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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
NOTHING TO MAR 1T.
Successful Excursion by Battery A,
of the Guard.


AS an enjoyable event the first annual
excursion given by Battery A. n. G. s.
M, on the steamer Henrietta last even
ing was a thorough success. When the
boat left the Jackson street dock fully
500 people were aboard, including MEM
bers of the battery. their friends, wives
and sweethearts and about fifteen hon
orary members Of the organization. Ex-
cellent music entertained the crcursion-
lists during the hours on the water and
those enjoying dancing were afforded am
pie accommodation on the barge. Ice
cream. cake and lemonade with other
light edtbles were served. The commit
tee of arrangements consisted cf Capt.
Hanson, First Lieutenant Allen, Second
Lieutenant Groh, Sergeant Keller and
Privates Wilson and Storms.
The proceeds from the excursion will
go into the battery fund, to be used hiIs
the battery is in camp at Lake City.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
Gorman at Liberty.

Walter German. indicted on a charge of
grand larceny in the second degree, ap-
peared before Judge Lewis yesterday in
the district court, and was released on
his own recognizance, with promise to
appearfo trial at the October term of
court German was arrested early in
April and has been awaiting trial ever
since. County Attorney Bigelow told the
court that c. w. Benson. the complain
ing witness, is abroad. and another i'm
portant witness for the prosecution Is
out of the state. go
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
STILL SEEK HIS SCALP.
Belgian War Minister May Be Com
neIIed TO Resign.

BRUSSELS, June 29.-The storm of YER
bosity was renewed in the chamber or
deputies today. The Socialists hurled
anathemas at M. J. Xanden Peerebom.
who endeavored to explain the action TAX
en- By the police yesterday, and the So
cialists persstently interrupted and in
suited the premier, reproaching him with
being responsible for yesterdays con-
flicts between the people and the police.
Later 1t was announced that King Leo
pold had a long conference with MN.
Vsnden Peerebom, Bergercm and Beer
naert The latter has been summoned
from The Hague 1t was reported that
NJ van6en Peerebom would resign.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
POPULAR BAND CONCERTS.
Prof. Phinneys Concerts MT Como
Enjoyed by Crowds,

The pleasant character of the weather
for the past few evenings has greatly in
creased the auditors at Como park In
witnessing the excellent band concerts of
Phinney's United States band at that re-
sort. Mr.. Phinney continues to present
popular programmes, in which are COM
bined the most artistic of classical selec-
tions with the up-to-date popular music
For next Sunday afternoon and evening
special musical. programmes are an
nounced and also for the Afternoon and
evening of the Fourth of July, on which
occasion there will be given programmes
of extra length, in which patriotic music
will largely prevail. There will also be
given In the evening a grand display of
fire works.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
MILK CASES IN COURT.
New Ordinance Is to BE Tested To-
day.

Through an amicable arrangement made
with the city attorneys office the first
arrest under DR.. Ohage's pet milk Or
dinance will be made today. when John
Hanson, a dairyman at 991 Harrington
avenue, will present himself before the
municipal court for refusing to pay the
required fees for the inspection of his
cattle. Mr.. Hanson did not decline to al
low his herd to be inspected when
agents of the health department visited
his dairy Wednesday, but objected only
to the payment of the fees Without the
money the inspectors, 1t is said, declined
to examine the cattle and procured a
warrant for Mr.. Hanson's arrest on the
charge of selling milk without a license.
This case will be fought by the Dairy
mems association, Of which Mr.. Hanson
Is a member.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

1t is now up to John Bull whether
or not the newspapers shall blossom out
with half tone cuts of the general
topography of the Transvaal
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
Rather Strange.
Belle PIaine Herald.

