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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
A R NJ Y IN | D | A
Kitchener's Interest Little
Understood at Home.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
CALCUTTA, July 10, 1905.
The manner in which Lord Kitchener has
interested himself in the wants and the
idiosyncrasies of the native soldiers has
been little understood at home, and a few
details on this subject are OF interest
to those who are not acquainted with
the facts. ne Of the greatest grievances
Of the native soldier for a long time
past has been the question of kit
money. The native soldier receives certain
free issues of cloth clothing periodically,
and has to provide himself with the rest of
his kit-namely, great coat. boots, khaki
suits. pagis haversack. water bottle. blank
cts, bedding, underclothing. etc. Toward
these expenses the government has hither-
to contributed small sum on enlistment
and annually thereafter. These amounts
were totally inadequate and Lord Kitchener
has succeeded in raising the amount. He is
endeavorfng to increase this amount and
hopes to arrange matters SO that the native
soldier viii receive free kit, and a legiti-
mate grievance will be redressed The
clothing regulations are also in course OF
alteration for the benefit of the men.
Most Of the work of the army is done in
khaki, and the cloth uniform Is seldom
worn. The men draw cloth clothing under
the regulation more often than they really
require 1t, and there results loss to the
state without corresponding gain to the
men. Lord Kitchener has therefore proposed
that sum representing the annual value
OF the clothing now supplied shall be cred
tied to the soldier and that he shall in the
future buy his cloth clothing from the
clothing factory only when 1t Is required
A careful man will make his suit last for
several years. Two other important con-
cessions to the soldier due to the personal
appeal of the commander-in- chief in India
may also be given as examples OF the at
tention devoted to the native troops. The
lines of India have permitted soldiers pro-
ceeding home on leave to pay single fares
for double ticket. Considering the dis
tances between some regiments and their
homes this concession is important. 1t is
additional to the permission granted to the
80 per cent OF men in each regiment to pro-
coed home on furlough each year without
cost to themselves. The second concession
is due to the Maharaja of Nepal, who has
generously granted permission to all Cur
kha native officers, whether serving or on
pension. to occupy the same position as the
officers of his own army and to be exempt
for life from forced labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
BIG AMERICAN BOARDING HOUSE
New Yorker and Chicagoan Planning
to Build One in London.


LONDON, July II. 1906.
There is fair prospect that by next sum.
mer a huge boarding house conducted on
American principles will be established In
the Bloomsbury district Edward c. Rem
shaw of New York and James John DUNE
of Chicago are the moving spirits in this
latest of American enterprises In England.
They have been exploring the district
named for the last week or two with the
object of finding suitable site. The idea
Is to buy out the proprietors of some half
a dozen of the existing boarding houses,
demolish the old buildings and in their
place erect a modernly equipped establish
ment which will accommodate at least 25O
to 800 boarders.
The promoters of the scheme have como
TO the conclusion that there is a sufficient
number of young Americans in business In
London to keep such an establishment full
all the year round If this should turn out
to be not the case, then they would depend
for large proportion of the income on the
annual American visitor to London whose
means do not permit of his putting up at
one or other of the ordinary hotels. With
$4,000 they can buy out the interest of the
tenants of the houses they have inspected
and with an additional $4,000 they can
erect the building they are contemplating.
The land on which they have fixed is on
what is known the Founding estate.
next to- that of the Duke of Bedford, and
within easy access of the leading railway
station and every part of London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
IS SNORING A CR|ME2
Question Under Serious Dis
cussion in France.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star. 70
PARIS, July, 49, 1905.
Is snoring a crime? This question is be-
ing widely discussed since the unfortunate
experiences of the mayor of a borough
near Versailles. This particular mayor is
of the opinion that snoring can be and Is
a crime under certain circumstances. The
circumstances 1t must be confessed, were
peculiarly aggravating for the mayor. He
was making an eloquent speech at a sitting
Of the council and had reached a sublime
height in an impassioned peroration when
snore resounded through the hall. The
mayor stopped, looked around, went on
again. Again the deep bass doomed forth.
The mayor then lost his fire and the thread
of his discourse and finally stopped in con-
fusion. He determined to have 1t out with
the snorer, who is an inhabitant of the
borough, and ne issued summons against
him for having Committed an outra ge
against the magistrate while in the exer-
else of his functions" The snorer pleaded
superior force, that of physical necessity
over which he had no control, in fact he
said he could not help himself. Human
power, he alleged, could not hold out
against that speech of the mayor. Up to
the presen. time public opinion seems to
be pretty well divided to whether or
not the mayor has grounds for action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
OCCASIONAL RAIN
Predicted for Sunday-Monday Fair
and Warmer

