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New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

yesterday, and even it is impossible to say how
much he knows.
Il will find out" Orlopp said quietly. ''These
poor people fret upon deep thoughts. They
cleverer in many ways than those who see. OF
course, we must have no nonsense. He might
even recover his eyesight with l shall go
to him tonight as | return from the hospital"
She thanked him with touch of her hand upon
his own and look which he alone might read in her
eyes. That night he visited the Vicomte as he
had promised her. and found the stricken soldier
sitting before a writing-desk trying to commit
some of his thoughts to paper. But the lines were
crooked and the words illegible and when Orlopp
entered he thrust the paper from him with despair
ing gesture as much as to say: ''An that is done
with foreveri"
To OrlOpps questions he answered calmly and with
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

Why should a chicken delight the heart of a
French housekeeper? He did not understand her
allusiOn at all.
One day, however (this early in january of the
New Year, he escaped the old woman's vigilant
eye and aided by good oak stick felt his way
some few steps beyond the gate of his house
and stood in the Champs Elysees feeling delighted
boy with his adventure, but afraid to carry
it further.
There he heard the guns of Mont Va16rien for
the first time, and struck dumb with the sound
returned with what haste he could and cried to
his valet to come and help aim into the house
again.
'What does it mean Gilbert?" he asked. ''Why
they firing the cannon at Va16rien?"
It's victory, sir said the unabashed SER
want, "a great victory at Orleans
For once the Vicomte did not answer him. The
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

the German legions entered the city TO bring the
realities of humiliation and defeat TO the very
doors of the conquered citizens.
a month had passed since the guns OF Mont
Valerien ceased to thunder their shells the Pr-
slams across the valley; a month in which families
returned with trembling steps to their shattered
houses in the suburbs and vctuals We're carried INTO
the city by every road whereon wagon could pass;
month of intense gloom and silent streets, With
unarrned soldiers everywhere, and laughter ra-ely
heard even in the wine-shoFs. For the peope the
days had been those OF abject stuPefaction. Paris
surrendered the war lost, Germans at LOngchaurs!
Incredible this, or properly a of silent shame
Men went about amid the ruins as so many spco--rs
of dead nation. Who would recognize the Id
familiar scene? The very Bois de Boulogne seemed
wilderness since the fine and stately trees. shelter
Continued page I7)
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for JULY So' iSVo

Yes he said a battle had been fought outside .bo
gates of Pars-sO much he understood, and was also
assured that the armies of the South vctorious
He admitted that people had much misrepresented
things to him; but he fOrgave them because the
intent was good His sympathy with all French
men who suffered appeared to be real and intense
He himself lived so much apart from life and the
world that nothing mattcred casual hearer
would have said that he continued IN Ignorance
of the true story of the siege and knew Ette
either of French defeats or Of German victories
Edmund Orlopp. however, was TOO shrevd an OBJ
server that these shallow words should deceive hin,
''He is acting part" he said 10 himself 'If
the Prussians enter Paris there Is man 2ho win
remember his oath. We shall need all the vigiant
ewes we can find and even then the blind NAV
see the farthest in the end.
The problem Interested him greatly. and he
returned to his own COnfessing It's difiCutes
He must save this splendid soldier noble I'm ratienc
and affliction and he must save him for Dolores
sake He little guessed that the |ic1nte AZ
that very moment was planning in his lonely house
the last things he would say and do when the
Prtlssians entered Paris What a jest 5, was
that he the blind man. should have riddled these
lies of triumph and of victory andlearned Che truth
by an instinct he knew to be unfailing.
Let them tell him many stories as thew pleased
now He would hold his tongue and enjoy he lest
the more for doing it. Sometimes he was glad that
he had sworn to kill himself if the Prus- 1s were
victorious Who would live unnumbered wears Of
darkness touching the fingers of life with t-ablng
hands but seeing nothing of its face moving
nothing of its beauties, 1t right and 1roper
that the defeated should die. Such had s.a the
law since the beginning of the world IT, s1uld
perish for France. But first he would 1 the
King of Prussia, and history would remea e- his
name to the end
This idea obsessed him to the exclusi 90 Of all
else Before Dolores and the servants he cared
to have become suddenly the most d.. and
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

