Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1900, Page 2

TILLMAN OPPOSES IT Conference Report on Porto Rico Apprepriation Discussed, CRITICISES EXTENSION OF CHARUTY ee \ | | \ Would Have Free Trade With the Philippines. - — IN THE HOUSE PENSIONS over Presi- public itemized Phil amounts greed te mbridge bridge a drawless Massachus ming an the bridge in tts Porto Rican od by up There were two motive ited States of th> as that the the result) Porto Rico, | @ over some- the people. He a adepted by ng hands full ‘orto Rico h, he sald, had to bs bene: mtinue to feed those lared Mr. Tilman, long as the freed- din the south e@ to nothi c of the race. So long Porto Ricans th: cork. This gov an eleemosy of this bill an inquiry from Mr. Spoon- man said: “I'm in favor of free h Por Rico. I don't believe in of the United States position.” the pro form Labor * that such a would militate Ri » as to the Free Trade With Philippines. Mr. (Cal.) inquired if Mr. Ti!l- n vor of free trade with the that th islands had © of peon and Malay labor. man—“If we are to contin to it I'm in favor of free There ts ot take ad who voted those islands peon and Malay ands. yu had bought proposed to send a over there, backed o long as I ce 1 shall prote Mr. Till: he speech nish lan- Filipin “i new life and energ it indicated the aling which he said resorted to in the nos. for his republican would feel for them even the after the people had had an to pass upon the action of Con- November. people:’" he shioute and the flag am £0 together. at Mr. Allison, Mr. Tillman ed to the resolution adopt- ‘warning he said s of their action on the never rains, but it pours structure is tumbling deeply DorLul “will teach you Iberty and the mg. Mr. Till n said he had nd would like to know now s in favor of free ¢ Range in Dixcassion. ate In the Senate continued dur- afternoon Porto Rico bill. on § ooner, nger and Tillman Pp in the debate. The discussion t 2 ing the southern 1 the Philiypines. took Mr. Tillman to task for « rtain words and expressions, de the colle auite interesting. THE HOUSE. This was pension day in the House. Prev- ious te pr ng with the regular order following bills were passed: To es- lish a light and signal station at Brown's t. Puget Sound; to increase the cost light ship at Cape Elizabeth, Me., $70,000 to. $00,000; authorizing the ry of War to make regulations per- running of loose logs, rafts and rv on streams in Minnesota and Wis- the pted a ary re: tution calling of State for copies of in the department from citl- United States complaining of ent while in the South African re- m to go Into committee of » consider pension legislation members voted and Mr. Talbert ©.) made the point of no quorum. The eaker counted 19% present and the House wee with pension bills. — 4 Civil Service in Dependencies. toss. from the committee on civil reported back the bill gov- in the dependenctes of The bill permits the employed thus, but re- d in writing service Sta pert Service. nt Secretary Melklejohn has gone fork for a few days to inspect the transport Sumner, which is to sail next Week with recruits for the Philippines. Miller, the quartermaster at Manila, rmed Quartermaster General Lud- of the departure of the following Ingt named transports for the United States: Westminster, March 7; Athenian, Wyefiek March 22° Leelanaw, March 23 Ss The quartermaster general was today th- formed that the transport Fort Stephens has sailed from Seattle for Manila via Hito with 49 horses and five mules for the use of the army in the Philippines. ———__-e + ___*_ Steamship Arrivals. At New York: Graf |Waldersee, from Hamburg. At Rotterdam: Maasdam, from New York for Hamburg. THE ‘EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1900-16 PAGES. BEFRAUDED THE GOVERNMENT. A Chicago Notary Public Who Forged Pension Vouchers. ‘The governor of Illinois, at the instance of the bureau of pensions, recently revoked the commission as notary public in and for Cook cou Ulinels, of John W. Twohey. > and new an inmate of the y, Joliet, ot Ti comm}: wa ation the on was discovered ys_mother. was a pen- sioner of the United States, died April 5, ISUS. and, notwithstanding fact. vouch- era purport xecuted by nsion agency at id thereon until Ts purported ex- Twohey as notary ion showed that he S mame to the vouchers cheeks Issued In payment on that he appropriated the pro- ceeds of the checks. He was arrested Oc- tober 12, 1899, and November 11, 1800, hav- ing entered a plea of gulity, was sentenced to one ar at the penitentiary at Juliet, mi. James Posey of Bushnell. Swain county. N. C., was recently held by a United States commissioner at Bryson City, N. €., under $4) bond for the action of the United States grand j on a charge of having forged te as to the official character of sp. and a declaration purporting before Mr. Crisp in connection pefore John W. The inves’ moth public. forzed hi and to th them, ar exe with his elaim for pension. ae PROTECTION OF OUR SHIPPING. Frye Says That Prebably Only a Few Years Are Needed. Senator Frye, chairman of the committee on commerce, said today that he expected to bring the shipping bill up at an early date. “There are one or two things that have precedence,” he remarked, “but when they are disposed of I expect the shipping bill will be considered and passed.” eems to be a persistent de- drag the tariff question into cussion of this bill, when in reality pbuilding materials entering into the tuction of ships for the foreign trade mitted into the United States free of duty. Mr. a has been thi 3 he said, “so hipbuilding materials law for a number of that in respect of our builders are uality with their foreign competi- is the high ¢ of labor in our which prevents this country from building for all the world. Even if it were pd it is quite undesirable to cut the wages of American workingmen in half, so as to put them on a level their foreign competitors. Until our ships are protected in operation equa'ly with our other great protected industries we cannot expect to see our