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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-13

The harmony of the ensemble Is exquisite,
and the rendering of the lace and other
textures marvellous In the whole, more
over. there Is neither evidence of paint nor
painter. the one being but the means to an
end and the other forgotten In the result
* ~
English masters has zone in England was
shown the other day. when a small bat
tered portrait by zGafnsboruugfI Of lady
In white muslina gown {for which the
owner had vafnly tried 70 get $3.50 was sold
at Christie's for $47.O00L~ 1t was a canvas
Twenty-Five by thirty INCHES In dimensions.
buried beneath many coats of varnish, had
two holes IN 1t. and has been described as
a verftable wreck of sauportratt- 1t was
soid with the Vale coneGtfon: and was pur-
CHASED a py charle WsFtheimer' we'll
wG4 n
According to the LONDON papers this sale
broke all records init gay of high prices
the gross receipts for ninety lots amounting
to $5e9. 225. Four canvaaes by Boucher col
Iectively brought $1i1,50o, a Romney por-
trait sold for $4,000, Titian's portrait of
Giorg1o Conaro brought So, 500 and d. G.
Rossettfs Veronica Verenese" $4,000.
- ;ra *
Miss Elizabeth Nourse, pleasantly remem-
bered IN Washington, has no less than SIX
of her pictures in the new salon this year.
and her works have been very favorably
noticed by the Paris critics.
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the United States. She has always been
so and she Is more so today than ever
She considers the United States one of her
best friends among the nations. She re-
joices in Americas prosperity and hopes
that the friendly relations which now OBJ
tain will be perpetual"
The Gear a Liquor Dealer.
During my stay in the finance depart
ment at the direction of Mr.. White, l was
given information concerning the Russian
government as liquor dealer. The move
ment was originated by Alexander I'LL It
was introduced In several provinces by MI.
Witte on the 1st of January. 1895. and it
has now been extended TO almost the whole
of Russia in Europe. The government has
taken entire charge Of the manufacture and
sale of all alcoholic liquors. 1t has its
LIQUOR shops in every city and village, and
it is against the law for any private person
to make sell vodka, as the Russian
whisky is called.
This work was begun to protect the peo-
pie from the liquor dealers and to improve
their conditions generally. In the past
there were grog shops scattered over the
empire, many of them operated by I'M
scrupulous people, who sold drinks on
credit and finally got away the lands and
most of the property in their neighborhood.
The business was enormously profitable
Many Russians had grown rich from It
They were not only robbing the people, but
they were selling them bad vodka when
Mr. White issued his decree that it must
be stopped, and that after n time the gov
eminent would manage the business itself.
OF course there was a great outcry. Had
there been a congress, or any purchaSabie
commodity, the order would have probably
been remanded but the government here
is supreme, and the liquor dealers went out
Of business.
Government Liquor Factories.
Since then great factories have been es-
tablished to make the vodka, and the
government manufactures its own bot
ties and corks. 1t supplies better liquor
than was sold in the past and at lower
rate, and at the same time makes an enor-
nous profit for the car.
In 1901 the receipts from this source
amounted to ssh 100000. In 1902 they were
more than 1921 900 COO, and this year, 1T is
estimated they will be quarter of a
billion dollars. They will be more than the
estimated cost of the army and navy and
ten times as great the cost of all the
prisons and all the courts If the percent
age of increase keeps up as it has been.
doing they will in time largely support the
government. There is some talk of extend
ing the monopoly to tea, which is univer-
sally drunk in Russia, and If SO tho car
will have money to burn.
In a Russian Government Saloon.
went into one of the government sa-
looms the other day and bought bottle OF
brandy just to tell you how 1t is sold.
The saloon was not far from the American
consulate. I saw the sign No. & over it,
with Russian characters below 1t, and L
pushed the double doors open and entered
a room which looked much like mixture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-13
ART NOTES

