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EIGHT PARTS.
WORLD'S FVIR iNOW OPEN CLOSES
NINETY-SIXTH YEAK.
SUNDAY MOKNING. MAY 15, 1904.
PRICE FIVE GENTS.
SOME CARTOONS OF THE DAY,
FAMOUS BRITISH GAMBLER
LOSES HIS SLANDER SUIT.
FEATURES OF THE WORLD'S FAIR
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Be ginning with the splendid showing of
tbo St. Louis schools and slowly waUlng
through the various education exhibits by
States or cities, it Is seen that the key
note to them all I the work which falls
under the art crafts or tho manual train
ins classifications. In almost -every one of
the high and common school displays will
be found book covers, screens, boxes,
tenches, chairs, tables or other articles cf
common use, which are admirably con
structed to sere a practical purpose, and
v lilch also are artistically decorative.
It shows the practical drift of the Amer
ican public school education. It Is the
first objective summary at any fair of this
tendency, which has developed within the
last few J ears, and of which the first
fruits now are appearing.
The same is not true of the foreign dis
plays, except as concerns technical schools.
If the exhibits by foreign nations form a
safe standard of comparison, the United
States so farthest in instructing the
j oung mind to enjoy what may be termed
practical art-mechanic. The extent to
which such work Is a dominant feature is
astonishing In the New York section it
is true, in the California It Is true, in the
Minnesota It 's true, in the Southern divi
sions it appears.
We whose common or high school ex
perience may have ended only ten or
twelve j ears ago remember that when we
drew pictures the subjects were nrosalc
rubes or cones or Mercotypcd mecrnn:cal
diagrams. If we had manual training the
limit lay within extremely prosiie lines.
The first thing that meets the eye in a
display by Mi'rouri, as a sample of the
work we did, tut with the art element
now Interfused, is a cabinet of which the
mere carpentry nmounts to much, but
which also has panels boasting bumtwood
decoration that would render the piece
desirable In a drawing-room. So on down
to and Including small leather and metal
articles
The St. Loul exhibit succeeds, among
other things, n dlspiavlng- photographs In
an attractive wav. The negatives are uoed.
being framed together in n boxliko man
ner, and being emphasized by the glow
from electric lights burning within. The
device obviates entirely the common
place effect of a mere series of photop
The picture rtiow the characteristic
school life of our St. Louis lioys- and girls.
Groups of them are portrayed going to
or leaving their le.pective schools; at
work in the classrooms or at play In the
s"chcol grounds. They aro seen at their
arithmetic, their geography, their calis
thenics. But prominent most prominent,
in fact are the pictures which give evi
dence of the purpose to train the rising
generations for the practical business of
life.
In one photograph from the Jefferson
School, the students are shown at a les
ion. which was simply reading the Presi
dent's rressage. Whether or not the young
hotiefuln were vastly enthusiastic over Mr.
Roosevelt's long pronouncement on the
Panama matter It may or may not have
been that particular message Is uncertain
from the picture, but the underlvlng idea
of Interesting common-school chlldrcrv-In-tlie
duties of their coming citizenship is
sufficiently apparent.
Of course, reading the President's mes
sage is hardly In the line of art crafts or
manual training, but it is in harmony with
the new tendency toward the practical in
education. Other pictures show un the
girls busy at cooking class, or bovs on
gaged in type-setting, or the lads busily
devoted to the turn-lathe.
The essential importance which local
educators attach to these practical fea
tures is brought forward at the St. Louis
fccction In still another manner. Of after
noons a class of girls or boys, as the case
may be. are there, at a sewing, a cooking
or a manual training clas. They do the
-fjTTEMPT TO WRECK
TRAIN FRUSTRATED
James M. Dunn, a Rural Mail Car
rier at Hampsel, Mo., Nearly
Killed by Miscreants.
DISCOVERS TIES ON TRACK.
siererely Beaten and Stabbed, He
Manages to Call Assistance
and Passenger Crs Go
Through Safely.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chllllcothc, Mo., May 11 An attempt to
wreck the Wabash westbound passenger
tialn near SampseL the first station west
of Chllllcsthe, this morning, was frus
trated by James M. Dunn, a rural mall
carrier, after Dunn had been almost killed
by the would-be wreckers.
