Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1898, Page 11

VENING PUBLISHED DAILY HXE pe = STAR BUILDINGS, SUNDAY Lith 32. by Company, necribers tn unt, at 10 cents Coptes at the ‘anywhere tn the United States or Canads—pestage prepeld—00 ecnte month, turday Qrint Sheet Star, $1 per sear, with . $3.08. pon appl LABOR MEN ADJOURN > ton. cutive Council of the American Fedsration Finishes Its Work. PRESIDENT GOMPERY REPORT He Says the Demand for Union Con- ditions is Becoming General. ee Se THE EIGHT-HOUR BILL the Americ Fe begu i Me pleted its labor itted a which he renor » the for es between employer various the pur, he = e effort, the meetings ns, in wh ber of pu lic addres clared that the movement for c bor and union conditions is becoming more 1 thr out the countr etary Morrison submitted the finan- report th month: wing an income an excess in per capit expend- itures wer opriations of a the r the textile siative work g unions and for the mem- between the ntry, re put ization of the ex opted recognizing — th nters and Decorators adquarters at Baltimore - organization of the tr: to th ized lat erhangers 2 arter was denied un- sent of the Brother- Decorators, the or- National and it was to the con- as City, Union card: ap- ot tified to com- applied r was referred to Loom Fixe for chart but the Vice Pres’ report 4 of several the 1 to aid 1 expense carrying up to the Su- United States t = Supreme firmed the constitution- our taw tly having y of the law. Ordered to Forfeit Membership It was-ordered that the F Labor Union of Ba Mich., be required to tr belonging to it to tions to which t their member- * Federal Labor Uni: s organi: sur bill which passed the entatives, and which is enate, Was a subject of ss decided that be ointed to be ngress immediately so that the measure may and it w © law at the earliest, possi- organi: ‘Ss Were considered, a nu a few instances. they ¢ den ided revival in the organiza , workers throughout the President H upon the te and upon ments in regard to e and Frankfort arsen for overtime work du h Spain. nt of routine busin 2S we 1 reconvene December 10, Mo. Renflirms Its nt Condemuatory Action. herhoo 1), was Trade: . to si of Coun Mr. re 1 throug the efforts of Mr. ganized and . in which ‘entral Labor Union, made reneral ¢ of which th s committe port of th by Union Monday evening and the reaffirmed its pre the suilding Tra@e fous fon in f circular tion of Mr. Babcock. > chly Filled. when so many are seek- rsing mich-ta lk: re-ele Wants Qu this season, tuations, and, on the other hand so it seeking employ es, is of interest m to know that advertisements under the a ons Wanted Help and Wanted re inserted in The Star at a charge of 15 cents tor fifteen words > Class Officers Chosen. The senior ciasS of the National Uni- versity Law School held a meeting Monday night and elected officers for the term 2 follows: President, James P. vice president, John Scriverer; Harry Coope; treas: rer, R. S. Allyn. Pres: eae Sharnon upon taking his chair, in well chose high honor conferred upon him. A committee of three was appointed to ct a suitable butten to be worn by the class. s —*+.-- Capt. Blaine Relieved From Duty. An order has been issued by the War De- partment relieving from duty in the volun- teer army James G. Blaine as captain and assistant adjutant general. Having seen service without the limits of the United States, Capt. Blaine is grantett leave of xb- sence fer sixty days, at the expiration of hich time he will be mustered out of .he tvice. mt Office at Washington. D. O.. |= | be pat] In advance, words, thankec the students for the | ; MOSBY SENT HIS REGRETS | $e Aa | Unable to Attend the Banquet at the Re- union of His Veterans. . A Monument to Re Erected to the Memory of the Six Comrades Hung- ed Guerrillas. as After th terda this Ww. of the reu place, Mr. shington was d Rev. J.T. W of the o1 ms of Alexandria chap- fon ‘ing the afternoon Mrs. R. Du ef Warrenton, daughter of Col. John R, Camp- to th mt the ré her that unable to 3 c 1 and her sister, Ada Mosby a picture of Mosby to the Every ref- erence to the name y was greeted with loud applause. Tie principal bu acted, other the making the € smory of the who wer Royal, monume 2d of $1,0KK), mon- < taembers, 1 $ | t will c and it is hoped for unveiling at the re vnioa of next year. ‘The ladies in charge of the banquet were iss Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Wolf Herriil ¢nd s Hisson. They w sted by every young lady for the Mere- dith. Lie Rob- ert S. Wa r, Dr. Henry C. ¢ and others. All the speeches abounded in patriotic entime nd of loy to the reunited nation. They Don't Blame Alger. During the recital of incidents connected with the civil war, the subject of “red tape’ came up, us of opin- ion thd Alger should not be kes, 1f any were mad > War Department