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The following named officers Of Scott
Council, No. AS. National Union, were in
stalled Friday evening. January 10, 1880,
BY Friend H. T. Brian, assisted by W. b.
REILLY and NJ. Goldsmith of the District
Cabinet: NJ Sparks. president; Geo. S. Liv-
iugstOu. vice president; p Burrill, ex-presi-
dent; II. ". Selah, speaker; H. Bell, sec
rotary; b. F. Chase. financial secretary
W. w. Case, treasurer: q. A. Gilliand.
chaplain; &. b. Wise. usher: r. L. Whit
comb. ergeant-at-arms; W. W. Bailey.
doOrkeeper; H. Weber, CT. Moore and ].
i Matthews, trustees. Refreshments We're
served and remarks were made by H. r.
Brian. ". b. REILLY. VI. Goldsmith, Dr. o.
Eddy and Peter Cole. REGULATIONS were
contributed by DR.. J. J. Jouy, W. w Case
anu others.
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Changes at Emergency HosuitaI

The term of DR.. W. Z. Whitson, resident
physician at the Emergency Hospital hay
ing expired his place has been filled Inv
the promotion OF Dr. W. c. Williams. Thf,
brings about the promotion of DR.. Charles
C. Smith and DIR. Ferdinand Walsh. The
vacancy in the staff will be filled by conn.,
petttive examination.
During DIR. Wilson's term as resident
physician, the hospital. 1t Is stated, has
materially prOspered. He takes with him
the thanks OF the STAFF and the many whC
have been helped by him.
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New OmceA Creafed

At meeting of the executive board Of
the White Cross Society last evening, at
1912 18th street. Mrs. Mark Hatch was
elected second vice president, on account
OF the absence of the first vice president,
Miss Cornelia Clay, who is now in Eu-
rope. This is a new Office, as is also that
of third vice president, to which Miss
Isabel Chamberlain was elected.
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RAILROADS.
WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND Mt. yERN
RAILWAY ClMpANY

WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND Mt. VERNON
RAILWAY COMPANY
From Station 1917 st. and PENNSYLVANIA ave-
In Hfect November i, 1889
9 For aieSa3dgia, week days, $50 I:O4. 7:so 500,
1920. l2:45, x1:2O. las, 300 2:4o, s:5o, s:5S'
7 z;1 q. 80 500 a6:2S S:49 500, $50 100.
7:45. 500 9:45, 1880. HEB am, 1900 noon,
12;a5 li3c, 2;I5 300 S;45; 1870, 5:i5 600. e:45.
1880 S:1o, 300, 1000, Ii 20, 1l:5o pm.
For Mt. Vernon week days 0:36 500. 10000,
11:00 am. 112:o5, x1:20, 200, 2:40. 1859. 700
300 pm. Sundays. 800. 1890 noon. 2:l5, S:45.
6:45, 800 pm.
. For Arlington and AquedSet Bridge, week days.
1915, .1:45, 300 '2:40, 1928, 4:15, sos 6:04.
$50, I;ee; $500 PM .o Sundays. s:4s. 200 8:4s,
800 8:45 4:s0, 5:15. 600, 6:45, 1870, s:15 pm.
Parcels carried on all trains. Baggage checked.
Express. To Arlington only.
G. E. ABBOT, J. COLv1N
President. Superintendent.
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Fire From Unknown Cause,

The fire department was summoned to
Brewers court northeast late yesterday
afternoon by the turning in of an alarm
from box 613. Fire was discovered in a
closet on the second floor of the house
by Mrs. Isabella King In attempting to
extinguish the flames Mrs. King had her
hand badly burned. The fire started from
some unknown cause, and about $25 dam
age resulted.
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
S.halnlt. IN .afI,.l.f nr,.Inlt,.r ~ ISnn

