Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1895, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. For Good Color and Heavy Growth Of Hair, Use YER’S Hair Vigor. One Bottle Will Do Wonders. Try It. Purify the Blood with Ayer Sarsaparilla. If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE and use that oll and well-tried remedy, Mra. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup, for children tee! It soothes the child, softens the alla: Rain, cures wind colic and is the best ‘remedy for Ajarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. eel0-Iy Well known strengthening properties of Iron, ned with other tonics and a most perfect ervine, are found in Curter’s Irom Pills, which en the nerves and body, and improve the blood and complexion. se SHAKER DIGESTIVE CORDIAL. Does not cure all diseases, but It will cure si Todizestion. All druggists. mr! these 4. T. WALKER SONS, 204 10TH ST, N.W., CAR t Lining, Fe Sire Brick and Clay, Asdestos, ‘aints, Brushe Lime, Cemeut, two and three _biy Roofing Material. sel If Yon suffi? from looseness of Che bowelx Di Siegert's A stura Fitters will sur cure you. TWO LARGE BATTLESHIPS Circulars to Con‘ractors on Which to Pre- pare Their Bids. General Characteristics of the Plan: Now Being Prepared at the Navy Department. Chief Constructor Hichborn of the Navy Department has mailed circulars to con- tractors giving the chief characteristics of the two large batt!esh!ps authorized by the last naval appropriation bill, in order to afford them an opportunity to prepare their own plans on which to bid on tho stips when bids are called for. The bu- yeau of construction and repairs is now busily occupied with the department,.and it is exrected they will be ready by the first of next year. It is stated in the cir- cular that propcsals will be invited either on the department plans or on those sub- mittel by bidders, but in the latter case they wil Le expected to conform to gen- eral characteristics. Generul Characteristics. it is contemplated in the department's Gesigns to drive the vessels by twin Screws. The engines are to be of the ver- tical triple-expansion type, two in num- ber—one on each shaft—and in two com- partments. The boilers are placed in four compartments and are five in number— three of them being double-ended and two single-ended. In the cost of armament {s included, be- ‘3 the guns, ammunition, etc., all armor of tuire's or ‘barbettes, gun shields, ete., directly pertaining to the protection of the guns and loading pos'tions only. The folowing elements and qualities are eb-ained and provided for in the depart- ment’s design, and it is required that their ewuivalent shall be obtained and provided for in all designs submitted: Special Elements and Qualities, 1. The speed to be maintained at sea for feur consecutive hours to be not less than an average of sixteen knots an hour, with a forfeiture of $100,000 for the loss of each knot, and rejection at the discretion of the Secretary. The hull to be of steel not sheathed, with double bottom, and close, water-tight subdivis'on, The hull to be protected by armor plate of from four to fifteen inches in thickness; the barbettes..by plate of from twelve to fifteen inches, while the turret port plate is to be seventeen inches.’ Phe* side armor belt is to be of a mean depth of seven feet and six inches. An armored deck is to.extend through the length of the vessel. 4. The battery of thé vessel ts to be four 13-inch guns, four S-inch guns, fourteen 5-inch rapid-fire guns, twenty 6-pounder rapid-fire guns, four 1-pounder rapid-fire guns, four machine guns and one field gun. A torpedo outfit to consist of five tor- pedo tubes, eight torpedoes, and suitable allowance of gun cotton for mines and miscellaneous purposes. The torpedo tubes will be placed two on each broadside and one in the bow. General Dimensions. The general dimensions of department designs are as follows: Length on load water line (normal displacement), 368 feet; molded breadth at load water line, 72 fee! mean draft at normal @isplacement, 2 feet 6 inches: normal displacement (about), 11,500 tons; total coal capacity, loose stow- age, 1,210 tons; coal carried at normal dis- cement, 410 tons. The law limits the cost to four million dollars, exclusive of armament. —____-o+____ Chinese Journalism. From the New York Tribune. ‘hovgh the recent massacres occurred many weeks ago, and European powers have taken steps to avenge the mission- aries, nothing has been reported in regard to the opinion of the Chinese press con- cerning those bloody and important occur- rences. Still, there are native papers in the middle empire, as it was shown at a meet- ing of the Paris Soctety of Social Economy during a lecture delivered by M. Imbault Hvard, French consul at Canton. The oldest and most important of the Chinese newspapers, the Peking Gazette, dates from the eighth century. It is a Kind of bulletin of laws and official organ, publishing the details relative to every movement and incident in the imperial ecurt, as well as the official decrees and the reports sent by officials and a record of the sittings of the tribunals. These communi- cations are furnished to the Gazette's edi- tor by the functionaries of the palace; they are set up with an infinite care, and are printed only after having been revised and corrected very attentively. They are not published, consequently, till two or three s after having been communicated to the editor, who, meanwhile, keeps publish- ing a daily unofficial edition of the Gazette. The paper is sola in the streets of Peking Ly newsvenders and criers. The subscrip- tion price of the official edition Is about $4 a month; of the unofficial edition, $3. There fs a manuscript edition which costs $6 monthly. Outside of the capital, the first Chinese paper published appeared at Shanghai about thirty years ago. It was soon followed ty the Tien-Tsin Journal, and the Can- ton Journal. These newspapers were found- ed by Europeans, who were, in fact, only