Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1898, Page 11

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C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES. times as many people as read any other paper. A HEAVY CREDITOR National Capital’s Big Bill Against Steam Railroads Entering City. ——_-+ GRADE CROSSIN & FINANCES Offsets Against the District's Share of the Burden of Damages. ——es FAVORS WORTH A FORTUNE ge The problem of relieving the streets of Washingten and the railroad approaches to the city from the evils of grade c ing: : rally divided into two parts, eacl of which has in the past required the Bravest co eration. On the one hand, is the ergineering question, as to how best to avoid the srade crossings, whether by the elevation or the depression of the tracks, by the use of viaducts, tunne!s or semi-depressed track trenches. On the oiter hand, is the equally important and in so: more perplexing question of the proper division of the cost of such an improvement between the corporation and the mu ipality. In the ¢: of at Pennsylvania railroad this item proved a most embarrassing ne ¢ the railroad up scheme t sting na of si ment owing a disproportionate of the burden of the betterment upon the citizens, the Commi: more able demanding a equi 7 of the urse, the ra t of the t of way not bear a share of the burden tual struction of viaduets, trenches. The financial que elates to the tter incurred Teet grades to con- tion or depre of and traver: the hanging of with the el that now ere S at grades or for damages to pre suree erty caused by long bridges over tracks. Action by the Board of Trade. conceded in the in the District of the total would n approaches to high Early that rst all percent. the imricve against the be assessed a but the contention kas, been are offsets to this char; of other munic! national and Tis agth in the ¢ tted to the Wasi: by its committeee irse < 1 the and replacin, stated that it thority at the d Potomac rail- with the “ity’s termin f Long ngs in sion of the ct, on public But bill inst this session n the fa appropriation upon which the so largely exceed the supply. of that it the Balancing the Accounts. neing the accounts between the the railroed, it is to be remem- » latter secures from the for- with this legislation: m for rental for the ad- se occupation of for, lo! last Con- nd use of for years authority. The still occupies, the intersection of ich Mr. Di is me s of publ addition to the r: ng a heavy expenditur t the market p avenues and iation of the pub- virtualiy prome to be found on 2 m, will in e temporary t of right Virginia avenue to the free H to be impossible upon the park. efit Worth a Fortune. this benefit to the railroad Some time ago estimated the value of the , from which the railroad < to pay elsewhere, as at least half a million doliars. They are worth more This estimate indicates only © pe ry value of the acquisition and allow ue for the injury and practi- of the continuous parks to the White House which me perma- to loosen eas noth planned an ich is nec- an in-th breathing place for those who have neither the means nor time for a suk n outing. If the "s ma sent original plan is to be Itered and disfigured for the it let the latter pay hand- 's desecration, as well as for If the esthetic, sentiment- ry considerations which plead uninterrupted mall of L'Enfant's re to be buried beyond hope of res- and the issue is reduced to the ‘s-like question of doliars and cents, dollars and cents of compensation also be exacted on strictly business prin- ciples. If a part of the city’s birthright ts to be disposed of for a mess of pottage, let those who are responsible for the trans- fer at least see to it that the municipal stomach enjoys every particle of pottage justly due. The rajiroad’s direct gain, when the temporary loan of its mall privi- leges becomes a permanent gift, will be so vast that, without the ald of the other items enumerated, it will be sufficient to outweigh any claim against the District, land gran @! and sani for the however exaggerated, on acount of the abo- lition of grade crossings and the recon- struction of Long bridge.” This report was signed by Theodore W. Noyes, chairman, and by John B. Wight, Francis R. Fava, jr., Frank Hume, C. B. Church and John G. Slater. Mr. Noyes is now president of the board of trade, Mr. Wight is Commissioner of the District, Mr. Hume is the present chairman of the board of trade committee on railroads and Mr. Church is a prominent member of the same committee. Capitalizing the Off-Set Privileges. It is to be seen from this presentation of the case that the railroad company is heav- ily the debtor of the city in the matter of acquired or donated privileges and that if capitalized at a proper valuation the city’s bill against the railroad company would be heavy indeed. On the basis of a theoretical 50 per cent division between the railroad and municipality in payment of damages sed by changes of grade this debt, it is thought, shouid be counted in to reduce the burden in meeting a necessity caused the short-sightedness and cupidity of ailroad company in its deliberate