Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-04

WASHlNGION. ID. c..
The Twentieth District.
In the twentieth district, Capitol Hi, the meet
ing was held In Washington Hall, corner OF PENN
sylvania avenue and Sd street, and 1t was attended
| by about forty colored citizens Michael H. Rob
fnson stalwart colored man with strong pair
OF lungs called the meeting to order, and at once
omcers were elected as follows: NJ. H. Robinson,
president: Mark Travers vice-president. and Jno
cussion and the "pints OF order" came thick
and last. After some debate as to the mode OF
eiectlng the delegates, a motion was carried that
committee De appointed to nominate ticker,
ana the following were announced: Major w. Z.
cox, c: II. Moore, Frank Over Mark II. Travers,
platform TO get the list, and the point was made
tnat MT. Moore was named first and should be the
chairman. The president recognized the fact as
the committee retired. Mr.. cooper said that every
Time they put man In Government employ In
Mr.. Jos. Lee said civil-service reform was made
lof omcers and not for the scabs laborers and
Mr.. Cooper asked If they meant to send Cox.
ment-you can't send him"
Ing the hope that all who participated would 30
conduct themselves that the reporter would say
that the twentieth district meeting was respect
able one.
REPORT NOT ADOPTED.
When the committee returned Mr.. Moore re-
ported the following: Mark Travers, C. H. Moore
and w. C. Cox, delegates; NJ. H. Robinson, Saml
Cooper and W; h. Jones. alternates
nate themselves"
se 10 p called ra other
heard saying, ..Put the question"
The chair put the question on the adoption Of
the report and the noes were evidently in the ma
Jorty. The chair declared the motion carried and
division was called for, ana the ''noes" carried
Mr. W. H. Jones said as the report Of the COM
mittee was not adopted he would nominate FentOn
Jackson This RAISED clsmor OF shouts:
speakers formed q circle in front OF the chair,
each endeavOring to make himself heard above his
neighbor. The chairman appealed to them to come
Joseph Lee finally made himself heard, and ex-
claimed: II am opposed to such men as Andrew
Gleason and Perry Carson stuffing men with
whisky. We are men, and should be treated like
men: We don't want men going TO peoples houses
and buying up votes"
HOW THE CHAIRMAN SETTLED 1T.
The chairman then took his watch out and re-
marked that what was to be done should he done
In two minutes. While several attempted to reply
to Mr.. Lee the hammer OF the chairman thumped
vigorously on the table, and finally he made him
self heard and said. "You decided TO send out a
work. shall regard it as the work OF the meet
Ing, and now declare the list voted on" several
Don't you do It," "Your decision is final," &C.
Mr.: Jones said something about gag law in the
South, but the people Of the twentieth district
The chairman, amid much confusion, declared
that those named were the delegates, and the
meeting was adjourned
shakespeare W.. Bacon.
REPLY TO "BAcoNIAN."
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
If communication is worth replying to 1t would
seem that the writer should respond to the strong
est points Of the argument; but instead of reply
Ing to the two strong points OF the indiriddl style
and the latinizing OF the Shakespeare dramas,
"Baconian" expends the most Of his energy in
commenting on Shakespeare's handwriting-"mis-
cradle scrawls," and the name in different places
spelled differently % / once heard OF an old lady,
perhaps it was Mrs. Darlington, boasting that her
son Ike could write far better hand than Horace
Greedy!
All the portraits OF eminent men are more or
less 1deazed even In the present generation, with
all the aid OF the most complete Photographic ap-
plianceS. In the case OF Shakespeare and Bacon
they are, In this respect on par; the same gener-
ationS have tdealzed the same headS, and they are
as different as those or Moses and Aaron. ''Ba-
CONAN" might have also informed US that the text
OF the immortal dramas, as they stand to-day. are
been localized. Had Mr.. Bacon written them and
lattnized them, as he did other works he wished TO
touches Of the various frst-cass writer's who have
dressed them In their present perfect form.
