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The times., 1899-03-06
THE PASSING OF WINTER.
Spring Poets Warned Against Pre-
mnture Songs.

Thoughts of spring have been awakened
by the weather now prevailing in this sec
ton of the country. With few exceptions
temperature and general weather condi-
tions last week were very springlike
Warm weather, with continued normal
temperature, is predicted by the Weather
Bureau for today, and the prospects for its
continuance are very good. 1t would be
premature, however TO predict the speedy
ending Of winter. The weather man says
there Is possibility of more snow falling
during the present month. He is gov
erned by what has happened during the
month of March in former years ana eau
tiOns the poet to wait awhile before her
aiding the advent OF spring
According to the customary designation
winter should end and spring should be-
gin March u. Persons who follow the al
manac closely think it better to wait until
after the conclusion of the spring euui-
nOXial storms before considering the back
bone Of winter broken. The equinox will
this year occur on st. Patrick's Day, March
II, when day and night become equal in
length.
Weather Bureau officials do not expect
fair weather and increasing temperature u
become permanent until April l. After
that date, they say anything, even 90
degree weather, may visit Washington at
any time.
The winter which is fast waning has
been a remarkable one in many respects.
Cold weather was late setting in. Beyond
a few zero weather days during January
winter was crowded into the short month
of February. when all local records were
broken as far as extremes are concern
ed. The coolest weather and the greatest
amount of snow within a given period in
local weather annals We're recorded dur
ing the February blizzard, which is yet
fresh in The public mind. The winter was
also not lacking in electrical phenomena.
such as thunder and lightning in January
and March, similar to that heard and
seen Saturday night. Such conditions are
attributed to a contraction Of the upper
strata of air caused by the movement OF a
storm toward the northeast These phe-
nomena are unusual in winter.
The heavy rain of Saturday night caused
some apprehension to merchants who have
been fearing flood since the recent snow
storm. Little or no water has fallen north
Of this city, and the region to the south
west got nearly all of the Saturday down
pour. Heavy rains have been reported
along the Ohio. causing high water along
that stream from Carroll. Ill, to Catletts
burg, Ohio. Flood signals have been dis
played by the Weather Bureau between
these two places.
The times., 1899-03-06
IN THE GALLoWs' SHADOW.
Three Nurdcrcrs in the District Jail
Awaiting Execution.

There are three prisoners in the District
Jail under sentence OF death for the crime
of murder. They are William NJ. Strath
er. Charles Winston, and Edward Smith,
all colored. each of whom has been twice
tried, twice convicted, three times respit
ed, and twice sentenced to be hanged.
A curious circumstance in connection
with the Strather case is that the time
fixed for his execution. May next. is ex-
actly one year later than the day upon
which he was first sentenced. Charles
Winston is also sentenced to b. hanged
upon May :. two hours later than Strath-
er. and Smith to hang on May l.
Since Smiths arrest for the crime for
which he is condemned to die, he has
shown an utter contempt for the result of
all investigation tending to bring to light
the ture circumstances under which the
murder was committed. Even when con-
victed of the crime and called before the
court to say if he had anything to say why
sentence of death should not be pronounc-
ed upon him, he was Indifferent and in
sOlent and on Saturday when sentenced
the second time, he thanked the judge who
pronounced his death sentence.
Strather. who was convicted of killing
Rosa Tolbert, claimed that the crime was
done in sef-defence. At both trials he
told the same story of ,Se killing.
Winston was convictS of killing his
wife, Emma Winston. At his first trial
he claimed that his wife attempted to
kill him, and then committed suicide, and
at his last trial he reversed this story
and stated that he was so angered at find
ing his wife unfathful TO him that he shot
her and then attempted TO take his own
life. The general impression gained from
the testimony offered at the trial was that
Winston was accidentally shot in the scuf-
fe which resulted in the death of h IS
wife.
The times., 1899-03-06
Momcn workers in England.

ttr"m tile New York IleraldJ
The prevalent idea has been Tor some time
that the typical English woman l.. above all
ihu-s domestic. and il hl, been mentioned that
the rr~hing. hustlin", tin de steele American
girl might prontably study the shrinking, cling
ing 'auiuiuiy oi her English cousins. The
Nmcr,au woman has also proudly claimed that
sire WL~ the pioneer in womeU'S occupations and
that there are more trades and professions open
to women in America than anywhere else ON the
globe.
\ book just published in England, upon pcrusll,
will soon take this couccit out NJ hcr Among
the numerous occupations may be noted the fol-
lowing:
Feminine architects. farmers plumbers, hank
ers. chemists. contractors. and gardeners. Women
divers. cab drivers, pilots, and letter carriers
figure c0nspicuOusy. There was time when q
thirty mile tramp would have terrified any
woman not bred in England, hut the present rage
for golf has altered all that, and we may soon
see American girls valiautly earning their living
as letter carriers. having received their training
On the golf links.
The times., 1899-03-06
GUESSING A RIDDLE.
Major Ciark's Views of Go1dvin
Smiths Declaration.


