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AutOcrat of the Breakfast Table.
n he Of

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Apropos at this juncture, when some OF
Boston's educated men are taking such
peculiar views of national events are the
following lines written by one of her most
talented Sons, the genial, lovable, universal
ly lamentad DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes:
who was that person who was so abused
some time since for saying that in the con-
f1ict of two races our sympathies naturally
go with the higher? No matter who he was
Now, look at what is going on in India
white, superior Caucasian race against
dark-skinned. inferior, but still eau
casian' race-and where are English and
American sympathes? We can't stop to
settle all the doubtful questions; all we
know Is that the brute nature is sure to
come out most strongly in the lower race,
and it is the general law that the human side
of humanity should treat the brutal side as
1t does the same nature in the inferior ami
mals-tame 1t or crush it.
THE Indian mail brings stories of women
and children outraged and murdered; the
royal stronghold Is in the hands of the
babe-killers England takes down the map
of the world, which she has girded with
empire, and makes a correction, thus: Delhi.
Dele. The civilized world says, Amen"
July 20, 1899. w. S. FROST.
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Order of Dismissal, but Prospect OF
Executive Clemency.

SiehehcS'
The appeal noted in the case of William
X Reed, colored, convicted of the murder
of Elizabeth Logan and sentenced to be
hanged at the District Jail the 4th of next
month, was today dismissed. Justice Brad
ley thereupon directed that warrant of
execution issue in accordance with the SEN
tence Of death imposed by Justice Cla-
baugh.
Although preparations will be commenced
at the jail for the execution upon receipt
of the warrant by the warden, it may be
stated definitely that Reed will not be
hanged The understanding is that the
United States attorney for the District of
Columbia has recommended that the SEN
tence be commuted to Imprisonment for
life, and in view of this, 1t Is practically a
certainty that in a few days the President
will exercise executive clemency in behalf
of the condemned man.
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Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of the late Elizabeth E. Wood
waEd. dated July Is. 1876. was filed today
for probate The estate of the deceased is
bequeathed to her sister, c. Virginia Wood
ward. who Is named executrix.
The will of the late Matilda S. Kramer.
leaving her property 10 her daughter, Mary
w. Kramer, has also been placed on record.
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heard to scream murder, but when the
people rushed to the place. no one was to
be seen. 1t was scheme, and yet it re-
mains mystery. I declare the colored peo-
pie get no justice down here. If one is man
enough to speak out for his race he is shot
down like dog. But God, 1 hope, will
work things out all right some day.
July 10, 1899. r. L. PENDLETON.
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Americans WIN Take a rest.

The Harvard-Yale athletic team, which
is to compete in the international univer-
sity contests tomorrow, was at final prac-
tice at Brighton. England, yesterday after
noon. Only light work was done. The
runners and sprinters practioed starting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

war. He has resided In this city continu-
ously since that time, except for a period
of two years, when he followed his profess
sion of civil engineering in New Jersey
He established himself in the real estate
business in Washington, and later under
took the development and improvement Of
his own property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

from the gun. There will be no work to-
day. The Americans will start for London
early tomorrow. All the men are in the
best of health and spirits. In the contests
tomorrow each event will count one point
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II-Treatment of Negroes in Florida.
To he az rha

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The following is an extract from a letter
just received from my mother at Tampa
Florida. which tells the story, in a simple
and unaffected manner, of another lawless
tragedy enacted in this country, while the
government is rushing troops thousands of
miles away from our shores, for the pur-
pose of establishing "a good form of gov
ernment:"
1 guess you have heard of the
Christopher murder down here. 1t was a
very sad and unfair affair. He was the col
ored editor that published the brutal treat
nlent of a colored woman by policeman
They got enraged and went to his house to
lynch him, but they found his house well
guarded by colored men. Each night for a
week they found things the same way, and
after ALL, on Saturday, at high noon, they
succeeded IN getting him down In the city
to some place of meeting, where they pre-
tended they wanted to compromise, but as
soon as he was In this secret place, he was
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weed off on the sur
face, means that the
weed is still left to
grow. It's just that
way with boils, Ill
GERS, eruptions,
pimples and similar
diseases of the flesh.
To cure them you
must go to the roots,
down into the blood.
Mere surface treat
ment never gets nd
of the disease. 1t
will come back at
the first opportunity.
1t is to its Won
derful power in the
publication of the
blood t h at Doctor
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery
owes many of its
triumphs of healing.
1t cleanses the blood
thoroughly, eliIni-
mating all the refuse
matter and clears
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The West End Market

