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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
NAVY PERSONNEL BILL.
Conferees of the Houses Reach an
Agreement.

The conferees of the two houses on the
navy personnel bill have reached an agree
ment on the points of difference. AS agreed
upon the bill retains the principal features
of the House bill, including it's provisions
for the amalSamation of the line and the
Engineer Corps, for increased pay, for pro-
motion and for the Improvement of the
Marine Corps. The Senate provision for ii
six-year course at Annapolis, as under the
present law, is retained, the House reced-
ing from its demand to limit the course to
four years. The Senate provision making a
difference of II per cent between sea pay
and shore pay also remains in the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28

Eight Hundred Men Quit Work at
Alexandria, Ind.

ALEXANDRIA Ind, February 2S.-Be-
cause four furnace men were dropped and
their work put on the rest ofathe force $40
men struck today at the glass works Pres
dent Cam of the union is expected here
tonight from Pittsburg to confer with the
strikers and try to adjust the differences.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 2S.-A spe-
cial to the Tmes-Star from Muncie, Ind,
says 100 ''carrying-in" boys struck because
colored boys are employed at Ball Bros
extensive flint glass works. After a con-
ference today the boys still held out, and
the Plant is closed. Sympathetic strikes
are expected in other glass plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
TAKING MT. VERNON SQUARE.
Library Site dill Passed by the
House.

The bill fixing a site for the public Ii
brary to be built in this city by Mr.. An
drew Carnegie was taken up in the House
of Representatives this afternoon. While
1t did not come within the strict reading
of the special rule emitting it to considera-
ton with bills of the first class Mr. Mercer
asked unanimous consent that it be consid-
cred at once. There was no objection and
the bill was passed with the committee
amendments. This is the bill providing for
the location of the library in Mount Yer
non Square. The bill has been published
in The Star several times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
A RUMOR WITHOUT TRUTH
Admiral Dewey Said to Have Fired on a
German Vessel.
Affairs in the Philippines Said at the
Reinforccments for Our Fleet.

1t was said at the War and Navy Depart
ments today that there was no truth in a
rumor that Admiral Dewey had fired on a
German vessel at Manila. The War De-
partment says that Philippine affairs are
reassuring and the Navy Department says
there is no proba bility that additional ships
will soon be ordered to reinforce Dewey.
The department can scarcely spare any
more of the smaller sunboats and that is
the only kind of craft that is needed to
police the Philippine Islands and cut off
smugglers. The big ships would be most
expensive to maintain and from their great
draft would find it difficult to run down the
little ooasting schooners and light-draft
steamers which abound in the eastern
waters.
The Castine Leaves Port Said.
The gunboat Castine sailed today from
Port Said for SueZ, on her way to Manila.
She should arrive at that place in about
three or four weeks, and will prove a valu-
able acquisition to the feet. Dewey's pur-
pose is to make a determined attempt TO
cut off further supplies of arms and ammu-
milton to the insurgents.
These are, it is known, coming in in small
quantities from Hong Kong and Singapore,
Notwithstanding tt efforts of the United
States secret service men to spot the sales
and inform the United States naval au-
thorities The conditions in the Philippines,
with the intricate channels and the many
deep bays entering the coast lines, favor the
blockade runners to the utmost and it is
felt that the task of keeping the munitions
OF war out of the hands of the natives is
going to be difficult, provided they have
the money to purchase the goods.
The fact that these can be bought in the
open market in Asia cannot be made a mat
ter of complaint by our government for
the reason that it has always maintained
the right Of neutral citizens to engage in
such business, and all that can be done
is to try to seize the arms when they are
af1oat and about to be landed in the Philip
pines.
Cen Otis has made no mention in any
of his recent reports of any of the prop
ostions to surrender ascribed by the press
reports to the natives. Therefore it is as
sumed at the War Department that if the
insurgents are in this state OF mind they
themselves officially to the American COM
manders.
The fact that Gen. Otis finds it possible
to spare men 20 go to other islands of the
Philippine group outside of Luzon, as he
reports in his cablegram received at the
War Department this morning..is taken by
the officials as the most reassuring indca-
ton that has come to the department late
ly. Even assuming that the generals dec
laration that everything has been quiet for
the past three days applies only to that
time. it is felt here that he surely would
not send soldiers to Negros and to Cebu If
he felt any doubt as TO his ability to con-
tinue to maintain himself at Manila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28

Marietta and Intrepid Land Marine
to Preeerve Order.

