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they elsia that it will crre every disease under
the sun. And they never think of leaving out
dyspepsia and stomach trunbles. They are sure to
claim that their nostrum is absolutely certain to
cure every dyspeptic and he need look 'no further.
In the t .ee of these absurd claims it is refresh
Ing to : ote that the proprietors of Stuart's Dya
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ing any uniue ciaims or false representations re
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EDUCATION IN LONDON. J
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Concessions Made to Pupils Who Are
in Business. tf
From the London Standard.
Lack of uniformity in the working meth- tt
ods of the University of London and kin- h
dred metropolitan 'nstitutions has led to a tt
serious attempt to bring about co-ordina- D
tion. In a speech delivered at the Birkbeck
Institution, Chancery Lane, the occasion f
being the opening of the winter session, Sir b
Arthur Hucker, principal of the University w
of London, made this matter his subject A
and dealt at length with the reorganization c
of the university. Under that reorganiza
tion, he remarked, the undergraduates were it
now diviled into two classes, called external v
and internal.
The former were tested by examination, h
it
and if they satisfied the examiners no in
quiry was made as to how, when or where e:
they obtained their knowledge. The reor
ganization of the university had been in it
part caused by the overpredominance of ex- s
aminations !n English education. It was in- w
tended to give more liberty to the teacher, L
and to test the undergraduate not merely tc
by examinations. but by his entire univer
sity career. With regard to internal stu
dents. the problem in London was very com
plicated, the university being controlled by 0
act of parliament. They had to combine, a
and yet. as far as possible, to maintain, the ,
independence of two influences-that of a
central co-ordinating power, the university
and that of the Individual teacher. The ob- n
ject of both was the same, the good of the
student, but the particular duty of the uni- h
versity was to see that the educational
forces of Iondon were acting as a whole
on the most efficient lines. The question
was, how the authorities of the university
and of individual institutions could best co
operate for the good of the student. n
The university was proceeding on the gen
eral principle that the teachers, the courses
and the appliances were to be kept up to a f
university standard. Then the question b
arose. What was an adequate course of r
study? By the constitution of the univer- -
sity it must extend over three years, but c
how were these years to be spent? It was f
necessary to fix some limits of time below 0
which the attendance of a student, day or n
evening, must not fall, and these had pur- t
posely been fixed low in order to enable the t
teacher to vary the course of instruction 0
to sui: Individual students. A three years' a
college course would mean at least 2,250
hours, while the university required only s
1.2,1y. or the equivalent of fourteen hours
a week. But, although the regulations as,
to minimum attendanc"- applied to day and
evening students alike, there was a most
important exception. Bona-fide evening
students were nearly always engaged in
some employment in the day, and he
thotght it quite possible that for some of
these it might be best to take the ex
ternal degree. The lectures and labora
tories open to internal students would be
open to them, too. They could select for
themselves a course of study which might
be very similar to that required for inter
nal students, but they would not be sub
ject to the strain of feeling that they had
*a prescribed course to fufill and a certain
number nf attendances to keep in order
that they might qualify as internal stu
dents.
It had also been decided that in the case
of students who could produice certiticates
from thr ir employers that they were em
ployed for twenty-five hours a week there
should he a surbstantial reduction in the
required number of hours of attendance.
Of course, experimental surbjects, from
their very nature, imposed longer attend
ances than did art suhjects, and if a stu
dent delib-rately decided to choose nothing
but srubjeets whic-h required long study in
the laboratory, he would proba.bly be un
able to get his degree in less than four
years. That, however, was not an unrea
sornable length of time.
Choosing a Wife by Music.
From thre l.andon Ex.press.
A German professor proposes to solve the
difficulty some people seem to have in
choorsing a wife by "trial by music."
Everything depends on the taste of the
subject under study, If she prefer waltz
music, and above all Strauss' intoxicating
strains, she is certainly frivolnus. If she
loves Beethoven she is artistic, but not
practical. Does she prefer Liszt? Then
she is ambitious: while a devotee of Mo
zart would be rather prudish, Why an ad
m!rer of Offenbach should be cunning is not
very clear: but remembering the opera of
"F'aust" it is easy to understand that any
girl preferring Gounod must be romantio
and tender-hearted.
* It is hard upon Flotow that because his
music is out of fashion a taste for it de
notes a vulgar soul; while Gottschalk fares
gtle better, pleasinrg, according to the
uerman professor, only the superficial.
Massenet is supposed to attract the timid;
while a devotion to Wagner's music is a
distinct proof of egotism. Saint Saens, how
ever. is a composer the admiration for
whom denotes a girl of intelligence and
well-batanced character.
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR CATARBU.
Just Breathe Hyemel Four Times.a
Day and Be Cured.
If a few years ago some one had said you can
eure catarrh by breathing air charged with a heal
ing balsam the idea would have heent ridiculed,
and it remained for R. T.' Booth. that eminent in
vestigator to discover in Hyomel this method of
cure.
Hiyomei has performed the moat miraculous cures
of catarrh and is today reicognriaed by leading mem
bens of the medical profession as the only adver
tised remedy that can be relied upon to do just
whast It claims.
