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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27

heiore 10 1t was impossible for the nuns
~. ~ Gear The atmosphere particularly in
we dormitories, of the noxious exhalations
,u't had gathered during the night and
"sht have been as so much poison TO
'alh constitutions. As far as the warn
ing not 10 inhale the breath Of the pa
euts went DR.. Smith stated afterward
LAY they had made some of the inmates
'.ea'ne on glass and had afterward found
YARNS of bacilli Of leprosy on this very
-L.dss' And yet this same Dr. Smith ana
Use same nuns, day in and day out, sn-
,"it e ms poisonous atmosphere, charged
on odclll touch the eating utensils and
olner things which the unfortunate Iepers
,s, WASH and attend to their wearing APP
- ana bedclothes and administer to
wiz, plud up and wash the poisonous ulcers
when the patients are often covered
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27

1t is TO be noticed that the Queen Of
England, in her address TO Parliament
avoided always the use Of the word war"
She referred to the present situation In
Africa as difficulties" events" and "a
state of affairs"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
Do You Want to Be Healthy!

If try one of our Hygiene Iron Beds. Nothing so
attractive and clean ranging price from 81 to $780,
Iron Spring included
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
JUST OPENED

full line of Birdseye Maple goods-Chiffoners,
Dressers Dressing Tables Costumers and Ladies Desks
Can sell them at the price oak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
Washington Stock Exchange.

81 s. CALI o'clock mqnited States
e at 81 at Safe hna and rs
3 at 1s5. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, 5
st s y =. s pSype 1t 2S 70
at POS 10 at POS 10 at POS. 10 at 2vs4 10 at 2os,
Of Columbia nuD aS5s $50 al at If AFTER
District str Of Columbia Bonds year Fund; gold
bid Fpna currency Ryi 3 sSs 1l6s4 bid; nu,
indebt. a. .11t bid 1ls asked Metropolitan Rail-
ssad 1s ba B. t bid consn aaad
mort: S, ia 5id,, IL asked CITY and suburban
g. ss 100 bid GAS company
ser b IS, 1os bid; United States ELECTRIC Light
Light cert indebt ss 100 asked Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone o. log bid American Security
pany 1st IS, liz bid washington Market Company
Imp ss ~ y, bid hd Washington Market Company n
os BID Sc oo
Anasesa and sn Potomac os lGsh bid M.sh,n ,so
bid Metropolitan. 4s5 bid $40 asked Central.
100 bid: Farmers and MECHANICS s 2l9 bid; Sec:
Sn a M asked Gaps bid WeSt
bid. ~ asked. Traders, 1221a asked Lincoln.
Safe Deposit and Trust. $50 bid, TO asked. Wash
Deposit. 60 BIZ. 10 asked
1861 bid, 1b9A4 asked German-A merican. go bid.
National Union by bid a asked oplumh s lif
~ asked. Lincoln, 141a bid, 10 asked. CONNER
cial. bid, s asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. IS
bid. Columbia Title. bid. District Title, bid
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Company. x93
bid, e3l4 asked. City and Suburban, 377k bid s9A
asked. Georgetown and Tenaiiytown. Is bid
Gas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas,
564 bid. sly asked. Georgetown Cas- so bid.
Telephone, stocks.-Chssapeake and Potomac.
Miscellaneous Stocks. = Mergenthaler Linotype,
x2O7N bid. 2Osh asked. Lanstcn Monotype. IN
bid 17E asked. American Graphophone, 1874 bid,
1917 asked. American Graphophone. pfd 1911 bid
IA asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage .25 bid.
Washington Market. IL bid. Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat lib bid
Ex fvid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
STATUE OF GOV. MORTON.
1t Was Unveiled at the Capitol This
Morning.

