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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
The Burning Of Churches.
From the. Church Economist.

From the Church Economist
During the seventeen years ending with
country, permanently wiping out values to
the extent of $1s.sT3.S27. The record Is
not complete of the destruction done dur
ing these years by the cyclone and other
forms Of windstorm. but the total would be
very large, for church spires invite the at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

poets to complete his work about the mid
die of this week He states that the estf-
mated increase in the taxable basis is about
500 900, most of which comes from new
buildings in Hyattsville district, especially
in the new subdivisions at Brentwood Per
sonal property valued above 500 is also be-
ing assessed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

tention Of the wind as well as of lightning
This fact is so well known that some in
surance companies will not issue tornado
policies on churches without stfpulating
that the spire Is not covered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

"A store that advertises
secures the means with
which to buy latest styles
and best goods. Thus
merit and advertising are
twin sisters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

that the National Union Of Women's Or
CARNATIONS has employed a lawyer to look
after its interests She asked for contribu-
tons to aid in defraying expenses. The
Mormons, 1t was pointed out, have raised
big fund with which to further their in
tereSts.
letter from Rev. Randolph H. McKim
was read. The writer gave several reasons
why Senator Smoot should be unseated and
said that the American republic is built on
morality and that morality Is contrary to
MOrmOniSm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

edge of the Confucian classics is no longer
what 1t was from commercial point Of
view. And the comprehension of this fact
is sufficient to account for the diminishing
interest that Is being taken in the acquisi.
ton of Confucian learning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
Decay Of Chinese Classics.

rrUm tnp L0nd0n btandafd
Observers In China are noticing the grad
ual decay Of Confucianism. It's sway over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
Separation of Church and State.

Rev Mr.. Satterlee referred to the belief
in the separation of the church and state
and recited that being free church the
church desired to hold up the standard OF
morality. The Mormon Church, an ecclesi-
astical-political body, sanctions polygamy
and therefore violates the law. The speak
er made mention of the social law of God
that has been in force for $500 years, and
declared that the unit of civilization is the
sancity Of family life. The evils of divorce
were touched upon.
The noble women have come forth and
asked the help of the men," concluded the
speaker. I'VE are grateful that this is a
Woman's movement
While collection was being taken MY
Country, IT'S of Thee was sung and then
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Frank NJ. Bristol
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
SENTIMENT LOST ON
COMMISSIONER WARE

That he Iabors of the employees Of the
Pension Oflce are not so arduous as to
dull every sentiment is evidenced by
the following letter.
Comm issioner Of Pensions
.'Sir-If sir. I had not within me am
bition's spark. I might be content to
accept the four walls of~this bureau as
the arena in which to win such victories
as are permitted here. but the field Is
far too small 30 encompass my hopes,
and hence. sir. I shall leave the "ubtle
Influences and ease of governmental life
and pitch my camp in the broad fields
which lie beyond the confines of this
narrow structure. BY your leave, / VIII
fix January 5, 1903. as the date of my
enamel alton
sPactfully, yours.
CHARLES f DIGGS.
The sentiment was quite knocked out
Of the commissioner by his rival for
honors as a Iitterateur. and the ldconic
Endorsement. Accepted E F. Ware,
was -he best he could do IN response.
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
BARBER SMITH ExoNERATED.

John Smith the negro barber who was
given 4 brief examination by the police
on Tuesday last, il connection with the
Jordon murder mystery, has been fully
eXonerated, and the authorities are sat
isfed that he had nothing to do with the
case Smith voluntarily called upon J.
Shappirio, who had informed the police
that he had sold to a young colored man.
resembling Smith, knife similar to the
one With which Mrs. Jordon was killed
on Christmas Eve. and Shapiro de-
clared that Smith was not the purchaser
Smith was not arrested. but went 10
police headquarters at the request of Pc
Hcemen Mccormick and Stewart. He Is
working for a barber in Mount Pleasant
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
Substantial Advances Made
Throughout List Gener-
ally on Tremendous Vol
ume Of Business
Considerable Pressure on
AmaIgamated Copper and
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Securities

