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Evening star., 1905-11-04
TO LEARN THE FACTS
INQUIRY INTO THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER STEAMBOAT SERVICE.

Lawrence o. Murray, assistant secre-
tary Of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. and Herbert Knox Smith. deputy
commissioner OF corporations. will start
for st. Louis Mo-. tonight to take charge
in the fourth district of the recently or
dered reinspection OF the steamboat in
spection service. They are proceeding
under orders from Secretary Metcalf, who
has taken cognizance of charges and
counter charges brought on by alleged
jealousy and friction between Supervis-
ing Inspector Ralph J. Whitledge and the
local inspectors, Archibald Gordon and
William J. Lundbeck.
Messrs. Murray and Smith were chair
man and secretary, respectively, of the
federal commission that Investigated the
disaster to the General Slocum at New
York in the summer of 1904. and both
are familiar with the work Of the steam
boat inspection service. They played
prominent part in the revision of the in
spection regulations following the pass
age by Congress of legislation designed
to advance the rigfdness of the service
to prevent such disasters in the future.
Z The conditions at ST. Louis are said to be
serious. Jealousy between rival steamboat
lines, 1t is charged, has resulted in racing
of steamers on the Mississippi river and In
alleged favoritism to certain lines In the
matter of inspection.
In the general reinspection of the various
districts and offices Of the steamboat inspec-
ton service, ordered last year by Secretary
Metcalf, the port of st. Louis was assigned
to Rear Admiral John Bartlett. The ad-
miral died while engaged in this work and
no complete report was made.
This is one of the reasons Messrs. Murray
and Smith will now take charge They Will
arrive in ST. Louis November and Will
conduct hearings. giving to all parties who
desire to do so the opportunity to appear
before them and produce evidence in rela-
tion to charges of inefficiency that have
been made against inspection officers.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
News Briefs.

Henry c. Coll former assistant cashier Of
the First National Bank of Milwaukee in
dicted for embezzlement of the funds of the
bank in connection with the defaulting pres
ident, Frank G. Bigelow, will make des-
perate fight for liberty. He will file de-
murrer to certain counts In the indictments
under which he is held.
BY the explosion of the boiler in a saw
mill at Petersburg, Ind. yesterday. William
Casey proprietor, and Jacob Bedman. EN-
ploye. were instantly killed, and Lemuei
Morton and Cleland Bird were injured. IL is
not believed Morton will recover. The force
of the explosion damaged buildings half
mile away.
Charles NJ. Schwab, who visited Allen
town, Pa, Thursday to attend funeral,
satisfied the largest mortgage ever entered
in Lehigh county recorders office. II was
for $40. $4,000, and was given by the United
! States Shipbuilding Company to the Co3e-
NAL Trust Company OF New York. 1t GOV,
cred the property OF the Bethlehem steer
Company, located in that county.
Secretary Metcalf of the Department of
Commerce and Labor has accepted an inYl-
tation to deliver the commencement sd-
dress before the Yale Law School In June
next He is graduate OF the Yale Law
School of the class of 1876.
1t is officially announced that King Ed
ward has appointed Col. Sir Claude Mac
Donald minister OF Great Britain at Toxic.
to be first British ambassador TO Japan Ar
thur J. Herbert British charge daffaires at
Darmstadt and Carlsruhe, has been appoint
ed first British minister 10 Norway "a
The public reception to Gov. Wright and
family at Manila yesterday was attended by
Americans. foreigners and Filipinos. 1t was
the most brilliant affair of the kind ever
given In the Philippines.
Louis Levy. said to have been prominent
architect of New York city, jumped or fell
from third-story window of house in
San Francisco yesterday. His skull was
fractured and he was otherwise injured.
He died soon after being taken TO the re-
ceiying hospital
Everett b. Thomas formerly supervisor OF
the government forest reserves I'm southern
California, indicted at Los Angeles.
Cal, yesterday, charged with having pre-
sented false and fictitious claims for ex-
penses to the Secretary OF the Interior dur
ing his incumbency. There are fifteen
counts against the former supervisor. Bond
for 81 SEQ was given.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Building Permits issued.

