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Naval Orders.

Commander G. w. Mentz from command
of the Monongahela and await orders
Lieut.. Commander G. r. Clark from the
Monongahela, and await orders
Lieut. Commander j. H. Glennon to ad-
ditional duty as assistant to the equipment
officer navy yard, Mare Island, Cal
Lieut. ]. s. Mexican from the Monongahela
to the Lancaster
Lieut.. T. D. Parker to continue duty on
the Monongahe
Midshpman ]. A Campbell, jr., from the
Monongahela to the Denver.
Passed Assistant Surgeon c. d. Lang
horne to continue duty board the Mo-
nongahela.
L. H. Wheeler, H A. May, ]. L. Belk-
nap and ]. Flint have been appointed as
sistant surgeons in the navy.
Paymaster e. C. Tobey to Colon, for spec
ial duty in connection with disbursements
to be made under isthmian canal commits
sion.
Passed Assistant Paymaster ]. S. Beecher
from the Monongahela, and await orders.
r. B. Westlake has been appointed an as
sistant paymaster in the navy
Char lain H. w. Jones from the Monon-
gahela to the Prairie.
BoasWain ]. A. Riley, ]. w. Angus and
d. White to continue duty.
Gunner Samuel Chiles from the Mononga-
hela to the Yankee.
Chief Carpenter A. c. Burroughs from the
Mononga hela to the Lancaster.
Warrant Machinist H. B. Heath granted
one months sick leave, when he is dis
charged from the Naval Hospital, Boston,
Mass.
Midshipman X. B. Crittenden from the
Oregon to the San Francisco.
Capt. HI. c. Davis from the Olongapo sta
ton to the Albany.
Warrant Machnist ]. ]. Murray from the
Oregon to the Albany.
Gunner ]. T. Swift from the Cavite sta
ton to the Albany.
Warrant Machinist j. A. Hickey from the
Piscataqua to the Oregon.
First Lieut.. D. C.. McDougal from the
0longapo station to home.
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MANY MEMBERS WITHDRAW.
Result Of fractional Differences in East
ern PRESBYTERIAN Church.

ern Presbyterian Church.
About sixty-eight members of the East
ern Presbyterian Church, opposed to the
retention of Rev. Thomas c. Easton as pas
tor, held social meeting at La Fetra's
Hotel last evening, to talk over the situa-
sixty of those present signifed their inten-
ton of taking their letters from the church
Immediately. 1t is expected that others
will do the same within few days. Com
munications were received from persons not
present stating that they likewise had de-
cided to withdraw from the church.
Since the decision of the presbytery of
Washington last Monday morning that no
investigation would be made of the fac
t1onal differences in the church a number
of the officers of organizations connected
with the congregation have resigned. At a
meeting Monday evening last of the Sunday
School Association fifteen officers and
teachers resigned. and 1t is said more will
follow their example. Eleven members of
the Ladies Aid Society resigned Wednes-
day evening and all We're officers except
one. The same evening at meeting of
the Christian Endeavor Society ten officers
and committeeman of the society handed in
their designations.
1t is stated that the majority of the
members of the church who withdrew will
join the First Presbyterian Church on John
Marshall place, but that a few will hold
their letters in the hope that some day
they may be able to join the Eastern
Church again under more favorable circum-
stances.
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Army Orders.

Major Aaron H. Appel, surgeon, has been
ordered to report to an army retiring
board in this city for examination as to
his fitness for active service.
Major c. B. Baker, quartermaster has
been ordered to Wilmington, Del. on bust
ness pertaining to the construction at that
place of vessel for the quartermasters de-
partment.
Officers of the Sd Infantry have been or
dered to proceed to Vancouver barra cks
for assignment to duty as follows: First
Lieut. Allen Smith, jr., to Fort Gibson, Alas
ka, to take charge of the steamer Gen Van
Vliet; Second Lieut.. 8. c. Orchard to For,
Liscum, Alaska for duty as quartermaster
at that post; Second Lieut.. Carl c. Jones to
Fort Egbert, Alaska; Second Lieut.. Jas w,
Everington to Fort Gibbon, Alaska, for
duty as quartermaster at that post
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THE DUNK1RK POST OFFICE.
Will Remain in It's Present Quarters
at Original Rent,

