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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20

ly addressed, characterized the personal
note from Lieutenant Reichelderfer as alb
surd, and argued that Lieutenant Heron
had no authority to- give an order such as
he testified he had given.
Attorney MattingiS was followed by At
torney Capers. also for the defense
Among other things, he went into an ex-
PLANTATION of the meanings Of notice, in
formation and orders He intimated that
there had been derelietion on the part of
the authorities at headquarters.
Captain Hodges, the judge advocate
closed the case. He was confident, he said
that the testimony of Lieutenant Heron
Lieutenant Reicheiderfer, Major Anderson,
Major Bell and the two clerks from militia
headquarters had proved the substance of
the charges and specifications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

The Reports of ORcers of Grand
Lodge Submitted.
The annual reports of officers occupied
the attention of the delegates to the thirty
fifth annual session of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias of the District Of CO.
lumbia, which was called to order last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup has saved
the life Of many n child This wonderful remedy
always cures Group. whOoping cough and measles
cough. 1t has never failed. Price, 25c.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
REAL WHITE TRASH.
8seh Es the Sqaaw.Aaa Who MArTSes sm IHdiaa WOnAn fer
 Her Land.

There is 8 real social problem which
 has long been source of appreken-
 sion to the Indians, and which, among the other tribes. ss we'll cs among
 the Cherokees, has undoubtedly had
 muck to do with the pressure upon
 ;he United States to declare a terri
 ;Orial form of government. This, says
 Airsl,e's Magazine, is the intermai-
 iage of white men into the tribes for
 10 other purpose than to share in thc
 .ands and funds of the nationss Tho
 lands of the Indians are rich not onl.y
 for agricultural production. but als..
 in oil and coal, and the greed of th . white men tor the enterprise of tho industrial pioneer. if the n,ilder2 epi-
 thet be Preferre6 has found it i'm
 possible to abstain from exploiting such possibilities. As the land has been the property of the Indians. and as the Indian has no power to trans fer tile. the only alternative for tfe exploiters has been to marry into ti.r tribes and acquire community Iror
 crty rights. Before the tribal rolls were finished these marriages were far more common than they are now Then each man. as soon as he became the husband of an Indian woman, be- came member of the tribe, and shared equally with his wife and every other citizen of the nation.
 To prevent these maria pes, of which there have been thousands, some of the tribes adopted laws fix ipgEthe marriage license fees beyond the reach of the adventurers and seal awsgs, who were ready to marry squawsto become sharers in tbe lands. The Cherokee council fixed the mar riage license at $500, and while the law was in force only one alien white man took cut a marriage license. The ChiekaSaws undertook to pass . law fixing the fee at s1,O0o. where one or the other was an alien. but the bill failed of passage in the council. The of the tribal members served to check the demand for Ih- dian wives, and marriages of full blood 7squaws to white men are not of frequent occurrence now. The Ket0- wah society exerted its influence against these marriages, and drove many bride hunters out of the terri tcry The Indians themselves real ized t,at the white men who came to marry theIr wUmen were not of 8 class to upiiit the tribe. The souaw- man or white husband of full blood is held in no regard either by the full bloods themselves or by the better element of the Cherokees. !
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
RELIGION AND PHILANTHROPY

"I do not want to see 8 minister dressed up too much. like dude, but let his apparel be in keeping with the dignifed calling is a dictum which Bishop Bowman gave out recently.
 Nearly s16,OOo,OOo was given by Americans, during 1899, to religious, charitable and educational institu. tions. No such sum was ever given before in the whole history of the country. .,.s -.~..sr .-,--.
 One of the most successful of evan gelists now preaching ia Lcndon is Gipsy Smith. He was born in Cip- sy tent, reared in the lanes and fields of rural England. and knew nothing of books when converted.
 The First Baptist church in Dovef, Pa., has converted buildirg hereto fore used for church social affairs into shirt factory, where church mem bers are given preference in employ ment. Five per cent. of the wages is to revert to church work in the town.
 In Brooklyn Sheriff Walton has ap- pointed 70 deputy sheriffs. who are members of churches, to look out for children in the streets wfo do wrong. They are to deal especially with small boys who smoke cigarettes, play craps and buy beer, at saloons. The plan was suggested by Mrs. Marcus Wood, of the Young Woman's Chris tian association.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
CHURCH OF VERIFIED CLAY.
A Rare speeimeH of American Archi- lecture Lately Erected
 In Chicago.

