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The
Sunday Star
SOME PEATURES
-OF-- L
Next Sunday's
MAGAZINE
CLYDE FITCH,
The famous American dramatist, furnishes the leading
article. Writing upon "Realism and Reality," he declares.
that "depicting life's grandest facts is the best opportunity
of dramatist and novelist," and yet "realism and reality on
the stage are as far apart as the poles." Incidentally,
Mr. Fitch indulges in a bit of critical writing upon Ibsen
and his influence. Realism, according to Mr. Fitch, is
not the mere depiction of the unpleasant. In its essence it
is simply truth, and in this field, he declares, lies the high
est success.
MAX PEMBERTON
Leads the fiction in this issue with another of his short
stories based upon the diary of Edward Orlopp, an Eng
lish physician, residing in Paris during its siege by the
German army. "The Invisible Enemy" is the title of this
story in Mr. Pemberton's series, "A Daughter of the
Reds." The plot hinges upon the performances of an
orang-utang, which in some way escaped destruction at
the famous Jardin des Plantes and took refuge in a cha
teau situated between the opposing armies. Dr. Orlopp's
adventure in this lonely and apparently death-haunted lo
cality is one of the most thrilling chapters in Mr. Pem
berton's story.
"Not Written on The List,"
A short story by Kate M. Clary, shows how a Prince
Charming visited the counter of a shop girl and they lived '
happily ever afterward.
"SOULS ON FIRE,"
Louis Tracy's remarkable serial story, which is run
ning through the April and May issues of The Sunday
Magazine, reaches a most interesting stage of its devel
opment in this issue. The capacity of the Russian Prince
for intrigue almost surpasses belief. In this installment Mr.
Tracy begins to display the intimate knowledge he has of
Russia and Russian life.
SIR HENRY IRVING.
Marshall P. Wilder, in "A Sunny Side of the Street"
sketch, writes entertainingly of Sir Henry Irving and in
corporates some of the English actor's best short stories.
I I.
Historic Homes Preserved by D. A. R.
Bertha Damaris Knobe is represented by the second
chapterof her descriptive compilation of "Historic Homes
Preserved by Societies of American Women." This chap
ter is devoted entirely to the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the houses which they'have preserved.
I I.
"Woman's Inhumanity to flan."
Minna Thomas Antrim shows that this particular
sort of cruelty begins when the woman-child is about two
years old. But Mrs. Antrim's clever sketch is optimistic
entirely, and old-fashioned love is the magic potion which
converts all the inhumanities of life.
"A Holiday in Brittany."
The colored cover design is from a painting entitled
"A Holiday in Brittany," made expressly for The Sunday
Magazine by G. Patrick Nelson. Little maids of America,
who are fond of dainty Sunday dresses, will be amused
with the remarkable costumes of their little sisters in Brit
tany.
SThe Sunday Star
D0Y DBOWNED IN CANAL. th-rwigocre,adtebd a
Natal Accidenit Near the Foot of 87th fe.Telte aeacriiaet h
The lifeless form of little Michael Kelly, h o' ahrwa oild .mo
a boy five years old, was pulled out of the n eietfe h oya h oge
Chesapeake and Ohio canal near the foot ofMiheKllwate ongs fAv
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him rownWitout ffeing ssitanc. drwn ting. htAnr4~
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Arraigad at Albany
BY COUNSEL FOR BAR
COMPLITION 01 DISCUUBION O
CONSTITtTIONAL PRASM
Attorney Stevens Handled the Judge
Without Gloves-Story of
Post Office Deals.
ALBANY, N,. Y. Apri14.-4usUce *ar
ren B. Hooker, whose rglatioNs with pos
tal affairs at trunkirk and Fredonia are the
subject of a legislative inquiry, was scath
ingly drraigned by Frank W. Stevens, one
of the counsel for the bar associations
which are asesaisting in the investigation, in
his argument before the committee today.
Mr. Stevens, who began his summing Up
yesterday, completed his, discussion of the
constitutional phases of the case, arguing
that the,legislature had power to remove a
justice for alleged acts of unfitness commit
ted before the judicial function was as
sumed.
