Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1897, Page 11

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C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1897—FOURTEEN PAGES. paper. PURPOSE OF THE LEAGUE Charles Emory Smith Outlines Its Objects at Detroit. Young and Powerful Ally of the Re- publican Party—In Harmony With Party's Policy. In his speech before the League of Re- publican Clubs at Detroit last night Chas. Emory Smith of Philadelphia presented in strong light the policy of the young ele- ment in the republican party, regarding its continental policy Mr. Smith 1 in part: The Republican League represents the youth and hope, the vitality spirations of the republican arty. It is the flower of the great politi- cal force which, as a creative and con- structive organization, will rank in history with the party of Chatham and the younz- and with the party of Washington. and Marsha lives not in but in purpose and in progress. Glorious as is the past, its eyes are turned te what should be a yet more glorious fu- ture. In the rapid evolution of history it resis not on the trophies even of a majestic reer, but advances to new duties and de- nds gnd seeks the laurels of fresh pchievement. ‘The opportunity of republican statecraft lies along the lines of domestic security continental development. The first sion of the republican party was the tienalization of freedom. In that splen- embodied the national highest im- pulses of a ond mission s he regenerated Union. to complete the indu: rial independence nd power of the American republic, and 9 exterd the scepter of its commercial deminion i of its peaceful and para- mount influence over the American conti- nent. What the League Stands For. In obedience to that command the repub- lican party stands for American protection and for honest money. Its return to power has been promptly signalized by the restor- ation of a protective tariff which lishes a bulwark of defense for Ame actures. With this revival policy the clouds of pression which followed its fatuous © throw four nishing, when the « shall be fully restored the sun of prosperity will again shed its land. can supre assures honest r oney. It is mon- ey as < Its key is the absolute, rying integrity of the standard ed that these are the fore- ns of the hour, but they are granted that full securi- throughout our borders first consideration, but they do not our whole duty. The time is ripen- the development of a broad, true continental policy—not aggressive, not mil- sping, but eful, commer- The genius of republi- it shall stand in the and it will fall short of {ts prese ission if its pene- trating vision does not prefigure the high destiny of the republic and if its patriotic canism demar forefront of opportuni does net move forward toward its ation. The republican party cre- the greatest industrial empire in the But where shall be its outlets? What shat! be its quest? Has it re id of commercial con- hed its Hmit and is the map of progress to be rolled up and put way on the dusty shelves of blind and rif-sufficienc Labors of arly Statesmen. ‘The statesmen of the earlier era, even in the infancy of the republic, were constantiy laboring to extend its influence In the west- ern hemisphere. What would have been the grandeur of their dreams in the maje: ty and amplitude of its present powe Alexander Hamilton, even before the Con- stitution w: i dant in the Benjamin cession of Can: “of American advocated the as one of the conditions of peace and in- sisted that it was es-ential to future safety, Thomas Jefferson had been the intense partisan of France and the bitter enemy of England; but when Napole-n secured the retrocession of Loui m Spain and threatened the creation of a permanent menace on our border and in control of the Mississippi. Jefferson was ready to forget kis anglophobia and make an alliance of the two chief maritime powers against this Greater and more immediate French peril. It w the bola attitude of Jefferson that in part led. Napoleon to abandon his Louis- jana scheme, and permit our acquisition of that territory, which now forms so splen- did a sezment of the republic. When Jef- ferson completed tnat purchase there were nd pullbacks who condemned it. re are they row? Buried and fcrgot- in the same merciful oblivion which years hence will throw its generous al progeny who now tion of Hawaii! ten for Nicaraguan Canal. In the development of our continental policy there is a still more important meas- ure. We are not like England dependent on the sea. Our land power and home ca- pabilities are unrivaled. But nature de- signed us tosbe great on the ocean as on the land. We have 5.452 miles of ocean rope. % miles on the Atlantic side - not counting Alaska, 1,557 miles on > Pacific de. Less than a hundred of ¢ through Nicaragua would ve us practically a continudis coast line from Qucddy Head on the Atlantig,to Pu- get Sourd on the Pacific, and wouli unite the two