Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 2101 Penasylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8, by as e He erie y Rew York Office, 49 Potter Building. Ss ‘The Evoulng Star is served te subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents ve 44 cents per month. ies at the By mail—anywhere fn the Taiied States or Canadu—postage prepaid—30 cents Per month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage |. $3.00. (Entered at th> Vost Office at Washingtoa, D. C., as _secoml-ciass mail matter.) €7All inail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Parte. The : Fyening Slav. Pages 11-14. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS The Annual Exhibition of the Capital Camera Club. Nearly a Thousand Attractive Pic- tures Decorate the Parlors of the Columbia Athletic Club House. The annual exhibition of the Capital Camera Club, which Is open to all amateur photographers in the District, commenced this afternoon in the parlors of the Columbia Athletic Club, and the walls are already covered with pictures of an excel- lent character, and which will doubtless at- tract large crowds of visitors. Messrs. Ed- ward Clarence Messer, R. Le Grand John- ston and Charles Parker, the artists se- lected to view the pictures and award the prizes, visited the exhibition yesterday and made their decisions. The prizes con- sist of five silver and five bronze medals and two cameras, one for the best head exhibited and the other for the best land- scape shown by a lady. The judges had a ‘The Critical Moment. By Mary V. Antrim. difficult task, as over seven hundred pic- tures were on the walls, but their judg- ment seemed to give general satisfaction. The silver medals were awarded as fol- Jews: No. 183, a striking photograph of a woman gathering fagots in a poplar woods, by Charles E. Fairman; No. 188, a land- scape with an inlet piercing it uuder the heavy clouds of a break! storm, by How- ard Gray Douglass; No. a seene on the C._and O. canal, e Breton; No. 207, a head of a woman, half hidden by a The Bather, By Le Breton. heavy veil and well handlel in li shadow effe by Miss Cora E. Ga’ and No. 3 a particulariy good photo: graph of two women in a wheat field, by T. A. Mullett. The silver medals were awarded to No. le . Miller, taken by his fre interiors, by the sea by moonligh: graph shown in th? colicction, Be “All in Season, by W a still life, The Puritan Maiden, By Jos. L. Shaw. wi, by W. P. Herbert, 4 photograph of a cluster of arn: buildings, by Gus. A dt. No. 149 won the prize for the best landscape, being the picture of a woodlard by Miss Kate Curry, and No. 207 for the best head. J. L. Shaw shows some very good pic- Washington Newsboys, By M. V. Antrim. tures, among them No. 426, “The Puritan Maiden.” Mr. Le Breton has a fine collec- tion, a scen> showing swans on the lake at Soldiers’ Home being excellent. No. 70, a snow scene, by W. C. Babcock, will attract favorable attention. Mrs. Mary V. Autrim has some good ones, including ‘The Criti- cal Moment,” at the fortune teller’s, and Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston shows seme striking examples of her marvelous skill in heads. Other exhibitors whose work will attract favorable attention are H. W. Morrow, who among others displays a pret- ty print showing a little tot of a girl indus- triously washing her dolls’ clothes in a tiny tub, while the wearers of the garments are scattered over the kitchen floor. It Js entitled “Not at Home.” Le Breton’s “The Bether” is a gem in his exhibit. Frank Lowe Batchelor’s landscapes are good. Skill and good taste are shown in the works cf Dr. J. W. Andersen, Mrs. Andersen, E. A. Muir, Joseph Abell, . Swormstedt, Allen J. Houghton, H. P. R. Halt of Takoma Park, George W. White, Allen C. Clough, Miss Ynazga, T. A. Mullett, George Nixon and F. A. Bannigan, who has on the walls two excellent snap shots of droves of sheep. —_>—_—__ FEDERATION OF LABOR. Business Transacted at the Meeting of the Executive Council. The executive council of the American Federation of Labor, which began a ses- sion in this city yesterday, went to the White House, where they were introduced to and had a conference with President McKirley. The delegation comprised President Sam- uel Gompers, Vice Presidents P. J. Mc- Guire, James Duncan, James O'Connell and M. M. Garland, Secretary Frank Har- rison and Treasurer John B. Lennon. During the conference President Gom- pers, in behalf of the executive council, for themselves, and also as representing the large membership of the A. F. of L., pre- sented a petition to President McKinley asking for the pardon of E. W. Clark, who is undergoing sentence of imprisonment for mutiny in the state prison at Thomas- ton, Me., and who, it is alleged, committed the crime under great provocation, and after being brutally treated by the officers of the ship on which he was a seaman. The members of the council laid special stress in talking with the President upon the importance of his appointing for the administration of labor matters, at least so far as the important offices are con- cerned, those only who are in sympathy with the objects of labor organizations. After returning to the headquarters of the A. F. of L., corner of 14th and G Streets northwest, the council reconvened and heard the report of Messrs. O’Connell, Lennon srd Gartand, who had been ap- pointed to audit the books of Secretary Morrison and Treasurer Lennon. These they found, they said, were correct, and showed that the finances and membership of the organization were in a flourishing