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Evening star., 1902-01-30
DEAD MEMS EYES.
The Retina Does Not Retain the Image
Last Seen.

From the Pl iladelphia Record.
Wonderful as are many of its achieve
ments, science is often distinctly dsappoint
ing. Charles Dickens was never reconciled
to the scientific dictum that the spon-
taneous combustion of the rum-soaked Mr.
Krook was impossible. To the dav of bis
death the great novelist doubted the thor
oughness of scientists. The coroner of
Rochester, N. Y, Is keenly disappointed
over the failure OF, science to photograph
from the retina Of a murdered jeweler the
image Of the murderer. who must have been
the last person to make an impression on
the retina. Mr. .Linkering, photogra pher
OF thlrty-ave years experience. was en-
ployed to do the work with powerful magni-
flying glasses, but all that could he made
out was a small elongated blot The cor
oner had counted positively on conclusive
evidence as to the identity of the murderer.
The popular fallacy that the retina or
sensitive inner surface of the eyebaI. OF a
dead person will fretain an image of the oh
ject on which the vision was last directed
Is Of ancient origin, and it has persisted in
spite of the positive statement of scientists
that the thing is impossible Although NO
image ever has been found In a dead per-
sons eye, storyatellers refuse to relinuuish
SO valuable scheme for the detection of
fictional murderers. Even Kipling with all
his originality, finds use for 1t in the story
OF an English officers suicide in India The
officer had seemed. to be troubled by the
vision of some horrer, and when he was
found dead doctor took a kodak, and,
without the use of, microscopic lens, OBJ
tanned negative Of the retina On this he
saw the unspeakable horror
1t is easy to understand that the fallacy
had its birth In the fact that the eye is fit
ted with lens. and that the image of an
object Is impressed on the retina The mis-
take is in assuming that in case of sudden
death the impression does not vanish. The
eve has been used as photogra pfic camera
and by the application of potash alum the
retina has been made to hold an image
Unfortunately for perplexed coroners, how
ever, nature does not treat the eye with
potash alum, and the image of the MUIR
derer soon. disappears from the retina of
his victim.
Evening star., 1902-01-30
A New English Medal.


The attention of collectors and others
may be called to the British empire"
medal which has been struck in gold, silver
and bronze by Messrs. Sphinx & Son of Pic
cadilly, to commemorate the accession Of
King Edward VII and the war-we cannot
quite say the end of the warm South Af-
rica. The medal, the artistic merit OF
which is seen better in dulled silver than In
gold or bronze. is as much az four inches in
diameter and is consequently of excep-
tional size. The diverse presents the king
head crowned, a good and faithful portrait
of his majesty, with the figures of Justice,
Industry and Peace, and the words ''op-
pressorum conservator." The reverse the
South African side of the medal, has full
length but distinctly recognizable figure OF
Lord Roberts on horseback, with Fame
yictory>a troops In the background, and
the legends 'Virtute ct ductu" and Pax
quaestur bello." The artist is Mr.. Frank
.Bowcher, TO whom the king gave a special
sitting for his portrsit. and it is pleasant
to note that in this crisis of British indus-
try Messrs. Sphinx have not had to 20 fur
ther than Golden Square for the perfectly
satisfactory execution OF the work
Evening star., 1902-01-30
Sea Crawash.

From the Florida Times Union.
Below Mama we have a substitute for
the lobster that lives in the crevices of the
coral rock till his season comes, and then
he sprawis over acres Of sand, fat and fine
This Florida sea crawfish is OF excellent
flavor, grows to four pounds in weight, Is
abundant and easily taken. He Is not only
the equal OF the lobster, but better 1t only
remains that he be introduced to the gour-
mand with proper preparation and he will
Immediately become a favorite. We would
much prefer to see some Fioridian grow
rich on this Florida dainty. but IL none of
US will do so let the fishers Of the north
Atlantic come down and take possession
1t Is not well that such good eating be left
to the watery world alone
Evening star., 1902-01-30
ORIENTAL SERVANTS.
Feature Of Housekeeping on the
Pacific Coast.
From Good Housekeeping.

