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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Foreign Cotton Growing.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Owing to the nigh prices which the chief
product of the southern states of this coun-
try has commanded for several months,
European buyers have been looking eagerly
for chance to get supplies elsewhere. The
question IS of vital Importance to England,
because she manufactures more cotton than
any other country in the world. Of the
lO3,0IO,0oO splndles which are or might be
running a the present time, about Al 900, 600
are credited to Great Britain. "a 00o,0O to
continental Europe, and only about o.
100000 to the United States. In other
words, though she is obliged to import her
raw material, England manufactures more
than twice the quantity of goods produced
in the greatest cotton growing country. Out
of about 100000 bales raised in 1902, close
to 100000 came from America. India
grew over 10000 bales; China, Japan ard
Corea together contributed 100000 to the
worlds supply, and Egypt 100000, while
Central Asia reported less than coo, 600 A
was kept at home. so that little more than
United States was available for expectation.
These figures indicate how peculiarly de-
pendent European manufacturers are upon
the American article
The hunt for other sources of supply has
been pushed with special zeal by English
men, and has been directed mainly to the
possibilities of cotton culture in Africa. al
though a little attention has also been
given to the West Indies. Every encourage
ish colonial office, and an organization
known as the British Cotton Growers AS
ISOLATION has been formed to promote the
industry in new fields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
HEIGHT OF HOLIDAY SEASON.
Gift Seekers Throng the Goldenberg
Establishment

The holiday season Is In full swing at
Goldenberg's, and the new establishment
on 7th street between 1 and X is constant
ly filled with gift seekers. The holiday
spirit is manifest in the bright, new mer-
chandise, which is made up of useful as
well as ornamental articles. The firm has
just concluded the purchase of a large
quantity of handkerchiefs, in numbers over
Ave thousand dozen, which is probably the
largest single purchase of handkerchiefs
made by any Washington merchant. The
entire lot Is of the finest sort imported from
st. Gaul, Switzerland. and on this count
the cash consideration was no small
amount.
In the roomy basement of the store are
toys and games and all those articles so
dear to the little ones This department
Ia the special attraction of scores of parents
every hour, who are bent on making early
selections. There are dolls here of every
sort and every parentage, but the most
aristocratic, Miss America and the young
misses from France and Germany, are in
the greatest favor.
Goldenberg's also has a satisfying assort-
ment of fancy art goods, wares for the
toilet and the table, jewelry, leather goods
and neckwear, and each department is Of
for next week. Christmas buyers can take
particular delight In viewing the assem-
blage of art wares, bric-a-brac, bronze
statuary and china installed in the base
ment.
Many of these articles were imported d.
rectly by Goldenberg's last spring, and for
oddly and exclusive beauty are said to
The complete stocks of furs and wraps
for women will doubtless not be of the
least Importance to gift buyers.
Beginning Monday, December IL the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
INFERIOR LAUNDERING.
Work Done for Police Department Does
Not Give Satisfaction.

Commissioner West has received COM
plants from officers Of the metropolitan
police force relative to the laundry work
now being done for the police department,
and Mr.. West today approved a recon-
mendation of Mr.. Hargrove, deputy prop
erty clerk, that "a repetition of such work
as complained of will result in the laun-
dering being done elsewhere" at the ex-
pense of the present contractor.
The contract for the District laundry
work was let to the lowest bidder the
Harvard Laundry Company, early in Oc-
tober of this year. Several days ago Mai.
Sylvester appeared in Commissioner West 8
office with pillow case belonging to the
department which had been returned from
the laundry and TO which numerous feath-
ers still adhered. The Commissioner called
for specific complaints. and Lieuts. Boyle
and Jordan responded. In his complaint
Lieut.. Jordan says:
II have the honor to report that the laun-
dering Of linen, ETC. at this station now
being done by the Harvard Laundry is very
unsatisfactory. Our pillows, sheets, etc,
are returned with no evidence of having
been washed at all. The clothing Is oil
stained and really dirty, bearing evidence
Of recent use. The linen Is in even a worse
condition than that submitted by Lieut.
Boyle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
The Modern Englishwoman.

