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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08
UNION VETERANS UNION.
Joint Installation of Hancock ReEi-
nent and Its MOmnn.s Relief.

Society Temple was crowded last night by
the friends of Hancock Regiment No. !,
Union Veterans Union, and of the Wo-
mans Relief Union Auxiliary to that COM
mand. The occasion was a joint installa-
ton of the officers of the regiment and the
union, and the ceremonies We're carried out
with great impressiveness. The assembage
was called to order by Col John Middleton
who Immediately turned over the gavel to
Mrs. r. G.. Dyrenforth, the retiring presi-
dent of the Relief Union. The officers of
the Relief Union were then installed by Mrs
c. A. kibbey, who had been designated as
installing officer by the president of the
National Relief Union Mrs Martin acted
as chaplain and Mrs. NJ. McMennman as
conductor. The new officers are as follows
President, Sarah +. Beach; senior vice
president. Sarah S. Boynton: junior vice
president Catherine Garvey; CHAPLAIN
Emma Milans; treasurer, Mary A. Keller
secretary, Elinor NJ. Middleton: conductor
Carrie R. Middleton; inside guard. Clara
l.uckeit: outside guard, Mary Donohoe; mu-
stefan, Rose Dyrenforth.
After these officers had been Installed
those of Hancock Regiment We're installed
by Gen. John Middleton, chief mastering
officer on the national commanders staff,
Capt. p. c. Balm acting as officer of the day.
The work carried out with military
promptitude. The officers indicted into Of
flee We're as follows: Picket j. NJ. Kelly;
sentinel F. Heughes: drum major. ]. NJ.
Jones: color bearer, Walter Olmstead ser
geant major, S. II. Slaught; quartermaster
sergeant, Arthur n Simpson; adjutant. r.
l.. McEneany: quartermaster. d. W. Beach;
officer of the guard, G. p McEneany; Of
ficer of the day, C. G. Bollinger; chaplain,
VIM f. Post; surgeon, j. II. Jennings:
major, H. T. Martin: lieutenant colonel, f
NJ Taylor: colonel. Frank T. Howe.
DIR. Howe, on assuming command, made
a brief address thanking the members of
the regiment for the honor conferred and
referring to the proud position Hancock
Command held in the order. He read a
letter from Gen. Dyrenforth, the national
commander, regretting that absence from
the city would prevent his attendance, but
sending greetings and best wishes to the
command
An interesting program was then pre-
sented. including coon songs by Mr.. w. A.
Morsell, recitations by MIR. Finley s.
Hayes and Miss Jessie Good. bass solos by
MIR. Arthur Middleton, whose full rich
voice was heard to excellent advantage
and addresses by eX-Representative Dun
gan of Ohio and Gen. S. S. Yoder, past ma
tiCnal commander of the order Refresh
mentS were served.
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THE GREAT STORM AT GUAM.
It's Ravnses Described by Caller at
the Island.

the Island.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
About . am on Friday, November 90,
the United States army transport Sherman
anchored just off the harbor of Guam Is
land, after a delightful run from Honolulu.
The steam launch was sent into the harbor
to deliver the mail to the cruiser Yosemite,
but no cruiser could be found, the collier
Justin being the only vessel in the harbor.
On boarding her the officer in charge Of
the launch received a note from the gov
ernor of the island announcing the loss of
the Yosemite on the 18th instant, she hav-
Ing been blown by terrific typhoon sixty
miles to sea, where she foundered two days
later, her officers and crew having been
rescued by the Justin, and requesting the
Sherman to wait till he the governor)
could be communicated with. Shortly after
sunrise a party of three from the Sherman,
accompanying the quartermaster of the
vessel, was rowed ashore in small boat
and. securing a cart drawn by diminutive
pony and driven by native boy, drove
about five miles to the pueblo Agano,"
where the governor resides. The town it,
self, of about four thousand Inhabitants.
has already been frequently described, and
the sole object of this letter is to give a
faint idea of the havoc wrought by the
storm Of the 18th.
The first thing that struck us was the
appearance of the small island, called by
the Americans Goat Island" which lies
to the north of the harbor This was COW
cred by dense growth Of cocoa and nipa
palms, with some large bread fruit trees
interspersed. 1t looked as If a fire had
swept over the land. leaving the palms
and underbrush brown and the bread fruit
trees looming up stark and dead, stripped
OF bark leaves and most of the branches
On reaching the landing, where we
beached our boat, the scene was truly des-
olate. the few houses of bamboo and
thatch. being partially or entirely de-
stroyed, the only one that stood intact
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VIOLATION OF SUNDAY LAW.
Charge Against Hotel Proprietor
Filed in Court.