during the Spa The veterans said it were veteran, “I had on more t many month: none ocea: in consummating wh: . without red tape, could have ac ed in a few hours. He who has through the cireumlocution office of the medical quartermaster or commisgar: partments of an army will never forget his disappointments and his acute disgust | for official authority, engendered by a, uni- form failure to accomplish the smallest ob- ject with the most lavish expenditure. “At the time to which I refer General Lee th his st upying a heuse on the ank road, several mtles west of Peters- rg. Ten minutes’ ride brought Col. M und myself to the great confederate lef. His eareworn fea . Stern, earn- 1 d expression, for the first ! ly ar, weak- hopes in the ess of our tered he arose with ma- need and co} ac ly grasped With few but earnest words 1 the startiing achievements of his command in northern Virginia. M by. at that period of the war, with his comm ed all of northern Vir- not _eceupied by the federals. I had never known until this interview between the rov jer and his commander how e little band known as the Virgini alry to the erate cau: What Mosby Wanted. “The idol of the army thanked Mosby and told him that the army was under obliga- tions to him for signal and efficient work in hoiding at bay large bodies of the enemy, and for the capture of valuable supplies, so essential to our suffering troops. Mosby, in 1 curt.and snappish manne ‘General, I want my friend assigned to my command. I have only an assistant sur- seon; Lam entitled to a surgeon. He is an old friend, and ant him with me." ‘It will give me pleasure to assist you in any way, replied General Lee, ‘but I have no control over this matter more than to re- the medical director, Dr. Guild, to grant your wish, if possible.” With this short intervi left. “A short galiop carried us to the Appo- attox rive We crossed on a pontoon to th dquarters of the medical di- rector of the Army of Northern Virginia. We dismounted and entered the tent of Dr. Laf: Guild. The distinguished head of the epartment of the field was fast Whether the soporific condi- tion ¢ medical director could be as- cribed to brain exhaustion, fatigue, or the proverbial effect of the atmosphere of the county of Chesterfield 1 know not, but it Was with some difficulty that I aroused him, and introduced Colonel Mos The partisan chief, being a man of few word, and remarkable quickness of thought an action, promptly, positively and bluntly ed the ob, S| that his f: with his battalion. to disappoint you,’ sald t y medical director, ‘but I not make chang > nowin the medic partment of the army. At this abrupt unexpected refusal the colonel made as gal- lant a charge upon the great head of the medical department of the Army of North- rn Virginia as he had ever made upon the raiz. He seemed to lose all control of temper, und dashed into the sleepy rep- resentative of martial physic. The doctor es rovsed and wide awake in less time it takes me to tell the stoi ‘Tiis is infamous red ta aid the irate colonel. “This is the devil's work wry matters. This red tape y and indelenc: al Lee and starved seuth. I shall not the submit to ce grant What I ask, or an order from the Secre War this very night and have it in the inorning.’ The sudden, snay nic manner in which the wo arged aroused the doctor te wake- conditio: tie nature would ad » ne ked “Doctor, whet Colenel Mosby is this, any how? On being informed that he was in the presence of the renowned partisan lead- er of northern Virginia, with an air of gur- prise he reached out his hand to Monby, apologized for not recognizing him before and expressed pleasure in making his ac- quaintance. He hurriedly assured him that his wish should be immediately complied with. The colonel grinned a ghastly grin, told him the proper method of dispatching important business and galloped off, with the promise that I should surely hear from him next morning. Mosby's Courage. A well-known farmer living within ten miles of Washington, who took part in the raid he spoke of, said: “I doubt that either ancient or modern warfare has produced a leader that combined the rare strategy and extraordinary courage requisite to plan und execute such an enterprise as Mosby consummated in the capture of General Stoughton at Fairfax Court House. Mosby selected tweive men 2nd advanced cau- tiously through the darkness of a stormy night upon the eremy’s first line of pickets. He captured them without difficulty and carried them with him. He then made prisoners of the second and third lines of pickets. They were now more than he could guarj. He then proceeded alone to (the house where the general slept. ‘The guard at the door was captured and dis- armed and ordered to act as guide to Gen- eral Stoughton’s rocm. With a pistol bear- ing upo: hts head, the prisoner