Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1896, Page 12

Annual June Reduction Sal THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. Bon Marche, & 316 7th St. Go Thank your stars if you haven’t yet bought. We are running through every department in the house and cutting prices right and left, especially on all “odds & ends,” “small lots” &c. of this season’s fast selling lines. a year and never permit them to tomorrow attractions: $1.25 & $1.50 FOC. | L ok, 5c Wrappers, get out of date. Linings,5c., ae : 16c. Curling Irons, 8 10 and 12c, lain White Lawn and Fancy Per- 10e. Rubber Combs, Hair Cooth, ers, Which have ee. Veotk Brahe. To 79C. 10c. Hand Mirrors, o Wire Cloth, o - 10c. Hair Scrubs, Crinoline, pee 10c. Machine Oil, ’ 2 and in white, 0c. Sponges, Percaline, 10c. Ammonia, Silesias, $1&$1.25 sash pee ee 10c. Taleum Powder, Ribbons, am, brown, pink and light Have been $1 per yard. To close 49, 6 75 & o8c. Flowers, S0C- is Is the finest lot of Flowers ever any sale. It tneludes Sik Pop (ia bunches ‘ss 39C. 30&40¢.Lisle Underwear, Fine Lisle Thread Vests, some plain and scme with Iece yoke. Were 39 and 49e. To close .... 25,29 & 35C. Emb’deries, Fine Cambric and Nainsook Embroideries, 6 to 9 inches wide. Have been 25, 20 and 25c. ‘To close.. 2sc. Ass’t Jewelry, 25¢. es of Roses, ete., Have been 4: "To close. Ladies’ Hdk’ fs, Solid Color Ha h white embroidered edge. Have been 124 in all col- , 60 and To close... 5C. 39 & 40c.Lisle Hosiery, 23C Balance of 8 or eud Hose, tn ered colored, Studs, Belt Pins, Lever Cuff Buttons, Rings, ete. close, cholce. flots of Fine Liste ack, with em- fast bl: uppe Children's White Leghorn Flats, which we: close .. Torckon Laces, the of a lot of 5, 6, 7 Laces, ‘fer. Gloves. \orrow 23C 23¢. 160c. Special lot of 19 and 25c. Jewelry, comprising Shirt Waist Sets, Brooches, vr TOC, Flats, 2I1c¢. “at 2IC, Laces, 2c. - Children’s H’'dk’fs, long and medium waists, in All Corsets for... SHIRT WAISTS ing in Shirt W: wager a greatest b ‘ashington. gate. and all are this season's styles. $1 & $1.25 Waists, $1.50 & $2 Waists, 2C€. 55C. 15¢ Fie BON MARCHE 2c. Corsets, 20¢ Special lot of White Summer Corsets, sizes. 89 and 5c. BOC. REDUCED. We know what other stores are offer- 3 and would willing! hing that we are offering the rgains in Waists obtainable in It will pay you to tnvesti- Holzman's Famous Shirt Waists for Women and a number of other makes, We have no old gocds, as we clean house twice Here are a few of Muslin Underwear Sale Con’t. Remember that these special ‘‘one- day" items are for that particular day only and that not more than 2 of any one garment will be sold to one cus- tomer. We would lose too much money by giving you all you wanted of them and they would not go around. This has been the most successful Underwear sale we have ever inaugurated, and ought to be, for we never offered such great bargains before. Big 30c. lot Tomorrow. 50c. Muslin Gowns, GOc. Cambric Covers, 50c. Muslin Covers, SOc. Walking Skirts, . Muslin Drawers, » Cambric Drawera, Capes, $1.95 Te. Lawn Chemise, Balance of the Fancy Cloth Cap black and colors, which $4.50 and in were $3.50, Se kes Waists, 23c Balance of the Boys’ Fancy Pere: and Lawn Blouse Walsts and few White Lawn, with plored. 23¢. collars and cuffs. Have been 49c. To close. J has struck again! More prices are smashed to smithereens. greater—than ever before. knows what a break in Saks’ prices means! and every flash hit a shining mark of value. Our loss is heavier—your gain is The crowds began to come early this morning — because everybody ‘Twas Chain Lightning-- Plen’s Suit Sales, you the cholce of hun- $12.50 and $13.50 small lots s Thet @ variet ed that'll me every taste—some CHEVIOTS and ¢ oO and ots lof Mem | | DOUBLE and CU S are withont ¢ wonderful. Our 50, $13.50 or $16.50. rotenone nlrb rn | 8 buy. tt gular price. ° fs 83 stron at $10, $1 You've got the chance to choose ul $30 FAD SSIM EVIOT ¢nd FANCY WORST. 'B SUIT IN THE HOUSE! Sacks and Cutaways. You don't need to be told th no stich @ Fou the cholce of EVERY $22.50, ing as this is possible in any other store—for you know no other store can show such fine Suits. ‘There's _no custom. tailoring that’s any finer. The choleest of fab- ries—the best of n ‘ing—the richest trimmings—the st of fits—without tru a rival—the b for $17. Suits that money can x) | Every Bicy “rash lightning—and the regular prices torn nearly in halves. Men’s Suits. cle Suit we've got in stock—except the Crashes—was hit by this flash of commercial The Women’s Suits. The $5.00 Suits are now $3.09. The $6.00 Suits are now $3.25. The $7.00 Suits are now $3.50. The $8.00 Suits are mow $4.50. The $g.co Suits are now $5.00. The $10.co Suits are now $6.00. The $12.c0 Suits are now $7.00. The $15.00 Suits