ag- ion and trespass upon public lands and Spaces. One of the most important features of item of calculating the city’s bill ainst the railroad company is the en- chment upon and disfigurement of the mall by means of the tracks that are now used in 6th street. There have been Many projects pefore Congress for the improve- ment of this area. One of the most elaborate nd ambitious of these schemes was that dvocated by former Representative Springer, who would have had the mall transformed into a sort of Champs Elysees, carrying a broad and beautiful area of land clear from the.Capitol to the White House free from all possible obstructions and dis- figurements. The tracks on 6th street, however, have always puzzled those who would utilize for the adornment of the city this magnificent stretch of public land. The are there today like and the problem was ‘t them, but to provide another terminal arrangement for the se eral road now use them. The citi- always has been for such a ould stop the roads on the of the mail. This would nece: sitate th andconment of the present s' jon and the construction of a new one nuth of the mail to place. Of course the d company has always objected strenuously to this proposition. Engineer Greene's Views. ‘The point that the people have insisted fon at ail times during been that the grant of on the mall and over 6ih temporary, it b nds of Congre i the time railread snant to ngineer Commi: District, made a report in (of the station site on zed at the time as an ext ould perhaps not ted but for the dissatisfac- st the Hallimore h had so long had the monopsly of railroad connection with ity. It has never consid as tilement of ib re <tior act itself contained an exo: = the right to mod: and y a »1 witie the cone ** at t prov. Hed up, the roved, and #i as a thing ef Lat is pot may y im of and e, and thi 1 decision gain deecided in fever is nothing more to <0 nate at 7th stree be rea Isp and the contin i to the White Hons it is decided vor of park will be preserved ard the depot will have to be moved o third of a mile to the south, still rema ing, however, within but little more tan half a mile from the city of property valua- tions, which nd B street Nearly e of Commissioners the e nt of the pres anent fo: gove 1 the removal of t and, while cons' the Atkinson bill of unfragrant me the House of Representatives once the ion, There has been no public acquiescence the railroad occupation of the mall to uce the price which the corporation houid pay, temporary and presarious ienure of the reservation is to be made per- manent. Lropos' it. in — GOV. BLACK’S MESSAGE. New York's Executive Calls Attention to Failing Commerce. The legislature of the state of New York met and organized yesterday. The senate with a membership of fifty, has a republi can maj of twenty; the assembly, with 150 names on the roll, is republican by eight. In both houses the republican ce pminees were elected without any unusual incident. The speaker of the as- sembly is J. M. E. O'Grady, who presided during the session of 1897. Ia his m se to the legislature Gov. Black said that the state tax for the present year is $2. on a thousand doi This rate produces the sum of $ SL.NO. he receipis from licen: liquor, tax on inheritance, & i, over last year of tures for asylu reformator! & were $7, 85. The total eB of the state on September The commerce of asing as rapidly If it were true that 660. w York was not in- 3 that of other ports. the commerce tribu nd discouraged by a too narrow policy prevailing there with reference to term- inal facilities, that policy should be cor- = of money from the gen- ‘y have been expended in N York harbor with national sanction, and millions more should be expended now in deepening the approaches to her har- bor. The governor recommended that a commission be created to examine into the commer of New York, the cause of its decline, the means of its revival, and to report conclusions. — SUICIDE OF GEORGE J. SMITH. Disceverer of Treadwell Mine Shot Himself Through the Heart. A San Francisco dispatch says: George J. Smith, the discoverer of the famous Tread- well mine in Alaska, was found shot through the heart in his workshop. He had committed suicide. Smith was rich and apparently happy in his domestic relations. He was a native of New York and served in the Union army during the war. He met John Treadwell, the mining man. Sub- sequently he went to Alaska in search of health, and while there heard of the dis- covery of gold by the Indians on Douglas Island. He went thither and located the now famous Treadwell mine. At the same time he located a gold mine in the joint names of James Treadwell and George J. Smith, which they subsequently sold to an English syndicate for $700,000, tt ——-— -see Weyler Will Not Be Prosecuted. A Madrid special says: The question of calling General Weyler to account (for pro- testing to the queen regent against the wording of President McKinley's message to Congress and for allowing the document to become public) is closed, the public prosecutor having informed the supreme war council that he has decided there is no ground for