The new St. PaCi's Roman Catholic church in this city is find" iE .srner- jean architecture. Gothic ir Cfle. RcmarsS9ue in principle, it's acoustic properties are amazing. says the Chi caGo Tribune.
 St. Paui's church possesses tke prop critics of q sounding board. vet ti,c-e ;s not an inch of boarding ip the cGifce. It is constructed exclusiv; E vI-ri- fed clay. Its architectural foundation is identical with its acoustic basis. Both are in the solid rock 2a feet be- low the surface of what once. and not long ago. was prairie.
 Even the window frames are of vitri- he'd clay. The decorative scriptures are white terra cotta. The c''a-~. com munion-rail. pulpit. and fror. of the organ loft are of terra cotta. Wipcow sashes and water drips are of brick, specially designed.
 All the material is ncn-absorbent. The entire ceiling is of bricI ard tile vaulting. The keystores are era cotta, the ribs of the arches an, ~-s,ins Of moulded brick. Not only is there not an inch of timber in the structure, there is not even nail.
 The prevailing color is buff, exterior and Interior. running up to lighter tone within and down. where required oy symphony, into deep brown.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
ODDS AND ENDS

The department of agriculture will plant 100000 rubber trees in the Ha- waiian islands. .,.-.. ......
 In 1899 the receipts of the public baths in Philadelphia paid 65 per cent. of the running expenses. .ag
 Thirty-six foreign vessels, having an aggregate tonnage of 57,556, met with disaster in American waters last year. L,ac s-2s5 ,s4E sf5T
 The California entrants sold in this country are 90 carefully cleaned that they command better prices than Corinthian entrants.
 The fishing industry of North Caro- lima yields an annual product worth over s1 100000 at no cost to the state, as the fish commission pays it's own expenses and turns from $sOOo to $10,000 into the state treasury every year. i.-
 The water supply of Porto Rico, be. cause of it's abundance and freshness from the mountain streams ought to be pure and good for use. But it is far otherwise A thick bed of rank vegetation is ever decaying beneath the new growth rising above it, and the water Altering through the rot. ten mass becomes not only steered with the lye of deeaying roots, leaves and grasses, but is full of insects and worms.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
MINNESOTA JUDlE. AA...--4-J.
sse Wps Assasea ef Bsi.S Rsssisa BwZ tn Sapan and Heis1
 1ntO Court.

In a conversation the other day with some friends in Minneapolis. Judge Canty. late associate c:,-.I Jus tice of Minnesota. said he reLGel4 5ered with anything but pleasure an expert ence he had in the quaint little Japanese city of Modje. when he was on his way to China a fcT months ago. He was suspected. by t's nrili- tary authorities of being a .::>an spy and subjected to great annoy ance and humiliation. says the Chi cago Chronicle.
 S His account of the affair was that he was passenger on a s-camtr which anchored a short dista' zee from Modje pay. Having unlimited euri- osity and considerable time. he went ashore and found much to interest him He became enthusiastic. and de terlniaed to see all that eoGld lS seen. Finally he wandered into a p. rxlike place and against the august person age of representative of the IT. .kaGo, . military officer of high degree.
 Without offering any explanation the. officer unceremonioiIsly hustled the judge of to the military court. and charged him with being in the employ of the Russian government. The news spread and the corr:-oom soon filled with natives. Further more. a mob outside suggested in or der to expedite matters that the prisoner be executed first and tried afterward. ft
 The judge was arraigned and plead. cd not guilty. he asked for change of venue to the captain of tie cam CT. where he could prove that 3e wac an American. The motion was de nied. but after walking him ove- the territory he had traversed tur;ng the day at, II o'clock at night thev al. lowed him to depart, hungry, mad and cold.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
WHEAT FOR N[AcAROHI.
| Foreign Industry wAtsh Nay Be Supplied sOsa Ay AnseRi-
 can Wheat.