condition. Resolutions were adopted to have intro- duced in the Senate at the present session the amendments to the eight-hour law de- sired by the A. F. of L., and heretofore printed in The Star; also that all other bills initiated or indorsed by the American Federation of Labor be likewise introduced. The reccmmendation of the advisory board “that the executive council and the representatives of the national and in- ternational organizations of labor in this country who are-located at Washingion make a call upon the members of Congress with a view of insisting upon labor legis- lation at an early date” was adopted. A report was submitted from the legis- lative con mittee in attendance at the last Congress, showing an unsatisfactory state ot affairs regarding the progress made in that body on various labor bills. It was stated that President Gompers Was authorized to enter into arrangements with the National Union of Wood Work- ers, unions of the southern states of the intermountain region and Pacific coast, with the view of the appointment of special or- ganizers among the workers of the trades in these respective districts. The council decided to grant a charter to the Ohio State Federation, although pro- tests against doing so had been filed by a number of workers. The council decided to require the Amal- gamated Association of Metal Sheet Work- ers of New York to abide by the decision of the convention of the American Federation of Labor, held in Cincinnati in December of last year, to revoke the charter of its un- fair local union in New York city, or all central bodies throughout the country would be called upen to refuse these locals recognition and affiliation. In conversation the members of the coun- cil expressed themselves as being much pleased with their visit to President Mc- Kinley. Later they arranged for a visit tomorrow to Speaker Reed. While the pian to be pursued at the con- ference with Mr. Reed cannot be announced officially in advance, it is understood that President Gompers and perhaps other mem- bers of the council will endeavor by agree- ment to impress upon the mind of the Speaker that the enactment of the amend- ments to the eight-hour law will be of great benefit to laboring people generally. it is thought that the contempt of court bill will also be called to the attention of Mr. Reed. —__ GEORGETOWN WINS. An Interesting Intercollegiate Debate on the Cuban Question. The long-expected debate between the law schools of the Georgetown University nd New York University was held last evening at Gonzaga Hall, and drew out an udience that taxed the capacity of that auditorium. It was an enthusiastic gather- ing that gave the closest attention to the arguments of the several speakers and ap- plaude’ the good points with great libera! ity. The blue and gray of Georgetown were very much in evidence, and it was only tural that the audience should show the patest favor for the local boys. Still the isitors were accorded a hearty reception and were given a generous meed of applause. When the judges announced that the Georgetown boys had won the debate on its merits there was an instant burst of cheer- ing and applause that lasted for some little time, and the Georgetown students in the hall kept up the yells and cheers until the big audience had scattered. Mr. Eugene Logan, president of the Georgetown Debating Society, presided over the debate and introduced the speakers on both sides, Assisted by a representative of the New York team, he kept time on the speakers and called them down when they had exceeded the Hmit allowed to each. A section of the Marine Band furnished music during the evening. In front of the rostrum sat the judges of the debate, Mr. Justice White of the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Cole of the District Supreme Court and Senator Gallinger. The stage was decorated with palms and flowers. The subject chosen for debate was: “Resolved, That the United States recognize Cuban belligerency.” New York argued on the affirmative side and Georgetown the negative. The speakers were: Affirmative—Mr. John Jeseph O’Con- nell, New York; Mr. Nathan David Stern, New York, and Mr. John Albert Zimmer- man, w York. Negative—Mr. James A. Ryan, Tennessee; Mr. Charlies Edward Roach, North Dakota, and Mr. J. Neal Power, California. Each speaker was allowed twenty min- utes to present his argument, and the same time, in addition, was allowed Messrs. O'Connell and Ryan in rebuttal. At the conclusion of the debate the judges held a short conference, and Mr. Justice White anonunced their decision in favor of the negative. “Tramps are on their way north now,” said a policeman this morning, “and some of them who reached here last night were very much disappointed because of the weather. In a few days they will come in groups, and many of them will no doubt land in the workhouse. People on my beat have been . ith 4 annoyed enough wii and T'intend to arrest “all who come my > “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. LIL AND THE JAPS They Extend Hope for the Restora- tion of the Monarchy. ROOM FOR WHITE LABOR IN HAWAI Tremendous Fertility of the Best Sugar Lands. USE OF ASIATIC LABOR Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HONOLULU, April 3, 1897. Mr. E. L. Fitzgerald, state labor com- missioner of California, arrived here four days ago. He at once entered upon a se- ries of active investigations into the con- ditions of labor in these islands, with par- ticular reference, to opportunities for the employment of white laborers. In Cali- fornia his bureau is systematically