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111, it had come into “this breathing world soaroe half made up.” Origin of the Revolt. “It was not the state of Panama that or- ganized the revolution,” said Mr. Dantel. “It was the city and not the state that ts responsible for the outbreak of the revolu- tion on the fsthmus. It was the municipal officers, her common councillors and her citizens that organized the secession. With- out delay an ambassador was appointed to this country, and if that new republic had amy independence it was soon snuffed out by the acts of that ambassador.” * 7REATY AN ACT OF WAR. Resolution Offered by Senator Morgan So Declares. Senator Morgan offered a resolution in the Senate today going at great length Into the action of this government in the prem- Ises. The resolution declares that neither the President nor the President and the Senate has power to declare war without consent of Congress, and that the Sen- s consent cannot confer upon him such It declares that a state of war exists in Colombia and the Colombian department of Panama, and that Colombia refuses to recognize the secession of Panama; that if Colombia is not preven.ed by some power- ful foreign nation she is able to maintain and restore her sovereignty; that the Presi- dent of the United States,’having entered into treaty relations with persons who claimed to have seceded from Colombia, and having made agreements with the secessionists relating to the construction ov a canal, all based upon the following stipulation, viz.: “The United States guar- ntees and will maintain the independence of the republic of Panama,” such stipul- tion is, In effect, a declaration of war with Colombia, and is not within the Mmits of any power conferred upon the President or by the laws of nations. ‘The resolution contends that the President has no lawful right, without the consent of Congress, to use the military and naval forces of the United States to prevent Co- jombia from enforcing her sovereignty. The resolution then repeats the Senate resolu- tion of 1889, which declared that the United States would look with serious concern and disapproval upon the connection of any European government with the Isthmian canal. The resolution quotes the section of Revised Statutes which defines neutral- ity, and concludes follows: ‘“~he intervention by the United States rmed forces of the United States it the authority of Congress to pr vent the exercise of military or civil au- thority by Colombia, with whom we are at peace, for the assertion or exercise of her sovereignty and the enforcement of her constitution and laws over the department of Panama, is contrary to the law of neu- trality enacted by the Congress of the United States, and is contrary to the laws of nations.” 02 ASKED TO EXPLAIN. Gen. Merriam Reported to Have Criti- cised Wood’s Appointment. The attention of Secretary Root having been brought to an alleged interview with Brig. Gen. H. C. Merriam, retired, in Den- ver yesterday, in which the general is al- leged to have sald that the President's ap- pointment of Leonard Wood to be major general is generally unpopular with the army men, and that such appointments tend to unsettle the army and injure its morale, Gen. Merriam has been requested to Inform the department if he was quoted correctly and to make such explanation as he may deem proper. The dispatch in question was a special to the New York World and follows: SNVER, December 17.—‘The Presi- appointment of Leonard Wood to be general is generally unpopular with men. I have yet to hear a single said Maj. Gen. H. He ar- army army officer approve it,’ C. Merriam, retired, this morning. rived last night from Washington. Such appointments,” continued Gen. Merriam, ‘tend to unsettle the army and injure its morale; that is to say, it dis- courages and disheartens officers who have devoted thelr whole lives to studying their profession, a large number of them having given forty or more years to the service.” TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. on Man Charged With Rape. Justice Pritchard, in Criminal Court No. 1, today, in the ease of Andrew Holland, who recently pleaded guilty under an in- @ictment for rape and attempt to rape, im- posed penitentiary sentence for twenty-five ve ot Penalty Imposed r sentences imposed today by Justice Pritchard follow: George King, who pleaded guilty to a charge of housebreaking, ten months in John Hill, who pleaded guilty to the f a horse and wagon from Pauline two years in a penitentiary, and Thomas. convicted of larceny from ct of Columbia. who withdrew his or a new trial. eleven months and nine days in the District