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The herald., 1898-03-18

earth last night as
soon as the evening papers were sold out
1t is popular superstition, almost
amounting to religious dogma, that you
have only to arm yourself with an UNI
brella or predict a rainfall to make the
clouds dry up. Acting on this theory, with
a sneaking hope that the ruse might prove
successful. Mr.. Willard last night pub
lished the following paragraph:
The superstition that rain always
falls on ST. Patrick's day does not apply
to Southern California.
This was too much for both st. Patrick
and our old friend. Jupiter p, for hardly
was the ink on the Express last edition
dry when the downpour commenced, and
once more we had forcible illustration OF
the value of "Today's News Today"
Who is it dares say that the people of
Los Angeles are not musical? If any such
base calumniator
M....-.t arise, let him die
the death. Let him
AllurementS be beaten with fiddle
sticks, garroted with
guitar strings and drowned in the big
trombone. Aside from the patronage
extended to opera, big and little, comic
and otherwise. symphony concerts and
chamber musicales, all of which cost
money to listen to, the dear public inclines
above all to the musical entertainment
that Is, like the delightful climate free
to all Why is 1t that department stores,
and shoe stores especially run to music .?
Sometimes as 1 saunter along Spring
street l am reminded of the great Chicago
fair side shows; the strains of Strauss
waltz come invitingly forth from an open
doorway, and 1 am tempted to turn in.
but, alas, there is no coochie-coochee there,
but only some self-satisfied young store
clerk, who will bo ready to persuade me,
II / will let him, that number seven shoe
The herald., 1898-03-18
9 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES d

Fred Blanchard's new home Of music
and art, to be erected by Mr.. Newmark
The herald., 1898-03-18

Drain. the superin-
tendent of streets.
rides up and down
Ninth street two or
three times a day.
The times., 1898-03-03

the very bottom of the case and inform
themselves fully as To every available
fact Their sending for experts familiar
with the construction of the Maine for
the purpose of identifying fragments of
the wreck and establishing beyond the
question of doubt what part of the yes
sci certain pieces came from is proof of
the desire to leave nothing to the chance
of doubt
Considerable curiosity has attached to
Senator Proctors visit to Havana He is
expected to be in Washington the first
OF next week. lie has spent much time
while in Havana about the wreck. and he
may be in the position to predict the re-
suit of the official inquiry. 1t is believed
/ that he will lay before the President the
result of his observations in Havana and
! prepare the mind of the Executive for
( what is to follow. In the good Judgment
J and sagacity of Senator Proctor the Pres
ident has the utmost confidence and he
/ Is anticipating his return with a great
/ deal of interest. for what Senator Proc
I tor may tell the President will have a
great influence in directing the policy OF
the President himself
There is hut little change in the situa-
/ tion since the explosion of the battle
ship Officially the department today
/ knows no more than ii did the morning
after that magnificent vessel went to the
/ bottom of Havana harbor Fl ON that cay
I to this official talk. with the exception
/ of Secretary Longs remark, has been fa-
I Vorabie TO a suspension of judgment, but
Z IN the mean time the most energetic prep
/ arations have been pushed in anticipation
+ of the worst
There has been a suspicion for some
4 time that Spain. urged on by the party In
/ power at Madrid, might begin hostilities
| against the United States without a for
mai declaration of war. in the hope of
/ catching this Government unprepared A
/ prominent senator, close to the President
/ said Yesterday afternoon that Minister
4 Noodford had warned the department
! that the conditions in Spain justified q
/ close watch on the future movements OF
! spanish war vessels, and that il was not
. impossible that Spain. believing the Unit
ed States 10 be now unprepared for a con-
] met, would force that conflict In the hope
! that she could cripple our navy before
/ tins Government could re-enforce it.
/ rms senator said that he had learned at
/ the Navy department that definite plans
I for the camDaign under such circum-
! stances and conditions had been formu-
! lated; that there was ample preparation.
SO that II SDain should seek TO attack
| American sea ports and American COM
/ merce without first having notified the
] United States either by a severance OF
I diplomatic relations or through a formal
! declaration of war of her intention to
7 commence hostilities, such aid and COM
/ fort would be given Gomez and his pa
/ triotic army that they could attack any
/ Cuban fortified seaport city. not even ex-
! cepting Havana, with every chance of
! success. aided as they would be by Amer
| lean warshiDs from the sea front. It is
/ believed that by this course the Spanish
army could be driven out OF Havana with
/ out the necessity of sending unacclimat-
| ed American troops into the island.
The times., 1898-03-03
ENDERT AKERS

