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H. THE SUN, TmJRSDAY, DECKER 2, 183?,, ffls - , . "'" ' I
IK TAXATION IN WASHINGTON.
BiB. ' ' ii i
KK? ' mallet kilbovrn contends tbat
KH tjijs btteu is illegal.
ID.HKi'i 9 Sai.ws Taws I'ndar Ik Canailtntlaa an
KE' DmIiImi t tfca Supreme Cart Tuiaa fr
HKri? tl.aaal Aeaoaa IM Fraple ar All Ik. IUIm.
PHK WAsniNOTON, Dec 1. Mr. Ilallot Kllbourn
TP aaKBf 'Ten Congress, the District Courts, and iho
MfBn' eltlieosof Washington a hard nut to crack in
i VV leytnjrdownln an ably prepared pamphlst the
jBH' Bropesltlon that the present system of taxation
B T Br h la the District of Columbia Is Illegal, inasmuch
e BK h saltlnvolvet the assossiuent and collection of a
p Be. ,f dlreet tax on real estate In violation of tho Con-
C'SS' ?Sf etltntlon and In conflict with a lone lino nf do-
M'6 elslons by the Hupromo Court of the
V WW T United States. Mr. Kllbourn was a heavy
rmv f "' estate' operator In the days when
Kg i,'J "Boss" Shepherd was converting Washing-
I mV 3$ tea from a mud hole to "the finest cltr
I .K in the world," and was a prime factor In. If not
7 BC i the author of, tbo movement that resulted In
? 1H m the creation of the present system of municipal
J MS SSj government 'or the District. For his refusal to
; jTt, 8? produce before a Congress Investigating com-
' U& ' sstttet the books of the real ostate firm of KIl-
', JIT ?' boum & Latta ho mas Imprlsonod In tbo DIs-
i , P' J"' ad 'ltte,Tnr, recovered a heavy
x Mr ll Judgment from the District under a decision of
f-'w'afi " Sutrrae Court. Mr. Kllbourn has stneo
Kt disposed of all his real cstato In tho District of
il''Kfc Columbia, excopt a lot In the cemetery, and
5bmC therefore claims that ho has net a dollar's worth
hMRAv Of Interest In the important question that. ho
JmMJE' BOir brings to tho attention of the legal minds.
?'aaBli Under a law passed In 1878 the citizens of the
Jaaami District of Columbia aro assessed for taxes on
viassBr? " holdings of real estate, and taxed at tho rate
; BK efULBO per $1,000 of valuation. Thoy are. In
trlR C Caok assessed at the rate of $3 per $1,000, but
if Hr one-half of this amount Is paid out of the na-
J&osT- ?' Wonal Treasury, so that the cltlEen pays but
ts K 5 &V60 on each Q1.O0O of assessed value. Each
f'B, year when the kill appropriating money for ths
If Bi y- support of tho District of Columbia comes be-
fWe if fore Congress, one or more rural statesmen ar
. B - Baro t ar,e nnd donounce the law under which
'''i S tboQoTernmentpaysone-hslf of the $3 tax rate,
' Bf ! and contends that the citizens of the District
jJmi f. nhould In Justice pay it all. Mr. Kllbourn, on
t&'ftr A tho other hand, now claims that It Is clearly
'i KT ' Illegal to compel the citizens to pay any part of
"l mt'i a taxes for the support of the District of
't IK P Columbia, and presonta a strong array of legal
k K5 s ' and Judicial opinions In support of his conten-
'k tf !; lion. Be quotes tho plan for making Washlng-
S It' ? tan tha seat of Government, this plan being
!, ; !".:' created by the Constitution, and its purposes
J If '. dearly defined before any Congress of ths
K ' iv United States convened. Tho provision was:
h B i "That Cangress shall havo powor to exercise
Jj B :; ozoluslvo legislation in all cases whatsoever
ST B ?' over such District (not exceeding ten miles
p (f! o. nquare) as may, by cession of particular States
''i ft: ', svnd the acceptance by Congress, becomo tho
t 9' Be&t of the Qovernment of the United States,
ii B fe, na to exercise like authority over all places
4 Br T purchased by tho consent or the Legislature of
.Bf: ' the State In which thesamo shall be for theerec
):' & tlon of fort. maeazlnes, arsenals, dockyards
.ij1 en other needful buildings."
jii. fm From this Mr. Kllbourne argues that In the
5 K o Constitution, nd not In tbo acts of Congress.
A ft '-' nro located the fundamental principles and
J 1? ? powers which govern the District of Columbia,
- t'tiA It having been selected as tho soatof tho Gov
't I c! " ornment by an act of Congress of July 10, 1700.
;frs He says:
j lvK "Congress, therefore, became the nation's
hSf trustee, empowered by the Constitution to cxer-
VM cite exclusive legislation over tha Federal scat
tSi, of the Government, In trust for the use, benefit,
IHr and purposes of (he United States an4 tho peo-
4 lrK. P'e thereol. When tho District became the Fed-
9 it i' v ara' apttal the peoplo then residing within Its
f EaKnr territorial limits were atones merged Into tbo
r fl'l. irsneral body politic of the United States, and
S "Pit became amenaVo to tho laws of the nation and
-'.'ilvrtlv" entirely relieved from State or local govern-
Wt?i menu And such Is the constitutional status or
tmM'v all citizens who bavo slnco made this District
()' their residence."
'tBlA Then follow the opinions of the Supreme
SBVtr Oourt, bearing on his contentions that the po-
BS ers conferred on Congress by the Constitution,
'&,' to exercise exclusive legislation over theDIs-
v BtrT trlct of Columbin, are enumerated In that code
5,5. I --' of plenary authority, and Congross Is conQned '
ff J'' toltaproislonsnsthollmlt within whlchitcan
vm exercise any legislative powor whatever. At-
- B 4 tention Is called to the law at present enforced
v SK " tn0 District, reference being made to the or-
f IS ganlo act of Juno 11, 1878. Recent Improve-
,'- rnents. for which Congress imposes a tax on tha
f ' ' District topnr one-half the expenses, are cited.
,; it Then Mr. Kllbourn draws these conclusions:
; i ' i "That Congress can only legally enact and
. the courts maintain a law for laying a direct
if i ;: tax 'upon the Droperty and privileges' of tho
o : i people of the District of Columbia, when such
T f tax is laid In proportion to the census of popula-
sf ! 2 tlon as directed to be taken by the Constitution.
I? i 4 "That the only rato at which 'property and
2 i 4 Privileges' in the District of Columbia can have
fHM a direct tax during the legal operative force of
M nr the United States consus of 1800 Is In nropor-
i P tlon of 230,303. the population of the District,
ft to the 62.022.230 population of tho United
6 St. States, the ratio of proportion being ltn 282.
&' B "That the Constitution confers on Congress
i power "to oxerciso excliislo legislation In all
V $ oases whatsoever' over the nntlon's seat of gov
's. S ernment, but It limits the poner of Congress In
f I'i laving a direct ax on tho property of the DIs-
, -J trlct unless laid In proportion to the census of
' S the United States."
' 1 . "That a direct tax leviod in the District of Co
ir; f lumbla has no constitutional status, unless at
J? t- the sarao time it Is in force throughout ths
if, country in proportion to tho census of the
.x g United States, nor nould indirect taxes Imposed
,., & In the District be within the laws of the Const!
f, S: tution unlets tho same taxes were uniform
t throughout tbo Unitod States.
