Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1896, Page 3

+ THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15) 1896°TWELVE “PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. HERE'S THE PLACE YOULL GET REAL SALT WATER OYSTERS. aac adaetees avec’ That omit seater oyeers o That salt water oysters lone have. We have our own beds—in the At- — make 9 delightful Ex well send them to you in any quantity FRITZ REUTER’S, COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. jais-160, ‘NOTICE—THE Alexandria AY, January 16, 1895, for the election of directors snd any cther business as may be ry 17. A. T. BRITTON, President. G. EB EMMONS, Secretary. e365, jn2&15-3t WASHINGTON, D. ©, January 11, 1996. ‘The firm of J. Edw. Chapman & Co. is hereby dis- solved by mutual consent. All accounts are to be Paid to and all claims against this tirm are to be Presented to J. Edw. Chapman, who will continie m the business until further notte: name of J. Edw. Chapman & hereby granted by all parties to HENRY KUEES. SPIRITUALISM. 2 MRS. EFFIB McNEIL, business ond test me- @ium, bas resumed practice for the fail and win- ter and will be at home daily sntil further no- tice. Business examinations a specialty and satis- faction guaranteed. 1914 Pu: ave. jat-12t* DENTisi KY DONE ON WEEKLY AND MONTHLY installments. DR. T. W. STUBBLEFIELD, ja7-tf ita and F ets., Mertw bidg: OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Columbia, Washing- Jalt3te Company of the District of ton, D. C., January 3, 1896.—The annual meeting of he Mutual Fire Insurance Company ‘of the Dis- trlet_of Columbia will be held on the THIRD MONDAY of JANUARY, 1896, the 20th Instant, the of f Pe at office of the conipsny, corner of Pennsy! vania avenue Ninth street northwest, com- mencing at 9 o'clock a.m. By the charter of the company the election of seven managers to conduct the affairs-of the com- bany is required to be held at the above meeting. By the sixth article of the by-Inws of the com- pany i ix : “At the annual meeting of the first business in order shall be the apnointm.nt of a chairman, who shall conduct and election in aecordai 9,019 55 annual statement will be ready for’ distri- bution at the office of the company ahout January 13th instant. order of the board of managers. Ja3-15t J. WESLFY BOTELER, Secretary. ‘EXPERTS IN TAXIDERMY.” ‘We have row two experts Im this line; onc is a noted taxidermist of the Smithsonian Institution on birds, and the other from “Web- Ster’s’” on animals and rugs. We are now pre- pared to mount game heads, birds and animais by the and approved methods modern of scientite teatberme at lew prices. SCHMID'S EMPORIUM OF PETS, 712 12th st. mw., 1221 Pa. ave. aw. ja2-26* FIRES_THE RIDEAU STOVE, AN ARTIS- tle grate, may be used in any chimney, with or without mantel, and combines heating’ qualities Toft, codl ‘or woody, JH CORNING. Tile she or coal or wi . H. ‘ING, f 520-522 13th st. a Hundreds of designs toe Prices from $20 . 0e2_McQUEEN’S, 1108 ferment NW. 19 PROPER STATIONERY. Either Crane’s Bond—Hnurd's—or Whiting's BOX PAPER and EN- VELOPES are correct. All the latest shapes and sizes. In plain white and daintiest tints. Prices Easton & Rupp, 421 11th St., lar-Priced Stat! = Homers. (Just above ave.) The R-e-s-t-0-r-a-t-i-o=n —of your strength can be made quick: Mere effective ‘aS a little thane Mec ee ss mornt bn ngth-restor quali. ties? $1 full qt., and only obtainable om JAMES THARP, 812 F sT. NW. §n15-10d The very-Finest Tailoring it’s possible to secure— Is what you're assured of—here. Absolut: —— in all the little details that to fectly tailored garments. This 1s _ especially tne of these Full Dreas Suits we'se SCHU at $50, instead of $75. 9 05: VE- ave., op. Arfington Hotel. Jald-14d Wa. 9, Washington’s‘crack’expert Is the tation F Gast, Tharema ¢ O11 Watches study of time; all my life. Repair ik the finest turned out: SPfEIE, Mo oth , Bear Pu. ave. jal5-64 A Word About Glass! Anything in the way of glass! Who says Washington isn't growing? Who says its merchants are not progressiv*? How rare ft is to hear the old ery, ve" got to wend it to New York!" Anything appertaining to glass is done right bere. Curved glass, beaten glass, ribbed glass, bent glass—‘‘thinnest of thin to the thickest of the thick” glass! All here! Mirrors resilvered? How about the cost? you ask. If we cannot beat New York prices we don't want the job! - Chas. E. Hodgkin, 913 7th, “PLATE GLASS EXPERT.”