Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1888, Page 6

LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. Indications for the th hours commencing at $ p.m. Por the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Inia, fair weather, fodowed by light rains on Sulurday, slight changes im temperature, light to Ives widds shifting to northeasterly. TANWHAUSER, us be given at ‘Tne grand opera of Tannhauser w! a New National Tater on M evening, there. well to remember that the got Brewing Co's Philadelphia nnhauser Boer, recognized as the leading beer 67 the city, can be found at ali hovels and restau- rants, ‘Tus su-vivors or the Thirty-fourth Congress were phowographed by Kice yesterday. Nor Tue Stawese Twina—John Edwards and Wa. Carieton occupied the same roown together 10 State street, Chicaga. Curtousiy, both were suf- j fering from intense neuralgie patns in the face, and were driven almost crazy by that and pro- Tonged sleeplessness, ‘The first named, driven to despair, shot himself through the bead, while the second, by the advice of a friend, procured & bot- tle of Scoveh Oats Essence and fa furty-clght ROUrS ‘Was a weil and happy man. SPpCIAL Saxe of Silver Watches to-morrow at Kenfield’s, 1205 F street. Great bargains. Furi af Stwwax Pxices—The cheapest and cleanest fuel is Washington Gas Company’s coke, sonnson Bros, sole agents Watt Parse, Ceiling Decorations, Window Shades, Lincrusta Walton, Picture Rods, aud Cor- ic ‘at the lowest price. ‘iowa RK. W. HENDERSON & Co., 1113 F street northwest. Naw Scrrry of our celebr latest styles, AT preakfast and supper. te; pure, healthful, jeput, Jas. L. Barbour Hevrex'’s Cocoa, for Vanilla and family choc Sold by grocers. Wholesale Son. BoceRr’s Cvoan Syntr will cure at once. as COKE. Stil selling at summer prices not- in the coal region. Covem SYRUP contains no poison and can be didren with perfect safety. Fox Washington dressed beet go to Jno. R. Ke stalls 628, 620 and G0 Center Market, and 206 nos Nortern Liberty. Corn beet a speciaity. Jewerny DsaLexs take notice that balance of stock and fixtures of Ladson’s Jewelry store will De sold in jots to the trade on Friday evening next Bt 7 o'eloe i SPRING StvLes—Men’s Felt Derbys, $1.50, $2 and $250. Extra value. A. T. Lewis, 43 7th St. Buy Washington Gas Company's coke. No ad- Vance over summer prices, CITY AND DISTRICT. Amusements To-night. ConGREGATIONAL CutneH.—Rev. Sain Jones’ Lec- ture. MawonraL Cavxcn.—“Christ in Art.” ‘Auaven's—Vowning in “The Gladiator.” Navioxat.—Mrs. Potter in “Romeo and Juliet.” Maxnis’.—“On the Frontier.” KExNan’s—Kentz-Santley Troupe. ‘Maxassas PaNoxama.—Day aud evening. Condensed Locals. Frazier D. Stratton has made an assignment for the benefit of hls creditors wo Frederick 5. Mech- lin of the stock, &c., at his restaurantf at 1117G Booen”’ ven to chi aud street. Davis, Clark & Co. and Thompson, Culber: 4 Co. are preferred creditors. Also the "waiters, cooks, &. Wm. Richardson, Washington B. Williams, $175. The liabilities’ foot up about junior class Georgetown School of Law has a oMicers as follows: A. Adains, president; T. P, Woodward, vice-president; G. H. Lamar, recording secretary; €. N. Jordan, corresponding secretary; C. W. Alexander, treasurer. ‘The free lecture at the Y. M. C. A. rooms this evening will be by Mr. H. ii. Kendall, whose sub- Ject is church architecture in te sixteenth cea- tary. “Wednesday morning Col. H. A. Seligson slipped ‘on the stone steps in front of his residence, 2812 N street, and fell to the sidewaik, strikiug some seven of eight steps in the fall. He is not danger- ously injured, thouzh his bruises may confiae to the house for several days. ‘The fifth monthly meeting of the Second Home- stead Building Association was held at St. Dom- Inie’s Hall last evening, and the sum of $4,000 ad- vanced on 31 shares’ A number of new shares were subscribed for. ‘The Secretary of the Navy has given the use of fags in the Navy Department to the ladies inter- ‘ested in the Grand Army fur. ‘A. Eberly & Sons have contribued $10 to the poor fund of the police department. Mannrace Licensts.—Marriaze Licenses have Deen issued by the clerk of the court to Edward Koss and Virginia Burke; E. W. R Quivers and L. @. Clayton. AN APrmat Disuisszp.—In the Court in General ‘Term this morning the appeal in the case of James 4H. Wall against Oscar J. Harvey, “of horse claims notoriety,” was dismissed. Judgment had been given on’a note for $300 and attachment tssued, und on & motion to quasi, the appeal was taken. Rossp Rarausextative KeTcHam's CARRIAGE.— A young colored man named George Kovinson was im the dock of the Police Court this morning el with stealing two pocketbooks and 73 cents worth of postage stamps from Representa- ive Ketcnam’s carriage. He was arrested by ‘Sergeant Meyers, who recovered the pocketbooks, ‘The prisoner denied stealing the articles He ad- mitted having possession of the articles, and said he spent the ‘Stamps for soniething to a ‘He was given six months tif jail. — ‘Tam Lecrcre sy HENRY Groxor a2 Masonic ‘Temple on Saturday evening cannot fail to be interesting to all who are giving attention to the scctal and industria! questions of the day, to ‘study of whieh Mr. George has devowed the Fears of his life. Mr. George is a good talker. are on sale at Metzerott' a Pronrsrrion RaLiy.—There will be a prohibition rally at Wesiey chapel, 5tn and F streets, this and Yo-morrow evenings, at which music will pe Tur- shed by the Silver Lake Quarteite, of New York, and speaking by Kev.c. H. Mead and others. ‘These mass meetings are under the auspices of the Pronibition Union of the District. For Cvrrixe Hex NerGusor’s Ear Orr.—Lou Blackburn, colored, and Aunie Flood, white, both residents Of “Maiden Lane,” were before Judge Snell today to settle a dispute between ‘them about an alleged assault. Both are heavy women. Lou was benind the bars and carried a young baby dn her arms Annie charged that Lou cut her ear off with a of iron, and a doctor afterward sewed itn Lou denied the charge and claimed ‘Uhat Annie fell on the ice and cut her ear off. Low Was fined $10. ——S Posruasrax Ross’ Caliens.—Postmaster Ross has turty or forty visito®s a aay of the oilice-see! ing ciass. He has not yet made any new appoint- ments oF changes tn the office. He is sticking very close to his desk ana wastering the details of his ew position, a _— ScrT AGatnst THE B. aXD O. RatLRoap.—The case Of Uhe estate of Joan Suafer against the Baltimore aba Ohio Kallroad Co. has been set for trial in the Cireuit Court ior March 10. The widow, through Mr. J. Ambler Smith, sues the company for $10,000 damages by redson of the death of Mr. Shafer, caused by a train om the Metropolitan Beaneh of the road striking himon January 10, 1880, eur F street, In this city. Sue PARTICIPATED IN THE RECEPTION TO LAPAY- xrrx.