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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-25

To the Editor of The Evening star:
In the event that the Grand Army of the Re-
public should hold its encampment here next
year it seems almost necessary that there should
be a bridge spanning the river to Arlington t.
make the route direct and of little cost to the
vast number of ex-soldiers, officers and civil
ians who will desire to visit Arlington on that
occasion. And the United States govern
ment has delayed constructing this bridge,
suggest that each Grand Army man in WASH
ington contribute IL and allow ali citizens to
contribute what they choose to the erection Of
such bridge; that the commanders of the sew
eral Grand Army posts OF the District of Co
lumbia take charge OF the matter, call meet
ing, formulate a plan of action and appoint
persons to receive contributions, and l believe
that in few weeks the necessary amount of
go, GOO will be raised to build said bridge. To
forward this necessary work will give 800.
Respectfully submitted
JAMES Z. CLEMENTS.
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A woMAN's PRISON.
Girls Can Now BE Sent TO indianapolis In.
stead of Albany.

Girls Can Now Be Sent to Indianapolis In
stead of Albany.
The case Of Louisa Mitchell, the colored girl
who on Saturday last plead guilty to q charge Of
larceny and was sentenced to eighteen months.
was called to the attention of Judge Bradley by
Attorney General Miller. The latter stated
that his attention had been called to the case
In view of her youth he did not think that the
penitentiary was the proper place for her and
he had correspondent with the superintendent of
tie reform school for girls and woman 8
prison in indianapolis, Ind, as to her confine-
meEt there. He therefore asked the court to
change the sentence SO as to read to that prison.
Judge Bradley said that he had remarked at
the time that girls reformatory was anecessity
in the District and he hoped it would not be
long before there was such an institution here
Attorney General Miller said that two trus-
tees of such an Institution had been appointed
within week, and he thought that an appro-
priatlon had been made therefor.
Judge Bradley said the reformatory was yet
in embryo, and he hoped 1t would mnterialize.
In the meantime he would in this case change
the sentence to the woman's reformatory.
General Miller said that he would arrange
with that reformatory and give general author
lty to the court to sentence such cases to that
institution.
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The Golden Cross.

AZ the regular meeting of Meridian Com
nandery, No. l7s, U. o. q. c., last evening.
Noble Commander ID. NJ. Keck presided Three
applications for membership were presented.
Grand Commander Ehle, assisted by Deputy
Past Grand Commander Almon +. Tucker and
Deputy Grand Herald DR.. ". W. Granger, in
stalled Henry H. Hough as warder of the
outer gate and Mrs Julia A. Breed as vice
noble commander. Grand Commander Ehls
made some interesting remarks on the repdi-
ton Of the rltIIslistfc work Sir knight Dr. W
W. Granger also spoke on the same subject and
Sir Knights W L. Kent and Ssml. W. Maddox.
ST., on the subject of the prizes offered bv the
grand commander for the largest attendance
aud increase of membership. Visitors were
present from st. Johns. Halcyon, Mt Vernon
and Coed Viii Communicates
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GOING INTO CAMP.
The Union Veteran Corps to Tent ut Co
lOnial Leach.

