Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1898, Page 11

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A MEDICAL HISTORY, > - and Shakespeare, but the results of the in- | vestigation of this board have not as yet been reported in full. pears to me, , however, from a ge w of the san- tary y filed that ihe preva- lence sroportioned to the i cam ns which I have re- My circular No. 1, already cited, ended to bring the danger from this fever to the notice of medical officers, with the view of ting it. The probability f tion to soldie in camp rgeon General Sternberg’s Report as to the Spanish War. he di ILLNESS AMONG YOUNG RECRUITS a he agency of flies was pointed out a reason for insisting on a samitary police 2 of the strictest charavier. fe 4 . ficers’ Ignorance of the Prin- Contaminated Water Sappiy. t is well known to the medical profes- sion that this fever is propagated by a con- | taminated water supply, and it is now rec- ognized that the great prevalence of this ciples of Camp Sanitation. ~ - + BAD DRI TER | Usease in an aggravated form in the camps of the civil war was due to the use of sur- 3 <= fa shallow well waters infecte typhe excreta.” To prevent transmi report of Surgeon Gen by the water supply I recommended the use boile, evoted entirely to a nd filtered water when a pure Spanish war, fro spring supply could not be obtained, and to Seen een Du euable an efficient filtration of suspected ee Waters to be made, field filters of approved a er of m ical officers, al- | Construction were issued on my recommen- 1 law, to the army is Mmadequ dation by the quartermaster's department. aes Sines ore “The method of hospital organization in % z eee these cz actically the same; and ee = metit of over | there $s mmich similarity in the conditions (0 eontr: s The very small} «ffecting tuem and correspondingly in their propertion of medica cers having ex history ents reported in but few rience of a military character impaire2 the | stances i, the snaterial and supplies ; x4 sracter ampaires !¢ | for their medical care; but they brought efficien the partment at the ou ts! men with them, and these required im- ) the staff surgeons from civil | mediate care. Provision had to be made for show cat-apduste foe (ne sexe division hospitals m view of future fiel q becanie: 46. catue ao aa ce, and for regimental hosp:tals ae fon ae view of the imme te nee y- The sick had to be cared for, and te this end medi- sand other things had to be procured. ed the s offercd assistance, and this ne cats s largely offered assistance, ‘and this ae ees edical ofticers, not alone for delicacies or camps and the | juxuries not otherwi provided for, but at the gen-| for ‘suppiy table’ articles, which could male have been had from the medical purveyo! first at in their camps, or by telegraphic requisi- the field 7 tion on the surgeon generai. it was easier vident tha to accept wWhai was so freely offered than hich the latter} to ‘earn how to obtain the articles from ald have to give | the proper source. To explain their prompt a ive peed of caring for | acceptance of th sistance these officers he many sick g from the regi- | referred to the red tape of the War De- mental camps. partment methods and the insinuation that the said methods were beyond the compre- ™ Supplies Short. hension of the ordinary intellect was ac- “Immediately upon the declar: of war, | cepted by the nsational press aS an ex- April 21. steps were taken to obtain medi- | Plamation in full. cal sur for the new volunteer army, The Hospitals. he manufacture of which was expedited | “Chief surgeons ot corps and divisions with tl yateh. On May 3, fore-| began the organization and equipment of = that mild be impossible to Lave for is to the voluntcer regiments 1s they were mustered in the . rticl field equipmen their field division hospitals and ambulance were met at the out- bility of secur- litter , etc. am- rea companies, but they set by the apparent impos: ing men for service as cooks nurses, rs, ambulance drivers, teamsver: a rule s were kept in paigning cx that is, the tents her framed nor floored, until the her ased prevalence of typhoid fever tracted atiention to their crowded cond : . tion, when the object of their existence be- y changed from a school for to a hospital for the treatment oreak of Special diet of a ioca ase Le 2 ‘ kitchen Tr lie Mahagement of capa- se S. sopeiites cous ble individuals, were opened at most ot e for 100.000 men the hospitals. Money for Uus purpose wa ™ = me from disposal. Money was alse WA SHINGTON, D. ©., MON to me in my efforts to meet the demands cf the service; but, as a rule, our medical of- ficers have performed the duties