Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1898, Page 11

— THE EVENING STAR. ee @UBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Penasrivanis Avois, Cor. 11th St, by ps Tho Bre So AST Pa Few York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star ts served tc subscribers tn the city by carriers, om their own acount, at 10 cents per week. o- 44 certs per month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—60 cents per month. Saturday ated ten” $1 per year, with foreign postage . Hntered at the Port Ofice at Washington, D. C., as second-cla. s mail matter.) 7 All mall subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. 0 | Siar. Pages 11-14. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES. OO OO OO OO OO Od 25% | Discount From regular marked prices on all broken lines of Furni- ture and short lengths of Car- pets. Notwithstanding this unusual discount we shall be glad if you will avail yourself of our liberal system of CREDIT! 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Limited antity Gas Scat 1 25 Stoves — will <Mium ° Wash’n Gas Co., 413 {Cth St. N. W. NCE EX., 1424 N. ¥. ave. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pee eer eeccccccccccccoos nferior washing soaps “eat up” your linen! We use the purest and finest laundry soaps money can purchase! But one of the man reasons why you should drop postal or "phone 592 for us to call for your laundry! FRAZEER’S LAUNDRY, I Pomc 1214 & 1216 D St. GG 12th st. 3100 M st, 1522 14th st. "Phone 592. {229-204 pw “I had become so sccustomed to smoke fscaing from my mcuth that I felt incomplete without {t.”* MY LADY NICOTINE. Mad he. however, been a regular smoker of THAT MUST DELICIOUS OF 5c. CIGARS, Cubanola, he would have felt absolutely lost without It. for it is a brand that improves on acquaint- anee. If you have not already been {ntroduced insist on your dealer doing you this kind- ness, and you will be grateful for life. Richard & Co., 628 Pa. “Ave. N.W., in So BARGAINS! Think of buying Furniture, House Fur- nishings, Crockery, Glassware, ete., at 25 Der cent off regular marked prices. We Dought the business of 8. K. Brown & Son, and will close out the three big floors full 11 | of stock now on hand at sweeping reduc- 11 | tloms. Bargains galore for house furnishers. W. H. Kaiser, 20th & Ave. (Successor to S. K. Brown & Son), 820 20th st. Jaz7-3m,20 Notions In Prices. Barnard’s Cream, 17c. eeeeet 7 69c. Pennyroyal Pills, $1.37. Kolb, Pharmacy [ON THE GRIDIRON Famous Organization Stirs the Coals Under Celebrated Victims. THEY ENJOY BEING ROASTED The Thirteenth Annual Dinner Was a Huge Success. SOME OF THE FEATURES eg The thirteenth annual dinner of the Gridiron Club was held Saturday evening in the banquet room of the Arlington. Like each of its twelve predecessors the dinner was unique in many of its features and the exercises interesting beyond de- scription to those who were fortunate erough to be present. In the number and character of the guests and the elaborate- ness of the arrangements made for their entertainment the dinner surpassed any- thing that this famous organization has ever undertaken and the officers and mem- bers of the club were the recipients of hearty congratulations on the success which had attended their efforts. Covers were laid for about 180 gentle- men, many of whom had come great dis- tances to be present, for the fame of the Gridiron Club’s dinners has traveled far. President Dole of the Hawaiian republic was the principal guest of the evening, while two of the other guests had come more than 2,000 miles simple to be present. They were well repaid. The banquet room was elaborately deco- rated and in the very best of taste. The tables were set in the form of a gridiron and gorgeously decked with the rarest of flowers. On the wall back of the chair occupied by President Frank S. Hosford was a2 mammoth gridiron composed of hundreds of electric lights, and this flash- ed out a reya! welcome to the guests as they entered the room. Electric lights were largely used in the decorations and these were all connected with switches at the right hand of the president, who could thus darken the room or make it one blaze of light as the occasion demanded. The main table at which the president sat was along the north side of the banquet room. At his right sat President Dole and at his left the German ambassador. President Dole a Guest. President Dele was the center of attrac- tion during the brief reception in the dig parlors, which preceded the banquet. It was the first time he had ever met so many ow er men at one time, and he made a delightful impression by his magnificent presence and graciousness of manner. He s the guest of Mr. C. S. No who knew him in Honolulu several y ago. During the half hour th gu fore the doors to banquet hall were opened the of the club were introduced to