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ft I OMTORS SET IK CLASSES.
4aUiT TEf ' '
iBf) ft. YAZUATXON IN NEWSrArKlt STACK
IKM' El
tEP jHHL Vhtj nave a Fixed PInce In ttie Judgment
! lassP of nr"1$l1 Editors-Some) Aro Tteporteil
Mr B" Ysrbntlm, nnit the Rrnln Goes Doirn to
llfSlBf Cnstoms-HiibsldUed Opera In Knrope
m 'ffflh no,T jrr n "ngnilne's Distribution.
sum If Lokdox, July 10. It would lo Interesting If
!W Bomo accomplished cynlo would explain and
HP suintyzo tho decllno In public oratory, especially
I' political oratory, during tho latter decades of
m tho nineteenth contury. Perhaps It would be
I -S t BE inoro correct to nay tho dccllno In tho popular
J l, h appotlto for prlntod siceehos, for I havo no
1 . f dcslro to discuss tho standard of oloquonco
'J I I, of tho present generation of publlo men
" It I- compared with that of tholr predocossors.
8 If England la tho only country remaining whoro
' I political spooehos aro not only mada at nil
3 )v il Masons but nro road by a sufficiently
"? 1 1- largo proportion of tho gcnoral publlo
i I i fW JD9t"lr tllclr publication In somo and
l I IS' ometlmoa all nowspapors, and ovon In
S 1 $ kiff England tho domand for this sort of literature
t " JW' Is steadily docllnlng. All English nowspapera
MR still dovoto far mono spaco to rarllamcntory
j ' proceedings and debates than do tho most eou
5 i 'ji, Mrratlve of Amorlcan journals, but tho ton
' I " dency la toward furthor condensation.
; . f I will not attempt to say whothor tho chanBo
l ? ( J duo to deterioration In oratory and stntos-
I'll manshlp or to a declining Interest In publlo
jf I T affairs. Certainly there has not boon a
J v ! ? more pregnant time than the prosont
J S $, of lnterost and Importance In tho affnlrs of
'- K mankind In nn International senso. But tho
1 ,' lips of tho actors In thoso affairs are sealed, or
J ( BO nearly sealed that tholr oryptlo utterances
J J t- ' are studlod not for oratorical beauty but for
J i I hidden hints of political prophecy.
3 ; ' 6 Is thoro any public man In Iho United States,
7, sxcept perhaps tho President whoso spooches
j 'J on all ordinary occasions nro printed in exlnxto
! .' by a larso proportion of tho newspapers of tho
I 1 , country? The list of such men In England Is
i J; smaller than usual at tho prosont uio-
, i , tnent. but It still numbers six. Tho
i'j names will boas familiar to American roodors
IS as to English. Thoy are: Lord Salisbury, Lord
I I ' Boeebery. Mr. Chomborlaln. Arthur Balfour,
i t Blr William Harcourt and John Morloy. Tho
I ' , rrinoe of Wales and the Duko of York would,
K ', " of courso, appoar In this list It It were
K I. f BormUslblo for them to discuss political or con-
!il ''' 1 s, troTorslal subjects In public. But as thoy do
I) i BOt do so. evon loyal Englishmen do not con-
y elder It their duty to read tho royal plutttudes
I A daUrered at tho laying of cornor stones and tho
opening of now hospitals. "'
i But there are two other grades of Importance
H k or rather throe Into whlah the publlo men of
8 k this country nro divided aeoordlng to tholr
j present market value as speochmakors
8 i In the estimation of English editors. It
jl ', Is easy to classify English politicians very
f ' exactly In this respect on account of thoarbt-
trary system by which their speochos nro
R f doalt with by the English press. Reports of
fc publlo meetings are supplied to tho nowspapors
P In tho ordinary course, not by their own ro-
? porters, but by two nows ngonclos the Cen-
., tral News and the Press Association. These
, , j organizations npprlso tho publlo speakers of
. the country aceordlnsr to tho presumed doslros
k , I Of tholr clients. Tho division Is Into four oato-
F rV i a. irorles tho verbatim men. the column men.
' . T the throo-auartcr column men and tho "tcn-
E ,' line pars."
I f , Tho division Is arbitrary and senseless, and
ft f Is baded aipon tho absurd assumption that a
; "throe-quarter man." for Instance, Is always
f V vorth thrce-auarters of a column no more,
I t no less no mattor what ho may soy. This
i , ' i system, by tho way, contains In Itself a
: h pretty complete explanation of the machlno-
B i 'I like dulness of English journalism, now hap-
t; it plly giving way to saner methods. One of
H f ,i i thoso days, perhaps, tho English roportor will
Kf n j ' develop from nn automaton BtonoRrapher Into
S I ' ' i an Individual of suniclent Intelligence to know
Hi '" Vfhcthoran hour's oration Is worth two columns
Hlf ,' of spaco la tho next morntns's newspaper or Is
Kf ' r not worth the troublo of transcribing Into
l - k manuscript.
Hn j t But moantlme It Is of passing: Interest to
Hnitt ' i. Blanco for a moment at the journalistic valua-
Hi ' . tlon of English publlo men according to the
pi ' j latest market quotations. The manager of
B' i , one of tho nows agencies has beon Indiscreet
Hilts; ' ! I enough to publicly classify them. It will be
g 1 observed that In tho brief verbatim list above
Bj!j " , Blvon Sir. Morloy Is the only man not In office
K .. 1 1 or a past or present leader of either houso of
KS i Parliament. A Prime Minister, It need hardly
HjnEf.' ' bo sold, always heads the verbatim list. An
HtlK - I' cx-Prlme Minister usually retains a place In
Mfiffl ; thlsolass.
Kce t f The column list contains twenty names. It
Hk3 may bo said, roughly epoaklng, that Cabinet
HeK. I Ministers command a place In this list, but half
Hi a , tho names which follow aro not included In
I. i the Salisbury Ministry. Thoy nro:
KCk ' '
H3 :. i. Pok of Pevonahlra, Mr. Oeorge Curzon,
fx V Lord Klmtxrley, , HlrF-Omy.
HI : HlrUloaMlIIlcks-BeMb, Mr. Oerald BaKour,
K S; r jjr. OOMhtn, Lord James of Utreford,
Kr ! it Mr, H. IL Aaqultb, Ixrd Oeorgs Himllton,
C ; Iord Ltsadowne. Blr Matthow White UlJUr.
( . t 65 II. Campbell-IUnner- Mr. II. ChapUn,
K - - man. Blr E. Clarice.
K X ' i lord llerachtll, Mr. L. Courtney,
S-S ' ' Eort WolMley. blr JohuQont.
XTg , j Blr Henry Fowler.
Hf It' ; ' Then oome the "throo-quortor men," and
Hf that list Is only half the sire of tho lost It con-
Hf : tains only:
H lord Habbnry, Mr.Bitehle.
. . i ZordBpDcer, blr Charles Dllke ocuv
95. l' i Lord Belborne, elonsllr.
rR r i Lord Charles Bereiforil, Mr. John Bums occa-
IS' f ' Mr. Laboncherc, elonally,
SIS' ; t u&Bryoe, Sir Courtenay Boyle.
Hw L, ' The "ten-lino pars"may be left In tholr com-
Htir paratlve obscurity. Tho dealer In British elo-
HH0 ': quence who classlfles bis wares as above was
HflM I v questioned further about his market, with tho
Hjlft '; ,' followlns result:
HS'2 " t "I do not see tho names of any Irishmen In
MB' 7Qur lists."
11'' t 'Tnatls true. There is no demand for Irish
1 - peakers at present."
T - Kot oven Dillon, R4omond, orllealy?"
If' ,', "NO."
; ' s "Well, we had ten long years of Ireland."
Mf " I "Yes: It hold tho flow without a rival from
Hl- i "86 to Its."
Vv . "To tho exclusion of all elso."
Bf : j' B"That Is so. Judged by our books, homo
Bfi i rnlo has beon tho oho creut question of latter
BK I ' Just to nin through tho lists. I buppoho
f , Borne of tho column men would hu promoted to
E the verbatim list nn occasions?"
L - "Yes. HickH-Bcach Currou Aequlth
K& i Gosclion, for Instance, and others should their
.F ' ! poechesoxolteniorotlinnusunl Intorvst."
