Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1893, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR moath. Bal Ds a —— i A rd cated ea eatered at the Office at Washington, D.C.. mail matter. wz alt ‘mail’ subscriptions must be paid to ad- Totes af advertising made known on appltent!-- at, Che Fpening Slav. exe o-- WASHINGTON, D. ©. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1893-TWELVE PAGES. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisers are urgently re- quested to hand in advertisements the day prior to publication, im order that insertion may be as- sured. Want &dvertisements will be received up to noon of the day ©f publication, precedence being given to those first received. AMUSEMENTS. | EXCURSIONS, &c. = ACADEMY. FIRST TIME TONI FIRST TIME TONI Charles Frohman’s Original Company Comedians, Of the Name. mnaxew ‘Mrs. Grundy, Jr.” we. “Mrs. Grundy, Jr.” verb cut, **Mirs. Grundy, Jr.” an tion Mr. Fit of “ sSSeae ats SESS oe Cluny in Paris. WEEE The Span of Life 4? HT. HT. The Only GRAND An ition of select artists, MARIE TAVARY, MME. HELEN VON DOENHOFF, Prima Contralto. SENOR FERN. MICHELENA, SIGNOR L. DELASCO, HERR GOULD. GRAND CONCERT PROGRAM 4xD ACT II OF Prices—$1.50, $1, 75c. and G0c. Seats now on GEO. N. LOOMIS..........-----2-.80le Manager METZEROTT MUSIC HALL Y¥ EVENING, JANUARY ‘THURSDA) = & 1804, Anton Schott, The Greatest Living German Tenor, Grand Song Recital, selections ‘Weber, Beethoven, ALBAUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. EVERY EVENING, MATINEE SATURDAY. WEBSTER & BRADY'S BIG MARINE SPECTACLE, The Bottom Of The Sea, TWO CARLOADS OF SCENERY. Next week—HENRY E. DIXEY, im ADONIS, a25-tf NEW NATIONAL THEATER. EVERY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE. A NUTMEG MATCH With Its Ponderous Pile-Driving Scenic Sensation. ¥az THE ENSIGN. Sat Seats Now On Sale. Convention Hall, 5th and Lots, THURSDAY M . lo essiah === Miss Gertrude Edmands, contralto; Mr. J. H. ‘McKinley, tenor; Mr. Ericsson F. Bushnell, basso, Christmas Oratorio. Chorus of 500, assisted and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, under the direc- ‘THE CHORAL SOCIETY, The by Mrs. Genevra John- tion of Mr. Josef Kaspar. Reserved seats, 60 and Sc. and $1, and season eards at Metserott’s on and after December 15. Gallery, 25 cents admission. Overture at & Call carriages at 10 a2est BY Ral. TO Mount Vernon, TOMB OF WASHINGTON. ‘Take trains Pennsylvania depot 8:40, 9:45, 10:45 m., 12:01, and 2:11 p.m. Also via ferry to Alexandria, 7th st. wharf, at 9:30, 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. Fare, round trip, 50 cents. Grounds open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. a22-tf ‘ALLY HO COACH LINE DAILY, 10 A.M., 2 P.M, from 511 13th st.—Arlington, Cabin J. B. and ail ‘Trip, 50 to Tc. Pinest Tally ppints of inerest on earth. cars to Arlington. ocl9-3m' TO MOUNT VERNON. Tickets, with Mount Vernon admission coupon, for sale at wharf and at hotels. Nadeap ag or sd groomer ahem mg stopping tor and passengers both ways. eld L. L BLAKE, Capt. EDUCATIONAL. IN WASHINGTON. FRENCH KINDERGARTEN AT MISS FRANCES Martin's School reopens January 8, 1804, at 1205 g, st. n.w.; instruction entirely in French 3° MISS C. MATILDA MINKE, 312 DELAWARE AVE. Be., graduate of the New Enz. Conservatory of Music, Boston, organist and experienced teacher ot plano and harmony. oc24-8m* NEW TERM OPENS JANUARY 2, 1894. JAN. 2 Gill be & good time to enter Wood's Commercial = » East Capitol st. All who will be allowed a discount of cent. and evening sessions. = a“ PROF. J. FRANCIS GERMUILLER, THACHER OF Cially’ attentive to beginners ‘aswell as to, porns ell as 2 advapeed. 611 I st. se25-4m* received say hundreds of our el ‘will_resume EATON, BURNETT if ining “School, Huy! 422-80 NGUAGES, 906 F ST. taught by Gaillard method, @ series of text books published by ton & Co., an entirely new practical, and aesthetic system, the one ter of pubile in- indorsed by the celebrated Sorbonne lucators of rope and Bitrate lessons by Words Chain to all the classes cir} GUNSTON INSTITUTE, Boarding and Day School for Girls, = aditinm |. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. MASON, FRENCH CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS AND AD- Tenced pupils; new term, January Busy and attractive method. MLLE. V. PRUD'HOMME, 30T D st. nw. alg-1m* BANJO TAUGHT BY YOUNG LADY OF EX- Terms, 50c. per lesson, or $10 per dete: So address 1406 Columbia st. n.w. OLNEY IN: 1827 I ST. Sehool for ladies and little girls. Mise’ Virginia: Mason ‘Dévse a9-tF _Miss Laura Lee Dorsey, Principals. _ WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 1225 10th a. ‘Twenty-fifth HALSTEAD'S PRIV. SCH 1429 20th st., cor. of P st. n.w. hae Tull otk a A daily from MME J. ESPUTA DALY, Classes in readii music at sight. The note chaip atom. Mine. Daly indorsed by J. P. Sousa and ethers re . a6-3mo STUDIO, 224 N. J. AVE. N.W. PIANO INSTRUCTION—MISS MAY H. MEAD, fervatory of erin. ‘Lessons at" poplis Banos ie ai desired. 2001 I st. n.: oa It MARTYN COLLEGE OF ar ELOCUTION, ORATORY AND DRAMATIC CULTURE, 1223 TO 1231 G ST. N.W. gear of Take OSS ree COURSE. 