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Evening star., 1902-03-04
DEATH OF MISS BLAND.
Daughter Of Late Representative
Richard p. Bland of Missouri.

Miss Fannie Bland, eldest daughter of the
late Representative Richard P Bland Of
Missouri. died of tuberculosis yesterday at
Summerville. S. c. Several years ago Miss
Bland had hemorrhage of the lungs, but
soon recovered from its effects, and it was
supposed by her friends there was no i'm
mediate danger of consumption. In the
srrlng Of 1900 she came to Washington and
obtained position in the Congressional
Library. where she continued to work till
the latter part Of last December, when
she had another hemorrhage and her ply
sician ordered her to go south.
She went first to Aiken, s. c., but her
heart being weak, she found that place to
be at too high an altitude and went to
Summerville. where she died yesterday.
Her mother was with her. She has a
brother, Ewing Bland. who Is messenger
in the House of Representatives. and he
and her aunt, Mrs. John l.. Thomas, left
last night on the Southern railway for
Summerville.
The remains will be taken to Lebanon.
Mo-, and laid beside her distinguished
father. Miss Bland was educated at the
Academy of the Holy Cross in this city.
She was a most Iovable girl. and has a
host Of friends here who will be grieyed
to hear Of her sudden death.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Residents along Nichols avenue, In Hills
dale. were aroused yesterday morning be-
fore daylight by the passage through the
town Of q crowd of boisterous colored
youths, who. 1t was ascertained. had es-
capped from the Hart farm In Maryland.
All succeeded in eluding the police officers
with the exception of John Chew. twelve
years DID, who was captured by Officer w.
E. Stewart after . chase.
There was excitement on lower Harrison
street, In Anacostia, yesterday afternoon
caused by two colored patrons of a pool
room engaging in a desperate fight on the
public thoroughfare. Officers Osterman
and King responded to summons, the
former pursuing one of the participants a
mile and falling to arrest him. while Officer
King took into custody the other one, who
gave his name as Samuel Gordon. The
prisoner was charged with disorderly con-
duct.
The remains Of David Campbell, whose
death occurred Saturday, were this morn
ing removed to the depot and forwarded to
Newark. Del. Members of the family ac-
companied the body.
A permit has been issued to the telephone
company to string two wires from the
cable pole at the Anacostia end Of the
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad here.
Roy Naylor, q young boy living on Harri-
son street, Anacostia, had his left hand Sc
verely injured recently by having 1t caught
between the spokes Of q revolving bicycle
wheel.
Moses Scott, .colored. died yesterday even
ing at his home on Bowen avenue, Hills
dale at an advanced age. The old man
had been slave and had been cared for
by the Bayne family, near OxOn HILL.
Prince Georges county. Md. He will be
buried there tomorrow.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Matters Disposed of at Weekly Meeting
Held Last Night.

The weekly meeting of the Central Labor
Union was held last evening at Typograph-
ical Temple President John Hammer
strom presided and Charles W. Winslow
served as secretary.
The contract committee reported that
agreements have been signed by Mrs. E.
Haines and f. n. Richards, which were
indorsed by the union.
At the request of Bakers and Confec-
toners Local Union, No 11S, the increased
scale Of wages for journeymen bakers re-
Gently adopted by the union was indorsed.
A communication from the bakers stated
that at a recent meeting of their organiza-
tion 1t was decided to demand wage Of
$275 a day, an advance of % cents in the
wages now paid. The scale. it is said has
been submitted to the employing bakers
who have the matter under considera ton
A communication was read from Edward
NJ. Hass, secretary of Steel and Copper
Plate F'inishers' Union, No $50, request
ing information relative to affiliation with
the central body.
Grocery Clerks Union. No $685. which was
recently organized under charter from the
Retail Clerks International Union. It was
announced that steps have been taken to
form clerks council, which will comprise
representatives Of the department. drug and
grocery clerks. The purpose of the cOun-
Gill; it is said. is to Intimately associate the
several clerks unions for the mutual ad-
vancement of interests and the extension
Of OrganiZa ton.
Reference was made to a recently pub
liShed statement that the Brotherhood of
Painters Local 36S has agreed with the
Master Painters ASSOCIATE to work ten
hours day. and in refutation of the state
ment a motion prevailed requesting the
publication of the agreement between the
journeymen and employers.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
SONS OF BOWDOIN.
College Alumni Association Gives It's
Annual Banquet.