The complete outfit of Hyomei coat, hut $1.oo
and coesista of an inhaler, a medicine dropper
and a bottle of Hyomel.
Breathe Hyomel through the inhaler for a few
minutes four times a day and it will cure the
worst case of catarrh. It soothes and heals th.i
mucous membrane of the air passages, prevents
irritation, and effects a complete and lasting cur.
The trearer of the American Life Insurance
Co., J. 8. Nangent of New York city, writes: "fly
omel hIa completely cured my daughter of catarrh
from which she has bean a sufferer for years."
Ia this city there are scores of well-known pee
ple who sy they have bees cured ot estaurh tg'
ByomeL. If it does not cure you, you drsggtt
will return the mnay yes gaid for Hyomei. This
b the strongeet evidence that can be use s t
hi faith in the rems#r.
ICHARe COLE HELD
esult of the Inquest in Case
of Mrs. Dennis.
,VIDENCE SUBMITTED
TITNESSES RELATE SUBSTANCE
)F CONVERSATIONS WITH COLE.
,ccused Man Emphatically Denies He
Committed the Murderous Assault
-Is Sent to Jail.
The coroner's inquiry, which was resumed
day, into the circumstances attending the
eath of Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis resulted
i holding Richard Cole for the murderous
ssault. There was but one spectator in
ie sitting room at the sixth precinct sta
on this morning when the coroner's jury
et to resume the hearing. The witnesses
'ho were examined two weeks ago told of
aw Mrs. Dennis was found in her room at
117 K street the morning of December 10,
aten almost to death.
Witnesses also told at that time of her
-eatment at the hospital, and the state
tents she made there, but nothing was
Lid at the hearing which would assist the
irors in reaching a conclusion.
Detective Hartigan returned from Cin
inati last night without having accom
lished anything, and was at the inquest
)day with Detective Horne to give testi
tony. Attorney Bingham of District At
rney Gould's office conducted the inquiry
n behalf of the government. Attorney
ames F. Scaggs, representing the family
f Samuel Presley, was also in attendance.
Presley committed suicide shortly after
te assault on Mrs. Dennis was commit
*d and an effort was made to connect him
ith the case under investigation. Rela
ves came all the way here from Louisiana
defenu the name of the man who ended
is life, and there was no showing made
at ne participated in the assault on Mrs.
ennis.
At the session today it was apparent from
te start that an effort would be made to
tsten the crime upon Richard Cole. It was
cause of Cole's illness that the hearing
as not concluded two weeks ago. Today
.ichard Cole and Julius G. Van Brakle,
>lored, were important witnesses in the
ese.
Detectives Horne and Hartigan also gave
nportant testimony, relating to their in
estigation of the case during the ten
onths Mrs. Dennis was a patient in the
ospital. The jurors took an active part
i the examination. and reached a conclu
on after the several witnesses had been
Kamined.
The jurors. at the conclusion of the hear
g today, decided to hold Richard Cole re
onsible for Mrs. Dennis' death, and he
as held for the action of the grand jury.
ater in the afternoon he was committed
jail.
Taking of Testimony Begun.
The first witness called was a young col
-ed women named Lucy Robinson, whose
idress was given as 10r2 L street north
est.
"Do you remember where you were the
ight of December 9 last?"
"I was either at home or in a neighbor's
use." was her answer.
"Do you know Richard Cole?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did he call on you the night mentioned?"
"No. sir."
"Did you entertain any company that
ight?''
"I did not."
Witness said she had known Richard Cole
)r about five years, but that he had never
een in the habit of calling on her. She
membered nothing of a conversation she
ad with Cole about the 10th of last De
ember, the day Mrs. Dennis received her
tal injury. Witness had visited the home
f the Coles on Defrees street, but she had
ot heard the case of Mrs. Dennis discussed
ere. Richard Cole had never said any
ring to her about it. She retired about 11
'clock the night prior to the morning the
ssault was committed.
Witness said she did not visit a dancing
chool that right, and Cole could not have
ccompanied her home. She did not see
Feorge Burns that night, neither did she
ee Miss Chinn.
Mamie Chinn, also colored, was next
worn. Her home is at 115 Pierce street
,orthwest. The witness stated to the jury
hat she visited a dancing sch'rol at 12th
nd R streets the night of December 9,
eaching there about 9 o'clock. Two girl
riends went with her. She left the dance
bout 11 o'clock and went home with sev
ral friends, including Richard Cole. Wit
ess said she had known Richard Cole not
uite a year. but he had not been in the
abit of visiting her. Richard Cole accom
ardLd her home from the dance. It was
robabily 12 o'clock when she arrived home.
"Did Richard Cole pay any more attentior
o you that night than he did to the
thers ?"
"He did not," she answered, "except that
ie went home with me."
After that night she did not ste Cole for
nore than a month. Then she saw him ot
Sbicycle on 7th street. Later she saw lilm
me night at the dancing school. He nevei
aid anything to her about the assault or
dry. Dennis.
Also Acquainted With Cole.
