Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1897, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY,’ MARCH -8,. 1897-12 PAGES, SPECIAL NOTICES. LAST ACTS OF PRESIDENT fase my com Mar a Notary Public for t T will be < every day takerve THE to 6 as p.m, A. E. L. TX SPECIAL MEETING OF 3 aoNe ary Pub to ma » brother, Linza Wil B2d st. mow, WE TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING TO OUR d the public that we have fitted the Mill 1 TS sta. n.w., with th ud are prepared to in a first-class sash the tim de prices to suit A de us # call © factory at =o ©. T. BAILEY, J. BRAZEROL, MURRIL 1 F. wl, rH Ni with t @ to commanic WELSH ASHFORD 1410 G st. n. 40 PWT. 1K. GOLD CASE. ment. fitest m rad I $40. Tk. pure x sacrifice, $35. A. KAHN. Coal Cox EDUCED W. AL Furmee... e w Nnt sander for $20, df Fit oF no nm trilor cam d HEL, GH 13th st seven held be r, will be Florida ave. @'elock noon, suing y ANNUAL MEETIN iictit é Ought to JAPANES Have Plenty LINEN TAULETS Ket ard bh yout the AM NOTE PAPER. 15. pound. uDD. Rupp, 421 11thSt. TONERS. mbS-144 would at eap- Wood- INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. TANCES NERS OF DEEDS I Fe F F F ¥ F Fo) I FOX SALF (Misectla LOUSES AND VEH LAIMES’ GOODS LEGAL Novi LOCAL MENTE : LOSE AND FOUND... MANICT ZL AL maa WANTED AND TO LOA! AN TRAVEL SONAL JANOS AND Of {AC RIVER AUGURATION. . TAKE WANTED (1 WANTED (Ht WANIED Oth WANIED (Reom:) WANTED ¢ Witet ‘Transfers of Real Raffin to Mar, $10 nd D, 13th ux sy 1641; $10. Frank and Ht three next ——_.—__— United Brethren Conference. -TIMORE, Md., March 8.—The con- of the United E Church de- ing to b 8 NeXt session pwn, Pa. Reports of committees, as a rule, were adopted withou , took up the balance of the ses- F Dr. H. Albright was secretary of the Pennsylvania ~ M ssionary Soctety, and the Young was elected to fill ! Bibl:cal chair in Lebanon Col- es The Indiana at New York. NEW YORK, March 8.—Uni States tle ship Indiana, which sailed from on Roads for here Saturday morn- RUSH FOR OFFICE Many Who Are Willing to Work for Uncle Sam. PRESSURE TO BE BROUGHT 70 BEAR Positions Abroad Are in Particular Demand. IN VARIOUS STATES The rush of applicants for the many po- sitions of prominence within the gift of the administration 1s becoming so warm that a rumber of the state delegations of repub- licans in Congress are preparing to hold conferences for the purpose of making rec- ommendations. The California delegation has already held its conference, and has recommended the appointment of eight or ten prominent citizens of the state, who want to go abroad. It is not known how many foreign places the state will get. The Selegation did not touch upon the state offices to be distributed, and will consider these later, but the members say there fs no lack of applicants for these places. The delegation called upon President McKinley today, but the visit was purely social. No recommendation of any kind was urged upon him, and will not be until it is found that he is ready to consider positions in which it has an interest. The mest prominent indorsement of the delegation is that of H. M. De Young, edi- tor of the San. Francisico Chrenicle, and for many years one of the best known re- publicans in the west. Mr. De Young is urged for the ambassadorship to Italy, and it is understood he will be perfectly willing to accept the appointment if tendered to him. Many other well-known republicans of California want to go abroad, and the delegation has recommended the following: Ex-Governor Pacheo, to Brazil; Mr. Dud- of San Diego, to Hawaii; Milton Green, general to Shanghai; Senator J. W. lale of Santa Rosa, to Hong Kong: . Coombs, minister to Japan; Wil- liam L. Merry, minister to the Greater Re- public of Central America. The delegation has recommended, the appointment of Edi- tor Leach of Oakiand as superintendent of the mint at San Francisco, and A. Drahms for chaplain of the army post at Alcatraz. Missouri and Her Politics. President McKinley will find that he will have to take a hand in Missouri politics very early. The appointment made by ex- Presidert Cleveland of a postmaster at St. Joseph failed of confirmation, and the Mi souri republi here say that it is nec- to fill the vacancy at the earliest The Missouri republi- in the last Congress have arranged to on President’ MeKinley tomorrow, will rot talk on politics, although ay mention something as to the y of filling the St. Joseph vacancy. tive Crowther is backing John Alpus for the appointment at St. Jo- ind has the kelp of a number of the plicans of the last Congress. Richard . the republican national committee- f the state, is backing a man named Atkinson the two sides can come lent McKinley will be put in of having to recognize one ‘The delegation back of give Postmaster General cans call u to the St. Joseph vacancy fact that practically all republican ex-members of Congress good places under the administra- Mr. Burton wants to be district at- for the western district of Mi: and is orposed by Robert E. Lewi: vas the republican nominee for gov ernor in the last campaign. Mr. Tracey a candidate for internal revenue commi: siover, to succeed Mr. Forman. Mr. Hub- rd, who led the fight against the Pacific railroads in the last House, wants to suc- ‘ade Hampton as railroad com- Crowther would like to go Corea as minister. Ex-Repre- rk also wazits to serve in the busine Ex-Representative Treloar is an active applicant for fourth assistant postmaster general, for which there are half a dozen applicants, all men of prominence. Another applicant for the ition from the same state is Col. . Sterrett, formerly an Ohio man, who id to stand close to Presiient McKin- Cundiff is desirous of being ap- \s a commissioner, y service in that department of the government. Maj. Bit- tinger of the St. Joseph Gazette would like to go as minister to Switzerland. Said » Be Settled. It is stated today as being positively set- tled that James Rahdall Dunn of Massil- lon, Ohio, will be selected within a short time as consul to Dresden. Mr. Dunn was the president of the Wheelmen’s League in the last campaign, having organized it at the suggestion of Chairman Hanna, and having done service which !s said to have been very much appreciated by -President McKinley. It is also asserted as certain that Robert Porter will be sent as minister to Japan. For this honor there are numer- ous candidates, the California: delegation having recommended, as already stated, a man for this plact Iowa Delegation to Confer. The Iowa delegation in Congress has de- cided to hold a conference within a short time to determine upon the recommenda- tions it will make as to applicants for po- sitions in and out of that state. Gen. n is here, but is said not to desire hing for himself. He is interested in The leading candidates for federal ms within that state are Ed Knott ave Mr. St. John of the fourth et, Geo. L. Christian, J. W. Patterson, M. Kimball, Chairman H. D. McMillan of the state central committee, and State Senator Miles. The consulship to Glasgow, Scotland, is a > for which a number of prominent Michigan men are contending. The Mich}- gan politicians think that they are en- titled to this place, because it Is now held by a democrat from that state. Ex-State Senator Wheeler of Manistee is one of those who wants to go to Glasgow. State Oil Inspector Neil wants a foreign place, preferably Glasgow. Gen. Kidd of Ionia is another applicant for the same position. Dr. Griswold of Grand Rx;'s wants Glas- gow or some other place. F, 8. Gilson of Benton Harbor wants to ge as consul general to Vienna. Gen. Byron M. Cutcheon of Grand Rapids, an ex-representative in ess, hecame a candidate for assistant ecretary, of war before Gen. Alger was considered: for the secretaryship. Gen. Cutcheon is understood to be stil an ap- plicant for! this position, 2 jouth Carolinn Applicants. ideft MCKinley will have a big job on his hands’ when it comes to selecting men to fill the places at the disposal of the administration in South Carolina. There are three factions which want to be recog- nized in the district attorneyship, marshal- ship and collectorship of Interaal revenue. One of these is the Webster faction, which was recognized by the national convention at St. Louis. The other is the Brayton factien, which claims to have a large num- ber of former democrais in its membersnip. Still another, which may not: be regarded as a faction, but which wants to be recog- nized, is the gold @emocrats. For marshal of the state, R. M. Wallace, J. R. Tolbert, A. C. Merrick and J. C. Pride, together with several others, are candidates. EXx- Collector of Internal Revenue E. A. Web- ster, the head of the faction bearing his name, is an applicant for the collectorship. He ts opposed by Brayton, the head of the other republican faction. Mr. Webster is now in the elty and is working the wires to get centro! of the patronage in his state. Ex-Representative Robert Small, colored, at one time collector of the port of Beaufort, now wants to be gollector of the port of Charleston. For district at- torney of the state there are many ap- plicants. Lawson Melton, a brigit young leader of the Brayton faction, is a candi- date. The Webster men will alzo have a candidate. Ex-State Répresentative Von Kolnitz of Charleston, formerly a demo- crat, wants to be “@tstrict“attorney. Mr. Von Kolnitz placed himself at the dispcsal of the republican national committee in passed in quarantine at 8 o'clock the last cai be .#ade man: speeches for the candidate the oa C. 8. Nettles of Darlington, who was one i an (| a dally EXPLANATORY NOTE: CLOUDY AND SHOWERS. But It Will Probably Be Clearing Weather During Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday—For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir- ginia, generally cioudy, probably light showers by Tuesday. morning, clearing dur- ing Tuesday; warmer; southerly winds. Weather conditions and general fore- cast—The barometer has fallen throughout the central valleys and the northern states and has risen on the south Atlantic and gulf coasts and to the west of the Rocky mountains. An area of high pressure cov- ers the Atlantic coast, the barometer be- ing highest over Nova Scotia. The barom- eter is relatively high to the north of