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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21
AGAINST THE SALOON.
Beginning of the Anti-saloon League
Week of Meetings.


The opening of the weeks revival meet
ings Of the Anti-Saloon League Of the Dis
trict occurred last night at Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church. President James l..
Ewin presided. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Walter H. Brooks pastor of the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church. Mr. Owen P. KEEL
lar, chairman Of the committee on coop
Grafton, in his report gave detailed &C
count Of the work done during the past
year. After the calling of the roll of the
affiliated bodies of the league the follow
ing reports of committees We're received
Executive, mass meetings. protests and
laws, literature, revivals and press.
The report of Mr.. A. e. Shoemaker, at
torney for the league, was listened to with
considerable interest. He cautioned the
members to use extreme watchfulness that
the purposes of the law be not defeated by
wary persons AS an example, he said
grocers who had applied for wholesale
liquor licenses would place their announce
ment card in their window. and then cover
their window over with display OF brooms
or some other article or commodity By
this means it is almost impossible to detect
the notices, and the league has been pre-
of the license. Mr.. Shoemaker appealed to
all members of the league to keep their
eyes open, and when they had the least
suspicion that their grocer, or any other
ton for liquor license they should inspect
his store thoroughly, day by day, and when
the first sign appeared they should notify
the league. that no opportunity might be
lost to enter a protest with the excise
board.
The business session of the league con-
Guided with the report of the financial Sec
rotary. The audience was then welcomed
| to t., church by DR.. G. N. Luccock, the
| pastor, who spoke briefly, expressing his
interest in the movement of the Anti
| Saloon League. Following the response by
President Ewin. those present were enter
| tanned with lecture on The Liquor Traf-
| fic in Washington" by Hermon C. Metcalf,
| illustrated with stereopticon views.
| Another mee.-lg OF a similar nature will
! be held this evening at the Marvin M. e.
| Church South, at 10th and B streets south
west. Mr.. Andrew N. Canfield first vice
president of the league, win preside, and
| the speaker of the evening will be Rev. C.
| III. Crawford, state superintendent of the
Anti-Salooii League. The meetings will be
continued all this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21
The Local "Coal Barons."

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The editorial article entitled Goal Prices
in The Star Of Friday evening, 18th, has
this to say:
"This phenomenon of dropping prices
without additions to the stock is familiar
one In all instances of a cornered or a short
market. Either the former extor-
tionate price was or the present anticipa-
tory drop is unjustified.'
There is another phenomenon with which
the Washington public has been made IA
miliar during the "short market" Of the
past few weeks. 1t is the phenomenon OF
raising prices without additions to the
stock, and this to many of the regular Gus
toners of local dealers. To the credit of
several of these dealers be it said that
their regular customers have been supplied
Gin limited quantities of course) at the
prices which prevailed before the strike. In
another way of putting it, advantage was
not taken of the scarcity to compel their
regular customers to pay the dealers the
enormous profits represented by the differ
ence between last seasons prices and SIS to
$40 per ton. The stock on hand, small or
great. was purchased by the dealers at
ante-strike prices. and but for the strike
would have retailed at the prices of last
winter. So that these regular customers
were compelled by their necessities to pay
to certain Of the retail dealers an enormous
profit, for no other reason than that such
Tic uSSu ~.
Such dealers are the 'coal barons" of
Washington in the time of our stress. The
coal they had on hand cost them not
penny more than 1t cost them last winter;
and If they could do a fairly profitable bust
ness then, at the prevailing prices, they
could have done 1t during the past few
weeks. So that every penny of the differ
ence between the $3.50 of last season ana
the $40 Of the past fortnight has gone as
clean profit into the pockets of our local
''barons.''
We submitted because we must. But now
that there seems prospect of getting coal
within a reasonable time, and possibly at
something like reasonable prices, will the
people of Washington forget or will they
remember the Squeezing" to which they
were subjected?
AS has been said, there are dealers whose
regular customers have been supplied from
the old stock on hand, bought at the old
prices, and s,ld at the old profits to the
dealer Some OF us would like to know who
they are. Rather more than likely there
would be transfer Of patronage heretofore
given to the "barons'' to men who have re-
membered the necessities of their customers
in another way than by taking advantage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21
Washington Minute Men.