The exercises attending the unwilling of
the statue Of Oliver P. Morton, war governor
of Indiana took place this morning at the
Capitol in Statuary Hall before several of
Indiana's prominent sons resident IN the
District State Senator Charles E. Schive-
ley of Richmond represented the state
Others present included Mr.. Perry S.
Heath, first assistant postmaster general;
L. T. Michiner Controller Tracewell and
Assistant Controller Mitchell.
+ Architect Niedhaus of New York was also
present, and promptly at 80 o'clock the
covering was removed. There were no reg
uar ceremonies, those present simply View
ing the statue and expressing their appre-
citation of the artists work. The statue Is
of life size and made of white marble. 1t
shows Gov Morton standing in an easy
attitude beside q desk. The face is an ex-
cellent likeness Of the governor, showing
full chin beard, which he wore five or
six years before his DEATH
The statue is the gift Of the state of In
diana, the legislature having voted $1,000
for its construction.
Some criticism was called forth because
of the rough base, and 1t may be that
some time later this will be changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
THE WORK BEGUN.
Church Being Made Ready for Recep-
ton of Alliance.

ton of Alliance.
The preparation of the building of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church for
the meetings of the Pan-Presbyter AL
lance, to open Wednesday morning next,
was actively started this morning. The
greatest changes will be in the lecture
room of the church, where the facilities
needed for the business of the convention
outside Of the public session, and for the
convenience Of the members, will be found
In addition rooms will be fitted up in the
building Of the medical college Of Column
hian University, which is opposite the
church on H street.
There will be a meeting Of the executive
commission of the alliance Tuesday even
ing, and Wednesday morning at 1870
o'clock the opening service of the alliance
will be held, which will be of religious
character, with a sermon by Rev. John De-
Witt, professor in Princeton Theological
Seminary. There will also be an afternoon
meeting at o'clock, and In the evening
the delegates will go to reception given
by the President at the White House.
Each day there will be three sessions.
one at 10 o'clock in the morning. the sec
ond at in the afternoon and the third at
8 in the evening. There will be no ses-
sions Saturday. but in the afternoon OF
that day the delegates will go on an ex-
cursion to Mount Vernon, arranged by the
local committee and in the evening VIII
attend a reception at the Corcoran Art
Gallery. rendered by the Presbyterians of
the District.
On account of the events in the reception
to Admiral Dewey, there will be no sessions
Monday evening Tuesday morning. The
evening sessions will partake somewhat OF
the nature Of popular meetings, when ad-
dresses will be given on topics appropriate
to the occasion. The music for the meet
ings will be furnished by the choirs of the
different Presbyterian churches of the Dis
trict, each one being assigned a day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
TO REPAIR DEWEY'S SHIPS.
1t is Estimated That 1t VIII Cost
Several Millions.

Calculations made at the Navy Depart
ment show that it will take several mil
lion dollars to repair the vessels which
took part under Admiral Dewey in the
battle of Manila bay. Orders have al
ready been issued for repairs to the
cruiser Raleigh, aggregating 100000. 1t is
estimated that 1t will take an equally
large sum of money to refit the cruiser
Boston. which is now out of commission at
the Mare Island navy yard. Admiral
Dewey's flagship. Olympia, now nearing
these shores, is also reported to be in need
of an extensive overhauling. 1t is said
that it will cost about 100000 to put her
in condition for another extensive cruise.
Three of Admiral Dewey's original fleet
are still on the Asiatic station. namely.
the cruiser Baltimore and the gunboats
Concord and Petrol. The Baltimore was
placed in commission in the winter of 1898,
and will probably remain on the Asiatic
station for at least another year. The Con-
cord and Petrol, which are engaged in pa
trolling the Island OF LuZon, have been in
active service since 1886 and are said to he
il need of repairs. The probabilities are
that they will come home early next spring,
provided they can be spared from their
present duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
THE DISTRICT OFFICES.
The President Has Not Settled ON but
Two of Them.

President Mckinley had opportunity to-
day to dispose of some accumulated bust
ness. He received few of the visitors to
the White House and spent a good part of
the day with his secretaries. During the
remainder OF this week and until he leaves
for the west the President will few Wis
itors and will try to dispose of as much
business as possible. If he has time he
will decide upon the appointments to vacant
District offices before his departure. 1t is
his desire to announce all of them at once,
and this will be done, unless Commissioners
Wights resignation sets a time somewhat
distant. One Of the District places-the
tudgeship-has been vacant for some time,
while two others will be vacant October 1,
next Monday. J. Nota McGill. the register
of wills, resigned to take effect October 1.
and District Attorney Davis sent his resig-
nation to the President to take effect
that date If the President had made up his
mind as to the proper man for Supreme
Court judge he could fill three places with
out further delay, but the selection of this
man is what Is holding back two of the APP
pointmentS now.
AS heretofore stated in The Star, the
President has positively selected General
Thomas II. Anderson for district attorney
and Louis A. Dent for register of wills.
This puts an end to further gossip as to
these places. and leaves the other two open
for discussion. The fight for District Com
missioner was opened earlier than expect
ed but has not become warm, for the rea-
son that everybody is holding off, awaiting
definite announcement as to when Mr..
Wight will retire. Should this time not
soon be fixed the President will not begin
consideration of candidates until after his
return from the west This will be toward
the last week in October, and the Presi-
dent will then be SO rushed with accumu-
lated work that 1t might be some time in
November before he found time to decide
upon man for Commissioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
FILES A PROTEST.
Mr.. Blair Lees Objections to Order Al
fecting BriEhtvvOOd Avenue.

