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THE TIMES, WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1898
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BLOQUBNGB AT THE ALTAR i
Cardinal GiWbons Preaches oil
tlie Unity of Faith.
CHRISTIANS' ASPIRATIONS
The Eminent Cntliollc Prelate e
clnrcn That u. TenrnliiK Cry for
Religious Solidarity lln.s Guuc
Forth and In Echoed In Bvery
Part of the World.
His eminence, James Cardinal Gibbons,
of Baltimore, who will preside over the
Convention of Archbishops to be held at
the Catholic University tomorrow,
"preached the sermon at the morning- ser
vices at St. Patrick's Church, at Tenth
and G Streets northwest, yesterday morn
ing', and in the afternoon'conlirmed about
250 candidates for confirmation. Cardinal
Gibbons will return to Baltimore this
morning, but will be in Wasnington again
this evening, spending the night at the
university.
His. presence attracted an unusually
' large congregation to the church at both
services. He is an interesting speaker,
full of enthusiasm, and his slight figure
In the striking red robe, surmounted by
the small red cap, fulfills the average idea
of what a cardinal sdiould look like.
"Unity of Faith." was the topic of his
sermoh. He took his text from the sev
enteenth chapter of St. John: "That they
all may be one, as Thou, -Father, in Me
and I in Thee: that the world may believe
that Thou has sent me." e
He s-aid. In part:
Our Javionr'H Limt I'raj cr.
"A yearning cry for Christian unity has
gone forth. It Is echoed from every por
tion of the Christian world. All of us
share' in the holy desire. We would be
willing to surrender all that is dear to
us. even life itself, for this happy con
summation. If the American people en
joyed united Christian belief as they pos-i-ess
commercial and political unity, then,
indeed, the universal reign of,. Jesus
Christ on earth would be accelerated. But
there is one basis of this unity and that
Is the baus established by Christ and
His Apostles. He who builds on any
other foundation builds on sand.
"Thelast prayer which our Saviour
offered up to His eternal Father was
a prayer for unity by faun and union by
love. "I pray. Father, that all who be
lieve in Me may be one as Thou and I
are one. As Thou, Father, and I are one
In essence, so may My desciples be united
In the bonds of faith and churity that the
.world may bellee then that Thou hast
softt Me.
JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS.
f "The apostle of the Gentiles advocated
the same unity of belief. The words of
' the apostle are always worthy of our
respect and attention. But they command
additional reverence when they are ut
tered from the depths of his prison. "Writ
ing to the Ephesians, he says, I, a pris
nntr in the Lord, beseech you that you
walk worthy in the vocation in which
you are called. Be careful to keep the
unity of the spirit, one body and one
spirit, as j-ou are called in one hope of
your vocation, one Lord, one faith, one
baptism, one life, and Father of all who
is above all, through all and in us all.'
'As ye all.' he says, 'worship one God and
net many gods, as ye all recognize one
mediator and redemption and not many
mediators, as ye are all beautified by the
same spirit and not by many spirits, as
ye all hope for the same blessed king
dom in Heaven and not different king
doms, so must ye all believe and profess
the same faith.
Chri.st'.s Memorable Wordo.
"When our Lord promised the keys of
His kingdom to Saint Peter he used these
memorable words: 'Thou art Peter, and
on this rock I will build my church and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against
it.' He did not establish or sanction
various conflicting creeds, but one undi
vided and indivisible church.
"In the gospel I read today our Saviour
compared his church to a. sheep fold:
Other sheep I have that are not of this
fold. Them I must bring In, arid there
shall be one fold and one shepherd.'
What a beautiful Idea of unity In families
Is the figure of a. sheep fold! All the
sheep cling: together, and If they are mo
mentarily separated they are impatient
until they are reunited. They follow the
same paih, obey the same shepherd, feed
In the same pasture, fly from the voice of
strangers.
'And so was It the Intention of the
Divine Shepherd that all the sheep of his
Hock, that is, all members of his church,
should be guided by the same rule of
faith, should be nourished by the same
eacraments and bread of life, that they
should listen to the voice of the same
divinely appointed pastors."
Cardinal Gibbons referred -to other com
parisons which Christ instituted, liken
ing His church to a kingdom, to a vine,
and to a human body, and spoke of the
same spirit of unity which was reflected
In each simile.
Unity1 In the Chnrch.
"Now, where shall we find that unity
and concord which Christ so earnestly de
mands? Wc shall find it only in the
Catholic church. The church of God con
tains about 250,000,000 adherents, scat
tered throughout the globe. They have
all one Lord, one baptism, one faith, one
creed. They receive the same sacra
ments, they worship at the same altar,
they pay allegiance to the same spiritual
head.
r'No matter how learned or popular a
.man may be, as soon as he contuma
ciously denies a single article of faith, or
withdraws from the union of his legiti
mate pastor, he is cut off like a withered
branch from the vine of the church.
