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His Motives.

He showed me two long articles of his
in the Matin, One-the earlier one-elO
quently urging the French to complete the
canal and offering to subscribe 1000 COO
francs to start new stock subscription:
the other, written after the failure to rouse
their enthusiasm, urging them to sell to
the Americans, and not let the Panama
project. the child of French genius, perish
altogether. If they would not carry 1t out
themselves, he had besought them to
do. why let the whole scheme perish, and
at the same time lose all the money they
had already invested in it?
This argument had been reinforced by
another-that no private company begging
for private subscriptions. could compete
with the great and rich republic, which had
now positively determined to make canal
either at Panama, If the French would get
out of the way and could give good title
or at Nicaragua. If they fooHshly refused
both to sell out and to dig. 1t was he who
thus brought the company by fair and pub
lie argument to do what was the wise thing
for 1t and best for the honor of his coun-
try. His motive was tWofold-frst, patriot
ism, to justify French genius in conceiv-
ing and one-third completing the Panama
canal; second, that love for a great work
which a man who devotes his best years
and energies to 1T naturally acquires Ger
tainly motives enough for a man fit to be
chief engineer under De Lesseps I mag
inc Secretary Taft, judging from his sting
ing rebuke of Wallace would say So /
recommended the appointment of Bunua-
Varilla as a canal commissioner. He re-
Gently told me he would not have accept
ed the position. lest his motives might be
questioned in France.
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dow and made his escape. Officers Smith.
Davis, Farquhar and Leach. with Sergt.
Kaucher of the fourth precinct. took pos
session of the house and obtained the
names of all players.
A warrant for Bright for permitting
gaming on premises was issued from the
Police Court and Bright was arrested by
Precinct Detective Reinhard and was in
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him and let him keep them for US. This
was instantly agreed to and done.
"One of the pleasantest recollections Of
that trip is that. before we left the captain
was able to show US a new kind of red
button he had received. This was the deco
He had been private UP to that time.
And another, the very latest pleasant
thing. was to have old man Bo get up
early, not only to see US take the train,
which we appreciated as great honor, but
to beg me, as / was starting for Panama.
to visit the good sisters in the company's
hospital at Panama and say kind word
to them and for Them which l did not
forget to do.
For my part. I should like to have the
oonal completed as soon as possible, IL
only to see among the monuments which
will be raised along It's bank to De Lesseps.
Senator Morgan and others, most con-
spicious one to Bunau-Varilla."
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Mr.. Days Opinion of Him.

Last year. when Mr. Day and I went
over to Paris to complete the purchase and
take personal charge of the archives and
railroad shares I introduced my colleague
to the captain, and Mr.. Day thought as
much of him as I did and as much of the
noble old gentleman, Mr.. Bo, president of
the new company and head of the great
savings bank system of France, the Credit
Lyonnats. and of Mr.. Lampre and all the
chief personages of the company. They
had all been chosen as a guarantee to in
vestorS of the honesty and integrity of the
new company. Their word was their bond :;
their good name their most priced pos
session.
Somebody in our Treasury Department
saw fit to raise some technical hitch as to
the contract Mr.. Day and ] made and
signed with Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan-to
which Attorney General Knox had cabled
his assent-at the time when $4,000 600
worth of archives (plans, etc.) and 81, 500
Oe8 worth of stock in the Panama Canal
Railroad Company, worth par. were on the
point of being physically delivered to u.s.
when orders were about to be cahled to
turn over to our Ma jor Brooke at Panama
the canal and all the rest of the property.
We We're about to take the steamer for
home. These French gentlemen naturally
looked to have the payment settled and
begun simultaneously with the delivery and
were inquiring for our last cable intelii-
gence from Mr.. Knox. But, without the
culver of an eyelid, they trusted us with
all their property. including the 81. 500 600
shares. which we put into our pockets.
and would have let us twithout delivery
or final guarantee of the S40,OOo, 900 pay
mentl take our steamer and go. which, IT
is needless to say we would not have done.
Somebody remarked that they were hon
est men, seeing that they did not suspect
us of being otherwise.
Kept in the Captains Office.
81 well remember that, as neither Mr..
Day nor myself had been in the habit of
going about with 81 100000 of actual cash
values on our persons, when night came
the question arose as to the safe keeping of
the shares until morning. 1t was known
that Capt. Bunau-V arilla had a safe in his
house. and some one said. hand them to
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Pittsburg Interested in Washington

