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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
Released on Hall.

In the case Of Liston D. Bass charged
with violation Of section $3.50 Of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States. Jus
tice Clabaugh, In Criminal Court No. I.
fixed bail at 5000. A guaranty COM
pany of Philadelphia qualified as surety In
the sum named.
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TFIEdRAPHIC TERSITIES.

In the United States Court at VIII
mington Wednesday a petition was
made by the Morton Trust COMPANY
of New York, to foreclose Sloo,ooV
mortgage on the Wilmington Street
RAILWAY Company. Judge Purneh
granted and appointed A. B. SkeldiAs
general manager Of the street railway
company, receiver.
The Alabama constitutional conVen'
ton adopted the report Of the commit
tee on taxation, fixing the limi: OF
taxation in the State at cents on the
ROO.
Violent storms have swept the ncrth
west and southwest sections "f
France, doing great damage to crops
and vineyards, especially in the neish-
borhood o. Bordeaux and DiJon'
where considerable hail has fallen.
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A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Visits the Town of Huntington, West
Virginia
A LARGE HOTEL WAS BURNED.
The Firemen Were Rendered Helpless
Because Their. Was No Water in
the Reservoir.

Huntington, w. Va. Special.-A fire
ragged in the heart Of this city from II
o'clock Tuesday morning until 5
o'clock in the afternoon, resulting in
loss of 100000. The flames started
in the Adelphi Hotel from an electric
wire on the fifth floor and had gained
great Roadway before being discover
ed. The hotel was crowded with guests
many Of whom were women. Of these
a number tainted when the alarm OF
fire rang through the halls and it was
with great difficulty that they were
removed from the building. Many at,
tempted to leap from windows, out
were prevented from doing so. Therd
was not a gallon Of water in the city
reservoirs when the fire started and
all of the engines in the city were
out Of repair.
The flames spread rapidly and soon
half dozen residences were on fire.
The brick annex to the Adelphi Hotel,
on the other side Of the square, also
caught fire and was destroyed. This,
as well as the hotel proper, was hand
somely furnished. All is total loss,
together with a livery stable and a
number Of private Offices, fruit stores.
barber shops and dozens Of smaller
structures.
The fire engines that were sent to
the scene from surrounding towns
soon broke down and the flames
spread rapidly and uphindered. Pros
trations among the firemen were
numerous, but none will result fatally.
C. W. Yost, of Catlettsburg, was
struck by a falling wall and his skull
fractured. He is in a serious condi'
ton.
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New ENTERPRISES.

The secretary OF State has issued a
commission to the Bewley Hardware
Company of Chester, which proposes
70 do a wholesale and retail bushes:
on a capital stock Of 100000 The cor
norators are w. D. Bewley and l.. d.
Dawson. A commission was also issued
70 the Farmers Trust society OF Nm
ety-Six. which proposes to furnish
weekly allowances to sick members
burial benefits, upon the graduate
monthly assessment plan. The corpor-
otors are P. G. Graham, NJ. c. Johnson
Jshn Prince, Wheeler Thompson, VIII
lis Thompson and Bell Williams.
The Eureka Building and Loan as
sociation of Georgetown was commis-
stoned Friday. The capital stock is to
be $50, ,OOO payable u monthly install
ments. The corporators are Marks
Moses, ]. B. Steele, LIE urand u. wal
ker. l.. s. Enrich and S. S. Fraser.
A charter was granted the Acme
Drug Company Of Anderson, which Will
do a wholesale BUSINESS in medicines,
paints. oils, ETC., on a capital stock OF
$40 900. R. S. Ligon is president, u
A. Ledbetter is vice president, ana j.
T. ligon secretary and treasurer.
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r1achnists Have Won.

Washington, D. c., Special.-Presl-
dent O'Connen, of the international
Association OF Machinists, said Fri
day that he regarded the machinists'
strike as practically won. Even II
an order should be issued at this time
directing all men out to return to
work on the old basis" he said, the
nine-hour day would be won" Con-
tinuing he said: The movement had
been attended with every success, and
in many respects Is the most re-
markable struggle on record. There
are now only 1900 men out, and
agreements are being signed every
day reducing this number. 1t has not
been a strike. 1t has simply been
cessation of work. A strike, to the
mind OF the public, means riot and
bloodshed. The machinists have hal
none OF this. II is true there have
been one or two cases Of assaults, but
these are liable to occur at any time,
and cannot be chargeable to the ma
chinists." The first financial aid to
be received by the machinists since
their strike began was accepted by
President O'Connell in the form OF a
check for $1,000 from the American
Federation Of Labor.
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Brief 1ention.