Belle Plaine Herald.
Most people are now wondering how
Spain with so few troops succeeded in
maintaining peace and order in the Phil
ippiHes for several hundreds OF Nears.
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And with full knowledge of those
facts, the Pioneer Press is obliged to re-
mark that the administration has lacked
the vigor demanded by the emergency
because 1t has lacked an adequate COM
prehension of the nature and needs of
the emergency. 1t Mas been dillydallying
and delaying and considering when 1t
a snails pace what should have been
done at racehorse speed. 1t has been dol
ing out by. piecemeal with timid and
tardy reluctance the military strength
that should have been promptly mar
shaied5 in overwhelming proportions
months ago.-Pioneer Press.
This seems to be a clear case Of copper
headism and to call loudly upon Gen.
Roberts and his lamp post brigade
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pours forth quip and jest and filings his
shafts of sarcasm into the stolid hulks of
his colleagues
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

Schley sunk Cerveras ships, but Samp-
son appears inclined to sink himself
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

Philadelphians complain that the as.
phalt in the streets becomes soft and inn
pedes progress. Anything that will i'm
pede progress in Philadelphia is, GER
tainly, most unkind.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

Well. as matters stand Harvard is
champion over Yale. and Pennsylvania
over Wisconsin, Cornell and Columbia,
with, however, a distinct impression that
Wisconsin could outrow the whole out
fit. When Is this foolishness going to
end? Let the American college crews
all get together annually and row to
finish to decide which Is the best.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota - Threatening and warmer
Friday; threatening Saturday; southeast
erly winds.
The Dakotas-Threatenin Friday, with
cooler in western portions; fair Saturday,
with cooler in eastern portions; north
westerly winds.
Iowa-Increasing cloudiness and warm
er Friday; threatening Saturday; east to
southeast winds.
Montana--Fair Friday and Saturday;
westerly winds.
Wisconsin-Fair and slowly rising tenn
perature; increasing cloudiness Saturday /;
variable winds, becoming southerly.
ST. PAUL.
Yesterdays observations, taken by the
United States weather bureau, st. Paul,
2. f. Lyons observer. for the twenty
four hours ended at o'clock last night.
Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
highest temperature .................. "a
Lowest temperature .................... 81
Average temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 66
Dally range OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II
DdTOIIelor .........-, .-...-..-.-......-. .o0 w
I1uHlulJy ..-..-...... 10
precipitation ..-......... ....,........... U
z p, temperature ........................ "
Z p. m, wind, southeast; weather, clear.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

In the Michigan senatorial contest be-
tween Alger and Mcmillan one of them
is bound to win, and as the toughest
Republican usually receives the heartiest
support large odds can safely be laid
on Alger.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

Aside from fndustriously stealing the
money of depesiters that New Hamp-
shire bank cashier appears to have been
a man of most exemplary character.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

But a short time since Republican
newspapers were demanding fiercely that
Mr.. Mckinley be let severely alone in
the prosecution Of the Philippine war.
But now, alack, those same journals are
editorially shaping for him a new policy.
and demanding of him that he
"c-r-r-r-ush" the Filipinos Immediately.
and ''to oncet"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
ST. PAUL.
RIVER AT s A. NJ.
Fall. *Rise.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES.

FAN. +RISe.
The river will continue falling slowly
in the vicinity of st. Paul from now to
Friday night.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

A Connecticut newspaper had scarcely
got through Dragging over the fact that
cyclones were unknown In New Eng
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

The czar of Russia is setting up the ci-
gars to the boys around town. It's a
girl.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

That Philippine commission Is now in
a position to condole with the interstate
commerce commission. Also with the
ghost of the international bimetallic
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

land before. all the type in. the Office
was pied by a couple of earthquake
shocks.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
MILLIONS OF TROUT
THEY ARE BEING DISTRIRTTED
BY THE GAME AND FISH
COMMISSION
TROUT BROOKS DEPLETED

Recent Severe Rains and Frasba.s
Have Carried Away and De-
stroyed the Young in Large
Quantities, but the COmmiss,oD
VIII Find Homes for 100000
Little Fellows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
The Evening Star q. the

The Evening Star fs the
only afternoon paper in
Washington TINT receives
the dispatches of the Assoc
ciated Press. It is there
fore the only one in which
the reader can Ind the
complete news of the
world, directly transmit-
ted by telegraph. up TO
the moment of going to
press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30

