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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-25
THE MURDER OF MISS scHAFER.
Bedford, Ind, Police Still Without
Clue to Perpetrator

A dispatch from Bedford. Ind. last night
says: The mysterious murder of Miss Sarah
Schafer remains unsolved and few develop
ments have aided in establishing any clew.
A we'll known young man of this city, who
is a member of the senior class at the
State University at Bloomington. was
closeted today with Detective Halpin and
other officers. He explained his whereabouts
on the night of the murder
The letter written 10 Chicago by Miss
Schafer was to Mrs. Frank Cross. her Sis
ter In this letter. according to Mrs. Smith
and Miss Love, who roomed with Miss
Schafer, the dead girl complained of the
conduct of this young man in attempting to
kiss her.
The murdered girls parents do not ac-
cept the opinion of the police that the muir
der was the result of a lovers quarrel.
They assert that they know nothing of
love affair tetween their daughter and any
young man. A telephone message was re-
ceived today by the officials from woman
in Louisville the import of which was that
if they would see her ''she would give them
information concerning the murder of Sa-
rah Schafer" Marshal Russell and Sheriff
Smith have left for Louisville.
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with Jewels. was barely given a second
glance. He did indeed, test its strings with
thumb and finger, but the condition of it's
sounding board was apparently of more i'm
portance than the curious beauty of its
workman ship
Finally he carried the guitar to corner
of the room. and, piling up some cushions,
settled luXuriously among them and pro-
ceeded to make himself acqua nted with the
workings of the screws that regulated the
strings of the instrument. Five minutes
later and he struck a chord. and then an
other, and from that the rest was easy; for
soon strange. weird melodies came Sob
bing out into the quiet room, now soft and
low like grooming lullaby anon swelling
loud and high, with Earring discords leap
ing in to strive with harmony; with Shf1ekS
and groans and all the savage press of bat
tie; and then-a single bell-like note of vic
tory.
farther purdah lifted quietly, and Loda
stood there, listening and watching. She
marked him he sat, from head to foot
the easy grace of his dress. the rhythmic
sway of his body to that weird music-aye
she marked him we'll. and her heart beat
strangely; for verify, this was no cold doc
tor man, and-and--
She gave a little cry half of fear, for the
man had caught sudden glimpse of her,
and came to his feet with a bound, jarring
the strings of the guitar to harsh discord
He stood bent forward with staring eyes and
parted lips, with breath suspended, in his
eager scrutiny; and then one word, a name,
fell from his lips, with soft and tender in
fection-"Soondaii'
Something in the name caught at her
heart and drew the blood away from her
cheeks but she controlled her emotion
quickly as the man advanced toward her.
He dropped to his knees and touched the
hem of her robe to his forehead. and so re-
manned, motionless.
She laid her jeweied fingers on his turban
and drew away apace, her voice sounding
| thin and faint as she addressed him.
Rise. prince: why kneelest thou to me -
May, Thakurani" he cried; forbid me
| in my dreams / always knelt."
'Dost thou know who ann?
Aye; thou art called-called-yes, Loda,
the Chand XII Beti.''
Then why didst thou cali me 'Soondai ~
Forgive me- Loda Bal: 1t was thy dream
name, and I haye-haye loved thee by 1t.
| Forgive me- Thakurani: did but dream.
May. surely, my lord, thou hast honored
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mans story enlightened her to the posi-
bility that there was another side to this
cold doctor mana subjective side, that
was eagerly seeking expression and profit
ing by her domination of the objective
While she stood watching him the
golden hand of the disk back of her slid
from the House of Libra into that of
Scorpio. and she realized that the hour for
the crucial test had co:ne.
Drawing back her flowing sleeves and
STOPPING beside him, she placed the ends
the base of his nose Then for Il few mo-
mentS she made circular vibratory mo-
ton, her own eyes shut tightly and her
breath coming and going with long
drawn sibiiant intonation
The gold hand slurred at it's first warn
ing in Scorpio, and the girl rose up and
spoke in low, impressive voice. gazing
meanwhile fixedly between the doctor $
eyes
when the hand holds fast IN Scorpio-
the house of thy power-thou wilt awake,
o Rama Lalkura, and remember all the
lessons l have taught thee-and for The
time forget all else. Thou wilt live thy
true life-until the dawn-and then rest
again, till once more my voice awakens
thee. Remember. When the hand holds,
awake!'
After she left the room the silence was
but family broken by the tinkling of the
distant water and the restless slurring of
the golden hand, still influenced by the
house of Libra which 1t had left but every
moment drawing farther into Scorpio.