| From Good Housekeeping.
Housekeeping in California, and. indeed,
on the whole Pacific coast has such an en-
phatic oriental tinge that the exclusion act
has more to do with the proper washing of
western dishes than one would imagine.
Many a housewife in the west hopes ar
IDENTIFY that the exclusion act may not be re-
| newed, for the unrestricted immigration Of
Chinese would solve the domestic help prob
lem of the west There are great many
more kitchens waiting for Chinese and
Japanese boys to fill them than there are
competent boys, and the maid servant is
growing scarcer and more scarce as women
find out how much more useful than maid
a man is in the kitchen. To begin with,
there are so many more things that a man
can do. Very often the housewife and her
daughters do not object at all to doing the
| chamber work, save on sweeping and win
dow-washing days. but they do object to
watering the garden, which is six months
duty during the dry season in the west.
Here the japanese or Chinese is most
handy. If there is little gardening to do,
he does 1t after he is through in the kitch-
en-; man always looks better than a wo-
man as a waiter, and often he looks after
the family horse, in addition to his other
duties. OF course. he is well paid. The
cheapest Japanese cooks are now paid So a
week, and frequently a schoolboy earns So
Good cooks in the families where a second
girl is employed and the family keeps up
| some style are paid from $S to $40 week.
The best cooks are Chinese; the best watt
ers japanese. Often the second girl is a
Chinese boy. A change in the last two
years is in the substitution of Japanese but
lers for the English or American article.
Several fashionable hostesses have Japa-
nese in tuxedo at the door their re-
ception days, and at least three prominent
| society men in San Francisco have Japa-.
nese Wallets.
Young Chinese girls from the missions
sometimes serve as maids at teas and as
waiting maids on ordinary occasions, and
| some travellers bring back dainty Japanese
ayahs. but until the slave-girl problem is
settled these valuable bits Of femininity
are too much Of temptation for the high
| binder to make the mistress who employs
them feel absolutely safe. 1t is unpleas-
ant to feel that you must watch a maid
i every moment, lest she be kidnapped. Every
| serving maid or man in the west nova
days has an afternoon and evening out,
and these days the mistress almost
never attempts to get dinner at home.
Either the family arranges the night on
| one when they are invited out, or else the
entire family goes to restaurant for that
night,
Evening star., 1902-01-30

for cloth redingotes To some eyes this
pelt Will resemble miniver. but there is a
huge monetary difference between IL and
ermine as well as a visible one especially
with the black tips of the tails only. in
stead Of the tails themselves, is daily going
up in price in view of the coronation and its
requirements.
Evening star., 1902-01-30
Taking High Ground. +.


The Rev. DR.. Nextly, in pursuance of
design to deliver a series of discourses en-
the mountains OF the Bible, made the fol-
towing announcement:
Next Sunday evening, brethren. I shall
preach sermon on Mount Ararat"
And after the services were over Aunt
Ann PEBBLES went forward to say goodbye
and wish him a pleasant voyage and safe
return.
Evening star., 1902-01-30
WOOlen Waists.
soc.
Muslin UnderW'r,
SOC.

Which sold up to 75c.
lot Of women's Muslin Gowns mnde
with aud high necks; one style with ALI
over embroidery yoke and shape, with rows
OF inserting and tucks. Drawers trimmed
win wide embroidery rutfies and some trim
med with lace ruffes and inserting: Corset
covers and cbeusise. lace and embroidery
trimmed; all OF the garments which foymeuy
sold up 10 I5c.. for s9c
Evening star., 1902-01-30
Seeing Over the Telephone In 1908
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
How is your eyesight?