The Third Battalion D. G. n G.. known 9TH
erwise to fame as the Union Veterans. will
go into camp at Colonial Beach for week be-
ginning August 8. Tho Merchants Rifles will
camp with them. An order issued today by
Major Harrison of the third battalion, through
Adjutant Seyboth. says.
Pursuant to orders from brigade headouar-
tiers an encampment of this battalion and of
such other troops as may be designated by the
commanding general D. G. militia to accom-
pany it will be held at Colonial each. Va.
from Monday, August 8, to Monday, August
10. The companies will assemble at the armory
In heavy marching order on Monday morning
August 3. at O'Clock. Battalion line will be
formed at 1870. WOODEN blankets will be neatly
rolled inside the rubber blankets and strapped
on top OF the blanket bags. Helmets will BIO
worn and the forage caps will be carried in the
blanket bags. Overcoats will be taken and will
either be carried in the blanket bags or be
packed and shipped with the baggage. Tin
the blanket bags. Each enlisted man should
provide himself with at least two pairs Of white
gloves All baggage must be plainly marked
and delivered on the wharf of the steamer
George Leary by o'clock am. The quarter
master and quartermaster sergeant will be at
she wharf at am. to receive the baggage and
superlnteHd loading it on the boat
Inc following details for the camp are an
nouEced: Post quartermnster, First Lieut..
William III. Myers, quartermaster third bat
talon; post commissary Of subsistence, Second
Lieut.. Otto l.. Suess, company d, third bat
talon; post surgeon, First Lieut. s. A. III. Nc
Kim. surgeon third battalon; post ordnance
officer. First Lieut.. James NJ. Steward, inspector
rifle practice, third battalion.
THE oRDwAY RIrLEa
II the members of the Ordway Rifles, COM
pany d. fourth battalion, do not have moro ac-
tuai fun, more good eating and as much or moro
practical military instruction up at Harpers
Ferry. where they intend going into camp
shortly, than they did at Fort Washington. it
will not be the fault Of Capt. J. NJ. Williams.
On next Tuesday sergt. Stephen. accompanied
by privates A. l.. Orrison and AL. II. Copeland,
will visit Fort Washington, where Sergt Joyce
will have the wharf piled up with tents. spades,
picks, wheeibarrows. brooms and everything
else which will contribute to make camp life
pleasant Arrangements have been consum-
mated for making board floors for the tents
and for the disposition of the boards after
camp. The boys are going to board at the
Summit House and the tents will be pitched
just in front of that building. Messrs Saks l.
Co. have nearly completed the order for the
white duck trousers which will be furnished
each man. All the rations issued have been
committed.
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GLEN ECHO CHAUTAUQUA.
Large Number Went Out Yes:erday-An
Unusually Attractive Program Today.

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| Correspondence of The Evenins star.
GLEN Echo. Md. July Is, 1891.
Yesterday commenced very dismally and
every one expected another dresry, rainy day.
but before noon the clouds broke and the
afternoon was delightful and q great many
people came out to the grounds. The concert
was well patronized and every selection en-
Enthusiastically encored. Miss Gertrude Raven
burg of Georgetown rendered several selec-
tons on the piano. the first . concerto by
Beethoven In a few weeks she will make her
debut with the Georgetown orchestra. At 4
o'clock Robert Niven lectured on Mutual Re-
lations of English-speaking People" He is a
well-known London barrister and Q typical
Englishman, with the broad accent of mixed
English and Scotch. He is q thorough scholar
and has lectured to large audiences both in
this country and his own. where he has been
intimately associated with the social and lit
erary movement Politically he Is q liberal
uuionist. leading member of the Imperial
Federation League. and his theory is that there
should be a closer drawing Of all intercolonial
ties and of their ties to the mother country and
that all colonies should be represented in an
imperial parliament. The lecture last night
was n very entertaining one and well attended,
for the lack of dust anu the pleasant evening
induced great many people to drive out.
Dir. Green illustrated his lecture on "Edin-
burg and Bits Of Scotland" by stereopticon
views.
The young folks had . candy pull last night
after lecture at one of the tents in the glen,
and had a very pleasant and sticky time Of it.
Today's program is fuller than for long
time. At 2:i5 Signor Vital epiayed an exquisite
violin solo and Prof. Baker sang. He and his
wife and little boy are part Of the pleasant CO.
terie in Miss Clara Barton's Red Cross build
ing.
The lecture at 2:S0 was by Rev. G. Chapman
Jones of Rochester, N. Y, on "Our Folks"
which is brilliant discussion Of heredity and
human brotherhood, full of the keenest intel
lectual and moral enjoyment.
At p m. Robt Niven, esq. will give his
second lecture on ''Engli.h p Parliamentary Lead
ers. including Gladstone, Salisbury, Chamber
lain, Churchill and others.
In the evening Miss johnson and Signor
Fanelh will furnish the musical prelude and
Miss johnson q soprano solo and Signor Fanelli
harp solo. The evening lecture will be by
Mr. James A. Green on The People Of Lon
don" Ibis ia phase of London that is rarely
brought before the public. and Mr.. Green
speaks very entertainingly and shows some odd
views OF life as he saw it in his wanderings
about the city.
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Hebrew Exilss to Be Admitted.

