Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1897, Page 11

Any THE EVENING STAR. ge PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Ponnsylvanis Aveane, Cor. 11th 8t., by i N Com Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building. sie ‘The Evening Star is served te subscribers In the sty by carriers, om their own sccount, at 10 cents 7 week, or 44 certs per mont. Coples at the Fiat 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere im the nited States or Canadu—postage propuld—60 cents per month. Saturday Quictuple Shcet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at th> Fost Office at Wasbingtoa, D. C., ond-closa mail matter.) €7-All wail subscriptions most be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Part2. The Fpening Star. Pages 11-14. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. ———-— Advertising is not an e It is a business investmerit. If you want to invest your money profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a paper as The Evening Star, that is read regularly and thoroughly by everybody worth reaching. The Star is the recognized household and family Journal of the National Capital, and has no rival as an advertising med- ium. DIPLOMAS AND BOUQUETS Business School Graduates Receive Both at Annual Commencer ent. Commixsioner Wight Delivers an Ad- dress and Commissioner Ross Bestows the Honors. The Washington Business High School held its annual commencement exercises at the National Theater last night, and the oceasion was by far the most successful that has ever been given by that institu- tion. The house was crowded from top tu bottom with the friends and relatives of the graduates, and the utmest interest, as a tter of course, was taken in the proceed- in The stage was set as a conservatory seene, and this effect was further height- ened by the massing of palms at either side and the bank of flowers arranged across the front of the stage—the flowers that were to be presented to the graduates later Above the flowers hung the legend, H.S., 1897." The program was open al selections by Haley’s Concert Ban Sou ‘Stars and Stripes Forever,” Ha- ley’s medley of popular airs and Sousa's “High School Cade to the strains of which the graduates marched to their places on the stage, their appearance being greeted with loud applause. ed with three mu- The Guests. When the graduates were all in their places, Commissioners Ross and Wight, Maj. George H. Harries, Superintendent of Public Schools Powell, Allan Davis, the - principal of the Business High School, and Rev. W. R. Strickland made their appear- ce and were given hearty welcome. At conclusion of the march Commissioner epped forward and introduced Mr. Strickland, who made the invocation in a prayer beautifully worded and fuil of help- ful thoughts. ‘The band then played selections from the “Wizard of the Nile” in a spirited and ot raduating class gave an eastern temple drill, a series of calesthenic exer+ : Mr. B. Amiss playing the inte: o from “Cavalleria Rusticana” as a violin obligato. After another musical num- ber Commissioner John B. Wight delivered the address to the graduates. Mr. Wight’s address consisted of sound, ecmame advice to graduates of a business school. It was full of happy sug- and, without oratorical effect or made an impression that will be lasting in the minds of those who heard Discussed the Present Hour. He said that as all commencements of the public schools are alike in character id surroundings, it was naturaily a little d to find something new to say, but that if he ventured a few words on “The Present Hour” he would not go far wrong. In starting his talk on this subject he gave his hearers, as a motto, the legend found in an old dial tower in Ireland, “Watch the t hour. Employ that well, for that's thy power. a part, Mr Wight said: here comes a time in the life of ever mar, and every woman, too, when a de ion of importance fs to be reached. It ma be ia connection with an application for ome position, it may be in connection with n offer of mar cr pernaps with a se- lection for some important place of trust. At such tmes there is instinctively, on the part of the one deciding, a review of the life of the one being considered. What has it’ been? And in view of such a record, what is it likely to be? A gentleman, high in official life, told me not long ago that he had sometimes in refusing applicants to refer to such records, and was met with the reply, ‘that is all past; I am all right And such may be the wish, but it fs not I gone. The past is gone, but the record of what has been dore is not gone; it lives for good or bad. There are many people out of employment today. That is a dis- tressing fact which no one will deny. But do you kacw that, on the other hand, there are not enough of a certain class of per- sons to be found to supply the demand? When in New York a few days ago the presidcr t of one of the largest and most Tapidly Inereasing branches of business toll me that he could not get men enough to fill the places he had to fill. These places call for young men of high attain- ments, 4n unusual ability, and his remark emphasizes the truth of what Daniel Web- ster once said: “There is always room at the top.’ Capitalists engaged in large un- dertakings are more eager to get assist- ants than the pecple are to get places. The trouble is there are too many people of only moderate ability, or no ability at all. Don’t wait till a good position ts cant and then find yourself unable to fill it. ‘Watch the present hour. Employ that well," and be ready for the place. Life Seems Bright. “Life to you seems very bright tonight. You are Just starting in the practical use of it. There ave, I tr many years ahead ef you. They will soon be past. What will be your record? You each owe a duty to your neighbor, your home, your city, your country and your God, You have had great privileges in our schools. You should repay the debt by being good You cannot be free from the re- nsibilities resting upon you, either in 5 world or in the world to com But be not discouraged. Be brave. Be true. Be honest. Make the best of what you have. Deserve better than you have, and you will get it.” Mr. Wight’s