Building permits were issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows:
To estate of Elisha Riggs, for one two
story brick private stable in rear of 923
X street southeast; architect, Joseph Bohn;
builders, August GetZ & Son; estimated
cost, II 100.
To ]. n. Points and F. L. Mockabee for
two two-story third-class dwellings at 400
402 Philadelphia street; architects and
builders. Points & Mockabee estimated
cost, Sc, 000
To Points & Mockabee, for three two
story third-class dwellings at 3924-392S IL
1inois avenue and one two-story third-class
dwelling at 1882 Illinois avenue; architects
and builders, Points & Mockabee; estimated
cost, $4,000.
To ]. w. Glennan, for one two-story
frame dwelling at SD and Dayton streets:
architect and builder, HI. L. Joysum; esti-
mated cost, 81 900.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Certificates of Incorporation Filed.

A certificate of incorporation has been
placed on record in the office of the re-
corder of deeds of the District of Columbia,
by the E. ]. Murphy Company. The object
Of the company is to conduct a wholesale
and retail business in paints, oils. glass,
painters supplies and kindred building ma
terials. The capital stock is $4,000. The
incorporators are Edward ]. Murphy,
James A. Keliher and Edgar r. S. EInbrey.
The Marveloscope Company has filed q
certificate of Incorporation with a capital
stock of 5000. its object being to manu-
facture and deal in amusement devices and
motion-picture machines. The incorpora tors
are C. c. Dieudonne. j. E. Cahill, John
Kramme and c. F. Jenkins.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
INSPECTORS OF PLUMBING.
Association of Chief Officials to Be
Formed.

AS result of the efforts of H. B. Davis,
inspector of plumbing, District of Column
bia, it is almost certain that there will
soon be formed an organization TO be
known as 1.-The National Association Of
Chief Inspectors of Plumbing" or some
similar title An announcement to this ef-
feet Is contained In a circular letter mailed
yesterday by Mr.. Davis to chief inspectors
or superintendents of plumbing in about
seventy of the principal cities of the coun-
try. In this letter it is further stated that
meeting of all officials interested will be
called in Washington early in January next
and organization effected.
1t was in consequence of the assurances
of support and cooperation received by Mr.
Davis from officials in about seventy prin-
cipal cities of the country that he issued
second circular letter yesterday, stating
that meeting would be called soon after
the first of the year. The exact date will
not be announced until some time in De-
cember.
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Committed to Asylum.

Albert Gaskins, colored, twenty-sx years
old was sent to st. Elizabeth's Hospital for
the Insane by Sanitary Officer Frank today,
it being his third commitment to that in
stitution. He escaped from the hospital
some time ago and was so much improved
that he was permitted to remain at home.
Signs of recurrence of his mental trouble
disturbed his wife recently. and his threats
to chop off her head frightened her. This
morning about O'Clock he was arrested at
his home on Brainerd street, and taken TO
police station. He was examined later in
the day and declared insane.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Sunday School Work.
To the Editor of The Star:

To The Editor OF The Star:
The recent opening of your columns to the
weekly study of the international Sunday
school lessons is one of the real signs OF
progress in The Stars journalism. We
have interesting departments ably conduct
ed on other lines of enterprise but, until
within the last two ar three weeks nothing
on this very important matter 1t is dis
tinct gain to the thousands of Christian
readers and Sunday school workers, that
you have at last given them this advantage
in the closing hours of the week
The Rev. ]. E. Gilbert, D. D., LII D. has
long furnished such studies elsewhere and
is well equipped for this service to the
Christian public. A clear and strong think
er, an able preacher and a live man gen.
orally. his work will commend Itself to your
multitudes of subscribers, and come to be
looked for with eagerness.
S. REESE MURRAY
Evening star., 1905-11-04
ENTIRE ELECTION BOARD HELD.
Philadelphians Charged With Making
False Returns

