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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
People to Vote on Proposed
Bond Issue. -.
CITIZENS INTERESTED
SPECIAL TICKETS PROVIDED Or
USE THURSDAY NEXT !
City officers to Be Chosen That Day
Mrs. Flowers Absence Still tn
accounted for.
,CITIZENS INTERESTED
Evening Star Bureau.
No. TOT King Street,
Roll Inlonhn Nrn LOG
DSh 1eiSpiioiIe NO. 1po,
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Nav 20. 1902

Bell Telephone No JOG,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 20, 1902.
The principal interest in the election here
next Thursday attaches to the question of
authorizing the issuance of bonds y the
sum Of $4,000 for public improvements,
which will then be decided by a vote Of
the people. 1t will terminate a lol dis
cussion in which the city council and citi-
zens generally have been greatly int bsted.
Last winter council asked the state legis-
lature permission to issue the bonds, which
was granted the provision being tsat the
matter should first be Endorsed by popular
vote.
The ordinance was the product of a move
ment for public Improvements, and:has re-
ceived the enthusiastic support of the Citi-
zens' Progressive Association, which held
meeting several days ago and appointed
committee to work for the adoption of
the proposition by the people.
Special tickets for the bond iSs4a ques-
ton will be used These will contain the
notice of a special election ordered by the
city council of Alexandria, Va, May %.
1902, for the issue of $4,000 of public i'm
provement bonds. Below will be tine words
for improvements" and against improve
ments." Those in favor of the bssnd issue
will, of course, mark out the latter phrase,
and the former will be struck out py those
opposed to the proposition. There seems
to be strong sentiment in favaC of the
bond issue, and it is believed that it will
be authorized by large majoritN
On the regular ticket a commonwealth
attorney, a commissioner of revenue and a
city sergeant will be voted for. The nomi-
nees of the democratic party are: Leonard
Marbury, commonwealth attorney; Charles
H. Callahan, commissioner Of thetrevenue,
and Richard H Cox, city sergeant. After
these candidates were placed on the ticket
Mr.. William B. Dobie announced his can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
Mrs. Flowers Still Missing.

The mystery connected with the disap-
pearance of Mrs. LESSEE Flowers from this
city Monday last is yet unsolved. The po-
lice are absolutely without any clew to her
whereabouts. So far as her friends know,
she was not seen by any one who knew her
after she left Alexandria. Rumors have
been circulated to the effect that her body
had been discovered, but all of them proved
unfounded. 1t is supposed by some that
the missing woman has met with foul play,
but others advance the belief that she COM
mitted suicide,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20

Negotiations have been opened, it is
stated, between the Daughters Of the
American Revolution and a local real estate
dealer for the control of the old Braddock
House, on North Fairfax street. The place
is Of great historic interest, having been
the headquarters of Gen. Braddock before
he began his march against the French and
Indians. When seen this morning the agent
interested declined to discuss the matter
except to say that any publication about it
would be premature nothing at all def
mite had been done in the way of consum-
mating a deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
Admiral Melville Speaks for Society.


The chairman then introduced Admiral
Melville, who extended welcome to the
members of the body on behalf of the Dis
trict of Columbia society, and said, in part:
THE local committee of arrangements,
in behalf of the resident members, extends
a cordial welcome to the American Society
of Civil Engineers in convention assem-
bled. Your presence in this city also af-
fords satisfaction and pleasure to the resi-
dent members of the allied engineering or
CARNATIONS There are in the District of
Columbia over 600 graduates of techno-
logical institutions The local alumni Of
practically every scientific college In the
country, recognize the fact that the bene-
fits accruing from your deliberations will
result to the advantage and enlarged pres
uge OF the engineering profession and
therefore give you an earnest greeting
1T was thoughtful action which deter
mined the selection of the capital city as
place for your annual meeting for Wash
ington is in fact, If not in name, an en-
glneering center 1t is true that the public
at large mas not heretofore regarded this
city as such center of technical influence
nevertheless, the recognition of engineer
ing as a profession has been due in great
part TO the scientific problems solved at the
the engineering influence of this CITY has
been overshadowed by it's executive and
!eslslatlVe environments that Washington's
Importance as respects engineering has not
Washington's Imposing Buildings.
ut Is In this city many of the most i'm
posing buildings in America can be seen
and the design of these edifices is the prod
uct of the mind of an engineer, for surely
the architect can be regarded as an engt
neering specialist. One of the best an
pointed and most complete gun boundaries
In the world will be open to your inspec-
knowledge of the principles underlying the
mechanic arts to understand that the ord
nance expert could accomplish little if he
were not an engineer
He spoke of the things of especial inter-
est to be shown the visitors in their excur-
sions and trips about the city, at the navy
ments.
The speaker also mentioned the facilities
In washington for conventions, and spoke
OF the unrivaled press organizations which
send out the news pertaining to national
associations, and by holding the convention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
General Matters.

