Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1896, Page 2

{HE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES, “What was her rame, please?" = “My sister-in-law, Miss Emily -Carrico. Did you see her?" e “Not for several days afterward. “Now, Mr. Devlin, what tim:e wes it when You reached The Star office?” “Tt must have been some time after v’clock.”” 2 Reecived Money. The examination of Mr. Devlin was in- terrupted for a few minutes while Mr. C. A. Johnson was put on the stand. Mr. Johrson was, from 1890 to 1894 the Postmaster at Lebanon, Ky., where Miss Hynes lives. Mr. Johrson was asked as to money or- ders from Judge Holt to Miss Hynes that pasced through his hands during that period. The lawyers for the caveators ob- jected, on the ground that the orders and receipts were on file at the money order of- fice, ead were the best evidence obtainable. Judge Bradley decided that the witr might say that Miss Hynes was the recip- lent of money orders, but that he migat not say how much they were for nor frum whom. . After winning the point, Mr. Wilson with- drew his objection. Gite witness then said. that during fis w- evmbency of the offitd! Mis# Hynes received money orders from Judge Holt with greet regularity. They eame about once 2 month, and were almost invariably for $0 each. Mr. Devlin Again. Mr. Devlin was then recalled to the stand and an argument between counsel followed as to whether he might be cross-examined as to the conversation he had with Mr. Miller of The Star at Mth and F streets on the afternoon of the day the will turned up. Judge Bradley decided the point affirma- tively. ‘The witacss said that Mr. Miller asked fim if he was the administrator for the McGarrahan eState, and he said that he was. He could not remember all that he said on that occasion. ‘Asked as to what he said to Mr. Schrader of the Post, he said that on the second day after the finding of the will he did tell that reporter that he had often visited Major Throckmorton, and that the major was at liberty to stop at his house whenever he came to Washington. “When Major Throckmorton’s son was here after the finding of the will, and dined at your house, did he show you any letters?” “I believe he did. “Whom were they from?” “They were written by Judge Holt.” “What became of them?” “I believe I turned them over to Mr. Lee some time afterward.” ou turned them over?" think [ did. “Then they were in your possession?” “Yes, I think Mr. Throckmorton left them with me.” “Did you ever say to Mr. Schrader that you were satisfied the will and the attesta- juine ?"* it with reference to all signature. I never saw 53 what you s2w or did not see. Did you tell Mr. Schrader that you believed her signature was genuine?” “I did not.” “Did you say to him that you thought it likely the will was written and attested on some occasion when all Hoit’s house at a dinner?” 1 did not.” “You are at present employed in the rec- ord and pension bureau?” “I am. it a part of your official duty to ings of signatures?” ere up at Judge The witness said that in the office it is quite common to make tracings of signa- tures to be sent away for the purpose of making comparisons. He himself, rarely makes them, but gets one of the other clerks to do it for him. Whom do you get to do it for you Was asked on redirect examination. “I usually get Mr. Harry Fellows.” “A fellow clerk?” S, sir, and a good fellow.”” Te you sure that on the day the will Was found you went to the War Depart- Ment before going to The Ster office “Iam. “Is your mind clear on that potn’ “Perfectly so.” At Mr. Worthington’s request the witness named over several army officers that he had met while calling at Maj. Throckmor- ten’s. All of those he mentioned are, he said, cither dead or stationed at posts re- mote from this city. Mr. Devlin said that the only letter he had trom Miss Throc morton was the one with reference to the will. After som2 further questioning his relations with the Throckmorton: shown by t letters that them. the court took a o'clock. Newspaper Men Testify. he After recess Judge Miller was called to the stand to testify to Mr. Devlin's good character. Mr. Worthington raised the point that the testimony was not compe- tent, as Mr. Devlin's character had not been impeached. The objection was sus- tained, and Mr. Darlington called Mr. Har- ry P. Godwin, the city editor of The Star. Mr. Godwin testifiel that he was present when Mr. Devlin called at the office to see Dr. Howe. He said that he had no recol- lection of hearing Mr. Devlin say that he had always entertained a belief that there Was a will im existence, and that he had written to the Throckmortons telling them that something ought to be done in the matter. Mr. Miller, he safd, was standing by during the conversation, and was as- signed to interview Col. Sterett. Beyond being directed to get a statement from Sterett he had no connection with the case. When Mr. Devlin came into the office he had a typewritten copy of the will, certified AS the register of wills. ¢<0s8-examination Mr. Godwin w: asked by Mr. Worthington what time it was that Mr. Devlin came to the office. He said that to the best of his recollection it was about 12:30 o'clock. He sald that he Was sure it was about the time the “boys” igre going out to luncheon or just return- ng. r Mr. Godwin said that his impression was that he did not hear all that Mr. Devlin said. He remembered that Mr. Devlin did Say.*in nis presence, that Judge Holt had ved alone for a great many years, hav- ing no one with him but his servants. He remembered his saying that all the judge's work was done for him by his servants, but was not sure that Devlin said that one of the servants even acted as the judge's amanuensis. Mr. Godwin said that his im- Dression was that he had written a portion of the interview with Mr. Devlin, as it ap- peared in The Star that day. Apart from the interview, which was handed to him for the purpose of refreshing his mein- ory, he said that he had no independent recollection of what Mr. Devlin said. Dr. Frank T. Howe, Mr. Godwin’s asso- ciate, was also called to testify as to that interview. He said that he, also, could not remember that Devlin said that he had be- lieved that © will was in existence. “What time did this occur?” asked Mr. Darlington “My recollection {s that {t was some time between 12 and 1 o'clock.” Dr. Howe, who was at one time a clerk in Judge Holt's office. was also questiohed as to the relations