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NUI0N RAILWAY
STATION PLANS.
COMMISSIONERS SEE DRAWINGS.
Senator Mcmillan Gives Matter His
AttentiOn-Discus Over the
Personal Tax Law Bobs
Up Serenely.

Blue prints and drawings, showing the
street plans for the proposed union rail-
way station. occupied the attention of the
District Commissioners and Senator Nc
MILAN for several hours in the Senate Dis
trict Committee room yesterday.
The Senator stated to the Commissioners
that he wished to secure from them all
possible information and data affecting the
subject in order that he might be prepared
for any question which might arise when
the bill which he will introduce comes up
for consideration in the Senate.
VIII Want to Know.
He anticipates that members of the Sen
ate will desire to know certain important
facts regarding the amount OF land to be
taken, the new streets which the building
OF the depot will render necessary, the
probable cost of the land, and much
other data.
The plat shows five new streets, one of
which will follow generally the course of
the tracks leading out from the present
Baltimore and Ohio station, and passing
the site of the proposed new depot.
There will be two other new thorough
fares. one on either side of the depot
building, and then conTerging into a V
shape. running into Delaware Avenue
north and east of the structure. There
will then be two short streets running
FROM the depot on either side into E
Street.
Handle the Blue Prints.
The Commissioners went over the
drawings carefully with Senator McMil-
Ian and discussed them at some length
They will at once begin an investi-
CATION of all matters pertaining to the
subject and submit their report to the
Serate District Committee as early as
possible. The bill will thea be considered
in full committee and Senator Mcmillan
Will bring ii before the Senate soon there
after
Discuss Personal Tax
There was also an informal discussion
of the personal tax law at the conference
yesterday. 1t is thought that the meas
ure drafted by the Assessor. H. II.
Darneille, which does not meet with the
approval of Senator Mcmillan. may be re-
Vamped by the committee. being mate.
rally shortened and made clearer and
more comprehensive.
Senator Mcmillan is determined that a
personal tax law which will be effective
ana adequate to meet the requirements OF
the District shall be passed No action
or decision was reached upon the matter
at the conference this morning.
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PRESIDENT WAS LIBERAL.
kentuckinns See Him i'm Interest of
Federal OMcehOIdcrs.


Senator Deboe. Representative Boreing
and John T. Yerkes. Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue. accompanied by E. T.
Franks. collector of internal revenue of
the Second Kentucky district. called at
the White House yesterday. The coterie
succeeded in proving to the President that
there was nothing in the charges that Mr..
Franks had violated the civil service reg
ulations.
They also put in good word for Sam J.
Roberts. collector of internal revenue
at Lexington. The result was that the
President sent a note to Secretary Gage
of the Treasury Department to the effect
that the two officers should be retained in
their respective positions, if their past
records were satisfactory.
The President was also asked to retain
the present incumbent, C. NJ. Barnett, OF
the office of surveyor of the port of Louis
vile. This will probably be done.
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bankruptcy throughout the United States.
IF the code repeais the bankruptcy law
for the District. 1t ceases to be uniform
law throughout the United States. and
either the bankruptcy act must remain
iIN force in the District. or it must have
been renealed for the whole country.
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CASE OF HARRIS BROTHERS.
Their Preliminary Examination
Postponed Until Next Tuesday.

The preliminary hearing of Guy c. and
Ralph r. Harris charged with highway
robbery. was continued in the United
States branchof the Police Court yester-
day until Tuesday next.
F. S. Butler, OF 5l5 Eleventh Street
northwest. the complainant. charged that
the Harris brothers held him up and took
from him a $3.50 diamond stud and
watch and chain worth Sl0O. The Har-
rises assert that Butler pawned the jew
elry to them for SO
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GOES TO ST. LOUIS.
Cant. David Jones VIII BE on Duty
mt the Exposition.

Capt. David Jones, L. S. N, retired, who
resides in Pittsburg, has been assigned by
the Navy Department to duty with the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Rear Admiral Edwin White, U. S. N,
has been assigned to duty with the State
Department IN connection with claims
against the United States. growing out of
the hombardment of villages in Samoa by
American warshins, in the internal dis
turhancos there in 1900.
Admiral Ni'tc at that time commanded
the cruiser Philadelphia.
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Movements of Naval Vessels.

