Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1894, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. ————SSSSSsSSSSSSO SPECTAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPIRITUALISM—MISS MAGGIE GAULE OF BAL- Umore, the wonderful medium, every FRIDAY during’ day, for private sittings, 905 if st. nw. every FRIDAY NIGHT, Wouu's Hail, 721 6th st. bx B MARKET—CHRISTMAS GOODS A specitity.—The Eastern Market will be open MONDAY, December 24, from 5 aw. to 10 p.m. Closed Christmas. e20-st* GALE OF CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES, NOW ON EXHIBITION at ‘the DECORATIVE AKT KOOMS, sot Vermont ae Opposite Arlington Hol G7 Popula- prices prevail. 420-3t Tunica SECURITY AND, TRUST COMPANY, ru . C.—Notic hereby given to Hockbolders of the American Security. and ‘Trust Company of the District of Columbia, as of record. mber 31, Ish, that a divide: of 1% per cent has been declared upon the capital stock of the suid company, payable JANE ALY lu, 1805, ond that the transfer books of the cotapuay will be closed from January 1, 1805, to January Attest: G) 10, inclusive. . BE. EMMONS, Secretary. ~ COMMISSIO: C.J. BELL, President. cera: This is to give notice that the commissin to select the for Hock Creck Park, acting by authority of an act of Congress, entitied “Au act authorizing the establisning of a public park in the District of Columbia,” ‘said act approved September 27, IW, have uscertaiued the cost of the land teken fog and wow constituting the suid Kock Creek Park, including the expenses of acquiring the said land. Further, this is to wive notice that the sald commission, acting under the said authority, will, ou SATURDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY. A.D. 1805 AT TWO O'CLOCK P.M. ta room numbered 31, iu the celty hali, sometimes called the court house, in the suid city, hold their first meet- ing for the purpose of asseseing such proportion Of such cost aud expenses upon the lands, lo and blocks, being real estate, situated in ti said District of Columbia, speclally benefited by reason of the lecution eud improvement of said Kock Creek Park, as nearly us may be in pro- portion to the benefits resulting to said real es tate. And if the stid commission shall nd that the ‘real estate in said District directly bens fited by reason of the location of the said Rocks Creek Purk is not benefited to the full extent of the said cost and expenses, then they will assess each tract or parcel of land specially benefited as aforesaid in said D t to the extent of such benefits: as they shall deem the said real estate specially benefited by reason of the location and improvement of said Kock Creek Park. In making the said assessment the sald real estate benefited as aforesaid will be asxessed by description thereof, which shall pear of record in the waid District oa the day of the said first meeting, to wit, January 5, 1805. All persons interested may appear and heard at the time and plaice aforesaid of t said first meeting of the aad commission for the said parpose, and the said persons are hereb notified to so appear if they, or any of them, sire to be heard im the premises. It is the ‘pu: pose of the comzntssion to first hear test!mon: as to the extent of surrounding land affected beneficially by the location and improvement of Rock Creek Park. THOS. LINCOLN CASEY Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army; POWELL, Engineer ‘Couimissioner, D. H. BOYNTON, S. PB. LANGLEY, PERRY, Conmission to Select the Land for Tock Creek @19,20,21,22,24,26,27,28, Ja 2&3 Park. 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Cancers ginitarium, 1220.6 st. nw. aim CHARLES ALLEN, 31D. Bradbury Upright Pianos FOR HOLIDAY MUSIC. Why not rent a Sweet-toned Bradbury Upright Piaao to furnish music for holidays? $5 mo. up. F. G. Smith, 1225 Pa. Ave. New Year Cards. PRINTED OR ENGRAVED. 50 Cards for 50 cts.—100 for 75 cts, inated Cards. us NOW. S. Adams, Printer, (ais) 512 ITH ST. N.W. TAKING TO BOATS Policy Runners Abandon the Bridges Across the River. Officers Raid Their Navy on e Mont ment Grounds—Four Arrests Made and the Men Sent Down. © The policy business seems to have taken 4 new lease of life in this city and the policy men are displaying a degree of activity which if displayed by officials of Avexendria county, across the river, would undcubtedly put an end to the business. During the past few years police deals with policy men have been rumored, but the rumors an-ounted to nothing until the developments in the case of Detective Suth- erland and Policeman Greeley, who are now fugitives from justice. These officers, wno were convicted of a charge of being in- terested in the business of one firm, when they were making an outward appearance of attempting to break up a rival firm, have been at large and working in Chicago, but so far as can be ascértained no effort has ever been made to apprehend them. Since their trial, conviction and escape the policy business has caused trouble in police departments of other cities. In Baltimore and Alexandria an effort is being made to investigate these low gambling games, while the officers here have exerted them- selves in an effort to apprehend all viol tors of the law. It Is not suspected that there is a sinzle policy headquarters in this city at present, but it is a notorious fact that in Virginia, rear the Long“and Free bridges, shops of this character are permitted to run and do business in open violation of law, so it is sald. It is certain that the shops are open and that people from this side of the river make daily visits to them and gamble away their hard-earned cash. From cime to time officers have been stationed about the bridges to prevent the stream of policy players from wearing out the planks on them and also protect them from’ their de- sire to play the seductive game. Many arrests have been made and the travelers sent down as vagrants or policy promoters. Yesterday Policemen Russell and Joyce suspectgd that policy men had stopped going over the bridges and taken to going over in boats. Just where they had made their shipping point the officers did not know, but they soon learned that some of the suspected men had been seen going in the