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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Death of Mrs. CONFERENCE.-The

Mrs. NJ. ]. Courtenay- Ellis mother of
Mrs. Hamburg, the wife of Col. Hamburg
United States Engineers, and of Mrs.
Leach, wife of Col. Leach, United States
Engineers, died yesterday afternoon at the
home of Col. Leach on 10th street With
her at the time of her death were her
daughter, Mrs. Leach, and her grand
daughters. Miss Virginia and Miss Ethel
wynne Lewis.
Mrs. CourtenayEllis was the eldest
daughter of John Graham of Seven Oaks
near London, England. In 1915 she married
John Merwin Courtenay of Exeter Devon
shire. After several years spent in the
orient and Al Europe Mr.. and Mrs Cour-
tenay came to the United States. During
the civil war Mr.. Courtenay was mana ging
director of the Star Line of steamers at
New Orleans. The home of the Courtenays
on Esplanade street was a social center for
people of all parties and opinions.
Mr.. and Mrs Courtenay afterward made
their home in New York city, with a coun-
try seat, Idlewild, Cornwall on Hudson
After the death of her husband in 1881
Mrs. Courtenay spent much of her time in
San Antonio, Texas, and in California.
Several years later she married Mr. j. Alder
Ellis of Chicago. After his death she made
her home with her daughters.
Mrs. CONFERENCE.-The was woman of I'M
usual brilliancy and culture. She was for
many years a contributor of poems and
sketches of travel to a New York publca-
ton, the Home Journal while it was under
the management of n. p. Willis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
CONGRESS MUST ACT
DISTRICT UNABLE TO PROCEED
WITH L'ENFANT MEMORIAL

Relative to the refusal Of Lady Howard.
owner of the property wherein the remains
Of Maj. Pierre Charles l. Enfant are bur
led. to permit the United States govern
ment to erect thereon monument in MEM
DRY Of the illustrious Frenchman. Commits
sioner Mcfarland today said:
1.-TWO recommendations were made to
Congress last session by the Commissioners
on my motion. respecting memorials for
Major LEnfant. Before making the mo-
ton consulted representatives of all who
are especially interested, and acted in ac-
cordance with their advice. The first rec
ommendatfon was that l. Enfants remains
should be left where they are and marked
by suitable stone provided the plot Of
ground was dedicated, to insure per-
| manence, together with the right of way
from the road, so as to provide access for
the public.
ut was distinctly understood that the de-
ScendantS of the family which gave l. En-
FAINT hospitality in lis later years and pro-
ytded grave for his body in ground con-
secrated by the church of his faith, and
the present owners of the estate, opposed
the removal of the remains, and as mat
ter of fact there Is no way in which they
| could be taken from the custody of the
present owners of the estate, except pos
sibly by buying the whole property.
Congress adopted this recommendation,
appropriating $500 for a memorial stone, to
be suitably inscribed by the Commissioners,
upon the dedication of the lot and the
right of way to the public. Now that the
dedication of the right of way has been re-
fused, there is nothing more that the Com
| missioners can do without further action
by Congress, unless the owners of the es-
tate should change their minds or the es-
| tate should change hands, when the Com
missioners would make an application to
| the new owners.
when Congress meets we shall report
the facts and call attention to the other
recommendation We made, which was that
a memorial to l. Enfant should be erected
In the city of Washington. The Mall has
seemed to be the favorite place for such a
memorial, but a new suggestion has just
been made to me, which deserves consider
alton, and that is that the memorial should
be placed near the new French embassy''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
MACEDONIA QUESTION
NEGOTIATIONS FOR REFORMS
MAY TERMINATE WITH APRIL.

VIENNA, April 19.-The Associated Press
was informed at the foreign Office today
that the negotiations between the powers
regarding Great Britain's plans for the
financial reform of Macedonia will proba-
bly, be terminated at the end of April Some
doubt is entertained here about Germany's
attitude on the subject
The Neue Freie Presse publishes an in
terview with Herr Won Muller. the Austrian
agent in Macedonia. charged with carrying
out the Austro-Russian reform program.
who passed through Salonica recently on
his way to Athens. in which he declares,
among other things. that since March the
financial reforms in Macedonia. established
by Turkey through Hilmi Pasha, have
been working very well. all the officials and
other officers receiving their salaries
promptly through the Ottoman Bank. He
expresses the opinion that this system will
have the most successful results.
The foreign office here does not deny
statements to the effect that Herr Won Null
Ter will not return to Macedonia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Steamboat Regulations.