The supply ship Celtic has arrived at
Manila. The training ship Hartford has
sailed from New LONDON Tor New York,
the training ship Alert from Santa Barbara
for Monterey, and the despatch boat Dol
phin from Washington for San Juan, p. R..
TO engage in surveying work.
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Mrs. Jack Gardner and Protese.

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Mrs. Jack" Gard
ner, the eccentric society woman Of Bos-
ton, arrived in Chicago yesterday with
her protege, George Proctor, pianist.
whom she is helping in his career. They
will remain a week as the house guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh on
the Lake Shore drive.
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New Service to Florida,

Call any Southern Railway Agent for copy
Of The Southern's Palm Limited" folder Civ
LIMITED the Southern Railways superb train
between New York. Washington and Aiken,
Augusta and St Augustine, Fla, which will pass
through Washington 6:35 p. m, January H. on
Is initial trip South.
All prospective Florida passengers should be
sure 10 this train.
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FRIENDS OF
SCHLEY ACTIVE.
Will Press Consideration
Upon Congress.
CAPTAIN CLARK At WHITE HOUSE
Sent for by the President. Pre-
sumabIy in Regard to the Court of
Enquiry Finding-Mr. Roosevelt
Conducting an Investigation on
His Own Account.

Friends of Rear Admiral Schley are
considering plans to secure action upon
some one of the various resolutions af-
fecting him which have been introduced
in Congress.
A meeting of the Maryland delegation
will be held some time during the COM
ing week to decide upon the resolution
they will press for consideration.
The Schirm Resolution.
1t is probable that they will ask that
the one introduced by Representative
Schirm, considered the most satisfactory
to the friends of Admiral Schley, will be
selected. 1t tenders Admiral Schley a
vote of thanks for his conspicuous services
in the Santiago campaign. and accepts
the statement OF Admiral Dewey as to the
credit for the victory.
1t is not proba BILE that. in view of the
tendency of the Committee on Naval Af-
fairs to smother the Schley resolutions,
a petition may be circulated asking the
Speaker to recognize some member of
the Maryland delegation, probably Mr..
Pearre, upon motion to bring the mat
ter before the House 1t is thought that
such petition would receive the sigma
lures of two-thirds of the members of the
House.
4 Compliance Doubtful
Speaker Henderson agrees with the
President that the matter should be
dropped and that nothing should be done
to revive it. 1t is doubtful If he will
agree to the request of the petitioners.
President Roosevelt Is evidently con-
Quoting a day to day Schley court of en-
quiry on his own account. He yesterday
summoned Capt. C. E. Clark, who com
manded the Oregon in the battle of San
tiago, to the White House, and it is be-
lieved, the Schley controversy bore a part
in the conference. Captain Clark's tes-
timony, 1t is claimed by Admiral Schley's
counsel, was not given deserved consider
alton by the court.
Other Conferences Held.
Rear Admiral Crowninshield aud Cap
tain Lemly, Judge Advocate General of
the Navy, were both at the White House
during the past week. Both had long con-
ferences with the President
Captain Clark declined, at the eonclu-
sion of his conference with the President.
to say anything regarding 1t. He was ac-
companied in his visit by Rear Admiral
Taylor, who will succeed Admiral Crown
inshield as Chief of the Bureau of Navi-
cation when the latter assumes command
of the European station in March.
The Attorney General is authority for
the direct statement that the Schley case
has not been turned over to him for any
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81. 20 to Baltimore and Return, Via
Ii. 6 o. II. H.,
Saturday and Sunday, January II and l2
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salvatioui.ts Ask Recognition.

PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE Salvation Army
has applied to the authorities for recog-
milton under the law dealing with relig-
iOus orders
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Appreciation OF Mr. Frecmnn's Ef.
forts.

The magnificent floral decorations that adorned
the rooms OF the lroquois Club the opening
night were supplied by Mr. Joseph Freeman, the
wel-known florist of Gl2 Thirteenth Street north
west. They attracted many admiring remarks
from those present and the club highly appre-
ciates Mr.. Freemans successful efforts to add
to the beauty of the rooms upon that occasion.
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FIynn's Business College, sth and X.
Business. Shorthand Typewritinc-s25 year.
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Capt. Ciark'r Promotion.


