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LOCAL TELEPHONE RATES.
Hearing to BE Given by the House
District Committee.

~
The House District committee proposes to
take up for consideration the bill Oh. R.
11170 to regulate telephone rates in the
District This is the bill introduced De
cember u by Representative Savers.
The committee today decided to give a
hearing on the measure tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock. at which the advocates of
lower rates and the telephone company will
be given an opportunity to discuss the pro-
posed legislation
The bill provides that from and after the
approval of this act the rates which may
De charged by any person or corporation
dong telephone business in the District
of Columbia. and using the streets. ave
hues, alleys and public spaces of the same
snail not exceed for each telephone $50 per
annum to hotels, stores, offices and other
places OF business, and $50 per annum to
residences; and for such prices there shall
De furnished unlimited service and an
equipment equal to the best in use: and any
person or corporation who shall charge for
telephone service any sum in excess of the
rates above prescribed shall be guilty of a
msdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
pay fine of $500 for each offense TO he
collected as other fines are collected.
II the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company shall not. within thirty
days after the approval of this act notify
the commissioners of the District of Co
lumbla, in writing, of its acceptance of the
provisions of this act, and thereafter fur
hlsh unlimited telephone service over
equipments equal to the best in use. at the
rates hereinbefore prescribed, it shall be
unlawful for it to continue to use the
sIteets' avenues, alleys or public spaces in
the District and to maintain its condufts
cables and poles therein; and it shall be
the duty of the Commissioners of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia TO prevent such unlawful
use. ~ " "
II the company does not accept the re-
auction and shall refuse to furnish the ser
wee the Commissioners shall let to other
niudefs' VINO will agree to furnish it, the
llght 20 conduct a telephOne business
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Arguments were heard today by Judge
Cox in Equity Court No. / in connection
with the exceptions taken by the property
owners interested to the award of the jury
recently made condemning certain land as
the site for an addition to the government
printing office. District Attorney Henry e
Davis and Assistant District Attorney y.
W. Baker represented the government:
Messrs. j. Hale Sypher, Alexander H. Bell
and Philip Walker appearing for the prop
erty owners
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To Reward Naval Burenu Chief.

Mr.. Hilborn of California has introduced
a bill in the House providing that in con-
sideration of their meritorious services dur
ing the war with Spain, when the chiefs of
the bureaus of the Navy Department who
served as such during the war, are retired
from active service and placed on the re-
tired list they shall continue to receive
while ON the list the rates of pay received
by Them, respectively, while SO serving"
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Residence Entered by Burglars.

Louis Philippe of No. 4nS 18th street
northwest today reported to Inspector
Boardman that his house was entered at
an early hour this morning and robbed of
Il gold watch and jewelry valued at 500,
and $3.50 in money. Entrance to the prem
ises was effected through a shed in the
rear. Mr. Philippe was unable to furnish
any clue as to who robbed him.
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HAS MADE HIS LAST SPEECH.
Senator Mills Will Not BE Heard on
Anti-ENDansiOu

Senator Mills is one of the members of
the Senate VINO will not speak on the policy
of expansion, although he is known to be
vigorously opposed to such policy
Il do not expect to make another speech
during my public career said Mr. Mills
to a Star reporter today IF | do speak in
Congress against expansion L will be sur
DrSed I"
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Hydraulic Elevators Prohibited.

The District Commissioners have an
proved recommendation of Superntend-
ent Mcfarland of the water department,
that in view of the lack of water pressure e.
the introduction of hydraulic elevators
operated by water drawn directly from the
mains in the streets, be hereafter rro-
hibited
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Death of Miss Nettie Owen.

Miss Nettie f. owen, only daughter OF
Mr.. Edward w. owen. died of pneumonia
yesterday. at her fathers residence, in
oIney. Montgomery county. Nd. She was
the granddaughter of the late Thomas
Owen and was twenty-nine years of age.
The funeral win take place tomorrow at 2
o'clock pm.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

DOREMUS & JUST Co, MODEL MAKERS. MA
chinists. eiectroplaters refnishcrs and bicyle re-
pairers, wish to announce to their friends and
patrons that after Jan. IL, 1899, they will be
located at 1902 ID ST. NV, where they Will be
prepared to do the class of work which
they have done in the past.
Sincerely thanking customers for past
c"urteses and trusting they will honor rs with
their orders in the future, are. respectfully,
jal0-3t@ DORENUS & JUST 60.
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Was Not Pa1atabIe.

