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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-21

The Boer question came UP this afternoon
on tn resolution of Mr.. Allen to admit the
Boer representatives to the floor of the
Senate. Senators Allen and Mason made
pro-Roer speeches on the resolution.
Senator Davis. chairman of the commit
lee on foreign relations, delivered vigor-
Gus speech on the question of the Boer rep
rvsentatiVes. He said their mission was
well understood and known. They had.
however. proceeded in manner irregular
and highly improper.
MI Davis said that he did not want to
discourage sympathy Of the American peo-
pie with the Beers, but these representa-
tives had been taking an unwise course
premature and undip!omatic. Before pre-
senting their case TO this government they
were going about the country, attending
public meetings and attempting TO enlist
the people of the United States to bring
pressure to bear to influence the action of
this government.
Mr. Davis moved to lay the Allen resolu-
ton on the table. which was carried. 81 to
ii The vote was follows:
Yeas-Allson, Baker, Bard Burrows,
clark Davis. Fairbanks. Foster. Gallinger.
Gear. Hanna Hansbrough, Hawley. Hoar.
kean. Kyle, Lindsay. Lodge Me Bride. Nc
Cumas. Mcmillan, Morgan, Nelson PEN
rose. Perkins. Pettus, Platt Comm. Plat
n. ". Quarles. Ross, Scott. Sewell.
shoup, Stewart Thurston, Wolcott-36.
Caffery. Clay. Cockreil. Daniel Harris
Heitfeld. Jones (Ark), kenney, Mason
Money. Pettigrew. Rawlins, Teller. TILL
man. Vest. Wellington-2l.
After the Boer resolution was disposed
Q. the post Office appropriation bill was
taken up. Senator Tillman IS. c. took the
floor and continued the discussion of the
Boer question notwithstanding the protests
Ct Senator Wolco;t. in charge of the post
office bill
Mr.. Tillrnan argued that the Boer repre-
sentatives We're entitled 10 be admitted to
the floor.
Mr.. Hoar said this n diplomatic
question, and the Senate could not grant
them the privileges of the floor until they
had been recognized by the executive
branch Of the government.
Nh Hoar expressed his personal sympa-
thy with the cause of the Beers.
The Senate. at $40, discontinued the Boer
discussion and resumed consideration Of
the post office appropriation bill.
Pneumatic Tube Service.
The Lodge amendment continuing the
pneumatic tube system in the cities in
which il has been introduced. and appro-
priating $4,000 for same. was adopted
IS to 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-21
SENATE UNWILLING
Refused to Admit Boer Representa-
tives to the Floor.
ALLEN RESOLUTION LAID ON TABLE
Eipht-Hour Bill Passed by the
House.
COW VICTIM A d L GOO DIS

When Mr.. Culberson (Texas). at the open
ing of tnday's session of the Senate re
auestcd that an address of MIR. Justice
Brewer of the United States Supreme Court
on imperialism be printed in the Record
Mr.. Hawley Comm denounced as an abuse
the printing of extraneous matter IN the
Record and objected.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on printing.
A bin to detach the county of Concho
from The western district OF Texas and at
tech II TO the northern district of Texas
WAS reported from the judiciary committee
ard passed.
investigation ON Canal Concessions.
The resolution offered a few days ago by
Mir. Morgan, chairman of the inter-ocean1c
canal committee directing that committee
to make an investigation with view OF
asrertaininS whether there is any corpora
Ton or organization of individuals which
has for its purpose the obstruction oil the
United States i'll constructing an ithmian
canal and for other purposes. was reported
from the. committee on contingent expenses
and adopted.
A H0tS.. hill to detach certain counties
from the northern judicial district of Cali
fufnia and to attach them to the southern
judicial district of California and provtd-
ing for the holding of terms of the United
States courts in Fresno and Los Angeles,
was passed.
A bill to create the southern division of
the southern district of Iowa for judicial
purposes was passed.
Clark Case Goes Over.
A o'clock the resolution relating to the
Montana senatorial case was laid before the
Senate.
AT the request of the committee on
privileges and elections" said Mr. Chandler.
chairman of the committee, Il move that
TIL resolution be postponed until Thursday
urxt at l o clock.
The morton was agreed TO.
MIR. Sullivan CNissD offered a resolution
directing the Secretary of the Treasury 10
in ,rn the Senate whether volunteer Off
Gers and men in the late war with Spain
were paid twice for the same service.
MIR. Hawley. chairman of the committee
on military affairs. said that the whole r'at-
ter had been thoroughly and eShausttveiy
discussed by the military affairs commit
tee He moved that the resolution be re-
f.rred to the committee, and il was agreed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-21

