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Construction of Many Build ings in Arsenal G-rouods. AFTER PLANS BY McKIM OFFICERS" QUARTERS TO BE MOD ERN IN EVERY RESPECT. General Scheme Harmonious ? Brick With Limestone Trimming Spacious Drill Grounds. The conception of n great military college nt Washington barracks to provide the must advanced instruction for the corning officers of the army is being rapidly evolved In structures of brick and stone. The on ti1 ?' reservation is at present In an appar er,t!.\ chaotic state, owing to the numerous buildings that are being erected and the clearing of sites for others. According to the plans for the establishment of the War College and Engineer School of Appli cation at this post, together with proper Accommodations for officers and troops to l>e stationed there, about fifty buildings will be erected within the next year or so. About forty of these are now under way or about to l>e started. The idea of having at this post one of the greatest military Institutions of learn ing In the country, or in the world, was cherished and developed In the minds of the greater men in the army and War De partment during many years. In 11)01 It crystallized and a board was appointed by Secretary Root to formulate plans for the establishment of the War College and Engineer School. The Secretary also Inaugurated in that year ^he actual work of preparing the post for the occupation of these establishments. The board appointed by Mr. Root consisted of MaJ J L, Lush Maj. Frederick V. Abbott and Capt. Mason! It formulated tentative plans for the loca tion of the several groups of buildings and Submitted estimates of their probable cost The general scheme proposed by the board has been largely followed in the final de velopment of the plans for the arrangement of the various edifices to he built on the reservation. Around a Quadrangle. This scheme provided for the distribution of the many buildings around an immense quadrangle drill ground. The park will be crossed by a driveway running east and west. On either side of the reservation near the boundary this road Will lead into two roadways running north ti'.",! ~ 'n-\h ?'?' t'"Ur,> '"nK,h of th? reserva tion -Jhe War < ol|eKfc will be located at the southern end of the drill ground. South of this there w !! I.. a small park with nu merous vs a Iks anil flower beds At either end of the War College the quarters for the minim slrative officers of the institution will . there being four buildings in* sn',,1 i,roi"?eed to furnish the of on' rt i . " ' commutation o |u.it ivi s .Wirj allow them to obtain lo?l* b^Mt','" 'f'' r,s'"rvatlon. so that no bi idlngs as yet have been provided for it.' 1] accommi>datIon. will'? en ;,r,'Vr, ' ,rl!,T of '???*" ground 'ordered ..n three sid's i.y the nu ni"i .us lt:lldings . onnected with the En gineer School of Application and for the ai e..n,.n.?|Mt|.?, of the troops stationed at t. ' p .st. On the west side on a line and r.i .i.g east, are the quarters for commls "'i' inicers their mess hall, a group of Sixteen buildings, now aim..st completed tn the east side, facing west, will be a in:.' ni quarters for non-commissioned of ROCKVILLE AND VICINrTY. Happenings in the Montgomery County Metropolis. Special ? 'orrespondeii.* of The Evening Star ROCKVII.I.E. Md., July lu, liMl. At a meeting of the l>oard of supervis ors of elections for this county, held here today, the officers of registration appoint ed at the last meeting of the board wete put through the examination required by law and were g!ven their commissions. The board appointed the following to serve In the places of those previously named, but who ilerllned to sorvp; Rockville district?First precinct. David J. B ready, democrat, vice William T Grif fith. Olney district First precinct. Joseph T. Moore. Jr., republican, vice Frank M. Hal lowell; second precinct. Walter Dorsey re publican vice William W. Harvey A license Wls issued here this morning for the marriage of Mr Walter Thorn*" Mag ru.ler and Miss Carrie Willis Case tx. h of Wheaton district, this county Miss Harry Al?ert or this place has gone to I lie Mains. Va., to visit friends. She ex p. "s to lie away several weeks Mi and Mrs. Allen Walker of Wcishing tor> are spending the summer at this place. Mrs II. R. Reynolds and children of New \?rk are visiting Mrs. Reynolds' mother Mis. Hose Williams, at this place. At the regular weekly meeting of the county commissioners, held here today. Dills tn the amount of about {2.000 were passed and ordered paid. They represent ed work on roads, bridges, care of Insane, nsw'"h?