as anv of them that night at the Cafe Richelieu,
when he swore to shoot himself the day the Prus-
slams entered Paris How odd the recollection OF
such a wild oath appeared when the glorious french
army stood at the gates of Berlin and some OF ms
old comrades were already returning to Paris in a
blaze of flame and victory! Why should any
Frenchman talk of killing himself now? And
yet Rohan knew that, had misfortune overtaken
his country and her armies returned vanquShed,
then would he have fulfilled that oath to the last
letter. Prussians in Parisi Not thousand years
of conquest could atone for such humiliation as
that
He sat at the window and on sunny days went
out little into the garden. Eternal night had
become his portion; but he visions SURPRISING
the dreams of men, OF the siege itself, of the Ger
man armies girdng the city in a ring OF steel he
knew nothing Old FRANCHISE the houSekeeper
and Gilbert the valet suffered enough and carried
their share complaningly. How were they to
feed him; how to find those luxuries to which
he had been accustomed all his life? Under other
circumstances, the good wOmans apologies tor her
bread and meat would have been comedy. Those
pernicOus butchers, how she rated them! What
a tale of woe she pitched Dolores when that brave
girl from the Latin Quarter to hear
how her cousin doing!
There is not a bit of beef in all the city, lady
no flesh at all. Such untruths L have told. He
asks for this and that, and what am L to say to
him? That the Prussans have taken all the meat?
Now, Mademoselle, would you have the heart to
tell him that?
Dolores confessed that it better untold.
Tragedy appeared to be creeping upon the lonely
house a cloud that presently must give tempest.
Now for the first time she understood the wisdom
of Orlopp's hesitation Her cousin must know
the truth sooner or later. His table would betray
them; or if not that then something more terrible,
the guns of Mont Val6rien, perhaps, laundering at
the German hosts. Dolores dreaded the day when
the guns must begin to fire upon the Germans
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

almost as though pity was
a greater thing to her than
love of country or any
patriotic instinct. And she
became a beggar of fish,
flesh and fowl, that this un-
happy soldier might not
taste the truth in the dishes
they set before him.
Herein her friend Edmund
Orlopp aided her with a
mans honest delight in a
sweet woman's mission of
love. Some of his most
reckless adventures within
the German lines attended
his quest of food for the
Vicomte's table. Daring
night rides amid Prussian
outposts, sublunar visits to
the larders and the gardens
of deserted chateaus about
Paris, delighted old Fran
Coise the housekeeper and
seemed to verify her most
astonishing stories. Every
capture moved her to new
eloquence. Hal" she
would cry as she carried
a plump chicken or whipped
off the cover from a savory
ragout, "if old Bismarck
could taste this he would
be glad that he left Prussia.
The VicOmte, in his turn,
scarcely 11nderStOOd her
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

CTedulOuS OF men. ewing
everything, questior noth-
ing. His changed q amor
and his apparent ha-riness
led them to revert O. he old
habit of evasion and exag-
geratiOn. When P sue
cumbed on Januarr hey
told him that the nan
armies We're at lergt ten
off. He answereC he
had expected nort else.
If he was often at rr len
gate now, he never red
into the street lat 20
their knowledge. ert
the valet he deco 50
completely that the .-thv
fellow rarely troubled ask
what his master was l1ing
or whittier he Went One
man alone shared his ret
rather had guessed - and
understood the whole rag
edy of that make-be.e-e.
When the Prussiar en-
ter Paris, Rohan VIII hoot
himself, " Orlopp said and
added. unless the Germans
shoot him first.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-23

Paris, as all the world
knows. capitulated at the
end of January but It was
the first DIV OF March L-t.ra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
CLEAR THE CUTTERS.
Commissioners or Citizens Should
Work Hard This Week.