Saturdays until pm. Every article fully
guaranteed. Prices reasonable. full line OF
Choice Groceries at moderate prices. iyI-1m
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The second annual convention of the SUI
perintendents' Association of the Anti-Sa-
loon League Is in session at Lake Bluff, LII.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

Every farmer knows that to kill weeds
he must 90 to the roots. To cut the
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dent. Other officers were chosen as fol
lows: Charles A. Lieb, vice president; II
D. Mirick. treasurer: James B. Lackey, sec
rotary, and V. b. Deyber, assistant treas
urer.
Mr.. Robert Weaver who remained on the
board of directors of the Columbia road at
the request of the new owners, resigned as
member of the board and the vacancy was
filled by the election of Mr.. Truesdel The
same set of officers will be placed at the
head Of all the constituent companies and
of the parent company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

Just 2 dozen boys white duck Tam O'Shau-
tiers, that sold at 15c.-not damaged e,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-21

Regular So imported pique
skirts-most tastefuily trim
med with embroidery inser-
tion, and others with braid
in elaboi ate designs-and also
piques with panel fronts
sill elegant qualities-for
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Furniture Factory. 121n and b Storage. 22d and NJ
The times., 1899-01-01

little from him NO, was thinking Of
Tantaius-
''Ah, poor Tantalus." sighed Cecil. I
hope you pity him.
Il don't think | do" responded MS
cousin softly. feeling glad that the shadows
hid her blushing cheek Perhaps his prize
was not so far out OF his reach as he i'm
sgined."
Cecil may not have been rich in this
worlds goods. but he was not poor in imag
ination.
..sybiI, didn't Densham ask you any
thing he whispered.
Yes, Cecil, and-and performed mod
-ern miracle"
"My darling.~ and then there was 81
lence.
S ''Sybil you know | am not rich man.
and | am not lord
And you are not horribly conceited and
selfish either, dear
He did not remove his arm. and a sudden
hush Of expectancy quieted the chattoriug
party Nothing was heard for moment,
and then from dozen changing clocks all
around them there doomed forth the SOL
emn chime that announced the birth of the
new year.
One, two, three-ten. eleven, twelve.
"SybiI,v whispered Briariey. the old tar
nished years are gone. Here's to the golden
future. Household Words.
The times., 1899-01-01
stenogrnphers her Guests.

Mrs. Potter Palmer. club leader ava
society light. never did brighter act in
her whole Illuminated life than when she
threw open the portals ofsber palace the
other night and greeted as her guests hun
dreds of the pretty typewriter girls of
Chicago, says the Womans Home Com
panion. With function that would have
fiattered her dear four hundred friends
she entertained these supporting
young women of the National Stenogra-
piers Association, which at her instiga-
tion was organized during the World S
Fair, and has since received her friendly
and financial support. This one gracious
act Of woman honored the world over
did more to break down the false social
barrier Of wealth. and to inspire in the
woman who works the belief that worth
may always win, than all the cut-and-
dried problem" papers that were ever
mumbled from club platform.
And there's another chapter to this
charming little story OF real life. Inspired
by such patronage, these ambitious maid
ems are about TO embark in the novel un-
dertaking of opening in Chicago a bust
ness woman's club, where the woman who
works may find every comfort fair fashion
ables are accustomed 10 in their elegant
trysting places. There will be little of
everything inviting, from the coveted tea
urn TO splendidly equipped gymnasium.
the latter In itself being unique enter
prise, with all the intermediate accessO-
ries OF lounging-rOOms and library.
The times., 1899-01-01
Our New Possessions.
(From the New York snn.l