Henry VIII, Impelled by lust, sought to
he divorced from his lawful wife. Cath
erine of Aragon, with the view of marry
ing Anne Boleyn. The church -told him
that what God had joined together no
man could put asunder."
j-Cardinal Gibbons gave a brief account
of the canons of the church in relation
to divorce, and of the division which fol
lowed the refusal of the Pope to grant
the petition of Henry VIII.
"How sublime and consoling is the
ftnfl nfin Drink and Drug Inebriate! re
aUU.UUU stored by the Keeley Cure. Au
' thorized Institute. 005 E st. nw.,
WMhinston, D. C, and Greensboro, N. C Write
eonfideatiallj: Jc7-U
fact he- concluded. J'that no matter-In
what part of the world you wjjre, you
could enter a Catholic church thls'mofTii
ing hear the same sacrifice offered up,
the same sacrament ' administered, the
same doctrine preached that you hear
today. But this is not all. Not only is
the Catholic church identical today In hr
teaching through tho world, hu her
teachings today are identical with those
of the Apostles' time. The same gospel
is preached which Jesus preached upon
the Mount, the same lessons that Peter
preached in Rome and Antioch. and
others have preached since all over the
world."
CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOPS.
Annual Meeting BckIiih n the Uni
versity Tomorrow.
The annual meeting of the Catholic
archbishops of the United States will be
held tomorrow at the Catholic Universlty
In this city, his eminence, James Cardinal
Gibbons presiding, and many matters of
vital Interest to the American church will
be discussed. There will be a full at
tendance of the archbishops of the coun
try and great interest Is manifested In
Catholic circles, both among the clergy
and laity, in the result of the delibera
tions of the body.
Cardinal Gibbons will be in Washington
this evening and will spend the night at
the university. He was seen at the resi
dence of the rector of St. Patrick's
Church yesterday by a Times reporter in
reference to the convention, but said that
there was not much that could be defi
nitely stated concerning the work until
after the first meeting.
MOST REVEREND PLACIDE LOUIS
CHAPELLE, D. D.,
Archbishop of New Orleans.
The question of church expansion in
connection with the acquisition of new
territory by the United States would
doubtless come up, he said, but it could
only be discussed. Until after the terms
of the peace between this country and
Spain are concluded and the Catholic
Church in the islands becomes a part of
the United States branch of the church,
the Catholic clergy of this country can
take no steps in the matter.
The religion of the islands is Catholic,
however, and Cuba and Porto Rico 'are
at present under the spiritual guidance
of the Archbiship of Santiago, who is re
sponsible to the head of the church in
Spain. The archbishop has two suffra
gans, one at Havana and the other at
San Juan, Porto Rico. As soon as the
islands become a part of the United
States, the church will transfer its alle
giance from the Spanish to the American
branch. Its complete Americanization,
however, will be as gradual as will be
the change in the inhabitants of the isl
ands. No radical changes will be made. It is
probable that many of the clergy in the
islands will return to Spain rather than
become American citizens, and their
places will have to be filled from the
church In the United States. This is
one of the phases of the situation which
will come up for discussion, it being nec
essary to send men there equipped for
the work with a knowledge of the Span
ish language and an acquaintance with
the manners and habits of the people.
Apart from the question of expansion,
there is little else of importance beyond
the routine matters of the church, such
as have come up through the year and
been referred to the anuual meeting-.
There are now twelve archbishops in
the United States, the archdiocese of
Santa Fe, .New Mexico, being vacant.
This was formerly held by the Most Rev.
Placide Louis Chapelle-, but upon the
death of Archbishop Janssens, of New
Orleans, he was transferred to the latter
see, which he now occupies. It is expect
ed that all twelve of the arcKTTishops will
attend the convention.
The archbishops are as follows: His
Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons, D.
D., of Baltimore; Most Reverend J&in J.
"Williams, D. D., Archbshop of Boston;
Most Reverend Patrick A. Feehan, D. D.,
Archbishop of Chicago; Most Reverend
"William H. Elder, Archbishop of Cincin
nati; Most Reverend John Hennessy. D.
D., Archbishop of Dubuque; Most Rev
erend Frederick Xavler Katzer, D. D.,
Archbishop of Milwaukee; Most Reverend
Placide Louis Chapelle,, 'Archbishop of
New Orleans; Most Reverend Michael
Corrigan, Archbishop of New York; Most
Reverend William H. Gross, D. D Arch
bishop of Oregon; Most Reverend P. J.