Crazed by heat. F. A. Bracket
killed his wife and himself at Des
Moines, Ia.
Corwin H. Spencer will probably be
made director general of the Worlds
Fair at St. Louis. Mo.
Several persons were injured in a
collision between a locomotive and a
trolley car at Buffalo, \. Y.
Senator Mark Hanna is on his way
from Cleveland o.. TO New York.
where it is said he will visit ]. P.
Morgan.
Former Lieutenant Governor Of In
diana Mortimer Nye was stricken with
paralysis while speaking at Union
Mills, Ind.
Guy Monnett, an employe Of the
Adams Express Company. killed him
self at Bucyrus. o.. rather than face
q shortage Of $500.
BY the overturning of a boat, James
Reagan and William Waller were
drowned in the Harlem River at New
York.
Temporary insanity, induced by
heat. led F. a. Conkey to kill John
Bryant and his son ct Albany, Mo-,
AMI to then attempt suicide.
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Hotel Burned.

Hot Springs, Va, Special.-Aoou'
1915 o'clock Wednesday night as the
guests were retiring fire broke out
in the Homestead Hotel between the
floors and totally destroyed the hotel
All the cottages connected with the
hotel and hath house were saved. The
impression at first prevailed that the
fire broke cut in the bakery, but from
further investigation it was defec
tive electric wire which caused the
blaze. There were about 120 guests IN
the house. Nobody was injured and
every one was taken care OF. Ihs
guests had ample time TO move Their
baggage. The hotel was insured io'
S2y2 900.
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Governmement Works Guarded.

New York, special.-A special to
the Tribune from Newport News. Va,
says: The government has stationed
guards on all of its work at the ship.
yard as a precautionary measure dur
ing the strike. On the new battleship
Illinois, which will go into commission
soon. the monitor Arkansas and the
battleship Missouri, men have been
placed to protect the governments in
terests. These guards are additional
to the shipyard's regular police force.
The machinists have decided not to re-
turn to work until their demands are
granted and the reports that the men
would go back Monday are ground
less" ,-.-.
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Cornell Wins Boat Race.
married.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Special.-The
intercollegiate boat races over Hud-
sen river course were decided as fol-
lows: Varsity eight, Cornell first, time
1888 -; Columbia second, lime,
1888: Wisconsin,, ehird, time 1906 As;
GEORGETOWN fourth, time 1921. The
best previous record Of varsity eight
was 1874 3-5. No time was taken for
Syracuse and Pennsylvania, who were
many lengths behind. In the varsity
four Cornell was first, time 1888 3-o;
Pennsylvania second, time. 11:45 2-5;
Columbia third, time 11:51 3-5. The
best previous record for this distance
was 10: 31-1-5.
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TeIegraphic Briefs.

The Virginia Constitutional Conven-
ton took a recess until Tuesday next.
Hon. William J. Bryan delivered his
lecture on "A ConQuering Nation at
Bristol.
Joseph Jenkins. OF King George
county, Va, died of sunstroke.
MIR. John VI. Sherwood, assistant
treasurer of the Seab5---1 Air Line
Railway. died in Portsmouth.
The Homestead Hotel, the prirc;{F ;{FT2
hotel at Hot Springs. Va, was dest oV-
ed by fire. The guests escaped unharm-
ed.
Two men were killed and four
wounded in a riot Of striking miners
at Telluride, Colorado.
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lUhDll!UA Ur LkVrS.
Warmth and 1oiSture Have Made
Much Emproyenl snt.

