Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1898, Page 11

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They are closely studied by more than three WILL OPEN MONDAY eas Eastern Racing Season to Begin at Benning. pe STAKES AND STAPLES WELL FILLED Recent improvements to Track and Grounds. ed MANY TWO-YEAR-OLDS HERE The legitimate racing season of 1898 will be inaucurated in the east next Monday, when the Washingtcn Jockey Club will throw open the gates of the Benning track for a me of two weeks. If well filled stake evel overflowing stables can be taken ations, then this meeting, e third spring meeting of the club, will Ue finest in the history of the organ n. The large number of horses which wintered at the track has dvring the past several weeks been so in- creased that every stable on the track has been taken and the large overflow of the “bang tails” will be quartered at the old Ivy City track. The recent rainy weather has somewhat retarded the efforts of Sup- erintendent Lee in his work on the track, Lut by the opening day of the meeting it will be in excellent shape, safe and fast. Many improvements have been made on the track and grounds since the fall meeting, and they were never in better condition than at present, everything being as neat and clean as the proverbial®new pin. One im provement which wiil be higaly appre- ciated by the rac $ public, particu- larly by those in t! and stand and on the quarter stretch, is the new parade ground fcr the horses, a walk having bee made which now — brin: the anim: through the lawn on starting post, directly in stand and paddock inclos a much closer view of the ‘s While no fast work has yet been a the trainers of horses, yet the mels are gradually being sent along at slightly increased specd from day to day as the opening day of the meeting ap- aches, and it appears that most of them are already fit for a race. Jimmy McLaughlin's Hi Daidy covered five fur- lengs the other day in 1 Sly Fox went the Thomas Cat do zht up, and they ir watching in any race he am Oliver's The are reported as h: seems to be h the Benning upon to repeat some Blue Devi! = ia” Brad- sto nm the y large numb his horses, of all ages. T -year-olds in this stable, re- ga by the being unusually geod. and the on horse’ will be y ed with more than ordinary Interest iy there are at the st number of re. Some of them, if go for anything, will ly here, but through- ing circuit, and more than expected to develop into Frank Reagan's Sir Florian are very racy looking young- cor i more than dan- Counsellor _Wern- P. Burch’s H € @ ; the Waids- * Haruko and La Poupee; W lander, Acrobat, Avoca and Dwyer’s Sharpless and to be among the best of 1 “the track. “Old Bill” A. H. and D. H. Mor- a and Fred Miller will r of good two-year-olds . Doggett, Knight Long Acre, Decanter. Mar- among in fine Ing, Mana Dinsmore, Takanassee, er and The Ca e seemingly Zzarine, all, Wo elder horse i fit to race. as‘est arrival at the track 1s “Father and hig string, which Includes rears old; Sensational, three: f ; Ortoland, . two; Lapida ors. His horses ake events Which meeting. rs are also at pected. AS 2nd mere usual, the club will make the hurdle and eplechase races quite prominent during ef and the people of the Dis- and the aing country, who to jumping races, rt. The fully gone prettier. A number Il be over the jumps, best timber-toppers in d, thus insuring of the stake and some of {an unusually ‘oine men of the Di Maryland and Vi The fees of th: for t large number cf ‘i M advantage cf it s are $10 e spring nd fatl ings giving about s of racing. These asso- enjoy all the privileges a of the club, hav t tickets for | ICANS HOME. et Jamaten Engages ‘Tro Dent Ships to Go to Cuba. atch from Kingston, Jamaica, Consel an ports to t ited ts to the U ates. Dent has re d Instructions Department in Was action, and he jest boats in the West In- Beverly and the Brookii mers bel The Be suc for Cien not get away until hia afternoon, will go to that the steamship Adula of y be immediately on sr mission, and that the entire fleet Boston Fruit Company has bee at the disposition of the United rnient. See