slowly and reluctantly obeyed. He found.the general asteep and shock him several-times: before he was aroused. He seemed to be only WASHINGTON "WEDNESDAY, OCTO = ar’ aaa 2 = = we YQ a T S BER 26, 1898-FOURTEEN PAGES half-way conscious, and probably su®posed the raider to be one of his own men. “With a gruff voice and ugly epithet he ordered the intruder to leave and not dis- turb him again. Knowing that his name was not devoid of interest or significance live federal, he asked the general in a d tone if he had heard of Mosby. med to get the oe sad- smanic name tention of the dr y officer. Turning denly, he asked, with some interest: you caught the 1 rascal? the chief, ‘but he has caught you. name is Mosby, and you are my prisoner. It is not rea rble to suppose that an. man since the melancholy event of man’s fi has ever been more surprised or was this eral when in- t he was prisoner. He ordered to rise, s and follow his captor. He scemed to be so re and sw to obey that the sti stoi presented to ris face convine that disobedience was ath while Moshy was » end of the tol and he t the The gen- al and his p were all brought out 5 Gortionsville, under to THE PRECIOUS METALS Production of Gold and Silver During the Last Calendar Year. Interesting Facts Set Forth in t Director of the Mint Report. George E. Roberts, director of the mint, in his annual report upon the production of the precious metals during the calendar year 1897, submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, deals not only with the protuction of goiu and silver in the United States, but in fore Sas well, and draws a comparison botween the produc- tions of the leading producing countries of the world. The sources from which information has been derived are the most authentic and re- liable, and the figures are as nearly curate as it is possible to obtain. ac- Production of Gotd. The value of the gold produced in the d States during the calendar year 1897 $57,363,000. This product, though large, was not sufficient to maintain for the United States the distinction of being the leading gold-producing country of the world. During the same period the South African republic produced gold to the value Australia 763, S a notable increase in the pro- duction of gold in the world during 1897 over 1806. In the United St the product ceeded that of 1 $4 v. in republic made the re- i2 over her prod- year. Austra product by $10,502, r uin of $ of the previou ed her 1896 a by $1,709 Droduction of Silver. The United State produced during the sof silv During riod the silver product of Mexico The silver prod- uct of the United States during 1897 sho a decre > from that of 1846 ef 4,974,800 , while Me: an in- oduct of fine ounce creased 4 hows fine oun ico sits and Parchases. value of gold deposited at the y offices during the The value of silve institutions, for returns in fine b: were he industrial art 8, tic and $85 or export- of which amount $11,- foreign. Coinage. The United States coinage during the year was: Gold, 376,028,485, and silver, 318,- of which amount $1: 1 were in standard silver dollars, coined from silver purchased under act of July 14, 1890, prior to November 1, 1803, the date of the repeal of the purchasing clause of sald act. The world’s coinage during the year, in- cluding recoinages, was: Gold, $437,714) silver, $14: 88, or a total of $580,059 930. for Silver. The highest Londoa price for silver .925 fine, British standard, during the year was 2013-16 pence; the lowest, 28% pence, and the average price, 27-16 pence, equivalent to 30.6049 in Unite] States money, per ounce fine. At the average price of silver for the year the bullion value of the silver dollar was $0,467. Th lue of the net gold exports for the 2,600, and the value of the net ver exports for the same period was 87,612. Industrtal Arts. There was consumed in the industrial arts in the United States during the cal- enda¥ year 1897 gold to the value of $11,- S70,231, and silver to the value of $11,201,- 150. The world’s consumrtion of the precious metals in the indust arts during the iod was: Gold, $59,005,980; silver, On January 1, 1808, the metallic stock of the United Stages consisted of: Gold, $745,- 245,953; sil or a total of ee Want Colored Officers Appointed. A committee of colored citizens of Rich- mond, headed by Jas. H. Hayes, called or the Secretary of War yesterday afternoo: to express its disapproval of Gov. Tyler's purpose to commission white officers for the ¢th Virginia Infantry, composed entirely of colored men. ‘They presented a petition adopted at a recent mass meeting held :n Richmond, protesting against the action of the governor in designating white 1aen fur a colored regiment. There are now nine vacancies ia the regi- meu, the only colored officer left being a major. Lieut. Col. Croxton, firs: ueutenant of