remarks provoked long and loud applause, which was brought to a close only by the musfe of the next number. Then Commissioner Ross stepped forward to the table which held the diplomas, and which had been draped with an American flag. With the assistance of Mr. Davis the Commissioner prepared to make the grad- uates happy. List of G class aduates. The was composed as follows: Misses Helen Louise Abner, Miriam Louise Adams, Agnes Kirkland Barker, Elizabeth }iorgan Beall, Lilian Burch, Emily Bonnet, se Blanchard, Blanche Evelyn Ss Elizabeth Cummings, Lil- Estelle Calver, Agnes Rose Collirs, e Connors, Mattie Collison, Em- agdalene Dowden, Gertrude Ellis, Ea- prence Hariley, Emma Sidney H ett, Maggie Theresa Hanion, So- yhia Jam evieve Peyton , Mary ud Lam Rosalind Lam > Laven- ‘arolynne M ser, Roena Susie Mann, eve Matthews, Jessamine Lulu Pal- lith May Scott, tickell, ‘rancis Tuthilt, Cl ermil- fon, Ella May Wagner, 3 Wat- |. Harrtet Magruder Watson and Fanny Messrs. Tazewell Brooke Amiss, Ralph Eéwin Burgess, John Gibson Brieaham, corge William Barnes, William As- ury Ball, Geogre Hall Beall, John ‘Leo Cassin, Edwin William Chatter- ton, William Cohen, Cornelius Patrick Clark, John Jerome Duffy, Irby Walker Durfey, Leo Aloysius Finn, Herbert Louis . Luther Preston Gates, Henry Clay- aff, George Robert Hands, Lloyd way Heflin, Barend Peter Holzberg, Charies Andrews Jones, Henry McKeever Luckett, Henry Ernest Marschaik, Fran- cis Edward Meloy, Thomas Theodore O'Leary, Charles Erven Parsons, Henry Gaylord Porter, James Leonard Pullman, William Montgomery Reading, Richard Gill Richardson, Edward LBertrand Roane, Thomas Leadbeater Speiden, Walter Al- wood Sommers, Percy Fuller Smith, Demp- ster Martin Smith, Walter Graham Thom- “s, William Frederick Thill, Joseph Vessey, William Parnell Woodburn, Charles Brels- ford Welsh and Dana White. Applause and Flowers. Each member of the class, as he or she came forward, was greeted with applause. After all had been seated, a committee of first-year young ladies, consisting of Misses Florence Smith, Olive Simpson, Katherine Marr, Hattie Thyson, Gertrule O'Neal and Blanche Payne, distributed the flowers among the graduates to the strains of Haley’s “American Beauty” March. ‘The gentlemen seated on the stage were not forgotten, and a huge bouquet of roses was presented to each one of them. The class officers of the class of "97 are: = liam A. Ball, president; Maud M. Wat- vice president; Mary M. Lamond, tary, and Irby W. Durfey, treasurer. ‘The executive committee in charge of the exerei consisted of Misses Emma 8. Huyett, Emma M. Dowden, Fanny Woog and Harriet M. Watson, and Messrs. Lloyd D. Heflin, John L. Cassin, Cornelius P. Clark, John G. Bridaham, Charles E. Par- sons and Dana White. ———— RRANTED. USE OF NAME UNW Statement Regarding the Circulars of an Art riety. Circulars of an organization styling itself the National Co-operative Soctety of Amer- fean Art, naming Commissioner of Educa- tion Harris as president, and Apostolic Delegate Martinelli, Chief Justice Fuller. General Miles, ex-Presidents Cleveland and Harrison, the present cabinet and well- known financiers as advisory directors, have given some annoyance to Commisston- er Harris, Mr. Cleveland and others. Com- missioner Harris says the use of his name is entirely unwarranted; that he specifical- ly refused the invitation to be Identified with the enterprise, and that to his knowl- edge the use of the names of a number of others was unauthorized. Ex-President Cleveland, through Editor Gilder of the Century, has written Mr. Harris, repudi- ating the use of his name. eee a STAMPS FOR THE MILLIONS. Number Deemed Necessary by the Post Office Department. The Postmaster General has made requi- sition on the bureau of engraving and printing for stamps for the year ending June 30, 1898. The estimates of probable requirements, are as follows: Ordinary stamps, 3,444,167,000; newspaper and peri- odical stamps, 6,462,000; postage 4 amps, 21,168,000. Of the ordinary stamps 540,000,000 are of the 2-cent denomination 4,000 are of the 10-cent special de- series. As compared with the re- quirements for the present year, these es- timates are an iner in the nw crease of increase ase of about 295,000,000 er of ordinary stamps, an in- 000 in the special delivery, an of 962,000 in the newspaper and Is and a decrease of $32,000 in the » due series. RELIC HUNTERS’ RICH FIND. Remains of Prehistoric Races humed on a Barren Island. After nearly three weeks’ sojourn on the barren island of San Nicolas, a party of relic hunters has reached Long Beach, California, loaded with skeletons, skulls and ancient implements and ornaments of stone and shells, the remains of prehistoric tribes. The party found eighty-seven skulls buried in the sand of the island, but were only able to secure three entire. They made one exca- vation twenty feet square, in which they found nine skeletons in a crouching attl- tude, as though men, women and children had been buried alive. In another placé they found the remains of hundreds of bodies that had been burned. Evidence was fourd that the island was inhabited by two or more different rac one of which was of great size, its peculiar characteristic being gigantic Jawbones. see CHARLIE ROSS’ FATHER DEAD. ‘The Loss of His Little Son Wrecked the Father's Life. Christian K. Ross, the father of Charles Ross, whose abduction on July 1, 1874, from his parents’ home became a matter of world-wide interest and still remaics largely an unsolved mystery, died at his idence in Germantown yesterday aged seventy-four years. Mr. Ross had been ill but three weeks. The abduction of Charles Ross, who was a beautiful child, practically wrecked the life of his father, and from the time the boy was stolen, nearly twenty-three years ago, life seemed a burden to the once- bustling business man, They Collect Stamps. Mr. G. A. Camp, one of Washington’s most prominent philatelists, brought a new Philatelic society into existence Thursday evening last. This organization is to be krown as the District of Columbia Phila- telic Scclety, and it is proposed to make it ene of the best of that class of clubs in the United States. The club was organized with