The Omaha treln customarily passes
through Sampsel at 1:8 o'clock in the
morning, throwing off a mall sack there.
A part of Dunn's duty Is to meet the
train and take charge of the malU
This morning tho train was about SO
minutes late, and Dunn, to keep warm,
walked up the track east
A short dlstanco from tho station Dunn
stumbled over some ties which had been
laid across the track. A he fell two men
Jumped out of the bushes alongside the
tracks and attacked him. One hit him on
tho head with a club and the other
stabbed him several times !n the chest.
Dunn managed to escape from his as
sailants and ran to his home in Sampsel,
giving the alarm. His father and several
neighbors hastened to the place where the
ties were on the track and removed the
ties in time for tho train to go through
In safety.
They found a pick handle and a pen
knife on the track, which were evidently
the weapons u"ed by the wreckers in the
attack upon Dunn. Dunn's worst knife
wound is Just above the heart, but his
most serious injury is believed to be from
the blow he lecelved on the head.
It Is thought that he will recover. He
Is unable to give a description of his as--
sallants--
This is" tnufcond attempt within a year
that has !cen"ma2e to wreck tho "Omaha
canto, between ChlUlcotb and SamsaeL
work under supervision. Just as they i
wouia ii mere were no worlds rair ana
no desirability of advertising to the
States and to other nations the strides
forward made by this city In lt system
of public education. In this- connection
fclso It may be said that one exhibit shown
that St. Louis appropriates less money
per capita for education than any other
of the large cities of the land.
A more detailed examination of the St.
Louis exhibit will discover many indica
tions of the Increasing interest in the art
crafts. Each of the exhibits showing
class work, for Instance, is bound with
heavy, rich paper covers, upon which are
printed appropriate designs, done by
pupils. The lettering, usuallv. Is very sim
ple, and the accessories do not Involve at
tempts at the elaborate: but the results,
almost without exception, are striking.
Examples of decorative painting, of wall
paper designing, of leather and burnt
wood work also are numerous and credit
able. A leather pocketbook or a portfolio
may be seen which would at once estab
lish the good taste of whoever should car
ry It The same Is true up to the larger
articles that are the workmanship of the
bovs In manual training classes.
Leaving the St. Louis and Missouri
showing, and stepping over to Minnesota's
section, the first object which attracts the
eve Is an oaken chest, so elaborately and
cleverly carved and decorated that it
would seem of Sixteenth Century English
pattern. In its general form. It has
strength and dignity. Upon the"top-sur-face
Is executed an Intricate scroll Involv
ing the difficult lines of leaves, coats of
arms and the fleur-de-lis. Soft red, gold,
brown and green tones are Introduced Into
tho coloring.
The chest Is only one illustration of the
numerous articles which are shown as In
dicative of work done In St. Paul schools.
The visitor sees much else that appertains
to the school life, and the rest of the dis
play ranges from the picture which shows
the one-room rural school hidden In a
wood at some lonely cross-roads to the
book which Is tho compendium of the la
bored "C-A-T-S" and "D-O-G-S" penned
by the first-grade writing class. But art
mechanics Is. the salient feature.
In other sections, picking States at ran
dam Iowa. California, New York, Kan
sas, Illinois and Pennsv 1 vanla the same
general observation holds good. In Iowa's
exhibit is to be found the work of the
practical sewing and cooking classes. In
California we see that public school stu
dents' are producing book covers of de
signs as attractive as by far the major
ity of those wc note on the looks we buy.
In New York we find that pupils even
work out designs in cast Iron. In Kan
sas we note that some interesting student
has introduced a large map of his State by
shaping blocks of wood all of different
colors to demark the various counties, and
using for the difficult tank apricot wood,
apple, catalpa. cedar, red and white oak.
Cottonwood, willow, maple, ash, mulberry,
osage and sycamore.
Tho charge has been mode by Europe
that the United States is all very well as
a commercial nation, but that It Is verj,
very provincial In Its lack or art, spelled
with a big A. The education exhibits go
to demonstrate that the United States
bids fair to remedy the lack, though that
American Ideals will be permitted of spell
ing art with a llttlo "a." In other words,
the trend Is to teach the youth that much
of iirt which they may use to some pur
pose. If the beginnings which have been
made spread and develop, the day is not
far distant when the taste in the average
American family of moderate means will
demand that the tables, the chairs, the
plates, the knives, forks, spoons, books,
bookcases, cabinets and all articles of
common household use shall bo up to a
good decorative standard.
