Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1898, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1898-12 PAGES, 3 @ at Mace “t EVENIN 4, at 000 Pa nw, k. Private daily. 1 District of Col th the undersi nt WoouWal must fil wed on ur M.D. Seeretary, THOMAS JARVIS DESIRES TO ANNOUNG Mit. to hie friends und the public that s wold ent bis confectioners and catering business to Mr. Charles Burton W xtending thanks for the many favors past, and trusting patronize his suc. » them: most high- emais, Very Tes] DUNN I trons tha parlors, MISS KATIE st nw A DASHING new F. & H you much t fit absolutely per- STYLISI o ED. GATCHEL & CO., Tailors, 604 13th st F. MUDD, the fuinous cutter, is new with us. Magazines Bound in Leather, 75c. vol. "yc" free. se1d-6d HODGES, 511 98TH 8’ ee Lath Special. 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There i ike It fe ing one up: ft weing absoiutely effects of adul- fall quart. , $12 F > H COAL Drop tp and let's talk ‘t over. SS. DAISH & SON 705 12th Bt Ler . RIORDAN, 611 N FEATHER TION! al IRON FENCES AND P( w l= W prepared to build Irom Fences and work and lowest shed. Catalogue of 11TH AND G ANDEX 10 ADVERTISEMENTS, ACCOUNTANTS . ATTORNEYS AMUSEMENTS. --Page 5 VPage AUCTION SALES BICYCLES ... : BUSINESS CHANCES cry irEMS.. COMMISSIONERS OF LD COUNTRY svARD NERY REAL ESTATE DEATHS. DENTISTE Cor SERVI FOREIGN POSTAL FOR EXCHANGE BOK KENT Plata)... ENT (Houses: > FOR RENT (AltseManeous: 4 POR KENT (Ofices)... 4 FOR KENT (Rooms 4 Pow & T (Stables). 4 FOU KRLNT (Stores. . 4 FOR SALE (Bicycles 5 E SALE +H s 5 FOK SALE (Miscellan 5 HOSES AND VEHK 4 LADIES GuObs. 3 LEGAL NOTICES 3 LOCAL MENTION. = Lost SND FOUND. r* MEDICAL 1 MONEY WANTED AND 10 LuaN. 4 OCEAN TRAVEL 5 PERSONAL 4 POTOMAC EK BOATS PROPOSALS 5 PIANOS AND ORGANS 5 RAIL corre 5 KOOMS AND GUAKD 4 STORAGE - 3 SPECIAL NOTICES. 3 SUBURBAN PR "ERTY 4 SUMME 5 UNDERTAKEL 5 WANTED (Help a WANTED UL ee) .. 4 WANTED (Mis elaceous) 4 WANTED (Situations)... yage 4 WANTED (Rooms). Page 4 Mr. Kellogg Returns. ard C. Kellogg, who disappeared Sat- urday aftern n from his home, No. 441 G Street southwest, returned this morning. Mr. Kellogg said he had visited Baltimore, and had no idea that because h: went @way without informing his friends of his intention any alarm would be created thereby. ge Grand Jury in Session. ‘The grand jury resumed its duties today after a recess of several weeks. The jury's term of service will exptre with the first Monday of October. Sa Husband Asks for Divorce. Jefferson Weeden today filed a sutt for divorce egainst Sarah E. Weeden, the Papers in the case being withheld from publication. AGAIN IN SCHOOL! Forty-five Thousand Children Resume Their Studies Today. INTRODUCTION OF KINDERGARTENS Superintendent Powell's Discussion of the General Outlook. HIGH AND NORMAL SCHOOLS A combined assault upon General Igno- rarce and his host of supporters and allies was begun this morning by Superintendent J. W. Powel!, commander-in-chief of the Army of Young America in the District. The school year has begun and the thou- ands of youthful voices take up the song of civilization at the point where they left off early in the summer. Last year the attendance was not over 43,000, but this year there will be, including the night schools, at least 45,000 enrolled. The most important fact in this connec- tion is that not one caild of school age will be refused admission because of lack of accommodations. There are 115 build- i and 1,143 teachers and princi- the forces of the host of hope- This is something to be appreciated the fathers and mothers here, when it nembered that 25,000 children in New York have been denied school privileges this ar owing to inability to provide for them. This year is remarkable in this city for : it is that it marks the guration of the kindergarten schools as a part of the educational system under t board's jurisciction. $12,000 for thi . H be eleven school districts; i ptocess of formation now of the: hools will be vision, Dennison building; s¢ uilding; thir body; fourth, High s ted; cignth, Buchanan; leventh, the colored a:v Congress has purpose, and in blished t, the The hada the in fi tenth not yet located. and ¢€ Number Enrolled. will be There children from twe of ve to forty in each thes> schools, under teachers who are expert in the work. eral days ago Superintendent Powell structed his supervising principals to have their kindergart>n teachers begin the work of discovering and enrolling the children of in the various distric’ The re- that several of them are in shape to begin at once and the others will b> ready in the near future : s the most important step in- ‘hool work in this cit; said inten t Powell to The Star re- porter today. “It amounts practically to dipping down t years into the mind of the child. with the and the These schools are in exact line ystem of education adopted here, are actually the beginning of the anual training. lt is @ consummation long and ardently heped for by all who are interested in the development of educational work. Kinder- gartens draw out the powers of the child two years earlier than the primary schools. They interest the children in exhibiting ural qualities in an environment absolutely perfect. This environ- ually takes the place of the home, in providing teachers mentally and