that existed between Judge Holt and Mr. Devlin. On cross-examinaticn, Dr. Howe sald that when Mr. Devlin left the office he at once telephoned to Mr. Dutton, The Star re- porter at the court house, that a will had been discovered. Mr. Dutton replied that he had already found out about it and had written a “story,” which was then on its way to the office by way of a messenger boy on a bicycle. Dr. Howe also testified as to the substance of what Mr. Devlin said about Judge Holt’s manner of life in his later days. ‘The next witness cailed was Mrs. Frank Evans, who was the clerk in the register’s office into whose hands the alleged wiil first fell. She was asked as to the con- dition of the paper when she first opened the envelope. Her impression was that the separation between the upper and lower pertions of the document was not com- plete at that time. Major Gaines, who testified some time ago in the case, was then recalled and questioned by Mr. Blair Lee. His acquaint- ance with Judge Holt, he said, began just after the first battle of Bull Run, and for a time ke Ss detailed to assist the judge in the conduct of courts-martial. He was asked whether he ever called at the judge's house toward the end of the iatter's life. This was for the purpose of rebutting the testimony of the servants that they never saw the major or Mr. Devlin at the house. Mr. Worthington objected that this was a collateral maiter, brought out on cross- examination, and could not properly be contradicted. He afterward withdrew the objection, and the witness said that he ealled once, but did not see the judge. Mrs. Mary Ray, a niece of Miss Hynes, who has been a constant attendant at the tril, was next recalled for the caveatees, ‘The judge, she said, always scemed to be very fond of Miss Hynes, and he used to come to Kentucky at least once a year to see her. : ee eee eee ee LATE NEWS BY WIRE DISTRICT AFFAIRS/ ARF The District Delegation at the St. Louis Convention. NO CANDIDATES 10 WITHDRAW Thurston to Be Made Permanent Chairman. GOSSIP OF THE DAY eg Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 11.—Delegate M. B. Scott of West Virginia has introduced @ resoluticn in the national committee in- creasing the representation of District of Columbia to six delegates. It will be con- sidered tomorrow. Mr. Frank B. Conger of Washington, who is engineering the attempt to add four dele- gates to the District's quota in this con- vention, has practically given up the effort, despairing of success. Upon inquiry he has fou..d so much opposition to his propo- sition that he is inclined to believe the com- mittee will give the application but scant attention. . . O. M. WILL REMAIN IN THE FIELD. None of the Favorite Sons Will With- draw. ial Frem a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 11.—There seems io be a settied underStandirg that neither Reed, Quay, Morton nor Allison will withdraw. The McKirley men anticipate that all these names will be presented, and the repre- sentatives of these candidates declare *vith great emphasis that there will be no with- drawals. Senator Gear said today, when his at- tention wes called to a dispatch from Tows, stating that Allison's name was to be with- drawn and Gear was to be presented for Vice President, that there was no truth whatever in the story. Allison's name would aot be withd:awn, he said, and ne would not under any circumstances he a candidate. for Vice President. ‘The New York heaqquarters were all dec- orated with flags and pictures of Morton today in anticipation of the arrival of Platt tonight. The Reed headquarters are to be opened on Sunday. The explanation of the other candidates remaining in the field. after conceding tha nomination of McKinley is that they want to preserve their organization in order to influence the action of the convention on the financial plank. ‘There is nothing else to be gained. Quay is understood here to be in favor of Hobart for Vice President, McKinley's choice, and it is not belleved that either Reed, Allison or Morton has a candidate for that place. Manley is talked of and no less than five New York men aspire to the place, leaving no choice between them. The compliment of being talked of is ex- tended to Geo. W. Aldrich, Hamilton Fis J. Sloat Fassett, E. C. McAlpin and C. Bliss by the New York people. In Rhode Island ‘there is the rivalry between Gov- ernor Lippitt and ex-Governor Brown. In face of the positive deciaration that neither Reed, Allison nor Morton will accept, the only men who are spoken of seriously with- out local rivalry and opposition, besides Hobart, are H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, Hastings of Pennsylvania, Bradley of Ken- tucky, Senator Proctor, Senator Hawley and M. H. De Young, though there are at least twenty names mentioned. J. P. M. Thurston to Be Permanent Chairman. Spectal From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 11.—Senator Proc- tor, having discouraged the proposition to make him permanent chairman of the con- vention, and having suggested that the honor ought te be placed where it would do most good, the program in that respect has been changed. The permanent chairman bas not been positively selected, but it is regarded as almost certain that Senator Thurston will be the man. It is thought that Proctor’s motive in declining was to ive the position to Thurston. Henry Vance is spoken of, but Thurston will, in all probability, be decided on. Thurston is to second MeKinley’s nomination. He has his speech written. J. Ree A Well-Known Candidate, Special From a Staff Correspondent, ST. LOUIS, June 11.—Col. H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, who is probably better known to Washingtonians than any of the other vice presidential candidates, arrived this morning, and has taken his position, wait- ing for the lightning to strike. It can be stated authoritatively thet Col. Evans will not wage an aggressive campaign unless he receives the word from Maj. McKinley. He has placed himself absolutely in the hands of the McKinley men, and if they decide against his candidacy, he will accept the result gracefully and without disappoint- ment. A complimentary vote will be given im, however, in any event. OOM. Silver Men Impatient. Special From a Staff Correspondeat. ST. LOUIS, June 11.