Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1896, Page 5

RAILROADS. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY IN AMERICA, ALL TRAINS VESTIBULED, ELECTRIO LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED. ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS. STA- TION SIXTH AND B STREETS. Schedule in effect . 2:25 P.M. DAILY—Cineineati and St. Louis Spe- cial—Solid ‘train for Cinciruati. Pullman sleepers to Cinchmati, Indionagolis and St. Louis without ebsrze. Parlor cars Cinc'nnati to Chicago. 11:10 P.M. DAILY—F. F. V. Limited—Solld train for Cineinnatl. Pullman’ sleepers to Cincinnatt, ton and Louisville without change. Pull- leeper to Virginia. Hot Springs, without Wednesdays and Saturdays. Sleepers Cin- einnatt to Chieago and St. Lou 10:57 A. EXCEPT "SU ¥—Via Richmond Nd Point’ and Norfolk. Only rail line. 5 P.M. DAILY—For Gotjonsviile, Charlottes- z Staunton and for Richmond, daily, except unday. Reservatic offices, us and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio and i421 Pennsylvania avenue, and at H.W. FULLER, General Passenger Agent. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Station corner of 6th aud B streets. in effect January 6, 1898. 20:30 AM. PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED.—Pullman Dining, Smokit “t rs to Chicago, 6, Cleveland and to Harrisours cinnatl, iu Indianapolis, ‘Toledo, Bullet Varlor LINE.—Pullman Butfet Parlor rg. Parlor and ining Cars, Har- tisburg to Fitesburg. 3i. CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS.— an Buffet Varlor Gar to Harrisburg. Sleep- and Dining Cars, Harrisburg to St. Louis, Aoclonath, J vining Car t To P.St SOUTH Sleeping and Dini ing Car Harri: 10340 P.M. y A.M. for Kane, Canandaisua, Roches-er and Niagara Falls ¥, ex-ept Sunday. . for Elmira and Renovo, daily, except For Williamsport daily, 3:40 P.M. or Williamspert, Rochester, Buffalo and -WESTERN EXPRESS.—Pullman Cars t¢ St. Louis, and Sleep- to Cincinnatl. IFIC EXPRESS. Pullman Sleep- tsburg. iagaza Falls dail, cept Saturday, with Slee} ing Car Wash: to Suspension’ Bridge v! uff - for Erle, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buf- “t Falls daily, Sleeping Car Wash- N FOR PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND THB EAST. “CONGRESS: ‘AL LIMITED.” daily, with Dining Car from Baltimore. 205 (Dining Car), 20, 9:00, 10:00 = Car). 10:05 (Dining Car) a 00 (Di trom Wilmington} A.M.. 12: 6:40, 10:00 and 1 P. Wining Cary, (Dintog 4:20, 6:40, only, Fust Express ess, 12:15 week days. For Boston 50 ALM. week days. 2:01 and 5:40 P.M. 7:30 a. For Pope :20 A.M. and 4:36 P.M. 0, 9:09 AM., 12:15 and 4:20 cept Sunday. Sundays, 9:00 A.M. s “Florida Special" for Jack- gonville and St. Augustine, 10:48 P.M. week days. Express for Richmond, points on Atlantic Coast Line, 4:30 A.M., 3:16 P.M. dally. Richmond AUanta, $40 PLM. daily. Richnond only, 10:57 A days. nantico, 7:45 A.M. daily, and ), 6:35, 7:45, 8:40, 9:45, 10:57, : 4:25, 5:00, 5:31 M. Gn 215, 8:02 daily, except Sunday. For _Annapolls, : P.M dally, a st_ Line. ). 7:20, 9:10 and 10:52 P.M. wrier 15th and G sts. and at the etation, and B sts., where orders can be left for the checking of baggage to destination from hotels and resid-nces, J. RB. Woop, 8. M. PREVOST, General Manager. General Passenger Agent. jad SOUTHERN RAILWAY. @iedmont Air Line.) Schedule in effect January 6, 1896. All trains arrive and leave st Pennsylvania ¢ Station. 8:00 A.M.—D for Danville. Connects at Manassas for arg, daily, except Sunday, and at Lynchburg with the Norfoik and Western daily, end with ©. & O. daily for Natural Bridge and Gifton Fors 1:15 AM —The UNITED STATES FAST MAIL car: z jeepers New York and W ton to Jacksonville, uniting at Char- lotte with Pullman Sleeper for Augusta; also Pull- man Sleeper New York to New Orieany via Mont- ROUeTE. | connecting at (Atlanta with Pullman leeper for Birmingham, Mamphi. «ud St. Louis. me P.M.—Locai for Strasburg, daily, excep? Iy—WASHINGTON AND SOUTH- TBULED LIMITED, composed of ed Sleepers, Dining Cars and Day man Sleepers New York to Asheville . N.C; New York to Memphis via k to New Orleans via. At- tbuled Day Coach hern Raflway Diving INGTON AND ROUND 1 AM. daily and 4:45 25° PM. Sun- daily, except M., daily, for arrive at Washington '$:26 ly from Round Hill, 7:08 from Herndon, and 8:34 trom Leesburg. the’ south arrive at Washing- ALM. FY PM. and 9: . Manassas Division, 10:00 A.M. daily, Sunday, and 8:40 AM. daily from Chac- s Sleeping Car reservation and information furnished at offices, 511 and 1300 Pennsylvania ave- Bue, and at Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger St=- tion. W. H. GREEN, General Superintendent. Se SPLE, atic samaper. a 3 . Genera. Pasaens L. S. BROWN, Gen. aehs Pate. Dent, BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. Schedule in effect December 1, 1895. Leave Washington from station corner of New Jers-¥ avenue and C st. For Ciicago and Northwest, Vestibuled Limited trains 11:30 a.m., 3:20 p.m. For Cincinnati, “St. Louis and Indianapolis, Vest! buled Limited 245 p.m., Express 12:01 night. For Pittsburg atd Cleveland, Express daily 11:30 a.m. and 8240p. Lexington and Stauntcn. 11:30 a.m. Fer Winchester and way stations, *5.30 p.m. For Luray, Natural Bridge, Roanoke, Knoxv Ceattanooga, “Mempnis and” New Orleans, 9:1 p.m. daily; Sleeping Cars through. ‘For Luray, 3:45 p.m. daily. For Baltimore, week days, 5 28:09, 8:30, 39: 12:30, 12: ‘Sandays, For Frederi 94:20, 5:30 p. For Hagerstown, 11:30 a.m. and *5:30 p.m. For Boyd and. was points, 0:40. 110:25 pm. thersiarg, apd way, points, *0:00, (*8:00 "3:20, °4:33, 99:35, '9°7:05, °9:40, 911-39 p.m. Washington Junction and w: a.m., 11:15 p.m. pm. points, 19:00, bs. : Express trains, stopping at pekeipal statlous cnly, 4:49, °6:20 pin. SUYAL BLUE LINE FOR’ NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. All trains Wlwuinated with pintsch light. For Philadelphia, York, Boston and ‘a the East. wees dny Dining’ Car), $:00 (10: a.m, Dining Car), 11.80 (2:40, Dining Car), 3 6:08 D Car), p.m. (12:01 night, Car, open at 10°00 o'clock). Sundays ( ing’ Car), (9:00 a.m., Dining Car), (12:30, Dining Caz), 3:60 (6:06, Dining Car), 8:00 (12:01 night, Sleeping open for passengers 10:00 p.m.) Buffet Parlor Cars on all day trains. For City, 10:00 and 11:30 s.m., 12:30 Pm, 4:55 12:30 p.m. *Except Sunday. **iaily. !Sundays only. xExpress trains. Baggage calied for end checked from hotels and residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders left at Dicket offices, J!9 Pennsylvania avenue New York avenue and 15th street and at BB. CAMPBELL, CHAS. 0. Gen. Manager. i &e2 POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. E. RANDALL POTOMAC RIVER LINE— Stcamer Harry Randall leaves River View Wharf, 7th street, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, at 7 am., nding at all wharves as far down as Mad- dox creek, Va., Including Chapel Point and Colonial Beach, returning on Mondays about 9 p.m.; Wed- Resdays and Fri ‘s about 3:30 p.m. Passenger rc- conmedations first-class. Freight received until Bour of sailing. ‘Telephone 1766 F. A. REED & CO., E. S. RANDALL, Agents, Alexandria, wietor and Manager, GEO. 0. CARPINTER, Gen. Agt., $020 ‘Washington, ‘b.c. WHE WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO. WINTER SCHED. ule.