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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
Church Conference Meets.

The Washington district conference A. NJ.
E. Church convened in Lomax Church
Thursday morning at 10 clock, Rev. X. j.
Daniels, presiding elder in charge. DR.. I.
B. Smith, pastor of Union Wesley, con-
Quoted a part of the devotional exercise,
which was concluded by DR.. B. ]. Bolding,
pastor of John Wesley Church. The secre-
| tary, w. H. Snowden, called the roll, and
subsequently Miss M. Brooks was elected
assistant secretary.
| The presiding elder announced the COM
mittee on rules as follows: DR.. Bolding,
| Mrs. L. V. Allen and DR.. Smith.
| On motion the bar of the conference was
| fixed at the fourth seat from the altar The
| committee on rules submitted its report,
| which was adopted. The committee on Gre
dentials also reported.
| The presiding elder then announced the
several committees.
Rev Anderson asked the presiding elder:
"How can a pastor enforce a law or the
church which is not in the book OF disci-
pline, and is such law binding?" This
caused a lengthy argument, Drs. Bolding,
Smith, Snowden, Rev. Anderson and Mr..
Jay participating. Friday evening was set
| for the Endeavor meeting. and the confer
ence adjourned, with benedietion by Rev.
NJ. j. Anderson.
| The conference reconvened at pm. The
minutes Of the morning session were read
and adopted after which the delegates re-
ported Each church made a very favor
| able showing. Brief remarks were made
| concerning Rev. Anderson's Church of Bur-
vile not being in a good condition finan-
cially, and it was ordered that another
| church be attached toit, forming a circuit
Rev. Baily Of Baltimore made verbal
| report of his church, which was accented
| Benediction by Rev. ". H. Snowden. DID
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ENFORCING pROMpTITUDE.
Justice Claba uEh's Comment on Tardy
Witnesses and Attorneys.

In the trial of a minor case yesterday at
ternoon Justice Clabaugh. in Criminal
Court No. 1, had occasion to sound a note
of warning to the attorneys and witnesses
in criminal cases regarding their prompt
attendance upon court. Justice Clabaugh
declared that for some time past the bust
ness of the courts had been greatly inter-
fered with on account of the hardness of
attorneys and WITNESSES in reporting in the
morning and thus delaying the opening of
court, and also In the granting of postpone
ments asked for by attorneys who had ne
elected to have, their, witnesses summoned.
In the future. he said. If the attorneys were
not on hand to attend to their cases at the
time specified, and II witnesses failed to re-
sued against them to show cause why they
should not be held in contempt OF court
and punished accordingly.
In the case in view the attorney said his
client had only been indicted for week
and he had no idea of such an early trial
of the case He requested a postponement
in order that he might secure the attend
ance of witnesses deemed essential TO his
clients cause. He said it was an outrage
If the case were allowed to proceed, but ne
was willing to take the blame upon himself
Judge Clabaugh said the case had been
posted on the assignment board for three
days and there was ample time Tor the
summoning of witnesses. He SAID the at
torney was right in taking the blame, as
it belonged with him, and II there was any
outrage in the case it had been committed
by the attorney upon his client He grant
ed postponement for fear the rights or
the defendant might be impaired, ana TOOK
occasion to make the statements concern
ing the attendance of attorneys and wit
nesses as above rected. The attorney in
the case apologized to the court and said
he had meant no reflection whatever upon
the tribunal when he spoke Of the outrage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
A Feline Snake Killer.
lew York Mail and Express


A magnificent Angora cat, belonging to
DR.. ]. Hammond Bradshaw of Orange, N.
T.. had a desperate encounter with an ad-
der yesterday. The snake was killed. but
not until pussy had almost been choked to
death.
The combat was witnessed by Mrs. Mar
earet Houghwout, who says that the cat
spied the snake coiled in the roadway in
front of the house. Kitty crept up eau
tiously within striking distance, and with a
spring landed on the adder's back. sinking
her sharp teeth into the snakes neck. The
adder uncoiled and made frantic efforts to
get away, and finally dislodged the cat.
Mrs. Houghwout made an effort to pick
up the cat, fearing it would get injured,
but kitty eluded her and jumped for the
snake a second time. The adder succeeded
in coiling itself around the cats neck and
almost strangied 1t. With desperate eff
fort the cat broke the snakes hold. and
SELLING the reptile back OF the head. killed
1t after short struggle.
The snake measured three feet two and
one-half inches In length and five inches
around the body.
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DRINKING WATER FOR TROOPS.
Officers Ordered to See That 1t Ha,
Been Boiled.