MANAGUA, February IS (via Galveston,
Texas}.-General Reyes, the rebel COM
mander, surrendered voluntarily yesterday
to Captains Symonds and Burr, respective
ly commanding the nited States gunboat
Marietta and the British second-class
cruiser Intrepid, who then landed eighty
marines for police duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
CITY AND SUBURBAN ROAD.
Overhead Trolley Until 1904 North of
Il Street.

The House today agreed to the conference
report on the bill authorizing changes in
the track of the City and Suburban railway
on North Capitol street. The agreement is
that the overhead trolley shall be used only
north of T street, and shall be surplanted
bv the underground trolley July l. 1904, or
as soon thereafter as North Capitol street
shall be paved.
The conference report was made to the
Senate today and adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Late Treasury Clerks.

With the abolition of the time clocks in
the Treasury Department was restored the
old system of taking the time of the arrival
of clerks by watchmen. stationed at the
doors. 1t is said that forty-fye clerks were
late this morning. The watchmen take the
tune OF the arrival and departure Of clerks
and report to the head officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
MoRTALLY WOUNDED HIS COUSIN.
Ohio Farmer Shot Burglar Through
Panel of Door.

CARROLLTON, Ohio, February 2S.-
Clark Scott, a highly respectable farmer
living ten miles southeast of here, heard
a man at midnight rarsacking an upstairs
room of his dwelling. Scott emptied both
barrels of a shotgun through the door
panel. Forcing an entrance, he found he
had mortally wounded his cousin, Beatty
Scott who has served several terms in the
Ohio penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28

Assistant Secretary Howell Will leave his
position in the Treasury Department about
the 18th of March to take up his new du-
ties in New York as general appraiser of
merchandise. Mr. Horace A. Taylor who
will succeed Mr. Howell, will reach Wash
ington soon and prepare himself for his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Mr., Cridler Continues III

Mr.. Cridler, third assistant secretary of
state, continues very i'll from the effects of
an attack of grip, and will probably not he
able to leave the house for a week vet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Ex-Gov. Madison Wells Dead.

NEW ORLEANS, La, February 2S-For-
mer Governor ]. Madison Wells of Louis
lana, a notable character in the recon-
struction history of this state. died to5ay
al his home in LecomDte.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Pope Taken Suddenly III.

ROME. February 2s-The pope was
taken suddenly i'll this morning and his
audiences have been suspended The po5e
will remain in bed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
MORS OF 4 FIGHT.
stories Told About Trouble at
Manila

Considerable excitement was occasioned
al the Capitol today by a rumor that Ad-
miral Dewey had sunk German war YES
sci at Manila The rumor was very widely
circulated. but could not be traced to a
responsible source. Anxious inquiries were
made by senators and members of the
House, and everybody was talking about
II. but had no definite information The
department was telephoned for information
and the reply received that the depart
ment had no such information.
The rumOr, however, spread rapidly
through the departments and on the street.
and created excitement wherever 1t was
told.
Wall street Affected
Cnfavorable rumors were circulated in
Wall street after midday regarding the
situation at Manila. which induced selling
for both accounts, but the weakness was
not very pronounced. Business diminished
considerably during the movement, which
had apparently run its course by 1 O'clock
The previous steadiness proved to be only
the forerunner Of another sharp break in
prices after l o'clock. during which large
amounts of stock were unloaded Profess
sional traders were energetic in uneoyering
weak spots. paying special attention to the
specialities. subsequently the market de-
yeloped better tone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
pr,rcc,o, s,,I. for M,n,,.

