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gambling resort Of Edward Pendleton. There is
legend IN Washington that often when II was
found impossible to muster quorum In the senate
House. the missing statesmen couIu Dc iouiO
tbare Drav noker was the chief game at Pendle-
TOMS Edward Pendeton came from the old VIZ
ginia family OF that name. After his death the
rooms were given over to more prosaic uses
Near Four-and- a -half-st is the old GLOBE Build
ing. where that fascinating publication Inc Coh-
qressIonaI Globe ;" was issued until it super
seded by THE Congressional Record Across the
avenue. at the corner of Four-and-a-hait-st' the
sign COLONIZATION Building on a orownstone
structure which shows signs of age, caiis 10 nlhd
the Colonization Society. which years ago erected
the building and strove tc induce colored people 10
try their fortunes in far off Liberia
Now one comes TO historic neighborhood-the
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name was changed to the Indian Queen Tavern,
and for a long time after it bore this name In
front Of IT was huge swinging sign with gaudy
picture of Pocahontas. The name OF the landlord
was Brown and he known far and near for
his ability a caterer. His prices were low-N
a day for meals with liquors; % cents for Iodg-
1t is said that the old bell that rang for meals
could be heard extensive part OF the city.
The hotel was the favorite with Congressman
A good many of the prominent ones boarded there
during the first part of the century. For a long
time there preserved in the office OF the Metro
politan bill against Mr.. Dougherty-presun1ably
a CongresSnan-for board "and SO forth" The bill
covered a period of time and amounted to the COM
Portable sum OF S457 which Mr.. Dougherty does not
appear 10 have paid In full credit OF $50 being the
only evidence that he appreciated the earthly mis-
sion of the landlord. This in 1915. Mr.. Dough-
erty seems to have had a weakness for "btters
and tuleps'' and "toddy, for these articles appear
regularly the bill. One day he indulged in
''shampaigne at a cost OF IS to somebody-prs-
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OF DIR. Stone situated In the early part OF the
century. The doctor engraver for the Gov
ernment and a prominent character His house
was transformed into a newspaper Office before tt
torn down
NEWSPAPER BUILDINGS
The Washington Times Building covers the
ground where Peter Force had his mansion. Peter
Force was once Mayor OF Washington and a
printer by trade and collector of books. In 1857
Congress bought for 100000 the collection Of rare
books and pamphlets. newspaper files. maps. en-
cravings and curios which he had accumulated IN
thirty years of antiquarian research The Force
collection is now a valuable department Of the Ma
tional Library.
The Washington Star occupies a magnificent
white marble structure at the corner OF Eleventh.
st and the avenue. A short block to the westward
Is the Raleigh Hotel its latest addition being twelve
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his inauguration from the National Up TO within
few years ago all the registers OF the house were
preserved but the lack of space to store them
caused their destruction
WHERE BOOTH LIVED
John Wilkes Booth lived at the National all the
winter previous to the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln
Walter Burton formerly of the proprietOrs of
the National was night clerk of the house at the
time and Booth used 10 sit and chat with him
night after night When Booth was known TO De
the murderer Burton at once arrested on sus-
picon of being one of the COnSpiratOrS, but was
promptly released In telling the story Mr. Bur
ton said that he never knew what II was 10 be eX-
cited until that night in April, 1860
Only stones throw 10 the westward from the
National is the Metropolitan Hotel An article on
ancient hotels published in a local history years
ago described this house in this way: There was
also little hotel erected in 1875 which had a good
deal of publicity. The most popular hotel. how
ever was the Metropolitan. which stood in the
square I'm PennSylVania-ave.. where the present
hotel of the same now stands In lS20 it's
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dead The hotel has been greatly improved IN
recent years.
The pedestrian is now about half way between
tine Capitol and the Treasury. On the Seventh-sr.
corner is the Centre Market. OF the finest In
the United States There are four spacious build
ings in the group between Seventh and Ninth SITS,
they cost $S50000 HuCksters' stands are around
the market, and on regular market days the crowd
farmers wagons a sight Formerly the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal through this tract
The market house which originally stood here
called the Marsh Market by reason OF its swampy
location. All the low places have been filled, and
there Is nothing left inform the inquiring stran-
ger that the present market rests made ground.
The old Iron Hall is still TO be found on the north
side of the avenue, between Ninth and Tenth SITS.
dayS long past music hall. Patti.
Parepa Rosa. Nilsson and other famous singers
once delighted music lovers there Mark Twain
lectured for the first time in Iron Hall His subject
was Frozen Truth and the story goes that be-
fore the lecture finished the weather turned so
cold that the people nearly roze to death in getting
their homes
Where the magnificent Postofice Building
stands. at the corner Of Eleventh-st, the mansion
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For years Pennsylvania-ave. a wide and deep
mud hole Unpretentous structures overlooked IT, and
there little suggestion Of future greatness. The
mud has given place TO concrete, but the unpreten-
tious buildings have not all disappeared, by any
means. More ancient rookeries rear their heads
than might expect the show street
Of the country L'Enfant himself might feel at home
If he were to view the prospect again from Capitol
Hill. The statesman OF the olden time would know
where to turn for a drink If he drop sud
denly down the Fifth and Sixth St corners.
SOME NEW BUILDINGS
Pennsylvania-nve gets its beauty from it's great
width, It's roadway. level as floor. and It's mag
nifcent perspective. architecture is now begin
ming to lend its aid to make 1t impressive Sew
eraI slightly structures have been erected in the
last few years, and it Is proposed IN time to place
Government buildings along the south side OF the
avenue. When this is accomplished there will
be a no more stately thoroughfare in the world
At the very beginning of the walk westward
from the Capitol sees a union of the old with
the new in the Botanic Gardens. which skirt the
southern edge OF the avenue for two full blocks.
They were comprehended in PEnfant's plan OF
Washington, and fifty years ago had acquired
fame. In the last twenty years they have
been greatly developed Ten acres are incosed
by their iron ratings There is a great conserva-
tory filed with choice foreign plants and many
smaller Conservatives which are almost as
tractive. Around the gardens are extensive col
lectons OF trees and shrubs which cultivated
in the most scientific manner. Most of the plants
which are set out each spring in the parks and
circles Of Washington grown here. No reser-
walton OF equal size in the country is more
tractive than this Only few steps from the
teeming avenue, it is veritable land OF flowers,
where may be cast aside.
Between First and Second sts.. the north side
OF the avenue. IS the site Of the first Washington
passenger station of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road During the war thousands of Union troops
landed from the cars there on their way to the
battIe1elds OF the South. Long ago the station
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oavey's gallery comes a splendid Burne-Jones,
flamnna Vestalis,' a three-quarter figure Of
tifl In blue drapery holding string of beads,
win devotion in face. posture and hands. There
lovely landscape, Feeding Sheep" by John
Llnnell and two beautiful examples OF the art
u Alfred Hunt one a view across Scotch loch
through early morning mist to mountains be
fono. and the other glimpse across purling
"ook OF a meadow. with haymakers under
aeath wooded hills. There is a pretty pair Of
piceures by John Petite. THE Step" with an
'o lady IN black watching from a high
'AeAed chair a child in blue who is dancing,
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PENNSYLVANIA-AVE.
MEMORIES EVOKED BY A WALK DOWN
THE FAMOUS THOROUGHFARE.