Returning to his desk this morning after
a brief visit to Pittshurg, Commissioner
Macfarland stated that he. found a deep
interest the improvement and beautifica-
ton of the national capital among many
prominent men in the Smoky City On
Saturday Mr.. mcfarland spoke informally
before a company of bankers and business
men at a dinner at the Duquesne Club
While in Pittsburg he was the guest of
Charles N. Hanna, president of the Iron
City Trust Company.
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Penalty Of Playing Crap.

When Precinct Detective Reinbard of the
fourth precinct went to 32i street south
west to serve a warrant on James Bright.
colored, he found Bright and sixteen
friends watching the throw of dice and
making use OF the ordinary crap terms.
Bright made flying leap through win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-13
Damage Caused by Runaway Horse,

The combination of an automobile and
street sweeper caused a horse belonging
to L. A. Poole, butter and egg merchant at
2l7 10th street northwest, to run away.
Thornton Williams, the colored driver of
the animal, was in a store at 1923 18th
street delivering a case of eggs at the time
the, runaway occurred. When the horse
reached 14th and Corcoran streets the wag-
on went against the show window at the
drug store of A. B. Garges and did some
damage. The glass was smashed and a
crate of eggs left in the store Another
crate dropped upon the pavement at the
front door and further down the street a
third crate was dropped. The animal left
the sidewalk and continued down I4th
street as far as Rhode Island avenue,
where it was stopped. Nobody was in
jured.
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the Police Court today on the charge.
One OF Bright's friends told of playing
at Brights home on numerous occasions.
Judge kimball imposed a sentence of six
months, without fine
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BON MARCHE, s se4sSaG St.

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CAPT. BUNAU-VAR|LLA
Defended by Assistant Attor-
ney General Russell.
HOW HE FIRST MET HIM
MR.. RUSsELL's TESTIMONY AS TO
HIS MOTIVES.
The Captains Connection With the
Engineering Work Under the
French Company.

Charles w. Russell, assistant attorney
general, commented today upon attacks
that have been made on NJ. Bunau-Variila,
who was instrumental in selling the Pan
anna canal to the United States. This is
what Mr.. Russell bad to say:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-13

Much opposition has developed at Brus-
sells to the reported intention of the au-
thorities of st. Martins Church at Alost
to sell TO Andrew Carnegie for 100000. the
famous painting by Rubens of 81, Roch
interceding with the Savior to appease the
plague at Aost
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Help Wanted Ads. in The Star

are known to be the genuine calls of peo-
pie ready 10 employ. For that reason re-
liable people watch for and respond to
them. 10. wsrd; minimum charge. iec.
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Mr.. Russell's Statement.

II was handed the other day a newspaper
communication concerning the purchase of
the Panama canal property, with the re-
mark, Your name Is not mentioned When
l read il | was very glad my name not
mentioned as 1t contained a mass of idle
gossip about the fortunes supposed to have
been made by those connected with the
transaction and particularly by my friend,
Capt. Bunau-Varila. All this being defic. ent
in novelty, threw the article aside. Yes
terday was handed letter to The Even
ing Star from Bunau-Varilla and today
get marked copy of the New York Sun
containing the same.
wv hen | reflect upon the fact that this
French engineer has been allowed to de-
tend himself single-handed against these
dastardly attacks of jealous and envious
people it makes my blood boil and makes
me feel that 1t is time some one came to his
aid. As he has confided to me all his do
lnSS IN these matters since | became ac-
qudlnted with him in Paris three years
ago, and as l know some of the mo lives and
inner workings of the war against his good
name, think | should ask your indulgence
tor little testimony of my own about him.
wv hen l went over 10 examine the Dues
ton as 10 what kind of title if any the
canal company would be able to give the
United States in case the. Panama route
should be chosen under the Spooner act
had the fate of the whole scheme in my
hands. Upon my investigation and conclu-
SlonS the property was not TO be pur-
chased. as upon them it was purchased.
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Star Hundreds of situations are filed
II pays to read the want columns Of The
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-13