PHILADELPHIA, November 4.-The en-
tire election board of the 29th precinct
of the 10th ward were held In $500 bail for
court today, charged with making false
returns and conspiracy in connection with
the election last February. The defend
ants are William J. Gillespie. judge; James
Welsh and P. c. Jackson, inspectors; Rob-
ert Dewey and George Gillespie clerks.
State Insurance Commissioner David
Martin is the republican organization lead
er in the 10Th ward and resides in the
Goth division. The arrests were made at
the instigation of the committee of seventy,
a reform body working in conjunction with
the city party.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
If the Negro Would Vote Right.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Several years ago a gentleman In con-
versation with a leading southern repre-
sentative. said: Don't you honestly be-
lieve, if the negro had voted the democratic
ticket with his former master. that there
would have been no negro question to dis
turb the south?"
After moments serious thought the
representative replied: We'll, l guess you
are right. l guess that there would be nc
trouble If the negro voted right
Wouldn't the same honest conclusion be
arrived at in Maryland If her people gave
the subject honest consideration before
committing the fatal error of disfranchising
large percentage of both their white and
black citizens in the interest of any party
JOHN JAY GIBONS
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Alleged Forger Sent to Grand Jury.

NORFOLK, Va, November Al. G..
Cutchin, prominent young Southampton
county man, who passed on Norfolk mer-
chants forged checks for 81 800. was sent to
the grand jury here today. His wealthy
uncle. c. ]. CutcE~l. whose name he forged,
said he was Willing to pay in full for the
boys wrongdoing And save him from the
penitentiary. but. this failing the elder
Cutchin said there was no use employing q
lawyer, as accused had best plead guilty
and take two years.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Anderson Trial Resumed.

The trial of Sergt. w. T. Anderson of the
Anacostia substation before the police trial
board for conduct unbecoming an officer
was continued today at the first precinct
station house. The evidence presented at
the morning session for the defense was
mostly in regard to the character of Sergt
Anderson and his high standing in the com
munity and to the character of the woman
in the case.
The rebuttal evidence for the prosecution
was presented at the afternoon session,
which began about o'clock
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Former Assistant Attorney General
Dead

MUSKOGEE, /. T., November 4.-Leslie
E. Fuller. former assistant attorney gen
eras who became violently insane here sew
eral months ago while investigating charges
against Judge c. w. Raymond. Is dead in a
Michigan sanitarium, having fallen from a
window, according to dispatch received
here Fuller was taken to Michigan by q
government employe, and the way at
tackled man In Chicago.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Pythian Hotel at Chicago Sold,

RICHMOND. Ind. November 4.-Hotel
Lexington, Chicago. the property Of the en-
dowment rank of the Knights of Pythias,
has been sold for 100000. giving that rank
oc the order a surplus of 81, 100000. An
nouncement of the sale was made here to-
day by Charles E. 6hively, supreme cham
ceilor of the Knights of Pythias.. An eff
fort Will now be made to dispose Of the
property OF the order located at Whining
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Personal Mention.

DR.. w. J. Herbert Hogan has returned
from his summer home in Massachusetts
Mr.. J. P. Spindle. formerly engineer CT
Honolulu Rapid Transit Company. has
been appointed engineer of koolau rail-
road, and will sail on the Mongolia from
San Francisco November 15.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Death Of Mrs. Sue Gray Taylor.

Mrs. Sue Gray Taylor, wife of Mr. James
Taylor OF the auditors office, War Depart
men, died suddenly last evening al her resi-
dence, on Oak avenue. Takoma Park
Funeral services will be held this after
noon at o'clock at her late residence. The
interment will take place tomorrow after
noon at Fredericksburg, Va.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Fatally scalded by Bursted Pine.

SHARON, Pa, November 4.-Melbourne
Tarr, fireman, and John Stember. watch
man, employed in the boiler house of the
Driggs-Seabury ordnance plant, were scald-
boiler tube. The bodies were practically
roasted.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Indicted for Intent to XIII.

CHICAGO, November As. w. Sangster.
accused of having sent poisoned candy to
his wife and children, was indicted today
by the grand jury on charge of assault
with intent to kill.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Both Feet Cut Of by Train.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NORFOLK, Va. November 4.-Captain
Colin w. Scarborough of Berkley. Va. was
run over here today by a Norfolk and West
err train and had both feet cut on.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
Norwegian Steamer Ashore.

