Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1896, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY “15, 189¢-TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. NNUAL SESSION OF THE F., will be held THIS (WEDNESDAY) July 15, at EIGHT O'CLOCK, at Odd Fello ith st. ow. AN P. G.'s are earnestly invited tu attend. It M. RUS id Secretary. ON_AND AFTER MONDAY, JULY 13, UNTIL SEPT. 1, 1896, the loan offi H. K. Fofton will close at 5 o'clock p.m. See Eevateet TAKE AN HOUR'S OUTING AND VISIT CL E- land Park. The handsomest and choicest of Washington's suburbs. 9 & SMOKE TEST APPLIED TO YOUR PLUMBING system will slew ite defecis. Delay may mean sickness in your Lousebuld. Attend to it at once. Applied % me only. VILLIAM KOCH, Sanitary Plumber, b62w 724 13th st. aw. "Fhone 805. ¥ DEPA! ENT, Ottice of Controller of the Currency, Washington, June 30. 1 a WHEREAS. by satisfactory evidence preseuted Ne undersigned. it has been made to appear The Kicgs nal Bank of Washington, Bb, G.,"" in the city of Washington and District of Columbia, bas complied with all the provisions of the statutes of the United Statés, required to be complied with before aa association shall be au- thorized to commence the business of banking: NOW THEREFORE I, James H. Eckels, Con- troller of the Curren do hereby certify that S Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. in the City of Washington, and District o. thorized to commence the busi- Bess of banking, as provided in section fifty-one bundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my hand and seal of office this thirtieth day of June, 1896 (Sealy JAMES II. ECKELS, Controller of the Curreucy. dy1-cot No. 6,046. 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Sold by all chemists of America. mh21-1&15 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. ATTORNEYS. Page 5 AUCTION SAL Page 10 BOARDING . Page 4 BUSINESS CHANCES. CITY ITEMS Perec ceo ate ee ee ee Le ea! DENTISTRY EDUCATIONAL. EXCURSIONS. FINANCIAL . KENT (Offices) RENT (rooms) RES ables) RENT @tores) SALE (Bleyeles). SALE (Houses; SALE (Lots) SALE (Mise: HORSES AND VEHICLES HOTELS. LEGAL MEDICAL... ? MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN. PIANOS AND ORGANS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROPUSALS. WANTED (Help) WANTED (Heuses) WANTED (Mis ellan ous). WANTED (Situations). os Traasfers of Real Estate. Sylvanie B. Denegre to Sarah A. V. Main, part Jot 21, sq. 179; $10. Samucl Maddox to Diller B. Groff, lot 3, bik. 18, and south half lot 1, blk. 32, Brightwood Park; io. Ocila Chappel to Meyer S. Cohen, lot 35, sq. 982; $10. Ellen J. Newton to David C. Arnold, lot 178, sq. 1029; $3,000. Jno. “A. Butler to Chas. W. Hill; and west half original lot 81, sq. original lot 82 = $10. Mary a. vert to Samuel L. Puillips, lot 32, sq. S42; $500. Win. A. Creditt et ux. to Albert C. Bradford, lot 11, Mt. Pleasant; $10, Revert Head et ux. to Frances J. Smith, lot 58, sq__156: $10. Thornton B. Hieston et ux. to Robert Head, lot 58, sq. 156; $10. ‘Geo. P. Newton et ux. to Frederick Mublhausen, lot 100, sq. 1029; $2,650. John Richter ¢t ux. to Barbour Frischolz, part lot 1, Kosciusko Place; $150. Wm. T. Wall et ux. to Robert A. Dove, part ortzinal lot 15, sq. 184: $10. ‘rank Hume et al. to Michael Shughrue, lots 45 and 47, sq. 496; $3,500. — Carroll Wright Elected President. At the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Manassas Indus- trial School, held yecterday afternoon, Car- roll D. Wright, commissioner of labor, was unanimously elected president of the board to succeed Rev. Dr. Rush R.Shippen,former- ly pastor of All Soui’s Church, this city. Mr. Wright has accepted the position, and the board under hig direction will now prose- cute with renewed energy several plans they have decided upon for placing the school upon a strong financial basis. CHAIRMAN JONES |Some National Committeemen Not Available for Work. j POSITION OF CO3MAN AND HARRITY There is Also Difficulty as to McLean and Shanklin. OUTSIDERS TO BE TAKE} The selection of Senator Jones of Arkan- sas to conduct the democratic campaign is commented upon favorably by politicians regardless of party. The silver democrats are particularly weil pleased. The Ar- kansas Senator stands for silver, for an in- come tax, and, indeed, stanchly for every- thing contained in the party platform. This, they consider, will invite the confi- dence of the silver men strongly to him ir every section of the country, and secure for him much valuable support. The honor, it ig evident, has come to him as a reward for his management of the Wilson tariff bill In the Senate two years ago—a piece of work performed under many adverse cir- cumstances, and which demanded the exer- else of many shrewd and tactful qualities. Mr. Jones will be expected now to apply those qualities in getting men together and keeping them together in support