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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-02

The annual charity ball given by the
members of st. Mary's Guild for the BEN
eft of the Children's Hospital was held
New Years eve at Linthicum Hall. Mrs.
t. n. McAboy. president of the guild;
Miss Virginia Miller, and Mrs. F. L.
Moore, members of the hospital board
did the honors, with an able staff of man
ayers, among whom were Messrs. j.
Holdsworth Gordon, S. Duncan Bradley
DR.. A. Rhett Stuart, Il. Douglas Simms
DR.. Sterling Ruffn, w. A Roberts. Frank
Gordon. H. d. Duyal. and Frank Green.
The hall was decorated with stately palms
and growing plants. When a bell tolled
the midnight hour the orchestra played
AUD Lang Syne." many of the company
.oining in singing; then. forming a grand
chain" a happy New Year greeting was
given with each liandclasp as they passed,
according to the old English custom.
Some of those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Van Fl. Manning. Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
LOCKER, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Roberts, MIR.
and Mrs. G. L. Nicolson, Mr. and Mrs
Barton, Rev. F. H. Barton, Misses Cor
don, Fendall, Moore, Phillips. Stuart,
Mary Barber, Brockenbrough, Dunlap, Pc
ter. Stevens, Dorsett. Hume, Shoemaker.
De Loire. Bishop. Cassin, Chew, Beale,
Graves, Weisel, Ellis. Reynolds, and Brad
ford: Messrs. MiEneserode, Peter, Tyler,
Shoemaker. Britgeman, Dr. Mason, Dr.
Beall. DR.. Smith, DR.. Thomas, Messrs.
Zeller, Locker, CropTey. Weisel, Gordon
Fendall, Green, Dodge. Harper, and Tow
ers
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-02

An enjoyable darce was given at the
Cairo New Years eve under the auspices
Of the Junior Cotiilion. The committee
in charge consisted of Messrs Edwin
Tower, jr., Frank Paxton Evans, j. II.
Snyder, Freeland c. Lyman, Enoch A.
Chase, William T. Woodward, Paul f.
Alexander, Bedford Brown. and D. Nee
Hanger. The chaperons of the evening
were Mrs. David S Hendrick, Mrs. Hol-
man, Mrs. William F. Daley, and Mrs. ".
i. Bower. Among those present were
Misses Sims. Shannon, Alexander. Marie
Kupfer, Rice, Jones, Cook, Mary Morgan,
Evans, Norton, Davis, Cook. Reach, Ridge
ly, Tyssowsli, Hendrick, Juliet B. Miller,
Parker, Dubois, Johnston, Wheeler, Helen
Davis, Wightman, Trenholm. Bliss. Alice
Roger Hanger Agnes Scudder. of Welles-
ley, and Messrs. l.. X. C. Glover Charles
b. Green, T. D. Grove. Jerome Lightfoot,
r. Evans, L. T. Jones, J. Maynard Nor
gan, John W. Gardner, p j. Afiiecx, jr.,
Vivian Everett, Hugh II. Hanger. A. II.
Williams. Robert Gunnell. V. B. Holman.
of Philadelphia; G. Banks McGinty. L. ].
Wallace, Charles T. Griffith, of New York;
DR.. Marsteller Mr.. David S. Hendrick,
Messrs. Hendrick. w. B. Smith. H. Blair
Hanger, J. B. Browder, of Princeton; ].
Mortimer Lynch, and Albert Lee Robin
son.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-02
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New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington. July 1.-THE following army and
navy orders have been issued;
ARMY.
The following changes in the stations and duties
Of paymasters ordered;
CAPTAIN WILLIAM b. sCHoFIEL.D from temporary duty
in san Francisco Portland. Ore. relieve Major
James y. Houston. who will proceed TO Manila TO
to Omaha relieve Captain Bradner D. Slaughter
captain james canby. Who will proceed st
Major CHARLES NEwBoID Is relieved from San Fran
Major John JON / RSiiy who vii proceed
son 20 the paymaster- general
Captain GBoRGE E PICKETT & from temporary duty in
Major HUGH r. BEIINAP. Manila 10 relieve Captain
Eugene cofn. who will proceed to New-York City for
duty
Captain SEYMOUR HOWELL. upon his arrival at San
Franeseo and and after aGesPsHs ,a his appointment as
Captain WILLIAM r. GRAHAM will be relieved from
duty the Philippines. and will proceed TO Omaha
First Lieutenant ERNEST l. RUFFNEIt assistant sur.
70 Columbus Barracks
First Lieutenant GEORGE H R GosMAN; assistant sur
geon recently appointed now at Brooklyn. VIII pro-
First Lieutenant CHARLES C. GEER assistant SURGEON
recently appointed. Will proceed to Fort Mcpherson.
The following transfers made:
second i, ,S s15 f cy.T R WARNER ~cAR nth In
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM s MARTIN LIST Infantry
10 the attn Cavalry
Major JAMES A. BUCHANAN i2th Infantry to the 2sth
Infantry
Major PALMER C. WOOD 2sth Infantry to the 18th
Infantry.
c,antain WILLIAM Nj WRIGHT % Infantry nov, on re-
crliting duty Philadelphia proceed Manila
and return Philadelphia recruiting duties
NAVY.
Commander d w. MULI4AN. placed retired list from
July H.
Paw Tnspector j. r. STANTON detached the Philadel-
phia about August 81; home settle
orders.
Paw Inspector S II. CALHOUN. to the Iowa fleet
paymaster. August l.
Paymaster l. c KERR. detached the Iowa and 10 the
Philadelphia
IJeutenant NJ j. MCCORMACK detached the Atlanta
home and orders.
Lieutenant H II. CALDWELL. detached
Holland; the Atlanta.
Lieutenant C oFFLEY. detached Torpedo Station: to
Naval Academy.
Lieutenant D. w. WURTSBAUGH detached Torpedo Sta
ton; to Naval Academy. September Is.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
SHOWERS MAY BE EXPECTED
TWO HEAT PROSTRATIONS REPORTED
YESTERDAY-OTHER PLACES
WERE HOTTER