Miss Dora Dunn, residing at the corner of
Alfred and Austen streets, was severely
burned a her home yesterday afternoon by
flames from a gasoline stove. Miss Dunn
was bending over the stove and the flames
badly scorched and burned her about the
face.
Cecilia Green, whose death occurred Sum-
day morning, will take place tomorrow af-
ternoon from ST Paurs Episcopal Church.
The mission being conducted at St. Mary S
Catholic Church attracts large audiences
Rev. Father O'Sullivan, Paulst priest
preached before a large number last even
ing
Several minor cases were disposed of by
Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning. colored lad bearing the dis
tinguished name of Andrew Jackson was
before the court on the charge of having
given too free rein to his fighting qualities.
He was required to pay S.. The same fine
was assessed against Robert Grady color
ed, charged with disorderly conduct.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09
H Nick Of Time

Waiting doesn't always pay.
 Iris better often strike Doing a thing in nick of time
 Is better than not doing 1t at all. Marrow slaves" better than failure There many slaves n Kidney llls It's dangerous thing to have the Kidneys olockeo Keep them working, neglect is serious. The blood must be filtered the poisons taken out The Kidneys do this when they right Keep them right or look out for trouble For Kidney trouble, for Urinary trouble DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS will any Kidney Ill. Many Waterbury citizen testify to ths Here is that endorses our treatment:
 Main street employed aI lne back ached that in lie pack at all robbed of sleep and nterferred With my
 something before 1t became seous A kidney secreions showed these a host of got a w. Lakes drug store tookth they me-" All druggists sell DOAN'S Kidney Pills. Remember the name DOAN'S and take no substitute Price 50 cents per Foster iburn Co., Buffalo, N Y Sole Prop's
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09
THE SPEAKERS WERE SHORN
Railway On1cfars Great and Success ful Scheme for Kidding His
 Road of BIackIegs.

There are always blackisgs travel Ing by rail and on watch for victims," said an official of Michigan railway who was in chatty mood, according to the Free Press, and our road used to be a favorite route with them. We instructed our trainmen to put them off whenever discovered, and we hired detectives to make trips and expose them, but we couldn't get rid of the pests. A passenger has as much right to amuse himself with cards as with books, and even when a sharper had a game on the man selected for a vic tim would sometimes refuse to be saved. So many complaints kept com ing in, and our efforts appeared to amount to so little that sent for one of our detectives one day and said to him:
 Pick out the sharpest blackleg of all and bring him to me. Iwant to talk to him.
 ''He brought man to me in about week, and led off by asking:
 Do you know all about the shell game, three card monte and marked cards?'
 Everything worth knowing he re- piled.
 " Do you consider yourself one of the slickest in the business, and can you do up the rest of the gang?'
 I can beat the best of lem with 1enghts to spare
 II at once closed deal with him. He was to travel on our road in va rious disguises and fleece the feecers, and he beat our detectives all hollow. He had three or four good make-ups, and he was an actor in each. When ever he discovered blaclzleg he went for him with some sort of game, and never let up till he had him dead broke. Tn four months our line was referred to by the fraternity as Pow erty Row, and in six you couldn't get one os the sharpers to travel by it for love or money. When our man was finally hauled off he came in to see me and inquired:
 "'Well, have you made enough money out of it to set up cigar store?'
 "A cigar store?' he echoed, with look of contempt on his face. Why, I'm going to Chicago to set up as banker and broker, and I thought perhaps you might have $20.o0O worth of stock you'd like to dispose of for ready cash"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09
MoMENToUs HAND-sHAKING.

