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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
Remarkable Personnel of a Crew.

Representative DENLY of Detroit in the
autobiography furnished by him to the Con-
gressional Record, takes great pride in
stating that he served as gunner's mate,
third class, United States navy, on the Yo-
semitic, In the war with Spain," and he de-
clares that 1t is the proudest and most inn
portant event in his record. He belonged
to the Michigan naval reserves, which were
organized by the late Lieutenant Wilkes, a
grandson Of the famous Commodore Wilkes
of the Navy. Truman H. Newberry. now
assistant secretary of the navy, was second
in command. When President Roosevelt
was assistant secretary of the navy he took
great interest in the naval reserves, and
particularly in the Detroit organization. He
went out there to review them and gave
them the old gunboat Yantic to drill with.
When the war broke out the entire COM
mand promptly volunteered. 245 strong, and
were accepted by Roosevelt himself. He as
signed them the Yosemite. a converted
cruiser, which had formerly been the pas
senger steamer lei SUD- of the New York
and Galveston line Captain William H.
Emory of the navy was their commander
and Nathan Sargent their executive officer
Newberry was senior watch officer. Every
other man on board was from Michigan.
The chief engineer was Professor Cooley or
Michigan University, and four of his best
students came with him assistants. Other
engineers were from the shops of Detroit.
The entire foot ball team from Michigan
University enlisted common sailors and
the balance of the crew was made up OIL
lawyers, bankers, merchants and students.
Representative DENLY as he states in his
autobiography, was gunner's mate.
A Remarkable Experience.
The whole division came down together
by cars to Norfolk, reported to the COM
manding officer of the receiving ship Frank
lin, were examined by the medical officers,
sworn In sailors in the regular navy for
three years. They had high jinks' on the
way down and many interesting adventures.
When the train rolled into the Broad street
station at Philadelphia every man broke
for the Mushroom and was charged five
cents for towel and soap. They We're so
indignant at this that they sent numerous
kilograms to President Mckinley, to the
Secretary Of the Navy, the governor Of
Michigan, Senator Mcmillan and Senator
Burrows, and especially Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt, who received probably forty mes
sages on that subject.
The MichiganderS first heard of Assistant
Secretary Rooseyelt's resignation on their
arrival at Norfolk, and Immediately wired
him their regrets, saying that 1t was worse
than a Spanish victory.
After they were shaken down aboard the
Yosemite they went to Porto Rico and
captured three panish vessels, for which
they afterward got prize money equivalent
to four months pay. They also bombarded
three or four towns along the Cuban coast.
One boy died from cerebo-spinal menfngl-
it's He was sick when he started from De-
troit. There was no other casualty-no
deaths, no wounds, no sickness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
Nervous Disorders

include al affections OF the brain spinal cord and
nerves; they embrace head troubles such as Dir
zihess' pulIness' Headache, Fits, Blues, Melan.
choly and Insanity.
Also Baekache, Neuralgia, St yItus' Dance, Ed.
iepsy and all disorders arising from a weakness
OF the nerves of any organ part, as Weak Lunes.
Heart, Stomach, Kidney, Bladder, etc
The nerves furnish energy that keeps In motion
every organ of the body.
II you have any of these ailments your nerves
are atfected, and You need
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
Beirut After Electricity.

Beirut which is the most progressive city
in Syria, is now trying to get similar con-
cession for electric cars and lights, a cor
poration of natives having been formed
there for that purpose, but they are not like
ly to be successful None of the concessions
granted by the sultan for such purposes
has been given to his own subjects or to
any other nationality except German; and a
felend writes me that the kaiser is believed
to have personal interest in all of them
This is considered absolutely certain be-
cause 1t is not believed that the sultan
would have granted them otherwise.
The neutrality-suspicious. Steamship Com
pany has recently purchased the tourist
agencies of Karl Staugen, and intends to
operate them in connection with their tour
list steamship business in competition with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
Anew Magazine for You

am bringing another magazine that you will pretty close
liking wouldn't be surprised hit you harder than anything the
shape OF magazine have There isn't much but
has the stuff that and everybody else will called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
Trolley Cars in Damascus.


