Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 April 1896 — Page 3

CONGRESSMAN FABIS

TALKS OF HIS IMPRESSIONS OF THE WORK OF THE HOUSE.

His Relations to the Committee On Railrosds—Magnitude of the Committee's Work—The Pacific KallroacL

Congressman George W. Faris, who lias been at home attending the congressional convention and shaking hands with his friends, will leave 'for the capital tomorrow to resume "his duties in the halls erf congress. The congressman Is in good health (but his abearance Uhows that he has not been idle during the session. He states that work generally has progressed rapidly, much good work has been accomplished and a record made that will toe no drawback "to /the party in the pending campaign. He thinks the work will all be completed by the usual time for adjournment and the extra long session predicted, and, no dou'bt desired by the Democratic 'members, will not materialize. The Terre Haute congressman is on one of the most important committees regarding railroads and is devoting much of his time and stiudy to the work assigned him. A slight idea of the importance of the work may be.gained from the following interview which the congressmen accorded an Express reporter: "What were your first Impressions of public affairs in Washington?" "My first were of the magnitude of he operations of the government. In the ordinary run o'f life here we have little conception of the vastness of the Interests with wJhi'ch the government at Washington deals." "What interest have you been particularly engaged with during the session?" "The important committee to which I •was assigned 'is the committee on Pacific railroad's." "What 'is the interest of tihe government in those railroads?" "An answer to this question, 'to be intelligent, would deal with a large part of our history, and with many years of business transactions betlween the government and the Unicin and Central Pacific railroads. I think it was as far back as 1838 when the question of building a trans-'continental raiiroad was first agitated in congress and in the coun'try. Up to the time o'f the 'breaking out of the Civil war the question was agitated more or less, and when the war had cowrie the necessity of uniting the (Pacific slope with the eastern states, whiicti would largely contribute to the feeding of the uni'on between the East and West, became a question that the government felt, compelled to solve. In order to encourage and procure the building of such a railroad, congress granted a large subsidy of both bonds and public 'lands, and Companies were formed which undertook the construction of lines of ra'lroads Uhat would extend from Council Bluffs, in Iowa, to San Francisco. The first act of congress for this purpose was passed in '62, and at subsequent sessions additional legilation was enacted. Allowing the railroad's credit for all payments to, and for all public service performed, the present indebtedness of the Union Pacific rairoad system to ihe government is $55,000,000, and 't'he indebtedness of the Central Pacific railroad to the government is nearly $60,000,000. For some years tihe efforts of the committeess on Pacific railroads 'have been expanded to devise some method of securing payment of these large sums to the government. During the last session of the last congress a bill for effecting such a settlement failed of passage. The present committees devoted about three months of the past winter to taking evidence and hearing arguments 'by every interest and by every person tbat desired a hearing. As a result the committees of both houses have reported the present bill, Which provides that the companies shall pay tihe government 2 per cent, interest semi-annually, and that each company shall pay the government, on account of principal, for the first ten years, the sum of $365,000 per year, for the second ten years each company shall pSv on principal $550,000 per year, and eacih year after the second decade, each company shall pay the government on principal $7G0,000 per year 'until the entire indebtedness is paid. A new feature of security for the Central Pacific indebtedness is the proposition from the Southern Pacific Railroad Co., which has a line of railroad from New Orleans to San Francisco, to guarantee payment to tihe government of the Central's debt." "This, of course, is but a brief statement oif the general features of the proposed plan. While there are some elements in the settlement proposed that do not entirely meet the wishes of congress, yet the committees cf both senate and house bel'ieve that the general features of this plan are the best that can be done in the present state of depression in business. It is notorious that the onion Pacific Co. is insolvent, it having been in the hands o'f receivers for some time, but if this bill passes a reorganization of the properties will be effcteted. It is also known that the Central Pacific has been burdened almost to insolvency and the problem has been presented to congress of doing in a business way what promises the most for the government. The oommittees of congress are practically united in this nfethod of settlement, without regard to political lines. The only other method of settlement'open to the government was by a foreclosure proceeding, which it is believed would result in the government having to buy

In the roads. This proposition meets with no favor at all in the house committee, is only favored by Senator Morgan of the senate committee and by very few of the individual memlbers of congress. It will be remembered that the Union Pacific extends rrom Council Bluffs to a point five miles beyond Ogden and that the Central Pacific united with it at that po'int and extends to the Pacific coast. The early history of this pioneer railroad across the confinent was dotted with numerous scandals, wi many jobs and with the downfall of men both financially and politically. With nearly thirty years of litigation through the highest courts, and with great progress in the matter of railroads unking the Bast with the Paciific coast, the relations between the government and these roads have settled down to a mere matter of business settlement. The leading men of congress. without regard to party, believe the time has come when there should be a final settlement, and when this course 1? recommended by such distinguished men in public affairs and business as Frye, Chandler and Bryce in the senate, and by Reed, Powers and Patterson of the house, it would seem tha-: the Judgment of the country would approve It."