of his Party's ticket. Needs a Strong Committee. But a good chairman, to hope to be suc- cessful, must have a strong committee be- hind him. He cuts out the work. The committeemen execute it. If his execu- tants fail him, his work, however well de- v-sed, goes for nothing. An examination of the list of the new democratic national committee is not so assuring to men who read closely. There are few names on it familiar to the na- tional ear. That of Mr. Gorman easily leads all the rest. The Maryland Senator stands for much that goes with successful political management. But will he be avail- able for this campaign? His nearest friends think not. How can he be? they reply, in answer to the question. Maryland is for sound money and he its for sound money. Moreover, as he is to be the center of interest in next year's campaign at home he must “walk a chalk line” now for fear of inperiling h's chances of a re- turn to the Senate. For something of the same reason Mr. Harrity of Pennsylvania— another very capable man—can hardly be expected to appear In this fight. He and his state are for sound money, and what- ever personal ambition he may cherish for the future must necessarily counsel inac- tivity on his part at this time. In all the east therefore the only men of good value on the committee are apparently not at the party’s command. Middle States Discouraging. The situation in the middle states, where a vigorous effort is to be made, {s likewise discouraging for the democrats. John R. McLean is the national committeeman for Ohio, but the old feud between him and young Thurman has been reopened, and there is no telling what the ultimate conse- quences may be. A too prominent recogni- ticn of Mr. McLean by Chairman Jones might, it is thought, chill the Thurman people. John G. Snanklin {s the new na- tonal committeeman for Indiana, but his election developed a split in the silver ranks in the state delegation. The vote stood 17 to 13 in his favor, and yet there were only fonr gold men in the delegation. Nine silver men voted against him, al- though he is a silver man and was put for- ward to displace a gold man. Evidently, it is thought, Chairman Jones will have to look elsewhere for advice as to Indiana. And in Iilinois there are the Altgeld and the anti-Altgeld factions both to be dealt with, and both adherents of the silver side of the national controversy. May Follow Hanna's Example. It is thought to be altogether likely that Mr. Jones, like Mr. Hanna, will form an ex- ecutive committee of men not necessarily members of the national committee, and strengthen his official hands in that way. Such a course would give him the pick of many capable men, free from local en- tanglements and representative in every case of al! the issues involved in the cam- paign. There ts strong talk of establishing headquarters in Chicago. At the Capitol Today. Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the democratic national committee, was at the Capitol today in conference with Sen- ator Harris of Tennessee on various mat- ters connected with the prosecution of Mr. Bryan’s candidacy. He satd that the exceutive committee probably woull not be appointed for tea days yet. ‘he Senator when asked about the life tenure of office Plank, concerning which there hes been seme question, said that ft was actually adopted as a part of the platform, but that the foilowing clause, “except as otherwise provided by the Cor stitution of the United States,” needed to be added to the plank, these words having formed part of it as adopted, but having heen left out of the stenographic verbatim copy of the pro- ceedings owing to a mistake. —_———__-e._______ FEDERATION OF LABOR. An Indorsement of the Metropolitan Railroad Voycott. As a result of the bicycle parade last night the attendance at the local Federa- tion was quite small. The regular order of business was dispensed with and the at- tention of the body was devoted exclusive- ly to the consideration of a motion to in- dorse the boycott placed upon the Metro- politan railroad last Thursday night by D. A. 66, K. of L. The action of the D. A. Was taken at the request of the Street Railway Assembly because of the charge, as alleged, of employes of that read who were prominent members of the assembly. The discussion developed a division of sentiment regarding the feasibility of plac- ing a beycott upon the road. Delegate Stickell of the Plasterers’ As- sembly, also Delegate Clements of the same assembly, favored immediate action without submitting the question to the | several local bodies. They opposed the suggestion of several delegates that large labor bodies not affiliated with D. A. 66 ur the local Federation be requested to take action in the matter. A delegate advised that before final action be taken by the local body the printers, bricklayers and bookbinders be officially requested to co-operate