imposed | Upon them in a most loyal, intelligent and zealous manner. They have shared with line officers the Gangers of battle, and they | have encountered with unflinching courage the more difficult and protracted combat with the infectious diseases which have in- | vaded our camps and filled our hospitals. Many of them have suffered attacks of typhoid and malarial fevers, and at one time no less than 15 per cent of the corps Was disabled b ickness. Of those who ac- companied General Shafter’s army to San- tiago, few escaped serious sickness, and two of those who distinguished themselves fcr their devotion to duty lost their lives as a result of exposure to the malign influences which in so short a time sapped the vitality of the flower of the American army. But credit is due not alone to those in (he field. The labors of those on duty as chief sur- weons of military departments, in charge of Medical. supply depots and in other imp¢ tant positions have been enormously creased, and it has required unremitting effort to meet the exigencies of the war. “The increase of the enlisted strength of the army to a tota! of 69,000, and the large number of new stations to be garrisoned on the islands acquired and oveupied by the United States, makes an ineres in the medical corps absolutely essential. I there- fore recommend an addition to the number of medical officers now allowed by law, of two assistant surgeons general, with the rank of colonel; six deputy surgeons een. eral, with the rank of Heutenant colonel: surgeons, with the iank of major, ssistant surges: with the rank of first lieutenant. “This recommendation is based upon the nization of che army. Any in- e made by Congress during the com- jon will necessitate a further in- se of the medical corps. *-e<—_______— Railway Fight. ‘To the Editor ef The Ey ening Star: ‘The fight between the Anacostia and Cap- ital railw has now become almost pic- turesquely -interestipg. ‘Through the col- umns of The Star this struggle is familiar to all. Now comes a change in the antago- nists. Mr Crosby apd syndicate have bought the Anacostia bonds and other se- curities of the road and will now take up the fight for this company. Mr. Randle, the president of the Capital railway, alone has to protect his road and is now evidently awaiting developments Both Mr. Crosby and Mr. Randle are south- ern men, One went to West Point, tne other to the University of Pennsylvania—one fighier, the other a diplomat. The follow ing is a brief review of the fight between the two roads. Mr. Randle owned Congress Heights, a subdivision overlooking Anaco: tia. He offered Mr. Griswold to extend the Anacostia road to Congress Heights and al low him to operate it in order to develor his lands. Mr. Griswold deciined to accept ibis offer. Mr. Randle informed Mr. Gri wold that if he didn't he would get an act of Congress and build the road himseif, running over the Anacostia tracks on the bridge and up 11ch and M streets, and get iree transfers over the entire Capital Trac: tion line, and would ultimately get through nnections to all parts of Vhe city. Mr Griswold did not believe this was possible Mr. Rand:e introduced this bill in Congress for a charter allowing him the above fran nises, and trom that time the fight be- ween the roads has continued. After the will passed both houses of Congress it v neld up in conference for over three weeks dividua.s and representa- ne Ked Cross tities of ice and etc Pajamas, articles of hospital provided by the Red id Societies. Subsequent- tiv thing t ly the authorizing the commutation ‘ s of the soldier's ration at 60 cents ren- r t ‘ hospitals wholly independeat of ee toe Hospital Men in Demand. s ant of hospi corps men wee zi cause of the failure of chief sur p ge eo establish ir division hospitals ¢ Gdn leeeses cae Instead of organizing for field a = aS ir time was occupied and the to be n , ng to. pre with increased responsibilities. at this time to t ion which ap, % nee pers ig Wikoff, now ; at t weakness : satis ¢ emaciation of sc roops were nd the yellow influences climat t ¢ untiago and its e r. me cing and subs nt te $ " r ti ibulations compiled ets: ti § ts of sick and wounded ay to September inclusive strength present of 167,- i. give full of . un oc: 5 fever, by snalarial rhoea and death ates for May and June . : were not in excess of those of the army uv @ peace. In July the rate becar her than that of most well- ‘ . 215 for the month, or the nnual rate of 25.80 per © 3S gust it became ex- = r nonth, equal to ar . 