.Jones-How is your eyesight?
Smith-Weil. can see people pretty well
over the short distance telephone, but IL /
am In New York and want to see the per
son am talking to In Chicago / have to
use my eyeglasses.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-22
KILLED BY Ex-MINISTER'S SON
Murderer Takes Refuge In U. $. Lega-
ton at Guatemala City.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The state de-
partment has been informed that God
frey Hunter, jr., son of the recently re-
tired United States minister at Guate-
mala City. to-day shot and killed Will
liam Fitzgerald of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hunter has taken refuge in the lega-
ton and an interesting question has
arisen as to his exemption from arrest.
Important details are lacking in the
report of the affair which has come to
the state department and officials are
in doubt as to what should be done
They have no notion of surrenderjng
without protest an American citizen to
local courts Of Guatemala unless salts
fed TIE man is a proper subject for
punishment
1t Is suggested here that the shooting
affray may have been the result of the
recent relief OF DR.. Hunter from his
post as minister The doctor has been
steadily embroiled with the members Of
the American colony almost since he as
sumed office in 1897 and lately owing
to his connection with a government
railroad and other matters not sup
posed to be proper for a minister 10
meddle with. the pressure became so
acute tat the department was obliged
to relieve him from office. 1t may be
that Fitzgerald was connected i'll some
way with the charges against the min
lister.
Grand Rapids. Mich, Nov. 21.-Wil-
liam Fitzgerald was born here and was
about twenty-seven years Of age. Seven
or eight years ago he drifted to Guate-
mala, where he held several different
government positions. He is said by
his relatives here to have been private
secretary of the president of Guatemala
for some time past. The last time he
was in Grand Rapids was two years
ago. At one time Fitzgerald was a par
lor car conductor on the Grand Rapids
and Indiana railroad.
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BOER APPEAL CRITICISED
CHAMBERLAIN OBJECTS TO IT'S
"EYAGGERATIONS."
Subject-Incorrect Impressions Given
AbrOad-Engiand Spending 81 ZOO, 900
Monthly in Addition to the 81 5 ,00O,-
900 Given for Relief Botba'a Reply.

London. Nov. 21-A parliamentary
paper relating to the Boer generals ap-
peal to the world was published this
afternoon. In a letter to General Botha
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain pro-
tests against the ''exaggerations in the
appeal and the incorrect impressions
conveyed thereby" and point out that,
in addition to the gift of $15,O00,000 for
the relief of the Beers, Great Bratain
had been spending $1,OOO,OOO monthly
since the close of the war in maintain
ing the Boer camps as organizations to
enable the people to return to their
homes. Mr.. Chamberlain also suggests
that large sums were remitted by the
Transvaal to Europe during the war,
says that there must be large balance
thereof remaining, and invites General
Botha's cooperation in finding the per-
sons to whom the money was entrusted
and in recovering the balance which, he
says, Great Britain is prepared to add
to the sums already provided for the
relief of the burghers.
General Botha, in reply, says that
until Mr. Chamberlain made his speech
of November he understood that the
$15,0000O0 was partial compensation for
war losses. If he had known that it
was solely for the relief of destitution,
the appeal in such form would not
have been issued. The general declares
that he is quite unaware that any sums
were remitted to Europe, as alleged,
and that if such sums exist he would
be very glad to see them devoted to the
objects mentioned. He concludes with
congratulatory reference to Mr..
Chamberlain's approaching trip to
South Africa and an expression of his
wish that the controversy regarding
the past should be ended and that both
sides address themselves entirely to the
necessities of the present and future.
London, Nov. M.-The American line
steamer St. Louis, which sails from
Southampton tomorrow for New York,
will take among her passengers GEN
eral viljoen, the former Boer COM
mander.
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CONSPIRACY AGAINST GIRLS.
Unenrthiug of an International Traffic
In Them.

Philadelphia, Nov. 21.--As a result of
a raid conducted by the police on dis
orderly houses, it is announced that ev-
idence will be adduced which will war
rant action by the United States au-
thorities. 1t is charged that syndi-
cate having for Its purpose traffic in
young girls Is operating on both sides
of the Atlantic, and that agents are
scattered broadcast to lure girls from
their homes, especially in foreign coun-
tries, to lives of depravity in this and
other cities. The investigation was
primarily inspired by the German con-
sular service and the raid resulted in
the arrest of 113 girls and number of
men, some of the latter suspected Of
being agents in the business. District
Attorney Weaver has taken charge of
the matter, and to-day all of the de-
PENDANTS were held in bail for a fur
ther hearing, the proprietors Of the
houses raided being required to furnish
81, 800 bonds and the inmates $500.
The man suspected by the police of
being the leader In the conspiracy here
has thus far evaded arrest but the au-
thorities express confidence In their
ability to arrest him.
An important arrest was made to-day
in the person of Abe Fink, who, the
police assert, is one Of the distributing
agents in the slave trade. Nat Swartz
and Louis Schoer, arrested in the raid,
are said to occupy similar positions.
The investigation concerns principal
ly the resorts wherein are located Ger
man and Hebrew girls The police say
they will be able to prove that the head
of the nefarious trade here has regular
ly forwarded money to the procuring
agent in Halle, Germany. J. S. Rog-
ers. commissioner Of immigration at
this port, said to-day that the> inspec-
ton of immigrants here is so rigid as
to render the importation of girls for
immoral purposes almost impossible.
Director of Public Safety English,
Superintendent of Police Quirk, Com
missioner Rogers and Rabbi Joseph
Krauskopf devoted much time to-day
to questioning the inmates of the raid
ed resorts, and the police assert that
they are accommodating sufficient evi-
dence to prove the conspiracy to be in
ternational in it's scope. Commission
er Rogers will report the result of his
investigation to the federal authorities.
The crime is punishable by five years
imprisonment or fine of $1,000 for each
offense.
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NOT WITHIN THE LAW.
No Punishment for Army Men who
Killed Priest by Water Cure.