SUEZ, February 2S.-The United States
gunboat Princeton has proceeded from
here for Manila. her repairs having been
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Pingree.. Tax Riu Passed

LANSING, Mich. February 2S.-The Pin
gree-Atkinson railway taxation bill has
passed the house by a vote Of 72 to a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
STOMS RECEIPTS.
Those This Month the Largest Since
1SO3.

The Customs receipts ioI February are
$1692l 900. a good amount in view of the
number of days in the month. The amount
is the largest received by the treasury since
1898. In February of that month they
reached SIC $50 900. After 1SJ:; the receipts
dwindled each month until the passage of
the Dingley law, except during the period
of anticipatory importa ations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28

In no other city I'm the
world can households ana
families he so generally
reached by n single medium
of advertising as can those of
Washington through the coll
umns of The Evening Star.
As business bringers The
Stars advertisements are
without a parallel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
New York OHoe, 4s Potter Buildin-

The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the
city BY carriers on their account. at 10 cents
Der week or "A cents per month. Copies at the
counter cents each. By mail-anywhere in the
United States or Canada-postage prepaid-eo cents
per month.
Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star. 81 per year; with
foreign postage added. S3.0S.
Entered the Post Ofiice at Washington. ID. e..
second class mail matterD
- All mail subscriptions must be paid In advance.
Rates OF advertising ,ade known application
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

This was a red-letter day in the House OF
RepresentatN IS for those members who
were fortunate enough to have previously
secured favorable action in committee of
the whole on bills for public buildings in
their sections. The committee on rules had
set aside the day for the cousidera ton of
the bills.
Chairman Mercer Of the committee on
public buildings and grounds was in charge
Of the bills He has been marked man
for days past. He has been courted by his
colleagues in a manner TO show that he
was by far the most popular man in the
House. They camped out in his committee
room, they waylaid him in halls and cor
ridors with honeyed words and smiles and
besieged him at all times and in all places
with divers and sunary devices to gain his
favor.
1t was suspected by some that these
guileless artihces were but jockeying for
position for the bills in the final heat. 1t
was we'll understood that ume was fieeting
and the list was long, and that somebody
would be left at the post.
Anyhow, Mr. Mercer made up his list,
and soon after IL o'clock this morning the
ball was ready TO open. But Mr.. Maddox
of Georgia was yet TO be overcome. He was.
an obstacle which threa tened 10 hamper
the proceedings. He wanted twenty min
utes at the outset to present some facts and
figures.
Il know the gentleman's figures are in
teresting," said Mr.. Mercer, in that sooth-
irg way of his, but wait ten minutes, dor
Ten minutes would not do, however, and
Mr.. Mercer, with a sigh Of regret and an
anguished look at the clock, was compelled
to yield twenty minutes of his precious
time.
Denounced as Combine.
Mr.. Maddox of Georgia was sorely op-
posed to the proceedings. He characterized
them as a combination, a conspiracy. log
rolling scheme entered into between mem
bers to facilitate looting of the treasury.
To make the matter worse the members on
his side of the chamber were not getting
times in Georgia. and his suffering people
were compelled to bear burden of taxa
ton for other sections. He said some of
his Georgia colleagues had bills on the list
and ha6 appealed to him to withdraw his
opposition, but he would not.
At this Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia took UNI
bragg He objected TO being classed in the
category of conspirators. and he and his
colleague engaged In warm passage OF
words. which fortunately ended without a
personal collision.
When the first bill came up Mr.. Maddox
began 10 flibuster. He made no progress
however, for the opposition rode him down
by weight of numbers.
Mr.. Taibert Stands in the Way.
Then Mr.. Talbert of South Carolina en-
tered the field. He wanted to know IL II
was not a mans right to have the report
of the committee read.
1t IL q mans duty to read the report"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Presidential Nominations.

