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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
Visiting Delegates Entertained by
Local Union No. 26.
SOME FORCEFUL SPEECHES WERE MADE
Wider knowledge Desired and Bet
ter Work Insisted On.
VALUE OF ORGANIZATION

In response to an invitation from local
Union No. &c of the Order of Electrical
Workers, a large number of the delegates
to the national convention of the Brother
Ecod of Electrical Workers assembled last
night at the headquarters of the union, No.
ST It'll street northwest where, after hold
ing an open meeting, lunch was served
under The superintendent of Vice Chair
man Henry Phillips of the entertainment
Committee.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
r. L. Metzel. delegate from local union
No26 IF Washington to the national conven-
ton, who also presided and introduced the
speakers. the first of whom was Mr. H. w.
Sherman. grand president Of the brother
hood, who was given quite an ovation. Mr..
Sherman has done much to build up the
order since his election to the chief office
in its gift, and he is the only man. in their
ranks who has been dead and is alive
again." AS was stated in The Star at the
time, Mr.. Sherman, while at work in
Rochester, N. Y, during August last. re-
ceived a current Of 1000 volts through his
body. He was paralyzed by he shock and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
TO ENFORCE THE LAW.
What District Attorney Birney Says
of the Edmunds Act.


of the Edmunds Act.
District Attorney Birnny today received an
anonymous communication respecting the
enforcement Of the Edmunds or Utah act
against adultery and kindred crimes. The
writer said: Il desire to call your atten-
ton to the good chance the Edmunds law
gives to urprincipled people to blackmaii.
For an example 1 am a victim with no
hope of escape" The writer appeals to the
district attorney to give public notice THAT
all who have been indiscreet, if they are
doing wrong or have done wrong in the
past, that no action will be taken, provid-
ing that they now stop BY this action on
your part will give loophole for many a
victim to make his or ner escape"
Mr.. Birney, in speaking of the letter,
which like the address on the envelope
containing the mysteriously forwarded Holt
will, in printed characters, said that he
was willing to grant amnesty to past Of
Tenders guilty Of fornication, provided, of
course, they at once ceased offending. But
he could not. he said. agree to suspend ac-
ton in all cases where the parties had
been guilty of adultery previous to the late
the law to be in force here. Yet, even in
those cases he was not disposed to prose-
cute the offenders where they had i'm
mediately ceased their adulterous prac-
tees. But all those hereafter offen-ling
against the law would, remarked Mr.. Bir-
rey, be prosecuted to the fullest extent of
the law. The law, he said. is an excellent
enc, and he proposed to do all in his power
to rigidly enforce it.
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bureau of navigation, Navy Department"
said Col. Heywccd.
He also stated that commanding officers
of vessels-of-war would, il they were al
they would do the most &C cd on board ship.
The public aticn of this article in The Star
caused a considerable commotion among
naval officers, and inspired good many
influential persons to take an interest III
the matter
Secretary Herbert's Recent Order.
Nothing really definite has taken place
since that time by which the policy of Sec
rotary Herbert regarding the duties of ma
rines until the order referred to in the be-
ginning of this article was issued. 1t was
said before that the circumstances sur
rounding it made the subject interesting,
and they do When Capt Robley ID. Evans
was ordered to the command of the battle
ship Indiana he recommended that no ma
rines should be detailed to that vessel, be-
cause of the limited extent of the berth
quarters on the vessel. This recommended
ton was approved by Admiral Ramsay, as
chief of the bureau of navigation, and 1t
was generally expected that the indiana
would go to sea with nothing but seamen
and engineers aboard of her It was evil
dent to the friends of the marine corps and
to the officers of that important branch OF
the naval service that such a course on the
part of the Navy Department would be dis
aStrous to the future of the corps. Conse-
quently Secretary Herbert was acquaintei
with the facts in the case and the result
was that he issued the order detailing a
mariie guard of sixty men to the battle
ship Indiara, to be assigned to gun duty,
under command of its own officers.
Naturally. this action of Secretary Her.
bert has created considerable comment
among naval officers, as well as those OF
cally gratiried at this recognition of their
branch of the service, tardy as ii may be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
WITHOUT An OvERCOAT.
The Tragedies I'm Life Which It's ABB
sence Often Suggest
From the Buffalo Express.