^htraCKt f!)r.the 00ruction of tho which v *rhi">l building at Rockvllle. .?jh". .1* ^?d twenty-eight mr. fleers. a total of ten buildings. In the cen ter of which will be the Engineer School building. Across the north end of the fleld stretch two immense barracks, fronting south. Kach building will accflmmodate two of the four companies of engineers to be stationed at the post. One of these is now ready to be roofed. Between these huild^ ings there is a roadway leading direct from the entrance to the reservation, which has been moved about forty feet to the east of the old gates so as to he in the exact cen ter of the north boundary. The old gates have been closed and locked and for the present there is a temporary wooden gate* j way at the new entrance. Ultimately an entrvnee in keeping with the general plan of the improvement will be erected. The ro.idway from the entrance will brinch to i rlsht and left across the north end of the drill field, and from this four driveways will branch off to the sdu.tii, two of which j will run the entire length of the reserva tion. within a few feet of the east and west boundaries. The other two pass on either side of the north drill field inside the lines of quarters, ar.d strike the bisecting road at the middle of the reservation. Mess Hells and Barracks. Back of the two new barracks are two mess hatls for the enlisted men. They have been entirely completed and are now being used temporarily as barracks. Just north of these two large store houses are in course of construction. All of these three classes of buildings are counterparts and one of each is situated on either side of the entrance roadway. In the north east corner of the grounds a modern stable has been built to accommodate the many horses that will be required by the new es tablishment. Twenty-five men in each company of engineers will be mounted, and horses for those at this post are expected to arrive within the next few months. The barracks for the band is nearly completed to the east of and on a line with the two large barracks. The most pretentious of the buildings contemplated in the reconstruction of the post will be that for the accommodation of the War College. With the exception of grading the terrace approach, work an this building has been suspended for sev eral weeks in order that the estimates of the cost of its construction might be veri fied by comparison with rates and prices submitted by various manufacturers and contractors. This was rendered necessary by the action of Congress at the last ses sion. which made a supplementary appro propriation for the continuance of the work. The amount first appropriated was not sufficient to complete the structure on the scale contemplated by the plans which already had been approved by the Secretary of War. This amount was about $44)0.000. and after urgent representations from those in charge of the execution of the plana. Congress was induced, at the last session, to provide an additional $300,000, ? bot did so with the proviso that no further appro* priation should be made for this purpose. In order to make sure of the proper ap portionment of the sum to the various de tails of the plan, the work was halted and the correctness of the estimates assured. It will be only a short while before work i is continued, bids for the limestone to be used In the next portion of the construc tion having been opened July 9. Plans by McKim. The plans and drawings by which the engineers are patterning their work were prepared by Architect McKlm. a member of the Senate park commission, who de signed the improvements at the White House. The entire collection of buildings will be of harmonious construction and style of architecture, being of brick with limestone trimmings, and all. even officers' quarters, fireproof throughout. The War College will be about 300 by 100 feet with a bay window on the south side thirty-seven feet in diameter. It will be two stories high above a basement. In front will be a terrace of limestone with graceful balustrade, about 500 feet long, from which steps extending its entire length will lead down to the lawn, stretching away in a broad field bordered with shade trees. A concrete walk will lead up to the steps at either end of the terrace, and a driveway will pass around the end and behind the terrace, leading under the building. At intervals the long reach of steps to the terrace will be interrupted by platforms of , square granite blocks, suitable for basts the lungs, from which he had long been a sufferer, was the cause of death. His wife and one child survive him. The funeral will take place tomorrow, the in terment to be at Darnestown. News From Falls Church. SfHflal t'orrpnixHidrm-** of The K veiling Star. FALLS CHURCH. Va.. July 12. 