are now $9.00. The $17.50 Suits are now $11.50. a a aan ee i tee EE The $9.75 Suits are now $6.75. The $12.50 Suits are now $8.00. The $15.00 Suits are now $10.00. The $17.50 Suits are mow $11.50. The $18.50 Suits are now $12.50. en’s and Women’s Bicycle Suits Reduced. Fa se Ss st oe ae ae wee a es a Boys’ Long Pants Suits. A lot of Boys’ Long Pants Sulits—about 175—that if any other store in town had ‘em would be marked $6 or $7—but that have at p ‘A lot of over 200 Boys’ $2.98. Boys’ Short Pants Suits. Short Pants Sults—our regular standard values—in neat service-giving colors—some with double knees And scats—but ull of them all wool—and of iron strength— onion nan nneeaetlene ne Soraees >: Pa. Ave. and 7th St. anes See Ee SS SESS SS SSC SSS eee eRe Ra Saks and Company, Saks’ Corner.” Settee as nS wes An Expensive Lesson. John H. Davis was given an expensive lesson In the Police Court today for his tn- Gecent conduct tn the Agricultural grounds Saturday. This particular public park has been comparatively free from this class of offenders for a long time, because of the work done there by Special Offi- cers Cook and Davis. Saturday afternoon the prisoner (Dav was in the grounds, and his indecent conduct attracted the at- THE ZEROGRAPH. ceiving Telegraph From the Philadelphia Press. on of two ladies, and complaint was ae oe The officers were on the | 8Taphic message no special training is re- alert, a ‘y on had the man | quired. he operator depresses !n turn the in custod » of the nature of the no collate nd Davis wa: uls_ morning, court. When ques he denied that t al was accepted in the kept behind the bars when he was taken to d by Judge Kimball, sre had been a the law typewriter which, For Succoring American Sailors. The Department of State has awarded three pair of fine aluminum-mounted bi- in its turn, nocular glasses to captains of British ves- sels for succoring distressed American sall- ors. The first goes to Capt. P. O. Davies of the British ship Cambrian Prince, for effecting the rescue of the crew of the American ship Iceberg, November 19, 1895. The second is awarded to Capt. Robert Bartlett of the Britisn steamer Edgemore, for humane services in rescuing the master and crew of the American schooner Melvin, March 8, 1898, and the third goes to Capt. F. M, Urquhart of the British bark Strath- isla, for rescuing the crew of the American schooner Wm. G. Davis, February 21 last. ment. of a new line. The fectly automatic in be safely left to take any attention being required. An Instrument for Sending and Re- Messages. The zerograph, an instrument In appear- ance like an ordinary typewriter, is being used in England, it is said, for transmitting or receiving telegraph messages, says an exchange. One machine is employed at each end of the line. In sending a tele- keys of what appears to be an ordinary keyboard, with the usual ar- rangement for the letters. The depression of a key closes the connection of a local battery of from five to ten small accumu- lator cells, which causes a current to flow, not only actuating the printing and ink- ing mechanism of the transmitting instru- ment, but also closing the line circuit, completes the local circuit of the receiving instrument. The two machines are thus simultaneously ac- tuated, and as the operator presses the key, he not only prints the message on bis own instrument, but makes an exact reproduction upon ‘the recgiving instru- As soon as the end of a line is reached the machine automatically moves the paper forward, and, releasing a spring, causes the paper roller to move along ready for the first letter to strike at the commencement machine is thus per- its action, and may care of itself at the receiving end, the message as received be- ing printed on the roll of paper without DOGS KEPT THEM WARM. A Knife Manufacturing Town Where the Grinders UsegLiving Stoves. #rom the Philadelphia Press. grinding the knives. The grinders, men stretched out on to soften the boards. sion. small, illy protected mills, limbs, adopted in Thiers. trained to their office. the body of their master. and women, wooden planks, over which they sometimes throw sheepskins Head, shoulders and arms reach over the end of the board, and with their hands they hold unceasingly the rough steel blades upon the big grind- stone- which revolves beneath them by means of a powerful, yet simple, transmis- It is a very comical aspect to see these people at work, particularly be- cause every one of the workmen has a long-haired dog, who serves as a sort of live stove. During the long winter in the mountains a body stretched out at full length suffers much from cold in these and, since it is not ssible for twe workman to warm himself yy a change of position or by moving his this pWeuliar expedient has been The