/ 49, 'iAi' is-AllshpHb-
4 Leave Washington from station corner OF New Jer-
For Chicago and NorthNes,. vestibuled Limited
| trains 1875 an, sos pm: daily.
press, 1888 I'm. yestioiled Limited, $40 pm
FOR Pittsb9rs and Cleveland. 1885 NJ. $50 aud
For Columbus, Toledo and Detroit l2;os night.
For Winchester anu way stations. is: 35 an.
$40 for and Tsirt tS;Ss I h INN ,,r~
17:oSs 17:lo, 1850 sa5. 1850. sIooj N. az %
1Ii;s5 pm. sundays. T2:s5s Ii:O5, I7:Io. $50,
1SiS. go 800 1860, 30. III ~ pm TO-
sr F3sas ssaasy wees ss ss1. SIS
4;3o, $3.50 pm. Sundays. 800 am, lis pm
For Boyd and way points. week days oV sis5 am,
4:So' $50, 7'o5 pm Sundays. 900 am. las.
For Gaithersburs and way points, week days.
$50 an, loo, 300, 1870, 4:33, 5:30 7:05
For Washington Junction and way points, week
deys. SIS am, 4:3O. $50 pm. Sundays. 900
ROYAL ELuE LINE.
All trains Illuminated with Plntsch light
ton and the iS.o East week days 5;os DINER $50
pm diner 500 Royal iimi e pEis selsi 1;is
pullman al Train aim Dining Car 5:95 dining Carr
1000 c'elockl. sundays, 7:oS, 500 an op ia.os
noon l.lo tDlniIE tarsi, 800, 5:O5 Dining
500. 1880 and 235 night Sleeping Car open Ia %
oclock). w" -'-VV
ParlIr Cars all day trains
For Atlantic City, 1900 am, 1905 noon ana
1:l5 and 300 pm week days. 1906 noon sun
days. A SUI"
For Cape May, week days, 1908 and lis pm.
Except Sunday. xExnress frein,
Baggage called fo- and checked from hotais "a
residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders lcft NJ
ticket offices, 6l9 Pennsylvania avenue NV New
York avenue and 10Th street and at Depot
F. D. UNDERWOOD, % n MtRTrN
ID Vice President Mgr PES Traaio
and Gen. Manager. a.o-
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
THROUGH THE GRANDEsT SCENERY OF
AAnN FaEIS1 ALL TRAINS yESTIBULEB.
ELECIRlC LIGHTED. STEAM HEATED
ILL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS
STATION, SIXTH AND STREETS.
Schedule in effect June IL, 1899.
2:15 Pm. DAILY-Cincinnati and st. Louis sne-
cfal-Solid train for Cincinnati. Pullman Sleeper,
to Cincinnati, Lexington. Louisville Indiana polls
and st. Louis without change. Parlor Car Coy
ington, Va, to Virginia Hot Springs. Parlor Cans
Cincinnati to Chicago.
lilo p NJ. DAILY-F. r. V. Limited-Solid train
for Cincinnati Pullman Sleepers to Cincipnnti
Lexington and Louisville without change Pullman
Sleeping Car to Virginia Hot Springs Connection
for Hot Springs. Va, daily without change Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays. Observation Car
Hinton to Cincinnati. Sleepers Cincinnati 10 Chi
cago and st. Louis.
2:I5 Pm. DAMy-For GordonsviIle, Charlottes-
vile. Staunton daily, and for Richmond daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
offices, 5l3 Pennsylvania avenue, 600 14th ST. near
z, and at the station. Telephone cali l<ii for
Pennsylvania Railroad cab service
81. W. FULLER. General Passenger Agent
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LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Academy-"The Evil Eye
Bijou-VaudeviIie.
Columbia Theater-Stuart Robson in "Oi-
Yer Goldsmith"
Kernan's Lyceum-Roya} Burlesquers.
Lafayette SquaIe-Nirs. F'iske in Becky
Sharp"
National Theater-Wm. II. Crane in "A
Rich Mans SON..
New Grard-Minnie Palmer and polite
vaudeville
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in butter and you geJ the benefit at once
bib boxes $1.6n. Don't be TOO slow they
might advance again. James +. Oyster 900
Pa. ave. Al narkets.-Advt.
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Important sale of the Marmorite art
goods statues busts plaques and other
valuable pieces at Walter B. Williams &
Co.'S 10th St and Pa ave. will take place
tomorrow al 1870 am. and pm. Seats
r,rpN-f1eti ADJ
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1Iigh-C1ass Fur~-Daiiy-5t2 9th ST.
At Auction.