Lonkinc For KratU Burglars The police received a tele^lfone message from Marshall Louderback of Brazil yesterday, notifying them to be on the lookout for burglars, who had worked -.Wat town Wednesday night and made their escape. But one store was robbed, however, but the thieves zuade a good haul and the Brazil of-

fboers are anxious to catch them- A jewelry store was robbed, the thieves effecting an entrance by prying open a rear door. Besides a sum of money, several valuable watchfcs and revolvers are reported missing. The Brazil marshal informs the police here that he believes the work was done by Terre Haute talent, as their tracks were fou%d pointing toward this city early yesterday morndng. As there were no robberies here "Wednesday night, the detectives believe the Brazil officer is correct in his opinion. They think it probable the men who have been giving them so .ynuch trouble of late were afraid to venture Wednesday niight, as they knew the officers were making almost desperate efforts to catch them. The detectives believe that, in order to lose no. time, they have deeded to work the surrounding towns while the police and detectives are watching so close.

A MOON EYED HORSE

Sold By Charles Fuqua and Now There is Coart Trouble. Thomas Beachaump, a farmer living west of the city, with his son-in-law, Thomas Hood, was arrested by Constable Eahnhardt yesterday. Hood was charged with assault and battery and the father-in-law Was charged with drawing a deadly weapon. The complaining witness is Charles Fuqua, a young farmer living in the Beachaump neighborhood. Neither of "the accused •men were ready for" hearing and the case was postponed until this morning. Hood says he is ready to plead guilty to the charge of assault and battery, but the father-in-law denies drawing a .weapon of any kind and also of talking any part in the fight. The trouble which has resulted in the figh't and will certainly cause a lot flitigation is the outcome of a horse trade. Some days ago Mr. Beachaump 'and his son-in-law bought a horse from Fuqua. They say that in sellin'g the horse to them Fuqua claimed that the horse was sound and without a blemish. They purchased the animal, took it h'ome and a day or so later discovered the horse was mooneyed and could not see a, locomotive more than thirty feet away. They took the horse back to Fuqua and demanded that he "rue." This the seller refused to do, claiming that the "moon-eyes" were In the horses head at the time Beachaump bought him and it was their business to examine them for •themselves and take nobody's word for what they ought to know themselves. The refusal to "rue" resulted in a quarrel which ended in Hood and Fuqua getting into a fight. The man who got the best of the horse trade, got decidely the worst of the fight, and decided to even up m'atters in the courts. He claimed that while the .fi'ght was at its height, Mr. Beachaump drew'his knife and threatened to cut him into shoe strings. He says that while he was trying to keep the old man .from cutting him, the

busy beating him and the result was that he was 'badly used up. As soon as Mr. Beachaump and Mr. Hood had .o-iven, bond for their appearance today, they caused a warrant to be issued for Fuqua, charging him with provoke. •Mr. Beau'champ says that if it is necessary :he wil lempCoy assistant^ counsel to assist the prosecutor and will make his venture cost him more than he received for the "moon-eyed" horse.

MRS. HOOK'S CHICKENS.

Her Husband Sold Them and She Sues to Reeoyer. There was an interesting trial begun in Justice Benson's court yesterday afternoon, but owing to the drunken condition of one of the Important witnesses who was too thick-tongued to testify, the case was not completed. The case was one brought by 'Mrs. Adam HooJc against a poultry dealer, to regain possession of some hens her, husband 'had sold to him, the action being based on Mrs. Hodk's Claim tnat her husb'and wias her agerJ and had not the pewer of attorney to dispose of her chick-ens.

Some time ago Mrs. Hook was committed to the insane 'hospital where she remained several weeks. While his w.-fe^ was in the hospital Mr. Hook "kept batch" and, it is said, h'ad a royal igood time. He ran short of funds to meet the incidental expenses of 'his 'hilarity and instead of issuing bonds, sold a ifew of his wife's chickens to replenish the treasury. Things moved along all right until a few days ago, when Mrs. Hook was discharged from the hospital and arrived home. She had no s, oner hung up her shawl and bonnet than she began to make inquiries about the chickens. When she found that her poultry coop was almost depopulated, she was as mad as a w'hole Hack of damp poultry and for a time made things exceedingly sultry for her husband. By a little shrewd detective work she learned that her husband had sold them and at once set to work to regain possession of thorn. She began suit against the purchaser and the trial was commenced yesterday. The proceedings promised to be amusing and there was general disappointment when a postponment became necessary because Adam Hook was too much under the meilowing influences to tell the court what he knew of the poultry deal. He was willing to talk and talked on long after he had anything particular to siy, but he wanted to talk about everything else but poultry—there was nothing in the perplexing chidken. problem wnich interested him. When it became apparent that he would not unbosom himself on the chicken issue the court adjourned until some day when they can find him early in Cue morning when he is sure to be sober enough to testify.