The Navy Department. has received q
great many communicat tons urging that
Captain Clark be given some substantial
reward for his services in the Spanish
war. These are all based on the erro-
neous assumption that Captain Clark. al
though nomnally advanced six numbers.
is in reality lower on the list of captains
than he was at the beginning of the Span
ish war. through having been jumped by
other officers who were advanced for war
service.
AS matter of fact. Congress prevented
any such injuries being done by provid-
ing that officers jumped by the advance
ment of other officers should not be re-
tarded in promotion through that course.
The President, however, Is anxious to be-
stow signal honors on Captain Clark, be-
lieving that his services are deserving of
even greater reward than he received al
though given six numbers, while the other
Santiago captains were given five numbers
each.
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Qbs 1uasbinston Timts.
SUNDAY, JANUARY IL, 1902.
Publication Office:
CORNER TENTH AND D STREETS.
The Weather Inaicatioi
TEMPERATURE.

Fair and cold today; brisk to high
northwesterly winds Fair tomorrow.
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THE SUN AND MOON.

Highest temperature, p. m..-..........S
Lowest temperature, d. m...........2 2
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81 % to Baltimore and Return. Via
d. e. o. II. H., Saturday and Sunday,
January II and u, tickets good returning until
following Monday. Good on all trains eAcept
Royal Limited.
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WORK ON WAR
VESSELS SLOW.
Naval Constructor BOWl0S
Reports Little Progress.
MAINE EXHIBITS AN INCREASE.
Delay Attributed to Shortage in
steel SuppIy-TorpcdO Boats Away
Eehind Time-Nonitors Arc some
whnt Nearer Completion Than the
other Floating Forts.

Reports received by Chief Naval Com
structor Bowles for the month Of Deem
Der show that in that month little prog
ress was made on any Of the great num-
ber of vessels which are being built Tor
the navy.
Of the eight battleships under ccnstCuc-
tion, the Maine exhibits the greatest per-
centage Of increase, from "A tc IS per cent.
The Missouri is 81 per cent completed,
with 5 per cent gained in the month and
the Georgia, New Jersey, and Rhode Is
land. recently started. show merely nom
inal gains.
Virginia Behind Time.
No work has been done on the Vir-
ginia and the Nebraska, and the Ohio still
remains at 43 per cent, no progress ca her
having been made in the month. OF the
six armOred cruisers under construction,
none of which has progressed more than
10 per cent toward completion, the Penn
sylvania shows the greatest gain, from s
to Is per cent.
Little work was done on the nine pro-
tected cruisers and the four monitors
which are being built. Tine Cleveland leads
the list of protected cruisers. with y
per cent of work done, gain of 2 per cent
in the month.
Slew Hut Sure.
The monitors are slowly but surely
nearing completion, the Nevada having
progressed more than the others, with %
per cent of work done to her credit.
Very little progress was made with the
construction of any of the sixteen torpedo
boat destroyers and the nine torpedo
boats. Some OF them, however, have been
practically completed, although there is
likely to be long delay before any are
put in commission. owing to the necessity
of change in their plans.
OF the seven submarine torpedo boats,
the Moccasin heads the list, with % per
cent of work done.
The delays are attributed principally to
the failure of the shipbuilders to secure
steel material.
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STREET LIGHTING.

Low tide. :05 A. NJ. and Ala P. NJ
High tide. ......... 8: sc A. NJ. and L 10 i. NJ
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consideration. He lsaid- !on Friday. after
the Cabinet meeting. that he had given
no consideration to -the-matter and that
the President had not asked him to do so.
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TIDE TABLE.

Sun rose. 1928 A. NJ. Sun sets. .4:49 PM.
Neon rises ........-. Moon sets..S:03 PM.
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Winter Tourists

