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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28
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He is not extravagant. Not even
in his youth, when his allowance was
comparatively small, did he run into
debt.
He is the only one OF the Hohen-
zollerns who has a sense of humor.
In spite of his love for music, he is
not Of melancholy disposition, nor
is he subject to moods.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28

The Audubon Society of Missouri
has found, in answer to circulars sent
to well.known citizens all over the
State, that the valuable song, insec.
tivorous and game birds are rapidly
disappearing. The pot.hunter and
the small boy are exterminating these
beautiful and valuable creatures. and
the society has in mind certain laws
for their better preservation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28

INSTRUCTIONS from Washington are
that numerous northwestern forest re-
serves will hereafter be stringently
policsd by inspectors the year round
to prevent timber cutting and fires
raging. The watersheds of rivers
will also be protected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28

A PERMIT was issued last week, in
Chicago, for the construction OF what
is to be the largest Office building in
the world, to be erected on Dearborn
and Monroe. The cost will be three
million dollars. It will be sixteen
stories high and accommodate work.
ing force of nine thousand.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28

AN exchange says there are still
districts in Italy where the peasants
live on chestnuts. They should be
organized into minstrel bands and 60
on the road.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28

The Singer Sewing Machine force
numbering 1,7OO, at South Bend, Ind,
are on a strike, because the company
cut the wage-rate OF thirty of its
foundrymeu.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28

A Boston scientist has discovered
that people may live to be 200 years
old. Strange as it may seem he does
not recommend pork and beans as
necessary diet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-28

DR.. H. r. KEYLER. of Walla Walla,
has been appointed Physician 10 the
State Penitentiary.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
BLOOD TEST OF GUILT.
Striking Instance of Superstition in a
Chinese Mixed Court.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
An instance of the prevalence of super
stition among the better class Of Chinese,
even in Europeanized communities, is sup
piled by a recent trial before the mixed
court at Shanghai. Magistrate Chang was
sitting An English assessor was present.
and counsel appeared on both sides. The
case was one in which a native detective
was accused of abductiHg girl betrothe,l
to another man. The question before the
magistrate to decide was whether the ac-
cused should be arraigned on civil or a
criminal charge.
All the witnesses, even the girl herself
and her mother. declared that the man had
not maltreated her. But Magistrate Chang
was of another opinion, and he commanded
tract the confession he was sure she. was
Withholding. This was futile, of course, as
the poor woman had nothing to confess.
Then the accused man, who was already
on his knees, took oath in Chinese fashion
by breaking saucer. Most soiemnly he
protested that his relations with the girl
had been proper. Still the magistrate was
not satisfied and he demanded another test
The girls forefnger was first cut and the
blood therefrom allowed to drop into a
bowl of water provided by the court. The
detectives finger was next cut and the
same proceeding carried out. The magis-
trate then held that as the blood mixed
the detective was guilty and remanded him
for trial before the court on a criminal
charge,
Evening star., 1902-01-24
Unsafe Theaters.

From Harpers Weekly.
One of the more profitable outlets for its
energies the new administration will find
in an investigation of how far the theaters
of New York are built within the require
ments of the fire laws, and to just what
extent the regulations of the department
are obeyed by the managers. Serious cases
Of over-crowding have come to the atten-
ton Of the public of late, and there is nc
lack of evidence that 1t has been rather
luck than management that has kept US
from appalling panic, IL not worse disas-
ter. 1t would be no hard task for the aver
age theater-goer in New York to count up
into double figures the number OF play
houses in this city from which, in case of
fire, or even an alarm of fire. escape with
out serious loss of life would be impossi-
bic, and we have one manager who openly
boasts Of the rapidity with which his theat-
ers have been built-a rapidity which is not
calculated to inspire confidence in the safe
ty of his structures. At the moment we
do not propose to go into specific instances
OF the theaters which are a constant men
ace to the safety of all who enter their
doors, but the subject Is one to which the
authorities might well give the most
searching attention, for the day may come,
as 1t came in Brooklyn some years ago,
when terrible indictment will lie against
some one for failure to avert an appaIl-
ing but easily conceivable catastrophe.
Evening star., 1902-01-24

Payments are now effected ninety per
cent quicker than ever before. No advan-
tage is sought to be taken Of the public,
and it is a reflection of credit upon our
American institutions that the public have
such faith in the government. 1t. cannot be
expected that the intricacies of the money
order system can be understood by all, es-
pecially by foreigners and the uneducated.
They know that when their money passes
over the counter of an American post office
that the government will cheerfully do the
rest toward getting it into the hands for
whom it is intended, either at home or
abroad, that they will get it back with
out additional expense.
THAT the aggregated increase of money
orders issued last year over the preceding
year amount to nearly $50 0O0, 600. out Of an
aggregate of s2o4,OO0.OOO, attests the popu-
larity of our American methods of fostering
the needs of the people in the transmission
of money in comparatively small sums from
one to another
Evening star., 1902-01-24
Religious Growth.