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Tlrtckm:iit Cnin Fined.

Hackman John Cain w*as arraigned before Justice Benson yesterday on a warrant sworn out against him two weeks ago by a dttputy assessor, charging him with provoke. He pleaded guilty and was fined the customary sum of 51 and costs. There are three other charges against the haefcman, the outgrowth o'f a quarrel which occurred in the assessor's cffice some (time ago, but by the lapse of time the warring parties bacame reconciled and all of the cases saw the one charging provoke were dismissed by agreement.

Hear Q5organ on "The Evolution of a Liver," at the Christian church tonight. "One night only!" Admission, adults 20 cents, children 10 cenu.

THEY ARE ACTRESSES

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FAMOUS CHICAGO WOMEN WHO HAVE GONE ON THE STAGE.

Lillian Kussell Relates Her IAto History and lilts. Leslie Carter Talks of Her Career.

"Chicago has given her full quota of actresses to the American stage," said Manager 'Will Davis to a Chicago Dally News reporter.

Mr. Davis has helped many young aspirants for histronic honors to go on the stage. "The first I remember," he said, was Katie Putifeim. Before the ifire she was a little girl in school. Her mother was connected with the Crosby opera house, and when Katie was 15 years of age she used to dan'ce there. During the war Mrs. Mary McWilliams, as Katie's mother was -known, used to run the Defiance theater at Cairo. Katie was almost a. baby then but once in a. while she would do 'her turn. "Then there was John E. McWa.de, wLo in 1S79 went on my theatre In a 'Pinafoi?' company. He was a youngster then1#Dv't a good singer. Then in the same company but in the chorus, was August Liiverman. Next was Mabel Amber—that was ten years ago. She was a sweet, beautiful girl of 15 Her parents were poor and she had to make a living she soon played leading parts and joined Daly's company. Then there was Mildred Holland, Ella Hugh Wood, Myra Berry, Josephine Bartlett and Jessie Bartlett Davis, who also played in my 'Pinafore' company, all Chicago girls, and there are many others, sucfr as Ada Somers, Mae S-t. John, who played in the New y°rk Casino before she married and retired. I gave Miss St. John her start. Then there is Jennie iHerrick. She is singing in a New York church Jennie Dutton. W. H. Clark, the basso Emma Baker, and a host of others that. do Chicago credit." -Some of the actresses who claim Chicago as their .birthplace have placed themselves on record with the reporter as to why they went on the stage.

Here is what Lillian Russell says. "I went on the stage 'because I was poor. Mamma had taught me how to sing, but she would never hear of my appearing on the stage. So one day when I was a scraggy, thin-legged gir of 1G I called on Mr. Duff and applied for a position in the chorus of his opera company. He looked at me, tried my voice, looked at my figure and said, guess the chorus is full. I'll take your address .though.' It was monthsJbefire I heard from again. In the mea time I called on Tony Pastor, and, finding him a genial, good natured gentle­

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one trial. At last he consented, and taking me into his office, pointed two long list of names. 'Nellie Leonard.' he said, is a very u~.lv name choose somethingelse. feo down the Bnt list and chose Lillian. From the second l.st I chos Russell, because there were t^o ls .n lust as in Lillian. 'Splendid!' said Mr Pastor. And that's .how I became Lillian Russell. "The first nigth't I dressed my pr Hest -own, took my slippers in my toanr, an" KUini mamma I would be 5a* half an hour, I hurried off to the theater My turn came, tout I did not feel a bit'nervous until I was ^red'the second time then 'I began to think of thu half-hour limit and ran off the stage in a fright. Every night I got into a cab punctually at 9:30 and at 9:45 did my turn and was home again by 10.30. always went out with a cloak over my dress and mamma never would have heard of my engagement had not a dear friend insisted on her going to hear 'Lillian Russell' at Tony Pastors. ""That night when I got home mamma was waiting for me. She was indignant, but when I put $2o0 my fiv weeks' salary—in her lap she relented The next day she called on Mr. Pastor and my salary was doubled. Mamma is a business woman. "I had been singing in abbreviated opera for some time, wthen one night Air Duff came be'hind the scenes and made me an offer to head an opera company. I told him he had my address then he remembered me and became so confused that he allowed me to name my own salary and I became a star.