nominally in charge, the real inspirators and editors of those independent sheets be- ing literati, mandarins anxious to plac: themselves beyond the reach of imperial persecution: There are, indeed, no re- rictive laws against the press in China, but neither are there any laws guarantee- ing the freedom of writing and speaking, so that Chinese journalists are always at the mercy of the police. He Was a Stingy Man. Chicago Tribune. mth Mr. Kneer (who is reading a magazine article)—“They must have had some pretty tough times In Richmond during the war. ‘This author says boots cost $150 a pair, $200, blankets a good horse $800, a cow a pound, tea $100, and-—" 's. Kneer—“What did bonnets cost?” Mr. Kneer—“Let me see. Yes, here it ‘A plain black velvet bonnet sold for $175. Mrs. Kneer—‘And yet you made an awful fuss when I wanted to buy a bonnet the ether day for only $38.” | A PRINTERS’ FIGHT Charges Preferred Against Mr. Kennedy Before the Union. BASED ON NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS Criticism of the Public Printer and Delegates to the |. T. U. THE ACCUSED WILL FIGHT Charges have been preferred by members of Columbia Typographical Union, No. 101, against John L. Kennedy, late president of the union, and correspondent of the Dayton (Ohio) Journal. These charges call Mr. Kennedy to account for statements made by him in an article published in the Day- ton (Ohio) Daily Journal of August 1. Mr. Kennedy has rece!ved the following letter from F. H. Padgett, secretary of Columbia Typographical Union: “Dear Sir: You are hereby notified that charges have been preferred against you by T. M. Lawler, Ed. T, Toner and W. E. Greenficld. The following gentlemen have been appointed to try the charges: John E. Fulenwider, R. B. Smythe, Geerge D. Ellis, E. B. Kelley, H. K. Southland. You will be notified of time and place of holding meeting.” The charges follow “WASHINGTON, D. C., August 31, 1895. “George A. Tracy, President Columbia Typo- graphical Unton: “Whereas as at a stated meating of Colum- bia_ Union, held August 18, 1895, one John L. Kennedy, a member cf said union, pub- lically acknowledged the authorship of the following article, which appeared In the New York Union Printer and American Craftsman, copied from the Dayton Jour- nal. “And whereas sa‘d erticle contains statements and accvsations false and ma- lcious in character against the undersign- ed, who were delegates elected to represent Columbia Union at the Louisville conven- tion; therefore, “We charge the said John L. Kennedy, “First. With conduct unbecoming a union printer. “Second. With knowingly, falsely and matlicicusly charging that the said delegates were elected as the result of a conspiracy between the public printer and certain ‘democratic politicians.’ “Third. With falsely charging that said delegates were the agents of the public printer and his party friends in that they presented and promoted a resolution ‘re- questing the President of the United States te place the government printing office in the classified service.’ “We charge that the foregoing accusa- tions made by said John L. Kennedy are false and made for the purpose of bringing discredit upon the members of Columb!a ion’s delegates at Louisville; and we feel that our reputations and standing «s union men heave by sald article been as- sailed and injured among union printers throughout the country. “We, therefore, request that said John L. Kennedy be proceeded against according to the law of our union. (Signed) “ED. T. TONER, “TOM. M. LAWLER, “WILLIAM E. GREENFIELD.” Mr. Kennedy's Article. The article referred to in these charzes was a very spicy letter. Mr: Kennedy claimed that from reliable information he knew that Mr. Benedict at the time of his appointment as public printer was told by the President that it was his desire and his intention to put the printing office in the classified service. According to this article, Mr. Benedict told Mr. Cleveland that such action might be opposed by the Typographical Union, and Mr. Cleveland replied that he did not wish to do anything that would be antagonized by the union. The article then continues: “Shortly after Mr. Benedict's installation, according to this inside information, he called a council of a half dozen democratic politicians, who were running Columbia Union and aiding kim in the work of run- ning republicans out of office. He told them that what he had to say to them would be said in confidence to democrats. Then he unfolded to them the desires of the President and his own wish that Co- lumbia Union might be brought to make the first public move-in the matter by ask- ing that the office be placed in the classificd service. One of the democratic politicians suggested that the first move should be made in the International Typographical Union, and if they could get favorable ac- tion there, local unions throughout the country would be stopped from using their influence with politicfans to prevent the consummation of the scheme. After consid- erable discussion, it was decided that this would be the proper course to pursue. “That was in May, 1894. The I. T. U. was to meet in Louisville in the following October. Columbia Union was to have delegates in that body. The democratic politicians immediately set about securing a majority of those delegates. They did even better than that—they elected three straightout, dyed-in-the-wool, partisan democrats and one hold-over republican, who was kept in the office by the Vice Pres‘dent because his father was next-door neighbor to Mr. Stevenson in Bloomington, Ill. For the purposes of Benedict and his party friends in thelr scheme this fourth delegate was just the same as a democrat. They went to Louisville and presented a resolution requesting the President to put the office in the classified service. ‘The committee to which this resolution Ras referred reported adversely upon it. The democratic delegates from Columbia Union then made a lively canvass among the other delegates to have the report of the committee