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The evening times., 1897-02-20
THE O'REILLY MEMORIAL.
The Presentation Made by Mr..
Dukelow.

The tablet commemorating the dedica-
ton OF the John Boyle O Reilly memorial
services, which took place in Boston, Mass (,
in June, 1896, and which was presented
to the Catholic University OF America by
Mr. A Shuman, OF Boston, was formally
accepted yesterday afternoon by the Rev.
Father Thomas J. Conaty, rector OF the
university, in behalf Of the faculty.
The exercises were held in the assembly
room Of Mcmahon Hall in the presence OF
the faculty and students of the university,
the students of the affiliated colleges and
a large number OF visitors from Washing
ton.
DR. Conaty introduced Mr.. Charles T.
Dukeiow, who made the presentation on
behalf OF MI. Shuman.
Before the presentation, Mr.. Dukelow
made a short address, in which he paid n
tribute to the poet.
Mr. Dukelow lifted the veil which COW
cred the tablet, and as he did so, there
was an outburst OF applause.
A similar address was made by a"Boston
boy" Congressman Fitzgerald.
DR.. Conaty accepted the gift in the name
of the Catholic University OF America, paid
a tribute to the subject OF the memorial
tablet.
The tablet will be placed in the library
in Mcmahon Hall, alongside of the bronze
bust. which has been recently removed from
Divinity Hall to its place in the new
building
The evening times., 1897-02-20
CADETS AT THE 1sAuGU RATION
The Efforts Being Made TO Bring
Them Here,

Afterthe name OF the Virginia village, near
which the civil war was ended, had heen
changed from Appomattox to Surrender.
a certain citizen of Washington determined
that the cid historic name should be re-
stored. Accordingly, he introduced
resolution at a meeting of Encampment
No. 90, Union Veteran Legion, OF this
city, the last clause of which was an ap-
peal to the editors OF the country to aid in
sponded enthu siastically, sharply, and
in less than week after the appeal was
made Apponattox was AppomattoX again.
The good work could not have been ac-
conplishel without the assistance of the
press associations, which telegraphed the
resolutions to the four corners OF Amer
lea, and into every city, town, hamlet,
and village thereof.
The gentleman at the head of that move
ment has led the effort to have the United
States Military and Naval Cadets brought
to Washington by Congressional action
There has been so much opposition and
delay in the military committees in report
ing upon the proposition that another ap'
peal to the press associations to send over
the wires something like this, Will be
made and the editors of the country again
asked TO press their opinions as to the
propriety of allowing the people of America
of seeing the future officers of their army
and navy, and to request the President TO
order them here.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
The Weather Today
A Negro Net Gain.

Old stock accusations against the South,
attempting to show that the states Of that
section are less willing To accord to the
solored element the credit and participa-
aon in public affairs which its advance
ment may have entitleditto. are now likely
70 pass into a state OF desuetude.
Itis announced from North Carolina that.
hereafter. negroes are exclusively 10 man.
age the public institutions of that common
wealth devoted to the benefit OF Their
race. These include the Negro Asylum for
the Insane, the Institution for the Negro
Bind and Deaf Mutes, the Negro Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College. and the
normal schools for the same race. 1t has
been demonstrated that the places Of su-
perntenGents, instructors, stewards, book
Keepers. storekeepers, physicians and the
like. can be efficiently filled by colored
graduates OF the Shaw University at
Raleigh. and other general and technical in
etitutions i'm the South, and the best ele-
Uleits OF Nttln NdI'litlu X tplNcthNNNA ~ W
ucarional. scientific and professional cir
oles are said to indorse and promote the
change Of policy.
The North Carolina dispatch which fur
pishes this information states that North
Carolina will be the first State thus 70
recognize the advancement Of the negro,
and that the insane asylum at Goldsboro
will be the only institution Of The kind
In tine world where several hundred de
mentcd people are under the eXclusiveman
agemcnt Of a negro superintendent and
corps Of negro physicians. With pardonable
local pride t9e dispatch also asserts that
'.it is a fact which has for years been rec
oCnized that the negroes OF North Carolina
are far ahead Of those OF any other State
IN Intellectual and industrial advancement.
As natural sequence there is less race
trouble in this state than elsewhere in the
South
The evening times., 1897-02-20