18.46 per thousand. In Sep ce of th r taken im July and Augu to improve 1 a ctee 2 of the army becomes manifest ' ath rate to 245, or ee al rate of 20.40 sees to an in Au. = ember is n under the S But the ¢ titles, typhoid alerial f elas is is ex ! h be credited ; iiion. ¢ asures adopt- r P rience in the civil war dem- « to “ r rates that in the absence of th 3 of D for ten days asures the high ratio of August wou ring the sum but their ve been continued for many months to < 1 nevi sult | come The Mortality Tables. r “I submit also tables of absolute numbers nd of ratios by which the incidence of ss and mortality of the regular and e eer troops may be contrasted. From r it will be seen that the exposures of ‘oops during the tiage oy ins e them from June to Septem: r rate th of the letter during Au- of ma num mortality, us compared With 5.83 among the ‘ar troops. “My guiding principle throughout the war as been that retief, when need: hould 7 prom acc 1 without reference to = source from Which It came. The relia d by the N nal Red © ‘as promptiy pted by th x jon the spot, but it is evident that it was tirely inadequate to meet the emerzen association has had fuil authority supplies to all of our jr eye amps since June 9, ISIS. and it has con- ¥ tt tributed supp’ arious kinds in a most n weak eral manner f © use of our field hos ¥ s pitals. Other organizations which have r wl ed them rendered v E services are the na- f » the sick lists of | tional relief c mission, having its head- quarters in Philade chusetts Voluntecr Aid headquarters in Boston. Heroic Medical Men. “Before concluding my report ofthe op- erations of the medical department during r short and glorious war with Spain, I Mn ectcl | feel it my duty to call spectal attention to ; ppaared te j the efficient services rendered by the medi- © rewleaveus than any of the regiments | cal officers of the army in the various re- in the large federal camps. A few of the | sponsible positions which the exigencies of regimentat the latter m: the service have made it necessary for said to ion. The san- | them to fill. The inadequacy in the number itary conditions ng the commands in | of trained and experienced medical officers the various gamps have been studied in con- | has been a source of great embarrassment nd the Ma Association, with m« s disease be out it came out just as Mr. Randle wanted it. Almost immedi after President Cleveland signed the bill the free silver piat- form was udopted in Chicago and money could hardly be had on government bonds. SUN Mr. Randle built the road within the time limited by Congres otwithstandir every conceivable obstacle was put in his way by Anacosiia road. That roac fought him bitterly before the courts, the Commissioners and Congress, but he won in y AU one "s underground Mr. Randle mat ugainst Mr. Gr ments in won the in this matter Mr. Commissioner, Ca manded that Mr. Randle turn the man zement of the road over to some one sat isfactory to him. The company having ex Railway ¢ was ordere ned Senator Mar wole the hausted its right to install an under ground em and the time having expired which to put in a syste! satisfactor: the Commissioners, as required SS, it meant cither a forfeiture of the compan surrender of the management; there rter or the » Mr ck and immediately went to Congr id got a bill through g:ving the right to put in the Metropolitan system without any time limit. He al. the time ex tended to build the 11th et line to con t with the M m road 1 colin Park. Ne Hains, the Cow. sioner’s nituager, has tendered his is: aation, and it is understood that it will be accepted on Mr. Randle’s return, who ir ut of the city at present. Although crip pled with over a hundred thousand deilars of suits against his company for an acct dent which occurred since he gave up the sement, he must now take up the n. Mr. Crosby had an option ostia road When Mr. Randie’s bil nduced in Congress and had paid 000 upon it, but upen the passage of the Capital Railroad Company's charter he fo feited his $10,060, saying that the Anacostla road was worthless with the Capital Rail- way Company turning the travel over to ‘apital Traction at the navy yard the accident, however, it seems he changed hig mind, and a fight to the sh is expected between the two roa unless a consolidation is made. It wou give Mr. Randle through service to Con- i, gress Heights if the two roads united. ywever, it comes to a fight it is alm certain the Capital Traction and Metrapoll n will back Mr. Randle, because the Cap. now a profitable feeder to ection, and, besides, if the is electrically pped it will parallel the Capital ‘Traction for over vo miles, then ft will ren over the tracks of the Metropolitan for a mile and a half through its best territory. CONGRE: vember 19, 18 oe Dentsche-Amerikanische Clu! Der Deutsche-Amerikanische