1864—EDUCATION FOR REAL LIFE—1804 FOR SONS AND DAUGHTERS. THE SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, Na- tional Bank of the Republic building, corner 7th and D sts. ow. Day and night sessions began 4. Practical English, shorthand and writing; Spencerian rapid writing; mechant- and architectural drawing. Corps of ten aa tonchers. Location central. graduates always in demand. Office open every bi day and night. ‘Write or call for new annual announcement. Mrs. SARA A. SPENCER, Tel. call 1084. (cl) Principal and Proprietor. ‘Twenty-third year ax a successful ‘business educator; eighth year in this city and fifteen years with Eastman College. Six thorough and Practical courses: Business, English, accountancy, civil service, shorthand and typewriting. Learn and the ‘quickest the g Preparation for the office: compléte course, $16. hand dictations by competent readers and the. ph; icdividual instruction by ex- Feporters. Graduates of rare excellence and distinguished success; moderate prices: send for catalogue. au26 WEEK COMMENCING DECEMBER 2, Usual matinees, An American Hero. Next Week—Dr. Bill 425-6 ALBAUGH'S. JANUARY 8. BIGHARD MANSFIEL /3 DANCING ACADEMY, 5TH PROF. CALDWELL’ aon . TUES. and FRI. GS. Private Teosoes given by. it_at my residence. Music furnished for &e. 40 C nw. a6-4we i] IN WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN Tue HOUSE =a over relics of Mr, Th. ‘Open except Sunday, 912 and 1-4 Tues and Peidays, 6-10 pene “Tiatteston. “55 "comes, 26-3 MR. ALLAN DE COU MUELLER'S ACADEMY, dancing, delsarte and 2 oth and Fats. &" at the academy. S16 loth st., now most of ao-im HE WORLD'S FAIR AT HOME—A CARNIVAL of color. Lecture by Clayton E. Emig, 1 lustrated by st icon; im the Y. M. * Gymnasium’ Hall, Fridas, December 29, at o'clock p.m. Benefit of gymnasium fund. Help the boys, ‘Tickets, 25 ceats. 27-8 = WILLARD HALL. COMMENCING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28. PROF. CARPENTER’S HYPNOTISM—— Admission, 25 cent: Reserved seats, 60 certs nll-2m BANJO THOROUGHLY TAUGHT BY NOTE oR simplided method; only $7 per quarter. I guar- antee to teach the most unmusical to play a perfect tune each lesson by my simple method or 20 chaige. Parlors open from 10 a.m. atid 9 pm. GEORGE DRABCHR, G31 T st. aw. 1m ATTORNEYS. LANGUAGES. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 728 14th st. n.w. Branches in all American and European Principal cities. New term begins now. 1438 N ST. N.W. THE MISSES KERR'S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES AND LITTLE CHILDREN. se25 Fall term begins September 28. NT AVE. N.W. PIANO AND HARMONY. se2i-tf_ LESSONS ON THE JANKO KEYBOARD. ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS, 1312 MASS. AVE. A Gay school for young ladics and little girls. ‘The course of study embraces all the branches of a practical education. au31-6m MR. PUTNAM’S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN AND is located at 1434 Q st. n.w. Preparation for and technical Gener rae ae For particulars 0 N. MeQU ARR! n7-2m* MISS FRANCES MARTIN'S ENGLISH AND FRENCH SCHOOL FOR GILLS, 1205 Q st. ow. French kindergarten. Boarding pupils limited. se2-4m* ‘this canvassing THE WORK OF RELIEF Meeting of the Central Relief Com- mittee of Citizens, THE PLAN OF RAISING FONDS ADOPTED How the Money Obtained is to Be Distributed. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS et Ea The second meeting of the fifteen citizens appointed some ten days ago by the District Commissioners in response to a resoiution adopted at a public mass meeting of citi- zens, to consider measures of relief for the poor of the city, was held yesterday after- noon in the Post building. All but three members of the central relief committee, who were Messrs. B. H. Warner, Lawrence Gardner and John G. Slater, were present, and the absence of these three was account- ed for by the chairman, Col. John Tracey. The roll, as called by the secretary of the committee, James W. Somerville, was an- swered by the following: J. Harrison John- son, Mrs. J. W. Babson, L. S. Emery, John F. Cook, Judge C. C. Cole, Dr.M.W.Ritchie, Miss Harriet B. Loring, T. W. Noyes, Simon Wolf and Beriah Wilkins. A number of communications were read by the secretary. The committee was in- formed by W. H. Dunn, in charge of the night lodging house on 12th street, that the house is open to all male residents of the District. At no time during the present month has the house been full and, on an average, tuat sixteen more persons could be accommodated. He proposes to saw and Split, free of cost, the wood that has been offered to the committee by Mr. Wright. ‘The Newsboys’ Home and Aid Society state that they are able to furnish accommoda- tions for twenty boys and six girls more than they now have. Prof. Du Shane Clow- ard proffered his own services and those of a choir of twenty-five picked singers for a musical service to be given in the various churches on the afternoons of Sunday, the collection to be for the benefit of the poor. The first service of the kind was given in the First Presbyterian Church, 41-2 street, last Sunday afternoon. This proposition was referred to the committee on the means of raising funds. Lieut. Vernon of the fourth precinct stated in a letter that sixty per cent of the 15,000 colored people in the precinct are seeking relief, A Bill for Hall Rent. A bill for $20 for the rent of the Butld- ers’ Exchange Hall on the occasion of hold- ing the public mass meeting had been sent to Rev. Dr. Sunderland,and by him referred to Commissioner Ross. The latter trans- mitted the bill to the committee, and after some discussion it was referred to the au- diting