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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-17
POLICE FACILITIES EXHAUSTED.
Mai. Sylvester Compelled to Cease
Giving Assistance to the Destitute.

r Major Sylvester, much to his regret, was
compelled to quit issuing orders at noon
today for provisions for the destitute poor
who applied at the various stations for
relief. Not only have all the funds sent
to the major been spent, but he has con-
tracted bills for charity purposes to the
amount of almost $3.50 additional For the
means to 1iquidate this debt he is looking
to the charitably disposed people of the
District.
During the last four days the police have
relieved 1867 families, numbering about
$500 persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-17
Mr.. McLean's Purchase.

A deed was placed on record yesterday
transferring the property 1909 H street,
adjoining on the west the Shoreham Hotel
and belonging to the Kali estate, to Mr.
John r. Mclean. The consideration given
was s37, 500. The property has a frontage
of % feet and contains 1892 square feet.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV


The chaplain of the House in his invoca-
illness of Mr.. Crawford of Texas, whose
death is hourly expected.
Bills We're passed to authorize the ST.
Louis, Sloan and Southern railroad to con-
struct bridge across the White river; to
authorize the Pasadena and Mount Wilson
Railroad Company to construct it's road
through the San Gabriel forest reservation
and to grant the Clearwater Valley Rail-
road Company a right of way through the
Nez Perces reservation
The Senate amendments 10 the census bill
We're non-concurred in, and the bill was
sent TO conference, Messrs. Hopkins GnD,
Russell Comm and DeVries (Cal) being
appointed confereeS.
Saturday, February % was set aside for
paying tribute to the memories of the late
Senator WalthalI and the late Represents
tive Love of Mississippi
"A bill was passed authorizing the Pres
ident to appoint five additional cadets at
large to the Naval Academy During the
course of the brief debate upon the bill
It developed that one of these cadetships
was to go to a son of Capt GridIey who
commanded Admiral Dewey's flagship AT
the battle of Manila, and another to a
brother OF Ensign Worth Bagley of North
carolina, the hero of the torpedo boat
Winslow's encounter with the masked hat
teries in Cardenas harbor. Cuba.
The regular order was then demanded.
rms was the vote upon the motion made
just prior to adjournment yesterday to
lay upon the table the appeal from the de-
cision of the chair, wherein the Speaker
ruled that Mr.. Hepburn's motion to re-
commit the sundry civil bill with instruc-
lions TO incorporate in it the Nicaragua
canal bill amendmen mt was not in order.
No quorum having developed upon the mo-
ton yesterday. the vote was again taken
by ayes and noes.
The Appeal Tabled
The chair was sustained and the apneal
laid upon the table. 155 to 96.
The sundry civil bill was then passed.
The naval appropriation bill was formal
iy reported Mr. Boutelle (Me) Immediately
moved that the House go into committee OF
the whole for its consideration.
Mr.. Hepburn asked whether he could
move TO amend the motion SO as to provide
that the House should go into committee
to consider the Nicaragua canal bill.
This is general appropriation bill" said
the Speaker. The motion would NOT be in
order"
If the motion of the gentleman from
Maine were voted down. would it be in
order for me to make the motion directlv?''
asked Mr. Hepburn.
1t would not replied the Speaker
Naval Bill Considered.
The House then went into committee and
took up the naval appropriation bill.
The bill reported carried s44, 16S, 6O5. ex-
ceeding by s.. 30 the largest bill ever
reported by the naval committee. but being
81, 300 less than the estimates
No general debate was demanded upon
the bill. and its reading for amendment
Under the five-minute rule was Immediately
commenced.
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APPEAL WAS TABLED
Point Of Order Against the Canal
Sustained.
HOUSE PASSES SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Historical Paintings to Be Added
to the Capitol.
NAVAL PERSONNEL
BILL