—The silver men here are showing great Impatience at the de- layed arrival of Serators Teller and Du- bois. They are expected this evening, but they have been locked for anxiously for two days. Patrick H. Lannan of Utah, one of the leading republicans of the new state and proprietor of the Salt Lake Tribune, seid this morning: “The conven- tion will declare for gold, I hope. We of Utah are for free silver at 16 to 1, but it is easy to see that we are knocked out on that proposition. Some are talking of a compromise, but no compromise is pos: ble. A straddle will net save the silver states to the republican party, but, on the other hand, it would create uncertainty in the east. On a square gold platform the fight should be made. Then there would be no question of republican success in the states of the east, where sound money means a gold basis and a single gold standard.” J. P.M. Mr. Bland at St. Louis. Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 11.—The Bland boom crossed the orbit of the McKinley boom at St. Louis today. Bland, the democratic silver champion and Missouri's candidate for the democratic presidential nomination, arrived at the Planter’s Hotel this morn- ing, and at once the corridors of the hotel were crowded with silver democrats. Gov. Stone and a great many other silver demo- crats of Missouri called on Mr. Bland, and in the afternoon a conference was held be- tween some of the leaders, their governor and their candidate. Bland is seriously a candidate, and the Missouri people seem to be seriously for him. He has not changed @ particle in appearance or in manner since he left Congress. He expressed great satis-| faction to your correspondent over the spread of the silver sentiment. J. P. M. ——__ Overhead Wires. From the Chicago Times-He-ald. Three more deaths from overhead elec- tric wires are reported. The slaughter goes on without interruption. Every day in- creases the grim list and it is hardly pos- sitle to pick up a newspaper without be- ing confronted by a brief account of the herrible death of some unfortunate citi- zen by a shock from a broken electric ligt t or trolley wire. Meanwhile the council discusses ordinances for muzzling dogs, al- though the number of deaths from rabies is insignificant compared with the mortal- ity from the wires. Sp ——=s Our Advertising Columns. Read the advertising columns of The Star carefully. They are an invaluable guide to the buyer. You will find the an- nouncements of all the success- ful business houses and will miss the fake concerns and habitual bankrupts. You won’t find the latter.e Reputable “advertisers dislike being found in their company. The New Medical Law Requiring Regis- try Goes Into Effect. Matters of Interest Transacted Today at the Office of the Com- missioners. The medical bill is now a law, and the physicians who have not registered at the health office will be compelled to undergo an examination as to their fitness before being allowed to practice. As soon as the President signed the bill the registration books at the health office were closed, and since that time (June 3) no new registra- tions have been made. The Commissioners are now considering the ways and means of enforcing this law, and with that in view have called upon the representatives of the several schools of medicine to submit nominations for the appointment of the examining boards. There are three such boards provided for, consisting of five members each and rep- resenting the regular school, the homeo- pathic school and the eclectic school. The presidents of these boards, with two lay- men, one of whom shall be a lawyer, con- stitute the board of medical supervisors. To this board of supervisors the several medical boards are required to submit the examination questions, and from such lists the examination questions are to be select- ed. The applicants for licenses are to pass a satisfactory examination in anatomy, physiology, chemistry, pathology, materia medica and therapeutics, hyglene, histology, practice of medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, diseases of the eye and ear, medical jurisprudence and such other branches as said board shall deem advis- able. It is provided, however, by the Dill that physicians from other states and ter- ritories which have examining boards and are licensed thereby shall receive a license without examination. There is also a pro- vision of the law which grants the power of revocation of a license to the board of medical supervisors upon a vote of four of its members. The penalty clause of the law provides that any person practicing medicine without first having obtained a lcense shall be punished by a fine not less than $5) nor more than $500, or by impris- onment in the District jail for a period of not less than ten nor more than ninety $ soon as the several boards have been selected and the board of supervisors ap- pointed, examinations of applicants will be in order. The applicant must file with his application a fee of $10, which amount goes to the payment of the expenses of the board. —— PROBABLY EXAGGERATED. The Students’ Row at Harvard Night. What would seem to be a somewhat ex- aggerated report, judging from the later was sent out from Boston last describing what was claimed to the biggest riot Cambridge has ever seen. It was a clash, occurring in Har- yard Square, between 3,00) Harvard men and about 100 policemen. ‘The origin of the trouble was the boisterous celebration of the victory at base ball over Princeton. Revoivers were freely used and the entire square was the scene of confusion and tu- mult. Three students were arrested and one was seriously injured. When victory was announced on the bul- letin boards over a thousand students began to make Rome howl and the square was a perfect pandemonium. A procession was formed and in soild ranks they marched through the streets. Nearly every other man was armed with a revolver and they kept up a rapid firing. The police were out in extra force on all sides and did not relish the wholesale display of firearms. At Harvard Square the procession halted and the trouble began. On the edge of the crowd were seen two policemen carrying off Clay Stone Briggs, a Galveston, Texas, Last student, arrested for discharging his re- volver. With one mad rush the students dashed to the rescue, but a big squad of police an- ticipated their move. They met just in front of the police station. With clubs, re- volvers and fists they fought, but finally the officers succeeded in getting thre: isoners into the house. ‘They wer riggs, Goldthwait H. Dorr of Orange, N J., and Arthur T. Pilling of