Five minutes-ten-a quarter of an hour
and then there came tiny silver chime and
a sharp short click from the silver disk.
The hour of Scorpio had arrived!
The man on the couch lay still couple
of seconds longer. Then there was sud
den start. of a sleeper who has over
slept and the brown arms flung out con-
valsively. while the mans whole body
writhed as though in sudden torture. He
grasped the pillows savagely. then sprang
ALL
in disorder about him, and he stood there
like some wild thing at bay. staring wide
and clutching nervously at the sheets that
had dragged with him from the bed. BY
and by he let them drop and began to feel
his body curiously, touching his chest, his
arms. his thighs. pinching them ever with
a sort of awed wonder. And then a low cry
burst from his lips, AT last."
His arms went out and up in an excess
of emotion. while his body shivered like
man struck suddenly with a palsy But
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me-art thou not a prince?"
Aye Chand XII Beti. 1 am Rama Lalkura
of Bhaitypore,' he exclaimed. rising: 'and
thou hast been Soondai, the White Pearl,
since even the beginning
But art thou dreaming still, my lord;
know not thy Soondai. l am Lola the
Egyptian, and so have been since my BIRTH
as all men will tell thee
He looked at her curiously, doubtfully
as sometimes Mahommed was wont to look
aye, as though striving to read her Alright
then with gesture of submission he eX-
claimed What matter Thakurani-Soondai
or Loda? Thou has called me and l am
here to do thy will
''Dost speak from thy heart my lord?"
the girl asked, "or is this poetry, to match
with thy music?"
than to ask; besides, surely thou doubtest
not music and song?"
NAY, / tell thee 1 know thee not. and
am not 'Soondai;' and as for music-weh
will tell thee if I doubt ii when thou hast
sung to me- Come, let as go hence into a
brighter room. and thou shalt speak to me
with thy music.
They passed into the room where he had
watched beside her that first night. She
eyed him closely they came in, but his
face was passive, and if he recognized the
room he certainly gave no sign
The chair where he had smoked and dozed
was there, drawn close to the diyan, and
the tabaret with the tobacco, the cordials
and the array of curious colored drinking
glasses-all was as it had been before But
when the girl lay back on the divan the
man ignored the chair and seated himself
sedately among the cushions that Uttered
the floor at her side
'eWhat shall sing, Chand XII Bet? What
is thy peasure?
And Loda answered impulsively. Sing
me song of thy Soondai, that may judge
whether to be jealous or no..
He began with no hesitation one OF those
dreamy oriental prose poems, accompany
ing it with low minor chords that aided
the expression wonderfully. now tender and
sweet with the scent of the rose garden.
and anon rumbling deep with Yamma. the
Judge Of the dead and his voice came rich
and full as he half recited, half sung
THE SONG OF THE ROSES.
On a SIMMER night. long. long ago.
walked In my garlen--ceol and gray.
The pale cold moon was shedding her mystic light
On Neem and Peepul-
And the scent Of roses and jasmine
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nett Isaac Birch, Ellery ]. Burt. Frank A.
Butts, Henry p. CatteH william w. Cnam-
bers. Fred NJ. Detweiler David @. Dixon,
Robert b. Donaldson George w. Evans.
Weston Flint, James M. Fowler. Henry
Franc, Adam Gaddis. George H. Gaddis.
Joseph Gawler, George Gibson. John #.
Gibson, Thomas A. Gibson. Max Goldsmith,
William H. Griffin. Charles w. Hancock.
Robert w. Hardy. Abraham Hart. Theo-
dOre Hausman, James E. Henner, Warren
I. Kinds. Milton j. Hull. James A. Hunter.
Albion b. Jameson. William NJ. Jones.
Charles #. Keefer. Robert s. Lacey.
Angus LAmond, James Lansburgh. John
g. Larowe. James B. Littlewood. Charles
ID. A. Loeffler. Daniel J. Logan. Eben s. Nc
Macarty, Henry s. Merrill Henry Nor
gan. William H. Norton. William w.
Nottingham. Isaac Pearson, Luther
II. Posey Samuel III. Robinson. Richard
Rothwell. James A. Rutherford John H.
Small. jr., Francis H. Smith. James d.
Smith. William M. Somerville John p. Stew
art. William d. Swan. William b. Thomp-
son, William E. Todd, James s. Topham,
John A. Travis. John Tweedale, John N.
Walker, William p. Wetherell. Edward M.
Willis James Woodward, John r. Wright
and William H. Harrison of Laurel, Md.
