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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
BERNHARDr AND THE SOFAS.
A wagonIoad Brought for Camille p
But Not One Saited.
(Fron the New Orleans Times-Demoerat.)

(From the New Orleans Times-Demoerat.)
When Bernhard was here. said an
attache of the theatre where the great
Sarah played here, We had q awful tine
over the Camille sofa You re1nern Der.
q sofa is used in the drawing room set
ting IN Camille, and. as she does sorne
Of her most effective posing on il, NM
EerlEarut was determined II Should 3e
just SO We had several brands of ssoIe
IN stock ranging from what they can (.
rude pallet II mclodTaEa TO the Siided
sofa OF modern society plays, but she re-
Jected the whole outfit at a glance, and
the prop. man hustled out for a fresh
supply He came back ,S:th heaping
WaSuuIOad. ! never saw so MANY diff
ferent kinds. There were SJraight-backed
sofas, hump-backed so as fat plush
sofas. lean wicker sofas, horseheir sofas
Fow-leSSed sofas, almost eveTyl hing you
could imagine, but nothing Ted the
madame.
She passed them in review, condemned
the lot and told the prop. man in sign
talk TO 60 and get some more How he
scared up another wagon load 1 don
know, but he did II somehow. ard after
they were all turned down. too We were
pretty nearly at our wits end when we
had an inspiration We sent for q friend
an aucuoneer, who has had long expe-
TienCe IN handling costly furniture from
private houses and explained our di-
Lemnaa- Could he help Us out? Suret He
knew where to lay his hands on the ex-
act SOFA Nine. Bernhardt wanted. II was
an heirloom. = wonderful sofa de luxe
49,
in Paris He would borrow IT. In half
an hour il arrived. and it was Certainly.
sumner. We carried il in, satisfied we
had hit the nail on the head at last and
70 our delight, the madame proceeded to
recline upon it.
Then she made some remark in French
10 her dresser. What does she Say2' asked
the prop man.. anxiousIy- She saws il
will do 10 sit on while You 50 after more.
replied the dresser That settled it we
didn't know where to go. TIE visible sun
pr Of sofas was exhausted. and we told
the lylaCame as well as We could that she
would have 70 give us time 10 explore the
Curio shops and other odd hooks and cor
ners. She finally grasped what We were
driving at, shrugged her shoulders iron
icaIly- and went back 10 the hotel As
she entered her apartments she glanced
around and saw very modest. unpreten-
tigdS sofa standing IN one corner tAhI
she said in French; the very JhingI Send
II 70 the theatres! In FIVE minutes il was
sofa ne used in the play
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
DEVELOPMENTS In China.

Russia. we are told, sincerely regrets
the failure Of China 10 ratify the Man
churiau agreement, because its whole
intent and purpose was TO facilitate the
evacuation Of the province by the Rus
sian troops This is the substance Of a
diplomatic utterance, given out with
perfect solennity, but which, neyerthe-
less, has all The flavor of a Nuscovite
Joke. As matters stand, the refusal Of
China 70 surrender her title to Manchu-
ria viii. Of course. delay the Russian
departure. and Il X reported that by
May the Gar win have three hundred
thousand troops on the ground, one
army corps being especially designated
for service in Korea, should it be found
necessary TO seize that territory in or
der to make it still easier for Russia to
withdraw from China altogether.
What japan may think of the new
turn Of affairs remains 10 be seen. That
Power Is not the only one in danger Of
being enbrOiled in trouble. II is ex-
pected that Russia viii now come down
on China with heavy hand in the
matter Of indemnity. and insist upon a
~---- -fA~--s-f-ANA DIS u Gil EAbA5CL non
10 Chinese ability TO pay If this shall
happen, the friction between the various
allies viii at once become acute, and
no one can tell what may happen next
The existing conditions al Pekin Ten-
tsin. and in the Chill Province gen
orally are sufficiently grave to cause
alarm to Field Marshal Count Won
Waldersee, who is said 70 have tele-
Eraphed the Kaiser. begging him TO
expedite settlement and get the for
sign forces out OF the country at the
earliest possible moment, as the sol
diers Of the different contingents were
ouarreiins with one another, and a col
lsion between some Of them, which
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
SCARLET FEVER IN A COLLEGE,
The Faculty Holds a Meeting and
Dismfsses the Students.

