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The morning times., 1897-01-04
ARMY ORDERS.

By direction of the President, First
Lieut. John c. Waterman, Eighth Cavalry,
is detailed as professor OF military science
and tactAs at Cornell College, Mount
Vernon, Ia.
Lieut.. Col Amos S Kimball, deputy
quartermaster general. will be relieved
from duty as chief quartermaster, Depart
ment of California, and proceed to San
Antonio, Tex, for assignment as chief
quartermaster OF the Department OF the
Texas to relieve Lieut.. Col. Gilbert c.
Smith, deputy quartermaster general.
Lieut.. Col. Smith, upon thus being re-
lieved, will proceed to st. Louis Mo, and
assume charge of the general depot II the
quartermaster' department in that city,
and relieve Lieut.. Col. Lewis C. Forsyth,
deputy quartermaster general.
Lieut.. Col. Forsyth, upon being relieved
by Lieut.. Col. Smith, will settle his ac-
counts and retain station at st. LOUIS, No
Col. James NJ. Moore, assistant quarter
master general, is relieved from duty at
the general depot OF the quarterEaSter's
department in New York city. and VIII
proceed to San Francisco, Cal, for assign
ment as chief quarterInaster of the depart
ment of California. He will transfer his
duties and responsibilities in New York
city temporarily, to Major William $.
Patter, assistant quartermaSter, who will
assume them in addition to his present
duties.
Lieut.. Col James G. C. Lee, deputy
quartermaster general, is relieved at San
Francisco. Cal, and will proceed to Chi
cago, H., for assignment as chief quar-
terTnaster of the department OF the Missouri
to relieve Col. Marshall 1. Ludington- He
will transfer his duties at San Francisco
taut quarternaster.
Col. Ludington, upon being relieved by
Col. Lee, will proceed to New York city.
and assume charge of the general depot of
the quartermaster's department in that
city.
The Secretary of War orders the follow
ing changes in the stations and duties OF
| officers of the pay department: That Major
william H. Comegys, paymaster, be re-
licved from duty in the department OF the
Platte, and proceed to Governors Island,
| New York, for assignment in New York
city.
That Majo William H. Hammer, pay
| master, be relieved from duty in the de-
| partment of the Colorado, and proceed TO
! Omaha, Neb-, for assignment in Omaha
That jor Allan H Jackson, paymaster,
| be relieved from duty in the office of the
paymaster general Of the Army and pro-
ceed to Denver, Col, for assignment In
! Albuquerque, New Mexico
The morning times., 1897-01-04
MetrOpOlitan.

The guest list at the Metz opolitan In
cludes among others the following name es:
Mr.. George 7. Kennedy OF Pittsburg, Mr..
j. s. Mccartney OF Cleveland, Mr.. Joseph
ID. Kline of Asheville, N c., and Mr.. Philip
P Murphy OF Rochester.
Il was in Chieag6 b recently and witnessed
the experiments with a new voting ma
chine said the litter. ''It worked per-
fectly and promises to prove a success.
That particular machine may never be
brought into extensive practical use, but
L DO not douip psthat it is the forerunner
of something that will shortly take the
place of all other methods Of recording the
VIII OF the voters in great parliamentary
toiies. The government would be able to
save an immense amount Of time if some
apparatus could he placed beside the pre-
siding officer and register and tally the
House or Senate as soon as a resolution
was put. You may depend upon it that
the day is close at hand when the old
style method Of calling the roll will be
merely relic. With the aid of electricity
the scheme is plausible one
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JUST LIKE CHAPMAN.

What proportion of excitement should
be provided in club entertainment by
the committee appointed for that purpose
is a question over which the III members of
the Fidelio Club are divided
On the one hand stand Messrs Bretz-
field, Brill, Cans and Klein, constituting
the entertainment committee, who hold
that 4 little stirring up is good for
mans blood and spirits, and on the other
hand stand the vast ma. .ority of the club
members, who prefer lighter forms of
amusement to being frightened half to
death and then made to cheer up in cham
payne of their own buying.
1t was planned some time ago that the
quarters Of the Fidelio Club, in East Fifty
ninth street, near Park avenue, should he
the scene of some cnlivening New Years
festivities, which the Committee named
a owe were expected to render sufficiently
thrilling to be out OF the ordinary The
festivities were 20 lie of the order com
monty known as stag which, however,
Goes not preclude the presence of all
feminity, vide the Sccley dinner at Sherry's.
In fact, ,ene Of the performers enga gcd for
the Fidelio stag was herself of that num-
ber which helped to make the Sceley
banquet famous in the annals OF the
police, nor was that the only resemblance
between the two affairs. But that came
later in the evening. First in che line OF
The morning times., 1897-01-04
DEBT STATEMENT.