Forecast for Sunday and Monday-For the
District OF Columbia Maryland and Vir-
ginia. occasional rain Sunday. Monday
fair and warmer; variagle winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
In the last twenty-four hours general rains
have fallen in Tennessee. Kentucky, North
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and southern
Pennsylvania. and there have been showers
In eastern Texas. louisiana Arkansas New
Mexico, upper Michigan, Wisconsin and
South Dakota.
The temperature changes have been ir-
regular; IN the Missouri valley there has
been marked fall, while II is warmer in
Kansas and the southwest: generally low
temperatures prevail in the greater portion
of the country east OF the Rocky mountains
in marked contrast to the conditions which
prevailed a week ago.
For Sunday showery weather Is indicated
for the middle Atlantic states and the lake
region. Showers are also indicated for
the middle Missouri valley and the lower
Mississippi valley. Showery weather win
probably continue Monday in the lower Mis-
sissippi valley and the eastern portion Of
the middle Atlantic states, also in southern
New England.
The temperature changes will be unim-
portant.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be fresh south
east TO south; on the south Atlantic and
east gulf coasts fresh southwesterly; On
the west gulf coast fresh southerly; on the
lower lakes light TO fresh southerly, and
on the upper lakes light to fresh north
westerly.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 100 am. and 1886 p m. |;
high tide. 1911 am. and 1888 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 500 IN. and S:21
pm, high tide, l:25 al and 80 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 1852 am; sun sets, 7:2O
pm.
TomOrrow-Sun rises. 4:53 am.
Moon rises. 11:22 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and inCandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguis he'd
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Upriver Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, July o.
Both rivers muddy.
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Odessa are interesting In the extreme. FOO
instance. the Nichi Nichi shinbun sayss
when the truth Is revealed II will ~
round that Admiral Ro1estvensky deserves
great praise for maintaining command Of
MS crews and navigating his feet as far
the Korean strait. Under the circumstances
II was notable achievement"
Continuing the Nichi Nichf Shlnbun eaysf
AS an indication of the conditions exists@
ing IN the Russian army and navy the mu<d
tiny Is suggestive II shows complete de-
moralizafion and lack OF discipline In the
military service. which Is regarded as tho
cornerstone OF the autocracy. This event
and the refusal of regiment to fire upon
the unarmed popuace OF Poland are ex-
ceedingiy ominous signs of the coming
revolution. What Is left for the autocracy
20 stand uponf II the car Is wise he Will
now. while II Is still possible by a bold and
steadfast policy OF refrom, yet save his
STATE from tremendous upheaval. It looks
as II ne, ike Louis XVI OF France will not
DE wise, ana this makes the Japanese con.
sequentiy pessimistic as to the future OF
Russia
The Hocbi says: I'VE symoatbize with
our enemy's country in the calamity that
mas befallen II. 1t is. nevertheless certain-
~ the result of the accumulated wickedness
of Russian despotism. She alone ia "a
blame. Through the destruction OF her
meets In the far east Russia had only the
Black sea fleet left"
The Chuwo Shinbun remarks that the mu.
tiny Is an outburst of Russian dissatisfac.
tion through the medium OF the navy. The
people can no longer bear the cruelty of
Their despotic government. This time the
disturbances are a serious factor for tho
Russians. The Journal hopes that the caar
will repent and save his nation from utter
self-destruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
On Charge of Embezzlement.