1W>4. The town council held a meeting last night for the purpose of closing up the financial affairs of the town for the fiscal year ending June 30. Mayor C. C. Walters presided and all the members were In at tendance except Councilman Wells. Coun cilman Ellison submitted the financial je port, which shows the total cash receipts for the year were $1.030.78. that the sum of $1,001.27 was expended for the general expenses of the town, not including cost of team purchased, and $53li.t$l for repairs of streets and sidewalks. The balance on hand is $30KSW, and amount of uncollected taxes, $308.50. The receipts for fines by ' the mayor were J4K.50. Collections for tax on dogs, $02.90. The rate of tax on the $100 for the ensuing year was fixed at 30 cents for town expenses and 30 cents for school purposes. Mr. R. J. Yates was elected a member of the town school board for three years. Funeral of W. B. Mobley. Spn lal < 'orrMipundenre of The Evening Star. KENSINGTON, Md.. July 13. 1004. The remains of William B. Mobley. who died at his home In Ken-Gar, a subdivision adjoining this town, Monday, at 8 p.m., of quick consumption, after an Illness of sev eral months, will be conveyed today to German town. Md.. hla former home, for Interment. Mr. Mobley's occupation was well digging, and he was twenty-eight years of age. A widow and one child sur vive. Big Fire at Fresno. A dispatch from Fresno. Cal., last nirffet says: Fire In this city has destroyed a block of manufacturing buildings, causing a loas of $225,000. The heaviest losers are: Ma dary II an log Mill Company, $100,000; Hellen Beck planing mills. $10t<KXk upon which to, erect bronze statues Upon one of these the bronxe statu- of Frederick the Oreat pre^nted to ths country l>v Km per or William. w.U be erected and unve-led. Wni The Engineer School of Applleatlon be somewhat longer than the War < >llege^ hut not so wide. It will be about 42., feet Vvv m feet, two stones in height, ADOV^ a basement There will be wings at each end ami In theater ending In front and' rear about fifteen two racks are each about ? ?0 by ?*. for enlisted men are' about 73 feet by 1?* having a basement floor and one upper siory. I hey ha winirs in each of which one companj wm tak^ its mess. The construction of the etst barracks building will be greatlj de layed because the post hospital now occu pies a portion of the site, and re_ made no provision for its removal or re. ^The? quarters for commissioned officers form a row of most pleasing dwelling . They are in the American colonial style two stories high with cellar and attic. The ZS maVn floors of each have nine rooms besides which there is a kitchen pantry and store rooms in the cellar and serv ants Quarters in the attic. The doors are cov ered with cement, and the partitions are o^ expanded metal and cement. In the dr? ins and dining rooms there are ?^n fire Dlaces The construction is of dark "rick, with black bricks at irresuUr 'mervate: and limestone trimmings. Infrontis apo tico of six white pillars reaching the height of the building, and around tlie portico will be placed an iron railing about four feet high In the rear of the buildings facjng the river porches iiave been constructed In closed with ornamental lattice work. The officers' mess hall, which is situated at the southern end of the row ofquarte^sisbuilt in the same style. It is about 40 feet bj feet, two stories high, but the main en trance opens south instead of east, as in i the case of the other buildings in the group | It. however, has an entrance on the east and west. Each of these Is similar to that of those of the officers' quarters. This en tire group will be ready for occupancy by j the end of October next. . A large wharf is being built on the river front near the north end of the reservation at which the l>oats and vessels attached1 to the post will ??e kept, and where landings may be made by ships bringing material or passengers to the station. No Contractors Employed. This entire undertaking is being accom plished under the direct supervision and control of government engineers, and with out the intermediation of contractors. All the men engaged upon the work are hired directly by the government and are patd by the day. All material Is bought directly, and its utilization superintended by men In government employ. Capt. John S. Sewell, Corps of Engineers, Is the officer in charge of the entire work. Including the erection of the War College, the Engineer School and the secondary buildings. His chief assistants are Mr. Mark Wilmarth. a civil engineer, and Lieu- j tenant Edward M. Markham of the Engi neer Corps. The former assumes direct , charge of the work on the War College, and j the latter devoted his attention to the con struction of the buildings of the Engineer School. . . The work has involved the removal of a large number of old buildings which, be ginning in 