Mon- tana and is lowest over Kansas. It is much warmer in the central val- leys, the lake regions, and the northwest, and slightly colder in the south Atlantic states. Light rains are reported this morning from the gulf coast northward to Minne- sota ard the upper lake region, and local snows frcm the Dakotas and Montana. Light rains were reported Sunday morn- ing from the gulf coast, North Carolina, and Virg‘nia, and light snow from the up- per Missouri valley. The indications are that threatening weather ang rain will prevail from New THE OFFICIAL WEATHER \MAP, sa Ti i Observations taken at 8 a. ars, or lines of equa! air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or lizes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaled areas are regions where rain of snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High? and “Low” show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with tho wind, ae et ime, § 75, OPK? ‘ = 50 5; OGear © Partly Clouay 3 OLrovdy; Oran’ --79 @Snom., , 7th meridian time. Sold lines are iso- England southwestward to Tennessee with rising temperature.. Showers, followed by clearing weather Tuesday is indicated for the south Atlantic and gulf states. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Dubuque, 1.06. The river at Cairo is 7.6 feet above tne danger line and rising. Today—Lew tide, 4:49 a.m. and 5:44 p.m.; high tide, 11:08 a.m. and 11:09 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 5:23 a.m. and p.m.; high tide, 11:50 a.m. and 11:48 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 6:22; sun sets, 6:01, Moon sets, 11:29 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 7:09 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 5:23 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Public ere lamps lighted at 6:54 p.m. and extinguisted at 5:43 a.m. Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau during the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock” yesterday afternoon March 74 p.m., 45; 8 p.m., 40; 12 p.m., a March 8—4 a.m., 36; 8 a.m., 39; and 2 p.m., 38. Maximum, 40, imum, 24 2: m., 36, at 5 p.m., March 7; min- at 1 a.m., March 8. of the bitterest opponents of Tillman for many years, and who later becaine a re- publican, wants a consulship abroad. Dr. J. P. Latimer of that state is securing all the backing he can get tor railroad com- missioner to succeed Gen. Hampton. The South Carolina republicans oelieve they are entitled to this position inasmuch as it has been‘held by Gen. Hampton. What North Carolina Wants. North Carolina republicans are no less anxious for consideration than their next- door neighbors, but the aspirants who are known are not as many. J. C. Grout is a candidate for interna! revenue collector. C. M. Pace of Hendersonville and H. S. Harkins of Asheville are in the city and are said to be maneuvering for positions. William Jeffries of Hackensack, N. J well-known member of the Hotel Mer Benefit Association, is pulling the wires to become telegraph operator in the Senate. This appointment is made by the V President. Mr. Jeffries is said to have the active backing of the New Jersey. republi- cans. Joseph P. Smith of Urbana, Ohio, state librarian under Governor McKinle is in the city. Mr. Smith is said to be a con- fidential friend of President McKinley. He is spoken of for several important posi- tions. a <= MRS. BEECHER. DEATH OF Passed Away Just Ten Years After Her Husband. STAMFORD, Conn., March 8.--Mrs. Hen- ry Ward Beecher died today, the tenth an- niversary of the death of her famous hus- band. She was éighty-tive years of age. Mrs. Beecher had been sinking steadily since Saturday noon, and during the twen- ty-four hours preceding her demise had been unconscious. Wm. Beecher, one of her sons, reached Stamford Saturday even- ing and remained until last night, when ne left for New York. Her death was feared, but her marvelous constitution had so frequently enabled her to rally from sinking spells that her son deemed it safe te leave his mother's bedside. ‘At the deathbed this morning were gath- ered the family of Rev. Samnel Scoville, including the clergyman, his wife, who i the daughter of Mrs. Beecher, and Mrs. Scoviile’s two children, a daughter and son, and Mrs. Bullard of Massachusetts, a niece of Mrs. Beecher. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. Eunice Beecher was born in August, 1812, at Sutton, Mass. She was the daughter of Dr. Bullard, a physician, who, besides at- tending to an extensive practice, was the owner of one of the largest farms in that part of the country. Only one of Mrs. Beecher's brothers is yenezer Bullard, a clergyman of sylvania, whose twin sister is the of Dr. Jones of New York. f Miss Bullard’s marriage to Henry Ward Beecher was not lacking in the elements of romance. Mr. Beecher, though not or- dained, had received a call to the pastorate of a church at Lawrenceburg, Ind., and he wrote to Miss Bullard, to whom he was wife take place immediately after his ordina- tion. After mailing this letter Mr. Beecher, argued, “Why wait for the ordination? Why not have her present as my wife to witness it?” With this idea