Ryan, D. D., Archbishop of Philadelphia;
Most Rev. J. J. Kaln, D. D., Archbishop
of St. Louis; Most Reverend John Ire
land, D. D., Archbishop of St. Paul; Most
Reverend Patrick W. Riordan, D. D.,
Archbishop of California.
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IDNICff AL IMPBOVEMBNT
National Convention Meets
Here October 28.
OUTLINEOFWORKPROPOSED
Many of the neat Civil Engineer
In the Conntry "Will Be Present
The General Scope of the DIhcun
hIou "Will Embrace Many Feature
Nccemiary to Good City Govern
ment. Experts and students of municipal im
provement will gather here from every
section of the country Wednesday, Octo
ber 2G, next, when the fifth annual con
vention of the American Society of Mu
nicipal Improvements is begun in the
banquet hall at the Arlington Hotel. The
session will continue thiec days, during
which time the society will listen to a
number of Important papers from dele
gates and experts in their various lines
of study and numerous discussions of
municipal problems will take place.
The convention will be opened by an
.address of welcome by John B. Wight,
president of the Board of Com
missioners of this city. This will
be followed by a paper from Capt.
Lansing H. Beach, of the corps of engi
neers of the army, and engineer commis
sioner of the District of Columbia, upon
the "Utilization of Sewage in Vienna."
The paper will be a translation of the
report upon the subject by the commis
sion appointed by the Austrian govern
ment to make thorough study of the
question. The translation lias been made
with comments thereon by Capt. Beach.
Washington will be well represented in
the matter of the presentation of papers.
William P. Richards, the assistant engin
eer of the engineer department of the
District of Columbia, will read a paper on
the subject. "Tree Planting In the Streets
of Washington." Mr. Richards will also
contribute a paper on the subject, "A
Street Extension Plan for the Entire Dis
trict of Columbia."
D. E. McComb, the superintendent of
the sewers of the District, will treat the
subject of the proposed sewage disposal
plan of the District of Columbia In a
paper to be presented at the first day's
session of the convention.
Thursday morning will be devoted to a
visit to the various public buildings of
the city, including the Capitol, tho Con
gressional Library and the Smithsonian
Institute. At 2 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon the report of the committee on
street paving will be read by Nelson P.
Lewis, civil engineer, of Brooklyn. The
report will have special reference to the
construction of surface railroad tracks
in public streets, with rail sections, foun
dations and other details.
The following papers will also be read:
"The Selection of Paving Material," by
George W. Tillson, civil engineer, of
Brooklyn; "The Proper Regulating of
Curbing and Streets," by Horace An
drews, city engineer of Albany, N. Y.;
"The 'Cost of Repairs to Asphalt Pave
ments in Buffalo," by E. B. Guthrie, late
chief engineer of the board of public
works, of Buffalo, and at the present
time engineer to the grade crossing com
mission. The selection of officers, the
selection of the location of the next con
vention and other committee reports will
conclude Thursday's exercises.
ElectroIyKln Tentn.
On Friday a paper will be given by Har
old P. Brown, the electrical engineer of
New York, upon "Electrolysis Tests at
Dayton, Ohio," and a paper on "Elec
trolysis in Davenport, Iowa," by the
electrician of that city. The committee
on municipal data, of which Civil Engin
eer Charles C. Brown is chairman. Is
preparing a report of special Interest, in
which will be set out special forms of
reports for cities, so that definite Infor
mation may more readily be obtained
from these reports. It is hoped that tho
special forms of reports may be recom
mended to the proper authorities as a
basis for the statistical tables on munic
ipal work of the next census. George H.
Bezenberg, civil engineer, of Milwau
kee, will submit the report of this com
mittee. The work of the convention
will probably be followed by an ex
cursion down the Potomac to Mount
Vernon and other points of interest.
The present officers of the society are:
President, Harrison Van Duyne, civil en
gineer of Newark, N. J.; vice president,
L. W. Rundlett, of St. Paul; second vice
president, B. H. Keating, of Toronto;
third vice president, A. D. Thompson,
civil engineer, of Peoria; secretary, D. L.
Fulton, of Alleghany City; treasurer, J.
L. Kennedy, of Nashville, Tenn.
One of the prominent figures at the
gatherings of the society is F. W. Cap
pelen, of Minneapolis, and the city en
gineer of that place. He has been closely
identified with the organization since its
inception and has contributed many valu
able papers and discussions on many
topics of Interest. He Is a native of the
great Scandinavian Peninsula, his birth
place being Dammen, Norway. He came
to America and sought and found high
professional distinction In the great
northwest.