* jalt-33a A i I Never about briefs! Sanya Di. case has been lost on isappoint! ‘account. of the printer not delivering Briefs om time, or having them so poorly printed and so fvll of errors that a bad impression was created. ° Best type . expert pressmien, best auitcon i eas ieper and the job prom * dest, mo higher bi than elsewhere! a) Byron S. 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Bow- ers, C.’'C. Dickinson and wife, New York; A. B. McKinley, Denver. Col. Normandie—H. B. Loomis, New Haven, Conn.; Eppa Hunton, Virginia; J. Cabell Breckinridge, Louisville, Ky.; Comtesse de Drey, France. Oxtord—J. W. Boyd, Philadelphia; Mrs. R. H. McCullough and sister, West Virginia. Ebbitt—F. M. Harris, Boston, Mass.; Jno. T. Glenn, Atlanta, Ga. - Witiard’s—J. B. Johnston, Chicago; A. Jacobs, New York; John L. Peak and wife, Margaret Peak, Mary D Peak, Mattie Lee Peak, Kansas Cit: Raleigh—Dr. Hamilton Bell, B. F. Hawes, €. B. Sheridan, New York; J. M. McCall, Philadelphia; Jno. W. Donovan and wife, Washington, Pa. National—E. E. Nelson, H. M. Booz, Phil- adelphia; Dr. Chas. A. Eastman, St. Paul, Minn.; H Lynch, F. Mack and wife, B. Boston, Mass.; J. H. Ki: W. Pomfray and wife, Covington, Ky. Howard House—W.E. Barks, Milton, Pa.; L. White, Eatontown, N. J.; J. H. Dahleen, J. Ahistedt, Newark, N. J. J. R. Powell, Plymouth, N. J. au, New York; J. DISTRICT AFFAIRS Special Counsel Wanted to Prosecute ARE DEMANDED BY CITIZENS Difficulties in the Way of Getting Water Meters. OTHER LOCAL NOTES The Commissioners are in receipt of a vig- erous letter from the president of the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Assocla- tion in reply to the letter of the Commts- sioners that no special counsel was needed to prosecute cases against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the Police Court. He says the citizens in that part of the city do not agree with the attorney for the District, end are willing to employ an attorney of thelr own to appear in the Police Court and prosecute offenders. He also requests a list of the prosecutions made within the year against the railrcad, tcgether with the result of all tvials, and asks, specifically, to be informed of the out- come of several cases. His letter also calls attention to the delays in these cases, and when the caces are finally brought to trial petent counsel, thoroughly familiar with the situation, while the District hds to rely upon its regular law officers, who have all they can well attend to in the management of the attorney's office. The fetter has been referred to the at- terney for the District for reply, and he has been requested to furnish a list of the cases bronght against the railroad, as well as the court's action thereon. The Commissioners believe that the wel- fare of the District is properly zuarded by its law officers, and, it Is understood, they will refuse to allow the employment of a special attorney to assist the District’s law officer in prosecuting cases brought against the railroad. Some Orders. The following allotments are made for use in the current quarter of the fiscal year, to be disbursed on requisitions ap- proved by the officer in charge of the sur- face department: From appropriation for construction and repair of bridges, $4,000; from appropria- tion for ordinary care of bridges, $1,000. That a fire hydrant be erected on New Jersey avenue northwest between P and Franklin sireets. ‘That six-inch water mains be laid in the following named streets for the purpose of furnishing Takoma Park with Potemac water, said mains not to be laid cntil Uma- tille street between Brightwood avenue and Piney Branch road is dedicated ts a public street: In Umatille street between Brightwood avenue and Piney Branch road; in Piney Branch road between Uma- tille street and Wabash street; in Wabash street between Piney Pranch road and 6th street; in 6th street between Wabash street and Chestnut street; in Chestnut street between 6th street and Blair road to the line of the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and in Ver- million street between Piney Branch road and 6th street. Also that fire, hydrants be erected along the line of these mains. Freezing of Water Pipes. The water department has been receiving @ number of curious complaints concerning the freezing of water pipes during the cold weather. A number of the -complaints were from householklers who did not un- derstand why the hot water pipe had frozen during one of the cold snaps, while the pipe which supplies the cold water and which runs by its side had remained free. ‘This is the explanation of