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Evening star., 1898-11-23
DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
Anacostia Railroad in Hands of New
Management.

AT meeting yesterday of the directors
of the Anacostia Street Railroad Company.
Mr.. z. c. Stevens was elected president of
the company in place OF Mr.. II. A Girls
W Old, resigned. Practically all the old
embers of the board retired, and tier
places were filed by the election of :he
following: F. C. Stevens, H. D. Mirick,
Oscar 7. Crosby, c. a. Leib and Messrs.
Minor and Griswold. The two latter are
the receivers of he road.
This reorganization of the company, as
it may be termed. puts into the directory
the men who recently purchased. practical
~, the entire issue of the first mortgage
bonds and obtained a contrCi -ng interest
in the stock. The road is now in the hands
of receivers, and a case is pending in the
court for an order directing the sale of the
road In this application the receivers. as
well as those who own a controlling inter-
est in the road, unite.
In the event of sale and the purchase
OF the road by those who have recently
acquired control of it, the announced in
tention is to equip it with the underground
electric system,
Evening star., 1898-11-23
OLD RESIDENTS DEAD,
TWO OctOgenarians Pass Away Within
Twcnty-FOur Hours.

The deaths of two octogenarian residents
OF the District of Columbia have been re-
corded within the last twenty-four hours.
This morning Mr.. James B. Baldy, for
many years well-known broker of this
city, passed peacefully away at his resi-
dence, No 9l6. street northwest, in the
eightieth year of his age. The remains
Will be sent to Hillsdale. Mich. his former
nome, where the funeral services will be
held. The body will be conveyed from the
city tomorrow night at 11:J0 O'clock over
tne Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Mr.. James O'Neil. eighty years of age,
died last night shortly after 10 o'clock at
the residence of his son. James ONeil, No.
SlS Is street northeast. The funeral will
take place from the same address Friday
morning, November 25, at $50 o'clock. Re
QUEEN mass will be sung at st. Joseph's
Church, corner of ID and c streets north
east. Mr.. O'Neil was native of County
wexford. Ireland. but for forty-seven years
mad been q resident of Washington.
Evening star., 1898-11-23
GEN. BRECKINRIOGE'S REPORT.
He Compliments Shnfter and LAW ton
for the Santiago Campaign.


for the Santiago Campaign.
There has been sent to the investigating
commission of the War Department n re-
port of Major General Breckinridge, in
spector general dated July p, making COM
ments upon the Santiago campaign. This
report is thought to be necessary to the
commission since the testimony of General
Breckenridge recently given before it. In
1t General Breckenridge speaks of the diff
culties encountered all through the cam
paign, and Is high in his praise of the Of
f1cers and men. line and staff, both regular
and voluntee Near the end of his report
are some interesting conclusions, which
follow:
The earnestness and skill is doubtless
recognized with which all that pertained to
this expedition was driven and done re-
gardless of the cost of health or life and OF
financial Joss, with meatal and physical
strain to the utmost upon every individual,
especially those in the trenches. General
Shafter seemed to perform six mems work,
and the organizations displayed a cohG-
renee and power that won universal admi-
ration and made every call upon the forces
fully met from squad and company leader
up. under circumstances illustrated by the
successive loss of four brigade commanders
within half an hour.
Further along. General Breckenridge
speaks in the highest terms of General
Lawtor, and adds
And 1t is believed his immediate COM
mander Genera! Shafter), whose force and
energy are also phenomenal. appreciates
the soldierly qualities of his loyal subordi
nate fully, as on his recommendation pro-
niodon has been given for conduct on .he
field
OF General Shafter General Brickinrdge
says:
''Of course. his immediate superiors, both
in advance of and since the Santiago ex-
pedition. have carefully determined the
military and personal qualities of the COM
manding officer of this expedition: but if
permitted HE it seems due that / shall bear
willing testimony to the remarkable ener-
gy, decision and self-Teiance which char
acterized General Skaters course during
this distinguished military adventure
throughout its arduous course to its most
honorable conclusion. At eVer- stage of
this proceeding General Shafter was the
dominant spirit at the scene of action.
Oppressed by sickness and overWeighted
with responsibilities and care, he carried
the fate Of his army to a successful and
glorious issue And any precedent is rare
amidst such natural obstacles, and dangers,
ard limited means. and opposing defenses,
that more numerous, wel-dfscipllned
and gallant force caDitulated to invaders
who had upon their fighting line a smaller
force than that surrendered. The glory
of this belongs to General Shafter and his
army, and the administration sustaining it,
And whatever influence was felt from this
army toward the driving out and destruc-
ton of the Spanish fleet may also go to its
credit
General Breckinridge also compliments
General Young and General Humphrey of
the QUartermdSters department. and Gem
eral Weston of the commissary depart
ment for the energy which they displayed.
Evening star., 1898-11-23
GOETHE'S VISIT TO CARLSBAD.

