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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-16
THE NATURAL LANGUAGE OF
 ANIMALS,

The cries of animals are species of
 natural language. The older gram marians, remember, taught us that crying, weeping, laughing, etc, were ex-
 amples of natural language; they were expressive of feeling natural to men,
 and were understood by all intuitively. The origin of spoken, or artificial lan-
 guage, as it is called is large subject, and do not propose to enter upon it;
 but presume that all forms of natural language, including the cries of beasts
 and birds, are, as the term implies natural to them, that is, born with them; and the specific cry of any species must be determined by some peculiari- ties of the vocal organs in that species. For example, a crow croaks, and a rooster crows, because by the peculiar lstructure of their vocal arrangements, they can utter those sounds more readily than any other. Yet, by train- ing, and effort, some of the lower crea- i tion become able to initiate and repro- duce other sounds than those most natural to them, just as the first natural outcries of the infant give way through to the myriad utterances of artificial language.
 l The bawling of cow and roar of Ilion are different sounds, and, as things lstand now, the sound uttered by one of these animals would be quite impossible | to the other; yet, as I read Darwin, either of these outcries might in time come to be the natural cry of the other. brought to live peacefully together, and ! to the lion it should become apparent l that the voice of the COW would be of great value to him, say in the matter of securing his food, there is no reason to doubt that he might in the course of time, from effort transmitted from gen. eration come at length to possess the dulcet notes of the COW.
 If the giraffe which was originally only large antelope, has developed his high forequarters, his elongated neck,
 and his long, flexible upper lip, from his
 efforts to browse on the higher branch
 es O. the trees; and if the founder,
 which when young has its eyes in the sides of it's head, as any well-regulated
 fish would be expected to have, is also
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-16

These internal fittings cost good deal of money, yet it ought to be devoted to the strengthening of the internal eff ciency, and not to increasing the num- bers.
 Another cause of constant complaint by officers is the almost permanent in- crease of their expenses, for additions, etc., to their uniforms, formerly so sim pie. An imperial order has just been published directing them to wear shoul- der straps on their great-coats. This measure, after the pattern of the great coats of Russian officers, is secretly much resented by the officers, not only because it will cause expense, but also because it is very inconvenient, since the straps on the tunies underneath will suffer siderably.-Berlin Corres- pondenee London Spectator.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-16

Another zoe. Bralslns pn Railroad Gambling the Health Kestorsr of s
 Third-Kns Flying aud Bubble
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a .1s a
 ETHE- GERMAN A RMY

It is noteworthy that the recent seam dals in the German army are now be- ing commented on by retired officers. A Capt Clausen has written a pamphlet,
 Mark Time.'' in which he says that both officers and non-commissioned officers are no longer what they were, and that change must be made if the efficiency of the army is to be kept up. He suggests a reduction in the number of lieutenants in order to enable a more careful selection of their successors to be made, and a raising of the status of non-cominissjoned officers in such a way as to render possible their promotion to sergeant lietenants, who would be able to take the place of retiring officers. The expansion of the army during the last few years has been so rapid that the creation of a proportionate corps of officers has been impossible. Capt. Clausen's pamphlet means nothing more
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-16
APPOINTED.

S. O. Preston, probation officer of the New Haven police court, has been ap- pointed probation officer of the superior court in this city on nomination of State Attorney Williams.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-16
District of New Haven, ss. Probate coult.

District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court,
 January 15. 190z ESTATE OF ANN GAVAN. late of New Haven, in said District, deceased.
 Warren D. Judson, Administrator having made written application for an order au- thorizing and empowering him to sell and as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears. it Is
 ORDERED, That said application bc heard and determined at Court of Pro- bate to be held at New Haven, in said Dis. ten o'clock In the forenoon, and that publru notice of the pendency of said application and of the time and place of the nearing thereon, be given by publishing this order three times in some newspaper having q circulation in said District.
 LIVINGSTON w. CLEAYELANp, i16 St Judge
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-16
WoMEN,s COATS.