morally equipped for the work, together with the proper implements and conditions, the task of making good citizens and use- ful members of the community becomes a much simpler one, because of the extreme youth and impressionable quality of the pupil. The earlier the child's powers of observation, reflection and conclusion are drawn out and intelligently shaped and di- rected, the better the result for child, country. on,” continued the superintend- ent, “we shall have 150 to 200 kindergar- tens here. In fact, there will be as many as there are of first grade schools. There are not many cities where they have at present been made a part of the general School work, and, therefore, I am proud that Washington’ so early adopts method and becomes one of the pioneers. Boston has done very little in this direc- tion, and {t fs to St. Louis that we turn now for knowledge gained from that city's experience. I do not know the amount of money St. Louis spends, but she has a kin- dergarten for every first grade school. A plan of permanent organization for the twelve started here has not yet been com- pleted, but the aim is to equip them as thoroughly as means and experience sug- gest. Schools in General. “We began bright and early today,” said Mr. Powell, speaking of the schools in gen- eral, “and of the 45,000 pupils this year nearly all are those who were regularly promoted last year. These began their studies this morning. The ‘ticket’ pupils, as we call them, th procure ticket: xbout 1,000. Of cou en are entirely new ngton is far advance of many h regard to the proportion of chil- schools to the total population. It es from J6 to 17 per cent, and is, , Very large. In New York city it is but 10 per cent. Of course, in smaller cities, where the school system has been ected, the average may be greater, be- e ovstacles are fewer, but Wash- mong cities of the larger kind, the first in this respect. Con- been very liberal in ls appropri- nd citizens of the District have tis to of adm those who ssion, number the first-grade ason to be proud of the advan- ir schoels afford. The citizenship js of the very first q nd is due in great measure to the fine public schools established by the authoritie: On Patriotic Lines. Mr. Poweil was asked If any special at- tention would be given this year to studies tending to develop the patriotic spirit of the children “Yes," he replied, “we do encourage and develop patriotism by teaching the pupil the source of his liberties and their cost to his ancesters and his country. This makes them intelligently patriotic, and they battle when called for with the proper knowledge of the principles at stake. Education makes, und does rot unmake, patriots.” The increase im the number of pupils this year is entirely normal. There is one teach- er to every forty pupils, and this is the proper proportion. The ticket scholars do not begin study until tomorrow. The High Schools and Normal Schools Iso began operations. In the former the .y Was spent in examining applicants, na- tives of other cities, who have come here to live and who desire to profit by the su- perior finishing process afforded by the High Schoo —————— WILLS FI FOR PROBATE. Disposition to Estates. Made of Two The will of the late Susan T. Wood, dated at Hartford, Conn., March 12, 1875, filed to- day, names her husband, George I. Wood, as executor, and gives him the income from her estate. At his death the estate is to be ually divided among their three children— Emily M. O. Ellsworth, George Ingersoll and Joseph W. Wood. By the provisions of the will of the late Lorenzo D. Matteson, dated May 7, 1897, and filed today, W. H. Matteson, a nephew, is named as executor. To said nephew cer- nm portraits are given, and premises 120 North Royal street, Alexandria, Va. Cer- tain pictures are given to Wm. T. Lawton, a friend; the testator’s wife's gold watch to Jennie Gittings or Giddings, and $100 each to Georgie and Minnie Hall, and T. F. Mat- teson, all of Providence, R. L, and to Wm. T. Lawton and wife of this city, the latter two and their children to equally share in any residue after the payment in full of such legacies. > Justice McComas to Resume Datien. Justice McComas of the District Supreme Court is expected to resume his duties to- morrow, and will attend to such business as may come before the court during the Test of the month, JEWISH NEW YEAR. Services in Local Churches in Com- memoration of the Event. The religious services observed by mem- bers of the Washington Hebrew congrega- tion, in honor of the beginning of the new year, were terminated Saturday. The new temple, Beth Elohim, was crowded all day with worshipers. Many stores in every portion of the city were closed Saturday until 6 o’clook in the evening in order to enable their owners and those employed therein to properly observe the event. At Temple Beth Elohim the ex- ercises began at 10 a.m. Music of a high order was rendered by the quartet, the choir and the organist, Prof. George W. Walter. The services were opened with a volun- tary on the organ by Mr. Walter. «Follow- ing this the choir sang a Psalm, and after this Rabbi Stern chanted from the ritual selections appropriate to the solemn occa- sion. At the conclusion of the chant a large number of those present read silently the prayers prescribed for new