twenty-five charter members, all of Whom ure the most ardent of stamp col- lector and among them are some of our best-known professional men who have devel-ped a facey for the coliect- ing of the Itttle colored bits cf paper which serve to carry our correspondence through the mails. Washington can now boast of two clubs of this character—the Washing- which was organized seme three years ago, and which now has a Ex- = mbership of about eighty, and this new elu —— ola idiers Appointed. Col. Gustavus B. Brackett of Iowa, a veteran of the civil war, has been appoint- ed pomologist and chief of the division of pomology of the Department of Agricul- ture, to take effect August 1. This position Pays $2,500 per annum. Col. Brackett is at present serving tn that division, and this appointment ts by promotion. He takes the Place of S. B. Helges, whose resignation was called for a couple of weeks ugo. Col. Nathantel Shatswell of Massachn- setts, an ex-Unton soldier, has been ap- pointed caretaker of the museum of the Department of Agriculture, by reinstate- ment in the classified service. This place Days $1,000 per annum. The reinstatement will take effect July L. Thomas W. Oshel of Kansas, an ex-Union soldier, has been appointed to the position of stock examiner in the bureau of animal industry, by reinstatement. This place Pays $000 per annum. —-~-e______ Breakwater at Buffalo. The Secretary of War yesterday sent to the House a report on a survey of Buffalo entrance to Erie basin and Black Rock harbor, N. Y. It ts recommended that a ater be constructed as a protection st storm and sea. The estimated cost 48 $245,000, +2. For Divorce. Edward Robinson has petitioned for di- vorce from Annie F. Robinson. The parties were married here June 7, 1877, and Mr. Robinson charges that his wife deserted and abandoned him December 24, 1885. He is represented by Attorneys D. W. Baker, H. M. Earle ard E. Richard Shipp. SS Mr. Vanderlip’s Trip. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip hes gone to Philadelphia to investigate the case of a number of ex-Union soldiers who have pe- titiore? for their reinstatement in the United States mint, on the grounds that they were wrongfully removed about three years ago for partisan reagone. >—————_—2-______ “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. THEODORE TILTON’S LIFE He is Not Living in Obscure Self- Exile, Prediction That He Will Leave to the World Important Liter- ary Work. A writer in the Cincinnati Enquirer, who says that for many years he has had an in- timate acquaintance with Thedore Tilton, affirms that the former editor and orator, now living in Paris, will yet contribute proof te the question of Henry Ward Beecher’s guilt or innocence of the charge brought against him by Tilton in 1875. He says: It was about four years after the close of the great trial when the writer was acci- dentally thrown for a few days into inti- mate companionship with Mr. Tilton. Fre- quent similar meetings throughout several years had resulted in a somewhat trustful acquaintance, and previous to this time cer- tain phases of the deplorable affair had been discussed. Upon the occasion referred to Mr. Tilton received a mass of mail that had been forwarded to him. Among the many letters was one from Elizabeth Til- ton. The great orator was greatly moved when he read it, and, holding it in his hand, walked the floor in silence and ap- parent agony for some time. “Read it,” he said, finally, with broken voice. “You have a cool head and sound judgment. My mind ts like a maelstrom; I don’t know what to think of it. I must un- burden myseif, I must have advice.” The letter told one of the strangest of stories. It related how the wife had, as the wronged husband well knew, been living a Me during all the years since she had re- canted her first and true confession; how she had been led to do so by the agonizing entreaties of friends of the accused preach- er and of the latter himself, she being per- suaded that her untruth would be best for the cause of religion and morality; how she had been brought to view the matter in a new lHght by the advice of an old friend of the family, who was well known to the hus- band—an aged Quaker upon whose knees she had sat when a child, and whose pure life and deep convictions as to the right and wrong of things made him an almost infallible guide; how he had convinced her that it was her most sacred duty, and should be her one mission, to tell to the world the whole truth, as the lie had been told to the whole world, and thus relieve her own soul and show that her husband was not the traducer not only of the char- acter of Beecher, but of her own, as was still asserted by many. Acting upon this advice, coming from so high and holy a source, she had determined to write a confession and give it to the pub- lic press. Before doing so, however, she desired to know if her purpose would meet with his (Mr. Tilton's) approval. The letter was in no way emotional. writer had suppressed all sign of the agony she must have suffered. It was the ex- pression merely of one who had been con- vinced that her only remaining duty in life was to tell the truth in regard to a tragedy that had convulsed all Christendom, no matter what the effect might be. In the course of the long conversation that followed the reading of this letter Til- ton, as though it were his only means of re- lief from mental suffering, told the story of the scandal; how he had been at the time engaged in completing and revising a yol- ume of poems for his publisher; how he was wrapped up in his work, shut away too much from his family and friends, and possibly even neglecting his wife to some extent in his absorption; how, while almost at the end of his labor, the blow came in the terrible confession of his wife; how his life seemed to be ended; how he had trust- ed Beecher as a father; how much they had been to each other; how Beecher came and went at the Tilton residence always as though he were a beloved member of the family; how horribly ghastly the revelation was; how he had determined at one mo- ment to kill Beecher by shooting him down lke a dog, and then saw that this would be but @ poor and inadequate ending