From the Atlantic.
At one time the Englishwoman had a rep
utation-and the comfort of having come by
in Europe or America, according to the law
of fashion, the most practically dressed
according to the law of common sense.
And now? She observes the mode more
scrupulously than the Parisians, and throws
common sense to the winds, as If eager to
make amends for the crimes of her III
dressed past. | do not mean that she can
as yet rival the Partisan; it is not in he.
nature to; but she devotes her energies to
the attempt with such zeal that she rushes
to the other extreme. Antcl patng the
hours and their obligations she appears at
high noon in gowns that, in the previous
phase, she would have have reserved for
dinner. She shops in chiffon and muslin.
She faces the winters cold in lace and the
summers deluge in slippers and OPEN
worked stockings. The most abominable
climate in the world cannot check her am
bition, nor the dirtiest town put restraint
upon her frvolity There was time when
it was the American who was supposed to
be the foolish one, indulging in perpetual
round of diamonds and silks. Now. If m
Bond street or Piccadlly, you see useful
tailor gown next linen skirt, stout, we'll
made boots, you may know the wearer Tor
an American The tables turned and
II is the Engiishwoman who must be held
I'D as the model of extravagant lnappro-
priateness No one living In London can
have failed to note the change, but as Yet
there is no Teufelsdrockn to chronicle 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Boards Annual Meeting.

An important event in Sunday school cir
cles, which occurred last Wednesday even
Ing, was the mountaineering Of the Sunday
school board of Wesley Chapel NJ 4.
Church. corner 18th and streets northwest
After the transaction Of considerable busi-
ness concluding with the election Of the
officers for the coming year. in which Mr..
John 8. Barker was chosen superintendent,
the officers and teachers joined their guests
in the lecture room and enjoyed a bountiful
repast and were entertained by addresses
by Mr.. Ralph Wells and Mr.. w. E. An
drews, w. w. MILAN and Rev. DR.. NJ Fer
suson. Remarks were also made by W. H.
The taste displayed in the beautiful dec
orations and ARRANGEMENT of the table, as
we'll as in the serving of the edibles, was
due to the ladies OF the committee-Miss
H. 2. Fowler. Miss d. M. Fitzhugh. Mrs.
]. 8. Barker, Mrs T. P. Woodward assisted
by Miss Lulu Kolb, Miss Sophia Kolb, Miss
Irene Sherwood, Miss Mary Woodward.
Miss Cora Ferguson and Mrs. H. B. Denty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
"High Life" at Newport.

From the New York Evening Post.
The exquisite taste with which every
thing was managed at a society wedding in
Newport yesterday makes the occasion
memorable one. The groom, Mr.. x, had
already been married once. but Mrs. X had
thanks to the mercy of the divorce court
been able to get another husband. The
bride. Mrs. Y. had also been married but
she had entered suit for divorce. While
waiting for the decision she had lost no
time in vain repining, but had become en-
gagged to Mr.. X. The decree was handed
down yesterday, and at the end of one hour
and twenty minutes Mrs. Y. became Mrs x.
No. 2. The judge who granted the decision
also performed the ceremony; and, in order
to preserve the unities he wore the same
judicial robes.
The guests were chosen with care, for of
the nine present three had been through the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Free Hand Translation Into Tagalog,
Vasayan and Pampangan.
From the Outlook.