General Superintendent Of Immigration
Owen returned from Washington 10 New York
yesterday and conferred with Gen o'Beirns
relative to the matter Of the detention Of
Russian Hebrews. Coroner Levy, who had
been advocating the cause Of the unfortunate
immigrants, was on hand with bondsmen repre-
senting 100000. Mr.. Owen said that he was
satisfied that the Russian Hebrews who came
here had been forced out Of their native land
and bad friends and relatives 70 whom they
were Fastening. Upon his advice Gen.
O'Bsirne accepted Coroner Levy's bondsmsn-
That gentleman, who represents the Jewish
Alliance, said that tbs alliance has made prep
arstions to have the poor Immigrants sPrssd
Il. oughout the country.
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GEORGETOWN.
AGAINST THE PROPOSED BRIDGE

II that suggestion Of Mr.. Danenhower's. to
construct a temporary bridge across the Poto-
mac near Analostan Island, were ever acted
upon the people Of Georgetown would be up
in arms and the courts would be appealed to-
as they claim that it would cut off entirely
what little river trade they now possess. All
the inconvenience that visitors to Arlington
are now put to could be easily overcome they
say, by the extension of the cable road to the
Aqueduct bridge, and. as is already proposed,
the construction o. a railroad from the southern
end of this bridge to that much-visited spot
BASE BALL.
The reorganized Hoys met the Falls Church
team on Thursday afternoon near the southern
end of the aqueduct and defeated them BY a
score Of to 4. The game was a very exciting
one and large crowd witnessed it, The fea-
lures were the battery work Of Hanlon and
Chamberlain and the splendid catch Of smith
of the Hoys-
The wakeaelds have organized for the bal
ance Of the season and challenge all mines whose
members are under fourteen. The players are
q. Ward, A Grimes. W. Coon, G. Coon, T.
Brumley, +. Mckinney, b. ARer. H. Howard
and L. Chamberlain. Challenges should be sd-
dressed to q. T. Coon, 1911 SD street north.
| west.
STOLE FROM HER EMPLOYERS.
Precinct Detective Burrous yesterday arrested
Annie Long, colored servant, for robbing hel
| employers house. She took such articles al
silk squares for quilt silk lace and fifty spool,
| OF SIX Annies statement before Judge Miller
| today was that sne got the articles from some
rags that her husband bought. Judge Miller
SAID II was singular that the articles we're il
| rags purchased by her husband and they cam,
from the house where she is employed. Sh.
| was given two months.
\ NOTES
The new Glen Echo cars have arrived and
are very handsome. They will be put imme
diately on the road.
On June l. 1888, the cutters on Road stree
were cleaned and they are now being cleane,
again for the first time since that date.
Though the appropriation for the improve
ment OF Georgetown's streets has been ayaiIa
bic since the LIST Of July work has not yet beel
begun.
Mrs ". T. Hunt and family of mt Alto
above Georgetown, are visiting relatives In Cul
pepper county, Va.
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s.,m.o.d.,. pro.p.cs. BRIGHTER.

gentleman in New York city, with extern
sive business interests in South America, has
received letter from . correspondent in Santi-
ago, Chill. in which many facts hitherto UNI
known are given. The letter bears date Of
June 10. Matters, il says, have assumed bet
ter aspect for the government The enemy
has allowed them 10 prepare and thoroughly
equip its army, and now, instead Of 10000
raw" recruits. the government has the same
number Of thoroughly disciplined men. 1hs
insurgents have receiqod several hard blows Of
late The most recent occurred in the Argen-
tine Republic, where house IN Buenos Ayrss,
in which about fifty or seventy-hve Chlllsn
refugees resided, was raided by the police.
About twenty arrests were made and great
deal Of important correspondents was secured
The several inshrgent leaders are Wild. becsuso
the letters found by the police were very COM
promising. As q result several arrests have
occurred in Santiago. Passengers on board
the steamer Serena state tina: in africa the
Esmeralda regiment revolted The regiment
was quickly urrounded by the rest Of the gar
rison troops, who shot at the revolters, killing
several This was effective in quelling the dis
turbance. At Pissgua il 10 also reported that
regiment revolted, and but for the energetic
measures taken there would Lave been serious
trouble. II 10 stated that six prominent citi-
Gems of Caldera were put 10 death because 10
was said they were in the plot 70 blow up IL
Blanco Encslda-
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Anderson Page, negro who has been spend
ing some time on the farm, was given trans
fer certificate by Judge Miller today, and here
after he will live in Jail.
Anderson and another member Of the chain
gang named George Crow were working in the
garden Tuesday, when the latter dropped s1.25.
Anderson picked up the money and refused
to give it up. When they returned to the
building Grow made complaint, and tine guards
made Anderson give up the money. He felt
sore over what Crow and the guards had done,
and the next morning while Crow was at the
breakfast table Page came in and cut him nine
times in the side, infiCting painful but not
dangerous injuries
His sentence for the assault was six months.
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During the twenty-four hours ending at noon
today burial permits were issued from the
health Office for the following: Madison NJ.
Walden, 81 years. nephirtis; Arnaud NJ East, SO
years, tumor; VIM. II. Johannes. ~ years,
phthisis pulm.; Geo. Edw. Ryan. II months.
entero colitis; Jas. Dennison, go years, hernia
John W. Graham, 40 years, heart failure; Hen
rietta A. Priton, 40 years, heart failure; Geo.
X. Colvin, "a years. congestion Of lungs; Annie
Coleman, years. catarrhal pneumonia; Louise
Holmes, 40 years, gastritis; Cordelia Hurd, 8
months, cholera infantum; Jas. Winnie, 1t
years, pleuro pneumonia; Geo W. Bryant, 81
years. inflammation Of brain; Hattie A. Ward,
5 months, entero colitis; Viletta Minor, 10
months, whooping cough.
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PROUD OF HIS STATE.
Archbishop Ireland Pleased Over Preventing
the St Paul Prize Fight