the regular army, is the senior office ‘ne petition left with the Secreiary a: that colored non-commissioned officers from the two regular negro regimenis be s-lec.ed fo officers of the 6th, éf comy: me cepnot be found ‘in the s:-.e of Virginia. Secretary Alger told the dele a:ic he was powerless in the matter, ag the ap- pointments are vested in the governor, subject only io the approval of the War Department. The committee expe>.3 to re- turn to Washington Friday to see the J'res- ident and renew its protesia, + 0+ ______ Situations Secarea. Many situations are secured through tne want Advertisements in The Star. The cost is but trifling. Fifteen cents pays for fifteen words. eS More Frequent Bank Scrutiny. Charles G. Dawes, controller of the cur- rency, has ordered that the system of semi- gnnual examinations of national banks in effect in the country shall extend over all cities, without any exception, as heretofore. In the cities of New York, Boston, Phila- delphia and Baltimore but one examination by national bank examiners has been had yearly.-The controller has appointed an additional examiner for New York city in consequence of this order providing for two examinations, in the person of Mr. Forrest Raynor, now private secretary of ‘the Sec- retary of the Interior. ~ . PLAY GROUND OF AMERICA Rev. Dr. John O'Rielly’s Description of New- foundland Previncs, Distinguished Clergymat— Greatly Pleased With Wathington—The Congressional’ Library, Rey. Dr. John O'Rielty of St. John’s, Newfoundland, one of the most distin- guished Catholic clergymen in the province of Newfoundland, who has been in Wash- ington for a few days, left for his home last night. In speaking before his depart- ure to a Star reporter Dr. O Rielly said he had been greatly impressed with the magnificence of the goverment buildings and of many of the private institutions here, particularly the Catholic University, with its McMahon Hall, Philosophical Hall and other buildings, and he ‘hought the Fianciscan monastery now in course of construction was destined to become the Mecca of pilgrims from every part of the world. Regarding the new Congressional Library building Dr. O'Rielly said that he did not believe there was anything of the kind, either in the new or old worid, to compare with it in grandeur. Dr. O'Riel y expressed regret that he was not able to remain longer in Washington at this time, and said that until he visited this city he had no idea of what a beautiful plece the capi- tal of the United States is. History of Newfoundiand. Speaking of the general history of his country, he said tuat though i: is the old- est colony of Great Britain, founded by John Cabot but five years after the voyage of Columbus, it was only within the last four years it began to be known as a great summer resort to the people of the conti- nent. Last year Newfoundland ce!ebrated with great festivity its 400th anniversary. On that occasion, June 24, the United States sent the great battle ship Massa- chusetts to do honor to the event. At the same time was laid by. Bishop Howley, Roman Catholic bishop of St. John's, the cornerstone of the memorial signal station en Southside Hill, at thé entrance of St. John’s harbor, probably one of the finest and most seaward sites for such a station on this side of the Atlantic. The station is to be a massive monument surmounted by a statue of Cabot holding in his hand an electric torch. The history of Newfoundland, he said, has been one of numerous vicissitudes. Its main industry has been and is the cod fishery, which Lord Bacon deciared to be more valuable than the mines of Peru, and time has verified the philosopher-states- man’s remark, for, after 400 years of in- discriminate fcllowing up, tae fish still stick to the s in immense shoals. Ferming now pginning t> be carried out on a large scale, with the best results. Tourist Resort. As a tourist resort Newfoundland is beund to survive. First, its ocean position is in its favor, the farthest out land of the American world. Closing the Gulf of St. Lawrence und washed by the waters of the Atlantic, its site for bathing, fishing and sea bathing is without a peer. Its scenery of coast and inland is unique. The river Humber, on the west coast, is beautiful in its cascades and “steadie: of the coast line of about dented. by countless bays, harbors and sea arms, so that it abeundsy in subjects for the camera holders.’ The climate in summer is perfectly tempered, and as a hunting ground for deer and partridge, as also a place of innumerable ‘streams and lakes teeming with trout and ealmon, it is simply the sportsman’s genuine paradise. The railway lately built by Mr. Reid across the island, and thc steamer Bruce connecting Porta Basque and Cape Breton, running tri-weekly, havé thrown New- foundland open to the sporismen, to tour- ists and to those requiring bracing air, and the country is yeariy beeoming more and more the very play ground of America. — BICYCLES IN* JAVA. Every part 00) miles is in- The Use of Wheelx Has Greatly In- creased in Recetit Years. “Bicycles in Java,” is ‘the subject of a recent report by Consul Everett at Batavia. “The use of bicycles,” he says, “which a few years ago were unknown here, has within the last three years advanced tre- mendously. There are now, I estimate, between 3,000 and 4,000 bicycles in the Island of Java, and the number is, on the whole, increasing. Wheeling is confined entirely to Europeans, half-castes and Chi- nese, the Arabs and natives not having taken it up. Elderly people do not ride, as they do at home, and women very little as it is considered immodest for a girl over fifteen to ride a bicycle. “About 60 per cent of the wheels in use here are cheap, and the majority of these cheap ones are German. ‘This is due not only to the enterprise of the Germans, which has far surpassed that of any other country, but also to the fact that people here are very close and penurious, and al- ways buy the cheapest article obtainable, regardless. of quality. “Of the better. grade of’ bicycles, nearly all are English. ‘These were first in the field. They are very héavy and clum: and ought to be easily supplanted by our lighter and better made machines. There are distinct signs that a@ few people are appreciating the fact that it pays to buy a good wheel, and if that idea spreads (ideas are slow to spread here) our manufac- turers should have a great opportunity. “Strange to relate, the most fastidious and the most willing to pay good prices are the Chinese, who are becoming enthus- fastic bicyclists, as they are better able to stand the heat than Europeans. The id2a of buying a new machine every year, as we do at home, is incomprehensible to peo- ple here, and the wheels they bought two or three years ago will he made to last un- til they Grop to pieces, “Long-distance riding is unknown, al- though tha roads everywhere are almost perfeet. The sun, heweyer, is hot, and the only time one can ridé is for an hour in the early morning andj about the same time in the evening. Ridfpg at night, even with a lamp, ts looked yn with disap- proval and suspicion, thowgh it is not pro- hibited. Consequently, with care, there is no reason why a wheel sHould not last ten years. ft “In my opinion the kind ‘Sr wheel.it would best pay an American goncern to push would be a. good medium. grade. It is hardly worth while- juat yet to try to sell the very best, as few people are willing to pay the prices. On the other hand, in the very cheap grades it is useless, as well as bad policy, to attempt to compete with the Germans. Let American goods be well made and honest, and, if properly pushed, they will surely find a market in an island where the roads are perfeet and where there are 40,000 Europeans (including half- castes, who are offictally called Europeans) and hundreds of thousands of Chinese.” ——+ 0+ —___ Cheap Pablicity. For fifteen cents you cam let‘every one in Washington know by a Star want ad. that you want a situation or want!a cook. —" Capt. Rowell Let¢'Né Will. A petition for letters of. ‘administration on the estate of the W. Rowell has been bate Court by the widow, Rowell. Captain jqwito: was attached. to the Gch United -Stat , died from wounds reveived ‘iago. He left no ‘will "+ : . CONVENTION CLOSES Pastoral Letter Read by the Bishop of Tennessee. a IMPRESSIVE RELIGIOUS SERVICES Forty-Eight Bishops in Solemn Procession in Epiphany Church. THEIR FINAL ACTION The reading of the pastoral letter from the house of bishops to the clergy and laity of the Episcopal Church in America occurred last night in Epiphany Church the final event of the triennial convention, during exercises very similar to those which marked the opening of the si ns. A great audience filled the church, which had been restored, afier the afternoon ses- sion, to its usual appearance and condition. The ladies of the choir, in white vestments, were seated in front of the chancel. At 8 o'clock Mrs. Poatz played the pro- cessional hymn “Onward, Curistian Sel- diers,” accompanied by the young ladi The song was taken up by the male choir, in cassocks and cottas, as they entered ihe church at the south entrance. Rev. Dr. Hart, secretary of the house of bishops; Rev. Dr. Randolph H. McKim, recior of Epiphany Church, and the Rey. Dr. Dix, chairman of the house of deputies, led the proc n of bishops, who proceeded in reversed order of seniority. They were garbed in cassocks, chimeres, rochets, stoles, berettas and the various hoods em- blematic of their doctorate degrees. Bishop Whipple, the venerable presiding bishop, was at the rear. As the head of the line reached the female choir the bishops halt- ed