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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
RAIN.

Clearing Weather Indicated by To-
morrow Afternoon.
Forecast till pm. Wednesday,:
For the District of Columbia, eastern
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Delaware.
Maryland and Virginia. rain, clearing by
Wednesday afternoon; warmer tonight.
much colder Wednesday night and Thurs
day; southerly, shifting to northwesterly,
winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The storm certer has moved rapidly
rcrtheastward from Kansas to Lake Mich
igan. The pressure has risen rapidly in its
rear, and is now high throughout the
northwest and as far as the Pacific coast.
lantic coast and westward across the lake
regions the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys. 1t has cleared In the far
northwest and is nearly clear i'll the south
Atlantic and gulf states.
In the west the temperature has fallen
from thirty degrees to forty degrees as far
south as Oklahoma. 1t continues very
warm in the lower Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and the lake regions.
Rain is indicated tonight in the middle
Atlantic states, the lower lake region and
the Ohio valley, followed by clearing
weather during Wednesday. Rain will con-
tinue Wednesday, clearing Wednesday
night.
Much colder weather will prevail Wednes-
day and Thursday in the north Atlantic
states, the lower lake region, the Ohio val
ley and the southwest, and somewhat cold
er weather in the south Atlantic and east
gulf states.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
iEches) was reported:
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AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Constructing Sidewalk-A Dealt
Other News Items.

Constructing Sidewalk-A Death
Other News Items.
Under the direction of the District gov
eminent, nineteen members of the chain
gang are at present employed in digging
on the steep embankmept on the north side
of M street west of Bath street, prepara-
tory to opening a sidewalk on that side.
The members of the gang are under suit
able guard, and one of the officers Of the
Georgetown precinct is detailed to guard
the men while at work to prevent any
from making dash for freedom.
David X. Active, well-known colored
man, died Sunday evening at OBS o'clock
at his residence. 1913 3Oth street. The de-
ceased was twenty-three years of age, and
was son Of the late Rev. Chevis Active.
For the past ten years he had been in tho
employ of Dr. Thomas J. Jones. and had
proved himself to be faithful servant
The funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon from Mt Zicn NJ. E. Church.
The members of the Linthicum Dramatic
Home last evening and entertained quite q
large audience by the presentation of sew
eral farce comedies. 1t was the second APP
pearance Of the present season of the club
at that place. ION Guard" Deception
and THE Long Lost Nephew were the
sketches presented, with the full cast. The
club made quite an impression by its good
work.
The handsome pipe organ of Ebenezer
A NJ. e. Church. lately purchased of the
w. w. Kimbell> Company of Chicago, will
be unveiled this evening at s o'clock, ac-
companied by musical concert by the
choir Of the church. The entertainment
will be continued every evening until FRI
day. The committee in charge OF the new
organ. In addition to the pastor, Rev. J. ].
Evans. consists of the following: c. Beck
EFT. 8. g. Lee, John Butler. D. B. Lee, l.
OBrien, c. Lee. w. H. Harris, T. Chris
tan, L. Bishop, DR.. c. b. Cursor. B. I.
Beckwtth. ]. w. Davenport, VIM. Hines, c.
=. Hunter, Eli Pritchard, ]. Harrod, J. A.
Brown. o. N. Butler, A. Webster, N. g.
Mitchell. L. Sewell, e. Gates, r. F. VIII
sen. c. Ridout. H. Cartwright. b =.
Daley G. Eighman, L. Warfield, John
Magruder. VIM. Cook, ]. r. Barnes J.
Lee. James Beckwith. II. johnson, W. Car
ter. Edw. 6ewell. P. @. Lee. w. A. Carter,
John Stewart, ]. Aagruder, 8. Martin.
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During the past twenty-four hours
Springfield, ILL.,, 2.46; st. Louis. 1.S2
Condition OF the Water,


Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 81; condi-
ton, z: receiving reservoir Temperature
ton at south connection, 3; distributing
reservoir, temperature. So; condition at in
nuent gate house, z; ef1uent gate house, g.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 200 am and 2:33 pm. !:
nigh tide, Z :5S a. m. and 1928 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:41 am and BIS
pm; high tide, $3.50 am and 900 pm,
The Sum and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 900; sets, 6:14.
New moon, 1887 am. today.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. sos.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1923 p.m.; ex-
tlngulshing begun at sos am. The light
ing Is begun one hour before the time
named
Arc lamps lighted at 7:Os p.m.; extin-
gujshed at 5:21
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau for the
tWenty-four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
Pm, 50; 8 Pm, 46; midnight, 45.
am, 10; am, 40: IL m, AZ; pm: As,
Maximum, 81, at Pm, March p; mini
mum, Il at am, March %.
Inc following were the readings of the
barometer at the weather bureau for the
past twenty-four hours beginning at 2
pm. yesterday:
March IA Pm, 3O.15; p.m., 1910: -
midnight. 30.22. March %, am, 3O.1S; 8
a.m.' 3o25; noon, 3o.14; Pm, 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
Inadequate Police Protection
, the Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Considering the amount of taxes we pay,
why must we pay % cents a week to vol
unteers to take away our ashes? New
York and other cities render this service.
A mother Of several young daughters on
Capitol Hill, not far from the Congress
sional Library, says that she has four
times without remedy appealed to police
headquarters to abate the pollution of a
negro brothel in the alley behind her
house. Last Sunday the scenes in that
alley were SO painfully visible from her
back windows that a letter was sent to
headquarters, and was answered as fol-
lows:
slant I have to state that the alley COM
planned of therein has long been source
Of annoyance to that neighborhood. and
the police have made frequent arrests, but
apparently without much good result.
When inform you that within the area
embraced by LIST street east, Florida ave-
nue., BerEing road, Eastern branch of the
Potomac river and East Capitol street tho
greatest number of patroimen on duty at
one time in the day does not exceed ten,
and the greatest number in the nighttime
eighteen, this limited force being the re-
suit of inadequate appropriation by Con-
gress, II will not surprise you that TIN
sight of policeman should be rare
thing and that disorder should prevail.
Regarding the bringing of beer there on
liable e arrest msn they
but there is no law which prevents their
buying kegs Of beer from the breweries
on Sunday and taking them to the brotheis
In the alleyways for consumption. Your
attention is respectfully invited to the in
closed extract from the annual report of
this department for the last fiscal year.
II have. however. referred your letter to
the lieutenant OF the precinct in which you
reside. with instructions to do what ne can
to put an end to the disorder. complained
OF, and I hope that he may melt with some
success, and that you may be spared fur
Their annoyance. Very respectfully.
s.Wm. @. MOORE.
aHajor and supt. Met. Poiice.''
This does not coufrm our faith in CONE
missionary power. T. G. A.
March q. 1854
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
Annual Debate at John. Hopkins.

On Friday evening next the first annual
debate between the Senate" and the
House of Johns Hopkins University will
be held in Mccoy Hall. At the same time
there will be contest in public speaking
between two groups of freshmen-one with
only elementary instruction, and one with
the training of full half year. In the
first group will be Messrs. A. V. Schernler-
horn, T. H. Marshall and D. NJ. Liddell,
who will compete for a silver medal, Of
fered by Mr.. Guy Carleton Lee, the in
structor in forensics. In the second group
Messrs. Fred. Foster, Herbert Kaufman of
this city, who has gained high reputation
at the university for his debating ability,
and w. P. Shriver will contest for gold
trophy. also given by the instructor. The
subject for the debate between the seniors
and juniors will be "ShaIl immigration to
This Country Be Further Restricted?" The
two teams selected to compete are j. N.
Ulman, c. M. Stems and z. NJ. Ballard for
the Senate" which will maintain the at
firmative Of the question, and for the
House" P. s. Morgan. J. G. French and
c. NJ. Guggenheimer, who will support the
negative. Each member of the winning
team will receive a heavy gold medal. and
the team massive trophy of silver and
oak These prizes are the gift of Dr. Her
bert B. Adams %sEZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
CONDENSED LOCALS.

Policeman Bryan has reported that the
top of the sewer trap at 11th and X streets
is missing. His complaint was forwarded
to the sewer department.
The fire plug at 7th and n streets is out
Of order and the police have asked the
water department to make the necessary
repairs.
The police of the eighth precinct recov-
cred a bag of oats and a bundle Of hay last
night. supposed to have been stolen. Two
unknown colored men dropped the feed OF
. lot near 18th and streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
VIII If the Late Mary J. Nen.

