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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-09

/ AFTER Recess.
After recess Mr. Carlisle took up the
thread of his argument to the jury at the
point where IT was broken off at adjourn
ment He spoke of the letter Of July 20
from the plaintiff to the defendant When
she first saw it she said she thought 1t
was not in her own handwriting Later
/ she characterized 1t a forgery To meet
/ this the defense had put on experts to
!eStny mat the letter was genuine. The
+ Jury, h. continued, had seen upon what
the experts had based their opinions, and
they saw that their science was not an
exact science, and contained nothing more
than common sense and experience. The
| pialntlIt had brought no experts to prove IL
was forgery; they were willing to leave
| that point to the jury. In none of the
ether letters in the case was there evidence
! through the letter.
For three pages there was strained
attempt to keep the same regularity of
handwriting throughout, something that
was not to be noted in the Wessie Brown
letter nor in the prophecy.
MI Car1sie then handed to the jury the
rae smile of the marriage certificate and
asked them to note the writing, and to
especially note the surprising similarity
that existed between the portions that Mr.
breckenridge had admitted that he wrote
and those that he denied having written
They could base their own opinions upon
this and decide for themselves the value of
expert testimony in handwriting The forg
ed letter was of but little importance be-
yond the fact that it was not genuine
There was but little significance in 1t be-
yond the form of certain phrases which
offered a sort Of ledge upon which the de-
Tense had attempted to hang so much
meaning.
The Alleged Forged Letter nead.
Mr.. Carlisle then read the letter to :he
jury after stating that 1t was by no means
a diff alt matter to manufacture such
letter with the aid of the system of tracing
that is often employed in such matters. The
statement that ut was worse than divorce
| case in the letter contained in essence the
plea of the defe dant laid down by Mr.
Shelby in his opening address If this letter
had been written by the plaintiff, Mr.. Car
Isle said and admitted by her, the defense
would have hung upon it the same argu-
ments that they 'lave done. Yet the mat
tiers contained in the letter were so trivial
that if the plaintiff had not been sure that
1t was not genuine letter of hers, she
would have admitted il, or her denial would
have been a .aiified one. But, in point Of
fact, she remembered beyond a doubt that
she had ever written 1t. It was a curious
fact that Of all the letters written about
this time this was the only one the defense
had been able to produce in this trial; this
and the note of 1889, in which is observable
formed handwriting and maturity of
style that did not exist in the earlier letters
Continued on Third Page)
The herald., 1894-09-22
AMUSEM ENT5.

Los ANGELES THEATER. - No more
meritorious high.class play has been
produced here in years than Edwin
Milton Royle's delightful comedy-drama
Friends. The play is now on its third
successful tour and is underlined for an
early production here. All the old IA
vorites have been retained in the cast
which includes among its members such
sterling players as Edwin Milton Royle
Lucius Henderson, Harry Allen, b. ID
Lyons and Seiena Fetter Royle. Luciu'
Henderson. the gifted artist. will exc
cute some new selections in his piano
recital.
The sale OF seats for this limited en-
gaeement will commence at the o *
office of the Los Angeles theater this
morning at 8 O'Clock.
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that all other political questions, includ-
ing the tariif, dwindle into insignifcance
in comparison with this great money
question.
Politicians, moved by money and con-
trolled by money lenders, seek to side
track this issue. They coolly tell Us that
periods of hard times, like the present.
are unavoidable, when, in fact, the hard
times are the direct result OF their own
maladministration of public affairs. We
were told that the repeal Of the silver
purchasing clause of the Sherman act
would relieve the public distress, and an
extra session OF congress was called for
that purpose alone. but what was the
result? Why, every one, not a natural
born fool, (or Shylock), could see that
stopping a flow of $4.500,0O0 q month
into the circulating medium OF the coun-
try must result in still greater strin-
gency.
A bill was passed to coin some $780,
0O0, 900 OF idle silver, which would have
afforded little relief. but it was vetoed
Whatever the money power demands,
goes; the people no longer count for
anything in this country. Long live
Wall street
The herald., 1894-09-22
THE GREAT MONEY QUESTION.