No Punishment for Army Men who
Killed Priest by Water Cure.
Washington, Nov. 21.-The secretary
of war to-day sent to the attorney gen.
eral the papers in the case of Father
Augustine, who died from the effects of
water cure administered by soldiers of
Vermont regiment, while serving in
the Philippines. The case has been in
vestigated thoroughly by the judge ad-
vocate general of the army upon the
charges brought by Charles Francis
Adams, Herbert Welch and others of
what was known as the Lake George
conference. 1t cannot be found that
any person now serving in the United
States army was responsible in any way
for the death of the friar and therefore
the persons cannot be tried by court
martial.
1t is expected that following the
precedents growing out of other wars
the attorney general will render an
opinion that neither the courts In this
country nor those in the Philippines
have any jurisdiction over the men who
have been discharged from the army.
Captain Brownell, a volunteer officer
who was in command of the troops who
administered the water cure, has ack-
nowledged that the cure was adminis-
tered and that the man died. The courts
of Vermont, it Is said, have no jurisdic-
tion over him, nor have the local courts
in Manila, where the offiense was COM
mitted.
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SHOOTING OF MRS. GORE.
Claim That 1t Was A accidents tai Sup ported
by Autopsy.

Paris Nov. 21.-Consul-Ge Cow
dy's investigation into the shooting of
Mrs. Ellen Gore on Wednesday devel-
ops the fact that Mrs. Gore was pupil
of the famous composer Mozkowski.
Her maiden name was Sinclair. She
was originally from California, where
she married Thomas Gore, of British
Columbia. The couple removed to Mex
leo City and became wealthy. They
built an extensive apartment house in
that city, which they called Gore
Court
Jean de Rydzewski, the Russian sing
er in whose apartments Mrs. Gore was
killed, Is supposed to be related to Ma
jor- General Rydzewski, attached to the
staff of the Czar.
Mrs. Gore travelled, studying music in
Vienna, Antwerp and Paris from the
pupil of Lassalle, of the Grand Opera,
who speaks in warm terms of the gen.
tleness and musical ability of his pu-
pill
The police are continuing the inves-
tigation and have designated Gastinne
Renette, the expert armorer, to give an
opinion on the wound, whether or not it
was self-infiicted,
The Journal states that DR.. Soquet's
report on his autopsy of the dead wo-
man establishes that the bullet entered
her head from below and passed up
wards, thus supporting Rydzewski's
story that the accident was due to the
fall of the revolver.
San Francisco, Nov. 1.-Mrs T. B.
Dickinson of Alameda, an aunt of Mrs
Gore, when seen tonight declared that
her niece did not commit suicide. Mrs.
Dickinson stated that she was in re-
ceipt of several letters from Mrs. Gore
stating that De Rydezewski was in
fatuated with her and had threatened
her.
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TO REJUTENATE CYCLE TRADE.
One Quality of Wheel at One Price
Everywhere.

Cleveland, Nov. 21.-Fifteen bicycle
manufacturers, representing independ-
ent and combination wheels, were in
conference here to-day. Ninety five
per cent. of the trade was included.
The principal result of the conference
was an agreement upon uniformity
of manufacture and sale price. One
quality of wheel will be sold at one
price in all parts of the country. No
agreement was reached on the question
of prices, and that matter was deferred
until next years meeting in Buffalo.
Other matters determined upon were
the regeneration Of the bicycle busi-
ness, the reorganization of the Bicycle
Manufacturers association and of the
American Bicycle company. An in
vestment of $4,000, 900 mere will be made
in the business, it was stated. A revis-
ion of discounts will also follow the
spring trade.
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AMNESTY FOR FRENCH MINERS
Proposed for Those Arrested for Strike
MtsdemranOTs

