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An old Debt CANCELLED
The Finances of the Suffrage As
seeiatiOn Discussed.
A Long Address by Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Catt. i'm Which She Talks
About Money and CampRiGns-Ar-
rangemcnts for Celebrating Miss
AnthonH's Birthday AnniNersary.

This mornings session Of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
was opened by Miss Anthony The min
utes Of yesterdays session were read and
approved Mrs Clark of Utah. the pres
ident Of the organization in that State.
then read her annual report in which she
dwelt on the legal status Of the woman
in Utah. She said the paramount question
Of today is shall the woman be admitted
to equal rights with man." Mrs Clark
said that the suffragists' aim to collect data
of the woman voter and thus be enabled to
furnish the National Information Bureau
with valuable data for reference and ar
gument. Mrs. Clark's paper was replete
with data and statistics which were Of
more than ordinary interest. coming as
they did from a universal suffrage State.
Mrs. Hollister Supreme Commander of
the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World,
was invited by Miss Anthony to make
few remarks on the work in her field. She
said that ohio has given the country
many men statesmen. and that it would
before long give many women statesmen"
Mrs Hollister introduced Mrs. Emma :.
Obs. OF Ohio, the President of the Lady
Maccabees, who spoke at length on the
work of the order. She said it was the
chief purpose of the Maceabee Ladies 10
instruct the women in business methods,
train them as citizens. and make them APP
preciate the grave responsibilities Of wo-
men.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait offered The re-
ports of the committee on study. headquar-
ters, and organization. Mrs. Gait went
into details. describing the work which is
being done at the headquarters Of the as
sociation in New York. in the literary field,
in the field of organization. and other
branches of the organization. She reported
the amounts of money expended for the
printing OF leaflets typewriter and clerk
hire. as well as other office expenses. which
she said were small in comparison 10
the good which is accomplished thereby
Mrs Catr also said that a large amount of
co-edueational and suffrage literature has
been placed throughout the universities Of
this country and the British Empire She
added:
During the year the funds of the As
sociation were not spent for organization
SO much as for campaign work, thinking ii
spent for a better purpose.
AT the close OF the year 1899 the organ
ization was completely out Of debt owing
to the generous and prompt response to
letters sent out. There are a good many
suffragists everywhere. if we only would
start out and hunt them up
Mrs. Gait, speaking on the general con-
dition OF the organization. said that she
believed that the organized condition OF
those States which the Association can
- -e - B. r--H
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Whooping Cough In South Dakota.

1t isn't often the Democrat takes any
stock In proprietary preparations, but.
having had occasion TO use the Chamber
Iain's Cough Cure in recent case of
whooping cough, we found 1t most ex-
cellent remedy, and one that gives the
child immediate reliet. Being pleasant to
the taste, children do not object to TAX
ing 1T. and it keeps the cough loose, and
il given freely and as directed there is
practically no danger whatever from the
disease.-"Howard. s. d., Democrat"
For sale by Henry Evans. wholesale and
retail. and all druggists.
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PANIC AT A FUNERAA.
A sinking Church Floor Excites the
CouxregatiOn.

HAGERSTOWN. Md, Feb. IA panic
was caused at the funeral CT Jere-
miah Brown. near Brownsville. Wash
ington county. The corpse was taken into
the church. which was crowded with col
ored and white people The body was car
ried TO the chancel and the crowd which
surrounded the coffin caused one of the
girders in the floor to give way, which re-
suited in the floor sinking several inches.
Everybody was in a panic. and great ex-
citement prevailed for time, women
shrieking and men shouting
Rev. Mr.. Keets, who preached the fu-
neral sermon, mounted the pulpit and bid
the audience keep still, as there was no
further danger. His words paeihed the
crowd, which became orderly once more,
and the services were concluded. The
bodv was buried in the cemetery adjoin-
ing the church.
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THE BUNKER HILL ROAD.
The Conimiss sieners Apply to Con
sress for Legislation.

