Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1897-24 PAGES. loeke’ S awe SEE US ARO iting you. T YoUR INAUG' a a ae a a a ea Sette 1" Yordeedendoetratrageegeegeeseegeedoogecderdendendendengertesswgnernte rd deafontontontenzontontontontontoateatonteateateatentententeatontoateagoatentoateatoatentoatone A NEW CAPITAL. ‘There is a Plan in China to Forsake Pekin rn New Seat Government. From the Chicago Tribune. U the current of the conservative ¢ of the Chinese empire there is the spirit of change. It is a| truth strongly displayed by the recent visit of Li Hung Chang, China’s most pow- der existe working erful viceroy, to the rest of the world; but it is even more clearly shown by the fact that in the empire “ruled by Its ancestor: where any departure from what hag been | is thought a wrong, there is talk of chang- | ing the capital. As yet it is merely talk; but its existence and the radical change with which it deals show plainly the re- cent progress of Far Cathay. Hankow, tne city proposed as the new seat of government, possesses from a com- mercial point of view radical advantages over Pekin, and this fact is urged as the | strong reason for the change. Situated in the center of China proper, on the banks of Its great artery, the Yangtze, by which | large steamers can penetrate to the heart of the city, Hankow has a great future be- fore it. With the awakening of a more | progressive spirit in the empire, it must | become a place of prime importance. It is | already the center of the tea trade in the | Yangtze valley, and during the tea season | ay and June it is crowded with buyers | from all parts of the wo: By far the largest portion of this trade is in the hands of Russian merchants, but other nations | are represented in the neighborhood. | For a considerable time the British have had a settlement about half a mile north of the Han, a large tributary of the from which Hankow, literally the takes its name. The ven in possession of a ime ago the Germans, taking . applied for and obtained a settiement about a mile north of the Brit- ish concession. Russia, whose interests in Hankow are very great, promptly followed, and obtained land also bordering on th river between the British concession and the French and German settlements. In these settlements the introduction of improvements has been rapid. A bund, or esplanade, has been constructed, and other work 1s under way and being rapidly pushed forward. The river rises forty feet, when it is within a short distance of the bund wall, but occasionally it is subject to | flood, on which occasions it is necessary | to take boats up and down the bund and along the streets. Both sides of the bund are planted with trees, and from the river | the British concession has a pleasing ap- pearance, looking not unlike a portion of Shanghai bodily moved up the Yangtze. Through the work of Europeans and the | native rulers, progress in the city has be2n considerable. A railway has lately been Projected between Pekin and Hankow. Should it be continued to Canton, rapid transit of passengers and goods might be | made between the two latter places. The | long. roundabout, and sometimes disagree- able, passage via the Yangtze and the dangerous China sea could be done away | with at pleasure, and the journey ttself ac- complished in perhaps less than two day: Immediately opposite Hankow city lies Wuchang, the principal residence of the most powerful viceroy in the empire after | Li Hung Chang—Chang Chi Tung. He is a man of strong intellectual power, and has brought about many reforms. At Wuchang there are large cotton mills, and at Han- | yang. on the Hankow side of the river, are large tron works and arsenal, the forma- tion of which has cost Chang Chi Tung an enormous amount of money. His right- hand man, Tsai Tastal, is a well-educated and most gentlemanlike man. Until quite lately Englishmen held most of the tm- portant posts. They have gradually been superseded by Germans. German interests @re betng pushed forward in every direc- tion. Even the troops at the garrison and fort at Wuchang are being placed under German officers for instruction. In Hankow there are no European shops. Most of the necessaries of life, however. gan be obtained from native storekeepers. The climate ts extremely trying to foreign- ers, the thermometer frequen to 1 and 104 in summer, only ly going up with perhaps spring and autumn life at Hankow is a de- Nght two or three degrees difference be- | tween midday and midnight. At sunset all | breezes die away and radiation sets In, | making a summer night in Hankow a | thing to be looked forward to with dread. | The winters are very cold, but during | Gov. Bradley of Kentucky has decided to | call an extra session of the legislature, to begin March 9. NEW PUBLICATIONS. | must be a well-developed and | development | development | antagonize the flexor muscles on the front | ture of the spine, and so forth. | public halls. Bargains are not the “anything-for-a-low-price” kind. That kind isn’t worth buying. finest of Furniture—Carpets, etc—made—that we have either been able to buy very cheap—or that we are willing to sustain a loss on to quicken the sale. Such things happen sometimes — and they have happened now—when vour need is greater than usual, because — Ini crowds. This list can only suggest—it doesn’t tell of half the money saving opportunities that are WE ©. 1 Overstuffed ‘Tapestry $50 Mahogany Suites, with $35 Large Oak ibina tion Rockers. | Suite. Just look at this value | large hevel French plate mirrors— | Sideboard, and China Closet-— ‘Those of yon who enme for these | for ‘An astonishing offer at pris fret Special Spectal eee Price 921- price $39. $60 Solid Mahogany Swell-front Seren 2 a Sideborrd. piece Frame Saite, upholster ‘: ‘Spec In elegant pattern. Regular price, Sideboards. price. hogany finish. No wonder they #6. 