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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-21

ON THE BOWERY.
Steve Brodie's "On the Bowery" comes
to the Grand the last half of the week.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-21
Genuine Bargains

these little talks we have had through
the daily press have but little virtue
for us, and not much interest for you.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-21

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built in part by money furnished by the
state. Should he find that proper re-
pairs are not being made upon the
same, he should be authorized to notify
the selectmen of the town in which they
are located to cause the same to be re-
paired forthwith in a manner indicated
by him. Should they neglect to comply
with his orders, he should then go on
and repair the same, and charge the ex-
pense to the town, provision being made
for collecting the same from the town.
The members of this committee will
hold theselves in readiness to appear
before any committee of this assembly,
should their presence be deemed desira-
BILE.
In concluding this report, we desire to
express our earnest hope that the gene
raj assembly will continue the work of
inter-town road improvement until
communication may be had from every
town in the state to every other town
therein over good, substantial, perma-
nent roads We believe that in no other
way can our state make it's towns and
villages as attractive to the people Of
other states, and desirable for residence
purposes or business pursuits; that in
no other way can money be so we'll ex-
pended for the reasonable and proper
advancement of pleasure and recrea-
ton of the general public and that this
and the advanced material prosperity
of the individual towns and of the COM
monwealth, which should be the objects
of our solicitation, will have fully JUS
titled the expenditure incurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
Sheep-kiIling Dogs.
ANACOSTIA AFFAIRS,
Quick Work by the Police Prevents n
Serious Crime.

Quick work by the police prevented it is
thought, serious stabbing ARRAY near a
coiored park on Nichols avenue last even
ing. Two young colored men, named Den
mis- Nelson and Francis Thomas, got into an
alteration, when the former, it is charged
drew a knife and began to slash Thomas
with it. Thomas had police whistle and
he blew it loudly, Sergeant Anderson and
Policemen Buckmaster and Stewart re-
spending. Nelson's knife was taken from
him, he being overpowered after struggle.
Thomas clothing was cut in several places.
Mrs. Mary watson, colored woman, llv-
ing on Pomeroy avenue, Hillsdale, reported
to the police last evening that colored boy
stole 81 from her pocket book as 1t lay on
a mantel in her house. The boy, she said,
worked for her, and during her absence
II ON the house he committed the theft, she
stated. after which he left the premises and
has not been located by the police yet.
The police of the Anacostia station are
today endeavoring to ascertain the where
abouts of Aloysius Brooks, a colored man,
for whom a warrant has been obtained be-
cause of his alleged actions at the house of
a white woman named Miss Mamie Metz,
who lives in respectable part of Stanton
town, yesterday. No knowledge of the af-
fair was received by the police until late
last evening. Brooks is charged by the
woman with using insulting language to-
ward her when he came to her house yes
terday. A search by the officers this morn
ing before daylight for the man resulted in
failure. The woman procured the warrant
for him.
The officers in Anacostia and those in the
county whereabouts have begun to take an
inventory of all unlicensed dogs in their
section. Owners of dogs who nave not Sc
cured tags for their CANNES will be given d
reasonable time to do SO, and upon failure
to comply with the law will be taken into
court.
Information has been received that Simon
-, -b.NGa haip 1sI-
Bile for the depletion of many chicken
houses in Prince Georges county, Md, was
made after he had incautiously crossed the
Maryland border, looking for horse, has
been held in the sum of $4O0 bail, which
thus far he has not secured. SchwartZS
friends in Washington have interested
themselves in the case and expect to secure
his release from Marlboro Jail probably
today.
The funeral of William Warner the young
white man who was drowned in the Eastern
branch Sunday afternoon. took place yes
terday from the home of relative on jack
son street, Anacostia. The interment was
made IN Congressional cemetery.
The property fronting on lower Washing
ton and Jefferson streets, which was adver
tised to be sold at auction yesterday after
noon was withdrawn from sale at the last
moment. The property is regarded as being
choice real estate, and there would doubt
less have been some lively bidding.
The Sunday school of the Anacostia Bap-
fist Church and the schools of the Twtning
City and Fort Foote missions gave an ex-
cursion today to Marshall Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
Funeral of John II. Quick.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