inauguration week begins next Mon
day." said prominent Pennsylvania ave.
nue. merchant today, land l fear that IL
somebody does not move vigorously our city
will present sad aspect when the first of
the visitors begin to arrive They will come
in by scores and hundreds early next week,
and their initial Impressions, IL they are
visitors for the first time, will be lasting.
We should make an extra effort to get the
city IN good shape to receive them. One OF
the most important items Of all Is that OF
the streets. Our steets, particularly those
most in evidence. are far from attractive at
present. Great denominations of ice and
snow remain in the cutters, and, save in a
few cases where individuals have gone to
trouble and expense to remove the caked
masses, there is no means of waterflow to
the sewers. The result is that when the sun
is hot enough to melt the snow and ice tho
water stands in pools. and then. freezing at
night restores the old conditions.
THE District Commissioners. 1t Is true.
have only a small sum at their disposal
for the removal of snow and ice from the
streets. and L understand that they are
holding 1t In reserve to enable them in the
last emergency before the Fourth of March
to clean the avenue, and prepare for the
parade on that day. 1t Is a question in the
minds of many of the business men
whether this is the wisest policy. We should
give our guests at least a decent street out
tit upon their arrival. With the money In
hand and with aid from the individuals
who are In business In the center of the city
the authorities would surely be able at
least to open the cutters by removing the
ice with mattocks and to keep them open
throughout the Inauguration week / know
OF several cases where. in order to prevent
the overlooking of the cutters and the flood
ing of cellars. merchants have had to pur-
chase tools and hire men to make a course
for the water from the melting snow and
ice. If the Commissioners declare that they
cannot safely spend the sum they have at
hand in this manner, and will so announce
l have no doubt that the business men of
the city, taking pride in the appearance of
Washington on such a gala occasion, will
themselves attend to this detail and do
what they can to keep the streets at least
from being positively hindrance to travel
But this responsibility should not be laid
upon the citizens unless there is a certainty
that no more snow and Ice money can be
had from Congress to cope with an inau-
guration day emergency"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20

several evenings this week at the Pythian
Temple. 1912 9th street northwest.
The opening session of the Grand Lodge
this evening will be brief and devoted to re-
ceiying reports from Grand Lodge officers
and committees. At the suggestion of
members of the order Grand Chancellor
Bynum has arranged for an open meeting
for members of the knights of Pythias In
the main hall Of the Pythian Temple to be-
gin at $50 o'clock. Invitations have been
sent to the members of the nineteen subOr
dinate lodges in this domain. and the Uni
form Rank companies of the city have been
requested to turn out in fatigue uniform,
under command of Col Harry Coggins.
The visit of the supreme chancellor is
considered to be an important event by the
organization of which he is the head. The
order of knights of Pythias instituted in
this city February 10, 1854. has grown to
over 1000 lodges and more than 100000
members, in every state and territory of
the Union, and in Canada. Mexico, Cuba,
Hawaii and the Philippines. Consequently
the visit of the supreme chancellor to the
mother domain of the order is one of es-
pecial interest to the membership He viii,
in addition to attending the meeting to-
night, make an official visit to the Grand
Lodge convention tomorrow evening with
James E. Watson, representative in Con-
gress from Indiana, and supreme repre-
sentative of the order
The meeting of the Grand Lodge will be
called to order at 7:30 this evening by
Grand Chancellor Thomas A. Bynum. and
about one hour devoted to the business of
the convention. After recess has been
taken the open meeting for the membership.
including visitors here from other cities.
is arranged to begin at $50. and addresses
will be made by distinguished members Of
the order. Senator Albert J. Beveridge has
accepted an invitation to be present. The
meeting will also be addressed by Supreme
Chancellor Shiveley and Grand Chancellor
Gambler of Mississippi, representative in
Congress from that state.
A committee of arrangements. composed
of one grand representatives from each
subordinate lodge in the city. has charge OF
the details of tonight's meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
Laurel and Vicinity.