1803, when a supply depot was established on this peninsula, have been erected from time to time in a haphazard way. without regard for the present uses of tlie post. The sea wall had to be built en tirely around the reservation, and during the past two years about seven acres have been added to the extent of the reservation In the reclamation of submerged areas, making the total area about eighty acres. One of the most objectionable features of this location?the close proximity of the James Creek canal?will be removed within the next year, when, by th? completion of the new sewage pumping station it the foot of New Jersey avenue southe-st, the sewage of the city will be carried i v cov ered mains far down the river, and the present unsightly ditch may be tilled in. A small sewage pumping plant has been con strue ??-'d within the grounds which carries the s--wage of the post into the canal at present, but upon the completion of the New Jersey avenue plant connection will be made with the mains of the municipal system. HAPPENINGS AT BOYD'S. Death of John Hibbs?Improvements by the Telephone Co. Under Way. Spet iul Correspondence of The Kvenlng Star. j BOYD'S, Md.. July 12. 11KM. j Mr. John Hibbs of Plains. Va? brother of B. F. Hibbs of Germantown, died suddenly near Boyd's yesterday morning. The past few weeks John had been visiting his brother at Germantown, and Saturday evening left for home, apparently well. Late yesterday evening Mr. B. Fj Hibbs received a telegram from Plains announc ing the death of his brother. Mr. John Hibbs was about flfty-elght years old and unmarried. His brother left for Virginia. I this morning. i Mr. John T. Carlln of Slidell, this county, two miles from Boyd's, was paralyzed Sun day while sitting in his chair at home. He was attacked on the right side. He Is able to sit up, but his advanced years may make his case serious. A number of years i ago he was tax collector of this county. The Boyd's Telephone Company's system, 1 now owned by the United Telegraph and 1 Telephone Company. Is being renewed in many places and the Bystem put In better shape. . _ Alex. Stang of this place has been ap pointed assistant agent for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Germantown. The remains of young Ira Wyand. who took his life In Roxbury, Mass.. arrived at his former home, at Eakles Mills, yesterday morning and were Interred near Keedys vllle. A heavy storm visited Dawsonvllle and that vicinity yesterday and washed fields and roads badly. William H. Gunnell, a well-known con federate veteran of Seneca, this county, is very 111 there and his death Is oxpected. Mrs. J. W. Williams and daughter Loralne returned from Washington Junction last evening, where they had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. James B. Williams. George Bethune Adams, Judge of the United States district court for the south ern district of New York, was married yesterday at New York to Helen Jean Balfour, daughter of John Parqubar Bal four of Roehampton, England. SETTING MilPLE ?: ; U '.n I .na I li. ? !? Americans Manila Stay Away From. Church. IN ARMY_ AND NAYT ?l CONTRAST WJTH PRACTICE OF BRITISH OFFICERS. Dr. Stuntz, Presider Elder, Tells About the Work and Aims of the Methbdists. By WILLIAM E. CURTIS. Special Correspondence of The Kveulng Star and Chicago Record-Herald. MANILA. June 11. l'J04 Clergymen of all denominations, Protest ant and Catholic, complain that the Ameri can population of Manila do not go to church, and that they neglect other relig ious duties which they are accustomed to observe at home. That is often the 'iase in foreign coun tries. Obligations He lighter upon the con silence and habits are relaxed. It Is un doubtedly true that our people here n many other respects are not as careful In observing the Injunctions of pious parents and obeying the commandments as they ought to be. Men who are regular church goers at home, when separated from their families often feel relieved from the duty of setting examples- to their children, Bleep late on Sunday mornings and go to the club to gossip and read the newspapers Instead of attending divine, service. Consequently the club is filled and the pews are vacaiit. Army officers, the Ministers say, arepar Ocularly lndlfTerent. and few of them are ever seen at church, which Is In striking contrast with the habits of the British in India Egypt. Burma-Singapore and every other colony where the established church holtJs service. Contrast With the English. British officers consider it a matter of duty as well as of privilege t;> attend, and. out of respect to the church, always wear full dress uniforms at the morning service. At evening service they are not so regular, but many of them attend and wear fatigue dress. The