Captain Boardman received a message
from the Wilmington. Del, police authorl-
ties yesterday afternoon. telling OF the ar
rest In that city OF Thomas j. McMenamin,
twenty-three years old, who is wanted here
10 answer a charge of embezzement. The
man under arrest is a barber. and was en-
ployed In the shop of Frank BuZZone. in
the VendOme Hotel 1t is charged that
McMenamin was left in charge of the shop
two days while the proprietor was In At
lantic City, and that he went away with
the receipts. Detectives Hartigan and Baur
Investigated the case. and caused the ar
rest. The former went TO Wilmington for
the prisoner, and as McMenanin is willing
TO return without requisition he will prob
ably reach here in time to have a hearing
In the Police Court tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
WOMAN's SCHOLARSHIPS
American Women in London Planning
Campaign.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON. July 18 1905.
AT meeting this week OF the men,
bers of the Society OF American Women
IN London project for experimenting
founding scholarships for American
women at English universities was dis
cussed. Mrs. Webster Glynes, who pre-
sided, remarked that matrimony had been
the favorite method of healing family feuds
since the time of the Montagus and Capu-
lets. The matrimonial alliance between
Great Britain and the United States was
often spoken of vulgarly as q union Of
titles ana dollars. In the large majority OF
cases however there were no titles, and
not enough dollars to worry about.
therefore some other solution must be
sought for the mysterious attraction which
subsisted between the daughters OF the
United States and the sons of Great Britain.
II IL were true that marriages were made
In heaven might We not see in these alli-
ances a dispensation of Providence designed
10 secure the two countries a permanent
peace? The American Society OF Women
in London was not going TO rely on it's
scholarship scheme, but to seek the CO.
operation of 100000 federated women in
the United States. Madam Thayer observed
that II would naturally be asked why
American girls should be sent TO England
for education. Her answer was that Eng
land had much to give for their spiritual
and physical betterment A less personal
outlook. mental poise, calmer neTves-only
environment could accomplish these. If
the English and American temperaments
could be rolled into one the combination
would be unequaled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
COMING TO AMERICA.
Lady Blount, Champion of the "Flat
Earth" Theory.
ial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
LONDON, July IL. 1905
Lady Blount, wife Of Sir Walter BIount
bart, and chief champion of the fiat
earth" theory. is preparing for a visit to
the United States Accompanied by her
private secretary, DIR. C. De Lacy Evans
Phi. D.. NJ r. c. s.. Lady Blount leaves
England early in August, hoping before
her return to convince large numbers of
Americans that the familiar doctrine Of
Columbus in regard to the earths shape is
an absurd fallacy. New York will be the
first place visited, and from there her
ladyship will go as far west as Chicago
stopping at most of the principal inter-
mediate cities to deliver lectures and dis
tribute literature.
Lady Blount's principal fad for num-
Der of years has been this belief that we
are living on a vast floating surface with a.
secure anchorage. Intrenched behind
some clever arguments she has carried on
relentless war against the orthodox teach
ings Of science from platform and In her
writing declaring that nothing is farther
from the truth than astronomy as 1t is
now taught. At considerable expense she
has made interesting tests to disprove the
"globular" idea, and is perfectly willing to
undertake the American campaign with
out any guarantee of outside financial help
Lady Blount's doctrine has been accept
ed by many people in England and the
United States. These believers she has
organized into THE Universal Zetetic So
ciety." and for some time Lady Blount has
been that society's president. DR.. De Lacy
Evans, the private secretary before mem
toned, is the organizations vice presi-
dent.
Besides being a scientist Lady Blount is
an accomplished musician. well as
verses are set to music of her own COM
position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

imagine that the Turk likes the German
any more than the Russian likes him or the
Dane likes him. The sublime porte enter
tains a far higher opinion of England and
France and even now 1t would be matter
of no great difficulty for these powers to
checkmate the kaiser at Constantinople,
though recent events in Morocco are evil
dence of the agility of his diplomacy. But
1T all looks though Germany was really
the only practical enemy of European peace.
No one else can want war, one else can
possibly benefit by 1t. Her fleet is menace
to Great Britain, her army is menace to
France. Perhaps the only combination that
the kaiser really fears and that would pre-
vent the fruition OF his schemes would be
an alliance between England. France and
resuscitated Russia, backed by the good
will of the smaller powers. This was the
goal which NJ Delcasse always aimed at,
and 1t would appear as though it might not
be an impossibility, especially II the war
with Japan should bring Russia constitu-
ton and bring her government more in ac-
cord with the governments of other powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Tips in France,

