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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
LEO AND HIS DOCTOR.
The Pope is Obstinate and His physf-
clan is Poorly Paid.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
do not wish the position OF doctor to
the pope for my worst enemy when this
august patient is not well. His house
doctors to the pope do not live i'm the Vat.
ican-is no longer his own. but public
property, for there is a continual conn
ing and going Of preiates, messengers from
all kinds of personages and Journalists
However. the worst hours are these OF the
night. The doctor. to he sure of hearing
any cali from the Vatican, has the tele-
phone at the head Of his bed. and when
sinister rTlmors circulate cardinals and dip
lomats seem to consider it their duty or
privilege to ring him up at all hours of the
night And that is not all Besides tho
inconvenience. there is also considerable
expense, as many kilograms requiring an
swers arrive for him, a great portion of
which he cannot ignore, because of the sta
ton Of the senders. No one would certain
ly ever guess what salary the papal doctor
draws; 1t is only E120 year
AT the Vatican everything Is maintained
unchanged as Ii was several centuries ago
and the stipend of the doctor remains fixed
at 80 scudi Glo) a month. with the differ
ence that what was formerly equivalent TO
a good round sum is now of very small
value. The only other advantage which he
has Is carriage 10 carry him to and from
the Vatican.
The present doctor. Prof Giuseppe Lam
poni. has held his position since 1883 At
that date Leo XIII. having been left with
only a surgeon. and the need of n doctor
being much felt Prof. Lapponi, who was
practicing at 0sinlo, on the Adriatic side OF
the peninsula, came every week to Rome TO
visit him. Shortly after the surgeon died
and the professor became and has remained
the only physician of his holiness He has
gradually so gained his confidence and
friendship to be to him what DR..
Schweningsr was to Prince Bismarck
Dr. Lapponi is the only person who ever
succeeds in overcoming the natural obsti-
macy of Leo XIII to take certain precau<
tons, to which he shows great repugnance.
In fact, the regime established for the daily
life of the pontiff has such fixed rules that
his life may be compared TO a chronometer
There are however. habits which the per-
sistenca of the doctor has not succeeded In
Graduating. Only today Prof. Lapponl told
me that his holiness still persisted in
mounting chair in the library to get down
the books himself, and when demonstrated
with over the danger even to a younger
person he replies: II know the way,
know the way" Then he will not give up
mental labor. During the last few days that
he has been in bed he has composed verses
worked with his private secretary Mgr.
Angsn. and received Cardinal Rampollo,
every morning to discuss state affairs, and
all this just little more than one month
before his ninetieth birthday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
THE ARREST OF A SPY.

a beautiful marble. and continued: Il had
this idea in view when l carved my
Wounded Soldier You notice that he is
almost nude. This feature of the work has
ca used fnore comment. l suppose. than any
Other. l have received nearly 300 letters
asking NE why he is not clothed. This is
the story: You see that broken gun lying
on the ground at the soldiers feet? That
Gun was broke upon the soldiers head.
He was left for dead by his comrades. Dur
ing ;he period of inseGsibility produced by
the shock of his wounds ne was robbed of
lis clothing. save his shirt. by band of
mdrauders. When he came to his senses
he seed his shirt. drew ii from his form
and thrcv it across his lOins, where you see
1t in the statue and tore it into bandages
which you see him placing as best he can
upon his arnas Tic strained condition of
the muscles and the pose bring out posi-
bly, better than anything else could the
remarkable Vigor and ruggedness of the
figure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
AGUINALDO.
One Who Has Seen Him Describes tho
willy Filipino.
ON the New Orleans Tfmes-Denocrst.