ere~s for Legislation.
The District Commissioners are in good
deal of quandary over the application of
the City and Suburban Railway Company
for permit to reconstruct its tracks on
the Bunker Hill Road. A clause in the
charter of the Soldiers Home and Eeking-
ton Railway Company, the parent of the
present road. provides that The tracks of
the said company should be located along
and wholly outside the Bunker Hill Road
on land to be acquired by said company,
by gift or purchase and made a part OF
said road.
This enactment is not. the Commission
ers believe. necessary at the present time.
In the reconstruction OF the tracks now
contemplated the Commissioners think
that better results would be achieved by
placing the tracks in the centre Of the
street than by requiring them to be To-
Gated along the north edge of the road
way as at present
The Commi ssioneTS are prevented by the
clause in the original charter from allow
ing the tracks to be placed where they
properly belong in the middle of the road
ington Avenue. where il is also intended 20
reconstruct the tracks The Commissioners
incline to the belief that the tracks of all
roads in the District should be placed in
the centre of the street which they occupy
Experience seems TO have shown that to be
the proper position for them As a conse-
qUence the Commissioners have decided To
ask congress to pass the necessary legisla-
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PARADISE FOR ROBBERS.
Chicago Criticised by Insurance Nen
and Rates Advanced

CHICAGO. Feb. 1i.-Burglary insurance
rates have been advanced 30 per cent on
residences and stores in Chicago. This
makes the third advance that has been
made in three years and brings the mini
mum tariff up to s27 per 81. o0O. Three years
ago 1t was only sic.
The increasing number of burglaries
alleged poor police protection, and the bad
moral hazard generally were some of the
factors that brought about the advance.
Chicago burglary underwriters say this is
the most hazardous city in the country"
New York has fewer burglary losses and is
regarded much better city in which
10 write this class of business
Frank III. Osborne. who is temporarily in
charge of the Western burglary department
of the Fidelity and Casualty Company,
said:
Without doubt Chicago is the worst city
in the country for burglary losses. The
trouble is largely with the police, who have
too much territory to patrol for the num-
ber of men in the department. The burg
larry business is largely in an experimental
state and rate-making has not been re-
duced TO fine science. The increases have
been larger in Chicago than elsewhere
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X. X. Kenneday, United States Consul
ar Para, in a report to the State Depart
ment some time ago, called attention to
the promising field offered for the invest
nlent of capital in certain parts of Brazil.
He has just sent another communication to
the Department. in which the same subject
is touched upon. He says:
The valley of the Amazon still remains
almost unexplored. What has been done
has been accomplished in great measure,
by Europeans. | can but repeat my advice
to progressive Americans 10 enter this
field. We now control good portion of
the imports both of Manaos and Para and
supply large quantities of machinery; but
We should do much more for the trade Of
northern Brazil is growing all the time
Para has doubled its population in the
last four years, and Manaos has increased
its commerce loo per cent within half that
time. A Belgian French syndicate is di-
recting its attention TO the upper ANA
zon. Its name is Compton Colonial
Francais." the main offices being in Paris
with branch Office at Para Another is to
be established at Manaos.
The first transaction of the syndicate
was the purchase of the rubber estates
known as Casa do Jayary comprising
twenty-one rubber fields beginning at the
mouth of the Itequary River. l am in
formed that the price paid was shout
$I2O,o00. cash payment was made OF
S56o,0O0. The company is capitalized at
managers have made an offer of s72O.OOo
for rubber districts on the Ituy River. an
aifiuent Of the Javary extending eighteen
miles on both banks OF the river. but the
proposal has been refused.
Advance agents of London syndicate
with capital of SIS $50 900 are also ex-
amining the rubber fields. and Others, rep
reSenting European interests. are to be
seen all along the Upper Amazon. The
United States is as much interested in the
rubber industry as any of those countries.
and American capital is generally eager
Tor safe investment with liberal returns;
and cannot see why so little attention Is
given To the possibilities OF the Amaznn
Valley.
IF European capitalists are allowed tn
control this business. il will be- detrimen-
tai TO our interests. The demand for rub
Der Is constantly growing, while the pro-
duction is hardly equalng that of past
years After q while those who have not
foreseen the necessity of securing the raw
material may find themselves at the mer
cN or the owners of the rubber fields
'Manaos. 1000 miles up the Amazon
has population conseryatively estimated
at between 10000 and 20 900. and is the
depot for all the rubber gathered in the
upper valley. Para firms have branch
houses here. The city lacks, however. two !
essential elements of rosperity-banking !
facilities and telegraphiC communications |
with tho side world
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HER VOICE RETURNS.
The Strange Cure of a Pennsylvania
Girl Suffreing From shock

