Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1898, Page 12

12 c THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1898-24 PAGES, LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Columbia Theater—Columbia Stock Com: fany in “A Scrap of Paper. Glen Echo—Opera and Vaudeville. Ohio avenue and 15th street—Battle of Gettysburg. 5 Roof Garden—Vaudeville. see page >_—— J. Pentz for River View and 6:15 p.m. Macalester for Marshall Steamer at llam, Steamer Charles 3 Hall at 11 a.m., 2:30 and 6330 p.m. Steamer Jane Moseley for Colonial Beach at 9 a.m. Steamer Washington for Norfolk - and Fortress Monroe at 6:3) p.m. Steamer Hi R: i for Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. ‘Trains leave 13! street and Pennsylvania avenue for Arhngton hourly from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. < Trains 13% street and Pennsylvania avenue for Mount Vernon hourly from 10 a.m. to 3 px ‘Vrains leave Aqueduct bridge for Arling- ton and Fort Myer and Falls Church every half hour from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. pave and M streets and 324 vets every ten minutes for West jamuel Colonial nd SS 4-burner Reliable and Favorite Gas ges reduced to $12. SHEDD & BRO., 432 9th. THE NATIONAL THIRST-QU is Pabst famous Milwaukee Beer. In your ice box this hot weather and you're certain to be hale and hearty. Write or for case. Prompt ¢el Z T BREWING Reduced seven fine Gas Ranges, $11. $9.50 each, iron pipe connection and guar- antee inchided. 124G. ©. A. Muddiman & Co. 616 12th eee MY FAMILY IS OUT OF TOWN, So Ib and am delighted. d at La Fetra ckets ~ ©. sk for CARD Meal; ‘To get the genuine, “OLD STYLE” CIGAR. Manuf. name (CARNEY) on inside of by c. straight. All the leading make Ranges— price low. A. E ho nw. '$ AND BLANKETS , 1103 G st. ACE CURTAIL Entire stock of gas fix reduced prices. es at greatly 9th. »D & BRO., 43 Just the thing for how good it is. ED BEEF. f, Del- » to John R. Kelly, 9th si Corned Beef a specialty. seli's Ice Cream. r; everybody k: FOR YOUR ICED TEA Use ny's Cheon,” the best SOc. tea tn Ame Pure American-refined Sugars sold at cost. c. D. NTS’ SUITS ¢ “Ker KENNY, 8 city stores. with Boiler, 36.50. 432 9th. ner Gas Rang SHEDD & BRO., CITY AND DISTRICT. Marine Band at White House. The program of the United States Marine nd concert at the White House grounds afternoon a i) o'clock will be as March, “Under the Double Eagle,” William Tell,” Rossini; ws negra” (first time) a la Valse, Weber from Handel; selectior 4 of the Nile” pringtime from ung'l; Gou- nod; Santeln relieves, but At all drug- om “Bre cures s permane and 50¢ $10 To Niapara Falls and Retarn $10 via Pennsylvania Railroad. hes _and parlor The Brookland Lawn Party, lawn party for the benefit of St. Church of Brookland closed night after a successful run of There was p ant weather entire time, which aided in g a good crowd each night. The ry and supper tables were well while Mrs. Clark and Mr: larger sum at the lem- than ever before. Mr. Joseph : mer did noble servi and the can na goodly sum. The grounds decorated and there was da too, brou; church debt. pastor, wa night, as also were from the ¢ les which were being ed of on the last night. of Washington won the Julia Lamb the lamp and Mrs. Rev. J ph A. Cunnane. ate ——— C Ridse and Retorn via B. and . 50 Cents. Bay © Late Michael A. French. th of Michael A. ench, which one of the old . and one who had em of all who knew hi : took place achusetts seventy-nine i here sixty-five in York, Pa. For had been a member he years he ler of Odd Fellow nd for 'S was night of n ©: organizations tool funeral services. Mr. French ner of fourteen children. —_.____ Supplies for Boys in Blu ‘The members of Lincoln W. R. C., No. 6, all-day meetings the thelr hall, Maccabi t northwest. ‘The oc meetings has been to prepare and comfort for the soldier tr work fs nearing com- © a meeting at hall at 6 o'clock for articles for urged to be ; » not members feel aid in this patriotic work, con- utions of canned soups, condensed milk + similar supplies will be tha. uly re- eel ed. — <r THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the Unttea States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, In person or by letter. ‘Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents. per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- scribers changing their address trom one Post-office to another should give the last address as weil as the new one. ark the framed photograph of | [WAR'S GENTLER SIDE Work of Binding Up the Wounds of Battle. RESULT OF GENEVA CONVENTION OF *64 The Red Cross and Kindred Or- ganizations. RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERING In the year 1864 eighteen European gov- ernments sent their representatives to an international convention, held at Geneva, Switzerland. The purpos2 of this conven- tion was to consider an international treaty which should guarantee protectlon during a war to the wounded and those caring for them as well as to the buildings used as hospitals, and all ambulances, sup- ples, etc., used by the hospital attendants. Such a treaty was drawn up and signed at the eGneva convention, and the flag of Switzerland, with the colers reversed, was adopted as the badge of neutrality and pro- tection among the nations. This badge is the Greek cross of red upon a white ground, and the flag of these colors is flown by all nations in this treaty, under the flag of the country itself, to indicate the location of the hospitals. The red cross worn upon the left sleeve is the badge of neutrality borne by the medical departments of the gov- ernments, and according to the treaty reg- ulations every building flying this cross of the government medical departments, and all physicians, surgeons and attend- ants belonging to these departments are protected, so far as possible, from being fired upon or otherwise injured during the war. In 1882 the United States signed this in- ternational treaty, which has now been adopted by all civilized nations. Under its provisions the army of the United States has, as one of its constituent parts, the hospital cerps, which at the outbreak of the present numbered 800 