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The advocate., 1895-05-01

FRAME-A perfect ladies' 1905 pattern frame,
made Of imported. cold drawn, seamless
Pleel tubing and pteel drop foIgings st all
vital points. All joints perfectly bfazed and
fitted.
WHEELs-Twenty eight inch front and rear,
with high grade, eOld-fOled. crescent steel
Ttms, or wood inns 10 20 ordered hickeled
tangent spOkes and brass nipp es.
TlRES-MorgAn & Wright, or some other first
class pneumatic tines; fully guaranteed.
BEARINGS-Made OF best hIgh-grade tool
fteeI. carefully hardened and polished per.
jecily dLst lToof ball bearing throughout,
wheels, cIanks, axle, steering head and ped
ais
CHAIN-Humberp pattern. block chain. one inch
pitch; tue 10 gusge rear adjustment
CRANKs-Round pattern made from drop
forged spring steel and detachable; six-ineh
throw.
The advocate., 1895-05-01
ches, Morgan & Wright Pnematio Tires.

SPROCKET WIGEELS-Drop forged steel, ac'
enTatrly milled TO Rt chain; rear de'aeh-
able f'ont securely and permanenlly at
tached to crank axle.
GEAR-G0 inches on % inch wheel. Sc inches
on 70 inch wheel, 4S inches on 2linch wheel
TREAD-NarrOw
STEERING FORK-Iade Of cold.drawn steel
led coasters.
HANDLE BAR-Made Of cold drawn seamless
steel tubing properly curved upward and
backward, and brought we'll into position
Tor II ter Fitted with competition cork or
cork grip handles, with ncalsd ferrules.
sADDLE-Improyed Gariord or some other
good make. 1895 pattern; IL" saddlj post.
PEDALs-Ball bearing. dnst proof. made Of
spring steel hsTdened fitted with nodded
Tubbers properly shaped for foot.
The advocate., 1895-05-01
Sc, LOuis Live Stock,

ST. LOUIS, April 9.--Cattle-Receipts, S,4OO;
shipments, 300; market slow and lO015c lower
especially on southern stock; export steers
S5s5G6.1O; good to choice shipping, 85.250575;
fair to medium, $3.50; light, SS.50G425; stock
ers, S2.25G3,O0; feeders, S3.1OG4OO; COWS,
S2256S50; fed Texas steers. $3.25G475; grass
ers, S.5OO3 s5; COWS 81 OO93.25. Hogs-Receipts,
400; shipments, 5000; market lOc lower and
weak tops sold at s4.90: bulk Of sales. SL7j B
4.s5; light, S450G475. Sheep-Receipts, go;
shipments, none; market fairly active; clipped
sheep most in demand; wooled, lower clipped
natives sold at $4.1O842O; native mixed, Sl0J;
southwestern mixed 1906.
The advocate., 1895-05-01

STEP-Round, and attached to rear axle, and
screws as on an axle nut
LAMP BRACKET - Steel, heavily nickel
pIated; detachable.
BRAKE--Detachable improved plunger brake
furnished with each wheel
MUD GUARD-Sheet steel mud and chain
guards on rear wheel, neatly laced to form
dress guard.
FINISH-All bright parts are handsomely and
eaVlly Bickeled on copper The frame is
japanned with our own special brand OF
enamel. making lustrous black finish. The
greatest care Is exercised In the finish TO
make IL not only durable and lasting, but to
produce q rich effect.
ACC CESsORIES-TooI,bag pocket book pattern
Of finest leather, inflater patent oiler,
wrench. and necessary tools
notwithstanding to saddle. pedals and
tlteH. twenly.reyen to thirty pounds.
The advocate., 1895-05-01

Our DOLLAR LIBRARY is q good thing
10 put into the hands Of people who
have not been reading reform literature.
It goes free with three 81 subscribers {
the ADVOCATE.
The advocate., 1895-05-01
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, April 20 Hogs Receipts, $500;
official Saturday, l0725; shipments, 6.7js;
left over, l5OO; market fairly active and lOc
lower; light, S460949O mixed, Si5jGI9J;
heavy, g. 45G50O; rough, A.456465
Cattle-Receipts, 1850; official Saturla7,
42o; shipments, s67; market slow; Texans, 100
lower.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; oflcial Saturday,
1,s97i shipments, none; market slow and 100
lower.
The advocate., 1895-05-01
MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas city Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, April -CaOtle-Receipts
since Saturday, 4,22O; calves. II; shipped
Saturday, 845 cattle; no calves. The market
was generally dime lower on fat steers and
steady on butcher stuff. The following are
representative SfleS:
The advocate., 1895-05-01