From the New York Mail and Express.
There is significance In the fact that ac-
cor6ing to the statistics of membership of
the churches of the United States COM
piled by Rev. DR.. Carroll, who was in
charge of the religious statistics of the
federal census of 1880, the membership of
the various religious bodies of the country
at the end Of the year 1901, over that at
the end of 1900, had Increased In larger
proportion than the population of the re-
public in the same period. That is to say.
the population of the country increased, he
tween 1890 and 1900, at an annual rate of
2.1S per cent. while according to this show
ing church membership has gained in the
last year by 267 per cent. 1t is probable.
as DIR. Carroll suggests, that consider
able part of this apparent SS.atiyely great
er gain in church membt hip is due to
the fact that the great reported gain in
the Roman Catholic Church represents the
increase of several years rather, than that
OF one. But in any case It Is apparent
that the churches are gaining members In
at least as rapid proportion as the coun-
try Is gaining people.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
Japan's SILK Export.

From Japan and America.
1t Is confidently expected that Japan will
break all records in the expectation OF silk
during 1901. With little more than two
months to be heard from. the total value OF
these exports was 81 6S7 .925 yen.. The. ex-
ports for November and December. togeth-
er with the last week of October will prob
ably reach 12O00.000 yen, which would
bring the full total for the year up to some
66.O00 600 yen, or an excess OF several mil
lion yen over the highest previous record
that for 1eyy. The price obtained for ex-
ported silk Is little lower than II was in
1899 but even with this consideration the
silk trade has been very prontable.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
MOROCCo's YOUNG RULrR
h"iai-Aziz Seems to BE Open 10 rde.
of Progress

From the New York SUM-
1hough the Sultan of Morocco has occu-
pied the throne since the death Of his
Iather In 1894 he has been a ruler in fact
oni! Tor year and half Still scarcely
out of his boyhood, for he is only twenty
years old, the absolute power he has now
assumed was exercised. during his mi
nority, by his grand vizer, Sid Ahmed
VINO Kept in force the fanaticaI policy of
the Mohammedan extremists.
When Mulai-Aziz came to the tbrone @
mere lad, 1t was said that he had already
exhibited unusual brightness of intellect
anu anu sreat desire to know about the peo-
PIES customs and government of foreign
countries. 1t was mentioned as an indics-
tion or his tendencies that he had he
Irlended young Frenchman, Delbrel who
was prlsoEer for no other crime than
that he was an unlimited foreigner in CEN
trai morocco. Though il is a grieyous sin
Tor a Mohammedan to make a picture OF
any living thing. the young prince secretly
and had many talks with him about
france. As the boy had been in high
favor with his father it was thought that
ne might nave imbibed from Mulai-Hassaa
the progressive tendencies that Were mani
lest IN the last years Of his reign and that
the accession Of Mulai-Aziz to power
might result in great good to his country
Inc reports that have recently come
from morocco seem to justify the hope
that Mulai-Aziz may modify or even up
root the fanatfcal regime that has kept
morocco almost wholly outside the pale of
progressive influences. His father was
rarely seen by a European except by dip
lomatfc embassies, and then only for a
couple of minutes when he received them
seated on his horse; but In the past few
months Mulai-AZiz has repeatedly con-
versed with Mr.. Walter b. Harris, one of
the leading explorers of Morocco, and n
careful and conservative writer, who has
outlined the sultan's scheme of reforms
and says he is diligently looking among
his officials for men whom he can trust TO
help MIN in CARRYING them out.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
Inaccurate Sea Charts

