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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-15

Messrs. Moore & HiIl, of ia Fourteenth
Street northwest, has requested permis-
sion Of the Commissioners TO change the
number on 1913 Rhode Island Avenue 70
1911 The ground Of the request is that
the owner of she premises objects to the
number. regarding it as an unlucky com
biHaJiou OF figures.
The application having been referred TO
the Inspector of Buildings, he advises the
Commissioners that if The said property
holder Will change the numbers Of the
four houses in the same row at his own
expense permission TO DO so viii be
granted.
Commissioner Beach, in forwarding the
repsrt TO his colleagues says that there
Is no serious objection 10 the changing
of the number if 1t is desired. except that
it is undesirable to admit sub-numbers
or half numbers into The system of num-
bering houses.
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The Commissioners today acted upon
the claim Of J. c. Regan & Co, contract
ors. for extra work IN hauling and spread
ing excavation in connection with the
construction of Brightwood reservoir The
company submitted d claim some time
ago through the Water Department for
81. .5C0 for oyerhaul:ng. $z00 for soil placed
on cmbankments. and $5-44 for hauling
both ways sixteen barrels of cement.
The claim was made the subject of a
long report by Charles A. McKenua, In
spector OF the Water Department He
gave a detailed history OF the work and
the requirements Of the contract with
the company, and advised the department
that the claim, I.ith the exception Of the
$5.4t for hauling the cement. should not
be allowed w \ Mcfarland. Superin-
tendent OF the Water Department. and
Capt. y. D. GailIard, Assistant to the En-
gineer Commissioner, approved the rec
concentrations of the Inspector. and the
Commissioners have endorsed the same
with favorable action.
The Commissioners are in receipt of 4
petition signed by Mrs E c. Dean and
thirty-fOur- others protesting against the
establishment OF baseball park in square
1G9, bounded by Nineteenth, Tweatieth.
). and I Streets northwest. The petiion
sets forth the current rumor that base
bali park is to be located on the square
described, and that the undersigned do
earnestly protest against the same being
done
The petitioners submit that the section
of the city in which square 109 is is in The
heart Of the rapidly growing northwest
and IS wholly residential section The
petitioners state their belief that the es-
adjustment Of a baseball park there, and
the playing of baseball therein, woaId be
detrimental to the best interests of the
neighboThood as well as to that particu-
lar section of the city.
Therefore they protest against per
NIT being issued to erect the necessary
structures for baseball park On the
square named.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-15

The Com nmissioners have ordered that
permit be issued 10 the Western Union
Telegraph Company to string two wires
from the corner of Thirty-ifth and NJ
Streets northwest, along Thirty-fifth and n
Streets to Georgetown College, permit to
be issued on condition that the two old
wires or Canal Road. which were former
Iv used for this connection, be removed.
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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1901.
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TEMPERATURE

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By order Of the Commissioners the time
for the completion of the contract with
the GeiseI Contracting Company for con
structing a bridge across Piney Branch
has. been extended 10 April I. 1901 with
out penalty or cost Of inspection.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-15

The Adjutant General Of Maine has re-
quested permission fer the military or
CARNATIONS from Maine TO enter the Dis
trict OF Columbia and to remain during
the inaugural ceremonies. The request
involves the permission of the commands
in question to come armed and equipped
for marching. etc The Commissioners
have granted the request
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-15

