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Evening star., 1902-03-24
Early Street Lighting,

In the year 1858 Tor the SAFETY and peace
OF the city OF LONDON a.. Inhabitants were
ordered to hang out tanthorns with candle
Detwixt Hailow.rde and Candlemas. and 1t
was due 70 the enforcement OF this order
oorins ,ne following decade that inventors
ca.ae forward with articles superior to tho
feeble lanthorns, which, doubtless. only
served to render darkness visible.
In 1880 q Mr.. Hemming contracted with
the city companies to light certain streets
with 9 new lantern. which by means OF
very thick convex glasses on two or three
sides threw out rays Of light where they
were required to illuminate the footpaths.
The same gentleman also offered to supply
lights In houses, stables and mines, or for
minTs street lamps were set up at every
tenth house. and lighted between Michael
0as and Lady Day from p m. till mid
OGht, ana from the third day after full
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moon TN the sixth day after the new
moon. Before long, however. he had q
rlval In an italian named Vernatti, who
SET up the glass lights In Cornhill" Each
inventor did his utmost to harass the other,
employing servants to guard his own
lamps and smash those Of his rival II op-
fearing his servants were playing him
false. looked after his lights himself at
midnight. and again at break Of day, with
the result that he contracted q severe ILL.,
bankruptcy court. However, these two
lighting rival schemes appear to have been
.h short lived. for IN the year l7le London.
on the old method Of relegatins the street
lighting to ali houseksepers whose houses
fronted any street. lane or public passage.
Nevertheless, there was this Improvement
candles. for the act Of common council
passed IN that year stipulated that the
lamps should contain sumciept cotton
Evening star., 1902-03-24
Police on Reserve DUTY.

A system of reserve duty has been in
augurated for the police officers attached Ia
the Anacostia station. 1t is provided that
an officer shall be on reserve at the sta
ton hereafter from 8 o'clock am until
4 o'clock p.m.: from 4 o'clock pm. until II
O'Clock midnight and from midnight until
o'clock am. No reserve duty has here
tofore been done at the local station. It
is expected that number Of new cots Will
be supplied the station. OfIicer ". E. Yet.
ton. who was recently transferred from
No. 10 precinct to Anacostia. has been az
signed for duty at No. station, and ON.
Ger ]. C. Heidi has been ordered to this
station from No. to I'LL the vacancy.
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Gift to State Department.

A life-sized half length portrait of Prince
Henry of Prussia has been presented to the
State Department through the German en-
bassy. and it is now suspended on the walls
OF the diplomatic reception room. The
original portrait was made at Kiel and this
picture is a Photographic enlargement in
bfstre.
Evening star., 1902-03-24
International Congress Postponed

A cablegram to the Department Of State
from United States Ambassador Meyer at
Rome announces the postponement of the
meeting Of the International Congress of
Historical Sciences. which was to have
been held this spring in that city. A new
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date for the meeting will be set In the
near future.
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into shops and houses, and carried to the
suburbs.-Water and Gas Review.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
FRESHMAN LEADS Sly
DAY WALKING MATCH
Four of the Seventy = two
Entries Withdraw.
Hegelman Is Seven Miles Behind His OLD
Teams Record, and Tracey, Former
Winner, Is Miles Behind.

PHILADELPHIA, March I0.-In the
tenth hour Of the international six-day
go-as-you please race which started at
1870 this morning, the champion Of En-
gland. Pat Cavanaugh. the piucky Irish
man, was in the lead.
OF the seveuty-tWo entries. four had
enough and there are but sixty-eight
plodding around now.
Hegelman. who with Cavanaugh won the
team race in Madison Square Garden a
few weeks ago, is seven miles behint, his
team mate, but that is but short dis
lance 70 make up. and he is liable TO close
the gap at any time.
George Tracey was fifteen miles to the
bad. and he did not seem 10 be in as good
fettle as in the last race, where be I'm
ished in the 6rst place. However. Tracey's
best work is done toward the end OF the
race. and his friends look for him to
again be in front when the bell sounds
for the final lap.
Tommy Howarth. who had forty-eisht
miles TO his credit. is a PhiIadelphian.
and in him centres the hope Of the large
contingent OF athIeueaIIy inclined PhiIa-
delDhians.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
ACCUSED OF MURDER
Oh ALBERT HAWKINS
MlyCelluS Cole on Trial in
Criminal Court.
Both the Accused and His Alleged Vic
tim COlored-Killing at Deanwood
Park Last August.

