Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16

is said, were impressed with their trip to
Gettysburg and proposed to start FOR Wash
fngton, taking in Mt. Vernon ana Airing
ton Heights, before beginning their return
trip by way of Asbury Park. New York, the
Hudson river Niagara, Lake Erie from
Buffalo to Detroit, back to Chicago. Many
of them have homes and friends in the cas-
and will spend the remainder of their yaca-
ton all along the route.
To express their qualification for their
pleasure they surprised Mr.. Van Meter by
presenting him with a beautiful morocco
leather travelling case and a crocodile skin
writing case. They declared that nothing
could surpass their enjoyment of their Jour
ney or their sojourn in Washington and
Baltimore.
1t was Tuesday morning that most of the
party came to Washington proceeding at
once to the Capitol and inspecting ii from
basement to dome They then visited the
National Museum and the Smithsonian In
stitute before lunch and Mt. Vernon by
boat In the, afternoon. closing the day with
visit to the Congressional Library build
Ing. Wednesday they visited Washington
Monument, the Treasury and the State
war and Navy departments in the fore
noon, and In the afternoon inspected the
navy yard and visited Arlington Heights
being caught in the storm. which drenched
them from head to foot before they could
Sc oiiSiteT Ills drove the Idu1eS OF
the party back to Baltimore where they
had left most of their baggage, and thus
began their return journey to the west.
Among those from the most distant coun-
tries accompanying the party is a Mr. c.
Lavadia of Manila, who has been in this
country less than one month, and has come
for six months sojourn in America. He
was soldier in the insurgent army. and
though very friendly to the Americans, Is
still a loyal and enthusiastic Filipino. He
had hoped to meet the President in Wash
1ngton, and, If possible to speak with him
on Philippine matters.
He says that the finest provinces of the
philippines are at present suffering under
a reconcentrado regime, the people OF
Cavite province. almost in sight of Manila,
being confined in reconcentrado camps for
the purpose of crushing out the so-called
ladrones. or bandits. which infest that
province. THE province of Batangas, one
of the finest in the Philippines" ne says,
rs also suffering from the same affiction.
Men, women and children of all classes and
conditions are confined within the dead-line,
according to the Weyler regime in Cuba"
Mr.. Lavadia is very reticent in regard to
these matters, and it is almost impossible
to get him to express himself publicly.
Mr.. Jose Raves. also of Manila who has
been studying at the University of Cali
fornia, and after the conclusion OF this tour
will enter Cornell University, declined to
speak upon political subjects. simply stat
ing that he prefers American to Spanish
dominion, but that all Filipinos look for
ward to self-government and Independence,
upon the same footing with the Cuban re-
public.
Mrs. E. w. Kelly of Mandalay is another
member of this party. She has returned
from the foreign mission field to recuperate
her health and strength before returning
to Burma. She reports the mission work
In the Burman empire as being wonderfully
prosperous.
Mr.. Van Meter makes this vacation evan
geistic tour one of the important parts OF
the Chicago evangelistic work, and rec
ommends 1t to every Christian Endeavor
union in the world