The War Department has made public
an order by General Macarthur looking to
the protection of the health Of the soldiers
in the Philippines 1t is as follows:
Il. 1t has been satisfactorily demonstrated
to the medical department that nearly 90
per cent of the sickness of the army is pro-
duced by causes which may be avoided by
the observance, by company and other Of
ficers in command of troops of Simple sani-
tary regulations, the most important of
which is the sterilizing, by boiling, of all
water that is to be used for drinking, and
of cleanliness of camps, quarters, kitchens
and utensils that are used in cooking.
TT is therefore ordered that officers In
command of troops will give directions that
all water for drinking purposes shall be
boiled at least twenty minutes, and that
every precaution be taken to prevent the
use of any that has not been so SterliZed
When about to go on march each man
will be required to fill his canteen with ster-
ilized water before starting. Company and
detachment commanders will inspect the
canteens and see that this is done. If there
should be an insufficient amount of sterilized
water on hand at the time of starting on
march coffee left over from a meal may be
used as a substitute. Should the water
recently boiled be too hot to handle it can
be cooled by filling the canteen and, after
cerking plunging it into cold water and al
lowing it to remain immersed for rev
minutes.
Cooks and others employed in the kitch-
ems must be instructed to thoroughly cleanse
all cooking utensils and mess furniture with
boiled water.
Commanders of military stations will
give their personal attention to enforcing
this order, and inspectors will report any
failure of its observance.
I'll. Commanding officers will observe
strictly the requirements of general orders
No. 81 headquarters department of the Pa
cifc and Sth Army Corps, November 10.
1898. an extract from which is republished
for the information and guidance of all con-
cerned:
Every enlisted man of the command
who has not been successfully vaccinated
within the past six months, as shown by
company records or within personal knoWl-
edge of the officer. will be vaccinated at
once (provided he is in physical condition
to endure IT., and should the operation not
prove successful 1t will be repeated at in
tervals of two weeks often as, in the
judgment of the surgeon in charge of or
ganization it may be deemed necessary to
protect against smallpox. but not less than
three unsuccessful vaccinations from date
of this order will be accepted as sufficiently
protective
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From the London News.


The dog seems destined to play an i'm
portant part in future warfare. The Ger
man army is now provided with a large
number of four-footed soldiers. The great
est pains are taken to train the animal
and its usefulness was quite established
at last years maneuvers near Coblentz.
1t is employed in three ways. It's intelli-
gence and keen scent are utilized for dis
covering wounded men. The st. Bernard
would naturally be chosen for Samaritan
duties of this kind, but the object is to
choose smaller dogs, which are less likely
to be shot. During the maneuvers 200 SOL
diers were ordered to fall wounded in diff
ferent parts of the forest Five hundred
ambulance orderlies were instructed to find
them. Twelve escaped their search, but
these were all scented out by four dogs
which on repetition Of the experiments
saved eighteen who would otherwise have
had no help. The dogs are provided with
a little box full of refreshments and a
packet of bandages. They are trained to
wait till the wounded man has used these
and II he is too Ill to do so. to run back
and fetch an ambulance officer. The other
services for which the dogs are trained are
as sentinels and scouts, and, more impor-
tant still, as ammunition carriers between
the wagons and the firing line. It appears
that the German troops sent out to China
took with them a number of these faithful
and well-trained recruits.
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AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Funeral of Mrs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
prOvements at University.

prOvements at University.
The funeral of Mrs. ]. H. Biumenberg
will be held tomorrow afternoon at j o clock
from her late residence, 2130 Pennsylvania
avenue. Mrs. Blumenberg died quite sud
denly Wednesday. She was the wife of Mr.
J. H. Blumenberg, and for many years re-
sided at the southwest corner of Potomac
and Prospect avenues. few months ago
the family moved to Washington.
A number of improvements have been
made of late at Georgetown University, the
front entrance buildings having been re-
painted, and the brick walk leading to the
main door was removed and a granolithic
walk substituted. A granolithic walk is
also laid in front of the building. The drive
way in the grounds has been macadamized,
and instead of the large space Immediately
in front of the main door. a reservation
has been laid out with the driveway on
either side.
Widows Son Lodge, No {, will attend
divine service tomorrow evening in a body
at EbeneZer NJ. E. Church. Other lodges
are also expected to be represented.
The Georgetown station is undergoing a
number of repairs. The walls of all of the
rooms are to be painted and other needed
repairs made while the window frames and
all other woodwork are to be touched up.
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WHERE CoNFUCIUs SLEEPS.
Visit to the Tomb of the Great Chinese
Philosopher.