Washington, Jan. 10 (SpeciaD.-Of all the streets
in America Pennsylvania the great central
thoroughfare Of the Nations capital undoubtedly
is the most famous Throughout the mile stretch
from the Capitol to the White House 1t is rich
with suggestions of events and names that have
gone into history. The careless stroller sees only
a majestic avenue, its smooth surface dotted with
vehicles Of all descriptions, lines of attractive
shops and the far more attractive mass of human
ity, gathered from all parts of the earth. stream
ing up and down 1t is the observant "od-timer
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block between Fifth and Sixth SITS. Here for many
years-ninety. at least-has stood the National
Hotel Once it known as "Gadsby's" 1t is a
mammoth structure, with little no architectural
pretensions. What procession of good, bad and
indifferent people has passed through its portals
since 1910! II Is tradition or the house that all
the public men of reputation since the days Of JEFF
ferson have enjoyed its hospitality Henry Clay
lived several years beneath its roof and finally
died on June %. 1852 In what is now known as
Room No. 81 Alexander II. Stephens had suite OF
rooms there for years, leaving them finally TO be-
come the Governor Of Georgia. Buchanan went to
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sumabIy the proprietor '.Bitters' and ''toddy sold
for 37l2 cents in those days.
The first time General Lee came to Washington
after the war he put up at the Metropolitan.
Governor Oliver z Morton of Indiana used TO stop
at the Metropolitan. The hotel General Han
cocks headquarters when he in charge OF the
Department OF Washington Andrew Johnson went
from the hotel to the Capitol on March 4 1866, as
Vtce-President of the United States The late
Charles T. Crisp, of Georgia, Speaker OF the House
Of Representatives lived at the Metropolitan dur
in the entire period OF his service in Congress.
There are several apartments IN the old hotel which
are tnseparably connected with famous men long
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who sees the footprints OF history in the midst OF
the modern show and gets the most enjoyment
from walk on a bright winter day from the Cap
itol TO the White House
From an old print hanging the wall OF the
queer little secondhand bookshop near the Peace
Monument one gets n good idea OF the changes
wrought in the avenue since the days Of rEnfant.
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SUGAR CANE IN PORTO RICO.
HOW THE LAND IS PREPARED FOR IT'S
CULTIVATION