"I shall assume," continued Mr. Stevens,
"tha.t any man who will resort to the low
est vices of a ward politician Is morally
unfit to judge over his fellow men.
_ "I shall assume that any man who will.
defraud theo United States government,
who is capable. of low deceit, conniving
and robbing the government of the Un;'ed
States, who will instruct the youth of the
nation In crime and fraud, and commit acts
which must be suppressed from public
view, is morally unfit to sit on the bench."
Drew Salary Without Working.
Mr.. Stevens cited the case of Frank P.
Ball, who was appointed to a position at
the Fredonia post office and drew salary
amounting to upward of $2.500 from the
government without performing any serv
ice. " "No man will stand up and justify
this case," said the counsel. "If the Fre
donia post office had been broken open by
a burglar at night the loss to the gov
ernment would be the same. In this case
it was a breach of trust."
Taking up the cases of Maurice Hooker,
the judge's nephew, and the other persons
appointed to the Fredonia post office at the
request, it is alleged, of Hooker, Mr. Ste
vens asked: "Can there be anything more
shocking or more deplorable than six people
on the pay rolls of a little post office, none
of them performing any service?"
Post Office Debauched.
"You find the post office at Fredonia de
bauched. You find the government de
frauded. You find the youth of Fredonia
instructed In crime. Maurice Hooker was
taught upon the entrance of his life to par
ticipate in a fraud.
"What do the teachers and pupils at the
state normal, school see? They see the
nephew of a supreme court justice, by il
licit means, by wrong means, by means
which will not bear the light, get the
government funds in his pocket. What is
the use of the state maintaining normal
schools. when they become nothing less
than a school of thieves?"
TO CONSTRUCT AN ISLAND.
Contract Has Been Awarded by Secre
tary Metcalf.
Secretary Metcalf of the-Department of.
Commerce and Lobar today awarded the
contract for the construction of a new
island, to be a part of Ellis Island immi
grant station, in New York bay, to the New
Jersey Dock and Bridge Building Company
of Elizabeth, N. J. The ~ontract price for
the work is $119,000.
Bids .for the construction of the island,
which is to be just southwest-of Ellis Is
land, were invited from thirty-eight con
cerns. Nine bids were received, that of the
successful company being the lowest. The
bids were opened at Ellis Island In the
presence of Commissioner Robert Watch
orn, Chief Engineer Frye and the bidders.
On recommendation of Mr. Frye and Mr.
Watchorn the contract was awarded.
The work is to be completed in 230 work
ing days, the company to forfeit $25 a day
for every day the work remains uncom
pleted after the expiration of the time
limit. On the island, after completion, is
to be erected a hospital for minor con
tagious diseases, such as diphtheria, measles
and similar ailments. The hospital will be
a part of the plant of the Ellis Island sta
tion and will be fitted admirably in every
respect. The Island will be completed about
the first of next year and the erection of
the buidings will be begun soon afterward.
HELD) A LONG SESSION.
Conference of the ExeQiutive Committee
of the Canal Commissiom
The executive committee of the Isthman
canal commission was In session practically
all day today. The committee discussed
various problems of organization, which
were, in. a general way, outlined in its re
cent conference with the Secretary of War.
This has been for the purpose of arriving
at an agreement in relation to details of
the plans and in relation to methods for
carrying them out.
The committee spent a good deal of time
in considering the method by which it will
secure contract alien labor for wori: on the
canal. It decided that in inviting proposals
all persons proposing to provide such labor
for them would have an opportunity to do
so under exa-ctly similar terms.
The committee decided to draw up de
tailed specifications to govern in the em
ployment of labor on the canal. - A decision
from Attorney General Moody as to the
application of the eight-hour day to the
work is expected in a few days, and will
govern that problem In the specifications.
Permission will have to be obtained from
the Japanese government before the 2,000
laborers from that country can be secured.
The specifleation as to treatment, sanitary
conditions, etc., will have to be submitted
to that government before this permission
is obtained.
