Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1893, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAL EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BU GS, DILDIN = aa — corner 11th 8t., by The vening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t, Now York Oce, 88 Pottar Building Tux Evextxo Stan is verved to subscribers in the their own account, at 10 cents ‘the coun- SATURDAY OUINTUPLE Swert year; with forvign postage added. $8.00." OO? (Entered at the Post Office at Washingtoa, D.C., 8s _second-class mail matter.) wigz AU wall subscriptions mast be paid im sd- Rates of advectiaine made tnown an anniicarior ex Che Lpyening Slat. Q=12. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1893-TWELVE PAGES. AMUSEMENTS. EXCURSIONS, &c. EDUCATIONAL. Spiritual Society of Washington, D. C., to be followed by spirit tests by Mrs. A. M. Glading ef Doylestown, Pa., and Miss Maggie Gaul of Baltimore. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Come early to secure a Admissfon, 25 cents. PROF. CALDWELL’S DANCING ACADEMY, 5TH and H n.w., TUES. and FRI. EVENINGS. Private lessons given by appointment at my residence. Music furnished for balls, parties, &c. 40 C n.w. 46-30* Holy Landi! NILE, CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, FLORIDA, &c. Lea ‘ january 16 and February 17, 1894 AZE & SONS, 1225 Pa. ave. (Est. 1844.) Official ticket agents for chief trunk lines. Sole agents for the Thewfikieh Nile S. 8. Co. Ofeialty ‘appointed International Tourist Agents for Mid-Winter Fair, San Francisco, and Interna- tional Exposi: 1 alé-skwsmo. W. P. VAN WICKLE, Manager. FREE EXHIBITION OF STEREOPTICAN VIEWS by the Rev. T. B. Hughes to the members and friends of the Carroll Institute im the Institute Hall on THURSDAY EVE, Dec. 21, at 8 o'clock.1t ALBAUGH’S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. ANNUAL ENGAGEMENT OF MR. THOMAS W. IA S ‘Toureday Friday . -MERCHANT OF VENICE -RICHELIEU -RICHARD IT Saturday matinee Saturday night... BEGINNING WITH CHRISTMAS MATINEE, _420-tf THE BOTTOM OF THE SBA. THE BOARD OF LADY MANAGERS Of the GarfieldMemorial Hospital, Assisted by prominent patronesses, Wilt give a Luncheon On December 20 and 21, from 12 to 3 p.m, And a Tea From 5 to 10 p.m. on the 2ist At the McLean bnilding, cor. Vermont ave. and Hf st. ow. Your presence is desired. TONIGHT AT 8. Othello. METZFEROTT MUSIC HALL. COMING MONDAY EVENING DEC. 25. Harvard Musical Club-= Glee, Banjo, Guitar And Mandolin. 35 Men. PaTRONESSES. Mrs. Justice Gray, Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. Justice Brown, Mrs. Heary Cabot Lodge, Mrs. Olney, Mrs. J. D. Cameron, Mrs. Wm. E. Chandler, Mrs. Bellamy Storer, Mrs. Calvin S. Brice, Mrs. John G. Walker, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Frank B. Loring, Mrs. Sidney Everett, Mrs. Frank H. Bigelow, ‘Mrs. Frank W. Hackett, Mrs. Wm. H. Manning, Mrs. S. F. Emmons, Mrs. Alex. B. Legare. Mrs. George F. Hoar, PRICES, 50c.. The. $1. Seats on sale at Metserott’s, commencing Wed- nesday, December 20. a19-6t KERNAN’S LYCEUM THEATER. ‘TONIGHT AT 8 MATINEES THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. THE FAMOUS RENTZ-SANTLEY NOVELTY AND BURLESQUE COMPANY. - Christmas Oratorio. ‘THE CHORAL SOCIETY, The Convention Hall, Sth and L sts, THURSDAY o EVENING, December 28. | Chorus of 500, assisted by Mrs. Genevra John- stone Bishop, soprano; Miss Gertrude Edmands, contralto; Mr. J. H. MeKinley, tenor; Mr. Ericsson F. Bushnell, basso, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, under the direc tion of Mr. Josef Kaspar. Reserved seats, 50 and T5Sc. and $1, and season cards at Metzerott’s on and after December 15. a1s-tt Evevings at 8. Wed. and Sat. Matinees, Return of the celebrated Lilliputians, their greatest hit, A Trip to Mars. As produced for 150 nights in New York, 8 GRAND BALLETS. BRILLIANT SCENERY, WONDERFUL EBFECT, THE FLYING HEADS as A KUTMEG MATCH. ACADEMY. Every evening, Wed. and Sat. Matinees. JAMES T. POWERS IN J. M. BARRIE’S FARCICAL COMEDY, Walker, London. ‘othing to a Hero Bold.” 700 nights In Lordon and still running. Xmas | CHARLES FROHMAN'S COMEDIANS. Wiek | The Other Man; Mrs. Grundy, jr. a18-tf aa ae ee DR. CARVER THE SCOUT. 5 PERFORMANCES ONLY— ‘Tuesday matinee and night, Wednesday ‘Ybursday matinee. a1s-3t WONDERFCL F Monda: cs Ad:nission. Reserved seats, Oe ~~" METZEROTT MUSIC HALL. all-2m PRINCETON UNIVERSITY GLEE, BANJO and | MANDOLIN CLUBS. | WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20. — new oo sale at Metzerott’s Music Store. 1i-vt PROF. CALDWELL'S DANCING ACADEMY, COR. Sth and H sts. n.w., TUES. and FRI. EVENINGS. Private lessons given by appointment at my resi- Gance. Music furuished for balls, parties, \&c. Address 40 C st. o.w. a6. @. ALLAN DE Cot ELLER ADEMY, select school for danciag, delsarte and depoct- went, Masonle Tempie, dth and F sts. n.W., Washington, D. C. Circulars at the academy. im THE HOUSE IN WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN » a £16 10th st. pow contains over 2,500 relics of Mr. Lincoln. most of them from the “Homestead” at Sprinctield. Il. ‘Open daily, except Surday, 9-12 and 1-4. Tues ws and Fridays, $-10 p.m sion. 25 cents CALIFORNIA. TEXAS, Mi XICO.