great sections of the republic in an roken water-way. The marvel of American affluence and apathy ts the long neglect of this great project, which would marry the oceans and assure..American commercial dominance on the continent. Had England been in our place she would have dug the canal long years ago; and, more than ti ne ever would have per- mitted any question of complete British su- premacy over it! Other nations might have been allowed to send their commerce through its waters in time of péace, as they do through the Suez canal: but when an emergency of national safety and de- fense came the ascendancy of the Union Jack would have left no doubt of the mas- ter power. There are some. things in the policy of England which commands the admiration of every mayly spirit, and among them are the fidelity and courage with which she follows and .preteets Eng- Ushmen wherever they may be, and the genius and persistence with which she pur- sues her unfaltering course of commercial agurandizement. : Clayton-Bulwer_ Treaty. Just so I would have the ascendancy of the stars and stripes over the Nicaragua canal unquestioned and unchallenged. Does the old Clayton-Bulwer treaty stand in the way? Then let {t be denounced, as it has in fact already been denounced, and, Jet no- tice be served that by the practical repu- diation of both parties, by the English dis- regard of tts provisions and by the com- plete change of conditions, {t is abrogated. This centinental policy recognizes that. independent of all..present ‘questions of sympathy for struggling patriots or of hu- manity in a savage warfare at our own doors, the fate of Cuba points inevitably to ultimate security and tranquillity under the flag of the Union. And it is not terri- fied at the problems which follow such ac- quisitions, for it is not tied to hide-bound theories of procedure, believes that enlightened atatesmanship adapts itself to new occasions and new conditions, para ees “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. ten fifty mantle over their lin oppose the acq ARRIVALS AT OCEAN CITY Everybody Turns Out to Give Them Wel- come. Wel own Washington People at the Popular Seashore Resort—A Big Catch of Fi: Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. OCEAN CITY, Md., July 12, 1897. ‘The arrivals at Ocean City who come in on the night train are sure of a royal wel- come. Cottagers and hotel guests turn out in a body to greet them, while the electric lights shine on a deserted ocean walk and the orchestra at the Atlantic, though it plays its most inspiring waltz or liveliest two-step, calls forth no terpsichorean dev- otee. At the station, however, there is all the bustle and excitement peculiar to so thrilling an event as the incoming of one of its two daily trains at a summer resort. Saturday nights, when there are two trains, and both comparatively early ones, and an influx of fathers, sons, husbands and mis- cellancous young men who belong to no one in particular and every one in general, the pleasurable excitement reaches a chi- max. Among the Washingtonians who arrived Saturday might at the Atlantic Hotel were Dr. E. G. bryant, C. W. Halcomb, W. C. Keegin, Dr. and srs. 1, S. stone and son, Elphonzo Youngs, Mr. and Amos W. Hart, Mr. a Mrs. John F. Waggaman, i. Waggaman and Floyd P. Master Enialls Waggaman, sy C. Doane, F. i. Lioyd, Mr. A. Childs, Miss Clara koss, Mrs. Thos. Sunderland and Miss Jesse Sunderland. Miss Daisy Doane is from Omaha and comes to Ocean City as Mrs. Waggaman’s guest, while Mr. F. uloyd comes from Philadelpia as the guest of Mr. H. E. Waggaman. Mr. Amos W. Hart 2 devotee of the rod and comes to Ocean City on account of its fame among fishermen. Mr. Allen F Berjamin of Salisbury, son of the manager of the Baltimore, Chesa- peake and Avant railroad, and who is also at the Atlantic, caught 400 pounds of blue fish with his hgok and Lne one day last. week. Mr. Henry L. Yosling of the life-saving service has selected as his stopping place Mount Picasant cotta which joims ‘the live-saving station he Among Ue other guesis at Mount Pleas- ant cottage are Prof. Paul Finckel, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Storer, Mrs. and Miss Craft, Dr. and Mrs. Hess, Miss Flanavhan, Mr. ne Merriliat and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Il, all of Washington. Gibbons and Mr. Batley of Washing- . M Botts of Earlton, Md., and 's Margaret V. Botts of Philadelphia are at the Ucean Sweil. The Colonial is being largely remodeled and will open on the 15th. Maryland Pharmaceutical Association The fifteenth annual meeting of the Mary- land Pharmaceutical Association will take plece at the Plinhimmon this week. The convention, which wiil last three days, will be opened at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening with an address of welcome by Mayor Geo. M. Upshur of Ocean City. Mr. John C. Muth of Baltimore will make the response. Mr. H. P. Gilpin, president of the