Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1896, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1896-FOURTEEN PAGES, 7 ose MD rich harvest by buying here. they could be made for today. Our Ladies’ $2.50 Low Cut Shoes in America. aud imported p THAT Our Ladies’ $1.50 Low Shoes, are made on 9 and the same feet fitting ylish shapes AS OTHERS SELL AT $2. ea Our Ladies’ $1.co Low Shoes Are truly velous ml durability, © low price, oedium round or es. tan or black. EQUAL TD SHOES SOLD AT $1.50. AVE SE ‘This is evidently Shoe-buying time, and most seem to congregate at OUR stores. A little ferethought and a gool deal of ready cash enabled us to place large contracts for Summer Shoes way back during the dull months of last winter at such favorable terms that our patrons are now reaping a We are now selling many Shoes at less prices than How long we can do so only depends on how long our present stock will held out—but yon’d better come soon. Here Are Only a Few Examples: Wim. Hahn & Co.’s RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES, 930 AND 982 SEVENTH STREET. FRA aaa SOTA oT PODOUuDS EEE REESE aa LELR ESE DRESSER SESSIONS May Ball Slippers—all the popular styles and colors in stock—special shades to order. For SLOG Wearers. of the Washington Shoe-buyers Our Men’s §3 Tan Shoes, Made of best Russfa calf or finest viel kid, on plain square toe, medium round or sharp needle toe. Posttively equal to the best Shoes SOLD ANYWHERE ELSE AT $4. Our Men’s $2.50 Tan Shoes Are hand-sewed welted, are nobby and splendid wearers. ‘The only trouble with them Is that we ean’t get them in quick enough, for they are CONCEDED TO BE WORTH $3.60. BAAS BASES o ’ Our Men’s 54 x Royal $2 Shoes, {(:) Of splendid tan > black calf. 2a) ‘The only Shoes at the price *) that have oak-tanned soles: S241 and are sewed by the great OF Goodyear hand-sewed process, *)) . AND WOULD EASILY SELL AT $2.50. 233 PENNA. AVE. S.B. oer eee Barber & Ross, cor, G and 11th sts. Garbage Cans now absolutely sary to obey the is really not worth It to run any en you can buy a heavy 4gallon zed Iron Can, with heavy cover, for gat Tan Or a 4%pgallon Can for Te. It may save you from much sickness, Screens] —you can sereen the floors and windows at your house at the least possible ex- pense, if you buy the sereens here. . with spring binge, hook and nd knob. Easily put up—serews are ned. also <Adj. window screens, I9c. lowest prieed window sercen made, and ¥ it ts fin! 4 well enough for the finest Tr Will fit any ordinary ste window. _ rooi, Ww indewscreen frames,16¢) se you make up yourself—or rather the s¢reen—which is very easy folks like certain sorts of screens are not sold ready made. Or some- «s the windows are a peculiar shape In this case we make screens to order— send a mau op, who takes measures and ft. garden hose, $1.50 “complete, with pateat nozzle which srows a solfdl or sprayed stream, and 1 Others: ask mueb. more for We aell better quality for a section of hose we We send for, F old bose for Qe. With every 25 ft. give free a hose hol repair and return Hose Reels, 75: nch lawn mower, $2 4 mower fully guaranteed—easy running aml very durmble. 0, You-ean save r in a single season. arpen and return your putting it in thorough send for, old mower for $1 repair. lar gas stove t amount to meh -vhen you speak but you'll be sod how fine a we sell at is price. Has two is full nickel plated. ers and ‘The best cream freezers ( the most rapid and the ones having all the best peints the “Blizzard,” “Are aad “Gem. 27 $1.35. Poultry netting. hundred se feet, of 150 running fe in full rolls Goo. hundred mysire feet for less than a roll Garden Tools— ‘e.; Spades and Shovels, 40c.; bat 20e. Enamel paint, 6oc. pt. can 1 perfect enamel point. Seemed Impos- stide to find it, but here ft is. Enamels & worn bath tub so that it will new. Dries with a perfect porcelain fin- ish. Isn't affected by hot water, or soap. Ze. small jar. Ciauss shears & scissors » as near perfection as possible. So hard are they to be broken that the manu- facturers say they will give a new pair he matter what the cause. They are tempered fest right. Ladies’ Selssors, 4 to 7 In, O0c. up. Cutting-out Shears, 65e. up. arber ess, Bea & Re Cor. G and 1th Sts. it a A WEALTHY TRIBE. The Osages Looking After Their Busi- ness AWairs. A Gelegation of Osage Indians, consist- ing of James Bigh governor of the nation; Peter Bigh ex-chlef; Black Dog, ex-chief; Thomas Mosier, national of the nation, together with tates