Roman grammar and the text OF Horace.
The Berne Codex. the oldest and best
text of the genial satirist. is written
script in general are one of the bridges
by which the learning of antiquity has
reached US. They had regular writing
schools on the continent. especially at ST
Gall in Switzerland, where the art Of nlu-
Sical notation was admirably preserved
by themselves and their disciples The
school of Tours. founded by AIciun was
indirectly much indebted TO these Irish
scFibes. who kept up schools also at Liege
and Wau!sort in Belgium at Metz and
RheinaU, at MurbaCh and Aisace and at
Pavta, Milan and their great Italian mo-
mastery Bobbio in the Apeuninss.
As iiluminafOrS Of parchment they are
without equal, The Book Of keiiS and
the Gospel of LjudisfarDe are yet IN ex-
istencC 90 show their skill as miuiatu~iSts
especially IN the use " t0C spiral and in
trvlaCCd pattern. Before the Danish ir-
Nsa3o0 st the end Of the eighth century
IRELAND wss 0ljcd with these splendid
eNekS Nn old writer ~ that time. lost in
admiration of she technique 90 th,' huge
initials, dsvej ,N ussc9t i'm a Etauy an
invocation to she 'CouutlCsS hcSls OF the,
illuminated tNoES of Eriu. Even after
tAe Wesr anal tear " centuries. and given
the changed temper of tNC Western m5nd
these miuisturgS AFFECT yCt very power
fully every lover w the mystic. the hope
tul and the tdcal I'm form and line and
color They are like "a last faint and deli
cate cry, low, dulCet Chimiugs as il were.
sut of the ages of faith and chiyaIry.
The times., 1898-03-03

DAFIsON-On Wednesday evening. March 3
1Se. a. 1:40 O'Clock after painful Illness. DIR.
JOSEPH c. DAWSON
Remains at the residence OF his tlther. IIl0
4th st.
Funeral notice later rnlts-Zt
BARRETT-On the evening of March 7 1895. ar
@:l5 O'Clock. RAYMOND only and beloved son OF
John T. and Estella Barrett, aged twelve years
and three months
Funeral VIII take place from parents residence,
Is Polk street Anacostia. ID. c., Friday az s.sn
o'clock Friends and relatives respectfully invited
10 attend. Item
MILLER Tucson, Ariz. Tuesday. February
y, 1885, At ll:lj p m, LAURA L. beloved wife
OF g. Thomas Miller, and daughter Of E. J. Pyl.
and the late Nary z. Pyle
Funeral viii take place from the r-sidenee OF
her aunt. Mrs. ". ID. HELEN. ~ " ST Sw
Thursday, March 5. Is9S. at , p. m Friends and
relatives respectfully invited to attend Il eHI
ANDERSoN-On Wednesday. March :. 1898. IT
O'Clock a. m. in the fOFtv-fcurtn wear OF Ter
age, ALCINDA ANDERSON. beloved wife Of f. T.
Anderson.
Funeral from her late residence. I0I5 Ninth Il.
IL : clock p M, Friday Item
The times., 1898-03-03
THE ARTILLERY INCREASE BILL.
1t Is Still Being Held Up by Speak
or Reed

