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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
Medicean Tombs.

From the Architectural Record.
The magnificent and beautiful monuments
of the ancient Greeks, which were found
some years ago in the cemetery, the Kera-
meikos just outside of Athens, Invariably
in their beauty idealize the life of the de-
parted, recalling to the living sweet mem
cries of that life. and the pleasures Of
earthly existence, unconcerned for the fu-
ture. giving no hope of the joy of an ever
lasting reunion. On the other hand Chris
uan memorials OF every nation show forth
the emptiness of life and It's bitter sorrows.
and. when they have not been affected by a
pagantzing influence, emphasize the doc
trine that death is in truth the door to a
better life. In other-words, the mortuary
art of paganism was purely objective. and
that of Christianity, in its highestuqaani-
festations was not only objective, but was
also subjective. the external charm or FORM,
color and composition giving expression to
an emotion of the soul. theesensuous lead
ing the mind to the supersensuous. So
markedly Is this true that even the pagan
ism of the renaissance (tbe love Of beauty
for beautys sake) could not eliminate. SEN
timent from the art of the period.-Caryl
Coleman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular CALL u o'clock noon.-washington
100 at s2A 16o at s2s Is at s2. 10 at s s. iSS
c1pSsT g at at Isl 49, 8
After a. eallm o, Traction IS. $500 10s.
Washington Gas. Is at s2H German, american In n:
surance. 10 at 300, 10 at 300.
asked Rarosd S. S. 1Gs s BID
i 2S asked Metropolitan Railroad cert. indebt A,
debt. b. Ioe bid Columbia Railroad ss. Isl bid.
~ asked Columbia Railroad I'd mort: 5s 1Os bid.
and Potomac IS. 90 bid Washington Railway and nd
El M,scs;, 49, s.d 7s1a bid BID 7a1A asked
a, lOS bid Washington Gas 6s, series B, 10S bid.
Z; g. Electric , Light deb imp Is. lo7 bid. o. s.
naesa end g Pn, cert nde5t g. 199 bid Chess
asked. Washington Market LIST IS. l0sh bid. Ma
sonic Hall ASSOCIATION ASS s. 1o4 bid American
Safe Deposit and Trust stocks.-National Safe
Deposit oar and Trust 40 bid Washingtm Losn and
Trust. 2l5 bid. 22O asked. Washington Safe De-
post. s5 bid. Union Trust and Storage. 1O7H bid.
1 1852 asked. washington Savings Bank lo2A bid,
Railroad stoeks,.Capital Traction. .12sls bid,
pref. IS bid. 431s asked. Washington R1iiway and
Electric com. 10 bid. 12Y asked; =,
Central 800 bid. Farmers and Mechanics, 800 bid.
ers rs bid 155 asked. Lincoln, 124 bid. lbs ask
Insurance Stoeks.-Fremens. 27h bid, % asked.
Franklin SIN bid, SO asked. Metropolitan IS bid.
lington, 80 bid, 35 asked. German-American, $50
bid, 800 asked; National Union, az bid, asked.
shso 1IRs s. ia ?S sshed
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title 92h
bid, 96 asked. Columbia Title, AZ bid, asked
Washington Title, 2h bid, 27s asked
Telephone and Graphophone StOcks.-Chesa pea Ike
and Potomac, As bid, 4S asked. American Graphic
phone, CON-, bid, AZ asked. American Graphic
phone. pref, bid, asked
Gas Stocks.-W ashington Gas, Sis bid, S24 SIX
ed. Georgetown Gas, II bid.
Type Machine StOcks-Mergenthaler Linotype,
isis bid, 1875 asked Lanston Monotype, 10
bid, 101a asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Greene Con. Copper 24h
bid, 25 asked. Washington Market, 1615 bid %
asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 200
Realty Appraisal and Agency Company, 20 bid. 23a
asked.
sEx-diyidend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
Planting for Summer Flowers.