Washington, Jan. 19.-In Porto Rico five
sixths Of the colored population say they have
white blood in their veins. From the interest
ing tables published in the report Of the recent
census. taken by General Joseph P. Sanger,
U. S. ", it appears that the ratio Of whites was
lowest and that of colored people highest about
1920, when only four-ninths Of the population
were white. Since that time the population of
whites has tended upward, although not with
absolute regularity. The figures collected by the
census officials indicate a real change in the
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
PART IL.
TWELVE PAGES.
LONDON NOTES.
BRITISH GEMS AT THE ACADEMY-SIR
John TENNIELS SUCCESSOR
SHAKESPEAKIAN FARCE.
London. Ianmarv :

LonuOn, january 5.
The first Of the three loan exhibitions Of the
.- wear opened to-day with private view at
=. Royal Academy. The second Will be an ex-
s,bition OF Sir W z. Richmond's work at the
yew Gallery next week, and the thIrd-and
,-obably the most intcresting-wiu be a collec-
,ion OF the works Of Velasquez and Fortunv at
ne Guild Hall in April The Academy show
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On the northeast Of the avenue and
Third-st, the Hotel Belvedere. formerly the St
Charles Hotel stands Fifty or sixty years ago
the st. Charles we'll known to Washington
visitors. Directly opposite IS the Hotel Vendome,
which used to he known the Belvedere This
was the Washington House when Senator Ben
Wade of Ohio. occupied large place in the pub
lie eye. Mr. Wade lived there and so did Henry
Wilson. Vice-President of the United States under
Grant, whose Washington home 1t at the
time OF his death. So many improvements have
been made in recent years in the old house that
its former patrons would hardly know it.
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ing out the ground taken from the burrows
After the burrows and banks have been made.
bitches are dug for the drainage of the land;
these are larger than the burrows, the waters
of which they receive, and are cut following the
slope of the land.
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SOLDIERLY ZEAL LEADS TO SHOOTING

SOLDIERLY ZEAL LEADS TO SHOOTING.
William Clarkson of No. aO West sixty-second-
st. was shot in the calf of the right leg shortly
after midnight by Richard Bennings, soldier from
Liberty Island. The two men were IN a saloon at
Thirty-eighth-st and Eighth-ave. Bennings was
told that Clarkson was a deserter and in quarrel
the former shot Clarkson. Clarkson was taken 10
Roosevelt Hospital.
Bennings was charged with feionious assault
before Magistrate Hogan. IN the West Side Court
and was held IN $1,000 bail for examination on
Tuesday afternoon.
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OLD HOTELS.

was removed to a point in the northeastern sec
ton. The buildings erected in it's place still offend
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Confined on second page.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
BAPTISTS TO MEET.
Quarterly Session in Emmanuel
Church, Chester, on Monday.

