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Evening star., 1901-04-22
MnHELNINA Is ANGRY,
Her Husbands Creditors Are Pressinu
for Their Money

LONDON, April Z2.-Special dispatches
received here from Paris report trouble at
the Castle of Het Loo over the bachelor
debts of Prince Henry, the husband of
Queen Wilhelmina- 1t is said that shortly
prior TO his marriage he promised his
creditors IN Berlin and Frankfort to pay
one-third of his debts within month of
the wedding. but the money has not vet
beer Forthcoming. and the money-lenders
formally applied to Queen Wilhelmina
The latter declares her husband must
pay his own debts out of the allowance
made him by the state. 1t is now said the
creditors have formed a syndicate and pro-
pose to negotiate the prince consOrt's pa
per on the Amsterdam bOurse. Queen Will
helmina is reported 10 be very angry
Evening star., 1901-04-22
SENATOR McLACRIN.S CANDInACy
VIII Maintain That His Votes We're
Tor His States Best Interesta

senator McLaurin Of South Carolina uas
In the city today and talked to his friends
concerning his candidacy for recollection
He opened his campaign last week as noted
in The Star at the time, and saws he vii,
prosecute a vigorous canvass from now on
He will ask for Reelection upon the plat
form OF supporting the administ atton.s
policy of expansion, on the ground that it
Is beneficial to the material welfare Of his
state He will support his votes in the
Senate at the last session of Congress by
arguments to show that he was voting FOR
the best interests of South Carolina
Senator McLaurin was unwilling to dis
cuss the alleged hostile attitude of Senator
ihlInan, saying that Senator Tillman was
not up for reelection at this time He
will not avoid any issue, however 1t is
said, whether raised by Senator Tirlmau or
by his own opponents in the senatorial race
Evening star., 1901-04-22
RACE DEATH RATES COMPARED
That of the CoIored People I'm SOutI,
the Greater.

NEW YORK. April 22-The American
Missionary Association made public today a
report from one OF it's representatives in
Nashville. Tenn, concerning the death rate
among the negroes of the south
The report states that in ten representa-
tive southern cities for the past five years
the death rate Of the whites has been 10
in 1,OO0; that of the colored 30 in 1000 The
south is said not to have shown much con-
Germ about the rapid increase of the negro
since the census of 1900 made it appear that
in the ten years previous the black race in
creased 12.24 per cent and whites 1871 per
cent. The death rate of the negro is great
est Under the age Of fifteen: least at the
higher ages. The race is subject to a high
er death rate than the whites from the fol-
lowing diseases:
l. Consumption at all ages. but especially
between the ages of fifteen and forty-ffve.
2. All diseases Of infants. The colored
mother too often does not know how to
take care of her infant.
3. Pneumonia at all ages.
l. Scrofula and veneral diseases seem
also on the increase.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
THE FILTRATION BOARD
Only One Witness Was Examined mt
TOday's Meeting

The board OF officers OF the engineer corps
appointed TO select site for the slow sand
Filtration plant. provided for al the last ses-
sion of Congress. held meeting this fore
noon at the Office of the Washington aque-
duct. 212s Pennsylvania avenue. Lieut.
Col Alexander NJ. Miller, who is head of
the board. was present. and also Capt.
Lansing II. Beach, Engineer Commissioner:
Capt David d. Gailiard and First Lieut.
George M Hoffman, who is the recorder
for the board.
The session was held behind closed doors.
and the only witness examined was Mr. W.
A. MacFarland, superintendent Of the Dis
trict water works His testimony was In
connection with the pumping problem
conclusion of his testimony the board ad-
journed TO procure additional data.
It is understood that considerable fgur-
ing was done on different sites offered
Evening star., 1901-04-22

The division of insular affairs of the War
Department is making arrangements for
extensive improvements of the Pasig river
at Manila 1t is intended to secure a depth
of eighteen feet in the river, which will re-
quire the dredging of $4,000 cubic yards of
mud, sand and shells This depth will ma
terially improve the commerce of the river
and allow vessels to load and discharge
their cargoes in the river Instead Of by
lighters. which is largely the case now
The plans of Improvement were prepared
by Major w. f. Craighill, engineer officer
in charge of the improvements at the port
of Manila.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
No Decision Yet Reached by the War
DpDarf

NO decision has yet been reached in re-
gard to the continuance or discontinuance
of the army transport service between the
United States and Cuba and Porto Rico
lhe qudrtermaster department has made
computations showing that the cost of
transporting troops and supplies to these
Atlantic Islands is slightly less on govern
ment transports than under the bids re-
ceived from the different steamship COM
parties when ordinary expenses Of trans
portation are considered, but this calcu-
lation makes no provision for extraordinary
expenses. serious accidents and losses that
may result from them. For these reasons
the matter is still under advisement All
charitable contributions for the pleasure
and comfort of the troops now shipped
without cost. If the government service Is
discontinued these will go at the rates
charged the government or other shippers.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
PROPOSED CUBAN RAILWAY,
This Government Does Not Feel
hound to Interfere With the BniIding.

