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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-10
Fulton r. Gordon.
USE OF CLOSED CARS.
Vice President Harries Explains Rail-
way Company's Position.

General George H Harries, vice president
OF the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. has written to the District Com
m1ssioners In reply to a letter from them
inclosing copy Of a resolution forwarded
by the Central Labor Union relative to the
use Of closed cars during the winter. Gen.
eral Harries says the resolution Is based
upon an entire misconception Of the flnan-
cial conditions and the physical desires Of
the majority Of the parties interested.
THE Brookland and street divisions"
he continues, belong to the City and SUI
burban railway of Washington and are. in
common with the other property Of that
company, in the hands Of a receiver. The
18th street division Of the Anacostia line Is
the least profitable division of a company
which Is barely keeping its head above
water. The statement in the resolution that
the lines In question are profitable is alto
gether erroneous. and may not therefore be
used as basis for the resolution which
follows that unofficial and unjustitable an
nouncement.
In the same mail which brought your let
ter came communications from a number OF
our patrons who had read your letter in the
newspapers. before 1t had been received by
us, and who pleaded for recognition Of their
right to ride in the open air. The combina
ton cars to which exception Is taken in the
resolution in question were the result of an
effort on the part Of the companies to sat
isfy everybody; there Is room for those who
desire to be sheltered and there are seats
for the many who insist upon fresh air.
I'VE are ready at all times to receive
rational suggestions for meeting situations
in which the public are interested. What
shall we do when we have resolutions and
letters demanding all-closed equipment,
while in the same mail letters and resolu-
lions insist that equipment shall not all be
closed? One Of our most vigorous CORE
spondents writes: In mercy's name, l beg
that you keep on few Of your open cars
This city is full Of withered cranks afraid Of
one breath Of Gods good, clean, pure air.
In the face of the very many appeals OF
which the quotation Is only minute sam
pie, what shall we do?'
The Commissioners will inform the Gen.
trail Labor Union of the contents Of Gen.
Harries' letter.
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LOCAL LEGISLATION.
The Loan Bill Observation-Disclosures on
Union Station Bill.

Practically the entire day was spent by
the House yesterday in the consideration OF
two measures relating to the District Of
Columbia-the loan bill and the conference
report on the union station bill. The
loan bill was defeated. On motion of MIR.
Babcock to substitute a provision for &c.
OK. 900 instead of the original bill calling
for $40 100000 rising vote was taken, de-
featlng the proposition-05t to W. Mr. Cowherd
moved to strike out the enacting clause Of
the bill, and this motion prevailed without
a count.
The conference report on the union sta
ton bill was then called up. and so many
Of the amendments as had been agreed
upon by the conference committee were
agreed to. The only remaining point OF
difference between the two houses Is as to
the amount that shall be paid the roads
The Senate authorized a payment OF 81
500 600 to each, and the House reduced this
amount by $4,000 to each. The House
was asked to recede from this reduction by
Mr.. Morrell Of Pennsylvania, who made an
argument to that end. based on the asser-
ton that the roads would not be obliged
to accept the legislation II 1t was not sat.
isfactory to them, and that the union sta
ton was in jeopardy. This argument was
controverted by Mr.. Cowherd. Mr. Cannon
and Mr.. Mudd. The latter stated that at no
time during the conferences on the ques-
ton had the Senate conferees asked the
House to do more than "split the differ
ence" between the two houses. He pre-
dicted that an agreement could at least be
reached on this basis. and this would save
half million to the treasury.
Mr. Cowherd contended that in property
and money the. bill, as it passed the House.
gave the roads over $4,000 and that
this would cover the entire estimated cost
Of the elevation of tracks.
Mr. Cannon asked Mr.. Babcock for his
Judgment as to whether the bill would be-
come law as 1t passed the House. II that
body should refuse to yield. Mr.. Babcock
replied that there was no question on that
point that the bill would become a law. A
vote was taken on Mr.. Morrell's proposition
to recede and the motion lost-87 to 1O7.
The bill was then ordered sent back to
conference, the House still insisting on Its
provision regarding the amount to be paid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-10
MUST FACE THE CHARGE
ALEXANDER WATERS, ALIAS
WILSON, ON HIS WAY TO MANILA
Is Accused Of Embezzlement and Was
Accompanied to Seattle by Wash
ington Officers.