The bureau of foreign commerce has received letter from Mr. James B. Simpson, of Dallas. Tex, in regard to the wheat which was sent to France to be tested as to it's fitness for use in the manufacture of maca- roni and similar edible pastes. MT. Simpson says in part: ..s t.sr. a
 ''It has been demonstrated beyond question that all northern Texas is perfectly adapted to the growth of the hard, glutinous wheats now in such great demand in France and Italy. The grain transmitted through your kindness to Consul Covert, of Lyons, upon analysis shows the value of this hard wheat to Tex as. With the port of Galveston now open. giving us easy access to Mar seilles. this wheat is calculated to revolutienize production here.
 "But the difficulty lies in this: Our farmers here through negligence have mixed the hard and the starchy wheats. and we find it almost impos- sible to obtain the pure hard grain. I did the best I could in sending Consul Covert the two bushels for a,s'vsis and in sending five bushels < 3a..- request to the Paris exVc--4.. hlt all had some grains of sof cl-a n it. If the farmers here c...r' ',l55:fn the Taganrog hard when ,as' i5 would be hut a few yes .se F ss would control the F-.lcs aHd Italian m. rkets in :;s
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
IN THE sUPERLATIvE DEGREE

The fastest flowing river in the world is the Sutlej. in India. Its descent is 12.. 900 feet in 1S0 miles.
 New Scotland Yard is the largest police office in the world. It is capable of accommodating 5000 police officers. The largest insect known to ento- mologists is Central American moth. called the Erobus strix, which expands its wings from II inches to IS inches.
 The United States leads all countries in the amount of mileage of telephone wires. Sweden heads the list in the number of telephones, having 113 to each 10000 of its population. while the United States has 107 to each 10000.
 Payta, in Peru, about five degrees south of the equator, has the reputa- ton, according to Prof. D. G. Fairchild, of being the driest spot on the globe. On an average, shower of rain occurs at Payta only once in two years. But the interval between showers is often longer. In February last. when Prof. Fairchild visited the place. the first rain fallen in eight years had just wetted the thirsty soil. having lasted from ten p. n. until the following noon.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

Eastern electric light plants this summer will be used in the manufsc- 2 ture of ice during the months when lights are needed. tr 2. cr
 Aninventor has recently devised an il- luminating sign which is sunk Hush in the pavement consisting, of large dead light. bearing 8 sign secured in 8 metal ring and conical reflector, at the bottom of which is located an in- eandescent light. TssL Ee fc
 1t is proposed to utilize the River Cellina and part of the River Piave in Italy, for the generation of electrical power for transmission to Venice. The Cellina is capable of supplying 10000 horse power at 8 distance of 59 miles. The Piaye scheme offers s2T,000 horse power lcondueted4s 4s miles distant and the amount could even be increased, says the Electrical World.
 A tree was encircled by rope some 25 feet from the ground, and it SO ohanced that an end of the rope stood out from the bark of the tree SO that during the earlier part of rainstorm the tree was damp from the top to the rope encircling it, while the lower portion was kept comparatively dry. The tree was struck by lightning in this condition, and the lower part only was damaged. The damage followed downward path which the twist in the fiber of the wood made easiest. ,ff
 A bill has been introduced in the New York legislature requiring the regie tration of electricians, says the Elec- trical Review. The bill is in the na- lure of a protection against fire, as it is to prevent incompetent persons from tampering with electric wires in all buildings where electricity is used. The electricians who wire the buildings are now held responsible for their work. but they claim that after they have finished it, in many instances, in- experienced persons are called in to do odd jobs, and leave the wires in such shape that they are menace.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

There are not many men who are hrttrr known in Detroit than Detective Pat 0'N-il. He h..s two boys, .nf "hom he is justly proud The other .iay he wa. walking with his two sons, an meeting sev eral friends. he stopped n7 tals wiih them. The bows were dressed I'll exactly lhe same way, and t,. the outsider they luoked as near alike as tw" grapes in hunr,.
 "Are they twins, Pa,?" asked one nf the friends. .f.s.s7r.E ., - O.. mo-" replied Mir 0'Neil.
 Well, by Gro'gp. -don', ae,. how you tell theih apart :" e Oi,, that's ea.v." said Pat. Thi, ona .i- ,. and tue other l.. 6 years old" s '-Nn, papa, ,xl.im .d the later of ihe two bnys. he's 6 aad I'm 5,"-DetIoit Free Pr4es. a
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
POWER.

