Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1889, Page 8

lle ae! ad THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., LOCAL MENTION. ia, Maryland, Dela- ware, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, colder; westerly winds. Usmit my immenao stock of all grades of wall will be sufficiently reduced to be advan- Eedcously placedin my store I offer these goods at following prices: A No. 1 white blank, § yards long. at 7';c. wholesale, 10c. retail; superior quality gold ground, 20 and 25c.; fine embossed golds at 25 and 30¢. lam no every-day sensational advertiser, and will sell strictly at the quoted prices. Sample books m to everybody. All goods new and just received from the mills. W. H. Srexsnovse, 7th, near L street. Tae Restpexts or Carrron Hix will save money by purchasing their Drugs and Family Medicines at Stanton Square P! ¥, cor. 6th and Massachusetts av Tae Lace Currars SALE at Walter B. Wil- liams & Co.'s auction rooms will be continued to-morrow morning, Jan, 11, at 11 o'clock. On boheme | settlement with the cred- itors they have taken this means of sale as the best way of disposing of this large stock rap- idly, and announce that no limit or reserve Mill’be placed upon any of them. ‘To those in- terested it will be an unusual opportunity to secure curtains at their own price, and the sale will doubtless attract a large number. Sex Joux Miruen’s advertisement for prices on coal and wood. Pours! Pugs Blind, bleeding. internal or protruding piles, no matter of how long standing, speedily cured. No cutting, tying. laying up’ or loss of ‘time business. Dr. H. D. Sunaper (Special- ist), office 804 9th st. n.w. Consultation free. Ar tast the long looked for Parker hammerless gun has arrived and is for sale by Wm. Wagner. 20734 Pennsylvania avenue east, dealer in ing goods of all kinds. Reap W. B. Mosss & Son’s advertisement in this paper; it is the best opportunity ever of- fered to buy home furnishings at low prices. ComBrxaTIon FIxTurEs for gas and electric light. Newest Patterns of best factories. Two elaborate Show-rooms on Second Floor. F. Brooxs. 531 15th st. Everrrmixa good can be had at Fussen’s Café, 1425 New York ave. Dows at Last, Watches cleaned, $1; main- spring in 8. W.. #1.; key-winder, 75e.. Repair- ing in proportion. Allwork guaranteed. RB. C. Hives & Co., 528 9th st. nw. Bex Your Coal, Coke and Wood from Joux- sos Broruens, the leading firm in the Dis- trict. CITY AND DISTRICT. = AMUSEMENTS TO-NIGHT. Nationat.—‘‘The Beggar Student.” Apaven’s.—“The Lady or the Tiger?” Usiversatist Cuvecu.—Wagner Society Con- cert. Paxorama.—“Battle of Shiloh.” Haznis’.—“‘Herminie.” Wriarp Harx.—Prof. Carpenter. Keanan’s.—Variety. Guose.—Variety. —o—___ CONDENSED LOCALS. At the meeting of the Kit Carson post, G. A. R., last night, Col. M. V. Sheridan and Mr. John Cummerford were mustered in as new members. Caroline Beyer has, by L. Browning. filed a bill for divérce from Albert Beyer. They were married October 14, 1886, in Anacostia, and she charges desertion November 12 following. About 7:30 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the store of Moses Coleman (crockery,china, &c..) 1320 7th street, originating in a pile of rubbish, The damage was about $50. The alarm at 3 o'clock yesterday was caused by the burning out of a chimney at 118 L street north- west. Joseph Lincoln was fined $5 by Judge Miller esterday for stealing five pairs of socks from fos. Wardell. : The bill of sale from Camille Solari to Jos. Mehler has been placed on record conveying for 322,000 to the latter the furniture, stock, &c.. in premises 1409, 1411, and 1413 Pennsyl- vania avenue. Peter Diggs. the negro arrested by Officers Keefe and Hurd for cutting Jas. Carter, also colored, was tried yesterday for the cutting, and Judge Miller fined him $5 or fifteen days. Cazter swore that he did not know who cut im. Isaac Hawkins, the negro who struck Ber- nard Dunmore on the head with a brick in East Washington a few days ago, was fined 85 in the Police Court yesterday. The German-American benevolent associa- tion has elected the following officers: Martin Wiegand. president; Wm. Hehl, vice- ident; C. Schmidt, recording secretary; ‘eter Briel. financial secretary; John Dietz, treasurer; Wm. W. Hall, jr., John Gremlich, and Frank Ries, trustees. Death of Robert Shellabarger. | Mr. Robert R. Shellabarger. only son of | Judge Samuel Shellabarger, died at 5 o'clock | this morning of typhoid fever. The young | man, who was twenty-nine years of age, had a | large circle of friends who will deeply mourn | his death. The funeral will take place from } Judge Shellabarger’s residence, 812 17th street, to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The inter- ment will be at Oak Hill cemetery after the funeral services, when the remains of his sister. Elizabeth, who died on the Ist instant, will also be interred. The whole community will sympathize with Judge and Mrs. Shella- barger in this double afilictio#” Recetvers Arporntep.