FALLS CHURCH, Va, July IL, 1899.
The funeral of John B. Quick son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. v. Quick of this town, took
place from the Baptist Church today at II
o'clock. The sermon was preached by Rev.
w. S. o. Thomas of Washington. former
pastor of Mr.. Quick. Rev. G. w. Popkins
of Loudoun and Rev. G. e. Truitt, also
former pastors, and Rev. A. w. Graves,
present pastor of the church. assisted in
the services. Mrs. E. N. Meekins, with
Miss Carrie Parker as accompanist, sang
two appropriate solos. Mr.. Quick was
stricken with cerebro-spinal meningitis on
Friday and died on Sunday in Washington,
where he has resided for a number of
years. He was forty-six years of age, and
universally esteemed for his excellent quail
tiles of heart and mind. He leaves a widow
and a son, who has attained to manhood.
Interment was in lakewood cemetery Su-
pervisor Butler Of the Metropolitan rail-
road and others of the company acted as
pallbearers. The deceased was in the en-
ploy of this company for twelve years.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Quick have reared to
manhood and womanhood ten children, all
of whom are married. Thus by the death
of John is the chain of ten links broken for
the first time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13

lice and Sergeant McNeeley of the eighth
precinct arrested Waters Tuesday after
noon. The prisoner denied the charge, but
the officer, satisfied that he could return
some of the money If he so desired, held
him In the cell until last night. Waters
then sent for the sergeant. told him he was
tired Of being locked up in the station and
made confession of his guilt. He also told
the officer that he had put some of the
money under a lumber pile near the Long
bridge. The officer went with him to the
lumber pile and recovered 5000. Waters
said that the difference between the amounts
he spent in street alley Monday night
He went there to see some of his female
friends, he said, and having plenty of
money in his pockets. he bought drinks for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
BIG SALE OF COAL LAND
Twenty Thousand Acres in West Virginia
Change Hands.
Cars Damaged by Fire-Ministers
Protest Against Sunday Excursions
Dogs Strengthening Sheep.
pecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd. July 13.-Repre-
sentative Aston G. Dayton of the second
West Virginia district, with c. F. Teter of
Philippi, w. Va who is prominent in West
Virginia politics, and others, has sold 10000
acres of coal land in Barbour county, w.
Va. Three separate companies, with a
combined capital of 1910, 900, have organized
as the result of the sale. The first, the
Philippi Coal and Mining Company, con-
trolls 100 acres, and already has in opera
ton $4,000 electric mining plant, and
other improvements are being introduced.
Another is the Southern Coal and Trans
port Company. composed of operators from
New York and Michigan. who have pur-
chased 5000 acres near Philippi. The third
sale was of 1900 acres in the vicinity of
Burnersville, Barbour county. of which
Shaw Brothers of Baltimore are the lead
ing holders. Maj. Alex. Shaw is connected
with Shaw Bros.
Cars Injured by Fire.
This morning burning platform in the
Cumberland rolling mill yard damaged a
Baltimore and Ohio passenger coach, COM
oination car, wooden gondola and a refrig-
orator car. The flames were eXtinguiShed
by the company's employees, although the
city 1lremen came out.
Protest Against Sunday Excursions.
The Cumberland Ministerial Association
passed strong resolutions, which have been
forwarded to President Cowen of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad protesting against
sunday excursions. Excursions have been
run IN here on Sunday from western Penn
sylVania, and there has been some disorder
Inc Allegany county Sunday school con-
Vention, which met recently in Westernport
ADOPTED resolutions against Sunday excur-
SlonS and band concerts and the various
Sunday schools of Cumberland have fol-
lowed suit.
CumberIand's Oldest House.
The oldest structure in Cumberland, re-
Gently purchased by Gottleb Burkett from
Mrs George Foreman is being razed. 1t is
in Goodman's alley, and persons familiar
with the early history of Cumberland saw
that as early as 1857 the building was occu-
pied as a grist mil. The material used in
the construction of the building would indi-
cate that ii has stood more than a century
All the timbers still sound 1t is said
the building was once used as a cement
mill. Five old coins We're found in tearing
down the building, one being an English
piece, dated 1888.
Sheep-kiIling Dogs.
Dogs have been slaughtering sheep by
the wholesale in Garrett county. Sixty
were killed out of a flock of Ill at Chest
nut Grove. Great inroads have been made
on herds about Hoyes and Lang Run. d.
Harrison Friend sued his nephew. Alpheus
Friend, for the value of his sheep killed by
the latters dog. The defendant proved an
aliDl tor MS dog and won. There are 40
voters by the name of Friend in Garrett
county and about 100 by the name of Fra
zee. The Friends and Frazees have inter-
married, and the 240 voters are' all republic
cans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
Want to play Games.