The debt statement issued Saturday
afternoon shows a net decrease in the
public debt, less cash in the Treasury
during December, of 50 ,s39. .5774S. The
interest bearing debt increased SI7O. The
non-interest bearing debt increased S123r
534: and cash in the Treasury increased
S2,s63, ,2S1.4s.
The balances OF the several classes OF
debt at the close Of business December 81,
were. Interest-bearing debt, SS47 ,364.-
$50 90; debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, 81 ,3s3,O7O 26; debt bear
ing no interest, 1872, 500, ,2O1 II; total.
81 ,221 ,249, ,961 40.
The certificates and Treasury notes off
set by an equal amount of cash in the
Treas sry outsta nding at the end of the
mouth were; 81 ,221 PAS, ,96I. 40; a decrease
OF S2Os, $50; the total cash in the Treas
ury was $3.50, ,463, ,551 90; the gold re-
serve was 500. 900 600; net cash balance,
S12e 800 ,37995.
Ia che month there was dnincrease in gold
..u.a and bars of So ,676. .sSI Is; the total
a. lie close being SITS ,2O3, ,s82.5 80 OF
silver there was decrease of S64,S66 %.
OF the surplus there was in national bank
repositories, SIC 1891 53. .27, against 81 o.
So, ,SS4 81 at the end Of the previous
month.
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terminate The date for the commence
active preparations are in progress and
at any time the clash of resounding hymns
of the pleasant and familiar Moody and
sankey variety may penetrate even 10 the
Capital City.
Many and varying opinions have been
gathered among the clergy ard !aity OF
New York as 10 the practical feasibility
af the scheme Some believe that it win
90 the business, Others that it viii not
change the aspects of vice ard wicked
ness IN the great Sodom, nor IN the little
less great q Gomorrah at the other end of
the bridge II it th ould cventuatc In little
of the good anticipated 10y its projectors
it would be a blessed thing. But it does
rot appeal optimistically to People who
know the city and its inhabitants. On the
contrary it is to be feared that q million
collars woGld hardly reach around the
corner in the conversion of the I45,O5S
New York sinners who are statistically
estimated to have need of repentance.
Mr Moody should apply business methods
to his campaign and Count the cost. He
PROBABLY would find that the conversion OF
Colonel Bob Inecrsoll alone would make
an uncomfortable hole in his pile. Then
there are nearly all the Ioliticians and the
lounderSI He certainly must have some OF
| the "swaeger set in his minds eye, and
that alone would dispose of a fortune.
No, million is not enough, Mr.. Moody
sho nd apply for an Increased appropriation.
Even in Writ ous Washington we could as
semble less than a cozcn men we know
OF that a million dollars--uniess it was
handed over 10 them personally-wouldn not
| convert one side of.
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Willard'S.

MI James w. Walthal a wel-kno wn
business man of Wheeling, w. Va, was
numbered among the Sunday sojourners at
Wizards.
The West Virgrians are confident OF
representative in the next Cabinet, and
there is a prevailing belief that Hon.
Archie W Campbell will he the man."
said he "As is generally known by this
time, he is deemed quite fit for the In
terror or the PostoffiCe. He took an
active part in the Chicago convention in
1850, when Garfield was nominated,
and was strongly talked of as a portfolio
holder then.
MIR. Campbell has done az much for
the Republican party as any other man in
the state. He may almost be said TO be
the father OF RepubIicanism in West Vir-
ginia. IT. has been said Of him that he
is more learned than W l.. Wilson. broad
as Tom Reed, and -as conservative as
John Sherman, ana THAI is about true
AT the same hotel are also Mr.. and Mrs.
a. NJ Mcdowell, with a party OF ex-
cursionists frorn Sharon, Pa; Mr.. E. (.
Dougherty, Of Atlanta; Mr. James d
Rowen.. of Des Mones, Iowa. and Mr.
William Il. Sterling, of Omaha, Neb.
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PRITCHARDS REELECTION.