—Yesterday, in the Equity Court in the case of Hewett’s adminis- trators against John White and others, Judge Cox made order BR ya Jacob Scharf, Ed- j ‘win Sutherland, and A. 8. Taylor receivers, and ‘granting an injunction to restrain the sale of €ertain personal property, horses, carriages, ‘4c. The complainants alleged that the de- ceased had from time to time taken up certain notes given by White. the payment of which ‘was secured by deed of trust, and that White ‘was indebted to the estate, and alleged that no attention was paid to this indebtedness; that the property was being sold and the security | becoming impaired. They therefore asked the | intment of receivers to take ession of ¢ property, and that the further sale of the property be enjoined. —— Tae Lovat Leciox Baxqvet.—The meeting and banquet of the Loyal legion held last night | at the Riggs house was attended by fully one | hundred and fifty members. Senator Mander- son, the commander of the Washington com- mandery, presided. Toasts were responded to | by Senator Hawley, Delegate Maginnis, Repre- | sentatives Boutelle and ‘Lhomas, Commissoner Black, Hon. John M. Thurston, and Gen. Adam | 2 E. Kin, i The guests of the evening were Dr. eter, of Michigan; Gen. John C. Black, Col. John B. Breckinridge, Representative E. | H. Conger. of Iowa: Col. Charles L. Peace, of Missouri; Col. H. L. Swords, of Towa; Hon. John M. Thurston and Hon. Paul Vandervoost, of Nebraska, and Col. E. E. Bryant, assistant attorney-general for the Post-Oflice depart- | ment. Mr. Eugene Oadin, of the McCaull troupe, arrived after the opera and gave two songs. ——___ Tae Spaixo Race Mertixc.—The meeting yesterday evening of the executive committee ‘©f the National Jockey club was attended by every member. was appropriated for the purses and handicaps. ‘This amount is a couple of thousand dollars in advance of any sum_previously set aside for a | The committee decided to | spring meeting. jage a paid judge for the May meeting, and more than probable that the position be filled by Col. W. R. Simmons, of New Or- leans, who is now the presiding judge at Brooklyn and Monmouth park. Tne scale of weights will be same as at last spring meet- Manatsce Lr larriage 2 Licewses. — Mf licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Robt. Stafford and Lizzie Kelly; 8. A. Applin, jr., and Dolly J. Doran; Edward Toaster and Maul Cor- : Arrangements were made for | ‘spring meeting, and the sum of £30,000 | will | nelius; John F. Beatty and Dora R. Pfiel; c. id, of Loudon county, Va., and Carrie Moreland, of Snickersville, Va.; Frank Wilson and Susan Hamilton Dawson; Chas. Montgom- and Nellie Wharton; Aloysius E. Offutt, New York city, and Isabel 8. -Scala; . Herrmann Annie 8. Miller, ———__ Pay yaad ar han ee 9 i o'clock yesterday morn cabin of schooner Mary Jane, at wharf, Nee wenegty be eet quantity of c! ji ing three overcoats sateen en ac for #5 and #10 in cash.——Mr. Wm.H. 1407 F Dr. Bradford. 738 13th street, and T. W. Stock. land, of 1303 G street, were Madison Place Tuesday night, when a. thief entered and stole their Mise THE METHODIST MINISTERS. Changes That May be Made at the Coming Annual Conferences. The ministers and members of the Methodist Episcopal churches are preparing for the an nual conferences which meet in March and April next. Much interest is felt, especially as to the appointments of ministers to be made for the ensuing year. Inthe early days of Methodism in this country, when circuits were hundreds of miles in extent, the appointments were usually made for one year. Such a thing as a minister's remaining two years in succes- sion at one station or on one circuit was un- heard of. Next, although the appointments were made annually, it came to be a rule that a minister should remain at a station two years. More recently the limi ion was three years. The last general conference of the M. E. Church, held in New York