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The evening times., 1900-03-19
old PEOPLE Made HAPPY
Day of Feasting at the Home for
the Aged.
The Appreciated Efforts of the Little
Sisters of the POor-Aid Given
Them by the French Ambassador
and other Diplomats. Together
With Their Wives and Daughters.

st. Josept the Patron Saint Of the Home
for the Aged, was honored today as is
ual on this feat day, by the Little Sisters
of the Poor who gave a dinner to the in
mates of the home, being aided in their
gracious task by many prominent matrons
and number of representatives from the
diplomatic corps.
The institution was neat and airy, and
fragrant with the potted plants and spring
flowers that decorated the shrines of the
Virgin throughout the various dormitories
and halls. In the chapel the sanctuary
was beautifully ornamented with lilies and
roses and the figure of st. Joseph on the
side altar was almost buried in fragrant
blossoms.
There are nearly 3CO men and women in
the home, including white and black. all of
whom are over sixty years old. Each sex
and color has its separate dining room.
The tables in each of these four apart
ment today were covered with snowy cloths
and decorated with flowers, some of which
were costly hothouse productions brought
by visitors. Alternating were pyramids OF
oranges. iced cakes, and sticks OF candy
anu btSluS uidHy pants slOOu bOttiS ci
beer.
The age of the inmates. together with
their feebleness, necessitates for them a
small daily stimuant. Comcal incident
of the banquet was furnished by several of
the seasons debutantes who made valiant
but Intellectual attempts at the corks and
we're rescued from their perpleXities by
the deft fingers of the picturesque little
white-capped sisters. who poured the beer,
as they did everything else that was use
ful. in the quietest cheeriest, and I'ost
expeditions manner.
At 1880 O'Clock the building was throng-
ed with society women many OF whom had
protected their handsome toilets with
white aprons provided by the sisters i'm
mediately upon arriving At the an
nouncement OF dinner the women and
many of the men were assigned TO their
duties In the various dining rooms and
acted as walters throughout the feast.
At the close OF the feast the women
washed the dishes and put them away.
While they were doing this each dining
room furnished its little programme OF
music, dancing. and recitations.
The Home for the Aged is conducted by
an order whose Mother House is in France,
and for that reason the annual dinner is
always attended by the French Ambassa-
dor, who with other dignitaries of the
Diplomatic Corps, present today in
the capacity of walters to the inmates of
the Home Among those who wore big,
snowy apron and made themselves general
ly useful was Father p. J. O'Connell, S. j.,
OF st. Aloysius Church, who is the spiritual
director at the Home Of the Aged. He is
considered the handsomest member of the
Jesuit order in this country.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
WASTED HIS FORTUNE.
RIotous Living Brings n NounE Man
to Jail.

BALTIMORE March l9-George Cham
berlsin alias Daniel NJ Harvey, OF Phila-
delphia. was committed for court Satur-
day by Justice Huggins. at the Central po-
lice station. on a charge OF attempting 20
pass a bogus check on James r. O'Connur.
manager Of the Hotel. Rennert. The check
was for Sl00. drawn on the Atlantic Trust
and Deposit Company. and purported 10
he signed by Mr. Martin Wagner. a we'll
known oyster and fruit packer.
The accused. Nho had been stopping al
The hotel, VAS well dressed. He paid his
bill at the hotel Saturday morning. but
soon AFR reregistered and then presented
the check to George X. McGaw. President
Cf the Hotel Company. Mr.. McGsW turned
him over TO Mr. O'Connor. who suspected
that there WIS something wrong and told
Chamberlain to call later Mr Wagner
was attending the banquet of the HibeI
uian Society at the hotel and declared the
check q forgery.
The city detective department was COM
mucicated with and Detective Dick was
cent TO the hotel. Chamberlain returned
and was told that only $50 could be given
him that night. He said that would do
and as he reached for the cash Mr. Wagner
appeared and declared the check to be
bogus Detective Dick arrested the man.
Justice EUggins fixed the bail Al $1,000,
which he could not furnish.
Lieutenant CCle said the young man told
him tbaJ he belongs to 4 good family in
philadelphia and that he does not want
his mother 10 know OF the trouble ne has
gotten into. He said he has spent in two
years s. 0oa which was ait him By his
father when he died. He said he spent
the money in having a good time. He is
ABOUT tWentY-ciCht years old.
Acting Captain of Detectives Todd Hall
said last night that he received a report
from the Washington authorities yesterday
stating that David N. Harvey is wanted
there foi passing worthless checks.
Chamberlain called On Wagner Satur-
day introduced himself and claimed that
his father had handled many thousands o.
dollars worth of Wagner's goods. In some
way he got possession CT several OF Wag-
ner'S letterheads. Upon one CT these was
written a request with Wagner's name
signed 10 it. asking McGaw to cash the
check as favor TO Wagner. This Wagner
also said was q forgery.
The prisoner attempted TO escape from
Detective Dick on the street but when
the latter Drew his revolver he exclaimed:
Don't shoot: I will 60 with you" To
Hall he said liquor was the cause OF il
all
The evening times., 1900-03-19
AN ELECTRIC PATROL WAGON.
Chicago burglars Caught by the U-e
OF an Automobile.