dogs are well One whistle of their master calls them up, and a simple turn of the body indicates to them where they have to lay down to give new warmth to Thiers, an old town in the Auvergne, is famous for its steel knife industry. The town has retained much of its romantic mediaeval character. Its streets are nar- row and crooked, and the manufacture of knives, the principal industry of the town, is not carried on in modern factories, but in ancient, small buildings along the little river Durolle, which furnishes the power for the industrial township. Curious and unique as everything else in Thiers is the method of work of the people engaged in lay Mr. MeAdoo's Tour of Inspection. Assistant Secretary McAdoo will prob- ably leave Washington tomorrow on the Dolphin for a tour of inspection of the southern naval reserves, and will be gone about a week. He will first go to Georgia and the Carolinas, after which he will visit Baltimore, to inspect the naval militia of Maryland. He will be accompanied on this cruise by Lieutenant Niblack, his navil ald, and Mr. Wm. Howell, ‘his’ private secretary. Later on Assistant Secretary McAdoo wiil use the Dolphin for theypurpose of making an official visit to the naval stations at Philadelphia, New York and New London, in which trip he will probably be accom- panied by Secretary Herbert, if the latter can get awa! 2+ ARRANGING THE HAIR. The Use of Side Combs and the Effect. = From Harper's Bazar, it 1s a matter of wonderment to many rich people that women who have very small incomes often look better than those who spend double the amount of money on their personal adorrment. The clever wo- man who always looks as though she were dressed in the very latest fashion has some ene point about her costume that is new. It may only be the ribbon about her neck that is tled in some new style. The trim- ming of her hat is put on in a chic way that has cnly just made its appearance, or she arranges her hair with taste. The present style of hairdressing is some- what startling, and it will not do to follow it in the extreme mode which some women have adopted. The fiat has gone forth that “banga sre oul but no law has been issued that the hair should be so tightly dragged off the face that it almost interferes with shutting the mouth. Age shows first of all on the temples, where the hair grows thin, and this pullirg back of scanty locks would be trying to the Venus of Milo. To attain the very full pompadour roll which some peo- ple affect requires a “rat” under the hair, but there is no necessity for an exaggerat- ed effect, and small combs put under the side locks will give all the fullness that is required or that is becoming. These combs—side combs, as they are called—are now worn inside as well as out- side; when used for the former purpose they are quite plain; for the latter, are ornamented. To put the side combs under the hair a parting must be made directly in the cen- ter of the head, and the hair again divided fircm the crown to the ear. The combs then are put in, as far forward as possiblo, snd the hair turned sharply back over them. Even the straightest locks assume @ wave that is extremely pretty when turn- ed back in this fashion. Then, after the front roll is satisfactorily arranged, the side locks must be pulled out to give also @ full effect—not loose and flying, but kept down with little fancy combs. Pulling the hair out to look full and soft makes it be- coming to any woman's face, and it is even permissible to have a thin curl or two stray over the forehead. At the back the hair is arranged in a round knot; but there is an evident tendency to arrange the hair in the chatelaine braids that were fashionable years ago. A broad flat effect must be given at all events. With evening gowns the hair always looks best arranged high on the head, as the lines are more artistically carried out by 20 doing; but for street wear the hair arranged low, as described, is for the pres- ent, the correct fashion. The summer fashions in hats accommodate themselves to the styles in hairdressing better than the winter ones did, and life is not now a bur- den with arranging the hair every time one has to put on one’s hat. —_++0+___ How They Would Have Missed Him. From Life. Mr. Richard Harding Davis was one of the handful of Americans who saw the ezar crowned. It is well that he should have been there, for he can tell a good stery abcut any show he sees, and any show at which he is present is a bigger and better show, and better worth describ- ing than it could have been without him. ‘Che report that after the ceremonies Mr. Davis tried on the crown and found it three sizes too sm™&l is probably 4 fake born of the jealousy of the other newspa- permen, ——_+ee. A Statistician, From Life. Perry Patettic—‘Now, this here paper says that the production of beer in the United States is fifteen gallons fer every inhabitant—and that’s where the prohibi- tion party 1s a good thing.”” Wayworn Watson—“Fer why?” : Perry Patettic—‘Buccause every fifteen gallons the Prohit’s don’t drink is that much more for us liberal people.” EXPERT VS. EXPERT Another Lecture on the Chemistry of the Holt Will. PROF. HODGES COULD FIND NO ARCHIL Major Throckmorton Contradicts Mrs. Briggs’ Story. DRAWING TO A CLOSE —_.