Frcm the OUTLOOK.
During the past two years and half a
number of Protestant missionaries in the
Philippines, mostly Presbyterian and Meth
odist, have been engaged in making trans
Iations of certain Of the New Testament
gospels into the Tagalog, and then the
Vasayan, the Pampangan and perhaps al
ready the Ilocano dialects. Their object is,
of course a most laudable one, from the
standpoint of every one who believes in
the education of the individual will and
judgment in religious as in all other mat
ters; 1t is to give to the F'ilipinos, who are
really without anything that could fairly
be called religious literature. a chance
to learn of Christ's life and mission in their
own everyday tongues, in which most of
the masses can read at least little. 1t
is an enterprise magnificent in scope; all
the more reason for expecting to make
progress slowly in it.
1t is to be feared that the TRANSACTIONS
hurried into shape at Manila and hurried
off the presses in this country, are hardly
such as could be desired to be made of
1.-THE Book" However Jealous the mis-
sonares must be given credit for being in
acquiring a practical speaking knowledge
of the dialects of the natives with whom
they are at work, not one of them is in
any sense a scholarly linguist. and there is
all the more necessity for careful, scholarly
work in the half-developed imperfect forms
OF written speech, SuCH as the various MA
lay dialects are. To be sure, the Ameri-
can missionaries have had the assistance
of several natives of more or less preten-
sion, mostly less, to scholarship in their
own dialects. They are, however, at least
no better qualified for painstaking work
of this sort than their American colleagues.
and, in addition, know almost nothing of
the Bible as is to be said of every Filipino,
even the best educated.
Under the circumstances, one is compell-
ed to wonder just what sort of an i'm
preston of the Bible will be obtained by
those of the Filipino masses who read these
translations. Occasionally one hears a de-
fender of the friars praising their devotion
in mastering the native dialects and their
scholarship preachers and writer's in
these tonges. AS a matter of fact, the
great majority of friars, even after long
residence in the country, preached so afro
ciously in the dialect that the better edu-
Gated natives used always to be laughing
about their sermons behind their sleeves.
1t is scarcely probable that our Protestant
missionaries in the few years in which
they have been at work among the Fill
pnos, are capable of doing better, if as
well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Suburban Car Design.
he New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
That progressive western railway COM
pany, the Illinois Central, has just built
two new cars for experimental purposes
and has ordered eight more, SO that within
few weeks 1t can operate a couple of
five-car trains embodying several improve
ments. The most notable of these limo
vations is the introduction of cross seats
and side doors. In general design the cars
will somewhat resemble the smokers run
on the elevated roads in Manhattan but,
while retaining the advantages of those
vehicles they offer others in addition. On
each side of the Illinois Central cars there
Is a narrow aisle Willie each end is pierced
with door. Not only can passenger
move from one seat to another after his
train has started but he can also shift
from car to car. Quickness of entrance
and exit is thus combined with admirable
facilities for distribution along the train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
SUBJECT OF INQUIRY.
Head of Police Force Investigating At
fairs of Protective Association.

An investigation Is being conducted by
Major Sylvester into the affairs of an or
ganization to which, 1t Is stated, about 300
members of the police force belong. The
organizati ton is known as the Police Pro-
tective Association, and is composed, it Is
said of men in the several precincts as
we'll as several at headquarters. Some
weeks ago a committee of members of the
force waited upon Major Sylvester and
asked him about the ACCESSIBILITY of forming
an organization. 1t is said the District
Commissioners were consulted, but they
could not see their way clear, under the
law, to countenance the formation of such
a society. Since then, however. 1t Is stat
ed the question has been agtated and the
association was organized.
A message Of inquiry concerning the
membership of the association was sent to
the heads of the various commands yester-
day, and Capt. Boardman and the lieu
tenants reported the result to the superin-
tendent today What action Major Syl-
vester will take has not yet been deter
mined.
Major Sylvester learned today that the
organization was perfected because of the
failure of a member of the committee to
inform the men that the organization could
not be formed under the rules OF the de-
partment Under the order of the Com
missioners the new association will disband
Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
FORMER wAsHINGToNIAN DEAD
Judge Alfred Thomas Passes Away at
Age of Eighty-Eight

Judge Alfred Thomas. word Of whose
death in Chicago at the advanced age of
lightweight, has been received, was for
many years connected with the Treasury
Department in the offices Of solicitor and
second controller He was recognized in
the department as a thorough lawyer and
a man of ability.
At the close Of the civil war Judge Thomas
was a practicing lawyer in Cincinnati. At
the solicitation of Mr.. Chase, then Secre-
tsry of the Treasury. he came to Washing
ton to adjust certain claims. the subject of
vexatious litigation. Shortly thereafter he
removed with his family to Washington,
where he lived more than thirty years.
Judge Thomas was genial and cultured
gentleman, possessed of wide and accurate
information. and was a classical scholar
and regarded as a man of sterling integrity.
He left many friends In this city who
cherish his memory. The interment will be
in Congressional cemetery in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
JUDGE KIMBALL's CASE.
The Charges Understood to Be Under
Investigation.