with the local Federation in this matter, and that the Central Labor Union be asked to take favorable action, and thus make the boycott as effective as possible. It was argued that as the largest and most {rfluential organizations were allied with the Central Labor Union much could be accomplisled if this central body of trade unions weuld support the boycott. Presi- dent McHugh, from the chair, favored this suggestion. He thought that in this in- stance discreet action should be taken, and that there should be a change of former methods to insure success. ‘Within the lost year,” he said, “I have witnessed more defeats of labor in this District than I ever witnessed in all the years before.” Dele- gate Dent, one of the discharged employes, stated that the discharged men did not need financial ald; that all had better posi- ticns than those from which they were dis- charged; that the question is now 1educed to that of principle and a rebuke to the management for the discharge of men for no other reason than that they belonged to a labor organization. The matter was finally disposed of by a peremptory indorsement of the action of D. A. 66, which places the Metropolitan Railroad Company on the unfair list. After this action the Federation adjourned. =F H The Cattle Market. At the Union stock yards at Benning yes- terday, 100 cattle were on market. Best scld from 3 3-4 to 4 1-4¢c.; common sold from 3 to 3 3-4c. Sheep—Lambs sold from 4 1-2 to 5 1-2c.; old sheep sold from 2 to 2 1-2c. Fresh cows sold from $25 to $35, All stock on market sold. = = 7 Trae ~" THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 2. Bolla lines ‘are tho- ; T3th meridian tire. bara, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are tsotherms, of Men of equal temperature, triwn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low'’ show locatioa of areas of high and .ow barometer. Small arrows fly SHOWERS AND THU DER STORMS, But No Prospects for Cooler Weather Until Tomorrow Night. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday—For east- ern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, thunder storms tonight and Thursday; continued high temperature Thursday; cooler by Thursday night; southwesterly, shifting to northwesterly winds. For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, conditions remain favorable for local showers and thunder storms to- night and Thursday; continued high tem- perature, with prospects of cooler weather by Thursday night; southwesterly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast —The pressure continues high on the gulf coast. ‘Tre area of low pressure, noted yesterday west of the lake regions, has ad- vanced eastward and is now central in the upper St. Lawrence valley. ‘The weather continues fair in the south. Thunder storms have occurred in the lake regions and Ohio valley, and at scattered points in the middie states. Lower temperature prevails in the upper lake region and the northwest. The warm wave will continue until Thursday morning in the districts south of the Ohio, probably followed by cooler weather Thursday night. > Showers and cooler weather ‘are indicat- ed for New England, the middle states, the lake regions and upper Ohio valley. The with the wind weather vill continue generally fair throughout the gulf and south Atlantic states, with little change in temperature. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: ze During the past twenty-four hours—Erle, 1.04; Grand Haven, 1.06; Amarillo, 1:08: Thomasville, Ala., 1.80. Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of water at & a.m.: Groat Falls, temperature, 81; condi- tion, 2. Receiving reservoir, temperature, $3; condition at north connection, 8; condi- tion at scuth cornectio: Distributing reservoir, temperature, $5; condition at in- fluent gate house, 10; effluent gate house, 7. Tide Table, Today—Low tide, 5:16 a.m. and 5:53 p.m.; high tide, 11:08 a.m. and 11:40 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 6:10 a.m..and 6:23 p.m.; high tide, 1 The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 4:47; sun sets, 7:24. Moon sets, 10:17 p.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 8:33 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 3:53 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. ' Arc lamps lighted at 8:17 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:11. Range of the Thermometer, The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 79; 2 p.m., 86; maximum, 90; mini- mum, 79. A SPELL OF HOT WEATHER Warm Wave Now Spreading Over the Land. It is Simply Hot, and That is All—St. Swithin’s Day and the Saying Concerning It. These are hot days. Not excessively hot, to be sure, but yet hot enough to make the people realize that there is such a season as summer time and that it is upon them. Monday the thermometer went up to 00 de- grees, a good