Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01

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that their long cherished project
of having a proper memorial to the great
American poet in the nations capital was
moving toward success, and the next day
the statement was made on authority that
when S10,0C0 more should be raised for the
purpose, work on the statue would be be-
gun May IS and 10 imposing ceremonies
attending the unwilling of the Grant statue
were held in the Capitol November 10. An
was made that the proposed
statue of Lafayette would be cast here No
vember a. The Star contained an article
the erection of suitable me-
mortal over the grave of L'Enfant. In his
annual report to the Secretary of War on
December 4 General J. G. Breckenridge
suggested the erection Of an arch and
court of honor for Washington, and on De-
cember 10 writer in The Star demon
strated why a monument to Alexander X.
Shepherd ought to be erected in Washing
ton.
Gas and Electricity.
January 3 a bill was introduced into the
House providing for 75-cent gas for the
householders of the District. January -
a bill, which subsequently became a law,
was introduced into the Senate to permit
the consolidation Of the local electric light
ing and some of the street railroad COM
panies under the name of the Washington
Mr.. Walter c. Allen, the District electrical
engineer, suggested the making of a num-
her of changes. affecting proposals for arc
lamps. The annual report of the District
Inspector of lighting was submitted on Au-
gust 6. Additional lamps for various sec
tons of the District were authorized on
September 10. October % the Commission
ers received a number of complaints OF
alleged poor gas.
Pure Food.
January / Secretary Wilson of the De-
partment of Agriculture took a decided
stand against the issuance of pardons il
the cleo. cases. The following day The
Star showed that the public was being
educated in the matter of oleo. frauds, and
or the 10Th of the same month President
Mckinley denied the applications for par
dons Of wilkins and Butler, who had been
convicted of oleo. frauds. February p
bill. was introduced in the House defining
butter or oleomargarine, and on
March the House committee to whom the
bill had been referred gave a public hear
ing on the subject to those interested. The
same day the pure food congress met here,
and during their sessions, which lasted sew
eral days, resolutions strongly condemning
oleo. were adopted. March 0 the House
had meeting to consider a pure
food law. March Is Senator Proctor intro
duced pure food and drug bill in the Sem
ate, and on April II a resolution was offer
ed in the House and subsequently adopted,
directing inquiry to be made as to the
making of oieo On April 10 Senate in
quiry was ordered relative to milk sold
in the District. April 81 Secretary Wilson
communicated with the House relative to
oleo. and butter matters. May IA the Sec
rotary of the Treasury sent to the House
an answer to their cleo. inquiry resolution.
new bill Oh the subject Of oleo. was in
PRODUCED in the House May 15 and hearings
thereon held on the two succeeding days.
On the last day an agent admitted that
cleo. was frequently sold fraudulently.
pure milk bill was introduced in the Senate
May y. An interview on the subject OF
oieo. ingredients was printed In The Star
on the same day. The Grout oleo. bill was
reported to the House during the
latter days of May, later action thereon
was tponed until December Z, when 1t
was passed, and December Is the Senate
took hold of the subject in the form 1t had
left the House.. November y the price OF
meat was decidedly advanced. December
10 the District Commissioners conferred
with the -four inspectors relative to having
the law executed in the manner contem-
plated by Congress.
Death List.
Among the well-known persons who died
during the year were Gen. Zenas r. Bliss,
8; DR.. William A. Hammond, jan
uary 6; Benjamin r. Mayfield, January 9;
Lieut. Samuel Howard, U. S. N. January
Is; Forster Jennings. January IS; DR.. A.
H. Wilmer, January 1S; c. A. Chickering,
February ID; former Judge H. H. Wells,
February 13; Howard Perry. March 1; Rep
sentative A. C. Harmer. March q; Dr..
Thomas B. Hood, March 10; Col. G. H.
Elliott, March "a; DR.. F. S. Barbarn,
March %; Harry p Goodwin. March 81;
former Senator Charles H. Gibson, March
81; Frank H. Cushing, April 10; Commo-
dore William Mayo. Gen. Peter F. Bacon,
April 8; Maj. E. B. Ball, April II; Gen.
Allan Rutherford. April 30; Edward =.
Leech. May 2; Samuel E. Wheatley, June
2; Mrs. John Sherman. June 8; Lyman S.
A. 8. Pratt, July 2; Senator J. Il. Gear
July IA; B. F. Guy, July IS; DR.. s. A. II.
McKim. July 27; former Representative Il.
E. Meredith, July 30; William Saunders,
Der II; John Larcombe, October 20; John
Sherman. October %; Thomas Bowling,
November 5; Frederick W. Royce, Novem-
Der 1G; George W. Wilson. November ~;
drew Barbour, November IS; Rear Admiral
Frederick G. McNair. November ~; MISS
Eugenia Washington, November 30; Mrs.
E. w. Miller, December / Mrs. washington
Mclean, December 10; John Addison For
ter, December 10; Gen. John G. Parke, De-
cember II; Rev. w. Raymond Stricken,
December 20; Mrs. William P. Frye. De-
cember 81: James Raglan, December "a;
Prof Thomas A. Williams, December "a.
Charities.
The principal event Of the year In District
charities was the abolition by Congress OF
the office Of superintendent Of charities and
the substitution therefor Of board OF
charities, composed Of five members and
secretary, the latter being the only sala-
ried Office attached to the new organization
The change was heartily favored by the
District Commissioners and the superin-
tendent of charities, Herbert w. Lewis
The bill creating the board was favoraply
reported to the House Of Representatives
February %, and was passed March last
The personnel of the board was announced
June 80, the members being appointed by
the President, as follows: 8. w. Wood
ward. who was chosen president at the first
meeting; John Joy Edison. Simon VOL,
Charles p Neill and George w. Cook. The
board selected George s. Wilson, former
secretary Of the Associated Charities. as
its secretary The board has control OF the
of all funds for District chari-
ties.
The people of Washington responded most
literally to the call for succOr sent out