While the Department of Justice, as usual
In such cases, does not feel disposed to give
out for publication the charges that have
been filed against Judge Ivory G. Kimball
of the Police Court, whose nomination to
succeed himself has been held up in the
Senate pending an investigation, 1t is I'M
derstood that the charges include among
others the allegations that he is prejudiced,
tyrannical and arbitrary, and is lacking in
judicial temperament.
1t Is charged, 1t is said, that discrimina-
ton is displayed by him against witnesses
1t is also alleged that his interest in bust
ness enterprises and secret orders engrosses
him to the extent that he is disa bled from
giving the proper attention to his judicial
duties.
The charges are understood to have been
filed by the District Bar Association, No
2, colored, as well as by a number of white
lawyers and citizens. 1t is supposed that
number of witnesses will be called before
the subcommittee of the Senate committee
OF the District of Columbia, which will take
up the investigation next Tuesday at IL
a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF REV. n.
G. sLAYMAKER.
Missionary Who Was Drowned Recent
ly in Congo River-General and
Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
7O1 King Street,
Pail Talaphoua 1OS.

701 King Street,
Bell Telephone 1O6.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December u, 1903
Services will be held in the Second Pres
byterian Church tomorrow afternoon, at
o clock in memory Of Rev. Henry c. Stay
maker, the young missionary of this city.
whose death by drowning occurred few
weeks ago in the Congo river Congo Free
State, Africa People Of all denominations
will unite in the services A memorial Of
fering will then be made for the rebuilding
of the Samuel N Lapsley, the missionary
steamer which was capsized in the Congo,
causing the death of Mr.. Slaymaker and
twenty-three of the crew. The movement
for the rebuilding of the vessel has been
taken up by the young people of the Pres
tyterian Church all through Virginia. The
Lapsley was built by money raised by the
children of the church.
News as to the full extent of the loss Is
expected soon from Mr. Vass, who is in
charge of the mission post on the Congo,
and plans may be made for recovering the
vessel If practicable. In letter recently
received in this country from the Rev. Mr..
Vass, dated Just before the horrible acct
dent occurred, he told of his journey from
Luebo, the mission station to which Mr..
Slaymaker was going, and Of finding Mr..
Martin and Mr. Slaymaker awaiting him
at Leopoldville, ready to begin the Journey
OF Mr.. Slaymaker and his companion.
Concerned About Registration.
The local democratic leaders are consid-
erably concerned over the slowness with
which the voters of the city are paying
their capitation tax, the payment of which
before the close of Monday next is, &C.
cording to the provisions of the present
constitution. prerequisite to registration.
Those who do not pay this tax before the
time specified will not be entitled to vote
in the municipal election next summer.
City Treasurer Robinson will remain at his
office until O'Clock Monday night, in order
to give the voters as much time as possible.
General and Personal
Funeral services over the remains of Con-
rad Wahl, whose death occurred at the
Alexandria Hospital Thursday, will take
place tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock
from the undertaking parlors of B. Wheat
ley. in King street. The services will be
conducted by Rev. Dr. Frank J. Brooke Of
the Second Presbyterian Church.
Gus Robinson and Lee browns were be-
fore Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning on the charge of stealing money
from Feliz Clauss The case was continued.
Meanwhile the boys are locked up.
The funeral of ]. H. Clapdore. whose
tomorrow afternoon at clock from his
late residence, 205 Wilkes street
Mrs. William A. Ferguson, who was bad
ly burned about the face yesterday, is rest
ing comfortably today at her home, in
South Lee street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

divorce mill The number was small be-
cause at this season few of the more con-
spicuous members of the colony are in
residence. The quality of the guests how
ever, more than made up for the lack of
quantity. Further details of the affair We're
not vouchsafed to the reporters. but we are
justified in assuming that the cake was
crowned with lawyers, instead of Cupids
done IN frostine. The judge, instead of pre-
senung the bride with Il prayer book bound
in white, gave her a copy of the divorce
statutes of Rhode Island in the usual yell
low sheep. The guests pledged the health
of the high contracting parties, and wished
them MANY happy marriages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Certificates Filed.