District lying east of the Eastern branch
contained 31S per cent of the populat ton
ana AS per cent of the deaths; that por-
ton between the Eastern branch and Rock
creek contained 96S per cent of the popu-
lation and of the deaths 9.14 per cent, and
that portion west of Rock creek contained
l.39 per cent of the popula ton and 70 per
cent of the deaths
Prevalence Of Contagious.
The most marked feature of the NOR
tality record during the past year has been
the unusual prevalence of those diseases
ordinarily classed as 'zymotic, which may,
with sufficient accuracy for present pur-
poses, be construed to mean infectious.
The total number of deaths charged TO this
class was 99s, while during the preceding
year they numbered but So The rate of
death from such diseases increased 912 per
cent, while in no other class was the in
crease greater than sol per cent"
Speaking Of typhoid fever, Dr. Woodward
says:
THE increase in the number of deaths
from typhoid fever is manifestly out OF
proportion to the increase in the popula-
ton. The typhoid fever death rate rose
from o.i6 per thousand to 0.G0 The aver
age annual death rate from this disease
during the past five years has been 0.G3 a
part of the Increase during the year now
under consideration was due undoubtedly
TO the presence in and about the District
VI d St lu1nDGr OF SOlGleTS, VINO Were.
or recently had been, living in military
camps; but this alone is not sufficient TO
account for the apparently increased prev
aience of this maiady.
The increased prevalence OF typhoid
teNer certainly cannot he explained by {
greater tendency on the part of the medi-
cal profession to charge deaths due to more
or less uncertain causes to typhoid fever
instead of to the somewhat similar disor-
ders, malarial fever. typhO-malariaI fever,
or the diarrhOeal diseases: for the number
OF deaths from maaral fever and from
typho-malarial fever each shows an in
crease; and while the number of deaths
from diarrhoeal diseases has diminished
the decrease has been confined almost en-
trely to the period of life preceding the
fifth year during which the deaths report
ed as having been due to typhoid fever fell
from thirteen to five. and, therefore. the
decrease in the prevalence of diarrh zeal
diseases among infants and young children
cannot account for the increased pre"a-
lence of typhoid fever in the community as
a whole. Neither can it be attributed to
a retrograde movement in the matter of
sanitary improvements, for, so far APP
pears, there has been none, either with ref
erence to drainage. water supply, food sup
ply or otherwise In fact, taking all things
into consideration. in the light of present
knowledge, there is no logical explanation
of the unusual number of deaths from ty-
phoid fever which occurred in this District
during the past year"
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M1iariaI Fevers.

OF malarial fevers DR.. Woodward reports,
in part, as follows:
I'm view of the comparatively large num-
Der of deaths reported from year to year
as having occurred from malariai fever,
the general correspondence of the in
creases and decreases in deaths from ma
laral fever with those from typhoid fever,
and the not uncommon belief that many
of the fatal cases reported as having been
due to malarial infection were in fact the
result of typhoid fever inquiry has been
made into the experience of the four large
general hospitals located in this District
as to the fatality of this disease. =
On the whole, then. unless we discredit the
medical staffs of all of the hospitals which
have been referred to, we must conclude
that malarial fever is a factor of some i'm
portance in the mortality of the District of
Columbia, and that while it may be con-
fused with typhoid fever Yet the prevailing
type of malarial diseases Is not so mild as
to be without fatal results.
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Half Holiday for Schools s.r.ss

Major Sylvester has received a letter
from DR.. Thacker e. Lee, suggesting that
the school children should be. given an
opportunity to view the parade of the po-
lice apd fire departments next week. The
doctor suggests that the chief of police en-
deavor to get half holiday for the schools
for this purpose.
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A Long-Pendins Question Settled.

The State Department has been notified
from Berlin of a favorable settlement of
the insurance question which has been
pending between the American insurance
companies and the Prussian government.
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VITAL STATISTICS
Annual Report of the District Health
Department.
ESTIMATED POPULATION BY SEXES
Death Rate Increases Over Average
of Past Five Years.
APPROXIMATE OF RATIOS