1t was stated at the War Department to-
day that the Foraker amendment prohibit
ing the granting of franchises in Cuba did
not necessarily prevent the building Of a
railroad across the island, such as Is now
in contemplation by Sir William c. Van
Horne. Mr.. Van Gorne proposed the pur-
chase outright of land where the road is to
be built. AS to the progress of the line
through provinces and municipalities it Is
said that the right TO build through them
rests with the municipalities themselves
although 1t is possible that grants by the
municipal authorities will have to be an
proved by the governor general of the is
land Although it was stated that there
might arise in the future some question
whether the building OF the road was in
conflict with the Foraker amendment II
was intimated that this government does
not feel bound to interfere with the build
Ing of such a line.
Evening star., 1901-04-22

Arrival of the Garonne-Departure of
the Thomas.

the Thomas.
General Shafter at San Francisco reports
the arrival of the transport Garonne with
the following military passengers: Lieut..
Col Dickman. Majs. Anderson and Cook,
Surgeons Mason, Washburn and Griswold,
Capts Pendleton, Meeks Hubbard, Peck,
Barker, Brcwnell, Hickey. Connell, Greig.
1r. Talbot, Whipple and Mcdonald, Lieuts
Elliott, Avery, jr., Goodale. Clart, Fales,
Mason. Crockett. Hasbrouck, Rice, Colder
man, Comstock. Plummer, Coughlan, Pierce,
Worthington, Oin, Ball. Grant, Garity,
Jennet and Ryan. and S43 enlisted men,
H6th infantry Volunteers; Capt. Sigworth
9TH Infantry: six hospital corps men, five
general prisoners and ten discharged SOL
diers.
General Shafter also reported that the
transport Thomas has sailed for Manila
with the following military passengers:
Maj. Fountain. cavalry; Chaplain Nave. Sd
infantry; Capt. Pursell, assistant SURGEON,
I. s. "; Lieut.. McNarney, squadron Phil
ipplne cavalry, six officers, with $50 men
United states marine corps, eighteen casu-
ais and ]32 recruits. seven hospital corns
men and three female contract nurses.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
Prussia's had Crop Report.

BERLIN, April 22.-The Prussian crop
report just issued shows the worst condi-
ton since these reports have been kept.
Winter wheat Is given at 3 9-1O. as against
2 $40 last year. The scale begins at one,
perfect. and four is very poor Winter rye
is given at 8, the same as last year. OF
the winter wheat area, 26 6-10 per cent
was frozen out and must be replowed, as
against $40 per cent last year. The re-
port adds that the damage done by the
cold weather in March was heavy. Many
districts report the condition utterly bad
The extent of the damage will only be de-
terminable in May.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
Danger Past mt Harper. Ferry.
TAN On COAL DEHor>cED
Meeting in London of Men ENGAGED In
the Trade

LONDON. April 222.-At largely attended
meetings Of colliery owners, miners and
shippers. respectively. in the various coal
centers today the export tax on coal was
vigorously denounced and threats were
made to cooperate end suspend the coal
tr7de OF the united kingdom unless the i'm
post was withdrawn At the same time the
shipping OF coal is being resumed on the
strength OF the promise of the chancellor
OF the eNchequer to consider the exemption
OF c'htracts made prior to the presentation
of tie budget
Evening star., 1901-04-22
RUssIA's RErAL1AToRY TARIFF.

Recent Order of the Minister of FL
nance Affecting American Machinery.
The State Department has received from
Ambassador Tower at St. Petersburg and
Consul Heenan at Odessa copies Of the or
der Of the Russian minister cf finance i'm
posing the Russian retaliatory. tariff on
American machinery, and complete set
Of the regulations governing the identifca7
schedule just received is a revision of one
formerly transmitted to the State Depars-
ment. In the latter case number Of mis-
Russian rubles to their equivalent in United
States currency, ~
Evening star., 1901-04-22

Wind Reached a Velocity of Fifty
Two Miles an Hour.