There is no doubt that the life of
the great poet was greatly prolong-
ed by drinking the waters of the
Sprudel Spring. We have the Spru-
del Spring brought to us in the form
of Salt, which is obtained by evapor-
alton from the waters of Carlsbad.
The Carlsbad Sprudel Salt (pow-
der form) dissolves tenacious bile,
allays irritation and removes obstruc-
tions by aiding nature. 1t acts
soothingly and without pain. Best
results obtained when outdoor exer-
else can be had. The genuine has
the signature of "EISNER & MEN
DELSON CO., Agents, New York, /"
on bottle.
Evening star., 1898-11-23


Lieutenant Commander J. H. Moore has
been placed in charge of the cruiser Co
lumbia at the League Island navy yard
until she shall be put In reserve.
Chaplain r. e. Steele has been ordered
to examination preliminary to appointment.
Lieutenant c. W. Hazeltine, appointed
November %.
Assistant Engineer H. Guttin has been
ordered to the Buffalo.
Assistant Engineer II. B. Massey has been
detached from the Boston navy yard and
ordered to the Buffalo.
Assistant Engineer w. H. Mackey and
Assistant Surgeon T. ROdger have been de-
tached from the Buffalo and ordered to the
New York navy yard.
Gunner r. Sommers has been detached
from the Washington navy yard and order
ed to the Naval Academy.
Gunner j. w. Bulls has been ordered to
the Washington navy yard
The following named officers hare been
honorably discharged Lieutenant 8. w.
Stratton, Lieutenant w. II. Ford, Ensign
n. j.. Hewson, Ensign G. B. Eustis and
Naval Cadet r. Hayden
Evening star., 1898-11-23

Alexander Pearre, one of the most gifted
and talented lawyers and judges of the
state, who was for many years the leader
of the bar of Allegany county, and one of
the most prominent members of the Mary
land bar. He was one of the most active
and leading adherents of the Union. and
was most persistent and constant in his ef-
forts to keep Maryland in the Union by de-
feating the ordinance of secession In the
Maryland legislature, and going upon the
bench Immediately after the war, tempered
his zeal as an advocate with mercy, and ad-
minstered justice equally
Col. Pearre was educated at st. James
College, the University of West Virginia
and Princeton College, and. after the usual
course of law, graduated at the law school
of the Maryland University in Baltimore in
May, 1882. In 1887 he located for the prac-
tice of law in Cumberland. where he has
pursued his practice with great success
ever since. In 1880 he was elected to rep
resent Allegany county in the state senate
of Maryland. where he Immediately took a
front rank among the leaders of his party
in that body. In 1895 he was elected prose-
Evening star., 1898-11-23
SHREWD WORK,
PfckpOcket RObs "a Man at a Bank
Counter.

Counter.
A singular, as well as a clever, exhibition
of skill in picking pockets occurred yester-
day in one of the large uptown banks a
gentleman was standing with friend at
the counter counting some money he had
just drawn from the bank. He had fin
ished running over roll containing 800
cne-dollar bills. and had placed it Tempo
rarily in one Of the outside pockets of his
overcoat. He then began counting over an
other roll of bills, and when he had finished
he put his hand in his pocket to get the
other roll when, to his astonishment it
was gone. His friend, who all this time
was standing near him watching him count
over the bills, was equally amazed, as he
had not noticed any one standing near.
No one in the bank the thief or had
any knowledge of the deed until the loss
was announced. There is no clue to work
on and no hope is entertained that the
money will be recovered
Evening star., 1898-11-23
kRESSIN NOT GUILTY..
Jury Returned Verdict in His Favor
Nesterday Afternoon.

