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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
HUlDEKopER OUT OF THE FIELD.
Would Not Accept the Philadelphi
POatma n eruIin.

Would Not Accept the Philadelphia
POstmastership.
Gen. Henry 8. Huidekoper, former post
master at Philadelphia called on First
Assistant Postmaster General Heath thif
morning. The visit was ipteresting from
the fact that Gen. Huidekoper has been
prominently mentioned to succeed Post.
master Carr of the Quaker city. It was
thought that the general stood an excel.
lent chance of getting the place. He stated
to Mr.. Heath, however, that he would moi
accept the position II It were rendered
him. He was appointed postmaster by
President Hayes in 1880 and reappointed
by President Arthur in 1885. Postmaste,
Carr was appointed by President Cleveland
May 3. 1898. SO that his four years term
Of office has already expired He was
confirmed by the Senate September 8, 1893
10 that his commission does not end until
nearly two months. Thefe haS been a live.
ly scramble for the place
Gen. Huidekoper has just returned from
q trip to the Warm Springs, Va, where he
has been. on account OF his health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
GRANTED MEDALS OF HONOR.
Two Soldiers Who Distinguishe q d
Themselves by Gallant Deeds.

Jean ]. Beaufort of 1875 4th street south
west. this city. has been awarded a con-
gressional medal Of honor by the secre-
tary of Wsr for distinguished services in
action at Port Hudson. La. in May, 1863.
Beaufort. who was then a corporal in Com
pany A, I'd Louisiana. voluntarily went
within the enemy's liz es and at the head of
a party Of eight destroyed signal station,
thereby greatly aiding in the subsequent
operations against Port Hudson.
A medal CT honor has also been awarded
to Benjamin H. Child of Providence, r. L.
for distinguished services in action at the
battle Of Antietam. Nd, September IL, 1862.
he was then a sergeant of Battery A.
Rhode Island Light Artillery. After hav-
ing been removed from the field wounded.
he returned to his battery and remained
In command Of his piece until the close of
the battle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
ROMANCE OF C. E. CONVENTION.
Fair Delegate From Kentucky Meets
and Marrics an Old Lover

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1a-A romantic
incident connected with the recent Chris
tan Endeavor convention in this city de-
veloped today, when Miss Mary B. Davis
CT Louisville, KY, was welded to Geo C.
King Of this city at the Palace Hotel In
the presence of a few mutual friends most
Of whom were members Of the Kentucky
delegation.
King was formerly a clerk In the en-
ploy Of the uncles of his bride, and was
sent out here as their agent, after Miss
Davis p; rents had discouraged his suit.
Mr.. King lad not seen the young lady
for six years, when she surprised him by
meeting him at the convention. While there
had been 10 understanding between the
young couple prior to their meeting no
time was wasted after their reunion for
after making up their minds they prompt
ly completed arrangements for the wedding
which has just been celebrated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
YOUNG BAGrIsTs, CONVENTION.
Prominent Leaders Of the Churcl
Present ut ChattanOoxn.

esss w O"uttuuOORN.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. July l5.-The
seventh international convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of America
began in this city this morning. with about
1900 delegates and some Of the most prom
inent Baptist leaders in the country pres
ent. The weather is cool and pleasant.
and everything points to one Of the meet
successful meetings ever held by the union.
Among the most prominent leaders pres
cnt are President John r. Chapman Of
Chicago. Vice President Rev. c. Z. Sea-
hawo, Ont: c. r. Wigley of Lincoln. Neh !.
Secretary e. E. Chivers OF Chicago, Treas.
ure- Frank Moody of Milwaukee, wis. !:
Rev. e. w. Hunt of Toledo, Ohio chair man
Of the board Of managers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
THE STAR pY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them TO any address In the United
States or Canada. by ordering Il at
this Office. In person or by letter.
Terms: IL cents per week; Is cents
for two weeks. or so cents per
month. Invariably IN advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well as the
rew one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
More West Point Cadet,

The following appointments as cadets at
the United States Military Academy have
been announced: Wade H. Carpenter, An
derson, s. c.. with P. N. Calhoun, Clemson
College. s. c.. as alternate; Andrew r. Hun
Edgewood, Tenn, alternate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15