year, and after this Dr. Stern read in English a num- ber of prayers, which had been translated from Hebrew into that language. Next the entire congregation stood while prayer was being offered by Rabbi Stern. At the conclusion of this part of the service the shofar or ram's horn was blown by a young man who had been specially trained in the use of the instrument, and who stood by the altar while doing so. After four long blasts were blown the choir responded with an invocation. Again the shofar was blown, and response was made in the form of a Hebrew prayer. In this way ten blasts were sounded, and as the last echo died away the choir chanted these words: “All ye dwellers on earth, when the sho- far is sounded, hark ye, and when the great trumpet is blown, come ye and worship the Lord at the holy mountat the Lord of hosts shall be a shield unto you.” Rabbi Stern took the sacred scroll from the ark, and, after reading passages from Torah, the roll was again placed in its re- ceptacle, following which the rabbi read a chant, which glorified God. The text of Dr. Stern's sermon was this verse from the th Pslam: “The Lord ts my strength and ation; whom shail I fear? The Lord is life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Later in the day friends and acquain- tances, who met, exchanged greetings, and many presents were given. At Temple Adas Israel the services began s from the ritual were Rabbi Mandel de- course at 9 o'clock, at the con- 1 of which the ritual was chanted. also corducted there yester- similar to those of new m: ve This morning services were be- gun a 30 o'clock, and continued for one hou s will be repeated for ten days, ARLINGTONS* Schedule and Rules of the Run of October 9. The following schedule of the initial open century run of the Arlington Wheelmen, to take place Sunday, October 9, has been arranged: Club house, 614 12th street northwest, to 15th street entrance of treasury grounds, through White Lot and Monument grounds to bathing beach, through mall to 2d street, to C street southwest, to 4th street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, to new bridge; Hamilton road via asylum, 8 miles; Marlboro’ via Suitland, 2 miles; Bowen read via Marlboro’ road, 39.2 miles; Ben- ning, 41.2 miles; Anacostia bridge, 45 miles; club house (dinner), 48 miles; Catholic Un versi 5 miles; Cycle Cottage, miles; Chevy Chase lake via 18th street and Columbia road, 68.4 miles; Fox Hall road via Brookville road via Ridge road, 76.4 miles; Angler's Club House, 87 miles: club house, 100 miles. The start will be made from the club house, 614 12th street northwest, at 6 a.m those who wish to start later have until 8am. The time limit allowed to qualify for medals will be fourteen hours, count- ing from 6 a.m. Checkers will remain at the checking sta- tions Yor two hours after schedule time. Checks will be collected at the different checking stations along the route. Failure to deposit a check at each station will for- feit all right to survivor's medal. No rider will be allowed to go ahead of the pacemakers, under penalty of disqualifi- cation. fe A strict adherence to the schedule will be maintained, which is considered slow enough for all. A handsome solid silver medal will be given to all who finish, a sample of which will be on exhibition at the leading bicycle stores, A handsome trophy will be given the club of fifteen finishing with the greatest num- ber of riders. In case of tle the trophy will be drawn for. Entrance fee, including medal vivors, $1.50. Club entries close at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 8. Individual entries will be received until 8 a.m. Sunday, October 9, at W. T. Robert- son's, 429 10th street northwest; United Publishing Company, 518 12th street north- west, or any member of the committee. — COOLER TONIGHT, to sur- Fair Until Wednesday—Light, Vari- able Winds Indicated. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday—For the Dis- trict of Columbla, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, fair till Wednesday; cooler tonight; Nght vari- able winds. For Virginia, fair tonight, increasing cloudiness Tuesday evening; cooler tonight; light variable winds. Weather conditions and general forecast-- A storm has developed in the west gulf and will cause northeast gales and heavy rains this afternoon in that region. The temperature has fallen in the lake regions and Ohio valley and has remained nearly stationary elsewhere. Thunder storms and rains have occurred in the north Atlantic and west gulf states. For the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday showers occurred on the south Atlantic coast and in the west gulf states. Rain will occur in the west gulf states; increasing cloudiness and rains Tuesday in the central gulf states and lower Ohio val- ley; generally fair weather in the lower Jake region and middle and north Atlantic states. Cooler weather will prevail Tuesday morning in the middle and north Atlantic states. The following heavy precipitation inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Mon- treal, 1.00; Galveston, 1.04. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls—Temperatuge, 79; condi- tion, 36. Receiving reservoir—Temperature, 79; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 86. Distribut- ing reservoir—Temperature, 75; condition at influent gatehouse, 36; effluent gatehouse, dn Cuban Weather. HAVANA, September 19, 9 a.m.