Mr.. Hull of Iowa, chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs has not
yet been able to secure Il rule on the bill
providing for two additional regiments of
artillery for the regular army. He is very
anxious to have this bill pass the House
as soon as possible, and it was said yes
terday by a member of the committee
that in all probability Speaker Reed will
today consent to a rule being granted,
and that the bill may come up in the
House for debate as soon as the Loud
bill is disposed Of A vote will be taken
on the Loud bill today
1t is expected that there will be some
opposition to the bill, which adds 1850
men to the regular army but after it
receives the sanction of the Speaker the
majority viii feel at liberty. or rather un-
der the necessity, of voting for it. and it
will be passed even should it be made
party measure.
The times., 1898-03-03
EARLY CELTIC MANUSCRIPTS.
An Interesting Lecture Set for This
Afternpou

An Interesting Lecture Set for This
Afternoon.
Those who take an interest in the devel-
opment of handwriting and the art of
bookmaking and the illumination of old
manuscripts would do well to assist at
the next public lecture at the Catholic
University today at 4:30 p. m. The Rev.
Dr. Shahan, professor OF church history
will treat a very interesting period in the
history of those minor but beautiful and
ART of handwriting in Europe is deeply
indebted for its maintenance and perfeC-
ton 10 the muititudSs ef Irish monks.
who traversod Europe n every direction
in the seventh. eighth ana hinta cvatu-
ries. Among tho arts they e3eusht fYo,p
ireland was the spjcndid aft ~ e4lists-
phy. Their manuscripts ags&ea :be ,eou-
ttnont. over two hundred are Vst known
and preserved. each one q raleVsfaPAitsl
treasure of some continental library. tN-
bles theologies. grammar poetry, pAtgo~-
ophy, geometry, astronomy, ECugraphy-
the whole curriculum of European
knowledge is represented in the frag-
ments of their multiiudinous writings.
These fine penmen influenced especially
the age of CharlemaGne, and In particu-
lar the court of the great monarch. He
had a passionate attachment 10 them and
kept many of them in his suite some
what as the Medici did the fugitive
Greeks from Constantinople. They had
much TO do with the present text of the
Nulgate, and with the preservation of the
The times., 1898-03-03
Blanl,ttcd nv N Fog.

The city was hIanketed by a fog last
night of the genuine "Lunnon" variety
which obscured all objects not directly in
the glare of the street lamps. and even
the electric light penetrated the fog but
dimly with their rays and could not be
seen more than half block away The
fog crept up from the river early in the
evening and soon began TO thicken and
spread, until at midnight it covered al
most the entire city. 1t was Il chilly.
penetrating fog and everyone who did not
have business on the streets hurried
home as early as possible. Fair weather
and stationary temperature is promised
for today.
The times., 1898-03-03
ENDS MS LIFE al II YEARS.
Once Prosperous Merchant Sends
a Bullet ThoB2h His Head.


a Bullet ThoE2h His Head.
NeW York, March After living sev-
enty-one years John Rogers. an oId-tfue
wine merchant, attempted to commit sui
eide this morning hy shooting himself in
the head iu 4 little BAN bedroom al No.
1897 clinton avenue. Borough Of the
Bronx.
Rogers rented the room from Charles
O. LoQuier two months ago, but Loquier
says he learned little oI Rogers's his
tory, and that he has 10 idea as to w-hy
the old man should have attempted 10
kiil himself unless 81 was because he had
10 money and could find no employment.
Loquier heard shot shortly after 4
o'clock This morning and. rushing 10 Rog-
erss room, found him on the bed partly
dressed, with blood flowing from q bullet
wound IN the right side OF the head Just
above the ear
L0quier summoned DR. ". NJ. Dunine.
of No. 1913 fremont avenue. who said
that the man WIS d.iag. and PafroIman
Baruicott OF the fremont station. was
called ip. An ambulance removed the old
man 10 lhc FOrdhau hospital a prisoner.
When Rogers first went 10 live with Lo-
ouier he seemed 40 haE, plenty Of money.
and although he was s0ciable he smoke
but seldom of MS past life. He did say.
however. that he had had many years of
gay life. bur that E0V ne was content If
his money would on!y last as long as his
life. Tie thought hls life could not last
much longer, and wss quite positive that
his money would not
de left no note q explanation. and the
Whereabouts OF amy relatives is unknown
The times., 1898-03-03
THE HIGHWAY ACT.
Citizens Appear Before Senate
subcommittee.