Annapolis to Go In Commisston.
Orders have been issued to put the gum
boat Annapolis in commission ut New
York on the 10th instant. Commander J.
]. Hunker will be her first commander.
She will probably be temporarily attached
to the North Atlantic squadron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
e. C. Winston On Hawaii.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

RICHMOND. Va, July 15.-Mr e. C.
Winston. formerly of this city. but for
nineteen years q prominent sugar mer.
chant and real estate dealer OF Honolulu
arrived here from the latter place yester-
day He is heartily in favor OF annexation,
and says Senator Daniel and those opposed
to the scheme are ignorant Of the wealth
and future Of the Hawaiian country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15

The State Department today transmitted
to Congress a copy Of the note from the
minister of Norway and Sweden, inviting
the Cnited States goyer1ment to partici-
pate in the internatioaaf fisheries exposi-
ton to be held at Bergens Norway. May l6
to September 90 1893. With recommends
ton that an appropriation be made for this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15

The Secretary OF War today transmitted
to the House favorable report on the ex-
animation Of Humboldt harbor. California,
which the report Of the engineers considers
~ orthy OF Improvement by the United
States."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15

Falls Church Company Wants to Ex
tend Its Line.

Secretary Alger gave a hearing today to
the officers of the Falls Church Electric
RAILROAD Company IN support of their ap-
plication for the use Of a portion of tho
government reservation at Arlington in
extending their line from the cemetery
gate to the EPISCOPAL High School near
Alexandria The Secretary granted them
permission to cross the reservation In n
line near the new barracks. but suspended
the authority until he shall have had an
opportunity TO visit the scene and make
a personal inspection Of the proposed route
He will drive over there tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
SHY OF DE ARMITT-s PLAN
many Operators Reported Willing In
Pay 6D-Ceut Ratc

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July I5.-Cleveland
operators regard De Armitis true uni
lormity plan as scheme to delay the set
tlement OF the strike.
Will gladly sign the true uniformity
agreement" said AFR. Thomas Young. but
L Will not spend one hours time promoting
II. III DE Armitt means the Pittsburg dis
rict proper l. think % per cent of the op-
orators will agree to it. But n he pronoses
10 include the operators on the Pennsyl-
: vania lines east of Pittsburg his true uni
formity. scheme will fail"
-' MI. young says that a great many op-
orators are willing to pay the 6,-cent rate
DISCUSS INIEnRM Ss.auE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
INVESTIGATING MINERS WAGES.
PRESIDENT Rntchford Reports some
Which Were Very Low

COLUMBUS. Ohio. July l5.-President
Ratchford has mailed personal requests to
miners throughout the country asking for
statements regarding the wages they re-
ceived for publication for the benefit of the
public Thirty-nine miners in the Sunday
Geek valley have been heard from Since
early In the spring the wages of these
men Tor each two weeks has averaged 81 "a
each. The total earnings was S2s3as. and
ior the same period their Indebtedness 10
.he perators Tor rent, provisions mining
material, etc, aggregated sGlu ~ ie,y ing
me miners in debt to their employers in
the sum of $3967I
PRESIDENT Ratchfcrd says this is a fair
sample OF the condition of the miners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
Governnaent Reccipts.

Government receipts from customs, s523.-
O02: internal revenue. s947.l71: miscellan-
eous, $A18 12l. National bank notes receiy
ed today for redemption, sS90, 0,OO5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
Pennington Company, Near Grafton,
West Virginia, Stops Work.
FURNISHED COAL FOR B. & 0. R. R.
Other Mines Are Busyand Railroads
Are Doing Big Business.
DE ARMITTS PLAN CRITICISED

WHEELING. w. Va. July 15.-The only
change in the mining situation in West
Virginia Is the closing of the mines OF the
Flernington Coal Company. on the Balti-
more and Ohio near Grafton. These mines
get out coal for the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
The Tyrconnell and Bates mines near
remington arc still at work. Several of
the organizers now working in the state
report progress. bat no more mines have
been closed Aside from the Panhandle
mines and Pennington all are busy and the
railroads are overtaxed. In Eastern Ohio
all Is still quiet. orderly and idle.
Mas-iiIon Miners Go Ont,
MASSiLLON. Ohio. July I5-The miners
employed at the Standard mine at Navarro
hate nave joined the strikers The Camp Creek
miners have also gone out
INIESTIf. HuNr xsrN.,n..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15

