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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-04
OPENING MEETING.
Bethel Literary and Historical Asso-
citation Addressed by DR.. Norman.

The main auditorium of the Metropolitan
A. M. E. Church. NJ street between 18th
and 10th streets northwest, was well filled
last eveEing at the twenty-fourth annual
opening of the Bethel Literary and His
torical Association Long before the hour
OF opening the crowd began to assemble
and continued until far into the program
of the evening. Seated on the rostrum as
the invited guest and officers of the associa-
ton were Mr.. Lewis H Douglass, E NJ
Hewlett, justice of the peace; Miss Maria
Jordan, Mr.. J. P, Green, Prof J. w. Crom-
well, Miss Ella NJ Boston former Repre-
sentative George H White, Mrs A. E.
Middleton, Prof. Kelly Miller, Mr.. NJ
Grant Lucas, Rev. E. H. Hunter, Prof.
George w. Cook and Rev DIR. M w. D.
Norman, guest of the association and ora
tor OF the evening.
Rev. E. III. Hunter offered the invocation,
after which the High School Glee Club, un-
der the direction of ]. Gerald Tyler, sang
the Two Grenadiers." The president. Mr.
Shelby ]. Davidson, briefly welcomed the
audience in the name of the association,
referring to the history of the association
as being a monument to the genius. fore
sight and provision of its founder the late
Bishop Daniel A. Payne.
The president then introduced Mr.. George
II. White, who, he said, was known to the
audience, having had the honor of being
the Valedictorian in the last Congress of
the negro race who would introduce the
speaker of the evening. Mr.. White traced
with minuteness the career of DIR. Norman
as boy in his home in North Carolina
through manhood until his appearance in
the ministry and as dean of the theological
department of Shaw University, his alma
mater, and declared him to be well fitted
to speak of ''oratory as an art"
DR.. Norman reviewed the history of an
cient Greece and Rome from the standpoint
of oratory and stated 1t as his opinion that
oratory had it's rise and most successful
cultivation in Greece, and began with Ho-
mer. In modern oratory he paid tribute
to Burke and Pitt representing the Eng
l:sh school. and referred to the French as
being in every way the charming and per-
suasive speakers, having attained high
place in the science. In America he placed
Frederick Douglass with Phillips, Garrison
and others as representative of the time.
The general discussion which followed
was participated in by Rev. S. Geriah Lam
kins, John P. Green, George HI. White, Prof.
Kelly Miller. Mr. Louis G. Gregory and
Prof w. A. Joiner. The High School Glee
CLUB then rendered the Jolly Student and
the meeting was adjourned.
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ask us to take a drink. It Is the officers
who want the liquor, not the men. When
the drunkards get into the guardhouse
sober men are detailed to guard them If
these officers who complain about the
drunkenness of their men and of the Gordon
of saloons that flourish around the posts
care to Keep the men sober all they have TO
do is to order them to keep out of the sa-
looms. The men who respect their officers
will not dare to disobey.
Recruiting papers state that none but
temperate men are wanted We mothers
who provide the men feel that we have
a word to say as to their treatment. II
they are temperate when they enlist we
want them to remain so. Who knows so
well what is good for them as we who
have reared them? 1t Is time for us to agi-
tate as to the examples set them by their
officers.
For weeks the press of our country has
contained daily reports of disgusting drink
ing bouts of army officers and their wives,
brought to light in the divorce trial of Capt.
Taggart.
Il have two recommendations:
1. That we begin an agitation against
placing drinking men in command at an
army post
''2. That the excise board of our city be
other than the board of assessors.
1t is the duty of the board of assessors
to gather the money to run the District
government. Every bar room license brings
into the District treasury $500 year, which
becomes a consideration and temptation
10 the excise Doard to grant licenses even
against the protests of the people,
Financial Reports.
The board of trustees gave encouraging
financial reports yesterday afterward, and
outlined plans for the luncheon and bazaar
to be given later in the autumn.
Mr.. Suter, representative OF the Anti
Saloon League. was introduced. and compli-
mented the audience on being business
looking convention
duet. "Oh, Hear Our Prayer" was
sung by Misses Grace and Alice MaydweH
troop of cradle roll children, in charge of
Mrs. A. G. Giles. marched to the platform,
bearing wands and a wealth OF white rib
bon. The little ones gave rectations and
songs.
Mrs. Don P. Blaine, general secretary of
the ~ branch, told of great gains in her
line of work the past year, and announced
rally to he held by the "Ys' later in the
season.
The session closed with reports on the fol-
lowing subjects: Mothers meetings, Mrs
Lindley ID. Clark; flower mission, Mrs Mary
Drown Pickens; cradle roll, Mrs. A. c.
Giles: scientific temperance instruction,
Mrs Lucy B. Osterhout; purity in literature
and art, Mrs. Emma Berry; work among
hremen. Mrs. Martin; work among colored
people, Miss Boston.
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Afternoon Session Yesterday.