—The funeral of Strs. Ann Brower tok place this afternoon from the residence of her son-in- law, Wm. Slocum, 1525 L street. Mrs Brower died at the advanced age of eigiity-nine years. ‘She Was one of the committee of young ladies who preseuted Lat etter wit an address and strewed is path with Gowers when he visited thts country. Hore axp Herr Mrssion.—The ladies of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union formally opened and dedicated their new building, to be Used for the Hope and Heip Mission, at $05 Mis- Sour avenue, yesierday afternoon. The exercises Were singiug'and prayer, a Bible reading vy Mra. Beujamib K. Catlin, an address by Mrs. Win. Bur- Fis on the origin and objects of the mission, and a Teport on the “home bie” of the mission by Mn. 4. & Perley. Mrs. Hattie Cunuinghain spoke on Perwynai consecration to the good work, and Mrs br. Newman made the dedicatory prayer. ‘ caches ‘OLLECTING YOR THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY. Bishop Keane and Bishop Ireland went over to Baltimore yesterday, where they will remain sev- eraidays. “They have spent over a week in this ity collecting ‘money for the proposed Catholle university, aud their sucess has been very satis. factory. " Last evening they attended in Baltimore a reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. J. Bona parte in uonor of Cardinal Gibbo — ENTERTAINING THE ATHLETES —The members of the Columbia Athletic Club were highly enver- tained last wight at their home on 14th street, by @ iccture by their president, Lieut. C. A. Brand. bury, ou the subject of great guna. The charmin; styis of the speaker relieved the somewhat formal Topic of its teoretical stiffness, and a number of tions were put to and promptly answered by Ube lecturer, Whose efforts inthe line of instruc- Von and amusement were highly successful, A Ban-noom LickxSS SOLD BY ORDER OF CocRT.— Im the Equity Court an order was made in the suit, Of Borsekowski agt. Barrows for a transter of the bar-room license to Mary E BoreskowskL Suit Was brought against Join C. Barrows and N. H. Cotton, Jr, for @ dissolution of ¢ pm the hotel” Brunswick, on Pennsylvania, aveaue, and for an injunction and receiver to settle up the aGuirs Pending the sult, some days the court appointed Messrs. A. A. Birney ©. C. Cole receivers, and upon taking charge they found that the licehse had been issued in the hame of Jobn C. Barrows. Messrs. Burns & Blum offered $50 fOr [the license, and the receivers applied to- 3 tor leave to seil it for that sum, and the court made ap order authorizing the sale aud transfer 12 accordance with the petition. DUSCANSON Bxos., Auctioneers, will continue the sale of stationery at 1221 Pennsylvania avenue nortuWest this evening at 7 p.m. and to-morrow at 10 am. and 7 p.m By order Myer Cohen, ‘The claims of the Icelandic discovery of America Were earnesty advocated last evening. Miss Maria A. Brown addressed an audience on this subject in the chapel of Ail Soul's church. Miss Brown is of small stature, but she ts well informed and ts from Boston. She maintains that as Leif Erikson dis- covered America some500 years betore it is claimed ‘wat Columbus performed a similar feat, that the Icelandic discoverer should be given the honor in- Stead of his Southern tmitator. She said that Co- lumbus’ voyage in search of the Western world Was only @ success because of information that he had stolen from Iceland. Several years before he left on his celebrated voyage, Columbus, the Speaker sald, according to his own statement iets poate ante nsaasreas IRILY Of see! Fecords glviag an account of” “™@** THE VOYAGES OF LEIP ERIKSON TO AMERICA. Erikson inthe year 1,000 visited the coasts of America. Previous to this Greenland had been Settled from Iceland, which was then a flourishing Pepubile. |The vigor and Independence of hie Northern nation, Miss Brown to voyages Of discovery..-A' irading:post. Was established at the head of “Bamin’s Bay and the settlement of sreenland became quite extensive. The father of Leti, was Eric the Red, and Miss Brown dispiayed his picture on screen. As she talked stereoptican Views were shown which illustrated in an interesting way the subject-mat- ter of the lecture. Eric, who was represented a3 ‘& warrior clad in @ coat of mail, was the .uthor of a saga Wherein was recited the deeds of his son. GERMS OF LIBERTY FROM ICELAND. The speaker paid a tribute to the lberty-loving people of Iceland, and said that the germs of our free institutions came from that country. She ap- Dealed to the patriotism of her hearers to do jus- Hee at even this late day vo the enterprise of hese early voyagers. proposed centennial celebration of the adoption ‘of the Constitution that America should VINDICATE THE TRUTH OF HISTORY and prociaig to the world that Erikson and not Columbus was the discover of America. The Spe ger dwelt at some length upon the prevalence of UQcatholic religion, not only in Iceland but in Greeuiund. The establistiment of tye church in Iceland goes back to an early ‘and the Speaker suid that no doubt a complete record of What Was being done in that remote portion of the globe had been transmitted to Rome. She thought that the contents of the archives at Rome Would throw z great deal of light upon these Icelandic discoveries and confirm what was aiready know. The opinion of many of the learned men of the age Is on the side of the Icelandic legend. Miss Brown was of the opinion that the glorinatiou of Columbus as the discoverer of Ainer- ca lustead Of the Iceland voyager Was Wrong. as Giving ‘9 amouarchical country the honor which jlongs by rights to a republic. A PETITION TO CONGRESS. At the close of the talk, which was as Interest ing as a bright woman could make it, Rev. Dr. Sbippen stated that Miss Brown had prepared a tition to be presented to Congress, and coptes Were in the adjoining oom. Sie would be glad to have any in the audience who felt $0 3 sign the petition as they went out. A large number complied with this request. ‘Tlie petition ‘asks that a commemoration of Erikson's discovery be Included in the approaching celebration In this city In 1880 in honor of the centennial of the Con- stitution. It asks that Congress authorize an in- vestigation of the records of the vatican and other Koman Ubraries with the view of gathering in formation upon the subject of early Leelandic voy: . poy ages, prs Slippery Sidewalks. CONFLICTING LAWS—YOU ARE EQUALLY LIABLE TO FINE WHETHER YOU DO OR DO NOT PUT ASHES OR SAND ON THE PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF YOUR PREMISES, During the past few days,while the sidewalks | ‘were covered with ice, the poilce have had some | doubts as to their right to prosecute persons who did or those who did not place ashes or sand or some slinilar substance on the icy pavements to make them safe for pedestrians, Section 1 of article 8 of the police regulations provides a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $25 for ‘any person who places any sand, ashes, sawdust or other rubbish upon the sidewalk, but makes no reference to the presence of ice thereon, while