44-inch Solid Oak Sideboard, es Ete St tick stiles You never saw Special ¢ 35 with large Mnem and one lined Hall Racks. Se price P32- silver drawer. Worth $20— Ree Seen ee h a SSUES ee eee ee < /Oi S-foot al el with 38x50 Jess = solid Mahogany Side- | large bevel French ‘plate mirror. $7.50 Mahogany Panel Inlaid $12.50 Couches, upholstered fo 5-foot Solid Mahogany = $ Regular price, $90-— obbler Seat Rocker corduroy, Latest style— board, with large mirror. Ele- 2 Special $6 gant, and was $90— ? wv. 2 Special Parlor Suites. Chamber Sets. $12.50 Oak Sitchoart—worth | Here are two Big offers: Splece Divan Parlor Suite, up- $35 Solid Oak Salte, with large | ail it was marked—best value | S115 Body Bruseel bolstered In handsome pattern of bevel F ‘h plate mirror, with ever offered at that pric We Special _, eax silk — round corners— cut It to the price 75°. a ya. Snectal Special @- ‘Special = — c < -75- 9c. Tapestry Carpets, best of price $39- price $25. rive $8.75 acts; Rg x, Carpe Overstuffed Parlor Solid Oak Suite, handsomely Solid Oak Sideboard, large peice 59¢. a yd. brocatelle, | carved and beaded: Dest class of | glass, with one shel? above and workmanship. Cheap at $30— one below— : 7. St-igch Tapestry Rugs— ‘Spec Spectal Specia| 5 s C. sents! $47.50 price $23- price - 943-50. Price, 75 HOEKE, Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, Pa. Ave. and 8th Sedeetont Sfeegeaty Correct Proportions and Maintain Them. In a recent lecture at the Academy of Na- ticnal Sciences of Philadelph‘a, Prof. A. B. Brubaker, discussing the subject of “Physi- cal Development.” suid: “Prof. Gottfried Schadow of the Royal Academy of Arts, in Berlin, has given to the world, in his figure of an artistically formed woman, the followimg measure- ments: Height, tig inches; breadth of neck, 3% inches; shoulders, 15 inches; walst, inches; hips, 13! inches. Long before Prof. Schadow’s time an un- known artist created the statue, the Venus de Medici, the world’s ideal of perfection in the female figure, on these measurements: Height, 63 inches; breadth of neck, 4 inch- es; shoulders, 16 inches; walst, 9'2 inches; hips, 13 inches. “Prof. Sargeant, with several thousand tabulated life measurements im hand, pro- duced 4 composite figure of the young American girl with these measurements: Height, in breadth of neck, inches; girth of inches; breadth breadth of waist, 6 inches: girth of waist, 24.6 inch breadth of hips, 13.1 inches; girth of hips, inches; girth of calf, inches, girth r arm, 10.1 inches; girth of ‘thigh. 21.4 inches, ard forearm, 9.2 inches. Miss Anna Wood has given measu.e- ments clesely similar to those of Prof. Sar- nt, in her composite figure of the Wel- ey College girl, being averaged from the urements of over 2.00) young women. tiven the he: propertion and weight of an average ysique for the man and weman, what should he the attitude or pos- ture of such an individual, especially when By posture is meant a position equilibrium of the body which can be aintained for some time, such as stand- sitting or lying. er the maintenance cf the erect pos- ture the following conditions must be real- ized: (1) The corresponding halves of the bedy must be in the same anatomical re- lation; (2) the center of gravity of the whole body must fall just in front of the last lumbar vertebra. That the first of these two conditions may be realized there ymmetrical skeleton and a corresponding symmetrical of the muscles on the two des of the body. That the second condi- ion may be realized, there must be such a | of the extensor muscles on the back of the body as will be sutticient to Bly of the body. ‘These conditions are not always realized, ard hence certain physical defects are ob- servable, such as obliquity of the head, ele- vation or depression of the shouider, curva- “Among the defects which interfere with proper stature and proportions may be mentioned knock knees, bowlegs and pigeon toes. “Knock knees occur in childhood or at puberty, and are generally associated with rickets and due to a want of muscular or bony strength. Owing to the width of the pelvis, the thigh bones are inclined inward. This determines the direction of the de- formity. There is a disproportion between the weight of the body and the strength of the museles. In consequence tne inner condyle of the thigh bone grows down and inward, and throws the lower leg outward. “Bowlegs are also associated with rickets ard want of strength in muscles and bones. In this cond‘tion the natural curve of the benes 1s exaggerated and the leg bends outward. “Pigeon toes are a term applied to the in- ward direction of the foot dependent on insufficient development of the muscles which should turn the foot outward. ‘This is a condition observed in inonkeys and very young children. “In addition to the above mentioned de- formities relating to the trunk and limbs, there are others found in both men and women, especially in the latter, however, which relate to changes in the shape of the thorax, caused by undue compression or constriction. It is dificult to understand why this constriction should have been indulged in thorough the ages. There ts an {dea, how- ever. that it confers on the individual an artistic effect. The Greek woman of the decadent period suggested the methods and objects. It was adopted by the Romans at the beginning of the empire. During the middle ages it died out, to be revived in the twelfth century.” Both branches of the Loulsville city coun- cil have passed an ordinance prohibiting women from wearing hats in theaters and HOODOO PEED EEO PODEE EES Scribner’s for March is ready “The Art of Travel” by Lewis Morris Iddings ; Land” is discussed in this number and depicted by Reinhart, Hatherell, Raven-Hill, and others. “London as Seen” by C. D. Gibson (his 2d) W.D. Howells’ novel “Story of a Play” (begins) Richard Harding Davis describes “The [iilen- nial Celebration” at Budapest last summer. There are many Travel “By pictures of it also. Hubert, jr. The 3d of “The series. The drawings by Blu “The Master of the Pennell. produced. For the “Scenes from Great tinues. 