From the London Mall.
Beds and borders will soon be gay with
tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and other bulbs.
Snowdrops and corcuses we have had for
some time. Gladioli, ranunculi, monthetias
and lilies should be planted with as little
delay as possible-massed, not sprinkled;
nature never sprinkles. And If a planting
Is made now Of anemones (coronaria) they
will furnish welcome crop Of late flowers.
1t is time to finish the dividing or plant
ing Of herbaceous perennials. If any must
still be procured from the nurseryman, that
handsome novelty Incarvillea Delavayi
should certainly he included It grows from
three to four feet high, with very fine
foliage and beautiful rosy lilac flowers, not
unlike those Of a gloxinia. There appears
to be some doubt whether it Is quite hardy
but even If 1t Is not a slight covering of
ashes will keep it quite safe in winter. 1t
will grow in any ordinary garden soil, but
deserves the best that can be given to 1t.
For near neighbors 1t might have group
of lilies, which are now imported in enor-
having lately been sold in a single week in
one auction room. There is, unfortunately,
a good deal Of disease about. AS 1t attacks
dormant bulbs far more readily than those
which are growing strongly. they should be
encouraged to start as soon as possible,
and this is best done by planting them on a
layer of sand. Roots are very slow to
break away in heavy soil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
The Truth Of History.

Frorl the Kansas City Journal.
"It was nearly thirty-eight years ago."
said a ST. Louis paper recently, "that Cen
eral Robert E. Lee received from General
U. s. Grant, his generous conqueror, reply
to his note offering to surrender, and rode
rapidly into the village OF Appomattox
Court House to see the representative Of
the federal forces" w. C. B. Gillespie Of
Macon, who appears to be sticker. for the
truth Of history, has detected one error in
this statement, and writes to the Macon
Republican to correct it. General Lee he
declares, did not ride rapidly. He was not
in great hurry to surrender. @'It so hap
pened," says Mr. Gillespie, "that was rid
ing along the road on which General Lee
was coming from his camp, in plain view
from Appomattox, riding on his fine iron
gray steed. at what I supposed was the
regular walking gait of the horse, sitting
erect in his saddle, his white hair some
what long, and having that fine command
ing appearance for which he was noted.
He was coming to fill an appointment with
General Grant, accompanied by Colonel
Marshall, his chief of staff, and an orderly
in the rear. But he was not riding rapidly,
he was not running race with time, but
was letting his horse move at its regular
pace, his face rather sorrowful looking, as
was natural under the circumstances but
not downcast. I stopped while he passed
and gave him the military salute, which he
recognized"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
Whites Riddles.
From the Harrodsburg Herald.

Mercer county has a number of skilled
whittlers; some turn their skill to cutting
up numberless pine or cedar sticks In front
OF the court house spring and summer
days. while others employ their talent to
better advantage. But the king Of them all
is sixteen-year-old boy at McAfee. With
an old knife that looks as though 1t would
scarcely cut tobacco or hot butter Walker
Parsons turns out violins as perfect In all
details as ever noted maker put on the
market. He takes the wood directly from a
sugar tree and with no other tools than
his knife he has made six fiddles In the past
three months. The last one he made COM
piete-box. bow and all-ih four and ONE
half days for DIR. Powell Lapsley. The In
strument II perfect In shape and OF hne
tone.
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MRS. HULL's CONDITION.
Her Attorney Denies Reports Of Her
Being Injured.

BUFFALO. N. Y. March 19.-Lawyer AL
bert A. Hartzell Of counsel for Mrs. Hull,
the mother of Mrs. Burdick. was seen early
today with reference to the reported injury
or illness of Mrs. Hull He said: Mrs.
Hull is in her usual health. She has not
been hurt nor injured. I was at the house
about 8 o'clock last night and she is all
right. The story of hurts or injury is alb
solutely false. The man Allen. at the
house. Is clerk stationed with instructions
to refuse information"
Mrs. Hull is not giving way" the law
yer added so far as her not being herself
is concerned, that is true. She is not her
self. An occurrence like this would upset
any one I'm not myself since the murder.
All the Burdicks' personal friends were
greatly shocked. In the accepted sense of
not being oneself they may all be said to
be in that state"
The report concerning Mrs. Hull was cur
rent last night. Inquirers at the Burdick
home were met by a young man of the
name of Allen, who refused to confirm or
deny the rumor further than to say that
Mrs. Hull was weakening under the nervous
strain to which she had been subjected
since the murder of Mr.. Burdick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
RAPID sHIPBUILDINa,
Work on Chilean Cruisers Points a
Moral for the United States.

