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Evening star., 1897-03-19
A TEA STANDARD.
Secretary Gage Appoints a Board to
Determine 1t.

Secretary Gage Appoints a Board to
Determine 1t.
Secretary Gage took action today for the
execution Of the act of Congress, March 2
1891, the purpose of which is to prevent
the Importation of impure or unwholesome
tea into the United States. Under author
ity of that act, he appointed A. p. Upham
and E. A. Schoyer of Chicago, Herbert G.
Woodwork of Boston. T. A. Phelan and
W. P. Roome of New York, Andrew P. Ir-
win of Philadelphia and Robert B. Balm of
San Francisco board to prepare stand
ard sample of tea to be submitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury for adoption by
the government These gentlemen are
known as tea experts" and are considered
fully competent to discharge the duty as
signed them. In order that there may be
no delay in the matter, the gentlemen have
been requested to assemble in New York
city next Monday to consider the establish
ment OF standard sample, with view
TO the protection of the American people
against the use of inferior or adulterated
tea Under the act Of Congress, the gen
tenen will each be allowed $50 and ex-
penses. When the required standard Is
adopted. customs officers will be informed
with a view to the rejection of all impor-
tatohs of tea falling below its REQUIRE
mtntS.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
The President to Take Up All the Papers
This Afternoon.
Nominations May Go to the Senate
TOmOrrOw-Appeals in Behalf Of
Dodge and Truesdell.

1t Is not improbable that the nomination
Of District Commissioner will be an
nounced from the White House tomorrow
The nomination may be delayed until the
first of next week, however.
1t can be definitely stated today that the
President will this afternoon take up all
the papers relating to these appointments
Whether he can give the papers all the
consideration he desires and which is neces-
essary between now and tomorrow is an
open question. Other matters may, of
course, delay action from him.
The last of the delegations to see the
President on the commissionerships was
scheduled to talk with the chief executive
at O'Clock this afternoon, but the appoint
ment was not filled until a later hour. This
ueiesation was from East Washington and
the appointment was arranged for yester-
day by DR.. w. A. Croffut, who withdrew
from tne committee representing citizens
associations on Wednesday. The delegation
tnls afternoon was also composed of men
from the citizens associations. They asked
for the appointment Of w. G. Dodge and
did not present the name of Commissioner
Ross.
Early this morning Senator Kyle called
at the White House with DIR. Croffut, and
they had talk of ten minutes with the
President. Senator Kyle is favorable to
the appointment Of Mr.. Dodge. believing.
he says, that he will make a good man
Dr. Croffut strongly pressed his own views
and gave his version of the memorial
winch was presented few days ago in the
interest of Messrs. Dodge and Ross. with
Out prejudice to either man.
b. II. Warner saw the President this
morning in behalf of the reappointment of
commissioner Truesdell
Inc committee which saw the President
thls afternoon was composed of DIR. Croft
nut, Major s. H. Walker, Charles White.
Jr.' Josiah Millard, Chapel Loring, Isaac
= Slater, F. J. Deiudonne George w.
Boyd, b. A. Colonna, A. P. Clark, ]. Farms
worth
They presented a memorial asking the
appointment of w. C. Dodge stating that
they consider him the only East Washing
ton man in the race.
we are for W. c. Dodge and nobody
else, DR.. Croffut said to a Star reporter
We haven't any alternate candidate. We
are not opposed to Mr Ross, but we are
for Mr.. Dodge
The memorial, in addition to giving the
reasons why Mr.. Dodge should be appoint
ed, says that East Washington has not
been represented by a Commissioner since
the District was deprived of the franchise
In 1871. Such discrimination, 1t says. is in
violation of the principles of home rule.
Mr. Dodge, 1t is alleged in the memorial,
IS not interested in any corporation or syn
dfcate.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Two Bills introduced in the Senate That
May Pass.
One to Maintain the Free Library, the
Other to Complete the Aque-
duct Tunnel.