The afternoon session yesterday continued
until after O'clock. The annual address
of Mrs Smith, president of the union, was
enthusiastically received and ordered print
ed. The part of the address referring to the
army canteen attracted the most attention.
II don't like to have the newspapers or
any one else talk about restoring the can
teen she said. THE canteen Is doing very
we'll is not languishing, and does not need
restoratives. They use the word restored
or reinstated to carry the idea that the
canteen has been wiped out when they
mean that they want liquor restored and
reinstated. Some say we are responsible
for the destruction of the canteen; that we
have made laws for the United States army
that govern 600O0 enlisted men. But the
canteen is not destroyed, but rather bene-
flied by removing beer and other intoxf-
eating liquors from 1t.
"AI the law now does rs to prohibit the
sale of such in any post exchange or can
teen The canteen is not injured. but
purged of it's objectionable features. So we
are the best friends the canteen ever had:
are we not?
"The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has a better opinion of the soldiers.
We believe that numbers Of them do not
want the beer and were glad to have 1t
| removed from the canteen. Brig. Gen.
Arson 8. Daggett who served as an officer
in the United States army forty years. pre-
scented a strong set of testimonials against
the liquor-nfested canteen as 1t used to be,
lie says 1t presents, the saloon 10 soldiers
In its most unobjectionable form. 1t makes
the soldiers feel that the thing to do is to
spend money there where all share in the
profits. Men who enter the service free
from habits of both drink and debt acquire
both, for the credit system fixes the latter
upon them. Nor is 1t right to keep con-
slant temptation before the total abstainers
and moderate drinkers for the purpose of
controlling the few drunkards.'
Liquor in Canteen.
"All these who favor having liquor put
back into the eanteen consider the liquor
loving soldiers only; such are Of little ac-
count. anyway.
why not consider the total abstainers
and keep liquor out for their sakes? A
great many soldiers would never take a
drink IL 1t was not pressed upon them by
| way OF treating, and they dislike to appear
ungracious by refusing. One soldier from
/ Fort Myer said to me: When the wine and
| beer were actually sent out of the canteen
/ some of us fellows went In and bought pie
| and milk. feeling sure that no one would
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sire to express my obligations for the assist

sire to express my obligations for the assist
ance rendered me-"
Wounds sustained at Fredericksburg dis
abled him until 1868. He did brilliant work
in the Vicksburg campaign and the capture
son, Miss. He was promoted to assistant
inspector general OF the 18th Army Corps in
1863. He took part In the Red River expe-
dition and participated in the fights at Alex
andria and Markville, La, In 1864 In 1865
he went on tours of inspection In Arkansas
and Indian Territory.
After the civil war he served on the from
tier against the Indians, and in Pennsyl-
vania in 1877 against rioters He command
ed at various times the most important forts
on the American seacoast. His last service
was in command of Fort Slocum, N. Y. He
was retired as brigadier general of artil-
lery February 15, 1888.
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Want Concrete Paving.

