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CLIP THiS. | i This coupon entitles the holder to ng photographer Phot an order on u lea) full one Cabinet raph chased | F. H. Wilson (S-eeexsor_to Wilson & Carr), 929 F St. N. W EVENING STAR, WE DNESD # Y, JANUARY 10, 1894—-TWELVE PAGES. |THE WORK OF RELIEF! So aE The Central Committee Reducing It ~ toa System. THE PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION Reports Adopted at the Meeting r had gone to considerable expense in the matter of laying in supplies, putting in new stoves and other appliances and aids for preparing large amounts of food at a low price. This was the only place of the sort, he said, as yet, established, but in time other places of a similar nature might be established, one, perhaps, in George- town, one in South Washington, and anoth- er in the northeastern section. This prob- lem, however, he thought, would work it- self out in time and it would not be ad- visable to burden the report with any more recommendations. For the intormation of the committee Mr. Gardner stated that during the day the House appropriations committee had made favorable report upon the bill to make avail- able immediately $43,000 for the improve- ment of roads in the city. Owing to an ob- jection the bill had gone over for a Jay, but Yesterday Afternoon. THE CANVASS OF THE CITY Se ge There was an important meeting of the central relief committee held yesterday afternoon, at the headquarters in the Post building. Several reports that looked to the pushing forward of the good work of aiding the present distress among the city’s poor were received from the different com- mittees having the details of the work in charge. Those present were Col. John Tracey, superintendent of charities and chairman; Miss Harriet B. Loring, Mrs. J. W. Babson, Mr. Lawrence Gardner, Secre- tary James W. Somerville, Dr. L. W. Ritchie, Mr. J. Harrison Johnson, Mr. Brainard H. Warner, Mr. Theodore W. Noyes, Mr. Simon Wolf, Mr. Beriah Wil- kins and Justice C. C. Cole. Col. Tracey presided over the meeting and after the transaction of some minor preliminary business called for the reports of the subcommittees. Mr. T. W. Noyes, the chairman of the subcommittee on rais- ing funds, stated that they had conferred with the recently appointed committee of fifty, as directed, that the work of this canvassing committee was proceeding satisfactorily, and that a fuller report of its acts and plans was expected before this meeting adjourned. The most important report, perhaps, was that submitted by the subcommittee on de- vising plans for the distribution of relief. It was a unanimous report and among other things contained recommendations for the establishment of a central office or store room, with a permanent storekeeper, under tie supervision of the committee, one mem- ber ot which is to be present at all times. ‘The report also recommended the securing of an agency in each police precinct where supplies should be obtained at a fixed price and with as much discount as could be ob- tained. The report was submitted by Mr. Lawrence Gardner, the chairman of the committee. In full it was as follows: Plans for Distribation. “Your committee would respectfully re- port that they have given the subject of distribution careful consideration, keeping before them two objects to be attained: first, assistance that will afford relief as promptly as possible; and second, assist- ance that will be rendered as economically as possible. “To accomplish the first, your committee would recommend the establishment of a central office, from which point ail relief could be distributed. charge of a representative of this com- mittee, and that the several memvers of the committee arrange among themselves so that some one could be present at all times during the day. The depot could also be used as one of supplies. Your committee in their research have heard of quite a num- ber of people who are anxious to send cloth- ing and other necessities fur the use of this committee for distribution, but there is no central point to which it can be sent. “Your committee understanding that the committee on subscriptions proposes a very admirable plan of securing contribution ct clothing, that will make it absolutely neces- sary that some depot be established, we therefore recommend that a store Le rent- ed for the next three months, the same to be situated in the center of the city. “Under a plan adopted at a previous meet- ing, selecting five associations that are now in existence as the mediums of our distribu- tion, your committee would suggest, afte> consultation with the officers of the various societies or associations, that a_ certain amount be fixed on and appropriated by this committee, which amount be placed to their credit, and on presentation of the orde:s and itemized bills, approved by the proper officers, that our’ treasurer shall pay the same, charging it to the amount appropriat- ed. “The committee would