This provision is found in every note
and every mortgage: Payable only in
United STATES gold coin." No banker
or money lender overlooks it. Heis not
content to have his debt paid "in law
full money Of tbs United States" it
must be paid, principal and interest, in
gold coin OF the standard value. This
form OF obligation is modern; it has
sprung up within the last few years. but
has nov become general throughout the
country.
Now what does all this mean? and
what does it forebode? 1t means the
demone etization of silver and the dis
crediting of all kinds OF money but one.
1t means great contraction OF the cur
rency and consequent enhancement of
the value OF the remaining money. 1t
means reduction to the lowest level of
the prices of all farm products and pro-
ducts of the shop, and of labor. 1t
means cutting off OF the rewards OF in
dustry and the accumulation of debts.
II means just what the country is now
going through and what it has expert
enced for the last few years. 1t means
distress and death to the poor and an
unnatural increaes OF wealth to the rich.
1t is the result OF most wicked financial
conspiracy which has unhinged the buai-
ness OF the civilized world. 1t has
doubled the wealth OF the money-chang.
ers while the rest of the people are made
poorer and have fallen in debt. The
farmers of America, once the msin.stay
and pride of the repu bile, are now simply
struggling for an existence. Nine million
mortgages constitute the showing our
national financial policy has already
made, and the end is not yet. The farm
ers' products yield no revenue and hil
debts are multiplying year by year.
Just how long the people can and will
stand this far-reaching policy of the
national bank association, this Wall
(, street domination, this rule of foreign
capital, ia one OF the most interesting
questions ever propounded to a nation
We repeat, what has been said before
The herald., 1894-09-22
PERSONAL.

F. D. Decker of Chino is stopping at
the Hollenbeck.
W. D. Hanford OF Sioux City, Iowa.
is at the Nadeau.
M. G. Allan, manufacturer Of Jack.
son, Mich, is at the Nadesu.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Brown, promipent
Pomona people. are at the Nsdeau.
J. Fred Blake has gone to Phoenix,
Ariz., where he has mining interests.
William H. Cuday of the Hotel Brew
ster. San Diego, ia in the city on short
visit.
A. G. Bilicks. proprietor OF the Hol-
lenbeck, is in San Francisco on brief
business trip.
]. G. Daily of Ventura, at one time
city attorney of Los Angeles, is in town
fol- few days.
J.C. Ainsworth and Fl. B. Ainsworth.
the well-known Oakland capitalists, and
who have large interests in Southern
California, are at the Westminster.
James NJ. Sinclair of Australia, who
is at the Holenbeck, is here to inspect.
the beet sugar interests. He has al
ready made visit to Chino.
]. w. Snyder of Toledo, O.. is at the
Nadeau. Mr.. Snyder 10 one OF the own
ers OF the steamer Greyhound, on Lake
Erie, one OF the fastest passenger steam.
ers afloat.
Lincoln Fowler, large hog raiser OF
Ptenix, is at the Hollenbeck. Since
the establishment of packing house
here great many of the Arizona hog,
have been shipped to Los Angeles.
John Daniels and I'll. B. Slocum, two
wealthy men OF San Francisco. are al
the Nadeau. They are interested in ths
purchase of large tract OF land in Mex
leo, upon which they expect to grow
hemp.
Hon. Charlep T. Hanlon, prominen
Democratic politician of the Colder
Gate city, is in town on legal business
connected with the celebrated Pratt viii
case and ia regiatered at the Hollenbeck
John D. Foster of Lincoln, England
is at the Nadeau. The gentleman s
mem Der Of the Foster family which i
famous for ship-building ON the Clyde
He is out here to purchase large trac
of land for home, and incidentally t
engage in fruit-growing.
Hon. Mark Smith and wife, of Arizona
are in the city. and will go to Avalo
today TO spend few days inhaling tn
pure ozone of the sea-girt isle. Th
congressional delegate from Arizona will
90 loaded to catch jewish. He says h'
is determined to fish for them in tn
highest style OF the art-with rod anC
rael and 500 feet OF liae.
The herald., 1894-09-22
THE idea OF Breckinridge contesting

THE idea OF Breckenridge contesting
the result OF last Saturdays primary
election, is simply absurd. If, by the
aid of professional politicians by whom
he is and always has been surrounded.
he should succeed in getting Mr..
Owens counted out, what would the
result be? Simply that Mr.. Breckin-
ridge would be showed under at the
general election and q Republican
elected to represent the Ashland dis
trict. The people who flocked to the
support of Owens in this fight did so
from deeply-rooted belief that an un.
tried man ia better than one who has
been tried with Breckinridge results.
The herald., 1894-09-22
LETTER BAG.
fThe HERALD under this hesdtng prints co n :
municauons. but doss not assume RESPONSE
bility for the sentiments expressed.1
From Saward Gale.