The Machine Division Base Ball Club of
the bureau of engraving and printing has
formed for the season and would like to
hear from all departments teams, or any
other teams in the District. This is not the
bureau team in the District League. Ad-
dress challenges to JOS. Plant, bureau of
engraving and printing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
TO THE GRAND JURY.
George Waters Spent His Enployers'
Money on Drinks.

George Waters. colored. was arraigned in
Judge SCOTS court this morning on a
charge OF embezzlement and he pleaded
guilty. 1t was alleged that he collected and
converted to his own use. $3.50. He was
employed as driver of feed wagon by C.
F. wilkins & Son. and Monday he failed to
make his usual daily return. An investiga-
ton of his days work showed that he had
collected s100.56 and had turned In no por-
ton of it. Complaint was made to the Do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
bicycle Run to chaue, Point.

The Century Cycle Club will make its
annual run to Chapel Point next Sunday.
Captain Ed. s. Byrnes desires all members
to meet at the club house o'clock and
in body ride to the steamer Randall
wharf, where they will take the boat as
far as Glymont. The ride will then be
taken on wheels to the point. The return
will be made to the city on the steamer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13

The hard soles worn by the Anglo-Saxon
race are said to be the cause Of their exs
IRENE nervous temperament
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13

all who would accept of his hospitality.
None of those who were invited refused
This morning Waters was sorry for what
he had done, and he made no effort to ex-
plain his conduct to the court The case
was sent to the grand jury and bond was
fixed at $780,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
.ChiQdren's Wear at odd lot
prices.

prices.
This line is remarkably COM
plete, yet we will not spare it, but
make the same remarkable reduc-
tons as in other departments. The
opportunity offered you to lay in
a supply should not be missed.
INFANTS CAMBRIC SLIPS, neatly finished
at neck and sleeves with rufte full
length and width. Worth 25c. Cash n m
or Credit. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. HUG
CHILDREN'S PERCALE and GINGHAM
DRESSES, made with square yoke, full skirt
deep hem. Worth Csc. Cash or n
SAcuit II NJ
CHlLDREN'S SEA ISLAND PERCALE
DRESSES, made with square yoke. They have
deep ruffic around yoke and shoulders full
width skirt. with deep hem. Worth y
S9e Cash or Credit 4 ~
All of our CHILDREN'S and INFANTS
CAPS and TAM O'SHANTERS,'' in the very
newest styles. Worth 49c., soc. and 9m-
sc, for-Cash or Credit. ........... oOVGo
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For tender feet.

Relief for sore bunions, ingrowing
nails and all sorts of sick feet.
The clean fit through the heel, in
step and hollow of the foot is in the
low shoe Foot Form as we'll as in the
Foot Form boot.
There's always room at the fore
part in front of toes, they never hit
on little outside toe joints no matter
how heavy YOU step.
Sizes complete up to size 9, either
AAA, "A, A, B, c, d or E, now il,
stock: also the little ones, same style,
as small as IA or B, c, d and E.
We save YOU the bother of max
ing to ORDER in other words max
ing to suffer"
The times., 1899-09-17
CLERGY COLLECT RENTAL
G neral Obs Criticised for Paying
for Church Property.
A washington Lawyer Argues That
fhe Ranking American officer in
the Philippines Errs When He
Gives Money for the Use of Maiate
and SAN Sebastian Monasteries.

