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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
REMAINS LIE IN STATE,
Lieut.. Brumby's Funeral Took Place
at O'Clock Today.

Lieut.. Brumby's Funeral Took Place
at O'Clock Today.
ATLANTA, Ga, December 2o-The re-
mains Of Lieut.. T. H. Brumby arrived from
Washington at BIO o'clock this morning.
and were escorted to the state capitol by a
military guard Between 10 and II o'clock
thousands Of people viewed the remains
The funeral will take place from the ca
thedral at o'clock this afternoon. and will
be conducted with military honors. Com
pany B. 7th United States Infantry, from
Fort Mcpherson, will march In the process
sion and fire the salute over the grave.
Seven companies of the 5th Regiment.
Georgia National Guards, one company of
the Governors Horse Guard one company
or artillery and a large number of confed-
crate veterans will compose the remainder
of the military guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
Half-Holia.y saturday.

Secretary Gage has issued an order direct
ing half holiday ON the Saturdays pre-
eedlng Christmas and New Year to all en-
ployes who can be spared from their work.
The Treasury Department will not be clos
ed. but after noon on the da va named a,,,-
p'nves may leave who are not needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
THE STAR AS A BUSINESS BRrNGERx

An advertisement inserted only
one time, in Saturdays issue, at
cost to the advertiser of 10
cents, brought two hundred and
tllirty-eight responses!
Is any better evidence than
this necessary to illustrate the
value of The Star as an adyer,
tising medium?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

Mary Barrett Dies of Her Injuries Re
ceived Yesterday.

NEW YORK, December 2O-Mary Bar
rett. nine years old, who was terribly
burned in yesterdays Harlem tenement
fire, died today. This completes the extinc-
ton of the family, her father, mother and
sister having been burned to death in the
fire.
Mary Farley, twenty-three years old, a
niece of the Barretts, Is in Harlem Hospi-
tai, severely burned. Her sister Kate was
burned slightly in escaping, and Della
O'Connor, another niece of the Barretts,
sustained burI.s which were not so serious
as at first seemed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
Tug Tacoma Renamed.

As one of the new cruisers has been
named the Tacoma. the name of the naval
tug Tacoma will hereafter, in order to pre-
vent confusion, be Sebago.
The times., 1899-03-09
SOCIETY TOO SELECT
FOR A BILL BOARD
IhomasCircle Protests Against
a Gaudy Eyesore.
DR.. Taimage, Bishop Satterlee. and
Senators Sign Petition.
Their Request Denied by the District
Commissioncrs-Oth Municipal
Items Of Interest.

4 number of prominent residents in the
vicinity of Thomas Circle, among them
Rev. Dr. De Witt Talmage, Bishop Henry
y. Satterlee. and Senators Allison, CullOm,
and Frye, recently filed a petition with the
District Commissioners complaining against
a certain billboard which had been erected
at the intersection of NJ Street and Thomas
Circle. The petitioners expressed their
strong disapproyal of the eyesore and asked
that the Commissioners order the board
removed This the Commissioners refused
TO do.
The petition was prepared by Mrs. Flor
ence 7. Baxter, and among the other
signers were former Senator Morrill,,
Judge Joseph C. HornbIower. Dr. G. Wythe
Cooke. +. T Baxter, Miss Mary ~ Henry.
Miss Caroline Henry, Miss Helen A. Henry.
John Van Rensselaer,. Lewis j. Davis John
TAYLOR Arms. Frank w Hackett, S. IL.
Kaufman. and Andrew Wylie.
Several years ago a larger billboard
was erected on the same ground and be-
came the source of vast annoyance 10
Thomas Circle property owners and resi-
dents. A petition was then circulated and
signed by the same persons whose names
appear on the petition which has just re-
ceived the attention of the Commissioners.
Attorney Thomas. to whom the matter was
referred declared that the District was
p0werless to act in the matter, because the
billboard was located within the build
ing line on private property. He ruled
that the Commissioners could not prevent
the lawful use of property, although this
right might be regulated. He maintained
that if the board was used for immoral
purposes or was a source of danger ii
should be removed. The board was finally
| taken down. but not through any order of
the Commissioners.
new board, the present one, was sub
sequently erected. but, as the question in
volved seemed to be the same in this as
! in the former instance, the Commissioners
| have decided that they cannot act favor
| ably on the petition. Dr. William Tindall,
| Secretary to the Board of Commissioners,
| has addressed the following letter to Mrs.
| Baxter:
In response 10 the petition signed by
! yourself and several others protesting
against the presence of billboard OIL
a vacant lot at NJ Street and Thomas Cir
| Gle ! am directed TO state that the Com
/ missioners have given the matter very
| careful consideration. and have consulted
with the Attorney for the District OF
| Columbia but can find no law or regua-
| tion that would authorize him 10 interfere
with the billboard in question. 1t is not
! opposed to the health or morals Of the
I community, and is not dangerous to life
or limb.
AT the same time the Commissioners
! fully appreciate the annoyance that n bill
/ board may prove TO the residents of the
neighborhood. and regret that. as the Law
now stands. they are pOwerless TO afford
any relief in the matter"
The times., 1899-03-09
FOUR CURED OF SMALLPOX.
Twenty-Seyen Patients Left in the
IsOIating Hospital.

