Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1898, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1898—14° PAGES. —————————=1 Our signature attached to an advertisement means goods strictly as advertised. ae Evenings at your lei | BON MARCH 314 to 318 9 Seventh. PICK OUT YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM THIS GREAT BARGAIN LIST. Don’t wait for the regular holiday rush irz, and have a chance to see what you are buying, besides ||| taking advantage of a greater selection and our especially low prices. | | you dowt s22 just wiat you want in this list, just come in. We have thousands oi pretty things to show you. \ Leather Goods. MARKED Fr wn such a An i | bina of s and Com- nd without Ee. mense varie ation Cares bh steriing silver, Pocke nd jeweled corteis. 48 fon Collar and . worth cuft | Pretty Gilt Frames, 25c. Reund, sq + and oval—miniature and Medallions. At 19%¢ t Photo Medallions, gilt Photo Medatit Phi s, worth 50 Meda’iions, worth $1 to Medi ilions. worth $1 Photo Medallions, worth Opa! Goods. Opal Botth fe 48c. 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W and for ‘$1 and $1.25 Boys’ and th * Editions of son Fairy Crusoe, ‘Tales, ery B Every Child's Stork most of them have over ored. plates pene OO: “Every Day Cook Book" for 25c.—over es, in oilcloth binding. Hundreds recipe Webster's Dictionary—1,241 pages, ex- nearly 4 inches’ thick, substan- tially bound in cloth, for 68e. ‘The same Book in elegant full ing, for. | in Thousands. ! BOOKS. A set of Cloth-b Books volumes, fur reste nen, Dom 5 OBC, Kipling’; Edina Lyall’, M land, Sn Leather Stocking for Jules Verne’a, History of Eng” Another 500 of those, superb Views of ington = and ¥ 7 8c. | clnit views, aicely hound, for _ Bound fn cloth..’., Send one as a Christmas Card, Fountain Pens. 1,000 Fountain Pens—that will write—not _ |} at but a good pen, which we guarantee i } to write and give satisfaction.“ Complete, with glass 1 in a box, for... . 25C. Fountain Pens with gold points, fully — |/|| gua irnable in 30 days } 8c. Cth if not satistactors—for... 314 316 318 SONMARCHE, Edit It includ Every impor pation,” Ex price t during A bring cations de8 MN the Inaugural Address spondene administration of President Washington to the presen e8 of bistorie paintin, of work LIMITED v ample dressed te AGES and of the Presidents A HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY written by our Presidents. ted by the Hon. JATIES D. RICHARDSON, Under Direction of Congress, , Annual Messag of the State Depa . Special Messages tment bearing on President's off a by ed treated by the Pi nineut. PROFUSK iy book. If they could h the entire work ts now ident hi 1 U.S. History. at Washington. de- cided . He to fill the Congress ral Secretar onal the hears the Indorsement of two presidents and their cabinets, the thousands of other goverument officials and ré APPORTIONMENT FOR at ess to the Government records, sto produce, and rs pet volume. The taken to distribute th distribution. If it it will be done lute mber. est for full parts deseriptlve matter and ful Committee w Bers, ad t On all requests accompanied by x deposit of ONE DOLLAR a set wi lad aside and reserved peuding futher investigation, be decide within ten days k, the amount will be will refunded. AINSWORTH R. SPOFFORD Committee Rooms, McGill Bidg. BD ys eto Messages, ational questions in coni t ume. zed, Supervised, Approved BY THE GOVERNMENT. self. STRAT! rk ts | fered. They consist of portraits o $0 » Such ay “The Signing of the Declaration of Independence," ° “sig een ig Cone Every event of our history Is clearly stated. Each fact has been verl- PRESIDENT McKIN “I find it unusually complete and well edited.’* i | 1 1 || BX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND eays:— 1 vn i edingly valuable for use i e D in the homestay Saluatle for use in elther publfe Mbraries o EACH LOCALITY. publisher were to undertake to publish it, even {f he it would cost not less could not afford to sell it for , ou Distrivution kK at a trifle over the cost ecessary to increase t but not on applications dressed as below, will ions for making appli- not to make a regular application All requests for further Tecelve prompt attention. in regular order, if ad- @ @ Proclamat ns, Executive Orders, ection with the history @) @ ay a with rare engravings from Govern- Separately the engravings alone would Gi Independence “Signing of the Y says:— ae <G-Hng entatiye SOOSOHSOOOSGOOS ENGLAND, JAPAN AND AMERICA. Senator ©. K ix Ip an Interview Favors This Alliance. December 13.