MarcelIUs Cole. colored. was placed on
trial in Criminal Court 10. / today for
the alleged murder Of Albert Hawkins.
also colored, at Deanwood Park. on Au-
gust 10 last
On the date mentioned Cole and Haw-
kins attended a picnic at Deauwood Park
About 10 p. N. COLI il is said. got into
some trouble concerning tie breaking OF
some crockery. AS a result Of this. il is
said he struck a woman named Hattie
Bailey. Her husband interfered 10 stop
the trouble. AT the Same time. il is said.
Hawkins also interfer,d as a peacemaker.
Cole. however, it is stated, did not re-
gard him in this lighl and made a thrust
az him with a knife which he held in his
hand Hawkins was wounded fatally. and
died very shortly after be was stabbed
Cole. It is declared. tried TO escape, hut
was arrested soon afterward by the police.
The defendant is about twenty wears
Of age. aad is represented by Attorney
John ". Patterson.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
s. Kann, Sons e Co.'S Opening.

Ism 1t beautiful" was the involun-
tary exclamation OF almost every fndi-
yiduaI in ire great Jhrongs that all dav
long surged through the mammoth show
rooms or s. Rann. Sons & Co. to view the
beautiful display OF goods on exhibition
for the spring opening.
The Busy Corner threw open its
doors this morning 20 crowds that were
not surpassed in size even in the Christ
mas season The mammoth store was
decorated from top TO bottom with mag
nifcent palms, and just within the main
doors was a large and beautiful DISPLAY
OF lilies, arranged In massive fairs Of
Oriental design. The bright colors Of the
silks and dainty dress goods blending
with the palms and flowers formed an at
tractive and cheerful picture long to be
remembered by those who witnessed If
The salesladies and every girl connected
with the establishment was neatly at
tired IN black, with a white collar and
black tie
The whole establishment bore such an
impression Of lavishness and taste that
IL was almost impossible for the crowds
to comprehend the fact that they were
no in one of New TOrk's or PhfladeI-
phias taT-Ianied stores Everything bore
an appearance OF freshness. as though
the big store had opened today for the
first time And in fact, it almost seem
ed as If 10 were its initial opening. for
never has a display or such magnifcence
or vast proportions been exhibited to the
people OF the National Capital
But il is the millinery department that
oilers the greatest attraction TO the
thousands of visitors Halt Of the entire
second floor Of the establishment is de-
voted TO wOmen's hats and headgear Of
every description. Large hats, bounets.
toques, and round hats, combining every
new idea OF PsriS, London, Vienna. New
York. and this city, are on exhibition.
and the wealth of color ard trimmings is
gorgeous in the extreme.
The display throughout the entire es-
Establishment is attracting Widespread at
tention, and seems TO bear out the stores
new title, The Store You Have Made
Famous" The present eNh. billion viii
continue tomorrow and Wed lesGay.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
HE SEBSAWED With
DEATH FOR A LIFE
Hung Over Dashboard Bal
anCing Rescued Boy.
DOOR LOCKED, CAR FLYING
to Touch Controller, and None Could
Help Him-COuId Not Raise, and Dare
Not Drop, the Burden.

NEW ROCHELLE, y. Y, March 10
George White. a usotorman in the employ
Of the Union Railway Company, saved the
life Of a boy at great personal risk yes
terday afternoon in BeechwoOd-
White was running his car at high
speed when he met a furniture van COM
ing toward him. When the front plat
form Of the car was abreast Of the
horses a boy ran from behind the van.
He later proved 20 be Eugene Kelly, nine
years old. son Of William Kelly. OF
BeechwOod Avenue. He is stOchly built
and heavy. White is slight Of build and
not tall
When the boy emerged from behind the
van and started across the track it was
absolutely impossible TO stop the car and
equally impossible that the boy could
cross before the car would be on him.
White did not even wait TO shut OF the
power or to apply the brake.
Instead, he leaned quickly forward over
the dashboard. and with one hand grab
bed the boy by his cap and hair, and with
the other seized a shoulder In this
manner White was able to lift the boys
AtN- NANdA Vi INC BIOuulr DLts nOlQluE MN
thus, the motorman hung pOwerless- He
dared not let go with his left hand to shut
on the power, and owing to the boys
weight ne could not lift the lad higher
The strain told on him, ard his feet were
lifted clear OF the platform. and he hung
for some seconds balanced across the
dashboard Top.
Those inside the car could not come
to his aid, as the fastening latch was
thrown on the outside. The conductor
pulled down the trolley pole, but the mo-
mentum would have carried the car some
distance.
White saw that 70 was impossible for
him 20 hold on. He was slowly being
dragged over the dashboard. in case Of
which happening both he and the boy
would have been ground beneath the fen
derless car He adopted the only solution
possible when ne swung the boy sidewise
and hurled him 10 the sidewalk. The
effort almost dragged the motorman over
the rail. but he recovered and applied his
brake and brought the car 10 a stop a
few feet beyond
Young KeIIv's right arm was broken
when he struck the sidewalk and he was
considerably bruised. He was carried 10
his home.
At the terminus Of the run White re-
ported his experience, ana. though when a
mOtoruian has been arrested and released
on bail after killing a person he is re-
stored TO his usual run. White was i'm
mediately suspended pending the investi-
cation Of his brave act. His home is in
Mount Vernon. He is the son OF a for
meT pBtcc officer there, and the only sup
port Of bis widowed mother
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
The Death Record.

