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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-02

who already had clerk in the secre'
tary of states Office in his pay.
And on that read he had Travelled
far, thanks to keen wit, TO Portii
Van Brooks incessant Dromptings
and to the help Of the leaky clerk ir
Hendricks office; so far, indeed, thai
he had found the stool pigeon" OF
company, to which Hildreth's hint had
pointed-a company composed, with {
single exception, of men Of straw
the exception being the man Rumford
whose conferences with the governor
and the attorney general had aroused
his suspicious.
It was about this time that Huuni'
colt reported the sale of the Castor
lots at q rather fancy cash figure, and
the money came in good play.
1.-TWO things remain to be proved
said Portia, in one Of their many con.
nings of the intricate, course: tive
things that must be proved before you
can attack openly: that Rumford u
really representing the Universal OH
company: and that he is bribing the
junto to let the Universal incorporate
under the mask 5f his straw com
pany. Now Is tbs time when you can.
not afford to be etsInomical. Have you
money!"
Since II was the day after the Hun
nicott remittance. Kent could answer
yes with a good conscience.
"Then spend It," she said; and be
did spend It like a millionaire. lyine
awake nights to devise new ways OF
employing 1t.
And for the abutments Of the arch
of proof the money-spending suficed'
BY dint Of a warm and somewhai
costly wire investigation Of Rumford'i
antecedents. Kent succeeded in placing
the Belmount promoter unquestionably
as one Of the trusted lieutenants OF
the Universal: and the leaky clerk in
the secretary Of states office gave the
text of the application for the STRAW
company charter, showing that the
powers asked for were as despotic "a
the great monopoly could desire.
But for the keystone Of the arch,
the criminal implication Of the plot
ters themselves, he was indebted to q
At of ill-considered anger and to z
chapter Of accidents.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-02

isn't impossible; 1t has got to be posi-
ble."
The night editor sat back in his chair
and chewed his cigar reflectively. Sud-
denly he asked:
whats your object, Kent? 1t isn't
purely pro bono publico, take it?"
Kent could no longer say truthfully
that it was, and he did not lie about
| it.
mo, it's purely personal. | guess.
l need TO get grip on Bucks and
mean to do it."
Hildreth laughed.
"And, having got it, you'll telephone
me to let up-as you did In the House
Bill Twenty-Five fasco. Where do we
come in?'
mo; you shall come in on the ground
floor this time; though | may ask you
to hold your hand until I have used
my leverage. And If you'll go into II
to stay, you shan't be alone. Giving
the Argus precedence in any item OF
news, I'll engage to have every other
opposition editor in the state ready
to back you."
Glad! you're growing, Kent. Dc
you mean to down the Bucks crowd
ded-definitely?" demanded the editor
who stammered little under excitable
provocation. Bigger men than you
have tried it-and failed"
But no one of them with half my
obstinacy, Hildreth. 1t can be done
and am going to do It,"
THE secretary of states Office Is the
place you want to watch" said Hill
dreth. New oil companies are incor.
poratlng every day. Pretty soon ont
- tn ese will swallow up all the others
that one will be the Universal undel
another name. and in its application
for a charter you'll find askings bii
enough to cover all the rights ant
privileges of the original monopoly.
| THAT is a good idea," said Kent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-02
BRIDGING THE zAMsEsI.
Will Span the River Below Victoria
Falls.