same is true upon the ships of tlie English navy and merchant marine. Our naval officers never think of holding service on board a battle ship ir a g""~ boat unless the chaplain is present; but the British never fail to do so, and in "j? sence of a chaplain tlie admiral or captain or executive officer reads the lessons tor t'on^rnerchant ships It Is the same. Divine worship for Uie benefit of the crew is en Joined by the board of trade, and the reg ulations are obeyed In a conscientious man ner by most ship masters. Precisely at the hour appointed the officers and members of the crew and stewards, so far as they can be spared from thrfr posts, assemble In the dining salon, where the captain, or. If he is on the briftge. the purser, opens a hie Bible and a prater bonk upon a minia ture pulpit drape*! 'With the English flag, and reads the morning prayers and the les sons for the day. You seldom see this upon an American ship or those of any other na ^There are Phaplaijis fox all the regiments in the Philippinee. j>ut Commissioned offi cers are beyond their spiritual jurisdiction. Their work Is llmltjfd td-the enlisted men. The Manila elenfrmMi complain of the indifference oi tlw4* fellow-countrymen to religion, because Ofltf effect upon the til iplnos. who are very ftnp'resslonable and so much influenced by1 example. No doubt our people over here mlpht jset.-the nat ves a better pattern than.they? dq In morals and ethics and other things, jvnd particularly In criticising the .goyernnittUL WWch la the worst fault of the. Airfenc^U colony In Ma nlU "Work of the Methodists. I dropped Into the Methodist conference accidentally. tl^? other daJU- alxd was sur prised to see.th? number if earnest and In telligent native pastors and local preachers and Blblei reader* who were gathered there, making their reports, discussing the situa tion In their various districts, and receiv ing Instruction, admonition and advice from the presiding elder. Dr. Homer C. Stuntz. ' I>r. Stuntz comes from Mount Ver non. Iowa, and has the benefit of seven years' experience as a missionary in Indian He is a man of great physical and mental strength and energy, and Is responsible for the aggressive policy of the Methodist Church here. "Our staff of American workers how num bers twenty," said Dr. Stuntz In answer to my questions. "Eleven of these are or dained ministers, one is a deaconess and the remainder are wives of married mis sionaries. who are as much a part of the working staff as tbe'r husbands. One Chi nese minister has been transferred from China two Filipinos have been received into membership at the annual conference and sixty-two more have been^ licensed as exhorters and local preachers . . Dr. Stuntz believes that the church In the Philippines should >e self-supporting as well as self-progagatlng, and only seven of the native preachers are paid from mis sionary funds. Whatever compensation the others get comes from the contributions of their congregations. The preachers work at their trade during the day and Pleach nights and Sundays. The results, whlch 1 gave you in a letter the ?"ier day, are thft at the latest round-up 4.010 members W"At 'tiie'last conference Rev. Paul H. C. Clong was transferred from the Poochow conference and sent to Manila, said Dr. Stuntz "Up to that time no attempt at Christian work for Chinese people had ever been made In the Philippine Islands, either by the Catholic or Protestant cliuiches. There were a few Chinese Christians here who had come over from China, and they royally welcomed their new pastor. The chapel room at the sailors home was se cured for their services, and a small be g"nnlng was made. There has been steady orogreM and success has crowned the faithful iabors of Brother Clong and his co laltorers The church now numbers about fifty members, and the room Is crowded at each service. Forty Organised Congregations. ??Definite work has been undertaken In about fifty places, with forty regularly or ganized congregations. The average week f; attendance is from 20.000 to 25.000. Our problem Is not the mere seeking of num bers?that would be aJ|cpmparatlve y eaHy matter. Within the.