Commissioner W. J. Hous- ton, called on Secretary Smith at the In- terior Department yesterday and were given a hearing in regard to the condition of their tribal funds and accounts. This is one of. the richest In the United States, having $10,000,000 on deposit In the ry at 5 per cent per annrvm, and pos- mg 1,900,000 acres of good land in Okla- They desire a careful review of nnuity roster to purge it of names ly registered, and also want to know ely how much interest has accrued ely funds in the treasury. The Secre- tary assured them their requests should be ended to- promptly. CANADIAN BUILDINGS. The Bequest of Mr. Massey to the American University. Rev. Dr. S. L. Beiler, vice chancellor of the American University, has received offi- cial notice from the probate court at To- ronto, Canada, that, as heretofore stated in The Star, the university has been made the beneficiary under the will of the late Hart A. Massey of that city to the amount of $0,000, on condition that there shail be erected in connection with the university in this city a building commemorative of Canadian Methodism. The authorities of the university are naturaily much gratified that the institu- tion in which they all feel so much inter- est should be so handsomely remembered by Mr. Massey, but it is hardly probable that the erection of the building desired by Mr. Massey will be begun until at least $100,000 is contributed for that specific purpose. I: is believed that there are a number of Methodists in Canada who feel sufficient inter in the success of the American u rsity to supplement the gift of Mr. Massey with at least $1,000, so as to en- able them to erect a structure worth 3100,00) that will when finished correspond generally to the others composing the group. The plans of the university trus- tees looks to the putting up of buildings whose minimum cost will be not less than $100,000, and it is expected there will be some tatt will cost $150,000 and one at least that will represent an outlay of $250,000, The late Mr. Massey was an American who, about twenty years before his death, which occurred recently, removed to To- -onto. He was quite wealthy when he left this country, but after entering into business in Canada amassed riches very rapidly. Upon getting settled in his new home he found the Methodists of the do- minion divided into five bodies or factions, each composed of devote followers of John Wesley, but neither of them having any considerable amount ‘of influence. He at once set to work to get all the various bodies united into one, and after years of unremitting labor and with the aid of other leading men in the denomina- tion, succeeded in doing so, thereby form- ing a powerful organization which, in Can- ada, occupies the same relative position in the community as do the Methodist Episco- palians in the United States. From the lat- ter they differ but little, their doctrine be- | ing the same, but in their form of church government they have, in place of bishops, superintendents, and instead of presiding ellers, chairmen of districts. Some of the most celebrated Methodist ministers in the world have held the first named place, among whom were the late Rev. William Morley Punshon, who visited this section of the United States several years ago and preached in some of the largest M. E. churches. Among other bequests by Mr. Massey, be- sides those to relatives and to the Amert- can University, were the D. L. Moody schools, Northfield, Mass., $10,000; Univer- sity of Victoria, Toronto, $200,000, of which $150,000 Is for an endowment fund and $50,000 for a home for women students; to the same university, $1.00), the interest to be used in purchasing Bibles to be given as prizes to students; Metropolitan M. E. Church, Toronto, $10,000; also $10,000 to the same church for the erection of a dea- coness’ home; $50,(4”) to each of a large number cf charitable institutions and $20,- vuv to each of several more. ——.—_—_ REVIEWING THE YEAR. The Bethel Literary Calls for More Manual Training for Colored Pupils, The Bethel Literary held closing exercises last night, a large audience being present. Prof. J. W. Cromwell read an interesting resume of the year’s work, showing that the society had Lstened to and discussed during the year twenty-eight papers con- cerning a variety of subjects. The largost audience in the fifteen years’ history of the society assembled in March to listen to the words of wisdom of Prof. Booker T. Washington. President E. A. Clarke gave a graphic and somewhat humorous account of the trials of the president of the society to provide a satisfactory program. He outlined a course for the future of what he termed the New Bethel.” Mrs. Clarke furnished music. The old officers were re- elected. Resolutions were offered by Prof. L. M. Hershaw, calling upon the school board, the District of Columbia Commis- sioners and Congress to provide a complete system of manual training in the public schools and providing for the appointment of a committee to urge the matter upon the proper authorities. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. ——.__—__ COMMITTED SUICIDE. John S. Latimer Took Laudanum in the Smithsonian Grounds. Park Watchman Dillon, in making his rounds through the Smithsonian grounds shortly after 6 o'clock last evening, dis- covered a man lying on the grass beside one of the benches, apparently in great agony. A small empty bottle, labeled laudanum, plainly explained the situation, and it was the work of a few moments to summon the first precinct patrol wagon and remove the unfortunate man to the Emergency Hospital. At that institution the entire house staff endeavored to over- come the effects of the drug, but were un- successful, and death occurred shortly af- ter 9 o'clock. From papers found in the pockets of the clothing it was learned that the suicide was John 8. Latimer of Broomes Island, Md. He had evidently come to this city several weeks ago looking for work, and becoming disheartened decided to end his life. He also had with him a photograph of a young lady, inscribed Miss M. A. Ow- ings, Mount Hormony, Md.,” and an en- velope addresssed to Mrs. Mary L. Latimer, St. Leonard, Md. An effort was made to- day to communicate with the relatives of the deceased, THE LIQUOR LAW Hearing Before the House Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Committee. © MANY AMENDMENTS = SUGGESTED Addresses Made by Anti-Saloon League Representatives. THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT The House committee on alcoholic Hquor traffic today took up a bill proposing some radical amendments to the District liquor law. This law was prepared by the com- mittee on the District of Columbia, but the friends of the proposed amendments are pusning them before the first-named com- mittee, of which Mr. Morse of Massacnu- setts is chairman. Mr. Morse is a pro- nounced temperance advocate, and intro- duced the bill carrying the amendments. The bill (House bill 1888) came up this morning at a hearing granted to the Antl- Saloon League by the committee on alco- holic liquor traffic. Mr. Ewin's Address, James L, Ewin, president of the Anti- Saloon League of the District, said his as- sociation was devoting its time to endeay- crs to shorten the time when strong drink shall curse the District. He did not propose to speak for high license or low license, but to advocate the proposed amendments to the existing liquor law. He said the present law was framed in behalf of the liquor interests of the city. He wanted the provisions of the law ex- tended to brewers, makers and distillers, who, he said, can now sell by the bucket- ful or the bottle. He wanted these dealers made amenable to the law as retail and wholesale dealers are now held. He said the excise board has approved this amend- ment, Mr. Andrew Wilson's Remarks. Mr. Andrew Wileon wanted section 2 of the existing law amended so as to provide that the action of the excise board shall be final and conclusive “as to facts, Ques- tions of law may be appealed to the Su- preme Court of the District of Columbia, either by the applicant or by a contestant of record.” He said the law now makes the decision of the excise board final, al- though he did not understand that’ the men composing that board are learned in the law and able to pass judgment upon the law. The board can determine facts, but where a question of law comes in there should be an appeal to a judicial tribunal. Very often large property inter- ests are affected, and in such cases the question ought to be passed upon by men learned in the law. Mrs. Platt’s Desire. Mrs. Margaret B. Platt, president of the W. C. T. U., wanted section 5 of the law amended so as to furnish every year re- newal of the signatures of property hold- ers. She said a dealer has to renew his license every year, but now can use the original signatures to application year after year, although the old residents may be dead or moved away, and the existing residents may be opposed to the