The committee took a recess for luncheon
and reassembled to continue its onference
until a late hour this afternoon. Tomor
row it will again meet here, but on Mon
day It will assemble in New York to take
ever the control of the Panama. Railway
Company, when Mr. Shonts will be elected
president of the company.
Chief Tlgneer Wallace said, regarding
the statement in a Panam dispatch that
the newspapers there comment unfavorably
on the action of the cnali comms.ion in
delaying payment of the laborets' wages for
March until yesterday, that there had been
a delay of only two or three day. in payings
the la.borers on the canal, and that this
had resulted. from the change of a4mmenis.
tration. He denied the statement that there
had been any' probability of a strike.
RUARDEND AS SARGGBB
amall Proportion of Crews of the
North, AtlatUe Whest Abmts
In view of inceent pa.etiong te f
feet that there ass-been west hieaw"
mertlonas fromn the North.ataatleisa
in Florida watne, anA @ aistaman Rag
been obtaine* regm thly if
Ebet to the essett mh <
01ORflitBE 0? TEEET
A ehlrg Sfthef was > g st Wll
5an bnrk and WVttI&M-Neesto at V01106
headquarters this morning. They were a
tecward placed behind the bars at the sixth
preclndt pblee station. Houston says he is
from Fairfa Cstty, Ta., and Burk says
bis hme is A"r Oxen Hill, Wd. The latter
also says be is three-quarters Indian.
Whex Detettives Hartigan and 'Daur and
Policeman Tayman arrested the two men
this morning they were at a business house
and although the articles taken from them
were similar, they declared they had never
met before. A "matrimony the:-mometer,"
a bottle of fluid and some trinkets were
found upon each. It is charged that they
stole a watch from the house of Detective
Baur's colored washerwoman,. and other
complaints were also made agalast two -Men
;nswering their descriptions.
- According to reports received at head
quarters two men, who posed as fortune
tellers, visited the homes of many poor
persons and deprived some of them of small
amounts of money.. The men against Whom
so many complaints were lodged carried,
the "matrimony thermometer." In the tube
of the instrument there is a red fluld and
the heat from the hand causes it to ascend
the same ag mercury in an ordinary ther
mbmeter. Instead of a scale of degrees be
Ing marked along the tube there are pic,
tures and letters which are intendel to con
vey to the person whose fortune is told cer
tain information 'which is calculated to be
of interest. The words on the thermometers
are: "Indifferent," "flirty," "in love," "jeal
[us," "angry" and "furious."
Search of Two Weeks.
For nearly two weeks the detectives have
been Investigating the several complaints,
but it was not until this morning that they
were able to find the suspects. Several days
ago the detectives were informed that men
answering to the descriptions had been seen
In the vicinity of Tenleytown and they had
the police there visit a house at night. The
occupant of the house refused to surrendere
and, it is stated, threatened to use a shot
gun on the police.
From. one of the men the detectives took
a bottle of carmine. A fluid similar to this.
It is charged, was used on some of the
victims of fortune tellers. Money was
placed in a tumbler and covered "with water.
rhen some of the coloring matter was used
and. the people were advised to le: the
money remain under the water for a stated
period In order that it would multioly. At
the end of the period it was found that not
even the coin that was placed In it in the
flrst instance was there.
At some houses, it is alleged; the men con
vinced people that they could squeeze water
rrom stove poksrs and could do other seem
ing impossibilities which, they argued,
thowed that they were possessed of super
natural power. "Good luck" pennies were
round in the pockets of one prisoner, and
roots of herbs were taken from the other.
The prisoners are held for trial in the
Police Court, and the detectives are looking
ror the people who were visited, it is al
leged, by them.
$300,000 FIRE IN MAINE
35 BSINESS HOUSES IN SPBING
VALE DESTROYED.
SPRINGVALE, Me., April 14.-The
greater portion of the business section of
3pringvale, together with many dwellings,
was destroyed by fire today, entailing a
loss estimated at $300,000. Assistance sent
by the Portland fire department arrived
In time to prevent the entire village from
being obliterated.
