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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-26
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
General and Personal Items Gathered
I'm the West End.


in the West End.
St. Adams Club, at the Parish Hall on
Murdoch Mill road, was well attended by
the friends of the club, to whom a general
invitation had been extended. There were
provisions for roasting the oysters on g.
large scale, and the supply of the bivalves
was quite sufficient. At the hall there was
music and dancing after the roast.
The First Baptist Church, through John
Jackson, has secured a permit to make a
number of repairs to the structure used for
worship on 9th street The area walls in
front of the structure are to be recon-
structed and surrounded by an iron railing
the projection to be no further from the
building line than at present. The interior
of the building is also to be repaired and
fixed up.
Owing to the unsatisfactory condition of
the electric arc lamps in Georgetown, which
on several occasions were out either the en-
tire night or greater portion of the time,
the police have been instructed to keep a
special tab on the time of lighting and ex-
inguishing. Every day for the past week
complaint has been made on book at the
station of the failure of the lights to be
operated regularly. Last evening there was
a lapse of several minutes between the
contract time for lighting and the time the
current was actually turned on.
The beautiful service of the forty hours
devotion will be commenced Sunday, No
vember 4, at ST. AIMS Church, Tenleytown,
continuing until Tuesday.
new telegraph pole has been erected at
sd and Q streets, to replace one which was
broken at the top, owing to the number of
wires carried on the cross arms.
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BISHOP OF HAITI.
Distinguished COlOred Prelate Who
Was horn in This City.

The Right Reverend James Theodore HOl-
ly, D. r. D., LID, bishop of Haiti under
the Protestant Episcopal Church. who came
to the United States to attend the mission
airy council of his church, which has been
in session during the past week at Louis
vile, Ky, Is now the guest of the Rev
owen NJ. Waller, rector of ST. Lukes
Church. this city. He will preach at St.
Luke's Sunday morning, and Tuesday even
ing he will be rendered a reception at the
rectory by the church.
Bishop Holly was born of colored parent
age in Washington over seventy years ago
and is truly a self-made man. The whole
period of the bishops ministry has been de-
voted to direct and indirect labors in mis-
sionary work for Haiti. When ordained
deacon in 1850 it was with the express I'M
Outstanding that his work should be in
Haiti. Three weeks later he embarked for
the black republic. charged by the foreign
committee of the Episcopal Church to gath
data looking to the erection of an indie
pendent National Catholic Church in Haiti
Subsequently he spent six years in the
United States, awakening interest in the
project and awaiting the propitious moment
gaining experience in the active minis
try in ST. Luke's Church. New Haven
Conn, where he was advanced to the
priesthood by the late venerable presiding
bishop, DIR. Williams. After thirteen years
of work in Haiti James T. Holly was ele-
waited to the episcopal bench and duly
conSecrated the first bishop of the hide
pendent Church OF Haiti, in Grace Church
New York, November s, 1874.
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MISTAKES IN TEACHING.
DR.. klemm's Lecture at Howard Uni
versfty-Other Notes.

DIR. klemm's Lecture at Howard Uni
versfty-Other Notes.
DR.. L. r. Klemm of the United States bu-
reau Of education will give one of a series
Of lectures before the department of peda-
gogy of Howard University tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock; subject, Fundamental En-
rors in Teaching" The attendance upon
these lectures has been so large that in the
future the upper chapel will be used.
President Rankin lectured last night before
large and appreciative audience on Mrs
Browning, or Woman as Poet" Miss
Barker read Mrs. Brownng's Mother and
Poet" Prof. w. ]. Stephens and Mr.. Clar-
ence c. White, accompanied by Miss Beat
rice Warrick took part in the program.
The evening courses of the department of
pedagogy are being attended by teachers OF
the public schools. The courses are giveJ
by Prof j. w. Chckering Prof. w. P. Hay,
Prof. w. H. H. Hart and the dean, DR.. L.
B. Moore.
The university Y. M. c. A. will hold
public meeting in the Rankin Memorial
Chapel Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
Warden Tunnel of King Hall will deliver
the address.
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DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Loss of 800 Caused by Blase, Smoke
and Water.