President Dole by Mr. Noyes. evening began even be- s sat down to the fei ner was announced by one of the wai passing through the parlors and ring- ing a big bell, very much as meals are an- nounced in some of the old-fashioned coun- try hotels. The menus were unique and handsome and made beautiful mementoes of a de- lightful evering. Each was in the form of good-sized brass gridiron, almost ‘as large as life,” and to it was tied a little booklet of thirteen pages, containing the names of the guests and the members of the club, the list of good things to eat and a number of other bright and interesting features. It was the thirteenth event of the sort in the history of the club, and the number thirteen entered into the affair in countless ways. For those who were at the dinner aturday evening thirteen has ceased to be looked upon as an unlucky number. Instead of waiting for the speeches until the long and elaborate menu had been dis- posed of, as is customary at big banquets, feature of the evening began early in course of the dinner. After an address of welcome by the president of the club he called upon President Dole, and the chief executive of the republic of the Pacific ace an eloquent and graceful speech. Mr. Hosford, eariy in the dinner, was n- Yested with the magnificent jeweled grid- iron which is the perpetual emblem of the President's office. As presiding officer and tcastmaster of the evening, he succeeded mcst admirably. When he called on the several speaxers he did so in a brief speech that called attention in a very witty way to some one or more of their characteris- tics, and he kept the ball of humor and eratory roiling in a masterly manner. Pleasant Incidents. The dinner was marked by an unusual number of amusing incidents, which had been carefully worked up for the delecta- tion of the gathering. Not least among these was that wherein the question of the civil service was settled by “arbitration.” The “arbitrators” were, or seemed to be, Senator Lodge and Representative Gres- yenor. In point of fact they were two very clever amateur boxers, one of whom Was made up to look like the eloquent ad- vocate of civil service, while the other had the bushy white hair and long snowy beard of the representative from Ohio, who believes that to the victors belong the spoils. Each was provided with seconds and bottle holders and a corner of the reom was cleared for action. With the assistance of boxing gloves the size of or- Ginary pollows the question was “arbi- trated,” ard it took but two rounds for the senator from Massachusetts to knock out the representative from the buckeye state. Then there was the initiation of the two new members of the club, Mr. Albert Mil- ler of the Kansas City Star and Mr. Charles A. Boynton. superintendent of the southern division of the Associated Press. This afforded an opportunity for bringing in a mammoth reel of paper, which was alleged to be the pension roll. No names except those cf guests were found on this roll, when it came to be read, and they were subjected to comments of a witty character to fit each person mentioned. For instance, Speaker Reed was found to be drawing a pension at the usual rate for total blindness of the minority and ossifi- cation of the backbone. Mr. Chauncey M. Depew was down for $50,000 a year, his disability being an ebrormal jaw. And so it went through the whole even- ing. There was no let up in the fun, while the speeches were of a sort long to be re- membered. Mr. Wu, the Chinese minister, surprised and delighted all by his ability to make a capital after-dinner speech, and as for the others, it is sufficient to say that among them were such orators as Speaker Reed, Mr. Chauncey M. Depew, Mr. Justice Brewer, the German ambassador, Senator Hanna, Senator Foraker, Senator Gorman, ex-Senator Hill, Mgr. Martinelli and Judge McComas, serator-elect from, Maryland. During the evening a magnificent silver bowl was presented to the retiring secre- tary, Mr. P. V. DeGraw. Maj. John M. Carson paid a beautiful tribute to the mem- cry of the four members of the club who had died during the year, Messrs. Moses P. Handy, Gorge Y. Coffin, Jacob J. Noah and Col. Fred D. Mussey. Ten-year med- als were conferred upon Messrs. S. E. Johnson and Henry L. West. ‘The Guests. The guests at the dinner were as follows: watian Chinese minister, the Acker, U. 8. A; Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, Representative John M. Allen, Dr. J. F. R. Appleby, Frank N. Barksdale, Rev. John H. Barrows, D. D., Chicago; Wilfred Bateman, Easton, Md.;'Represen- tative Clifton B. Beach, Ohio; Emile Ber- liner, Capt. W. M. Black, Commissioner District of Columbia; Arthur Blanchard, Charles H. Boynton, George W. Boyd, Mr. Justice Brewer, R. C. E. Brown, New York; Representative Ferdinand Brucker, Michigan; A. von Bruening, German em: bassy; William Henry