The late Mary J. Neff. by her will, dated
May 4, 1897, and this afternoon filed for
probate. bequeathed her estate to Ludwig
]. Nen, Aloysius w. Neff, George l. Neff
and Barbara L. Ofenstein and John F.
Hazel. William E. Hazel, Catherine J.
Hazel and Anna r. Hazel, grandchildren.
George I. Neff and Frank l. Rupert. the
latter a nephew, are named as executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
Marria re Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
White-Teriggi Ippolito and vecensa
Mandaro: Henry b. Cowles and Lucy /.
Barnes: Oliver s. Payne and Maria Young;
Alonzo Mcpherson and Maria Elgin;
Gabriel Lanelle and Mary Coston: George
W. McCauley and Eleenor M. Clements.
Colored-Wnlie Belt and Mary E. Jones;
Manial ID. Smith and Mamie l.. Dews;
William H. Daniels and Mary Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
A Set of Dinmonds stolen.

ported today to the police that her house
was entered by burglars some time Satur-
day and robbed of a set Of diamond studs,
two pen knives, IS in cash and a pair of
trousers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22

Lecture Bureau Incorporated.
Articles Incorporating the washington
City Illustrated Lecture Bureau were this
afternoon recorded. The trustees for the
first year are stated to be John A. Joyce
J. A. Ramsey and c. F. Rand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
Partition by Sale.

Eliza SEowden and seven others this
afternoon filed bill In equity. naming as
defendants Addie Bertha Rollins and John
Mason. IT.. and asking the court to decree
the partition by sale of lot 16. square south
OF 1853. and an accounting for rents and
profits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22

The performances given by the Eavana
theaters to raise money TO build = warship
for Spain .roail6ed between $4,000 and Si0.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22

"want" ads. in The Star pay because
they bring answers.
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FINANCIAL.
STORAGE.

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storage warehouses; you'll let US take care of
your Household Effects. And the extra you are
charged elsewhere won't obtain better rooms nor
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our rooms and our low prices = we'll make no
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warehouses HERE
Rooms holding large load of furniture-s,
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THoying-We move anything. Household Eff
tects are our specially. Padded vans and expert
movers do the work properly.
Pack1ng-China, Bric-a-Brac, Furniture. ETC.
packed to preclude breakage or loss.
shipping Goods shipped to all parts of the
globe. q Estimates furnished
Merchants
Parcel Delivery Company,
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FINANCIAL.

Your bill for Stor-
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you'll hn,-n -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-20

tiations are considered urgent the hope
lessness of the war situation being rec
ognized. There is no confidence that the
powers will interfere.-Admiral Cervera,
fifty-tEree of his officers and 63s of his
men arrived at Portsmouth, n. H., on the
auxiliary cruiser st. Louis as prisoners OF
war.-Austria is said to be contemplating
proposals for immediate Intervention by
the European powers in behalf of Spain
General Brooke has placed an embargo on
passes for soldiers at Chickamauga be-
cause of frequent acts of lawlessness in
Chattanooga since pay day. The arrests
have averaged 200 daily. The war depart
ment received the following dispatch:
Captain Adolph Mark of the converted
yacht Scorpion and Captain Purcell of the
Osceola had a hot time on July at Man
zanillo, where they had established
blockade. ManZanillo has until lately
been unguarded and the Spanish have
used II for a port of supplies. General
Pando and his branch of the army are
there. 1t was decided to lock the stable
door last week. and on Sunday, July 3.
the Scorpion and Osceola were before the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-20
HISTORY OF THE VAR.
Important Events Reviewed and Condensed Into
Reliable Form for Our Readers.