committee when it is appointed. Before this conclusion was reached Mr. Wolf had expressed surprise that such a bill should be presented at all. It was the first time in his experience in public work of this character that such an item of expense was made a charge on the money contrib- uted for charitable purposes. The bill might referred. to the District ers. ey had an emergency fufid they could draw from. Finally Mr. Noyes’ suggestion of the reference of the matter to an audit- ing committee, to be appointed,was adopted. An important report was then read by Mr. Noyes, the chairman of the committee, con- sisting*of Me: . T. W. Noyes, Periah Wil- kins and S. Wolf, and it was unanimously approved. To Raise Funds. The report was as follows: The committee to consider and report means of raising funds and securing sup- plies for distribution for charitable purposes by the Central Relief Committee of the District of Columbia during this winter re- commends as follows: First, That the daily newspapers of the city be requested to act as collection agents of the committee. Second, That a committee of fifty persons be appointed to canvass systematically for subscriptions both of money and supplies, especially among the business men of the city; that this committee shall be instructed to enlarge its membership if such action be found necessary, sutticiently te permit the | appointment from its number of subcommit- tees of three members (including in each case at least one lady) from each of the dis- tricts into which it may be found expedient to divide the city. The duty of these sub- committees shall be to solicit contributions, other than money, in their respective dis- tricts, requesting, for instance, every coal dealer to donate coal and deliver the same, every baker to donate bread tickets, every person dealing in such commodities to do- nate bed clothes and other clothing, every grocer to donate meats and provisions, such as flour, canned fruit, &c., and every flour dealer and commission merchant to donate flour, meal, potatoes or other vegetables; that in appointing the other members of committee of fifty per- sons care be taken to provide for special canvassing of the different pro- fessions and occupations by members of those professions respectively, or by persons who, In each case, can make the appeal with greatest effectiveness; that special and immediate efforts be made to secure money contributions from corpora- tions, including banks, and from secret or- ganizations, such as Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Grand Army of the Re- public, Elks, Typographical Union, and oth- er labor organizations, by appropriations from their respective treasuries. A System of Canvasn. Third, that the homes, the government departments and the employes of large busi- ness establishments, like the street >ailways, be canvassed through the submission to each | person of a printed pledge to contribute | some amount monthly during the months of | January, February and March; that these | pledges be distributed through the school children, police and in the shape of coupons | peccenevioh a ( taibage. satya adel aaianiete ence EDUCATIONAL. MRS. MANN’S KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL and the Elizabeth Peabody Kindergarten Normal Training School, 1918 Sunderland piace (O Will begin fall ind winter sessions October tr MISS BALCH’S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE AND Business College, 1207 10th n.w. Pupils prepared successfully for’ civil service, departmental and census examinations. Stenography taught. se2-tr NOW OPEN. ART STUDENTS’ LEAGUE—> Day classes—Antique, portrait, colors and women's life. Evening classes—Antique and men’s life. For circulars send to oc8-tt INTH SEASON. oils, water 808 17th st. nw. Norwood Institute, 14TH §4EET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, oc3@ Mr. and M.s. W. D. CABELL, Principals. MISS SCHMITT’S PRIVATE SCHOOL, 453 G N. Faults of speech corrected. Kindergurten, Al XANCED, German. French, “Articulation, Speech; Reading,Dancing, Physical Culture. Coach.n29-im® E BUSINESS ¢ TH LEGE, AND K STS. N. W. instruction equals that of any business college in Washing+ou; terms lower. Principal has been ‘a weli-kuown, reliabie and successful Washington educator for’ 17 years. Fell business course, ds night, $25 a year. Lookkeeping, arithine aT ter writinz, ‘penmanship, Diplomas and positions for gra cation. Experienced teachers ment. S. W. FLYNN, A. M., Principal. grammar, iet- ting, shorthand, Attorney-at-Law, Webster Law vullding, 506 D ington, D.C. Residence, 983 K st. LADY JUST FROM ENGLAND WISHES TO GIVE vate lessons in French (acquired in Paris),paint- fo oll, water colors, crayon a ‘draw. Address B.E.BARTON.U0 20th ‘o-w.aie-Tw? AND SHORTH. 15, FS AND SHOWPHAND, + he 3 Full business course, day or ui Established . 1876.’ Booike spelling, grammar Diplonias posit i announcement. S, SW. cor, Sth and K sts. INSTRUCTIONS IN MECHANICAL DRA L. A. CHESTEL | 4th st. s.e. MECHANICAL | begins 3, IS PEEBLES AND MISS THOMPSON'S ENGLISH, FH AND GERMAN BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 30, 82, 34 East 57th street, d16-cod2m Special student W York. admitted. | | NEW PUBLICATIONS. _| ment. Pamphiet edition, 10c. Address IAMSON, New London, Conn. Dr. WILL- d21-1m printed in the daily newspapers; that every self-sustaining individual in the District be urged to fill in one of these blanks, and that the pledges be turned in to the treasurer of the central committee, either directly or through the schools, police or newspapers, as may be most convenient; that the sub- scriptions based on the pledges be paid only to persons formally authorized by the cen- tral committee to receive and receipt for the money, and transmit it immediately to the treasurer, and that the disbursing offi- cers or chief clerks of the various govern- ment departments or bureaus, officials con- nected with business establishments em- ploying large numbers of men, and the route agents of the daily newspapers, as far as they are willing to serve, be among those appointed as such collection agents of the central committee. Fourth, that later in the season the ad- visability of a few charity concerts, lectures or other entertainments be considered; but that such entertainments be authorized and conducted under the auspices of the com- mittee only when they are unaccompanied by any material expense to the committee and when the attractiveness of the proposed performance is so great as to assure a large attendance and a substantial addition to the relief fund. Depots for Supplies. Fifth, in order to encourage and facilitate the giving of clothing, non-perishable sup- plies and fuel, supplementing the solicitation of such contributions already provided, that places of deposit be secured without expense in the different sections of the city; that the rooms at the disposal of the AssociatedChar- ities and the rooms in police stations and schools be secured, if possible, as temporary places of deposit for non-perishable supplies and clothing; that arrangements be made under which wagons may be sent by the central committee to collect any contribu- tfons other than money from those who no- tify the committee by telephone, mail or otherwise of a desire to make such contri- butions. Sixth, that to encourage and facilitate the contribution of perishable food supplies wagons be sent in response to notifications of a desire to thus contribute, which shall transport such supplies to the eating rooms of the Central Union Mission or other sim! lar agencies of the central committee, where they can be made immediately available for consumption by the hungry. These suggestions, the committee believes, cover the most available methods of secur- ing large contributions, both of money and supplies, and if they can be followed the committee believes that there will be no lack of means for relieving local distress this winter. Plans for Distributio: Then followed the report of another im- portant committee, consisting of Lawrence Gardner, John F. Cook, Harriet B. Loring, L. S. Emery and John Tracey, which was read by Mz. John F. Cook, in the absence of the chairman, Mr. Gardner, and was adopted without a dissenting voice. It was as follows: ‘The committee appointed at the last meeting to devise a plan for distributing charities to the worthy poor, fully realizing the importance of the work, regret the short time they have had to look the subject up in all its bearings, and would ask that this report be looked upon as a primary report, and that we be allowed to report more in detail in the near future and as emergencies develop themselves. “There are two points that your commit- tee considered first. First, a plan of distri- bution that could be accomplished as eco- nomically as possible. Second, a plan that would secure the greatest amount of pro- tection to the committee in preventing it from being imposed upon by unworthy ap- plicants. “To secure the most prompt and econom!- cal distribution, your committee would recommend that the agencies now in exist- ence be utilized as far as possible. in other words, strengthen the hands of those now engaged in the good work of relieving the distress of the poor. The agencies would be the metropolitan police, the As- sociated Charities, St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Young Men's Christian Asso- elation of the District of Columbia, 1670 lth street; the Pioneer Aid Association of Hillsdale, the United Hebrew Charities and such other organizations as may from time to time be adopted by the council. To prevent duplication of work, have these organizations send their requests to the officers of this central committee. “From a statement made by our chair- man at the last meeting, that the ipsti- tutions whose duty it is to find shelter for the homeless are at the present time only taxed to about two-thirds of their capacity, your committee would think it wise that arrangements be made to be entered into with these institutioas to re- ceive from us such cases as may be sent them at a fixed rate. If, as the winter advances, it may be found necessarg_ to increase the accommodations, orders can be secured very readily. “The representative of your committee visited the Central Union Mission, and there found that at a very hittle expense sleeping accommodations could be largely increased. It was also found tha? the same institution was thoroughly equipped for supplying meals. We believe that ur- rangements can be readily made with this institution to do all this class of work at least for the center of the city. “If it is thought Cesirable that eating houses be opened in other sections of the city, it might be well for the committee to take this matter up ani be prepared, if it should become necessa ‘y. “Your committee woull further recon mend that proposais for {urnishing fy and groceries be reqnestsd committee can secur lowest rates possible.’ Concentration Advocated. The attention of the comraitee was called by Mr. Wilkins to the advisability of limit- ing the number of agencivs through which money is to be distributed. The police have a fund, he said, ana it is not hely that they are going to *sk the committce how to distribute it. Either the committee should adopt some plan of its own : tribution, or else con‘ine the dist-ibution to two agencies, such as ibe police aul the Associated Charities. It was suggested by Mr. Noyes that the report of the committee did not recommend specific amounts to be given to each of the agencies mentioned. ‘he «goncies were enumerated, and when specitic cases arose the committee could decide as to the agency through which the money is to be expented. The chairman stated that.!t was his un- derstanding of the report of the committee that the various agencies through which aid could be dispensed were enumerated, but there was nothing in the report that re- quired that money intended for distribution through the police, for example, must be given to other agencies. In the opinion of Mr. Wolf, the money that came from the recent concert it was sup- posed by many would be turned over to the relief committee. The same might be said of the contributions made through the news- papers. He thought that the police ought to be utilized in the distribution of the money and so ought the Associajed Char- s. But he thought that it was not the = of the people in authorizing the t of the central committee that y contributed by the public should be disbursed by other ageacies whi committee m: jooked on. thing was to centr is-what ought to be dc Mr. Somerville expr of instruc g the comm: ‘2 to call on the Commissioners quest that the proceeds from the re- cent concert for the benefit of the poor be turned over to the committee. Mr. Noyes, the chairman of that commit- tee, suggested that it would be better to assign such a duty to a special committee composed of those who would not be em- barrassed in making and urging that re- 1 so that the the beneiit of the D- lize the funds and that ie. himself in favor | quest. The chairman said that he had spoken to Commissioner Ross in regard to the funds available for public relief, and he knew that |the Commissioner wotld’ be glad to confer with the committee. He believed that after at now appeared to be difficulties would disappear. There was a disposition, he thought, on all sides, to centralize the relief funds, and so he thought that the committee, as had been suggested, might better attend to it. The Concert Fund. Mr. Noyes explained why he favored the appointment of a special committee to ask the Commissioners to -transfer the funds in the hands of the police to the central committee. He recounted the circumstances such a conference w! jfor suicides there, and that August is the | | one leading part. which led v0 the concert being given for the relief of the poor by the Marine Band. He said that the understanding was that the money so raised should be disbursed through the police, and the tickets were sold largely by members of the force. The statement of the agency through which the money was to be expended was made by the committee of newspaper men appointed to take charge of the arrangements for the concert and it was so published in the newspapers. He did not mean to assert that the disbursement through the police, independent of all supervision by this cen- tral committee, was the best disposition that could be made of the money. He could also understand that complica- tions were likely to arise from having separate sources of charitable relief But those were not points at issue. His position on this question was that ow- ing to the general understanding when the concert was gotten up he did not feel like going to the Commissioners to argue with them in order to induce them to turn over this fund to the central committee to be disbursed through any other agency than the police. Muss Loring said that she did not think the committee ought to ask it. ‘Ine chairman observed that as he under- stood it the purpose of the committee in conferring with the Commissioners would be to ascertain what funds in the hands of the Commissioners were available for this work of relief. There were some balances lect of funds intrusted to the Commission- ers and it would be necessary to get a statement from the District auditor. There was a remnant of the ball fund and the Johnstown flood fund and there was also the concert fund. The facts could be as- certained. ‘That was all he thought was in- tended. This prompted Judge Cole to suggest the appointment of a committee of three, of which the chair should be a member, to confer with the Commissioners on this subject. Col. Tracey begged to be excused, as he would be out of the city. ‘The original motion was so amended as to read that the committee on means of raising funds confer with the Commission- ers and ascertain the facts as to all the funds that are now available for the use of the committee. With this understanding Mr. Noyes said that he had no objections to this duty be- ing assigned to the committee. The reso- lution as amended was adopted. Existing Charitable Agencies. On motion of Mr. L. 8. Emery it was