The leading commercial school OF the
great southwest Wichita Commercial
college, Y. M. 9. A. building.
The advocate., 1895-05-01

We are enabled this year offer subscribers the
portOnity you cannot afford 70 miss.
II charges prepaid.
DFGORTPTTOV,

DFREP " l Morgan pound
iTe bar kdRnuSs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
DuRANT LAUGHED LIGHTLY.
UncOncerned at the Terrible Death OF
Marian Williams.

Marian Williams.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2O-W. H. Theo-
dore Durant, medical student and assistant
Sunday school superintendent, is to stand
trial for the murder of Miss Marian Will
liams in Emanuel Baptist Church Library
on Friday night. April II, for the coroner's
jury has found that the young woman
came to her death by his hands,
There was slight flush to be seen on
the prisoners cheek when he heard that
the verdict would place his life in jeopardy
but his cold, gray eyes gave no sign of
emotion; and lightly he went back to his
cell, laughed and joked with his jailers and
went to sleep last night as though he had
no cares in the world. Durant is either a
criminal of remarkable nerve and coolness
or else he is an innocent man. But people
wonder how this young man could have
heard the gruesome details of the killing
of the little woman, who was his friend
without evincing the slightest emotion or
interest.
The chain of circumstantial evidence that
had welded link by link appears so strong
that it seems hardly possible that it can
be rent asunder. Yet in spite Of this the
hopeful as ever. They say so, but produce
neither proof nor a shadow OF 1t that would
controyert the facts ascertained.
Now that the inquest in the murder Of
Miss Williams has come to a conclusion
public interest Is centering in the inquest
that. is to be held next Thursday in the
case of Blanche Lamont, whose body was
found in the belfry of the church with the
marks of the strangers fingers on her
neck This murder is also attributed to
Durant. The police and the coroner are
said to be in possession of evidence in both
cases that has not been disclosed, only
enough being allowed to come out in the
testimony at the inquest to. hold the sus-
pected man for tffhL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
TIE ELECTION LAWS.
A Temporary Injunction Granted by
Judge GOn in South Carolina.


Judge GOn in South Carolina.
Mr.. E. S. Douglass of the law firm of
O'Bear & Douglass of Washington, which
has been employed on behalf of the repub-
licans of South Carolina to prosecute the
suit to test the constitutionality of the reg
istration laws of that state. today con-
firmvd the report from Columbia that Judge
Goff had granted a temporary injunction
to prevent further proceedings in Richland
county under these laws until the I'd of
May, when the case will be again present ted
to him at Columbia, s. c. The suit asks
that the supervisor of registration for
Richland county be enjoined frcm further
undertaking to register any one under the
existing laws and from delivering the regis
tration books to the election managers at
the approaching election of delegates to the
proposed state constitutional convention.
The question was presented to Judge Gon
al Clarksburg, w. Va, last Tuesday, where
upon the temporary injunction was granted
The matter will come UP again on a mo-
tion for a rule to show cause why the in
junction should not be continued during
the pendency IF the suit on it's merits. Mr.
Douglass thinks, however, that the hearing
on the motion for a permanent injunction
will lead to the presentation of the real is
sues in the case DIR. Pope and Mr.. Cald-
well, democrats, are attorneys in another
case of similar import to that of Mills, and
1t also will be presented at Columbia
Speaking of the general purpose of the suit
Mr.. Douglass said il was intended If pos
sible to break down the proposed constitu-
tional convention, or, failing in that, to
procure change which would allow the
voters who are virtually disfranchised by
the registration laws to cast their ballots
He asserts that there are about 10000 such
diSfranchiSed voters in the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
TWO PARDONs GRANTED.
The President Gives the Reasons for
His Action.

