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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15
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Wfn Carolina Tor publication
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of
The first will published follows
80
oundays-Popular Studies in European History
Tuesdays-The Worlds Great Commercial Products
Wednesdays Governments Of the World of To-Dav s4s
Thursdays and Fridays-Popular Studies in Literature
Satudays-The Worlds Great Artists. *
series will extend over period Of seventeen weeks r+ &c ,
follows: ' !" '0'J'' "nu
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15

"a. The Government of the German Empire .ss I
Is. Critical Study of Gray's Elegy s:.f5
o. MHfille: Famous Paftftters of Spain =
~ The Ottoman Turks in History. 551a
IS. Wits and Humorists of English Literature.!1
20. Hogarth: Great Painters Of England.
80. he Wool Trade of the World. -
81. How Great Britain is Governed.
3. De Quincy: Early Prose Masterpieces. -.
80. The MoorS in Spain and Their Expulsion.
"a, First Historians and Famous Histories.
IS. Sir Joshua Reynolds: Portrait Painters Of 80
England. 80
So. The Hanseatic League: The First Great !
Trade Combine sH'
81. The Lumber Trade of the World.
30- The Government of Italy To-day. itm
-. Charotte Bronte: Literary Women Fifty e =,
49, The Huguenots. e.-r
A. How Canada is Governed. Il
A.. Literary Clubs of London s ,9g,
43. Turner: EnglandS Greatest Painter. Ilsb
"a. IheSugar and Coffee Trades of the World. s.
IS. The Up-to-Date Government of Japan. 81
49, lbSen: Review of Scandinavian Litera- :
ture.
A. The Life and Times of Peter the Great.
49, How India Is Governed
40. lolStoi: Review of Russian Literature.
so. Nlllet: Famous Painters of France.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15

This series will extend over period of Sc
OF the contributors are as follows:
I. Introduction tothe Study of Government.
2. Chaucer: The Dawn of English Literature.
g. Raphael, the Great Italian Painter.
4. The Life and Times of Mohammed.
5. he BreadStuffS of the World CONNER
cially Considered.
6. How France Is Governed TODAY.
J. CaXton: The Old Printers of Westminster
8. The Life and Times of Charlemagne.
g. Translation of The English Bible.
no. The Bible as an Element in Literature.
II. RubenS, the Great Flemish Painter.
H. The CruSadeS: An Historical Study.
-. The Meat Products of the World Com
mercially Considered.
A. How Russia Is Governed To-Day.
IS. Spenser The Elizabethan Age in Liter
allure.
IS. Bunyan: Religious Element in Early Liter
allure.
II. Rembrandt. the Famous Dutch Painter
10. FeudaliSm and Its Influence Upon Ciyiliza-
ton.
10. The Worlds Dairy Products.
TO- The Government of the Republic of
Switzerland.
Fl. Critical Estimates of Early English Es-
sayiStS.
%. The Italian Republics
%. The Cotton Trade Of the World.
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boat lines. iooS-1n,a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
THE POWER HOUSE SITE.
Its Purchase for a Hall of Records
Proposed.

Mr.. Mercer of Nebraska has introduced
bill in the House Oh. r. 11769) providing
that a commission consisting of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, the Secretary of
War and the Attorney General shall pur-
chase or otherwise secure for the use Of
the government of the United States, for a
hall of records, or for the joint use of the
United States and the District of Columbia
namely, square designated the plan of
the city of Washington as numbered 30
being bounded on the north by street. on
the east by 131a street, on the south by d
street and on the west by 14th street, and
supposed to contain 45910.5l square feet
with lineal frontage of 241 feet adjacent
to the parking fronting on Pennsylvania
avenue, Hneal frontage of 241 feet facing
d street and lineal frontage of 1906 feet
upon 14th and 1312 streets, respectively
The commission is authorized to pur-
chase the tract of land as soon as prac-
ticab.e, at such price as may be fixed by
agreement between the commission and the
owners, not exceeding the actual cash val
ue therefor Provided, that no money shall
be expended for the purchase of the land
or any part thereof until the written opin-
ion of the Attorney General shall be had
in favor Of the validity of the title to the
land.
The commission, through the Secretary
of the Treasury, shall report to Congress
at the commencement of the next session
a detailed statement of all proceedings un-
der the provisions of this act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
SENATOR'S CONSIDER THE TREATY.
An Informal Discussion by the For
eign Relations Committee.

