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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06
The Yermak.

The Yermak.
The old wav of travelling In the poidF
reeiors s was by means or dogs anu Sie1eeSs
1Tben DR. NanSen succeeded IN mdAIuS =
shin the Fran, so that sne couIQ StdH9
the attacks of the polar ice Inc 1T IdoGTS s. s.
To polar exploration is the 1eInndA' 'ti. -
STONED with the object of offensive IactISSS
seainst tfis obstacle that has so nanoi-
canned explorers. A cut OF Ine ferIndh
in heavy ice is shown herewith. Here Is .
brief description taken from an ar5ICIe, rISIe,o55
Vice Admiral Makaron or the r'uSs4dn
imperial navy. IN. l.. u-,-,ord
The ice-breaker was built IN Engian4
bv Sir w G. Armstrong, WnlIWOfIn o
Co, Limited, and the name OF tne con- n
G1eror of Siberia, Yermak, was gwen 20
her Her length is 9O5 feet, Dred9tn -
feet displacement with 1000 tons OF cOag
SOO0 tons and in this condition sne ordWS
q feet. Her how is inclined % degrees
from the vertical her stern IS % degrees
and her sides are 20 degrees from the Ver-
ticaI In whichever direction she moves
in +he ice she is bound to rise on II anu
Rreak il with her weight. She mas 1our
engines. working four independent pro-
peilers-one in front and three az tne
stern Each engine develops Z9OO morse
mower. so that the total force Of the snip
IS 10000 horsepower. The snip mas =
double bottom and double sides she Is
diVided into torty-eight compartments,
every one of which was tried by ming
with water as high as the upper deck.
One compartment in the fore part OF tno
shin one ~ the stern and two at both
SIDES are specially designed for changing
+he trim and heel Of the ship. In the
center of the Yermak is situated pow
erfUl pump, which can take water IEom
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

with perfect safety to It's passengers, has
become an established fact.
Weather Kites.
Another great stride in the world of
science has been in the use Of the kite
for meteorological observation. A. Law
renee Rotch has valuable paper on this
subject in the Report-one which has been
reprinted with the authors revision from
the Technology Quarterly and Proceed
ings of the Society of Arts, Boston, June,
1900.
Just as the weather bureaus Of the
United States have been of service to the
farmers Of the country, so has the kite
served the weather bureau in it's investi-
cations. Whenever there is wind kites
possess advantage over any other method
of exploring the air up to the height Of
at least 5000 feet. The rapid perfecting
of the kite for experimental purposes is
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06
Weather Kites.

with perfect safety to It's passengers, has
become an established fact.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
AaacOsfia Items.

The funeral Of Mrs. Fannie Latchford
whose death took place Wednesday morn
ing at her residence. No. "a Grant street.
Anacostia, was held yesterday morning
from ST, Teresa's Church. Rev. Joseph T.
OBrien. the chancellor Of the diocese OF
Baltimore and the brother of the deceased
offered requiem mass. The services were
generally attended. The interment was
made at Mount Olivet cemetery. Her hus-
band and two children survive her
The members of the mounted patrol
were entertained by the captain, Mr.. Rob-
Bellevue few evenings since. There was
freshments Of lighter order were served
There was large attendance Of men,
bers.
The eight-months- child Of ]. A Fair
all died yesterday morning without receiv-
ing medical attention at the parents home
on the Bowen road. Coroner hewitt visit
ed the house and issued a certificate of
death. The child was buried this morning
Day Clerk Ray of the Anacostia station
Is absent with leave, and his post is being
filled by Officer ]. F. Reagan.
Rev. Father Bart, late an assistant at St
Matthew's Church. who was appointed pas
tor Of st. Teresa's Church, Anacostia to
succeed the late Father Sullivan, has be-
gun his duties at Anacostia. Father Bart
Is to be formally introduced to the congre-
cation of St. Teresas tomorrow morning
at the 8 o'clock service. Rev. DR.. d. J.
Stafford of st. Patrick's Church will speak
at the ceremony
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Army Orders.

