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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
From IA. London Morning Post.


NJ. Cuvillicr Commissary OF Police at Charen,
ton. has arrested gang Of pretended sorcerers,
who in less than n twelvemonth. have relieved
credulous inhabitants OF his district OF over
100000 francs. The chief OF tho gang. Jean
Sorno. known as the brass man." was first
arrested and II was on his confession that NJ.
Cuvlier was able to raid the sorcerer's head
quarters. They were situated In small de-
tached house. fitted up as witches den. Be-
sides the phantasmagorical decorations incum-
bent on such a locality. the floors and walls con-
tanned trap-doors and other devices OF stage
trlckery likely to appeal TO the Imagination OF
believers In occult sciences. Sorino's wifo used
to ofllclatc as chief witch in these interesting
surroundings.
Correspondence seized during the police raid
revealed the methods whereby tho victims
assp %Sdv Ios an inSsSse Nsdame Dc
who was suffering from an incnrabIe maady,
applied to Madame Sorino. and in the course y
francs When Madame dc MaIsnen came %
follow the treatment that was to cure her.
reception, set her in a comfortable armchair
,aeins brightly decorated scene Very soon
% de- MsisHen re sfs On c '&S
Ard sr9 1Sav life II aSaveP A these g5s
somn9lent condition. As soon. however, as her
u q
/ tremendous Changing OF metal and electric de-
! donations. nnd. looking up, saw IN place %
the angels the celestial physician who was to
cure her Of all her ills. The part OF the aprari-
| tion was efficiently PLAYED by VI. Jean Sorino.
| clad In n gorgeous suit OF shining brass armor
| surmounted by a maGnfc"ntly pumed he'll
| met. " Young and beautiful person" he would
say. thou shalt be healed. But some OF your
fellow-creatures who are poor suffer rs you do.
II is written that thou shalt contribute to roc
lieve their woes. Give 900 franco to the lovely
| HGhe and thou shalt be healed" Madame ds
Mnignen used to pay. and she was then given
n third opum pill. which sent her to sleep.
when she awoEe the foolish woman believed
, she hal been in Heaven. and was thus led to
! part with 10000 francs.
| There are other victims. whose names are
withheld owing TO their social position. who
! should have known better than TO be duped by
, such q vulgar fraud, Meanwhile. the Brass
Man. H6be, Rosa and raule are all in gaol, and
! the police are unearthns further accomplices;
| The sorcarcrs. II has been discovered. had
branches In Paris. where similar swindles were
| perpctratcd, and II is stated that the victims
are not only choice in quality. but are also con-
| siderable In number.
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The Assignment of Counsel In Homi-
eide Cases.