The report Of the committee on time ant
place Of the next convention was submitted
by the chairman. Gov. Barnes Of Okla.
homa. He announced that Omaha had
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25

There are some entertaining pictures
of life in Washington seventy years ago
in ,Stratford Canning's diary and let
ters. '.Aly predecessor" he writes.
had greatly the advantage over me
in his collection of good stories. 1 re-
cord one of them to serve as a pattern
of the rest. He was Sir Charles Bagot,
a man of very attractive manners, intel
ligent, witty and kind. An American
minister and his wife dining with him
one day, he heard Lady Bagot who
was at some distance, say rather quick
ly: "My dear Mrs. s., what can you
be doing| The salad bowl had been
offered to Mrs. s., and her arm was
lost in it up to the elbow. Her reply
was prompt: Only rollicking for all
onion, my lady,"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25

The late Capt. James OKane, who
recently died at his home near st.
Louis, had been in the naval serv,ca OF
the Uhited States for forty years. He
entered the navy as a midshipman
from Missouri in 1856, and was on the
vessel which brought over the first
Japanese Minister to this country.
When the civil war broke out all of
the officers of his vessel deserted and
entered the Confederate navy except
himself He remained steadfast, how
ever, and was placed in command Of
the frigate Brooklyn. He was wound
ed while running the forts below New
Orleans, and was placed on the retired
list only a few weeks before his death.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25

daughter of James Corrie, and is the faith
er of one son and seven daughters. His
son. e. Stanley Gary. is now junior part
ner in the old firm of James s. Gary 4
Son. Mr.. Gary is 63 years of age.
Col. John J. McCook, New York mem
Der of McKinley's cabinet is the young
est of the famous Fighting McCooks' of
Ohio. Il family which furnished father
and eight sons to the Union army. He
will be - years old in May. He was Il
student at Kenyon College. Ohio. when
the war broke out. He enlisted as a pri-
vAte in the Sixth Ohio Cavalry. He will
sacrifice profits from his law business said
to amount TO $4,000 to $4,000 a year
to enter the cabinet. Col. McCOok is dis
tinctively Il railroad attorney. and was
prominent in the, reorganization of the
AtchisOn. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
He is one of the trustees of Princeton
and an elder of the New York Fifth Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. He was chosen
by the Princeton wing of the Presbytery
TO conduct the prosecution of DR.. Briggs.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25

A new electric locomotive of large
dimensions, calculated to draw trains
of double the weight Of those attached
to ordinary engines at a rate of sixty
two miles an hour, has been tried with
success on the Western Railroad of
France line: The first experiments of
this kind were made in 1898 between
Havre and Beuzeville with an electric
locomotive, which behaved we'll
throughout the trial trip. Owing to the
success of this machine the company's
engineers tconstructed two larger loco
motives, and it is one Of these which
has just ben tested. 1t is fifty-seveu
feet long and of 1850 rse-power. In
spite of their size they wear out the
rails less than ordinary locomotives, as
the weight is distributed on eight axles
instead Of four or five. They are safer
than the others owing to their elastic
character, which enables them to make
curves with security at full speed.
Great things are, in fact, expected from
these ,cOntrivanceS, which, when per-
'fected, will do Ito to lis miles an hour.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25