Patriotic Telegraph Companies. The New York World says: The two great telegraph companies of the country have decided to organize three companies of expert telegraph operators—fifty men in each ccmpany—and to contribute their ser- vices gratis in the event of war. ‘The men are to be borne on the pay rolls the telegraph companies; they are to be lutely at command of the government for military or naval telegraphic service, and their services are not to cost the gov. ernment a cent. SOLICIT AID OF THE YOUNG Meeting in Interest of Y. M. 0. A. at First Congregational Uhurch. Addresses by Dr. B. L. Whitman of Colambian University and Others —Work Outlined. The meeting held last night at the First Congregational Church to enlist the ald of the young people of the District in aiding the work of the Y. M. C. A. here was a Successful one. The church was filled with a large audience. Great enthusiasm was manifested in the proceedings. The rally was opened with a song ser- vice, which was led by Percy 8. Foster, the Christian Endeavor hymnals being used for the selections. Mr. Charies E. Foster presided at the meeting avd introduced Rev. Dr. B. L. Whitman of Columbian University, who made the address gf the evening. He said Washington, as the capital of the nation, was looked upon as u model for many other cities in the country, and in some respects this was as is should be. This was not the case where the Y. M. C. A. work was con- cerned, for in this respect the city was far behind ethers. Washington should have a bome equai to that of any Y. M. Cc. A. edifice im the country. in answer to ihe statement constantiy ‘Ss that Washington ts i p.ace, the speaker saia ms Wilh not as large a Population by many thousands as this city has he had seen more wickedness in a week than he hav witnessed here in two or three ye An outline was given of the Y. M. C. A. work. Neither Church Nor Sehool. Dr. Whitman further declared that the ¥. M. C. A. was neither a churen nor # school, but a medium between the two. While the azseciauion was not a church, there is not a church in the city thai should not stand in sympathy with it ana wphold tke association in its work among tne young men ‘| ian men and women we are interested in this work,’ continued br. n, “and 2s such we hope for re om it. Christian men and wom are to be put in charge of the organiza- cn. Christianity is, in fact, the funda- mental principle on which the association is founded. It is with a Christian purpose in view that it reaches out as the arm oi the church to the ycung men—the stran- gers in ihe city—and brings them into : better and moral life. ‘The Young Men's Christian Association,” he said further, “carries out the doctrine of fellowship—the looking out for the sou! of the other man. “he one who loves not his fellow-ran, whom he sees, cannot love his God, whom he does not’ see. When I look upon the stream of young country people pouring into the cities, soon to be- ecme a part of the city family, the thought of the great respon: ity that rests upon us startles It is a question of whether they ai me sources of future im- perilm vecome lights in their turn for leading others in the right paths, i wculd ask that all pessimists would hold their peace for the next three months.” Secretary Millar's Address. At the conclusion of Dr. Whitman's ad- dress a hymn was sung by the congrega- tion, and W. B. Millar, field secretary of the Y. M. C. A. international committee, made a short address. No eastern city, one-fourth the size of Washington, he said, was so poorly equipped for carrying on Y. M. C. A. work. He told the young people they should carry on their canvass work on the lines of the motto: m, vigor, vie- push, patience, perseveranc y Multer of the local elation a on the Y. M. C. A. buildings of other cities, which was illustrated with rf views. Included in the latter was one of the proposed new building, which aroused interest. The solo, “Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?” was sung by Mr. A. G. Nichols, ilustrated by the stereopticon. The pro- posed plans of the young people's commit- tee of one hundred were