jail. motion tw GAVE BOND. Post Office Indictments Considered in Court Today. Norman R. Metcalf and Harry C. Hallen- beck, each indicted for violation of sec- 440, Revised Statutes of the United Department investigation, appeared today in Criminal Court No. 1 and gave bond. Hallenbeck qualified as surety for Metcalf in the sum of $10,000, and The Title Guar- anty and Trust Company of Scranton, Pa., qualified for Metcalf in a similar sum. Soon after they were indicted the defend- &nts each deposited $10,000 in cash in New ork to insure their presence in this juris m. By giving bond here today’ they re the return of the cash deposite Attc ys A. A. Birney and 8S. V. Hayden ed for the @efendants in court today. FIRE AT NAVY YARD. Great Disaster, Threatened for a Time, Was Averted by Quick Work. A slight fire occurred Im the plumbing shop, a part of the building of the bureau of construction and repair at the Washing- ton navy yard, this afternoon which en- talled a loss of about $15. When the fire broke out a signal was sounded on the bugle, and the séamen and gunners of the responded. After herole work they ed in keeping the flames from. Spreading until the arrival of the engines from the city fire department, when the blaze was speedily extinguished. In the same building was stored a num- ber of cartridges in lockers, and but for the plucky work of the yard force, with the assistance of the District men, the result of the slight fire would have been disas- trous. The work of the enlisted men and Chief Belt’s forces was highly compliment- ed. It is thought the fire started in a bunch of waste material and was caused by spon- taneous combustion Favorable Report. ‘The Commissioners today forwarded to Congress a favorable report on the bill pro- viding for the enlargement of the scope of the law authorizing 4 permanent system of highways in that part of the District lyitg outside of the city limits. The bill is rec- ommended by the Commissioners for pas- Bage NOTICE TO::: ADVERTISERS. To insure proper insertion and classification advertisers are requested to send their an- nouncements for Saturday's Star elther to the main office or branch offices as early as possible Saturday morning. n connection with the Post Office |‘ |. the subject. LIVELY IN THE HOUSE Post Office Investigation Res- ‘olution Provokes-Debate. PRODUCE THE PAPERS POSTMASTER GENERAL WILL BE CALLED UPON AT ONCE. Congress Wants to Know All Details ‘of the Scandals Unearthed by the - Recent Inspection. A lively three-cornered fight developed in the House this afternoon over the invest!- gation into the affairs of the Post Office Department. Representative Wanger of Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee on expenditures in the Post Office Depart- ment, reported and asked cons‘deration of the privileged resolution authorizing his committee to send to the Postmaster Gen- eral for all papers connected with the in- vestigation the publication of which would not embarrass the government in the pros- ecution of the guilty parties. The resolution was opposed by Represen- tative Overstreet of Indiana, chairman of the House committee on post offices and post roads, who contended that his com- mittee had already called for and published all the papers the Department of Justice and the Postmaster General considered wise to print at this time. He claimed the passage of the Wanger resolution would be a duplication of work already accomplished. Mr. Overstreet resented. the idea that the committee on post offices and roads did not intend to do its whole duty in the matter by granting dual authority to another and a minor committee. The democrats entered inte the fight from another viewpoint. They expressed them- selves as being in favor of all the investi- gations possible, and endeavored to place before the House a substitute resolution calling upon the Postmaster General to transmit all the papers tc the House. While the papers are before the commit- tees they are printed In numbers sufficient only for the use of the committee. The democrats want the matter to come for- mally before the House so the publication of the papers as a public document will permit of their general distribution. “Why are you afraid to have these papers come before the House?" asked Leader Wil- liams of the minority, when Representative Wanger declined to say whether or not he would consent to an amendment. “Are you afraid to let the country~have your own fourth assistant postmaster general's re- port? Are you afraid your own report will be published by the minority as a cam- paign document? We do want to show the rottenness, the exceedingly great rotten- ness