mings IN. W the bill was passed-151 to
"a. 1t was Mr.. Bailey who demanded d.
The age-herald., 1900-06-10

meeting would result in something more material than a discussion of the subject.
 At this meeting joint committee from the Woman's club and the board of alder men was appointed It consisted Of Mrs. Ida Adams, the director of the reform de- partment, Mrs. McCrossin, Mrs J. F. Gra- ham, Mrs. William Vaughan, Mayor Dren- nen, Mir. M. W. Williams and others The report of the stockade committee made the past week through Alderman Williams, recommending the building of a stockade on the old creamatory grounds, and asking for an appropriation of $4000 to be used in it's construction together with the favora- ble action of the mayor and board of alder men insuring the stockade were conclusions that were reached far earlier than the earnest leaders in the movement had hoped for
 In speaking of the result of the work of the stockade committee, Mrs Ida Adams was enthusiastic in her expressions.
 At the time that I arranged for a meet ing of the reform department of the Wo- mans club,' she said, fer the purpose of discussing the need of stockade and a police matron, l hesitated in approaching the mayor and the city authorities, know ing that municipal government a lit- tie world in which womans influence was not known, but the moment that l made my mission known, Mayor Drennen assur ed me of his interest and cooperation, well as his qualification that the Woman s club was interested in improving condi- tons in the city's government. In talking with other prominent men upon the sub 1ect. 1 was surprised to find so many in full accord with the idea of stockade, and al lthose with whom I discussed the subject believed that ultimate good would come from the efforts of the earnest Wo- men of the city
 At the meeting called by my club de- partment l had no difficulty in securing speakers upon the subject, and that after looking to the erection of stockade. Now that the stockade is assured, it seems to me that woman's influence in municipal aHalrs is very potent, and while we could not have accomplished our end without the assistance of the mayor and board of aldermen, agree with them that the city stockade will be a monument to the mem bers of the Birmingham Womans club
 T am delighted with the plans submit ted by MT. Wheeock,' continued Mrs Adams. The plans call for three-story building, with, of course, separate apart ments for men and women. There will be both rooms and many conveniences that will insure proper ventilation and clean liness throughout the building. There will be- l understand, a pavilion in which re- hgious services may be helv and alto gether the stockade will at once amelior- ate the conditions that have so long con- fronted the city-that of confning crim- 1nals regardless of sex or color in the same apartment at the jail
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be among the invited few they could at least see the president on his way to the grounds and peer through the great iron gates that shut them out of this twentieth century paradise. At 80 o clock corteage of some pretensions passed down the Bou- levarde Montparnasse, President Loubet in an open carriage, with members of the diplomatic corps and high army officials, attended by his own regiment, whose trim uniforms any where denote that they con- stitute the body guard of the president of the republic. Down past the Hotel des lnvalides, where lies the mighty Napoleon, they made their way, turned towards the river and entered side gate of the eXposi- ton not far from the Auditorium.
 Fourteen thousand invitations had been issued for the day, not counting those for officials, soldiers and musicians; so by o'clock the hall was full. The sun streaming in through the stained glass roof made brilliant a scene that if itself would have been noteworthy. The presi- dent, minister, diplomats and guests of honor occupied platform resplendant with red-and-gold draperies. Their deco rations, especially the red ribbon of the Legion of Honor were conspicuous In the four ranks of seats that sloped to the arena were the invited fourteen thousand,
The age-herald., 1900-06-10
Birmingham Girl Writes
 Of the Paris Exp0si a

Miss Rebekah Hamilton of Birmingham, who has just returned to the city after an absence of year abroad, has written for the Alabama Baptist clever series of sketches touching upon the life of Paris in a charmingly characteristic way, and a sketch written just before she sailed in which she gives her impressions of the opening of the Paris exposition is extreme ly interesting. The following extracts are taken from the article:
 Sunday, the fifteenth of April the ticket boxes were opened for business The of ficiai opening took place the fourteenth. Then, not for love, not for money, could admission be attained. Influence with a ca pital "I' was the only availing commo- dity ,and only from few sources was that influence attainable. Through the diplo- matic corps or through the army alone were the all-potent white cardboards to be had; and lucky were those indeed who had a friend at court"
 By l o'clock the streets of Paris were crowded for no nation so loves a show as the French; and if all Paris could not
The age-herald., 1900-06-10
POLICE MATRON FOR THE CITY
Board Ot Aldermen to Act Upon Sugges- tOn of Women of the City, Who Re- cOgnize the Importance of the
 Office in Birmingham.
BY ANNIE KENDRICK WALKER.