—__. The fifth week of the Holt will trial be- gan this morning at 10 o'clock in the Cir- cult Court No. 1, before Judge Bradley. The general opinion was that the case might be concluded within a week more. The first witness called by the caveatces in rebuttal this morning was Mr. 8. A. Manuel, the proprietor of the Hotel Var- num, which is adjacent to the Holt mansion on New Jersey avenue southeast. He tes- tified that in the spring of 1894 Mr. Luke Devlin came into his office and asked ‘for a blank card. He left ostensibly to call upon Judge Holt, and the last he saw of Mr. Devlin was when he was going up the steps of the Judge's house. He did not see him enter or come away. Mr. Chas. Baum, a dealer in new and second-hand books, was then called to identity an old family Bible which he pur- chased at the sale of Judge Holt’s library. The Bible was then placed in evidence, but for what purpose was not made apparent. Mr. Darlington” then recalled. Major Throckmorton and asked him as to an in- cident which occurrred at the White House, according to the’ testimony of Mrs. Briges That lady testified, while on the stand, that in President Arthur's administration she accompanied Judge Holt to a reception at the White House. She said that Major Throckmorton came up to speak to them, but Judge Holt turned his back upon him and re. ed to recognize him in any way. In answer to a question from Mr. Dar- lington, Maj. Throckmorton said that no such incident ever eccurred. He further stated that he did not attend a reception during the Artnur administration, When Mr. Hayes was President Judge Holt a companied his mother, his wife and him- self to a reception. The next one he at- tended was during Mr. Cleveland's first ad ministration, and on that occasion he did not see the judge at all. The Major Denies, The major then testified in some detail as to the acquaintance he had had with Mr. Devlin. He said that he had knowr Mr. Devlin for thirty-cn> yesrs, and had seen him frequently about Judge Holt’s office. Since 1885, he said, he had seen Mr. Devlin but three or four times up to the time of the finding of the alleged will. On cross-examination M2j. Throckmorton ‘d that he rememlered that cn the’ even- & of the day the will was found a New York correspondent of the Washington Post called upo him at his house in New York. To that reporter he said that he had always believed that a will was in istence and that the finding of the will ply bore out the correctness of He said that the judge was alw friendly toward his daughter, Jos but that he would not have been very much surprised if the judge lad not left her a cent. He admitted the truth of part of the interview, but denied the bulk of it absolutely. He denied, for example, that he ever told the reporter that Judge and Mrs. Holt had introduced Miss Josephine to Wazhington society. Mrs. Holt died while Miss Throck- morton was a little girl, and could not have done anything of the sort. On redirect the witress was asked as to what he really did say on the occasion of that interview. “Well,” said the majcr, by way of intro- duction, “for the lsst fcur er five years porters have been the bane of my exis’ ence.” “I object,” cut in Mr. Worthington. “The reporters are not represented by counsel in this case.” Judge Bradley decided that the newspa- per men were not on trial, and ordered that the answer be stricken from the rec- ord. The major then sald that when the re- porter called upcn him he said that he knew nothing about the finding of the will, and asked the reporter if he did. The re- porter told him more about the case—a good deai more—than he knew then. “The o:ly thing I told him,” said the witness, “was that I always thought that Judge Hoit had made a will. If for no other reason, I thought the judge would have done it so as to provide for Miss Lizzie Hynes, who had always been his ward.” Julius A. Truesdell, a reporter for The Evening Star, was called to state his rec- oliection of statements made to kim ); George Johnson, Secretary Carlisle's coach- man, who was formerly coachman for Judge Holt. Mr. Truesdell said Johnson told him in the presence of Detective Lacey that he had heard Judge Holt say that not a dollar of his property should go to any relative of his who abused him for his loyalty. He