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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24
DON'T MISS 1T.

First annual moonlight excursion by
Pride of Minnesota Lodge, X. of p, No.
5. Uniform Rank, Pride of West, fancy
drill, Tuesday afternoon and evening,
July IL, 1899, on the steamer Henrietta
and barge. Leaving Soldiers home, Min
nehaha Falls, 1870 p. M; St. Paul, 2:30 r.
M, down the Mississippi to Hastings.
Returning in time to make connections
on all cars Good music Refreshments
for sale on boats. Tickets. so cents.
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BIRTHS.

Son to Mrs. Edmonia Claybourne,
865 w. Madison. DR.. J. E. Poore.
Daughter to Mrs. Crawford Sneed,
2720 Armour avenue. Mrs. L. Glover.
Mrs. Frank Smith, 1891 Aberdeen.
DR.. G. J. Hagens.
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.xnEIETY nIREETlRI

MOST WoRs H1PFUL GRAND LODGE
MINNESOTA, A.sF.rAND "A. NJ.
! H.B. Housron, Grand Master.
JAnEs WooDTo1K, Grand Secretary.
43h West Third street.
PIONEER ,LoDS8. No. /. A. F. AND A. M. meet6
che Il first Monday in each %onth at MASONIC Hall
Masons in good standing always welcome
S. 81. HADLEY, ". II
WA. Hn1AsD, See, ia Atwater. -
M1NNEsoTAs LODGE No.2. A. F. and A. N mests
on the fret and third Tuesday in each month st
Masonic Hall s. W. corner Of Fifth and Robers
/ streets. Master Maeons in good standing slwayo
welcome. &s4, =:
.......... ". T. GAssAwA1 W. II.
j. a. Dn11NeHAx. Sec. Court House.
VIZ. II. STEVENS LODGE. Nos. A. F. and A. NJ.
meets second and fourth Monday in each month AZ
Masonic Hall, S. y. corner Fifth an6 Robert SITS.
Master Mason in good standing elways welcome.
ANDREW JACKSON ". N.
sraSHRrEcT ASHER LoDeE, No. 4 4. I: and A y
meets the second and fop5th TnssdaX i IN each
Robert St. Master Masons IN good standing
always welcome.
...!g -: JoHu q. A. W1seu' ". N. .
I..w. CRANoux, Sec. q Cedar
-BzrHEl CHAPTER, No. % RIA. N. meets tho
a1et and third Thursday in each month at Masonic
Hall s. w. corner Of Fifth and Robert streets
Royal Arch Aasons in good standing always
welcome. ..,- -.
=. ..... DANIEL Roy; AP.
W. I. GAssAwa1 secy. State Capitol. =, .
p P1en1x ConxAkpERy No. K. T. Meets IT,
second and third Thureday IN each month at theiY
asyirm in Masonic Hall s. w. corner Fifth and
Robert streets: Knights Templar in good stand.
ing always welcome
.--.~<-, W. r. GAseAwAy. Z O.
DANIEL Roy. sec MP. R. P. Genl Bldg
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/ ef. ANTHONY IoDaI, No. 1877, meets the hrae
And third Wednesday in each month for the trans
action of business second and fourth Wednesday,
for instruction. at their hall. Second street. beb
Ween Nicoliet end Hennepin avenues.
4 a. rtsii,f. ss&..z.--- SHARE, n. @.
JAnEs A. scor1. P. s. p. o. Box ga
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KNIGHTS or P',,YlT,,sHlA1

~%A5@ KNIGHTS or PYTHlA1 80
NA4. Tu1H1R Lopez. No. d: Z. 81 p meets IL
eocond and fourth ThurSdays IN ~ Deuth. Bro.
1hexs In good 1tsnding welcome. At Labor Ten
- Fourth and Eighth Az. So. ,e.-a
- J. W. Jackson, O. q.
Je1L A. OAs1, G. r. sads -
rm1 o. Nmraeo1A 1sDes Ne. IL K. sfP. neete
- 1rst and third ThursdAy In eaol meath. AL
e1othe6 In good standing Welcome. At Mason
. 0Rot Avs. -%..s...
4 p. WA11, K. Z. al 4 II.
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81. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL MISSION

st. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL MISSION
81 Ries street. bet Aurora and University.
SUNDAY SERVICES: Morning Prayer, Lttaa9
and Sermon ll:00 \. l.; Sunday School and Child
ren's Vespers 90 r. H.; Evensong and Sermon
500 r. n; Wednesday Evening Prayer and
Lecture 800 H.; Friday: Choir Rehearsal and
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew 500 Z. Il. Al Az
cordially invited Seats free.
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MARS LODGE, No. 2so2, meets seeopd
Sonrtn Wednesday in each month OF otklAs
and the third "wednesday for instruction At Ode
1ellows Hall, S2o Waoasha street,
T. R. HICKMAN, p S., ~ St: Anthony
F. D. PARKER, N. G., 3o6 Edmund st.
HousrHo1p OF RurH' No $50 g. q. O. Of o. F.
Neets first and third Monday in esch Month for
business second Monday for instruction, at ODD
Fellows Hall, a25 W abasha.
MRS: SARAH G KRTLIY. N. n. G..
ms. IDA JOHNSON, W. r. 374 Summit Place
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st. JANEs, A. II Z. CHUB0k
Cor. Fuller and Jay strsetA
SUNDAY eB1vIcHs: Ii "a. n; 7;9o ?. L.. ~
lesday prayer meeting, 500 ?. H. Pastor !dsite .
Monday and Tuesday; at home Wednesday ~
Thursday. Wsadings. funerals a.d ~ dsk =
C>ndod On uotlce.
REV J. G. ANDERSON, Pastor.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH.
Cor 18th and Cedar.
SUNDAY SERVICES: Preaching at II 90 A: N. AND
7:45 M. Sunday at 1890 o'clock Wednesday
evening general prayer meeting. Friday evening
study Sunday School lesson. Funerals and we'd
dings promptly attended.
REV. D. s. ORNER, Pastor, 4O5 Harrington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
ATKINSON'S CIRCULARS.
They Are Reaching Cabinet officials
in This City.

Secretary Hitchcock and other govern
ment officials in this city have received
copies of circular signed by Edward At
kinson, which the author says has been or
will be sent to the commissioned and nom
commissioned officers of each returning
regiment of troops from the Philippines,
together with copies of pamphlets contain
ing articles on the Philippine situation from
an "anti-imperialist' point of view. The
circular, dated Boston, August s, is head
ed, THE Anti-Imperialist, and is address,
ed to the survivors of the volunteer regi-
ments returned from Manila. Mr. Atkinson
says that having been informed that tele-
graphic messages from the mothers and
sisters of volunteers from Nebraska, urg-
ing them not to re-enlist, had been refused
delivery, he thought he would test that
question. He then recounts his efforts to
send through the mails to prominent Off
Gals in the Philippines the pamphlets
seized by the postmaster at San Francisco
some time ago, for which the author of
the circular says he was threatened with
prosecution for treason and sedition be-
cause Of this effort on my part TO convey
information t. you, citizens and voters
Wmch would inform you to the work be-
ing done in this country TO stop what we
believe to be criminal aggression in the
Fhlhpplne Islands. Mr.. Atkinson adds
INC NiiicS AiCltS referred VIZ. line
Cost of National Crime" The He'll of
War and Its Penalties" and Criminal Ag-
gression-By Whom Committed?'' are in
Guided in one of the two pamphlets sent
to the officers of the regiments and he
asks their views upon them and upon the
whole course of the warfare in the Philip
pine Islands, promising if liberty is given
to print the letters to make a careful Sc
lection therefrom whether adverse to the
position have taken or sustaining it,
Secretary Gage also received a circular
from Edward Atkinson, which the writer
says is being sent to every commissioned
and non-commissioned officer returning
from the Philippines Mr.. Atkinson's
pamphlets, about which there was so much
talk at one time, will accompany the cir
cular going to the officers.
Mr.. Atkinson expects to receive letters
from the officers, and will make them pub
lie, he says, no matter whether they agree
with his views or not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
VENEZUELAN PEARL FISHERIES.
An Interesting Report Made by Minis
ter L0Gmis