Have you seen the locomotive ss she strue.
 gies up the slope. ~- @- Planting. blowing. shrieking onward. ike
 traveller spurned by hope. Onward. upward. ever pressing. like oe.
 icg with a soul? Hut the power that propeis her is 6 shovel
 fui of coal alu f Till. at last. she's reached the summit. thea
 adown the hillside flies. Where another mighty mountain starts tts
 journey 10 the skies: Now no effort swiftly downward. gently
 OCT each grassy knoll. Et!n she now and then is calling for
 shoYeifui Of coal So in life ve upward Journey. up ufe's
 troublesome ascent. To the Mecca we are seeking. earnestly our
 feet are bent. But the journey would be lighter; sooner
 we Wou reach the goal. If, ss fierceiy onward pressing. we would
 shovel In the coal True. some early struggle upward. till they
 reach the mountain height. Then. perhaps lie idly waiting where the
 journey gs more light: Till again they reach the bottom. but the
 fellow on the roll Of the mighty is the fellow who keeps
 shoveling the coal Omaha WorId-Herald
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

9 - The irrigation appropriation of e25a GOO whiclIis apked for the use of the Geological Survey. would en able that bureau tu vigorously prosecute it's needfnl work of get ting at the facts concerning the wa ter possibilities of the arid region, and making aarveys 10 show def. nitelv where water can be stored in what quantities and how much there will he to ttore. These are all vital suhjertE -tu arid Anrrien, and congress "wes it to provide for it literally. -s
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
M.xicd, bAs tecauss of the greater
 ,nauenee eE E,rapsanideas ii, this

1 M.xicd, bsst bacauss af the greater
 ,nauence sf E,napmnideas in this island, the construction is of n
 more Eubstsn,iat character, and
 more nearly approaches that prev
 alent in Spain and Italy. The ii version works are. in everS; instance
 of the crudes. kind, simple wing
 dams ot rock.and bealders thrown
 ont into the beds s,fs the streams to direcsa portion of the waters into
 the heads of tie. ditehea. These
 are necessarily carried -away~-by
 each fieod. requiring lo be repiaGeil
 immediately. On the -ather liansl tlie heati,vorks, falls regulating
 gates. and other diyidersl are con
 @Irurtad in the most substantial
 manner of massive gnlasory.
 tnstrs'ng contrast t"ttis type Of constfuction are the miu0r distrib
 utaries o0sersed .iin som. cane fields These were built by owners who had great grinding ani boiling m. chinery for'tiie treatment of lheir cane, and were imhledto a certain extent with American methods.
 They out Ameriranized our West ern irrigators., Their .iistribu,arie~ consist of a series l'nf temporary tre~tles ani shallow wlOdei. trough ar gusters made of lumber brought from AInrrira. These. at t:l- hiil. side ditches at such points ae seem desirable. and gre r"ug ly placed sO as |" carry the water, to such portions of the field ss immediate ly required it. Ai.erl-irrigaiiun in such localities the lres.l and the trOughs were remuvei and utilized in lrrIgatIng other localities ot the sHme -ti-kis. This praace i. re- s0rtad tu in orisr tu reach lhe nu- nierous little detached rolling hills 10 tu 20 feet in m.,x aIun height, ,i,1 sk, kN I.i.,ls Is broheii. In c!tirr iocali ties, where practicable, :hese lands are irrigated Ly direct diversion tr0m the main d tches of lai,erale dug in ,t4 e-.s sni raaiii, Ing |" every p"rttnn oI tue field {" wnici, gravity wlll t.,ke 'e wa,ef."
 What effect mi sh i',fsn R',:.,n production ar ;trIga.Isn tl,- cio. m-ut in the. .s;and, Mir. W,!snr have nll ,h. Anerlcau InarA-t?
 "On, n"he whatever. fhr ls- land is small alri while methods will he improved, tie total pr"duc ton canno: be greatly increased. The increased su2nr pruMuc;.on .'' the ieIaihl would no. be d spot es-- en on tie Lbni-isna crop, tu say nntiling "f the inl.nen-t c"nsansp- tl"n of this countrv. P''rto RIca's irrigation features gre intrrestin. tu they cai.not in an. wa, affect the United States. ."-t:uy E. Miich ell, National Irrigation Ass:,ci" tion, W'shinglon. D. c..
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

