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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19

Weather conditions and general forecast:
The trough of low pressure noted Monday
morning has moved slowly eastward. and
this morning extends from the upper Ohio
valley through the Saint Lawrence valley:
in addition secondary disturbance has ap-
peared in the extreme south Atlantic states,
and a result rains have been general
east of the Mississippi river, except on the
coast.
Throughout the west fair weather has
continued.
Killing frosts occurred in portions of
North Dakota and light frosts in western
South Dakota and southeastern Wyoming.
The high pressure which covers the west
and north will continue to dominate the
temperatures, and they will, therefore, be
comparatively low for several days.
1t will be cooler tonight Wednesday
in the lower lake region, middle Atlantic
states and New England
Rain is indicated tonight in the eastern
lower lake region and tonight and Wednes
day in the Atlantic states.
On the north Atlantic coast the winds will
be fresh to brisk southerly. shifting to
westerly. while on the south coast they will
be mostly fresh easterly, shifting later to
nOrtherly.
The following heavy precipitation dn
fnches) has been reported during the past
tweEty-four hours: Jupiter 1.H; Tampa
lbs: Bissett, 1,H Cheneyville, La, 2.24
jackson, Miss, 1874.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of tn
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau fer the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is, pm, rs;
$ pm, 20: II midnight. 66. September ~,
\ am, 81; s a. m. 60; l. noon. Il; > pm, 20
Maximum, as, at pm. September Is;
minimum, 30, at e a. M, September ~.
Barometer-September Is. pm, 300 s
p M. 1907; l. midnight 1905. September
10. am. 1904; am, 30.03; noon, 80. 90;
> pm, 2391.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
I am: Great Falls, temperature Is: con-
dition SO: receiving reservoir. temperature
q: condition at north connection. SO; con-
dition at south connection. &c; distributing
reservoir. temperature. -; condition al in
fluent gate house, SO; effluent gate house,
Sc.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 20 a. m and 30 D. M :
high tide, 7:21 am. and 7:5l pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:13 am. and 2:36
pm; high tide, 1:21 a. m. and 7:Jl pm.
The Sun and Neon.
Today-Sun rises 5:45 am; sun sets, 6:03
pm. Moon sets, 90 a m. tomorrow; moon
full, 7:31 am. today.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 545 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 639 D. M; extin-
gushing begun at i:.,4 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at GA pm; extin-
gLjshed at 500 am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19
MILITARY ROAD IN DISPUTE
Trustees Propose to Deprive the Public of
Its Use.
The Government VIII Not he Draw
Into n Controversy - The
Points Contested.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE is hereby given that much of the
road known as the military Road. leading
from the Virginia end of the Aqueduct bridge to
Fort Myer, in Alexandria county. Virginia. as
passes through the tract of land known the
Murray Tract" will be closed to the public on
and after SATURDAY. September %. 1899.
II. ROZIER DULANf,
HOWARD T. MARSHALL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water at
Z am: Great Falls, temperature, 6S: con-
dition, 80: receiving reservoir temperature.
%: condition at north connection. SO; con-
dition at south connection &c; distributing
reservoir, temperature, -; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; effluent gate house,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19
The City Lights,

Gas lamps all lighted by 6:39 pm: extin-
gushing begun at 4::,4 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at GA pm; extin-
gUjshed at 500 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19
Tide Table.

Today-Low tide. % am and l 80 p m ;
high tide, 7:21 am. and 7:5l pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:13 am. and 2:36
pm. high tide, 7:27 a. m. and 7:5l pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19

Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets, 6:03
7 m. Moon sets. 90 m. tomorrow moon
full, 7:31 am. today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19

Don't Shut YOUR Eyes,
hut look and what is going on around you
MANY Of the largest concerns in the country are
using Systematically, patented process for
Initiating Typewriter Letters Would they do so
If they did not realize handsome profit:
BYRON s. ADAMS.
The Model PrnteTy, 5l2 18th st.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
WOMEN AS wAGE-EARNERs.
Dr. Smith Suggests "A Solution of
an Important Problem.