also said that Johnson stated he had leard the judge say he sheuld provide for Miss Lizzie Hynes. There was no cross-examination of Mr. Truesdell’s testimony. Presence of Archil. Mr. Harrison B. Hodges, who is in charge of the department of chemical and physical tests in the Southern railway, was the next witness «alled for the cavea- tees. He testified that he studied chem- istry at the universities of Bonn, Heldel- berg and Leipsic, and was for four years professor of chemistry at Harvard. He re- signed in 1830 to take the position of chemist In the Carter's Ink Company. In the employ of that company he made chemical analyses not only of all the raw materials used in his factory, but of all the inks that he could get hold of from this country and from Europe. Mr. Hodges said that in his opinion all the Iterature on the subject of inks is thoroughly unrellable, as each manufac- turer endeavors to keep his own recipe an absolute secret. The witness was then questioned as to the chemical quélities of archil. This was for the purpose of rebutting the testimony of Expert Carvalho, who stated that a chemical test of the ink used in writing the alleged will showed the presence of archil. This substance, he said, was derived from burnt seaweed, aid had been used as an adulterant for ink only for about ten years. Mr. Hodges, on the contrary, said that archil 1s derived from lichens and not from seaweed. He had never heard of its be- {ng used as an adulterant for inks, and did not believe that it was ever so used. It is not easily obtainable, the witness saying that he had been unable to get any quo- tations on it in the New York market, nor could he find any cf it in the drug stores in this city So far from being a recent discovery, he said, archil is supposed to have been known to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Of recent years, however, the aniline dyes have almost completely supplented it. In answer to a question from Mr. But- terworth, the witness said that in his opin- ien it wa3 impossible to detect the presence of archil in the ink by appl¥ing muriate of tin to any writing. He said that the re- sults given by other ingredients of ink, when treated with muriate of tin, are so similar to the results obtained when ar- chil is present that it is a physical im- possibility to distinguish between them. Archil is a red dye, and if it were used in ink at all tu would be used with red inks. Mr. Hodges was then examined at some length as to the chemical make-up of the various classes of ink known to com- merce now and in 18° He was asked as to what conclusion he would draw if in his experiments with ink he should dis- cover the presence of archil in an Ink. He gaid that he would be of the opinion that the ink must have been made prior to the time when the cheaper and more servicea- ble aniline dyes came into common use. The witness stated that muriate or chloride _of tin is a white or colorless fluid. Heyvas shown the little vial which contains séme of the fiuld that Expert Carvalho used in his experiment on a writ- ten word in the alleged wi “Can you tell whether that is muriate or chloride of tin?” asked Mr. butter- worth. “No, sir. There are very few chemical compounds which can be identified by the eye. Still, from the reddish color of this fluid I should say that it was certainly not chloride of tin, or, if it is, that it contains some other chemical ingredients,” ave you any pure chloride of tin with yu yo I have.” “Have you any archil with you?” “I have not, but I have some cudbear, = contains the dye principles of archil.”” Mr. Hodges was then handed the alleged will, and his attention was specially called to the particular word upon which Expert Carvalho performed his experiment. “Now, professor, on the supposition that the word had been treated with pure mu- riate of tin would you be satisfied that the results have shown the presence of archil in the ink?” “Murlate of tin bleaches archil, while this word shows a brownish hue that could never have been brought about by the action of muriate of tin on archil. I can say positively and bey2nd a question that the experiment has not shown the presence of archil in the ink with which this paper was written.” Class in Chemistry. Upon the suggestion of Mr. Butterworth permission was given the witness to make an experiment upon the alleged will. Mr. Worthington picked out a word in the paper for bim to operate on. Again a lit- tle table was placed in front of the wit- ness’ chair, and was filled up with some of the appliances of a leboratory. All the lawyers in the case lined up in front of the table as 1f the teacher had called the first class in chemistry to stand up. The pro- fessor explained with the greatest care the nature of all the acids he was about