One great mistake the acknowledgements make
Is that they endeavOr to convey the idea that the
Bard-of-Avon was both ignorant and unknown
lie was neither. A man whO in his day, knew
reckOned among the uliterate. There Is no argu-
ment In the attempt to prove that Bacon was a
nice man; were 1t so, 1t would not alter the strong
case that Shakespeare was wild in his youth;
there are many parallels to 1t, notably, Henry v.
Where there is will there is way; SO there is a
way to attempt to Deittle Shakespeare; 1t is very
uphill work though. There are too many con-
fcting contours projections and indentatiOns to
narmonize; SO the chances In its favor are intin-
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 2, 1888.
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Elections Of Officers.
The Firemen's Insurance Company has elected
the following of11cers: Albert A. Wilson, Thos.
Parker, VIM. Z. Howard, Jos. Redfern, E. G. Davis,
VIM. j. Wilson, +. A. Lutz, Frank Hume, II. c. Nc.
Cauley, Saml Z. Wheatley, G. W. Cropley, Jno NJ.
Waters and Dorsey Clagett. Since the election
Mr. Howard has died.
The Equitable Endowment Association has
Croker, Jno T. Varnell, Fred g. Alexander. Rich
ard Q. Polkinhorn, Appleton p Clark, Col. s. +.
Bessier, Allen G. Clark, Irving NJ. Croker and
Samuel Ceas
The following officers have been elected by the
German-American Beneficial Association: Presi-
dent, Martin Wiegand; vice-president, c. Ferber;
recording secretary. c. Schmidt; financial secre-
tary, p. Brie; treasurer, John DietZ trustees, +.
VIM. Ernst, VIM. Lott and NJ. Seibert.
Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been flied as follows: Fielding
Munday 10 David A. Windsor, part OF lot "a, so.
30; $. ChaS. Early ct al to Ellen Spencer, sub
lots 154 and 49, 50. 1872; s., 130 Grace d. Smiths
ton 10 August w: NoacA, IT,, lot c, so. 366; 3.
Mary s. Hardy to w. L. Kimmell lot 2, SO. ;591; 81
ID. A. Windsor to Martina A. 1urpIn SUD 3D. 50.
$50; 81, 75O. Sarah o. Nevett to w. Il. Cissel s. Is
SuD 8, So 425; 81 ,450. Commissioners ID. L. to W.
ID. Tabef, subs and G, block IL, Il. and BIS SUD
Mt Pleasant; - sub ID, do, dO.; s.. Same to
Anna I. Bralnnali, sub 81, so. 545; s.. Anna NJ.
Rohr to j. A. Taylor, parts Peters Mill seat; s. j.
erty; s.. Bartholomew McMorrOw TO o. F. Bar
ron, u. u SUI A. so. 465; 1,OOO &. A. McEuen to
W. d. More lots 20 TO 80, blk 2, 3, Burrville;
$275. Z. G. Glover ct al to j. c. Bullet al 3O4
acres on BroOkville and Broad Branch roads;
$65, 900; j. A. Clarke, trustee, TO j. j. CudmOre,
c. c. Basset SUB lots 80 and 80, SO. 1885, s.. Ros-
allie Edelin, TO A. H. Semmes, pit. sub ia. Long
Meadows; 500. A. Ii. SemmeS to II. H. Resley
lot 1T and 17S; 1885, 1. q. kimban to Mrs Clara
EdmonSIOn, suD lots 43 and A, SO. S72; $4,000
Kate NJ. Henderson to W. C. Orphan Asylum, lot
Elmore, pit l, SO. 1O22; $3.50. Josie C. Rogers to
A E Randle lot 49, ID. and LIS SUBJ, Mt. Pleasant;
$4,000. w. j. Maxwell to Mirror X. Maxwell, lot
s. So. 80; s.. Emile Berl1ner s. Bieber lot g. So
1000, and pt. Is, So 977; 5000. st Thomas Lit
erary Society 10 Bridget Cuilinane pit 16, so. 265;
3. c. s. Chesney to A. A. Chesney, all his real
estate; s..
The Potomac Fruit Growers.
CELEBRATING THEIR NINETEENTH ANNIVERSARY.
The nineteenth anniversary OF the Potomac Fruit
Growers Association was observed last evening by
banquet at the Hillman House. Plates were laid