A young colored man named George Bond,
eho lives at 37 Defrees street, near thn
iome of Richard Cole. informed the jur)
hat he had known Richard Cole for about
lye years. The night of December 9. hi
laid, he attended the dancing school where
te saw Mamie Chinn, Carrie Burgess ani
ithers. Richard Cole was also there. Cole
te said, always dressed well. The dal
fter the assault was committed, he said
role was in the store where he (witness
as working, and he (Cole) expressed sur
>rise over the attempted murder. The nighi
>f the dance witness and Cole saw three
irls home and witness afterward walket
ith Cole to Defrees street. Richard Cole
ie stated, usually a-ttended th'e dancing
chool every Monday night. Witness calle4
n Cole When he was sick, but merely spoke
o him.
"Did you ever hear Cole say who he
tought assaulted Mrs. Dennis'?"
"No. sir. I heard him say he had' no ldee
who did it."
Bichard Cole's Testimony.
Richard Cole, the colored porter who wa;
employed by Mrs. Dennis at the time thi
assault upon her was committed, appeares
as a witness. He stated that he lives al
Nio 20 Defrees street. He wa-s weak anm
his general condition showed that he hatn
undergone a serious sick spell.
"How old are you?"~ he was asked,
"Twenty years."~
"How did you happen to go to work foi
Mrs. Dennis..
He answered that he had visited Thoma!
Chick, who was employed by Mrs. Den
nis, while the latter was at Mrs. Dennis
house and played cards with him. Whet
Chick left the place he was to have bee:
succeeded by Tom Pryor, but the latte:
had other employment, and witness waj
given the position.
Cole explained that he received $4
week and his board. He hadl no regula
hours for leaving, as he sometimes wa
sent out late in the evening to delive
dresses. The night prior to the mornini
the assault was committed he left Mrn
Dennis' house about 7:,25 o'clock, goint
home and changing his clothes prepara
tory to attending the dancing school. I
his statement shortly after the assault wa
committed, he explained, he made a mit
take in melitioning the name of -Luc
Robinson as being one of the party c
friends at the dance.
Witness maid he arrived 'home from th
dance about 11:25 o'clock and retired short
ly after he entered the house. He ren
mained in bed until about 6 o'clock th~
next morning, when his sister called him
to go to work. Witness walked with hi
brother as far as 4th and H streets. The
separated, and witness said he proeeede
to the house of -Mrs. Denlnis, reachin
there shout 7 o'clock,
TDid you notice anything unusual abota
the house?" he was asked.
"Yes, sir," he answered; "it was some
thing very unusual."
osditern of the Dban.
~1mra. ==tataa tate Ma. Dna. a.
been in the habit of raising the curtains
the work room every morning and openin
the blinds of the parlor window. Ths
morning the curtains in the work roo
were down and the east parlor window wa
open. One of the potted plants, he sab
had been toppled over. Entering the hous
he noticed the gas in the hall was lighte
and the door to Mrs. Dennis' room we
ajar. 'Mr. Smith Winchell informed hir
that his employer had been beaten almol
to death and probably robbed. Witnes
described the scene in the sleeping apar
ment when he entered. Mrs. Dennis wa
in bed and the doctors and her friends wer
there. He did all he could to assist abot
the house and held Mrs. Dennis while ti
doctors treated her. Cole described the it
juries to her head that he saw, and als
told of bruises on her arm. These latt<
bruises, he was told, were probably il
fiicted by the person who committed t1
assault.
Witness said that Mrs. Dennis screams
while under treatment, and he also heal
her call "Mary." She was calling Mie
Doyle, who occupied a room in the house.
When witness returned money from cum
tomers Mrs. Dennis usually put it in he
pocket book or a drawer. Witness state
that on one occasion he called Mrs. Denni
attention to some money he found beneal
a trunk, and she said she had placed
there for the reason that if robbers can
in they would never think of looking unde
a trunk for money.
Mrs. Dennis, he stated, seldom kept muc
money in the house. He often made d
posits at the bank for her. Witness sal.
he worked at Mrs. Dennis' house about
month after-the assault was commi_ted.
"Did you talk to Mrs. Dennis after si
was assaulted?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did you talk to her often or not?"
"I only saw her twice."
The witness was questioned about tI
piano stool, and he said he saw stains <
the seat and was told that they were bloc
stains.
Drank Less Than He Had Previousl3
Witness was asked if he did much drini
ing after the crime was committed, and I
said he drank less than he did before. H
always kept his head about him, for I
never knew what time he woui'l be calle
upon to make a statement. Cole said h
sleep was not interfered with, but he wa
worried to think the detectives were bott
ering him.
Witness said he knew the cook at th
Hotel Brunswick who was callel "Morris.
He also knew a man at the litel rame
Van Brakle. Witness denied that lie ha
made certain statements to this man, an
he also denied that he had told the coo
he had been made nervous and was unab
to sleep.
"Who do you think committ'd the ae
sault on Mrs. Dennis?" Cole was asked.
"I haven't any idea," was his response.
"Do you think it was a. man or a wc
man?"
"I have thought it was a woman."
"What do you think about it now?"
"I haven't changed."
Witness said he thought the plant ne
ferred to in his previous testimony wa
knocked over by Mrs. Dennis' assailant I
escaping.
"Did Mrs. Dennis have any men friend
to call on her?"
"I never knew of any to come around an
visit." he answered. "Drummers would ca
during the day and exhibit samples."