st. Paul, MINI, Dec. 17.-Rev DIR. S.
G. Smith, of the Peoples Church, whose
arguments against women wage-earners
have attracted 50 much attention all over
the country. tonight presented his solu-
tIon of the trouble, DR.. Smith said:
I'm all the cloudy vltuperation i'm regard
to my recent utterances on the question
of woman labor, not a single fact has
been shown to be false. or a single argu-
ment proved unsOund MY statistics were
taken from the very latest official reports
The awful conditions remain unchanged.
The decrease of child labor has been par
alleled by the increase in the labor OF
girls between the ages OF "A and IS years,
which is falsely called woman labor. The
conditions of former times when women
did the weaving and the like at home.
were conditions Of severe labor. But at
any rate these women produced for them
selves and their families and under whole
some sanitary and moral conditions. Bur
II is not enough to show that the world
Is better off than Il was formerly; Il is
Incumbent on my critics to show that 1t Is
as well off as It may be.
81 am an optimist, but not a Grass op-
tlmist who believes all things are so good
that IL Is no use trying to make them bet
ter Progress is not bind, ana now more
than ever the evolution of The race should
lie guided by incl igont fores CHI. / am
not under obligation to point out a rene
dy, because | discl Sc a wrong But have
suggestions to make. Four states forbid
women 10 work I'm mines. These laws
should be extended 10 about 100 OF their
present occupations which are TOO severe
and zoo unhealthy. Then all girls under
eighteen years should be forbidden to he
employed i'm commercial ana industrial
pursuits, These measures would cut down
woman labor one-haf. Then a movement,
largely social and moral but also by wo-
men organizing, should be made effecuS
10 give women who do equal work with
men the same wages Thus the family
standard OF wages would supplant the in
diyidual standard.
THE various assaults upon the family
must be resisted for II IS the social unit.
The Madonna with her own child In her
arms must not he dethroned to make room
for the public woman. Divorce In this
country is increasing two and a half times
as fast as the population. 1t parallels the
Industrial invasion of women. In twenty
years divorces doubled In the state OF Ohio
while marriage actually decreased.
mot every movement In society ~ either
safe or final. No civilization has any as
surance of perpetuity. That depends on
It's virture and Its intelligence. When the
Greeks chose Aspasia, the female philoso-
pher, as their heroine. rather than Pene-
lope, the virtuous wife, II was not the de-
thronement of Penelope alone, but the
doom Of Greece"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
WARREN REACHES THE CAPE.
Ofer to Exchange Lady Sarah Will
son for ViIjoen, Refused.

London, Dec. IS, 4:l5 a. m.-L'eut. Gen.
Sir Charles Warren, commanding the Fifth
Division of the First Army Corps, has ar
rived at Cape Town 1t is understood that
he viii proceed to Port Elizabeth.
No further news has been resolved re-
garding the battle al the Tugela river.
The latest accounts regarding the battle
at Magersfontein show that the retire
ment of the British troops was executed
with the greatest coolness and order un-
der heavy Boer ardllery fire on Tues
day.
Mafeking was safe on Dec. g. and Col.
Baden-PoweH the British commander
there, is still actively pushing out his de-
fenses. AT that time the Beers had offered
to exchange Lady Sarah Wilson, who was
captured while acting as a correspondent
for the London Daily Malt for Gen. Ben
NiljOen, who was captured al Elandslaagte
but the offer had been declined.
The other beleagu sred gafrisons and po-
sitions are still holding out.
1t is said that If the Victoria Cross were
to be granted for every act of conspicuous
eallantry on the part Of British troops it
would be necessary to distribute the dec
oration to hundreds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
A MILLION FOR THE BOERS.
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANs
MAY RAISE A FUND.