Two score loyal Sons of BowdoIn gather
ed at the New Willard last night for their
nineteenth annual banquet of the Bowdoin
Alumni Association. The dinner was the
most successful of the associations career,
forty-one covers being laid and the attend
ance embracing the following distinguished
alumni: Chief Justice Fuller, Senators
der and Stevens, Rev. Mr. Sewall, Rev.
Benjamin w. Pond, General Ellis Spear,
Professor Chickering. Professor F. c. Rob
inson. DR.. Alfred Mitchell, jr., DR.. Pulsifer,
and Messrs. Ellis Spear, jr., Sumner KIM
ball. Howard Prince, William HI. Owens,
William Frye White, Archer p. Cram,
Horace Jordan, S. g. Davis, c. II. Verrill,
Joseph N. Whitney, John w. Butterf1eld,
Charles Chesley, A. L. Hunt, Wallace
White, jr, r. NJ: Greenlaw. William E.
Thompson. Paul S. Hill W. B. Moulton,
H. B. West, Fred r. Marsh, c. A. Flagg,
w. H. Smith, Henry Martell. John N.
Gooden, Stanley Plummer, A. D. Willard
and T. NJ. Murphy.
The red parlor was beautifully decorated
for the occasion and before s o'clock was
thronged with the alumni and buzzing with
the renewed friendships and the talk Of old
college days. The speechmaking began at
about $50 o'clock. All the addresses were
impromptu. with General Ellis Spear in the
chair. Among those whom the toastmaster
called upon were: Chief Justice Fuller,
and Stevens, Senator Gibson, DIR. Wood
bury Pulsifer. Rev. Frank Sewall. Profess
sor Chickering, Mr.. Gooden, Mr.. White and
Mr. Smith.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
TOO GREAT EXPENSE
NOT THE REASON.

It Is not because Pyramid Pile Cure Is SO ex.
pensiye that many people decline to give 1t
trial hut because they find 1T too great n tax
their credulity TO believe that the published
letters bearing testimony to the merit of this
remedy genuine and bona fde: especially to
those who have realized the suffering Incident
to piles is it incredible that anyone who been
afflicted twentyi and thirty years with the
worst forms Of protruding and bleeding piles
should be cured by the application Of a simple
remedy when their physician has assured them
that the only relief Is In surgical opera tlon
This Is rightfully viewed with dread by all those
afflicted as it at the least a great shock to
the nervous system, with more than n possibility
of utter collapse and death: in the majority OF
cases. too, there Is return OF the complaint
owing To the fact that the cause Is not removed.
The proprietors of Pyramid Pile Cure agree to
forfeit one thousand dollars to anyone who will
show a single published testimonial to be not
genuine and unsolicited; this latter feature Is
most gratifying, inasmuch as these letters are
written solely out Of gratitude. and with the
hope that those who afflicted as the writer's
have been may learn that relief Is at hand. at a
comparatively trifing expense. Pyramid Pile
Cure il for sale by druggists at 50 cents IL pack
age. viii be mailed by the makers TO any ad-
dress upon receipt Of price.
Mr. VIM Lchtenwalter. head Of the largest
printing house in Canton. Ohio. says: Tt Is with
the utmost pleasure and satisfaction that 1 can
say believe 1 am cured Of protruding and bleed
ing piles. after suffering moro than twenty five
years. 1 have been in bed for two weeks st
time i have not suffered In the least for ever
q yesr. and used only three ffty-cent t,xes Ct
Pyramid Pile Cure. / advise every person suffer-
ing with this distressing and painful complaint
to give this remedy trial. 1 have every con-
Adence in It." Write the Pyramid Drug Co..
Marshall Mich, for their book ON the causes and
Sneea Of piles. Hh4A
Evening star., 1902-03-04
The Mckinley Memorial Fund.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
One year ago Nl,.am Mckinley was In
augurated. for the second time, President
Of the United States, amid the plaudits of
the people of the District of Columbia and
visitors to the capital. In the following
September this noble man was struck uown
by an assassin and the sorrow of the citi-
zens of the District of Columbia was appa-
rently great Ten days ago, (Washington's
birthday 1 mailed l ,452 personal letters to
residents of the District requesting contri-
buttons to the memorial to be erected at
Canton, President McKinley's burial place
and former home. At this writing but
fifty-two responses have been received, and
of these but twenty contained contribu-
tons Is it possible We are so soon for
gotten! An average contribution Of $40
by the recipient OF each letter would have
formed splendid tribute by the citizens of
the District to this testimonial. May not
ask for prompt replies from the remaining
400 recipients of these letters?
w. RILEY DEEBLE
Chairman District of Columbia Auxiliary,
Room 16, Sun Building.
Evening star., 1902-03-04