Warren TOlson was today Informed By
the Commissioners, relative TO water main
for the service Of lots II and rs Girls
Wold's subdivision Of Anatcostia. that
they have been officially informed by the
Health Department that The construction
Of water main for the service Of unoc-
cupied lots is not necessary in the inter-
ests Of the public health.
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The Commissioners today granted two
applications OF the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company to string wires
for telephone purposes One of them was
an application to string two wires from
the cable pole at the corner Of Eighth
Street and Florida Avenue northwest
across Seventh and Eighth Streets to
premises 2ee9 Seventh Street northwest.
The Electrical Engineer. in reporting
upon the application, stated TO the Com
missioners that the cable pole mentioned
IS the nearest one 10 the subscriber, and
that the wires Will be strung on existing
poles. He further stated that the permit
TO be issued would not authorize the
stringing Of wires over private property
and that authority for granting the per
NIT is 10 be found in the recent decision
Of Justice Barnard rendered in the test
case relating to telephone connections
outside the limits OF the city of Washing
ton.
The other application requested author
ity 10 string two wires from the cable
pole at the corner Of Nineteenth Street
and Florida Avenue northwest along Nine
( teenth Street TO alley OF square bounded
by Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets and
California and Wyoming Avenues, and
along the alley to premises 1900 Wyoming
Avenue northwest.
The Electrical Engineer submitted 4 re
port on this application similar to that
above given.
4 third application of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company. TO per
NIT the erection Of a cable pole in the
{ alley of square f63 was also favorably
passed upon, the reports Of the Water De-
partment showing that the placing Of
such pole as proposed would not interfere
with the water main IN that locality.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
WEED OUT ANARCHISTS.

st. Louis Globe Democrat: Con-
gress should proceed at once to pass
laws excluding anarchists who try to
enter the United States, deporting
those who are now in the country,
and stripping all anarchists of Amer
lean citizenship. They are avowed
enemies of the government, of its
laws, of social order, of the organic
ed functions of civilization, ,and carry
on their crusade by the stealthy,
wanton murder of representatives
placed in authority by the ballots of
the people. Herr Most declares that
he and his followers are opposed to
all national or local government and
to the private ownership of property.
One of his kind has just completed
an awful assassination. There may
be some who hold that even under
such frightful circumstances the
Congress of the United States is
powerless to apply a remedy. Such
exponents of governmental impot-
ence always appear to plead the
higher law of violence and crime in
the name of liberty. But it has been
we'll said that free sps ech is also re-
sponsible speech. A license that
multiplies assassins and fills the land
with mourning is not contemplated
by any constitution ever framed or
conceived. No people could tolerate
it unless ready for the final plunge
into frenzied mob law and political
chaos.
AS far as excluding anarchist i'm.
migration is concern ed the operation
will be easy. Former congresses
have taken steps in that direction,
though without completing them.
/ Our consular representatives can
keep watch abroad and immigration
authorities in our own ports can
maintain a strict watch, turning back
all of the assassin tribe who present
themselves. As for anarchists who
are citizens, they should be formally
deprived of their citizen ship and
either deported or expelled from the
country. Anarchists aVow their
creed. They teach it in publications,
spread it in speeches and make it
known freely in ordinary converse
tion. Unless they change their habit
of meeting in groups and scattering
their poison without concealment
there will be no trouble in their iden-
tification. One of their strongest
passions is for notoriety. No one
could be in doubt for an instant as to
the nature and motives of an anar-
chist meeting. An anarchist who
could rave against government, law
and order would choke with the MUIR
derous passion denied vent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

James Baxter, nominated by thirteen
delegates, to be candidate of Iowa, is
somewhat like Candidate Phillips, of
the Silver aggregation,-he cannot
keep still. To an Abba Union report
er he said:
"Since have been nominated I will
enter the race, and make q canvass
in the interests of furthering Social
ism. There will eventually be but
two parties-Socialism and Capt.
talism-and l think there will be
no middle class. / cast my lot
with the Socialists and will do all
in my power to further the cause"
After re-reading the Socialists state
platform, if Mr.. Baxter's prediction
is to come true, we speak right here
and now for a berth on the Capital
ism" sleeper. We don't propose to
work like the old scratch just for the
sake of dividing up with the fellow
who lies in the shade during the har-
vest IL we can help it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
WH MRTWTEY