seagoing tonnage incre: Probably a few years of protection, s would be afford the pending shipping Passed, would enable our ship- s to build as cheaply as they are where in the world. But lacking aid as this there wil! be no ap- ain in our shipping in the for- n the contrary, if our ships re- to the extent that other na- tions aid their ships ours may disappear from the sea altogether. A good many of our free trade friends would rather pay for- hips $200.000,000 a year foreyv than ms it possible for merican ships to secure that trade by giving them adequate protection for a few years.” — ORT RECEIVED. eign trad, OFICIAL RE! Admiral Farquhar Informs Navy De- partment of Sailor Tragedy The official account of the tragedy at Galveston, Tex., yesterday, by which one sailor lost his life and another was wound- ed. was a report contained in the following patch received at the Navy Department day from the commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic squadron, who is at present on board his flagship, the New York, in Galveston harbor: “GALVESTON, Tex.,-March 2 “In a fracas ast night Boatswain's Mate Nelligan of the Mz was killed and Edward Nelligan, first fireman of the New York, slightly wounded. The commanding officer of the Machias has een directed to investigate.and report and to have an officer present at the inquest “FARQUHAR. The affair is a source of deep regret to the cMeials here, but they are under the neces- sity of relying entirely upon the ciyll au= thorities of Galveston for the punishment of the guilty parties. The men were brothers. Michael Nelli- gan, the elder, of the Machias, was a native of Boston, ard was thirty-four years of age. His next of kin is set down as Miss Maggie Nelligan, sister, 34 Cass street, South Boston, Mass. Edward Nelligan of the New York was twenty-nine years of age and was born in St. John, Newfound- land. next kin fs given as Mrs, M. Me- Ginis, sister, of 19 D street, South Boston, Mas: Florida Democratic Convention. JACKSONVILLE, Fle.,°March 23.—The democratic state committee has named June the date of the state convent and Jacksonville as the place. ———-+ 2 ___ Lynching at Ripley. Tenn. RIPLEY, Tenn., March 23.—This morning in the heart of the town the body of a negro, Louls Rice, was found dangling from a limb of a tree. The lynching 1s said to have been the result of a trial in the circuit court of Lauderdale county, during the course of which Rice testified in favor of one of his color, who was charged with the murder of a white man named Goodrich. ——_++<+__ beommittee at Memphin. MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 23—The sub- committee of the industrial commission, which is on a tour of the south, gathering information concerning the industrial condi- tions, has arrived here and will spend sev- eral days in the city ——_++<-___ Chas. A. Towne Undergoes Operation. DULUTH, Minn., March 23.—Chas. A Towne, chairman of the silver republican national committee, underwent a painful but not dangerous operation at St. Luke's Hospital, in this city, two days ago. He is now doing very well and will be out in about two weeks. —~++-+—_—_. Fatal Explosion at Powder Plant. LOUISIANA, Mo., March 23.—The separa- ting house at the Hercules Powder Works at Lamotte blew up last night, and Peter Bucks and Edmond Carter were blown to atoms. Both men were married and leave families. The cause of the explosion is not known, —++-___ Fusion in Idaho Assured. BOISE, Idaho, March 23.—The meeting of the democratic committee to select dele- gates to the national convention will be held in Lewiston, June 5. The silver repub- licans and populists will not hold conven- tions for that purpose, delegates being ap- pointed by executive committees. The three parties will hold nominating conventions at Pecatelo July 17. Each committee adopted olution favoring a fusion of the three ——>++—___ ill Adjourn April 6. N. Y., March 23.—Both houses of the state legislature have adopted a reso- lution fixing April 6 as the date for final adjourment. —_~+- To Cancel Water Main Taxes. Mr. Mudd kas introduced a bill in the House, by request (H. R., 9911), providing that the Commissioners of the District et Columbia be directed to cancel the assess- main taxes unpaid on ment of water Brightwood avenue for the laying of the water main about July 20, 1895, from Fort Reno reservoir to and on Brightwood ave- nue from the Military road to Aspen street, where the water has not been introduced from the main on adjoining property since the water mein was laid; and they are dl- rected to reassess the tax for laying the main on Brightwood avenue according to existing law. —__—__+e+_______ A reunion of federal veterans was held Wednesday at Dublin, Bath county, Texas, the occasion being the visit of Gen. Albert R. Shaw, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. There was a very large attendance. many confederates -being present. At the conclusion of the public reception a ban- quet was tendered Gen. Shaw. NETHERSOLE TO BE TRIED APRIL 3. Postponement Secured on Account of ness of the Actrem NBW YORK, March 23.—Justice Furs- man, in the criminal branch of the supreme court, today set the trial of Miss Olza Nethersoie anf the other parties defendant in the indictment returned yesterday by the grand jury, for April 3. ‘The postponement of the trial was due to the representation of Miss Nethersole’ counsel that she was too ill te appear | court. A new panel of one hundred tales- ‘men will be drawn, from which a jury will be selected. —_++>__ TO DELAY RATIFICATION A YEAR. M. Deleasne Signs Protocol Regarding the Franco-American Treaty. PARIS, March 23.—At a cabinet council held at the Elysee palace today the minister ot foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, announced the signature of the protocol, delaying the ratification of the Franco-American treaty until March 24, 1901 ADMIRAL DEWEY IN MACON. He Reviews Th nds of School Children in the Rain. . Ga., March 23.