telegraph, the response is so prompt that
we have no large fires. as in other cities,
and, third, the general absence of tall build
ings renders fires less disastrous when they
do occur. For these reasons it is unjust,
If not impolitic. for the companies to raise
their rates here, even though 1T may be
necessary in cities which do not possess
these advantages
1t is simply because the risks are so much
less here that, as recently stated by the
superintendent of insurance, there are more
local companies in Washington than in any
other city Of the same population. and none
of them has been bankrupted by fire loses.
but on the contrary they have all pros
pered.
For the outside companies to increase
their rates here will prove beneficial to the
mutual companies,as it will largely increase
their business. Prior to the formation of the
underwriters board some twelve years ago
l had all my property insured in stock COM
panies generally with three years poll
cies; but when I went to have them re-
newed 1 found they had doubled their rates,
whereupon 1 transferred all my insurance
to our local mutual companies, and 1 i'm
agine others will do the some now, if the
rates are raised here as proposed.
To raise our rates because the companies
have met with unusual losses elsewhere
would simply be "robbing Peter to pay
Paul" A PROPERTY OWNER.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
Ten Years of Blessed
Work and Glorious
Victories.
Paime's Celery
Compound
Has Brought Health and
New Life to the Sick
and Diseased inn Every
Part of the Civil
lied World.

For the last ten years the work of Paines Celery
Compound has been a blessed and cheering one to
men and women of every rank in society. In no
one ease has the great medicine failed to heneft,
and where 1t has been used promptly. it has in
every case brought a cure
The blessed results that spring from the use OF
Pane's Celery Compound are not confined to this
land of ours The great Iife-giving medicine has
been TO every quarter Of the civilized world
and has cured the sick, restored the weak ana
depressed to health and strength and caused tens
of thousands TO live who failed to find health In
worthless prescriptions sarsaparillas, nervines ana
pills. Pane's Celery Compound has cured when
all other remedies failed.
II is to this best Of all medicines. Paines Celery
every man and suffering from weakness,
general debility rheumatism, neuralgia heart trou-
ble dyspepsia anemia, blood diseases. liver COM
plaint and kidney trouble. Thousands of grateful
letters have poured in testifyng to wonderful and
permanent cures
II Is foolish and criminal to delay the Use hi
such disease banisher when others have So clearly
demonstrated its value; when many of your frierds
and neighbors have been made well by its use.
The health-giving virtues so eminently great
that the ablest physicians prescribing Paine 5
Celery Compound daily for the sick.
II you are weak physically In the grasp of dis
ease or simply feeling sorts. irritable, sleep
less Respondent try one bottle Of Pane's Celery
Compound and note well the magical effects.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
Washington's Substantial Water Sup
ply.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Among the many advantages of resid-
ing in Washington, it should not be for
gotten that after every hard rain there Is
free distribution of real estate, in fee
simple. free of taxes, to every man, woman
and child, white and black. who uses Po-
tomac water. Physicians say that this wa
ter is healthy; it certainly looks So They
also advise that it should be boiled be-
fore using. I would suggest that while
boiling it should be we'll stirred to keep
from burning.
Strangers visiting our city, deslrous of
procuring souvenirs to take home with
them. are respectfully invited to take bot
tie, jug or demijohn of our healthful drink
ing water. so that they also may become
owners Of the city's real estate In this
connection 1t would be well for our Com
missioners to procure convenient sized bot
ties or other vessels, fill them with Poto-
mac water. and detail the clerks of the
water department to distribute them free
to all strangers visiting the city. This
would answer the double purpose Of show
ing visitors what magnificent District
building we have, and the pure, limpid wa
ter which Is served to us daily. The expense
to be paid from the appropriation for the
fltering plant. large tank Of this water
should be sent to the exhibition in st. Louis
in 1903. l think 1t would take the prize
even against the mound citys water.
w. f. HELEN.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
THE INCIDENT ENDED.
Approval of Report Regarding Charges
Against Police Officers.