In Emmanuel Baptist Church, Ches.
ter, Pa, on Monday night, the quarterly
rally Of the B. Y. P. +. Of the State of
Delaware and Delaware county, Pa, will
be held.
Three addresses on twentieth Cen
fury Evangelism will be delivered. The
Rev. W. d. Thatcher OF Media, will
speak about "The Present Pressing Need
OF It," The Rev. j. NJ. T. Childrey, OF
the First Baptist Church Of Chester, will
tell Of "Young People and their Present
Responsibility" while the theme of the
Rev. Z. W. Powell of the Brandywine
Baptist Church, will be young People
and Their Source of Power"
The last rally was held here. The
president OF the union is the Rev. John
Shape, pastor of the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church, Wilmington, and the
vice president the Rev Selden w. CnIn'
mings, pastor Of the Emmanuel Church
OF Chester.
Wilmington Young People will take a
trolley for Chester at Tenth and Market
streets Of ! O'Clock Monday evening.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
Speaks of Captain Ward.

Captain William Ward who went down
with his vessel, the Rio De Janiero, at
the Golden Gate, is spoken of in COM
plimcntary terms by Captain William q.
Shackford, who is well known here and
the late master of the Gould yacht Nj
agara, constructed at the shpyards Of
the Harlan Il Hollingsworth Co.
Captain Shackford states that Ward
was an exceptionally promising young
men and rose rapidly to his position as
master through his ability and intelli.
gcncr. Captain Ward began his sea-
faring career in 1874 when Captain
Shackford was the commodore of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Line.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09

# # y # # It tt
might lie free from interference and
prying eyes.
For the rest Of the day experienced
all a captive's emotions when escape
seems near alterriated between high
spirits and the depths Of despair, the
| latter predominating as the hours crept
slowly on to nlghtfall | had all but
given up hope, believing either that
Lawford had sold me or could not see
his way to help, when something tick
ed lightly against my portfolio, and l
! saw a small parcel pendent outside.
Opening the headlight eagerly, dshed
in the parcel, which was wrapped
around with paper and contained a
key. There were also a few brief lines
from LaYford:
"This will let you out. 1t is the key
Of your cabin. Beware of the black
and wait till after dinner, when we are
on deck and the darby forward. Slip
out through the stern ports. The
dingey is eastern, IL you can only reach
her. Cut adrift and paddle your own
canoe. That's about the best can
do"
did the rest easier than I thought.
(The movements of the dingcy have
already been told, and the events that
followed the escape.)
was quite lost, at first, when got
Oh shore; but did not care, so long as
was free. was in France, knew
that much, and after climbing a steep
path soon hit on road cleaning
white and dusty In the darkness
stood for a moment debating which
way l should turn, eastward or west
ward, my object being to reach some
town or place on line of railway,
whether by walking to 1t or taking q
vehicle. As soon as l came upon a
milestone l struck match and read
the legend. In the direction | was
going Lamballe was distant Is kllo-
meters, and behind me the road led
to Brest, 100.
1t was clearly to Lambellc, not
Brest, that must make my way, some
eight miles in all, and reached it be-
for II p. m. People were still up as
I passed along the narrow streets,
seated at the cafe doors, and took
my place at one Of the tables, calling
for 'bock" and railway guide. l
was not long in arranging my plan.
Fortunately l had money, plenty OF
money, in my pockets, and that made
everything easy. found that train
left at $50 a. IN. for Paris, the longest,
vet the quickest, route to Southamp-
ton. I could catch the night express
for Havre, and be In Southampton at
daylight. By this l should have a
couple Of hours and more in Paris,
enough to buy necessaries and make
considerable change in my appear
ance; for l was resolved to take pas
sage incog and in the fore cabin,
where l should attract no attention.
(To BE CoNTlNUED)
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
OUR DOVER
LETTER.
ITO BE Continued

Dover, March Sth-The Legislature
is now a thing of the past. To-day's
session was a rush and hurry with
every member who had business and
was more than anxious that he should
get his bills up for action in the
House. The lack of business at the
beginning Of the session only hurried
up matters at the close of the same,
when it was found impossible to get
The bus mess before them out of the
way. For that reason some very I'M
portant measures got crowded into
the corner and stayed there. The
rush of bills in the House was some
thing awful and several of them only
got in, in time to have the Speaker
sign them so as to make them legal
after receiving the Governors sigma
ture.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
MIR. ADDICKS' THANKS.
Pledges Himself to Continue in the
Fight for Republican Supre.
macy in Delaware.