and formed on both sides of the aisle, the presiding bishop and the senior fathers being the first to pass bctween their fel- lows, preceded by Dr. Hart, to the chan- There were forty-eight bishops pres- as he Service Opened. Rev. Dr. Dix opened the service by re peating the Apostles’ creed and the Lord’s prayer, in which the audience joined. After a song, Bishop Gailor of Tennessce read the letter, or sermon, which is triennially prepared by a committee of bishops and sent to every parish to be read from the pulpit. It was, in part, as follow “To Our Well Beloved in Christ, th and Laity of the Protestant Epis Church in the United States of Ameri- ca; Grace be Unto Ycu, and Peace from God, Our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. “One more triennial conven church has met and concluded tions. Never before, we be has a spirit of profounder seriousness pervaded the minds of bishops and deputies; never has a council of this church felt: more deeply the responsibilities of the hour. “With new and tremendous obligations pressing upon the church of the nation: with problems of vast import for tne fu. ture confronting us; with strong cries r help from the peoples of many lands sound- ing in our ears, your bishops and your rep- resentatives in convention a ‘mbled have prayed and. have labored reverently, we trust, in the spirit of Chr “Our attention is specially resolution adopted in the house of dey ties, to the fact that next Whitsunday will be the seventh semi-ceniennial anni ary of the Book of Common Prayer, and we Taust earnestly ask that it may be observed in our churche an event which, more than any other single gift of God, has reversed the confusion of tongues, by giv- ing to the lips of countless worshipers the one ‘mouth’ in which to show forth God's praise. n of the delibera- its called, by a Christian Unity. “We hail with satisfaction the wonderful harmony with which this general conven- tion, by the adoption of an amendment to our constituticn, has, without weakening the use or lowering the value of the prayer book, opened the way toward training congregations of Christians unused to our liturgical forms to accustom themselv by processes of education, to approach an: desire them. Maintaining intact the sacra- mertal services, and the offices which con- serve the policy of the church, we are free to adapt the ordinary forms of com- mon prayer to national and racial habits of thought and expression, and so to win them by degrees to the old and better way. “And we are glad. while insisting upon the in-portance of keeping the public school system of education free from political in- trigue or denominational intrusion, to urge, all the more, that it must be complemented and consecrated by the more careful and definite training in religious truth in the family and in the Sunday schools, in church scheole and colleges, and in the careful teaching of the clergy of the church. “It is good for us to know that the num- ber of persons confirmed during the last three years is thirty-five hundred more than in the like preceding period; that our list of communicants has grown by 63,145, an increase of 10 per cent, and that :he contributions of the last triennium exceed those of the like preceding period by $1,150,- 104.70. “Yet, the record of statistics, spiritual and material, while it encourages us on the one hand, leaves us impressed, almost, we may say, oppressed, with a sense of duties left undone, of open doors into which we have not entered, which must mingle the penitential utterances of confession with the words of thanksgiving and praise. The Work to Be Done. “The cry of the colored people, who are our wards as Christian citizens of America, for adequate expenditure of labor and mon- ey to train them to citizenship of the na- tion, and the church; the call for means to seize the openings and opportunities in. the missionary districts, and the huge unoccupied areas in dioceses of the west and south; the claims from our stinted missions in foreign lands; all these are painful evidences of wide indifference, and of inadequate support. Meanwhile, we stand confronted with large problems, and with larger possibilities for the preaching of a pure gospel, and the extensten of Christ's kingdom among people whom the providence of God, in strange and wonder- ful ways, has brought within the range of our responsibility, national and ecciesiasti- cal. “We dare not face the future without a recognition of the fact that this church needs the stirring .up of the wills of the faithful to the plenteous bringing forth of the fruit of good works, of the giving of their substance and themselves to farther the Master’s work. Assured of our apos- tolic Mneege, we need to be filled with apostolic love and zeal. And as the new century opens up before us, we plead with the