Major James Albert Clark, President of
the Theosophical Society. last night chose
for his subject Prof Goldwin Smiths
Guesses at the Riddle OF Existence" " This
book the lecturer said. had aroused
thoughtful enquiry because of the emil
nence Of the author as a scientist. es-
sayist and critic. The canvass of the
broad field marks the boundaries of ad-
vanced thought in this remarkable epoch
Of original research. The conclusions are
more acceptable TO the theosophist than 10
those who pin their faith TO dogmas and
creeds- The review of The Church and the
Old Testament' which forms the second
chapter, is worthy the close attention of
any who choose 10 guess at riddle on
their own score.
"One thing seems 10 be impressed be-
tween the lines of the elaborate survey
that Of hope. He declares that Christian
ity itself is not optimistic, for it repre-
sents the earth as cursed for mans sake
In the survey OF the vast literature which
has crystalized around the doctrine of evo-
luton his ulterior hope does not desert
him. as witness the following paragraph:
Those who think to account for all things
by the hypothesis of a vast alienation he
tween homogenity and heterogenity stand
in need OF prime motor. In plain Ian
guage. they must have something 10 set
the see-saw going
The sacred books OF the Hebrews, with
their cosmogony, he states. must be rele-
gated to the same shelf with the sacred
books OF other races. Throughout all the
operations of nature. he thinks. we can
fairly hold that effort is appreciated Eff
fort counts in the sum Of things. Hence he
summarizes: If as our hearts tell US.
there is a Supreme Being he cares for
Us; he knows our perplexities: he has his
plan. If we seek truth. he will enable us
in due time TO find II. Whether We find IL
cannot matter to him; it may concevably
matter TO him whether we seek it But
for the anthropomorphc deity. with limi-
tations parallel TO our own, he has not ar
rumeut in favor.
The times., 1899-03-06
Hearings Ia he Resumed.

Hearings in three important cases viii
be resumed in different branches Of the
Supreme Court OF the District this morn
ing. They are the Kelly-Abert case. which
has been on hearing for 4 week or more
before Justice Hagner. in Circuit Court
No. .; the trial OF Frank H. Miles, who is
charged with embezzlement. in Criminal
Court No. 1. before Justice Cole, ana the
racetrack cases. which were begun before
Justice Bradley in Criminal Court No. >
on Friday last.
In the latter case the counsel for The
defence made a motion on Saturday 10 take
II from the jury and argument was heard
upon the law in reference 10 the motion.
At the conclusion of the arguments Justice
Bradley announced that ne would decide
the points raised this morning. In the
event OF his overruling the motion the
case viii be given TO the jury on its merits.
The times., 1899-03-06
IN Artistic Succcsa

At the cycle show Saturday evening the
little Misses Marguerite and Princess Bry-
ant, of Minneapolis, gave an exhibition of
fancy dancing which for beauty and art if
would be difficult 10 excel. The little girls
came floating in, perfect picture of love
liness and grace as the band began to plav.
and at each changing step of Somebody's
Sweetheart the enthusiasm of the audi
ence knew no bounds. They were recalled
to receive flowers and responded to sue
cessive encores with a tambourne dance.
Their movements were in perfect harmony
and they were beautifully costumed.
The times., 1899-03-06
shot in JncI..ou Cit,.

During a dispute oger game OF craps
in Jackson City early yesterday morning
Raphael Ransom. colored, twenty-five
years old. WAS shot in the chest by another
rolored man and seriously wounded. He
WAS taken 70 The Emergency Hospital,
where an unsuccessful attempt WAS made 10
extract the bullet which has lodged in
the thoraN.
The name Of the man who assaulted Ran
som could not be learned last night. but IL
is understood that he is under arresT at
Alexandria. Ransoms home is at Queen
CITY. AlexandrIa county, Va.
The times., 1899-03-06
Lee pndrcit Dead.