NEW YORK Jan a.-TradtnE was in
Tremendous volume in the stock market
when business opened this morning and
substantial advances resulted therefrom
although there were some striking ex-
ception= TO the general drift of prices.
AuaIgamated Copper and BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit we're cases in point boJn
stocks showing considerable pressure.
On the other hand. Sugar Refining ad-
vanced further on large Transactions- a
did. the United States Steel stocks.
In the railway list substantial gains
were scored by the Erie issues, Rock Is
land. Chicago. and Great Western, Mis-
souri, Pacific. and Texas and Pacific. st.
Paul was comparatively dull
American stocks were shown at ma
te-fal advances in the London market
ana foreign houses bought heavily here
upon the opening of business.
There was no particular explanation
OF the rise in prices So rar as the morn
ines news was concerned. and the move
ment seemed TO be chiefly a continue
tion Of the rise that has been in progress
now for nearly q month past. and based
upon the same causes which have been
effective through that time
Following we're the stock quotations al
today
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
SENATE COMMITTEE
MAY SUMMON BAER

PEELED TO buy in the open market 10
supply their regular trade Y Baldwin
Johnson testified that he had received
but one car of Reading coal this month
What becomes Of the fifty or more
cars Of coal that the Reading company
is said to be sending here each day is a
subject that the members of the com
mittee are DESTROYS OF ascertaining Sew
eraI of the local dealers say that the
Reading company has been endeavoring
10 secure the large Government CON
tracts for years and that it is now TAX
ing advantage Of the situation to cornEr
these contracts and exclude the general
public from The benefit of the much
Wanted S7.25 rate.
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
NEGRESS CASTS HERSELF I
FROM HOSPITAL WINDOW
Ella Jackson, Accused of Larceny,
Takes Her Own Life

Ella Jackson. colored. twenty-five
years cd, threw herself from q second
story bathroom window of The Washing
ton Asylum Hospital last night at 6
o'clock. falling a distance o. thirty feet
and sustaining injuries from which she
died in few minutes without recov-
eTiug consciousness.
The Jackson woman was arrested on
December or the charge o. stealing
s48.0s from Ella Purdy and $50 from
Mrs A L. Pyle. 10th Of whom live 81
o33 y Street northwest She was held
by the grand jury on the charge of
grand larceny, and IN default OF bond
Eas sent 20 gail From jail she was
transferred to the Asylum hospital on
account OF her physical condition.
The body was taken to the hospital
morFue.
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
OF POSTOFFICE
ROBBERS CAUSES ELATION

chief Inspector Cochran. OF the Post
office Department. is greatly elated over
the arrest Of gang Of postoffice rob
bers al Columbia 5. c. made by InsPec-
tors Gregory and PuIsipher. in that
city. Wednesday night The gang con
sisrs of Thomas Nolan. Charles Howard,
alias Charles Hern Edward Duggan. and
a fourth man. who gave his name as VIII
liam Mckinley
Advices received from the Inspectors
this morning said the men were ar
raigned yesterday. before a United
states court commissioner, and held for
court in the sum OF 5000 bail each,
When the men were captured. over $500
in cash weapons, and fun kit Of bur
glars tools were found on them.
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
NEW POSTAL PUBLICATION.

The first number OF Volume I. Ma
lional Mail Order Magazine" a month
~ published by the Frank H Gibson
Company OF this city. is an interesting
publication. IL is devoted almost en-
tirely 10 the discussion Of subjects
connected with the mali service. and
contains valuable Information in ref
erence to this subject
The management says il is not is
sued as an advertising scheme. but for
the purpose Of Iegitimateiy assisting
those whom il represents. Much space
is donated in the first number Ia a dis
cussion Of The methods of the postal au-
thorities in running down and convict
ing persons who Use the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
But One Car Load.
ALDRICH WARNED He IS
DIGGING HIS OWN GRAVE
Views Regarding Tariff on Coal Dis
please Rhode Island Politicians.

PROVIDENCE. r. L. Jan. 9.-The din
ner given last night at the Crown, by
Col. Samuel r. Hone OF Newport, to
Colonel Garyiu brought together large
number Of leading Democrats
Senator AIdrich's speech on the coal
tariff was given particular attention
Governor Garviu said that every Senator
and Congressman from New England
must take a position wholly at variance
with that Of Senator AldTich The Gen
eraI Assembly OF Rhode Island had unap-
imousiy declared IN favor Of free coal,
if the Senator decided TO commit polIti-
cal ''haFi-kari- he had but 10 keep on
speaking just as he did yesterday
State Senator Jackson said that u
Nelson W Aldrich persisted in the at
tilude he had taken he would assuredls
cause the defeat OF Nelson ". AldTich
in 1904
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
10 TAKE TIE oATH.