Burnett, Represen- tative Cannon, Illinois; F. A. Carle, New York Commercial” Advertiser; George P. Carter, Col. John Cassells, Frank H. Chap- pelt, New London, Conn.; Robert 8. Chil- ton, jr.; George W. Cissel, Francis Colton, William A. Connor, Philadelphia; Col. H. ©. Corbin, Wm. Randal Cremer,London, England; Thos. W. Cridler, third assistant secretary of state; Sam Cross, J. R. Elder, Representative John Dalzell, Pennslyva- nia; George H. Daniels, president Quaint Club, New York; L. Clarke Davis, Phila- delphia; Charles Gates Dawes, controller of the currency; Chauncey M. Depew, New York; Representative ‘Nelson Dingley, Maine; George W. Childs Drexel, Phila- delphia; Col. Henry M. Duffield, Detroit; E. D. Easton, New York; H. Clay Evans, commissioner of pensions; Senator J. B. Foraker, Worthington C. Ford, George F. Foster, New York; H. W. Fuller; John H. Garthe, Baltimore; R. N. Gibson, Philadel- phla; William H. Gibson, New York city; Senator Arthur P. Gorman, Representative Charles H. Grosvenor, Ohio; Rey. Teunis 8. Hamlin, D. D.; Chairman Mark A. Han- ha, republican national committee; Lieut- Commander J. M. Hawley; Baron’B. Von Herman, German embassy; William B. Hibbs, Chief Constructor Philip Hichborn, David Bennett Hill, Albany, N. Y.; Beale R, Howard, S. 8. Huntley, Montana; Major W. P. Huxford; Melville E. Ingalls, Fred- erick Irland; John B. Jeffery, Chicago; Dr. H. L. E. Johnson; Senator James K. Jones, chairman democratic national com- mittee; Representative Charles F. ,Joy Missou: Rudolph Kauffmann, Victor Kauffmann; Richard C. Kerens,. St. Louis; Stephen J. Kubel; Representa- tive George P. Lawrence, Massachusetts; Walter S. Legan, New York; George W- Lyle, Philadelphia; Senator-elect Louis E. McCemas, Maryland; P, M’Kissick, Asheville, N. C.; John J.,.McNally, Boston; . W. Macartney, A. W. Machen, J. H! Maddy, Senator William E. Mason, Uiinois; Engineer-in-chief George W. ‘Melville, United States navy; Representative Adolph Meyer, Louisiana; Major General Nelson A. Miles, Senator John L. Mitchell, Wis- censin; O’Brien Moore, Charleston; F. M. Murphy, Prescott, Ariz.; Allison’ Nailor, Jr.; James Nolan, John H. Nolan, Frank B. yes, Thomas Noyes, Alfred J. Os:- heimer, Philadelp! Henry T. Oxnard, Nebraska; John Peirce, New York; W. L: Penfield, solicitor for the State Depart- ment; S. A. Perkins, Tacoma, Wash.; Sena- tor O. H. Platt, Connecticut; E. T. Postle- thwaite, 1. A. Platt, as: t attorney general of the United States; Speaker Thomas B. Reed, Maine; Judge Cor- nelius J. Reilly, _ Detroi Leander Richardson, New York; W. F. Roberts, E. Roessie, Rev. Frederick Z. Rooker, secretary tolic delegation; Senator George L. up, Idrho; J. Henry Small, ir., William B. Alexandria, Va.; E. KK. Sombor T. H. Stanton, pay H. Watterson , counsellor Thiebaut, sec- sy; Lorin A. Thurston, Birmingham, larcom, St. tant secre: ES . Van Louis; Frank A. Vanderlip, a: tary of the tri lard, New Yor! a Alfred T. Waite, Bos- ton; Senator Francis E. Warren, Wyoming; Arnold R. W , New York; Simon Wolf, Jobn Russell Young, librarian of Cong! Officers and Members of the Club. The officers and members of the Gridiron Club are as follows: President, Frank H. Hosford; vice president, William E. Curtis; secretary, Walter E, Adams; treasurer, George H. Walker; executive committee— Frank H. Hosford, William E. Curtis, Wal- ter E. Adams, J. S. Shriver, George H. Walker, O. O. Stealey, A. J. Stofer, jr. Resident members—Walter E. Adams, Beston Herald; William E. Annin, Salt ake Tribune; David 8S. Barry, New York stn; Charles A. Boynton, the Associated Henry V. Boynton; Frank G. Car- penter, Carpenter's Syndicat John M. rson, Philadelphia Ledger. N. Clark, New York Tribune; H. C. Clarke, Chicago ronicle; L. A. Coolidge, Boston Journal; William E. Curtis, Chicago Record; P. V. DeGraw; Arthur W. Dunn, the Associated Press; . G. Dunnell, New York Times; Richard Lee Fearn, Scripps-McRae Press Association; Louis Garthe, Baltimore American; E. J. Gibson, Philadelphia Press; F. A. G. Handy; James S. Henry, Philadel: pria Press; Frank H. Hosford, Denver Ni S. E. Johnson, Cincinnati Enquirer; Robert M. Larner, Charleston News and Courier; Francis "E. Leupp, New York Evening Post; R. B. Matthews, New Or- leans Picayune; D. R. McKee; Albert Mil- ler, Kansas City Star; Crosby S. Noyes, Washington Star; Raymond Patterson, Cricago Tribune; Frank A. Richardson, Baltimore Sun; George W. Rouzer, New York Herald; Reginald Schroeder, New York Staats-Zeitung; M. G. Seckendorff, New York Tribune; J. S. Shriver, New York Mail and Express; O. O. Stealey, Louisville Courier-Journal; W. B. Stevens, St. Louis Gtobe-Democrat; A. J. Stofer, jr., Scripps- McRae Press Association; George H. Wal- ker, San Francisco Chronicle; Henry L. West, Washington Post; Beriah Wilkins, Washin, yn Post; Robert J. Wynne, New York Press? Non-resident