H , ; "I suppose If a muii whoever he may bo
B speaks too much he drops; tho output Is too
48 k heavy? Could you give mo an example or two
a 'i torthogulilancoof theput'ltu'r"
H,' ., "Offhand, 1 may wiy thnt ovon when Mr.
r t j f Gladstonu extondod hW Midlothian cnmimlgns
K;!H ; ' too long mid Mr. (iliuUtoiin was uiidoubtodly
Kv i the most 'taking' man. from a nuwtiiiaper
V' .. point oi view, of the century wo found that tho
Kji; ', orders for Ills ttpiwhcH hocan to fait otr,"
f! '. " Docs unyono now hums on suocusle days
f.l 1, andoxMct toberiiporlol?'
KX, i ; "Yen. I liuvi' In my mind ono gentleman wiio
Hi' ' ', hasawayofilrlngolItliiKO long discourses To
-i ' his constituents on bucci-rhIvo days. No paper
S i. will Htund that"
H? ' i I tun surprised to noo ouo or two names In
V f your list How iln you judge of thulrMdue?"
H,1 ;, i lly tho sliniilii law of supply mid domaiid."
Ht ;, "llowfond John Bull Is nfspoakliig. Youseo
Hli no sign of tli Inwislon of tliu summary."
Hi -if None whiilevor. Wo nro n serious, bobor
l f f nation, very tiiuch in (nrnt'st."
Hf f "HvluBspeci'liPH the iplfma tfrto,"
H; ,' r Tho 1iimitfMU Irrbn."
iHHif '' Mt " And no JetH or bntfoonory. Yes I seo no
iUH'a (' wx mention of Mr. Tommy llowlns. Mr. Wallace
i'l It fnnKettheirliiiilnub In the House. Of ism rue
i. I5 the lists refer to extra-Parliamentary utter-
iHIH' ' IE. nnces."
1 ! "Certainly, thn House Is imltn another affair.
it . f very few verbatims there, or columns."
B. ; 11 "Aman wiio gets nuir Is luck'"
mi i If "Indeed so."
H' ' B5 "In other eli'oli'slit there nuy demand for tho
B , I i deliverances of the clergy V "
B . r r" "VeryoccaHloiudl)."
H r I "ItoyaltlcsV
m 1 fw ."Go very strong. The run on fashionable
lkk' ; ' functions Is remarkable."
lHP ! "LiterntyV"
V i 15 "Weak."
K , iff "Not looked at."
H'J f Every one will remember tho publication of
Ht, t the, "Loft-i of Christ," discovered by Grenfell
H- : m nd Hunt of Oxford among thoOxyrbwicus
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results of tho same groat find. In the first place,
thoro nro some, more new thoologlcnl papyri.
This Is only natural whon ono considers
that In tho fifth century the dlocose of Oxy
rhyncusls ealdtohnvo contained 10,000 monks
and 12.000 nuns, and tho town Itself twolro
churches, so that " monkish ehnnts wore heard
In every quarter.'' Among theso theological
fragments Is a loaf of tho first chaptor of
BL Matthew'i (loipel. It contains vorxes
1-0, 12. and 14-30. Written In uncial
oharncters, of a little later stylo than tho Login,
tho authors sny thoro Is no likelihood of Itfl
being subsequent to tho fourth century, and
may with greater probability bo assigned to
tho third. If thh Is so It Is really a
find of tho first Importance, as no othor
known manuscript of nny part of tho
New Testament Is so old. Two small
fragments of St. Mark wero also discovered,
and a vory curious homily on the "Spirit of
Prophooy." This is strangely defined as "tho
essence of the prophotlo order, whlah is tho
body of tho flesh of Jesus Christ, which Is
mingled with the human naturo through
Mary," i phroso not freo nltogethor from a
savor of horcsy.
The greatest prlre, though, Is among tho
classical fragment's, This Is a part of a poem
In Sapphics, written In tho Arabic dialect. The
poom seonis, beyond doubt, to refer to tho
quarrel botwoen tho great Lesbian slngor,
Happho, and hor brother Charstus. Tho
latter was a trader In Lesbian wines,
nml chiefly with Egypt. During ono
of his expeditions ho encountered at Naucratls
tho famous courtesan llhodopls, then n slave:
ho freed her. nnd then spent all his substance
on her. llotttrnlng to Lesbos, there seems to
hove been a war of verso between the poetess
and her brother, nnd a permanent cstrango
mont. This frngement seems to be an attempt
or appeal for reconciliation, and leaves little,
doubt qf tho authorship. Tho first threo
stanzas run, translated:
Hwot rJcrrtils, grant mo
That home unscathed my brother may retnm,
And oi ory end fur which bis loul may years
Accoinpl'shcd soo.
And thou. Immortal Quern,
Blot out the past, that thus his friends rosy know
Joy. ehsme his foea nay, rather, let no foe
By us he aoenl
And may he have the will
To me his sister some regard to show.
To assuage the pain he brought, who cruel blow
Mr soul did kill.
There aro also a largo numberof fragments
of extant authors Thucydldcs, Herodotus,
Homer, Plato, Demosthenes and tho fifth
problem of tho second book of Euclid, with a
diagram.
A largo fmgmont of a chronological work
ooverlng tho period B. C. WlS-mS, Is full of
Interest Its probablo date 1b from B. 0. 250
200. Tho author mentions tho scandal of the
Vestal Virgins In B. 0. It.'l7. hut uses the plural,
saying, " At Homo tho priestesses of Vesta, por
potual virgins, wero accused of Inchastlty."
whilo. according to Llvy. It was only ono virgin.
But these, aftor all. are of chief Interest for
the scholar and historian. Tho third section of
thoso papyri are full of Interest for tho general
public : thoy add to our knowlodgo of the every
day Ufa of ancient Egypt; they gotomakoup
such records n. somo tlmo ago. I lamented
thero was no Egyptian Ponys to tell us of.
Take, for Instance, this lottor, written by a
second or third century boy to his father. Tho
handwriting Is vory boyish. Spelling and gram
mar also leave much to bo desired.
Theon to his father greeting. It was a fine thing
of yon not to take me to the city I If you do not take
me to Alexandria I won't write you a letter
or speak to you or say goodby to rou
that Is what will happen If you won't tako me.
Mother said to Archelaus, " It quite upsets htm to be
left behind." It was good of you to send me presents
on the 12th, the day you sailed. Send mealrre, I
Implore you. It you don't I won't eat; I won't drink;
there, now.
I wondor If that boy got to Alexandria.
Now for a formal Invitation to dinnor: tho
stylo has not changod much this last sixteen or
seventeen conturies:
"Chaeromonrequosts your company at din
ner at the tablo of tho Lord Sarpts, In tho Sera
pacum, to-morrow, tho 15th, at 0 o'clock."
An Invitation to a lady for a festival Is also
vory Intcrosllii:
Greeting, my dear Scrtmta. from Fetoslrti. Bo
sure, rnr dear, to come up on the 20th, for the birth
day f biUtsI of the god, aud let me know whether you
are cowing by boat, or donkey. In order that we may
end for you sccoTdlngly.
Other letters are there, all most interesting
and wonderfully typical of human life in nil
ages. Ono friend writes to another to got a
number of things out of pawn; anothor wants
tho stuff for a dross matched. But it Is cer
tainly not characteristic of modorn days for a
trainer of race horses to commence a business
lottor with an Invocation td tho Savlourl
Tho suggosted scheme of a subsidized opera
house for London still causes great interest to
bo taken In such Institutions on tho Conti
nent. In Vlonna thero aro two court thea
tres, the Opera House ond tho Burg Thea
tre which nro subventloned from tho m
poror's civil list, tho Opera receiving
300.000 florins yearly, and the Burg
300,000. Thoso amounts nro Increased In case
of necessity. Thus in Vienna no mouoy Is
drawn from tho publlo revonue direct for the
two aided houses. In somo of tho provincial
towns, howovor. It Is different. In Prague
both tho Gorman and the Czech theatres
draw from tho publlo money to tho an
nual amount of 50,000 florins each. Tho same
system obtains in Oratz. In both eases tho
Landes AubscIiuss, or provincial committee,
elect the managers of the theatres from among
themselves. In Vienna tho directors of the
two court theatres are appointed by the Em
peror. Thoy act In subordination to tho chief
Intendant, who Is also appointed by the Em
peror. The highest official of tho theatres la tho
Grand Marshal of tho Court. The directors
must present their proposals regarding perma
nent engagements, repertoires, short engage
ments concluded with foreign troupes, do., to
tho intendant, who decides upon thoso mat
ters; but In great and Important concerns ho
must apply to the Grand Marshal. Tho publlo
are far from satisfied with this arrangement,
complaining that much unjustifiable Influence
makes itself felt in consequoneo of the triple
souroo of authority.