Captain Charles Mex. Saltzman, signal
corps, u. S. A, recently appointed. now
at Denver, Col. has been ordered to Fort
Myer, Va, for duty.
Captain Lewis NJ. Koefler, 4th Cavalry,
on sick leave at Leavenworth. Kan, will,
upon expiration of leave, proceed to Fort
Leavonworth for temporary duty.
Second Lieutenant Otto B. Bimm, signal
officer. U. s. Volunteers, has been relieved
from duty in Alaska and ordered to Van
couver, Wash, from which place he Will
report to the adjutant general Of the army
for assignment to duty in the Philippines.
First Lieutenant Charles T. Boyd has
been transferred from the 9TH to the 4th
Cavalry.
First Lieutenant George D. Arrowsmith.
18th Infantry, has been transferred to the
2Gth Infantry. with station In the Philip
pine Islands
Two months leave OF absence has been
granted Captain Moses G. Zalinski, quar-
termaster, on account Of disability.
Captain Thomas w. Darrah. U. 9. In
fantry. commissary. now in San Francisco,
has been ordered to this city to report to
the commissary general.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW Jersey. .
Mrs. Mckinley Talks FeeIingly of Her
SDOuse's Good Points.

A special to the New York World from
New Orleans last night says: After The
trip of the presidential party had been
concluded yesterday afternoon. and while
Mrs. Mckinley was waiting In the nook on
the steamer City of ST. Louis which had
been set aside for her until the President
had hidden farewell TO the hosts Of the
occasion, she consented to be Interviewed
1t was the first and only interview ever Sc
cured from her.
After she expressed her delight at the
new scenes which had been unfolded 10 her
she began to talk about the President
whose name was mentioned
DO you know Major McKinley?" she
asked.
'Ah, no one can know him. because TO
appreciate him one must know him as /
90 Ana L am not speaking now OF Major
Mckinley as the President. / am speaking
OF him as my husband. Ii any could know
what 1t Is to have wife sick, complain
lng'> always an invalid for twenty five
years, seldom day well, and yet never a
word of unkindness has ever passed his
lips; he is just the same tender. Thought
ful, kind gentleman | knew when first he
came and sought my hand.
Il know him because | am his wife and
it is my proudest pleasure to say this. not
because he is the President. but because
he is my husband.
Il wish that I could have seen him yes
- ~ sc illIu aHloIls lne ieo-
pie whom he seeks to serve so faithfully
But read his speeches this morning L
read all hts speeches. I only wish that
could help him as / should.
He Is SO kind. so good, so patient He
gives me all the time he can He never
torgets me. no matter how busy he is But
l VIII be glad when he is out of public life
l did not want him to run a second time
thought he had done enough for the
country, and now / know that he has dome
enough, and when this term expires he will
come home and we will settle down quietly
and he will belong to me-"
Evening star., 1901-05-04
TRUE HISTORY OF THE BOXERS.
Minister COnwer Gives Interesttns
Facts i'm an Addresa

In the course OF his reply to the address
OF welcome at the public reception given
him at Des Moines, Iowa. yesterday after
noon, Minister Conger, referring to the
Boxer movement uprising in China, said:
But there is a history connected with
this affair which l have not seen in print
and about which L will tell you. The or
ganization which is known as the Boxers
has been in existence more than a hum
dred years. but had long ceased to be of
Importance. Two Buddhist priests in the
province of Shan-tung some time In the
year 1899 revived the organization. or made
an organization which took the name of
the older one. Some have said IT was a
patriotic organization, but it was in fact
at the outset religious movement. The
priest who was the head has since been
captured, tried by German court, and
executed.
1T has been learned since the suppress
sion Of the Boxers that the organization
was entirely religious. The priests pro-
fessed TO have supernatural powers The
society spread in Shan-tung province.
There was never any danger from IL until
1t was taken up by General Yu Shen, the
governor Of the province, q bitter hater
of all foreigners, and he saw that he could
make use of this society to further his end
He encouraged the society gave the pro-
moters funds and assisted them In every
way.
The priests pretended they could call
down from the skies millions Of warriors
fully armed and equipped, and that they
would form army to drive out of China
everything that was foreign. They pre-
tended that they could, by certain rites
and ceremonies, make their bodies imper-
yious to bullets. This took deep hold on
the superstitious minds Of the Chinese peo-
pie.
But there had not been a foreigner
harmed in Shan-tung province up to this
time. The Rev. DIR. Brooks, a missionary.
was killed more by accident than by de-
sign. General Yu Shen secured the assist
ance of powerful princess. and between
them they determined on making the So
ciety sufficiently powerful to drive out all
foreigners. Soon the societies spread over
into Chi Ii province, in which Pekin is
situated and all of the foreigners Were at
tackled and native Christians were COM
PEELED either to recant or suffer death"
Evening star., 1901-05-04
SURVEYS OF MARGARITA ISLAND.
Naval Officers Have Been Studying the
Place Closely,