From Seward Cole.
EDITORS HERALD AT the adjourned
meeting OF the Peoples party convention
which assem- bled in this city today, some
discussion arose over my nomination for
supervisor of the Third district, which
bad previously been made by the county
committee, and ! observe in the Evening
Express that the intimation was put
forth that | am not resident OF the dis
trict, nor taxpayer. The truth is that
| have been u resident of the district for
IA years. l am moreover a taxpayer on
both city and county rolls. and pay more
taxes than | expect to If elected super
visor, as l shall endeavor In every way to
reduce the expenses Of this county. As
to the statement that l logrolled for the
nomination, that is wholly unfounded. As
tothe further suggestion of my want OF
popularity. that will be best determin ed
when the votes are counted. l believe
my enemies are few and without in
fuence, and that their opposition is
more to be desired than their support.
SEWARD COLE,
Los Angeles, Sept. 81. 1894.
The herald., 1894-09-22

THE HERALD has its constitutions al
and legitimate "kick" to make against
the average thester-gong hat; and as
the winter season at our local theaters
is about to open with attractions OF un-
usual strength, we desire to see the
managers inaugurate q crusade against
the milliners, who are doing their level
best to make lovely woman hideous
with their reproductions OF the odious
Gsinsborough OF twelve years ago. For
any and all purposes of observation
these hats are es effectual squelchers as
the great wall OF China. The British
cities require that both sexes shall leave
their hats in an apteroom provided for
that very purpose; and the custom is
worthy OF imitation, even il it does come
from England. The truly refined thea
ter-gong lady should not be contented
with merely seeing the play herself.
She should be willing to let others see
and enjoy it also. The average male
tyrsnt is opposed to paying $l.50 for a
reserved seat, to study the outlines OF
the modern woman's headgear.
The herald., 1894-09-22

As AUTHENTIC news Of the great naval
battle off the mouth of Yalu river In
Corea filters slowly through Japanese
and Chinese channels, the outside worlo
begins to realize that the mikado's fleet
got much the best of it. 1t was a most
ferocious engagement. and lasted for six
long hours. The slaughter on both
sides was very great, The Chinese feet
suffered most, and two of her beet
cruisers were sent to the bottom with
all on board. Three other armored yes.
sells were either sunk or forced into shall
low water, where they were stranded
and maze easy prey to the guns
of the Japanese ships. The esti--
mated loss in men of the Chinese
is 1900; and the highest loss given OF
the Japanese is 1000. Whilst the Ja-
panese vessels suffered con siderably y
from the fire of the enemy, we have no
authentic news that any OF them were
sunk. The Japanese in this engage.
ment showed their superiority over the
Chinese in the handling OF their ships
and the accuracy of their FIRE. The
Chinese, however, fought with deter.
mined dogeedness, and elevated theil
reputation for courage. Their behavior
IN this naval conflict contrasts strangely
The herald., 1894-09-22

New YORK has hit upon q plan to do
away with the trolley wire in the opera
tion OF electric railways. The new plan
consists of three rails. the electric power
being derived from the center rail. in
addition to compound storage battery.
1t is claimed that the extra cost of this
center rail 10 no greater than that Of
poles and overhead wires, while it re-
duces the element OF danger to almost
nothing. Our electric roads would do
well to initiate this experiment at the
first possible opportunity.
The herald., 1894-09-22
The feeling that the members OF the

The feeling that the members OF the
United States senate should be chosen
by direct vote of the people, instead
OF being elected by the Legislatures OF
the several states, is one that has been
long slumbering in the breasts of dissat-
isfed people, but which received an sd-
ditional impetus from the dilatory ac-
tion OF the late senate upon the tariff
bill. And while the American people
are generally hostile to any suggested
change in the government handed down
to US by the revolutionary fathers, yet
the slow and sure deterioration OF our
upper house of the national congress
has awakened them to the absolute ne
cessity of some salutary innovation that
may inure to the good of the repu bile.
The herald., 1894-09-22
poker

A GERMAN astronomer has lately dis
covered small asteroid upon which he
has bestowed the title of Chicago.
While we must appreciate the direct
compliment paid to the most wicked OF
American cities, we cannot refrain from
the belief that this newly discovered
suburb is the only portion of Chicago
that will ever get go near heaven, and
that the main body of the Lakeside city
will acquire the sinister--that is, get
painfully left.
The herald., 1894-09-22
TIE Kentucky and Virginia colonel.

