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The times., 1898-08-13
MORE POLICE CHANGES.
. General But Gradual shake-Up Is
imminent

The local police department IS graou-
au- beine given a shake-up by Major Syl-
vester the new chief of police. Number
Iess changes have already been made
since the incumbency of the present CHIEF,
but the process of wedding out Old TIM
her has steadily advanced by degrees.
Major Sylvester is now devoting his at
tention to the matter of improving the
personnel of the various precincts. in the
higher ranks. and in the near future
some changes may even be made in the
detective department.
Sergt W. w. Perry. who has seen long
and efficient service in the Sixth precinct,
but who has been handicapped for some
months by poor health, was yesterday re-
duced and given an indoor position as
captain of the watch at the District
Building.
Private Daniel Sullivan, a policeman of
powerful physique and who is young and
active, has been promoted 10 fill the va
cancy created by the demotion of Sergt
Perry. The new sergeant has been in
active duty for some time on the beat
which includes the National Hotel and
the Sixth Street depot, and has made a
The times., 1898-08-13

District of Columbia shall be paid to any
church or religious denomination or to
any institution or society which is under
sectarian or ecclesiastical CONTROL
You now submit the inquiry:
Whether this ruling is TO be con-
strued as applicable to the appropriations
for the ssctarian institutions which are
specifically provided for in the District
appropriation act of June 80. 1898, or
whether these appropriations by Congress
in contradiction of the policy and pro-
vision set forth in the clause above cited
may not be regarded special legislation,
which would warrant al exception 10 the
general law previously enacted.
The sectarian institutions provided
for in the current District appropriation
law are the Church Orphange Assoeia-
ton of St Johns parish, st. AIMS Infant
Asylum, the Association for Works of
Mercy, House of the Good Shepherd, the
st. Rose Industrial School, and st. JOS
ephs Asylum
In the District of Columbia appropria-
ton act for the current fiscal year there
are the following appropriations for in
stituttons which you state are sectarian:
=" For the Church Orphanage Associa-
ton of st. Johns parish maintenance.
81, 500.
- For St AIMS Infant Asylum, main
tenance s., ,4e0
g For Assoc;a ton for Works of Mercy,
maintenance, 81, 1,SG0
a. For House of the Good Shepherd,
maintenance. S2.7O0.
g For st. Rose Industrial School, main-
tenance 81. 500.
For ST. Joseph's Asylum. mainten-
ance. 81. 500
''In the quotation from the act of
March B. 1897. it will be noticed that Con-
gress declared its policy not TO appropri-
ate for Sectarian institutions In the later
act of June 80. 1895, it ignored the declara-
ton of the preceding Congress, and made
! specific appropriation for such institu-
! tions. 1t is fundamental rule that one
Congress cannot restrict the action of its
! successors. 1t is also a wel-esta blished
/ rule that later law in conflict with a
! former act operates TO repeal the one first
! passed to the extent of the conflict The
! appropriations for the institutions herein
named are in conflict with the prohibitive
! legislation passed in 1897, and therefore
must prevail.
/ IL Is unnecessary to review the his
! tory of the contest between the Senate
and the House of Representatives upon
/ the question of appropriations for sec
| tartan charitable institutions in the Dis
triet. The results are found in the stat
utes hereinbefore referred to-
| Il therefore have the honor TO advise
| you that the appropriations granted to
! these institutions by name may be used
Tor the purpose indicated by Congress"
The times., 1898-08-13
FOR CONSPICUOUS SERVICE.



The President Promotes Several
Members of the Marine Corps.
Commissions have been issued by the
President to the following officers of the
marine corps. for conspicuous service
during the war with Spain:
Lieut.. Col. Robert w Huntington, adt
vanced one number, and appointed a
colonel for eminent and conspicuous con-
duct in battle.
Capt. George F. Elliott advanced three
numbers on the list of captains for emf
nent and conspicuous conduct in battle.
Capt Paul ST. c. Murphy. given bre-
vet rank of major for gallant service in
the naval battle Of Santiago.
First Lieut. Lewis c Lucas, given rank
OF captain by brevet for conspicuous con-
duct in battle in Guantanamo, Cuba
First Lieut.. Wendell c. Neville. given
rank of captain by brevet for conspicuous
conduct in battle at Guantanamo. Cuba.
Second Lieut. Louis J. Magiu, given
breyet commissions as first lieutenant and
captain for good judgment and gal
lantry in battle at Guantanamo.
Second Lieut.. Thomas s. Borden. given
rank Of first lieutenant by brevet for els
tinguished service in the naval battle of
Santiago.
Second Lieut.. Philip NJ Bannon. given
the rank Of first lieutenant by brevet for
conspicuous service in battle al Guanta-
namo, Cuba.
The times., 1898-08-13