section 19 of the act of August 31, 1856, provides “that whenever the sidewalk or aly part thereof adjoining any building or lot of ground on any street sali be encumbered with ce, it shall be the uty of the occupant, and in case there be no oc cupant, the owner of any person having care of Such biiilding or lot, to cause such sidewalk to De made sate and convenient by removing the ice therefrom, or by coverlug the same With sand or some other suitable substance, and in case such owner oF Occupant, or other person, shall neglect todo so for the space of six hours during the day- Ume, he, she or they shall forfeit and pay a sum not ‘ess than $2 nor more than $10 for every day the same continue so encumbered.” ‘Tue attorney im the Police Court was recently applied to for a Warrant agaiasta citizen for plac- Jug ashes upon the tce, but the Warrant was re- fused. ‘To-day tn the Police Court, Wm. Carter, colored, was charged with failing to remove snow trom the ‘sidewalk in front ot No. 460 Louisiana avenue, ue building being occupied by lawyers’ olflces. It Was shown that Carter occupied a roow in the ret and that he waited on Gen. Henkie. Tue judge thought it was not rigut to punish the detendant ne ‘but that all the occupants or the landiord shouid have been chi ‘The judge ook Carter’s personal boads, Mr. Suillington ‘said that be would prosecute all the lawyers who ‘occupied rooms in the builaing. ee ‘The Hudson Shooting Case. THE INJURED MAN DOING WELL—HIS BROTHER, WHO HOT HIM, HAS DISAPPEARED. Edward Hudson, the baker, who attempted to puta bullet through his brother George’s head in his father’s bakery, on 11th street southeast, has not been seen, $0 far as the police know, since about 4 o'clock yesterday morning, when he was ized near 8th street and Peansylvantia ave. nue southeast. The police learned that Mr. Hud- ‘son, 8r., in his will, had made betver provision for than he ‘had for Edward, and this, they ‘tyink, Is the reason why Edward tried to shoot his brother. The injured mau is doing very well and is in a fair way to recovery. Dr. E. A. Adams, who ts attending him, does not apprebend a fatal result unless fever or erysipelassetin. The wound In the heck ts @ very ugly ope, the Dall haviug entered ‘the neck just below the earand lodged under the Jawbone near the chin, from whence it was ex- tracted. The other shot took off the end of a little finger. ——-__ Death of Wm. E. Spalding. Mr. Wm. E. Spalding, a weil-known and highly respected citizen of Washington, died at an early hour this morning at his residence, No. 1120 Con- hecticut avenue northwest, in the sixty-ffth year of his age. Mr. Spalding was a native of this city and learned the house-painting business with his father, the late W. R. Spalding. Soon after reac! ing hts majority he went into business on his own account, and for several years wes a member of the well-known firm of Parker & Spalding, located on Pennsylvania avenue, above 17h street, and Subsequently on the Avenue, between 12th and sich streets. Before the war he was a prominent member of the Washington Light Iniantry and also active In the old & member of the Lunteer fire department as nion Fire Co. "He was also Al politics, and represented the Umes in the city councils He was a genial companion, cuaritable to a fault and strong in his friendships. In 1861 he pur- chased the site of the National Theater. He first made {t a place of amusement by constructing a circus ring thereon. Shortly afterward he built the Natioua! Theater and managed it until 1865, When he formed a partnership with Mr. W. W. Rapley. ‘The theater was managed by this firm antl when It was destroyed by fire. Mr. Spalding then sold his interest in the property to fr. Rapley and returned to his od, basiness wit Mr, Parker, his former er, and was engi in business until his deatn. ‘THR IkiSH-AMERICAN CLUB. — Ri tative Crain, who was recently elected president of the Irish-American Club, took the chair for the first Ume at the regular monthly meeting of the club Jast night and deitvered an interesting address on the aims and aspirations of the organization, Afterward some routine business was trans.cted ‘and @ comunittee of three appointed to devise means for placing on a more satisfactory basis ‘certain features of the club organization. —— After the Sharon Millions, SARAH ALTHEA'S VICTORY NOT YET A COMPLETED ox, A telegram to the New York Herald trom San Francisco, February 2, says: Ex-Judge Tyler, who ‘was attorney of record for Sarah Althea Hill, stated to-day to a reporter his reasons for believing that ‘Mra. Terry (nee Hill) will get $5,000,000 from the property was worth: $10,000,000 in thetr answes, y was io answer. After Judge Sullivan's decision the defense saw the: made and realized that the decision allowed Sarah Althea one-half the community property. ‘Therefore the defense asked leave to Supreme Court Judge Suit preme Cour wan rendered a deci sion allowing the detense to ainend thelr answer cision had been rendered. Mr. Tyler to Judge Sulitvan's ‘and appealed tothe solicited. ‘DEATH oF Ms. BLaiR—Mra. Annte M. Blair, wife of James D. Blair, died yesterday afternoon husband's residence, No. 3249 M street, forty-third year of her age. ‘The funeral will take Snuren, 4 ‘Tew 2 MaErivg.—There was a large and enthustastic meeting of the M-street Union Chris- an Temperance Association held at the Market House Hall last eve ‘Addresses were made by ‘Mrs. Russell, of the W. C. T. U.; Messrs. John Thompson, ot Capitol Hill, and Gilbert K Fox, of the ‘After the inceting Mr. Fox preseuted Uckets ty the audience for reserved veats Uo exhi- Ditions of the Silver Lake Quartette, Alexandria Affairs, Reported for Tux Evgxixe Stan: ‘Crry Scaoot, Boakp.—Mr. Wm. H. Marbury pre- sided in the absence of the presitent at the city Feartangeuent and repair of te. water-pipes in rearrangement an iue_water-p\pes in employing suostivute teachers requiring & nev" em substitute teach ing & new Tule it was agroed, Lereatver in. cases where tench ers shall be detained trom school by sickness, or death in their families, the pay of the substitute employed in their sctiools be charged t2 them. ‘The superintendent explained the rule as to tue holding of oue session in inclement weather. PROPOSALS TO UriLize ARLINGTON FaxM.—One of the most notable movements made lately for the improvement of Alexandria County Is a pro- posal to induce the United States to utilize that portion of the Ariington estate not now used for cemetery or military purposes and to create there 4b experimental farm, under the control of the Agricultural Department. A joint resolution 1s ending ia the general assembly of Virginia urging Uhe Virginia Senators and Representatives to use ‘Anfagton “ot a cen tral agricultural experinent jaglon a cents LU ex} nt Station to tes¢ and verity the work of similar sta- Uows in the several states and in foreign countries and for appropriate original research, and to sup- Plement aud perfect the system of agricultural experimental stations establisued by act of Con- gress Of March, 1887." On ee on lmemorial bridge: en we i by yal @ continuation of the Mall, INSURANCE CoMPANiEs.