explained by Mr. John Sieman, jr., and an appeal for work- ers was made by Mr. M. M. Shand. MINES IN HAVANA HARBOR. Experiments Made by Officials Re- fore the Muine’s Arrival. ‘The Havana correspondent of the New York World, in a telegram last night, said: I have learned the kind and sizes of torpe- does and mines in the Spanish arsenal here. I have learned also that some were experi- mented with the week before the Maine ar- rived. Two strings of torpedoes were run across the narrow harbor entrance recently. They are placed as described, and are small float- ing boxes two feet by one foot. They are called here ‘‘mine torpedoes.” There are in the arsenal today fifty “buoy” mines loaded with gun cotton. They are two shallow head spears placed tegether, four feet each in diameter and each about two and a half feet thick. Eighteen mine torpedoes similar to those recently placed in the entrance to the har- bor were put aboard the torpedo chaser Philippines yesterday. ‘The rumors that the officers of the Span- ish transport Legazpi hauled down the Maine's half-masted ensign are false. ‘rhe American colors were first hoisted clear to the peak, then taken down by Chief Quar- termaster Hulgren by order of Captain The Spanish admiral ified of the fact. emony took place at sunset. ‘hen ish banner dipped from the Al- fonso XII, and the day formally closed. ‘The officers and crew of the light-house tender Fern passed toward her, lowering the national flag and saluting. Meanwhile the fluttering strips of bunting, all that was left of the Maine's ensign, were being haul- ed clear to the top. Then the crew of the Fern faced about and stood at a silent sa- lute, while the historic tatters came siowly down. A sinewy seaman descended the Maine's mast. He had Captain Sigsbee's nt between his teeth. The insignium of command and the national colors reach- ed the deck together. aluting hands on the Fern dropped United States battle ship Maine ed to officially exist. She is no longer a bit of United States “soll,” according to naval usage; she is no more than the abandoned hulk of a wrecked merchantman. ‘There ts half a million dollars’ worth of uninjured machinery within her, and four 10-inch guns still He in the turrets. They could not be secured without the tise of prohibited explosives. The guns when new cost $40,000 each. ves. Spanish Agent Buys Mules. An agent of the Spanish government who has been buying mules in Kanses City, Mo., has shipped 100 to New Orleans on orders to rush them through. He has instructions to get 800 more to New Orleans before Saturday. —_-+e--_____ Frenchmen Cheer Spanish Troops. A dispatch from Madrid yesterday eays: Two comapnies of artillery and two bat- talions of chaceeurs sailed for the Canaries today. The crew of the French ship Iphigente cheered the departing troops, who, with the crowds on the quays, warm- ly reciprocated, meking a Franco-Spanish demonatretion. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1898-FOURTEEN PAGES. times as many pcople as read any other paper. SWEET VOICES SANG Rehearsal of the Great Masonic Fair Chorus. EFFECTIVE AND SATISFACTORY The National Guard Brigade Band Accompanied It. INCREASING ACTIVITY Under the direction of Mr. D. B. Mac- Leod the grand chorus which will partici- pate in the opening exercises of the Ma- -nic fair and exposition at Convention Iiall next Monday night, was rehearsed last night at the National Rifles’ Armory. ‘There was a full attendance and the rendi- tions of the several selections were ex- tremely effective and highly satisfactory to Director MacLeod.” The National Guard Lrigade Bard, under Leader R. R. Strattan, accompanied the cherus in “America,” “The God of Israel," by Rossini; the Sol- tiers’ Chorus from “aust” and Mozart’s “Gloria.” Tne members of the chorus are Miss G. Altschu, Mre. A. Adams, Mrs, R. Armour, Mrs. W. Allen, Mrs. M. I. Arm- strong, Miss Bateman, Miss Salle Ball, Miss Carrie Ball, Mrs. Berry, Miss Mae Bohannon, Mrs. E. Bergman, Miss G. Bir- mingham, Mrs, W. Bowdler, Mrs. C. EB. Brown, Miss L. brown, Miss $. A. Brown, U. KR. Bogan, Mrs. F. M. Beck, Miss Beuchler, Miss Grace Brown, Miss Bock, s M. Bunay, Miss E, Baker, Miss Brady, 3 H. Beits, Miss L. I Miss E. Camp, Miss M. Colburn, Miss M. Clear, Mrs. L. A. Cow- man, Miss Florence Dunn, Miss L. Dolan, Miss B. Darby, Mrs. B. Durfee, Mrs. W. i. Dales, Miss M. Davies, Miss C. Davies, Mrs. J. E. Daly, Mrs. M. S. Doane, Mi :, Miss S. E. De Grummond, cdmonston, Miss K. M. Ellis, Mrs. . 