"A detail of officers OF the minute men re-
turned this morning from Baltimore, where
they were guests of honor last night at a
banquet given by the Maryland Society
Sons of the American Revolution, at the
Carrollton. The detail included Gen. Thos.
II. Mckee, Col M. A. Winter. Lieutenant
Colonel E. r. Campbell, Lieutenant Colonel
Paul Beckwith, retired; Capt L. l.. l..
French, Capt Thomas w. Sweeny and Capt.
Nelson r. Wood. They wore their conti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21

of those necessities. There should be some
way Of learning what men firms have
treated their customers with consideration
1t is safe to say that if they were known
they would have a much larger list of regu-
lar customers than in the past, even though
that of the "barons' should show a CORE
spending decrease. The men who corner
the necessities of life should be marked
men, whether they are coal operators or re-
tail coal dealers. CONSUMER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21
STOP THAT
HEAD COLD
&. nm rssimuuAoc
i'm 10 minutes.

or II will develop into chronic Catarrh DR.. Az.
news Catarrhal Powder stops cold in the head In
10 minutes, and relieves most acute and deep
seated Cetarrh after one application. Cures Quick
iy and permanently. ct have used Dr. Agnew' 9
Catarrhal Powder with best results. 1t is q great
remedy and never cease recommending it.-John
E. Dell. Pauldng, o.
DR.. Agnew's Heart Cure is the best remedy Of the
age for nerves, heart and stomach.
Sold by F. S. WILLIAMS, eth and SITS. 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21

mental uniforms of buff and blue The ban
quet was one of the celebrations Of Peggy
Stewart" day and the first anniversary Of
the erection of a large monument In Balti-
more to the Maryland soldiers of the reyo-
luton. The principal guests of honor were
Cardinal Gibbons, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and
Assistant Secretary of State HILL The name
of Gen. Mckee was added to the list of six
speakers at the banquet as a special tribute
to the Washington minute men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21

dispatch from Ell M Sironte SAY says the
settled. France obtains possession of the
disputed districts she already has occupied
The sultan refused to entertain the French
proposal for preferential trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21

newspaper published at Kronstadt says
that the Emperor of China has issued an
edict permitting the establishment Of
schools where the Russian language win
be taught in the Chinese provinces con-
tiguous to Asiatic Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21

An explosion of a slasher cylinder at the
Sibley mill In Augusta, Ga. killed one man
and injured three others.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
TWO ILLINOIS 0FFlCESEEKERS.
Col. Carr Wants to Be Governor
of Danish West Indies.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. d. c. March t--toiohei
Clark r. Carr OF Galesburg is candidate
for an appointment as Governor Of the
D.ntsb west Indies when those islands
sbaU have PASSED into the controi OF lhe
I-nited states. Letters from GaleSburS 10 a
n,nher OF Colonel Carrs friends IN tnis
IT. hiring this Information. These letters
,o;,+ ont that Colonel Carr is particularly
f;tted for the position. inasmuch as ne Is "a
,,,iIiar with the people OF the Islands ana tue
Laws and customs under which they have
49, Uyinr He acquired the Information
while United States Minister to Denmark.
during the Harrison administration.
While Mr. Carr was Minister he eTdeav-
orea To negotiate a treaty for the purchase
~ the Danish West Indies by the United
States hat did not succeed. His candidacy
In washington IL regarded az rather preIna-
,I,ra Ratification Of the treaty transfer
ring the Islands to this Government IL not
yet concluded. ,,., +, ,o;,,-,
urged for the consulate at ST. Thomas. on
tario to succeed Michael ]. Burke. The
present Consul has not been conducting HIS
office in a manner satisfactory to the OIL
ciaIs There have been numerous clashes
between Burke and the Dominion officials.
and it has been decided to allow him to re-
tire Mr.. Burke was appointed by President
Mckinley in 1897 He is weil-known
telegrapher and tbok a prominent part in
organizing the operators In the campaign
OF 1895 Later he was instrumental IN or
gnnizing the Railway and Telegraphers En-
ployeS Political League
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08

Colorado mining lamps. Is one OF the new
books TO come from the press OF Eoughton.
Miflin & Co. Its author is Frank l. Mason
mining engineer whose professional life
has been mainly spent among the scenes
which he describes. He has presented Ger
tain phases of Western life which have
hitherto been untouched
The Optimist'' Is the title Of cheerful
magazine published monthly in St. Louis
by :he Op;imist Publishing Company and
edited by the Reverend Frank C. Tyrrell
The contents for March. the magazines
fourth number. are most attractive for
variety and quality. there are numerous
illustrations and the cover design ia quite
artistic. The magazines title correctly in
dicates the helpful and uplifting character
Of the articles found In It's pages.
Messers. Hnuchtoa. Mifrlin & Co. Boston.
New York and Chicago. announce the forth
coming publication OF a novel entitled
John Ktnadic" by Ripley d. Saunders
of the Republic editorial STAFF. The scene
of the story is laid in the LAng,tile low
lands OF Arkansas. and the hero is coun-
try poet who inherits a family blood-feud
that had its beginning in the Kentucky
mountain region.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
REBELS PREPARE TO
ATTACK TWO TOWNS
Movement Against the Venezuelan
Government Gains in Force
LibertadOr Is Busy.

