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The Washington times., 1902-02-17
FORTY DELEGATES AVERAGE AGE
Many Young Women Attending the
Convention.

The average age of the delegates in
the convention is perhaps over forty
years. but there are many younger women
than that in attendance.
The majority are married and have
families. and their chief aim seems to
be. not the franchise fer the sake OF Sc
curing control Of legislation. but for the
betterment of the people OF the country,
regardless of scx.
They assert that women who pay taxes
have right To the ballot; that they have
the right to = voice in the selection OF
the citizens who administer the laws.
under which they as well as the men
live, and that, as wives and mothers, they
are entitled to recognition in politics as
well as in domestic life.
They frankly admit that they must win
the men to their side before they can
hope to secure the ballot This they claim
to have done in four of the States of the
Union, and that they will accomplish their
ends in due tine.
They profess 10 be satisfied with the re-
suits OF the last half century, and say
that today their work is spreading out as
never before.
Now they are broadening the scope of
their work by organizing an Internal tionaI
society, and for this purpose nine foreign
countries sent delegates to the conven-
| tion, even far-away Australia being repre-
sented.
On Tuesday next the House Judiciary
Committee will listen TO addresses on
women suffrage in practice by the dele
gates from Australia, England, Russia,
and Canada and by representatives of the
suffrage association from Wyoming.
Idaho, Colorado, and Utah.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
CARNEGIE FUND is
NOT FOR WASHINGTON
Continued from First Page.)

fund to assist investigation. and does
not entail the idea of an university. as
generally understood will be something
of revelation to the local public par
ticularly to real estate men and builders.
The former have been speculating for
some time on the possible location of the
institution, and it is said that several
transfers of property have been made in
the suburban districts, upon rumors that
certain locations would be selected for
the site of the buildings which Prof. Gill
man says will not be erected.
When Informed of Prof Gilman's state
ment by a representative of The Times.
a prominent local real estate dealer ex-
pressed great surprise.
''As l take it, he said. the position of
Prof. Gilman is at variance with the be-
lief and hope of the business men Of
Washington. 1t is true that we did not
expect the entire fund, or even a great
part of it, to be invested in the real estate
of this city. We knew that much OF it
would be expended in lines of original
investigation, but we were most certainly
of the opinion that a very material por-
ton of the slO.000.000 would be spent in
this city, and l consider that our belief
was justified.
Statement Seems Plain.
"In the published statements which
| have been made It has been said very
plainly that the Carnegie Institution will
be established in Washington, and that
one of the particular objects and part
of the business of the institution will be
to acquire, hold, and convey real estate
The Washington times., 1902-02-17

and other property necessary FOR the pIr-
poses of the institution In view of this,
| cannot reconcile in my own mind what
Prof. Gilman has said.
''If the board of trustees does not in
tend to acquire, hold. and convey real
estate and other property, necessary for
the purposes of the institution. why
should it state that that will be par
ticular part of it's business and objects;
and if such real estate will not be To-
Gated in the city of Washington, where
it is explicitly stated that the institu-
ton is to be established and maintained.
where in the world will it be located?'
To Establish Library.
1T is also intended. according to the
very articles of incorporation. to pub
lish and distribute documents. to con-
duct lectures. to hold meetings and to ac-
quire and maintain a library. You can
not conduct lectures in the open air, you
cannot hold meetings unless you have
some place in which to hold them, and
you cannot acquire and maintain library
without acquiring and maintaining real
estate and erecting a building.
1T follows, then. in my scheme OF logic.
at least, that there will be lecture halls.
there will be buildings, where meetings
can be held and there will be a library.
/ shall hold to this belief until the ar
ticles of Incorporation are either abol.
ished or materially changed. for do not
believe that an intelligent body OF men
would compose such articles without in
tent"
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
MISS ANTHONY FOR CHAIRMAN.
Selection Made ut international Con-
ference Held Yesterday.