point for that facile instru- ment to regard as its limit, If the feelings of the citizens are to be consulted. Yester- day the official record was but SS, yet it would be hard to persuade the people that it was cooler yesterday than the day be- fore. Today the official report shows {0 de- grees, and there is only a fair prospect that there will be a let-up for some hours. ‘There is no particular use in seeking for the cause of this hot wave, which succeed- ed so closely upon the cool, damp spell of last week. It is just a case of summer heat, due here during this season, and to be taken philosophically when it comes. The sun is high in the heavens, and the chances always at this time of the year are that it will shine down intense heat if not obscured by clouds or tempered by winds from the north. As neither of these conditions are prevalent here or to the westward of us, the city of Washington is just now getting its quota of summer heat, which is a matter that has little or nothing to do with science. The weather bureau folks can’t explain things aay more satisfactorily, and even Sf they could, what's the use? There is pre- cious little satisfaction In knowing just the why and wherefore when the fact 1s ap- parent that it is hot. ‘Today the local forecast was as follows: “District. of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, conditions remain favorable for local showers and thunder storms tonight and Thursday, with continued high tem- perature; southwesterly winds, with pros- pects for cooler Thursday night.” Whatever the weather, whatever the rea- son, the people of Washington are trying to get out of the heat that means so much discomfort to them. During the day they suffer complamirgly, swelteringly, growl- ingly, and fan and use language and seek everywhere for sympathy and solace. In the evening they take to the rapid transit street cars and the suburban lines, the steamboats and the dispensaries of cooling beverages. Electric fens are working over time and the coal business Is in the dumps. Yet it is uot as hot as it probably will be, and it 1s a good thing that the early sum- mer comes with gradual accessions of heat, go as to prepare the people for the great warmth of August and early Septem- ber. There was a flurry of caloric in May, then June followed with a cool spell, and now July is frying the patience out of man- kind. The only real comfort there is in the situation is In the fact that in all proba- bility it will be much hotter before the surrmer Is over. St. Swithin’s Day. But far more important than the ques- tion of how hot it is today or how hot it 1s going to be tomorrow is the question of whether or not it will rain before mid- night, for this is Saint Swithin’s day, that day when the Scotch look anxiously at the skies and wonder whether they are going to have a deluge or not. This, in- deed, is the midsummer “ground hog day.” Just’as in winter, when at Candlemas the woodchuck pokes his nose from his winter hiding place and presages for an early or a late spring, according to the state of the sun, so today the weather of the next forty days depends upon the elements. The Scotch proverb governing this mat- ter runs as follows: “St. Swithin’s day, gif ye do rain, for forty days it will remain; St. Swithin’s day, an ye be fair, for forty days ‘twill rain nae mair.” The French have two similar adages, as follows: “‘S’ll pleut le jour de St. Medard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard,” and “S'll pleut le jour de St. Gervais il pleut quar- ante jours apre: St. Medard’s day is the eighth of June and St. Jervais’ day the 19th of June. Thus {t appears that there is a difference in the date not only between France and Scotland, but also between some sections of France. The legend ts that St. Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, who died in the year 862, de- sired to be buried in the church yard of the minister, that “the sweet rain of heaven might fall upon his grave.” At his canonization the monks thought to honor his memory by removing his body to the choir, and fixed July 15 for the cere- money, but {t rained day after day for forty days, so that the monks saw the saints were averse to thelr plan and per- mitted the bones to rest in the place chosen by the saintly bishop. The French saint corresponding in France to St. Swithin is St. Martin of Bouillons. Other countries have their humid saints. In Flanders the day of rain is St. Gode- Neve, and in Germany the “Seven Sleep- ers” are famed for this propensity. ‘Therefore, if it should chance to rain today the people of Washington may look forward to a period of forty days of mois- ture, without the interruption of a single clear day. That is to say, if there be power in the adage. —_-—__ The Rev. Dr. E. P. Gould lectured at the Saratoga Summer School of Theology yes- terday on “Contemporary Literature” and the Rev. Prof. Charles C. Stearns on “The Roman Catacombs.” 