men, all habitually wearing the red cross upon their sleeves. These men are thoroughly trained under the army surgeons in the duties of army nurses, including aid to the injured, er and ambulance work, and hospi- They answered all the needs of nd these men are now rendering efficient aid to the army tal dut; our standing army in ¢ surgeons, who th Ives, of course, also wear the red cr badge. It is these nurses, surgeons, and ambulances who have, according to reports from the front, been at times, fired upon by Spanish sharp- shocters. The yolunteer army also its hospital corps, the surgeons and nurses of which are, like those of the regular army, under the orders of the surgeon gen- eral of the army and wear the badge of his department. So far as possible, trained male nurses have been enlisted for this work, but, as the supply of these !s ex- tremely limited, the army has been com- pelled to accept some untrained men who have been given and are being given as much instruction in their duties as has been possible. The corps has in this way now been increased to 4,500 men, and enlist- ments are still goirg on. American National Red Cross. Much confusion has arisen in the public mind from the fact that Miss Clara Bar- ton, whose name is a synonym for charita- ble deeds, is the president of a civil organi- zction, whose badge 1s identical with the red cross of the army and navy medical departments. No laws have been passed gcverning the use of this red cross, and many organizations have adopted it, though ccmmonly in conjunction with other de- vices. Any society now can call itself a “red cress society,” but the American Na- ticnal Red Cross, of which Miss Barton {s the president, is the only one that is a branch of the international society called the Red Cross. In most of the countries wich have adopted the international treaty there exists a civil soclety of the Red Cross, whose purpose is to render aid to the military staff. This country is so fortunate, In spite of a long period of peace, as to have exceptionally well or-~ ganized medical departments of both army and navy, and the Red Cross Society has, up to the time of the present war, had no eceasion to aid the surgeon general. Its work has been the relief of suffering at times of great calamity. In foreign countries the Red Cross Society is immediately under the control of the military authority and auxiliary to it. In Nerway the surgeon general of the army is also president of the Red Cross Associa- tion. In Japan it $s a thoroughly organized adjunct to the medical department of the In the United States it is an inde- t society ety has received permission from ident of the United States to estab- is pply tent in every military camp. At the present time Miss Barton, president of the society, is helping the government in its efforts to feed the starving Cubans. with her, but unfortu- all are now ill with yellow fever, and the Cubans are therefore deprived of their services. . D. A. R. Hospital Corps. At the outbreak of the war the National Scclety of the Daughters of the American Revolution offered to investigate the quali- fications of the thousands of women who applied for hospital positions under the government, and their offer was gladly ac- cepted by the surgeons general of both the army and the navy. Consequentiy the Daughters of the Arrerican Revolution or- genized a hospital corps, with Dr. Anita Newcomb MeGee as its director. Between 3,000 and 4.000 applications have already been referred to its organization by the Navy Department, or received by ft directly. A majority cf the applicants have not had hospital experience, but offer them- selves from purely patriotic motives. Many are ladies of wealth and refinement, and others are the old type of country and srhood nurses. But, indeed, every sort and variety of weman is represented, the one bond of union being the desire 10 serve their country. Several hundred are from trained nurses. In every case the qua tions and recommendations of the applicants have been carefully examined, and it has been ascertained whether or not they were immune to yellow fever, 80 as to be able to nurse patients affected with that disease. On the recommendation of the D. A. R. hespital corps the surgeon general has employed over 100 trained women nurses. They ere at the general army _hos- pital et Key West, at Fort McPher- son, at Chickamauga Park, at Fort Myer (rear Camp Alger), and at the newly es- tablishec hospital at Fort Monroe, Va. In addition six are serving on the United States hospital ship Rellef, and twenty immune women nurses are en route to Santiago. All these nurses are paid by the government, are under the orders of the surgeon general and are the only women regularly enrolled in the army of the United States. In addition to the army nurses, the hos- pital corps has supplied the naval hospital at Norfolk with volunteer female nurses. In addition to the hospital corps, the D. A. R. has a committee, of which Mrs. niel Manning, president of the soctety, is chairman, and Mrs. Russell A. Alger, wife of the Secretary of War, is vice chatr- an, and which numbers among its mem- bers the wives of many of the principal army and navy officers, including Mrs. Gecrge M. Sternberg. This committee has a fund at its disposal from which it has already drawn to furnish comforts for the hospital train which is now transporting the wounded from the coast to northern hospitals, and it has just voted to present a launch for the hospital ship now fitting out for the Porto Rican expedition. National Relief Association, The Woman's National Relief Associa- tion, of which Mrs. Ellen Hardin Wal- worth is director, and Mrs. U. S. Grant president, has rendered efficient aid to the medical department of the army in its efforts to minimize the suffering occa- sicned by the war. It has expended a large sum in supplies for the hospital ship Re- lef, among other things furnishing an apparatus for preparing carbonated water. The Massachusetts Volunteer Afd So- ciety has purchased and offered to the government a hospital ship, the Bay State. This offer has been accepted by the gov- ernment. The organization last mentioned has