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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-02
Return Postal Cards and Envelopes.

The POSTMASTER General has appointed a
committee to consider the question of adopt
ing a system Of return postal cards and
return envelopes. The committee consists
of the four assistant postmasters general
and the auditor of the treasury for the
Post Office Department.
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Hall and Library Fur
niture.

w. Ii. Moses & Sons, Street, Corner 1 fifth.
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STATEHOOD BTLL UP AGAIN.
Goes Over Until Monday Quay Bitter at
Has Party.
Case Tomorrow.

Washington, Dec. 11,-In the senate
this afternoon at o'clock the statehood
bill came up and there was brisk ex-
change between Mr.. Quay, who favors
the omnibus bill, and senators who op-
pose it, regarding its consideration. Mr..
Quay and Mr.. Bate said they We're
ready to vote. Mr.. Beveridge, Mr..
Lodge. Mr. Hale and others protested
against pressing the bill so soon after it
was reported.
Other senators made suggestions
about reasonable time to prepare for
discussion and finally Mr.. Quay said:
"If the republicans can lie to the people
about the admission of their territories
in their platform, they can lie about
every other provision in the platform" p"
The air was full of rumors about how
the bill was to be defeated, not by votes
but by obstruction; that from day to
day the vote will be postponed until one
by one the votes for the omnibus bill
are picked off
Finally Mr.. Quay agreed to let the bill
go over as unfinished business and a
motion that when the senate adjourn it
be until Monday was agreed to.
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THE EIGHT-HOUR BILL.
Taking of Testimony Concluded Ar
gumemss to be Mnde TX day.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
committee on education and labor to-
day concluded the taking of testimony
on the eight hour bill, and tomorrow
will conclude the hearings by listening
for six hours to arguments on the meas
ure.
Senator McComas, the chairman, said
it was the purpose of the committee to
give the senate the opportunity to pass
on it the present session.
The witnesses heard to-day were f.
S. Cramp and J. Henry Null of the
Cramp Shipbuilding company, and rep
resentatives of Pennsylvania steel
works.
Mr.. Cramp said it is his understand
ing that the bill is directed especially at
the shipbuilding and armor plate busi-
ness. If it should become a law it
would be disastrous to those engaged in
these lines.
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MORE WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
New Hampshire Constitutional Con-
vention Votes for II.


Concord, N. H., Dec. 1.-THE constitu-
tional convention to-day rejected the
proposition for district representation in
place of town representation in the leg
islature.
After an extended debate an amend
ment in favor of woman suffrage was
adopted on a roll call by vote of 145
to 90. A reconsideration was imme-
diately moved and another vote will be
taken.
Article q of Part Second of the con-
stitution, under the title of suffrage,
provides that "every male inhabitant of
each town, etc." shall have the right to
vote. The amendment adopted strikes
out the word male"
Mr.. Aldrich of Littleton offered a sub
stitute amendment authorizing the next
legislature to submit to the people the
question of woman's suffrage and upon
a two-thirds affirmative vote by all the
legal voters of the state and all the wo-
men of the state, to make enactments
for general suffrage for women. This
substitute was defeated on viva voce
vote,
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BLONDIN TRIAL.
What Accused Said OF wtfe's Disappear
ancs When Arrested.

Boston, Dec. 11.-Witnesses in the
Blondin trial to-day told the jury that
the defendant said at the time of his
arrest in New York as to the disap-
pearance of Mrs. Blondin. He claimed
to them that she disappeared at the
South terminal station in Boston, while
he went to buy a ticket to Providence
for her.
Police inspectors in New York and
Boston gave the most important evi-
dence and counsel for Blondin, time and
again had objections to the admission
of evidence by them overruled.
The government in the order of pre-
senting witnesses showed that it is
gathering the ends of different lines of
evidence as if in preparation for quick
close of its side of the case; in fact,
it may close on Saturday.
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STRIKE COMMISSIONS PAY.
Senate Favors $4,000 for Each Member
ottn Government Service.