CHICAGO March le-Tvo houeebreak-
ers were discovered working 90 window
% the house Of James T. Dougherty. asa
Rockwell Street last night 4 neiEhbor
notified the stock yards police by tele-
T.honc Both she Twentieth and Nine
teenth precinct patroi wagons were out
when the cali came. and Captain LAWN
wss In despair over the idea - the bur
glars escaping. when an automobile passed
the staSion. The ariVer vas hailed tn q
hurry and arrangements were made q
turn the csh into a temporarF patrol VaU-
o. Accompanied b. DstertlNos nurns
sad Reidv Csptain Lasia iumrea Into ths
rtE and q fast run vas made % Ashland
Avenue There two men Nifh bundles
we're seen and given chase
After running Eix blocks fhe thieves
were orerhauled Thry began % IRE and
punctured the roof and sides % thr cab
without hitting the policemen TIE on
cers Jumped out und captured the men
All were taken hack % the station Ia the
automobile Captain LAWN said. These
automobile cabs are just what they are
CRACKED mp % be. n would be a great
thing 20 have electric patrol wagons. and
: guarantee that f the police department
were supplied with them crime would de-
crease 20 per cent. We had a great ride
and despite the fact that there was too
much head in the atmosphere | enjoyed
tho sensation. besides catching two bad
men"
The evening times., 1900-03-19
CoULsoN'S BODY CLAIMED.
Taken From Potter's Field to Rock
Greek Cemetery.

The body Of John Coulson. the butler
who died of pneumonia at the Emergency
Hospital Thursday afternoon. was this
Field and turned over TO Undertaken J. W.
Lee to be prepared for burial.
The remains Of Coulson will receive
Christian burial tomorrow morning. The
inttrment will be at Rock Greek Cemetery.
The funeral arrangements we're completed
by the direction OF Mrs. Helen Coulson.
widow Of the deceased. She lives in the
rear % 1928 O Street northwest.
Couison entered the Emergency Hospital
"Wednesday afternoon suffering with a Sc
we're cold which on the following morning
developed into pneumonia. Despite all ef-
forts 10 successfully combat the disease
Coulson euccumbed to IL during the after
noon. His body was held for twenty hours.
during which time a post mortem eXami-
nation Was made. II was then turned over
10 the Health officer and inferred in rot-
ters Field.
when Coulson entered the hospital he is
said 10 have given his name as John Col
stor and his address as I12S o Street,
which accounted for the fact that when he
failed 80 pat in al appearance at home no
trace OF him could be found by the police.
The body was buried Friday.
The matter was called TO the attention
OF Major Sylvester Saturday and he de-
tailed Detective Peck TO work on the case.
Peck located Mrs. Coulsou at 1924 Thir-
teenth Street. where she was employed.
She had not seen her husband for two
weeks. She explained that because she
worked out her husband lived with Will
liam Bowen in the rear of lo2S o Street.
f- Uhp
Coulsons body was buried was in remote
corner of the burying ground at the west
end of the old Detention Camp and facing
the Jail The body was dsinterred with
great dff1iculty. due TO the sticky condition
Of rhn clay snil cansed hN the recent SNOW
The evening times., 1900-03-19
BLESSED BY PHoNoGRAPH.
An Archbishop's Voice Transmitted
From the Philippines.