—The Paris cor- y Mail summarize: y he had with hman K. Davis commission, who advocates a » between the United States, The correspond- that American and “Davis declared YOU ARE IRRITABLE Your nerves need food. Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate Take no Substitute. British interests in the far east run quite parall and that therefore the two powers should act jointly. ‘I am not ap- pealing to sentiment,’ he said, ‘though blood is thicker than water, and this argu- ent should not be ignored. My thesis tn avor of co-operation is borne out by the videst logic. I favor a treaty of alliance including the United States, Great Britain and Japan, for the protection of all their interests north of the equator. The rest of the world would have a wholesome fear, s)nonymous with respect, for us.’ “He proceeded to argue that Russia, Ger- many and France had secured the great bulk of the commercial benefits in China to the exclusion of both the United States and England. He suggested that such a dreibund could have nothing to fear from any coalition of other nations, and that, therefore, it would tend to preserve the peace. “There are still 500 years of vigorous fight in England,’ said Mr. Davis, ‘which shows no sign of decrepitude, while, strong as America is, it will take several hundred years to develop her promise and potency. I do not see why other nations should ob- ject to the alliance. If they do, let them. Germany already by special! legislation has immensely injured America’s commercial interests. German-Americans regret that attitude on the part of the mother coun- try. “ ‘So far as the Philippines are concerned there will be an open door, but not free trade. Our protection policy will be ap- plied without favoring any nation, and the local needs of our new territories will be considered.’ ”” MADRID, December 12.—The text of the treaty of peace will be published in a Red Book before the opening of the cortes, ~~. Transfer of Property. By deed filed yesterday Hjverton R. Chap- man conveyed to Mary Scott Townsend the property at the intersection of Massachu- west, int of the Gausecion peareactes on ‘pal itahed in The Star- er 'COMMAND ONLY IN NAME Real Power of the-Héuking Officer in the Amy. Generals Schoficld-and Miles on the Effect of Favoritism—Those With- out Hope ‘ot Recégaition. At the afternoon meeting of the House military affairs ome General Scho- field, who preceded Tal Miles in com- mand of the army, devoted his chief atten- tion to the friction f€vitably arising be- tween the Secretary of War and the com- manding general under the present system. This had occurred during the command of General Scott, who removed his headquar- ters to New York to avoid differences aris- ing with the War Department. It occurred also during the command of General Sher- man, who went to St. Louis to avoid fric- tion. The trouble arose out of the system which gave the head of the army the name of commanding general when in fact he had little or no authority, or even influence, as commanding general. Whether he does anything depends largely on his personal relations with the Secretary of War. If these relations are not close, then the Sec- retary of War gets to ignoring the so- called commanding general. In that event the adjutant general becomes a more im- Portant official than the commanding gen- eral. General Schofield urged that one of the most essential features of army reorgan- ization was to give the President absoiute power to select his own commanaing of- ficer. Instead of creating the permanent grade of lieutenant general he favored giving the President authority to select at any Ume a lieutenant general, the officer occupying that position retiring to his for- mer grade. There would be no degrada- tion in this retirement, if the law once rec- ognized the need of giving the President compiete freedom in selecting his command- ing officer. The title also should be that of “general-in-chief,” insiead of ‘‘command- ing general,” as