Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1898, Page 11

SHROUDED IN DOUBT BAILEY IS DISMISSED Removal of Additional Troops to Civil Service Commission Takes Ac- Middletown Not Probable. tion, ADVERSE OPINION AT CAMP ALGER REASONS —_—_+—___ GIVEN FOR THE CHANGE Report in 3d Virginia Case Forward- | Some Interesting Statements by ed to Gen. Graham. Mr. Bailey. PROBABLE oo THE VERDICT TAKES EFFECT AT ONCE Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. CAMP ALGER, NG, Va., August 19, 1898. consisting of Surgeon Reed, Vaughn and Shakespeare, came to camp this morning for the purpose of examining its sanitary arrangements. All the m rs of the board are from the office of the surgeon general of the army. The i is one of the effects of dverse criticism of the medical depart- ment of the 24 Corps, particularly with ref- erence to the measures adopted to prevent the spread of typhoid fever. Colonel A. The civil service commission this after- noon dismissed Mr. Edwin D. Bailey from service under the commission, making his dismissal take effect from 3 o'clock today. The following order was made by the commission: “Whereas the commission did on the 16th day of August, 1898, notify in writing Mr. Edwin D. Bailey, an employe in and under the commission, that the commission had under contemplation his dismissal from the position he held under the commission for the reason that said Bailey had uttered and used words and language in the pub- estigation c. Gt chi surgeon of the corps, ac- . Me basinal epeieetletss Ge by ete) as ie Wie Gatien Camp. ‘The inquiry will probably be con-| the commission with having falsified the cluded this afternoon, and the report mae | Official records of the commission and per- 2 x er dishonorable official acts, publ ie from the wes Department about the orga Bee el ae te ats ee ae es the migration of the | containing such charges served upon Get Divison to Mindicoen, apprcactonltt [ME Bailey: and _whereas said Bailey becomes decidedly uncertain whether the|was in such notice requested to ap- ission on the 16th day pear before the comm: l ever go thet command w! of August, 1898, at 3 o'clock p.m. of said Col. Girard has just returned to Dunn |G. ¥ "and then ‘and there make answer Loring, after having made @ ipo) at Mid. { verbally or in writing to such charges as amination of the camping grounds nditions | Were given in such notice: diet Free A coe cate nd whereas the said Bailey having ap- Poehwe re anything Dut satiq | peared at the time mentioned and filed with factory. hardly enough erotic | the commission a lengthy statement in for one c ee netch cir, | Writing, in which he makes no denial of enough one regiment. Under such cir | the charges preferred by the commission it would be manifestly unwise | against him, as set forth in the notice “men there, a eee ta | Served upon him, but substantially admits verd has yet come from the department ar | the allegations and charges set forth in this effect, the impression Is general that | och notice to be true, and only seeks to If work is begun at nt number this will done. ify the uttering of such words and the ing of such language as charged against him by the commission, therefore the com- ion now here, as a matter of fact, finds that the charges made by the commission against said Bailey and given in such no- tice to him are true, and they further find t the words uttered and language used by Mr. Bailey as shown in such notice were untrue and unwarranted touching the com- mission, and for this reason the commis- on officers expect in at Dunn Loring until r, in any event. ssor to Gen. Butler. Gen. 's successor for the time being is Brig. Gen. Gobin of the 3d Brigade. He holds his present position by virtue of his ccmmand lata in Sept rank as senior brigadier general of th? | sion is of the opinion that such false and visi ut the department is making | unwarranted allegations made by sald Bal- Soe cr eae ¢ the officers on duty | J€¥ against the commission are good rea- ealy. 56 Aon oe SS 4. | Sens for his dismissal from service under here, to make him its permanent com-| the commission der. So far hs has made no changes in | “““rncrefore it is hereby ordered that Ed- Calhoun and Lieut. liv taff. Capt win D. Bailey be, and he is hereby, dismiss- Hampton, Gen. Butler’s personal aids, have | eq from service in and under the commis- been assigned to dut sistants to the | sion, such dismissal io take effect at the division quartermaster and acting division | close of work, at 3 o'clock p.m. on August engineer er, r2spectively, in order to | 39 1s9s. gular positions on the staff. era ta still oe Wacaney that oceasioied Bd f Inspector General Eats. ff will probably remain as it 1s novy until the division is disbanded. Verdict Rendered. is heard everywhere as to the court of inquiry in the 1 Virginia. As indicated in the court came to a assure th Mr. Bailey's Statement. Mr. Bailey this afternoon made a state- ment regarding his connection with the commission. In this statement Mr. Bailey makes charges that will doubtless be in- vestigated at an early day. When the late Chief Examiner Webster died, more than two years ago,” sald Mr. Bailey, “the link was broken which bound Speculation verdict of of the yesterday eas hae atlerade When new to the old in the civil service com- early in the afterr es pe ion. New commissioners had just Tact (netm tye Writer es i| takent hold. amd tie loitey mani wHoaconnT it was placed in the best have linked them to the precedents, Summerall, the rec 1 practices and rules then in vogue was taken court. Colonel Gross, Lieutenant Colonei |away. Being next in position to Major val and Lieutenant Colonel Edgerly Webster, I became acting chief examiner her wits Lieutenant Summerall, then | under circumstances of “the most wee Middletown to deliver the document | character. ral Graham. No one connected h the tribunal would offer the slightest but the impression Mr. Cleveland had made up his mind to signalize the closing years of his adminis- t as to the decision, vie | tration by bianketing ir the classitied sery- grows stronger every hour that the Vir- | ice practically everything that remained ginians have lost outside. We who knew from experience the officers of th bt that Ger regiment there al Butler’ A none the difficulties attending extensions of th classification advocated a more conserva- or- aside as soon as the finding | tive cox I myseif submitted a proviso nade public. but there are | to be Incorporated in the new rules to the echo that opinion. “It 18 | creo: that the extension to new branches staff officers who have | o¢ the ser uld beceme operative only gs closely that the | s) fast as the commission was able to pro. such an order is a discretionary | vige registers of eligibles, I