4 ' "Thata direct tax laid in any other manner is
(' mt'b tmconstltutlonal and void."
tfe B-! . Tno la,t Paragraph of tho pamphlet calls al
'i. Bl tention to the recent decision of the Supreme
if, Bi' Court In the incomo ttx case, doclarlng that
K Rf "the requirement of tho Constitution Is that no
T II'' direct tax shall be laid otherwise than by appor
&' bTI tlonment:" " that Congress must Impose direct
X lit taxes by the rule of apportlanmont and Indirect
i If taxes by tho nilo of uniformity." Thepopula
'K IV tlon "f the United States by the census of
ft, Ml 1800 was 02.022.250 and of the District of
$ HI Columbia 230.30J, which is 1-272 of the
Bf 7 population of tho Union. Tho amount levied
! and collected from the persons, property, and
jm privileges of tho District for the flio years
,K under the census of 1800 Is SlS.54ti,400 AS.
??. Congress aopronrlating alike sum, makes the
Si H3 t01"' $31,002,801.10 expended by tho United
R H Btates during that period for the government of
lDX the capital of the nation. The constitutional
,S flf- Jiroporiion of that sum for which the District of
tW &! Columbia is llablo, nocorllng to Mr. ICllbonrn,
h. U'i la 1-272, which Is $114,311. lnstoad of 16,d0.'
lilfli 00 B8 collected from the District and paid into
H, ifip tht Treasury of the United States.
iJfH' OEltitAXr AND 1IAXTI.
! Vk I.oedera AfTilr la Frarass or Battlement
g by Dlpleinatte Meaas.
jKBJA WannwoTOif. Dec. 1. State Department
h HJ4 efflcials express tho belief that while the trouble
f BBJ -, between Germany and Haytt over the Lucders
;jBI affair has not blown over, there will bo no
j-jBii hostilities as a result of Ilaytl's refusal to pay
WL the heavy Indemnity demanded by Gcimany.
WiJb Everything Indicates a settlement satisfactory
lv to both sides by diplomatic means. Thedcpart-
i ? ment has been In communication with Ambss-
"M ssdor'Whltoat Berlin vrsterday and to day. and
'K baa conveyed through him o the German Gov
J ernment assurances tint tho cruiser Marble-
l3f mA has been ordered to Jliyti merely to pro-
1 I tect American intorests. Secretary long denied
li s to-day that tho denarturo of the Marllchond
I; f would be expedited on account of Germany's
I! . attitude. Dr. Von Uollebon, tno German Am-
ft 4. bassador, ssys that the attitude of Germany
h has been very much exaggerated, and his vlow
m Is Indorsed by State Department olllclala.
By1 Vhe fiaveraraeat mil Pay ror Adverllslag for
M ntcta ror ilia Naa I'ettro Prajeet.
H WaeniNOTOV, Dec. 1. Secretary Alger will
IB) ,' not be obliged to fulfil his expressed Intention of
VB paying out of his own pocket for the advertise-
iB tnents calling for bids on the cost or Improving
Bf , Han Pedro harbor, California. The Oompt oiler
)B of the Treasury has dceldel thattheenst of ad-
' Tertlslng may bo charged ngslnst t lie $,-50,000
appropriated for surveying harbors on tho l'n-
i" clflc 1 coast. In the net of Congress providing for
i the San Pedro Improvement 1 ho amount nrrlid
: was 2.H0O.K)0. with &50,00 aldlllonal for
I znaklng surveje. Jlv nn error In phraseology
f,B' the larger amount was not muplod with nn an-
PfK propriatlng clause and the Sn rctarj of War has
tAM 5? authority to uso It. When Secretary Alger
SJ, discovered this ho snhl he would no permit tho
fpM t Improvement 10 he delayed longer, and directed
B advertisements for bHs to He Inserted In nons-
K pspers and tho cost charged ag-vlust his personal
rr, jmr 1 account.
fcB? Asreatra rsr Fraudulent I'ae ar tha Slalla.
JftlR Wasuinotov, Dec. 1,-Post Offlco fnipcctors
V,WF L to-doy arrestod H, Ilsrnhardt. alias Crause, alias
ifm 7 Krause, and he was held in $.'00 ball to await
eeBe ' trial on a cbargo of using Hiojaajtefor fraudu-
iff. lent purposes. His scbi'JBjBBzder goods
fcavV ,roP uealcrs in otherA'BBsBiibe him.
tmr- aslf a dealer. IncrltrJLf aTvVBBBe found
rfeffS n h,m- Inspector 11 JV 4sBBBb with
Sf .! photograph and Os "UlBBBBb)tes-
Si mW-: etonal Criminals In iV . "BT'flBBBBil ra-
Kfcii sTWded M Important, IJV "PJsSBbT
BLvaiMaTii 1 1 if iTiiiIii n il B"ii Mii-iiy'iin '1 ' -1" -' ..!-.
KAIZBOADt ABK rotl JSOSB T1MB.
A Baartag aa laa taw Balrlag Balaty Ap
Bllaaeaa aa All Cars.
WKnnrtrroM. Dec, 1. About a hundred rail
road attorneya gathered In the main consulta
tion room of tho Interstate Commerce Commis
sion this morning at 10 o'clock to present the
reasons why, la their opinion, an extension of
time should bo given the railroads within which
to comply with the statute known as the
Safety Appliance law, which was pasted March
8, 1803.
John K. Cowan, receiver of the Baltimore and
Ohio llallroad, was the spokosman for the rail
roads. Ho said that commercial conditions,
rvlilcli Congress could not foreseo whet, tho law
waspassoir prevented a compllanco with tho
terms of tho law and that an extension was
necessary. Iln stunvested a period of Ave years,
with a condition that 20 per cent, of the equip
ment be completed In five years, and said that
harsher terms by the commission could only
be mot by tho railroads through a reduction of
"pTh. Morrlssey, Chief of tho Brotherhood of
Hallway Trainmen. w selected to answer Mr.
Cowan. Ho said that the railway employees
protested against any such extension nf time as
had bion proposed by Mr. Cowan: they opposed
thoiontlnnancoof a condition of things which
killed 2,000 men annually snd Injured 25,000
others. As to Mr. Cowan s suggestion of a re
duction of wages. Mr. Morrlssey said hespoko
in no spirit of defiance when ho said that the
employees will, as best, they can, meet that
Issue when It presented Itself, "nut," he con
tinued, "if the question Is a reduction of wages
orarontlnnatlon of the slaughter of Ihelr as
sociates, thev will equip the cars." In the past
five years, Mr. Morrlssey said, the railway bene
ficial orders had pMd death and disability
benefits to an amount eqnal to that necessary to
rniilnnnnntlrasTstem liko tho Louisvllla anrt
Nashville ,
Answering tho questions by the Chairman,
Mr. Morrisiey said that the railway mon be
lieved that an extension for a year would be
right. Within that tlmo all the cars could be
equipped with couplers and a sufficient number
to 1 oiuply with the law respecting air brakes.
Mr. lioomls, counsel for the New York Cen
tral, set forth the reasons which had Induced
that comnany to loin In tho request for a post
ponement of the law, although Us own cars had
been fully equipped. Every year It received
from foreign roads a million cors.manyof which
were not equipped. To refuse to recelvo them,
ho sa'd, would cause a great interference with
lntcrstato commerco that the country ought
not to be called an to experience.
