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ter carriers promised to send 600 men to
the convention. AS the ride to Scranton
only takes four hours all the carriers will
be back to their duties the next day. A
few days before the convention Governor
Roosevelt, Postmaster General Smith, Post
master Van Colt and others will be asked
to act as judges at one or more of the
armOries at a competitive drill for hand
some silk American flag, to be presented
to the station making the best display and
appearance. Three weeks from next Sum
day, at the Grand Central Palace, at l
p. m, branch 81 of Manhattan will elect
seventy delegates to the convention, and
two hours later, and in the same place, the
members will listen to an address by John
5. Crosby on Organization and Taxation.
The principal thing to come before the con-
vention will be the bill to raise the salaries of
the carriers in the big cities to $1,000 a year.
They will also ask that salaries be graded
according to the size of cities. John w.
Parsons, national president of the letter
carriers. who is also general master work.
man of the Knights of Labor, has just re-
turned from the city from very success
full organizing, lecturing and inspection
tour in the principal cities along the line
of railway travel. He is enthusiastic over
the growth of organization everywhere,
and the amount of interest shown in the
cause and progress of labor. He addressed
over 10000 carriers in the north, east south
and west.
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lola TALKS OF HIS PLANS.
He Intends to Write IL Novel Based on
Dreygus Case.

The st. James Gazette publishes an in
terview which its Paris correspondent had
with Emile lola, in the course of which
lola said:
Il have entered the lists. | am a gladi-
ator. l am fighting great fight, which is
by no means ended L cannot write any,
thing until the case is ever, but then [ in
tend to write a novel on the Dreyfus af-
fair, summing it all up and drawing from
it additional conclusions which cannot be
clearly and convincingly stated yet
This is my duty. l do not intend to
seek any financial advantage in perform
ing it.
Il am perfectly safe here in Paris for
despite the nonSenSical statements of some
anti Dreyfusard newspapers, it is impossi-
bic to arrest me. We shall see whether a
French jury will again condemn me for
speaking the truth. l intend to appeal
against the verdict of the Versailles court
and then the whole case will go before an
other jury.
Il do not think there will be a complete
solution before the end of the summer The
innocence of Dreyfus has been recognized,
but there are certain guilty persons who
must be punished if France is to recover
her Self-reSpect.'
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FREE TRADE FAVORED
VIM. R. Corwine Urges Abolition of the Porto
Rican Tariff
Spanish Markets Lost to the island
No Substitute-SeriOus Condition
of Commercial Matters.