From the Century.
Still weary from climbing Tai-schan, l
left on the following morning for klu-fu,
the home of Confucius. After an easy trip
through most beautiful and fertile country
I arrived at the huge city wall, over which
/ saw the yellow-tiled roofs of the Confu-
cius temple and of the palace Of the present
duke, the lineal descendant of the sage.
The tomb of Confucius is situated about
two miles outside the town, and. in order
not to arouse the suspicion of the fanaticai
population, 1 determined to visit it before
entering the city Consequently 1 sent one
of my soldiers to the dukes secretary,
praying that the gates Of the family grave
yard should be opened to me- The orders
of the viceroy had, however. preceded me-
and on my arrival at the gates 1 met some
chamberlains Of the duke, in great state
already waiting. After profound kotowing
they led the way to the most sacred spot
of the Chinese empire, which, so far has
been seen only by one or two white men,
Fortunately. the vicar of the German Cath
Ole mission of southern Shan-tung, a most
learned man and excellent Chinese scholar
had Joined me on the way, and l was thus
able to get translations Of the Inscriptions
on all the numerous portals. bridges. tenn
pies and tombS.
Passing through the temple, which con-
tains nothing but a large table of sacrifice,
of red lacquer, l entered the central inclo-
sure and stood before the grave of Confu-
Gus Here, under an earthen mound prob
ably fifty feet high and one hundred and
twenty feet in circumference, lie the ashes
of the sage, or, as the inscription on the
stone tablet in front of it says: The most
sacred the serene sage, the venerable
teacher, the philosopher Kung." Twenty
six centuries have elapsed since this mound
was erected. thousands of millions Of sons
of Han have lived and died, and still the
teachings of the great man form the Bible
Of this most numerous nation on earth He
has impressed his religion and his code of
morals on a third Of the entire population
of the globe; but all these millions. from
tn. long line of emperors down to the pres
ent day, worship him not as god, but as
a man. They erected no gorgeous temples
for sacred shrines over his grave. and no
relics of Confucius are worshiped, like the
niece of ivory which in the temple of
handy represents the tooth of Buddha, or
the hair from the head of Mohammed in the
Mosque of Kairwan. Confucius Is not
legendary figure distorted by the COM
mcntaries of priests. but man like his
CONTEMPORARIES and their descendants. yet
withal greater than the deities for whom
the peoples Of Asia PROSTATE themselves In
tho dust.
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KILLED THREE FINE BUCKS.
Profitable Hunt of Mexsrs. d. NJ
Parker and James NJ. Green.

Profitable Hunt of Messrs. ii. NJ.
Parker and James VI. Green.
Messrs Myron NJ. Parker and James NJ.
Green spent last week deer hunting in New
Hampshire, and their collections of heads
are larger by two and one, respectively.
All three of the animals killed were four
pronged bucks. Mr.. Parker. shooting 80
Winchester. killed both his in one day.
They weighed when dressed 249 and 241
pounds each. Mr.. Green put a .3S Winches-
ter straight through the heart of his quarry
next day. He weighed 175 pounds dressed.
The two gentlemen were guests of the
Blue Mountain Forest Game Club. of which
Senator Proctor is president and Mr.. Park
er a member. The club has a preserve, the
Austin Corbin estate, near Newport, N H,
of an immense tract of primeval wilder
ness. which, however. Is inclosed by wire
fence fifteen feet high and thirty miles in
length.
Mr.. Green said today that the preserve is
simply an ideal sportsman's paradise. Ihe
country inclosed is as rough as West Vir-
Sinia and mountainous and virtually I'M
touched. The club has a magnificent house,
but a few rods away all is wild. No female
animal is permitted to be killed within the
preserve. 1 saw half a dozen does at one
time. l also saw wild boar SOW with
three pigs. Wild boars are plentiful, ana
their grunts may be heard frequently. The
Corb:n herd of buffalos, which Is the largest
group of these noble animals remaining
alive, now number ninety-eight, and we saw
twenty-seven of them together all magnifi-
cent animals. There are elks also in the
estate, and we constantly flushed pheasants
and woodcock. But we were out for deer
Mr.. Green will try smaller game next
week. and will open the turkey season
Thursday down in Virginia
Another turkey hunting party that will
also begin the first day In Virginia, will
include Messrs. James F. Oyster. H. Clay
Browning, William Berens and John Small
of the Jackson Landing Gun and Fishing
Tlnh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
The Hollow Bones of Birds.
From the Popular Science Monthly.