He said he had a large quantity OF canned
beef on the vessel, which he delivered at
various places. He ate it himself, both
cooked and uncooked He said it was not
palatable
He detailed a conversation with Gen.
Miles at Ponce, August 4, during which
Gen. Miles said to witness that he under
stood the meat was not good. and that he
could secure all the native beef he re-
quired.
He then proceeded TO Arroyo a distance
from Ponce of thrty-eight miles, where he
delivered beef. In reply to question. he
said he received no orders from Gen. Miles
to discontinue the delivery of the meat.
The witness said he understood that after
the above cOnVerSat ton Gen. Miles had beef
the hoof issued the point being raised
that the beef could not be taken from the
refrigerator TO a distance of some miles
and there be favorably received as food.
The attention of the witness was called
to the statement of DIR. Daley that the
beef had the appearance of having been
treated chemically and he said that he did
not hear DR.. Daley make such asser-
ton. and far his knowledge went
the meat was not so treated.
Upon the conclusion of the evidence the
commission went into executive session.
6. +. Swift Testifes.
After the report of the testimony was
closed in yesterdays Star, Charles d. Bar
ry, one of Swift & Co.'S travelling sales
men. who was in Washington last summer
making contracts with the government for
meat, was called. He described at some
length the methods of making bids and
securing contracts with the War Depart
ment, but he knew nothing of the charac-
ter of the meat furnished except that 1t
correspondent to the specifications in the
contracts.
G. F. Swift, the head of the firm of Swift
& Co of Chicago, was the next witness.
Mr. Swift, at the request of the commits
sion went into a general description of the
beef business from the time the cattle
reached the stock yards till they landed in
the retail butcher shops. This testimony
had been largely anticipated by the recital
of his superintendent, Mr.. Wilder earlier
in the day.
The quality of beef sent to Cuba and
Porto Rico, he said, was just about the
quality demanded by the New York trade
Regar ing chemicals, Mr.. Swift said most
positively he had never used them in all
his forty years experience as butcher,
and he knew of no chemical that could be
used with advantage to either the seller
or consumer.
The government inspectors of the beef at
Chicago II is likely will be summoned by
the commission
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPIRIT ALISM-J. II. ALTENTUS WILL HOLD a
meeting THIS tTJESDANr EVENING, January 10,
W0nn's Hail. IL 9th 81. NV II
OFFICE or THE CHFSAFEAKE AND POTOMAC
Tclpphoue Company dividend Of one dollar
per share will he payable on the I'D day OF IAN
uary 1922 To the stockholders Of record al the
clos. II business the 18th day Of January
1899 at the Office If the treasurer Of the c"ul-
pauy. SIg 14th n. Washington. u = ...
The transfer books Will be closed from the lith
Of January to the I'D 81 January. inclusive
SANI'FI. VI. BRYAN. President.
CHARLES g.. BEEBE, Treasurer
Washington u. G.. January .. 1899.
jaIU l.. II. Il. II. :Il p -
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP NOTICE Is HEREBY
given that the Undersigned have formed a co
partnership Tor carrying Oh the retail CARPET and
hrus, furnishing business in the city OF Wash
ineton -. e.. Under tho firm name Of CLARK
q II DAVENPORT. for tho term Of tive years from
January :. 1889. that Edwin :. Clark and 1heo,
duc Davenport. jr-. are general partners. ana
James y Beverley. VIII" has contributed the
sum Of fhirty-tvn hundred dollars, is the special
Iarfncr EDWIN : CLARK. TIiEpDpIE
DAVENPORT. Jr. J. BRAD. BEVERLEY.
JAIN. T. th-~ ~
Rooms FILED FOR EVERY 81 SINESS.
Any style Of book ruled and bound 10 suit a
special method Of bookkeeping All kinds 81
blanks r.IIrl order. Best work, Lowest prices.
HODGES
iatO-fd 511 9th
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BEEF AT SAN TIAG0
Lieut.. Col. Gallagher Testifes Be ore
the Commission.
MEAT CONDEMNED AFTER SURVEY
Commissary Read Tells of Stores at
Porto Rico.
REFUSED BY GENERAL MILES