Special Correspondence e The Star.
PARIS, July 16, 1908.
According to statisticians 100000 coo
is spent annually in tips in France. In
Paris alone $25,0O0,0o0 is given in pour
boires" yearly. The average for Pa
risians per head and per day is seven
centimes and a half. In the prov
inces each man, woman and child gives
only three confines daily in tips. The
grand total for the entire country amounts
to one-seVenth OF the entire annual
budget expenditure of the French state.
The individuals who share these eighteen
millions sterling of pourboires are walt
ers, cabmen, hotel servants, theater cloak
room attendants. railway porters, and,
last but by no means least, concierges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Given His Liberty.
ial. Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Cores pondenee Of The Star
BERLIN, July 10, 1905.
Count Pueckler, the notorious anti
Semitic agitator, who has for some time
been deprived of his liberty on the
ground that his utterances were danger
Gus and provocative of a breach of the
peace, has had this prohibition removed
and appeared recently before an enthusi-
astic crowd of his admirers. Although
the police were present in the hall,
Count Pueckler was allowed TO utter
the most revolving indictments against
the Jews. He gloated over the methods
employed in Russia, regretting that he
could not import some Russian Jew
baiters into Berlin. Let u.s. he said,
crack the heads of the Jews as we would
crack nuts. Then only can Germany at
tain a supreme position in the world"
Away with those princess he cried, In
conclusion, who permit Jews to visit
them, who decorate them with orders and
grant them titles"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Othello's Prototype.
,ilnn Coz. london Telegraph,


An interesting discovery has been made
among a series of ancient documents col
lected from the archives of the Calergf
family and presented to the Royal Institute
of Sciences and Letters at Venice by Signor
Cesara Levi. An inspection of these docu-
ments has revealed the identity of Othello,
the protagonist of Shakespeares tragedy.
who proves TO have been one Nicholas
Quer!ni, son of Francesca, while Desdemona
was the daughter OF Palma Querinf- Both
belonged to noble Venetian families which
were related to each other. The episode
forming the plot of the tragedy occurred In
1912 at the Church of St. Franciscus or
Reth!,no. in Gambia, where Desde-1ona had
taken refuge. The church mas now been
converted into mosque.
From the will of Antonio Calergi which
has also been discovered, II appears that
he was an intimate friend of Cinthio, from
one of whose tales Shakespeare took the
materials for his tragedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
TOBACCO SMOKING.
Claim in Its Favor by London Physi-
clan.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, July 18, 1905.
Leading medical authorities, in arti-
cles contributed to the current issue
of the Practitioner. claim that tobacco
when smoked in moderation is not par
ticularly harmful. Sir Lauder Brunton
says that smoking is distinctly harm
full to growing lads In adults 1t has a
a double action--it stimulates the brain
or 1t soothes excitement. The writer's
agree that cigarettes Especially Egyp-
tians) are the most pernicious form of
smoking, while cigars are least harmful
as far as the throat Is concerned. Accord
Ing to DR.. James Taylor there Is little
doubt that the use Of alcohol much in
tensifies all the deleterious effects Of to-
bacco. DR.. Lambert Lack, after careful
inquiry among large number of singers
thinks that there is not sufficient evil
dence to show that malignant throat dis
ease is due in any way to smoking. To-
bacco affects the eyes, says Mr.. Willough-
by Lyle. and produces amblyopia, a form
of indistinct vision arising from the loss
of acuteness in the retina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
NOT TO OPEN SUBJECT
Talk Of Mrs. Parkhurst's
Marriage to Prince.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