From the Popular Science Monthly.
The hollow bones of birds are frequently
cited as beautiful instances of providential
mechanics in building the strongest and
largest possible limb with the least ex-
penditure of material. and this is largely
true And yet birds like ducks, which
Cleave the air with the speed of an express
row or saturated with fat, while the lum-
bering hornbill that fairly hurtles over the
treetops has one of the most completely
pneumatic skeletons imaginable. permeated
with air to the very toe tips; and the I'M
calmly pelican is nearly well Off Still, ii
is hut fair to say that the frigate bird and
turkey buZzards, creatures which are most
at ease when on the wing. have extremely
light and hollow bones, but comparing one
bird with another. the paramount impor-
tance of pneumatic skeleton to a bird is
not as evident as that Of a pneumatic tire
u a bicycle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
Applies for Writ of Mandamus.

Charles w. Stapleton has applied to the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
for writ of mandamus, compelling Chas
H. Duell. commissioner of patents. to sci
aside a decision OF the assistant commits
sioner of patents which granted priority te
Frank w. Kinney in proceedings for pat
ent an improvement in rubber tires, the
same having been applied for by Mr.. Sta,
pleton, who brings the suit. 1t Is related
that Kinney was granted priority by the
examiner in interferences. but this deci,
sion was reversed by the board of exam
ners-in-chief. On final hearing the assist
ant commissioner decided against the boarc
of examiners. Mr.. Stapleton claims Com
missioner Duell was present during great
er part of the hearing and should have
heard the case himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
ADOPTED CHINESE CLOTHES.
Gould Not Stand Curiosity melted by
His Natural Dress.

His Natural Dress.
From the Century.
Dr. Crawford, my amiable Baptist host,
who, with his wife, has been residing in
China for nearly half century. explained
to me why missionaries were compelled to
abandon our western dress. When he first
came to China to preach the gospel lie con-
sidered it hardly compatible with the dig
nifty of an American citizen to wear pig
tail and felt slippers. Moreover, the west
ern dress appeared to him advantage in
his mission, more liable to attract the at
tention and respect of the population in the
different places he visited. In fact, no eff
fort was needed to get an audience togeth-
er, for great crowds usually collected about
him, anxious to learn what the tall stranger
with the stovepipe hat, narrow trousers
and leather boots had to say. But hardly
had he begun to preach to them in their
own language than they became holder, in
vestigated the cut of his coat and trousers,
felt the materials between their fingers,
touched his boots and interrupted him con-
tinually with all sorts of queStionS-how
the leather boots were put on and off, where
he got the trousers, how much the mate
rails cost, and where he had learned their
language-as if the God whom he preached
interested them but little. Tired Of these
continual interruptions. he at last deter
mined to satisfy the curiosity of his listen
ers from the very outset Arriving in the
next village, he addressed the crowd as
sembled about him as follows: Brothers,
hail from America; my trousers are made
Of wool stuff. to be got at Shanghai for two
tao per yard; my boots are made of calf
skin, and are put on in the same way as
the socks you are wearing; your language
1 acquired in Pekin, and have come to tell
you about the true God" etc. This, how
ever, satisfied the audience but little. They
waited patiently till he had finished, and
then. instead of approaching him, crushed
by the eternal truths. in order to ask for
baptism. they again began questioning him
about his trousers. Finally he became con-
WINGED that 1t was by far the best policy
to adopt the Chinese dress, and for nearly
fifty years he has worn no other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
Real Estate Transfers.