WHY Filipino.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Il saw Aguinaldo in Hong Kong in the
early part of 1897" said L. B. Cunning
ham of Liverpool, who is one of this years
carnival visitors. II was representing an
English firm at the time and was arranging
a deal for some Manila hemp with EmIfa
Chargan, resident factor. One day T
called at Chargan's Office and found him Iu
conversation with swarthy young Fill
pino. who was introduced to me as Agui-
naldo. 1 had heard good deal of the m
surgent chief. so l looked at him with de-
cided curiosity. What impressed me most
strongly about him was his extremely
youthful appearance. He did not look
over twenty-five at the outside. and his air
of juvenility was borne out by his stoop-
ing shoulders and narrow chest He SEEM
ed like a fragile. Uniformed boy. His fea-
lures were distinctly Monaghan, his cheek
bones high, his eyes obiique, his nose short
and blunt and his lips rather thick. He
had no sign of beard on his face. but his
hair was coarse, black and thick. His
skin, | remember, was badly pitted, pos
sibly from smallpox. i took particular
note of his hands and feet, which were re-
markedly small, even for Filipino. He
wore womens cloth CATERS which is not
unusual in Hong Kong, and had a large
solitaire on his left hand. Agunaldo re-
manned only a few moments after ]
rived. but long enough for me to note that
seemed impossible for him to remain quiet
for a moment. The faces of a great many
Filipinos gave one an impression Of distor-
ton, if they were slightly twisted to
one SIDE and I marked the popularity
strongly in Aguinaldo. After he left / told
Chargan that he reminded me more Of n
native shipping clerk in some Dutch i'm
porting house than OF revolutioniSt.- He's
the smartest Filipino in the South Seas
said Chargau, and his only weak spot
is his vanity, which is something mon~
strous.' That was the only time / ever
vivid"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
ONE EFFECT OF THE WAR
Has Served as an Inspiration to Both Paint
ers and sculptors.
A Canvas Which Has Attracted Much
.ttentiGn-TIe statue of the
Wounded Soldier.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening star
4 the outbreak of the war many famous
artists went ~ cuba. Among them were
-, g., r,.;r,,-.-, .I;,,,,,, ,r1 CHAN
i'S''' l. .-ii''= ''' -
man. out by Tar 'Ae Most FAMOUS P"I'l'ei
OF war scenes. according TO most critics.
wa diyau3.Inted bv tn shurtness of the
a., "a NJ 1,f+ o.. b,,,a fIo j. Gil
-, 80
pert ''a''. ''@'i''S ''iS'-e" ->''ioii"l
e'nlcian- He was waiting for me HShtIhg
to bagin around Havana before leaving his
1,,.s,- srn55n in New YovL CITY As the war
-, -
On. e ~. ,...,. ,,,,,,rr,,-irias oe his }if,
The public. however. will not feel this Gis-
appointrlcnt IS keeuly Is Mr. Gaul does
as he has turnetf ont since The beginning of
The war a number of remarkable pictures
representing stirring scenes in the conflict.
ore OF ms most important WORKS IS en-
-, -, - - ,''. - ,~.f;,-s -
;-- ~ % ---II 81 ,ai,,+ II
us -, "S '', ~. - ~ i;F
"a - - ~ - -, 49,, - -
- Ie-iAe t'i ii'oSl me- loUS VI
'.iS HiSat P1.-ltcl 20, S1ih' - - -
ApSN.'y,t 60 <! l." uoI' NJ u 1, eA-
P.&t'SI tr,zH'H qua 'nt war eIlueu 700
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
From Pearson's Weekly.


All mothers seem to have but one way in
washing boys face, so that one is in
clfned to think that it is trait transmitted
in the female line from countless genera
tions. First she gets rag, and after wet
ting it applies perfectly superfuous
amount of soap Having caught the boy.
she generally pins him firmly between her
knees and takes wholesome grip round
his neck with her left arm. The process is
something like scrubbing floor The rag
IL pushed crosswise, up and down, zigzag
and in circles She seems to think that his,
fcce is a plain surface, and all protuber-
al are ignored
When the soap has been sufficiently rub
bed In. the rag is rinsed and his face dried.
the motion being exactly the same as the
cleansing During the entire operation the
boy fights and howls. and when released
runs away in q rage.
Do you blame him?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
Dispensed Them Both.
From the Kansas City Star.


Squire Bean of Langtry. Tex, is evidently
a character" He used to be saloonk eeper.
justice of the peace, sheriff and practically
everything else. He was specially proud
of his position of Justice of the peace, while
his saloon brought in the money The sign
above his bar room door read: az. Bean,
Cool Beer and Justice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25

Mistress Ito nurse eiri)-"T hear that you
are seen quite often speaking 20 the police
men in the park. cannot allow that
Artful Matd--"I can't help It, ma'am. All
the policemen IN the park admire the baby
50 much-they will stop the perambulator
TO speak to him. They all say that he is
the handsomest baby that comes inio the
park"
The maid was forgiven.-Tit-B Bits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25

Niennese commission hes reported on
the possibility of utilizing the sewage for
agricultural PURPOSES, and has set down its
value at from $500 to IA, 701 forms (Sl 1888 to
5000 a day. or from 100000 to $500 900
SfI2,ooo to s1.S0S0O0 a year as a fertilizer
In common with other European cities,
Vienna has discovered that land irrigated
with sewage is enhanced in value and that
no i'll effects on the health OF the neighbour
hood are shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25

A recent British consular report from the
far east describes a suspension bridge of 800
feet span. made of bamboo. The cane is
split up into fibers and twisted together to
fern the cables. Considering it's span, the
material of the structure is quite remark
able. The old tradition that almost any,
thing can be made out of bamboo receives
here good illustration in the field of en-
cheering.
A jeweler of Newburg, N. Y, has invest
ed in stock of married mems watches"
The popularity of these watches lies in
the fact that they are furnished with an
alarm attachment which a mans wife can
set at the exact hour when she wishes him
to start for home. The alarm going off at
that time will remind him that his wife ex-
poets him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
She Protests.
From Puck.