TUB XOJlTlt ATLANTIC bQVADROy.
Its Crutsa laatti Mar Be Ritendad Tats Winter
la riorlda Waters.
WABniKQTOH, Dec. 1. Some of the ships of
the North Atlantlo Squadron now at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard reaulro fifty days to repair, and
it will be some tlmo In January before the
squadron can start oft on Its winter cruise. It Is
likely that the ships will go as far south as Key
West if this can be dono without exciting any
alarm in the minds of the Spanish Ministry that
Havana Is to be threatened. Since the Venez
uelan trouble was In tbo acute stage three
years ago the squadron has cot left tho
waters of the United States, but Secretary Long
has been urged to let It go furtbor south this
winter than Brunswick, Gs,, which was to be
the terminal point In Its cruise. The claim
of Spanish officials that things in Cuba
are paciQe has been advanced as a reason why
there should be no continuation of the poller to
keep American vessels ont of West Indian
watsrs. It isbardly likely that all the vessels
of the squadron will go to Key West. The big
battleships will probably end their cruise at
Brunswick, leaving the smaller cruisers to pro
ceed further south. The torpedo boat flotilla
will spend part of tbo winter in the Gulf, and
may co-operate in exercises with some of tho
vessels of the squadron. No new orders have
been Issued to Admiral Slcard, but officers on
duty hero think ho will be directed to take tht
squadron to Florida waters.
OAPT. CAKTEJt'a OOVBT-UABTIAL.
1
Tka Ceart Will Meet la Savannah, aad Brig.
Can. otla Will Ba rrraldaat.
WAsmNOTON, Doc, 1. Capt. Oberlln M. Car
ter, the officer of tho Army Engineer Corps
who has been charged with negligence In car
rying out the project for the improvement of
Savannah haraor, was at the War Department
to-day and was told to prepare himself for a
trial by court-martial. The detail of the court
Is being arranged at the headquarters of tho
army. It will ba composed of a number of high
ranking officers. Brlg.-Gen. E. S. Otis,
commanding the Military Department of
the Colorado, will be President and Lieut
Col. John W. Clone. Judge Advocate of the
same department, will be the prosecuting o nicer.
Tbo likelihood that the evidenco at the trial and
the findings of tha court will bo used as a basis
fot an Investigation by Congress of the present
system of contract work on Government en
gineering projects has induced tho War Depart
ment to exercise the greatest care in arranging
the detail. Only officers of the highest ability
and professional standing will be selected.
The court will meet In Savannah. It bad been
Intended to have It assemble In Washington,
but as most of the witnesses are In Savannah
and the court will probably be obliged to Inspect
tho improvements of which Capt. Carter nad
charge, it was decided that the Georgia city was
the best place for holding ths sessions.
nillTE HOUSE CALLERS.
The Chalrmaa ar tha Curreoor aad Appprla
tleas Commttlaaa lea the Prreldrat.
Wasiunotox, Dec. 1. Among President Mo
Klnley's callers to-day was Representative
Joseph n. Walker of Massachusetts, Chairman
of the Uause Committee en Banking and Cur
rency. He has been a member of the committee
eight years and Chairman three years, and It Is
assumed that bis talk with the President re
lates to tho prospects of currency legislation.
After tho Interview he was asked:
"What will Congress do on tbo currency
question I
"From my experlenee as Chairman of the
Banking and Currency Committee, I ehould say
that It would do nothing," he replied.
Representative Cannon, Chairman of the Ap
propriations Cemmittoe of the House, conferred
with the President a good while on appropria
tions. Mr. Csnnen is particularly opposed to
appropriations for additional river and harbor
work, and thinks that it would bo wise for the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors not to roport
any measures to the House. The President
probably intimated to Mr. Cannon that esti
mates for running the Qovernment should be
cut as much as possible.
IUw la tha District or Columbia National Oaard.
WisnisoTON, Dec, 1, A row Is on In tbo
District of Columbia National Guard over the
appointment of Major George II. Harries to bo
Brigadier-General commanding. When Col.
Cecil Clay, the commanding officer of the First
Regiment, wns Informed yesterday that Gen.
Harries bad been commissioned, be sent his
resignation to tho President, and It was ac
cepted to-day. Col. Clay was a candldsto for
the Brlgadler-Generalshin. and would not servo
nnder an officer who had been his junior. Gon.
Harries is very ponuUr In the guard, but Col.
Clav has many friends who may follow his ex
amplo of leaving the organization. Another
prominent officer Is said to be dissatisfied with
the appointment of Gen. Harries, and rumor
baa it that be will alto tender his resignation.
The Hatbar-tn.I.aw Anoug tha Indtaoi.
WASm-iOTOS-. Dee. 1, Major A. E. Woodson,
agent on the Cheyenne and Arspaboe reserva
tion in Oklahoma, In bis annual report to the
Secretary of the Interior, ssys; "The mother
In law is ninch In ev Kenco nmong these people,
Bbe makes herself a holy terror unless tho fam
ily r flairs are conducted according to her ldoas.
Much of tho agent's time Is occupied in the set
tlement of family quarrnls and in bringing to
gether husband and wife whose troubles nave
b'en of suttlrient gravity to canto a separation.
Ills powers of persuasion aro frequently exerted
in vnin, however. In most Instances the vtlfo,
bn(l.cd up by the mother-in-law. Is most obdu
rntu end proof sgMnst all argument and en
treaty to return to the family abode."
Method oflroB rteporllnv CrlllrUed,
Vashi gton, Dec 1. In his annual report to
the Secretary of Agriculture, made public to
night. John llydo, the statistician of the Agri
cultural Department, scores tho present method
of crop reporting He eajs It la cumbersome,
and unbusinesslike, and that the informal on
obtained Is not rommensurate with ths Ul.or
involved In Its collodion. He recommends tho
appointment nf a corps of competent men to
make the reports.
reaiih-t laas Featmaaler Appalnled,
Washington, Dec. 1. Elghty-clght fourth
class Postmasters wero appointed to-day, among
them the following!
lorN'ew York Apex, Delaware county, Arthur!
Plcrsoni torlna Centre, Delaware count) , AUiander
llilion. tnllen, Herkimer county, Oaorte Crnismani
tail Windham, Greene eoonty, II. Anlbat llutui
Jnwut, Greene roaary, Oeorg n Cbraei Klliliuck,
t'attaruogut coantr. W. W.ramUrtoai Laa Centre,
Oneida county, w. II. Wjrnsni Laeds. Oteena county,
Louts F. Telchi Purdy Creek, Btcnbea county, W.
Ham Donaldsoni Eharou. tebeharta oounty, John
UalonyiBj lan take, Dutchess oounty, u. J. Baser so 1
WtitOB, echoyltr coSaty, 0. W. Bossniurans.
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PROPOSED ARMOR PLANT.
TJBJff BOAET or SATAL orEICERS
SUBMITS A nnroBT.
Tha Caat la Ballasted at Sa.TsT.OlO, hat the
Beard Peea Hat Believe That the Project
Is m peelrable Oae for tha aeveraneat.