asso- ciation, will then receive the delegates and Ocean City visitors in general, and the evening will wind up in a dance. There were hops Saturday’ night at both the Atlantic and Plinhimmon Hotels, in which those who are among the nightly dancers shared the hours with many who came on the evening train At the Plinhimmon the Misses Ewing of Washington, Miss Wilson of Snow Hill, Md.; Miss Foreman of Texas and Miss Do- rothy Fox of Washington were among the prominent belles. At the Atlantic, where the music is unusually fine this year, there is a marked tendency to enjoy it’ from the porches, The bishop of Wilmington has arranged to have services in the Catholic Church every Sunday throughout the season. During the bathing hour yesterday the attention of the spectators was attracted by a school of porpoises about 300 feet off shore. a CROPS MADE GOOD PROGRESS. Except in the Southwest, Where Drought Prevailn. The Agricultural Department weather bureau in its report of crop conditions for the week ended July 12 says: Notwithstanding the exceptionally warm weather of the week ending July 12, crops have made good progress except in ‘some of the southwestern states, where drought prevails. Texas, Oklahoma and portions of Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas: ‘are’ much in need of rain. On the north Pacific coast the week has been exceptionally favorable. In all states of the central valleys and lake region corn has made rapid growth, and cultivation has been finished except in the more northerly sections. In southern Missouri and western and central Kansas the crop has suffered much from drought, but recent rains in the last named state will prove beneficial. Corn is also suffer- ing from drought génerally throughout Texas and Arkanses, and in portions of New Jersey and the Carolinas. Over the central and eastern portions of the cotton belt there has been a general improvement in the condition of cotton. In Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, however, the crop is suffering from. drought. In. ‘Texas, where picking has begun, it is with- standing the drought fairly well, but in Arkansas it fs reaching a critical stage. and unless rain falls soon the crop in that state will be short. Winter wheat harvest has continued in the more northerly districts east of the Rocky mountains, and in California, and has begun in Oregon. The crop is fast maturing in eastern Washington, where harvest will begin in a few days. Spring wheat continues In promising con- dition over the northern portion of the spring wheat region, but is somewhat less promising over the southern portion than previously reported. Hot winds have af- fected the crop unfavorably in portions of South Dakota, and some reports of rust are received from Iowa. The outlook for this crop in Oregon and Washington con- tinues excellent. Tobacco has done wel! in Connecticut, New York, Ohio, North Carolina and in portions of Virginia. In Kentucky and por- tions of Tennessee and Maryland it is suf- fering from drought. Light frosts occurred in Idaho and Ne- vada; damage slight. ——_—_—_——_-e+-_____. In Executive Session. In the executive session of the Senate Yate yesterday afternoon Louis Lange, jr., of Mlinois was confirmed as consul at Bremen. The nomination of Edwin Abrams as postmaster at Laurence, N, Y., was withdrawn. In view of the rejection by the Senate of the nomination of Lieut. Col. Henry FE. Noyes, 2d Regiment of Calvery, army of the United States, for promotion. to the of colonel, all nominations now pending before the Senate for the pro- motion of officers in the cavalry arm were withdrawn, in order that new nominations may be substituted therefor. a Soldiers’ Hones Not Neglected. Replying to a resolution of the Senate the State Department submits cofrespond- ence denying the reports that the bones of United States soldiers at the Buena Vista, Mexico, battlefield are exposed. a If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. 1f anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. _ PRICE ARMOR PLATE LIMITED Amendment to the Deficiency Bill Adopted by the Senate. The Secretary of the Navy Authorized to Investigate the Cost of Estab- Mashing a Government Armor Facto Late in the day yesterday an amendment to the deficiency appropriation bill was agreed to in the Senate restrieting the price of armor plate to $300 per ton, or $125 less than the amendment reported by the committee and recommended by the Navy Department, as the minimum rate acceptable to the armor contractors. An- other amendment inserted in the bill directs the Secretary of the Navy ‘to in- vestigate as to the establishment of a gov- ernment armor factory, and to report to the next session of Congress. During the debate Mr. Hale referred to the national humiliation in case of an emergency. We had three incomplete battle ships ready for their armor and _ useless without it. With foreign complications pressing upon us, with a