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A Memorable Debauch.

OF the two, Senor Carlos F. Morales,
the Butcher Priest" is giving rather
less trouble to the United States Gov
ernment with his bankrupt republic
than the Little Corporal" of Vene-
Zuela. For the President Of Santo Do
mingo, has the grace to remain passive
while Uncle Sam ponders over his bal
ance sheet. But Gen. Cipriano Castro
refuses TO be kept quiet and1sspends
eighteen and nineteen hours each day
on the task Of furnishing an entertain
ment for the entire civilized world.
During the past few weeks it has been
an exception TO the rule for a day to go
by chat is not Illuminated by one or
more lurid stories under the Venezuela
date line. The responsible business men
of the country who are being ruined BY
Castros South American "frenzed
finance" swear eloquently when his
name is mentioned. But the masses love
him blindly an devotedly. His admin
fstrstion has been a series of glitteripe
spectacles for the mob, and his vehe-
men, harangues delight the excitabJe
patriots.
After his crowning victory in the last
revolution, he gave a free-for-alI spread
at his Mirafiores Palace IN Caracas.
flowed like rivuIets during
the spring freshets and everyone was
welcome to drink his fill. Even the beg
gars on the streets received their quota. |
and ii is reliably stated that before the
sun rose after that night Of revelry the
victims Of the historic debauch far out |
numbered those of the battle that was |
being celebrated
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Continued from Eighth Page1

say Here comes that p T maeeas,e
the boss was 80 much in a hurry IN o,a. .,
AS the instrument licked Off tho -.
the operator became excited
BY crackie,'' he said .tbis i 49,.
Here, boy, rush this up to the rair ~
flee" main oI-
'hls tIne Billy was on his feet He
,oiio"eu the boy into the hall, collared
mi ana TOOK that message away. Incl
ueHtally soaring the youngster out of =
year 5 growth A few minutes later he
nao MED the message in a telegram of
nee ana stayed there until it was off tba
WIRE Then he hurried back To V,asb
ington. "Sii-
me hre burned lower and lower RiIr,,
zen asleep. He never heard Mariorfa
come IN She took off her wraps and
Urn came to the library for a bool, Oh
had lett there. She started when Oh.
Sd" 5lily asleep in the fire light Then
she upt"ed to his side. He was tall,ino
in his sleep. ''>'''s
Marjorie, Marjorie he murmurad
won't you wear these violets? Mnet
get to New York Jim, l say. I killed
The villain with log of wood"
Blily, Billy; do wake up." cried Mo-,
Jorie, touching him on the shoulder ,s
though worked by great spring he wae
or hs feet standing over her in
threatening attitude. She shranl awo,,
from him in alarm.
Billy" she said what is the mat
ter?" -0 maj
Marjorie, at last" and he stretched
out his large hand and eng1lfed her
small fingers.
When did you get back?" she asked
shyly- Then more coura ageousIy: .vreIl
me all your adventures. | only know
from Uncle Jim you saved the marry
II was splendid" and she looked hin,
frankly IN the eyes
But Billy was tired Of adventure and !
wanted to know what she had been do |
ng.
I've had an adventure. too. I almost
orgot il" said Marjorie 1T was !
While | was driving home tonight We |
lad reached that part of an avenue
he first syllable of whose name is a |
writing utensil, which lies between a |
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solve. In word, Castro is the only
genuine trust buster on record. He
has attacked the largest trust of his
acquaintance ard is going about the
task of busting" it with absolute
cheerfulness and entire sang froid.
And II is a var 10 the death he is
waging- With rat going into the details
o1 the intricate controversy, the situa-
ton amounts 10 a delnai:S for s10,0Oo, 0e0
on the part of Castro and refusal to
come across" on the part of the New
York and Bermudez Asphalt Company.
Castro has delivered an I.i1imatu,.l. The
money must be paid or the companys
concessions Will be declared void. If the
company pays this amount, they are
likely to be called upon for more in the
future. In given time the richest trust
could be busted by a man with Cas-
tr"'s energy and capacity foe- spending
mouey.
Ii would be interesting to know what
Morales thinks his friend eyer in
Venezuela. But M -rales says very little.
He lives in denoc.rtic simplicity at the
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ArdoraLagueyyu. Maez0sN