The highway act was the subject of n
hearing before a subcommittee of the
Senate Committee on the District yester-
day. A number of citizens We're present
and listened to the discussion. Among
them were ex-senator Henderson. Stilson
Hutchins, Evan II. Tucker, George H.
Harries, y S. Worthington, William 6.
Dodge, Louis p. Shoemaker, W. l.. Cole,
Gen. Speare Edward T. Bates, James
somerville. William [. Cox f. E. Town
send, Loring Chapel Donald Mcpherson,
L. NJ. Saunders and others
Ex-senator Henderson wanted the act
repealed in so far as 1t relates TO the
various subdivisions else that the
new bill assessing the cost oue-half
against the General Government and one
half against the District should be pass
eG.
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Hem
derson digressed to District affairs in
general and argued In favor of legislation
that would give one of the Commissioners
a seat in the House, without the power
to vote. He said that some one ought 20
be there to keep the House posted on
District affairs just as every other sec
don of The country is represented by it's
member or delegate.
Mr.. Henderson laid before the commit
tee the resolutions recently adopted by
the citizens associations central COM
mittee framing such amendment TO the
highway act as will provide for division
of the expenses. one-half on the Federal
Government and one-half on the District
that provision be made for the payment
OF all property condemned under the act
and that failing in either of these the
act should be unqualfiedly repealed
Among the other speakers were w A
Ballinger, representing the Northwest Cit
liens Association; President Evan Tuck
err of the Northeast Association: Chief
Clerk Cox. of the Smithsonian; Mr. Cole
representing the Mount Pleasant people,
and Mr.. Deeble, a real estate dealer. 1t
was apparent from the statements of
these gentlemen that the owners OF land
=under the ban of the highway act could
of the five-year loans are now falling
due and property owners are unable to
renew them because of. uncertainty as to
whether or not condemnation proceedings
viii be authorized. Under such conditions
the banks refuse to make any further
loans, and the owners of property are
insisting that something definite be done.
It was a field day. and anyone who
chose was permitted, to talk After the
hearing was over, 1t being stated that the
highway act would probably not pass,
the gentlemen present were asked to sub
nit to the committee what they thought
was best to be done. Replies to this in
quiry will be submitted to the commit
tee in writing
The times., 1898-03-03
Talk of an Ad iournmcnt.

The frequently reiterated rumor that
the House had received orders TO rush
through appropriation and few other
absolutely necessary Republican bills.
and urge upon the Senate the necessity
of an adjournment of Congress May 1.
was carried about the Capitol lively yes
terday. 1t was said that the reason for
an early adjournment was To prevent any
settlement of the Cuban question
There appeared to be much foundation
for the rumor yesterday and it was said
that Democrats and enough Republicans
would unite for the purpose Of defeating
the scheme should an adjournment reso-
luton be presented before the Cuban diff
hcGlty Is settled
The times., 1898-03-03
STOLE A WIDOWS ALL.
A Notorious Nero sobs Her En-
ployeF.