to use in his test, and what results he an- licipated. After applying his first chemi- cal he said he was satisfied there was iron in the ink. The witness stated his treatment of the ink produced the color “Prussian blue, and “Prussian blue” always contains tron. In designating this as an iron ink he said that it was in contradistinction to carbon, logwood and aniline inks. Archil, he said, if it were used at all, being red in color, would be used in logwood inks, which are the only commercial inks that are red. Mr. Butterworth suggested that the wit- ness apply some of his own pure muriate of tin to the writing. Mr. Hodges said that he did not regard such a test as of the slightest value in distinguishing certainly the ingredients of the ink. During the course of his experiments Mr. Hodges happened to refer to the al- leged will as an “old paper.” I object to that, your honor,” said Mr. Worthington. “The witness has not been asked as to the age of this paper. That is the question the jury is called upon to de- cide.” “I presumed it was an old paper,” the witness explained. “You mean you were told it was.” Judge Bradley ordered the answer to be stricken out. In reply to a question from Mr. Butter- worth the witness said that nothing had developed which led him to suspect the presence of archil. Neither was there any- thing in these tests which enabled him to speak with any definiteness as to the age of the document. It was his opinion, how- ever, that if the paper had been written within the last twenty years he would have discovered the presence of analine which for even more than that length of time has been regarded as a very valuable ingredient of ink and has heen generally used by the manufacturers. He found none in the ink of the alleged will. Reverting again to the subject of archil, the witness said that a red dye would never have been used in a black ink, nor would a “fugit color like archil have been used with a permarent color. ir. Carvalho, while on the stand some days ago, stated that while he was not a chemist, he was familiar with the chemical qualities of all inks In answer to a questicn today from Mr. Butterworth, Mr. Hodges said that he did not think it possible for a man to be a chemist in inks without being up in gen- eral chemistry, for, in his opinion, the subject of ink is one of the most dlificult and complicated in all chemistr At this point the usual midday was taken, recess More Tests. At the afternoon session of the trial the examinaticn of Mr. Hodges as to the chem- ical qualities of archil as well as of ink: was continued for some little time. Asked whether archil had been used in Arnold's inks during the last ten or twelve years, the witness said that he did not think it Was, nor did he know whether 1t would be possible to determine the presence ot er- ¢bil in the ink in question. At the request of Mr. Butterworth, the witness applied some muriate of tin to one of the words in an old letter from Judge Holt to one of his Kentucky relatives. On the strength of this test he expressed the opinion that the irk with which it was written was different to that in the al- leged will; but on his second test with | acids he said that they were both fron inks and of the same general character. ‘The witness was then turned over to Mr. Worthington for cross-examination. He was asked to compare the alleged will with a letter from Judge Holt which was written February 7, 1873, the date of the will. He said that there was a marked di-Yer- in the colorsof the ink. This, he said, might be accounted for on the theory that the two papers had not received the same treatment and that one had been more ex- posed to light and air than the other. In answer to a question, Mr. Hoages said that no matter what the contents of Mr. Carvalho's vial, it would have the same ef- fect on two different papers, providing the ink was the same. The witness was askef then to appl few drops of the chemical that Mr. vaiho said was muriate of tin to the will and to a couple of letters from Judge Holt, one dated June 12, 1873. White waiting for the chemical to get in its work the cross-examination was con- tinued. Mr. Hodges said that archil is de- rived from a lichen, and not from the algae or maritime plants. Mr. Worthington then read from the En- cyclopaedia Britannica to the effect that these lichens are found on trees and rocks along the seacoast. Mr. Hodges sald that this might be so, but still it did not make them a form of sea weed. This concluded the cross-examination, and the witness then stated that his chem ical tests had shown no differences in the composition of the several inks and satis fied him that Mr. Carvalho's mixture was practically the same as his own. He ad- mitted that the resultant color in the case of the