number of important arrests. His promo
ton is therefore fconsidered welf-mer-
tied one. The position 10 which Sergt
Perry has been reduced is only slightly
less remunerativeFthan a sergeancy and
is very acceptable to aim
Tie Second precinct, 10 which Sergt
Sullivan has been assigned, has long been
the cynosure of the public eye by reason
of the fact that ithe crime of last year
comparatively speaking. seemed TO pre-
dominate there Some sections of the
precinct are thickly populated with a very
dangerous class OF negroes, and violators
of the law in osfier precincts often seek
places of refuge in the numerous crowded
tenements which ara located in that por-
ton of The city.
The workings of the precinct were also
severely commented upon early last Sum-
mer as a result of the escape of several
important criminals. and the consequent
shake-up which the force of that precinct
received at the time is still fresh to the
public mind. Among the members which
composed at one time what was satir-
ically known as the Second Precinct Out.
ing Party Were Dorsey Foultz the mur-
derer of Monk Robinson; Patrick Carr.
the ravisher of little Dora Robinson. and
Tim Hurley, who was also wanted on a
serious charge. The latter two men have
been caught. but Foultz is still a fugitive.
The working force of the precinct is
now considerably stronger than formerly.
but there are said to be still several weak
spots, one of them being a lack of SER
geants. Hence the transfer of Sullivan
to that precinct, for the purpose of bring
ing the number of such officers up to the
customary quota of three
The new chief will in turn. direct his
attention TO the detective bureau. where
several changes viii be made He has
already caused the repeal of that section
of the police manual which requires them
to remain at their desks at police head
quarters for the purpose of submitting
WRITTEN reports.
The order was issued In the office of the
District Commissioners yesterday. and is
! as follsw:
That so much of paragraph 10, of the
manual of the metropolitan Police Force
! as relates TO submitting written reports
| by special officers is repealed"
The object in repeating this section Is q
desire on the part of the new chief of al.
lowing the detectives more time on the
streets.
The resignation of r. j. Sykes a pri
vate of the police force. having been ac
cepted, his commission was yesterday re
voked.
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Municipal Isrevities.

A certificate of Indebtedness for ST.
1885 was yesterday ordered by the Com
missoners against the Metropolitan Rail-
way Comapny to cover the cost incurred
by the District in paving adjacent to
the company's tracks on Street, be-
tween Ninth and Fourteenth Streets
northwest.
Senator Aldrich was yesterday in
formed by the District Commissioners.
in reply to a protest recently made by
him against the unswept condition of
New Hampshire Avenue. in the vicinity
of Dupont Circle, that the thoroughfare
is kept in as good condition as the linn
tied appropriations will permit.
The Commissioners are considering the
question of placing electric lights on
''mast-arms'' in various parts of the city
A notice has been sent to the Christian
Heurich Brewing Company by the Com
missioners stating that the company has
not complied with their request for the
deposit of S4 to pay the cost of repairing
one of the District wagons which was
damaged in a collision last July If the
deposit is not made in the near future
action will be taken to secure the amount
of the damage through legal process
The times., 1898-08-13
A HOME PRESENTED.
For the Widows and Orphans oi
the Maine Heroes.

While the brave boys in Cuba. Porto
Rico and the Philippines have been re-
membering the Maine, generous citizen
of Maryland has remembered the widows
and orphans of the men who went down
with that ill-fated warship.
John Stewart Crossey. of Baltimore.
and his wife Isabel, have donated their
beautiful home on the Choptank River.
Eastern Shore. Nd. to the American
Humane Society, for a term of twenty
years, With the understanding that the
place Is to be used for a home for the
widows and orphans of the Maine vic
tins and for the widows and orphans of
the United States seamen who lost their
lives in defense of their country during
the war against Spain.
The gift includes 800 acres of land, a
school building store building, freight
house, steamboat wharf. barns, stables
and an elegant mansion.
Mr. and Mrs. Crossey were impelled by
purely patriotic motives and their idea
was to furnish a home where mothers
will not be separated from their children
and where the children will be clothed
boarded, educated and taught trades.
1t Is intended to support the institution
by contributions, subscriptions, fairs and
entertainments.
The American Humane Society hasNbeer
organized for the purpose OF caring fol
and supporting this home. Mr.. Crosse5
| will act as general manager and will pay
all taxes. insurance and Indebtedness
against the property without remunera
ton.
The officers of the society are: Presi
! dent Judge George NJ. Russum. vice pres
| ident, James E. Hignutt; treasurer, VII
| son NJ Tyler, of the Eastern Marylant
| Gazette; secretary Robert s. Parker; gen
eral manager, J. Stewart Crossey.
| Seamen crippled in the service will b.
| furnished with light employment by tn
| society.
The object is worthy one, and anyon
knowing of widows or orphans of Ameri
! can sailors VIII confer a favor by notify
| ing the American Humane Society, IL
| East Lexington Street, Baltimore.
The times., 1898-08-13
THE CLEANING OF STREETS.
Supt StutIer Sc. las Information
From Other MunicipaIities