Raleigh, N c., Jan. 3. 3.-Aeuibers OF the
legislature, which meets Wednesday, ara
arriving in great numbers. a. rapidly as
the PopuIistS arrive they are called on
by prominent Republicans IN the interest OK
Senator Pritchard.
It is learned that some OF the POpulists
already here tell Pritchard's friends they
favor him. Odds Of 100 to 80 are offered
by Republicans on Pritchard's reelection
The Republicans will hold a caucus Tues
day night They say they are very de
sirous that the Popuiists snail hold a joint
caucus with them on all matters
POpulist State chairman reiteTates hiI
statement that there viii be no JOINT
caucuses- He declares he is we'll pleased
with the situation, but declines 70 say
more
The Democrats say they expect over
lures from Senator Butler. The whole
matter hinges on one thing. this being
Buffers ability to keep the P2puiiSts ia
line There are confeSseilIv three classes
of Populists the middIe-Ofthe-roasIs those
of Republican proclivities. and those who
lean towartIthe Democrats Denocratssay
they believe Butler can control a majority
OF their caucus They positively deny that
the Republicans have seventy-two votes in
the legislature, as claimed
Ex-COngressman Ewart said tonight:
- You can say from me that Senator But
Ier cannot now prevent Pritchard's cleo
tiCn
The morning times., 1897-01-04
Hypnotism ON the stand.

In Galveston a man accused OF murder
was recently placed under hypnotic in
fuence 10y a travelling professor OF the
art, aud in that condition subjected to a
test examination in the presence ofthe chief
OF police and other witnesses. The reality
OF his hypnotic state was proven by thrust
ing a hat pin through the sub bject's
cheek. after which he was made TO hold
imaginary conversations with the mur-
dered man, his widow and other per
sons connected with events which were
suppos ed TO have led up To the homicide.
ThrOu ghout the examination the witnesses
were convinced that the accused believed
hewas converSing with the people hypnoti-
caIly presented to him. All efforts to
make him vary from the story of denial
or tht alibi he had previously set up Were
unavailinG. He did, however, disc lose
relations with the murdered mans wife
which he previously had concealed, but his
revelations on this point We're, on the
whole, calculated to clear him from the
charge of murder. SO completely did the
test satisfy the authorities that it is said
he Will be released without doubt.
1t follows that, if fun credence can be
given to the evidence of persons when
1udicially inteTogated under conditions Of
hypnotism, we shall score an astonishing
advance in the feasibility of fixing the
burden of crime upon the guilty and in
preventing injustice to the innocent. 1t
must be said, however, that a startling
departure in the entire method of obtain
ing evidence in courts would be likely TO
follow if once the door were opened for
this kind OF procedure in connection, say,
with capital cases. The hypnotist would
not only displace the medical expert, but
might take the place OF the oath or af-
firmation of witnesses. Ifit can be shown
that the ultimate of truth is hypnotic evi-
dence, then the ends Of justice would
seem to be best subserved by examining
all witnesses, in civil as well as in crimi-
nal cases, under hypnotism. The Galveston
case offers serious food for thought TO the
bench, the bar and to science.
The morning times., 1897-01-04
EDITOR MeCULLAGH BURIED.

St Louis, No, Jan. 3.-The funeral Of
the late Joseph B. McCuIlagn, editor OF
the GlobeDemocrat, took place this aft
ernoon at his late residence in West Pine
boulevard The were conducted by
Rev-John snyder. of the Unitarian Church
and Rev. DIR. W. W. Boyd, of the Second
Baptist Church.
The services We're exceedingly simple IN
character, in accordance with the we'll
known wishes of the deceased Among the
visitors in attendance at the funeral was
Hon. Henry Watterson, Of the Louisville
Courier Journal. The active palibearer5
were eo-workrrs of Mr.. McCullagh Dn the
Globe -Demucrat,. and -Lhe honorary pail
bearers were selected from men prominent
in nearly every walk of life.
The remains were Inferred in the Mckee
family lot in BeEefountaine Cemetery.
The morning times., 1897-01-04
Mrs. Bourchier's Illness.

An item appeared III Paltim ore paper
yesterday to the effect that Violet Van
brugh, who is Mrs. Arthur Bourchier, was
ill and on the verge of collapse from over
work. The Bouchicrs open at the CoIIm-
bia tonight and the management states with
assurance that Mrs I oucher Will appear
She is not nearly SO i'll as the soIn:.W hat
sensational article would lead the reader
to believe. She merely needs rest. She
Will play the Washington engagement aid
If she finds her strength giving out She
VIII then return 10 London Mrs. Bourchier
has been playing Constantly for two years
She played about 260 nights in London,
and then went on six weeks tour
She closed the night previous to her de-
parture for America. AT that time she
was i'll, and her condition grew worse
instead OF better. She has been such an
energetic worker that she frequently gave
personal attention to many of the stage
details.
The morning times., 1897-01-04
Raleigh.