Reuben A. Torrey and Charles NJ Alex
ander. the American evangelists, opened
two weeks mission at Oxford England,
yesterday. Mr.. Torrey made an impress
dergraduates of Oxford University and sew
eral local clergymen were on the platform
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Met Him in Paris.

One of the first of many persons to seek
me out was Capt. Bunau-Varilla, in com
pany with Prof. Woodward, who teaches
French in Columbia University, New York
They seemed to be great friends, and the
captain man of means, family and hos
pltallty. His brother owned half of the
Matln newspaper and was equally hospit-
able, as well as politically influential. l
was soon in the inner circles, socially and
politically
On our first automobile excursion the
captain asked me if l should like to meet
IharleS de eSsepS, who as everybody
KNOWS. had been prosecuted for rascalty
IN connection with the old canal company,
as had his distinguished father, Ferdinand
engineer of the Suez canal. | said l should
be exceedingly glad TO make his acuuaint-
ance, Whereupon Capt. Bunau-Varilla soto
Yoce, and in French, remarked to Prof
woodward about me, He Is an honest
man He does not suspect everybody of be-
Ing dishonest He then went on to finish
what he had been telling me of the misfor-
tunes of Charles and Ferdinand who it
seems. had been held up in the highway by
a cabinet minister, who threatened to de-
feat their project of getting legislative au-
thority to raise money by lottery bonds
for the continuation of the Panama canal
work. The captain, whom | saw almost
daily gave me an account of his own con-
nection with the engineering work under
the old company, but in all our intercourse
asked me no questions and got no volun-
teered informal ton about my legal inVeSti-
cation into the complicated affairs of the
old bankrupt company and it's successor
We talked engineering, the reasons why
the French wanted to sell their canal work
and right of way, of plays, operas. Amer
lea and the Misunderstanding but law
business.
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6owery Society Notes.

