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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24

Compton had reason to think she would
expect him on that particular evening.
Hence his confident manner as he assembled
the steps. Perhaps the entire family were
expecting him. 1t must be that he has no
prophetic power, for he was not uneasy
when the head of the house opened the
door for him. He went to his slaughter
like the usual lamb of commerce. The
head OF the house spoke first.
Good evening"" he said. you bring
cooler weather with you tonight"
1t was not much later when Compton
felt the GOODNESS In a marked degree.
Yes he replied; "the gentlemen of the
weather bureau have at last arranged an
unusual coincidence of fctional prophecy
and meteorological fact. They are no doubt
as happy as they are surprised. Is your
daughter at home this EVENING""
II believe she is,' the head said, with
easy hospitality. But sit on the porch a
minute. / want to talk to you."
A young man, II he be a proper young
man. Is always pleased when Partially Is
shown him by an older nan. II the older
man IL the father Of a pretty daughter the
youths satisfaction Is lone the less. Comp
ton seated himself.
I'VE have known you for a long time"
the head said with studied care, land We
have been glad to extend to you the cour-
tesies OF our home. / am sure you have
no reason to complain of our hospitality,
and I trust you have not lacked apprecia-
ton Of our good Intentions. We have en-
joyed your society as I can only believe
you have enjoyed ours"
Compton thought 1t well to indorse the
sentiment expressed by the head Of the
house, ard. in so doing, to change the SUBJ
ject.
be more conscious OF your kindness than ]
and more grateful for the pleasure / have
had In your society and that of your fam
ily. Why, even this porch suggests many
delightful conversations-and things-that 1
have had on 1t. i do not think we realize
the social possibilities of the porch during
the warm months. / have always said that
il l were building a house i should"
VERY true, sir, very true. ]. my wife,
and. / think. I may say my daughter as
well, have welcomed you here In the spirit
In which. I trust. you have come. 1t has
been pleasant to US. as l think 1t has been
to you. but I feel, sir, that you now owe a
duty to US and to yourself
Compton does not claim to be clever. but
he fancied hat the handwriting on the wall
was becoming plain-brutally SO. If inter-
ruptions were in order he would use q few
Of his own.
Il nave sometimes feared" he said. that
my duties do not receive the serious atten-
ton they merit. but in the complex life OF
to-day II often happens. no doubt, that We
overlook some OF our obligations Pecun-
iary obligations. for instance. are at times
forgotten. or social d-uties-party calls. say.
are now and then lost sight OF. Possibly
II IL the latter 10 which you refer. although
on hat score my eonscience has been easy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24

Detroit Free Press.
There was a very mad and excited young
man on the ferry boat from Jersey City
to New York the other afternoon and when
he got a chance to tell his story he be-
gan:
you see, / was waitin' in a daypot. as
you folks call 1t, down ere I'm a town called
Trenton. when q bloomin' young gal comes
Could ! a a great favor Of you.
young mani?
"sYou could says /.
"sHare you a fighter says she.
"'Sunthink Of one,' says /. "aving taken
twenty-four lessons In boxin' of the Liver
pool Kid, hand 'aving put hup me dukes
along with several good 'uns.'
Then sit beside me. young man, hand
protect me from a duffer who is takin'
hadvantage Of the fact that / ham hall
alone ERE in this daypot-
I'll do It." says /, hand If he dares
to wink at you hagain TIL bust the bloom
in cad OF himself Wild hopen-
Hand / sat. HAND she sat. Hand 'alf
an our, without no bloorcin duffer show
in up. I took the train for this town. hand
arrived ERE to ind that / 'ad neither watch
nor wallet. That bloomin' gal 'ad despoiled
me-.
well. that's all. hexcept that / should
like TO strike q job. hand that GREATER
the bloomin' young women hof America
will not put wool hover the heyes hot
yours truly"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24

sealed the entrance to the tomb does duty
In the wall of a stone mill on Buck creek.
However. the tomb itself remains. an oh
ject Of interest to tourists.
As the drift area did not reach to this
locality students End here a field for re-
search in the original rock. while the
painter finds In the matchless landscapes
beauty beyond his brush's scope. The ma
tive, wherever his lot in life be cast, loves
these picturesque scenes, as the Scot loves
the Ian Of loch and firth. and whether his
home be on the vast plains of the West
or in the throbbing heart of a city he hears
ever above the roar of the winds or the
hum Of wheels the song the breezes sang
to him OF the old hills in the dawn of life
Ia song wooing him to noble aims and to
grand achievement
SAMANTHA WEST MILLER.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24
Pottery $4,000 Years Old.