Warner Stutler superintendent OF the
street and alley cleaning. has mailed
copies of his annual report on the sue
cess of hand labor. which recently ap-
peared in full in The Times. to the street
and alley cleaning departments of all
the principal cities of the country The
copies We're accompanied with requests
for similar Information In return.
Superintendent StutIer in his communi-
cation with these authorities. informed
them that the Commissioners of the
District are contemplating the removal
Of ashes at public expense, and has also
asked for data upon that subject. to-
gether with the cost of the work in other
cities.
The superintendent is in favor of clean
ing ali the streets OF this city by hand
labor, and although the experiment of
last year was a success here he is anx-
ious of learning just how it operates in
other large communities
The times., 1898-08-13
THE UNIVERSITY RAILROAD.
An Opinion by the RS
Relative to Its Operation

The Commissioners yesterday, in reply
TO a communication from Mr.. Croissan.
one of the incorporators of the Washing
ton and University Railroad. transmitted
to him an opinion of the District Commis-
sioners, relative to certain inquiries on
the operation of the road.
The opinion states that the company
may charge a fare of five cents within
the District, but must sell six tickets for
a quarter; that no authority be given the
company by Congress to issue stock to
guarantee interest on its bonds: that the
amount of stock and bonds to be issued
nv the company is limited to the amount
necessary in the judgment Of the Dis
trict Commissioners, for 'the cost and
construction and equipment Of its rail-
way and buildings that the company 5
charter does not contemplate carrying
freight. but limits its business to the
carrying of passengers, and that stock
holders in the company will be liable to
the extent of the ..alue of their stock,
which liability may extend to the pay
ma,t of damages to persons or prop
erty. and for interest on the bonds OF the
company"
Tine route of the railway is as follows:
Beginning at or near the intersection OIL
the Tenleytown road ana quincy otreet
rhence westerly on Quincy Street to
Forty-fourth Street thence northeriy on
Forty-fourth Street to Vallejo Street,
thence westerly on Vallejo Street to
Eortv-seyepth Street. thence northerly
an Forty-seventh Street TO Flint Street,
thence west on Flint Street to boundary
Avenue thence southerly on Boundary
Avenue to Forty-eig'hth Street TO BRANDY
wine Street, thence e<sterly on Brandy
vino street to F0rtyseventh Street. as
shown upon the plans of the third sec
tion of highway extensions. Electricity
ie renufred to be the motive power.
The times., 1898-08-13
Aho,,t nne month ago nav chlld. whic

About one month ago my child. which
&c fifteen months old. had an attack of
diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting.
gave It such remedies as are usually given
in such cases, but as nothing gave relief,
we sent for a physician and it was under
his care for week. At this time the
child had been sick for about ten days
and was having about twenty-five opera
tions of the bowels every twelve
hours. and we were convinced that unless
II soon obtained relief it would not live.
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy was recommended. and ]
decided TO try it. soon noticed a
change for the better: by it's continued
use a complete cure was brought about
and it is now perfectly healthy.-C. l.
Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer, Co.. W. Va
For sale by Henry Evans, wholesale and
retail druggist. sSS Street northwest
and Connecticut Avenue and S Street
northwest and 1928 Maryland Avenue
northeast.
The times., 1898-08-13

Miss Edgerly. of Ardwick, Md. enter
tanned her friends Wednesday evening at
her beautiful home. Cool Spring The
hostess was assisted in receiving her
guests by Mrs NJ T. Williams and Miss
Marguerite Mccarthy, the group making
a graceful picture against back ground
of palms and Summer blossoms Dancing
was enjoyed until a late hour. band
from Annapolis furnishing the music. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Edgerly.
Mr.. and Mrs Palmer Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
tofanni. Mr. and Mrs. Menekheim. MIS-
Lord. Mrs NJ F. Williams. Miss Barker
Miss Foraker. Miss Adams, MISS joyce
Miss Gary. Mr.. Purse, Mr.. Whelan. Mr.
Palmer Mr.. Lord. Mr.. Bailey, Mr.. Joyce.
Mr.. Baldwin and DR.. Johnson.
The times., 1898-08-13
SMOKING CHIMNEYs.
LAW May BE Enacted to Obyiate
the Evil