8. Ethell, Miss E. H. Fitzhugh, Mrs. J. E. Fell, Miss M. Fitzhugh, Miss B. Gros- sart, Miss T. Grossart, Miss M. A. Gardner, Miss R. K. Goeckler, Miss M. Grossart, Miss H. Galpin, Miss Martha Garthwaite, Mrs. E. Ham, Miss G. Holden, Mr: Heitinger, Miss Beatrice Cot- Miss L. Hopkins, Miss A ? Mrs. M. A. Helton, Miss B. T. Hunts, Mrs. 8. Harper, Miss I. - Hotchkiss, Miss F. E. Haines, Mrs. M. 3. Holderman, Mrs. G. H. Michaels2n, Mrs. R. D. Hopkins, Miss May Hunter, Mrs. A. C, Hills, Miss N. Hawk, Miss C. M. Howes, Miss Ingraham, Mrs. A. E. James, Mrs. E. R. Jackson, Miss E. E. Johnston, Mrs. E. ©. Johnston, Mrs. James, Mrs. C. B. Keene, Miss L. Keim, Miss L. M. Kepner, Miss M. Ketcham, Miss Lawrence, Miss L. Lumsden, Mrs. C. W. Lewis, Mrs. 8. Lewis, Ida Lewis, Miss Maggi: E. Larcombe, iss Addie Larcombe, Mrs. George Mercer, Miss F. Mullican, Miss K. McBride, Miss Grace Muirhead, Miss S. Mickle, Miss M. Morrison, Miss E. Marston, Mrs. A. B. Mitchell, Miss A. E. Mathewson, Miss L. R. Mullan, Mrs. F. E. Middleton, Miss L. U. Mann, Miss E. Mann, Miss M. Miller, Miss Daisy Mullett, Miss A. Miller, Miss E. Newton, Miss L. A. Norton, Miss G. ton, Mrs. E. A. Neal2, Miss Niernsee, } I, O'Neal, Miss D. O'Neal, Mrs. Odell, Mrs. J. Palmer, Miss Lottie Parsons, Miss Prosperi, Miss Porter, Mrs. H. M. Paul, Mrs. C. H. Pond, Mrs. K. G. Powers, Mrs. N. C. Pollock, Miss M. E. Pentland, Mrs. W. G. Penney, Miss B. Reld, Miss Grace Ross, Miss Bessie Reid, Miss Anna C. Rog- ers, Miss Lena Rugg, Mrs. 8. P. R>edy, Miss Nellie Ross, Mrs. W. I. Rich, Miss E. Simmons, Miss A. H. Strickler, "Miss M. Sherman, Miss E. R. Smeder, Miss H. R. Smeder, Miss L. I. Strickler, Mrs. H. F. Smith, Miss Etta Stevens, Miss W. Smith, Miss L. M. Seaman, Miss I. Smith, Miss Emma Spales, Miss Madge Sendner, Mrs. C. H. Turner, Mrs. H. W. Telah, Miss Grace Thornett, Miss Cora Troxell, Miss 8. A. Tichenor, Miss A. Thompson, Miss Tur- ner, s Mary Valk, Miss M. Van Ness, . A. Van Doren, Mrs. C. L. Van Doren, Mrs. F. J. Woodman, irs. W. i Mrs. E. Woods, Mis . Mrs. Werty, Mrs. E. W. Watkins, Mrs. 8. W. Williams, Mrs. S. T. Winter, Mrs. T. P. Woodward, Miss T. Wilson, Miss Edith Whitaker and Miss Yeatman and Messrs. R. H. Atkinson, Chas. Atkinson, Frank Arward, J. Bunch, J. E. Buchanan, H. F. Belt, H. Busfby, Cc. W. Bridwell, J. Bellows, G. M. Beck, 8. Ballinger, V. Barber, Irving Brown, J. B. Blackmar, J. N. Bundick, J. Bussey, F. E. Camp, T. R. Clift; E. Causer, C. Chase, F’. G. Chapin, A. 8. Condry, Gilbert Clark, C. K. Davies, L. Dorr, C. A. Droop, E. Daniel, W. A. Dodge, Frank Elder, 8. Edwards, G. W. Evans, N. B. Fugitt, A. W. H. Ferris, J. H. Fulmer, R. 8. Fon- taine, D. F. Groff, P. Gotwals, R. I. Gar- ber, W. A. Gannon, W. T. Glover, G. Gia- vis, N. K. Hill, J. W. Humphrey, J. K. Hench, G. T. Hamlin, N. C. Harper, M. Hopkins, E. A. Hiil,* Orville Herlocker, R. D. Hopkins, A. R. Holden, G. Havell, H. A. Ison, Dr. G. F, Johnston, G. Jones, G. Cc. Johnston, C. J. James, F. E. Kibby, George Lee, H. Lord, Fred Leach, Edward Logan, Geo. Mercer, W. D. McFerland, D. G. Miller, A. Mosher, R. Maide, A. B. Mid- dieton, M. Moulton, N. Moyer, W. H. Mer- rill, E. L. Morris, Paul Motter, J. Millard, G. H. Michaelsen, W. E. A. McShay, P Maloney, J. W. McMichael, Fred 8. New- man, 8. Nelligan, F. Norton, H. C. Pear- son, W. J. Palmer, Hugh Pendleton, B. H. Perry, H. Pleyer, H. M. Paul, J. E. Par- ker, J. EB. Phillips, W. G. Pomeroy, ©, E. Rice, W. T. Reed, W. J. Reed, W. F. Rod- erick, C. F. Roberts, W. W. Rich, F. ©. Roach, W. I. Rich, J. A, Rose, R. 8. Rod- erick, L. P. Seibold, F. W. Seibold, H. O. Simons, T. M. Stout, Albert Speiden, E. L. Springer, W. . Springer, H. F. Sith, V. B. Sturtevant, J. E. Snow, H. G. Smith, E. M. Sunderland, Percy Thompson, P. B. Turpin, G. M. Taylor, B. D. Tracy, C. L. Van