Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1897, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1897-16 PAGES. . 13 BEFORE THE BOARD Charges for Which Policemen May Be Brought to Trial. OW THE PRESENT SYSTEM OPERATES Men Who Do Not Approve of Be- ing Punished Twice. STORIES OF THE FORCE When a member of the police force Is tried and “convicted in the Police Court ena charge of assaulting a prisoner or violating any of the ordinances, it is rea- senably certain-that ne will also be hauled before the poiice trial board, and then it is that he questions the authority of the de- ‘partment to cause a second trial for the If there is anything in the titutional provision that a man shall not t= -twiee put in jeopardy the police think it should. be applied to just such eases as this. True it is that he cannot be sent to prison by the second tribunal, but he can be punished even more severely than the court could punish him for violat- ing some laws. Indeed it is claimed by the biue-coated guardians that the second trial really amounts to a third punishment, for the judges of the Folice Court have fre- quently said that police lawbreakers were given double what any other citizen would get under the same circumstances. But be that as it may, the policemen are tried by the boerd after the Police Court hearing and dismissal from the force or the impo- sition of a fine sometimes results, while it sometimes happens that the judgment of the Police Court is by no means suStain -d. Police Court trials of policemen are as pub- lic as are those of citizens, but such is not tne case when‘ they get before the trial board, for this is strictly a star chamber Proc-eding. j ‘The rules of the department make provi- sion for the trial of an officer who has been given a court trial, for section » of! the ae says that a member of the force may be removed from office, in addition to ty to which he may be subject by ast whom certain charges may be lated. These charges include the following: Where He May Err. “Intoxication, or the use of liquor while on duty. illful disobedience of orders or insub- ordination. “Showing disrespect for or to a superior or other person by violent, coarse or inso- lent language. “Receiving meney or other valuable con- sideration contrary to the rules and regu- lations or the laws. Willful non-compliance with any rules and regulations adopted by the board of Commissioners.” “Inefficiency by reason of physical disa- bility or otherwise or neglect ot duty. “Willfully maltreating or using unnec- essary violence toward a prisoner or other person. vslect or refusal to pay a, just debt, contracted. during time ef service, pro- vided such debt, unless admitted, shall be evidenced by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdicticn. “Conduct unbecoming an officer.” While these are some of the principal offen: which are likely to be charged against an ollicer there are numerous other rules and regulations governing the pelice- men wh may work the most serious consequences. the rules require that all cases where swern charges are made must be tried, it is an easy matter to get an officer before the board. In some respects policemen think the rules should be changed, for when charges are preferred by irresponsi- ble parties, and frequently by persons who have been arrested, the major, they think, should have authority encugh to order that no trial be had should he see there is no reason for taking up the time of the board. The trial of an officer on frivolous charges puts him to the same amount of trouble as if he had really committed a crime and frequently puts him to an unnecessary ex- pense. Asking a Change. Then, again, it is urged, the manner of trying them should be changed. Instead of the present star chamber proceedings many think there should be open sessions, and the cases should be disposed of immediately as they are in most citles of any size. The trial board at present is composed of the captain and two Heutenants, who hold ses- sions every Wednesday in the back room of the sixth precinct station. These ses- sions frequently last all day and some- times they are not finished until two or three sessions have been held. The testi- mony is all taken, and when this has been submitted the trial board, which has no final authority, submiss a recommendation to the major. If the major is satisfied with this sug- sestion the paper is forwarded to the Com- missioners, and in the course of several weeks, and sometimes several months, the policeman learns what has been done. Now these long delays, so a policeman remarked the other