members—E. W. Barrett, Birmingham, Ala.; John Corwin, Chicago; F. A. Du Puy, New York; Perry S, Heath, Cincinnati; C. ‘W. Knapp, St. Louis; C. T. Murray, New York; F. 8, Presbrey, New York; C. C. Randolph, Phoenix, Ariz.; John Philip Sousa, New York; James R. Young, Philadelphia. Limited members—Frank V. Bennett, J. Harry Cunningham, E. B. Hay, D. Hoover, Henry Xander, J. Henry Kaiser, Alex. Mosher, Herndon Morsell, Hub. T. Smith. SIGNED ALL THE PETITIONS. A Western Man Who Backed All His Friends for Office. One of the representatives in the House from a western state, having received in- dorsements of different candidates for the same posmastership from a prominent man in his district, threatened to publish his indorsements, He received the following letter: “1 have written numerous letters favoring different candidates. I-am sorry I have not backbone enough to write in the inter- est of one and stick to it. I wish I could recall all of them, but these candidates are mostly my patrons, and I am rather easy ond can’t stand up and refuse. I should dislike very much if you would be obliged in self-protection to publish the names of the supporters of any of the candidates. I don’t mind the petitions—every one knows I signed them all. Or, if any of my letters would stand, 1 would let the first ene stand to W., because after writing the first letter I had no right to write another without letting him know that I had re- scinded his, which I did not do, consequent- ly he thinks I am supporting him, and this is doing a great injustice to you, but yet the other candidates I have written for preyed upon my friendship and almost in- sisted upon a strong letter, so that I feel as if I ought to take back all but my first letter until I am willing to tell W. that I have gone back on him, which I am not willing to do.” Military Land. Referring to the resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to exercise a dis- cretionary power in permitting any denom- SIGNG.OF THE SESSION. How Habitue® of the Capitol Draw Correct Inferences, - Some of the habitues of the‘Capitol have made stich & careful study of the signs of the sessions. of Congress thit they can.tell with considerable ‘accuracy what is going on within the halls, without being present on the floor or,in. the galleries. The halls of the House and Senate are so construct- ed that they cannot be seén from the: cor- ridors. One not admitted to the floor must go in the gallery on the‘ story above in order to see the senators or members of the House. To the uninitiated it would be idle to attempt to guess what is going on without remaining in the gallery. But-the signs of the session may be interpreted by the habitue. For instance, if the House has been in committee of the whole during the day, the moment of the committee's rising and resolving itself again into the House can be determined with absolttte accuracy by the different sound of the gavel,.as it Passes from the hand of the chairman to that of Speaker Reed. The feeble pound- ing of the gavel from time to time during the day records the fact that it hag not yet passed into the strong hand of the Speaker. Suddenly this feeble rap is suc- ceeded by two resounding’ blows, which ring through the corridors ¢nd@ echo along the arches. It is then known to ‘the lounger in the corridor that the committee has risen and that the Speaker és in com- mand. if, during a quiet and ¢neventful day, the stillness is suddenly broken by the sound cf the gavel coming. down with the force of a sledge hammer fdar or five times in rapid success: started up in the House, : that mem- bers aro f'nging phrases at’ each other In a manner to disturb the equanimity of Mr. eed. If, at intervals of about two seconds, a sharp, cxplosive sound bursis through the cracks in the doors, followed now and then by a contused, shuffling sound, lik: the gallery gods coming down stairs after a theater performance, the habitues of the corridor kncw that DeArmdnd of Missouri is speaking, ard that the democrats are applauding him. If now and then is heard. a sound like the distant shrieking gf. locomotive whistle, the office seekers’ Who have been banging about the doors pf the © for months to ambush their snem- ers will meke a rush for the gaticries, saying: “Grosvenor is giving it ia civti reform!” When there is a smell of brimstone and smoke, and blue blazes are: geen throug) the ground glass windows of the republican cloak room, it is at once Busnected that Hartman of Montana is im there telling some of the western republicans what ne thinks of men who haven't tue “courage of their ccnvictions.” if there is 1 card a sound like two boars being clapped together with: great fore about four times to the minute, it is Ca a bringing his hands together to empha- to the House the importance cf? being nical ebout appropriations. If Teller is seen going inte the Senate