Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1895, Page 11

=a— THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. DEFENDING THEOSOPHIES Replies Made to Some Statements by Dz. Cones. A Statement by Mr. Coffin, the Presi- dent of the Blavatsky Branch— Teachings of Theosophy. Theosophists in Washington take excep- tion to some of the statements attributed to Dr. Elliott Coues in an article in Sat- urday’s Star headed “Isis Is Unveiled.” Mr. Geo. M. Coffin, president of the Bla- vatsky Branch, T. S., of this city, writes to The Star as follows: “The article, “Isis Is Unveiled, published in your issue of Saturday, is so full of mis- statement of facts, and so sweeping and seathing in its denunciation of the theo- sophical movement, in which I am most | deeply interested, that, as the president of the branch of the society in this city, I deem it my duty to reply. I shall aot waste your valuable space with any defense of Mr. Judge or other leaders, who must, like all men, be judged by their lives and work, but shall confine myself to the statements made by Dr. Elliott Coues of this city, through whom, during a most intimate ac- quaintance in 1888, 1859 and 1830, I became anterested in theosophy. When I met Dr. Coues in IS88 he was a member of the Theosophical Society, president of the reg- ularly chartered Gnostic branch of this city, and om gcod terms with Mad- am Blavatsky, then living in London. Be- ing ambitious of becoming the leader of the movement in America, he aspired to obtain the position of general secretary, then and since held by Mr. Judge, or to be the vice president of the society, but as these offices could be had only through the votes of American members, which he was unable to obtain, he failed in his purpose, after ex- bausting all means, including the flattery, cajoling and threatening of Blavatsky, as his correspondence with her, afterward published, conclusively showed. From that fatlure began Dr. Coues’ hatred of the lead- ers of the theosophical movement and his | persistent them. “After making a libelous attack Dr. Coues was formally expelled from the so- ciety, and the charter of his Gnostie branch was revoked. It was through his influence, while I was on terms of friendship with him, I became interested in theosophy, and was, with great parade of and continuous attacks upon mystery and mummery, ‘initiated’ mto the | society, to find a few months after that I was not a member, and that he publicly re- pudiated a movement which he had pri- vately caused me to believe he heartily espoused. With these facts before them, the public must judge how much reliance may be placed upon his statements con- cerning the society and with it. As to the strength of the society in America, the vote at the convention re- cently held in Boston shows a bona fide membership of at least 1,34” members at- tached to branches, besides members at large not so attached, and that by a vote of 195 for to 10 against the society in Amer- fea, where Mr. Judge has iabored for twenty years, believes him honest and up- right. For myself I have only to say that after Dr. Coues’ so-called ‘exposure’ I be- came a bona side member of the society, in whose work I have become more and more deeply interested, because, to my mind, it stands for the grandest and noblest philos- ophy and religion ever conceived, and pre- sents the only reasonable and possible so- lution of and remedy for all the ills which plague humanity and render life to many @ burden too grievous to be borne, Teachings of Theosophy. Mr. Robert L. Lerch of Mount Pleasant diso takes up the cudgel in behalf of the- osophy. In a letter to The Star he says: Please allow me, as a memter of the Theosophical Society, to correct a few errors in your resume of its history pub- lished May 4, under the caption “Isis is Unvetied.” First. The first and foremost of its three avowed objects is “to form the nucleus of a universal brotherhood of humanity with- out any distinctions, &c.” If its members have not ail realized this high cim is that any reason why we should not hold it as cur geal and ideal? Second. The society Is called a sect by you. On the contrary, it has no creed beyond brotherhood; its constitution guar- antees its wholly non-sectar‘an rature, al- lewing individual members perfect frecdom ot belief and expression, and as a matter of fact, It numbers in its ranks men and women of the most widely varying beliefs— Jews, Brahmans, various denominations, as well as persons of no particular sect. Third. No such nonsense was ever taught as the “propulsion of the astral body through limitless space, while the physical body went about attending to its Iecal business." Every tyro in occultism krows that if his astral body is to roam apart from his physical body the latter must remain pas: Our mental sclousness cannot be in two places at once, but that it can the body is a fact of psychology rediscover- ed by hypnotists in our day and by trust- worthy authority. Fourth. We are charged with teaching “a lot of other wonderful things.” Quite true. They consist mainly of the “Golden Rule,” that you must reap what you