ink in the will was slightly darker than in the letters of about the same date. He thought that this difference might be accounted for by the charring of t&e paper in the alleged will, but in re- sponse to a question from Mr. Worthington he admitted that he was unable to say that the paper had been charred in the im- mediate vicinity of the words on which he had experimented. Maj. Throckmorton was then recalled to the stand, and identified a letter which Mr. Derlingion handed to him as one his wife had received in 1881 from Judge Holt, in which he spoke of some diflicul: that grew up in the family some time before that. In it he exonerate] Mrs. Thr inorton and spoke of the major as a con- stant and true friend. At this point the court took an adjourn- ment until tomorrow morning. — Jameson Held for Trial. LONDON, June 15.—At Bow street poll court, this morning, Dr. J. S. Jamesoi Maj. Sir John Willoughby, Col. Ik. Grey, Maj. R. White, Col. H. F. White and Henry F. Coventry, the prime movers in the Transvaal raid, were committed for trial. The other accused persons were dis- charged. In view of the expected close of the case against the Transvaal raide: the court was crowded. Sir Richard Weister, attorney general, asked that the six per- sons named be ‘committed for trial, and withdrew the char: against the othe! nine. Sir Edward Clarke, for the defens: said that Dr. Jameson desired to take th whole responsibility, holding that his com. panions had acted ‘under his orders. ‘The men committed for trial were admit‘ci in £2,000 ($10,000) personal bali in each case and, in addition, they were all required to furnish one surety of £1,000, The Countess Said Too Much. LONDON, June 15.—In the queen’s bench of the high oourt of justice, before Baren Pollock, today, hearing of the libel action brought by H. A. Roberts, master of the Bath College, against Countess Russell, 00 damages being claimed, came up. The suit is an outgrowth of the action brought by the countess against Earl Russell, ber husband, for a judicial separation, in which shocking allegations of immorality were made. The defense is that the state- ments were made in good faith and wi:h- out malice. Judement was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, with costs. Countess Russell, it was stated in court, had made a written withdrawal of the charges, and had at the time tendered an apology. SSeS Li Hung Chang, the Chinese envoy, was granted an imposing audience by Emperor William yesterday in Berlin. HIGH SCHOOL CADETS A Protest. Against Their Proposed Trip to Richmond on the 30th Instant. Maj. Ross and Dr. Lane Explain the Arrangements as Decided Upon, The Star received today the following letter from a correspondent in reference to the projected trip of the High School Cadets to Richmond June 30 to attend the laying of the corner stone of the Jef- ferson Davis monument in that city, and the announcement that Major Ross was preparing to take the High School bat- talion to Richmond to take part in the ceremonial as the guests of the organ- izers of the celebration. The writer says: “As one who left this city to take part in the war for the restoration of the Union and the defense of its capital, whose children graduated in the High School, I earnestly protest against such participa- tion by the pupils of the public schools of the national capital, umler the auspices of those who for years sought to destroy the Union and lay waste {ts capital. I understand that Major Rees holds the commission of the President of the United States in the National Guard of the Di that he is paid out of the public treasury by the Commissioners as ir ruc tor of the High School battalion, and in view of the efforts made by the school trustees and the citizens of this city to inculcate loyalty to the Union by Flag day and Memorial day w lebra in the public schools, I hope that the Commissioners will have the good taste to instruct Major Ross that it is highly inappropriate for a paid employe of public schools to take a representative talion, with arms end accouterments fur- hed by the national government, to @ celobration avowedly in honor of the late rebellion against that government.” What Maj. Ross Say When the substance of this communi- cation was announced by a Star reporter today to the military instructor of the cadets he denied that it was his ‘nten-ion to accompany the cadets to Richmond as their commander or even as their instruct- or. He said he should go, if at all, as an interested spectator. What he had was at the request of the militery com- mittee of the schools. It had been propos- ed to organize a single company out of a certain few of the cadets to go to the V’ ginia capital, and the committee had elded that if anything of this sort w be done it would be better