A bill granting to the Pasadena and Mt
Wilson Railway Company right of way
through the San Gabriel forest reserve in
California was passed soon after the SEN
ate convened today.
Mr.. Tillman presented to the Senate a
letter from Octavius A. White of New
York, Offering to the Senate three notable
paintings of revolutionary war scenes by
Mr.. Whites father. Mr. Tillman said he
had referred the matter to the committee
on library of the Senate, which had con-
sidered the subject. The paintings had
been sent to this city and were pronounced
to be really works of art.
Mr. Hansbrough, acting chairman of the
library committee, offered a resolution
cepting the paintings and providing for
suitably hanging them in the Senate wing
of the Capitol. The resolution was adopted.
The paintings accepted by the Senate are
the product of the late John Blake White
of South Carolina. AS described by the
letter of DR.. White, lone of the pictures is
the famous one representing General Ma
riou inviting British officer to share his
meal of sweet potatoes, roasted il the ashes
of his camp fire.
The second depicts the scenes where Ser
geants Jasper and Newton, members of
Marion's band, unaided, rescued a body of
American prisoners who were being con-
Quoted by force of British soldiers to the
the foreground was the wife of one of the
prisoners, who devotedly accompanied her
husband.
THE third represents the patriotic action
of Mistress Motto of Edge Hill district,
South Carolina, in furnishing to General
Marion and Light Horse Harry Lee ire ar
rows with which to destroy her OWL man
sion. then held by the British and Used by
them as a fort"
Consideration of the House naval per-
sonnet bill was then resumed and the
amendments offered by the naval affairs
committee were taken up. Thu committee
amendments striking out sections Il, II, Is
ard ii were agreed to.
River and Harbor Bill Reported.
Pending further discussion of the bill, Mr.
Frye, chairman of the committee on COM
merce, reported the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Fairbanks 0udD presented the ere
dentials of Albert ]. Beverage, elected SEN
atOr from Indiana. TO succeed Mr.. Turpie
for the term of six years, beginning March
4, 1899
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The official certificate sets forth that the
death Of the president was caused by con
gcStiOn and hemorrhage Of the BRAIN
After the remains had been enbaIned the
body was attired in evening dress, with
white waistcoat crossed by the grand cor
don of the Legion of Honor 1t was then
laid on "A white mattress in the study. The
remains will lie in state in the bah room of
the palace, which is already draped with
black
\ mass for the repose Of the soul of
President Faure was celebrated in the
chapel of the Eiysee Palace today. The
f. mily of the deceased was present.
The Hobbies Of the chamber of deputies
we're crowded with members engaged in
discussing the chances of the various can
ti:dates NM. Loubet. Meline and Dupuy
were chiefly mentioned.
The socialists and radicals favored NJ.
7 orrl.a
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Naval Bill Considered,
INDEMNITY TO SPAIN.
Provision Made in Bill Introduced
by MIR. Cannon.

Chairman Cannon has introduced a bill
appropriating S2O,0oO.0O0 to liquidate the
obligation incurred by the treaty with
Spain.
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Grain, Provisions and Cotton Market,

FURNISHED by w. b. Hibbs & Co, bankers
and brokers. 1419 F st, members New York
s,cck exchange, correspondents Messrs. La
uehours, Thalmann & Co, New York
ChN.AlIn
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The report produced an animated discus
sion, several members declaring that they
would not vote for compulsory vaccination.
Mr.. Snowden, president of the common
council. left the chair and SPOKE relative to
compulsory vaccination, asserting that he
heheVed 1t unconstitutional Mr. T'rimy-r a
IEehper OF the committee which drew up
the report, stated that he would vote
against that clause when it came before
the council in the form of an ordnance
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Certificate of Death.

ne jtsty is sending a special mission to rep
resent him at the funeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-17

PARIS, February iT.-At a meeting of the
Ieftist senators today NJ. Loubet, the presi-
dent of the senate ard former premier was
unanimously nominated for the presidency
OF France, in succession to the late Presi-
dent Faure. The senators consider NJ.
Luubet's election assured.
The times., 1899-04-02
sHAD SEASON OPENS.
Good Run of the Fisi, in MaryianL

Good Run of the Fish in Maryiand
Waters.
Easton. Nd, April 1.-The Choptank
shad fishing is now on. from the mouth of
the river to Dodge Bridge. and the indica-
tions say the fishermen, point to long
season and an abundant catch. The fish
have not yet reached the Tuckahoe. Roe
shad weighing five or six pounds are SELL
ing in the Easton market at % cents
apiece. White perch are worth twice as
much per pound as shad are. If large. a
bunch Of three or four weighing half a
pound apiece bring % cents.
DR.. 7. j. Smithers and Edward B. Hard
castle. deputy fish wardens. are keeping
up constant surveillance over the Chop
tank fishermen to see the fish laws are
observed. especially that prohibiting fyke
pound, and gill net fishing on Sunday
Heretofore Wye River has not had shad
fishing of any account. This season. how
ever, the St. Michaers fishermen are
catching large quantities of very fine shad
in the two Wyes. Several years ago the
fish commissioner commenced putting shad
fry by the million in the headwaters of
the Wye at Wye Mills, and these waters
are becoming well stocked. So is Miles
River. Oxford fishermen ship 10 the
Philadelphia market by rail Elsewhere
the Choptank shipments are mostly by boat
to Baltimore. Quotations are low now in
both cities.
The times., 1899-04-02
HENRY LoRENTz DEAD.
Had Not Cast Vote Since the slaves
We're Freed.