81 had occasion to pass througl; Canton
frequently during the campaign said
Major b. l. Clarke, n Pittsburg commercial
man, at the Raleigh last night, land Sc
cured good idea of the spell of prosperity
the town enjoyed. ] suppose there never
happened anything exactly like it, Plenty
of men made small fortunes there last fall.
Thehotel proprietors and restaurant keepers
conducted nothing more or less than mnts.
The saloon men, Of course, came in for a
fair share of the profits and the ia kris and
street men ran hank accounts.
1T is odd that no statistics fiend mas
yet calculated how much money was spent
in the city during the campaign, or how
many loaves of brea We're Consum ed by the
visitors. But all is subsiding now, and
the reign of prosperity is at an end. Two
of the factories there have been compelled
to reduce the wages OF their employees lie
cause or the generally depressed times, and
Canton today is just like any other AIneri-
can city of it's size
Messrs. d. L. Pluner, of Wausau, Wis
w F McLaugh him, OF New Mexico; NJ ID.
Martin, OF York, Pa; Fl. B. Gardiner. of
Providence, r. l.; Charles Wagner, OF
Peoria, Ill; William Dennan, of San Fran
cisco, and William Reynolds, OF Marble
head, Mass, are stopping at the Raleigh.
The morning times., 1897-01-04
A Chance for Explorers.

In the first half Of the century Louis
vile man published a book in support Of
his theory that the interior Of the earth
was habitable and peopIcd, and that one
could get to these interior regions through
an opening at the North Pole. Now the
sect Of Khoreshanites believe that the
earth is hollow sphere, and that we are
those people on the inside.
With the possibilities thus presented the
Geographical Society might organize an
expedition to the Pole and hole, and per-
haps discover us. Such an exploration
like others Of note, would be of benefit
to the sciences Of skating, snow shoeing,
eating whale blubber, and freezing, of
course.
The morning times., 1897-01-04

entertainment came banquet. which
a trifle before 1897. From the banquet
hall the club men troOped up into the
audito rum, where the entert ainment
was to be given.
Everything went on all right until it
came to that number OF the program where
Miss Cora Routt, late of the Chapman
Raid Company came On. Hardly had her
dance Ia highly deGorOus, instructive, and
enlishtening performance. so ali the sPecta-
tors afterward said begun when, with
crash, the doors of the auditorium burst
open and man in the uniform of police
captain, with fierce black wtliskers fram-
ing his face. plunged through, followed
by half a dozen other men Only one
police captain on the force has such
whiskers, and that is Chapman Miss
Routt gave a dismal shrek not called for
in the contract and started for the wings
''stay, woman!" thundered he OF the
black whiskers.
Cora stayed. A score OF men in the
audience jumped up, and everybody began
shouting questions and protests.
Whats this? What are these police
doing here?"
You've got no right in here. This is
a private club
Who let ern in? What are they going
to do"
They can't arrest anybody; there's moth
ing wrong in the performance"
Throw EN- outr'
''Silence!'' howIed the leader Of the
raiding party. You're all under arrest.
Guard the doors, men. Where are the
president and other officers"
What are we arrested for?'' demanded
q member.
Giving an indecent exhibition. 1 de-
mand that the president and officers make
themselves known"
I'm the absence of the president, the vice
President secretary, treasurer and several
OF the board of governors TREMENDOUSLY came
forward
Take those men first" said the be-
whiskered autocrat
but, captain, we han't been doing"
lings, authoritatively. Dye want a soak
in tn jaw?''
This realisti cquery put an end To conver-
sation for the time being. Meantime Cora
Routt had departed from the stage and Was
weeping in the wings. Her last expert
ence with Capt Chapman had not been a
joyous one.
lone OF you men stay here" came the
| order, land see that that girl doesn't get
away. The rest of you bring along the
officers and follow me-"
Down stairs went the prisoners until,
wondering more and more at each step,
they reached the cellar. There the COM
ma nder of the raiding forces gave himself
a clean shave with d mere twitcn OF his
hand and stood forth revealed as one of
the entertainment committee.
You fellows are invited TO set up the
| wine Whcw! Those whiskcrs We're
| hot Peel your uniforms, boys
AT the first there was some language IN
suitable to the beginning OF any new year,
| but the guIls soon quieted down and
brought wine in extensive quantities. one
bottle was sent up to Cora Routt to aug
! ment the encouraging effect OF this mes
sage:
The Captain has been squared, and
/ you're all right You may go on
1t was some time before she would con.
tinue, however, and when the scheme was
| revealed to the members there was d great
howl for blood, which subsequently softoned
down to miIder howl for drinks 1t is
said, howe vcr, that the entertainment com
rnittee will never have an opportunity to
| give an encore.
The morning times., 1897-01-04
WASHINGTON. d. C. JANUARY 4. 1877
Not the Only Question.