In all thirty-five buildings were burned.
go lives were lost. The fire started in a
boot and shoe factory owned by W. R.
Usher & Son Company of Newburyport,
K!ass., and spread rapidly to a group of
wooden buildings in the vicinity. The'local
ire-fighting facilities were wholly inade
lua ", and for several hours the flames
were in complete control.
Aid was asked of Portland, Sanford, Al
'red and Rochester, N. H., but before suf
Icient help arrived many of 'the largest
>uildings were leveled. Besides the Usher
actory the structures destroyed were a
racant shoe factory formerly occupied by
the Shaw Goding Company,. the Odd Fel
ows' block, Western Union telegraph office,
vew England telephone exchange, Tib
)ett's Hotel, Masonic block, containing dry
,oods store and restaurant, Folsom Broth
rs' furniture store, and the drug stores of
William H. Wood and C. H. Pierce.
The town hall was damaged as also were
he churches.
FrE EQUITABLE CASE
ITOCEHOLDERS GRANTED LEAVE
TO INTERVENE TODAY.
NEBW YORCK, April 14.-A. de Navarro, the
estate of E. W. Lambert and Malcolm Mc
afartin, all of whom hold stock In the
@lquitable Life Assurance Society, were
pranted leave to intervene In the action
3rought against the society by Franklin B.
[U>rd, by Justice Maddox, In the supreme
~ourt ' in Brooklyn today. The suit was
rought by Mr. Lord to enjoin the plan of
nutualisation proposed by directors of the
society. The request of the stockholders
mamed in today's proceedings was not op
posed by the other parties to the suit.
CHAlgGES IN STATION.
Emportant Order Issued Regarding
General OffRcers,
An order has been Issued from the War
Department today directing the following
changes in the stations and duties of gen
aral officers:
Nfaj. Gen. Samuel S. Sumner, temporarily
relfeved from the command of the South
western Division. at St. Louis, and as
signed to the command of the Pacific Di'
rision, at San Francisco, during the temn
porary absence of Maj. Gen. Arthur Mao
Arthur, with'the Japanese army in Man
churia.'
Brig. Gen. Frank D. Baldwin is trans-.
Isrred from the Department of the Coi'i
ado, at Denver, to the Southwestern Dl
rision during the temporary asacnn of
ifaj. Gen. Sumner.
Brig. Gen. William S, McCastrag from
the Philippine rI$ad to Denver, Col. Gee.
MceCaskey Is- ordered- to report, apon ar
rival at Denver, to the military seretary of
the armay for further orders.
BrIg. Gen. Tamer H. Bliss, relieved from
bim present duties In this city as presid-at
of the War College, and oyd4ered to ManHla,
Ph l elana, os transport to sail
roa ra an al.g abou Junte .,
i38P, Gen. BUss is dIrected to repot to
thae.onnIIe enrl PhWgippi Dlvi
pieo, for duty, mrasmae st to the
nouinand of a dssz)maL ,
. W W OE1Am- Ammannv
Pivat -esa Indiat the Apparat
fernsn.meo g.e.ntamma i~
ft R=& May 1.
0AL1S FOR PROTEOTION
'ON soon tO~ SAJMTY.
News Prom Interior of the Empire is
Alarming-Intense Excite
ment in Provinces.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 14.--Develop
mepts all point to a crisis in the present
agitation among the workmen of the cities.
and the peasants in the country on May
day and appeals are piouring in from all
quarters of Russia for military protection.
The St. Petersburg workmen are preparing
a great demonstration. Arms and bombs in
large quantities have been smuggled in and
bloodshed on a large scale is feared.
Wealthy persons who ordinarily go to villas
on the islands of the Neva or to neighbor
ing country places this year are going
abroad.
The government has taken few special
measures to meet the situation, evidently
relying on the troops and police to guard
the capital. The latter are extremely active.
AU the prominent agitators are being ar
rested or have already been sent back to
the villages from which they originally
came. The prisons are filled to overflow
inc.