—Steamer Potomac will leave Stephenson's Wharf, foot 7th st., every Sunday at 4 p.m., for Baltimore and river landings. Accommodations strictly first-class. Freight received. for river landings on Saturday and must be prepaid. Hates ven on Baltimore freight. LENSON & Buo., Agents. Ole, 010 Fa. ave. Telephone 745. ot INGTON STEAMBOAT CO., “LID.,”* FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS, From 7th st. Ferry Wharf. On Mordays, Wednesdays and Satu: at 7 am: Me for river to St. Clement's Bay, Breton's Bay and Nomint Creek; returning, Inndings to Breton’ Bay und Nomial Crees thence on’s iy at Nomin! 3 to Piney Point, St. George's, Smith's Creek, Coan and Yeocomico rivers, returning, ‘eaves Nomint Greek Thursday afternoon for river ‘arriv- fog Friday morcing, Saturdays for, riear landings to Nomini Creek and St. Clement's Bay; returni girives Sunday afternoon. In, effect Nor. 4, ce schedule. QW. RIDLEY, Gen. Man. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, | FEBRUARY 5, 1896—-TWELVE PAGES. ; 5 EDUCATIONAL. IN WASHINGTON. RO Ye cee oe ee Tse 1e eqt it of tw For ink ti to NCER_MUS- BEY, Secretary, TOL, ave BW teS-Im SHORTHAND A SPRCIALTY. ~ Taught by experienced writer. Pitman's system. aie SEGAL APTENTION TO" BACH DCE am. S 59 sie School, #3 I st. fe4-6t* VOICE CULTURE AND PIANO. LOW TERMS. Specialty of beginners. Weak voices made stron; and brilliant. Special, exerctses for Tung, foroat troubles. GEO. W. LAURENCE, 934 F n.w. PIANOS AND ORGANS. If you must have the best, why, you “must” have a “Chickering” PIANO. No piano on the market has Improved as has the Chickering. Time, talent, skill and money have developed it, until as construted today It is superior to any piano made. Come test its strength, Hitt Okeley School for Girls, 1759 Madison st., Dupont Circle. Private both sexes; ‘evsnlngs.” Miiss ey. Bers VR" THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE. Special method for singers to read it in ten lessons. Other classes also formed for its study. Classes and private lessons. fel-Gt* 1307 14th st. n.w. = DAVID GC. BANGS, Eiccution and Dramatic Art; DEEP BREATHING, EXPRESSION, NATURA! Studio, 1323 10th st. n.w., after 4 p.m, Send for circular. Ja20-1m Wood’s Commercial College 811 EAST CAPITOL ST. Commercial branches taught at reasonable rates. life scholarship in Shorthand and ‘Typewriting, day or evening, for only $25. Must Sein soon 1f'you wish to graduate in June next. 29-1 Vocal tessous, Pupil of, and special ‘ocal Iessous. Pupil of, and ‘special mended by, Mr. William Shakeepeare of, England, “Studio, 1329 loth st. mw. Ja293m W. F. DALES, PH.D., 322 C ST. N.W., JOHNS Hopkins graduate student; nine years’ experien lents thoroughly prepared for any college, tm Greek, Latin and other studies; coaching. jal5-Im* MME. J. ESPUTA DALY, ‘Teacher Voice Culture, Studio, 1105 F st.n.w.,over Davison’s Jewelry store. References: John P.' Sousa, New York; Frederick E. Bristol, New York; Lucien Odenthal, Balti- more, Md.’ Special terms to classes in’ reading music by Mme. Daly's note chuin system. Si SIGNOR | MARIANO | MAINA, DIRECTOR ST. Patrick's Choir.—School art for singing, opera, Gzatorlo, church, coucert, ete. 1307 14th ‘st. u.w: el-6t* OL: SCHOOL—FOR GIRLS. 1827 I ST. Drawing, Latin, German and daily exercises in calisthenics and ‘French conversation included in the regular ccurse. Ja25-tt MISS VIRGINIA MASON DORSEY, Prin. COURSE OF 40 OR 80 FRENCH LES GOOD ronunciation; begitners and advanced | classes NOW and during summer; attractive method. MLLE. V. PRUD'HOMME, 307 D st. n.w. ja24-1m SHORTHAND, PITMAN SYSTEM; NEW, RAPID reporting style; beginners and ‘dictation; type- writing, mathematics, English, bookkeeping. Pupils prepared for dept. and other exam: cgial rates. “Miss ANNA Mf. LAISE,1855 12th st, lex FRANCO - AMERICAN EPISCOPAL HOME and Day School for Girls, Opens Jan. 15, in connection with the Gaillard School of Languages. Girls can pursue their En- glish studics and learn French as practically and thoroughly as abroad. Principals:| MME. J. D. GAILLARD and MISS E. H. CLARK. GAILLARD SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES held as usual. Classes and private lessons. 1023 15th st. LW. Jal3-tt MR. B. FRANK GEBEST (LATE OF BERLIN), organist Calvary Baptist Church, is receiving pupils in piano, organ and musical theory. tudio, F st. nw., room li. Best testt- montals ‘and most thorcugh instruction. jall-1m* LANGUAGES. THE BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 728 14th st. nw. Branches in the principal American and European ities. Best instruction by superior native teach- ers. Conversatkn from start. $12 per term in recom- London, suall classes, day or evening; also private les- rong at school or residence. Trial aree. Bert for circular jada EDWARD C. TOWNSEND, purity, technique, responsiveness and other advantag If you must have the best you ‘must’? bave a Chickering! $500, upwards, easy payments, Full value allowed for your own plano in exchange. Special discounts for cash, or large cash pay- ments. LL HHL -—-— ° ‘Pisnos and Organs moved, tuned and repaired at lowest prices. John F. Ellis & Co., Music House, 937 Pa. Ave. it KNABE PIANOS. The recognized standard of mod- ern piano manufacture in musical and mechanical development and artistic architecture in all styles and woods, SLIGHTLY USED P REDU PETTLT TTT 08 OF OUR MAKE aT PRICES FOR SALE AND RENT. SECUND-HAND GRAND, UPRIGHT AND SQU. PIANOS OF DIFFERENT AT ALL PRICES. PIANOS FOR RENT. ‘Tuning and ar by Factory Experts. m. Knabe Co., 1422 PENNA. AVE. N.W. Telephone call No. 1737. A_ FINE, FOUR ROUND CORNERS, CARVED legs and beautiful toned Knabe square piano for $150; cash $5, and $3 per mm hh. Some bargains in parler organs. Pianos for rent. HUGO WORCH, O24. 