He entered school at the age- of five
years and graduated from the Norwegian
Institute nine years later. Three more
years were spent in the Technical Insti
tute and Mining School at Orebro-Swe-den,
from which he graduated and en
tered upon a. four years' course in the
Royal Polytechnic Institute at Dresden,
Germany. From this institution he grad
uated with high honors in 1SS0. During
the last seven years of this period of
preparation and study he was engaged
from time to time in government surveys
and railway work in Norway and Ger
many. He came to America in 18S0 and
obtained a position as draughtsman on
bridges with the Northern Pacific Rail
way. The following year he was sent by his
company to Brainerd, Minn., and later
to Montana. Here he remained until the
completion of the Northern Pacific Rail
way in 1S83, his position being that of as
sistant engineer of location and construc
tion. He was next transferred to Min
neapolis as assistant engineer. In 1887 he
severed his connection with the Northern
Pacific to become bridge engineer for the
city of Minneapolis. In this position not
only the bridge work but most of the heavy
construction of tho rapidly-growing city
was in his charge. In 1S93 he became
the city engineer, which place he still
retains.
SetvcriiKe and Sanitation.
The chairman of the committee on
sewerage and sanitation of the society
and the representative of the national
capital is Gapt. Lansing H. Beach, the
engineer commissioner of the District.
Capt. Beach was born in Dubuque., la.,
in I860 and graduated from West Point
in 1882. standing third In his class. He
has performed engineer duties at Willet's
Point, N. Y., Galveston and Cincinnati,
besides having been the secretary of the
joint commission to determine the boun
dary between Texas and the Indian Ter
ritory. From Cincinnati he went to West
Point, where he was instructor in civil
and military engineering until the Fall
of 1803. He then went to Galveston for
harbor work and in the Fall of 1S94 was
detailed as assistant to the engineer
commissioner of the District. He per
formed his duties with such marked
ability that when Capt. William M.
Black was detailed to the front with the
army he succeeded nlm on June 30 last.
The committee of the society are as
follows:
Finance F. J. O'Brien, of Oswego; II.
J. Stanley, of C)rinnatiE.rw. Boynton,
of Davenport, la. j I
Executive Mt J; Murphy( fof St. Louis;
Gegrge JL Senzenberg, vote Milwaukee;
and August Herrmann, toff incUinatl.
Street Paving N. P. Uewls, Brooklyn;
EdwardB. Guthrie, Buffalo; George N.
Amos, Grand Rapids, Mlch.V
Electric Street LightlHgF. W. Cap
pellen, Minneapolis; David Hunter, Alle
gheny, and Robert Ballard,-.of Syracuse.
Sewerage and Sanltafioh-Capt. Lau
sing H. Beach, Washington; Dr. J, M.
Withrow, Cincinnati; J.- H. Pearson, Lou
isville. '
Waterworks and Watdt Supply M. L.
Holman, St. Louis; M. R. Sherrard, New
ark, N. J.; Willis P. Tharp, Cincinnati.
Taxation and Assessment August Herr
mann, Cincinnati; R. E. Horner, Parkers
burg, W. Va.; George E. Mosher, Chllli
cothe, O.
City Government and Street Cleaning
L. E. Farnham, Camden, N. J.; Charles
O. Brightman, New Bedford, Mass.;
Thomas McMillan, Rochester. N. Y.
Disposition of Garbage and Street Clean
ing Dr. J. L. Hess, Cleveland; Dr. Ar
thur R. Reynolds, Chicago; O. E. David
son, Dayton, O.
Municipal Franchises Andrew Rosewa
ter, Omaha; Bernard Saunders, Toronto;
Philip C. Justin, St. Paul.
Review George H. Benzenberg, Mil
waukee; Thomas II. Kennedy, Coving
ton, Ky.; M. A. Downing', Indianapolis.
Municipal Data Charles Carroll Brown,
Bloomington, 111.; Capt. Lansing H.
Beach, Washington; A. D. Thompson,
Peoria, 111.
Coating of Cast Iron and Steel Riveted
Pipes L. W. Rundlett, St. Paul; E. E.
Barrow, Hamilton, Ontario; F. M. Llllle,
Youngstown, O.
Electrolysis Harold P. Brown, Brook
lyn; J.-A. Cabot, Cincinnati; E. W. Boyn
ton, Davenport, La. '
Dr. Woodward, the health officer of the
District, Is also a member of the society.
THINGS THEATRICAL.