have sown, “the kingdom of heaven is within has a “natural body and a that we should diligently " that we are you,” that ma: spiritual body, “work out our salvation, “temples of the ving God” and many oth- ers equaliy wonderful. In it all I have not found either spiritualism or atheism. The wonder of wonders is how people per- sistently misrepresent theosophy. It seems to be a sort of psychic mirror, in which each one sees himself, and thus unwitting- ly lays bare his own soul to others. Fifth. Mr. Judge never pleaded his non- Tesponsibility for what he did in an indi- vidual capacity. He was tried by the only tribunal allowed in such case, by our con- stitution, namely, his own local branch in New York. They unanimously upheld him (he was in Cincinnati at the time), and at the recent annual convention he was elect- ed president of the American society by a vote of 195 to 10. This is our answer to his foreign accusers. Sixth. Mr. Judge is said to have been expelled by Mrs. Besant and he in turn expelled her from the inner “esoteric cir- cle.” This fs no doubt news to American theosophists, since our constitution fails to provide for any esoteric body. But if such a body exists it must be in the nature of a secret society, and therefore no news- Paper can give us full Information regard- ing it unless some one violates his sacred oath. Such dubious and ex parte rumors are not satisfying. Sev h. “It looks at pr " as if Mr. Judge had established a “Universal Broth- erhood of Man in America, which would strictly taboo the one on the other side of the wat No matter how it looks, tis is the wi ‘The annual convention of the American section at Boston last week, most intimate | those connected | Buddhists, Christians of | cor- | at a distance from | believing that the movement had “out: grown its present form of organization, assumed and declared its entire autonomy. In another clause the Theosophical Soci- ety in America “does hereby proclaim fra- ternal attitude and kindly feeling toward all students of thecsophy and members of theosophieal societies wherever and how- ever situated, and it proclaims its hearty sympathy and association with such per- sons and organizations in all theosophical pursuits, except that of government and administration, and invit: their corre- spondence and co-operation.” Eighth. “With a view of learning some- thing more about the occult religion, a re~ porter of The Evening Star called last | night upen Dr. Elilott Coues, the distin- guished scientist, who was for several years a member of the American Theosoph- ical Society, and at one time its presi- dent.” Dr. Coues was president of a branch in this city. Its charter was revoked and he was publicly expelled from the society. Is this a competent souree of information? One statement of the doctor’s needs refu- | tation. He says that “in all this country there are not more than 400 theosophists so-called.” The movement is rapidly grow- ing in influence and membership. I do not know what its total membership is, but | the following items from the annual report made last week are pertinent: The Ameri- can society now contains 103 branches, of which 21 came in last year, as against 14 in the previous year. New members were admitted in the past year to the number of 690, His wicked slanders on the found- ers of the society, his gratuitous insult to all theosophists of more than two years’ standing, his sweeping denunciation of the society and everything connected with it only prove that in future the alienists will | have a new mental disorder to treat. It will probably Le called theosophobla. “For the cause of truth, may there be few such patients." — ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS DIVIDED. Sound Money Banquet and Free Sil- ver Conventions. Puree hundred democrats were present at the banquet of the Waubansee Club In Chicago Saturday night, when the mone- tary question was discussed from the “sound money" standpoint. President Vin- cent, in his opening remarks, declared flat- |ly against free silver, and was greeted | with loud applause as he did so. Senator John M. Palmer made an extempore speech on democracy and money, and got back In vigorous fashion at the free silver demo- crats who denounced him and bis atti- tude on the money question at the con- vention in the morning. Prof. J. L. Laugh- lin of the Chicago University followed with | a talk on “Silver and Prices: Richard W. Knott, proprietor of the Louisville Evening Post, spoke at some length on “Currency and Commerce Sigraund Zeisler of Chicago closed the list of sneakers with his address on “Honesty | and Curren: Much enthusiasm was | manifested at the bancuet, and every re- | mark against free silver was greeted with applause. The Other Side. The democratic county silver convention Saturday at Galesburg, IIL, elected six delegates to the state silver convention. Resolutions were passed declaring for the immediate restoration of the free and un- limited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the consent or ald ef any other nation. The mass convention of the democrats of Cumberlard county was held