Among the deaths were;
John Henderson. jr., w. S. Oliver J.
Claude KEEPER, Victor F. Montgomery. DR.
George A. White. Claude F. King William
II. Yerkes, jr., Thomas p. Morgan. Frank
II. Hosford, Clyde ]. Nichols and Grant P.
Travis
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U. S. sH1PBu1LD1Na COMPANY.
Terms of Reorganization Offered M,
Schwab by the Opposition.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: One of the bondholders. who has
been prominently associated with the oppo-
sition to the Schwab interests in the United
States Shipbuilding Company's reorganiza-
ton, said no proposal offered by Mr..
Schwab or the Schwab interests can be
listened to or considered unless he agrees
to these three things:
First-The invalidati of certain bonds
Mr.. Schwab now holds, amounting to about
10000 600.
Second-rhe election of new board OF
directors, of which Mr.. Schwab is not to
have control for three years.
Third-Placing the trust on it's feet by the
issuance of $3,O00.060 bonds, ready money
for which would be needed. which Mr.
Schwab wants to take a a 20 per cent dis
count, or at 50, but which he must take at
par.
IF Mr.. Schwab cannot take up these
three proposals no compromise is possible. -
said the bondholders. Mr.. Schwab has
had this offer under considera ton, or at
least he has heard of it, but he has made
no answer to it,
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in moment he controlled himself and sat
the edge of the couch frowning and
muttering in low whisper, with now ana
again quick glance of mingled curiosity
and fear Next the tinkling of the water
attracted him and he started up. but on
his way caught sight of the clothes lying
on the table. He lifted the white linen
dhotee curiously. then nodded. and passed
on through the curtain to the bath. In
side he paused irreSolute moment. then,
raising his hands any eyes toward the light
ed dome. he whispered hOarsely: Forgive
me, brother. 1t was fated to be, but for
give me. / will give thee back thine own.
l swear it-thy body and place and name
intact urhurt Brother, I swear it. And
thou--lo, thou art weary Rest thee, broth
err for little time. till fulfill my destiny. y
He flung away his sleeping robe and
stepped down into the cool scented water.
having his body and giving great contented
signs. Every moment now he seemed to
grow and expand: the startled look was
gone from his eyes and. they were bright
and flashing; his movements lost their
nervousness and grew more and more
determined AS he rubbed down with
big Turkish towels. his fingers touched
the birthmark on his chest; thrill went
through him and he fairly leaped toward
the mirror that was set in the marble wall.
he examined the mark closely for a mo-
ment, then out went his arms once more
In the gesture that seemed to come so
easily to him. and there was dominant,
/
again:
AT last-at last. After many years.
He had brought the clothes to the Intel
or the room and now proceeded to robe
himself. deftly and with never falter-
even the puggaree arranged itself easily
into graceful folds. though 1t is fact that
Doctor Meredith had never even seen one
tied, let alone having done 1t himself, and
Is far from an easy matter to the I'M
initiated.
Then came lazy rest on the divan and
long whfffs OF smoke from the hookah, the
chillum In the pipe mixing pleasantly with
the suggestion of incense that hung about
the place. Later he passed back into the
outer room and wandered to and fro exam
lining his surroundings with keen interest.
Now and again he would handle some ar
ticle curiously. as though unfamiliar with
4, and these. too, the more apparently com
monplace. modern German guitar, for
instance, came In for a most thorough and
interested examination, while wonderful
old saringi. fretted. carved and incrusted
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STUDENTS FORCED TURNsTILE.
Now the Seniors at Armour Institute
Must ApologiZe.

A dispatch from Chicago yesterday says:
Eighty-five students of Armour Institute,
comprising practically the entire senior
class, have been suspended until they
apologize to a ticket seller at the 18th street
station of the ALLEY L. railroad. ma
jority of them, 1t is said. have agreed to
apologize.
The students. who were on their way
downtown to have a class picture taken,
broke down turnstile at the station, form
ed a flying wedge, and charged up the
stairs, and later created a riotous disturb
ance on an elevated train.
DIR. f. w. Gunsaulus. president of Ar
mour Institute. today said:
1T is time this riotous spirit Is checked.
What the boy is allowed to do the man will
think he has right to do. Chicago is
suffering from a lack of discipline. Some
of its great disaste trace directly to that
cause"
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DO NOT DIFFER ON THE TARIFF.
Gov. Cummins Tells Of His Talk With
the President.