Lee Padgett. the nineteen -year-old fire
man. who had been detained in a ward at
the Emergency Hospital for several days,
died al that institution at an early hour
yesterday morning. The cause of death
is given as meningitis. Padgett, II will be
remembered, suffered an electric shock
while at work on an electric apparatus il,
saks' stores about fifteen days ago.
The times., 1899-03-06
FIRED BY ELECTRIC WIRES.
Two Small Fires Laid to the Same
Cause.

Live electric wires are given as the
cause of two fires which occurred yester-
day. One did damage to the extent of
SIS, and occurred in the home of Samuel
Soloman, at the northeast corner of
seventh and d Streets southwest, at 3 a.
M Engine Company No. responded to
an alarm from Box 4l2 and extinguished
the blaze.
The second blaze occurred at $50 a.
m. in the tool house of the Washington
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway, at the corner of Fourteenth
Street and Maryland Avenue southwest
The building, which was a one-story
frame, was totally destroyed. The damage
amounted to $50 to the tool house and
500 10 the tools and electrical supplies.
The times., 1899-03-06

have been afflicted with rheumatism for four
teen years and nothing seemed to give any relief
was able to be around all the time. but constantly
suffering | had tried everything | could hear Of
and at last was told to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which | did, aud was Immediately re-
licyed and in a short time cured | am happy to
saw that it has not since returned.-Josh. Edgar,
Germantown, Cal. For sale by Henry Evans.
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93S Street north.
west; Connecticut Avenue and Street north
west, and H2s Maryland Avenue northeast.
The times., 1899-03-06
sn,aIIpox Diving 0ut.

DR.. W. c. Woodward stated last night
that no new cases of smallpox had been
brought to the attention of the District
Health Department for forty eight hours.
Since Friday the disease has gained no ap-
parent headway and the health authorities
have reason TO believe that the contagion
is dying out. one suspect is under sur
VeilInnce.
The times., 1899-03-06
The Bang of the
Hammer

On the floor! It'll be cchoing
through your halls mighty soon
now. Every dog has its day,
and matting's morning is dawn
ing. You'll get more of every
thing-save cosby buying now.
Hardly break in assortment, and
we'll make the price fit the sea-
son-that ought surely to fit your
purse more snugly than when de-
mand keeps asking high.
S5 rolls of good heavy jointless china
mating. in fifty or so
neat designs. Season price is 111-C
-''-- - =
80 rolls of the finest quality Japanese
cotton warp mating. Every pat
tern worth having is here. In 1Qc
season we're going to ask 3Oc ..... IL
3S rolls of extra fine quality japanese
cotton warp mating, in neat checks and
all sorts of conventional de-
signs. In season the price would 0EC
NS ''S' 'S'--'''''' .....-...--.-..
The times., 1899-03-06
A Rare Chance.

grocery and meat market. Weekly sales
81 900 Rent $50 per month. Owner retiring
Price. SI,2OO. NEW YORK BUSINESS EROK-
Frs. 1905 NV. mhj3t
The times., 1899-03-06
Boys shirt waists. L2IIc.

a lot of boys Merrimac percale shirt
waists good, stanch quality-in va
riety of serviceable patterns-will go
Tor Il 1-2c-and they're easily worth
25c.
The times., 1899-03-06
Mothers Friend waists, Csc.

lot of the famous Mothers Friend"
shirt waists, patent button bands-in a
goodly assortment of pretty patterns
in sizes II, 12, 13, and twill go for
25c. These are the regular 75c grade.
The times., 1899-03-06
Boys knee pants, E5c.

a lot of boys cheviot knee pants. in
good assortment OF patterns, good
wearing pants-worth 20 cents-will go
Tor 10 cents pair.
The times., 1899-03-06
Boys Sc REFERS. SL.06.

A clean sweep of the boys REFERS
They so at less than the bare cost of
materials. The choice of any boys fine
ali-wool blue kersey REFER, which sold
up to S6-plain or plaid linings-in sizes
10 with large pearl buttons and
velvet collars-will be offered for Sl9S
The times., 1899-03-06
HALLOCK MEDICAL INSTITUTE,

ITO COURT STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
The Oldest institution in the world devoted 20
Diseases Of Men. Established lsis
The times., 1899-03-06

- ease of ''Culmlacler'' u ''I.x-
nrnnr port" "a bottles only - 25
WuEI Wash. Brewery CO., 4rh and +
The times., 1899-03-06
Dress Making
FiniShingS.

