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The Washington times., 1902-12-07
COLUaBIAN'S NEW
FOOTBALL TEAM
Revival of Interest in All
Lines of Sport.
PLAYED A PLUCKY GAME
Athletics Will Be Encouraged by Lib
eral Board Of Directors-Players
and Managers.
PLAYED A PLUCKY GAME

The reorganization this season Of the
Columbian University football team
aroused considerable interest in the
student body and. all things considered.
the new eleven made creditable show
ing
The first game Of the season was with
the Western Maryland University. This
was tho only game won by Columbian.
score 10 10 o. A game was played
with Maryland Agricultural College,
score. Maryland y. Columbian 10. Games
were played with GaIlaudet. Baltimore
Medical College, and Franklin and Mar
shall, In ell Of which Columbian acquit-
ted herself well, although beaten. The
principal object Of the board Of direc-
tors Of the athletic association was 70
make a start and hold the team togorh-
err This has been accomplished. and in
another year Columbian viii have one
Of the best football teams in this sec
t10n
There Is no doubt OF the permanent
revival Of athletics at Columbian. and
IL is particularly gratifying TO note that
this university is complying to the let
ter with the Intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociation rules. and is not giving any
athletic scholarships. or fin any way de-
grading pure amateur athletics. The
faculty and alumni are. however. giving
great assistance along legitimate lines.
Great credit is due TO Captain Mus
grave. Captain Leach. Mr.. Church, Mr.
Poe. and. in fact. all members OF the.
team. President Houston and the board
OF directors. Capt. Orlan Clyde Cullen,
Mr.. SUNNY. Mr.. Lamb. Mr. Clark Mr.
Roger. and others are laboring hard to
put track and field. baseball, and other
teams in the field, and hope to again
secure the intercollegiate championship
for hammer throwing. won by Mr.. Mel
son last year Captain Cullen has also
accepted challenges from several mem-
bers Of the Diplomatic Corps to fence
this winter. both with foil. rapier. and
brOadsword. and may perhaps repeat
his successes OF last season.
The players who took part In most Of
the games are: Musgraye. captain and
left end; McGowan. left tackle. Cats.
left guard; Lewis. center; Heine. night
guard; Kelly. right tackle Poe. right
end; Church. right half: Oyster. left
half, Reddington. quarter; Garnett. full
back; AIr. Thompson. manager. and Alex. |
Houston. coach.
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
SALVATION ARMY PLANS
TO FEED ONE THOUSAND
Preparations Under Way for
Christmas Charity.
HOW WORK WILL BE DONE
Baskets of Provisions To Be Sent From
Local Barracks-Methods of
Raising Money.

The local branch of the Salvation
Army is making preparations TO cheer
the hearts OF the needy poor this Christ
mastide and so aid In ailaying. at least
at that season, some Of the hunger and
want within the city limits.
It is the intention OF the members OF
the Salvation Army TO send out baskets
OF food to families. and that they may
be adequately equipped in doing so the
assistance OF the public of Washington
is solicited
Appeals have been sent to merchants
and prominent citizens for contributions
of money and provisions, and these will
be used in a discretionary manner by
members Of the army. The Society OF
Associated Charities has supplied them
with list Of deserving families and in
dividual efforts will be made to locate
as many Of the city'5 poor as the army
Will be able 10 supply
1t is proposed that this number shall
reach at least a thousand. Baskets Of
provisions. sufficient to accommodate
families consisting Of five persons. will
be sent out from the local barracks, 932
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest En-
sign Sewers has charge OF the work. and
all contributions Will be distributed un-
der his direction. Contributions will be
received on and after December Is. and
those who wish TO assist by donations
OF money or provisions. may either send
them to the barracks, or inform Ensign
Sewers. who will send for them
A new method OF collecting the neees-
sary funds for this worthy enterprise
will be established in Washington with
In the next few days. Pots resembling
the legendary gypsy boiling pots will be
distributed about the city's streets in
which contributions Of money may be
made. It is the purpose Of Ensign Sow
ers and his assistants 10 place these
unique collection pots in the shopping
districts OF Washington. where the more
fortunate residents OF the city may be
reminded in their purchasing tours OF
homes that viii be desolate and hearts
that are deprived of the happiness of
Christmastide.
The consent Of the Commissioners Of
the District and Major Sylvester has
already been obtained and all that re-
mains necessary is to get the permission
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