spirit, sometimes called jingoism, abroad in the land, it was not a time when we should refuse to fur- nish armor for our battle ships. Rather sacrifice much in the price of armor taan to present to the world that spectacle of having our warships hung up in the air, in- complete and without armor. All our ships should be ready from top to bottom, xo that if an emergency came they would be a defense rather than a laugh!ng stock. There was something more in this ques- tion, Mr. Hale said, than the mere cost of armor. We had a national honor, a na- tional dignity to maintain, and there could be no halting, no turning back when once we had embarked on an active policy of upholding the national honor. Mr. Stewart (Nev.) declared that the re- cent threat of Great Britain in the naval review of the Victorian jubilee meant that nations must continue ‘building ships or else be subjugated. With such hostile pur- and such a navy as England pos- ssed, it was idle to talk of suspending the building of warships. The senator de- clared also that there should be no dict tion on the price of armor by Carnegie, candidate for the British parliament.” Mr. Chandler said that, while he favored a government armor plant, yet “he felt that it was not expedient to urge that plan now, and he favored a compromise on $4) per ton. Mr. Allen asked Mr. Chandler if he be- Neved it was right to surrender to “com- mon_highwaymen.” “There, we have moré of those horrible nouns and adjectives that the senators from North Carolina (Butler) and South Carolina (Tillman) and Nebraska (Allen) indulge in,” answered Mr. Chandler, amid laughter. “I don't like them. hey xrate upon my ears."” In mock ous Manner Mr. Chandler referred to the populist sen- ators, saying he found himself asso-iating with them so much that he feared he was “a crank” himself. Speaking seriously, the senator said the government should comptste these three battle ships, and hereafter take care to know the cost of armor plate before battle ships were authorized. Mr. Bacon (Ga.) moved tc place the rate 350 per ton. He believed the government would have to build its own foundry, for the present he urged it to be expe to offer $350, and stand by it, allowin armament of the ships to fail, If nee until Congress reassembles. Mr. Perkins (Cal.) urged that the three new battle ships would be tied to the docks to rust and corrode un ermor and put into servic Mr. Teller (Col.) contributed speech. It had been the general sion that our ships repres a lively impres- nted the power and dignity of the nation, but he said our warships had proved a arce of con- fusion to the last administration. The Cuban war, the worst conflict in a hundred years, with murder and outrage, had raged at our doors, and throughout the conflict we had no ship to send there as the repre- sentative of our national dignity erd honor. The authorities had been afraid to send a ship, fearing it might endanger our peace with Spain. “Why, war with Spain would be a trifling affair so far as we are concernel,” said Mr. Teller. He ridiculed the idea of having ships, if they were not to be sent where needed. We have had a good deal of trouble over our ships, anyway, Mr. Teller said, and probably they would be as well on the stocks as in service. It would be a greater surrender of national dignity to bow to the armor contractors than to let the ships stand on the stocks, and the sen- ator declared he would let them stand un- armored for all time rather than be held up by the armor combine. Mr. Allen (Neb.) criticised the general rolicy of expanding the navy, comparing the cumbersome battle shins with the ef- fective monitors. The building of these huge ships was a scheme, he asserted, to spend the public money and to place ad- vantageous contracts. With it was the scheme for enlarging the army and buiid- ing more forts. Commenting on the use of the army at the Chicago strike, Mr. Allen asserted: “When Grover Cleveland sent the army into Chicago he committed the crime of treason against the United States.” Mr. Jones (Ark.) made a point of order against the committee amendment on the ground that it was general legislation. The point of order was withdrawn in order to secure a direct vote. The first vote was on an amendment limiting the cost of ar- mor to $300 per ton. It was carried, on a viva voce vote, Mr. Hale and one or two others being the only ones to vote in the negative. Mr. Butler then offered an amendment authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to make investigation and receive proposi- tions for the establishment of a govern- ment armor factory, and report to Con- gress at its next session. It was agreed to. Other amendments to the bill were made as follows: Fot improvement of Cumber- land sound, Florida, $50,000; to pay balance of $14,485 to claimants under the Spanish- American claims commission. The deficiency appropriation bill was then Passed. Mr. Hale moved that the Senate adjourn over