Paris, Nov 21.-The government sus-
tanned a partial defeat in the chamber
of deputies tonight on socialist pro-
posal to grant an amnesty for misde-
meanors committed in connection with
strikes for which the proposers de-
manded urgent consideration. M. Trou-
illit, the minister of commerce, in the
name of the government protested
against the vote of an amnesty in the
case of the strike of the coal miners
which was not yet ended and he asked
the chamber to refer the proposal to a
special committee. The house voted
urgency for tine measure by 311 to 244,
but subsequently, at the request of the
minister it refused an immediate dis
cussion for the proposal by S71 votes to
175 and referred it to a committee.
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KILLED At DANBURT.
Thomas Ryan. Halter, Struck by
Freight Train.

Danbury Nov 21-Thomas Ryan,
aged forty-nine years, a halter, was
struck and fatally injured by a freight
train at the Wildman street crossing to-
night. Ryan was returning from work
and attempted to cross the tracks. In
the darkness he was unable to see a
switching freight train. Several cars
passed over his body and he received
such severe injuries that he died just
as he reached the hospital. Examina-
ton showed that his back had been
broken. Ryan is survived by a wife
and family.
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READY FOR The Big GAME.
THE CITY SWARMED WITH
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.
Everybody Discussing the Football
Game-Strcets Congested-Decoratio tions
COaehers The Lineup "A Few Tickets
to bo Sold at Gate-FoOIball Notes.


to bo Sold at Gnte-FooIbalI Notes.
Football was the all absorbing topic
Of conversation in and about New Ha-
ven .last evening. The throng Of foot
ball enthusiasts began to arrive in this
city yesterday afternoon and at 5 o'clock
the Union station was thronged with
students and their friends and relatives,
together with hundreds Of people who
were arriving on every incoming train.
The line of hacks in front of the station
consisted Of nearly 200, and in addition
to these were from ten to fifteen special
trolley cars. The streets of the city
We're congested by the throng and
everybody was talking football The
local stores and large business houses
were bedecked with Yale blue and
Harvard crimson. The blue, of course,
predominated, and as the throng near
ed the campus the stores with their
brightly Illuminated show windows pre-
sented a decidedly gala appearance.
Huge banners are suspended across the
streets and hang in front of stores and
hotels. Blue ribbons, blue bunting, blue
streamers, and blue flags are conspicu-
Gus on every side and at every turn.
Interspersed with this vast amount Of
blue is no small amount of crimson.
Signs reading welcome Harvard"
Success to the Crimson" and May
Harvard Almost Win" are found among
the decorations.
A scene of great activity was wit
messed in and about the Yale campus
last evening. Students were hurrying
here and there and on all sides prepara-
tions for the great game were in pro-
gress. The undergraduates were very
confident of a Yale victory and their
confidence was the cause of frequent
outbursts of enthusiasm. The battle
songs" which will be sung at the game
to-day were heard at intervals and
groups of students would emit with
volumes of force, the old Yale battle
cry" 1t was great night for the un-
dergraduates, and will only be surpass-
ed by the celebration which will be held
this evening in case the Yale eleven adj
ministers defeat to their brawny Har-
ward rivals.
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New York, Nov. 21.-News of a rob-
berry of $4,000 worth of dry goods from
the basement of the building in Grand
street occupied by Steinhart & Stras-
bourger was made public to-day by a
member of the firm. The store is about
half block from a police station. The
manager of the store said the thieves
must have been at work at least four
hours to get out such quantity of
goods and must have used a truck.
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PEACE TREATY SIGNED.

Quiet Seems Assured, for Time at
Least, Tn Colo mbiR.
Panama, Nov 21.-Consul General
Gudger landed from the Wisconsin at 4
o'clock this afternoon bringing the
news that a treaty of peace was signed
this afternoon by the revolutionary
general Herrera and the government
commissioners. Rear Admiral Casey
will sail tomorrow.
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Davenport, Ia, Nov. 21.-Robbers
held up a Rock Island train tonight
two miles west of Davenport. The
whole police force of Davenport has
gone to the scene. 1t Is reported that
the robbers numbered twelve men.
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No Hope for Colonel Ochis4rec.

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. 21.-Colonel
Tom Ochiltree is critically ill here He
is suffering from repeated attacks of
heart trouble. There is no hope for his
recovery, and news of his death would
come as no surprise to those watching
his case here.