there is in Denmark!" in presenting the resolution with the favorable report of the committee on ex- penditures in the Post Office Department, Chairman Wanger explained that under the rules his committee is charged with an ex- amination of the accounts and expenditures of the department to see that they com- plted with the law and appropriations. He did not wish to trespass upon the jur diction of any other committee, thought the rights of his committee in the premises could not be questioned. Committee Has Papers. Mr. Overstreet of the committee on post offices and roads said he hoped the reso- lution would not prevail. It had been an- ticipated, he declared, by the action of his own committee in securing the papers and printing them. Seven copies of the vol- ume had been mailed to every member of the House. Mr. Overstreet contended that his committee had secured all the papers that could be given out at this time wit! out embarrassing the Department of Jus- tice in the prosecution of persons indicted in connection with the alleged frauds. No other papers could be secured by Mr. Wan- ger’s committee, and the adoption of his resolution would simply mean a duplication of work already done. Mr. Overstreet de- clared there could be no dual jurisdiction of committee. He said the jurisdiction of his commit- tee should take preference and called attention to the fact that the committee of which Representative Wanger is chairman did not even have authority to do any printing. The committee could thus have but a single set of the papers, whereas they had already been published in large numbers. Mr. Overstreet referred to the fact that all the larger executive departments are represented in the House by committees named to deal with their expenditures. Without intending any discredit to these committees or their personnel he declared it was nevertheless well understood that they were not charged with the larger questions of administration, but simply mutters incident to the business of the House. For the Wanger resolution to pass would simply complicate matters, Mr. Overstreet asserted. If there were a charge that the committee which has already been given jurisdiction by the House did not intend to deal with the matter thoroughly, there might be an excuse for a further resolu- tion, but not under the prevailing circum- stance. Mr. Williams Inquires. Mr. Williams of Mississippi rose to ask for an explanation as to the parliamentary situation concerning the resolution. He waated to know if there would be oppor- tunity for amendment or the offering of a substitute. Speaker Cannon said the resolution was privileged and was in the hands of Chair- man Wanger of the reporting committee for a period of one hour. “And what then?” demanded Mr. Will- jams. “Then,” sald the Speaker, “the matter is before the House, which has full power. “The gentleman understands the situa- tion,” the Speaker continued. “I do not understand,” replied Mr. Will- jams, “or I would not stand here asking.” Mr. Wiiliams then applied his query to an amendment to Mr. Wanger, who refused to answer. Mr. Williams asked that a note made of this refusal to answer in the Record. Mr. Robb of Missouri, minority member of the committee on post office expendi- tures, urged the passage of the resolution. Mr. Williams being recognized for five minutes, declared that several statements made on the republican side had been of in- terest to him. One of these was the adoption of the Wanger resolution might allow the minority to complicate matters. “When it comes to general administrative rottenness and {nefficlency, corruption and crime, we want to complicate matters if an honest and open investigation does the complicating.”” He said another statement had been made that the minority might make trouble. This was true, he declared, if trouble con- sisted of a demand for honest government and incorruptibility in public office. Mr. Payne of New York spoke for a few minutes in opposition to the Wanger reso- lution. He thought the matter was already in good hands. Mr. Williams asked Mr. ne FMCE AKO TRADE The Market Listless, With a Downward Drift. © SPECIALTIES DROOP AMALGAMATED COPPER AND UNITED STEEL HOLD FIEM. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Continues Ac- tive—Railroad Shares Off on i Small Offerings. NEW YORK, December 18.