ArcnDlenOp Ireland flease0 over Preventing
the St Paul Prize Fight
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, Mimi, is at
Cape May, the guest Of Mr.. Cockcroft Thomas,
who is also the host of Cardinal Gibbons The
archbishop is fresh from the northwest and de-
lighted with the turn things took against the
Fitzsimmons-Hau prize fight, which it was
proposed to hold in the city Of st. Paul Wednes-
day night last. The archbishop was one of the
organizers OF the movement against the pugi-
listic exhibition. and at the great mass meeting
OF citizens made a stirring address, calling on
the friends Of law and order to assist in sup
pressing the contest. This is the first instance
On record IN the history of the Catholic church
in the United States where a member Of the
hierarchy came out publicly against the ways
Of the profession Of the bruisers.
Speaking OF the protest, the archbishop said
yesterday:
record it has made. Gov. Merriam's action in
ordering the sheriff to prevent the fight and in
holding the militia under arms in case their
services were needed deserves tine highest
praise. He has lifted himself up immensely in
public estimation. Two thousand five hundred
persons, professional pugilists, gamblers thieves
and the riff-raff who follow the so-called sport
OF the prize lighters assembled in St. Paul 1t
was an invasion of rufhans. As q teacher Of
public morals it was my duty 10 take the step
old. frlze nights are brutal, savage in fact
worse than bull fights. In the latter con-
tests it il . man against an animal, and, de-
basing az that is, 1t is not half the insult 70
humanity that prize fighting is. Prize tight
ing can be judged by its concomitants. Those
who throng around it are always Of the lowest
elements OF the population The most regret
able thing to me in those affairs is the tone Of
the press which in some sections actually
seems to patronize these fights and in endeav-
oring to make them reputable and almost hon
orable arrangements lowers the public moral
tone and leads into the meshes Of the evil the
lncautious and unthinking youths of the land
q! am proud Of the part I took in protesting
against the Fitzsimmons-Hall fight look on
pugilism as one Of the disgrsces Of the country.
l joined my fellow citizens of all religious be-
liefs to suppress this fight and We, suepesded
We had to antagonize the city suthoritles, the
gamblers, the pugilists and the rough element
Heretofore there have been prlze nights in
Minnesota In obscure theaters and halls OF
course the law and order people cannot be sup
posed to follow prize fighting into all its dark
lairs Tho Fitzsimmons-Han tight, however,
WAS to be q most public affair, special amphi-
theater being erected for il and the sporting
gentry of the whole country invited to witness
it. Such an exhibition could not be ignored by
law-abiding men. Prize fights may take place
in Minnesota in obscure places in the future,
but never in the open way proposed In the
Fitzsimmons-Hallc contest"
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He Started to Beat the Record.