There can be little doubt that the hand
gold in 1896, indicated in Mint Director
Prestons report, will, to the extent OF
its value, help along any feeling OF con-
fidence in the early business future of the
country that now may be growing. If
fl should appear later that there has been
corresponding increase in the production
of other gold-mining countries, there will
he stin more ground for encouragement.
With little else to depend upon as money
OF ultimate payment, the more gold the
better. But the people OF the Uuited States
should not expect that a slightly enlarged
volume OF gold, or, indeed, any currency
arrangement conceivable, would inmedi-
ateIy, or perhaps soon, bring substantial
prosperity again. There are other queS-
tions and difficulties, besides the currency
question, which must be answered and met.
One Of these questions and difficulties
is presented in the unsatisfactory conditions
Of our great wheat-producing interest i'll
the prairie States. As compared with
the year 1891, the total wheat crop Of
the United States for 1895, showed
decrease OF l44, ,577 900 bushels; yet this
decrease did not serve to enhance returns
10 the producer, for, in the same period,
the average farm price Of wheat fell from
50 cents to 30 cents. Owing to a tenn
porary shortage in the worlds production
in 1896 prices have some what advanced,
but are quite liable to fail again TO low
water mark with improved wheat condi-
tions abroad, should slch obtain this
year. From 1891 to / SS5 the European
wheat crop increased by 4l,500,000
bushels. syhilc that Of India decreased,
but, in the latter year, yet represented
competitive force of 234,379 900 bushels.
Time was wheE our Western wheat had
the call OF the worlds markets at high
prices; bCt that is past. The continually
increasing difficulties OF the struggle for
existence in all countries have built up
such compctitionw ourproduct thatthere
Is no prospect of a return to the old state
OF things Probably less American wheat
must be grown to make its cultivation
profitable to those who produce the re-
duced quantity. ReadjGstment OF popula-
ton TO production and the other activities
OF the nation would have tOfollow States
men and economists have plenty of work
cut out for them
The morning times., 1897-01-04
'gambati were new to the sousa pro

sgambati were new to the sousa pro-
gram.
The soloists-three- fair, good and
excellent. A skillful artist VITO CLOVIS un-
der the strange name of He'll played a
solo on the Fluegelhorn. 1t was an ex-
quisite selection and played with every
grace and all sweetness by Mr. Hell.
Miss Martha tombstone did not eclipse
the memary of Maud Powell or Carrie
finish and taste. Her deficiency was
merely in the virility which characterized
her predecessors, a Qualification essential
to favorable hearing with brass ac-
compartment. Mrs Elizabeth Northrop
was the soprano She sang a character
istic Arditi song and for her encore gave
"The Amorous Gold Fish, from 1.-The
GeiSha''
Sousa will not be back before April.
1t is to be hoped that he wilcompromise his
ambitions and return to tunes and tricks
at that time. If he is encourage in his
present course he may unload Walkure
ride, a Won Weber overture OF a Schubert
oS iiipiiohy oh uo, anu tHeH hc :" III Hot ohiy
knock his own pedestal from under him, but
he Will be encroaching ON the ground Of
other estimable leaders who have abided
by their classical muttons and left Mr..
Sousa peacefully to his own pastures.
The popular leader takes with him on
his winter tour the best wishes OF an ad-
miring people, who look upon his period
ical visits as the best possible thing in
their way and attest it by packing the
theater whenever he plays. Au reyoir
The morning times., 1897-01-04
PICKED UP AT HOTELS.
National.

Among the guests at the National is
Mr.. Jerome E Picker of Cleveland He
will probably appear before the Ways and
Means Committee when the chemi calls
schedule is brought up, though he declined
to discuss politics last night.
ION my way to the station when l
started for Washington" said he, 81
boarded street car. In the opposite seat
I saw father and daughter, who had
been accustomed to riding down town to-
gether each morning. I knew this because
1 had seen them probably fifty times be
fore. Each always paid their own fare.
when the conductor camei along that
morning the old gentleman, who sat near
The morning times., 1897-01-04

attacked by hemorrhage Of the brain, after
a ten-round fight in New York, last Sat
urday, should convince all sensible people
that the gladatorial methods Of Messrs
Corbett and Fitzsimmons are correct after
all. Talk may result in hemorrhage OF
the vocal organs, but more brutal measures
are necessary TO do up the brain.