1t appears that American naval officers
have been paying considerable attention to
Margarita Island, near Venezuela, and the
locality thereabout, and that very fair sur
veyS are now in hand covering this local
ity. They are based on original Spanish
surveys. which Were later confirmed by
British naval vessels and more recently by
American officers But the chart of the
island does not show the fine new harbor
which is said to have been located, as this
has hitherto been passed unnoticed on the
Spanish, British and American charts.
Aside from this island some of the best
posted naval authorities hold that the Gulf
of Curacao, on the north coast of Vene-
zuela offers by far the most advantageous
site for an American coalng station, IL
one is to be located in that part OF the
world. tongue of land makes out from
the mainland enyeloping a large body of
water. This is an ideal harbor except in
the matter of depth. Its chief advantage,
however, is in having an entrance only
two miles wide, SO that fortitications on
either side of the entrance would make the
harbor impregnable In view of the re-
ported German surveys in that quarter the
naval authorities here are showing unusual
interest in the points available for Ameri
can use.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Naval Orders.

Lieutenant Commander S. A. Staunton
has been detached from duty in connec-
ton with the isthmian canal commission,
to take effect May 81. when he will take
command of the Yankton.
Captain G. E. Ide, from Mare Island navy
yard to his home on two months sick
leave
Paymaster r. T. NJ. Ball. to the Wabash,
on the New London station as relief Of
Paymaster c. w. Littlefield. who Is or
dered to the Kearsarge to take the place
of Pay Inspector ]. Foster as fleet paymas-
ter, who is ordered home on waiting or
ders.
Naval Constructor Lawrence Spear has
been detailed to duty as member of the
board appointed to examine the army
transport Terry to determine her avail
ability as a hospital ship. He takes the
place Of Captain Henry Kirby Of the 10th
Infantry, who Is unable to serve on ac-
count Of sickness.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
American Line


TO the Editor of The Evening Star:
General Boynton's animadversions against
some text books on history have given
rise in my mind to various ref1ec-
items, which may not be without
their interest to some of your readers
particularly if they happen to be teachers
For Ridpath's history of tie United States
l do not in the least care to enter the
lists; why use an old fashioned work Of
that kind at all when there are numerous
new ones by thoroughly-trained scholars? :?
But the fact that General Boynton has sue
ceeded in pointing out a dozen or two Of
errors, or what he considers errors, does
not impress me much as it might. l
think the publishers should find better oc-
cupation than in patching up such old texts
even on the basis of General Boynton's s
criticism, and L fear that their action in
making such corrections Is largely due to
a desire to stand we'll in certain quarters
l should question whether even such mac
curacies as those quoted from Ridpath are
productive of much harm. The particular
points mentioned seem to me of a class
that no young pupil should be asked to
remember at all on the strength of mere
text book knowledge; whether ten thou
sand or fourteen thousand We're surrender
ed by General Buckner; whether the Union
lost nearly 1900 or 1910 at Chattanooga !;
whether the Union army under General
Meade, as Ridpath says. took up post
tion on the hills around Gettysburg or,
as 1eueTdl bOyUtOH AYERS, duVanC-
ing beyond Gettysburg. was driven
back through it to the hills in the
rear of it," are matters that would not In
any case make lifelong impression on
the youth who has only read the few lines
in the text book about the occurrences A
text book ought to be guide to outside
reading. thread on which the teacher can
base his remarks. and the pupil review his
acquisitions. 1t is rather a good thing for
q pupil to know that this guide Is not in
fallible; it lends interest to the class exer-
cises II the teacher Is able to point out
little inaccuracies General Boynton It
seems to me, would have done more good
had he directed his energies to opposing
the altogether too servile use of the text
book. rather than to picking flaws In
works that never can be made perfect un-
der the best Of conditions The day of
learning text books by rote has gone by
forever: the pupil must live and move in
his subject and consult his school library
on disputed points.
ERNEST F. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Council of Jewish Women,

ish Women has arranged to hold its sixth
annual meeting next Monday at 2:3O
o'clock pm. in the vestry temple rooms.
The reports Of the president. secretary,
treasurer and several standing committees
will be read, the same to be sent to the
general board at Chicago. The annual
meetings Of all sections throughout the
United States and Canada will also take
place tho first Monday In May. The cleo
tfon of officers and five members of the
board, the latter to serve three years. will
follow the submission OF reports for the
local section
Evening star., 1901-05-04
New Fire Hydrant. Ordered.