day, have the effect of tmpatring the efficiency of the man who is kept in suspense so long a time. Police trials in New York and other large cities are con- ducted by police commissioners, and the fate of the men is not intrusted to men who are actually members of the force and who may know of the man’s general de+ meanor, Then, too, these commissioners have ccmplete authority, and the cases are disposed of the same as are the cases tried in the courts. So far as the police are con- cerned, many of them favor being tried by -a board composed of men who are not members of the force, although when charged with the more serious offenses they favor deleys in the final action, as it gives them time to get their influence to- gether, and sometimes results, so it is stated, in inefficient men being fined and kept on the force, instead of being re- moved. ‘How Charges Are Brought. When violations of the general rules of the force ure charged the charges are gen- erally brought hy an inspector or sergeant, as these are ‘ne officials to whom Is in- trusted the duty of watching over the men and assist in maintaining the discipline of the force. In connection with the work of the night inspectors and sergeants, many amusing stories have been related in the stations. While the sergeants are supposed to be on the lookout for the men they tn turn are looked after by the inspectors, and the 1ecords show that some of the ser- geants were weighed and found wanting. In one case several years ago an old ser- geant, one who haa done duty on the force for at least a score of years, was brought up for smoking in the station while on duty. It was nearly midnight, and a few minutes later he would have been free to use his pipe, but instead of waiting, he took a few puffs and the board compelled him to pay $ for each puff. Another ser- geant was caught as he was in the act of drinking a glass of beer that had been handed him, and this drink cost him money enough to have “rushed the growl- er” twenty times. On one occasion when two officers were followed to a brewery they were put im a wagon concealed be- tween beer kegs and driven to another part Gf their beat. The excuses given by the officers when they are caught are as noyel as they are varied, and sometimes they work well, while occasionally an ex- cuse too to be considered is given and then the accused has to take the con- sequences. When fines of $10 or more are impesed the men are not required to pay. but are allowed to settle on the monthly payment plan of about $% a month. .——~—>— A wedding of an epileptic and an almost heipless paralytic 1g reported in Cumber- land county, Ky. Great Britain's second oldest ship in com- mission, the Grampus, built in 1784, has Leen sold to be broken up. Georgia Cayvan’s real name is Cava- naugh and she was born at Bath, Me., just thirty-nire years ago. i. C. Libby of Waterville, Me. has a park ir which he keeps a big flock of wild geese, another of tame geese, hundreds of ducks, thousends of hens and chickens. guinea fowls, peacocks, elk, deer and flocks of sheep, THE B. AND O. MANAGEMENT Receivers Cowen and Murray Before Joint Traffic Association. The Increase in the Company's Traffic Shown to Be Legitimate—Better Feeling Established. + The rumors which have been in the air to the effect that, although the business of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has increased to an almost phenomenal de- gree during the past few months, these re- sults were the outccme of systémati¢ rate cutting on the part of the receivers, .were discussed at a meeting of the board Of con- trol of the Joint Traffic Association in New York this week. w te Sled a At the hearing the Baltimore and Ohio Company was representéd by+ Receivers Cowen and Murray, while President Depew of the New York Central and President Thomson of the Pennsylvania represented their own roads, respectively, and also’ other roads; from which the Baltimore and Ohio has been able, it is said, to draw traffic. While the result of the hearing has. not been officially made known, it is under- stood from good authority’ that Messrs. Cowen and Murray succeeded in convincing the board of control that the increase in the volume of business over the Baltimore and Ohio lines was due, not to underhand methods of any sort, but to the fact that the improvements which have .been made during the past year or.so in the roadbed and equipment have put the Baltimore and Ohio in the position of being able to handle ail the business offered, something it had not been able to do hitherto. Convinced the Board. It is. understood that Messrs. Cowen