direction of the Monument lot, and yesterday the offi- cers, in citizens’ clothes, reached the lot in time to see the men start over to reach the gambling shops for the morning draw- ing. There were several boats on the river, but their occupants had reached a point of safety, and it was impossible for the officers to have overtaken them, even if they had had a hoat.. Having no boat, all the officers could do wa to stand on the shore and see them moving over the mud- dy water in the direction of the other shore. e But even then the officers were not dis- heartened, for they waited in expectation of seeing others come to take the boats across, and they were not disappointed. In a few minutes they arrested four col- ored men and would have caught a few more had they had assistance. Two of the men, William H. Douglass and Emanuel Boon, had policy slips and money enough on them to indicate that they were runners, while Henry Carter and John Toler were in the business on a smailer scale, or perhaps only for them- selves. Boon had more than fifty rows on him and money to correspond with the plays, while his companion had, perhaps, about half that number. ‘These two men appeared in Judge Mil- ler’s court this morning to answer charges of promoting policy. Boon was first ques- tioned, but he declined to tell by whom he had been employed to take the policy pa- pers over the river, and a sentence of four months was imposed. “I was taking these plays over for some friends,” was the excuse made by Doug- lass. “Who wrote these numbers?” asked. “I did,” he answered. “Can you write?” “Only write number: “Just enough to get you in trouble,” the Judge told him. “You will have to go to jail for four month: Judge Kimball heard the cases of Carter and ‘Toler, who were charged under the vagrancy act. - admit that I go across the river once in awhile,” said one of them. “I have a good friend over there, but I seldom get farther than the bar room. “Do you get stranded there “Not exactly.” Toler was given fifteen days on the farm in default of security and Carter was re- leased on his personal bonds. _ “My Lady Primrow A fairy story, by Mary E. Wilkins, will appear in Saturday's Sta ——— Play Fair, Me I went to the theater last night, and as I glanced over the large audience I silently congratulated The Star on its victory, for there wes but one big hac in the house. I bemoaned my own luck, however, for that monstrosity was directly In front of me. But when the curtain rose I was overjoyed to see the lady in front of me make one deft movement toward her monstrous headgear, and, like a flash, it lay in her lap. I inwardly blessed her, and her escort looked around with a satisfied air and an expression which plainly said, “We know what's what." Her hair may’ or may not have been arranged to go without a hat, but to every man in the vicinity it was the prettiest head of hair in the house. When the curtain went down on the first act, however, this considerate woman, with her lap full of her belongings, was put to an unnecessary inconvenience. Several men insisted upon crowding by her, and she naturally and indignantly blushed, as she made herself as small as possible in order to gratify them. Come, men, lei’s play fair. If the wo- men are considerate enough of our com- fort to give up the cherished habit, of wearing big hats to the theater, let us’ be equally considerate of their comfort. If we can’t secure seats which may be va- he was cated between the acts without incommod- ing ladies, let's sit still until the play is THEATER GOER, over. Play fair! Castoria For nfants and Children. CASTCRIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and over. comes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea and Feve-istness. ‘Thas the child ts rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL. Cas. TORIA contsirs no “morphine or other narcotic property. “CASTORIA {s so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me” H. A. ARCHER, M.D., 111 So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. ¥. “For several years 1 have recommended ‘Casto- rig,’ and shall always continue to do so, as it has iovartabis protuced berefielal results.” EDWIN F. PARDEE, M.D., 125th st. and 7th ave., New York city, WEBSTER AND STARK (Continued From First Page.) an old-style dress suit. His ample coat is closed around him by the two central but- tons. It has broad lapels, and its large and rolling collar discloses a plain shirt bosom. The bottom of the vest is seen below ‘| the coat, and the trousers are full and flowing. "The neck is draped with a stock, with a broad, turned-down collar. ‘The arms are at the side, the thumb and in- dex finger of the right hand being opened, with the remaining fingers partially closed. The left hand holds a manuscript, partly opened. The head represents Webster in his closing years, and the features are said by those who knew him to be extremely life-like and correct. The pose is massive and commanding, and is pronounced as unexceptionable, The head is slightly turned to the right, the face is smooth, and the expression is of the highest intellectual character. In the rear of the right leg is an irregular pile of books, surmounted by manuscript. The figure is of the finest Carrara mar- ble, and was cut in Italy by Carl Conrads, for a Hartford company. It is a copy of the bronze statue now in Concord, N. H., modeled by Thomas Ball. ‘The features of the statue conform closely to Thomas Carlyle’s description of Webster, in which that writer said: “He is a magnificent specimen. As a logic fencer, advocate or parliamentary Hercules one would incline to back him at the first sight against all the extant world. That tanned complexion, that amorphous, crag- like face, the dull black eyes under the precipice of brows, like dull, anthracite furnaces, waiting only to be blown; the mastiff mouth accurately closed—I have not traced so much silent Berserker rage, that I remember of, in any other man.” Gen. Stark. The other statue represents Gen. Stark in his uniform, with a three-cornered cha- peau on his head. His right hand is thrust into the breast of his coat and his pose is commanding, but there 1s a freedom from that threatening aspect which