prosecution. — ALL SORTS OF CRIME Vain Efforts to Swindle the Pension Bureau. CASES RUN DOWN BY DETECTIVES —————— Interesting Stories Drawn From the Files. TALES OF THE TORTUOUS eee In the southwestern corner of the pension building, on the third floor, is the detective agency of the bureau, the place where all schemes are laid to catch the culprits who seek by every known method to rob Uncle Sam of pensions. The examiners in the field are in con- ant commvnication with this bureau, and webs are daily spun with which to trap the foolish flies who imagine théy can practice their thieving methods without Uncle Sam's knowledge. They succeed for a time now and then, but sooner or later they ars caught. The government officials are merciless, id press the charges against them, always insisting upon con- viction and sentence. The records of the bureau contain hundreds of cases, and the criminal docket consists of thirteen large volumes. The principal offenses charged re forgery, impersonating a government officer and perjury, and there are hundreds of such cases. “A reporter of The Star picked out a few of the interesting cases made out during the past few months. They are presented herewith: A Series of Forgeries. One of the most famous cases of forgery unearthed by the pension bureau is that of Letitia Burress of Hopkinsville, Ky. “Tish,” as the officials designate her, was a shrewd woman, about thirty-five years of age and unmarried. She forged the papers in a number of claims, including the claims of two persons who were supposed to be her relatives. Not only did she forge the sig- natures of the witnesses, but those of the executing officers, and, as she was not the aitorney in any of the claims, though it appears she was a sort of a subagent for other attorneys, it was with great difficulty that the offenses were fastened upon her. In one of the cases with which it was sup- posed she was connected, the clai it had died, and the miner hit upon the expe- dient of writing a letter to the dead wo- man. The letter was posted on the list at the post office, and shortly thereafter a little boy came to the office with an order purporting to have heen signed by the 4 woman for the letter. The examiner standing rear by and proceeded to fol- the boy, who, suspecting he was being followed, started to run. The boy outran the examiner, who repaired to “Ti house, where, after an hour had ¢ he saw the boy enter. The for which was presented at the post cflice was identical with the forged papers in_ the claims, and the boy testified that ‘Tish” wrote the order and sent him for the let- ter, thus suyplying the missing link con- necting her with the forgeries for which she was sent to jail. Guilty of Many Forgertes, An agent at Renalara, Miss., was asso- ted in the pension busir with a jus- tice of the peace and notary public. He ad- vised the justice that it would only be nec- essary for him to file one certificate show- ing his official character, to the end that all papers executed before him might be accepted by the pei on bureau, z then presented him with a nice new bottle of ink da pen tc make his signature to the cer- tifleate. Thereafter the agent did not trouble the justice to go through the for- mality of signing papers, but deliberately vkat purported to be his signature in over thirty s, and in some instances to as many as eight papers. This man’s méthods were discovered by the bureau, which, suspecting something wrong, made tracings of the signatures and compared A special examiner was detailed on , and put ‘the forger in jail, from n he expects to depart in 1809. He pleaded guilty on thirteen indictments. Had he been convicted on every forgery mmitted, and been sentenced to six months in eacn case, his cumulative sen- tence would have been for Iffe. An attorney and his clerk, residing in Ulster courty, New York, entered into a conspiracy to prosecute a fraudulent claim pension, in rance of which they d certain aff 8, for which offense sentenced to thirteen imprisonment, and the clerk also convieted; but as the trial judge believed the clerk was merely a tool in the hands of the attorney, ne suspended sentence In is case. A man who was a major in a Kentucky regiment claimed pension en account of mputation of two fingers on his right ard, which, he claimed, resulted from an cident received while in line of duty. The claim was investigated, and proven that these fingers were lost before the major enlist@J, and he was tried for perjury ana sente d to six months’ imprisonment. Represented Himself as Commissioner T. F. Dewey of Osborne; Ohio, traveled through that state representing himself to be the commissioner of pensions, and col- lected various sums from pensioners and applicants upon the pretense that he would take favorable action upon their claims. The special examiners of the bureau ran him down, and now the pseudo-commtis- sioner is ing a sentence of eighteen months’ imprisonment in the Ohio peniten- tiary. Joseph Brandenburg of Quiucy, Il., who was proven to never have been in the ser- vice, tried to convince the pension author- ities that he was the George W. Young who served in