COLLEGE PARK, Nd. April 5,-The
breaking out Of scarlet fever at the Ma
ryIand Agricultural College Tuesday has
been the source of much regret on the
part OF both the members Of the faculty
and the students After a meeting Of
the faculty the students were dismissed
for an indefinite time, and VIII not there
fore return until notified by President
Richard W. Sylvester so to do
There are now five cases at the college,
namely, Cadet Captain H c Whiteford,
of Hartford county, son OF Trustee White
ford; Leon Brock. of Cuba Johnnie
Hopkins, Of Prince George county; VIII
liam Jones, and T. NJ Underwood The
cases are all said to be mild. but it VIII,
nevertheless, take a long time TO have
the college building put in a condition to
insure absolute safety TO returning stu
dents The sick are being cared for in
the best manner possible in their rooms
in the main college building and are fire.
quently visited by Dr. W O. Diversified,
the college physician Everyone now rec
oguizes the Importance 10 the establish
ment of a college hospital, as suggested
by Charles p. Calvert, OF MacAlpine.
Prince George county, at the last meet
ing of the board of trustees, and for the
construction and maintenance of which
an appropriation will be made at the
June meeting of the board of trustees It
VIII be q separate building and suita bly,
and conveniently located
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
THE CAsTELLANEs WIN.
The New York Courts Declared to BE
Without Jurisdiction

NEW YORK. April 5-The Appellate
Branch of the Supreme Court yes
terday handed down a decision in
the case Of Anton J. Dittmar. as
signee for Asher W Wertheimer,
of London. against the Gould es-
tate by which it was sought to prevent the
estate from paying to the Countess Castei-
lane more than a limited amount. until
her Indebtedness 10 the plaintiff was set
tied The opinion is a victory for the
Castellanes.
1t sets aside an injunction originally
granted by Justice Fitzgerald and con-
frmed by Justice Beach. which enjoined
the GouIds from paying to the countess
more than a limited amount of trust
money. Subsequent 10 the issuance OF
that injunction the courts allowed the
CasteIIanes an income of $259. 600 pending
the litigation
Charles A Gardiner, attorney for the
Gould trustees, said: It have just re-
ceived the opinion and have not had time
TO study it carefully. It seems 70 follow
closely the points urged upon the court
IN the brief submitted by Judge Dillon,
Colonel James, and myself
From the beginning of this litigation
we have advised our clients, the trustees
of the estate of the late lay Could. that
the courts would ultimately sustain our
views. The Dittrnar case involves nearly
2,O00. 600 francs and in many respects is a
test case. On the points Of law now decided
in our favor, additional claims agsregat-
ing nearly IS, O09.010 francs depend We
are. of course. gratided 10 have the ad-
vice We have given our clients 50 emphat-
icaIIy sustained by The Appellate Divi-
Ex-J,.dee John T. Dillon, counsel for
the Gould trustees, said The majority
OF the court hold thai the party sub
stantially interested here is the Countess
Castellane. that the complaint showed on
its face that she was without the JurlS-
dicriOn OF the State OF New York and
within the jurisdiction Of the Republic
o. France. and that they could not Oh
tain service upon her within the state OF
New York, that ia the absence Of service
Of process uDOn the Countess Castelldne
In The State of New York the courts of
New York had and could have no juris-
dictiCn TO determine either whether she
owed the debt or what was 4 proper al
lOwance for her support; IN fact could
determine nothing which affected her sub
StantiaI rights in any case in which she
was not served with process, this being,
as the court says, an action IN personam
and not In rem After q fun review of
the authorities the majority of opinion.
delivered by Nr. Justice Mclaughlin,
cOncUrred IN by Presiding Judge Van
BruuL and Judge Rumsey, sums up the
case in sentence.
Applying the principles announced in
the foregoing authorities, II can be readi-
~ seen that the court can have no JUr-
isdicIiOu of the person of the debtor and
the proceeding Is not in rem. The court,
therefore decides that It Is without jur-
iSdicuiOn and orders that the injunction
which was granted against the trustees
Of the Countess CaStellane under her
fathers viii from paying over money,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
THE SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
''S Rapid Development During the
Last Sixty Years.