GREAT BRITAIN MAY
Brazilian Officers Stop English
Ship at Manaoas as She
Steams Up Amazon.
SEARCH FOR AMMUNITION.
As There Is No Declaration of
War Both England and Peru
Are Likely to Enter In-
djgnant Protest
Washington, May 14. it is possible that
Great Britain may become Involved In the
threatened clash between Brazil and Peru.
United States Minister Thompson cables
the State Department to-day from Petrop
olls that Brizlllan officers yesterday
stopped a British ship at Manaoas. while
she was making her way up the Amazon
River, on the rround that ihc had aboard
250 cases of ammunition destined for the
Peruvian military forces in the up-river
country, the possession of which is now a
subject of dispute between Brazil and
Peru.
As there has been no declaration of war.
It is expected that the British Government
will enter a nrotest against the stoppage
of the ship as Illegal.
As Brazil and Peru are stIU maintaining
relations, this Incident may be regarded
byPeru as a hostile act. Tho feeling b
tweentbs two countries is very bitter Just
now. Brazil has served notice on Peru
that Peruvian troops must be withdrawn
from the disputed area before arbitration
can be invoked, and Peru shows no dis
position to abandon territory which she
claims as her own.
CAUSES ARREST OF BOY.
Thomas D. Cannon Catches
Youth With $10 in Elevator.
John McCormack. 12 years old. who says
he lives at No. laj South Fourth street,
was arrested yesterday by Special Officer
Crennan on complaint of Thomas D. Can
non of room No. S3 Missouri Trust build
ing. Mr. Cannon told the police that the boy
came Into his office and aaicd for two
five-dollar bills, saying they were for Mr.
O'Brien, who ties an office tn tho -same
h jlldltfc end that Mr. O'BsUn -would send
the & bill is a few "'""'-
BECOME INVOLVED
s" art fc" -rf& I
WHY SHOULD THE JAPANESE
MEMBERS 02 THE
MAY SPEND 15 DAYS
AT
How a Visitor Can Sec Greater
Part of Exposition at Reason
able Expense.
COST OF LIVING IS MODERATE.
Fifty Cents Admission Fee at
Gates Come.? Near Paying for
All Sights Except the
Pike.
The wise young man or young woman
who would come to St. Louis to see the
World's Fair can dq,so and wltbout great
expense. If the seeker of pleasure and
knowledge will only use discretion and
avoid temptation.
There are ways of spending thousands
of dollars at the Exposition, but to any
on who hasn't thousands to spend there
is no danger. One might visit the Palace
of Fine Arts and buy a picture that would
cost tlO.OCO, but nothing of this kind Is
compulsory, and one can see the entire
Exposition without great expense If ho
will only come to St. Louis with that
avowed purpose in mind.
Railroad fare, of course, cannot be fig
ured in this estimate, but after one
reaches St. Louis It Is not unreasonable
to say that he can secure board and lodg
ing and sec the greatest ExposIUon the
world has ever known for the minimum
cost of S3 a day. If one would be ex
tremely economical he could do even bet
ter that this, but J3 la quoted as a reason
able estimate;
There are plenty of good rooms In St
Louis many of them close to the Fair
grounds that can be secured for Jl a day.
That is one-fifth of the dally allowance
gone. With another dollar one can eat
two good meals and a luncheon. There
are plenty of places, both In the down
town districts and near the Exposition
grounds, where a good meal can be ob
tained for SO cents, while a sindwlch
and a cup of coffee at the noon hour will
swell the total for the day to IL2S. With
one's room costing U. his board and lodg
ing. It can be reasonably estimated, will
cost him CIS a day and he will be Uv
Ing well. With a little discretion It is
no hard task for him to knock oft tyenty
flve cents.