of the matter; how he had been astounded and dazed by the wife's disavowal of her con- fession, though he very well knew how she had been led to the step; how she was a re- ligious enthusiast, full of strange emotions, and how the man they trusted had per- suaded her that in thelr case there could be no moral wrong; concluding the terrible history with repeated exclamations that Elizabeth was a pure and good woman; that her blind confidence in her religious mentor had led her almost unconsciously to the act, that she was convinced there was no moral turpitude involved, and that, therefore, she was irresponsible and not morally guilty. Such reasoning may have been satisfactory as a bit of abstract phil- osophy, but it was certainly not enough to lead the husband to a reunion with the wife. The letter which went to Mrs. Tilton in answer to her request for advice was short and without sentiment. It simply told her that she must be her own gBulde, and that no word could be sald that would influence her one way or the other. A few weeks later the confession was given to the press, with the reasons why the first confession had been disavowed. It was a reason too refined for many minds, as some could not appreciate the exalted religious sentiment of the woman. Possibly it convinced no one. It was pretty well understood that a mass of the most eager champions of the great preacher would not have permitted them- selves to be convinced even by stronger proof than any that was adduced. And scme there were also who were not con- vinced, though they professed to be wholly unprejudiced, and willing to be swayed solely by evidence. This article is not writ- ten to champion any side to the controver- sy, but simply to relate occurrences with- out any attempt to color them, and to cor- rect misstatements carelessly made, and which do injustice to the living. It has been frequently stated within the lest few weeks that Tilton left America very soon aiter the trial, the intimation be- ing that he was discredited and disgraced, and that America was not a pleasant coun- try for him to abide in. The trial ended in the spring of 1875. For years after that Til- ton leccured in every part of the country to immense audiences, doubtless the most popular figure of the rostrum, and went abroad to live only after eight years had elapsed since the famous court episode. In the early spring of 1883 he went to London, remained there and at other places in Eng- land, principally at Oxford, during most of the summer, and then betook himself to Paris, where he has since lived, engaged in literary work, most of which will loubtless be posthumous in its appearance before the public. ‘There is reason to believe that one of his legacies to posterity will be an exact his- tory of the famous case, with a mass of matter unknown to any but a few, and dwelling upon persons and influences con- nected with the affair, making up a revela- tion that may possibly be without a parallel s a comment upon phases of the strictest society of modern times. Upon several visits in Paris the writer found Mr. Tilton occupying ideal lodgings for a poet, in apartments of the third floor of the ancient palace of the Duc de Noailles, situated upon the lower point of the Isle St. Louts, its walls washed by the waters of the Seine and overlooking the towers of Notre Dame de Faris. Far-from being a recluse or a misanthrope, he was surround- ed by the most fascinating society, the cream of the American literary colony, with @ constant accession from the ranks of the Paris litterateurs, his companionship being sought by the most radical of the poets and dramatists of the most modern school, including the most brilliant of the decadents. He is not old and decrepit, es some of the reporters say, but is only sixty- two, and is in robust health, a giant in phyeique and strength. Mrs. Florence Pel- tot, his eldest daughter, now a widow, is Uving in America. The second daughter, Mrs. John Gardine, with her husband, who is connected with a bank, is living in Chi- cago. Both married Americans, though the weddings were in foreign countries, the former at Stuttgart and the latter at St. Pancras, jon. —s0, TREASURY DRPARTMENT CHANGES. Official Designations Announced for Promoti: The following designations for promotions have been made in the Treasury Depart- ment: Secretary’s office—Miss Ida Howgate, Michigan, from $1,200 to $1,400; Miss E. E. Julland, New York, from $1,000 to $1,200; A. H. Nickerson, Washington, from $660 to $900. Office of auditor for ‘Treasury Depart- ment—Geo. W. Wheeler, New Jersey, from $1,600 to $1,800; H. W. Porter, Connecticut, from $1,400 to $1,600; Mrs. E. L. Nourse, New York, from $1,200 to $1,400. Office of auditor for War Department—c. B. Smith, Vermont, from $1,200 to $1,400; John Johnson, Wisconsin, from $1,400 to $1,600; Madison Whipple, New York, from $1,600" to. $1,800. é Office of auditor for the Navy Depart- ment—Oscar Bielaski, District of Colum- bia, from $1,400 to $1,600; C. V. Haskell, Pennsylvania, ‘from $1,100 to 81,600; Miss 8. A. Somerville, Alabama, from $1,200 to $1,400; Geo. P. Davis, Ohio, from $1,000 to chief of division. Office of auditor for Post Office Depart- ment—Danl. N, Burbank, Ohio, from $1,600 to $1,800. Treasurer's office—John R. Croggon, Dis- trict of Columbia, from $840 to $900. COLORED SCHOOL. EXHIBIT Specimens of Handicraft Placed on View This Afternoon. The Work Receives the Commenda- tion of School and District Officials —Progress Made by Pupils. The exhibition of work accomplished in the department of physics of the colored High Senool, on M street near New Jersey avenue northwest, was begun yesterday, under the control of the teacher of physics, H. M. Brown, who, by the way, was the first colored man who sold The Evening Star in the District of Columbia, April 4, 1865, the day “Richmond fell.” The exhibit was visited yesterday after- noon, between 4 and 5 o'clock, before the public was admitted, by a number of prom- inent people, who were especially invited, among them being Commissioner Black, Chief of Police Moore, Mr. John H. Booker, who was at one time a trustee of the col- ored schools; Maj. Harries. Mr. Barnar Dr. Shedd, Mr. Cornish