artists are usually fond of bestowing upon the statue of a warrior. The athletic, sturdy, broad- shouldered frame and the prominent fea- tures, with the bold,over-hanging brow, are all reproduced, and art has blended with an easy grace the natural dignity and slimbering force of the great original. In making the statue the artist had novning to work upon but an old daguerreotype, and his success is, therefore, all the more stristng. Join Stark’s brilliant achievements at Bunker EUM, Trenton, Princeton and Ben- nington are recorded upon the pages ef the country’s bistery, and his name shires: among thg brightest stars in that glorious galaxy of tmmortal men whose heroism and statesmanship gave to our country in- nee and liberty. Each of the New.Hampshire statues stands upon a pedestal of Concord granite. Below the feet of the statues are the names “Danicl Webster’ and “John Stark.” The front of each pedestal bears a bionze shield reproducing in perfect fac- simile the coat-of-arms of their state. ‘There were not many Senators present to witness the ceremonies of the presenta- tion of the statues of Stark and Webster. The galleries were also sparsely occupted. Aside from the governor of New Hamp- shire and his staff, who occupied seats on the floor aud some New Hampshire ladtes in the reserved galleries, there was noth- ing to indicate anything unusual was go- ing on. The Senators present gave close attention to all the speakers. Serater Gallin In the course of his speech Senator Gal- linger gave an Interesting and apprecta- tive sketch of John Stark, whom, he stated, was born in Nutfleld, now Londonderry, N. H., in the year 1728, and died at the ad- vanced age of ninety-four years. He said | that the name of John Stark stands promi- | nent, if not pre-eminent, among the great- | est generals who fought under Washing- | ton. To Stark more than to any other men is credit due for the splendid defense t Bunker Hill, and the overwhelming vic- tory at Fennaington, the Gettysburg of the revolution. Hie spoke of his Scotch- Irish descent ‘and of the early years of hardship in this country. He said that General Stark was plain in appearance, awkward in manner, untrained in the arts of social life, uneducated and brusque. A slender shaft of granite marks his resting place at Manchester, and a bronze statue stands in State House Park, Concord, which was erected to his memory by the state in the year 1S, Senator Gallinger then traced his history and spoke of his capture by the Indians and the tribute which paid by his savage captors to his reckless bravery and daring. They were so much pleased with him that they wanted to adopt him into their tribe as a young chief. He was sub- sequently ransomed. During the se: years’ war Stark was continually en- gaged in important military duties, being recognized as a fighter of rare skill and courage. When released from his military | duties he returned home and engaged in agriculture and in the management of his | mills, He also founded a new township, | which was first called Starkstown and afterward Dunbarton. The Buitle of Lexington. When the news of the shedding of blood at Lexington and Concord on the 19th of April, reached Stark at his home he immediately quit work, went to his house, charged his clothes and started for the | scene of hostilities. Along the route he encouraged the peopl te volunteer, assur- had come to do of the country. ew Hampshire ing them that the time battle for the liberties About 1,200 citizens of the towns bordering on Massachusetts aban- doned their pursuit and followed their patriotic leader to Medford, where Stark was elected colonel of the first New Hamp- shire regiment. Thirteen full companies were soon secured, whic! y action of the provincial congress of New Harnpshire; were shortly after increased to 2,000 men, out of which three regiments were forme: On the 17th day of June, 1775, the battle of Bunker Hill was fought, and the war of the revolution commenced in earnest. His War Record. The speaker gave a spirited sketch of Gen, Stark’s war record. He referrel te the great injustice that was done Stark in the omission of his name from a number of promotions which had been made. by Congress. In consequence of this, Gen. Sturk resigned. The council and house of delegates of New Hampshire passed a vote ot thanks to Stark for his services, and later on, at a critical period in the’ war, Gen. Stark consented to command a new company of state militia, with the under- standing, however, that he should be whol- ly accountable to the state authoritie, Senator Gallinger recounted Gen. Stark subsequent gallant share in the battle of Bennington. Whether or not, he Stark pointed to the enemy with and said, as tradition has it, “See thers, men! there are the redcoats. "Before aight they are ours, or Molly Stark’s a widow,” it is certain ‘that this brave commander engaged in the contest with a reckless courage worthy of the greatest of the world’s heroes. The battle was a terrific one for those days, described by Stark in his dispatches as “The hottest I ever saw. It was like one continusd clap of thu de Stark's horse was shot under him, and then, with his drawn sword, he merched through the thinned ranks of his brave followers, urging them on to the final assault. Censure and Thanks of Congress. It is a singular bit of history that two days after the battle of Bennington (the news not having then reached the seat of government) Congress passed the resolu- tion censuring Stark for nct having sub- mitted to the army regulations, ‘The very next day news of the victory reached Congress, when, on motion of Mr. Bland of Virginia, a resolution was passed declaring that the thanks of Congress be presented to Gen. Stark of the New Hamo- shire militia and the officers and the troops under his command for their brave and successful attack upon and signal victory over the enemy in their lines at Benning- ton, and that he be eppointed a beiga lier keneral in the army of the United States. During the remainder of the war he had the fullest confidence of the commander-in- chief of the army and of Congress. When the war terminated, he returned to his New Hempshire home and quietly resumed a: cultural