The Nurse-'1 hear ovid Van Astorbilt
pays his Frinch cook tin thousand dollars a
year.
The Cook-"Yis; thin dom foreigners is
KILN our business more an more livery
year,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25

war has affected art2 | should say that II
had. most decidedly" said Mr.. Gelert In
my opinion. it is an Inspiration such as
art in this country has not had since the
ciFi war In sculpture il will have a most
beneficial influence in the wav of eaues-
TRAN and military statues The public
parks Tor a decade to come will be decorat-
ed all over this country with the figures OF
tne brave men VINO gave Up their lives for
their nation in the year 1S9s''
What feature appeals particularly to
Like the Greek
Il am giving only scuiptors idea. but
j should saw that it is the figure of the
American soldier. He is a different type
from the soldier of any other nation in the
world He is something like the Greek
and partakes OF the Goth and the RrltoD
yet he differs from all three. To my mind
he IS the ideal soldier"
The sculptor looked across his studio to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
RELICS OF THE WAR
A Fine Collection Being Made for the
National Museum.
MANY REMINDERS OF BRAVE DEEDS
Articles That Have Been Taken
From Ships and BattIefieIds
OF HISTORIC INTEREST
OF HISTORIC INTEREST

NCLE SAM IS TO
install in his National
Museum q great his
torical exhibit, Illus
trative of the Span-
ish-American war, it's
causes and it's eff
fects. 1t is to be
placed in the depart
ment of American
history, where during
many years it will
excite the curiosity
of millions of visitors
from all parts pf the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25

Some of these old plates that are boxed
up for their fiery fate have done good SER
vice. The plate for an ordinary $40 bill is
used for from $4,000 to 10000 impressions.
There are four subjects or duplicates of the
print on each plate. That is, at every inn
preston on the press the plate prints the
face or the back of four bills. Thus these
plates represent from 81 600 900 to SD o00,-
100 of good money somewhere afloat in the
world. There We're several scores of post
age stamp plates which had the fatal ID"
marked against them. Just fancy the work
one Of those plates has done. At every
revolution of the press 1t has produced 400
stamps. If you should start at New York
and paste them close together on one of the
steel rails of railroad, the stamp made
from one of these plates would stretch
in solid line of pink, or green, or
blue as far as Columbus, Ohio, nearly $50
miles. Ali the stamp plates to be destroyed
have printed ribbons of stamps enough TO
girdle the earth twice.
Many of the plates now being thrown out
were not engraved here but by bank note
companies. Among the doomed pilates
are many costly designs. The engrav-
ers in the bureau receive from 5000
to 5000 a year. One old fellow who is an
expert at portraits and dificuit vignettes
gets 5000 year, more than q congress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27