There have been fresh disputes between
the workmen and the managers of the Puti
off, Baltic and Nevski works and between
the employes and the management of the
government cartridge factory. At the lat
ter place the men refuse to continue to do
nate any portion of their pay to assist in
the support of families of the soldiers at
the front, claiming that the money is used
to prosecute the war, to which they are op
posed.
Baltic Provinces Excited.
The news received from the interior .Is
alarming, especially from the Baltic prov
inces, where the entire population is in a
state of intense excitement.
The cities are being flooded with revolu
tionary proclamations calling upon the peo
ple to rise in May day. The criminal
classes are taking advantage of the situa
tion to pillage and plunder, while in the
country the landlords are powerless to cope
with the peasants and demand the plac
ing of troops at every station.
From Dunaburg, government of Vitebsk.
come reports that the Jews are in a state
of panic over the circulation of proclama
tions similar to those whiZh preceded the
outbreaks at Kishineff and Gomel.
At Ekaperinoslav three revolutionists who
were surrounded by police fought their way
to liberty, killing or wounding several of
the latter.
A dispatch from Kars says that the em
ployes of the Trans-Caucasian railroad are
on strike and that one hundred miles of
the track have been damaged.
Conference for Caucasus.
TIFLIS, Caucasia, April 14.-A proclama
tion of Count von Vonortzoff-Dashkoff, new
governor general of the Caucasus, was ga
zetted today announcing that in accordance
with the intentions of Emperor Nicholas the
governor general will, when he assumes
office, convoke conferences of representa
tives of all the towns, peasant communi
ties and orthodox Armenian and Moham
medan churches with the view of concert
ing measures for the establishment of pub
lic security, defining the amendments nec
essary to the judicial procedure of the. Cau
casus and introducing semstvo administra
tion. The governor general also proposes
to hasten the surveys of the crown lands
available for cultivation, so that they may
be allotted to those in need of land.
The proclamation adds that the emperor
has ordered a revision of the question of
the confiscation of the Armenian church
property, and concludes with urging the
maintenance of tranquility, so that condi
tions in the Caucasus may speedily be im
proved In accordance with the Imperial re
script of March 3.
No Trial fon Gorky.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 14.-On account
of the condition of his health and the fact
that the evidence against Maxim Gorky is
not stronger than that against hundreds of
others who have not been arrested in con
nection with the disturbances at St. Peters
burg January 22, It is understood that the
government has abandoned its intention of
bringing him to trial.
SHIPS MYSTERY EXPINTED.
Experience of Crew That Shipped With
* Contraband Steamer.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 14. -In a letter
ritten to a friend In this city. Otto Dan
els, chief engineer of the Northwestern
Steamship Company's steamer Tacoma,
hich was captured by Japanese cruisers
hile attempting to run the blockade .to
ladivostok, dispels the mystery which has
surrounded the history of that craft since
eaving this port on January 6.
Daniels says the officers of the steamer
kew they were bound for the Siberian port
and that -their cargo was contraband. He
sys that some of the officers were only
>revailed upon to make the voyage by the
promises of the Russian agent aboard the
teamer. The crew did not know their des
ination until the steamer reached Dutch
arbor. When they found it out they
treatened to desert the ship, and a mutiny
as only averted by the diplomacy of the
Russian agent, who promised them a small
fortune If the attempt was successfuL.
The writer states after the Tacoma was
aughut In the ice she was in momentary
anger of being crushed by the terrible
ressure dxerted by the floes a they drifted
aout with the current. The men were
forced to burn the deck house and other
art. of the steamer's upper structure to
eep warm, and were obliged to subsist for
a pert of the time on beef intaded for the
Rianan
Daniels saya that after being captred
he entire crew were treated with teut
ost kindness by the Japanese, who were
in possession of the names and position of
very member almost from the moment of
te steamer's leaving this port.
SgICIDE ,A 14AT!%ORs.
Sn of Tormer Mayor Redges Ki11ea
-eimm Dispath to The 3wig a.