SPECIAL. By CABLE TO THE NEW YoRR
HER AID AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC
Port OF Spain. March 7.-(copyrisht. LI-)
The Venezuelan insurgent Generals. Du-
cbarrne and yasquez, assisted BY the revo-
lutionary steamship Libertador. have ar
ranged to attack Guira and Carupuno al
once.
,..surgent Generals Salizar. Cotua. Vidal
and Fernandez. with q large force. are
marching on Maturin.
The Orinoco River steamer GuanAra A.
rived In Trinidad to-day with the news that
she was unable to communicate with 6an
Fernando ard Apuro. as both towns are In
the hands OF the rebels.
The Venezuelan steamer Bolivar. which
sailed from the city Of Bolivar. anchored at
Iabrea, Trinidad. yesterday. She became
alarmed at sighting the revolutionary
steamer Libertador.
The captain Of the Bolivar later received
from Senior Manuel A. 3latos the Venezu-
elan revolutionary leader. assurances that
his fears OF attack are groundless, ~ the
Lsbertador had been instructed not to IN
terfere with trade between Trinidad and
Venezuela The Bolivar then proceeded up
on her voyage.
General Perez. who has 600 men under his
command at Pederwales. has received 1.0Ul
rifles.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
PROPERTIES Worth
SeoO,00O Al AUCTION
Lists for Big Sale at Real Estate
Exchange Will Close
To-Day.

| Lists Of the 300 pieces OF improved and
| vacant property to be sold at auction at
the Real Estate Exchange April :. and 8
| were almost filled yesterday afternoon and
will be- closed at o'clock this evening
The average value ct the pieces already
listed is about 500. though many are not
expected to bring more than half that sum.
while others should command from $500 to
| $1,000.
Among the choicer properties already
booked are the following:
Vacant lot. i9txisi feet. northwest corner
of Forest Park boulevard and Euclid ave-
nue..
Stores and fats on lot 1lexl50 feet north
east corner OF Fifteenth and Monros
streets.
Factory of sneO square feet OF floor space.
lot I5DxISo feet. southwest corner OF Chou
teau avenue and Second street
Two-story brick buildings. lot +cNls1 feet.
southwest corner OF EvaEs avenue and
Sarah street.
Vacant railroad property. lot 17ix15o feet.
northeast corner Eleventh and Gratiot
streets.
Improved lot. 150xis feet. northwest cor
ner Eleventh street and Park avenue
Vacant lot. railroad property. I5xi5o feet,
southeast corner Twenty-frst street and
CLARK avenue
Besides these there have been listed
great number OF flats in the West End, and
OF small dwellings in all parts Of the city.
The north and south districts are particu-
larly well represented
Secretary Schiele OF the exchange has pre-
pared a card index ot the different proper
ties. and will have p!ats showing the exact
location and the character of tine improve
ments hung about the walls of the sale
room before the opening os the auction
Among the agents who have 80 far sent
in their lists. each member OF the exchange
being permitted TO enter three separate
properties. are the following:
J. w Mcdowell ~ Co, John McMena-
my. NcHair * Harris x. e Co, Malcolm
Macbeth. John Mcguire r. E Co, Mis-
sissippi Valley Trust Company. Mueller &
Fairbaulc. Frank ;. Parker. Philibert G
Lightholder r. E Co. e G. Rowse. Ruler
r. E. Co. Rutledge X Fitzpatrick. Sidney
Sehiele: Scott & Farrar: Storm & Parrish.
Whyte r: Z: Co. Woolley & Fish. G W.
Blanke. a. Boeck & Co. Samuel Bowman
& Co. r. \. Boyle. John 5. Carter Com
monwealth Trust Company. Comet & Zei-
big. c. G. Crone. J. L~Epstein. James T.
Fogg. Howard GambriIl & Co. p F. Grace
& Son. Greer-Anderson X. E. Co. J. H.
Gundlach & Co. Hannauer < Co. Haydel
Realty Co. HiIdenbrandt & Noble A H
kansteiner. j. NJ. Levi x Co. Lincoln Trust
Company. Lingenfelder & Rokern. Love &
Sons. Mccormick. kilgen * Rule St Louis
Trust Company and F. A. Banister.
Sbrad1ed Wheat Is whole wheat boileo,
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
nR. RICHARD BURT0NS Forces in Fcton is enghtening
volume of essays treating of the art of novel writing and kindred
TOPICS New books of the week. Gossip of authors and the work
they are doing. New books received.