eatiniated thar eu it was erocnly Abstrd (ir woul take\-tromitwor to fodriveatsr ty Just, no court would Pre- | cor:plete the classification, if the work was me to interfere. In t case, although | pushed vigorous! nd a much longer time counsel established novel | 1#/tc awaited’ the natural couradvon venta onde My proviso was incorporated in the rules as origin ly ‘submitted to the President. “Afterward it was stricken out, scende ate : eevee. somewhat uthority in the slighte ce steriously, but I never had any doubt a matter of much surprise to in my own mind that it is was due se tove- it the y that its omission was due to the fact that it would defeat a part of the object of the extension, which was to protect in office the appointees of the late d-meeratie administration. “The omission of that proviso was a fatal blunder, because it threw the whole sys- tem into confusion and led to the most vio- lent attack in Congress which the merit ystem has ever encountered. in the order. Majority Wants to Go Home. Some of th2 regimental commanders have been engaged recently in discovering the number of their men who desire to remain rvice. In many eases th> results been very gratifying. Most of the i Nothing isted men are now completely dissatis- | stopp>d that assault but the expectation d wit life and anxious to get back | that the present administration would, b; to their old work as soon as possibl2. Eight | executive action, grant redress for the hundred men in the Ist New Jersey, for in- | great wrong which was done. My under- stance, would leave tomorrow if they could. | sianding is that the var is responsible for he 7th Ohio and Sth d 12th Pennsy! the executive delay. “ majority holds to the same view. w Demoralizing the System. “Meanwhile, the men who are responsible for placing this important and and indis- pensable reform in jeopardy have adopted measures and resorted to methods which to my mind have demoralized the whole hwN York figured it by p2rcent- 2 per cent expressed a de- to go to Cuba for garrison duty. attalion of the 4th Missouri and re- rom nearly every regiment in the 2d camp yesterday for Middl wn, together with the baggage of the 3d Brigade This practically completes the m. The object of the civil service Jaw Rene Rati tee Sete ne ees contin” Vand rales im to) aiteinate palticatandt ver: gent unt w wells are dug and more land | sonal favoritism from pointments and secured. promotions by substituting open competi- ALL PLANS ARE UP: tive examinations. To make the system complete and perfectly fair, all back doors aT. Indefinite Stay of the Troops at |? “@ppointment and promotion should be an capaee closed and the only open door should be the front door, through which merit only Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. as determined by open competition can THOROUGHFARE, Va., August 20.—Or- | enter. What disturbs me now is to see a ers received last night completely alter | dozen back doors open where favorite: Seale ree rhep oe r pean wt ot | being ushered in, while those who. s Vacs thal : *F {at the front door are held at Lay and be- ntil last evening every ef- | come the dupes of a defective system. ing made to have regiment “I hate to make a confession of this kind, the to Middletown by 7} and 1 would not make it only that I be- mor All th tra wagons | lieve the truth sheuld be tcld before it is loa forage for the | too late to corzect the errors. Some things extra bagga: board the was being hur- the commissioners cannot prevent and they ght cars. Gen- should not be held respcnsible for the im- leted arrangaments | possible, but they do not need to become a lroad for the trans- | steering commitiee to point out the weak ments belonging to his | Places where evasicn of the law may be Tuesday and Wednes- | [racticed with impunity. “Kc next An indefinite stay at | “The greatest danger to the system les Thoroughfare is now ordered by General |in the possibility that the spoils system Graham on account of the lack of water at | will be transferred from congressmen and dietown and the reported difficulty in Dg @ sufficient acreage for the troops Corps. Enough land may be had for one division, but the prices asked for the territory needed for the whole corps @re out of reason. Seeking New Camp Sites. ‘The engincer officers, under personal su- pervision of General Davis, have been thor- eughly examining the available farms around Thoroughfare for higher and well- politicians to a small bureau. When this cccurs the last state is ‘worse than the first. If the civil service commission be- comes a mere patronage bureau, under the guise of a merit system, it is a worse evil than when the patronage ts widely dis- tributed among politicians, because it then Lecomes a centralized power and therefore is more dangerous. I do not hesitate to say that in my spinion the present commission- ers have granted favors and privileges in- corsistent with the merit system in order to purchase favors and immunity in high ene ee = regiments | places, and in doing so they have establish. Place. ‘The sites now oeenited “tre ‘iit led precedents and practices which seem to and damp and the soll holds the water and | M¢,'0 be utterly demoralizing to the whole merit system. “The situation 1s such now that if an ap- pointing officer really wants to appoint a man to 2 place a way to do it can be found. The methods resorted to for evad- ing an honest competition would stock a drainage for an indefinite time. Filth has already collected in dangerous quantities and th ity for an immediate change is urgent. It ts expected that every regi- ment will be on new ground before Tu day, with every arrangement and regula- w : curiosity shop. These methods have grown tion of a Lae peep ea in force. Among | up under the tutelage of the presenttcom the enlisted men the greate further veins | missioners, excepting, of course, Judge en: ested over er delay © ts 5 mig eb Brewer, who is too new in the commission to be held to a joint responsibility. Back Door Entrances, “TI will mention some instances of what I have designated as back door entrance to the service. A congressman’s son was ap- pointed a clerk in a post office the day be- fore the office was classified, and immedi- ately after the office was classified he was transferred to a good place in the depart- mental service at Washington. He never served a day in the post office, and being brought in by inclusion instead of exam- ination he was not even required to serve a six months’ probation, but was trans- ferred at once. Another case of the same sort was that of a young lady residing in this city. ‘At the instance of a congressman she was appointed to a position in a post office just before the office was classified, and then in the same way was