In view of the fact that a number OF SEN
ators are introducing District bills In the
Senate, though it was not intended to take
up any District business in the committee
at this session, Senator Mcmillan today In
troduced a number Of bills, two of which
may be acted upon. These are the bill
providing for the maintenance of the free
library in the District Of Columbia, which
simply appropriates a lump sum of Sc, 725.
half to come from the District revenues,
for the fuel, lighting. fitting up of rooms
and salary of librarian and assistant;
and another providing for the completion
of the aqueduct tunnel, the provisions of
which are the same that were introduced as
an amendment to the appropriation bill in
the last Congress.
Warrington Cooling Company.
Mr. Mcmillan also introduced new bill
providing for the incorporation of the
Washington Cooling Company. The incor-
porators named in the bill are ]. NJ. Field,
l.. w .Rit:hie, Hyman Powdermaker, Camp
bell Whitehead of the District OF Columbia,
and T. c. Clark of New York. The bill pro-
vides for the construction of refrtgerattng
works and for laying of the system of
underground pipes within the streets and
alleys of the District of Columbia for the
purpose of conveying the cooling fluids. 1t
q
tenn shall be submitted to the District COM
misstoners within ninety days after the
passage of the act and subjected to their
approval, amendment. &c. Future exten-
sions of the pipe system are authorized
and the company is authorized to dig up
the streets fo- the purpose. The work Is 20
begin within six months after the passage
of the law and at least one mile of pipes
must be laid within the year. The author
ity Is given also for the laying of railroad
sidings upon 1st street northeast, Delaware
avenue northeast, Maryland avenue or Vir-
ginia avenue southwest, provided that such
sidings do not extend over more than 300
feet upon any public property. The capt.
tai stock of the company is fixed at $780,
COO
Bills ReintrOduced.
Bills reintroduced by Mr.. Mcmillan COM
ing over from the last Congress were: To
incorporate the East Washington Heights
Traction Railroad Company; to protect
the first day Of the week as day Of
rest in the District of Columbia; to regu-
late the use of public parks and reserva-
tions in the District of Columbia. under the
direction of the chief of engineers Of the
United States army; to amend the act pro-
hibting horse cars in the District of CO.
lumbia; to raise the age of protection of
girls in the District of Columbia; to au-
thorze the Washington and Glen Echo
Railroad Company TO obtain right of way;
TO compel railroad companies to remove
abandoned track. and a bill in regulation
of tax sales in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Kyle reintroduced the bill for the
University of the United States.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
BALLOT BOX STUFFERS.
After a Long Legal Fight They Are
Sent to Prison.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., March 19.-Afier
making fight extending over a period of
five years the last five of the fifty-eight men
convicted of ballot box stuffing in 1891 We're
taken to prison today to serve their terms.
Nearly all of the convicted men appealed,
but one after another of the convictions
have been affirmed. The court of appeals
has just decided the last five cases.
The convicted men were James Jordan
Nathaniel Fowler, John DAILY, Patrick Ma
lorey and VIM. Reed. The first four must
serve six months in the penitentiary, while
Reed must go to the state prison for fic-
teen months. He had been in the Hudson
county Jail for the past sixteen months
awaiting the decision of the court. because
he was unable to furnish a bondsman to
take the place of Patrick Roche, who died
1t is probable that he will he pardoned.
because he has served one month more
than his sentence.
There were many friends of the prisoners
at the depot to see them off.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
THE JAMESON RAID.
Damaging Testimony Given Against
Cecil Rhodes.