re- solved that all cases for relief brought to the attention of the central committee be referred to the various agencies mentioned in the report of the committee until such a time as the organization of the committee is further completed. The proposition of Mr. W. W. Wright to donate to the committee wood at Gunston, on the Potomac river, if they could find means to bring it to the ‘city, had been referred to Mr. J. Harrison Johnson by Sec- retary Somerville. Mr. Johnson reported that he had a vessel to bring the wood to the city, but not knowing whether the wood was on the beach or on the wharf, he had written for information and was awaiting a reply. In the former case a lighter would be needed. Mr. Wolf spoke of the need of a perma- nent organization for charitable relief, so that when each year the emergency arose the machinery would be in readiness for service. He suggested the appointment of a committee of five to report a plan of per- manent organization. It was decided that such a committee be appointed at the next meeting. A plea was made by Dr. Ritchie for simplicity in organization, in order to make the work of relief effective. He thought that it would be better, instead of having a committee of fifty, as suggested in the report, that the city be divided into small sections, perhaps one hundred, each section to be in charge of a chairman, who would appoint persons to canvass all the residents in that subdivision for contribu- tions, and also to report cases needing help. ‘This would be a cheap method of learning the condition of the people throughout the District, and the contributions thus gather- ed in would form a fund that could be used to relieve distress. If such a plan was adopted, there would be no need of sub- committees of the central committee and the entire method would be much simpler. Mr. Emery commented on the fact that the publication of the reports of the com- mittees on raising and distributing funds Would let the public know that this commit- tee did not intend to establish headquarters from which to dispense relief, but that the work would be done through the agencies mentioned. A good many people had confus- ed ideas on the subject, and he had been ask- ed when the committee was going to estab- lish headquarters. He referred to the numer- ous applications for assistance in paving rent. He thought that this phase of relief in- volved most serious questions. It is impos- sible to meet such demands, he said, with any ordinary fund. What is done in this | direction must be conservative. In fact, too | great care cannot be exercised in the dis- bursement of relief funds. Some years ago the sum of $30,000 was expended here in six weeks, when, with economical measures, mores amount would have done as much good. Work for the Idle. An inquiry was made by Mr. Wolf as to whether anything was being done by the Commissioners under the recent act which authorized the extension of North Capitol street, as this would furnish needed work. He thought that if nothing was being done in this direction, then a committee should be appointed to see that Congress granted some aid. The chair said that he believed the Com- missioners would do something in regard to work on this street, and at once. As to presenting the matter to Congress, the chair said that the committee of five ap- pointed at the public meeting had seen Mr. vockery, and arranged with him for a con- ference on January 4 in regard to an ap- propriation of $05,000. A suggestion was made by Mr. Somer- ville that the board of governors of the Columbia Athletic Club be conferred with relative to arranging for a foot ball match on New Year day, the proceeds to be for the benefit of the poor fund. It was con- cluded that the time was too short to make the necessary arrangements. On motion of Mr. Noyes the chairman was authorized to appoint an auditing com- mittee of three. The committee then adjourned, to meet at the same place next Tuesday at 4 o'clock. | ee NONE OF THEM SUCCEEDED. A Suicidal Wave Fe New York seems to have been visited by a genuine suicidal wave yesterday. Statis- tics show that Monday is the favorite day Follows Holiday vities, chosen month. The debauch of Sunday and the spending of a weck’s earnings are often followed by tragedies in which there is but Charles Harris, who lived with his sister and his brother-in-law in an East Side | apartment, fired a bullet into the right side of his head before the other folks in the house had gotten up. He was taken to a hospital, where the doctors said he would probably recover. Then he will have to stand trial. He had been out of work for some time Max Simon, a young carpenter, chose a revolver as the weapon with which to put an end to his life. His aim was not good, and the bullet only plowed a furrow along the side of his head. He was unconscious | when removed, but will probably get well. | Louis Becker, a sufferer from nervous | prostration, cut open an’ artery of his left | wrist in the hope of bleeding to death. His groans when he became weak aroused his | wife, and a doctor was called in time to save tne man’s life. | «Another unsuccessful misanthrope was | Henry Grewe. Yesterday morning Grewe | steeped a lot of blue-headed matches in a} cup of coffee and drank the mixture. The | doctors pumped it out of him in time to | save his life. 00s Overton Price, late cashier of the wreck- ed Citizens’ National Bank of Hillsboro, Ohio, died at Cincinnati Monday night from nervous prostration resulting from mortifi- cation over the bank’s failure. INTERNAL REVENUE. How It is Raised in Many Countries in Europe. THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF INCOME TAK. The Rate Can be Raised or Low- ered as Needed. FRANCE’S RENTAL TAX. The democratic purpose to revise the tariff, and the existence of a practical de- ficit in the treasury, have given a good deal of interest here lately to discussions of different systems of internal taxation and the workings of such systems in other countries. A volume Was published by the State Department in the summer of 1888, made up of special reports by United States consuls on methods of taxation throughout the world, and giving much information about local taxation,as well as national. This volume, however, has become a trifle out of date,as to its statistics,although not so much So as.to the outlines of taxing systems, and the members of the ways and means com- mittee have been looking more to later pub- lications and to such systematic treatises on public finance as that of the eminent French economist, Prof.Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, whose “Traite de la Science des Finances,” published in the autumn of 1891, brings the statistics down to quite recent dates. One of the differences the members of the dem- ocratic majority have had to consider be- tween our situation and that of the leading European countries is the somewhat wider scope of federal functions in those countries. The line of demarca- tion exists between taxes levied for national and _ those for local pur- poses, but the line is not always so distinct as in this country, and the internal taxes for both national and municipal purposes are often assessed together, just as in many states of the American Union the state, county and local taxes are consoli- dated in to a single tax bill. The English System. ‘The more the members of the ways and means committee study the subject of a gen- eral tax upon net incomes, the less disposed they are to adopt it. The English system, which is often referred to in support of the income tax, assesses some sort of a tax up- on nearly everybody of moderate means, but It is so distributed as not to show in every case a man’s exact earnings. The tax is levied under five schedules—one affecting the income from lands and houses, the sec- ond the income from farms, the third div- idends and other corporate investments, the fourth the profits of ®usiness and profes- sional men, and the fifth salaries and pen- sions. This classification of the tax and the fact that the corporation part of it is paid through the corporation, keeps from the public the means of calculating a man’s full income unless they are certain that it is de- rived from only one of these several sources. In the case of business profits, an appeal ‘s allowed from the district commissioners to national special commissioners, when the merchant does not wish to disclose his profits to the local officers. Notwithstanding these ameliorations, there is much evasion and fraud regarding business incomes, and the conscience fund of the has Sometimes received as much as 11,000 pounds sterling at a lump from some rich business man who had repented of his de- ceptions. The tax is very unpopular, and, in 1872, there was an organized demonstration by public meetings against it. Can Be Raised or Lowered. It was originally levied as a war measure, and promises were constantly made that it should be abandoned as soon as the neces- sities of the government permitted. Mr. Gladstone was frank enough, however, to declare, when he asked that it be voted again for 1861, that while its abolition would be a happy mission for a chancellor of the exchequer, “I do not dare to hope that it will ever be mine.” Mr. Giadstone’s fears have been realized and the tax is still in force. The rate has been changed from year to year with the varying necessities of the government, and this constitutes one of the merits of the tax, in the opinion of its advocates, that it can be raised or lowered according to the needs of the treasury with- out paralyzing business, as in the case of tariff changes. The yield of the tax at dif- ferent tages in various years is shown in the following table: Year Per cent Amount ending collected March 31. # steriing. 1st 9,001,452 1865. S.ZO8, 518, 5, TBE ' 5,025,495 c 8,618,000 s 6,350,000 1s 1s: The Umit of exemption was changed sev- eral times during the period covered, mak- ing the yield of the tax vary without inai- cating a corresponding change in the in- comes of the country. ‘The rate ts not fixed in England by percentages, but by so many pence to the pound, which is easier for ing- lish figuring, but would be less intelligible to the average American reader than the Percentages as computed in the above table. The fact that $75,000,000 can be raised in so small a country as Great Britain, at the rate of 3.28 per cent, shows the elasticity of the tax as a resource in time of emergency. The corporation tax included in the #ritish income tax covers only profits arising from annuities, dividends, &c., payable out of the public revenues, and the amount of these Profits for the year ending April 5, 1885, was $19,592,879. A rate of 3 per cent on these Profits would yield about $6,000,000, but this is not all of what