Members in st. Louis Have Put ON
Foot "A Movement to That End-De-
clared BOers Needed More Sub
stantial Evidences of Sympathy
Than ResOIutiOns-Nntion PreSI-
dent Asked to Cali n Meeting ia
Garry out the object in View.
st. Louis. Dec. 17-At meeting OF the
county board of the Ancient Order of HI
bernians this afternoon the Boer- British
war was discussed at length and the
members decided to put on foot move
ment to raise 100000 for the purpose of
equipping and transporting troops to
South Africa to aid the Beers and Free
Staters In their lighting for independence,
Sixty members of the board were present.
County President ]. p. Fitzgibbon was in
the chair.
Judge Thomas I. Morris, Father Timo-
thy Dempsey. Former Councilman Patrick
O'Reily and p. M. Quirk made speeches
on the subject, in which they declared
that the Beers were in netd Of more sub
standal evidences of sympathy than mere
resolutions and memorials. The following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Ancient order Of
Hibernians, recognizing the great impor-
tance of the success in their war In the
Transvaal against the hereditary enemy
of the Irish race, urgently requests our
national president to call a meeting of the
national directory for the purpose of caus-
ing 900 to be subscribed by the
members of the order In America
to be applied In equipping and transport
ing men for service in South African war
and otherwise aiding the gallant Beers in
their fight for liberty, the destruction and
dlsmemberment of the British empire and
the advance of the kingdom of Great Brit
ain and Ireland.
I'VE further urge that the sum be raised
by a popular per capita assessment of $40,
and that immediate action be- taken for
the collection of this fund"
State President OConnor, when seen af-
ter the meeting, stated that there was no
doubt that the national directory OF the
society would take up the matter at once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18

ImpreeatiOns for Chamberlain, the
Army and the Queen.

Dublin, Dec. 1.-THE announcement that
a pro -Boer meeting would be convened to-
day as a protest against the proposal Of
Trinity College to confer a degree upon
Joseph Chamberlain, led to exciting sceney.
A large force Of police was called out and
the troops were held In readiness.
Maude Come, the sc-called Irish Joan
of Arc" and James Connolly, the Irish
republican, drove in a wagonette to the
place appointed for the meeting, which
was attended by a large crowd Mr. Con-
molly tried to speak, but was prevented
by the podce.
The wagonette then made tour of the
street, the crowd rapidly increasing,
cheering for the Beers, singing God save
Ireland" and "We'll Hang Joe Chamber
lain on Sour Apple Tree" and using dis
gusung expressions against the Queen,
the Empire and the army.
While passing Dublin castle, the occu-
pants of the wagonette waved the Trans.
vaal flag defiantly, whereupon the police
stopped the vehicle and seized the flag.
The wagonette, attended by a large body
of police, who often cleared the streets,
then drove to the rooms of the Irish Trans
vaal Committee, where Michael Davitt,
William Redmond and j. O'Brien were
waiting. A meeting Of about sixty persons
was held Messrs. Davltt, Redmond and
O'Brlen speaking in violent condemnation
of the war and OF Mr.. Chamberlain, and
declaring that the latter's visit to ireland
at such a moment was proof of his cal
lous nature.
The speakers urged that, should an op-
portunity occur Dublinites ought to show
their detestation of the colonial secretary
in unmistakable fashion. Mr.. Davltt said:
"An Irlshmen rejoice in the triumphs
Of the Beers. No Power In Europe would
now fear Great Britain, except, perhaps,
the Prince of Monaco"
Mr. Redmond said:
"Mr Chamberlain deserves not doctors,
but executioners."
Ultimately O resolution, proposed by Mr..
Davitt, was carried denouncing the war
and calling upon the Powers, particularly
the United States, to take steps to insure
the Independence Of the Boer republic.
While Maude Come was speaking some
body shouted a reference to the Phoenix
Park murders. The chairman and Mr.
Davitt warmly protested, however, that
no violence should be shown.
The meeting closed amid tremendous
cheers evoked by a rumor that Ladysmith
had fallen.
Maud Come and Mr., Connolly drove off
with the intention OF holding open-air
meetings, but the police arrested Mr.
Connolly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18

FRANCO-CHINEsE TROUBLE.
Reports Indicate That Another ORR
entail war Is Imminent.