sending out large numbers of such into the har- vest fields and vineyards. Great numbers of the unemployed are constantly finding work through that agency, with Very sat- isfcatory results. Now, Mr. Fitzgerald comes here to ascertain by personal in- spection of the systems of labor on our various sugar and coffee plantations, what arrangements are practicable for obtaining employment in Hawali for their surplus of unemployed white laborers. The final conclusions which Mr. Fitz- gerald may arrive will be of deep interest to all of us who desire to see these islands settled up by Europeans rather than Asiat- ics. There would seem to be no doubt of his speedily being convinced that there is abundance of work here well suited to white laborers. He will readily con- clude that it is much easier to do field labor here at only 8 degrees in the shade. than picking grapes in California at 110 degrees in the shade. Sunstroke is un- known in Hawaii. For one-half the year our temperature is that of your May, and September, barring your colder and hotter days in those months; and the other half is only moderately warm, and softened by the cool, sweet trade winds. As a matter of fact, large numbers of white men are actually performing full daily -labor in the fields, without inconvenience. The doubt lies in what obstacles the commissioner will find in the general em- ployment of Asiatic laborers in field work. Few white laborers are now actually ein- ployed in the cane fields, which furnish three-fourths of the outdoor labor. For one thing, whites and Asiatics cannot well labor in the same gangs. Then the planter naturally tends to be something of a despot, and can more easily handle men of an inferior race, who will accept treat- ment of which white men would revolt, so that many planters would be unwilling to take on white laborers. Several of our plantaticns, however, are now cultivating: their cane on some system of shares. Ewa Plantation, which Mr. Fitzgerald has al- ready visited, has been very successful in assigning various fields to be cared for by certain sinall companies of either Japanese or Portuguese, who receive a fixed sum according to the amount of cane taken off. I believe that the land is ploughed and planted by the company, and the work of the share laborers is con fined to cultivating and irrigating, the harvesting again being done by the com- pany. Over a year’s care by.the laborers intervenes between the two processes. Evi- dently white laborers might easily find satisfactory employment by some such ar- rangements. There are very few owners or managers of plantations in Hawaii who have the disposition apparently shown by Mr. C. A. Spreckels, the chief owner of the great Speckelsville planiation on Main. He is reported a few days ago to have dis- charged nearly every white man employed on the plantation and mill, filling their places with Asiatics. His precise motive can cnly be surmised. Of course, he is quite indifferent to the opinions of men of hs own race. The sons of multi-million- aires often have an exalted sense of their own superiority, not felt by their more practical fathers. The majority of our sugar men would no doubt gladly see their Asiatic laborers replaced by white farm- ers working their fields on shares. But under present conditions they must take the kind of labor that is most available, and that is Asiatic laborers, brought in uncer previous contract to work three years, and then be returned to their own country. They also hire free laborers al- ready in the country, Asiatics and Portu- Suege, constituting over half their force. Chance for White Labor. On the whole, in the present state of things, !t seems probable that Mr. Fitz- gerald will be able to make satisfactory arrangements with some of the plantations to employ quite a number of white labor- ers, especially Germans. There can hardly be a doubt that some could also be worked off upon the coffee plantations, which are rapidly increasing, and so far take their laborers mostly form the numerous Japan- ese. Such are the present conditions. But these are liable to an early and material change, unless the present tendency to a large and increasing influx of Japanese can be checked. Otherwise these Asiatics will crowd all the avenues of employment and make Hawaii a peor place for white men to come to even as employers. Let fe repeat some facts stated in pre- vious letters, in order to point out the very critical position in which we now find our- selves. We have a country capable of easily feeding 500,000 upon the products of our own agriculture, and with the im- proved methods of modern skill, very prob- ably a million could be so fed.’ Even with their ancient, rude agriculture, a fair liv- ing was made here by not less than 400,- 000 natives not much over a century ago. They had occasioral famines in dry sea- sons, but were well enough fed to develop a very stalwart race. Now there are only 31,000 pure natives left, with 8,500 of mixed race. Hawali is deserted of its ancient denizens, and the country is emptly, seek. ing for new owners, The question now is, what race is going to send in that other half million, who must Inevitably occupy ‘ ning heve-we made in replenishing the lost population, and which way does the pres- ent progress in replenishing tend? Well, we have a colony of north Euro- Peans, which has been slowly growing for sixty years, composed of about 7,500 Brit- ish, Germans and Americans, the latter 3,100. ‘Then, we have 15,500 Portuguese, a desirable population, created here mainly during the past sixteen years. This