(From the New York SUM-
Now that we have these vast possessions in the
antipodes, Johnny, | think
Father. I'm astonshed Our antipodcs are
somewhere among the fishes southwest of Aus
tralia, which is i very far cry from the Philip
pines"
well l was Just going to say that this hemp
they grow in Manila
1T isn't hemp at ALL father; travels under false
pretenses. Manila hemp is variety OF the ba-
family"
Dear me, is that so9 It's good cordage, all
the same. WHY, when ! was out in the Sand
wich Islands ="
Father, you're enough to make Liliuokalani
shudder. No educated person says Sandwich ISL
ands now, unless to make himself understood by
those who don't know that the Hawaiian Islands
is the official and accep-ed name. Besides--"
well, suppose you'll be asking next TO
say Puerto Rico just because the Spsniards do -
mot at all. Porto Rico has been good Eng
hsh usage for several centuries. It's all right"
"Glad you've passed on the question. But il
we 60 into. Manila hemp growing in territory
GOO miles from our former limits we"
you mean $500 miles. You certainly have mt
forgotten that the United States has long ex-
tended TO the end OF the Aleutan chain, and
Attu is only about 800 miles from Manila
You're very kind. But speaking of Manila
hemp. they say that in Borneo, the largest isl
and in the world"
1T was when you studied geography, father
but they've learned since that New Guinea is
larger than Borneo, and Greenland is larger than
New Guinea"
Great world, this. Well, was talking viii,
Brown about introducing Manila hemp into trop-
ical America and he said that on his plantation
in San Salvador--''
"Why. there are no plantations in the city of
San Salvador II you mean the country Of which
San Salvador is the capital You should say Sal
vador."
Young man. you're hat is getting too small
for you. II you don't stop making my head ache
with your erudtiou l SHAH send YOU direct to
Nladivostock." IS ,
you don't mean direct ] should have to
transshp to Yokohama or Shanghai. I think
Give us a rest please want to read the
paper" -ti1
The times., 1899-01-01
Ignored the QUAKER city.

Nii"m tAe ffsi4uctpnla hchl-l
Philadelphia IS the banner Republican city in
the land and It Is natural TO expect that it
should be well favored when snug Congressional
positions arc parceled out by a Republican
Speaker. Philadelphia is Americas greatest
shipbuilding port. In tact. il has supplied our
merchant and naval marines with nearly half sf
their vessels. Yet the recent visit Of 4 fhiiadel
pha delegation 10 Washington tc urge before
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. the re-
eessity OF providing j thirty foot channel in the
Delaware, disclosed that the Quaker City had no
representative on a committee closely con-
ccIned in it, interests. Minnesota. Michigan
Mississippi, West Virginia, Virginia. and Teas
are among the States represented in this com
mittee philadelphia had no membership in IT,.
while prairie and inland States have. 1t seems
odd that the greatest Republican city in the
land, the community a stream that has many
Shipyards upon it. has no representation upon
the River and Harbor Committee Either speak
er Reed has ignored Philadelphia, or else its
representatives do not size up TO Il prominence
necessary for work, which requires brains. ag-
gressiveness and energy.
The times., 1899-01-01
Reforming the Young.
FrOm the Chicago News }

The problem as to what shall be done with
the boys Of the Chicago slums is among the grav-
est OF the municipal questions Of the day-fsr
more important than that Of franchises or any
more material advancement The moral respon-
sibility for aiding, instead of discouraging the
causes which lead to this failure Of the social or
Esnization i great. but cities in part at least
atone for this role Of sparticeps crimnis by wise
and prompt measures Of relief for the unsOr-
tuBate boys who, without fault of their own. find
DO career open 10 them in many cases but that
oi vice and crime.
The times., 1899-01-01

One of the holiday relaxations at the
Executive Mansion was the appearance
there of little Miss Elsie Bierbower, child
impersonator and singer Of extraordinary
talent, accompanied by her mother. The
President and Mrs. Mckinley were delight
ed with the entertainment offered by their
accomplished little Buckeye constituent,
and Miss Elsie carried away huge bou-
quet from the hands of the first lady OF
the land herself
The times., 1899-01-01

Miss Virginia Fair is so well known in
Washington that the announcement of her
engagement to Mr.. William X. Vanderbilt,
Jr., is a matter of almost as much social
interest here as in New York. the home of
the groom to-be. There are tmany inter
esting rumors about concerning the date of
the wedding, but nNGng defniteah has been
chronicled except that 1t is generally un-
derstood that the ceremony is not to occur
until Mr.. Vanderbilt finishes his college
course, which will be 1901. An engagement
that will lap over into the next century
seems rather a startling state of affairs at
first thought but Hall Caine declares that
novelty has an irresistible charm for
Americans, and it is probable that no one
will enjoy the unique arrangement more
than the interested pair themselves. After
all. it is only two Years
The times., 1899-01-01
No Such Word ms Fail.