—The Washington Fators nained in tue bill before the legislature of Virginia to charter the Mt. Vernon Fire Insurance Co., of this place, are Frank Hume, C, F, Scuaaf, A. k. Witiiams, Max Luchs, Henry Kottman, Thos. D. Bond, and’ Wm. H. Barstow. Iv 1s expected tat the company will organize nere berore the close of the present mouth. The anntial ineeting of the Alexandria company will be ‘held next Monday. Norgs.—A 1a number of Alexandrians will at- tend the funeral of Francis Miller, of Washington, at Sandy Spring to-morrow.—Some $58,000 addi- opal will paid this month in this city as a further dividend to the bondholders of the late ‘Washington and Ohio Railroad Co.— Capt. Minne- gerode, Who recently committed suicide here, had ap insurance of $7,000 on his life, which will be paid two his family.—The columbia engine com- Dany has adopted new badges. Enginwer Win, G., Simpson is in charge of the Columbia engine during a short absence of Engineer Campbell.~— ‘The hydraulion engine house has just been tast fully fitted up.—Tue probability of an extensive | celebraticn here of tue coming 22d of February 1s very slight. ambler, TOUCHING SCENE AT ONE OP KEVIVALIST MOODY'S MEETINGS. Says a special from Louisville, Ky.: Nothing that has occurred in Louisville since the day Rev. Steve Holcombe threw down bis hand in a poker game and swore he'd never touch another card has Ovcasioned such excitement among Louisville ‘Sports as the conversion of Jesse Hammons, until a short time ago the most notorious gambler in the et Jesse 1s not an old man, but he has gone all aits, When this city Was the Mecca of une gamblers he was a king bee. ‘Yo iim belonged one Of the tinest keno games tn the city, and tn his Dame Was also Tun the toughest négro game. Jesse's wealth Was estimated by the thousands then, but a ume came when the golden yoose ceased to lay, War Was deciared on tue gambiers and the houses were closed, Jesse was Indictea Ume and again, always paying his fines from his piethoric store. * When Evangilist Moody began his work here some three weeks: 8g, Jesse Hammond and Maj. Ed, Hugues, chief of the fre department, having nothing better to do, attended one of te meetings, ‘They Went Lo scoff, but came away sobered. The ext night found the two men on hand agin, as did the next und the next. Finally, when Mr. Moody called for converts a night or two ago, Hughes arose and with trembiing voice asked that prayer be offered for him. There was a momenv’s Stiliness, then Jesse Hammond got up, and with tears in bis eyes prayed for (he major and himself. ‘The scene was @ touching one, as there are few who witnessed it who Were notaffected. Hammond seemed earnest in his conversion, and says he will Join Steve Holcome, the gambicr missionary, In his worc. Maj. Hushes, the lire chief, has not yeu professed religion, although he asks for prayers at each meeting. see Aa Electrical Exhibition, Great sheets of flame suddenly shot from an electric light Wire in lower 6th avenue, New York, a few nights stnce, and before the startled pedes- | trians below could realize what had happened the | wire overhead Was one line of fire. Suort, crack- | ling sounds were aiso heard, and the glowing mass brightly illuminated the avenue from 10th to 14th street. The wires belonzed to the plant of the United States Electric List Co., and ran on poles | on both sides of 6th avenue. AL 8 o'clock the uu merous street Ughts, which wires oper: Were brightly buruing. Suddeuly a spark of t appeared on the branch wire which operates an are light tn front of a store. In an instant the glow lid spread to the main wire, Which for a dis- | Vance of 100 feet or more emitted a dazzliug bril- Nancy. ‘The illumination immediately attracted an immense crowd. ‘To increase vie excitement, a wire on the opposite side of tue street also burst | Into Maine, | crowbar on one of the poles caugut | Bre from a tougue of Maine, but Deyoud the injur Uo the wires wid pote, tue ‘loss resulting from the | accident Will D> Slight. Linemen of the electric company, Who bandied the biackened wires as soon as they were cold, decided tuat the snow and | ice had In some Way formed a connection between | the oppositely charged wires aud compicted the | Has gin ‘The Republican National Convention. From the Chicao Herald, Feb. 1. Col Sexton, Charles Herrick, Jacob Gross and several other gentlemen calied on the unayor yes- terday afternoon to urge that speedy action be taken to maxe local arrangements for the national Tepubiican convention. The mayor will, to-mor- Tow probabiy, select about forty gentlemen to act astocal committeemen. They will at once make Whatever arrangements, may be necessary. ‘The mayor says he doesn't know whether or not he will divide this large committee into sinaller act. ing committees, This will be left to the national coinmittee itself, as will also the approval of the names he may suggest for the general local com- mituee. SUED FOR SLANDERING A LADY.—At Frankfort, Ky., Suit Was on Tuesday fled against the Hon! Jobn W. Langley, republican representative tn the legislature trom Johnson and Floyd counties, for $50,000 damages by Miss Irene Cowden, now living in ‘ieanessee. Some montis before the last evece ton in Kentucky Miss Cowden Was a music teacher in Prestonburg, Ky., and Mr. Langley was a friend | and visitor at her home, ‘They nad a falling out, and it is alleged Langley sald very naughty thins | about the lady. Theve stories came to her ears, and she seut ‘for Langiey for an explanation. Langley told her he was only Jesting, and made an amMdavit to that -ffect. All Went well until the campaign opened, when circulars containing the Wiest Kind of ‘changes against the lady, alleging that they had beea made by Langley, were cir- culated, “The election came, and Langley, in spite Of the charges, was elected.’ One of the circulars fell into Miss Cowden’s hands, and she now brings on Fogarty Wats 10 Meer Deursey.—Pittsburg haw another man who can be matcbed to fet ac 1Dsey, or without gi f0F $2,500 0F $5,000 a side. Jack Fogarty 1s the man in whoun the Pittsburg sporting people place thelr reliance, and he has secured backers enough there Yemarch hun against Dempsey as soon as, possi. ble. The rs offer to deposit $500 fortelt atonce tobind amaten. They are willing that the fight take place at any available place in the country, and that bare knuckles be preferred. $e A REQUISITION FoR THE MCCOY GaNa—Gov. Wil- of West las Issued a requisition uj Fg gre pe the McCoy gatig, who are cogfined In jail in Pike County, Ky. ‘The requisition alleges that we prisoners were taken from West Virginia without Drocess of law. Buauxe Assoturery Pon: ‘This powder never varies, A marvel of purity, ‘strength, and wholesomeness. More ecotiomical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition ‘with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans, Bovat Baxina Powpse Co, 106 Wall st, N.Y. Ruounse Maxrzs ] ! i l assignee. See the advertisement for particulars. Rocwp-Tur Tickers To Axvarous via Bauti- MOKE AND PoTOMac Kaituoab.