To Tic Editor Of The TINES:
General Otis is said 10 pay the authorities
of the Roman Catholic Church az Manila
$1,000 and $50. respectively, as monthly
rent for the monasteries Of Malate and San
Sebastian. AS under Spanish law this
property belonged to the Grown. the title TO
II passed under the Treaty of Paris TO the
United States. II follows that General Otis
Is making this Government pay rent for
i,s own property. This question has been
decided both in Texas and California by
American courts The following extracts
from the reported cases are instructive
Nr. Justice Lipscomb, delivering the
opinion Of the court in Blair VS.. odin q
Tex, 2ss-2s4), used this language:
"By what tenure then, did the Church
hold property under the laws OF Mexico at
the date Of the revolution which established
the Independence OF Texas2
1T is believed that IN most of the Cath
olic countries the Pope. as the head OF the
Church, claims right Of property in him
self 10 ali the lands, edifces, and profits
appurtenant 10 the Church. and that the
clergy depended upon him for support; and
10 enable him to do so, he not only has
extensive church domains. but be claims
Inc FlElA, lLUNIfElLEtA Vi rAAtE hC4h-
porai sovereignty. TO levy tithes and regu-
late the collection of fees for the various
services Of the clergy.
1T is not important 10 enquire into the
justice OF the right Of the head OF the
Church 10 the plenRry powers claimed by
him The Protesfaats would be hard tc
convince that IL was by divine right; but
IL lis sufficient TO know that this right, be
ii founded in religion or in gross fraud
was, nevertheless, universally acqulescec
in al the period Of the discovery Of cu'
continent by the greater part Of Chrigten-
dom He claimed the right OF disposing o.
al the newly discovered countries and th'
I'ropdest soyeTeigns thought il not baneatt
their dignity TO solicit al the hands OF Hi
Holiness the boon Of annexing TO their do
mains countries discovered by the enter
prise OF their own subjects.
Ferdinand and Isabella. the most power
fui scEcreigns or that age. and the mos
sagacious that ever reignsd In Spain. ae
knowledgcd their fealsy by accepting an In
The times., 1899-09-17

ment. materially affected these pretensions
of the Church, and with justice and hu-
manity resolved that, as man is an ac-
countable being, he should be permitted to
worship his maker according to the die
tates of his own conscience. The third ar
ticle of the Declaration OF Rights is that
No preference shall be given by law to any
religious denomination or mode of worship
over another but every person shall be
permitted to worship God according to the
dictates of his own conscience.
This declaration reduced the Roman
Catholic Church from the high privilege
of being the only national Church, TO
level and equality with every other de-
nomination OF religion. After this impor
tant change, and in the face of this asser-
tion of fundamental principle, it could
not be for moment eontended that assess-
ments and contributions could be levied
for the purpose of erecting church edfices
and for the support Of the ecclesiastics.
on the ground that the previous system
had destined such contributions. Yet all
these legal guarantees might be enforced
with the same reason as right to prop
erty in which the Church had no absolute
title"
The California Missions.
The attitude of the Mexican Government
toward the missions of California in 1888
confirms the views of Justice Lipscomb
! respecting the ownership of property held
for pious uses under. the Spanish domin-
ion. On this point quote from the opin-
ion of the court in the case Of Larkin VS..
United States. l Hoffman's Reports Land
Casesl. 313, BIS. the following:
THE decree by which the missions of
I California were secularfzed was passed, as
is well known, in 1S33 It's general OBJ
ject was to convert the missions into par
ishes under the charge of secular priests
or curates, and to. form villages and dis
tribute the lands to colonists.'
| This seems to be the. sole purpose of the
present Philippine Republic as indicated
in the testimony Of John Foreman before
| the Peace Commission at Paris.
! .'Of the houses belonging to the mis-
sions, one was selected as the residence Of
the curate. and land was to be appropriate
ed to him. not exceeding 200 varas square
the rest we're to be used as town houses
primary schools, and public establishments
and Offices
Qn other words. the mission property
| was to be devoted to public uses, except
SO much of ii only as might be absolutely
necessary for use as parish church and
a home for its officiating priest.1
Various decreesa were made and in
structions given during the years 1888 an6
1894 having for their object to secure the
colonization. and render effective the Sec
ularizaticn of the missions, as provided
by the first decree.
by the instructions given to Don JOS
NJ. Hi;ar. Political Chief Of Upper Call
fornia. provision was made for the dis
tribution of the movable property of tn:
missions; and on the 9th OF August. 1884
Figueroa, then Governor of California
made provisional regulations on the sam
subject that the fulhilnent of the las
The times., 1899-09-17