Another link In the Cape to Cairo
railway is now being made by the
construction of the railway bridge
across the Zambesi river, just below
the Victoria falls. Tie formation OF
the river at this point is most curious,
the entire falls being merely mar
row crack made by some mighty con-
vulsion Of nature In the hard basaltic
rock right across the river, and then
prolonged from a point near the left
bank, away through thirty or forty
miles of hills In series Of zigZags.
The Victoria falls are 40 feet high and
1000 yards long, or two and one-half
times the height and twice the width
of the falls Of Niagara. The Cape to
Cairo railway, which has recently
been completed from Cape Town to
the Zambesi 1,635 miles) and Is now
being carried on toward Tanganyika,
traverses the peninsula. OF rock i'm
mediately in front Of the falls, and
will cross the gorge by the bridge just
below the Boiling Pot" as the mar
row outlet Is called, th. ough which the
whole river rusnes after its tremend-
Gus fall The clear span Of the arch,
which is now under construction, will
be 500 feet, and owing to Its height
above the river-400 feet-no staging
or scaffolding can be employed In Its
erection. It Is, therefore, being built
out from each bank of the ravine, on
the cantilever principle, until the
steel work Of the arch meets in the
centre. The bridge, which VIII be
sufficiently wide for a double line OF
railways, is being built by Sir Doug
las Fox and Partners the engineers OF
the Rhodesia Railway company. In
order to carry across the gorge the
materials for the northern half OF the
bridge and the rails for the extension
northward, an electric cable-way ofa
novel type has been employed. One
end of the cable Is attached to rigid
tower, and the other end to an In
clined hinge support, which Is loaded
with a heavy weight to counteract
the sagging Of the, cable as the con-
veyor travels along 1t. The carrier Is
suspended from two travelling wheels
running on the rope, and consists OF
a frame carrying a chair and the dri-
yer and the electric moor which pro-
pels the apparatus. The conveyor Is
capable Of carrying load Of ten tons,
and can transport 500 tons of mate
rial across the river in one day; the
amount of railway construction plant
which will have to be carried over the
river before the work Is finished be-
ing estimated at 10000 tons.-London
Graphic.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-02

3g Friend-Well, your old love has
married your rival, l see.
Discarded Suitor (fendishly)-
Sdeath! I've got even with him. They
will quarrel the first week, fight the
second, separate forever in the third.
Friend-Great heavens! What have
you done?
Discarded Suitor| presented the
bride with one Of those fluffy, red
eyed. snarling, barking pet dogs
New York Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-02

THE SCRIPTURE COMPLIED WITH
It was in an experience meeting In an
African Methodist church over In
Virginia, writes a Washington corre-
spondent. A new convert had been
giving in his confession. He told the
brethren and the sisters all the sins
of his life, and more too, with all
their aggravations. He had confessed
to every crime in the decalogue. When
he paused for breath, gasping at his
own wickedness. brother in the gal
lery shouted solemnly:
PUT out dat lamp"
what for?" asked the pastor.
Coz" said the solemn brother. de
yilest sinner done return"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
TO OBSERVE THE FLEETS
Information of American Naval Yes
sells in the East

Rear Admiral Train, commander in chief
of the Asiatic station, has reported to the
Navy Department by cable that the gun
boat Paragua is at Jolo, the gunboat Min
doro at Pollok, Mindanao Island, and the
battleship Wisconsin at Olongapo, on Subig
bay, Island of Luzon. He reports. in addi-
ton that the gunboat Quros is cruising in
Lingayen gulf and that the torpedo boats
Dale and Decatur cruising off the
Island of Palawan.
Reference to the map of the archipelago
shows that this disposition affords excel
lent opportunities for observing the move
ments of the hostile fleets should they ap-
proach or enter the Philippine waters
While the vessels with the exception of
the Wisconsin, at Olongapo, are but small
gunboats which could do no more than
make observations they all carry the
United States flag. which, it is believed, will
trality in the waters contiguous to the
American possessions In the far east The
complete system of cables between the
Islands and the land lines across the islands
will enable Rear Admiral Train to keep in
close touch with the movements of the op-
posing forces should they come within his
territory. In addition to the vessels named.
the Raleigh has been reported as having
sailed into the Sulu sea, to the Cuyos
Islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
BARRETT CRUSHED THE REVOLT
Told Panama Officials United States
Would Support Them.