IT is understood that Ashley NJ Gould.
pho was nominated as an associate Jus
Tee Of the Supreme Court Of the District.
VIII take the oslh OF Office next Monday
and immediately enter upon the dis
charge OF his tLsiesal duties. This. how
ever. is contingent upon the confirmation
OF Morgan Hawiey Beach as United
states Attorney for The District on that
date. In this connection IL is said thar
the Judiciary Committee of the Senate
VIII meet Monday and recommend the
confirmation of Mr.. Bcach's nomination
for The Office
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

Frank a Mitchell has filed suit in the
Supreme Court Of the District against
John B. Settee and Robert T. Hough. for
= dissolution Of partnership and account
inc
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
THE NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

Davis; vocal solo, William A Collins:
reading. Miss Cora l. Bowling: plano
solo. Miss Lillian Riley. reading. F. J.
Parks; reading, Albert E. Shoemaker.
Grand Chief TempIar s " Russell. of
the District Grand Lodge. attended the
meeting.
High requiem mass was celebrated Mt
Holy Trinity Church this morning at 9
O'Clock over the remains of Henry
Caesar, jr., who died Wednesday morn
ing at the home OF his parents. 1923
fourth street northwest. The IN
terment was a. Holy Rood Cemetery.
Deceased was the son of Mr. ana Mrs
Henry Caesar. Death was due TO ~
phoid fever and pneumonia
The Rev. DIT. Thomas, assistant pas
tor of St Adams Chapel, Murdoch Mil
Road, Tenleytowu. viii preach the an
niversary sermon on the evening Of
January Il, the occasion being the cello
bration of the nineteenth birthday Of
Silver Star Lodge OF TenIeytown. The
occasion will be formally celebrated BY
the members Of the lodge at the regular
meeting next Thursday A special pro-
gram is now being arranged by q com
mittee.
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

saIes-District Of Columbia SOS, $500
al25- Capital Traction, 2oG127, 2o6l2Ii
Washington Gas, 25G79, 15G % "a -;
Nergenthaler. 5GISG12. l001s9a4, "a
1905 10uIS0k. 1GG1SI. 1o01Sl12, 1od
1917 IGEIISlIs IgGISl5s, LansICu. 100
u; GraphophCne pfd-. 19G6' Greene COP
per. 4a25l9 After caIl-Greene Copper,
an Z2sf. NeTcs inhaler, l0dl6l1a.
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
Continued from First Pags.)

tee. Whatever their explanation may lie,
it may be safely said that the public
viii be protected from further impo-
sftiou Just what action the committee
will recommend upon the part OF Con
gress is not known, but it is said ofici-
ally that a surprise may be in store
for the coal barons. whoever they may
be.
But One Car Load.
The Maury Dove officials testified that
in the week they had received over the
Pennsylvania road from the Reading
company but one car Of coal, against
eighty cars that they had been COM
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

While working on the dump at o
Street and Rock Creek yesterday afyer-
noon. Bert Dorsey and George Butler
negroes, engaged In an alteration,
which ended probably fatally for But
Ter. Dorsey. who is much larger than
his opponent, dealt him heavy blow
on the head with a large shovel. fractur-
ing the skull. The injured mar was
taken 10 his home, 1886 Twenty seventh
Street northwest. The police were not
informed of the affair until last night
Policeman c. c. Saunders. of the Sew
entE precinct, was sent out to investi-
gate He vent to Buffers house. where
ne found him suffering and without the
attendance of a physician He was In
serious condition. He arrested Dorsey.
who sis held on a charge of assault and
battery.
Miss Mary A Moran. Of Georgetown,
and Peter f. KeIiher. of Albany. N Y,
will be married at Trinity Church. on
Wednesday evening. January IL at 4:30
The maid of honor viii be Miss Mar
Earet L. Cassidy, of Washington. Will
sam F. Lett, OF New York, will be best
man. The groomsmen viii be Capt
Sheridan Farree. W. Wilson Matthews
Frank A. Mcneil, Charles Ohio Paxson
John Edward Stanton and Robert H
Bowlder. The bride viii ne given away
by her brother, DR.. John F. Moran.
Silver Star Lodge of Good Templars,
Of Tenleytowu. held its regular weekly
meeting last night at Good TempIar Hall
n the BrookeviHe Road The principal
business transacted was the adoption Of
a new code of bylaws which will go
into effect when approved by the grand
chief templar. After the regular bust
ness OF the meeting was disposed of, the
following literary and musical program
was rendered by the members of the
lodge. Recitation. Chief TemplaT Will
lam e Payne: piano solo, Miss Eleanore
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
READ THIS 5:

To every person presenting this Coupon
TO any druggist today, they VIII receive
large 2-omce, 25-cent box OF Birds
German Tar Salve FOR ONLY 10 CENTS
Every box guaranteed 10 cure CBapped
Hands, Burns. PimpIcs. Eczema, all SKIN
Enlptions. and Piles. it also relieves a
painful corn or bunion. II any druggist
refuses Won box at this special price.
send rs this Coupon and 10 cents. and we
viii send It to you by return mail
BIRD MEDICINE CO.. Albany. y. Y
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
FINANCIAL.
EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS

Few men, comparatively. would think Of saw
ing 80 $500, or $1,000 a month. Ones IN
come above prudent expenses goes with the rest
and brings return unless there's some IN
oenrive and decision TO save If that money Is
put into shares In the Equitable its an in
vest1nent-it's systematic saviug-it grows Of
ItseIf-it draws interest at per ceut-and in
the great number of cases is Withdrawn only
10 buy property.
EQUITABLE CO. OPERATIVE BUILDING
ASSOCIATION, 1903 F ST, Equitable Bldg,
JOIN JOY EDISON RESIDENT
FRANK p. RESIDE SECRETARY
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
LOANS OF $40

AMI wv AkD o. FChNlIUEE and P-sNuS
a. lowest rates and on the DAY YOU auD.v We
are leaning on The Building ana Ian Asso-
cation plan, which makes Tie cost Of eArly-
ing '9AAs much iess than you pay elsewhere
anu allows You 10 pay It OF IN any sized notes
you desire, running from c3e 10 twelve months
IT YOU have loan with some Other company
~e VIII pay II of sni afF4Ece you more money
Ii desired Rates chrertuiiy given and no cosr
to yon unless loan is made. Call and get rates
Front loom. first floor
N&TIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN CO.
e25 St y "
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

The dispute between The Pennsylva
mia Railroad and the Pitrsburg. Carne-
gle and Western Railroad. the Wabash
extension over The height OF the Gle
waited structure OF The Wabash. was
settled Yesterday by . board Of arbi-
tratIou The details OF the agreement
we're not made public, but the plans viii
be prepared and submitted to councils
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

~ If YoC ARE GOING TO PUT
g Il 9 money II bank, you iook Tor Ia.
@ s4fest Institution; why not use tne
same cssre when yuu IeuUslL vglr
TaludUles for d Loan We have q building .rr.a
sales made ior that purpose Al business alb
soia'eiy confidential Money Ioanad on watches.
diamonds. JeTelry= etc Interest a. three ugr
cent instead OF zen
Il X FULTON'S LOAN OFFICE
Established 1910 SD Ninth ST.. ~
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

m Loans on furniture planes
etc. on the most liberal term,
yOI ever offered IN this city No
reElcvaJ or publicity II you
WANT owe 'Hy other company and
want more money we viii let
MONEY? pr;v.fs os,...
WASHINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN CO.
GRO F St. N ".
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

Several of the shoe merchants in II
Street complain that they have suffered
loss in the past year through the ez-
traction, while ~ transit from New York
and other Northern cities. Of one 10 a
signments shipped TO them One OF
them stated yesterday that about . year
ago an investigation was made and in
an old house occupied by an employe
OF the carrying railroad a large quantity
Of merchandise was found
Maurice Baer is rapidly recovering
from a severe attack of typhoid fever
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
CHEAP MONEY
Money Leaned SaIaried People,

Retail merchants, tsamst5rs. boarding houses.
without security; largest business IN 46 prin-
cipal cities. TOiMAN. Room 101. 53S 18th ST..
NV. mI4.tf
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

xaS0u5r Han Assn SIS G. 1865 .oa
Amer can GFauhaphoue Deb 5s- -
SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST So
National safe Deposit and ErasJ -
washing on Liam and Trust 800 =
American security and Trust --- zt5a
Washington safe Deposit 1872 -
Union Trust and Storage ...---.' ~ Z
wash. Servings Bank w
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
WE WILL LEND YOU MONEY

On your furniture, pianos. organs, etc. and
you can pay II back IN small weekly OF monthly
payments. ABSOLUTELY 40 DELAY.
our business is strictly confdential; no en-
harrassiug questions 60 ask you. Lowest rates
su the eitv- Private Offices.
COLUMBIA GUARANTEE COMPANY,
: Street \
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS

tyass C;as Co. Ger 4. = l5J1-2I. y. u
yash Gas Co. ser 3, 6s 1922 ~
L. Elec Light. Deb IMP 100 is54 TO- <
4 : Flee Lfzht. Cert Inds5t--- lJs
80 I. Poi Tel. Com s's..-.- I}3& I04
wash. MARKET Co. Isl SIS, 1871
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