A charge of violating the Sunday liquor
law has been filed in the Police Court
against Robert P. Murphy of the Hotel Re
gent. This is the second charge of the
kind that has been filed against him, it Is
understood, a nole pros. having been enter
ed in the first case. Major Sylvester SUBJ
seGuently directed the filing of the second
Information and he also issued an order to
the members of the force through the lieu
tenants concerning the disposition of cases
that are taken to court. This order reads
II am prompted by recent experience at
the Police Court to request that you notify
the members of your commands that in
the disposition of cases coming before the
Police Court they will govern their actions
by the opinions, decisions and directions of
the judges of the court and the assistant
district attorneys.
1T is especially desirable that they avoid
being Influenced in matters pertaining to
the hearing of cases by persons who have
favors to ask or who may represent that
they know the wishes of the superintend-
emit"
1t is said that when the first warrant was
Issued and returned to the Police Court
friends of Mr.. Murphy, desiring to save him
the trouble of a trial, interceded in his
behalf, and, because of a misapprehension,
the case was nolle pressed The swearing
out of the second warrant followed, and
upon this Mr.. Murphy will probably be ar
raigned in a few days
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being square house Of coral and cement
used as an Office and storehouse by the
captain of the port The cocoanut trees
were stripped of their fruit where they
were not blown down or out of the ground,
and the background of the narrow valley
and the mountains beyond were as brown
and sere as if swept by fire. A huge boiler
ten feet in diameter was blown from a
horizontal to perpendicular position.
drive along the beach, which was lined
by palms and fairly populated presented
the same scene Of desolation, in striking
contrast with the beautiful green land
scape that we were told had been there
two weeks ago, and though the houses
had escaped total destruction in most in
stances, all had been apparently more or
less damaged and their owners were at
work rebuilding and rethatching them.
The pueblo itself seemed in better condi-
ton, as most Of the houses were built of
coral and cement, yet few, If any. of these
had escaped serious damage. many of them
being still unfit for habitation The water
had been driven up from the sea in solid
wall more than waist high and the place
was only saved from total destruction by
the shifting of the wind. We were told that
between seventy and eighty natives We're
drowned and their provisions in most in
stances destroyed, so that the governor
has been compelled to issue rations to
large part of the 5000 natives. The Off
GERS and men themselves were very
short commons when we arrived, a great
part of their present supply of provisions
DelflS on tne 1oSeInlte Wnen she was lOSt.
The situation was and is further compli
Gated by the fact that the island was a
short time since visited by a severe cpl
demic of fever, which had at the time of
the storm Frustrated about 1000 of the ma
tives and a considerable percentage of the
officers and the marines stationed there,
who were, of course, unable to help them
selves or others at the time of danger The
cocoanuts, bananas and other articles upon
which the natives largely depend for food
are totally destroyed, and it will probably
be a year before the island is restored to
its normal food capacity.
Such is an imperfect account of this dis
astrous storm, rivaling in a small way the
great storm which swept Porto Rico last
year. N.
Nnyappbar 1000
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SEMI-ANNCAL PAYMENTS,
Board of Trade Commit tees Petition
Regarding Taxes.