To Mrs. Leslie Carter must be given the palm for induistrious effort to get before the publi'c. Sihe made no secret of the fact that even vVhile she was the mis'tress of a happy home and sought after in society her sole desire was for the stage. "Even when I was ill in a Western town, after all my family trouble, I raved about the stage," she declares. "Brain fever could not cure me of. my infatuation and one day when the nurse was reading me a New York paper wiih an account of a new play put on at the Lyceum by Mr .Bela-sco I sprang up in bed. 'He is the man who shall put me on the stage,' I exclaimed, and from that moment until months later, when I was able to travel, I thought of nothing but the man who I intended must help me to go on the staige. I wondered what he looked like and as soon as I was weil enough started for New York. It was summer and the thehters we closed. I inquired at the Lyceum for Mr. Belasco but they refused to give me 'his address. 'Some one said he was at Now Rcchf lle with Mr. Bronson Howard. I found him and he 'told me he thought Mr. Belasco was in Orange. I went there, but no one knew cf him. At lasft I heard he was staying in a farmhouse on the Hudson, collaborating with Mr. DeMille on a new play. At the station I tremblingly asked Mr. Belasco lived in the vicinity. He di3, said the postmaster didnlt knew if he lived there now or not. Mamma and I hired a conveyance and drove out to the farmhouse. We were met at the door by a smiling lady, who invited us in. 'Is Mr. Belasco here?' I panted breathlessly. The lady seeme-d surprised. 'Yes,' she Tcplied. I almost cried for joy. "Tell him I must see him!' I exclaimed. She disappeared in the next room and a moment later I could hear a man putting on his coat. 'What do you wish?' asked Mr. Belasco. 'I want you to put me on the stage,' I replied. Mr. Belasco smiled, then told me'h'ow hard I would have to work, but he promised to help me and he has never ceased to work with me from that moment to this. "After months of hard study I made my de'but at the Broadway theater in 'An Ugly tDuckTlng.' I was so nervous that I could not move. My cue came. I felt Mr. Belasco shove me on the stage by maimforce. The lights blinded me and I knew nothing until I came oft the stage. I heard the people applauding. Mr. (Belasco told me I had said my lfnes splen? dly tie people still applauded and I wept for joy. and th? rest of the evening the rouge on my fac? was smeared with the black of my eyelashes. '"My debu't was made but my firs' n-iffht In Chifcago was yet to come. It

TEftRE HAUTE EXPRESS FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 24.1806.

did: come. "When I arrived in my old home they aJlowed my little boy to call on me onice. Dudley is very proud of m*a*a wanted all his boy friends to see rat ifct. Mamma,' he said, "if I Just write "pass one" on a card, it will be all right-fo rthe first night, wont it?' 4Yes,' I told him, and I have the little cards yet, put aside with the first dollar I ever earned on the stage. "The first night in Chicago was terrible. All my old friends were in fron't to criticise. What happened after I made my first entrance is a blank. (They say I did well the ordeal was over, and now a first night has no terrors for xfie."

EVA'S WHISTLING LARYNX.

The Remarkable Musical Equipment of a

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Little Girl of New Haven.

One of the most remarka/ble instances of ^peculiar anartomifca'1 development known to medical science has been discovered ni New Haven, says the New Haven Evening Register. The circumstances are as yet unknown to the New Haven physicians and surgeons, tout a leading professor of music, to whose attention the c'ase has been brought pronounces it the most remarkable he has ever dbserved. The case, in the layman's parlance, is known as that of a whistling larynx, though the doctors have a tecrn'ical name for it, whi'ch is at once sounding and confusing to the average Intelligence. The individual in whom this peculiarity has developed is the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Spear of 312 Columlbus avenue. Eva is 8 years old and, notwithstanding her youth, the case is remarkably well developed. In plain terms, this little lady is alble to whistle without the use of her lips, pharynx, palate, or cheeks, all of which are brought into play by, the ordinary whistler.

Eva gave the first manifestation of her laryngeal whistling ability when but 2 years of age. Mr. Spear lived near a talking parrot, whi'-Jh was very apt to mimidking conversations 'between the memlbers of the family. On one occasion he repeated a remark made by Mrs. Spear to Eva. Mrs. Spear was astonished to hear the little one repeat the remark in an exact imitation of the manner in which it was repeated by the bird. Her astonishment amounted to amazement when the little one mimicked the whistle o'f the parrot apparnetly without the slightest effort. It was apparent then that the Whistle was not produced by the lips and tongue, as people ordinarily whistle, but by the throat or some part of it. Eva rapidly developed the ability to whistle in this peculiar manner, until she now wh'istles popular airs, or such snatches of them as she hears, vv^ithput using her lips.

Professor Bonney, the mus cal instructor, was greatly interested upon learning of Eva's whistling ability and at once manifested a desire to investigate the case. He listened to an impromptu performance by the little girl, and requested another. He pronounces the case worthy of the attention not only of the medical profession, but of the musical instructors. At present Eva's whistling is confined to those snatches of popular ongs which she hears he» sifters play on the piano and to the hymns which are common in the household. She has no technical knowledge of music, but whistles "by ear." When she is dijing so her lips are as they would be when at perfect rest. There is not tha slightest contraottion of them or any •ipovement. 'She whistles equally well with her mouth tightly closed. Upon attempting a high note, however, she unconsciously opens her mouth as a singer would in attempting the same thing. However, there is no suggestion of singing in her whistling.