The stock of fine furs and cloth jackets
and suits which has been selling by orders
Of the assignee will be offered at auction
Thursday morning. Jan. -. Sale at IL ain.
NJ. b. Latiner Will conduct the sale-Advt.
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The Royal Limited" beautiful swift anG
sure, leaves Washington B. and o. R. r
station. New Jersey avenue and c street
daily. 2 pm; arrives New York S m Ex
Quislte dining and cafe car seryice-Adyt.
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4 Floral Forerunner of Spring.

II is acknowledged that Guide grows the
firesr tulips and ionquiIs in America. They
are now arriving 1224 +. Phone gs9-Adr
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FLOOR COMMITTEE.


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A rare collection Of Japanese and Chinese
art objects can now be seen at Sloan's
1907 9 street, previous to being sold at auc-
tion, Thursday. at2:30 pm. by catalogue
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Money to lend at 4. 3 and per cent on
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ACCOUNTANTS.

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e3-6 Telephone No. eT2-a
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EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

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Steamer Estelie Randall for Glymont and
Intermediate points AT go a m
Steamer Wakefield for Colonial Beach and
river landings at ! am.
Trains leave 49, street and Pennsylvania
avenue hourly for Arlington from a m to
s pm and for Nit Vernon hourly from IL
am. to = pm
Cars leave Aqueduct bridge for Arlington
and Fort Nvtr every half hour from . a m
to IL pm and every hour for Falls Church
frt m . a. m to l. pm
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St Paul Burlington, B. and o. and Chesa-
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= EHNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-Tbe
Clark Brothers Royal Burlesquers, with
Terry Mct1overn, the champion feather
weight prize fighter Of the world as the
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LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
The Becky Sharp drawn by Thackeray is
one OF the most attractive characters In the
whole range of fiction. She is not in any
sense lovable woman, for she is thor
oughly heartess, selfish, ambitious, con-
stantly scheming, utterly without moral
sense and thoroughly hypocritical. Yet she
arrests and holds attention by her bril-
liancy and her absolute fearlessness, her
fertility of resource and her splendid nerve.
The Becky Sharp of Vanity Fair" drawn
with the marvellous brilliancy of EnrIand,s
great novelist, still leaves bad taste
in the mouth. like Quinine pill, after the
book is finished The same is true after
witnessing the dramatiZation by Langdon
Mitchell of Thackeray's novel under the
| title OF the leading character which was
| seen for the first time in this city last
| night at the Lafayette Square Opera House.
The piece was presented by Mrs. Minnie
| Madden Fiske and an excellent company
| and was witnessed by large and fashion
| able audience that gave every evidence in
] its applause and curtain calls, of its COM
| plete satisfaction with the presentation.
| The play is not built upon conventional
| lines and is hardly consistent or coherent,
| the author having taken few of the most
| striking incidents in the career of the little
| adventures and built his structure around
them He commences with the marriage of
| Beck to Rawdon Crawley and the subse-
| quent offer of Sir Pitt Crawley which she
/ was obliged to refuse This scene takes
| place In Miss Crawley's house, and the act
| ends with Miss Crawley's rage and Becky's
expulsion. In this first act Mrs. FislSe gives
| the keynote OF Becky's character in her
expression Of disappointment and disgust
| that she had welded an hour too soon In
| this act Miss Ida Waterman, as Miss
| Crawley, does some excellent work, as does
| Robt. V. Ferguson, as Sir Pitt. Their char
4 acteriZations are mentioned here, as they
| do not appear afterward. The second ac,
| shows the Duchess OF Richmond's bail ir
Brussels on the eve of the battle of W.,
| terloo, and the setting is one of the ,,,,-'
| elaborate ever seen upon the stage.
| Many Characters are introduced 9.
and among all the titled men and women
Becky Is easily the leader, on account OF
Washington sentinel., 1900-08-04
A 500, 900 BIunder.