Not i'm Government Service
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate late
this afternoon passed, with several
amendments, the bill fixing the compen-
sation Of the anthracite coal strike COM
mission and it now goes to conference.
The sentiment of the senate was strong
ly in favor of allowing the members Of
the commission who are not in the civil
or military service of the government
a lump sum for their service, and after
considerable debate $4,000 was settled
upon as the proper amount, thus taking
the matter out of the hands of the pres
ident, as the bill originally provided.
Several other amendments to the bill
were adopted. fixing the expenses of the
commissioners and the assistant record
ers at $40 per day instead of SIS, and
leaving the question of the amount of
salary to the assistant recorders and
employees to the commission. The name
of the commission was changed to An
thracite Coal Strike Arbitration
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Daniel of Virginia intended to prohibit
officers in the civil or military branches
of the government from serving on COM
missions or performing duties other
than called for by law, provoked a long
discussion and in response to the ap-
peals of Mr.. Allison and Mr.. Hoar final
ly was withdrawn.
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Selma, Ala. Dec. 11.-Negroes from
every portion of the state met here to-
day to form a colored republican party.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the
action Of President Roosevelt in not
recognizing the Lilly White" branch Of
the party in Alabama. An address was
issued advising negroes to appeal 10
the democrats to allow them to register
next week, when the registration books
of the state will be open for the last
time.
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A SUNDAY SESSION
To he Held by House to Pay Tribute to
EScnh Members.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house to-
day devoted practically the whole day
to discussion of a resolution to limit
the period of taking testimony in the
Wagoner-Butler contested election case
to forty days, and finally adopted res
olution to that effect by a party vote
155 to 11S The house agreed to hold a.
session on Sunday, January rs, for the
purpose of paying tribute to the mem
ories of the late Representatives Rus
sell, of Connecticut, and Sheppard and
De Graffenfreid, of Texas.
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The Howe s Stets0n Stores.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
Plan Adopted for Closer Union with
State Organizations. III

Washington, Dec 1.-THE American
Anti-Saloon League held its closing
sessions to-day. The convention adopt
ed plan for closer union between the
national and the state leagues. The
general superintendent is made an ex-
officio. member of the state board of
trustees; national board of trustees is
to be appointed, consisting of two MEM
bers from each state, including the
state superintendent; the national
board is to apportion the expenses Of
the national league among the state
leagues; headquarters committee is
created to spread the movement and ex-
penditures of the general and legisla-
tive superintendents. and literary
committee of five is provided to consid-
er the establishment of a national or
gan of the league and any other pub
lications.
The following officers We're elected:
President, Rev DR.. Luther B. Wilson,
of Washington; general superintendent,
DR.. Howard II. Russell, Of New York;
legislative superintendent, DR.. e. G.
Dinwiddie, of Washington; recording
secretary, S. Z. Nicholson, of sBalti-
more; corresponding secretary, James
L. Ewin, of Washington; treasurer, p.
II. Carroll, of Baltimore. ~ s
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A BIG FIRE IN WORCESTER.
A Quarter of a Million Dollars Damage
Caused.

Caused.
Worcester, Mass. Dec. 11.-A fire
which caused damages estimated at
$25O,0O0 broke out in the seven story
Chase building, A Front street, in this
city at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. The
heaviest losers were G.. T. Sherer &c Co =,
proprietors OF department store, whose
loss is placed at 100000, and the w. J.
Woods Co.. mems clothing dealers,
which suffered loss estimated at $780,
0O0 The building, owned by r. C. Tay-
1or of Worcester. was damaged to the
extent Of $25,000.
The fire was the most serious one the
Worcester fire department has had to
fight since January, 1897, when the Day
building was burned. A general alarm
was turned in as soon as the engineers
reached the fire and it was five hours
before the aremen felt any degree of
confidence that they had got the best of
the flames.
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THINKS SITUATION GRAVE
Opinion of Consul General mt Paris
Under cleveland