Detectives Hartigan and Helan. who
went away from here just one week ago
to accompany Captain Alexander w.
Waters. alias w. A. Wilson, to the Pacific
coast to put him aboard a steamer bound
to Manila, as heretofore published in The
Star, have started on their homeward jour-
ney. They went to Seattle instead Of to
San Francisco. and the prisoner was turn
ed over to special agents Of the United
States, who took him aboard the oriental
liner Athenian and started for Manila,
where he will have to answer a charge
OF having embezzled 5000.
1t Is stated that he was paymaster with
thu rank Of captain. He returned to this
country and was arrested in Montreal
From that city he was brought here, and
the case claimed the attention of Attorney
General Knox. District Attorney Beach
was consulted and Major Sylvester per-
mitted the two detectives to go to Seattle.
They went as representatives Of the United
States marshal and were under his direc-
ton. From this city the party went d.
rect to Seattle via st. Paul, and no time
was lost between the two points. AS soon
as the accused man had been turned over
to the United States agents the detectives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-10

Probably no one in the theatrical pro-
fession has been more successful, has
made more friends, or is any better
known than Hi Henry. From one end OF
the United States to the other he is called
the millionaire minstrel king. Mr.. Henry
is wise in great many things, one of
which is the keeping of his health. Loss
of sleep, irregular meals, all kinds of
weather, and the mental anxiety neces-
sary to successfully pilot his large and
expensive company, last year almost cost
Mr.. Henry his health. He did not linger
one moment in determining what to do.
He took ''Blood Wine" and it completely
drove out of his system the tendencies
to sickness and disease. These are Mr..
Henry's own words:
"I have been asked 80 many times lately the
cause of my good health and general improved
condition, that feel like letting you know that
1t has been brought about by the use of your
Blood Wine which consider most remark
able remedy.
.'The remedy is one Of sterling virtue, and
withal devoid of that nauseous or drug taste one
expects to find In medicine, 1t being what might
be termed . very pleasant beverage, while its
moderate cost places 1t within the reach of all.
81 feel quite certain that q trial will convince
the user Of its wonderful powers In the recu.
peratiOn of wasted energy, the awakening of
dormant functions and its general building up
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FRICTION In HAWAII
INHARMoNY BETWEEN FEDERAL
AND TERRITORIAL OFFICIALS.
Apparent Need Of Readjustments Of
Jurisdiction to Avert
Trouble.
specIal CORRESPONDENCE Of The Evening STAG

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HONOLULU, T. H.. January o, 1903.
Two examples Of not very cordial rela-
tfons between territorial and federal OFF,
Gals have recently occurred In Honolulu.
Ever since the United States officials came
to the Islands there has been more or less
friction and conflict Of authority and the
men appointed at Washington have ire
Quently declared that the local officials re-
sented their taking hold of the affairs
placed H. their hands to the exclusion OF
Hawaiian officials.
The murder case Of Tanbara Gisaburo
furnished the first recent case of the kind.
Tanbara was found guilty in the United
States district court of murder in the first
degree, and Judge Estee sentenced him to
death. Tanbara fatally stabbed the cap
tain OF the American schooner Fred j.
Wood. No appeal was perfected In Tan
bara's case, and no action was taken In
his behalf after the sentence until two or
three days before the day set for the exc
cution. Then efforts were made to get
reprieve. A wireless message was sent to
Governor Dole by Secretary Of the Terri
tory Cooper, on the strength of which an
order for reprieve was secured. All this
was done without any consultation with
District Attorney r. w. Breckons, who
prosecuted, and without the territorial off,
cialS ever examining the record in the case
or knowing anything about the matter ex-
cept from newspaper accounts. The result
was more or less strained relations. The
reprieve was sent to Washington for the
approval or disapproval Of the President,
according to law. and report has now
been received that he referred the mat
ter to Attorney General Knox for report.
Knox already has a report from District
Attorney Breckons
Trouble in the Harbor.
The other inharmony referred to is be-
tween Collector of Customs Stackable and
the police department Of the territory. The
collector has just imposed a fine of 500 on
launch used by the police outside the
harbor at night time, because 1t display ed
no lights. The launch was In search OF
Japanese fishermen who were using flare-up
lights off the harbor. Navigators Of ocean
the lights interfered with the official har-
Dor lights and were a menace to navigation.
Stackable ordered the use Of the lights
stopped, and the police sent out a launch to
arrest the Japs. The launch put out her
own lights altogether in order to steal up
on the fishermen. and she brought nineteen
Of them back under arrest. They were all
released in the police court the next morn
ing on the ground that the Hawaiian law
compelled them to use lights and did not
say what kind.
The collector claims that the policing OF
the waters outside the harbor as well as
in the harbor, Ii the duty Of the customs
Office, and that the territorial police had
nothing to do with 1t. He fined the launch
which put out lights 500, and an appeal to
the Treasury Department is being taken.
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long as he had strength he would run for