—SPECIAL SEMI- monthly tourist parties over the Southern Pa- Banyo 1! etmplided 1 person to each lesson by my simple jo har: Parlors open from 10 a.m. GEORGE DRAEGER, 631 I st. aw. | ent: 9 p.m. ele TALLY HO COACH LINE DAILY, 10 A.M., 2 P. from 511 13th ‘Arlington, Cabin J. B. and ints of interest. ‘Trip, 50 ‘to T5c. Finest T: on earth. No cars to Arlington. ocl9-3m' TO MOUNT VERNON. Tomb of Washington, Daily (except Sunday), At 10 a.m, returning by 2:45 p.m. FARE, ROUND TRIP, 50 CENTS. Admission to grounds, 25 cents. Tickets, with Mount Vernon admission coupos, for sale at wharf and at hotels. Will also make river landings as far as Glymont, SeeenS Soe SnNght and pascengees Voth ware, ee! EDUCATIONAL. IN WASHINGTON, GUNSTON INSTITUTE, 2926 and 2928 P and Day School for Gi <= Mr. and Mrs. B. R. MASON. PIANO—A PUPIL OF WILLIAM MASON OF NEW York will teach the piano at pupils’ residences. st. ow. ris. a14-6r* K.P. H., P. 0, Box 443. FRENCH CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS AND AD- pupils; new term, January 8. Ea: attractive’ method. MULE V. PRUD'HO. 807 D st. n.w. ats-Lm* BANJO TAUGHT BY YOUNG LADY OF EX- perience. Terms, 0c. per lesson, or $10 per 1406 Columbia st. n.w. OLNEY INSTITUTE, 1827 [ ST. = ise V rey, Virginia Mason Do: . Miss Laura Lee Dorsey, Principals, ‘ASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 1235 10th n.w. Twenty-fifth year. Pia: violin, flute, corne _puplls. 0. B. BU WANTED—PUPILS > ENGLISH, ae oe Latin daring the peters: fay and ev ; private or in classes; jest_ references, 15-121 E. It. SMITH, '1739 13th st. nw, "S$ PRIVATE SCHOOL, 1429 20th st., cor. of P st. n.w. A day school for children and older girls. tions be made at the school rooms net, ke. 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GLADSTONE SUSTAINED. The House of Commons Refuses to De- mand His Navy Policy. Lord George Hamilton, formerly first lord | of the admiralty, in the house of commons yesterday made a motion relative to Great Britain’s navy, notice of which was given a | few day$ ago, which was a velled vote of | censure on the ministry and was quickly | buried by Premier Gladstone. The motion declared that it was neces- sary that large additions should be immedi- ately made to the navy, and that the house therefore demanded to be informed what the intentions of the government were in re- gard to strengthening it. Speaking on his motion, Lord George Hamilton said that nobody could setve a term of office in the admiralty without be- ing impressed with the disparity between the naval expenditures of the different na- tions, The British nation, compared with | others, remained almost stationary. Great Britain’s former distinction as a sea power, equal to hold her own against a European coalition, has gone. If the British | fleet was to be kept in a condition to meet the combined fleets of any two nations, larger expenditures, coupled with prompter construction than had hitherto appeared in | the plan of the government, must be under- | taken. He did not desire that the house should consider his motion a party move, in- voking censure of.the government. It was made with a view to afford the government a chance to explain its policy to the house, and also in the hope of eliciting a statement calculated to allay the anxiety of the coun- try. Mr. Gladstone's Reply. When Mr. Gladstone arose to respond to | Lord George he was loudly cheered. The prime minister said that it .must, have as- tonished the house to hear the right holtor- | able member for Middlesex describe his mo- tion as one of a private’ member free from party character, and standing entirely apart from vote of want of. confidence in the min- istry. A motion implying that the house should take out of the hands of the execu- tive of the government one of its primary duties certainly amounted to censure. Great Britain remained notably advanced in all her preparations for future contin- gencies. In the work of constructing ves- sels required the country was so far before other countries that it could justly be said that the strength of the British navy ex- celled that of any two other countries. To compare the relative number of British warships with the French and Russian ves- sels was a fallacious test. The British ships were larger and of better material than those that coufd be sent against them. Great Britain at this moment had in battle ships 000 tons of fighting material against France's and Russia's combined 318,000 tons. Great Britain has nineteen battle ships, and France and Russia only fourteen. Of warships of all classes, Great Britain was stronger than any three powers. (Cheers.) Eight of the ships figuring in French and Russian navies were old wooden armored ships of the style discarded as inefficient for the British navy. In every class of war- ships the British had the larger and more powerful vessels than the French or Rus- sian.