Upon the arraignmcnt Of EDGAR BuRNz
before the Supreme Court in Westchester
county on Wednesday upon an indictment
charging him with the murder OF Post
master HERBERT b. FELLOWS Of Scarsdale
1t appeared that tho defendant was without
means to employ counsel. Mr.. Justice
KEouH thcreupon announced that ewould
assign ISAAC n. MILLS. formerly County
Judge of Westchcster county; Col. RALPH
L. PRIME of Yonkcrs and JOHN NJ. DIdSEY,
formerly County Clerk, to act as counsel
for the prisoner.
In commenting upon the assignment OF
these gentlemen, the Evening Post says
that tho action OF Judge KEoaH has caused
much surprise by reason Of his having
selected the most prominent lawyers In the
county las heretofore, but one counsel has
been considered sufficient"
Certainly there Is no reason to criticise
the selection, because the counsel are law
yers OF ability and distinction. When
Judge KEodH was the leader OF the West
chester county bar he was always willing
to act for poor prisoners when requested
by the Court to do so, and that. too, when
there was no provision OF law for the pay
ment of counsel thus assigned.
The Code OF Criminal Procedure. however.
has zen amended so that in murder case
the court may allow TO counsel assigned to
act for the defendant. his personal and incl
dental expenses upon the trial and also
reasonable compensation for his services,
not exceeding the sum of 5000.
The Evening Post observes further that
the appointment OF Messrs. MILLS, PRIME
and DIGSEY means not only that there will
DO strong defence. but that the county
will have to pay heavy legal bills for the
services OF the lawyers.
There need be no great alarm upon this
last point. In n Staten Island case which
was heard before the Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court In Brooklyn in May
1898, 1t was expressly decided that the
amounts allowed to all the counsel assigned
TO defendant under the Code of Criminal
Procedure could not exceed $500 In the
| aggregate.
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Tho effort OF the Musical Union to take the
management OF the regimenta bands out OF
the hands OF the officers OF the various regi-
ments brought about an unexpected denou-
ment last evening. when the bands OF two bat
tallons. the Highanders and tho Grenadicrs.
were disbanded and the men sent back TO the
ranks as private soldiers. In accordance with
their oath OF service.
AZ stated In these columns some days ago
tho union forbade its members to play In the
company OF nom union musicians. except on
regimental duty. As the regiments made no
distinction between union and non-union men
In the composition oitheir bands. these organ
izations are OF mixed complexion. che prime
result OF the enactment has been TO prevent
the players from earning anything at outside
engagements this season. Yesterday the
union went n step further. and proposed to
define what regimental duty. which tho men
arc sworn to perform. should consist OF. MIR.
Slater. OF the Bandmasters' Association, re-
Ssd &c curt ,bo ro tSot the sTs"y OF the
would not be recognized by the union a. regi-
mental duty. This was supposed to be q de-;
band from playing at the assembly Of that reg
iment on Friday night.
There was but one way to meet such arro-
Rance. and Col. Bruce promptly dlsbanded the
Grenadlers' Band. Last night tho Highland
ertson = and Cnpts. Niche and HendrIe ap.
peared and performed q like ceremony. Tho
Tho men must go into the ranks PENDING the
reorganization OF the Institutions. which will
follow. The regiments have no quarrel with
In the process OF reorganization no discrim-
ination will he shown botw."n union and nom
union men. but every musician will he given
ters, and while wearing the uniform and using
the instruments OF tho regiment must fulfil
all commands and engagements OF his band
master.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
Col. Nose Wetmore's New Move
Against the Trusts.

Some time ago Col. NOSE WETMoRE OF st.
Louis moved the whole Octopus hunt to
tears OF rapture by his spirited resistance
to the Tobacco Trust. Col. NOSE loathes
trusts and only consented to sell his factory
to the Tobacco Trust at very round and
high price. NOSE has stuck the monopo-
lists cried his delighted friends; and they
Immediately nominated him for Nice-Prcsi-
dent on the Bryan ticket.
Colonel NOSE is worthy OF that or any
other honor at Democratic hands. He is
about to begin q new campaign against
Trusts. He Is president OF an anti-Trust
tobacco company and owns 81 per cent.
OF its stock. Other plutocrats are asso-
ciated with him. BY the middle OF January
they hope to be ready to supply the trade
with antitrust tobacco. In tho company
with them are certain persons who used
to control tho tobacco trade of various
States before the Tobacco Trust was
formed. SO the Colonel's facilities for man
ufacturlng and distributing seem to DO
good /; and his admirers will chuckle more
than ever over his determination to use
in fighting the Trust some Of the pile he
made in selingiout to it.
Antitrust" is a compound so Indus
triously used that it will make very handy
sort OF trademark for Col NOSE NETWORKS
virtuous tobacco; and II there Is any real
hearty marrow in the everlasting glbber
about Trusts, tho demand for antitrust
| tobacco should be stronger than the sue
ton OF Niagara Falls. But Col. NOSE WET
MORE knows better than to depend upon
sentmentalities. He knows that II he can
make tobacco as good as or better than the
| Trust makes and sell II little cheaper, he
can make money. and no Is going to begin.
Col. NOSE WETMoRE and his fellows in
the Octopus hunt believe, for publication.
that the Trust brushes competition. And
here Is Col. NOSE WErMoRE starting out
with bold heart and a full pocket to meet
and beat one Of the monsters Of tho mind
We suspect that the other monstricides are
just about as much frightened as Colonel
| NOSE il.
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nor shall it grant private charters, but 1t
NAV by general act permit persons to asso-
ciate themselves together in bodies cor
porate for manufacturing, agricultural and
other industrial pursuits and certain other
purposes and businesses. This provision
doubtless will be scrutinlzed by tho anti
monopolists in Congress.
Tho voter for Representatives must be
able to speak, read and write the English
or tho Hawaiian language. The voter for
Senator must own real property in the
Territory to tho value OF not less than one
thousand dollars and have paid his taxes
thereon or he must have money income
OF not less than six hundred dollars.
The law OF Hawaii In relation to public
lands. land patents and boundaries are to
continue in force until changed by Con-
gress. but the Territorial government is to
dispose OF no lease OF agricultural land for
a longer period than Eve years until author
lied by Congress. An appropriation OF
SIS, 900 is made to enable the Secretary OF
Agriculture to examine the laws OF Hawaii
in regard to public lands, ports, agriculture
and public roads.
A Supreme Court consisting Of Chief
Justice and two Associate Justices Is to be
established. Tho district OF Hawaii Is
included in the Ninth Judicial District OF
tho United States and n District Judge,
District Attorney and Marshal are to be APP
pointed by the President. Hawaii Is made
a customs district, with ports of entry and
delivery at Honolulu, Hilo, Mahukona and
Kahului 1t Is also made n district for the
collection OF internal revenue.
For the purpose OF naturalization resi-
dence In the Hawaiian Islands previous to
the passage OF the net shall be deemed
equivalent to residence in the United
States. The Chinese on the islands have a
year after the passage Of the act to obtain
certificates OF residence. Such are the
essential provisions Of bill which will be
closely examined in Congress, tho main
provisions OF which are commendable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
Tho German Railway Triumph in
Asia Minor.