—Despite a driz- zling rain Admiral Dewey and party today reviewed thousands of school children of Macon, who gathered in a long !ine on the principal street. The Gordon Institute Ca- dets of Barnesville formed his escort. The admiral’s response to cheers attested his appreciation of the greeting. Tonight a reception will be given him at the Cherokee Club, where he and Mrs. Dewey will meet the representatives of the city’s social life. During the afternoon an exhibition in the drill hal! was given by the militia. ——_+-<—___ BRITISH SUBJECTS MALTREATED. Situation in Dutch Guiana Similar to That in Transvaal. KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 23.—Dis- patehes from Surinam, Dutch Guiana, re- celved here today say the feeling of the Dutch there is strongly antagonistic to the British and that British subjects in prison have been so brutally treated that they recently revolted and shot one of the keep- ers. The British residents of Surinam are said to be suffering from the same griev- ances as complained of by the Outlanders of South Africa. —_++>—__. 'TO FEED TOMMY ATKINS. Large Shipments of Live and Dressed Meat From Baltimore, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, March 23—The war in South Africa is creating a heavy demand for meat in England, much of which taken there is transshipped to “Tommy Atkins” in the field. The Johnston line steamship Queenmore sailed from here today for Liv- erpool with the following cargo: Six hun- dred lve cattle, 1,500 live sheep, 381,610 pounds of dressed beef in quarters, 1,000 tierces of salt beef, 565 barrels of trip, 765 barrels beef loins, 380 cases pork loins, 100 cases beef kidn . 140 cases ox tails, 1,750 cases of canned beef, besides a vast quanti- ty of hams, shoulders, bacon, lard, etc. The steamship Indore of the same line will sail Saturday with a still larger cargo. The Atlantic Transport Line steamers are also carrying gr2at cargoes of live stock and dressed, salt and canned meats to London, ———_ooo__ LETTER CARRIERS AS WI ‘NESSES. New Order Prohibiting Their Testi- fying to Addresses Upheld. inl Dispateh to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 23.—Special orders from post office authorities at Wash- ington have bee. received here prohibiting letter carriers from testifying in court as to the addresses of parties to whom they de- liver mail, and the new order has been rec- ognized in court and has gone into effect. Charles A. Rumpf, a letter carrier, called as a witness in the city court, wus ques- tioned as to his knowledge of the address at a certain period of the plaintiff in the case of Leutbecker against McEvoy. Dis- trict Attorney John C. Rose, who appeared as the representative of the government, and of Postmaster Warfleld, explained to the court that under a new rule of the Post Office Department letter carriers were not allowed to testify as to the address of per- sons for obvious reasons. Judge Richie ruled that the regulation was a proper one, and Carrier Rumpf was excused. —_+2++___ SENDING WHISKY ABROAD. Sp Owners Save Money by Shipping It to Europe for Storage. Special Dispatch to The Eveving Star. BALTIMORE, March 23.—Uncle Sam is losing a neat income just now through the shipment of American rye whisky abroad for storage in foreign bonded warehouses, which shipments are made to evade the cost of storage in government bonded ware- houses in this country. Under the United States law whisky may be stored in United States bonded warehouses elght years with- out being subject to the internal revenue tax of $1.10 per proof gallon. In this city alone there are about 6,0) barrels of whisky which are within a few months of » time limit, and it Is being rushed abroad for storage, no one knows how long, in English and German warehouses. When It 1s returned the tax will of course have to be pald, but, notwithstanding the fact, the idea of shipping it across the ocean for storage seems preposterous, the distillers find it pays them to do so, rather than pay the tax now and keep the stock for years before they realize on it. The tax 1s only required paid when the whisky Is put on the market for sale, which may not be for years yet, owing to the heavy supply. A barrel of whisky can be sent to Germany, stored several years and returned to Bai- timore for less than $1, besides undergoing e decided improvement the sea voyages sive it. The North German Lloyd Ine steamship Hannover, which sailed from here yesterday, took 500 barrels, aggregat- ing nearly 21,50 gallons, to Bremen, and a similar shipment was made last week on her sister ship. the Borkum. The shipments were exclusively Maryland and Virginia whiskies. ——_++-_ No Request Regarding Mexico. Neither at the State Department nor at the Mexican embassy here has any appli- cation been received for permission for a force of Mexican troops to pass through southern Texas as an incident to the cam- paign against the Yaquis. It is said that a similar application made about a year ago was promptly granted, and it is ex- pected that the same course would be fol- lowed now should such a request be pre- ferred. It is customary, however, for the national government to first seek the as- sent of the state government, in deference to the sensibilities of the officials. ——__+«+______ A Slick Shampoo. “What makes the best shampoo?” said a Washington barber, “why, this beauti- ful preparation of my own—what’s that? You don’t want it if it is ‘my own prepara- uon,’ because every barber in the United States has his ‘own’ shampoo, which he sells for 50 cents a bottle, and none are any good? “Well, you are a trifle severe, but I guess you are about right. I will give you the best preparation for cleaning the head and shampooing the hair we have. It is a phy- siclan’s prescription, and is the regularly prescribed cleanser used by the doctors. Go in any drug store and ask for two or three ounces of ‘Tinct. Saponis Viridis.’ ‘That sounds big. You can get tt cheaper and more of it if you ask for two ounces of green soap tncture, or take a small jar with you and get 10 cents’ worth of the soap itself. It is a green soft soap. It does not smell very fragrant, as it is not perfumed, but the odor ts not disagreeable, and as a shampooing articie it cannot be matched. ony a small quantity need be used at a ime. “People wash the head too much. I mean those not engaged In dirty occupations, as engineers, firemen, etc. Once in three or four weeks Is sufficient, and where the hair is very dry, not as often as that. Common castor oil, cut with alcohol to the right con- sistency, makes the best us hair dressing. Here is a bottle put up in fancy wrapping, with my name on It, slightly per- fumed, which I will sell you for 50 cents— forty one for oo of buying it of me an cents for the preparation and bottle. Good-day.” A MURDER TRIAL ——e Ne'son Vale Accuséi of Killing Alex. TESTIMONY SUBMITPED TODAY Those Who Were Eye-Witnesses of the Shooting. | THREATS WERE MADE ; Ss ae The introduction of; testimony was begun today in the case of Nelson Vale, the elder- ly colored man on trial before Justice Cla- baugh in Criminal Court No. 2 for the mur- der of Alexander Jackson, also colored, at Reno City, near Tenleytown, Sunday, the 14th of last January, Soon after court opened the jury was completed, the twelve Men sworn to pass upon the question of guilt or innocence of the defendant being Messrs. James H: Evans, James B. Holiday, Edwin R. Archer, John W. Bowling, Sam- uel C. Anderson, George E. Dunster, F. G. Willett, George W. Afnold, W. J. Crockett, Joseph A. O'Hare, C. T. Dant and BE. L. Barclay. Assistant United States Attorney Taylor appears for the government, the de- fendant being represented by Attorneys E. M. Hewlett and Thomas Walker. The Testimony. After the case, from the standpoint of the government, had beén outlined to the jury by the prosecuting attorney, Louisa Burns was called as the first witness. She stated that she saw the body of the de- ceased at the morgue and fdentified the body as that of Alexander Jackson. Annie Crisp, who lived with her husband in Vale’s house, testifiedithat she had heard Vale notify Jackson to remain away from the house. The morning of the crime the witness noticed"a pistol in the possession of Vale. The next witness, John W. Prather, told the jury that Jackson, the victim of the occurrence, boarded with him. The day of the killing Vale came to witness’ house end inquired for Jackson. ‘The latter re- fused to go to the door. Later Vale en- tered the house without knocking, and, seeing Jackson, remarked: “You didn't treat me like a man." Jackson declined to enter into conversation with Vale. The lat- ter continued to talk, informing Jackson that Mary Hillis was: dressing to go to church and asking why he didn't dress and go with her. Vale dared Jackson to go with the woman, saying, “I'm going to light your streets up. The parties left the house, and the quar- rel was renewed. Jackson stooped as though to pick up a stone, when Vale, who was several feet away, took a pistol from his pocket and fired one shot. Jackson reeled and fell. Vale walked from the scene. Nature of the Wound- Deputy Coroner Glazebrook gave a de- scription of the deceased and’ told of the nature of the wound. A bullet had passed through the ear-and was located in a flat- tened condition at the buse of the brain. Dr. Arthur MeNayy resident phy- siclan of Georgetown University Hospital, had testified that Jackson died at that in- stitution the 14th of January, as the result of gunshot wound. : James H. Riley, the “next ‘witness, who saw Vale and Jackson the day of the shooting, told of trouble between the two. Vale asked Jackson: “What are you doing around my house, tr¥ing to raise a dis- turbance?” Jackson denied that he was endeavoring to cause trouble, and Vale then applied to him a vile epithet. Jackson repiied in kind, and Vale remarked, referring to Jackson: “I'll get him before sundown.” The wit- ness heard the pistol fired. After the kill- ing the witness ,heard Vale admit that he had shot Jacksoti, and that he did not care. James H. Cri: an ¢ye-witness, described the shooting. Vale and Jackson were talk- ing: Jackson said to’ Vale: “I dare you to come‘out in the road and say that.” Jackson threw a-stoné at Vale, and then reached for a brick. Vale thereupon pro- duced his weapon and fired. Vale.remarked: “It don't take me long to kill a nigger." He then asked for the po- lice, and started to give himself up. Daniel EB. Martin witnessed the shooting and the incidents leading thereto. After the ‘occurrence Vale told Mary Ellis that he had killed Jackson on her account. Dr. George Vaughan testified that Jack- fon died at Georgetown University Hospital the afternoon of January 14 last, from a gunshot wound of the brain. Threats Made by Vale. Sarah J. Green told of threats uttered by Vale January 14, in effect that the latter would kill Jackson before sundown that day; of the words that passed between the two men, and of the shooting. Annie R. Lewis,*called by the prosecu- tion, declared that the morning of the shooting Vale called at her house, and while there announced his intention of kill- ing Jackson before the sun should go down. Frederick Green, colored, testified that he heard Vale start the trouble with Jack- son, accusing him of causing trouble in Vale's family, and remarking, “I'll get you before the sun goes down.” Jackson Threw Stones. The next witness, David Rhone, among other things testified that Jackson had thrown two stones, and was about to hurl a third missile at Vale before the latter fired. - Policeman William W. Easley told of a conversation ie had with the defendant after the arrest, and Francis D. Brooks and Reuben Sommers testified regarding the shooting, but nothing new was developed. Policeman John Sullivan, who arrested Vale, testified that, among other things, the prisoner said that he “had killed a nigger for interfering with Mary Ellis.” The government at this point announced its case closed. The Defendant Testifies. Attorney Walker, addressing the jury, de- clared that Vale, in shooting