Chimneys emitting large volumes of
smoke, which have been the cause of
much complaint, are considered by the
Commissioners fitting subject for Iegis-
lation by the coming Congress, and they
will ask for the enactment Of a law to
prevent the nuisance next Winter.
A smoking chimney in a hotel opposite
the Wyatt building. corner Fourteenth
and F. Streets, has recently been the
source of much annoyance to some of the
frequenters of newspaper row. and two
out-of-town correspondents, having Offices
in the Wyatt building. lodged a complaint
with the Commissioners several days ago,
hoping that some relief might thereby be
afforded them.
The Commissioners yesterday replied
that there is no law under which they
can take action against smoking Chin
neys, but that they were endeavoring to
secure the enactment of a law for the
abatement of such nuisances. and that
they were hopeful of having bin passed
at the next session of Congress.
The times., 1898-08-13

Two hearts can make a love affair, but it
takes three, at least, to make a home, and
one of them must be that of baby. The
young married couples that start out in life
with the idea that children are nuisances,
and that they do not want and will not
have them, are the kind that you read
about every day in the newspapers-in the
divorce column. A home without children
is not home. God and Nature never in.
tended that there should be place called
home that did not resound with the patter
of childish footsteps.
There are tens Of thousands of homes
that are childless because of the iIl-health
of the wife and would-be mother. There
are tens of thousands of other homes child
less because the little ones have died al
most as soon as they were born. In both
cases DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
sovereign remedy. 1t acts directly on
the delicate and important organs that
make wifehood and motherhood possible.
It makes them well, strong, vigorous. virile,
and elastic. 1t does away with the dangers
of maternity. 1t banishes the usual dis
comforts of the expectant period and
makes baby's advent easy and almost pain
less. 1t insures the little new comer's
health and an ample supply of nouTish-
nent The prospective mother prepares
herself for maternity by taking the Fa-
vorite Prescription " and gives her child a
fair start in life by giving it strong and
well developed body. Thousands of homes
that were childless, to- day echo with
babies laughter, and bless this great medi-
cine Thousands of women who were
weak, nervous, respondent invaIids, are
to-day happy. healthy wives and mothers
because of this medicine. Medicine deal
ers sell it.
Constipation kills slow1y-but it kills.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure it.
The times., 1898-08-13
STRANGE PHOTO MoMENTo.
The District Commissioners Hear
From an Enthusiast

The District Commissioners were yes
terday brought into closer contact with
the much-mooted "Ang7o-Saxon Alliance"
by the receipt of strange parcel of mail
bearing the address ''The Honorable
Mayor, City of Washington" The parcel
contained blue print copy of a photo
graph of a grouping of the American and
British flags. inscribed THE Flags. One
Blood. One Language"
The gift was accompanied by a letter
signed T. D. Williams. Clifton Villa, La
Grange. Illinois, and which read as fol-
lows:
Kindly accept this little photo mo
mento as a token OF American apprecia-
ton of Engiand's good will 1t is my
sincere desire that the ties of friendship
may grow stronger. Hoping that you
are in accord with the general good feel
ing. which 1t is my aim TO encourage,
and thanking you for a reply, I remain
yours sincerely"
The times., 1898-08-13
NO WAR TAX ON MARRIAGES.
Ruling That No Stamps he Affixed
ON Certificates