A petition has been received at the Dis
trict building by property owners on both
sides of 10th street between and streets
northwest asking that the Belgian block
roadway at that point be replaced with con-
crete. The cost of the work, 1t is estimated,
would be about $780, and the Commissions
ers are asked to incorporate that item In
their estimates for Improvements OF streets
for the year 1907.
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FUNERAL TOMORROW
SINCLAIR
BURIED.
GENERAL

Funeral services will be held at st. Johns
Episcopal Church tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock over the remains of Gen. William
Sinclair, u s. A., who died yesterday In his
apartments at the Rochambeau.
The interment will take place at Airing
ton, with military honrs. The pallbearers
will be Generals Daingerfield Parker, An
son Mills, Marcus Miller, John w. Wilson,
John J. Coppinger and DR.. Lloyd Magruder
The services win be attended by special
committee from the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion.
Gen. Sinclair had Bright's disease and had
an acute illness of but three days.
The military record of Gen. Sinclair is a
brilliant one. He was born In Ohio on Feb
ruary Is, 1895, and entered West Point In
1853 at the age of eighteen years. He grad
uated four years later, and was assigned to
duty as second lieutenant in the Sd Artil-
lery. He served in the Harper's Ferry ex-
petition to suppress John Browns raid; in
the siege OF Yorktown; the seven days bat
of Manassas, where he was wounded; in the
battles OF Antietam and South Mountain,
and in the march to Falmouth.
Had Good War Record.
He rose rapidly in the service. and in 1862
was made colonel and placed in command
of the 9th Pennsylvania Reserves, where he
continued for one year. At Harrisons Land
ing, In the Rappahannock campaign, he
commanded brigade of Pennsylvania Re-
serves and led them, under Meade, in
Franklin's attack on Lees left at Fred
ericksburg and in the defenses of Washing
ton Gen. Meade appreciated the fine sefv-
ices of Col. Sinclair. and In his report on the
battle OF fredericksburg said:
"To Col. Sinclair. particularly. who had
command Of the advance during the whole
day. and who was.seyerely wounded, de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-04
RIxEY AT ANNAPOLIS.
Surgeon General on Tour of Inspec-
ton at Academy.

CpeCiaI Correspondence Inc
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, October 4, 1905.
Surgeon General Rixey arrived here to-
day from Washington and made tour of
inspection at the Naval Academy, taking
action in the matter of diphtheria. which
is more or less prevalent among the cadets
at the institution.
Although it was not given out officially,
1t is thought that the presence of Surgeon
General Rixey had something to do with
the extension of leave of the midshipmen
which was again ordered today.
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Bitten by a Dog.

About II o'clock this morning. while play
ing in the yard of James Owens, No 2I
Jefferson street, Anacostia, Helen BURY. a
white child, aged four years. was painfully
bitten by dog She was attended by DR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-04

day prominent coal operator declared
that II the new child-labor law. which goes
into effect October IS Is enforced as strict
" interpreted, It win mean that half the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
Several Men Injured and Three
Probably Drowned.
TROUBLE BETWEEN SAILORS
Trouble Occurred on Board Steamer
centenniAl Between Lonsshoremsn's
Union and q Grew Of Tacoma Sail
ors Employed Ia Loading Vessel.

Tacoma, May ia desperate bat
lie occurred On the decks Of the steam
er Centennial tonight in which sew
etal men were slightly injured and
three are thought TO have been drown
ed The Centennial from San Fran
cisco via Seattle. brought from the
latter port gang Of IS men to work
the ships cargo here Owing to ex.
isGlng trouble between ~ sallors'
union and the lorgshoremen's union,
Capt. Pierce had been threatened with
a boycott by the sailors II he em-
ployed Tacoma longshoremen and
hence he hired a crew at Seattle, I
when the steamer arrived In port
about zoo longshorsmen boarded her,
armed with clubs, bInIes, pistols and
other weapons The Seattle men were
beaten wherever found and some 30
shots were fred before order was re-
stored,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
FERaYeoAT ACCIDENT.
Lives Of 1000 Passengers lnpsrilles
BY Running In Dock. s

Lives Of 1000 Passengers lmperiIled
BY Running In Deck.
San Francisco. May 17e-The lives Of
over 2eo0 passengers. mostly men and
on the way 10 an annual pic
mic Of 81. Domlnlc,s church, were en- ?
dangered today by an accident to the
ferr:boat Tamaipais. Running at full
speed the boat with her engines en-
tirely beyond control. she crushed into
the dock. ripping out piles and wool
work and throwing the passengers into
a Wild panic.
A break to the engines is responsible
for the accident. When the captain
gave the signal 20 slow down. 100
yards from the ferry slip, the levers
gave way and the boat ran at full
speed Into the dock. The steamer
struck with a terrible crash, but a
hawser was thrown aboard and ale
thohgf1 the engines wsre still run
ming at f.if speed the apron was low
cred and the frightened crowd rushed
ashose. 3
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
Splendid Fleet Of Sailing Yachts
. Leave Sandy Hook fol. -.
Great Race.
ALL GOT A GOOD START
Fss@ sA Ns ta nAAs 3a@R WEW
- 5g.---.-..-----.1 saasH
Favorable Wind Assisted in Sending
Thsm on Their Long voyass Of 5000
Miles Across the Sea fer Emp,ssr
Williams Prize.