Under the new regulations prescribed by
the board of supervising inspectors for the
government of steam vessels, ii is stated
that all deck mates on river steamers will
have TO be licensed officers after May l.
The mates in charge of the decks on the
Potomac river considerably exercised
over the new law, but are preparing to
go before the local inspectors at Balti-
more to take the examination required be-
fore the mates license can be issued TO
them. Rule 40 of section ), licensed officers,
says:
whenever any person presents himself
for examination for license as mate of river
steamers the local inspectors shall exam
inc him as to his knowledge, experience and
skill in loading cargo and in handling and
stowage of freight. his knowledge of the
operation and handling of fire appara tus,
the launching and handling of lifeboats,
his knowledge of life-preservers and the
method of adjusting them, his ability to
manage the crew and direct and advise the
passengers in case of emergency and his
general familiarity with his duties in main
tanning discipline and protecting the pas
sengers, and if found qualified they shall
grant him license such, but no such
license shall be granted to any person who
has not had at least two years experience
in the deck department of a steam vessel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
EX-GOV. PERHAM ILL.
Noted for Originating Pension Legisla-
ton.


Ex-Gov Sidney Perham of Maine is i'll
at his home. No. 900 Westminster street.
In 1866 Gov. Perham then chairman of
the pension committee of the House of Rep
resentatives formulated the first measure
providing for the grading of invalid pen
sions in proportion to the extent of the
pensioned disabilities Up to this time s.
per month was the highest rate provided
for the loss of hand or a foot. Mr. Per-
hams measure provided a pension of SIS
per month for the loss of a hand or a foot
and equivalent disabilities.
This first measure grading pensions pass
ed the House of Representatives on Mr.
Perham's motion, which increased a large
proportion of the invalid pensions % 75-10O
per cent.
Mr. Perham was also the author of the
enactment providing for the granting of 50
per month additional pension to each one
of the minor children of a soldier. Prior TO
July -. 1866. widow drew no pension on ac-
count of her minor children, and where the
widow was dead only IS was paid where
there We're several minor children of an
enlisted man.
This enactment stands the statute
books today in the same verbiage as he
presented it to the pension committee early
in July, 1866.
When Mr.. Perham first suggested the
granting of 81 per month additional pension
to each minor child a friend suggested to
him that ne knew of cases where the widow
of private soldier had ten minor children
which would give her SIS per month
''Well,'' responded Mr.. Perham, eff the
widow of a private soldier has ten minor
children she ought to have $2S per month
Let her have it to aid in clothing and edu-
eating the children OF a patriot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19

The United States today pettioned the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia to forfeit the charter of Rankin Mason,
Lee B. Floyd and Elizabeth c. White. in
corporated as the Manhattan Real Estate
Securities Company. The petition was filed
through Mr.. Morgan H. Beach, United
States attorney for the District of Column
bia, who charges that the company has
wrongfully and unlawfully abused it's cor
porate power and franchise. Among the
alleged reasons upon which the charge is
based are that the company engaged in
business before 10 per cent of its capital
stock had been paid in; that it sold twenty
five shares Of it's capital stock before 1t had
made prudential bylaws for Its manage
ment; and that 1t failed to make a report
within twenty days of January 1, 1905, stat
ing the amount of the capital stock paid
in and the amount of it's debts. According
to United States Attorney Beach. less than
/ per cent of the capital stock has been
paid in, neither Lee B. Floyd nor Eliza
beth C. White own any of the stock, the
companys place Of business has been
closed, and the incorporators have aban-
doned operations. The court, in addition
to forfeiting the charter, is asked to ap-
point a receiver to settle the affairs of the
company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Changes in Buoyage.