and Mrs. Stowell, present trustees; Superintendents Powell and Cook, Miss Myers, principal of the white Normal School, and her assistant, Miss Wise, and all the teachers in physics of the white schools. Commissioner Was Interested. Commissioner Black was deeply inter- ested in the exhibition, and highly com- mended the manner of teaching physics in the schocls. Z The exhibit abounds in instruments made by the pupils to illustrate the subjects taught, among which are found telephones, a microphone, water pumps and stills. An electric engine has been constructed, which operates over a thirty-foot track, pulling a trailer, This electric railroad illustrates both the overhead and underground sys- tems, the autornatic change from the one to the other evidencing a great deal of in- genuity and careful study. The dynamo constructed by the grad- uating class is a work of great merit, being of the shunt-wound type. The field mag- nets are wound upon wrought-iron cores, and reflect credit upon the mechanical ability of the pupils. The practical use of an electric motor made by pupils of a former class is illus- trated by the running of a sewing ma- chine. An anemoneter, a rain gauge and a wind vane, modeled after those in use by the United States weather bureau, have also been constructed by the pupils. An induc- tion coll, made by the graduating class for experimental purposes, is also a very ex- cellent piece of work, intended for use in the X rays experiments. Photography has been given considerable attention, and the originals and copies taken exhibit commendable progress. One of the pri: tography was to enable the pupils to make photographic lantern slides, used in pre- senting stereopticon views for illustraiive purposes. ' Photo-Engraving a Feature. Photo-engraving has also received atten- tion, and for the limited time devoted to this branch commendable progress was shown. The practical and useful art of electro- typing and silver-plating received a great deal of attention, a number of specimens being on view. An electrical switch board has been con- structed by the pupils to teach and illys- trate how electrical currents can be changed. A number of galvanometers were aiso.constructed with coils exposed. As a rule, all of the work of construc- tion is upon the plane of full exposure. of the parts, the usual covers which hide the machinery employed in commercial life ing omitted, to enable the teacher to ex- plain and the pupils to see and understand the principles and practical worings of the mechanical structure. The course of physics embraces a term of three years, commencing with the second year in the High School. It is an elective study, but apparently a favorite one, as about nine-tenths of the parents choose it for their children, and the small corps of teachers, heavily taxed, necessitates the instruction of two classes at the same time- in one room. Physics Popular, The department of physics is popular be- cause it partakes so largely of mechanical end practical industrial work. The knowl- edge thus gained by pupils, in #eing re- quired to make many of the instruments they use, {s of much more practical value than would be derived if all the necessary apparatus were furnished and teathing pur- sued only by theory. The necessities, there- fore, of this department for:proper instru- ments have served a £004 purpose; although it has cost the teachers a great deal from their private purses. In the evening a stereopticon exhibition was in operation in the lecture, hall of the building, when views made by the pupils were shown. An arrangement for gauging the fall of rain, among the exhibits, is tied with a piece of crepe. Alonzo Saunders, the young whan who mede it, died last Saturday. He was considered one of the brightest schol- ars of the class. E Two hundred and fifty pupils comprise the class in physics this year. It is the largest number in the history of the school. The Graduates, % The graduates are Misses Helen Bell, Louise Cornell, Lula Davis, e s, Hattie Hamer, Isabelle Hawkths, le Hillman, Marcellena Hunter ‘ttiesJobn- son, Josephine Matthews, le 7 Florence Payne, Fannie W: a Messrs, Lawrence Bradley, Danie) James Lucas, Harry Shorter and Clarence Worm- lew. ‘The exhibition was opened today at 1 o'clock, with a large number of spectators present. The doors are to be closed at 5 o’clock and reopened at 7 this evening. —>__ “Want” ads. im The Star pay because they bring answers. cipal objects in teaching pho- 4 A CHINESE GRADUATE Oreditable Record Made by an Oriental High School Boy. Alfred Sze as a Scholar and a Cadet —His Career in Amer- ica. The Chinese minister, Wu Ting Fang, and a strong delegation from the Chinese legation, will attend the graduation exer- eises of the Washington High Schools next Thursday evening at Convention Hall, for the purpose of witnessing one of their countrymen and fellow-diplomats receive a diploma from the highest-of the public schools of the District of Columbia. This little side affair in the big program will be @ particularly interesting event,since never before has a representative of the celestial empire been graducted from the public schools of Washington. The diploma which will then be present- ed by Commissioner Ross will certify for all time that Mr. Sao-Ke Alfred Sze has honorably completed a four years’ course of study prescribed for the Washington High Schools. It wiil probably be the first time a member of the diplomatic corps of Washington has received a diploma while on duty at his post at Washington. Con- sequently, Mr. Sze has a right to feel proud. The High School is proud of gradu- ating such a promissing member, as it has all along been proud of numbering him as one of its pupils. For, in spite of the far- away land from which he came, there has been no more popular student, and very few brighter ones, than this young attache of the Chinese legation, for that is his official rank as set down in the diplomatic list at the State Depurtment Alfred Sze's Record. © Sao-Ke Sze was what he was known in his native land, but when he left his home the other side of the globe to complete his education in America, he adopted for his own @ name that was more in keeping with