Club had a meeting recently at the home of Dr. and Mrs. von Hartleben. The program wa: follows: Reading, by Dr. Charles F, Rand; reading, “Die Teufelin der Himmelswiese,” by Mrs, Moore; recitation, by Mrs. Roth “Die Armuth,”” by Freiligrath; songs, “O Schoene Zeit” and “Gut Nacht Mein Lieb,” by Miss Xarifa Hancock: reading, “Der ‘Triumph der Liebe,” Schiller, by Mr. B. F. Schubert; reading, “Werth ‘der Stunde,” by Kinkel, Miss I. White. he program preceded by a word contest, in which all the club members par- licipated. Mrs, Moore will entertain the members at the next meeting. - William W. Mobun Dead. iam W. Mohun of this city, who was attached to the evacuation commission to Cuba as a stenographer, died in Havana Saturday last of pneumonia, and was buried yesterday in Colon cemetery. Mr. Mohun left a wife, who is employed in the Congressional Library, and two children, a boy and a girl. S$ HEIGH' Guests of Rathbone Temple. At a meeting of Rathbone Temple, No. 1 R. S., held Friday night at the hall, Louisiana avenue, representatives of Pio- neer Council attended. Refreshments were ved. Judge Weed made appropriate re= marks, which were responded to by the M. E. C., G. E. Brotherton. The ladies who as- sisted at the table were: Mrs. Mary Bush- M. of R. and C.; 8. G. Van Horn, Mi of Susie R. Jacobs, the organist; Miss Sapp, E,'S.; Mrs. Mitchell, E. J.; Mrs, E. Lewis, M. of T., and Mrs. Ewing, and the P. C.) A.Brumagine. ——__ If you want work read the want columns of The Star. HEARING TO BE HELD Patent Law Revision Commission Coming Here Tomorrow, THE IMPORTANCE OF ITS WORK Not Empowered to Consider Gen- eral Amendments. —— MEMBERS OF THE BODY The commission to revise the patent and trade-mark laws, so far'as they relate to matters contained in, or affected by; the international convention, will be in session tomorrow at the office of the commissioner of petents in this city for the purpose of hearing all persons who may wish to pre- sent their views in regard to such revision. It was created by act of Congress, approved June 4, 1893, and President McKinley ap- pointed as its members Peter S. Grosscup, United States district, judge for the north- ern district of Illinois; Francis Forbes, a well-known lawyer of New York, and Ar- thur P. Greeley, the present assistant com- missioner of paterts, thus selecting repre- sentatives of the bench, the bar and the executive. The commissioners held hearings in Chi- cago on the 6th, 7th and Sth of October, and in New York Saturday.and today, to ve fcllowed by the hearing here tomorrow. Arthur P. Greeley. The hearings at Chicago were wet! attended by patent lawyers and by rex tat: of manufacturers. As a result of the hez ings there, the commtssfoners issued a cir- cular letter, submitting ‘t a number of q ons and ussion. ere is much interest manifested in the werk of the commission, and it is ex M be of mu The Commission's Powers. The commission is not empowered to con- sider general amendments to the patent laws, but only such as bear upon the inter- ected that, the hearings here 1 importance. national convention, or treaty, for the pro- tection of industrial property, which was concluded at Paris in 1883 between a num- ber of the leading Eurepean nations, anP to which the United States became a party in 1887, The purpese of the convention is to eventually secure substantial harmony be- tween the patent and. trade-mark laws of the ne possible for inventor or of « trade mark to secure throuxi: ne world the protection to which he is entitled under the laws of his own country with as little difficulty as may be. “In other wor it is hoped to secure through this inter tional convention the same sort of inter- property rights in by Which is meant marks ‘and trade ur com- that ig tens to be se- lectuat property by interna- tions of the world, so that it may h: n owne trade mercial name cured for int tional The copyright. impor ance of the purpose and aim rticularly in re should, jt -is ghan it is by American rters. It is absolv d, if the mark. 1, that th ers ye protected from in- consalar reports cail at- to the extent to which re seld abroad as English ufact nece the ports are to be h used by the expo ingement. The tention frequently Amer Francis Forbes. or German or Australian products, thereby preventing the United States from receiy- ing the credit due and interfering with the natural extension of the market, and, what is worse, inferior goods of European manu- facture are often sold as Americ Rigorous Laws Needed. This can be prevented by international recognition and protection of trade marks, and particularly by the enforcement by the nations of the world of rigorous laws for the