The international conference held yes
selection OF Miss Anthony as chairman
of the international committee; Mrs.
Gait, secretary, and Mrs. Florence Fen
wick Miller, treasurer.
The selection of Berlin as Il place for
the great international convention OF 1905
might seem odd, in view of the Kaiser
well-known cpigram that the sphere of
women consists of ''Kuchen. Kirche. und
Kinder''-kitchen. church, and children
but it is thought that more good will be
done by holding it in conservative city
than in a place already familiar with the
ideas of the suffragist
It is also argued that the Kaiser's pres
ent anxiety to please the United States
would prevent him from any open hostil-
ity TO a convention composed largely OF
American women. and finally, as one OF
the delegates explained. if they should be
driven out of Berlin there are three free
cities in Germany to which they could
90. over which the Kaiser has no juriS-
diction-Dresdcn. Lubbock. and Hamburg
Another delegate demurely suggested
that if they should have any trouble with
their meeting it might prove, as it did al
one time in the past fine advertise
ment for the cause. Three delegates viii
be sent from each country.
group photograph OF the foreign dele
gates was taken on Saturday afternoon.
The woman suffragists and other wom-
ems clubs in Philadelphia are likely to
make quite as hot a fight in the coming
municipal campaign for reform as the
women of New York did against Tam
many. They are organizing in view OF
this, and have already 1900 workers
pledged Among the reforms in which they
will take a hand are the securing of pure
water and the campaign against disorder
lN hDuseS.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
SUBURBAuIqES
GET THEIR Share
Improvements on Roads Far
in Excess of Taxes Paid.
PROVED BY AN INVESTIGATION
Revenue Collected ON city Realty
During the Past Five icnrs Eight
Times Greater Thnn Amount De-
rived From Agricultural.

The District Commissioners are receiv-
ing almost constant complaint through
citizens associations and others of the
Inhabitants OF the suburban portions OF
the municipality that the agricultural
land of the county is paying taxes which
for the most part are expended in the i'm
provement of the urban streets.
This complaint is frequently uttered, and
the District government is frequently
taken to task because the county roads
ard the suburban portions of the city
are not more rapidly improved.
Last week at the instance OF The Times
an investigation of this matter was in
stituted, with view to finding cut 10
what extent it might be rue.
City Taxes Eight Times Greater.
The books in the office of the Collector
of Taxes show that the average amount
OF revenue collected on real estate in
the city for the past five years has been
81, OH 900 per annum, and that from agri-
cultural land in the county has been S2o6,-
500 per annum. That is to say the rev.
enue collected on real estate in the city is
more than eight times greater than that
collected from real estate in the county.
During the past five years the average
amount spent in the whole District, as
shown by the books of the Enginee- De-
partment, for streets. sewers, siiewait S.
and bridges. has been s1,101, 900, and OF
this amount $27O,0C0 per aTnum has been
spent in the county. showing ratio in
expenditures of l to 3.
Suburban improvements
The above estimate does not take into
account the very large sums spent in the
county during the past five years for
street extensions. If this item should be
taken into account the showing would
prove that the city has been pouring
into the county for it's advancement AMI
improvement many times the amount col
lected in taxes. 1t is quite true that spe-
cial assessments have been placed upon
the property abutting upon the street eX-
tensions and that supposed to be bene-
fited thereby, but these assessments have
not been to exceed so per cent OF the cost,
except in the rarest cases.
There can be no doubt that the prog
ress of Improvement in the suburban sec
tions OF the District is slow, but the area
to be improved is very large and the reve-
nue. accruing therefrom is relatively very
small. and the figures show that the sub
urban part of the city is really receiving
proportionately the larger percentage OF
the money expended for Improvements.
and this must hold true for many years to
come as the city grows in extent and 1t
becomes necessary to subdivide the asrl-
cultural land.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
Rev. Anna G. Spencer De-
fines the Ideal
Woman.
NOT CALLED TO A new KINGDOM.
Ifinnite Energy Has for It's
Goal Perfection.
NO LONGER A MADONNA.
IdcnI Woman Is as Divine, But She
Is Human-The Passing of Harsh
Cid Crecds Means II Gentier In
Huencc in the Relations of Life.