The war investigating commission at its
session this morning heard testimony from
Lieut. Col. Hugh J. Gallagher who had
been before the commission on a previous
occasion. He testified more particularly
about the condition of the beef at Santiago
where he was stationed as depot commits
sary. He said that refrigerator beef was
received and issued on shore, where it was
first inspected either by himself or his rep
resentative. He considered the beef very
good and found no pieces that We're putrid.
He recalled no instance of beef that was
rejected on its arrival at the wharf but
about 1000 pounds were condemned by a
board of survey at one of the camps be-
cause 1t was said that the beef had begun
to decompose. The camps were distant
from two to six miles from Santiago. He
knew of no chemicals that had been used
on the beef. 1t was the same that was now
being delivered at the camps and is being
used all over the United States.
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For social events, y

Weddings. card parties. etc. LET u.s. have
charge Of the Invitations. In their printing
n special engraved type that
hardly be distinguished from engraving even
under the most critical examinat inns Neat
ly and artistically printed. costing only
Is much engraving.
BYRON 5. ADAMS. Prompt Printer, 512 11th ST
Jag III
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We owe an apology to
customers for Wernicke

customers Tor WernlCMe
Elastic" bookcases for falling behind in our
orders. but we're catching up. and
OF 1869 books Every home should have one.
JOHN g PARKER 61T 9Th St
THE ANIMAL MEETING OF The STOfKHOID-
Els u the Washington Jockey Club viii I've held
On tt ESI,AI. January p. 1899. at 1871 .'I'' ST.
NV. at pm. f. l. 81 RICHER.
Ja5. =, Ia, L Is -. n. 81 % Secretary.
OFFICE Of THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
Company OF District Of Columbia. Washington,
january /, lsg9--Tbe annual meeting OF the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the District
OF Columbia Will be held the THIRD MON
DAY In January. 1893. the 18th instant, at the
Office Of the company. 800 Pa. ave. NV, com
mencing At clock am.
by the charter OF the company, the election
OF seven managers 10 conduct the affairs Of the
meeting
By the sixth article Of the bylaws Of the
company u is provided. At the annual meeting
81 the company the first business in order shall
De The appointment Of chairman who shall
conduct ihe meeting and election, in accordance
VIII w, act II incorporation. between the hour,
OF " r!'E'k an and O'Clock pm
Amount OF premium notes ........ 81 co COG Of
Amount q cash on haLd. ......... 62f6 II
,1'I'''a ..-.-----..-.-. 26}. J6f 81
is'at '~ial------ ---.---.-... II 800 o.
lh.lA'" and natures. 500 Or
Loss uy nre adjusted aud paid I62l3 OF
-" annual statement will be ready for diStrI
uaTy L. ' Jan
~ rrIe. u The board Of managers
IN" III L FIERCE BOTEI.ER. Secretary
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A PrOfitless Sale.

\ famous stock of up
to-date MEMS FUR
NISliINGS is going at
a profit killing pace.
Not one article is on
the reserve list-cven
the fixtures must be sac
rificed. You can come
expecting the most alb
surd prices. and yolir
hopes will he realiZ ID
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Inc witness stated that the beef deliver
Ell at Santiago had been on the boat two
months. He said the odor in the refrigerat-
ing room was sweet and wholesome, and
that condition continued for a month. when
ne began to notice tainted odor. He said
meat began to be dissolved and then a
beard came on the surface. He contin-
ued to issue the beef, as, he said, when the
beard was removed the beef was good.
He, however, heard a number of complaints
about the beef that it was not good
After a refrigerator was built on shore
he delivered the balance of the beef cargo
and 1t was placed in that building
The meat was used on the ship, the wit
ness said, up to the 2Sth of September be-
fore another supply was obtained.
The witness said that he had no sus-
picions or knowledge that the beef was
chemically treated and never heard of such
thing until recently he read about it in
the newspapers.
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Men Are Liable to GrOwI.