Jackson, acted entirely in self-defense. Several days be- fore the shooting Vale had warned Jackson to stay away from his house. The men met the fateful Sunday morning, and exchanged angry words. Later Jackson challenged Vale to go into the street, and began throw- ing stones at him. Jackson was advancing toward Vale, when the latter fired. Mary Ellis, the woman in the case, told of hearing a pistol flred the day of the crime. A moment later Vale appeared and said to the wit that he was going to give himself up 5 the poltee. She had no further conversation with him. The throwing 6f stotiés at Vale by Jack- son was described by William E. Gaines. The defendant next tepk the: stand. He gave a detailed statement of what occurred the day of the crime and said he shot Jack- son in self-defens denied that he had told anybody that he‘Shot the man on ac- count of Mary ae The cross-ex: a was in progress yhen of the defendant is report closed. The Daity Divorce suit. Harry H. Ridgway, through Attorney Woodbury Wheelgy, thisjafternoon filed sult for divorce agaist Carrie A. Ridgeway. | The parties were! marrted’in Baltimore Sep- j tember 38, 1805.4 Crueb treatment of Mr. Ridgeway vy hid wifevand certain of her relatives is alleged. ~ + Mangling Done. From the Philadelphia Record. eae Up in the Kensington district there are many old customs still In vogue which have almost become forgotten in more progres- sive localities. In alittle court running off Hanover street, not far from Girard ave- nye, is‘a sign which reads: “Ellen Maione, mangling done.” In these days of steam laundries the mangle is a nearly forgotten memory.“ We used to read a great deal about mangles and mangling shops in Dick- ens’ storles; but to find one in active oper- ation in Philadelphia is a matter of some surprise. It is typical of Kensing:on that Ellen Malone can compete with the big laundries, and retain customers who prob- ably wouldn’t have their Washing any other way. eee im STREET RAILROAD RUMORS. Gossip in Regard to the Purchase of All the Roads. The latest rumor in loca! financial circles in regard to street railways today was to the effect that the same parties that are said to have been making inquiries in re- gard to the possibilities of buying the Capi- ta! Traction read have an option for the purchase of the properties now controlled by the Washington Traction and "tectcic Compa It is said that the American Railways Company of Philadelphia, who, it is claimed, have asked about the purchase of the Capital Traction road, had a repre- sentative over here who has inspected the plant of the road and expressed his satis. faction with Its condition. Now the ques tion that arises is whether an offer of $12 will be made for the road, and what will be the result, if any. of the dicker which may be expected to follow from the alleged atti- tude of the prospective purchaser and own- er toward each othe — OF THE SHIRT. THE so There ix a Difference Between Ameri- can and English Makes. “See this dress shirt?” said a Washington shirtmaker and men's furnisher. “Looks Uke any other garment of its kind you no- tice displayed in the windows of the stores devoted to the sale of men's wear, does it not? Yes? Well, there Is a big difference. “This garment is one of a dozen extra fine dress shirts | have imported from a maker on Oxford street, London, on an order from a Massachusetts avenue gentle- man who wants things a little different from the rest of the swells with whom he mingles. It is of the finest English muslin and Irish linen, and this dozen is worth $60. “In England pedestrians and vehicles go to the left. So this garment, instead of buttoning in the back from right to left, buttons from left to right. 2 shirts do not button on either side. Those of Ameri- can make have the back seam so lapped that on reaching up.the right hand the lap fits over the under facing. ‘That is the rea- son why they fit smoothly In the neck. No, very few men notice this feature of the garment, but will do so at once upon hav- ing their attention called to it. “Another peculiar feature of It is that the bosom is cut at least two and a haif Inches wider t n the widest American dre: irt you can buy except on special order. The glish wear their dress vests cut very wide and their bosoms correspond. The skirt is cut with a flare and Is very full. American-made garments are cut almost straight. The English make fine goods, for an English gentleman of society and rank devotes much more attention to the quality and cut of his linen than an American. For this class in Eng! da all linen goods are made to order. fallen into the ‘r -made habit,’ because, for one reason, American gentleman seems to feel of time to be me an it a waste red for such a garment when he can buy finely made, ready-to-wear goods from the counter. I like the American style best, but since I make $2 on each of these gar- ments I am willing to humor the pur- chaser’s idiosynerasy.” —— A Panic of Heroism. From Pick-Me-Up. The officers hesitated. It was a de: The Boers were strongly entrenched in a position that scemed naturally impregnable. The British force was small, and owing to the nature of the ground it could only be ipitated against one angle of the ene- works. No wonder the officers hesitated. They felt they would be sending the gallant Tom- nto a veritable death trap. The men themselves were huddled to- gether on the ground behind a slight ridge, that afforded them temporary protection from the Boer sharpshooters. They had been conversing in low tones, but the fa- tigue of cramped inaction was having its effect, and they were silent. Then Private Atkins spoke up. The firing had ceased, and his words were clear and distinct. “I had a letter from the missus,"’ he said. There was no comment from the line of cumbent forms as he went on: We have a little three-year-old daugh- ter, and the missus writes to say that she is_getting too clever for anything.” The men shifted uneasily, and those who had been lying on their backs rolled over on their