fraternity, the brotherhood of fellow
knights, devotion to principle, and earnest
ness OF purpose in promoting the welfare
OF feIlow-members form the firm founda-
tion upon which the order has built up its
success during the years which have passed
since its organization.
The meeting last night was parucpatei
in by many prominent Pythians, and q
number of able addresses Were delivered
before the throng of Knights. and friends
OF the order, who packed cry nook ana
corner OF the hall.
The program was rendered H. nonor or
the visit Of Supreme Chancellor Philip
T. Colgrove, as well as comInemor- tive
of the thirt y-third anniversary of he
order, and Mr. ColgrOye occupied the
center Of the stage, surrounded Icy the
officers OF the grand lodge, the supreme
representatives, and local officials. Upon
the stage were: Supreme Chancellor p.
T. Colgrove, Grand Chancellor j. X. Man
gum, Grand Vice Chancellor K. G. Crupper,
Supreme Repre- esentatives J. b. COnnor,
and Richard GoOdhart, Grand Keeper or
Records and Seals George W. Bauman,
Supreme outer Guard J. W. Thompson,
Hon. J. E Watson, Rev. c. L. Pate,
and Mr.. John Frank.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
A Dime ShaIne.

With moistened eye we take our pen
mcnloriam of the free drug store tele-
phone The moisture is produced out or
sympathy for a large and eStimable class
of our ow-citizens who VIII be put
TO vast inconvenience hy a change Of
system which the soulless telephone com
panv is about to inaugurate In the
past the practi ce of apothecaries in
generally mai ntaining a fiTst-Class and
expensive instrument for the sole use
and benefit Of the neighborhood, has
amounted to an important mercantile, pro-
fessional and domestic economy. 1t IS
even possible that office rents may have
come to be lit lie higher in the immediate
vicinity OF eligible drug stores, and GER
tainly for some kinds Of business, like
real estate, law and such things, offices
in such vicinity have been unusually de-
sirable Housekeepers, too, have been much
benefited in their ability to do their
marketing and other shopping at the tele-
phonic cost of the adjacent pill COM
FOUNDER They Will do so no more
Apothccaries, themselves, hereafter viii
have to drop dime in the slot
when they desire news Of tine daily base
bali score, or seek to make an appoint
nent with view to future pleasure or
profit after the store closes.
A hard-heartcd corporation makes but
one concessi on. If the citizen hath a
cranp or has committed suicide, he may
step into the palace OF any druggist and
call physician upon a basis strictly
gratutous. Otherwise, the decree has gone
forth: No dime, no talk" In how many
ways are we daily and pitileSsly reminded
that this is no longer free country.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
HOPKINS DEFEATED HUNTOON.
The New Department Commander of
the Grand Army.

The election of officers for the Depart
ment Of the Potomac, Il. A. r., was held
last night in Grand Army Hall.
Interest chiefly centered in the contest
for commander. 1t was known that 1t
would be very close between DR.. a. J.
Hunton and Comrade T. S. Hopkins, and
the element of uncertainty which sur
rounded the result greatly increased the
zeal and eloquence with which their re-
spective claims were urged. The forecastof
the shrewd politicians among the comrades
indicated the election Of Hopkins and the
issue did credit to their discernment. Dr.
Hunton was beaten out by the narrow
margin of twelve votes, Hopkins receiy-
ing So to his II.
Dr. j. F Ramb was elected senior
vice commander by acclamation, there
being no opposing candidate.
The election for Junior vice commander
was even more ex citing than the contest
for commander. Comrade j. E. McCabe
and CoInrade E. J Sweet were the op-
posing candidates. McCabe received 20
votes, Sweet 10, and there were three
scattering votes.
DR.. c. v Pettis was elected medical
director by a large majority over Dr.
H. NJ Bennett, and W. II. Black was
elected chaplain over Rev. j. II. Brad
ford.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
THE PYTHIANS' CELEBRATION.
Merry-Making Over the Orders
Thirty-third Anniversary.