Diplomatic correspondence made public
at the State Department today contains a
dispatch from Minister Barrett at Panama
giving an account of the assistance rem
dered by him in averting trouble there at
the time of the attempted revolutions led
by Gen. Huertas last November.
After it had been arranged that Gen.
Huertas should resign and the Panama
army disband hitch occurred. About fifty
soldiers marched. unarmed, to the govern
ment house followed by a great crowd, and
informed the president of the republic tina Z
they would not accept the government 8
terms of being paid off in two payments.
but demanded the whole pay at that time
Minister Barrett. who was present at the
time. advised the president to be absolutely
firm, but the soldiers persisted and NUT
tered threats against the president. The
minister, in informing the State Depart
ment of the incident, said:
When this word came up from the street
| saw that there must be no further delay
in bringing matters to an end, and taking
Gen. Guardia, the minister of foreign az
fairs and war with me, l went down stairs
and out upon the sidewalk in front of the
soldiers who were there assembled In
brief words l told Gen. Guardia to say TO
them that the United States, with its forces.
stood back of the government in this crisis,
and that they must accept the terms OF the
government or accept the consequences.
They were warned that If they did not &C
cept these terms and engaged In any acts
7 of instruction, riot or mutiny, they would
be dealt with in most summary way, and
that If necessary the naval forces in the
bay and the marines at Ancon and Empire
would be used to maintain order, with Tho
severest punishment for those who were
responsible for disorder. This warning had
the desired effect, and the soldiers imme-
diately declared that they would accept tho
terms of the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
ADDRESS TO THE BOYS.
Lieut.. Jordan's Recital of Experiences
Gives Youths Advice

Lieut.. w. w. Jordan of the metropolitan
police force spoke for an hour last evening
to nearly two hundred Georgetown boys at
the Washington Boys CLUB, 3042 N street
Mr.. Zed H. COpp, probation officer of the
District and one of the founders of the
club introduced the speaker.
In relating the experiences of his career
Lieut., Jordan held the attention of his
young auditors throughout his address
The lieutenant said that though he is fifty
two years old he is but a grown-up boy.
He then related many experiences of his
boyhood days, introducing here and there
thrilling incidents, and subsequently car
ried the boys with him to the Indian plains
and the frontiers
The speaker endeavored to impress upon
the boys the idea of discipline and the value
of obeying orders. He said the police Off
GERS are friends of all the boys and want
to see them do right and make men Of
themselves. He assured the boys that
POLICEMEN are not the cold hearted mon
sters that they have been pictured, but are
under orders to preserve the law. He eX-
planned to them that Congress empowered
the Commissioners of the District to make
police regulations for the preservation of
law and order and that these rules must be
obeyed. He closed his address with
thoughtful instruction and advice to how
they could live without violating the law
and develop into law abiding and useful
citizens.
The Washington Boys Club has 600 mem
bers. The organization is comparatively
young and its growth has been regarded as
remarkab BILE The boys are located in their
new hall, which Is elegantly fitted up on
modern plans The clubs quarters COM
prise a large three-story building. Among
other advantages afforded to its members
is an up-to-date gymnasium, reading and
lecture rooms, pool tables, games and other
| amusements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Death of Morris Keim.

Morris Keim, an old resident of the city,
died at his home, So Maryland avenue
northeast, a. o'clock this morning. Mr.
Keim was born in Germany seventy-four
years ago. and came to this country when
sixteen years of age
During the civil war he was for several
years a member of Company l, 154th Regi-
ment, New York Volunteers, and parucf-
pated in the battle of Gettysburg. Shortly
after the war he settled in this city, enter
ing the government service, and being at
the time of his death connected with the
pension office He was member of Gar
field Post, G. A. r., and other organiza-
TONS and had large circle of friends, by
whom he was esteemed an upright and
honorable man. He leaves a widow, son
and two daughters.
The remains will be inferred at Arlington
Friday afternoon under the auspices Of
the Grand Army of the Republic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
CHOOSES OFFICERS.
American Commercial Schools Insti-
tuition Meets in Washington

tuition, the object of which is the Standard
cation of the business schools of the coun-
try and their utilization upon educational
basis, was organized here yesterday and
elected the following officers: H. NJ. Rowe,
Baltimore, president; r. C. Spencer, Mil
waukee vice president; ]. ]. Eagan, Hobo
KEN N j., secretary; Emos Spencer, Louis
vile. KY, treasurer.
The organization affected yesterday is one
that has been in contemplation several
years past. Its purpose is to secure a uni
formity of business education in the vari-
Gus institutions throughout the country. 1t
is also designed to protect the men who Sc
cure teachers certificates and diplomas, in
asmuch as the members are agreed not to
employ any person as teacher who has
not received a teachers certificate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19