81. Louis Republic.
In digging out the colossal statue Of
Rameses II nine feet four inches OF Nile
mud had to be removed before the plat
platform was laid in the year 1851, B. c.,
when Rameses was st.l living. Therefore
three and one-half inches of accumulated
Nile mud represents the lapse Of a cen-
tury, 1t being known that $500 years have
passed since the platform was put down.
Under that platform was found thirty feet
more Of Nile mud, before the original sandy
soil was reached, hence 10000 years must
have elapsed from the time Of the Niles
first overflow down to the time OF Rameses
II. The curious part of the story is this:
Pottery and fragments Of the same were
found on the original sandy soil thirty
feet under the base Of the statue. which
shows that the Egyptians understood the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24

forgive you" she exclaimed. She elevated
her shoulders and withdrew her hand.
1.-THE Bible teaches sorgiveness-even to
turning the other cheek Compton said.
well. l may forgive. but l will never for
get" she answered.
Compton was tempted to create a second
cause for forgiveness. but he reached for
his hat.
II am more -magnanimous." he said; ~
shall forget as well as forgive"
AS he tramped down the deserted street
the oasis had but a single inhabitant.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
PASSED AWAY THIS AFTERNOON.
Death of Miss Stevenson, the Vice
Presidents Daughter.


ASHEVILLE, n. c., January 1S.-Miss
Mary G. Stevenson, the oldest daughter Of
the Vice President of the United States,
died at the Battery Park Hotel in this city
at lis o'clock this afternoon. Her father
and mother and two sisters surrounded her
bedside when the end came, the only :.b-
sent member of the family being her broth
er. Lewis Stevenson, who is at the bedside
of his sick wife in Bloomington, Ill.
Miss Stevenson, who was in her twenty
second year was taken i'll with severe
cold while at Bar Harbor, Me-, with her
mother and sisters last summer
The attack developed into pneumonia of
a severe type, which seriously affected her
lungs but she finally rallied sufficiently to
be taken south, where, 1t was hoped, q
miIder climate would aid her recovery.
About the middle Of October she was
brought to Asheville, III the mountains Of
western North Carolina, where the air Is
usually dry and balmy.
The change at first appeared to improve
her health but it did not last, owing to the
fact that a complication of diseases had
set in and had already told severely on her
system, the most serious of these being
uremic poisoning.
DR.. s. w. Battle, formerly a naval sur
geon, but now resident of this place, was
summoned to attend her, but she was then
seemingly too far gone to permit of recov-
cry under any treatment.
After reaching here she never left her
bed and for nearly three months she StruS
gled heroically against the disease, but in
vain, although the distressed family still
cherished hope that change for the better
might eventually come.
For the past ten days she has been slow
ly sinking, and 1t was when the decline
became most marked that Vice President
Stevenson left Washington and hurried to
her side.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
Wasbinrton Stock Exchange.