The President Gives the Reasons for
His Action.
The President today granted pardons in
the cases of William Gould, jr., and An
thony Gould, sentenced to six years in
the Albany and Erie penitentiaries re-
spectively for abstracting funds from the
City National Bank of Albany. N. Y. The
former was sentenced in September, 1891,
and the latter in March, 1892.
In the case of William Gould the Presi-
dent made the following Endorsement:
This convict is one of five persons con-
.victed of conspiring together to criminally
obtain funds of national bank All the
rest have been pardoned. from time to
time, except one, whose sentence was so
commuted that it has expired. This pris-
oner's term of Imprisonment began about
six months before any of the others and
he has now been confined almost three
years and six months. The social position
Of these convicts and the circumstances
surrounding the cases have led to earnest
efforts for their relief. If there was any
difference in the degree of their criminality
this one was certainly not more guilty
than the others, and considerable evidence
has been presented to me which was not
adduced on the trial tending to show that
the condition of the convict's mind was
such at the time the offense was COM
should be held to the strctest accounta-
bility. In view of all the circumstances Of
this case l have, upon re-eXamination of
his case, concluded that he should not
remain in prison after his coconspirators
are discharged. I am also fully satisfied
that the ends of justice have been answer
ed by the punishment he has already suf-
fered.'
In granting the pardon in the case of
Anthony Gould the President says:
This convict is one of four brothers,
who, with an employe of national bank,
was convicted of embezzling or fraudu-
lently obtaining a large sum Of money
from said bank. The employe who was the
most important factor in concentrating
the crime and the two younger brothers,
who l believe by reason of their greater
activity in furthering the dishonest
schemes were certainly as guilty, If not
more guilty than the others, have been
pardoned. This prisoner has already been
imprisoned more than three years. In con-
sideration of these facts and others, which
ought not to. be without great influence, I
am inclined to agree with the judge who
tried and sentenced all these prisoners.
that it is unjust that this petitioner should
remain longer in the penitentiary."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
RUSSIAN PAPERS OBJECT.
They Oppose Japan's Acquiring
FOOthOld ON the Mainland.


ST. PETERSBURG, April 20.-The news
papers here are unanimous in disapproving
of conditions for the conclusion of peace
between China and Japan. They are op-
posed to the Japanese acquiring territory
on the mainland of China.
The Novoe Vremya declares that Russia
cannot tolerate the cession Of territory
north of the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li. adding:
Japan may have Wei-Hai-Wei and any
territory in the south. A revision of the
treaty by the European powers is neces-
sary, as we believe that Great Britain in
clines to a separate understanding with
Japan"
Finally, the Novoe vremya says. en-
phatically: Russia cannot allow Japan to
acquire the Liao-Tung peninsula"
The newspaper mentioned then urges
prompt and vigorous action upon the part
of Russia
The Novosti favors the summoning of
European conference to consider the treaty,
but doubts their solidarity.
The Sviet demands that Russia annex
ManchGria as far as the natural mountain
boundaries. and portion of Corea, with
Port Lazareff, as compensation for the
gains of Japan.
ITEM TSIN. April 20.-viceroy Ii Hung
Chang, the Chinese peace envoy. has ar
rived here in good health from Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
STREET RAILWAY MAILS
The New System to Be introduced in Large
Cities.
Aluminium Mail Pouches to De Used,
With Great Saving of Time and
Increase of Facilities.

Second Assistant Postmaster General
Nelson while in New York this week gave
the proposed street railway mail service
careful attention. In no city In the country
will this improvement be of greater value
than in the metropolis, stretched out, as it
is. with dense population, extending up
Manhattan Island ten miles or more. The
rev service will be put on the Sd avenue
line to extend ten miles out to beyond
10th street. For this service twelve new
postal cars will be made and equipped with
all necessary appliances for the work to
be done. New York people are greatly in
terested In the project, as it promises to
save nearly an hour on the delivery of each
mail.
The character of the service on street
cars can hardly be described in advance
of its thorough trial and establishment It
Is good deal like the railway mail service,
which at the outset was little expected to
develop into the gigantic system which
1t now is, with thousands Of men in its
employ handling billions of pieces of mail
annually. The new idea will doubtless un-
fold into system of far greater useful
ness than IL now expect ted.
Aluminium Mail Pouches.
One new device has already resulted
from it. This is an ingenious form of mail
pouch, or case rather, to be made of
aluminium. The postal agent on the city
railway mail car has to make up each
pouch SO as to be ready to throw it off
promptly, and it is intended to have the
pouch locked, with it's scores of punches
of letters properly assorted and tied, ready
about three blocks ahead of its destination.
All this takes time. The tying of the
bundles of letters might be -obviated to
seme extent by using rubber bands. The
pouch presented difficulty not so easily
overcome. 1t takes time to slip the leather
strap through the staples and lock it. So
the department has taken up the ingenious
ioea Of making an aluminium case with
pigeonholes to accommodate the letters
that otherwise would have to be assorted
and tied in bundles.
Time Saved In Locking.
Then instead of slipping strap through
a dozen staples the operator will snap
down a metal door over tho ends of the
pigeon holes, lock it with a spring lock and
throw it of just as he would leather
pouch. In this way. it is estimated fifteen
minutes may be saved on each pouch de-
livery on the trip. ,.
The same service Is to be introduced
in Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. It
will be used here in Washington as neces-
sity and opportunity call for It, The de-
partment prefers to put this service en-
electric roads, as they make 4he best time
and assure success to the system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
SHOCKED AT THE CHARGES.
Mrs. Spranger Says That Mrs. Darling
In MOnOmnnfac.