The following changes in the buoyage of
the Potomac river have recently been made
and are reported by Inspector McCrea
They are of particular interest to river men
here:
Potomac river Md.-Kettle bottom shoals
lower bell buoy. B&WPS., reported missing
March %, was replaced April 10, and the
spar marker removed Kettle bottom shoals
upper bell buoy, B&WPS., found out of
position. was replaced April 10, and the
spar marker removed. Wreck buoy, a
R&BHS. spar, was discontinued April r.
the wreck having been removed.
Potomac river, Giesboro Point to George
town. d. C.-Georgetown cut buoy, No g.
a spar. was discontinued April Is, the con-
struction of new bridge rendering 1t un-
necessary.
The following lighthouse appointments are
also announced:
Isaac Meekins, assistant keeper of Roa-
noke marshes light station, North Carolina
has been transferred to Cape Hatteras light
in the same capacity.
Charles H. Fulcher from Hooper's Island
short light station, will succeed Mr.. Meek
ms at Roanoke marshes, and Ernest H.
Bradford of Maryland is appointed to the
lighthouse service and has been made as
sistant keeper of Hooper's Island light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
SECRETARY sHAW'S coACHMAN.
Robert Sheppard Substituted for the
Grave Digger

Instead of the grave digger. originally
assigned to him by the civil service COM
mission for coachman, Secretary Shaw
is to have his first choice. Robert Shep
pard, to whom the commission had OBJ
tected because of the presentation by
Sheppard of letters from political sup
porters. The matter was satisfactorily
adjusted during visit which Mr.. Cooley,
| civil service commissioner. paid to the
Secretary yesterday afternoon. The fol-
| lowing statement was given out after the
| conferences:
Secretary Shaw refused to discuss the
grave-digger- affair further
| than to say that he was not responsible
| for the incident being made public The
grave-digger himself says that Commits
| sfoner Cooley Is mistaken, and II is his
| brother who was coachman for the SUI
perintendent of the insane hospital, and
that he has never been coachman for any
! one.
The Secretary said he was surprised.
and regretted that the commissions ex-
animation. as disclosed by Mr.. CooleyS
| interview, failed to show that the grave
digger had never been coachman, and
| that Sheppard was former coachman of
Senator Sherman, DIR. Hardin. and for
seven years coachman for Mr.. Alfred
Henry Lewis and that he is reasonably
| familiar with the streets and numbers OF
| the resident portions of Washington. Mr..
Sheppard never disclosed to any one in
| the Treasury Department that he had
| ever done political work for the republic
can party, but that fact would not have
prejudiced him in the eyes of the Sec
rotary had he known it. and the Secre-
| tary regrets that ii should have infiu-
| enced adversely the civil service commits
| sion.
Secretary Shaw says there is no quar-
| rel between him and the commission
| over the incident, and he is sure the COM
mission will gladly favor an executive
| order giving him an experienced coach
man. a man of suitable character and one
who knows the streets and numbers of
the city. He recognizes that no civil
service examination will discover such
man"
An order will be issued upon the re-
turn of President Roosevelt, and the COM
mission will not object.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
ADDING TO Y. M. c. A. FUND.
Nearly $4,000 Secured for the Building
and Furnishing.