chamber with his hair, which is worn pom- pador, standing particularly bigh, as if be had been running his fingers through it, it is recognized as a sign that he is about to denounce befcre the Senata the wicked- money power. : n pouritig out of the nate, and senators are en rushing into the corridors in great ste, it signifies to the habitwe that Sena- tor Stewart is again submitting remarks upon the “crime of * Stewart acknowl- edges that senators do not about that, and he takes no offense at the peculiar demonstration with which his ap- preach to this subject is recdtved. There is one secret of execytive session which can never be kept a minute. Every habicue of the Senate wing of the Capitol nows that when, during an executive ses- » With the doors closed and guarded, two bells are sounded after a some- what protracted session, Senator Morgan has been talking for some time. Two belis Genoies that senators have retired to the cloak rooms or elsewhere, and there is not 4 quorum in the chamber. ——_—_-e—___ TOBACCO PLANTS SENSITIVE. Will Not Grow Near the Ocean or in Certain Regions, A preliminary report upon the soils of the principal tobacco districts in the United States has been prepared by the Depart- ment of Agriculture, under the direction of the Secretary. } A glance at a table giving changes in the Production of tobacco from 1879 to 1889 shows that in this period of ten years the average and yield of the cigar tobaccos have been very considerably increased. The manufacturing and export districts cannot be sharply separated, as both kinds of tobacco are frequently grown in the same district and the same kind fs fre- quently used for both purposes. On the whole, there has been a considerable de- crease in the acreage and yield. With the bright yellow and. burley tobaccos there has been a large increase in both acreage and yield. Since 1889 there has been con- siderable change in many of these districts, while other new districts, notably Texas and California, are coming into consider- able prominence beth as to the area under cultivation and the excellent quality of the product raised. The acreage in Florida has also been very, greatly increased since 1880, but there are no reliable statistics to show the extent of the changes in the counties making up the tobacco districts. Some attention is devoted ta the ques- tion of meteorological conditions as affect- ing the industry in the great tobacco re- gions in this country, Cuba and Sumatra. “The plant,” the report continues, “is far more sensitive to these meteorological con- ditions than are our instruments. Even in such a famous tobacco region as Cuba to- bacco of good quality cannot he grown in the immediate vicinity of the ocean or in certain parts of the island, even on what would otherwise be-considered good tobac- co lands. This has been the experience also in Sumatra and-in our own country, but the influences are too subtle to be de- tected by our meteorological instruments.” The remainder of the -report is devoted mainly to a description of: the different classes of tobacco lands found in, the United States, together with deta as to the yield per acre, whether used’ as Wrapper oF filler, the value of the t produced and valuable suggestions tor the best results. —_-o-—_ + BRITISH LOSS IN‘ INDIA. Fourth Brigade Loses Fivé Officers in a Gorge.’ © A dispatch yesterday from Caleutta says General Westmacott telegraphs from Camp Mamami that the Fourth Brigade became entangled in a gorge near Shinkamar and suffered serious losses. - < Lieutenant Colonel Lieuten- ants Sweing, Dowdall, Hughes anid Welker, with five men of the Yorkshire Light In- fantry and three Siktis, were killed.. Major Earle, Lieutenant- alt~and" seven! of the Yorkshires were . Major ates are Advertising is not an expense. * It is a business investment. 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. TOUCHING TRIBUTES Remarkable Outpouring in Honor of the Late Ben Butterworth. EMINENT - QUALITIES: EXTOLLED His Characteristics Made the Theme for Eloquent Praises. IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT —— Calvary Baptist Church never held a darger or more significant gathering than that which assembled in it last night to ‘honor the memory of the lamented Ben- jamin Butterworth. Every seat was oc- eupied long before the hour set for the memorial services to begin, and the spaces ‘back of the seats on the main floor and 4m the gallery held throngs of people. Still, additional hundreds came, and the crowd became £0 great that the overflow was dnvited to take possession of the Sunday school house, adjoining the church. The ‘significance of the gathering was in the absolute lack of anything of a perfunc- tory character. There was probably not 2 Person in it whose coming was not in- spired by either personal affection for the dead man or acmiratton for his worth