—The opening trading in stocks was listless and indif- ferént and the movement of prices very sluggish. A rise of United States Steel. preferred -was the most conspicuous movement. . The majority of the early buying .or- ders were executed. in United States Steel preferred and Brooklyn Transit, An im- provement of a point in these stocks con- tributed to the general market firm ess, but there were no gains of consequence outside of the specialties. Consolidated Gas advanced 1% on-a resumption of yes- terday’s active demand and American Lo- comotive 1. Pacific Coast second preferred jumped 4 points. Realizing sales in Brooklyn Transit and later selling of Amalgamated which low- ered them a point from the best, caused moderate pressure against the railroad list, and: prices declined from small offerings. Atchison and some of the coalers became heavy. Cleveland, C. C. and St. Louis lost 1% and Northwestern and Virginia-Car- olina Chemical preferred 1%. Brooklyn Transit and Amalgamated Cop- ferred was firm. The general list settled into an inert state and near last night's price level. Lackawanna rose 2%. Twin City Rapid Transit declined 1% and Rubber Goods 1%. Bonds were steady at noon. Unexplained selling of St. Louis and San Francisco second preferred depressed it 3% and imparted heaviness to Rock Island, which controls the road. Rock island became active under pressure and ran off 1%. Other western stocks also sagged, and there was some renewal of the forenoon selling of the specialties, ——— ge New York Stock Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F'st., members New York stock exchange, Washington stock ex- change and Chicago board of trade. Open. High. Low. Close. * oo 1S 12 ies or 67 Am ted Copper... 4724 American Locomotive. 1 2 American Loco., pfd... 7 Am. Car & Foundry... Am. Car & Foundry, pfd American Ice. Ba'timore & Ohio, pfd. Brooklyn Rapid brant Save 405 B06 Canadian Pacific... 18% 118% 11 Chesapeake & Oni... 83 A 38 Chicago & Alton... 8 85 Chicago & Alton, pf... 698% 69! ChicayoGreat Western. 1: 153 Chi, MIL &3t. Paul... 14194 14294 14184 1 Colorado Fuel &Iroa.. 27 2. Consolidated Gas jlaware & Hudson... “General Elec Mifnois Central. Kansas City Louisville & Ni Manhattan Elevated... Metropolitan Secs. Co... Metropolitan 3t. Ry... Mo..kan. « Cex., con. Mo., Kan, & Tex., pfd. Missouri Pacific........... National Leadon New Yor« Ceatral. ...... N.Y, Ont, & Western. Norfolk & Westera..... Pacific Mail Steamship. Pennsvivania RK... Peopie’sGas of Chicaza, Pressed Steel Car.......... Reading. Reading, Ist pt heading, 2d pfd.......... ke public Steel & iron. Rep. Steel & Iron, pfd. Rock Island, co Rock Island, pfd. Rubber Goods... one St Louis &3. F., 2d pli ‘St. Louis South westera. St. Louis3. W., pid... Southern Pacilic.........— Southern Railway, een Southern Railway, pfd.. Tennessee Coai & lron.. Texas PACthe. assem Union Pacific... Union Pacific, pid. Uni States Leataer.. U.S Leather, pfd....— United States Rubber. pad States steel... &: we oh 6isy G1! 1 17 “ L 13 ih 7 ms ae FA : 4 1. 8 per registered, 1908. 8 per coupons, i908. 1 8 per small, 1908, 1 Sp 5 aes cou pet 4 per Feglatered, 1838 > 133 4 per coupons, i 5 per , registered, 1904 101 5 per coupons, ‘i 101 2 per cents, registered 105! 2 per cents, coupons. 108 District of Columbia’ 120 Baltimore Markets. Special Dispatch to Tho Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 18.—Fi —f michanged; receipts, 15,228 ‘barrels; = bre 4 8. WHEAT—Dull; spot, contract, 86% No. 2 red western, 87874; December, BTKs ateamen No, 3 node oTasi baste els. Southern by sample, + southern on grade, ee CORN—Firm; opet en eal Satanys’asyaadty:: Februsny’ 4siets mixed, 46ia10%; receipts, 68,642 aah ts exports, 128,571 bushels. ' New sont! white corn, 41248; new southern yellow coru, 41848, OATS—Steady; No. 2 white, 41; No, 2 mix- ed, 80a39%; receipts, 4.026 . Firm; No. 2, 60; No. 2 western, 61; re- .'h timothy, $14.50 asked; No. Haseena Sates ahs ory quiet; 0 pool, per bushel, unchanged; Cork for orders, per Quarter, unchanged. BUTTER—Unchanged. 80. CHEESE—Unchanged, SUGAR—Unchanged. *~ t; No. 1 clover mixed, GRAIN FREIG! Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, December 18.~Grain: Open. High. Low. Wheat—May. i July. ci Corn—May. % 43 43' Payne if he contended that the published papers were all that the departmeat has on He said it had been intimated that the report of Mr. Bristow had been edited. Mr. Payne said the papers publish- ed were all that could be published without giving defendants advance information of evidence in the hands of the prosecution. On the motion for the previous question a yea-and-nay vote was called for. The dem- ocrats voted against the motion. There was a tie—107 to 107. Speaker Cannon voted for the previous question, so it was ordered. On the passage of the resolution the democrats voted in the affirmative, the floor leaders of the majority and other re- publicans, with tbe exception of Mr. Wan- ger and one or {wo others, voting in oppo- sition. The resolution was passed—100 to 100. The committee will call for the papers at once. rr WANTS TO SEE THE CZAR. W. J! Bryan Due at St. Petersburg f Next Sunday. ST. PETERSBURG, December 18—Wil- Ham J. Bryan will arrive here Sunday. He hopes to have an audience with the czar. CHICAGO, December 18.