The prompt decision Of Mayor Drennen and the board of aldermen regarding the building of a stockade is being commended by the phanthropic men and women of Birmingham, and especially are the women who led the movement being congra tulated upon it's success. When the over-crowded condition of the jail and the need of a police matron were discussed a few weeks ago at a meeting of the reform department of the Womans club, the talks made al the time by the city officials and other promi- nent men, including a number of the clergy men, assured the erection of a stockade if interest in humane subjects and prope, recognition of the present conditions of the jail would arouse public sentiment to the great need of providing separate apartments for the unfortunate women who are con- fined from time to time in the city prison Previous to this meeting the mayor had recommended in his message the building of a stockade, and upon being invited to speak upon the subject at the Womans club he again emphasized the need of such institution as the only solution of the problem. and he stated that he believed with the influence of the Woman's club the stockade would become a fact in a few months.
 At this meeting among the aldermen who expressed their sympathy with the move ment and their qualification that the Wo- mans club had investigated the prison con ditions were MT. M. M Williams, MT. Me Knight, MT. J. H. McCary, while MT. Aus tin, the chief of police was also present and gave an account of the prison affairs in the city, which he asserted were deplor- able. The only solution that he suggested was the establishment of a stockade. The daily report of the warden was read, show ing 1f0 prisoners in the jail, while there is accommodation for not exceeding sixty or seventy persons.
 MT. J. A. VanHoose made on this occa- uon an eloquent plea for improved prison conditions, discussing fully the subject of arrest and detention of men, women eo4 children, and urging the Woman's club to Further agitate the pressing need of bet tefiiis condition of both men and wo-
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mostly the families of the exposition direc-
 tors and foreign representatives. The ar
 ray of spring toilettes was bewildering.
 Gowns of pale gray and lavender swept
 the bare boards of the new-laid floor, where dust a quarter of an inch thick told
 of plastering but lately finished. Oh, the sorrow the morrow held for those daintily arrayed matrons and maids. In the arena
 were seated representatives of the armies and the navies of the world, the red uni form of the French showing them vastly in the majority. An archestra of several hundred pieces and a chorus of perhaps a
 thousand voices were to the right of the presidents chair.
 In view of its general artistic excellence 1t must te said that the main entrance of the exposition lays it open to criticism. It is gaudy to bordering on the bizarre. The crowning figure of La Belle Parissienne' is clothed in robes neither of classic beauty nor of prevailing mode.
 Excuse may be made that it is effective and temporary. But all things considered, it is bad taste. The handsomest view of the exposition obtained from one point is undoubtedly from the Champs Elysees. A boat drawn through the grounds gives a ----~-~~~~-~~~>~~
 Continued on Page Thirteen).
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that you may succeed in securing a police matron for Birmingham, 1 am
 Nlr1- linll.
FVTJ
 MRS E. c WRIGHT

MRS. E. c. WRIGHT" Mrs. Adams in discussing the subject, was confident that no difficulty would be found in securing a competent matron for
 Birmingham. One or two women whose in terest in reform work was well known have been mentioned, but no definite de- cision has been reached. Mrs. Adams has succeeded in arousing public sentiment in the matter, and every day brings her ex- pressions of encouragement and congratu- lations over the work of her department.
 Among the strongest expressions urging
 the radical reform is the following from
 Rev. John G. Murray, the rector of the
 Church of the Advent:
 Tt is an absolute necessity that every city have separate accommodations for the
 Imprisonment of the criminals of different sex. If possible, novices in crime should be kept separate from hardened criminals, even of the same sex, but the accomplish ment of the essential is what you now de- sire looking to the future to bring about the possible. And so 1 confine my self to the declaration that for the honor and re- spectability of our city, and in the honest discharge of a legitimate obligation of it's right to exist the proper authority should see to it that such provision as l have out lined aboveis at once made. and that a woman is put in charge of the department for women. That the division for females be under the supervision of a woman, fully
 equipped for the performance of her duty, is as essential as that there be for the sexes separate apartments.
 'I am glad that in this matter you are dealing with the practical and peremptory, and not with the theoretical and simply possible. And in declaring to you my con yctions upon the subject, 1 do so, not as q
 minister, but as a man-not clergy
 man, but as a citizen. In the advocacy of this matter all men should be minister's all citizens should be clergymen."
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
THE YOUNG WIFE.
Lack OF Experience That Causes Numer-
Gus Trying Mistakes.