that wouid better express the idea that the head of the army was the executive officer for the President and Secretary of War. General Schofield urged also that the heads of all staff bureaus should be subor- dinated to the generai-in-chief. This would correct the independent course of the sev- eral staff bureaus under the present sys- tem, making the adjutant gencral, quarter- master general and all other staff heads work in harmony with the general-in-chief. Size of Army Needed. Concerning the size of the army under present conditions General Schofield said he estimated a need of about 30,000 for the Philippines, 15,000 to 20,000 for Cuba, 5,000 to 8,000 for Porto Rico, 15,000 for manning and caring for fortifications, 10,000 for the Indian country and 15.000 as a reserve. He did not believe in underestimating the se- riousness of our task in the Philippines, and the only thing to do was to meet the conditions in the best possible manner. “What is to be done with our 30,000 diers in the Philinpines? Who whinped?” asked Mr. Cox. i problem with which I a i arSwered Gen. Scho- field. “I simply seek to meet the military problem as I find it.” _, When Mr. Cox asked What would be done if the Philippine natives were whipped, put wouldn’ ‘tay whipped,’ Gen. Scho- | field replied, amid laughter, that he would | advise “whipping them™ till they stayed whipped.” wre Miles on Effect of Favoritism. After Gen. Schofield had concluded Gen. Miles spoke briefly 6h What had been said as to the commanding géneral. He said the laws new. clearly recognized his position as commanding general, and one of these laws made the general commanding the army a |member, ex-officio, of» the _ fortifications board. He did not approve the suggestion that the head of thé urmy be an executive staff officer to the President. During most of the time for the 100 years the atmy had been under the command of-n general {or a lieutenant generat; and that was the practice the world over. Gen. Miles said he did not speak from a personal standpoint, as he was ready to te retired at any time. But he believed in the principle-of a rank and authority commen- Surate with the responsibility. c Gen. Miles said. in reply to a question, that he thought it would be better for the President to have the particularly direct the v: work of the War Department, ‘ol- is to be nothing to do, as it was manifestly impossible for any man to come from civil life and at once become familiar with all the latest appliances of war, If the one occupying the chief military posi- ulon was not liked, then let some one else be placed in military authority But the s lection should not be from so far down on the list as to amount to favoritism, for that would rot be approved by the people. Without Hope of Recognitio: Gen. Miles pointed out that three major generals, Merritt, Brooke and himself, hed come through the receit war without hops of recognition. He cared nothing as to himself, but he urged that the services of Gen. Merritt and Gen. Brooke had beea such that the rank of lieutenant general for them, as would be given under his bii!, would be eminently fitting. In this connec- tion he referred to the cruel working of the system by which Meade, Hancock and Thomas had never received the rank and recognition due them for eminent services, two of them going broken-hearted to their graves. Gen. Schofield strongly indorsed what Gen. Miles had said on giving the amplest recognition and rank to generals for the services. ————— A physician who has been studying the effect of liquo on the voice states that none of the pat singers has ever been teetotalers. Wine taken in moderation, he believes, Is useful for the voice, but beer thickens it and makes it guttural. Many men and women are almost within the deadly grasp of consumption. Although its fatal hand is unseen, its presence is made known by unmistakable symptoms. Ca- tarrh often leads to con- sumption. A stubborn cough, sore throat, pains in the chest, bronchitis, bleeding at the lungs, loss o! flesh and general weakHess are warnin that this relentless disease is about gather in a victim. - a A remedy for all the diseases which, if neglected or badly treated, lead up to consumption, is found in Dr. Pierce's GoldenMedical Discovery. It builds up