might be perfect By these regulations the
commissioners who, by a previous reggla-
tion. had been authorized to take charge OF
all the lands. movable securities, and prop
erty of all classes were required to make
out inventories of the property Of the mis-
sions, such as houses churches, workshops
and other local things, stating what belongs
to each shop. that is TO say, utensils, furni-
ture, and implements also an estimate of
the number of cattle, etc. The inven-
tories were 10 be kept from the knowledge
of the priests. and to be under charge Of
the commissioners.
1T is apparent from the whole tenor OF
the provisional regulations that the Govern
ment intended to take possession of all the
property, real and personal, belonging to
the missions; that the curates who were to
be appointed were to be supported by the
The times., 1899-09-17

salaries allowed by the Government. and
that until their appointment the mission
aries were TO be relieved from the admin
istration OF the temporalities. and 10 con-
fine themselves to their spiritual functions
Governor Pho Pico's Decree.
ION May 2s. 1s45. decree was made by
the Assembly directing the sale of certain
OF the missions, which were regarded as
villages. and the leasing OF others To ex-
pedite the enforcement of this decree, Gov.
Pho Pico, on the 2Sth OF October, 1S45, is
sued regulations for the renting and aIiena-
ton of the missions, the first of which
provided that certain of them should be
sold to the highest bidder.
The laws of 1888 and 1894 and the pro-
visional regulations. instructions. etc, made
in pursuance thereof, have clearly two
The times., 1899-09-17

the clergy being permitted only to enjoy
the use. .
by a decree of the King and Cortes
of Spain in 1920, churches are prohibited
from holding any real or immoyable prop
erty. In the fourteenth article OF the de-
cree will be found the following provision,
l. e., the churches monasteries, converts,
and all other ecclesiastical communities,
as well as secular and regular, charity
houses, hospitals. poor houses, confrater-
mites, brotherhoods, Communicates. and
every other establishment, whether eccle-
siasticai or lay known by the name OF
mcrtmains. cannot from this time. in tu-
ture, acquire any real or immovaoie prop
erty. by testament donation, purchase,
rent charges, infeudation, adjudication OF
rents in payment of rents due, nor by any
title whatsoever, either lucrative or oner-
GUS
;; This decree was in force in Mexico at
the time Of the revolution, and, after the
separation from the mother country, was
| re- enacted by law of Mexico. Il was rec.
ognized and adopted by the Congress OF
Coahuila and Texas
1T is doubtful whether the Church. as
an institution, could have held real estate
| by fee simple, or perfect title, even before
| the abolition Of mortmain, because from
| the constitution of the Church in the King
| of Spain's American dominions the tenn
| poral sovereign was essentially the head
! Of the Church.
"The result of our examination, so far
as the limited means afford us the oppor-
| tunity. is that the Church, at the period
of our (Texas) revolution, held no real es-
tate by perfect title; that it only enjoyed
| and held the usufruct interest in such land
| as il possessed.
There can be no doubt, it Is believed,
that by the successful revolution the Re-
| public of Texas became possessed OF the
4 right and title to all the land or public do
main which belonged to the Government OF
| Mexico at the date OF the revolution by as
full and perfect title as was vested in that
! Government, or in the Government of Goa
hula or Texas.
The Claim of Bishop Odin.
Let us consider for a moment the pre-
tension of the plaintiff below Bishop 0din)
TO the property in question on the ground
of its having been by law destined to eccle-
siastical purposes. There can be no doubt
of the fact that it was so destined; and
there is as little doubt that the same sys-
TEN of law destined every owner OF a lot
ard every parishioner, to contribution, by
various names. to the erection of the con-
templated edifice and the support of the
Roman Catholic clergy, who administered
therein the ceremonies of their religion
and of no other. Had the same system re-
mained unchanged the obligation of the one
would have been as strong as the other
The entire inhabitants of the city and par
ish would have been compelled TO pay theii
| contributions. Ii would have been essen
TALLY Roman Catholic community, 10 tn
!; entire exclusion Of all other denomination
| whatsoever. But the revolution, and tht
constitution formed by the people as th
fundamental system of the new Govern