The members of tho Opora House have their
own pension fund. All members pay a pro
portionate quota of their salary Into this fund,
tho contribution of a highly paid singer being
from 1,500 to 2.000 florins a year. Those star
ring in tho provlncos must pay in 10 percent,
of their gross receipts. Tho highest pension
nftor thirty-seven yenrs' active sorvloo Is 3.500
florins. In both court theatres the highest
price paid for a stage box or a box In the first
tier Is 25 florins, in tho other tiers tho boxes
cost 15 florins. Prices nro considerably lowered
during tho summer, when the dearest seat In
either of the court theatres costs 5 florins, und
In tho uppor circles a seat can then bo
hud for a U01I11. Though subscriptions for
boxes or scats can be paid yearly or quarterly,
uoillnilnutlonof tho price takes place. An
orlglnul arrangement Is tho so-called " stnmm
slty." subscription, by which a man becomes a
poimancnt subscriber on thn payment of 00
florins yearly. Tho company is hound to fur
nish him with a seat for any roprebcnttitloii on
his applying the previous day.
In tho court theatres purinnncnt boxes aro
provided for the Intendant, tho I'orelgn
Mlnistor and Home Minister, tho Statt
haltor (Lord Lieutenant), nnd tho Presi
dent of tho Pollen, Also u certain num
ber of scuta i dally reserved for tho
highest officials at tho different ritnto ofllces.
For court functionaries, court ladles, and nbo
for the Military Cabinet of tho Kinin-ror, boxeH
aro rcsorved. a largo one for tho Military Cabi
net. Officers in uniform aro allowed standing
plnoo In tho parterre on payment of ten kreuz-t-rs
(2d).
In Switzerland thoro Is only one theatru
belonging to 11 muuloliiulUy. Tills Is in
Geneva. Tho theutie receives nUiiit $X,(H0
a year from tho civic minimi builiiet. Tho
management It bound during the six mouths
of tho whiter mm-mui to pioduue giund oK-ru,
eomlo opera, operetta, comedy und ilrnrr.n.
Kpoclul authoril) is oftou given to dlswuse
with giatul opera, comedy, or drama. As u
rule tho urtlvtes arc changed nenrly every year,
und huve no right to either pension or bonus
when their term of serTlce expires. Their n-
gagementa aro exclusively concluded with the
ohlef managor, nnd thoy can be dismissed at
tho end of tholr first month If thoy happen not
to plcoso tho public.
Tho Administrative Council, in tholr contract
with the dlrector-in-chlof, make oortnln ox
press stipulations. He must manage per
sonally tho thoatro throughout tho entlro
porlod of tho concession. Ho must not
tako nn acting part In any play per
formed by Ills company,' Ho must not direct
any other musical or dramatic undertaking. He
has to deposit 1,000 cosh, or securities, on
signing his contract, receiving 3K per cent, on
acnshdoposlt No performance Is to last moro
than throo nnd a halt hours. The town is
nevor to bo hold responsible for any
loss. Tho director is also bound to pro
duce In each season two operas never
before performed In Geneva, The house ac
commodates 1,221) peoplo. Tho maximum
prlco of a seat Is 8 francs, the minimum 50
centimes, and tho prices ennnot bo altered
without special permission. This management
Is found thoroughly satisfactory by the public,
Londonora nro watching with great Intoroat
just now a lively struggle between tho Hnrms
worth publishing firm and W.H.Smith .tBon.tho
great distributing house. In England W. 11
Smith is all that tho American News Company
Is In America and somothlng more. Thoy havo
a practical monopoly of railway paper and book
stalls, nnd for long they havo usod tho power,
which Is that of a giant, ltko a giant. Tho
paper that Incllnos to tho n'muH must koop
well on tho right Bldo of the lino drawn by
Smith it Son, or It must forego tho custom
of tho traveller: tho novelist of "real
Ism" must keep his oyo on that
name 'line. Smith Jt Son havo sottlod
tho vexed question of book Boilers' discount by
giving nono. The foundor of tho firm, the Into
W. II. Smith. M. P.. left porsonalty to tho oq
tcnt of somo $20,000,000. all made out of tho
buslnoss. Tho estlmato of tho prosont annual
prollt of tho firm varies. No one places It lower
than a million dollars, while somo put it at
twice that amount
The Harmsworths aro or enterprising n firm
an Is to bo found In tho United Kingdom. They
control dally and weokly publications without
number. Including tho Daitv Mail, which has
tried to learn something from tho Amorlcan
newspapers. It can learn plenty moro yet. but
already Its pralsoworthy efforts to follow a good
oxamplo have been rewarded by tho biggest
dally circulation In England.
Tho casus belli botwoen these two firms is a
monthly magazine. Harmsworths determined
to produco a monthly for threo poneo which was
to equal. It not surpass, thoso published at six
pence and moro. Had this magazlno beon
a pill or a soap it would not have
been moro lavishly advertised. A fow days
before It was to burst upon nn astonished
world an advortlsemont appeared. In largo let
ters. In the papers. W. H. Smith regretted to
Inform tholr customers thnt thoy would not
supply them with tho new magazlno, as tho
tonus upon which It was ottered them pro
eluded them from selling it eavo at a loss.
Harmsworths replied with an advertisement
in larger lottors. Thoy did not, of course, tell
Smiths that thoy wero saying what was not
true ; but, to uso tho words of a costormonger
who was criticising tho ovldonoo of a
policeman one day this week in a Lon
don pollco court, they insinuated that tho
great firm "was handling tho truth worry care
lessly." Harmsworths added words to the ef
fect that they could do without Smith; that
Smith should not havo a copy of tholr maga
zine, and that If any wholesaler provided
Smiths' agents thoy would put a stop to it.
Smiths then appealed to tho retailors against
the publishers' tyranny. Now was tho time, said
Smith, for tho retailor tomako a stand. To this
Harms worth replied by aavertislng the terms
on which they had offered to supply Smiths
namely. 2Xd. per copy, which would glvo thorn
a prollt of moro than 33 por cent Ono must
suppose that to tho wealthy Smith a profit of a
mere 33 por cent, appears a dead loss, Be
that as it may, .tho wonderful magazine
has appeared, and Smiths and Harms
worth still maintain tholr mutual
boycott. Aftor nil tho interest roused by the
fierce controversy tho magazlno was perhaps In
Itself a little bit of an nntl-cllmax. But 017.
000 copies had been ordered, and tho
printing of No. 2 has been suspended
to allow No. 1 to be reprinted. So far
tho honors of the fight Ho with tho magazlno;
It sold in tho streets of London as fast as a
specially engaged band of hawkers could
handle it. In fact It- sold everywhere, savo at
the bookstnlls and agencies of thoso who had
given It its grandest advertisement. Messrs.
W.H.8mlthACo. H. It. C.
tkvck nnrrEii jianoh uimhkt.f.
Ills Daughter Thinks It "Was Because She
Spent fa Night Away from Home.
Early last evening J. G. Koochor, 03 years
old. a truck driver, committed sutcido by hang
ing htmsolf from a. transom at his homo at 02
First street.
Clara Koecher, his 17-year-old daughter,
went on a plenlo on Saturday and remalnod
over night with a girl friend. Bho did not re
turn homo until after her father's death. She
had never stayed away from home before, and
fnncled that her fathor's suicide might havo
been duo to her absence.
Suicide of a "Walter.
A young man about 21 years old, who subse
quently gave his name as Philip Emorson, was
found unconscious on the sidewalk in front of
200 Park row at half past 0 o'clock yesterday
morning by Policeman Isaac White nnd was
taken to tho Oak street station in an ambu
lance. He recovered consciousness undor the
treatment of Dr. llopor of tho Hudson Street
Hospital and said that his home was with his
mother and a brothor Fordlnnnd at 2314 North
Thirty-first street. Philadelphia.
Tho doctor hud ascertained that Emerson
was sufforlng from arsenical poison, and tho
man admitted that ho had taken a quantity of
fiaris green. He was a waiter, ho added, and
lad been unable to obtain employment Find
net his money all gone, and having nothing of
value left to pawn, lie hail taken the poison. Ho
was removed to the Hudson Street Hospital,
whero ho died shortly after 0 o'clock.