Wednesday; lost, on a viva voce vote. Mr. White secured the passage of a joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to proceed with the construction of a breakwater at San Pedro, Cal. At 5:50 p.m. the Senate held an executive session, and then adjourned. —____-e-_____ FOUR BROTHERS SENTENCED. The Misfortune Which Has Overtaken the Spray Family. Misfortune has fallen upon four members of the Spray family at Paris, Texas, and the county judge there sentenced the quar- tet to prison. Two of them, James D. Spray and Robert 8. Spray, twin brothers, seventeen years old, were sentenced to the District refcrm school, while two .older brothers were sentenced to the peniten- tlery. The twin brothers qrrived here last night and were quartered at the first precinct. According to their statement, an older brother was arrested for what they termed “cow theft,” or, in other words, for steal- ing a cow. When his case came up for trial the three brothers were put on the stand as witnesses, but their efforts did not save their brother, who was sent over the road. Following his sentence, the three remaining brothers were arrested for per- jury, with the result stated. The boys who were brought here declare they are irnocent, and say when they return to Par- is they intend to prove their innocence. ‘With them was Edward Brown, nineteen years old, who had also been sentenced to the District reform school. His offense was horse stealing. Today the three pris- oners were taken to the institution to be formally placed in the care of the officials. | wheels, accompénied by SLOW GETTING: STARTED Probability That the Ohio Campaign Will Open in Two Months, Organi: Republican State ition— Rumor of John RB. McLean's With- drawnal—Populist Party May Split. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 13, 1897. Though both the great parties have placed their state tickets in the field, the Ohio campaign is not likely to open for two months yet. The aspect of state pol- ities may be materially changed by the ac- tion to be taken later on by the populists and the gold democrats of the state. Each organization has called a state convention, but it is by no means certain that each will put a state ticket in the fleld. Chairman H. M. Daugherty of the republican state central committee says it will not be called together to select the state executive com- mhittee until after the adjournment of the special session of Congres It is well known, however, that John R. Molloy of this city is to be secretary of the execu- tive committee, and it is quite certain that the executive chairman will be ex-Attor- ney General George K. Nash, also of this city. He is known to be tne choice of the President, who is deeply interested in the result this fall in his own state, as well as that of Senator Hanna. Democrats Make Same Mistake. The new democratic state central com- mittee duplicated the mistake made by the republicans at Toledo, by selecting a chairman of the new state executive com- mittee immediately upon organizing. The candidates that were afterward nominated found the man named who will have charge of the campaign in which they are raore than any one else i s Thi sition is man called to this ri Daniel McConville of Steub . who led the party in this state to de Is year. He will be remembered in Wash- ington as having been the sixth auditor of the treasury under the first. administra- tion of President Cleveland. He has never shown any marked ability as a polit manager, though given repeated opportunt- lies to do so. It is safe to say that he would not have been chosen by the candi- dates on the ticket if the choice had been allowed to them, as is usually the case. McConville was also given the additional power to choose the secretary of the com- mittee and to recommend to» the central committee a full executive committee. M McConville, it will be seen, comes as n being the “whole thing” f tie democratic state executive committee as ne man ever did. Ramor of McLean's Withdrawal. ‘There has been little roem fer doubt that should the democrats carry the legislature this fall the candidate of the party for the United States Senate to sueceed Senator Hanna would be John R. Mckean. Still a report has been spread @versthe state in the last week to the effect that Mr. Mc- Lean has concluded to withdraw his name from use in connection withs the election to the Senate. It may be that he does not want the office, but the more. probable ex- planation of this is that his prominence as a senatorial candidate seems likely to greatly lessen the chances of the party to carry the state. His own, party contains many who would prefer to see Mr. Hanna remain in the Senate; all the gold demo- crats would much prefer that, and the populists are attacking him in all their ecunty conventions.