^t fortnight 13.M0 could be enrolled?but rather we seek the believe that, particularly In this mlssi n field, we should a4>n. Y*ry qunoort. In the opening up of new fields >r course the native eVangdllsts must be sup ported by foreign i&onef, L^Lrt"he*r nations should and .can .easily support their own pastors. Early-In the yearvretjaw that this could scarcely- ha secured ^s yet, ik> rn^at?vTSrt?Ua^C,lo<S5 preachers. with the result that we ^xhes^ha-e to five In each coH*re#?tion; Ttiese the responsibility f<* their religious ijervlc-is and we go among ^henn as Jf possible. Thta orlg4nal plan ofMethodlsm makes it possible for u? to push the woi k from these fifty center- ^ ,b^t foi American and five P^ld workeis. We have twenty-two ehi-pel building, wl.h a seating capacity of from ISOto 1,000 each. "The native members build their own chapels, with but little help from the churvh extension funds. They maintain all th?lr own social meetings, and meetall expenses connected with lighting seating and care for the places of worship. converts are from the working claesesoi from the cBasses who have felt the rulnoas effects of the war most keenly, and ltls but little that they do yet toward supporting pastors. Some Native Churches. "At Mall bay, a pueblo or city of 10,000 people, near Manila, exhorters belonging to that local congregation have maintained the regular Sunday service and week-night services for more than a year with only oc casional help from Manila. I attended there on a Sunday morning recently when I was 13-515-517 7?S CAN HAVE IT CHARGED STOR R HOrRS S TO 5; SATtTRDATS OPEN UNTIL ? I'M Every Item a Drawing Card In Tomorrow's Closing Out Of the Small Lots, Women's Wash Skirts. Lot of about (>0 Women's Wash Skirts In neat, small, black and white checks; $1.50 value. $5 Shirt Waist Suits. 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Window Shades Lot of best quality Capitol" Window Shades, in all colors; with all fixtures; to morrow at 10c. each. $1.50 Suit Cases Lot of waterproof Suit Cases with full steel frame: sold readily at $1.30; tomor row's clearance price, 98c. 75c. Hammocks Lot of woven cotton Hammocks with spreader; very strong and serviceable; sell usually at 7.1c. Mennen's Talcum Powder Lot of the quick-selling genuine Mennen's Talcum Powder; in tomorrow's clearance at 10c. Embroideries and Insertings Odd lot of fine Embroideries and Insert ings; have always sold from 5c. to 12Vic.; at 3c. Shirt Waist Sets Lot of new and dainty styles in Shirt Waist Sets that sell regularly at 15c.; choice tomorrow, 5c. 25c. Belt Buckles For tomorrow unrestricted choice from all the Belt Buckles selling at 25c.; many styles; at 13c. Lot of 69c. Pongee Silks Just 40 yards in this lot of fine Silk Pongee in the most wanted champagne col or; yard wide; 69c. value. 50c. 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Fine Sample Waistings Lot of 80 samples of fine White Mercer ized Figured Waistings: 3-yd. and 31^-yd. lengths; 50c. and 30c. values, 25c. Women's $i Waists A lot of ext'-a well-made Waists: attract ive styles and materials; white and colors; not a waist in the lot sold under $1; tomor row at '59c. Girls' $1 Dresses Girls' Russian Dresses of fast color ma terial with trimmings of white I*. K. bands; worth $1; 4 to 14 years; for tomorrow, 59-:. Women's $1.50 Waists Unlimited choice from all the Waists that sell high ns $1 50; dotted Swisses. Indian linons. madras, etc.; pretty and attractive designs; ar.y waist you may fancy, at 98c. 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The audience numbered about SW. and all went on as orderly and as rev erently as the worship of any American congregation. The otticial board has met regularly, and all bills were paid with a bal ance to credit. The accounts were In model condition and the records of membership and baptisms up to date. They actually crossed off the names of members who had died! I have found names upon church records In Iowa ten years after the death of the persons to whom they belonged. "At Hagcnoy, in the province of Bulacan, a similar record has been made this past year, and the members there are now pre paring for the erection of a chapel that will seat at least .VK) people, and be an ornament to the city. They will need to raise at least $000 toward It In addition to what as sistance ihe Church Extension Society en ables us to give them. At Mexico, in the province of Pampanga. we have the largest and best-organized membership outside of Manila. Two brothers who owned a large theater have given it to the church. It" is a good building and is seated for 800 peo ple. I went there to hold a quarterly con ference a few days ago. and found an audi ence of at least 000 people assembled. After three of us had spoken and several had ex pressed a desire to find Christ, we held a quarterly conference that did my heart good! All the official members were pres ent. All were deeply interested. More than 300 of the audience remained, interested spectators of the work." Division of the Field. Dr. Stuntz is desirous of opening mission work in some of the southern islands which are either not fully worked by the denom inations at present there or which are bo lng held by one or another denomination that intends to have workers there soon, but as president of the executive commit tee of the Evangelical Union, and