Mrs. Dennis, he said, would sometimes g
to Mrs. Merchant's house to dinner, so Mr
Dennis had told him. Customers who calle
were shown Into the parlor. Witness usua
ly remained about the kitchen during tl
day. Witness said he first noticed that t
bronze equestrian statue had been broke
the morning of the assault. It was n<
broken the morning before, for he duste
it while assisting the girl to clean the roon
When he reached the house of mornings It
sometimes had to ring the bell, and a
other times Mrs. Dennis' mother-In-la
would be waiting for the milk man.
Reasons for His Theory.
Asked to explain why he thought a w<
man had committed the assault, he sit
that a piece of paper, probably a ciga
wrapper, had been dragged from Mrs. Den
nis' room to the parlor, and the finger print
on the piano stool, window and curtain ap
peared to have been made by a woman
hand. He also spoke of the upsetting <
the plant, and his conclusion was that
woman's dress had done it.
Witness was then questioned concernin
his conversations with Julius Van Brakl
and he said he was warned that the ma
was working for the detectives. A colore
man known as Capt. Blunt gave him th
information. He said he had known Va
Brakle only about five weeks and the latte
took him to a fortune teller twice, paying
for him each time. On one occasion, he sa(
Van Brakle cried and related a story of a
alleged crime committed in Boston, whic
the witness was not permitted to repea
Witness said that with an acquaintance <
five .weeks he realized that Van Brakle wa
taking too much interest in him.
Capt. Bingham read a lengthy statemer
to the witness which purpored to be
statement he (Cole) had made to Van Bre
kle and he denied that he had made use
any such language.
An Alleged Dream.
Mr. Binghalh read other alleged stat
ments of Cole made to Van Brakle, amor
them one in which he was alleged to ha%
said he had had a dream which worri
him very much. He denied that he h:
made such a statement, and also denl,
that he had had a dream. Wituess told
his visits to Garfie-ld Hospital, and said th.
Mrs. Dennis not only recognized him, b
said she was glad to see him and hd
his hand most of the tirne he rc'mained:
the hospital. Witness denied that he ht
ever said he would be a happy man if Mr
Dennis would die; that he handledl h
money and had lived on "Easy street."
"I always prayed for her retcovery,' ti
witness declared.
Cole said he never stated to Van Brak
that he thought a man had s'ereted hir
self in the house after dark and land use
a club. Van Brakle, he said, had treat,
and had tried to get him intoxicated, b
had not succeeded in putting him "out
his head."
Witness recalled the suicide of Sa,mu
Presley in the house adjoining the home
Mrs. Dennis shortly after the assault w;
committed. Bome people seemed to ha
had an idea, he said, that Presley assau)
ed Mrs. Dennis, but witness said he did n
thinks so.
He admitted having had a conversatic
wiith Detectives Horne and Hartigan co
cerning Thomas Chick, witness' predecess
in Mrs. Dennis' house. Cole said he to
of Chick's statement to him about M1
Dennis, and afterward went to the hor:
of Chick with them. Chick, who was si,
at that time, denied that he had had su,
a conversation.
Differs Prom Witness Cole.
Julius G. Van Brakie, colored, 21S
street northwest, former proprietor of t
Brunswick Hotel, was next examined. T
witness Cole remained in the room to he
his testimony. Van Brakie testified that
became acquainted with Cole some tit
last winter. Cole, he said, frequently car
to his hotel, and they had several conv(
sations about the Dennis case.
About March 19 he talked to Cole, a
the latter said something to the effect ti
he (Cole) would be a happy man if M
Dennis were dead. He also remembered
conversation in which he (witness)
marked, "Richard, you look worried." Co
he said, replied: "Yes, If you had on yo
mind what I have on my mind you wot
look worried, too."
He said he remembered another conv<
sation in which Cole said that a man a
not a woman had struck Mrs. Dennis, a
he used the piano stool. Van Brakie sa
he also remembered another conversati
in which Cole made certain statements:
garding the reason why he did not care
L visit the sick woraan. During this conyi
r sation,,witness se,id, Cole told him if
E went to the hospital Mrs. Dennis mug
r say something which would open up I
K investigation again. Witness said he:
-membered several conversations with CC
K had at different times. The purport
- these conversations was read to the witn4
I and he responded by answering "yes"
s "no."
- At 12:30 o'clock a recess was taken.
rf Detectives on the Stanld.
After recess Detective Edward Hei
* testified that he was detailed on the ci
by Capt. Boardmani the day the assault i
e committed. He visited Mrs. Dennis' hou
a reaching there before she had been tal
s to the hospital. While at the house he
terviewed the several boarders. 'Later
spent some time at the hospital. About
days after the crime was committed witn
tSaw Richar.d Cole at the K street house, a
witness detected the odor of liquor on
breath. Cole told witness that -be - I
something to say to him -if he (Horne) wo
promise that he (Core) should not be kne
in the matter.
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Witness visited Tom Chick, who was tl
dying, and the latter denied that he (Chic
had made any such statement to Co
While at the house Cole invited witness
take a drink, but he refused.