- Their opposition to Hanna is hardly less vigorous. Mixed Result Expected. A mixed result is not improbable in the Ohio elections this year. There are many well-versed politicians who would not be surprised to see the democrats elect their state ticket and the republicans control the legislature. In the first place it should be remembered that the state senatorial dis- tricts as they now stand were gerryman- dered by the republicans, and to this ex- tent the democrats are at a disadvantage so far as the legislative elections are con- cerned, As is well known, the republican state machine will be in the control of Senator Hanna and his friends, who will naturally be more interested in carrying the legislature than electing the state tick- et. The gold democrats—and they number not a few in the state—will probably vote for the republican legislative candidates, because a democratic legislature — will be sure to elect a free silver man to the United States Senate, though they will generally vote for Chapman for governor and the entire state ticket. From this it will appear that there will be a force at work in each party toward this same end —that is, pulling down the republican vote on the state ticket and pulling it up on the republican legislative ticket; pulling up the vote on the democratic state ticket and pulling it down on the democratic state legislative ticket. Campaign Will Be a Warm One. The campaign promises to be a warm one. Senator Hanna's vigorous way of running a campaign is sufficient warrant for thja, so far as the republican side of the fight is concerned. It need hardly be said that the republicans will be well supplied with funds. They have the entire federal and State official list to assess. Though the democrats will have few officers to assess, they will not be without funds. Mr. Chap- man, their candidate for governor, is a very wealthy man, and he and his asso- ciates will no doubt contribute liberally. No doubt the free silver organization of the country will contribute largely to the aid of the democratic cause‘in this state also. This organization has already announced a free silver camp meeting of two weeks’ duration at some central point in the state during the campaign, at which Teller, Bryan, Towne, Warner,’ Jones, Bartine, George Fred Williams and all the well- known free silver advocates) will be present and speak. It does not seem probable now that the gold democrats will put another state ticket in the field. The general sentiment among them seems to be that the regular democratic state ticket gught to be sup- ported by them, but not the democratic candidates for the legislature,-for the rea- son that in the latter ease;the coinage question is involved, while it is not in the state ticket. « Populistic Split Probable. The middle-of-the-road:. populists will probably oppose fusion with the democrats. ‘They are in the minority, however, and will be voted down in their state conyention. A split is probable. The anti- lonists being greatly in the minority, however, their defection is not likely:to seriously affect the democratic vote: The gains from other sources will probably ‘much more than offset it. Unless times become much better immediately after the passage of the tariff bill many working men and demo- crats, who voted for MeKinley last fall in this state, will vote the democratic ticket ee Young Workers Entertained. Headquarters Y of the District W. C. T. U. entertained the Young. Wege-Earners’ Club of the District at.the residence of its President, Mrs. Clayten EB, Emig, at “Emigold,” on the Conguit , last even- ing. Ten of the boys went ‘gut on their e Welch and Misses Davis and _Miss Homer chaperoned the party going ut in the car. Among those present ae “the boys, Mr, SSSSSO9ES SHSOSSSS SOOT OSHHS OCDINS SHSSHIOTOCS For Instance: and only $45. Nos. 1325-1327 14th DODO 6 OOSSSS HS HOSHSO HSS OOOO Jy13-6t S208 s | @@ Succensfal 1: Inaugurated on the rounds, The lawn party given for the benefit of St. Joseph's Church, corner of 2d anti C streets northeast, was opened last night, a postponement of the initial exercises hay- ing been caused by the wet weather Mon- day. There was a large attendance, and the managers of the affair are confident that they will net a handsome sum to be used in defraying the church debt. Those in charge of the party are: Refreshment table—Mrs. J. Pellen, Cuddy and Mrs. Hughe: Confectionery booth—M nor, Miss May Hughes, iss Mamie Bar- rett, Mrs. Battles and Miss Nellie Evans. Lemonade booth and flower stand—The Misses McLaughlin, Miss Josie Curtin, Miss Genevieve Rice, Miss Harford, Miss Downs, Miss Julia Ready and Miss M. Johnson. Fishing pond—Miss Torrens, Miss A. Ivey and Miss Maeschank. Ice cream booth—Miss M. Howard, Miss Etta Howard, Miss Mary O'Connor, Miss May Ivey and Miss Mary Gallegher. Paddle booth—Mr. Frank O'Meara, Miss Mary Sullivan, Miss Dora Schmitt, Mr. J. Pellen, Mr. Harry Buscher, Mr. Matt. El- bert and Mr. J. J. Higgins. Committee on grounds, order and amuse- ments—Mr. T. Quill, Mr. G. Fox, Mr. M. Lynch, Mr. C. L. Wagener, Mr. J. Warner and