Indianapolis, Dec. 11.-Samue1 E.
Morss consul-general in Paris in the
last administration of President Cleve-
land, asked to-day what he thought Of
the diplomatic and political difficulties
that now confront the United States in
Venezuela, said:
''I think the situation is grave. The
two greatest powers in Europe have
come together, with at least sufficient
grievances against Venezuela to make
a plausible case under international
law and to seize custom houses of Ven
ezuela.
"They are obliged, under the very
necessities Of the case, to hold Ven
ezuelan territory for an indefinite peri
cd, for they are not going to abandon
their claims.
1.-THE ordinary resources of Venezuela
are not sufficient to meet these claims.
The only way in which Great Britain
and Germany can enforce payment, I'M
less the United States guarantees pay
ment, is by the acquisition of territory.
1t is not hard to foresee that they may
stay in Venezuela as long as England
has stayed in Egypt.
''If the United States gives no assur-
ances to bring about withdrawal from
the old world, and continues to assert
and maintain the Monroe doctrine in
the new world, such a course is likely
to bring about the united opposition of
Europe.
when one considers the growing
jealousy and apprehension of Europe
toward our commercial aggressions it
seems to me more than probable that
the statesmen of Europe will seize the
opportunity here presented, should we
attempt to enforce the Monroe doctrine,
to form a coalition of all the great pow
ers against the United States"
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GUARDsMAN PoTTER's CASE.
Modification of IDj junction Againt the
Painters U"ion.

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 11.-Justice How
ard of the supreme court late this af-
ternoon issued a modification OF the in
junction upon the officers of the Schen
ectady Painters union requiring them
to issue a membership card to William
Potter, recently expelled on account OF
membership in the National Guard.
Calvin E. Beach, for the union, sWore
that the officers could not issue such
card before a meeting of the union
which will be held December Is.
Justice Howard now issues a writ re-
turnable December 20 at Troy, requir-
ing the defendants then to defend
against a permanent injunction.
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RAILROAD DEALS.
Pennsylvania Gets Hooking Valley
Lake shore she Ohio central.

Cleveland, Dec. 1.-THE Leader to-
morrow will say: The Pennsylvania
railroad has purchased the Hooking
Valley railroad, and the Lake Shore is
to get the Ohio Central. This further
carries out the apportionment among
these big interests of railroad property
east of Chicago and st. Louis, and also
puts an end to the movement having
for its object the combination of all
soft-coal- carrying roads in Ohio. This
information was obtained yesterday
from a reliable source, and the absorp-
ton of the two smaller roads is expect
ed early next year.
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lot of all linen tray cloths,
fancy open work fringed borders,
size ISx2o, regular 12Hc value.
Only Friday at &c each
lot of cotton eiderdown fannels
stripes and checks. good variety of
co1ors, value T5c.
Only Friday at &c yard
lot all pure linen huch towels.
hemstitched, size 24x42, usual
price 2ec.
Only Friday at 12c each
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Linens and DOmestics.

lot glass linen, 20 inches wide
fast edges, and a variety of checks.
both red and white, and blue and
white, I2Kc value.
Only Friday at Sc yard
case of crochet quilts, full size,
hemned, ready for use, sold sub
ject to manufacturers imperfections
regular value, 81. 90 to I.ro.
Only Friday at 69c each
case of yard wide bleached cot
tor, extra good quality, value SC yd
Only Friday at 516c yd
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$4,000 for Princeton.

Princeton, N. j., Dec. 1.-THE board
of trustees Of Princeton's university
held it's second quarterly meeting to-
day. Announcement was made that
gift of $4,000 had been presented by
Morris K. Jesup to. be added to the
Morris K. Jesup fund.
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rutereollegLase ssons Race.

New York, Dec. lit has been de-
cided to hold the annual intercollegiate
races between Cornell, Columbia Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin, Georgetown, and
Syracuse over the Poughkeepsie High
land Rowing association course, June
26, 1903.
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lot of all linen table dan1ask
bleached, and good heavy scotch
manufacture, some of the lot 72 in
wide, some 63 inches wide, good
soc, value. +.
Only Friday at 36c yd.
tease of the very best quality
percales, full yard wide, all dark
colors good assortment of patterns,
sold every where at I2Kc yard.
Only Friday at csc yard.
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SITUATION GROWS WORSE
EENEZUELANS FORTIFY THE
TOWN OF PUERTO CABELLO.