Washington, D. C. Pilling, it was claimed, had his head smashed in by a blow from a police- man’s club. But the riot, according to the accounts wos far from being quelled. The mob sur- rounded the little prison in numbers sufli- cient to almost lift it and carry it off. The chief of police formally commanded the mob to disperse, but his speech was greet- ed with groans and hisses. The boys were determined and won their point, too, for they never budged until their ‘comrades were admitted to bail, when they carried them oft on their shoulders. Mr. Arthur T. Pilling {s a son of Mr. Sohn W. Pilling of 1301 Massachusetts avenue. The first advices received of the riot by Mr. and Mrs. Pilling were the news- poper dispatches this morning, and the parents were well nigh frantic on reading that their son had been seriously injured. Several telegrams soon arrived, however, characterizing the reports as grossly ex- eggerated, and stating that young Pilling bad sustained a mere scratch on the head. Later in the morning his father and moth- er entered into conversation with him by means of the long distance telephone and received personal assurances of his condi- tion. Young Pilling stated that he is at- lending his classes today, and expects to take @ final examination either today or tomorrow. GIv) YEARS, Lewis Walker Sentenced for Killing Military Jones, Judge Cole this “afternoon sentenced Lewis Walker, convicted several days ago of manslaughter, for killing William, alias “Military,” Jones, to ten years’ imprison- ment in the Albany penitentiary, at hard labor. ae aes Hinrichs¢n Nominated for Congress. SACKSONVILL) Ii, June 11—t the sixteenth congressional district today W. H. Hinrichsen was nominated to Congress hy the democrats. He is secretary of state at present, and is a prominent free sliver man. aS easy Married at the Court House. There was another wedding at the city hall today, Thomas L. Lewis and Bettie Atkins, both of Richmond, Va., being mar- ried by the Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland. Miss Worrall Not Potsoned. A chemical analysis of the stomach of Miss Mayne Worrall, the wealthy young English woman who died suddenly at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco last Sat- urday, has failed to disclose the pres- ence of any poison. The physicians who made the examination say that Miss Worrall died from natural causes. In ac- cordance with a cablegram received from the young woman's father in London, the funeral was held Tuesday, and the body was interred in Cypress Lawn cemetery. Se eee United Press Suits Dismissed. All of the suits begun a couple of years since in Baltimore by the United Press against the Baltimore néwspapers, six in number, have been~ dismissed, at plain- tiff's cost. e+ _____ The Minnesota Democracy. ST. PAUL, Minn., June 11.—At the dem- ocratic state convention to elect delegates to Chicago. Ex-Congressman Hall, the gold men’s candidate for chairman, was elected by a vote of 454 to 290. —_>__ Two Appointments, Upon the recommendation of Chief Parris, the Commissioners today appointed Private Thomas Inscow assistant foreman in the fire department, vice Giles, and William A. Dixon, assistant foreman, vice Griffin. ———.—___ A Point of No Quorum. Mr. Bailey of Texas late this afternoon made the point of no quorum in the House. There are less than 100 members present. This can, however, in no way interfere with the final adjournment, as both houses have, by resolution, agreed to adjourn at 4 o'clock. ONLY WAITING No Danian in Either Branch of Congress, — f+ —— PRESIDENT COMMITEE jr ON THE Recesses “Taken to Pass Awav the Time. ADJOURNMENT VERY NEAR ES reat The Senate began ‘the closing day of the session without any of the confusion and activity usually incident ‘to the departure of Congress. There was a scattered at- tendance in the galleries during the early hours, and thé score of Senators present gathered in groups and chatted. District Appropriation Bill Signed. The last-obstacle in the way of adjourn- ment was removed when. soon after the session opened, the enrolling clerks brought in the last of the great supply bills—that of the District ‘of’ ‘Columbia—and it was Signed by the Vice President, and soon thereafter dispatchéd to the White House for the sighatire of the President. ‘This done, business was suspended until Mr. Sherman secured the-pasage of a House bill pensioning-the widow of Gen. William H. Gibson of Ohio, at $50 per month. Then the galleries were cleared for a brief executive’‘session, after which the open session was resumed. The monotonous waits were broken at intervals by routine reports from the House. On motioneof Mr. Platt (Conn.), the immigration bill, which had been dls- placed, was made the unfinished business. The effect is to give the bill the right of way when the December session begins. To Join the House Committee. At 1 o'clock Mr. Sherman moved the ap- pointment of two Senators to accompany the committee of the House to watt on the President. The Vice President named Senators Sher- man and Smith. The Vice President also announced the appointment of Senators Harris, Faulkner and McMillan as a committee to inquire Into the charities of the District of Colum- bla with a view to ascertaining the extent of sectarian control. The inquiry was pro- vided for in the District of Columbia ap- propriation bill. A Recess. At 1:20 p.m. the Senate until 3 o'clock p.m. THE HOUSE. took a recess Scores of members left.the city last night after the sppropriation bills were disposed of, and there were not more than fifty mem- bers on the floor when the House met at 11 o'clock today fer the final session of the first session of the Fifty-fourth Congress. The reading of the Journal of the legis- lative day of Saturday, which continued frm 11 o'clock Saturday until 11 o'clock last night, ¢onsumed half an hour. To Wait'on the President. On motion of Mr. Dingley a resolution was adopted for the appointment of a com- mittee of three, members to join a similar committee from:the Senate to wait upoa the Presidént and inform him that Con- gress was ready’to adjourn, and ascertain Y he had ‘ry further communication to make. ‘The. Speaker appointed Mr. Dingley (Me), “Mr., Carron (iL) and Mr. Sayers (Tex.). : ‘Thanks to Speaker Reed. Mr. Turner (Ga), on behalf of the minor- ity, offered the following resolution: “Resolved, That the thanks of this House are due and are; hereby terdered to Hon. Thomas