William R. Corwine Of the Merchants
Association of New York, who was sent to
Porto Rico by that organization for the
purpose Of making an investigation of the
general commercial conditions in that ISL
and, was in Washington yesterday and gave
a copy of his report to President Mckinley,
who granted him audience for the pur-
pose of hearing what he had to say about
the general conditions in Porto Rico.
Mr.. Corwine also called on Mr.. Meikle
john, assistant secretary of war; Secretary
Hay and Secretary Gage and had in
formal talk with each of these officials upon
Porto Rico.
Mr.. Corwine's report says that the tariff
In operation in the island is a serious bar
to American trade. He continues:
THE change from Spanish to American
rule has not thus far benefited the indus
tries Of the island, and unless something is
done very soon to relieve the situation the
trade conditions of the island will become
very serious indeed. When Spanish author
ity ended in Porto Rico Spain. naturally
enough, ceased to have any interest in that
island. The transfer of the island to the
United States has not yet brought to it any
substitute for the markets for that portion
of her products which she lost when she
ceased to be a possession of Spain. and the
present state of the island is worse than
it's previous one. l refer entirely TO com
mercial matters"
The sugar. tobacco and coffee crops have
greatly shrunk, throwing many out of
ployment. The report concludes:
IF free trade between Porto Rico and the
United States were established on the same
basis as there is free trade between the
states and territories of the United States
happiness would prevail the island and
an impetus would be given to business
which would invite American capital. back
ed by American brain and enterprise to de-
velop the island in nany ways. and all the
minor sources of complaint by the Porto
Ricans growing out of the operations of the
tariff laws would vanish Immediately. If
any commercial relief is to be afforded
Porto RICO it ought to be done quickly. To-
bacco planting in that island begins in Oc
tober If present tariff conditions, which
shut off the islands market for tobacco.
are to continue the crop, which this year
is only one-third of the normal, is apt to
contract still further. This will add to the
already large number of unemployed plan
tation hands and will still further contract
the purchasing power of the people.
The people of intelligence in Porto Rico
feel that a part of the United States the
island is entitled to the same freedom of
trade with the country to which it belongs
as the different states and territories en-
joy with each other. The solution of the
difficulty Is the abolition of the special
tariff which has been provided for that ISL
and"
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JURORS DRAWN.
Men Who Will Serve at Special Term
of Court.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, June Z, 1899
The following gentlemen We're today
Drawn to serve as Jurors at the special
term OF the circuit court, which will con-
vene here June 26 for the trial of Armstead
Taylor and John Brown, charged with the
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rosenstein:
First DISQUALIFICATION Weeks, Frank
Dwyer and Henry r. Benson.
Second district-Robert j. Green, William
f. Boland and William Warfield
Ihlrd dlstrict-Joseph I. Chiswell Joseph
f. White, Philip F. Mossburg and Samuel
D. Byrd.
Fourth district-Hanson M. .Cronise, John
n Harriss. Joseph Flack, Charles w.
Fields, Thomas l.. Offutt and Frank Repp.
Fifth district--William NJ Candy, George
F. Phair, George T. Windham and Charles
Collinsgru.
Sixth district-John Snyder Zach A. Will
Hams and Julian Griffith, sr
Seventh district-Joseph Shoemaker
James H. Loughborough, jr, and James
w. Cummings.
Eighth district-Roger B. Farquhar,
Mahion Kirk jr., Thomas w. Waters and
Francis NJ. Haliowell D..
Ninth district-Alexander G.. Carlisle,
Their NJ. Muncaster
Tenth district-Phlip Stone, James w.
slater and Richard S. Dreamer.
Eleventh district-Samuel' p Young
Louis ID; Scholl and Clagett c. Hilton.
IWeHth dlstrict-James w, Watkins
Apraham l. Burdette and Joseph H. Cla-
gett.
thirteenth district-William T. O. Glover,
Charies s. Peters, Joseph w Hopkins
oailuel D. Lelzear and Frank d. Stubs.
Among those who graduated from the
Baltimore State Normal School last week
were three young ladies' from this county:
Misses Mary A. sherwood of Redland,
Nora j. Rabbit of Rockville and Helen R.
watson of MiddIebrook.
county Chairman Vernon D. Watkins has
set wednesday, June Ia, as the date for
hoid1hg the county convention of the pro-
hloition party. The convention will be held
at Rockville. and, it is said, a full ticket
VIII be nominated for the various offices to
fall.
me mortgage of the Baltimore and Ohio
ftaliroad Company to the Mercantile Trust
company mas been filed with the clerk of
the circuit court for this county for record
me mortgage is for s2OoOOO,OO0, and is the
same mat has been placed on record in
washington and elsewhere. The clerk S fee
lor recording here amounts to 1923.
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RANK IN THE NAVY.
General Order Issued Giving a List of
Officers