25 cents a number, $3.00 4 year. “The Business of a Factory” by Philip G. A dozen of J. McNeill Whistler's lithographs are re- “Esmond and the Prince’ by Howard Pyle “Soldiers of Fortune” by R. H. Davis con- Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York: sa a a a ss a oa ad Conduct of Great Business” umenschein are from the real. Lithograph” by E. R. Novels” frontispiece. GIVE YOU THE “THINGS TO DO WITH” St | there ; for they | hats bundled them off and carried them in { : | | But ours are the of the Inauguration T VERY LITTLE COST. First Night of the New Anti-Hat Or- dinance in the Chicago Theaters. From the Chicago Daily Trib a “Hats off!” was the word in the theaters last evening. It was not the long-suffering men, who are used to looking at the stage through waving masses of foliage, who sald it. It was the stern mandate of the law which went into effect. The woman who has been in the habit of looking around and gently turning up her nose as the meek little man who made whispered comments of a sarcastic nature in regard to the “flower garden” upon her head was really pitiable last night in her nervous haste *o get the big hat off and into her lap before she could be arrested. In not a single theater were there more than two or three big hats, and these were almost invariably confined to the rear Tews. The women who attended the thea- ters last night seemed anxious to avoid celebrity by being the first to be arrested for violating the ordinance, and they be- gan taking their hats off even before they reached their seats. Many removed. their hats as they walked down the aisles. Others didn’t wait until they got Inside the playhouses. As they neared the door and saw the house policeman standing the guilty consciousness that they wore high hats and were malefactors in the eyes of the law made them trembl thought the policeman must stationed there to nip the high hats. So to keep the policeman from pouncing upon them and dragging them away to a lonely prison cell the unhappy possessors of high their hand Many women at the theaters had forgot- ten that last night the time set for the ordinance to go into effect, and for a time they kept their hats on as proudly and de- fiantly as of old, in spite of the hal ered remarks of the indignant citizens be- hind them. They sat In lofty contempt of everything but themselves and their “love of a bonnet,”’ whose tropical foliage waved proudly aloft. Then they would see the other women walking down the alsles taking their hats off or removing them the first thing after they sat down, and the women who had fergotten the hat ordinance would sudden- ly remember that the meek, quiet indi- vidual behind them at last had rights they were bound to respect, and after a last heartbreaking sigh would reach up and slowly and mournfully haul down the high hat like a defeated garrison hauling down its flag. Smail opera bonnets were much in vogue, and as they are excepted by the ordinance. were of course worn during the perform- ance. There were no arrests last night, and anybody wishing to be the central figure in the first case still has an Opportunity. At Hooley’s only one high hat was in sight, but it made up in size for a half dozen ordinary high hats. It must have been built inside the house by the stage carpenter, for it certainly never got in at the door. At McVicker’s there was not a high hat. At the Grand the women looked envi- ously at the big round hat that Francis Wilson wore and wondered why he wasn’t arrested. Less than half a dozen hats of unlawful dimensions were seen at the Columbia. ,At the Great Northern there was not a single objectionable hat. At the Schiller a dozen women took long chances on a trip to the nearest police sta- ion. “eee was not a hat worn in the Olym- At the Chicago Opera House one woman wore a hat, rivaled in lawlessness by its riotous colors, through one short act, and then removed it “by request.” At the Gaiety no large hats were worn. Ss ask DEATH DUE TO FALLING WIRES. More Persons Killed by These Than by Railroad Accident: From the Railroad Gazette. We have recently had an opportunity to examine a batch of newspaper clippings giving accounts of accidents due to the falling of electric wires. These clippings ecver the months from May to September, inclusive, but it is not to be Supposed that we have found in them reports of all or pearly all the accidents of that character which have taken place. We have found enough, however, to show that the matter is a very serious one. We find in the five months reports of 1: accidents due to falling trolley wires. 