Frederick, Md, April Henry Lorentz,
retired banker. died yesterday at his
home in Frcdericl, City. aged eghty-six
years. OF general debility.
He was born in Middletowu. Frederick
county, in April, 1872. and moved to Fred
erick in 1S4l. He was an uncompromising
Democrat. and when the emancipation
proclamation was issued freeing the slaves
he said he would never again cast vote,
and TO the day of his death he remained
true TO his VOW and refrained from voting.
He never joined any secret or beneficial
societies. He leaves a widow. seven sons
and two daughters: Charles II. Lorentz.
Baltimore; Albert c. Lorentz. san Francis
co.. Edwin C. Lorentz, Philadelphia; John
X. LorentZ, Washington; Arthur c., Frank
r. and Robert l.. Lorentz; Mrs. G. Clinton
Winebrener, Walkersville, and Mrs. Joseph
Ed Bowers
The times., 1899-04-02
ALGER NOT MISSED.
His Cuinn Junket May End His War
Office Functions.

New York. April 1.-The "Hera.ds"
Washington correspondent telegraphs the
following TO that paper:
Secretary Ayers absence on a Junk ting
trip 10 Cuba at time when affairs in the
Philippines are in critical condition is
not bettering HE chances of remaining in
the Cabinet
By this it is not meant that he is mi s.
ed. As matter Of fact ii has zen sub
ject Of comment for some days that affairs
in the War Department uuder the manage
ment of Assistant Secretary Me klejohn
have been running remarkably smo ,th
The success with which the War Depart
ment is being run during a temporary
elimination OF Algerism from its affa RS
has been the subject OF as much comment
as has the fact that Secretary Alger should
remain away at such a critical time
il can be truthfully said that the Pregi-
dent has not missed Secretary AIger On
the contrary. there is reason TO believe he
feels relieved. and the positive assuranc e
given me some time ago can b. rep ated
that Mr.. Mckinley would be very glad TO
get the Secretary out of the Cabinet en-
tirely without going TO the extreme CT dis
missing him.
He may yet have TO resort TO TIL ex-
treme. however as Secretary Algsr has 70
peatedly said that he would not retire un-
der fire. That he must go is the unanimous
verdict of all party leaders. who continue
to impress upon the President the i'm
portance OF adopting drastic measures at
an early date 10 rid himself of A'g srism
and thus spare the party from carrying the
weight Of the War Department scandals
through the next campaign?
For the President to hold on TO him
much longer now that his maladministra-
tion has been brought out in such strong
light would be equivalent 10 accepting the
responsibility for his actions and would
Justify the denomination of his methods
as McKinleyism rather tkan as Algerism.
There are many here who believe tkit
Mr.. Alger's Cuban junket will end his c.
reer as Secretary of War 1t is impossi-
BILE. however. 10 get any authoritative
announcement TO this effect
The times., 1899-04-02
MR. LONG IN NEWPORT NEWS.
Inspects the. Grcnt Shipyard and
War Vessels.

Newport News, Va, April Secretary
Long inspected the mammoth plant
of the Newport News Shipbullding
and Dry Dock Company here yesterday.
The Secretary and his party took dinner
on the Jessamine. Naval Constructor J.
]. Woodward, who is in charge of the ra-
val work here, paid his respects TO the Sec
retary afterward, and in the afternoon 4
tour of inspection was made. Mr.. Wood
ward accompanied the party and all OF
the departments of the mammoth plant
were visited. Much time was devoted TO a
careful inspection of the battleships kear-
sarge, Kentucky. and Illinois. The first
two are being rapidly finished up and will
be commissioned in few months.
Enquiry was made by the Secretary as
TO the progress on the battieship Missouri
and the monitor Arkansas, which ARE vet
lin the office" The keels for these ships
will be laid in the next few weeks. Late
in the afternoon the Secretary add his
party returned 10 the Jessamine and pro-
ceeded TO Old Point.
The times., 1899-04-02
SHOT DOWN BY A THIEF.
Merchant Disabled and His store
Robbed by IL Customer.