Senator Patterson declares that hand-shake once prevented statehood for New Mexico, and he does not hesl- tate to tell just how and when. Sena- for EIkins administered the hand shake and Senator Burrows of Mlchl- gan was the possessor of the hand shaken. Elkins is senator from West Virginia and Burrows from Michigan, but at that time they were members of the house. 1t was in the Forty third congress. Elkins, though born i'll Ohio. was reared and educated in Mis- souri and is graduate of the State university After he graduated he went to New Mexico to practice law and it was not very long before he was sent as the delegate in the con gress of the territory.
 Elkins was younger then than he is now, but he showed signs of that tal- ent for the management of men and affairs that has since made him a wealthy man and one of the quiet, though powerful influences in the sen ate. He got up statehood bill and had great success with it in the senate end of the capitol. He felt sure he would be able to get it approved in the house of representatives He might if Bur rows, who was then a member and sat but a few seats away from the then delegate from New Mexico, had not made a speech.
 Burrows spoke on the force bill. It was a notable effort, and the one which brought him into prominence, an effort which lie has never again equal led and perhaps never will The sub- ject under discussion was the conduct of southern elections. The day before Elkins had completed canvass of the house for his statehood measure and found the democratic members dis posed to help him out with it. He had pledges from enough of them to assure favorable action. He listened to the speech of Burrows. Burrows waxed eloquent. Elkins grew interested.
 Burrows grew pathetic in the pie lures he drew of negro oppression in the south. Elkns waxed sympathetic. Elkins leaned forward in his seat and devoured the Michigander with his eyes. The Michigander noting the at tention of his colleague, addressed him. self almost directly to Elkins in the brilliant, poetic peroration. The cham. Der was silent and as the last words of Burrows rang against it's historic walls and Burrows hed finished, Elkins jumped to his feet and grasping Bur- rows hand shook it with enthusiasm congratulating him on his speech.
 Not q member but saw the action and realized its spontaneous sincerity. Not democrat but saw the action and determined not to vote for Elkins' bill. He had hardly recovered from the spell of oratory and settled back in his seat before notes began arriving from the democratic side asking that he al- ter his canvass of the house and omit the writers from the poll of those fa vorable to statehood-St. Louis Globe l. emocrat.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09
MAGAZINE MANNERS.

1sIet me give you little advice" re- marked Adele, as she seated hefselI III the circle of girls.
 "Of course we will-it's the only thing you ever offered to give us,'' erred they.
 Adele paid no attention to this re- mark. but continued: Before l re- turned from Toledo I carefully read all rules laid down for girls travelling alone and I soon became imbued with the idea that it was a great undertak- ing and I would be closely watched Dy all the other passengers. So at 3 o'clock in the morning, with neatly folded umbrella in one hand, and a correct handbag in the other and hold ing myself in the most correct of atti- tudes, approached the brakeman and asked-''
 ''In a well modulated tone," suggest ed the jolly girl
 'sTo be shown to the par1or car. My correctness was lost on the brakeman, for giving me a shove up the steps he said 'Ain't no parlor car, lady; git on she's goin'.''
 Served you right" commented the jolly girl.
 My entry into the crowded car was not what 1 had wished 1 seated my self next to an elderly man. He was inclined to be loquacious, but I pre- served sphinxlike silence"
 T suppose you feared that if you talked to him he might want to kidnap you,' remarked the jolly girl.
 About o'clock I asked the conduc- tor about the dining car. He said there was none on, and as the train was making up time he didn't believe we should stop at any station long enough 10 get anything to eat. Then my tray cling companion said he had a lunch With him and would be glad to share It, but 1 refused coldly. as I supposed he had a corned beef sandwich or two so he coolly opened a box and ate sey- eral dainty nut sandwiches. thin slices or brown bread, chocolate cake and pickled peaches"
 Served you right for being SD snlppy, said the jolly girl.
 mat isn't the worst of if" said Adeie. At Englewood that lovely AIr Collins got on and shook hands. heart. IL! Wlth the man next to me and said vel, rather, I'm delighted to saa you, Then spying me he added. .whv MISS Iarson l am glad father had 5ucn sue pleasant travelling companion.' put somehow his father was not very ehanuslastic.' tllaii Adele sighed deeply and ,nen ,- added: And young MT Collins mas not called since." '''' o,;oa Mnere does the advice come in?.
 Ny advice is never to follow the aules iald -down for girls trave1ino aann aaole . unioss they happen to ft.'-Cni,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09