turned down, and the reso- Ivtion referred back to Washington Union with full power to act as that union should think best. This latter course was adopt- ed, and thereby the officers of the I. T. U. and all local unions were shut oft from taking any action in the matter if they might deem the project of the democratic pcliticians not for the good of unionism.” According to this article, “Mr. Benedict is said to have urged that he be given am- ple time in which to make as clean a sweep of the republicans in the office as possible and the substitution in their places of of- fensively-partisan democrats.” Mr. Kennedy goes on to say that the work of cleaning out the printing office of republicans was so well done that Capt. Bilan, foreman of printing, was the only republican left in a responsible vosition, and that that was done because Mr. Bene- dict could not discharge him. He con- tinues: “After he had made all the changes in his power, he signaled his tools in the Typographical Union to start the ball roll- ing. They did:so, with the result that the office is now In the classified service.” The article is concluded with the following suggestion: “The foregoing illustrates the necessity for a civil service plank in the republican platform of next year, which shall demand that the abuses which have been put on the civil service in the name of civil ser- vice reform shall be corrected by the next President and his administration. Such a declaration would arm the next President in the cause of republican civil service re- form, and would inspire his cabinet officers and bureau chiefs to go gunning for ‘abuses.’ If such a declaration does tot appear in the next platform, it will not be for the lack of much earnest and intelli- gent work to that end.” Mr. Kennedy Will Fight. Mr. Kennedy said to a Star reporter to- ‘The committee has been trying my case this week, and it will be acted upon next unday. It is understood that an attempt will be made to fine me $10), in lieu of which the union will take away my card. The union can take the card, and I will keep the $100. What I wrote to the Day- ton Journal is on information which I be- Heve to be perfectly reliable. I wrote the article for the compensation attending the work, and I deny the right of Columbia Union to attempt to discipline mo for what I may write in my capacity as @ newspaper correspondent. I am surprised that print- ers of all men should attempt to stifle the freedom of the press because of the pub- lication of something that Is not agreeable to them. “There {s another phase of this matter that I think is important. There is a secret oath-bound organization in Columbia Union, called the Wahnetas, and this or- ganization has much to do with this per- secution of me. I have been fighting this | secret organization for several years, and now, driven to bay by them, I propose on next Sunday, when my case comes before the union, to tell that body all about the Wahnetas, unless the influence of that secret body, as I fear, shall be strong enough to deny me freedom of speech. The union has suspected the existence of this organization, but the truth has never yet been told about it as I will tell it on next Sunday.” ———__. STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS. Their Relations Will Shortly Be Re- sumed for Another Year. At the convention for the promotion of engineering education, which took place in Springfield, Mass., on August 30, Columbian University was ably represented by Dr. Charles E. Monroe, Francis R. Fava, Maj. J. W. Powell, Cleveland Abbe, F. H. Knowl- ton and Edgar Frisby. Elmer 8S. Farnwell has been elected a ™member of the National Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education, and will be a delegate to the next corvention. Prof. Francis R. Fava, head of the de- Fartment of civil engineering of Columbian University, has returned to the city. Catholic University. Rev. Charles W. Currier, the noted orator and author, was a guest at the university this week. < Dr. Daniel Quinn, head of the departmtnt of Greek, is engaged in arranging his li- brary in the new hall. Dr. Quinn’s library consists of 2,000 valuable volumes, collected at great expense, while studying in Greece. Dr. Charles Grannan has been appointed dean of the divinity faculty to succeed Dr. Thomas O'Gorman. Rey. J. Magvire, a most distinguished Hcentiate of last year, will sail for Europe, to study in Rome and Berlin. Father Ma- guire will in the near future be professor of Latin literature and Latin philology in the department of letters. Georgetown University. Great regret has been expressed at the removal of ‘the old college pump, which stood for nearly 100 years in front of the refectory. This old pump was a landmark, and it is stated that the father of our country drank water from it on the occa~ sion cf his first visit to the college. A former benefactor and old friend of the college, who wishes his name _ withheld, has placed at the disposal of the rector $2,000 for any needs the college may have. Mr. Howard Helmick, professor of art, is engaged in making crayon portralts of the former presidents of the college. The one of Rev. Bernard A. Maguire, S. J., presi- dent 1852-58 and 1866-70, is finished. The rest are in preparation, and, when com- pleted, will form valuable additions to the college treasures. The college opened this morning with an unusually large attendance, the number of students at present matriculated being 500. Applications are being received daily, and the outlook is for a highly successful year. =e LONG LIFE OR STRONG LIFE, The Intercating Conversation by the Academy of Forty. The eighth session of the Academy of Forty proved one of the most interesting in its history. The subject of conversation was “Long Life,” with Miss Margaret Huddleson as director. She opened the evening with seme pertinent remarks concerning over- work and over-hours as a menace to health and lengevity. Miss Williams spoke of the well-known and little-obeyed rules for cor- rect