Keeper l'ltigernld's Wife) I.enps from a
Window.
Tbkntox, N. J.. July 24. Mrs. John Fitz
gerald, tho wlfo of a keoper in tho Stato Prison,
jumped from a third-story window at her homo
this morning und received Injuries that will
result In her death. Bho had been melancholy
for several weeks. She took ndvantago of the
uhsenco ut church of her husband aud tho
servant.
Neighbors saw what they thought was a rug
falling Into the side alley, hut paid no attention
to it. The Injured woman wus not found until
an hour afterward, She struck tho fence In
her fall. Her faoo was terribly cut, both legs
wore broken and many bruises weio Inflicted.
Tollrr Think He Attempted Siilrlde,
Robert Nlokonlg, 28 years old, of ,140 Seventh
avenue, Brooklyn, was found at Myrtle nvonuo
and Jay street yesterday morning suffering
fiom a bullot wound back of the right ear. Ho
was taken to tho Adams street station, whero
he told the Sergeant that ho had beon shot by a
stranger at l'cck slip. Tho police bullevo that
he attempted suicide. He hus beeu drinking
for several days, lie was taken to Brooklyn
Hospital and may dlo. Ho lias a wife and child.
Charles Kuvlil Kills Illmscir.
Charles Kuehl, 21 years old, a machinist, of
200 Bleecker streot, Williamsburg, committed
hUiclde Komo tlmo on Saturday night by Inhal
ing Illuminating gns. He lost his job live
months ngo mid lately ho hud been despondent.
MSJVttKD XI V IALL1SO JtlllCKS.
They Were Dislodged froui M Chimney by a
Kuof Kite VI) vt.
While P.obIo Beck, 111 years old, a sonnnt em
ployed hi the homo of Mrs, Kato Tiger, nt 203
: Eldrldgo street, was In tho rear yard of tho
j houso vustAnlny rinsing somo clothes she had
, w.i. hod a hiu 1. II I iy of tho iiolghlKjrhood who
was flying a kite nn the roof of tho houso next
door stepped against the chimney und ills
lodged two bricks. Hoth struck the girl In tho
luad, causing two deep wounds and a fracture
of the skull, bhe was taken, unconscious, to
Opuverniur Hospital, and will probably die.
Iho iiollce are, looking for the boy, who Is
known to them by the namo of Frank'
OLIVE OIL AS A CURE-AIL,
j;r za mrmiAi.r.r aoou son xna
coMPXiauo.v.
ratlents Get So Fond of It Thnt They
Drink It Out of the Dottle Three Table
spoonfuls the Dally Dose Plenty of Ex
erolse, l'lnln Food and Early to Hod.
"I'm a now woman." exolalmed tho girl In
pale blue shirtwaist to hor churn. tho tallor
mado girl, as bIio pulled herself up on a high
stool at tho lunch counter.
"That's becauso yovfv beon spending tho
winter and spring In Boston, I guess," rotorted
tho tallor-mado girl. "Thoy toll mo that even
the girl bablos ovor thoro aro odvancod."
"Oh, I don't mean now In that sense," an
swered she of the shirt waist. " I moan I'm a
now woman In health nnd mind."
" Whnt did It, Boston baked beans and brown
bread, or the Intellectual atmosphoro over
thoro ? Porhaps It was both."
" Guess again." said tho newly roturnod ono
with a laugh, ordortng lamb chops, crisp toast
andundrcssod lottuco salad for hor luncheon.
"I should think you'd bo doad eating such
truck as that." remarked tho tallor-mado girl,
"and on such a sizzling hot day, too, Wnltor,
bring mo n chicken pntd. some frlodTronch
potatoes, a tall gloss of tea with crushed loo In
It, and lots of It a rum cako Just out of the oven,
and, oh, yosl I think I'll tako n goosoborry tart,
too. Gooseberries will soon bo gone."
"May Provldoneo savo you," ejaculated tho
shirt-waist girl, earnestly. " And yet you won
der why you suffer so with heat why you novcr
foci really well, why your complexion Is so ter
rible, and why you feol so much moro choorful
In winter than in sutnmor."
" That's got nothing to do with what wo woro
talking nbout" said tho tallor-mado girl. "But
of course. It's natural for you to rofur to all
thoso things when you aro such a picture
of health yourself, when your complexion
looks like the petal of ono of theso pink and
white Bouthorn roses, and when you tiro In such
eternally high spirits. I'm not blaming you.
It's perfectly natural for tho man on a roof top
to want to throw something 011 tho inun on tho
ground just to let him know thnt he's above
him. Boston certainly does ngreo with you. If
I thought a few months thoro would do for mo
what it has dono for you I'd spend noxt winter
thero or break a traco. Th'o cllmato must bo
perfectly lovely." "
"Boston bosh," answered tho ehlrt-wnlst
girl. "Boston's cllmato Is beastly. It's warm
up around where Penry brought tho!o poor
Eskimos from compared with ono of Boston's
raw days, as thoy call 'cm over thero. It's a
ruro day that Isn't raw In Boston. Whon It
comos to wouthor they don't seom to Ilko days
well dono. Boston Itself had no moro to do
with setting mo straight than did Podunk."
"What was It, then? Do hurry nnd tell mo,"
said her ohum, nnd alK tho women on tho near
by stools listened for tho reply.
"Olive oil." was tho laconic answer.
"Olivo oIU" fairly shrieked Miss Tnllor-Made.
" nav 0 you lost your senses ? Has this Intonse
heat affected your mind?"
"No. Indeed." said the shirt-waist girl In a
choorful voice as alio mixed a llttlo salt and
pepper with two largo tablespoonfuls of olivo
oil and pou red It on her lettuce, after carefully
drying each leaf with her napkin.
You forgot to put auy vinegar In your dress
ing," suggested the other.
" Only burbariuns mix vinegar and olive oil."
was the answer. "As I was saying, olivo oil
has mado a new woman of mo. Jf you want to
bo healthy you should not only eat olivo oil, but
drink it nnd drink it as the Kantuckiatis do
thoir whlhkoy straight."
"Who over put such notions In your head?"
asked Miss Tailor-Made. "I'll bet the price of
your luncheon that it wus 0110 of those cruuky,
advanced Bostoncso spinsters."
."Tho luncheon In on you. Ono of tho best
known doctors In Boston prescribed olivo oil
for me. nnd, strange to say, before I wont on
thero a New York physician did the same thing.
I thought him a crank, and paid 110 atten
tion to what ho said, but after I had
been in Boston a fortnight. Instead of getting
better. I got worse. I was In n very run-down
condition. Had absolutely no vitality, was
noivous, melancholy, stupid, and, worst
of all, two small knots like llttlo tumors
came on my neck. I went to see a doo
tor and, after asking mo a hundred ques
tions and giving mo a pretty thorough
overhauling, ho said. 'Well, llttlo girl, tho only
medicine 1 shall prescrlbo for you Is olive oil.'
He gave mo somo suggestions about eating
only foods that wero very nourishing,
cautioning mo to oat meat whon .1
felt only n llttlo hungry. Instead of
eating bread and such tilings. Then
ho told mo to avoid rich sweets and candy ; to
walk and rlilo my wheel as much as possiblo
without overfatiguing myself, und to get to bed
early. Last of all ho said: Now, oh to modi
clno. I want you to tako only olive oil.'
""There cun't bo any virtue In that,' I an
swored before I thought, and then I declared
up and down that I could never swallow tho
vilo stuff, except in salad dressing.
"'Why I lmvo patients who have become so
fnd of It' ho answered mo, 'that thoy soak
their bread in it, and cat it Instead of butter.
As for It doing ou uny good I am iiosltlv 0 that
olive oil will do you mora good than
all the medicine in tho world. Medical
authorities evorywhoro. In this country and
abroad, am all ugreed as to its bonellcial and
remedial effects. The stato of your system Is
very low. and Is grently In need of tlssue-bulld-Ing
food, ahd I know of nothing better than
olive oil.'
"He told mo to begin bv tnklngatcaspoonful
every morning. I tried It, and. though the nil
was perfectly sweet and fresh, it made me sick.
1 think it was thinking nbout it moro than any
thing else, for. though I tried for days, I
couldn't down that spoon of oil. Finally I hit
on tho plan of dressing my own salad every
day at dinner. I put in less and less vinegar,
until, finally, I could not ouly take but enjoy It
without any. Then 1 found that I was ublo to
take my olive oil straight overy mnrnlng as
tho doctor directed. Ho Increased tho doso
until I found myself taking threo largo table
spoonfuls a duy nnd I got so I really enjoyed It
You get fond of oil just ns you do of olives.