suppression of false indications of ori- gin. One of the features ofthe internation- al convention is the agreement for the seiz- ure or protection of importation of goods bearing a false indication of origin where used with fraudulent fatent. Another ar- ticle of the convention is, in substance, an agreement that commercial names shall be protected without the necessity for registra- tion. ‘The patent laws of the United States give to foreigners nearly all the rights to which they would be entitled under the conven- tion. ‘The main exceptions are in reference to caveats and the effect of filing an ap- plication for patentin a fdrelgn country before filing here. In order to carry out the convention in good faith it seems to be required that foreigners should be permit- ted equally with our own citizens to file caveats. Caveats are Believed by many to be of little or. no practical value, and it has been strongly urged that the best way to put foreigners om ah equal footing with our own citizens Is t6 abolish the caveat entirely. Heretofore no effect given in pi limgs before the patent office to the filing of an appHeation for patent in a foreign country, theugh the ‘tssuance of a foreign patent has always had its effect as proof of the date of invention, Under the convention the filing date of the for- eign application for patent should be ac- cepted as proof of the date of the invention, and in proceedings to determine which of has been fit of his work. Special 20) Overcoats the first this may be of material importance. It is hoped that by so amending our lav to show our intent to earry the conven- tion into effect in good faith the United Slates may ‘he in a_positien:to urge more vigorously certain changes in the nven- tion which, it is asserted, would be of ma- terial benefit to our peopl Commissioner Forbes. born in the state of nd comes of one of the there. He was graduated at ihe Unive of Rochester and at Colu ollege Law School. Prior to h e he studied extensively in Paris and in. He was admitted to the bar of New York city in 1868. Since that date he has heen engaged in. the pi ice of his profes- sion in that ci nd elsewhe He hus been engaged in many impc causes and was ¢ ated V - Dickerson in the suit bi Peter Stenger Grosscup. strain the use of the grip on the and Brooklyn bri He is, me of the leading authorities on trade marks trade-n law. In 1881 he issued of trade-mark cases and trade-mark He wrote the appendix for Coddin on’s Trade-Mark Digest, giving a dige of French trade-mark ¢ In 1890 he w ppointed one of the two delegates from the United States to the conference at Madrid under the iniernation- New York al convention for the protection of indus- trial property, concluded at Paris in 1893. being particularly well qualified by reason of his extensive studies in Europe and pra al knowledge of French and German. As t conference two internation- re ratified by nearly all_the ions of the world. In 1897 he treaties w important n: was one of the two delegates from the United States to the international confer- ence held at Brussels and took a promi- nent part in the deliberations of that bod. Mr. Forbes is one of the leading writers upon questions of law, and has from time to time contributed his views to the maga- zines upon such questions, particularly when they relate to that branch of the law —irade marks and patents—which has to do with the protection of industrial prop- erty. He has written a thesis on interna- tional law, and is also a student of economic questions. Judge Groascup. Peter Stenger Grosscup was born Feb- ruary 15, 1852, at Ashland, Ohio. His lin- eage on his father's side runs back to Hol- land; on his mother’s to Germany; but all the ancestors have been in this country from before th> revolution, His great- grandfather, Paul Grosscup, was, for many years, a member of the Pennsylvania co- ionial aszembly, and afterward of the Penn- sylvania state assembly, as also of the con- vention that, in 1779, at Philadelphia, framed the first Constitution. Th> connec- tions on the father’s side also included the Stengers, well known in Pennsylvania poli- tics and’at the bar. ~ His mother’s name was Bowermaster, whos: grandfather held a commission in the revolutionary war, and whose father was a soldier in the war of 1812. On this side he is connected with the Studebakers, well known in the business world, as also with the Mohlers, some of whom are prom- inent in railway circles, He was educated in the schools of Ash- land, and in Wittenberg College, one of the educational institutions of the Lutheran Church, graduating in 1872 at the head of his class. He obtained his degree of bach- elor of laws from