For several years visitors to Washington
have looked askance at a wooden box of
large proportions which has occupied the
government reservation south of the treas
ury. This homely object has shielded from
wind and weather the pedestal for the
equestrian statue of General Sherman,
which, during all this time, has been in
process of construction. Never, perhaps
has the erection of like work been attend
ed with so many unavoidable and unfortu-
nate delays. In the first place, when the
work was less than two-thirds done the
sculptor. Carl Rohl-Smith. to whom the
commission had been awarded, died,-a ca
lamity which placed both the government
and the sculptor's widow In an embarrass-
ing and difficult position. After considera-
BILE time and discussion, however, II was
decided to allow Mrs. Rohl-Smith to engage
q sculptor at her own discretion to COM
plete the work after her husbands models
and accordingly, at her request, Stephen
Sinding. the brother of the great composer,
was placed in charge. About year ago
the plaster casts were made and shipped to
this country, but Mr.. Sinding, who was to
have come, with Mrs.. Rohl-Smtth to fit
them to the, pedestal and complete the
work here, was at the last moment pre-
vented by Illness In his family, and she was
obliged to return with her nephew and
again seek out a sculptor to complete the
still unfinished work. This time Mr. As
bjorsen Of Chicago undertook the commits
sion, but. instead of trffiing alterations, it
was found that much of the work was an
entire misf1t, and had to be altogether re-
constructed Last week; however, the last
group was cast In plaster and on Tuesday
1t. with the original model and other work
of Mr. Carl Rohl-Smith's, was exhibited In
the studio which the government had spe-
cially constructed for the sculptor near the
site of the monument.
The original accepted design consists of
an equestrian statue of General Sherman.
set on a thin, monolithic PEDESTAL On its
four faces there are four bronze bas-re-
Atlanta, the battle of Missionary Ridge. the
march through Georgia and Sherman alone
in the woods at night: and against the sides
of the PEDESTAL are groups typifying Peace
and War. This pedestal. In turn, rises from
a low. broad platform, on the outer coping
of which, at regular intervals, are placed
bronze Hfe-size figures of four soldiers rep
resenting the four branches of the service
the infantry, artillery. cavalry and engineer
corps.
The group last completed and recently ex-
hibited was the one which typifies Wa. In
1t gigantic figure of an old hag stands
erect on the body of q dead soldier Her
face expresses vicious wrath; her hair Is
unkempt, her figure gaunt. and her arms
are masculine in form. She Is bound from
head to foot. and strives with set determi-
nation to rend the ligatures. The soldiers
head and shoulders are almost directly to-
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How about the tariff which YOU have re-
Gently put on American goods. win 1t at
feet our trade to any great extentr'
THAT tariff was one Of the necessities OF
the time" replied MFR. White. ''It relates
only to certain classes of American goods
and does not touch others. 1t will probably
lessen the Importation OF some things but
other branches OF the trade will continue
to prosper. 1t was business necessity"
What Is the feeling In Russia toward
the United States?'
Politically II Is the best possible. The
tvo governments are on the frfeudliest
terms. Commercially our relations may be
somewhat strained. but that is the outcome
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From Puck.
I'VE are here today" said the solemn
looking man with a thin neck and collar
three sizes too large for him, "and gone
tomorrow.
That's right" agreed the dyspepttc-look-
ing man with the IVORY black cigar; land
when We get back six months later some
OF our best friends want to know where
we've been for the last two weeks"
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
WIII Probe Indian AffaIrs.

Washington, Sept. 15 III It was an.
nounced at the interior department
that Charles Joseph Bonaparte had ac-
cepted the invitation OF Secretary
Hitchcock to take charge of the inves-
tigation Of certain Indian Territory
affairs and officials under the iurisdic-
tion of the department Of the Interior.
The scope of the investigation. it is
said, will be sufficiently comprehensive
to embrace all statements within the
knowledge OF the interior department
including all that have appeared in the
public press, and all other matters that
may at any time come under the notice
Of the investigating officials which in
any respect reflect upon the official
character. conduct or acts Of the Dawes
commission or any member thereof
and the inspector Of Indian Territory
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
SUBPOENA FOR
POSTMASTER PAYNE
Beavers Counsel Wants Rec
ords of Cash Registers
Produced
MACHEN's BAIL is INCREASED