From the New York World
Marty. the Beefer," has issued
cards announcing his departure from
the Bowery. Sport Hallahan is to give
Marty a farewell celebration.
Johnny Marquette created conste--
nation in Mulberry street yesterday by
Nearing white shoe acas on black
patent leather shoes. His cravat was
E Mott street purple.
An entertainment provided by the
Kelly boys for Splash" Flynn, took
place near Cooper Union a few nights
ago. Flynn will recover.
Mr.. Mike Salter, known to China.
town as ''Nigger Mike" will pass the
summer at Coney Island.
Admiral Cassidy is now sailing the
good ship Water Wagon. His lieuten-
ants are kid" McGuirk, Joe Brown
and others of the swell mob.
Tammany the Bum, who holds the
long distance banner-carrying record
of the Bowery, is spending Holy Week
in retreat at Blackwell's Island
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in the trade as a choker trap. this being
the ancient mouse trap. with its wood
part stained red and with holes In the
sides for the mice to put their heads
through to get the bait attached to the
traps trigger.
round traps, of from one to six holes in
each trap Just as they have always been,
and they are all. as they have ever been,
stained red. Why red? I don't know.
and I've been selling mouse and rat
traps for a good many years. too l sup
pose red was the most convenient STAN
at hand when these traps were first made
No manufacturer would think now OF
having wood mouse trap blue, ana II ne
did doubt IL it would sell
"Other kinds of wooden rat and mouse
traps are now sold in great numbers, but
are not stained red or any other color
but are finished either oil stained or IN
the natural wood. These traps were so
made to start with, and their manufac-
ture is so continued, just as we continue
to paint the choker traps red.
Caught Without Bait.
where rats and mice are numerous,
plenty of them are caught in traps with
out any bait OF course traps are COM
monty set near where the rodents come
out; but they may be set to advantage
in many other places
For instance. rats and mice do not
often, unless they are compelled to, take
to the open in room. They are more
likely to skirt the Dashboard in going
from one point to another. Flat traps,
for example placed along such routes
are likely to catch them even il the traps
are undated. If a rat or a mouse steps
on such a trap in following its way 1t
gets no farther.
There is a more or less common no.
ton that mouse traps that have been
much used get finally mousy odor about
them and that the mice avoid them and
the traps are useless. Not so. in my own
experience mouse trap is good for its
work so long as it remains in order.
I'm temperate countries there are more
mouse and rat traps sold in the fall than
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From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
~ HE QUIET young man in working
dress suddenly crosses left and
strikes the broadcloth-clad noble
man squarely in his wine-flushed face.
(Sensation)
The guests flock from all parts OF the
house to the scene.
by what right do you strike this man?'
The young fellow in blue flannel straigt-
ems as If ready to repeat the dose and
cries defiantly:
by the right of any man to defend the
honor of a true American woman."
Who of the thousands who have watched
this hackneyed scene upon a hundred
stages and in hundred plays-who could
not, setting out from that point, before
the roaring galleries began to calm them
selves, plan in their mind from start to
finish whole rip-roarihg, red-hot melo-
drama? Williams that frowned thunder
storms and heores to snap out thrilling
sentences that flash like the jagged light
ming. Why, the inspiration for endless
melodramas is in few words. 1.-The
mother is dead; now for the child!
"Quick, the will! Nov they are at our
mercy!'
Sing those papers OF die!''
Nor as the hero staggers in, clothing
in shreds, face covered with blood, but
with pistol leveled at the william. mo.
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FRIENDS HE HAD NONE.
Man Doomed by His Occupation to Be
Hermit Among Men.