therefore offer the following resolutions: That this committee recommend to the central committee that they notify the agencies they propose to use that they may draw orders for supplies | OF) | tion; to unify all classes, and centralize ail to a fixed amount on bills approved by the person in charge of that agenc: “That each association acting as distribut- ing agents for this central relief committee shall be called on to report the first busi- ness day of each month, making a ment of the amount of the approp they have consumed and what in thei> judg- ment will be needed during the month. “There are many small matters in rela- tion to the details of issuing orders, so as to prevent duplication of assistance from dif- ferent organizations. You> committee would advise that this be left in the hands of your committee to arrange as the emergencies arise. There have been many cases catled to the attention of your committee of men soliciting street charity, especially at night, who refuse assistance other than money. At the same time their appeals aze made in such @ piteous manner that strangers are ofterf™ induced to give them begging as far as possible, your committee would recommend that the following plac- acd be printed and hung up in the hotels and depots: “Strangers temporarily residing in the city of Washington are requested not to give to street charity, as arrangements have been made by the central relief committee to take care of and feed all deserving ic from their office after each case has been investigated. Any contribution you may feel disposed to make will be used by the committee for the best advantage.’ “We would also suggest that with this placard be placed a charity box. “Arrangements have been entered into, subject, to the approval of this committee, with the Cenfral Union Mission, to supply meals at the rate of 10 cents each. ‘To ex- pedite matters, your committee have had tickets printed, and they are now ready for distribution. The tickets aze to be placed on sale at newspaper offices and the hotels throughout .the city, our arrangement with | the mission being that we shall redeem all | tickets collected by them for meals at the price named; namely, 10 cents. “In relation to the question of purchas- ing supplies at wholesale rates your com- mittee find many difficulties that would) make it almost impossible to enter into satisfactory arrangemtns. We — would, however, suggest that seven or eight busi- ness establishments be lected at dif- ferent points in the city. For instanc that nine grocery establishments be se- lected for the entire District, perhaps the same number of wood and coal yards. That they be requested to furnish us with a price list at which supplies can be purchased, then arrange with them for a scale of dis- counts based on the amount purchased during a month. The saving to the com. mittee would undoubtedly be considerabl but above all, it would secure, at least, a uniform price. “Your committee would also recommend that a register be opened at the central office, in whieh could be entered the names of all deserving men who desire work on the public roads, so that when the money made available for b secured, the Commissioners may have at their hands a list of the deserving people. “We further find that in addition to the! black list of impostors spoken of at the last meeting, which is in the possession of the Associated Charities, the police have also such a list, which 1s at the service of our committees. “During the week your committee have discussed ana considered many plans of distribution, offered sometimes by indi viduals and sometimes by small associa- tions. They are undoubtedly all good in their way, and your committee may in the future desire to avail themselves of their assistance, but for the present will have to delay reporting on these subjects until a future meeting.” Discussed and Adopted. The report, after being read in full, was taken up by paragraphs and Mr. Gardner explained the purport of each. The mat- ter of the meal tickets was discussed at some length. Several of the members of the committee thought that {f possible it would be better if there could be several places in widely separated sections of the city where the tickets would be accepted for meals. They urged that arrangements of this sort be made at once and that the substance of the suggestion be embodied in the committee's report. Mr. Gardner explained that the Central Union Mission | The office to be in| assistance. | With the intention of trying to stop street | ing roads has been | he assured the members of the committee that the gentleman who had made the ob- jection had been talked with and would net make any further trouble. The meal ticket adopted by the committee for distribuon to the poor is a small red card, neatly printed, as follo' Central Union Mission Dining Rooms, 615 C street northwest. Good for one ten-cent meal. Issued on account of central relief commit- tee. BERIAH