the Boston Law School. He practiced law in Ashland, Ohio, from 1874 to 1883, being city solicitor for six years of that time. In 1876’he was a can- didate of the r2publican party for Congress, but was defeated. Career as a Lawyer. Coming to Chicago in 1883, he entered the law firm headed by Leorard Swett, a for- mer law partner of Abraham Lincoln, and the best-known lawyer, at that time, of th> west. From this time he participated in some of the most important trials occurring in the west, and built up his reputation as a lawyer. December 12, 1892, he was appointed to reover, one | a | We have not had any among the winter overcoatir | months Wonder what Mertz, will say today? A Thanksgiving Special, just at the time you want it. Three days’ special sale, today, Tuesday and Wednesday. We have two kinds of cutters in our business, one cuts the cloths. The price cutter was working hard on Saturday and today you can reap the bene- cold weatiier t its far t for heavy Overcoats has not been equal to our desire, so our price s. He has marked all of those that | $4138 | You will find a magnificent assortment: Blue, Black, Brown, | Green, Tan, Mauve and Grays, in Beavers, Meltons, Kerseys and Chinchillas. Mertz and Mertz, | Tailoring Headquarters, 906 F Street. Lan ae ee a eee ae ed | the United States district bench by Pres dent Harrison. Soon after goir ont? beneh, he attrac’ ntion of th country in r b pplication of the government t ns upon th world’s Columbian exposition on Sun H> dissented from the two circui court judges on that occasion. On an ip cireutt court of ef Justice F sent was sustained His most. wide! in connection . In con William A. Woo in favor of the governme the rioters junction was spurned by Wled upon the President troops call that unque ty from mob violence grand jury at the earl by law, he delivered to them sembling, in t midst of the rio. on ion. saved puoi ¥y perm that gave him an instant » tion. He ational reputa- has, in the m handed down ntime public and the profess patent cases of importan ed by him and he is considered p ny well informed on patent law. H read at Saratoga in August last, on hilippine Question and the Policy of ansion” was of especial note. ticul, pape Greeley. rn in Methuen, lived in Concord, N. H.; was graduated from the Concord High School in the class of 1876, and from Dartmouth College, with the degree of A B., in the class of 1883. He took his degree B. from the Columbian University und the degree of LL. M. in 187. utter year he was admitted to the District of Columbia. He was appointed assistant examiner in the patent office in 1884; principal examfner in 1801 examiner-in-chief in 1805, and assistant commissioner in 1897. His appointment as examiner-in-chief was made by President Cleveland without solicitation, and al- n bis politics he was opposed to th tration he was confirmed by the Senate without oppositi He was ai poinied assistant commi: ner of patents in 1897 at the request of Commissioner But- terworth, by E Jent McKinley, and we egain confirmed by the Senate without op- position. Mr. Greeley’s appointment to th patent office a result of high standin: in the first examination held under th i ce law, and his promotion y upon merit. As assistant examiner he served in the division of metal working B and cleciricity B, in the latte division having charge of the class of elec- tric railways. When he was appointed principal miner he was assigned to newly formed division com iS packin and ‘storing vessels and advertising. He Was transferred in 18M to the division of iustruments of precision, and while in charge of this division for a number of wal aminer of trade marks. From 1891-'93 he was a member of the committee in charge of preparation, ar- angement and installation of the exhibit of the patent office at the world’s fair ia Chicago, this task involving an extended consideration of the development of nearly eve important art represented in the pat- ent office. He was also a member of the committee in charge of the preparation and installation of the patent office exhibit at Atianta. During the long illness of the late Commissioner Butterworth and until the appointment of Commissioner Duell Mr. Greeley was acting commissioner of patents, ——__+ ++ —____ Young People's Union. The Young People’s Union of the People’s Church held its last meeting at the home of Mrs. Jennie Simmons, 7i5 M street north- west. The rooms were ornamented patriotic and military decorations In honor of the guests invited from Fort Washing- ton and Washington barracks. After the business meeting Miss Lt: Magie gave a reading. A potato race then given, at the conclusion of which the members were blinfolded