and Murray assured the board that there was no occasion for alarm at the future policy of the Baltimore and Ohio relative to rate cutting, nor for apprehension ‘that it will endeavor to secure a larger share of busi- ness than it can properly handle. One of the principal grounds of complaint against the Baltimore. and. Ohio investi- gated by the board was as:to the manner in which the company had managed to increase its New York business. Efforts have been made in many quarters to in- duce the board to use its influence to get the Baltimore and Ohio to accept its old pro rata of 7.4 per cent allotment: In reference to this, the reccivers of the company explained that it has been their aim “‘to secure all the business that the extensive improvements recently intro- duced would enable the road to handle with facility.” This pereentage allotment they considered unfair, as it was estab- lished at a time when the condition of the 1cad prohibited it from taking its proper share of the competitive business out of New York.. It was further explained that, owing to inferior terminals and lack of cars and motWe power, during ‘the’ heavy tonnage movement which made 1805 a ban- ner year for railroads, considerable traffic was alienated from the Baltimore and Ohio because it was unable to take'care of it. A Suggestion. Some members of the. board of control Suggested at the meeting that the receivers of the Baltimore and’Ohio ought to wait until the improvements to the road, now in Progress, shall be completed before asking for increased pereentage of allotment; but the suggestion was declined as imprac- ticable, tne idea of the receivers being that good business judgment demanded that every effort should be made to increase the earning power of the property as the im- provements are made. it is the impression ar:ong those interest- ed that there will be a’better feeling among the trunk lines toward the Baltimore and Ohio in the future, as the position of the latter on rate and carrying matters are better understood than they have been heretofore. —_——__ INCREASE IN CIRCULATION. More Money by $135,140,612 Being ~ Used Than Last ‘Year. « A statement prepared at the Treasury Department shows that the total circula- tion of United States money June 1-was $1,- 69,735,995, an increase of $138,149,6i2 over the amount of money in efcculation on the same date of 1896. The per capita circula- tion at the present time, the population of the United States being estimated by the department at 72,807,000, is $22.9). On July 1 of last year the per captta circulation was $21.10, showing a considerable increase during the year. The increase in the national bank cir- culation during the year was only $9,000,000. ‘There was an increase of $32,000,000 in cur- rency certificates issued under the act of June 8, 1572, of $23,090,000 in United States notes, of $26,000,000 in silver certificates, and of $15,000,000 in gold coin, The amount of subsidary silver 'n circu- lation decreased $1,000,000 during the year, and there was $5,000,000 decrease in gold certificates, and $12,000,400 decrease in treasury notes. ———__-e-__. THE ISOLATION WARDS. ‘The Commissioners Will Soon Decide Upon the Sites. Within a few days the Commissioners wili decide where the. two isolating wards are to be built for the treatment of con- tagious diseases. It has practically been decided to locate one of these buildings on the grounds adjoining the Providence Hos- Pital. The location of the other has not been decided, although indications point to the grounds adjacent to the Garfield Hospital. The law under which the Commissioners operate is contained in the last appropria- tion act, and sets forth: “For ‘two isolating buildings, to be constructed in the discre- tion of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, on the grounds of two hospi- tals, and to be operated as a part of such hospitals, $30,000." Already the authorities of the Providence Hospital have indicated a willingness to have one of the buildings constructed in the grounds controlled by that hospital, and as contagious diseases are already treated there, the Commissioners believe no better selection could possibly be made. Several days ago Senator McMillan wrote to the Commissioners upon the subject, and suggested that the hospital be built upon the grounds owned by the District and used by the Washington Asylum. The Commissioners, however, are unwilling to put both contagious hospitals in. East Washington. They believe that section is already overburdened with institutions, and have concluded not to locate another east of the