The admission to the Exposition grounds
Is 50 cents, which will swell the grand
total. to CT5 and. If he will, the Expo
sition visitor can stop right there. He will
probably buy an .official guide, however,
which will cost him 25 cents; and
his car fare, out and back, will be 10
cents. Tent's 33 cents added to his
lay's expenses, rrnlrtnt; tho figure JX10,
WANT TO KNOW THE BUSS
CHASING THE GKEEZED TIG.
PRESS PARLIAMENT TAKE A DAY OFF AT THE FAIR.
with tbo visitor on the grounds, guide book
in hand, ready tn see the sights.
If the visitor dcircs. he could amble
about the Exposition grounds for three
weeks or four weeks and never be sub
jected to any more expense that the half
dollar which he pays for his admission.
He could visit the fifteen exhibit palaces,
tho thorough inspection of each of which
would require at least half a day's walk
ing. He will visit his own State building,
perhaps, nnd. if he wishes, he can visit
all the State building without the par
ment of an extra penny. He can go from
one end to the other of the United States
Government building, see Us every detail
and not once be asked to Invest even so
much as a dime.
The SOO acres of open-air exhibits, the
live-stock department, the Model Indian
school. Itself a most Interesting display,
and the camps of all the primitive peoples
arc free to him.
He can cross the brlugo spanning Ar
row Head Lake and enter the Philippine
reservation without paving an additional
penny. If he wants to enter the separate
villages and there are five of them the
entrance fee to each will be 10 cents,
which will make the total expenditure
only 00 cents.
The Plko Is where the lsilor can dis
pense with his surplus money, and, white
he can see all tbo shows with an out
lay of tffl, he can use his discretion and
visit the most Interesting of them and
not spend, probably, more than J7 or 58.
If he begins to purchase ornaments, use
ful articles and the hundreds of other
things offered for sale on the Pike, how
ever, he will soon find his purse depicted
unless that purse happens to be well filled
with bills of large denominations.
Estimating conservatively, however. It
Is plain to those who have been to the
Exposition and studied It that it Is not
going to cost a great deal of money for
one to do the Fair. Say, for instance, that
a man comes to St. Louis to remain fif
CLAIM PARKER'S NOMINATION
ON THE SECOND BALLOT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. May H.-Judge Alton B.
Parker's campaign managers now claim
that their candidate win be nominated on
the second ballot In the St. Louis conven
tion. On the first ballot they claim iH votes
will be cast for him. After the first bal
lot they expect that several States whlca
wiU cast complimentary votes 'for "favor
ite sons" win fall into the Parker column.
They Include In the "favorite-son" list
Missouri. Illinois. Massachusetts, Louisi
ana and Delaware.
These are the States which Judge Park
er's managers expect to support him on
the first ballot:
Vcte In con Vola tn con
stat. ventKra. venuon.
Alabama - a Nw York II
Arkaaiai i.... 1 New Jcncy ... It
Connecticut 1 North Carolina ..... U
GeorsU ' llnniylvanla ft
Indiana ........ 5) rtjatn Carolina .....It
Kentucky ....i.....j.s Tennessee 21
Mlchlxan ,. .. 3 Taxaa tf
ZJinnesoia Z3 Vermont I
MUstulppI .
New Hampaaire ... 1 Total -eM
There wilt be LOCO delegates In the St.
Louis convention, and 567 wiU be required
to nominate. Tb Parker suaactra ,wi
IAN STYLE OP CAMI'Aiu
teen days. His board and lodging for the
fifteen days will cost him J33.7S.
His dally admissions to the Fair grounds
will cost him 7.S0. This will bring his
total up to Ml. 25. Add to this an allow
ance of S3 for attractions on the Pike.
That will bring the figure up to tO.IS.
Incidental expenses, such as car fare on
the city lines, fares on th Intramural,
the Exposition catalogue, building cata
logues, etc.. should not be more than J10.
These estimates place the visitor's ex
pense for a fifteen-days' visit to the Fair
at a figure under $60. and within those
fifteen do) s he will have seen a large part
of the Exposition.
Giving a half day to each of the exhibit
palaces, he will have only spent about
seven days in seeing the indoor attractions.
He will have eight days left for the out
door and Pike attractions, and eight days
with nothing for the visitor to do but to
see things and hear things, should be
ample time for the Exposition patron to
get n good return for his money.
