What
would YOU think that was n sign of!
She-WeH dreaming, 1 should think!
The times., 1901-04-23

that General Botha's wife is trotting
between her husband and Lord Kitch
ener, carrying verbal messages. and
perhaps arranging terms of surrender
We are also assured that the British
army is gradually but surely drawing
an impenetrable Gordon around the To-
calties in which BOtha and De Wet
are operating The end of the war,
though not actually in sight, is very
much in mind in London, and, we pre-
sumo, will be so until the budget has
been passed. and the remaining thirty
thousand pounds in new cOnsols have
been subscribed.
The war, nevertheless, is not over,
and we are gratified to observe that
the fact is occurring even to the minds
of leading English Jingoes, who are
beginning to grumble because their
Government does not offer terms to the
Beers which they could accept with
decency. This is an encouraging de-
velopment 1t is altogether probable
that little diplomacy and good deal
of generosity on the part of Lord Sails
bury would restore peace to South At
rica, and that would be godsend not
only to the stricken country but to the
British Empire at this time.
1t is reported that the Administration
does not feel justified in interfering with
the considerable railway enterprise in
Cuba projected by Sir William Van Horne
and his New York associates. 1t is true
that the Foraker law prohibits the grant
of such a franchise during our military
occupation of the island But it is said
that Sir William proposes TO buy the right
of way from end TO end of Cuba outright.
That. we are told, is d matter for him
to settle with the municipalities. 1t is ad
mftted that their action might have to be
ratified by the Governor General. but
what is the Foraker law between friends?
Sir William Van Horne has something
much more powerful and efficacious than
an act of Congress behind him. He is
identified in his scheme with what Wall
Street calls the Administration clique"
Nobody is going to interfere with him
Uneasy lies the head that weds a crown,
as Prince Henry, who married the Queen
of Holland, might say. As everybody is
aware. a young man of eligible rank to
seek royalty naturally has had a past,
with incidental debts. The Dutch consort,
it appears. is not an exception. The credi-
tors of his bachelor days in Berlin and
Frankfort assert that he promised to pay
one-third of his liabilities within a month
after his marriage; but the money is not
forthcoming, and a request from the
money lenders to the happy bride to settle
the account, it is said, has been met with
a statement that his royal highness must
square himself out of the allowance set
tied upon him by Holland. AS Queen VIII
helmina is enormously rich this seems
small and unkind unless chorus girls are
included in the bill, which might be the
fact in the case of most princes. In any
event, her Majesty is reported to be ex-
indignant. especially as the credi-
tors threaten to list their claims and deal
in them on the Amsterdam Stock Ex-
change. Henry, as win be remembered.
came from Mecklenburg- -Schwerin. Who
knows but that he may return in the
same way?
The times., 1901-04-23

Nine Ursula Digman. aged eighty-One,
is dead at Columbia. 5. c. Just sixty
years ago she came from Ireland with
Bishop England, and had been nun for
ffty-seven years. She was at the burning
of Columbia when it was destroyed Nine
Ursula was di-ectress of the Ursulius
Ennvent AZ Columbia
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FIREMEN's WEEK.
Interesting Occasion at Pan-Americau
Exposition Aug. 10.

Interesting Occasion at Pan-Americau
Exposition Aug. 10.
BUFFALO, July 17-Firemen all over
the country are looking forward to fire.
mans week, beginning Aug 19. at the
Pan American exposition, with the
brightest anticipation of good time.
There will be more firemen assembled
at the exposition during that week than
ever gathered in one spot before in the
history Of this country. In the great
throng will be exempts, volunteers and
paid tiremen from all parts of Canada
and the United States
A tremen's tournament will be held
in the magnificent stadium of the expo.
sltiOn on the twenty second and twenty.
third, and an extraordinary program of
events in which firemen are to partici-
pate exclusively has been arranged by
the exposition committee of sports in
conjunction with the Buffalo Volunteer
Firemen's s association.
The visitors will be in uniform and
many of them will bring equipment.
The best drilled companies in the
United States will be present and will
compete for prizes in the stadium. No
better place for firemen's tournament
could be provided than this grand
structure within the exposition grounds.
1t has quarter. mile running track and
an expansive field, large enough to ac-
commodate all the events desirable The
seating capacity is $4,000.
There are about $4,000 firemen i'll
this country, and fair representation
of this number at Buffalo means a tre-
mendous crowd. A feature of the week
will be mammoth parade, in which
more than 200 firemen's associations
will be in line.
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LIGHT RAINS IN KANSAS.
Drouth Only Partially Broken, How
ever, and Hot Wave Continues.