in turn and en tertained one another by their endeavor to pin whiskers on to a picture of General Shafter. ‘The prizes in the two games were Mr. Hill and Miss Potter, respectivel Refreshments were served, and the club adjourned to meet next Friday evening at Mrs. Abbot's. Promises to Go Home. “Guilty, your honor, but if you let me go YH return home,” was what William Far- rell said when called in Judge Scott's court this morning. ‘ “Where is your home?” “In Baltimore.” “How will you get home?” will walk.” Farrell said he had been about a month. he is willing to leave. though edmini 1 e in this city een | He has’ no work, and now | been heretofore described in The Star. permanent family circulation Evening Star in Wa ton is more able that of any other paper, whether published in the morning or im the after- noo: Ax a medium for aneb- Jectionable xdvertixementa . it therefore stands « equated and anappronch, = abie. Special $20 Overcoats for $13.13. | prices, the other cuts the his season aid the cutter has been at work Sosheasoete ste sonteatoetontertoet were $20 and $18 down to 20 | Overcoats | for nglish ax She ix Spoke To the Editor of The Eveuing Star I recently had a ¢ of advanced ¢ t ng which s hat great progress was now being n every department of the public « ion; that the Superintendent was 1 the Supervisin Principals were tt nd all the teachers were thinkin « y. and laborin and dev nstructin the children the nowledge of the times. In add: ¢adin. speilin and the pronouncin of ere introducin drawin (mot muddlin); and nst thods of n new & in typewritin | more advanced edu thinkin of tryin the plar nent Dr. Fudge—that of j dren on their heads f fowin of the blood to the | now lookin at it, and mostly fa | Just then a gentleman fr m leading commercial houses of t in, and apologizing for the { | Said, “I've called to invite you to jing tomorrow. We're 1 offers, You'll tind your "re eapern Cver Ww best, and we'll push the t | ficor-waiker, he’s a marti She's an expert, und the s: make you feel | proprietor | price than hay j bis wife said s { Way; PN make thi thing is wrong don't gx | fire you out in no | "Beg pardon,” interru j “isn’t that last remark } bluish?” “Well, perhaps. t then it | Rain counter commercial lterat eur ads. Anywa come | Where r added | thinkin of z ider | Some teachers to Cuba and the | with a View to instructin the natives, at | once, how English is spoke here in W | ington.” Departin and medit an in edu I bethoug that th was in a be exor- cised by the advanced the soon we should be a Henglish sty | "ole “og. ) GREAT PROGRESS AND HIGH SALARY. 1sus. vember > Fer From “t p-to-Date. Editor of The Evening Star: If you think the s et railroads ure now owned and run by “up-to- companies, I would like to have you a few times a week on the Ecking sdiers’ Home, now known as the C Suburban. It was an « n minutos trip on the nd storage batiery from It is now rarely not with t {any othe or, and rapacity of this company, which, know- ave mo no other vary s twenty minutes mode of ing on its dif- apart ing its passenge ansit, runs a sched ent lines from ca while forty din the rain for oth and G streets we counted tv Metrofblitan cars round the F corner; and this was not an unusua currence. I am not young, and I am lam bur T along the track and Ist stree th and Massach miie—and no car bas passed me be reached the cable. When it is consi that I ride four times a day, the ue—a Ke becomes unbearable. One night last week d twelve minutes for a G street car and eighteen minutes at the 5th street transfer, where no seat or shelter is pro- vided—a half-hour wait for an eighteen- minute ride. I hope and believe there is no other city where such conditions would be tolerated a ! month; yet we have borne them five ye jto the financial ruin of our s: a 1 appeals to the C us at fon. least a reasonable sche : been in vain. All of which shows of how much greater value is an out-of-town, law-defying cor- poration than a few thousand law-abiding but disfranchised pecpie. RUTH G. D. HAVENS. November 19, 1898. ae Citizens View the Memorial Fence. About 2,000 people visited the Jorss iron works on 13th street yesterday to view the memorial fence which is to be erected around the graves of the Maine and Wins- low dead at Key West. The fence has it is being packed today for shipment, on e have so fe “What have you to say about this propo- | will be sent south tomorrow by the South- sition?” Policeman Russell was asked. “I think it would be the best thing to do with him.” ern railway. iene It pays to read the want columns of The An order was given for the prisonef’s re-| Star. Hundreds of «ituations are filled lease. through them.