TIE Kentucky and Virginia colonels
who apply for consulships to Peruvian
ports hereafter will do well to leave be-
hind them their titles, carefully pre-.
served in "old sour mash." General
Borgona, commander of the Peruvian
land forces. has ordered that all of his
enemies above the rank of major shall
be shot, and the above suggestion 10
made in anticipation OF an unpleasant
ending of an evenings game at draw
raokar
The herald., 1894-09-22
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER ss. 1894.

GENERAL GRANT died in New York
nine years and four months ago, and
that city promised to erect a monument
to the greatest OF American soldiers.
From the recent performances OF Alix
and Robert J. against the old man with
the hour-glass and scythe, it begins to
look as if the two-minute horse would
arrive before the mpletion Of the Grant
nouumant
The herald., 1894-09-22
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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tinued hereafter. No papers W IL be sent to
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The herald., 1894-09-22
ORDER OF FORMATION.

BIJsINRss MEMS CLUB forms on west side OF
Main, between Fourth and Fifth.
HICKORY CLUB forms on west side of Main,
between Third and Fourth.
JEFFERsONIAN CLUB forms on east side OF
Main, between Third and Fourth.
COUNTRY CLUBS form OF Westminster hotel.
RICHMOND CLUB forms on east sidc OF Main.
bstween Fourth and Fifth.
ITALIAN CLUB forms on west side OF Main,
between Fourth and Fifth.
FRENCH CLUB forms on east side OF Main,
nesr Third.
ooLoRKD CLUB forms on west side OF Main,
near Fifth
SPANISH CLUB forms on east side of Main,
near Fifth.
GERMAN CLUB forms on west side oil Main'
between Third and Fourth.
CITIZENS meet at Westminster hotel.
The herald., 1894-09-22

with the conduct OF the demoralized
land forces that were 30 Overwhelmingly
defeated q few days before at Ping
Yang.
The herald., 1894-09-22
SOCIETY.

The home of J. @. Wallace. Alhambrs,
was beautifully decorated last night, the
event being a reception in honor of Miss
Stella Bean, lately of Saltwater, MINI.
1t was aleo the birthday OF the young
lady. The evening was spent mostly in
dancing, although some very fine vocal
and instrumental music was on the pro-
gramme. Refreshments we're served
about IL O'Clock, after which more dane
ing and music were INDUCED in. A
novel dancing programme had been pre-
pared by DR.. Wallace, consisting OF little
fans with the dances written on in their
order. The merriment was kept up
until late hour, when those who did
not further accept of the hospitalities of
the hostess, and remain over night, de.
parted for their homes.
So
A surprise party was rendered DR.. Ben
Wallace and his sister at their home In
Alhambra, Thursday night, by party
of Young people from Los Angeles, who
rode out in a tally ho. They were chap
eroned by Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison. AL
though the young lady and gentleman
were much surprised, the evening was
very enjoya able spent in dancinp. singing
and instrumental music. The young
people left for home about IL O'Clock
very much pleased with the effect of
their surprise.
"a
A very pleasant thea!er party was
given at the Burbank last night, when
a large number Of members Of the AL
Malaikah temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine. attended in honor OF DR.. and
Mrs. Burbank. The mobiles were &C.
companied by their wives or lady
friends. DR.. Burbank lie An honored
member of the order, and he expressed
himself as heartily delighted at the com.
pliment shown him by his fellow mobiles.
The play enjoyed was The Plunger.
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ant has been greeted by English throngs
Of spectators when she has crossed sthe
line has not been an indication Of good
feeling or fairness The coarse diatribes
and aorid structures Of the London press
aimed against the Vigilant and her
owners have been discreditable exhibit
tions Of partissnship markedly in con-
trast with the hospitality and favor shown
to London yacbtsmen when they have
been contesting in American waters for
the trophies Of the sea. The incredulity
and suspiciousness revealed in connection
with the disabling of the Vigilant on her
last racing day may well deter American
yachtsmen from venturing again to ask
for fair play in English waters
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DR.. EIy's Prosecution Dropped.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 24.--The investi-
cation Of DR.. Richard r. Ely by com
mittee of the board of state university re,
gents, on a charge of teaching seditious
doctrines, utterly collapsed last evening,
when Ely's accuser, State Superintendent
f. r. Wells, in communication declined
to appear further before the committee
which ne deemed destitute of power and
because he thought that the demonstra-
tions at the last session of the committee
led him to believe that he could not hope
for a fair trial. Mr.. Wells supplemented
his statement with a brief digest of DR..
Fly's book on socialism, which he deemed
pernicious
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IN SENATE AND HOUSE.