The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions today discussed the situation of the
peace treaty in an informal way, giving
especial attention to the proposition that a
vote should be taken Immediately There
was apparently G. division of opinion as to
whether the opposing senators were really
as anxious for vote as they professed to
be, but the declaration was made by the
friends of the treaty that they were not
opposed to an early vote, and while no for
NAL instruction was given the opinion was
generally expressed that an early vote
should be sought. The opinion of the treaty
supporters on the committee was, however,
unanimous that the committee should hold
the matter of fixing the date in its own
hands. Chairman Dayis was instructed to
press consideration and to allow no time
to be lost.
The members of the committee say the
specific day.
The committee decided practically to ac-
cept the proposition formulated by Senator
German to take a vote at the expiration of
ten days of debate, but determined to hold
the decision Of the matter in Its own
hands. 1t was considered probable that
there would be more speeches than could
be made within this time, and Mr.. Davis
was authorized to extend tho time so as
to permit reasonable opportunity for de-
bate.
The committee supporters of the treaty
still generally express the opinion that
when the vote Is taken the treaty will be
ratified. They believe that some Of the oppo-
nents viii change front before the vote is
taken.
No disposition was manifested in the
committee to accept a compromise on the
treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
OLD AND UNSERVICEABLE
Most of the Guns Captured From
Spain in Cuba.


Capt. Dickins of the navy and Mai. Hop
kins, Secretary Alger's military aid, COM
posing joint board appointed to plan a
scheme of divisions of the guns acquired in
Cuba by the army and navy, have just re-
turned to Washington from a visit to Wat
ervliet and New York armories, where they
made a personal inspection of the ordnance.
The guns have only recently arrived in this
country, the last lot coming on the Missis-
sippi about ten days ago. There are eighty
two cannon at Watervliet and forty-two at
the New York arsenal
The examinati ton revealed the fact that
only small portion Of the ordnance is of
modern make and serviceable. From the
fact that this small proportion is made up
of calibers different from our own stand
ards, requiring the provision of a separate
store of ammunition, 1t is not probable that
any of 1t will be issued for actual service
to either army or navy
At Watervliet the guns are In many cases
most interesting specimens of the gun
founders art being more than a century
old, though it is said that the Spanish made
use in the Cuban war of even this anti
quated ordnance. There are also in the col
lection two howitzers made by Rodman in
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
RIGHTS OF MEMBERS.
Hearing Resumed by the House j
dietary Committee.

nearing Resumed by the House Ju-
dietary Committee.
The inquiry as to the right of members of
Congress to hold outside offices was resum-
ed before the House committee Of Judiciary
today. Chairman Henderson stated that
Gen. Wheeler did not care to be heard
orally. The generals written statement,
printed in yesterdays Star was read and
discussed; also statements submitted by
Representative Gardner of New Jersey, a
member of the industrial commission, and
Representative Colson of Kentucky. col
onei of volunteers. Mr.: Gardner urged that
the places on the Industrial commission
were not offices IN the meaning Of the Con-
stitution. Col. sColson stated that he had
not drawn any army pay, and since Con-
gress had assembled had drawn neither
congressional nor army pay.
This closed the hearings and the COM
mittee went into executive session to deter
mine upon its report.
No decision was reached on the status of
Gen. Wheeler and other members and the
subject was made a special order for next
Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Bill for a Department Of Justice
Building.
APPROPRIATION MADE OF sl,OO0,UO0
Present Structure Declared to Be
Unsafe.
w ALLS FALLING APART