It. Reed; Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the ability, efficiencys| and, atric) impartiality with which he has discharged the ‘arduous and responsible dutics of his office during the present ses- sion of Congtess.” tion of the resolution was h a round of applause, and was adopted by a ding: 8 While Mr. Jenkins QVis.) was trying io Secure action of the Senate bill for the re- lief of the administrator of Henry Van Vleck, which involved an expenditure of $4,500, Mr. Wheeler of Alabama got the floor and made it a text for a statement as to the marvelous growth of the govern- mental expenflitures during recent years. He declared that the cost of government in the Uniteg States, federal, state and municipal, waf the largest on earth, reach- ing $1,100,000,000 per annum. A Recess. Mr. Owens (Ky.) raised a laugh at Mr. Wheeler's expense by calling his attention to the fact that If the Van Vleck bill went through it would only increase the grand total of our expenditures to $1,100,004,500. The bill was passed, but in order to pre- vert further ‘clamor for recognition the Hcuse took a recess until 2 o'clock. At 2 o'clock the House reconvened. Mr. Pruden, the President's executive clerk, announced the presidential approval of the appropriation bills last passed. pe SIDERING Co! BILLS. President and Cabinet Spend a Lively Day. The President and the members of his cabinet had a busy time of it today con- sidering bills that passed Congress in its clesing hours. The most important bills approved by the President tcday were the follow! ‘The District of Columbia appropriation bill, the surdry clvil apprepriation bill, the act’ for the adjustment of certain claims uf postmasters, the House of Representatives deficlency Till, the Joint resolution ex- tendin the provisions of bounty and hon- orable discharge to all enlisted men in the navy. Many bilis were on his desk unacted on at 3 o'clock, but none of them were of spe- cial importarce, except to individuals. All the appropriation bills had become laws before that hour, and it was stated that no meritorious bill would be allowed to fail. +--+. ISM AND STRENGTH. VEGETARI Comparisons Drawn Between Meat Enters and Non-Meat Eaters. From the Westminster Review. We nevey seep to realize that a large proportion of the inhabitants of this coun- try are pr&cticafly Vegetarians at the pres- ent moment. It‘s true that they are com- pulsorily $0, but the fact remains. How much meat can an agricultural laborer's family hay out\of,a wage of 15 shillings a weck? If @.small quantity of salt pork be cecasionally eaten it ts of value chiefly as respiratory- food: Yet our laborers, who have subsisted- of this diet for generations, are strong, In, other European countries the peasantry axp still more evidently veg- etarian fof‘all practical purposes. Even in Russla, acéording to Prirce Krapotkin, tne easant guts only corn, and not enough of That sometimes, Yet the Russian peasant is not wanting in vigor. The evidence is the same if we, glance at non-European races. The hardy Arib or Soudanese Is satisfied with his dates, the Zulu with “mealies,” the Hindu with grains and pulse. ‘The Japanese have a similar diet, varied occa- sionally with fish. Stanley ‘says of the Waganda: “With the banana plant he is happy, fat and thriving. Without it he is a famished, disconsolate, woebegone wretch.” The Jats of Rajpootana are de- scribed as “‘a very intelligent, fine race, while both men and women attain great age. As a rule, the lower classes do not eat meat.” These instances, which might be multiplied, are quoted to show that vegetarianism 1s the ordinary practice of numerous races, which are not among the lowest and which show no sign of race de- terforation. In face of these facts the mere random assertion sometimes made that vegetarians are subject to “poorness of blood” must be taken for what it is worth. Errors both of diet and hygiene may be committed by vegetarians as well as by other people. MR. REED INCREDULOUS. He Did Not Believe the Statement At- FINANCE AND TRADE tributed to Mr. Manley. The interview given by Joseph Manley conceding the nomination to McKinley was @ surprise and a shock to Speaker Reed and his supporters in Washington. The Speaker refused to believe the re- port when it was shown to him last night and denounced it as a le. Today he de- clines to speak of the matter. Mr. Manley took the step enttrely on his own authority without consulting Mr. Reed or any of the Recd contingent in Washington. A let- ter was received at Reed headquarters here written by Manley just before he left Au- gusta for St. Louis, in which he said that he had not given up hope of Reed’s nomi- nation. His last step is embarrassing ‘o the Reed men. One of the Reed managers said: “The Speaker could not believe that Mr. Manley hed spoken as quoted until we re- celved corroboration cf the interview. He has made a mistake. We do not question his motives at all. Probably he was labor- ing under the discouragement caused by the adverse decisions in the Alabama con- tests, which we had expected to gain, as the seats undoubtedly belonged to us. Per- haps he was discouraged also by the num- ber of McKinley shouters who have ar- rived early on the scene. We know that no one can regret the interview today more deeply than Mr. Manley does. “There are one hundred delegates to the convention instructed for McKinley who do not want to vote for him. Circumstances might arise under which the convention would ses that the nomiaation of McKinley was unwise, and in that event Mr. Reed wculd stand the best chance for the nom- in: 2. We do not consider tne fi less, nor 40 we belleve thet Mr. dees today. He made a mistake, that was GEORGETOWN. The Falls: Church Railway. Work on the Falls Church electric rail- way 1s being pushed forward rapidly. Con- tractor Caton has graded the route to with- in a short distance of Falls Church, and will finish his work by the end of the month. The tracks of the road have been laid as far as Ballston, Va., which ts only a short distance from Falls’ Church. Some difficulty has been experlenced in crossing the tracks of the Washington and Ohio branch of the Southern road. The raiiroad corporation does not want the elec- tric Ine to reach Falls Church if such can be prevented, as the steam line will suffer in competition with the electric road. The Falls Church road, however, expects to overcome the difficulty in a short while and make the necessary crossing. Going