Tho rivalry OF half century between
England and Germany over the Euphratcs
Valley Railway has ended at last In Ger
manys favor II Is just fifty years ago that
the late Gen. CHEsSgY an officer OF the
British Engineers and political stratcgist
Of high order first brought to the notice
OF the British Government tho advantages
to England of railway from the coast OF
Syria to Bassorah, on the Persian Gulf.
The political mon OF the day were quick
enough to perceive the value Of his scheme
but the jealousy OF France Mt any attempt on
tho part OF England to establish herself on
tho shores OF the Lcvant and the open
opposition Of Russia stood in tho way Of
its being carried out. Only many years
later did it become known that the advice
Of the Prussian Ambassador Mt Constant
nople was factor in deciding the Turkish
Government to refuse any concession for a
railway to tho Persian Gulf by the Eu-
pirates Valley, tho starting point of which
was not inside the Dardanellcs.
Al the end OF last November it was re-
solved ut special meeting OF the Minis.
terlal Council at Constantinoplo to grant
III" congestion for the Bagdad Railway To
the Germans and tho Sultan subsequently
signed an Trade by which tho Anatolian
Railway Company Is authorized TO con.
struct, under State guarantee, a line from
konich, in Asia Minor, To Bassorah, passing
through BaSdad. In deciding upon Koncl
as the starting point for the extension OF
the Anatoian railways to the Persian Gulf
consideration has been shown to the wis IS
OF Russia, which strcnuously opposed
mo selection OF Angora, the point OF depart
IN" originally intended, because the line
would pass then through region regardct
by Russia as within her sphere of influence
An effort I" obtain II concession without Z
state guarantee for u group of romlnallS
English capitalists To he associated witt
the German syndicate failed. and the Ger
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
A Child Dcvoured by wild Beasts.


SPOKANE. Nov. 20.-The fate OF little two,
year-old Ruth Inman. who disappeared from
Watson's farm Oct. -. is no longer mystery.
Tonight H. J. Nelly. who lives at Wilbur. tele-
graphed that traces OF the little Glrl had been
found three m les south OF the point where sha
was lost. Grant Lynch. a cattle rancher Of
Lake Creek. found portion OF the little girls
scalp. The details OF the discovery are meagre,
but there is no question but that the little girl
was devoured by wild beasts.
The disappearance OF Ruth Inman Is one OF
the strangest cases OF Its kind. Mr.. and Mrs,
lnman live at Creston. small town twenty
miles from Davenport. Sunday afternoon. Oct.
%. the Inman family drove to the farm Of Wis
liam Watson. near Parrot Post Oflce. which Is
located n few miles south Of Harrington. Lit
for, some time. and finally Joined the other
children In play around a wagon which was
LETT IN the rond Jus, outside the yard, This was
nj 3 T. NJ Half an hour later tho
chtdrcn came into the house and
Mrs. lnman noticed that little Ruth was
nm hour had expired, with no results. tho
women were thoroughly frightened 4 iarm-
hani was sent 70 Crescent for assistance. and
general search was commenced. Day after
DIV went by without any clue being obtained.
Two weeks ago a big searching party was
orgnn2cd under the leadership OF sheriff Gard
per and Joel Warren Of Spokane Over one nun
lasted five days, with no results. Then the
hunt was given M. as eyerv acr" Of ground
for many Miles around the Watson farm had
been thoroughly explored.
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The Twentieth Century at wellesley.