11 of these accidents 12 persons were killed, and in 28 of them 31 persons were injured, and in 18 of them 24 horses were killed. During the same five months we find reports of 40 accidents from: falling electric light and telephone wires, showing that 9 persons were killed in 9 accidents, 27 were injured in 22 accidents, and 7 horses were killed. , The nature of the accidents is very famil- lar; that ts, a broken live wire falls into the street, and a passer-by steps on it or picks it up and gets a shock which is often fatal. We thus find, during this Period, @ total of 21 fatalities, resulting from fall. ing live wires of all kinds. At this rate of mortality, if it were kept up. 50 persons would be killed In the year. In 1895 there were 38 passengers killed in train accidents on all the steam railroads of the United States, so far as we have been able to as- certain. It appears, therefore, that more persons are killed by live-wire accidents than are passengers in railroad train acci- dents, and the difference might be still greater if complete statistics of the former were obtained. There have been widespread and Persist- ent efforts made by the public in various Ways for many years to minimize train ac- cidents by legislation and by agitation in the press and by investigations and recom- mendations on the part of railroad com- missions, but the serious mortality due to ve-wire accidents does not appear to have attracted much attention from the public. There are simple and obvious means,which we suppose are.not very expensive, for preventing accidents of this class; but un- til the public realizes the seriousness of the situation and the practicability of remedying it, probably little will be done. ‘e@ suggest this subject as an interesting one for the daily newspapers. NES Na Cin It Works Through. From the Cleveland Pisin Dealer. “The lady visiting Mrs. Crumpets has a she’: Gant Oeea ‘They drink “Yes: ‘3 nothing but bolled water there.” CLOSING SESSIONS — Daughters of the ‘American Revola- tion Finishing Their Work. DEBATE OVER BOOKKEEPER Some Lively Reriiarks as to the Employment-of Clerks. NOTES OF (INTEREST The last day’s work of the Sixth Conti- nental Congress, D. A. R., cpened on time this morning, with the president general in the chair. The delegates to the congress were sparsely scattered through the hall, and about half of them had gone home and the other half is tired out and wishes itself at home too. Only a few were in the bal- cony and half a dozen were in the gallery. The State Regents. ‘The first thing before the congress was the reading of the names of state. regents, who have been elected by their delegations in attendance on the congress. They are as follows: Alabama, Mrs. Smith; Ar- kansas, Mrs. Hanger; California, Mrs. Mad- dox; Connecticut, Mrs. Kinney: Colorado, Mrs. Slocomb; Delaware, Mrs. Churchman: District of Columbia, Miss Miller; Georgta, Mrs. Morgan; Illinois, Mrs. Kerfoot; Indi- ana, Mrs. Foster:’ Indian territory, Mrs. Duncan; Iowa, Mrs. Cooley; Kansas, Mrs. Hand; Kentucky, Mrs. Maxwell; Maine, Mrs. White: Maryland, Mrs, Jackson; Mas- sachusetts, Mrs. Brown; Michigan, Mrs. Edwards; Minnesota, Mrs. Newport: Mis- sissippi, Mrs. Sims; Missouri, Mrs. Shields; Montana, M-s. Wasson: Nebraska, Mrs. Pound; NewHampshire,Mrs.Carpenter; New Jersey, Mrs. Depue; New Mexico, | Mrs. Prince; New York, Mrs. Forsyth; North Carolina, Mrs. Sprinkle; North Dakota, Mrs. Holley; Ohio, Mrs. Rathbone; Okla~ hom>, Mrs. Barnes; Oregon, Mrs. Mont- gomery; Pennsylvania, Mrs. Hogg: South Carolina, Mrs. Bacon; South Dakota, Mrs. Keller; ‘Tennessee, Mrs. Mathes; Texas, Mrs. Clarke; Utah, Mrs. Allen; Vermont, Mrs. Burdette; Virginia, Mrs.Henry; Wash- ington, Mrs. Griggs; West Virginia, Mrs. Faulkner; Wisconsin, Mrs. Peck; Wyoming, Mrs. Warren. A Question of Clerks. Several honorary regents of state were elected, and then a resolution was intro- duced which brought on a great deal of dis- cussion. It was as follows: Resolved, That an expert bookkeeper be employed as the sole clerk of the treasurer general, and that the books be kept con- Unvously for the year at the rooms of the naticnal society, and that a fire-proof safe be purchased at once, in which to keep the bocks and other valuable properties be- lor girg to the society, and that this con- res: furthermore, all Clerks or persons, ré ing money for service rendered to the s0- ciety be required to sign a pay roll fur- nished by the office of the society.” It was presented by Virginia Miller. It was amended by Mrs. Maxwell to read that the treasurer general have two clerks, and again, to permit the treasurer general to appoint her own clerks, In,this shape the resolution passed. 1 Mrs. Mary E. Harisoek, wife of Rev. S. M. Harisock, pastorof Ryland M. E. Church, is a delegate to the,congress from Columbia Chapter. She is a descendant from ancestors of military fame, during Crom- weil’s time. One of her great-grandfathers on her father's side was Capt. John Rush, commanser of a troop of horse in Crom: well’s army, with marks of honor from the preceptor. He was thy grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of, the signers of the Declaration of Indéfendtnce. On her mother’s side, one of her great-grandfa- thers was brigadier geferal in Cromwell's army and came to Coaneetieut in 166), her grandmother coming oyer in the Mayflow- er. The subsequent children. of her direct lineage have quite a history in the colonial and revolutionary wars.‘ Mrs. Stevenson’s Sthtement When this resolution was offered Mrs. Stevenson left the chair and Mrs. Brackett took the gavel while the president gcneral made a statement. She said that the treas- urer general should have an expert book- keeper as her assistant. She thought that the work was too heavy for one woman to do, and she told them also that they could not get an expert without paying well for his services. She thought the congress should provide for the clerks, one of whom should be an expert accountant. She want- ed the congress to take action, so that the bookkeeper, or whoever was appointed, should be under contract and amenable to the board. Mrs. Miller, who offered the resolution. thought it ought to be a woman. Just as bright women accountants as men, in her opinion. Mrs. Dickins said that the board should manage the whole business, and that the bookkeeper should be made amen- able to the beard, and the board authorize the