The President today nominated John r
Mcpherson of Pennsylvania to be United
States district judge for the eastern dis
trict of Pennsylvania, and William S. War
ner, receiver of public moneys at Rapid
City, S. D.
Evening star., 1899-03-23

Putnam to accept. And that settled that
feature of the case.
Then followed the refusal OF the Senate
committee library to confirm Presi-
dent McKinleys appointment of Mr. Bar
rows: then the adjournment of Congress,
and the Presidents recess appointment and
Mr.. BarroWs declination. Then letters be
gan to come to Mr.. Putnam from all over
the United States, from the president of
Columbia College and Senator Hoar and
other prominent congressman down to per
scnal friends not publicly known, urging
him to be sure to accept the appointment
If it came his way again.
A few days later the collector of the port
of Boston. Mr.. George II. Lyman took "A
hrnd in the case, innocently, by giving a
dlrner, to which he had invited Senator
Hear and one or two other notahles. and at
which Mr. Putnam was introduced TO Sen
ator Hoar.
Next day Senator Hoar called at the pub
lie library. apparently with the purpose of
looking up some reference books, and Incl
dentally met Mr. Putnam ard convcrsed
with him on the Washington libraranshjp,
suggesting that If the appointment were Of
fered 10 him, and he should accept il
would he satisfactory to all.
Two days later-that is, March 13-Presi-
dent Mckinley appointed Mr.. Herbert Put
nam librarian of Congress.
Library Experience.
In February, 1885, there was a Young
lawyer in Boston who had been practicing
=
chief claim to reputation of any kind lay
in seven years service as librarian of the
Minneapolis Public Library, which was a
private institution in 1881. when he took
charge of ii, known as the Athena cum. At
the beginning of this experience he was
librarian, chief Of the catalogue depart
ment, custodian Of the reading room super
lntendeAt of stacks. delivery clerk and his
own private secretary and everything else
of human character connected with the
management of the institution.
After few months the library authori-
ties provided for him an assistant libraria
The new acquisition proved to be an epi-
leptic, and every little while as the assist
ant librarian was in the act of conveying a
load OF books from one part of the insti-
tuition to another he would suddenly drop
his armful of literature and take fit and
the librarian would have to relinquish pro-
fesSlonal duties and Straighten him out
seven years later the librarian of the
Minneapolis Public Library resigned his
place and came to Boston to practice Jaw
And after three years at the Suffolk bar
there called at his office one day a trustee
OF the Boston Public Library by name
Mr Josiah H. Benton. jr., who said that
he would like to know whether Mr. Her
bert Putnam, who was d stranger TO him
would accept the librarianship of the Bos-
ton Public Library. After some considera-
non by Mr. Benton of Mr.. Putnam's pretty
hrm opinions that the librarianship should
be an administrative place, and after the
trustees had looked up the young mans
professional capa bilities more fully Mr.
PUTNAM was appointed librarian, on Febru-
airy D, 1885,. and he found himself in an
office in the new library building in CopIey
Square, to which the books and other ma
terlalS had just been removed from the old
building on Boyleston street
Evening star., 1899-03-23

for bronchitis, loss Of voice, hoarseDess and
throat and lung AFFECT Ions 1t quickly
than any othec medicine.
Evening star., 1899-03-23
Clerical Force.

The spirit of the library force of men and
women is simply admirable. The system of
graded service, which was decided upon by
the trustees short time before Mr.. Put
mans appointment, has proved to be an
ideal one. He has been able to carry
out to degree of perfection an accurate
system with regard to accounts, authorize
ton, purchase and expenditure, and to
render very definitely the widest capability
of every department of the institution for
the public service. 1t has been his policy
always to surround himself with strong
men and to place upon them the fullest
possible responsibility. In consequence of
this organization. the library may well be
said to be in position to run itself, while
IT is giving the freest and most liberal
benefit to all classes of the general public
1t has reached the highest degree of popu-
larfzation, without in any sense neglecting
the needs of students and scholars and
other specialists
Evening star., 1899-03-23
Effect of His Administration