saloon. She said she had been told of a case where a resident wanted to withdraw the signa- ture, but was told it could not be done. Mrs. Platt said her proposition was so fair that it did not need further argument. Mr. Ewin explained that these amend- ments are the outgrowth of practical ef- forts on the part of the Anti-Saloon League to carry out the law for the bene- fit cf the citizens of the District, Section Five as Amended. Other amendments were proposed tu sec- tion 5 of the existing law, so as to make it read as follows: “That in the cittes of Washington and Georgetown it shall be the duty of every epplicant for a bar room license to present to the excise board with its application the written permission of a majority of the persons owning real estate, and a majority of the residents keeping house on the side of the square where it is desired to locate such business and on the confronting side of the square fronting cpposite the same; and if the location of such bar room ts on a corner such consent will be required from such owners and residents on both streets and on the corner diagonally opposite such bar room; and in that portion of the Dis- trict of Columbia lying outside of the sald cities of Washington and Georgetown such applicant shall present such permission from a majority of the persons owning real estate and of residents keeping house with- in the space of 250 feet of the street or road on each side of the building where it is desired to locate such business, and within a similar space on the side of the Street or road fronting opposite such bulld- ing. The fact of such ownership of real estate shall be certified by the assessor of the District of Columbia, and the fact of the required residence and the genuineness of the signatures of the residents afore- said shall he certified by the leutenant or acting Meutenant of the police precinct which embraces such proposed location: Provided, That any established hotel or tavern heving twenty-five chambers for lcdging guests shali always have the right to obtain for itself a license for a har roem on complying with the provisions of this act, and the petition in such case That upon a conviction of such licensee of such hotel or tavern: Provided further, That upon a conviction of such license of keeping a disorderly or disreputable place it shall be the duty of said excise board to revoke such licensee's lcense."” The Sixth Section. In the sixth section of the law Mr. Ewin wanted to strike out the words “above age of sixteen years,” as, he said, simply to re- Meve the section of an obscurity. He also wanted to add to that section the follow- ing: “And provided furtler, That the In- terior of every place where intoxicating Nquers are sold shall at all times be ex- posed to full view from the street, except in the case of a hotel having an interior dining room, in which case there shall be a full view of the intericr from the public hall What to Constitute a Bar Room. He wanted sect‘on eight of the present law amended so as to read as follows: That “every place where distilled malt or fermented wines, liquors or cordials are sold in quantities as prescribed for retail dealers by section 3241, Revised Statutes of the United States, to be drunk upon the premises, cr in quantities less than one pint, whether to be drunk on the premises or not, shall be regarded as a bar room.” As the lew row stands a dealer can sell liquor in bottles holding 3 than half pint without regard to any other requirements of the law. It would be possible to conduct an establishment for the szle of such pack- ages without peying any license. The Limit of Distance. “Why, it seems to me you could drive a horse and wagon through this law,” said Chairman Morse. “I never saw anything like it." Col. Jno. F. Vinal wanted section 16 amended so as to strike out the words “‘be- tween the nearest entrance to each by the shortest course of travel” and inserting the words “by the shortest line;” also by strik- ing out the words “at the date of the said act or” where they occur, so that the sec- tion as amended shall read: “That license for any of the purposes specified In any section of said act shall not be granted to any person to conduct such business within 400 fest of a public school house, private school, or house of religious worship, measured by the shortest line be- tween such place of business and any school house, private school, or house of religious worship, except in such places of business as were located