ttttNtB.
Annie Bowman, . notorious colored
thief, who has served several terms in
the penitentiary and VoTkhouse for lar
ceny, was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Detectives Lacey and Burrows. charged
with grand larceny in stealing slo5 from
Mrs. Rosa Garrett. of 40. 1880 Thirty
second street northwest.
Mrs. Garrett is the widow of Frank
Garrett, whose dead body was found in
shallow lock Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal IN Georgetown. as told in The
Times several days ago. where il is sup
posed he was accidentally drowned Gar
retts life was insured fOr about 500
which had been paid over to his wife. and
out Of which she had paid his funeral
expenses and some debts which left her
with 500, all the money she possessed.
The Bowman woman had formerly work
ed for Mrs Garrett. and upon learning Of
her husband s death, came and Nglun-
teered her services after the fureral.
Against Mrs. Garrett protest the color
&c woman Insisted upon rcnoyating the
house, and finally found the money. which
was missed directly after her departure
The cOlored woman remained in hiding
and yesterday morning her husband was
arrested p. DelcGLF- ishCaeE and The OIL
ncers OF the Eighth precinct, and held
until be told where his wife could be
found Detectives Burrows and Lacey
went 10 DiIeman's alley and, after sur
rounding The house. entered and arrested
the woman.
When taken TO police headquarters she
admitted the theft. bu1 said that her hus-
band had taken the money from her
while she was intoxicated None Of the
cash has been recovered. and the woman
Is held on the charge Of grand larceny.
The times., 1898-03-03
TAKEN FROM VANDERBILT
continued from First -Page1

rest without a moments consideration
for his health. Preparations that Mr..
Roosevelt had put under way were stop
ped Immediately. and instead of this con
genial work, Mr.. Roosevelt was set to
gathering data as to accidental explos-
ions that have occurred on war ships in
the history of modern navies.
The attitude of the entire Administra-
tion Is exactly that of Secretary Long.
and continues 20 be. The policy of wait
ing and postponement and of the final
''cryStalization of sentiment To receive
the announcement that the Spanish gov
ernment is not to be held liable in any
way Tor the Maine atrocity is working it.
self out as far as all the facts have any
significance
There Was little excitement late yes
terday afternoon over the report that two
OF the warships OF the feet at Dry Tortu-
gas were TO be sent to Havana This
rumor lost all its significance as soon as
the facts were learned. The Marblehead
and the Montgomery have been rendered
by the Secretary Of the Navy to the Gu
ban relief committee at New York for
the transportation OF a large amount of
provisions that have been accumulated
for distribution TO the starving Cubans.
Heretofore the provisions have been
transported to Havana by the regular
Ward line steamers This method is TO be
abandoned either because it is considered
/ unsafe or because the overland distribu-
tion from Havana is slow and cumber-
some. one OF the war vessels will carry
provisions immediately to Matanzas and
the other TO another port Neither ship
will be near Havana. Secretary Long has
been in correspondence with the relief
. committee with relation to the matter for
4 Al u
The times., 1898-03-03
House District Committee.

It was decided yesterday by the House
Committee on the District of Columbia to
make favorable report on the Senate
bill, which directs the Secretary of the
Interior to quitclaim and release TO Fran
els Hall and Juriah Hall and their heirs
all right title and interest of the United
States in lot 3 square 49, of the original
plan of the city 1t was likewise conclud-
ed to favorably report House bill S602. re-
lieving the estate of Charlotte j. Gott-
walls of the provisions of IAN act to re-
strict the ownership of real estate in the
territories 10 American citizens
Attorney Brown, on behalf of the bond
holders of the Belt Line Railroad, urged
the committee TO favayably report the
bill designating the rights of the COM
pany. He declared the measure was i'm
portant because the road would be sold
within two months and operated by the
underground electric system. The proVi-
sions of the bill in question have been ex-
planned in The Times.
The times., 1898-03-03
WORDS OF SYMPATHY.
Gov. Maioney, of the windwa ed ISL
ands, Sends Coincidence.

The Secretary OF State yesterday re-
ceived the following message Of condol-
ence on the Maine disaster:
Sir: At the request OF Sir Alfred Mdioney,
governor Of the Windward Islands. | have the
honor to convey the heartfelt sympathy OF that
colony with the Government and people of the
United States in the loss sustained through the
explosion board the Maine.
have the honor TO be. with the highest ron
sideration, your most obedient humble servant
il LIAM PAL NCEFOTE.
The times., 1898-03-03
Business Men Have IA Hearing.