appointment of a clerk for the treas- urer general. Somebody put in an oar and sald that all the clerks should be made to sign the pay roll, or draw no money for services. fix the salary of said bookkeeper; and Mra. Draper's Ideas. Mrs. Draper, the retiring treasurer gen- eral, made a very clear statement of her ideas on the subject. She said that in the two years that she had served as treasurer general there had not been a paid officer of the board. If there had been she would have known it, as all the money had to pass through her hands. ‘This was brought out by the suggestion that had been made, that the bookkeeper, if appointed by the beard of managers, should be a member of the board, to which there was decided ob- jection. Mrs. Draper went on to state that she did not like the expression “sole” clerk of the treasurer general, as the resolution read, for the work would have to suffer, as one clerk couldn't possibly do the work that had to be done. = She told of the many letters that had to be written at length in answer to inquiry, of the thousands of times that she had to sign her name, which was a task in itself to be dreaded. She said that In many in- stances the treasurer general was ~alled upon to settle disputes of contested seats, and angry delegates who said tha: things were thus and so, but when the treasurer general had shown that all dues were paid and explained things the ladies*had gone away satisfied, whereas there would have been trouble in the congress if they had not come to her. She wanted the word “sole” stricken out. She said that the treasurer general ought to be permitted to boss her own clerks, instead of having the board appoint some one of its favorites, who might be incompetent, yet the treasurer eneral would have to put up with Fer, and yet she was herself personally respon- sible under her bond for all errors, and had to refund money from.:her;pwn pocket in one Instance for the carel eas of a clerk. Mrs. Draper said that'she Had given item- ized accounts of all fitoney expended by herself, even to a bottle of thk. Her state- ments were all received ‘by the congress with such manifest expressions of pleasure that some lady objected to so much ap- plause, and said it hindered the work of the body. © The Auding ‘¢hairman. Dr. Harrison, chairmih of'the committee on auditing the accounts ofthe treasurer, said that ehe had looked over the vouchers and had seen no account ofa salaried of- ficer of the congress. ‘Ail ste knew about the clerks was that instead of names, “rec- ord clerk, so much,” appeared instead of the name of any person. $he knew thet she was a clerk for the treasurer general. ‘Mrs. Ritchie objected tothe talk over the resolution. She said shé coilld see no use im entering upon’a new administration by reviewing the acts of the past one, She cee ability such as.Mrs. Draper pos- sek: wi ber of the ‘lerks of the treasurer for Jt was thought that she would be-bam- pered if she needed more clerks, resolution sald she could have two. Mrs. Brackett, vice president J, stat- ed that whenever the treasurer general or any other officer if tled that co always. ir to her, set- | gave 2 ‘and a cremate adv wa + AT, reports of the auditing committee, wntch | contained a recommendation to that effect. The report was as follows: The auditing committee, appointed in March last, respectfully report: That, owing to the fact that the revenue of the society is at present, In round num- bers, at the rate of $40,000 a year, your committee feel that heavy responsibility is laid upon them. They have, therefore, not only examined the books of accounts to see whether the funds of the society were propetly accounted for, but have en- deavored, through acknowledged govern- ment authority of high order, to Improve the present system of keeping the books in the direction of clearness and as a guard against error. The committee audited the books of the treasurer general in the spring. Tne moneys were found to be properly ac- counted for, and your committee so re- ported. But various ambiguities in the method of keeping the accounts seemed to call for changes, in order to afford a ready under- standing of the books. Your committee found the labor of audit- ing the books for long periods so great that it was proposed, and agreed to by the treasurer general, that the auditing should be monthly. In the early summer your committee, following this agreement, gave the treas- urer general notice of their readiness to examine the books, but received answer from the treasurer that “the books would be taken out of town in a few days and would not be returned until September,” although the treasurer general stated at that time she herself was to remain in the city for several weeks. Subsequently, the committee learned that the cash book and ledger, in which the treasurer general’s accounts were kept, had been taken to Maine, and were not to be returned until September. They were put at the disposal of your committee September 15. Considering the fact that the books had been out of the custody of the society near- ly three months, your committee, in view of the responsibility placed upon them, and acting under the authority given them by the congress, invited Mr. Geo. M. Coffin, the deputy controller of currency of the United States treasury, an expert account- ant of the highest standing and authority in the service of the government, to ex- amine the books for the auditing committee and report upon their condition. The re- port of Mr. Coffin shows that he found the accounts correct, with the exception of varlous minor errors, which did not affect the general excellent character of the ac- counts. However, he regarded the system of bookkeeping as defective in several