pursuits. Senator Morrill. i Mr. Justin S. Morrill, the venerable Sena- tor frem Vermont, said: Mr. President, my remarks on this oc- casion will be brief, and perhaps I should not have spoken at all, but for my abiding interest in the progressive enrichment of the National Statuary Hall. New Hampshire must be heartily con- hdiocre, he appe: j and to their childre EF gratulated upon her admirable gelection of the historic characters she has,;chosen to commemorate. he gee stato justly claims much in pi ting Webster and Stark as her sons, but they! will be greeted with equal homage and fection by the whole nation. " A Bcston critic once siated fhat “The principal wealth of Ne’ shire is great men and water powef, hut instead cf keeping them herself, ske squanders them on Massachusetts, and Webster, was one of these free gifts.” The cpitic should have added that no state can etter afford to permit anothér stat to replevy what right- ly belongs to it than Massathusétts. The number of American statesmen and heroes already represented: in that superb and venerated hall, with the Igng list of wortbies sure to find a place there, but still held in reserve by states ¢mbatrassed by too large a number entitled to selection, or by worthies not yet fully ripe, are suf- ficientvto give abundant assurance that this large assemblage of sta! will be of un- rivaled public interest, a distinctive honor to the several states, and wholly worthy of the republic. ‘The Majestic Form of Webster. The majestic form of Daniel Webster has been so frequently presented in bronze and marble, and his life and cheracter so often grandly portrayed by those who best knew his intellect al endowments, and were best qualified to appreciate him as a lawyer and as an orator, or as a statesman and cabi- net minister, thatefor me {it is a dubious tesk to add a word to what has been more fitly spoken long ago, or that will be by others here today. Probably only a small number of those present today ever saw or heard Mr. Webster speak in either branch of Con- gress, but no man who ever looked upon him would fail to discover that he was a man of no common mold, and it would be safe to say that, in the presence of any “sea of upturned faces” of Americans, his intellectual primacy would not be con- tested. It was my fortune to listen to a political speech of Mr. Webster in 1840, at Balti- more, the same year at Orford, N. H., and years after in Fanevil Hall. Again, being in Boston, and learning that an important patent case was to be on trial in the Unit- ed States district court, where Mr. Choate was the counsel on one side and Mr. Web- ster on the other, I lost no time in secur- ing a seat in the court house. Different in manner, as might be supposed that of Achilles and Ulysses would be, both great- ly interested me, as both appeared to be exerting their utmost professional skill to win the case. To me the treat seemed worth a journey across the continent. I was In Washington in 1836, 1540, 1848 and 1852, and, of course, saw Mr. Webster, but never hearc him speak at any length in the Senate. I may, however, be pardoned for mentioning cre or two occurrences that came under my observation more than for- ty years ago, though of little importance, and will trench very little upon your time. Personal Reminiscences. On one of these early Washington visits I was present at an all-night session of the Senate in the old Senate chamber. As the hours grew late all got tired, and Mr. Web- ster bent his head over his desk, with his face pillowed on his hands, while another Senator in a rambling speech, and sud- denly enthused with rapturous admiration for Mr. Wel er, pronegunced him “the statesman! the historian! the philosopher! the poet!”"—when Mr. Webster, half-way raising his head, in a gruff voice ejacu- lated, “Enough! enoygh?" Senator Butler of South Carolina evidently thought so too, but had some difficulty in persuading the jubilant member to take his seat. A day or two in advancq,of the meeting of the whig national convention in Balti- more in 1852, to which I was a delegate, to nominate a presidential candidate, I visited Washington, and was invited, With others, by Mr. Webster, then Seeretary of State, to dinner. As it was not my intention to support Mr. Webster in the comvention the invitation was rather regretted, but being told by a friend that such an invitation here from the President qr the: Secretary of * was never to be declined, it was act ‘There were about a dozen at the Mrs. Webster “being the only lady. Mr. Webster appeated in his blue coat with gilt buttons, ight buff vest, low shoes, and white silk half hose, and led the conversation most happlly, whether grave or ga Upon leaving “he dining room the gentlemen all returfed to the drawing room, and there Mr. Webster was so gracious and attractive in general and 1 conversation as to quickly place at his ease, especially he did not even allude to the coming gonvention. By way of inquiry as to the preparation of his speeches, I ventdred to say I had heard it stated that among the passages often quoted one had been conceived by him many years prior to utterance, and referred to his picturesque description of the power of England, “whose morning drumbeat, following the sun and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with the continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.” He promptly replied, “As a mere fact, it is true, that while visiting Quebec, several years before the speech of 1834, one morn- ing I arose early, as is my wont, and walked out upon the ramparts of the city, when I soon heard the morning drumbea: It then occurred to me that this, a little later, would be repeated at Montreal, then at Toronto, again in Columbia, and so on round the world.” Adding, “Oh, I never pretended to be one of the inspired genius- es. I bring forth nothing without labor. Tf not precisely at the time, it has cost labor at some time.” When I left his residence; then on D str nortiiwest, Mr. Webster seemed to have grown greater to me, and, unlike some so-called great men, who, as’ you get nearer to them, become siender, if not me- red more like a Doric tem- to loom up more grandly the nearer ple, however, I did