- (Cries of “Hear, Hear.) It was, therefore, absurd to describe the present as a moment of danger, calling for a prema- ture settlement. Mr. Gladstone, in conclusion, expressed the hope that the house would not lend its countenance to a motion which, he de- clared, marshaled the party forces on the question of imperial defense. It was a bad “example, which he trusted the house ‘would not follow. Mr. Balfour's Attack. Arthur J. Balfour, conservative leader in the house of commons, complained that Mr. Gladstone had afforded no information as to what was the naval policy of the govern- ment. The anxiety felt was not in regard to the present, but in regard to the future. Every month now was wasted and the loss result- ing could not be repaired by a sudden effort. Now was the appointed time. (Cheers.) The prime minister, in arguing that the British navy now was not inferior to what the RKus- sian and French navies would be in 18! had not taken account of ships for coast de- fense which France and Russia had in pro- cess of construction. Those powers were now building ships which, it was true, could not make long voyages, but which, from their construction and armament,were capable of taking part in a contest with battle ships. Taking these into consideration, Great Britain in 1897 would be inferior to France and Russia by eighteen ships capable of | taking part in a great naval battle. Mr. Gladstone's amendment to the effect | that the house refuse to countenance Lord George Hamilton's motion was carried by a vote of 240 to 204. 5 The house then adjourned until January |They Cannot Practice Before the | Bureau for Two Years. Assistant Attorney General Hall of the Interior Department has rendered an opin- jon in which he holds that an application {for a pension is a money demand upon the United States, and therefore under the law an ex-official of the pension bureau is pre- cluded from acting as attorney in pension cases for a period of two years next after he shall have ceased to be such officer. This opinion sustains the recent action of Pension Commissioner Lochren on the japplication of ex-Deputy Commissioner | Charles P. Lincoln for authority to prac- tice before the bureau on the grounds | Stated. ——————o+—______ An English Steamer to Be Fined. Superintendent Stump of the immigra- tion bureau, Treasury Department, has telegraphed to the commissioner of immi- | gration at Norfolk, Va., to detain and fine |the steamer Buckingham $600 when she reaches that port from Savannah, Ga. The | Buckingham is an English vessel. She | reached New York several weeks ago with two stowaways on board. They were de- | barred from landing and returned to the | vessel to be carried back to England. The | Buckingham sailed from New York to Savannah,Ga.,where the stowaways escap- ed, but were recaptured at Norfolk. ‘The Buckingham is now on her way from Sa- vannah to Norfolk. Under the law unless | the fine is paid clearance papers will be | refused the Buckingham. | principal newspapers published in the c't; { STREET RAILROAD LAW Provisions of the Important Bill Recently Introduced by Mr, McMillan. The Rights of Property Owners and of the Public Carefally Guarded—Re- strictions as Well as Privileges. The bill introduced in the Senate on the 4th instant by Mr. McMillan, providing for the incorporation of street railways, con- tains several important features. In the first plan the bill provides ‘“‘That the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia shall not hereafter permit to be constructed in either streets or avenues of the District of Columbia a railroad for the transportation of passengers without the consent thereof of a majority in interest of the owners of the property upon the streets in which said railroad is to be constructed first being had and obtained. For the purpose of deter- mining what constitutes said majority in interest reference shall be had to the as- sessed value of the property located upon any such street or avenue.” No grant to construct a railroad shall be made except to such person or persons “as shall give adequate security to comply in all | respects with the terms, conditions and stipulations so to be prescribed by Congress, and will agree to carry and convey passeng- ers upon such railroad at the lowest rates of fare; nor shall such grants be made until after public notice of intention to make | the same and of the terms, conditions and stipulations upon which it will be given, |and inviting proposals thereof at the speci- fied time and place, shall be published under the direction of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia in one or more of the of Washington. The Capital Stock. This act is not to be held to prevent the construction, extension or use of any rail- road in the District which has already been constructed in part. Not less than thirteen persons can form a company for operating a street railroad. The capital stock shall not be less than $10,000 for every mile of | road constructed or proposed to be con-/| structed, and the number of the directors | shall be not less than seven or more than | thirteen. The articles of association, signed | by the persons forming the company, “shall be filed in the office of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia when $1,000 of stock for every mile of railroad proposed | to be constructed has been subscribed there- nd 10 per centum paid thereon, in good » in cash to the directors named in said articles of association, and when there is indorsed on said articles of association or annexed thereto, an affidavit made by at least three of the directors named in said articles, that the amount of stock required by this section has been in good faith sub- scribed and 10 per centum paid in cash | thereon as aforesaid, and that it is intended in good taith to construct or