the weik and fortifies the system agains} onslaughts of disease. It helps;the appetite, assists di ion, is an aid-to the proper assimi- “Your medicine is the best I have eyer taken,”” Dingman, of Vi iburen, ‘Last hada writes Mrs. Jennie i Ebay ea buyers. —are most sensible for to select from—of really and ever welcome and accept- able to the happy recipients. We have a magnificent stock some and durable Furniture. | RUD Rudden, Furic Is offering some very special inducements to Holiday Furniture Prices are cut ‘way down” for Fine Furniture, and terms of payment are made just to suit you. to look through our handsome stock. Holiday Presents | —in the shape of FURNITURE givers Serer. ure (Mati, You are invited Lamps. Our stock of BANQUET and PARLOR LAMPS is immense, embracing all the most unig styles and charming color ef- fects. Any of these would make a most appropriate holiday hand- present. Prices the most rea- sonable. <PEe=-ros Tables, Fancy Tables for nooks and odd corners, Onyx Tables, Morris Chairs, Cooking and Heating STOVES. Easy Iron Bedecdeede Bode Lefer opcode horde Poco hor hoc Pocono Por feoQeo der eole Bor Perec eodonecQoofecordoege ENTERTAIN THEIR > GUESTS Business Men Hold Social Meeting at Willard Hall. Resolve to Co-Operate With Board of Trade—Plans for Centennial Cele- bration—Peace Carnival, The social gathering of the Business Men's Association in Willard Hall last evening was well attended, the membership being represented by a large quota, and in addition there were present a number of invited guests. On each side of the hall were arranged tables, where the lunch was served after the speeches, which were made in the early hours of the evening. Foliage | plants were arranged on the platform, where was also located an orchestra, which rendered a choice selection of music. As the announced purpose of the meeting indicated, the evening was devoted to so- cial intercourse and an opportunity was given to the members and the guests to be- come acquainted. After the salads and punch were enjoyed cigars were passed around, and soon the hall was hazy with smoke, and filled, as well, with the hum ot conversation. The invitation to join the association was also acted upon by a num- ber, and at a meeting of the board of di- rectors which was held during the evening applications of seventy-five persons were favorably acted upon, bringing up the total | membership, as it was announced, to about four hundred. Mr. W. S. Knox, the president of the | sociation, called the gathering to order, and the secretary, Mr. William S. McK occupied a seat at the table near him. the benefit of the visitors President Knox outlined the purpose of the organization, which, he said, was to make the interes of all business men of Washington a com- | mon interest. He denied the statement he had heard that the organization was an- tagonistic to the board of trade. Instead of being a conflict of interests between these two organizations, he said the associ- ation would- assist the board of trade and work in harmony with it. A speech was also made by Conrad H. , the attorney of the association, who id ft was the desire of the association to have a center where all business men could meet and exchange id Mr. Charles A. Eccleston also spoke earn- estly of the advantages of unity of action in advancing the common interests. Commissioner Wight’s Address. | Mr. John B. Wight, the president of the board of District Commissioners, was intro- duced by President Knox and was greeted | with hearty applause. He said he had watched with great inierest the growth of the association, and that it seemed to have started off in a way that insures success. There were a good many organiza the city, but he believed there was enough for all to do. There is a great opportunity here for the efforts of public-spirited men, he said, and while there is no reason to be ashamed of what has been done in the past, stili there is much that remains to be done to develop the city and make it what it should be, There is the matter of the improvement of the streets, the extension of the sewer system, the removal of gar- bage and the straightening out of the rail- road lines so as to increase the freight fa- cilities. ; He said a great deal could be accomplish- ed if all