uppermost in his mind, Mr. Beecher started post-haste for Sutton, where he arrived on the even- ing of the day on whick his letter was re- ceived. The young preasher succceded in winnitg Miss Bullard’s consent to an early marriage. All the preparations had to be completed in four days. Few of their friends lived near enough to be present, and the ceremony was one which in these days would be called a quiet home affair. “Miss Bul- lard’s sister had been married in stormy weather. She declared that the ceremony in which she was a contracting party must take place while the sun shone. The hour was set for % o'clock of August 3, 1887. Just before that time a violent storm arose, with thunder and lightning. The parson was in waiting, the guests had as- sembled, and Mr. Beecher was impatient. The bride was firm, however, and the cer- emony was postponed one hour. At 4 o'clock the sun appeared, and as the bride, leaning upon the arm of her husband to be, entered the parlor, a rainbow, one of the most brilliant the members of the party ever saw, appeared upon the horizon. Immediately after the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Beecher started for Lawrenceburg. Their experiences and trials on the west- ern frontier have been referred to in sev- eral interesting sketches by Mrs. Beecher, which have appeared in magazines. Mrs. Beecher was always devotedly at- tached to her husband and children. Of the latter four are living and four are dead. The eldest is the wife of the Rev. Samuel Scoville, pastor of the First Congregationai Church at Stamford, Conn., with whom Mrs. Beecher spent much time during her jater years, although she had a home in Brookiyn. ‘The others are Col. Henry Bar- ton Beecher of Brooklyn; Wm, Beecher, a lawyer, with an office in New York, and Herbert Beecher, Port Townsend, Wash- ington. = For some years Mrs. Beecher had been in feeble health. In November last, dur- ing the Thanksgiving season, she si tained a bad fall, and about a month later she again fell, and sustained injuries which, with her advanced years, brought about complications from which she was unable to rally. ———— Death of Thos. A. Price. ELKTON, Md., March 8.—Thomas Alli- bone Price of Milwaukee, assistant gqncral freight agent of the Wisconsin Central rail- road and president of the National Associa- tion of Railway Contracting Freight Agents, died yesterday at the residence of Dr. Charles M, Ellis, in Elkton, aged. thir- ty-one years, after a long illness. Mr, Price was a native of Cecil county, but went to ‘Wisconsin in 1885. His wife survives him, a » a aaah I li eli abides acim tle EES te a a ee ocemt aflianced, suggesting that their marriage | CONDENSED LOCALS At a regular session of George H. Thomas Woman's Relief Corps, No. 11, Friday ing Mrs. Deloe, on behalf of the corps, presented their past president, Mrs. R. E. Meacham, with a handsome’ bouquet of flowers as a token of esteem. Mrs. Meacham gracefully accepted the gift and thanked the corps. The ladies this corps will give a social on the ant. Randall Hagner and-Wyman L. Cole, as- signees of Geo. R. Sheriff, today applied to the Equity Court for’a construction of the deed of assignment, 1: The will of the la fe William Berens, an inmate of the Soldiers” Home, dated Janu- ary 7, 1895, was filed today. ‘The estate is left to Thos. R. Hellmuth e 0 of Prince George’s county, Md. The special policemen who were on duty uring inauguration week received their pay today. The men served five days and was lua} who claimed that the Work performed was worth more than the wages paid. He was told that he could accept the amount prot- fered or not, just asiné mizht elect, and, after considerabie hesitation, signed the pay roll under protest. ' Mrs. Jokanna Barry, who H street northeast esided at 303 diedsuddeniy late urday afternoon hite in front of 3% G street northwest. ‘The deceased was seven- ty years of age, and death was due to heart trouble. > Miss Kinney of Staunton, Va., who is siuiying vocal music in Baltimore, arg Beitjen’ Memorare,” a beautiful solo, in St. Peter’ Prof. Arthur E. Yundt will hearsal tomorrow evening at °34 F street northwest, for all his pupifs that take part in the coming Madrid Quar- tet concert. Walter Peyton, Louis Greene, Nannie Landman, William H. Clarke and Andrew Page, charged with disorderly conduct, were today sent to the workhouse for teen days each by Judge Kimbail. Andrew Moss, John Wallace, George L. Wilsoff, John Henderson and Chas. Dog vagrants, were today sent to. the worl cs for fifteen days each by Judge Kim- ball. Church yesterday, hold a re- his studio, During the twenty-four hours ending at 9 o'clock this morning the police made sixty arrests. Included in the number was one burglar, three fugitives from justice and seven “drunks.” The nine-months-ohi infant of Jane Sears, colored, died terday ih the alley between 16th, 17th, Land M streets without medical attention. The coroner has been notified. Frank Moore,charged with assaulting and striking Harry Morton’ with a hatchet in a quarrel over a.game of dice, was today sent to jai! for six months by Judge Mil- ler. Morton was painfully, but not danger- ously injure Henry Watso and Garfield Galloway, cherged with cutting lead pipe from tne hevse of Mr. John F.’ Bogt,, were today sent to the reform school by Judge Miller. Harry McDevitt, charged with the lar- ceny of a latrobe stove, a cabinet mantel and several other articles from a house owned by his mother, was today sent to Jali for thirty days by Judge Miller. Benjamin Butler was today fined $ by Judge Kimball for riding with his bicycle against the whee! ridden yesterday by Miss Nierrsee, the resuit of which was that the lady was thrown to the ground and some- what injured. George Davis, a boy from Kentucky, who said he was only sixteen years old, but who Judge Kimball believed was at least eighteen, was today sent to jail for four months for picking the "pocket of a lady from Reading, Pa., who was standing on Pennsylvania avenue -between 3d and 4% street on inauguration day,-looking at the parade. Davis denied the charge, but Offi- cer Newkirk said he took the pocket book from the boy and restored it:to its rightful owner. The police report’ dangerous holes in the sidewalks as follow$:’ Fourteenth and G streets, southwest corer of' 3d street and New York avenue, southwest-corner of 19th and I streets, in frant of #13 4% street southwest, in street did sidewalk at north- east correr of 3d and°G streets northeast. Eleven members ;gf the metropolitan Police force were abgent_today on leave. fwenty were unable ge-report for duty by reason of sickness sixty Bee anes etx y are on special The water main int frént of 2240 Cleveland | avenue was leaking“tdiay. The pavement is broken in front of 2114 Vermont avenue, —— he. Running omsinll Time. OAKLAND, Mainé; ffarch 8—The Oak- land woolen mill peggn running on full time this morning. “"1je miil_employs 250 operatives, and has been running on short time for several monty3. The management announces that it-is probable the .mill will continue to run at its full capacity from now on. ? WOONSOCKET, R. L, March 8—The Forestdale cotton ‘mills at Slatersville be- gan running on full time today, but an 18 per cent reduction-in wages went inte effect at the same time. ‘The mill employs 200 hands and-has beén running four days ere ae Fatal. Ol. Well Explosion. BUTLER, Pa:, Mareh 8.—By the expto- sion of-an ‘oll well bolterion-the Hartman’ farm, near Callery Junction, early this Peas John Dunlap, engineer, was killed and’ Wm. “McKeever, ‘tool dresser, fatally Injured. ‘The rig ca ws and other wells OE dag threatened, Rut flames were quick- SOUTHERN BAPTISTS Annual Meeting to Be Held in Wil- mington Next May. THE MATTER OF FOREIGN MISSIONS Three Problems Confront the Association. A CHANGE OF POLICY The annaul meeting of the Southern Bap- tist convention, with which the churches of that denomination in the District of Columbia are connected, will begin at Wil- mington, N. C., May 7 and continue for a week. The itinerary for the trip so far as the delegates from the District and Baltim are concerned was arranged Saturday. All those who may wish to attend the con- vention from this section will be provided with a special train of Pullman cars, which will convey the passengers from Ports mouth, Va., to Wilmington. From Wash- ington and Baltimore to Portsmouth the journey will be made by steamer, those going from Washington using the Norfolk and Washington line, and those from Bal- timore the Old Bay line. It is expected that the sessions of the convention will be of more than usual in- terest. There will be at least 1,200 dele- gates, who will represent the Baptist nomination in the states of Maryland, Vir- ginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, | Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,North Carolina, South Carolina, ‘Tennessee, Texas, the District of Columbia and the Indian Territory, and in addition, it is estmated there will be not less than 1,300 visitors. Wilmington Ww selected as the piace of meeting for 1897 at the meeting held last year in Chai- tanooga, because it was not only the de- sire of the Baptists of Wilmington, but because their invitation was indorsed by the most prominent residents of the city. Foreign Missions. The most important matter to come be- fore the convention will be the considera- tion of the report of the committee on “curtailment of the work of the foreign mission board.” This committee is headed by Rev. Dr. F. H. Kerfoot, professor in the Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky., and the report will, it is understood, be as follows: “Three grave problems confront the for- eign mission board and the convention in reference to finance, viz., the problems a: to curtailment of expenses, change of p cy on the part of the churches and provi- sion for our debt. “Is it wise in view of the experience of the last three years for the beard to con- Uinue its present list of expenses? Uni the times change very decidedly for the better, there is litle reason to hope that very much more money can be raised dur- ing the coming year than was raised dur- ing the year just closed. “A burdensome debt now rests which is very depressing, both to the boarc and the