7th st., Sohmer, Peck and Baus Piano Agents. MEDICAL. NO FEE UNTIL CURED. Dr. Leatherman, G02 Fost. nw EXPERT SPECIALIST in the treatment and cure of all forms of DISEASES. HYDROCELE, VARICOCELE, STRICTURES, &., permanently cured. — Vitality restored. Consultation free. Hours, 9 to 12 2.m., 2 to 5 p.m. ‘Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights, 7 to 8. Sundays, 4 to 6. fel-Im* Scientific Massage, With the best of medical references, by applying at 913 9th st. o, aap ewe AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL CONSULT THE OLD reliable specialist, Dr. Brothers, 908 B st. 6.W. 50 years’ experience in treatment of all diseases of men; consultation free and strictly confidential. ja18-1m' ‘ DISEAS! OF THE THROAT, LUNGS, STOM- ach, kidneys ond nervous system scléntificaily and’ successfully treated. Chronic cases a spe- cialt, Dr. C. STEWART HODGSON. hours: 1003°G et. n.w.—9 to 12 a.m.; 1 to 6 p.m.; Sundays, 8 to 6 .-m. 1007 S st. n.w. 7 tc 9 a.m.; 12 to 1 ard 6 to 8 p.m.; Sundays, ja9-1m no22-tf Ja30-tt MISS ADA LOUISE TOWNSEND. 10 to 12 a.m. yEZlocation, Voice. ‘Culture, Grace. ‘The Sount — por iia ee ES UNDERTAKERS. BUSINESS COURSE, DAY OR NIGHT, $25 A YEAR. . Nichols.) _ "PHONE 764-8. ‘m. A. Foy.) Any one subject. $1 a month. Chose. ., UNDERTAKERS & EMBALMERS, ee ae eae oe 2d and Pe. ave. s.c., Washington, D.0. jusiness College, 8th and K n.w. d28 The Stuart School, FOB GIRLS, DAY AND BOARDING.—Col- I ite; academic; ratory; kinder; en. 1 AND 1226 15TH Nw. COR. MA AVE. a23-tt MISS CLAUDIA ‘STUART, Principal. COMPETENT AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS will give lessons, at own or pupils’ residence, in music, languages ang palnuing: piano and guitar; Spanish, — k:ench, ortuguese and English branches. Best methods used. Terms moderate. Call or address TEACHERS, 120 B st. n.e. d23-tf GUNSTON INSTITUTE, 1212 and 1214 14th st. ow. Pupils for second terin_ received Januai 4+! Mr. and Mrs. B. R. M. Piano, Violin, Voice. Colum! Seerie enor Music, 900 K st. n.w. Rapid advancement. EDWIN HART, Principal. ja6-Im* A Business Education. COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, Seventh street north te ©. K. URNER, A.M., C.E., Princtpal. ‘The leading school of business and shorthand. Highest attainable raile of instruction at mod- erate cost. Situations for graduates. ja4-tt ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROss, 1812 Massachusetts avenue, Washington, D.c. A day school for young ladies and little giris. In additicn to a thorough course in Engiish. French, German and Latin, special advantages are offered to students in the art and musical departments. A Kindergarten has been opened 1p ccnnection With the academy. au31-6m_ PIANOS AND ORGANS. A Sacrifice Piano Bargain, Only $185 Cash, Original Cost, $400. A magnificent full size Upright Grand Piano, a most new; only been used six months; has full rich tone; best improvements; without a blemish; must be sold at once to close account of owner, leaving the city. Only $185 cash buys it; fine stool with it. antee of five years.’ Call at once. The Piano Exchange, feb -200 913 PA. AVE. Steinway Pianos, $200 each. “There are two of them—taken in exchange for other instru- ments. They have full 71-3 octaves and are in splendid con- dition. First buyer secures pos- session of his choice by paying $10 down—subsequent monthly payments to be same amount. There are other square pianos here—Hallet & Davis, Haines Bros., Chickering, &c.—some priced as low as $25. Sanders & Stayman, Leading Pianos, Organs and Music, 934 F Street Northwest. : Percy S. Foster, Manager. Baltimore Store, 13 N. Charles st. fei-s0d One More! A Magnificent San Domingo Mahogany Case Upright Grand. Cannot be equaled the city for $350. If bought at once, ony $245 Cash. D. G. Pfeiffer & Co. 417 uth St. N.W. fe3-202 When Are You Going to trade off that old square piano of yours for something more modern? Now {s a good time to secure 2 bargain in uprights. HENRY WIPE O55, ¥F st. Better get that mew march, “The ee whet 6. Gnar- men."* The Emerson Piano. Finest tone—best work—best ma- terials. “Prices moderate. Terms reasonable. Pianos for rent. All rent applied if purchased. : H. Eberbach, 915 F St. fls-Imi¢ * MIL be aepald for eable Waeshiee ah Goa wi re] le in cal at st, RUBS'S REMPLE OF MUSIC. Ge igi te A tening to @ piano, noble in the true sense of the word. the’ gopular “Krakauer Plano. Also. find Plunos of © makers, and bargains In ney ‘nd Fegulating irs used instrumea.s. Tuning Cass. p19-3in Beat of terms. Chapel for funeral services. W. R. Speare, Undertaker & Embalmer, 940 F Street Northwest. Everything strictly first-class and on the most reasonable te ‘Telephone call 340. jal-tr MACEO MEETS LUQUE. An Important Battle Fought for Cuba's Liberty. An important engagement has taken place at Consolacion dzI Sur, east of the city of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, between the Spanish forces under Gen. Luque and the insur- gents under Antonio Maceo. Gen. Luque left the city of Pinar del Rio at 7 o'clock Sunday morning, intending to march to Corsolacion det Sur. At 8 o'clock in the evening the Spanish columns arrived at Arroyo de Agua, and here they rested until midnight, when they marched again, following the direction of the railroad which runs between Consolacion del Sur and Paso Real. : They met the insurgents abouf 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the town of Paso Real. ‘An attack was imninediately opened on the insurgents in the town. The Spanish form- ed for a regular and systematic attack, the vanguard of the columns under Col. Her- nandez charging their position by the left flank, while the center command and rear guard of the Spanish under the direct com- mand of Gen. Luque forced themselves into the center street of the village and at- tacked by the right flank, charging with vigor and determination. Seeing their position thus imperiled, the insurgents made a rapid retreat to the ex- treme western limits of the village. Here they formed their lines for a further stand against the attack of the Spaniards. A vol- ley from the rifles of the troops failed to break the line of the insurgent forces. They were given a second volley, and even after a third volley of rifle pullets they refused to budge an inch and obsti- nately maintained their formidable line. Spanish Charge. ~ The Spanish cavalry was then ordered to charge, and it swept down with great valor upon the devoted band led by Lteuts. Her- rera and Berenguer. he insurgents were unable to stand this onslaught, and their formation was broken and they were put to flight, ten of them being killed with cavalry sabers. ‘They were pursued by the Spanish cav- alry outside the limits of the village, but the pursuers were here met by a force of insurgent cavalry numbering a thousand, and the pursuit was checked. Meanwhile the Cubans had worked their way into the Calle Real, and once more made a vigcrous stand against the on- slaught of the Spanisn troops. The bat- talion of San Quentin advanced upon them, but it was only after repeated volleys had been fired into them that their position was taken and-the village was in