hpSuru1nS IuXes.
Mr.. j. B. Wilson, chairman of the Board
of Trade committee on assessment and tax
alton, has written the District Commission
ers inviting their attention to the fact that
the committee has been directed by the
board to petition them to recommend to
Congress that the payment of taxes be
made semi-annually, in November and May
OF each year.
1--WE believe" states Mr. Wilson, "a ma
jority of our people feel the burden of tax
alton less by two payments each year than
by one. The committee was instructed to
ask for hearing before your honorable
board. as well as a hearing before the
committee of both houses Of Congress on
the District of Columbia. The committee
kindly asks an immediate and definite re-
ply as to your position on above question,
as the same will determine the future ac-
ton of the committee"
Mr. Wilson's letter, while dated the 31st
OF last month was not received by the
Commissioners until today 1t is under
stood the Commissioners favor one pay
ment Of taxes annually, and that the hear
Ing requested will be given.
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BOER OFFICER IN TOWN.
Commandant Jan kriEe to Lecture a
Masonic Hall.

Masonic Hall.
Commandant Jan Krige, a Boer fighting
man, just from the ranks in the Transvaal,
is in the city, and will give free lecture
tomorrow evening in Masonic Hall. The
address will be wholly non-partisan. Rev.
DR.. Parson, whose son has just returned
from the Transvaal, after fighting in the
Boer ranks, will preside and several other
clergymen will appear on the platform.
Commandant Krige is born South African
farmer and has been in the field for nearly
a year. Having lost his horse, he, with
many Others was sent to Lorenzo Marques
by Gen. Botha till he could be again
mounted. The Portuguese prevented his re-
turn to the field, and he escaped on Ger
man ship. He speaks English with facility,
and Is now presenting the cause of the
Beers to the people of the United States
He makes his first platform appearance to-
morrow evening.
The commandant said to a representative
of The Star today. in reply to questions:
Judging from reports received only
through English sources. the Beers have
great cause to congratulate themselves and
to expect eventual victory. We do not ex-
pect to drive the British into the sea, but
we do expect to enjoy the re-establishment
of our republics and the reoccupation of our
homes. AT present our families are scat
tered far and wide, thousands having been
driven from their homes and left to wander
in search of food and shelter But this in
human treatment which they suffer is evil
IDENTIFY stirring up sympathetic assistance
in Cape Colony and bringing hundreds of
men every day to their relief. In following
Chamberlains policy England is weakening
herself in the field.
YES, certainly, I was In battle at Coles
burg. Arundel, on Modder river, and Sand
river, where the Irish-American brigade
under Col Blake, did splendid service in
blowing up the great Virginia bridge, under
fire from the enemy.
I'VE sometimes carry along as many pris-
oners as we have fighting men, as at Nooit-
gedacht, where we had some 1900 prison
ers. We release privates, because they are
such o great incumbrancs to US, but Of
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course we deprive them of their rifles and
ammunition. Non-commissioned officers and
privates cannot be compelled to give parole
under the laws Of war. Our humane meth
cd, however, makes the British soldiers
more willing to surrender to US. At the
place above mentioned the prisoners refused
to return to their camp when released by
us, and had to be compelled to go back
Gen. Ben Vijoen, commanding, had armed
troops to drive them away from our camp
and toward that of the British.
LAS to whether Paul Kruger will visit
this country 1 do not know 1 do not see
any use in 1t. He may put the European
powers ablaze, but South Africa will prob
ably work out it's own salvation. I shall
try to explain definitely in my lectures how
the war originated and who was to blame,
and why"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08
TO EXPEDITE LETTERS.
Carrier System to BE Introduced In
the Post Once.