AT 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
majority of the delegates to the woman
suffrage conference, together with many
outsiders. assembled in the First Pres
byterian Church to listen to a sermon by
Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer on the text,
Accept not the person of any against
thy soul, and reverence no man unto thy
falling; be steadfast in thy understands
ing and let thy word be one" Ecclesi-
asticus.
Mrs. Spencer was assisted by Rev.
Olympia Brown. OF Wisconsin, and Rev.
Anna H. Shaw. of Philadelphia.
Ideals of Womaniy Character.
Mrs. Spencer first defined the ideal OF
womanly character held by the Older
poets and philosophers. quoting Milton S
line describing Adam and Eve:
''He for God only; she for God in Him" 7"
She then quoted the expression used by
The harsh old father of Tennyson's 'Prin-
cess:
Man TO command and woman to obey.
The speaker then expressed the modern
ideal as that of devotion to the same
essentials. but different in expression"
Woman she said, lis not called to a
new kingdom, but to a larger occupancy
of that which has been hers from the
beginning. The woman with the child in
her arms was the beginning of the fam
lily; the hearth fire and the altar fire
grew from this; the elder child teach
ing the younger was the beginning of the
school. We are making over all these
inherited traditions and inherited ten
denotes, and socializing them.
Perfection as "a GonI.
In this ethical workshop in which we
live the infinite energy has for its goal
perfection, and we can be satisfied with
nothing less.
In the future toward which We are
striving let no child be born of vice, OF
slavery, or oppression.
The ideal woman is no longer the
far-away Madonna, with her feet on the
clouds; she is as divine, but she is hu.
man. What means the humanizing of re
ligion and the passing of harsh old creed:
but that a greater, more human, more
womanly influence is felt in all the rela
tions of life?"
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
Evening Session TO Re Devoted to
Foreign Guests.

Foreign Guests.
Morning, 9:3O-10:30.
Presidents Council.
Under direction Laura Clay president
Kentucky Equal Rights Association.
10:30-Convention called to order
Prayer-Rey. Anna Garlin Spencer.
Congregational singing, led by Miss
Maddox.
Reading Of minutes.
Election Of officers.
Afternoon, 2:3o o'clock.
Prayer-Rev. Alex. Kent.
Congregational singing. led by Miss
Maddox.
International reports
Spanish-American Countries:
Women in Venezuela-Report prepared
by Mrs Jose Raphael Ricart, Caracas,
read by Harriet Taylor Upton.
Women in South American Republics
senorita Carolina Huidobro, Chile.
Women in Porto Rico-Federico Dege-
tau, resident commissioner from Porto
Rico.
Women in the Philippines-Mrs. Harriet
Potter Nourse.
Impressions OF Traveller in the West
Indies-Rev Anna II. Shaw
Evening, S o'clock
An Evening with Foreign Guests.
"The truth shall make ye ee"--Johr
S.32.
Ave Maria-Bach- -Gounod-Elizabeth
i. Pierce. Violin obligato. Miss Heinrich
Deborah-Mrs. Emmy Eyald, Sweden.
Social Condition OF the Women in Chile
-Senorita Carolina Huidobro. Chile
Violin Solo-Miss Minna Heinrich, ac-
companied by Mr. Edward H. Droop.
Women In Turkey-Miss Florence Fen
sham. dean American College for Girls,
Constantinople.
Women IN Germany-Fraulein Antoine
Stole.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
CHARGED WITH WIFE MURDER
Woman. Before Death. Said Husband
Had Kicked Her.

NEW HAVEN Conn, Feb. 16.-Michael
Reagan. aged thirty three years. a flag
man for the New York and New Haven
Railroad, living at $40 East Street. this
city. was arrested this afternoon on the
charge of having caused the death Of his
wife. aged thirty-two years.
Mrs. Minnie Dexheimer a widow, who
lived in the house with the Reagans,
heard means from the Reagan apartments
about noon today. and she investigated.
She found Mrs. Reagan sitting in chair
in great agony. and pool of blood under
the chair. She said that her husband had
kicked her. Mrs. Reagan died at o'clock
in the city hospital.
Mrs. Reagan had been goyerness in a
wealthy family in Cork. Ireland. She had
been married to Reagan about two years.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17

Miss Anthony on Saturday was birthday
present TO itself Of 5000. which might
seem little queer, but was manifestly
satisfactory to all concerned. The money
was raised in about an hour, ard the
process gave rise to a little good-natured
rivalry among the variots State delega-
tions as to which should give the most
Massachusetts finally walked of with the
banner record of over 81 ,00C
Saturday evening the delegates from
England and her colonies spoke. Miss
Vida Goldstein representing Australia,
Tasmania. and New Zealand, where women
have the full or partial right of suffrage;
Mr.. James l.. Hughes of Toronto. speak
ing for Canada. and Mrs. Florence Fen
wick Miller for England.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
Released on $50 Collateral.

James De Lay, aged ffty-three years,
is under arrest on charge of keeping a
disorderly house. Detectives O'Dea and
Ouinlan. of No. station. went to the
home of the prisoner last night and took
him into custody. De Lay. when taken to
the station, put UP $50 collateral and was
released, pending hearing this morning
in the Police Court.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
Early Was FOiIcd.