possession of the Spanish. But still the insurgents did not abandon the field, but only gave back before the troops and prepared to make a last stand in a palm grove about three hilo- meters distant. Here they formed in line of defense again, but were again heaten back. The insurgents then departed in the direc- tion of Los Paiacios. ‘he Spanish then made an inyestigation of the insurgents’ camp, and found there 62 dead and 130 horses and mules, besides taking numerous saddles, arms and aramunition. The in- surgents carried away over 200 wounded. Gen. Luque was wounded in the leg. Majs. Luis, Lopez and Mijares were seriously in- jured, and Majs. Jo3e, Rulz and Perez were killed. S The loss of the troops in kilied fs piaced by the official report at thirty soldiers. Se An Innocent Man Was Lynched. A sensatiog has been caused at Knox- ville, Tenn., by the death-bed confes- sion of Lizzie Hickman, who says that Ike Wright was the murderer of Ed- ward Manis, who was robbed there of $1,100 and killed ten years ago. At the time Lee Sellers was arrested for the murder. A mob tcok him to the county bridge and swung Him up. Sellers got loose from the noose and tried to escape by running along the top of the bridge. His body was riddled with bullets and he fell seventy-five feet into the ‘Tennessee river, dead. Wright, who turns out to be the real murderer, is at large and an effort will be made to arrest him. Funeral of Sir Joseph Barnby. The funeral services over the remains of the late Sir Joseph Barnby. the prin- cipal of the Guildhall School of Music, who died January 28, took place In St. Paul's Cathedral, London, yesterday. The ccrtege proceeded from St. George's Square, accompanied by numbers of the deceased musician’s admirers, in- cluding Sir Arthur Sullivan, Prof. Aléxan- der Mackenzie, Sir Augustus Harris, Mr. Beerbohm Tree, Mr. Marcus Stone, R. A.; the Earl of Kilmorey and others, THE DISTRICT BILL! TR vat Al ay Appropriations for Charitable Tasti- tutions Stricken Out. ONLY A FEW ALLOWED 70 STAND eee es Remarks Made “by: Many Repre- sentatives off the Subject. AMENDMENTS ADOPTED After The Star's report of the proceedings in the House over the District appropria- tion bill closed yesterday afternoon, Mr. Maguire of California spoke at some length cn the appropriations for charitable insti- tutions. “The opposition to these appropriations,” said Mr. Maguire, “is urged upon the basis of two principles, both of which I recognize as correct in the abstract. The first is that this government, having no alliance with religion or sectarianism in any form, ought not to appropriate public money for the es- tablishment of religion, for the teaching of religion, or for the promotion of religion or sectarianism. That is right. The other principle is that public functions should be performed through public agencies, and should not be devolved upon private insti- tutions or individuals, and that, therefore, public money should not be donated to pri- vate individuals or institutions upon the pretext that they are performing public functions. “Those principles are right in the ab- stract, and we should seek with all reasun- able diligence to give them practical ef- fect. But it is sought here to suddenly ap- ply them to conditions in which a great wrong would result from their immediate application. There is no need of making a juggernaut of progress. There is no need of crushing out the lives of public charges who are now being cared for in private, even in religious asylums and hospitals, merely because we have determined that hereafter such charges must be cared for in public Institutions. Confessedly we have no such public institutions now, and we are therefore unprepared to immediately change our system of caring for the poor and the sick and the wayward.” Wait o Year. Mr. Maguire thought it would be well to allow the appropriations to be made anoth- er year, and then to provide public and non-sectarian institutions for their care. “There is an establishment of religion right here in this House,” continued Mr. Maguire, “and repeated appropriations of public money for the establishment aud promotion of religion here, which, in my judgment, we ought to stop before we take up the subject of charitable appropriations to sectarian hospitals and asyluins. The election of a chaplain of this House is an act respecting an establishment of re- ligion. You cannot select a chaplain to pray for heavenly guidance for this House without having first determined that he Is a minister of the true religion. How worse than useless, nay, how terrible, it would be to select a minister of‘a false religion to serve as a medium of communication be- tween this House and the Almighty, His appointment would be an insult to Divin- ity, and his prayers would be blasphemies, bringing curses instead of blessings. We do necessarily establish a religion in the election of a chaplain to conduct religious services for the House, and we do it in defi- ance of the constitutional provision which absolutely forbids it. We have no right to do it, and no right to appropriate a dollar of public money for that purpose. Mr. Powers of Vermont contended that the real question to be considered was whether the general government should pay half of the appropriations for District char- ities. He thought it should not. Mr. Boatner said he could not understand how any one can contend that the appro- priation of money for the support of orphans is the appropriation of money for a private purpose. Appropriations Stricken Out. A vote was then taken on Mr. Hainer’s motion to strike out the appropriation of 5,400 for St. Ann’s Infant A: was carried by 9 ayes against nays. The appropriation of $1,800 for the Asso- ciation for Works of Mercy was stricken out of the bill, but when the allowance of & for the House of the Good Shepherd was ed further debate was bro Wheeler of Alabama said: “The House of the Good Shepherd was established in this District by the daughter of an eminent naval officer. She gave her entire fortune and the efforts of her life to build up the in- stitution. It has had a few donations, and now it is almost entirely supported by the efforts of the sisters and the beneficiaries, who endeavor by their labor, in taking in plain sewing and other work, to, so far as possible, defray the expenses and take care of the poor people under their charge. The report shows last year they earned $2,366 in this manner, almost as much as was ap- propriated by Congres: ‘The item was stricken out by a vote of 88 to 15, and the appropriation for St. Joseph's Asylum of $1,800 was also taken from the bill. Mr. Hainer’s motion to strike out the appropriation of $1,000 for the Young Wo- men’s Christian Home was rejected, as was a