—Ba- rometer, 20.98; temperature, 82; south, light winds; weather partly cloudy. SANTIAGO, September 19, 8_a.m.—Ba- rometer, 29.98; temperature, 70; winds calm; clear. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, a.m. and 3:38 p.m.; high tide, 9:25 a.m. and 10 Tomorrow—Low tide, 4: -m.. p-m.; high tide, 10:14 a.m. and 10:51 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 5:45 a.m.; sun sets, 6:01 p.m. Moon sets, 7:40 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 5:46 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:00 p.m.; ex- tirguishing begun at 4:54 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 6:54 p.m.; extin- guished at 5:09 a.m. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer and barometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours begin- ning at 2 p.m. yesterday: Thermometer: September 18—4 p.m., 90; 8 p.m., 84; 12 midnight, 77. September 19-4 a.m., 73; 8 a.m., 73; 12 noon, 84; 2 p.m., 86. Maximum—90, at 4 p.m., September 18. Minimum—70, at 7 a.m., September 19. Barometer: September 18—4 p.m., 20.83; 8 p.m., 29.86; 12 midnight, 29.90, September 19—4 a.m., 29.94; 8 p.m., 30.02; noon, 30.02; 2 p.m., 29.! > A man who gave his name as James Ed- ‘wards today forfeited $5 in the Police Court for fast driving on Pennsytvania avenue Saturday night, ey - b gow. ALL EXPANSIONISTS The General Feeling Now in New York City. LOCAL AND. NATIGNAL, SENTIMENT Believe Their Troops Did All the Santiago Fighting. ENTERTAIN ROUGH RIDERS a Spectal Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 18, 1898. New York is pleased with itself and with the rest ofthe country. This is a combina- tion of circumstances that is not always encountered. The self-complacency of the city is a proverb, and the time will never come when it {s not pleased with itself. But ordinarily the metropolis is out of joint with the rest of the country. Differences of opinion on questions of national policy, finances, business, and the fact that the other fractional parts of the Union have their way in those matters, usually ac- count for the failure of New York to be satisfied with the associated citizenship of the United States. It would not be under- stood by the New Yorker to state that he finds himself in harmony with 67,000,000 people who live beyond the borders of his borough. They are in harmony with him. Explain the phenomenon in this manner and his good humor becomes a contagion which spreads among his fellows. Evidences of this feeling are marked. I had thought to improve a few hours in the city by gauging the sentiment on the ques- tions of colonial policy which are forcing themselves on the American people. In political campaigns shrewd committees sometimes get useful hints by gending out to the back townships and taking the drift of opinion. In these isolated communities opinion is apt to be positive, self-reliant and arrogant, with never a doubt that what the township thinks the state and the na- tion are bound to think. In a similar man- ner the provincial view of expansion can be had in New York, just as British states- men in London sometimes seek to know what is thought in Manchester and in Gi When New York city and Creek River township, Ilinois, are in accord on national policy it shows a unity of public sentiment that makes the path for the fu- ture tolerably clear. What Creek River township, Illinois, and thousands of town- ships in other states are thinking on the Philippines and the West Indies is demon- strating Stself. How the thoughts of New York come to be running in the same chan- nel is worth a word. Approves the War With Spain. It is evident to any one who takes the pains to inquire that New York thoroughly approves the war with Spain. It was halt- ing and fault-finding in the beginning and then indifferent; now it is enthusiastic. The credit of this is due more than anything else to Col. Roosevelt's regiment of Rough Riders. ‘They localized the war. After the fighting in front of Santiago New York be- gan to suspect that her volunteer troops, meaning the Rough K{ders and the Tist, did the fighting. Latef developments con- firmed this suspicion. The encampment of the returned heroes at (Montauk gave the chance to write war history from the lips of those who nad helped to make it. It must have been confusing to the newspaper readers to determine how many times San Juan hill was taken by these two regi- ments, and some of them may have won- dered whether the regulars did not have an insignificant share jn the achievement. The unfortunate demofalization of a bat- talion of the 7ist was overlooked. Whe its men came home, broken in heaith, they were given all the honors of victors. No one begrudged the tribute to them. The soldiers of the Tist were furloughed and made way for the Rough Riders. It is the presence of these heroes that has made New York so complacent. I have no doubt that in a few years the tradition in the minds of the majority of New Yorkers will be that the fighting at Santiago was done by the Rough Riders, while the reg- ular army carried the packs and looked after the mules. The manager of one of the great newspapers which spent fabulous sums in gathering the news of the war gave