important respects and recommended cer- tain improvements, which your committee regard as essential to the best interest of the society. The recommendations do not, however, in any degree reflect upon the in. legrity of the treasurer general. ‘These recommendations of Mr. Coffin were ap- proved by your committee, and were sub- mitted to the board. This report, not be- ing favorably received by the majority of the board, the treasurer general then asked that hee books might not be audited again until the close of the fiscal year, and such order was given. The result was that your committee could not obtain the books to begin their final work until Wednesday of last week, February 17. They labored in- dustriousiy during the few days allotted them, and finished the long task of auditing the books to February 8, instant, the date upon which they were closed by the treas- trer general, by order of the board. Again your committee found the moneys correctly accounted for, and the vouchers pertaining to expenditures were found to be clear. Your committee further suggests that one competent accountant be employed by the society at the office, at a sufficient salary, instead of the present system of one clerk at the office of the society at $50 per month for the treasurer general, and one unnamed clerk for the treasurer general elsewhere at the rate of $0 per month, making a total of $100 per month, and that the books of the society be kept in a fire-proof safe, as there fs at present inadequate provision for them. The books of the business manager of the magazine were found to be in excel- lent form, clear and concise, and money accounted for In them, however, were two accounts of payments to a member of the national board, and to a member of the society, for commissions upon advertise- ments obtained for the magazine, allowed by the order of the board, which were not in clear shape, but for this the business manager was not responsible. * The Closing Sen: Revision of the constitution and reports of regents will fill the afternoon, and the congress will close this evening. Not a third of the delegates are now in the city. Among the Delegates. Mrs. Louis J. Allen, wife of Chief En- gineer Allen, U.S.N., is one of the visiting members of the New York City Chapter, Daughters American Revolution. Mrs. Oliver P. Dickinson of the Lexington, Chicago, is a delegate from that city to the D. A. R. congress. Mrs. George A. Ludin, member of New York City Chapter, D. A. R., and now sec- retary general, United States Daughters, ong is spending a couple of weeks in the city. Mrs. Duncan B. Harrison, daughter of Chief Engineer Allen, is a member of New York City Chapter, D. A. R., and is a guest at the Hotel Regent over inauguration. Mrs. Dora Harvey Munyon, regent of Merion Chapter, D. A. R., is at the Riggs House. Merion Chapter’s headquarters are at Lower Merion, Montgomery county, Pa., a place filled with historic memories. Among the Connecticut delegates to the D. A. R. congress ts Mrs. Robert McChris- tie, who represents ‘the Sabra Trumbull Chapter of Rockville, Conn. Mrs. Mc- Christie is accompanied by her father and mother, Col. and Mrs. C. F. Jackson. Col. Jackson is a lineal descendant of John Al- den. They are at the Riggs House. Mrs. Emma Richardson-Moses, who is a delegate to the sixth congress, D. A. R., from her chapter, the Mary Washington. and also the recording secretary of that chapter, is from South Carolina. She is a charter member of the D. A. R. Connecticut is still the banner state in at- tendance on the continental congress. That state has eighty delegates; Massachusetts has but sixty-five. Mrs. Jewett of the Chicago chapter, who has been elected a vice president general for Mlinois, is one of the mos® prominent officers of the Chicago chapter, having been elected and re-elected its regent. A small ivory tablet was picked up in the lobby of the Columbia Theater yesterday. It had no name by which to identify it, but it had a queer conglomeration of “Mem” in 4t. “Must get ruche for neck.” “Pow- der, gloves, handkerchief.” “Don’t forget lead pencil; those at hall are horrid.” “Get Robert's Rules of Order.” Severai address- es followed and then over a page or two was this memorandum: “Am going to begin study of parilameniary law. No use being a bigger fvol than I have to.” There was no other entry. ‘The things that are lest at the congress are legion. Badges are simply sown hill over the city. Earrings, pocketbooks, feather boas, 2 watch studded with diamonds, dia- mond cuff button, gloves, one handsome wrap, umbrellas by the dozen, handker- chiefs and bits of “real” lace are included in the Het. One young lady lost a box of candy that a “friend” had sent in to her. The watch and most of the pocketbooks have been found. Mra. Ellen Washington Howard of Alex- andria ts the only living representative of Washington's family who was born at Mt. “Vernon. She was elected one of the vice presidents general, and her home is Alex- andria. ‘The Denver Daughters are rather more Progressive than any of their sisters and have opened a handsome club house for wo- men in Denver. Mrs. Daniel Manning, who has been elect- ed vice president general, is regent of the Mohawk Chapter, which gave nearly $100 for the Continental Hall fund. Mrs. Martha Poland Thurston, wife of Senator Thurston of Ni is_one of the vice presidents general-elect. For the office itself, Mrs. Thurston does not care at all, but she says she is pleased that It went to a Nebraska woman, Some irreverent soul, who heard of the proposal to charge the name of the society, ‘suggests calling them the “D. A. R.lings.” Mrs. Henry V. Boynton is one of the hardest worked ladies of the convention. She fits in everywhere, and seems