The Senate this afternoon passed Senate
bin 5130, to provide for the erection Of a
building for the Department OF Justice.
The bill appropriates 81 eco 600 Tor this pur-
pose, the building 10 be located on the
site Of the present Department Of Justice
building. together with the vacant land
owned by the government at the corner Of
Madison place and Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. Quay called the bill up and asked
that 1t be considered
Condition of the Present BniIding.
MIR. Cockrell-'I should like to ask why
the present building, which has been occu-
pied so long by the Court OF Claims and
the Department of Justice, should be torn
down. Why should it not be utilized? 1t
was costly building, and IL seems TO me
that 1t ought to be utilized In connection
with the vacant space Immediately west of
the building. 1t appears to me that We
nave plenty OF ground there without tear
ing down the old building and throwing it
away, adding the cost of its removal, and
then building new one.
Mr.. Quay-"The reason for the non-utili-
cation Of the old building is that the old
building is absolutely unsafe. 1 am told
that the walls are cracking, and that II Ia
Impossible to utilize II properly in the new
building"
In fact, so unsafe and overcrowded ana
overloaded has the building become that
a ulSfSter ike that at fOrd'S 1nealer Is not
improbable, at least not impossible. The
bill in its present form was asked Tor by
the department. 1t was thought proper 10
clear out the old building as useless, or
course the material may be Incorporated In
the new structure.
Walls Are Separating.
Mr.. Hoar said the building is exceedingly
unsafe. Not merely" he said, lis the plas-
tering cracking. but the walls are actually
separating. There are places where the
partitions enter the walls and the separa-
ton is so great that you could put your
hand in il, and that condition is increasing.
The building is totally unfit. 1t never was
a well-constructed building
Mr.. Cockreil asked why the construction
of this building was taken from the control
of the supervising architect.
Mr.. Hoar replied that ii was not n good
plan TO have all the public architecture Of
the country under the supervising archi-
tects office, as they were apt To fall in a
rut.
Great Delay In building.
Il think" said Mr.. CockrelI. 'Che senator
is eminently correct in one respect, that We
ought to have either a change i'm the
methods of construction by the supervising
architect of the treasury or we ought to
have the work placed in new hands.
Now you commence a building under this
jurisdiction and IL runs on for three, four,
FIVE, six or seven years. Any individual
constructing such building out of his own
money would complete il in from year or
in two years at the most ] hope the At
torney General in this case will be given
opportunity Of completing the building
within decent and reasonable time and
IL will be a great advancement II he does"
The bill was passed without amendment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
FIGHT FOR LIBRARIAN.
Candidates to Succeed Mr.. Young Are
Pressing Their Claims.

Pressing Their Claims.
The fight for librarian of Congress began
actively at the White House today, when
friends of number of the candidates
called to put in all the work possible for
the nen they ara supporting.
George Alfred Townsend was with Sena-
tor-elect McComas, and both saw the Presi-
dent. Judge McComas urged the President
to give the qualifications of Mr.. Towns nd
full consideration. The President said that
he intends giving the matter his attention,
and that he will pick the best man for the
place.
Senator Platt, who is giving his support
to Mr.. Alyord, was a visitor, and Is under
stood to have urged Mr.. Alvord as highly
qualified for the position.
Perry Heath assistant postmaster gen.
eral, was one of the days visitors He is
said to be giving hearty support to the can
didacy of Mr.. Macfariand, who is looming
up as one of the strongest men in the field
1t was said today by a well-posted man
that Mr.. Macfarland is at the top of the
list of candidates, and stands an excellent
chance of winning. He is not doing any
thing in his own behalf, and his candidacy
is being urged by enthusiastic and warm
hearted friends.
Representative Rarrovs af NJ, saaoh,,.o.t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25