similar motion to strike out the appropria- tion of $9,900 for the Industrial Home School. Providence and Garfield Hospitals. Mr. Baker of New Hampshire then of- fered the following amendment: “Kor the support and medical treatment of medical and surgical patients who are destitute in the city of Washington, under a contract to be made with the Providence Hospital by the surgeon general of the army, $15,000. “For Garfield Memorial Hospital — for maintenance to enable It to provide medical and surgical treatment to persons unabie to pay therefor, $15,000." ‘This amendment’ was opposed by Mr. Bartlett of New York on parliamentary grounds, but they were sustained by the Speaker. “Those institutions,” said Mr. Baker, “have been annually appropriated for a great many years past, and the only ob- Ject of this amendment is to change them from the sundry civil appropriation bill. to the District of Columbia bill; and the spe- cial object in that change is this: As they are now appropriated for, the government of the United States pays, the entire amount. If appropriated for in the Dis- trict of Columbia appropriation hill the Dis- trict will pay one-half of the amount, which, it seems to me, is entirely proper and appropriate.” Mr. Baker said: “The whole object and intent of this amendment is to put these institutions exactly where kindred institu- tions are in the District of Columbia. and where they ought to be|’ namely, in the District of Columbfa arpropriation bill, where the revenues of thg District of Co- lumbia shall be chafgeabje with one-half of their expense. To‘do otherwise has been always inequitable, always Improper, and always unjust, and I call the attention of the committee especially to this fact, that they are making fish of one and fowl of another, and all to the detriment of the government of the Uhited States.” The motion was ruled out by the chair as changing existing law. Mr. Hainer’s Amendment. Mr. Hainer offered the following amend- ment: . “Provided, That the institutions for chil- dren, including industrial and reformatory, namely, the Church Orphanage of St. John’s parish, the German Orphan Asylum, the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children, in- cluding its care of colored foundlings; the St. Ann’s Infant Asylum, the St. Joseph Asylum, the House of the Good Shepherd, the Association for Works of Mercy and St, Rose's Industrial School, heretofore re- ceiving ald by specific appropriation, are hereby remitted, except as herein specifi- cally appropriated for, to the appropriation herein made, and to the said act of July 26, 1892, to, provide for the care of dependent children in the District of Columbia, and to create a-board of children’s guardian: for all rights and benefits which they ma: have under the provisions of the said act. ‘The amendment was opposed as changing existing law, but the objection to it was not sustained by the chair, the amendment being voted on, and it was adopted by sy to 11 votes. Mr. Hainer’s amendments to strike out an appropriation of $1,000 for the Hope and Help Mission and 31,000 for the Newsboys and Children’s Aid Society vere rejected. Other Amendments Adopted. The motion to strike out the appropria- tion of $1,000 for the Eastern Dispensary was rejected, and Mr. Grout offered the following amendment: “That no part of any money appropriat- ed by this act for charities or charitable institutiens shall be paid to any institution named in this act until the charter or aru- cles of incorporation thereof shall be so amended as to accord to the Commisston- ers of the District of Columbia, or to their designated agents, authority to visit and inspect such institutions, and to control and supervise the expenditure there'n of all public funds paid out of appropriations made by Congress.” ‘The amendment was adopted, as was also the following amendment offered by Mr. Linton: “Provided, however, That no money here- in appropriated is to be used for the pur- poses of founding, maintaining or aiding by appropriation, payment for services, expenses or otherwise any church, re- ligious denomination or religious society, or any institution, society or undertaking which is wholly or in part under sectarian or ecclesiastical control.” ~ Mr. De Armond Ruled Ont. Mr. De Armond’s amendment providing that the District of Columbia should pay the entire amount of $1,213,947 for interest and sinking fund was then taken up, and the chair ruled that the amendment chang- ed existing law, and accordingly custdined thé point of order against Mr. Richardson asked permission to re- cur to a paragraph in the bill relating to “plats and subdivisions outside of Washing- ton and Georgetown,” and offered the fol- lowing amendmert, which was objected to: “To pay the expenses of completing a map and of such surveys as may be neces- sary to enable the Commissioners of the District to determine whether plats of subdivisions of land within said District offered for record have be2n made in con- formity to the ‘act to regulate subdivision of land within the District of Columbia,’ approved August 27, 1888, $14,500."" No Vote Taken. «The bill was then reported from the committee of the whole to the House, and the House adjourned before a vote was taken on the measure. ——___ +e VIRGINIA OYSTER BEDS. The Bill to Throw Them Open Before the Legislature. “It ought not to be very long before oysters will be considerably lower in this city than they are at present,” said Mr. J. J. Hogan, the well-known oyster dealer, last evening to a Star reporter; “that fs, assum- ing that a bill now before the Virginia leg- islature, which proposes to throw open the bottom of the Chesapeake bay, so far as the same {s under the control of that state, to the oyster dredgers of the world, 1s passed. “The bill referred to,” continued Mr. Hogan, “which has been prepared with the utmost care and after consultation with some of the best authorities on oysters in that and other states, really legalizes an act which has been heretofore performed by hundreds of men who have come down each spring from the north to the dredging grounds of Chesapeake bay and carried off all the oysters they could scoop up, regard- less of what laws either Virginia or Mary- land had on the subject. “It would be much better for all concerned if these grounds could be let alone for a year or two and the oysters afforded an op- portunity to grow. “The Jones bill, in openifig up the oyster grounds at the bottom of the bay, will, it is more than likely, result in causing many more persons in this vicinity to embark in the enterprise, and the logical outcome of this will be that more oysters will be brought here and the prices reduced. ‘Another feature of the Jones bill is the safeguarding of the