living, by which life might be made more fruitful and also prolonged. Miss Edwards accused worry and anxiety as more responsible for illness and early death than overwork. Miss Garst struck the keynote of the evening by argulag that it sometimes became a duty to lay do life rather than to preserve it; and that a short life, well spent, might most fruit~ ful ef goed to the world. Miss Gillett in. dicated that long life, especially if acco: panied by suffering and helplessness, was most undesirable. Miss Morris spoke cf intelectual aud spiritual vigor as not al- ways jependent upon physical vigor, and referred io the beauty of the poens of Heinrich Heine, himself a sufferer. iss Williams said we owe perhaps to the fact that Bryant was delicately organized, and oraered to spend his time out of doors, his greatest work, Thanatopsis—the result of the solitary days among the aills and wocds about his home. Mrs. Goodwin believed that long life was not so important as usefulness while one lived. Mrs. Havens followed in a similar vein, arguing that the strength and width of a life was more essential thau its length, “If we are dead tomorrow morning,” said Mrs. Havens, ‘what will be remembered cf us that will justify us for having taken up room in a world full of work for so many fruitless years? What will be our epitaph, save that of the dying miser, who wanted his in poetry, but not so long that the cutting of ft would be expensive, and it read: ‘Begotten; rotten; forgotten.’ As a little boy on Capitol Hill asked his father a few mornings ago, ‘What the use cf a world full of people, anyhow?’ ” Miss English spoke of this incarnation as a valuable space for preparing for farther life—a time when each succeeding day should give us loftier ideals, which reached only presented heights still to attain. From this point of view long life is especially de- sirable. Mrs. Sara A, Spercer brought the soaring academists dcwn from their damp cloud by an array of most practical and interesting facts and observations, related to the in- surance of life. All these, she thought, should be utilized in the trsining and edu- cation of youth. A boy whose entire organ- ization incicates an “age of expectancy” under forty years need not be crammed with a university education, but he should take only what seems healthful and neces- sery, and conserve every vital energy to counteract the hereditary influence, and, if possible, push ahead his “age of expectan- cy”’ to riper years. The gvests of the evening were Miss Rice and Mrs. Col. Grosvenor. Mrs. Grosvenor brought a handful of choice pansies, so each academist wore the flower of the so- ciety. Miss Anna Force English joined the associatiot: and was heartily welcomed. In the business meeting preceding con- versation, the magister, Mrs. Havens, sug- gested that as the society enlarged com- mitte2s were needed to welcome members and guests, and also to achieve an orderly and gracious parting. She appointed the following ccmmittees: Reception—Alice M. Goodwin, Belle C. Morris, M. Catherine Garst. Farewell—The director of the even- ing, assisted by Mary H. Williams, Ruth GD. Heavens. Press notices—Margaret Huddleston. Mrs. Havens also urged a stricter per- formance of duty upon the board of cen- sors. The October sessicn will be directed by Mrs. Goodwin. Mrs. Spencer presented the magister with a volume of Judge MecArthur’s lectures on “Laws of Business,” some of which are es- pecially interesting and valuable to women., ———.__ AMONG LABOR ASSOCIATIONS. Rodies That Held Meetings Last Night and the Business Transacted. The Paperhangers' Association held a well-attended meeting last night, but trans- acted no business of public importance. A committee from the Cigarmakers’ Union was present to urge the members to use mene but union-made cigars. Several new members were initiated. The regular meeting of Local Union, No. 1, Erotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, was held last night. The affairs of the la- bor bureau and library were discussed, and the idea approved. The Cement Workers’ Assembly, at their meeting last night, approved the action of the Federation and D. A. 66, K. of L., as to the unfair list. The employes of Mr. N. Auth tendered him an informal dinner yesterday, as an evidence of their respect for him, and used the event to declare that there is no bad feeling between them and Mr. Auth. Sey- eral short speeches were made, and all present seemed to enjoy themselves. It is. stated that Mr. Auth’s employes will in a few days take steps to form a union of their own, and it is probable that Mr. Frank Beuchert, the foreman of the estab- lishment, will be chosen the presiding offi- | cer, —— The Virginia Republicans. The Virginia Republican Association held a meeting last night at No. 2064 8th street northwest. After tha report of the stand- ing committee on various matters assigned them several new members were admitted. Speeches were made by Chairman J. H. Harrison and others. They spoke hopc- fully of republican victory in Maryland this fall, SCHOOLS AND LABOR Two Topics Discussed by the A. M. E, Conference. ONLY A PAIR CHANCE ASKED Lively Discussion’ Developed and Great Interest Shown. VARIOUS PROCEEDINGS —————— The Potomac district eonference of A. M. E. pastors continued its session today and held discussions on colored schools and col- ored labor that were highly interesting. The speeches were all marked by an intel- gent and fair-minded comprehension of the difficulties surrounding the colored man and tho prejudices he had to overcome in the battle for himself and his children. The usual devotional exercises preceded the program of the day. The attendance was several times greater than yesterday and the liveliest interest was manifested in the proceedings of the day. Rev. W. H. Williams, for the committee on public schools, presented a brief report. He said that outside of Baltimore county there is a marked difference between the white and colored schools. It is apparent in shorter sessions for