of Louisiana. Marshall S. Swain, James
B. Massie, Elias b. Wilcox and Anthony
E. .Fatjo of Texas. To be first lieuten-
ants: Louis A. Shallers, Vivian Gwyn
Bell, George M. c. Stafford and Michael
Pickard of Louisiana, Edwin 7. Rockwell
of Ohio, Thomas A. Bagnal and Charles
E. Jones of Texas John M. Gregory, Jr.,
of Florida. sergeant Company B, Second
volunteer infantry; John M. Cunningham
and Sydney Smith of Louisiana, Dudley
Tobin of Texas James H. Hicks of Louis
lana, first sergeant Company l, Second
United States volunteer infantry. To be
second lieutenants: John B. Lobdell
Pierre w. Woodclif, John B. Magnum
and Joshua A. Tratti of Louisiana, John
Z. Nichols of Texas, musician Company
G, Second volunteer infantry: William f.
Champlin of Mississippi, Lloyd Parkinson
of Louisiana, first sergeant Company b,
Second volunteer infantry; Walker w.
Hammer of Louisiana. private Company
d, Second volunteer infantry; Jesse w.
Smith Of Louisiana sergeant Second vol
unteer infantry; Henry II. Gregory of
Florida, first sergeant Company L. Second
volunteer infantry. First infantry arm,
to be second acknowledgement John
w. French, Company C, Twenty-first in
fantry; Sergeant Cromwell Stacey, Com
pany D. Thirteenth infantry. The senate
confirmed all the nominations sent in by
the president today.
Saturday, July o.
General Linares offered to surrender
Santiago If his army would be permitted
to march out with arms and colors. Cen
eral Shafter refused any terms except UNI
conditional surrender of the Spanish ar
my The armistice was again extended
until today at noon.-The official list of
casualties at Santiago on July / and is
reported by General Shafter to be: Killed.
% officers, 20S men: wounded. 81 officers.
1908 men; missing. 70 men.-It was re-
ported the Red Cross is feeding twenty
thousand CubanS daily at Guantanamo
Secretary Alger annou' ed at midnight
the bombardment of Santiago would COM
mence at noon July 10. intimating the de-
mand for an unconditional surrender had
been rejected finally by General Linares.-
Admiral Sampson reported that If proper
wrecking appliances are sent at once the
Spanish cruisers Vizcaya, Teresa and Co
Ion may be embellishments fleet reached
Port SAID on its return trip to Spain.
Sunday, July 10.
1t is said at Madrid that peace rego-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-20

causing a tremendous explosion. The ex-
tent of the damage is not yet known.
When the ships ceased firing and before
General Shafter had begun a land attack
a flag of truce was seen coming from the
city. The object of this was known at
noon when the correspondent left the
front.-At o'clock this afternoon the
United States auxiliary cruiser Yale. with
General Nelson A. Miles. and the United
States protected cruiser Columbia ar
rived-Rear Admiral Sampson visited
General Miles Immediately on his arrival,
and then the Yale went to Siboney. Cen
eral Miles and his personal staff landing in
a pouring rain.
Tuesday, July 12.
General Miles reached the front at San
tiago Tuesday morning and assumed COM
mand of our forces in the field. He said
he could capture Santiago in three days.
He found that our hospitals and trenches
were full of water. He also found affairs
at Siboney in a shocking condition and
ordered the town destroyed by fire.-Offl-
cial Washington was without news during
the day, so far as the public was advised.
The only news from the front made pub
lie was a dispatch from General Shafter
sent Monday night. The officials were
more than usually reticent and various
rumors were in circulation. One was that
the Spaniards had escaped from Santiago
and another was that some misfortune
had befallen our army.-A dispatch from
Santiago dated Tuesday says General
Duffield is in the isolation hospital and is
in very serious condition. The nature
of his ailment is not stated.-Reports have
reached Washington from Siboney that
many members OF the First Illinois are
without blankets and other necessaries.-
The attack on Santiago was resumed Mon
day morning, the fleet joining the army
in sending shells over the hills into the
town. Great damage was done. General
Wheeler went into the city under a flag of
truce and demanded the surrender of the
town for the third and last time. The
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-20

wounded men are turned over to the Gu
bans, who behead them.--Report Is made
that the Infanta Maria Teresa is the only
ship of Cerveras fleet that can be saved.
1t is denied that Spain has entered pro-
test against the continuance in London of
Lieutenant Colwell, United States naval
attache.-Du Bose and Carranza. Span
ish representatives in Canada, will leave
Montreal, having been told by the Cana
dian officials to quit the country.
At $3.50 this morning. after several range
finding shots over the ridge protecting
Santiago from the sea. the United States
cruiser Newark opened fire into the city
with her S-inch guns.-The signal corps
officers stationed on top of the ridge re-
ported the effect of the shots. The New
York, Brooklyn and Indiana participated
in the firing at intervals of five minutes.
The bombardment lasted for two hours
when General Shafter reported that the
shells were mostly falling in the bay and
doing but little damage.-The last shot
however. struck a prominent church in
the heart of the city which was heavily
stored with powder and ammunition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-20
WHAT WE ANNEXED IN HAWAII.