the new land to which he journeyed. Possibly, also, he had some vague fear that while at school his classmates might pun upon his name by rechristening him “soak.” At all events, he has voluntarily added the name “Alfred” to his rather musical cognomen, and as “Alfred” he has been famillarly known the past four years among his classmates at the Central High School. And as Alfred Sze his teachers have called upon him in class, and have en- tered him upon the school records. At the Chinese legation, however, he is known as “Young Sze,” in order to distinguish him from an elder brother. He is at present a few months twenty years of age. He is tall, but rather slight of build. His personality is most pleasing, and he has made friends of all with whom he came in contact; and hi Popularity is not due to mere ‘curiosity He is universally respected and admire: for the perseverance with which he has at- tacked his studies, and for the scholarly record of over 93 per cent out of a pos- sible 100 which he has made in his four years’ course. This high per cent places him near the top of the list of graduates and ahead of over one hundred students, who are studying at their own schools, in their own land and among their own peo- ple. When the difficulties in his way are considered, Mr. Sze has accomplished a remarkable feat in entering a strange land and making a higher record than native students. over His American Carcer. Mr. Sze came to this country four years ago, as a student translator for the recent minister, Yang Yu, now at St. Petersburg. He was then but sixteen years of age, but so well advanced was he that Yang Yu recommended to the home government that he be made an attache. This office he has now held for almost two years. When Mr. Yu departed recently for his new post at St. Petersburg he was desirous of having Mr. Sze accompany him, but “Alfred” was very anxious to remain at Washington until receiving his High School diploma. Next fall he expects to enter one of the leading colleges, and, after taking a full collegiate course, to study law. This will necessitate his remaining in America for at least seven years more, and at the end of that time he will return to China, and will probably be in line for the diplomatic Service. He will be twenty-seven years of age when he returns to his home near Shanghai, after an absence of eleven years, but he will be fitted by education and training to fill almost any diplo- matic position that may be offered to him. His many friends in Washington hope that some time in the dim future, while serving his country abroad, he may be sent to Washington as the ambassador of the ce- lestial empire. Mr. Sze’s early education was obtained at Shanghai, where he attended St. John’s College, an American nstitution. His Knowledge of English was obtained at this school, so that when he landed at San Francisco he understood more English than the average European tourist who “does” French. At the Central High School, which he entered within a few months after arriving in America, he has pursued a classical course, taking, among other studies, Latin, French, German, English, mathematics and the college course in physics. He has been especially proficient in French and Latin, and de- clares that he loves the French language almost as much as his native tongue. Ger- man he dislikes, on account of the harsh accent, although he has mastered its dia- lect very well. As a Cadet. For three years Mr. Sze has been a mem- ber of the regiment of High School Cadets. He enlisted as a private, and served in the ranks for one year, after which he was made a sergeant. At the beginning of the present year he was appointed a second Neutenant, and just before the dissolution of the regiment for the year he was pro- moted to the rank of first lieutenant. He was attached to Company A of the Ist Bat- talion, with which organization he took part in the competitive drill, where he was in command of the second platoon. As a cadet officer, he has made an excellent record. His commands are given in a quick, sharp tone of voice, utterly different from any other officer, but are easily under- stood. In fact, his English now is almost perfect. He wears the snug fitting dark blue uniform to advantage, while his square set shoulders are well set off by the shoulder straps, which are the insignia of his rank. When garbed ready for drill, Mr. Sze would hardly be taken for anything but an American, but during the ordinary school hours he wears the flowing robes which are customary in his own land. As a sccial success during his four years, Mr. Sze has scored a hit. He is a mem- ber of the Minuet Club, one of the most exclusive organizations in the senior class, and is a great favorite with the young ladies. In conversation with a reporter several days ago, Mr. Sze unfolded a number of his impressions gathered during his visit to this country. “Everything is so different here,” he said, “that it seemed very strange at first. 1 ‘was some time in getting acquainted, but 1 cannot say that that objection could be raised now. I have had a most pleasant time, and I shall look back upon these four years in Washington as among the most enjoyable of my life. Most of my time has been spent at school, upon my studies. I was there thrown in with many ple who are now among my best friends. The teachers especially were so kind to me, while I don’t think I shall ever esteem any ore quite as much as Dr. Lane, the principal of the Central School. I owe a great deal to his ald. As for the students alone, they have done very much to make me fec] at home. I shall always think of the Washington High School with regret. “Weshington is a beautiful place. 