After an absence of sotne months, the
moving pictures of the "Passion Play,"
which were on view for some time last
Spring at the Columbia Theater, returned
yesterday evening to the Lafayette
Square Opera House, wnerc they were
exhibited to an audience that was rather
more notable for its appreciation than
its size. There have been no changes
made in the entertainment since its local
production, and last night's house was In
turn amused, thrilled and impressed by
tho drama of Oberamergrau just as it
was on each of the prior occasions. The
pieces given are all excellent, the ma
chine used having been so perfected that
the ocular strain is much less than would
otherwise be the case. There is no jar
ring whatever and so little variation as
to location that the spectators are often
constrained to forget that the events
before them are not more the result of
the passions of a past age than of the
Inventive genius of a present one. As
ever, the pictures are put on In admirable
order, their sequence serving: to explain
every point as it Is readied. v The lecture
was last night delivered uy iProf. James
Skelly, of Philadelphia, and while that
gentleman has several unpleasant man
nerisms and an often notable broadness
of voice totally at variance with that
which is ideal in a public speaker, he
gave an excollent rendering? of the de
scription. Blanche Yewell and N. Du
shane Cloward sang the Incidental music
with marked effect, the latter being
heard to particular advantage. His exe
cution of "The Palms" has 'never been
excelled in this city and brought a hearty
encore. The entire entertainpent was a
delightful one, and left a strong Impres
sion on the spectators.
The sale of seats for tonight's presenta
tion of "The Charlatan" fiab been excep
tionally large. Manager Rapley reports,
in fact, that the advance receipts up to
tho time for closing the box office of
the National Saturday night were only
slightly behind those noted for "The
Christian" at that period two weeks ago.
Everything points to a remarkably suc
cessful engagement for De Wolf Hopper
and his company.
A final rehearsal of "A War Corre
spondent," the play by Lottie Blair Park
er, which will have its first presentation
tonight, occurred yesterday evening at
the Columbia and proved most promising.
The offering organization has been well
trained and appears to be of well-balanced
merit, while the settings and ac
cessories show to advantage. The com
edy contains more of a war element than
was at first supposed and even approach
es melodrama in places, though always
melodrama of the best sort. It seems to
be more like "Held By the Enemy" than
any other of its predecessors, and gives
emphatic promise of making a hit.
Stuart Robson, surrounded by what
might also be called an all star cast, will
be next week at the ""Columbia. The
words, "An all star cast," In this in
stance, are used advisedly for the reason
that Marie Burroughs, Mr. Robson's lead
ing lady, made a tour of the country sev
eral season's ago in Pinero's "The Profli
gate"; that Theodore Hamilton, another
member of "The Meddler" cast, succeed
ed the late Frank Mayo In that lamented
player's dramatization of Mark Twain's
"Pudd'nhead Wilson"; that Theodore
Babcock was featured in Broadhurst's
whimsical farce, "What Happened to
Jones," and that the name of Maude
STUART ROBSOW
Comes to the Columbia Next
Week.
Granger, prominently displayed, used to
be sufficient to fill an auditorium. Stuart
Robson himself has had numerous suc
cesses placed to his credif In the past dec
ade, but it is doubtful if in any of them
he has succeeded in securing a comedy
so thoroughly Robsonian in its character
as "The Meddler." Augustus Thomas, its
author, is declared to have taken accu
rate measurement of his star and to have
built him a figurative garment which in
fit and fashion is absolutely perfect.
Row ln Freemnn'H Alley.
Henry Johnson and Rose Judge, both
colored, had a serious quarrel last night
in Freedman's Alley. A great deal of ex
citement was caused In the neighborhood
by the couple. The woman screamed re
peatedly until it was thought by those liv
ing in the vicinity that a murder was be
ing committed. Policeman Flathers was
two blocks away from the scene of the
trouble when he heard the screams of the
woman and hurried to the place from
which the noise came. He found Rose
lying prostrate on the ground and John
son was standing over her with a loaded
revolver in his hand. They were both ar
rested and taken to the station house
where a charge of disorderly conduct
was placed against them. An additional
charge oi carrying concealed weapons
was entered against the man,
Rich Furniture.
Furniture need not necessarily be ex
pensive to look rich. We are showing
many pieces that cost but little, but so
cleverly made and beautiful In design
that they impart a rich and artistic effect
to any room. Our stock was selected
with very great care. Not only were the
qualitiea thoroughly investigated, but the
designs are new and good. A great many
styles we secured that no other dealer
in town is showing. And yet our prices
are down to the very lowest rung and
credit free.
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Industrial Commission Will
Hold Its Eirst Session.
MAY BE SOME ABSENTEES
Initial Gather! hk- AV111 Take Place
In the Committee Room of Senator
ICyle, of South Dakota To Investi
gate the Various Uraneh'e.s of In
diiMtry and Report to CoiircHH.
The American Industrial Commission,
composed of nineteen members chosen
from the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives, and from several of the lead
ing manufacturing Industries, which has
been delegated by Congress to investigate
the labor and agricultural problems and
their relation to capital, will hold its first
meeting In the committee room of Sena
tor Kyle at the Capitol on Monday, Oc
tober 17.