WOMEN'S COAlS. a About 100 Wnmen's fine Goats in black castor and taiis, ill every popular style and materials regular prices $149S, $1e98 and $17sS Anni- vefsary Sale Price. e....................... S9.98 Ladies' kersey Coats, up-to-date styles in black and castor, good quality, sS.5O value . ss........ ........ $498 The s179s Coats at $1o.98. The s1ssS at S1198. The s2O.0o Coats now s12.9s. OUTING FLANNEL KIMoNAS, DRESSING
 SAcQuES AND BATH ROBES.
 LONG kIMoNAs, $1.e5.
 Heavy imported stripe German Flannel double yoke back and front; worth s249 and S2.99 now .......-.................. .S185 GERMAN FLANNEL BATH ROBES Persian pattern, satin trimmed, fancy collar worsted cord grdle, neck and waist; worth S2.9S, now .........,....... .............$ $2.39
 LONG KlMoNAS. Of Stripe Outing Flannel ............8 85c LONG FLANNELETTE kIMoNAS, $12e. Of handsome Persian figure and striped flan- nelette outing cloth, with either self Persian or cashmere borders Reduced from $1.79 to .$f.29
 DRESSING sAcQUEs, esc. Of heavy outing flannel, handsomely trimmed Value Sl-oo, noW................ ......... .98c Heavy Outing Flannel Kimonas, 98c; worth s1.50.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-16
pRryK MAD CAUSING rpnr~r,r

TIoCty,55 .N1lJ Na auSIIVu OUbIlE. ence of liquor, Edward c. Frederickson was abusive and caused trouble in the vicinity of the corner of Putnam and Edgar streets. He was arrested and charged with drunkenness and greach of the peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
Uncertainty Over War Out
look Restricts Operations.
BONDS ARE IRREGULAR
RAILROAD STOCK NEGLECTED,
BUT HELD WELL ON RALLY.
Industrials Advance Above Yesterdays
Closing-Early Losses Were Well
Reduced Before Closing.

NEW YORK. January 26.-First prices of
stocks showed but few changes from last
night in excess of an eighth. Rises of q
in Sugar and of IS in Norfolk and Western
were the only notable exceptions. The
volume of business was small. the renewed
uncertainty over the war outlook serving to
restrict operations.
Secondary prices were better. but the
markets tendency upward was checked abb
ruptly by large simultaneous selling in
selected stocks. Amalgamated, Sugar.
Peoples Gas, Southern Railway preferred,
Norfolk and Western and Wabash prefer
red reacted a point each. A break in
Reading to below 46 unsettled the MARKET
generally. Buying orders came in at the
lower level. and by II o'clock the early
losses were well reduced.
Prices rebounded again during the second
high hour. but the advance halted at about
the previous high level. Hooking Coal ad-
vanced ~ and Virginia Carolina Chemical
IL. There were losses of TO IL in Sloss-
Sheffield Steel, Twin City Rapid Transit,
Locomotive preferred and Pacific Mail The
market was advancing again at noon.
Bonds were irregular.
The suspension of the earlier selling
caused bull demonstrations in several ac-
tive specialtieS again. Sugar Realty pre-
ferred and Locomotive were taken in hand
and advanced from rs to 2% above yester-
days closing. Railroad stocks were neg
leeted, but held well the rally. Min
neapolis st. Paul and Sault Ste Marie
common and preferred, and Kansas City
Southern preferred We're Ia to 17s lower
The movement of prices during the after
noon was very narrow and speculation be-
came dull and spiritless. Western stocks
were firmly held and the equipment
stocks also found increasing buyers. par
ticularly Locomotive. which touched 21
Sugar and Realty preferred fell off from
their top prices. North American advanced
on deciar sion OF an increased dividend
but Immediately lost about half the rise
Third Avenue advanced q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
HOPE ABOUT GIVEN UP.
Experienced Miners Say There is No
Chance for Entombed Men