ana W. ters
The home of Mr.. William F. Morrison,
No. 1908 e street southwest, was slightly
damaged by fire about S:15 o'clock this
morning. An alarm called out several
companies of the fire department. The
blaze occurred in the front room on the
second floor of the house, and, while 1t
did not cause much loss, considerable dam
age was done by smoke and water.
The origin of the fire was mystery I'M
til Robert Morrison. the four-year-old son
Of the occupant of the house, said he had
been in the room playing with matches.
Mr.. Morrison was seated in the parlor di-
rectly under the room where the fire &C.
CURED, while Carrie, his eight year-old
daughter, who was slightly ill, was in bed
In the rear room on the second floor. Her
screams startled her parents, and before
they could reach the upper floor she was
downstairs crying Fire." An alarm was
then turned in. The flames We're extin-
guished soon after the arrival of the fire.
men.
bureau was destroyed and a small
hole was burned in the floor. 1t is be-
heved that 800 will cover the damage to
the house and contents. Mr.. Morrison is
an employe of the bureau of engraving
and printing
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Suggestion That They Be Kept Out o.
Chfldren's Way.

Suggestion That They Be Kept Out of
Children's Way.
The statement that the death of Willard
Jewell. the eleven-year-old son Of Willard
D. Jewell of 20S H street northwest, was
due to poison from eating a horse chestnut
led to an investigation by Prof. V. K.
Chestnut of the Agricultural Department
Prof. Chestnut learned from the child's
physician that death was due to peritonitis
He adds in a report on this subject
THE fact that his death was reported to
be due to poisoning by this nut may we'll
serve to the notice of the public that the
horse chestnut is poisonous and that serious
effect may. follow should children eat 1t.
The American Indians have been in the
habit of using the horse chestnut as a fish
poison In certain parts of the country, and
the California horse chestnut, or buckeye, is
still used occasionally for this purpose
several authentic cases are on record of
serious and sometimes fatal poisoning from
the horse chestnut The poison is a sub
stance similar to saponin, which is the poi
sonous principle of cookie, a weed common
IN wheat fields. In some portions of Europe
bl cad made from wheat with large per-
centage of this seed in 1t has been known
to cause serious and even fatal conse-
quenCeS.
rare, however, that no specific remedy has
as yet been determined for it, The only
practical way of discovering such a remedy
would be from experiments on animals
Fortunately. the taste of the horse chest
nut is sufficiently disagreeable to keep chill
dren, rule, from eating it. 1t may be
interesting to note that the horse chestnut
contains large amount of starch and other
food materials which have a nutritive value
similar to that of our other common far
ipaceOus foods The Indians of north
western California, where the California
buckeye is abundant, gather the fruit,
roast and mash it, and then leech out the
poison by putting the mushy product in
holes in the sand and allowing the water to
run through 1t for considerable time.
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Trains leave from Fem Station
SUI am Daily. Local for Harrisonburg and for
1:15 am. Daily. L. S. Fast Mail. Sleeping
cars TO New Orleans, Columbia, Savannah and
Jaeksonville uniting at Salisbury with sleeper for
ashe'llle Chattanooga and Memphis. and DAN
vile with sleeper for Birmingham. Solid train
" washington to New Orleans. Dining car service.
LIZ t am. Daily. Local for Charlottesville.
strasbnrg and Harrisonburg.
a:Se pm Daily. Local for Charlottesville.
300 ?. m Daily n. Y. and Fla. Express. Sleep
ing cars to Augusta with connections for Aiken
ana charleston. and to Savannah, Jacksonville and
hof' tampa Through coach TO jacksonville. Din
ing ear service
s55 pm Daily. Washington and cb.ttsnooya
Limited via Lynchburg,. Sleeping cars 10 Roam
@ke, knoxxille, Chattanooga, Memphis and New
Orleans. Through coach to Memphis. Dining car
1o:45 pm. Daily Washington and Southwestern
Eimiteu sleeping cars to Asheve, Knoxville,
oonnattahooga and Nashville, and to Atlanta. Macon,
New Orleans. Dining car service Tourist SLEEPER
washington to San Francisco Mondays. wednes-
days and Fridays
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH
Leave Washington $40 am. daily. 4:i9 D NJ
week days and 6:25 pm. Sundays for Bluemont;
and and p@ 20 Saturdays Msn and 40 pm week days
LOT Leesburg; 6:25 p IN. week days to Herndon.
through trains from the South arrive Washing
Ten o:4Z a m, 30 a M. 2:15 pm and $50 pm.
daily. From Harrisonburg IL :a3 a m week DAYS
and $40 pm. daily. From Charlottesville s:2s
a m m. and $40 pm. daily.
Iichels sleeping ear reservations and other IN
checEed from hotels and residences by Union Trans
lef Co on orders left at Ticket Office. To5 10Th
ton ' ~
Phone 1441 for Z. R. R. Cab Service
FRANK S. CANNON
Sd V. L. and Gen. Mgr.
j. NJ. GULF Traffic Manager.
W. A. TURK, General Passr Agent.
L. S. BROWN, General Agent
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Cannot Remit the Fees.