transferred to @ position in the departmental service here. She did not have to leave this city to accomplish this result, and a pretext Notes of Interest. Ancther hospital train left Thoroughfare yesterday evening, conveying thirty-two Fatients from the field hospital to the di- vision hospital at Bristoe, Va. Most of the Men were suffering with typhoid or ma- lerial fevers, but none of the cases, how- ever, is very serious. Capt. G. W. Mahoney of the 7th Iil'nois has been given charge of the field hospital and the remaining pa- tients The continual postpcnement of the time for removal to Middletown has placed many of the officers in an embarrassing po- sition. They are without baggage or clean elething as the result of the many contra- gictory orders issued since their arrival here. One of the chapiains packed his ef- fects, accordiag to the command, and gave away $10 worth of extra baggage in the shape of writing material. This chaplain is in Washington today hunting a cheap clean goizt and stamps and envelopes to write THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1898—2f PAGES. was found for avoiding even a nen-com- petitive examination. Nobody knows, ex- cept those in authority, to what extent this back door has been used, but it is known to have been extensively used. I am told that men have been appointed to the position of post office inspector by this process. “In one instance an examination was held in accordance with the request of a department. but the man whom the de- partment wanted went down so badly on the list of eligibles that his name could not be reached. The whole examination was canceled. and the next time it was held allowance was made for ‘experience.’ By this process the department got the man that it wanted. Experience is generally the unknown quantity in the problem to which any value may be assigned which is neces- sary to produce the desired result. A ce- partment asked for an examination. and requested that credit be given for fami)- iarity with the topography of Alaska. The work to be done in the office had no more to do with Alaska than with China, bet the man who was wanted bad been to Alaska, while the other applicants had not been there. Of course, the department got its man. “In anoth=r case the department made a temporary appointment for three months under the emergency rule and had the time extended another three months, which is. the limit allow2d. When the examination was held for this place an allowance was made for “experience,” and as the only competitor who had any experience was the temporary appointee h2, of course, dis- tanced all his rivals. No experience was re- quired to secure the temporary appoint- ment without examination, put it served a good purpose to require it in the examina- th ‘A young woman was refused transfer from the position of stenographer and type- writer in the government printing office to the same position in one of the departments because the work in the government print- ing office was not the same kind of work as in the departments, and hence, it was held, the transfer rule forbade the transfer; but under the same rule a man was trans- frred from the position of attendant in the insane asylum to the position of compositor in the government printing office. Compos- itors should take steps to ascertain from the civil service commission where the re- semblance Is betwen their work and the work of a man who takes care of crazy people in an insane asylum. Marking Competitors. “A man appealed from the marks given him in his examination by one of the com- mission's Incal boards of examiners. The commission wrote to the local board for a full statement of the way in which they marked this competitor. The local board replied that they marked him partly on the information obtained from his examination papers, partly on a personal interview which the board had with him and partly on information received from outside par- ties. Of course, with that kind of marking it is not difficult to make up an eligible register to suit the most fastidious appoint- ing officer. It is this kind of marking which, when applied to promotions and re- ductions, produces curious results which the uninitiated cannot understand. “These instances are not due to the de- fects of the merit system, but to the de- fects of the administration of it. The com- mission has o1 to plant itself squarsly on the law, which provides for open, fair and honest competition as the only test for en- trance to the service, and all these quibb and deceptions and evasions would be sw2pt away. But when the commission sets itself to the study of methods to gratify the de- mands of place hunters and becomes party to schemes for cheating the law, it dis- credits and demoralizes the whole system. It is the knowledge of these defects of ad- ministration which keeps alive the opposi- tion to the law. He is not a true friend of civil service reform who secks to hide these evasions instead of exposing and denounc- ing them. “Certifications have been made of names ich do not stand at the head of the eligible lists. Within the past two years pretexts have been found for skipping mes and certifying others lower down on > list. The practice began in a very in- went sort of a way, under what seemed to be plausible conditions; but, once begun, instances haye rot been wanting in which resort has been kad to this privilege when no just apology could be made for it. When applicants go into a competition on certain conditions, and by the terms of those con- ditions they win in a fair competition, no- body has any right to deny them the fruit of their victory on any pretext whatso- ever.” —eEeEeEeEE NEW STRUCTURE PROPOSED. Business House to Be Erected at 1331 F Street. Workmen are engaged today in removing the old building 1381 F street, and as soon as the site is cleared the 2rection of a fine new structure will be begun which will be adapted for business purposes. The new owner, G. F. Whitirg, paid $45,000 for this property, and he will spend $20,000 in the proposed improverrents. He has already arranged to lease the store, which will oc- cupy the main portion of the front and the fourth, or upper floor. From tae renta already in sight and allowing a fair rental for the rest of the building, it is under- stood the property will net the owner an income of 6 per cent on the money invest- ed. The old buildis g yiclded a net annual ircome of about $1,200. The new structure is to be four stories in height and the front will be of mottied bul! brick and terra cotta. The design, which was made by Mr. W. M. Poindexter, archi- tect, is simple in detail and free from or- namentation, but the effect is made to de- pend on the harmony of the whole and its evident adaptation to the purposes for which the building is to be used. There will be a large vestibule hall with entrances into the store at the front of the building and also to the staircase hall, which will lead to the rear part of the building. The new structure will occupy the entire depth of the lot and there will be 4 well-hole, which will give light, in the center. The rear room will be used for of- fice purposes and the second and third floors will each be divided into six office rooms. The entire depth of the top floor will be designed for use as a photograph gallery, which will be reached by an elec- trie elevator, with which the building will be equipped. SIX DIE IN HOTELS. vo Hostelries Wholly Burned at Hot Springs, Ark. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., August 20—Six persons lost their lives toddy by the burn- ing of the National and Windsor Hotels at Hot Springs, Ark. Five bodies of persons that had been burned were recovered from the ruins. John Hudgins cf Indian terri- tory was killed by jumping from an upper hotel window. Only two other bodies have been identi- fied, their names being Abe Matthews of Greenville, Miss., and W. H. Wells, resi- dence unknown. Not untii after the cor- ener’s inquest can the names of the other dead be learned. Injured by Jumping. A number of persons were injured by jumping from the hot21 windows. In addi- tion to the two hotels, a cottage belonging to Col. O’Brien and the Kentucky livery stable were burned. The two hotels suffered the destruction of all their contents, but the horses and car- riages in the livery stable were taken out safely. The fire started about 2 a.m., in the Na- ticnal Hotel, and spread rapidly. A num- ber of guests escaped down the stairway, while others jumped from the windows of the second and third stories in their night clothes, barely getting out with their lives. Several who leaped were sevsrely injured, and one unknown man is expected io die. Directly across the street from the N. tional Hotel is the Avenu2 Hotel, which narrowly escaped burning. ————— WORK OF AN INCENDIARY. Two Thousand Persons Thrown Oat of Employment at Rouen. ROUEN, August 20.—The Blins cloth manufaetory, where 2,000 persons were em- ployed, was destroyed by fire today. The fire was the work of an incendiary. It is fee that the loss is more than £100,- ———+_—_ BRINGS LIPTON’S CHALLENGE. Mr. Charles Russell Has Arrived at Quebec. QUEBEC, August 20.—Mr. Charles Rus- sell, carrying the Lipton challenge for the America’s cup, has arrived here. He is acco: ied 7 dian militia. They are the guests of Solici- tor General Fitzpatrick. THE NAVAL PARADE ‘ = (Continued"troif First Page.) and salutes were GonStant from the Jersey shore. ony The great crow, watched the fleet pass in awed Stones tna nes practically no scund except frofi th® guns. Slowly the fleet steamed on % 138th street, and there the New York tutnedi to the left, at 1 o’clock, and started omdown the river. 12:12 o'clock she. passed the more, but her gt At tomb once” re silent, although those of the Wetitiél Battery boomed out meny times. so National Salutew From Forts. NEW YORK, Attigust 20.—At noon Forts Wadsworth, Hamilt6n*and Governor's Isl- and fired a natiomal salute. All steamers passing out the Narrows were gaily decked with bunting, the North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm 11 being con- spicuously decorated. ARRIVAL OF THE FLEET. Multitudes Welcomed Them as They Passed Fort Hancock. NEW YORK, August 20.—The flagship New York led the fleet into port this morn- ing, passing the Hook at § a.m. She was followed by the Iowa and Indiana. Then came the Brooklyn and Massachusetts, the Oregon guarding the rear, The fleet was lost sight of shortly after passing the Hook, a thick haze covering the bay and ocean at the time. The en- tire population of Sandy Hook was on the beach and clustered on the tops of the bat- teries of Fort Hancock, shouting and swinging their hats and caps. Flags and bunting were in sight everywhere. The men on board the vessels crowded the decks, all looking neat, dressed in white duck or blue clothing. Signais were made frequently from the flagship to the fol- lowing squadron. No salute was fired from the fort. The battle ship lowa reached quarintine at 9:18, the battle ship Indiana at is the cruiser Brooklyn at 9:21, the battle ships Massachusetts and Oregon at 9:24. The New York left quarantine for Tompkins- Ville at 9:35. All the boats started up the river at 10:10. Voyage From Cuba. Since leaving Guantanamo on Sunday morning no incidents of an unusual nature, except a temporary break-down on the part of the Indiana, have marred the homeward Progress of Sampson's ficet. Few ships were passed. Smooth seas and fair winds made the passage pleasant. There was oc- cesional change of formation. Heading out from Cuba the armor-ciad ships came in sirgle column, the New York leading, the Iowa next, then the Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon. ‘The Oregon and Massachusetts in the rear looked from | the head of the column like black miters moving over the water. The lowa. and Brooklyn, the former more like an ar- mored cruiser than the usually ungraceful battle ship, formed sharp contrast to their darker feilows. At night the fleet shone w repning lights, porth Brooklyn, ith side lights, | oles lit up by electric lights from within, blazed out on the wat. ers as the ships passed through the Win: d passage. It is months since such an umination has been seen in Cuban wat- ers, where warships, blocks runners, transports and all sorts and conditions of Craft have been threading their way w all lights screened, great shadows that Passed silently. The second day ‘out, when passing Crooked Island, double column Was signaled from the ilags: ok her position on the New York at 400, ya’ formation hip. The Brook- the port hand of rds distance, fol- lowed by the Oregon* and Massachuset:s. The Indiana and Iowa remained where they were. in this line i led by the two drmoréd cruis. made its way homeward speed of nine knots. In Sight of Lana. On Tuesday the'single column formation was resumed, but later double column was again adopted, the Brooklyn going on the Starboard hand of Sampson's flagship. Last night there was another change to the original column, ‘and trailing behind the gallant New York, the ships that have stood the brunt of the war passed Sand: Hook this morning. It @id not require the strains of the flegship band to make all hands glad, for before its jubilant airs were heard eager eyes had seen that low gray stretch cf land which they knew was heme. * At 6 o'clock this morning ttg with dispatches New York. Ne battle ships, the fleet about the at a navy yard came alongside the paper boats gathered around, men on fishing schooners, pilot boats