—Provisions: 81 % ‘July. July: Close. ree High. Low. + 11.40 11-45 11.85 1142 11,72 11.82 -11.72 11.80 632 635 632 6.35 ig ig 6.27 or, 12.77 18.02 38.17 18.19 12.70 A dividend of $2 per share has been de- clared on the stock of the ‘Merchants’. Transfer and Storage Company, payable January 2. * At the meeting of the stock exchange to- day a $1,000 and a $500 bond of the Capital Traction Company were offered for sale at 106%, but the highest bid was 106%. ‘The trading in Washington Street Rail- three-quarters -in-|" per steadied and United States Steel pre- | way bonds aggregated $4,000, and the unt- form price of 71%: The bid and asking i separated by an eighth, and the wg. was accomplished by making the advance. The bonds were Offered at 71%, but ‘there was no further buying. = : H _<ot : Gas _certifica' constituted the largest feature of the 's Ing, &8 no less than. $11,500 was sold.’ The' was 114, and the demand pro y9d to better than the supply. vv _ 30 A high level reached in the selling of Wasi way preferred. lots of 50 were sold for 41, and the contthued st that figure, but no more ‘offe except at'42, and then at 41%. lly g bid of 41% secured : bh, At the close stock was Offered 41%, and the bid Drice was 41%. 72 : ‘There was a good de: of the Washington ‘i pany, which was not , although the bid- ding advanced. The,bi began at 203 for: one share, and Yt wus not until 210% was bid that a sale was made. The same bid} was made for four shares, and as there ‘was none to be had at figure, an ad- vance to 212 was made out avail. At the, close 210, w. bid for: the stock and it was Offered at 2f5. ~ " nd for the stock and Trust Com- The interest shown in this stock recently, it Is explained, is due. tothe knowledge that the. statements of ithe. company for the year will show net’ earnings of about 18 per cent and an addition of about $50,- (000: to-the surplus, which .will bring up the latter to the half million mark. It is said that it is the policy to further add to the surplus before increasing. the dividend, which is now 6 per cent. Thirty shares of Unian Trust and Storage stock were sold in lots of ten shares at 106% and 106%, and with that the supply seemed to be exhausted, é One hundred shares in ten-share lots of Columbia Fire Insurance stock were offered at 11, but as the best bid was 10% there was no trading. Some Riggs Fire Insur- ance stock was offered at 9 and the bid was 81%, There was no interest displayed in gas stock or Mergenthaler or Lanston—not ag beyond supplying the quotation fig- The demand for Washington and Norfolk steamboat stock continued, and 230 was bid for five shares, which was finally raised to 235 and the shares sold. The stock was of- fered at 234 and the bid price was 230. Today’s Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for re- demption, $1,473,943. Government receipts: From internal revenue, $1,059,507; customs, $659,767; miscellaneous, $111,631. ' Expendi- tures, $1,190,000. Available’ cas! h $228,344,721.72. sa eo Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—Regular call, 12 o'clock — Railway and Electric 49, $1,000 rash Rage Washington Railway and ‘Electri 41, 50 at 41, 100 ai iy, 100 at diigo” 50 at ‘ashington Loan and ‘Trust, 1 at 210%, Union ‘Trust ‘and Storage, "10 at 100%, 10 at 106%, 10 at 1 Notfolk and Wa ington Steamboat, 5 at 235, After call—Washington Gas cert., $5,000 at 114, bY $3,000 at 114, $1,000 at 114, $1,000 at 114, St'114, $1,000 at ita, $200 af iid. $200 at iss ton Railway, and Electric 48, §1,000 at ‘Washi 71%. $2,000 at 71%. RAILROAD. BONDS. Bid. = Capital Traction 4 106% “t0eH, Metropolitan 5s...0i 116 118% Metropolitan 5s, cept: indent. A. 103 103 Metropolitan cert. : indeb! . 105 Sen aad 120 vumbia 103! My City and Suburban Bs soe “oa Anacostia and Potomac 50. 80 92% ‘ashington Rwy. and Elec. 1% T1% MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. 1 Washington Gas 6s, series "A 103, Washington Gas 6s, series B 103 Washington Gas c 114% U8. Hlectric Light ti 103) U. 8. Electric Light cert. Ind. 6s.. 102 Chesapeake and Potomac ‘Tel. 5s.. 104% Washington Market, 1st 6s. . 108 Masonle Hall Association 55 102 SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST STOCKS. National Safe Deposit and ‘Trust... 150 158 Washington Joan und Trust. 