The machinery and stock in the plan
ing mill Of T. n. Risheill & Sons, south
east corner Of Royal and Wilkes Streets.
was offered at public auction today by
r. +. Knox. auctiOncsr. and purchased
by NJ L. Risheill for the sum OF Sl473.
which includes deed OF trust for 81 G0O
The December term or the circuit
court for this city. with Judge Charles
T. Nicol presiding. which has been fin
session since last Monday. has adjourn
ed for the teru.
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
AMERICAN PRICES IN LONDON

Quotations for American securities on
today's London market showed very
small changes from yesterdays closing
level here. Shortly before the OPENING
Of the New York stock Exchange Erie
common and first preferred and New
York Central was quoted a below
parity; Atchison preferred Baltimore
and Ohio common. Denver common Kan
sas and Texas. Norfolk common. Penn
sylyania Southern Railway common and
preferred, Union PaCidc preferred and
united states steel common, each d
Others were quoted ik below.
CANADIAN Pacific. Illinois Central and
Reading first preferred were quoted q,
above parity, and others were quoted b
above
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
CARDINAL GIBBONS
PLACES DEED ON az

a deed Of trust was placed on file yes
'eIuay by Cardinal Gibbons in his pri-
'a'e capacity and in his official capacity
as archbishop OF the diocese OF Balti-
more. in the Office Of the Recorder OF
Deeus, TO secure the payment OF So
OOO' The property pledged is part OF
'ne tract known as Friendship" and
adIoins that recently purchased bv the
sisters OF Providence. The trustees
named In the deed are C. c. Powers. Of
Philadelphia, and Richard W. Tyler. Of
this city.
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE
EXCHANGE TO ELECT OFFICER

The members Of the Washington Real
Estate Exchange viii meet in the Hotel
Barton Wednesday evening next at g
O'Clock for the purpose OF selecting a
nominating committee and 10 present
the names Of four members Cor election
20 the board OF governors. as provided
by the constitution. and for the tranzac-
ton of such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
The oncers win also report as 10 the
condition Of the EXCHANGE. and fte
WorhiHFs during the past year.
After the meeting a buffet supper viii
be- served
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

been dismissed by the Chicago board
nave carried its decisions before the
supreme court for review. Thus far.
however, the court has sustained the
board
So successfully has the civil service
system in New York proved that the sal
aries Of the members Of the State com
mission have been raised within the
past year from $4,000 to $4,000.
Taken as a whole the progress in civil
service reform outside the domain NJ
The United States Commission has been
much greater than would actually an
pear on the surface, due to an extent to
the work carried on by the national
board
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
GRANTED A DIVORCE.

Mrs. Florence C. Coon was yesterday
granted a divorce from Gustavus W
Coon. The decree. which is signed by
Justice Hagner, states that the separa-
tion was granted because Of the deser-
tion Of Ms. Coon by her husband.
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
GROWTH ANDS SPREAD
OF CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
Frequent Requests for Information and Advice Re-
Ceved by the Commission.