and licensed pre- vious to the erection or occupation of such school house, private school, or place of religious worship.” Col. Vinal said the public schools and churches are menaced by the possibility of saloons next door to them. He said It would be surprising to see some of the plans sub- mitted to the excise board showing the zig- zag lines followed in order to make out the required 400 feet. Mr. Ewin added the suggestion that Con- » did we live, chance. selling. fi Intelligent ata allied taal lantinat ant ceticeltcel cetionl ianticetion! ee ksetsedee bee l seks: It has been an aggressive campaign. for Must fit you or we’ll keep ’em. go6 F Street. MOMONDM DNDN OWI NTO With the ending of business tomorrow night we close three years of unprecedented prosperity in our mercantile career. Old Time’s great pointer has pushed around another year---not only but we tried to make it easier for other people to live. es Such a distribution of made-to-measure clothes is mot the result of ‘°° -fearless---gathering---put us im possession of © ~ thousands of yards of goods at prices that would startle the bolstered- ! > up tailoring stores of this city. Faith in the power of our great outlet > ~ to absorb large quantities nerves us to great purchases. This season °. our selling has passed all records, and to mark this epoch im our his- °° tory we propose having four days of prodigious made-te-measure suit |: We've taken from our stock about three hundred suit patterns in | black and blue serges---cheviots---fancy checks and overplaids- a Mertz and Mertz, Price Makers. =mixtures---stripes the latest productions in the woolen market---not a °. single one of which is worth less than $18. We propose making these |. to-order Thursday, April 30th---Friday, May ist- -Saturday, May 2d--= and Monday, lay 4th-- WOWs WONTON IWON TA sehsehse), ne ( re ( ( » ( 4 { s ake the law so plain that the changing administrations of prosecuting at- torneys would not affect its enforcement. Mr. Hainer's Suggestion. Mr. Hainer of Nebraska, a member of the ecmmittee, satd it would be possible, under the proposed amendment, to establish a one-room private schbol in every square, and thus prevent absolutely the granting of new licenses in that square. It would thus be possible to prevent the establish- ment of new saloons. Mr. Wilbur F. Crafts sald this bill is merely an effort to make the enforcement of the law clear, and to prevent Congress from being held in contempt by those it in- tended to restrain. He held that the exist- ing District liquor law {fs milder than recent legislation on the same subject in New York, Indlana and Texas. He then picceeded to read voluminous statistics showing the increase of the liquor traffic. Other Amendments Proposed. Other amendments to the bill, suggested by Mr. Ewin, were as follows: Amend section 13 so as to provide ‘That efter second conviction no license shall thereafter be granted to said party nor to any person for continuing the business of such twice-convicted licensees at the place or places where such violations occurred or elsewhere." Amend section 14 so that persons giving testimony against violators of the liquor law shall not be punished for “‘alding and abetting” the violation. Amend section 15 so as to read, “That presecutions for violations of the pro- visions of this act shall be on information filed in the Police Court by the attorney of the District of Columbia or any of his assistants duly authorized to act for him, and said attorney or his assistants shall file such information upon the presentation to him or his assistants of sworn informa- ticn of two witnesses that the law has been violated.” Amend section 19 by striking out the words “under sixteen yeers of age; also by striking out the words, “Pro- vided, That the excise board may, in its discretion, permit the playing of such except cards, in duly licensed s," and inserting instead the words “or in any adjoining room;” also by strik- ing out the word “further” after “pro- joint commissior vided" next following, so that the section as amended shall read: “That no licensee under a bar room li- cense shall employ, or permit to be em- pleyed, or allow any female or minor, or person convicted of crime, to sell, give, furnish or distribute any intoxicating drinks or any admixture thereof, ale, wine, or beer, to any person or persons, nor per- mit the playing of Soot or billlards, or other games in the room where such liquors are sold, or th’any adjoining room: Provided, That’ no iice#$ee in any place shall knowingly sellior permit to be sold in his establishment gy itoxicating liquor of any kind to any jpersqn under the age of twenty-one years, under the penalty, upon due conviction’ thereof, of forfeiting such license, and n& peréon so forfeiting his license shall agaio: Dessranted a license for the term of two years. Among those present at the hearing were Mrs. Clinton Smith,,,Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. M. M. North, Mrs, Isabel Helmick, Mrs. Catlin, Mr. Albert E, Shoemaker, Mr. James C. Suter. Rev. Dr. Power also the committee in favor 0! to the present law. jefly addressed the amendments Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $359,950. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $318,564; customs, $513,359; miscellaneous, $25,77 ———————-~-— —_— Army Orders. Capt. A. H. Appel, assistant surgeon, has been relieved from duty as attending surgeon at Chicago. Lieut. Oscar I. Straub, fifth artillery, has been granted leave of absence for three months. Lieut. Clarence E. Lang, second artil- lery, has been granted an extension of leave of absence for one month on account of sickness, at the expiration of which per- iod he will be again examined to determine his mental and physical fitness for active service in the army. His Qppitcation for retirement is still in abeyan! MAY MEETINGS OF SCIENTISTS. Programs Arranged by the Washing- ton Societies. The program of the May meetings of the local scientific societies has just been 1s- sued. The dates have been assigned as follows to the various organizations: Saturdsy, May 2, 4:20 p.m., National Mu- seum, joint commission; Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m., Cosmos Club Hall, Biological So- clety; Tuesday, May 5, 8 p.m., Cosmos Club Hall, Anthropological Society; Thursday, May 7, 8 p.m., residence of member, Ento- mological Society; Friday, May 8 $8 p.m., Metzerott Hall, Geographic Society day, May 9, 4:20 p.m. National Museum, ; Saturday, May ¥% 8 p.m. Cosmos Ciub Hall, Philosophical Societ Wednesday, May 13, 8 p.m., Cosmos Clut Hall, Geological Society; Thursday, May 11, 8 p.m., Cosmos Club Hall, Chemical Society Friday, May 15, 8 .. Cosmos Club Ha: Geographic Society; Saturday, May 14, p.m., National Museum, joint commission; Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m., Cosmos Club Hall, Biological Society; Tuesday, May 19, 5 p.m., Cosmos Club Hall, Anthropological Society Saturday, May 2, 4 seum, joint commission; Saturday, May 8 p.m., Cosmos Club Hall, Philosophical So- elety; Wednesday, May 27, 8 p.m., Cosm Club Hall, Geological Societ: Saturday May 30, 8 p.m., Cosmos Club Hall, Biolog! Society. The Saturday afternoon lectures under the auspices of the joint commission are to be as follows: May 2, “The Dependence of In- dustrial Arts on Environment,” O. T. Ma- son; May 9, “The Japanese Nation—A Typ- ical Product of Environment,” Gardiner G. Hubbard; May 16, “The Tusayan Ritual, A Study of the Influence of Environment on ‘Aboriginal Cults,” J. Walter Fewkes; May 23, “The Relation Between Institutions and Environment,” W. J. McGee. The lectures are open to the public, and are held in the National Museum. Four interesting papers are promised by the Anthropological Society. Tuesday, May 5, two will be read, as follows: “A Study in Years,” D. S. Lamb, and “The Identification of the Individual, With Special Reference to the System Used in the Office of the Su geon General of the United States Arm: Cc. H. Alden. A fortnight later the two following papers are to be read: “Sea and Lake Dwellers of Florida," Frank Hamilton Cushing, and “A Prehistoric Reservoir in Animas Valley, N. M.," D. D. Gaillard. Two papers of popular interest are sched- uled by the Philosophical Society, to be pre- sented at the meeting to be held Saturday evening, May 9._ These are: “The Motion of Solid Bodies," Rene de Saussure, and “A Chapter in the History of Transportation in America,” J, Elfreth Watkins. —_o__ The Doniphan Estate. Monday, in Equity Court No. 1, the final steps were taken to close the estate of the late Mrs. Mary Ann Doniphan, which has been in litigation since early in 1889. Mrs. Doniphan died in November, 1888, leaving a will, by which she directed her estate to be sold and the proceeds, after paying debts and bequests, to be distribut- ed in equal parts to her sister, Mrs. Jane Thumbert; her brother, Peter Hepburn; her nieces, Mrs. Ann Gardner and Mrs. Vir- ginia Owen, and her nephew, J. M. Hep- burn, The