Lamps lit today y.................5:37 P. NJ.
Lamps out tomorrow. 6:27 A. NJ.
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will find the service, rates and stop-over priv
ileges offered by the Sesboard Air Line of inter-
est. The short lire to Pinehurst, Camden. Bruns-
wick, all Florida points, Nassau and Havana
Office, 1921 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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The condition of Mrs Ida VI. Adams, who
was two months ago thrown from car in Wash
ington and seriously injured, and who suffered
a relapse several weeks ago, remains unchanged.
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The grand jury term of the Corporation Court
will meet next Monday morning. So far as
known there cases of Importance to come
up, although there are several minor ones The
jury will be composed of the following: Messrs.
Alexander I.yles, c. ". Moore, Ii. c. Field,
Henry Baader. d. r. Stansbury, J. r. Zimmer-
man, James F. Muir, George 5. French, Ashby
Miller, Thomas Hoy, John P. Robinson, and
George McBurney.
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A. Z. Smoot, of this city. who is on a hunt
ing trip in North Carolina, recently killed
fine deer weighing 202 pounds. 1t is on exhibi-
tion at Schuler's store, on King Street
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Miss Elizabeth Bouldin is the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. Berryran Green, iO7 North Wash
ington Street.
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W. II. Bouldin, of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary, will preach at O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon at the Railroad Reading Rooms.
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Invitation has been issued by the ladies OF
the Camera Club for an entertainment to be
given at the residence Of Mrs. G. ". Ramsay,
5l7 Cameron Street, next Wednesday evening.
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81 REALIZED THAT 1 WAS LosT.n
was said by the Adjutant- General of the

was said by the Adjutant- General of the
army.
II will guarantee Averell will volunteer
to go if you give him chance" was the
reply of the first speaker; and so it came
about that Lieut.. w. W. Averell started
on the 18th of April from Washington
on a most perilOus mission, one that in.
vOlved the safety Of 1 1000 Regulars, and
at that time they We're sorely needed by
the Government.
/ will endeavor to give Gen. Averells
own narration of the events that followed:
''Three days travel brought me to st.
Louis, where I discarded my uniform and
assumed the disguise Of young man in
search of his sister, who lived in Texas;
fortunately l had some knowledge of GER
tain localities in that State, and Of per.
sons whose names had heard mentioned
by brother officer who had made a cam
paign or two there against the Indians.
The railroad at that time was extended no
farther than Pilot Knob, and from thence
an old-fashioned stage coach wended its
long and tedious way over the hills of
Missouri and Arkansas to Fort Smith.
Southern Missouri was enthusiastic for
secession, and the farther South l went
the more intense the sentiment became.
The stage coach would rattle into a little
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Gov. Hogg's Mistake.
Uhe Argonaut.)


During his recent visit to London. ex-
Governor Hogg, of Texas, who, it will bs
remembered, refused to wear knee
played his ignorance of English social Gus
toms in most amusing way. 1t seems
that at the close of fashionable dinner,
he found himself at the door of the man.
sion beside a handsome woman who had
sat opposite him at the table but whose
name he had not caught. She awaited
her carriage, but was unescorted.
Surely you are not going home alone,
MADAME" said the polite Governor to the
lady.
THANK you, Governor" she said. .'but
I'm perfectly safe. My carriage is below
nOw."
But. madam" he persisted, "in Texas
we never permit lady to go home alone
from party. 1 should esteem it great
favor to be allowed to escort you to your
house."
II won't trouble you, Governor" she re-
piled. cordially, but you may see me to
my carriage"
This rejection of his company set Gov
ernor Hogg thinking that he had commit
ted an error, and he proceeded to consult
Ambassador ChOate 'They do things diff
ferently over here" explained the AM
bassadOr, gravely; "it was not quite the
right thing for you to do to offer to take
the lady home; but don't worry That was
the famous Duchess of c., one of the
brightest and most practical women in
you for your mistake" The Ambassador
smiled reassuredly.
"Choate," said the Ex-Governor, wasn't
it clever Of me to pick out such sensible
and fine=l6oking ladv ms the D,fhcss Of
c. 10 maka that Texas hTeak on 2,
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on the litter and they would carry him
back to the field dressing station, but he
refused, and said that he could get along
all right, and for them to take his gun
and go to the front and fight. Finally
they had to put him on the litter by force.
1t was about l COG yards to the dressing
station, but before they reached it he
died.
STRIPPING FOR THE FIGHT.
When the news finally came on the 18th
of March that the Oregon regiment had
been relieved from provost duty and had
been made a part of Wheaton's flying
brigade" to chase the Filipinos out of the
Pasig region, there was joy in barracks
and quarters. Every face was wreathed
in smiles and cheers went up from the
parade ground. We had but few hours
to prepare for the field, pack all our ex-
ira baggage and clothing and vacate quar-
tiers for our successors.
We stripped for business and had no
frills whatever. taking with us only shelter
half, blanket and poncho, haversack, can
teen and cartridge belt. In few days
most of the men discarded the shelter half
and blanket and depended entirely upon the
ponchO for covering. Our regimental col
ors, both State and National, were cased
ard deposited with the Quartermaster, and
we took with US nothing but a little storm
flag for headquarters purposes. Our
swords we packed away in our chests as
useless, as indeed they are in modern
warfare, useless toy and a senseless
incumbrance in the field. When we went
into action and needed anything to point
with in giving orders, the only real use
we had for sword, any kind of stick
We might pick up would serve the pur-
pose. My own Sword of Bunker Hill,"
carried through several unpleasantnesses,
was nothing but a bamboo slat wrenched
from window of rice granary. The
officers wore the same blue shirts as the
men, some of them sewing their straps
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and with my overcoat for a bed and a
light blanket over me soon dropped off to
sleep.
about an hour afterward l was awak-
ened by the horse rubbing its nose over
my face and whinnying as if to warn me of
danger. Three great timber wolves were
skulking in the darkness, and these had
frightened the horse. l had no ammuni-
tiOn to waste on wolves, nor did 1 wish
to shoot and make a noise / knew all
about wolves, and drove them away with
a few well-directed rocks hurled from the
hand. Daylight came at last and revealed
a route over which scaled the bluff. Nv
course now being directed by the COM
pass and the rough draft of a chart show
ing the direction of the military road that
proposed to strike at distance far
enough away to elude my pursuers.
"All that day 1 Travelled over the hills
parallel with the road and at a distance,
as estimated, of about 10 miles from it.
The next day l attempted to reach the
road and instead got into a wilderness of
wild cane and had to retrace my steps,
and then laid out new course All the
next day and for three succeeding days
Travelled slowly until l stumbled unex-
pectedly on an Indian wickup where
there was squaw, two papooses and Q
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A Home Cure for Cancer.