DR.. William C. Woodward, the District
health officer, today submitted to the Dis
trict Commissioners a report covering the
operations of his department and the con-
dition of public health here during the
fiscal year ended June SO, 1899.
At the outset DR.. Woodward explains
that, in the absence Of a census during the
period covered by his report. he found it
necessary to compute such ratios as are
determined by the number of inhabitants
upon the estimated population. This esti-
mate has been made by determining the
average annual rate of increase between
the two most recent police censuses, apply
ing the ratio thus obtained to the enumer-
alton made in April, 1897, and averaging
the result with the population estimated
on the basis of the school enrolment. The
figures thus obtained show that the popu-
iarion of the District of Columbia in De-
Cember, 1898, the middle of the fiscal year.
was as follows: Whites, 1873 49,; coOred.
5000: total, 2>I. 4G2. Assuming the die
tribution by sex TO correspond with the
average Cf the police censuses of 1892, 1894
and 1897. viz. males. -I.31 per cent, and
females, I2.d9 per cent, the male popula-
ton was 49, g"S and the female 151, 464
In order to estimate the number of chill
dren under one year and under five years
of age it is necessary to refer to the United
States census of 1880, for the enumerations
by the police department do not include
such data. The proportion of white chill
dren less than one year Old TO the entire
white population. as shown ty the United
States census. was Isl per cent; the pro-
portion of those less than five years Old
$50 per cent. OF the colored popula-
ton, Dos per cent was less than one year
cd and 90 per cent less than five years.
The estimated Juvenile population is, there
fore al follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
Infuenza and Meningitis.

THE rise in the mortality from influenza
during the past year has been one of the
most important factors in the increased
mortality from zymotic diseases. The
number of deaths increased from 70 to I52
and the death rate from 0139 per 1000 to
OBJ. The average number of deaths per
month was 12.G6. but in five months there
were no deaths. and in each of three
months there was only one. The mortality
with the exception of these three months
occurred in December during which there
were thirty deaths; January, during which
there were eiShty-one; February. during
which there We're thirty, and March, during
which there were :.
In the absence Of a more or less widely
spread epidemic Of cerebro-spinal mcnngi-
lis, il IS necessary to regard Inflammation
Of the cerebro-Spinal meuiuges as OF the
non-specific type, but when deaths from
such Inflammation become more frequent
there is tendency to charge al. or nearly
parsons with previous records may. there
fore be misleading, and 1t is sufficient to
state that no deaths have been charged to
epidemic cerebro-Spinal meningitis during
any year recently preceding that covered
by tbs report. The marked excess of the
death rate among the colored people over
that among the whites. o.20 per 900 az
compared with OIL, is worthy OF remark
So also is the large number Of eases which
occurred in the southwestern part of the
city"
DR.. Woodward states that DIR. VIM. B.
French. who was appointed by him to in
VeStigate epidemic cerebro-sp:nal menin-
gifts. Will submit a report. ard DIR. John l..
Walsh, medical sanitary inspector. will
submit one relative to the work of the
scarlet fever and diphtheria service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
PROTECTING CLERKS
Political Assessment of Federal
Employees Discussed.
FORBIDDEN BY CIVIL SERVICE Law
Official Statement Made by the
Commission
JUDGE EDMUNDS' OPINION
JUDGE EDMUNDS' OPINION

JUDGE EDMUNDS' OPINION
| \ long official statement reviewing the
legal phase of the political assessment
question, and holding that the soliciting of
| campaign funds by letter comes clearly
| within the remedial provisions Of the civil
service law, has been public by the civil
| service commission. The commission made
| the statement because of circulars sent out
| by W. f. Burdeil, as treasurer of the
| finance committee of the Ohio republican
state executive committee soliciting con-
/ tributons from federal employees.
| The commission says:
| In view of the wide dissemination of the
| circular letter of w. f. Burden, trea surer
| OF the finance committee of the Ohio repub-
hcan state executive committee, soliciting
| contributions from federal employees, which
| brings up clearly the question so long
| awaiting judicial determination as to
| whether soliciting of contributions for pD-
) litical purposes by means of letters ad-
| dressed to federal officers or employees at
| their offices constitutes an offense under
| the twelfth section Of the civil service act.
! the president of the civil service commits
| sion on October n addreSseda letter 10 Hon
| George f, Edmunds, who was chairman Of
| the judiciary committee of the Senate at
| the time the civil service act of January 16
| 1ss3 was passed. quoting the section re-
| ferred to and asking his opinion upon the
question.
,,aco rJ,J.. y;o
| In reply Senator Ednunds wrote as FOL
| lows
'172i Spruce Street,
:. 49, s.; :, O., - - - i,,
| inclosng brief the subject OF soliciting
| political subscriptions in The departments
| AT WaSniI.s toh, elc.
! Oh ~ th 49, ,bi,,l - - rI, tt,t r.
| solicitation Of such political aids By means
| OF the post office is distinctly within The
pT2hlhlloh o. section I'll OF me Act |"
"Hcn you Ie.eF. ne lahS CaSe OF lne SET
IN - ~ PEI st''i'' III any loo1
VI t n t 80 ~. @''S ntst..'Es
"'tdlt! sT' tlc. 1t r. no. tHdt no person
-, ~ "a io1ili " n.i,;t'-7 mn SpIict''
90 !. - 10 ~, ~ I'm Ill pJ matt
III 'H5 SIrt Pc iLr Hitttes Wet ,ie per
80 1865 ',Stt'riz7 - - ,,il' NJ ~
~ ,rt.,, I 49,. va me ~ 80
! ii
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OUT OF WASHINGTON.