From the Buffalo Express.
1t is the regulation autumnal tragedy
brought out by the first cold day., He
sinks. around the corner with his short
and thin undercoat buttoned around his
neck. He looks thoroughly miserable. and
he is saying to himself: I'm fool and
always was. l was caught thfs way last
fall before and swore then that another
summer 1 would save money and not be
dead broke when winter came. But here
am, as usual 1 earned good money dur
ing the summer and blew 1t Al the same old
way Now, there is nothing for it but go
to the pen during cold weather, or ride a
brakeman to New Orleans. But. you bet,
I'll know better next year.
But he won't. He and his kind will go on
repeating the cricket act until they are
gray-headed men and ripe for the poor
house, which is the last act of all. They
toll on the lake. the canal, or at some risky
and remunerative employment during the
season of outdoor labor, and spend their
wages in some cheaply vicious way as fast
as they earn them. The approach of cold
weather finds them without work, without
money, and, of course, without the friend
ship even of the people on whom they
suuandered their earnings. And they will
go on doing 1t, year after year, to the end
of the chapter. Experience teaches them
nothing To one familiar with the life Of
the town there is a whole Hfe'S tragedy
bound up in the first appearance for the
season of the Young Man Without an over
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Low Water in the Ohio.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The river is low, but instead of an obstacle
it is proving a help to an enterprising fruit
grower who lives on the river several miles
above Stephensport. Several days ago he
packed a large quantity of apples in bar
rels and loaded them on a barge, intending
to let the barge float down to Stephensport
where the fruit could be put upon a train.
The barge fioated fairly well for short
distance but finally it was stuck on the
river bed. He called out his farm hands
and all Joined in with crowbars and desper-
ate efforts were made to dislodge it.
The farmer at last remembered his oxen,
and he went to his farm and brought them
to the river led them into the water, hitch
ed them to the barge and started them of
and the barge moved from the bar. Instead
of unhitching the oxen, they were driven on
down to Stephensport, drawing the barge
of apples. The river was so low they Waded
and drew the barge without difficulty. When
| the cargo was removed the oxen were again
hitched no and the barge was taken up to
the farmers landing. ready for another load
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
POISONED HER CAPTIVE BROOD,
An Instance i'm support of n Theory
About Birds.

An Instance In Support of Theory
About Birds.
From the Carson Appeal.
1t has been claimed by observers of birds
that some of the feathered tribe will feed
their young if they are Gagged, and If they
fail after 4 certain time to release them
they will bring them poisoned weed to
eat, that death may end their captivity.
About week ago at the Holstein ranch
the children captured nest of three young
orioles. and they were Immediately Gagged
and hung in a tree. The mother was soon
about calling her young, and in a little
while brought them some worms. She con.
t:nued feeding them regularly for several
days without seeming to pay much atten-
ton to persons about.
But on Sunday came the tragic ending
that demonstrated the theory relative to
birds. She brought them sprig Of green
on Sunday morning and disappeared. In
less than an hour they all died. The spri;
was examined and proved to be the deadly
larkspur, a weed that will kill full-grown
cattle.
The little creatures lay dead in the cage
and slightly foaming at the mouth. victims
of their mothers stern resolve that her off
spring should die by her own act rather
than live in captivity.
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GEORGIA's NAMELESS TOWN.
How II Difficulty Was Overcome to
the Satisfaction of All Concerned.