ward.
Peyton saw those about him as If in a
haze. He noticed people staring after him,
lifting their hats to him. When two or
three were assembled by chance he heard
his name called loudly. AS he turned the
corner of Dauphin street he marked the
Light Infantry company assembling before
its armory. They sent up a mighty cheer
as he passed them by and turned up st.
Francis street. They were calling his name,
too and with approval. What did it mean?
Suddenly 1t flashed upon him. They had
heard that he had decided, and they were
greeting him with joy and reclamation.
All. they little knew
He got out of the city presently. Now he
turned into the gate of his home. He must
meet his mother, his father, and have 1t
over He suddenly recalled that last night
on the porch Mary AMMAN had promised to
come and see his mother that morning.
Perhaps she was there now. For the first
time In his life he shrank from meeting her.
AS he cantered up the long avenue from
the gate to the house his pace slackened.
His grip Of the reins relaxed, and the ex-
hausted horse dropped into walk. A few
PAGES brought them to the steps leading to
the porch. where he threw himself from
the saddle. The horse stopped and stood
with dropping head, painting and gasping,
his sides heaving from the terrible ride.
WEAKNESS and detection spoke In every line
of his body, but they were no whit more
marked In the horse than In the rider. A
sharp call brought some of the stable boys,
and as the horse was led away Peyton
mounted the steps. His brother met him at
the door. With quick glance OF sympathy
the boy OWNED something of the situation
"They are all in the drawing room,
Boyd" he whispered hurriedly. Heavens,
old fellow. you look like death! Go up to
your room and change your muddy clothes
too. He was sent down from the arsenal
to report to the governor. and came here
afterward to see .syeu. Where have you
been? Brace up. beld man. quick! Here Is
letter for you, DO, get yourself in some
sort of TRIM. The Light Infantry are COM
ing down here. They viii be here in half
an hour They have elected you captain,
and are coming te5netify you. Hurry. hur-
get down." .,l@,a
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CHAPTER XIV.
s'To Thine Own Self Be True"