w&3 fsaf " amaM kssssgei AsEA
News York. May I7.--The splendid
feet Of sailing yachts swept across the
starting LIE at Sandy Hook lishtship
lat 1912 ,. m. today and with the
aueenly American schooner Atlantic
leading the way, headed out on the
broad Atlantic ocean on the race of
5000 miles 10 the English coast for the
$4,000 cup cffered BY Emperor William
or Germaay. When last seen as they
vanished into the mist they were
strung out in a line six miles long
hauling southeastward and pointing as
nearly as possible to the wind that
was square ahead, A quarter OF a mile
assern Of the Atlantic, was the so-foot
American yawl Ailsa. which was hav-
ing a hot brush with the German
schooner Hamburg, while all three Of
the leaders were slowly dropping the
Philadelphia schooner Hildegrade
Next was Endymon, holder of the
transatlantic yachting recordl Al
most a mile astern Atlantic and more
than half mile astern Of the Endy-
mon, were the Thistle and Fleur de
Lis. Strung out behind were the AM
driean barb Apachd British topsail
schooner Sunbeam and five piles as
tern OF the leader was the three mast
ed schooner Utowana. Bringing up
the rear was the British clipper ship
valhalla. These two had been delayed
by bad start.
Leaden skies. low hanging mist
laden clouds and moderate east wind
were the unfavorable conditions under
which the great trans-oceanic race
started and the three big square rig
ged vessels were handicapped at the
very start. for at beating to windward
in a light air their spreading course
and bulging topsails could not be COM
pared with the hard fitting fore and
aft canvass of the trim schooners,
Weather prophets declare that 1t is
unlikely that the racers will be in
for day or two against more moder-
ate head winds. If the forecast is
fulfilled, nothing but half gale of
wind from astern win save the big
valhalla from defeat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
NAVY CoNSlsTsoF ONE YACHT
Yacht ori7nta Comprising the Panama
Navy Was the Scene Of a Brilliant
AssembIase in New York Where a
Banquet Was Served to Visitors.

New York, May i7.--Representatives
of the Panama republic have formal
ly dedicated their navy AT a snipyaFd
in South Brooklyn The force affoat
consists OF the steam yacht Orient.
commanded by Capt. T. T. Lovelace,
formerly Of Kansas City. The yacht
was recently purchased from a New
York man for, $4,000 and has been
thoroughly overhauled preparatory to
taking up the duty Of guarding the
eastern coast of the lsthmus
For the. occasion Of holstlRg. the
Panaman ensign the orlenta was IN
gala dress .qaRd a laxge party went
aboard headed by Carlos ArosemenA,
secretary Of the legation. n ssK
Luncheon was served. on board.
after which the flag Of the republic
was brought from locker and raised
by Secretary Arosemena..
The emblem consists of four squares
two of which. one in the upper left
and the other in the lower right-hand
corners, and two squares, one each OF
red and blue. In one of the white
squares there is single star Of blue
and in the ether red star.
The 0rienta viii leave for Colon on
Thursday or Friday. Arriving there
she will be fitted with two S-pounder
guns and two automatic rapid fire
guns.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
Russian Admiral Unable TO Com
mand Squadron.
so NOTIFIES THE EMPEROR
The Admiral's Health Has Been the
Cause >f Considerable Anxiety at St.
Petersburg and II Compelled to Give
Up Command, Will BE Dangerous,