estate was supposed to con- sist of two valuable pieces of real estate, but It was discovered that the title to one piece of the property was not in Mrs. Doniphan’s name, but in her husband's, and inasmuch as they died without issue this property would go to the heirs-at-law of the husband. Mr. J. Walter Cooksey, the executor, then began a proceeding in equity for the estab- lishment of title to the disputed property. This case was carried through the Su- preme Court of the District to the Court of Appeals, where a decision was rendered dividing the property between the heirs-at- law of the husband and the executor. After making sale of the last pieces of property, Mr. Cooksey filed a bill for the settlement of his accounts. The cause having been referred to the auditor, it was found that the total value of the estate was $7,014.78, and the balance due to each of the heirs was $404.27. The auditor, in his report, says that much of the estate was practically made by the exertions of Mr. Cooksey, the executor. The report upon the acounts and distribution was finally ratified, MORTALITY FOR A WEEK. What the Health Office Record for Seven Days Shows. As reported at the health department, there were 116 deaths during the week ending last Saturday. The mortality for the preceding week was precisely the same. The deaths amcng the white people were and the colored 50. The death rate stood 15.80 for the former and 3: for the latter. During the corresponding period lest year the rate stood respectively at 2.40 and 32.27, and for the total population the rates were 21.89, as against 24.22 a year ago. ‘ = A review of the health conditions shows a material increase in diseases of the heart. These numbered 15, while by the last report they were 6. Consumption claimed 22 victims, and acute lung affec- tions, the latter being an excess of 4 over those last reported. There were no ; deaths from either diphtheria or scarlet fever, while there were two from typhoid fever and the same from measles. Taking into consideration the whole range of dis- eases ,the results may be considered favor- able. The meteorological conditions show ®reater variations than those of the hy- sienic. The mild weather of week before last was followed by a period of cloudy and partly cloudy days, with variable states. The mean temperature of the ct- mosphere fell dexzrees less than in tb Preceding week, with a maximum of degrees and a minimum of 42 degrees, giv. ing a range of 50 degrees in seven days. The mean relative humidity decreased nine points, and the direct precipitation of rain amounted to about one-third of an inch, with two clear and five cloudy or partly cloudy days. No new cases of diphtheria were report- ed, and quarantine was raised from two premises, while seven remained in isola- tion, Of scarlet fever, four new cases were reported, four houses were released from quarantine, and three premises re- mained placarded. ——— An Old Folks’ Concert. Central M. P. Church, 12th and M streets northwest, was filled last night with a large audience, the occasion being an old folks" ecncert, at which the following attractive program was rendered: “Auld Lang Syne,” Sherbourne, by ye chorus; ye one part song, Mr. W. L. Wilson; ye first-class autumn “Jerusalem,” ye chorus; ye speakin piece, Mr. Guy V. Collins; “Cousin Jedediah,” ye lusty singers, Woodward, Reid, Mills and Webb; “Ye Old Oaken Bucket,” Messrs. Middleton, Grove and Hill; instrumental trio, Messrs. Huntress, Brown and Mundell; ye one part song, Miss Ida O'Neal; “I'se G'wine Back to Dixie,” Mr. Hill and ye chorus; ye speakin piece, Mr. J. Barton Miller; “A Very Lowe Piece,” Mr. A. E. Middleton; two youthful entertainers, Wil- lie Hart and Harry Ong; “Strike ye Cym- bal,” Miss Reid and ye chorus; ye speakin piece, Mr. Wm. A. Boyd; “Ye Swanee Ribber,” Miss El-la-la Bogan; blessing; ye winding up piece. The chorus was composed of the follow- ing younger members of the congregation: Ye women singers—Sweetsing Reid, Mercy Woodward, Starlight Bogan, Goodsinger Slufrio, Dorethea Drane, Hetty Finch, El- la-la Bogan, Patience Reinohl, Starlight Reid, Prudence Parsons, Howareye Bangs, Lang Syne Bickford, Evangeline Reid, Sun- light Barron, Happyhearty Smith, Young- miss Hart, Eithea Compton. Ye men sing- crs—Notbyanymeans Awkward, Singhigh Well, Singlow Quinter, Twinkledum Finch, Malachi Laing, Turkeygobler Webb, Uncle- tom Wilson, Obejoyful Wood, Makepeace Young, Praiseworthy Mills, Standfaston- high Mills. Time