me a humorous account of the intensity of this local feeling. Pride in his journal's en- terprise and sorrow over the counting room side of the expenditure were mingled in his tones as he spoke of the many thous- and dollars paid out for a single cable dis- patch. “You'd hardly believe it,” he said; “yet there was very little interest here when the news came that Cervera's flect had come out of Santiago and been destroy- ed by our ships. We threw ourselves to cover it and our efforts turned out to be a aste of energy and resources. But when We got a few lines about the Rough Riders in a skirmish the town went wild.” The Local Sentiment. J could understand this feeling of local pride better because a talk with a New York business men on the elevated train had given me an insight into it. He didn’t remember what Spanish ships had bec sunk, but he remembered the Brooklyn had had a part in sinking them because the name was familiar to him. He was proud of the Rough Riders and had added some exploits of the regiment which would be news to its gallant members. In addition to taking the block house on San Juan hill he told me Roosevelt's men had saved the day and captured the fort at Caney. “At Caney?” I asked in surprise. “Yes, sir, that's the place," he rcsponded emphati- cally. Caney is five miles from San Juan hill, but when a New York business man has his impression of what took place be- fore Santiago fixed {n his mind there is no use In trying to unfix it. Nor is there much to be gained by quarreling with the New Yerk estimate of the war. The Rough Riders were the picturesque fighters of the Santiago campaign. unique organizaticn kept a corps of ne paper correspondents with them because the public is more interested in unique fighting than in plain combats. When at the Spanish ambush of Las Guasimas the white and the colored regulars under Gen- eral Young suppcrted the Rough Riders, and made it possible for numbers of them to take part in the subsequent engage- ments. This was an ordinary incident and on that account received little attention. As to the part of the volunteers I wondered that day at Caney if there could be any- thing finer than the behavior of the 2d Massachusetts in receiving Its baptism of blood. Its members had only Springfield rifles, but they fought their way through the woods and underbrush with the steadi- ness of seasoned veterans, while the hid- den Spanish fire was pouring into them from all sides. Perhaps the 2d Massa- chvsetts has had justice, done to it at home, but if so in a modest way, because they do not know in New York that Massachusetts had a volunteer regiment in the fighting. Boston was apparently too busy analyzing the defective grammar o! eral Shafter’s official dispatches to cifiim the recognition which was due its own sons’ who went to war. oa These are digressions. They only drift through the mind in withesslng the sincere and genuine patriotism with which New York ts treating the v3teran’ of the San- tiago campaign. There fs unconscious con- descension in it, but only the hypercritical will find fault with that, al Rough Riders have been disbanded. Pending thetr home going they have ben given fhe freedom of Manhattan borough. Jt would not be in good form to speak of, the freedom of the city. In the old days the newspapers were fond of telling what was happening in “this town.” Oshkosh and Chicago and Jenes’ Cross Roads might call themselvas cities. The metropolis of the country was centent to be known as a town. Since Brooklyn and the other outlying villages were annexed, it is the vogue to speak of “th borough,” with a deprecating intona- tion, as though everybody knows what is meant. Well, Manhattan borough has in- vited the Rough Riders to have a good time, and they are doing it. And this brings out a curious circumstance. While New York looks upon the regiment as its own, most of the members ar3 from the western states. In the glow of pride and enthusiasm which localized the war, it was forgotten that while the regiment was of- ficered mainly by New Yorkers, and whil> a fair sprinkling of-them were in the ranks, the ‘majority of the. men were real rough riders from the southwest. This discovery dces not chill the heartiness of the good will shown, Rough Riders Having a Good Time. The Texan cowboys are having a good time, though they are not abusing their privileges as guests. In their smart, new khaki uniforms they are seen in the up- town hotels, at th? theaters, on Broadway and on Sth avenue. Some of them affect a mixture of the regular army blue with but- ternut brown, which heightens their pic- turesque appearance. Some have also lat their hair grow long. Everybody makes room for them. They can collect a crowd wherever they please without the police- man on th: corner ordering them to move on. The papers are filled with their doings and make them talk a dialect of the plains which may be understood in Park Row, though it would be Greek among the cow- boys on a ranch in the west. I have not seen any of th: Rough Riders on the Bew- ery, yet the New York idea appears to be that they are a type of Bowery plainsmen, who have rudimentary notions of eastern civilization. There is about it all a simpl2- minded admiration that is irresistible. What the feeling will be when the Rough Riders get back to the