The plague now raging in some pOr-
ttions of India is thought by many phys
;icans to be identical with the ''black
death" which devastated Europe and
Asia in 134I, ;and at subsequent peri
ods. Ancient writers give graphic de-
scriptions OF the frightful virulence of
this strange malady, its course i'm Italy
being vividly described by Boaeaecio
and Petrarch. LII Venice more than
100000 people died of the disease. aud
lin Cyprus nearly TIE whole popuEatioa
was destroyed. while in Genoa six-seN-
enths of the inhabitants succumbed to
its fearful ravages. AIT Sienna the cree
fion of fhe cathedral was stopped by
the plague. and it has Rever since been
resumed. From Italy the scourge made
its way int France, England GERMANY
and Spain, and is said to have been,
carried into Scandinayia by q ship
which left London in the summer of
1349. The whole Of the crew died of
the plague, and the vessel, after ds.ift-
ing about on the ocean for q long time.
was cast ashore With its grewsome bur-
den at Bergen, and the infection soon
spread all over Norway and Sweden,
Ii fact. scarcely portion Of the known
wOgld escaped the disease, even entire
colonies up In Greenland being oblit-
Grated. and whole tribes o. EsquimapS
were destroyed.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25
luong the old young men of this dec

Auong the. old young men Of this dec
ade Gen. Cassius NJ, Clay, of Kentucky,
is conspicuous. Though he passed his
eighty-sixth birthday last October, he
still has more Higor and go than many
men a quarter of a century younger
than he. Gen. Clay has always been
fighter. He was an abolitiioniSt in
Kentucky as far back as 1852, and no
one could intimidate or induce him to
stop his free and violent denunciation
of an institution which he considered
totally wrong. He printed paper the
presses, of which had to be guarded by
armed men against an offended and
angry mob. In 1861 he went as United
States Minister to Russia, and he has
been generally, credited, and quite right
ly, too, with having done great service
in influencing Russia to stand between
the United States and the threatened
of the European powers to rec
ognize the &Confederacy. Gen. Clay, so
as to show his contempt for the limita-
tions Of age, took to himself, within
the last few years, young girl as his
wife. He lives where he was born, in
County, KY, and was most act
i've in the Heaent political campaign.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25
PHTHIsIS NOT CONTAGIOUS.
Doctors Condemn the Action of th
Nou Vol. TSoa. of

Doctors Condemn the Action of the
New York Board of Health.
The action of the New York Board fo
Health in directing that all cases of con-
sumption be registered and treated like
diphtheria, measles and contagious dis
eases, has aroused the Indignation of New
York physicians generally. They are al
most a unit in their condemnation Of the
action and the opinion of one is practically
that of all.
DR.. Robert Hunter. who has made a
speciality of treating pulmonary diseases
for fifty years. and who says he has treat
ed or observed $4,000 cases. said: 81 can
not find words with which to express my
indignation at the Board of Health for
this foolish action, which will do no good
and more harm than any one can contem
plate. To begin with. consumption is not
communicable disease. History shows
this. There never was case that was
contracted by contact with another case.
The germ is not given off by the person
suffering from the disease, 1t is in the
air.
ut used to be believed that the disease
was hereditary Weak lung tissue runs
in families, and person with weak lungs
of course will succumb more readily to
the disease, as the air he breathes is filed
with the germs of tuberculosis. 1t is but
six years since the existence of the germ
was discovered. and now the Board of
Health proposes TO break up 10000 fami-
lies and isolate that number of individ-
uals to experiment with that of which
they can know but little They say they
intend to isolate the more dangerous
cases only. but who is to decide which
cases are the more dangerous cases? 1t
is simply plan to put away 10000 in
dustrious, ambitious people who are
benefit to society and whose presence in
the community can do no harm They
are to be separated from humanity for
ever. Even those who are permitted to
remain in the community will suffer as
much as those who are isolated.
'Think of the workingman branded as
apest distributor. What can he do? Who
will work beside him? Who will go into.
his store? He cannot ride on the street
cars or go to church. They might just as
we'll isolate persons suffering from ring
worm. If your skin is healthy you can
not have a ringworm on your face. If it
is not healthy the germ of the ringworm
that is everywhere in the air will estab-
lish itself in the skin just as the germ of
consumption will establish itself in the
weak or diseased lung tissue, whether you
are IN sick room or Il pine forest. There
is as much consumption in the country as
in the cities, and persons who never come
in contact with consumptives are as liza
BILE to the disease as are nurses in hos
pitfalls for consumptives.
I'm decreeing consumption contagious,
like smallpox, and decreeing measures
looking to the imprisonment of those af-
fiicted with it in pest houses, the New
York Board of Health inaugurates a war
of determination, not against consump-
ton. but against consumptives, and COM
mits the most far-reaching invasion of
personal liberty ever attempted by any
medical organization since the founda-
tiOD of tho art of rnadicinp -
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has recently adopted new design Of
water scoop, known as a balanced
scoop, by which it is possible to take
ON water while the train is running at
the rate Of sixty or seventy miles an
hour Since 1894 all new passenger
locomotives and fast freight engines
have been designed to include water
scoops, but with the old form of scoop
it was necessary to slow down while
taking water, while with the improved
design no time is thus lost and more
water is taken per hundred feet of
trough. AT seventy miles an hour 1t
is now possible to fill 300-gallon ten
der in nine seconds.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25
Oddities of State Legislature