CINCINNATI. March 19.-The faculty
and students of Mount St. Mary's Semina-
ry Saturday evening heard here a phono-
graph message from New Orleans over the
long distance telephone from Archbishop
Chappelle, OF New Orleans, who is now in
the Philippines as the Apostolic Delegate
Of the Pope. Archbishop W. II. Elder. OF
this city, who is acting for Archbishop
Chappelle, in return addressed message
to the Catholic winter school at New Or
leans over the long distance telephone. In
part Archbishop Chappelle's address. ia
ken on a pbonograph record in the Philip
pines was as follows:
Il would greatly rejoice TO personally
extend to you all most heartfelt greeting
and blessing. Our Lord in His inscrutable
designs has designed through the express
will of His Vicar on earth. our Holy Faith
er Leo XIII, to send me to the Philippine
Islands to work there for awhile for the
promotion of the most sacred interests of
the church and country. Ny spirit and af-
fection will be with YOU
The evening times., 1900-03-19
FOOD FOR PORTO RlCANS.
General Davis Cables the War De-
partment for Supplies.

partment Tor sUppttes.
General Davis. Military Governor of Porto
Rico. cabled the War Department as fol-
lows:
.Nill need SEQ tons of relief supplies
weekly until further notice. In proportion
four-seyenths rice. two-sevenths beans
one fourteenth each bacon and goldfish
AS soon as the despatch was received by
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn, he
sent for General Weston. Commissary Gen.
eral of Subsistence and gave orders that
the supplies be gotten away at the earliest
possible moment and sent by the first
transport sailing from New York. The
transport Burnside arrived in New York
today and it is probable that the vessel
will be loaded with the supplies at once
and despatched TO San Juan. Colonel Bel
linger, of the Quartermaster Generals De-
partment, who has charge of the transport
service, is in New York today and viii ar
range TO have a transport leave that port
the first part of each week for Porto Rico
to carry the necessary supplies. The Quar-
termaster's Department has six or eight
large transports in service between New
York. Cuba. and Porto Rico, and little trou-
bic Will be experienced in arranging their
dates for sailing so that the supplies can
be sent weekly.
General Weston says that he has ar
rangements made to furnish all the sup
plies needed and that he can place the
500 tons asked for each week on the
wharves at New York ready for shipment.
Il has been found that rice, beans, bacon.
and Goldfish are the supplies most needed
by the Porto Ricans, and it is believed
that the SEQ tons a week will greatly re-
- TwNn nU,A
General Davis, however. is very anxious
that money be appropriated to give the
Porto Ricans work on public roads. as it
will make them contented and at the same
time relieve the Government from support
ing them
The evening times., 1900-03-19
CONVERTED A POLICY KING.
The Gambler Yields TO the Plea of .
Dying Preacher.


NEW HAVEN. March 19-when Capt.
J. H. wilkins was baptized in Grace Hos
pital two weeks ago by the Rev. o. S.
Prescott both were doomed men. 1t was
thought that the clergyman must quickly
succumb to Brights disease.
But the colored man whom he convert
ed and who was for years known as the
Policy King of Connecticut" died last
night in the hospital while the minister
was by his side TO give him comfort and
consolation. But Mr.. Prescott cannot
long survive. The fact that Captain Will
kins died a member of the Christian
Church made Father Prescott, as he has
long been called because of his extreme
high church views, very happy.
The old priest and the colored man met
while being wheeled in the sun room of
the hospital and Captain wilkins conver-
sion was the result Of many talks. The
latter died OF cancer of the throat,
brought on by excessive smoking.
Captain wilkins asserted that he was
the first colored volunteer to enlist in a
regiment recruited in New England for
the civil war. He was a boy at the time.
coming to Connecticut from North Caro-
lima After the war he organized the first
co!ored military company in New Eng
land. 1t was attached TO the Connecticut
National Guard.
For many years Captain wilkins was
the agent of the Republican leaders
among the colored voters He made a
great fortune out Of policy until the re-
form wave OF 1894 drove him out OF bust
ness During the Blaine campaign Of 1884
he wagered SleO. 900 that Blaine would be
elected. This practically wrecked his for
tune. and he never recouped. lie was
doorkeeper in the Assembly in 1897 and
last year he was made a guard Ia the
county iau
The evening times., 1900-03-19
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICES.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, II. c.,