postmaster General Payne has approved
recommendation of Assistant Attorney
General Robb that the post office at Dun
Kirk, New York, remain in its present quar-
tiers, at the original contract rate of 1880
by George Beavers the former head of the
salary. and allowance division of the Post
Office Department, and it is understood that
the lessons of the property will shortly in
stitute, suit In the court of claims for the
difference in the amount of rental.
This proceeding will settle the question of
the right of the lessons, one of whom is
Justice Hooker of the New York supreme
court, 10 the advanced rate to which they
claim they entitled II is stated at the
department that there is no intention of
holding the postmaster at Dunkirk respon.
sible for the amount he paid the lessons un-
DER the increased figures wherever he acted
under Oh dsrs Of the department,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-06
DISTRICT SUPPLIES.
Committee Opens Bids Which Repre-
y sent 81 ZOO, 900 in Values.

Bids were opened at the District building
yesterday afternoon for general supplies
for the District for the next fiscal year
There were more than 100 bidders on the
various classes of articles needed by the
District during the coming year, and the
amount of money involved is about ST.
0Oo,OO. DIR. William Tindail. secretary to
the board of Commissioners, is chairman of
the committee on opening the bids for SUP
plies. For the next three weeks force of
ten officials and employees of the District
will be engaged in scheduling the bids ana
determining the parties to whom contra cts
for the various articles shall be awarded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-06
Republican Convention chaplains.

Mr.. Elmer Dover, secretary of the ma
tional republican committee, has received
word from Chicago that local committee
having the matter In charge had selected
the following chaplains to open the ma
tional convention on different days with
prayer: First day, the Rev Timothy p
Forst, Methodist Episcopal Church; second
day, the Rev. Father Daniel ]. Riordan,
Roman Catholic Church.; third day, the
Rev. Thaddeus A. Sniveley, Episcopal
Church. 1t was announced that all appli-
cations for press seats to the convention
must be made on or before May 20, either
to William F. Stone, Baltimore, or to Major
Johr NJ. Carson of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-06
LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
Fair Weather Indicated for Tonight
and Saturday.

Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District of Columbia. Delaware and Mary
land, fair tonight and Saturday; light vari-
able winds. IS
For Virginia, fair tonight and Saturday
light to fresh southerly winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty -four
hours, 46; year ago, 70
Weather conditions and general forecast
The atmospheric conditions have not
changed materially during the last twenty
four hours The western) depression has
advanced eastward somewhat with a con-
siderable loss of energy. a second area Of
low pressure is moving eastward over the
British northwest. n o
ern slope of the Rocky mountains and in
Texas Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.
Scarcely any rain has fallen as yet east of
the Mississippi.
Seasonal temperatures prevail in all dis
tricts
Fair weather will continue tonight and
Saturday. except in the lower Ohio valley,
western Tennessee and the lower Missis-
sippi valley, where showers are probable.
The winds on the middle Atlantic coast
Will be mostly light west to south: on the
south Atlantic coast fresh northeasterly
on the east gulf coast fresh southeast to
east, and on the lower lakes fresh south
erly.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
tnches) has been reported during the past
Tampa. 1.O4: Palestine. 1.2O; Taylor, 1.0a;
Kansas City, 400; Saint Paul, 1.1S; Key
West. 1.1S.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at p. m. yesterday:
Thermometer-May 8. pm. IS; pm,
68; II midnight, 60. May 8. am, 81; s
am, go; IL noon, IS; pm, SO.
Maximum, so, at 2 pm, May 9; minimum,
48, at am. May 6.
Barometer-May 5, pm, 3O14; pm,
30. ID; IL midnight, 3O15. May 6, am,
Bolt: am, 1921; noon, BOLT; pm, O15.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature, SO: conii-
ton Il. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
" condition at north connection, IS; con-
ditfon at south connection, 10. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 81; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse. 1S: condition
at effiuent gatehouse, 81. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, "a: condition at in
fluent, %; condition at eff1uent &C.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 7:18 am. and AT pm
high tide. 12:43 am. and 1858 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. S:11 am. and S:3S
pm high tide, "a am and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 4:5s am; sun sets, $3.50
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 4:57 am.
Moon rises. 12:4S am. tomorrow
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tlnguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
Teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-f1ve minutes before sunrise
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APPROVAL OF REPORT.
Awards in Outfall Sewer Proceedings
Ratified bv Court.