WASiiiNnroK, Dec. l.-Tho board of naval
officors appointed under authority of Congress
to prepare plans and submit estimates for a
Got ernment armor-plsto factory submitted its
report to Bccrctnry Long to-day. It confines
Its presentation of tho subject to a dotnlled de
scription of tho process of armor-plate manu
facture, cBtlmatos of tho cost of ereotlng a fac
tory and nppurtcnanoos, plans of every build
ing necessary to make tho plant complete, and
somo v lows of tho practicability of tho Govern
ment going Into tho armor business. It doet
not mako any recommendation In regard to
a site. Tho board mado Its calculations of
tbo cost on tho basis of n plant capable of
producing 0.000 tons of armor every year, or
enough to supply thr-o first-class battleships.
The estimates submitted by tho board nro:
Uulldtngs and foundations, $940,003; machin
ery, furnaces, clocks, S.c, $2,708,310; total
cost of the plant, 3,?47,U12.
An explanation Is furnlshod by the board of
Its roason for Including In the estimates tho
cost of making the plant capable of producing
steel. It points to tho nd vantages of having n
stool-producing furnaconnd also eoroo of tho dis
advantages of attempting to establish It, but
considers "that the capacity to produco the
steel ingots is so important to tho succssful and
economic administration of nn armor factory
that It docs not recommend an establishment
designed to obtain tho ingots by purchase."
The hoard bollovoa that tho proposition to
erect nn urmor plant Is not n desirable ono un
less Congress provides for enough big shlpa
cverv soar to keep the plant busy. Hocrctury
Long is understood to share tills view. Ho
told tho board bouio timo ago that Congress
would wih a statcmiut of tho practicability
of putting up nn armor plant, and tbo board has
this to say on that point:
"An armor factor comprises essentially
a collection of special furnaces, heavy ma
chlno tools, and nppllancos that nro not need
ed In nny other class of work, and a clahs of la
bor spocfnlly sklllod in tho business. A Govern
ment armor factory not connected with nn
establishment engaged in other branches of tho
steel Industry would depend for Its success anil
economic administration upon a constant do
main! for nn output nearly approaching its
full tapacltj . If tho Gov ernment Bhould estab
lish nn nrmor factory tho efficient and economlo
maintenance or working of that factory would
necessarily depond upon a constant yearly
appropriation of Bhlps to bo provided with
armor, becauso the armor produced at any time
raufct bo specially designed for and fitted to
those ships. Any failure to appropriate for
such ships in any ono year would require the
cessation of work and the laying off Indefinite
ly of tho skilled experts and laborers that
had been trained to this industry. A resump
tion of work at a Inter period would require the
training at a considerable expense of anew set
of men. In the meantime, tbo progress of tbo
art would perhaps have been such that diffi
cult and radical changes would be required,
which under continuous working might have
been gradually and easily made.
Thirty-eight sheets of drawings, showing
tho plans of tbo buildings designed by tho
board, are submitted with tho report. They
are too bulky to sond to prospective bidders, so
that iny person who wants to undertake the
construction of tho plant will be obliged to ex
amine them in Washington.
Secretary Long will submit the 'report and
plans to Congress immediately after it as
sembles next week. Then be will advertise
for bids on tho construction of the proposed fac
tory and send tho result of the competition. It
there la any, to both houses.
IfEJTB OF THE IfATT.
Battleship Iowa aad Terpade Boat Foate Se
cepted Movemeaia ef War Teaaela.
Washington, Dec 1. Secretary Long bss
selected Commander Ross, stationed at the
Naval Academy, to command the schoolshlp
Alliance, and Instructed him to report for duty
the middle of this month.
Tho Secrotary has accepted the battleship
Iowa finally and the torpedo boat Foote. built
at Baltimore. Much trouble has been experi
enced with the latter vessel, but on her final
acceptance trial recently she proved herself a
good boat.
A telogram received to day from Commander
Kimball of the torpedo boat flotilla announces
bis departure from Savannah for St. Catherine.
Ga where he will conduct some further exer
cises. The arrival of tho Alliance at Key West and
tho departure of tho Annapolis from New York
for Annapolis are also announced at the de
partment. The Concord, lately returned from Alaskan
waters, has been ordered to prepare at once for
service on the China station, and will probably
sail In two weeks.
Washlaataa ffatas.
Wabhinotov. Dec 1. Taylor & Levering,
ugar Importers, of Baltimore, will bo heard to
morrow by Assistant Secretary Howell of the
Treasury Department upon the question of Im
posing countervailing duties upon sugars Im
ported from the Netherlands, and Mr. Oxnard.
representing sugar beet produc era, will be heard
on Friday. A de lslon is expected on Saturday,
Mr. John Addison Porter, secretary to Presi
dent McKinley. made nn argument before tho
House Commltteo on Appropriations to-day in
favor of an increased clerical force at tbo White
House.
Prof. Prltchott, the new Superintendent of tho
Coast and Geoiletlo Survey, took charge of the
service this morning.
Prof. Charles Zimmerman, leader of the band
at the Naval Academv. has decided to accept
the leadership of the Marine Band, succeeding
Prof. Fanclullt.
Tho Treasury Department has notified the
Collector of Customs at Phll-delphla thatllme
enred buffalo hides aro dutiable as leather, at
20 per cent, ad valorem, and not as hides of
cattlo, cured or uncured, dry, salted, or pickled,
at IS per cent.
The Battleships Kearaarga aad Kentaeky to
Be Xmunehed In Jaaaary.
WAsniNQTON, Dec. 1. Secretary Long has
been Informed by tho Newport News Shipbuild
ing Company that tho battleships Kearsarge
and Kentucky will be ready for launching about
th,o mlddlo of January. Tho firm wishes to
make the occasion memorable, and has asked
that elaborate preparations be made to cele
brat" tho event. The Secretary, however, pre
fers that the ceremonies bo as simple as thoso at
tbo launching of other big ships recently built
for tho navy.
ffaval Orders.
WAsniNOTON, Dec 1, These naval orders
have been issued:
Ensign T. J. Sent, detached from tba Monterey)
Assistant Engineer E II. Dunn, d'tached from tha
New York ruvr Yard and ordered to tlie Concord;
Paymaster L O Kerr, di tallied from tha Yorktownt
Parsed Assistant r nglneer J. K. Robinson, transferred
from the Yorkion-n to the 3Iontereyt Assistant l-nxl
neer H. E. Hosts, detached from thaMonterry and
orlered home with leavei Carpenter J. burke.de.
Inched from the Slontt rey and two months' leave
Krauteli Aft'n? CarjnlerW, 1. Harding, detached
from the Jlonterey with two months' leve.
Army Orders.
WAsniKOTOV, Dec 1. These army orders
hare been Issued:
Leave for twenty days Is granted First Lltut. Wil
liam P. tluruhara, Twentieth Iufautry.
Leave for ona month and twenty-three daya Is
granted First Lieut. Julius A. 1'ann, Adjutant Second
Infantry.
Ct t Charles M. Dandy, Assistant Surgeoo, Is de
tnlli il aa a member o' the Examining Hoard codti ned
at the Presidio of Han Francisco miring tha axamlna
llinnr Mm I lent I anea I' Llllntt ruurtli Cavalry.
1 leut. Pol. Clirenre J' liennalt, H-venlli luraniry,
is rellevml from furtser duty at Fori W ayno, M eh ,
and will proceed to tils borne, prepjrstor to retire
ment. .Major Joseph K, Conou Burgeon, having served
more than thfrtryetrs In the army. Is, on his own ap
bllcatlon, retired from octlvo service.