—Ln order to accom- alate persons Who may desire to visit At during tae session of the lezisiature, the Baluunore 2nd Potomac Cowpany will sell round- trip Ucxets from Washington to on every Wednesday during (ie session at $1. The ekets wilt be ag On! oa train se i as ee se ears ww true wi Ww via | Heaton, at 3.50 pan, i Hy | é i E é i i i i | il i | se (Pat. Nov. 1, 1887), Combine the beauty and healthfulness of the ‘The ettclency and eo ‘of the ‘economy: STOVE, eae 3 > aia ALL IN ONE. OQ SABDE, OF, NEW PUNO OMIEE SAG tage tee - Potsoseo By Scrorcza. ‘The taint of scrofuls in the blood should be ot rid of oF serious consequences may result. Consumption is undoubtedly serofula of the Jungs, and in its early stages may be cured by Purifying the blood and building up the aystem. For this Hood's Sarsspariliais unequaled. It ‘also cures scrofuls when it appears in the form of running" sores, boil, bunches in the neck, catarrh, or in any other manner. While tt puri- flies, Hood's Sarssparilla also vitalizes and en- riches the blood. HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA © Sold by all druggists, 91; six for $5. Pre- pared only by C. L HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 23 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR. CITY ITEMS. ‘The Fair, 812 7th st. n.w. In large establishments like ours, where such & varied stock 1s get slightly solled, some scratcl wehed, some a little dented, etc., eve. We have usuaily gath- ered such articles together and sent them to auc- ton, DUL this tmeé we will try a new ure. We'shali x’ up a large Gdds ana nds Counter, mark the goods at prices that we think they would bring at auction, and give our patrons aD ‘opportunity to buy them, ‘On Saturday, February 4, ‘these goods will be offered for sale. Among them you Will find Chamber Sets, ‘Tea Sets, Dinner Sets, White China, Giass-Ware, Tin-Ware, Mirrors, cy ete." ‘Tnb prices that these goods will TOTS, CC. ‘ne prices that be marked at will no doubt cause them all to be sold on Saturday. So call early. 1 ‘Tae Fain, 812 7th st, nw. Special Prices at the Oriole, 822 7th st., Saturday and Monday, Feb. 4th and 6th. 350. ‘Turkey-Red Table Linen, 23e. ; Table Otlclouh, 19¢.5 Coat-Back Jerseys, 47¢.; Boucle Jerseys, 50c.; Ali- Wool Coat-Back Jersey's, 98c.; “Bretonne Jersey, ‘upper half platted, $1.19; our 75e. 4-button Kid Gloves, 59c.; our S9e. stitched-back Kid Gloves, oe, our $1.25 Fourchette Gloves, altferent, shade ween fingers, 8c. ; Lining Ci 7 Size White Spreads Oa; Our $2.00 Bed Sie. large Comfores® slightly dantiged,” sad; Gents” oe. heavy Canton Flannel Drawers, 2be.; our 50c. Drawers, 39c.; our 75 Undershirts, “49¢.; SIlk- worked Suspenders, 1 Im Order to Rednce stock 8. W. AUGEN- STEIN, 817, 819 and B21 7th street northwest offers the following extraordinary bargaius for Lo-mor- Tow: $4.00 Symrna Rugs, reduced to $1.95; $5 size, Teduced to $2.60; 2-Siring Brooms, “be. 3 doz Fruit Saucers, 10¢.; Decorated ‘Tea Sets, reduced Yo $3.17: 30 fC Cloth Lines, 4c.; 60 ft, 8¢.; 90 TL, 13¢.; 120 10, 17¢.; Silver-Plaved Casters, 88c.} ‘Worth $1.50;' Coal ‘or Flour Sleves, sc.;” Large Clothes-Horse, 87c.; Extra Large, dec., ‘regular price $1.50 and $1.75: Curtain Poles, “Complete, ‘2 $50-Decorated Dinner Sets, "reduced to Ebgiish China Chamber Sets, new shapes, $1.96; 3g doz. Cups and Saucers, 3 doz, Plates, 2 Dishes 1 Bowi, 7c: 5 doz. Fancy Goblets, 2c: Majoiléa Pitchers, 19; Cocoa Door Mat 3 Bars Oleine Soap, 13c.; 3 Packages Tacks, 5e.; Decorated Dinuer Sets, $8.08, regular price $15. ecial reductions to Boardiig-House and Hotel eepers, Ive a Pity, But They Must Go, To change makers, will close all our % Dix’ Merriam’s, &c., Spring Heels at 75c.; ladles” tip) Kid Button, at $1.25; our ladies'’$1.50 Kid and Goat Button, among ‘them some od sizes and Widths, $1.75 and $2 goods, now go at $1.23, 1 FEKD. FRANK, 3&5 Pa, ave, east, Capitol Hill, ‘The Manafacturing Estabii 918 7ih st. n.w., has added to-day anot bargain to’ tieir clearing sale: 4,800 yards Bleached Muslin, short lengths ofsthe best. makes, 2 to 10 yards in length, at 7c. per yard, Also state that ail thelr gente’ furnishing goods from 25 to 50 per cent cheaper than can be bought elsewhere, as We are desirous to close this line out. Among them the E.& W. Collar at 1234.5 regular price, Hats for Spring of 1888. Broadway Style Silk Hats, $4, $5, $6. New SUff and Flexible Derbys, $1.50 Sot Felt “Tourist Also a splendid stock 3 K. C. Lewis & Sox, 1421 Branch at 920 7un'st. u. to $4. We offer for to-morrow the following great clearance-sale dfives, Every pair of theso Snoes guaranteed to be worth double the price quoted: Ladies’ Siives, made of ellent Curacoa Kid upp and all solid leather soies, opera or come on-sense style, half-price, $1.25; regular price, 8. ‘Men's Congress, warranted genuine Calf, not Veal Galt, ail leather inner and outer soles, ‘half- Price, $1.50; regular price, $3. Misses’ anid Children’s Shoes, button or lace, all Splendid Wearing goods, half-price, Soe; regular ce, $1. Pont forget that we are making genutne reduc. Uons.on our entire stock in order Lo close out all of our Winter goods, 1 7ch st., Detweén G and H. You Will Save 40. Every Dollar By going to ©. Auervach’s, 7th and H, for best qual- ity Blue Flannel Shirts, Kutt Jackets, Underwear, Dress shirts, Hats ad Caps, Bityele Shirts, Hosiery, and Sewing Machines 1 A Deep Cut for Saturday and Moi We will sell on those days— Our Ladies’ $2.50 Donzola Butt, at $1.65. Our Ladies’ $3 Hand Welts at $2. Our Ladies’ Kid Butt. at $1. var Laur Hand turned at call Shoes at $1. Hand Sewed at $2.60, Our Meus’ $1.75 Dress Shoes at $1. Our $2. Boots at $l.’ ‘These prices are for Savur: and Monday. The Standard Suce House, 1 Ln 7, bet. H and 1 sts, Must Reduce mir Stock; prices are no object. We made sweeping reductions in our en- ire stock of Shoes for iadies, mises, and children, Our Shoes are warranted aud prices the lowest, J. Brock, 722 7th st. 30, 914 7th ‘ana arver- ‘Tae Star SHox House, our Mens’ 3. street, noon Until we Dow’t buy worthless trunks when you can get Topham’s own make at low ave. b.W. Phillips’ Digestible Cocoa does not dis- ‘tress, and adds frsu and w. ight, 2 Dog Collars Engraved; Razors sharpened free, Guns for sale Ur hire. WALFOMD, 487 PE ave, €0,1m Buy any other make of trunks and harness Wen you cannot ket Topham's at 1231 Pay ave. prices, a Dw. “Royal Glue” mends China, GlassWood,&c, Fresh Aldcrney Butter churned every m« and delivered in 3 1b. “Ward” prints, 45c, per ID. Also, Cottage Cheese and buttermilk; ‘sweet MLK be. per quart, Fwe Tuovsaxn Doras worth of valuable presents for ourcash customers this year. FRENCH SATTEENS, fienst quality, 250, HAMBULG EDGING, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12}40. ASTRAKAN CLOTH, worth 81; only 65c. COLORED SILK VELVETS, worth only 50c. Handsome Striped Black SILK VELVETS, worth 81; only 450. DOUBLE WHITE BLANKETS, slightly sotled,¢1.87, @2.12, 82.37. BROADCLOTH FOR LADIES’ SUITS, one yard and a-balf wide; worth $1; only 87e. BLACK AND COLORED SILKS, at actual cost price, to rednce stock. HANDSOME CLOTH PLAIDS, one and s-half yards wide, pure Wool, worth $1; only 50c. Elegaut Dress Goods-FRENCH SERGE, pure wool, Fidedouble width, wonderful bargains at 50c.; only 6. TRICO CLOTH DRESS GOODS, pure wool, wide double width, great bargains; 373¢c. PLAID MUSLIN, good quality, 50. CARTERS, q71) MARKET SPACE, NEAR SEVENTH 87. For Evexe Wear Kid Gloves at and below cost. Fans in newest Flowers, Artistic Ribbons and Neckwear in VERY LATEST STYLES. ‘MILLINERY AT COST. ‘MES. M. J. HUNT, 228 1309 F st n.w. Narioxaz, Noverrr Wonxs, Boom 45, Post building. ‘Tam now prepared, at the above-mentioned place, to manufscture all kindsof Patented Novelties, Models’ ke, Fine Gold, Silver, and Nickel Plating done, Eati- mates a19-Sun ALBERT F. CHILDS. Prop Cleanses and besutifies the hair. Promotes a luxuriant growth. ‘Never failsto Restore Gray Hair to ite. ‘Youthful Color. Cares Scalp Diseases and Hair falling. 50c. at Drugrists. jaT-whal Ar Paras Coor a of SEAL AND PLUSH GARMENTS a ‘BUOFR, ' ‘now. a EATTERS ARD FURRIERS, 905 Pennsylvania venus —_n18-3m_ NEW Nationa Taxarex. ‘OF BATTLE OF BULL RUX, ppncetrr ag Open trea Ta MeO ae Ten van are, MR. KYRLE BELLEW, | By courtesy ot Mr. 1. E Abbey, Wallac's Taeater, | ____FOR RENT_HOUSES. AND ME, HENRY LEE FOR BENT a se M BRICK Hc FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINER, oy Ramee Catal $17 Delany ave ih “ ‘ROMEO AND JULIET. SATURDAY EVENING... LOYAL LOVE. SUNDAY EVENING, FEB. 5. MR. CHARLES DICKENS Will reed “Doctor Marigold” and “Bob Sawyer's Party.” Reserved seats, 23 and 50 cents, Next Wook—NATIONAL OPERA. £3 NEw NATIONAL THEATER O26 C4 SUNDAY EVENING, FEB. 5. Poe 16 | Best nw: water and ieee i 38 | av De Re aTe, READINGS FROM DICKEXS. i508 A ‘aves By His Son, wis 15 CHARLES DICKENS. ou : ed His farewell appearance in Washington.) gear ate i eens selections from Pickwick’s “BOB SAWER'S PARTY.” Reserved seats, 25 and 50 cents, now om sale. £3-2t GPRAND OPERA SEASON-NEXT WEEK. NEW NATIONAL THEATER ONE WEEK, BEGINNING MONDAY NEXT FEB. 6. NATIONAL OPERA. Chales E Locke... -General Manager, SALE OF SEATS NOW OPEN AT THE BOX OFFICE OF THE NEW NATIONAL THEATER. Sale of seats will be resumed TO-MORROW, SATUR- DAY, at 8:30a.m. REPERTOIRE: ‘Monday, TANNHAUSER: Tuesday, FAUST; Wed- nesday, THE QUEEN OF SHEBA; Thureday, NERO, with the burning of ROME: Friday, THE HUGUE- NOTS; Saturday matinee, LOHENGRIN; Saturday night, THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. at RONT HOW BALCONY SEATS, NATIONAL OPERA, rormale at RYAN'S INN, 415 12th stn seats rel ND FAIR AND BAZAAR OF NELSON DIVISION, No. 2, U. R. K. OF P., AT ESTREET RINK, TONIGHT, AT 8 O'CLOCK, And EVERY XiGHT Thereaiter till February 11. Dancing from 10 ull 1130. . Candidates’ note Lut showing daily closing of voting. Season Tickets, 50c. Single Ticket, 10c. _Doors open at 7230. se Saow ERNAN'S WASHINGTON THEATER sAdumaing 15, 25and 900." Matinee 10 and 250 THE FAMOUS RENT SANTLEY ora ‘ADAM AND EVEL TO-NIGHT! WRESTLING MATCH! TO-KIGHT! JAMES LEONARD, of New York, and LW. WALKER of Washington, A Purse of #50. Nort week—MIGNANCSIGRIST STAR SPECIAL- 11rY A NNUAL ENTE MENT OF THE SCOFIELD Branch, Mlinicteriue clitdnuis League, tebermcls Church. to-night (Fev. 8), at 7 o'clock Solos, Duetts, nud Headings _Friends ate itiv-ted. aa A LPAUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. THE ELITE TRAGIC EVENT. “Spartacus lives again."—N. ¥. World. TO-NIGHT AT 8. America’s Brilliant Young Tragedian, ROBERT DOWNIN Under the management of | Mn. Jos. H. Mack, In the Grandest Production Ever Given of Forrest and MeCulisnuch’s Greatest Su SPARTACUS, THE GLADIATOR, ‘Which will be presented here IN ALL ITS SPLENDOR, As seen during the memorable enzagcment at the Star ‘Theater, New Yor} MATINEE, SATURDAY AT 2. Next Week—ROBERT B MANTELL. In, D'Ennery’s Romantic Drama “MONBABS,” _Beats now on sale, LBAUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 6, AT 2:30, HOFMANN CONCERT, Under the personal direction of ‘MR. HENRY E. ABBEY, Of Abbey, Scherffel & Grau. JOSEF HOFMANN, Accompanied by Mine. HELENE HASTREITER, Con- tralto: Sia, De Auna, Baritone; Mise Nettie Carpenter, Violinist; Sig. Romualdo Sapio, Accompanist, and ADOLPH NEUENDORFF'S GRAND ORCHESTRA. $1, and 50c. General ad- 1te Scale of Prices—82.50, mission, 81. Sale of seats begins at the Bor office of the Grand Opera House, Friday, Feb, 3, at 9 am. Weber Grand Piano used, ante SEATS 3030-6 FoR MRS. JAMES BROWN POTTER Al ES svdli SiGurs AMERICAN OPERA. For sale at Ja30-61 THE ARLINGTON HOTEL. (GREGATIONAL CAUKCH, 10th and G Streets, THE STODDARD LECTURES, ‘NINTH SEASON. NEW COURSE, ‘A NEW DEPARTURE. DOUBLE CHANCE FOR GooD sEar TWO COURSES EXACTLY ALIKE. COULSE A—FEB. 6,8, 14, 18, 22. COURSE BFEB. 7, 10, 15, 21, 24 L_TRAVELS IN SUNNY SPAIN. 1, SULIGS CRSA Ill, THE SPLENDORS OF THE PYRENEES. IV. LORD BYKON. V. CONSTANTINOPLE. Se a We iba SUPERB ILLUSTRATIONS! Course Tickets, Reserved Seats, #2 and $3. seaman a es Se. ns] vet Se. ON SALE SATURDAY, FEB. 4. eed ‘Ticket Office, J. F. Ellis & Co., 937 Pa ave. BURDITT & NORTH, Managers. 12.3 LLOBETTIAN couRsE OF LECTURES. ON MEMORY, oR LOISETTIAN ART OF NEVER FORGETTING. ‘Nothing in common with Mnemonics, One Thousand Subscribers to the course in Balti- more. A NEUCLEUS OF 100 SUBSCRIBERS WOULD INDUCE PROFESBOR LOISETIE TO COME. TO WASHINGTON. More than three-fourths that number have already subscribed. Subseription-ist must close by Fe Tbe the borianiuy of Lent Suse clove PY bealcnid “This memory training is but a actentific development to uch adowree that at lemeth fhe systeu sede isn red, Mind-wander: he system ftself is no loneer Fear ewan fu sured. A'el “coaching method for ail student, Loat bom sored. rood. ana ood Ohes better. vArplicable to all kinds of memories ‘Course in We assured, and will begin about March 1. ‘Names and subscriptions now received and informs- tion given by LUCIEN E. C. COLLIERE, 1538 Ist. nw, Profe of the “h Col- aro Home aua'Day School for Beyer fh So Te REDPATH LYCEUM BUREAU ANNOUNCE THE FIRST APPEARANCE IN WASHINGTON oF ‘MR. LELAND T. POWERS, OF BosTow, mass, ‘THE TALENTED “READER, IMPERSONATOR AND DELINRATOR, at THE CONGREGATION AL CHUR MONDAY EVENING, FEB. s0r ‘ anda Bide, Ba fe Baad Set es Seat ‘and 75c., will be op sale. John ¥; Elli & Cos, 037 Pa. ave, BATSON, MEZZO-SOPRANO; Fite Elecutionist ; SOsERR ‘pOUGLABE -TROPOL'TAN 1] thove tuih st FRIDAY EVENING. SEBROREY 3 cents, euate ue 3 Admission 25' ‘at Elite’, conta, Corner A and 2d streets northeast, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1888. fo1-3e" Admission, 25 cents. ECTURE cantata atte toa Sete sES 50 Unirwe Contumen On mattis eo. tonlfal Bomany. Next wesk—-EDMUND COLLIER. 