denomination. We informed that it will not be prac row much more money. What s we do? The board comes to us for instruction. It asks whether the mis at home shall be retained, and still others recalied. Your committee is of the opinion that no missionaries who are now on the field and able to do really efficient work cught to be recalled, except as a very last naries who are now and inevitable resort. The recall of a gc ssionary from a foreign field ix too ex- pensive to be even thought of, unless abso- lutely nec 3 “If, however, there are any missionaries in the field for whose usefulness there is no gcod outlook or any who can be spared from the field, your committee is of the cpinion that the recall of all such is de- mandea. “We think al that the missionaries now at nome might be detained for a while, if this can be done without very serious detriment to their fiel If, how- ever, they are greatly needed on their fields and are able to do good work there without delay, we think that the strin- gency of the times is not a sufficient rea- son for keeping them at home. “We venture to suggest that it might be possible for the board to use some of the missionaries at home to induce the churches which they can reach to come to the help of the board in pledging en- larged contributions for the support of these particular missionaries until the pressure upon the board shall be some- what relieved. If Carey said, ‘Brethren, we will go down into the well if you will hold the rope,’ it should not be very try- ing to a missionary now to say this to seme of the churches where they are best Known, and the singleness of their pur- pose is best understood. “There seems now to be urgent need for our missionaries to render what help they this way. In some or all of these ys we hope that the board may be able to pass through this crisis in our mission work without being driven to any serious curtailment. A Change of Policy. “It is very evident from the report of the board that there is absolute need for a change of policy on the part of many of our churches as to the time of taking their collections, That is a startling statement in the report of our board that our churches have allowed the board to strug- gle through eleven months of the year for only about one-half of the sum needed, ai compelled them to wait until the very las month of the year for more than one-third ef the whole amount contributed for fer- eign missions. This policy on the part of the churches has not only sadly hampered the board in its work, but it has compelled the board to pay out the very large amount of over $2,000 for interest, which amount ought to have gone directly to missions. “Our brethren are very sensitive as to the slightest approach to waste or excessive waste of so much money for interest for which they themselves are alone respon- sible. It is useless, however, to complain about this unfortunate state of affairs. “The problem that confronts us is, how can we effect a change of policy on the part of our churches in this regard? Your committee is of the opinion that this change carrot be brought about either by fault-finding or by strong resolutions on the part of this committee. Some direct and positive steps must be taken to elicit, com- bine and direct the energies of a definite number of our most Mberal churches and largest individual contributors. We recom- mend as to this: “1, That the board take all necessary steps for ai. immediate enrollment of every chureh within our bounds which contrib- utes as much as $100 a year to foreign mis- sions, and that as far as possible a similar enroliment be made of every individual who contributes as much as $50 a year to foreign missions. “2. That the board enter into special negottations with these churches and these individuals and persistently endeavor to induce as many as possible of them to make these contributions in the first quar- ter of the year, and if possible immediate- ly after the session of the convention. :“In making these recommendations we are not unmindful of the fact that the in- terests of our home board and of our state boards are also involved, and that in press- Ing for these early contributions special care will have to be taken by the foreign mission board to avoid unfortunate col- lisions with these other interests. ‘The board will also be confronted with the fact that in many of the churches collections are taken for ail these objects at the same time, and that this plan on the part of these churches cannot be changed. The Plan is Possible. “We are mindful, also, of the fact that if these recommendations are successfully carried out, special expense will have to be incurred by the board. Your committee is of the opinion, however, that with tact and grace, and with due consideration by the board for the other interests, it will be |’ possible to carry out the plan suggested. We are also persuaded that the great sav- ing of annual interest that will be realized will, even in the first few years, be suffi- cient to pay many times over any special expense that.may be incurred. It cannot, we think, be questioned that in the long run.the expenditure will be wise, whatever may be the cost of its inauguration, 1 deed, the board has’ reached ‘a point in FINANCIAL, W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock SN 1427 F Street. Correspondents of LADENBURG, THALMANN & ©O., de6-164 Xew York. Union Savings Bank I depositors every $018-108 var tage opening apd maintaining a bank account. 