1 should lik: to live here forever, I believe. My future, of course, will be spent in China. I shall be sorry,.I suppose, to leave Amer- ica, for certainly there is no qther place like Washington anywhere.” A DISABLED VETERAS Joshua Parker a Physical Wreck From Army Service. Efforts are being made to have Joshua Parker, a soldier of the late war, a native of Indiana, now a resident of this city, and totally disabled, placed on the “soldiers’ roll of the House of Representatives,” in order that he may secure a position under the doorkeeper, or be given some other place he can fill until a vacancy occurs on that roll. It is said that Mr. Parker is the most se- verely disabled soldier of tho war on the Union side now alive, who has not been liberally provided for by the general gov- ernment, either by way of a pension or by appointment to an office, the pay of which will be commensurate with what he en- dured as a soldier. ‘The movement has the support not only of Representative Robinson of Indiana, but of ex-President Harrison, ex-Gov. Claude Matthews of Indiana, ex-Attorney General W. H, H. Miller, Attorney General Ketch- am of Indiana and many others of promi- nence in the state of Indiana, where Mr. Parker is well known. The military record of Mr. Parker is o of the best, and is unimpeachable. During his four years of service, which April 20, 1861, and ended at the te tion of the struggle, he was in many ues, principal among which were Chi mauga, Missionary Ridge and Bentonville, N. C., the latter being the last engagement of the war, having been fought March 19, 1865. He was repeatedly woundcd, and al- though he was shot through cone of his hips, became blind of one eye and is al- most so in the other, besides receiving in- ternal injuries, he hever during the period ot his two enlistments asked for or ac- cepted a furlough. His most serious injuries were, however, received Juiy 4, 1877, twelve years after the close of the war, when, by the prema- ture discharge of a cannon, which was being used to fire an Independence day sa- lute, Mr. Parker lost both arms. Since then his lot has been a hard one. He fs in receipt of a small p on, and with this he and his wife, the latter un- wearied in her efforts to care for him for the past twenty years, manage to pay the rent of the rooms they occupy, at the cor- ner of 4th and H streets northwest, and to purchase ne ‘ary supplies. Mrs, Parker is also a cripple in one hand. Despite all the troubles enumerated, Mr. and Mrs. Parker manage to ope a street organ, and by this means eke out a sort of an existence. The receipts from this source are, however, naturally vary- ing in amount, sometimes for hours the passers-by not contributing more than a nickel, while at other times the donations run from 40 to 60 or 70 cents a day. It is the impression of some persons who have learned of Mr. Parker he is entitled to a much greater pension than he is receiving, but so far no one be- sides Representative Robinson has taken an active interest In the matter, and for some cause, which up to this time remains unexplained, the increase has not been granted. It is hoped by friends of Mr. Parker that Commissioner ns will see his way clear to investiga an iner rect, delay. e his claims for se of pension, and, if proved cor- grant the petition without further es ON THE TARIFF, The Senate Completed Consideration PROGREss of the Free List. The Senate made giant strides on the teriff bill yesterday afternoon, covering fifty-six pages and establishing a record for progress during this tariff debate. The last two schedules of the dutlable list, covering paper and manufactured sundri were completed with the exception of the para- graphs on hides, gloves, coal and some lesser articles. This advanced the Senate to the free list, which was completed in three hours. Early in the day the wool and silk schedules went over, with an agree- ment that wool would be taken up today. After that, the tobacco schedule, the reci- procity provisions and the internal revenue portions of the bill, as well as the many isolated paragraphs passed over, remain to be considered. The progress yesterday was so marked, however, that for the first-time there was a feeling that the end was not far off. There was little debate yesterday, the nzin topics of discussion being matches and fuses. On the latter item an amend- ment by Mr. Pettigrew, reducing the rate to 10 per cent, came within one vote of passing against the protest of the finance ecmmittee, the vote being a tie—24 to 24. While the free list was under considera - tion, Mr. Bacon (Ga.) gave notice of an amendment placing cotton ties on the free lst, and Mr. McLaurin (S.C.) gave notice of ancther amendment taking raw cotton from the free list, thus completing the ac- tion heretofore taken of placing a duty of 20 per cent on cotton. ——_-s- Naval Orders, Cadets D. M. Garrison, D. R. Merritt, E. H. Dunn, R. F. Eckhardt, F. N. Freeman, J. F. Marshall and C. K. Mallory have been erdered to the navy yard, New York: J. P. Morton and E. P. Baldwin, to the Marble- head; T. M. Dick, to the Montgomery: F. 3. Karns and N. Mansfield, to the Detroit; R. K. Johnston and D. N. Todd, to the Oregon; F. N. Brumby, to the New York; A. T. Chester, to the Massachusetts; W. R. Cushman and W. Bagley, to the Indiana; W. R. Gherardi, to the Texas; W.H. Stand- ley, to the Monterey; C. B. Barnes, to the Independence; J. J. Raby, to the Michigan; J. V. Kleman, to the Terror; J. C. Breckin- ridge, to the Cushing; M. J. McCormack, to the Philadelphia; J. R. Monaghan, to the Monadnock; QO. S. Knepper, H. V. Butler and W. C. Davidson, to the Concoré: H. Laning, to the Marion; Ensign R. H. Os- born has been detached from the Alliance and ordered to the Montgomery; Ensign A. A. McKethan, from the Terror to the Al- lance. ———__-e-__ Nominations Confirmed. The Senate yesterday confirmed the fol- lowing nominations: Jokn G. Brady of Sitka, Alaska, to be governor of Alaska; John U. Smith of Pertland, Ore., and Wm. J. Jones of Port Townsend, Wash., to be commissioners in ard for the district of Alaska; Harmon L. Remmel of Arkansas, to be collector of in- ternal revenue for the district of Arkan- sas; Frank W. Howbert of Colorado, to be collector of internal revenue for the dis- trict of Colorado; Freeland H. Oaks of Maine, tc be collector of customs, district of Saco, Maine; Jacob E. Houtz of Nebras- ka, to be collector of internal revenue for the district of Nebraska, ° _——— Passed Good Examinations. Miss Baldwin, daughter of the former auditor of the treasury, made 96.26 out of a Possible 100 in her recent examination by the departmental board for appointment to a clerkship of the $1,200 class. Miss Pugh, daughter of the ex-auditor