title of a planter to his oyster ground. It provides for a record by which property is easily traced. Another is that it confers industrial freedom upon oyster planters, It abolishes dredging, espe- cially upon the oyster rocks, because these rocks have been so weakened by it that to be preserved they must not be dredged for scme years. No instrument other than or- dinary oyster tongs !s permitted, which gives the oyster tongers of Virginia undi puted working rights over 201,008 acres of natural oyster rock, and at the same time opens up the area of the Chesapeake bay proper to non-residents. The Jones leg! Jation, it is claimed by its friends, has for its chief object the purpose of bringing these splendid resources of the Chesapeake under the dominion of law, order, enterprise and ation. ‘So far as the latter is concerned, it is only intended to raise a moderate but’ sufficient revenue to pay all expenses for enforcing laws, and to have a small surplus in the treasury of the state. It is thought that ile it may not be more than $25 depending much upon the manner in which the laws are enforced, but, whether $25,000 or $40.00, or double elther amount, {t will represent what Virginia will get for the use of prop- erty, both natural rock and barren area. whict ff rented to the highest resident bid- ders would probably net Virginia a revenue of $410,000." this surplus may not be over $40,000, w 04) A Tree Complain€é. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Will you allow me a little space in your columns in which to make an inquiry, knowing full well that it is too late for me to gain relief thereby, but fer the benefit of some other who may be subject to a sim- flar annoyance? When I came to live in the house I am now in there was in front of it a beautiful thrifty tree,which I greatly enjoyed, watch- ing its grcwth with pleasure and enjoying its shade. A year ago the trees on our street were sadly in reed of trimming, which in due time was done, as I supposed properly, under the direction of some per- son who knew how it should be. After the men had gone they were called back by some one who does not care much for trees or shade, and anvther branch was ordered off the tree I speak of, thereby greatly marring its beauty. Thi year a branch had grown so long it extended over the ad- jeining yard, and on it the weary birds found a resting place. For that reason an erder was sent in for it to be cut. Co: quently the only remaining branch on that side was sawed off, which took just half the tree, two colored men coming to do the work. Now the inquiry I wish to make is by whose direction is the cutting of our beautiful trees done? Are they to be cut according to the whim or fancy of any per- son, or by workmen who have no desire to preseive their beauty? Without doubt this one will some time within the coming cen- tury fill in and assume a comely form, but never its natural grace. And in the mean- time I have before my eyes an unsightly thing. Why plant and nourish our beauii- ful trees to have them so ruthlessly sacri- ficed after they are grown? if A LOVER OF TREES. ee FAIRS IN THE TR. AF NSVAA Censorship of Telegrams From the South African Repudlic. A dispatch to the World from London, dated February 3, says: The Times in- timates that the situation in the Trans- yaal is much more serious than it appears to be on the surface. It calls attention to the fact that the appeals against the Boers and the dispatches stating that there is imminent danger cabled to it by Uitlan- ders are sent from points under British rule, thus showing an absolute censorship of telegrams by the Traysvaal authorities, as the Eastern Cable Company reports that the lines are all right. Mr. Bayard, speaking as an ex-Secretary of State, says of the suggestion already made in this correspondence, of the pos- sibly great advantage of such course, that the sending of a United States man-of-war to Delagoa bay or Cape Town with in- structions to the captain or other officer in command to proceed to Pretoria and watch the court of proceedings in behalf of Ham- mond and the other accused Americans would be entirely within the province of the Presidept and very advisable if a spe- cial represéntative of the United States government cannot be dispatched in time for the trials. eg New York Poultry Show. The seventh annual exhibition of the ‘New York Poultry and Pigeon Association at Madison Square Garden, N. Y., began yesterd-y, and will be continued until the 8th instant. Oyer 5,000 entries of high-class chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese and pigeons are on view, the display of water fowls being es- pecially fine. : THEY DO NOT AGREE Breach in Labor Circles Over the Beer Boycott. FEDERATION AND KNIGHTS OF LABOR They Are Opposed by the Building Trades Union. 4 ACTION TAKEN LAST NIGHT Se ee The Federation of Labor and the Build- Ing Trades Council each held an important meeting last evening, and in each the dis- cussion was largcly in reference to the trouble which has existed for several weeks between the master brewers and the mem- bers of Gambrinus Assembly. Before adjourning the Building Trades Council voted to lift the boycott, and ine Federation voted to continue the same. At the meeting of the Federation dele- gates were present from forty-five orga‘- zations, and, as usual, President James F. McHugh occupied the chair. Mr. E. M. Blake, chairman of the legislative com- mittee, offered the following resolutions, which were adopted by a practically unani- mous yote, there being but three or four noes: Resolved, That a committee be appointed by the Federation of Labor to wait on the Building Trades Council, to protest in the name of the Federation of Labor against any interference with the efforts cf the joint committee of D. A. 66 and the Federa- Uon of Labor to effect a settlement with the master brewers of Washington in the interest of their locked-out employes. Resolved, That this committee be in- structed to respectfully point out to the Trades Council that D. A. 65 and the Fed- eration of Labor have the exclusive right to represent the interests of Gambrinus As- sembly and the building trades incidental- ly involved in the controversy with the brewers, as the grievance was first report- ed by Gambrinus Assembly to the two recognized central bodies; that the two cen- tral bodies had placed a boycott on the products of the local brewers, and that committees have been appointed to act jointly in the interest of the two central bodies in making the boycott effective and forcing a settlement; that said committees have so conducted the boycott as to prove conclusively that the fight of the master brewers against organized labor was sui- cidal to their financial interests