Although the temperature has not been exces-
sivey warm. judging from the degrees of Fahren-
heit recorded by the official thermometer. II was
far from comfortable yesterday The maximum
temperature in the city 81 degrees. This was
430 p. m. The minimum temperature was IA de-
grees at a But the excessive humidity, which
at one time in the day reached SO per cent. made
everybody uncomfortable The forecast is for
partly cloudy weather. with occasional showers
The temperature will remain about stationary
This. however. does not necessarily relief
With a temperature in the high eighties and the
showers bringing GOODNESS for only a short time
raising the humidity without permanently lowering
the degree Of heat prostrations may be expected.
Up to the last few days low aerial pressure has
existed in the Southern States This caused wind
TO blow over the city and attracted the cool tenn
perature Now, however, there is higher aerial
pressure in the South sending the breezes-what [
there is of them-from that direction and heating
the atmosphere of the city, rather than cooling it.
There were two prostrations from the heat
yesterday The first Patrick Regan, twenty
years old of No. 264 East One hundred and-twenty-
seccnd-st.. overcome yesterday morning at Fifth
ave. and One-hundred and -second-st. He was
taken to the Harlem Hospital.
Michael McNamee, thirty years old of No. SIT
West One hundred nd thir eth-st., overcome
in Forty-frst-st. He taken home in ambu-
lance from the Roosevelt Hospital.
The hottest places the map yesterday were
Kansas City and Davenport where they had 100
degrees. Eastport the coolest, with 56 de-
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
PRAYING FOR RAIN AT OMAHA.

Omaha, July 1.-THE Rev. +. Merton Smith,
the English evangelist who is conducting revival
services in the cities OF the West, tonight led a
congregation of several thousand people in prayer
for a bounteous rain which will prevent business
annihilation in the belt An immense tent
was erected in a small park in the heart of the
residence district and in this were seated hundreds
OF members of the congregations of the city About
the tent, the side walls of which raised, was
massed crowd of citizens OF all classes and all re-
lgious faiths partaking in the exercises and lift
ing their voices in in repeating the invo-
cation.
Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa received to-
day inch of rain, which began falling
[ 2 a. m. and relieved the drouth and heated term.
Rains also reported in the Black Hills of South
Dakota
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
THE WEATHER BUREAUS CROP REPORT