and qualities. Accordingly, the speakers who addressed the multitude and dwelt upon the exalted attributes of Benjamin Butterworth’s character found responsiv. eshoes in the hearts of all their heare: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan ided over the church meeting, and sident B. L. Whitman of the Colum- bian University over the meeting in the Surday school house, the same speakers addressing alternately both audiences. After an organ voluntary the pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Greene, read the psalm, “Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling Place in All Generations,” and then delivered a prayer, in which he offered thanks for all that was so manly in the dead one und for all that was so pure, so heroic and so helpful in his great, true life, and prayed that the qualities which so adorned him and made him: so serviceable in his day and generation might descend upon our young men. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan in stating the object of the meeting feel- ingy acknowledged the honor he felt of being called on to preside at such an occa- sion. “Benjamin Butterworth,” he said, “was a man of many sides and all were attractive, but, perhaps, his chief char- acteristic was hus unrelenting hostility to shams, hypocrisy and ccrruption. His de- Yotion to justice, his championship of right, his loyalty to friends and his sweet and genial nature had endeared him to his family and to his friends, who comprised all those who knew him, and had gained the respect of all the American people. A man like myself,” said Mr. Ryan, “without the power of oratory, might as well try to depict the nobility and the beauty of Benjamin Butterworth’s character as a ike to heary}m.an without the attainment of art should attenmpt to paint the resurrection or the transfiguration.”” In conclusion, Mr. Ryan stated he had known thé dead man as well as he had ever known any man, and-had deeply loved him, and to him his memory would al- Ways be sweet and sacred. As Boy and Man. Representative Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio, upon being introduced, stated that his acquaintance with Benjamin Butter- worth was longer than that of any one who would address the audienc>. He knew Butterworth when he was a school boy at cellege in the speaker’s own town. “He was a young, hardsome boy, full of the pranks of the college student, and I could testify at this lat> day that the escapades, or, if you please, the incidents of his old college days, were never touched with aught of littleness or of m2anness. He was always generous. H2 would share everything with his fellows. No flagging student was ever trying to pull along that Butterworth did rot come and help him in his struggles." Mr. Grosvenor said that as a college boy Mr. Butterworth poss2ssed the peculiar characteristic which afterward marked his public career—to enter with -active devotion ir.to any subject that was before him, not so much in regard to its detail as with th2 object of accomplishing its mastery. He sketched his early polit- ical career in Ohio and his life as a lawyer and a citizen. “I never knew a more lovable character,” said Mr. Grosvenor. “I nev2r knew a man whose sudden illness and sudden death caused such universal and deep emotion in our country. There was no better type of the American citiz2n. No better husband, no more devoted father, no more loyal friend, no more delightful companion ever lived. The integrity of his career was ex- alted, and his fidality to his duty, to his country, to his business and to his home was intense. He loved and belicved in his country and stood for his party; but his leve for his country sometimes caused him to veer away from his party when he be- lizved that it was in error on some q tion which affected the country’s good. Mr. Grosvenor spoke of Mr. Butterworth’s hatred of shams, and then paid a high trib- ute to him as a power on the floor of the House. “Butterworth,” he said, “was al- ways bright, keen, swift in response, and always ready to meet the assaults of any political enemy. He was sharp and quick, but kind and genial and gentle, and no matter how earnest an encounter might be he never left an opponent with a wound that hus He recounted his social accom- pliishments, and in conclusion said: “I could rot name the man who accumulated with- in himself so much that wes good and = cious, and generous, and lovable as jamin Butterworth.” Mr. Dalgell’s Tribute. Representative John Dalzell of Pennsyl- vania followed. “Mr. Butterworth, he said, “was a self-respecting man, and heid, therefore, the world’s respect. He was self-reliant, he was sincere, he was cour- ageous. Wherever and whenever there was a question of right or justice at issue there in the midst of the fray Butterworth was to be found, with his strong arm battling for the