given much help in fitting out a num- ber of regiments. There are multitudes of organizations and of individuals whose offers of service and money have been accepted by the gov- ernment. The surgeons general of the arm; and navy have received large sums oO! money to provide delicacies (especially from the Society 9f Colonial Dames) for the sick and Wounded. Persons and or- fanizations who sénd fmoney in this way may feel sure that it is well used, but the donation of supplies Is a more difficult question,stnce there {s an endless opportun- ity for duplication and waste. Supplies Sent by the Daughters. The hospital corps of the Daughters of the American Revolution does valuable work to the best advantage, distributing its supplies under the direction of the sur- geon general. Chapters from Maine to Georgia and from Oregon to California are making pajamas and neglige shirts, in ac- cordance with directions from the D. A. R. hospital corps. When they have a supply ready they report to Washington for in- struction from the government as to where these garments are most needed. During the month of June over 4,000 thousand gar- ments were sent to the hospitals at At- lanta, to the Leiter General Hospital, to the surgeon in charge of the Department of the Gulf, to the hospital train and to the hospital ship Relief. The first half of July over 3,000 garmerts and a large quantity of food supplies have been sent to Fort Thomas, Chickamauga, Fort Myer, Va.; Atlanta, Ga.; Fort Mon- roe, Va.; Kentucky, Leiter General Hos- pital, Division Hospitat at Chickamauga and Camp: Alger. In addition, several large boxes were sent to the U. 8. A. Gen- eral Hospital, Santiago, Cuba, besides shirts, pajamas, ete., straw beds, collapsi- ble bath tubs, magazines, books and a quantity of old linen. This work is being conducted by Mrs. Amos. G. Draper, treas- urer of the D. A. R. hospital corps, and all the general army hospitals will soon be fully supplied with these comforts. ee FOR COMFORT OF SOLDIERS. Work of the W. C. T. U. in the City and Camps. "The W. C. T. U. free lunch room is still a well-patronized place. At any time of the day one may find a large number of sol- diers present, writing letters to home folks and reading the magazines. Wednesday evening twenty-five ladies went to the arsenal and held a gospel tem- perance meeting. Miss L. H. Chase con- ducted the services. About two hundred soldiers gathered on the lawn and joined in the singing of the hymns. At the close of the service a company of lowans was ordered to “fall in.” The members of this company were to leave for Chickamauga Thursday, and they desired to express their thanks to the ladies for the pleasure they had had in the W. C. T. U. rooms. Ser- geant Mortland spoke for the whole com- pany. In part, he said: “The boys will never forget the friends they have made in Washington. On their return to this country, after the war,'’ he said, “they will all help the cause of temperance.” | ‘The boys left Thursday on the 11:15 train. A delegation of the W. C. T. U. saw them off and supplied them with a good lunch to carry with them. Four laige hampers of ndwiches, pickles, jellies, tea, etc., were sent to the train. A delegation of ladies visited Sheridan Point a few days ago: another visited Camp Alger, both parties taking delicacies to the sick. ‘The party to Sheridan Point found the patients in the hospital lying on the hard cots, with no pillows under their heads. One typhoid fever patient had his head resting on a hot woolen blanket. Pil- lows were immediately secured and sent to them, and next week another party will go, carrying many articles needed there. Those desirous of helping with the free lunch may send donations to the rooms, #10 F street, any day from 9 to 5. The ladies of the D. A. R. have been help- ful; they furnish and serve the lunch one day each week. FIRE AT FALLS CHURCIL Three Bulldings Destroyel—Vart of Contents Saved. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 23, 1808. Falls Church was yisited last evening by the severest fire that has ever occurred here. It originated in a building at East Falls Church, known as the “old depot,” near the present depot of the Southern railroad, which was used as a dairy lunch room. The fire seems to have been caused by the careless handling of a gasoline stove. The flames spread with great ra- pidity and, owing to a scarcity of water, it was impossible to check them. The close proximity of two other buildings made their truction sure, and attention was direct- ed to saving their contents. Immediately adjoining was the store and harness shop of Mr. J. N. Gibson, the con- tents of which were mostly d. Next to Mr. Gibson was a store building and dwelling, in the upper part of which sev- eral Jamilics lived, and the flames spread so rapidly and the heat was so intense that the members of the families coud scarcely save themselv and their children. Two old gentlemen barely escaped with their lives. One, an old man named Meehan was asleep in his room, and would ha’ perished but for the prompt action of tue town sergeant, Mr. A. R. Jacobs, who, in endeavoring to enter his room by kicking in the window or door, sustained a severe laceration of his foot. Doctors Quick, Fadely and Gott were soon on the ground, and, placing him under the influence of ether, extracted the glass from his foot, and he was taken to his home. Much credit is due the members of Com- pany A of the Ist New Jersey Regiment, stationed at the depot as a provost guard, for their active exertions in the emergenc: Captain Griffin called them out, and they worked heroically in saving the inmates and contents of the buildings. The depot of the Southern railroad was saved with great difficulty. The buildings destroyed belonged to Mm Isaac Crossman and Mr. E. J. Lewis, and the loss ts partially cov- ered by insurance —— DR. HARRISON AT REST, Funeral Services Held Over His Re- mains Yesterday. Funeral services over the remains of the late Dr. George Byrd Harrison were held yesterday afternoon at Epiphany Church and were attended by a large number, tn- cluding (he members of the Confederate Veterans’ Association. Rev. Dr. McKim, the rector