htISu illipI OfGhlSht-
The week ending Monday, July 1st
averaged slightly warmer than usual
with maximum temperature CT t02 at
Batesburg on the 25th and a minimum
Of co at Chcraw or the 9th. The tenn
peraturc was generally favorable for
the growth and development of field
crops. ard there was about the rs.a!
amount OF sunshine. High winds caused
sCme damage TO corn Oil the 25;h.
There were numerous scattered
showers throughout the week. general
" Light. but heavy in places. with a
maximum rainfall Of 20 inches in
Pickeas county. Cultivation made fair
progress where the rainfall was light,
but much land remains too wet to cul-
tivate, and many fields continue to be
grassy. although much grass was killed
during the week. There are complaints
Of the ground becoming very hard as it
dries. Damage by hail occurred in Abb
beville, Bamberg, Barnwell, Newb2rry
and Saluda counties, and light hail was
reported from few points. There are
numerous reports of corn and cotton
fields being abandoned on account OF
their foul condition and the cost and
difficulty OF cleaning them.
There was a general Improvement n
the condition of cotton, greatest on red
lands that could be worked and in the
sea-island section, while on sandy
lanSs the plants continue to die to some
extent, and generally are not thriving.
Cotton is unusually small for the sea-
son, but has begun to bloom in places,
although as yet it is fruiting sparely.
The general condition Of cotton con-
tinues to be unpromising. On low-lyins
lands it is decidedly off color.
The condition OF corn varies greatly,
although generally poor over the east
ern half of the State, where it is being
laid by. Upland corn looks well over
the western counties, but en- bottoms
it was almost entirely destroyed and -
now being replanted to some extent.
Planting stubble lands to corn is also
underway.
Over the greates portion Of the to-
bacco regions, the plants are backward
and small, but in Kershaw county to-
bacco is doing we'll. Cutting and curing
made slow progress in Florence coun-
ty. and has not been begun in other
sections. Rice is generally thriving
Wheat and oats are being thrashed, and
many correspondents report the yields
the best in years. Cats were greatly
damaged by rain after cutting, but the
damage to wheat was slight.
Minor crops are generally IN thirty
ing condition, but peaches and plums
are rotting extensively as they ripen;
Apples continue to drop. Pastures ana
gardens. with some exceptions. are fine
On the whole, there is marked I'm.
provement in the crop prospects. Du'
they are still reported discouraging'
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Defaulterer Escapes.

Philadelphia, Special.-Wm. E.
Douglass, until recently an assistant to
the receiving teller in the Guarantee
Trust and Safe Deposit Company OF
this city, Is a detaulter in the sum OF
$4,000, which loss Is covered by Bal
tmore surety company. Douglass re-
signed his position a few weeks ago.
The auditor of the trust company in
the last monthly audit found the dis
crepsncy in Douglass accounts, and at
the request Of the surety company
which is on hiS,bond, a warrant was
sworn out d s arrest. He vas
placed under Nance, but escaped.
H He Elsa is a00oss Of age and 'n-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-11
FOURTH IN MANILA.
United States Establishes a Form CT
Civil Government.
G0s, TAFT DELIVERS A SPEECH.
The Advisory Board 10 Contain Some
NativeS-The Personnel Of the Pro-
viEc.aI Cabinet.

Manila. BY Cable.-C!vil government
IN the Philippines vas auSp.cioIsly in
augUra;cd THURSDAY. Commissioner
TAFT was escorted by General MacA--
thur AID General ChaEee from the pa!
ace 70 4 S-eat temporary tribune on
the opposite side OF the Plaza Palacio.
Standing CT projecting centre Of the
tribune. NJ. Taft took the oath Of CT
fee as civil governor OF the Philippine
Islands. the oath being adm!I.stc. el
By Chief Justice Arelia2o. Governor
TAFT Was then introduced b. Genera!
Macarthur. the guns Of Fort Sant!ag2
being fired by way OF salute. \ fea-
tu-e OF the inaugural address CT Gov
ernor Taft W.S the announcement that
on September /, 1901. the commission
would be Increased by the appoint
ment of three native members, d..
Wardo Detavera. Banito Legarda and
Jos. z. LuZuriaga. Before the Isl OF
September. departments will be insti-
tuted as follows, the heads being men,
bers Of the United States Philippine
commission: Interior. Worcester; Com
reyce and Police, Wright; Justice ant
Finance, ide: Public instruction. Mos.
es. OF the twenty-Seyen provinces or
gaaized. Governor Taft said the inSu-.
rection still exists in five. This WI:
cause the continuance Of the military
government in those sections. Sixteen
additional provinces are reported with
out instructions, but as yet they have
not been organized. Four provinces are
not ready foi civil government.
Quiet Fourth in Washington.
Washington, Specail-Washington
celebrated the Quietest Fourth OF July
for many years. This is due to the
fact that the regulations controlling
the discharge of fireworks have been
more strictly enforced than hereto,
fore. The orders prohibited the shoot.
ing of frecrackers before 6 o'clock and
the explosion of large crackers at all.
The President spent the greater part
uf the day with Mrs. Mckinley. The
day was an exceptionally quiet one at
the executive mansion.
Big Celebration in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Special.-New Orleans
started the century by celebrating the
Fourth Of July in most approved style.
The display Of bunting was lavish and
fireworks were in evidence. All busi'
ness was suspended for the first time
in years. There was great free fes'
tiyal at City Park with military fea'
lures and patriotic speeches and
clerks. grocers, drummers, street rail
way men and others conducted large
festivals.
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Electric CCttOs TiilI.