(Isarrtlea Illumed Tar Ilia Fall.
Tauntov, MnB8 Doc. 1. An effort is being
made to induce Gov , Wolcott to pardon Polomon
Bllverbcrg, a New York boy, who Is serving a
ycir's sentence in Iho Vow Bedford House of
Correction for larceny. Ho loutrnited llioclga
mile habit, end becnusc his mother refused to
allow I1I111 10 smoko he run away from home und
drifted hero, whvro he fell Into bad company.
Tiphald Fever at Pataraaa, 1. t,
PvTKitsoN, N, J Dec. 1. Seventeen now casts
of tj ph. Id fev er were reported to-daj. They are
not cunllunl to nny one locality. During the
month of Nov ember thero were tvveut) -three
cases oxcluslv oof olnven In the orphan asylum.
Nlnetron of the twimty-three wero reported dur
lug the last few dnjr.
(anals to tie Hepl Opa I'dIII Friday.
ALDANr, Dec 1. Tho State canals were to
close at noon to-day. There are a number of
boats on the way to tldewntcr which cannot get
through nntll about neon on Friday, Superin
tendent Aldridge said that tbo canals would ba
kept open until tbat time unless sooner clued
rloe.
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A BVRQLAlilova XJPXWlttXSM. j
The Oaleetae er a Mldalaat Search by a Best.
, dent er a Weal aide flat.
West Ninety-third street leusually very peace
ful. Nevertheless the residents are vigilant to
detect burglars. Tho other night Mr, Higgles,
who Urea In a flat there and was working
late, heard a loud rapping In the kitchen. It was
a little before midnight. Jumping up. he dis
covered that Mrs. Bmltb, who lives across tho
hall, was thumping on the door of the dumb
waiter.
"What's the matter fdemsnded Mr. niggles.
"Please open this door quick; oh please dol"
said a trembling volco on the other side.
Opening the door Mr. Higgles saw his neigh
bor, pale, and shaking. Before he had time to
Inquire what had taken place, the woman con
tinued! " H nven't you hoard It t"
" Heard what I" asked Higgles.
"Why that frightful poundlngl There's a
burglar breaking In downstairs."
Without waiting for further details Mr. Higgles
grabbed the stove poker, an empty beer bottle,
and two or three pieces of brlc-a-brao and pre
pared to open the hall door. lie turned the
latch as softly as possible and proceeded on tip
too to the head of tha stairs. Before going
further ho explored his own floor without find
ing anything to cause alarm. Then he groped
his way downstairs. On reaching the floor be
low ho lit tho gas. Then ho examined tho cor
ners at both ends of the hallway. Thero was no
nolso to be heard, not a living being betides
himself Insight, and absolutely no signs of any
tampering with the locks. He descended an
other (light and looked at the locks on tho doors
leading to tho street. They were just as they
had boon loft by tho janitor two hours before.
Loosening his grasp on the poker, and stuffing
the other weapons Into his pockets, ho went
back to report. Mrs. Smith hadn't dared to
open her hail door, and reluctantly consented to
do so even upon hearing tho story other neigh
bor. Sha was sura she hoard tho pounding; nnd
it it wnsn't a hammer and chisel that tha
burglar wns using, why, her grandfather wasn't
a carpenter, that a all. The cause of the dis
turbance seemed likely to remain unexplained
when a happy thought struck Mr. Higgles.
" It couldn't havo been my typewriter that
you heard, could it I 1'vo beon running that for
the last quarter of an hour or so. Listen u
mlnuto while I go in and start it un again."
And sure enough tho hammering nnd lock
breaking sound began again with tbo operating
of tho machine. So tha mystery was solved.
Mrs. Smith heaved a sigh of relief and re
turned to her rooms, and niggles, after re
placing the stove poker and unloading his pock
ets, settled back In bis chair with an air of su
preme satisfaction.
A riLOBIMAOE TO IRELAND.
nana far a Visit to the Creea lala an tha Aaal
veraarj ar thn Baballlen of 'OS.
The Irish rebellion of 1798 is generally con
sidered to have begun on May 10 In that year,
and closod a month later with the battle of
Vinegar Hill on June 21, The first date marks
the arrest of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, and
though tho rebellion continued after tho defeat
of the patriot forces. It has become customary
to speak of tho war of '08 as beginning In May
and ending In June, On April 22 last the first
formal meeting was held In this city to arrange
for a pilgrimage from this country to Ireland
next year to celebrate the one hundredth anni
versary of the patriot uprising In Ireland. The
expense of the round trip Is to be $160, as now
provided for, and is to lnclndo two and one-halt
weeks' absence from the city.
On the ninth day after leaving New York tho
visitors are to arrive In Queenstown. The tenth
day Is to Include an oxcurston to Blarney Castle.
On Juno 21 the members of the Irish Centennial
Celebration Committee expect to hold anniver
sary celebrations on Vinegar Hill, County Wex
ford, in commomeration of tbo birthday of
Theobald Wolfe Tono. the founder of the Society
of United Irishmen. Ills likely that this dato,
tbo anniversary of the battle of Vinegar Hill,
will find favor with tho joint associations, and
that Vinegar Hill will be tho scene of the prin
cipal demonstration. If so, tho pilgrimage will
bo resdv to leave Cork on the eloventh day from
New York en route to County Wexford, via
Fermoy, Llsmore, nnd Waterford city. On the
fourteenth day the party will leave Waterford
via Now Ross for Wexford town, spend the day
there, and proceed in the evening to Dublin.
The flfteentn and sixteenth days are to be spent
In Dublin and nt Avondale, Tnra. and its vicin
ity. On tho seventeenth day after breakfast the
main party will disband in Dublin. This will
complete what is described as the patrlotlo pil
grimage, but leaving Dublin some of the tour
ists will take tho opportunity to visit other
parts of Ireland, extending their travels to the
northern or western portion of the island, aa the
case may be. Tho pilgrimage will be the first
of the kind made from America to Ireland.
JTESTriELD SALOON Tit A O ED T.
The Farm rjaad Who Was Obot by the Baleen
Ueapar Dlea or Bis Weaada,
Dunkirk, Dec 1. William Drake, the farm
hand living near Westflold who was shot by
Judson Root of that town In a fight In Root's
saloon yesterday afternoon, djed this morning.
His lungs were found riddled with shot. Root's
claim of self-defence seems to be sustained by
the opinion of those knowing the particulars,
although Drake, In his ante-mortem statement,
accused Root of shooting without provocation,
Drake was a powerful athlete. 38 years old.
Root Is a small man, OS years old. He Is a
widower, and had suffored from rheumatism
until he had become melancholy and his busi
ness poor, and be had decided to permanently
close bis saloon.
The trouble began with Root's refustl of
Drake's demand for more liquor, after he had
two or three drinks without paying. Drake as
saulted Root, knocking him down and cutting
his lip. Root levelled a revolver at bis assailant,
but Drake wrenched it away. Root then, with
n shotgun in hand, ordered Drake to 1 ave the
saloon, but Drake, instead of departing, made a
savage dash at Root. Root fired, and the whole
charge took effect In Drake's right side.
Drake leaves a widow and seven young chil
dren, who will probably be better off without
him, as ho was quarrelsome and cruel when In
toxicated, and was seldom sober when he could
procure liquor. A few nights ago, it is reported,
he turned his wife and one child out of doors.
Everv saloon In West field had been notified not
to furnish him liquor.