The impression conveyed to the listener is similar to that produced by one proficient in mimicking the notes of a horn, though of a much finer and clearer tone. The notes are clear and full, the low ones with a volume and tone seldom or never heard in ordinary whistling, and the high ones with a clearness and fullness beyond anything produced by the most artistic whist'.er of t'he ordinary kind. While nothing of the fineness of the ordinary whistling is lost, the strength and volume of the, sound are far greater than that ordinarily produced, and from this fact would be a vast improvement over ordinary whistling when performed in the presence of an audience.

Eva is somewhat shy in exhibiting her accomplishment b-cfore strangers, but amuses herself and her parents and sister wirh it in the family, as any boy might, by whistling in the time-worn fashion common to all boys. No attempt has ever been made to cultivate it, as Eva has only begun to take leasons" on tMe piano, but even now there is a suggestion of an extradrdinary ai'o 1ity to perform difficult warbles when ths little one attempts su'ch melodies a3 "The Whistling -Coon" or the "Mcck'ng Bird." She has a range cf two and a half octaves. She has discovered that she can whistle even when holding the tongue between t'he index finger and the thumb.

CAN SEE THE HUMAN HEART.

Nikola Tosla Evolves More Marvels By Means at tho Kay. Nikola Tesla is still devoting a great deal of time to the scientific investigation of thtf Roentgen ray Effects. In a long communication to the Electrical Review, to be published tomorrow, he announced, among others, two interes:ing results he has achieved. One of these is that if a sensitive film be placed between tiwo plates, say cf magnesium and copper, a true Roentgen radiograph would be obtained after a very long exposure in the darfk. Another wonderful result Tesla has obtained is that by the use of new types at fluorescent screen devised in his laboratory he has been able to greatly increase the sharpness of the outlines in a shadow "on the screen, and to actually see the human hear*t. Regarding this Tesla says: "By the use of the above apparatus I have been enabled to examine much better than before the body by means cf the fluorescent screen. Presently the verteforal column can be seen quite clearly, even in the lower part of the body. I have also clearly noted the outlines of the hip bones. Looking in the region of the heart I have been able to locate unmistakably. The background appeared much brighter, and this difference in the intensity of the shadow and surrounding has surprised me., The ribs I could now see on a number of occasions quite distinctly, as well as the shoulder bones. Cf course, there is no difficulty whatever in observing the bones of all the limbs.

This latter discovery, he thinks, is capable of extensive practical application.

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FROM A LIVING MODEL

MAKING CASTS OF A HORSE FOB THE GRANT EQUESTRIAN STATUE.

Three Teal of Labor William Ordway Partridge Spent Upon This Great Work —The Railway Into the Garden. t.~

In Brooklyn, on the 27th inst., t'he equestriah statue of General Grant is to be unveiled, says the Washington Evening Star. -x

When William Ordway Partridge received his commission for the work he was in Paris finishing his Shakespeare statue .for Cfhicago. At once he began to put in praotdce plans he had long had in m'ind for doing an equestrian statue in lines of artistk realism never before attempted. Getting permission from the minister of war and from the military governor of Paris, he made many visits to the barracks .of the famous Frenich cutirassiers, and day after day he watched and studied them in and out of the saddle until the vaTiious poses and movements of horse and rider were perfectly familiar to him.

Then, having in mind his general conception of the statue of Grant and his charger, the chief effects he wished to produce, the sculptor began working on a small four-tfbot mtodel. This preliminary .but essential part of his work occupied many wee:ks. in doing it\ he made casts from dead horses sometimes flayed, scmeUnies with the hide on and in this he followed the best metwods of the great an'iimal sculptors of Paris. As he worked this thought came to h'im many times: "What a £ity always to make casts from dead animals and to get our guiding suggestions from stiffened, distorted muscles. Would it not be a fine thing to take casts from the living horse?"

But such a thing had never been attempted, and, therefore, was pronounced impossDble. "Nevertheless, I shall try it some day," said Mr. Partridge, and the following year, when he returned to America with his finished and accepted model, he proceeded to carry out the idea. "You will get your brains kicked out," said an artiist friend, "of you try to cast the leg of a live horse."

But with his devoted helper, Gio*anni R.apett.i, Mr. Partridge withdrew to his studio among the elms of Milton, Mass. There live rich men with great estates and scores of hoTses in their stables. Here may be seen the peerless Sunol, Nancy Hanks and other animals of price, owned by the sculptor's neighbor friends and readily placed at his disposal.

Work was begun with Dante, a coal black saddle horse of peHfect lines, almost an ideal charger .that Mr. Partridge had bought in Kentucky for a model. "He's just like Grant's Cincinnatus, was General Horace Porter's comment when he saw Dante.