Mr.. Blair Lee, who resides at Silver
Springs, Nd. has filed with the District
Commissioners a communication, under
date of the 23d instant, in which he gives
his views concerning the widening of
Brightwood avenue contemplated. The
communication, which Is self-explanatory,
Is as follows:
Permit me to enter a protest from
Montgomery county against your order
purporting to widen Brightwood avenue
published In yesterdays Star-but which
order actually reduces the available way
for travel to two alleys on either side or
the trolley road and less than twenty feet
wide-about nineteen feet on an average.
The heavy farm wagons, with four or
six horses. and the numerous Hghter
vehicles using Brightwood avenue cannot
pass safely in such narrow spaces proposed
to be placed alongside of the rapidly NOV
irg and frequent cars soon to run IN the
middle of that road. 1t was bad enough
before when the way was about forty feet
clear and the cars were on one side, but
this proposed bringing Of passing teams so
close that the cars will almost brush the
loads of hay and straw must produce a
condition of constant danger. The remedy
should not be from reducing the speed or
the cars; it should be by increasing the
width of the roadway. on one side at least,
to forty feet. From the Maryland line to
Brightwood fully three-quarters OF the
property 0WHtTS appear "lillilS " aSASo W
your widening the road to ninety feet. act
ing for the safety of their own families and
to keep open the greatest highway out of
the city of Washington. Win you refuse to
accept this opportunity SO freely offered
you for the public good?
There is no street in the city proper or
in the county on which traffic should be
made more safe and easy than on this
Brightwood avenue, which is an avenue Of
the present, where teams and people pass
by the thousand daily, and over which the
people of Montgomery county haul the
largest amount of farm. garden and dairy
products to feed your citizens.
THE present condition of this street is
such as is natural to any Improvement The
only question Is whether the needs of the
present and future do not make 1t most adj
visable for you to accept an opportunity to
restore one side to the former convenient
width.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
SECRETARY ROOT FIRM.
Case of Pennsylvania Volunteer Of
fcers Must Follow Usual Course.


Despite the protests of Governor Stone
and Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania, Sec
rotary Root has approved the action of
Major General Merritt in ordering Capt.
John D. Crossman and Second Lieutenants
U. c. Young and George w. Warner of the
Goth Volunteer Infantry before an army
board for examination as to their efficiency.
These officers are residents of Pennsylva-
mia, and the question of their military ca
pacity was raised by Lieutenant Colonel
Robert w. Leonard of New York, COM
handing the regiment named, which is now
in camp at Camp Meade, Pa. Under the
law, the Secretary of War is authorized to
convene boards to test the efficiency of
volunteer officers against whom reports of
inetficiency may be made by superior Off
GERS and upon adverse findings the officers
are dropped from the service. Half dozen
or more officers have been dropped in this
way since the appointments were made to
the new volunteer regiments
The state authorities of Pennsylvania
seem to have concluded that the action of
Col. Leonard was the result of prejudice
against the Pennsylvania officers. and they
appealed to the War Department to dis
solve the examining board and, if that could
not be done, they asked, in order to have
the appearance of discrimination removed,
that every officer in the regiment be SINH
larly examined
Their protests were unavailing, however.
and the order for the examination of the
three officers named will be carried into
effect. 1t is said at the War Department
that If the boards report Is unfavorable
the officers will be dropped from the rolls.
In that event the vacancies created will,
in accordance with a recent general order,
be filled by promotions from the ranks and
Pennsylvania quota of commissioned Off
GERS in the volunteer army be reduced ac-
cordingly. Gov. Stone ard Senator Penrose
wanted the Secretary of War to agree to
reserve the places for Pennsylvanians in
case the states quota should be reduced.
but he decided to adhere to the newly made
rule which provides for the filling of all
vacancies by regular promotions in the line
ard appointing second lieutenants from the
ranks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS.
An Unusually Heavy Amount Asket
for the Month of November.