not vote in his favor at the convention, the speech of March 7, 1850, being insurmountable; but I ever felt glad, proud that Daniel Webster was born, lived and died an American, Senator Chand Senator Chandler of his father and ler. Regarding Webster, spoke of his ancestry, mother, and then gave a brief sketch of his life in New Hampshire and sketched his career after he became a resident of Massachusetts, concluding substantially as follows: “These achievements constitute the basis of Mr, Websier’s greatness and entitle his native state of New Hampshire to place Lis likeness in marble as one of her two me- morial statues in the national gallery in this Capitol. “It may not be claimed that no one hi surpassed Mr.Webster as a lawyer; there can be ne reasonable doubt that no one has excelled him as an orator or as a statesman. In his early days in Congress Mr. Webster strongly opposed a protective tariff, when, under the lead cf Mr. Cal- houn, the south sought by duties on ini- ports to develop the home industries of cotton and other manufactures, while New England was agricultural and commercial merely and largely engaged in the carrying trade upon the ocean, “Afterward when New England had bow- ed to the national policy and had invested her means in manufacturing enterprises, upon which her property nd ‘wealth be- came absolutely dependent, Mr. Webster changed his position and angued with great earnestness and force in favor of protec- tion according to the American system of Henry Clay. Here was no moral question; it was economic purely, one of expediency, and one whether there should be a broad cr narrow construction of the Constitution. When the slavery question first became dominant in national polities, Mr. Webster was one of the leading opponents. Yet, in his 7th of March speech, he made a radical change, abandoned the Wilmot proviso, and again, as & follower of Mr. Clay, supported the compromise measure of 1850. “In an address in the Senate on Febru- ary 18, 188), upon the reception from the state of Michigan of the statue of Lewis Cass, also a native of New Hampshire, the present speaker sought for the reasons which led that northern statesman to be willing to make so many concessions to the south and to slavery. The controlling mo- tive, it may fairly be claimed, was love of the union of these states and fears cf its dissolution. Now that the Union, after more than one hundred years of national life under the Constitution, has been ce- mented by the blood of hundreds of. thous- ands of patriotic citizen soidiery in the greatest war of modern times, these fears of the men of 153) may seem to have been fanciful and needless. But they were real to them. The Union meant, as they be- lieved, everything that was dear to them , and they were will- ing to yield and to suffer much rather than to risk che doubtful issueof fratricidal war- fare for its maintenance. “That such a motive influenced Mr. Web- ster there can be no doubt. Whether it was the sole motive may be questioned. If he had lived anti! 18G1 when the south and slavery began thew: he would have spoken uncompromisingly for the main- tenance of the n by force of arms, and would have throwa all his surviving ener- gies and eloquence into the contest for the establishment of liberty to all men with- out distinction of color as well as the per- petuation of the Union. In centuries to come, if the statues in the gallery escape the leveling hand of time, and future gen- erations look upon the likeness of Webster and ask who he was and what he did, there shall come the undying eulogium. He was the great expounder and defender of the American Constitution. There is no military halo around his mighty head, no names of battles tell his fame, but he set forth and explained in living and burning words, as no other did or could, the im- mortal principles of American government, to defend which navies were built, armies raised and our great military heroes fought and bled and gave up their lives.” * Of Gen. Stark. Of Gen. Stark Mr. Chandler said that he was New Hampshire's great fighter in the war of the revolution. More than any other commander he rejoiced in the fierce- ness of actual conflict on the battlefield. As a leader of men in battle he had few equals and almost no superiors in history. “Fortunate, thrice fortunate, was the im- mortal Sjark that he was able to exercise his unsurpassed faculty to command and to exhibit his extreme personal valor by leading the New Hampshire troops at Bunker Hill, by heading Washington's per- sonal adyance at Trenton, and by planning and winning, as the chief commander, the decisive victory of Bennington. ‘Fortunate also is New Hampshire that she is able to place in the national gallery the statue of a military hero, whose ser- vices in arms contributed so much to American independence, and whose mem- ory is so deserving of perpetuation in all patriotic hearts.” Senator Lodge. Senator Lodge said of Stark that he sprang from that sturdy stock which brought to the north of Ireland the blood of the Scotch Covenanters and of Crom- well’s Ironsides. “New Hampshire today places his statue in the National Capitol, but the American people will alwa%s think of John Stark, not in the cold repose cf bronze or marble, but as he led the van through snow and sleet and darkness when Washington saved the revolution at Tren- ton, or still more as he was when black- ened with powder he charges with his men upon the British lines at Bennington.” Of Webster, Mr. Lodge said that his great fame belongs to Massachusetts, the state which he served and honored, and which loved and honored him for so many years. The disappointment and regret of his last days came from the fact that he had fail- ed to gain the one great office which he felt should have been his. ‘‘Webster is too great a man to treat with the contempt which is implied by mere eulogy, and the consequent implication that he was fault- less. He had serious imperfections and grave moral defects. History recognizes and judges both.” Speaking of Webster's change of attitude on the slavery question, Mr. Lodge said that the passion for the presidency and the longing for southern support played an important part therein