Petersburg, Va, April Warren Brown.
who is a prominent merchant of Dinwiddie
county and whose place of business is nt
Hebron, near Ford's Depot on the Norfolk
and Western Railway, was shot YESTERDAY
morning about o'clock by an unknown
negro. and his wound will, in all probabii-
ity prove fatal.
About the hour indicated the negro call
ed at Browns store and awoke him. He
told Mr. Brown that he had come to Ttir-
chase some spirits Of turpentine for very
ill child Brown sold the fellow the tur-
pentine and the negro handed him SO
bill out OF which 10 take his pay. Brown
found that he did not have sufficient change
in his money drawer, so he went to his safe
to get ii. followed by the negro. After
Brown had opened the safe he suddenly
turned around. when he found himself COW
cred with pistol in the hands OF his negro
customer, who instantly shot him, the ball
entering the cheek and lodging in the
throat.
After he had fired the shot the negro
robbed Browns safe of between $500 and
500 in currency and lot of valuable pa
pers and then fed. Search is being made
for the negro. Brown came from Connec-
ticut some years ago and was at one time
commissioner of internal revenue of Din
widdie county.
The times., 1899-04-02
OLDEST PERSON IN AMERICA.
Noah Rnby Claims to Have Lived

Noah Rnby Claims to Have Lived
I.T Years.
Trenton, N. j., April Noah Raby. OF
Stilton, N. J., celebrated his 127th birth
day today. II this is his actual age and
investigation appears to show it. Raby is
the Oldest person in the United States
Possibly hts longevity is accounted for
by the Indian blood which he inherited
from his full blooded redskin father. An
drew Bass. Noah bore the name of his
mother, Morning Raby. No Indian traits
show either in his physical being or in
his happy, eventempered disposition.
His case is so extraordinary that few
persons credit his reputed age. Hardly
any change has taken place In his appear
ance in the last two or three years The
only alterations are slight shrinking of
the body and diminution OF the size of
the wrists.
Raby never varies in the stories he tells
covering parts of two centuries. All at
tempts to trap him fail. He is a model of
cheerfulness. and wants to live to fill out
his second century. He said yesterday:
I'D like to live forever"
Il don't know any rule for living long, -
he remarked. ITS Providence made me
live You want to be always cheerful and
happy l would live just as long if I'd
been married Marriage doesn't shorten
your life"
Raby says he was born in Gates Court
House, N. c., April l, 1172. The first forty
years were spent in North Carolina and
Virginia. For year shortly before the
war OF 1872 Raby served as a common
sailor on the Constitution and Brandywine.
After that he came to New Jersey. where
he has lived ever since. His last vote was
cast at Morristown, when he was over 100
years cid. He is now in the poorhouse at
Stilton.
He has not been sick day during the
winter, and as soon as summer comes in
tends to get outdoors. His head is covered
and heavy wavy beard Is still tinged with
black near the corners of the mouth. His
daily routine. very simple. is this:
Wakes up when he hears other inmates
of the almshouse stirring
Fixes his nest VIII allow no one to
make his bed for him.
Dresses himself.
Walks into the dinng-room unassisted.
except for a cane.
Eats breakfast when he pleases. general
ly pint of milk and dry bread. Some
times cold fried or boiled potatoes rarely
sausage. Never anything hot. Usual diet,
dry bread and plenty of milk.
Smokes corn-cob pipe or two. Goes to
his room and lives in memory
At noon eats more bread and milk Uses
no spirits. but all the tobacco he wants.
The afternoon is duplicate of the morn
ing. Supper is milk and bread again
He goes to bed later than the other in
mates, sleeps we'll, but the night seems
long.
His pleasures are visits when someone
reads to him "swads of the Bible" he
says. His memory is wonderful, his hear
ing perfect, his voice strong. His only all
ments are erysipelas and heartburn.
The times., 1899-04-02
TIN TRUST Is ACTIVE.
Chicago Combination Makes Biz
Payment for Traps and Canneries.