Damascus, the Oldest city In the world, Is
also to be lighted by electricity and provid-
ed with system of trolley cars, which will
no doubt add to the convenience of the
residents, but will look very much out OF
place, and, what Is more interesting still,
the electricity is to be furnished by the
waters of the River ALBANIA, in which, you
will remember, Naaman, the leper wanted
to battle instead of in Jordan. The ALBANIA
is now known on many maps as the Bar
ada and 1t Is a wonderful river, bounding
over rocky bed, foaming and roaring as
1t rushes on to Damascus, where thu
stream is divided into a hundred little cana is
to supply the population of the city with
water.
You will remember that Naaman was a
resident of Damascus, and the Bible says
The was also mighty man in valor, but
he was a leper." At the earnest solicitation
of "a little captive maid out of the land OF
Israel" a servant in his family, he went
to Samaria to find the prophet Elijah and
be cured. The prophet did not take much
notice of the great general and merely told
him to go and battle seven times in Jordan
Naaman was indignant at what he consid-
cred contemptuous treatment, and ex-
claimed, Are not ALBANIA and Pharpar,
rivers Of Damascus, better than all the
waters Of Israeli" and one who has seen
them both is not surprised at his words
Jordan is turgid and muddy. ALBANIA is a
clear, cold rapid stream and drives numer-
Gus mills, some of them many centuries
old, and it is believed that the same kind
of mills Were used in the days of Abra ham
who lived near Damascus.
a friend writes me that when the work
men were grading on the north bank of the
ALBANIA for the electric light plant one of
them, an Italian, dug up an earthen Jar and
smashed it with his pickax- AS he did so
It's contents, which We're coins of gold. were
scattered over the ground. The workmen
scrambled for them, and hid them away az
soon as possible. A few hours later when
the officials of Damascus learned about the
discovery, they sent the police to recover
the coins. under a law which says that
everything found in the earth below a depth
of three feet belongs to the sultan. Twenty
one gold pieces, weighing about the same as
a Turkish pound, and equivalent to about
81 IN American money, were seized, but
according to the general impression, $50 or
more similar coins were successfully con-
cealed by the workmen and will turn I'D
later at the curio shops. All of them were
gold and were covered with Kuhc or Baby
lonian Inscriptions. which proved them to
be several thousand years old. The place
where they were found was probably the
| garden of some citizen of Damascus at the
| time of one of the Babylonian occupations,
before the Christian era.
The street car system of Damascus Will
begin at the railway station and reach the
most distant parts of the city.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
aetu21prk Dailp GribnarE
SUNDAY. JUNE 24. 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS. Senate: The Agricultural bill,
with the Beve-idge meat inspection anendmenl,
was sent TO conference. -- House: fhe fure
Food biu passed by a vote OF 24o TO IL; the cor cor
feroroe reDorr Of the Railroad Rate bill was
adopted by vote OF 10 TO :
FOREIGN N-Rumors of another massacre
caused a panic in Bia'ystck; a number OF poliu-
cal murders were reported in various parts OF
Russia =-= The Duke OF AlmodoVar. Spanish
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. who was presleent
OF the Algeciras conference, DIED al MadIlo;
- Nr and Mrs Longworth arrived at hiel
and We're welcomed at the station by Lleutenant
Commander Howard and Freoerlck w. Mhlt-
ridge. - An electric streetcar ran away near
the Archwav Tavern, Highgate, London, Killed
two persons. mortallY injured two ana seriously
hurt twenty == King Haakon held a leNee
and Mr. Bryan made speech az IIo4lGI!Jel.4 .
- A man was arrested az La GranJa for at
tempting 10 evade the guards ana aPplodcH
king Alfonso and Queen Victoria
DOMESTIC C-President Roosevelt purposes
rayine visit 10 the Panama Canal in the Ia!l'
He will be accompanied by Secretary IaIt,
Chairman Shonts and others. and VIII oe aMds
from the White House about ihree MeSHs, -. =
The senate confirmed the nomination OF BehJa-
min r Barnes. assistant secretary 10 the frest-
Ssrt as postmaster Of Washington --- blas
were opened in the Navy Department AT WASH
ington for the construction Of t|o new naIlle-
ships the range between the highest ana IiIe I
lowest being nearly million dollars. - II
was reported at Toms River, n j., lhaI MOI 1 . .
arsenic and ground glass had been FOUND III tIis s
stomach OF Mrs. Brouwer. - 4 NesIo, ngl1 5s
as murder witness in the Jan at tfesI-oiL, @
\ went crazy and held off several onlceis
with razor while he cut his own throat. -
A high school boy died at the end of quarter
-sI[e,r, a. Evestfeld Mass == A workman
near Wilkes Barre Penn, with an injured sIloul- III
Ger and foot reported that he had oeen huII @ 10y
being hit by two hailstones. = MIS- W nsoit ,SN3s
Nizner formerly Mrs. Charles 1. AerKes' was
reported 10 be dangerously III IN Chieago Iol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis
CTTY-Stocks were weak - Mrs. Louise
StentOn. mother OF the murdered Mrs hlnnail:
bar1ed the authorities in their examination OF
her = a Brooklyn saloonkeepers daughter
was robbed OF $500 on the street IN daylight,
according to her story. - Herman henry
Hoffman, son OF Captain Henry HOFFMAN, OF
The Berwind-N-hite Coal Company, committed
suicide at his home, in Brooklyn - The
Standard Oil shares fell ten points or the curb
and many other stocks declined in sympathy.
- Mayor Mcclellan sailed for Europe on
the steamer New York 49, The work on the
New York & Port Chester Railroad was for
uaHy begun. at Harrison, \, Y. -= !. Ma
rodnv issued a statement saying that regular
civil was in Russia viii begin in a few months
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day;
Showers The temperature yesterday: Highest.
IS degrees, lowest, 81
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
SOCIETY AT THE CAPITAL.
1From The Tribune Bureau. !