at Toledo, ILL, | Saturday, and resulted in the selection of | five delegates to the Springfield monetary convention, instructed to vote for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. The convention was enthuslas- tic on the silver,question. a QUIET AT POCAHONTAS. A Mass Mecting of the Miners Held and Order Counseled. Yesterday was a fleld day for the miners’ | union at Pocahontas, Va. The West Vir- | ginia miners poured into Virginia from the | West Virginia operations. At 4 o'clock they held a meeting one mile east of the place upon a hill. Fully 2,000 were pres- ent. The speeches counseled order, and the meeting was free from any incidents of disturbance. It was evident from the tone of the assemblage that the Pocahontas miners had decided to join the strike. The Hungarians, it was understood, would hold separate meetings at their homes and or- ganize. There are only about 150 of them, and they will not work unless the native whites and negroes are employed. Out of the 500 miners fully 300 joined the miners’ union. The negroes and native whites have been the key to the position, and it Is believed | all of these are in the union. The propor- | tion of the miners is fully 60 per cent ne- groes, with twenty native whites and twen- ty Hungarians. ‘The strike has effectually paralyzed busi- ness, and travel is suspended except for miners going home. Pocahontas has been very quiet, not a single arrest having been made in the city | for a week. The miners say they will hold | cut for six months if required to win. The action today will, it is believed, culminate in practically an adjustment of the matter jor will at least give some intimation of when the end will come and its results. +o-—___ LIKE THE LOUISVILLE AFFAIR. A Lonisinna Physician Wife's Paramour. Dr. Hirart and Mrs. Swain of Plaquemine arrived at New Orleans on Friday and registered at a house as C. J. Smith and wife, and they were given the best room in the house. Yesterday morning Dr. | Swain, who had followed his wife and her lover from Plaquemine, entered the place by a side door and made his way to the | room occupied by the pair. He drew his | pistol and fired five shots, while the man who was killed fired six shots, none of them hitting Dr. Swain. The latter immediately ran out of the house right into the arms of a policeman, who was attracted by the noise. The doctor was placed under arrest and taken to the police station. The police ser- geant then quickly went to the scene of the shooting to ascertain the extent of the wounded man’s injuries. When the ser- geant reached the place the man was still alive. He was lying on the bed fully dress- ed, and a physician, who was called in as soon as possible, was attending him. The physician stated that the case was hopeless, and while he was talking the wounded man expired. The woman who was “the cause of the trouble was seated by the bed where the wounded man lay. She, too, was fully dressed, and was re- markably cool. A strange coincidence of this tragedy was that at the head of the bed in-which the man was killed was a book the title of which was “Her Last Lover.” — ee Harris G. Rodgers of Binghamton, N. Y. dropped dead on Court street Thursday. |; He had been indisposed for several days. The cause of death is thought to have been heart failure. Shot His FOR YOUR TABLE AND ALL OTHER HOY Hs e. In the process of produc t or distilled, th rm is dest sed, vite an inspection of on ich all our ice is made ur faclities for ad lanes As those que my6-c02t-COl “fe Bey redult being that and sms sy~ ‘ale MaRDEST- { mauy of the best physicians urge the use of iter converted into ice ix subjected to pro- this profongel heat and then the freezing $s sort is known th n resist BOTH b distinetive by: haracteristic msparency a We lly in- phenomenally pure t throm: Hvery now ine every part of the city, and 1 always be relied mpon, In the tive f ded our promise.” We are now better able Jon by other responsible companies. : in, and whose facilities are far es south of the en t 2 COMPANY, SAMUEL W. CURRIDEN, FRANK P. DAVIS, President. Superintendent. LATE SPORTING NEWS FULL OF SNAP. The First Game of the Departmental League. The Departmental Base Ball League sea- son was opened at National Park Saturday afternoon with a game between the Army and Navy club and the team from the Treasury Department. The attendance was rather slight, probably owing to the un- settled state of the weather, but those who journeyed to the park were treated to an unusually good game of amateur ball. Although the result shows rather a dif- ference in the scores, the game was full of snappy playing, and if the Army and Navy team had not made a start of four runs in the first inning, it is doubtful if the result would have been the same, for the treasury fads pulled up wonderfully after the first inning, and their pitcher, Mills, settled down considerably. Delan, the pitcher for the Army and Navy boys, held his opponents down very well, and his team fielded behind him in exceilent style, making but one error. Mills struck out six men, but four errors Prevented his holding the treasury lads from making the necessary tailies. Gilson for the Army and Navy carried off the batting and Quinn the fielding honors. Mills also did some good batting for the Treasury team and Barrows made some good catches, both at second base aud be- hind the bat. Dolan left the box in the sixth on account of an injured hand and Gilson took his place. The change did not affect the bat- ting of the money changers, however, and the score still continued to pile up for the Army ard Navy. Mr. Stearne umpired, and the only criti- cism which might be made on his work is that he does not move out of his position behind the pitcher for any reason. ‘The score was: RHE Army and Navy 40022100x-9 8 1 Treasury. 