organizations worked together, not with a selfish purpose or to oppose or in- jure any other organization. He took for granted that there was no jealousy between this organization and the board of trade. Whatever the name, all are citizens of the District. With 500 live business men in the board of trade and 500 live business men in this association, all working together, he thought the District would advance rapidly. In this view and with this conception of the purpose of the organization he extended to it his best wishes for its success. Mass Meeting Announced. The secretary, Mr. McKean, gave notice of the mass meeting of citizens Saturday night at Willard Hall, to hear the report of the committee appointed to suggest a plan for the proper celebration of the centennial of the removal of the national capital to this city, which event is to be observed in 1900. He also said that by action of the board of directors of the association the president would appoint a committee to confer with @ committee from the board of trade and citizens’ organizations to consider a plan for the holding of a peace carnival in this city next May. Blected to Membership. ‘The new members elected by the board of directors are as follows: W. E. Abbott, R. ‘B. Buckley, Joseph Burden, James F. Bar- bour, Col. W. D. Colt, Cannon & Chandler, James Cunningham, Dorsey Clagett, A. B. Douglass, Frederick Drew, Dulaney, Flem- ing & Lee, P. H. Deis, H. J. Ellicott, 8. 8. Edmonson, Frank M. Finley, H. C. Holther, G. W. Handly, S. B. Hege, Dr, John H. Bed Room Couclies, | Suites, Lounges, Parlor Suites, Combination Extension Desk and Book Case, | Carpets, Mattings, etc., etc. RUDDEN, 801-803-805 Seventh Street PEEP EEE EEE EEE EE MACSH=2Z2ACT WITH THE neorerereores = « Flora, . Are very easy. what you desire, and we shall ientific Presentation. EN’S. 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Kellogg, Mrs Mrs. L Pee meee reser eres eeerereres Mearr low & Co., Joseph Auerb: Samuel Bi | Stone Wolf and Mrs. G & Son, Gerrit Smith Wheaton, Weaver.) Welch; fing smmittee, M. M. Park Kengla & Co., Wm. B. Soper, G. De Witt, | chairman: W Mattingly, A. T. Britton, E, H. Pillsbury and > Carpenter. | J. B. Larner « J.C. Se hag —_ cal staff. Z HOSPITAL FO FOUNDLINGS. ss rg Meeting of Directors Last Evening. The board of direc Hospital for Foundling: Annual ors of the Washington held a meeting M Held Ada B z matron, Mrs. R. M.D.. a e Nothing to Say—Only ¢ evening at the residence of Mr. W. F. Mat-] aio policeman Dose arrested Jamon AE EE es i ote tee) | SES SS ETRY SE gel Serge tenn twelfth annual meeting of the directors, wae 3 = was glad to get shelter, but this morni and was largely attended. Dr. Z. T. Sow- : : t ite Nent of the board, teal his an.| When he saw the bright sunlight he ex- ee cata ve ln detail the execl. | Pressed a willingness to take his chances Lent necaite aocomplished by the hoepital |B the outside again. He had asked the eat) newaide accomplished’ by She: hoert™ | paicessh tor monty. bewceer, oma Cis he during the past year. The report of Mary : e 5 a, | knew was enough to hold him. K. Bayly, president of the Pierce Guild, | €2€¥ , J 5 ‘Guil he answ when arraigned which rendered the hospital efficient ser-} (7UIMEr | DA answered when an ; vice during the year, was read and made aa hen "Ss ee sad “a Seas _ : ident Sowers’ report. ‘Mrs J. | 82 when he came near me he stonz aE sp = !and asked for a quarter. TI told him he C. Smith, secretary, and Mr. W. F. tingly, treasurer, read their reports. It was decided to hold the annual lunch- eon of the Pierce Guild for the benefit of the hospital at Willard Hall, commencing tcday, and lasting three days. Vacancies in the board of lady were filled by the election of Mrs. J. Clark, Mrs. W. A. Jones, Mrs. T. F. Walsh, Ma him.” farm in default of fine. The Fact that is to be found among every leading hotel and club in the U. S. should be convincing evidence of its superiority as a table water. There are many waters, but only one Londonderry. G. G. Cornwell 4 Som, “agents John H. Magruder, § the staple articles of supply in had stopped the wrong man and arrested “Have you anything to say?” Judge Scott asked. “I guess not,” he said, after some hesita- ‘s| tion, “only guilty.” E.| The court gave him ninety days on