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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-01
D,nerc,.cc. Adjusted.

Pittsburg, Pa, March p. - The
threatened strike of the American
Window Glass Workers association
has been ayerted by the adjustment of
the differences between the United
Glass company and its Employees.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-01
one Of the Crew Drowned.

!. San Francisco. March q. - The
schooner Bobolink. Capt. Nelson, went
ashore Mt Kent's Point and will be q
total loss. Peter Nelson, d sniiOr, was
drowned, but the rest Of the crew was
e4yed.t .s. TX . sl 81. I: !;
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-01
Mill Started.

Hayward. Wis. Specialize North
Wisconsin Lumber company has start
ed its mill plant for the seasons run.
1t gives employment to about 400 men.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-01
Attem,,teA snicf;de.!

anaconda. Mont, Special: Mrs,
Co Smith took an ouneesnf laMdanum
sskitin atsicl intent, bsatsaprnmpt.sacr
sjaps of lAya1lciahs s .. her.l 81.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-01
wheat Thief Sentenced.

Hudson, Wis, Special. Arthur
Nedyidek pleaded guilty to a charge az
stealing wheat IL Star Prairie, ana.
was sentenced ia eighteen months at;
WaIiiltlNt -t.,,ts h, 49,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-01

Washington. March 26.-rhe stirring
scenes of tha fifty-tirst congress When
members of the minority were charg-
ing down the aisles protesting against
the rulings of Speaker Reed We're re-
called in the turbulent protests made
by the minority against q ruling of the
chair during the consideration of the
naval appropriation bill. The ruling;
in effect compelled members to confine
their remarks under the tive-minute
rule to the subject before the house,
and was made against MIR. Hartman
of Montana. who attempted to make a
political speech. The ruling was de-
nounced as usurpation and appeal
after appeal was taken. When all
else failed every expedient was re-
sorted to to block progress with. the
bill. AS a result. but four pages We're
]. disposed /. of. Before the bill was
taken up for amendment Mr.. Foss of
Illinois, a member Of the naval COM
mittee, made a general speech in ad-
tvocacy of the policy OF building up
strong and powerful navy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-01

that he would not ask for immediate
consideration of the resolution, bu.
would permit it to lie on the table un.
til tomorrow. Then Mr.. Hale of
Maine. chairman of the naval affairs
committee. quietly arose and favora-
bly, reported the bill providing for d
relief for the survivors of the Maine
catastrophe. There was u suppressed
mnrmur of expectancy in the galleries,
but the measure was read and passed
without Il word of debute Mr.. Gal.
linger's speech followed: He spoke in
q low, clear tone OF voice, distinctly
audible throughout the chamber
There was not word OF interruption
by. word throughout his speech. His
auditors listened intently to his de.
scripti0nf Of the horrors and cruelties
suffered by the reconcentralos. When
he declared, however, that q govern
ment that would starve 100000 Of its
people would do anything. and fol-
lowed this with the further declara-
ton that the lives OF the brave men
lost in the Maine disaster could not
be atoned for with gold or silver, a
spontaneous wave of applause swept
over the galleries and the vice presi-
dent had difficulty in restoring order.
When he had concluded he was ac-
corded burst Of applause which the
vice president made little effort to re.
strain. ,s:
The senate then quietly resumed
conslde Of the bill making fur
Their provision for q civil government
IN Alaska, and at 2 o'clOck took IN the
,nationtil Ou0fantisfe BILL Its vcOnsider-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
HAITIANs ATTEMPT REVENGE.
Effort to Burn the House of German
Charge dAGnires,

A special dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press from Berlin says: Considerable ex-
citement has been aroused here by the
news from Haiti that on January 10 an at
tempt was made to destroy the residence
of Count Schwerin, charge d'affaires of tho
German legation at Port au Prince.
The miscreants had thoroughly soaked
with petroleum the stairs and gallery which
connect the residence with the conservatory
and garden. Under the stairs a large bas-
ket, filled with kerosene-soaked feathers,
was found. 1t was evidently the intention
of the incendiaries to fill the halls and
rooms with smoke, SO as to prevent the
family from escaping after the carpets in
the halls We're set aiire.
one of the servants fortunately awoke at
3 o'clock in the morning, just in time to
find the carpets afiame and to hear the
cracking of the wood in the hall. He i'm
mejiately alarmed the household and the
fire was extingUished.
1t is not known what steps have been
taken to protect the representatives of the
German government from the vengeance of
the Haitians.
The German government has instructed
Count Schwerin to land German troops at
Port au Prince, in case such outrages are
reDeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
SIGNED ALL THE PETITIONS.
A Western Man Who Backed All HI
Friends for Office.