1..002000100-3 7 4 Batteries: Treasury, Mills and Farrell, Barrows; Army and Navy, Dolan, Gilson and McManaway. The Pension Office Drops Out. The officers of the Departmental League held a meeting last night to find out what was done with the Pension Office team. They had received word that Manager Cole aid not have a sufficient number of men to rake a team to compete in the scheduled series, and a delegation was appointed to wait upon him to learn the facts in the case. When he did not give them any satisfaction, they promptly declared the Pension Office team out of the league,there- by making eight teams to compete for the championship honors. This necessitated a change in the schedule,as the PensionOftice team was to have played today, and so the game wiil take place between the City Post Office and the Post Office Department. To- morrow the District Commissioners’ team and that from the Government Printing Office will try conclusions, and then the revised schedule will go into effect. A good game is anticipated on both days. Saturdny'’s League Games. At Beston—Boston, 5; Washington, 2. At Brooklyn—Baltimore, 11; Brooklyn, 0. At Philadelphia—Philadelphia, 10; New York, 9. At Cleveland—Cleveland, 6; St. Louis, 5. At Pittsburg—Pittsburg, 3; Cincinnati, 2. At Cbhicago—Chicago, Louisvilie, 4. Yesterday's Games. Chicago .. Louisville St. Louis. Cincinnati The League Record. Brooklyn. Chicago. WIL. |P.C. Qlubs. Pittsburg... [9 | 3| 750 New York... | Gleveland... | 8 | 4 | 2667 Cineinnatt. .. | Boston {6 3/ .807 Philadelphia Baltim [5/4 Washin 5/4 i816 Today's League Schedule. Washington at Chicago. Baltimore at Cleveland. Brooklyn at Pittsburg. New York at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Louisville. Boston at St. Louis. Saturday's College Games. At East Orange, N. J.—Princeton, East Orange Athletic Club, 1 At Providence, R. I.—Yale, 3 At Williamstown, Williams, 4. At Philadelphia, Pa.—University of Penn- sylvania, 28; Columbia, 7. At West Point, N. Y.—West Point Army Officers, 20; New York Harbor Officers, 19. At West Point, N. ¥.—West Point Cadeis, 14; Peekskill Military Academy, 2. Jniversity of Michi- ‘<1; Brown, 2. Mass.—Harvard, 11; At Annapolis, Md.—Naval Cadets, 12; Johns Hopkins, 6. At Charlottesville, Va.—University of Virginia, 5; Georgetown, 3. At Ashland, Va.—Randolph-Macon, 12; Columbian University, 7. Nashua Gets Collins, NASHUA, N. H.,’May 6.—Manager Nor- ton of the Nashua base ball team has signed Printz and Melaky, pitchers, and Collins, infielder, formerly of the Wash- ington National League nine. Base Ball Notes. Many persons had left the grounds at Philad@phia on Saturday believing that the game was lost, when the Quakers took a sudden brace and batted out seven runs, winning a lost game. Cleveland may have secured a prize in George Tebeau, but young Blake ts booked to return to his place in right field as soon as he is able. St. Louis has been much weakened by the Icss of Ely from short. The Brooklyns won two games out of three from the champion Raltimores, and yet there were some enthusiasts in this city who declared that the rain saved the Brooklyns from defeat at Washington's hands. Baltimore seems to have a good one in Pitcher Hoffer. He kept the Brooklyns dewn to six hits, and the fielders shut them out. McPhee has at last returned to second for Cincinnati, but Holliday ts still away. Ely has gone back to short for St. Louis. It is said that Pfeffer yesterday played his last game for Louisville. The Colonels are putting up a rattling good game in the field, but haye the old trouble—cannot hit. It is pretty bad to begin the western trip without a shortstop. Washington was never so poorly equipped before. Some of those grumblers who wouldn’t be satisfied if the club won a third of its gi mes complain that Nicholson was not given practice at short during the pre- liminary season, but was played at his regular position — second — while Crooks played third until Joyce joined the team. The Senators have won a game! They defeated the Rochester (Eastern League) team yesterday by 16 to 7, and played a great game. Some of the local fault finders are mean spirited enough to say that the Washing- tons would make a good Eastern League team. It doesn’t take much to throw the average Washington base ball rooter into the throes of a violent attack of base ball fever.