back into the herd and the work of the
morning was thrown away. No; it was
not as bad as that The new system
of economies was being put to prac-
teal test.
In the course Of time almost anyone
can see point. The cattle men con-
cealed their true feelings and inquired
what sum should be paid to accomplish
an examination of the cattle as a drove
instead of one at a time The courteous
officials We're quite willing to prepare
an estimate. In the back room OF a
small liquor store the negotiations were
successfully conducted and certain sums
in bolivars exchanged hands The ship
ments of cattle went on without fur
ther delay, and the Castro system of
economies was a great and glorious
triumph.
The dictator Of Venezuela has a large
store of ideas about economies. In fact
he does not hesitate to attack prob
lens that the combined efforts of the
Democratc and Republican parties OF
the United States Of America cannot
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Come again." said the astonished
Brown. mo; l guess no.. Once will do
FOR me- didn't see anybody smile or
LAUGH, or even applaud"
Laugh or applaud" said Towne.
by gosh, I've been sexton of this
church nigh on to thirty years and
| would Ike TO see them done that ere.
! would have thrown them a'zt Of doors ,"
Of the horse traders OF carlton there
were Bill Stevens. who would trade any
thing from a jackkuife to a horse; Bill
Spur and Chauncey CievelaL5, call
Chance for short II was Stevens de-
light To get into the country store ana
that one. especially Spur or Cleveland
One fail Il menagerie and circus came
through from Southbridge TO Worcester,
passing over the Charlton road. The pro-
One of these camels became footsore and
lay down in front of a Charlton farm
house and refused to bulge.
In vain they coaXed and thrashed: the
camel would Ieot move so the man&eer
of the show asked boy who lived or the
farm If he would take care of the camel
the manager promising that he would
be well paid for it. The boy consented
and the procession went its way,
The boy watched the camel until
nightfan, when the animal got UP. The
boy then led him TO mis- micle's barn
and. boy fashion, hitched him to the
NOW. where VS. stored the best OF Eng
hsh hay. Now a camel is not 4 small
eater. and in the morning it was found
that about q ton of hay had disappeared
but the camel looked as thin and as
poor as ever. The ui.cle was angry and
the boy to take the camel
away.
The boy led the camel into Charlton
village. stopped at the store ana en-
"BiD'' Stevens. who sfrnck
up a trade for the camel. the boy re-
reivlng Il set of dflapidated wagon
wheels, gun without lock and 81
ttaVinS consummated the trade. the boy
returned hCme. much elated
A cold. hard winter followed and
Bill Stevens cast his es.e ruefullv at
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memorandum was to be made On starat,-
60 papeT-and naturally the shippers
must pay Tor the stamps. Merely a de-
la.i-a pare torinaiity that must be com
piled with-a bagateIIe.
Ihen they got down 10 work. Firs.
oi all they were dealing with ..one
steer; item, head; item. a body: item
tan; item, two horns; item, a right
ioreieg' item, a left foreIeg; item a
riRht hndleg; Item, a left hind leg
Color brown; item, a white spof estj-
mated to be two and a half square centi-
meters on the right sh0ulders-at This
point violent quarrel was precipitated
one oniciai though the size overstated
Ahother estimated the measurement a
.uil su taif centimeter larger. Others dif
ie.ed widely in their calculations
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Gcnsral Cortano castro Como
Qoera Rxs10eHtandN Nctutora1
TEHSZOG/d.
GEN. CIPRlANO CASTRO.
President of Venezuela. Z

Born in the mountains of his ma
tive land.
Practically uneducated when elect
ed to legislature. Had never before
worn boots.
Man of iron viii, with both legs
broken he directed the crucial battle
which resulted in his becoming pres
ident, while lying in a litter.
He believes firmly in keeping the
common people contented by giving
them plenty of free concerts and bull
fights
He has never been outside O.. his
own country. One reason why az is
so eager to defy the powers. Re is
astonishingly ignorant of foreign
nations.
He is democratic, has no guards on
the streets, but invariably carries a
revolver.
Castro is an undersized, swarthy
man. showing plainly his Indian
blood
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the camel, who would eat and eat, but
never grew fat Finally, in sheer de-
Spalr, he turned the camel into the lot
early IN the spring to browse for him
self. HIS family had to go on short al
IoWance TO support the camel ..BilI's
felt ike the man DeWolf Hopper sings
ABOUT in Wang with an elephant on
his hands
In vain Biz tried to give him away
When at the store he told his trou5Iss
10 the postmaster, but was informed
th&t 1t served him right. as he shouldn't
nave traded for the animal
In the early spring the farmer hoy re
ceived a letter from The manager OF tn.
SNOW asking him about the cetfnel, and If
II was IN good condition. He said he
would send after him and allow So
week Tor the camels board during the
winter. The boy was in a qua nClary. hut
camel ~
Oh" said Bill; mournfully, don't ask
How How VIII you trade?" asked the boy.
Trade!' said Bill. a little dazed.
Did you say trade? Well I guess I viii
Tor anything you have got -
SO the trade was made and tfe hoy
received the camel The manager sent
on and paid the boy at the rate of s. q
week for the camel's board ali winter,
as the camel was very valuable
The boy told the storekeeper of hi.
Good luck, and one evening when the
store was fun Stevens came after his
mail, and seating himself on nail keg,
proceeded to recite his trading expIoits
that had long since become threadbars.
oh, yes said the storekeeper, YOU
are great trader to let boy fifteen
years old beat YOU.
He didn't. either said Bill
Oh, yes. he did said the storekeeper.
You boarded the camel all winter and
then traded him To the boy in the spring.
The circus man gave the boy 50 a week
for the camel's board and you boarded
him.
Bill jumped about four feet, his eves
bnleed. and he exclaimed, Wei. I VOW"
and left the store. But ne never heara
the last Of 1t, and the story of his drorn-
edary trade was long told il Charlton.
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CHARLES F. MORALES.
President of Santo Domingo.