Later Cole was arrested, witness sa
and taken to Chick's house, but witne
e was not present at the interview. Witne
e said Cole collected money for Mrs. Deni
and so far as he had ascertained he h;
been honest in his dealings.
t One of the jur buggested that Cc
seemed to have di well, and inquir
how he could have done it on $4 a week
e Detective Horne sait- that Cole was
t drinker and frequented' dancing schoc
e On one occasion, the detective said, Cc
wanted him to go to the hospital with lii
but he refused to go. Witness was t<
about Cole's visit to the hospital one St
~ day morning, and the 'next day he we
r there and saw Dr. Rleicflelderfer.
r "Did the doctor say apything about M
Dennis holding Cole's hand?"
"Not a word," said the detective. "S
was paralyzed on ,one side and her oth
- hand was frequently covered with cott
a to prevent her scratching her face."
f Witness explaineti that Cole had deni
a to Major Sylvester that he had ever be
arrested after Detectives Helan and M
g Names had taken h rn- into custody on
e charge of larceny.
No Evidence of a :Struggle.
s Questioned by rfrembers of the jury, w
n ness said there was no evidence about t
room in Mrs. Dennis' house to show the
had been a struggle. He thought no bic
n would have got on the woman's assaila
h Witness described the bloodstains in I
t. room, and said none of the blood had be
tf tracked to the front room. There was
a smear on the piano, but he could not a
it was made by blood. Cole, he said, w
it bold and impudent all the way through.
a He seemed anxious to get the papers, a
t- was seen to get The Star and stand on 1
f corner to read the story of the assault. C
was the first one about the house to 8
The Star in the afternoon.
Asked how Cole lived at home, the w
- ness said he lived with his parents. F
g father, the witness stated, is a preach
and is employed in the government printi
office.
d Detective Hartigan testified to the p.
d he took in the investigation, as related
d. his partner. He told of Cole's statemi
,regarding Cole and Chick, and related wl
't happened when he called at Chick's hou
~Chick was then dying, and so informed 2
Sness. Witness read the statement allej
ito have been made by Chick, and the lat
d declared that there was no truth in it.
Chick made the remark: "I wish I v
rstronger."
Detective Hartigan said he accused Ric
ard Cole of having told a falsehood.
then accused Cole of being the assailant
eMrs. Dennis, but Cole made no response.
Witness said he had investigated charj
d against a number of people and Cole is 1
d only one under his investigation whi
i statements wavered.
SConcerning witness Van Brakle Detect:
Htartigan said that he (Van Brakle) y
eemployed, and he thought was given
y; understand that he would never be used
t a witness. This morning, when he went
esummon Van Brakle the latter obje-cted
t responding, and he only appeared unt
)t compulsion. Van Brakle, he stated, y
an unwilling witness.
n Witness told of his Investigation followi
y the statements made by Cole, and said sa
> eral of his statements were contradicted
[d persons to whom he had referred.
s-What Chick Said.
kDetective Hartigan said that during
hi interview at Tom Chick's house the dy
man said Richard Cole made the statem
attributed to him. W~Xitness said he I
E seen Richard Cole a number of times si
Sthe crime was committed, and hei
ie drinking most of the time. He had a
Cole about the Brunswick Hotel, as
tr witness Van Brakie had stated. The ci
Spapers mentioned by Cole, the officer si
he had not heard , re today.
A juror suggest d hat Cole niust
money from some:Ssteree if he has b
id drinking to such ~tent,
at Cole, the officer ,ii transacted busir
.for Mrs. Dennis go- Tar' as the delivery
agoods and the colleetTbn Pf money were c
cerned. On onl n he stated, w:
e-Cole was sent t"e' nk he returned
Ssaid lie was $25 short:a'~
ld He had either lIQ jlMie amount or
teller had not give, lhim1 the full amount
r- "If robbery was e~ totive," said a ju:
ad "bow do you a,cc lnf for the money
ad having been takenl4' od
Id Detective Hartigan cenfessed he could
n offered an explanaMOpA ?
e- ColedBemalled.
rRichard Cole, rekiflel, was asked 1
he long it would take go from his h<
ht to Mrs. Denis' bimpee. He said he cc
tie walk there in about ,twnty or twenty
e-minutes, but on a' bi(pcle he could cc
l the distance In frort 1ive to seven minu
ofWhen he went on at str'eet car- he allo'
'or himself about ten minutes. The morr
the crime was coimnitted he .could not
his bicycle, as one of the tires was 90
tured.
Cole denied that Chick accused him
nhaving uiade the statement about I
neDennis' drea.m when he visited the hc
,e of the dying man. He said he had I
asE tested his innocernce every ,time he
me, been accused.
en "Do you deny It-nlow?" asked Capt. B
ham.
"ou mean that I committed thme
he sault?"
yve "Yes."
'us "To be sure I deny itT
nd Cole added that he had done all i
~Is power to ast the5Cflritiseir inte
a gae*an'd was aga1 sest ene~
tid ing -hs movementthft nigt %h
wn ault was committed.