the 11th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, but signally failed, and instead of getting a pension drew a sentence in the penitentiary of one year and a day. This is a case of a soldier who served in a Kentucky regiment and was convicted with a woman who forged certain affi- davits to perfect his claim. An impostor whose real name has never been discovered, but who is now in the penitentiary serving a two years’ sentence, tried to make the pension bureau believe that he was the Robert Bayless who served in the Ist United States Colored Heavy Ar- tillery. Forged His Dead Mother’s Name. An old lady at Maysville, Ky., was grant- ed a pension as the widow of a soldier who was killed in the line of duty. After her death her daughter continued to draw the pension by forging her dead mother’s name to the vouchers and checks. Two years’ solitary confinement will give her ample op- portunity to repent. A man at Sycamore, Va., promoted and seemingly established a false widow’s claim and obtained $1,495.67 from the government. He obtained a four years’ term in the peni- tentiary for his carelessness one day, which put the watch dogs of the pension bureau on his trail. A notary public at St. Peter, Minn., mall- ed blank declaration and affidavit forms to a claimant to sign and obtain the signa tures of her witness, which she did and re. turned the papers to the notary, who then filled them out, signed the jurats, impressed his seal thereon and forwarded them to the pension bureau as genuine papers. For this offense he was tried and sentenced, upon conviction, to one year’s imprisonment. Personated His Dead Father. A soldier who served in the 8th Maine | Infantry died in 1878 and his son cou- epired with two other men to draw a pen- sicn in his father’s name. The plan suc- ceeded for some years, until, being found out, two were convitted and sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment. The other one turned state’s evidence and escaped. A man at Wescott, Ga., intercepted a letter from the Knoxville agency contain- ing a soldier's pension check, forged his indorsement and pocketed the proceeds. The pensioner failed to get his check and cor plained. A special examiner was de- tailed and ran the case down. He first ascertained the number of the check, date of mailing and located thé culprit at the Post office the date of the arrival of the check and had the opportunity to get hold of the envelcpe in which it was mail- ed. The original check was forwarded to the examiner, and by tracing it back through a number of indorsers he nailed the culprit, who was sentenced to three years for robbing the mails. ~~ Oklahoma territory furnishes a duplicate of the above case, although the cuiprit got off with a year and a day’s sentence, showing the inequalities of justice. From Richmond, Va., comes a case of a man who traycled through the state rep- resenting himself as a special examiner. In his rambles he ran up against a bona fide examiner, who took bim into camp and sent him up for three years for im- Ppersonating a government officer. A man in Cincinnati, Ohio, known to his associates as Everett, filed a claim as the John Lawson who served in the 109th United States Colored Infantry. Unfortu- nately for him, Hester, the widow of the soldier, was also an applicant, and, being convicted, he traveled to the “pen” for eighteen months. E An attorney at Dansville, N. Y., collected illegal fees for his services in connection with four claims and was sentenced to one year and one day’s imprisonment. Collecting Mlegal Fees. For collecting illegal fees in four cases an attorney in Harrisburg, Pa., was fined $500 and costs and was glad to get away without a jail sentence. A man’ from Leavenworth, Kan., known as John Canady, attempted to impersonate J. A. Beshear, a soldier who ‘served in the 28d Missouri Infantry. The widow of the dead soldier was drawing a pension at the time, and the bureau in its justness did not neglect Canady, whom it put away for a year in the penitentiary. ~ A Kentucky man residing at Louisville was recently convicted of perjury in a pen- sion case and got a sentence of four years. A Society Woman's Effort. Saratoga Springs furnished the case of a society woman who attracted the attention of the pension authorities in an endeavor to pass herself off as the widow of a de- ceased soldier. Her widow's weeds and weeping eyes did not bifnd the bureau rep- resentative, who discovered the fraud and put her in jail for a year. Even the Indian territory furnishes frauds. It was from there an agent hailed whose client was the dependent mother of a soldier who was killed at Vicksburg. The mother died before her claim was allowed, but the attorney supplied a sub- stitute and drew the pension for some time until caught. If he can pay $1,500 tine his liberty will be given him early in 1900. An agent from the sunny south, Savan- nah, Ga., was recently tried for forging the name of one of his clients, and after re- ceiving the money was arrested and shut up in jail for two years. A woman in Kansas got hold of a pen- sioner's check for $194.13, which she put in her