He stated that he heard no rumors or
stories that the beef was being chemically
treated. He had heard complaints from the
men, but they are liable to growl he said
about any article or quality of food. He
had heard complaints about beef issued on
the hoof at western posts. In regard to
uEned beef, he said the men did not like
II, the principal objection being that il was
not paIat&ble. He had eaten it himself
generally n the form Of a stew hut not
frequently. He said he had never seen
canned beef used in the army until he went
TO Santiago. 1t might have been used, the
witness explained. but it never happened
TO come wit hin his dissertation
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LENEIAND PARK
Is III most delightful
residence section
Gtdi " about tav city Of Washington
SPECIAL NUTICE-THE A\NI-I. NIFErIZ,, on,
lhr sln' Ah"ldrrs Of the City and Suburban Rail-
way OF Washington for tie election OF min. al
Fe.lt's u serve 70 the ensuing year and such
otL"I business as may properly come before the
ueeiuS VIII De Asl1 the vfice Of the com
PeLEs iSyI aHi D. SITS. ne. Washington ID
=. On WEDNESDAY, January IL. 1899 between
tbt hours u u noon and pm.
Transfer books will De closed on Januarv g
and remain closed until January ~ 1879
ut@i I"t DANA STEVENS. Secretary
MILLING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
Caii'At Iractluc Company for the election OF di-
Is't'is VIII he held at the office of the colnpanv
Sn1'h Messenger station, WEDNESDAY, the
Tl@ polls viii be opened at 10 a N, a,l ,,.-,
a. 30 = d; L DIM OIS p. .u'N
c. n. hOONES, Secretary $500;
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Capt. Reads Testimony.

The next witness was Capt. James C
Read, commissary of subsistence. He
stated that for a portion of the time of the
war with Spain he was in charge of stores
on transports and delivered them where or
dered. In pursuance of orders he deliver
ed stores al Porto Rico and Santiago
In reply to questions he said he superin-
tended the delivery of refrigerated beef at
Newport News to the vessel Massachusetts
ana described the process of shipping He
SAID that the beef was in good condition
and presented a wholesome appearance. 1t
remained in the refrigerating chambers on
board snip until the arrival of the vessel at
Porto Rico. Men representing the firm that
furnished the beef were on board and had
charge of the refrigerating room which
vas cooled by the ammonia process The
vessel arrived at Ponce, Porto Rico. August
- having left Newport News July Is and
went on a reef and was not gotten off until
the 9TH instant. The vessel proceeded TO
arroyo, where the delivery of the beef was
mace. A portion of the same cargo was then
delivered at Santiago September o.
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Attitude of the FiIipinos.

gallant service. There is no honest com
mercial treaty that an honest nation could
ask that they are not willing to consent to.
They want liberty as we did, and when
seventy million people have heard their
cry for mercy and independence the father
IN New England will plead for the father
in Manila, the mother in Illinois will pray
for the poor mother in the islands of the
sea, the fathers will vote as the mothers
pray; the poisoned views of selfishness will
have had it's run, and God help the party
that urges war on the native who defends
only his liberties and his home
"Ah, Mr.. President, have we got to fight
ana plead for these people as we did for
Cuba? Are we to hear Aguinaldo and his
followers called robbers and cut-throats
as we heard of the brave Garcia and his
followers within the last twelve months in
this chamber? Why not make them our
friends forever instead of our enemies
Why stngily withhold the jewel of indie
pendence? Why not finish this war as we
begun it-for humanity's sake? Why not,
with a free and open hand, give to them
what we have promised to give to Cuba ?
Then we have kept our promise then have
We bound them to us by bands stronger
than STEEL. and then can we answer the
SANDERS of Europe, who called us land
grabbers. Pointing to Bedloe's Island. we
can say: See, the liberty cap is not a
crown; see. the goddess has turned on her
pedestal and with her searchight swept the
continent; see, ten thousand miles across
taken root there and faunts its defiant flag
of self-government at the very portals of
the orient
THAT we have so far assisted the Philip
pines and are entitled to fair treatment
from them is true, that by taking posses
sion in stress of war of part OF the
islands and driving the Spaniards out has
placed certain responsibilities upon us can
not be denied.
But l contend that there is no more
right or necessity Of governing the Philip
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Rushing for 81 RaZors.
The demand has been wonderful. So much value
for So little is bound make a stir The
offer is all the wonderful as we absolutely
guarantee The steel and claim it the equal Of any
medium price made.
John B. Espey, igiC FsI ave
nl2 -2fn-Im
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$40 Suits to Order.