mrs. Spran8er says That Mrs. Darling
In MOnOmnnfnc.
LOS GATOS, Cal, April 2O-Dr Francis
x. Spranger and his wife. accused of the
murder of Edward I. Darling, the former
husband Of Mrs. Spranger, by slow poison
ing, are in the Santa Cruz mountains, and
have been almost ever since they were
married in Boston on the 11th Of March.
With them are the two children Of Oar
ling. a boy and girl.
I'VE were greatly shocked at these
charges" Mrs. Spranger said, but, do you
know, I have been expecting this for long
time. Mrs. Darling. the mother of my first
husband, is a monomaniac on the subject
Of money. and ever since my husbands
death she has made my life miserable
This persecution has grown almost unbear-
able since my marriage to DR.. Spranger
1 want it understood. in the first place, that
1 am not nearly SO wealthy as have been
credited with being
"To be frank. we do not consider that she
is in her right mind. The truth is that
you. 1 would never have said anything
about this had not my former husband S
mother begun. During our entire married
life he was addicted to the use Of stimu-
brought on consumption and a general
breakdown, from which nothing could have
saved him. DR.. Spranger was called in as
any other physician might have been, and
did what he could for my husband, but we
all knew that he could not be saved.
'The cry about the poisoned milk at the
Ebbitt House in Washington Is all nom
sense. The milk served us there was not
good and made us all sick. Mrs. Darling,
herself, ordered her sons body cremated.
1 had nothing to do with it. She had also
done all she could to make my life misera-
BILE, once even trying to have my husband
send me to an insane asylum, and she also
took away my six-year-old girl, the one l
have with me, and put the child in a con-
vent
The following telegram was sent today to
John ]. Connolly of Detroit, and Mr. A. A.
Birney at Washington, Mrs. Spranger's at
torney: Darling has maligned u.s. Use
your own judgment and course.
(Signed) 'SPRANGER."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
To INTRoDUCE wATER METERS
The Commissioner. WIN Use Them to
Measure Water Used. l


The Commissioners win Use Them to
Measure Water Used.
The initial step toward compelling the in.
PRODUCTION of water meters in the city was
taken by the Commissioners this morning
when they opened bids for supplying the
District with meters of this description
A long time ago. when the cry of the
people against the poor water service was
the loudest, it was decided, as a means for
curtailing the waste. to compel all persons
using Potomac water for commercial pur-
poses to measure the consumption, and
pay accordingly. When the subject was
first mentioned in The Star q number of
the more prominent hotel keepers retained
counsel TO block the measure. They were
successful for time, and rested with the
belief that the matter was at an end.
Engineer Commissioner Powell. however,
has agitated the subject since his detail
here. and in the early part of last January
stated, In an interview which was published
at the time in The Star, that water meters
would be introduced in all places where
water was used commercially on the 1st of
July. - s'st
Since that time the engineer. department
has been testing the different patterns of
meters with view Of selecting the best
and most reliable one for use. Upon the
success of the experiment depends a grave
question, for it is possible that an effort
will be made to compel householders to
put in m meters.
1t Is the purpose of the Commissioners to
purchase sufficient number Of meters
outright and give them to the large con-
sumers. Five bidders submitted proposals
to furnish the District with water meters
OF various sizes. They were Thompson
Houston Meter Co., Union Water Meter
Co., National Water Meter Co., Metropoli-
tan Water Meter Co. and the F. and r.
Worthington Co.
After the award of the contract there
will be final test, and when the new
fiscal year rolls around Guly u manda-
tory order will be issued by the Commits.
sioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
Personal Mention.