Mr. C. V. Rice. Committee on door—Col. and L. Lehmann. Committee on printing—Mr. Donovan, Mr. Cuddy, Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Paul Hughes. Committee on decorations—Mr. D. Har- vey, Mr. Mauhenry, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Lehmann and Mr. John Foy. Post office—Miss -Marie Rice, Miss Josie Mrs. Agnes O'Con- Jno. O'Meara Kane, Miss Loretta Quill and Miss Etta Howard. Committee to solicit donations—Miss Maeschank, Miss Downs, Miss M. Curtin, Miss Etta Howard, Miss Harford, Miss Agnes O'Connor, Miss M. Harvey, Miss Lizzie Clancey, Miss McGivern, Miss Tor- rens, Miss Agnes Ivey, Miss May Ive Miss Katie Costigan, Miss M. Hughes and Mrs. Battle. Committee on dancing—Mr. M. A. Keane, Mr. Kenneally, J. Barrett and Mr. Paul Hughes. The entertainment will be continued throughout the week. The grounds ad- joining the church, where the party is be- ing held, are beautifully decorated and brilliantly lighted. In connection with the affair there is a shooting gallery, as well as flying horses, and the young folks are given an opportunity to conclude each night's entertainment with a dance. —_+—_—_ ALL ABOUT A DOG. Alleged to Have Bitten Joshua Cohen in the Leg. A colored man named George Watson was before the Police Court today, charged with being the owner of a fierce and dangerous dog. 2 “I am not guilty,” was his plea, and his attorney also told the court that his client was innocent. “My name is Joshua Cohen,” said the prosecuting witness, as he stepped on the witness stand. “How old are you?” Judge Kimball asked him. “Twelve years.” “Do you know anything about this dog?” “No, sir.” “Did the dog bite you?” “Yes, sir; he bit me on my leg.” A boy named Johnson, he sail, told the dog, “Sic him, Knott.” Then he said, “Eat him up!” and the dog bit him. Joshua Cohen’s big brother John, who had heard the younger one scream, told the court that when he went out he found his brother's leg bleeding ‘‘fluiously.” He gave the dog a good reputation, and said he had never heard of “Knott” Going such a thing before. Amelia Cohen, the mother, was next ex- amined. She said the brute’s teeth had made a deep wound in her son's leg, but no blood came from the wound until he went to the “‘’spensary.” Thornton Peyton, a small colored juven- ile, who was sworn as a witness, told of his experience with the defendant's «log. “I was in a crowd of boys one day,” he oat ‘when the dog came over and bit my eg. “I’m not up in dogology,” the defendant's counsel remarked to his client, “but what kind of a dog is this?” “He's a shepherd dog,” swered. “Then he ought not to be dangerou The defendant promised to send the uac- cused animal fo Virginia, and the court took his personal bonds. ———— ‘Women’s Club Facilities. From Harper's Bazar. ~ ‘ A number of men’s clubs down town in New York have especial arrangements for the comfort of women. Some of them have reading rooms, dining and dressing rooms, to which the wives, daughters or “other female relatives’’ of club members are admitted as guests, although as yet no women have been added to the list of mem- bers. The Lawyers’ Club, the Wool Club, the Commercial Club and the Drug Trade Club are among those which provide ac- commodations especially for women, while others, ike the Hardware Club and the Arkwright Club, allow only the privilege of meals to women guests. e+ ___ National Cuban League Meeting. ‘Well-equipped speakers will make ad- dresses tonight at-the meeting of the Na- tional Cuban League, to be held at Coh- federate Veterans’ Hall, corner 1th and E atreets northwest. é. Watson an- Bargains in Bicycles and Sun Tally-Ho’s at... B. & R. Lamp at Scorcher Lamp at King of Road at.............- We can give you a few 20-Ib. Ladies’ Safety Bicycles, low frames, 26- inch wheels, complete with ‘97 tires and fittings; up-to-date every way, We also have some ‘96 models, F and G, fitted with °97 tires, saddle, pedals, bars, &c., and at prices from $50 to $60; equal every way to the highest priced wheel onthe floor. In Lamps We have all the leading patterns: ..- $1.25 $4.00 Some beauties in ‘97 Medium-grade Wheels at $40.00 and $50.00, reduced from $50.00 and $75.00. Brand new and guaranteed fully. Gormully & Jetitery Mtg Go., St. N.W. Fame oie ACCEPTANCE RECOMM >. Criticism of the Foote by the Naval Inspection B | The naval inspection board in recom- | mending the acceptance of the torpedo | boat Foote, built by the Columbian iron | works of Baitimore,has taken occasion to severely criticise the design and construc- tion of that vessel. The criticism came al- most entirely from: the line officers of the board. The boat fulfilled the speed con- tract requirements. The board in its re- port asserted that the steering gear was defective in that it jammed when put hard ever and could be gotten back only when the engines stop; Such sieering quali- s, says the board, would be fatal in an but it admits that the fault can be Steam steering gear