In the luI preceding the fun rush Of tho
output OF spring publications comes q
thoughtful little book. Forces in Fiction"
by Doctor Richard Burton. from the press
OF the Bowen-NerriI Company, Indianap-
oils. which will be found quite refreshing
by the discriminating reader.
Doctor Burton has for some years past
held the chair of English literature In the
University Of Minnesota. and has published
d number oc books. among them being
Literary Ltkings." 4 volume OF essays.
aud TWO volumes OF poems. Lyrics Of
Brotherhood" and Dumb in June" The
essays which 20 TO make up the present
volume are repUblshed from the Forum
the BookbGyer. the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post. the Independent. the Cri-
tefioit ana the New England Magazine. IN
"hich they originally appeared.
One cs the sinccrest merits OF Forces
In Fiction" is the fact that Doctor Burton
takes q hopeful view of the literary work
or the present time. The subjects of which
lie treats are illustrated by reference 10
books OF contempOraneous creation. there
oy giving a freshness to his essays which
Is somewhat unusual In his work as an
esSaylSt there i no strain!ng fo- ultra-re-
hnement IN style. but rather a plain AMI
unccnveiitiouai statement OF his thought,
and II Is apparent that he has been an ap-
prrci-tiFe E,IGvr " current literature
There can be nO consistent denial OF Doc
tor BuTton'S contention in his leadln.; essay. ,
The Fundamentals Of Fiction" that the
supremest quality in the writing OF fiction
is that OF cka-acter-creation The essayist
while justly stating that good novel
making, technically viewed, rests four
square upon Invention tplOp. construction
characterization and description with en-
lneEt correctness decides that characterizs-
Ton, or Characterization. ministers most
20 the successful result necessary TO great
hction- He emphasizes this truth BY point
ing TO the work of the master minds OF |
hctional literature in this essential Their
persoHaSes live" he writes; the robust
types they created, are realized to tn,
lraginatio-s OF readers. so that to kill off \
the sense OF their existerce would literally |
leave the actual world lorelier for many /
of US
Again. also. he illustrates this point by /
reference to recent success whose every l
Significance IS q support of tie Burton |
position. As l write" he says, David 4
Harun' is the best selling story-and there
fore book. since fiction still has a corner
on literature. Why IS this? Because 1t con-
tains one thoroughly racy and enjoyable
character; the rest is naught- The book Is
not novel 1t has no plot worth mention
ing, and but little construction: being
purely conventional treatment of the love
motit The nominal heTos only mortal use
Is that Uncle David may have some one
TO talk to steadily. But the tale has
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
NASHVILLE, ILL.,. POSTMASTER.
William Wiese. an Active Repub-
lican, Has Been Appointed.
REPrEIIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Nashville. Ill. March president Roose-
Welt yesterday named William wiese as
Postmaster Of Nashville TO succeed Her
man H. Buhrman. whose term has expired,
and the appointment has been sent to the
Senate for confirmation. As Mr.. Wiese IA
entirely eligible 10 the Office and has the in
dorsement of Senator Mason and other
prominent Republicans. no effort will he
made to have the Senate refuse to confirm
the appointment.
Mr.. Buhrman. the present incumbent.
sought reappointment. His service during
the past term has been eminently satis-
factory. Mr. Wiese the new aDpointee is
chairman OF the Washington County Re-
publican Central Committee. and has al
ways been prominent In the Republican
party Of this county. He is also q member
of the firm OF Wiese & Gewe. contractors
and II financially well on. Samuel A. Null
Ter. who was induced to quit the race for
the postmastership in favor of Mr. wiese Is
slated for the position OF assistant
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
STATE UNIVERSITY CURAT0RS.
Declined TO Grant Five Easter Hol-
iday-June Dances.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Columbia, No, March THE Board Of
Curators OF the university adjourned this
morning. It was meeting Of the full board
md the following business was transacted:
An order was made that hereafter al! di-
H!omas OF the university be printed IN Eng
Ish In stead OF Latin.
II was also decided to hereafter give d.
plomas in Latin to all upon whom honorary
degrees are conferred. Heretofore no diplU-
mas were Issued.
The main question before the board had
TO do with the question OF the fraternity
June dances and Easter holiday. The fra
ternitieS agreed TO DO away with their dances
provided the Curat0rs would see that no
dances were given by any fraternitieS and
that five holidays would be given at Easter.
The board refused to grant these holidays.
but IN doing so did not want TO be under
stood as favoring June dances. The clirat9rs
urge that more attention be PAID 10 tne
literary features of the commencement
The board provided for these new ilstr1c-
ttons for next year: one in each OF the
physical training departments, one N Greek
and classical archaeology ana one IN teen
nical chemistry. An assistant professor WIS
provided for IN history.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08