ht.” Continuing, Mr. Dalzell paid a most touching tribute to the per- sonal qualities of Mr. Butterworth, and, in conclusion, said that he was essentially a religious man. “He was not a believer in cr the follower of a man-made creed, but he was religious in the every act of his. every-day life, and he served devotedly in the church of Abou Ben Adhem, who loved his tellow-men.” As Patriot and Publicist. Representative David B. Henderson of “Ben Butterworth is dead,” he said, “but while there lives one being who ever Clothing bills? Make this i “Get It At Mertz’s.” Have you investigated what the above four words might mean—in the way of dressing you styl- ishly and nicely—at the same time lessening your investigation — you'll dis- cover that for a given price—you'll get the biggest worths—the biggest values—that you’ve ever run across. The superiority of Cloths—the superiority of our tailoring—makes it. Our Semi-Dress Suit at 1727 isa forcible illustration—tailoring exclusively. Mertz and [lertz, “New Era” Tailors, 906 F Street N.W. dondeetendontonderdestontentoadeatondendaateasenseaseasetaeas antennae tender pathos, and he never failed to carry the heart, though the judgment might still linger.” | General Henderson vividly de- scribed Mr. Butterworth’s delightful sociai attributes, his wonderful powers as a stump speaker, and thrilled the hearers with the stcry of his dead friend's per- sonal characteristics. Senator Burrows of Michigan joined his | rraises to these that had preceded him adding eloquently to the proof already so generously given of his dead friend's exalt- ed character in all the walks of life. Amos Cummings’ Tribute. He was followed by Representative Amos J. Cummings of New York, whose address was a powerful one. Ben Butterworth, he said, had possessed a power to conduct us to something like supernatural heights, and with the skill of on enchanter summon and dispiay all the beauties before hidden, and which we could not see or understand, 2nd then to sink back to the simplicity of a smiling and happy child. His humanity was Godlike. He cherished a devoted and_ sincere love for his kind, and was ever zealous in its manifestation. He prayed for light and he fought for light, at times confident and at times despairing, but at all times, wheth. er in strength or weakness, illustrating every phase of nobility and loyalty. “Next to idolatry I did admire this man said Mr. Cummings with deep feeling. “We were political opponents, but we were com- rades in arms In conclusion, he spoke as follows: “He Was one of the most humane men. The basis of his jurisprudence was social equi- ty. He would climb any height and dare ary eminence to secure observations that would tend to elevate his race. To frien sbip he devoted all his aspirations, to sym- pathy he gave all the sentiment of his heart. Mankind will ever adorn his mem- ory with its love and admiration.” As a Lawyer. Judge Louis E. McComas, senator-elect from Maryland, was next introduced. He had known Benjamin Butterworth well for many years, and had loved him as an ear- rest man loves a good brother. He paid high tribute to the personal and public characteristics of Mr. Butterworth, and particularly praised him as a lawyer. He had, he sata, an admirable sense of jus- tice, such a quick leaning to the right, such a swift repulsion from the wrong, and there. was. in him’ a rich infusion of the doctrines of the common law that signal- ized him among his fellows. Senator Hanna's Touching Words. Senator Marcus A. Hanna was the last speaker. He was evidently affected and controlled himself with evident difficulty. He could not command words, he said, or control his feelings enough to tell what was in his heart, and as he had Hstened to the tributes already paid his dear dead friend, he felt more like taking his seat on the bench with the mourning family ard mingling wth theirs the sorrow that he felt. “I had admired his genius before I knew his svul,” he said. “When I knew him for what he was I learned to love him as men seldom love their kind.” Those who had worked with him in public life for years had told the story of his worth and wisdom, his endearing traits and his ex- alted aims, but there was arother side to Eis character. “I had his affection, his confidence, his esteem, his brotherly love for many years and knew that side of him that made every one love him. It gave him relief and comfort to pour out his heart to me in his sorrows and in his gladness, whether about his public or his private affairs, and never was there a man more unselfish, with soul more noble.” Senator Hanna said it was his privilege to administer to his comfort almost to the lest during his last illness and related touchingly how Major Butterworth, when overcome with disease, told him in trem- bling word: “I believe that I’m very sick. I believe I'm going to be hard