A dispatch from Des Moines. Iowa. says:
Governor Cummins, who has returned from
Washington, states that there was no diff
ference between himself and President
Roosevelt on the tariff issue.
1.-The republicans of Iowa are intelligent
and know what they want he said THE
convention should, and 1 assume it will.
elect delegates who are in harmony with
the views of majority of the members of
the convention and send them to Chicago
to carry into effect. so far as they are able,
the prevailing sentiment of the state.
Il had a long talk with the President. but
a have not a word to say upon that phase
of my trip, save this: There has never been.
and is not now. so far as l am aware. the
slightest difference of opinion between the
president and myself respecting the tariff
or reciprocity, and no such supposed diff
ferences were ever mentioned in any con-
versat ton 1 ever had with him.
He knows the republicans of Iowa are
for him. and all that he wants is that their
delegation in the national convention shall
be his friends.
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Mixed in with the shimmering whiteness.
Oh. my Garden of Delight!
Oh. Soopdai-Soondai
l had left my restless couch.
Full of vain longing after thee
A bulbul singing in the thcket called me forth
Called forth to the silvery moonlight
And the roses.
And the Of the
Filled the whole world cloyngly.
Oh. my Garden of Delight.
oh. SoondaiLSoonda
Crowned with them and ROBBED in trailing white.
Or was-it but a phantasy OF moonlight
That beaccned me that night.
As wandered with the burden of my longing,
Seeking easeI
Oh my Garden of Delight
Oh Soondai-Soondai-
To- heart of my heart have sought thee
Followed the breath of thy fragrance,
Wherever 1t scented the air
Since thou ddst call me. Beloved.
From out OF the cluster of roses
The lang rous roses
Which thou ddst caress.
Oh my Garden of Delight!
Oh Soondai-Soonda
have wrestled with Yamma, the Judge of the
And plunged from the earth
Down like a pumnet to hell
/ have struggled with Indra. and sought thee in
In the realms of the sun and the and the
stars.
OH my Garden of Delight!
Oh. Soondai-Soondai.
All, heart of my heart.
Speed not SO fast pray thee
Linger again midst the roses
That may touch parched lips
To the hem of thy robe-just once. Beloved.
Ere / go hence To Yamma; for 10!
/ am faint and weary with longing.
Oh, my Garden of Delight!
Oh. Soondai-Soondai.
The song ceased but the music fingered
wistfuliy, as il loath to go. And the singer
dropped his head toward the divan. lower
and lower, till he rested his cheek on the ,
1nA hx.~,. of ffa e~-r ~ tf,1
Loda forbade him not. She leaning
forward on her elbows staring out of great
wide eyes-back, back into the forgotten
past.
And SO they sat on with the ghostly
refrain of the song still lowering over
them. And then Loda came back from her
dead with a shudder. She touched the
singer gently-almost tenderly-but he lay
inert, heavy with sieep-for 10. the dawn
had come.
Go be continued tomorrow)
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letter from Valdes tells Of Russian
priests dominating a large portion of the
population of western Alaska. forbidding
the teaching of the English language to
those under their control. and generally en-
deavorng to Russianize the natives of that
section of Alaska.
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Mine months figures and estimate for closing
quarter Of the year. -.
ELEVEN months figures and estimate for last
month OF the year.
1t will be seen from study of the above
tables that the United States In 1919 stoou
at the bottom of the list of the four great
exporting nations of the world. that at tae
end of the next decade it had, advanced one
place. a decade later still another place.
and in 1903 stood at the head of the list OF
the worlds greatest exporter of domestic
nrOdllctS.
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Manchuria Railway ties are now coming
from Siberia and Japan in considerable
quantities. and 1t will not be possible Tor
our country to compete for the trade,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-25
THE GREATEST EXPORTER.
This Country Stands at the Head OF
Billion-Dollar Countries.

The United States again stands, at the
close of the calendar year 1903, at the head
of the list of worlds exporting nations. 50
far as relates to the expectation OF domes-
tic products This fact is shown by a series
of tables just presented by the Department
of Commerce and Labor through it's bureau
of statistics.
There are only three 'billion-dollar coun-
tries." considered from the standpoint of
expectation of domestic products. and they
are in the order of the magnitude of their
exports the United States. the united king
dom and Germany. In the calendar year
1903 the exports of domestic products were:
From the United States, H,45I. $50, 1883 in
value: from the united kingdom. s., 41o.611,-
552: from Germany the figures for the tuil
year have not been received. but an exam
ina ton of the figures of the year for which
statistics are available juStifeS an estimate
of 81, 10000 coo.