for the Navy Department, made a percentage of 9% at a similar examination. These ladies were recently reduced from the $1,800 to the #1,200 class, and ordered to examination. When Mr. Lyman, ex-clvil service com- missioner, was recently examined for ap- pointment as chief of the stationery divi- gion, he made a percentage of 92, in addi- tion to which he was given a credif of 5 points on account of his soldier record. Sea Wall at Sandy Hook. Representative Pitney of New Jersey sub- mitted a resolution in the House yester- gay making a special order the considera- tion of a resolution ing $75,099 for the construction of a sea wall at Sandy Hook, N. J. % ———_-o-___ Reinstated at Lower Salary. J. Anthony Gardner of Franklin, Va., dismissed from a $1,400 clerkship in the pension effice, May 9, was-yesterday rein- AWARDS AT ST. ALOYSIUS Closing Exercises of School for Boys at Gon- saga College. Premiums Given for Excellence iy Studies—List of Those Who Won the Prizes, . Se aeeeren The closing exercises of St. Aloysius school for boys took place last evening at Gonzaga College Hall, in the presen audience which occupied foot of the auditorium. The program was as follows lege band; “Welcome,” sical Critic,” E. Bros ce of an every available Muste, col- chorus; “The Mu- an; “Both Sides,” J. Newman *h, Holy Fath (trio), F. Mack, W. Lansdale and W. Crawford: “The Déctor and His Ap R. Downing; “Tell Her” (solo), W. Lansdale; “I Think IUs Wr E. O'Neill, T. Nolan, T. Gard- ner, G. McCaffrey and 8. Tobin; “The Fool- ish Chicken,” F. Life,” W. Brown: Babbington; pllege band; ar and Forbea: W. Noian; >; “If the , F. Mack King and the Cottager,” Word to the Mothe Little Boys” (trio), and W. Crawford F. Morgan; * W. MeCarthy; * college band. The Awards. Distributions were made as follows: Seventh Grade. For general excellence in studies and conduct, scholarships to Gonzaga College, were awarded to Aloysius J. Brooks, Ed- Connolly; Mack, W. “An Inch Te What You chorus; ward A. Brosnan and Wm. A. Crawford; medal to Francis X. Mack. Christian doctrine—First premium, Fran- cis X. Mack; second premium, Vincent F. Coughlin. Penmanship—First premium, Vincent F. Coughlin; second premium, Edward J. Kel- ly and Warren J. O'Connei Arithmetic—Premium, Jos. A. Halloran. Promoted the mid-yearly examina- tion from 6th to 7th grade: Walter B. Lans- dal mer R. Brown, James B. Cahill, Chas. C. Brown, Edward 8. Quinlan, Rob- ert B. Downing, Edward J. Vierkorn. On account of ‘th emotions no medat 1s awarded in the 6th grade. Sixth ¢ : Penmanship—First premium, Theodore A. Sonnemann; second premium, Wm. E. Spil- lane. Deportment and attendance—Premiums, Theodore A. Sonnemann, Francis W. Trux- ell, Clarence A. Hayes and Michael A. Healy. th Grade. Medal for general excellence awarded to James Nolan; first premium, Francis B. Reagan; second premium, John J. Meehan, Francis Bergin. Christian doctrine—First premium, Wil- liam E. Barry; second premium, William D. Lawlor. Penmanship—First premium, Kenneth A. Heron, Jaines Nolan; second premium, Francis Bergin. Deportment and attendance—William J. Heffernan, Ambrose L. Grindl Andrew G. Browne, John A. Shanahan, John J. Murphy, Edward Campbell, William H. Browne, Francis Sheridan. Aloysius Fealy, promoted from fourth to fifth grade at the mid-yearly examination. Fourth Grade. Medal for general excellence awarded to J. Francis Kelly; first premium, John Hi. Newman; second premium, William A. Mc- Cullom. For general excellence in Christian doc- trine, reading, spelling and grammar, first premium, Bernard B. 3 PI mium, James S. McKee, Vincent Fealy, Ed- ward M. Cullinane, William J. Tobin. Arithmetic—First premium, Joseph F. O'Neill; second premium, Joseph A. Con- nolly; honorably mentioned, Benjamin F. Heron. Penmanship—First premium, John H. Newman; second premiuin, Edward J. Cun- ningham. Christian doctrine—First premium, Wil- liam J. Brosnan; second preminm, Francis A. O'Brien; honorably mentioned, Edward J. Fitzgibbons. Attendance and deportment—Premiums to Jcseph P. King, Charles J. trew. Promoted from third to fourth grade— M.chael F. Costello, Charles R. Foulke, Ed- ward J. Ralph, Cornelius Meehan. Third Grade. General excellence—First premium, Will- iam J. Tinkler; second, John A. Goodwin. Christian doctrine—First premium, Bar. tholomew F. Costello; second premium Hugh A. Lawlor and Thomas J. Sheridan, Penmanship—First ; remium, John A, Car roll; seccnd premium, Charles E. Hailoran, Arithmetic—First premium, William J Tinkler and John A. Goodwin; second pre- mium, Hugh A. Lawlor and Andrew Mor- rison. Attendance—First premium, William B Nolan; second premium, Timothy A. Fitz: gerald and Charles E. Halloran. Reading, spelling and geography—Firs' Premium, Thcmas J. Sheridan and Victoi N. Heron; second premium, William B. Nolan and Michael W. Kelly. oliteness and deportment—Premiums te William J. Tinkler, William A. Linquist, Andrew Morrison, Victor N. Heron ané David A. Eagan. Second Grade. General excellence—First premium, Harry Chase; second premium, Edward Brown. Christian doctrine—First premium, Harry Heffernan; second premium, Eugene Thom- as. Reading and spelling—First premium, Ed- ward Healy; second premium, William Roche. Penmanship—First premium, Frank Flet- cher; second premium, Joseph McVeary. Arithmetic—First premium, Stephen Vier- korn; second premium, Joseph Daniels. Attendance—Premiums to Eugene Thomas and James Murphy. Politeness and deportment—First pre- mium, Harry Heffernan; second premiums, Harry Chase, Edward Brown. First Grade. General excellence—Premiums to Ralph Jones, Frederick Morgan, John Downes. Christian doctrine—First premium, Thos. Gardner; second premium, Thomas Nolan. Reading and spelling—First premium, Frank Murphy; second premiums, George McCaffrey, Matthew Donohue, Stephen A. ee panship—Premiums to Robert Kum- mer, John Zell, Thomas Campbell. Arithmetic — First premium, Bugene O'Neill; second premium, William Fiteger- ald. . Politeness, deportment and attendance— Premiums to Frederick Morgan, Ralph Jones. Premiums for being good little Charles McDonald, Edward Sullivan, y- sius Ford, William Babbington, John Kane; ae If you want anything, an ad. in Th try Sat eet gn SM FOR we, yon