The thirty-third anniversary of the order
of the Knights of Pythias, which was cele-
brated here yesterday afternoon and night
with appropriate exercises opened aus
picious!y in the afternoon, when. headed
by drum corps, the long column of
plumed and uniformed knights formed at
the corner Of Eighth and F streets for the
anniversary parade.
Many hundreds lined the curbstones and
admired the appearance of the disciples of
Damon and Pythias, as the ranks mount
ed, on foot, and in carriages, followed the
line of march, along Seventh to X. out K
to Fifteenth, Fifteenth to Pennsylvania
avenue to the Peace Monument, and back
to the armory, where @ collation. was ten
dered the local and visiting knights.
Col. Harry Coggns, Major j +. Mangum
and Major B. w. Bebee commanded the
First Regiment and the First and Sec ond
Battal.ons, respectively, assisted by an able
corps of officers, composed of Adjt. Nj.
Hoyberger Of the First Regiment, Battalion
Adit Wallace Ikirhmel and Lieut.. Col.
Lemuel Fugtt Under command Of these
gentlemen were tile following companies
that formed the parade No /, Capt. Ed
ward Noltz; Nelson, No. 2 Capt. j. II. M:lls;
Columbia, No. 8, Capt. w G. Lownde;
Herm'one, No. ~, Capt. L. II. Gladman;
Concordia, No. i5, Capt. II. ]. Lauhack;
Franklin, No s., Capt. s. W. Dillingham;;
Caldwell, No 4 Capt T. II Landon; Un:cn,
No 8, Capt. j. C. Vest; Arlington Cavalry,
No. o, Capt. c. NJ. Smithscn; Patinore
Council No. 1.
Thirty-three years ago the order was
organized at Temperance Hall in this city
It's founder was Mr.. j. II. Ratbhore, a
clerk in the War Department. Fellowship,
The evening times., 1897-02-20
THEY RAN AFTER THE TIMES.
The Excitement Newsboy Caused
in the Treasury Department.

Il ne fNcIteI1pnl NeWSDOy SduStu
In the Treasury Department.
There was CONSERVATION in the Treas
ury Department last Tuesday morning. AT
no time since the presence OF Gen. Coxey's
gallant tribe In the District has so much
fear been felt by the small army Of clerks
and officials 1t is true that the fear was
but momentary, out it was at tension fit
to kill while it did exist.
II all started when a little boy with
something under his arms was seen TO
mount the stairway between the first and
second stories at the west end of the build
ing. Closely In his trail was a watchman.
It required no guessing 10 see that the boy
was being pursued. The boy lodged The
watChman was hardly so active and the
bow gained He started down the long
corridor on q, ctTetch his abridged legs
Were not in the same class with those of
his pursuer. Again he lodged. He was
successful and soon found himself again
at the stairs.
All OF these movements had not been un-
noticed When the lad reached the stairs
this time IL was too late TO dodge. He
mounted the steps aud reached the second
floor The fiftS purSuers with the watch
man in the midst did the same. Then
began a race down the corridor. Door
after door poured forth a living stream
into the living current. SurInises came fast
even faster than the Toy and the crowd
ran. "-
stop thief some one cried. and a
score echoed the sound
What's he done?'' came from half a
hundred breathless mouths.
Hes looted the vaults"
Hes got money bag under his arm. -
Its boy with diphtheria.'
Hes got Mr.. CarHsle's views on
finance"
These were some of the hurried replies
given to the question
Still the boy ran. Heads continued to
fly out of doors and feet and moving legs
followed them. The excitement became
so great that there We're cases where
discretion superseded valor and the oc-
cupants of the rooms barred the doors
and looked over the tTansoms. There
were fully 200 in the train when the boy
turned the corner at the east end of the
corridor Here someone tripped him and
he came down with bawl The watch
ma was upon him the next second. He
lifted him up and took the bundle from
under his arm.
He was a newsboy and his bundle was
a pack OF The Times.
II have warned you newsboys to keep
out of the building" said the watchman
as he started to lead the lad away.
well. we've run this hard after the
news so we'd better buy it," said a
ioliy-faced boy chaser. The suggestion
took. When the watchman elected the lad
from the building a short time later he
had disposed of every paper.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
PRESENTED WITH A FLAG.
A Handsome Banner Given the Col
ored High School Cadets.

The presentation OF flag to the cadets
Of the colored high school last evening a {
Center Market Hall by the Soldiers and
Sailors National Beneficial Union was
witnessed by an immense assembage, con-
slsting of the friends and parents of The
cadets and members of the union.
The Commissioners and the members OF
the board of public school trustees had
been invited, but did not attend. Their
absence was pointedly referred to by
Major Charles b. Fisher in his intreduc'
tory remarks.
Had you been white boys" he said
to the cadets, who were lined up in front
of the platform, every trustee and Com
missioner would have been here with
bands of music"
The flag, which is a handsome sllken
banner, is 3 1-2 feet by z feet in size.
and is intended for use in the parades
on washington's birthday and in the in
auguration Of President Mckinley.
The meeting was called TO order by MI
James w. Butche, president of the s. and
s. B. U.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
NEW THEATER BILLS