Saes-resular call-12 O'Clock m.-Washington
American n Graphophone. 100 at AZ. 's'
Government Ronds.-U. s. IS. registered, 1Is bid
District Of Columbia Bond. .eoyear fund IS, 1o7
s 1901 eurency II iis f lid Water stock M ii
currency. 100 bid s.c5s. funding, eurrensy. is
O's and l eors
town Railroad eonv. 6s, 1st, 1s3 bid. 1ss asked
I33 bid, las asked. Metropolitan Railroad COW
6s. 95 bid, 100 asked. Belt Railroad 5s. a BID
Gas COMPANY s. series series 11s bid bid Washnston
Gas Gas Company Company ; conv g. i$o bid t. s Electric
Light conv IS. 125 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac
HiSno%s eurify and ust Il 5s T F. and 100 bid %
security and Trust 5s. A. and o., 100 bid. Wash
sto inston Market Company imp es los BID WASH WASH
ington Market Company ext. Gs. LOG bid Masonic
Infantry ist Ss o bid ' Washington light int
fantry I'd Is. 100 bid. 1O2h asked.
275 asked. Metropolitan, 275 bid, BOZ asked. Cen
200 asked. Second. 137 bid, 145 asked Citizens
59 bid Goumha s 1$S sSs bid +a asked s spa tai
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe
Loan pnSa and trust i26 bid, i2i asked American Sc
curity and Trust. 1344 bid. 1854 asked Washing
Railroad Stocks. Washington and Georgetown
29O bid, 300 asked. Metropolitan, 66Ia bid, so
asked. Columbia, 55 bid. Belt, 30 asked Eckins-
ton, 80 bid. Georgetown and Tennallytown, "a
asked.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-Washington Gas
'4S bid. 40 asked. Georgetown Gas, 80 bid. go
Insurance stocks.-Eremen' 3s bid As asked
Franklin, 40 bid. so asked MetroDOlitan, 20 bid
Arlington, l54 bid, 1891 asked. German American
1854 ga. N>:ional Union. 1914 bid, II asked; Co,
asked. Peoples, 5h bid, 5N asked. Lincoln, rs
bid asked Commercial, bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Tteal Estate Title. 106
bid, 118 asked. Columbia Title, rs bid. S1s asked
Washington Title, SB asked. District Title, II
asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania so asked. Ches-
apeake and Potomac. so bid. 53 asked. American
Graphophone, AZ bid. AZ asked Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, .2S bld .35 asked.
Miscellaneous Stot tks.-Washinston Market, Is
bid. Great Falls Ice, 100 bid, 145 asked Bull
Run Panorama, 10 bid. Inter-Ocean Building. 05
asked. Mergenthaler Linotype, 135 bid, 150 asked
*Ex div.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
HE WILL SURRENDER.
To Test Indictments Against the I'm
willing Sugar Witnesses.

To Test Indictments Against the I'm
willing Sugar Witnesses.
AS intimated in yesterdays Star would
be the case. Mr.. Elverton R. Chapman is
the indicted sugar trust witness who will
surrender himself for the purpose of test
ing, by writ Of habeas corpus, the validity
of the indictments returned against him
and Messrs. Mccartney, Edwards, Shriver,
Havemeyer, Searles and Seymour.
To a Star reporter Mr.. Jere M. Wilson of
counsel for Mr.. Chapman stated this after
neon that his client would surrender him
self some time today. That is explained
Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Chapman's bondsman, Mr..
Lewis j. Davis. would surrender him to the
court, whereupon Mr.. Chapman will be
committed to the custody of the marshal
That being done. further explained Mr..
wilson, petition for Mr.. Chapman's re-
lease upon writ Of habeas corpus will
he presented to the United States Supreme
Court. The petition will be presented to
the tribunal Monday next
should the court allow the writ to issue,
IL Is understood that Mr.. Chapman will
then be released on ball. pending the final
disposition of the questions raised NV the
writ.
1t Is understood, however, that the gov
ernment will contend that there Is nothing
presented In the case to even warrant the
court In directing the writ to Issue, much
less TO warrant the court in discharSing the
defendant.
At o'clock this afternoon Mr.. Wilson,
accompanied by Mr.. Chapman and his
bondsman, appeared in Criminal Court No.
z and awaited the coming Of Judge Cole,
for the purpose Of formally surrendering
MT; chapman to the custody of Marshal
Wilson.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
THE GERMAN EMBASSY
A Rumor That Count Herbert Bismarck May
Come to Washington.
No Official Informal tiOn Obtainable nj
the LeEntiOn-What is Said In
Diplomatic Circles.

There seems to be good ground for the
belief in diplomatic circles that Count Her
bert Won Bismarck. son Of the iron chancel-
lor may succeed Baron Saurma-Jeltsch as
German ambassador to the United States.
A report to that effect has been in c;rcula-
ton in Germany and in this country for
several weeks. 1t Is diplomatic secret
and very little light can be thrown upon 1t
at this end of the line.
The usual reserve and reticence is dis
played at the German embassy and the
only information obtainable there Is that
none of the officials have any official knowl-
edge on the subject. One of the secretaries
of the legation went farther than this Dip
lomatic disclaimer today by adding that
the embassy had no intimation even that
a change was contemplated"
Credited I'm Other Directions.
From other sources 1t Is learned, how
ever. that the report Is credited at the
German embassy to the extent that 1t Is
possible that Count Bismarck may have
been offered the American mission. AS one
diplomat put 1t today, Bismarck may have
coupled his acceptance of the post with
certain conditions, and which conditions
have not yet been fully met.
The First Ambassador.
Baron Saurma Jeltsch has held his pres
ent place cnly few months. and the talk
of his recall excites general surprise. He
has the distinction of being the first Ger
man ambassador to the United States. the
mission having been raised to that grade
cnly a few months ago. His predecessors
had the rank and title of envoy extraordi-
nary AMI minister plenpotentiary. There
may be nothing In these reports after all,
and Baron Saurma Jeltsch may continue
to serve his country at this capital to the
full extent of his term.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
CAPITOL TOPICS.
Naval Appropriation Bill.