faces. “The missus writes to say it's wonderful how many funny things she doe: The men grasped their rifies a little more firmly, and drew up their knees. . the other day when er, she said—’ With a wild roar the Tommies struggled to their feet, swept over the ridge, and fell upon the Boers with such terrific foree that they fled without firing a shot. The amazed officers never knew what had caused this panic of heroism in the ranks. ———_+e-—___ The Cause of Her Headache. At the soda water counter of an F street drug store a few days ago a lady asked the clerk to give her something to re‘ieve her headache. He was about to prepare a mix- ture of bicarbonate of soda for her, when a gentleman, a physician, standing near said to her: “Pardon me, madam, but I overheard you say to the clerk that in the afternoon when you went out for your walk you experienced a peculiar, semi-sick headache; that the fresh air did you no good, feeling no relief until you returned home, where, after a few minutes, it passed away. “I am a physician and therefore take this liberty. Your headache is caused by the overpowering perfume of the large bunch of violets which you have pinned to your coat and which you daily, no doubt, wear while out on your walks. You also’ suffer from partial nausea and momentary loss cf appetite while wearing the flowers. When you return home you take them off and the slight narcotic influence produced by the perfume of violets vanishes. “Your experience is that of many. To some highly sensitive persons the perfume of certain kinds of flowers is as offensive as is the eating of the simple strawberry dangerous and perhaps fatal. If you will leave your violets in the florist’s your head- aches will not be manifest. I have had pa- tients who could not wear for any length of time a single violet on their dress or on the lapel of their coat without suffering from the narcotic effect of which I have spoken.” a Ruskin on Music. From the London Chronicle. The following is a copy of a letter written by Mr. Ruskin and read by the chairman at an entertainment given at the institute, Coniston, in the winter of 1882, at which Miss ———,, after disappointing the com- mittee on two previous occasions, failed to put in an appearance. She was to have been the guest-of Mr. Ruskin: “Mr. Ruskin cannot too strongly express to the audience the regret he has felt at the breaking of her engagement by Miss on the present occasion. He does not, however, feel called upon to express his sense of the slight put upon Mrs. Severn and himself; and he is sure that the disre- gard of the feeling and expectations of others, for which he can offer no defense, has not been in reality so great as it ap- pears; that the mischance has been chiefly owing to thought'essness and to the cer- tainty felt by the young lady that she can make us all forget our quarrel with her at the first notes of her voice on some future occasion. “Whatever our immediate disappoint- ment, it must be remembered that the pres- ence of an executant whose merits, real or supposed, discourage other performers may not always be a benefit to a concert; and Mr. Ruskin may perhaps be permitted to state that his own feeling in such matters is that a song rendered with simplicity and feeling by a soft and clear voice of aver- age power possesses all the elements of the most delightful music; and the intricacies and splendor of modern composition for voices of extraordinary power too often ef- face pleasure in astonishment.” pS eS A Pool. From Judge. Mr. Walldoff—“Which of these ancestors are yours and which are your husband's?” Mrs, Justinn—"Oh, it's a funny thing about them ancestors. The decorator got "em mixed while fixing the galle! and we couldn't tell t'other from which; so we bunched the whole lot and called *em our ancestors.” There is no truth in the report that Os- man Pasha, the hero of Plevna, is dead. The femous Turkish general has been sick, but Eis health is now improving. h aan TSC ERESaIIT Gemmmmmmmammemss =<} OFFICER AND MAN. The Relationsh’ “The question of Mega! punishm rt-marttal following nis imposed by officers up- on men under the'r command at sea * said a naval officer of high 5 has just engaged the department, and it !s a subject of much interest to us and to the men als “Ordinarily navy are eas: yot their intelligence is mooted question. We far cut n navies Jin this r . The ofttimes more possible to appe: through the mind than through the ction of corporal punishment. There are exceptions to the r incorrigi natural ass Pp to the officer in command, is of a nervous temperament. “On the other hand, there are officers who will nag a man, annoy fee, but it is pursued by us. I else a naval officer is a gen- tleman, he endeavors to behave 2 such at all times, and no doubt the officer who will nag a man ts always a gentilema but he could well afford to overlook m: n the respect m Itegether of them would be a penalty inflicted upon a seaman which is not im- osed in the regula for examp'e, officer with king of a seaman by Ir the str the corr ding which he demands of the man toward him self, bearing in mind and the discipline of th . severest pun‘shment a captain can impose upen a man for petty offenses is confinement on bread and er for five ys, or in double frons on full rations for summar court, summot by the captain, composed of three office: and a recorder, who may impose a tence not to exceed thirty days in solitary con- finement on bread and water, with full ra- tions once every five days. A man can live this length of time on such diet, but it is apt to reduce his weight of body and also that of his own importance before the term has expired. “However, it is seldom that a captain unjust in the administration of his preroga- tive. If a seaman comes on board from shore liberty drunk he is reduced in the grade he occupies, there being four. Jack on shore will get drunk, and human nature is the same with us all. Officers are mighty glad to stand on old Mother Earth, too. But if a seaman who has had no shore