N0RRISToWN. Pa. Feb. 1.-THE pow
er of speech was suddenly restored yester-
day TO Miss Rebecca Gehret. mill girl.
who for the past couple OF months has
been unable to utter a word. The girl
was formerly employed in Nolde & Horst s
hosiery mill at Reading, which was des-
troyed by fire. and her fright as she fed
from the burning building was so great
that il took away her voice.
II other respects the girl seemed to have
recovered from the shock. and, securing
employment at Rambo & Regars mill In
this town, she went to work yesterday
The greater part of The day she was busy
at her machine.
II was late in the afternoon when the
other girls heard loud scream and saw
Miss Iehret fall to. the floor in faint
4 few minutes later she revived, and
recognizing some of those around her
spoke as naturally as ever When she re-
allied what had happened she tried her
voice in many ways and found it all there
Today she was at work again. happy as
a lark. and sang as she deftly manipulated
her knitting machine.
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THE ARMY TRANSPORTS
A Plan For a Regular Line From
San Francisco to Manila.
Six Steamers to BE Selected for the
Service-Nore to Be Added Later.
ed Out by Colonel BeIiinger, of
the Qusrtermaster's Department..

Col John B. Bellinger. OF the Quarter
masters Department of the Army, who is
in charge of the transports, is working
upon plan for establishing regular line
OF army steamers between San Francisco
and Manila, which he hopes to have cGm-
pleted and in working order in a short
time. For the present during the preva-
lence of the bubonic plague in Honolulu
the vessels will touch at Nagasaki, Japan,
both in going to Manila and returning to
San Francisco.
The trip between San Francisco and Ma
Mia is now made easily in thirty days and
two OF the army transports have made it
in less time-the Sherman in twenty -four
days and the Meade in twenty-five days.
The Government now owns between fif-
teen and twenty transports which were
formerly merchant vessels. but have been
transformed to the uses Of the Army at
great expense and have been pronounced
by military and naval attaches of foreign
countries who have inspected them as the
most complete transports in the world. 1t
is probable that six of the largest and
best steamers will be at once selected for
the proposed service. The vessels being
considered are the Meade, Sheridan, and
Grant of $500 tons each. and the Thomas,
Sherman. and Logan, OF 5.I0O tons each.
To these in about two months Will be ad-
ded the Sumner of 800 tons. giving the
line of ships an aggregate of $1,000 ton
mage.
In capacity for carrying troops the Meade
can carry 200 officers and men and all
their baggage, including twelve or fifteen
horses of the staff officers; the Thomas,
900 men; the Logan, GRANT, Sherman,
Sheridan. and Sumner. 1900 men each,
with all their necessary equipment.
with over sc. 900 troops in the Philippines
the war Department, is constantly sending
Thousands of tons of supplies to them, and
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MRS. UatJ stated tnaJ Il Is the Eastern
money which is the cause of the success of
the suffragists in the West. Let US re-
member that there should be no selfshness
in this matter The West has no cause TO
complain OF the treatment received at the
hands of The national officers Mrs. Gait
paid a glowing tribute to the Massachusetts,
delegation and their unceasing work to-
ward lhe cause
The report Of Mrs Gait was adopted
Miss Anthony replied to a question of
Mrs. Swift Of California that the California
branch was not included i'm the statement
OF Mrs. Gait relating to the West Miss
Anthony stated. that on The contrary Cali
fornia betrayed the costs OF a campaign out
of her own treasury, the expenses amount
ing to SIS. 600
Mrs. Gait again taking the floor. eN-
Plained what the association expects TO DO
In the future, with regard TO conducting
the organization and campaign committees
Mrs. Gait advocated the employment of
more clerks so that the association could
DO more effective work. She stated that
liberal responses have been received to sp-
peals to contribute money toward the
payment of a debt of $1,000 and that suf-
hclent money had been received already
from life membership certificates to pay
the debt which the association had been
six wears. This statement was received
with tremendous applause. Mrs. Oatt an
Douuced that s, 009 already had been
pledged toward the raising of a general
fund of S10.000. Mr.. Lloyd Garrison
pledged 81 600. the members of the work
committee $500. and Mrs. Hussey of New
Jersey $500. the Massachusetts delegation
$500, Louisiana delegation S10o. Kentucky
delegation $780, New Mexico delegation
fraloradg f3alpoatfon "a.
number of life membership certificates
had been applied for.
Presents have been contributed toward
the birthday celebration of Miss Anthony
throughout this week, and this morning a
large number of gifts have been brought
to the church and were presented 10 Miss
Anthony after the close of the morning
session by Mrs. Clara Berwick Colby. Mrs
Richard, of Utah; Mrs, NaylOr, of Idaho
and Mrs. Upton. purse from the Cali
fornia delegation was presented by Mrs
Swift.
This afternoon the members Of the AS
sociation are invited TO tea with Mrs Hen
derson. the wife of the Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
This evenings programme will consist
OF an address by Harriet Stanton Blatch
OF England, on War and the Work OF
Women" Caroline Holbrook Miller. Of
Maryland. Our Problem" Hon. John C.
Bell, Member of Congress, THE Woman's
Vote IN Colorado" Carrie Chapman Gait !
Of New York. THE Three Is" Susan II. |
Anthony will make the closing address.
Under the auspices of the association a |
public meeting TO celebrate the eightieth |
birthday OF Susan B. Anthony will be held |
at . o clock tomorrow afternoon at the La 1
fsyette Square Opera House Miss An |
thongs birthday has also been chosen as 4
the date on which the Board of Trustees of 1
the Corcoran Gallery of Art open their |
collection Of treasures to private view
complimentary TO the National Woman
Suffrage Association The interest on this
occasion Will centre about Miss Anthony.
who viii receive from to II In the even
ing.
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ACCUSED OF FORGERY.
Leroy 4. shear Charged With Pass
ing Worthless Check.