clergy and the lay people to rise to the splendid possibilities of a richer and more real discharge of their stewardship fur God, who has put us in trust with the treasures of His love and His means of grace, for the salvation of men. Revolutionize Christianity. “If the fact that Christ is the captain of the missionary hosts were infused into the beliefs of Christendom, Christendom would revolutionize its Christianity. For our own~ church, it would. mean less luxury, less extravagance of expenditure on self, less social ambition, less pride of wealth, less self-indulgence’ of every It. would: mean.more 3 and with the poor, ~The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star in Washington is more thar double that of any other paper, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- approachable. Sosdosdontosioniencondontosgondontentoatestostostondostontenteatesteatestestentontesientonionseatostote eee tet foe a ae ee a a te te te te ootee go Nechonten Sesto con gy) RA ‘ @ nN > 5 @ Le, = =) @ Q. + Every day by inexperienced, incompetent so-called epticians. 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De eaten Gk ieee “That branch of the church to “Ab peer which we belong bath the heri a | ders diate ~peitepai sacred and noble past, in history; OF | clascts For ¢hinis: cou Aceus nea the English-speaking race, ¥ gust Del work. Suede secre utes een wee ne? BP dgeady Aaa and laity of the Episcop: One year ago y met at Lam: |i) Washington bud the pombe or bby invitation of the great urchbishop | for their hespiialite. who occupies the see of Canter SS ig eee ree GE call in reverence the ancient traditions of | setter, tobe read at the ek the church, and to take counsel for the | Mulgore unread at the close of future of her great and growing Power | pointed, consisting of the bishops of 2 hrougiout the we re and Kei We have lately visited the scene of her | Yerk, Albany and Kentuek; first ministry in tais land, at Jamestown, ; > and we rejoice ir the record that from he Notched Rattle. that year A. D. 1007, nearly three hundred | 45 the taitor of The Evening Star: years ago, to the ‘other day, when we : pocince mar on es eon Hill, overlooking the city of Was’ 21, appeare: ori the her children have grown more and Rican notched gourd rattle, the “Guira or in love and devotion to our count Guiro,” taken tom the Kansas City Star, and Prof, Frede-ick Starr of the Chicagc University publishes in the “Proceeditigs of the Davenport Academy of Natura! ete ences" also a note on notched bones from Mexico. Carl Lumholtz of the American, Museum in New York dug up twenty-six human long bones at Zacapu, in the s of Michoacan, Mexico, marked with trans- verse notche: In Globus, publis Braunschweig, for August 6 of t 1 prob- | vear, Dr. Edward Seler has an iliustrated In | paper on the “Notched Musical Instruments Questions of the Hour. Referring to the grave ions con- fronting America, the letter s “In the life of the nation, as in the life of the church, we may not forget that it is not our cleverness, not our wealth, not our numbers, that are to determime these. No genius in statesmanship, no mere bulk in our accumulations, no numerical great- ness constitute enduring strength; whether in those issues that affect great soc! lems or great national undertakings. the increasing complexity of our American life, with its endless varieties of radical | of the Ancient Mexicans.” Finally, in the traditions, its ever-increasing accentuation | September number of the American An- of social or commercial rivalries or com- | thropologist. Mr. Marshall Saville ot the petitions, its not unnatural disposition to grasp at territorial aggrandizement or im- perial expansion, there need forever to be ard the clear notes of those august and simple axioms on which rest integrity of American Museum in New York, published @ paper on the “Musical Bow in Ancient Mexico.” In this pay a figures taken from the “Cod of character and righteousness of conduct. It | Tepresenting an ancient Mexican band 0 is the perpetual temptation of success, | Music. One musician is i aS yw whether it be the success of the individual | Zental wooden drut, *Teponaztli,”” and the or the triumphs of the state to forget.) Second figure is playing the “Muehuctl,” a these, and to believe, living as we are in’| Skin drum. Numbers s and 4 are playing the hot glare of our’ personal or national | UPON Wind ee ee ee triumphs, that force and will and the splen- | dently shaking a rattle; number 6 is thought by Mr. Saville to be playing upon a musical bow. Now, ft is a mooted ques- tion whether any American aborigines used a stringed instrument of any kind before Columbus; indeed, it has been pretty well settled they did not. From the description of the “Guira” given in The Star it is be- yond doubt that No. 6 in the old