of the church, officiated and the music was rendered by the church choir. The interment was in Rock Creek ceme- tery. The honorary pallbearers were Dr. Charles Hagner, Dr. King, Dr. Joseph G. Young and Mr. Thomas P. Morgan. The active pallbearers were Drs. Baker and Shand and Messrs. Green, Harrison, Rob- inson and Henshaw. At a meeting of the faculty of the med- teal department of the Columbian Universt- ty, held July 20, 1808, a resolution was read and adopted reciting that “the members of the medical facuity have heard of the death of Dr. George Byrd Harrison with the deepest regret. As a professor of the i!dren in this school for many sison became well known as ‘swful lecturer and clinical teacher, and the painstaking care that he gave to his instruction won for him a high reputa- tion among his colleagues and the students. His scholarship, which was not confined to medical science, was of the highest order, and In all that he said he showed a mind filled with rare as well as exact knowledge. His death is a serious loss to the college, and one that cannot be easily repaired. “The personal regret felt by us individu- ally is due to our friendship for Dr. Har- rison and to our admiration of his many genial and generous qualities. We beg to offer to his family the warment expression of sympathy for them in their great sor- row. eee SERS Arlington & Return, on Sundays, 15¢. during summer. Electric trains,13\¢ & Pa.av. —Adyertisement. : a Mr. Gaixberg Goes to Europe. Mr. Fred. W. Gaisberg of this city sailed from New York on the Umbria today for London, whence he will organize the labo- ratories of the European gramophone. Mr. Gaisberg will remain abroad nearly two years, and will visit all the important cities rabies = rome those of the ent. He the mission of obtaining vearaeret one inal messages on the gramophone from Queen Victoria, Emperor William, Presi- dent Faure, Czar of all the Russias and all the notables who are prominent in the social and political world, ~ PRACTICE AT. RIFLE RANGE Members of D. 0. ¥. @. ‘and Others Test Skill at Target Shooting. The Home Contingent Listless Since Their Comrades:Left for Front— Not Many: Intcrested. Captain Alvin H. @raff, a member of the New Jersey rifle team, and-adjutant of the ist New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, sta- tioned at Camp Aiger, accompanied by LieutsCol.° Brintnelfj Major and Surgeon Aller and Chaplain Hare, visited Ordway range Wednesday evening, on the invitation of Major Bell, to complete their qualifica- tion scores as members of the New Jersey National Guard. Major Aller and Captain Graff made some fine scores, qualifying as sharpshooters, while the colonel and chap- lain were only able to qualify as marks- men. These scores were certified by MaJor Bell and will be forwarded to: General Spencer for record. The range is open each Wednesday and Saturday afterncons, and as ammunition to a limited extent is furnished the guardsmen free, quite a number are taking advantage of the fact, and are finishing and improy- ing their records. It should be borne tn mind that those who could not report at the range with their commands, under general orders No. 1, will be furnished transportation, on ap- plication to the inspectors of their bat- talions, or the inspector general of rifle practice. Captain Tomlinson of Company A, 6th Battalion, has secured the use of the gal- lery Wednesday and Saturday nights, and the way the members of his company are improving their scores gives promise of a larger figure of merit than the company enjoyed last year, when every member on the rolls qualified as a sharpshooter. Some of the other commands will doubtl>ss emulate Company A’s efforts. The gallery can be obtained for this purpose on appli- cation. Cards entitling members of the guard to the reduced rate of transportation. to the range may also be obtained on application. The only trains which stop at the platform at the range, leave at 12:58 and 2 o'clock p.m., respectively. At the Armory. A larg? gilt-lettered sign, “D. C. Na- tional Guard Armory,” is all that indicates from outward appearance what the upper floors of Center Market are used for. The balconies, once filled with light-hearted beys in wvlue, are now deserted. Rarely ever do the soldiers of the guard Icft be- hind when the District regiment was form- ed journey to the armory. Efforts at re- cruitment have been abandoned, and there will be no life in the organization until th< soldiers from the front return to the city at the conclusion of hostilities. The home- ccming of the District regiment is prob- lematical, and it is difficult to tel? just when the prcsperity that is prevailing in business circles will strike the National Guard ranks. With the first months of fall it is prob- able that arother effort will be made to re- vive the guard and to fill up the largely depleted ranks of: the various company those who are inelined to military duty have either enlisted already in Uncle Sam's service or-are eagerly awaiting a charce io serve their country. The peaceful National Guard has little induce- ments to offer in times of war. Only Acceptable Practice. “If I carry a gun it will be against the Spaniards,” caid a-young fellow the other day, when approached by one of the offi- cers of the home force: The officer argued that to be a soldier a man should have some preliminary train- ing, such as would .be.gained by a mem- bership in one of the guard companies. “All the target »prastice I want,” the young: man answered, “is to see a Spanish head poy up out a ditch, Could I hit him?. Well, you bet your life. I was in a, shooting gallery the other day, and got! eleven cigars owt of twelve Shots, because 1 hit a puppet dressed in Spanish clothes as many times. Show met real live Span- iard, and I'll plug him at a thousan: The deserted condition of the armory ts due to the fact that the great body of those who were not taken with the Ist Regiment are members ef the Washington Light Infantry Corps, whéch has an ar- mory of its own at 15th and E streets, which it still uses, notwithstanding the ap- pointment of three receivers. Many, if not all, of the other members of the guard