The following deaths for forty-eight
hours were reported az the Health De-
pa-tment 10 90 nool today:
Sister Mary Frances de Sales Brown, IS
years
Cynthia Anna Kennedy rs years.
Sarah J. b. PETER. 20 years.
Charles smith. Cs years.
Henry Fitzsimmons. 58 years.
stephen Jones. 81 years.
Arthur McNelly. 81 years.
George W Tyer. 50 years.
Sarah Hall. 80 years.
Catherine BOwles. As years.
Lizzie Riggs 46 years
Rose y. Gibbs a years
Emma 7. Yetter. 81 years
Adelaide Brown. IS years.
Catherine J, PieDer. q years.
Resale Nuncaster. 70 years.
Charlotte Harris. "A years.
Daisy Sweeney, II years.
Annie Walters years.
Teresa NoOnan. years.
NinsOr Holmes, / year
Julia A. Shanklin. days
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
LEADING PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
TO REORGANLZE MONETARY SYSTEM

The banking BILL introduced in Congress today.
yides for a reorganization of the monetary folos
redeem currently S3OOOOOO0 of
United providing
additional;
permitting
years currency per paidup
and emergency the full pdup
capital;
By limiting denominations O less;
subsidiary coin.
BY providing for the exchange of gold for silver;
permitting places Of
O colonies and foreign
requiring national the
o all deposits of public
creating
supervision discharge
now vested n be Comptroller of the Currency;
of the Treasury deposit ali public
moneys in excess offs oOOO0OO in ationalb banks
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
DIED

BIDGEW AE On Sunday, Mach o 1912.
FRANCIS RIDGEWAT. a-ei saveuty-three years
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited %
attend rle funeral from the late residence. silver
HiH, Prince George county, Nd, on wednesday
morning st @ a. u.- 4
NcNTCH AEL-Gu SUNDAY. March g 1902 az
--l5 a- m-. EDWIN BAILEY. only son Of VII
liam G., and Mamie NJ. NcEichael in the rhir-
tceutl year C- bis age
t-uU.ll Tuesday. nc b. ui-. from the Peoples
Ni@.ra go Fe-nsylyar Avenue uIla
MALATESTA-tin sunday. March O. 1872. az
O'Clock a. u-- NARY. beloved Eise q John
AaLa-e5.a. AGED =eTeutg-t1ur wears
Funeral fCu lrr late residence. 7Z3 Fourth
Street northeast, on Tr=ilF. March IL. az $50
o. -l-- from thcEee On ST. Nlry-s Church. where
r11lIr1 -lT- VIII 1e said for the rep1se % her
soul lr 10 n'Clr76- Rc'atIFas and friends are
respectfully invited 90 attend. nj
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10

President Roosevelt is or the verge Of
his first serious trouble with Congress.
II is the census bill
The great majority Of the House was
badly fooled by somebody.
No one questions that fl was the de
sire and purpose Of the House to cover
into the classified service all the present
employees Of the Census Once.
There is little question that under the
bill made { law by the signature OF the
President, none of the present employees
may be included in the permanent bureau
and covered into the classified service.
Members are not particularly interested
in the question as to who deceived them
Their desire now is to remedy the mat
ter
Representative Hughes Of West Vir-
ginia introduced a resolution Saturday de-
claring what was the intention Of the
House in the matter, 1t was referred
Representative Sims Of Tennessee sought
10 bring the matter up, but was ruleI
out Of order
Mr.. Sims got the floor today. however,
and introduced the following.
Faithful, Able, and Experienced"
Whereas as certain branches of the
work Of the Twelfth Census draw to a
close a considerable number Of faithful,
able, and experienced clerks and employees
thereof must necessarily be discharged;
and
Whereas these clerks. appointed from
all sections Of the country from those who
passed highest in competitive examina-
tions Of @ substantial character. consti-
tu;ing fresh blood and progressive ener-
Cies in the public service. and expert
eDCed in Government methods and rules.
well deserve 10 be made eligible for trans
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
MAT ACT Oh POPULAR
ELECTION TO SENATE
Committee Likely to Take
Up the Question Soon.
House Of Representatives Eas Already
Approved Of Such an Amendment
to the Constitution.