Mr. Alexander Mckenzie. to whom the
District Commissioners referred the ques-
ton. has advised them that. in his opinion
they are without legal authority to remit
IN the case of widows and orphans applying
Tor pensions. fees for certification of birth
marriage and death issued by the health
department. These fees, states Mr. McKen-
z.e, are prescribed by law, and while 1t
would be gratifying to him 10 find the law
subject to such construction as would
Tree the applicants from payment of the
ices. he cannot see that the language OF
the law. the act of March 3 1897 iuStifies
such construction.
Inc matter was brought to the attention
OF the Commissioners by Mr.. S. j. Block
past commander of Post No. l. G. A r.
department of the Potomac. who asked
them TO rule, if possible. in favor of such
applicants. To rule otherwise he said
would amount to a great hardship upon
them.
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For Social Study.

A convention for social study. which will
be under the auspices of the Washington
district, Baltimore conference. NJ. E.
Church, will be held Monday and Tuesday
next at Hamline Church. corner of 9th and
P streets northwest.
The program is as follows: Monday, S
p.m.-Address, Modern Methods of Treat
ing Criminals, Mr.. Fred. H. Wines. Tues
day, a.m-Review of Giddings Elements
of Sociology, Rev. A. H. Ames, D. D.; Re
view of Wright's Practical Sociology, Rev.
S. L. Brandt: the Problem of Divorce. Rev.
A. H. Thompson; the Home and Its De-
lenses, Rev. J. F. Heisse.
Discussion: Tuesday, 2 p.m.-The Prob
lem of the City, A F. Craven, Phi. D.. pro-
fessor of sociology, Columbian University:
the Foreign Conquest of Our Cities, Rev.
Geo. V. Leech, d. D.; the Ministry of Art
in the Life of the City, Rev. F. NJ Bristol,
d. D.; the New Christian Citizenship Rev.
Page Milburn, A. M
Discussion Tuesday, 8 p.m.-Address,
What Is the Social Problem" L. G. Pow
ers, DR.. Lit, chief statistician of the CEN
SuS.
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Wants Information,

Maj. Sylvester received a letter yesterday
from Mark Robbins, chief of police of An
derson, Ind, asking for information con-
corning Frank E. Williams and John Hill,
who are under arrest there on charge of
pocket picking. According to the informa-
ton given by the Anderson official the pris-
oners were out there following the Roose-
welt campaign party.
The men referred to were arrested in this
city, it is said in May by Detectives Horne,
Boyd, Helan and Watson. They were taken
into custody at the loop near the Zoo, where
there were dense crowds of street car pas
sengers changing from the city to the SUBJ
urban line. When taken to the Police Court
they were committed to the farm as alleged
Migrants. After serving part of the SEN
tence imposed upon them they paid fines
and were released. 1t is stated that they
belong in New York.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
Ordered by Commissioners

The following orders have been issued by
the District Commits, 'oneTs:
That the roadway of street northwest
between 22d and 23d streets be paved with
sheet asphalt. under the permit system al
an estimated cost of $1,000. one-half of
which amount has been deposited by parties
interest ed.
That Thomas street between LIST and ID
streets extended be improved at an esti-
mated cost of $500. chargeable to the cur
rent appropriation for repairs to roads
That 100 feet of six-inch' cast-iron water
main be laid in East Capitol street west
from 10Th street, al an estimated cost of
$50
That 43O feet of a siX-inch cast iron water
main be laid in Maple avenue southeast
from Nichols avenue, Anacostia, at an es-
timated cost of 1914. and that one fire by
drant be erected thereon at an estimated
cost of $50.
That new granite curb be set under the
assessment system the east side of Adj
ans Mill road from a point %. IS feet mort h
of the present line of Columbia road north
ward to Lanier avenue at an estimated cos
OF $40. to be assessed against lots ISL 1872
1s3. 1Si, 1S5 and 1S6 of Geo c. Browns
subdivision of part of Lanier Heights, and
lots 14S, 1i9, 800 151 and 1j2 of Robert l..
Longstreets subdivision of Lanier Heights
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EARLY REPORT EXPECTED,
Com mittee Municipal Hospital Site
Considering Proposals.