Nearly $1,000 was secured for the building
and furnishing fund of the Young Mems
Christian Association yesterday, and when
the committees went out on the campaign
work this morning there remained but
$43,1SO of the $4,000 to be secured at the
beginning of the present canvass The sue
cess yesterday together with that Of Mon
day has increased the belief of the leaders
OF the work that the entire sum will be
raised before May /, and thus the 25OOo
OF Messrs. Woodward and Lothrop secured
Iney expect to have the sum to be raised
reduced to 10000 by the end of the week
The largest contribution of the day was
mat or Messrs. House and Hermann of
Sl'o0O. 1t was announced by Mr.. A. Lis
ner OF the Paiais Royal who is devoting
ms entire time to the canvass, at the lunch
con TO the committee of one hundred
served in the association building yesterday
afternoon: At the same time Mr. Lisner
announced that Mr.. Robert N. Harper,
president of the American National Bank
mad contributed $500, and Post and
Flagg of New York $3.50 s. Kann, Sons
and Company increased their subscription,
1t was announced, from 81. 600 given a year
ago, to $500. During the luncheon Col.
and Mrs. d. c. Phillips drove to the build
ing and left a check for 500, in addition
TO the $1,000 contribution of two years ago
A number of smaller subscriptions were
reported by different members of the COM
mittee
Justice Thomas H. Anderson, chairman of
the committee, was present and presided.
others there were Commissioner Macfar-
land. Messrs B. H. Warner, Joseph At
k1ns II. Bradley Davidson, George J. Eas-
terday, Benjamin S. Graves, A M Nc
I'achlen, William H. Saunders Dr. E. NJ
Gallaudet, S. s. Shedd, \. B. Browne,
Lieut.. Commander Frederick A. Miller, l..
d. Latimer, Frank P. Reside, Edward S.
WescOtt. A. A. Chaplin Theodore A. Hard
ing, j. Philip Hermann. DIR. J. Taber John
son, Frederick l.. Siddons, A. Lisner NJ
NJ Shand, E. S. lie Fetra, Frank Upman,
Clarence L. Harding Robert n. Harper,
DR.. D. Percy Hickling, George II. Zellers.
w. Preston Williamson, DIR. George B.
Welch, Thomas w. Smith, Jackson II.
Ralston, John B. Seman, jr; Lyman l..
Pierce, c. +. Nesbit and c. S. Ward
While the business men are bringing in
100000 Club is none the less active. Ma
terial increases have been made in the sub
scriptions, and the teams now stand in this
order: Team G. Capt. E. S. La Fetra $321;
team e, Capt. NJ. ]. Gleason, s242; team ID,
Capt. B. c. Getsinger $751; team II, Capt.
c. II. Roesch. $40; team C, Capt. c. +.
Crane, $142; team B. Capt. NJ. w. Baldwin,
$135; team /, Capt. w. F. Woolard Sl27;
team F, Capt. H. o. Hine, s126: team A,
Capt c. A. Aspinwall, Sis: and team j.
Capt. Ed Tarring. $113.
meeting of the general committee oc
women will be held at the headquarters
on 18th street tomorrow morning at Ii
o'clock. Reports of progress of the cam
paign Will be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
New Power Launch.

new power launch belonging to Mr.. John
s. Green of this city was put overheard at
Reagan's boathouse yesterday morning and
will Join the large fiotilla of small pleasure
craft that will be In service on the river
during the coming season. The new launch
which is named the Sylvia. is a western
boat and is as handsome model as is on
the river The little craft is equipped with
a two-and-a- half horsepower engine and is
expected to attain a speed of about six
miles an hour II will comfortably carry
six or eight persons, but has no cabin or
canopy to protect those aboard from the
sun or a storm. The Sylvia is the fifth new
launch that has been put overheard at
Reagan's in the past ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
DEATH OF ARTHUR NATTANs.
Baltimore Druggist Who Was For
merly in Business in Washin oton

The recent death in Baltimore of Arthur
Nattans, a druggist who was in business
here for many years. is announced. The
funeral took place at Baltimore yesterday.
About eight years ago Mr.. Nattans pur-
chased the Read drug and chemical estab-
llshment in Baltimore and removed from
Washington to that city. He died last
Sunday, after an Illness of about three
weeks
While in Washington he conducted drug
stores at list and D streets northwest on
14th street and at 18th and E streets north
west He was born in England and is sur
vlved by widow and five of her children,
and by son and two daughters by a
former marriage.
His death recalls a notable test case I'M
der the liquor laws of the District which
was made here about ten years ago and in
which Nattans was principal The case
involved the right of a druggist to manu-
facture and sell a so-called tonic prepara-
ton containing a high percentage of alco-
hol.
1t was alleged that Nattans, who was
then conducting drug store at 18th and
streets northwest, manufactured and
sold at his establishment liquid prepa-
ration known as Golden Fruit Tonic"
This preparation was advertised to cure
many ailments to which man is heir. The
police department contended that the only
complaint Golden Fruit Tonic would
cure was the awful thirst for alcoholic
stimulants, and that it was in fact but
a low grade of whisky, disguised by
bitter bark and dScolored to make the
liquid have a muddy appearance some
what like Potomac water after a freshet
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the police by arrest of large
number of men Sundays who had TASKS
labeled Golden Fruit Tonic in their hip
pockets An investigation was started
and after a sample of the tonic" had
been analysed by the District chemist it
was decided to arrest Nattans on the
charge of selling liquor without license
and on Sunday.
He was arrested and demanded jury
trial. the result being that Nattans was
fined $500.
The testimony showed that many TASKS
that had contained Golden Fruit Tonic
had been found about the streets, especially
Sunday, and witnesses testified they had
bought the liquid, not for the purpose Of
using it a curative agency but to keep
up their Saturday sprees.
The decision of the Police Court estab-
lished a precedent here which has been an
important factor in drug store liquor cases
here ever since
One of the witnesses for the defense in
the Police Court caused considerable laugh
ter.
For what ailment did you take Golden
Fruit TOnic?'' asked the district attorney
For a sort of buZzing noise in the head, -
was the prompt reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Hyattsville and Vicinity.