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, II. c.,
March Is, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners
of the District Of Columbia intend to make the
following named improvements. which are, in
their Judgment, necessary for the public health.
safety and comfort. Assessments for one-half
of the cost OF the same will be made as provided
in public act No. III. approved August I. ls9l.
Parties who are interested in the proposed WORK
are notified that the said Commissioners viii give
a hearing at the District Building on NEDNES,
DAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF APRIL 1900 Al
IL O'CLOCK A. ~, in the board room OF the sslo
Commissioners to any and all persons VINO may
desire 10 object thereto: ,.-. 1.,-,,, -.
SET OLD GRANITE OR BLtEsfONE GU Ckb-oh
beth sides of Street southeast, from south
CanitoI Street 20 New Jersey Avenue, 10 De as
sessed AGAINST the lots in square west OF O99;
695 north OF co., COG. and I$s. abutting on sald
streat between the limits named, at an estimated
RPSET CIJRB AND LAY CEMENT SIDEWALK
0,, the south side of Massachusetts, Avenue and
,he south side of | Street, extending from Fourth
Street 10 Fifth Street northwest, 10 be assessed
agsinst the lots in square 5l7. fronting on said
MASSACHUSETTS, Avenue and said Street. between
the limits named, at estimated cost OF u, f5n.
JOHN b. WIGHT,
JOHN W. ROSS,
LANSING II. BEACH,
mhl0, ,2G3o,S1 Commissioners, d. T.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
The Death of George DarIey. of the
city school Board.

The Death of George DnrIey. of the
city school Board.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. March 1s-George
barley. a well-known citizen died at his
home in South ROYAL Street at an early
hour this morning after a protracted ILL
ness. A wife and one child survive him
The deceased was about forty-five years
OF age. Death was due to Brights dis
ease. Mr.. Darley was an employe of
Smoot & Co. lumber merchants. He was
also a member OF the City School Board.
The funeral will take place Wednesday
afternoon from Grace Episcopal Church
at o'clock.
James Robinson. painter. died at his
home, corner of Prince and Henry streets,
at an early hour this morning of pneu-
mona. wife and several children sur
vive him. He was about fifty-five years
of age. The deceased was a member of
Columbia Steam Fire Engine Company
and that organization will attend the fu-
neral.
The Board of Police Commissioners will
meet in the Mayors Office Wednesday
night next, when the decision recently
rendered by Corporation Attorney Boothe
will be discussed. The decision, as print
ed in The Times. states that a policeman
has a right to be candidate for local po-
iitical Office providing it does not inter-
fere with his duties as policeman
The Circuit Court for this city, Judge
Nicol presiding, convened here today.
The evening times., 1900-03-19

NASH-Departed this life March IS, 1000. at
4:S0 p. M, MARGARET NASH, aged iiity-three
years.
Funeral will take place from the residence OF
her daughter 1921 L st. Sc, Tuesday, March 90,
thence to St Peters Church, where, at 9:30 a. M.
mass will be said for the repose Of her soul.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Item
BRELSF0RD-0n Saturday. March Il, 1900. at
his residence, 400 II Street southwest. WILLIAM
H. BRELSFORD, beloved husband OF Mary j. and
father Of Charles Brelsford.
Funeral from his late residence Tuesday, March
20, at . p. m. Relatives and friends invited to
attend. mhl9-2t
WASHINGTON Suddenly, st o'clock p. m.
Saturday March IL, 1900, at her residence. 1850
Jefferson Place. ELIZABETH LEE WASHINGTON.
daughter OF the late DIR. Bailey Washington, sur
geon of the United States Navy, and Ann Matilda
Lee.
Funeral from residence, on Tuesday morning. at
IL O'Clock. Interment private. mhl9-2t
The evening times., 1900-03-19
VIM. Hahn & Co.'s
Reliable Shoe Houses,
Corner Seventh and K 1914 and 1916 Penna Ave N. W.
2jj Penna. Ave 5. E.