" hat wus the effect on mo? First of all It
frave mo nn excellent appetite, and thonlslopt
Iko a baby, a good one. a thing which I had
not dono for months. I regained tho tlcsh I'd
lost, my complexion cleared up, my spirits
rose, and those knots on my neck ontlrely dis
appeared boforo I knew it. In ft month I was
In lino form, nnd that ono visit to tho doctor
was all I found necessary, aud It only
cost mo a fiver. I culled to soo tho
doctor ono-day when passing his oflloo to lot
him see how well I looked, and lie told me somo
very interesting things about the olivo oil cose.
He said that it was a very oxcellent mediclno
in all dlseasos of tho nerves, and thai it was not
to be surpassed by anything for tho destruc-
Slon of certain forms of micro-orgaulc life,
lo uses it luruely with patients who
iavo any defects of the excretory duets, nnd
says It will euro nny mortal, living, human
being with nn obstinate llvor, Olive oil. ho
claims, eradicates all sorts of had things from
the system and' gives ono 11 clean, healthful
body."
"But somo peoplo couldn't take a doso of pure
olivo oil it tlieirvery llvos depended on Unob
jected the tallor-mado girl, reaching for her
rum cake. "They could tako It, jierhaps, but
they couldn't keep It."
"why, that doctor told mo." retortod tho au
thority, that he hud had many patients who
hud to begin the olive oil treatment by taking
one drop a day. Theso patients got so they
could drink their doso right fi 0111 tlio bottle.
It Is the finest thing I ever tried for
throat and lung troubles, enabling ono
to throw off tho mucous without any troublo
and at thosamo tlmokooplug ono built up. It
is also not to bo boaton in tho treatment of
searlotfovorand Is used both Internally and ex
ternally. It is fine in stomach troubles, too, and
I doolaro I holievn honestly It would sot uiuiiy
a lunatic confined In un asylum at liberty. It
ins the most wonderful inentul effect, stimu
utlng tho mind to vigorous effort andulnomak
ng ono contented, hiiupy unit cheerful. Tho
ongest day I live I.bhall nlwavs feel grateful
for what tho olivo oil uure has dono for mo."
" How do you know whether you aru taking
olivo oil nr not," asked a pretty delicate looking
llttlo woman on the next stool. "I And It an
uphill business to secure fresh, genuine olivo
oil fur tublo uso, much less for medicinal pur-
JIOSCS."
"To begin with. you should go' ton rellabln
Importer and tell hfm you want the very now est
and svvuetest oil ho has. Olivo oil is not jlko
wlno In the rosiect of Improving with ago,
l.ven when proiierly bottled and kept It will
not retain Its sweetness for more than two years
aftor it M mado. Alwuvs get oil that has boon
exported In bottles rather than in kegs or tin
cans; It rutnlns Its good qualities, its boneflolal
properties longer when put uii In this way. If
you see a llttlo sediment In tho bottom of tho
bottle, don't lot thut fcearo you. It Is nothing
but smull particles of tho fruit nnd is nothing
against tho oil, I've known iieoplo to throw
away bottles of oil in cold weather becauso It
looked cloudy. The Influence of lutouso cold
pn really line, oil Is ulways to cloud It, and the
heat will promptly restore It to Its natural
clearness. You look to me as If the olivo oil
treatment might du you good."
' Ihollevo it would," asseutod thedollcato
looking llttlo woman. "1 Iwim you'll pardon
I1?'.1 couldn't help hearing what you said: I
think I'll try It "
"Well. 1 rortnlnly will.", bald the tallor-mado
kirl. calling fora dish ol plain vunillulud count.
, Input euro so much for my health and spirits,
but I do want a complexion and blight eyes
like yours. Dorothy"
"Noll.youmiut remember." auswered the
shlrt-wulst girl, iwuriug some oil over a plow
pf brown bread for her dossort "that you must
VBt my simple and nutritious things, take
fci!r"iMi..,""r V.1" "a". J3gH ftSu..fc &!i
plenty of exercise, and go to bed early..,
well ns to tako your full ration of olivo
oil throo times dally nnd nn extra, ono
on your salad. You. cant expect olivo oil. or
any other one thing In this world, to work 0,
miracle. You just do as I have tola you. nnd
rouil find yourself a now eroaturo in no time,"
, I will." said Miss Tailor-made, as sho paid
for what shawas pleased to call hor meagre
midday meal.
ifnirt mow xm icloxdikr
Dnnson's rirst Tnper Appears Slxtron Bar
rels of Whiskey Drought In.
Dawson, Juno 20. Tho first popcr published
In Dawson was Issued on Juno 10, tho pries
being r0 cents n copy, or $10 a year, payable In
advance Tho first steamer to arrive from tho
lower Yukon was tho May Wost which arrived
on June 8, with slxteon barrels of whiskey,
whlah was sold at $1 a drink, thoro being no
liquor in town. This supply waB rapidly ab
sorbed by tho thirsty Klondlkers.
At tho opening of Kimball A Gardouor's The
atre tho rccolpts for tho first night wore
$12,000. and money appeared to be no object
Guesses ns to tho output of the mines this
sernon rnngo all tho way from S12.000.000 to
20.000.000. Tho Government has recolvod
over $1,000,000 In royalty thus far. which Is 10
per cent, on $10,000,000. and minors nro not
giving, tholr dust away, although thoy may
throw it In the eyes of tho collectors.
Tho yield of Eldorado and Bonanza Crooks
will bo largo enough to justify tho stories that
havo como from them. On Eldorado slnglo
clean-ups have frequently yloldod ?f pounds
of gold dust, and smaller amounts have boen
taken out too frequently to mention. By reason
of tho scarcity of water sluicing has progressed
slowly. On Bonanza there aro two sluico
heads, while Eldorado has only ono, and all aro
running night and day.
On April 5 water began running for mining
purposes, but was not at full head till tho 1st
of May. It will continue to Cow till Boptembor
or October, but from present Indications the
supply will bo limited, honco tho output will
not bo ns largo as it otherwise would be. A
numberof claims along thecreeks havo already
cleaned up their dirt, whllo others arc just be
ginning. Tho claims that nro now being worked on
Bonanza nro Included botweon Nos. 42 and 00
below discovery. On Eldorado thoro aro not
many obovo No, 45 that lmvo boon worked the
past season. Ou Sulphur and Dominion an
excellent quality of gold Is being takonoutand
tlio claims aro showing up In good shape, with
still bettor prospects ahead. Tho vnlno of
theso creeks is now proved boyond a doubt, al
though thoy wero only staked u year 11 go. On
Sulphur ono man. after shovelling two days
into his sluices, cleared up $1,800.
Tho Hhodes claim, known as No. 21 on Bo
nanza, yloldod 245 ounces at a slnglo clean-up,
whllo many claims on Eldorado and Bonanza
will show $100,000 apiuco for tho winter's
work. Oold Bottom, All Gold., Hunkor. Bear,
Too Much Oold, and othor Klondlko tributaries
lmvo produced well uvon better than creeks
that aro moro wldoly known. Eureka, Bob
ltoy, aud Gold Hun havo also proved good pro
ducers, On French Gulch, whoro tho bench claims
have been workod, us high as $500 to tho man
a day hus been taken out
Wugos In tho mines remain tho same $1.50
an hour and good men havo experienced no
troublo In securing work. Living is much
cheaper than it was, flour soiling at $(lto$Sa
sack, and in somo lnstnucos as low as 33, tho
sales nt tho lnttor figure being mndobynoino
slck tenderfoot, who failed to llnd nuggets
growing on the bushes and wero too eager to
return to their homes.
On ooventy-Mllo Creek nnd tributary streams
of Flume. Broken Neck, Crooked, and Barney
tho spring clean-up Is now In active operation,
and tho claims aro paying handsomely. Theso
diggings arellelghty miles below Dawson nad
aro very accessible. A camp of a hundred tents
hus sprung 1111 ut tho junction of tho Yukon
aud Sevonty-MIlo.
X.VTATiiMTX.VG J'OOT ItACES.
Follrn Ilnlds on the Greek Fruit Venders
Around Fark Flaco und llrondwny.