— Cincinnati Enquirer. Smith's home run in the tenth inning, at Pittsburg Saturday, brought a victory for the Pirates. The ball went clear over the fence. Hawley proved himself a wonder. In the ten innings he only gave the reds two hits. The West Point army officers defeated the officers of New York harbor in a base ball game, at West Point Saturday -after- noon, by 20 to 19. The West Point Cadets defeated the Peekskill Military Academy team 14 to 2. Stocksdale was batted freely by the Bostons on Saturday, especially in the eighth inning, when three singles and a double were made in quick suecession. The Senators played a superb fielding game, giving their pitcher excellent support. ‘Scmelz’s finds!” grunted a disappointed “fan,” “well, he'd better lose ’em.” Coogan will be tried at short, Mr. Wagner say: nth or better, Mr. Schmelz promised. The “fans” think of this and are con- soled. Amateur Baxe Ba The Star Messenger base ball team has organized for the ‘on, with the follow ing players: Freeman, short stop; Shreve ; McKinney, pitcher; F. Burha eld; W. Burhans, center field; Butie first base; Winslow, second base; Moulden, third base; Mooney, right field; E. Bokman, substitute. Would Yike to hear from ali teams under seventeen years, and games to be played on the monument grounds af- ter 4 o'clock. Address challenges to J. L. Butler, Evening Star office. The Young Giants defeated the Young Eagles Saturday afternoon, the score being 36 to 3. a The Young Rad! have defeated the Cairos by 28 to 8. The feature of the game was the battery work of Weigel and Hef- fener of the winners, the former striking out fourteen. The winners will play all clubs whare members are under fifteen. Address challenges to C. Heffener, 1930 Sth street northwest. TO BE ROWED JUNE 21. Date Fined for the Corncil-Columbia- Pennsylvania Race. The arrangements for the tri-cornered boat race between Columbia, Cornell and Pennsylvania were again delayed yester- day when the committee visited the course on the Delaware, but a decision will be definitely reached next Wednesday. It was decided to row the race on June 21. Al- though a prior agreement had been made to Tow not later than June 15, the date se- lected met with the approval of all parties concerned. Chairman George Q. Horwitz of the Penn- sylvania committee met Guy C. Richards of Columbia and W. T. Hastings of Cornell, and, accompanied by Capt. A. Bull and George W. Woodruff, went to Torresdale and inspected the course in a steamer. In spite of a heavy wind, the course was smooth and appeared to excellent advan- tage. Both Hastings and Richards expressed satisfaction with it, but neither would vote to run the race there, although Col. Mor- rell of the Mcrrellton Inn offered much bet- ter inducements than those of Poughkeep- sie, on the Hudson course. They said they would wait until Wednesday, to see if Poughkeepsie would improve its bid. Cornell and Pennsylvania agreed to row a freshman race on June 14 on Lake Cayuga, and both crews are training hard. Foreign Books Not Allowed. The board of stewards of the Kentucky Association has passed a resoluticn, “Never to permit on the race track foreign books,” and that “hereafter no more guaranteed stakes will be offered; that all stakes shall have a stipulated amount added.” Track Reeords Broken. One track record was broken at the in- vitation games of the Yale Track Athletic Association at the field Saturday afternoen. Lewis P. Sheldon, Yale, cleared tweniy- three feet, in the running broad jump, breaking the former intercollegiate record of Mapes of Columbia, of twenty-two feet eleven and a half inches. In the university track games at Har- vard Saturday afternoon two Harvard records were broken; in the mile run by J. S. Coolidge, '¥5, in four minutes thirty- nine and fou fth seconds, and in throw ing the hammer by H. R. Johnstone, L. S., who made a put of 108 feet 8 inches. Tablet to Bxhen'’s Memory. The students of Georgetown University intend to place in Gaston Hall a bronze tablet memorial 8f Student George D. Bahen, who died from njuries received in the big foot ball match last Thanksgiving y a day. } Beaten af Rockville. The Portlands of this city were defeated by the Rockville‘‘Athletics at Fair Park Saturday by a scoresef 29 to 5. Nicholson and Harris were the ‘Batteries for the home team, and Herbert,"Davis and Copeland for the Portlands, The Americans: at Newmarket. LONDON, May,,6.—The Post, comment- ing upon the performances of the Ameri- can horses at Newmarket, says: “The American boom “was bound to die out sooner or later. The garly symptoms there- of were supplied Thursday when three of thelr yaunted rgpresentatives, Stonenell, Harry Reed and Montauk, went down like ordinary stock. As for theirs time trials arid other eccentricities of training, Mon- tauk is not a flyer, and it is a very open question if Harry Reed will have any En- glish supporters for the Jubilee stakes, for no one is insane enough to believe that En- glish horses, trainers and jockeys have been standing still for generations past to clear the way for America’s advance. If Stonenell was seen at his best in the race for the March Stakes, when receiving four- teen pounds from Best Man, his incom- parable