the superintend- ent of plumbing: “It is 2 well known fact that when water gets hot it loses its vitality. The air is all driven out of it, and it becomes dead. Now, cold seems to have a peculiar affinity for such water, and it is a well known fact that after it has been once heated it freezes much quicker than the water which is kept at the temperature of the river.” Water Meters. An effort will be made by the Commis- sioners at this session of Congress to get some legislation upon the subject of water meters. They realize the importance of protecting the water supply of the District, and believe the meter is the solution of the problem They have given up all idea of introducing meters in private houses; in fact, they do not believe it 1s practicable at this time. But they are anxious to compel all manufacturing and other estab- lishments using a large quantity of water to equip their places with water meters, and pay for the amount consumed. It will be recalled that the present law failed of proper enforcement because the law officers of the government refused to pass an account of the Commissioners for the purchase of water meters. Private ownership of meters proved unsatisfac- tory, and the District desired to own and control them. The objection on the part of the consumer was in the first cost of the meter, which was quite a_considerable amount for a capable and efficient meter. But the controller of the currency decided that the consumer must not only pay for the cost and erection of the meter, but also for its maintenance. The result was that a consumer could not be compelled to put up any particular kind of meter, and the authorities, rather than get a number of incompetent meters, decided to let the whole matter rest until Congress be appealed to for legislation. There are sev- eral good meters in the market, and if the Commissioners receive the legislation they desire they will adopt one of them, and then install them wherever in their opinion the condition of affairs demands it. Passing of Trains. Several days ago the Commissioners de- tailed an inspector to note the number of trains that passed over the crossing at 415 street and Virginia avenue, with a view of using the information in the defense of the suit of the railroad against the Com- missioners. From a.m. until 1 a.m. 24 freigpt trains, 53 passenger trains, 20) switch engines, 4,897 pedestrians and 1 vehicles passed over the crossing. ee THERE WILL BE NO APPEAL. The Defeated Vestry of St. Mark's Church Decides to Acquiesce. The St. Mark’s Church suit will go no fur- ther than Judge Bingham’s court. At a meeting Monday night the de facto vestry after a full consideration of the situation, in conference with the rector, Rev. Andrew J. Graham, decided formally not to appeal from the decision of Judge Bingham. Today an announcement of this action was form- ally made to the de jure vestry, and it is now likely that the two factions in the church will coalesce with entire loyalty to the interests of the parish. The established, or de jure, vestry is now also de facto, hav- ing formally entered on its duties at once when the decision was made declaring it legally elected. Tonight there will be an adjourned meeting of the de jure vestry, at which, for the first time since the trouble arose, the rector will meet with the vestry and give it full recognition as the legal vestry. It is understood that none but the best of feeling exists between Mr. Graham and the individual members of the vestry whoch has been formally placed in control by the court. +. The Art of Selling. Mr. Isaac Gans, manager for Lansburgh & Bro. and a well-known contributor to newspapers on commercial topics, this afternoon delivered, before the pupils of the Business High School, an interesting lec. ture on “The Business of Selling Good: Mr. Gans urges that the art of selling goods should be publicly taught. He has agitated the subject conside’ Ivy in New York and other cities. President Whelpxy of the board of school trustees and Prof. Allen Davis of the Bus- iness High School of Washington became interested in the question and invited Mr. Gans to deliver the lecture today before the pupils. the railroad is always represented by com-} 7¥ EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MA bars or lines of cqual air pressure, drawn for each tenth cf ar- inch. Mnes of equal ‘emperature, drawn for each ten degrees. ‘mow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “Iigh'’ and ‘Low’ show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fy with the wind. % Be OCrar @ Partly Coup © Coody @ fan @ Snow, 75th meridian time. Solfd lines are 159 Dotted lines are isotherms or Shaded areas nre regions where rain or Sam. TOMORROW'S WEATHER. Increasing Cloudiness and Probably Rain in the Night. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday: For the District of Columbia, Delaware! and Maryland, fair tonight; increasing | cloudiness Thursday, probably rain ‘Thurs- ‘night; slightly warmer Thursday; northerly winds, becoming southerly. For Virginia and North Carolina, fair to- night; Thursday, threatening weather with rain in western portion; warmer in west- ern portion tonight; Thursday, warmer; rortheasterly winds, becoming southeast- erly. Weather conditions and general forecast: The pressure has increased steadily in the extreme northwest, the barometer reading at Edmonton this morning being 31.22 inches. ‘The temperature is 30 degrees to 40 de- grees below zcro in Alberta and Assini- boia. ‘The pressure is also relatively high in the lake regions and the middle Atlantic states, and a moderate storm is central over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Rain or snow has fallen in the lower Mississippi valley and on the southern Rocky mountain slope. ‘The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hqurs—Pal- estine, 1.06; Corpus Christi, 1.30. « A stcrm appears to be forming in the vi- cinity of Kansas,and a cold wave threatens to advance from the northwest into the west gulf states by Thursday night. Rain or snow is indicated for the Ohio valley, the middle Atlantic and east gulf states tonight or Thursday. Threatening weather is indicated for New England Thursday night. ; Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 32; con- dition, 13; receiving reservoir, temperature, | 34; condition at north conneetion, 16; con- dition at south connection, 10. Distributing reservoir, temperature, 34; condition at in- fluent gate house, 8; effluent gate house, 5. Tide Table. Today—Low tide,’2:24 a.m: and 2:40 p.m,; high tide, 8:18 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:08'a.m. and 3:24 p.m.; high tidé, 9.00 a.m..and p.m. The San and Moon. Sun rises, 7:20; sun sets, 4:58. Moon sets, 5:46 p.m. today. . The Bicycle Lamps. All bieycle lamps must be lighted at 4:53. The police regulations require that “All eyeles, bicycles and tricycles in motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights. Gas lamps all fhted- by 6:14 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun’ at 6:06'a:m. The lght- ing is begun one hour before the ‘time ramed. . Napitha lamps all lighted by 6:14 p.m.; extinguishing begun at 6:21. The naphtha lamps burn fifteen minutes later in the morning than the gas lamps, and the moon schedule does not apply.to them. Public are lamps lighted at 5:44 p.m. and extinguished at 6:51 a.m. Range of the Thermometer. The following Were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau toda: 8 am., 24; 2 p.m., 34; maximum, 35; mii imum, 23. TNE WEATHER FORECA weather. STS BY FLAG. SIGNALS. No. 1. No. 2. No. 8. No. 4. No’. § ' | ro 1 Rain or Local rain Tempersiure —#+!-aold wave. ee Mer snow. or snow, signal, < ‘They indicate the downward. of s “cold wave’, Is included im the forecast mess proper weather flag. ‘The temperature flag, placed the temperature will remain stationary. tlenlarly the last twenty-four hours of that perlod. They are to be read from th If more than one kind of weather Is predicted for the period from 8 corditions first named in the forecast will be represented by the wppermest flag. when placed above numbers 1, 2 or 3, indicates warmer’ weather: whi below numbers 1, 2 or 8, indicates colder weath Explanation of the Flags. ‘the fags are hoisted each day upon the fssne of the morning weather map ard. float, until dark. weather that may be expected during the following thirty-six hours, but more par- “top of the staff m. 13 8 p.m. the Pus & warning age, the cold-waye flag. will be djsplayed below the @ 9 te when hot display ca, the iniiicatiéns-are that FOR A NEW TRIAL A y Owners Do Not Like the Street Extension Awards. Motion Filed Today in Case of Deni- son and Leighton’s Subdivi- sion—Questions Raised. half of several of the Jand own- ee entd by them, Attorneys Chapin Brown and Arthur H. O'Connor today filed a motion for a new trial in case 419, Denison and Leighton’s subdivision, the first of the street extension cases heard. As stated in The Star, the appraisers re- ported their findings in the case to Judge