030 ‘and 75 centa All seats reserved fezira chars. Ss goed 2k tea tase nt folios Mr Jesse’ Sect wctare bass % Sess G 3 anton Build’ = ase Storeand dwelling, 7 Ast st. nw. 10r.....50.7 Gunton Bldg, rma, ‘3at. dr-.../30) and % wVe.20 floor... 30 Yernou Row. roo 3. Store and dwelling 401, Ket.ne,6rs... The abor f the books. For fail list call at olice for bulletin eae Os the Istand 15th. {f3]__ THOS. E WAGGAMAN. R RENT — PRESSE: > BRICK 7-Ri at BAY, plumbing inveucelient condition neat carat and nents, Rent JOR RENT—S1X-ROOM BRICK HO = yt ie see Ee i wr. Br. ROR RENT—A NEW 9 roonis in Weat We moderate.” Address W. For ull list of furuished houses siablen c. iaquire atoffice of Mi". PARKER, bs Dale Paw. SIX-ROOM HOUSE, 1405 11TH 813. Also, 713. Khode Inland ave.. “Apply at 1100 Lat. nw = a25-12t J{OR RENT—LARGE BRICK: PLEASANT LOCA- Yon: fromting park aud Massachusetts ave; all LO ag en eee ROE RENT_1219 T ST. N.W. A LARGE BRICK Dwelling, fourteen rooms modern improvements: arse brick siabie nad carringe house. For particulars fuuire of HOSS THOMPBOS, ‘National Metropolitan ‘2-1 JOR RENT—TWO STORY AND BASEMENT Brick, ran.-and latrobe, with twc-story back build- ing. 446 Now Jersey ave, we. Inquire at Finance Cu mlttee Rooms, U.S. Senate, tel-at JOR RENT—Conn. ave 2009 M st. Sr... furnished, 10r....#200 406-408 Pomeroy st..6r.15 B09 21st st., 10r.. m. 4.70 1203 ZHth 30 $02 2st at, Lr. jn. gig loth st 10rm $11 B21 bt ) 1426211 Ki 0.8 Alex. C Fs Oe 2 2 30.45 I i 1 1 26th, Gr." TR. 90 Kear ‘dav. 6F 1830 Gr... 18.30, 007 27 a ‘a full si OR RENT—THE BUILDING 937 F ST.. WIT! jease for three years iro 887 has a fine store roo concreted cellar, sume size, two stories above, ‘ucible ror offices, hundsowely Atted, Inquire ‘within music store, or -Lin R 0. HOLTZMAN. ‘OR RENT—2017 Q ST., DESIRABLE HOUSE, 9 Tout. furnace: iu a naval neighbornood, R. BUCHANAN, The Clarendon, 1401 N. ¥ ave, OR RENT—014D ST. 8. W., 6 ROOMS, MO) ‘improvements. Apply to 60 C stu. w. {1-40 LOK RENT—BRICK DWELLING, 302 INDIAN ave., 14 rooms, Too! 5 ba iA $60. Brick. S12 1G at. aw wiy papered. 835, Brick, 616 6th $90. ALBERT F. FOX, n3t FOR REN | THAVE ONE OF THOSE HANDSOME 10-rootn houses left for rent yet, and if takeu soon will be rented for 850.40. These houses are centrally Jocated and bave all modern isiproven ih, &c., me rooms, bath, & . Bi Hand Ista, one square fro: ington’ Circle, pressed brick front, "ven rooms. including bath, bot 17 Cat. aw. “840 1012 W st., Gr. 2116 14h st., Sr. .--27.90 2256 Clevelanday.6r. 2128 10th st, 6r.......15 FURNISHED. 1533 1st, 9r.....000.. aR 9125 UFIY & 4230-6 13th and F ste, ‘JJOR RENT—A LOVELY CORNER RESIDENCE, 478 0 st. nw. : beeu built only three years; newly Modern iin- three papered and painted; 11 rooms, with all ; Tr Tuguire st 474°0 et bw. vapents: rent @40. Pyaovae FF" RENT-BY BR HOUSES, 1003 N. J. aves. N.W, con ith & Paav, Ooo0mhae nee Stee TS 1629 Toth nv 141.8129 Eleeant tose da tsan 09 12thst., 15r....,..100 Building, "fireproof, ele- 3 1ssth st. n. & ith, Lr. 2, 8 13e "150 ‘Ny near 17th st bros advertised Free of For list of $0 ao OTe ‘with me for cost to the owner, for sale call or send at office. jOLTZMAN, 10th and Feta iB 413 located 1m at nw, iam Nouse year to br icicony town, 17 rooms snd lance store, "Will be Tented cheap. streetnwocity. RENT— BUILDING 606 F ST..N.W af yearn or will be exchanged for smaller proverty is ghimbele sae IR RENT—A GENTLEMAN ABOUT TO 11 city will rent or sell commodions, finely fuished and furnisbed House, seventeen suit. Apply to F.C. ADAMS. 142: OK RENT_NEW HOUSE 906 L ST. N.W.cON taining 9 rooms: elegan improvements, Avply to W. C. JOHNSON, 715. 13th for sible EIGER Tes 8 81D Ali Brick, 8 is hve rom Beck th 257 Est. mi 22260 161556 eth 50 4042 1 40.40 PSE, 1615 3D wo RE PAIKo, Apply e. OF mW 1316-24 dips w. or. 19 Bou st. nu) 4 Suh st. aw, Gr. 1G B.C. av ae. 10 | HIGH STREET, GEORGE- ‘with large stable to the owner, jeis-Tmr” y.: WELL AVE yartments : terms to N.Y ave Jal2-1a* t house “with all modern 3a4-Lin Fk, RENT HOUSE AND STABLE. 041 M ST. 2m, all in firat-clase condition ‘coventent and very en comfortable: ord undry ou ome door’ 8 geod ping room, Kil irotaa: dry cellar ted by hot aif furnace: will reut {oF $1,000 ETIEDERMANY, 1303 Fat, M M 3820-Lin 530.¢ jal7-Lm* _ a1 M Ja12-1m A) iutuect alien 385-1m_ 3 X 83,000 aud upward. ONEY TO LOAN ON im sums to suit Several lange sums at five per Low commision, ‘BAW. ourity, ‘ONEY TO LOAN AT FIVE PER CENT ¢ DOO on ‘ONEY TO LOAS IS TO te8 01 ou approy. rates app rea wy ‘EY TO LOAN ON sulla from $100 to any amount KA Pil TO LEND ON REAL ESTATE SE. MONEY TO LOAN. L ESTATE. 000 ARNER & CO.,.916 F st. n.w. to, WIS, Attorney, 416 Sth st! nw nb AE Teal’ estate sccurity. Large amounts TYLER © RUTHERFORD, 1307 Pat, ‘ONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE, IN SUMS tosult. Low rates. No unressonavle delay. ¥F. H. SMITH & SON, 1222 F REAL ESTATE SE - 2. Ww, ‘RITY AT lowest rate of terest im sums of oF, “Ce ‘ONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS FROM $500 UP- ‘ward, at the lowest rates of interest and commis. Siuns, ou approved real estate in this sit Sinall commission, NIGHT, 60: it. mw, it 0. HOLTZMAN, Comer 10th and F ste. aw, ONEY LOANED ON FIRST-CLASS REAL Estate Security. WESCOTT & WILCOX, 1907 Pennsylvania ave, MS 10 SUIT AT LOWEST desired, PS, 1419 New York avenue. 000-TOLOAN g 00 #900 ON REAL ESTATE. ° 10251 THOS. E. WAGGAMAN._ $100,000 2o2235.08, MARYLAND elephoo’ 78 Gg WHITE © CO. Te 7 . H.W Ns awh B82 N, Charlesat, Baltimore, Mos 702085 (Ou Keul Estate Security. HOLLAND & THOMPSON, 4e13 1313 F st. Adjoining Sun Building. NEY TO LOAN ON APPROVED REAL ESTATE SECURITY, Moderate commisaicnn No delay. 30 GEO. W. LINKING. cor"H and 10th ste Ne | trout ‘on two streets FOR SALE—-HOUSES. __ F Rick and bonemncat FOS Goumeciat era cigar 9s ‘arTagut Syare nise rooms, larre om OES LE —HOUSES. “Batboo! USRUz0 oe oriek, ®t cor. Bib, mi. Ors... 7.500 8, SC ave ad N.Capitol and“ Ysas. Lathe. £1,000 Bw. b hy mk, 9F..G009 The above ia omls @ portion of the property on my books. For full list cal at otic» for buli-tin Isard om nd ith, (8) THOR E WAGGAMA. JOR SALE—VALUABLE IMPQOVED PROPERTY on Gstnw., betweet 12th and 10k. olercate Bergen, Walkrc gs vulare inquire of WiLSOR, 1006 Pee JOR SALE—BARGAINS— SOR ave. 0.6 7, ‘onder: only” @ 700" it. Mb st ne, pear H, S-room brick; water in yard; rents for @10” $11 10,000 feet of ground near terautons Hw 5 fran and stable ae * and bath, rane, ‘A wood invest: wut abie for dairyman. 