inferiority was exposed to a ridicu- lous extent.” The Times says: “The American horses ran well enough to justify the belief that they will yet prove that they are deserving of the character they enjoyed in their own country.” Eating Dinner Lost Him the Race. Eighty-one birds belonging to several of the members of the Federation of Homing Pigeon Fanciers of this city were shipped to Charlottesville, Va., an air-line distance of ninety-nine miles, for liberation yester- day. Mr. Frank Reamer, the race secre- tary, has received a telegram from Mr. F. B. Peyton as follows: “Pigeons liberated at 9 o'clock; they made a good start; weather clear; no wind.” The arrivals were as follows: J\ Arnold's National Guard at 12:10% p.m.; W. Thompson's Stray, W. Thompson’s John G., Jr., 12: Thompson's Later, 1: S. 5450, 12:56%; D. 'W. B. Gannon’s Open Band Pumphrey, five birds, 4:45. C. Kluckhuhn had his bird home at 12:07 and would have won the race if his timer had not stoppec to eat his dinner before re- porting the time of arrival at the club's headquarters, 1236 Sth street northwest. The next race will be from Danville, Va., May 19. oi Poole’: 4, a; The Gray Racing BI. ALBANY, N. Y., May 6.—The Gray rac- ing bill and the accompanying measures will net be signed by the governor today, owing to the absence of the governor’s le- gal adviser, Mr. Lincoln, who has not fin- ished his ‘technical examination of the measures. ———————— Proposed Testimonial to Editor Chase. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I noticed with great pleasure an article in your valuable paper of May J. stating that a dinner ts to be given Mr. W. Calvin Chase when he emerges from the District jail by the colored editors of northern Vir- ginla Now, I very much indorse the move- ment, and at the same time I have the following suggestion to make as coming directly from the people of this city. Ban- quets and dinners are very nice things end go very far in expressing the estima- tion in which one is held. But I think that we as citizens of the District ought to skow our apprecigtion for his efforts and work and for his fortitude and bravery in championing what we all hold dear ‘and sacred, our rights as citizens. I have known him since he ‘was a boy selling the daily papers, notably among them The Evening Star. THe Bee is the oldest col- ored paper published in this city. For years he has been frying to make it an henor to his race, ard this is the first op- unity we have had to publicly demon- strate to him that Some of us at least appreciate all he ;has done in our interest. He was born here among us, and we all krow his-whole life as a book. Now, what I want is to give*him some substantial evi- dence of our este#m for his work and labor among us. Not Qnly.as a negro, but as a citizen. Now, let ally. irrespective of creed or color, who afe: willing to aid in this cause respond byigening any amount they may like to the efitor of The Evening Star, and I know he will be more than pleased to forward the same to the wife of the editor of the Bee. Please find inclosed $5 as a starter. EX-EDITOR. —— New England Transcendentalism. Mrs. Caroline E. Dall will read a paper before quir. the Society for Philosophical In- at the Columbian University tomor- Street Car Fenders. The Commissioners last Saturday ad- dressed a letter to President Baker of the Columbia Railroad Company, saying: “The Commissioners direct me to inform you that it is their opinion that one hun- 1 twenty (129) days, which will ex- ‘th instant, is certainly a suffi- d reasonable time for the fuli and by your company with ons and the regulations of obstructions in order nt working of the wheel- ies of these reguiat co permit the effi guard fender. C are herewith WOULDN'T SELL CUBA. Canovas and Castelar Are Agreed as to That. Tho New York Herald recently sent a correspondent to Madrid to sound the ad- ministration on the subject of selling or ceding the Island of Cuba. | “Would Spain ever consent to sell or cede Cuba?” as a question met with this reply from the prime minister: “Not so long as we have a man and a dollar left with which to support our right, When we have neither, and then only, will we give up Cupa. “How can any one expect that the peo- ple of this country, which discovered Amer- ica, should relinquish that very territory which is ours by holy right? To us the question of the retention of Cuba is that of a nation’s moral pride. “The Allianca question,” he said, “I look upon as settled. We made an inquiry and found that the Allianca was outside of our jurisdictionary limit. It was a case of “trop de zele,’ but on the part of no re- sponsible officer, for the captain of the Venadito was not aboard his ship, but ly- ing ill in the Canary Islands. ‘According to international law we were wrong. We admit it freely, and the matter will be promptly attended to by the new minister to Washington.” When the correspondent called upon Senor Castelar he found him full of fe and vigor, and eloquent, as usual. “The Spanish nation will never listen to any proposition for the sale of Cuba. That I can most emphatically assure you. Our