GUS Trying Mistakes.
For lack Of experience many trying
mistakes are made by the young house.
keeper which would gladly be correct
ed II only some kindly friend would
come to the rescue. Take a young girl
fresh from the schoolroom and from a
home where there have been servants
enough to do all that is necessary
about the Homework, or else from a
home where the work of the house has
all been done by mother, and put into
her inexperienced hands the care and
entire charge of house, what else
can be expected but that serious mis-
takes Will be made and many bitter
tears shed in consequence of her want
OF knowledge. Ninety-nine out OF
every hundred young girls that marry
are totally ignorant of the necessary
care that will fall upon them. II the
other one girl from the hundred has
been fortunate enough to have a far
seeing mother, who has taught her
daughter to look carefully after a
household, she should rise up and bless
her thoughtful mother for her wisdom.
Before a girl becomes wife she
should at least be able to oversee the
work that is done in her home, give
reasonable directions to the servants,
and in time of need she should be able
to make good bread, roast and broil
meats, know how to make good soups,
few simple desserts, and, above all,
know how to make good coffee. From
this simple beginning she may, by care
and watchfulness, become good man
ager Of the household stores, even if
the necessity of doing the cooking
never happens to fall upon her. 1
have heard mothers say, "Oh! the
cares Of life will fall soon enough upon
her; let her have a free foot while she
can, and when she marries she will
soon learn" In consequence of this
mistaken kindness her daughters have
everything to learn when the cares of
home fall upon them, and in conse-
quence of their lack of knowledge
many bitter tears are shed, dollars are
wasted by her mistakes, and in large
majority of cases an unhappy home
and wretched surroundings are the re-
suit. Her daughters are left to grow
up in the same way, and, in conse-
quence Of their mothers ignorance,
matters go from bad to worse. There
are many, of course, who have too
much pride to allow matters to go on
in this way, and to these great credit
should be given, for they have a hard
will h1
when 1t has been won. Every mother
should teach her daughter the rudi-
ments of housekeeping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
TWENTY British KILLED.
Sharp Engagement Reported North
Of Boshof by DeIarey.
THE BOER LOSS NOT TOLD.
Severe Fighting Said to BE In Progress
Within Twenty Miles Of Bloemf ontein
kilograms viii Not he Forwarded
wepener Is Surrounded.

Pretoria, April 20, via Lourenco Mar
ques, April 23.-Advices have just
reached here from Hoopstad, Orange
Free State. to the effect that sharp
engagement has just taken place north
of Boshof between Gen. Delarey's ad-
vance guards, consisting of $50 Beers,
and a British force. The latter were
repulsed and left twenty dead on the
field. The foreigners owning farms in
the Rustinberg (TransvaaD district
have been called upon to settle their
overdue war taxes within ninety days
from date. Gen. Schalk-Burger has
been appointed acting vice president in
place of Commanding General Joubert,
who died some weeks ago.
London, April pa dispatch from
Bloemfontein in regard to the Karee
siding fight says: The British. with
artillery supporting. are holding a
large dam. Fighting began early
Wednesday, the Beers attacking on two
sides, and continued until after dark"
Kroonstad, Orange Free State, April
20, via Lourenco Marques, April %
The latest reports received here from
Wepener state that fighting between
Gen. Brabant's horse and the Beers
continues. The British are surround
ed, but they are making a gallant
stand.
London, April 23.-Every day fur
nishes fresh indications that the cor
respondents are greatly restricted in
the transmission Of dispatches. The
censor at Cape Town has notified the
correspondents of the practical suspen-
sion of all kilograms during operations
now in progress. London is unanimous
in taking this to mean a confirmation
of the belief prevailing for the last
two days that Lord Roberts advance
toward Pretoria has commenced. The
rain in the Orange Free State is al
most of tropical character, and has
created conditions that recall the
American campaign in the Philippines.
There Is thirty-foot flood in the Gale
don river, and all the drifts in the
Modder and Riet rivers are impassa-
of Bloemfontein has been washed out.
and traffic has thus been stopped.
Farmers carts are unable to reach the
town, the country being deep in
mud.
Natal advices show that strong Boer
patrols are active between Gen. Butler
and the Biggarsberg range. The mac
ton of the British allows them to make
considerable movements without being
hampered. The English correspondents
say that they are raiding whatever re-
mains of the natives cattle. A COM
within three miles of Dewdorp and
Acton Homes. Another commando has
been near Waschbank.