Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-08

received az the WAT Oo pattmooes h"9
decreed that all pictures, statues, or
statuettes with religious significance
he removed from Manila schools which
are public or which receive government
aid. The only exception made Is the
school in Gale Victoria taught by the
Catholic sisters. There is question
% hetber this institution receives aid d.
rectly.
An art gallery for the blind Is to De
ests blished In connection with the reau'
ing room for thsse unfortunates now 10
operation at the Library OF Congress.
The gallery will contain great coilec.
ton of busts OF famous men. Inc DINO
will become. acquainted with them
through the sense oftouch. Lectures
vii be given, the busts being used as
object lessons.
The ouartermaster general has Or
dered all the various kinds OF wnite
tents on hand at the different posts
throughout the United States to Dc
turned into depots or issued to the
militia. White tentage is now obsolete
for regular army use, they having been
replaced By tents OF the khaki color.
% to noon today Surg. Gen. Wyman
of the q. s. Marine Hospital Service
had no. received any official advlces
from Ann Arbor relative to the sup
posed case of bubonic plague there.
The President today announced the
sppointment Of John w. Gable, naval
| uficer of customs at Baltimore. to sue
coed Norman b. Scott, resigned.
The egg rolling custom has existed IN
| Washington for more than 40 years.
| The rolling formerly took place on the
Capitol grounds, at fret only q nundreo
| or more children participating. But as
the wears went By the crowds grew
larger and more boisterous. The
grounds of the Capitol were improved
with plants and shrubs, and the Easter
merry.makers did great deal OF dam.
| age. Finally in 1878, law was passed
by Congress prohibiting the gathering
OF crowds on the Capitol grounds Tor
egg rolling at Easter time. The cause
of the children, however, was quickly
taken up by the wife OF President
HAYES. Sac could not repeal sn act o.
Congress, but she could open the
grounds OF the Executive Mansion tt
the little folks. This she did, and or
Easter Monday OF 1878 the egg.rolline
10 the White House grounds, as IL nov
exists with its music and other accom-
rsniments, began. Each year the crowd'
seam to increase in sizs. 10 1873 tht
attendance numbered scarcely 20O
Last year is is estimated that more
| than rs 600, including children anc
adults. visited the Executive grounds
during the day. ,
| Much to the delight of the children
"Easter Monday" proved fair 10 Wash
Iingtop. and the annual egg rollins
frolic 10 the White House grounds wal
large success. The gates to the Presl
dents big yard we're opened early
and before 8 O'Clock the lawns anC
walks were Overrdn by crowd OF hap
| py Laughing children. Every little to'
carried a basket containing gaily col
ored eggs. As soon as they arrived the
children plunged into the excitement o
the day which consists principally In
rolling eggs down the sides OF the ter
racs south OF the Executive Mansion
Before evening it Is estimated that ~,
600 children, little aud big, white and
black will have passed through the
gates. The 4lh Artillery Band from
Fortress Monroe played for the child
ran instead OF the Marine Band, which
ia at present out of town, The Presi
dent and Mrs. Mex nley viewed thu
antics of the children from the White
House portico, and seemed to enjoy the
snort fully 90 much as did the little onei
themselves.
The Spanish treaIy-claims commits,
sion, OF which Ex-senator w. Il
Chandler is the president, held its frs
meeting this morning in the aute.roon
to the Attorney Generals Office. The
total amount of damages now claimed
| foots up to $50 100000. Nearly all TIT
claims have bean taken by lawyers or
a 331 per cent. contingent fee, and ont
firm alone has claims to the aggregate
amount OF So 100000 A Washington
lawyer represents $500 900. About three
fourtbs of the claimants are persons o
Cuban or Spanish names. Severa
bonafide American claimants may b'
embarrassed by the course they pur
sued during the insurreotion, their writ
ten statements at that time being Il
the eff,cs that there was no Interrupt
ton of work on their plantations. Thel
wrote these letters ut the request 0
| Spanish Minister Dupuy de LONE, who
enlisted this class to show that there
was no real resurrection. Now these
Americans make claims for damages
inflicted during the resurrection. Iht
next meeting OF the commission will b'
held at the building rented for Its use
14l1 II street.
| A peculiar complaint is under inves
tigation by the civil service commission
1t is to the following effect: A clerk in
certain postoffice was drawing $500 pei
annum. Another clerk in the same OF
fee was drawing 500. Then ther'
was o substitute clerk who drew moth
| ing except when he substituted. Thu
500 man and the substitute, 80 1t II
charged, raised 500 between them
gave it to the 5000 man, who promptly
resigned. The 500 man took the 500
place and the substitute moved up Il
500. So far all went we'll, until the lat,
$500 man took advantage OF provision
10 the civil service law and had himsel
placed at the head of the substitute
etter- carrie - list, ranking the tw'
other substitutes. A vacancy oocprre'
almost at once among the letter carrier
and the late 5000 man at once fell Int,
an $3.50 Job. Then the two substitute
letter carriers, who had been crowded
| out aud who had got wind Of the story
told all they knew and the case was re
ported TO the civil service commission
| An investigation is now In progress.