Washington, July 16.-The Weather Bureaus
weekly summary of crop conditions is follows:
The States of the middle Rocky Mountain and
Missouri and Mississippi valleys have experienced
the maximum temperatures large part OF
districts ranging above 100 degrees daily
ing the week. many stations reporting from 100 TO
lO7 degrees with an almost entire absence of rain.
the crops In the region named have been subjected
most unfavorable conditions In the States lying
Immediately TO the eastward of the Mississippi
River very high temperatures have also prevailed
but the heat has been less intense and the effects
serious in the districts TO the westward.
On the Atlantic Coast very favorable temperature
conditions have prevailed, with abundant rains
excessive and damaging in portions of Middle
has been cool and dry. with frost in Washington
the 18th.
The corn crop as a whole in the great corn
States of the central valleys has materially de-
Perforated and has sustained serious injury over
the western portion of the corn belt. especially in
Missouri, Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma A
very large part of the crop is late however and
this has withstood the trying conditions of drouth
and heat remarkably well, and with early rains
plicable in Iowa Nebraska and portions of Kansas
and Northern Missouri. The following stations re-
port rain during the twenty-four hours ending 8
Springfield. Mo. trace; Fort Smith. Ark. IA:
Wichita. Kan. 10: Omaha. Neb. rs; Valentine
Neb. -ls: Huron, S. D.. .os; St Paul. .3o Cheyenne,
The early corn in Central and Southern Missouri
portions Of Eastern Kansas. Arkansas and In the
injured. In the upper Ohio Valley corn while
needing rain. has improved. and in the Atlantic
Coast districts the crop has made excellent
Winter wheat harvest is about finished except in
districts. where IN some sections it has been re-
tarded by rain. Harvesting has begun In the North
Pacific Coast region under very favorable condi-
tions.
Over the southern portion Of the spring wheat
region spring wheat has rpened prematurely, and
tho general prospect iE less promising than pre-
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
JAPAN'S MODERN ARMY.
TROOPS ARMED AND EQUIPPED WITH THE
LATEST DEVICES. SAYS THE NEW
MILITARY ATTACHE.

Washington, July 16.-Lieutenant-ColonelW Wanta-
nabe the first representative of the Japanese army
to be accredited to Washington military at
tache, arrived here to-day, and reported to the
Japanese Legation.
THE present military system of Japan is thor
oughly modern" said he, 'and is similar to the
best European systems, those of Germany being fol-
lowed to a considerable extent The peace footing
is from seventy thousand to eighty thousand men.
with a footing about double that number. and
reserves which be called upon to almost
unlimited number The army is divided into thir-
teen divisions with general in command of each.
THE Japanese troops are armed and equipped
with the most modern devices of warfare the latest
rapid fire inventions being added about three years
ago. Our rifle is distinctively Japanese weapon,
made in our own arsenals, and combining the best
features of the other most effective weapons. All
the heavy guns. we'll rifles, now being
manufactured in japanese arsenals. Our soldiers
well drilled, and experience has shown them TO
be capable of great mobility. We hear much of the
American soldiers in the East and always favora BILE
reports to their splendid appearance. courage
and fighting ability l am glad to say, too. that
there is the friendly feeling between the
Japanese and American soldiers.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
PARTIAL RELIEF FROM DROUTH.
RAINS DO SOME GOOD IN KANSAS AND
MISSOURI
IBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.l
ST Louis, July 16-Partial relief has come to
Missouri and Kansas from the rains of last night
and to-day. but sufficient moisture has not yet
fallen to greatly improve conditions. The gov
eminent observer at the Missouri Experiment
Station, in Columbia, says that the precipitation
in the State has been slight that little beneht
will result, and that crops are so badly dam
aged that 1T is doubtful whether even heavy
and copious showers would greatly improve
matteas He says that the situation in Missouri
grows worse daily, and that if heavy rain does
fall within week the late corn will
be ruined
A better feeling exists in Kansas, as the
rains there have been pretty general Though
meadows scorched and corn is faring badly.
yet the moisture which ~ last night and to-
day should greatly improve conditions there.
Locally rain threatened all day. but did not
fall The weather was humid and hot.
Hundreds of cars of live stock are standing
on sdngs on the east side of the river, des-
tined for the National Stock Yards. The cattle
and Missouri, and are in poor condition, oW-
ing to the scarcity of feed and water on farm
and range
The effect OF the heavy shipments means a
break in prices but small farmers are glad TO
get almost any figure for their herds. owing 10
inability to purchase feed to tide them over the
present crisis In fact, many of the farmers
and 1t a of sell at loss or sacrince
their live stock. The weather observer mere
predicts rain tonight but his predictions on this
line have hitherto proved a deusion.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
CORN CROP MAY BE SAVED.
SECRETARY WILSON SAYS THERE is YET
HOPE IN MANY STATES.