Amazing! We find In the Boston Herald
this remarkable calculation concerning the
twentieth century:
According to my way OF thinking. tho twentieth
century b. gins one second past midnight. the night
OF Dec. 81. lso9-JAn. l. 1900. Midnight marks the
conclusion OF the isoOth year OF the Christian era.
The Iaooth year. you understand. Is different from
the year 1900. because when We write 1000 We
are not at the completion OF the 1900 and nrst
year. which reach when we wrto 1901. But any
thing beyond midnight on tho LIST OF January OF
tho coming year is time that must be reckoned
In the 1sOist year. The whole difnculty. It seems
to me. is one Of nomenclature. Tho frst year 10 q
different thing from the I. Tho cannot DO
writ until is completed when It ought actually
to be the year plus But We leave out the plus and
simply write tho year /. 30 In that way. whatever
date We write-1ssa. for instance-it Is 1899 plus
eleven months and twen.J oish, days the day that
am writing upon. Bnt these added months and days
do not reckon in ordinary usage until the whole
year Ia completed. whom count the time by ears
and go into the next year. which is 1000.
CAROLINE HAZARD.
This signature Is that OF tho President OF
Wellesley College, ono Of the highest
educational shrines dedicated to women in
the country. II President HAZARD will go
over 1t again, she will conclude, we still
feel confident, that midnight of next Dec g
will not mark tho conclusion OF the 19OOth
year OF the Christian err, but OF tho s99th
year Nor is tho l0OOth year different
from the year 1900; nor do We roach tho
conclusion OF tho I9Olst year when we
wrto 1901 nor do we begin the 10olst
year next LIST OF January. Nor IL tho first
year different thing from the year /.
II President HAZARD had sat down to
write IL note on the first day of the first
January OF the Christian era she would
have headed the paper thus: Jan. I,
| A. ID. /. The Quaker Of that period would
have written, 1, 1, tho first day OF the
first month OF the first year. Upon every
| day OF the succeeding 364 the year would
have been marked by the figure 1, although
tho year was not completed until mid
night OF the first Doc. 81. II Prcsi-
don't HAZARD will institute a new college
journal next Jan I, she will put at the top
of the first page OF the first number Vol. L.
| No. I, although the volume will not be COM
| plctcd until the year is gone. Tho date
which President HAZARD gives for the
writing OF her opinion quoted above, which
| We take to be the 2Sth day of November
| shows the same trip in calculation, She
was month ahead Of time then, MS she
was year ahead OF time in closing up tho
years Eleven months and wcnty-eight
| days OF tho year had not been concluded
when she wrote, but ten months and twenty
eight days only. II by Nov, % eleven
months and twenty-cight days had passed
MS, apparently, she said they had then Dee
would have seen twelve months COM
plet"d and the year would have thirteen
months in II,
| As the first Jan. belonged in the year
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The Territory of Hawaii.