fairly in harmony with Its principles, he will take no step toward that end now. and not until the expiration of the present con tract. which expires this summer. Then un less the Congregationalists or Baptists or Presbyterians seem to be sufficiently well manned to care for all the people in their respective territories, he will probably in sist upon a modification of the present sys tem. "Theoretically the islands are before us," continued Dr. Stuntz. "Practically two things prevent us from even attempting at present to occupy them at all. First, we lack workers, and. second, it has seemed good to Bishop Warne and all the brethren here to enter into a compact in the Evan gelical Union by which the entire field Is delimited. Under this arrangement Method ism is given all of the Island of Luzon, including a free hand in Manila, from a line running through Manila as far north as Dagupan, and from sea to sea, with our natural line of extension up the Caga yan valley conceded. That gives nearly 2.000,000 of the 10,000,000 of the popula tion to work among. It gives us the most compact territory. It gives us the only railway line in the archipelago to use in reaching our work. It gives us the Taga log, Pampanga and Loeano people, three of the most progressive of the many tribes or races in the Philippines. It leaves us free to enter upon work in other islands than Luzon, as seems wise when the inter ests of other missions are considered. Policy of the Methodists. "Conditions determine our policy. We aim at evangelistic work almost exclusive ly. The pubUo schools opened by the American government are meeting the need for popular education and doing It so well that It would be a waste of mission funds and a needless reflection upon the effort of the government for us to enter Into secondary school work, as we would most certainly do under different conditions. Nor are we anxious to provide educational Institutions to any considerable degree at the present stage of the work. When we have such Institutions we want them for our own constituency and not to benefit those who have little or no sympathy with us. When our people begin to clamor for ?pedal schools for their children we shall feel that It Is our duty to go Into that line of work. Orphanages are a little different, and we hope to do a goi>d work In that form at an early date. The war and Its attendant rupture of domestic and social relations have left many children hope lessly adrift, and in little better position than slaves In families too glad to get thelt unrequited toil." Hence the Methodists are going in for converts and are leaving educational and charitable work to the government and other denominations. There is plenty for them all to do. While 7.000.000 of the popu lation of the archipelago are called Chris tians, that is only a term used to distin guish them from Mohammedans and sav ages. and the great majority are as much in need of grace as any sinners in the world. The missionary representatives of the American churches in the Philippines are a high class of men, devoted to their work, possessed of ability and energy as well as piety, and their only weakness Is their limited numbers and lack of funds. Anacostia and Vicinity: A colored man of middle age while trav eling along the Livingston road below Congress Heights yesterday afternoon wis intercepted by two white men, who al leged that he was an escaped lunatic from the Government Hospital for the Insane. Despite his denials he was forced to ac company them to that institution. On reaching there he was carried to the main building for inspection, where he declared that his name was Benjamin Thomas and that he was not insane. The authorities of t.he hospital soon ascertained that Thomas was not an Inmate and ordered his release. J<phn Hall, a well known colored resident of this section for nearly forty years. dl?d recently at the Washington Asylum Hos pital. His funeral was held at the Bethle hem Baptist Church, on Nichols avenue, Hillsdale. Rev. Joseph H. Matthews, tije pastor, officiating. The body was Interred in Moore's cemetery. Anacostia democrats have taken steps to organize what Is Intended to be the first democratic club to be formed In the Dis trict for work in the approaching cam paign. It Is to be known as the Parker and Davis Democratic Club of the first district and will, according to the custom followed by Anacostia democrats in years past, have an active part in the campaign in the adjacent portions of Maryland. Headquarters are to be secured in Ana costia and a large democratic banner Is to bo swung to the public view. At this ceremony it Is Intended to have prominent local speakers officiate. A meeting has been called to arrange for this work. A financial rally was held recently In the Macedonia Baptist Church, on Sheridan avenue, when the pastor. Rev. W. E. Por ter, called on the various clubs engaged In aiding the church for reports. A sum total of $t47.