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Hartford Conn, July 16.-The Secretary OF Ag-
riculture to-day visited the Nicholson farm. at
Tariffville, where eighteen of Sumatra wrap
per tobacco being grown under cheese cloth
tents and pronounced the experiment a success as
far could be judged at this season He was
accompanied by Congressman f. Stevens Henry.
ranking member of the House Committee on Ag-
riculture, and Chief of Soils Milton T. Whitney
In reply questions concerning the drouth in the
West. Secretary Wilson said that while great dam
age had been done in the western part of Kansas
time he did not believe that the crop had been
greatly damaged in Illinois and Iowa. From Texas
he had not received such definite information ne
had obtained from the States mentioned. 1t was
too early estimate what part of the corn crop
would be lost this country, and continuance of
the drouth would have a effect. even If for
only few days more He was hopeful that rain
would fall and that the situation would be relieved
especially the conditions abroad offered splen-
did market for the American crop this year.
that the people had 10 expect to contend with ana
there always the chance that promising crop
in that part of the country would be utter fail
through the lack of rain II this feature of
faction among the farmers in Connecticut and the
other States in New England, where farming
industry which could be depended upon TO
furnish more regular crops. The eW-England
ance of fairly climate. had much TO be thank
full for.
Mr.. Wilson and Professor Whitney went to Bos-
ton this evening, where they have business to-
morrow. Wednesday night they will take the
steamer of the Merchants and Miners Transporta-
tion Line direct to Baltimore.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
PRODUCE BROKERS SUSPICIOUS.
EVIDENTLY THEY HAVE LITTLE CONFI-
DENCE IN THEIR OWN WEATHER MAP.

Some of the brokers in the Produce Exchange
said Yesterday that they glad the exchange
was going TO have new and bigger weather map
They said there loss of confidence the big
map that is a conspicuous object in the ex-
change. The map showed on Monday that there
had been no rain in the belt, and that there
was not moisture enough in the wheat districts to
save the crops from damage Instead Of believing
that the map told the truth and raising the prices
of both and wheat. the brokers sold both
down a peg
Yesterday the big map showed rain in both the
wheat and districts The Weather Bureau
backed up the map with reports that the corn crop
here and there safe, and that there was fine
weath for wheat but the brokers had apparently
lost confidence in the map and the reports They
btilled September up from 5l1s cents bushe
10 534s cents, and September wheat from 71h cents
TO 72% cents.
What they will do II the map to-day shows rain
falling copiously all the corn belt nobody can
tell One thing is said to be certain. The Prod
uce Exchange is going TO have a new weather map
twenty-four feet long and nearly many feet
high with special appliances for showing the
changes In weather.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17

viously reported In the northern portion. how
ever the outlook continued favorable harvesting
is expected to begin in Northern Minnesota by the
18th In Oregon spring wheat is needing rain
Oats have suffered in common with other crops
from the and drouth in the States of the
central valleys. Harvesting is proceeding In
the more northerly sections.
Haying has been retarded by rains in the New
England and Middle Atlantic States but has made
good progress in the Ohio and upper Mississippi
valleys. The yield will be very light in the States
of the Missouri and Central Mississippi valleys, but
a good crop is generally indicated in the lake re-
gion, upper Ohio Valley and extreme Northwest
Except in the Caronas and Florida, cotton is
generally well cultivated and the greater part
of the central and districts is standing the
drouth we'll although growth has been checked and
fruiting at the top is commonly reported Cotton
has suffered from heavy rains in North Carolina,
where ii is makng too much stalk. In Georgia
the prospect is much below the average. and many
fields have been abandoned. In Southwest Texas
early cotton is opening and some picking has been
done.
The weather conditions have been highly favor
able for tobacco in the Atlantic Coast States. but
the crop is generally in need of rain in the Ohio
Valley and Is suffering severely in the western
portions of Kentucky
The prospect for apples has been greatly
Iessened. especially over the central valleys, a
result of the heat.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
HEAT AND GREAT HUMIDITY
MANY CASES OF PROSTRATION REPORT
ED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY.

Boston. July 16.-With the mercury at IS early
to-day and the humidity at rs per cent. or per
cent above the normal, the city had more un
comfortable day than II passed yesterday. The hot
OF the season. the thermometer not having gone
below "a during the twelve hours from p m. to
a. m.
By afternoon the thermometer, after steadily
clim bing since 8 a. m. had reached 9l12 degrees
Two prostrations had been reported. one of which,
having caused a fall and fractured skull, was
likely to prove fatal.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
ITALIANS CELEBRATE FEAST
LITTLE ITALY" FILLED WITH WORSHIP
ERs OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL.