to maintain and operate the road mentioned in such articles of association, which affidavit shall be recorded with the articles of association. “The secretary of the board of Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia shall indorse on said articles of association the day they are filed~and record the same and said Sy weg ina etl ie Ree) M4 him. forthat purpose; f je date of such filing the persons named” 3 wth so subscribed such articles of association, and all persons who shall become stockholders in such company,‘shall be a corporation by the name specified in such articles of as- sociation, and shall possess the powers and privileges granted to corporations, and shall be subject to the conditions contained in the general corporation laws 6f the District of Columbia. No existing street surface rail- road company shall extend its line or con- struct any branch thereof under this act until it has made and filed with the board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia |a certificate signed by its board of directors, | Which certificate shall contain a statement ‘of the names or description of the streets, vavenues, and highways in which such ex- |tension or branch is to be constructed, the places from and to which the same is to be | constructed, maintained and operated, and the length thereof as near as may be. Consent of Property Owners. The consent to the construction of the road is to be in writing of the owners of one-half in value of the property bounded on, and that the consent also of Congress be, after the passage of this act, first ob- tained. The consent of such owners shall be acknowledged as are deeds entitied to be recorded. * * * Any consent so given by Congress shall vease and determine at the expiration of one year thereafter, unless prior to the expiration of such period the company obtaining such consent shall have filed the consent of the requisite amount in value of property owners or the determina- tion of commissioners confirmed by the court as herein provided. The consent of Congress, given as aforesaid, shall operate as the consent of the United States as the owner of any property along the proposed route. In case the consent of property own- ers required by any provision of this act cannot be obtained, the company failing to obtain such consent may apply to any gen- eral term of the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict of Columbia for the appointment of three commissioners, to determine, after a hearing of all parties interested, where such railroad ought to be constructed and op- erated. That notice of such application shall be | served personally upon each property owner | not having given his consent by delivering the same to him or his agent or representa- tive, as such owner, agent or representative appears upon such assessment roll of the | District of Columbia, or by mailing the same, properly folded and directed, to such owner, agent or representative, at the post office nearest his usual place of residence, with the postage paid thereon, at least ten days prior to such application. If the per- son on whom such service is to be made is unknown, or his residence is unknown, and cannot, by reasonable diligence, be ascer- tained, no service of such notice, personally or by mail, need be made. And said gen- eral term of the Supreme Court to which such application is made, upon due proof of the service aforesaid, shail appoint three disinterested persons who shall act as com- missioners, and said commissioners, within ten days after their appointment, shall cause public notice to be given of their first sitting in the manner directed by said gen- eral term, and may adjourn from time to time until all their business is completed. The Commissioners to Decide. That the said commissioners shall deter- mine, after such public hearing of ail par- | tles interested, whether such railroad ought tu be constructed and operated, and shall | make a report thereon, together with the evidence taken, to said general term, and | their determination that such road ought to | be constructed and operated, confirmed by said court, shall be taken in lieu of the consent of the property owners before men- tioned. Such report shall be made within sixty days after appointment of said com- missioners, unless the said court or a judge thereof shall, for good cause shown, extend such time. Companies incorporated or operating a railroad: constructed under this act shall an- nually pay into the United States treasury for the use of the District four per centum of its gross receipts. For failure to pay, a penalty of 5 per centum a month is provid- ed. A report of the gross receipts is to be made td the Commissioners and the books of the company shall be open to the inspec- tion and examination of the Commissioner~ “The corporate rights, privileges and fran- chises acquired under this act by any cor- poration which shall fail to comply with all the provisions of this section shall be for- feited to the United States, and, upon judg- ment of forfeiture rendered in a suit brought |by the Attorney General of the United | States, shall cease and determine. Any | person intentionally making a report as herein provided which shall be false shall | be guilty of perjury.” The companies, when organized by the