WILKINS, Treasurer. These tickets will be placed on sale in various sections of the city in packages of five and ten, so that people who are chanrit- ably disposed can have a pocket full of them to give away to the needy in lieu vf money or food. The Canv: of the City. The committee was desirous cf hearing from the committee of fifty, but ts chair- man, Mr. George Truesdell, was not pres- ent. Mr. Harry P. Godwin, the secretary of esting narrative of what the committee had done, stating that later on Mr. Truesdell would be in a position to make the formal report. They had met last Wednesday at the call of Col.Tracey, and of the fifty mem- bers only thirteen were present. ‘his was a small number with which to begin the work of canvassing the city, so the commit- tee exercised one of its prerogatives and proceeded to enlarge itself so as to secure subcommittees for every section of the city. Most of the time of the meeting was spent in organizing subcommittees. The District of Columbia had been divided into thirty- three working sections, and the committee was authorized to report three members to canvass each of these subdistricts—one of the three to be a woman. It, however, had number. A systematic plan for securing money throughout the city had been thought best, so that the work of canvassing could begin at the same time in all parts »f the District. Mr. Godwin said that Mr. Kdson was preparing a form which would assist the solicitors very substantially in their work. committee had the subject of canvassing the government departments under consid- to communcate with the establishments employing large numbers of persons with a view of adopting some systematic plan by which such employes could be reached, Referred to the Canv: ing Commit- tee, A resolution was presented by Mr. Noyes and adopted unanimously. It was’ as fol- lows: “Resolved, That the various projects for raising relief funds reported by the stib- committee to devise plans for this purpose be referred to the canvassing committee, of which Mr. George Truesdell is chairman, to be carried into effect so far as may be deemed practicable and advisable by that committee in harmony with the plan of for itself."” Mr. Warner introduced a resolution to the effect that the treasurer should pay no bills unless they were approved and had been signed to that effect by the chairman and secretary of the central committee. should be recognized by the central com- mittee unless made upon the authority of the committee through its chairman. A Proposed Permanent Organization. Mr. Simon Wolf, the chairman of the sub- committee to arrange for a permanent or- ganization, submitted the following recom- mendations: “L. That a permanent central relief com- mittee be created. “2. To carry out the above recommenda- tion, legislation be procured by your com- mittee from Congress. That said legislation consist in the appointment by the Commissioners of the District of at least nine persons, three of whom shall be females, to constitute said committee. “4. That said committee, when appointed, shall have full power and authority to make such rules and regulations as may be deem- ed necessary to carry out the aims and ob- jects of the law. That this central relief committee is to be the telephone exchange for all existing organizations, to clash with none, but to It is to prevent fraud and duplica- funds. “6. That this committee, when created, is ‘vision of the superin- Upon Mr. Wolf's motion the recomménda- tions were allowed to lie over for considera- tion until a later meeting. Mr. Wright's Woo Mr. J. Harrison Johnson, who was ap- pointed 4 committee to take charg transporting the boat load of wood donated by Mr. W. W. Wright of Gunston, Va., to this city, reported that he had engaged ves- sels which would bring the wood to this city at a price of $1 per cord, that being the lowest rate that could be obtained at this season of the year. Mr. Johnson also | reported that he had conferred with the Commissioners and secured their permis- sion to use the District property yard on the James Creek canal for storing the wood. The report was approved. Miss Loring stated that Mr. Sidney Ever- ett had placed at the disposal of the com mittee, free of rent, the building on Colum- for Incurables, and the offer was referred to the committee on distribution. Upon motion of Mr. Gardner the secre- tary was authorized to secure such station- ery and printed forms as may be required, and the committee adjourned to meet again in the Post building Tuesday, January 16, at 4 o'clock p.m. MONEY IN HIS POCKET. But Still Spicer Dennin Was Sent Down a Vag. Mr. Spicer Dennis, a colored frequenter of the Police Court dock, was charged with vagrancy before Judge Kimball this morn- ing, the officer arresting him testifying that he was found in the streets last night full as the famous goat. “What have you to say, Dennis?” asked the court. “Ise got dis ter say, yer honor, It's scan’lous ter ‘rest a citizen