A chance word that fell from the lips of
Commander Du Bois Phillips. r. NJ, the
secretary of the Liverpool Geographical
Society, revealed to me in a moment what
L had not previously realized-the reason
why so many ships are never heard OF
again. 1t is that they are mischar; ed
they go to sea with obsolete or uncorrected
charts. "H insurance companies" said
Commander Phillips, were not so busy
competing for premiums. and IL they would
make correct and seaworthy charts a sine
qua non of accepting a risk. the result
would be less loss both in material and
valuable lives" And Captain Phillips Is
right But this unfortunately. is just what
the companies fail to realize. with the re-
suit that the matter of charts in the ordf-
nary merchant vessel is entirely neglected.
AS a matter of fact numberless firms make
the captains find their own charts. which
only too frequently results in ships going
to sea with charts which in numbers OF
cases are rsther a danger than a guide to
navigation.
Evening star., 1902-01-24

days ago Capt. Daniel Giberson landed the
biggest Goldfish. ever caught on the Jersey
coast. The monster was five feet in length
three feet in circumference and weighed
eighty-eight pounds. Its roe weighed eleven
pounds and it's mouth measured twenty
inches .s--.s
/ All over the island building activity is in
creaSing. Scores of new houses are being
erected in Ventnor and Chelsea along the
speedway and the reclaimed meadow land
is everywhere dotted with cozy cottages.
The Hotel Agnew is to be built at Chelsea
b. Philadelphia and local capitalists and is
to be opened July I. 1t is to cost $50, 900
| and will be conducted as an up-to-date ho-
tel and sa1litarium. Prominent physicians
In Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York and Pfttsburg are interested in
the project.
Prince Henry of Prussia is to be formally
invited by Commodore Louis Kuehnle of
the Atlantic City Yacht Club and other
prominent German residents to spend day
at the resort while he is here in the east.
Seashore Guests.
Justice Harlan Of the United States Su-
preme Court is at Eaddon Hall. He is ac
companied by his daughter-in-law. Mrs
Richard Harlan Of Chicago They will re.
main here for several weeks
j. c. Harrison and NJ. Edison of Wash
ington are located at the Brighton.
Jesse Brown Of the national capital is So
journing at the Windsor
Theodore Stanton, w. E. Crist, Miss VII
kins and Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Wilkins Of
Washington are spending several weeks at
the Luray.
Charles w. James of Washington is a
guest at the Normande.
Rev. and Mrs. c. Smith and family of
Washington are stopping at Haddon Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newman and Miss
Ruth Newman of the national capital are
passing the season at the Belmont.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Nixon of Washington are
late arrivals at the Morton.
George A Mills. jr retired business
man of Washington, is located at the Tray
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Bliss and Miss
Ida Bliss of Washington pleasantly
domiciled at the Brexton for an extended
stay.
A. NJ. Little and A. B. Davis of Washing
ton are registered at the Dennis
Louis Hooper of Washington is a guest at
Haddon Hall.
Evening star., 1902-01-24

Esthetic Tenant-'The windows In your
house shut 80 badly that my hair blows all
about my head. You must really have
something done to them"
Landlord--"I don't see the necessity for
that. 1t would be much simpler for you to
have your hair rcut"-Pick-Me-Cp.
Evening star., 1902-01-24
How Money Orders Are Lost,

Why are not money orders presented for
payment? Oh. for various interesting rea-
sons Many persons. particularly thoatri-
cal people, showmen. travelling ncr and
others on the go, buy orders yayabI. IN
themselves, which are not known of ara
never presented by reason of the death %
their owners Other orders are lost in chin
wrecks and accidents on the rail when tbe
orders are burned or lost and they ,iisan-
pear from A variety of causes from lor~et
fulress to indifference TO ask for pavmsnt
During the close and shortly after III.
civil war thousands of orders were lost bv
reason of the death of the holders. and tbe
same Is true during the late Spanish war
for the same cause. An an example ON
American engineer recently died In a hos
pital in China, and 1900 in money orders
over year old were found among ms Of
fects. Had he lived they were better than
money. for had they been stolen or lost
none but himself could have cashed then,
as they were payable to him. We have re-
single amount which has been found upon
one person came under the observation Of
the department recently. An American who
died In Mexico was found to have fifty-sIx
orders OF 800 each upon him, OF. s., ,6OO and
this sum will be paid to the proper par
ties This case is a rema rlSa BILE one.
Public school teachers are instrueting
their pupils in the use of the money order
system. They take their classes to the post
once and buy orders for a cent or two and
instruct their pupils how to secure the or
eess ana how they are paid at a distant
Evening star., 1902-01-24

While fishing from the sIoop Admiral
Schiey several miles on this city few
Evening star., 1902-01-24

5 Mrs. Bula Abbey, wife OF young mer-
chant near Sparta. Tenn, isrdead as the re-
suit of pulling out one OF her eyes In a
fanaticai and literal Interpretation Of the
Evening star., 1902-01-24
The Security of the System.