COnsidering Proposals..
The committee recently appointed by the
District Commissioners to assist in the Sc
lection of site for the proposed municipal
hospital, consisting Of Capt. D. d. Gail
lard, first assistant to the Engineer Com
missioner; DR.. VIM c. Woodward the
health officer, and Mr.. w. P. Richards, en-
gineer in charge of extension of streets, is
expected to submit it's report in two or
three days time. The current District ap-
preparation act provides the sum Of $780,
coo or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, for a site for the proposed hospital,
the purchase of which is to be made by the
Commissioners.
Last summer, In response to their adver-
tised invitation, the Commissioners re-
ceived fifty or more proposals for the sale
of such a site, the proposals representing
LAM. in the city and in about every section
of the District outside thereof, the prices
running from few thousand dollars to the
amount of the appropriation The Iom-
misSioners spent some time in an inspec-
ton OF the various sites, but concluded to
reject all bids and seek to acquire a site
through private negotiations or through
the submission of new proposals. The pro-
posals were rejected, but finding that they
would be SO closely occupied with the prep
aration of their estimates for the next
fiscal year as to preclude them from per-
sonally inspecting the sites thereafter Of
fered, to assist them in the matter they
appointed the committee above referred to-
A member of the committee stated to a
reporter of The Star today that he and his
associates have examined personally the
sites originally offered, as well as those
subsequently submitted and are about
ready to report their conclusions to the
Commissioners. He explained that the
committee will suggest several sites to the
Commissioners, in order of desrability and
eligibility according to the Judgment of the
committee. No particular site will be rec
commended, he further explained, SO that
the final selection will be made by the
Commissioners themselves. This course
he stated, is in conformity to the instruc-
tons given the committee by. the Commits
sioners and he added that they may, in
selecting the site, choose one not included
in the committees list of desirable and
eligible ones, although he admitted that
such a course Is not expected.
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Unknown Man Hurt.

One of a party Of five gentlemen. while
returning in hack from the Hebrew
cemetery on the Hamilton road, beyond An
acostia met with a painful accident on
Nichols avenue last evening about 9 o'clock.
They were all inside the conveyance, and,
on account of the crowding, tried to leave
and obtain a seat with the driver. The
hack was in motion. however. and the gen.
tieman fell to the ground, one of the rear
wheels Of the vehicle passing over one of
his legs. He was picked up and conveyed
to a drug store in Anacostia and later to
the Office of a physician on Monroe street.
The exact extent of his injury could not be
ascertained nor was his name secured. The
party afterward left for the city, where, it
was understood, medical attention was to
be given the victim of the accident.
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE AND OttlO hAlLROAD.
Schedule in effect August q, 1900.
Leave Washington from station corner Of New
Jersey avenue and street.
For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibuled Limited
trains. 1880 an s:G5 Pm; ,6 daily n,,.,.
pr eeF lo:os am; vestbuied Limited. s:ss pm
1 For Plttsburs and Cleveland. 1880 am. $40
For For WINCHESTER and way stations. 1885 am,
For Luray, s:46 pm: daily.
FS5 sssc eet ts days 1850 1000 200
d2l5 s119 sso9 400 MO- a
$50, 1900 am, x12:1O xi:lO. LIS. 1900 1890,
ABS. x5:o5 x5:1o, $50. xs:O0 x1O:oo. x1l:aO.
For knaspelis 90 s ssa 1215 and $50
$50 pm Sundays, 900 am, 1:15 pm.
For Rss sSS Sois,s Week s anys s
4:so, $50. 7:o5 pm. Sundays. 800 an. Ills.
am i2:5o s:15, 40 500 $50 7o5. II Is >. m.
For Washington junction and way points Week
days, s:35 a-m. 4:3o. $3.50 pm. Sundays, 900
A-''' ROYAL BLUE LINE.
All trains Illuminated I5,, with Pintseh light
and the Rase Week dags Ss %iner s
Buffet. 1890 ,..s Diner M PIG DneI 40
Train Dining Car 4eS 6es nnyy Carl
500 and Il 80 pm sseg a Car open
Dining ca pnSs Cars 1919
II 80 pm. sleeping Car open at 10 o'clock.
Parlor Cars all day trains.
For Atlantic City, 1000 an, 1910 noon and
ITO and 800 p m. week days, 1910 noon Sundays.
For Cape May week days. 1910 and 1:1O pm.
Baggage called for and CHECKED from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders left n
ticket Offices, ,619 Pennsylvania avenue porthwesf
New York avenue and Fifteenth street. and al
depot. Telephone ticket Offices for B. & o. Electric
Automobile Cabs.
F. d. UNDERW WOOD, D. B. MARTIN
ID Vice President Mgr Pass Trsmc
and Gen Manager. anS1
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HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Eugene May Accused of the Larcen!
of Deed.