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
South American countries DO not build
great navies, but In some instances at least
they get good ships when they build. Tho
current issue of! the Scientific American
gives an exhaustive description, with illus
trations, Of the new Chilean battle ship
Libertad. accompanied by the option that
for her size she Is the most powerful fight
ing ship af1oat. The Libertad Is of IL 500
tons displacement, 436 feet long, II feet
broad. and carries ordnance capable Of de-
Hvering in one minute thirteen and a half
tons Of metal, whose combined energy
would amount to 100000 foot-tons All
the guns are of modern long-range caliber,
high-velocity type, with the latest pattern
Of breech mechanism, designed to facili-
tate rapid loading. She was built by Wick
ers Sons & Maxim, London. The Chilean
war vessels the Scientific American adds
'are all remarkable for their powerful Of
fensive qualities, their armament being in
proportion to their displacement, more
powerful than that Of any other ships in
the world, unless, indeed, We make excep-
ton In the case of the United States navy"
A remarkable fact about the Libertad,
and one which is OF deep interest to a hus-
thing people like the Americans, is the great
speed with which she was built The first
keel plate was laid on March ID, 1902 and
the launch took place on January 6. 1908.
the vessel being completed, therefore, III
less than ten months. This affords a strik-
ing compa rison with the slowness with
which American warships are being con-
structed TheMisSouri is case in point
This vessel isJdnlyss90 tons larger than the
Libertad. The eoaAract for her construc-
ton was signed 9nsD December 80. 1885, and
last R as sxppa1n q h four
contract, and. Of COURSE. is not yet com
pleted. AmerasaHsIhaue been taking bridge
building and 4etAsse contracts away from
British compstit9Esaf9 E erection in Africa
which they GIN promise fulfllment, but
they need tsHbestir themselves in ship
building. The n,aift4 of quick work in re-
facilitating al navy must be apparent to
States navy ~ LARGELY. attributable to the
deIiberation Wffh Which shipbuilding firms
go about theft sga1ETnment constructs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
PRICE OF LEMONS DOWN.
Citrus Fruit Industry in Italy in
Deplorable Condition.

The citrus fruit industry of Italy is In
deplorable condition, according to a report
received at the State Department from Con-
sui Heingartner at Catania. He says that
lemons. which few years ago commanded
$3.50 thousand on the trees are now hard
to market at So cents a thousand. Mass
meetings have been held, at one Of which
1t was estimated that $4,000 persons were
present, and the Italian government has
been asked to obtain more favorable treat
ment of citrus products in the new COM
mercial conventions. especially that better
tariff rates be obtained from the United
States and Russia. The lemon juice and es-
sence trade has also been the subject Of
much discussion. 1t is proposed to form a
monopoly of that industry, which, 1t is said.
could be accomplished with capital Of
5,OOO.OO0 lire (s965, 600. There Is also a de-
mand that the mixing of aqua fortis with
the essence or spirit Of lemon be prohibited.
1t is claimed that that drug. which costs
but a few cents quart. has reduced the
price Of essence to % cents a pound, while
the pure essence Is worth four or five times
that sum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
COLLISION BETWEEN LABoRERs
Two Union Men Cut and Non-Union
Man Roughly Handled.

NEW YORK, March 19.-There was a col
lision between union and non-union work
men at Townsend & Downey's shpyard to-
day. two union men being cut and a non
union man roughly handled.
The union men who went out In sympathy
with the striking boilermakers returned to
work today and 1t was then the trouble oc-
Cured.
The non-union men. mostly Italians, when
told that they were to be replaced by the
union men, became enraged and the two ele-
ments meeting a clash followed
Police were called and the Italians driven
away The only men not working now are
the boilermakers and the iron filters.
One hundred and fifty boilermakers and
iron filters, who were on strike at the Bur-
lee Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
plant. at Port Richmond. Staten Island, re-
turned TO work today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
In the Criminal Court,