The commissioner of internal revenue has
made a request on the Secretary of the
Treasury to be forwarded to the bureau
of engraving and printing, for more than
$50 600. 900 revenue stamps for the month
of November. This is an unusually heavy
amount but the internal revenue bureau
desires to be in compliance with the law as
to stamps. The law provides that a six
months supply of stamps shall be kept on
hand. but after the war revenue act went
into force this was "a physical impossibiity
and for many months the stamps were sent
out on the day they We're printed. By slow
degrees a small stock has been accumu-
lated. but it Is stilf far short of the guam
tity directed By law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
DECORATING FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
Only Money Appropriated for the
PurDOse Cam Re Ised

Word has been received at the treasury
that some adverse comment is occasioned in
New York by the fact that no preparations
are being made for decorating the federal
building there during the Dewey celebration
in that city. AS the decorations of all other
buildings promise to be very elaborate
this contrast will be striking. Treasury Of
ficials here regret that they cannot use
any money on the public buildings for this
pun pose, none has been appropriated,
and the controllers decisions on the use of
Money from the contingent fund for this
purpose are very distinct. The question was
reviewed October ii last in a letter of Con-
troller Tracewell to the Secretary of the
Treasury in response to the latters request
for an opinion TO whether 800 could be
expended from the appropriation for in
Cidental and contingent expenses of the
| mint of Philadelphia in decorating that
| building for the peace jubilee. The con-
| troller held that the contingent fund was
| made for the purpose of experimenting the
| principal appropriations and was not APP
plica BILE to any object not connected with
! the objects for which the principal apprO-
| priatiOns which it supplements made.
| He therefore was unwilling to allow the ex-
| penditure proposed.
Substantially the same question was rails
| ed in 1880, when the superintendent of the
mint at San Francisco used $50 for deco
rating the building the occasion of the
| visit of President Hayes TO that city. Con-
troller Lawrence in his opinion then said
| by the plain language Of section 1888 this
expenditure was unauthorized because 1t
clearly was not necessary and proper to
carry on the business of the mint. -
| Acting Secretary Spaulding of the treas
ury also recalls the fact that whereas pub
| lie buildings were formerly draped in
| mourning upon the death of public officials,
| even that has been forbidden by a specific
| act of Congress.
Gen. Spaulding has ordered the custom
| house in New York to be closed on the
| 18th and 3Uth 80 far as is consistent with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
CAPT. EVANS INSTRUCTIONS.
He VIII Confer With the New York
Regatta Committee.

Capt Robley d. Evans, u. s. N, who has
been selected to supervise the waters of
the harbor of New York during the coming
international yacht races and to command
the revenue cutters assigned to police duty
in that connection. as well as the hotilla of
six torpedo boats designated for the same
purpose. has reported to the Secretary Of
the Treasury for Instructions Capt. Evans
has been directed to confer with the re-
gatta committee of the New York Yacht
Club and determine upon rules and reg
ulationS for the races and to define the
course or courses over which the races are
to be sailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
THE TOBACCO WORKERS UNION.
Statement Concerning It's Operations
Made by MIR. Evans.

Made by Mr.. Evans.
The Industrial commission today listened
to statement concerning the operations Of
the Tobacco Workers International Union
from Mr.. E. c. Evans of Louisville, KY,
founder Of the order, and now its secretary
and treasurer. He said that about so per
cent of the tobacco manufactured in the
United States was produced by the two
combines known as the American and the
Continental companies. and he expressed
the opinion that such combines were not
beneficial to labor. He cited one instance
in which three manufactures had been alb
sorbed by the American Company, resulting
in throwing 500 Of 600 employees out of
work. In another case wages had been re-
duced from 81. 80 to 81. % per day after con-
solidation. Mr.. Evans said that women
stood on the same footing men in the
union, voting and holding Office and draw
ing the same wages. He considered the in
difference of the negro to regular hours or
to systematic scale of wages as the great
est obstacle in the way of the organization
in the southern states.
The commission will not meet again until
October B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
Engineer Department Changes.