2100215 200 25 175 180 yao: 106% Rwy. and 41 Washington Rwy, and-Elec. com n® NATIONAL BANK 8. Bank of Wast ington. 430 Metropolitan. 480 Central . 300 312 150 215 190 175 146 123 65 114% Firemen’ ey Franklin 41 1 Pot is formae Ari 30 German American, 250 National Union 8 6 or Real Estate Title Columbia Title. Washington Tit! TELEPHONE AND GRAPHOP! Chesapeake at Potoma 42 American Graphophone com 4 ‘American Graphophone pfd. e Fy GAS STOCKS. Washington Ga 51% Georgetown Gus. 85 TYPE MACHINE STOCKS. Mergenthater Linotype’ 7 178 Lanston Monotype... 8% MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS, Greene Con. Copper Co. 1K «18K Washington Market... 1 sack Norfolk and Washington Steamboat. ry 234 1 21 FRIARS COMPLAIN OF PRICE. American Occupation of Philippines Enhanced Value of Their Lands. ROME, December 18.—Considerable ex- cltement prevailed in the mother houses of the Dominicans, Augustinians, Franciscans and Recollects over the announcement of the settlement of the friars’ land question in the Philippines. While the fact that a settlement ‘had been arrived at was an- nounced to the heads of the orders by the Vatican, the orders, learned from the As- soctated Press correspondent the price, $7,250,000, to be paid. ‘The friars were glad the negotiations had been concluded, but, they think the orders got little for the lands. since the price they originally asked, $12,000,000, was, they declare, under the éstlinated value of. the lands, the value, af which had been much increased, especialy ¢ the American oo- cupation of. ead tae and the re- establishment of’ oréerin the archi . The friars. clay the migieen ote ceive is scarce.y! to pay what they ~Were deprived of everything by ‘olution. Besides, it oify Dart of the money jars;'as the lands were By private companies, although the fied a large num- ber of shares in'them?™ The Augustinians their lands trans- ferred to a company, ed in Madrid by the Marquis af-Comillfs, the head of the Spanish Trans“Atlant® Navigation Com- Mths Dominicana, onggecded 1 The ym: in. #0 thor- oughly concealittg theft’ otrnerahtp of lands that the Vaticarfitselfthreatened to punish them severely fer having tried to even the ecc! authorities. eee Col. Davis Ordered to Detroit, Lieut. Col. C. B.°L. B. Davis, Corps of Engineers, has been relieved trom duty as division engineer in. the Philippines and crdered to Detroit, Mich., in charge of river and harbor works in that vicinity, relieving Maj. William H. Bixby, Corps of Engineers, who has been granted one year’s leave of absence on account of sickness, Col. Davis is well known to the:rosidents of Washing- CANDY-FILLED XMAS BELLS FREE ™ os . XMAS BELLS ARE RINGING Loud Praises for HAHN’S Shoes. 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Named for Former Commissioner of the District—Formal Program of Exercises. — The dedication and formal opening of the Samuel E. Wheatley Public School, named in memory of former Commissioner S. HE. Wheatley, located at 12th and N streets northeast, took place this morning at 11 o'clock, when a program appropriate to the occasion was rendered. Commis- sioner Henry B. F. Macfarland, Superin- tendent A. T. Stuart and J. Holdsworth Gordon delivered addresses durmg the ceremonies. The trend of the remarks were all eulogistic to Mr. Wheatley, to whom: it was considered .a fitting monu- ment, and one that was worthy to bear his me. “interest was added to the occasion by ‘the presence at the exercises of Mrs. Samuel E. Wheatley, the wife of the formr Com- missioner; Mrs. Veazie and Miss Wheatley, two daughters, and Samuel Wheatley Vea- aie, a grandson. The building was tastefully ornamented with Christmas greens, in which many small American flags were placed. About the archways larger flags were draped, while facing the door is a large portrait of Mr. Wheatley, presented to the school by Mrs. Wheatley, his widow. "The following program was rendered: Chairman, Mr. J. H. Gordon—March, The Schoolboys of the Union; invocation, Rev. Dr. Bacon; opening remarks, Mr. J. Holds- worth Gordon; chorus, My Own United States; address, Commissioner H. B. F. Macfarland; flag salute; chorus, Guard the address, A. T, Stuart; presentation of key to princi- pal by Mr. Stuart; America; benediction, Rev. James H. W. Blake. Mrs. C. V. By- ram , accompa’ this front door was worthy of the associa- tion. Out of the twenty-five Commissioners who have been appointed during the twen- ty-five years of the permanent form of gov- ernment, only three were born in the Dis- trict. Commissioner Wheatley was one; his colleague, Commissioner Webb, was an- other, and Commissioner Wight is the third. Commissioner Wheatley was the only one born in Georgetown, where he