Attempts to Intervene but is Disre-
garded-Grave Complications May
Arise.
London, Dec. PA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Willesstad, Island of
Curacao, dated December II, says:
The Venezuelan authorities at
Puerto Cabello are fortifying that town.
They have seized and imprisoned the
British and German consuls there, as
well as other Britons and Germans and
have taken possession of their property.
The authorities also seized a British
steamer which was discharging cargo
of coal at Puerto Cabello; this vessel
was unable to escape owing to break
down in her machinery. The American
consul at Puerto Cabello attempted to
intervene but he was disregarded'
The British consul at Puerto Cabello
is r. holster. The German consular
representative is P. Tiede L. T. Els
worth is the American consul at that
port.
London, Dec 12-Up to late last night
the foreign office was still without fur
ther official news regarding the situa-
ton in Venezuela. While there is no
confirmation of the rumor of fighting
in La Guayra, ETC., the newspapers this
morning are beginning to show a keen
er appreciation Of the serious possibili-
ties involved by President Castro's con-
tinued definance. This feeling will hard
ly be lessened by report that British
vessel has been seized at Puerto Cabello
and it is shown in the eager demands
upon the government to present in par
lament documents explaining the
grounds for it's action, so that the coun-
try shall be no longer in doubt as to
what provocation the government has
received. Questions as to how it will
be possible to enforce the payment of
Great Britain's demands upon Venezue-
la without costly military operations
and whether even the occupation of the
capital Of that country would achieve
the desired results are being asked.
While it is recognized that President
Castro has nothing to lose and that the
Venezuelans are incensed at the sinking
of their ships, and may set aside their
internal dissensions and make stout re-
sistance, hoping for some assistance
from the United States or France, much
gratitude is expressed at Minister Bow
ems prompt intervention in behalf of
the British and German residents Con-
siderable alarm is expressed at the pos
sfble fate Of British subjects, not only
in the coast towns, but in the interior
of Venezuela.
Through all the editorial articles pub
lished this morning there runs a strong
vein of hope, more or less openly eX-
pressed, that the United States will in
terfere in some way to secure an ad-
justment of the difficulty acceptable to
both sides, either by arbitration or other
means and thus avoid hostilities. Some
newspapers even argue that it is the
duty of the United States to coerce Ven
ezuela into satisfying foreign claims.
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TWO TEAMS LEAD.
Succeed i'm Separating Themselves from
|, Others In Six-day Ruce.

New York, Dec. 1.-Two teams sue
ceeded in separating themselves from
the others in the six-day bicycle race
to-day, and by clever team riding took
the lead. They were the Newkirk- Ja-
cobson and Floyd Krebs ag-
gregation. Their score at midnight,
however, was nearly 160 miles behind
the record for that time of 1855 miles
and two laps. The scores at midnight
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John Kensit was injured September 25
after he had addressed a meeting at
Birkenhead and died in a hospital at
Liverpool on October 8. A coroner's jury
held John McKeever on the charge of
having thrown a chisel at Kensit. the
blow from which killed the crusader.
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PASSES SECOND READING.
German Tariff Bill Advanced Another
step-Vote 1s4 to I36


Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE tariff bill passed
its second reading to-day by 1S4 to 1856
votes on Baron Won Kardorfs motion
taking the bill as whole, without de-
batting it by paragraphs. This motion
and the questions growing out of it
caused the violent scenes of the recent
weeks. The motion embraced a num-
ber of amendments the result of a COM
promise argument between the majority
parties and the government. Yet the
bill is not considered to be in its final
shape.
The reichstag does not meet to-mor-
row, in order to give the leaders of the
majority parties an opportunity to ar
range the final form of the bill. The
reichstag will meet again on Saturday,
and if in agreement will then proceed
to pass the third reading of the bill.
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"NO MONOPOLY PRODUCT"

How Representative De Almond Would
Curb the Trusts.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Representative
De Armond to-day introduced a bill
providing that it shall be unlawful to
ship from any state or territory,
through or into any other state or ter
ritory, any manufactured articles sold
for shipment, or intended to be sold,
unless there is stamped on the cover
containing it the words mo monopoly
product-produced in open competition"
or other words of like import A
maximum penalty of $1,000 fine or one
years Imprisonment. or both, is pro-
vided.
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Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Laces.