Major Richard Sylvester, the superin-
tendent Of police, has forwarded to the
District Commissioners the record in the
investigation made by him of charges re-
Gently preferred against Privates Davis and
Anderson of the ninth police precinct by
Mr.. John w. Cummings. The young man
alleged that the officers had arrested him
without cause. had handled him roughly
had called him eur and had made a
false statement in the Police Court. Major
Sylvester investigated the matter persona ly
and has recommended that the charges be
dismissed, commenting upon the case as
follows:
I'm this case it appears that young man
had escorted lady home from the theater
and had arranged with her whereby he was
to receive certain signs from a second
story window about midnight, which would
inform him whether the young lady's Sis
ter was in the house or not; If not, the
young lady was to SO Indicate and come
down again and go with the young man to
a friends house. get the sister and bring
her home.
1.-THE officers in question while ratrolling
their beat observed the young man on the
arrangement made with the lady, where
upon they proceeded to take him to the
station. He did not attempt to explain,
nor did he state that by calling at the
mousse MS presence III tndt iocallty at d
late hour of the night would be shown to
be for a good purpose.
Owing to the presence OF suspicious rer-
sons within this jurisdiction the police had
orders to give strict attention to all sus-
picfous characters found on the streets at
a late hour OF the night. and under the cir
cumstances feel that the officers were ex-
ercising due vigilance, and in the absence
Of any attempt to explain the situation to
the officers think they were justified IN
their action.
Il believe the charges should be dis
missed. but Private Anderson should be
reprimanded for entering into an argu-
ment with a prisoner and SO recommend
Officers of the law are but human. and no
doubt there was some aggravation In the
premises; nevertheless 1t would havc been
wise had Private Anderson refrained from
courage the preferrIng OF charges."s
The Commissioners have approved Major
evivesterss Recommendation.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
TELEPHoNED 400 MILES.
Railroad Test From Fulton, KY, to
Chicago Successful.

A dispatch from Chicago. Ill.,. yesterday
says: Railroad telephonang over ordinary
telegraph wires was today declared to be a
success. A train crew four hundred miles
from Chicago. In a test, talked over the
telegraph wires to Chief Operator Parsons
Of the Illinois Central railroad, at the 18th
street station.
The train was stopped near Fulton. KY.
and the telephone was connected with the
regular telegraph wire running to Chicago.
In spite of the fact that the message had
to travel over iron wires which ran par
allel to more than q score of others. every
word was distinctly heard by Mr.. Parsons.
The inventor asserts It makes no oiHer-
ence whether telegraphic messages are 0e-
ing flashed over the wires simultaneously
with the telephone messages. Inis vs.
tested by the successful TRANSMISSION OF .
teieerapi1ic comrSinication from Fulton at
the same time Pa1sons was conversing WIN
the crew.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
England the Farmers Best Friend.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:


The recent speech Of Representative
Wheeler of Kentucky in the House of Rep
resentatives, in which he abused the Eng
lish, was very unfortunate not to say
shameful. Mr.. Wheeler certainly does not
represent farmers. The English are the
best friends the American farmer has.
Since 1916. when Cobdeur and Bright pro-
cured the repeal of what were known as
the English coin laws; that is, high tariff
on breadstuffs and provisions, the English
have been taking everything the American
farmer raises, without one cent Of tariff.
Wheat. flour. beef, CATTLE dressed beef,
pork in all its forms, lard, butter and
cheese, in fact, everything the American
farmer raises. the English take, and are
glad to get. If England should charge one
half the tariff which France and Germany
exact on American products, it would knock
down the price of all farm lands $40 Der
acre. In fact, without the united kingdom
market. as 1t now stands, We, as farmers
would be ruined. Mr.. Wheeler should make
humble apology.
A. f. HANNON.
Cheney, Sedgwick county, Kan,
Evening star., 1902-03-04
Increase in Rates Of Insurance.
the Editor of The Evening Star:

1 see by the papers that 1t Is proposed
to increase the rates for insurance 25 and
so per cent from March 1. which presume
is to apply here as well as elsewhere. The
reason assigned Is, that losses have been
unusually heavy OF late: but admitting that
to be true SO far as other cities are con-
cerned. 1t Is no reason for raising the rates
here.
There is not another city In the country
where the risks are SO small as In Washing
ton. In the first place, the great width of
the streets renders 1t almost impossible for
a fire to cross a street. During my forty
odd years of residence do not recall a
single instance OF the kind.
In the second place, with our well-msn-
Agod Are department. and the IRE alarm
Evening star., 1902-03-04