Capitol. The grounds of the Garfield Hospital offer the best site, and if the trustees of that institution do not op- pose it there is a strong belief that the iso- lated ward will be located there. ee Want the Property Sold. Lewis H. Linkins and others today filed @ bill in equity against Alice L. Cline and others, praying for the sale and partition of west half of lot 16, square 20, of the Linkins. estate of the late Lewis P. Attor- ney Simmons represents the complain- ants. — Knocked Down. Mrs. M. S. Phillips, aged thirty years, living at No. 226 11th street southeast, was knocked down by an electric car at thé corner of 9th and H streets northwest this morring, but was not seriously hurt, ex- cept that her face was painfully cut on the right side. Mrs. Phillips was crossing the street, and in stepping out of the way of one car did not observe another coming in the - opposite direction. She ‘wag thrown down with considerable force, but was quickly picked up and sent to the Emer- gency Hospital, where she was attended by. Dr. Juenemann. = eee Warrant for Mengel. A warrant was issued from the Police Court this afternoon for the arrest of Charies 8. Mengei for embezzlement, complaining witness It_matters I hether a —w! “want" ad. in person who can ‘TWO MOTHERS. The Pathetic Story of a Railway Journey. From the. New York Observer. I noticed her when she entered the car. ‘There was something strangely attractive about her, though she must have been at least sixty, and her face was 80 care- worn, and the saddest I ever saw. In spite cf my great trouble, I found myself won- dering about her and sometimes—for a mcment—would almost forget my grief. Only for a moment, though. Then the rec- ollection ‘that my baby—my little, tender baby, used only to the loving clasp of @ mother’s arms, was in that dreadfil box’ in the jelting baggage car, wouid come to me in all its terrible reality, and I would: forget everything and everybody and re- member only my great sorrow. I wanted my baby; oh, how I wanted him! My heart was aching so for the sound of his little, iisping voice, and tke touch of his baby fingers. How could I live without fim? Why did:God give him to me, only to take him back after that one little year? For Weeks I had been so happy visit to my old home with baby. 1 had told him so much of the dear grandmamma he had never seen: I had Icoked forward so hungrily ‘to the day when she would take him in her loving arms and. cuddle fim as ‘only ‘she knew how. “And now I was tak- ing him to her;:not the warm, laughin dimpled baby she had longed so to see. Th Httle still, i E Joed noisily on and seemed to say over. and over. tn E could scarcely keep fro’ screamin; “Where's baby? Where's baby?” Suddenly the traia stopped, and my hus- Land went out to ascertain the cause. It was a broken rail, and we would he de- tained about half an nour. I was glad, for baby could have a rest from that cruel jolting. : It was then that she came and sat down by me—the woman with the sweet, sad face, and almost without knowing it, I found myself pouring out my grief to her. It was a such a comfort to me (mine was selfish grief, I only thought of myself), and she seemed to understand. She didn’t talk much, but her very presence soot! ed me. I remember one thing she ut I can hear her low, sweet voice now: “My dear, it is no slight honor to be the mother of an angel.” I did not take in the full- ness of her meaning then, but I have’since. My heart was so full of rebellion that day that I did not want to find comfort any- where. I was sorry when the train start- ed again. “I change cars at the next eta- tion,” she said, ‘‘and tt may help you a little in bearing your burden if I tell you something about myself. I am on my way to B—— to see my only son. Tomorrow he goes to the State prison to serve a life sen- tence. I would-be the happiest mother 01 God's earth teday if I were in your place.” The train stopped, and she pressed my hand.and was gone. I watched her as well as I could through my blinding tears till She was lost in the crowd. But those tears were not for baby. DROVE INTO QUICKSANDS. The Horses Were Rescued, but the Wagon Sank Slowly Out of Sight. From the Denver Times. A team of horees belonging. to George W. Snyder, a contractor, and driven by N. Roach, were caught in the quicksands of Cherry Creek, beneath the llth street bridge, at 9 o’clock this morning, and were only .rescued after two hours of heroic work. The sand wagon which they were hauling sank almost out of sight, and is stil in the creek. Roach attempted to ford the creek at a point where the water had risen