Washington. June 23.-AIrs. Taft, wife OF the Sec
retary of War has arranged 70 leave Washington
with her family Tuesday for Murray Bay, Canada,
where she has leased cottage Cor he summer
Secretary Taft will remain in town until July 10.
when it is his intention join his family in Canada
Secretary and Mrs Hitchcock will remain In
Washington until the first week in July when they
will close their residence and go to West Mere.
their summer home at Dublin, N H. Miss Hitch
cock will leave Washington the first Of the week
for that place. and Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs Sims. the son-tn-aw and daughter or Secre-
tary and Mrs. Hitchcock, will join their parents
there in July.
Mrs. Newberry, wife of tho Assistant Secretary
of the Navy. left Washington to-day for Watch
HILL P. l., where she has permanent summer
home Mrs Newberry accompanied by the
children of the family.
Mrs. Adolphus Greedy has joined her husband.
General Greey. in San Francisco. and will remain
with him as long as he is stationed there.
Mrs Van Vliet. widow of General Van Vliet, has
gone to Shrewsbury. n. J.. for the summer she
was accompanied by her grandson. F. c. Van
Vliet, jr.
Senator William A. Clark left Washington to-
day for Montana He will remain there only a
short time before sailing for Europe.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24

In the light of the newspaper articles which
have been published in this city telling OF the
great unpopularity of the Republican state ad-
ninistration in the western part of the state and
predicting the defeat of Justice Pound for cleo
ton Just because he happens to be a friend and
appointee of Governor Higgins, it is interesting
to read OF the meeting of five hundred lawyers
Democrats and Republicans representing the
various bar associations Of the Sth judicial
District to recommend candidates for the four
Supreme Court vacancies to be filed at the next
election. They picked out three Republicans
and one Democrat, Justice Pound received SAT
votes more than were cast for any other man.
the votes for the three others selected being 246
233 and POI. The Republican party can survive
that sort of unpopularty very well.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
AT The WHITE HOUSE.