liberty is found drunk on board ship it will go hard with him. A tactful captain who is both firm and considerate wins the re- spect and the devotion of his crew, and it is not difficult for an officer to combine these requisites if he makes it a point to ‘o if not naturally inclined that w The Secretary of the Navy is a very just and kind-hearted man, who, with multitudinous duties and responsibilities, has time to take a personal interest in the welfare of the seamen, and lend a protect- ing hand when captains are inclined to ba too severe. In this sentiment we all con- cur, and he evidences it in one way by cautioning the officers against the too fre- quent infliction of the bread and water penalty. “History makes no mention of the ‘ma It was Ison who won the battle of Tr: falgar, the books say. It was his seamen. The men on board of ship do the fighting: the officers the directing of the battle. The Spanish war did more than any other to endear to the hearts of the people the ‘man,’ and I am one officer who !s glad of it. The ‘man’ never received his full credit, and it is high time he should. Neither Con- gress nor the people can be too liberal with the ‘man.’” —————— WE LIVE TO EAT. And This ts a Good Place to Come and Partake of the Food. “Up in New York recently,” said a gen- tleman from that city, “I read an item copied from The Star, in which the state- ment was made that it was possible in Washington to live on 30 cents a day at certain of the restaurants in this city. thought it was far fetched, and I deter- mined, when I came down to the capital, to make ‘a try’ at one or two of these places. “{ have traveled all over this world and eaten in all kinds of restaurants, and been in ali kinds of luck, both good and bad. So a cheap place for eating is no novelty for me. I went in several of them and was surprised to find that not only was the food good for the money, but that the facts were as stated. I had in one place a much bet- ter plate of soup, cup of coffee, bread and butter for 10 cents than in many places in other cities for double the money. “But the point I wish to comment on is that I was struck with the appearance of the patrons of these places. In 3 and 5-cent restaurants In other cities, especially in New York, San Francisco and Chicago, the class of patrons {is of the commonest. In the first named cit) 3-cent places are on the Bowery, Chatam Square or Park Row, and it is a sorry looking lot of poor devils who give up their 3 cents for a ‘large cup of coffee’ and a ‘large’ roll. In ’Frisco a nickel is the lowest limit. In the coast city, however, there are many low-priced restaurants, and next to Washington it is the cheapest and the best place in this re- spect in which to live in this country. They have a system there in the popular restaurants of selling three 10-cent dish for a quarter. The food is first class. There are many kinds of delicious fish caught in the Pacific by the Italian fisher- men, and these are served liberally at small cost, the salmon from the Columbia river being particularly fine. ‘Frisco is a city of restaurants because so many people live on the European plan, especially the tour- ists and visitors. “In Washington the patrons of these eat- ing houses are of a superior class, and I was surprised to find so many well-dressed, comparatively, men in them. I am informed that the pioneer house of this kind in Washington has made several fortunes for its owner, and I have yet to pass it when it Was not full at all hours, even into the night. All seem clean. While I would not care to be pinned down to this kind of fare for all time, it must suit many, for these houses are patronized by thousands.” ——_-— Wise Youth. From the Indianspolis Press. I,” said the wise youth, “shall devote my life to securing the affection and admi- ration of my countrymen.” “How noble!” exclaimed they that heard. “Therefore I shall bend all my energies to getting as rich as possible.” —_——__+ e+ _____ Sometimes an Obstacle. From the Chicago Record. “A man ought to save igney for his “Yes; if his family will let him.” Government Bonds. Bid. Asked. 2 per cents, registered. 101% 7. 3 per cents, registered, no 3 per cents, coupon, 1908-1928... 100011 4 per cents! registered, 1907. 160017 4 per cents, coupon, 1 nz os 4 per cents, registered, 1935. 134% 1351 4 per cents, -oupou, 1925. 2 138 5 per cents, registered, 1904. 15" 1G 5 per cents, coupon, 1904. 15% 16 Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, March 23.—Grain: High. Wheat—May. Low. CHICAGO, March 23.—Provisions: ‘Open. Hi Low. Close. Pork—May. 180° 11.70 11: July- 11-62 11.50 Lard—May. 627 GAT July 637 6.25 Ribs—May. 635 6.25 July. 637 6.27 NEW YORK, March 23.—Cottoa: Open. High, Low. + 843 943° 9.36 ~ 941 9.41 9.31 - 223 924 9.16 + B10 S11 8.08 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., M: 23.—Flonr quiet and steady, unchanged—tecelpts, 19.111 barrels; ex- . 5,764 barrels. Wheat Gall —apot gad March. 72%; May, 72%a72%4; steamer No. 2 red, — receipts, 5,390 ; exports, none—sout! ern wheat by sample, 68274; do. op 69a73. all larch and’ April, Sidi: May. exports, 289,954 busbels—southern Oats dull and freights quiet. steamers firm; — steam to Liverpool, per bushel. 4d., i; Cork, per quarter, 3s. FINANCE AND TRADE Realizing Sales Caused Weakness iv the Stock List, | NORFOLK AND WESTERN WAS STRONG Due to Alleged Heavy Purchases by Pennsylvania. ——_-___ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a | Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. W YORK, March 231.