Postmaster Merritt is about to Introduce a
carrier system in the main Office Of his de-
partment for the purpose Of expediting the
handling Of the mail, especially the special
delivery letters. 1t is an automatic ar
rangement and will no doubt be a great
saver of time and labor. 1t is almost a
city block from the place where letters are
deposited to where they are handled, and
even when collector Is pre- sent much time
is lost in gathering the letters and taking
them to the proper place. This is especial
ly so of special delivery letters. It is i'm
pcrtant for these to be handled as soon as
possible. Under the present arrangement
Postmaster Merritt has a contrivance
which automatically notifies the mail han
dlers when special delivery letter is de-
posted. But the handling of the letter
even then may mean the loss of half an
hour. The new carrier system, which Is
about to be introduced, will take the letter
Immediately to the special delivery desk,
where 1t can be handled at once
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Consent of Property Owners Required.

The District Commissioners have an
proved the recommended ton of the Inspector
of buildings, Mr.. John Il. Brady that Mr.
c. B. Hemingway of % l street north
east be informed that he must obtain the
consent of properly owners, as required by
the building regulations, before he can be
permitted to erect and operate Il small
steam boiler and engine in the rear yard of
the above premises. Mr.. Hemingway de-
tific researches. but the building inspector
states that the proposed location and OPP
Grafton OF the boiler and engine would be
a nuisance to adjoining property, and for
that reason he should be required to COM
ply with the regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08

Arrangements have been made to hold
the fifty-second regular meeting of the LII
brary Association of Washington City at
the Columbian University tomorrow even
ing at 8 o'clock. Officers for the ensuing
year will be chosen as follows: President,
two vice presidents, secretary, treasurer
and three members of the executive COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08

and chee!fulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
StAc too ofYoo Is &ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08

John Chapman of Pipetown was today
convicted in the Police Court OF the larceny
of lot of bed clothing, valued at $3.50.
from William Ware. The penalty imposed
by Judge Scott was fine of SO, with
thirty days in Jail as the equivalent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08

For striking Henrietta Coleman with
poker. Ching Lee was today fined So in the
Police Court by Judge Scott. The fine was
paid. Lee was defended by Mr.. Campbell
Carringt0n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08


urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage. IT is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due TO diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-ROot is soon realized. 1t is sold
s syn, dFs sss o.. in d t1Iy1
sizes. You may have
sample bottle by mail asEas @ -
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of sv.mpRoos
ing all about it. including many Of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilmer
& Co.. Bnghamton. N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets. All drug.
giats refund the money II 1t fails to cure. e. W.
Groves signature 10 on each box. 1ocs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08

disposition sweet her form and full Of
grace. Inv she these gifts of
shock
mark disposition generally all She has
illness shaken constantly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08
SY RUP
OF
FL G S.
Never Initiated i'm
Quality.
Am Excellent Combination.
Am Excellent Combination

The pleasant method and beneficial effects Of
the wellknown remedy, SYRUP OF FIGS manu-
featured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.,
illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa
tive principles of plants known to be incidentally
laxative and presenting them in the form most
refreshing to the taste AZ acceptable to the sys-
TEN. 1t is the one perfect strengthening laxative
cleansing the system efrectually, dspellng colds,
headaches and fevers gently yet promptly. and en-
abling one to overcome habitua1 constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from every objec-
tionable quality and substance, and its acting on
the kidneys, liver and bowels without weakening
or irritating them. make it the ideal laxative.
In the process Of manufacturing figs used, as
they are pleasant to the TASTE but the medicinal
qualities Of the remedy are obtained from SIENNA
and other aromatic plants, by method known to
the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co. only. In order
to get its beneficial effects and to avoid limitations,
please remember the full name of the company
printed on the front of every package.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08
ITS2 4 OMAN'S life is a
kvW tragedy. 1t is a
w succession of de-
AA feats. Through
ra-onoo thu

first experiences of woman
hood are encountered with
out the slightest prepare
ton, and the nerves receive
their first serious shock.
Nothing is done to re-
lieve this young woman.
No one seems to possess
the knowledge which will
aid her. The family physi-
clan makes light of her
troubles and tells her that
all women have them. She
is a beautiful girl and
should make a beautiful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-08

by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
<~>a ,Iro o,~LJ1& Ill
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-29
DRESS HAS THE ADVANTAGE.