is making 4 rot fight and has secured the
I,.uorsenent OF practically all the New
sIaiiu members of Congress. He expects
10 see the President in few DAYS
Halstead Out of the Race.
Several days ago there was every owl
uence that Murat Halstead the well-known
newspaper man, would secure the nomina-
tloh' since then, however the aspect of
thifgs has materially changed. Several
senators tand this includes some of the
very ones who defeated the nomination of
Mr Halstead for minister to Berlin) have
II is SAID represented to the President that
A1r Haistead could not be confirmed One
OF these senators went so far, II is said. to
tell one OF Mr.. Halsteads friends that he
would do everything in his power 10 defeat
the nomination. AS this senator Is a very
influential man. the friend of the Ohio ca m
dldate said that there was then little use
to press his friends claim So II NAV be
considered that Mr.. Halstead is out of the
race. The opposition comes from the old
pontlcaI friends of Gen. Grant, who, 1t will
be recalled, Mr.. Halstead fought bitterly
for reelection to the presidency. The bit
terest feeling was engendered In that fight
and the friends of Gen. Grant II is said
nave never forgiven Halstead. II Is pointed
out by some of these very men, as stated
ABOVE, that he can never be confirmed by
the Senate of the United States for any
government office SO long as the memory
or Grant remains. This, they say was evi-
denced by the prompt refusal OF the Senate
TO conflrm his nomination as minister TO
Germany when his name was sent in by
President Harrison
Ana so, as stated above, the friends of
MIR. Halstead are losing hope of having
their candidate made librarian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
GEN. NUNEZ IN NEW YORK.
Prominent Cuban Passenger on the
City of waShington

NEW YORK, January 25.-Among the
passengers who arrived today On board the
Ward Line steamer City of Washington
were General Emilio Nunez, who carried
many expeditions to Cuba during the in
surrection; Ii Yung Yew, Chinese consul at
Havana, his son and secretary and sixteen
passengers from the wrecked French
steamer Versailles, which went ashore near
Havana. The Washington brought as cargo
large quantity of cigars and tobacco and
161 cannon and pieces of artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Defeated Philip Richardson of Brook
Ixn in SixtY-TXo Mayes

NEW YORK, January 25.-Janowski play
ed the second game of a series of fourteen
against local amateurs and met the Brook
lyn crack, Philip Richardson, an honorary
member of the Manhattan Chess Club, at
the club room last evening. Janowski won
after siXty-two moves. Richardson opened
the game with the Spanish attack, to which
the Partisan opposed the Beriiner defense.
In the course Of the game, which at first
ran greatly in favor of the Brooklyn expert,
the latter failed to make the best of a good
position and permitted his adversary to
proceed with an elegant attack and an ad-
vance of his king pawns, which carried the
day in the end.
DR.. Isaacson will be pitted against the
Partisan this evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
VENEZUELAN ARBITRATION Co,RT.
Preliminary Meeting of Arbit ors
i'm Paris This Morning.

PARIS. jan uary 25.-The preliminary sit
ting of the Venezuelan court of arbitration
this morning was purely formal the next
meeting will take place in April.
The court met IN the room which WAS
used by the Spanish-American peace COM
missioners at the foreign office here.
The arbitrators. the Russian ambas ~adCr,
Prince Ouroussoff: the British ambassador.
Sir Edmund ]. Monson; the United States
ambassador, Gen. Horace Porter. aud he
high foreign office officials took luncheon
with the minister of foreign affairs Nj.
DelcasSe.
The British ambassador will give a Dip
lomatic dinner TO the party this evening
to which the arbitrators have been invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
RATIONs FOR THE CUBANs.
Gen. Wilson Orders Their Distrfbu-
ton in Matamzas Province

HAVANA, January 25.-Major General
Wilson has ordered the distribution In the
towns of Matanzas of 375,O00 rations. The
city institutions are amply provided for.
The Cuban General Morlet has been COM
mssioned to ask permission of the Ameri-
can authorities for the construction of a
central Cuban railroad, from Pinar Del Rio
to Santiago de Cuba. by British and French
capitalists, who are ready to undertake
the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
DEWEY EULOGIZES ENGLAND.
Says Her Imperial Policy is Mightiest
Factor in Civilization.

LONDON, January 25.Hamilton Brown,
editor of the British Realm, received a let
ter today from Rear Admiral Dewey dated
Manila, December IS, in response to a re-
quest for an expression of opinion on Great
Britain's imperial policy. The admiral says:
After many years of wandering | have
come TO the conclusion that the mightiest
factor in the civilization of the world is the
imperial policy of England"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
CHARGES AGAINST MIR. DAVIS.
But Little Attention Given Them by
the DcpQrfment

District Attorney Davis has not sent to
the Department Of Justice his answer to
the charges filed against him by DIR. Shu-
feldt and there is no reason, it is said,
that he should be in hurry to do So The
department has paid little attention to the
charges, and it is thought will do nothing
after Mr.. Davis has answered.
Attorney General Griggs has talked with
DIR. Schufeldt. and at the time is said to
have told the latter that the most which
could be charged against Mr.. Davis was
having committed an error.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
MAY APPEAR TOMORROW.
Secretary AEer Expected to Testify
Before the War Commission.