Born. 1870. in Santo Domingo.
Educated at the College of San.o
Dorr1i:lgo and later in Boston, United
States Of America.
ExtfSd By President Heureaux.
SupHerted Jiminez. who was presi-
dent before him ard who is now an
exile
His salary as president of Santo
Domingo is 5000 year.
He is FIVE feet ten inches tall and
weighs 200 pounds.
His personal bravery IS urdoubted;
ne goes about his capital unarmed
and unguarded.
In his home life he is irreproach-
able.
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"The President Darces,n

While the nations of the world are
sitting UP at night frantlcally endeavor-
Ing TO adjust the Castro methods 10 any
OF their preconceived ideas of South
American democracies and the State
Department officials are wildly tearing
their hair, Castro is ..capering nin1blv
10 the lascivious pleasing of a lutte"
win all OF the prettiest girls, and wine
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HE MALTESE CROSS {:

circle named in honor Of the man who
was not dumb but could nos tell a lie
and a street whose namo is 4: number
which is less than twenty and can he
divided by nine. six, two, and three
but not by four The carriage storned
TO let car go by and a man with .
bandaged head looked In through the
carriage window and said:
Is this Senator Langhorne's car
riage?'
was so startled that l answered
yes Give him this, he said, and
cropped a note into my lap" She held
out TO Billy note marked with Nal
tese Cross. Without waiting for any
ones consent he broke the seal and "a
1t through. *"
Tell me- he said. what was this
man like" '-i'
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d A DAVID HARJJM FARM D
HE old town of Charlton. in Mas
sachusetts, from which many
4 men went out and attained prom

IT HE old town of Charlton, in Mas
sachusetts, from which many
4 men went out and attained prom
inince. was fifty years ago the
mecca for horse traders to such an ex-
tent that had David Harum made his
appearance with a horse and So and
rui' UP against those traders he would
nave had neither horse nor money half
an hour afterward. says the Boston
herald Charlton had the mar who
talked backwards and n town lack
Wit, whose remarkable sayings and do
lnss were equal to thcse of Shakes
pearc's Touchstone. Pascal Wells was
the man who talked backward. One
cold night he appeared at a farmers
house and said: 1T Is going to be a
cold night. and if the sun goes down
with the wind th3 corn will give the
frost a hard oae"
Once in a while he would run short
OF money. and when he wanttd TO bur-
row doila- would ask the storekeeper
Tor loan, saying: Lend me s. ana l
VIII pay half of it now" So he would
would owe but 81.
The lack wit William Towne was
sexton OF the church Tor years, and not
a man, woman, or child dared smile
tenancc on penalty of being reprimand-
cd or elected.
In those days "Coaical Brown" used
to Visit the town every year and give
a concert. One year The town hall had
been burned and he mad to give the
show in the church where William
TrHre was sexton. The church was
crowded and Brown tried to be funny |
but in vain. He sang his comical songs |
but the audience never smiled. There |
stood William Towne. with his elbow |
'esting on the window SILL looking stern |
~ around.
After the show Towne said to Brown:
y ou must come again; you tickled them /
all into kinks"
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eral hours the question was satisfac-
torily settled and the first steer was cor
reCtly catalogued- Then came a dis
pute as to which steer should come next
and another precious hour was lost
During the quarrel the first steer drifted
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A Successful "Trnst kucto- y

me sun shone down fercely on tha
scene Inc cattle became restless and
ti1. i-l Inc steamer whistled impa-
tlehtly every few minutes. The cattle
o"ners Wrung their hands. After sou
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SPEED INDICATORS UNpopu1ap