1t may be unfortunate, but 1t is true,
that dress and count for
about as much as ability in the capt.
tails Of Europe and South America. A
diplomat who is laughed at in society
can be of little use to his government.
He loses much of the gossip heard in
exclusive circles which a diplomat
ought to know. and he meets with
GOODNESS instead Of cordially at the
foreign office. The general character
of the United States representatives
abroad has been raised of recent years.
But congress has not yet appreciated
the value Of the social standing of the
governments envoys.-Kansas City
Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-29
PEACE TESTS OF BRAVERY.

Peace has it's tests of a sailors or
a soldiers bravery no less severe
than those of war. though they may
be less glorious. Few civilians would
fancy the duty which has been assign
ed to several naval officers OF sealing
themselves up in the new submarine
torpedo boat Fulton, Of sinking then
below the surface Of the water, and of
remaining there from twelve to fifteen
hours. The officers and men who are
to undergo this experience will breathe
bottled air, SO to speak, the necessary
supply Of atmospheric fluid being con-
tained in compressed air fiasks.-New
York Mail and Express.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-29

DR.. Charles w. Pollock, mayor pro
tenn Of Charleston. 8. c.. was invited
to address the National Association of
Funeral Directors there last week. and
staggered the assembled u~ndertakers
by making an earnest and eloquent ap-
peal for cremation. lie denounced the
practice OF embalming bodies as a vio-
lation Of natural law. and held that
bodies should be allowed to decay. His
hearers were naturally indignant, but
allowed DR.. Pollock's address to go on
the minutes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-29
Ancient Pie Eaters.

An antiquarian has been searching
through the records Of the city gov
eminent of Geneva in the hope of find
ing something Of historical value with
reference to the times of John Calvin.
The search cannot be pronounced sue
c%essful, as most of the material en-
humed is rubbish; yet one little note
Is amusing If not precious, and it
shows how puritanical was the little
Swiss city in the Sixteenth century.
The record in question preserves the
interesting fact that three artisans
were punished for having eaten three
dozen pies at breakfast-this being re-
garded as evidence OF dissolute living.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-29
THE AMBULANCE LAMP POST OF
PARIS.

Paris has just been endowed with
several specimens of what Is called a
'phare de secours," or first-aid light
house. 1t consists Of an ornamental
bronze pillar about fifteen feet high,
with a round. overhanging top resem-
bling that of a lighthouse. and con-
tanning a clock face barometer and
three transparent pictorial advertise
ments. revolved by clockwork and
lighted by gas from within. In the
base OF the pillar is a letter box, and
in the shaft is a folding stretcher. with
printed directions for affording first
aid to the injured. In case of a street
accident the stretcher can be immedi-
ately obtained by breaking a small
glass window Just above the letter box,
taking out the key, and unlocking the
receptacle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-29

a politician. He is a printer by
trade and. though he has a small estab-
lishment of his Own has been but
moderately successful in business. AS
a writer for newspapers and as alder
nan he has, however. gained great
popularity and 80 well did the people
OF Yonkers think of him that they
elected the printer. his plurality over
the multi-millionaire being 650-the
largest ever given "A candidate for
mayor in Yonkers.
Yonkers contains more rich people
than any city of its size in the east.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-29
When Welshmen Used the Bow.

There still exist proofs In the pipe
rolls and other government documents
that the army of Edward l., in that
monarch's campaigns, both against the
Welsh and the Scots, partly consisted
OF Welshmen, drawn from Monmouth
shire and B%reconshire. Those Welsh
men were the first to use longbows in
a Those bows Were made of yew,
and 1t is an interesting fact that there
are still more yew trees In the coun-
ties just mentioned than In any other
part of Wales.-Cardinf Mail.