Born at Niles, Ohio, January 20,
1S43.
Educated in public schools, Poland
Academy and Allegheny College. =
Taught in the public schools.
Enlisted as a private in 23d Ohio
volunteer infantry in 1861. Comm is
sary sergeant 1852; second lieuten-
ant 1852; 1st lieutenant 1858: captain
1864. Served on stats of generals r.
B. Hayes, George Crook and Win
field s. Hancock. Breveted major U.
). volunteers by PresideIlt Lincoln
for gallantry in battle March 13,
1862. Detailed as acting assistant ad-
jutant general 1st division 1st army
corps until mustered out, July 26,
1866.
Studied law in Mahoning county,
Ohio; took a course at Albany, New
York Law school; admitted to Ohio
Bar 1867 and settled at Canton,
Ohio which has since been his home.
Prosecuting attorney of Stark
cou nty, Ohio, 1869; member of con-
gress, 1851; and as chairman of
committee on ways and means re
ported the tariff bill of 1890, known
as the mckinley bill"
District changed by democratic
Legislature and he was defeated for
reelection to congress in 1890, the
same year his associate on the ways
and means committee, Governor
Gear, was defeated.
Elected governor of Ohio in 1891
and reelected in 1898 by large major
tiles. Delegate at large to national
republican convention in 1884 and
served on committee on resolutions
and supported James G. Blaine. Del
egate at large to national convention
1888 and supported John Sherman
and was chairman of the committee
on resolutions Delegate at large to
national convention 1892 and was
made its chairman. Received 1872
votes but refused to allow his name
to be considered, supporting renom-
ination of President Harrison.
Nominated for president at St.
Louis, June IS, 1896, receiving 66l out
of a total of 9O5 votes; elected in
November by popular plurality, 6O3,-
154. Electoral vote, 271; Bryan, 176.
McKinIey's majority, 95.
Nominated by acclamation for re-
election at Philadelphia, June 81,
1900 Received 7 ,2O6, 677 votes; Bryan,
6,374, 397. McKinley's plurality, s32,-
$50. Electoral votes: Mckinley, 292;
Bryan, 155. McKinley's majority, 1877.
Shot at PanIAmerican exposition,
Friday, p. M, September 6, 1901.
Died in Buffalo, New York, at 2:15
O'Clock Saturday morning September
IA, 1901.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
THE ASSASSINATION OF THE
PRESIDENT.

Editor HerGld-The assassina-
ton of the President is a crime
that cannot be too severely
condemned, and as an attack upon
our civilization cannot be too earnest
ly deplored. The President is the
living embodiment of the nations
authority and any attempt made on
his life is a stroke made at the ma
tion's life. This in turn so far as it
goes renders each PERSONS life and
property insecure, and hence the
gravity of the crime of the assas-
sination is brought home to
each of our own doors. This being
so every one has the gravest inter
est in cody and deliberately search
ing for the most efficient cure for
anarchy.
But in times of great excitement,
such as occurred upon the recent
assault upon the Presidents life,
some people are very apt to lose
their mental equilibrium and sug,
gest remedies which really have q
tendancy rather to produce anarchy
than to cure it. Extremes AZ either
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
MKTNLEY MODESTY

Des MOines, Register: Nothing
could be more beautiful than has
been the home life of President Nc
Kinley and, as Washington news
paper correspondent has stated it:
1.-THE hackneyed phrase OF Jeffer-
sonian simplicity might well be re-
| placed by the more modern one OF
Mckinley modesty'."
His simplicity and modesty have
been sincere and these character
istics have been noteworthy through
out all of his life. How he has loved
his home was never better shown
than at the conclusion OF the"last
campaign when he said:
THE fight is over and | believe we
have won. Of course, for the sake
of the party, representing, as l be-
lieve it does, the principle synonym
GUS with National prosperity, am
glad. Personally. would retire from
the White House today with breath
of great relief. This modest little
home of mine is more to NE than all
the honors won or to be won by a
chief executive"
The presidents heart and thought
have always been of his home, of his
friends, of his party, of his country,
of all other things and all other
people before himself. Few men
have had greater honors heaped upon
them, and yet through it all he has
remained the sam Q, and the little
home in Canton is practically the
same unassuming cottage it was when
he and his bride entered it thirty
years ago. Some men elected presi-
dent would have built a palace for a
home, but Mckinley has not been
that kind of a man-last year he
built a little porch on the Canton
home, and was as proud of it as some
men would have been of a million
dollar home. Since residing in the
White House little change has been
made in the mode of living of the
McKinleys, and their friends have
been received as freely as they were
at Canton. Mckinley modesty will
become historical, and it deserves to
be SO.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
HER "a VORTrE FLOWER.