cannot be doubted. But it is narrow and unjust to think that this meaner influence was the only one. Then as always, the dominant motive with Webster was his love for the Union. He did more to create the national sentiment in the years before the war than any other man, and it was this national sentiment that he expressed so passionately which nerved the arms and stirred the hearts of the northern people when war came, and which drove forward the bayonets of the national armies on many a stricken fie! Webster’s devotion to the Union was as heartfelt as it was fervent. He not only believed in it as a patriot, but it was a part of his very nature. He had “no allegiance in his politics,” and like one of Lowell's pioneers, “he had em- pire in his brains.” Senator Mitche! The speech of Mr. Mitchell of Oregon wee a eulogy of the great Webster. Dur- ing the coyse of his remarks he said: “Webster was a human prodigy, a unique intellectual entity. He towered above his fellows in his lines of superiority, like Na- poleon in France, Bismarck in Germany, Gladstone of England, in their respective traits of greatness. The light of his mar- velous mind did not ‘shine eccentric, lke a comet's blaze,’ but clear and steady lke the sun in his splendor, when it ‘s! serenely bright. “That he was endowed by nature with rare gifts, all will agree; that he was a patriot in the grandest and loftiest sense of that term, none will deny. That as a logician, statesman, orator, he ranked in- ferior to none among the logicians, states- men and orators, not only of the times in which he lived, but of any period, but was superior to many, there are few to dispute. “To Webster more than to any other American is due the credit of infusing into the American mind and crystallizing ‘n the American conscience a correct inter- tation of the Constitution. “The inspiration of his matchless spsech- es in support of the integrity of the Con- stitution and the Union and in opposition to a vicious construction of the funda- mental law sought by some to be engraft- ed on that great instrument infused pa- triotism into the minds and hearts of a million men and prompted them to the rescue, when thirty years or more later that integrity was assailed by force of arms.” Senator Davis. The corner stone of this Capitol, sald Senator Davis, was laid on the fourth day of July, 1851, and Daniel Webster was the orator cf the event. It was most &ppro- priate that he who, for a generation, had builded upon the foundations of the Con- stitution such Cyclopien architecture of in- tellectual power should speak the words of dedication of this marble pile and the Con- stitution which it symbolizes to the love of the people and the protection of Al- mighty God. And now, after the lapse of more than forty years, the mother state which held him in her granite cradle has proudly ret up in this place the image of her wondrous son. It was not needed, yet it was fitting to be done. Some men, and of them was Webster, cannot be expressed by monu- ments. The time of that ceremony was a trou- bled one. The future was black with por- tents. Ccmpromises had been repealed, and substituted comprcmises were proving to be mere vanishing makeshifts. The earth was tremulous with two vast agitations. They were conflicting and destructive. The north was slowly moving with reluctant yet ominous power. The south, in posses- sion of safeguards which could not save, knew this fact, and wes in the first throes of that convulsion which at last opened the chasm of disunion by war. In the midst of such agitation this was one of Webster's last public utterances, and in it he pleaded with passionate earn- estness for the supremacy of the Constitu- tion and the preservation of the Union. At the bar, in the Senate, in the cabinet, Daniel Webster built up and expanded the Constitution beyond any man of his time or any party of men. Yet it has been said of him that he was not a constructive statesman, that he originated few meas- ures, drafted few statutes, and that he was a mere demonstrator. Exactly the con. trary 1s the fact. He was the most con- structive of American statesmen. He con- strued the Constitution constructively in nearly all of its articles. He applied it and expanded it, and today his personality is imseparably identified with It as it is. This majestic presence among men seem- ed born for this great duty. His cosmic intellect seemed from the day of its first exertions to fill the Union. What trait does he display to Indicate in what state he was born? He was not a Puritan; he shows no trace of provinclalism. He filled the land; this mighty Antaeus drew strength from contact with every portion of it. It is said that he erred at last. This is true. A divinity stronger than he, that power that through the popular conscience makes weak all human strength, lifted this giant from contact with the earth that gave him power. The overmastering force it once had given him no longer came. He struggled with stronger powers than his until earth took him, stilled in the sublime repose of death, into her bosom at Marsh- field, where the sea intones its everlasting monody at his tomb. Representative Curtis, Mr. Curtis of New York, after a brief analysis of Stark and Webster, said: “Other states have sent to Statuary Hall with rare discrimination life-sized images in imperishable marble of men most con- spicuous for service in establishing and maintaining the federal government. New Hampshire sends a faithful image of her citizen-soldier, who was the embodiment of civic virtue and martial genius, and of him whose loving heart, massive intel- lect and eloquent tongue were ever ex- erted for humanity, liberty and progress, the expounder and defender of the Consti- tution. “In accepting these statues let ail, and especially those who took part on what- ever side, in the great conflict in which these disturbing questions were finaily, ‘Page 4 Page 12 PTT tt bceeduseciedassabbooasacetdbsasause bbeias Keoneben FOR RENT (Miscellaneous). . FOR RENT (Offices). FOR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables) FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE @icycles) FOR SALE (Houses). FOR SALE (Lots). 