For weeks they worked at the horse with the wet plaster and many were their discouragements at the ^tart. Dante literally lived in the studio, a stall for him being built at one side o.f the large room, with only a plank to keep him in his place, and the plank was dropped about, haltf the time, leaving the horse free to wander about as he pleased among the busts and easels. He grew so accustomed to this constant posing that he rarely made trouble and for weeks and months Dante and Giovanni and the sculpt'or passed both days and nights together in the combination studio and stable, and many times Mr. Partridge, weary after a long stretch of work, would dose in his easy chair with Dante before him in his stall, his head reaching out into the studio, dozing also. "Whoever attempts to meike plaster Casts from a living horse will find that it is a work requiring almost infinite patience. It is hardly necessary to say tha't the animal must be trained to stand .perfectly still or everything is spoiled. Many were the devices Mr. Partridge had to employ: m'any were the ingenious schemes invented by Giovanni to keep Dante from growing restless as the plaster hardened about one part or the other of bis body. When the left leg was being molded, for instance, Giovanni would hold up the right foreleg while his master took the impression, the result (being that Dante, finding himself poised on three legs, could scarcely move the single front one tffat supported'his weight. But'finding even this plan 'insufficient, to prevent little nervous movements, such us a twitching or shivering of the skin, Mr. Partridge hit upon a ruse for o^cupyi-KT Dante's attention which winked admirably. He had Giovanni hammer upon the hoof he was .supporting as if he were a' (blacksmith putting on a shoe. Of course Dante had gr-jwn accustomed to this operation, and the hammering on his uplifted foot kept him from thinking about the leg that was being molded. The sculptor and Giovanni went from one part of the Worse to another, meeting new difficulties as tbey advanced and overcoming them by novel means and abundant patience, until final.y they had sectional castings of the whole horse. And wonderful, beautiful -castings they were—far different from the ones taken from dead flesh.

Every tendon, every small line, almost every hair was thus brought out with absolute distinctness and fidelity to life.

Nor did Mr. Part'ridge limit him.-elf to studies made from Dante he used other horses loaned him by hi-3 friend.*, Halool among the rest, an Arab steed, for he does not "believe in making an equestrian statue .from one model, but gets his results by blending the parts of many horses, putting each where it will be mos«t effective when the statue is seen on its pedestal.

I't is most difficult for an artist rightly to judge his work with only the wails of a little room about it, and none of the towering buildings or exterior surroundings that will later dwarf it and greatly modify its effect. A bit of piaster that seems colossal in a bed chamber may easily become insignificant when removed to a ipuiblic park. ,It was to help himself in this matt?r that Mr. Partridge, after finishing hi® castings and preliminary studies, had his statue-railroad constructed. It runs from the studio into the open grounds, and by its use the sculptor at any time may see how the statue up^n which he is at work will look among the big trees, against the changing sky, and under the shadows of surrounding buildings. When he please3 and the weather suits, he can work in the open air, making such changes in the clay as seem best, and having the enormous advantage of being a b!e to judge his work, while doing it, under the very conditions that will surround it when the work is finally judged on its pedestal.

A large equestrian statue (this one cf Grant is double life size) weighs many tons even in the clay, so that in building the railroad great care had to be exercised to secure at once sufficient strength and ea)?e of control. The statue res^s upon a nicely poised turn table, which ,in It3 turn, was supported by a four-wheeled truck. So perfect stom, tha adiusLuani. of the turn table

that even when loaded wMli ten tons otf clay (the weight of the completed statue) Mr. Partridge could turn It smoothly with a movement of his hand.

OX course, it is understood that the life castings taken from Dante and other horses were only used by Mr. Partridge as studies and adjuncts, in no way taking the place of that feeling for form and line which is the sculptor's gift and without which all else would be valueless. Similar life castings were taken from men models and were used in perfecting the general's pose but It was not by the use exf these alone that the sculptor rendered the soul and personality of the man. That came from native insight, from years of labor, and was realized only by the exercise Of almost inconceivable patience.

One morning after Mr. Partridge had been working on the clay for nearly a year and a half, and the statue stood all but finished, there came one of those misfortune's that tear the sculptor's heart. In the silence of the night, while Partridge and his men. and horses and his dogs were sleeping, there came a noise like a thunder clap and the whole studio was shaken. Four tons and a half of the modeled clay had fallen from the horse, the whole back portion, as If the statue had been cut in two just behind the rider. It was a oalamity like that which befell Carlyle when the -manuscript of the first volume of the "French Revolution" was destroyed. The work had to be done over again at least the shattered portion and jvnths passed before the statue was again near completion. In all more than three years elapsed between the time Mr. Partridge received the commission for the statue and i'ts final completion.