Four patients were removed from the
smallpox hospital yesterday, reducing the
number in quarantine there from thirty
one to twenty-seven. The persons releas ID
were Benjamin Bradley. colored, thirty
years old who lived at 1037 Cecil Alley;
Joseph Brown. colored, sixteen years old.
who lived at the same place, and Sydney
and Rose Bundy. colored. aged respectively
fifteen and eleven years, who lived at Sc
Street southwest.
Rose Bundy was sent 10 the isolating
hospital February 13; her brother follow
ed five days later; Joseph Brown was sent
TO the institution February 10, and Benja-
min Bradley, who lived in the infected
house whence Brown was taken was re-
moved to the isolating hospital February
26 No deaths have yet resulted from the
disease. The physicians at the smallpox
hospital report that the patients are all
doing well and the authorities feel assured
that the contagion will speedily subside.
The Health Department inspectors yes
terday continued the work of disnfecting
! the Randall School Building. at First and
| Streets southwest which was closed last
| Tuesday on account of a smallpox outbreak
| in one of the lower grades. This work
will be thorough and may occupy several
days. Nhcn II mas been completed the
| school will be reopened and studies resum-
ed DR.. Woodward says there will be not
| the slightest danger after the school has
| been reopened. Inspectors will visit the
| building daily and examine the scholars
to ascertain their condition. Children who
are kept home by parents will be watch
| ed at their homes. and this, if found neces-
sary, will be an added burden to the
| Health Department.
No new cases We're reported to Dr. Wood
| ward up To late hour last night.
The times., 1899-03-09
While in New Orleans.