Commissioners, are to keep in permanent repair the portion of the street between |preseribed therefor, the tracks and rails of the tracks, and for @ space two feet in width outside and ad- joining the outside rails of the tracks. In case of neglect to make these repairs the Commissioners are authorized to do the work at the expense of the corporations. The District Commissioners are empowered to make such regulations as to rate of speed, mode of use of track, removal of ice and snow as the interest and convenience of the public may require. A penalty of $500 is prescribed for the violation of any such regulation. It is required that work under this act shall begin within one year after it has acquired the consent of Con- gress and property owners or the determi- nation of the Supreme Court, and shall complete the same within three years, oth- erwise the right and privileges shall cease. Charged to the Company. The commissioners appointed under this act shall be paid $10 per day, and the charges, expenses and disbursements of such commissioners shall be paid by the company making the application for their appointment. Not more than 5 cents shall be charged “for one continuous ride from any point on such a road, or on any road or line or branch operated by it or under its control to any other point thereon or on any connecting branch thereof within the limits of the District of Columbia: Pro- vided, That six tickets shall always be sold for 25 cents.” Provision is made for the use of tracks laid by one company by another company operating a railroad on the same street. The last section of the bill provides: “That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to whom application may be made for the consent to the construction, maintenance, use, operation or extension of a street railroad over, upon or through any streets, roads or avenues in the District of Columbia, must provide, as a condition of the said consent to the use of said street, road or avenue, that the right, franchise or privilege of using said street, road or ave- nue shall be sold at public auction to the bidder who will agree to give the largest percentage per annum of the gross receipts of said company or corporation, with ade- quate security, as herein provided, for the fulfillment of said agreement and for the commencement and completion of such road according to the plan or plans and on the route or routes fixed for its construc- tion within the time or times designated and but this agreement shall not release any such road from the percentages required to be paid as herein- before provided; and whenever a sale shall be made of the right to construct and op- erate a branch or extension of am railroad but one fare shall be ‘Tor passage over such branch or ext and over the line of road which shall have ap- plied therefor, and if operated corporations earnings from said mileage.” UNGUARDED TROLLEY WIRES. Philadelphia 1 at the Increased Dangers From Fire. The Fire Underwriters’ Association of Philadelphia has become alarmed at the un- guarded condition of the wires on the new trolley line, and at a meeting appoiated a committee to map out some course of action to be taken to protect their own in- terests as insurance companies and the |safety of the city as well. Since the oper- jation of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth line by means of the trolley the attention of +the association has been directed to the fact that over the greater part of the road the wires through which the current passes are utterly without protection,and the prox- imity of other wires makes it very danger- There was talk of increasing the rate of insurance of those houses along the line of the trolley, but at the meeting of the as- sociation this matter was not acted upon. However, resolutions were adopted stat- jing that “The electrical trolley overhead railway cotmpanies of this city is not con- structed to prevent dangerous contact with aerial wires, telegraph, telephone and other telegraph wires. Many well-authenticated Instances of disastrous fires from such |source of contact that have recently come |the demand for and insistance upon jerection of ‘guard wires’ the entire length | of the roads, and the importance of adopt- ing means to ‘cut off’ the dangerous elec- {trical current T present with the over- head trolley system, as has been demon- trated in other cities.” Therefore it was resolved “that the as- sociation bear testimony to city authorities of the urgent necessity for the erection of ‘guard Wires’ and a perfect system of ‘cut- off switches’ along the route fm order to protect lif2 and property in case of fire. It was further decided that “this subject is sc important to the welfare of this city and so perilous to the property therein that the matter be, and is hereby, referred to a committee of this association to recommend what action shall be taken under the cir- cumstance: . Secretary J. W. Grover said last night that it was not the purpose of the asso- ciation to antagonize either the traction or the city. It simply wanted to get the same protection as was accorded in other cities. As they stand, any electric wire that falls jon the trolley wires will endanger plac with which these wires are connected. Tis was illustrated in a fire at Wawa, which wire at