me rapidly increasing share of the
"oFld sugar consumption which is sup
plleu from sugar -beets, is pointed out
Sy publication in the Monthly sum
mary OF Commerce and FinanCa.-' just is
sued by the Treasury Bureau Of Sta
tlstlcs. Under the head of The World 5
sugar Crop of 1900 it is shown that
the total beet sugar production of that
year was $3.50. 6G0 tons and the cane su-
Sar crop 2.S50.OJ0 tons. more than two
lhirdS OF the worlds sugar supply being
thus produced from beets. This state
ment is followed by table showing the
cane and beet sugar production in each
aecennial year, beginning with 1870 and
the percentage which these rival sugar
plants have in supplying the sugar cen
sumption of the world. This table shows
that in 1916 beets supplied less than . FER
cent of the worlds sugar consumption;
by 1872 they supplied over IA DER cent;
by 1910. 81 per cent: by 1880, over s. per
cent, and in 1890, 67.1 per cent
The growth of sugar consumption is
also shown in a striking manner. In lS4J
the total sugar crop Of the world was
only 10000 tons: in 1870. 2,4l6,9o0 TONS
in 1890, 5,702, zoe tons, and in 1900, S.So,9oV
tons The worlds population has not
more than doubled during the sixty years
probably not so much; vet its Consump-
ton of sugar is today fully eight times
as much as in 1910.
The article in question begins with a
statement from the London Statist' to
the effect that but a single factory IN all
the United Kingdom new refines cane
sugar all the others being exclusively
occupied in preparing for the market the
raw product OF the beet farms OF Ger
many, France. Austria, and Russia
The following is the estimate Of the
beet sugar crop for thee year ended Sep
TENDER !, 1860. supplied by Mr. LIGHT:
Beet sugar crop for the year ended
September l, 1890: Germany, $4,000
tons; France. 1,125O00 tons; Austria
Hungary. 1,075,0o0 tons; Russia. $4,000
tons; Belgium, $4,000 tons; Holland, 1lo,-
600 tons: other countries, 100000 tons
Total beet, 5,950.000 tons.
The cane sugar crop is estimated as
follows: Java, 1000 tons; Cuba, 5lg,VVv
tons; Louisiana, $40, coo TONS HAWAII ~
900 tons; Mauritius. 10000 tons; Brazil
80, 600 tons; Peru, 10000 tons; DemeTard,
1900 tons; Egypt, $1,000 tons, Antilles,
Sc. coo tons; Porto Rico. 0.G90 tons; Philip
pines, $4,000 tons; Trinidad, 5000 tons
Barbados 40, 900 tons; Jamaica, $1,000 tons,
Martinique 80 coo tons: GaadelOupe, 3t,UJJ
tons; Reunion. $4,000 tons Total cane,
2,SJ0 0G0 tons.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
TO IMPROVE MANILA HARBoR.
Specifications for the Work Receiv-
ed Mt the War Department.

ca at the ~ ar
The Division Of Insular Affairs of the
War Department has received from Ma
Mia copies Of the specifications and blue
prints showing the proposed improvement
of the port of Manila, authorized by the
Philippine Commission The work includes
about 10000 cubic yards rip-rap, 21,009
cubic yards concrete and rubbIe masonry
in breakwateTs. about 5.00G0O0 cubic yards
dredging. and pile buikhead 400 feet
long. The dredging viii be in mud, sand.
and shells to depth OF thirty feet, the
dredged material to be used for reclaim
ing land
Bids must be accompanied by a bond
for 100000 gold -One contract will be
made for the whole work with a con-
tractors bond Of 10 per cent of the
amount bid. Bids viii be received at the
Office of the Chief Engineer, division Of
the Philippines, Manila, until II o'clock
4. N, August I, 1901. and the right is
reserved to reject any or all bids.
Printed specifications containing blanks
for proposals viii be received by the di
vision and will then be obtainabIe by
prospective bidders upon application. Spe-
Ciiications and blank forms viii, in due
time. be accessible for inspection at the
offices of the United States Engineers
at NeNy York Chicago and San Francisco.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
IN THE CABLE CAR.
A Passenger Who Did Not Mind
Trivial Grievances