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He displayed, said Mr. Powers, the dash of a Sheridan, the strategy of a Lee and the firm mental poise of a Grant. The results of Stark’s victory at Bennington were of the most far-reaching consequence to the American cause. It made Saratoga not alone possible—it made it inevitable. Sara- toga brought recognition from France and Spain, and with that independence was practi¢ally won. Bennington restored the waning, drooping hope of America, it uni- fied public sentiment throughout the.colo- nies, it emphasized the belligerent char- acter of the contest, and better than all, it demonstrated the ability of the Amert- can volunteer to cope with the professional soldier of Europe. “Today New Hampshire adds one more testimonial of honor to her distinguished son by setting his statue in our national ery of fame, and appropriately couples frwith that of her other son, Daniel Web- ster, the foremost American in law, let ters and statesmanship. What other state can claim the motherhood of such son: The one the master of the arts of, wi the other a master in the arts of peace. Both dedicated their lives to the honor and glory of their country, and both have se- cured the applause of countless millions of men who will share the blessings of free government.” Representative Baker. Mr. Baker described the rugged Mfe of Stark's youth among the New Hampshire mountains, his capture by and captivity among the Indians, his service during the French and Indian war, and his great and valuable services during the revolution at the head of his poorly clad, almost bare- foot, unfed and unpaid but gallant troops, and his subsequent career until 1822, when he died at the age of ninety-four, the last surviving general of the revolution save Sumter. In conclusion Mr. Baker said: "General Stark impressed every one with his self-confidence in times of difficulty or danger, his capacity to command, hii power to execute and his courage at all times. His character in private and public life is without stain, Though stern and un- reienting when duty called or honor was involved, he was open and frank in his manners, speaking freely his opinions. He was alweys kind to the needy, and hospit- ble to all, especially to his comrades in arms. His integrity was unquestioned, his honor never doubted. His patriotism was pure and perennial In concluding his tribute to Webster Mr. Baker said: “Webster needs no monuments or statues, but the world is enriched by testimonial to great talents, to high resolve, to noble endeavor, and to patriotic service, which stimulates the people to right thought and earnest action, teaching them not only to understand public affairs, but wisely to discharge their share of a government by and for themselves.” Representative Blair. Mr. Blair said: “Webster was essentially a product of New Hampshire, born in the fullness of time cut of her stern conditions, there bred and educated, planted, exercised and developed in professicnal life and in na- tional public life, and prepared for the more fortunate arena which he afterward found in his adopted state. Therefore, it is most appropriate that New Hampshire claim here and now and always that she produced the great North Star, whose steady light shall bid the ship of our Ib. erties, as it navigates the ocean of our tional destiny, ‘forever know its place.’ He described his temoval to Massachu- setts, his history and = career, dwell- ing at length upon his great reply to Hayne, in which he laid down the doctrine that the United States were not a confed- eracy to be dissolved at will, but a union of indestructible It' is probable, said Mr, Blair, that when Webster stood up in the Amorican Senate to reply to the masterly speech of Mr. Hayne, upholding the doctrine of nullification and the right of secession, two-thirds of the American people believed with Mr. Hayne, and not with Mr. Webster, and nearly, perhaps quite, one-half of the northern people were of the same belief. The jury was with Mr. Hayne. When Webster sat down, at the close of that tremendous oration, the work was done. A nation had been born in a day. That day was the real turning point in American history since the Declaration of Independence. It, too, should be cele- brated with bonfires and illuminations, the ringing of bells and the acclaim of rescued and happy millions forever. It insured the existence of the nation, because it fur- nished the argu went which convinced the reason and stormed and overwhelmed the hearts of the people. For the first time they saw and felt chat they must be a na- tion, that nationality and the perpetual union of these states are indispensable to their existence, and that the patriot must ‘Hie to maintain the supremacy of the flag of the Union against domestic revolt, as well as against the foreign foe. Repeescntative Everett. Representative Everett said that when New Hampshire presented the nation with statues of John Stark and Daniel Webster Massachusetts felt that she had no doubt- ful part to take in the appropriate exer- cls It was on her soll that John Stark hastened to join the thering armies of American liberty, and his courage was exhibited in its fullest luster at Bunker Hill. In Daniel Webster's renown Massa- chusetts claimed something more than a mere appreciative or sympathetic share. Coming to Boston in early manhood, he studied law and was admitted to the Suf. folk bar. After his congressional service: from New Hampshire was over he tran férred his home and practice to Boston. Mr. Everett dwelt upon the numerous 1!