LITTLE ITALY" FILLED WITH WORSHIP
ERs OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL.
The Italians in the section OF the city between
One-hundred-and-fourth and One-hundred-and-if-
teenth sts. and Second-ave. and the Harlem River.
known as Little Italy" finished yesterday their
celebration Of the Roman Catholic Feast Of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel. The houses of the section
had been profusely decorated with butning, United
States and Italian flags predominating, and affairs
had been put up in many of the houses. An altar
is feet high and feet wide had been built at the
second story Of the house at No 22H Ffrst-ave
On ii a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
surrounded by religious emblems
Visitors began focking TO the quarter at early
hour, and there a constant stream Of wor-
shippers to the Church OF Our Lady of Mount
Carmel in Northumberland -ffteenth-st. First
ave. which was the centre of the celebration. 1t is
estimated that at least hundred thousand Ital-
ians visited the church. There were many that
IT necessary to keep them moving through the
church in a procession before the altar. 1t is the
custom place candle on the altar at the celebra
ton of the feast. On this occasion two boys were
stationed at the altar TO gather the candles and
carry them away the piles grew too large One
of the candles nearly seven feet long and
carried by two There were many offerings OF
jewelry and money.
A feature of the celebration parade by the
societies Of Our Lady OF Mount Carmel. Santo
Angiolese Della Pieta, ItalianoL auricese and ST.
Michael the Archangel in the morning. the
banner Of the Society Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
passed through the streets people crowded around
It to pin offerings to It. Jewelry Of all kinds and
O number OF bills. one two Of 500. were pinned
TO the banner. 1t finally became covered with
gifts that the banner itself completely hidden
AT the end Of the procession wagon loaded
with fireworks. stood in this wagon and
set off giant frecrackers at frequent intervals.
Three hundred policemen sent 10 the district
under Inspector Kane and Captain Haughey, but
they had little TO do. Most of the visitors brought
their lunches with them. and the streets. the East
River Park and the recreation pier One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures crowded all day with
good natured picnicking parties. Only arrest
was made result of quarrel. John Smith,
an Italian. of No. 80 Mott-st cut John Long, an
Italian, of No. 81 East -hundred-and-four-
teenth-st. the cheek and neck with a vegetable
knife. Longs wounds dressed by m
bulance surgeon, and he went home. Smith
locked Up in the East One-hundred-and d-fourth-st
station. Nineteen men were arrested by the de-
tectives being suspicious persons. Five were
discharged and the others fined s. each.
Many homes were illuminated at night. Father
Corcoran estimated that less than two hun
dred thousand people visited the church during
day and evening. and a large percentage of these
had laid some offering the altar OF the Blessed
Virgin.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-17

HE AND A SMALL BOY ON WHOM WAS COZ
cEALED MONEY. ARRESTED IN A CROWD.

HE AND A SMALL. BOY. ON WHOM WAS CON-
cEAIsED MONEY. ARRESTED IN A CROWD.
In addition to the twenty-five ordinary policemen
who are looking after Little Italy day and night
during the celebration of the feast of Our Lady
of Mount Carmel. Captain Titus of the Detective
Bureau last night had six of his men In the dis
trict AT an early hour In the evening they had
rounded up thirty suspicious characters in the East
One-hundr red and -fourth-st station. Among them
were Max Sillman twelve years DID, of No. 76
Orchard-st, and Salvatore Cortez, seventeen years
old of No. 90 Baxter-st
piciously In a crowd in East One-hundred- and
seventeenth-st near Second-ave. There
other boy about Sillman's age with them. They
we're surprised and when Sillman was lifted up a
woman's pocketbook was found on the step
which he sat .., -, ,
strenuousIy proclaimed that the so cents in change
had Three men held the kicking boy while de-
tectiye rolled down the stocking his right leg
A ave dollar note, a two-dollar bill and two one
dollar hills found. crisp new five-dollar
note was found in his left stocking.
Nothine was found Cortez He said he
innocent and that he worked hard as blacksmith.
The detectives said, however that he we'll
known as crook" He was locked up and Sill
man was sent the Childrens Society. The detec-
hovs Srnan and the one who escaped in Fagin-
i,Is sshon directing and assisting them in their
thef,s and then secreting the stolen property
their persons in order that evidence might be
fo,,nd on him he fell into the hands of the