Justice Gould, on motion of Attorney A.
Leftwich Sinclair, representing the District
Commissioners, today passed an order final
iy ratifying and confirming the report and
award of the commissioners appointed to
appraise the value Of the respective inter-
ests OF all persons concerned in the land
needed by the District for an outfall sewer
and bypass drain in the vicinity Of the Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane
1t Is understood the report of the COM
missioners was not objected to by any of
the parties interested, and that every one
was satisfied with the damages awarded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-06
Cases Before Justice Wright.

Beginning Tuesday next, Justice Wright
e*ill in Criminal Court No. take up crimi-
nal business. The first two weeks following
will be given over to the trials of cases of
persons now confined in the jail 1t is the
present intention of the District attorneys
office to try the case of John L. OBrien.
charged with embezzlement of a sum of
money from Frank Hume, before the end
Of this month in this court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-06
All About Summer Resorts.

Vacation days should be planned for well
In advance. Booklets about summer resort
hotels that hold forth the greatest posi-
bilities for pleasant vacations may be had
at The Stars Resort Bureau. Full infor-
nation about resorts and routes for sum-
mer trips freely given at the business office
counter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-06
FINANCIAL.

HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
Subscription books still open to the 21st issue OF
OFFICE OF TREASURER, 1907 PA. AVE. NV.
Shares, 81 90 each per MONTH commencing with
January, 1904.
per cent interest allowed all stock, whether
taken investment to obtain loans thereon.
an additional monthly payment Of 81. 60 per share
GEO. W. LINKINS, President, cor. & 10th NV.
w. n. WETZEI, Secretary, 213b Fl st. NV.
d. g. WESCOTT, Treasurer, 1907 Pa. ave. NV.
myd-3t
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Will Join the Detroit.

Orders have been sent to the Bancroft,
Newport and Scorpion to proceed to Do
minician waters for duty there with the
Detroit.
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SURETY COMPANIES.

We Issue Surety Bonds.
It Il our business. The fee Il reasonable. the
service prompt. Don't entail your estate BY going
On bonds for relatives and friends. Send them tc
The Title Guaranty and Trust Co.
GEORGE T. PARKER. Resident Agent
201-227 Colorado building
Tel 84nl. fe5-78t-1A
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The Only Investments

GREEN GOLD MINING STOCK, COPETE, san
LUIS AND HAYS FOR SALE.
WATERMAN & CO..
my5-3ts l413 G ST.
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Present: The Chief Justice, Mr.. Justice
Morris and Mr. Justice Shepard.
B. F. Oden and Marion Erwin were ad-
mitted to practice.
1420-Bieber agt. Cans; continued.
1344-Koontz agt. District of Columbia;
argument continued by Mr.. A b. Duvall,
Mr. M. J. Colbert and Mr.. ]. ]. Darlington
for appellees and concluded by Mr.. Edwin
Forrest for appellant.
observation-disclosures agt wineland; appeal
dismissed, with costs to the appellants;
opinion by Chief Justice Alvey.
1394-Harvey agt. Miller; argued by MI.
w ]. Lambert for appellant and submit
ted by Mr.. w. c. Clephane for appellee.
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| Minimum temperature past twenty -four
| hours 46: year ago, 10.
The Western news., 1904-12-21