thing AS individualizing the trading. Whns u
private wire houses, as rule, led In the Duyihs'
the advance fast that even those houses
which dlh the heaviest buying also did great dss5
OF selling I'm the way OF proht-taking
Corn al its best was up sc: but the coarse srean
market was not popular for buyers a. tho
wheat. The West was still selling corn on iarse
scale. and. while professionals were buying ara
NewYork buying II was rather marrow
market all things considered. May opened AZ
3s%c. sold between 3sIzGS9sc. and closed az Ss%c.
There was a large export business. 10000 bushels
being sold by two concerns and probably fooW
bushels done from here altogether Liverpooi We
&d%d. higher: seaboard clearances were e<oJoo
bushels The eeaboard reported fifty loads Tor
export. Receipts $50 cars. with SS cars Tor
Friday patten led the speculative buying On
the cash May at ssc again.
Oats followed the corn lead rather than tns
wheat I'D a. one time &c but closing only No
over Wednesday May touched 29c. but closed at
2s.c Receipts were 225 cars. with 20 cars Tor
Friday There a good shipping demand 10
New England. Patten and Bartlett-Frazer were
tho best buyers Patten taking 10000 bushels Tor
May. There is the same general theory IN a..
these rarket.-that increased speculation VIII seno
them higher.
FIaxseed was firm. May opening where IL closed
last night a. Nis. touching 81 iss and closing ~
81 1872 Minnea polls had II cars. Duluth ana
Chicago H.
The buying OF pork was the Incident IN pro-
visions as much q 90 barrels by two or three
concerns Some thought II was Armour buying.
Pork advanced 2Oc. and held most OF II. Lard ana
ribs closed 2iac over Wednesday. The market
labored under the disadvantage Of large hog re-
celpts 5000 West against 5000 last year Packs1s
were sellers because the cash demand was SLOW.
The mood keeps bullsh-
The trading in privileges keeps small comnh~
sion people not participating in H. Puts on Mas'
wheat closed AZ 75a.c calls on May wheat "'so"
Puts on M1v corn 5Si7c; calls. Ssi.c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Jan. 90 (SpeciaD.-An advance O, 4lsc IN
wheat, and then a break OF about &C. is the his
tory Of to-days market. Wall Street continued 70
send the bulk OF the buying orders There were ust
such fluctuations this in the Letter deal But
this ia a public market, and not manipulated
deal. Las year Letters brokers got tho business
everybody now seems 10 be getting the orders
May opened at 76g76%c sold between 1870 and
70l1c. and closed at 77Tsc. Wheat opened a cent
over Wednesday. II never showed any weakness
The excitement eliminated in the last hour. when
prices advanced about &c within less than thirty
minutes and then broke &c in even shorter time.
Liverpool was up lsQl%d Seaboard clearances
were $4,000 bushels. Minneapolis reported 100000
barrels OF -four sold Wednesday. The seaboard
claimed twenty-five loads for export The people
with foreign connections said Europe was covering.
hut not going long A severe cold wave Is predicted
for Tomorrow News considerations. however. were
no, the influential ones Incessant and increasing
buylng was the feature; buying that oftentimes was
too fast FOR the market and resulted In the sensa-
tional advances Western receipts were 6i9.OOO
bushels compared with 10000 bushels last year
The Northwest had 40 cars. against 2s4 here
there were l43 cars against q last year The cash
markets advanced about half as much as the
futures showing how completely the Increased
speculation dominated things. There was no such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market strong and active
-o'@l sales amounted IN par value 10 S7140.Ooo
against $4,000 on Wednesday The heaviest
ceaAngs were IN the Atchison Erie. ST. Louis and
ooh Francisco 81. LOUIS Southwestern. Northern
racine and Kansas and Texas issues. Chesapeake
e"o ONO oi.s Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago and
.. Louis IS. Green Bay and Western debenture
nS Mchisan Central collateral 3l2s, Reading IS,
- LOUIS and Iron Mountain IS, Union Pacific As,
~, rsyesh debenture Bs Chicago Terminal Is. Hook
"a rca.iey %, Evansville and TeITe Haute IS, Kan
TssSC.tE. fltisburs and Gulf ISIS. Louisville and
So. nc as Norfolk and Western Is. oregon
Psiis.l.. hs Bs Peoria and Eastern lists, Southern
Ps~ses os, Texas and Pacific Ids and Union
I'M 7, nc, Denver and Gulf lsts
.acorrusls saneous issues Standard Rope and Twre
'-''Hes were strong features
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27
BONDS
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.

The stock market was strong and active the
greater part Of the day. with total transactions
less than 100000 shares below the best daily
record ever made. In the final trading heavy
sales for profits and bear pressure caused
general reaction throughout the list, leaving last
prices at only small changes from Wednesdays
cosing. but at ne; gains in the greater number
Of issues In London American stocks were
hroyart In the forenoon dealings there were
many sharp advances. in fact. too sharp, in the
opinion Of conservative houses, ana the late de-
cline was therefore welcomed by the people who
prefer healthlul speculation 10 a boom Of dan
eerous dimensions Metropolitan Street Rail
way advanced over twelve points, and early
gains r from three TO four points were COM
mon The buying was 70 an excellent character,
coming from substantial interests and commits
sion houses while the dealings of the last
named were heavier than on any other day in
the current movement.
A recognition Of the merits Of The s.. Louis
and San Francisco issues was reflected in ad-
vancinE prices for both the stocks and bonds.
especially in the common. which made a net
gam Of rs points Attention has frequently
been called In this column 10 the earning power
and dividend record Of this company. and Il
now seems that the speculative element has
suddenly awakened to the cheapness Of the COM
mon stock. and us extremely low price in COM
parison with the second preferred. which is SELL
iuC about 80 points higher The Northern
Pacific stocks are being bought by persons well
informed regarding the property The common
earned rer cent last year il is doing better this
year. and it would not be surprising If II were
soon established upon q regular per cent
basis The Pacific stocks are assured Of higher
prices. II has been officially denied that the
NeN-Y0rk Central Is about 10 bring about
consolidation involving Northwest Union Pa
clfc and New-York Central but holders Of the
stocks ~ TIE companies named have little 10
far from a possible bear raid as the result q
tie denial published late yesterday afternoon,
for the securities Of such properties stand on
their merits. and no bear manipulation can de
tract from their actual value. The Union Pa
csc directors net yesterday 70 fix the terms
for the exchange of the common stock Of the
Oregon Short Line. and it Is understood that the
result n the transaction Will put about 81 900 OOJ
INTO the Union PaCifc's treasury.
The activity in Peoples Gas gives evidence Of
I5rmanercy Tennessee Coal and Iron and Fed
erai Stee' were strong features on buying in
sp'red hy The expanding business in steel and
iron and tie certainty Of dividend dstribu-
lions Pacific Nail is more popular. owing to
the country's great future IN Pacific trade. and
almost every stock on the list finds new buyers
caiy on the two great factors underlying the
market, namely. business prosperity and easy
money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27
'@n~eFs' posted rate. ~.