1
TJtAINED TO BE A SIUUDBREB.
A STesrra Wba Baya lie Waa Treated by a
Voodae Dortar ta Became a Slayer ar Plea,
Columbia, B. C Dec. 1. Charles Williams,
a negro, Is in jail In Sumter for murdering W.
J, Lee while committing a burglary. The case
Is made remarkable because of tho statements
made by him.
It was In Sumter, on Jan. 1 last, that Simon
Cooper started out with a Wlncbeater rifle on a
mission lo slay. Before be was captured and
lynched he killed four men and one woman, and
wounded six men. Williams says be wanted to
become n second Simon Cooper. To this end be
had been under treatment by a voodoo doctor,
who claimed he could nerve him unto do any
deed, and at theseme time txen pt him from nil
danger of detection. To further harden him
self to be a butcher of men. this negro says he
has been entlng gunpowder. When Simon
Cooper had tbo county terrorized, the negroes
thought he was Invincible because ho hud been
known to cnt gunpowder nnd swmIIow shot.
This is the first isse recorded hereabouts of a
man deliberately going Into training to com
mit murders. The voodoo doctor, who received
pay from Williams, has not been located.
Where Yraierdas'a Fires Were.
A. M. 8:10, 885 Columbus avtnne, Patrick Sheahy,
damage (ISO.
P. M 330, 111) Sulllran atreet, Ignatius Htist,
damage S13 3 BO, 18? Mulberry ttroet, Alpuonto
Seals, no damage: 4 00, SO Orchard street, Herman
Bejiuiky and others, damaxo SJOQ; 4 85. itl Di
vision street, Solouian Ollraaeb daman I50i 0,30,
1IW1 Laxlngton avenu1, hamuli Oorliu, damage
trlfilnpi nils, 241? Or ore street, 1'etri.lla Jlauufao
turlne Company, dsmara SI. 000; 1:35. Itoiton and
hrdKwIck avenues, damage 3; 0:16, 1441 Broad
way, damage S3.
JOTTINGS AUOVT TOWN.
Judgmenta of absalute dlvoroe wars granted In
thesi eaara yesterday by Justlcu Tniax: To Emma
Hlminous from Henry S Simmons, to Aanea r, Ills
gltis from CLarles V Hlgiilna, and to LtulaL.Cn
grlch from Martin I. Unirlch.
BROOKLXN.
Tha Da Kalb avrnna and tba Coney Island and
Brooklyn street railroads bare been vtrtaally oonsoll.
dated, the stiickbnldera of ths Da Kalb avamua road
having yesterday decided to lease tha road to the
other lornpauy lor OWtf years.
The directors of th.iKea Peach Railway yesterday
elected C. !.. Itoislter President and T. 8 Williams
MrcreNry and Tri-a-urer the road thus becoming part
of iho Urooklyu Uelxbu system.
A temporary Injunction was granted by Justice
flsynor lu the Supreme Court In llrooklrn yitterday,
restraining tha Mayor and Common Council from
granting permission to tba Flatbiisli Oss Cowpanr to
eilend Its pl s and service to all parte of Brooklyn.
a ji Are carefully prermred from
IraOOQ 8 purely vegetable ingredients,
P i 1 1 c and re m"d et c,rUln ln e'"
-lll fect -j-jjjy cure an Hrer trou
bles, biliousness, headache, indigestion,. 25o,
SUE'S'WEDARIIYNLANDEU"
V ; I
JULiBTTB'aitn'iKNna alt. envtiieb,
for Titer sat iiE'a rich.
The Bride Colli Itecenltr Waa a Waitress In a
Restabrant Much Mistery Burrenade the
Brldecroom The ' Caramonj Followed a
Tea Sara Acquaintance aad Courtship.
'Whoever he Is, he's nil right, and If you don't
bellevo It just ask Juliette Her full name is or
was Juliette Kathleen Maler; now It's Julletto
Kathleen RhyPlander, and eho's pretty as n
picture, even it she docs wear her hair a, la CI60
do Morode. The girls ln the roslaurant where
Julletto used to work Julo thoy called bef
ell envy her now. They sny sho was lucky,
but that's all thoy know about It, William
Christopher Rhynlander says If there was nny
luck about it It was his. Tho girls In tho restau
rant and tho boss and all of them, oven Includ
ing tho customers, admit that, luck or no luck,
Juliotte deserved it, for she was an honost, hark
working, obliging young woman, and she took
care of her mother. They haven't talked about
much elso slnco Sunday, when tho marrlago
took place. Thore Is not a particle of doubt ln
their mind that William Christopher Rhyn
lander Is one of the old Rhtnelanders of Now
York; that bo's as rich as an Astor or a Vnndor
bllt, nnd that Julletto Is going to spend tho re
mainder of her life In ease and luxury.
Envy may bo wicked, but It's natural, and all
the other girls In the restaurant In East Twenty
third street, near Lexl gton avenue, where Ju
liotte worked, are Just natural. "Of course, he's
a Rhlnelander," said ono of them yesterday to
The SUN reporter, "and he's rich, oh 0-0 o o so
rich! You know that family bus got millions
and millions and millions. Oh dear, somo girls
are born lucky 1 Julo always got thn biggest
tips, nnd sho alwars had tho best-looking cus
tomers, and and now say, I wish I was born
lucky aslucky as Julol"
Sho became crimson as she said It, and she
added, with a llttlo sigh, "But I guess thero
ain't Rhlnelandors enough to go around. Really
you ought to go see Julo; her mother'll tell you
where Bho lives."
It was on this advice that The SDK reporter
went to 232 East Twenty-Ilrst street, tho home
of Julo's mother. Tho latter answered the knock
at tho door of tho rear flat cast.
" Is this Mrs, Maler t" askod the reporter,
" It is," said Mrs. Maler.
"Was your daughter marrlodon Sunday to
Mr. Rhlnelander of the New York family of
Rhlnelandors 1" nskod tho reporter,
" Why, yes, my daughter was married on Sun
day; come right in, sir, I'm glad to see you.
Step into the front room, thore. This is my
daughter, Mrs. Rhynlander, and this Is my new
son-in-law, Mr. Rhynlander."
Mrs. Maler placed her arms akimbo and con
templated the reporter, a young woman who
sat at tho rear window sowing on a dress, and
a very happy-looking Individual of the male
gender who occupied a seat noar her on tbo sofa
and blushed furiously. The young woman
dropped her work and stepped forward to greet
tno reporter.
"My husband," sbe said, blushing prettily and
nodding toward tbo man, who bowed somewhat
stiffly and smiled at her.
Tho reporter oxplalned his mission.
"Ah. from the newsnsnersl" exclaimed Mrs.
Maler.
" Well. I didn't care whether It wa printed
ln the papers or not, said Mrs. Rhynlander.
"My pastor said Sunday: 'Now, Jule, if you
want It printed ln tho papers to-morrow I'll
havo It printed for you,' but I said to him, ' No,
I don't caro about that. I've got my certificate
and that's all that's necessary.' But say, it's
funny, isn't it, how quick the girls found out
about It t Why, I didn't tell a soul. Yes. wo
were married Sunday. The first minister Will
went to wouldn't marry us."