The tuberculosis law has been suspend
ed in Connecticut.
A bill has been introduced in the Min
nesota House of Representatives making
the Governor and the Governor-elect eli
gible for election to the United States
Senate during the term for which they
have been chosen to the State executive
Office.
There is now in the hands of a commit
tee of the Indiana State Legislature a
bill to compel all proprietary medicine
concerns doing business in the State to
place upon each package a label giving
the formula used in the preparation of the
contents.
The California Legislature is preparing
to relieve Stanford University from tax
alton burdens Up to the present time
California has not made allowance of this
sort and has collected about $50 900 =
year OF the clear income of $50. 900 which
the university has had.
A courageous Indiana legislator has in
troduced bill 70 hold baggage men ro-
sponslble Tor the baggage they smash. He
proposes to fne3 them every time tbev
throw piece ofjbaggage from a car door
to the platform instead Of gently trans
ferring it to a truck only few inches
loWey than tha5 potion Of the Gay.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25

The news that Mr.. McCook and Mr..
Gary had been invited to seats in the
cabinet and had accepted was received,
a Washington correspondent says, by Sen
ators and members of Congress with
many expressions of satisfaction.
James A. Gary is the recognized leader
of the Republican party in Maryland. He
is business man of wealth. a manufac-
turer. and he has never hesitated to give
effort and money to the cause of party. He
has been delegate to every national con-
vention of his party since 1872, and from
1880 to 1896 has represented Maryland
upon the Republican national committee.
In the councils of his party he speaks
with authority and his utterances are
heard with respect. In 1886 Mr.. Gary
was married to Miss Lavina w. Corrie
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-02-25
MOTHERS CONGRESS.
Will Hereafter Meet in Washington
Each Alternate Year Il RESOLUTIONS,

Each Alternate Year II resolutions.
After very successful and enthusiastic
meeting of three days the first mothers
congress finished its work and adjourned
10 meet next year again in Washington.
That will be the general headquarters
of the new organization and the meeting
every other year will take place there.
while in the alternate years it will be held
in some other city to be chosen by the
congress.
Before adjourning long series of res
0lutions were adopted. In these resolu-
tions the mothers indorse the work of the
Universal Peace Union. and second the
suggestion to the mothers. instructors and
citizens of America that lessons of peace
must be first taught by harmony at the
hearth; approve the founding of ma
tional training school for mothers that the
women of America may be taught the
method for making hygienic homes and
for becoming intelligent mothers: promise
to use influence to encourage legislation in
the various States and territories to Sc
cure q kindergarten department in the
public schools; declare it to be their pur
pose TO exclude from their homes those
papers which do not educate or inspire to
noble thought and deed: protest against
all pictures and displays which tend to
degrade men and women or corrupt or
depraye the minds of the young. and all
advertisements which offend decency: pc
tition Congress to raise the age of pro-
lection for girls in the District of Colum-
bia and territories to 1S years at least;
eNhOrt all mothers to a closer walk with
''Our father and mother God. in whose
nurture and ;sdmonition our children must
be brought up if life is ever to be worth
living" express appreciation for the re-
ception accorded to the congress by Mrs.
Cleveland. who stands before the coun-
try as the gracious and beautiful ideal
of motherhood" They say that she in
her life has exempifed the principles for
which this congress- stands.