The police are making strenuous efforts
to apprehend Leroy C. Shear, alias Charles
r. Clark, Frank Mallory, and William NJ.
Davis, who is wanted here on a charge of
forgery and false pretences. 1t is alleged
that on February 3 he presented a forged
check for S100 at a well-known clothing
store and received in return goods 10 the
amount of about $50 and the balance in
cash. In a circular sent out from Police
Headquarters by Major Sylvester last night
a minute description of the man is given.
together with his picture and a fac simile
of the alleged forged check.
According 10 the police Shear is a clever
foTger and has visited many cities. His
scheme. it is said, is TO visit a prominent
clothing or dry goods house, as he did here,
purchase goods to the value of from $50 TO
$40 tender check for large amount in
payment, and receive the difference in
cash.
He is fluent and persuasive talker. and
in addition is of gentlemanly appearance.
The forged check which Shear is said TO
have passed on the local merchant was
drawn on the Citizens Bank of Bedford,
Ind Ii was dated January %. 1900. and
bore the number 527b The check was
made payable TO W. NJ. Davis whom Shear
it is said. represented himself to be. and
puTported to bear the signature of Albert
Hatfield. Across the face of the check was
written Good if properly endorsed. J. r.
koril. cashier" Shear, il is said, endorsed
the check W NJ Davis
The validity of the check was not ques
toned when it was presented and was
csshed. IL was then deposited
in local bank and finally in the regular
way was received at the Bedford bank,
where the signature was pronounced
forgery. The local firm was communicated
with. and the police in turn were notified.
After thorough investigation suspicion
rested On Shear. and a search for him was
al once instituted
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DIED.

PAYSE-On Monday ebruIry Il, 1909. MARY
J. PAYNE. aged thirty-four years.
Funeral from her late residence, 81 g. Street
southwest, wednesday. February 10. at ,. m.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to at.
tend. luJerrent at CongTessioRaI Cemetery. &c
COIEMtN-At l1.4j O'Clock O.. m. Tuesday
February t. 1900, CLARA COLEMAN, aged sixty
four years.
The funeral VIII tase place from hes late resi-.
dence. 1921 Seventh Sirc,+ northwest, Thursday
afternoon at , O'clock.
RllrimcIa naners nea-n tnpx. IL
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fused to support Yale financially or TO send
their boys there until this evil, as they
term it, has been rectiied.
1t was reports of this character that IN
spired the seniors to take action Inc
secret society men begged for time ana
tried to have the petition pigeonhOled. but
the signers refused to listen to either re-
quest.
Secret societies have been so powerlui az
Yale for generations that no one mas daFed
10 raise a hand against them. and FOR TINS
vsrv reason it is believed the action OF
the seniors will be the deathkneH OF the
sophomore societies The petitioners be-
Iieve a remedy lies in extending the junior
fraternities over sophomore and junior
years.
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Sneaker HendersOn's Numerous
GayeIs.