(Fron the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
He had been fauItlessly attired even
though his beaver hat was over one ear
ana he flower in his buttOnhole was in
shr-Gs. He was not drunk, he had mere
~ been riding on the platform Of a Co
Street and it was now SiXJy-siXth- He
was evidently going out to dine, and he
locked like q person who had been accuS-
toned TO respect, and who aft-r having
had every feeling outraged. after having
bscn punched ard probed and pushed
had gotten beyond anger.
N tdamc' he said, woman landed
wnaCk against him and then pushed
him violently out of the way do not hes
itate TO take my arm with you. 1t Is 50
mangIed / nave 10 further use for it
If my trouser can be Of any use 10 YOU
six. he contlnu4d p2hteiy. as man
showed his way past hfIp, take it / am
aware hat il has severed company from
me this last ten blocks 3Iy right trouser,
1 refer 10. L really feel / should keep
one
A woman got on the car. struggled TO
get inside and finally landed almost in
his arms Madame, he saIi gently,
stand on my feet, they are quite soft
through much treading on" An | ask, %
he said 20 the car atf large is to be al
lowed the use ofsFny legs, that eventually
when ] see ] can leave the car without
taking life uselessly / may propel my self
away. once ] thought / needed to be
clothed. Now l see how little we really
require" and he went on advising those
who got on and Of. always With gravity.
while the men on the back platform
laughed EayIy and the women looked
shocked Finally he got of the car. He
lifted his hat and bowed low.
Good night. my sufferers. said
he: Il leave you alone IN your charnel
hOuc:.''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
PLAYS WHIST, THOUGH BLIND.
SkiIIfuI Work of IA Man Deprived o.
His Eyesight.
From London Country Lie

Partfc liars have lately been published
concerning a certain famous sportsman
who hourished early in the last century,
and who, though blind, was said to be a
very clever card player. One or two
slleptiCs now declare that it is manifestly
impossible for a blind man to play at
cards, and go on TO insinuate that the
published account OF the old mans dOiuSs
must have been exaggerated
Yet there lives near Brentwood at the
present time a middIe-aSed man " no,
though quite blind for many years past
plays a rubber Of whist every day Of his
life and a very excellent rubber, too
The cards with which he plays have the
right top corner OF every card in the pack
cut of the character of each card being
indicated by means of pin holes pricked
in one of the corners left intact.
Thus the moment the blind player han
dies the cards dealt to him he proceeds
10 arrange them all with the mutiiated
corners upright, and then by feeling the
pricks in the remaining corners he is able
to tell at once what cards he holds
Few men are able to beat him at whist
when he finds himself paired with a part
ner as skillful as himself. and, oddly
enough, this blind man Is one Of the
quickest players we have ever come
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
THE NATIONS DRINK BILL.
Not SO Much whisky Consumed and
More Beer
From the American Grocer

It is evident from the official statistics
presented in this article that prosperity
has brought with il an Increased demand
for spirituOus and malt liquors, while
the use OF non-alcohOlic beverages show
a very small gain, and, in case of coffee,
a decrease.
The same basis Of retail cost is used
in making the following estimate as was
adopted in previous calculations. Out Of
81 Us, 6T4. 9Z5 spent for beverages. about
Sc per cent is spent FOR alcoholic stimu-
lants, OF which 80 per cent is for beer;
80 per cent for whisky; 1 per cent for
wines.
If the quantity of tea. and coffee used
is reduced TO its equivalent as a bever-
age, we find that more gallons OF coffee
are consumed than any other sort Of
drink; amounting TO 1851 9S5. 296 gallons
as against 1,221. 500 100 gallons of beer
its greatest competitor.
From the latest report of the United
States Bureau of Statistics We compile
the following table, showing the per
capita consumption of liquors in this
country
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
MAY ENTER RETAIL TRADE.
John CIaain Reported to He Inter
esfed In ConsoIi dalton