BALTIMORE. November 4.-The Nor
wegian steamer Caprivi. from Baltimore
for Tampico with coal, is ashore or Quar-
antine hospital, in the upper Chesapeake.
Evening star., 1905-11-04
When One Wants Work

the Situations Wanted column of The Star
Will prove the quickest means OF getting It,
The greatest possible publicity is given
your wants among people likely to need
your services lc. word: minimum charge
10 cents.
Evening star., 1905-11-04

Report has been made to the police of
a theft committed at the Capitol a few days
arm. a Quantity of corrugated copper WAS
taken from one of the rooms on the
csrate side of the building This is only
one Of several thefts committed In the
building during recent monthA
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many years ago-you never saw him,
Hobhouse!-that little boy IN Aner-
deen!"
Hobhouse looked up. There was q
curious note in the voice, a sort OF
brooding inquiry. Of regret, OF Wist-
fulness all In one. It was q tone ne
had never heard SO plainly but once
before-a night when they two nao
sat together before q campfire on the
Greek seacoast, when Gordon had
talked of old Cambridge days and OF
Matthews, his classmate, destined TO
be drowned. It was this tone Hop-
house heard.
The older mans eyes had retro
spective haze, which he winked away
as he smoothed down the frayed edges
Of his waistcoat with hesitatfng hand.
as though half-embarrassed under the
others gaze.
"A little niisshapen unit OF a mil
lion," continued Gordon, "a miserable
nothing of something, who dreamed
barbarous fantasies and found no one
who understood him-no one but one.
Do YOU remember him, DailasT
The other nodded. his head turned
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inburgh Review, and for all the crab
apple following Gordons boyish ran
cor had reused to abuse. Now he said:
Nothing like it was ever written pe-
fore. Have you shown 1t to a pup
Usher yet?'
Gordon glanced at the third person
in the room-a gray-haired elderly man
with kindly eyes-as he replied:
Dallas, here. took it to Miller. he
declined it."
.sThe devil!" shot out Hobhouse. in
credulously.
John Murray will publish it," Cor
don continued II had his letter with
the eopyhold an hour ago." He took
a paper from his pocket and held 1t up
to view.
81 congratulate you BOTH" Hobhouse
said heartily.
Gordon shrugged acridly. and rising,
began to pace the room. The sore
spot had been ranking since that walk
with Sheridan"
Wait till the critics see it. They
will have other opinions no doubt
Well, never mind" he added. II was
peppered so highly once that 1t must
be aioes or cayenne to make me taste.
They forced me to bitterness at first;
I may as well go through to the last
Vac vietis. I'll fall fighting the host.
That's something"
The grayhaired man had picked up
his hat. 1t was not hat of the prin-
est curve, nor were his clothes of a
fashionable cut. They were well-worn,
but his neckcloth was spotless and
though his face showed lines of toll
and anxiety 1T bore the inextinguish-
able marks Of gentility. Gordon had
not told him that he had spent a. part
OF the day inQuirtnE Into the last de-
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Gordon's lips set tight together. The
pleasure he had felt at his return had
been shot through with a new pain
that spoke plainly in his question::
Sherry Is there no story they
tell of these two years that / need not
blush at ?"
The other caught at the straw.
They say you swan the Hellespont
and outdid Leander."
I'm obliged to them ! wonder they
didn't invent a Hero to wait for my
Leanderingi'' The voice held a bitter
hunor, the antithesis of the open
pleasantly of their meeting. II pre-
sumo that version win not be long in
arriving" Gordon added, and held out
his hand.
Sheridan grasped it warmly. 81 shall
see you to-omorrow," he said. and they
parted.
From the edge of his show window.
William Goodwin, the bookseller. with a
malignant look in his agate eyes,
watched Gordon go.
In the inner room he raked the frag-
ments OF charred leather from the
stove, thinking Of the guineas he had
let slip through his fingers Then he
sat down at his desk and drawing
some dusty sheets of folio to him began
to write. with many lamentations. His
quill pen scratched maiiciously for q
long time. At last he leaned back and
regarded what he had written with
huge satisfaction.
'sThe atheistical brat of a lord!" he
muttered vindictively. "I'll make his
ribs gridirons for his heart. I'll send
this as a leader for the next issue of
the Scourge!"
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tail Of invalid wife and literary fail
ure; now his glance veiled a singular
look whose source lay very deep In the
man.
Don't hasten" he said. II have a
reputation for gloom, but my friends
must not be among the reputants!
Least of all you, Dallas"
The other sat down again and threw
his hat on the table, smiling. Gloom ?"
he asked. And have you still that
name? You were so as a little laddie
in Aberdeen. but 1 thought you would
have left off the Scotch blues long ago
with your tartan
"I wish 1 could cried Gordon, ''as
left off the burr from my tongue.
How hated the place--all except Dee
side and old Lachin-y-gair! That
pleased me for its wildness. II God
had hand in its valleys the devil
must have had hoof in some OF its
ravines, for the clouds foamed up from
their crevices like the spray Of the
ocean of hell. Dallas" he said. veer-
ing. what a violent. unlovely little
wretch it was we used to know so
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
CHAPTER vi.
What the Dead May Know.