1t is only within very recent years that
the United States has taken her place at
the head of the list of worlds great export
ers of domestic products In 1919 the ex-
ports of domestic products by the world s
great exporting nations were as follows:
United Kingdom ~ go 80 400
France 10 90 90
United states. -.-.''-- '''-''
In 1888 the domestic exports of these four
countries stood as follows:
limited Eips,lee: ......... 81 ,O3I .124 900
Germany ........ CSC. 551 600
Irnitad states . GT3. 500. sg3
France ......... 500. 900, 900
In 1885 the domestic exports OF the Tour
countries were as follows:
United Kingdom Observation-Disclosures 81 100. 452. 900
tinted States .......... S87, 742. 415
carmapv ...... 7S9. CSC, 900
France observation-disclosures. 65i 100. 900
In 1903 the relative rank of the four coun-
i,,t ha at domestic
ucts was as follows:
limited States 81, 457 $50. 1888
iT.jted Kingdom ................ .4l5, 6l7 ,552
sCerm.nv ........... / 200 900. 900
4Erance observation-disclosures. S12, 600. 900
Mine months figures and estimate for closing
quarter of the year. -.
ELEVEN months figures and estimate for last
month OF the year
1t will be seen from study or the ABOVE
tables that the United States in 1879 stood
IL Of tho list of the four great
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-15
Goats at the worlds Fair.

Chief F. d. Coburn of the worlds fair
department of live stock has received
an application from John W. Fulton,
secretary of the American Angora Goat
Breeders association, for date for a
public sale of Angoras under the aus
pieces of that association during the pc
Rod of the displays of goats at the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition. The world S
fair classification gives the Angora goat
much larger recognition than has been
accorded to it at any previous show, al
lotting to the breed $3410 for 1873 cash
prizes. 1t is possible for single buck
to win $3.50 and to aid in winning $500
additional of exposition money, togeth-
er with diplomas, special prizes, etc. A
more active interest in the milk goat
has been developed through the atten-
ton paid to that animal in the worlds
fair live stock classification. It has
been suggested to breeders that the
exposition's shows at st. Louis will
afford an opportune occasion for the
organization of a milk goat register as
ISOLATION. This has so far received the
unanimous approval of the breeders
concerned, and preliminary organiza-
has been made.-National Stockman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-15
SHEEP FEEDING.
Results of Experiments nj the Nom
tana Agricultural Station.

Results OF Experiments ut the Nom
tana Agricultural Station.
For lambs screenings proved the
cheapest and most efficient grain ra-
ton, followed by mixed grain, wheat,
barley and oats in the order named.
The lambs ate 2.O5 pounds Of clover
and 81 pounds of grain a day, while
the wethers ate 3.22 pounds of clover
and 300 pounds of grain.
The lambs averaged .263 pounds gain
in live weight day, or 25 pounds for
the full term of the experiment. The
wethers averaged .238 pounds per day,
or q % pounds for the ninety five
days.
The lambs ate S.03 pounds of clover
and 81 pounds of grain for each
pound Of increase in live weight The
wethers ate 1349 pounds of clover and
1888 pounds of grain for each pound of
increase.
Each pound Of increase in live weight
put upon the lambs cost 4.49 cents,
while each pound of increase on the
wethers cost 63 cents.
Lambs kept without food or water
for twelve hours shrank nearly per
cent. Wethers similarly treated shrank
per cent in weight.
In shipping to Chicago each lamb
shrank IA pounds, or re per cent On
the average for three years they shrank
S.3 per cent of their shipping weight.
The wethers lost 10.4 pounds each, or
II per cent of their shipping weight,
or, for two years, rs per cent of their
shipping weight.
For the past winter it cost on the av-
erage IS cents to ship and sell each
lamb at Chicago and $1.16 for each
wether. On the average for three years
it cost rs % cents to ship and sell one
lamb and $1.161a to ship and sell one
wether.
The net price received for the lambs
(. O. b. Bozeman was $5.57 per 10O
pounds live weight and for the wethers
$4.7S per 100 pounds.
The profit, or return for money in
vested and pay for the labor, on each
lamb by shipping to Chicago was 1924
and the profit on each wether was
$3.50. Or, taking the results of the
practical feeder and charging % pei
cent for the labor cost of feeding, the
return on the investment was $500 fol-
the lamb and $3.50 for the wether.
| In the slaughter test the lambs dress
ed 54.S per cent and the wethers dress
ed 81 per cent of the live weight a.
Chicago.-F. B. Linfeld, Montana.