From the New York Sun.
Outside the theatre lobby, dismal by
contrast with the light and laughter
within, a detected looking man stood. his
strong face quivering with emotion.
"Ah, my friend said a cheerful Sa-
maritan at his elbow, 'cheer up
'Ah. such a thing is hardly possible to
me-" said the man with a sad smile. II
am doomed by my occupation to be a her
nit in the midst of men,"
tut, tut" persisted the optimist mo
matter how lowly or how degraded man
may be he can still have friends then
why not you?"
Just a moment. You are a theatre
goer, and presumably read the newspa-
per criticisms of the performance, play
ers and playwright. Did you ever reflect
that when praise is given it is always
regarded as but the just due of theatrical
people, but. on the other hand. when CEN
sure is administered it is looked upon by
them as spite, envy and INSULT"
And your
Il can have no friends-I am a dra-
matte critic
With stifled sob the friendless man
rushed out into exterior darkness
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distress that didn't answer:
IF you love me leave me, leave me-
leave me and never mention this to m,
again!
oh, how that makes me hate you
loathe you, detest you, hate your
When she slams the door after her what
is there left for the villain to say but:
On you, I'll teach you that l can
hate, too!'
AT least 1 will show her in her true
light"
''She must be mine"
The villain is always convinced of this
as the sobbing victim of his schemes goes
off the stage howling
Then he does know alli'
See the letter falling from her 'nervless
grasp" Papa, with his millions, knows
that she has married a chimney sweep.
Now for a look inside
Can't you see that as soon as the hero
thrusts his head in the door, the viii
lain he is tracking will bat it off and leave
him senseless in the burning building?
Take that and that-and that and
that"
Now the villains are getting it right
and left from the hands of little Johnny
Jones, who has tracked them to their
lair and is rescuing the stalwarts whom
they hold prisoners.
Il yet hold the message. Who will take
it to him 2"
81 will"
The old drunken apple woman throws
off her disguise, and John Carr. the de-
tective, appears, seizes the precious paper
from the bound and handcuffed messen-
ger and is off on loves divine adventure.
Here are few to be found in any prop
erly constructed melodrama. They stand
shuffling without limit and make sen Sc
alone and as a collection. Try them:
WHAT You here p"
so you have crossed my path again,
Caleb Westover?''
Hero and villain face to facet
My hands may be soiled and rough,
Percival Eldon. but they have earned for
me an honorable living-something that
yours have never doner
stop right where you are. have done
your dirty work as long as | am going to.
Touch one hair of that poor girls inno-
cent head and | will blow you into eter-
nifty"
"Traitorl dog, You shall answer to me
for this
But your husband is dead"
NO not dead (See the hospital patient
stagger in to disconcert the ardent wooer }
Mike Tigue. you bungled your work
and | have returned to put you behind
prison bars"
My God Am I mad, or is 1t really his
voice?''
1t does not occure to her that by turn
Ing her eyes in the direction of whence
the sounds come she may have the testi-
mony of those organs to help solve the
mystery. At lanst she turns her head.
My husband,"
My own wife, Nellier'
Slow music by the orchestra rag time
by the feet in the neanut gallery scramb-
ling for the light of day again.
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RAT TRAPS STILL
PROVING POPULAR
Old Style Traps are Always
Painted Red
THE SALES ARE ENORMOUS
Although Many New Styles Are Man.
ufactured the Choker Trap Is
Still in Great Demand
for Rodents.
THE SALES ARE ENORMOUS
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post
'Oh, yes, we are still selling traps"
said a hardware dealer, land more and
mouse traps keep right up with the con-
stantly growing population.
Rat and mouse traps are used every
where and / suppose that IT, at any
time, you should omit the regular census
in country you could make pretty ac-
curate estimate of that country's popua-
ton based on its demands for rat and
mouse traps at that time. as compared
with such demand at a time when the
population was known.
I'm some European countries, more
densely populated than ours, where every
inch of the ground is cultivated, and
where rats can do comparatively more
bounty on rats, just as in some parts of
this country there are still paid bounties
for the destruction of wolves and other
vermn.
But rats and mice can do great dam
age. not only in fields, but in warehouses
and in many other places, and there is
constant warfare on them all over the
world with a corresponding demand for
traps.
Always Stained Red.
.srhere are now made many kinds of
rat and mouse traps, and inventors are
constantly producing new ones, but of
mouse traps there are still sold enormous
numbers of the time honored trap famil-
isr to many generations OF people, known
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Three Eras in RaiIroading.

e. D. Tittmann in National Magazine for
April.
There have been three periods In
the development of railroad systems
as we know them today. The first of
these was the constructive period.
which lasted from the beginning until
about 1883. This was followed by a
period of reorganization which cul-
minated in the years Immediately sue
ceeding the panic of 1898. and the
third is the period of huge combina-
lions of properties and the rounding
out of systems. This period is the one
in which We are now living and the
end of which is not yet in sight.
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, at any other season, for it is then that
rats and mice come in from the fields
and from out OF doors generally for the
greater comfort they find in human hab-
itations and in barns and other shelters.
american traps exported? Thousands
of gross annually. 1t is stating simply
the fact to say that American rat and
mouse traps, like every other sort OF
American mechanical contrivance, are
the best in the world, and they go every
where. But not without competition. this
mostly from the Germans an active, en-
terprising people, who never fail to press
every trade opportunity energetically
"And / suppose that of all the rat and
mouse traps used the world over 80 per
cent are American manufacture"
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Notice to Contractors.

Plans and specifications for .he erection
of an eght-room brick school house to
be built on the North Highlands can he
seen at the office of the architect. No
2ISla Twenty-first streets.
Bids will be received until Wednesday,
May Sd, 8 p. m. All bidders will be re-
quired to deposit certified check for $3.50
with their bid. ID. A. HELMICH.
4-23-3t-su-tu-thu Architect
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Attention, Birmingham Rifles.

You are hereby ordered to report at
your armory Wednesday morning, April
26 at . a. m. for memorial parade
BY order of
CAPT. L. c. BROWN,
Commanding Company.
ROBERT +. COTTON,
First Sergeant. 4-23-2t-sun- wed