The Hawaiian Islands, now a part OF
Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai-are
particularly rich. Astounding in land fitted
for sugar, coffee. rice, and fruit raising
On Kauai thar are coffee plantations of
1000 acres. anu, next to sugar, which
has always been the chief product of the
islands, the cultivation of coffee is looked
upon as having rich possibilities. Rice is
also destined to hold important position
among the products.
The islands have complete systems of
public elementary education, and the en-
tire population, with the exception Of
the Orientals and some OF the Portuguese,
has had training In the public schools
The harbor OF Honolulu and Pearl har-
Dor can be made impregnable from land
and sea, and rendered the best naval sta
tons in the world. Pearl harbor is six
miles from the capital.
Large tracts of government lands still
abound and are rapidly being opened for
settlement. Practically all of the trade
is with the United states. The exports
are ss.OO0.OO0 annually and the imports
half that. The history of the islands be-
gins with their discovery in 1878 by Cap
tain Cook. who named them after his
patron, the Earl OF Sandwich. Juan Gaze
tano. a Spanish navigator, is credited
with having seen the island of Hawaii as
early as 1855.
Civil troubles broke out in the islands
In 1874. under Kamehameha, who could
not cope with the revolutionists and
placed the islands under British protec-
ton. Americans did not settle in the is
lands In any numbers until 1920, when
party of missionaries from the United
States arrived. The IIrst treaty between
Hawaii and the United States was con-
cluded In 1896, when Commodore Jones Wis
tied Honolulu. Ten years later Great
Britain fell in line with a treaty.
Friendly relations quickly developed be-
tween the ISLANDS and their nearest large
neighbor. and when In 1851 France as
sumed threatening attitude the king Of
the Hawaiian islands drew up and signed
a contingent deed OF cesslon OF the is
lands to the United States and placed II
sealed in the hands OF the United States
commissioner who was to break the seal
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-20

place. Manzanillo is on long deep BAY.
and a close examination by Captain Ma
rix convinced him that its defenses con-
sisted of one small fort and four gunboats
On Sunday morning Captain Mark decid-
ed to go in after the gunboats and so
signaled to Captain Purcell. Captain Ma
rix tells the story as follows:
Imagine our surprise upon finding. in
stead of gunboats and small fort, the
shore filled with artillery and infantry.
The fire we poured into them was des-
perate one. considering that we did not
have any protection for our men or the
guns. For twenty-five minutes we stayed
at it. and 1 think we must have done a
lot of damage. l had no pilot and could
not move in close. We were hit frequent
ly, and at last. when a shot had cleaned
our galley, and / saw that it was useless
to risk the mems lives, we moved out.
The gunboats lay behind the hills in small
coves, and we could not get them. We
moved out slowly and the fire ceased The
next morning We captured large lighter
and sloop filled with provisions. No at
tempt was made by the gunboats to come
out to the defense of these ships. The
Spanish steamer Purissima Conception,
which had been around the coast looking
for place to land money and provisions,
is in the harbor and has discharged her
cargo"
Monday, July IL.
For two hours Monday morning Admir-
al SIMPSONS ships threw shells toward
Santiago. One of them blew up a church
filled with ammunition. Just as General
Shafter began his land attack flag of
truce was seen coming from the city,
which stopped the fighting. The purport
of the message is not yet known.-Gener-
al Shafter believes the Spanish troops
have taken advantage of the truce to flee
from the city. The attack on the city
Sunday was not an attempt to capture the
city.-General Miles arrived at Santiago
de Cuba at noon. He had a conference
with Admiral Sampson and later COM
municated with General Shafter.-General
Shafter reports that in the action of July
1-3 at Santiago twenty-three officers and
POS men were killed. eighty officers and
1203 men were wounded, and that eighty
one men are missing.-From o'clock
Sunday afternoon until dark the Ameri-
can artillery poured deadly fire into the
Spanish lines at Santiago. The reply was
weak indicating, as believed, that the end
of Spanish resistance is near.-General
Shafter reported that the First Illinois
regiment has reached his command.-Sen-
or Sagasta has rendered to the queen re-
gent the resignation of the Spanish cab
met. 1t is said that he has suggested that
the military party be called to the admin
istration of the government, but this does
not necessarily imply the adoption of a
war program.-All of Admiral Camaras
war ships are now en- route to SPAIN
Trooper ]. d. Hackster, First United
States cavalry, wounded at Santiago, has
arrived at Savannah, Ga, and reports
that Spaniards who have been captured
after firing on Red Cross flags and on