One OF the social as well as theatrical
events OF the current season in Washing
ton Will he inaugurated at the New Ma
tional Theater tomorrow afternoon, when
Miss Anna Held, the French cafe chanteuse,
accompanied by Evans and HOey, viii
make their first joint appearance in Charles
II Hoyt's most successful skit, "A ParlOr
Match" Miss Held speaks q number Of
languages and after she has been material
lied from the old familiar spiTitualistic
cabinet in the second act OF the farce, she
will sing a song of all nations, arranged
for her by William Potter Brown, en-
bracing "The Marseilles," The Watch
on the Rhine" and The Star Spangied
Banner" Each will be sung in its native
tongue and in the finale the entire com
pany will participate, the thirty odd MEM
bers bearing the tri-cOlor OF France, and
the Stars and Stripes OF the United states.
This will be Miss Held's only appearance
In Washington during the present year,
and revival OF "A ParloT Match by Man
ager Ziegfeld will be given with the same
scenery and costumes, and with the same
excellent company that characterized its
long run at the Herald Square Theater, in
New York.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
DWELLINGS FOR THE POOR
A Mass Meeting Tonight to Con-
slider This Question.
The Proposition to Erect Such
Houses Has Met With Hearty
Approval.

Arrangements for the mass meeting To
be held this evening at Foundry NJ. E.
Church, under the auspices of the Central
Relief Committee, Civic Center and the
Board of Trade ,1hae been accepted. The
program mas been prepared by Surg. Gen.
sternberg. chairman of the special commit
tee, having in Charge the investigation Of
the sanitary condition OF the streets and al
leys, and the housing of the poor, and MI.
George S. WILSON, secretary of the Associat-
ed Charities.
The meeting will be presided over by Mr.
Justice Brewer, of the United States su.
prcme Court. The exercises will be opened
with prayer by Rev, Wallace Radcliffe, ID.
D.. after which the first address of the
evening will be made by Dr. Elgin r. S.
Gould, formerly of the Department of La
Dor, and at present superintendent of the
Sanitary Improvement Company of New
York
Addresses win also he made by ;he
following: Rev. S. NJ. Newman, u. D.,
representing the Civic Center; Bishop Sat
terlee, representing the central relief com
nittee; John JOY Edison, representing the
Board OF Trade, and Surgeon General
Sternberg. representing the proposed San
itary Improvement Company.
The officers of the meeting are as
follows: President, Mr.. Justice Brewer.
honorary vice presidents, Mr. Justice
Brown, Mr.. Justice Harlan; Hon. Car
roll ID. Wright, Commissioner of Labor;
Hon. John w. Ross, District CommIssi Iner;
Hon. George Truesdell, District Commits
sioner Rev. j. Havens Richards s. -
Hon Joseph W. BabcOck, NJ. c.; DR.. VII
liam C. Woodward, health officer ID. C.:
Hon Gardiner g. Hubbard, Mr.. Stilson
Hutchins; Mr.. S. w. Woodward, preSi-
dent Board of Trade: Justice C. e. Cole,
president central relief committee; Rev.
S. NJ. Newman, D D., representing Civic
Center; Rev. B. L. Whitman, ID. D.. presi-
dent of the Associated Charities, and DR..
S. C. Busey, president Medical Society
The object OF the meeting is to consider
the matter of providing comfortable dwell
ings for the poor of the city, and also TO
discuss the proposition Of organizing
stock company TO erect the necessary
buildings for the purpose The plans for
the organization of such u company have
been submitted to a great many interested
in phanthropic enterprises, and sever Al
enthusiastic promoters OF the scheme have
suhscu bed liberally to the pro ject-
The evening times., 1897-02-20
THE DINNER TO MIR. BRYAN.
Mr.. Mclean Says 1t viii Have No
Political Significance.

1t is said that the dinner which Mr.. John
R. Mclean will tender Hon. William Jen-
nngs Bryan on the occasion of his ap-
preaching visit to this city, on Wednesday
evening next, Will have no political sig
nificarce. Mr.. Mclean, when questioned
by Times reporter today, in regard to
the affair, said:
When IhcardthatMr Bryan was coming
to the city, wrote him letter asking him
if he ould be my guest at dinner. The
invitation was one that l would have ex-
tended 10 any other friend of mine who
was coming to the city as visitor.
81 have invited a number of the late
Democratic candidates friends, from both
parties, to meet him. The dinner, how
ever, viii not be Of any political import
The evening times., 1897-02-20
ast and at moderately remunerative

past and at moderately remunerative
rates"
1t is observable that this piece OF cold
business argument is by no means salts
factory 20 tariff organs which have con-
sidered it, Generally they try to pre-
sent it, il at all, as a remarkable
illustration OF growth fostered and made
complete and inyincible 10y the blessings
of prohibited competition Even if that
position were a correct one, il does not
seem to follow that we should go on pill
ing up protection for a wide range of in
dustries no longer claiming to need it,
and mere especially when that policy must
surely result in losing revenue which
we want, ana pilng up the unearned and
undersigned profits OF few petted cor
porate enterprises which certainly we do
not want.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
Tnprotected screws.