Cox, in the District Court, Saturday lasé. It is that verdict which is prayed to be set aside. The following reasons are assigned in support of the motion: I. Because th2 verdict is contrary to the evidence. II. Because the verdict is contrary to the law. YI. Because the verdict is unjust and un- reasonable. TV. Because of errors of law of the pre- siding justice in his rulings and Instruc- tions at the trial to which exception: were taken at the trial by these defendants and allowed by the court. Fi V. Because the damages found and allow- ed for the taking of the land are insulti- cient. VI. Because the pen2fts found under sec- |" tion 11 of the act of Congress entitled “An act to provide a permanent system of htgh- ways in that part of the District of Coluin- bia lying outside of cities,” approved March 2, 1892, are excessive. ‘VII. Because the assessment against the land benefited thereby of one-half of the amount awarded by the jury as damages for each highway or reservation or part thereof is illegal and void. VIII. Because said act of Congress un ier which these proc2edings are had is in vio- lation of article five () of the amenJment of the Constitution of the United States and is void, in that the said act makes no provision for the payraent of just compen- sation to the owners for the taking for public use of the private property invoived in these proceedings. 1X. Because the proceedings had and to be had under said act of ingress are, and the purpose of the same is, for the benefit of the general public in the District of C lumbia, and the provision in said act r quiring one-half of the expense and co: thereof to be a: d upon property to be found by the jury in said act provided for, to be benelited thereby, is in violation of article five () of tne Constitution of the United States and is void. X. Because all af the provisions of s act cf Congress are vague and uncertain, and incapable of enforcement at law and therefore void. All Will Unite. As heretofore explained in The Star, the owrers of all of the elghty-three parcels of land embraced within the subdivision are dissatisfied with the findings of the jury, and all ef them will, it is understood, unite in the request to set aside the verdict in its} entirety and grant a new trial. Many of the owners complain that the findings of the appraisers were surprisingly unfair and inequitable, some of them contending that they will be compelled to sell the remainder of their lots to pay the benefits assessed against them. Case 41 will, it is said, be mace the one in which the constitutionality of the highway act will be questioned, and counsel hope that if Judge Cox cannot take up the case tomorrow he will do so not later than Monday next. The issues pre- sented in the motion of Messrs. Brown and O'Connor will, it is believed, cover all the alleged legal defects in the act. Counsel for the owners are confident that the Court of Appeals will sustain their contentions, if, indeed, they say, Judge Cox does not. as Made Sole Beneficiary. The will of the late Katherina Trogeser, dated January 4, 1896, and filed today,makes Ann Eliza Maurer, a sister, sole beneficiary and executrix. LIVE + CAPITOL: FOPIGS, Reports of the Condition of Work in the » Various Departmente. Where It is Believed It is Due to In- sufficient Clerical Force— Other Matters. The annual reports of the heads of the executive departments relative to the con- dition of the work in their several depart- nents have been sent to Congress, and show a gratifying condition of the public werk with a few exceptions. The only business of the Department of State that is in arrears is the keeping of the proper books in the bureau of account, the prep-. aration of copies of correspondence for the publie printer and the index books and catalogues, due to the inadequacy of the clerical force. The supervising architect of the Treasury Department reports ar- rears In the engineering and drafting di- vision on account of insufficient clerical force. The pay and bounty division in the office of auditor for the War Department has been behind for'a number of years, and twenty-five additional clerks will be’ re- quired to bring the work up to date. In the assistant treasurer's office the redemp- tiom division is behind in its work on ac- count of the immense and increasing vol- ume of currency returned for redemption and the insufficiency of the force provided to do the work. In the geological survey the tidal division is behind on account of a lack of computors. In the