IFrom The Tribune Bureau ,,
Washington. June 2S-Attorney t'ehei'I -.
had conference this afternoon Win 'i ,.st he
regardire tba STANDARD oil prosecutions which ne
will institute i'm various parts of the country
Representative Olmsted. Of Pennsylvania 1alle -
to hand the President souvenir sent oy Anu
s. McCreath. of Harrisburg MT. NY y ,..
election to the Presidency ten years ago. Other
callers at the White House in course OF the oay
included Senators Flint. simmons, Overman and
Gamble. Representatives Martin. burke. mares
Tandis and C;rosvenor and Herbert Fl. ID. Peirce
newly snpointeG minister TO Norway, who called
to take leave of the President before starting for
his post OF duty
Mrs Roosevelt has changed her plans somewhat
in tile last day or So and will. IL present arrange
ments are carried out. leave Washington Tuesday
morning for New York. where she will be met by
the Sylph which will take her to Oyster Bay.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
"a GENTLEMEN'S RACE"

The most-or else the least-noteworthy of
the college boat races of the year was not the
supreme struggle of yesterday, but rather a
minor affair of Friday which passed with little
notice. 1t was participated in by the reserve, or
substitute. members Of the various crews. 1t
was watched and applauded by no multitudes,
and it involved the winning of no championship,
prize or trophy, but rowed just for the
sake of rowing. Therefore we are told It was
called the "gentlemen's race" because, as it
really didn't matter who won, all the contestants
could afford to be fair and square and treat
each other gentlemen should"
We have said il was either the most or the
least noteworthy of all. We trust that in GER
tain senses it was both. 1t should surely not be
noteworthy an exception TO the rule, or as
the only race rowed In fair and square manner
and In a gentlemanly spirit In that respect 1t
should be least noteworthy--just one among
many. with nothing TO distinguish it. But as
representative type of ALL as an example OF
what all American college boat races, and, in
deed, all sports. are, it should be most note.
worthy. For, no matter what championship
prize or trophy is involved In the winning of
race it still stands true that all the contestants
can afford 10 be fair and square and treat each
other as gentlemen should. Nay, they cannot
afford to be or TO do anything else. For what
is the difference between the 'gentlemens race"
of Friday and any other? Nothing but the prize
which is won In the latter and was absent from
the former. But If men were fair and, square
and gentlemany only when no prize was at
stake, and sacrificed those qualities to win
prize, then they would be vauing the prize above
those qualities above manhood itself. We are
not prepared to believe that so sordid and un-
worthy spirit widely prevails in American col
| iege sports.
| We prefer TO believe then that this gentle
mems race WAS noteworthy as Il representa-
| tive rather than as exception. Nevertheless
1T will not be amiss 10 emphasize again. as we
have often done before, the eminent desirability
| OF esteeming the sport itself above the mere
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
NEW STARS ON THE FLAG,

The impression seems TO prevail in some quar-.
ters that because Congress passed and the
President signed a bill intended to bring two
new states, Oklahoma and Arizona, into the
Union the federal circle has been actually en-
larged, and two stars will have to be
added to the flag on July next Newspaper
readers who recall that Congress permitted the
territories of Arizona and New Mexico to vote
separately next November on the question of
consolidation have not fallen into this error
Yet they may think that because no opposition
TO amalgamation exists In Oklahoma and Ind
ian Territory the new State of Oklahoma is
already virtually created. This is not the fact
however, for there, as well as in the proposed
commonwealth Of Arizona, many formalities
are still to be observed before admission into
the Union is accomplished
The act passed by Congress was an enabling
act 1t set in motion machinery through which
the people Of the territories affected might de
clare their wishes and purposes. In the case
of Arizona and New Mexico an affirmative vote
on the proposed merger must first be given by
each territory. This question will not be sub
mitted until next November. In the case OF
Oklahoma and Indian Territory the present
territorial governments to make an appor-
tionment for the election of delegates TO con-
stitutional convention. This body is to have
Ill members. 1t must be elected within the
next six months, and will probably be chosen
some time this summer. The convention will
frame constitution and submit it 10 the voters,
who at the same time are to vote for state off,
GERS and for Representatives in Congress. Ok
lahoma is to have five Representatives until
after the next national reapportonment. 1t is
not unlikely that this state and Congress cleo
ton will be held in November. If a majority
vote is given for ratification. the results of the
election will be canvassed and forwarded TO
Washington. If they are found correct in FORM
and If the terms of the enabling act have been
compiled with, the President within twenty
days thereafter must Issue proclamation de-
claring the new state admitted on an equal foot
ing with the other states.
Oklahoma will doubtless become state be-
fore the end of the year. If Arizona and New
Mexico vote in November TO unite. they be
organized into a commonwealth next winter or
spring. BY law the new star on the flag repre-
sentirg a new state must be added on the
Fourth of July next following admission, so
that no change will be necessary in 1906. On
July 4, 1907, one new star is pretty certain to
be sewed on. making forty-six. New Mexico
and Arizona by consolidating bring the
total next year or the year after UP to forty
seven
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
Az TNRLPE LEADER-