Texas ranches and tell their experisnces in guying the ingen- uous New Yorkers I do not venture to pre- dict. ‘This discursiveness must be pardoned by the readers of The Star, I started out to tell the pleasure New York shows at the sensation of finding the rest of the country in harmony with it regarding the colonial policy that the war with Spain has unfold- ed. The localizing of the war was one of the incidents which really nationalized the vision of New Yorkers. In telling of some features of this localized sentiment not much space is left for the main question. In brief, it may be said that the New York community waked up one morning and found its leading newspapers, with possibly one exception, advocating — expansion. Father Knickerbocker, or it might have beeen Rip Van Winkle, rubbed his eyes to Then he make sure he w acquiesced the attitude York todd nd there a di note is heard. There are some c rents, yet the flow of public pears to be in a broad channel which leads to the ocean and the lands beyond. not dreaming. All Expansionixts. I had meant to give some individual opin- fons which might be taken as fair indica- tions of the drift, but the brief compass of a single paragraph will suffice. It was a ant Whose ships sail many seas that talking in his office at Bowling Green. s than a year ago,” he said, “they all called me a jingo. You never hear that word now. We are all expansionists. But because I thought Hawaii would help in- crease our Pacific trade and because I Knew } we would have to setule that Cuban trou- ble they reproached me with jingoism. Now my business associates come and talk to me about the need of keeping the Philip- pines. We will Americanize the West In- | dies and we'll keep the Philippines. Here is the reason. In this community there are 100,000 young men seeking wider opportunt- than we can give them here. The war shown them Where their future lies. You might say they get their education in “Le: a night. They have made their fathers ex- pansionists. W) young men of th country want, they'll have. Knowing that Iam not worrying ov ing up the Philippines. ies ARLES M. PEPPER. —_—————_— IN GEORGETOWN, the prospec? of giv- AFFAIR Body of Unknown Can: The body of an unknown white man was av Found in the and 34th streets ly before noon by a person walking in the Vicinity. The police were immediately no- tifled, and the body was brought ashure. It had evidently been in the water for sev- eral days and was beginn'ng to show signs of decomposition, and was wken to we morgue at the siath precinct. ‘The body was tuat of a man «bout thirty- five years of age, of medium size, and there was nothing discovered by which to identi- fy it. The clothing consisted of a black cutaway coat and vest of same color, with dark trousers striped with blue. A receipt bearing the name of Crump Lce and $1.15 in cash were found in the pocket. There is no clue to the identity of the mun and no report of a imssing individual fits the cise. If the remains are not shorty claimed they will be interred in potter's field. While Mr. William Leetch, superintend- ent of the West Street Presbyterian Sun- day school, frankly admitted that his an- nouncement the previous Sabbath that yes- terday would be rallying day was an error, the large increase in the attendance was « great gratification. The number of scholar present exceeded by 50 per cent the attend- ance of the previous Sunday. There was much gratification expressed by some of the leading instructors at the kindly publi- cation which The Star of last Saturday contained and the increase | attendance was mainly attributable to this. The slight diminution of the attendance of efficers and teachers was due to the fact that a consid- erable number were out of the city At the church services the p Rey. Dr. Alexander, made an appeal to per- sons qualified, to become Sunday school teachers, showing that the growth of many churches depends on the success of school: The Sunday school music, conducted by Prof. Hunter, was excelient. The school facilities for this section have not been increased as much as was ex- pected. When the Western High School left the Curtis building it was thought the fifth division would not only get this school, but retain tha others. This was a mistake, and the facilities are practically the same as last year. The Birch School, at 29th and P streets, containing four classes, and the Blunt School, on O stre terday mornin: tor, the ing principal. ‘urtis building there are eight school rooms, and all of these are occupied, from the first to the eighth grade. In ad- dition to this, the supervising principal has his office once more located in the building. Outside of a thorough renovation, the other schools in this division have not r2- ceived any improvements. The Toner School building, whicn is situated at 24th and F streets, will not be ready for occu- pancy for sev3ral weeks as yet, possibly a good deal later, ———— ON GROUNDS OF DESERTION. Mrs. Lula C. Coburn’s Petition for a Divorce. Lulu C. Coburn today petitioned for ai- vorce from Walter G. Coburn, to whom she was married here March 15, 1883, her maiden name being Denham. Two chil- dren have been born to them. Mrs. Co- burn charges that her husband, who now resides in Philadelphia, has deserted and abandoned her, and that for the