Several broken lines of kid,
suede, and dogskin gloves,
also lined and fur top gloves.
women's, misses and boys
sizes. Have sold at $1.oo
and $I.5o pair.
Only Friday at 47c.
Double mittens and f1eeced
gloves, usually sold at 1ec pr.
Only Friday at 121Sc.
Good quality hemstitched
handkerchiefs, ordinarily sold
s for IS.
Only Friday at 5 for 1Oc.
All linen henstitched hand
kerchiefs, women's and
youths extra size and the
quality usually sold at I275c.
Only Friday at 8 for 25c
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Handkerchiefs.

25c fine linen handkerchiefs, 1sc
each. This is an exceptional op-
portunity. We offer our large
stock of mems extra fine, pure
linen handkerchieJs, full size, with
q, 4, n or inch hens, our own
importation. .....
Only Friday at fSc each
Mems extra fine, large, sheer
linen handkerchiefs, all width
hens, usually sold at soc each.
Only Friday at
2Sc each. &3. Is a dozen.
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PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY,
British Reserve Fleet Ordered Ready to
Sail at short Nntice.

London, Dec. u.-A despatch to a
news agency from Davenport says in
structions have been received there
that warships of the first class reserve
be kept coaled and ready for sea at
tWenty-four hours notice.
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American Boxer Wins.

London, Dec. lin a fight at the
Adelphi club here tonight for $1,000 and
the lightweight championship Spike
Sullivan, American, defeated "Bill''
Chester of London n the fourteenth
round, =. .r
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claring Ghey Are Not Receiving Fair
Treatment.
Washington, Dec. II. -- President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay
this afternoon received a deputation
representing all religious bodies in the
United States that are doing mission
ary and educational work in the Turk
ish empire.
The deputation was headed by Nor
ris X. Jesup, president of the Cham
Der Of Commerce OF New York, and
president of the board of trustees of
the Syrian Protestant college at Beirut.
Accompanying him were Rev. George
Post, a distinguished surgeon in Syria;
Rev. William K. Eddy, of the Presby-
terian mission at Sidon; w. w. Peet,
representative of the Congregational
American board and treasurer of that
mission at C0nstantinople; Darwin r.
James, of the Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions; John S. Kennedy, a
member of the governing board of
Robert college at Constantinople; Rev.
Samuel B. Capen, president of the
American Board of Foreign Missions,
and fifteen other men prominent in ed
ucation and religious work.
The deputation through Mr.. Capen
presented formal address declaring
that the American educational and re-
ligious institutions established in Tur-
key were not being treated fairly by
the sultan and asked that this govern
ment demand from Turkey, under the
act according special privileges to for
eigners, the same rights as are en-
joyed by French, Russian, italian and
German institutions.
1t was pointed out that Russia and
France have secured from Turkey i'm
munity from taxation for all their
churches and schools and had the right
to open them whenever and wherever
they desired, while American schools
and churches have been closed by ar
bitrary authority.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hay listened to the statements made
with care and interest, but did not indi-
cate what action, if any, they would
probably take.
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Shoes.


Fur trimmed Ju1iets, la
dies, in red and black felt,
95c. Worth $1.25. ~.
Misses and children's,
in red, S5c and 75c. Worth
$1.oo.
Peerless hand crocheted
slippers, assortment Of col
ors, for ladies, children and
infants, ooc.
Peerless Jersey fleece
lined leggings, ladies',
misses and children's,,
SOC, zoe and 6oc."
Peerless lambs wool soles,
Women's, Ice
Misses, 17c
Children's. 1Sc