Yesterday Afternoon.
The case of Louis Kressin, the former
secondhand dealer, charged with carving
a blackjack concealed upon his person, was
heard in the Police Court yesterday. About
6 o'clock the jury returned a verdict of ac-
quittal and Kressn was released Several
days ago Kressin returned to his former
home ON Az street, after an absence of
about eighteen months. 1t is said his wife
was not willing to receive him. young
man named Max Gade was conducting :he
business for Mrs Kressn and her little
ones, and Kressin had a fight with him.
After being locked Up over night and taken
to the Police Court, the defendant gave his
counsel, Attorney Ricks, a revolver. and
Detective Hartigan found a blackjack on
him. 1t was the blackjack that he was
charged with having carried.
The defendant admitted the possession Of
the weapon. and claimed that his wife had
put IL in his pocket while he was locked
up al the police station. He said he asked
her to bring him package of paper, which
she put in his oTercoat pockeL. About 8
O'Clock in the morning. he said. he discov-
cred the weapon in his pocket, but said
nothing about 1t. Detective Hartigan who
took the blackjack from him after he had
been seen to drop it, told the court and jury
that kressin said he intended TO use II on
Max Gade VIXEN he appeared in court
This Kressin denied.
Attorney Kicks argued the case at length
for his client, and was assisted by Attor-
ney Silers. Judge Kimbal instructed the
jury that if Kressin had kept the weapon
in his pocket several hours after he found
it. as he said he had, he was guilty under
the law. Notwithstanding the judges
charge the jury remained out more than
two hours, and then returned a verdict of
rot guilty.
Evening star., 1898-11-23
INTER-HIGH SCHOOL FOOT BALL.
The Central and Business Meet at Ma
tiOnal Park Today.

Ihe Central and Business High School
loot pail teams will meet on the gridiron
at National Park today. This will be the
last game of the Inter-High School series
The Business team has been materially
strengthened since the contest with the
Easterns, and a hard game is anticipated
me Central team will probably line up as
follows: Tindall right end; johnson, left
END; Brush, left half back; Underwood,
right half back; Ellis. quarter back Sher-
wood. centei; Gunnell or Lowell, right
guard; Hunter, left guard; Barnard. left
tackle; w. S. Jones, right tackle: Devlin.
full back. The Business will play com
paratively new team, with a few excep-
tions.
Evening star., 1898-11-23
Boy Missing,

The detective bureau has been requested
to look out for and arrest Joe Conroy q
white boy, aged fifteen years, who left hit
home No. $50 r street northwest, Monday
and has not since been seen by any Of his
relatives. Joe Is described as being about
five feet tall, weighs niuety-five pounds.
and when he left home had on messengei
coat and black knee pants and was wearing
IL black cap.
Evening star., 1898-11-23
inadvertently Omitted.

The name of Martin ]. McPike. a mems
Der of Co. A of the LIST District of Columbia
Regiment of Volunteers. was by inadvert-
ence omitted from the list furnished by the
officers of those who received medals at
Convention Hall recently. Private Nc
Pike was with the regiment in Cuba and
shared in its privations and honors.
Evening star., 1898-11-23
Keeping Unlicensed Bar.

James Dempsey, who occupies the prem
ises Of the Casino Club on Spring street
was convicted in the Police Court this af-
ternoon of charge of keeping an unli-
censed bar. The jury recommended him to
the mercy of the court, although it was not
his first offerse. In consideration of this
recommendation Judge -Kimball imposed a
fine of $500 or sixty days.
Evening star., 1898-11-23
FAIR AND MUCH COLDER.
Temperature Will Fail Much Below
the Freezing Point.