calmly. what is the matter with your
head?'
l raised my hand to my forehead, and
found it bleeding
Meanwhile the insurgent seated him
self again. l did likewise
He reached into his pocket and pulled
out handkerchief. This he gave to me
and even knotted it after l had passed
it around my head. l now felt firmly
convinced that l was prisoner.
The officer and fell into conversation,
but apparently by mutual consent made
no mention Of the war, nor my present
situation.
To my surprise he did not ask me for
my revolver, but l thought it prudent to
lay 1t down on the table.
LET us retire." he proposed at last
Il am afraid l must ask you to let me
share your cot with you-some Of my
soldiers must sleep on the floor"
Both of US stretched out on the cot,
and later a dozen soldiers came in and
occupied the floor.
The boy officer was soon asleep, and
SO innocent was his juvenile face that
felt no worry over my personal safety
at least
or course I did not sleep. The dawn
was just making the trees outside visible
when l arose and carefully stepped my
way across the room over the sleeping
soldiers.
A thrill Of hope passed through me as
l got down the stairs and found my
horse tethered beside the house.
l was untying him when voice from
window above arrested me.
Good morning. Are you leaving us?'
1t was the insurgent officer.
YES" l replied. boldly.
"Well, goodbye, then,' and his face
disappeared
A sense of shame overcame me. Then,
too, l disliked leaving my saddle-bags
behind.
So l tied my horse to post again and
reascended the stairs.
| The boy officer seemed surprised to see
me. To his questioning look l replied:
II think shall wait till breakfast"
Then l lay down ON the cot again,
and. strange to say, fell asleep.
The sun was high up when again
awoke. The insurgents We're up, and a
native was setting the table with cooked
rice, eggs, and coffee.
The president, the youngest lieutenant
and l breakfasted together. Afterward
looking out of the window, l saw they
had saddled my horse.
l determined to see if l was really a
prisoner or not. Rising, bid the lieu
tenant goodbye.
"Adios." he said, reaching out his
hand
l turned to go.
"One thing l said. "Tell me, why
don't you make me prisoner?'
The officer looked at me; his eyebrows
rose in astonishment
"What, on Christmas Eve!'
That evening l was safely housed II
a garrisoned town. Washington Post
The Western news., 1904-12-21
THE STAR IN THE EAST.

They followed the star the whole night
through;
As 1t moved with the midnight, they moved
too;
And cared not whittier it led, nor knew,
Till Christmas Day In the morning
And just at the dawn In the twilight
shade,
They came to the stable, and, unafraid.
Saw the blessed Babe in the manger laid,
On Christmas Day In the morning.
We have followed the star whole long
And watched its beacon. now faint. now
And 1t now stands still as we draw near,
To Christmas Day in the morning.
And Just as the wise men did Of old,
In the hush Of the winter dawning cold,
We come to the stable, and behold
. The Child on the Christmas morning
And just as the wise men deemed 1t meet
To offer him gold and perfumes, sweet,
We lay our gifts at his holy feet
Our gifts on the Christmas morning.
O Babe, once laid in the ox's bed.
With never a pillow for thy head,
Now throned IN the highest heavens IN
stead,
0 Lord of the Christmas morning!
Because we have known and have loved
And have followed 1t long, and have fol-
lowed 1t far,
From the land where the shadows and
darkness are,
10 find thee on Christmas morning,
Accept the gifts that we dare to bring,
Though worthless and poor the Offering,
And help our souls to rise and sing,
In the joy Of thy Christmas morning.
Susan Coolidge.
The Western news., 1904-12-21
Ito te continued)
Opal Fossil OF q Shark.

Since they We're first discovered the
famous opal fields at White Cliffs, N.
8. W., have yielded many curious fos-
sils. particularly those OF prehistoric
marine life. But the latest discovery
is a most extraordinary one, and will
prove of the deepest interest to the
scientific world.
1t is that Of fossillzed, or rather
opalized. member Of the shark family,
which was found on block No. 6, at q
depth Of thirty-five feet from the sur
face. The Sydney press says that the
speciment measures 3 feet inches
from the snout to the tip Of the tail.
The body is in seven sections, the cir
cumference Of the largest Of which
(the head and shoulder portion IL
eighteen inches; each section Is six
inches in length.
The deeply indented eye-sockets
show plainly. land thin veins Of pur.
pie opal encircle the fish from tin to
tip" At the mouth these veins make
an oblong and clearly defined course,
though the continuity is occasionally
broken. No particulars as to weight
are given, but as the fossil has been
sent to London these ond other mat
ters Of interest will soon be deter
mined. 1t was purchased from the
finders by an opal buyer.
The Western news., 1904-12-21
CHRISTMAS CHILDREN.
Some Famous Men Who Were Born on
Christie Birthday.