washington, Sept. 15.-George Bea,
vers, the former chief of the division
OF salaries and allowances, post Office
department, has retained a local law
firm as counsel. At the instance OF
the latter a subpoena was served on
the postmaster general directing the
production Of the records In the salary
and allowance division in connection
with the supply OF the Dent-Brandt
cashiers at the hearing of Beavers, to
be held in New York today under the
Brooklyn indictment. Beavers coun-
sci. in accordance with the legal re-
quirements. rendered the postmaster
general the prescribed fees and mile
age expenses necessary for the trip,
which the postmaster general declined
to accept, explaining that It was i'm
practicable for him to go to New York
at that time.
The subpoena was served by a dep
uty marshal II called for the pro
duction at the hearing of all the re
ports, favorable and unfavorable, of
postmasters throughout the country
on the tests of the Brandt-Dent cash
Ter, whose supply on the order Of Mr..
Beavers has figured conspicuously in
the postal investigation, and for the
list OF requisitions made by postmasters
as the result OF those tests. The posi-
ton of Beavers counsel is that the sub
poena duces tecum is obligatory on the
person served. and that the United
States commissioner at New York has
ample jurisdiction over the postmaster
general In the premises, the subpoena
having been forwarded here from New
York. Postmaster General Payne de-
clined to discuss the matter, which he
referred to the department of Justice.
Assistant Attorney General Robb being
absent, presumably in New York to
confer regarding the Beavers ease.
Postmaster General Payne has ar
ranged to spend week at Virginia Hot
Springs, and will leave for these to-
night, Mr. Payne asserts confidence in
the closing Of the investigation by the
early part OF October The federal
grand jury which has been Investigate
Ing the postal investigation cases re-
sumed its sessions and examined sew
eral witnesses, II is understood that
among other matters evidence regard
ing the administration OF the office Of
the assistant attorney general for the
postoiiice, prior to the investigation, is
being placed before the grand jury. The
bail OF August W. Machen, the deposed
head Of the free delivery system. was
raised from $4,000 to $4,000. The de-
cision to advance the amount was
reached by District Attorney Beach as
the result OF the additional indi ,tments
reported against Machen last week ne
indictments against Machen now num-
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
PARKS AGAIN INDICTED
Five True Bills Now Found Against
New York Labor Lender.

Five True Bills Now Found Against
New York Labor Leader
New York, Sept 15-The grand jury
has returned another indictment
against Sam Parks. the walking dele
gate. making the fifth indictment
found against him. On one Indictment
Parks has been found guilty The in
dictment returned charges Parks with
the extortion of $500 from the Tiffany
Studios, on Fourth avenue. Parks was
arraigned before Judge Foster and bail
was fxed at $1,000, which was lmme-
diateiy furnished.
On December 81. 1902, II Is alleged
the men working on the buildings for
the Tiffany concern stopped work and
upon Foreman Louis Schmitt inquiring
the cause, he swears he was told to go
and soc Parks"
Schmitt says In his affidavit that he
went and saw Parks. and was told by
the latter that he was fined $500, "as
an initiation fee. which the union de-
mands." Schmitt says the money was
paid to Parks at the latters home, on
January s. and the men returned to
work.
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
CRISIS IS AVERTED
IN BRITISH CABINET
Balfour Again Succeeds in
Inducing Members to
Agree to Compromise

London, Sept. IS. - The ministers
kept secret the discussions of yester-
days cabinet council so effectively
that the speculation as to the results
is almost nugatory. and the govern
ment press organs this morning offer
the most conflicting accounts Of what
took place at the meeting.
The Daily Telegraph asserts that
the cabinet crisis was postponed until
this evening, and that the discussion
of the fiscal question will be continued
at the resumed meeting today, but
that, whatever may be the upshot,
Premier Balfour will neither resign,
dissolve parliament nor summon an
autumn session.
The Standard. on the other hand,
asserts with equal positiveness that
the fiscal inquiry was finished and
that the adjourned meeting will deal
with foreign policy.
Amid these conflicting reports an
agreement is found in the most au-
thoritatiYe quarters on one point
namely, that Premier Balfour has
again succeeded in inducing his col
leagues to agree to some sort Of com
promise which will keep the present
ministry in Office, though 1t will prob
ably be slightly reorganized, and that
this compromise is most likely a con
tinuance of the policy of inquiry.
Any action on the fiscal question will
thus be shelved. and for the details
of the compromise it will probably be
necessary to wait for Mr.. Balfour's
promised speech on October 1.
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
A Paper Alrshln.

Indianapolis. Sept Is. - The an
nouncement by many prominent citi-
zens of lryington that they had seen
an airship caused great excitement
here. A number of well-known busi-
ness men offered to make afidavits
that they had seen two men in it; one
said he had called to them. In a field
several miles from Irvington some boys
found a large torpedo-shaped, paper
covered affair with canopy and two
dummy figures in it. II was 30 feet
long and is believed to be model OF
an airship tome local mechanics are
working on.
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
FLORIDA IN EMBRACE
OF FIERCE HURRICANE
Many Lives Have Been Lost
and the Damage to the
Property Heavy