TWO HffeB dH HOuf.
CHICAGO, April 2.-The great storm Of
wind, snow and rain which prevailed in
the middle east Saturday swirled around
unexpectedly Sunday and swept over Lake
Michigan into Chicago. 1t did damage to
property blew down trees and shrubbery
in the parks and boulevards. crippled cleo
tric wires and whipped the lake into the
heaviest sea Of the season.
Shortly after sunrise the wind raised and
began to increase in velocity, until by noon
it was tearing through the city at the rate
of fifty-two miles an hour. Early in the
day the signal service foresaw trouble
ahead. Warning signals displayed along the
lakes caused shipping to remain In harbors
through the day and night. Boats coming
down the lake, making for Chicago, put in
at convenient ports, so that no reports Of
miShapS have so far been received.
Evening star., 1901-04-22

HatiAcatiOns Of Treaty Exchanged.
Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote, the
British ambassador, today exchanged rati-
flcations Of the treaty ratified by the Sen
ate last session. amending the British ex-
tradition treaty by the addition Of three
articles, the most important of which il
one defining as an extraditable crime. the
destruction Of railroad property.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
Military Court q H.cuirx.

court of inquiry. consisting of Colonel
Winfield s. Edgerly, 7th Cavalry; Captain
Ezra B. Fuller, 7th Cavalry: Captain
Medorem Crawford. Artillery Corps. and
First Lieutenant Casper H Conrad, jr.,
7th Cavalry. recorder. was recently ap-
pointed to meet at Matansas, Cuba, to
make thorough Investigation upon GER
tain matters Of military character to
be referred to the court from the head
quarters Of the Department Of Cuba.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
No Frost at Norfolk.
Epecial DisDateh to The Evening Star,


NORFOLK, Va, April 22.-Notwithstand-
ing an exceedingly low temperature last
night no frost formed here. Fruit and
truck growers will be saved thousands of
dollars. Fruit and growing crops In this
section Of Virginia are not injured. and
with favorable weather early and large
shipments Of strawberries and truck from
Norfolk to Washington can be depended
uDOn,
Evening star., 1901-04-22

W abingdon POstmnster Goes to His
Wife's bedside.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
LOCkPORT, n. Y, April 2o-John A.
Merritt. postmaster at Washington, has
been called here by the serious Illness of
Mrs Merritt at their home on Ontario
street. She suffered a stroke of paralysis
Saturday night, affecting her entire left
side and her speech. She is entirely help
less, but her doctors say there are no fears
of immediate death.
Evening star., 1901-04-22

The Elk Company Incorporated.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 22.-The
Elk Manufacturing and Vending Company
Of Washington. D. c., capital, 100000,
was chartered at Dover. Delaware. today.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
COL. HUMPHREY SENT TO MANILA.
VIII Make an InspectiOn of the Quar-
termaster's Department.

termasterss Department..
Lieut.. Col. Charles =. Humphrey. deputy
ouartermaster general. now with General
Chaffee In China, has been ordered to Ma
nila to make an inspection OF the quarter
masters department in the Philippines and
on July 1 to assume the duties of chief
ouartermaster of the division Of the Philip
pines relieving Major Crosby p. Miller
The latter will remain at Manila until he
completes his annual report. when he will
proceed to San Francisco and await further
orders.
Evening star., 1901-04-22

Secretary Root has gone to New York on
private business and is expected to return
here tonight. Assistant Secretary Sanger
IS acting as secretary of war today for the
tlrst time.
Evening star., 1901-04-22

Government receipts from internal reye-
nue. today were u. .36s, 365: customs, $780,
24O; miscellaneous, $2s75s. Expenditures
81 $50 COO
Evening star., 1901-04-22

Illness Of Col. Michler.
Col Francis Michler. 5th Cavalry, aid-de-
camp to Lieut.. Gen. Miles. is confined TO
his residence. 1927 Goth street, with a severe
attack Of illness
Evening star., 1901-04-22

"A padded circulation is
an abomination to the adj
vertiser. but an honest
statement is his delight.
Evening star., 1901-04-22
River Falling at Elmira.