is all well. But there are, besides, 22,000 Chinese, mostly arrived in the past twenty years, and 25,000 Japanese, mainly come in with- in ten years. The increase of the Chinese is less formidable, because, in some meas- ure, we can and do control, it being un- hampered by any treaty with China. The increase of Japanese seems to be quite be- yond our control, as we are bound by treaty with Japan to give them the same privileges here as to other nations. It is the immediate prospect that they will swarm in upon us at the rate of tens of thousands every year. They are now begin- ning to come at such a rate with every prospect of acceleration. - Japan is only ten days’ steaming from us. They have a crowded forty odd en ae annual - clamoring for new count to.occupy, can- not be less than half a million. They own 300 ocean st and are . & score more built of the largest size. are reach! to establish strong rate roses pn oe oe thetr ‘onolulu: Last month they brought here over one thousand Japanese immi- grants, and but for an irregularity would have landed them. Crowds more are un- derstood to be on the way, or gathering to ‘ome, The great exodys to Hawaii has begun. i Exodus to Hawaii. ‘These active and entérprising people have at last found out all about this charming and fruitful group. They have learned the way here, and have begun swarming over— flooding in upon us in ever increasing num- bers, In their view, a8 to all who know it, Hawaii is veritably “the paradise of the Pacific.” On ali the good God’s footstool there is no other such sweet land of beauty, salubrity, .plenty and delicious climate. The wide-awake Japs have found this all out and they» are coming on here—why shouldn't they—as fast- as half a dozen well-organized emigration companies can send them. They have made up their minds; they mean to make Hawaii their own, and to lose no time about it. It lies right to their hand—they have only to slip easily over a few thousand a month and occupy it. While the’ United States have been dawdling about taking the rich gift offered them, these practical Japanese have gone quietly to work to take possession of it by means of continueus armies of free immigrants, who will first fill up the coun- try, and then will quietly take possession of its government, and run it as a Japanese colony.’ The whole thing is inevitable, and as easy as turning over:your hand, unless the United States shall-promptly and per- emptorily interpose to stop the process now begun with such activity. There can be no possible doubt of the settled intent of the Japanese people to do this thing, nor of the vigor with which they have begun the process. It is amazing to us, witnessing as we do here, the actual facts, that the Japanese legation at Wash- ington should be elther. in such ignorance of the conspicuous facts, or should have such audacity in misrepresenting them, as to have contradicted Mr. L. A. Thurston’s very moderate statement about the rush of immigrants from Japaa now forcing them- selves upon us. They attually denied that any but contract laborers engaged by plant- ers were landed here in any numbers, when nearly a thousand not so engaged entered this port while they were talking. It is not necessary to suppose that the Japanese government as such are in any way promoting or participating in this great movement to people Hawaii with Japanese, and so to convert it into a Jap- anese colony. That government has no need at all to take any part in such a movement. They perfectly understand that Hawali belongs to the American “sphere of influence,” and that any move of theirs lcoking to its occupation would be prompt- ly resented by the United States. This movement is strictly a crusade of the Japanese people themselyes, who have got Hawall on the brain,-and are thoroughly enthused to own the country. Every mail from Japan brings us letters from old mis- sicnaries telling how strong the enthustasm is for possessing Hawaii. Their govern- ment, of course, see to it that their sub- jects abroad suffer no wrong, and enjoy all rights secured to them: by treaty, without teirg discriminated agaimst. So much is their duty. Their subjects here will need nothing more. As soon’as they find them- selves in a comfortable majority in Hawaii, they will do all the rest themselves. A Monarchy Again. Indeed, they need not wait to be in a majority. Twenty of the thirty. thousand natives, and most of the 8,500 part natives, will gladly accept their:help to restore the monarchy by force. The Japs would eager- ty do that, in the certainty that such mon- srchy would be praetitalMy controlled by themselves, when established. During the last six years of the native monarchy it was almost entirely inj the hands..ef the whites, Americans and British, the sover- eign being little more than a figurehead. It was impossible for ft to be otherwise, simply because native dficials were totally incapable of handling the complicated ma- chinery of custom house, post Cffice, finance, foreign affairs, public works, health and immigration bureaus, with ali the intricate arrangements of an advanced civilization. The instant Lilioukalani attempted to ac- tually rule, instead of nominally reigning, that moment she had to be dethroned by the unavoidable necessity of the situation. Now, if by an extremely probable combi- pation with thc Japanese colony, Mrs. Dom- inis should find herself restored ‘to the throne, those same necessities of our com- plicated civilization would again.compel her to place the administration in the hands of ccmpetent foreigners. And those foreiguers