After recess Mr.. Harold W. Newman, an
attorney at law of New orleans, La. testi-
fed. Mr.. Peters. said the witness, came 10
him at New Orleans. saying he wished TO
engage the services of 'an honest lawyer.
The visitor was attired in a full dress suit,
with a red sweater. Mr.. Peters explained
TO the witness that he was up against a
crowd of bleeders." In view OF the actions
and most remarkable statements OF Mr.
Peters the witness decided that he was
very much 'ofT''-in fact, madly crazed.
Mr.. Newman, so he testified, communl-
Gated with Mr. Fraser, i'll this city. Of the
Norris Peters Company, and received in
structiCns to look after the man till some
one could be sent to New Orleans to bring
him home. At considerable length Mir.
Newman told of the many occurrences III
which Mr.. Peters figured during his stay IN
New Orleans, and which led the witness
TO believe him of unsound mind.
From his actions and sayings the wit
ness said he was satisfied that Peters was
absolutely insane. II was so evident, he
said il would not take an expert TO de-
eide the matter. Peters told him, he sald.
that he had a beautiful yacht AT Key West
with which he intended TO 90 down and
take Cuba: that he was tired of waiting
on the War Department, for it did not
have backbone enough to undertake the
lob. He also told him Of fine music box
which he had and for the repairing of
which he had paid $3.50. On cross-eX-
animation by Mr.. WorthingtOn the witness
! admitted that he has learned since that
Peters has yacht named Cayote at Key
| West and that he also has n very fine
! music box at his home in this city. When
| Peters came to his office in New Orleans
! the witness stated that he wore red
sweater and full dress suit of clothes
which Peters claimed were made by IL
| tailor in this city named Moriarity who
had made similar suits for the kings OF
| Ireland. Peters, Mr. Newman said, was
an incessant talker, but was also a good
| listener but while he was silent he was
always looking for a mark" upon which
| to commence.
The proceedings were adjourned until
this morning At II o'clock.
The times., 1899-03-09
WHERE THE HOMELESS REST.
Data Concerning the Municipal
Lodging House and It's work.

Data Concerning the Municipal
Lodging House and It's Work.
Hon. James X. Mcclure, Mayor of SYRIA
cuse has written to the District Commits
sioners asking for data concerning the
Washington Municipal Lodging House,
which adjOins the police station in Twelfth
Street northwest. In reply the Com
missioners furnished the following infor-
nation:
The institution has been in operation
about twenty years. 1t occupies build
ing owned by charitable society, which
furnishes the same TO the District free
of rent. Besides an appropriation of s4,-
600 per annum from Congress. 1t receives
some income from the price paid for wood
sawed by the inmates. at 30 cents per cord
of which monthly returns are made TO the
Collector of Taxes. The building accomo-
dates fifty inmates, in addition to seven
employees. All classes and conditions of
men are received but no women are allow
ed to be inmates. Each applicant for ad-
mission is registered by full name; his age
whether married or single. where he work
ed last and how long he has been out of
work.
After registration he receives ticket
which entities him 10 three DAYS subsist-
ence, provided he works each day for his
meals and lodging. Two meals per day
are provided, consisting OF bread. coffee,
and stew made Of bread, potatoes, beef.
and rice or barley. These are served at
I a. m and p. IN. In consideration of
this subsistence the inmate saws or splits
| twenty-one sticks of wood. which entities
him TO a supper, a bath, bed. and break
| fast; while the same work upon fourteen
| sticks of wood entities him to bath. Il
bed and breakfast. Besides the equip
ment of a bathroom, the institution also
| has room for the disinfectiOn Of clothing.
4 small library is provided for those who
care to read during the evening.
During the year 1885 5.733 inmates were
cared for. at an average of 23.42 cents per
day; in 1886, 1852, at an average cost OF
22.OS cents per day; in 1897, 4,G41, at an
average cost of 1888 cents per day and
| in 1898, 4,2il, at an average cost OF 39. SO
| cents per day. During the years 1894
| 1886, 1897. and 1898 the total number cared
for was 0,267 total number Of lodgings
| furnished, 1881; total number of meals
| furnished 50, 1ij; total number of inmates
who were provided with outside work
! G47.''
The times., 1899-03-09
SPECIAL TAXES TURNED OVER
4 Check From the Treasury to the
District for S7.GOT.I1.

Ellis II. Roberts. Treasurer of the United
States. has transmitted to the District
Commissioners a check for S7.607l1, rep
resenting the amount of the assessment
certificates remaining in his custody, made
against private property in the District of
Columbia for special improvements under
the act of the Assembly of the District ap-
proved August 10, 1871, and deposited with
the Treasurer of the United States as Com
missioner of the Sinking Fund of the Dis
trict.
Treasurer Roberts took this step in ac-
cordance with the action of Congress
March / last directing him to hand over
all such certificates to the District govern
ment, to be placed in the custody of the
Collector of Taxes The Collector of
Taxes will also hereafter collect the certifi-
Gates.
or the amount OF cash placed to the cred
it of the Treasurer Of the United States ac-
cruing from these special improvement
taxes 81 600 has been retained as provided
by Law TO pay the s per cent certificates OF
| Indebtedness and coupons therefrom and
payable prior TO the passage of the act
| of August 13, 1894.
The times., 1899-03-09
CITY BREVITIES.