The Secretary Of the Navy has issued a
general order giving list of the line of
the navy and the line and staff of the ma
rine corps as reorgamzed by the personnel
law.
Admiral George Dewey is given as the
ranking officer in the navy, and Rear Ad-
miral f. V. McNair is the ranking officer
of his grade. Rear Admiral Sampson is
the ranking junior rear admiral and he
will be promoted next October. when Rear
Admiral III. l.. Howfson is placed on the
retired list. The vacancy thus caused in
the grade of junior rear admirals will he
filed by the promotion of Captain A. n
Mccormick, the senior captain, leaving
Captain a. S Barker the senior officer Of
command rank.
The ranking commander is Thos Perry
Julien s. Ogden. former engineer officer
Is the ranking lieutenant commander: A
E Culver. the senior lieutenant; NJ NJ
Taylor the head of the lieutenants. Junior
grade, and y. t. Colncn, the ranking en-
sign. Brigadier Ger lral Charles Heywood
is the senior marine officer.
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CONFERENCE ADJOURNS.
COngregationaIitsts to Meet Next in
Washington-Other News.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, June Z, 1899.
The conference of Congregational church.
es in session here, resumed consideration of
business in the afternoon on the handsome
lawn of Mr. A. P Eastman, at East Falls
Church, the intense heat making it imprac-
ticable to return to the church Devotional
exercises were held for thirty minutes, led
by Rev. C. D. Harp, followed by an excel
lent paper by Rev. Robert Nourse on How
to Win the Unsaved," which caused con-
siderable discussion. Rev. Oliver Huckel
of Baltimore read a paper on Mrs. Eddy's
Gospel for a World of Sickness This
paper brought on lively discussion on the
subject of Christian Science, participated in
by many present.
The committee on place of holding the
next conference reported in favor OF ac-
cepting the invitation from Plymouth
Church of Washington, and 1t was adopted.
The committee on resolutions reported reso
lutions commencing the evangeistic work
among the churches of Rev. Robert Nourse
thanking those who had written papers for
tho conference, A. P. Eastman for the use
of his lawn and the ladies of the local
church for their hospitality. These were
unanimously adopted and after singing the
doxology the benediction was pronounced
and the conference adjourned.
The Village Improvement Society met at
the residence of Mr.. ]. w. Garner Monday
night, Mr.. Geo. A. L. Merrifield, president.
presiding and Mr.. ]. w. Webb serving as
secretary. Arrangements were perfected
for the Fourth of July celebration, which
will be held in Crossman's Grove. DR.. T. G.
Quick appointed to make the presenta-
ton address in presenting TO the school
board the piano recently purchased for the
school by the Village Improvement Society.
After the adjournment of the business ses-
sion the following program. in charge of
Mrs. ]. w. Garner, was rendered: Trio, by
Mrs. W. H. Nowlan, Mr.. j. w. Webb and
Mrs J. w. Garner: recitation, Miss Edythe
Merrifield: solo, Mr.. w. r. Eastman: recita-
ton, Miss Mary Piggott; duet, Mrs. Nowlan
and Mrs. Garner.
The society then adjourned for the sum-
mer. Al matters relating TO the celebration
Of the Fourth of July were referred to the
executive committee.
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NEGRO QUESTION IN SOUTH.
Judge Emory Speer's Remarks in n
Baccalaurente Address

A dispatch from Macon, Ga, last night
says: The baccalaureate address delivered
to the law class of Mercer University this
afternoon was remarkable in the selection
of the question dealt with before such an
audience Judge Speer devoted his whole
time for half an hour to an annunciation
of his views on the attitude of the white
people of the south, and especially of this
state, toward the negro as result of the
commission of the many awful crimes
against white women.
The speaker said that the punishment of
the criminal must be kept within the
bounds of civilization and within the male
of the law and the courts The contrary
course, he said is debasing and effective
only in delaying final correction and pre-
vention. In emphatic tones and gesture
Judge Speer said:
Il solemnly assert before this distin-
guished audience. with full knowledge
of the import of what 1 say, that the
crimes that have so in1amed the white
people Of this country against the negro
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CLOSING THE GRADED SCHOOLS.
Principal Announces the Promotion.
Children Entertain.