for Nude Bathers. The swimming season has opened, and small boys and others are seeking the streams surrounding Georgetown for a re- freshing dip. The police have already re- ceived instructions to arrest all nude bathers. The first arrest of the season oc- curred Tuesday afternoon, when Police- man Passeno caught Wm. Mason, a four- teen-year-old negro, who, with a crowd of other boys, was splashing in the river. The boy was badly scared, and after a warning Was released at the station. Notes, A quiet wedding occurred at noon yester- day at the parsonage of Trinity Catholic Church, Rev. Father William Scanlan offi- clating. The contracting parties were Miss Hallie Cox, the eldest daughter of Mr. John B. Cox, and Mr. Thomas L. Hume, a son of the late Thomas L. Hume. A festival will be given this evening at St. Gabriel's Church, at Great Falls, of which Rey. Father Mallon of St. Ann's Church, Tenleytown, has charge. Children’s day exercises will be held Sun- day at the Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church. Mr. William Barnes, while driving out 14th street Tuesday, was thrown from his carriage and susteined a fractured leg. ———— A Situation for Mr. Gissing. From the London News. Among the applicants to Mr. Curtis Ben- nett at the Marylebone police court yeater- day was a middie-aged laboring man, who, in a distressed tone of voice, begged the magistrate to advise him respecting his wife. “She treats me so cool,” he said, “and when I go to work in the morning she won't wish me good-bye or speak to me.” Mr. Bennett—“I don’t know that she is bound to. I cannot give you a summons to compel her to say ‘Good-bye.’ ’ Applicant—“She has her mother there, and she causes a great disturbance in our house. I want her turned out.” Mr. Bennett—“I should think yon and your wife are old enough to have the mother in the house without quarreling.” « Applicant—“But my wife won't have meals with me.” pat; Bennett—"I have no power to make er. Applicant (despairingly)—"“I want to know what I can do.” Mr. Bennett—“Be as amiable as you can, and see if you cannot come to terms. Be as amiable as you used to be before you were married.” Applicant heaved a heavy sigh and with- drew. 00 A Child’s Idea of Marriage. From the National Review. Marriage, from the child's point of view, is a kind of contradiction. The law of love, according to his experience, is rooted in in- timacy. It is right for brothers and sisters who live in the same house and have the mutual knowledge of daily companionship to love one another, but how can two strangers love one another so much as to want to live together? A boy of seven once said to his mother: “I don’t see why hus- bands and wives must be so fond of each other. They are no relations at all. A hus- band 1s just a man you pick up anywhere. This boy, a smart one, as his language sug- ests, probably expressed a widespread childish perplexity. The thought is amus- ing because of its ignorance of the meaning of marriage, but even as we smile do we not half feel that the child's way of looking at human relationships is in a sense the right one, and that marriage, however necessary, is in a manner eminently unnatural? o+—____ Onc Good Turn Deserves Another. From the Chicago Tribune. “May I offer you a stick of gum?” asked the traveling man in the skull cap, by way of introducirg himself to the passenger in the seat directly in front of him. The other man turned around, looked at the proffered slab, and shook his head. “I—I beg your pardon,” he sald. “I facture that gum. I never chew it. Bft if you will join me, I will open this bax of candy I bought just before I got on the train.” i The traveling man looked on the laljel on the box and shuddered. = “We make that candy,” he remarked, shrugging his shoulders. “I never touch it” Subsequently they became” better ac- quainted over a small bottle, of whose con- tents they possessed none of the sccrets of manufacture. ——____-e-____ Had Heard the Name Before. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. A traveling man, well known in the bot- toms, had occasion to pay a business visit to Lebanon, Ohio, one day last week. He was accompanied, as usual, by a large and varied assortment of trunks and grips. When he alighted from the train he im- mediately set about to find a drayman to haul the trunks and grips to the hotel. He hadn't long to look, for a veteran gray- haired son of Ham approached him and solicited the job. The baggage was loaded on the old, rickety dray, and the drummer jumped on to ride up town with his goods. On the way the man with the order book and hardened cheek cracked jokes and jol- lied the old driver as only a drummer can. Finally he asked his name: “My name, sah, is Gawge Washington.” “George Washington,” repeated the drurgmer; “why, that name sounds famii- iar. I believe I've heard it before some- where.” ‘I spect you has, sah,” the old darky re- joined. “I’se been dribin’ dis heah dray for twenty-seben years, sah.” Not a mus- cle of the ebony face relaxed, and he look- ed straight ahead. The drummer says the story is always good for a big order. The Currency Question Continues to Monopolize Attention. AWAITING ACTION BY THE CONVENTION Effect on Values of the Adjourn- ment of Congress. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 11.—Yesterday’s vio- lent demonstration against values, the nat- ural product of political ambiguity, was followed by @ moderate recovery in all de- partments of speculation this morning. The currency question continues to monopo- lize attention and has been divested of none of fis uncertainties. If the republi- can convention is sincere In its indorse- ment of sound money there will be no vague or uncertain clauses in the forth- coming platform. If phrases are selected which are sus- ceptible of opposite interpretations, ac- cording to the geographical location of the interpreter, the east may be relied upon to construe the document as unsound in its money policy. The gravity of the situa- tion should inspire directness. Advices thus far received indicate that the 16 to 1 ratio will be opposed and a pos- sible reference be made to the necessity for an international agreement on the sil- ver problem. An important movement in values is wholly dependent upon the con- vention’s action for its direction. The movement is practically assured, but the particular account remains unchosen. Owing to the demand from the short in- terest, as the result of