President Mckinley, occupied by
the thousand cares of state, had time
for bit of sentiment now and then.
An incident occurred a few days. be-
fore he started on his fatal trip to
Buffalo, that not only gave an excell-
ent illustration of this fact, but it
was, at the same time, charming
example of the Presidents devotion
to Mrs. Mckinley, and his affection
ate regard for all that she admires.
A new autograph album was laid
before the President for his signature.
This is a common request; and the
owner of the book doubtless expected
to fiud the characteristic autograph
firmly imprinted on the first page:
for, in the White House, time is
precious.
But, in turning the leaves Of the
album, bunch of pansies caught the
Presidents eye. 1t was Mrs. McKin-
ley's favorite flower, and he remem-
bered it. Beneath the flowers were
the lines:
'You cannot guess the power
OF simple little flower"
With a smile he wrote beneath
these lines, civilian Mckinley"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19

one can know him, because to appre.
ciate him one must know him as l do,
and I am not speaking now of Maj.
Mckinley as the President. l am
speaking of him as my husband. If
any one could know what it is to have
a wife sick, complaining, always an
invalid for twenty. FIVE years, seldom
a day well, and yet never word of
unkindness has ever passed his lips;
he is Just the same tender, thoughtful,
kind gentlemen knew when first he
came and sought my hand. l know
him because / am his wife, and it is
my proudest pleasure to say this, not
because he is the President, but be-
cause he is my husband. I wish that
l could have seen him yesterday.
love to see him among the people
whom he seeks to serve so faithfully.
But read his speeches this morning.
1 read all his speeches. only wish
| could help him as should. But he
is so kind, so good, so patient. He
gives me all the time he can, He
never forgets me, mo matter how busy
he is. But 1 will be glad when he is
out of public life. 1 did not want him
to run second term. 1 thought he
had done enough for the country and
now I know that he has done enough,
and when his term expires he will
come home and we will settle down
quietly and he will belong to me-"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
" GODS WILL NOT OURS BE
DONE,T


Such we're the last and sacred
words that passed from the lips OF
President Mckinley, addressed to
his loving and grief stricken wife.
They are typical of the man, and an
inspiration to the nation that mourns
its chief executive. Surely He who
guides the universe, yet knows even
the fall of a sparrow, will not be far
from a people who cherish as ruler
man who is not only capable OF
such an expression, but whose life
has been an affidavit of the words he
has spoken.
No tongue could tell, no artist paint
the pinched expression of sorrow
mingled with compassion that blaHch-
ed the faces of those who read the
bulletin containing the last sweet
words. Strong men looked at one
another in silence and then turned
away to wipe the tears that crowded
to the surface. Even though some
may not have felt the divine impor-
tance of the words, yet the human
tenderness that was wrapped up in
them touched the heart, and the
trusting resignation that they told
struck a chord that panied the SOU
of every one.
For such as he,
There is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shore
And bright in Heavens jewelled crown
They shine forevermore.
And ever near us, though unseen
The dear immortal spirits tread
For all the bOundless universe
Is life,-there are no dead"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
ANARCH