could not be the whites, who had been custed. They would necessarily be the Japanese who had ousted: them. The gov- ernment ‘would thus be exclusively in Jap- anese hands, while remaining nominally in- dependent. No pretext’'would be afforded for American interference, because no for- eign power would have disturbed Hawalian independence. It would simply be, in form, the old rative monarchy revived, as Mr. Cleveland desired—and who would have any right to object? Such fs the present situation in Hawaii, with the immediate prospect ahead—a large and ircreasing influx of Japanese popula- tion, who are certain to very soon occupy and possess these islands, the United States being the only power in a situation -to check that immigration, and save Hawaii from beceming a completely Asiatic colony with an Asiatic administration in control, within a very few years. I will close with an, illustration of the magnificent fertility of some of our lands. In full ‘view of our city, twelve miles away as the bird flies, 136 “acres of sugar cane have lately been cut and ground, yielding an average of slightly over eleven tons of raw sugar to the acre. Has such a-yield ever been approximated in any other pugar country? T believe that the average yield of “plant” cane on all: our piantatiens is between four and five tons. Fertilizers are Tow very generally used. The above. yield of eleven tons at Ewa was the joint.result of rich soil, fertilizers, judicious culture and irrigation and skillful milling. Bight, years ago I heard one of our leading public men speak with derision of the possiblity cf profitable agriculture on that tract whic lest year produced 12,000 tons cf sugar from 4,000 acres under cultivation, and divided $300,000 “profit on its $1,000,000 stock... Arte- sian wells and steam pumps had made this possible. - ; ,Hawail‘has yet untouched immense pos- sibilities-of development. beyond its.present $2,000,000 of exports and imports. : *KAMEHAMEHA. SSNS aa Revoluifionary Sons for ‘Harmony. The gereral Society'of the Sons of the Revolution at Philadelphia decided yester- day in favor of consolidating with the Sons of the American Revolution... The vote stood 16 for and 14 against. Virginia Split and tho New Hamipshire delegate was not in the room at the timé of voting. A resolution was adopted ‘appointing A. H. Pugh, Ohio; F. E. Abbott, Massachusetts; Timothy L. Woodruff, New York; Horace K. Tenney, Ilinois, and Gaillard Hunt of the District of Columbia a committee, with full power to fill-any yacancies in behalf of the General Society ‘of the Sons of the Revolution. -The Natfonat Society of the Sons of the American. Revolution is re- quested to appoint a similar committee, and the two committees will meet and come to an agreement, if possible, respect- ing a new general constitution and & plan of union between the societies. It was further resolved that both societies should hold general assemblies at Cincinnat Oc- tober 12 to take action upon the report o1 the joint committee. - 7 Col. Mosby Will Accept. Col. John 8. Mosby received an invitation from Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, thé grand marshal of the Grant ‘omb dedication parade, yesterday, at , Va., re- $0 actzam aid ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS Preparations Complete forthe Primary Election. THIS CONTEST EXCEEDINGLY WARM Lewis, the Alleged Ravisher, Lodged in Jail. LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST ———— Evening Star Bureau, No. 529 King street, Bell Telephone No. 106, ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 20, 1897. Tcmorrow morning at sunrise will begin the hardest political battle ever fought in this city. Law and order against vice and immorality will clash horns for supremacy. Mr. George L. Simpson, the people’s can- didate, appears to be the choice of che people, while Mr. Luther H. Thompson, the incumbent, is being heavily backed by the pelicy men and gamblers. For several weeks past both candidates and their friends have been hard at work, but it can be plainly seen that Mr. Thompson and his friends are fast loosing confidence in his election. They are now working what may be called the “sympathy dodge,” that is, the only arguments put up in his (Thompson's) favor is that he should be elected because his predecessors have ail been elected for the second term. It will be remembered, as stated in The Star, that Mr. Tnompson, the incumbent, was not elected by the people, but appointed to fill an unexpired term of the man who defeated him for the position. Therefore, he cannot safely put up the plea of re- election. Now that his term of office is about to expire citizens are freely discuss- ing the way in which police matters have been conducted during his incumbency, anid almost a unanimous verdict is reached to the effect that there has been less or- ganization among the police force, more prejudiced decisions against police officers, etc., than were ever known in the history of the city. Mr. Simpson's friends claim that it is now only a question of how much majority he will receive. Last night at the Knights of Pythias’ fair a large number of the candidates were present, and politics raged hot. Next in import- ance to the mayoralty contest comes the contest for commonwealth’s attorney. There are two candidates for this position. Mr. Samuel G. Brent, the incumbent, a Palmer and Buckner supporter, and Mr. Gardner L. Boothe, a prominent member of the Bryan, Sewall and Rixey Club. ‘The candidates for the other offices are leaving no stones unturned. It is expected that the largest vote ever poled at a prima- ry election in this city will be cast tomor- row. The following is a complete list of the cendidates to be voted for: Mayor—Geo. L. Simpson, Richard H. Cox, Luther H. Thompson. Anditor—E. F. Price, A. H. Thompson. Tax colelctor—P. F. Gorman. Clerk of gas—R T. Cook, J. H. Raines. Measurer of lumber—Richard M. Latham, J.L. Adams. Measufer’-of--bark—Charles Goodrich. Corporation attorney—Gardner L. Boothe, Samuel G. Brent. ‘ City treasurer—M.