sick.” “Then,” said the speaker, “almost un- censcious he threw himself in my arms, and that great strong man who had never yielded to mortal influences gave up and Was weak as a little child.” He recounted how the sick man strug- gled not to succumb, and how upon: re- gaining consciousness, with that sweet smile so characteristic of him upon his ips, said: “Mark, I’ve come back again.” His was a loving heart; he was a de- voted friend; an unselfish man. 9 “I never knew such a devoted friend,” exclaimed Senator Hanna with deep emo- tion in his emphasis, “I never knew such an unselfish man.” ~* He then recounted how Mr. Butterworth when he had recovered from the first ill- ness and was going south took his hand “Good-bye! It was a long good-bye, but not Sanat teaccmer ioe his spirit ‘will ever be with those who have shared with him as we have the life he filled, so 1 a EAT Ee censioniot: of Senator Hanna's tribute prayer and benediction were offer- ed by Dr. Greene, and the immense bat the evening the following music was rendered, being preceded with = vol- untary by Organist B. | Frank best: Eaenest: contralto solo, with quart = = = — HAITIANS ATTEMPT RE VENGE, Effort to Burn the How Charge d'Affa’ A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press from Berlin says: Considerable ex- citement has been aroused here by the news from Haiti that on January 10 an at- j tempt was mede to destroy the residence of Count Schwerin, charge d'affaires of the German legation at Port au Prince. The miscreants had thoroughly soaked | with petroleum the stairs and gallery which connect the residence with the conzervatory of German and garden. Under the stairs a large bas- ket, filled with kerosen: ked feathers, was found. It was evidently the intention of the incendiaries to fill the halis and rooms with smoke, family from ¢ the halls were set asire. One of the servants fo: 3 o’cleck in the morn find the carp: ekling of y al so as to prevent the ug after the carpets in unately awoke at just in time to me and to hear the . i in the hall. He im- rmei the household and the fire guished. it is not known what steps have been | taken to protect the representatives of the {German government from the vengeance of Count Schwerin to land German troops at Port au Prince, in case such outrages are repeated. aT SY OVER A HUNDRED EXAMINATIONS, Work Laid Out by the Civil Servica Commission. ‘The civil service commission has just ane nounced its list of examinations for the departmental service in all the states and j territories. There are to be examinations in more than 125 cities. Six boards of exe aminers will travel over as many routes, holding examinations daily. From one to | three days will be given in every city that has been selected by the commission. On account of there being an excess of ap- pointments from the District of Columbia, there are to be no examinations for the clerk, messenger or watchman positions. The examinations to be held the coming spring commence March 16 and continue to April 25, inclusive. ——__—_-. An Old Correspondent Here. Mr. Charles C. Randolph, who was for so many years connected with the Washing- ton bureau of the New York Times, and who is now the editor and proprietor of the Arizona Republican, published at Phoe- nix, capital of the territory, has been vis- iting Washington. Mr. Randolph enjoyed wide popularity during his career in Wash- ington, and his many friends here will be gratified t+ know that he has been very, successful in h’s western venture. When Mr. Randolph purchased the Republican it was a free silver paper and pretty well run down. He changed its editorial policy to the support of sound money, and in a year and a half trebied its circulation. —_—_<§_2-_. The Application Refu The Secretary of the Treasury has ree ceived an application from a brewing coms pany for authority to sell in the territory,” of Alaska a certain concoction. Mr. O'Connell, the solicitor of the treasury, in an opinion on the subject, gives at some length the character of each of the in- gredients, and finds in effect that they have little or no medicinal qualities, espe- cially as it would be necessary for the pa- tient to drink a barrel of it to get the ben- efit of one-fifth of an ounce of the me- ficiaal ingredients. The application is de- nm —_—___». No Post Office for Hilisdale. The fourth assistant postmaster general has refused the petition of the residents of Hillsdale, D. C., for a post office. He says that because of close proximity to An- acostia he does not think a post office at Hillsdale necessary. ; - ——_-e Marine Band Program. The program of the concert by the U, 8. Marine Band at marine barracks this af1 ternoon was as follows: 1. March, “The Commanding Officer,” 4. Selection, “Faust” 5. Characteristic, ure” - M: High 9. Patriotic hymn, “Hall Columbia’ ‘The concert will begin at 2 p.m.