DetgiVe NartS5gan was again eglied.
a ..sia cowssanse fer not ridiu the wi
" That's the kind for
The daii
not the so
if it's
r know just how good H-O is by eating ar
inds. We have to charge fifteen cents a pa
irged a dollar.
k, the morning of December 10 was because
rs. of the wet condition of the streets.
of Richard Cole returned to the witness
Im stand and said he could prove the condition
of his wheel that morning. A polioeman,
en he said, loaned him his wheel that day, and
k) he was able to ride everywhere about the
1'' city.
to In conclusion 'Cole complained that he
had not been properly treated by the police
d, at any time during the investigation. This
8s closed the testimony and the case was sub
ss mitted.
is
ad
THE COLOR OF WATER.
le
ed Its Varying Shades Are Due to Two
a Distinct Causes.
is. From Success.
le Recent investigations of natural color in
Id water show that it is due to two distinct
n- causes-vegetable stain and suspended mat
nt ter. When the latter is present in apprecia
ble quantity it causes turbidity and is not a
real pigment. The true color or vegetable
he stain is greenish-yellow to reddish brown.
er and is due to decayed plant growth; the
on suspended matter is generally mineral and
ed often contains iron. The color acquired by
en water at the bottom of a deep pond is
C- largely due to this cause.
c Experts have adopted a method of stating
a the depth of color in water by comparison
with a mixture of platinum and cobalt, the
color produced by one part of platinum to
one million parts of water being taken as
the unit.
he Thus it has been'shown that the color of
re surface water depends both on the charac
od ter of the neighboring vegetation and on
the time that the water remains in contact
' with it. Water near steep rocks, where
he there are few trees, will generally be below
en twenty units in color; steep wooded or cul
a tivated slopes give twenty to fifty units;
ay similar but gentler slopes, from five to one
as hundred and swamp areas, 100 to 500, or
even higher. High'y colored waters are
nd more common in the northern states than
he in the south.
)le Colored water is gradually bleached by
et sunlight, the action taking place chiefly
within one foot of the surface. The study
it- of color in water is of commercial import
[is ance, because most people object to drink
ier ing brownish water. Hence, in a town wa
ng ter supply the color must either be removed
or its formation must be prevented. The
trt latter is often the most economical thing to
by do, and it may be accomplished by inter
:n cepting the water from the uplands and
ata leading it into the streams without letting it
se. pass through the swamps.
It- Filtering through sand will not remove
ed the color from water, and even clay will
.er take it out but partially. Generally the
water must be altered chemically, as by
as mixing with sulphate of aluminum, which~
coagulates the coloring matter. The color
h-may also be removed by oxidation, as with
Ie permanganate of potash, or by ozone, but
of this method Is not much In use at present.
The question is largely one of esthetics, as
:es natural coloring matter in water is rarely
he harmful.
use
ve STUDYING THE SEA.
as
to Operate in Work of Value.
to From the N~ew York Sun.
er For about three years plans have been
as forming for international co-operation dur
nging a number of years in studying the sea
v- and the fisheries of northwest Europe. The
by undertaking has been initiated by the var.
ous governments interested; they will sup
ply the vessels and pay the costs. The Sun
has already reported the results of the first
:he two conferences held for the purpose of die.
.ng cussing the project and plans. The third~
mnt meetinig has now been held in Copenhagen,
ad where delegates from the governments of
the united kingdom, Germany, Holland,
'ice Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia and
ras Finland organized the international c3uncil
'en for the study of the sea. Belgium is ex.
the pected to co-operate. France will be the
gar only North sea country not represe,nted.
id, The delegates. in behalf of the govern
ments they represented, adopted a plan of
get work. Simultaneous observations are to be
een made four times a year as the basis ofa
system of regular studies of the tempera
ess tures of the ocean, the density of sea water
of and sea life. The two ships which the
an- British government has decided to devote
ten to the work will make periodical trips in
mnd the Faeroe-Shetland channel and across the
northern end of the North sea working
the from a central harbor in Shetland. They
will also make simultaneoijs trips in the
Ior, western part of the British Channel.
not The field of work of the Dutch ships will
be the southern half of the North sea,
not while the northern half will be investigated
by German vessels. Denmark will under
take the investigations between F'aeroe and
Iceland and Norway will have charge of
ow the work in the north Atlantic, along thu
me extensive western seaboard of Scandinavia.
udRussia has undertaken similar work along
uthe Murman coast and across Barents sei
ive to Novaya Zemlya, while the Baltic will
vecr be studied in detail by Danish. Swedish,
tes,. Finish, Russian and German ships. Tha
red oriental bureau of the council in Copen
Ing hagen will publish the results of the ob
'ide servations as soon as possible after the
no. termination of each quarterly cruise.
I*a The Clergy and M.dicie.
use From the tAneet.
no- We have oftentimes had occasion to re.
abuke the clergy for usurping the function
n.of the medIcnal enn We have no silly pe
udices about "priesteraft," but wetin
Sthat ecclamtastic-ausing the term .In Its
widest sense so as to include both Canliga
Vaughaan nd DrK Olift d-ehpuld not med
.die wit medIcal. matters.
his
st- Lafayette nseher, a i.boy, Sell
0Wa while playing w1th udsiinen Nor@
as- Qapitol street ltanigt ahiJio st
me."- Oliver.