American University Park John D.
Croissant ct al, trustees, to George E.
Jones, lots 81 and SO. block 0; $1,000.
Seventh street southeast between A and
streets--John P. Keech ct ux. to Chas.
e Worthington and Martin Wiegand, trus-
tees lot "a, square 800; $40 Stamps, 81.
Twenty-first and l. streets northwest
Thos. E. Waggaman ct al, trustees, to
James B. Nicholson, original lots Is and
16, square rs; $4,000.
Eighteenth and streets northwest-Wm.
A. Wimsatt, trustee, to Chas. F. Carusi,
lot 81, square 1853: Sc, 740
G. street southwest between I'd and Sd
streets-John H. Brooks ct ux. to Bernard
Leonard. part original lot Is, square 5S7;
$40 Stamps, SD.
Twelfth and D streets southwestern
mour w. Tulloch ct Tx. ct al to VIM. E.
Turpn and Henry " Tulloch, trustees lots
and o, square 297; $4,000.
LIE Droit Park-William A. Folger ct ux.
to John w. Ridgely, part lot r. block 10;
$40 Stamps, 81.
C street southeast between Sd and 4th
streets-Jno. J. Wharton ct Tx. to Theo l.
King, lot N, square 191; $40 (stamps, so.
Long Meadows-Andrew Diltz ct al, trus-
| tees. to Laura d. Connor part lot 90, block
%; 81, 200.
Peters Mill Seat-Richard T. Morsell. sur
viving trustee, to Fannie G. Palmer, Helen
p. Palmer and Elizabeth G. Robins, part;
| 5000.
Peters Mill Seat-Fannie G. Palmer ct al
W SHdS w NuSSell, part SlO S9).
Columbia Heights = Louis Gundling to
Frank S. Collins and Eugene E. Gaddis lot
and part lot Z, block SO: so stamps, Sd
LIE Droit Pa-k-Frank S. Collins ct al. to
Louis Gundng, lot 50, block 8; lot II, block
| 7. and lot 81, block 3; $40 STAMPS so cents)
Long Meadows-Flora r. Bliss ct al to
| John G. Campbell, lot 1856, block q; $40
| Stamps. 80 cents.
Hickman street southeast between lst
| and I'd streets-Frank T. Hopkins ct ux.
| to Edw. c. Hoover lot &c. square 1856: SO
| (stamps. $3.50.
| Oak View-Edw j. SteIlwagen ct al,
| trustees. to Mary E. Connie, lots 10. II. II.
| block }; "a $50
Trindad-Thos. e. Waggaman ct al.
| trustees, to James B. Nicholson lot 68.
| block l: s.. 500.
| No. 927 10Th street NOTWITHSTANDING r..
| Pearson to Elizabeth Sutton part lots ID
| and II. square 106; SO (stamps, So.
! Nineteenth street northwest between !
and X streets and Brightwood Park-Same
4 to same, two-thirds interest in original lot
| IA. square 100. and part original lot L.
! square 106. and one-third interest in LOT
10, block Is, Brightwood Park; $40 Stamps,
| So.
| Long Meadows-Jno. G. Campbell to JOS
| PICARD lot 1856, block q; SO Stamps, SOC J.
| Harlem-John Quinn to Annie d. Con-
nor. part lot IL; SO (stamps. 5Oc.).
| Cliffbourne-Waddy b. Wood ct ux. to
Lily Larned. lot q, block 3; 5000
| Eighth and E streets northeast-Chas G.
| Zange to Chas. H. Cecil. lot %, square 914
$40 Stamps, 81.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Cochran-Wm F. Whelon. Ardmond. Pa;
C. D. Heesemann, Brooklyn, n. y: ID.
Gregg Mckee, Pittsburg, Pa: E. P. Moo
ney, Buffalo, N. Y; l. P. Bascom, Boston;
Dr. Horace Ludington and DR.. Paul II.
Ludington, Omaha, Neb.; R. M. Lee. Balti-
more; s. NJ. Nawton. New York; Edw. Bar
ton, Philadelphia.
Richmond-r M. Lajoie. New Orleans; R.
D. Denton New York.
Ebbitt-F. R. Burton. Springfield. Ohio;
John T. kenney and H. T. Lowering, Bos-
ton, Mass; D. w: Fisk, Helena, Mont;
Francis Maynard, Knoxville, Tenn.
Metropolitan-A. w. Martin. Helena,
Mont: W. C. Adamson, Georgia; B. E
Cincinnati. Ohio: L. NJ. Scott. North Caro-
lina Dr. Geo. Ross, Richmond, Va; l.. R.
Harvey. Wilmington, Del: ]. w. Griggs
Dawson, Ga.
Gordon-Capt John R. Bartlett, =: S; N.
Mrs. Scott Grant. New York: H. M. Sims,
Birmingham, Ala; Mrs. NJ. F. Scanlon and
Miss F. Scanlon, st. Louis, Mo-; G. E
Randall, New York.
Raleigh-P. ]. Williams. Columbus. Ga.
Miss Reed Pittsburg, Pa; Mrs. L. Grant
New York; Lawrence Spear. y. S; n; w. s
Ludlow and Geo. Bancroft, Cincinnati
Ohio; w. H. Taylor, Virginia; F. Q. Brown
Massa chusetts; G. L. Weiss, Cleveland
Ohio; G. Ounce, France; Nine. Henri, Paris
w. A. Post. Newport News, Va; Joseph
Knight Boston, Mass; d. S. Walcott
Pittsburg; e. G. Leigh RICHMOND, Va; w
B. Gilmore. Montreal; F. R. r dell, James
town. New York; w. s. Campbell. New
York; G. II. Dawson, Baltimore; G. NJ
Bond, Hartford, Conn
St James-W. T. Foster, Rome. Ga; F
Youmans. Jersey City: w. G. Leslie, Phila,
D. Johns, FIT. Wayne, Ind; A. ]. Smith
BROOKLYN.