Tho greatest importance attaches to the
meetings of this joint commission, for
the reason that Congress will wait upon
it for recommendations affecting the
questions to be considered.
These recommendations will. In all
probability, be incorporated into legisla
tion of a vitally Important character, and
new laws affecting almost every industr
In the country enacted.
The Industrial Commission was created
in accordance with a bill which passed
Congress at the last session. The bill was
entitled: "An act authorizing the ap
pointment of a non-partisan, commission
to collate Information and to consider
and recommend legislation to meet the
problems presented by labor, agriculture
and capital."
The bill was originally Introduced in the
House during the Fifty-fourth session by
former Representative Thomas W. Phil
lips, of Pennsylvania, who has been ap
pointed a member of the commission by
the President, but it failed of passage
during that Congress. When Mr. Phillips
retired from the House at the close of
that session. Gen. Grosvenor, of Ohio,
championed the bill, and when Congress
reconvened ho reintroduced it. It was
subsequently passed by the House, and
went to the Senate, where its passage
was engineered by Senator Perkins, of
California.
Represent Different Industrie.
The bill provided that the commission
should be composed of five members -of
the Senate, to be appointed by the Vice
President: five members of the House,
to be appointed by the Speaker, and nine
other persons.
who should iain r-s"-
sent the different Industries and emp oj-
ments to be appointeu uy u. jr .-
bv and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. - , ...
Shortly after the passage of the bill
Speaker Reed appointed Rff
Gardner of New Jersey, Lorimer of Illi
nois Lovering of Massachusetts, L-iMng-ston
of Georgia and Bell of Colorado.
Vice President Hobart selected Senators
Kvle of South Dakota, Mantle of Mon
tana, Penrose of Pennsylvania, Daniel of
Virginia and Mallory of Florida. Presi
dent McKinley chose his nine commis
sioners from various parts of the untry.
His selections were: S. H. D. North of
Massachusetts, former Congressman John
W Farquhar of New York, Thomas TV.
Phillips of Pennsylvania, former Lieut.
Gov A L, Harris of Ohio, E. D. Conger
of Michigan, M. D. Ratchford, President
of the United Mine Workers Association
of America; Frank P. Sargent of Illinois,
Charles J. Harris of North Carolina, and
Col. Smythe of South Carolina. ,
The bill creating the commission pro
vided further that it should be the duty
of that body to investigate questions per
taining to immigration, to labor, agricul
ture, manufacturing and general busi
ness, and that it should furnish such in
formation and suggest such laws to Con
gress as might be made a basis for uni
form legislation by the various States of
the Union "in order to harmonize con
flicting interests and to be equitable to
the laborer, the employer, the producer
and the consumer." The commission was
authorized by the bill to give hearings
and if necessary to appoint a subcom
mlssinn or subcommissions of i" own
members to make investigations in any
part of the United States. It was pro
vided that the commission should report
to Congress from time to time, but when
its labors were concluded It should sub
mit a final report. The tenure of the
commission was fixed at two years, but
in view of the wide scope of its labors it
is hardly possible that they can be con
cluded in that time. Members of the
commission calculate that it will require
at least five years to properly and fully
perform their duties.
Non-Pnrtlunn In Personnel.
The most important feature of the
commission is its absolute non-partisan
personnel. Some of its members are Dem
ocrats, some Populists, and others Repub
licans. Its report to Congress will there
fore be of an entirely non-partisan char
acter, and for that reason Its recom
mendations will carry a great deal of
weight.
The nine members of the Commission
appointed by the President are especially
qualified to handle the subjects which
have been assigned them. Mr. North, for
instance, is the secretary of the Ameri
can Wool Manufacturers' Association,
and is generally regarded by wool manu
facturers as one of the best posted men
C A S T O R I A Forlnfantsand Children.
w
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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House & Herrmann,
Seventh St., Corner of EYE St.
2MjiV.t
I Domestic
Xo matter how much cthere try to .:.
undersell us they cannot succeed, simply .J,
because they cannot afford to tuy in such ,
immense quantities as e do, ami hence ,.
cannot set the advantage of the Ion ..
wholesale rates. Today we shall put forth I
romc of the greatest values in tfamestics
ever known to make thi? depaitment j
known to every woman m Washington. .
A lot of Canton flannel remnants, but in :
good, desirable lengths of extra large .J
Biro, will be offered at the lowest 93n ..
price ever named per yard at.. " 2'-' .5.
IQ-yaid heavy round thread unbleached
mudin the rame quality others J , .
ask Sc for mil go at J
9-quarter bleached s-hceting of well- :
known make, which never sold
for less than 19c a yard, will lOio V
go at itty.