Minister Loomis, at Caracas, has made
an interesting report to the State Depart
ment in regard to the Venezuelan pearl
fisheries, in which he says:
THE pearl fisheries of Margarita, a large
island off the north coast of Venezuela
have been known since the island was dis
covered by Columbus in 1893. The great
admiral and his officers found the native
women wearing strings of pearls, which
! they We're glad to exchange for European
trinlSets of small value
Pearl fishing has been carried on by the
natives of the Island of Margarita as
commercial enterprise for upward of three
centuries, and there is no record that with
in this long period other than the crusest
methods have been employed. The annual
output of pearls is valued at about 500 900
on the island; that is the sum the fishermen
receive for the pearls they gather. How
much these same pearls are sold for in the
European market there are no statistics to
show. 1t is doubtless true that the fisher
men are frequently underpaid for the gems
they find and that in the past they have
been shamefully swindled.
THE pearls bought by very few
dealers who purchase pearls and other val
liable gems for European merchants. There
are no restrictions upon the business of
pearl fishing in Venezuelan waters, except
that a tax of S24 a year is laid upon each
boat. There are about 400 boats employed
in this industry, none of which are provided
with diving apparatus. Each boat has a
heavy metal 'scoop-like' drag, which is al
lowed to scrape along the bottom of the
sea till it is believed to be filed with oyster
shells, when it is brought to the surface
and its contents removed. Small smooth
shells are never opened, for it is known
that they contain pearls.
The best beds of pearl-hearing oysters
are not Immediately adjacent to the Island
of Margarita itself. but are near some
smaller islands close by. Around these ISL
ands are piled hundreds of tons of Shells
the accumulation of centuries of pearl fish
ing. Many of these shells, l am told con-
tain a very clear mother-of-pearl which
may ultimately be found to have CONNER
cial value.
1T seems probable that a few we'll
equipped, economically managed boats pre-
pared to send down divers and to make
some explorations in search of new oyster
beds, would reap substantial profits for a
few seasons in these waters"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
SAILED UNDER THE WRONG ~.D
no" Archbishop IreIand's Friends
Were Disappointed.

good story is told on several nron,i-
hent people who are warm friends of Arch
bishop Ireland of Minnesota. The arch
pishop' when abroad, was accompanied nv
ms lifelong friend, Bishop O'Gorrnan of
South Dakota. When they were about In
return the archbishop went to ireland for
d snort visit. while Bishop O'Gorman took
passage on the Majestic but through some
lnadVertence he sailed under the name or
Archbishop Ireland, and it was cabled to
this country that the archbishop was re-
turning on the Majestic. 1t happened that
When the Majestic was reported as arriv
ing IN New York there We're present Sem
ator Elkins of West Virginia. ex-senator
henry Ii Davis of the same state. Richard
=. herens, member of the republican ma
uofal committee from Missouri and a
NUMBER or other prominent New York men
VINO are warm friends of Archbishop Ire
4and- These gentlemen chartered a little
steamer, went down the bay to meet the
MdJeStc. ana as they ranged alongside
ciamored vigorously for Archbishop Ira
lahd, demanding that he come I'D and be
sent aboard. They were very much cha
SrlAed to find that the archbishop was not
on the ship. after all, and the elegant
champagne dinner had to be consumed nv
the promoters of the reception and the
archbishop be considered present In spirit
1t should be added, as champagne is men
toned. that Archbishop Ireland although
attending many banquets never drinks
champagne nor other liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
MUSICAL MENTION.

Miss Jessie B. F. Grant is the acting or
ganist and conductor at the First Congre-
gational Church during this month and is
filling the position very acceptably.
Choir rehearsals are held each Saturday
evening at 7:30 o'clock throughout the year
and during the present month members OF
the chorus are taking solo parts
Sunday morning at the offertory Miss
Nellie Newton will sing Calvary" con-
tralto solo. words by Henry Vaughan
and music by Paul Rodney. The anthem
for the morning service will be "Oh, Come
Every One That Thirsteth,' by Harrison
Millard.
Persons DESTROYS of joining the chorus
should make application Walter Allen, the
librarian and secretary of the choir, who
will give the necessary information with
relation thereto.
Mr.. Angelo Fronani and his brother have
and from there they will go to Reading,
Pa.
Mr. Victor Johnson and his Lafayette
Square Theater Orchestra are making quite
a hit at Atlantic City. Mr.. Johnson's pro-
grams warmly praised, as is the work
of his force in the Palm Garden.
The Sunday Night Music Club met as
usual and played the Schubert quartet, Op
strings; in addition to which Miss Lucia
Nola sang Mascheroni's, For All Eter-
nity;" Thine My Thoughts Are Margar-
ita," Meyer-Heylmund; The Song That
Dream Again." Sullivan, and Les Rame-
aux" Faure, all with piano and string
quartet accompaniment.
Mrs. Doubleday of the Sunday Night
Music Club has just returned from ff-
teen mo lths' trip in Europe, but will spend
the remaining hot months on the coast of
Maine, reaching Washington about the first
of October.
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A w1FE'sjj PETITION.
Mrs. Matilda 5Waldecker Wants Sup
port From Her Husband.