and en» tlrely hid the quicksands from.view. His team was recalcitrant, and even after he himself had discovered his danger, failed to respond with needful celerity to his urg- ings. Accordingly, befcre the stream was half forded, the animals were caught in the treacherous footing and began to sink. Too late, Roach realized that it would be im possible to turn and retrace his Way to the bank from which he had entered. Also he saw that it would be impossible, with any amount of urging or effort, to force the brutes through to the further shore. Therefore, he had to adcpt another course. This course was fraught with imminent denger to himself as well as to the horses. It consisted in alighting from his wagon in the midst of the stream, and in the very‘ bed of the quicksand itself, cutting the tugs from the single-trees ard then walking in the water to the shore, where help might be obtained. Notwithstanding the evident peril of this proceeding Mr. Roach adopted it. It was necessary for him to alight in water up to his middle. He clung tightly to the wagon while he.severed the tugs, but wher he struek out for land he soon real- ized what his danger really was. At every step, taken with the utmost difficulty, the false sands seized his limbs, dragging him dewn, at times, almost to his armpits. It was only by good fortune, and by the ex- Penditure of almost superhuman strength, that he finally set foot on solid earth and was safe. But in the meantime the poor horses he had been driving wer> ©'wly but surely succumbing to the dreadful sands. After being freed from their traces they strug- gled valiantly to free themselves from their precarious predicament, but in time were compelled to give up. Thus becoming ex- hausted and stationary, they began to sink steadily and perceptibly. Seeing that delay meant the loss of his employer’s horses, Roach gave the alarm to the neighborhood and steps were quickly imaugurated looking to the rescue. From every direction came men, women and chil- dren, teams, wagons, ropes, planks, sugges- tions. In thirty minutes fully 500 people were gathered on the South Tremont street car bridge and on the banks of the stream watching the strange spectacle of the dy- ing horses and the efforts at their rescue. After infinite labor and peril, a rope was at length tied about the neck of one of the animals, the other end being hitched to the hind axle of a lumber. wagon on the bank. Four stout horses were attached to this wagon, and at the word of command they prshed slowly forward. The strain on the imprisoned animal’s neck threatened to break it or strangle him, but he was at last safcly dragged ashore. In the interim a telephone message was sent to police headquarters for help, and Herders, Hunter and Hauser responded with a block, tackle and rope. With these the second animal was finally hosted, more dead than alive, from the creek and landed on shore. The wagon could not be budged, and slowly sank out of sight. When the spectators saw the rescue of the horses they raised their voices in a pro- longed shout of rejoicing. ——_——_+-o+_____ Gen, Grant as a Horseman. The late Col. Jesse E. Peyton in kis book of rominiscences thus described his first meeting with Gen. Grant: “In the year 1838 I was working, as a boy, in a country store at Flat Rock, Bourbon county, Ky. Ulysses 8. Grant was then a boy, living at Georgetown, Ohio, not many miles dis- tant. One day Grant drove over to Flat Rock with the niece of my employer. Grant was then sixteen years old, awk- ward, ungziniy, determined, industrious nd very poorly dressed. He drove a vi- cious horse. The night after his arrival at Flat Rock he slept with me in the store, It was a cold night, and we boys kept close to the lee of the counter. In the morning Grant asked me if he could as- sist me. I said yes. He helped me. take down the shutters and sweep out the store and he drove off. put stock in place. After breakfast I heard from him afterward the bridle and big Bp Aare cron tode the beast’s eyes. He e folded all the way to Georgelown, Ohio.” —_—_90——____— Made a Successful Test. A suctessful test was made yesterday of planning. .2:| |. apprised. pf the exact number. far | outside and ti CIVIL.SERVICE AMENDMENT Attitude of-thaGenate Committee Regard- ing Examination of Laborers. * tt Amendment te the Deficiency Appre- priation Bit(Thairman Pritchard’s a “3 é é Position Regarding the Law. 004 ‘The civil service Jnvestigation by the Sen- ate committee on civil service and retrench- ment, ace Stull In progress, is begin- ning to ‘bear rtiit“in tte shape ‘of legis! tion reconiménffed."’ * ‘The committee“today reported to the Sen- ate an amendment propored to be offered to. the forthcomMg- deficiency appropriation bill, which provMles “That laborers of any class employed2in-the government: service shall not -be.dneluded in-the clessified ser- vice.” - ere ide . This amendment. if adopted, will affect a jJarge numberof employes..of..the depart- ments at Washington and of the govern- ment printing office. The committee is not Senator. Pritchard, chairman of the com- Jnittee, thinks that the..amendment will be adopted by the Senate. by. an. overwhelming >wote, and thatit.wil}, sqon.-become law. “I think that the merit system ought to be perpetuated,” said Senator Pritchard to a Star reporter today, “and the only way to perpetuate it is to popularize it by sim- Plifying the-exwminations. so as to have Eee more practical and in accordance with a proper gonstruction he origi: evar Bervice ect... : pe ae “Such a construction, in my opinion, does not contemplate’the'tlassification of inven, ers. Certain modifications shouldbe made in sorder- to fecure efficient service in the various departments. Tao do this, due re gard ‘should be had to the charactor of the duties to be performed by the ap- Pointee. “In my opinion, chiefs of- divisions, con- fidential clerks, deputy collectors of inter- nal revenue and customs, and officials of a similar charactef should not be included in civil service classification.” — 2 IMPOSED A FINE ONLY. Judge Kimbali Decides Not to 1 ‘ lo = prison Alfred B. Talcott, = Judge. Kimball! 'this afternoon in the Po- lice Court disposed of the case of Alfred B. Talcott, the aged electrician of the United States Capitol, convicted recently of inde- cently assaulting five little girls, whose. homes are in the neighborhood of his resi- dence on E street southeast. Talcott was fined $50 in each. of the five cases, making @ total of $250. That amount was prompt- ly paid, and the defendant discharged finally from custody. It was announced yesterday by Attorneys Campbell Carrington and C. Maurice Smith, counsel for Mr. Talcott, that they would today argue a motion for a new trial, and they appeared this afternoon in court armed with an @rray of legal authorities. When the matter was reached, counsel requested that’ sentence be first’ imposed, with the understanding that the motion for a new trial might be considered later, if, after constiltatioh, it should be thought best to proceed”t A_ physician that confinembht effect the heal cause his deat torneys, who ae fine, without intp; Kimball remark: that direction. tificate, setting forth df jait would certainly h of’Mr. Talcott, and might 4s submitted by the at- that the court impose a mment. in reply Judge that in view of the phy- sician’s certifitité, the recommendation of mercy of the firy’and the advanced age of Mr. Talcott"he was disposed to impose a fine only. eter. the court wanted to e hear from thi district attorney on that point. % = “Assistant Diltrié® Attorney Mullowny ex- plaitieg that d consulted with his superior, _Distric! ttorney Davis, in re- gard to ihe pals, dha they had reached the Mr. Mnlowny that he did not care conclusion’ hoi, to,pppose any action the court might, at) GP fo dae in the matter. to éven sy Ti iran of the fine to be imposed." . = ygltage, Kumhhn, continuing, “stated that ‘the cdse Wag in som¢, Respects. the most distressing eVer. trjed.;. before .him. He is fe! [Acquaintance with the epoke of hal; witnesses who had testified as to the good character ana the axeatiert reputation of Mr. Talcott,,..Jn view of all the circumn- stances, he, cpnchuded, he would fix the fine at $5U In €ach case, without imprisonment. Counsel décided not to argue for a new tral of C eee A Successfal Mistake. From the New York Evening Telegram. The young man who had a thirst which rose up and seized him by the throat like a fierce Numidian lon was going into a Broadway hotel yesterday for—refuge from the burning sun. He heard a low, musical voice, behind him. Charmed to see ther, of course he was. She was a young woman whom he had met up the state, and her father and mother were with her. Lorenzo the Magnificent is not to be com- pared to this young man, and it was pay- day. The girl and her parents looked humbly pleased when he mentioned lunch- con, and said, “Delighted.” Then the thirst, which had been forgotten, sprang upon that young man, and the last con- aition of him was worse then the first. He wrote at the end of the luncheon or- der: “Please bring a cocktail in a tea- The waiter, for.he was a discreet waiter beyond all: telling,-gave no sign. He. un- derstood