The Senate Con mittee on Privileges
aud Elections viii shortly take up the
question. more seriously mooted this year
than ever before. OF the method Of the
election Of Senator's.
Several state Legislatures have adopted
resolutions favoring IKE direct election OF
Senators By che people in manner similar
TO the election CT Representative. These
resolutions have been sent 70 Congress
during the present session
Many boards Of trade and ether organi-
cations throughout the country have
adopted a similar course
The House Of Representatives recently
passed unanimously joint resolution
providing for a constitutional amend
ment and the next step is for the Senate
TO take some action.
Senator Burrows stated today that his
committee has been so busy so far this
session that It has been unable TO take up
the question. but that as socu as possible
the subject viii be gone into thoroughly.
II is understood that Democrats Of the
Senate generally are in favor OF the pop
Ular" election OF Senator'S. The Republicans
are divided. Some are known 20 favor the
change Of method but a great many be-
Iieye that the present constitutional plan
IS the wisest that could be devised. II
cannot be predicted with any certainty
how a vote on the question in the Senate
would result
Some cautious observers Of events be
lieve that despite the confidence Of Mr.
Burrows. the question viii not reach a
vote in the Senate during the present ses-
sion. II - suggested cynically that the
committee may, and probably will, make
a report but that the question viii be
one Of those left over at the close Of the
fessLnn Lacausa OF ..Iac, Of time
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
THANKS TO Mr. HAY.

Resolution offered BY Nj Grosvenor, But
Referred to Committee.
Representative Grosvenor this morning
introduced a resolution in the House 10
tender the thanks Of Congress 10 Hon
John Hay for his appropriate memorial
address upon the life and character CT
the late President Mckinley recently in
the hall Of the House Of Representative
Mr. Grosven0r asked for the Immediate
consideration OF the resolution
Mr. Richardson Dem, Tenn-) asked II
the resolution had been considered by any
committee Of the House.
Mr.. Grosvenor said 1t had not. but hat
the resolution followed the language
used in the cases Of Bancroft and Blaine.
who delivered eulOgies upon Presidents
Lincoln and Garfield. respectively.
Mr. Richardson objected and the FesO-
luton was referred to a committee
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.

PAINTERS. ATTENTION-Au members I. A
1895 PliuJe-s-Special meeting TONIGHT MON
day. March 100, O'CLOCK. 90 c Street north
west THOS- SHEAHAN, Business Agent. eI
CEO. PUGLTESE, che Shoemaker. Is now doing
business at 7S5 Eleventh stree southeast. An
work strictly drst-siass- eI
SPECIAL NOTICE-On and after this date I
shall not De responsible for any debts con
Jrectcr by ms wife, Ida NAY Scott
eIo3 CHAS " SCOTT
COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY, Tuesday. Narch m.
at r. m FREE LECTURE. DR.. FRANCIS IL
HERRICK on view Methods I'm Bird study and
Bird Photography Illustrated by more than 100
lantern slides
Under auspices Of Audubon Society. MI
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
FUNERAL OF ARTHUR M'NELLY
Former Prisoner at Andersonville Buried
at ATlington.

at Arlington.
The remains Of Mr. Arthur McNellv.
veteran OF the civil war ana a we'll
known resident Of this city. were laid 10
rest in Arlington National Cemetery this
afternoon.
Funeral services were held at his late
residence. AZ Ninth Street southeast. at
? o'clock. under the auspices Of the 3. g..
French Lodge Of Masons. Of which the
deceased was q member. Members Of the
lodge acted as pail bearers.
Mr.. McNelly vas born in baltimore
county Md, 1919. but removed 10 this
city when but small boy. At the out
break Of the war Of the rebellion he ran
away from home and served in various
positions I'm the army through the whole
Of the great struggle. He was in some
Of the hercest engagements Of the war.
and was several times captured By the
Ccnfederates. At one time he was a pris-
oner in the famous old AndersonviIle
prison. but finally succeeded in making
his escape from there at night.
For number Of years Mr. McNeIIy
has been employed at the Government
Printing Office
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
new CURRENCY BILL
OFFERED In House
COmmitteeMeaSure introduce
ed by Chairman Fowler.
Democratic Members to Be Given an OPP
pOTtunity to Be Heard as TO
It's Provisions.