Washington, d. c.. March Is, 1900.
To Organized Labor of the District of Columbia
Because misleading stories circulated IN respect
to our position in the early Saturday closing move
Inen we make the following statement:
Our firm three Shoe establishments in this city
one at Nos $50 92 934 Seventh " w; Capitol
Hill at 23 PENNSYLVANIA = E., and IN the est
End at 1916 Pennsy vania Avenue " W. The bud
of these and were erected
with Union Labor exclusively and we have always been con
sdered fair
When the agreement looking early closing of the
stores on SATURDAYS in this city presented
ture signed the adding clause in substance that 1t
was onv binding provided reasonable number of stores
in the same line also agreed TO close Pur
agreement and presuming that all others would
close we closed all establishments the first Saturday
that the agreement went wit February
To show good faith in the matter we had
the fact and given notice to our trade that we
would close at (!0 O'Clock.
We found however upon investigation, that although
we closed that not another shoe store in our immediate
negborood and within five of our Seventh Street
establishment had closed and that these other stores hd
gotten the benefit the which had excluded by
of our compliance with the agreement We further found
that so far as our Capitol End
cerned of kind in those neighborhoos had
closed its doors at the appointed time, and informed
by of the labor committees which waited on u.s. that
of such had been solicited to do so by the
representatives organizations this left estab
shmets only shoe stores i'll their respective sections
which o'clock The result that our regular
customers finding stores closed carried their fade ana
patronage competitors and this because of the fact
had complied with agreement with your commit
tees.
it that YOU appreciate that competition in trade
very sharp and that is unreasonable to expect bust
drive his trade to his competitors which is what
we did. and asked to do.
Finding that competitors we have already ex
nainpd their establishments
did that they, the contrary calculated on Keeping
and deriving benefit from our trade should we close
we notified vour committee that inasmuch as they had
upon other shoe respective neghbor
hoods closing that the not operative as to
until they would succeed in obtaining the consent OF
competitors reasonable number thereof and for this
son we have been placed the unfair list
1t must be understood that Saturdays night trade
has ALWAYS been a very heavy and that the closing of
early hour that night ii the other esab
lishmens neghbOrhood and within reasonable dis
permitted remain will result in the
regular customers and patrons and would
simply result in building the business of our competitors
The evening times., 1900-03-19
NEW ATHLETIC PARK.
Ground Leased for the PupiIs of the
Washington school.

lease was pat on record today by
Samuel a. Pulliam ana James Caskie.
trustees. letting to Louis l.. Hooper. Of
Brooklyn. y. 4. part OF the Friendship
tract of land located on the Georgetown
snd TenleytoWn Railroad. near the Wood
lry Road The lease is 10 run for a term
o. zen years from July ! next and the
rental is stated 10 be Ss00 per annum.
% be- stipulated in the contract between
Dc parties that the lessee shall not use
the premises foT any purposes other than
that rf maintaining an athletic park. in
coNnection pith the WsshinEtoa school. OF
Va AshingtCn. u G.
The lease also contains a clause In rela-
fion % The absolute sale Of the property TO
the lesses 81 sny time during the term or
fha contract
The evening times., 1900-03-19
ROBBED IN DAYLIGHT.
Imms B~Ii Claims That q Negro
stole Her Pocketbook.

Emma Bell. Of sol Florida Avenue
northwest reported to the police that she
had been robbed OF a pocketbook, contain
ing sic while walking at the corner of
Eighth and NJ streets northwest about
s.&5 O'Clock this morning.
According to her story she was assault
ed by a tall colOred man, about forty five
years old. who snatched her pocketbook
from her hand and made his escape.
The evening times., 1900-03-19
THE LANDoN HOMICIDE TRIAL
The Regular Panel of Jurors Al
ready Exhausted.

The trial of Arthur Landon, colored,
charged with the murder Of Henry Brad
ley. On December II last, was commenced
today il Criminal Court No. /, Justice
Clabaugh presiding.
The defendant is represented by Attor-
ney Francis S. Key Smith and the Gov
ernment by Assistant District Attorney
Thomas c. Taylor.
The regular panel was exhausted with
out a jury having been selected for the
trial OF the case. Justice Clabaugh or
dered twenty-five extra Talesmen sum-
moned. to report tomorrow morning. when
the work of selecting the jury will be
continued. When the court adjourned,
there were eleven jurors in the box, but
these are ali liable TO peremptory chal-
lenge
The evening times., 1900-03-19
Aliens Deported Last Week.

The Bureau of immigration reported to-
day that the number of aliens deported
during the week ending March IL was 102.
Among these were sixty-nine paupers,
twenty y-seven contract laborers. four dis
eased, one insane. and one returned in
one year. OF the paupers. thirty-four were
from Italy, south. fourteen Hebrews, five
Slovaks. four Germans. four Polish, two
Scotch, and one each from Africa, Arme-
mia, Ireland, Italy, north, Spain, ard Syria.