The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
yesterday informed the District Commits
sioners that no war tax revenue stamps
need be attached to certificates of mar
riage, births and deaths.
The ruling is sweeping in nature. and
VIII apply 10 certificates of a similar ma
ture issued in all parts of the country.
In stirring times like the present, when
war romances are frequent and military
marriages still more so, the Government
Will lose considerable revenue on account
of the ruling. but the war revenue meas
ure contains section which strictly pro-
hibits the imposition of taxes on certifi
Gates similar to those in question, and
the decision thus given provides further
exemption.
The ruling of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau was given in response to a letter re-
Gently addressed by the District Commits
Sioners. inquiring whether under that pro-
vision of the twenty-fifth section of the
war revenue law. which requires that in
ternal revenue stamps be affixed to certi-
hcates OF any description required by law
and not otherwise specified. 1t is necessary
10 afiix such stamps to certificates re-
quired by law TO be returned 10 the
health office in cases of births. deaths and
marriages.
The Internal Revenue Commissioner IN
his ruling states that certificates of
birth, marriage and death, given in pursu-
ance of the laws of the State requiring
the collection and registration of vital
statistics as a basis for the adminsitra-
ton of public health laws come within
the exemption of section Il"
The exemption of section II provides
that it is the intent hereby to exempt
from stamp taxes imposed by this act
such State, county, town or other munich
pal corporations in the exercise of func-
tiOnS strictly belonging 20 them in their
ordinary governmental taxing, or munich
nal cana -
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TO GUARD THE PARKS.
Utah Cavalry VIII Do Patrol Duty
in California

Troop A. Utah Cavalry. has been de-
tailed to patrol the national parks in Cal
ifornia and protect them from trespass-
ing sheep herds
Acting Superintendent ZeyIey has sent
a report TO the Secretary of the Interior
asking that this Be done. Already I2s.-
OJ0 sheep have been elected from Yosemite
Park. where they We're destroying the
grass and other forage.
No animals under any circumstances
VIII be permitted to Craze upon the pub
lic reservations in future, and only those
persons who have patented lands will bs
permitted to Craze cattle
The times., 1898-08-13

Mrs. John L. Baker and son. Eddie,
Mrs. A. E. Mueller and daughter. Dor
othy Mrs. A. S FenneH and children.
Miss Alice Howard and Miss Sallie Con
neen, all of Washington. and Dr. Mueller.
wife and son. of Baltimore. are spending
the Summer at the old Best House. near
Round Hill, Va. The house. built Of
stone in the last century. has magnifi-
cent lawn surrounded by grand old trees
whose shade makes il delightfully."- cool
during the heat of -he Summer days. 4
fine pavilion on the grounds is often the
scene OF a regular country dance and the
pleasant party at "Currys' are having a
glorious Summer.
The times., 1898-08-13
RED CROSS GIFT.
To Be Used for the Sick and Wound
ed Soldiers

Surgeon General Sternberg has received
5000 from c. H Dodge. chairman of the
supply committee of the Red Cross So
ciety.
The money will be distributed as fol-
lows: $1,000 10 Lieut. Col Havard at San
tiago. for the use OF the sick at that
place; $1,000 to Col Forwood. at Mon
tauk Point. for the purchase of deIicacies
for the sick; $1,000 70 Col GreenIeaf. at
Porto Rico; S1.oG0 TO Lieut. Col Hon, at
Camp Thomas; 500 TO Major Hale q. s.
General Hospital. Fort Thomas. Ky; 500
TO Major Fay. Fort Mcpherson. Atlanta.
Ga
The times., 1898-08-13
Suit for Partition

Thomas H. Pickfo-d has institu ed suit
in equity against David NJ Lea and Ed
win Forrest for partition and sale Of
property. Lea is sued in his own right.
and Forrest as trustee The properly
in question is that known as "ConIu-
ror's Defeated tract OF land situa ted
in the District of Columbia
The times., 1898-08-13
TRY GRAIN-O! TRY GRAIN-O!

Ask your Grocer toda ' TO show you pack.
age OF GRAiNO. the new food drink that
taxes the place OF coffee The Children may
drink II without injury az well as tie adult.
All who try It. like it, GRA1N-0 has that
rich seal brown OF Mocha or Java but It is
tnnoe from pure grains. and the most delf-
cate stomach receives IL without distress
One-Qusrter the price of office. 6o and zoe
Der package Sold bY all grocar-. la271
The times., 1898-08-13
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Now that President Mckinley is about
10 present Columbia. the gem of the
ocean. with an olive branch to twine
with her laurels of victory. he can afford
10 pause in her service and attend 70
affairs of his own. Mr.. and Mrs. McKfn-
ley have not yet decided when they will
leave Washington or where they will go
to spend their delayed vacation. An end
less chain of invitations have been re-
ceived, of which each prominent resort
represents a link. but they will probably
visit some quiet mountain retreat either
III Pennsylvania or New York
The President and Mrs. Mckinley en-
joycd another of their informal outings
down the river Wednesday afternoon.
The party included Postmaster General
Smith, Secretary Wilson, and Miss VIII
son, Assistant Secretary Allen. Of the
Navy. and Mrs. and Miss Allen. and Miss
Barber. Mrs. McKinley's niece.