ts included in other coun- tries under the corporation tax, for the income trom railways, canals and mines in Great Britain is included under the head of commercial income, which forms nearly 50 per cent of the aggregate amount assessed for the income tax. The French Governments Levies. The French government levies what is. known as a tax upon the incomes of trans- ferrable stocks (valeurs mobilieres), which produced, at the rate of 3 per cent, the following returns to the government in francs in recent years: The decline in revenue from this source in 1889 is attributed to the breakdown of the Panama canal enterprise. If the French government can collect the equivalent of $10,000,000 (counting 5 francs to a dollar) from’ a population of about 36,000,000, it would seem that the United States, at the same rate of 3 per cent, might easily col- lect nearly $20,000,000. Rental ¢ of Houses. The French government levies another tax, which is quite productive, upon the rental value of houses. The advocates of culiarly equitable in taxing every ac cording to his income, because rental values correspond pretty closely in fixed per cent of income. of course, whether houses ts 686,446 francs for 8,¥14,523 houses. about the equivalent of half a jars in rental value, | Gc. eminent New York lawyer recommended this tax to majority of the ways but it was Mr. David A. opposed by and Is not likely to be adopted the great weight of local taxation upon estate. The Succession Tax. ‘The succession tax, which is being se- riously considered by the democratic ma- jority of the ways and means committee, has also proved productive in many Euro- pean countries. The rate in France, where which this source of revenue has ini in Fragce during the last half century i indicat in the following table: Value of Value of Year. succession. donations. Francs. 1830. 1840. 1850. 1860. 1880. 1878. 1880. Transfers of property, whether by suc- cession or sale, are subject to a tax more or jess considerable in many countries by means of stamps, which became so familiar in the United States during the war. These stamp duties are sometimes proportioned to the value of the property and amount to quite a sum on a large transaction. They have been collected from in Great Britain by which Blackstone | should have no Riso collects © large eum i heavy after the like that of a being merchant's in and terpart all i forty printed pages, and tation of the government's commissioner of patents to issue mark petitioned for by the state Carolina, or, in case he was in appear before the court to show cause he refused to do so. The appeal briefly forth that the Supreme Court is in error taking jurisdiction of the case to order the a8 Hit matter of the application for the registra- tion of the alleged trade mark are Gis- cretionary and not ministerial. It is claimed that the court is in error in taking jurisdic- tion of the case, because the commissioner had decided the presumptive lawfulness of the relator’s claim adversely, without fraud or abuse of his authority. The court is also held to err in {nding from the commission- ers answer to the petition as a fact that the relator was lawfully engaged in @ for- eign trade in the sale of liquor, After an exhaustive discussion of the case, the brief concludes as foliows: “The theory prmapepideesiarg ogi very | Ww an applicant from swearing his application through to registration of ownership or validity seems to be so unjust to inadmissible. The commissioner lieve it to have been gress, nor so of the trade law, registration should be notorious facts, proving acting not within the scope fF ad I i le i ! i : ‘i ! i 3 tion to the aggrieved public on the that he is a mere minister when that law itself declares decide the lawfulness to the alleged trade mark? The of a certificate under such seems to be wholly mandatory requirements of the law. The commissioner looks creating his office and defining a for every power which he exercises, when he reads therein that he shail the presumptive lawfulness of claim lieged trade mark it seems to him | these positive words require him to the presumptive lawfulness of the claim the state of South Carolina to the alleged | trade mark ‘Palmetto.’ It is a strange | theory and construction of the law to re- quire him to issue a certificate establishing a prima facie ownership of a trade mark | and guaranteeing protection of the mark upon a state of facts which, when made ap- parent to a court of law or equity, would compel the court to pronounce the certifi- | cate utterly void. It is said that the law 1 He ale if te never exacts vain things to be done, but to command the commissioner of patents to ts- sue a worthless and void certificate in this case would be worse than v be to direct that of the United States, to go into all the federal courts tn the land and hunt down and criminally prosecute his fellow citizens with oppres- sive, vexatious litigation, in order to carry | out @ dispensary law of the state of South Carolina.” ——_—_-+ e+ —--_ A Negro’s Bequest to Whites. A special from New Orleans says: ‘f will of Thomy Lafon, the wealthy negro who died here a few days ago, was probated here yesterday. Lafon's fortune is esti- mated at $500,000, He bequeathed to charit- able or educational purposes $214,000. Most of the institutions endowed by him are whites. this tax make the argument that it is pe-' exclusively for the