- lustrious memories with which Daniel Webster's name is identified in Massachu- setts’ history, and eloquently and at length pictured his ‘career as Senator from that state. His tribue to the character of Web- state. His tribute to the character of Web- ett said of him: “It was under a burden of disappoint- ment, a sense of ingratitude, that he laid down to rest at last, where his requiem ts chanted by the waves of that ocean to which he resorted so eagerly for sport and FINANCIAL Safe Deposit - Boxes For Rent. ‘Why not avold the dangers incident to keeping securities, important papers and valuables about the house, by, renting one of cur safe deposit boxes within our fire and burglar-proof vaults? The rental for boxes is from $8 to $30 per year, according to size and location, and are readily accessible daily during business hours and only, Ml i ——-— to renters. _—_—_— OFFICERS: ————— JOHN WY EDSON..........Président JOHN A. SWOPE......Vice President | H. 8 CUMMINGS. .24 Vice President JOHN R. CARMODY. ‘Treasures ANDREW PARKER. Secretary, ashington Loan & Trust Co., COR. 9TH AND F STS. it The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVB. Chartered by special act of Congregs Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 189% 418 CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. During the Hard Times . Many hundreds of peopl found ig 4 which bat been scmaasee ts Detter 2 one thing which stood between them and absolute ‘want. ety Latarns 2s The Union Savings Bank, oar per cent taierest on eaviigs accounts. until 5 pom gr pay days and Saturday C. T. Havenner, cash or on mai Cotton Doughit ahd sold in New Yo ot New Pri wires to New Yc Ne cate Yee ee CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, 3619 F st, Glover building, Schley, 8 ‘Broadway, ate Rete : = Railroad stocks and bonds and all secur'ties het~ ed on the exc! of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. A eer. made of investment securities. Dis trict andeal! loral Railroad, Gas, insurance anG Telephone Stock dealt tn. a Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. LIFE TONTINE_ ENDOWMENT AND PAID-UP INSURANCE POLICIES PURCHASED aT & FAIR DISCOUNT. a ee on same. ocl6-tf EDWARD N. BURNS, 1307 F st. n.w. otha Se uli ae recreation, on which he gazed not as the barrier which Providence has raised to sever hostile lands, but as the great field for friendly intercourse, entering a road to the navies of peace between united and trusting peoples. But his crown as a law- yer, and orator, a statesman, a patriot, can afford to lack a single jewel when starred with gems of such varied luster; and when his native state sets his statue in yonder sacred hall we may apply to him with scarce an alteration the lines which wel- come to Westminster Abbey the dust of an earlier Secretary of State: “*Along the walls where speaking marbles show What worthies from the dust which molds below; Proud names, who once the reins of em- pire held, In arms who triumphed, or in arts ex- celled; Chiefy, graced with scars, and prodigal of blood; Stern Patriots, who for sacred freedom st H Just men, by whom impartial laws were given, And saints who taught and led the way to heaven. Ne’er to these chambers where the mighty rest Since their foundation came a nobler guest.” ————— . ‘THE COURTS. Equity Court No, 1—Judge Cox. Dent agt. Dent; divorce granted. Bradley agt. Clark; O. J. Kellar & Co. allowed to intervene. Robinson agt. Washingtoa and Chesapeake Railroad Company: W. J. Tay- lor and L. H. Hyer appointed receivers. Dodge agt. Dodge; appearance of absent defendant ordered. Carter agt. Sunita-y Company; leave to amend petition granted. Marine Bank agt. Vaughn; answer re- quired in ten days. Greason agt. Palmer; motion to set ‘ide reference to auditor overruled. Johnson agt. Church; amend- ments to bill allowe.l. Equity Court No. Judge Hagner. In re Francis Mason, alleged lunatic; or- der confirming inquisition and appointing Amelia Bennett committee and trustee. Schoyer agt. Schoyer; decree dismissing bill. Cadington agt. Cadington; divorce a vin, mat. granted. Lehigh Valley Coal Com- pany agt. French; pro confesso against certain defendant: Cireult Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Guggenheimer & Co, agt. Cumpton; judg- ment by default. Woodward & Lothrop agt. Anderson, do. Kaufman agt. Kah do. In re will of Maria Cole; on hearin; Circuit Court No. 2, Chief Justice Bingham. Campbell agt. Porter; suggestion of death of defendant, Georgeanna Porter. Coblen- zer agt. District of Columbia, and MeCul- lough agt. District of Columbia; judgments ini certiorari. Langston agt. Hollan ment for defendant for costs. States agt. Hall (2 cases); Judgment on verdict. Hunter agt. Eokington and Sol- diers’ Home Railway Company; motion to instruct jury for verdict for defendant overruled. Criminal Court No. 1, Judge McComas. Peck and Simmons agt. Heurich; on hear- ing. Criminal Court No. 2, Judge Cole.* United States agt. Jno. W. Brawner; ar- son; recognizance $1,000 taken, with Wes- ley Fry surety. United States agt. Jno. T. Knight; bigamy; on trial. United States agt. Charles Willis; perjury; verdict, guilty. Probate Court, Judge Hagner. In re Alice L. Riggs; special guardian; election as to what share of personal prop- erty she will take for her ward, filed. Es- tate of Johanna Hettinger; petition for probate of will filed. Estate of Calvin T. Sampson; withdrawal of claim of First Baptist Church filed. Estate of Mary E. Yates; citation returned served. _ Real Estate T fers. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Diller B. Groff to Frederick Grimm, lot 30, blk. 17, Brightwood Park; $8,800. Rudolf Goldschmid et ux. to Adele Clagett, lot 88, sq. 178; $21,250. Sarah W. Huntington to the Church Orphanage Association of St. John’s parish, part original lot 9, sq. 122¢ $3,509. Thos. T. Luckett et ux. to Cornelia H. Mechiin, lot 44, sq. 112, Georgetown; $4,000. Adcle Clagett to Rudolf Goldschmid, lots 49 to 62, 122 to 125, sq. 287; $23,080. Sarah J. Taylor to R. Henderson Graham, lots 2 and 3, sq. 528; $5,000. Richard E. Pairo and Jno. D. Coughlan, trustees, to James H. Saville and Wim. E. Edmonston, part original lots 1 and 14, sq. 48S; $14,000. Richard T. Morsell and Wm. L. Seufferle, trustees, to Geo. J. Seufferle, part lot 15, bik. 20, Brightwood Park; $2,0 Warren R. Choate, trustee, to Joshua L. Sprinkle, . Emma A. Hill nk EB. Murray, lot uel C. te A fairy story. by Mary E. Wilkins, will appear in Saturday's Star, Real Estate Matters. Rudolf Goldschmid has sold to Prof.Sam- uel Porter for $25,200 Nos. 2115 and 2119 O street northwest; also to Mrs, Adele Clag- ett the southeast corner of 17th and 8 streets northwest for $21,200. ‘The Church Orphanage Association of St. John’s parish have purchased from Sarah W. Huntington part cf a lot of land near 19th and E streets northwest for $3,500.