-B. Harlow. First Ward. Alderman—N. P. T. Burke, Aleck Mel- chior, W. B. Dobie. Common council-H. R. Burke, John Trimyer, Hubert Snowden, C. N. Moore, Alton Moore, S. Cuvilier, T. F. McCarthy. Constable—William F. Webster. Magistrate—S. C. Swain. Second Ward, Alderman—Theo. Ballinger. Cor:mon council—Joseph S. Beach, Fred- erick Kaus, Frederick Burrell, John H. Strider, George Hayden, W. E. Latham, William Desmond. Magistrate—Jozeph S. Beach. Third Ward. Alderman—J. R. N. Curtin, Morgan Davis. Common council—James R. Caton, Frank Pollard, D. R. Stansbury, John T. Harrison, B. Br Smith, Louis Brill, W. W. Sherwood, George Finch, George Bontz, J. W. May, John H. Green, O. B. Hopkins. Magistraie—Julian Pelton, C. L. Arnoid, Charles T. Smith. = Fourth Ward. Alderman—Jokn T. Sweeney. Common council—George R. Hill, L. E. Uhler, J. M. White, Tf. H. Ficklin, James McCuen, Frank Spinks, R. E. Tyler, Thos. F. Kelly, William G. Simpson, T. J. Fan- non. Magistrate—O. C. Whittlesey. Lewis Lodged in Jail. James Lewis, the alleged ravisher of Mrs. Ida Riedel, an aged German lady who lives on the Rose Hill farm in Fairfax county about three miles southwest of this city, |. was brought here from Charlottesville by Officer Atkinson and Constable William Webster yesterday afternoon and lodged in the station house. Immediately upon his arrival a bulletin to that effect was placed upon the boarg in front of The Evening Star's bureau, 529 King street, and in a few minutes a large crowd congregated, and after reading the bulletin repaired to the station house, hoping to catch a glimpse of the fiend. Consequently there was a large crowd around the station house all the evening. They were all disappoint- ed, however, for he was locked up in the old part of the station, and no one was al- Icwed to see him except the newspaper men. When seen by a Star correspondent he at first declined to say anything in re- gard to his actions, except to deny that he had committed the heinous offense. He was dressed in a dark suit of clothes, a striped shirt, standing collar and a cap. He stated that he was twenty-three years old. His description tallies exactly with that given by Mrs. Riedel. After several efforts to get him to talk, he said that on Tuesday last, the day upon which the as- sault was committed, he left his home in this city and went to the farm of a Mr. Reid, near the scene of the crime, and later he visited the home of a colored wo- man named Mary Ennis, where he stayed until about 12 o’clock, when he went to the farm of Mr. Riedel to see a colored man, whom he did not see. He then returned to his home in this city, he said, and decided to go to Charlottesville, and told his wife to that effect. About 7 o'clock Tuesday | night he left home, he said, and walked to Managsas, about half way to Charlottes- ville, where he caught a train and rode to Charlottesville, where he remained up to the time of his’arrest. As stated above, he mcst positively denies having committed ,the assault, stating that he knew nothing of it until he was arrested by the officers at Charlottesville. : Base Ball. The Young Men’s Sodality base ball team yesterday afterroon defeated The Evening |. Star team in a well-played game of base ball on Colross grourds by 4 score of 20 to n x ithe ‘The Evenii-g Ster Juniors, which is com- |. ing Star bureau will receive prompt atten- on. An Unloaded Gun Goes Off. Mora Green, a small colored boy, met with quite a serious accident this morning on North Columbus street. He was play- ing with a gun, presumably unloaded, when to his surprise it went off, the load taking effect in his right arm. Dr. Howard was summoned, and upon examination decided that amputation was necessary to save the youngster’s life. He is now lying at his home in a critical condition. Vestryman Elected. The following vestrymen have been elect- ed for the ensuing year for St. Paul's Epis- ecpal Church: John W. Green, E. L. Dain- gerfield, W. H. Marbury, J. W. Hooff, Geo. Johnston, John R. Zimmerman, Herbert Bryant, L. W. Reid, J. T. Burke, R. F. Knox, W. H. Lambert, E. L. Fawcett. General and Personal Notes. Mr. Charles J. Wise on Sunday donated $1,500 toward the erection of a chapel in memory of the late rector of St. Paul's Church, Rev. Dr. G. H. Norton. Miss Ada Cogan and Mr. William T. Davis will be married in the Methodist Church tonight. It is said that Mr. Chas. H. Beamer, a prominent republican of Clarke county, will be appointed by Internal Revenue Collector Park Agnew as his first deputy. A large garg of men from Richmond arrived in this city yesterday and will tm- mediately begin the construction of a com- plete metallic system for the Bell Tele- phone Compary. The funeral of Miss Jane Henderson, whose death was mentioned in yesterday's Star, took place this afternoon from her late home cn North Washington street. The interment was private. Sarees ej ee mee TURKS OUTGENERALED. ’s Plan to Captare Laris- an Frustrated. General Smolenitz is in command of 14,- 000 Greeks at Reveni, not far from Tyrna- vos, northwest of Larissa, Thessaly. At this point Edhem Pasha, closely pressed, was