and other craft waved their hats an cheered the conquerors of Cervera as the steamed into the bay. The accident to the Indiana was a break- down of her condensers. Twice on tha trip to Guantanamo she has lagged behind to make repairs, and the other ships have reduced their speed so that the Indiana ceuld catch up with them. On Tuesday night the Harvard was sighted bounl south. By means of colored lghts her identity was made out, and the New York esked her where she was bound, but the Harvard failed to get the signal'and pro- ceeded on her course. As the air got cooler the spirits of the three thousand men and officers aboard the six ships rose corre. spondingly. The relief from the perpetual heat of Cuba was indeed appreciated. Glad to Get Home. From Admiral Sampson down, everybody talked and thought of home, and all hearts beat quicker with delight when Jersey's coast was seen this morning—the coast that many thought the chances of war would never permit them to see again. Admiral Sampson, looking far better than when war commenced, is very glad to get home. Speaking of his crews, and especially the crews of the Indiana, lowa and New York, who have had no shore liberty for seven months, he said: ey have borne their privations in a manner beyond ali praise. And summing up what has been one of the most successful and important naval campaigns in the history of the world, npson say “The navy has been very fortunate. have, I think, made no mistakes.” How much Sampson contributed to the Success of the war, the efficacy of his ad- vice and the splendid manner he directed the largest fleet ever under the command We navy day. was uninjured by her mishap in the mud. The circumstances under which she ran The Brooklyn, it was found, aground were very excusable. The St Paul had anchored almost across the en- trance to the bay and the Brooklyn, while passing her stern on ‘Thursday night had to suddenly steer away to avoid ramming a transport which, without warning, had backed away from along the big scout. The channel buoy was not in position and the cruiser stuck her nose lightly in the mud. The efforts of the tug Wampatuck to get her off at night failed, but on Fri- day she was pulled off by the Oregon after the crew had removed some of her heavy ammunition. Promptly at 10 o’clock on Sunday morn- ing the New York signaled to go to sea, and the Oregon, nearest the >2ntrance, moved out. The Brooklyn followed, and as she passed the Badger, the Vixen, the Massachusetts and the Or2gon, the men of these ships lined up on deck and cheered veciferously. when the New York passed the column on her way out to take the lead her band vias playing “Ain't I Glad to Get Out of the Wilderness,” and as the ships caught the air there was applauss. It was decided to run at eight knots an hour, the Indiana being incapable of sustaining a greater speed, and with the New York leading, the big ships headed westward. At 6 o'clock Cape Maisi, on the extreme left of Cuba, was sighted, and at 7 o'clock the column of ships headed to the north. At 7:30 the land for whose freedom Ameri- can bravery had been tested and American blood shed slowly faded from view, and it was a singularly s'gnificant fact that on the gun deck of the Brooklyn, at the breech of the big engines of destruction that a few short weeks ago had dealt death to an en- emy, a peaceful multitide raised its voice in the third verse of “America: “Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees, Sweet freedom’s song! Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake, Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolon; The Last Look. So the fleet that for nine long weeks had aided and watched the progress of freedom took a last leave of Cuban shores. Monday morning found the fleet in sight of some of the smaller islands, but away from Cuba and in the Windward Passage. The In- diana had developed a nine-knot speed and greater progress than expected had been made. Tuesday the fleet passed in view of the islang where Coh mbus land ing. The Indiana early in the day signaled that she aad broken her starboard con- denser, and after she kad spent three hours fixing it she had to go to work for a sim- flar length of time or the port condenser. Despite the delay, one-half of the distance had been made at Wednesday noon, rate of 2) miles a day having be complished. With the exception of the In- diana, the fleet could have made eleven krots an hour, the maximum speed of the Iowa and Massachvsetts. The New York and Brooklyn could have made thirteen knots, but Admiral Sampson de cided to ke2p them all together. Wednesday afternoon the Indiana got a speed of nine knots, and from that tim until Sandy Hook was reached the men in her fire and engine roems did werk. The trip was by no means excursion home. Besides the daily routine, there were fire and collision drills on ail ships and active work done in painting and repairing. The weather was fine, and rounding Cape usually s> stormy, there was a hot day. Thursday and Friday were uneventful, but very pleasant days. Satur- y at 7 a.m., renning by Scotland Light, y yard tug brought out an order for the fleet to yroceed up the North river to Grant’s tomb, fire a salue and return to Tompkinsville to anchorage. NEWS oF ARRIVAL, £ Cal nanders Aceuracy lationx of Naval Com emonstrated. The naval officials were considerably re- lieved today when an early report reached them that Admiral Sampson's fleet had been sighted off the Highlands at 5:48 am. They hid began to fear that the elaborate preparaticns made in New York city for the reception of the fleet might arty by reason of some delay in the arriva! of the fleet. The time of arrival is looked upon as a tribute to the aceu with which our naval commanders calculate on the length of time requii for a long cruise The fleet left Santiago at 10 a.m. last Sunday, and at that time Admiral Samp: he on notified the department would reach New York early Saturday rnitg. In this calculation he was oblig- ed to reckon the speed of the slowest ship in his fleet as the cne governing the move- ments of the entire fleet. The arrival ex- actly es calculated is said to be in Ine with the performance of the Monterey which made the six weeks’ trip to the PI ippines, arriving within tweive hours of time on which the arrival had been ci culated After the naval review today the battle ships and cruisers will go to the Brooklya navy yard and there be put through a course of thorough repairs se eee THE COURT: Equity Court No. 1—Justice Bradley. Burgess agt. Burgess; testimony before Albert Harper, examiner, ordered taken. Sheehan agt. Alexander; J. Altheus John- son appointed truste Fendall KE. Al nder. Na aylor; Dicker- son M. Grealish, administrator, allowed to intervene. Lemmon