" Yes, that was Da les," said Mr. Rhynlander.
speaking for tho first time. "I always thought
Davlcs wns a friend of mine; but when 1 went
to him Sunday he said he wouldn't marry us on
a Sunday, nnd I said to him: 'What a the mat
ter with Monday, then!' He said ho didn't
know whether he d be down on Monday, so I
hadn't any further use for him."
"Yes." spoko up Mrs. Rhynlander, "sows
went to tho Little Church-Around the-Corner;
and do you know. It's so strange I can hardly
realize it yet 1 '
"And he wasn't the only one she could marry,"
Interrupted the mother; "my daughter she's
had lots of chanoea, but they didn't stick to It
like my son-in-law there. You know bo wouldn't
stop; ho Just kept at It, You know how It Is when
you want to force a thing, and you never stop,
you Just keep agoln' and agoin', 'n' this young
mnn MT inn.ln.liw. h, Wt ',m ,11 nut 'n' Iim-b
a good man."
"Justto think of It," said Mrs. Rhynlander.
"I only know him ten days, nnd really I didn't
think he meant It. I thought he was Just fool
ing. Why, Sunday afternoon, right up to 3
o'clock, when ho came. I didn't expect him.
Really I didn't."
"But I came, didn't 1 1" exclaimed Mr. Rhyn
lander, blushing again. "Sho made me change
my whole outfit yosterday, too. I said to her,
'ou ain't doing a thing to mo, are youl'" ho
added.
"But, WI1', all I winted you to do was to look
nice. I wanted you to Ux up, that's all. You'ro
all right now jou've got good clothes."
"All new clothes, said Mr. Rhynlander,
smiling broadly and gettingvery red in tbo face.
"She's had mny un offer bofore," interrupted
Mrs. Mnler, proudly, "but lots of thorn I wouldn't
have. There's ono In thoro now; hlB picture's
on tho wall. Do jou know what ho said to me
after he'd boen courting my daughter two
months! He said right to my face: 'Mrs.
Maicr,' be said, 'your dausbtor'sall right. She's
a tine girl. Hove her. I would take her; but
as for you, 1 wouldn't take you for a hundred
thousand dollars ' Just think o' tbat I What
kind of talk was that to say right to my facet
Well, I just said to him: 'Then, you can t have
my daughter, and you got out of this quick.' "
Puh," said Mr. Rbjnlander, "I wouldn't
have such a manias that anyway. I think too
much of my mother for tbat. Ever since I've
worked 1'vo given 5 n week to her, and now
she's going to have the same: isn't she Will I"
This last was to her husband, who nodded and
said: "She shan't want."
"Are you ono of tho Rhlnelander family of
New York I vontured the reporter, turning to
tho blushing Mr. Rhynlander.
"That's what bo doesn't want to have put ln
the paper," exclaimed Mr. Maler. "You can't
find out that."
Mr. Rhynlander himself would not answsr
the question, but ho said, " Spell my name with
a ' I thy;' get tbat right,"
"Where do you live I' asked the reporter of
Mr. Rbynlnnder.
"At Saratoga In theBUmmer." said Mr. Rhyn
lander. "Then sometimes at Albany and In
Philadelphia."
"What Is your business I'
"Oh, be bnen't any business, have you.
Will i exclaimed Mrs. Rhynlander; "he has an
Income.
"You might say I had a business." said Mr.
Rhynlander, asserting himself, "and If you did
it would be horses."
" Race bars, s I" suggested tbe reporter.
"No, grist horses." said Mr. Rliynlumter.
"And an Income, dear; don't forget that,"
added the bride.
"Oh, he waa all right already," spi k up Mrs.
xl LETTERS
h O II that always catch
nL J&c& the eye, the two
Mjy Brill Brothors.
L Every ono knows
sawrass5' them as significant
of "the best at the price or money
buok." Supposo you tost it. An
excellent chunco to-day.
Swell Suits, blue, hlack and new
effects, In Worsted Cheviot, single
or double breasted CIA HA
For our bov (at Harlem atore
only), mnnufacltircr'n mimples, sty
llab Huns Ian lllouse Sultx, mule
to sell for $8.00 to CC Aft
$12.00, at 0)0. UU
At tbla atoro wo'vo a perfectly
equipped Children's Department,
aud wo mean to keep it up to our
standard the highest.
Do you want a shoo sermon In
two words) See ours. Particu
larly Heiwonahle, our hand-welt calf
lliiHslau enamel Hals., C"2 A1
double nolo VO.t
Outfitters to Men.
rinrm I 279 Broidwny.Near Chambers
lUUK ) i7 Cortlandt.Near Greenwich
qqinpDn ) 211 Slxtb A v., Near Mth St.
oluno0o V lZStb Street, Corner 3d Ay,
' a
Mater. ''It wasn't the money; I don't oare
about the money; we don't. Two three four
my neighbors they say. Don't you b afraid.
Mrs. Maler; woknowhlmt he Is all right. He
1 1 a gentloman,' nnd I said All right, it he Is a
?enllemn he can have i my daughter,' and that's
be way It came about." ...
Mr. Rhynlander waa again blushing to the
roots of his hair.
"You must excuse my appearance," said the
bride. " It was so unexpected tbat I didn't have
tlmo to finish my drestos. I'm on tho last one
now. Ydrt see, I want to get It done hv Satur
day," for we're going away on n wedding trip
She glanoed at Mr. Rhynlander. He nodded
approvingly. ...
'He's nloej don't you think sot" questioned
the bride.
Ho, yon see, whether Mr. Rhynlander Is one of
the Rhlnelanders or not, he's all right, and tho
other girls In the restaurant may well envy liar.
It you have any doubts about It, Just ask
Juliette. . .
The Rhlnelanders who were seen by tho re
porter said they did not know Mr. Rhynlander.
RAILROAD SEOTtET SEBTIOE.
Haw tba Selective VTorU ta Keep PraPssslanal
Creoka On tka Trains.
Of all tho wheels of service that turn under
neath the modern railroad there Is none less
frequently heard of than tho secrot servlco
wheel. Tho railroad detective rarely comes in
direct contact with the travolllng publloand
even the other employees of tho road donotsoe
much of him. When ho travels nt all ho travels
on a special pass and usually sits in ono corner
of the s'i oking car of a local passenger train.
At each terminal of most of the big railroads
there is a head detective, who has two or three
assistants directly under him. The head man Is
usually an expert, having largo acquaintance
with the criminal classes. IIo walks back and
forth where ho can scan the faces of passengers
of both the outgoing and Incoming trains, nnd
ho frequently succeeds ln stopping a crook. A
tap on tho shoulder Is enough ln most cases to
turn ono out of the stream of passengers. If the
crook insists on going aboard, however, tho do
tcctlvo has no other resource than to Inform tho
conductor. Provided that ho Is nowhere "want
ed," he Is allowed to t.iko the train, wbero the
conductor straightway leads him to a front sent
with the polite Injunction to stay there. IIo may
stay there or not as ho chooses, but tho momont
ho approaches any other passenger the latter is
Informed of the crook's professional proclivi
ties. It is a very unsatisfactory method, bat
there apparently Is no better.
A fow years ago a ticket agont on one of
tho big lines refused point blank to sell a noto
rious train gambler a ticket to a certain point,
"Very well then," answered the gambler,
eoollv. ''I'll sue the road for S2.1 OOO."
It was n double cose of bluff, but tbe agent
knew that he other would havo goodenuse for
action, andtbomotterended In the gambler sot
ting his ticket. In this wav tho Identification
met hnd came Into use on most roads.
