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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
EXCLUSION OF DEPUTY COLLECTORS
Civil Service Changes Contemplated
by the President.

II is practically settled that among the
changes TO be made by the President in
the civil service will be that of removing
deputy collectors of internal revenue from
it's operations. These officials Were placed
under the civil service by the blanket order
Of President Cleveland.
The President, as exclusively mentioned
in The Star, now has the matter under adj
visement and is being urged by a number
of friends of the civil service law to make
an exception of these positions. Not only
are the opponents of the law asking that
this be done, but several strong friends Of
the law have advised this action, because,
they say, they are satisfied the positions
should never have been put under the civil
service.
1t is recalled by those who discussed with
President Cleveland this feature that he
in much doubt about placing deputy
collectors under the law. He finally did so.
after excepting the chief deputies, CASH
ers and clerks to a number of collectors.
The strongest reason urged in favor of
removing these places from the civil service
are that they are positions under an officer
who is heavily bonded to perform his du
ties. 1t is alleged that in a deputy
raid at any time the collector is liable to
civil suit for damages and to serious loss.
a deputy collector could commit such a
biUndeg without consulting his chief.
Collector Brady of the Petersburg, Va,
district started the agitation of the subject
by declining TO reappoint the deputies who
had served under his predecessor, Collector
Bryan He claimed that these men were
under the civil service so long as Mr..
Bryan was in Office, but their terms ex-
pired with that of Mr.. Bryan. OF seven
teen deputy collectors Mr.. Brady reap
pointed four of those who served under Mr.
Bryan, and went outside of the eligible list
of the civil service for thirteen others. His
action was referred to Attorney General
Mckenna, who declined to render an opin-
ion. Secretary Gage then referred the mat
ter to Solicitor General O'Connell of the
treasury Mr.. O'Connell has rendered an
opinion against the deputies remaining I'M
der the civil service, and the President has
this opinion under Amusement. Mr.. OCon-
nell says there was no warrant of law for
placing deputies under the law.
The opinion of the solicitor will serve as
a basis for the President in resembling the
portion of President Clevelands order ap-
plying TO deputy collectors. 1t is thought
advisable that the President do this to pre-
vent attacks from the courts, as in the re-
cent case of Judge Jackson of West Vir-
GINA as to storekeepers and gaugers. If
the President should not take action and
the Secretary of the Treasury should fol-
low the opinion of the solicitor, il would
leave the question open Tor Injunctions and
other actions in the United States courts.
The President may conclude to remove
storekeepers and gaugers from the civil
service while he is at work on the meas
ure. but he has not yet taken up this phase
of the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
CLOSE OF TERN.
Classes Of Y. VI. c. A. to Have n
Holiday.