Codex ts playing upon a “Guira.” He carries under his left arm an object that has notches on its surface, and in his right hand a tw lined wooden fork with which he is evi- dently rubbing the roughened side of the object which he is holding in his left hand The notched rattle has a wonderful dis- persion throughout the world; it is found in both hemispheres—among the e: n Asi- aties and in Africa, as well as in North and South America. ‘The Tonkawa Ute and 1] Pueblo Indians in the United States all em- dor of illustrious achievement things that make a people great. “Be students of your age and the disci- ples of all best learning of your genera- tion, but never forget that God alone can guide, and God the Holy Ghost alone re- new, enlighten and upbutld us!” A ‘fervent benediction closed the epistle. The Te Deum was sung and a prayer of thanksgiving was made by Bishop Doane. The closing benediction was delivered by Bishop Whipple. LAST BUSINESS are w SESSION. Resolutions Thanking Presiding Of- cers and Others Were Passed. Both houses of the convention finished up their business yesterday afternoon then recessed until night, when they met An yee beat ieee craped with a scapula in joint session pursuant to final adjourn- H. Hawley of the United States nent. In each house resolutions of thanks | Nz 1 Museum has collected a 4 to the presiding officers and secretaries for | number of references as to the use of these instruments in and would be glu this subject. October 24, 1898. —— Seading the Spanish Home. The adjutant general has recetyed a mcs- sage from Gen. Otis at Manila saying: “Spanish transport ship expected to arrive tomorrow from Barcelona wishes to trans- port to Spain eight hundred of the eleven hundred sick Spinish prisoners of war now here. This would relieve the situation. Shall permission be given?” This message was answered in the affirmative. 2 ‘apt. Foraker's Iinens. The adjutant general has received a cable message from Maj. Gen. Wade at Havana saying that Capt. J. B. Foraker, son of Senator Foraker, has had a mild at- tack of yellow fever, so mild, he said, that it was difficult to diagnose it. Gen. Wade adds that the fever is now practically over and that Capt. Foraker’s tempera.ure ia normal. The health of the other meibers of Gen. Wade's staff is reported to be ex- cellent. + + —_____ All Washington an Audience. The Star's “Wanted Help and Situations” columns are carefully read by thousands daily. Fifteen cehts pays for fifteen words. oe Col. MeGregor'’s Explanati Col. McGregor, 9th Cavairy, of whom complaint was made by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad because he held a train in the station at Baltimore while taking his reg!- ment through the city, has made @ repir to the complaint and it-has been forwarded ‘to the officials of the road. Col. McGregor ‘that he was carrying out ifferent parts of the wor! d to further knowledge O. T. MASOD il om the satisfactory manner in which they had performed their duties were adopted. A resolution of thanks was also adopted to Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan of New York, who had presented to the church valuable prayer books end gifts of rare manuscripts. In the deputies the following were ap- pointed members of the special committee which is to examine and report on reso- lutions pertaining to marriage and divorce and prepare and print the same nine months before the meeting of the next general _ecnvention: Rev. Drs. Hoffman of New York, Daven- port of Tennessee, Mann of west Missouri, Fulton of Pennsylvania, Eccieston of Mary Isnd, Lobdel of western New York and Messrs. F. A. Lewis of Pennsyivania, Stet- | son of New York, Miller of Georgia, Sta: ley of Washington, Lightner of Minnesota and Bradford of Delaware. The presiding officer, Rev. Morgan Dix, is ex-officio chair- man of the committee. The bishops notified the deputies that they were willing to accept article 9 of the new corstitution as passed by the lower house. In the house of bishops a committee was appointed whose duty is will be to con- sider the question ofa memorial to Bishop ‘Thomas J. Clagett, Whore remains are now buried at Croome, in Prince George's county, Maryland. He was the first Episcopal bish. op consecrated in this c.untry, and if the committee deem fit his remains may be disinterred for permenest niger! ca ed new Episcopal cathedral. ¢ committee consists of the bishops of West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi — and Washington. ~The bishops covsented to the consecration of the newly elected missionary bishops of Asbeville, Boise, Sacramento and North Da- kota, and pe tag athe ocean) to — reconciliation. o alienated congregations of - | said he ecpal Chy as. : Bishops of Ken- | orders, ‘the difficulty was the result tucky, New York, Pennsylvania, @ misunderstanding. . 3