pocket. After an exciting chase she was caught, cenvieted and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. For impersonating. George Marsh, a de- ceased soldier of the 124th Ohio Infantry, a man whose real name has not been learned is now serving an eighteen months’ term in the Onondaga penitentiary. Early in 1897 a Virginia man appeared as the guardian of a soldier's child entitled to a pension, but who died before the claim was filed. He substituted another child, and the government caught him in the de- ception and made him pay $1,000 fine. A doctor at Fort Scott, Kan., impers: ated a soldier who served in the United States Colored Infantry, and suc- ceeded in obtaining a pension, but w: caught after a short time and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. AGAIN BRINGS SUIT. Mrs. Winter Files Bill for Damages Against Richard Mansfield. Mary Sanders Winter will endeavor once more to reeover damages from Richard Mansfield, the actor, now playing an’ en- gagement in this eity, for breach of con- tract. Through Attorneys M. J. Colbert and Charles J. Murphy, a sult at law was late yesterday filed against Mr. Mansfield. The plaintiffs named are Mary Sanders Winter and Percy Winter, her hnsvand. Damages in the sum of $5,000 are asked. The declaration recites that March 15, 1895, Mary Sanders Winter agreed with Mr. Mansfield to render him her services S$ an actress for the theatrical season of 1895-96. She was to receive $75 per week, it ds explained. Mansfield, without cau or justification, dismissed her from his service, Mrs, Winter says, and refused to pay her the sum agreed upon as salary. Continuing, the declaration sets forth that Mrs. Winter agreed with Mansfield to remain in the city of New York to seek other employment, and to credit what she might earn from such employment to what Mansfield agreed to pay her, and if she did not find other employment until the date of the expiration of the contract, to enter Mansfield’s service when called upon. In consideration of this Mansficld, it is ex- plained, agreed to pay her $50 per week from the 3d of December, 1895, to the 15th of June,. 1896. ~ In conclusion, Mrs, Winter declares that Mansfield wholly repudiated this latter agreement. Therefore she files suit to re- cover damages in the sum of $5,000. An effort is to be._made to serve the pro- cess of the court-on Mr. Mansfield in the suit of law filed a year ago by Ethel Doug- las, am actress, the case being similar to that in which Mrs. Winter appears as plaintiff. It will be remembered that Mr. Mansfield very cleverly eluded the deputy marshal who attempted to serve the pro- cess in the case instituted by Ethel Doug- las. ‘The matter has been pending ever. since, awaiting thé return in this city of Mr. Mansfield. i ——_—_—_. LEAGUE’ RECEPTION. Young Men’s Organisation Entertains Its Frieads. ‘The reception of the Young Men’s Frotec- tive League Tuesday evening was largely attended. R. L. Locke, chairman, deserves much credit for its guecess. Among those in the audience were Miss Ednah Williams of Paterson, N. J,; the Misses Carroll, Annie Moore, Lena Brooks, Bessie Moore, Dora Miller, J. V. Somerville and R. A. Kenner of Providence, R. I.; the Misses Ichnson of Philadelphia, Susie Jones, Sarah P. Stone, Mrs. Laura Miller and daughter Nettie of Pennsylvania, Prof. W. J. Kid- well of Florida, Mr. 8. W. Johnson, Prof. G. A. Green of Connecticut, Dr. C. H. Mar- shall, Arthur F, Boston, Prof. T. L. Jones, E. W. Brown, Prof. Wm. D. Nixon, Edw. Holiand, Jas. L. Pinn, C. L. Kelly, .H. D. Burwell, E, W. Scott, R. L, Locke, Jos. Lee. Z Railway Caupany Defendant. Suit at lw has been instituted against the Baltimore-and fPotomac Railroad Com- pany by the Roanoke and Tar River Steam- boat Company, latter king to re- cover damages in B Of $5,000. It is charged that the t ipany, Oc- tober 80 last, refused to draw of Long bridge to permi of a Pieces W cette pate of a layed over night. GATHERING OF GRADS Annual Meeting of the Columbian Alumni Association. AN EVENTFUL EVENING PASSED Addresses Full of Interest Precede Election of Officers. UNITED FOR THE UNIVERSITY ee The annual meeting of the Alumni Asso- ciation of the Columbian University attract- ed a congenial gathering to the honored in- stitution last night, and the exercises,which were conducted in the lecture hall, were en- joyed by an unusually appreciative audi- ence. It was easy to perceive when the speeches were commenced that a single spirit inspired all who were there, and that was enthusiasm for alma mater combined with determination to make her greater and more illustrious, more potent for aciueve- ment and more powerful for good. All the addresses were liberally punctuated with applause, and it was a pity the several thousand graduates of the college and uni- versity could not have been present to have added to the approval and joined in the de- cision to exert every effort to advance Co- lumbian interests. There were many ladies present, and while they enjoyed the ad- dresses no less than the men, they became a stil more attractive part of the occasion when adjournment was followed py delight- ful social