To conform TO the laws Of Pennsyl-
vania- which prohibit the buying Of
competing zine. the Pennsylvania, which
owns. in fact. the Baltimore and Ohio
has transferred one-half Of these hold
ing 10 the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern. which is non-competin road
in every sense. This shows q COutinu-
ance OF the intimate relations existine
bet ween the Pennsylvania and Wander
biIt interests
The Washington times., 1903-01-09
CASH 10 LOAN

On Furniture, Pianos, etc, n ~ amount from
SIC TO 500 Come Vhere you get lowest rate
and longest terms. A.. dealings qulck an.
private
POTOMAC GUARANTEE LOAN CO.
Rooms "a and &C. Atlantic Building
Tel II. l23G-Y. 82s and $50 + St n "
The Washington times., 1903-01-09

The pool in Southern Pacific has not
been active of late, but il is to be no
ticed the stock is gradually creeping up
ward, The leader OF the pool is as con
fdeRt as ever of the ultimate success
of the undertaking. and today the stock
showed signs of greater strength than
for some time The company has recent
ly bought largely in the Beaumont
Texas, oil fields. 1t has about 300 loco
motives equipped with oil-burning de
vices
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24
Insurance Department

Agents for FIRE, MARINE, LIFE,
ACCIDENT and EMPLOYERS LA
BILITY INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Insurance Office, 924 Bethel street
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24

| to grief and despair, sadly embarrass-
| ing their employers.
"The 'rewrite men of the Honolulu
! newspapers have been sorely over
worked lot for a good many years. A
steamer gets in, say, at noon. The
'rewrite man for an afternoon Homo
lulu paper gets hold of a bundle OF
newspapers, covering, say, the news of
the whole world for a period of ten
Gays-the interval since the arrival of
the previous steamers His paper is
due to come out at 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, and so his copy has TO be
ready by, say, 8 o'clock or $3.50. You
can figure for yourself the kind of a
order to get together in readable shape
6 comprehensive resume of all of the
worlds news, properly assorted ground
down, headed and captioned, in that
pie have been almost absolutely rely
ing upon these resumes in their own
newspapers, for the reason that few of
them have possessed the time or the
patience to calmly sit down and try to
read their bundles of American news
papers one by one, and date by date
Did you ever try to do that? If not,
you don't know what real patience
means. A man who can sit down and
read ten days copies of his newspaper,
say from January 1 to January 10, and
do the thing consecutively and in or
der, without trying to find the outcome
Of something that he gets interested in
in the later numbers before he has alb
sorbed the entire contents Of the first
numbers. is worthy to rank alongside
of Job. I've tried to do it innumera-
bic times, but never got away with the
task. 1 once knew a missionary who
had spent many years in the heart of
Africa, and who only got his papers
once a year, and then all in a bunch
and he told me that he read them con-
secutively in a systematic manner, but
that man was saint, not human be-
ing"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-24
HOME FOR
|NCURABLES
Annual Meeting for
Discussion Is
Held.

The annual meeting of the Honolulu
Home for Incurables was held yester-
day morning for the election of officers
and discussion of the general work
! of the corporation for the past year.
Alexander Young presided at the meet
ing.
/ c. H. Atherton presented a letter of
resignation from his father, J. B. Ather-
ton, whose illness caused this action.
The resignation was accepted with re-
greet.
The report of the treasurer, S. F.
Damon, was presented by ]. P. Cooke
in the absence of the former The re-
port showed that an endowment fund
of $65,S92 has been invested in securi-
ties, and that $36, $50 had been expend-
ed on the buildings, grounds, equip
ment, etc. There is a balance of SILL
726 still remaining in the equipment
fund.
There was some discussion also of the
question of assistance from the govern
ment to be asked of the next legisla-
ture. For the past two years there has
been available a monthly appropriation
of $500 which was intended for Victo-
ria Hospital and was turned over to
the Hospital for IncurabIes. It was
stated during the discussion that near
ly all of the fifteen inmates of the
home are Porto Ricans
A vote of thanks was rendered S. E.
Damon for his work in connection with
the opening of the Institution
c. H. Atherton was elected a trustee
in place of his father, and w. o. Smith
and S. E. Damon whose terms expired
were reelected for three years.
The officers elected by the trustees
after the meeting We're as follows:
President, Alexander Young; first vice
president, w. o. Smith; second vice.
president, c. H. Atherton; treasurer,
S. E. Damon; secretary. T. Give
Davies, auditor. ]. P Cooke.