is really such small craft in any case, Admittirg that the boat is re steady at high speeds the board finds that she carries a great stern wav that she “cari ne in her teeth,” and this, in their . is also a grave fault. The boat is found to be structurally sound and the interior well arranged, and, | fact, in all respects in compliance with contract, but the board sums up its objec- tions as follows: “The Foote does not im- press the board as being a successful type of torpedo boat, their opinion being based on (a) lack of speed; (b) her poor steering qualities; (c) her great disturbance ef the water. Her contract speed w: attained with great difficulty after a delay of nearly two hours before going over the cours } and with such effect upon the men that im. mediately upon passing the final buoy the boat was stopped out in the water for an- | other two hours and all hands rushed on | deck for relief, one man dying before the Foote eculd reach Annapolis and another so overpowered as to be rendered uscless the remainder of the day and possibly for some ti Moreover, this speed, which was barely developed, is below the average of that of foreign torpedo boats of her class. Chief Engineer Roelker and Constructor who were on the trial boa nted from the majority opinion that the Foote was not a successful boat. They e exceeded the contract speed and ot pushed until the last part of the eless on find. markabt was second run, though she carried 5 surplus weight. The delay in starting over the course was caused by inferior coal and not through any fault of the boat. The trial itself was made on a very hot da: when even the people on deck suffere from the heat, and the prostration of the two men in the engine rooms was attribu- table to a leak of steam, which did not in any way show the inefficiency of the vessel. Altogether, they say that no torpedo boat has ever been tried under such condition of temperature, and say the stand comparison with foreign boats. the matter and accepted the Foote provi- sionally. _—__—-+- e+ -—_____ YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION. Washington Delegates Off for Chat- tanooga to Atsend the Conventto: The first convention of the Baptist Yourg People’s Union, in which Washington will be represented by delegates from a Dis- trict of Columbia Union, will commence tomorrow at Chattanooga, Tenn., and is to last through Sunday. Tae delegates of the local union, together with the Baltimore delegation, numbering about thiriy, were entertained last evening at a reception at the Fifth Baptist Church, 4% and D sireets southwest, and later left on a B. ¥. P. U. special over the Southern railway for Chattanooga. At Salisbury, N. C, they will be joined by the Virginia and North Carolina delegations. On the return trip they will stop at Asheville and other points of interest. Among the Washingtonicns who left last night for Chattanooga as delegates were the following: Miss Lillian E. Yates, Miss Florence Henderson, Miss Elizabeth De Grummond, Miss Carrie Rau, Mr. RB. Mil- ton Henderson, Mr. E. H. Bogley, Mr. J. B. Handy, Mr. R. A. Bogley, jr., Mr. R. A: Ford, president of the District of Colum- bia Union, and Mrs. John Herfurth. ‘The attractive features which have been arranged for the convention delegates in- clude trips to places of great historic in- terest, including Lookout mountain, Chick- amauge Park, where a picnic will be held cn the battlefield, and Snodgrass Hill, where three thousand soldiers fell. Next Tuesday will be Baptist day at the ‘Ten- nessee centennial, at Nashville, and most of the Washington delegates expect to at- tend. ‘The board of managers of the union meet at Chattanooga today, and this evening there are to be special prayer services in all of the Protestant churches of the city Each morning of the convention, ai 6:30 o'clock, six simultaneous prayer meetings will be held in as many churches of the elty, conducted ‘by prominent men froin Gifferent parts of the country. Among those who will lead is Mr. E. H. Bogley of the Metropolitan Baptist Church of this city. Workers’ coaferences will be con- ducted at various churches during the pro- &ress of the convention. ——__ Democratic Delegates Chosen. A meeting of the democrats of Arlington district was held last night at Ballston bublic school building in Alexandria county. James E. Clements was elected chairman and Bradiey P. Colbert secretary. Chairman Clements stated that the ob- ject of the meeting was to elect a delegate and alternate to the state convention,which will meet in Roanoke city, August 12 next, to nominate candidates for governor, lieu- dries Always in Stock. Regular price, Regular price, Regular price, Regular price, Colors at no extra charge. Nos. 429-431 10th St. N.W. BO 59 tons of | Navy Department took the same view of $3.50. $2.00. $2.50. $5.00. All fitted with G. and J. tires. (Down-town Agency.) SSEosoeces 33 we? 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