If any of our esteemed contemporaries
who still adhere 70 the moss-grown theory
of protection for our struggling and in
fant industries can derive any comfort
from a contemplation OF the alarming con-
duions TO which the great Yankee screw
interest has come, they are heartily wei
come to all they are likely TO find. The
typical concern engaged in the industry,
the American Screw Company, recently
held its annual meeting at Providence, and
the shareholders listened To a report from
its president and board of directors, TO
which we politely call the attention OF
our friends Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. Among other matters of a bust
ness nature, the report discussed the ques-
tion Of protection as follows:
1--WE have gotten beyond the necessity FOR
high tariff; pools have proven TO be of
no permanent advantage Go u.s. We have TO
adapt ourselves to new methods OF manu-
facture and new conditions requiring ad
1ustment which only time can accomplish,
but are hopeful that with reviving conf
dence in general business and "A larger de-
mand for our productive greater because
pf enforced economies of late-by this time
next year We may inform you OF q more
prosperous business and larger employ
ment of our plant than for many years
The evening times., 1897-02-20

French BAH" The transformation which
takes place at the rise Of the curtain de-
picts Morning, Noon and Night The
last scene which is brought to view is
called 'The Electrical Palace OF cupid,
and is said TO be a fine stage picture.
The first part is said to be mirthful, mu-
Sical and artistic, and To abound in novel
ideas and graceful dances. The hOnors are
carried off by Fannie Everett, the star OF
the organization, and Carrie Fulton, whose
rendition of negro melodies has proclaimed
her lasting favorite. They are supported
by a corps of shapely aTtistsin most Tavish-
ing costumes.
In the oIiO there is series OF living
pictures The OliO also includes Nellie
Waters, Fulton and Morley, Ollie Ather-
ton and Sophie ErbS, Tom Nolan, Lillian
MeIborn and Oracle and Reynolds. The
closing burlesque, The Sporty Dutch
s." was written by Frank DumOnt and
John stromberg. and abOunds in spicy
dialogue.
The evening times., 1897-02-20
4 PoTTER'S FIELD CREMATORY.
Mr.. Hammett strongly Advocated 1t
Before the senate Committee.

The effort to have an appropriations made
by the present Congress for the cOnStTuc-
ton of a crematory in the pottcrs field
for the crem alton of the bodies that
would otherwise be buried at public eX-
pepse. received a strong Endorsement
Yesterday before the Senate Committee on
appropriations. An argumentin favor of an
aunropriation was made by Coroner Ham
NETT. who said, among other things, that
such a provision had become an actual ne
cessity. He referred TO the fact that the
ground in potter field had accommodated
as many interments as it is possible to
provide for without prejudice to the public
health.
II is not proposed, he said. to make the
requirement for cremation arbitrary. On
the contrary, if any dead body shall be
claimed by friends for burial, no obJec-
ton will be made, provided the 1nteTment
can take place elsewhere, but that where
ro other nrovision can bc made, the remains
of paupers should be cTemated, ana IL is
for this purpose, as a means OF puDic
safety, that the erection OF a cIematory
is desired.
IT is understood there VIII be other
influences brought to bear upon the senate
for the insertion of an item in the ap-
propriation bill for that purpose, anu tnat
the Commissioners and the health of1lcer
will t,e a sked O add Something to what they
have already said in behalf OF the expenui-
ture.
The condition of the potters flelu mas
been severaltimes adverted to IN The Illnes'
and the arguments presented by the oIIl-
GERS for the SanitaTium and for RECEIVING
vault. as well, have been TehearSed
The evening times., 1897-02-20
Mr.. Chambers Position.
tFrom the New York Evening Post }

The international conference bill is
Chambers, and he makes it clear that
he means in every way possible to break
down the standard of value. He is OBJ
yiously for Bryan and free silver in 800.
Representatives are showing themselves
much more sensitive to public and party
opinion in this matter than the sleepy
Senators The latter simply rub their
eyes after an election and go maundering
on as before