There came to Peyton during that long,
CHASTITY night neither sleep nor dreams. He
rose early In the morning. After his agon-
izing vacillations he had resolved to throw
conscience and everything behind him and
keep to the south: but he could not bear
their congratulations and appreciation at
that time. He could not stand them. He
called for his horse. and in the gray dawn
galloped down through the sleeping town
and out upon the old Shell road.
Down the white track by the heavir 6
sea, under the moss-draped live oaks. he
drove his horse as II In rapid motion he
could shake OF the demon Of uncertainty
which clutched him again. Could he never
make up his mind? he thought. He did not
know what to do. In every direction SEEM
60 destruction. Meantime he could ride.
He set his teeth hard and drove the spurs
Into his horse as II the physical EFFORT
could displace the mental struggle. On
and on he sped.
Miles beyond the end Of the Shell road
he drew rein at last and stared out over
the gray waters of the bay, rolling cold
and leaden under the lowering sky. How
different from the other day! The chill
melancholy OF the surroundings accorded
with his feelings. But he was not cold.
The blood ran in molten riot in his veins
and flushed his dark face a dull red color.
His gaze turned at last toward Fort Nor
gan, invisible, of course. on account Of the
distance. yet he could imagine it. He had
been there many a time. he had sailed
every foot OF water In that bay in his own
boat. He knew it as he knew the shore,
and Mary Amman had been with him often,
too. Could he never get away from her.
The old fort, which for forty years had
borne aloft the stars and stripes. today was
under another banner. The troops of Ala
bama were in charge. His state his troops
for he was one OF them, arrayed against
the United States!
No. by the God above him, no!
He wheeled his horse sharply, struck his
rowels deep into the quivering flank in un-
conscious cruelty and dashed back into the
town. On and on he galloped, retracing his
earlier ride. The trees raced by in rapid
succession. Presently he reached the Shell
road again. but there was no intermission
to the wild gallop in which he urged his
horse, and every hoof beat that crashed
upon the white way hammered out "Trai-
tori" "Scoundrel!" "Blackguard!' "Loverr'
and moved him not. Could he hold to this
last determination? Was 1t in him to hold
to anything at last?
He reeied In his saddle sometimes, but
drove his horse recklessly on. Presently he
entered the outskirts of the town, and In
few moments he was In the middle OF it.
He held himself straight and checked the
speed of his horse slightly. though he came
down Emmanuel street at a rafting pace.
The horse had grown as reckless as he. As
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laughter through many a day and dream.
He had held her for one brief eternity in
his arms unresisting. Almost he had per-
suaded her. she had said. The mighty
change that he had prayed for had come
over the girl. Almost persuaded"-his own
words! Good God. he had won her by
proffering an allegiance he could not keep.
by adherence to cause from which his
soul shrank.
1t was out. He could not do It, Some
thing compelled him to be true to the uni
form that he wore. to the government he
had sworn to protect and defend. AS be-
tween state and nation, with every desire
on earth leading him to state, ne must
choose nation. He had to do 1t! His honor
demanded 1t! There was no other way.
break his mothers heart He had been
swept away by his own feelings. No one
had forced him, he had been under no re-
straint He had given a public testimony.
almost a pledge, Of his own free will Could
he keep 1t. Could he break It? What would
his father say If he did? He had folded
him In his sarms few hours since with
rare and touching affection. He had bless
ed him. 1t would break his heart too;
yet there could be no blessing unless his
own conscience approved Of his own action.
And Mary Amman? The consequences OF
his surrender and hers rose before him.
He had been a coward, craven, a scoun-
drel. The kiss that he had taken from her,
unresisted. burned In his soul. He had
stolen 1t. Gratitude had struck at her de-
lenses. The struggle that she had watched
with bated breath in his soul, that she had
stimulated in every way that woman could,
had resulted. as she thought, in victory for
her. for her cause, and in the sweet aban-
donment of the triumph she had yielded.
pilferer. he. a purloiner. common thief,
to have stolen upon false pretense the
sweetness of womans lips who had trust
ed to his honori That he loved her was no
excuse. The deeper condemnation there
Honor! Was not his pledged. or was 1t al
ready lost?
Under the epur Of this acute indictment
he wished. he prayed. that he might die
that night. and but for the precepts In
which he had been trained he might have
put an end to life which, in the decision
forced upon him, brought misery every
where. even to himself.
His father. his mother. his love! What
dream she had been as she stood In the
light with the blue shaw wi futtering over her
head like a flag as the soldiers marched by
Playing the ''Mocking Bird! He liked her
best, though. as he saw her face shining in
the darkness and heard her whisper AL
most you persuade me-" Almost, almost
she had been persuaded. and by a mistake
by falsehood! Oh. the deep damna ton
of his deed! What could he do? Was not
now his honor as gentleman pledged to
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would return.
Alleged kidnapping.
A dispatch from Victoria. B. c.. dated
February 10, says:
Unable to extradite Alexander W. Waters,
alias w. A. Wilson. who is wanted at Ma
Mia on charge of having embezzled 5000,
and who was arrested at Montreal some
days ago. United States Special Agents D.
Drien and c. N. Heron kidnapped him on
board the oriental liner Athenian, which
sailed from here today.
Waters, 1t is alleged. decamped with
5000 and went to Hong Kong and later
came to Victoria on the Athenian. The
detectives missed him here but traced him
to Montreal, where he was arrested.
The United States and Canada have no
extraditiOn treaty with the Philippines and,
in order to avoid legal proceedings. Waters
was quietly taken to Washington and
thence via Chicago and St. Paul to Seattle
where he was placed In Jail for the night
and brought to Victoria yesterday after
noon.
He was told that he would be able to
catch the San Francisco-bound steamer
Senator here and go to San Francisco. In
stead Of the Senator he found the steamer
on which he arrived here from the orient at
the dock ready to sail.
The prevailing gales caused a postpone
ment Of the steamers sailing. Waters was
kept in close confinement and put aboard
early today.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Sitting of Pevton.