17 THE POTOMAC WATER Its Oondition Last Month Worse Than Dur- ing Any June for Nineteen Years. Capt. Gaillard’s Report of Operations on the Washington, Aqueduct—Re- moval of Deposits Completed. = - The following table shows the condition of the Potomac water during the month of Jun er At Great Fells—Very ‘turhid for twenty- two days; turbid for ong, day,,and ciear for seven days. At Dalecarlia reservoir, “effluent gate house—Very turbid for s#verteen days, tur- bid for three days and clear.for ten days. At distributing reserygir, effluent gwate- house—Very turbid for fifteeM days, turbid for four days and clear for eléven days. Capt. Gaillard, Corpsdof Jgngineers, the officer In charge of the Washington aque- duct, says that the records of his office show that the condition of’ the Potomac at Great Falls as regards, turbidity has been worse during the past month than during any June in the past nineteen years that the cohdition has been a matter cf record. Capt. Gaillard reports the completion of the project for removing the accumulation ct deposits in the conduit of the Washing- ton aqueduct. The total length of conduit and byconduits cleaned during the fiscal year was 63,051.2 feet and the total amonnt of sediment removed was &,046 cubic yards. The total lineal feet of cracks plastered 186. The total cost of the work was 12, leaving a balance of $3,526.$5 to be turned into the treasury. From the nature of the material it was found impossible to clean the conduit properly by sluicing, as provided in the project, and the work was done by loading the material into tubs and whecling it to the nearest manhole, where it was hoisted to the surface. —————_+-e+_______ HELD UP AS PICKPOCKETS, Four Christinn Endeavorers Came to He Arrested. The funniest incident of the whole C. E. convention occurred yesterday afternoon at Mount Vernon. During the day four big boat loads of people were carried down on a pilgrimage to that hallowed spot. Shortly after noon word was sent to police headquarters that a band of pickpockets was working the crowd. There were no detectives foot-loose at the time, and the officials of the police boat Joe Blackburn were notified. Without a moment's delay Harbor Master Sutton and two of his faithful sleuths boarded the Macalester just before her 3 o'clock trip. At Mount Vernon they met Licut. Jim Smith of the Alexandria force, with one of his men, who had gone down. on the electric cars, also bent on taking into custody, presumably for an examina- tion into their mental condition, any crooks who would be so foolish as to try to work a convention crowd the day after the con- vention. It seems that during the morning a young man who displayed a badge and asserted that he was a detective had pointed out to. the Mount Vernon officials tour men who he insisted were noted pickpockets, whose pictures ornament every rogues’ gallery in the country. Ri When the police arrived the four men were pointed out to them, and Lieut. Smith was for taking them into custody at once. Sutton expressed his doubts as to the gutlt of the quartet, but they were on Virginia soil, and the Alexandria officer agreed to take the responsibility. The men were told that they must accompatty thé police to the superintendent's house. :‘theys seemed very much surprised, but offered no objection. All wore Christian Endeavor. badges and locked respectable to thelast’degree. They lest Ittle time in {dentifying: themselves, when it turned out thatrone was a Presby- tcrian minister from Indiana, one a Meth- odist minister, the third a professor in a western academy ahd tht*foith a business man of standing. Explahatiohs and apol- og:es followed, and thege the visitors’ ac- cepted In a spirit of forgjveness, and when the party broke up there was handshaking all round. ow When they left the office Sutton dodged behind the smoke house, while Smith went round back of the old lgundry. Each took from an inside pocket his gold watch and chain and once more huftg it“tapspicuously across the lower part of his-‘manly breast. Comirg back on the boat. the harbor master took a very disgrunNed view of life. “I have been made a gos \awk of be- fore,” said he, “but to think that I hid my watch and purse from a parcel of dominies for fear I'd get my pocket picked! It’s too much, altogether too much.” How Army Orders. Lieut. Edgar Jadwin, corps of engineers, has been detatled to attend* the encamp- ment of the 2d Regiment, North Carolina State Guard, at Wrightville, from the 17th to the 27th instant. Lieut. Bard P. Schenck, 9th Infantry, has been wholly retired from the army be- cause of disabilities not the result of any incident of the service. Lieut. Col. Guy V. Henry, 34 Cavalry, has been granted leave of absence for torty-five day; ‘The leave ¢ Lieut. James M.. Arrasmith, 2d Infantry, has been extended