Classes Of Y. VI. c. A. to Have a
Holiday.
The exercises of the educational classes
of the Young Mems Christian Association
for the fall term closed Saturday, and
there will be holiday until January 8,
1898. The instructors express themselves
as much gratified with the progress made
by all the students. especially those in
typewriting and shorthand ard mechani-
cal wing All the classes were well at
tended. In that of mechanical drawing
there is only room in the department for
one more scholar.
At the end of the school year in April
there will be an examination. conducted
under the auspices of the International
Committee of Young Mems Christian As
sociaton, and those who pass success
fully will be awarded a certificate which
will be accepted in lieu of preliminary
examination at a large number of colleges,
among which are Pratt Institute at
Brooklyn, N Y; Hampton Normal In
stitute Va, and the Pennsylvania State
College.
Following the custom of number OF
years, there will be a reception by the
members of the association, and number
of lady friends to the young men of the
city, New Year day. Open house will be
kept all day. The reception committee, OF
which Mr. n. l.. Hammer is chairman.
has been vigorously at work for some
weeks arranging for this event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
MIX ms n Vehicle for Microbes.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The number of deaths caused annually
by diseased milk and milk contamination
is sufficiently great to warrant legislative
interference. The following points should
be noted:
l. The need for setting up some au-
thority-central or COMMUNICATING in its
charge the dairy farms and milk shops
of the country county. with adequate
power of inspection and regulation of all
pre- misses on which milk is produced man
ipulated, or sold.
=. Statutory inspection by local medical
officers of health of all such premises in
their districts, with right of entry al all
reasonable hours and on all occasions,
with power of inspection of all cattle, ap-
paratus. utensils, etc.
s. Power to local authority Immediately
to prohibit the sale of milk reported by
their medical officer of health to be caus-
ing, IT his opinion, disease in human con-
sumers the dairyman, etc, interested,
having the onuS of showing within twenty
four hours valid reasons why the prohibi-
ton should be removed, and the producing
of such reasons to call for reimbursement
of the amount sustained by the action of
the local authority.
f. Certain diseases, to be defined, and,
If need be- added to. of teats and udders
of mich cows to be scheduled as infec-
tious diseases of cattle for the purpose
of securing penalty on all persons selling
milk secreted by cattle suffering.
5. All persons keeping mich cows, or
selling milk, to seek registration under
local authority under pain of heavy PEN
atty for neglect of this duty.
G. All such persons to be under obliga-
tions to furnish the local authority at in
tervals with complete or supplementary
or amended lists of customers, wholesale
and retail, at a specific rate of payment.
Z. The cubic space per COW to be fixed,
minimum being 500 feet.
s. The manufacture of ice cream to be
placed on a basis of safety to its con-
sumers, in respect of production, mate
rails place Of manipulation, storage, &c.
2. No milk to be allowed to be used
for food from shed in which a cow is
housed while suffering under a scheduled
disease. even though the cow producing
the milk be not herself visibly SO suffering.
December IL, 1897. p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Waltxing Contest-Peter DiIls Death
A Fatal Mtstakc.

The first Waiting contest given by Prof.
DUEL was held at the West End Academy.
corner Of 31st and NJ streets. Saturday
evening. A number of couples entered the
contest. among the number being Mr.. Will
liam Golden and Miss Annie Fox, Mr.. Je-
rome Greene and Miss Mary Tray. Mr.. Jos.
Boyce ard Mrs. Mary Warner. Mr. Joseph
Ryan and Mrs. NJ. Sherwood, Mr.. William
Green and Miss Laura DcNeale. The
judges were Messrs. James Cole. Edward
Fletcher ard Michael Sullivan. The prize
was awarded to Mr.. Golden and Miss Fox.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Duell. Mr.. and Mrs. Warner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gormuily. Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher. Misses
Sherwood. Tray. Hughes. Rap. Donovan,
Leonard, Smith, Jones, DeNeale, Griffin.
Anderson. Berry, Fox, Callahan, Mcssrs.
Backman Daily. Allen, Petit. Starkc. Lee,
Doniey, Doug herty. Donovan. Cassin, HaT
vey, Freund, Trunnel, Rooster. Cole. F;tz-
gerald. Conley. Ryan and Reynolds.
MIR. Peter Dill, one of the oldest and per-
hapS best-khown residents of Georgetown.
died Saturday at his home, 2i0l I'D street.
opposite the intersection of 35th street.
aged seventy-SiX years. The deceased was
a native OF Germany. but had lived in this
place for nearly half a century. Before
the war he was connected with the omni-
bus lire which was in operation before the
advent of the street cars Later he en-
barked in the butcher business. and
amaSsed comfortable fortune. He was
the owner OF Lower Cedar Point, formerly
a favorite excursion resort down the Pc
tomac, eight miles vest of Colonial Beach.
The funeral was held this afternoon at 2;3o
o'clock from the chapel in Oak Hill Gem
etery. and was quite largely attended
Mrs. Sarah Ann Collins. aged colored
resident of this place. died Saturday even
ing il great agony. through a mistake
made in taking dose of carbolc acid for
medicine The deceased resided at 1898
18th street, with a grandson. Her age is
given as ninety-seven years She had been
i'll for several days. and was under the
care of a physician. Saturday evening.
after dark, her granddaughter gave her
what was thought to be dose of medicine.
but which proved TO he carboic acid Only
a tablespoonful was given, but it was sufii-
cient to cause death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Shoes for Gllriatmas