Fr1en1S Tor ONCC.
One of the representatives in the House
from a western state. having received in
dorsements of different candidates for the
same posmastership from prominent man
in his district, threatened to publish his
Endorsements. He received the following
letter:
u have written numerous letters favoring
different candidates. 1 am sorry l have
not backbone enough to write in the inter-
est of one and stick to it. l wish l could
recall all of them. but these candidates are
mostly my patrons, and l am rather easy
end can't stand up and refuse should
dislike very much If you would be obliged
in self-protection to publish the names of
the supporters Of any Of the candidates,
/ don't mind the petitions-every one
knows l signed them all. Or If any of my
letters would stand, / would let the first
one stand to W., because after writing the
first letter 1 had no right to write another
without letting him know that 1 had re-
scfnded his, which did not do consequent
ly he thinks am supporting him, and this
Is doing great injustice to you but yet
the other candidates I have written for
preyed upon my friendship and almost in
sisted upon strong letter. so that I feel
as II l ought to take back all but my first
letter until I am willing to tell w. that /
have gone back on him, which am not
willing to do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
An Old Corrcspondent Here.

Mr.. Charles c. Randolph, who was for so
many years connected with the Washing
ton bureau of the New York Times, and
who Is now the editor and proprietor of
the Arizona Republican. published at Phoe-
nix, capital of the territory. has been Wis
ting Washington. Mr.. Randolph enjoyed
wide popularity during his career in WASH
lnston, and his many friends here will be
gratified t" know that he has been yery
Successful. in his western venture When
Mr. Randolph purchased the Republican 1t
was free silver paper and pretty well run
down. He changed its editorial policy to
the support of sound money. and in a year
and half trebied its circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
Churche. ON military Land.

Referring to the resolution authorizing
the Secretary of War to exercise q dis
cretionary power in permitting any denom-
nation or section to erect buildings for
Religious worship on military reservations,
Mr.. Meiklejohn. acting secretary of war,
has communicated to the House military
committee his Endorsement, with certain
recommendations. He says It Is believed
that additional restrictions should attach
to the bill, SO that no more than one such
building should be authorised for every 80
persons and that when applications for
such privileges are numerous the Secretary
Of War may require two or more denom-
nations to use the same building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
TOBACCO PLANTS SENSITIVE.
Will Not Grow Near the Ocean or I'm
Certain Regions.

-'oe uro" wear the Ocean or In
Certain Regions.
A preliminary report upon the soils of
the principal tobacco districts in the United
states mas been prepared by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, under the direction of
the Secretary.
glance at table giving changes In the
production of tobacco from 1879 to 1889
shows that in this period Of ten years the
average and yield of the cigar tobaccos
have been very considerably increased
The manufacturing and EXPORT districts
cannot be sharply separated as both kinds
OF tobacco are frequently grown in the
same district and the same kind is fire.
quently used for both purposes. On the
"hole, there has been a considerable de-
crease In the acreage and yield. With the
bright yellow and hurley tobaccos there
mas been large increase in both acreage
ana yield. Since 1889 there has been con-
siderable change In many Of these districts,
while other new districts, notably Texas
ana California, are coming into consider
able prominence both as to the area under
cultivation and the excellent quality of the
also been very greatly increased since 1880.
but there are no reliable statistics to show
the extent of the changes in the counties
making up the tobacco districts.
Some attention is devoted to the ques-
ton of meteorological conditions as affect
ing the industry in the great tobacco re-
gions in this country, Cuba and Sumatra.
THE plant" the report continues, .is far
more sensitive to these meteorological con-
ditions than are our Instruments. Even in
such a famous tobacco region as Cuba to-
bacco of good quality cannot be grown in
the immediate vicinity of the ocean or in
certain parts Of the island, even on what
would otherwise be- considered good tobac-
co lands. This has been the experience
also In Sumatra and in our own country
put the influences are too subtle to be de-
tected by our meteorological Instruments"
The remainder Of the report is devoted
mainly to a description Of the different
classes of tobacco lands found in the
United States together with data as to the
yield per acre, whether used as wrapper or
filler, the value Of the tobacco produced
and valuable suggestions fdr obtaining the
best results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31