A case of heavy quality fleeced domet ?
flannel the regular c sort will 1 3., ..
go at "11
All wool white flannel of the same
grade for which you have al
ways paid 10c will go today
at.'.
12c
ICO dozen more S0i90 bleached fchcets,
neatly hemmed, hand-torn and
hand-ironed wotth 58c will go UQp
:!
;
10O dozen hemstitched pillow cases, size
3G bv 45 made of the celebrated "fl
"I'tica" muslin will go at AVV .j.
Hecht's Greater Stores
513515 7th St.
in the world on that industry. Mr. Phil
lips is an oil producer. It is said that
he is the most extensive Individual pro
ducer of that product in the world. He
is a man of great wealth and he has been
appointed a member of te Commission
to superintend all Investigations relating
to capital. Air. Harris will represent ag
riculture on the commission. Mr, Ratch
ford the mine workers, and Mr. Sargent,
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen of North America, will attend
to Interests of the railroad employes. Mr.
Harris is an extensive clay producer in
North Carolina, while Col. Smythe con
ducts one of the largest cotton manufac
tories in the South.
It hns been reported that neither Rep
resentative Lovering nor Mr. Sargent will
accept places on the Commission, but
there has been no public declaration
from either of these gentlemen to this ef
fect. Visit Mnny Iiiilustrinl Centers.
It is probable that the nine members
of the Commission selected by the Presi
dent will perform the bulk of the work
of the body. Of course, it will be neces
sary for the Commission to move from
place to place in the course of its in
vestigations and in view of the fact that
some of the senators and representatives
on th- iViTTiYnicQiriTi will Tint ho n nl tn
jeave thelr seats ln Consrress. it is likely
that thej. wm han( oyer the gyggj. por.
tlon of tnc. iab0r to the Presidential ap-
,)ointees. j
tlon of the labor to the Presidential ap
pointees.
It was originally intended to hold the j
cago. Senator Kyle, who was delegated
to assume the chairmanship, recently
sent out circulars to his fellow members
on the Commission to assemble in Chica
go on September 24 last. Shortly be
fore that date, however, Mr. Kyle was
taken critically ill at Cleveland, and
the date of the first meeting was ehanged
to October 17, Chicago being retained as
the meeting place. Subsequently, how
ever, Mr. Kyle decided to hold the meet
ing in Washington Instead of Chicago,
principally on account of the fact that
Washington was a more convenient. meet
ing place for a majority of the members.
The business of the first meeting will
probably be confined to the routine. Ar
rangements will be made for the first se
ries of hearings to be granted.
It is likely that several members of
the Commission will not be able to reach
Washington in time to attend this meet
ing. Representatives Bell and L.orlmer
have intimated that it is extremely
doubtful If they can leave their congres
sional districts or account of their cam
paigns. Senator Mantle is also looking
after his political fences In Montana, and
will probably also be among the list of
absentees.
THE FIELDS CASES.
The Replevin Suit Not Yet DIhtioh
el Of.
The hearing in the replevin suit in the
case of Wilhelmlna A. E. Fields, the al
leged No. 1, against Agnes Teresa Bur-,
alias Fields . No. 2, which was to have
been held on Saturday before Justice of
the Peace Samuel R. Church, was post
poned until Wednesday next. It is un
derstood that the postponement was oc
casioned by the absence of one or more
material witnesses, who are expected to
be present and testify on Wednesday.
The replevin proceedings are the out
growth of the suit of Thomas M. FJeld3
against Wilhelmlna A. E. Von Olsen,
alias Minnie Robert, m trie Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia for the
annulment of a marriage certificate,
which he alleges she is using as evidence
that she is his lawful wife. Soon after
these proceedings were instituted, the de
fendant began suit for a number of
paintings in the possession of Fields,
which she claimed as her own private
property. The process was executed by
a constable in the service of Justice of
the Peace Church, who took possession
of the paintings claimed by the plaintiff,
who gave bond in the sum of $300 for the
Bears the
Signature
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BANKERS AM) BltOKERS.
Member New York Btock Exchange,
1 41 9 F Street.
Correspondent! ot m
LADENBURG, THALMANN & CO
Ntw York.
Money to Loan
At 5 Per Cent
On Bed Estate in D. C.
NO DFLAY. TERMS REASONABLE.
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and Trust Co.
Wloney to Loan. c
4? This company has rsoney to loan oa
jr listed collateral securities at lowest rate ?
C of Interest. ?
C J. BEIX, President.
olOCKS.
We have every facility for the troiclc execution
of orders in stocks and grain. We take pleasura
in giving our clients advices which we regularly
receive from reliable New York houses. Use our
telephone to secure quotations.