Colu2DI: Ca. Spoc!a!.-The CclTH!'
bus manufacturing Company ne
- .0oo spindle cotont mill was form@li!
started July 4. with elaborate ce"e
monies. This mill is the first in Geor.
gia 10 be operated exclusively By e!ec,
tric power. It's power is obtained
from the falls of the Chattahoocnee
The rnill is to manufacture bEoW2
sheetinss :or the trade OF the IA
East.
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Cashier and Chief Clerk Suspended.

San Francisco. Special.-No arrests
have been made in connection with
the recently discovered shortage OF
$50, 900 in the mint. Government ohi-
cials working on the case refuse to
state their theories as to what became
of the gold. Cashier Cole and Chief
Clerk D:mmick, of the mint, were sus-
pended from duty. pending the out.
come CT the investigation.
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Alabama Women Want to Vote.

Montgomery. Ala. Special-A petit
ton was presented to the constitution
al convention by the ladies OF Madison
county. asking the right to vote at
least in elections for schools, and
where taxation is involved. The con-
yention adopted the ten-minute RUE
for debate. 1t is expected that the
suffrage article Of the new constltu-
ton will be taken up for discussion
before the end of the week.
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Big Celebration in New Orleans.
Torrid Heat Continued.

New York. Special-The hot wave Is
writing another tale OF death On the
records. A brief electric storm accom-.
panied by Few drops OF rain gave
some relief Ct o'clock in the after
noon. but it was only temporary. Be-
tween midnight anj noon forty-fve
deaths from the heat were reported tc
the police, and there were prostrationE
innumeTUale.
Up 10 midnight the total number OF
deaths from the heat during the pas;
six days was 376. BY comparison the
number Of People killed in the battle o.!
Santiago was 265, wounded in the samt
battle $50.
Pittsburg. Special. - Eighty-s.1
deaths. due 10 the excessive heat, have
occurred here up 10 Friday morning
since last Wednesday.
Philadelphia. Specia!.-Friday the to-
tai number OF death from heat in this
city since the beginning Of the present
hot spell is rinety-one.
Boston, SDccial.-During the SIX day;
OF excessive heat which have prevailed
in New Eng,2al. te:ore THURSDAY near.
" o2a hundred deaths have occurre2
which have been attributed to tAt
weather conditions.
Evening star., 1901-08-03

The Pacific Gas Improvement Company
OF San Francisco has cut the rate to Is
cents thousand feet. and this has been
promptly met by the other corporations. :
Evening star., 1901-08-03

Congress always looked on the scheme (for
a national university with suspicion and
not one OF the various bills offered was
ever acted upon by the Senate and House
OF Representa- tives."
The suspicious character Of the proposed
institution Is strikingly borne out by the
facts that George Washington first advo-
Gated IT and left $4,000 toward Its endow-
ment: that eight Of his successors in the
presidency recommended 1t to Congress;
that II has been Endorsed by a multitude OF
the most distinguished educators scien-
tlsts and statesmen throughout the his
tory OF the nation. and that the present
national university committee consists OF
some two hundred and fifty college and
university presidents, including practically
all the state university executives as well
as state superintendents Of public instruc-
ton, and many other eminent scholars
educators and statesmen
Or. Walcott Is aware that no congress
sional committee ever reported a national
university bill adversely; but that, on the
contrary, committee Of the House of
representatives reported unanimously in
favor or national university In 1873, and
that the Senate committee to establish the
University Of the United States reported
unanimously in it's favor in 1898, and again
IN 1894. and by majority vote in 1896:
also that said Senate committee in 1900.
agreed, without dissent, on an affirmative
report.
The above Is written not from any per-
sonai feeling against any member Of the
washington Memorial Institution. but be-
cause or interest in the great national
university cause and because of the con-
vlctton that the Washington Memorial IN
stitution is calculated to hinder that causa
rather than to promote It.
PEARoALL MORROWS.
Chevy Chase Nd
Evening star., 1901-08-03
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
improvements to Curtis School Build
fn2-Gcneral Items.