nearly taken prisoner. His plan was to force the pass of Reveni, to enter the plain of Larissa, to cut off the retreat of the Greek army with his cavalry and thus to take Larissa without resistahee. But this plan was defeated, General Demo- poulos, at the head of one Greek division, forced the Turkish line at Boughazi, close to Tyrnavo and General Mavromochale broke through at Koniskos. The two gen- erals united their troops near Damasi. The news of this success at Reveni and of the immirent fall of Prevesa has changed the dismay caused at Athens by the loss of Milouna into the wildest re- joicing. The latest advices are that the Greek troops are advancing to reoccupy their position at Milouna and at Grithovali, the latter of which, it is al- leged, was abandcned owing to a misunder- standing by the general in command who interpreted as an order of reireat what was really intended as an order to ad- vance. Captain Tagarde, who was wounded at Gritzovali, shot himself in order to avoid falling into the hands of the Turks. The Greeks report that the Turks lost 7,00 killed and wounded at Reveni, but_ this estimate is probably excessive. The Greek engineers constructed a bridge at Pachys- kalos to enabie their troops to cross the river. It is stated that the Turkish forces attacking Reveni numbered more than 10,- 000 men. The Turkish forces continue to hold the Milouna Pass, though it is reported that the Grecks are advancing or making ready to advance to reoccupy the positions from which they were dislodged Sun ta, v two block houses have been stroneiy forti- fied, and it would take a powerful body of Greek troops to recapture them. fliem Pasha has entrenched hims+if on all the heights from Papalyvada to Meckcino, and strong bodies of troops are stationed in the defiles between these two points. The inhabitants of Elassona have left the town en masse, ard are pushing northward, many of them going on to Salonica. Hvi- dently they fear that the Grecks will de feat the Turks and actually reach place. Edhem Pasha, the Turkish mander-in-chief, is a marvel of ener; caution. He attends more assiduou: his duties than any member of his 5 receives reports while on horseback, and attends to trifling details with as much care as to imporiant movements. His man- ner is grave and imperturbable, and it is curious to note how implicitly he is relied upon by his troops. As details come in it become more and more apparent that the fighting in Milouna Pass, on the Grecian frontier, was of the most stubborn and savage character. The Turks fought like devils and the Greeks resisted in the spirt of their ancess The most inexpicable fact in with the whole engagement is t ative small number killed. All i correspondents agree to this. T appear to have fired as wildly rifles at Milouna Pass as th where the fighting consisted of an artilk duel between the rival batteries on side of the river, lasiing about four hours in the afterncen. There they fired only one out of five shois with an d their batteries were soon silenced Greeks, whose marksmanship s much superior. The Turkish } Sat Arta are believed to have been very heavy. On the Greek side there was not a man killed. ———__+e-+_____ CATTLEME: COMPLAIN Ls. that com- and The Interstate Commerce Commission at Fort Worth, Texas. The interstate commerce commission held a brief sitting at Fort Worth, Texas, yes- terfay in the matter of the complaint lodged by the Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas against the Texas railway lines and their connections into Chicago, seeking the abrogation of the two-dollar a car tur- minal charges on cattle shipments at that point, and also the refunding of all such cherges exacted since June, 1894. Present at the hearing were President E. P. Ripley and Vice President Paul Morton of the Atchison, Vice President and Gener- al Manager Truesdale and General Trathe Representatives J. M. Johnson and Jj. C. McCabe of the Rock Island, Gereral Man- ager Polk of the Santa Fe, as well as a iarge contingent of freight agents and gen- eral atiorneys for the various lines in- volved. At the outset of the hearing, Chairman Morrison stated that commissioners’ hed availed themselves of their presence in Texas to hear the cattle raisers’ side of the contention. Tratfic Menager W. V. Newlin of the cattle raisers, represented that side. President A. P. Bush testified in sub- stance that about one-third of the cattle and shipments from Texas went to Chica- go; that he had been a shipper to that market since 1883; that in this time ma- terial reductions in rates had been made, notably in August, 1898, when a 5 per cent reductivn, approximating some $10 or $15 per car, had been made. Vice President Truesdale of the Rock Island_ testified substantially to the im- proved nature of railway service, the bet- ter condition of the cars in use today, and the fact of the Chicago Stock Yards and Transient Companies being responsible for ‘ge. Woods Waives Exa: Prinsere’ Ink ‘the fittle ecfoof: master of advertising), saps: Jt is cfaimed for the Washing‘on Stor, and provablp fru‘Stuffp claimed, tbat no offer newspaper in te countre goes info 60 fargz @ vercenfag: of aff f$: Gouses tiffin a radius of ftwenfp mifes from 6c. office of pubficafion. CARING FOR CHILDREN Sharp Discussion as to the Value of Found- ling Hospitals. Woodward's Several Physic! The Congressional Investigation, After The Star's report of the charities investigation closed yesterday there was a long discussion of the subject of the care of foundlings. There was a wide divergence of opinion upon this matter between