s155 YEARLY. BOARD TUITION; SEMINARY
tgirisl; military academy boys: ITO acres
ground; high. healthy; cottage system: thorough
instruction Address EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS.
Hsddonfeld. n. J. seS-f m ", 3m-4
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Diphti,eriu and Group

The mortality from dphtheria increased
from $50 to ia during the past year The
increase in the number of deaths from
Group, from FIVE to seventeen, is probably
apparent rather than real Such deaths do
not become known to the health depart
ment until the presentation Of the death
certificate. which is delayed in many cases
until Immediately before the funeral 1t is
therefore, frequently impossible to make an
Investigation such as is necessary to deter
mine the true nature of the disease, with
out Interfering with the funeral and the
department limits its action TO an effort
TO secure the disinfection of the premises
The coincidence Cf an increased mortality
from Group with an increased mortality
from dipl-theria is only one Of many &C.
currences tending to prove the relation be-
tween these diseases.
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Mild Type Of Smallpox.

Owing TO the mild type of smallpox
which prevailed the mortality does not rep
resent the extent TO which the District suf-
fered from that disease. The only death
which occurred that of a colored wo-
man, and happened almost at the close of
the outbreak of this disease.
The death which was charged to yellow
fever November Is, Represented the first
case of that disease which is known to
have occurred in this District. The de-
ceased, a civil engineer apparently con-
tracted the disease in Costa Rica.
THE mortality from measles increased
from ten to twcnty-seven. The number is
rot large when compared with those of
some previous years, but is slightly in ex-
cess of the average for the past five years
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Decrease Noted

The mortality from whooping cough de-
creased from e'Ghty-four to twelve. II
represents merely one of those fluctuations
in the prevalence of this disease which oc-
cur without let or hindrance en- the part of
the medical profession, and. in this Dis
trict, without any control on the part of
the sanitary authorities.
THE number of deaths from scarlet fever
during the past year, shows an increase
over that for 1S9T-1S9S from thirteen to
nineteen. Differing from most of the zy-
motto diseases, deaths from scarlet fever
were much less frequent among the coiored
people compared with the whites 0.O1
per Thousand as compared with GOA.
''One death from mumpS was reported
the seventh death from this disease which
has been reported in the past twenty-five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
Criminal Libel,

THE offense of criminal libel bears, in
many respects. a strong analogy to the So
licitation prohibited by the twelfth section
of the civil service act, where such solfcita-
ton is by letter. The offense of libel is not
complete until the defamatory writing has
been actually published or communicated
either to a third person or to the party Ii
beled. with intent to provoke a breach of
the peace. tSee Barrow VS.. LleweiIyn Hob,
60; Clutterbuck VS.. Charters, Stark Al
| Fonville VS.. McNease, Dudley, S. c., 3o3A
1T is true that when a letter is posted
which is afterward opened by third per
son it is regarded as having been published
by the writer at the time and place of its
being posted; but it Is also regarded by the
law as having been published by him like
wise at the place where it was opened or
seen by the third person. This was de-
cided by the court of Kings bench in 1890
in the celebrated case of Rex VS.. Burdett,
reported in Barn. & Aid, p. 90. (See sec
! ton 925 and notes, Wharton on Conflict of
Laws.D
| IN that case Sir Francis Burdett was
! tried upon criminal information for writ
| ing, composing and publishing libel 10 the
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FUR IHOkOJGH INSTRUCTION
ATTEND
STELLMtN SCHOOL. OF SHORTHAND AND
TYrEWRITGNG, G11 ST NV.
Day and nigl t sessions Terms moderate.
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