have enlisted in some of the volunteer or- ganizations that have been recruited in Washington. District Enlistments. "The District has furnished more men for the war, in proportion to the population, than any state in the Union. Net alone was an entire regiment equipped and sent out under the first call for volunteers, but ince that time a battalion of four cempa- nies, recruited to a maximum strength of 106 men, have been sent from here to join Col. Peitit’s 4th United States Volunteer Infantry, one of the immune resiments, and soldiers have been secured here for ergineer regiments, and for out-of-town companies as well. Indecd, there has becn a steady enlistment of soldiers since the War first began. —— $5.00 Excursions to the Seashore §5.00 vin Pennsylvania Railroad. For Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City and Sea Isle City. Tickets ‘on sale for Ui am. and 12:45 p.m. trains Fridays and Saturdays until September_10, 1898, good to return until the following Tuesdays, at rate of $5, including transfer of passenger in Philadelpiia.—Advt. SS ae, Soldiers in Station Houses. There were seven Soldiers locked up at the different police stations yesterday. This is the largest number of the Camp Alger boys to be locked up for several days. Since the trouble with the soldiers about two weeks ago, is said, the rules regulating leaves have been changed, and there has been very little trouble. —_—_> “Bromo-Pepsin” not only relieves, but cures headaches permanently. At all drug- gists, 10c., 25e. and 50c.—Advt. ab ees Mr. Bruce Allen’s Condition, Mr. Bruce A. W. Allen of Anacostia, who was so seriously wounded at the battle of El Caney, and who is in Bellevue Hospital, New York city, under treatment, is better. A telegram telling of his serious condition was recetved yesterday morning, and his wife and parents went to New York to at- tend him. They found there had been a decided change for thesbetter in his condi- tion. The doctoras expressed the belief that he will recover. 1 Attention, officers! Est received a sup- ply of Colts’ 38 @rmy revolvers. M. A. Tappan &~Co:, 1389 Pf street -northwest.— Acvertisement. ea I Pleads Gailty. Ferdinand Shelton, cafored, today pleaded guilty of assaultiay Mélcina Peyton, also cclered, and was fined$10 by Judge Scott. The fine was paid. —_>-—_. Way of the Transgressor. Alice Green andsElizs# Harris, the latter colored, were today fimed by Judge Scott $40 each or to serve minety days in the werk house for vagraney, and Mary Smith was given thirty “lays for the same of- fense. The parties were arrested by Ser- geant Daley of the fourth precinct. —— Assaulted an Officer. _ Judge Scott today sent William Hatton, colored, to jail for forty-five days for as-~ | saulting Policeman John Deavell about, six weeks ago. The officer was painfully, ‘but not dangerously hurt. —_—. Mins: Syiwester Convalexcing. «> Laura Sylvester, daught2m.ef the super- intendent of police, who has been {ll for several weeks ef typhoid fever, sat up yes- terday for the. first time since she was taken sick. Her complete recovery is as- “sured, aud in-a few days she will go-to-the rountains with her mother. - : —_>— Money to tend at 5 and 6 pertent on real estate. Frank T. Rawlings, 1505 Ps. ave— EXCURSIONS. Each day brings increasing crowds to Colonial Beach. You ¢cafi aSsure yourself of the truth of the report that the mines fre being taken up and no further danger need be feared from that source. The surf is enticing to those who enjoy bathing, and every one knows how beneficial salt water bathing is. Nearly every cottage at the Beach has found an occupant, and there is reason to believe that from now on the season will be the most successful one in years. The large hotel is being opened and both pavilions are offering varied kinds of amusement. On the most sultry days there is always a_good fresh breeze laden with salt air. To thoroughly enjey Colonial Beach you should spend both day and night at the Beach. It is a fact that not a single mosquito has ever been found at this point, and malaria is unknown. The Noseley management is taking great pride in the reputation achieved this season in its dining room, everybody claiming for it the best dinner and supper ever furnished on the Potomac. Tonight and tomorrow will be a gala occasion, both on the Beach and boat. The Pressmen’s Council, N. U., composed of gentlemen connected with the gcvernment printing office, will give its arnual excursion to the Beach. The mem- bers of the committee have provided the best musical talent, both professional and amateur, for the entertainment of their guests. The Moseley will leave N street wharf tonight at 6:30 p.m., and tomorrow at 9 o'clock a.m. sharp, stopping at Alex- andria and Somerset Beach going and re- turning. About five hours will be spent at the Beach, returning to Washington at 10:30 p.m. A delightful time is promised all who take the trip to River View next Monday. On that day the Luther Jeagues of the city, St. Mark’s and St. John’s, will give their annual excursion. There will be three boats, one leaving at 10 a.m., an- cone at 2:30 p.m. and the evening boat at Sundays at River View, Washington's favorite excursion resort, are always er- joyable days, and every Sunda: ‘ge numbers of the Washington business men go to the View and spend the day away from the heated streets and walls of th city and away from the cares of business. In the cool shade of the trees that cover the View grounds a delightful da: an be spent. Tomorrow the usual Sunday <acred concerts by the View orchestra will be given, both on the steamer and on the grounds, and “shooting the chute” 1 give pleasure tomany. Besides this there are dozens of other amusements on the grounds to attract and amuse the visitor. In order to accommodate the large throng expected? to visit the View tomorrow two steamers will be run, the Pentz leaving here 2t 11 5 and 6:15 p.m., and the Fstelle at 3:45 p.m. The return trips from the View will be made at 1, 5, 7:30 and 9:20 p.m. A day at River View tomorrow wil! give you a gcod rest and make you feel fresh for business. The celebrated F View dinaers will be ferved, as usual. FIRST EVE! A SUCCESS. Excursion of Local Railway Men to River View The first excursion of the Metropolitan Railway Company's Employes’ Relief As- sociation took place yesterday, the destina- tion being River View, and was a great success. Over 4,000 tick2ts were sold for the event. After an address by Mr. H. E. Davis, United States district attorney, who cengratulated the members on the success- ful work of the esseciation, various amuse- ments were had. A running race, 100 yards, for a purse of $2.50 in gold, was won by E. Jackson; a sack race, prize, a silver cup, was won by Master Nick Nailor, and a bowling contest, prize, a silver cup, do- nated by the Castelberg Jewelry Company, was won by the Carroll Institute team, whose comp:titor was a team from the Saengerbund. ‘The committee of arrangements was com- posed of Messrs. Tavenner, Ady, Taliaferro, Butcher, Walsh, Dwyer, Clark, Neidfeldt and Martin. —_—_~.