In the same length of time, however,
one can easily spend twice as much
money. If be has a great appetite, his
meals may cost him Xk Instead of C.I3.
He may spend J2 a day for a room In
stead of SL He may spend SIS for Pike
shows Instead of S3. He may drink lots
of red lemonade and eat lots of popcorn
and may run his Incidental expenses up to
J2 Instead of S10. He may venture down
town and spend a great deal of money on
the tempting attractions that are offered
there and find, at the end of fifteen days
that even $100 has not been a sufficient
amount.
But a conservative, well-meanlns; young
man. who comes to St. Louis with one
purpose that of seeing the World's Fair
and Its great educational features, nearly
aU of which aro free after one gets Inside
the rates, can stay fifteen days and keep
his expenditures within the fSO mark It
be will only mind his p's and q's. That's
tho point. Watch your money.
need ITS more votes for victory. They
pect to obtain these from the following
States:
Vote in con- Vote ta ccn-
State venuon. vestlsn.
Colorado if Montana I
Delaware toreccn I
Illinois '. M Wisconsin ...I
LojlMan is
Maachstui M Total us
Uluourl
This estimate gives Parker do votes on
the second ballot, or 2 more than two
thirds of the convention. It assumes the
withdrawal of Williams la. Illinois. OIney
in Massachusetts, Cockrel! in Missouri.
Caffrey in Louisiana and Gray tn Data
ware. AMES JURY IS DISCHARGED.
Falls to Reach Agreement in
Bribery Case.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 11. The Jury in
the case of former Mayor A. A. Ames, on
trial for bribery, was discharged to-day
after bavins; glren forty hours considera
tion to the evidence without rtarhheg aa
tat.
"Bob" Siever's Action Against Sir James Duke Brings Out Much
Sensational Information About Doings Among London's Fast
Set BInff at Insuring Lives of Soldiers Bound for South Af
rican War Is Recalled.
PLAINTIFF NARRATES HIS CH
SPECIAL BT CABLB TO THE ST. LOUIS HE
FUDUC AND THE NEW TOHK HERALD.
London. May 11. (Copyright. 130t
Educated at a well-known English public
school, elected to a membership of one of
the most exclusive London clubs, married
to the daughter of a Marquis, presented
to Queen Victoria at court and at one
time the owner of Sceptre, and envied or
commlsscrated by thousands of English
men to whom the winning of the Derby
Is the highest possible ambition in life.
"Bob" Slevcr was this week defeated In
a slander action against Sir James Duke,
who had called him a card sharper and a
man of bad reputation, not fit to be Intro
duced In a decent club.
This Is the bald way of stating the re
sult of the case, which has shown un
some of the undercurrent of the fast or
sporting life of London In a manner that
has appalled those good folk who forget
that where there are "Jubilee Jugglnes"
there aro bound to be "Bob" Slevers.
Justice Grantham's court was. of course,
crowded right through the hearing of th
remarkable case. Not only were there
numerous members of the Raleigh Club,
where the alleged slanders were uttered,
but many fashionably drssed women at
tended dally, listening to the evidence
which rolled from baccarat to billiards,
from Monto Carlo to Dunstable.
COOL EFFKOXTERT.
With cool effrontery Slevers stood up at
a dinner given In honor of tho local con
tingent of Bedfordshire Just going off to
the South African war and promised to
insure the lives of every man for S5C0.
When tho time came to redeem this pledge
and when the relatives of the dead men
applied to Slevers he replied that Insur
ance companies had refused to pay the
money on the ground that the men had
not died of wounds, but from disease.
Pressed by the Judge to state why the in
surance companies had refused on such
extraordinary grounds, Slevers said he
couldn't reniember. It was his secretary
who had carried out the Insurances, and
he was now dead.
His marriage with Lady Mabel Bruce. In
1S92. the .sqaundering of her money and
finally her divorce, seemed the merest
trifles In Siever's yes. for ho affected to
brag before Justice Grantham that he had
not even read the charges against him In
his wife's petition, and pleaded guilty in
the most off-handed manner to Infidelity.
cruelty and desertion, and narrated how.
In three or four jears after hta marriage,
all the money she brought him had gone.
BETTING BYNDICATE.