PITTSBURG, January 26-The last hope
for the lives of any of the 1S4 men en-
tombed in the Harwick mine of the AL
legheny company two miles from Ches-
wick, Pa. was given up today when George
w. Scheetz. manager of the mine, admitted
that he believed that not one of them would
be brought up alive.
SelWyn M. Taylor. who lost his life while
in rescue work in the Cheswick mine, while
endeavoring to save other lives, ranked
among the very first of the mining engi-
neers of the Pittsburg district and of the
country at large. Through his profession
he had attained wealth and honor.
He was president of the Midland Coal
Company, but the greater part of his work
was as chief engineer and consulting engi-
neer for concerns in which he had no per-
sOnal financial interest. He is survived by
a widow and StepSon.
committee from the United Mine Work
ers. consisting of M. Kerrigan, Thomas
Brown, Andrew Davidson and John w
Fisher all veteran coal miners Is at the
mine to represent the organization Nearly
all of the miners in the Inflated mine are
members of the union and representatives
Will be on the ground until every one is
taken out.
After survey of the ground and the
conditions following the explosion, all Of
the committee agreed that there was little
hope of any of the men being found alive
The general impression among old miners
is that every man died with the flash of
the explosion excepting Coma. M. Nc
Quaide, foreman of the Freeport mine, To-
Gated further up the river, said that there
was no use risking more lives in sending
rescuing parties He was sure that no
one was alive In the mine and that until
the mine had been thoroughly ventilated
there would be danger to any rescuing par
ties who might enter.
George Harvath, who was down in the
shaft with Selwyn NJ Taylor when the
latter lost his life. is the other occupant
of this hospital. He was taken out of the
mine at 1 am. He was suffering from
slight hemorrhages this morning, but it was
thought he would recover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
ON SPECIAL MISSION.
Mr.. Ccnant Negotiating With Italy Re-
garding Silver.

II is learned here that Mr.. Charles A.
Conant. a member of the monetary commits
sion. who is now in Rome conducting ne
gotiations with the Italian government re-
speeding the standardization of silver coin
currency in the orient, is acting under
special Instructions from the Department OF
State lie will visit the principal capitals
of Europe. following the path taken by the
commission a year ago, and results so far
obtained encourage hope of the final sue
cess OF the movement to obtain an interna-
u"nal agreement. This it is expected. will
comprise arrangements for the purchase of
silver bullion within a fixed range of prices
with the purpose of maintaining steady
market and of the parity between gold and
silver in the east.
Prof. jerks, another member of the COM
mission. is at work on similar lines in
China and the Philippines The Philippine
government Is particularly interested in the
success of this undertaking in view OF the
large volume of trade between the archi-
peiago and the mainland OF Asia, in which
silver plays the principal part a medium
OF exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
THE SCEAFER MURDER
REPORT OF DOCTORS WHO MADE
AUTOPSY.

BEDFORD ind. January 26.-Coroner
is expected before the end of the week.
1t will be murder at the hands of an I'M
known person. The autopsy, conducted by
Drs. Emery, Freeland and Short, over the
body of Miss Schafer has been completed
Their report tells of the condition of the
body and concludes:
Zone sandy hair about two inches long
was taken from the right hand presumably
a mustache hair. The weapon used was
blunt"
The Bedford committee on public safety.
consisting of Mayor Smith, President Lowe
of the school board and DIN Bundy,, and
attorney met today to arrange for the con-
tinuance of the search for the murderer.
Tonight the authorities will call together
all newspaper correspondents and order
that there be no publications of confidential
matter that might interfere with the work.
The public schools of Bedford opened to-
day for the first time since the murder.
The high school. where Miss Schafer taught,
will not resume for ten days
Miss Edwina Day. substitute teacher in
the High School. said today that on the
Smith house to see Miss Eva Love, with
whom Miss Schafer roomed. Miss Schafer
was there alone. A short time after Miss
Days arrival a fOotStep sounded on the
porch outside. Miss Schafer became
alarmed, turned pale and exclaimed: ''Who
could want to see me now?" Tremblingly
she opened the door. standing back behind
it until the voice of Mrs. Smith treasured
her. and then she sank into seat ap-
parently greatly relieved. This was early
in the evening At the time nothing was
thought of the incident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
INCORPORATION CERTIFICATES
Small Fees Allowed for Filing Them in
the District.