Lappin & Davis,
Stock Brokers,
529 Seventh st. nw. (te. cor. F.)
Telephone 17BL
Floney to Loan
At 5 per cent
On Real Estate in D. C.
NO DELAY BEYOND EXAMINATION OF TITLE.
WALTER II. ACKER.
Mll-tl 7W 14TH ST. X. W.
MONEY WASTED AND TO X.OAX.
UONEY TO LOAN ON APPROVE! COLLAT
ERAL No delay. YERKES BAXE2.
Rooms iO to U. Metzerott Bid.. 1110 F it.
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MONEY TO LOAN at i 1-2 per cent In sons of
31,000 to SICO.000 on D. C. real estate; pa
cfl 5 and S per cent mortgages and begin anew;
all transactions conducted with economical con
sideration for borrowers. WM. H. SAUNpERS
CO.. HOT F st, w. sdl-tf-em
Loans of $l(!r"nfST5uR
iguana ui MvpUH0S) horses.
MADE
W.jjns, etc., t lowest rates and on the daj
tou apply. Loans may be repaid on the builoy
lnf association plan, in easy weeklr or monthly
payments; ertry payment reduces coat of car
rying loan. If you Lire a loan with tome other
company, w will pay it cS and advance job
more money, if desired.
Loans made anywhere In the District- Call
tnd get rates. Front room. Brit floor. Scientific
American BuBdin?,
National Mortgage Loan Co.
625 F St. n. w
Money to Loan J
On Furniture, Pianos. Etc
Without removal from owner's possessIotL. W
make loans on the monthly installment plan, tor
six months or a- year, with privilege of paying
in full any month at a discount. All business
confidential. No expense if loan is net made.
Prompt attention to all applications. Yn: are
invited to call for full particulars before goic;
elsewhere.
Capital Loan Guarantee Co.,
602 F Street N. V.
VnnotT I Loans maao on furnltura.
ihUllCY Dlanoi' etc.. without nnbl'cltT
Mnrtnp I cr removal, and the day you
iUUllCj f ask fo.' it- We have an equita-
Money
Dte payment pian wntcn grenuy
reduces the cost of carrying tha
loan, and we will give you a
year's time if you want It to pay
the same. We will as cheer
fully make you a $10 loan as
$100, and no charge cr expenso
If lean Is not made. Business
btrlctly coafldsntlal. Pleaae- call
and cenvince yoursclJ that oui
rates are the lowest.
Money
Money
jJIoneY
MOHey
Mnngy
Money
Money
Money
Washington Mortgas ion
Company,
Ko. 61 0 F Street N. W.
UONEV TO LOAN on D. C. real estate; payabla
in Email monthly installments. JOHN H.
WALTER. WILSON WILLIAMS. 1321 F it--cw.
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Washington
Law and Claims Company
- JOHN G. SLATER, Presldent.
Ofices Nos. 5 and 5. Guntsa Bldj. 472 la. Ats. H.H
THIS COMPANY
Will Perfect Real Estate Titles;
Advance meney on same while in suspense;
Buy same before or after title is perfected;
Will purchase, for cash, undivided interests
in Real Estate and Equities of all kinds.
Will trade Real Estate for stocks or Ulcs
stocks in exchange for Real Estate;
Taxes in arrears settled at a large discount.
return of them in the event
that her
claim is adjudged unjusr.
It is probable that the defense in tha
case of Fields against Von Olsen will
make answer before Justice Cox, of the
Supreme Court, today or tomorrow. The
answer will be in reply to the motion
of the plaintiff. Fields, filed some time
ago, requiring the defendant to answer
a number of questions submitted, and al
so requiring her to file the "alleged" mar
riage certificate which she has ln her
possession with the clerk of the Supreme
Court, or some other responsible person.
When summoned to answer on last Tues
day, the defense claimed mat it did not
have the legal notice required In such
cases, and the matter went over. The
defendant, however, it is understood,
claims to be entirely Ignorant of the sub
ject matter referred to in the questions,
and, consequently, cannot answer them.
The questions are ln reference to tho
minister whom she alleges performed the
marriage ceremony making her Flclds's
wife, and also In relation to the persons
who witnessed it.
A Fntul SIiotRtm Accident.
East Hampton, L. I., Oct. 9. Max Jef
freys, eighteen years old, was killed yes
terday afternoon by the accidental dis
charge of a shotgun. He was a son of
C. P. B. Jeffreys, of Philadelphia, who
has a Summer residence here.
Old fashions in dress nay be revived,
but no old-fashioned medicine can replace.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. For sale by Henry Evans,
wholesale and retail druggist, 938 F
Street northwest and Connecticut Avenue
and S Street northwest and 142S Maryy
land Avenue northeast.