s-h-2 -Il-N I fSN H.,
Author OF Alabama Sketches"
pona-fde creation in David himself: and
TINS Is enough to give a remarkable and
deserved popularity. Yet reflect a moment
and there is not even a secOnd-rate novel
by Dickens which does not contain. I Will
not say one, but half dozen, humorous
character types, any Of which might be
named as an offset to the shrewd. kindly
horse trader and country banker. This is
not said in spirit Of detraction, but mere
ly to bring home the thought that We have
fallen on paucity of real character-crea-
ton. which results in an almost pathet-
icaiiy cordial reception for Il when a modi-
cum OF 1t Is proffered."
In addition to the rewarIing essay from
which the above quotation Is made Doctor
Burton considers other topics relating to
his general theme. Among these are the
cult Of the historical romance the love mo-
tive in modern fiction, the dark In litera-
ture. literature as a craft. the use of Eng
lish. note on modern criticism and Ger
tain other phases which receive his dis
eliminating attention. His little book Of
essays cannot fail to be appreciated by the
more thoughtful readers Of present-day
fiction. It IS issued at suitable moment
to receive attention which It unquestionably
deserves
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
MORE HIDDEN TREASURE FOUND
Seventeen Thousand Dollars Sc
creted by Brothers, Discovered.

sEPUBJTc SPECIAL.
Car5ondale. Ill. March 7.-The appraisers
Appointed ty the Probate Court Of Perry
County succeeded late yesterday In finding
an adiitiona! SUN of money concealed IN
the building owned by the F'roeIch Droths
ers OF Tamaroa- Doctor W W Parks ot
DI,o,IoIrl found concealed in toe Sdrtitioh
~ tre building $50, mostly in gold, when
had been carefully hidden there by Aleh
ErceIicr. 50 far S1T.clo has been found Sc
creted in the building. r-
rTbe brothers divided each night the earn
ing of the day and hid the same II 1ne
bIfiidinE. The estate Of the two men IS ap-
praised at S2I,g'.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08

Il possessing ambition to become n success
ful politician but Is hampered by his In
ability as an orator. The young man Who
IS naturally gifted In this respect, trains
his senior for years and finally wins success
for him There is very charming love
story interviewer. with the planters daush-
ter for heroine. The shorter stories in the
women are character sketches Of somewhat
the type for which Mr.. Harris is famous
The authors Illness has somewhat delayed
the publication OF the book.
The LeOpard's Spots" by Thomas DIX
on. Jr.will be published by Doubleday. Page
* Coat an early date. The announcement Of
this story OF the race problem from the
SOutherner's point OF view has been re-
ceivsd with such eagerness that although
II is the authors first book. the publishers
have been obliged 10 print a large first ed
iIiOn.
ITO the End OF the Trail" a novel OF
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
uroom Corn s1oS a Ton.

hfattoon. loon III. March last evening j.
"A Roseboom and Company of tins ci'y nIn puT,
CHASED the ~" AND 1911 crops ol nt 49,
fTb"y secured sixty-flve tons and tne d ~ ~
ege price paid was slQ5 ton thls Ms iS S'ar .,
;sTrSst single holding disposed OF TINS 80,
tsaES-,ars are fearing an over-producuGoli ~ :,
1ext var and are inclined not to holu 'i1-S
years crop too long.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08
New Books Received.

The following books have been sent to The
Republic this week for review:
The Magic Wheel By John Strange Winter.
J. T. i.ppincott Company. Philadelphia 81 %
Josh Billings Farmers AlIminaI. IsIs-Is.s :"
with cc.nic Illustrations. C. ". Dillingham; Com
pany. New York City.
Captain links Hero" BY Ernest Crosby. u
York city. $40.
Alabama Sketches" BY Ssmule Minturn Peck
A. G McCiuTg & Co.. Chicago
Ocean TO Ocean BY ]. W. C. Walker L.
s y. a. c. MeClurg & Co Chicago
Love In Its Tenderness" Idylls of Enochdhu.
BY J. r. Aitken. u. Appleton Co. New York
Csty. E.Ol