Doren, Dr. F. J. Woodman, H. Wallis, Cc. E. Webb, A. Wood, A. J. Whitaker, W. Warwick, L. Weaver, O. L. Whipple, W. A. Widney, C. Walker, C. M. Yeates and H. G. Young. ‘The lodges, commanderies and chapters are getting together the various articles to be displayed at their respective booths, and Saturday will be a busy day at the recetv- ing department {n armory annex. No ar- ticles will be permitted in Convention Hall that are not entered through this agency, and the participants are preparing to act in accordance with this decision of the board of control. Pentalpha’s Pushing Energy. ‘The various bodies have not ceased their endeavors to get more assistance for the temple fund, however, and an illustration of this persistent energy may be seen in the circular sent out todey by Chairman Joseph C. Johnson of the fair committee of Pentalpha Lodge, No. 23. Every member received one, which stated that the lodge’s record of contributors should have his name on it as @ roll of honor, and if he has not already given his mite the lodge would be pleased to have It. There will be a meeting of the general ecmmittee on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the commandery room at Masonic Temple, to which the invitation is general, and in- cludes every member of the lodge and all the ladles he can bring. Refreshments will be served. Tuesday, April 12, will be lodge night the fair. “You are expected to meet at the lodge room at 7:30 p.m., and as this is in accordance with an order from the grand master, you will be in attendance igaaaras says the committee in conclu- n. Pentalpha’s Swiss village will have many attractive features, and among them wil be am Easter rolling contest over @ green slope of the Alps This will be Charge of @ bevy of pretty girls under the Clothing the City!) New Spring Suits, Trousers & Top Coats at Less Than Others Ask for Left-over Remnants of Winter Clothing. stranger looking into our store di man and boy in the city. new Spring Suits and Trousers and’ Top Coats, just befor A Such is also unprecedented. Some men have bought as high as half a dozen suits laying in an entire season's supply of clotites for their boys The sale Includes every sin; trousers to our hew_ establishment, cor. oth and Pa. ave. NOTE—TH! WITH US PA’ EXT TWO DAY NTLY TF YOU T ¥ » ON AND WILL ENDEAVOR TO DELIVER ALL SUITS PROMIS TO WEAR EASTER SUNDAY. “SAME OLD INSURANCE--MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT a.” All $10 Suits, 58-00 All$12 Suits, $9-50 All $15 Suits, $12-00 All$18 Suits, $15-09 | All $20 Suits, $16-00 $10 Top Coats, $7-50 $12 Top Coats, $10 a ER E CANN AEEED ONT ng this sale would thi ment in the store. ILL PRO ATELY. HAVE € BEFORE 12 O'CLOCK SATURDAY ALL . $2.50T rousers,$2.00 $3 Trousers, $2.25 $4 Trousers, $3.25 | $5 Trousers, $4.00 $6 Trousers, $7 Trousers, We shall not carry so much as XY RE THE RUS iS Avi prices. Bi ng the bo} the best value: ment in th marked prices, $5.00 $5.50 k we had the contract for clothing every S are unprecedented—but such a remarkable sacrifice of brand- e Easter, right at the beginning of the season, piece the past week, and hundreds of mothers are Here is the way the whole stock is going: iittih All Boys’ & Chil=- |. dren’s Clothing at ||) 25% off marked $2 Suits $3 Suits $4 Suits $5 Suits Odd Pants Proportionately Reduced. | Parker, Bridget | Straightforward Clothiers, 315 7th St. Hi , Hii an odd pair of | F gar- TH t 25 per cent off at $2.25 ||| at $3.00 |) at $3.75 Mil” = = direction of Miss Hattle Austin. Another special feature will be an orange tree, bear- ing luscious fruit, and each orange will con- tain a prize. Preparing for Chapter Night. Grand Secretary Johnston of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter has sent out the fol- lowing notification: The M. E. grand high priest has recoived a communication from Companion John H. Small, jr., president of the board of control of the national-Masonic fair and exposition, advising him that Wednesday evening, April 13, has been fixed by the board as “chapter night,” on which occasion the grand high priest is invited to be present as the honored host