ELM1RA. N. z, April 22.-The rain
ceased here last night, the Chemung river
is rapidly receding, and the railroad trains
are running more regularly. The damage
done here was confined mainly to goods In
the cellars Of the stores. The river reached
The sun., 1901-10-06
CO-OPERtTIlE BICiCLF COWP4NI

A UNIQUE scheme Of cooperation on the
part % bicycle dealers has Just been au-
uounced IA Ma--achus-.tt- whose main
purpus.. evidently. l. the protection Of
retail bicycle stores Asaiust the compet-
tion II large department stores IN different
rart- Of the country The new syndicate
is known as ia" Equitable Distributing
Company. and it- headquarters are IN
B,aton By the system 81 mutual partner
ship proposed. the organization expects
20 sell high-cla-s wheels next year al. or
below So and al the same time afford 10
ito stockholders a fair profit Extremely
low prices. u IL said. will b. possible ht-
cause of th" tremendous business 10 le car
ri,d on. which will involve the handling OF
many thousand machines 81 different
makes circular stating ~" aims and
PURPOSES II the syndicate, which has been
widely circulated throughout New ing
land. l. a. follows
W. desire a. secure a. stockholders and
associate members all legitimate bicycle
dealers with ability 10 pay spot cash. to
r1gidly maintain lIs' prices 20 SECURE for
Stockholders aud associate members all
-unaries tire Iar'-. sc, az such price-
that ia. i0bb"f's profit - entirely wiped
out. 20 secure w-pric'.d. good blcycle
stripI..d except chain and seat poet. a. "A
pTioo within per cvu' 81 fh" cost u such
b,cyci. bought iu lot, Il 5UbU Tie price
will l.. les than 9, o. carry az all times a
complete .in" 81 par'-. 'Irvs. Sundrics, sc q.
- that prumT' shipments ran 10 mad"
such guods can ic secured by all meinb.rS
~ I..f c~ut above IA" luhler = cost. 'u 80
cur. options uu all Ith .Ut- fuT the benefit ut
meml-.rs only 'akiug thus' that members
can handle
By way uf illustrating ia" advantages
~ the syndicate IT, promoters claim, Tor
example. that u stuCkholier shose business
amounts T. .. $50 will - abb" 20 -aNc 500
uf that sum. and hat, beCausr 81 the inn
mems. stock which the syndicate will carry.
"a. will IA" able 20 m.-' AL orders without
any appr-cia hle DELAY 4 members credit
will D. commensurate With the amount Of
moi.ry hr has paid ~ for shares No on"
can represent The company Ia any town or
CITY - th. United States who i not mem
he- g 'hr concern. consequently members
only will - privileged 'o shsrn its benefits
Tho regular annual m,-'tirg uf the stock
huldcrs ha- l-snn 49, for the first Tuesday
~, formed and dividends declared
IN addition to the regular stockholders
of IN" CYmpany. each II whom l. expected
20 tEae ten shares of stock al go p"r share
and iu pay for u Ia ten monthly install
nsut- - tt5 each. provision has l--cn made
for a-snciato membership TIE f~e of All
associate memlcr IL t2S per year, and hs IL
to enjoy all m" advantages Of "a stock
holder. "N"'pt that uf receiving credi,
aud dividends
MANY experienced hicvcle dealers are in
Chn-d tn regard the sch"ne ss exceedingly
uupromising, while others VA the trade seem
entirely confident ~ it, suCtp-S
The sun., 1901-10-06
nov MAJ ~ a. tRDED.
the President Of Ne,Ico Not Iikeb To
Br Killed u, an Assassin.

Dr Trauk : Tou,-aint has returned from
. slx months exploring trip through The
mining aud agricultural districts 81 north
western Mexico pt Toussaiut travelled
on horseback vlih his own caravan 81 i,ack
mulc . aud pouus. aud his lHoNl''ds" Of to
foothills and srto1u. oi tho States ~ Ihi-
Plantations 'af fr1u the railroads aud ls'7ai"t
tracks uf the modern tourist b. v~rN eNrr'
Hp al-n made q Nl-if tu tho tItt 80 MehInH
and Conferred with President ptay iu relation
o. mineral figt'- on q t0v'rrn'~'.' Erat' ~
lhgui Nau"y ,.
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I.s-sll,ls lu MeA4en. ougntrr wirr" aifv.nif'd
o - --u nation BE- one ~ fhe srr~fird incident
uf govrfuWeff irr-idorf hl8r u~N.f tsb"-
Wak on ~ street ot % an1 puhli7 pls'~
without S-,fei SrfNlpr men watch 80 over
- With his hand ir his ppCAgi 0suld apifuArh
him vlthou' teirs sinpp~i One rrarnins
lame man. ,aff rIfG o. hfHNf cane. Rh-
a. sstug him uu ths street d"isrii'e
lfu.hsf asainst ~ uau ss Y a. so.Iic,'
ard tuockea 80 caus eui "' his katd hs
tiok~d q az aud lrturusd u q, ths ulHn ~iih
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iu Ne hard. ~ save ths ts.ad e. 'urn ard puil
o. satisfy itm-sli that ~ 49, uuf sSuid
aaus Auuthsf tuHs Hu ed Nui1lhu car fihs
h..sc, 90 hsl 49,, 49, ,,'"g--d er'esss 49,
o.si.sfi,s lifted t-f hsna oui ~ $40 issss~'
snd --'ii,s thai q hrid 90 S"at.on si.oinsissa
s,i.n,Ii. on ,l.s Ne 81 Isst hsv. ,--.u
made snd a. THrsautissn has lss'ru sIssred g.
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81 kat 80.
The sun., 1901-10-06