The Senate Committee on Commerce
will this morning hear John Wela and
Fred W. Peck, of Chicago; Mr. Spence
of Boston. ard Mr. Fearch. of Philadel-
phia, in behalf of the bill To establish a
department of commerce and industry
All of these gentlemen represent business
mems associations leagues, boards of
trade. etc
The times., 1898-03-03
The Telenhune Innntry.

Mr. Jones Of Arkansas. chairman OF
the committee 10 which was referred the
resolution authorizing the subcommittee
on the District Of Columbia 10 inYestlga e
the telephone service Of the District re-
ported that resolution favorably IN the
Senate yesterday. IL was agreed TO.
The times., 1898-03-03
QUESTIONS FOR MIR. PALMER.
Senator Jones Introduces Signifi

Senator Jones Introduces a Siguifi-
cant Resolution.
Senator Jones of Arkansas presented a
resolution 10 the Senate yesterday ask
ing the public printer to lay before the
Senate the names of the Democrats and
Republicans employed in the Government
Printing Office, also the names and poll
tics of those persons discharged, prOmot-
ed or reduced since February /, 1887
The resolution will be considered to-
day
The times., 1898-03-03
HEARING on THE HIGHWAY ACT

Members of the Committee Think
1t VIII Not Pass.
A subcommittee of the Senate Commit
tee on the District, held a hearing this
morning on the proposed Highway act,
during the course of which il was ap-
parent that the members of the commit
tee present-Messrs. Mcmillan. Hans
brough and Bacon-did not think that act
had any chance of passage at this session
of Congress-
The times., 1898-03-03

THE annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Cross Manufacturing Company
for the election of directors, win be held
at the Hotel Fleischman. Alexandria.
Va. THURSDAY. MARCH 8. 1898. at D.
m JOS. B. FoRkER, Secretary.
1t
The times., 1898-03-03

STERLING WRsss Sa4sb@ are built built Ike X
true CARPENTER CYCLE CO., i4th ST
ana New York avenue.
The times., 1898-03-03

A few
specials.

Though these few items we mention
are so extraordinarily low that we have
been obliged to make the prices for
two days only, you must not think that
Our big seven-story building is crowd
ed with bargains-as usual. Though
we do not sell cheaply made goods we
can successfully compete with the low
est prices in town. Whenever you wish
the goods charged. tell us so. We
make the terms long or short, as you
say. If you prefer to pay monthly or
weekly, it suits us just as well.
The times., 1898-03-03
SPECIAL NOTICES,

SPECIAL NOTICE-To the officers and
members Of Thomas jefferson Council.
No. u. notice is hereby given of the
death Of Bro. Fred Haner. Please ap-
pear at council chamber THIS THURS
DAYD EVENING at 80 p. m. to make
arrangements. CHARLES Fl. MILLER
Secretary. IL
The times., 1898-03-03

THE co-partnership between Lunsford c.
Orndorf and William r. Truxton expir-
ed by limitation on February l. 1898 All
persons indebted TO said firm are request
ed to settle their accounts with I.uusford
G. Orndorf. by request of Mrs Julia P
TruNton. committee for William r Trux-
ton. fe2S-3t-sm
The times., 1898-03-03

SPECIAL NOTICE = All subscribers
and users OF the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company OF the
District of Columbia having complaints
or grievances against said company,
kindly communicate said grievance
to the chairman of the grievance COM
mittee of the Telephone Subscribers As
sOciation. This is important. WILLIAM
W DANENHOWER, Chairman, Hotel
Ffedonia. fe25-tf
The times., 1898-03-03
CURING THE SERIOUSLY SICK
Charges Low and Medicines Furnished

Daily Office Hours-1O a. m. to ; p. m; Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday TO p m;
Sunday, 10 to Il III.
nooc c,,i&c %.o, IN PERSON Fxoo
UUItSuttQtIUiI OR BY LETTER fIGG