to the subject of future party action in
regard to questions to be settled with ref
erence to the complications precipitated by
the new primary law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Spring Meeting Of Montgomery County
Medical Association.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, April IS, 1905.
The spring meeting of the Montgomery
County Medical Association was held mere
today The attendance was large, inciud-
ing nearly all of the practicing physicians
of the county and several from Washington
and other places. A business session was
held in the morning, when routine business
was transacted and the following ofncers
elected: President, DIR. Horace b. Haddox
of Gaithersburg; vice president, DR.. Edward
Anderson of Rockville; secretary-treasurer,
Dr. John L. Lewis of Bethesda; censors,
Drs. Edward Anderson, William l.. Lewis
and ]. H. Stonestreet; committee of legis-
lation and public health, Drs. C. Fl. Man
mar ]. II. Stonestreet and Farquhar; dele
gates to state society, Drs. James e. Deets
and Edward Anderson; alternates, DIS
William l.. Lewis and o. NJ Linthicum.
In the afternoon a public meeting was
held, at which interesting literary pro-
gram was rendered as follows: An address
on Surgical Side of Appendicitis" by DR..
d. G. Lewis of Washington; an illustrated
talk on "Antitoxine and Vaccine" by DR..
w F. Elgin of Glenolden, Pa; paper on
Cause and Treatment of Septicaemia," by
DIR. Augustus Stabler of Sandy Spring;
paper on "Exophthalmic Goitre," by DR..
William E. Magruder of Brookeville, and
reports of cases by Drs v. H. Dyson of
Laytonsville and N. D. Nourse of Darnes-
town.
At noon the entire body of physicians re-
paired to the Corcoran Hotel, where
splendid dinner was enjoyed.
Among the physicians in attendance were
Drs. d. G. Lewis Stuart B. Muncaster and
D. ]. Morgan of Washington; w. F. Elgin
of Glenolden, Pa; DR.. Chapelle of Tenley-
town, and Drs. V. H. Dyson, H. B. Haddox,
o. NJ. Linthicum, Edward Anderson, VIII
liam L. Lewis, John L. Lewis. Eugene
Jones, c. H. Mannar, George E. Lewis,
William E. Magruder, James E. Deets,
Augustus Stabler. ]. H. Stonestreet, Far
quhar, Shippers, of this county.
Miss Mary c. Prout, an esteemed resident
OF this town. died this afternoon, aged sew
enty-two years
Montgomery county republicans propose
to test the validity of the new primary
election law. This was decided at a meet
ing of the county committee. held here this
afternoon, when Messrs. Thomas Dawson
and Galen L. TAFT were retained as counsel
to bring the matter before the circuit court
by means of equity proceedings.
The county committee appointed spe
cial advisory committee, consisting of
Messrs. w. B. Burdette, A. A. Braddock,
Arthur Stabler. c.. J. Hartshorne. Thomas
Dawson, Gaief l.. faft. Cornelius W. Clum,
whose duty It win be to give consideration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Made Her Last Trip.