PLUCKY LITTLE WOMAN.

l'onned Overalls and Bnllt a Honse For Her Family. ne woman, who, in company with an inVv 'id husband has removed her lares and penates to the far west for the "benefit of the latter's health, has displayed a strength of purpose and heroism worthy of the rugged parentage which gave her birth in the east. This woman, who has borne an unusual burden and •has been cewarded with unusual success, is Mrs. Eleanor Hodson Willers of Cucamonga, Cal. Her husband was for a long time the chemist of a prominent oil company in Rochester, and owned a home in Vick Park. Mrs. Wilders is a graduate of Mount Holyoke seminary and was married in 1S90. For a few years no young couple in the city prospered as well as the Wlllerses until •the young chemist first showed symptoms of Consumption. After repeated appeals to the best medical aid in the east, the couple decided to remove to southern California.

Early in December the purse of the Willers family was greatly reduced. The condition of Mr. Willers' health was more alarming. The physicians said that they could not help him, and it was decided that nothing but living in the foothills back from the coast would benefit the invalid. There was no money to pay for board at any of the mountain inns or even for the plainest fare at the ranch houses. Several days were spent in hard thinking by Mrs. Willers as her husband lay in 'bed, too ill to raise his head fro rnthe pillow.

The the little woman displayed her wonderful plu'Ck. Perhaps the story cf her work for her invalid husband is •best told in the extracts from the columns of a western paper, which follows "An acquaintance told her of several acres of government land five miles northwest of the little village of Ouca•monga, in San Bernardino county, near the eastern edge of Los Angeles county. Mrs. Willers foud that the claim could be taken up at once that a living spring of water flowed near by, and that success had been made in honey bee ranching in that locality. "She was up before daylight the next morning busily preparing food to last her husband and child for several days. She told Mr. Willers that she was going to seek a home in a higher and dryer locality and that she might be gone for some days. W'ith a kiss for her husband and child, and a secret cry, she started for the train. "Arriving in the village. Mrs. Willers hired rooms and started to execute plans she had mentally gone over a thousand times in the previous twenty-four hours. A formal legal entry upon the land was m'ade, a carpenter was hired, and seven wagonloads of lumber were bought and paid for. The people Who live on t'he western outskirts of Cucamonga village tell of the unusual sis'ht on the 'following morning. Bright and early the carpenter, With his kit, and Mrs. Willers sitting at his side on a load cf lumber, started off 'behind a team of mules for the foothills north of the town. Before S o'clock Mrs. Willers had marked out upon the narrow plateau at the foot of the mountain the location and shape o'f her new home, and had started the carpenter at work. Going bac.k to Cucamonga for another load of lumber, she bought a pair of blue jeans overalls, a blouse, leather mittens, and a felt sombrero, which she put on in her room, and then started a second time for the foothills, on one o'f the carpenter's mules. "Each morning for t'hree weeks she rode out to the building, each noon she and the carpenter ate their luncheons '-n adjoining saw-horses, and at early evening they rode home to Cucamonaa, Every evening after tea, Mrs. Willers wrote her husband in TJOS Angeles words of cheer and a full descirption of haw the house was going up, and the delicious climate the invalid would find there a littie later. The cheerful news caime to her that he was 'better and ab-le to be up. "When the roof of the house came to be shingled Mrs. Willers had become handy with a carpenter's hammer, and, along with the old man as a tutor, she went upon the roof and worked full time every day. When the shingling was finished, and while the carpenter was busy "for.several days with putting in window and door casings and performing some more particular work about the structure, Mrs. Willers put two coat* of heavy paint all over the roof, hauled a wagonload of brick from Eitwanda station, mixed mortar, bui.t a small chimney, fourteen feet high, in one corner of t'he structure. "Three weeks and four days from the day Mrs. Willers arrived at Cucamonga her home was ready. She went to Los Angeles and helped her husband pack up their household effects, and then, after purchases of furntiure, cooking utensils, provisions, etc.. the family started for their new home."

Cleveland's Sulmrbah Ilomn. Washington, April 33.—President Cleveland has taken up his abode at Woodley for the spring months. Mrs. Cleveland and the children have already bee-n installed there for two weeks past on account fthe appearance of measles in the household but all traces otf the malady have now disappeared and the president goes out everv aJterown to iJis suburban hwai.

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SAYS SHE WAS KISSED

A WVING PICTURE'S EXPERIENCE AS

A

MODEL

i.

•JJhe Cloak Concern's Foreman She Accnae* Ontswears Her and Is Discharged "j Wentworth.

Annie Holmes at 213 West Eightye* Eighth, street read an advertisement, a daily paper three days ago which announced that a cloak model was wanted at 173 Mercer street. The advertisement further said that a young woman o£ good moral character with a good figure would have no difficulty in obtaining.1 th£ place, whith commanded a good sal-' ary, says the New York Sun.

Miss HoTmes has posted in living tures, and she bad aooordingly goodf^ reason to believe ttraAher figure was a,symmetrical one. As to her character,, she knew that to be above reproach,/* She has not been working lately, and! she decided to apply Uor the job.