81 say, Cholly,''. said one chappie to an
other, going down L en4sylvania avenue,
where did you purchase the patent leath-
ers?" SIG
Aren't they 'beauts?,t I bought them at
Heilbrun's, 4O2 It'll street, you know. the
place where they have the old woman in
the Shoe
Speaking of Heilbrun's, what could make
a nicer or more useful Christmas present
than nice pair of shoes, or a pair of COM
Portable house slippers to be used these
winter evenings, when one comes in from a
cold, dismal day on the street? At He'll
bruins there is about as complete an assort-
ment of shoes at reasonable prices as one
could well wish to see. They have a very
pretty line of opera slippers, as We. as
house slippers. There is nothing in their
entire stock that would not make a suitable
Christmas present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
President Koch's Statement.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In justice to myself and the Master
Plumbers Association, which 1 represent
on the plumbers examining board, l ask
you in all justice to correct a portion of
the article appearing in your paper of last
evening, under the heading "Amicably Ad-
justed," viz: 1t appeared at the hearing
that the persons licer sed had in one in
stance been licensed by the Commissioners
and in the other by a vote of three to two
in the plumbing board. The facts are: In
the first case, a firm of New York plumb
erS hled an application for a master plumb
ers license. which was not in accordance
with the regulations of the District of CO.
lumbia, and sent journeyman in their
employ to take the examination for them.
L protested against going any farther in
to the matter at this time until the regu-
lationS had been complied with. and was
sustained by the board. In the meantime
the work this firm was doing was being
examined by the inspector of plumbing or
his assistants. The Commissioners, through
the inspector of plumbing, have refused to
examine any plumbing work except that
done by licensed registered plumbers.
Therefore, they should have refused in this
case. A license was not granted nor any
examination held until after the above
work had been examined.
In the other case my objection did not
hinge on the vote, but the result Of the
examination, the Commissioners them
selves having rejected candidates making
hundred per cent better showing than
this man, and had the Commissioners ex-
amined him he would have been rejected.
voted against granting a license for this
reason, and shall always do so when to do
otherwise would not be doing my duty to
myself or the organization which sent me
there as their representative, even though
am not sustained by those in authority
over me, and have set an example 1 am
trying to follow. WILLIAM KOCH
President Master Plumbers Association,
December II, 1897.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
CLARk's BODY LAY IN STATE.
Kentucky Colored Man, Original O
Character of George Hurris

A dispatch from Lexington, KY, yester-
day says: For the first time in the history
OF Kentucky the body of a negro has lain
in state here. 1t was that of Lewis George
Clark, who claimed to he the original of
George Harris. in "Tncle Toms Cabin
His body reposed in the auditorium in Main
street, from o'clock this morning until ?
o'clock this afternooIr n
Hundreds Of persons looked upon the fea-
lures of the old qua5roog as he lay in a
black casket. He was dressed in broad
cloth, and some red EOsas were pinned to
the left lapel of the cost. The crowds which
passed in to see the body were largely COM
posed of negroes, bit many prominent
white citizens of Lexington also looked at
the face of the old ma.R, who, they believed,
had helped to make history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
WANTS HER RIGHTS RESPECTED.
Mfnister HOsli rOru on Japan's In
tereSt In Hawaii.