colored schools, poorer buildings, the absence of charts, reference books and various other acces- sories used in modern methods of teach- ing. As all children are wards of the state all should be treated alike. There are not schools enough and of the higher schools there are almost none for colored youths, The colored people should demand more schools and the employment of colored teachers. This report was unanimously adopted by the conference, after discussion participat- ed in by several delegates. Colored People to Blame. Rev. J. W. Martin of Baltimore said it Was not all the fault of the school author- ities. The negligence of colored parents was responsible for much of the trouble. The colored people seem not to care whether their schools are kept open for the same length of time that the white schools are or whether they have the same facilities. | In his own experience, Mr. Martin said, he had found school authorities willing to improve the colored schools. In some cases he had found himself wholly unsup- Ported by colored paren:s in efforts he had Made to get better facilities for colored schools. He thought it was desirable to have colored teachers in colored schools. This was a necessity. In Baltimore it took a fight to get colcred teacuers the colored schools, but it was done, and it could be done elsewhere. Teachers in Baltimore were required to be graduates of the High Schocl, and as fast as there were teachers enough they were employed. Under that requirement many white teachers had been kept in their places. This year there were thirteen colored graduates from the High School; next year there will be twenty, and the following year thirty. So that in the course of a few years ‘thére will be enough colored teachers. In sthe counties any scholar passing from the eighth grade is given a certificate to’ teach. Mr. Martin thought the counties: should require as good teachers as Baltinibre city had. He also thought the authoritfes in the counties should exclude teachers from Pennsylvania and other states. Matyland was able to produce her own teacher and should do so and employ them: ‘Phe argument. for colored teachers for coléred children was this: The white teactier:did not take the same interest in a colored child that a col- ored teacher would. ‘Te white teacher usually will not allowthe colored pupil to speak to him on the street. More than this, colored children do not reverence colored teachers while the distinction is made be- tween colored and whitd teachers. The Law befevtive. Rev. J. F. Aldridge thought the Maryland school law was defective. He thought it was time tc make a complaint and correct its detects. Rev. Mr. Brown of Dorchester county, Md., claimed it was the fault of the col- ored people that their schools were not kept open as long as white schools. He had found the Commissioners willing to im- prove cvulored schools. . Mr. Brown said he had taught school for years, as well as preached the gospel, and he was speaking from experience. Colored parents would not keep their children in schools. They kept them out to have them work. The school commissioners did not think it good economy to hire a teacher at a@ cost of $60 or $75 a month, when there were no children in the school. Under the Maryland law there must be at least fif- teen pupils to justify keeping a school open. Mr. D. P. Roberts of Washington said there were at least 5,000 colored children in Washington for whom there was no room in school. There was-no door open for them to a life of improvement. Somebody must be responsible for this state of things. Dr. Jenifer of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church said the average colored youth to- day was brought up to patronize the white race. He thought the white preacher bet- ter than the colored, the white teacher better than the colored, the white musician better than colored. If colored teachers were not to be permitted in white schools, then there should be only colored teachers in colored schools. He said he had gone through the fight in *Little Rock, Ark., where he lived ten years, und the colored people had succeeded there in getting col- ored teachers for colored schools. Even the colored people opposed it at first, but the fight ultimately won, and was today a success. The speaker alluded to the con- troversy over the use of the Miner School for colored children, and denounced the op- pesition made by rich and designing white Property owners to the rights of the col- ored children to enjoy property that was, theirs. He thought the public generally did not support these property owners and were steadfastly in favor of the colored people’s rights. Misuse of School Funds, Rey. R. Thompscn, speaking as a teacher for ten years, sald what is true in some places was not elsewhere. In many coun- ties in Maryland there had not been suffi- cient money to keep the colored schools open. The commissioners in some coun- ties had misapplied funds, and so short- ened the terms in colered schools. In most communities the colored people de- sired to educate their children. Rev. J. O. Custis of Bladensburg said some colored parents would not send their children to school because of poor facill- ties, Insecure buildings’ and incompetent teachers. He thought’ elergymen had be- fore them a large andimportant work in improving the schools. The report was unanimously adopted. Mr. Lewis Douglass’ Was introduced to the conference, the members rising to greet him. Mr, Douglass addressed the confer- ence briefly, expressing ‘his pleasure and his gratification at the’discussion on public schools. He thought colored people want- ed to have their children educated, and he would not wish to have It said ‘publicly that the negro race was at fault if they did not have justice done.them. There was no greater power for good In this direction than the A. M. B. Churth. Professor John S. Leighton was also in- troduced to the conference, and acknowl- edged his pleasure in being present. Rev. D. G. Hill presented a paper