Special Core pondence of The Evening Star.
LAUREL, Md, February 20, 1905.
The funeral of Mrs. Ann Hood, who died
last Wednesday evening at the home OF
Postmaster Charles T. Shaffer, jr., on
Church street, after an Illness of few
weeks. took place yesterday from the Cen
tenary Methodist Episcopal Church. of
which the deceased was member, Rev. S.
NJ. Hartsock. pastor of the church. Off
ciating. Interment was made in Ivy Hill
cemetery at Laurel.
Mrs. Marshall H. Buckingham met with
a severe accident while coasting on the
Washington road near Bells Hall. AS she
was returning to the top of the hill she was
struck by heavy sled and knocked over
the heads of the coasters. Some of the
men who were present assisted her to her
sled, upon which she was taken to her
home. DR.. Arthur Williams found a COM
pound fracture of the right leg.
Mr.. E. j. Phelps is seriously i'll at the
home of his son, ex-Mayor Edward Phelps.
Stanley Horner, while coasting on hin
near the Laurel cotton mill last evening"
was seriously injured by falling from a
double-decker sled. which was filed with
a number of girls and boys. His right leg
was broken in two places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
JUDGE CARoN'S ERROR.
View of English Privy Council in
Gaynor-Greene Case.

The Department of Justice has received
a copy of the decision of the judicial COM
mittee of the English privy council in the
Gaynor-Greene case, rendered on the Sth
instant the main points of which were out
lined in dispatches at that time.
The privy council does not agree with
Justice Caron that because the United
States charged a conspiracy, which is not
an offense within the extradition treaty, the
prisoners were entitled to discharge since
the privy council points out that the indct-
ment for conspiracy charges overt acts of
larceny, which Is an offense under the ex-
tradition treaty. and the United States
could treat this alleged larceny as dis
tinct and Independent extraditable offense.
Justice Caron, the council holds in effect.
should have allowed the extradition pro-
ceedings. and particularly the question Of
how much evidence there was of larceny to
be duly and properly investigated under
the British statute without interference by
him. About half of the opinion rendered
by the priyy council deals with the pro-
ceedings In the case up to the time that
Justice Caron took a hand In It,
The opinion speaks in rather caustic terms
ultimately discharged the accused from
custody upon grounds which their lord
ships have some difficulty in following"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
POSTAL CLERK SUES RAILROADS.
Alleges Injuries Incurred by Reason Of
Neglect of Defendants.

Proceedings at law to recover damages in
the sum of So, 900 were instituted today in
the Supreme Court of the District of Colum-
bia by Charles w. Worrell against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company. 1t is charged that the
defendants, between February ID and Feb
ruary D. 1904, operated postal cars on their
lines without sufficient heat in them. the
result being that the plaintiff, postal
clerk, contracted a severe cold, with COM
plications, and was severely i'll from Feb
ruary 81 to May 10. 1904. 1t is added that
his general health has been affected. At
torney B. Il. Doyle represents the plaintiff.
It Is stated that this is the second suit OF
its kind pending in the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia against the same
companies and for the same cause, the
other action having been instituted last
April by another postal clerk the same
run.
The plaintiff explains that under the
postal laws and regulations. postroads or
railroad companies contracting to carry the
mails, are required to fit up and maintain
postal or post Office cars, In which to trans
port the mail and accompanying route
agents or postal clerks of the United
States, and to provide them with certain
safety appliances for keeping them properly
heated and lighted; and they are made sub
ject to a penalty of a reduction of 10 per
cent of their postal earnings for failure to
meet these requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
Complaint Against Coal Yard.

The District Commissioners have ap-
proved the recommendation of Building In
spector Ashford that the corporation coun-
sci be requested to institute legal proceed
ings against r. E. L. Thompson in order to
secure the latter's compliance with the pro-
visions of the building regulations. Mr.
Ashford reports that in June, 1908, Mr.
thompson was given permit to erect a
tool shed and sample wood and coal yard
in block Ia, Center lexington Later ii is
stated Thompson converted the sample
yard into "a full-fedged wood and coal
yard, without permit and without the con-
sent of the surrounding property owners"
Mr.. Ashford states that several protests
were made against the coal yard and
Thompson was directed to remove the sur
plus wood and coal within fifteen days after
February 10 The building inspector re-
ports that Thompson told him the other day
that he is moving the coal, but had not
started to remove the wood, and the official
believes that the matter should be turned
over to the corporation counsel for action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
Charged wife's Sister With slander