Advertising is not an expense.
1t is a business investment. II
you want to invest your money
prohtably you will therefore put
your advertisements in such a
paper as The Evening Star, that
is read regularly and thoroughly
by everybody worth reaching.
The Star is the recognized
household and family journal of
the National Capital. and has
no rival as an advertising med
ium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
Work Laid Out by the Civil Service
Commiss fop,

The civil service commission has just an-
nounced its list of examinations for the
departmental service in all the states and
territories. There are to be examinations
in more than 125 cities. Six boards of ex.
aminers will travel over as many routes,
holding examinations daily. From one to
three days will be given in every city that
has been selected by the commission. On
account of there being an excess of app
pointments from the District of Columbia,
there are to be no examinations for the
clerk, messenger Waterman positions.
The examinations to be held the coming
spring commence March IL and continue
to April %, inclusive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
Del Ray Good TempIars.

At a meeting Of Jefferson Lodge. No. So2.
/. o. G. T., of Del Ray, Va, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing quar-
ter: w. H. Hatch. ST.. chief templar: Mrs.
NJ E. Hatch, vice templar; A 8. Doniphan.
past chief templar; I. d. Arnold. chaplain !;
J. E. Suppiee, secretary; Miss Minnie
Keyes assistant secretary; w. H. Hatch.
IT,, treasurer; Harry A. Bates, jr-. finan-
cial secretary; c. p. Price. marshal; Gus
tave Thompson. inside guard: VIM R.
Price. outside guard; Miss Martha Munde:l.
assistant marshal; Walter u. Varney. con-
ductor: Mrs. Kate Hogan, organist. Mr..
l. d. Arnold was proposed and chosen a.
lodge deputy. Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Hawxhurst. members CT the Grand Lodge
Of Virginia, were present Delegates wero
elected to the District Lodge, which meets
1t Falls Church. Va. February q lSoa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
The Application Refused.

The Secretary of the Treasury has re.
ceived an application from a brewing COM
pany for authority to sell in the territory
or Alaska a certain concoction. Mr..
O'Connell, the solicitor of the treasury, in
an opinion on the subject, gives at some
length the character of each of the in
gradients, and finds in effect that they
have little or no medicinal qualities, espe-
ciaily as ii would be necessary for the pa
tent to drink barrel of it to get the BEN
eft of one-fifth of an ounce of the me-
dicinal ingredients. The application is de.
med.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
Marine hand Program.

The program of the concert by the U. s.
Marine Band at marine barracks this afr
ternoon was as follows:
/. March, THE Commanding Officer"
Tregina
2. Overture, La Grasieuse". .Metra
3. Waltz, Wine, Woman and Song"
Strauss
4. Selection, Faust. .Gounod
6. Characteristic, "Darkey's Jamboree'
Puerner
Z. Medley, Overture ....... De Witt
g. March, Eastern High School,. Larsen
O. Patriotic hymn, Hail Columbia. .Fyles
The concert will begin at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
No Post Office for HrlI.dare.