certificate of Incorporation OF the
Princeton Laundry Company, capital stock
s.. 200. was placed on record here today. T.
Hill Marshall, George H. Barnes and L. 8.
Tyndall are the incorporators
The Santa Felia Mining Company, capital
stock, 81 000,O 900, was Incorporated here to-
day by B. e. Bassford, David Z. Anthony
and VIM. 7. Davidson.
Grant Young, Eugene Schooley and James
r. Porter today Incorporated the Coen
Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pany here The capital stock is stated to
be 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Representative Mccreary to Speak.

Evangelist Sullivan of Philadelphia Is
conducting a revival at the Central Union
Mission. 622 Louisiana avenue The meet
ings are said to be enthusiastic and the re-
suits encouraging. Mr.. Sullivan is the pas
tor Of the Calvary Baptist Church of Phila-
delphia. Tomorrow evening at O clock Mr..
George D. McCreery, member of the House
of Representatives from Philadelphia and
a friend of MIR. Sullivan, will speak in the
mission auditorium. Mr. Sullivan will speak
both this evening and tomorrow evening.
and will continue the meetings for several
evenings thereafter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
HEARING ON REQUIsITIoN
John j. Carlisle to Appear in Court
Monday Afternoon

Chief Justice Clabaugh Of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia today
received from the governor of Minnesota
requisition for John ]. De Bralles other
wise called John j. Carlisle wanted in the
state mentioned to answer to a charge of
grand larceny, second degree, as hereto
fore published locally. Hearing upon the
requisition has been set for 2:30 o clock next
Monday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

The little steel steamer Scythian, once the
yacht of Miss Susan de Forest Day, now
the wife of DR.. Charles Thorndike Parker
of New York, is taking on supplies for a
voyage to Hayti, where she will be turned
over to the Haytian government to be con-
verted into gunboat. She will mount two
machine guns, one fore and the other aft,
and will also carry small arms for landing
parties. She is schooner rugged, 1906 feet
long, Pill feet beam and 90 feet deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

Rev. Franklin NJ. Sprague of Tampa.
Fla, is on trial before the Hampden con-
ference of Congregational ministers at
Springfield Mass, charged with having ma
liciously melted his congregation to strife
and with maladministration Of church af-
fairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
BIBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

store will remain open every evening unit
Christmas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20

roll by wards for nominations for
mayer prevailed, and the First, Sec
ond, Third and Seventh wards pre-
scented the name of w. c. AEaucker,
the others bringing forward no can
didate: 1t was then moved and car
ried that Mr.. Maucker be declared
the unanimous choice of the conven-
ton as candidate for mayor.
Mr.. Maucker being called upon,
was escorted to the stage by Daniel
Corl<en and Aid. f. w. Blochlinger,
and plainly and concisely stated the
principles upon which he as a candi-
date will stand. After expressing
his appreciation OF the honor that
had been conferred he spoke of the
responsibility that the nomination
carried with it. The city, he declar-
ed. has to large measure lost its
fair name through the laXity of the
past two administrations and the re-
gaining Of its moral standing is a
matter of great Importance as well
as difficult of accomplishment. Mr..
Maucker stated that if elected he
would place his personal interests
secondary to that of the city's wei
fare and do his utmost To be mayor
in fact as we'll as in name and lead a
clean cut, business administration.
The office of city clerk being left
vacant on motion, it became in order
to select n candidate for city attor-
ney. NJ. NJ. Briggs presented the name
of S. Il. Kcnworthy, and he was chos-
en- by reclamation. Being called up
on for speech Mr.. Kenworthy adj
yancod to the stage and after thank
ing the convention, stated that he
had not solicited the honor conferred,
but that he had accepted it with the