The growth and spread OF the civil
service system in The various States Of
the Union. also in the District Of Co
lumbia. has been closely watched by the
members cf the Civil Service Commits
sion in this city. While the System is
not under the control Of the Commits
sion. yet frequent requests for informa-
tion. advice. and suggestions are receiv-
ed from State officers as to the best
means Of beginning. regulating. or more
firmly establishing civil service methods
under statutes drawn by State Legisla-
tures
The growth Of the United States civil
service schemes has been so rapid and
remarkable IN the past few years that
the systems spread in the States hiss
been virtually overlooked. except b.
persons directly interested. According
to statistics gathered by the Civil Ser
vice Commission there are at present
only twelve States out OF the forty-ive
comprising the Union without any civil
service laws whatever. One Of these,
New Jersey, is now considering the
adoption Of the system through the ef-
forts OF Governor Murphy. and it is like
ly that action viii be had in January
by the Legislature looking to the exten-
sion Cf the service over the Statehouse
employees. In several States the service
merely covers fire and police, or school
boards and teachers number Of
States have laws applicable only TO cit
les.
Service May be Extended.
The Indications are that the service
will be extended in the District Of Co
lumhia within the next few years until
It covers every branch Of the municipal
government. Already the police and
Gremen are under it, and but few
weeks ago q milk and food inspec or was
appointed in accord with its provisions.
The District Commissioners have twice
in their annual reports
that the service be extended to all local
and the Civil Service Com .
mission. under whose directions appli- .
cants for positions in the District gov
3 EILulfNL ere Nholtllli'Ar Na" N"A+HHA HA at /.
the recommendation.
Massachusetts has thus far proven the /
most progressive Of an the States with /
regard TO civil service reform. As far /,
back as 1S94 action was taken by the
and law was passed based .
largely upon the Federal act and on the
New York state act passed in 1889. The
service is applied TO both state and city
governments under State commission
imiIar 20 the United states Civil Serv-
ce Commission and the work is carried
.u much the same as by the latter body
The procedure IS therefore uniform and
De law i5 economically administered.
Practically all positions Of a clerical /
haracter IN Massachusetts arc included
nder the civil service law. The system
pplies TO the present fire. police. school.
-
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

ianitor and other services in the CITY OF
Boston and 20 such cities as may volun-
i2rily seek from the commissioners the
extension Of the system. Last year the
cities Of Lowell. Milton and Quincy
sought and obtained such extension
which had previously been adopted by
nearly all the most important cities IN
the S,ao. The Legislature last year also
passed an important general act annIv-
ing civil service rules TO the police ana
IRE departments Of any town in the Com
monWealth in which it should be ac-
cested by the voters.
Nothing General in Ohio.
As yet Ohio has no general cl,iI s.-r
ice law. Civil service rules have beeD
adopted BY the fire and police deDsrt-
ments Of several cities. but the politicaI
forces have been so balanced as in nro-
vent the adoption OF any general law
Two oils have been introduced in ,bo
Legislature, one on the State plan
modelled after the Massachusetts Ian
and the other on the local outioD MIA,
similar TO one in use I'm Illinois. The erst
OF these bills passed the Senate in 1895
but the vote was reconsiderod and the
result changed. At the next session of
the Legislature, in 1898. the Other hin
was introduced. but never reached .
vote A measure was introduced nj the
last Legislature providing for a revisio,
OF the entire municipal code Of Ohio
included in Il were provisions for the
appointment OF a commission 10 cIaeetsr
all city officers and install svster, of
civil service or merit system" The
Dlli. however, never made any prog-oes
IN June of last year the entire sim,
alton in Ohio. however. suddenly under
went a complete change. Three decisions
OF the supreme court virtually eweD+
from the statute book an special legjs-
lation passed since 1855. Goyerror Negb
called a special session of the T.epiel,-
cure. which enacted a code providinp f,~
,he government Of an municipal corpor-
atioHs Of the State. This code goes into
effect i'm May, 1902. BY IT provision ie
made for the establishment Of a1f -,
Inc merit system in the FIRE and polfco
department. Of an cities. TO be adminis-
Tered by respective boards OF publi,
.aiety therein.
Strict in Chicago.
Among the cities Chicago has the dis
inction OF having the strictest civil SER
ice law that exists. Il is authorized ur-
Ter the act OF the Illinois legislature n,
a''' which is applicable 90 those cities
which chose TO adopt it.
in Chicago The civil service board has
ne power to summon witnesses and ad- /
-inlster oaths and TO make iuvestira- /
Ions All powers which involve the dis /
nisaal Of employees are held DIV tbo
oard. in this respect the powers Of .
he Chieogo commission are unique. .
many dissatisfied employees. who have
The Washington times., 1902-12-07
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
Louis c. Barley Nominated
for Corporation Judge.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Dec. Sat a
meeting OF the Alexandria Bar Associa-
tion held at o'clock this afternoon in
the corporation courtroom. Louis c.
Barley was nominated for the position
Of judge of the corporation court TO fu
the uneXpired term cf Judge j. K.
~ Norton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-11
0ETHE
By GEN CHARLES KING.