The night after the engagement Hal
Ieck removed Wallace for lighting a los
ing battle, but as soon as Grant heard
of it he restored Wallace, complimenting
him highly.
Early got to Washington in front of
Fort stevens, garrisoned by only few
marines and volunteers, just as the Sixth
Corps landed at the foot of Seventh Street.
and hastened out. Early then abandoned
his plan of capturing the city. Had it
not been for Wallace, however, he would
have been here thirty-siX hours sooner,
when nothing but a few militia would
have been in his way
Grant in his report. says Wallace saved
Washington. In a letter to Wallace, he
observed that his going out to fight. when
he could not possibly expect victory,
had enabled him to get troops into Wash
ipgton in time to save the city, and the
same statement he makes in his memoirs.
Hence it is that Mr.. Smith has sug-
gested the propriety of honoring the mem
ory of the real deliverer of Washington
by a monument TO him and his brave
troops at Monocacy bridge.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
CONDITION UNCHANGED.
Mrs. Dennis still in an Unconscious
Condition at Hospital.

Physicians attending Mrs. Ada Gilbert
Dennis, the victim of the mysterious as
sault of two months ago, note very little
change in her condition. The woman lies
unconscious at Garfield Hospital, much as
she has done for ten days past. Her re-
covery is hardly expected.
The police are as yet in the dark as to
the assailant of Mrs. Dennis. Detectives
Horne and Hartigan are still at work on
the case, but their efforts to solve the
mystery have not brought satisfactory re-
SuItS
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
Lace Curtain Caused Blaze.

Engine Company No. 3 was called out
yesterday morning on local alarm, for a
small fire at the home of Mrs Mary
Rumbley. 125 Maryland Avenue northeast.
The blowing of a lace curtain against a
gas stove occasioned damage TO the extent
OF So.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
Suffered From Broken Leg.

Mr.. w, A. Pearson, sixty years old, was
carried from the Baltimore and Ohio
Depot to the Pennsylvania Depot yester-
day afternoon In the city ambulance. He
was suffering with broken leg and was
en- route from Shelby, Ohio, to Richmond.
Va.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
TO TAKE M'GAW BACK.
Detective From Knoxville, Tenn.
Bound Northward.

Captain Boardman received telegram
yesterday from the chief of police at
Knoxville, Tenn, stating that Lieutenant
McIntire had left for this city to take
back Samuel B. McGaw, who was arrested
Saturday night by Detective Sergeants
Parham and Flather, on charge of for
gerry.
The requfsition papers from the Gov
ernor of the State are already here, and
the prisoner will probably be turned over
to Lieutenant NcIntire today.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
MRS. J. D. WEIR DEAD.
A Washington Woman Expires sud
denly in Knoxville. Tenn.
Especial to The Washington Times.)

lSpecial 70 The Washington Times.)
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Feb. Is. - Mrs
Mary Cles que Weir, wife of John ID. Weir.
merchant of Washington, ID. c., died
suddenly at $50 O'Clock last evening at
Athens, Tenn. where she was visiting
relatives. Mr.. Weir was not at her bed
side at the time of her death. but will ar
rive tomorrow.
Mrs. Weir was taken sick two days ago.
but her illness was not believed 10 be Sc
riOus until today She is the daughter Of
Joseph A. Cleague. of Knoxville. and has
other relatives here. She was visiting at
I he home of l.. W. Rose.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
Charged With Vagrnncy.

Thomas Ryan, aged thirty-five years,
who says he belongs in Newark, n. j.,
was arrested last night by Detectives
Tyser and Reynolds. charged with vag
rancy. The prisoner is said to have
made things very lively for several per-
sons in saloon on Louisiana Avenue.
near Sixth Street northwest, about s
o'clock, and just prior to his arrest.
Kaiser Gives His Pictures Away.
BERLIN, Feb. 16.-The Kaiser has or
dered that 1000 of his photographs be
distributed among the German sailors.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17

Mr. John d. Weir. husband of the de-
ceased. has been engaged in the real es-
tate business in this city for a number OF
years He left for Athens, Tenn, yester-
day morning. No funeral arrangements
have as yet been made.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
The Fight at the Bridge.