the board of children’s guardians and the representa- tives of the foundling hospitals. Mr. Woodward and Mr. Mann of the beard of children’s guardians disapproved of the existence of foundling hospitals. Mr. Woodward held that such institutions not only caused great mortality among the tn- fants committed to them, but that they tended to perpetuate immorality by making it easy for persons to shoulder upon the state their illegitimate children, which they should be compelled to keep themselves. Mr. Simon Wolf of the board of children’s guardians, however, took sharp issue with Mr. Woodward upon this point, ami entered bie protest against it. He said such a! epinion could not be the unanimous pression of the board. He thought that the presence of foundling hospitals in a com- munity decreased infanticide and lessened immorality. Mr. Woodward's plan for taking care of foundlings was to turn them over to the board of children’s guardians, where the first effort would be in the direction of as- certaining the parentage of the little out- cast and compelling its parents to provide for it. Then, if it were necessary that it should be a burden upon the state, it should be placed in charge of a nurse, who would be paid for taking care of {t during its in- fancy. He said this would put the child in a home atmosphere and would add to its chances of surviving its infancy. He welt upon the high rate of mortality existing in foundiing institutions, amount- ing to 70 per cent. Dr. J. Wesiey Bovee did not agree with Mr. Woodward avout the sanitary features of placing the children out to nurse. He said that medical statisties proved that in hospitals and institutions disease could be handled more successfully than in the gen- eral private practice of physicians. The reason there was so much mortality among foundlings was because of the fact that such a large percentage of them were in the last stages of disease ‘and exhaustion when found. The little things were usually the offspring of diseased and degraded mothers, lacking nutrition, 9 e often subjected to expo: immediately after birth that was necessarily fatal to them. This view matter was sustainea by Mr. W. F. Mattingly of the Washing- ton Hospital for Foundlings and by Dr. Loring of St. Ann’s Infant As; im. Dr. Loring paid a high tribute to the method of conducting St. Ann's. He said it was arian, in that it admitted children omin: pms and color. They were kept there until they were six years of when they were sent to some orphan lum, to the country or to some proper institution. Mr. M. I. Weller spoke briefly in behalf of St. Ann’s, and said one ture of its work was in caring for the children of poor parents, who wanted them t rartly Supported until they could resume their charge. Agent Lewis of the boart of chiidren’s guardians made an argument zlong the lines of Mr. Woodward's remarks. orienting ENTHUSIASTIC MEETIN W. C. T. U. Workers Discuss Results of Their Labors. A most enthusiastic meeting, under the Joint auspices of the W. C. T. U. depart- ment work among colored people and the ladies’ auxiliary committee of the District of Columbia, was held at the Lincoln Me- morial Congregational Church Sunday af- ternoon. This was one of a series of mectings held in this neighborhood during the past few weeks, Rev. Robert Johnson, pastor Met- ropolitan Baptist Church, having t the use of his edifice to the we % to 4 on Sundays, for the purpo: listing the members of his. and vicinity in the work indic various departments of the W. All of the previous meetings have been held at his church, with very gratifying tts, as the outcome has been the or- est W. C. T. U. and In order to reach a larger number of persons, the interest and support of the ladies’ auxiliary cc Mrs. B. K. Bruce, president, w and the meeting was arrang Memorial Chur: Duf president of the V as i than an hour would be carry out the program of the joint meet- ing. Mrs. B. K. Bruce pre was offered by Mrs. M Excellent music was rendered throughout the meet- ing by the choir, and Mrs. Arthur S. Gray sang in a most feeling manner the solo “Save the Boys.” by the presidi the women of to better the cond and environment sanitary and economic home, with a view means for their cially to arou tion of the evils of intemperan Lawson spoke on the woman mo in a general way, holding high above the banner of the W. C. T. VU all . U., and urged the women of the neighborhood to stand firm against so insidious an enemy of the home. Miss Matson, a woman of sixteen years’ if rsity, gave a most to address. along the lines of work propo Mrs. Arthur 8. G tion of W. C. T. the ranks may pn, that entirely not be vacated wher the older workers drop from them. Short addresses were also made by Mrs. Duffield, Prof. G. F. Richings and others, and the promoters of the meeting felt that great good will result therefrom. Miss Matson will address a meeting to be held at Lincoln Memorial Church next Sunday at 8 p.m., under the auspices of the King’s Daughters of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church and the Lincoln Memorial congregation nied BOARD OF TRADE EXCURSION, Invitations Issucd to Many Prominent People for May 1. ‘The annual excursion and planked shad dinner of the Washington board of trade will be held on Saturday, May 1. The sieamer Mecalester, which har been se- cured for the occasion, will leave her wharf, at the foot of Tth street, at 1:30 o'clock, proceeding first up the Eastern branch as far as the Navy Yard bridge, to afford the members of the board ard their guests an opportunity of seeing the condidion of the