the Atlantic. could have given him better
advice thsn;any one else.
The letter TO Martins is based on geo
graphical information drawn from Marro
Polo and on a oosmosrsphical system
borrowed Ia extenso from MArtnus OF Tyre.
sible. not 20. however. was Marinus OF
Tyre. whom We know only through Ptoieiny.
who. himself. was not printed IN iSN.
To~sanelli might have known Marfnus
of Tyre through the manuscripts OF
Ptolemy but % eminent n mathenatici
ss Toecanelli was could never have adopted
his system. ESPECIALLY az Ptolemy. Ia re-
producing u. clearly demonstrates u.
fundamental error. which % any learned
coemographer, Mr. Vignaud thinks. would
have appeared a. plain as a pikc-tah
Mr. visnaud. furthermore. proves that the
map used by Columbus could not hac
come from ToecAnelli. IL contained In
formation which no amount Of scientinc
thinking could have thought but which Gould
only b- learned by actual expertence When
on the 23th september. lts2, Columbus
called 90 Pinzon TO pas. him the map In
order that he might there and then check
the bearings Of the ship In regard 20 some
islands marked on the map Il could have
been no theoretical chart that was In q,i-~-
ton. drawn by q scholar who had never
quilted Florence. but Of a chart complied
by man who had preyiously been on the
very spot Thus Mr. visnaud proves by
Columbus own word- recorded In hls
log that the map he Used certainly never
came from Toscanelh
The book " abundantly supplied With
documentary evidence. the famous 'tter
" given IN facsimile In Latin. Spanish and
Italian The French versions. having been
the object Of special attention, are accom-
panied by a cons iderable number of histor-
ical. geographical and pathological notes
Fac-imile- are plso given Of the writing Of
Columbus and Bartholomew his brother
The sun., 1901-10-06
com ICE AND WARM ICE.
Compared With some Substances. An Ice
u Hot

The college professor asked tho rcs' ~
" Nh~'h"r ice vas colder m winter than
~ ~a~ IN summer Now. to the r"st of ~
icr Wa ice. and therefore "a. could not see
hov u could remain io" and he rith.r colder
ur varn"i hen ID" professor explained
~ th"rmoW-tcT j. buried o. ice In sum
mes u al. iauirlf" q. degree n YOU throw
piece - ic" INTO boiling water. and l-a ~
- ilr'r~ until u II almost gone. what b. l~f'
~il 10. IA. 90 y. degree Ic. ,au never be
gotten above that trmgeratur.
Hut While Ice can never hn warueSl above
=? degree. u viii 20 - much below that -
~" veath"r doe. NJ ic-man delivering
ipe one Fefn daN iI January was aske, uhst her
his ir. NHs aiv colder than tn iuiV 10
Thought not hut. - matter of fat. piece
h-rr sowc'hiif of a fUa' warmer for him.
o. o. woHh htv" h'"r ~ degree varmsf
than ~" mr. 20 10 bottom ~ his vagou.
Myins at With ic" make y much o",lef
r~rp This is wh, 'h~ paint zero on our
opfluuH fh~fmrrIefHrs va nA.i sh~fs
" ~ 4 vHs supgu-'si - y. th- lov~si point
= ioh could he feafhssl hr ar'tHtial ulsnrs
since 'h~n haN~ 80 oh--i about ~ de-
srs-s t.lns s~ru tv chemical Iif~oss-~.
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