u -
Payment for Traps and Canneries.
Fairhaven, Wash, April 1.-The Pacific
American Fish Company. of Chicago. paid
Yesterday most of the s550,009 contracted
due today to the owners of four thousand
traps and two canneries lately purchased
by the company. The remainder will be
paid tomorrow.
This is the second installment paid to the
trap owners. They have received total
of more than $1,000. These trap pur-
chases are preliminary to the Investment o.
more than 81 500. 900 this season by the
company.
A cannery with capacity of 100000
cases, a mammoth refrigerating plant. ena-
bling the shipment of fresh fish all the
year, and a fertilizer plant for converting
all refuse into salabie products are to be
erected. In carrying out the plans for this
season the company will use 400. 900 boxes,
20 600 900 tin cans. many steamers and
scows mills and other structures and much
machinery. Several thousand men will be
employed E. B. Deming and Judge A. T.
Moran, OF Chicago, are acting as disburs-
ers, in company with r. I. Onffrey, the
resident manager.
The company is capitalized at $1,000, GOO.
II is not attempting TO control the hsh IN
dustry of this section, as it has less than
half the paying traps on the sound and no
properties in the Alaskan fisheries. on the
Fraser River at Pacific Ocean points or on
the Columbia River
The times., 1899-04-02
ALBUM FOR MISS GOULD.
Autographs of Three Thousand Sol
dicrs and sailors of Spanish War.


dicrs and sailors of Spanish War.
New York, April There will be ire
sented to Miss Helen NJ Gould next week
novel and handsome gift in the form OF
an album containing the autographs OF
1000 soldiers and sailors of the United
States who fought in the recent war with
Spain.
The idea of getting up an Offering Of this
kind for Miss Gould originated while the
army and navy were in and about Cuba,
but the credit of obtaining the signatures
through personal effort is chiefly due to
James f. Fairman. who was in the hos
pital service of the army during the war
and who now lives at No. 1 Moore Street.
The album is fourteen inches long, elev-
en- inches wide, and three and half inches
thick. The binding is OF crushed levant.
The front pages are handsomely illuminat-
ed in colors. and with hand-tooled decoTa-
tions. The first page. which bears the
United States flag and that of the Red
Cross Society, has the following inscrip
ton: Army. Navy. and Volunteer Forces
of the United States of America. Testi
monial 10 Miss Helen Miller Gould, New
York City, N. Y" The work is beautifully
done, and was executed free of charge by
Ames & Robinson, through feeling OF
patriotism and as personal recognition of
Miss Gould's kindness to American soldiers
and sailors.
On the next page is this inscription:
Dear Madam | have the honor 20 COM
municate the following resolution TO you;
Resolved, That the men OF the army. navy.
and volunteer forces OF the United States
of America who were on duty during the
Spanish American war present 20 You our
autographs in token of the profound graf
itude with which the name Of Helen Miller
Gould is held, as one of the highest types
of American womanhood. who did all that
lay in her power to alleviate the necessary
hardships and sufferings incidental to the
upholding of our flag in time of war.
Respectfully, James r. Fairman, Acting
Hospital Steward. United States Army.
The succeeding page contains a brief
history OF the inception of the movement In
Cuba among the soldiers and sailors and
an account of the circular letter which was
sent out asking for the autographs cf the
men after the war was over.
Particular interest is attached to the col
lection of autographs because of the rough
appearance of many OF them. The greater
number were written in camp or in hos
pitfalls and they show that the writer's were
in many cases unable 10 obtain anything
but the most ordinary writing material.
The most prominent autographs are those
of Major General Wheeler and Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt
The times., 1899-04-02
DIED FROM GRIEF.
Man Did Not Long Survive AcquittaI
of EmbezzIement.


New Rochelle. N Y, April 1.-The death
of Christian Miller, a well-known conIrac-
tor of Mlmaroneck, which occurred Thurs
day, is attributed by his family to grief
Miller was charged by Lewis Ottman, his
brother-in-law, with embezzling the
funds of Mamaronecl, while serving in the
office of commissioner of public works. The
accusation made against him was that he
had new house on the Mararoneck Boule-
ward built by men who were on the village
pay roll
Mr.. Ottman first made the charge to the
Mamaroneck trustees. Mr.. Miller had al
ways been regarded as a man of strict in
tegrity, and his friends refused to believe
he was guilty. AT his own suggestion he
was relieved of his duties as commissioner.
The case was tried last week in the court
in White Plains. and the defendant was ac-
quilted. He felt so badly. however, sbout
the charges that on Monday night he sent
a letter to the trustees resigning his office.
He contracted a severe cold attending
the trial, and this with grief and worry is
said to have caused his death Mr.. Miller
was fifty-tive years old and leaves widow,
Ave sons, and two daughters.