beater, Handlethestick Hill; harpsichordist, Softtouch Compton. ———— Yellow Fever in Cuba. The marine hospital service bas received reports indicating severe cutbreaks of yel- low fever in Rio Janeiro and in Cuba this season. Dr. Caminero, United States san- itary inspector at Santiago de Cuba, an- nounces that the yellow fever caused forty deaths there for the week ended April 11. Reports are not very encouraging from other cities. In Santa Clara several na- tive Cubans and two negroes died from the disease. The negroes’ death attracted much medical attention, as it has been as- serted that the colored race in Cuba en- doyed immunity from this disease. FLORENCE AND SAVANAROLA, Rev. Mr. Shaw's Eloquent Lecture at Metzerott Hall, At Metzerott Hall yesterday afternoon an audience representative>of the intellectual and social life of the city listened with much pleasure to the third lecture on Flor- ence in the university extension . by the distinguished Oxford profes: Re W. Hudson Shaw, M. A. Mrs. or, Cle . Mrs. Carlisle and other prominent persons were present. The theme ef the lecture was Savanarola. The great interest of the lecture was enhanced by many ha isome Sterecpticon illustrations of Florence and the various, public buljdings, including a fine portrait of Savanarola, never before ex- hibited in this country, and the reprodu: tion of the famous painting representing the scene of Savanarola’s execution, which took place in the plaza before the Palazzo Vecchio, The lecturer gave a vivid 4d scription of the epcounter of Savanarola with Lorenzo de Medici and Alexander and also the pope. The scene of the celebrated “Ordeal by Fire” was graphically portrayed, the pepular r volt of the people of Florence against the {man who three days before was preme dictator of the city the tragic death of Sava: depicted. The lecturer said ola was a faultless hero, sincere, earnest man, hot striving to correct the evils of his age. Mr. Shaw said that the Florence of the middle x must have been far worse than the F ence of today, and in his nine days’ visit to the modern city the lecturer sald that he found it to exceed in wickedn thing that could be seen in nine the city of London. Against the the times and of the church 8 flung himself with the heroism of a daunt- less and self-secrificing spirit. The lecture denied that Savanzrola had ignorantly 4. stroyed works of art, but his sole idea as to bring them into conformity with the standards of a higher th eulmina a morality. In order to deiiver the government from’ the abuses of the Medicis, he establi an oligarchy, of which he became the dicta- tor. In his summary of the career of arola the lecturer said that his life was not a failure, because, in the language of George Eliot,the greatest gift a hero makes his race to have been a hero. The lecturer ennounced that the sul of the next lecture in the course woul: Macchiavelli. —— The Big Chorus, The four sections of the great Christian Endeavor chorus begin Friday evening their regular weekly rehearsals, which will be continued until the time of the conven- ticn in July. Last week each section held a rehearsal successive evenings and Chair- man C. 8. Clark of the music committee was present at each one, as well as Perc 8. Foster, who conducted the active work of practice. Hereafter, however, the four sections will meet simultareously, every Friday evening, and will be under the di- rection of Chairman Clark, Mr. Foster and two other leaders yet to be selected The rehearsals next Friday evening be held at the following churche: A, comprising the Capitol Hill societie the Metropolitan Presbyterian Chur corner of 4th and B streets southeast; s« tion B, comprising societies in the down- town portion of the city, at the First Pr: byterian Church, 4% street; section which Includes societies in the north northwest, at the Vermont Avenue Chri tlan Church, Vermont avenue near Street, and section D, Gecrgetown soc ties, and tome in the center of the city not included in the other sections, at the Foundry M. E. Church, corner of ith and G streets. will tion nd — Rear Admiral Norton Detached. Rear Admiral Norton, who has just re- turned to the United States from Monte- video on the Newark, was today by a for- mal order relieved from the command of the South Atlantic station and ordered home under a month's leave. Commander P. Mackenzie has been detached from y as naval inspector of the sixth (New cans) lighthouse district and ordered ta a course of study at the War College.