Jacksonville, Fia Sept. 15.--Detalis
Of loss Of life and property by a fierce
hurricane are coming in by mail and
passengers on incoming trains. Most
OF the wires are still down. The prop
erty loss will run into hudreds Of
thousands of dollars.
The steamer Inchulva, OF Liverpool,
loaded with lumber and cotton seed
meal and boun6 for Hampton Roads
for coal. went ashore near Boynton.
The ships steering gear broke and she
foated at will, striking the beach with
great force and breaking into three
pieces. The captain and mates and IA
OF the crew were saved. Nine men
were drowned. among them the engi-
neer. The boats had hard time land
ing One boat with five men in it, was
battered to pieces by the waves and its
occupants drowned.
The schooner Martha T. Thomas, $50
tons, Captain Watts. with a cargo Of
lumber, bound from ApDalachicola to
Baltimore. was wrecked nine miles
south Of Jupiter. The schooner is split
in half. The crew were all saved.
Two lives were lost in Tampa, due
to the storm. Louis Baron, a cigar
maker who was struck by a part of the
cornice Of the Diaz building, died the
day after receiving his injuries. T. Y.
Hunnicut. motorman. met his death
near the Cuesta cigar factory in West
Tampa. lie attempted to remove a
wire which lay across the track and re-
oeived a shock which proved fatal.
The property loss at Tampa will
reach at least $50. 900. probably more.
It is estimated that half the orange
crop has been cut OF around Tampa
and one-fourth on the east coast.
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
WAR WITH TURKEY
IS NOW IMMINENT
Bulgaria Appeals to Powers
to Prevent the Macedonian
Massacrcs
MAY TAKE SOME DECISIVE STEP

Sofia, Bulgaria. Sept. 15.-The Bull
garian government through its for
eign representatives, has addressed a
note to the great powers, declaring
that the porte is Systematically devas-
tating Macedonia and massacreing the
Christian population. Further 1t says,
Turkey has modified her Whole army,
which cannot possibly be for the sole
purpose 0f suppressinG tho revolution.
Therefore. the Bulgarian government
appeals TO the humane sentiment Of
Europe to prevent the continuance Of
the massacres and devastation and to
stop the mobilization Of the Turkish
army. The memorandum concludes
with the plain statement that unless
the powers intervene Bulgaria will be
forced to take such measures as she
may deom necessary.
The Bulgarian ministry, there ap-
pears 20 be little doubt, in face of the
strongest pressure from within and
without, has endeayored to maintain
strict neutrality, but 1t appears very
possible that the government may now
depart from this position.
While 1t is possible that a Turlo-
Bulgarian war may even yet be avert
ed. the probabilities Of such an en-
counter were never greater than at
the present moment The recent note
to the powers, the most decided step
yet taken by the principality, was
dictated not only by the alarming re-
ports OF wholesale massacres an de-
vastation daily arising, but even more
by the indifference of the powers to-
wards the severity of Turkeys repres-
sive measures.
People here condsider that the anx-
iety of the powers seems to be mani
tested chiefly in repeated admonitions
to the porte to suppress the revolu-
tion with all speed and energy. Tele-
grams from Constantinople appear in
this evenings papers asserting that
the ambassadors had urged the SUI
tan's government to suppress the in
surrection without any considerations
of mercy, and not to hesitate to burn
and destroy the villages or take any
bAhtA oNSlS MhiNA AAA6ub bS NNNANN
necessary.
Warned by previous disastrous ex-
periences. the revolutionary leaders
have decided to adopt only guerilla
tactics In Eastern Macedonia. The
policy Of occupying twons and villages
has proved a mistake. as 1t has usu-
ally resulted in Turkey re-occupying
the villages. destroying everything
and killing the inhabitants, the insur-
gents being hampered in their opera
tons by the women and children. A
guerilla warfare is expected to ex-
haust the Turks much sooner, while
the unhampered bands can move more
easily and more rapidly. 1t is hoped
that the new tactics will result in the
women and children being spared un.
necessary dangers.
The insurgents now have nearly
1000 men armed with rifles in Eastern
Macedonia, and thousands OF peasants
are ready TO join their forces when a
general rising has been proclaimed.
The Bulgarian government is report
ed to have protested against Austria's
action in intercepting the 10,O00,00C
cartridges ordered in Hungary foI
which Bulgarian money has been paid
TO the contractors.
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
Pennsylvania Feud Victim pead.

uniontown, Pa. Sept 15.--Bnl Tur-
ner, the old fighting mountaineor, wAo
was shot last Thursday night by one
supposed to be James Swaney, at hay
dentown, died after a game struggle.
A few minutes before his death he in
sisted on dressing, and five minutes
before he died he walked to the out
side door. saying he was going home.
He was led back to bed. whore he sat
up, conscious until death came. The
eoroners jury found that death result
ed from a bullet wound from a revolver
IN the hands Of James Swaney and
held him for the grand jury. The feud
dated back to the 70s. when the two
first Quarreled over pretty mountain
lassie
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
Bank oncers convIctsd.