of dis Deestric’ ez a vag when he’s got money in his pocket. Dat’s what Ise got ter say, Mistah Kim- | pall—Judge Kimball, beggin’ yer honor’s pardon.” “Weren't you gretty drunk Jast night, Dennis?” “Sartinly, sah, an’ Ise full of de stuff now, but dat ain't bein’ a vag, jedge.”” “In your case it comes pretty near it.” “No, sah; I tells yer. A vag don’t hab money in his clo’es, an’ dat’s what I hed, jedge.” ‘That may be true; but—” “Den yer can’t say dat Ise a vag. No, sah; dat yer can't, fur it's ag’inst de law. |Ise a citizen of de Deestric’, an’ while 1 "firms de statement dat I sartinly was full, I denies of de fac’ dat Ise a vag.” “But why were you roaming about the streets?” asked the court. “Jes’ fur de reason dat when I ‘plied to be ‘lowed ter sleep in de station house, de offsers say, ‘No, git out of here.’ Den when I git out,'ez dey done tol’ me, dis hyah offser ‘rest me an’ say Ise a vag. But Ise got money on me, jedge, an’ derfo’ yer can’t vag me.” “You are mistaken, Mr. Dennis, have to go down for ten days.” “Well, befo’ de Lawd, jedge, yer 'sprises You will me. Vaggin’ a man what's got money in his clo’es! Dat beats me.” And Mr, Dennis went below. . — Endowment Order Election, At the annual meeting of Thomas Guard Council, No. 52, United States Benevoient Fraternity, held in Fraternity Hail last night, officers for the ensuing year were lelected as follows: Henry W. Gray, presi- dent; William H. H. Dexter, vice president; A. J. Eaton, counsellor; L. H. Patterson, secretary; A. J. Alden, financial secretary; John L. Rae, treasurer; D.P. Rowell, guide; Pp. M. Elkins, chaplain; H. F. Pritchard, warden; James Kane, sentry; trustees, L. H. Patterson, A. J. Eaton and D. P. Rowell. The reports of the officers for the past year making a good showing for the council in the endowment insurance work were audited and approved. the committee, gave an informal but inter- | seiected in many districts more than’ this | Mr. Godwin further stated that his | eration and that it had already undertaken | work which that committee has outlined | Mr. Warner also moved that no obligation | bia Heights formerly occupied by the Home | |WHOLESALE BLACKMAIL How Corporations Are Bled by the Mary- land Bosses. ‘That Must Be Made to ty—Bills Intro- duced to Extort Money. Contributi Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 8, 1894. The bosses are in full charge at Annapo- lis and the usual heavy toll will be levied on all corporations asking privileges from the state. Bills will be imtroduced which if enacted into law would destroy or per- manently injure large property interests. ‘The people interested try, by appealing to the committees in charge of the proposed laws to convince the members that injustice will be done, but it is discovered at last that nothing can be done until some member of ;the third house is seen and “arrangements made.” The bill is then pigeonholed, and the members of the lobby divide their spoil. From the beginning to the end of the ses- sion this plugging of corporations and pri- yate interests goes on, and a deep sigh of felief goes up from the community when the ninety days have passed and the un- wholesome crowd of lobbyists and strikers retire to their holes and haunts to spend their ill-gotten gains. An officer of one of |the wealthiest corporations doing business jhere said today that he viewed the bien- nial meeting of the general assembly with | apprehension, and always saw its adjourn- ment with joy and relief. Stocks of local companies stand still or fall, as it is known | that efforts are being made to change char- ters or hamper the work of these corpora- tions for the purpose of securing money as | pay for immunity. Attacking the Corporations. This year the usual attack is to be made on the gas, electric light and railway com- | panies, while a new source of revenue will be sought in a combined effort to make the jinsurance and trust companies “come to time and contribute” to what is known as the Grandmother's Fund. For more than forty years this system of public “plundering has been going on. Whethe: the legislature has been whig or kKnownothing, as it generally was before the war, or republican or democratic, as it has been during and since the great st>ug- &le between the states, the same system has preailed. Bills are introduced for the ex- press purpose of frightening capitalists and compelling them, in the current vernacular, to “put up the stuff.” Members Do Not Reap the Profit. Strange as it may appear, out of all the large sums of money spent at Annapolis to Prevent hostile or secure favorable legisla- on, the members get very little. Few are ever known to sell out directly, The bosses here,as in New York and other states, take the cash, and, through their in- uence over the members, who are general- ly weak men who lack the courage to stand up manfully against the machine, they force or cajole a majority into voting as they de- sire, and in this way the iniquitous work