Mr.. Cumhings' Resolution to Test Alleged
Defective Armor Plate Adopted.
WASHINGTON, Aug. a. The house held
session Of an hour yesterday. A few
bills Of local interest were passed by unan-
imous consent. The only thing of general
Importance was the adoption Of a resolu-
tion directing the secretary of the navy to
remove some of the alleged defective
armor plates from vessels and subject
them to the ballistic test at the Indian
Head proving ground. MIR. Cummings,
the chairman of the committee, declared
that point in the investigation had been
reached where this action was necessary.
Without even waiting for the reading
of Wednesdays journal the absence Of a
quorum of senators was pointed out, and
the senate got tied up into a hard knot
which 1t was impossible to unite. AbsO-
lutely no business was done beyond re-
ceiving the report of the sergeantat-arms
and making his orders more stringent by
directing him to compel the attendance OF
absentees After drifting aimlessly on
the stagnant pond Of inactivity the sena
tors who were present got tired of wait.
ing for their absent colleagues, and, at
l:2O p. m, adjourned until today.
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The territorial area of Japan is about
one twenty-fourth that Of the United
States, not counting in Canada, which is
likely some time to come in; and it sup
ports 100000 people At this rate 1t is
computed that the North American Con-
tinent would sustain a population Of
1900. 100000 How soon that limit is to
be reached may be remitted TO the pro-
phets and the statisticians, but it will
come some time without doubt, requiring
an increasingly wise type of statesman
and politician on the way If we are tc
hold together and carry out the destinies
which seem appointed to u.s.
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ITALY has adopted the most sensible plan
with the Anarchists She will send them
to some of her colonies in Africa. There
they will make up settlement Of their
own. The climate is pleasant and health
ful, the soil fertile. They can have what
they produce, and if they don't produce
anything they will not have anything,
They can make their own laws, and if
they throw bombs at each other no limo
cent people will suffer. We might ac
Quire some territory in the pleasant high
lands of Central America for a like pur'
pose
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WHATEVER may have been learned from
ahe Vigilanus contests abroad, the spirit
Of English fair play has evidently de-
clined The lufiing matches by which
the Britannia in two races undertook to
defeat the American boat and to enable
nike devices which ought to have been
excluded from international yachting.
The sullen silence with which the Vigil
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RooI,y spring Church Centennial.

CHAMRERsBURG, Pa, Aug. 24.-The cen
tenniul OF the Rocky Spring Presbyterian
church. one of the oldest aud most famous
religious cdlhces in the country, was cele-
brated yesterday. The exercises were the
means of bringing to the historic build
ing, which is four miles from this city,
more than 5000 adherents TO the Presby-
terian faith from all parts of the Cum
berland valley. They were held in the old
church building, which is just as it was a
hundred years ago. The throng was so
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PITTsBURG, Aug 24-The conference OF
the manufacturers and window glass
workers to settle upon n wage scale ad-
jOurned yesterday without agreement, ana
no day is set for a renewal Of the confer
ence. The manufacturers demanded a 30
per cent. reduction, while the workers
were willing to grant only 10 per cent.
A complete shutdown OF the window glass
industries of the United States seems
probable. Should the usual resumption
on Sept, not take place 10000 workmen
win be nlfeetnd
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THE best news comes from the Dakotas
aud Minnesota, who are rejoicing in the
second largest wheat crop in their history.
A conservative estimate puts the product
of the three states at l25OOO,OOO bushels.
Now, If they can get decent price for it,
all may yet be we'll