ast. h; order over- ruling motion to annul sale Burch agt. Parker et al. You agt. You; order denying injunction. Schell- horn agt. Schellhorn; maintenance pen- dente lite allowed. Probate Court—Justice Bradley. state of Anthony Pollok; waiver of cis taticn filed. Estate of Jacob G. Jones; will dated October 6, 1891, filed. Estate of Page Hall; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary granted to Charles B, Proc- tor; bond, $500. —_ Rev. John Peute in the City. Rey. John Peate, the venerable Metho- dist minister, who has just completed what may be called, on account of his age, a unique work in polishing a large retiecting lens for the Amcrican Universit in the city. He has come here for the purpose looking after the unloading of the g which has been shipped by freight from his home in Greenville, Pa. It will be taken from the cars on its arrival by Messrs. Lit- Uetield, Alvord & Co. and transferred to the new building on the grounds of the univer- sity, on the Loughboro’ read. of one man in the history of the United States, will not probably be known or fully appreciated untii the history of this war is written The health of the fleet is excellent. ships need docking sadly, the Iowa and New York especially. named will probably require a overhauling of her machinery. Their Scars Hardly Visible. In no way did the big ships show the hard usage to which they had been subjected. The Brooklyn's twénty-seven holes, with the exception of.4hose through the smoke stack, had been: patehed and the big ship repainted and pofistiéd till she shone. On the starboard side cduld be seen a great steel patch over,the hole where one of the Viscaya’s shots went through, and on the qvarterdeck a wooden patch, where the deck had been tofn up? The armor belt still holds the print ofa l@rge shell, and a. crit!- cal eye can see the @énts made by several more, even through the gauze of new gray paint. cal The Iowa has’a Batch over her bow, where she was hit by’a six-inch shell, and the Indiana had ‘ shea up the hole in her deck. All the ships hive been painted and their peace trappings’arranged, so that as reminders of the gteatest naval battles ever fought, they afeerather disappointing. The one word “pea@e” written in letters of diamonds and’ 'rubies at the masthead of the Oregon in Guantanamo bay was the signal for wild applause from the ships on Friday night, August 12, and the applause became more vociferous when the an- nouncement was made by Commodore Watson that the fighters of the navy, the big war ships, had been ordered home and were ordered to sail for New York as soon as possible. American Navy Day. Admiral Sampson:on the New York was absent when the news came, but the Brook- lyn, which for twenty-four hours Fad been on a mud bank, had been towed off by the Oregon, and prepared for home. Saturday morning Admiral Sampson returned and after consulting the Navy Department by wire, ordered that the ships prepare to go te sea at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning. Bo once more Sunday became the American The Indiana, The first thorough ae Under Assessment System, ‘The District Commissioners have ordered that the following work be done under the assessment system, the same having been advertised in accordance with law and no objections having been received thereto: Construct sewer along the south side of G street northeast between i2th and 13th streets, at an estimated cost of $520, one- half cost to be assessed against lots 9, 50, 51, 52, 583, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 18, 36, 37, 38 and 39 of square No. 1005. The Commissioners also ordered that the banks of gravel pit at the intersection of Florida avenue and N street northeast, be repaired at an estimated cost of 350, chargeable to the appropriation for grad- ing streets, alleys and roads, 1899. That cobble gutters be constructed and the roadway shaped, graveled and rolled on Spruce street between 3d and 4th streets northwest, at an estimated cost of $250, chargeable to the appropriation for repairs to roads, 1899. ‘That two naphtha lamps be erected on T street between Lincoln avenue and 2d street northeast, at an estimated cost of $4, chargeable to the appropriation for street lighting, 1899. That the proposal of James Nolan to re- place the remaining terra cotta sewerage system of the Henry School for the sum of $425 is accepted, this being the lowest bid received. —_—.___ Two Boys Missing. ‘The police have been requested to look out for two boys who are missing from their homes. They are George Mason, col- ored, twelve years old, and Cleveland Wood, white, ten years old. Mason, whose home is at No. 2214 Virginia avenue northwest, disappeared four days ago. He wore striped knee pants, black fedora hat and black shoes. The Wood boy, who wore brown pants, light jacket, gray cap and was barefooted, went away from his home at No. 435 Delaware avenue yesterday afternoon. aaa eX SS Best of Carpets and Furniture at avetions in Hoeke's clearance sale. Save, IT CURES pe «| SSS ee AS ~ NATURE CURES: Another Lesson From Doctor Cowden’s Teaching---Why Former Methods Failed to Relieve Deafness----The Treatment That Cures” Is as Simple as Nature and as Impressive in Its Results as Nature. A great many who are sick get we without any treatment or medicine. They get well because Nature is stronger than the disease overcomes it, drives it out, and heals and the sores. But there are some troubles that won't heal. Nature alone will not relieve Deaf- hess, unless it is due to some temporary cause. ‘The treatment that cures Deafness is the treat- ment that most nearly approaches Nature's meth- ods. ‘The treatment that Involved the use of surgeons’ tools in dealing with the ears, the treatment that involved the use of strong solutions by violent sprays, was contrary to ail and was ludicrously inadequate. Now that the Cowden treatm generally accepted by the profession and the public us the only cure for Deafness, as the only treat- ment that has Ifted the blight of the word “in- ature mei ature’s laws curable” from head noises, 1t would seem that only | 4 slight knowledge of the structure of the ear would have prevented the delusion that so-called specialists practiced for years upon their patients. 