Children Entertain.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. June 8, 1890.
The commencement exercises of the pub
lie graded school of the town at Odd Eel
lows Hall yesterday afternoon attracted a
large audience of the parents and friends of
the children. The teachers, Prof r. J.
Yates, principal, and Miss Louise Garnet
Yates, Miss Maud Riley and Miss Ida NJ
Ball, assistants, together with Mrs r. j.
Yates who volunteer ed her aid, had charge
of the entertainment. The program consist
ed CT the following, Hunters Chorus" by
the school; recitation, Little Black Eyed
Rebel, Miss Camilla Stewart; dialogue.
The Bridal Wine Cup duet, The Sober
Quaker Miss Myrtle Veitch and Mr.. Mil
ton Thorn; drill, Tea Time" recitation,
Mr.. Brown Has His Hair Cut Lawrence
Shreve; pantomime. George Washington's
Hatchet;" solo, Who is My Sweetheart"
Miss May Mankin dialogue, Frog Hollow
Lyc2um;" recitation, When the Teacher
Gets Cross" Miss Minnie Ellison; drill,
Mother Goose's Reception" tableaux,
Home Guards;'' recitation, "A Niger
for the Holidays" drill, Dairy Maids -
song 'GoodBye." by the school
AT the close of this pragram DR.. T. c..
Quick, on behalf of the Village Improve
ment Society, formally presented to the
town school board the piano recently pur-
chased by the society. Mr. Geo. w. Hawx-
hurst responded on behalf of the board.
Prof. Yates, principal, announced the pro-
motions in the school, as follows:
Primer class to first grade Milton West
colt, Rachel Camp, James Camp; first to
second, Mabel Heavener Edward Meekins,
Blanche Kirby, Helen Marshall Burns Glib
son, Frank Kirby, Lawrence Hough, John
Cornelia, Isaac Birch, Willie Hummer,
Henderson Wolcott; second to third Lacey
veitch; Mabel Mc!nturn. Judson Chaplin,
don. Fred Hummer, Lee Davis King: third
TO fourth, May Mankin, Carrie Ball, Sarah
Webb, Lawrence Wells, Lannie Graves,
John Mabin, Allen Garner, Paul Gibson,
Herbert Hid, Harriet Kennedy, Melitta OILS
zewski, Beverly Hummer, Joseph Kester-
son. Margaret Newman; fourth to fifth
Annie Seay, Ruth Thorne, Minnie Jacobs
Ruth Garner, Margaret Mabin, Sophie
Hodgkin, Marie Rowell, Marguerite Rowell
Lincoln Chaplin, Marie Birch, lie Roy Brun-
ner, Berry Hodgson, Earle Varcoe, Charles
Cunningham, Welby Moreland fifth to
sixth. Pearl Veitch. Nellie Mathes, Goldie
Gilbert Reginald Hodgson, Nettie Mabin
Annie Hid, Maggie Seay, Dan Wells, Eddie
Thompson, Ralph Brown, Gilbert Wells
seventh, Addie McInturff, Annie Payne
waiter Kerr Lawrence Shreve, Myrtle
Veitch, Lawrence Sims, Milton Thorne. Mel
lie Putnam, Frank McInturff Alice Davis
Bertha Holt, Alice Holt. Emory Hodgson
Talbot Lynch, Harry Merry, Clinton Man
ace Brown, Boyd Webb, Joe Luttrell, Katie
Merry, Albert Piggott. Virgie Gott Cora
Lynch, Essic Birch. Bessie Tucker, Mabel
Ryer. Willie Lynch. Edward Putnam:
eighth to NINTH Mary Snedegar. Camilla
Stewart. Carroll Shreve, Ethel Payne Jesse
Varcoe, Martha Rowell Birdie Brown; from
the ninth, Mary Brown, Mary Piggott, Ma
bel Newman.
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race are foreign to these people, whom 1
have known and loved since my childhood
and whom / will know and love until my
eyes are closed In death. The negroes
themselves he said, must assist the
whites in hunting down and arresting the
outcasts in order that they may remove
sympathy. The constabulary force of the
state in the country districts should be
made efficient.
THE judges of the supreme courts must
be selected from the highest intelligence
and moral character of the state Rewards
should be promptly offered, and above all
things" the speaker said. that section of
the code which provides against any ex-
preston of opinion by a Judge in charging
in criminal cases, and which expression
constitutes an error on which the supreme
court must grant new trial. should be
repealed"
The board of trustees of Mercer Uniyer-
sity this morning conferred the degree of
LII. d. on Judge Emory Speer
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RUSSIAN ARBITRATION PLAN.
Provides for Permanent Tribunal
With bureau at the Hague.

a dispatch from The Hague, June I, SAYS:
Russia's plan for Il permanent arbitration
tribunal contemplates the institution of a
tribunal for a certain number of years to
which will be submitted obligatory arbitra-
ton cases unless the powers Interested
agree upon a special tribunal to settle their
differences.
Cases of optional arbitration may also
be submitted. All the powers, whether
signatories or otherwise, may submit their
differences to the tribunal by APPLYING to
the permanent bureau.
Appendices to this agreement nrovide
bases for the organization of the trihunaI
rules of procedure and the creation of a
permanent bureau to sit at The Hague.
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Meat Eating Decreases