Provided the members of the war investi-
eating commission are not prevented from
holding a SESSION tomorrow by the neces-
sity of attending upon the Eagan court
martial as witnesses, it is expected that
Secretary Alger will then appear before the
commission as a witness.
The war commission did not meet today.
as several of its m mbers were summoned
to appear before the Eagan court-martial
An adjournment, therefore, was taken until
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Death of John w. Bean.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, January 25.-JOhn w.
Bean, lifelong resident of this vicinity,
died about s O'Clock last evening at hts
home near this town of pneumonia after a
weeks illness He leaves a widow and six
children Mr.. Beams mother died last
week of the same disease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
TO RATIFY THE TREATY.
Resolution Adopted by Manufactur-
ers' Association at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 25.-ShOrtly
after noon the national convention of manu-
facturers was stirred up by a resolution
being offered most earnestly petitoning the
Senate promptly to ratify the treaty OF
peace with Spain. This opened general
discussion on expansion. The resolution
was finally adopted unanimously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25

NEW YORK, January 25-The steamer
Rhode Island, which went on the rocks at
Hell Gate last night, was fioated early to-
day and taken to a dock nearby. Her rud-
der was torn off. A superficial examination
of her bottom by divers showed no dam
age. The steamer viii be placed I'm dry dock
for more thorough examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Persolal Mentiou.

Cen Wesley Merritt and Capt. L. H.
Strother. United staSes army, are registered
at the Arlington.
Gems. Royal Franksand A. G. NJ. Penning-
ton, United States army, are at the Ebbitt.
Mr. Edward Ptttis OF the pension bureau
has returned fr6m Ohie, where he was call
ed to attend tho funeral of his aged mother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25

Postmaster General Smith today recon-
mended to Congress an increase in the pay
of the Washington postmaster from 5000
to 5000 per annum. It was shown that the
receipts Of the Office for the four quarters
ending September &c. 1898, were $627, ,9sis. 10.
which, according to law would entitle the
postmaster to the Increase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Plans of Diamond Match Company.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, January GA special
to the Dispatch from Akron Ohio, says:
The Diamond Match Company is figuring
to secure control of the plant of the A1neri-
can Straw Board Company. If the deal
its own boxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Presidential Nominations.

The President today nominated Walter
Fifield of New Jersey to be collector of Gus
toms for the district of Great Egg Harbor,
N. j.. and Nelson f. Nelson of North Da-
kota to be collector of customs, district of
North and South Dakota
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
WAR INVESTIGATION.

No Session of the Commission Was
Held Today.
The war investigation commission did not
meet today because several of the men,
bers had been summoned to appear before
the Eagan court martial The inquiry will
be continued tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25

A bill to repeal the anu-Jesuit law ~
1872 comes up periodically in the rcichStag
and Is killed in the bundesrath or federal
council. As matter Of fact, the so-caled
May laws under which, during Bismarck 5
time, the religious orders were dissolved,
are no longer in force, and the Jesuits
have nearly all returned to Germany, where
they virtually occupy the same position
they did before 1873. The only advantage
which would accrue to the Jesuits by the
repeal of the exile law would be TO give
them in form the liberty which they now
enjoy in fact. and TO abolish statute
which might be revived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
TO PAY SPAIN.
Senator Davis Moves to Appropriate
S20,o00,OOO.

Senator Davis, from the committee on
foreign relations, has offered an amend
ment TO the sundry civil bill appropriating
SO, 900 900 to pay Spain, according to the
terms of the treaty. The amendment has
the Endorsement of the committee on fore
eign relations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25

Motion Made by Centrist Party in
German Reichstag.

BERLIN, January 23.-The reichsias to-
day passed the first and second reading Of
the centrist motion to repeal the anti
Jesuit law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25

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