LONDON, July 16. 1906.
The tangled problem of the marriage of
an American woman to Prince Rospigiosi
the head of one of the most famous houses
of Rome. has been the subject of a great
deal of discussion here in London. The
princess, who was an exceedingly beauti-
full woman, was formerly Mrs. Parkhurst.
The story of her life is full of romance. the
facts as brought out at length by the Rome
correspondent of the Tablet attracting UNI
usual attention here and on the continent.
1t seems that the pope has not only rati-
ned the judgment of the propaganda in this
matter. but that he has given orders that
the subject is not to be reopened. The first
marriage of the woman was to an Ameri-
can gentleman. She applied to the civil
courts for divorce, and the decree was is-
sued dissolving the marriage. Being a Ro-
man Catholic. she regarded herself as still
bound in the bond of wedlock until she
learned one day that her husband had never
really been baptized. 1t was therefore ar
from the beginning. The decision of the
propaganda was to the effect that the null
lily OF the marriage with the American gen.
tleman had never been proven.
According to the detailed statement of
the Tablet, the prince and the princess put
their case before. the sacred congregation,
whose Investigations led to the discovery
that the dispensation granted for the first
marriage was not from the impediment
"mixtae religinios." but from that Of dis
paritas cultus." The former means that
the persons contemplating marriage are
both baptized Christians: the latter applies
to marriage between Roman Catholic
and a person who has not been baptized
but 1t includes also the case of two baptized
persons. 1t was in accordance with these
decisions that the propaganda decreed that
the nullity of the first marriage had not
been proven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
In Trance Thirty One Years.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
MADRID, July 16, 1905
Leonora Ronaldo, the wife of a farm
hand at Ballacienso, near Burgos, has
Just awakened from a trance which has
lasted thirty-one years. This Spanish
feminine Rip Van Wrinkle has been un-
der the close observation of medical ex-
perts during the whole of that time, and
by their instructions liquid food was regu-
larry administered by tube placed In the
mouth of the sleeping woman.
AT times 1t was believed that the woman
was waking, and various means were en-
ployed to restore her 10 consciousness. but
they failed. She has regained her
senses. but cannot be persuaded that she
has slept for years. curious fea ture of
the case Is that she remembers the Incl
dents of her girlhood up to the time that
she fell into the trance. Her body Is fairly
well nourished, but her hair has turned
white. On being shown mirror. the wom-
an shrieked with horror and declared that
the image it reflected was not her own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Sunday Observance in England.
espondence of The Star.


LONDON, July 16 1905.
What promises to be great movement
In favor of Sunday observance has been
started by the Canterbury diocesan con-
ference. presided over by the Archbishop of
Canterbury. Resolutions were adopted re-
oUesting the archbishop to appoint COM
mittee of laity and clergy TO coordinate
the various forces now working In favor
of the maintenance of the day of rest The
non-conformist churches have been asked
to join the movement. Though not ex-
pressly stated II Is understood that the
resolutions In favor of a more strict OBJ
servance OF the Sabbath were adopted be-
cause of the emphatic protests recently
made in the most public of ways by he
representatives of the Hebrews. who object
TO observing Sunday instead of Saturday.
and the representatives OF the shipping In
terests. who insist that work along the
docks and wharves should be continued on
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
RUSSIA RUSHING TROOPS.
Pouring Troops Into Manchuria Despite
Peace Conference
.cinl Cnhlegram to The Star

Special Enblegram to The Star.
HARDIN, July 22.-Very quietly but
very steadily Russia continues to poE
reinforcements into Manchuria The dis
patch of the troops has been much ac-
CELEBRATED even during the supposed ne
gotiations leading UP to a proposed
peace and despite the rainy season.
In single week $4,000 men passed a GER
tain spot. thus showing the rapidity with
which troops have been hurried to the
front AS a general thing the soldiers
travel In horse cars. thirty cars to a train
and thirty-ive men In each car, with a
composite wagon for the officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
The Way of It.

From the Philadelphia Press.
..t's very queer that when people get
rich they either have no children or they
don't seem TO care for them
That's not strange. When people get
rich they can't thirsz about anything but
their ancestry; posterity doesn't bother
them