CTo Be Continued Next Sundavl
Evening star., 1905-10-27
PREPARING COTTON REPORTS.
Director North Tells Of the Secrecy
Observed

The director Of the census has issued the
following statement in reply to the charges
regarding the cotton ginning reports:
..In order to expedite the publication OF
the cotton ginning reports the census office
has this year undertaken the experiment or
compiling them from telegraphic reports
from the county agents, using the individ-
ual ginners' cards subsequently received by
mail to verify the telegraphic summaries.
In this way it has been possible to expedite
the publication Of the semi-monthiy reports
at least one week. For instance, last years
report of cotton gfnned to October IL, cor
responding to the one issued yesterday, was
not made publilcl until November 8.
I'm order to present this earlier report 1t
has been found absolutely necessary to
change the hour of publication from II
o'clock noon to 2 pm, which will hereafter
be the uniform hour for making the report
public. The bulk of the kilograms from our
county agents are not received until the
morning of the compilation, the agents be-
Ing given until the night of the preceding
day to complete their canvasses and file
their messages Some of these agents are
located so far from telegraph offices that
their reports can not be received in this Of
flee before noon, or thereabouts, of the day
of publication. These kilograms must be
arranged by counties and the information
listed on cards before the compilation by
adding machines can be done. 1t is there
fore physical impossibility to compile the
complete report earlier than 2 pm, and I
do not believe that any similar statistical
compilation has ever been accomplished
with greater celebrity.
The entire compilation is carried on in
secluded room, constructed for the purpose,
lighted only by skylight and guarded from
the outside. No clerk Is allowed to depart
from this room and no one to enter it until
the report has been placed upon the wires.
Upon the completion of the compilation the
report Is sealed in this room and delivered
In person to the director at the door, who
takes 1t directly to the telegraph operators.
While have the utmost confidence in all
Of those engaged in this compilation, be-
lieve these precautions are necessary for
their protection, as we'll as my own and
that OF the general public"
Evening star., 1905-10-27
GOVERNORS MEET.
Board Of Managers Of the Takoma
Club and Library,

A meeting Of the board of governors of
the Takoma Club and Library was held
last night at 8 o'clock at the club house
on Oak avenue. Takoma Park. President
Louis P. Shoemaker occupied the chair,
with the following members present: Vice
Presidents DR.. A. V. Parsons and Howard
Fisk. Secretary Ben G. Davis, Treasurer
George A. Warren and J. B. Derrick.
The report of the treasurer was submitted
and approved and showed the finances Of
the club to be in a favorable condition.
Mr.. Davis, chairman Of the entertainment
committee, announced that invitations had
been issued for a Halloween celebration at
for which occasion an interesting program
has been arranged. This is the first of a
series Of entertainments which will be
given by the club monthly throughout the
coming winter. s=s -ea
President Shoemaker made a brief ad-
dress. reviewing the work of the club and
expressing the desire to make the club a
Community affair in which every resident
of Takoma should be member. He spoke
of the many advantages offered by such
q club in a suburban vicinity and expressed
his views looking toward the enlistment OF
new members in the club from the many
new and recent arrivals in the park.
At the request of those present at the
meeting a committee was appointed. COM
posed Of President Shoemaker and Secre-
tary Davis to issue invitations and privi-
Iese cards to the new residents and request
their presence at the social functions to
be given by the club this winter.
Evening star., 1905-10-27
Gallaudet's Stiff Game Tomorrow.

The first big game of the season which
will take place upon the gridiron at Ken
dali Green will occur tomorrow when Gal
laudet College lines up against the team
representing Western Maryland. The team
of Marylanders has been playing a good
article of foot ball this fall and the contest
at Kendall Green will test the ability of the
Gallaudet team to the fullest extent The
Gallaudet College boys this season have en-
gagged in all of their contests with heavier
teams. The first one. with Georgetown Uni
versity. was lost to the representatives of
the Blue and Gray by a score of 10 to o. On
the next Saturday they lined up against
the team of George Washington University
on University Field, with the result that
Capt. Steenerson's men ran up the unex-
pected score of p to o. Then the George
Washington University began to talk over
town what they were going to do to George
town University in the annual game which
caused Coach Reilly to begin to hunt for
available timber In the college for the foot
ball team Last Saturday Gallaudet lined
up against the team of Virginia Polytechnlc
Institute at Blacksburg Va. In this contest
they were beaten by the conquerors of West
? = by a score of SO to o. These contests
do not show any lack of ability on the
part of the gridiron representatives of CAL
laudet. but the fact that they have tackled
huskier warriors than themselves West
ern Maryland was defeated by Dickinson at
Carlisle Pa, by score of 26 to o, but has
good team.
Evening star., 1905-10-27
PROGRESS NOTED.
Rapid Disposition Of Business in the
Local Courts.