General Henderson's private secretary says
that the Speakers friends and admirers ia all
parts of the country are sending him gavels in
almost every mail. Many of these official mallets
are valuable for their historical association. and
others have intrinsic worth owing 10 the fine ma
terials OF which they are made. One Of the for
mer class recently received was made from the
wood OF the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon, and
was sent to the Speaker by the chief bostswsin
Of the navy yard at Portsmouth, Va. General
Henderson has numerous admirers throughout the
country as shown by the great number OF gavels
sent him by his friends. Heurichs beers have also
numerous admirers throughout the city as shown
by the popularity OF Mserzen. Senate, and Lager
beer Our motto is: whatever Is worth doing
at all is worth ieing ycell.v We brew the best
beer in tho United States which is the reason
why Heurich's are always in favor.
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were Issued today 10: William
T vernon and Elsie T.. Clark, both Of Alexandris,
va : John Fancy and Carrie Allen OBTien. both
Of Buffalo. " Y; n Leo Iauman and Gertrude
O'Neai; Charles A. Little and Lillian n MOntrop;
William r. Robinson and Blanche Waters; George
: Ball and Anna Elizabeth Hutchinson; Alfred
j. Anderson. Baltimore, Nd, and Florence f.
Wynne, Bradd0ck. Pa: John A. Thompson and
Mary y Maltby; John Smiteh and susanna Brown.
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IN NEMORIAN.

SETTLE-At Stauardsvil'e Green comtr. Va.
on Thursday February :, 1909, Mr.. SAW -
BRITTON SETTLE brother of }. A. settle. - ms
city.
There could be no more forcJIs illustra ion ci
the atIlec that death loves a shining mark
than r. the death Of this young nan, who was
~. TWENTY-FIVE wears old. Dut bad an enviabe
reputation as a lIvyer and ran oi high ehsTae-
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George Banks CouyicteJ.

George Banks arrsigned in the Police Court
today charged with the theft OF an overcast val
ued at SIS, belonging to Reuben Tyler and several
articles of clothing valued at $25. the property
OF Charles ID. Stoneburner On the former charge
he was held for the grand jury in tie sum Of 500
bond and in the latter Jail sentence OF sixty
days was ippescd
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Fell Down a Flight of Stairs.

Mrs. Mary T. Bannon, ifty-tive years of age.
while descending a fight OF stairs at her home.
20l9 Ninth Street northwest, about o O'Clock last
night, fell and sustained painful injuries about
the head and limbs. She wSs removed to the
Garfield Hospital
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s,reet Car schedules Appreved.

The time schedules Of the street railways con
trolled by the Washington Traction Company.
which were submitted to the District Commis-
sioners February s. have been approved.
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The Commissioners have also sent 10 the
same committees the draft of a bill pro-
Nding that the tracks of all street rail
ways in the District shall be laid in the
centre Of the streets which they occupy.
unless otherwise provided for.
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BRAZILA PROMISING Field
Consul kenneday Repeats His Ad-
vice to American Investors.

Trade i'm the Northern Part of the
Country Growing All the Time-Eu-
lowed to Control the Rubber In
dustry-The Rio Madeira Railroad.
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SPECIAL NOTICES,


SPECIAL NOTICE.-The Executivs Com
mittee of the Washington Humane
Society offers a reward Of one hundred
dollars 10 the person who viii furnish
them evidence leading 70 the apprehension
and conviction Of any one who has hitherto
dOcked a horse in the District CT Columbia
by cutting the solid part Of the tail
fe7-tf AMELIA s STOWELL. Sec'y.
NOTICE-A meeting OF the stockholders OF
the CHILLMAN CASTLE LAND I'M
PROVEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY will be held az 1921 G Street
northwest MONDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1900.
at $50 O'CLOCK p. VI. By order OF the
Board Of Directors. r. G.. ISRAEL. Secre-
tary. feI0-f0t
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A Weak Stomach

will upset every organ In your body. ~
you are constipated. bilious. nervous
sleepless. or easily fatigued, try Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. 1t quiets the
nerves. improves the appetite. and makes
rich, pure blood Ii cures all forms OF
stomach disorder, such as Indigestion
constipation, and dyspepsia. II has been
doing this for the past fifty years. See
that a PRIVATE REVENUE STAMP coy
ers the neck of the bottle.
It Nourishes, Hostetter's
Strengthens, Stomach
Cures. Bitters
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stops the Cough
and works of the Cold.

axative Brcmo-ouinine Tablets cure a cold in
le day. No Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c.
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hid Gloves, IN,
tFirst Floor. West. Centre) ~
Here are regular 81. $l.25. $3.50
y. and S2.25 values in Street and
Evening Gloves; Glaze. Suede and
Mocha; sizes 51-2 to 8 6t-2.
Ladies Perfect 4-button Black Kid
Gloves, broken lots from 81 enc
lines; in three sizes. > 1-2, ALL
ga. 8, and JU~
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