"Some of this fortune went in the found
ing of a betting so-called syndicate, un
der the firm name of Punch & Co.. in
which Slevcr figured as Mr. Sawyer, his
excuse for using this alias being consid
eration for his wife, because lie didn't
want it to be known that the husband' of
Lady Mabel was mixed up with a betting
house, a statement which caused a ripplo
of laughter in court
Sir James Duke in his evidence gave his
own version of his remarks about "Bob"
Slevler.
He said his remarks were addressed to
Major Seller in. the back of the smoking
room, of tho Raleigh Club. and. said Sir
James, no one else was prcsint. In the
version there was no mention of the
words "thief" or "murderer." but Sir
James said bo had seen Slevler thrown
Into the sea off Port Adelaide or Mel
bourne for sharp practices at cards, and
there was a story about at the time that
a young fellow with whom he had been
playing cards had been found dead In sus
picious circumstances beneath his win
dow. FIRST BIO COUP.
The evidence adduced during the closing
days of tho trial showed Slevlers first big
coup, which seemed to be the means of
enabling him to get himself Into that so
cial position which resulted in his being
RETIREMENT OF
Committee on Episcopacy Recom
mends Retirement of Four
Prelates.
CONFERENCE TAKES VOTE.
Andrews, 'Walden, Mallalieu and
Vincent the Ones Affected bj
Report Read by Doctor
Buckley.
Los Angeles. CaL. May H. The Commit
tee oa Episcopacy mado its report to the
General Conference late this afternoon.
The document read by Doctor Buckley
had mainly to do with the retiring of cer
tain Bishops, and the retaining of others.
Tho following were recommended to be
continued as effective general superin
tendents: John W. Hamilton, David H.
Moore. Earl Cranston. C C. McCabe, Dan
iel A. GoodseU. Isaac W. Joyce. James N.
Fitzgerald, Charles H. Fowler, Henry W.
Warren and Missionary Bishops Frank W.
Warno. Joseph C Hartsell and James M.
Thoburne.
Those who wtu Ukely be retired by the
vote taken before adjournment to-day,
but which wUl be close guarded until the
tellers make their report to the conference
next Monday, are as follows: Bishops n.
G. Andrews. 3. M. Walden, W. F. Malla
Ueu and J. H. Vincent.
In presenting the report of the Episco
pacy Committee Doctor Buckley stated
that the subcommittee appointed to con
sider the names of those who were Inef
fective brought In the names of Malla
lieu. Walden. Vincent and Andrews.
The subcommittee considered the condi
tion and nroxoecta of Blshos Ftoss. and
after taking a tentative vote upon hrmre-1
aumea ua-sja aevw swuo u
BISHOPS
ECKERED CAREER UNABASHED.
presented at court. It was the outcome
of his acquaintance In Australia with,
Benson, tho notorious Jubilee "plunger."
Slevler betted and played cards with him
and won 3.000. with which he came to
England end Installed himself In the West
End. He became a member of Boobies
and then got himself presented at court,
which, from Sievler's own point of view,
was a tactical blunder. He was seen at
Boobles's by one who had known him In
Australia under the name of Sutton,
which ho explained was his mother's
maiden name, and which he uad isetl In
his profession of bookmaker.
His presentation at court was canceled
and he was struck off the list of bookies,
because, as Slevler said In excuse, he had
forgotten to pay his subscription, as any
gentleman might. He "returned to Aus
tralia for a time, but more troubles fol
lowed. There were more Quarrels, more)
police court proceedings and more expul
sions from clubs, so Slevler decided to try
England again. But things did not go so
well as before, for. while In 1SSS he had
a bankruptcy. In 1S32 he had a second,
and It was while he was an undischarged
bankrupt that he contrived to win the)
hand of Lady Mabel Bruce, whose money,
as has already been stated, he squandered
In a year or two. In fact, in ISM he had
his third bankruptcy. All this time Sle
vler lived on the fat of the land.
MONTE CARLO INCIDENT.
One Incident In Sievler's career, whlcb
was gone Into at considerable length, had
a Monte Carlo hotel for its scene. There
was a youth named Horne, "Drinking!