Since the opening OF the fall term Of the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
commendabIe progress has been made in
the transaction of legal business, especially
as regards the disposition of that portion
of the criminal branch known as jail
cases." wherein the defendants not able
to furnish bail have been held in custody
awaiting trial. The jail list has been clear
ed to the extent that warrants the an
nouncement that Justice Gould In Criminal
Court No. 2 next "Wednesday will begin the
hearing Of appeals in civil matters from
judgments rendered by justices of the peace
are awaiting disposition and they will be
called to the attention of juries In the near
future. but the exact dates have not been
fixed These cases win probably be out of
the way by the 18th of November and then
the trial of some OF the "big cases." such as
those growing out of the Post Office De-
partment Irregularities, will be In order.
United States Attorney Baker stated today
that none of the big cases viii be tried prior
TO November Is.
An evidence of the rapidity with which
the local criminal courts have been dispos-
ing of the jail cases was noted yesterday
Melville Lenner, a young white man. the
8d instant, twenty-four days ago., broke
into a show window of the establishment
OF Simon Gordon on Nj street, Georgetown,
and appropriated six bottles of whisky. He
was promptly indicted for housebrea king:
waB tried yesterday, the jury rendered q
verdict of guilty and Justice Gould imposed
sentences OF imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for four years.
Evening star., 1905-10-27
INTERCITY GOLF MATCH.
New York and Philadelphia Play To-
day for Lesley Cup.

Singles were played this morning, and
four-bail foursome In the afternoon. be-
tween the teams of the Metropolitan Golf
Association and the Golf Association Of
Philadelphia, In the opening match for the
Herbert w. Lesley trophy at the Garden
City Golf Club. The winning team will play
a picked ten of the Massachusetts Golf As
ISOLATION tomorrow. The team winning out
will have possession OF the Lesley cup for
the year. as the three-cornered matches are
to be held annually on circuit made up
of New York, Philadelphia and Boston. The
lineup for this morning was:
Metropolitan-W. ]. Travis, captain: Find
lay Douglas, Charles H. Seely. Jerome d.
Travers, Archibald Graham, Percy r.
Payne. 3D.: Harold Wilcox. John NJ. Ward,
Charles B. Macdonald and Deveraux En-
met.
Philadelphia-R E. Griscom, H. w. Per-
rim, F. Oden Horstman. captain; G. ].
Cooke, DR.. Simon Carr, A. w. Tillinghast,
III. p. Smith, George Crump, Jesse NalIe
and r. E. Hanson.
Nearly all Of the Philadelphians were on
the Garden City links yesterday, DIR. Carr
making the best impression Jerome Tray
ers and Harold Wilcox were the only MEM
bers of the Metropolitan team not on the
course, and three who are to play ON the
Massachusetts team, G. H. Crocker T. G.
Stevenson and ]. G.. Thorp, were also out
for practice. DR.. Carr was reported to.
have made 70, but as the players were
mostly engaged In foursomes or three
somes at match play no one was trying par
ticularly for a low score.
Evening star., 1905-10-27
FATALLY INJURED
IN FOOT BALL GAME

SHARON, Pa. October 27.-Scott Kerr.
right tackle on the Primrose Athletic Club $
foot ball eleven. sustained fatal injuries in
a game yesterday at Newcastle with a
scrub" team. The game was exceptionally
close and both teams were striving desper-
ately to make final touchdown. The ball
was passed TO Kerr. who darted around the
right end of the opposing team. He had
gone but a few yards when tackle
grasped him around the waist Kerr had
almost succeeded in shaking him loose
when he was thrown violently to the
ground and in an instant both teams were
piled on him.
Kerr failed to rise when play was re-
sumed. and 1t was perceived that he was
badly hurt. He was removed to his home
and physicians were called, who found
that he had been internally injured. The
young man has not yet. regained conscious
ness and the physicians state that death is
a matter of short time
Relatives of the young man say they will
swear out warrants for the arrest of play
ers of the team which is said to have
caused his injuries