st. Petersburg. May livery dis
quieting reports are in circulation this
afternoon about Vice Admiral Rojest-
venskyks health. II Is said that he
has teiegraphed to the emperor that
1t Is impossible for him to proceed
An evening paper printes report that
the admiral has suffered nervous
breakdown.
No oficlal confirmation o. the report
that Rojestvensky has requested TO be
relieved from duty Is obtainable at the
admiralty. Nevertheless. the admiral's
health has been the cause of consid-
cradle anxiety here. II is well known
that he suffered from kidney trouble
before leaving Cronstadt. and through
out the long voyage to the far east
ne suffered at times to such, an ex-
tent that he had to be carried about
on a stretcher. But the Russian COM
mander stuck bravely TO his post. II
ne is now compelled on the eve Of bat
tie to give up his command the adj
miralty would regret II as little short
OF national misfortune, Roiestvensky
has proved to be genius as an or
ganizer, and confidence is felt that he
would show equal ability as a fighter.
should he be compelled to leave the
fleet, the command viii devolve on
Rear Admiral volkersam, who Is now
with Rojestvenshy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
President Gompers Believed TO
Have Arranged Terms Of
Settlement.
JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING
Differences viii BE Submitted 10 Q
Board Of Arbitration and Pending
Decision Strike Will BE Declared on
and Strike Virtually Settled.

Chicago. May i7.--It Ia highly prob
able that within the next Is hours
will see the end Of the teamsters'
strike In Chicago. although none Of
the leaders acknowledge this to be d
fact. Il Is generally understood that a
program Cor calling on the strike aos
already been arranged. ~
Tomorrow meeting win be held
between the ieansters' joint council
and committee fepresenting the team
owners association. II will be made
plain 10 ,Ae tfaniAiers that the busl-
ne's interests OF thls team owrers
render IL Imperative thai. the boycott
be liftei Then !, win be agrseA BY
the team owners and ;eamsters' joint
council that the team owners make de-
llverlcs TO boycotted houses and the
question with the union drivers will
be submitted 10 arbitration. This arb
itratlon Is TO concern only the team
owners association and the teamsters
the members OF the employers asso'
citation being In no manner Interested
in II In an official sense. Pending the
decision OF this board of arbitration
the strike viii be called on AID ;uch
members tt the teamsters' union as
are able to obtain their old situations
,..llI taf,,rn IN work
This will end the strike entirely with
the exception OF tine strike against
Montgomery. Ward s Co. and II is not
expected that aggressive measures
viii be adopted by either side, the
trouble In this direction win be al-
lowed 10 tlie out gradually.
President Gompers Of the American
FEDERATION Of Icbor was vnry active
today In al efforts made toward set.
Ting the strike. He conferred with
the members OF the team owners as
soclaslon snd held q conference win
the teahstsrs and had ~ extended
tam with Mayor Dhnne. He expressed
himself as confident lha. s:le STRIKE
would ~ adjusted within e few dlyr.
TW H4u
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
PRICE FIVE CENTS

ment Of the national parks. designs
for national monuments ana the fos1
tsriug and the developmefIE Of fine
arts Of the country Itself. -
8. b. P. Trowbrldge,. 10 Offering the
resoIu Ion which received the unanl-
nous support Of the 10 members pres
ent, declared that the time has come
whan there should be some recognition
of the fine arts BY the national author
tiles in this country. similar to that
accorded IN France, ard other coun-
tries on the continent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
Kh4ss
FaEsHET IN ITALY.

Several Towns Inundated and poppIa-
tion Fleeing for Their Lives.
New York, Ma yI7.-Most Of the
rivers In northern and central Italy
are overlooking. owing to almost con-
tinuous rain during the last six days.
according 10 a Rome dispatch to the
Herald.
Tho Po has Inundated the town Of
Moncalieri, short distance from Tur-
In. The Inhabitants have abandoned
the lower part Of the town. The towns
Of Alessandria, vicenza and Padua
have also been flooded.
Thousands Of acres Of the province
OF Venice are under water. many OF
the bridges have collapsed. and great
numbers Of cattle swept away.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-18
PAROLE GRANTED.
Russian Captain Given Permission q
Return Nome.

San Francisco. May i7.--captain A.
a. Ruhhagoff Of the Russian auxii~
larry cruiser Lena. which has been des
talned at Mare island by this governs
ment for several months. Ia about %
leave for ST. I'etersburg while there
no will be summoned by the naval
A request for n parole for
the captain was recently made by the
Russian authorities. and he has beef,
advised by the SECRETARY OF state that
he In free 10 return to ST. Petersburg
at his earliest convenience.