BAIMDORE MI., April 1d.-Robert B.
odges; aged thirty-two yeeu. a nephew
. former Mayor Hors saad a sos of
on of the best -famesn ath eiy slashed.
to theast froa -er to ear th mengr
and died alniest imaitaly.
Ms. H0dges end is etr, 1W. R.
IOdgies, the weis-aws arehiteer, bad a
iat in the Albany, a fasiu.abi beabelet
aartment hiss. The breThws was awak
sea tain agoraa at shu a e
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Continued Specials for Saturday.
We have left from yesterday's sale about one-half of the goods
advertised. Where faultless fit and pefect workmanship in such
good character merchandise are offered, at these low prices. ev
ery well-dressed woman in Washington should avail herself of
the opportunity to purchase her Easter garments at a saving of
about one-third.
Raincoats About '/ Off.
To the balance of our regular stock have been added about 1oo
Raincoats, representing the surplus stock of the well-known firm of
E. Newgass & Co., Si University place, N. Y. Twenty new spring"
models in the. wanted shades of tan, castor, olive "rain green" and
Oxford. All sizes.
$9.75 for Raincoats worth $15.00
$14.75 for Raincoats wortr $18.00
$14.75 for Raincoats worth 22.50
$19.75 for Raincoats worth $27.50
Tailored Suits, $19.75.
too Sample Suits from Davis & Henis, 34 E. ioth st., New
York, and also some from our regular stock. Worth from $30o.00
9 to $35.o, at the special price of $i9-75. New Spring Models in I
cheviot, broadcloih, shepherd checks, panama, mohair, sicilian,
mannish mixtures and fancy tweeds - faultless fitting and well
tailored. Taffeta-lined blouse and coat styles, with full-pleated
or flounce skirts. All sizes.
Skirts Special at $5.00, $9.00, $11.00.
Regularly worth $8.00 to '$16.50.
Sample lines and surplus stock of Rosenberg & Solky, No. 30
W. 18th st., New York, at one-third less than regular value. Full
pleated models in voile, panama, sicilian, serge, cloth and gray
ish worsted mixtures.
Waists Underpriced.
The Waist department's companion bargain for this sale is
the offering of such standard makes as the "Knickerbocker" and
"Royal" at prices nearly one-third below regular. Waists of lin
en, lawn, China silk, batiste and taffeta in open front and lingerie
effects specially priced at
95c., $1.25, $2.95 and $4.95.
jIlSEMAN BRO
Outfitters for Both Men and Boys,
Cor. 7th and E Sts. N.W.
kodJ Clthig9
"6E. B." Produictioni.*
HE finest -.ready-to=wear clothing ever
made. E. B. garments have the reputa
tion of giving the best satisfaction to the +
wearer, besides being the most perfect=fitting +
clothing ever constructed. The spring styles
are superb-yes, we can safely say, such de
signs as we show ARE not seen elsewhere
they're exclusive-our own ideas. If you want
to be correctly' dressed for as little money as
good clothing can possibly be bought for,
become a wearer of the faultless E. B. kind. +
Spring Suits, 5fl0 to $35
Spring Top Coats,5 10 to*$49 %
EASTEIR SUIETh
For LUttle Men.
The time of the year when every parent prides themselves
in having the boys look their best. Easter just a week off-bet
ter bring the boys in tomorrow-Saturday is always their day
with us. Our Boys' Clothing is ma'de with the same care as
the men's-the same tailors do the cutting, fitting and making
thus you can readily see how much better our Boys' Clothing
is than the ordinary kind sold about town.
Suits In All Styles, $2.50 Up.
Another Important
-. Hat Sale Tomorrow.
You can pick out any $2.00 Spring
Hat in this vast assortment tomor
row and it's yours for just 31c. less
than a two-dollar bill. Only a leader
for tomorrow, remember. Monday
the price is $2.00. This is our way
of gving a "square deal"-to make
more friends. Newest spring mnodels
---any style-all siz.
$2.00 H1ats, 6
Spring Manhattan Shirts.
DI~~s.~tsm .1tIe amous "Manhat