The District Commissioners have ordered
that fire hydrants be erected in the fol-
lowing localities at an estimated cost of
81 600; Thirteenth street between e and
streets northwest, west side: PennsyI-
vania avenue between 18th and 18th
streets northwest. north side: Pennsylva-
MIA avenue between 9th and 10th streets
northwest, north side: Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between 9th and 7th streets northwest,
north side; Pennsylvania avenue between
ID and Cd streets northwest, north side:
Sth street between Market space and D
street northwest; d street between 7th
and 6th streets northwest, south side, and
west, south side. Also on street north
west between the west abutment OF the
street bridge and. 28th street (two) at an
estimated cost OF $z36
Evening star., 1901-05-04

The War Department has appointed a
board, consisting of Lieutenant Colonel
John L. Tiemon, Major Sedgwick Pratt
and Captains Garland n. Whistler and
George W. Gatchell, all of the artillery
corps, to meet at Fort Wadsworth, New
York harbor, May 8. for the purpose of
completing the equipment of the type ar
tillery fire command at that post for the
proposed service tests OF systems of artil-
fery fire control by the board of ordnance
and fortifications''
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Kings Daughter. and Sons.

Arrangements have been completed for
the annual meeting Of the District Of Co
lumbia branch. Of Kings Daughters and
Sons. to be held at Epiphany Church. c
street between 18th and 14th streets north
west. Tuesday and Wednesday. May and
8. Meetings will be held Tuesday at 1880
O'Clock am. and 8 o'clock pm. and Wed
nesday at o'clock pm. The Tuesday
meeting will be addressed by Mrs. Mason,
state secretary Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Transfer of Valuable Realty.

By deed, which has been placed on rec
ord. John F. Riley and Rose E. Riley OF
New York city have transferred to b..
Francis Saul of this city, the Jefferson Ho-
tel property at the southwest corner OF
Louisiana avenue and 9Th street. The
property is described as all of lots d and
E. in Charles Calvert executors subdivi-
sion Of square 459 and part Of original lot
6, same square. The consideration. ac-
cording to the revenue stamps attached to
the deed, was S25, 900.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
rDERSON,
COachmen,a Ball.

The annual dance Of the Coachmen's
Union and Aid Association. at Convention
Hall last night. was attended by large
number. A buffet supper was served. The
grand march was led by Bureu Jordan.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Photographic club Banquet.

The Postal Photographic Club. an organi-
cation composed of amateur photographers
residing in the eastern and middle states,
and whose work is circulated among it's
members by the means of an album issued
monthly and sent from one member to an
ether, closed its annual meet" with a ban
quet at Freunds last evening. Nineteen Of
the members, with their invited guests,
were present. Mr.. Charles E. Fairman, the
president of the club, acted as the master
of ceremonies. and brief addresses were
made as follows: ''rhe Members From
Out OF Town" MT. James L. jerks OF
Pawtucket, r. l.: 1.-The Professional Man
and the Amateur Photographer" Mr.. os-
borne I. Yellott Of Towson. Md: The Art
OF the Painter and the Art OF. the Pho
tographer, James Henry Moser Of this
city, and The Club and Its Prospects, =
Mr. q. A. Brandt Of this city. the secretary
Of the club.
The visiting members all agree that this Is
the most successful meet" ever enjoyed
by the club, and thaf washington IL an
Ideal city tor rsuniohS Of this kind.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Secret Sessions at HyattsviIIe.
o the Editor Of The Evening Star:

The Star Of Wednesday, under the head
ing of it's Hyattsville correspondence. con-
tains several errors. possibly deserving of
correction. Your correspondent states that
the undersigned moved that all secret ses-
sicns Of the town council be abolished, and
that Mr.. ]. c. Rogers, attorney for the
town, objected to this, and the motion was
laid upon the table. The facts are quite
different I made no motion. Mr.. Rogers
moved that the meeting approve the ac-
ton of the town council in holding secret
sessions, and his motion was laid upon
the table by a vote Of about 3 to l. very
decided expression of disapproval Of secret
sessions on the part Of the citizens pres
ent at the meeting.
J. II. RALSTON
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Accidental Drowning.