of the evening, attend- ed by the other officers of the grand chap- ter. He is asked to request the constitu- ent chapters to meet him and the grand officers at Masonic Temple on that evening at 7:30 o’clock to escort him and the grand officers to Convention Hall. Captain Charles 8. Domer, chairman of the com- mittee on uniformed organizations, will be present with a detail of his escort com- mittee, together with the Mount Pleasant Field Band. High priests are requested to give imme- diate notice of the above to the members of their chapters, that they may assemble at Masonic Temple at the time above men- tioned, and be duly formed as chapters. Grand officers and the council officers of constituent chapters: will wear full regalia. Past high priests are requested to wear their jewels. Companions will wear dark clothing without aprons. The a EB. grand high priest desires a large attendance from every chapter. Additiunal Assistance. Chairman James L. Norris of the com- mittee on cash contributions has reported the donation of $100 to the Temple fund by Postmaster General Gary and other subscriptions, as follows: W. F. Roberts, $25; Dr. H. L. B. Johnston, $5; Arthur V. Addison, $5; a lady friend, $25; =a yeaa 7» $5; N. W. ible, general agent, Dane teen of Ju 5, $5; Norris Peters Company, $100; J. m Johnson, $10; Samuel J. Batterie , $10; Gov. A. R. Shep- erd, ; Thomas assistant secre- tary of interior, $5; National Metropolitan Bank, $50; George W. » $5; 8. T. G. Morsell, $10; Johnson Bros; $25; Joseph J. G. Ball, John H. Hawell, f $100; 8. Th National Bank, 5 president Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank, ‘The board of control will meet at head- quarters tonight, when 2 large amount of important business will be transacted, —_>— CHOOTAWS WANT: TO FIGHT. Two Regiments Formed to Help ‘United States Against Spain. W. C. Jackson, United States Indian com- missiorer at Muskogee, Indian territory, has informed Indisg Agent D. M..Wisdom that the Choctawg_are : interested in the prospects of | LABOR ON PUBLIC WORKS. Favorable Report on the Bill Making an Eight-Hour Day. The report on the eight-hour labor bill made by the House committee on labor, after going into an extensive review of the labor legislation of recent years, says: “Your committee again submit that Con- gress, having passed the acts herein stated or referred to upon the reports herein part- ly quoted, has fully indorsed the principle and policy of the eight-hour work day for laborers of all classes employed by or in behalf of the United States or the District of Columbia, including the employes of contractors and subcontractors. “It has taken nearly thirty years for the executive officers of the United States gov- ernment to get into the habit of observing the law of 1868. There is as yet no appar- ent disposition whatever to enforce the law of 1802, as understood and intended by Con- gress. More than five years have elapsed and a construction or definition of the words ‘public works’ has not been obtained from the law department of the govern- ment.” ‘The report discusses the advantages of shorter hours for labor. ‘The correspondence between Carroll D. Wright and the committee is given in full. ‘The report concludes as follows: “This bill seeks to provide for the en- forcement of the eight-hour laws, by the simple system of a provision in the con- tracts, rather than to drive the laborer to the courts. By this methed all questions of personal and natural rights are avoided. The contractor finds his rights expressed in the instrument which he executes. We submit ‘hat this introduces no new feature into government contracts. Indeed, in every instance, before payment is made on any contract, it is the business of the ofti- cials to ascertain if it has been complied with, and if the money is due, and if not due because of non-compliance, to with- hold it. Nobody denies the right of the government to make and enforce such a contract.” The amended bill as reported provides iat the time of service of all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed upon any ublic works of or work do Inited States ae