The naval appropriation bill when re-
ported to the House will contain provisions
for adding to the navy the three battle
ships and twelve torpedo boats which Sec
retary Herbert recommended. The cost of
the battleships is limited TO si.OOO.OOD, and
one of them is to be built on the Pacific
coast.
Three of the torpedo boats. it Is stipulat-
ed shall be constructed in navy yards. A
majority of the subcommittee Is in favor
of having the work done by contract in
stead of in the navy yards, on the ground
of economy and the saving OF time.
The total appropriation carried by this
bill will be much larger than that made
last year. part of the increase consisting OF
sums to carry out contracts already pro-
vided for.
A POstmaster's Claim.
The Postmaster General has sent to the
House the claim of F. NJ. Vandling, post
master at Scranton. Pa. for credit of
s.. 300 on account Of postage stamps stolen
from his office August 3. 1894.
Pacific Railroads Bill.
The House &C cmmittee on Pacific railroads
are not very hopeful of being able to get
the Riley funding bill through the House,
but members who have been making
canvass insist that 1t will pass by a fair
majority. The bill is to be called up In the
House as soon the sundry civil Dill Is
cut of the way.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
ANALYSIS OF TEA.
Why This beverage Has an Eject on
the Nerves.

the Nerves.
From Good Words
Attempts have teen made to determine
which of the constituents of tea are re-
sponsible for the physiological effects, both
bad and good, attributed to its use. but as
yet they are far from complete. The ger.-
eral conclusions come to, however, may
be summed up as follows:
Tannin is of course, we'll known to be
strong astringent, and though used medic
inally can hardly be taken in any quantity
habituauy by most people.
If a few finely powdered tea leaves are
placed on a watch glass. covered with a
paper cap and the glass placed on hot
plate, a white vapor slowly rises and con-
denses in the cap in the form of colorless
needle crystals. These crystals are the nj
trogenous substance theine, the active
principle of tea
The oil which is supposed to give tea its
flavor, is of a lemon yellow color. and has
a strong smell like that of the tea plant.
1t is undoubtedly the oil which has the
effect on the nerves, and gave such alarm
ing results as those instanced by the
writers of q hundred years ago, but which,
in smaller quantities, helps to make tea
so refreshing. According to some authori-
ties, theme has somewhat the same effect,
but it seems to have other qualities as well,
and to be more truly nutritious. Therefore,
what we want in the tea We drink Is as
much theme as we can get, little oil for
the sake of the flavor, and as little tannfn
as possible.
Now. the theme fs dissolved out of the
leaves much more qSickfy than the tannin,
and thus we see thetreaspn for the rapidly
increasing custom II using a perforated
holder in the teapot in which to put the
leaves and removing this. after few min
utes. or, better still Of bouTing the infu-
sion off the leaves into another pot. Either
way the boiling water sflpuld not stand on
the leaves more than five1minutes.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
A Wall Street Broker Arrested for
Forging Bonds. ,
ROBBED A BANK OF $l4OO0
The Prisoner Makes Admission OF
His Guilt.
TRIED TO RETRIEVE LOSSES