Mr.. Hoshi Toru,' the Japanese minister.
takes exception to remarks recently made
by Mr.. John w. Foster eN-Secretary of
State, in regard to the attitude of Japan
toward Hawaiian annexation Every we'll
informed person." says Minister Hoshf
knows that Japan is holding strictly aloof
from that controversy, and that her gov
eminent has given conclusive proof of the
fact that ii has no designs, immediate or
remote, upon the Hawaiian Islands. The
friends of annexation might therefore well
afford to allow The question to be settled
upon it's merits without constantly endeav-
Cring to use Japan as Il catspaw. The al
legged danger of Japanese domination has
always been a stock argument with some
of the overzealous friends of annexation,
but it has been repeatedly refuted, and its
repetition nov can serge no good purpose.
Japanese immigration in Hawaii involves
no other question than that of demand and
supply. AS quickly as the demand for
Japanese labor in Hawaii ceases Japanese
immigration will end. The statistics of
the immigration itself show that this rs the
case. Whether annexation succeeds or
fails, the Hawaiian government has it in
lis own power to guard against any posi-
Bile danger of Japanese domination. The
immigration treaty is revocable upon six
months notice, and any part of the general
treaty which impinges upon Hawaiian in
terests can be modified by negotiations con-
Quoted in the ordinary manner. All that
Japan asks fer herself and for her people
in Hawaii is that rights lawfully acquired
and hitherto enjoyed without cavl shall
not be arbitrarily withdrawn She has no
purpose of dominating Hawaii, and since
the facts clearly indicate that the presence
of Japanese laborers in the islands in
greater or smaller numbers is something
which depends entirely upon natural
causes, notably upon the volition of Ha-
waiian employers themselves, her friends
feel that they are justified in strongly de-
precatlng the irritating repetition of this
discredited argument about the danger OF
JapaneSe domination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Txpos Amend Constitution.

The meeting yesterday of Columbia Typo
graphical Union was occupied with the con-
sideration of proposed amendments to the
constitution in reference to the election of
officers. The only amendment adopted,
however, was that when a vacancy occurs
in the Office of president three months be-
fore the annual election. the election will
be held as already provided. but in the
event of the vacancy occurring less than
three months before the annual election
the vacancy must be filled at the next reg
ular meeting of the -union."
When vacancies occur in the case of dele
gates to other bodies the president Is en-
powered to fill any that may occur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Music for Christmas.

If you want to give your friends a mu-
steal Christmas there is no place that your
desires can be more fully gratified than by
visiting the music store of John F. Ellis &
Co., 937 Pennsylvania avenue. This enter
prising firm has made a specially of the
celebrated Washburn mandolins and gui-
tarS for Christmas, and in order that they
may come within the reach of everybody,
they have been reduced in price 3; Is per
cent. OF course if you want larger in
strument you can get the celebrated Chick
ering piano. of which this firm also makes
a specially and is offering inducements for
Christmas purchasers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
BILLS REFERRED.
Local Measures in Hands of the COM
missfOners.

Local Measures in Hands of the COM
missfOners.
The following bills introduced in the
House of Representatives and referred to
the District cammittee have been referred
by the committee to the District Commits
sioners for examination and report:
No. 475S. Authorizing a special election
to be held by the citizens Of the District
of Columbia to determine whether the
present municipal government shall con-
tinue or whether there shall be establish
ed in it's place u representative form of
government.
No. SIG. To repeal the highway extern
sion act of March 2. 1893. as amended by
the act of January 26, 1896, and to pro-
vide for the extension of certain streets
and avenues, and for other purposes.
No 5i4T. To incorporate the Washington
and Annapolis Railway Company.
No. 51i9. To amend the charter of the
Capital Railway Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Articles Of incorporation Filed.

The Supreme Chapter. Order Of the
Eastern Star Of North America, has been
Incorporated by articles filed with the re-
ccrder of deeds by d. F. Seville, Rev. Peter
Lucas. Solomon Haskins. A. E. Garrett,
S. A. Robinson, F. A jackson and Lydia
Wood.
Articles amending the Incorporation of
the Fifth Baptist Church. so as to change
the name to The Vermont Avenue Bap-
list Church." We're also filed this after
noon. The trustees named are William j.
Tyler, Edward Taylor and James Lang
horn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Slippers for Christmas.

At the Family Shoe Store, 80 9TH street.
the Christmas shopper finds delight in the
many pretty slippers that are displayed for
both men and women. There are pretty
house slippers, as well as handsome opera
slippers, and all of them would make the
heart of the recipient glad on Christmas
morning This firm is making a speciality
of the DR. Janon Hygienic Shoe, for
which they are the sole representatives in
Washington. Rubber boots and shoes for
the little ones they set forth as especially
useful Christmas presents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Re,noid. Post Entertainments

large audience was pleas:ngly enter
tanned at the large Grand Army Hall Fri
day evening with vocal and instrumental
music, Rotations and fancy dancing, I'M
der the auspices of John F. Reynolds Post,
No. 6. NJ. M. Lewis, director. The recita-
tons by Misses Penfield. Freedman and
Brennan, plantation sketches by Little
Elsie North, dancing by Misses Ferguson,
Mccoy and Hayes, and music by the Burke
Family, were special features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Open Until 10 pm.
Don't W. ait
Till the Last
Minute.