Major E. A. Darlington, inspector gen.
eral, is in the city OIL business.
Mr.. H w. Van Sender, private secretary
to Secretary Carlisle. has returned from a
visit to st. Louis on official business.
Surgeon E. II. Marsteller, Naval Construc-
tor j. j. Woodward and Lieut.. D. D. Stuart
of the navy are in the city on leave of abb
SERGE.
Mr. Edgar R. Lowe has returned from
Elmra n. Y, where he went to attend the
funeral of his brother. F. Rector Lowe,
which took place Thursday.
Commander Frank Courts of the steel in
spection board Is in the city.
Lieutenant Commander w i Moore of
the navy is IN the city Oh leave Of absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
GEN. MeCOOK's RETIREMENT.
Probable Changes That Will Result
From That Act.

Major General, Alex. Med. McCook, COM
manding the military department Of Colo
RADIO, will be placed on the retired list of
the army on Monday, and considerable in
terest is being displayed in military cir
cles in regard to the important changes
that will result. These include an assign
ment to the command of the vacated mill
tary department and promotions all along
the line Of the army. Although it is pos
sible that the vacant major generalship
may not be filled at present, it is regarded
as extremely unlikely. There is no doubt,
however, as to the promotion of at least
one colonel to the grade of brigadier gen.
lower grades. The general impression in
army circles is that Brig. Gen. Merritt
will be promoted to the grade of major
general and that Col. u. R. Bliss, twenty
fourth infantry, will be promoted to the
grade of brigadier general, and in the event
Of the latter's promotion that he will be
assigned to command of the department
of Colorado unless one Of the present gen.
eral officers should desire change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
International Post once List.

Superintendent N. NJ. Brooks of the for
eign mail service has been notified that the
universal postal guide, compiled by the in
ternational committee of the Universal
Postal Union, and containing lists of all the
post offices in the world, is prac ticaITy COM
plcted and will be ready for distribution
next July.
The work is entirely new. nothing Of the
hind AvAr having been published before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
Two Applications Recor.lcd.

Although there are said to be score Of
applicants for the office Of assistant cons
troller of the treasury. two applications
only have been recorded at the Treasury
Department, those of sexeRspresentatfv tive
VIM. D. Bynum of Indiana and ex-Repre-
sentative George D. Wise of Virginia. 1t
1t expected that the President will fill this
office next week. - "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
Aamirnl Meade. suAndron

1t is statedsat the Navy Department that
Admiral Meade is under orders to report
at New York with his squadron about the
1st Of May. To carry out this program it
will be necessary for him to sail from
Colon in a day or two. as the squadron will
occupy nine days in the run home, under
easy steam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20

Secretary Carlisle left here this afternoon
for Independence, Ky.,to attend the funeral
Of his brother, Mr.. Geo. Carlisle, which
takes place on Monday. The time of the
funeral was arranged so as to permit the
Secretary's attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20

t8e proof Of fee paooins Is
in Be eating egesteroap's
Star contained 81 columns
Of aoosrfisemenfs. mace up
Of 75o separate announce
menfs. t8ese aoperfisers
8oasM pa66etfp-nof merefp
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20

Senior ThedIm Said to Have Been
Amounted.

Senior ThetlIm Said to Have Been
Appointed.
LISBON, Portugal. April 20.-Senhor
Thedim has been appointed Portuguese
minister at Washington.
The appointment of a new Portuguese
minister was not generally known in dip
lomatic circles today. The news will be
received with considerable interest here, as
the Portuguese legation, which was for
merly at 1103 10th street. has been closed
since the departure Of Minister Souza
Rosa, about year ago. He was very pop
ular here, and his successor will be given
a hearty welcome. Since he left the lega-
tion has been in charge Of Mr.. I. Da Costa
Duarte, the charge d'affaires, who makes
his home at the Hotel Page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20

Among Justice Jackson's personal friends
some ccngratulation is felt at the turn
things have taken. They hope for good re-
suits physically for him from this recog-
nized necessity for his presence here. His
poor health is represented as having, in a
measure, affected his spirits, and as he is
a man of a high sense of duty and of much
resolution, he will exert himself, it is
thought, beyond what he could otherwise
have been induced to do to resume at an
early day his public functions.