his business. That cocktail in a teacup was for the young woman. A good waiter has more than logic. He has in- tuition. The teacup was-placed before the girl, andthe youth with the thirst felt his face blanch. with horror. After the strictest sect of the churches. had this girl been reared a Presbyterian, and her father was a deacon. He started to tell the waiter that the coffeg,.was for him. The girl lifted the bit of china-to her Hps, sniffed inquiringly, and then drank the contents attwo gulps. _ “You are a dear boy.” she said, calmly. “How did you know that that was just what I wanted?” “Our daughter is exceedingly fond of coffee,” said the girl's mother. The youth clutched his parched throat and smiled a wan, sad smile. A Talking Robin. From the Hartford Courant. About a year-ago a robin’s nest wes broken up in the neighborhood of No. 38 ‘Wooster street,'dnd-one of the young birds fell from the nést to the ground. It was too young to fly, and was at the mercy of cats, dogs, boys-and other. mortal enemies of birds, when-Miss Edith Bartlett came to the rescue ahi tok the bird into the house. It wag ‘proyided with comfortable quarters in a Gage, and the family became so attached tq;it that when it reached the fiying ege it was decided to keep it for a pet, rather thén te turn it out into @ cold, unfeeling word, 1' the’ dry season when worms were scarce. The bird showed remarkable int and apparently took an interest in what was going on in fhe family. When the windows were" in the fell the robin began to imitate the nates of the birds erate ch the bird certain Bartlett in teacl whistles, and it gdbame'an adept. It was then given lessons fn and now has mastered the ci urry up! Hurry up!" .which it. -enynciates with quite as much distin as & or : : \ Station Keeper Gooke Dead. Joseph F. Cooke, who’ has patalgeernced keeper at the éigh ath precinct pe stat for about four years, died about I o'clock tit i fe VICTORIA’S LINEAGE. Is the Royal Family English or More German Than the Georges? - From the New York Herald. The pedigree of the queen has long been @ subject of controversy. A few years ago some of the English periodicals were overrun with correspondence in the nature of attempts to show both that the royal’ family is and is not English. ’ The chief Interest in this discussion grew out of an assertion made by the Princé of Wales on the occasion of the dedication, of ‘the new docks at Southampton. His royal highness, in the very beginning of his address, said: : “We are much interested in the contrast which you have pointed out to us between out visit here today for the purpose of inaugurating a vast commercial enterprise and that which my famous ancestor, Ed- ward the Black Prince, paid five and a half centuries ago when he embarked at South- ampton (@ town of considerable import- ance even in the days of the conquest) for France with his father, Edward III, on board a fleet of nearly 1,000 sail; to ac- company that monarch to the glorious and celebrated field of Cressy.” These words had hardly appeared fn print when the Westminster Budget, the Gazette ‘and.other publications were flooded with protests, One correspondent wrote that “when the Prince of Wales alluded to ‘my famous ancestor, Edward the Black Prince,” he quite forgot that the hero of Poitiers left at his untimely death but one surviving son, the childless Richard JI, who was dethroned and subsequently mur- dered at Pomfret castle in 1390 by his cousin, Henry IV.” And this correspondent added: “As a@ mere matter of histcric fact, the orly drop of English blood which flows through the veins of the present’ royal house came from Margaret Tudor, the eldest daughter of Henry VII, and the wife of James IV, King of Scotland, who was slain at Flodden Field A.D. 1513. Her great grandson, James VI, King of Scot- land, succeeded to the throne of England as James I, on the extinction of the illus- trious dynasty of the Tudors by the death of that great and glorious English patriot, Queen Elizabeth, A.D. 1603. “His daughter, Elizabeth Stuart, married a German, Frederick Elector Palatine, and she became, through the marriage of their daughter, Sophia, with Ernest, elector of Hanover, the grandmother of George I, our first king of the German house of Welf, or Wolf, whom the act of settlement and the whig party placed on the throne of Eng- land A.D. 1714, to the final and foul exclu- sion of the ancient and national dynasty of the Stuarts. Our Welf kings, the four Georges and the fourth William, all mar- ried German wives. “The German mother and husband of Queen Victoria were both Wettins of the