—Today's stock arket reflected abis | profit-taking in all paris of the ‘The amount of commisston hous was not a consi: volume of rive Hist busin: up to yesterday's standard. and lowed the selling to make m an impression on prices than would hay erwise been the case. leter in the day amounts of the d shares, Norfolk and Western was a feature of demand as the result of iT tent rum ing Pennsylvania with having bous controlling interest in that pre While the statement may be exaggerat it is certain that the Pennsylvania will ée- presentation in th rfok di- the result of its large holdings. ake and Ohio was taken in round a ecause of the be- lef in fmportant managerial changes in th southern territory, in which Pennsylva methods w prevail. hville is expected to be made some= thing of a feature once the present move- ment in the soft coal properties halts. i The Pacific shares were all influenced by realizing sales, but the several pools in them encouraged the reaction rather than the reverse. Should conditions warrant the advance the present inconsequential set- back will make for the future good of the movement. The demand at the low prices was invariably of the best. Metropolitan Traction w for a time on rumors of san buy mod. under pressure increased an of stock, probably $25,000,000. The selling was conducted on a rather liberal s and unsettled the entire traction group ‘Third Avenue was weak under mixed sell- ing, and Brooklyn Rapid Transit had little support, excepting such as came from the short interest. The demand for the high-priced invest- ment shares was good, rumors of a prob- able accounting for recent short selling In Pennsylvania making a speculative baris for trading in trunk lines. Money was relatively easy throughout the day, and confidence in the market ts not at the moment threatened from that cause. The bank statement tomorrow ts a doubtful quantity since the trea of bond premiums ¢ ated in their influence on th ing operations. The general imp: however, in market ct any reaction prior to the s be taken of by the 8 to rene e buying since an end of disappointing statements must soon be re- corded. The dealings toward the close of busi- ness resulted in an irregular price level, = the tone of the market is Unmistakabiy rm. ————— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Market. Furnished by W._B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. American Cotton On. 8. Wire, i Am. Steel & Wire pfa_.. American Sugar. American Tobacee... Atchison.. Atebison, pfd ef Baltimore & Ohio. pfd_ baltimore&Ohio,w 1... BrooklynRapid Tran Chesapeake & Ohio. +. CC, &St Lor + bicago, Chie & St. Pan - Chicago K. 1. & Pacitic. Chie., St P.M. Chic. & G. Western. Consolidated Gas... Con. Tobaceo.. Con. Tobacco, pfd. Delaware & Hudson. Federal Steel. Federal Steel. pfd. General Electric Lilinois Centra Louisvilie & Metropoiitan Tractio: Manhattan Hlevated.—_ Missouri Paciti M.. K. New Jersey Central.” NewYork Central ria. Northern Pacitic.. Northern Pacitic, pid. Pacific Mais. Penneylvanis R. it Reading, Ist pid Southern racine. Southern Railway. 2Soutbern Keilway, pid Texas Pacitic. Tenn. Coal ead iron union Pacific... Union Pacitic, pfd_ S. Leather, pid. ‘Kubber.. Wabash pra Western Uni i Colorado Fuel and iron Leather... Ontario & 1Ex-div., 2Ex-div., 1 Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regulur call, 12 o'clock m.—U. pon, $200 at 116%. Metropolitan Ratlroad 5 at 123%. Capital National Bank, 10 at 145. Am. Jean Security and Trust, 6 at B%, $765 at Gly, $17,100 at GK, . $279 At O%, $180 at GL, $108 at 7. Capital Traction tex dividend), 20 nt 108%, 100 at 10%, 20 at 105%. 20 at LUSK. Bo at Last, 20 108%, 20 at 109, 100 at 109, 100 at 108, 100 at 1 2) at 108%, 20 "at 108%, 3) at 108%, City and Suburban Railroad, 3% at 39, 25 at 39. Washington G: 54%, 10 at 54%. 25 at Mergenthaler at 191, 10 at 190%, ston Monotype e, 100 xt 15%. Americ ferred, 100 at. 12%, matic 00 at 22 cents, 100 at 21 cents, 100 at 21 cents, 100 at 21 cents, 100 at 21 cents, 100 at 21 cents, 100 at 21 cents, 100 at 21 cents.’ Washington Mw ket, 85 at 15.’ After call—Lanston Mo . et 15%. American Grapbophone, 30 at 115%. ital Traction (ex dividend), 20 at 108%, 2) at 10s) 20 at 108%, 20 at 108%, 20 at 108%, 10 at 108%, at 105%. District of Columbia Bonds.—4s, 1902, 30-year funding, 105 bid. 3.658, 1924, , 118 bid, 121 ask Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan allroad 3s, 323 bid. Ovlumbia Railroad 6s, 130% bid. Colun bia Ratiroad 2d wort. 5s, 112 bid, 113 asked. City and Suburban Rafiroad Ss, 105% "hd. Washington Gas Co. series A. 6s, 115 tid. Washington Gas Ce series B, Gs, 115 bid. U. S. Electric Light deb. imp. 6s, "105 "bid, 110 asked. Chesapeake and Poto- mac Telephone 5s, 104 bid. Chesapeake and Poto- mac Telephone con. 5a, 103% bid, 104% sxked. American Security and Trost 4s, 100 bid. Washing- ton Market Co. ist 6s, 3 bid. Washington Mar- ket Co. imp. Gs, 113 bid. Washington Market extn. @6, 113 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 107 bid.” American Graphoplime deb. 53, 100 bid. National Bank Stocks. DR, 400 asked. Metropolitan, 575 bid. 145 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, *: ond, 155 bid. Citizens’, 160 bid, bid! Capital, 144% bid, 148 asked. bid. Traders’, 125 bid, 135 asked. bid, 125 asked” Safe Deposit and ‘Trust oles. —Natho Deposit and Trust, 130 bid, asked. W Loan and Trust, 158 bid, curity and ‘Trust, 198 bid. posit, 73% bid, 80 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid. Franklin, 40 wid, tan, MO bid, 65 asked. | Corcoran, 60 bid. Potomac, 74 bid, 76 asked. Arlington, 1 bid, 150% asked.’ German-American, 200 bid.” Na- tional Union, 114 bid. Columbia, 12% bid, 13 ask- ed. 8, 8 bid. 9 asked. Prople’s, O% bid. gaked. Commercial, 4 bil, 4% asked.” Colontal 115 asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 83 bid, 84% asked. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 5 asked: Rank of Washington, 36% ‘Central, Seo v Washington Title, 314 bid. District Title, 3% bid. Ratiroad oc — Gap Traction. 1s" bid, u asked. Capital ton Right: % . as City sad Suburban, | 38 asked. Gas _Stocks. —Washi Gas, 545% bid, 54% ask- ed “Georgetown Gas, $0 bid. ‘Tel Stocks.—Chesa| and Potomac, 58 {acelin neous —Mergenthaler 2190% bid, 191 asked. Lanston + 1B 15% asked. Did, 11% Tie asked. Pocumatie Gan a, ss ‘Washington Market, 14 Norfolk” and ‘Washington Steamboat, 140'bid, Lincoln Hall, 65 70 asked. “Ex. dividend. —_—.—__ The rebellion recently broke out In