Josephine Tpland Was yesterday granted di.
v"rco from hrr husband, Daniel Holland, l,y jus
lice Coz.
\ writ dc lunstco inquircndn in the ca-e
uf Gaudcuzio Ridna was issued yesterday Iy the
Supreme Court of the District. Thes. will be
the frsi proceedings ui lunacy under the recent
act ui toHETCs-.
The District Woman Suiirlgc Association will
hold ts regular meeting in the parlor5 "f Vii.
Lard, Hotel this evening at 7:3D. Mrs. Frclcr.
ick Douglass viii speak on Convict Lease So.
tom in Southern States
Modern Deep SEA Exploration will be- tho
subject Of the fourth complimentary lecture Ia
b. given under the auspices of the literary de-
paTtinent oi Mckcndrce EpV0rih League. in ".
hrHdTcc Methodist Episcopal Church, Mas,achn.
sets Avenuc, between Ninth and Tenth Street.
northwest. tomorrow evening at O'clock hi,
lecture will hc delivered by Prof C. H. Town,
send late Naturalist uf The United States fi,l
Commission steamship AbJlros-. and will Lr H.
lustratcd with about hundred s;elcopticur
views.
Thomas W. Smith has Offered three urizos toI
amateur photographs ~ the blizzard Of Fcbrtiar,
-. The prizes will Ice Slj. $40, and -. TL,
pictures must represent sccries in ;hc city O
Washington, and must not be less than five l.,
seven inchcs. committee from the Capita
Camera Club. composed OF Charles H. FairInau
". r. Babcock, and j. II. Bolton, will jndg,
the pictures
The times., 1899-03-09
SHoVELING SNOW AGAIN.
Three Hundred Men ut Work Clean
ing Cutters and Crossings.

Three hundred snow shovelers were dis
patched to various parts of the city by the
District street cleaning contractors yester-
day to remove snow from cutters and
crosswalks. This was done by direction
of the Superintendent OF Street Cleaning.
who had deferred operations until the dan
ger of more SNOW was passed.
No extra men were employed yesterday
and those who worked had orders to re-
move snow from cutters and crosswalks
only. The limited funds available for re-
moving snow prevented more extensive OPP
erations and the roadways of streets were
not touched About $375 was expended
yesterday, which leaves a balance of about
So 100 on hand
The times., 1899-03-09
CLAIMS ON SURPLUS SURETY.
4 Suit over sS.OsS Vow Held by the
Treasury.

Richard Rothwell and F. A. Linger,
through their attorneys Douglass and
Douglass. have instituted suit against
Thomas r. Riley, Frank Baldwin, Will
lam c. Peake S Dana Lincoln, Samuel
Ross, the National Capital Bank, and four
others, TO restrain them or any one O!
them from receiving. and paying out. if
they have already received. certain money.
sS,0sS, now in the hands OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury.
The complaint states that the plaintiffs
we.e sureties on the bond OF Baldwin d.
PeaEe. TO insure the performance OF con-
tract for the erection of a number Of light
houses on the coasts of North Carolina
and Virginia The contract has been com
pleted and the amount named is alleged
10 be surplus still due the contractors,
and remains in the hands OF the Secre-
lary OF the Treasury.
The sureties claim that this money
should be paid to the firms which fur
nished material. and the subcontractors,
pro rata instead of TO the general cred
itors of the original contractors.
The times., 1899-03-09
TWO WILLS FILED.
That of Richard r. King Revoi.cs
Former Testnments.