In alI the great :sria.i."Ii s!- ;erns ut ancient -'su.ea. siIr,nry rf. cnrdss d central h-ad aiadr rcshni. ribIe tu each iniiyitnai irriyat"r nr section. and SO the rules mnd tn, laws under which agriculture w"s performed. were fram-d in such manner Hs to insure :hr erfa'es' good 10 the greatest Hum:,rr; thus q marvrl"usly perfect agricultural development arose under such sys trms. amise conflict of rights was unkpIwI.. ,
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
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..f sN..; Nn,

f.e rrrserv iti"i, nj manv nf .i,~ fsrns nn the luwlanIs is re"liy d.. pensient ol. the forestiza,inn af th. mnuitnins and the irrigation if i,r arid rcgions. 7 A- it Is now the Wa ter from the melting snnws aud ie.. instead nf being stored where il i. needed. sweeps d',wa ,llrn the aris' regin,,s in rocky channels. washes away soil and destroys lives
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

'FliF manufacturers uf th+ coun
 try, especially of the Ease. n"H that their attention has beer called to the subject, are becoming heart
 ilv in favor of the plan uf federal aid to irrisation. because of Ihe promise that the develop ment and population of these now arid lands
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

A reliable and srst-nalic snr- vey Uf the wai,.r rranurces oi .;.. arid resion which is s.t .iect :, r.. clanatiul ilru. -th. ..rys-rH.,.in 4.i the waters that. Ho,. tii,. fo sssit. is highly important. C"agrr~- should au,hariz" aai appr.prin'r limr. liS for e3. eavr,i1.: ai'r.ai7.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
PORTO REGAIN INyESrIGA fi TIONS.
 Tu9fgs Government Report on Water B Supply and Irrigation. Spanish Methods and Storage Reseryoirs. I Y


 Altho the isiand ul Porte Rice has less area tli.in the little east ern state uf 'nleclic,iit, vel i,u different. secll', ',ns are subject to as great R variation in rainfall as art the extremes of the Uuite.i States ranging from practical ari.iity 10 Very heavy precipitation. A. much as 40 inches uf annual rain fall is reported in some parts oI the island while at places Hn the south coast three years have pass ed without rain. And it is OH the south coast that opportunity is of- cred for irrigaiior but the area l. very snall. SonIe of the metliude in u-e, however, are very interest ing.
 .'The soil on this land," sad Mir. Herbert NJ. Wilson. the Engineer 1i the Geological Survey, who has recently visited Porto Rico, lis in every case the best kind for irriga- tion. It is fairly deep and under lain by porous limestone or cor al which affords god drainage an probably insures safety from the danger nf producing alkali. Much Of it is already uiluer cultivation.
 "The perenIliaih .@ ot ,he streans Of thls section Is uau~aailY aDan- damt tor a laud requiring irrisatlun. Moreover the flood discharges. ot these streams occur ut frequent in tervals during the year, but are es- pecially we'll distributed thruuut the suDmer." @
 Are there any opportunities for the storage ut wa.er?"
 These frequent floods afford an abundant eurplus for s,ormge and Ihe shapes et iIir, smaller parting valleys and uf the tower cnnons thru which the rivers emerge from the mountains may be iuun:i ul,- pUrtunIties for the construction ut storage reservoirs Ut relatively small cost.
 ''Ehe Spaniard>. whu in the pas. have beeu tt.e principal iandowi.erS ars thOr0iy familiar with the re- qulrements and processes OI ifri- gation as practic.d in Spain. Qdlck to appreciate the acvanta- of the artificial opplicatlon oi Wa ter, they have already constructed numerous uItclIes Ui moderate sizes and much of the nIurs valuable SUI gar land Is cuitivaisi exclusively by the aid of irrigation.
 Such work as 1 noticed" con- tinued Mr. Wilsun. corresponds in general type to those seen in
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
yITASTED--sEvERAL HRIaHT AED HONEST w persons to represent us as Mana

w persons to represent us as Mana gers in this and clos hy. counties. Sal. ary $900 g year and expenses. Straight
 bona fide. no more, nc less salary. POei. ton permanent. Our references, any bank in any town. It is mainly office work condlsted st home. Rt ference
 Enclose seif.addr<ased stsnped enyel- ope. TIE I,oMINIeN Company, Dept 3
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

means the establishment. of 8 great home market for their goods. Their friendliness and aid will be found mt inc0nsidprable.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
ST. JOHNS HERALD.

Eltersa in the Pos,ofice at st. Johns as second
 class matter. fsFkstS
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

Such work as noticed" con- tinued Mr. Wilson. corresponds in general type to those seen in
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

What effect ni sh i',fs" R':a' prnductinn ar ;rrlga tir ti". m-nt in the. .s:and. Mr. W,is..n' have ull ih. Anerlcau inarh-t?