goes on. It is the fault of the system of | | | the curse of this city and state for more | than a generation, and which appears to be growing in strength here rather than dimin- ishing in its power and influence. People would rather pay to be let alone than exert themselves before the election, and by rous- ing public sentiment drive the rascals from power by the ballot. The election laws here are made in the in- terest of the ring, and the results of the elections are made to continue the machine in control—notwithstanding the majority of the legal voters may desire to turn the rascals out. Careful manipulation of the official machinery of the elections and the open and glaring use of repeaters have in the past kept the ring in control, and will continue to do so in the future as long as ixid partisan boards have charge of the elections. f ——_~¢-___ NEW YORK LAWYERS ANGRY. They Denounce the “Hanging the Hornblower Nomina The Bar Association of New York city last night at its annual meeting for the | election of officers for the ensuing year, in |@ resolution offered by James C. Carter, took the Senate judiciary committee to task |for rejecting the nomination of Wm. D. Horntlower for associate justice of the Su- ipreme Court of the United States. The members feel highly incensed because of the grounds upon which Mr. Hornblower’s | Nomination is alleged to have been defeated —incapability. ‘The resolutions are as follows: Resolved, That this association learned with the deep- |est regret that the judiciary committee of | the Senate has made a report adverse to } the confirmation of the nomination of Wm. | B. Hornblower as associate justice of the | Supreme Court of the United States. Resolved, That, while under ordinary cir- cumstances this association might hesitate to make any expression intended to reach the Senate of its opinion upon the fitness of any judicia! nomination while it is pend- ing for consideration before that body, yet! in view of the fact that the adverse action is reported to be based upon Mr. Horn- blower's supposed lack of the practice and experience requisite to qualify him for the | place for which he was nominated it fears | that its silence would be misunderstood if jit failed to declare its clear conviction that | the opinion of the judiciary committee must have been founded upon mistaken or in- | sufficient information. Resolved, That this association, after a long and intimate acauaintance with Mr. Hornblower and with his professional em- ployment. feels entirelv justified in declar- \ ing its opinion that he is in point of learning, | character and experience eminently fitted for the high office to which he has been nominated. Pesolved, That conies of these resolutions, anyiy. authenticated. he forwarded to the Senators from the state of New York. ces! Mr. Bollinger’s Faneral. ‘The funeral services of Geo. C. Bollinger, one of the Ford Theater sufferers, took place at his late residence,No. 2209 I street northwest, at 5 p.m. yesterday. The re- mains were taken to Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y., for interment this morn- ing at 9 o'clock. Dr. Muir of the E Street Baptist Church officiated. The services were attended by the following-named survivors and injured ones: A. G. Yount, W. W. Hibbard, J. L. Taylor, Fred. G. Calvert, John H. Lindley, C. H. Bliss, Thomas Hynes, Thomas Jones, J. H. Thomas. D. J. Dewey, H. N. Price, F. J. Metcalf, C. E. McLaughlin, P. K. ney, G. E. Dayton, F. B, Smith, 1. mer, G. J. Drew, A. C. Black, Simms and 8. S. Baker. —_—_>—__. The Bowdoin Dinner. The annual dinner of the Alumni Associa- tion of Bowdoin College will come off to- mor-ow evening at 7 o'clock at Welcker's, and in view of the centennial celebration of the college life next June, will be a sort of pre-centennial affair. Chief Justice Fuller will preside. President Hyde and Prof. Chapman of the college will be the guests of the association, and among others who will be present are Major General 0.0. How- ard, Senator Frye, Mr. Justice Harlan, Sec- retary Hoke Smith, Mr. L. D. M. Sweat and Congressmen Reed, Boutelle and Dingley, and Rev. Dr. Southgate of Annapolis and Col. Harry D. Whitcomb of Richmond, all of whom are by graduation or adoption alumni of the little college down among the pine trees on Brunswick's sandy soil in the state of Maine. Hi Charles >—— The candidates of the democracy to be voted for at the special election for Con- gress, January 30, were nominated Monday night in New York. They are William L. Brown in the fourteenth district and Isador Straus in the fifteenth. BEWARE; GRIP THE Dr. Edson fears another epidemic, and sounds the alarm. d chest, ughs, colds, Phi ap reco no other external remedy affords prompt preven- tion and quicker cure than sai BENSON'S POROUS PLASTER, Indorsed by over 5,000 Physicians and Chemists. sure to get the genuine Benson's, may be had from all druggists. SEABURY & JOHNSON, Chemists, N. Y. City. | machine and boss politics which has been | FROM RIO JANEIRO. A Battle in Which 10,000 Men Took Pa The English officers and sailors who brought the torpedo boat Aurora from Eng- land for the Brazilian government sailed for home trom Pernambuco on the steam- ship Clyde. The warship Parnahyba left Pernambuco on December 28. It is sald that she was bound for the convict island Fernando Noronha, to complete her crew from among the convicts. It is also said that Admiral Mello, with the Aquidaban, has gune to the same island to release the convicts. The Lisbon correspondent of the United Press forwards the following mail advices brought from Brazli by the steamship Clyde: RIO JANEIRO, Dec, 26.