point. Many people prefer. to invest their
savings in money orders rather than in
bank.
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through this door alone. The discussion
Of arbitration came very near to descend
ing into a wrangle. 1t lasted for about
three months and involved several curious
phases.
At several different times II threatened
the further continuance of the conference.
Finally 1t was solved by the adoption Of a
compromise, which after all, embodied
practically all hat had been hoped by the
United States delegates from the first.
The party of South Americans who were
determined TO secure from the conference
some declaration in favor of obligatory
arbitration are not necessarily in favor Of
that ideal themselves for all times and occa-
sions. This was a good time to favor It
because It was so extremely distasteful
to Chile.
Chile naturally opposed It with all
her strength, going so far as TO threaten TO
withdraw her Legation from Mexico If the
Mexicans had anything 20 do with further
ing such a project. Finally there WINS
presented a project for the adhesion OF the
South and Central American republics
which are not signatory TO The Hague
convention TO that treaty through the ne
gotiations Of tho United States and Mexico.
lille and Ecuador opposed this for two
days TO make their record clear. and then
accepted it. A supplementary project
for obligatory arbitration. signed by ten
delegations. was also submitted and sent
to the Mexican Foreign Office for trans
mission 20 the Governments whose dele
cations had signed It.
In the line Of the purely political this
was about all the conference did. There
was a scheme for the establishment Of a
tribunal Of equity, or court Of claims, for
the adjustment of claims Of citizens Of one
country against the Government of an
other, which as finally passed provided
for the tentative use of The Hague tribunal
for five years.
At the end Of that time the Governments
which have entered the agreement may
continue it or amend il or establish a court
Of their own as they like. In fact, il is
provided that a separate court NAV be
created for any particular case II the in
terested countries see fit.
Besides this court there were propositions
looking to the codifcation of international
public and private law. For this the con-
terence recommended the appointment
OF a commission of five internationally
prominent American %jurists, to which
commission it was finally decided to add
two Europeans.
There was also a project submitted to the
conference defining the rights OF aliens.
II was a highly ideal scheme which pro-
voked extended discussion.
To the a%ltruist and sentimentalist IL was
perhaps somewhat amusing to see the
representatives Of the smaller nations OF
the Western Hemisphere championing with
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his product il in the furthest point Of
the furthest country and how IL will be
treated at the customs house when shipped
there. Such n work would he OF the greatest
value to commercial men generally.
OF interest somewhat more sentimental,
but by many believed To be quite practical,
was the work of the conference In behalf
of what is called the Pan-Anerican Railway.
This never failed to arouse enthusiasm
in the conference, although there was
hardly a man there who would declare
his belief that a single pound OF through
freight ever would be carried by such a
road.
There is undoubtedly. however, much
interest in planning the various links which
when joined will constitute "a great through
system. And there will be much work done
IN the way OF inducing governments TO
grant subsidies and other aid in construct
Ing them. Many of the links have been
built.
The first conference was much interested
in the subject and provided for a general
survey. The survey was made, although
much OF 1t was pure guesswork. 1t shows
that there are still some 5000 miles 20 be
constructed, but work is going on on some
of the links and the members Of the con-
ference committee were strongly hopeful
that the day would not he far distant when
tho entire system would be completed.
A continuing committee was appointed,
OF which former senator Davis OF West
Virginia is chairman. 20 keep alive the inter-
est in the scheme and TO do what 1t could
20 advance the work pending the meeting OF
the third Pan-American conference, which
this conference hoped would be held in
another five years.
There was also a project for the estab-
lishment Of al international bank in New
York or some other great financial centre
OF the New World, with branches in the
most important cities of the different re-
publics, which should make n speciality
Of American business. Much, practically
all, OF this business now goes to England
or Germany, primarily because their banks
look out for it and offer inducements to ii.
Hardly an American bank. that is a United
States bank, will give 10 the South Amer
lean trade to-day the service and accom-
mediation that can be had from the Euro
pean institutions
The passenger traffic between southern
countries Of South America and the United
States to-day goes almost entirely by way
Of Europe. Many Of the delegates TO the
conference had been obliged to 60 to Lon
don or Liverpool TO get TO New York on
their way TO Mexico The banking bust
ness follows the same roundabout way.
II was 10 correct this evil that the scheme
Of the establishment Of an International
bank was proposed. The conferences could
do nothing more in the way Of helping
such a bank than to pass a resolution de-