Accordingly, at 10:30 o'clock on Mon-* day morning, following out the instrut-1! tions of the advertisement, she calied^ at the Banner Cloak and Suit Co., oti 173 Mercer street. Several other young Women were there when she arrived,* they, too, having applied for the plac'^5 of model. -Miss Holmes had to wait while they were examined. One by one/ they were measured and sent away a®* unfit.

Shortly before noon Henry W*ttzner, the foreman of the concern, beckoned tor Miss Holmes that he was ready to»" measure her. ©he followed him to hist office on tihe second flo?ir. On enter-f ing the office she found two other mea there. "This is one of the new models,'* Weitzner said to one of the men. "She ought to do," the man replied, as he surveyed Miss Holmes. "What's your slkirt measure?" ther foreman asked her. "Thirty-nine inches," she replied. "I'm afraid that's too short," said! Weitzner. "All the skirts we have are forty-two inches. However, we'll see." continued the foreman, as he graibbecE a Mack skirt hanging on a hwok andi handed it to Miss Hoimes.

She says that the two men who were in the office got UP and went away, shutting the door afte^ them. She took the skirt and slipped it over her head. "•Stand on that stool," Weitzner said to her, pointing at a stool near a table.

She did as she was bidden, and stood) facing Weitzner. While she was trying to fasten the waist of the skirt, shei says, Weitzner suddenly kissed her andi forced, ber backward onto the table. For a moment she didn't realize vrhat Weitzner in'tended to do. When she did, sihe struck hi'm with he^ gloved hand and began to struggle for her liberty.

When she began to scream Weitznvr let go of .her quickly, and commanded her to keep .still. The girl began to crv and.ran to the office door, which she opened without any hindrance from Weitzner.

Crying bitterly she got out on tha street. .Seeing a woman in a store next door she entered and told her what had happened to her. "He said he treated all models 1 ke that," sobbed the girl. "He's a brute," said the sympathizing woman. "Go to the police station and have him arrested."

Sbe followed the woman's advice and went to the Mercer street station, where she was turned over to Detective Hunt. He took her to Jefferson Market court, where the birl repeated *her story to Magistrate Wentworth. He gave her a summons which was returnable yesterday morning.

Detective Hunt, accompanied by ths young woman, servtd the summons later in the day on Weitzner. Yesterday morning he appeared in court, accompanied by several other men, two of whom were his witnesses. They re Julius Meyer and John Rogers, employes of the cloak firm. The two men,. Weitzner said, were in the room wh la Miss Holmes was trying on the sk rt, and left when she did.

After wafting an hour for Mi.^a Holmes to appear. Magistrate Wentworth called Weitzner before him, and told him what he was accused of. He denied that he had taken any li/berties with the young woman and said that his witnesses would prove th.s. Aft.r telling him that it was a serious charge, the magistrate said he was obliged to discharge hjm on account of the non-ap-pearance of the compiinant.

Ten minute after Weitzner left the court. Miss Holmes appeared. She had misunderstood the time her case was io be called. She said she wanted to press the charge she made, and another summons was issued for Weitzner. ealllm? for his appearance in court at 3 oclock in the afternoon.

This time he didn't appear, but w.nc-ra Detective Hunt went after him and informed him that he would arrest hum if he didn't oibey the summons, he hurried to court with his two w.tnesses. "I've heard both complainant and defendant in this case." said Magistrate Wentworth, "and now I'll hear the witnesses."

Mever and Rogers were both sworm and they testified that they had been in W-eitzner's office while Miss was there, and that when they let. Hoi men followed them down stairs. Thev swore that Weitzner took no liberties with the girl.

e,

Their

testimony

was in direct contradiction of hers, ana she realized it quickly. "Oh. how can yoifr swear to sutH lies?" said the y^ung woman loudly.

Weitzner grinned and his face came suffused with smiles when the magistrate said there was not enough evidence to hold him. "I'll set justice myself. said young woman as Wei zn,-r started ta leave court with his two

Miss Holmes followed Mm.

hav-

tight grip on her ^or WeitzWhen near the court ro«n ner. who wis walking of Miss Holmes. |u:ck^-a h^ sj.j v. «.s,.i wmip cjvng down tnt, did the gnl. v\ t.ue innkpd \Vf»:-rzner 100Kt« court house around.

Weitzner

As he turped Mis

Holmes' parasol Tt struck him

descended on r.» square across the face, jarring with such force that h.»

"I'll teach you a lesson. She raised the

tzn

£r got out

brought it down. of the way of the secc.^d b. a a a

Miss Holmes staruu DetiOtive Hunt, who had arnvv scene, grabbed her. nlead'••Oh. let me go. please," the g.rl plead

^ia d"o

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lt" matt.,

Jp.and-s led1 aroundI.he.corner b, the detective, who ^r, range her hat

an.^.jr,Jurrfunded

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while a curious crowd ®us15" When she did fifsl °o?* for her home.^e. ze. and lives at *60 ua.c Miss Holmes is 18 yeara old.

IHear Morean