intermingling in the adjoining apartment, where a collation was spiead. President B. L. Whitman of the university was introduced after the order of the meet- ing had been announced, and made a char- acteristic addre: He laid great the importance of the alumr c The influence exerted by the alumni of any institution of learning w great, and the members of the Columbian Association could accomplish an immense amount of good with very little effort. He recounted the work already accomplished by the in- stitution and what was hoped for it in the future. President Brow Mr. Chavin Brown, dent, delivered his annual addre: interesting and received with many marks of approval. He recited the various mat- ters of interest to the university that « Remarks. the retiring iranspired since the last annual meeting. h he hoped would be generally a vere 700 members on association id an association keen formed in New York state. It to be hoped that other states wouid low suit. especially those having large cities, where it would be not only a pleas- ure, but practicable for resident graduates to meet and cement closer together the friendships of college days, as well as to make new friendships with th who follow in the order of graduation, Non- resident members had aided the associja- tion and the university as far as in the! power in a financial way. Im the Front Rank. The Alumni Association was organized for social reunion of its members, but the principal tie that bound the members together was their alma mater. “We note with pride,” he said, “that the university, under the very efficient management and direction of Pre Whitman, aided and seconded b able corps of professors and composing the faculties of the variou scheols, has continued to advance, it now stands in the front ranks of Amer- ican titutions of higher education. In fact, when we consider the great advan- tages that many other institutions of learning throughout the country have had cver our own, by way of larger money endowments, it is difficult to explain the success Columbian has attained without giving the greater share of the credit to its officers and instructors. Too much credit and honor cannot be given to thos who have devoted and are devoting their tiiae and, in many instances, their whole lives to ‘this noble work. Yet, while we do not attempt to disguise the fact that wo are deficient in the way of a sufficient money endowment, there is an advantage that we enjoy that to a certain ertent supplies this deficiency, and that is the great educational plant that has b es- tablished at the capital of the nation of the United States government. The gov- ernment departments, and particularly the Smithsonian Institute, the Army Medical Museum, the United States patent office, the Supreme Court and the Congressional Library, furnish advantages to the stu- dent here in his university course ieh cannot well be supplied by other institu- tions of learning located away from the national capital.” = No Need of a Free University. Many well-meaning and public-spirited citizens, he said, had renewed the efforts made on previous occasions to establish, by endowment or appropriation by the gen- eral government, a national institution of learning for higher education, to be styled the “United States University.” In the early years of the republic there was, no doubt, great need of such a national insti tution of learning at the seat of the, gov- ernment; but in this age, when this “need has been supplied by institutions supported by the various states of the Union and by religious denominations and large cindow- ments from individuals, the same reasons do not exist for national aid to the cause of higher education. Notable Events of the Year. President Brown called attention to the changes during the year in the closing of the preparatory school; the extension of the law schcol course from two to three years, and the amendment to the charter merging the board of governors and the board of trustees into a single board of trustees to have control of university af- fairs. Additional honors had been added to the university in the selection of two of the most distinguished members of the Alumni Association to high positions in tae educational world, Willlam L. Wilson hav- ing become president of Washington and Lee University, and Dr. Andrew P. Mon- tague president of Furman University. Their selection after such long connection with Columbian showed that the eyes of the educators of the country were upon the University and that the world of letters ap- preciated fully the valuable work and ser- vices rendered by its instructors, Reports of Officers. The minutes of the last meeting were read and Professor H. L. Hodgkins, the secretary, read his report. He was con- vinced the association pursued a proper policy in keeping in touch with all grad- uates. His mailing list now contained the names and addresses of 2,200 graduates and officers, an increase of 150 during the past year. He desired all members to as- sist in completing the list. The total num- ber of degrees conferred by Columbian was 4,296, and the number of persons re- ceiving them 3,497. At the time the his- torical catalogue was issued in January, 1892, 3,183 degrees had been conferred on 2,578 persons. Since then 1,118 degrees have been conferred on 919 persons, an in- crease of 35 per cent. It was to be hoped that the university would join with the association in meeting the expense of a new historical catalogue. ‘Treasurer John B. Larner’s ed from all sources year of and expenditures of $310.82; SeeSesetesteedeteadeedeatenteceatoaeetoatondoseatesdocindondecatostecectentet Two Days More White & Redding, The Philadelphia Store (Clark & Co.), 811 Pa. Ave. Sedetetecetectectetetetececege Of this wonderful sacrifice that is to relieve us of half our stock. 