urging tue election of a larger number of bishops, because of the increasing growth of the church and the work required of the twelve bishops of the church. This report was adopted unanimously without discussion. Financial Pregress, Dr. J. T. Jenifer read a carefully prepared paper on the financial condition, of the colored people in the District of Columbia. He said the thrift of the race was steadily becoming more and more apparent. In the country they were buying little farms. In the city they were engaging in banking, in- surance, the real estate busness, steam- boating and various store-keeping enter- prises. He thought opportunities were gradually multiplying for the colored man to make his way in the world. The labor organizations were arrayed against the colored man, but nevertheless he was mak- ing progress on his merits. Rev. I. F. Aldridge spoke of the trouble with labor organizations and demanded fair play for the colored workingman. He urged his brothers to take the cause of the work- ingman into the pulpit and do what could be done for fair play. Dr. Jenifer said a certain portion of the colored race could dig, and some could do anything that any one could do. But to the latter—who breathed free air, enjoyed citi- zenship and drank in the spirit and genius of American institutions—there was no chance to rise. Even in Boston, for in- stance, in the huge department stores colored boys get places as cash boys, and colored girls, no matter how competent, cculd not get employment as clerks. In Washington were 383 colored teachers earning $160,000 a year. This money was spent in dry goods stores, where these same teachers, with all their intelligence, would not be employed as saleswomen. Now it is a to have a dry goods store for colo} people and white people, too, if they chose to buy. He also spoke of the work which Booker T. Washington had done at Tuskeegee, Ala., and the interest New England people had shown in the industrial work there. Rev. James H. Scott said the best way to get colored people a chance to better themselves was to save their money and invest it in real estate and mercantile pur- suits. Let colored men with capital «m- ploy colored boys and girls. All the trades were opened to the colored man by him- self. Let him organize by hisaself. Let him combine with his own labor his own money. In the afternoon session considerable in- terest was shown in the topic, “Shall the A. M. E. Church Have Representation in the Annual Conference?” ——_—— WELCOMED BY MR. WATTERSON. The Louisville Editor to the Grand Army Veterans. Grand Arniy veterans and their friends to the number of 4,000 attended the grand campfire at Music Hall, Louisville, last night. Like all other buildings in Louis- ville, the hall was elaborately decorated, and every one was just bubbling over with patriotism and enthusiasm. An elaborate program had been prepared, and it was car- ried out to the delight and entertainment of all present. The campfire opened with “Marching Through Georgia,” played by a military band. Mr. Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisviile Courier Journal, then made the welcome address in behalf of the citizens’ committee. He spoke in part as follow: “Comrades—for under the star-flowered flag of the Union all who truly love it are comrades—in the name of the city and state I bid you the heartiest welcome. I have been in every stat? and territory of the Union and I can truly say that I never came away from any one of them where I had not found something to make me Proud of my country. All that I do con- tend for is that you will find here more kinds of good things, and more of them, than you will find anywhere else on the face of the globe. “Let the dead past bury its dead. You at least have no reason to complain, You got away with as many of us as we got away with you. The brave men who have gone to heaven have long ago settled ike account before that court where all is made right. God reigns, and the government at Washington lives. That should satisfy us all, If there is any more fighting to be done let’s go and lick Engiand and take Canada; let’s go and lick Spain and take Cuba; let's go and lick creation, and muke the un- speakable Turk vote the American ticket. We can do it. Shoulder to shoulder, with the world before us and old glory above, who shall stop us? “No surrender. No_ pretender. Pitted together in many a fray; Lions in fight, And linked in their might, The north and the south will carry the day.” “All that is wanted in this great land of ours is for the people—the plain people as Lincoln called them—te realize from Maine to Texas, from Florida to Oregon, that there is nothing whatever to divide them. They are the same. “The monstrosity of slavery out of the way, the foolishness of secession out of the way and the nation actually having had its new birth of freedom. “What but ignorance and prejudice to hinder the stalwart Americans in Minne- sota from taking the hand of the stalwart American in Georgia and calling him ‘brother?" Both came from a common origin, good old Angio-Saxon and Scotch- Irish stock and are welded together by com- mon interest and a common destiny, bone of one bone, flesh of one flesh, in national aspiration and fellowship. God made this continent for us, and consecrated it to freedom. The transfiguration of nature not less than the transfusion of blood clearly indicate the will of God. Who dares dis- pute His awful work. But pardon me, I did not mean to be serious. This is an oc- casion for rejoicing, for merry making; not for reflection. If anybody thinks he’s thinking, wake him—he’s only dreaming. If anybody thinks he’s not welcome, tie him. If there's a dog that fails to wag his tail for joy, shoot him. We are glad to see you. We are glad you came. Now that you have found the way, come again and come often. The latch string will always hang outside the door, and the only pass word shall be ‘I am an American citizen.’ ” res. LIQUOR DEALERS’ EXCURSION. Arrangements to Entertain a Delega- tion From the National Federation. A large number cf prominent retail and wholesale liquor dealers, members of the Federation of Local Liquor Dealers, met yesterday in the Light Infantry Hall to provide for the ei tertainment of the dele- gates of the National Federation of Liquor Dealers, who will atrive here September 14. E. H. Neumeyer was chosen chairman of the mecting; C. L. Beatty, secretary, and William McGuire, treasurer, The program of entertainment as arrarged inclues a general reception on the arrival of the del- egates on the 14th; on the 15th a trip to Cabin John bridge by canal, lunch at the hotel, after which the party will be photo- graphed under the arch. On the 16th an excursion will be made to Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall. A banquet will be ten- dered the delegates at the Ebbitt House on the evening of the 16th. ‘The entertainment of the visitors will be in charge of the following committees: Ex- ecutive—E. H. Neumeyer, chairman; L. L. Beaty, E. L. Jordan, D. P. McCarthy, Wm. McGuire, Matthew Goddard, R. R. White and A. W. Mcack. Finance—Messrs. A. W. Moack, W. J. Donovan, James Richardson, H. J. Hisenbeiss, J. M. Frank, M. P. Sulli- van, M. S. McCormick and F. P. Madigan. —_—._—_ Marriage Licenses. Drish of Charlestown, W. Va., and Nellie F. Smith of this city; H. Clay Lynn of Richmond, Va., and Mag- daline Lynn of this city; Joseph W. Aps- ley and Margarette V. Hersch, both of Rock Hall, Kent county, Md.; William Wellington and Julia Ann Dyson; Calvin H. Baker of Wide Water, Va., and Emma J. Mahoney of Garrisonville, Va.; Frank T. Hyman and Maggie Robinson; Joseph A. Watson and Mary F. Thompson, both of Baltimore, Md.; William F. Brown of this city and Mary R. Driver of Twining City, D. C.; Edward E. Draper and Lucy Ken- nedy. eS A Novelty in Equipages. From the Westminster Budget. A novelty in park equipages, just a little relief from the monotony of victorias and dog-carts, nothing very startling—this is not an imaginative age, as our critics, art, literary and dramatic, are always assuring us—still something to break the dead level of traps and carts. The new thing made its debut in the park this season, and has still the gloss of novelty upon it. It is nothing more nor less than a coster’s barrow, turn- ed out by a London coach builder—very spick and span, highly varnished and the appurtenances of the smartest, but a cos- ter’s barrow none the less. Two tall young swells—most precious they look—are fitted into it, and furnish it in the best style. A most uncomfortable perch they have; but then ‘the pleasures of eccentricity have to be paid for. The barrow is not dragged along by a donkey, but by a diminutive lit- tle cob of a pony with a barrel of a body and greyhcund legs. And, so freighted, it takes its place in the drive by the foot- path under the trees among th2 carriages with the ladies in them. On the river men are rowing; at Lord’s men are batting and fielding; there is polo at Hurlingham, there is football at Wem- bley. These are more or less old English sports, Restirg in a coster’s barrow under the lime trees is more fin de siecle, and might have consoled M. Daudet—if he had seen it—for that truculent guardsman whom, we rejoice to think, he took as a type of young England, THE. GARBAGE PLANT South Washington's Protest Again Before the Commissioners. Hearing Given Today to a Citizens’ Commitiee in Regard to the Site of the Crematory. The citizens and property owners of South Capitol street in the neighborhood of the ald site of the reduction plant are not leaving a stone unturned in their fight against the re-establishment of a garbage Plant at that place. Several days ago Mr. Thomas Martin of 1504 South Capitol street wrote a letter to the Commissioners object- ing to the location of the plant, and cited section 16 of the building regulations as opposed to the location of a crematory there. ‘The Commissioners considered the matter and replied as follows: “In response to your communication of the 6th instant protesting against the Com- missioners’ approval of the erection of a garbage plant at the foot of South Capitol street, Iam directed to inform you that, as the proposed plant cannot, under the terms of the contract, be one ‘whereby offensive cdors are generated to the detriment or in~ jury of the neighborhood,’ the section of the building regulations to which you refer would not seem to apply thereto.” The section referred :o reads as follows: No person or persons shall establish, erect, construct, or lay off within the build~ ing limits any brick yard, brick kiln, or pottery furnace, or any slaughter house, soap or candle manufactory, bone-boiling or other establishment whereby offensive oders are generated to the detriment or in- jury of the neighborhood, upon any site not used as aforesaid during twelve months im- mediately preceding, nor shall any such establishment now existing he extended to within one hundred and fifty yards of any dwelling house occupied or used, unless the person or persons desiring to conduct or ex- tend any of the above-enumerated estab- lishments shall first file with the inspector of buildings the written consent of all prop- erty owners and occupants within two hun- dred and fifty yards of such establishment. Such establishments may be located outside of the fire limits provided the kilns or the houses to be used as slaughter house, soap, candle, bone-boiling or other establishments whereby offensive odors are generated shall not be located within two hundred feet of a dwelling. Permits for such establish- ments shall not be issued until approved by the Commissioners. A Hearing Thix Morning. This morning Messrs. W. A. Richards and W. C. Prentiss, a committee from the South Washington Citizens’ Association, had a hearing before the Commissioners upon this matter. They contended that the above regulation was sufficient to prevent the location of a garbage plant at the site named. Mr. Richards rehearsed the objec- tions heretofore made to the plant, and said the citizens down that way had had enough garbage stenches to last them a lifetime. ‘The Commissioners replied that the par- aegraph of the building regulations cited did not apply to the case. “Well, if that is so,” said Mr. Richards, “why not erect the crematory in the cen- tral portion of the city? Iwill give you a lot for the purpose. 