1222 F ST. history when it -has- become absolutely necessary for it to take steps t» bring in larger receipts during the first quarters of the convention year. “We further recommend that all pledges for this debt be made redeemable by the ist of July. so as to interfere as little as Possible with the income of the board for the coming year.” The Southern Baptist convention, under whose superintendence is conducted all the mission work of the church, was organized at Augusta, Ga., May 8, 1845, and was the result of long-pending disputes on the sal- ary question between the Baptists of the north and of the south, and, as alleged, the “clear and unnecessary exceeding of power and violation of trust of the board of the triennial convention, with which the Baptist churches had stood alied since the year 1814.” Growth of the Asxociation. There were 325 delegates at the meeting for the organization of the first conven- tion. They represented various churches and societies in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Caroiina, Georgia, Ala. bama, Louisiana and Kentucky. The ne tor of the South Carolina pulpit, Rev. Dr. William B. Johnson, was elected president, and the secretaries were Rev. Jesse Hart. well and Deacon James C. Crane. ‘The re- sults of the meeting Were the promulga- tion of plans, the establishment of boards for foreign and domestic missions, located respectively at Ric’ Va., and Mar- lon, Ala., and the issuing of an address to the general rehgicus public, but especially to the churches of the southern state: From that period until the present, with the exception of the time, during the war, the connection has been as prosperous as could fairly be expected. The present officers of the convention are: President, Jonathan Haralson, judge of the supreme court of Alabama; vice presidents Joshua Levering of Maryland, Rev. Dr. H. Kerfoot of Louisville, Ky.; Rev. Dr. S H. Ford of St. Louis and ex-Governor W. J. Northen of Atlanta, Ga. The secretaries are Rey. Dr. 0. F. Gregory of Baltimore and Rev. Dr. Lansing Burrows of Augusta, Ga. : ee ON A STEAMSHIP. FIR The North German Lioyd Liner H. H. Meier Compelled to Anchor. FALMOUTH, England, March 8.—The No German Lloyd steamer H. H. Meter, Capt. Mentz, from Bremen on February 28 for New York, siznaled the Lizard this bound for this port, and having put back, that she kad been on fire, but that the flames were extinguished. Meier, later, anchored off St. An- lighthou! 5 p.m. still there, and it was seen from at the passenge e aft of the poop. It is supposed 1 the cargo of the Meier had. been on and that there is no longer any ter it became known that t argo of H. H. Meier caught fire on” Thursday t of the last, when she was S00 miles southw the Scilly Islands. all: ‘The crew worked her and succeeded in- extingishing mes_vesterday. The Meier has 350 passengers on board, mostly stecrage. the Se NO HOPE FOR MAYHEW. Black Refuses to Interfere in the Hempstead Murder Case. ALBANY, N. Y¥., March & Black has declined to interfere in the sen- tence of death of Arthur Mayhew at Sing Sing prison, and Mayhew will die this week. Mayhew was convicted of murdering Stephen Powell at Hempstead, March 7, 1896. An accomplice, John Wayne, who is serving a ned, af- ter Mayhe ihat the testimony which he hai given at Mayhew’s trial had been faise. The courts refused to accept the plea. The governor will commute to life impris- onment the sentence of death imposed upon William Youngs, the Fort Hunter wife murderer, on-the ground that Youngs, who is weakminded, was under great provoca- tion at the time of the commission of the crime. Gov. — GERMANY’S _ NAVAL NEEDS. Debate on the Estimates Resumed in the Reichstag. BERLIN, March 8.—When the debate on the naval estimates of the budget commit- tee of the reichstag was resumed today Prince Hohenlohe, thé impérial chancellor, indorsed. the views of. the secretary for the navy, Vice ‘al von Holimann, as set forth on Friday last, when the latter stated thet the admiralty would still require ten cruisers, . flve floating batterics and twenty-two torpedo boats, involving an expenditure of 62,166,0%) marks in 1888, 59,000,000 in. 1899, for 1900 and 60,500,000 for 1961, The chancellor added that the applying for the necessary assent federal government and the reichstag to the program depended upon the general financial situation. " a att BOSTON'S WATER SUPPLY. time for of the To Provide for It a Town Must Be Ob- Hterated. CLINTON, Mass., March §—Preparations for the unusual proceading ef ovliterating an entire town are now nearly compieted by the metropolitan water commissioner, to whom has been granted the authority to root out the town of West Borlston, which ies in the midst of a tract of land to be used in the construction of the mammoth Nashua