Damaging Testimony Given Against
Cecil Rhodes
LONDON, March 19.-The parliamentary
inquiry into the TransvaaF raid and the
administration of the affairs of the Char
tered Company of South Africa was again
resumed today in the committee room of
Westminster Hall.
Mr.. Edward Blake, liberal member of
parliament for south division of Longford
examined the Hon. w. P Schreiner, form
erly attorney general of Cape Colony. Mr..
Schreiner testified to the attempts of Mr..
Cecil Rhodes, when PREMIER Of Cape Col
ony, to delay the cabinets action In pro-
claiming the governments repadiation of
the raid, with the view, according to the
witness, of gaining time to allow the in
surgents of Johannesburg ito join the
Jameson raiders before the former were
aware of the governments attitude, thus
giving the raiders better chfnce to reach
John c. Righam, unlonist; member of
parliament for the exchange division of
Liverpool and queens counsellor, then
examined Mr. Schreiner relative to the
alleged oppressive acts of the Transvaal
government. The witness appeared to be
very forgetful on this subject, but when
pressed for answers to the questions put
to him he recalled ssyeraks Instances of
Presidentskruger attempting breaches, OF
the London convention.
When fsfrthere exarhined w MrssKynd-
ham, conservative. Member of parliament
for DovekE Mr., SchFetner said he thought
the reforyps must come from the inside, as
the Dutch sentiment wass 10 excited that
sequence. SsssT
The committee then adjourped.
Evening star., 1897-03-19

the continuity Of the treaty, the Hawaiian
government will be helpless to resist.
The royalists of Hawaii recognize that
national existence Is at stake, &nd have to
very large degree become converted to
annexation to the United States as the sole
salvation Of the country from Japanese
domination, as the treaty between Japan
and the United States, negotiated in 1894,
contains a clause which allows the United
States to legisiate against the Introduction
Of japanese laborers.
Undoubtedly the Hawaiian government
is waiting to see what action will be taken
by the United States government. concern
ing the subject of annexation. If that
question Is not acted upon soon q grave
issue will soon arise between Hawaii and
Japan, the outcome of which no one can
undertake to foretell."
Evening star., 1897-03-19
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Joseph A. Wheelock, for more than
a third OF century editor of that sterling
newspaper the st. Paul Pioneer-P-ess. is
in the city for stay Of some time. enjoy
ing period Of well-earned rest. at the
Ebbitt. This is Mr.. Wheelcck's first visit
to Washington for more than fifteen years.
and he naturally finds great growth ami
many improvements since them
Capt c. M. Chester, late in command of
the Newark, is In this city for q few davs
Commander Theodore F. Jewell is in the
city on leave Of absence.
Mai. J. NJ. Kelly. 10th Cavalry, is Mt the
Ebbitt.
Mai. L. s. lesson of the Medical Corps
Ia visiting friends at $40 18th street
Lieut. h s. Whippie. 5th Cavalry. 10 In
the city on leave OF absence.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
senate Confirnation..

The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: John Hay Of the District Of
Columbia. to be ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain; Horace Porter OF
New York. to be amba ssador OF the Iynitel
States to France: Henry White of Rhode
Island, to be secretary Of the embassy of
the United States 20 Great Britain.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
MARYLAND's MINES.
Aeport of the State Inspector to the
Governor.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, March 19.-State
Mine Inspector Otto Hohing of Frostburg
HIS forwarded 10 Gov. LownGes his re-
port showing the operations of the coal
mines in Marylands coal fields for the
year 1886.
The report shows that nineteen mines are
now operating in the Cumberland and
Georges creek district, employing 1919
men, The production for 1896 aggregated
!. -. i61 tons He adds that the period
covered by the report has been the most
prosperous in the history OF the region,
that ar advance of 12iz per cent has been
m 1de in wages. and that the rncst cordial
relations exist between the miners and the
mine owners But six fatal accidents oc-
CURED during the year and these were in
no wise attributable 10 Causes within the
control of the owners.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
ST. NAZAIRE SURVIVORS.
Condition of the Four Men Renorted
Improved.

improved.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The condition of
Captain Berri, one of the survivors of the
Vile de ST. Nazaire. was said to be much
improved at the Hotel Martin today. He is
able to be about his room and has taken
some liquid nourishment. The only per
sons who are permitted to enter his apart
ments are his physician and Mr.. Forget
Of the French line.
The condition of DR.. Marie and Engineer
Stauts was also said to be greatly i'm
proved. They are still on board the steam
er La Normandie, but arrangements for re-
moving them to a hotel will probably be
completed TO-DAY. Both men sleep a great
part of the time and milk is the only food
they have taken thus far.
DR.. Albarez. who is in attendance upon
Juan de Dios Tejada, said that his pa-
tfent's hands and feet were swollen from
long exposure to the cold and salt water.
and that his fever was high. but recovery
was probable.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
HIDDEN IN THE BED.
Mrs. POrter's Jewelry Disappears and
MysteriOusly Reappears.