Forecast till p. m. Thursday: For the
District of Columtia, Delaware and Mary
| land, fair and much colder tonight, with
minimum temperature about % degrees;
Thursday. fair and continued cold, brisk
west to northwest winds
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair and much
colder tonight with minimum temperature
about ~ degrees; Thursday, fair and con-
| tinued cold; brisk winds.
For Virginia. North Carolina and South
Carolina, fair anG colder tonight, with
freezing temperature III the interior; Thurs
day. fair and continued cold; brisk north
westerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The cold wave has covered the Allegheny
mountain districts and the central. eastern
and northeastern lake regions, where the
temperature has fallen 30 to S5 deg-ees
since Tuesday morning. In central and
northern Georgia the fail in temperature
has been - to - degrees, and The line of
ore, zing temperature is tracel to Mobile
Ala. The weather continues very cold in
the west and northwest. with zero temper
ature as far south as central Kansas.
Rain has been followed by clearing
weather in the middle and south Atlantic
states and The Ohio valley. and light snow
has fallen throughout the lake regions
From the Mississippi river to the Rocky
mountains fair weather has prevailed.
INdlil mas lalltil lflC ana IiOrth Ia
cific coast districts, and snow flurries have
occurrey in the northern Rocky mountain
districts.
Fair and colder weather is indicated for
the middle and south Atlantic states to-
night and Thursday, with freezing temper
ature in the interior of the south Atlantic
states, and minimum temperature in the
neighborhood OF 20 degrees in the middle
Atlantic states tonight. In New England
the weather will be colder, with snow fur
ries, tonight, and Thursday viii be colder
and fair, except probably snow furries
near the coast. Fair and colder weather
will continue in the gulf states, and tenn
perature near the freezing point is indicated
for the interior of extreme northern Flor
ida. and frost will probably occur in the
interior of the northern half of the Florida
peninsula
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 1907 am. and 1o:45 2.
m.; high tide, 3:45 am. and 4:02 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, IL 90 am. and IL :3S
pm; high tide, LAB am and 4:55 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:52 am: sun sets, AL
pm.
Moon sets, 3:23 EN-. tomorrow
Tomorrow-Sun rises, e:53 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by $40 pm: ex-
tinguishing begun at 6:01 am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at 5:34 pm; extin-
guished at GIG am.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures %: pm, "a;
8 pm, 30; IL midnight, 4S. November %:
am, Al; s am, 30; ~ noon, 81; pm, 49,
Maximum, S. at 3 pm, November %; mini
mum, 35 at am, November %.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES %: pm, 5000; s
pm, 991; L midnight, 29.97. November %:
Evening star., 1898-11-23
Knocked Down BY a Horse.

While Mr.. Samuel Gcmpers, president of
the American Federation Of Labor, and his
wife were waiting for car at the corner
of H and 5th streets northeast last evening,
horse attached to a carriage was driven
rapidly against Mrs. Gampers, knocking
her down. Upon being eremoved to her
home 1T was found that Mrs GomperS was
painfully bruised, but not, seriously injured
Evening star., 1898-11-23
clerk. Have Ho,ld.v

All the executive departments were closed
at noon today and will not be reopened for
the transaction OF public business until
Friday morning.
Evening star., 1898-11-23

Temperature and condition of water at s
| am: Great Falls, temperature, ~; condI-
ton, Z; receiving reservoir temperature,
4S; condition at north connection G.; condi-
ton at south connection, 2; distributing
! reservoir, temperature, "a: condition at in
fluent gate house, 15; efiluent gate house,
Evening star., 1898-11-23

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tained through the want columns of The
Evening star., 1898-11-23
Naval Orders.

If you want work read the want columns
of The Star. -sr' ia
Evening star., 1898-11-23
Condition of the Water.

4 am. 1904; S am. 30.11; noon, 3O.13; 2
p m, BOIL.
Evening star., 1898-11-23
Modern Appliances

and economical business methods account
for "Csdick's' ability TO underquote others
by big percentage. An Illustration of tnis
is LAWYERS BRIEFS at 75c a page
Stro1s effectiveness sure OF bringing results
is charaC teristic Of "Cadick's" work.
5OS. W. CADICK. 219 G. st. na22-1,d
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to say outside of what was asked him.
Whether he found the things or came into
possession of them by some other means is
unknown from what the officers nave thus
far been able to gather The police do not
believe, however, that they were hidden
in the field.
sun more difficult is the case to solve,
because OF the fact that the burglares
were committed about Jan. l, and two
white boys of Griffin, Fred Ethridge ana
Arthur McMahan, have been. convicted on
the charge of doing the work and sent 10
the pentenuary. They were sent up on
cireumstantial evidence, there being others
implicated but whose names the accused
could moi be induced to divulge. 1t is
believed the parties with these boys pos
sibly had something to do with getting the
jewelry to Grier's place, though there is
nothing on which to base such theory.
Lieut. Gordon took Grier to Griffin on a
warrant charging him with completely in
the matter. Unless additional information
is obtained. it will probably be difficult tt.
convict him, especially in the face of
weli-established abb.
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WATCHED TIRE BULLETINS.
Crowds in Front of the Morning
News Day and Night.