1t now transpires that our prec-
ious commissioner who framed
the Paris Treaty had but very re-
mote idea Of what they were pur
chasing, that they bought "a pie
in a bag" as the saying is. 5ena-
tor Frye, Of Maine, was so densely
ignorant of the existing conditions
that he SAID they understood" at
Paris that s 900 soldiers would be
sufficient to control the Philippines.
Understo I'd from whom? From
England, OF course, who was anXi-
Gus to destroy republicanism in
the Orient, AMI get US to take her
cbesnuts out Of the fire. But in
addition it seems that they lett two
islands, ,,Slbutu and Kalagayou, out
of the prescribed boundary. To
these Spain promptly laid claim.
They are worth absolutely nothing
commercially TO either power. But
as they might be turned into coal
ing or naval stations by some other
power, il became necessary Tor the
United States to acquire title "a
them. And so a bargain has been
struck at a cost OF SIoo, 900 TO the
United States. This is the legiti.
mate fruits OF imperialism. We
never know into what expense oi
ENHANCEMENT \ will embroil us
We are now pouring out money
and blood like water in the Philip
pines and China, without any com
pensation, present or prospective
We ask the people Of the United
States il they would continue II
their employ, in a private capacity
agents guilty OF SUCH gross incom
potency as we have enumerated
We are sure not. And that beinI
the case, does not the same rul
apply to public servants, especiall
when there IS a clear headed, clear
strong, honest, capable man lik
William J. Bryan ready to acceI
J the position.
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spain's Happy DeliverAnce.

To the thoughtless and unin-
formed. the destruction Of Spain's
colonial dependencies seemed 10
mean her elimination from the roll
oil important Europen powers. But
to those who were familiar with
the history OF the blighting effect
Of colonies on the best interests Of
the mother country, il was known
to be a blessing IN disguise. The
constant wars in which Spain
had been embroiled necessarily
fostered the military spirit. With
milItarlsm always comes a spuri
Gus religious frenzy that warps the
judgment OF the people. And in
the same train comes a long civil
and pension last, all calculated to
diminish and demoralize the re-
sources Of the people. A military
despotism means the suppression
OF free thought, tor in times OF war
freedom Of opinion is not to be toll
Grated. Deprive a people OF the
right to think, and the first step to
their decadenCe is taken. The
"silent Don" was silent because il
was not safe to speak, and thi:
silence and consequent paralysis o
the mental powers, led to deterior
alton and decay. In military des
potism the soldier is a person o
Washington sentinel., 1900-08-04

ODe NG1rO Ane IllOSI
UNroI,Ion, full and fatal tning
TO be considered
in the negro problem, says X
Bingham. in HarPey'S MagaS'"e'
is the fact that the younger gener-
alton OF negroes, already the most
criminal class in our population
according to the United States
Census, have developed mania
it can hardly be called anything
eIse-for assaulting white women.
Those who live a thousand miles
from the iungles Of India may
think that the reports that tigers
come out from the jungles and
devour hundreds of people every
year are exaggerated. On the tes-
timony OF the tiger and his kith
and kin they may doubt or deny
the facts, and may express great
sympathy for the down trodden
tigers when they are slain FagraHte
deiIck0, or are tracked to their lairs
and put to death. But those who
live IN the midst OF the terrible
facts feel a constant dread when
the tiger is only in his lair, and
they shudder when he is abroad,
with his appetite for human blood
excited to such fury that he loses
all sense Of the consequences; and
it need not be a matter of surprise
if very short shriit is allowed 70
the Indian tiger on the banks OF
the Ganges, or to the African tiger
on the banks Of the Altamaha.
And it makes the assaults Of the
African tiger harder for the South
ern white man to bear when even
the womsn Of his own race at the
North express great sympathy tor
the death Of the African tiger on
the banks OF the Altamaha, but
none for their Anglo Saxon sister
whom the African tiger has slain,
and when the editor Of a negro
paper in Wilmington, N. c., says
editorially that the Anglo Saxon
women are in collusion with the
African tigers that devour them.
And as long as the Anglo-Saxon
is the Anglo Saxon, this crime has
only to touch linn or his and his
feeling is the same wherever Gods
sun shines on him. And tits a new
crime, 1t was unheard of in slav-
cry. The whole manhood OF the
South left their women in the
hands oil the groes and went to
the front during the Civil War with
the feeling that the women were
safe in the hands Of slaves. and
they were safe, although on many
plantations there were a hundred
negro men and not a white man
within a mile. No woman in the
whole South was ever molested by
a negro during the Civil War. nor
for a number of years after the
war
The negro has nothing to fear
from the old aVe-owning class as
yet, though the incoming genera
ton oI ex- shareholders have lost
much Of the kindly feeling which
their fathers had for him. But the
feeling of the non-slaveholding
class against him, never good in
the nature OF things. is growing
worse day by daV, and a cloud,
already larger than a mans hand.
has risen above the horizon, from
which the lightning flashes angrily.
We delivered the Airi-
can man to the nation in 1865,
orderly, fairly industrious, with
out vices, without disease, without
crime. In the hands of the nation
he has become disorderly, idle,
vicious, diseased, three times more
criminal than the native white, and
one and halt time more criminal
than the foreign white, including
much oil the scum OF Europe; anc
he was one-third more criminal n
1890 than in 1880 by the UniteC
States Census.
Washington sentinel., 1900-08-04
War Budget.