1ty dish,
ggy mush,
H-O.
iy other oatmeal. The qualities which make H
ekage to make H-O as good as it is, and we co
ISLE OF MAN. pose,
from
Manifold Duties of the Unique Posi- la
tion of Governor. teem
From the London News. nt
By way of pendant to the description in of R
our leading article yesterday of the consti- his 1
tutional independence of the Isle of Man Chris
it is interesting to note what those func- ruled
tions are to which Lord Raglan, as gov- flour
ernor of the island, is called. He has a am
unique position and responsibilities. He is the
the successor of the kings and lords of Durb
Man, who till the sixteenth century ruled Keel
it as an absolute monarchy, and as their are
it i
successor he has succeeded to nearly all arca
their prerogatives, and to others which the
legislature has continually thrust upon him.
He prorogues and dissolves the house of
keys, which cannot meet without his pre
cept. He is president of the legislative Cyc]
council (or upper house) and the Tynwald
court (both branches of the legislature sit
ting as one), which cannot meet without his Corre
presence nor adjourn but on his motion, As
and he not only interferes in their debates, used
but can vote in their proceedings and in
the legislative council has the casting vote. and
This is better than the war office, but it cava
is not all, by ny means. He can initiate arm
both legislation and taxation, and without
his consent no law and no tax can either rece
be made or repealed. He has likewise a grou
direct veto on all expenditure, is chancellor cros;
of the exchequer and president of the local the
government board. Nor is this all. He is the a
lord chief justice of appeal in civil cases
and president of the court of general jail this
delivery-the highest criminal court in the come
island. But,
He is captain general of the Manx mili
tary forces (here Lord Raglan's hereditary mu
and acquired talents will come in) and chief Gern
commissioner of the police and prison. All very
civil appointments are made on his recom- his
mendation, He examines and admits mem- b re
bers of the bar and thirteen out of the
seventeen church livings in the island are spec
in his gift. To crown all, he exercises the Pfer
sovereign's right to pardon and is the lead- com:
er of Manx social life. and
In fact, we can only call to mind two Th
important sides of Manx life. with which and
Lord Raglan as governor will not be con- but
nected as over lord and supreme arbiter. appe
One is the writing of novels, of which it is sign
well known Hall Caine possesses a monop- of C
oly in the island. The other is the breed- "Fu:
ing and export of Manx cats. But outside shro
these spheres of activity Lord Raglan few
seems to be everything, from prime minis- the
ter to policeman, that an ambitious man wag
could desire. We hope he will get on well natu
with the Manx people, among wniom, as med:
we have good reason to know, many stanch mes,
liberals are to be found. whic
- the
IDYLLIC IST.AlgD LIFE, thes
arra
No Drunkenness, Crime, Police, .Tails requ
or Courts in Cocos-Keeling. durn
From the Pall Mall Gazette, part
Away from the ordinary track of ships, be ~
and blessed with a splendid climate, are nlt
the Cocos-Keeling Islands, in the Stre.its the
Archipelago. Their history is as strange airy
and romantic as their present life is curl- phas
ous and unique.
In 1825 a Scotch sailor named Ross land
ed and, seeing that the isles were very
good, he took possession and settled there Odd
with his family. The natives were gentle
and teachable, so that Rosa had no diffi
culty in making himself their ruler. In
1851 he hoisted the Union Jack as a pre
caution against the visit of a wandering sigh
French man-of-war, and six years later the mal
isles were formally annexed by the British in
government. With rare tact and wisdom wee
Itoss devoted himself to governing the peo- appi
ple over whom he had so quaintly estab- odd(
lished himself as king, and on his decease land
he bequeathed his mission of government Ai
and proprietorship of the Cocos-Keeling to nity
his son. The present owner and ruler of takt
the islanda, J. G. Clunies Ross, is the third wit?
in succession. He was studying engineer- and
ing at Glasgow when his father's. death Th
called him to the fore fifteen years ago. ct
Abandoning his European ambitions, he set
tied in his kingdom, inarried a Cocos wife The
and devoted his life to the welfare of the arou
natives, who are his children rather than in1
subjects. The work of the Rosses in thus ra
ordering these East Indian islands forms- a ra
fascinating story, and the Cocos-Keeling to t
group, though generally unknown, is per- wit?
haps tire most picturesque in the British. taBE
empire. The little horseshoe-shaped clus-tet
ter of islands, three days' steaming southtet
of Java, are blessed with a perfect climate, T?