last six years he has indulged in the excessive use of intoxicants to such an extent as to wholly unfit him to provide for the sup- port of his family or to have the custody and management of their children. Through Attorney I. L. Johnson Mrs. Co- burn asks for an absolute divorce and for the custody of the children. —_+>—__- Second Lieutenants Commissioned. As a result of recent examinations in New York and San Francisco the following candidates have been commissioned second Heutenants in the army and assigned to regiments: Mation M. Weeks, 2ist In fantry; James M. Love, jr., 2lst Infantry Ralph E. Myers, 12th Infantry; Paul Hes- ter McCook, 5th Infantry; Frederick W. Coleman, 13th Infantry; Louis P. Schindel, 5th Infantry; Hugh R. Miller, 12th In- fantry; Geo. E. Pond, 34 Infantry: Dana T. Merrill, 12th Infantry; Alexander M. Wetherill, Gth Infantry; Charles M. Mur- phy, 22d Infantry; John W. Kilbreth, 4th Artillery; Theodore A. Baldwin, jr., 24th Irfantry; E. H. Cooke, 10th Infantry; Ar- thur L. Conger, jr., 18th Infantry; James B. Kemper, 14th Infantry; Isaac A. Sax- ton, 4th Infantry; Harry 8. Howland, 23d Infantry; J. P. Drouillard, 6th Infantry; William D. Forsyth, 19th Infantry; Alfred Aloe, 18th Infantry; Thomas J. Fealey, 5th Infantry; Frank W. Rowell, 2d Infantry: Martin L, Crimmins, 18th Infantry; Hugh A. Drum, 12th Infantry; Fitzhugh Lee, jr., 2ist Infantry; John Morley Campbell. 25th Infantry; George H. Shields, jr., 12th In- fantry; John W. Barnes, 18th Infantry, and Charles F. Bates, 25th Infantry. + Minister Romero’s Return. Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, who went to Mexico several weeks ago to ar- range for the interment of his lathented wite, is expected to resume his official du- ties in this city in a short time. He will nail from Vera Cruz some day this -week |: tor New York. ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS Colored Boy Convicted of Forging Name to a Check. TWENTY-FIVE LASHES THE PENALTY Closing Meeting of the Christian Endeavor Convention. as GENERAL AND PERSONAL Evening Star Bureau, No. 727 King St. (Bell Telephone 106), ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 19, 1898. A small colored boy, named Alfred Lane, was arraigned this morning before Mayor Simpson in the police court, charged with forging the name of M. Schuler, a prom!- nent merchant of this city, to a check for $5. According to the evidence given this morning, the boy presented the check for collection Saturday evening at the Citizens’ National Bank, where its suspicious appear- ance was noticed by the teller, Mr. Buck- ingham, who notified the police, and Officer Atkinson made the arrest. The check was made payable to James Grant and signed with M. Schuler’s name, tiough it had not been indorsed. Mr. Jas. R. Caton appeared as defend- ant’s counsel, and the mayor, after hearing Mr. Caton’s argument, which hinged on the point of the boy’s tender years, imposed a punishment of twenty-five lashes, which were to be administered either by a police officer or by the boy's parent under an of- ficer’s supervision. This mode of punish- ment w: provided for by the recent state legislature to apply only in cases where the offender is too young for any other punish- ment. Other Cases in Police Court. The mayor disposed of the following ad- ditional cases in the police court this morn- ing: Mr. David A. M:kely was arrested by Of- ficer Arringto an assault on Nickolas Heo, a Greek frvit seller. This case was dismissed. Mr. Make how- ever, arraigasd en arcther ch that of en ng in a street fight with Nicholas and James Heon. The evidence showed that there had been quite a mix-up on King etreet Saturday night. Mr. Makely re ed word that the Grecks had procured warrant for his arrcst. and he crossed the street to have a talk with them, which con- ference resulted in a fight. nich pop bettles and ice scrapers pl prem- inent part. Painful injuries were sustained on both sides. On the ground Mr. Makely had been the Mayor Simpson fined him $10 and dismissed the Greeks. Officers Deane and Beach made the second arrest. Doe. Baltiraore colored, s arrested by . charged with crap shoot- He forfeited $5 collateral by his non rance. Bernard was erra the charge of blockirg Fs an electric car. Bernard the electric r and it h. for the car of which i be stationed when not on Fairfax track between King and Prince streets. urday the company was n+ tied that this practice must cease, as citi- zens had made complaint. Mr. Caton, the company’s attorney, promised that it should not occur again, and the matter was dis- Officer Atkin: ing. igned to answer rfax street with js employed by = bee custe ry is motorman the route on e colored, was arrested by Atkinson, charged with fighting. He was fined $5. George M. Emmitt, a saloon keeper, was arrested by Officer Proctor on the charge of selling liquor on Sunday. He was as- sessed $10. Eppa Padgett, chorged with disorderly ecrduct, arrested by Officer Sherwood, was fined $2.50, Convention Closes. The Virginia Christian Endeavor conven- tion closed last night with services in the M. E. Church South, after a session of four days, and today a large majority of the delegates have returned to their homes, althgugh some have remained to visit Washington, Mount Vernon and other places of interest. From the