esfed In ConsoIi dntiOn-
NEW YORK, April 5.-There was circu-
lated yesterday a rumor. said by several
persons 10 be well founded, 10 The effect
that John CIaf1in. OF the n 3. Clahin
Company. the drygoods jobbers. was in
terested individually in a plan by which
several large retail drygoods stores in
this city. and possibly in other cities, were
to be brought under one management Ir-
Clahin, it was said, would have control
of this management
Although Mr. Claffin himself refused to
discuss the matter at all for publication,
several men in the drygoods jobbing trade
said they would not be surprised If the
rumor was backed by facts It was said
that the H. B. Clafiin Company as com
pany did not propose to enter into the
new field such as that indicated. because
it might lead retail merchants who bought
from the II. 3. Claain Company to be
leye that they could not compete with the
retail stores controlled by the Claflin Com
pany.
1t was said, however, that John
Clafiin, the president of the company, had
for some time been making quiet efforts
to acquire an interest in several retail
drygoods stores, and it was generally be-
Heved that he already had a substantial
interest in at least two large firms in this
city.
Several drygoods men whom a reporter
saw said that If Mr.. Clafin did do as It
was reported he intended to do his action
would hardly affect the jobbers to any
appreciate degree.
trade journal said in connection
with the report OF Mr.. Clafin's plans that
it was net true that Mr.. CIafin and man
who has retail dry goods stores in this
city and Philadelphia were planning a con-
soHdatica of stores.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05

Mr.. Mckinley has acted quite as We
knew nc would IN the matter Of Aguinal
dos desire 70 visit the United States As
we understand. General Macarthur has
been instructed 70 discourage such an
idea; and when the general actively dis
courages anybody from leaving the Phil
ip9ines. his effort is usually apt 70 be ef-
fective- The Bostun Filipinos viii be
grieYousiy disappointed because Of this
new manifestation OF grinding despotism.
but they have had 20 stand So much al
ready that they may be able 10 survive
the infllction.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
MAY CALL DR.. R. P. KERR.
A MontcIair, \. J.. Church seeks n
Richmond Preacher.

MONTCLAIR. y. j.. April 5.-There is
serious talk III the First Presbyterian
Church here of extending a call to
Rev. Robert p. Kerr, OF Richmond, Va,
as the successor Of the late DR.. William
L. Junkin. Mr.. Kerr preached in Mont
clair in January asst and made marked
impression upon the members of the odd
First" So much did they enjoy his elo-
auence that il was decided to have him
here again Easter.
Or. Kerr is at present pastor of the
leading Presbyterian Church in Rich
rlOud. HE is one of the most influential
theoIogiaHs Of the South It is re-
ugarkable coincidence that DR.. Kerr
should come from the old home of DIT
JUnkin. Strange. too, is Il that although
prominent COnfederates both should come
10 a church where there is So large a
percentage Of Northern soldiers among
the members
Dr. Junkin was n brOther-in-Iaw of
StOneWau Jackson Dr. Kerr is said 10
be related 10 General Lee.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05
Precedents.
From tle New Orleans PicavuDe

HON Jle Ae| UTlesns PIcayune-)
During and after the American war between
the States many citizens Of the Northern States.
not one Of shom had ever taken Up arms against
their Government but had only don't what
Senator Hozr OF Massachusetts, and many other
distinguished citizens OF Northern States did dur
ing the recent and present in the islands
doctrines OF the Constitution IN regard to the
rights OF citizens and had criticised the actions
Of their Government II its violation Of them.
Here are pEececents enough for the handling
OF Aguinaldos c&se- Let him be brought 70 the
United States aud detained here until the war IN
his country sllaH be closed