__ AGED CITIZEN'S DEATH. Joseph E. Rawlings Succumbs to Stroke of Paralysis. Joseph E. Rawlings died yesterday at his lote residence. 2133 H street northwest. He had reached the age of seventy-four. Abcut two months ago he had a stroke of paralysis, which finally proved fatal. He was conrected with the city government under the old municipality. He was a charter member of the Washington Lodge of Elkg, and up to his death chaplain of the lodge; a charter member and past mas- ter of Hiram Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. M., Royal Arch Chapter; a charter member of Poiomac Commandery, No. 3, Knights Templar, and a charter member of the Masonic Relief Association of the District of Columbia. One son, Charles 8. Raw- lires, survives him. The funeral services, which will be in charge of the Washington Lodge of Elks, will be held at the house tomorrow after- ncen at 3 o'clock. eS Appointed ‘Nurse. Arna R. Coats has been appointed a nurse at the Washington Asylum Hospital at $365 per annum by the District Commis- stoners, ia Week-End Excursions vin B. and 0. From Washington to Annapolis Junction, Frederick, Charlestown and intermediate points at greatly reduced rates. Tickets sold Saturday and Sunday during the sea~ son valid for return until Monday follow- ing.—Aavt. soe Orders Payment of Alimony. Justice Hagner, in Equity Court No. 1, today ordered Elmer E. Moore to pay his wife alimony and counsel fees, pending her suit against him for divorce. —+ Determined to Be Entertained. William Nocton and his wife, Laura Nocton, were today convicted before Judge Scott of assaulting Mrs. Mary Cohan, and Nocton was also convicted of assault- ing Timothy Cohan early Sunday morning last. Nocton was fined $10 or 120 days in jail, and Mrs. Nocton was also fined. _ According to the testimony, the Noctons went to the home of the Cohans in Tenle; town and wanted to be entertained. Mr: Cohan objected and ordered the visitors away. A fight ensued, during which Noc- ton and his wife first struck Mrs. Cohan in the face, badly cutting her, and later Nocton attacked Cohan, but did not hurt him serously. ————— Want Information. ‘A communication was addressed to the commissioner of internal revenue today by the District Commissfoners inguiring whether, under the provisions of the war revenue bill, revenue stamps are required to be placed on reports of births and mar- i and upon certificates of deaths. The poanen of the law referred to by the Commissioners calls for a stamp upon each “certificate of any description required by Jaw not otherwise specified in this act.” Se Extension of Connecticut Avenue. The verdicts rendered by the jury in the matter of the condemnation of land for the extension of Connecticut avenue from Waterside drive to Florida avenue, July 21, 1897, and February 11, 1898, having been returned to the District Commissioners, they today ordered that they be accepted as final and conclusive, and so recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds, and in that of the District surveyor. The Com- missioners also directed that Connecticut avenue, as shown on the plat in case 491, before the District court, be declared a public highway and so opened. The audi- tor will now ‘pay the amounts awarded as damages upon proper proof being sub- mitted to him by the parties £o entitled. —_—————_— Falls From Roof, Walter Blackiston, colored, forty years old, fell from the roof of the Great Falls Ice Company’s house, at the foot of 34 street southeast, about 9:30 o'clock this morning and painfully injured his lez. He was taken in the patrol wagon to Provi- dence Hospital. The injured_man itves at 200 Virginia. avenue southeast. ——.——— ‘Lew Rate Excursion to Chantauqun via Pennsylvania Ratlroad. ‘Tickets on sale for 7:50 a.m. train Friday, July 29, good to return not earlier than Pes 8 nor later than August 31, at rate FOES OF THE LIQUOR HABIT Meeting of the W. 0. T. U. at Washington Grove. Proceedings Yesterday in Charge of the Y's—Reports Made by Heads of Departments. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. WASHINGTON GROVE, July 22, 1898. ‘The Young Woman's Christian Temper- ance Union of Washington had charge of the exercises which were held in the Taber- nacle today, and the first meeting was for devotional service, under the Jeadership of Mrs. Clinton Smith. Miss Florence Ham- mcnd read selection of Scripture from 2a Timothy and Mth St. John, and com- mented upon the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Baltimore secretary of the W. C. T. U. was the presiding officer at the morn- ing seivice; Miss Austin sang a solo, and was followed by Mrs, Smith, who made an address upon the especial field of work of the “Y's.” Mrs. Boole was the next speaker, and in a@ ten-minute talk said records showed that mothers who wore the white ribbon during the youthful days of their children were exempt from the curse of intemper- ance among their children. The convention was asked to indorse a petition to the commanding officer at Sher!