Mr.. Emanuel fWaldecker editor and pro-
prietor of the volks Tribun leading Ger
man newspaper,.published in this city, is
named defendant ina suit for maintenance
filed today by hts wife, Matilda Waldecker.
In her petition Mrs. Waldecker declares
that for several, weeks past she and her
children have spbsisted upon bread almost
exclusively, being wholly without means
to obtain other food All this time. accord
ing to the petition Nj. Waldecker has occu-
pied a room in the house where his family
is domiciled, 1904 Caroline street but has
taken his meals elsewhere. The Sth in
slant. it is stated, Messrs. Birney and
Woodland, attorneys for Mrs. Waldecker
addressed a letter to Mr.. Waldecker an
pealng to him to take some steps to keen
his wife and children from starvation To
this, 1t is declared, he paid no attention.
The couple were married in August 1877
and have four children. According to Mrs
Waldecker, from September, 1899. untii
about two years ago her husband contrib
uted only in small degree toward the SIM.
port of herself and children who during all
that time were enabled to secure food and
clothing only through the efforts of Mrs
Waldeeker in teaching music Since two
years ago, it is declared, Mr. Waldecker has
contributed nothing to their support
The Volks Tribun according to Mrs Wal
decker. is a prosperous business enterpr;sa
yielding return ample to support the fam,
lily in comfort.
The court is asked to pass decree reo,,ir-
ing Mr.. Waldecker to pay his wife s,,it.
able sum, monthly or semi-monthly for tho
support OF herself and children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
The Star Office in London.

The Evening Star has now a permanently
established and well fitted office in London,
located in Trafalgar Buildings, Trafalgar
Square. where its representative will be
constantly in attendance, and where files of
the paper. and those of other leading Ameri-
can journals, will be kept for the benefit or
visitors. Patrons and friends of The Star,
travelling in England and on the continent,
are invited TO have their mail addressed to
the care of its London office, as above
where II will be safely kept until called for,
or forwarded, may be instructed, from
time to time
AS the location of the new Star Office Is
one of the most central in London. In near
proximity to most of the principal hotels
and easily accessible from all parts of the
city, it will prove to be a great accommoda-
ton to those who avail themselves, of the
advantages it affords; and ladies as well as
gentlemen, travelling abroad, are invited to
freely use its facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
HOW HE STOPPED THE WALL.
n street Car Conductor Who Know.
Something About Rabies

There is one conductor, at least on the
lith street line who has some kids of his
own This might be regarded as a safe
generalization, but the specific demonstra-
uon took place the other afternoon be-
tween the rush hours The car was not
more than comfortably filled when a plain
looking woman with a jolly, wholesome
looking baby boarded the car. BY a spe-
cal providence and the courtesy of a man
In oveTalls, she got an end seat without
having to craw: over any one. She was
rldlng on street transfer, and woman
IKE she turned it over to the baby who
was examining it with that deep and
speculative look that only an eighteen
months old baby can muster over a sub
ject it knows nothing about
Taken altogether, however, the baby de-
c1ded that it approved of the transfer. He
turned 1t over with solemn satisfaction
emitting the while those inartfculate
sounds that only a baby can make and
only n woman initiate. Just then the con-
ductor swung along the running board col
Letting fares The baby was taken with
ms sood-natUred grin and the shine of his
brass buttons, so he showed the transfer
out with one chubby fist as much as to
ask what the conductor thought of it,
Inc conductor naturally appropriated ii
with a nod of Acknowledgement but this
the pdpy regarded as a base betrayal of
confidence. 1t regarded the transfer as a
vested interest and when it saw the pink
paper vanishing it contracted all of its
hoplle countenance to a point the center
OF Whlch was quivering little mouth and
with 1nfantile elaboration it got ready to
cry. ~
The conductor saw it all in a minute
Wen, 1t undoubtedly was against all the
TuieS OF the company. and if there had
peen sDotter on the car the conductor
might nave lost his job for it, but he deftIy
whipped on an unpunched transfer from
the bottom of the pack in his other hand
ana dealt 1t TO the baby. 1t worked like
charm The wall never fully deyeIoped
ltseI' and the baby continued to graveIy
examine It's recovered treasure
Ihat Is why it is safe to figure that =.
certain conductor has youngsters of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
"ADNIRAL" BIRDS FLEET.
The Transports Which Have Now Be
come Part of the Army.