The old schooner Fanny, which for many
years past has sailed up and down the Po-
tomac, has made her last trip, and is to
be broken up, 1t is stated. for the metal
that is in her hull. The old schooner was
built at Baltimore. Nd, in 1864 In her
heyday she was an able little vessel and
with cargoes aboard breasted many a
Chesapeake gale and met few on the
broad Atlantic. AS age crept on her she
retired to the more quiet pursuits of river
trading and in the past ten years has been
used to bring sand from Greenway fats
to Georgetown with many a weak spot in
her hull patched with tin. The OILS vessel
has crept up and down the river until a
few days ago. when her masts were taken
out of her and the hulk anchored in the
harbor waiting to be torn apart. The
Fanny hailed from this city and was owned
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
AFFAIRS IN VENEZUELA
ASSUMED A MORE TRANQUIL AS
PECT THAN FOR MONTHS.
Situation in the French and italian
Interests-Castro Satisfied With
Present Foreign Relations.
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
CARACAS, April 6.-Afairs In Venezuela
have assumed a more tranquil aspect than
for many months. Frances attitude in the
case against the French cable company and
the calm manner in which the United States
accepted President Castro's refusal to ac-
cept arbitration have disarmed fear.
1t is unlikely that the decision of the en-
tire tribunal, to which the cable company's
case has been appealed, will be announced
for several months. No decision is expected
In the New York and Bermudez Asphalt
Company cases for at least month, and as
Venezuela has appeased Holland by releas-
ing three of the five Dutch sailors impris-
oned In this country, there seems no chance
for turn of affairs in the immediate
future which will aggravate present condi-
lions.
The announcement of President Roose-
velt's departure from Washington is re-
garded here as indicating that the United
States has not thought of taking immediate
action to settle the questions which 1t Is
seeking to arbtrate with Venezuela.
italian Interests.
Italy is urging the adjustment of the
troubles between the Martini Company's
coal mines at Guanta and the Venezuelan
government. The government threw the
property into the hands of receiver, such
as was done in the case of the New York
and Bermudez Asphalt Company, in jan
uary, and the representations of Italy have
been so mild up to this time that there is
no reason to expect harsh measures from
that source.
France expected the cable company's
property in Venezuela to be coniscated, but
Venezuelan authorities insist there has
never been any danger of such action on
the part of Venezuela, and say the annull-
ing of the companys contract will merely
break the monopoly held by the French
corporation and enable Venezuela to grant
franchise to rival company.
Not Passing on Damages.
In the decision of the president of the
highest court it was plainly stated, how
ever, that the court was not passing on the
question of any damages which the govern
ment may have sustained from acts of the
cable company. Consequently Frenchmen
interested in the company fear that after
annulling the contract the Venezuelan gov
eminent may also bring action for revou-
tionary damages and obtain judgment
which will practically amount to confisca-
ton.
President Castro and his advisers express
complete satisfaction with the present con-
dtion of their foreign relations. Gen. Ale
jandro 1barre, the minister of fore'gn af-
fairs, says the president recognizes the
principle of international arbitration and is
willing to have questions in dispute arb
trated if it claimed that they were not
dealt justly with by Venezuelan courts.
President Castro insists that the honor of
his courts must be maintained. and says
his republic is small, but proud, and will
not permit any act which reflects on its
tribunals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Centenarian Suspected of Insanity.

Mrs. Charlotte Howard, colored, who says
she is more than one hundred years old, is
to be examined by the police surgeons this
afternoon on suspicion that she is suffer
ing from senile dementia. She was found
by Policeman Kelly thisafternoon wander
ing about the streets in the vicinity of 14th
and Q streets northwest. She left her home
at 1921 10Th street northwest this morning,
possibly before daybreak, and was found
seated on the step in front of a store at
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street. 1t
was after the noon hour when she was
found by Policeman Kelly, and 1t is stated
that not long ago she had been taken into
custody while about the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
PETITION DENIED.
Court Sustains P. o. Department in
Las Vegas Case.

Justice Barnard in Circuit Court No. / to-
day denied the petition of Romero and 9TH
ers against the Postmaster General for a
peremptory writ of mandamus In connec-
ton with the establishing of post Office at
Las Vegas, N. Mex. The petitioners noted
an appeal from the ruling to the Court of
Appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Will of Barney Cole.

BY the terms of the will of the late
Barney Cole, dated February q, 1904, and
filed today for probate, his son, Everett
Sylvester Cole, is to receive premises 14l6
South Carolina avenue. 1t is directed,
however, that his other sons, John E. and
Vernon Cole, shall have a home there
should they need one. To the testator' s
daughter, Lizzie Moss is left 81. The re-
rnainder of the estate is to be held In trust
for the benefit of the three sons named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Missions to Be Discussed.

The Womans Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist churches of Washington
has arranged for meeting tonight, which
will be in the form of an Easter anniver-
sary, at Metropolitan Memorial NJ E
Church, Az and streets northwest. Mrs
J. Ellen Foster will preside and BishoI
Earl Cranston will deliver an address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Released on Bail.

Moy Wing a Chinaman, arrested on COM
plant of Inspector Shear, the charge being
that he is in this country in violation of
law has been released on bail in the sum
of 81, 600 Samuel H. Walker qualified as
surety. Moy Wing is represented by At
torney William E. Ambrose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19

The entire business section OF the town of
Clendenin, w. Va, was destroyed by fire
yesterday, with loss and damage that will
aggregate about 100000. The fire was due
to the work OF incendiaries, who used dyna-
mite In an attempt to blow open the safe
in clothing store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19

larceny, the specific charge being the theft
of two horses, each valued at S125. They
pleaded not guilty to the charge and were
held 10 answer the action of the grand
jury, waving examination. In default of a
$1,oOO bond the men were committed to jail.