How II Difficulty Was Overcome to
the Satisfaction of All Concerned.
From the Macon Telegraph.
Mr. J. Il. Shepard prominent citizen of
Nameless, Laurens county, Ga, was in the
city yesterday on business, ard while here
told a reporter how his town got its queer
name.
after the post office authorities at Wash
inston decided to give us post Office said
Mr. Shepard. 1.-The question of naming it
arose 81 had interested myself in getting
the office ard therefore it was by common
consent left to me to suggest name to the
authorities. Accordingly | sent on a name
that | thought was a beauty, and while
awaiting a reply / pictured now some day
that same name would be known all over
the country and that the town would grow
and blossom as the rose. for l believe that
there is much in a name. Finally the an
swer came back that, while the name had
suggested WAS good one. it was too sim
liar to another post office in Georgia. Then
| put my brain to work on another name
| lust knew they would accept it, but the
same answer came back as before. Sthl
another and other names were sent, and
each time the authorities would write back
that there was either, another post Office IN
the state by that name or that 1t was SO
much like some other name that If it was
adopted there would be confusion in the
mails.
at last I sat down and wrote.out list of
several hundred names and told them If they
could not find one in the list to suit them the
office would remain nameless, for l had
suggested every name l had ever heard Of
In due time the answer came back, Let it
remain Nameiess,' and ever since then It
has had that name. which, while little
odd, is not such bad name after all.
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some men VINO unite with the brother
hood because they hope by organization to
secure shorter hours and more pay, but I
believe that by far the larger part of our
membership have joined the order because
they see other advantages in the union.
Il do not care how we'll posted man is
in electricity if he will attend the meeting
of any properly conducted local he will
learn something new.
"Who are the men in the electrical bust
ness who get the big pay? 1t is not those
who climb the poles and adjust the wires,
but it is those who possess a technical
knowledge of electricity. 1t is possible for
every electrical worker to get a technical
knowledge of the craft, AMI is it unrea-
sonable to believe that with his practical
knowledge, combined with that gained by
the study of technical points, the worker
will become more valuable to his en-
ployer and thereby also get larger pay?
There is no way by which the best pay
can be secured but for a man to make HIM
self so valuable to his employer as that
the latter will regard him as 1ndispensabl BILE. -
Mr.. White concluded by pointing out the
social advantages to be gained by becom-
ing a member Of one of the locals of the
brotherhood.
Must Do Good Work.
Mr.. P. H. Wissinger of Baltimore made an
earnest plea in behalf of good work by every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
A Buzznrrs Electric Taking on.

From the SIN Antonio Daily Express
A turkey buzzard paid the penalty of hav-
ing too much curiosity shortly after noon
yesterday near West End.
He had evidently had a full midday meal,
for he looked satisfied with the world and
all the buzzards that in it are. 1t needed
rest however, and so perched himself upon
one of the arms that hold up the trolley
wire There he sat and biinked at the sun.
a couple of his brothers cilcled about his
head. and uttering 4 peculiar quack dis
turbed the resting birds nap; but after they
had flown away he again closed his eyes and
was soon peacefully doing.
Shortly afterward street car en- route to
the city hove in sight.
See that buzzard?' said the motorman to
a passenger on the front end. well. that
bird is got in habit of sitting On that arm
every day about this time, and pecks at the
trolley wheel every time it passes. Some of
these days it's going to reach that wheel,
and there won't be more buZzard left
The car whiZzed on and reached the pole as
the last sentence left the motorman's lips,
and as it passed under the arm something
was heard to fall on the car. The buzzard
had pecked the trolley wheel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
A Great Cify's Expenses.

From the Chicago Record.
1t costs si2,154, 701.91 a year to govern
the city of New York; at least. that is
the amount of the budget prepared for
municipal purposes reNt year or this
$685. 1902 is needed for the payment of
interest on the city debt s., 2ta, 6s5.11 as q
contribution to the sinking fund, and &c.
4O2OO3 must be paid in support of the state.
which amounts should be deducted from
the total in order to ascertain the exact
cost of municipal government, and leaves
S2S,699 SIT. The largest item of expenditure
is for the police department which amounts
to $5,153,:5S, and the second is for public
schools, S5,GI3.36S. The sum of $3.1S6, $50 is
appropriated for public works. ST. ,225 for
park purposes. 1893. 900 for street improve
men.s. 81, 10000 for charities, $1,o3O.6si for
charitable institutions. 81, 10 100 for street
cleaning, $2334. 5:3 for the fire department
and s1,419,370 for the judiciary. The may
or's office costs $4,000 the common council
$500. the law department sol, $50 and the
coroner'S office $4,000.
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WHY LATIN IS USED.
A Druggist Gives Some Points on tho
Writing of Prescriptions.