3-3 ‘Oni: Wal ear EKER & WILSON, 1008 F ASY PAYMENTS UNG We om fer 825 per im oimter the mon bly note. SWOKMSTEDT & F street, | JROR SALE SIX NEW BAY WINDOW Pupse borick front houses: even roome aiid lath ali nok fmys: 1028 to 1058 Gh a nw. PRANCIS. OU MEY, room 5, 472 La.eve tia" JOR SALE1WO ELBGANT NEW TEN-Koow Hck houses, with all modern improveaiemta, Lcd S04 Pat tow, cheap $0. au imine Day ibsow & DAVADSON cor-4 sana Loe JOR SALE—#4.000 WILL BUY A PRETTY EW) Brick House t's faxbicnabie ‘and iuprovinge wer tion of the northweat:ggwen fot and ‘bath sabmt fiantela and in ev © semphete bones: oon DAVID D. BTONE sou T's nw, g Abels soon 06 11th st. mow. Fe SALE—NINE-ROOM BAY WINDOW BRAC ogtautially built, all improvements, south trout paperel. “ta Fe SaLE—DECIDED frame, H st me.; lot 000. Seven-root abd suiuiner Kitchen brick, ‘with lange Urick stable aud lace lot-an T7th'st, wear T .W» $4,000.” Nine-roomn Deck, Ke 1 ey beat 86,000." Eueht-room brick, 1108 ree broom bricks, M st aw. lots 8. $1,000 each. Seven-noom brick. near 16th, south frout, lot 174100, to 10-008 alley only #4,500. STALEY & WILL. ait 824 14th wt ae, A NICE HOME ON WALLACH PLACE, th and cellar ¢4 = ‘near Library: $5,800. Bot ASA SHIELDS. 1000 Fst EL BRICK BAY: ne on Capito HA, eeutent and con aid onl venient to ears, churcbes, mbyols aus $4,000, Cash $1,000" Owner #0. U st aw, ARGAINS— FIVE ROOM 5 Tat foe, 88 04 JOR BALES? % roome and dry cellent AKER JOR SALE VERY DESIRABLE RESIDENCE ON K ST. NEAR McPHEKSON SQUAKE. TOGETHER 11H THE PVKNITULE, ‘The Swedish Minister, intendinw to leave the United, Staves, we are authorized to sell the residence, 1426 1 st, and his Furniture, at @ pric: thet will be ai thduce: iucut to aly one desiring a nice establishment 4 this 1, he boune iythive stories nd busrmrcat bck feet front. three rooms deep, beste by «team, wi oat approved sanitary plum vin, and is of the ery vent construction in all particulsrs. It i» luaud= Tomy famuithed thrvughout For terms and peraula ‘examine causes ° pHs 3. FISHER & co. = 1324 F ot. iw. SOLD PROMPTLY—A TWO-STORE drome brick fromt howe, nearly new. bay window, Th improvementa, &.” rchiamer, eer TaTe Te ie 2K SALE-SIX-ROOM BRICK, MODERN IM: Provements, Jot 14470, on L, between Ist and ‘orth Capitol sts. n.w. Good iuvestinent.- Rested to ood tenaut.” Price 3,000. Address Sra: WILLIAM: SON, 305 Ext. nw. __jab-Or | JOR SALE—6-ROOM Bit BE, NORTH CAP 2d 93.005 cir be fron €1,500 00 57.008 2 c a plo e274 TON & LUCKETT, 9335 F st. & LUC 2 w2N-Ot QOR SALE—A NEAT 5-ROOM BRICK BOUSE ON H st, Det, 3d and and. 4h sia pw. lot 00 foot alicy. Price @: Inquire at iene ee: $4 28-6 RK SALE—THE NE basement brick dwelling, 1506 iD BARGAIN IN A Hominy lar; ou 19th st. near Q. in ick. Price €3,500. _WHIT- lads Pet. foi at Tw., contain- ing 11 rooms and all modern improvements. This house te Puished haudeowely throuhout, “Lot 20x71, a 380. F Waae Gada, 1003 Fst eee haste « 20t OR SALE—A VERY ELEGANT 14-hooM BRICK ton 20 abapect ve rEDI 27 Fat. jatbOt POR SALE-NEW THREE-© (ORY BRICK DWEI- Ting, ten rooms, bath room aud cellar furnace andl cated two equates from cir Pm two ea che, price terms very easy. = TYLER & RUTHEKPOR Ei TOT Fat. bow Dasteeccen oe om Circle, corner 24d BOONE: Pate s* improvements, haudsumely fat aay NEY eS, Mex: cloaks “Gelay where the security is JOSEY To Loan In sums to suit, at lowent ra o20 ra TO LOAN Vircn, Tox e BeOwS 1427 Pennsylvania ave. AT LOWEST RATES OF INTEREST ‘ON KEAL ESTATE SECUKITY, ‘1HOs. J. FISH. & Fo aw. Jf ONEY To LOAN ON REAL ESTATE AT LOW- M eet, WASH'N DANENHOWER, ap24 Successor to DANENHOWEK & SON, 1115 Fat, TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE OR FIRST- securities, at lowest rates of interest. No iE LAD! to Mrs. Dr. Af they bay Stu hotes aud probably t marked in pocket at 1907 G st. nw. PERSONAL. ES WHO broken. 311,910; may be found for one week Sites, 303 7m at oe. YORE SEAL SKIN Busey's Tea, on January 76th, for's size suall-r in name of maker, Lon- ‘he exchanged earuent Ji Paes ¥ THE LADY WHO WAS 51 iclass ‘Smelling Bottle at Sirs A. Reception last Friday: isadvised to return it wi EXAMIN, ‘Send. NTO TAKE A CUT- L. BARBER'S shes the matter she fthout delays Pee TH'S OLD STAND 18 THE ONLY PLACE here first-class ‘second-Hand Clothins cau. bs Teapectable prices, Address oF call at G19 D ‘ATION QUESTIONS 10c. to buok-stores oF to ‘SW. FLYNN, AM. Ivy Institute, ‘Southwest cor. 8th bud K sts. .w, J SENT ARLES Detective Agency, Rooms No. 805 le ‘This agency is independent of Government or munic- ipal control, does uot vperate sor, in divorce cases. T, CHARLES E. FLINDER Pa ave. nw. 108 RENT— BUA Siitia.w.20r.044 1320 oth at. nw, 102, G55 fiup n.Wavatore 9” | aud large stabs 1437 Sinn. we beth ate eal 430-5 rick dwelling, 10 rooms all ied nice condition: Jocatioa very desirable, rent reduced to = DUVALIS e2z: POR: = cee 2d SUBURBAN PROPERTY. 12-1 ‘One of the best addition to West rp WE HAVE SE) setts ave. extended and road. Also, enable vestinent, SALE—A‘ A BARGAIN— Burleith, the Tate Duck ‘eau te to realize hand- ‘HUFTY & DAE 1301 F st, VERAL VERY VALUABLE on, Massachu- wale, situated the wa = abs F st, PROPERTY— at 35 cents per foot. fine Lots at 40 ctu. per fot. Groundafine Fees apy uda.dine Lots at 65 ote, per foot GURLEY BROS, 1319 Fst. azn Fe, SALE_THOSE TWO NEW THAEE-STORE prees-brick Housss, 1303 and 1325 T st. nw. con. rooms ‘beth: « favniar cute hs filer jer woe ue AMmprovenei.ts Heated ty Turnace Wood. mantela. ‘and frescond throughe Duilt in the very beet manner; houses upen tor tusecs So. Appin 23 FRED. W. FILLING. builder and 230 oth se aw. 24 QOH SALE—A BAKGAIN- MODERN SUBSTAN: HICK RESIDENCE. WELL AND CEN NOKTHW EBT. contains thirteen lange rourna {four ro:nua dee) ct fret fe: pautrey, Dati, ke. dy cellar: house ts heated iy farhace 1 handwomely paper. th ; Sacellest repate Zwouaulny bruce wate reat Wrkiokk & fidickma sn 20 fost to alle 1303 Pat, SALE—SMALL DWELLING, 1027 NEW JER- cans." DANIEL 0 Park ; price $5,000. $12.50 month'eact, ccetiph db) eyo tenuate at tng 12 per cent on the invest ment in a rapidly locality. J. 0. O'MEARA & 00. 220 7h at A “acai OR SALE Ok EXCHANGE VALUABLE BUST ‘ness property on Fist. bet. (ith and 7th sia, pret * SWORMSTEDT & BRADLEY, Cuawracxe DUC DE MONTEBELLA,, CARTE BLANCEE, EXTRA-Day. Incompetitive tastings in Lon dom, 20 of the leading brands of Chan- pague were adjudicated apon Uy 42 embers of the wine trade, «bol tue DUC DE MONTEBELLO was placed FIRST. a. W. BURCHELL, nls Iszs F ot. Gases: Gaues:: Gaores:s HOME AMUSEMENTS! HOME AMUSEMENTS! New Games Constantly Arriving. CRILDKEN'S SLEDS’ SLEDS! SLEDS! SLEIGHS! SLEIGHS! SLEIGHS! ICK SKATES! ICE SKATFS! ICE SKAKES? ‘MAGIC LANTEENS! MAGIC LANTERNS! ‘New stock from ite. to $16.50 New arrival: Steam Enxives and Toys. On. 26 401, 403, 405 7TH ST. Bonor to inform you that his NEW GOODS | _#16-1m° 2 ‘fit all garments made im bis | nn rewrite Gansu Looxwoo & Ca rarLopS, 76 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW os "te Telepone No. 456-2. 2. 0. Box 358. & Hensexr. DOOKSELIENS IMPOLTEAS | NEWSDEALERS, ‘1417 Pa ev., above Willard’. cer uitie. Arm ORES Pxomer ty Ai ; SOFT PAPER, BLANK BOOKS, AND STATIONERY, ‘No. 31¢ EIGHTH ST. X. W. ear Pa ove) ‘Orders or requests for quotations given personal a> tention, aid entistaction guareuiced im price call