HYATTSVILLE, Nd. April 10, 1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard F. Brown, Seat
Pleasant, this county, have issued invita-
lions to the marriage of their daughter
Eva Mae, to Mr.. Harry d. Larkin. Tuesday
evening, April %, at ST. Matthews Church.
Seat Pleasant.
Edward Egypt" Galloway, charged with
the murder of Arthur Dorsey In Bladens-
burg saloon in the summer of 1899. and ap-
pretended in Seattle, Wash, has been re-
moved to the jail at Annapolis. Galloways
counsel, Mr.. Robert w. Wells. secured q
change Of venue from Prince Georges
county, and the case will be tried before
the circuit court for Anne Arundel county.
The home of Mr.. ]. o. Parker. near Belts
ville was partially destroyed by fire Sum
day evening. The blaze was discovered by
Mr.. George Parker. who happened to be
passing by, and the house saved. Mr..
Parker, the owner, claims that the place
was set on fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
GEORGIA PEACH CROP
REPRESENTATIVE LIvINGSToN'S
CONCERN FOB IT.

Representative Livingston Of Georgia was
in town today. and on the sunny side of F
street was standing this morning with a
very thoughtful and worried look on his
face. Don't say politics to me at this
time." remarked the colonel when Star
man approached Great heavens, man.
he continued haven't you heard that we
had frost in Georgia the other night, and
that the peach crop is in danger? How
could the sordid affairs of politics have
weight in the face of such a crisis as the
threatening of the peach crop? 1t is true
we have a very lively gubernatorial contest
on hand. with five candidates for the NOM
inatiOn in the field.
There are Editor Clark Howell of the
Atlanta Constitution, Editor Estell of the
Savannah News, ex-Representative Mad
dox, Col. Polk Brown Of the railroad COM
mission, and Col. Jim Smith, a wealthy
farmer. But say, have you heard anything
today from the weather bureau about the
peach crop? I'm powerful afraid that
everything has gone to smash with the
peaches, the strawberries and, horrible as
the thought is, perhaps the watermelons."
A little while later, after Colonel Living
ston had met Col Dick Bright and some
others, and was feeling a little better, he
cheered up some.
I didn't mean to give you the impress
sion,' he said, that things were hopeless
in Georgia. On the contrary, there is more
money in the state than was ever known
before and is being made by the farmers
and the laboring men. Everybody seems to
be busy, and making some kind of money
The Georgia farmers are more prosperous
than they have been for many years and
most OF them have some surplus cotton on
hand to SELL The industries of the state
are expanding very rapidly, and northern
capital is coming in for investment In heavy
sums If the peach and watermelon crops
only come out all right Georgia will be way
ahead of the game this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
For Handling Heavy Freight.

To expedite the handling Of heavy freight.
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has erected
large electric crane in its yards here.
The crane was put in service few days
ago. 1t has a capacity of twenty-five tons
on the main lift and five tons on she aux
Hilary.
One similar to it was erected in Mount
Clare yard, at Baltimore. The crane is
quite an improvement to the facilities for
moving very heavy pieces to and from the
cars, and relieves the employees of much
hard work In handling freight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Army Orders.

Capt Ola w. Bell. eth Cavalry, has I'M
der instructions from the President, been
detailed for service, and to fill a vacancy
III the quarteSmaster's department, to take
effect upon the completion of the tour of
duty in that department of Capt. Eugene
+. Ladd, quartermaster
First-class Private Morris Ahern ORD
rance department, upon his own applica-
ton, by direction of the President, has
been placed on the retired list of the army
Second Lieut.. Greed F. Cox, 11th Cavalry
has been ordered to join his station 1t
Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
Cause for Uneasiness.

The sounding of an alarm of fire turned
in from the bureau of engraving and print
ing and the appearance of the several com
panies of the fire department in front of
the building this morning was cause for
uneasiness on part of government officials.
There was not much of blaze there, how
ever, and the firemen returned to their
quarters without having to perform any
service. The blaze was in the annex and
was caused by a heated rivet falling upon
some straw. No damage resulted.