John Simms of Fairfax county was
drowned this morning in the Potomac river
a few miles below this city. Simms was
fishing in small skin at the time the ac-
cident occurred, and was alone. His body
has not been recovered. The particulars
of the occurrence are not known here. but
it IS supposed that the small boat was ac-
cidentally capsized. Simms was a farmer
in Fairfax county and was well known in
thiS city
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Virginia Hot Springs,

Watet very beneficial for persons SUFFERING WitA
fnenmatfsm gout and nervous troubles. New
HOTEL ALPHlN open all the year. Rates, q 1o
To- Seo per day. $176o per week aud upward
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-06-28

Hoshi-Toru, former Japanese min
lister to the United States, was as
sassinated in Toxic while attending
a meeting of the city assembly.
Judge Taft, of the Philippine com
mission, has been appointed civil gov
ernor of the islands, to take effect
on July 4.
Gen. Cailles and his force of $50
Filipinos surrendered at Santa Cruz,
Luzon, and took the oath of allegi-
ance.
The engagement of Vivian Sartoris,
granddaughter of Gen. Grant, to Ar
chibald Balfour, of London, has been
indefinitely postponed"
Gen. Chatfee has been appointed mil
itary governor of the Philippines.
A successful test of wireless teleg-
raphy at sea was made on the Lucania,
from which messages were sent to
shore from distance of 60 miles.
The shortage in the French wheat
crop will necessitate the importation
of 60.000,000 bushels or more from
America.
Germany has finally recognized the
Monroe doctrine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-06-28
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The Minnesota state building at the
Pan-American grounds has been dedi-
Gated.
\ German physician, DIR. Brubacher,
declares that 72.5 per cent. of dyspep-
tics have unsound teeth.
The emperor OF Germany has or
dered schooner yacht to be designed
and built in the United States.
Smithfield, Va, claims the oldest
church in the country. 1t is ST. Luke's,
erected in 1852 and restored in 1894.
Escaping convicts at Fort Smelling
used woman to shield them from the
bullets of the guards, but were recap
tured.
Among the several states and terri
tories Oklahoma shows the largest
percentage of increase, according to
the census of 1900.
The Baltimore & Ohio road will in
future operate the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern, though the latter will
retain its organization.
Oklahoma fruit growers have begun
the annual shipment of peaches to the
northern markets. The crop is esti-
mated at 5O,OO0,OOO bushels.
The circulation per capita in the
United States is now the largest in
the country's history, amounting to
S2S.13. One year ago it was $26.11.
The town of Natick. Mass, will on
the coming Fourth of July celebrate
the two hundred and fiftieth anniver-
sary of the founding of that place.
Rev. S. ID. Hutzenpillar, of San Fran
cisco, has been elected by the trus-
tees president of the Ohio university
at Athens, o., for term of three years.
a hungry world looks to the Missis-
sippi valley farmers, says Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, and vast riches
await them in beef, hogs, corn and
horses.
representatives. of the German en-
peror, incognito, have visited big
American shipyards to study the con-
struetioM of warships and vessels of
the merchant service.
The census returns giving the area
of various states show that the one
which has the largest amount of land
under water is Florida, and the least,
in proportion to its size, Wyoming.
DIR. Dyson, chief of the bureau of an
imal industry at Chicago, says he has
hopes that the disease of scab among
sheep may be wholly eradicated in the
United States during the next two or
three years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-06-28
FOREIGN.

At pro-Boer meeting in London
resolutions were adopted demanding
that the government make peace with
the Beers by offering them independ-
ence.
Civil government will be inaugurated
in the Philippines on the Fourth of
July with a memorable patriotic dis
play.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor, admits Russia's action in increas-
ing duty on American goods is retail
atory.
Sir Claude Macdonald. in an inter-
view on China, declared the empire
would profit by the recent war.
Miss Kunze. of Berlin, reached the
top of the Gelmerhorner, in Switzer-
land. This is the first time the noun
tain has ever been ascended. It's 10,-
500 feet high.
Gen. Emilio Nunez, civil governor of
Havana, says the passage of the Platt
amendment has strengthened friendly
relations in Cuba.
A London dispatch says that G,0oo
Cape Colonists have already Joined he
Beers and the rebellion is spreading.
The London Sun asserts that Gen.
Botha has surrendered.
Eight British were killed, six were
wounded and GO colopials captured in
Cape Colony by the Peers.