War Department the work is be- hind in the divisions of copying, indexing and card indexing in the judge advocate general's office. In the Interior Depart- ment the insutficiency of the clerical force is responsible. for the arrears in the office of the secretary, the assistant attorney general, and the genera] land office. The pension bureau complains of lack of force to meet the demands of the correspondence with members of Congress with regard to pension claims. It is not the force of the clerks, .t is said, but due to the great volume of business. In the civil service commission the work is behind on account of the large extent of the classified ser- vice. The fish commission is in arrears in its work on account of insufficient clerical force. Under the District government work in the revenue branch of the water office and the inspection service is behind. Two or three additional engineers are recommend- ed in the sewer division to:keep the work up to date. ‘Two additional;telephone oper- ators and one repair man age Recessary in the District fire alarm’ telegraph service. The inspector of buildings is. twe months in arrears on account of insufficient force. New York Custom House Site. In the House today Mr. Lows(N. Y.) in- troduced a bill for the acduisition of the site heretofore selected fof a New custom house in New York city. () 4) Arizona Adminsiow. BIN. The Arizona territory admisston bill was taken up for consideration’ by!'the House committee on territories téday?! War Cluims of Border States. The House committee on wart claims has agreed to report favorably the bill confer- ring upon the Court of Claiins authority to adjudicate the claims growing out of dam- ages sustained by citizens in the border counties of York, Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Somerset and Perry, Pa., from Union and confederate forces during the war of the rebellion. Contested Election Cas House election committee No. 2 has agreed to 4 report favorable to the seating member fn the election case of R. A. Cheesebrough vs. Geo. B, McClellan from New York city. Mr. Cheesebrough had an- ticipated the confirmation by withdrawing from the contest. = The committee overruted the "motion made on behalf of Timothy’ J. Campbell for leave to open the case and take more testi- mony in his contest for the seat held by H. C. Miner of New York and set the matter: for a hearing on January 21. It May Restore Good Feeling Be- tween Tnis Country and AMERICAN CHIZERS 90 BE PROTECTED History Repeating ltself in the Present Situation. American Security and Trust Co., 1405 G St. Capital, $1,250,000. Sarplus, $225,000. Do you require Se THE BOERS MUST LOSE M i) a =O=N=e=y { The impression is strong in some quar-|**+*** This company makes a specialty of ters that the situation in the Transvaal |** * * * loaning money to {dividuals on real will in the end prove a powerful agency in | * * * * * estate collateral. Sums to suit ut pre-} th? restoring of good feeling between the | ¢ °° °° cig rates of interest. United States and Great Britain. This was | 25322 yen, eto ee referred to in The Star last week. Since] ses company will loan you ihiepeeerteiee! then this government has requested the | «+++ money! good offices of Great Britain in protecting American citizens in the Transvaal, and the request has been promptly and cour- teously granted. With this exchange of merican ecurity civilities as a starter—the United States Co very properly taking the initiative—an & Trust mpany, 1405 GSt easier humor on toth sides is expectea| C. J. Bell, President. when the two governments shall return to| 1 the controversy over the Venezuelan boun- dary line. South African Situation. The situation in South Africa is full of instruction for the English-speaking people. It presents, however, no strikingly new features to the readers of history, or to those who at all times are prepared to see history repeat itself. The principle of the contest down there is as old as history itself, and, although with more difficulty at some times than at others, it has always triumphed. It always will triumph. It is not regarded as fair or correct to state the case as being a contest between might and right. "The contest rather is between the higher capacity of man and the lower; be- tween progress, leading up to the best of civilization, and contentment, degenerating into decay. Settled in This Country. The problem has been presented and set- tled in this country. The Indians were here first, but they are not here now. They