Under his administration, In which the
library has been reorganized, the number
OF books has increased from GOO o0o 10
1l5O0O, the number of branch libraries from
eight to ten, including the important West
END branch; the reading rooms from five
to six and the delivery stations located
IN outlying districts Of the city from ten
10 eighteen; the number Of persons on the
pay roll from 200 TO 345. In the perfection
of his system of organization there have
peeh established newspaper reading
room, extensive enlargement of the fine
art department. the branch library division
which supplies sixty outlying points in
cIuolns public schools, engine houses and
lhsttutons-thiS feature constituting a
travelling library system; a department ex-
clusive!y devoted to the interests of chill
dreh; a printing Department. very i'm
poftant contribution-equipped with limo
type machines and other modern machin-
cry dsunctlve machinery plant for the
Improvement of library service, including
engines. dynamos. ventilating apparatus
book railways and automatic elevators op-
efatlng on them, and an Improvement
of distinct public benefit, the very liberal
display of library material throughout the
oulldlng, so as to be readily accessible to
readers, art students and the general pub
lie. Also the library has been opened for
Sunday service on the broadest possible
scale. The Sunday use of the library has
been, averaging per hour, the greatest use
of the week. About 1000 people enter the
library on Sundays between O'Clock and
pm. Thus it is apparent that while the
simplicity of the old library has been re-
placed by great omplaXity, in organization
the present library meets the general and
specific demands of a remarkably broader
sphere of usefulness: and it is safe TO say
that the present institution is more salts
factorily. more harmoniously operated than
the old one.
Evening star., 1899-03-23
Remedy in the Courts.

A citizen whose signature was deciphered
as {. Homer, recently complained 10 the
District Commissioners of the ringing of
church bells in the early morning, assert
ing that they interrupted the complainant S
rest. rs il AN absolute necessity that those
Catholic bells, bells on Catholic
churches the writer inquired, should be
rung at o'clock of a morning, and espe-
cially Sundays, as then they ring SO much
Evening star., 1899-03-23

longer? L frequently lie awake fro,, . ,.,
o CLOCK am, as was the case vestarda,,
l2th instanD, then drop asleep, to be rude,
iy awakened by the bells. I cannot toll
you now % many hours, sleep they have cost
me: We are near the 9th street ch,,rch
Ii II could be remedied 1t would be a great
relief We d great
Al the suggestion of Commissioner WIGHT
"a letter Will be addressed to &C. Homer
ringing of the church bells is a n,,is.rne
IN IN fact remedy will probably be found in
Evening star., 1899-03-23

,:1,*1-*cs*1,*<>:l*
Evening star., 1899-03-23

and successful experience in the actual
me- na cement cf large library.
After sending this letter to the President
Mr.. Lane obtained an expression of opinion
from the council of the American Library
Association, among the members of which
Evening star., 1899-03-23

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns of The
Star.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04
Discovered by q Woman

Another great discovery has been
made, and that too, by q lady in this
country. "Disesse fastened it's clut-
ches upon her and for seven years she
withstood its .severest tests, but her
vital organs were undermined and
death seemed imminent For three
months she coughed necessarily, and
could not sleep. She finally discovered
a way to recovery. by purchasing of us q
bottle of DR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, and was so much re-
lieved on taking first dose, that she
slept all night: and with two bottles
has been absolutely cured. Her name
is Mrs Luther Lutz. Thus writes w.
G. Hamnik & Co.. of Shelby N. c..
Trial bottles free at Irwin Zoos. Drug
Store. Regular size SOC and LOO.
very bottle guaranteed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04

Virginia Roe Herring at Price Bros.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04

The ancients believed that rheuma-
tism was the work of demon within q
man. Any one who has had an attack
of sciatic or iufiammatory rheumatism
will agree that the infiction is de-
moniac enough to warrant the belief.
1t has never been claimed that Cham
berlain's Pain Balm would cast out
demons, but it will cure rheumatism,
and hundreds bear testimony to the
truth of this statement. One applica-
ton relieves the pain, and this quick
relief which it affords is alone worth
many times its cost. For sale by all
druggists
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04

The assessment of Lordsburg show
that the town has greatly increased it
real estate vaIue.-EX.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04

Fort Worth has become jealous o
Dallas on account of the notoriety
derived from the consideration of the
charter bill and is engineering a char,
ter bill of her own.-Waco Times-Her
aid.