Ricketts, agreed with this plan and said
he would stay with Wallace. Ricketts,
with his veterans were placed to defend
the bridge leading to this city. while
the hundred-day men we're to defend that
to Baltimore. so as to keep open a line
of retreat for Wallace.
The next morning Early opened the
fight, but Ricketts, and Wallace held their
own until about o'clock in the after
noon when the commander at the BaIti-
more bridge notified Wallace that he
could not hold out much longer.
Wallace at once ordered Ricketts, TO re-
tire fighting. Wallace was himself the
last man to cross the bridge. He had sue
ceeded in delaying Early twenty-four
hours indeed the latter did not resume
his march toward this city until the fol-
lowing afternoon, making his delay
thirty-six hours Wallace had sent
despatch to Grant that there was no mis-
take as to Early's presence, and the
number he had with him. ald gave a
brief account of the battle. Grant at
once hurried the remainder o. the Sixth
Corps and portion of the Nineteenth
to Washington.
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
Ricketts, Brigade Halted.

About this time a brigade of Ricketts,
division of the Sixth Corps came up on a
train OF cars, bound for Harper's Ferry.
Wallace informed the commander that X
he wanted to get to Harper's Ferry lie
would have to get the consent of Gen.
Jubal Early. He stopped the brigade, and
put it in position During the night
Ricketts, arrived with his two other bri-
gades. He wanted to know what Wallace
proposed, and was informed he meant to
fight.
Ricketts, laughed and said: with my
division and your hundred day men you
have only about 5000. Do you expect TO
whip Early?"
NO" replied Wallace. but I propose
to make him do two things. develop his
strength and also tell whittier he is
bound
1t was reported from various sources
that Early had 50 .000 10000. 1000 men,
and Wallace wanted to know his true
force. If he was, as Wallace suspected
bound for Washington. he could delay him
at least twenty -four hours, and 1t would
thus take him two more days of marching
to arrive at his destination; in that time
Grant could get troops from City Point
to save the Capital-without this
hindrance Early would be in Washington
when there was not a man in the en-
trpDrhmputS
The Washington times., 1902-02-17
Lew WALLACE
saved THE CAPITAL
His Stand at Monocacy Bridge
Delayed Early.
MONUMENT TO HIM PROPOSED
His Fighting the Confederate Leader
Enabled Grant to Send Troops to
Relieve WnshingtOn-Last Man to
Cross the Bridge.

/ \ monument to Gen. Lew Wallace and
the troops with which he defended this
city from capture during the civil war is
proposition that will soon be considered
by Congress. The suggestion has been
made to Senator Fairbanks by Mr.. w H.
Smith, of Indianapolis, author of several
historical works. Mr.. Smith. in his COM
munication. has called Senator Fair
banks attention to the bill now pending
before Congress for the purchase by the
Government of the site of old Fort Ste
vens. and endeavors to show that the real
fighting that saved Washington from cap
ture by Early was done by General Wal
lace a. Monocacy.
Mr.. Smith says that Early made his
raid into the Shenandoah Valley with a
force of between 10000 and 10000 men,
while Grant had all his troops around
Petersburg. leaving Washington prac-
tically defenceless. Sigel was at Win
chester with about 10000 veterans. When
Early approached that place sigel. in
stead of trying to delay him, moved off
to Harper's Ferry. and then to Maryland
Heights, leaving a clean road for Early.
Incredulous HnIleck.
He did, however, telegraph to Halleck
at Washington and to Wallace, who was
in command at Baltimore. Halleck would
rot believe him, and declared that it was
only raiding party. The news got to
Grant, and he telegraphed to Halleck that
he could send him an army corps, but
Halieck replied that it was not necessary,
and suggested that Grant might send his
dismounted cavalry. To this Grant replied
that cavalry dsmounted would do no
good, as it would take at least six weeks
TO mount them, and if Washington was
threatened it would be lost long before
that. Halleck answered that all was safe
and he need not send any troops.
Then it was that Wallace secretly left
Baltimore. taking with him no one but a
member of his staff. and went to Monoc-
acy Junction. There he met Colonel Glen
dening with FIVE companies of the
Eighth Iowa Cavalry. He persuaded him
to make a reconnaissance over Catoctin
Mountain. The colonel soon sent him
word that Early, with very large force,
was moving on Frederick. Wallace had
near the junction, one regiment of Mary
land troops, and some 100 day men; in
all, about :, 800 men. With these he pre-
pared TO dispute the passage of the Mo-
nocacy.