Peoplo around Park placo have had moro
than a llttlo fun of lata watching tho foot races
between mllccman and Gicok pcddlors that
tako placo thero at lntorvels every few days.
Tho prizes aro immunity .from $2 police
court penalties assessed upon tho last six or
eight mon in tho first or Greek division of tho
raco. Thero Is no warning bell, no signal
for tho racers to get on tho Una. Only a dozen
or moro cheerful Greeks, with thoir fruit
laden pushcarts clogging tho entrance Into
Park placo from Broadway, manocuverlng for
favorable positions on tho curb nearest to the
pro 11 tablo crowds.
, Then como a squeaking of Greek exclama
tions and a rattlo and clatter of ramshackle
wheels, bounding nnd swinging over the
cobblostoncs, all tho pushcarts headod for tho
North lllver. nnd every dark-skinned merchant
running his mightiest and yelling for thoso
before to clear the way.
Behind tbom como tho Inspiration of tholr
siicod tho polioemon. flvo or six In uniform
and two or tiirco In ordinary clothes. Tho i
llco aro big aud run heavily, with their hands
hungrily outstretched for thoir prey.
Tho Greeks scuttlo madly, veering from ono
sldo of tho streot to tho other. For thoy know
that each policeman will selzo but one peddler;
those who aro lait in tho raco will be caught
and flood, and thoso who aro first will go
free. Pears, peaches, and plums roll unhooded
to tho street and aro loft in a long trail like tho
f taper scout of a haro and hounds chase. Bowi
ng newsboys dart In and out among tho carts,
risking oolllsion and maiming. Thoy como out
with armfuls of fruit
One by one the pollcomen overhaul the slowor
fugitives, crowd thorn over to the sides of the
street and pounce upon thorn with an extra
wrench of tho arm for every ten stops thoy
havo run. By tho tlmo Church street Is reached
each bluocoat has a prisoner.
Captives and policemen, all breathless and
perspiring, turn under the shadow of tho ele
vated rood to go to tho Church street station.
In diminishing rattlo from tho direction of
Washington street comes tho noiso of thoso
who havo uscaiied but nro still running, as thoy
will continue to run until they aro safe in tho
padrone's fruit cellar.
In two hours moro thoy will creep out nnd
return to break the law uguln by clogging Park
placo at Broadway.
HAD WOMAN S1IOT AT FOT.ICESTAir.
She llnd Keen Made Insane by the Ill
Success of Iler Boarding House.
Elinor Brcnnan opened a boarding houso at
204 East 110th Btroot sovornl weeks ago. and as
day aftor day went by without hor getting nny
boarders, sho grew despondont Hor despond
ency changed to madness yesterday aftornoon.
About 4 o'clock tho nolghbors hoard her
smashing hor furnlturo and sont for Policeman
Suydor of tho East 104th street station.
"Bo you're leagued with tho priests and Jows
who ruined mo, aro you ?" shouted MIssBrea-1
nan ns sho saw Bnydor coming Into tho houso,
"Woll. I'll fix you."
Shoselzoda rovolvor from a table und fired
two shots at Suydor. Ono of tho bullets cut
tho hair on tho side of his head. Tho noise of
tho shooting called threo other policemen to
tho place, but tho crazy woman's strength was
so grentthat It took tholr combined efforts to
get her into the patrol wugon.
She was taken to Harlem Hospital nnd put In
a strnltjackct after u hard fight. In which sho
scratched und hit Dr. Miller qulto severely. In
an hour sho calmed down somewhat, but still
talked In an Incoherent manner.
The surgeouB at the hospltul bcliovo that her
mind became unbalanced through her worry
ovar having lost all of her money 111 tho bonrd
lug houso speculation.
1 am n bister of Tom Brennan.tho big Tam
many man," declared Miss 11 re 11 11 an to the
policeman, nnd he will havo you dismlssod
inun tho lorco lurarioHtlnc me."
Tlio iollco say that Thomas llrennan has no
sister whoso tin Istlau name Is Elinor. In her
home tho afterward found a letter signed by
John J. Breunun of ;4t West Eleventh street
mid beginning " My Dear Sister." John J.
Breniiuu ownb a large livery stable nnd storage
wurehousu lu Greouwlch village.
Ml OK KAIL CAUHKH TXTAXU.1.
The Kcctintly Discovered Anti-Tellnn Serum
to II o Used iu Treatment,
Charlos Hazel wood, u West Indian, living at
2U7 West Fortieth street, was taken to Bcllevuo
Hospital 5 esterday aftornoon to bo treated for
acute tetanus. Tho disease Is apparently duo
to a scratch on tho left hoc), which, Hazolwood
said, hud boen caused by u null lusldu his shoo
four days ago.
Drs Chlsholra and Plorco. who havochargo
pf tho patient Intend to try tho effect of nn In
jection of 1111 aiitl-totina serum which has boon
discovered roceutly.
Cnmp Sleeting nt Fort Lee.
The camp meeting of tho Afrlcuu Methodist
Church In Thirtieth stiuut Now Y'ork.otionud
nt Glen Keho Grove, Port Loo, yesterday. It
will continue until Aug. 14. Tho Ilov. J. (1.
( HIT. u colored evuiigollst, is In charge of tho
camp.
Where Yrsterdny'i Fires Were,
P,M.-3:30. J'.'B.' First avenue, Hamuel Btincler,
damage shtfbt j 4 iSR, 4 1 a Kist lilehttf ntb street, Jnlm
Sehelmor. damage IS; B:4S. lss Broome street. Ham
ucl Kaenu, damage IU;U;55, 370 Deiancey strict,
(Urosgo I1&,
f
xxrxf ursTmuovs ttAciuma
ActlVlty of the meet Thnt Catches Them
The Knstules of the Fish.
In spite- or war and Spanish cruisers, the
great maokerol fleets of tho Atlantlo coast havo
boon following steadily tho enormous schools
of mackorol whloli havo beon slowly working
tholr way up from tholr wlntor habitat off tho
soutliem coast to tholr summer homo along
tho Now England shore. Tho mackerel's mi
gration Is moro to bo depended upon than that
of tho birds, and it rarely falls to nrrlvo on
tlmo at certain places. Thisyoar thoy reached
Cape Henry In Mnroh; by the mlddloot April
thoy woro off tho- Delaware Onpo. nnd next
thoy wore stghtod off Uarnocot nnd Bandy
Hook. Tho mnokorel flshormen start south In
March to meet tho npproaohlng fish, nnd they
slowly follow thorn In their travols northward
until they have disappeared in tho Gulf of St
Lawronco late In summer.
The mackerel schooners of the coast hall
from Barnegat to Yarmouth, nnd evory fishing
port of oonsldorablo sizo sonds forth ono or
moro of those stanoh llttlo craft Glouoostor
Is tho centre of tho mackerel Ashing In sutn
mor. and more of tho schoonors hall from that
placo than any otheron oureoastalthough Yar
mouth Is not far behind. The mackerel boats
nro not by any menns tho old-tlmo lumbering
coasting schoonors. whoso porlod of useful
ness sooms well-nigh over, but thoy aro essen
tially stanch, swift soaworthy craft yaohta
of great speed nnd boauty. On a bright
pleasant day It is nn ottrnetlvo sight to see a
fleet of them sail out of the harbor toward
tho fishing grounds, and tholr whlto wings
glinting in tho sun suggest nn Ideal picture.
Yet6n board tho schooners everything Is pro
pared tor praotltal, money-making work. The
mackorol fishermen In a good season maka
probably moro money than nino-tenths of our
coast Ushormon. By going south early In
spring to moot tho migratory schools of fish
and then following them to thoir northernmost
feeding ground, tho fishermen oxtend tholr
season so that they aro euro of good profits
threo-quartors of tho year.
This yoar the muckerdl schools havo appeared
as largo as usual, und with a continuance or
prosont conditions tho season will provo a good
ono to tho thousands of fishermen dependent
upon tho industry for a living. It is scarcely
possiblo to cxaggorato tho numbors of evon
ono of these itrcat schools that slowly migrate
from southern to northern waters In spring.
Old flshormen fall to find words to describe
tho stzo of tho schools. Is Is estimated that
a slnglo school often contains about a
million barrels of fish, and ono old mackerel
Captain says Uiat a school of maokerclis"a
windrow of fish about lialt a mllo wide and at
least twenty miles long." A Barnegat fisher
man remarked to tho wrltor that ho ran Into a
school this season off tho Jersey coast that
could supply tho wholo world with fresh llsli
for n year. But all attempts to number the
mackorol aro mero guesswork, for nobody can
tell how many millions of llsh there nro In tho
water oven though tho surfaco dimensions of
the school aro known.