High-grade novelties in match
patterns of betting and casing.
A new silk-warp Mohair Casing, 1SC
all colors; 9-yard piece. IL
Heayy-warp fancy SILK Betting, &c dQC
yard; 9-yard piece. IL
Sultana." one of our best brands of sC
skirt velveteen, in all the new shades Il
Collar forms, all heights
Fair and Square Dress Shields, double
covered. odorless, and guaranteed; 15C
all Sizes OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
One dozen Satin-covered Dress 1SC
Stays, practical and pretty........... ID
Imperial SC quality hooks and eyes. 4
Highly polished French horn Dress inc
Zones, and 9-inch ..,...........f fU
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-08
REFORM.

To have a new jail on modern prin-
ciples has been the desire of former
Warden Low and is the hope of the
present Warden Henry. Before the
last legislature met The Star made
quite a little campaign for the purpose
of having proper Jail, and showed
how out of date and how wrong it was
to have gangs of prisoners working on
the roads in public view.
While it is perfectly true that there
is a certain section of penologists who
would make the prisoner more COM
Portable than the ordinary working
man. it is also true that there are others
who only look at the punitive, and not
at the reforming side of punishment.
Modern thought recognizes the neces-
sity of reforming criminals. 1t may
err slightly on the side of leniency, but
it undoubtedly is on the right track.
AS Mr.. Henry remarks there is very
little If any reformative work done In
our prison. There is no classification
of prisoners on the scientific principles
employed elsewhere. In point of fact
we are all behind the age.
On the other it must not be thought
that the present prison is badly con-
Quoted. Upon that point there is the
evidence of many visitors interested in
criminal matters who all speak in high
terms of the management and of the
scrupulous cleanliness of the cells and
the building in general. With the
means at their disposal the last two
wardens have done the very best that
could be done.
The plans for a new Jail are now
sketched out by one of our leading ar
chitects and it now requires a united
campaign to obtain the funds from the
next legislature. The suggestion that
the present site can be profitably dis
posed of is a good one. The cost of a
new Jail would be materially lessend If
such a sale could be made, and there
is no doubt that it can be.
There is nothing more important than
the reforming of criminals. A prison
should not be school of crime, but it
should be cradle of regeneration.
Hand in hand with the effort to i'm
prove the adult criminal, should go the
effort to save the budding criminal, the
child who, like the wharf rats mention
ed yesterday, is graduating in crime.
If we have a new Jail let us also have
an Industrial School for both boys and
girls.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-08
LADYBURDs AND BLACK sCALl

LADYBIRDS AND BLACK SCALE.
Mr.. Compere, entomologist belong
ing to the State Board of Horticulture
in California, has visited Singleton.
At Bulga he inspected the or
chard owned by John Hayes. In
reply to inquiries, he was told that the
black scale appeared on the orange
trees occasionally, but soon vanished.
The expert explained that in America
the growers were very much handi-
capped by this pest, and on hearing
that Australia was not so situated, he
was deputed to-make inquiries. On
being conducted to some young orange
trees at Bulga, Mr.. Compere saw they
were badly affected with the particular
pest. Very quickly he discovered a
black species of ladybird, new to
science so far as he knew, actively
engaged devcuring the dreaded scale.
1t was not long before he had some of
them imprisoned in a glass tube to take
away with him. The trees, he found,
were alive with ants known as beef
caters The Sc he pointed out, were
engaged eating the young ladybirds in
various stages of growth, and said that
if the ants were got rid of the enemy of
the scale would soon multiply and eX-
tirpate it. Mr. Compere, in reply to
questions, was informed that the yell
low scale was very troublesome. In
California, he said, the orchardists had
great difficulty in dealing with this
enemy, but the Importation of small
fly from Japan had completely wiped
the yellow scale out of existence A
few of these flies Mr.. Compere promised
to send to Mr.. Hayes, and he expressed
the opinion. that the growers through
out the colony would soon find them
selves rid of this particular pest. Mr..
Compare strongly advises the orchar-
dists to discontinue the work of funi-
eating. This he says, destroys the
friendly insects as well as the foes. He
was highly pleased with the result of
his visit to the district, as the ladybird
he found will, he feels sure, eventually
rid California of one of the greatest
pests to The orchardist. He states that
after trip to Fiji, he will return here
to make further Investigations. and
will then be accompanied by Professor
Crew, another expert, who was on this
occasion detained in Sydney through
illnesS.-Sydney Times
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-08

The generosity of this community is
shown in many ways, The concert In
order to give merry Christmas to
the lepers" realized $500 net. This is
no bad sum to raise in one evening
Only a few days before over $1,000 was
raised for the benefit of ST. Clements
church, and as Christmas time draws
nigh there will be countless drains up
on the charitable, which will all be
willingly and cheerfully met. There is
probably no community on earth where
so much is so freely and lovingly
given away
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-08
THE CITY'S MORTALITY.