were satisfied with their condition, and ob- jected strenuously to the opening up of the lard by the white man. But when the men with the higher capacity came, they took poser ea sometimes by treaty, sometimes y Money To Loan. —— Ts company has money to loan upon Distelet real estate and acceptable col- lateraY securities in sums to suit. If you desire to improve your present property, or erect new buildings, this com- pany will advance the necessary amount. Call for particulars. OFFICERS. JOHN JOY EDSON.. JOHN R. CARMODY. . ANDREW TARKER.. Washington Loan & Trust Co., Cor. 9th and F Sts. HEE TT TLE force, ‘They were attracted by the rich $28,15,22,29 soll and the richer minerals. m p Young and his followers were first in Utah, Money to Loan ae they have feet been atte. to hold that a6 Per Cent ch and tempting section. When the men ot mene Purpose and better life cae 5,5 an oN r in along the Mormons had to give way. 3 fair a land was not to be left in the control Real Estate. of people so unprogressive and so uncon- Our charges reasonable, and loans made without genial with their neighbors. The rich soil | delay. WESOUTT, WILOOK & and the rich mining brought the conquer- | _ é14-1m 1907 i. ave. nw. ors, and Mormon control is rightfully a thing of the past. Character of the Boers. The Boers are not savages, nor are their social customs repulsive, as were those of the Mormons. They are honest people, and in their physical courage they possess a great trail. But honesty and eourage alone, It is pointed out, never held a tempting lard. Phe Boers have no capacity for de- veloping a country, nor have they any just treatment for people who possess that ca- pacity. Their form of government is re- publican only in name. Not only’ does a T. J. Hodgen & Co., BROKERS AND DEALERS. STOCKS, OOTTON, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Rooms*10 snd 11, Corcoran bldg., cor. &5th and F sts., and 605 7th st. nw. OFFICES, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washingten. very small minority rule, but that minority 4 is composed of the men of least capacity “Pace 32 for government. The intelligent and pro- Pope 5 gressive majority is not only not permitted Pase 9 to have a voice in a government which it Page 4 supports by taxes paid, but it is constantly | BUSINESS CH. . Pages 4 and 5 being pinched and hampered by narrowly | CITY ITEMS... ... weeeeePage 12 conceived and unfriendly legislation. Still, | COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS........ Page 4 in spite of all such obstacles, the majority | c Page 4 has improved .the country to such a degree | praTHs .. Page 7 ithat Jt now ranks with its neighbors and | pexqistny | pies is attracting immigrants from all quar- ters of the globe. _ The Boers Will Lose. If history teaches anything applying to this case it would appear to be that the Boers in the end will lose. They will lose either by denying longer what the majority is demanding or by granting those demands. The majority, under heavier pressure, will ripen for successful revolution; if granted peaceably a voice in affairs, {t will dom- inate affairs by superior numbers and by scperior capacity for affairs. The majority —composed not alone of Englishmen, but of Americans and a few Germans—is play- ing the game everywhere played by su- perior men in a new country bent upon empire and civilization. The principle of a republican form of government is not only not menaced, but the success of the ma- jority will, it ts contended, result in th: establishment of a real .republic in the piace of the present so-called Boer republic. Cecil Rhodes may become the Bolivar, or even the Washington, of his day. Senator Morgan's Resolution. Senator Morgan—in many things a man of very broad views—sympathizes with the Boers, and wants this government formally to take the same position. His resolution proposing that is now in the hands of the Senate committee on foreign relations. It will be thoroughly debated in committee, and the whele case brought out, If the contest were one strictly between a mon- archy and a republic the action of Con- gress would not be in doubt a moment. But, as many assert, it is not that, and in support of this contention the fact is quoted that the Americans on the scene are all EDUCATIONS EXCURSIONS .. FINANUAL POR EXCHANGE... 1% FOR KENT (Flats). FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (ilscell FOR RENT (Offices) FOR RENT (Rooms). WOR RENT (Statles). FUR RENT (Stores) oo FOR RENT (Warehouses). FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lote). DUR SALE (Miscellaneous) HORSES AND VEHICLES. 