These figures for the United
States look strangely small to those
who have given the subject any at
tention. We look at them more
closely, and we find that they are
tor 1896, under a Democratic Ad-
ministration and before the policy
Of imperialism was heard Of
It is only for foreign countries
that these statistics are brought
down "to the very latest date pos
sible." The actual army appro.
priation Tor the fiscal year 1901 IS
SI14,s2o,o ,oos, which is nearly FIVE
times the amount under the Dem
ocratic regime. The cost OF the
army in 1896 was only Ss3,s5a COS.
The rest Of General Manderson' s
S5I,oo3,9a7 represents river and
harbor and other non-military ex-
pendituTes.
Thus, even on the Republican
statistician's own showing, there
are only three military powers in
Europe that spend more on their
armies than we are spending now.
But that tells less than half the
story. All the following expendi-
lures, provided for in our appro-
priation bills tor the fiscal year
1901. are included in the European
military budget:
Washington sentinel., 1900-08-04

first regard. This begets a con-
tempt for civil, and especially
rural life. The rush is to Office or
to the army or navy. Any obser-
want person can see these tenden
cies in our national life today.
But soldiers, or civil servants,
create 40 wealth. The have to
be carried on the backs Of others.
And oi necessity, by pressure for
places, the Offices, civil and mill
tarY, are multiplied two fold, Then
again the resources OF the country
fail to be developed. Had the
amount spent in our recent war
been expended on our arid and
swamp lands millions Of waste
acres would have been turned into
smiling fields. Literature, inven-
ton, poetry, art, all the nobler as
pirations and finer feelings are
crushed out by the ba barous and
brutal desires which are tostered
by war, and are sacrificed Tor the
false glare OF what is miscalled
glory. Mr. Charles Il. Slater, Of
Denver, Colorado, mas been to
Europe, and in his tour visited
Spain. His description OF the
benehcent effect on that country
Of the elimination Of her colonies,
deserves the most serious thought.
1t is living, existing evidence of
the fact that a colonial system is
curse. Every citizen OF the United
States who reads his words should
decide to retire from power the
present Administration, who either
through ignorance or wanton am
bition, is trying to iasten that
blighting system on the United
States. Mr.. Slater says:
The Spanish people are entering
on new era Of prosperity
SPANS humiiating defeat in her war
with the United States has worked
complete revolution in the aspirations
of her people. The loss OF her cOloni 81
which at the time was regarded as
calamity, has proved her greatest bless
ing 1t has served to divert attention to
the home land and its possibilities OF
development. So long as Spain was a
colonial power her young men looked to
the colonies as their possible source OF
wealth, and those Of them that were
progressive LETT homes to seek fortune in
the islands There being no industrial
development in Spain, such Of the pop
ulatiou as was compelled to remain at
home grew poorer and poorer as the
years went by.
All this is changed now Men ofweallh,
who formerly had all their interests in
the insular posse ssions, are now locking
about for investments at home, and
there is promise of such development
as will make the Spaniards a great
people. Her colonies we're to Spain as
a diseased limb is to the human body.
AS the diseased limb takes TIE fresh
blood and sends it back to the healthy
members poisoned, so the colonies took
the best blood of Spain. Her young
men went out either in civil or military
capacity. They became contaminated
with the corruption that existed in all
of Spain's possessions, and if they did
return home, they were no longer useful
as citizens Now that the diseased limb
has been cut off, this young blood will
go to build up the nation Industries
will be developed, and her people will
be employed in gainiul pursuits. There
is every prospect that the proverbial
poverty of the Castilian will soon be a
thing of the past, and Spain will take
her place among the progressive nations
of the world,