Jasper-''The British government Is hav-
ing tough time of 1t just now"
Jumpuppe-'I should say so. Their fall
ures are scourged by Kipling and their sus-
cesses praiss6 by Austin.-IAte.
Evening star., 1902-03-04
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Laxative Br0sn0 Quinine fassss
Evening star., 1902-03-04

Eight cardinals are q very considerable
number even taken by themselves. but,
naturally. there are those who for one rea-
son or another follow their lead. among
whom are undoubtedly to be counted the
other Spanish cardinals besides Wives y
Tuto. who are now only three but will soon
be four. when the red hat left vacant by
the death OF Cascajares Azara Is filed
Thus the friars end by commanding an in
fuential group among the cardinals. which
at the minimum comprises twelve votes
1T must not be forgotten that even cardi-
nails are human. and that. the sacred col
lege being the body intrusted with the
election Of the new pope. no one who wishes
to put forward his candidature to the chair
oc st. Peter desires to act so as to ALLEVIATE
the good will Of even one cardinal. espe-
cially now as, Notwithstanding the fine
health OF the pope, conclave Is considered
always imminent.
Every one knows that although there Is
no precedent Of 4 cardinal secretary Of
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-01

Inc dog can emit four or five differ.
ent tones, each indicative of special
mental condition and each fully under.
stood by its companions. The barn
door fowl is credited with from nine to
twelve distinct vocal sounds, each ca
pable of special Interpretation by its
fellows. The gestures of the lower an
lmals are either facial, like the grim
aces OF the monkey. or changes of bod
lily attitude, like those of a dog. After
citing the above mentioned facts the
president of the anthropological sec.
ton of the British association in re.
cent address went on to say that he
thought it might not unreasonably be
inferred that the remote progenitors
OF man relied upon equally lowly
means of communication and that from
such humble beginnings speech has
been Slowly evolved. Even vet we find
gestures, facial expressions and GER
tain vocal sounds often more eloquent
than words.-Youth's Companion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-01
AMAZON TOMB FOUND.
"estern Norway Yields a Skeleton
With Full Set OF Armor.

line discovery at Solor, in western
Norway, of the tomb of an amazon ia
exciting great interest in scientific cir.
cies, says a dispatch from Christiania
to the Chicago Record Herald. The dis
covery was made by Professor Gold.
berg.
The tomb contains the remains of a
woman between twenty and thirty
years OF age, apparently buried with
her horse and complete armor, the lat.
ter being in fine condition, and the COM
plete skeleton of horse also occunv-
Ing the tomb.
1t is said this is the first discovery of
the kind, although the old sages fire.
quently speak of women warriors. The
tomb probably dates from the viking
age, and the woman must have been a
prominent warrior, as only persons of
celebrity were buried with their horses
and arms. The excavating party is
making further explorations.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-01

1t is now up to Candidate Melche,
TO appoint some one to represent him
IN the Joint debate asked for by the
socialists as be himself has not taken
any notice OF the challenge. It
would certainly not do his cause any
harm to have him air his views upon
the questions raised in the campaign
cy the Socialists. Mr.. Melcher's
views are we'll known upon the water
question, but aside from that people
90 not know how be thinks upon
single public question. Mr.. Melcher
is very busy man and SO could with
the utmost propriety select some SUBJ
stitute who would voice his views.
The TELEGRAM hopes that be will do
this as 1t will liven up the campaign a /!
great deal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-01
His Excellent Memory.

John she said, looking at him Sc.
verely did you know that Yesterday
was the anniversary of our wedding?"
Certainly, my darling, certainly" he
replied, pretending that he wasn't at
al surprised. Didn't they send that
little thing out from the jewelers. that
l ordered for you? l shall 90 around
today and see about it. Confound those
people, anyway. They promised they'd
send it yesterday without fail. If
there's anything that makes me mad.
IT'S to have people lie to me about
thing OF that kind. I'd have gone some.
where else if they had said they
couldn't have it ready in time. Well.
II make such a kick when l get into
town today that they won't forget next
time, III bet. Yes, remembered il.
my dear l thought of you all day and
OF that other happy day. What a glo-
rlous-why. my darling, what are you
crying for"'
"Oh, you l-l-liar" she sobbed. ut
isn't till next month, and you're de.
ceiving me. Go away! Don't you dare
to t-t-touch me"'
'Confound women anyhow" he said
is ne went down the front steps. |
They're never happy unless they're
making trouble for themselves!'-Chi-
ago Herald.