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Having been reared in a country where intelligence and progress rule, they are demanding the es- tablishment of the same conditions in their new home. SS HIS MOTHER HERE. = — ———— A SCIENTIFIC MEMORIAL MEETING. Tributes to Four Noted Men Who Died During the Year. ‘The joint committee pf the Washington scientific societies held a memorial meeting last night in the Builders’ Exchange, with Mr. Gardiner Hubbard presiding. The ob- ject of the meeting was to pay a tribute to four great scientists who died during the year past—Professor Dana, Dr, Pasteaz, Ccunt Von Helmholtz and Professor Hux- ley. There was a large attendance of the leading scientists and Mterary people of Washington. . Maj. Powell of the bureau of ethnography presented a philosophic and itive re- view of the life of Dana, speaking as a geol- ogist of the greatest geologist of America in this age. Maj. Powell was pecu! elo- quent and impressive. Surgeon General George M. Sternberg read a paper on Pas- teur, speaking of his special work in rabies, and of the wide scope of his scientific study and his practical successes in other fields than that with which his name is popularly associated. This paper was throughout most incisive, clear and strong in its presen- tation of the career and work of the great bacteriologist. Dr, Mendenhall spoke most interestingly of the life and achievements of Von Helmholtz, and Professor Gill of Huxley's life of scientific inquiry and ac- complishment. ‘The regular annual meeting of the joint commission will be held tonight at the Cos- mos Club, where provision will doubtiess be made for the publication of the papers read last evening. Special consideration will be given-to the life and work of the late Professor Riley. Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SMOKE MCAT POUCH TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING, NO HEART PALPITATING. ANTI:NERYOUS.. A Man Who Committed Suicide in Cincinnati, In Cincinnati the authorities are holding the body of a man said to be named J. T. Clements, whose mother resides here. The man, it appears, was also known in Cin- cinnati as John B. Causter, and only a shcrt time ago he was arrested as an al- leged lunatic, but being a non-resident he was not held for treatment there. Sunday night he ended his life by cutting his throat and shooting himself. Last night the police here received the following dispatch: “John T. Clements, age forty, suicided here Sunday. Mother resides in your city. Locate family and notify me. “J. A. HAERR, Coroner.” As soon as the dispatch was received In- fpector Hollinberger communicated with the several precincts, and had the officers make inquiries concerning the man men- tioned in the dispatch. Were Not © ht. ‘There was a special detail of policemen and detectives in the third precinct last night and the houses of foreign ministers and weaithy persons were closely watched because it was thought that the burglars who have been operating during recent months would appear, but they failed to rob any house and the officers therefore did not catch them. The Dorothea Dix Dispensary. The Dorothea Dix Dispensary for Women and Children has moved to more commo- dious quarters, at 910 ‘w York avenue. ‘There is a daily service from 1 to 2 p.m. Granted a Divorce. Justice Beekman in the supreme court of New York has grented a divorce to Mrs. Gertrude Truxtum Peck from Lester O. Peck, with permission to resume her maid- en name of Wilson. a Mr. Woodman’s Cuban Button. Representative Woodman of Illinois is the only man on the floor of the House who wears a foreign decoration. Mr. Woodman wears it proudly and has sworn never to |- take it off until a certain event comes to pass. The decofation is a button, carrying the colors of the Cuban patriots struggling for independence. President Palma of the Cuban junta, who is now in this city, conferred the button on Mr. Woodman, in recognition of his interest in Cuban matters, and Mr. Woodman pro- poses to wear the button until Cuba is free. Mr. Woodman has been a partisan of Cu- ban independence since a boy. = -NERVOUS. =-DYSPEPTIC. The Acetylene Gas Co. The Carbide Co. Light, fieat and Power. 3. J. HEMPHDL... anaes each. Applications for the iN. be companies’ office. 819 17th st. n.w. The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, . CORNER 15TH ST. 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