Gordon was alone In the vehicle.
for Fletcher rode outside. He set his
face to the logged pane. catching the
panorama of dark hedges. gouged
gravelly runnels and stretches Of
murky black. with occasional instan-
bank, sodden rhododendron and mill
dewed masonry-vivid in dull. yell
low, soundless fare OF July lightning.
A gauze OF unbroken grayness, a
struggling light-the lodge. A battle
mented wall plunging out Of the dark
ness-and Gordon saw the Abbey. it's
tiers OF ivied cloisters uninhabited
since Henry the Eighth battered the
old pile to ruin. it's gaunt and un-
wnirn, and the waverings fog
wreathed lake rejecting lighted win
dows. This was Newstead IN which
the bearers of his title had lived and
died, the gloomy seat OF an ancient
house stained by murder and insanity.
Of which he was tho sole representa-
tive.
What was he thinking as he sat in
the gloomy dining-roon, with Rushtons
the footman he had trained to his own
service, standing behind his chair? or
his mother first of all. He had never.
even as a child. distinguished sign or
real tenderness in her moments or
tenpestuous caresses- His maturer
years had grown to regard her Win a
half scornfl1l. half good-humored toll
erance. He had shrugged at her tenn
pers. dubbing her The Honorable
kitty" or his ''Amiable Aiecto." His
iatters to her had shown only a nice
sense of hlial duty; many of them
began with Dear Madam; more had
been signed simply with his name.
yet now he felt an aching hope that
In her seclusion she had not seen the
unl<indest Of stories of him. His half
sisfer-now on her way from the
north OF England-absorbed with her
family cares. would have missed the
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lenly passionate, a queer little bundle
of silent RACES and wants and hates
the sort people call inhuman. Tnere
was never but one nurse, If remem-
ber. who could manage him at all. He
had a twisted foot-the gift OF MS
mother, and added to by Nottingham
quack. He lived In lodgings
fusty they were, too. the fustiest IN
Abcrdeen-with his mother. He nao
never set eyes on his father; how ne
knew he had one. can't imagine.
When he was old enough. he was sent
to 'squeel,' as they called 1t In Aoer-
deem dialect-day school. where he
learned to say:
'God-made-man.
Let-us-love-Him
and to make az poor q scrawl as ever
scratched over frank. He was 2
blockhead, hopeless blockheadl
The master-how devout and razor
faced and dapper he wasI he was
minister to the kirk also-used to
topsy-turvy the class now and then.
and bring the lowest highest. These
were the only times the boy was at
the head. Then the master would say.
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away. HE was not SO hard to un-
derstand"
Not for you, Dallas, and It's for that
reason most OF all I am going to paint
his picture. Will 1t bore you. Hob
house?" he asked whimsically. ITO
discuss childhood is such a sniveling.
popping smallshot, water-hen waste Of
powder to most people"
Hobhouse shook his head and the
speaker went on:
First OF all. wish you would wit
ness a signature for me"-and handed
him the paper he had taken from his
pocket.
As the young man glanced at It. he
looked UP with quick surprise. but
checked himself and. signing 1t. leaned
back in his chair.
Gordon returned to his slow pace
up and down the room, and as he went
he talked:
The f1ercest animals have the
smallest litters. and he was an only
child, though he had been told he had
q half-sister somewhere in the world.
He was unmanageable in temper sui