- dan Point, near Fort Washington, that the pest canteen at that place be abolished, and by a rising vote a resolution to that effect was unanimously adopted. The W. C. T. U. of Maryland report eighteen white unions in the city of Bal- timore and eight colored. The “Y's” re- port nineteen organizations of their branch, and of the twenty-three counties of the state, nineteen report active unions, with an aggregate membership of 3,900, in ad- dition to which there are 2,208 m the Loyal Legion. In Montgome four Loyal Legion unions are fully or} ized, with’ total membership of 150, and of the ‘parent union this county stands fifth in point of membership. 3 The afternoon meeting for presentation of papers upon various branches of the work was presided over by Mrs. Clinton Smith. Mrs. M. B. Platt made the opening prayer and Mrs. Etta Austin served as organist. After the singing of “America papers were read by representative * as follows: Miss Margaret A. Platt, diers’ and Sailors’ Work,” Mis: Rynex, “Am L My Brother's Mabel Callah he Two Armies Beckham, “Do Everything: Williams, “Literature;” “White Life for Two;” Mis Anna Hughes, “Heredity; Miss Grace Ro: read a paper; Miss Mabel Caliahat ginal poem, and Miss Mabel Claflin sang a solo. = Miss Emily Tullward of Baltimore spoke of the work of the “Y's” in Baltimore, and Mrs. Boole told of the general work of that important branch. ‘The Washington “Y report twelve unions in that city, and the free lunches for the soldier boys which have been generously donated by the citizens number nearly 2,000. Letters from Clara Parrish, the around- the-world secretary, were passed through the audience, and donations of money for the continus requested. These letters are about a yard in length and made of almost transparent rice paper. The program for Saturday evening includes a joint meeting of the Anti-Saioon League and the Independent Order of Good Templars, Mrs. William K. Cohen and gon Robert and Mrs. Stephen Ryder and son Robert istered at the Alban which was read by Mis! Mary Drown, Laula Nevin: so Mr. and Mrs. Thomas adelphia are the guests of their son, Tho! A. Beckett, jr., on Grove avenue. Mrs. Charles Fuller, Miss Carrie M. Ful- ler, Lula Fuller Nevins and Miss Lizzie F. Williams were guests in camp today Mrs. Thomas Pennicks has ieased, “Rest Cottage,” end returred to the cit with her f ily. Thomas Dowling and 4aughter at their cottage on $d aven Potbury and her brothe Walter and Edwin, jr., will spend the re mainder of the summer at their cottage on 4th avenue. Among the visitors from Washin, were noted Mrs, C. E, Emig, Mis: A. Beckett of Ph sie Nichol: Mary ckham, Anna 8S. Hughes, lahan, Mrs. T. B. ols, Mrs. Grace Mackinson, Miss ™ Drown and Mi more. Anna Haslup of Balti- —_—s Week-End B. and 0. Seashore Excur- sions, Beginning June 24, to Atlantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle City and Ocean City, N. J. Tickets good, going, on 10 a.m. and 12:05 noon trains, Fridays and Saturdays, valid for return until Tuesday following, at rate of $5.—Advt. Sealed Proposals Opened. The following proposals were opene4 at Lay- the District buildirg at noon today ing cemeat sidewalk: Company, $1.01 per square yard for cla A and $1.32 for class B; F. M. Kemp & Sons, 98 cents and $1.18, and Colburn Rros. lentown, Pa., $4. $4.00; James J. Lacey & Co., Bethlehem Foundry and Mach! pany, $5.19. Se Entertains the Javentles. ‘Tuesday evening last Liberty Lodge, I. O. G. T., entertained its juvenile organization, Miss Sadie Brown, superintendent, in a pleasing manner. The children rendered a program of patriotic songs, dialogues and recitations, the following named children participating: Cora Troxell, Ida Small- wood, Laura Go: Emma White, Mabel Pearson, Jennie ‘arter, Pearl Jordan, Helen White, Mary Disney, Gertle and Ec- gar Miller and Fred Magruder. Many visitors from other lodges were present. Prizes, a gold juvenile pin and button, were awarded to Cora Troxell and Edgar Miller for prompt and regular at- tendance. The grand superintendent, Mrs. L. J. Allen, made an address. Ice crearh and cake were served. Contributions to Red Cros: Among the contributions received yester- day at the American National Red Cross headquarters were a check for $10 from Mrs. Paul Sorg, Middletown, Ohio, and a check for $5 from Mrs. Truman H. Aldrich, Birmingham, Ala. Both of these ladies are life members of the Continental Chapter, D. A. R. Other ‘donations were: Checks from Helen Lincoln, $2, and Max Hansmann, $10; two large boxes, one from Woman's Exchange and another from la- dies of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ha- gerstown, Ma. —_>——_. Bad Conduct Incurs Penalty. George Black, a Kansas soldier from Camp Alger, was today fined $20 by Judge Scott, with the alternative of serving sixty days in jail, for assaulting Poiice Officer Hartley last evening, and $% or fifteen deys additional for profanity. Officer Hart- ley had taken Jullus Good, another soldier in the same regiment, into custody on the charge of profanity, when Black interfer- ed and threatened to strike the officer with a brick. Black admitted using bad lan- guage, but said he had no recollection of bothering the officer. Good was fined $5 for his offense. In de- fault of payment of the tine each went to prison. a larrlage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued as fol- lows White—Claude L. Whitlock and Florence A. Southards, Stauntcn, Va.; James Mur- phy and Sarah Brown, Alexandria, Va.;d- ward M. Parker and Adaline H. Sargent; Charles S. Gunn, Taunton, Mass., and Izora E. Babbitt, Washingtcn; Sidney F, Adams, United States navy, and Mae Duncar Col- lier, Washington; Hevard D. Moyer and cago. Colored—Wm., H. Lucas and Alice 8. Ho!- land; Charles Hawkins and Mamie Wood; Charles C. Diggs and Mary Watkins; Geo. Washington and Christiana Wilson; James }E. Washington and Meggie Dorsey. 