At the recent meeting of the House COM
mittee on the District of Columbia Chair
man Babcock stated that his attention had
been called to the apparent fact that the
local laws regarding corporations are more
liberal than those of New Jersey, where the
privileges granted are notorious.
Today Mr. Babcock received from John
c. Dancy, recorder of deeds for the District
of Columbia, a letter submitting a state
ment of the number of corporations filing
articles of Incorporation in his Office during
the past year under the provisions of the
District Code. This Is the first authori-
tative statement made public on this SUBJ
ject. 1t shows the manner in which COM
binations have focked to this city for
charters.
The total number of concerns organized
for purely business purposes and fling pa
The given capitalization of these concerns
was $1.54l. 9O1 300. The fees collected on
these instruments amounted to only ST.
031.50
The Commissioners of the District stated
to the House committee last Friday that
the corporation counsel is now engaged in
drafting a larger revenue from the cor
porations organized under the code.
Recorder Daney's letter shows that for
filing and recording the certificate of the
largest capitalized concern last year., the
100000. the recorders office received but
$1.25. The code does not authorize the Of
flee to issue any charter to a corporation.
but merely to give record receipt to
tn person fling the certificate OF incorpora-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
ARGUED FOR CLEAN MONEY"
A Bill Returned to the Treasury With
232 Different Kinds Of Microbes.

Clean money" was argued for before the
house committee on banking and currency
today by Representative Gaines of Ten
nessee. Mr.. Gaines charged that the gov
eminent was. largely responsible for max
ing the paper money of the country ''un-
clean by sending it to China Japan, the
Philippines. Cuba, Porto Rica and other
countries, and 1t should bear the expense
of redeeming it. paying the transportation
charges and all other expenses. MI Gaines
asserted that a single bill which had been
i'll circulation liz Cuba and returned to the
treasury for redemption Contsined 232 diff
ferent kinds of microbes. Physicians of
Philadelphia. he said, had been examining
filthy money III that city. and had declared
it full of germs. Describing how they
might get in their deadly work, Mr.. Gaines
detailed what a man carried i'll his trousers
pocket: His money, car tickets toothpick,
knife. handkerchief, and. in cold wea Their.
his hand. When ne stroked his mustache
or replaced his eyeglasses he ran the risk
of conveying the hungry germ to his nose
eyes.
Chairman Calderhead of Kansas declared
himself in favor of the proposition for
clean money. but no action was taken.
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today and invited him to take part In the
anniversary exercises of that aerie on
March %. The committee had previously
called upon Representative Timothy Sulli-
van of New York. member of the order
to invite him to attend the celebration. and
he accepted. He accompa MED the COM
mittee to the White House and presented
the members The President said that he
would not be able to attend the exercises
but he would be pleased to send a telegram
The committee to the President con-
sisted of p. T. Murphy. Gus BerRier. j. C.
West. William Reinheimer and ]. Baccfg-
alupo. Congressman Sullivan is one of the
high officials of the Eagles
The President received the Michigan edi-
tors now in Washington in the east room.
The eteption was cordial one.
The Service Pension Question.
Gen ]. G. Black of the civil service COM
ission. who was at the White House to-
day. stated that he has not yet discussed
the question of a service pension with the
President, but that he will do so later.
Gen. Black expects to go over the question
in detail with the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
SERVICE PENSION BILL
Republican Leaders in House Agitated
on Subject