The Hon. Joseph ". Bailey put in training
by certain admirers for the leadership Of the
opposition in the United States Senate, has just
given those admirers q bad quarter of an hour
The World" and Tine Times" which have been
disposed 10 credit Mr.. Bailey with unusual pene-
rration a jurist ana unusual capacity as
statesman. are shocked to find that this rising
hope Of constituionasn and Democracy is
subject Ia attacks of amazing pettiness and folly
Both these former eulogists chde the Texas
Senator for having made in public debate the
other day the almost incredibly foolish remark
that "the present President has cost more and
been worth less to tho country than any one we
have ever had Such a statement convlcts its
author Of an unreasonableness that is almost
childish: and The Times" is quite within
bounds when it describes tha utterance as "un-
called for. unGenerous unbecomn.. Insulting
'and utterly foolish"
II would be a waste of words 10 notice the
Texas Senator's Incorporate and silly outbreak
were IL not for the fact that misguided enthusi-
asts IN this part Of the world Were beglnnin. TO
rate him as a coming leader in the Senate and
as an eligible candidate for Presidential honors.
Mr.. Bailey made an effective speech or two on
The Railroad Rate biil-efectiye that is from
Il lawyers point Of view. In fact, though pro-
iesslng 10 support the House measure and the
pushed 10 the from a new and unnecessary issue
calculated 10 distract and divide the friends of
efhclent rate regulation. On the strength of his
Speeches he was heralded as a statesman of
newly discovered greatness and the mantle of
leadership about to drop from Mr.. Gormans
shoulders was made his undisputed portion
1he Tribune had studied Mr.. Baiiey's methods
and characteristics. as exhibited in his short
hVed career rs a minority leader in the House
OF Representatives, and was nor deceived bv
tils proposed apOfheosis II called attention IA
the fact that Mr. Bailey, after posing before the
senate ln March as the only statesman Of mod.
ern times not approachable By or amenable
TO Executive counsel or influence. engaged in
NaE n negotiations with the administration over
iiHe iegisation and then raised the cry of bad
Ialu. and broken confd6nce when the negotia
fsois Fele dropped as promising nothing .prac
i-'nbic. Self esteem IS tbs chief stock ia trad.
o. The Texas Senator. and when his self esteem
Is toHched or his Pharlsaisnl Is exposed ever
tee sacred ark % the Constitution is liable 10 b,
riFen by the ensuing explosion
Ar Bsiiey's present opinion o. rregid sn
Roosegeit doubtless rejects III. ranoo; a: dis
appointed sua5it.o;.. Tor Il IS believed that th.
Democratic minority Was Influenced by the in
Temperance of his criticisms Of the President 81,
weeks ago 10 withhold the vacant Senate leader
ship from I'm and gire Z 10 Mr.. Blackburn
Tl.s lotest exhibition 81 puerlii.r ,nd tack q
9isisi-eg,. oo8Er.-s re wisdom cs tliat Ss.ision
-or' Thateytr cjNr qGailti@s = party leader lna
lac<. hs Mcst POSSESS q sense o. proportion AZ
oec0rrDl apd Mest he able 20 protect himse,
sr=s-nst hasy inYu!seS and temptations to hast
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
MONEY NEEDED FOR A, GOOD WORK.

The corps of nurses which the Health De-
nartment maintains for the care of children In
the schools has been used by Commissioner OAR
lngton since the close of the schools for visit
ing tenement houses and instructins mothers
in the care of young children The benehcence
of this work is evident when it is remembered
that the illness among tenement house children
in the heated term is largely due TO unlnteih-
gent and often grossly ignorant nursing.
This good work which DR.. Darlington is doing
must come to an end next Saturday because
the Health Departments appropriation Will not
permit the necessary expenditure to continue IL
The Commissioner intends to ask the Board
of Estimate for a special allowance for the
purpose and it is TO be hoped that that body
will receive DR.. Darlington's appeal with an
open mind.