Pickpockets "work" a crowded suburban
train, enrd " sharps" and " fakirs" wait for tho
local express trains, but tha " fly" crook tries to
sccuro a berth on the Chicago sloeper. Many of
the regular steamer gamblers now vary the
monotony of sea travel by an occasional trans
continental trip by rail. The sleeping car peo
ple have nn easier time to evade htm and still
keep n ithin tbo law. There are no berths to he
had. It Is a matter of regret to tbe conductor,
but they are all occupied. Unless each pas
senger present Intends to occupy two sections It
would appear tbat thoro was a discrepancy
somewhere: but If the applicant Is wise he will
waste no time Inquiring In audible reflections.
This particular kind of operator Is quiet and un
assuming, and rathor than go through this
nrriftfll ao-aln ha hnarda tlin nnvk train nt a
smaller station.
In case of an actual robbery on a train the
conductor at tho next stnn wires a report to tbe
division hoadauartcrs So far as possible the
exact time of the robbery Is noted, nnd each
person leaving the car thereafter Is seen by the
station agent in en so it Is a small station, or by
the police at a large one. In this way the thief
or his fence often can bo located approximately,
and the local pollco called into requisition.
After a robbery is reported tho terminal deteo
tlvo detains and searches any crook coming
from the train.
"So far as we afford protection to passengers
the flerv ice Is entirely gratuitous on tbe part of
the companv." said a well-known railroad man
recently. " Wo Insure, limited by certain rules,
n passenger's s-tfe conduct to the point named
on his ticket. We are in no way responsible for
tho loss of valuables in his actual possession.
Of course. It is to onr lnte-est to lessen the
chances nf this kind of loss, but we assume no
moro moral obligation ln the matter than a
theatre management does in the cose of a person
eniovlng the temporary hospitality."
nut the railroad detective by no means spends
all his time in protecting passengers. Each
night thousands nr dollars worth of merchan
dise lies side tracked In freight cars in the yards
at the end of oach division. Frequently noth
ing but a niece of soft lead wire seals the door of
a car containing local frelcht Fast freight and
perishable matter docs not suffer much, because
nowadays it iroas across the country at about
passenger train schedule. Hut pilfering of the
local froigbt goes nn constantly, and here It Is
that tho line detective, usually one to each divi
sion, makes himself neeesssrv to his employers.
Tho clnss and standing ln the communttv of
some of these pilferers 1 astonishing. This
refers to tho occaslonH thief. The real railroad
thief is a caste as distinct as the shoplifter, and
will steal nnvthlngfrom the brassss of an engine
to- barrel of oil,
Tbe line detective Is usually a apodal police
odlcer, and an auch his jurisdiction noes not ex
tend bevond the limits of tho city in whlrh he
has his headquarters, although hisdutlos call
him over from fifty to one hundrod miles of
road. He is acquainted with the lough lolnts
and dives In all the towns along the route, for
there Is where ba most often locates his man.
There, also most of the dickering is done with
the " fence." Ho works up ticket scalping enses.
and goes out with tho wrecking crew to protect
property scattered over tho tracks. Ono Erlo
detective has adopted with success I hn small
boy system of reporting Inaugurated by Mr.
Sherlock Holmes.
The averago life of tbo railroad detective Is
not very romantic. Fordavs at iv time he does
nothing mora plcturesquo than prowl about the
grout yard at the end of the division whore he
Is stationed nnd ohaso coal thieves, arrest
tramps, and scare bad little bore for stealing
rides on coal dumps. Sometimes he Is borrowed
hv the attorneys to servo subpoenas and work
uncases. Ilut although Hie terminal men come
in for nil tho moro Important railroad Jobs, the
mnn on tha division sometimes Is able to stum
ble upon something of Importance to somo ono
else a nand of counterfeiters, or, nlong the
coast and Cinadlan border, a gangof smugglers.
A matter of this kind ho will work up In odd
moments, and when he Is sure of his game he
sends for a Federal secret service man and
comes ln for a share of the reward.
OLD VIOLINS.
Cleverness Ibonn la Imitations rtnn Old In
atruments In Great Demand.
Violins aro made ln sixes known as eighth,
quirter, half, three-nuarters. and full slxe. Dy
far tho greater numbcr'oM nro of the'fnil size,
but thero is a regular, though of course,;limltcd
demand, for even tho smallest of all, which is
a very llttlo violin, Indeed, Its length over all
being not half that of a full-sized violin, and its
various dimensions being proportionately re
duced. Theso llttlo violins eell for about fl,
and not as toys but as musical Instruments.
Suth a -, lolln has not much rci-ononce, nnd yet
It has a musical tono. It would bo used by a
child, perhaps by a Blx-y car-old boy of musical
inclinations. It would bo quito iiupodslblo for
him to hold n full-sized violin, but with a small
er one of correct proportions a beginning could
bo mado in teaching him. In brief, violins aro
mnde of various Mzos, to suit every usor.
A curious and Interesting thing Is tho Imita
tion old violin, bitch instruments are bold,
brand now, bearing all tbo marks of age: too
many marks, Indeoil, not to bo recognized by
tho export. Ihoro may bo inside a discolored
and defaced label btnrfng the name of Amnti,
or Htrndlvarius. Outsldo tbe back shows ninny
little dents and marks purporting to Imvu been
mode In laying it down In tho courtie of mnny
years of use; the back of the scroll, on tbe
hctd of the violin, mctus worn almost smooth
from tbo Soino cause.
On the top of tho instrument to the left of the
tall plcco tho vv ood looks as It woul 1 had It been
worn smooth and lighter nilorcd by ihotieards
of tho many plajcrs vvbo hid hen tint Instru
ment, and over on the o'licr iWc, up by tho
neck, Iho top dhows wlmt would bo the cITect
of tho rubbing by Iniimiierahlo bauds of thoso
who had twanged tho Mrlng-i of the llddlo In
plzzlcntn movements. And then thero nro tho
marks that show vvhero the feet of the bridgo
bavo Istood. When ono realizes what It in.
and compares It with n genuine old Instrument
it Is all rather ovcrdono, but It Is a marvellous
Imltat'on, all tbe name.
these Instrumonta nro linportid from Ger
many nnd void fur what Ibey nro. as Imita
tion old. They nro fair Inbtrumenis lu tune,
anil roll at about ?13. They aro bought by
plajcrs whn liko old things, and prefer an in
strument ofthia sort to one nf evident new
ncsK, v hat Dually becomes of them ull il Is
difficult to t.a).
There never was a time v, hen 'he dcniund for
gcnulno old violins was so r.'reu. as now. It
may bo that prkes havo not ndvnniid. but It Is
cahlor now In git the price. IKulcm llixl soma
old vlnliuH in thld count r. 'Hit) bu) un Ihut
aro offered that are of reul value, bin liundrcis
aro found lu Kurouo to ono hen 'I lie buytrrf
of American houses dialing in musical instru
ments and merchandise bill desirable old vio
lins wherevir the; tun; of dculcr In Uindon
who colli el such InstruiiKiits, of dcalcri nn
Iho Continent, or of individual owners, if they
slioiilil hear of one in their tiAvels
It might bo that a really o'd nnd good violin,
with Its ioundpost not rightly placed and lla
bridge not Just as it should be, would not show
its truo quality; even the king of instruments
must be In perfect trim to show Itself at it best.
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