last man and our last effort will be given to maintaining Cuba in her integrity with this country. Our parties may be many and divided against one another, but every one of us will unite like one man when it is a question of retaining Cuba.” ——__~+e+-____ EXCITING SCENE IN COURT. The Registration Law Was Being Discussed at Columbia, S. C. ‘There was an exciting scene in the United States court at Columbia, 8. C., Saturday during the hearing of argument before Judge Goff as to whether the temporary injunction restraming state officers from taking further steps toward the holding of a constitutional convention this summer shall be made permanent. Gen. McCrady of counsel for the state is the author of the registration law attacked as unconstitutional. Dr. Sampson Pope, the defeated independ- ent candidate for governor, who is pushing the case for the injunction, in his speech Saturday severely attacked Gen. McCrady, taunting him with desiring to defraud the negroes out of their rights to vote, dwell- ing particularly upon the feature of the McCrady law making certain“ affidavits necessary to the negroes for obtaining registration certificates. In reply Gen. McCrady commenced re- viewing Pope's record, showing how sud- den was his solicitude for the negroes to vote. He charged that Pope was actuated only by political motives now in seeking to have it made easy for negroes to vote. At this point Dr. Pope sprang to his feet and excitedly exclaimed that this was per- sonal, and he gave notice that he would not submit to it. Judge Goff remarked that there was no occasion for counsel to lose their tempe Gen. McCrady said he had stood his pun- ishment from Pope without a word, and was entitled to reply to him in kind. He said he had plenty more ammunition of the same kind to fire at Pope, but, as the lat- ter could not stand it, and it was, after all, enly an argument ad hominem, which class of argument was always weak, he would desist. He than concluded his’ argument, whose main object was to show that the United States court had no jurisdiction of the case. Judge Goff announced that he would ren- der his decision early this week. The gen- eral expectation fs that he will declare the registration law unconstitutional. At the suggestion of Attorney General Barber, Judge Goff signed an order suspending the injunction against W. Lriggs Green, the supervisor of registration for Richland county, for today, which is one of the regu- lar days set apart for the registration of voters, so that he can perform the func- tions of his office today. There are two cases in the United States court attacking the constitutionality of the dispensary law. One was instituted hefore Judge Goff by Pope and Caldwell of New- berry, S. C., and the other before Judge Simonton by Bryan and Bryan cf Chailes- ton, S.C. Both cases will be heard at Co- lumbia today. Judge Simonton will go to Columbia and sit with Judge Goff. ——_—__+e-+ FEARS FOR THE FOREIGNERS. Serious Condition of Affairs in For- mona. The situation in the Island of Formosa is serious, and fears are entertained for the lives of foreigners there. British and German marines have been landed at An- ping, on the southwest coast, to protect the foreign residents, and Taku harbor, south of Anping, is being patrolled by blue-jackets in armed iaunches. The “Black Flags” are most unruly. The Black Flags are predatory, irregular forces. They are not in China's pay, though sometimes she has a little authority over them. Warfare is their protession, and they depend upon it for bread, and they raid and rob Chinese and others indiscriminately. They have no law but the commands of their leaders. they are much bolder and more warlike than the average Chinaman, and have lit- ue fear of death, The French were great- ly troubled by them in Tonquin. It is said it the Chinese can turn the Black Flags upon any specially hated enemy they con- sider it a great stroke of enterprise. 1t is aiso said that the French during the Tonquin campaign sent an officer to Tien Tsin to complain to Viceroy Li Hung Chang against the outrages of the Black Flags and to demand that he secure their punish- ment. The viceroy said that he had no more control over them than the French bad; they were robber scamps and China disavowed them. China would be delighted if the French caught them and beheaded them, =e. Secretary Carlisle's Acceptance. Secretary Carlisle has written to the chairman of arrangements of the Memphis sound money convention of May 23 accept- ing an invitation to speak. He says: “The importance of the subjects to be considered at the proposed convention justifies the hope and belief that the people in all parts of the south will take advantage of the opportunity to be fully represented in its deliberations by their ablest and most trusted citizens. While the whole country is deeply interested in the preservation of a sound currency, no part of it, in my opin- ion, will be more injured than the south by the adoption of a depreciated and fluctuat- ing standard of value. Believing that a temperate and intelligent discussion of the subject is all that will be required to pro- cure a correct popular decision, I accept your kind invitation, and will endeavor to contribute my share toward the accom- plishment of this result.’ ————-+e- Jumped From & Trolley Car. A fatal accident occurred on the Pleasant Valley street car line, Troy Hill, Allegheny, Pa., yesterday morning, in which a young woman lost her life. A street sprinkler was following a regular car. The motor- man lost control of the sprinkler and the people in the car ahead became excited. ‘The conductor shut the door. A woman, however, reached the platform. The con- ductor caught her and tried to hold her back. In the struggle beth fell off the car. The woman's head struck the curb, causing Instant death. The motorman on the forward car put on all speed possible and could have outrun the sprinkling car, but the people became frightened and jumped off. OR.CHASES _ Blood*Nerve Food Yourset Weighs PEFORE raKing li For WEAK and RUN-DOWN PEOPLE. WHAT IT IS! The richest of allrestorative Foods, bec: e i “3 to the blood and ne ve Ing toids by rk, WOFTR, € 7” Women, blood pure and x WH. ri ates made strong, t lasisa week. Price . Dr sof by mull, Infor. on THE OR. CHASE COMPANY. 1512 Chestnut st., Philadelptia, €26-w,s,m7St28 . EVACUATED CORINTO. The British Troops Leave Nicaraguan Soll The Nicaraguan government having, through the Salvadorean minister at Lon- den, accepted the modified ultimatum of the British government the dispute between the two countries ts practically at an end. Orders were cabled from London to Rear Admiral Stephenson, commandirg the Brit- ish squadron at Corinto, directing bim to evacuate the port yesterday, and this was dcne. rf Shortly after the flag denoting that relig- ious services were in progress on board the warship was hauled down, the marines, who had been drawn up in front of the custom house, were ordered to retu-n to their ships. A few minutes later the British flag was hauled down from the government build- ing, and soon the British had left the soil of Nicaragua, and the long strokes of the sailors were swe2ping the heavy boats to the warships lying in the harbor. Hun- dreds of persons assembled along the shore to see the embarkation of the marines, and a cheer went up as the noses of the boats headed harborward. The Nicaraguan flag was hoisted yester- day morning. Subsequently it was saluted by the Royal Arthur with twenty-one guns, and the salute was replied to from the shore. The Satellite left for Panama Saturday evening. The Royal Arthur and the Wild Swan sailed at noon yesterday. Suspected of Being a Poisoner. Annie O'Neal of 2706 Butler street, Chi- cago, is under police surveillance, and is believed to have poisoned two of her chil- dren during the past week, and a third child out of the four is missing. Her hus- band, John, separated from her about two years ago because of infidelity. She in- formed him that she would poison the children and herself if he did not return. Last Monday Eddie, a child of eight years, was buried, a physician's certificate ascrib- ing heart disease having been issued. Sat- urday Laura, a girl of fifteen, died, and the coroner was notified. Both children were insured for small amounts. The deaths ex- cited the suspicion of the insurance offl- cials, and after a search of the house a pound and a half of Paris green was dis- covered. The husband, who had applied for the insurance, Is being looked for, while ae police are searching for the missing aby. ———— Mrs. Cornelia Ruttger Cavanagh, wife of Captain G. Cavanagh of the thirteenth infantry, U. S. A., and daughter of Chap- lain Ruttger of the U.S. A., died at Man- hattan, Kan., Friday from sciatic rheuma- tiem. I could get relief BEFOR from a most hor- rible blood dis- ease I had spent hundreds of dollars trying various remedies and physi- cians, none of which did me-any good. My finger nails came off and my hair came out, leaving me perfectly bald. I then went to HOT SPRINGS Hoping to be cured by this celebrated treatment, but very soon became di and decided to try S.S.S. 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Such an opportunity will net occur again this season. $3.90 PER ROLL OF 40 YARDS For Fine Warp Japanese Seamless Fancy Mat- tings, same as before at $8 per roll. $3.50 PER ROLL OF 40 YARDS For Heavy Red Check Chinese Maitings, same as before at $8 per roll. $1.80. PER ROLL OF 40 YARDS. ° For Heavy Chinese Fancy Seamless Mattings, same as before at $10 per roll. $6 PER ROLL OF 40 YARDS For Heavy Chinese Imperial Fancy Seamless Mat- tings, same as before at $12 per roll. $8.75 PER ROLL OF 40 YARDS For Best. Quality Japanese Cotton Warp Fancy Seamless Mattings, same as before at $16 per roll. Window Shade Dept. 29c. Felt Window Shades, good spring roller, all res, any color, 120. Best Quality Opaque Window Shades, best spring roller, all fixtures, any color, WINDOW SHADES MADE TO ORDER. = busy in this department. Our prices are lower than any other house in this elty. We use only the best materials and best Hartshorn spri rollers. Let ns estimate oa your new shades. Al estimates free. 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