major deemed 1t best that for the time be-
ing his young adjutant should be sent away
from the post Impulse prompted Field to
ask wherein he had offended or failed. Re-
Election taught him, however, that he would
be wise TO ask no questions. 1t might well
be that Webb knew more of what had hap
pened during the night than he, Beverly
Field, would care to have mentioned.
You can be ready. can you not?' asked
the major. :R'
II am ready now, sir" was the brief, firm
lad resented and in heart rebelled at the
detail. To whom shall l turn over the post
fund, sir?"
II do not care to have you transfer funds
or-anything, Field This IS but a tenn
porary affair. one that will take you away
perhaps a fortnight"
II prefer that 1t should be permanent
SIR" was the young officers sudden inter-
ruption, and. though his eyes were blazing
he spoke with effort, his face still white
with mingled sense of indignity and indig-
nation.
Gently Mr.. Field" said Webb with I'M
ruffied calm. even while uplifting hand in
quiet warning. I'VE will consider that, II
need be. on your return. Meantime, IL you
desire, | will receipt to you for the post
fund or any other public money"
THAT Is the trouble, sir. The best can
do is give you an order for 1t. Post treas
urers. as a rule, have not had to turn over
their funds at 4 O'Clock In the morning., -
which statement was true enough however
injudicious 1t might be to bruit It. Mild
hammered commanding officers sometimes
amaze their suhordinates by most unlocked
for and unwelcome eruptiveness of speech
when they feel that an unwarrantable lib
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SEVEN NEW PoIsoNS FOUND.
The Discoveries of a Professor at Uni
versity of Michigan.

special to the Baltimore American from
Ann Arbor. Mich, yesterday says: DR.. Jules
o. Schlotterbeck, professor OF pharmacog-
rosy and botany in the University Of Mich
igan, is about to make known officially the
discovery of seven new poisons. The pol
sons are all distinct, though three of them
are made from the same vine. They will
be used for medicinal purposes. and expert
ments to test their properties on the lower
animals are now in preparation. Three OF
these poisons are made from the Allegheny
vine which grows in abundance Oh porches
all about this section of the state. Besides
the known poison protopine made from this
yine the professor has extracted poison
which he has named adImtne and adlurni-
dine and one still unnamed. From the
calandine poppy the professor has extracted
the fourth and fifth poisons. called stylo-
phine and disphylline. ard from the Japan
csc celadine the poison bacconidine. and one
yet unnamed. Out of twenty-five pounds of
the Allegheny vine used this fall for the
extraction of three of the seven new poi
sons there were only two ounces of them
combined This same process IS used for
the Japanese celadine and the celadine
poppy.
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Answers to Question Proposed to EN-.
ployers by Secretary Easley.

pIOySI6 py SECRETARY EaSley.
At the third session of the annual meet
ing Of the Industrial department of the
National Civic Federation in New York
yesterday, as on each of the two previous
days, with the hall crowded to it's capacity,
the general topic for discussion was Indus
trial Agreements" but the subject was not
taken up until papers and speeches that
were crowded out of yesterdays program
had been presented.
Owing to the late arrival of Senator
Hanna, the committee was called to order
with Archbishop Ireland occupying the
chair.
Secretary Ralph M. Easley read a paper
by Frederick D. Underwood. president of
the Erie railroad, VINO had expected to be
present, but was unavoidably detained On
the question of arbitration Mr.. Underwood
said to make it a success disnterested arbi-
traitors must be chosen by parties to the
dispute. 1t was also necessary to eradicate
that his employer wishes to take petty ad-
vantage of him.
Secretary Easley also read part Of a cir
cular he had sent to a, large number of
manufacturers asking them, DO you re-
gard it a practical proposition to gradually
reduce hours by voluntary, uniform agree
ment throughout given industry, pro-
vded the employees agree to abandon any
arbitrary restrictions upon output"
To the question 920 replies were received
go of them being in the affirmative
Marcus NJ. Marks, president of the Ma
tional Association of Clothing Manufacture
ers, followed, taking the position that the
shOrt-hour day Is necessary not only for
the employees, but for the employers.
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HAS IS FINGERS AND TOES.
Strange Case of Typhoid Fever Patient
in Baltimore.