petty duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the late Prince Albert being the eldest son of Ernest Wettin, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, by his wife Dorothy Wettin, a princess of Saxe-Altenburg, whose union had a ter- mination perhaps unique in the annals of German ducai houses of that class. The Prince.of Wales, if that were possible, is even more German than the Georges. No sooner had the foregoing statements teen printed in the Budget than a swerm of indignant Britishers and loyal E1-gliah- men invaded the columns of the Budget to protest against some of the assertions therein made ard the conclus:oas drawn therefrom. These in »urn were fcllowed by another troop cf correspondents who as strergly affirmed the correciness cf the statements set forth by the Prince of Wales’ critic. At lergth an anonymous writer appeared in the columns of the Westminster Budget on September 13, 1895, with a note en Queen Victoria's pedigree which he had laboriously worked out, and which seems to have get the long-drawn-out controversy at rest. At all events it nas ceased to be a disturbing theme of discussion in the pub- lic prints. This person .ook the ground that “an antecessor is a member of the family who has gone before, and he may be either lin- eal or collateral.” This argument does not seem sound in etymology and law, to say nothing of pop- ular parlance. The writer then showed faat the Black Prince was the son of the Prince of Wales’ forefather at the twan- tleth remove—i.e., was his uncie at the nineteenth remove—therefore clearly an antecedent member of the family. The writer expressed iis belief that the Saxon line might be traged even back to Cedric. It is interesting to note that an exemination of this long line of descent will show a close correspondence with the usual rough calculation of thirty years for @ generation. The thirty-seven generations from Eg- bert to Victoria inclusive give, at thirty years each, an aggregate of 1,110 years. ‘This wouid take us back to A.D. 785, and Egbert became king A.D. 794. SEES RAPID MOTION AFFECTS CHILDREN. “Migraine” May Develop as a Result of Swift Riding. ¥rom the Medical Record. Dr. John Madison Taylor, in an article on “Children of Feeble Resistance; Their Care and Management,” published in the Medical ‘Times and Hospital Gazette, December 19, 1896, says that it is very unwise to submit babies’ to rapid journeys and the looking out of windows at swiftly passing objects while flying along. He says that he has seen migraine develop apparently through the custom of giving small children exer- cise in a carriage with a pair of fest horses every day. Certain instances cf profound disturbance have been caused by this means, and It is reasonable to infer that a centipuance of such measures may produce lasting damage upon so delicate an organ as the eye, and the whole sensitive organ- ism is thus imperiled. It encourage a child to sleep while being driv- en about. The motion is both regular and subject to sudden irregularities. The per- gistence of one kind of motion up and down is bad, not only producing unsound sleep, ‘but keeping up a molecular agitation which has little to recommend it. If the infant be sufficiently old to sit up or be held up by the nurse, a strain is put upon the spinal column. Thus continuous mild concus- sions are administered to the brain and spinal cord; the eye is put upon thus acting directly upon the brain; ment of excitement is introduced, and phy- siological irritability is the probable result. ——_+ e+ ____ CHICAGO'S TERED: POST OFFICE. An Impressive Trick in Numbering the First Box. From the Chicago News. Chance allusion to a banquet caused Mr. Fernando Jones to recall the time he gave had. tera. and have be quite a city. were made, end “04” a ; 8 i | is also unwise to_ 35 Searchlights left. And to give those a chance who could Only for bicyclists—not dealers. SAKS AND COMPANY Vote fast now. Last MoxtH Or ‘rHe TRIP TO EUROPE CONTEST. GET IN YOUR votes Fok YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER: ~ BVERY ITALSDOLLAR PURCHASE ENTITLES YOU TO A VOTE. Where to buy thas grown to be the important question. There ate two meth- ods of merchandising. One Geals in quality. The other deals in worthlessness. The product of one is satisfaction. product of the other is dissatisfaction. The One maintains the honesty and dignity of business—attracts with ‘values. ~The other coaxes you inio its meshes with a delusive price.” YOU KNOW WHERE THIS STORE STANDS STAUNCHLY — UNMOVABLY—FOR QUALITY. 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