lived throughout his life. He was only forty-two when he became Commissioner in 1886. He served three years with energy, fidelity and a marked business ability which had made him successful in commercial life. He was public spirited before he became Commis- sionerand even more so after; and took that constant and zealous interest in our affairs which every good citizen must take. Fortunately since we are governed by pub- Me opinion, there is more interest of this kind shown here than anywhere else in this country, within my knowledge. You pupils of thi: hool, without waiting to grow up, should begin to take just such an interest, so that when you become full grown citi- zens of the national capital you will be equal to your great responsibilities.” The Samuel E. Wheatley Public School building is erected at 12th and N streets northeast, in the section known as Trini- dad. The school lot ts unusually large, and was formerly the site of the old.Methodist Home, Good judgment was exercised in the selection of the school site, as the por- tion of the city where the school stands is being rapidiy built up. The building has eight class rooms, ample play, cloak and storage rooms. The ar- ent of the basement is noteworthy as differing from that of other schools, in that it contains many new facilities for conducting the routine work of the schooi. Wheatley School is situated upon a high plateau and commands one of the best pan- oramic views of the entire city. Among the new features.of the building may be mentioned the improved black- boards, They are much wider than those usually found fn school buildings, and are Placed ni the floor, so that a very smaitl child can perform his share of the chalk work with ease and without the necessity of mounting a chair or ladder. A wide plate.rail surrounds each room at the top of these blackboards. The school is equipped with the adjustable desks and chairs. It'also contains all of the more re- cent improvements in ventilation, having a fine fan, driven by a large gas engine, sit- uated in the basement. The ventilating sys- tem includes an improved air shaft, _by which the entire building can be warmed throughout in a short space of time. It can also be applied to exhausting the foul air. Throughout the whole it advanced ideas in securi: WANTED IN MANY CITIES, Arrest of Frederick Heisman on Charge of False Pretenses, ra In the arrest at an early hour this morn- ing in a local hotel of Frederick Hetsman, thirty-five years old, by Detectives How- lett, Weedon and Tyser, the police captured @ man who, it is stated, 1s wanted by the authorities of nearly every large city in the country and several in Europe. The man Is also known as “Professor” Leroy De Childro, alias F. Hysen, alias F. Halee, alias “Professor” Halee, alias Roy Childro. An indictment was returned against him by the grand jury in ts city February 5, 1900, for the alleged fraudulent use of the mails in connection with the business of a “psychologist” which he established here. He will, however, not be placed on trial here at this time, but will be turned over to the Boston authorities, who want him on a charge of false pretenses, in which, it is alleged, he caused a Miss Coombs of that city to part with $3,600 in 1899. He was photographed at police headquarters to- day and Is held at the sixth precinct police station pending the arrival of a detective from Boston. FUNERAL OF MAJ. TAYLOR. Last Rites Performed at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Simple but impressive services were held at 10 o'clock this morning in St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church over the re- mains of Maj. Alfred B. Taylor of the United States army, who died Wednesday morning at his home, 2005 O street north- west. Rev. Dr. Alfred Harding, rector of the church, officiated. The obsequies were very brief, consisting of the reading of the burial service ‘as pre- scribed in the ritual of the Episcopal Ckureh. Miss Laura Sinclair sang a #9- prano solo, “Peace, Perfect Peace.” The vervices were largely attended by the offi- clals of the War Department and the friends of the deceased. A delegation of the members of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion was also present. ‘At the close of the services the remains were borne to a local crematory. The ashes will be interred in the Trinity ceme- tery, New York city. ‘The honorary pailbearers were Gen. Wal- lace Randolph, Gen. Joseph Coppinger, Gen. George R. Wiiliams, Col. W. P. Hall, Col. Sanford C. Kellogg, Col. B. Reeves Russell, Capt. C. T. Hutchins, Mr. Robert F. Shep- hard, Mr. Charles H. Poor, Mr. L. Kent Duvall, Mr. W. C. Hill, Mr.