improvements to Curtis School Build
fn&-Gcneral Items.
Considerable improvements are being
made to the Curtis school building, which.
when completed, will greatly add to the
comfort Of the children. A new heating
station Is being built to the north OF the
building, which is designed to furnish
warmth not only to the Curtis building.
but to the Addison school, which fronts on
street. The new heating plant will oc-
cupy the place Of the former toilet rooms.
occupying the ground floor. An addition
will be built over the boiler rooms which
number of other improvements are being
made in the interior of the building, all Of
which are expected to be finished by the
time the school term commences.
Quite a colony of Georgetown people are
at Atlantic City. and many others are
preparing to depart for that resort. Mrs.
Manogue and Miss Mary Manogue of p
and Valley streets, respectively, have been
there for several weeks. Mr.. Anthony
Hanlon, now at the beach, is expected to
return about the middle Of this month:
Charles Staub left at noon today for a
stay Of ten days, and Messrs. John A.
Heenan, William ]. O'Donnell and g. w.
Cook leave tomorrow to remain several
weeks.
Beginning tomorrow the congregations OF
Christ and st. Johns churches will unite
in divine worship. the plan to continue un-
til September s. The first Of the joint SER
vices will be held at Christ Church to-
morrow. and will be conducted by Rev. r.
s. Wood. The Sunday following the SER
vices will be held at st. Johns Episcopal
Church Rev. Mr. Barton and Rev. DR..
Stuart, the pastors Of the churches. are
away on their vacations.
The feast Of st. Ignatius will be cele-
brated tomorrow at Trinity Church, with
a solemn high mass, Rev. ]. F. X. Null
vaney, ST., the pastor, being the ceie-
brant One Of the priests from George
town University will act as deacon. ana
Mr.. Edward Craig will be sub-deacon.
Haydens second mass will be sung by the
choir. Mrs. Blanche Mattingly Rodgers
rendering several solos. Music will he un-
der the direction Of Prof. George Herbert
Wells.
Mrs. Jane Shaw Of 32d and streets and
her daughter, Miss Alice Shaw, have re-
turned from a visit to Comus, Md.
Mr.. DuFief of Jamestown. Md. who has
been on a visit of several weeks to his
brother, will return home tomorrow.
Mr.. s. Thomas Brown, president Of the
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
has returned from an extended visit to At
lantic City.
Rev. A. w. McCurdy Of Wilmington, Del,
will conduct the services tomorrow at the
West Street Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1901-08-03
BOyd's and Vicinity.
Tal pP


BOYD'S. Md, August 2. 1901
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. II is said Is curtailing the number Of
clerks in many of It's division offices. The
clerical force at Cumberland has already
been reduced.
The wheat raised this year and which Is
now being fast threshed out is showing
only small average crop in this section Of
the county. Much OF 1t Is Of fair quality
Many Of the farmers will not DC able to
save all their hay owing to the rains The
corn crop will be the largest known in the
history OF the county.
IT is reported that Mr.. Jas. f.. Williams
of this place, who owns large farm here
and rams large dairy, win rent out all
OF his farms. aggregating nearly a thou
sand acres this fall and live a retired life
Misses Anna Byrd, Mary BySd and Elsie
Byrd Of Dawsonville, accompanied by Mr.
Stewart Ellis of Washington left here this
morning for ten days outing at Atlantic
City.
Miss May Rawlings OF Washington has
returned to Boyd's for the summer and will
stop with Dr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Hunt, who
have the Meigs cottage here.
Lieut.. f. w. Bassett of the United States
navy and his family left yesterday for New
Bedford Mass. 1t Is understood that the
lieutenant Will report for duty to the North
Atlantic squadron.
Evening star., 1901-08-03
The Mississfppi Outrage.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
II such scenes as those which the press
reports tell us were enacted In broad day-
light at Carrollton, Miss, yesterday almost
within the shadow of the court house and
against the protest of judges and other
citizens Of repute were enacted in Cuba
against Spaniards 1t would be considered
sufficient evidence that the Cubans were
unfit for self-government
1t has become rather fashionable nova
days to condemn the republican party for
having given the negro the franchise as a
means of protection. Impatient public sem
timent compelled the repeal of laws that
enforced the fifteenth amendment 1t ac-
quiesced In the negro's deprivation Of the
franchise by ingenious local constitutional
enactments, which the United States SUI
preme Court has not yet swept aside as q
spiders web. The same sentiment has told
US that a compensation for the loss Of tho
franchise would be found In greater pro-
lection to life and limb. Yet lynching Is
resorted to in Mississippi as much today
as in 1876. Yet this is a Christian, not
a Confucian nor a Mohammedan nation"
There should be balm in Gilead" some
where. J. w. CROMWELL.