yesterday’s de- cline, It was practically impossible to esti- mate the influence of the adjournment of Congress. There can be no doubt that one disquieting factor will disappear from spec- ulation at the close of today’s busines: The money market was momentarily in- fluenced by yesterday's war scare, the clos- ing out of several loans being reported as well as a disposition to accept only call accommodations. Rates were not influenced, however, and borrowers have little concern on this point. Foreign houses predict an outflow of sold by Saturday's steamers, but not in signifi- cant amounts. The condition of the ex- change market at Paris would warrant shipmenis to that center at a minimum profit, as well as to Germany. A restricted volume of business is generally favored by the local representatives of foreign bankers pending definite developments at St. Louis next week. The London market was disposed to re- flect uneasiness during the early trading, sales of Nashville end St. Paul being es- pecially noticeable. The local demand for these securities was sufficient to prevent any material weakness after the first few minutes of active trading. ‘The improvement in values as compared with last night’s closing level was about 1 per cent, fractional variations on either side of this point being recorded in a few instances. The receivers of Northern Pacific report a deficit after charges of $124,300, as _com- pared with a surplus of more than $59,000 last year. A net increase in income is 're- ported to exceed $1,800,000 during the last ten months. Generally speaking the gen- eral speculative prospect is encouraging along all lines not political. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. ete 1,448 bush- —chotce 7-00a817-00. Grain” frolghta ‘Steady, parcel room ¥« “ tad batter steady, Sorbanged. “per winks Ee ancl Whisky on- Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exc! ccrrespondents Messrs. Ladenburg, - mann & Co., New York. 35% 67" Aas ity They i % i 1 17 76 70) 72, 74 712 T37B 422 40% ze 4387 420 435 390 370 3.87 405 85 402 |. Tigh. Low. Close, eat 4 % 666 O58 6.64 Today*s Presidential Nominations. ‘The -PresWent today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Navy—Capt. George Deway to be com- modore; Commander Francis A. Cook tc be captain; Lieutenant Commander Chas. T. Hutchins to be a commander. ‘The foregoing nominations were imme- diately confirmed by the Senate. $$ Different Types of Beauty. Ladwig Jacobowski in the Chautauquan for May. “How would our European types of beauty be received in other zones? White travelers have declared that in the heart of the tropical forest the negro's shining skin is considered esthetically lovely, while the white skin of the European suggests only sickliness and disease. It is clear that the question of what constitutes beauty would be answered differently by every race. To quote an apt saying of an old Greek philosopher, ‘Man is the measure of all things.’ Every race has its own Apollo and Aphrodite. The traveler Hearne, who is thoroughly acquainted with the North American Indians, says that in the eyes of these Indians the ideal of beauty must pos- sess ‘a broad, flat face, small eyes, high cheek bones, low forehead, a large, broad chin, a knobby, hooked nose, a goiden- brown skin.’ in northern China only the native Manchoo types are admired: A broad face, high cheek bones, very broad nose end enormous ears. One of these Queued Asiatics who had traveled to Ceylon, upon seeing the prominent nose of the foreign ambassador, wrote that hewhad the beak of a bird and the body of a man. Among the nations of Cochin China a wo- man to be charming must have a perfectly round head and face. Amcng these col- ored races a white skin is regarded as ugly. White women receive little favor and attention from them Chinese in the interior of the kingdom ccrsider all Eu- ropeans ugly because of their white skin and prominent noses. ‘The Siamese, wi their small noses, widely separated nos- trils, large mouths, ratho: thick lips, big faces, and high, broad cheek bones, simply can not conceive of European | beaut} Their own women. ther think, are so much better-looking than Europeans.” — = Why Novels Fa: lays. From London Truth, “The best books make the worst dramas on record. No one yet has ever dramatiz- ed Thackeray's ‘Venity Fair’ or ‘Esmond’ —both stories teeming as are with dramatic situations and surpris D ens, who loved the stage, was divorced from his love, in that his books were tm- possible for dramatic treatment. ‘They were very good to read, but very bad te act. There is a reason in all this. The art of the novelist is to delay isis secret; the are of the dramatist is to betray it.’ T! best and most interesting book*is the one that delays the surprises until the last page: the worst play is the one thai refus- €s to tell the secret until five minutes be- fore the curtain falls on the last act. The reader of novels likes to dawdle over the story, and to prolong the agoay; the spec- tator of plays loves to be wiser than the se, | Puppets before him, and to watch them Open. po eG co dallying. In fact, the playzoer ts a kind American Sugar.i.7--- it? toes jaa* 1a: | of omniscience in pit and gallery, stalls and snencneuee, 5 iy OW Gh boxes, who knows more ‘ian any one American Cotton Oi Sbeebcepese 3 els Atchison, 133; 1435 — eee. * Balto. & Ohio. B18 18 5 Shelter for the Boys. ae 6 ON OH OKT rom the G Times. Herald. Chesapeake & L. Z. Leiter and other humane men have RES Say accomplished a temporary solution of a SD eciwea troubled ques They will receive into Chicago Gas, Cis. C.M.& St. Paul. CM. & St. Paul, Chic., RT & Pacific. Del, Lack. & W.. Delaware & Hndson...- Den. & K. Grande, Pfa. Dis. & Cattle Feeding... General Electric. Mlinois Central. Lake Shore. Long Island Traction.. Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central. Missour! Pacine, U. 3. Leather, Pf New Jersey Central. New York Central N Y.&N. Eng. Chi N.¥.C. & 81. Loui Northern Pacific. Northern Pacific, North American. Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail... Phila. & Read Pullman Pal. Car Co. Southern Katlway, Pfd.. Phila. ‘Traction. ‘Texas Pacific, ‘Tenn. Coal & iron. Union Pacitic, Wabash. Wabash, Pfd. Wheeling & L. Erie..-: Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd Western Union Tel Silver....... ! Washington Stock Exchange. Government Bonds.—U. } bid, 108'4 asked. U 4 4 asked. U.S. 4s, 1926, 116% Bae ie . 