Tacoma Wash, Dec 17.-Hong Kong
mail advices state that another Franco
Chinese war is imminent over the delimita-
lion of French LEASED" territory at
Kuang Chou bay, on the Tonkin border
This dispute Is of several months stand
ing, the French having demanded thrice
the amount of territory which China Is
willing to concede under French original
demands for an open port there under
French domination.
Marshal Su, China's most famous general
and victor of the battle at Kiang Shan in
the last Franco-Chinese war, was sent TO
Kuang Chou bay with 5000 well-drilled
men.
He bore special orders from the Empress
Dowager to uphold the Chinese cause and
fight II necessary without further orders
from PekIn. Marshal Su arrived last
month from Kwong Chou Wan, on Kuang
Chou bay, and skirmish between Chi
nese and French troops followed his re-
fusal to longer temporize over boundry me-
gotiations. Half a dozen Frenchmen were
wounded and sixty Chinese.
Marshal Su has a reserve force of 5000
regulars at Use Khan and Is preparing for
the big fight The French have a small
er force and to strengthen them have as
sembled the warships Descartes, Pascal
Bengal, Surprise, IAou and Dentre-
caseaux.
Omclal circles at Pekin and Nanklng
are excited because President Loubet of
France has refused TO receive Yu Keng
the Chinese minister TO Paris, until the
boundary dispute Is settled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
MEXICO AND THE YAQUIs.
More Troops Must be Sent If They
Are 10 Be Subdued.

Are 10 Be Subdued.
Austin, Tex, Dec. 17.-A special from
Ortiz, state of Sonora, Mex, states that
the Mexican authorities are contemplat-
ing sending more troops into the Yaqui
Indian country at once, as it is thought
that the present force will not be able
TO cope with the situation.
Gen. Torres now has some 5000 men,
but it will take at least that many more,
and possibly twice that number, owing to
geographical conditions which prevent sue
cessful military movements. The Indians
are so scattered that unless more troops
are sent to the front to engage the small
rowing bands they will continue to depre-
date the country and harass the soldiers
until they wear them out.
There are now about 800 Indians engag-
ing the attention of the soldiers, while the
remainder of the 5000 braves who are on
the war path have scattered into small
rowing bands for the purpose of pilfering.
These rowing bands of Indians are cap
turing supply trains being sent to the
Mexican forces in the field. They have
of late captured several trains containing
provisions and ammunition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18

HE KILLED THE DETECTIVE.
Young Ferguson shot the Man who
Was Protecting Him.


Cincinnati Dec. 17.--There was a sensa-
tional murder to-day at the residence OF
e. Alexander Ferguson, on Dayton street.
Dudley Ferguson, son of e. A. Ferguson.
has been afflicted with melancholy. The
family employed Gus Meehan, we'll
known detective to shadow" young Fer
guson more for the protection of the
young man than anything else.
When the detective appeared to-day
young Ferguson shot him and Meehan
soon died Dudley Ferguson was arrested.
E. A. Ferguson Is one Of the most prom
inent attorneys here. He Is the author of
the act that built the Cincinnati Ssuthern
and trustees, and he was a promoter OF
other properties.
Dudley Ferguson graduated at Yale ana
afterward in law. He Is 80 years old and
associated with his fathers firm. The
family is one of the most prominent In
the city and the place OF the tragedy is
among the finest residences.
Ferguson was thought TO have an un-
governable temper and at times he alarm
ed his family. EIis father arranged for
him 10 board across the street from the
Ferguson residence, and there he was un-
der surveillance, while Augustus Meehan
guarded the Ferguson homestead. Nee
han would give the family due notice and
be on hand whenever Dudley crossed the
street for his home.
To-day Dudley slipped out of the rear
door Of his apartments, and by round
about course reached his fathers house,
but even then Meehan was after him and
followed Dudley into the house. Then Fer
guson shot Meehan four times, and was
captured before doing any more shoot
fuu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
AGUINALDO REPORTED SEEN.
An Insurgent Major Surrendered to
Gen. YOung's Force.