The Baltimore Sun says: Suffering from
typhoid fever. Gustav Weiskell, five years
old, was admitted to the Baltimore Univer-
sity Hospital last Saturday afternoon. The
child, who is the son of Frederick and EN-
ma Weiskell, arrived in Baltimore last Sat
urday on the North German Lloyd steamer
Kon from Bremen. The boy is thought to
have contracted the disease on the voyage
When the Koln arrived in Baltimore the
child was taken Immediately to the hos
ptal, where the disease was diagnosed as
typhoid fever. When the physicians at the
hospital examined the patient it was found
that the boy had seven fingers on his right
hand and six on the left. He also has six
toes on each foot On the right hand the
thumb and first two fingers are the same
as those of ordinary mortals. The ring
finger and the middle finger are double.
On the left hand, on which there are six
fingers. the first three are normal, but at
the joint of the little fingers there is an
extra growth, which can be easily called
sixth finger. The toes on each foot show
the same popularity. The extra toes grow
just at the base of the little one. The child
appears to suffer no Inconvenience from
these extra fingers and toes.
The father Of the child has gone on to
Chicago, the destination of the parents,
but the mother remains in the city waiting
for the boys recovery, which is expected
shortly.
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CHAPTER ".

CHAPTER ".
Many a time has II happened in the old
days OF the old army that the post adjutant
has begged 20 be allowed to go with some
detachment sent after Indians. Rarely has
1t happened, however. without any request
from the detachment commander or of his
own, has the post adjutant been ordered to
20. No one could say OF Beverly Field that
ne had not abundantly availed himself Of
every opportunity for active service In the
past. During his first two years with the
regiment he had spent more than half the
time In the saddle and afield, scouting the
trails Of war parties or marauding bands,
or watching over a peaceable tribe when on
the annual hunt. Twice he had been out
with Ray, which meant a liberal education
In plainscraft and frontier duty. Twice
twenty times. probably. had he said he
would welcome a chance to go again with
Captain Ray, and now the chance had come,
so had the spoken order. and, far from
receiving IL with rejoicing, IL was more
than apparent that he heard 1t with some
thing like dismay
But Webb was not the man 10 either ex-
plain or defend an order even to junior
for whom he cherished regard. Field felt
instinctively that it was not because OF a
wish expressed in the past he was so sud
denly hidden TO take the field. Rays senior
subaltern, as has been said. was absent, be-
ing on duty at West Point. but his junior
was on hand. and Ray really did not need.
and probably had not applied for, the serv-
ices Of Mr.. Field. II was all the major s
doing. and all, reasoned he. because the
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HIGGINsON ADMITS DEFEAT.
End of the War Problem in the West
Indies.

dispatch from Mayaguez, Porto Rico,
Yesterday says: Admiral Hgginson ar
rived here at IL clock last night and sent
a letter to Admiral Sumner under flag of
truce the Hist serving as a messenger, an
nouncing his presence with four battle ships
and a number of cruisers. He further
stated that If the harbor was properly
mined he would concede the victory to Ad-
miral Sumner and congratulate the latter
on his success. Admiral Sumner replied
that Mayaguez had been captured and
mined, and thanked Admiral Higginson for
his congratulations.
Admiral Higginson with his fleet pro-
ceeded to Culebra Island and was followed
by Admiral Summer.
This afternoon Admiral Sumner issued an
order announcing the successful termina-
ton of the problem and conveying his con-
CALCULATIONS to his subordinates The order
said:
Among other things involved in the
solution, we have had a long and trying
steaming period at high speed, running
without lights at night, making many exact
courses and distances in exact time, cover
ing a route of over ], 800 miles in five days,
running large and heavy ships into a
strange harbor with high speed at just
dawn, and mining the channel with dis
patch, all of which was performed without
accident, and even without material hitch
or delay"
In his official report, Captain Turner,
commander of the cruiser Atlanta. states
he was chased by the enemy's scouts Mon
day night and attacked by the Olympia and
torpedo boats, but he believes that the
Atlanta escaped. The Olympia. however
claims the capture of the Atlanta. The re-
suit of the game is not affected, whatever
may he the fate of the Atlanta. in view of
the fault of Admiral Higginson to appear
with superior force before MayagueZ was
mined by Admiral Summers squadron.