2 of her work in Japan are |} The Flag. Medicated to President McKinley.) Orer the towers of old Santiago today” Floats the flag the brave and the true, Sustained by the blood of ‘Bive aod the Gray? Who will die for the Red, White and Blue 4 Its colors so brilttant, forever unfurl, Shell giadden the poor and oppress-d— Columbia enlightening the rest of world From her throne in the wil. the Weat on in thy glory, bright emblem of rights The sun never sets on thy stars; Flash free and ve ready, and first in the fight, The price of the red field of Mars! JOUN A. JOYCE. ‘Washington, D. C., July, 28¥8, ipa Suits Against Telephone Company. Additional suits for injunction were file? against the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel- erhone Company today by George W. Me ril & Co., 608 New York avenre, and * Washington Natioral Butlding and Loan Association. Both suits were filed Messrs. Birney snd Woodward and J. J. Hemphill. They are brought to secure ‘ho enforcement of the $0 rate law ed by Congress. ——_——-——_ Fairfield open to the public; elegant rooms, with or without board. Chevy Chase —Advertisement. A nolle pros ecuting attor William Kline, jr., charged with house- breaking, and the defendant was dise charged. tee Se BLOODY FIFTEEN DEGREE The Battle Belt Runs From the Sth to the 23d North. From the New York Press. All the fighting that ts being done now and almost all the fighting that has been done this year ts inside of a belt fifteen de- Srees wide, from eight north to the Tropic of Canver Those fifteen degrees may well go down in history as the “bloc degrees,” for they do not cross a single continent where there has not been stiff fighting an@ much slaughter. 4n the continent of North America all the o10odshed of the American and Spanish war has been in these bloody degrees of lemitude. The big battle of Santiago ana the great naval victory of hley were almost ex: 0 north. Cardenas, Mata are just north of 2% degrees almost under the latitude of 15 north Ladrones lie there, too. In Africa the British have been fi in Sierra Leone and bombarding the gree of latitude attles have been fought and oth- going on now around Khartum, t south of rees north. 2 of Atbara was fought almost gree 16. In tral America the annual revolution was mala with c months ago, endin a The fighting there of 14 and 15 north se fought the Formosan reb: ar under the Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Cancer is abdut 23 of the equator. Thus north to 28% north there has plete peace on no continent, and the battles were aimost all fierce and marked with much bloodshed. In Serra Leone the ne- groes m ered many t ‘s and the British warships bombarded and razed sev- eral native towns, killing many of the rebels, before peace was restored The losses in the battle of Atbara were several thousand. The Spanish in Manila, coast was between ree de- from & been com- between the slaughter in the naval engage- ment and the battles with the rebels. no doubt are much more than a thousand. Now comes the great loss on both sides at Santiago to ke these fifteen degrees of latitude bivcdy indeed. — —+0-- The Murderous Kea, From London Nature. Scientists have been some time studying the habits of the bird known as the kea, or the mountain parrot of New Zealand, which has acquired the remarkable habit of attacking sheep and tearing open their backs by means of its sharp and powerful) beak for the purpose of abstracting the Kidney fat, which apnears to be esteemed as a luxurious diet. It has been suggested that this peculiar habit or instinct wad developed by the bird getting the fat from’ the skins of sheep thet had been slaugh- tered, but this solutic as there ap is not very satis- ‘'s nothing to con- fat on the skins of sheep with Mve animals. A more probable solution of the origin of the habit is as follows: In the hilly districts of New Zealand there is a great abundance of white moss or lichen which exactly resembles a lump of white wocl, at the rcots of which ara found small white fatty substances, sup posed by some to be the seeds of the plan’ and by others to be a grub which infeste: it, and these are a favorite food of th kea, Probably the Mrd, misled by its re ance commenced an exploration 1 packs of sheep. and this proving satis. factory originated the new habit. In am event {t is certainly one of the stranger and most peculiar instincts to be found tq tne whole range of natural history. pera ee are: At the first Paris exposition in 1798 there were only rs; at the second, in 1801, the ; at the fourth, in 1806,1 there were 1,422, and at the eighth, in the reign of Louis Philippe, there were 2.247. The first world’s fair in’ Paris was tn 1 At the exposition of 1889 there were 2000 Dyspepsi Requires for cure careful attention to dict, and the gcaile but positive stomach-toning, ¢! FOCHSSSIOGCLOO000 2! as 3 >< 2 Algestion-prometing, appetite-giving quall- ties of Hood's Sarsaparilla. Tbe “magic touch” of this medicine in cases of dyspep- 2} sia has often excited wonder, praise and gratitude. If you or your friends suffer | from dyspeptic troubles we recommend Hood’s Sarsaparilla Amer Greatest Medicine. Delightful rooms (with and without bath) and cae cool, comfortable Chevy Chase In. Elegant dinners, $1, All kinds of refresiunents city prices. Take 14th et. cars, change at U GEO. A. MILLS, Jr. ‘3y29-10a Chr. Xander, 909 7th St. charges customers for war tax stamps on his standard wines. The long-established | tax of $1.10 per gallon of distilled liquors was always in cluded in the selling price. The war tax of 24c. on a dozen, ze. on a quart and Ic. on pint bottles of fermented wines was imposed only on July 1. Intell gent customers pay that trifling tax gladly, } knowing that unscrupulous dealers who do not charge {t collect it anyhow by passing off an inferior wine. It Nursing Mothers Need “Munchner” | Beer. It’s heavy in body, dark in color an@ six months cld. No other beer beg.ns to compare with “Munchner” as a@ tonic. “Diamoné” is unequaled.as a table beer. 2 doz. bottles, $1.25. ®Write or "phone 222.) National Capital Brewing Co., 14th & D s.c. eer ene sme, The Truth in a “Nutshell.” Only $2 up for papering rooms with rich, stylish paper. F. G. Nolte, 810 9th st. 1t Before Going Away Go To Auerbach, 7 & H, and provide yourself with men’s high-grade goods st low-grade prices ‘and save S0c. on every dollar. jyB-2t Semi-Annual Reduction Salc. Prices nearly cut in half. One-dollar Out- ing Shirts, 49c., with 2 extra collars and cuffs; $1.50 Shirts, 69c. now; Finest Tc. check Golf Caps, 25c.; Light-weight Jerseys, $1.48, all colors; Collars, 6c.; Cuffs, 1c. patr; 2c. beautiful Summer Sik Neckwear, Gerwear almost given dollar C. Auerbach, 7 grade Goods for