The prettlest things sell first,
and even our enormous stock
OF giveable goods will be taxed
to the utmost to meet this
weeks demands upon it. You
need not bother about the
money. because your credits
good.
RECEPTION CHAIRS
In gilt and mahogany. white,
pink and blue enamel; plain
or upholstered seats-irom
81 so up.
PARLOR CHAIRS-In all
styles and shapes; fine polished
mahogany. elegantly uphol-
stered-from S. up.
ROCKERS - Fully $50
styles; saddle. cobbler and up
holstered; all woods-irom
SOC. Tip.
DESkS-In oak, nahog-
any finish, solid mahogany,
curly birch and bird's-eye
maple-from 81 up.
CHINA CLOSETS - In
fine polished quartered oak
from SIS up.
Lansburgh
Furniture Co.,
1926 F St. N. w.
d2o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
A Girls Bravery.

By her recence of mind, Miss Nellie
Scheckells. daughter of Mr.. John Scheckells,
3214 Brown street, Mount Pleasant and her
sister were saved from death yesterday
A horse attached to a buggy in which the
two girls were temporarily left alone be-
came frightened and dashed down 14th
street. When Rhode Island avenue was
reached Miss Nellie dexterously gave the
lines a pull and brought the animal to q
standstill The girls then leaped from the
vehicle and spectators took charge Of the
horse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
Sustain Serious Injuries.

There was a runaway accident Saturday
afternoon on Pennsylvania avenue near 7th
street, which resulted in injuries to Mr..
Hawkins of 1424 Rhode Island avenue and
John Gray Of No. SIS 11th street southeast.
The former had an arm and leg fractured.
while the latter was injured about the
body. They were taken to the Emergency
Hospital. d. P. Mccarthy owned the rum
away team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20

II tried bottle Of Salvation Oil won I'd
and was cured within sevefal days. l never had
such good remedy Us Salvation Oil In my hands
Ma ]. G. Duncan, Lexington, Mo-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20

y course of literary lectures is being con
Quoted at the Holy Cross Academy by DIR
NJ +. Egan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20

White Rock Ozonate
Lithia, the wonderful. Effer-
vescent, brilliant, delicious
as table water, and a rec
ognized remedy for rheu-
matte and stomach troubles.
So say the doctors.
N. w. Burchell, Sole Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20

New York business occasion
ally Rpan Tbue digestion one morning
recently with violent headacheof he
considered dose of caome and bed impossible
owing to the business of that
the hour
at his Office his happened
Iabules that he his a
the Tabuls
day half hour later he realized his
and that he his usual health
He Immediately the
experience with suggestion
That
cash c nothing of the discomfort he escaped
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-02
BE GooD-NATuRED.

The condition of feeling in regard to
politics among the people of this state
has been n standing theme of regret
full comment for several years. Upon
this subject a remarkable and unac-
countable supersensitveness Is mani
tested by many persons. They cannot
even converse about it without mani
Testing a good deal of personal feeling,
and any criticism uttered in their
presence, upon their party, It's plat
form, or its candidates, provokes an
angry reJonder. Feuds between
neighbors. and even between members
of the same family, are created, and
a great deal OF harm and unhapplness
result.
Now this is all wrong. Such con-
dltion of feeling should not exist.
Every individual In the community
should exert an influence against it,
and the most effectual way OF totally
banishinR It is for every man and wo-
man TO see to It that he and she pre-
serve imperturbable good nature,
refralning from remarks and criticisms
that can possibly give onense, while
firmly refusing to take unpleasant ex-
oeption to anything any other person
may say. If no person takes olfense, no
one will be offended. one great cause
of the prevalence of il-feellng is the
proneness Of individuals to take UNI
bragg at remarks made from innocent
motives, and 10 give them a signili-
canoe not intended by their author.
M. Ia I,n Lot