Representative Fowler. chairman or the
House Committee on Banking and Cur
rency. today introduced in the House the
bill 10 maintain the gold standard. pro-
vide an elastic currency, equalize the
rates Of interest throughout the country
and further amend the national banking
laws
This is the bill proposed by the Repub-
Iican members o. the Banking and Cur
rency Committee during the past six or
eight weeks
The measure viii now be referred to
the committee and be taken up for con
sideration at an early date. The Demo-
cratic member Of the committee viii be
given an opportunity TO offer amend
ments. 1t is not improbable that a ma
jOrity and minority report viii be pre-
scented to the House.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
Injured Boys Improving.

The condition Of the two boys. James
H. Williams and Malcolm Elliott. who
we're badly Injured by having a large
gate fall upon them late yesterday after
noon at the stable Of the Columbia
Transfer Company, Virginia Avenue. near
FOur-aLd-a- half Street southwest. and
who we're removed TO the Emergency
Hospital for treatment. are reported 10
be improved They viii be detained at
that institution, however. until their
wounds have healed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
ONCE WEALTHY ROW TRAMP.
StOOthof Get Rid Of Fortune After Being
Disappointed II LoTa.

IAoa fSA-LtS4 Al A<stG-
NEW YORK. March 1o.-WIHlam Stoot-
hon twenty years ago owned resaI estate
at Fort Rockavay valued AZ S10C0.00l- He
is now in The Queens county Jail. al Long
Island City. serving o sentence Of SIX
months for vagraucy. SCothof IS fifty
years old and has lived in and around Far
RocSaWoy nearly all his life.
He acquired his property as a young
man by judicious investment in appar-
emily worthless land The young investor
fen IN love with the daughter OF a promi-
nent resident and they became engaged
One d. the engagement was reported
broken. StoothOn began 10 neglect his
business He sought lively companions
and spent money freely Within a year
and a half ne had managed in one way
or another 10 get rid Of his resources. and
stood on the sands Of ROckaway penniIess.
He is said TO have taken 10 drinking and
found shelter in oUrbOuses and deserted
buildings Gradually he became a tramp
Few peTsCps knew him when be was ar
raIgned before Magistrate Healy. az Far
Roc'Zaway. Re was glad to be sent 20 jail
for shelter and food
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
M0TORMEN HAVE TO SUFFER.
Fined for Making Time Required by the
Traction Company.

John Nundy. Walter Carter. Daniel
Keudrick, George EspuIa. and Richard
Wheeler. motormen employed by the
Washington Traction and Electric Com
pany, were charged in the Police Court
today with running cars in excess OF the
rate OF speed allowed by law.
The men work on the Connecticut Ave
nue. and F Street lines.
Each one when put on the witness
stand testified that they had a schedule
requiring them to make the trip from the
Fifteenth Street northeast powerhouse
TO the turn in Georgetown in forty min
utes, and intimated that it was impossi-
bic 70 make the run on time and keep
within the law
Judge Scott said it was not pleasant
for him to fine men in their positions.
but there was but one thing for him to
do, and he assessed each So
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
RUNAWAY COLORED BOY.
Percy DOdson, of Charlottesville, Va,
Held for Relatives.

A diminutive coIored boy, giving he
name OF Percy Dodson. his age as thir-
teen years. was taken into custody this
morning by Detectives Helan and Nc
Nance and sent 10 the House OF Deten-
tion. being charged as q fugitive from
home.
The boy. it is said. lives in Charlottes-
vile. Va but ran away from there sew
raj days ago and came TO this city IN
order 10 find his mother. who had left
home suddenly.
His relatives in Charlottesville have
been notified Of the boys arrest and he
viii be turned over 10 them upon their
arrival
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
DAMAGES FOR ASSAULT.
Hearing in a Suit for 5000 Begun Be
fore Judge Bingham.

Hearing in the suit Of Everett Dafcur
against Frank Stecher. MAY Stecher. and
Annie Stecher to recover IS. 900 claimed as
damages for assault and battery was be-
gun this morning before Chief Justice
Bingham.
II is alleged by the plaintiff that On
November Is. 1900, the defendants as
saulled him and beat him with their fists
and kicked him
he5srs. Lambert & Baker appear for
the plaintin and Messrs. Hamilton d. Col
bert t0r the def udants.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10
Marriage Licenses issued

Frank I. Pearson and Emma c. Ze-
brasky.
John +. Gates and Charlotte l. Rice
Ernest Boswell and Eliza Brown.
Reed A POsey and Mary r. Bowling.
both Of Baltimore.
Aaron Adler and Ella Mora Meiser.
both OF Baltimore.
Lewis T. Newton and Anna NJ Jack
son.
HalWith Wiley and Lucinda Jackson.