and would finally result in a permanent market for foreign beer in the District of Columbia; that this fact was now admitted by the master brewers, and that a settlement sat- isfactory to all interests would speedily be brought about if the properly constituted committee were not interfered with through a seeming want of confidence or the ab- sence of the hearty co-operation of the local unions and the central council of the building trades. That the committee be further instructed to represent to the trades council that an approval of the report of a committee re- cently appointed by them, “that the boy- cott was ill advised and shouid not have been ordered,” will be viewed by this body as discourteous, unwarranted and not true as to facts. That the committee call their attention to the fact that their body has at all times received the active and hearty co- operation of this hody in all matters submit- ted to them through thelr accredited dele- gates, and through official communication, and that an interference with the jurisdic- tional rights of the two central bodies will provoke discord in the now solid ranks of organized labor in the District of Columbia, and will weaken all efforts to secure recog- nition of our rights from our employers. That the committee request the active co- operation of the trades council in rigidly enforcing the boycott against the saloons handling the products of the local brewers until such time as the master brewers of Washington recognize the right of their employes to organize for their mutual as- sistance and protec and agree to pay a just compensation for their labor. The Committee Acts. President McHugh appointed the follow- ing as the committee to carry out the pur- poses of the resolutions: Messrs. E. M. Blake, Local As: chairman; w. Assembly; J. Tinners’ H. Simmons, Assembly George O. Union; W. L. Bailey, mbly, and J, P. McCarty, Plumbers’ Union. The committee at once left the meeting and proceeded to the labor bureau, where the Building Trades Council was in se: and during the absence the Federation, after completing all their routine business, took a recess to await the return of the committee. Upon the announcement being made to the Building Trades Council that a com- mittee from the Federation desired to be admitted the consideration of the business before the council was immediately sus- pended, and the committee was admitted and given a courteous reception and pa- tient hearing. Speeches were made to the council by several members of the commit- tee explaining the necessity of the main- tenance of the boycott, and after all had spoken who desired to do so the commitiee retired and returned to the hall of the Fed- eration. The latter body at once reconvened to hear the report of the committee, and the chairman stated that the Buiiding Trades Council had given them a hearing, and he felt confident that the council would stand by the action of the Federation and D. A. 66 in the matter. Langdon School. Mr. Blak» submitted a memorial prepared and adopted by the legislative committee in reference to a public school building at Langdon. The memorial was also indorsed by the Federation, and the chairman of the committee, Mr. Blake, was requested to lay the same before the District committee of Congress at his earliest convenience, which was done by*him today. The memorial is as follows:: fo the President of the United States Serate: The Federation of Labor of Wash- ington, D. C., respectfully petitions the Sen- ate of the United States to appropriate the sum of $12,000 for a site and building for the Langdon public school district. Langdon embraces in its school district Abraham Heights, representing twenty-two hevses, Winthrop Heights, twenty-one hcuses; East Langdon, twenty-six houses; Langdon Park, thirty-seven houses, All of the above houses are tenanted, and there are eighty-three or more children of schcol age residing within this district. “The present school facilities for this dis- trict are only sufficient for pupils of the first, second and third grades, and the school is heli in store rooms rented froma the Langdon Hall Association, a badly con- structed building for the purposes of a school, and dangerously near the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. There are at present enrolled and attending the first. grade twenty-three pupils; second grade, twelve pupils; third grade, fourteen pupils. Seventeen older and more advanced pupils are now obliged to attend school in the city of Washington, while seventeen others or more, are unable to attend at all, because there are no accommodations for them in their own district, and their par- ents are too poor to incur the expense of sending the children to the city schools. “The District of Columbia owns an excel- lent site of an acre of ground near the in- terrection of Frankfort and 20th streets, on the line dividing Winthrop Heights and Langdon Park, and your petitioners urge your honorable body to make the appro- priation asked for in the Commissioners’ estimates, so as to furnish proper educa- tional facilities for the residents of the Langdon district.” Building Trades Council. After the committee of the Federation of Labor had retired from the meeting of the Building Trades Council, the members of the latter took up the report of the special committee appointed to confer with the master brewers, as also the subject of the addresses to which they had listened during the meeting from the Federation committee. ‘The report stated that the brewers, as heretofore stated in The Siar, are wiiling to take back their former employes who have not already been given work, as fast as vacancies occur; but that they would rot discharge men now in their breweries who came to them during the recent emer- gency. The report also recommended that the boycott be declared off, as it was not MUNYON’S REMEDIES. A Cure for Every Dis- ease. Sold by All Druggists, Mostly for 25 Cents a Vial. Munyon's doctors at your service free. Office open 9 to 5; Sundays. 