NEW YORK, January 1S.-Edwin o.
QuigIey Of the firm of Quisley Il Tuttle.
dealers in county and municipal bonds and
other Investment securities, at No. Wall
street, was arrested today on a complaint
OF President William u. st. John of the
Mercantile National Bank of this city. A
number of forged bonds on the city of
Cleveland have been unloaded by counter
feters. and IL Is said that the Mercantile
Bank Will lose about SJDOOO by the opera
tiCns.
The firm of Quigley & Tuttle was organ
ized in 1880. Quigley having been connect
ed with a firm of old customers of the
bank. while Tuttle's fa Their, one of the
most substantial and well-pcsted citizens
OF New Haven. was also a long-tim friend
of the bank. The account has been an ac
tive one, loans and repayme ntS being large
and frequent.
Quiglcy admits himself to be the forger.
and says that his partner. Tuttle who re-
sides ~ New Haven, had no knowledge OF
the forgerles The bonds forged were of
cities whose credit Is high. and they were
hypothccated to the bank in parcels from
time 10 time under exchanges of collateral
among the different loans.
Quigley attributed his downfall to specu-
1at!ons, of which he kept no book record,
depending upon memoranda in order to
blind his employer.
The forgeries were discovered by the
valuation of the securities, which led to
the validity of the Cleveland bonds being
questioned. and to silence the doubt the
bank sent the proof on to the American
Exchange Bank. with the result of its be-
Ing de clared a forgery.
The Mercantile National Banks recent
report of its condition shows capital of
H.UO.TO. with surplus and profits of 81 1922,
ON additional.
President St John issued a statement to-
day. in which he says: "Fifty-seven thcu-
sard dollars. city of Cleveland, Ohio: $685.
OOo. Springfield. Ohio; $4,000. city of Har-
rishurg, Pa, and 5000 city of GAINESVILLE.
Ohio. making total of S166.OOO of forged
bonds against the banks advances of about
$14i.OS. which will be reduced by some
successful levies under attachments al
ready laid in New York and other cities.
represent Quigley's transactions with the
bark"
Stockholders Out About $1OO,OOO.
The stockholders of the Bankers Loan
ard Investment Company are out about
$100.06. which sum was misappropriated
or neglicently diverted by the former sec
retary of the company. Galen H. Coon.
Superintendent Preston Of the state bank
Ing department has been at work on the
books of the company for year, and
finds that most of the bad investments Of
the company were made In Roanoke, Va.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
THE FACE OF A WATCH.
WHY the Figure Four Is Represented
as 1t is.

From ladies' Treasury.
We believe it was George Augustus Sala
who once said he would think himself safe
in betting a five-pound note that not more
than one person out of a score could tell
correctly, offhand, in what way the hour
four Is represented on watch or clock
dial. Most people, without looking, would
saw w instead Of IIII. And why should
It. not be "? Well, here is the story. The
first clock which kept anything like ac-
curate time was constructed by certain
Henry Wick, in 1870. 1t was made to the
order of Charles of France, who was
called 1.-The Wise" Wise he certainly was
in some respects, but he did not know
everything, though he liked to pretend that
he did. When Wick brought him his clock,
he looked closely at its movements for
scme time. Yes, it works very WELL" he
said at length, but you have got the fig
ures on the dial wrong" Surely not your
be four ones you are wrong, your
majesty" "I am never wrong" thundered
the king. "Take it away and correct the
mistake" Wick did as commanded, and so
to this day we have iii, when we should
really have ". 1t is not generally known
that watches may be used as conpasses,
vet such is the case. Point the hour hand
to the sun, and the south is exactly half
way between the hour and the figure XII
on the watch. For instance, supposing
that 1t is four o'clock. Point the hand
Indicating four to the sun, and II on the
watch is exactly south. Suppose that it
is 8 o'clock; point the hand indicating 8
to the sun, and the figure x on the watch
is due south.
Evening star., 1895-01-18
OPPOSED ny DIR. ~PARKHURsT,
The M-Pnrtisnn PolicS Board Favored
by the Lexow Committee.

The M-Partisnn PolicS Board Favored
by the Lexotv Committee.
NEW YORK. JANUARY 1S-the Rev. DR..
Palihurst talked with i reporter today
regarding the proposed legislation for re-
organizing the Newf Yafk police depart
ment. 1.-THE bipartisan feature Of the BILL"
he said. II enthusiastically reproba,e as
being counter to the wish and demand Of
the people; as calculated to make partisan
ship mandatory element in our city af-
fairs at the very time when the popular
desire Is to utterly eXterminate partisans nip
from municipal administration; and, fur
thermore, designed to furnish field for
the organizing of political deals, and the
play of political machination."
The irreSOlution, which, according to DR..
Parkhurst, marked the work of the inv. til
eating committee after the November cleo
tion, creeps into the committee proposed
plan of department reorganization.
"1t does not go to the root of the evil,'
ne said. 1T recommends only that it he
treated to little arboriculture and prun-
ing. We believe. and we are confident that
the city is with us in this, that rottenness
has to such a degree pervaded the Vitais
of the existing force, that as force, 1t is
dead and a candidate only for the con-
siderate offices of the undertaken; that any
police force, in order to serve this city
with satisfaction and effect, must be organ
ically distinct from the one that we have
now; that such a force cannot he obtained
by pruning, but must be reconstructed
anew"