Dover. March S.-Immediatc1y after
Mr.. Addirks had learned the result Of
the balloting he tclcphoned from Wash
ington thanking each of the twenty
members Of the Legislature who so
Loyalty supported him throughout tho
session just ended and pledged himself
to continue the fight for Republican
supremacy in Delaware. Mr.. Addicks
offered his support to each individual
member in any political contest in which
they choose to enter, in town, district,
county or State.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
Wild Man Captured.

Shamokin, Pa, March San
armed body OF men captured a
wild man on Line Mountain yes.
terday. Two hunters stumbled
across a hut OF twigs built between
a fallen tree. Within they saw
man with long matted hair reaching
to his shoulders, his trousers hang.
ing in shreds and his feet bare.
They asked him to come out but
he remained silent. The hunters
informed neighboring farmers OF
their discovery, Armed with guns
number Of the farmers drove to
the place. Their order to the man
to come out meeting with no re.
spouse they tore the structure
down and captured the man. The
hut was without cooking utensils,
and in it was found some wheat,
herbs and nuts.
The man was delivered to the
Oyerseers of the Poor of Washing.
ton town ship. who will likely send
him to the Danvil.e Insane Asylum,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
Rev. George l., McNutt Ito Lecture.

Rev. George L. McNutt the Presbyter-
ian minister who spoke before the lenry
George Democratic Association several
weeks ago, will deliver return address
tomorrow evening, in the Smith Build.
ing, 6l04 Market street. Mr.. McNutt
was pastor OF number of large churches
in the West, and the problem of the fall
ing off in church attendance Of working
people everywhere so troubled him that
he resigned from the pulpit, removed
his clerical robes and donned jean suit
and started out as day laborer. This
took place over year ago, and his many
experiences in search OF work and W hat
he learned laboring among the so.cal led
lower classes, is what he will talk about
Sunday evening. The public is invited.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
If you are troubled with pains,
fainting spells, depression of spirits,
reluctance to go anywhere, headache,
backache, and always tired, please re-
member that there is an absolute
remedy which will relieve you Of your
suffering as it did Mrs. Rice. Proof
is monumental that Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is the
greatest medicine for suffering women.
No other medicine has made the cures
that it has, and no other woman has
helped so many women by direct advice
as has Mrs Pinkham; her experience
is greater than that Of any living per-
SON.. If you are sick, write and get
her advice her address is Lynn, Mass
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
PHILADELPHIAN BURIED.
Miss Meta G. Fell, Of Falkland. is
One of the Heirs to Large Fortune.

The funeral of George Nj. Trouman
of No. 1927 Arch street, Philadelphia,
who died on Tuesday, took place yester-
day morning and interment was made in
Laurel Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Troutman was 30 years of age and
left an estate valued at about 100000,
and until within short time of his
death was the president of the Fourth
Street National Bank. The heirs are
Mrs. Troutman, his wife; Mrs. d. c. W..
Smith and Mrs. Robert G. Fulton Of
Philadelphia and Miss Meta G. Fell Of
Falkland. The latter two are daugh
tiers of the late Mrs. William jerks Fell.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09

Immediately after the morning session.
About 80 more delegates are expected to.
day to remain over until the convention
closes.
The Symphony Orchestra gave con.
cert in Y. NJ. G. A.Hall. bet ween and
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. At the SEES.
sion yesterday afternoon greetings were
sent to other Y. NJ. G. A. conventions in
session. There will be jubilee Y, NJ. G.
A. convention in Boston, Mass, next
June.