The question of whe Their there shall be
service pension bin continues to agitate the
republican leaders in the House Interest
In the subject also prevails among Senate
republicans. The point at issue Is not
whether u service pension bill can be passed
in conformity with the demands of the
Grand Army of the Republic, but whether
1t would be possible to prevent the passage
of such bill in the contingency not yet
decided that its passage might be deemed
unwiSe
The money consideration is the main one
IN connection with this question The re-
publican economists in both houses who are
trying To keep the expenditures within the
revenues are brought face to face with
possibility of the passage of the bill which
would add from $50 900 to $40 600 OOO a
year to the expenditures of the government
In the present outlook for the Treasury De-
partment it is said that such legislation
would definitely preclude a river and ha--
Dor bill, any public building bills. any good
reads lesisla ton, and would necessitate the
pruning OF appropria tons in other direc-
tons.
House republican economists say that If
the bill comes out of the committee on iu-
valid pensions 1T Internationally will go
through the House. No one doubts for a
moment that on the eve of a general cleo
ton. with the fortunes of so many new
members in the balance a pension bill
which has been approved by a committee
and generally demanded by the veterans
throughout the country would pass.
II Is also said by republican senators thai
the bill would pass the Senate Leaders in
both bodies are at present in a quandary
The committee on invalid pensions upon
whom rests the burden of initiating the leg
isldtion. also are perplexed
In the meantime pressure in behalf of the
bill OF the most powerful character contin-
ueS to be exerted. The Congressional Rec
ora teens with petitions from Grand Army
posts throughout the country asking for a
service bill committee from the Grand
Army of the Republic with the commander
ln-chief, Gen. John c. Black, at it's head
has been comforting with republicans at the
capitol The situation is expected to come
to a head within few days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
JAPAN CAN GET MONEY
NATIVE FINANCIERS OFFER AS
sIsTANcE TO GOVERNMENT.

TOKYO. January 26:-The cabinet and
elder statesmen conferred for an extended
period today. They discussed the financial
program In the event of the commencement
Of hostiIities. The Japanese financiers in
general are offering very generous assist
ance. and If is now fully evident that the
government will Be enabled to raise an
enormous amount of money at home, with
out having to place dependence upon Dor
rowing from abroad.
ST. PETERSBURG. January o6.-Refer-
ring to the reported intention of China TO
remain Neutral in case of war between Mus
STA and Japan, the Viedomosti says:
"A direct declaration of war by China
would be much preferable to dubious NEIL
trality compelling Russia to take the same
precautions as in war time without permit
ting an invasion Of Chinese territory"
IF war is declared" the Viedomosti fur
Their asserts, "the, question of Manchuria
could be settled forever by its annexation
as a conquered country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
THE FIGHT IS OVER FORAKER.
IF He is Made Delegate the Trouble In
Ohio Ends.

SpecfaI Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 26--The hght
over the selection of delegates to the Chi
eago convention viii end at once if the
right of Senator Foraker TO a place on the
big four" is conceded as there seems to
be an inclination now on the part of those
who last week opposed that proposition.
Senator Foraker's friends in this matter.
who are by no means confined only to those
who have trained with him politically for
the last six years, contend that Senator
Hanna may give his place on the big four
to George Il. Cox if he SO desires, but he
has no right to give Senator Foraker
place there to Cox or to any one else. 1t is
asserted that neither Cox. Gov. Herrick.
nor ex-Gov. Nash, whom it is proposed TO
put on the big four" can make a good
speech. and ii is held that in order to main
tain the prestige of the state in the national
convention Foraker must be one of the del
eatpS-at-large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
QUORUM NOT PRESENT.
Meeting of the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor.

No quorum was obtained today by the
Senate committee on education and labor
at the meeting called for consideration of
the eight-hour bill. 1t was the unanimous
opinion of the members of the committee
pl esent, however. that in view of the long
hearing Eeld last session it will not be
necessary to continue the hearings at this
time Chairman McComas favored re-
porting the bill and permitting manufac-
turing associations to file briefs later
Samuel Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and members of the
federatlons executive council were present
but were Eot heard. 1t was decided to call
meeting soon to take up the Cullom labor
arbitration bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
SENATOR DANIEL REELECTED.
This Makes His Fourth Term in United
States Senate,
lal Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va. January 26-John w.
Daniel was today elected by the general as
sembly to succeed himself as member of
the United States Senate from the state of
Virginia. This is the fourth time the honor
has gone to Senator Daniel AS on previous
occasions. he had no opposition. He was
declared the nominee by the state commit
tee Of the democratic party last year. no
man entering hts name IN opposition.
Senator Daniel has been identified with
the public affairs of the state since the
early seventies. and has been q public on
GER for more than thirty years. He was
first elected to the house of delegates of
Virginia. then to the state senate. thence to
the lower house of Congress. and eighteen
years ago to the federal Senate.
In 1881 he was a candidate for governor
being the nominee Of tina "funder' wing OF
the democratic party. He was opposed By
Colonel William e. Cameron of Petersburg.
who was elected.