After spending some days in the work house,
where his mental condition could be inquired
into, George Ellis, a young colored man. was
brought before Judge Miller today in order
that some steps might be taken by which he
could be sent to the asylum. but the only
charge agains: him was vagrancy and Judge
Miller was powerless in the matter.
The prisoner, when questioned by the judge,
said that his home was in Freedmen's Village
near Arlington.
.'How long will it take you to get therei" the
judge asked him.
Fifteen minutes" the prisoner responded.
'.well," said the judge, make an early start
and see if you can't beat the record"
''All right. judge" said George as he wal
fast disappearing, and the judge snid he though
that the best way to save the District the ex
pense Of keeping q non-resident
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An INTERESTING CEREMONY.
a Memorial to Rev. John Robinson OF the
Mayfiower Unveiled I'm Leyden.

Memorial to Rev. John Robinson OF the
Mayfiower Unveiled I'm Leyden.
At Leyden. Holland. yesterday q most i'm
pressive ceremony Of great interest to the
United States was witnessed. II was the IN
yelling in ST. Peters Church Of the memorial
erected there in honor Of Rev. John Robinson.
pastor in Holland Of the Pilgrim Fathers and
one Of the passengers on the Mayhower, who
settled in Plymouth in loo. The unveiling was
q most impressive ceremony and was witnessed
by a number of Americans now travelling in
Europe. as well as by large number Of English
and Dutch and people Of other nat'onslities.
The exterior of the old church was prettily
decorated with flags and flowers and the town
of Leyden was dressed as for it, most festive
occasion. Miss Edith Palmer removed the
sheet which enyeloped the memorial, hand
some tablet suitably engraved. and as IL was
unveiled three flags were hoisted aud saluted.
The first flag was the Dutch ensign. then up
the British Union Jack wac run up TO the
truck. As these flags were hoisted the military
band present played The Star Spangled BAN
ner, God Save the Queen" and the Dutch
anthem in succession. The procession on its
way to church was headed by Dr. Palmer and
DIR. Fairbairn.
During the ceremonies in ST. Peters Church
that edifice crowded to the doors. The rs-
sponses we're made an the Dutch language.
The civil and military authorities aud repre-
sentatives OF the University OF Leyden were
present at the unyeiling in the church.
DIR. Palmer delivered an impressive address.
He traced the history Of religious persecution
in England in tine sixteenth century, and dwels
upon the important part Rev. John kobinson
took in the struggle for liberty and upon his
great intellectual qualities.
In liberal mindedness, said DIR. Pal
mer, Rev. John Robinson was two
centuries ahead Of his time. Those who erected
the monument were proud Of their ancestor
and they had assembled TO commemorate has
great services to truth, liberty and civilization.
Rev. John Robinsons best monument was Lot
this tablet, but the great republic beyond the
which he had helped TO found.
DIR. Noble followed with q prayer. Dr. Pal
mer then formally committed the tablet TO the
care Of Leyden's ecclesiastical commissioners.
The burgomaster promised TO see that the mon
ument was cared Tor.
Prof. Kuenen in an address recalled the fact
that Rev. John Robinson was q member VI the
University of Leyden in l6l5. The monument,
he said, would be regarded 4 fresh pledge VI
friendship between the Reformed churches g
the old and new worlds
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There is sooE to be case taken into the Police
Court in order to get decision as to whether
the poor old men who go about the streets with
a bag over their shoulder. purchasing rags,
bones and old iron are liable under the license
act.
The more prosperous of the dealers in old
material have bt en- paying an annual tax. and
now it is the intention to see il the other class
of dealers will not have to pay the same tax.
Yesterday afternoon in the Police Court Mr..
Samuel C. Raub, a dealer in old bottles, was
tried or a charge Of being unlicensed junk
dealer. The jury returned a verdict of guilty
about $50 o clock and the court imposed u fine
OF So, in addition to the license tax of $40
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Testing the Twelve-Iuch Rtf1e.

The great twelve-inch rifle, the first piece of
modern heavy ordnance ever built in this
country, was successfully tested at Sandy Hook
yesterday. A reduced charge of $50 pounds of
powder and projectile weighing 1000 pounds
were used. With this charge the projectile was
thrown distance Of five miles, with an initial
velocity of 1,473 feet per second. The pressure
gauges showed &c, 600 to the square inch. These
results showed but slight difference from
those estimated by experts before the gun left
the foundry and were eminently satisfactory 70
Capt. Bruff, who superintendent its construc-
ton at the Watervliet national foundry. The
new gun, though it will become an important
factor in the problem Of coast defense, viii no,
be the largest caiiber that may be used to repel
an attack.