From the New York Herald.
II don't see" said the man who was lean
ing against the drug store counter, why
doctor can't write his prescriptions in Eng
lish instead of Latin. Suppose need some
whisky on one of these Roosevelt Sundays.
Suppose my system absolutely requires
whisky: that my health and future useful
ness to society depend upon il. Well. go to
my doctor and get prescription. 1t calls
for spirits fermenti. Now, that amt what I
want l want whisky. Why can't he come
cut fiatfooted and say so? But suppose he
thinks that would be giving the game away.
l suppose he would rather I'd take his wis
dom with grain OF chloride of sodium than
with grain Of salt. isn't that it?'
The druggist smiled and said: You've got
the same idea most people have. You think,
1 suppose, that the doctor writes his pre-
scription in Latin so it can't be read so
easily-so the laynan can't steal his trade
and learn what he is giving him. But that's
ali wrong. In the first place, Latin is a more
exact and concise language than English.
and, being q dead language, does not change.
as all living languages do.
Then, again. since very large part of all
drugs in use are botanical they have in the
pharmacopoeia the same names that they
have in botany-the scientific names. Two
thirds of such drugs haven't any English
narAes, and so couldn't be written in Eng
lisk.
But suppose doctor did write a pre-
scription in English for an uneducated
patient. The patient reads it, thinks he re-
members it, and SO tries to get ii filled from
memory the second time. Suppose, for in
stance, il called for iodide of potassium and
he got it confused with cyanide of potas-
SUM. He could safely take ten grains of the
first, but one grain of the second would kill
him as dead as a mackerel That's an ex-
aggerated case, but it will serve for an Illus
tration. Don't you see how the Latin Is a
protection and safeguard to the patient?
Prescriptions in Latin he can't read, and
consequently does not try 10 remember
Now for final reason. Latin is lam
guage that is used by scientific men the
world over, and no other language is. You
can get a Latin prescription filled in any
country on the face of the earth where
there is drug store. We had prescription
come in here the other day which we had
put up originally, and which had since been
stamped by druggists in London, Paris, Ber-
lin, ConStantinople, Cairo and Calcutta.
What good would an English prescription be
in St. Petersburg?"
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Anastomoss." These papers were discussed
together. those taking part being Drs. C. A
l.. Reed. A. NJ. Cartiledge, ]. NJ Matthews
and others.
Surgical Interference in Rectal Disor
derS' was the title of paper read by DR.. }.
McFadden CASTOR of Atlanta. ex-president
of the American Academy of Medicine. and
eX-vice president and eX-president of the
association.
AT the conclusion of his address a recess
was taken until $50 o'clock.
Some of Those Present.
Some of the well-known physicians in at
tendance are Doctors Daniel 7. Nelson
Chicago; George r. Robe, Baltimore; Geo.
| Ben. Johnston, Lewis C. Bosher and Chris
| TOPPER Tompkins, Richmond; VIM. H. H.
Cobb, Goldsboro'. N. c.; w. F. Westmore-
! land. George H. Noble and w. ]. Evans of
Atlanta; Thos. Hutchinson. New York :;
| John Byrne Brooklyn; r. c. Falconer,
Louisville; J: o. and w: f. B. Davis. Biz
| minsham. Ala; Bedford Brown. Alexan-
| dria: Abiah Morgan CARTRIDGE, Louisville;
| Richard Douglas, Nashville: James Evans,
| Florence, Ala: James McFa.iden CASTOR,
vile; William David Haggard Nash
vile: John Torbet Handy. Chester, s. c.;
J. NJ. Matthews, Louisville: Joseph Taber
| Johnson. Washington; Howard Atwood Kel-
| ly, Baltimore: Cornelius Kollock. Cheraw
S. c.; S. Ernest Lewis. New Orleans; j.
| W. Long, Richmond Hunter Holmes Nc
CURE Richmond: Herbert Milton Nash,
| Norfolk: II. T Nelson. Charlottesville. Va.
| VIM. Warren Potter, Buffalo. N. y: Seneca
| Powell, New York; Charles Alfred Lee
! Reed. Cincinnati; George Ross. Richmond;
| Isaac S. Stona, Washington; Louis McLaue
| Tiffany, Baltimore; Albert Wander Veer,
Albany; Henry Parke Wilson, Baltimore.
! and John Allan Wyeth. New York.
| The officers of the association present are
| President Lewis McLane Tiffany, Balti-
| more: Vice President Ernest S. Lewis. New
F! Orleans: Secretary w. E. d. Davis, Birm-
| iEsham Treasurer Richard Douglas, Nash
| vile: Councilmen Hunter Mcclure, Rich
| mond: VIM. David Haggard Nashville and
| Bedford Brown of Alexandria. DR.. Joseph
| Taber johnson Of this city is chairman OF
| the committee on arrangements.
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The AM-Absorbing Question.