Two wills were filed for probate yester-
day. That of Joseph J. Reynolds leaves
his entire estate to his wife, Mary E.
Reynolds. whom he names as exccutrix.
The will of Richard f. King. dated Janu-
airy 3, 1898. revokes all former testaments
and bequeaths the entire estate to the
Washington Loan and Trust Company. TO
be held in trust managed. sold or disposed
of if deemed advantageous. the income TO
be paid testator's wife, Alice b. King. If
the whole OF the income from the estate
is not required for the support of the lega-
tee the unexpended part shall become a
resduum of the estate. Upon the death
of his wife he directs that the fol,o wing
bequests shall be made: To Gertrude C.
Brice $500; to William F. Braund, $500;
to Elizabeth Bivan. of Brownsville Md
| $3.50: to his brother, John King. Robert
+. Bivan. Robert w. Bivan, and Emma
| Gardner, $500 each; to Florence Bricc,
| $lG0, and TO Mrs Annie Gartrell, $3.50.
The times., 1899-03-09
ARRAIGNED IN COURT.
Those Indicted by the Grand jury
Refore JnsIict Cole.

The following persons, indicted by the
grand jury, when arraigned yesterday be-
fore Justice Cole. in Criminal Court No.
]. pleaded as follows TO the offences
charged: Oscar Stewart, housebreaking.
not guilty; Mamie Graham. larceny from
the person, not guilty; Charles Burnett.
assault with intent TO kill, not gui iy;
Lloyd Thomas, HOUSEKEEPING. not gui ty:
Martin Cooney, housebreaking not gui -.
Indictments were also returned against
Ruby Worthington for harboIing ma!es
under sixteen years Of age.
The times., 1899-03-09
Condemnation Proceedings

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court
of the District by the District Commission
ers yesterday in connection with the pro-
posed extension of Rhode Island Avenue
under the act OF Congress approved on
February 10 last. The Commissioners ask
the court to direct the marshal to summon
a court of seven judicious disinterested
men. who will assess the damage, If any,
suffered by owners Of land through which
Rhode Island Avenue will be extended.
The times., 1899-03-09
Municiput ISreNitics.

Clarence W. Gesner has been appointed
an additional private of police for duty
in connection with the Health Department.
The District Commissioners have issued
an order directing that all churches which
have no water meters. but have fixtures
in good condition, not be required to use
water meters.
The contract with f. G. Gummel for i'm
proving Connecticut Avenue, west OF Rock
Greek. has been extended to May ] next,
without penalty or cost of inspection.
The times., 1899-03-09
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Her
man MiBou and Elizabeth Warren, George Muir.
ply aud Anna NJ. quinn, John H. McIntyrc and
Lula RAY, SAMUEL T. Powell, Montgomery county.
Md, and Florence l. Thomas Norris H. Welsh
and Miidl wimmcn, Casey Mci.anc and Isabella
Milton. William Taylor and Emma Lewis, john
II. Hunter and Res-y Krnncy
The times., 1899-03-09
Sent to Prison.

The following prisoners convicted during
the February term of the Supreme Court
penitentiary at Moundsville, w Va: Rob
ert Cole John Underwood. Harry Winston.
William D. Dabney, William, alias James.
Holiday, Arthur GatewOod. Levi Jones.
Samuel Stevenson. John II. Watson, Moses
Kelly. and Howard, alias Honesty" VIII
liams.
The times., 1899-03-09

carriage about five minutes, and then keep
it waiting for hours. paying for it at the
rate of 81 the first hour and Si.50 for each
additional hour. On one occasion Mr..
Peters snapped a pistol in the face Of the
witness.
At the conclusion of Mayberry's eXami-
nation. at 1:30 O'Clock, a recess for half
an hour WAS taken.
The times., 1899-03-09
He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, OF West
Jefferson Ohio. after suffering eighteen months
from Rectal fistula, he would die unless a
costly operation performed; but he
cured himself with hve boxes of Bucklen's Ar.
mica Slvr, the surcst Pile cure earth and
the best Salve in the world. Twenty five cents
boS. sold by Henry Evans. Druggist, 93a +
Street.
The times., 1899-03-09