20 per cent discount cotton to a dress : on everything from a spool of Any wonder we're crowded? The crowds are unprece- dented in the history of the house. 2 0 PER CENT OFF “ts Son % Spteeteceeteet Increased force to wait on ever. Dress Goods, Silks, Coats and Capes, Suits and Waists, Hosiery, Gloves, Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, Underwear, Laces, Notions, Linings, White Goods, Linens, Blankets, Bedding, Flannels, Muslin Underwear, Petticoats (Silk, etc.), Corsets. you. Better attention than "No goods charged at discount prices Stet sete WHITE & ef soteeteted ete REDDING, The Philadelphia Store, 811 Pa. Ave.==Clark & Co.’s. $140 was transferred to the life member- ship_fund, le: 6. A Million Dollars Needed. Mr. S. W. Woodward, the treasurer of the university, talked plain business to the assemblage in his usual straightforward and impressive way. Nothing was more evident, he said, that the Columbian Uni- versity required increased facilities in or- der to achieve the important position de tired for it among educational institution and that in order to meet its many necessi- ties money was required. It was his opi fon that the alumni of the university could and should by their own effor' cure an endowment for the university of a million dollars. The income, $40,000 per annum, from such a sum would be of estimable advantage to the university In a variety of ways. He wanted the alumni to think it over, to talk it over and to over it, and felt sure they would see they had examined the question, that the raising of so much money would not prove a herculean task, if those engaged in it went about it in the right way. An Effective Talk. Mr. C. W. Needham, a member of the board of trustees, made an effective ad- dress, in which he outlined the various re- forms to be introduced in the management of the university. The selection of trustees by elections instead of their appointment for life would, he was sure, result bene- ficlally to the institution. He was very earnest when he depicted the advantag to be gained from the insertion in the char- ter of the university of the fact that it was conducted under the auspices of the Bap- tist Church. Institutions of learning, to be successful, he declared, must be either sup- ported by the nation or the state, by reli- gious denominations or be heavily en- dowed. He had experience before in the upbuilding of a university in another city. The Chicago University had struggled along for years, but without being success- ful in any direction scarcely, and it became necessary to reorganize it and to adopt a new charter. There was some objection when the charter was to be framed to any accentuation of the fact that it was to be under Baptist auspices, but in spite of these objections a clause was placed in the char- ter providing that a majority of the board of trustees of the institution should be ap- pointed from the Bapt the president of the university should be a member of the same church. The result was that the members of the church came to*the substantial assistance of the insti- tution and endowments were received and persons of other denominations also gen- erously assisted until now the university was occupying its present high position. He believed in standing squarely in the cpen and letting every one know that the Columbian University was a Baptist insti- tution. Need of a Library. Mr. W. P. Cutter made a few remarks on behalf of the school of library science. He said that the study was merely in- its infancy now, now its importance and value would be abundantly realized. Some writer had said that the three great sources of civilization were the church, the school and the li- brary, and the importance of the latter was scarcely less than that of the other twe. It was perhaps unnecessary for him to state that Columbian University had no Ubrary. It had a collection, consisting of a few books of reference, some worn-out fiction and a work on mathematics and history that had outlived their usefulness. If Columbian ever expected to be an insti- tution of learning, he said, with much em- phasis, it would have to provide a real li- brary instead of a mere lot of books it now possesses. Three Things Required. Dr. J. Wesley Bovee spoke on behalf of the medical school, expressing for it the thanks of its professors and instructors: at the beneficent care extended over it by the university. There had been a very healthy and substantial increase