Gen. Young's Force.
Manila, Dec. 1.-THE following dispatch,
dated Dec. IS, has been received from
correspondent of the Associated Press at
Laoag, province of North Ilocos:
Natives at Manitong, province of North
Ilocos, report that Aguinaldo, in disguise
and accompanied by several of his gen.
erals, left Manitong last Saturday, with
800 men, going in the direction of Salsona,
from which point he intended to proceed
to Cabugaon. province of Cagayan.
IAN insurgent major, claiming to be in
command of 100 Filipinos, who have been
guarding twenty-three American prison
ers al Cabugaon, surrendered. He wrote
his captains to deliver the prisoners to
Gen. Young.
Gen. Young'S command is now divided
into six or seven parties, which are oper-
ating in the mountains about Laoag. Sew
eral parties are hunting for Gen. Tino.
Maj. Swigert, with a detachment of the
Third Cavalry had an engagement with
12O insurgents near Dingras. Two Ameri-
cans were killed and two wounded. Sew
eral Filipinos were killed.
Capt. McCalla of the United States
cruiser Newark has occupied Claveria and
Pantelcna. The Filpinos surrendered one
thousand rifles"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
GREAT BRlTAIN's DEcADENcE.
Views Taken by German Papers of
the british Heverses.

the british Reverses.
Berlin. Dec 1s.-NIost of the Berlin pa
pers, as well as those throughout the
country, comment upon Gen. Buffers de-
feat in a serious and dignifed tone, al
though with a considerable undercurreut
Of satisfaction at England's humiliation
all around.
1t is admitted that Great Britain is now
fighting to save her South African pos
sessions. The general belief is that Sir
Redvers Butler acted prematurely and
under pressure from the home government
The official papers take a rather gloomy
view, as if apprehensive of awkward COM
pllcations.
The Kreuz zeitung says: Great Brit
aims decadence is now apparent to the
whole world"
The Vorwaerts hopes the war will result
in the establishment of the United States
of Africa on a republican basis, but It is
also convinced that such an outcome would
not affect Great Britaln's position as a
great Power.
The Vossiche Zeitung thinks 1t would
be hopeless for England to match herself
against great Power.
The military papers severely criticise
British tactics
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
FATAL POWDER EXPLOSION.
House Destroyed and Father ana
Three Children Killed.

Louisa, KY, Dec. H.-At Alliance post
oaice, Floyd county, Nelson Hamilton was
pouring out some powder from a keg when
his 4-year-old son picked up small
amount and tossed II into the fire.
The explosion threw some embers into
the pile of powder and terrific explosion
followed. The father and little sen and two
older children who we're In the room were
knocked insenslble. The ceiling was lift
ed from its place, the wallis spread and the
upper part Of the house came down ami
stopled about half way on the walls, thus
fastening all the doors securely
When the Oldest daughter regained con-
sciousness sufficiently to realize that the
house was in flames she tried TO open a
door, but at once saw the hopelessness OF
such an attempt, and began to scream
for help. a neighbor arrived in time to
burst in a door and get the tortured per-
sons out but they were so badly burned
that all died within a few hours.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
WANTS THE CONVENTION.
Cincinnati VIII Make n Strong Pull
for the Democrats.

for the Democrats.
Cincinnati Dec. 7.-There viii be a
strong effort made to have the next DEM
ocratic National Convention held In Gin
cinnau The building erected for the In
ternational saengerfest last June is re-
tanned in expectation Of having this con-
vention here.
II was desired by many 10 make an effort
for the Republican National Convention,
but II was said that the Republican COM
mitteemen would not consider any Ohio
city when It was conceded that an Ohio
man would be renominated.
The Saengcrfest Hall seats 1900 and cost
$4,000 with a suitable building all
ready constructed It Is claimed that Gin
cnnatl viii offer every other inducement
that can be offered by other cities.
1t is understood that Hon. John II. Mo
Lean, the Ohio member of the Democratic
National Committee will do everything In
his power for his native city, and other
members of the committee are known 10
be favorable TO this city.