luxuriant soil and man here is seen at his doll~
very best. e
The inhabitants number about 009, ofde
whom 400 are Cocos born and the re -roux
mainder coolie laborers from Java. Under undi
the rule of the Rosses, the only white resi- bird
dents, schools have been established, and beri
all the islanders are well educated, the Bi
schoolmaster-in-chief being A. Ross, a nmas- pea]
ter of arts of Glasgow University. Every feat
male is also trained to work in brass, Iron beat
and wood, and is a skilled artisan. Every vera
Cocos girl similarly serves a term of ap- dreg
prniehp in Clunies Ross'. house, learn- ping
ingsewng,cooking and the whole round thei
of domestic art under the tuition of -his Pr
wife, Formerly thy Coest parents used toini
arrange their childrens marriageS, inst un- a -
der the new order, each man and won is sV
a free agent, and chpouee a partner accord- sta
ig to European usage. Marriages are cel-th
ebrated according to tle Udhamunedan law, tt
but polygamy is prohibited, and there have
b~een only two divorces In the last Efty
yearu,~ There is neither jail nor poilom"ac
for crime does not eztst in these slands,
Opium and alcohol are forbiden, and thelo
wilpChinese is also excluded. VaccInation Oea
is compulsory, ad all sls are ade by of I
ba4ter, we Mr. Rops will not allow money',
holdins- it te be- ts root et all swil. ad
The industrg of the~ isand eosigt ini
4eoumuts- nd preparing titeir or.e
om me30be4 demr and a bark et 1
aleuieeted by a chartered had
.sbS ,met for th gui was
e
.0 palatable are
ld not make it
Provisions are fetched once a month
Batavia, but rice is the only food
ly imported, for fruit abounds in the
ti, poultry Is plentiful and the sea,
a with fish. The gentle and handsome
e leads a life idyllic in graceful con
and happiness under the parental eye
uler Ross III. He carefully guards
ttle Utopia against the introduction of
pean customs with their attendant ills,
itmas Island, close by, is similarly
by his brother. Andrew Ross. Coffee
shes there, and so do rats and cats,
t to the extent of a plague. Hitherto
atoms of Britain have enjoyed serene
Lion, but the new electric cable from
an to Adelaide touches at the Cocos
ing and Christmas islands, so that them
iow linked with the greater world. no
to be hoped, to the spoiling of th
Ilan character.
WAR'S MESSENGERS.
ists Employed in the Germat
Army-Mounted Orderlies.
spondence London Times.
with the French, cyclists are largely
in the German army as messengere"
to some extent in conjunction with the
Iry screen covering the advance of an
. Thus during the earlier phases of
it maneuvers we constantly found
ps of cyclists holding hamlets, railway
ings and bridgeheads. Knowing that
>ads were good, the officer commanding
Ldvance guard had pushed them on for
purpose. Cyclists are destined to be
a special branch of the German army.
par excellence, the means of intercom
cation on the actual maneuver field in
iany is still the mounted orderly, and
intelligently he appears to carry out
luties. It must' however, be remem
I that these men belong to a corps
ally trained to these duties (Jager zu
le). There were other means of inter.
nunication besides the mounted orderly
the cyclist.
e field 'telegraph was extensively used.
a certain amount of visual signaling
the Germans. like the French, do not
ar to place much reliance on visual
ling. They have also another means
mmunication, which is spoken of as the
iken" telegraphy. This system is
ided in some mystery, and there are
people who can say positively what
ystem really is. But judging from the
n in which it was used, it is of the
e of wireless telegraphy through the
urn of captive balloons-that is, I heard
ges sent and received from the wagon
h was responsible for the suspension of
eadquarters balloon. It is said to be
raun, Siemens and Halske system, and
;robably an adaptation of the Marconi
tgement of wireless telegraphy to field
rements. Whatever it is. the s-aff
that they found it of the greatest use
g the maneuvers; but if a balloon is
of its paraphernalia, then there must
ry considerable limitations to its use
al war. A captive balloon over recon
ring cavalry would be even worse thaa
nces which invariably "gave our cay
away" to the Boers during the early
s of the South African war.
BLESSING OF ANTIXALTSt
Ceremony Performed in Mxzicau
Towns Every Year.
the New York American.
e of the most remarkable and curious
s in the world is the blessing of ant
in many of the most ancient townS
exico annually on August 30. For
s beforehand the visitor hears of the
aching ceremony as among the oldest
t and most peculiar spectacles of than
of siestas and quaint customs.
the day approaches the entire commnu
in each town where the ceremony is to
place decorate the houses and streets
strings of varn-colored tissue paper
stalks of carrizo, the Mexican bamboo
eanimals to be blessed are assembled
de the church in flocks and herds.
are driven in from farms miles
d, beginning their journey eariy;
he day and gradually choking the
m and alleys and putting a stop
afBc for that day. There are horees
paper sashes about their bodies, their
braided wit.h ribbons and manes in
ined with flaming paper roses.
en there are cats and kittens, in long
dresses and very frilty caps tied un
their reluctant chin.,' their solemn
4 eyes staig unblinkingly out from
r the fris: and birds galore-love
,. mocking birds, canaries, all in cages,
boned and beflowered.
t funniest of all are the chickens in
:ed cape of paper tied also under their
aery chims-their sharp beaks and
y eyes inside the paper ruffnes being a
ludicrous edght. Thyare further
ed in paper cloaks of varied hue, and
and green pasper garters are tied about
long legs in large bows.
sently appears a white-robed priest
s; he spreads his hands in blessing M
lent while an attendat holds aloft a
r cruciesz; a burst of music from the
band statkened near-a pause, whfl
tiest looks down solemnly on the mnd
es waiting below.'
n, taking a large brush, ~the priest
it full of holy water and sprinkles It
.d wide, whUe the anxious ownem be
push, pulli bold and thufip tb
ges sothat egeir ay teb but a
e aprecionsw'Uquit A flew .mrm
s of byemi with pabasettrli
the -eegmbV is o'ter, egly to be