Christ's Birthday.
Even were it not for it's celebration
as the birthday of the Saviour, Dec.
% would rank as quite a notable date
In the year for the number of eminent
persons whose natal day it is. Curiously
enough, however, we seldom think of the
day as the beginning Of the career of
any one on earth other than He to whom
custom has assigned it.
We know that historical events of all
sorts-battles, sieges, and SO forth-have
occurred on Christmas, for articles al
most without end dealing with this in
teresting side of the history of the day
have been written, but of it's biogra phical
side little has been said. the more odd
this because the fact that many nota-
bles have been born on the day cannot
fail to prove of interest.
The biographical index of Christmas
is comparatively long and includes such
names as Sir Isaac Newton, William Col
Inns, the lyric poet; p. s. Gilmore, the
musician and bandmaster; Richard Por-
son, the greatest classical scholar Eng
land ever produced; Johann Jacob
Reiske, the celebrated German oriental
list; Clara Barton, Admiral S. @. Rohan
and a number of others. Unhappy little
shavers they must have been in their
childhood with their birthday and their
Christmas rejoicings all merged In one.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Western news., 1904-12-21
A Christmas Love Story.

The prettiest Christmas tale of all 10
that of the blessed Hermann Joseph, the
little clockmaker of Germany. He was
very poor lad, who loved to 60 to
church better than anything else in the
world. One Christmas eve he entered
the cathedral with q little gift for the
Christ Child. 1t was all he had rosy
apple which someone had given him. He
went up to the image of Mary and the
Child, and held out the apple to the lit
tie one, placing it at last in the chubby
hand. Instantly the little marble fingers
closed upon the apple and the child
smiled with pleasure upon the poor boys
gift. Which goes 70 show that the trib.
ute Of the wise men Is not the only &C.
ceptahle offering to Christmas love.-Ab-
bic Farwell Brown in Lppincott's.
The Western news., 1904-12-21

the dark ocean, now and then lit up by
a dash of spray, while the officers look.
ed on in doubt. They did not believe
the man. But still they did not be-
lieve that he would take them into a
death which would carry him with
them.
The point of the island butting out
toward the bar was now close at hand.
While the breakers from the ocean
come nearly to it's shores, the men be-
lieved that the island could be passed
by the fat bottomed river boat.
But Jarvi headed straight on.
"Why do you not turn to the right?''
asked Captain Budlong.
"We would run her into the sand, "
replied the pilot.
"But you are running her into the
breakers" replied the sheriff.
1t is better for her there" coolly
replied the treacherous man at the
wheel.
The boat began to rock and leap like
wild animal which found itself sud-
denly in the clutches of an enemy. 1t
was but shell, on.y intended for the
smooth waters of the liver, and could
not be expected to live on the ocean and
especially on the river bar. one of the
toughest places known to seamen. The
men down stairs fell about the deck
like drunkards and while some became
deathly sick, others we're alarmed.
Sankala could conceal her fears NO
longer. "That man," she said, sis
taking us to our doom. The boat can
not live in this sea. He could have
passed the point of the Island without
coming into the breakers. The waite,
is deep there.
She hao c.me from her place OF con.
cealment and spoke with all Of the
earnestness of woman, and the cool
ness OF man.
Jarvi looked around at her with q
ghostly smile of contempt, but did not
bulge the wheel.
"Consider yourself prisoner" said
Captain Budlorg.
"All right" replied the pilot. Their
he released the wheel and walked out
of the pilot house. The boat leaped
anu Teclcu. 4Hc pIOpcluAR NHccl al
ternately rose above and sank deep into
the water revolving as uselessly al
futter- The vessel was left te
the mercy of the breakers.
The last extremity had been reached
The sheriff drew his revolver, and
pointing it at Jarvi, said:
eco back to that wheel and take III
out of this or shall shoot you like
dog!"
"All right" replied Jarvi in con
temptuous voice.
Then the man started as if he would
enter the door of the pilot house, bu
he turned quickly and leaped into thu
foaming breakers below.
sankala, keenly alive to the impend
Ing crisis, bare headed and bare armed
sprang to the wheel. She glanced
down into the angry sea, and hurriedl,
examined the shore line to the north
then with distended muscles she bor
down on the lever that governed tn
rudder, and rang the engineer to turl
on the steam.