ftstere..' bANK STATEMENTS The weekly
lowing 49,. ~ 'he Bank OF England shows the fol
circu,,,, 's's- Total reserve increased 1915 900.
2s decreased f2o5oo0 bullion Increased f7l4-
oecreasaa ..iles decreased III 800 other deposits
O0 no,e- i''oVo' public deposits decreased flSi9.-
sec,,rf'sa reserve increased fs7soOO Government
OF J-,o,- unchanged. The proportion OF the Bank
Las, vaai. reserve to liability is $3.50 per cent
Of disc, - was 44so per cent. The banks rate
The veei, Ie'nains unchanged at 3ls per cent.
e eaows The following changes Notes in crcn,a,,on
"'-00"O francs treasury accounts cur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27
BONDS.
SECURITIES ABROAD

London. Jan. 26. p. m.-The market for Amer-
can securities moved upward all day on a general
speculative demand. The closing was firm and the
demand active Last prices Atchlson PAN:
Canadian. 80; ST. Paul. 1921 Illinois Central. l24:
Louisville. 69n; Union Pacific preferred $50 New
York Central 1924 Erie. 1917; Pennsylvania, 7On:
Reading. 12%: Erie first preferred. 43L,. Northern
Pacific preferred S23L and Grand Trunk 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27

rent increased IeI75oO0 francs held In hand in
creased 6.375 900 francs. bills discounted decreased
%475ooo francs silver In hand increased 1895 900
francs.
The weekly statement OF the Imperial Bank OF
Germany shows the following changes: Cash In
hand increased A. 1s0o 900 marks treasury notes In
creased 1850 900 marks. other securities decreased
100000 marks.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-New Orleans - Con
mercial. 25c discount bank, premium San Fran
csco-Sght l131c: telegraph. zoe. Cincinnatl-Oyer
the counter SOC pre- MUM between banks. par Sa-
Misunderstanding l-l6c discount selling. 75c per 81. 900
premium. Charlestol-Buying. par; selling &c pre-
MUM Boston-5dsc discount. Chicago-l0c pre-
MUM.
BANK CLEARINGs. - New-York - Exchanges.
ss207l.S45; balances S2l76023 Baltimore - Ex-
changes a.494 S5; balances. t574 292. Boston-Ex-
changes t25s5l49: balances g. 6b2.43s Philadelphia
Exchanges Sl9O53 5s1; balances. R6l3 so. Chi
cago-Exchanges. 500, 1874; balances. s2,ST,4A
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Can money in
London q. per cent Open market discount rates
1-l6 per cent for short and 1-1Gq2is per cent
for long bills. Berlin discount per cent Paris
%. per cent Berlin exchange on London. 20 marks
43i2 plennigs. Paris exchange on London. - francs
- centimes.
EUROPEAN SECURITIES. British consols closed
at III 1-16 for money and 1111s for the account
French rentcs l02 francs 12i9 confines Spanish
Is in London. 51l4
lean silver dollars 4Tc Bar silver In London
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid 3030. Lisbon. "A;
Buenos Ayres, 100 Rome 76j.
>-
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27
AONEY AND EXCHANGE.

ny +s0N~i RATES.-Money on call. 90 per cent.
D. .'a .ste Exceptions at per cent Time money.
~ cent toI sixty days 2hQ8 per cent FOR three
fer e., per cent for four months and 8 per cent
q aa. a'V"hs Commercial paper rates were
FOprIc, 'pt for all periods for the best names.
closing ~ NE1cHANGE.-MaTket Armer. Actual