112% ‘bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fand 5s, 100 bid. 30-year fund Gs, guld, 110 bid. 3.653, fund- ing. currency, 108 bid Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 108 bid, 109 asked. “Metropolitan Railroad com 6s, 121 "bid, 125 asked. Belt Matlroad 5s, St 85. asked. ” Eckington Rallroad 6s, bid, ailroad 6s, 112% bid, "1 Company 6s, series’ A, 1 8 Company On,” series B. 1 Compaffy con’ mac paked. asked. Columbia Washington Washington 24 fis, 200" Di 100 bid. cam Security and Trust 53, F. and A., 100 |, 104 asked. “American Security and Trust 5s, A. ‘and 0., 100 bid, 104 asked. ket Company Ist 68, 110 bid. Washington Market company Imp. 66, '110 bid. Washington Market ChmPADY ext Ge, 140 bid. Masonic Tall Associa jon. 5s, | Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 95 thee ms : National Bank Stocks. bid. Bank of the Rey 285 bid, 300 asked_ ¢ Mechanics’, 180 bid, 140 asked." Citizens’, 130 bid. Capital, 6 bid. West End, Traders’, 99 bid 103 asked. Lincoln, 105% bid, 106% asked. Ohio, 85 bid, 95 asked. ‘Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Companies. Deposit and ‘Trust, 11G bid, 120 asked. Loan and Trust, 119 bid, 125 asked. “American Se- curity and Trust, 146 asked. “Washington Safe De- P*Rairoad Stocks. Capital ‘Traction Company, 72% bid, 74% asked. “Metropoiltan, 110 bid. 116 asked: Columbia, 50 bid. Belt, 35 asked. Evkington, 25 bid. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 6 bid- Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Wash! 46% asked. Georgetown Gas, 40 bid. trle Light, 117% bid, 123% asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 33. bid. 37 bid, 4% asked. 50 bid. Potor German-Amerie: ‘elephone 3 Washington Mar- 107% bid, 110 asked. Vashineton Franklin, Corcoran, 130 bid! Union, bid, 14 asked. | Columbia, 11 bid. 14 asked. Tig’ bi 73 bid. ington, National Metropolitan, c. 65 bid. 165. bid. 10 Peoples, 5% bid, 6 asked. arked. Lincoln, 7 Commercial, 414 bid. 3 ncks.—Real Extate Title, Columbia Title, 51 le, 3 bid, ee 1a bid, 6 asked. District Title, 7 pid, 16 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks. Penncylvay Che Ea o) apeake and Potomac, 5f % bid, 2% asked. red, 10% Wid. 13 asked. bid. American Pneumati Stocks. — Mergenthaler 125% asked. Lanston Monotsp Kusked. Washington Market, 13 bid. 120 bid, 130 asked. Linotype. bid, s Pals sked. ——-. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, June 11.—Flonr dull, receipts, 3.547 Iwrrels; shipments, &, 100 harrels. “Wheat Weak an july and August. 61%a61% bushels; shipments, 64,006. bushels Dushels—sout amp) dull and. ea: ; month, 3 July, 32%033 31%,—reevipis els; stock, 92) ow corn, ‘25a25%4 2 western 3X ceipts, "13,040 ‘bushels; “aa2qu—re- stock, 203,702" bushels. the Waifs’ and care for witho cost to he © of slight offenses for which, the existing laws and conditions, they would have to be sent to the bridewell or discharged to become va- grants, many of them a little later to be- come criminals. Praiseworthy as is the action of these gentlemen, the public duty to homele: of Chicago remains unperformed. ought to be founded an institution combin- ing home with school, the school combining under manual with literary instruction, for boys who come into the guardianship of the city T through commission of petty offenses. conscience of this community has been cruelly torpid to the gross sin of leaving this work not only unachieved but unat- tempted. Shocking as is the epithet, truth has its rights. The city of Chicago is bearing and mothering criminals because of failure to provide a school and home for homeless boys. Instead of placing them on the road to useful citizenship it is qualifying and compelling them to become felons Is this shame never to be effaced? —<+e+-—_ The Coming “Celerette.” From the Journal des Debats, M. Paul Clerc’s wheel, as we have al- ready said, costs little or nothing. One can bé bought for 50 cents or $1, and as it costs that much for a carriage ride the wheelman can afford to throw the thing away at the end of his journey and buy a new one whenever he wants to start out again. A wheel that anybody can ride, and that will run along the road as fast as an ordinary horse can trot, is certainly a useful ma- chine. Young people wiil use it to amuse themselves or to go on long journeys, and it may also be used to advantage by people who wish to commence their education in regular cycling. Workmen might also take advantage of it going and coming from their workshops. Children going to school and peasants going to the market could also use it. Moreover, any handy man with tools can make a celerette, and it s so light that it can easily be carried up steep hills or along the portions of rugged roads where wheeling is well nigh impossible. Beyond a doubt, the celerette is another machine for the benefit of humanity. ————+e- Wood Driven Through Iron. From the Kansas City Times. City Controller Lund came home from St. Louis this morning, and announced that he had adjusted the first insurance claim for loss caused by the tornado. Mr. Lund says: ‘Without having seen it, no one can realize the daniuge that was done. On ch east side of the river are hundreds freight cars that were overturned. A little thing that seemed remarkable to me shows how terrible the force cf the storm have been. On the footway of the E Be there is @ side rail made of iron pipe. A flying stick of timber penetrat: it. The stick is about three fect lon; it stands there now, sticking up In the air, held tght by the ends of the ‘ron pipe which fi cut in two. I never beture saw wood driven through iron. There were two Uttle villa, east of St. Louis in IMir« Harmony end Birckner, both of which were Literally wiped out of existence. ———_ 200 ie Wil Not Beat Horses in the ture. om the Reston Transcript. John F. Donahoe, Lawrence, Mass., teamster, angered by the action of one of his horses, Sunday, belabored the animal with a pitchfork. The horse kicked the fork from Donahoe’s hands against the side of th ra. It rebounded, and one of the prong uck Donahoe on the right side of che head, between the temple and It Donabce’s right arm, leg became completely paralyzed today. Other parts of his bedy are slig affected. He may recover, but will 1 regain his normal strength. Before cident Donal e of the strongest men in the The will of Mrs. Fleming's father bas been put in evidence to show @ motive for the murder of her mother in her trial in New York.