Banker George NJ Burr of Manistee,
N. Y. Friday in an action for $4,000
damages for SANDER against Mrs Mary E.
Virgins, his wife's sister, and her attorney.
Isaac Weill both of New York CITY, This
action was the culminat ton of the hearing.
in the contest over the estate of the late
millionaire, Henry A. Sheldon, whereby
Mrs. Virgins has sought to have Mr. Burr
removed as executor. All Of the evidence.
was closed yesterday, and Judge Parsons
will render his decision later. Mrs. Wig
gins charged Mr.. Burr with many Illegal
acts in connection with the estate, none
OF which has been proven at the hearing
this week, Mr.. Burr claims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20

Vases, $500 and $3.50.
Tea Sets, pieces, $4,000 and $500
Pitchers, $2.oo to 5000.
Tilt Pitcher and 2 Goblets, $500
Fruit Dishes, $I2.5o.
Chocolate Pots, $500 to $500.
Spoon Trays, $2.oo.
Sugar and Cream Sets, $500.
Butter Dishes, $500.
Tea Sets, 4 pieces, 500.
Coffee Sets, 4 pieces, $500.
Cigar Jars, $I.oo.
Crumb Sets, $2.oo to 5000.
Bakers, S2.oo to $780,
Tureens, $3.50 to $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
GIVES HONOR TO BACON.
DR.. Croffutt Says He Was Author OF
PLAYS Accredited to Shakesneare

DR.. w. A. Croffut in an address yester-
day afternoon before the Secular League
in Concordia Hall, opened once more the
old question of whether or not Shakes
peare wrote the works attributed to him,
and announced as the result OF his re-
searches that the Bard of Avon was not
capable of writing anything of consequence.
not to speak of such plays AS "Hamlet''
and 1.-THE Merchant of Venice" Shakes
peare. he said could not spell his own
name correctly, and 1t was Bacon who
wrote the plays and poems that have dec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
A Creamy Food

SCOTS Emulsion is cod liver
oil prepared as food-not food
like bread or meat, but more like
cream; in fact, it is the CT cam of
cod liver oil. AT the same time it
is a blood-maker; nerve tonic
and a flesh-builder. But prin-
cipally it is food for tired and
weak digestlons, for all who are
fat-starved and thin. 1t is pleas
ant to take; children like it and
ask for more.
Wen send you sample frs.
SCOTT BOVINE. 100 Pearl st.. New Y~A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
California Bribery charees.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. February 2O-After
celebrating for nearly four hours the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the bribery
charges involving State Senators Emmons,
French. Wright and Bunker has completed
Its report. While the members of the COM
mittee would not give direct answers as to
whether the report will recommend the ex-
pulSion of the accused men. Senator Samp-
son said: 1.-THE report will recommend that
action be taken in the case of the senators
charged with bribery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
OPEN MEETING, K. OF P.
Supreme Chancellor and Others at the
Temple TONIGHT

Charles E. Shiveley, supreme chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias, arrived in the
city this morning and Is a guest at the
Raleigh Hotel. Mr.. Shiveley's visit is for
the purpose of attending the convention OF
the Grand Lodge of the domain of the Dis
triet of Columbia, which will be in session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
Disturbers Arrested.

WARSAW, February 20.--A number of
the older pupils of the high schools who
had been inducing children Of the lower
ferns to absent themselves from school
have been arrested by police and sol
diers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20

The dead body OF Merrick H. Dean aged
twenty-four years, of Cumberland. Nd, was
found badly mangfed on the B. & o. tracks
near Rowlesburg, w. Va, yesterday: s..-s z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
Rogers GU adruple-Plated Hollow '

Candelabra, 5000 to $2I.oo.
Fruit Bowls, S2.oo to $3.50.
Fern Dishes, $500 to 5000.
COMFORTS, $500.
Punch Bowls, $21.oo to $4,000.
Coffee Urns, $I2.oo and $500.
Card Receivers, $I.oo to 5000.
Card Receivers, gold lined, So. 50.
Fruit Bowls, $2.oo to $I2.5o.
Bread Trays, $500 to $500.
Goblets, $I.5o each.
Trays, $2.oo to S2I.oo.
Fruit Trays, $2I.oo.
Plateaus, $500 to $1,000.
Loving Cups, $500 to $500.
Ice Pitchers, $1,000.
Main flo :, Eleventh st.