From The Rochester Democrat and Chronieie)
As to the Filipinos, they have never vel been
governed with their consent by the spaniarcs-
and there is no evidence that they want to DO
governed BY A,uinaldo or any other native chiet
There is on the other hand. plenty Of evidences
that the United States give them an aecepta-
BILE government. autonomous. so far as they are
fitted for IL in local affairs, and in general way
TIst and lbeiai. And the United States will make
the first failure ot its existence II IL does not win
the .oye and LOYALTY of the long oppressed fiiipi-
nos But in this undertaking there is no sieh
word rs fail.
The times., 1899-01-01
A Broker in Life Insurance

Why not broker in life
insurance as we'll as in the
sale of stocks?
/ understand the relative
values of all the companies
and cannot only guide you
right, but will tell you the
truth-all the truth.
/ can do better for you than
you can do for yourself-much
better. If you prefer any
company ! can get for you
the best rates, and without
cost to you.
If you contemplate insur-
ance come and see ME.
T. d. HADDAWAY.
Late General Agent NJ. Y. Life Insur-
ance ompany,
INSURANCE BROKER,
5f9 fourteenth Street.
The times., 1899-01-01

Miss Long, the daughter OF the Secretary
of the Navy, will hold but one afternoon
reception this season, the date of which is
Wednesday, January II.
The times., 1899-01-01

Col. J. NJ. Bell, First United States Cav
airy. and Mrs. Bell have removed from the
Savoy TO No. 1922 p Street.
The times., 1899-01-01

Representative and Mrs. Reese C. De
Graffenreid will spend the Winter at the
Wellington. % EH
The times., 1899-01-01
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, the
Commissioner OF Pensions and Mrs. Evans
and Mr., C. Cary of New York.

Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of Senator Fair
banks. will receive tomorrow evening from
S TO II o'clock, when she will be assisted
by Mrs. John W. Foster, Miss Wilson, Mrs.
Faulkner, and the Misses Faulkner. Mrs.
Perry Heath, Mrs. Sternberg, Mrs. Peelle,
Mrs. Robert ]. Tracewell, Mrs. L. P. Mitch
ell, Mrs. Halford, Miss Sloan, Miss Porte
and the ladies of the Indiana Congressional
delegation
The times., 1899-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page en-
tertained at tea yesterday afternoon.
The times., 1899-01-01
CROKER,
Shoes Shined Free.
$50 Pa. Avenue.

Mrs, Barber hopes to see on that date all
those who have received Invitations for
January >.
The times., 1899-01-01
1&nahzazQa":
The DEpENDABLR STORE.
. 922, 924, 926, e2S 9TH ST.. rum
. ming through to 7o4-6 X st.
Now for '99.

"a NEW I ear IS just
dawning-and with
its birth rise the
hopes and ambitions
of The Depende BILE
Store-which h a S
j u S t finished the
m o S t prosperous
year Of its entire ca
reer.
We enter upon the
duties Of the New
Year with a deter
mination to excel all
previous efforts, and
make a name and
fame for the store
which will S h in e
with greater brill
fancy than ever.
}
Mondays papers
will contain an in
teresting announce
ment which every
wise shopper will
read with interest.
The times., 1899-01-01

Mrs. Joseph p. Sanger and Miss Sanger
who have recently arrived from the South
are located at the Everett.
The times., 1899-01-01

Rev. Edward Connolly. formerly of st
Aloysius' Church and Georgetown Univer-
sity, and now stationed in Boston, spent
portion of Christmas week in Washington
He returned TO Boston YesterdaY
The times., 1899-01-01

Mrs. Matteson has sent out invitations
for the marriage Of her daughter, Miss
Ellen Maxwell, to Mr.. Abraham Stocker
Deichman, on Tuesday, January 3, at IL
o'clock, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
The times., 1899-01-01

In consequence of the Illness OF Mrs. A.
l.. Barber, the reception which was TO have
been given by her next Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Colin Auld Studds will be postponed
until the following Saturday, January Z.
The times., 1899-01-01