Media, many miles away. The op- erator happened to be in the building and chopped off the wires with an ax. The same crossing of wires caused a fire at Ox- ford, twenty miles away. What the committee will recommend to be done, or whether any such summary ac- tion as the increase of insurance rates will |be taken, is a matter of conjecture as yet. There is, however, unanimity of opinion |among insurance men that the introduction jof the trolley wires in their present unpro- | tected condition will be a serious thing | financially for them. The danger to life as well as property is also recognized, and this is an important factor in the effort to have better safeguards provided. ES Es Facts About Hawaii. From the Atlanta Constitution. It is natural that the whites in Hawali should make a determined effort to rule the islands. They have carried civilization and prog- ress to a land of perpetual summer, where nature will feed, clothe and shelter people almost without an effort on their part. The conditions of life are so easy that the moderately industrious rapidly accumulate propert Hawaii has fifty-six miles of railway, 200 miles of telegraph lines, street cars, electric lights, and almost every house in Honoluhf has a telephone. Few families are too poor to be without a piano, sewing | machine and a horse and vehicle of some sort. ‘The population Is $9,990, and of this num- ber 34,436 are natives 6,186 half castes, 7,495 children of foreign parents, 15,301 Chinese, 12,360 Japanese, 8,602 Portuguese, 1,928 Americans, 1, British, 1,034 Ger- mans, 277 Norwegians, 70 French, 588 Poly- nesians and 419 other foreigners. There are numerous churches and schools, and all the conveniences of civilized life. The whites fear that under a native government the islands will drift backward into barbarism. They argue that they have as much right to control affairs as our an- cestors had when they landed in America and subdued the Indians and denied them any voice in the government. Whether they make out a strong case or not, they have the upper hand at present, and if they remain united it is probable that they will hold their own. The United States will hardly restore the queen against their wishes, when it is a foregone conclusion that they will dethrone her again. This is the way the situation stands at present. ——--— +e Attacked With Sudden Iliness. Mr. Arthur McDermctt, one of the depu- ties of the marshal’s office, while at his post in Circuit Court No. l yesterday had an at- tack of vertigo and wculd have fallen had not bystanders caught him. He was re- moved to the bailiff’s room, and after re- viving, removed to his home, 461 F street northwest. 4 ng \of a portly Senator. He had it in his mind te | the appointment of a postmaster. ae-{ized only that the Senate was before him— iness shall be divided upon the basis of jas it is always before many another Repre- arance Men Alarmed | tinct shocks. One of these was the door- | to the notice of the underwriters warrant | was started by a wire falling upon a trolley | TRAMPLED ON TRADITION, But He Did It in an Absent-Minded and the Senate Still Exists Way Representative Lester of Georgia Walks Into an Executive Session— He and the Doorkeeper Forget. ‘There was an incident that occured during the progress of the executive session of the Senate yesterday afternoon that was not on the program by any means. It is one of the traditions of this grave and reverend body that its secret séssions are inviolate in themselves, however much their secrets may become known afterwards. Such a | thing as intrusion upon their absolute se- clusion is not a matter of record—at least it was not until yesterday. Then the course of the long years of secrecy was inter- rupted by an accident that did no other damage than to create a precedent. The Senate had been in this hermetical state for about an hour, when one of the Ser.ators who had grown weary of the empty galleries and the monotonous process of confirmations and had gone down to the restaurant to console his anatomical soul wandered casually up to one of the doors of the chamber, which was instantly open- ,ed for his entrance. They do not open these | doors very widely when the seal of silence jis upon the Senate, but just produce a | slight crack, wide or narrow, 4 |the avoirdupois of the statesman who entering. Yesterday, however, two sad things oc- | curred. One of these was that the Senator who had just dined is of very portly build, | some sucl, figure, for example, as Senator Smith or Senator Lindsay or Senator Pal- |mer or ex-Senator Sawyer. Of course it was not the latter who entered the cham- ber and it m: not have been one of the | former. However. is was a goodly sized | Senator who strolled through the door. He Was Thinking Hard. The other sad thing was the absent- minded approach of Representative Lester of Georgia. Mr. Lester is a dignified man of middle age, who might easily percolate through the doorway made for the entrance to go upon the floor just then to talk with Gen. Gordon and was thinking deeply about He real- sentative—and he made a natura! bee-line for the crack in the doorway without know- Ing anything about the executive session. Then two people suffered two very dis- keeper, who had created the aperture in the — a ony had a — around the Setzate. He