Horn" was his sobriquet, and he lost
300 to Slevler at billiards when he waa
not in a fit condition to play, and tho
pair sat up together all night In the hall
of the hotel. Sievler's story is that they
spent the time talking, but In the momlns;
Horne was found In a drunken stupor,
from which he could not be roused foe
several hours, while Slevler was in pos
session of two checks, signed by Horns,
for several hundred pounds.
Examined about another Monte Carlo in
cident. Slever said the Duke of Braganxa
was 27 or 3 when he lost C5.C0O at cards,
quite old enough to take care of nim
self. "Was Guy Chetwynd there "when the
play took placer Slevler was aikca.
"Tea."
"Did the play take place at your roomsT
"No, In the rear rooms of the Hotel
Burns. Spalding, Chetwynd, the Duke and,
myself played. Roberts played for halt
an hour. I paid Burnsand Bpaldlox.raoney
which the Duke of "Braganxa sent by.
Chetwynd. Ther was about 080 Ion!,
as far as I. can remember. There was
UU In English. money Uae to mecbutf
had nothing to do with this amount."
DISCOURSE ON .BACCARAT. 'jf
In the coarse of his examination Slevler!
gave an exposition on baccarat and otheH
gambling games, which was cut short by
the Judge, but the 'chief points of which
were:
"It Is better to hold the bank when, the
play is not high and to punt against a
rich bank. It is possible to win R0.0D0
with a stake of CO playing- a ready-money
gams the whole time and never staking
mora than you can pay."
Justice Grantham's summing up was a
merciless arraignment of the man. who.
ths Judge said, on his own -showing, was
the companion and associate of card sharp
ers, the greatest scoundrels on earth. Ths
sentences from Justice Grantham's re
marks deserve to be quoted tn fuU:
"After his (Sievler's) career aa .a book
maker In Australia under an assumed
nrme. he has the audacity to come ovsr
here and get presented to the court of our
late Queen. Everyone knows what her
feelings were aa to the presence of such
men at court. She would almost rather
have given . up her throne than have
countenanced the presence of such men."
mlttee. which he did. After four hours'
consideration of Bishop Foss's effective
ness, the subcommittee decided to omit his
name from their report.
Doctor Buckley's report was presented
at the moment the conference was about
.to adjourn for the day, and came as a
surprise to the delegates. There were nu
merous attempts to postpone consideration
by raising parliamentary tecnnlcaUtles,
but In everycase these failed, owing to
the prompt and decisive action taken by
Bishop McCabe, who Is presiding.
Although the delegates had accepted an
Invitation to visit Riverside this afternoon,
and had fixed 11:45 o'clock as the hour of
adjournment, they wished to hear Doctor
Buckley's report.
Doctor Buckley, after reading his report,
made a very Impressive statement. In
whlcb he took occasion to say that a
man whose duty It Is to present a report
of this kind was to be pitted, but he was
doing what he had been Instructed to do
by the committee. He sympathised with.
the aged Bishops and believed that every
other delegate in the conference felt as
he did.
"But." said Doctor Buckley, "while wo
love them from our hearts, wo love the
church belter than ourselves. It Is for
the Interest of the church that we take
this action."
The vote was then taken, the ballots put
into tho hands of the secretary of the
General Conference and a report from tlio
tellers wiU not be presented till the next
meeting. m
It Is to bo assumed, however, that the
recommendations of the Episcopacy Com
mittee have been adopted by a large ma
jority. With regard to Bishop Foss. it Is
tho opinion of many delegates that he.
too. will be retired.
Sixty-five memorials from tweny-five an
nual conferences are In the hands of the
subcommittees1 of the state of the church. -bearing
on the .proposition changing para
graph S of the church discipline, relating
to amusements. Thirty-five of these peti
tions askr that no change be made in ths
paragraph and ten suggest various altera
tions. It is stated that some of the Memorials
asking that no change be made in the dis
cipline are signed by as many as 2,030 indl.
viduals. NO action baa yet been taken on
the matter by the committee,'1 bot It has
been made a special order for next Men
day, at which time the committee will
formulate a recommendation to--the Gen
eral conference. .
The Committee on. the-SUte of ,,
Church has also passed a resoluUan. ree
cnusendtnr that-the-teaf sdjanrnat of
the Conference be.taien 9 stWts7ty
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