Grand Secretary-Treasurer Kelly said:
1.-The labor question should be the all absorb
ing question of the day to every business
man in the country, but it is subject which
apparently gives no concern to any but the
tcilers themselves, and to comparatively few
of them. It is only the 1aboring people who
are being educated along this line. If every
electrical worker in the country would sit
down and think for tWenty-four hours OF
his own duty in this matter. the organiZa-
ton would in little while have a member
ship of 100000. Single handed and alone
man can accomplish nothing these days. 1t
is only through organization that anything
can be attained. The spirit of organiZatio
is, however. abroad, and l believe the Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers will double it's
membership before the next convention
meets
Speeches were also made by George A.
Neal of Philadelphia and others.
Down to Business.
After the close of the report of the pro-
ceedings of the convention in yester-
days Star Mr.. J. NJ. Berger of Washington,
who repre- sents the Spokane, Wash, union
in the convention, read letter FROM Presi-
dent Ross of the board of District Commits
siCners regrattng his inability to deliver an
address of welcome to the delegates. as he
had been invited to do, and which he expect
eG to have done.
Committees Appointed.
TIE following committees were appointed
by President Sherman: On law, Messrs. c. l..
White of Chicago, John NJ. Berger of Spo-
kane, J. c. Mcclure of Rochester, N. y:
George A. Neal and Henry HIATT of Philadel-
hia on credentials. Messrs. Charles Dough-
erty of ST. Louis, Gil. White of Chicago. P.
II. Wissirger of1saitimore Harry Foster of
Evansville. Ind, and ID. A. Caldwell. Bos-
ton; on rules. MessTs. George a. Neal and
Henry HIATT, Philadelphia: J. II. Maloney,
San Antonio, Tex: Robert F. Metzel, Wash
ington, ID. c., and 81 C. Mcclure, Rochester,
n. Y. I aa
The committee Qngrules retired and speed
lily prepared report, which was adopted,
Tor the government of the convention.
Among other matters the rules provide that
The Sessions Of thg convention shall be held
from In, to- l.. H., and from to 6 pm,
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electrical worker. "There are some men
that know" safd-he, whose sole ambition
is to do large amount of work. no matter
kcw carelessly hey may perform it, but all
such may rest assured that they do not be-
&C me invaluabla to their employer. To be-
come indispensable to your employer you
must do your work thoroughly. Electrical
workers are, as a rule, intelligent and well
educated, and they Ahould make this count
in the performance df their daily labor
Mr.. Henry Miller, who, as already stated
in The Star, organized the National Brother
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Friends Select School.

ISL ST. NV, will reopen Sept &c
This school s fer BOTH SENES and ALI.
GRADES. It has been urd.'r the continuous nam
rGeuit lit of Thomas w. Sdweli Tor twelve years,
ard many thoughtful and prominent people of this
CITY have placed tncir children in It rs soon as
tley were ready for school, AMI kept them there
until ready for graduation or college.
AS 2 college preparatory school its efficiency
nay be Known from the fact that during the
t;s: year It vas represented ut Columbia. CO.
lrnhian, Cornell. Hobart. Lafayette. Lthigh;
massachusetts Institute OF Technology, Yale and
others. Persons desiring thorough ana rational
nainng and good associates Tor their children
will do well to consider this school.
Catalogues at Balautync's and at Brentano's.
Chte hours from 10 to IL o'clock every morning
se1I-tf THOMAS. w SIDWEII.. Principal.