<?7 was collected, which will be devoted to the benefit of the church. The same day Rev. Mr. Hill of the First Baptist Church of Georgetown delivered a special sermon. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Smith, col ored, wife of Clem Smith, a well known employe of St. Elizabeth's Asylum, and daughter of the late Jacob Moore, was held yesterday from Ebenezer Church. Wash ington. Fireman Earl Ryon of the Congress Heights chemical company has returned from vacation in Maryland, bringing with him several pets, which have been added to the firemen's menagerie. Mr. Ryon managed to secure a pair of young red foxes and a pair of coons. The foxes have been placed In the same quarters with sev eral gray squirrels presented to the fire men by Mr. A. E. Randle, and the har mony of the inclosure has not been impair ed in the least. The coons have been placed by themselves. The company also possesses a fine black-tailed deer, another *1ft from Mr. Randle. The marriage of Mr. Edraond V. Ste phenson, one of Anacostia's best known business men, sad Mrs. Annie D. Samuels took place Monday moraine at St. Teresa's Church. Washington and Fillmore streets. Anacostia. Rev. Charles M. Bart, the pas tor. performed the ceremony. Following the service Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson left on an extended wedding trip They will reside at No. 11 Monroe street. Mr. Thomas J. Moore, one of the alter nates to the St. Louis national convention, has reached his home In Anacostia. Mr. Moore was the member of the local dele gation named as honorary vice president of the convention. District workmen yesterday begnn the resurfacing of Sheridan avenue. Hillsdale. The improvements recently begun by Mr. J. \V. Garrison on his business premises. Nichols avenue above Franklin street, are being pushed rapidly. Mr. Garrison in making his Improvements, removed the old frame transfer station used by street car patrons, but he has provided a new station adjacent to the site of the former one. Mr. Edward T. Davis of the Government Hospital for the Insane Is on annual leave of absence, which he Is sending at his home on Fillmore street. Anacostia. A sacred concert under the auspices of St. Mary's Church, at Marlboro', Prime George's county. Md.. In which members of the choirs of St. Peter's Church of this city and of St. Teresa's Church at Anacos tia participated, was given last Sunday and proved very successful. Rev. Francis Schwallenburg, the pastor of St. Mary's, was formerly assistant pastor at Anacos tia. In Honor of Hamilton. A dispatch from New York last night says: Alexander Hamilton, "the father of the Constitution." who died on July l'J, 1804, from a wound received in a duel with Aaron Burr, was honored by exercises at several places in the city yesterday, the centenary of his death. Most impressive of all was an impromptu memorial service held at his grave In the churchyard of old Trinity Church. The request had been made by the centennial committee winch had charge of exercises held at Hamilton's old home, the Urange, that exercises !>o held at the tomb. At noon, owing to a misunderstanding, no reply was received from the church authorities. Several per sons went to the churchyard, among them Nathaniel Pendleton Rogers, a greut grandson of Nathaniel Pendleton, who w ts Hamilton's second In the duel, and R. 3. Aleshire of West Virginia, a great-great grandson of Hamilton. They were stand ing at the grave when three or four other persons approached. Among them whs Al bert H. Walker, a well-known patent law yer. who Is an admirer of Alexander Ham ilton. Mr. Walker, on learning that no ex ercises would be held, asked permission of the sexton to conduct a memorial service. Several hundred persons also attended a memorial meeting held In the afternoon on Washington Heights, at 142d street. A. platform had been built around the thir teen trees near the Grange, where Hamil ton lived. The trees were planted by Ham ilton himself as a memorial to the thir teen states. Forty members of the Alexander Hamil ton Post. G. A. R.; the band of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum and 300 children from the asylum took part In the exercises. There were 1,000 persons present. Summer Beeort Hotel Burned. A dispatch from Mount Holly. N. J., lust night says: The Berkeley Arms Hotel at Berkeley, near Seaside Park, N. J. was de? stroyed by Are today. It was formerly op erated by George C. Boldt of New Tort Loss, 173,000. Charles McLean, mayor of Mobile, Ala, is dead. THE SATURDAY STAR. By Mail $1.00 per Year.