1t would be more cen- tral for the garbage contractor.” The Commissioners replied that the con- tractor was bound by his contract to erect a crematory that would be.perfectiy sani- tary. If the Commissioners should antici- pate this matter and refuse a permit to construct the crematory at the South Cap- itol street site, what could they say to the protestants when another site was decided upon? They would be entitled to protest, and the Commissioners could give no rea- son for refusing to comply with their re- quest. They stated that no application had yet been made to the Commissioners for permission to erect a crematory at the foot of South Capitol street. President Richards asked if the Commis- sioners would give a committee from the South Washington Citizens’ Association an opportunity to be present with counsel when the application was filed, and the Commissioners promised to consider the re- quest. THE ANTI-TROLLEY PETITION. Mr. Ridout’s Letter Causes It to Be Withdrawn From Circulation, The petition which, as stated in The Star yesterday, was being circulated among cit- izens residing along the line of the Eck- ington railroad, asking that the trolley poles be immediately’ removed, was filed with the Commissioners this morning. It had on it the following indorsement: “It was _the intention of the originators of this petition to have circnlated it exten- sively and secured the signatures of sev- eral hundred people directly interested in the subject to which it relates, but in view of the letter addressed to the Commission- ers by Mr. John Ridout, attorney for the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railroad Company, published in The Evening Star of yesterday, stating that it is the purpose of the company to remove all the poles and wires on New York avenue within ten day its: further circulation seems to be useless and unnecessary, assuming that the promise of the attorney for the road is made in good faith and will be fulfilled. The petition is therefore respectfully sub- mitted in its unfinished state for filing with the other vetition favoring a retention of the poles.” Discussing the situation on the Eckington line and the statements made by Presideat Newhold before the agreement made with the Commissiouers that the trolley poles should_be taken down in ten days, Mrs. Rvth G. D. Havens writes to The Star: “President Newbold says it wiil be a ‘dis- advantage to the Catholic Unive y if students must transfer at the Boundary.’ I wish President Newbold would consider the greater disadvantage to which he subjects the bulk of his paying patrons—government clerks, who must be at their work on the moment—of two transfers, each with a wait of any- where from five to ten minutes, besides the first wait of from ten to eighteen minutes for an illegal trolley car. He says ‘a ma- jority of them (students) ride in to 7th street and take the cable,’ which is hardly believable, as there is no transfer at 7th street; and in my experience with the -oad, frcm its inception, I have never seen a Gezen students ‘ride to 7th street and take the cable.’ But even if it were irue, the substitution of horses would only subject the students to one transfer, while it would relieve the city patronage of one and ought to relieve them of two, and fur- nish a through trip, without change, to the departments. Why President Newbold should consider chiefly the students, who have ample leis- ure, and the ‘Sunday and excursion travel’ for mere recreation, and ignore the con- venience of the working people, who sup- port the road, is unexplained. It is past belief that the property of an entire sec- tion must continue to be depreciated for lack of comfortable transportation by the rapacity and greed of a Baltimore corpora- tion which has no interest in the pros- perity of Washington, and only regards the city as a hitching post to which to fasten one-end of a valuable franchise which s!.all fatten itself and the city of Baltimore.” Pigeon Flight From Eiffel Tcwer. Lately a great pigeon flight was organ- ized in Frence, the Eiffel tower being se- lected as the point of departure. The pigeons were drawn not only from distant parts of France, but also from Belgium. The time of flight and the time or arrival at home were duly noted, with certain in- teresting results regarding the rate of pro- gression. Thus, one pigeon flew 93% miles at the rate of 47 miles per hour. This was a high rate, and may be classified with a flight of 264 miles at 43 miles an hour. These rates are low when compared with the records of previous flights. Thus, a dis- tance of 600 miles has been covered by a pigeon in twelve hours. From Blois to Dijon is a distance of 290 miles, and this has been accomplished by a pigeon in four hours and forty-six minutes. Higher rates even than sixty miles an hour have been chronicled. :e0-—______ Her Happy Thought. From Life. In a canoe—‘Now that we are engaged 1 really think you might give me a kiss.” “No-o, I mustn’t but (as a happy thougat strikes her) mamma told me that if I went out in the canoe I must sit perfectly quiet nd not move until you told me I aq.” ——<$<—<$— MUNYON’S REMEDIES OURE Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Kidney- Trouble, Blood Disenses and All Nervous Complaints and Throat and Lung Affections Positively Cured by Munyon’s Improved Homoeopathic Remedies—Ask Your Druggist fo: The Munyon’s Rheumatiam Cure seldom fails to relieve- in one to three hours, and cures in a few days. Price, 25¢. Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is guaranteed to cure alk == of Indigestion and stomach troubles. 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