—An important battle has been fought in the state of Sao Paulo, in which the government troops, urder Gen. Argalio, were defeated by the insurgents. There were 0,000 troops en- gaged in the battle. Five hundred of the government forces were killed and the rest were taken prisoners. Among the captured are Gens. Silva and Ellas. On December 22 an unsuccessful attack was made on Ilha Grande. The only means of communication with Kio Janeiro is by a naval escort. Firing between the gov- ernment and the insurgent forces ts gor: on all the time. The government inter- cepts all inland commuvications. Santos has been blockaded since the beginning cf December by the Republica and other surgent werships. Tue troops under the insurgent general Saraiva are eight or ten | days’ march from Sao Paulo, making a movement to the west toward ltalare to fetch horses and forage. A Buenos Ayres dispatch says that an emissary from Admiral DaGama, carrying dispatches to Admiral Mello, has been ar- rested in Rio Janeiro. Another dispatch from Buenos Ayres says that Admiral DaGama has issued a manifesto in which he disavows the author- ship of the recent monarchical address, de- nouncing Peixoto as a military tyrant, and = the nation to establish a civil repub- ic. of ——2e0- THE BRAZILIAN RUMOR. later Me ca Does Not Believe t President Peixoto Has Resigned. Minister Mendonca, the Brazilian minis- ter, places no credence in the report that President Peixoto has resigned. “The president,” he said, “is not of the resign- ing kind. He is a soldier, and I can under- stand that it is possible that he may have been killed at the head of his army, but he would never resign. He is a brave man, and if need be, he might turn over his civil office to take the head of his army, but I cannot conceive of his resigning. These reports by way of London and Paris are all sent in the interest of the rebels, and particularly those sent to the LondonTimes. Their correspondent is with the rebel ad- miral, and he could not, if he wished, know anything that might transpire on the main- jand. His dispatches are not to be relied on. NEW if about ecently the rebels had a new acces- sion to their ranks in the person of an American press correspondent, who has sent inside of twenty days the most sen- sational reports published here since the beginning of the rebellion in Brazil, He is undoubtedly a very enterprising gentie- man. Before Christmas he had the city of Rio de Janeiro taken by the rebels, with the consequent resignation of President Peixoto; iast Saturday he enrolled all the northern states of Brazil for the rebellion. “I tell you that the republic has no more loyal subjects than the governors of these states. In a word, the rebellion is doomed. It is only a question of a very short time when Da Gama must surrender.” coo THINKS REPUBLICANS WILL WIN. Col. Bliss’ Ideas About the New York City Congressional Electio; Col. George Bliss, the New York lawyer and politician, was at the Capitol yesterday A big the lot of remnants of some SAIOBS in the house ‘have accumu- out this week it profitable ey'll be cleaned ot pris that'll for buy make bere. EDrMONS 34 F St. You Are Married We bave something important to say to the furnishing of Laps money is searce—but that makes no dif. ference CREDIT isn't scarce—and ta good bere for all the furniture pets you need. 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I am told that the republicans are depended upon by Mr. Hornblower’s friends to secure con- firmation despit: the action of the com- mittee, but that the most of them are quite at sea in the matter. “I am curious to know,” he continued, “just what will become of the tariff bill. I seem to see the evidence of seme shrewd- ness on the part of the democratic mi agers of the House in selecting January 2 as the day for taking a vote on the bill. | On the next day, January 30, there wili| be two special elections heid in New York | city to fill vacancies in the House, caused | by the retirement of Fellows and Fitch. | The election of republicans from those dis. tricts on a tariff issue, pure and simple, | would be a deadly blow to the interests of) what they call ‘tariff reform’ and it seems | to me uld leave nothing of the adminis- tration whatever. 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