saw the disappearing coat- tails of the Georgia Congressinan und this vision was succeeded by another, that of | his disgrace and dismissal. He was in a quandary. It was his duty to get the mem- ber out and he was not allowed by the rules to enter the sacred precincts. It was a dilemma, truly, and both horns were | sharp. z But the intriding C got the worst shock of the two. He was surprised in a way that did not comport at all with his congressional dignity. He had perhans a dozen steps around the west side of the chamber in the rear, towards the seat of his colleaeue, when one of the attendants whose duty kept him in the | tial list of those who have ward TO ADVERTISERS. AGvertisers are urgently re Quested to hand in advertisements the Gay prior to publication, in order that insertion may be as- sured. Want advertisements will be received up to noon of the day of publication, precedence being given to those first received. THE CHORAL SOCIETY. School Children to Have an Oppor- tunity of Hearing the “Messiah.” A step has been taken by the Choral So- ciety that, as a means for the populariza- tion of good music, is almost without @ Parallel. Two thousand tickets for the com- ing performance of the “Messiah” were ten- dered to Superintendent Powell to be issued to pupils in the public schools at the nomi- nal price of 25 cents. These tickets are ex- changeable at Metzerott's for S0-cent re served seats without extra charge. Mr. Powell was enthusiastic in his expression of interest. “You are doing a great work in helping the cause of education. I thank you for it, and will go hand in hand with you,” were his words in conversation with Mr. Daniel, the president of the society. ley, the tenor, received a cordial welcome at the last Worcester festival. Miss Ger- trude Edmonds, contralto, and Mr. Erickson Bushnell, basso,are so well known here that they need no introduction. In order to secure the solid financial back- ing necessary to complete success, the Choral Society has started an honorary membership list. The response Mberal, but not nearly so ready as the case. There is no reason Choral Society should not be manent institution. The following is a and Mrs. Fuller, Secretary and Mrs. Walter Q. Gresham, Secretary and Mrs. Carlisie, Secretary and Mrs. Daniel mont, Attorney General and P. Olney, Postmaster General Secretary J. Sterling Morton, Monsignor Satolli, Bishop Wm. Paret, Rev. John J. Keane, Mrs. L. D. Apsley, Mr. George Albertson, Mrs. T. Miss H. 8. Archer, Mr. W. T. Andrews, Mr. Cornelius Burlow, Mrs. Isabella Banks,Mrs. I, M. Bittinger, Miss M. A. Brewer, Miss Nellie Burn®, Miss Brock, Mr. Charles B, Bailey, Mr. E. Breckenridge, Miss Sue A. Beli, Clark, Miss Coyle, Mr. Spencer C. Mr. F. V. Coville, Mr. N. DuShane Cloward, Mr. Melville Church, Miss M. E. Cunning- ham, Miss Church, Dr. George H. L. Coyle, Mz. N. H. Camp, Cooke, Mr. George [chamber chanced ta see him. There was 9 nige-atreak ‘thronch the alr. a sputter of whispering and then the vision ‘came of a Congressman doing the disannearing act jn a way that would do credit to Herr- mann. He EBreathed Hard. Once outside the Conereseman wiped his wire system recently erected by the street | brow and drew a long breath. He sat down | George in the doorkeeper’s chair and fanned him- self with a letter from the applicant for | the post office. The doorkeeper had not re- | covered his equilibrium sufficiently to talk. message wires, including the city fire alarm | Finally both of the shockees became calm. | Miles. | They shook hands warmly and the Con- |Sressman bent over and whispered some- | thing in the ear of the doorkeeper. The latter shook his head and whispered back. Then the Congressman looked at his watch the | and whispered again. Later the Congress: man and the doorkeeper—both houses hav- jing adjourned—met on the ground fioor of the Capitol. They then proceeded to forget the episode. o--— ARRIVAL OF BOYNTON. In Charge of Ensign Baxter of the United States 5 The steamship Sirius, which left Rio Ja- neiro on November 26, arrived at her dock in Brooklyn yesterday morning. On board, |in custody of Ensign James F. Baxter of | the United States steamer Detroit, as an- nounced in yesterday's Star, was George Boynton, the American citizen who was captured by Capt. Lang of the British war vessel Sirtus, and by him handed over to Capt. Picking of the United States cruiser Charleston. Boynton was in a steam launch which he |owned and captained on September 26 and on which he flew the British flag. He | steamed from Rio for Admiral Mello’s war- ship Aquidaban, but aid not reach her, for the captain of the Sirius had him under | surveillance. Boynton’s movements for | some time had been watched and an invest- ment by him in torpedoes and other engines of naval ‘warfare, coupled with statements made by him, led the British commander | to believe that his cruise was made for the | purpose of destroying the Aquidaban. This proved, apparently, to be true, for when he | was captured a torpedo was found attach- | ed to his steam launch, which was loaded | with explosives, Boynton is a man of sixty years of age, with, grizzled hair and whiskers. He ap- pearS to have had a seafaring life. He speaks well, and ts evidently a well-educat- ed man. “I never imagined I was the ob- ject of so much