Several changes have been made in the
stations and duties Of officers of the Corps
of Engineers. Lieut.. Col William A Jones,
now in the Department of the East has
been ordered to Havana, as chief engineer
on the staff of Maj. Gen. Brooke Capt J.
c. Sanford has been ordered to Baltimore
for duty as engineer of the fourth and
fifth lighthouse districts Lieut.. w. ]. Bar
den has been relieved from duty in the De-
partment of the East, and ordered to Ma
tanzas. Cuba, for duty on the staff Of Gen.
J. H. Wilson. Capt. H. NJ Chittenden has
been ordered to take station at Sioux City,
Iowa Lieut.. Charles Keller is relieved
from duty at Portsmouth, N. H, and or
deIed to st. Louis, Mo-. for duty as secre-
tary and disbursing officer of the Missouri
river commission. Lieut.. E. H. Schulz has
been relieved from duty at Charleston s.
G, and ordered to station at New London.
Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
THE DEWEY HOME FUND
A Letter Stating That Admiral Dewey Will
Accept House.
Large Number of subscriptions Re-
A.
ceived by Treasurer Rob-
erts Today.

A member of the Dewey home committee
has received a letter from an officer very
close to Admiral Dewey, who says that
the admiral will gratefully accept any
home offered to him by the people OF the
country. This letter is said to dispel any
doubts which may have existed as to Ad-
miral Dewey's acceptance.
Admiral Dewey will be in Washington
next week, and the committee will confer
with him as to the home to be purchased.
1t is hoped that the sum will reach re-
spectacle amount before that time. Treas
urer Roberts was greatly encouraged to-
day by the receipt Of kilograms announc-
ing that large sums of money had been
mailed him. 1t is hoped this will continue
to the end Of the week, and that the total
may reach at least $4,000. The amount
may reach this after all. At least $4,000
more is desired.
Subscriptions Received Today.
Among the kilograms received today were
subscriptions as follows: Senator Clark OF
Montana, $1,000; ]. w. Seligman & Co. of
New York, $1,000; Baldwin Locomotive
Works. Philadelphia $500; James A. Gary,
eX-Postmaster General, $3.50; w. E. Conner,
New York, 500; G. p. Morrissini, New
York, 800; James Speyer, New York, 800;
Winchester Arms Company, $3.50; Jun1us
Eastman, Cincinnati $500.
The total subscriptions for the day
amounted to nearly $4,000, making the to-
tai nearly S31 900. The days receipts were
larger than the total amount for the pre-
viOuS month.
Treasurer Roberts would like to hear
from Washington people. He thinks that
more money could be sent in from here.
Christian Heurich today sent a check for
$50 to Treasurer Roberts. The recent con-
tributions from Washington have been as
follows:
Wiley o. Ison, $50; James t. Meline, 81;
Wallace A. L.. Hoge, % cents; George c.
Denny. 81; J. H. Mittendorff, 81: Thomas
I. Kean, SO: Thomas Wilson. $40; Rich
ard w. Tyler, $50; Chr. Heurich, $50; D..
w. Harrington, 81; Dan'l Shea, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
soLDIEHs' RIGHT TO VOTE.
An Agent From New York LOOKING
Altar Their Interests.

Mr.. Mcdonald. state agent for New York,
called at the War Department today to OBJ
tain information respecting the location of
soldiers who are natives OF New York, or
at least have thee right under the state
law to cast ballots at the approaching cleo
ton. Acting Ad5atant General Gilmore
met the request promptly and also intro
duced the agent to Acting Secretary Allen
of the Navy Department, who was called
upon for similar information respecting the
New York sailors Mr.. Mcdonald will use
this information as the basis of commune
cations to the commanding officers of regi-
ments and ships intended to secure the bal
lots of the New Workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
Naval Orders.

Lieut. T. W. Ryan has been detached
from the New York navy yard and ordered
to command the Viking.
Lieut.. A. Althouse, from the Panther to
the Viking rs executive officer.
Ensign N. L. Jones, from the New York
to the Viking
Lieut.. W. Fl. Faust has been retired
The promotion OF Lieut.. ]. r. Edie, Car
penter John p. Yates and Gunner Simon
Jacobs was announced at the Navy Depart
ment today.