All. but had things come right, after all {?
There are decisions which do not decide.
Was this one of them? How beautiful that
girl had looked. the very incarnation OF
southern beauty, of the south he lovedi
Loved? Yes. the word was true. He loved
1t entirely; he loved the people. their hab-
its and ways: he loved the land: he loved
the water that washed the shores, the
mountains that lifted their crests into the
heaven. the palm tree. the live oak. the
magnolia. the flowers that bloomed on
them. the hooking birds that sang In them
the cotton fields-aye, he loved the slaves
that titled them. He would give his life
for the south cheerfully; but what was he
to Go? There are harder things than life
20 give.
He had sworn allegiance to the United
States. Certainly there was no comparison
as to the station OF the two in his estima
ton. His heart cried out for the state, for
the south. but that something he could not
define possessed him so powerfully that in
the still watches Of that long night 1t al
most drove him to dispair. He could not
give up his allegiance to the United States
Yet he had. In fact. done so,
He had been carried away by the en-
thusiasm OF the men at the dinner, whom
from his earliest CHI 'ldhood he had respected
and venerated. whose opinions he had
priced. whose appreciation had been his
highest reward There were good old DR.
Bampney. holy. sanity. learned priest. who
had indoctrinated him in the mysteries OF
the religion he professed. and DIR. Venosste
and Judge Amman. and his fiery noble, SOL
derlike distinguished old father; there were
the governor of the great state, the mayor
of the city. educated at the sister school
of his. at West Point, and all the others.
Could they be wrong?
And there was Mary Amman Oh, what
yFr Sha had 40
slender. with sparkling eyes and heaving
bosom and flushed cheeks, the incarnation
of that ideal of romance and beauty around
which the chivalry and gallantry of the
south centered. She loved him at last at
last!
The fire of passion which famed in his
own heart had communicated Its heat to
her. This glorious. radiant creature, just
budding Into womanhood. with all the pas
sionate possibilities OF unlimited devotion
latent In her being. in her soul. loved him!
lie had kissed her. His eyes msted his
head SWAN as he thought of it, He had
pressed his own lips upon those ribbons of
scarlet that had Knocked him In girlish
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her? There had been a sacrament Of love
and union In that sweet meeting Of the lips.
II he repudated her cause, 1t would be a
sacrilege.
Yes, he must keep to the letter Of his
bond. Satan had bought him with a wo-
mans heart. and-oh. the irony Of the as
sociation-the woman was as pure as
child, as innocent as an angel. Sometimes
gentleman was called upon to sacrifice
even his honor to woman; perhaps this
was such a call. Yes, he would do It,
When he had kissed her he had given
away the right to change. He would be a
soldier Of the south II 1t killed him. Please
God 1t might. II war came, he should seek
death in the front rank and end 1t all.
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Protest Against Seating smoot.

Senator Burrows. chairman Of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. has re-
ceived protest against the seating of
Reed Smoot as senator from Utah on the
ground that he Is an apostle of the Nor
mon Church, and that as such he should
not represent the, people Of Utah in the
Senate. The document is voluminous. and
quotes literally fromsthe sermons. speeches
and other ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS showing the
power OF the priesthood Of the Mormon
Church over all matters. spiritual and tenn
poral. 1t was decided by Senators Bur-
rows and Frye not to present the protest TO
the Senate until Mr.. Shoots credentials
are presented. when both will be referred
to the committee on privileges and cleo
lions.
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Death of Mrs. Anna Kirk.

Mrs. Anna Kirk, missionary who was
stationed at Eagle City, Alaska, died at
Providence Hospital Sunday. She was
about forty years old and was formerly a
resident Of Philadelphia. Her husband
J. w. Kirk, also became i'll in this city.
and husband and wife were both In the
hospital Undertaken Lee prepared the
body OF Mrs. Kirk for burial, and yester-
day 1t was shipped to Roxborough,. sub
urb of Philadelphia. Her husband accom-
panied her body to its last resting place.