.'Once we get this Philippine bill out of the way will be able to give some definite information" remarked Sena- tor Allison some time ago when asked of the probable date of adjournment of congress; but the senator is more at sea than ever now, and so is everyone else at the Capitol Representative Payne, who, in his capacity of chair man of the ways and means committee, should introduce the adjournmentreso- lution, says that he has not even given the matter any thought, and Represen- tatiye Cannon stated that mo one had the slightest idea when they would get through" The fact is that the repub- 1icans are badly advised and there is almost no prospect of harmony. The consideration of the Philippine bill in the house is a source of grave concern to the party leaders, but the Cuban reciprocity bill is causing even more anxiety.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09
HEARD za PASSING

A friend and college classmate of President Roosevelt, Richard w. G. Welling, is going abroad, and the New York World has it that he is to make a tour of investigation of the Philippines and the Hawaiian Islands and to report personally to him regarding the condI- tions in those colonies. The more per sonal friends the president sends to these far off islands to learn what is going on there the better for him and his administration. By such means he is likely to learn the truth.-Hartford Times.
 The Cabildo at New Orleans, which is to be produced at St Louis worlds fair for use as the Louisiana state building, was built ill 1a94 A wealthy Andalusian, who had made his fortune in Louisiana, chose to spend it in his old age erecting public buildings. His name was Andreas Almonaster y Roxas. The Cabildo, or town hall, a well preserved build ing to this day, has it's chief historical interest in the fact that within it's walls the transfer of dominion of Louisiana territory from Spain to France and from France to the United States took place in 1903.
 Country printing offices would be well provided for this summer could they only land some of the fat jobs which United States representatives and senators are awarding in Wash ington. For instance, the speech re- gently delivered by Senator Hoar on the Philippine question is to be repro duced 1,500000 times and scattered broadcast through the United States, and enough other creditable efforts have been made in congressional halls during the present session 10 give an excuse for 00.000,000 more such pro- ductions. Politicians seem to think that people will take this sort of stuff for vacation food. We have a reading public. but it is sufficiently independent and has a large enough variety from which to choose to warrant it's taking very free latitude when it comes to se- lecting it's summer reading.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 The Sunday after the dedication of the Rochambeau monument. the presi- dent invited a number of the visiting Frenchmen to accompany Miss Roose- welt and himself on a ride into the suburbs. As the gay cayalcade passed through the residence district-the offi- cerS were all III full unlIOFin-Iney al- tracted much attention. Before the ride was half finished rain clouds began to gather and Senator Lodge and others of the party who are familiar with the presidents peculiarities, dropped out and returned home, but the t'renchmen were too polite to take MT Lodges warning and abandon the president, and as he was not to be deterred by threatening storm the party was drenched by one of the heaviest rains of the season. Mir Roosevelt and his daughter seemed to regard the wetting as a joke and the Frenchmen took it all plesantlv. but General Brugere re- marked: Now I understand what you mean when you. call your president sstrenuous' And so he treated Prince Henry to a similar experience? He is very droI, certainement!"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09