two months on account of sickness. SEA GIRT MATCHES: Program for Annual Meeting of the Rifle Association. THE EVENTS AND PRIZES Honors Held by Some Crack Dis- trict Marksmen. THE HILTON TROPHY —E The program for the sixth annual meet- ing of the New Jersey Rifle Association at Sea Girt, N. J., August 31 to September 5 next, has been published. As half a hun- dred or more District National Guardsmen Begin practice on the Ordway range this afternoon in anticipation of the rifle match- es at Sea Girt, the arrival of the program just at this time is of particular interest. The recommendation of the District rifle- men last fail that cash prizes be offered in additior to the standing trophies, so the program shows, has been adopted, and at the coming meet $1,021 is the aggregate of the money to be divided among the win- ners. In the Kuser match, which was won in 1891 by Maj. Geo. H. Harries; in 1893 by Corporal J. A. Kirk, and in 1894 by Cor- oral R. P. Carleton, there is a first prize of $25 in addition to the Kuser badge; a sec- ‘ond prize of $20, a third of $15, a fourth of $10, and a fifth of $5. In this match twen- ty-one shots at five hundred yards must be fired. Any military rifle may be used. | The match is open to all-comers. In the all-comers military match, won in 1893 by Maj. J. M. Pollard, and in 1894 by Private S. B. Wetherald, prizes similar to those In the Kuser are announced. This match is open to everybody, and the dis- tances are 200 and 300 yards, seven shots to be fired at each distance. Any military rifle adopted and issuei by any state may be used, and the firing on both ranges must be done on the same day or the score will be void. Three prizes, $0, $25 and $10, respectively, are offered in the Scheutzen match. The distance ls 200 yards, position standing, with seven shots on the standard American tar- get. Any weight rifle with any trigger pull, palm, or other rest allowed. In the Hayes medal match, which was won in 1894 and 18% by Private George E. Cook, five prizes are offered in addition to the medal, $25, $20, $15, $10 and $5, re- spectively. The match 1s open to every- body, and the distances are 500 and 600 yanis, seven shots at each distance. Any military rifle adopted or issued by any State may be used. The firing at both ranges must be done on the same day or the scores will be void. Similar prizes to those in the foregoing match, in addition to a gold medal, are of- fered in the Gen. E. P. Meany match. The medal is to be held by the winner during the year, and the match is open to every- bedy. Any military rifle may be used, and the distances are 500 and 600 yards,ten shots at each distance. The firing at both stages is to be done on the same day. The medal must be wun three times, not necessarily consecutive, to become the property of the winner. In the Department of Rifle Practice match, which was won in 1894 by Capt. James E. Bell and in 1895 by Lieut. Glendie B. Young, four cash prizes are offered— $20, $10, $5 and $5, respectively. The match is open to all inspectors of rifie practice, either by commission or by detat!l, and to all members of the New Jersey State Rifie Associatin. The d-stances are 500 and 000 yards, twenty-five shots at each distance, both ranges to be shot on the same day. Any military rifle may be used. The President's match for the military championship of the United States of Amer- ica, won in 1894 by Sergeant C. W. Dickey, has as prizes in the first stage this year $15 as the firet, $10 as the second and $5 each as the third, fourth and fifth. The first will be at 200 and 300 yards, ten shots at each distance, open to all members of the army, navy or National Guard of any state. Competitors must shoot with the rifle of the model adopted or issued by the state they represent. The second stage of the match Is open to the prize winners in the first stage. The distances are 300 and G0 yards, ten shots at each distance. The prize for the secone stage is the military championship of America for one year and $50 in cash. The Trenton Interstate fair match is open te everybody, and the distances are 200 and 300 yards. The first prize is a medal and $15; the second prize, a season ticket to the Trenton fair and $5, and the thir dprize, $5. The summer match is also open to every- body. The distances are 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each distance. The rifles al- lowed are tle regular three-groove Spring- field, or regular Remington, chambered for and using standard ammunition. Five prizes are offered, each of $10, but with a graduated percentage of ertrance fees. The winner will also be presented with $50. A carbine team match, with a first prize of $50, and a second prize of $25, has been arranged. It is open to teams of five men from any regiment, squadron or troop of cavalry of the army or Naticnal Guard. Any number of teams of any one organiza- tion