opening service the proceedings of the convention have been most interest- ing, and last night it reached a fitting finale in an “old-time consecration meeting,”’ con- ducted by Mr. W. H. H. Smith of Wasking- ton, who delivered an address in line with the subject of the evening. Throughout the ion large crowds have been in at- tendance upon the meetings, but on this eceasion the audience was much larger than usual. The music was pronounced to be excel- lent, and the whole affair passed off most anily, jutions wer2 adopted, ex essing the of the conyenti first, to the an Endeavor Soci churches and t of Alexandr their kind hos- pitality; second, to the pastor and officers of ths M. E. Church South the Metho- dist Protestant Church the use of their churches for fc . to the Chri tian Ended Soc of the Methodist ant Church for numerous courtesies; fcurth, to the railroad and steamboat com- panizs for redaced rates of transportation; fitth, to Mr. Percy S. Foster of Washington for his admirable conduct of the singing, and to Messrs, Saunders & Stayman for the use of instruments; sixth, to the press for reports of the convention proceedings; seventh, to th? local union of northern Vir- ginla for their special financial aid; eighth, to the ladies of the Methodist Protestant Church for the delightful lunches served; ninth, to the speakers who hav come from a distance and assisted in making the con- vention a success; tenth, to all others who have in any way contributed to the success of the convention. The followng was appended to the reso- lutions: “We reaffirm our adherence to the principles which, under God, have made the Christian Endeavor movement what it is today—devotion and loyalty to Christ and the church.” The Officers Chosen. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, William R. Kennedy of Richmond; vice presidents, Dr. Z. T. Sweeney of Richmond, Mr. George A. Anderson of Clifton Forge and Rey. C. W. ‘Trawick of Buena Vista; secretary, H. M. Lewis of Staunton; treasurer, John B. Lovegrove of Staunton. The place of next year’s convention was not determined upon, but it will probably be held in Winchester, Va. Brief Mention. A slight fire occurred last night at the residence of Mrs. Charles Fitzsimmons, on Upper Duke street. It was caused by the light from a gas jet catching in some cur- tains, but the flames were soon extinguish- ed by Officer Goods, very littie damage be- ing done to the property. There will be a meeting of the police com- missioners tonight at 8-o’clock for the pur- pose of investigating the charges alleged to have been made by Officer Herbert Knight against Chief Webster. Oflicer Knight as- serts that he has been injured and misrep- resented by certain local publications. The council committee on streets will hold a meeting tonight at § o'clock to take up the matter of King street improvements. ‘The Jr. O. U. A. M. of this city is mak- ing extensive preparations to entertain the state council, which meets here October 17. The Concordia Hotel ias been awarded the contract for providing a banquet. and Mayor Simpson has been engaged to deliver an address before the council Tuesday, the 19th instant, in Odd Fellows’ Hall. A large number of Mechanics are expected to at- tend this council. SS Not for Divorce. The suit recently begun by Alice R. Cooper was for alimony, not for divorce. a Recommendation Approved. ‘The recommendation of the chief of po- lice that Policeman Wisewell Wheeler, found guilty recently of neglect of duty, be cautioned to so mark his conduct of duty in the future as to leave no question about its being strictly and honestly per- formed, has been approved by the District ‘Commissioners. Is designed and run i the interest of men and Women who work on salary commercial acconnts, but the Lasiness Bourg are principally convenience of people whone wages are rece Weekly or monthly. 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Money at 5 PerCent toLoan On real estate in District of Columbia, No delay ‘. 1008 F at. Anna Pleasants, colored, today forfeited $20 in the Police Court for keeping a dis- orderly house. Anna’s home is known as “Fort Pepper.” It was visited by Sergeant Daley and a squad compo of four officers. Judge Scott today fined George Johns’ colored, $ for hitting John Edwar als colored, in he kead with a brick Satur: night. Edwards’ wo.nd was not serious. Judge Kimball tcGay sent John Dabney, and John for William Jeakins, Daniel Hay Hanna, all colored, to the workhouse sixty days, respectively, in default of ps ment of a fine of $20 each for playing crap yesterday. ee Sudden Illness. Mrs. Skerritt, whose home is in Albany, N. Y¥.. and who is now visiting friends in this city, was suddenly taken ill at the cor- rer of Indiana avenue and 4% street north- West about 11 o'clock this morning. Sh was taken into the office of Justice C. 3. Bundy, where she remained until able to proceed to her destination. ——_—_ One chance in a season—Hoeke's Clearing Sale of Furniture and Carpets.—Advt. ——— Narrow Escape. Muil Clerk A. 8. Noel of the Washington and Charlotte route had a narrow escape from being shot while his train was enter- ing Long bridge last night. The ball, which close to Mr. Noel’s head, is supposed, ve been fired recklessly by one of th gang of men with which Jacksoy ity abounds. i 3 if 4