Hfs' TUFteF Je"eITy DISHppeHrs Unu
MysteriOusly Reappears.
There was considerable commotion yes
te1day morning in the apartments of Sec
rel tary and Mrs. ]. Addison Porter, at the
Ebbitt House, over the disappearance of a
lot of valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs.
Porter. The disappearance was discovered
by Mrs. Porter early in the morning.
After the police got to work on the case
they found the jewelry hidden under the
mattress on the springs. story that
Mrs. Porter had put it there herself
is said not to be true. 1t is thought that
the jewelry was stolen, and that the thief.
becoming frightened. returned unnoticed
to the room and deposited the stolen arti-
cles where they were found. The theft
was probably suggested by the fact that
Secretary and Mrs. Porter were preparing
to move from their apartments to a house
they have rented
Evening star., 1897-03-19
Fire i'm the Marlb bore Jail
al Dispatch to The Evening Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, March 10
The roof of the Jail caught fire last even
II g, and the flames were extinguished with
difficulty. Isaac Tiprett Of Surratts is re-
sponsible for the fire. The prisoners were
removed to the grand jury room in tn.
court house until this morning. when Sher-
III Underwood returned from the lower part
OF the county. when they We're returned to
the jail and placed in the lower cells.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
COLLEGE PROFESSORS FOR PEACE.

Members of the Dartmouth Faculty
Favor the Arbitration Treaty.
NEW YORK, March ia dispatch from
Hanover n. H., to the Evening Post says:
Twenty-six members of the faculty of
Dartmouth College, headed by President
Tucker, have sent to Senators Chandler
and Gailinger a communication urging
them to aid by every means In their power
the securing of the early ratification by
the Senate of the arbitration treaty.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
ONE NOMINATION.

Chas. U. Gordon to he Postmaster at
Chicago.
The President today sent. to the Senate
the nomination. of Charles u Gordon, to be
postmaster At Chicago. M
Evening star., 1897-03-19
Ocean Steamships Arrived.

NEW YORK, March l9.-Arrived: OBJ
dam. Rotterdam: Manitoba, London; West
ernland. Antwerp: Spree. Bremen.
LONDON, March 19.-Arrived: Mobile,
New York
HAMBURG. March 19.-Arrived: Bo-
hemia, Baltimore: Phoenicia. New York.
Evening star., 1897-03-19
Greater New York Charter.

ALBANY. n. T.. March lathe Greater
New York charter bill has been advanced
10 third reading In the assembly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-28

principle reyOltS to SOW seed that will
rot the root of his friend or neighbor's
reputation and ripen for his own gain.
The same applies to the merchant who
has for long years toiled to attain a
competence and thinking his fame and
fortune were built upon sure founda-
ton awakes to find them built upon
sand and crumbling around him by
storms of malice and envy.
This flat headed copper -colored SER
pent is no reSpecter of persons or SEX
1t comes and goes as the wind, and,
like the wind, one can not tell from
whence it comes or whittier it goes.
But we do know that it emanateS from
thoughtless, treacherous minds devoid
Of that heavenly maxim given to err
ring humanity in the Golden Rule. 1t
is dark and Shiny phase in human
nature.
1t often happens that slander wings
its flight from word lightly spoken
by a person whose social standing in
the community in which he or she lives
gives weight to their words. At the
same time, no reflection upon the char
acter of the person in question was
meant, but when falling upon the ear of
the fox, furnished him the material
from which to manufacture the tale
and cloak at the same time. Who
will not deprecate the man who would
say of another what he would not say
in his face? Unless he be repeating
what he personally knows to be facts,
if it be detraction of character, he is
circulating SANDER, which is equal,
and very often greater than that which
comes from first hands. And yet, nine
men out of ten will listen to the tale,
deprecate the absent one as the story
goes on, and at the conclusion the
mind is far from what it was before, if
it be of ones own acquaintance, and
how much worse if it be of a stranger
and one not known.
Do we ever think how easy it is to
drink IN the vile draught breWed by
the tongue of Slander or detractiOn :?
Then how easy is it to imagine what
great harm is done to one of whom we
know scarcely anything more than
name? If one can say of another
nothing good, say nothing at all, is a
wise and just maxim, and if adhered
to would save many tear or heart
ache, for truly the tongue is "mightier
than the sword JASPER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-28