New York, Sept 15.-The jury in the
case OF the officials OF the Mercantile
Cooperative Bank Of Red Bank. N. j..
on trial at Freehold. N. D.. on charge
of causing the failure Of the bank.
brought in verdict of guilty against
John w. Newbury, president OF the
bank, and Rudolph Newman. It's cash
Ter. Augustus L. Patterson. an employo
In the bank. was acquitted.
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
NUGGETS OF NEWS


The fall army nanoouvres at Fort
Riley. Kan. viii be held from October
is to 27.
The 22d national encampment OF the
ssus OF Vetera-s is II session at At
lantic City. r ].
Secretly Hitchcock left Washington
for his summer home at Dublin. N H.
to s"end several weeks.
Allentown Pa.. boiiernakers are on
str2As for a nine-holr day at IS cents
an hour. instead OF % ce@ts, as now
paid
jose oimario, convicted o. murder In
the second dcsr-e at N1lliar sport Pa.
was sentenced to 20 years imp. ison-
ment
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
BUSlnESs CARDS
JAMESF. WOOD &CO..
Experts in Heating
and VentiIaiiOn...
Telephone I2O, Wilmington, Del.
GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD AND
wAsHih2Toh,
Personally Conducted Tour ia renn.
sylvania Railroad.

The tour .yili leav, New York 7.55
A. m. and Philadelphla 1870 D. m,
Saturday. September 2s. in charge of
Pennsylyar "a Railroad Tourist Ascent
and VIII COY er a period o. six days.
a experienced chaperon. whose es-
pccial charg vs. be unescorted ladies.
viii ac company the party throughout.
fo .nd-trip tickets, covering transDor-
tation. carria-e drives. and -lotel ac-
1in-locqtioRs. win be solo at the ex-
ucnely low lac of t22 from New
York $fi rom Trenton. sl9 from Phil
adv;phi'-, and pr portfonats rates from
otLer points.
- iu~erarics and full informau,l
apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agcnf.
2es J-ifth Avenue. Nfw York: com.
street. BROOKLYN; 10 Bread street
Newark. y. j.; or aSdiess Geo. ".
Hssd. General raNerxe~ agent
Breed ssest s;tesisa4 .asassSQsL.
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
NEGRO DEFENDS LYHCHINe
Baptist MiTlstsr Declares Some Crimes
Deserve Cruel Punishment.

Baptist MiTlster Declares Some Crimes
Deserve Cruel Punishment.
Newark, n j., Sept 15.-At the col
ored conference held in the Eethany
Baptist Church here Rev. J. G. Love.
pastor OF the Union Baptist Church.
Of Montclair. defended lynching. Mr..
Love declared that the crimes Of Ger,
tain southern negroes we're such as to
call for the most severe and cruel pun.
ishment
The Rev. r. A, Motley, Of Jersey
City, who has been spending some
time visiting in the south, said;
The trouble is that you people here
in the north are fretting yourselves
to death about the negro in the south.
while the negro there is contented and
happy"
Evening journal., 1903-09-15

He-If you insist upon it, suppose it
is all over between us; but wish you
would return my letters.
She-Why. you are not afrdiC shall
make use Of them to your disadvan-
tage?
He-No. but I've got my eye on an
other girl. and could use thJn writ
ing 70 h1 you know,
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
100000 STOCKINGS MI,slnc

Philadelphia, Sept. Is. - Following
closely in the sensational disclosures
of a counterfelting plant inside the
walls Of the Eastern Penitentiary. IL
was learned that a shortage of s00.-
600 stockings had been discovered in
the stocking department. They dis.
appeared since the 1st of the year.
Evening journal., 1903-09-15
MANAGER WANTED.

Trustworthy lady or gentleman TO
manage business in this County and
adjoining territory for well and favor
ably known House OF solid financial
standing $1,000 straight cash salary
and expenses. paid each Monday by
check direct from headquarters. EN-
pense money advanced; position per-
manent. Address Manager, 6lo Mo-
non Bldg, Chicago, III.