The fourth assistant postmaster general
has refused the petition of the residents
Of Hillsdale. d. c., for a post Office He
says that because Of close proximity to An
acostia he does not think a post office at
Hillsdale necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
ON THE GRIDIRON
Famous Organization Stirs the Goals
Under Celebrated Victims.
THEY ENJOY BEING ROASTED
The Thirteenth Annual Dinner Was
Huge Success.
OF THE RES

The thirteenth annual dinner of the
Gridiron Club was held Saturday evening
in the banquet room of the Arlington.
Like each of it's twelve predecessors the
dinner was unique in many of it's features
and the exercises interesting beyond de-
scription to those who were fortunate
enough to be present. In the number and
character of the guests and the elaborate
ness of the arrangements made for their
entertainment the dinner surpassed any
thing that this famous organization has
ever undertaken and the officers and mem
bers of the club were the recipients of
hearty congratulations on the success
which had attended their efforts.
Covers were laid for about $50 gentle
men, many of whom had come great dis
tances TO be present. for the fame of the
Gridiron Clubs dinners has Travelled far.
President Dole of the Hawaiian republic
was the principal guest of the evening,
while two of the other guests had come
more than 1000 miles simple to be present
They were well repaid.
The banquet room was deliberately deco
rated and in the very best of taste. The
tables were set in the form of a gridiron
and gorgeously decked with the rarest of
flowers. On the wall back of the chair
occupied by President Frank s. Hosford
was mammoth gridiron composed OF
hundreds of electric lights, and this flash
ed out rcya! welcome to the guests as
they entered the room. Electric lights
were largely used in the decora tons and
these were all connected with switches at
the right hand of the president, who could
thus darken the room or make it one blaze
of light as the occasion demanded. The
main table at which the president sat was
along the north side of the banquet room.
AT his right sat President Dole and at his
left the German ambassador.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
The Rev Patient Conmisaaoner.

Information has been received at the
patent office to the effect that Commits
sioner Dueil win be in the city tomorrow
ready to take charge Of the ONCE immedi-
ately upon his confirmation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
The Guests.

The guests at the dinner were as follows:
The President of Hawaii. the German am
bassador, the French ambassador, the Ha-
waiian minister. the Japanese minister. the
Chinese minister, the apostolic delegate,
Mgr. Martinellf: DR.. George N. Acker. Col.
F. C. Ainsworth. u. 9. A.; Senator Nelson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
Few York Office, 40 Potter Building.

The Evening Star Is served &c subscribers IN the
city BY carriers, their account. at 10 cents
per week. ~ certs per month. Copies ut the
counter cents each. By mail-anywhere In the
United States or Canada-pcstage prepaid-50 cents
per month,
Saturday orintuple Sheet Star. 81 per year. with
foreign postage added $500.
Entered at the Post Once at Washington. D. G.,
second-cla- mail matterl
y All mail Subscriptions must be paid In advance.
Rates Of advertising made known application.
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Pleasant Incidents

Inc dinner was marked by an unusual
NUMBER or amusing incidents, which had
teen carefully worked up for the deIecta-
ton OF the gathering. Not least among
these was that wherein the question of the
civil service vas settled by "arbitration- >,
ne arDltrators' were, or seemed to he
Senator Lodge and Representative Crcs
Venor- In point of fact they were two
very clever amateur boxers one of whom
was made UP to look like the eloquent ad-
vocate OF civil service, while the other had
the bushy white hair and long snowy
beard OF the representative from Ohio, who
believes that to the victors belong the
spoils. Each was provided with seconds
and bottle holders and a corner of the
room was cleared for action. With the
assistance of boxing gloves the size of or
olhary poiiows the question was ''arbi-
trated, ard 1t took but two rounds for the
senator from Massachusetts, to knock out
the representative from the buckeye state.
Then there was the initiate of the two
new members of the club Mr. Albert Mil
Ter OF the Kansas City Star and Mr..
Charles A. Boynton superintendent of the
southern division of the Associated Press.
This afforded an opportunity for bringing
In mammoth reel of PAPER. which was
aiieged 10 be the pension roll. No names
except those CT guests were found on this
roll, when 1t came to he read, and they
were subjected to comments of a witty
character to fit each person mentioned.
be drawing a pension at the usual rate for
total blindness of the minority and ossif-
cation of the backbone. Mr.. Chauncey NJ.
Depew was down for $4,000 a year, his
disability being an abnormal jaw.
And SO 1t v emit through the whole even
ing. There was no let up in the fun, while
the speeches were Of n sort long to be re-
membered. Mr.. WI, the Chinese minister,
surprised and delighted all by his ability
to make capital after-dinner speech, and
as for the others, 1t is sufficient to say that
among them were such orators as Speaker
Reed. Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew. Mr.. Justice
Brewer. the German amba ssador, Senator
Hanna, Senator Foraker, Senator German,
ex-senator Hill. Mgr. Martinelli and Judge
McComas, erator-elect from, Maryland.
During the evening a magnificent silver
bowl was presented to the retiring secre-
tary, Mr.. p. V. DeGraw. Maj. John NJ.
Carson paid a beautiful tribute to the men,
cry Of the four members of the club who
had died during the year, Messrs. Moses p.
Handy. George Y. Conn, Jacob J. Noah
and Col Fred D. Mussey. Ten-year med
ais were conferred upon Messrs. 8. e.
Johnson and Henry L. West.
The Guests.
The cx,,ec<a NJ he dtvuor vvora Ronc~ua.
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President Dole q Guest.