Rev L. Edwards, Pastor OF the English Bapti,t
Church at MineIsyle, Pa. when suffering with
tisrn, was advised to try Chamberain's
Pain Balm He says: "A few applications Of
this iniment proved Of great service to me. 1t
slbdued the inflammation and relieved the pain
Should any sufferer profit by giving Pain Balm
trial il will please me" For sale by Henry
Evans. Wholesale and Retail Druggist. gas r
Street northwest; Connecticut Avenue and S Street
northwest and li2s Maryland Avenue northeast
The times., 1899-03-09

Peyton, Is years; Mary Carter Carroll, 90
yers; Charles II. Clark, 81 years; Charles
]. Engel, 80 years; George Pollard. %
years; Edward Harrigan, II years; William
II. Acton, 4 years; Nellie May Plummer,
! year; George Hall, 9 months; Joseph
PeYton. 4 mOnihs
The times., 1899-03-09
Army and NAVY Notes

Commander H. G. o. Colby has been
detached as inspector of the Second Light
house district at Boston, and is ordered 10
command the gunboat Concord AT Manila,
from which Commander 4. Walker is de-
tached and ordered home 10 await orders.
Lieutenant Commander J. r. Selfridga
has been ordered 90 take up the duty from
which Commander Colby is detached.
Lieutenant Commander W. II. Everett
has been detached from command Of the
Michigan and is ordered to command the
distilling ship Iris. now en- route TO Ma
nila sailing on steamer leaving San Fran
cisco April T.
The times., 1899-03-09
The Mortality. Record.

Deaths were recorded at the Health
Office yesterday as follows: Catherine Ross
The times., 1899-03-09

IIruncl', hceis are uucxocllcd Phone GA AZ
lingion BotrliuE Co. Tor 4 case 81 hscfzrH, sen
ate. Esta Pale or Lager, and y0u'Hl voice tide
sentiment Of your friends ;hat M other brew Is
equal % Hcuriei'- IN age, purity, and strength.
The times., 1899-03-09
At the Busy Corner
At the Busy Corner

we had yesterday were the clements. Had the weat1
and as spring-like Monday could have displaye
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SurlMER TOURS TOTHE NORTH

For the Summer of 1899 the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has ar
ranged Ia run two personally conducted
tours To Canada and Northern New
York
The first tour. leaving July - in
cludcs Niagara Falls. Toronto, Thousand
Islands. Rapids of the st Lawrence.
Quebec. Lake st. John. The Sagucnav
Montreal. Au Sable Chasm. Lakes
Champlain and George. Saratoga and
Highlands Of the Hudson. occupying
seventeen DAYS. Round-trip rate, 1929
The second tour, leaving August -,
covers the same territory with the rN-
ccption of Lake st. John and The sag
ucnay. and occupies fourteen days.
Round trip rate, 500.
Each tour will he in charge of one of
the companv'S tourist agents. assisted
bv an experienced lady rs chaperon,
Whose especial charge will hc unc>cortcd
ladies'.
The rate covers railway and boat fare
for the entire round trip. parlor car
seats meals cn r"0i,. hotel entertain
ment. transfer charges. and carriage
hire.
For detailed itinerary. tickets. or any
additional information. address Tourist
Agent. Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany. lm Broadway. New York; S6o
Fulton Street. BROOKLYN; 80 Broad
Street. Newark. n J. nr Geo W.
Boyd. Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station. Philadcl
pima
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People are delighted with the trip
up the bay to Ocean City
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\. |. EVANS & CO.,
BANKERS.
Stock, Bond and Grain Brokers,
Market and Eighth Streets,
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE

Orders for Stocks and Bonds executed
on all the leading exchanges. Orders
tor Wheat. Corn. Cotton. etc, executed
on Chicago and New York exchanges
and carried on favorable terms. Quota
ton sheets mailed daily upon applica-
tion.
Correspondence solicited.