A comparative statement of the
health condition of the city which ap-
pears in another column will be a reve-
lation to many people who simply
glance at figures and pay no attention
to their bearing upon figures previous
ly furnished. Placed in juxtaposition
with the figures of the cholera year
those of the present year are startling.
The Star has repeatedly called the at
tention of the Health authorities to the
necessity of a systematic cleansing of
the city, but the cry has fallen upon
deaf ears.
Any one who will take the trouble
to visit the purlieus of the city will soon
become satisfied that there are accum-
ulations of filth which ought to be re-
moved. The Board of Health at the
present time is satisfied with carting
away the rubbish that people choose to
put out in boxes on the sidewalk. But
by no means all the rubbish and gar
bage is so got rid of. There are Tester
ing masses of it in countless back
yards, and these not always the resi-
dence of poor people.
OF course complaint may be and is
made by neighboring householders at
times, and then a health official appears
and hustles round a bit and things are
made lively for a while, but it is the
systematic work that tells. We clean
ed the city four or five years ago most
thoroughly. There was not a cleaner
town on the world when we had got
through with our work, and the morta-
lily statistics showed it. But instead
of keeping our cleansing work up, we
have neglected it, and the result has
been an alarming increase in the death
rate.
OF course it is true that the popula-
tion has increased, but the death rate
has increased out of all proportion 10
the increased population. W. o. Smith
foresaw this, and it was on this account
that he urged so earnestly upon the
Legislature the necessity of providing
a sewerage system for the city. But
even when the sewerage system gets to
work, it will not do everything for
keeping the city clean. There must be
scayenging done and there must be
thorough inspection.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-08

Herald things are very peaceable on
those unfortunate Islands. The reve-
nues and importations have never been
as large as during the last two months,
and the Supreme Court commands
thorough respect. At the same time it
is evident from the report of a case, in
which DR.. Genthe is plaintiff and John
Davis and the Samoan Government de-
PENDANTS. that the Chief Justice is by
no means sure of his authority in such
matters, and he adjourned the hearing
till December 8, in order to await poll
teal developments. When the political
be surprise in Samoa.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-08
rHE GERMAN CENSUS.

The London Times, recently published
a careful analysis of the German CEN
sus taken on June IA, 1895 from which
it appears that the population amount
ed on that day to 81, 770,000 of whom
25, 400, 900 were males and 26,360,0JO fc-
males, the excess of females being,
therefore, nearly million. This popu-
lation incl eases at the rate of little
more than a million a year, for which
new means of maintenance, edueation
and housing must be provided. The
rush is of course of the towns, the gene
raj uIlan popnlation having increased
since 1882 by SO per cent, while the popu-
lation of towns with more than 100000
persons had more than doubled. OF the
total SG92,O00 are occupied in agricul-
ture, S,2S100 in industry, 2,23S, 900 in
trade. 7?4, coo in the professions, 631, 900
as soldiers or sailors and 1,S39,000 as
servants. The proportion of servants
is the lowest in the census taking world
not half the proportion in Great Britain
The Catholics are about a third of the
population, while of the whole COM
mercial class 6.71 per cent are Jews.
Fine Book and Commercial Printing
at the Star Office. tiliHM
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-08
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that MESSRS.
w. G. IRWIN & CO., LTD, have
this day been appointed RESIDENT
AGENTS for the Hawaiian Islands of
the following insurance companies
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, of
LIVERPOOL.
ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY
of LONDON.
SCOTTISH UNION AND NATIONAL
INSURANCE COMPANY of EDIN-
BURGH.
ALLIANCE MARINE AND GENER-
AL ASSURANCE COMPANY Of
LONDON.
MR.. JOHN S. WALKER will contin-
lie to be associated with the business of
the above named companies.
r. G. MEDCRAFT,
General Agent and Attorney.