Crowds in Front of the Morning
News Day and Night.
The daily bulletins are now second in
importance only TO the daily papers. In
fact the bulletins are now an important
feature of city life Some people hang
around the boards all day, but the major
ity are satisfied simply 10 read the bulie-
tins and then pass on.
Business men send office boys around to
copy off the bulletins for them in order
that they may lose none of the news. Halt
an hour after bulletin is posted at the
Morning News the Information is circu-
lated all over the city
A large crowd remained around the
Morning News bulletin board for severat
hours last night. hoping TO receive de-
finite news from Manila, including the
capture of the port by Commodore Dew
ey's feet. They did not get all the in
formation they would have liked to have
on this point but they were given all
that could be Obtained. There will doubt
less be more to-day.
The crowd was cheered up with the
prospect of a battle between the Spanish
torpedo boat Temerario and the oregon
and the Marietta to-day.
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INTERESTING DOCUMENTS.
Valuable Collection of the OmcIaI
Letters Left by Gen. GiImer.

Valuable Collection of the OmcIaI
Letters Left by Gen. GiImer.
AT the April meeting of the Georgia His
torical Society last night Mr. J. F. Minis
showed the members a handsomely pre-
pared volume containing the original off,
cial letters and other documents relating
to the Confederate states, left by the late
Cen J. f. Gilmer one of the south's most
prominent commanding officers.
These letters and documents were In the
possession Of Mrs Minis, who is Gen. Gil
mers daughter They include. among
other things. the letters of President JEFF
ferson Davis TO Gen. Gilmer, some of Gen
Giimers replies. official orders relating to
the battle of Shiloh and other battles of
the war, Confederate vouchers, bills, re-
ceipts, and other equally interesting doc
uments, which have had a part in history.
These have all been indexed and bound in
en- elegant volume, which win be presented
by Mrs. Minis to the Confederate Museum
at Richmond, Va. The cover bears the
following inscriptions:
In memory of Jeremy Frances Gilmer,
captain of engineers u. S. A., major gener-
al and chief engineer, c. S. A. Presented
by his daughter, Louisa Porter Minis of
Savannah, to the Confederate Museum
Richmond Va.
Mr. Minis rendered to the society on be-
half of Mrs. Minis framed autotypes of
many of these interesting and valuable
documents, which were accepted with a
vote of thanks, and will be placed in Hodg-
son hall.
Col. John Screven, chairman of the COM
mittee on Telfair Academy, mentioned in
his report TO the society the recent exhibit
ton at the academy of the Students Art
League. The doors of the academy were
thrown open free to the public during the
exhibition, he said, and with most graft
flying results. The attendance was very
large during every day of the exhibition
and a great interest was manifested In the
works of art in the academy,
The society transacted only the usual
routine business end adjourned
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is not really hemp at all, but the fiber of
a plantain, called abaca, so like the banana
plant in appearance that the uninlliated
can hardly distinguish the two.
The Philippine Archipelago extends
from four and five-tenths degrees to TWEEN
ty-one degrees north latitude, and from
one hundred and seventeen. degrees TO one
hundred and twenty-six and hve-tenths de-
grees east longitude. II includes about
six hundred islands many of which are
small, though Luzon, Mlndanao. Panay,
Negros, Zebu, Samar. Leyte, Bohol Min
doro, Manbaie, Palawan. Twai Twai and
Sulu are of considerable size. Luzon, the
richest island of the group, as well as the
largest. has an area of about forty thou,
sand square miles. Mindanao comes next
In size, with an area of some thirty-seven
thousand square miles, but is of far less
commercial importance, being populated
for the most part by hostile Mohammedan
tribes. which have succeeded in maintain
ing their independence. The total area
of the Islands is estimated at about one
hundred ana fifty thousand square miles.
or nearly four times that of the state OF
Ohio.
THE population of the Philippines, esti-
mated at about 100000, is anything but
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juncture the two were together In the
chiefs office where jackson said:s eyes,
don't yoa remember. Mr.. Mitchell. that l
sold YOU dem chickens Saturday uight?''
At this Mitchell said he believed he re-
membered something OF Il. Shortly after
ward nc left the barracks, went direct TO
the home of the Little Sisters, paid them
for the stolen chickens, and returned to
the barracks, where he produced the re-
ceipt. Chief McDermott said the case
would have to remain on the docket. how
ever. Notwithstanding the matter had been
adjusted at the home.
The police say that Mitchell had Jack
son employed his store recently and
had every opport " ~ for knowing he was
a professional. Mitchell denied that he
ever bought any chickens from Jackson
when approached by Policeman Murphy,
who was specially detailed to work on the
case a week ago.
The case will be heard by the Recorder
this morning. Ii has taken the depart
ment some time TO run down the trouble
and the officers are Intending to push the
prosecution.