10 to 12; Monday and Thars- day evenings, 6 to 8 713 14th street northwest, where they ‘can be consulted absolutely free of charge on all diseases. legal wrong. Attention was called to the alleged fact that the Building Trades Council, which ts said to represent 5,4) mechanics, is more inter®@sted in the subject of the boycott and has a right to endeavor to arrange a basis for an honorable settlement of the eatire trouble. It was further stated that many of these mechanics have received a freat deal of work from the brewers in the rast and have reason to believe that there is much more in store for them, as some of the brewers have plans drawn and are arranging for at least $500,000 of work. All this, as has been frequently stated, will be expended within the District, as bas been the case in the past, and local labor will be benefited. It was further claimed that the boycott had really no legal existence. Boycott Lifted. The delegates from the assemblies of the Knights of Labor represented in the coun- cil, who were present in full force, asserted that the boycott was just, and, as it had been indorsed by the Federation of Labor and D. A. 66, the Building Trades Council had no right to interfere, but answer was made to this that the Federation and D. A. 66 were compesed of but few building trades, and that the Federation is so largely con- trolled by D. A. 66 that the two bodies are practically the same. Aftér discussing the matter until nearly midnight, a vote was taken and the council decided to reconsider the action taken by them two weeks ago, at which time the boy- cott was indorsed, and to lift the boycott at once, so far as the Building Trades Council is concerned. The Outcome. Much public interest is manifested in the state of affairs which threatens the outlook of war between the labor societies of the District, and Mr. E. M. Blake, who has charge of the branch of the government printing office at the bureau of labor, was asked by a Star reporter what will be the effect of the action of the Building Trades Council in voting last evening to lift the beer boycott. In reply Mr. Blake said: “If it be true that the council has done as reported, D. A. 66, K. of L., will undoubtedly call out the dele- gates from the six assemblies represented in the council. We also know of two other organizations represented in the council that will stand by the boycott, and we shail see if the four ‘unions which would be left to compose the Building Trades Council will be able to get along without the other, while another result will be that the bricklayers and granite cutters will be isolated from all the other organized labor bodies.” — SCHOOLS IN MANITOBA. nor constitutioral, and therefore Government Bill Fi inhed. The Canadian dominion government has @rafted the bill which will restore sep- arate schools to the Roman Catholics of Manitoba. The Protestant ministers from Ontario fought against anything but a very mild measure. The result of the many meetings of the cabinet, however, shows that they have been vanquished. The pre- amble of the bill recites the story of the negotiations between the federal govern- ment and the provincial administration of Manitoba, and states that Premier Green- way and the Manitoba ministers have re- isted and have stated that they will re- jst any interference or legisiation on the part of Canada. The enacting clauses of the bill are as follows: A Romzn Catholic board of edu- cation is to be established which shall sce to the carrying out of the provisions of the bill. This board shall take means for ascer- taining the standing and efficiency of the separate schools before they are given any provincfal aid. The same inspectors as in- spect the public schools are to inspect the separate schools. The teachers must qual- ify by passing the same examinations as are necessary in the case of public school teachers. Should the government of Man- itoba carry out its threat to refuse state aid to the Catholic schools, the dominion parliament is to vote money raised on the school lands held by the dominion for edu- cational purposes in Manitooa. No sep- arate schools shall be established in any school section except on a petition signed by the heads of at least five Homan Cath- clic families which shall number at least ten children of school age. Catholic rate-payers must elect whether they will support either public or separate schools. They must support one or the other. The bill will not be introduced in parlia- ment for at least two weeks. The news of the election of Sir Charles Tupper, sr., as member of the house of commons from Cape Breton has been re- ceived at Ottawa with much gratification by ccnservatives. Sir Charles will take his seat in the house of commons Monday or Tuesday next. The Manitoba school bill will be intro- duced within forty-eight hours afterward. G. E. Foster said that’on the arrival of Sir Charles Tupper he will resign the lead- ership of the house of commons to him. ‘On Sir Charles, therefore, will devolve the duty of introducing and being the chief ex- ponent of the bill. Despite their announced resolution to vote en masse against any remedial bill that the government may introduce the liberals are having troubles within their own ranks. The French members of the party say their constituents will not pe: mit their voting against the bill which has been drafted, as it gives the Roman Catholics of Manitoba all they can desire. Wilfred Laurier, leader of the opposition, said: “Mr. John S. Ewart, counsel for the Ro- man Catholics, has stated to a representa- tive in Winnipeg that I and all of the French liberals will have to vote for the remedial bill. It is plain that Mr. Ewart must have seen this bill and I consider ft a high breach of legislation for the govern- ment to allow any outsider to see ernment measure before it is submitted parliament. I de not yet know what Dill contains and shall not know until it brought down. “It is unprecedented for a B net to give important state news to one who is not a member of the cabinet. I shall bring the matter up in parliament.” The Onterio conservatives held a cauc yesterday with a view to discussing the measvre. The government sent two On- tario minfsters to the meeting. The ma- jority of the members present refused to discuss their action in the presence of the ministers and the caucus broke up without anything having been done. ——__+«+____ To Help the Race Tracks. A bill has been prepared at Albany, N.Y., amending the Gray-Percy racing law so that the state tax shall be Imposed on the net, and not the gross, receipts of the varl- ous racing associations, subject to the pro- visions of the so-called anti-pool racing law. The total receipts of the Coney Island Jockey Club last year were $183,189, while in 1804 they were $502,157, a falling off of $360,068. Of that amount $163, 560 represented the falling off in admissions to the race track. The Brooklyn Jockey Club had a similar experience. Its gross receipts were $291,973 less than the year previous, and this included a loss of $63,019 in the ad- mission receipts. Other racing associations report like result ———_+e+—____ The Order of Tontt. By a decision of the supreme court of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia yesterday affirming the decree of the lower court all members of the Order of Tontl will share alike in the distribution of the funds now in the hands of Assignee Fran- cis Shunk Brown of Philadelphia. Drafting of the