Eugene May, who was arrested last even
ing by Detectives Horne and Father on
the charge of stealing a deed for properly
valued at $1,000, was today arraigned in
the Police Court, and Judge KimbaIl held
him for the ACTION of the grand jury in
$500 bonds.
The warrant for Mr.. Mays arrest was
sworn out by Mr.. Ora L. Pitney, who al
legged that the accused man obtained from
him in a wrong manner the paper which
was executed some days ago by George w.
b. Evans, to cover four houses in Alex
andria, Va In writing the deed an error
was made, and it was given to Mr. May to
Rave corrected. This was done, but he re-
fused when Pitney asked for it to sur
render the document. The defense claims
that May had no guilty intent in the mat
ter, and simply took the deed as a means
of protection to himself in some business
transactions with Evans.
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UNITY CLUB (1S74).
Business and Special Meeting of the
Executive Committee,

The members Of the executive committee
of Unity Club QsT4) held business meet
ing Tuesday evening last at the residence
of the president, DR.. William A. Jack, 1920
10th street northwest, at which it was de-
cided that the meetings for the ensuing
season shall be held on the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month. A let
ter was read from DR.. Louis r. Klemm
declining to act as chairman of the enter
tainment committee, and stating his reasons
for the declination. On motion Of Mr.. Ag-
new it was unanimously agreed that Mrs.
Snow. who had acted in that capacity.
should be requested to again assume the
duties Of chairman of that committee.
The first regular meeting of the season
will be held the evening of Wednesday,
November IA. in the large sun parlor of the
Hotel Stratford, 14th and Park streets
northwest. After the transaction of finan-
cial and other business a pleasant social
evening was spent, and the committee were
well entertained by DIR. and Mrs. Jack.
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Bridge to Gfesboro Point.

meeting Of the members Of the South
Capitol Bridge Association was held yes
terday afternoon and it was decided to urge
upon the attention of Congress at the next
session the Importance of building a bridge
from the foot Of LIST street southeast to
G.eSboro Point.
There had been no meeting Of the associa-
ton for two years. and yesterday a reor-
ganiZation was effected by the reelection
of the following officers: President, Robert
Cook: vice president, r. B. Howison; treas
urer Z. NJ. Saunders, and secretary. James
W. Mckee
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Annual Donation Day.

Tomorrow Saturday is the annual dona-
ton day of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital when groceries and hos
pital supplies will be gladly received BY the
lady managers at the hospital corner 1Tth
and l. streets northwest The doors of this
hospital are open to all poor persons, re-
CARELESS Of creed or color. and it therefore
appeals to all who are charitably disposed
to help. Sunday will be hospital Sunday"
when the offerings In nearly all of The
Protestant Episcopal churches will be de-
voted 10 the institution.
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Sly Little TailarS

In the fall time all mems fancies turn to
thoughts of winter clothes and understand
ing this, the Six Little Tailors have laid in
a line OF suitings and trouserings, over
coatlngs and vestings that contain attrac-
lloi!s TO meet any taste as well as any wal
let The Six Little TailorS pride themselves
on their ability to make garments 10 order
at prices as low as ready made articles are
sold for
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CHILD INJURED.
Knocked Down by n Metropolitan Car
1-2 Street.

Gertrude Barron, six years old came
near losing her life while attempting to cross
the street about 7:45 o'clock last night in
front of a Metropolitan car on AZ street
southwest. The child is the daughter of
Harry Barron, who lives at 1910 Az street
She was struck by car No. Is and thrown
beneath the fender. Motorman Hughes
turned off the current and applied the
brakes, stopping the car after the child had
been carried about twenty feet.
When the little one was picked up it was
found she had sustained only a few bruises
about the head and body. She was taken
home, where her injuries were dressed.