The Joint resolution for the annexation OF
Hawaii provided for the appointment OF
commission OF five TO recommend to Con-
gress such legislation Ms the members
should deem proper. The Commission was
duly appointed 1t visited and studied the
islands. and its report. with bill organ
izing government for the Territory OF
Hawaii, was sent to Congress by the Pres-
dent year ago. The bill was not passed.
For nearly year and n half Hawaii has
been in an uncomfortable. and, In many
respects an imperfect, legal position. The
Republic OF Hawaii Is gone. but the United
States have not fully come. Tho old admin
istrativc machinery Is inadequate to the
new conditions, and there are important
public acts which il cannot perform. 1t Is
important, therefore, that the Commissions
bill, which has been introduced into the
Senate again by Mr.. CULLoM, should be
considered and passed.
Tho bill provides, that the islands shall
be called the Territory OF Hawaii, and n
Territorial government with Its capital at
Honolulu established. All persons who
were citizens OF the Republic OF Hawaii
Aug. I2, 1898, are declared to DO citizens
OF the United States. The Constitution and
such laws OF tho United States as are locally
applicable are extended to tho Territory,
and Hawaiian laws not Inconsistent with
that Constitution and those laws are kept
In force. A Legislature OF two houses Ia
to DO organized. The first general election
Is to be held on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1899 [sicl and there
shall be n general election every second
year aftcrward. Up to 1903 no person is
to be allowed To vote at II general election
who, having been entitled to qualify as n
voter under the Hawaiian Cor stitution be-
| tween July, 1894, and October 1897, did
| not register, unless he takes oath to sup
port tho Constitution Of the United States
| This exception is not to apply to persons
| prevented from registering by absence or
sickness.
Tho Senate is to consist OF fifteen Nom.
| bcrs, elected for four years. Each OF them
must be male citizen OF tho United States.
not less than thirty years. OF age and resi-
| dent in the islands not less than three
years, Hawaii Is the First district; tho Sec
ond Is Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahulaui;
the Third, Oahu, while Kauai and Niihau
are the Fourth. There are to DO thirty
Representatives, who must be male citizens
OF twenty-five years OF age and OF three
years residence in the islands. Hawaii
is to have eight members in the House
That island makes two districts; the other
islands arc to constitute four districts
The first session % the Legislature is to be
held in Honolulu on the third "Wednesday
in February, 1901, and blennlally there.
after. Tho session is not TO exceed sixty
days, cruelty to cloqucnce; but the Cow
crnor may add thirty days to its life. The
proceedings must DO in English. The Leg
islaturo shalt not grant to my corpora
ton, asSoria,ion or individual any special
or cXclusir" privilege, immunity or fran
ehises without the approval of Congress
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Learned Kansas Girl, In the Corn Fields.
From hs Washington ErenIug Star

HIAwATHA. Dec. Corn would still 10
standing in the fields ~ Marshall county. Kan.
II the women had not turned out aud helped -
gather II, The crop was unusually large thI
year, and help WAS not only scarce hut wa mo-:
70 be secured NJ any price. The women, src,ug
that men could not be secured aud that the
crop was going 10 waste, turned out AMI
huSkcd the corn themselves. Among thp-a
who turned their attention TO corn husEiug
were tho two nccumni.hed and college bred
near Rcatti", Kan. Mamie Is % years Old AMI
quite pretty. a splendid Latin md Gre K
scholar; her sister Kate Is ~. q high scho ]
looking. but they harnrssed their own tcnm,.
drove to the fields and gathered corn unr'l
their fathers crop was 81 civ housed This
WAS their first experience at co:n huskiuG,
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POSTAL RECEIPTS INCREASING,
In the Fifty Largest Cities the Increase for
November Is SO per Cent.

WAsBISoroS. Dec IA statement OF the
gross receipts for the month Of November Of
the htty largest post Offices In com parIson with
the receipts for November. 1898, shows an
average increase Of 90 per cent, representing
an aggregate increase for those Offices OF
s24S6l2. At New York the total was
$780,. O43. against s767.l37. Chicago is second
with s552.0o4 or sl7.7sO moro than Novemb Der
OF last year. Philadelphia and Boston have
totals OF S305. b3S and S2S5.220 respectively,
and Brooklyn records the unusual Increase OF
10 per cent? with total receipts OF Sl27 Isl,
Baltimore,s total Is 500 ,4Ol un increase OF
81 pGr cant, Chicago's Is 33 per cent. AMI Bos-
tons "a per cent. Richmond records the
greatest proport onate increase. 10 per cent,
her revenues having grown from Sl7.82S TO
S208S+, Tho greatest decrease Is charged
against Lowell. Mass. 1877 per cent
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y, II ever man was justified In dalying with
the flowing bow not wisely hut too we'll. that
station yesterday morning. He said he was
Franz l.. Rice Of Overbrook. and tho policeman
testified that tho prisoner was in helprss
condition.
What havo YOU to snyY" Numbered MaCls-
, The prisoner smiled u sickly smile. and
threw himself upon the mercy NJ the Court with
your Honor. ten years ago loaned man $50.
and Yesterday he naid mo, The shock was 80
great that was complotely nnnervcd. and, to
make long story short. l lust blew il In.
\ broad smile spread over the Magistrates
face; as he announced that the prisoner was
DISCHARGED