in the number of students and in the number of teachers, and general advancement in the system of teaching. The medical department w: making fair progress. He was sure it would steadily increase its sphere of useful- ness. He sincerely hoped that the alumni would be able to carry out and make real all the ideas for the advancement of the university that had been advanced before e meeting. bec attain the objects so desirable,” said Dr. Bovee in conclusion, “requires time, in- terest and money. We have the time and we have the interest. Now let us get the money.” Officers for Next Year. ‘Dr. Bovee’s remarks closed the addresses, and Mr. John B. Larner, chairman of the nominating committee, announced the offi- cers selected to serve for the ensuing year as follows: For president of the associa- tion, Mr. Andrew B. Duvall; for vice presi- dents: representing the collegiate course, Mr. W. Veirs Bouic of Rockville, Md.; rep- ing a balance on hand of | st Church and that | but in twenty years from | Soelededdodte | resenting the medical department, Lr. W. R. Butler; the law sch ol, L. M. Cuthbert of Denver, € the scientific sct Miss Lydia Holbrook; the dental departmeat, Dr. M. Willis Por the post graduate school, Dr. Charlies E. Monroe. Mr. Larner ci ated much amusement by stating that after the officers abeve men- tioned had been selected only Dr. Hodgkins and himself remained in the nominating committee room. in this dilemma he had told Dr. Hodgkins that he would nom.nate him for secretary if Dr. Hodgkins » vue in return nominate him, r, for rer. When th siied Mr, Ther said that Dr. Hodgkins had failed ? agree to the proposition, so it remained | for him to ed in open moet hereupon > and nomi- jnated Mr. 1 me ys } tion of Mr. the noml- nees were voted for together at | Unanimousiy elected, whereupon | President Brown deiegated Mr. ¢ jand Judge Kimball to escort the elected president to the platform Mr. Duvali's Pleasant Remarks. Mr. Duvall made a very happy address in his customary jolly manner. He said that he had been notified of the intention of nominating him for the presidency and had been asked to prepare an addre He had done so and had the addr his pocket, but he 1 so looked nd realized that there must t I things. He hoped that the © displayed he ters brought r to arious mat- ting would be eting had been a- great by numbered by thousands, including men who occupied places high in public well as those who, although they tions inconspicuous and modest, needed no | less intelligen nd integrity to perform the duties assigned them. He closed by in- Viting the ass; 0 @ reception that had been arranged for President. Whitman, “president Brown and himself, and to then partake of refre: Some of A vote of than! pments. Those Present. Ss to the retiring officers S passed unanimously, and the gather- i retired from the lecture hall to the adjoining apartment, where a coilation was ved and an hour spent in social inter Among those present during the course. meeting were Prosident and Mrs. B. L. Whitman, Chapin Brown, Prof. and Mrs. | H. L. Hodgkirs, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nichols, Mr. and Mr M. Triell, Clarence W. De Knight, Tracy L. J Mr. and Mrs, Jno. Joy Dr. C. T. Caldweil, Dr. Anton Co F, Flint, Mr. and’ Mr | Dur Mr. and~Mrs. W | Hary $601 Miss Cors ee 3 Mrs. W. . Miss Holtzm thur 1. i Mrs, Wm. Judge I mball, Dr. and Butler, Mr. Wm. F. Mattin: Kent, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fin sley Bovee, Rev 1 and Mrs, I Mrs. C. W. Ap 3 Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Miss Edna A. Clark, Dr. and Mrs Seaman, Dr. T. C. Quick, Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Peck, Miss Peck, Miss Anna 5. Hazel- ambert, John L. Weaver, Prof. ard Mrs. E. B. Pollard, Prof. and Mrs. J. H. Gore, Prof. and Mrs. F. A, Wolff, Prof. and Mrs. E. 8. Farwell, Prof. tington, Prof. Otis T. Mason, 2 Prof. J. M. Sterrett, Prof. A. F. Prof. and Mrs. M. M. Ramsey, P. Mrs. L. D. Lodge, Prof. and Mr: A. Wilbur, Prof. C. E. Munroe, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Duvall, Miss Duvall, M: Holmes, Miss Knight, Miss’ F. Miss Heald, Jno. Joy Edson, $r., 5 Mrs. A. G. Wilkinson, Miss ‘Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Woodward, John B. Larner, Dr. E. A. de Schweinitz, Dr. Amelia Erbach, Miss Erbach, Richard Ware, Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Donnally, Col. and ‘Mrs. Weston Flint, Rev. C. H. Butler, Dr. H. T. A. Lemon, William F. Biehl, Miss L. B. Holbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W: Tar- ner, Maj. and Mrs. H. H. C. Dunwoody. Dr. T. W. Stanton, Miss Stanton, Wm. Grant Webster, Dr. A. W. Boswell, Dr. J. Scott Johnson, E. L. Thurston, Miss Thurston, Prof. Theo. Gill, Francis I. Willis, Prof. and Mrs. Edgar Frisby, B. P, Murray, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lane, Miss Taylor, Leonard J. Mather, Francis Nyé and Frederick C, Dezendorf. pe heleen SESE SS UNIFORM HOURS OF WORK. t of a Bill Introduced by Repre- ne sentative Levertes.” Representative Lovering of Massachu- setts has introduced @ bill recommending to the various states of the Union the