The Washington Wellesley Association
held its annual Christmas reunion on Fri
day afternoon at the home of Miss Buckly.
Receiving with the hostess were the pTesi-
dent, Miss Jackson; the vice president,
Miss Mcknight, and the secretary, Miss
Campbell In the tea room were Mrs.
Buckly, Miss Bucldy, Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
Swormstedt, and Miss Caldwell. College
life at the present time was graphically
described by Miss Draper, of Kendall
Green, and the souvenirs of the occasion
were dainty directories of the club mem
bership, with picture of the college
beautiful" in the Wellesley blue.
The times., 1899-01-01

The Chinese minister and Madame WI
were the hosts at another beautifully ap-
pointed dinner last night, when. as last
week, the spirit OF Christmas was ioraIly
manifest in red roses and in garlands of
crows foot twined about the crystal chan
delier. Mrs. Hobart was too indisposed to
venture out in the stormy weather, but
the Vice President was among the guests,
together with Senator and Mrs. Foraker,
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Senato- and
Mrs. Lodge, Senator Thurston. the Solici-
tor General and Mrs. Richards, the First
Assistant Postmaster General and Mrs.
Perry S. Heath, Assistant Secretary of War
Meikeliobb, Professor and Mrs. Willis ].
The times., 1899-01-01

The Secretary of the Interior returned to
Washington unaccompanied by Mrs. Bliss,
who will, therefore, not be in the receiv-
ing line at the White House tomorrow.
The times., 1899-01-01

AT the state breakfast which Secretary
Hay VIII give in honor Of the diplomatic
corps, the host and hostess will be assisted
by Mrs. Bigelow, Mrs. Lodge, Miss Denui-
son, the assistant secretaries of state, Mr..
Hill. Mr.. Adee and Mr.. CridleT and their
wives and the Misses Hay.
The times., 1899-01-01

Madame WI will receive Fridays during
January.
The times., 1899-01-01

Mrs. Stone, wife of the governor elect of
PENNSYLVANIA, will hold her last reception
Tuesday afternoon before the family leave
for Harrisburg.
The times., 1899-01-01

Miss Wilson, the daughter of the Secre-
tary OF Agriculture, will be assisted by a
group OF thirteen young ladies-Miss Fora
ker, Miss Louise Foraker. Miss Julia Fora
ker, Miss Gallaudet, Miss Edison, Miss
Dingley, Miss HUFF, Miss Talmage, Miss
Tonner, Miss Edwards and Miss Kerr.
The times., 1899-01-01

Miss Long, daughter of the Secretary of
the Navy, will represent her mother at the
reception which she will give at the Port
land. In addition TO her sister, Miss Helen
Long, she will have the assistance of Mrs
c. II. Allen, wife OF the Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy; Miss Allen. Mrs Hines, Miss
Bradford. Miss Emory, Miss Crosby Miss
Benham, Miss Alden, Miss Gilmore, Miss
L. Dodge. Miss Van Reypen, Miss Wallace,
Miss Endicott, Miss Hichborn, Miss Reed
and Miss Boutelle.
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HIGHER COURTS.
The surremc Court

Austin. Texas, November 13.-The fol-
lowing proceedings were had in the SUI
preme court today;
Certified questions answered: Tempe
Darrpw ct al VS.. George r. Summerhill eli
al. from Bowie county; Z. l.. Scarborough
ct al VS.. H. w. Eubank, from Hartley
county; Citizens Railway Company VS..
Isham Ford, from McLennan county.
Set for November %: S. p. Clark, Sher.
iff, vs. r. w. Finley, petition for man
damus.
Set for December 4 Charles e. Ander-
son VS.. Charles Rogan. Commissioner; pc
tition for mandamus
Motion for rehearing submitted. j. NJ,
Simonton ct al vs.. A. White; from Milan
county.
The resolutions OF the bar of Galveston.
on the occasion of the death of Thomas
j. Ballinger, were presented to the court
by the committee appointed for that pur-
pose, consisting of Judge E. D. Gavin and
Charles X. Lee of Galveston and George
F. Poindexter of Austin. After the read
ing of the resolutions it was ordered that
court adjourn, out of respect to the de-
ceased, until next Thursday morning.
The petition of S. p. Clark, hearing on
which was set for November as above
shown, is an application for a writ OF
mandamus to test the validity of the fee
law passed by the Twenty fifth legislature
and now in effect.
The petition of Charles f. Anderson Is
an application for writ of mandamus TO
compel the commissioner of the general
land office TO throw open to public inspec-
ton the index to applications for the pur-
chase and lease OF school lands kept in
his office. tp