to know ‘how to do everything. She does very little , talking, but she is a master hand at direct- ‘ing debate, and when she “chips in” she makes it count. - Reed's. can stand utterly unmoved ‘amidst the excitement, and she can pot a Jong javolved: motion neatness SATO A ali ree ner trees abipsinnereeaneheasysasesernennaneyioee ne ps Sri et rotten esi oa SSNs Harrison McKee and Mrs. Von Rydingsvard, regent of Massachusetts, were declared elected, making seventeen of the nineteen necessary. A third beHet was declared necessary and the result of that was the election of Mrs. Hull, wife of Representa- tive Hull of Iowa, and Mrs. Robert Hatcher of Indiana, who was elected to succeed herself. Mrs. Francis S. Nash of the District of Columbia was elected corresponding secre- tary general. Mrs. Horatio Taplin of the District was wlected registrar general, Mrs. Hatch of the District treasurer general, Miss Eliza- beth Bryant Johnston historian general, Mrs. Fitzwilliams of Chicago assistant his- torian general and Mrs, Chas. Darwin librarian general. Mrs. Mary S. Lockwoo@ elected edi- tor of the D. A. R. magazine for the en- suing year. Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main announced that the special committee had counted the money subecribed to Continental Hall, and had found the mount to be $3,01 Thanks were voted to Mrs. Draper for her work as treasvrer general, and Mrs. Philip Hichborn was thanked for her two years’ arduous labors as vice president general in charge of organization, and to Mrs. John L. Mitchell, retiring correspon ing secretary general, and Dr. Anita Ne comb McGee, retiring librarian general, for their services. The musical program of the evening was very fine, there being solos by Mr. Roger Manny-Tavaude, violin solo by Mr. Wil- liam H. Scholz of Milwaukee and a violin solo by Miss Florida Graves. MADGE FISHER AGA N Another Sensation Introduced Into the Case Today. Charged With Incorrigibility by Her Mother—Claimed to Be an Effort to Get Her Out of the Way. Additional statements of a sensational rature were made today in connection with the case of Madge Fisher, whose arrest several weeks ago in a house in the Divi- sion on a charge of vagrancy resulted in the announcement of serious charges against Policemen Mellen and Carlsson of the first precinct. It was maintained that the policemen were guilty of improper con- duct in the house mentioned, and thai Mel- len fractured the arm of the girl. A charge of assault against him is now pending in the Police Court. As stated in The Star, Madge was yes- terday arrested at the instance of her mother and locked up on a charge of in- corrigibility. The mother said that the girl is but seventeen years of age, and that she is unable to control her. The friends of the girl declare, however, that the latest ar- rest is a scheme on the part of the police- men involved to induce Madge to leave the city, in order that she will not appear agairst trem at the trial. These friends go so far as to say that a sister of Madge, who first led her astray in Baltimore, and later brought her to this city, has joined forces with the policemen in the supposed effort to get the girl away. E This sister, it is sald, journeyed to New York and brought her mother here for the purpose of inducing Madge to return home. When that purpose failed, the girl was arrested on the supposition that a promise to release her woud induce her to leave this jurisdiction. Zs At the Police Court today several first precinct policemen remarked that “it was a pity that the girl could not be taken to New York today.” In the office of the district attorney the mother- of Madge was asked the age of her daugtter, when the married sister interrupted quickly with —"Say seventeen, mother, it will be all right.” A child must be under sixteen years of age, it is said by those familiar with the law, to be open to the charge of incor- rigibility. Therefore a dismissal of the in- formation against Madge might readily have been secured, but those interesied in the prosecution of Policeman Mellen re- quested Mr. Mullowney to continue the case indefinitely, and hold the'girl under a substantial real estate bond, in order that she could not leave for New York or any- where else. This was done, the bond being fixed at $200. To a Star reporter Madge Fisher stated positively that she will be nineteen years of age next month. “I know that this is an effort to get me away so that I will not be here to testify in the assault case.” she said. “Another policeman, whose beat is in the Division, came to me a few days ago and warned me that if I did not go away from the city at once he would vag me. At the police station still another officer said to me that the best thing I could do would be to go home with my mother.” “My mother has known where I been all along,” continued the girl. there was no proper reason for her to come on here and have me locked up, for we have been corresponding, and I told her I would be home after I had seen Mc- Kinley inaugurated. When they took me to the station yesterday my mother did rot greet me at all, but merely said she wanted me locked up.” “Do you want to go home?” asked the reporter. “I don’t care whether I do or not,” was the reply. “I know, though, that I will be treated like a dog if I do return. That is one reasen why I left, and I'm sure I'd suffer a great deal more after what has hsppened. At all events, [ shall remain here until the assault case is disposed of.” Madge stated that the arm which, it is claimed, was fractured by Mellen is stil! causing her trouble, and by direction of her physician she expects to keep it han- daged for a month to come. ——— — THEY TOLD UNCANNY STORIES. Some of the Weird Tales Which Were Heard