orally reliable. 1t is power which
does not deal with material circum
stances, but seems to sink into the
minds Of others and be affected fol-
good or bad by the soul secrets drawn
therefrom.
1t is not in keeping with true manli-
ness to search out the faults of Others
while passing over their good qualities
but when our inner self finds some
thing radically wrong in another, we
must heed the warning thus given u.s.
Individually, the writer can recollect
several men he has come in contact
with and, though he was really anxious
to have them as friends and could see
nothing bad in them, felt an abhor-
renee for them that could not and can
not yet be overcome. He may be
wrong, but the power that warns him
against such men has proved trust
worthy thus far, and if its warnings
had been more closely followed in the
past, his condition would have been
different today.
TO discern between our friends and
enemies, between those who mean we'll
and those of opposite intentions, is a
necessity. both for our protection and
with the possible view of changing
those of evil intent into honorable
men. But we must ALWAYS be as char.
liable as possible in our judgment and
weigh carefully the pros and cons be-
fore deciding against fellOwman.
c. f. c.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-28

Look here my lad, you, with a quid
of tobacco in your mouth, an oath on
your lips, cigarette between your
teeth, who loaf about saloons, or are
prOwling the streets at all hours of the
night, you are the kind of a boy that
grows up to be a tramp or criminal.
Just stop a moment and think who,
among your companions, as we'll as
yourself, could get job of work in a
single place where your habits are
known, or who know enough to do any
kind of work but that of the common
est kind of cheap labor. Everybody in
the town where you live knows that
you are lazy, shiftless and unreliable,
and they know just enough to suspect
and be suspicious of you, and think
very probably that you are good deal
worse than you probably are. A boy
to be respected must have self-respect;
to be trusted he must conduct himself
properly; and to get along in the world,
he must prove that he is worthy of
confidence. A lad who wants to be
something must have neither bad hab-
its or evil associates, for the one pulls
him down and the other keeps him
down. No one likes the boy loafer
bit better than they do the man tramp.
Morris Sun
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-28
Written for The Prison Mirror.
THE VALUE OF REPUTATION

Few young persons are able to fore
see the value of an untarnished reputa-
tion. If they could be made to COM
prehend the pleasure and satisfaction
it would afford them in the evening of
life to look backward along the way
and read the perfect record they had
made, they would travel cautiously
that no blunder might occur to de-
prive them of the full enjoyment of the
reward of well-spent life. If they
could fully appreciate the power that a
good reputation gives its possessor
they would strive more earnestly to
make one for themselves. See how
brave the man is whose character can
not be 1mpeached, when he chooses to
champion an unpopular cause or op-
pose deep-seated wrong that is hedged
about and protected by selfish interests.
The public will believe him and follow
and protect him and all because of his
faultless reputation. Those whose in
terests and wrongs he attacks, tremble
in fear for he is invulnerable to any
action they may take to break down
the confidence the public has in his in
tegrity of purpose. His reputation is
an armor proof against the shafts of
malicious slander and falsehood. Such
man is power for good in the world.
But how is it with the man with a
tarnished reputation? No difference
how noble his impulse may be, how
honest his motives, if mans reputa-
tion is bad, his very advocacy of a
cause will often prejudice instead of
further it; and when he rises up to