0 surgeon ever cured Deafness by the punctur- ig of -he eac drum, or by boring or cutting or probing or barning, or by the removal of one or of all the small chain of in the middle ear, or by the violent Inflation of the Eustachian Tapes nts, Politzer . ete, t, With Strong medicines and ever cured Deafness, becanse, by f its construction and jocation it never reached the obstruction in the Eustachian Tube that catsed It. In the Cowden practice only is to be found a ful treatment for Deafness, bec it 8 as Nature treats and en Breathed in as air is breathed in, impregnated with medication as subtle and imperceptitie us the air itself, it reaches every sore spot from the orifice of one to the inhermest recesses of the middie ear, an reaching them with every inhalation of the breath, it first soothes and quiets, and then heals and cures. SHE WAS ALMOST TOTALLY DEAF, Mrs. Marzaret A. Seward, S14 L st. : “I had been deaf for five years. I could net hear the ordinury Streets. I was troubled cons’ noises in my head, that disturbed Hot siec “The disagreeable noises have ceas everything plainly and distinctly.” DEAF FOR TWENTY YEARS, F. E. Sherwood, Howard House, cor- and Pa. ave. n.w.: left ear was so deaf that I could not hear os of the so I could a I hear it has been so | with roaring | |Rev. Mr. Smith, of Ringing Noises and Deafness. Rev. L. L. Smith, formerly at 606 Gth St. s.w., now at Hyattavilie, Maryland, clergyman jof the Church of the United Brethren: “1 most | heartily recommend Dr. Cowden's treatment. I have experienced its wonderful benefits, and ft is because of personal knowledge that I peak a I do. “For eighteen months I suffered from dull aches, accompanied by rumbling nols and partial ¢ that I had dittic duties, and 1 hend- ing pding to my every-day ould not understand ordinary con- ent bas given me com: aches and from the a ses, and my hearing bh Doctor Cowden, bad j been troubled with a catarrhal condition of the } nose throat, which caused me to hawk apd inualiy.” In the mornipg I would have « in the mouth, and cing sensation Was net refreshing, au. — would wake in the morning feeling tired and wnrefreshed. “T have been completely cured of all my troubles, iy when 1 went te I sleep well, lave bo more discharge from nose oF throat, and’ feel refreshed and yvigorons in the | morning. ‘The improvement in my general health has bees wonderful, as well as the restoration of my hearing. What You Get for $3 a Month. Ist. The benefit of seventeen years’ experience in the special study and treatment of chronic catarrhal trou- bles, denfness, ete 2d. The same care and attention that are given for ten times larger fees. Bd. Methods that care where all others fail and can be procured no place clxe within two hundred miles of Wasbington, D. € 4th. A chance to k to those who have been cured and see for yourself the great effects of the treatment. Sth, All those taking treatment be- fore Sept. 1 will be treated until cured at the rate of $3.00 a month, Dr. J. M. Cowden, 715 13th Street Northwest. te erett it My right ear was becoming | Ogice Houre—9 a.m. to 12 m.: 2 to 5 p.m. e deaf also. My he sud- | to 8 p.m. dally; Sundays and holidays, fo nly. Now I hear perfe tod p.m. Lodge of the state, which meets Se 6. Br, Merion Dorian apd family ere making « | ME; Gilbert Wilson was SL ae visit cf two weeks at Chapel Point elected financial secretary | Stee wan Miss Milken is visiting her cousin, | On invitation the Mirs Mattie Fryer, in Chester, Pa. Mrs. H. C. Armstrong and Master Paul Arm- strong ure visiting reistives at North Scituat: Mess. Judge C. F. Scott and family, Mr. H. L. Amies | und Th family, Dr. mas ure at M ne Noyes Lib; Wedn J. L. Devol and Mrs. mitain Lake Park. ry Literery Society will meet B. Vv. evening next in the Masonic Hall, In aadicien to an essay and quotations from Oliver jel Holmes an excelient musical progiam will be_rendere Mr. Charles Dickerson is taking a vacation of two werks at the home of his parents in Dicker sen, Mr. and Mrs. G. 0. Cissel are making @ short visit at Norfolk, V Rev. FW. Collier re, Mass., a graduate of Johns Hopk ns Uni Baitimor the Bosten School ogy, Bostor Will occupy the pul Paul's M. E. Sunday uworning snd Mr. W. Bry . Sells and Miss Ada ington Massey man’s Christisn Tymperance Union will were re nt guests of Mr. hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday next at 19 a.m., in the lecture room of St. Paul's M. E, Church.” Mothers’ meeting at 10:45, Miss Millie Engle of Washington is visiting ver aunt, Miss Jennie Wal Mrs. S. Whalen and Miss Mary Whalen of Fred- ‘kare the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Hyatt c Miss Ant 1 of West Washington is the gvest of Mrs. Albert Viett The Christ morial exeving «ut fifty program, 1 Kinnea: Modes: Miss Flo solos, From the Sprax"” and “As We Went Mrs, Georg? Wood: duet, “Pretty lee," Misses May Liggett and Sadie K > A’ Song of the Heart,” Miss Birdie Russell piano sclo, “Narciseus,""” Mrs. Conningham freshments were served on the Wide porch s sceial time enjoyed Mrs. Edwin R. Hodge end sens returned nesday from a visit with relatives in Baltimore covnty. iss Jennie Perry of Washington 1s visiting her r, Mre. Clements. elie Yearman of W: of her cousin. Miss Sadie K shington fs the guest Ir. Mr. J. C. Williamsor and family of Washington, who have nding the summer at the hone | of Mrs. Se ve returned home. Miss Miilie Milsted of Spencerville has been spending some time with the Misses Coupard. SANDY PRI Mr, and Mrs. Alban G. TLomas and Mrs. Walter Brocke have returned from Capon Springs, and Miss Serah B. Farquhar from Boston, where she has been since early in July. Miss Sallie P. Brooke is at home again after ing spent about six weeks in New Jersey, New k and Connecticut Recent visitors are Mr. amd Mrs. Ashby Miller, Dr. Julian Miller and Miss Edith English of A) x ex. andria; Miss Crawford of Hagerstown, Miss Ellis of Bosten, Mrs, Klein and daughter of Phila- elpbia, Edward Tilton and Miss Josie Tilton of York, Miss Gertrude Massey aud Albert altimere, Mr. and Mrs. Caleb S. Miller shin Misses ‘Thomas and brothers cf Belmont Rave a s evening in honor of their guests, Miss Hartley, Miss Alice Lee Baines. Miss Mary E. Broomell, Miss Bertha Breomell, Miss Helen Lamb, Miss e Lamb, Miss Naomi and Henry Sharpless, James D. and Tho |. all of Baltimore, most of whom remit week after, making a family of twenty persons. who owned eighteen wheels. jcnics and excursions have Leen the crder of the Belmou amed for th . and the perfe tof tho Mouse T; took 7m Miss I has. the past week Miss Corrie Vail. Miss Louise lett and Robert Lamb of Baitimore. Mrs. achar geve these young people a “patriotic te Tuesday evening. About thirty d to the fullest the good supper, the national songs, the dancing and, not the least, the old-fashioned games and social intercourse on the iawn. dy Spring has had an epidemic of bouse- wagons lately, no less than four such nondescript vehicles having passed through in a few week “Bunyan’s Pilgrim Bsnd."" as they style them- selves, Lave been riding round giving concerts and stereopticon exhibitions ef an evangelical nature. Asa M. Stabler, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Brooke. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Stabler and William F. Gi- pin have gone to the vicinity of Capon Springs, Va., with the intention of camping for a week, if weather permits. Miss Louise Thomas of Baltimore is with rela- ves here. oe Benjamin H. Miller expects to attend the coming conference of Friends to be held at Rich- mond, Ind., for several a FALLS CHURCH. District Lodge, No. 13, of Good Templars, met Thursday with Enterprise Lodge, at Nda Church, with representatives present from the lodges of Feirfax, Prince William and Alexandria counties. The district chief templar, George W. Hawx- hurst, presided over the sessions, and the district lodge degree was conferred upon a number of new members. The committee on credentials reported delegates in atterdance from nearly all the lodges in the district. The district chief templar’s re- port showed “. membership of 515 lodges in the Jurisdiction. The report also embraced an account of the prosecution of parties for violating the local option law at Camp Alger. ‘The report of Mrs. Ida J. Hawxhurst, as super- intendent of javenile temples, showed an increased activity in this branch of the work, and a number of temples in active operation in connection with the Io "Ene district secretary, J. H. Garretson, reported considerable additions in the various lodges of the Gistrict uring the quarter and & healthy condition of the crder. ‘The treesurer, Henry Hawshurst, reported « bal- ance in the treasury of $15, after «ll expenses covnected with the work bad been paid. At the afternocn session the rcpor- of the committee on siute of the order, submitted by Rey. D. L. Rath- ben, was considered and adopted. The fiuence committee, Mrs. L. B. Staats, chairman, recwmmended that a financial officer ‘be elected’ to icok nfter the collection of the quarterly dues of the members of the distelet Kcdge and ail financial matters connected with the work. strict Lodge voted to meet Lodge at Fairfax Court House im th of Mr. # with Providence | November. The di ©. Powell of Pannic mortal Ledge, at Vienna, was a wriate action taken. A vote « ndered the ladies of Enterprise Lodge for Donntiful dinner and supper served. ‘The lodze 4 with short addresses from J. fi. ances Rumsey, J. J. Sangster. R Row. ned thanks E. W. Wakefield. ©. M. Walker, ES Fleming, Mrs. L. B. Rtaats. Miss Sera Thorne, Miss Rey- Gell Shaw. Rev. D. L. Rathbun and others, after | Which the lodge adjourned. At the meeting of Pion Lodge of Good Temp- lars Tuesday night the lodge was visited ty Messrs. A. W. Campbell, grand secretary, and S W. Rosell, past grand su: t of juventie the District of Columbia, who made | terian San al of the town will t 25 at the Zoological | The street committee z extensive imp bis ware school board of Fairfax will meet at on August 29. Ld Mrs. Lowe and Miss Mabel Kerr have d from a trip n if the second ward ts meuts to the streets and to Colonial Beach, Va Mr. Ryail Albertson, wh 8 beer nding a weeks at Asbury Park, returned home Wed- hesday wuch improved In bealth. Mr. Geo. F. Rollins has retirned from a trip to Atlantic City and other points nort Mr. M. E. Church has sold lan a lot belonging to Mis H. Now- Alice O'Hare at East th Riddle retan Thursday a’ t, Mins Sue home in BL 1 Mr. W. ich “surprised bis friends last week by getting married. Mrs. Veltch ix a of Mr. Bo Camp, near Bailey's Cross Rey M. Cackl stor of the M. E. South, performed the ‘cerem and the Lave commenced bousekecping, reut- weed of Mr. A. Birney at West j _ Pref. Carl Kinsley left Thursday for New York and Boston. Miss Belle Cressler of Cha: rg. Pa., has been the guest of Miss Riddle past week yMiss, Murgaret 8. Nourse “returned "today from | Virginia Beach, where she has been the guest Miss Mamie Pond. a RIVERDALE, Mr. Harry Fowler's health is much improve and Le has opened ar office Washington. He has not yet resigned his government position. Mrs. Wm. Snyder and her two cbildren are | visiting her mother, Mrs. James Stewart Mrs. Ourand of Berwyn officiated ot a special meeting for the Sunday school children Sunday last. interesting them in the geography of t lessen by her admirable collection of sand rape | and practical illustrations. Mr. Middleton off | Berwyn and Mr. McElwee were in charge of the Sunday school in Mr. Snell's abse The san | Sentlewen will continue in this work during the month. | ir. Charles Mangum is superintending a branc | of hie father's business and will be in Washing: m Lereuiter for that purpose The house formerly owned by Mr. Ogden ang | purehased later by the Park company is bel. partly remodele evi purposes, and changed from a dwelling te ga sufficient number of rooms for Jones as gone to visit her + Mrs. U. W. Greenslade, at Milwaukee, and Mrs. Rutherford have returned from summer outing, having visited friends at York and Bainbridge, Pa Rev. Mr. Bradford ‘preached in the Pre Church Sunday Mr. E. C. Fowler is severe atta sbyterian Mrs Dana White, of her nouse Friday, ma the bottom, sustaininy a broken wrist. Do nd Riche son were both calle assistan Mr James M. I Department purchased the erty owned by Mr. J. C. om and will oc it Se ri nt rains disturbed some of the landmarke of the park, moving bridges, sweeping away fences, he new bridge o stia sustain slight injuries, but EE ture as a* first sui The structure can be aired by a slight «fort und at little expense. fenry Pwell, standing up on his wagon a rapidly moving team, and when near the old Calvert barn, was thrown over the side the wagon, falling on his head. He was un- conscious for some tinn He is suffering yet from the effects uf the fall, though his condition is im- proving: Mr. iddieton of Riverdale was forced to shoot bis valuable dog cn account of its increasing viciousness and @ disposition to attack passers-by. Dr. Ellis has sold bis house to Mr. John ©. Johnson, formerly of Coliege, now of Washington. Mr. Charles Earl has been appointed trustee to the Riverdale sehool, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of bis father, Charies Bari, sr. Mr. ES and Mr. W. C. Tippett, president of the Teachers’ Association, are exam: ining applicants for schools in Prince George's county at Mariboro’. Mr. Joseph 8. of Hyattsville was seized with hemorrhages Tuesday last. He is critically Ml and his life is despaired of. Mr. Thos. 8, Stone, former treasurer and exam. iner of Prince George's county schools, was the some sliver pitcher, S. Stone by the Public School Teachers of Prince George's ty, retiring from office examiner for nineteen years. ace TENLEYTOWN, A very pleasant evening was spent by the mem- hers of St. Ann's choir recently at the home of Miss Jane Endres, Miss Margacot Coliahan left today for Boston, to tomaln for aoa: two wacks c e st a lawn = party was given by - and Mrs. Maurtee Fits. gerald ts seriously i. Miss Ciara Way is visiting Iviss May Shatfor