In Criminal Court No. today Harry Nc
Donald. colored. was convicted Of commit
ting an assault with a dangerous weapon
on Sterling Mcdonald. and Frederick Hall
was convicted of HOUSEKEEPING at restau-
rant conducted by George F. Reed OF 2155
pennsylvania avenue. Marshall Tyson
withdrew his plea of not guilty of house
breaking and pleaded guilty, and was SEN
fenced by Justice Anderson to imprison-
ment in the New Jersey state prison at
Trenton for two years. Samuel Cooper
also withdrew his plea of not guilty Of
housebreaking and pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to the reform school during
minority.
In Criminal Court No. John Richard
Mankin has been acquitted Of a charge of
assault and Henry Sims and Mabel Gray
have been convicted of robbing Edward
Doremus Of certain valuables
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nd. March 19.-Flour quiet, I'M
changed. Wheat steady; spot and March. 7sha
7sX; April. 7ss4a7s May. 79.s: steamer No. red.
i7ALaI4 vi ,1receaptss 2bl2 bushels; southern by
sample. 70a79: do. on grade, 75a79. Corn Arm;
spot and March, 49xa49h; April, 49Aa49%; May,
979 bushels exports, 403 ia bushels southern white
and yellow corn, 44a49. Oats steady; No. 2 white,
421sa4S; No. mixed. 41a41h receipts. 4. 401 hush
els. Rye firm; No. 2. IS export. 90 up town: No. 2
western. 50 export. 62 up town; reeeipts. s.ec1
quiet: steam to Liverpool per bushel. ikd. April;
Cork for orders. Per qu.rtsr. p 1hd. March.Ap.IL
fancy creamery. 2oa30: fancy ladle. 1Salo: fancy
roli, i7als: good SOIL loaa7: store.paekad, f5al7
Unchanged: large, 14Ha14k; medium. H7ka14x;
small 4Aa14x Sugar arm, unchanged: ane and
coarse graduated, 6.01M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
School Gardens.
Intry Life in Americs

From Country Life In America.
There are two main ideas in the cur
rent discussions OF school gardens: a. The
Improvement Of adornment Of the grounds;
(2) the making Of distinct gardens for pur-
poses OF direct instruction, or school gar
dening proper. Much Of the discussion does
not distinguish these two ideals, and there
by arises some Of the loss OF effort and
effectiveness in the movement The first
category-the Improvement .9f the prem
ises-is Of universal application. Every
school ground can be picked up, sIfcked up
and made fit for children, to see There are
three stages epochs in the Improvement
of any ground: Cleaning up, grading and
seeding, planting. To improve the school
grounds should be a matteN of Sneighbor-
hood pride. It is an expression of the peo-
pies interest in the things that are the
peoples. We are ashamed when our homes
are not fit and attractive for children to
live in. But who cares If at the school
the fence is tumbledo the wood or
coal scattered over the yard. the clap
boards loose, the chimneys awry, the trees
broken, the outhouses sagged and yawn-
ing?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
Effect of Amendments,

1t was said at the State Department that
the sharpest kind of work would be re-
Quired to save the treaty from total failure,
ii 1t were ratified by the Senate with
amendments. as proposed. The slightest
amendment will require the convention to
be again ratified by the Cuban congress,
and. while there is little doubt that little
opposition will be offered there it is point
ed out that there is less than two weeks
time available for the purpose, in view Of
the fact that the period allowed for the ex-
change of ratification expires on the 3lst
of this month. That Is very short space
OF time in which to complete the formalities
In Washington, get the treaty to Havana
and have 1t acted upon by the Cuban Con-
gress. If there is any failure on that point
new treaty will have to be drawn or adj
ditioEal articles in the initial protoc Dis
adopted which would. requiring fresh ac-
tion of the legislative branches of both
governments. involve as much work as
drawing new treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
Two Slight Fires.

An alarm was turned In this afternoon
from box 50 because OF a slight fire in the
house Of Theodore Hardy. 100 II street
northeast. caused by the upsetting of an oil
stove on the basement floor. While at
tempting to extinguish the flames James
Humphrey and Theodore Hardy. jr.. were
slightly burned about the face and hands.
The property was not damaged.
A gasoline lamp exploded on the premises
of John H.. Worland, 1850 Az street. this
afternoon about lis o'clock. and caused q
slight blaze. The fire department was sum-
moned to the scene. 1t was not necessary
for the department to go into service, as the
flames had been extinguished before the ar
rival of the 1remen and before any damage
mad been done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
AMERICANS IN PARTS.
Conspicuous in Observance Of Usual
Mid-Lent Festivities.