Drouth Only Partially Broken, How
ever, and Hot Wave Continues.
KANSAS CITY, July 17--General rains
all over the southwest are still delayed
and the indications this morning were
for at least another day OF torrid
weather. A light thunderstorm pre-
vailed at Concordia. Kan, 100 miles
west from Kansas City. A few sprinkles
last night i'll southwest Missouri and
northern Kansas. At Dawson, l. T.,
Cherokee Nation, rs miles south of the
Kansas line, half an inch of rain fell
last night, breaking a drouth of SO days.
1t is doubtful whether the rain came in
time to do corn much good. The weather
in the Nation was cool today.
In Kansas City at 10 o'clock this
morning the weather bureau reported a
temperature of "a with indications for
western Missouri and Kansas of posi-
BILE light local thunderstorms this after.
noon or tonight.
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Strike Benefit Funds.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., July II. The
Amalgamated workers in the Youngs-
town mills of the Republic Iron and
Steel company have met and decided
upon a policy for collecting strike bene.
fit funds from their members. They
have notified President Shaffer that if
the plan is acceptable to him they will
each donate one days pay every two
weeks to the strikers fund. About 800
members agreed to this, which will net
about $4,000 per month. The workers
are also rapidly securing jobs in their
mills for the striking steel hoop men.
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dries the drains which weaken women,
heals Inflammation and liberation and
cures female weakness. It tranquilizes
the nerves, restores the appetite and
induces refreshing sleep.
Il have intended for sone time to write to
you" says Mrs Eva Burnett, of Russeliville, Lo-
gan Co., KY, "and give testin nonial in regard to
what your medicine has done for me. MY baby
came in July, 1880, and had congestive chills,
and lay at deaths door for ten long weeks.
best doctors of the city. After everything had
been done and had been given up to die
asked my husband to get me bottle of DR..
in it, but he got it, and when had taken it two
weeks I able to walk TO the dining room
to my meals, and by the time had taken three
bottles I able to cook for my family of four.
I can never praise Dr. Pierce and his medicine
enough"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bili-
business.
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Temperature High at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, July 17.-The rain that
threatened to fall in this vicinity yester-
day and last night failed to come and
today starts in with every indication of
being a scorcher. At a. m. the gov
ernment thermometer registered "a.
There were several prostrations during
the past "a hours and one death, that of
Professor Bernhard J. Neumann, who
for AZ years acted as organist of st.
Mary's German Catholic church.
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ALABAMA CONVENTION.
Governor Jones Makes Strong Speech
For Biennial Sessions.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 17.-Gov,
ernor Jones in the constitutional con-
vention today moved to reconsider the
vote by which section 5 had been passed
and quadrlennial sessions provided.
The governor made strong speech for
biennial sessions as a safeguard of the
liberties of the people. He reviewed the
history of legislative bodies No other
state or civilized country waits so long
between meetings OF legislative bodies.
Attempts along this line have brought
revolution.
Mr.. Rogers of Lauderdale favored re-
consideration. He refuted the argument
of economy. Liberties of the people are
of more account. Fl argued the neces-
sity of frequent sessions as a check on
executive departments. Corporations
might secure immunity in abuses for
four years, but why should the people
suffer. Mr.. Rogers repudiated the idea
that the movement had its spring from
corporations. Mr.. Rogers moved to
table the motion to reconsider. Half
dozen people were on their feet to speak.
Rogers motion to reconsider was tabled
by vote of 81 to 55
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He said he had just settled a sUrIKe VI
1000 tube workers and iron workers at
Reading and lnese men announced that
they would contribute 81 a week each.
All members could not afford this, but
an assessment of 5 cents each would
yield 500, 700 and would not be missed
by the members
A rumor that gained considerable cir
culation today that the strike had been
or would be settled within 48 hours was
promptly denied by President Shaffer.
There could be no settlement, he said,
without a conference and the only move
made in that direction was the sugges.
ton of arbitration made by Secretary
Bishop of the Ohio state board of arbi.
tration.
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Negro Thief Shot.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 17.-Robert
Turner, a negro, received what may
prove a fatal wound in the Plant system
freight yards, back of the ice factory.
He was shot in the back near the thigh
by a 80 pistol ball. 1t is claimed that
the man had broken open a Plant sys-
tenn freight car for the purpose of steal
ing. Watchman Davis and Deputy
Sheriff O'Keane saw him in the act, and
on calling to Turner, he took to fight,
carrying away with him a bag of ba-
con, which he had in his possession,
when he was shot by one of the officers.