Probably 200 mackerel schoonors aro distrib
uted along tho coast just now, hanging about
tho schools of llsh, hauling In big catches and
then running Into tho nearest port to unload.
When a school Is discovered tho fishermen havo
to make tho most of it, for the llsh nro eluslvo
creatures. To-day thoy may swarm ubout tho
boats by the million, but to-morrow they may
bo gone. Tho old mackarel llshermon who
havo grown gray in the sorvlco find difficulty in
explaining their reasons for sailing In certain
quartors after tho schools. It is a sort of intui
tion that guides them, and thoy cannot instruct
n greenhorn. Evon tho Fishery Department of
tho Govomment has failed to throw much prac
tical light on tho subject, although tho mack
orol havo beon Important subjects of study for
several years.
Moreover, It Is not known how tho mackerel
manago to keep up their numbers and some
seasons appear in such enormous schools that
our bays and Inlets aro literally choked with
them. They have few friends and numerous
enemies. Tho Fishery Department has not yet
found It necessary to stock tho sea with mack
erel, and yet la the absonoe of all artificial cul
ture tholr numbers do not seem to diminish.
Bosldcs tho fishermen who hang on tho out
skirts of tho mackerel schools, numerous other
enemies follow tho migrating hordos and
kill thorn by hundreds of thousands.
Tho gunnels hover over a mackerel school
In great numbers nnd destroy tho fish
Incessantly, gorging themsolves with the
llnny morsels until thoy can barely
Dy. Fishermen often follow tho gnnnots when
In search of a school of mackerel, tor they know
tho birds will discover tho llsh it they are any
where In tho neighborhood. It is an interesting
sight to watch tho old mackerel Captains scan
ning the horizon with their glasses, eagerly
looking for ganueU. and then steering the ves
sels through a zigzag course to follow tho
erratic flight of tha birds.
Porpoises, whales and sharks frequently
como close Inshore to make n feast of tho
mackerel, and they will follow a school until it
disappears in ono of its mysterious ways, to ro
apjiear later a long distance nvvay. Tho dog
fish aro tho most persistent enemies of tho
mackorol. and they seem to have tho ability of
ollowlng tho Bchool through its deviating
ourso on tho surfaco or undor the water. Tho
dogfish hound tho mnckorel schools In great
numbers, and tho flshormen llnd them very
troublesome. Thoy uro so savage In their
nttucks that thoy tear and bite tho
meshos of tho seiuo In frantic efforts to
Sot at the captured fish. Many largo holes In
10 nets aro caused by thoso useless und unde
sirable nuisances of thoea. A dogfish Is conse
quently a thing to be destroyed, in the estima
tion of a mackerel fisherman. Blueflsh and
cod also follow tho mnokorel schools, and de
stroy many of them : but tho old fishermen can
put up with theso enemies, for they aro brought
up with the mackerel, and bell for a pretty llt
tlo sum In the market
Tho mackerel Industry, though largo to
day. Is not so Important as It was prior to
1870. Just before that dato between 500 and
000 vessels wero engaged iu tho mackerel fish
ery. Tho fishing was then carried on almost
exclusively with little hooks, with heavily
weighted shanks, known as "maokerol jigs.
But tho j Ig Is antique now, and it has been
totally replacod by tho purso seine, whloh has
practically revolutionized the business.
JtAILWAT IN NAV1 1'AItD.
Its Cars Drawn by nn Engine from the
Brooklyn Clevated Bond.
Ono of tho queer developments of tho war
has boon tho building of a railroad in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. Thoro has always beon
a tramway botweon tho dry docks and tho
shops whore tho hoaviost machinery is made.
But when It becamo necessary to load colliers
and supply ships in rapid succession nt various
points along tho stone wharf, tho problom could
only bo solved by putting In a railroad.
, Mon worked day and night for flvo days lay
ing tho tracks An engine was bought from
tho Brooklyn Llovated road, flat cars wero jm
provisod, and the funny, Bquat llttlo train has
been doing Its humble duty evorslnco.
oixrf.4tr.
Edmund S. Phillips, one of tho oldest lawyors
In Dutchess county, died suddenly nt his resi
dence lu Mattoawnn on Saturday evening, nged
12 yours. Ho hud practiced law In Dutchess
county for the past thirty-one yenrs, being ad
mitted to tho Stato bar In Brooklyn iu 18H7.
A widow and four children survive him. Ho
wus tlio father of County JudgoB. K. Phillips
and Attorney Sherwood Phillips of l'ishklll.
Lipldo Morln, a Cuban, who was exiled by
Woylor to Couta, North Africa, because he
worked for tlio cause of liberty, died ot Key
A est on Saturday night. Ho was tlio father ot
Cuban prisoners nt tho prison of Couta, helping
them with his money und kindness. Hu was
President of tho Puerto 1'rliiclpo niul Nuevitas
Itallroad, Cuba. Hu helped to project the re
cent revolution with Marti.
Albort.H. Slapo. a lawyer, illnd at his homo lu
Salem, N . J., yesterday, aged 02. Ho was Pros
ecutor of Salem county Irom 18fU to 1WI0, ex
actly a quarter of a century. Ho wus tho Dem
ocrutio nominee for Congress In lcH5, In lMtl
ho was unpointed a member of tho State Board
of Taxation, and at tho tlmo of his death was
President of tho board. He leaves a widow,
J. D.Sublctt. proprietor of tho Shirley Hotel
in Petersburg. Va.. died yesterday. Ho was
ono of thu bust known hotel men In the country,
nnd for wmis yours was cashier of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel In Now Y'ork city. During the
civil war he was an aide on Gen. Beaur.'gard's
sniff. Ho was onco ou the plains with Buffalo
Chief lie very One of thn Judge nt n dike
Wnllt.
There was a cake wulk at tho Sea Hldo House,
Ilockuway Beach, on Saturday evening of which
Chief of Police William S. Dovery, who is stop
ping there with Ids fumlly. was ono of the
judges. Silver Dollur Smith and F. Bailies
wero tho other judges. lawyer Henry J. Gold
smith acted us muster of ceremonies, and tho
cuke walk was a greut success. The judges
nw-nidod tho eaku to Mustor Hcldonhcmleruud
Mb Helrvjcltrer.
Nrnrge Onellnn liijmml,
(leorgo Onellne, 2S years old, of 171 Twelfth
street. Jersey City, while walking on the Krlo
Itallroad truc'.'b between Henderson nnd Orovo
streets at U P. M. yesterday, was struek by a
train and, received probably mortal Injuries,
Uu was taken to St, Franci Hospital,
KIIXED BROTIIKMNMjAW. I
JMWM.Y Tltt! t'ATAI. FjaifT II r JtVJJD-
zsa nut rrxf'i Ml
Insurance AiUustcritlelnberg Turned t H
llsr Brother When M Intrrfrrrd H
-'rnpi KUIexl Vnele," Buhl Klein
bent's IJttln Daughter After Ills Armb M
Jaoob Klolnbcrg, nn Insurance udluster, vriu Ht
nrre Btcd yesterday afternoon find looked up la Br
tho Eldrldgo streot police station on a charx H
ot causing tlio death ot his brothcr-ln-luw.
Henry Stern, a clothes pressor, ot 100 Ludlovt
street H
Klolnbcrg marrlod .Stem's sIMer fourteen
years ago. Tho couple had tvyo children, lloslo, Hf
13 years old, nnd Lottie. 8 years old. Titer '
lived at S3 Avenue A. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ktolnbortv. H
It Is paid, quarrelled continually. Tho notch H
bors told the pollco that Klelnborg was In tho H
habit of beating his wife. Finally he loft lie
nnd wont to Philadelphia. Her brothor. Honor
Stem, supported her. giving hor $5 a week.
Klolnbcrg hoard his wlfo wan gottinc money H
from hor brother, and wioto lottors to hor U
asking her to got somo money for him. H
Yostorday Klolnberg came from Philadelphia, S
and Quarrelled with his wlfo at her homo In I
AvonuoA. Ho struck hor In tho face. She pu
on hor hat nnd. taking her child Rosto with
her, sho started tor tho homo of her brother.