river basin which is to supply the city of Bcsten and its suburbs with water. In accomplishing the change, a raitroad, several churches, eemeteries and factories, besides stores, residences and buildings of other descriptions, will be either moved or torn down, Among. the factories affected are those of the Clarendon. mills, whien employ 200 operatives, and the West Boyls- ton Manufacturing Compa Where a greater number of hands are Working. In planning for the changes the question tion of consequential danmages has entered jargely into the discussion beiween the metropolitan water board and ewners cf the praperty taken for the improvement. In_ most cases, however, seitlemen: has been reached by the payment either of the stm based upon the assessed valuation of the property -or. leaying the question of price to the town for adjustment. : SSS Binckmatiler Given Ten Years. NEW YORK, March 8.—Edward Russell, convicted of attempting to blackmail for- mer Corporation Counsel Almet F. Jenks of Brooklyn out of $1,500, was senten>2d toe Sing Sing prison today for ten years. Russell attempted to commit suicide last Friday by taking-nrorphine. oe “E_ cgnsider the : ae the Ww Mrs. A. C. seal BRAUN. 29 S081, Sk,» acon, it's’ one woman's ~word, but FINANCIAL. dvancing. No better time than the present to deal Stocks —provided you get on the right the market. And sell ste ami xt wale EF Latest commercial 1 — over the world T. J. Hodgen & Co., Rooms 10 sad 11, Corcoran butiding, 15. i And 605 7th st. aw - os M kinds patrons elton is from all Te. 5 : Will Greece Fight? vted Eur in war would benefit Ame . Best facilities mM in Stocks, Bonds, «ira Stocks and 1-16 on Grain. C. T. HAVENNER, 2 F ot, Member Washincton Stock Exchange 928 F st. NES wes rune a ( me-21a f & LS om DAG HOME BUILDING — arteenth Ts Books are open for subseriy issue at the office of the 1 ¥ meeting of the 14th series 1 h inst. at 7 x, enna. ave. Lily meetings se a Monthly pay SI cing with Jannary meoting of 1 allowed at 6 por Bostock Withdrawn or toon paym Average amount loaned per share asa Hite over $188. Leow LEVIS. BRYANT, JAMES HO RYAN, SAM'L A. COOMRS, JOHN B. GILPILLAN ANSON, 7 nw, The guardian of a child—the trustee or administrator of a young or old person—or it may be an aged couple. To them the prob- lem’s presented— ---in what way shall I best invest the money in my charge? Ouranswer---Putitinto one of our ANNUITIES Ww find Dest unfs absolute fs e facts that hand-headed busi convineing—to pro of invest It insu ing as the rising and se s the period of the holder's exis ¢ the information this brief space fort more about ines f the + ing THOMAS P. MORGAN, “1333 F St. N. W. “Phone Washington Loan & Trust Co OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F &TS. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION, Interest '4! oN Derosits. Loans **ru'bottateraa. Acts as Execut Administrator, Trustee, Guirdian 2nd Committce om Estates. Acts as Registrar, Transfer and Pie cal Agent of Corporations. Takes full charge of Keal and Per- sonal Estates. Safe Deposit Boxes for rent. Storage Vaults for trunks, boxes, &e. valuables, silver, bric-a- Incorporated undir act of Congress and subject to supervision of the comptroller of the currency. Ardrew Parker. John B. Larner. $F Deuinze-- | savisory Counsel. DIRECTORS: Bailey, Charles B., Hamilion, John A., Barber, A. L., Larner, John B., Barker, William E., Batchelder, R. N., Baum, Charles, Carmody, John R., Clapp. Jobn M., Stevens, Frederick G., Crane, Augustus, Jr., John A., Cummings, Horace S., Tru-sdell, Daciington. J. J. ne Da Bos, Jas. T Willard, Edson, John Joy, Wilson,’ A. A. Fox, Albert F Wine, Louis D., Fraser, James, Woodward, 8. 1 Gurley, William B., Worthi au3-m.64tr CORSON & MA Members of the New York 1419 F st. jock Exchange, flover building. Moore & Schley, so A speciclty made of investment securit Dis- trict bends «dal locas Railroad, Gas, Insurance and Teleplone Stock de t in. American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. Je31-160 The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Columbia. D Chartered by special act ef Congress, Jon., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1893. Capital: One [lillion Dollars CORNER 15TH ST. Ad W YORK AVE, SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults at $5 per annum upward. Securities, Jeweiry, silverware and valuables of all binds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit at moderate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received f:0m TEN CENTS upward, and interest’ ailowel on $3 and above. Loans money on real estate and. ocllateral security. Sells first-class real estate and other securities in sums of $509 and upward. TRUST DEPARTMENT. : This company is a legal depository for court end trust funds, and acts as administrator, executor, récelver, assignee and executes trusts of all kinds. Wills prepared by a ~ competent attorney in daily attendance. OFFICERS: BENJAMIN P. SNYDER........... E. FRANCIS RIGGS. -First Vice President W. RILEY DEEBLE.. THOMAS R, JONES... ALBERT L, STURTEVANT. GEORGE HOWARD. . CHARLES E. NYMAN. WGODBURY BLAIR. jazi