Aba ue or said District, or any person hose it shall be to employ or to direst and me trol the servites of such men or mechanics, or who calendar day; and each and every such contract shall stipulate a penalty for e: violation of the act cf ten dollar man or mechanic y cal endar day in w he shail labor more than eight i the inspector or other officer or fe du’ it shall be to see that the provisions of any such tract are complied with shall report to proper officer of the United States or any territory or the Disuict of Columbia all violations of the stipulation in this act provided for in each and every such co: tract, and the amount of the penalti stipulated in any such contract shail be withheld by the officer 0} duty it shall be under su tor, his a ntractor, terri umbia shall reb ed under led for, unless upon which he shall r-ake up and ce such penalty was imposed by reason of an error of fact. Sec. 3. That any officer of the United States or any territory or the District of Columbia or sny person acting for or on behalf of the United States or any terri- tory er the District of Columbia, who shall violate the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court, the fine not to exceed five hundred dollars nor the im- prisonment one year. Sec. 4. ‘That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, in so far as th and the same Ds othing in this act apply to contract er to soldiers and sailors enlisted. respectively, in the army or ravy of th ed States or to seamen on seagoing v: BRIGGS TO CHANGE HIS CREED. Noted Presbyterian Divine Wil Join the Episcopal Charch. The New York Herald says: Rev. Dr. Charles A. Briggs, professor of biblical theology in Union Seminary, has sent his resignation to the presbytery. This action is preliminary to the applica- tion of the famous theologian to be re- ceived into the Protestant Episcopal Church as a priest of that communion. The latter has not yet been filed, but the bishop of this Episcopal diocese is aware that it will be filed, and that the ordering of Prof. Briggs to the Episcopal diaconate will probably take place on Trinity Sunday next. Prof. Briggs’ daughter, who, like her father, is an >minent scholar, has long ” Chapel, ——— FOREIGN SHIP MARKET. it Has Been Covered by Our Pur« cha & Agents Abroad The Navy Department has about | the field offered by the European s for the purchase of ships for the United States navy. The officials e still keeping @ watchful eye for the acquisition of any vessels that may be possibly obtained, but | they do not believe that if war occurs soon that this is at all likely. It has been the | aim of the department primarily to secure i ships that were finished or in such a stage » trans- be- S commenced. were in the In mag proc | on whic sary, befc before sts this gov ae Included in pedo b » the Garibaldi and t dispatch re ch, ause hed for from three to this reason the United does not care for them. Ii is prob- true, > department, een sold to S| the Varese to the Argentine Republ! neither will be fin tying in Utles be- a Argentine increasing her navy, which accounts for le of th rese to that nation. The and the Garfbaldi are sist P istchal Coton, one of the fo isers my States could have purcl mentioned in the Rome desired. The purchase of the coal by the American Ww at Cad he vessels tch had it so fleet in Chinese waters ts in accordance with the policy of the department to keep a full supply on hand and to be ready for any emergency that may arise. The following ships comprise the Asiatic squadron: The first-class cruiser Olympia. the second-class cruisers Boston and Ra. leigh, the third-class crufser Monocacy and = —— sg e e ritish ship Nanshan, which United States has bought, is a collier which is designed to carry coal for the fleet. She now 3,000 tons of coal aboard and is with the Asiatic squadron. The Navy De- partment has made an additional detail to the naval attache’s office at London. En- sign A. B. Hoff, who is now on duty with the Enterprise, has been detached from that ship and will to London as assist- ant to Lievtenant J. C. Colwell. the naval attache. — tenant Colwell’s duty of late