On tho street near her brother's home sho wast
ovortaken by hor husband. Tho Quarrel wo
renewed. Mrs. Klolnbcrg hurrlod along to her
brother's flat on tho BocondDoorof thotene
raont at 100 Ludlow streot Henry Stern wa
thoro. Ills slstor told him that hor husband
hnd followed hor to mnko troublo. Klolnbonr
bounced Into tho room and called his wlfo a vile
nnmo. Sho called him a liar. Then he struck
her In tho fnoo. She caught him by tho neek,
and a struggle followed botwoen husband una
W" You won't Irent my sister so In mr pres
ence." shouted Stern, who thon look a hand irt
WhUc Stern and Klelnborg rolled nbout th I
room pummelling oach other Jlrs. Klplnherff r I
and hor slstor. Evn Stern, shouted for help. A 1 I
tho tonants In tho houso gathered In the hall I
on tlio second floor nnd joined In tho cries lot f
help. .......
Detectives Galllgnn and Burke or the KlilrliigO)
streot station hurrlod to tho houso. When Hi
brothers-in-law heard that the police were
coming they stopped lighting. Both were then
out nnd blending. Klelnborg went to fn
kitchen. Stern wont ton bedroom and throV
himself on tho bed.
" Oh, such pains I havo, ho cried.
Getting up from tho lied, ho went to tea
kitchen. . . .....
Just thon tho police arrived. They heard
Stern groan nnd then fnll. Whon they reached
tho kitchen Stern was unconscious on tho floor.
Dr. Btreiffor ot 18 Orchard street was sum
moned, but whon ho got to tho houo Ht?Kl
wnfl (Ictifl
Mrs. Klolnberg sold that ho had been kicked
to death by her husband. Tho pollc" arrested
Klclnbcrgon a charge of homicide. Mrs. Kleln
borg and hor slstor. Eva Btorn, wero arrested .
and hold as witnesses. A number of neighbors
who had seen tho tight woro also held ns vrU H
Btorri's body was takon,to tho Eldrldgo str3& i
pollco station. , H
Llttlo Ito"lo Klelnborg was taken to tho ross9 1
of tho Gerry society. I
On the way there sho cried nnd said : H
"Papa killed undo 1 Papa killed uncle I"
"TOPKNOT, COME DOWN." I
Itellgtnus Fervor nt a Itiishmrrtlng of I
Primitive Ilnptlsts In tho Virginia Mountains fll
In tho mountalns'running north nnd south ' I
through tho western part ot Virginia and tho A
Carollnas thoro lives a primitive nnd uneoutlt 7
peoplo, whoso characters aro plain and simple,
but earnest They aro Independent in thoir
manners and customs. This Independent
shows Itself In many ways, not tho least notice.
sblo being a scornful disregard ot Uncle Sam's
revenue laws. Tho United States revenue)
officers' lives aro not safo in these mountains.
These slraplo folk look upon their fruit and
corn as being their own and nature's product,
with which tho Government has naught to do.
Their domestic lives aro very slraplo also, vorg
lng olosoly upon the prlmltiveness ot the first
Inhabitants of this country, clothing being;
worn with scanty roforonco toclvillzod proprie
ties, nearly approximating to virginal inno
cence This Independence and simplicity character
izes in a marked degree all their religious)
habits and proclivities. Tho onlydenomlnation
of Christianity which flourishes among thoso of
tho section where tho incident that follows
occurred Is ono which thoy themselves hav '
named "Tho Prlmitlvo Baptists." A minister
of this denomination had noticed signs ot a
dogoneratlon, from his point ot view, into a
htghor civilization nmong tho female members
of his flock. Their bonnets, when thoy appealed!
in tho congregation, wero ornamented by au
cxceBS ot ribbon bows, feathers, and flowers,
which caused tho heart of their earnest pastor
to overflow with anxiety concerning thu salva
tion of their souls.
This faithful man never hesitated In doing 111
duty by those under his charge. He bail fre
quently exhorted them to bo loyal to the die- .
tinctlve precepts and oustoms of their church,
such as spcuklug when the spirit moved,
refraining from nny study of. or private inter
pretation ot. the Scriptures, except when dono
by those men culled by tho spirit-moving to
preach the Gospel. He nad"ovornnd nver uguln
spoken to them on tho theme of tholr church'
denunciation of Sabbath schools, at ono tlmo
having asserted thut a child would better bo
trusted to tho mercy of God lu hull than lu the
modern Sunday school. His condemnation,
thoroforo. of tho woraon's "topknots" was, as
may bo well lmaglued, spoken in unmensuroil
terms from tho pulpit on tho highway, uml
during his pastoral visitations at tnelr homos.
Ono Sunday uftornoon n party of mon and,
woman at ono of the mountain spring resort
lu Patrick county, Vn attended a " bushiueot
lng," as tho summer congregations of this
soctwas called becauso of being held In th
open woods at n crossroads meeting house.
Tho placo was only a few mllos from tlio hotel
grounds, and thoy had learned that this unique)
und plaln-spokon servant ot God was going to
be prosont on this occasion. Thoy found a
large congregation present tho men rough,
clud and coatless.the women dressed In simple,
aheap good, with much bright color predomi
nating, and. In sptto ot tho previousdenuncia- I
tlon of thoir pastor, there was in evidence a, I
&reat number of highly decorated hats and j
onncts, especially among tho young women ot I
the flock. "
With great earnestness und unction tha
Sastor rend. In tho twenty-fourth ohaptor of the)
ospel according to St. Matthew, tho account
ot tho lust days and tho judgment. Aftor-tha
singing of a plaintive hymn, with the many
repetitions of a chorus for which this people,
in common with the nogroes. nro rcmnrkable.
betook his text from tho seventeenth verso ot
that chuptar, which reaus:
" Lot him which Is on tho housetop not cbmo
down to take anything out of his house."
The preachers of this denomination, it can bo
scqu from what hus been said, uru not oxiH'ctd
to bo guldod In tholrScriPtural exegesis by tho .
original meaning of the Scripture chosen for a jV
toxt howovor so plnin. But thu hearers from, 'r
outer civilization were not prepurod for tho lin
modlato and prompt announcement of the
preacher ot his thoino for that day, This wus.
Topknot, wuno down," Iu fiery lutiguugu o
scorn he described tlio adornment of so many .
of tho womenof his congregation, dwelling nc f
great length upon tha dreadful enormities of
tlielrheadgcur.whluh hadetiominnU'd uhvujs by
tho expression, "tonknou," These, ho as
serted, from tho Scripture of his toxt must
' como down," or the dioudful judgments of
God's wrath would tie (Hiurod out uimn thjin.
Theso judgments he piwecded to ilewr D9 I
with that fervoncyot language which the sub
joot of the torments of tho condemned and un
regenerate always elicits from an ignorant
ministry
It was with great difficulty that tho visitor
refrained from giving vent to their sense of tho
ludicrous situation, but tho natural uudlmioa
of this favorite preacher of the hnckwiieds was
swoyed to ond fro by tho oratory of tho speaker,
loud " AmeuH " being heard from the mulu part
nnd grouns, followed llnully by shrieks of de
spairing four, from tho female part of tho con- ,f
gregatlon. I
Suddenly a young womun. Hpecliilly notluo- 1
able for the enormity of her oOoneo iigalnst ths 1
particular command of God's word under dls 1
cusslon by tho preacher, who wis sitting not
many feet from the platform uK.-n which tho !
minister stood, sprang to hor foot with u sob
bing cry for mercy, snatched tho offending
headgear from her head, and. casting It under
her feet, trampled It into the t-nrth, and fell
uon hor knees aud faco upon thu ground, with
her ones drowning the speaker's v uloo.
At this, to them, plain ovldence of the truth
ot thn preacher's message, and of the Spirit's
presence In convicting power, tho whole congro-
gation was wrought up to the highest pitch of
hysterical cxcitnient, nnd ovorywhero tlio;
women, considering themselves as umenablo to
the righteous wrath of outraged Divinity, were
seen tearing their bonnets from their heads 1
und casting them far from thorn.
Tho revolution wrought by tills somion has
owiitmm-il in this day, although It was preiehod :
nearly flvo yours ago. It has never been for
i;ot leu by the vlsitoiaupnn thut occasion, any I
more than by the earnest and devoted followers I
of tho persuasion whosn minister delivered ths
mossuge. Since then It has only boon necoHsary
for the pious elders to say Topknot, com
down." in order to check the most daring of ins
uovfttor upon their ancient primitive cusWMfJw
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