solicitude until now,” said he, “I don’t know what I have done, nor can I say anything about it. I am an American, was born in New York, and my name is George Boynton Boynton. I am no | relation to Capt. Paul Boynton, nor have 1 | ever said I was, neither have I represented myself to be Dr. Charles E. Boynton. have been in Brazil on and off nearly thirty years. lt is three years since I last went there.” In speaking about the war Boynton said: “The American, the English, and, in fact, | the newspapers of all countries have kept making most erroneous statements as to | the state of affairs in Brazil. They ail | represent Mello as winning, whereas he is losing ground every day. He had a chance in the early days of the rebellion, but he lest it, and it is merely a question of time until he is utterly defeated. I know both Peixoto and Mello. Mello is a gentleman and a brave man, but he is not fit to lead the Brazilian people. “The men on both sides are becoming bet. ter marksmen than they were at first. Mel- lo's forces have demolished the whole sea oto has committed some arbitrary acts, but time will prove he was justified in so doing. A republic in Brazil as we understand it here would be an utter failure. The people there are not fit for it. Peixoto has done weil.” ———+e+____ Railroad Accidents—A Remedy. To the Editor of The Evening Star: The question is asked, is there no remedy against railroad accidents? Suppose the leg- islatures, state and national, try the experi- ment of imposing a fine upon the companies of $10,000 for every life lost, the money to be paid to the family of the victim. The railroad companies have peculiar monopoly privileges granted them, and they have come to think that the people have no rights which they are bound to respect, so far as their tracks reach. Dr, Channing said that one human soul was worth more than the whole material universe; and ey companies should be made to regard a human life to be worth $10,000 at least, PEDESTRIAN. wail at Villegaigon. I know President Peix- | jogs, Mrs. M. B. Hay, Miss Gertrude Ise- man, Mrs. H. A. Ison, Mrs. T. Jarvis, Gen. W. A. Dr. Ernest F. King, Mr. Oskar Krutzsch, Mrs. Josef Kaspar, Miss Blanche Lansburgh, Dr. D. S. Lamb, Mr. W, Lawrence, Rev. Thomas 8. Lee, Mrs. A. P. Lighthill, Mr. Jas. B. Lambie, Mr. Samuel M. Lake, Mr. B. F. Leighton, Mrs. L. Z. Leiter, Mr. E. Lent, Mr. Gustave Lansburgh, Mrs. Carroll Mi , Mr. H.R, —— TOLD HIM HE LIED. Am Editer and a Senator Come te Blows at Richmond. S. S. Nottingham, one of the editors of the Norfolk Lendmark, and State Senator Her- bert of Princess Anne county had @ per- sonal encounter at Richmond, Va, night at the Exchange Hotel. Mr. Nottingham gave the senator the Blows were passed and both but friends interfered before consequences occurred. The difficulty originated at the building last night. The senate was ecutive session over the confirmation c were more cause state ber that Mr. Murrray was not a democrat, Hotel, where the remark was repeated, with the result as stated. Mr. Murray is the present superintendent of schools in Nor- folk, and is also a partner of Mr. Notting- ham’s in the publication of the Landmark. Reena Bogus Commission Merchants. Frequently charges have been made to the police department of the District of the robbing of country people and others by fraudulent commission merchants here, who, by false representations, from time to time, lead such producers in the adjoining states, and even in states as far distant as Florida, to ship their merchandise here, where it is disposed of by the alleged com- mission merchants, and no return therefor made to the unsuspecting producers. U: fortunately the laws have been found in- adequate to either prevent or punish the fraudulent commission merchants. As a result of his investigation into the matter District Attorney Birney has pre- pered a bill to present to Congress to pre- vent such fraudulent transactions. It isin other manner, pretense, procures to be Sent into the Dis- trict of Columbia any goods, wares or mer- chandise with intent to defraud shall, conviction, be punishable by a fine, ceeding $1,000, and by exceeding five years. The bill also provides that any knowingly aids or abets in such fraud, receives said goods in the District in therance of said fraud, shall, upon tion, be punishable in like manner. And it also provided that prosecutions under act in question may be had in the of the District. Gripmen Should Keep Clear Heads. To the Editor of The Evening Star: gage FE becitad al | Georgetown Railroad Company on C street and New Jersey avenue yesterday puts | the writer in mind of a certain state of affairs that exists today, and, too, the ofmi- cers of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company could easily ascercain all the facts by a very httle exertion on their part. The. writer occasionally lunch at the Hotel Emerich, and only or two since his attention was t2 a gripman standing at the uniform of the Washington drank both with an evident the whisky first. I should drank a good gill of whisky amount of beer. I want to ask the people of Washington can expect a gripman as this to do his work without accidents. He will naturally run his car regardless of circumstances, without any respect for either vehicles, or women oF children, 5.5. DAI.