may enter, but nc one man will be allowed to shoot on more than one team. The regular United States model, forty-five caliber, carbine must be used, and seven shots each at 200 and 500 yards fired. In the company team match, open to teams of five from any company of the Na- tional Guard of any state or of the United States army, ten shots at 200 and 500 yards Must be fired. A first prize of $60 and a second prize of $25 are offered. The interstate trophy and $100 as first prize and $50 as second prize are offered in the interstate regimental team match, won in 1891 by the ist Regiment, D. C. N. G.; in 1802 by the Ist Regiment and in 1893, ‘#4 and "95 by the Engineer Corps. The match is open to teams of six men from the regimental, battalion and separate company organizations of the National Guard and naval reserves of the United States or of the United States army or navy. Each competitor will fire ten shots at each of the ranges, 200 and 500 yards, and en skirmish firing 20 shots at 600 to 200 yards and back, ten halts, five advancing and five retiring, thirty seconds’ firing in- terval at each halt. There are also provided 2 military re- volver match, a revolver match, pool matches, prizes for individual skirmish and rrizes for the best aggregate score. The matches of the National Rifle Asso- ciation open with the Wimbledon cup match, won last year by Private S. 1. Scott, and which now graces the head- quarters room of the Engineer Corps. This match is open to all citizens and residents of the United States. Thirty shots must be’ fired at 1,000 yards. The match of chief interest to the Dis- trict National Guard is that for the Hilton trophy, which was won last year by the brigade team with the world’s record of 1,097. The match 1s open to teams of twelve from the army of the United States, the National Guard of the United States, and from the regular militia, the volun- teers and the navy of England, Ireland, Scoiland and each of the provinces of Great Britain and all other countries. The distances are 200, 500 and 600 yards, with seven shots at each distance, with any military rifle which has been adopted, au- thorized or issued as an official arm by any state or government. In addition to the trophy, valued at $3,000, each member of the winning team will be presented with a bronze medal. The interstate military match, won by the District in 1893 and lost last year by a small margin, is open to one team from each state or territory in the United States consisting of twelve members of the regu- larly organized and uniformed National Guard or militia. The distances are 200 and 500 yards and the weapgn any official military rifle. Any ammunftion may be used and ten shots at each distance must be fired. The prize is a large bronze “‘Sol- ier of Marathcn,” and a medal to each member of the winning team. Bull’s-eye targets will be open all the time during the annual meeting. The state of New Jersey will supply tents, cots and blankets to all teams. —S Name for a Post. The $ecretary of War is favorably con- sidering a proposition to name the new mili- tary post near Little Rock, Ark., in honor of Senator Stephen B. Elkins, ex-Secretary of War. SEGOND DAY’S SESSION First Convention of National League of ,. -olored Women. Addresses Read ai " Transacted—The Work of the Race and Its Needs. The second day's session of the first an- nual convention of the National League of Colored Women began this morning at 10 o'clock at the Fifteenth Street Presby- terlan Church, with President Helen A Cook in the chair. As on the first di there was a good attendance. After prayer by Mrs, Lucy Thurman of Jackson, Mich., superinterdent of work among colored people, for the Netional W. Cc. T. U., Mrs. Julla Mason Layton, chair man of the committee on credentials, pre sented the report relative to those entitled to seats in the convention, the full list of which was published in The Star of yes- terday. At this point the conveation took a recess ard the delegates went to the front of the church to let a photographer take their pictures in a group. At 10:45 a.m. the convention reassembled, with Mrs. L. E. Titus of Norfolk, Va., in the chair. On the Platfor: At the request of the chairman the fol- lowing came forward and took seats on the platform: Mrs. Lucy Thurman of Jackson, Mich.; Mrs, Addie W. Hunton, Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Ida D. Bailey, Washington; Mrs. M. L. Meriwether, Washington; Mrs. Mary Dickerson, Newport, R. 1; Mrs. E. E. Williams, Brooklyn, N. Mrs. Julia Ma- son Layton, Washingto Mrs. Clair, Staunton, Va.; Miss E. F. G. Merritt, Washington; Miss Mary E. Jackson, Provi- dence, R. LL; Miss Mattie R. Bowen, Wash- ington; Mrs. C. EB. Pierre, W: ingtor; Miss Estelle Sprague, Gloucester, W. Va. Mrs. Ella Shepherd Moore of Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee societies. The Addresses. Mrs. Addie