The Department of State has received a
communication from United States Consu,
Hughes at Coburg. Germany, stating that
there is a gradual decrease in the con-
sumption of meat in that portion of the
empire. Prices have increased. bull meat
being four pfennigs per kilo dearer than in
1897, OK (old) meat, three pfennigs; OK
(young) meat, five pfennigs; COW meat.
nine pfennigs; veal. three pfennigs, and
fresh pork, five pfennigs dearer.
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"A member of the New York law firm
with "hich Speaker Reed has associated
hiihself said yesterday that the published
story mat Speaker Reed would remain a
member of Congress, although giving up
the speakership, seemed to him ridiculous
although he has not seen MI Reed for
some time He said it was his expectation
that speaker Reed would resign from Con-
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Hotel Continental.
Augustin Daily was born in Plymouth,
N c., July 20, 1898. His education was re-
ceived partly in Norfolk, Va, and in the
public schools of New York city. He be-
gan his literary career as dramatic editor
of the Sunday Courier in New York city
in 1853 and he continued to discharge SIM
liar functions on that paper, on the New
York Times the Sun. the Mail and E,X-
press and the Citizen, until 1863 when he
opened the Fifth Avenue Theater, on oath
street. This building was destroyed by fire
in 1873, and three weeks later he opened
another theater, formerly the Globe, in
Broadway, under the former name. Early
in August, 1879, he established Days Thea
ter in Broadway near 3tth street, and sew
eral years ago he opened in London, Eng,
a thoroughly equipped house under the
same name. For several seasons he man
aged the Grand Opera House in New York.
His career as a dramatic author began
IN lSG2 with an adaptation from the Ger
man of Mosenthafs "Devorah,'' and since
then he had produced many original plays,
among them Divorce ''Pique." 'Hori-
ION, Under the Gaslight' and numerous
adaptations from French and German
dramatists. He achieved also a notable
distinction in the presentation of Shakes
pearean drama. although his productions in
this field were the occasion of much con-
ficting criticism.
In recent years the combination of NAV
ers with which his name has been idenfi-
hed-Dalys company of comedians-has
achieved an international reputation under
the leadership of Miss Ada Rehan whose
reInarka bic talents have constituted n lead
ing factor in the success of his undertake
inGs- Mr.. DAILY devoted all his time to his
theatrical enterprises He was an enthu-
siaSl ana hard worker, always noted for
tne elevation Of his dramatic purposes and
the completeness of his scenic presenta-
TONS; He was a welI-informed student Of
the dramatic literature of MANY nations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-08
Peace in Salvador,

The Department. of State has received a
cablegram from United States Consul John
Jenkins at San Salvador, saying that at
the request of the government of Salvador
he informs the department of the existing
peaceful conditions of Salvador and that
rumors to the contrary are without foun-
dalton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-08

The Navy Department has ordered the
Buffalo to be put out of commission thus
Indicating the abandonment of the project
of maintaining a regular naval transport
service across the Atlantic and by the
Mediterranean to Manila.
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III You want to buy. sell
lease property or rent
rooms, want n situation or
want help, IL will pay you
to announce the fact In
the advertising columns
OF The Star. They are
closely studied by more
than three times ms many
people as read any other
paper.
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Lentx Declares Himself Ont

Congressman John j. LentZ of the Co
lumbus, Ohio, district publishes a letter in
which he says he is not now and has never
been candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-08

II you want work read the want columns
Of The Star.
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AUGI sTIN DAILY IS DEAD.
The Theatrical Manager Passes Away
Suddenly in Paris.

Augustin Daily died suddenly in Paris yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Days death was
due to heart failure. He arrived at Paris
last Saturday and was stopping at the
Hotel Continental.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-06-02

COrsets. II
good summer corset %. 4. q. . q. v. Ye,
much better summer corset value SOC for. 35c.
aS5 We slso show the fissat line 6oc and 500
scorsstsi u the city.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-06-02

W adena Tribune: The Northern
Pacific has begun MAX ing extensive
improvements On the main line road
bed and several large crews are now
at work between Brainerd and Far
10. A gang of rs shovelers are,
working east from this city clearing
the sand from between | he ties. 1An-
other crew will soon follow the one
now at wark and I'LL III the road bed
with Darling ballast. a more uni-
form grade 10 also being established5
aud whom the improvements now
underway are completed the N n.
syvill have AZ ,dne 9 track - any We
tern road. s$ 81
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-06-02
EorWeRIa Social

An Ice cream social was held III
the Norwegian church last Saturday
night for the purpose of raising
money to pay for new chairs recent
IN purchased for the church, and III is
need Hess to say that It was both
social and financial success. "a liter
AIRY and musical program had been
arranged by the committee to stay
the refreshment proceedings, which
INDUCED lin 90 soon after supper
might have proven disastro lls. But
the main object of this program was
to delight and arm up the audi
ence, that they might better be fitted
the cooling seilsatio resulting from
the Indulgence III such q frigid re-l
past.
The meeting was formally opened
with a lew alp,pro priate remarks by
the chairman, an Bolander. Fol
lowing this intro duct ion, Miss Held;
brink played an org an solo, which
was well received. h. Elvig played
two select lions on the cornet Tor!
which he received well merited APP
planse. Next lowed q speech by
Mr.. Kndson. After this the audi
ence was delighted with the render
ing 81 q couple,of violin solcs byS MI.
Benz The aud Hence WIS now
iii state to- eni oyF 81 reel t{tti on Ofs