President Dole was the center of attrac-
ton during the brief reception in the big
parlors, which preceded the banquet. 1t
was the first time he had ever met so many
newspaper men at one time, and he made
Il delightful impression by his magnificent
presence and graciousness of manner. He
was the guest of Mr.. C. S. Noyes, who
knew him in Honolulu several years ago
During the half hour before the doors to
the banquet hall were opened the other
guests of the evening and the members OF
the club were introduced to President Dole
by Mr.. Noyes.
The fun of the evening began even be-
lore the assemblage sat down to the feast
Dinner was announced by one of the wait
ers passing through the parlors and ring
ing big bell, very much as meals are an
nounced in some of the oldfashioned coun-
try hotels.
The menus were unique and handsome
and made beautiful mementoes of a de-
lghtful evening. Each was in the form of
a good-sized brass gridiron, almost las
booklet of thirteen pages. Containing the
names OF the guests and the members of
the club, the list of good things to eat and
a number of other bright and interesting
features 1t was the thirteenth event of the
sort IN the history of the club, and the
number thirteen entered into the affair in
countless ways. For those who were at the
oinner Saturday evening thirteen has
ceased TO be looked upon as an unIucky
number.
instead OF waiting for the speeches until
the long and elaborate menu had been dis
posed of. as is customary at big banouets.
this feature of the evening began early in
the course of the dinner. After an address
OF welcome by the president of the club he
oaHed upon President Dole, and the chief
executive of the republic of the Pacific
mace an eloquent and graceful speech.
MI Hosford. early in the dinner. was In
vested with the magnificent jeweled grid
- un " men is the perpetual emblem of the
presidents Office. AS presiding officer and
toastmaster of the evening. he succeeded
most admirably. When he called on the
several speakers he did SO in brief speech
~ Gained attention in a very witty way
TO some one or more of their cbaractoris
tlcs, and he kept the ball of humor and
cfatOry rolling in a masterlx mama.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13
EPWoRIH LEAGUE MEETING.

The chapel of Main Street Metho- dist church was filled with members and friends of the Epworth League Society Friday evening, the occasion being the literary and social meeting of that society which is held every month. The interest manifested by all proved that the efforts of the young people to make these meetings bright and entertaining were ap- preciated.
 After their usual business meeting the audience was given an oppor- tunity to hear for the first time, the handsome piano bought by the so- ciety for the pleasure of the church and it's friends.
 Misses Stubblefield, Harrell an Holland, tare gifted each with a voice of peculiar sweetness, but so unlike that the contrast but en- hances the beauty of each voice. These young ladies accompanied by Mrs. Owen, rendered solos. Elocu- tiOn is q pleasing and very popular mode of entertaining, and Miss Ruby Alexander, chose a subject dear to the hearts of all That old sweetheart of mine" was never more enjoyed than last Friday even ing, when presented in her attrac- tive style. Master John Brice But terworth, though but a child, is now finished elocutionist in the art of holding and amusing his audience The storm of applause which greeted his appearance, was even III ore hearty, after his second recitation.
 One of the unusual features of the evening was two papers that have been justly complimented
 Farewell to the old organ, by Miss Van Valkenburg, and 'Welcome to he new piano.. by Mr. Ogiive.
 Friday evening was but one of the many pleasing entertainments which this society will give.