conspicuous In Observance OF Usual
Mid-Lent Festivities.
PARIS. March 19.-The city was COM
pletely given up today to the annual OBJ
servance of the mid-Lent festivities. Gov
ernmental and commercial business was
suspended and the boulevards were throng-
ed with merrymakers In quaint, picturesque
costumes.
A monster procession was formed at noon,
marched through a number of streets and
visited the Elysee palace, where President
Loubet received the queen Of queens" and
her courtiers.
The cayalcade embraced many beautiful
1y decorated floats and allegorical groups,
cavaliers, mobiles and ladies in gorgeous
costumes. and a hundred clowns, acrobats
and cake-wakers.
One OF the chief groups showed an Amer
lean cake-walker as the apotheosis Of dane
Ing, with crowd Of southern darkies ex-
ecuting dance. The queen Of queens"
was seated in an automobile. lavishly dec
GRATED with flowers. At the Hotel de Vile
the municipality distributed prizes to The
masQuers. 90 '~
Dense crowds Of people lined the route
Of the procession: Many Americans occu-
pied rented baicenies and several Ameri-
can newspapers entertained large parties
Of Americans, including Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Kautz and Consul General Gowdy and
Mrs. Gowdy. -5s-G
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New YorkiNot a. Social Leader.

roui tne
II, however, 1t Is true that the United
States are not well prepared for an intel
lectual and social. leader. AT as equally true
that New York city has: not yet qualified
to assume that position. 1t is city which
offers unique opportunities Tor good Ameri-
cans to make-and spend money, but 1t has
not yet bergraesa fclty I'M which the finer
and more conservative social and AESTHETIC
IDEALS. gradually becoming influential In
American life, have. received any adequate
expression. 1t stills represents rather the
formlessness and dncoherefice of our Amer.
lean past than the better defined and more
fully rounded and proportioned creation of.
the future. Private. special and business
interests have been dominant. in New York
ever since the revolution, and have left an.
indelible mark upon the public life and APP
pearance Of the city. There has never been
any attempt Commensurate with its re-
sources to plan 1t adequately and c0nven-
ientiy or to adorns " appr opriateiy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
Water in River Reaches 40
Foot Mark.
DANGER AT HELENA
CREvASSES REPORTED AT POINTS
ABOVE VICKsBURG.
Situation at New Orleans Not Alarm
ing, Though Water is Nearly
at Record Height.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 19.-The highest
stage Of water predicted by the weather bu-
reau was realized this morning, when the
gauge registered forty feet. The situation
in the flooded area Of Arkansas Is practical
ly unchanged. ,s,:,s. ~: -.,r ...-....,.
Relief boats left Memphis today for
Marion. Ark. where 200 people are awaiting
suacor.
A fleet Of skiffs was sent to the two pas
senger trains which are hemmed in by the
waters on the Iron Mountain tracks three
miles west Of Bridge Junction. The levee
at Osceola, Ark. is reported in critical
condition this morning The waters are
seeping through and break Is imminent at
any hour.
The situation at North Helena. Ark. is
reported grave. The levee has partially
given way and desperate efforts are being
made to hold it against the rising torrent.
North Helena is separated from the city Of
Helena by a strong embankment.
The railroads entering this city from the
west are still completely tied up and the
water Is rolling over their tracks.
Vicksburg Hears Bad News.
VICKSBURG. Miss. March 19.-The Her
aid received a telephone message early to-
day from Lake Providence stating that a
change for the worse in the river situation
had suddenly developed especially at Ell
ton. three miles north Of that town. Grave
fears were entertained for the safety Of the
levee there, and every available man has
ben rushed to the scene.
NEW ORLEANS, March 19-The river at
o'clock this morning registered a tenth
of a foot under the extreme high water of
1897 Advices from points between here
and Baton Rouge are to the effect that all
weak places have been strengthened and
that the whole system of levees is sustain
Ing the strain without deterioration.
HELENA, Ark. March 19.-The flood
situation here is still Of the gloomiest char
acter. The river has risen six-tenths in
the past twenty-four hours, and now stands
at 4S7. North Helena is flooded. but the
city proper Is in no danger from the flood.
The residents Of the overflowed section are
largely negroes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-19
FIRST OFFICER ASSIGNED.
Capt. Gilmore Will Be Sent to New
Jersey National Guard.

At the request Of the governor of New
Jersey. Capt. Quincy ON. Gilmore. retired.
was today assigned to duty with the ma
tional guard OF that state. Capt. Gilmore
is the first officer to be so assigned under a
clause In the last army appropriation bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to de-
tail. whenever in his judgment the public
interests require 1t not exceeding twenty
retired officers for service In connection
with the organized militia In the states or
territories. upon the request of the gov
ernor thereof. and such retired officers shall
be entitled. while so employed. to receive
the full pay and allowance of their respect
I've grades"