in Old Scotland. From the Kilmarnock Standard. Burns tells that, in his boyish days, he owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, and who had, he supposed, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, witch- es, wraiths and other such trumpery. When I was a boy in Girvan stories of the same kind were plentiful when the talk began at the fireside in the long winter nights. And mcst viv:dly do I remember the fearful joy with which I used to listen to them, and the speedy race home I had (not looking over my shoulder) when the party haa broken up. Burns says that so strong an effect had those stories on his imagination that even in his later years he kept a sharp lcokout on suspicious places, and I suppose most of us can say the same. Many of the stories E used to hear re- ferred to ghosts, warning knocks before death and unearthly cries proceeding from places where people had been drowned or murdered. But the devil figured largely in others, and the hole in the rock near Len- dal was pointed to as circumstantial evi- dence that could not be gainsaid, as well as the circular rings on the summit of Craig- anrarie. But these stories were not grue- some enough to some tastes, and so for their especial delectation the story of Cul- zean’s burial used to be told in full detail, and was ever listened to with bated breatn. Sir Archibald Kennedy of Culzean, who rothing more than his duty In shooting the covenanter, but not so thought the peas- antry of the west. And so, after his funerai in the old college of Maybole, awful stories themselves abroad. It was t the coffin got so heavy at times on the road that the horses could not draw it, while at other times it got so light that tt could hardly be held down. im ail Soe ber it dia point not it to anything definite. And so this additional circumstance was vouched for—that 11 NARARRAANR, A Perfect © ‘Infant Food N (Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk aan N MOTHERS Mix. For go N YEARS THE LEADING BRAND. wy. Guvenseo Min @®. wew york \ Yeaannnd TWFANT HEALTH Sewr FREE. SOME WAR THEATERS. 4 ‘GID the Confederate Army. go Times-Herald The confederate authorities knew the value of well-regulated amusements at a time when the people were wrought up to the highest pitch of excitement, and all reputable actors found no difficulty in se- curing exemptions after the passage of the conscript law. Among the stars on the con- federate stage in those days were W. H Crisp, the father of the late Speaker Cris; E. R. Dalton, Theodore Hamilton and Sam Hubbard. Among the were Mrs. ladies Crisp, Miss Jessie Crisp, Miss Eloise Bridges and the Waldron si » favorites of the public appeare footlights in various cities, but, as a rule, they al- ternated between Richmond and Atlan How the managers got along during turbulent period is a mystery to me. after night I went to see the popula: of that time, and, bo: plays y as I was, [ could not fail to note the threadbare raiment of the Players and their tawdry tinsel. All sorts of crude makeshifts had to be resorted to in the production 2 's, and some of them would be laugh now. But the people were patriotic. felt it a duty to encourage the drama, and when there was any lack of attendance on the part of the citizens it was more than compensazed for by th swarmed in every city he plays on the southern Perhaps the most popular “The Marble Heart Romance of a Poor Young Man, a Tour de } The Serious Family, ments,” and Brothers,” “Lucretia " Eyed Susan” and others familiar to the theater-goers before the war. Comedy seemed to have the preference. The people had so many serious things to worry over that they did not care for tragedy. The last year of the war found the the- aters in a bad fix. The property men and managers were in despair. To dress these Stage ladies and gentlemen in a fashion suited to their different roles was an im- possibility. So “Camille” went through her struggle with consumption and other things in front of delighted audienc attired in a costume which would hay pa more be= coming to her grandmother, and “Rolla” looked not only like the » Peru- but like a bewile genueman who had come to his last shirt, and was wondering where he co wet another. Still, the theaters drew better than ever. ple had money to throw away, and they 1 to get rid of it. Sometimes it was very inconvenient to attend these places of amusemer with muskets and bayonets wer there to preserve order, and when the au- diences filed out officers were on hand to force every man to show his papers. Pre- quently a young man with his best girl would find that he had forgorten his dceu- ments, and a squad of soldiers would then escort the two to the lady's house, and then carry the gentleman before the provost marshal for an explanation. In Atlanta the theater became a trouble some problem shortly before the siege. ‘The city was filled with soldiers and refugees, and with them the play was emphatically the thing. It was their only amusement and the roughs crowded the theaters in such numbers that the better classes re- mained at home. a abe Friendship Defined. From the Chicago Re “Penelope, what is your idea of friend ship?” “It is troubles yours.”” Soldiers letting a woman tell you her when you are dying to tell her Perfidy in Art. From the Detrott Journal. “I shall proclaim your perfidy to th: world,” he cried. She shivered. And yet, why not? As her husband, he owed her no mercy as her press agent, he would still be doing her simple justice — Congental Subjects. From the New York Herald. Aunt Maria—“I think you and Mr. Mans ought to get along nicely together. You th like the same people. res, and what is better, we hate the same people. 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