During the final hours of the Philip pine debate in the senate, Senator Gull person presented some official papers, the most important being the letter of private soldier, Andrew K. Weir. for mulating charges aaginst one Lieuten- ant Arnold. This letter had reached the war department a year ago, and there had followed an investigation which resulted in q report from Cap tain F. W. West, who stated that "a thorough Investigation would substan- tiate Weir's charges" that Arnold had at least condoned ecruel and inhuman teratment of prisoners. On receipt of Captain Vests report, General Miles recommended that Arnold be court martialed. but evidently his recom- mendation was ignored, for nothing further transpired until the 22d of May, when Senator Culberson introduced q resolution calling on the secretary of war for a copy of Weir's charges. This resolution resulted in the announce ment that Arnold had been ordered. be- fore a court martial, after having con tinued in the exercise of his official au- thority for full year after the filing of Weir's charges. Why Secretary Root had failed to act on General AIiles's recommendation and court mar tial Arnold is not disclosed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09

The general market at the moment" says Banker Henry Clews, "as already stated, is largely dominated by the coal strike. This is sufficient to counteract all other favorable influences. Trading is limited and entirely of professional character. The public is still out of the market, awaiting fresh attractions Meanwhile stocks are we'll held and q confident undertone prevails among in- siders in spite of occasional recessions. The distant future depends upon the crop situation more largely than usual. A repetition of last years failures in corn, cotton and feed crops would be followed by very disagreeable conse- quences. Such a series of losses in two consecutive years seems impossi- ble. and fortunately the present out look is eminently assuring. The wheat crop is doing well; larger acreage of corn is practically assured, and the fine condition of cotton promises a much larger yield than last year, when Texas, the banner state, lost about one third of her crop. Nevertheless, it is too early to act with assurance on the crops. Last years damage, it will be remembered, occurred in July"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09
DIsGRACEFUL JAG OF IS COWS
Stored up apples in Their Stomach
 Until They Fermented.

Until They Fermented. Fifteen fine Jersey cows on the Whitneys Point stock farm at Bing- hamton went on disgraceful spree last Monday and almost frightened the men in charge of them out of their wits.
 | For a long time no one knew just what was the matter with the cows They went reeling aSross the fields like a lot of drunken soldiers rolling | their eyes, and every once in a while giving vent to the most hideOus howls. When they got tired they either leaned against one another or against the fences, and that was the way the men found them when they screwed up enough courage to go out in the field and investigate.
 A hurry call was sent to Bingham ton for a veterinary, because there was such unmistakable signs of suffering on the part of the cows that the men thought they were poisoned. When the veterinary took a look at the COWS he was puzzled. They were glassy-eyed and tired. Those that had fallen asleep were sleeping so soundly that they couldn't be walked up even with a pitchfork. Two local veter- inaries were called in to assist the man from Binghamton and the three sat up with the cows all night long.
 The next morning the cows appear ed to be all right True most of them looked q tri1e ashamed, but on the whole they seemed in fair shape and quite ready to go back to eating grass and making milk.
 It wasn't until the cows were turn ed out for their morning drink, and almost dried up the creek in the field, that the yeterinaries got an inlxling of what had been the matter.
 ''Well. I swan" said the man from Binghamton. Il do believe them there cows were drunk last night. What did you give them to eat?"
 'sThey couldn't be drunk, Doc" said the boss keeper, "cuz there ain't any thing in this here stockfarm to make man nor beast drunk. All them cows has had out of the usual feed this week is wagonload of apples that was dumped in the field on Sunday.
 "Well, I'm clear dinged," said the Binghamton man. T hearn tell on q thing like this happenin' once afore, but I never see it myself. Say, dyer know what was the matter of them cows? they was drunk from them them apples"
 Now, see here. Them cows has two stomachs, and when you gave lem them apples, they just loaded up the second stomach. where they store things, with apples. They kept them there until they fermented and then they all got drunk. That's just what was the matter of them cows"
 Undoubtedly this explanation is the correct one, as the cows have been all right ever since. New 1orK sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09


 The watchmaker is to have his cor ner in the coming St Louis worlds fair. A we'll known Berlin connois- seur is inclined to lend his collection of ancient and other watches -one of the most valuable known. The col lection shows the development of the watch from the beginning to the pres ent time. Some of the pieces are lit tie bigger than q fourpenny piece. A unique specimen is watch owned by Charles of Spain. It was made by an artist in Nuremberg. The man was probably the first maker of watch es, and, it is said, the only horologist in his time.