to send ion, rather than one « ly, Major Ross atte: today for the purpose organization of t cided to go was pre the boys @ brief taik, and tnctly that he had nothing the done of sesing cadets who iad de- H trip, except as their friend, ‘ that if they went at ali they should go in military shape. The volunteers numbered about two hune dred. There were in the drill hall of tae central school «zh to form two com- s, and t e also pres the rs of the lalion, representing companies Eastern, Bus i Western schools, many of’ the bers of which have agreed to go. Dr. Lane's Explanation. Dr. Lane, principal of the Central to the reporter that in no sense we the cadets who plan to go to Richm be organized and seni as the Hig regiment. The invitation for the t participate in the he went on, camc tec, and was show. and other school was made. It wa as the High Scho June n the oc of the para 1d be impossible to o: any part of that organization out of town or even to give an offic permission fc the cadets to take part in the Richmond affair. ording}: po note was sent to rommittee,” continued Mr. Lane, “in- forming them that the desired permission could not be granted. At the same felt that if the boys so dé would be perfectly proper for the: to Richmond as individuals, just party of them might organize a party down the river during vacati military committee concluded, |b that if the boys should go, it were that some advice should be given th how to organize their battalion and how to conduct themselves, and so Maj. Ross, in his individual capacity, volunteered to help them out, which he has d eiving them a short talk before they d to organize the visiting party. “There has been nothing official about the affair, It is to be remembered that i beys go to Richmond not &un out of the Hi, vol armories. own their unifor: and they « not be prevented ag them wher- ever they arms will be giv. No Guns Major Ross said he boys had ma the officers of the National Gua row guns enough to equip the is said, however, that this fact has ascertained at Guard headqua: that orders will be peremptor iting such a transaction. It is hi the law for any gun belonging to ¢ d to be removed from the e, it it mM as tional G ories e3 upon the business of the or by the express ; ssion of th commanding the gua nd it may 1 the High School batts |i Richmond irip w or nave to go withou WAS A SORT OF CINDERE! Father's Distrust Effect on the New Shah, A dispatch from Moscow to the London Daily News says that the newly proclaimed shah, Muzafer-ed-Decn was never a favor- ite of his father. While still a child he was sent to Tabriz in charge of a native tutor, who neglected him in order to prosecute his own ambitious schemes. In these the tutor was so far successful that for many years he practically wielded gubernatorial powers Over the province of Azerbaijan. During this time the young prince was relegated to the doubtful guardianship and tuition of Mollahs, who did their utmost to imbue their charge with their own fanat- iciem. Muzafer was siill a mere puppet in the hands of his nominal tutor when the Kurd insurrection, under the leadership of Had a the Sheik Obeidullah, broke out, and for this he was made the scapegoat. He was recalled io Teheran, where he remained under the displeasure of Nasr ed-Dev When he was sent t to Tabriz as governor of the provii muny years thereati ck . For however, his po 1 and controtied by ation of Teheran. The imperial displeasure to which he was £0 long subject had the most beneficial ef- fect upon the prince. He had become en- Urely distrustful of the Mollahs and ¢ and rejected their tic teach began, indeed, to doubt the tenet ussulman faith, to look to the study history and geography, and rapidly. He had his as as his sons taught ya Frenchman, a Meuten: This at first nt of iz, but Muzafer-ed-D. comments, anc en © angry srew up hi tuition a French go From this tune forward’ th known as a man of ened ideas and princ generous instincts, » of a Kind an Me disposition. The best proof, oft Muzafer’s just and honest rule prince was ivanced and enlight- Ss, of excey ernor of Azerbaijair lies in the f his ten years’ tenure of that post ! ing to his private fortune, while his Mirza, and the latter's of Is a, minister of now become reput two chest men in Persia. pite the strongly inimical feeling of pther, Muzater-ed-Deen has always manifested ‘the most fraternal regard for Massud > new shah aiways showe: nitions to Russian visitors, and more especially to the numer- ous Russian military officers who have waited upon him in Tabriz. To those he has frequently exp his ticular predilections for Russia and the Russians, and avowed his intention when he was celled to the throne of drawing still closer the bonds which attach Persia to the great slay empire.