W. Hunton made an address cn the subject, “What Are the Members of the Young Men’s Christian Associations Doing for the Young Colored Men of This Country: and said that the salvation of the race depended largely on the efforts of the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Lucy Thurman of Jackson, Mich., spoke on the work of the Women's Chris- tlan Temperance Union among the colored people of the United States, and she pre- sented to the convention the greetings of Lady Henry Somerset and Miss Frances Willard, who, she sald, were the foremost we re in the temperance cause in the world. The influence of the W. C. T. U. was, she sald, constantly widening. Mrs. Charlotte Forten Grimke offered a resolution Indorsing the work of the W. C. . U. It was referred to the committee on resolutions. Mrs. Ida D. Bailey of Washington spoke of the advantages to be had at the rooms of the Colored Young Men's Christian As- sociation. Mrs. L. Meriwether of Washington oman’s Work Among Men.” Mrs. E. E, Williams of Brooklyn, N. Y., representing the Woman's Afro-American Union of that city, presented the fraternal Breetings of that organization. Mrs. Julia Mason Layton spoke of the werk of the Woman's Relief Corps and made an earnest appeal for a union of the National League and the National Federa- tion, as has been proposed, in order that more good may be accomplished. The other topics cf the morning session were “Of the Woman's Protective Union by. Miss E. F. G. Merritt; “The Y. P. E.,” Miss Mary E, Jackson; “The Home Working Girls, “The Home for Friendless Girls,” Mrs E. Pierre; “The Gloucester Educational Club,” Miss Estelle Sprague; “The Outlook in Kentucky and Some Other Southern State: Mrs, Ella Shepherd Moore. Last Evening. Last evening's session was opened, as had been that of the morning, with prayer, and after a formal address of welcome by Mrs. Helen A. Cook,president of the league, President John W. Ross of the District Commiesioners, at the request of the com- mittee of arrangements, delivered an ad- dress of welcome to the District of Colum- bia to the delegates to the convention. At the conclusion of Mr. Ross’ remarks, the corresponding secretary, Mrs. Cora L. Franklin, read letters expressing pathy with ‘the objects of the conver from Mrs. Booker ‘T. Washington, president of the National Federation of Afro-Ameri- can Women, and Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickin- son, president of the National Council of Women cf the United States. The “Higher Education of Women” was the subject of a paper by Miss Anna H. Jones of Kansas City; Mrs. Haidee Camp- bell of St. Louis discussed the “Moral and Intellectual Benefits of Kindergarten Work,” and Mrs, Fannie Jackson Coppin read a paper on “Woman as an Educator.” At the request of President Cook a num- Ler of preachers and well-known colored men who were present, were invited to feats on the platform. These were Rev. Dr. J. H.N.Waring,ex-Uniied States Seenator B. K. Bruce, Mr. John Durham, ex-minister to Dr, Johnson, Rev. Dr. Tun- . William A. Huton, national secre- tary of the Colored Young Men's Christian Association; Rev. Dr. Grimke and Mr. Jas. A. Meriwether, president of the Colored Y. M. C. A. of Washington, each of whom made a few remarks. During the evening the following features of the program were also rendered: Violin solo, Joseph Douglass; reading from the story of “Hagar and Abraham,” Miss Adri- enne McNeil Herndon of Atlanta, Ga., and solo, Miss Maggie A. Carnes. Tonight's Session. The program for this evening's session comprises the reading of the following papers: On “Heredity,” by Dr. Caroline V. Arderson of Philadelphia, Pa.; “Woman as a Trained Nurse,” Mrs. Sarah I. Flect- wocd, Washington, D. C.; “Woman in the Profession of Law,” Miss Ida Platt, Chi- cago; “Woman in Journalism,” Miss Flor- ence A. Lewis, Philadelphia. ‘Woman in Busines: Mrs. Josephine Salone Yat Kansas City; “What Our Industrial Schools Are Doing to Open Avenues for Women,” Miss Lizzie Rainey, Hampton, Va. There will also be an address by Mrs. Ruth G. D. Havens of Washington, D. C. a reading by Mrs. Adrienne McNeil Hern- don, Atlanta, Ga, and music. : — Hotel Arrivals. . Fairbanks, New York; D. Edgar and wife, Atlanta, Ga; W. C. Beer, New Y. Ebbitt—J. L. B. Alexander, Phoenix, Ariz.; J. M. Corbin, Lexington, Ky.; J. S. Karws, Lima, Ohio; Mrs. Jordan Stokes and daughter, Nashville, Tenn.; C.K. Pot- ter, New York. La Normandie—Miss G. Evans, Miss N Gcdding, Miss A. P. Warren, W. Riggs, Cclumbus, Mo.; Jerome Carty, Philadelphia, Pa. Page's—D. 8. Wi Riggs—John G. leott, Pittsburg, Pa. Young, J. 13. Anderson, Philadelphia, Pa.; R. G. Whitmore, Bo: ten, Mess.; W. B. McLean, Pittsburg, Pa.; W.'H. Gross, Lee, Mass. Shoreham—J. C. Olmstead, Rrockshire, Mees.; Justice Thorner, Cincinnati, W. Bakewell, Pittsburg, Pa. 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