Editors Herald Anarchy is abroad
in the land. Why? Wrongs are the
result of the violation of law; and
violation of the law is anarchy.
One wrong leads to another. For ex-
ample, the wrong OF slavery produced
the Great Rebellion, and this in turn
has led to further injustice to the black
man. This being true, let me ask:
Does not the fact that great wrongs
such as slavery, the Rebellion, in
justice to the black man, lynching
and the like-have been too often
excused or justified by individuals,
the press writers of history and 9TH
er literature, incite and cause the
commission of the wrongs? l think
SO.
Let me illustrate. Everybody and
everything that can be raked up, ex-
cept the real culprits, are blamed, in
one way or another, with causing the
Great Rebellion by some of the re-
cent historical writer's, and, indeed,
by others farther back, The real
originators and promoters of that re-
bellion are excused or justified, eth
er directly or indirectly, for the great
crime. We are asked by some writer's,
to believe that it was but "quarrel"
between the North and the South over
the meaning of the constitution or
how it was made, or something of that
kind-perhaps the so-called doctrine
of state rights or state sovereignty
that no one could prevent, that it
had to be, as though that excused or
justified the rebellion and made
patriots of all who battled on either
side.
The youth of our schools are seldom
taught that the rebellion was wrong,
was wicked, was a crime. On the
contrary, In some places they are
taught that it was right, and the lead
ers Of it are exalted as patriots. In
other communities, when they are
questioned as to the wrong of the re-
bellion, in many cases theIanswer is
about as follows: 81 don't know
much about it. From the history that
/ studied, 1T appears that one side was
about as much to blame as the other.
/ can't tell from it which side was
right nor which wrong"
No wonder that there is so little re-
spect for law, that anarchy shows its
Shiny head and assassinates our be-
loved President--as it has twice be,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
STEEL STRIKE ENDED.

The big strike in the steel in
dustries, involving $4,000 men has
been settled. No trouble resulted and
the couutry is heartily glad of the out
come. Viewed from this distance,
and judged by newspaper reports it
is difficult to see which side won, or
more properly speaking which side
lost the least. Nothing so far as we
can see was gained by either the
employers or the striking workmen.
The strike was not called because
of a disagreement over wages but
because some mills were operated by
non-union men. The union demanded
that these mills be put under union
rules and that the union wage scale
maintain there. The operators re-
piled that they would run their own
mills and pay their own wages, which
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
OUR NEW PRESIDENT.

OF all the thousands of articles that
have already been published con-
cerning our new president, Theodore
Roosevelt, one of the most thought
full, and carefully written was that
which appeared in the Des Moines
Leader Saturday morning. The full
text is here reproduced;
"God reigns and the government
at Washiu gGon still lives" President
Mckinley IS called to join the inn
mortals, but the presidential Office is
not vacant, Most worthy is the pres
ident of whom the country is now
sadly bereft, but worthy also is the
new president, Theodore Roosevelt.
Although now blinded with grief, the
country can look forward and up
ward through its tears, assured that
the new chief executive is up to the
traditions and equal to the RESPONSE
bilities that accrue to the headship
of a nation of 75,000,000 people.
Fortunate is the country, having lost
Mckinley to have Roosevelt tor
his place.
An ideal American-in the briefest
phrasd this is the aptest character.
ization Of Theodore Roosevelt. Leg
islator, reformer, ranchman, histor-
ian, essayiat, politician, executive
and soldier-these are some OF the
activities crowded into forty-three
years of life. Three terms member oi
the New York general assembly, six
years onlthe civil service commission
two years police commissioner Of
New York, one year assistant
secretary of the navy, two years
governor of New York, and eight
months vice president--such is the
sum of Mr.. Roosevelt's office holding
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-19
TILE STREET CARS

The promoters of the Oskaloosa
electric street car line assure THE
HERALD that the project is by no
means dead. 1t is not even sleeping,
but is likely to materialize at no dis
tant date. An unfortunate death
among the men who had agreed to
buy the bonds upset well formed
plans, but new deal is now on that
has much promise.
In regard to the company's refusal
to pay the election claims, repre-
sentative says all the expenses ofthe
first city election were promptly paid