Thousands Of dollars have been spent
and years Of labor exerted to discover
the cause and perfect cure for that terri
pie disase, Cancer. The cause is only in
from the fact that it might lead to dis
cOvery of a cure. The cure is q vital
problem. Success has attended the efforts
so far Of but one concern, the DR.. ID. M.
Bye Co. These eminent specialists have
perfected Combination Of Oils which
have wonderful effects on diseased tissue.
leaving unharmed the sound. The Oils are
mild and safe. and can be used at home
in most cases. Don't triie with death; ;
particulars. Address DIR. d. M. Bye Co
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they use from cever. seeking to keep their
exact location secret while endeavoring
to discover that of the enemy. They want
no banners to rally around nor to give
the enemy mrkltO shoot at. They can
not afford to waste men to carry colors
into fight as q mark for the enemy.
Those men can do better service with
rifles. Likewise the officer can do better
service with a stick or nothing at all than
with a sword.r True, the sword is a
badge of auth0ity and serves to distin-
guish an officer and q gentleman from
mere enlisted men. but there are better
ways to show that a man is an officer
and gentleman than by buckling sword
upon his side, and there are better ways
of maintaining authority and the respect
Of ones men thanIby wearing it. 1t is
useless incumbRance, mere relic of a
former age, and should be abolished alto
gether, even from the ballroom. When
Othello sang his farewell to war he did
it in prophetic vein; for he described
war as it is today, when he said:
Farewell the neighing steed and the
shrill trump,
The spiriu-stirring drum, the ear-piercing
fife,
The royal banner; and all quality,
Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious
war;"
A man burrowed into the ground and
trying to worm himself deeper, exchang
ing shots with an enemy like concealed
Iand 1000 to 1900 yards distant, has no
use for neighing steeds and shrill trumps,
nor desire to have anywhere near him
the royal banner. and if he be an officer
he is glad enough that his sword is most
anywhere except in his hand or dangling
between his legs. When the British in
Africa saw the folly of swords, bright
uniforms and Haunting flags, and made
the officers dress like the men and car
ry rifles instead of swords, they gave Of
fetal notice to the world that war had
taken on a new phase-a phase the vol
unteers in Luzon discovered and adopted
in 1899.
ITO ha contiuuadl