More fuel added send our great clearance
sale on q rec"rd-hr aakiES trip. \ hantlSum as
s"rtm-nt IF the seasons most desirable WorlcIS.
Tailored 10y skilled cutjes- and fulshers ana a
faultless fl guaranteed Unsurpassed FOR wear.
HORN, the tailor, 637 F.
ja4 BIN lu
The record-union., 1899-07-13

to our losses in blood and money by
preaching to the insurgents that If they
can but hold out few months there
will be a reversal Of orders in this coun-
try and their dependence win be rec
ognized. This, if not traitorous, GER
tainly borders upon sedition, and is dis
loyalty, that should be scorned hy all
the truly patriotic. 80 ~
4 But we do. not apprehend that these
anti-expansionists are going to culti-
vate much public opinion favorable to
them. The effort to do so is now
systematic one, but has behind it as
chief promoter the Bryan Democracy.
The consensus of opinion of the great
body of the American people, however,
is, that the insurrection must be put
down, the Philippines retained, and
that sufficient men must be sent to the
islands to crush the rebels and hold the
property. Then will come the question
of local government, and it can well
rest until the establishment of peace
and the suppression of the insurreCtion
have been accomplished
When-the rainy season is at an end,
we belive there will be short work
made of the rebels. Their revolt Will
be, stamped out with an energy that
should have been earlier employed. 1t
is, however, proper to keep in mind that
the Administration has labored under
exceptional difficulties in concentrating
the necessary force in the islands. Con-
gress gave it power only to raise the
equipping the regular arm with the
number of men it should have. The
President, has been anxious to avoid the
necessity Of calling for provisional
when the necessity became imperative
Doubtless he felt that he would be as
sailed bitterly by the sentimentalists
if he early threw a larger body of SOL
diers into the islands. and that such
assault would prove somewhat OBJ
structive, just as it has been. But now
that the call has issued it is dis
covered that there is no such protest
as the eanti-expansionists declared would
be heard. On the contrary the crystal
lization of public opinion to-day
throughout the land, is around the de-
mand for speedy suppression of the
insurrection and the full establishment
Of our authority in the new jurisdiction.
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An Irishman's Contribution.

An Irishman, who hailed from very
remote part of Ireland, came to Lon
don, and on Sunday went to church
with a friend.
After the sermon the usual collection
took place. It happened that the plate
was handed to the Irishman first. Pat
stared at the plate, and his friend no.
ticing his bewilderment, whispered:
Put something in the plate"
''Phwat shall OF put in?" inquired
Pat.
What you can spare.'' was the an
swer.
Pat dived his hand in his pocket.
fumbled about bit, and then, placing
about half an ounce of tobacco in the
plate, he said to the gentleman:
IT suppose you smoke, sorr? It's
rale Oirish pigtale." London Spare
Moments.
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THE FILIPINO 1NsURREcTIoN

The anti-Administration organs do
that we are attempting to take from
the people of the Philippines that which
is theirs by natural right and moral
law, that we are pursuing cruel, un-
justifiable war against a people who
wish to be governed only by their own
consent.
These organs persist in ignoring the
fact that we are not warning the Fill
pinos. The men in arms represent not
one-tenth of the population and such
men are the aggressors not the United
States. The Philippine group is the
property Of this Government. Every
nation of civilization on the face of the
globe recognizes the islands as ours.
runs to us. No power looks to the So
called Filipino Government, for no
such government is known to the ma
tions.
We acquired the islands legitimately,
as much so as we acquired the territory
between the Atlantic and the Pacific.
1t came to us by the act Of war. by
treaty with the power which had gov
erned the archipelago for centuries and
our highest legislative body affirmed
and approved it, and likewise we ac-
quired by purchase. The acquisition,
therefore, presents no elements of un-
certainty, and was strictly within the
constitutional limits of authority.
Against our asserted and established
possession Aguinaldo and his Tagals
set up a seeming of government. and
upon the earliest pretext assailed us.
and a war of insurrection began. 1t
began and is prosecuted upon Amer
lean soil, and it is as much our duty
TO put it down there as it would be II
the issue had been joined between the
Government and rebels within our lines
on this continent.
The nations and the great body OF the
Filipino people look to us, and us alone.
for order, enforcement of human rights
and the protection government should
afford there. Yet it is assumed by the
anti-expansionists that it is patriotic,
philanthropica and self lf-sacrificing to pro-
test against our occupation Of our own
property, and to render those who
would dispossess us moral and material
aid. They openly encourage rebels to
continue in resistance. They give the
foe aid and comfort. They contribute