The Transports which Have Now Be
come a Part of the Army.
That the Spanish war has brought about
many changes is evidenced by the pictures
that hang in the room of Col. Charles Bird
OF the quartermasterS department. Col.
Bird has charge Of transportation matters.
and especially such transportation as re-
lates To the sea The Spanish war made it
necessary for the United States army to
have transports, and such ships as could
be turned into the service were taken and
used To carry the soldiers to Cuba and
Porto Rico. Since that time the transport
service has been improved TO such an ex-
tent that our ships that carry soldiers TO
and from the Philippines and which are
row used in the service between the
United States and our West Indian posses
slons are Of the best that can be planned.
Col. Bird has now become known as .Ad-
mira! Bind, and the ships of the trans
port service of the army are called ..Ad-
miIal Bids fleet by the navy. The pic
lures u the ships that adorn the walls in
IO4- bro room are Of those which have
been purchased by the United States They
are the Grant, Sherman, Sheridan Thomas
Hancock, Logan, BufOrd. Burnside Crook
Hooker, Ingalls,. Fitzpatrick, Mcclellan Nc
FAerson. Meade, Sedgwick, Warren and
night, and three hospital ships the Mis-
souri,, Relief and Terry. In addition 10
these are number Of chartered ships
transport
volunteers from Manila to the United
states and are taking the soldiers and
cavalry equipments and other supplies to
Manila from this country. They are the
Athenlan. Aztec, Centennial, City of Para
CITY OF Sydney. Conemaugh, Garonne. In
Ciana. Leelanaw. Morgan City. Newport.
OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA. Port Albert Senator
Siam, ST. Paul, Tacoma, Tartar, Valencia.
Victoria, Wyefield and ZeaIandia At pres
snt five OF these ships are armed for the
purpose of protecting them from possible
raids of the Ftlipinos. They are the Grant.
Sherman. Sheridan, Warren and Hancock
The Thomas and Logan. which are now on
the Atlantic coast. but destined for Pacific
service, Will also be armed. The pictures in
Gel BIRDS room are quite imposing and
while there is deal of sameness about
them, the artist who made them has en-
oeaVOred TO show different marine coudI-
tons. although he has not ESCAPED the
criticism OF the poet who said '.as idle as
painted ship upon painted ocean, No
matter how much care he has given to
make the ships appear as blowing their
way swiftly through the water, yet there
is stiffness about them that cannot be
obliteraled by the painters art The prob
abilities are that Col. Bird will get very
sick of seeing those pictures before long
and will have them removed No man could
stay in the same Office with all those ships
and not become very much distressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
Additional Clerks Asked For.


is attended with much difficulty, and has
required the constant services of several
clerks of marked ability.
Additional Clerks Asked For.
I'm view of the large increase of business.
it is recommended that Congress be re-
quested to provide for addition to the
present force of the Office of twenty-five
clerks, the details of which will be submit
ted with my annual estimates. In connec-
ton with this matter it will be proper to
add that the number of employees on the
permanent roll of this Office for the last
two fiscal years was, for some reason, re-
duced by Congress to a few less than for
any recent year prior to the war with
Spain.
II would invite attention to recommen-
dation in my last annual report relative to
the repeal of act of July 13, 1870, and
amendments so far they limit the time
for filing claims for bounty under act of
July %, 1866 "a Stat. L., 1920, and restate
the reasons there given for the recon-
mendation.
There is no other statute limiting the
time within which clal Inns for bounty for
service during the war of the rebellion shall
be filed with the accounting officers. There
is no bounty law more equitable in its
terms than the act of July IS 1866, and no
records more complete and accurate than
the record Of payments already made there
under.
THE act provides for the payment of 500
or $50 for service of three years or two
years, respectively, provided the soldier
never received or was entitled to receive
more than 500 bounty under any other law
or laws for all his services during the re-
belion, and limits the payment to the SOL
der, his widow, minor children or parents.
The great majority of all who were entitled
under the act of July %, 1866, have been
paid, while the amount of money involved
will be very small, the apparent injustice
to deserving claimants will be removed by
the repeal of the law of limitation in this
case.
"Proyis{on was nada for additional roo,,
for this Office by the rental of the building
at 1907 New York avenue and all available
space therein was taken for the storage of
files removed from the treasury building
and the basement of the Winder building
By careful planning and the cooperation
of the chief clerk of the department suffi-
Gent space was provided to accommodate
the entire force in the Winder building
with the exception of the few engaged on
duties requiring the examination of ac-
counts in the New York avenue building"