last May, decided to extend the limitation to five years. It was thought by some that this action would have to a great extent the effect of shortening the time, and numbers of the old-time Methodists who took this view were gratified by the new rule. The college of bishops having decided that the rule is retroactive and that those ministers who have at this time already served three years in one place may remain two years longer there will be fewer changes than usual this year. SERVED FOR THREE YEARS. In the limits of the Baltimore conference the following are closing their third years and under the old rule would have changed: Baltimore district—Bennett Memorial, C. T. House; City Station, J. F. Goucher, E. L. Wat- son and C. D. Smith; Hanover Street Mission, W. H. Reed; Mt. Vernon Place, Andrew Long- acre; South Baltimore.J. B. Stitt; Strawbridge, L. B. Wilson; Wesley Chapel. B. Peyton Brown; Lutherville. W. L. McDowell; Reisterstown, Ezekiel Richardson: Grace church, Woodberry, Cc, E. Dudrear. East Baltimore Distriet— Broadway, J. St. Clair Neal: Caroline street, A. RB. Reiley; East Baltimore, G. W. Hobbs; Highland avenue and Patapsco, F. H. Haven- ner; Bentley Springs, 8. German; East Har- ford. B. G. W. Reid; East Harford Circui George L. Cuddy: Hereford, 8, M. Alfor Long Green, O. C. Marriott; West Harford, J. F. Heisse. West Baltimore Distic’ John F. Ockerman; Grace, E. 8. Tod ville, J. L. Walsh; Hampstead, T. M. West; Laurel, W. W. Van Arsdale; Magothy and Mount Carmel, W. McK. Hammack; Mount Olivet, W. W.’ Davis, Patapseo, Emory Burh- mann, Frederick district—Berkely Springs, H.R. Savage; Frostburg, Harry 8. France; Hagerstown, A. M. Courtenay: Winchester, W. A. Koontz. Washington district—At tia, C.O. Cook; Lanhams, Jesse C. Starr; Mont- gomery, T. J. Cross. Washington city—Doug- las Memorial, William Rogers; Ffteenth street, J, H. Dashiell; Grace, L. Weech; McKen- dree, C. H. Richardson; North Capitol, ©. T. Weede. POSSIBLE CHANGES. Rev. Dr. Longacre, of Mount Vernon Place church, will return to one of his old charges in New York state, and Rev. Dr. Tuttle, of Wilkes- barre, Pa., will be transferred from the Wyoming conference to succeed him. Rev. 8. A. Wilson, who has supplied Fayette-street since the death of Rev. De Baer, will retire, and it is understood that Rev. J. B. Stitt, of South Baltimore, will be sent there. Rev. A. R. Reiley will leave Caroline-street, Rev. G. W. Hobbs East Baltimore, and Rev. B. G. W. Reid East Harford. The latter will probabl go to Caroline-street; Rev. J. F. Ockerman will leave Emory; Rev. W. W. Van Arsdale, Laurel; Rev. A. M. Courtnay, Hagerstown; Harry S. France, Frostburg; W. A. Koontz, of Win- chester, will probably leave their present stations. Of those who have served three years in Washington district Rev. Dr. J. H. Dashiell, of Fifteenth-street. Rev. C. Herbert Richardson and Rev. C. T. Weede, of North Capitol, will probably remain, their quarterly conferences | per declared in favor of the five-year rule, and requested their reappoint- ment. Rev. W. Rogers, Douglas Memorial, Rey. W. T. L. Weech, of Grace, and Rev. C. 0. Cook, of Anacostia, will probably remove. The Baltimore conference of the M. E. church will meet Wednesday, March 6, at Grace church, Baltimore, Bishop Foss pre- siding. This conference embraces the western portion of Maryland, the District. and portions of Virginia and West Virginia. There were 186 preachers’ names enrolled at the last confer- ence, and five—Revs. L. L. Brown, W. B. E Wards, J. C. Hagey, R. N. Baer and J. C. Stew- art—have died during the year. The statistics at the last conference showed number of probationers, 5,028; full members, 36,732; local preachers, 145; churches, 379, probable value, $2,793,050; parsonages, 107, probable value, 332,050; number of Sunday schools, 383; officers and teachers, 6,365; scholars of all ages, 48,115. THE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH. The Baltimore annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south will begin its session in Alexandria, Va., on the 13th of March. Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, of Balti- more is to preside. This conference embraces all the southern Methodist work on the Western Shore of Maryland, the District of Columbia, seven appointments on the Eastern Shore of | Maryland, and part of Virginia and West Vir- ginia. There are upon the roll 202 ministers, classified as follows: Superannuated 22, super- numerary 11, effective elders 145, effective cons 14, effective probationers 10. Two preach- ers died since last conference, viz., Rev. Dr. Jno. S. Martin, secretary of the body, and Wm. R. Stringer. The four-year rule prevails in this conference —that is, no preacher can remain at any one charge more than four years, though all are subject to change at any annual conference, at the pleasure of the presiding bishop. The only presiding elder that will necessarily be changed y limitation is Rev. Samuel Rodgers, of the Washington district. He could be transferred to another district if the bishop so wishes, The Maryland annual conference of the Methodist Protestant church meets in Lynch- burg, Va., in April. Rey. W. S. Hammond, of Baltimore, is president of the conference. sea ani Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Frances Clay to Ida 8. Bowman, sub 7, sq. 214: 1,500. Elizabeth Miller to John W. Schaefer, part 10, sq. 450;%—. J. W. Schaefer to Eliza- beth Miller, same property; @—. N. Robinson etal. to G. F. Dawson, subs H and I, sq. 903; $2,500. A. Saks to I. 8. Holledge, part 14, sq. 512; 1.600. M. I. Weller to A. W. Sheriff, lot 9, sq. 793; $2,015. B. F. Leighton et al. to B.H. Warner. lots 6, block 29;, and 15 to 22, block 30, Brookland; 22,625. Emily M. Chambers to Ella M. Heaton, lots 17 and 18, block 2, Takoma park; 22.158: E. Burk to F. Vesper, sub 3, sq. 16; $1,050. Maria Swormstedt to R. 8. Brown, lot 3, block 11, Takoma park: $1,092.91. B. P. Davis to H. A. Gill, lots 23 and 24, block 20, Brookland; £725. W. C. Johnson to Delia Mar- phy, sub lot 60, sq. 626;2,400. B. F. Leighton etal. to W. R. Frisbie, lots 8 and 9, block 26, $450. Watson to John E. —_.——___ Cruelty to Animals at the ‘Zoo. VISITORS WHO TORTURE THE BRUTES WILL BE TAKEN TO THE POLICE COURT. The officials at the “Zoo” have experienced considerable trouble recently on account of the misbehavior of visitors who amuse them- selves by spitting tobacco juice in the mon- keys’ eyes. When tortured in this way the monkeys cry and sometimes show fight, which delights the offenders. The officer in charge, Mr. W. C. Weedon, has arrested several per- sons lately, but each time the prisoner was re- leased upon a promise not to repeat the offense, Yesterday afternoon the officer arrested young man for spitting tobacco juice in one of the monkey's eyes. and as Mr. Hornaday is de- term: to break up the practice the prisoner was not released, but was taken to the fourth precinet station, where a charge of cruelty to animals was preferred against him, As this was the first person taken to the station on this charge he was released on $5 collateral. He = his name as William Melson. Hereafter e amount of collateral will be at least €20, ‘This morning when the case was called lice Court ore ina to answer and 5 THE MINISTER’S STRATEGY. His Plan for Making a Majority Brings | Wheelmen Who Wear Tall Hats Se- | The Washington the Congregation into the Police Court. Yesterday afternoon, in the Police Court, there was a gathering of the members of the Mount Olive colored Baptist church on 6th, between L and M streets northeast, Mr. D. 1. Cahill, who represented the church, appeared as officer. He carried a book con- taining the rules governing the church, but he frankly admitted that he was not so familiar with its contents as he was with those of the law books. Mr. W. A. Cook appeared for the defendants. The information filed showed that Wm. L. Carter, Jno. T, Crittenden, Wash. Minnis and Andrew Bell were the members complained against. Carter and Crittenden are two of the old trustees, Edmund Washing- ton being the third member of that body. The election of Wm. Dorsey, I. Edwards and N. Mo: as their successors is what led to the trouble in the church. The r favored the newly-elected trustees, but it appears that a majority of the members were with the old board. Mr. Cahill called into the bar the pastor, the Rev. 8. J. R. Nelson, who took a seat beside him to give him points. “What does the information charge?” asked Mr. Cook. ‘Disorderly conduct,” answered the —— ‘In and about the church,” added Mr. Ca- hill. ae it charge the minister?” asked Mr. Ce ‘ook. “We'll have no facetiousness about this case,” said Mr. Cahill. ‘This case is not to go through on a game of bluff, if you know any- thing about that game.” f , “Let's proceed to business,” said Judge Mil- ler. THE PASTOR'S TESTIMONY. Mr. Cahill called the pastor as the first wit- ness. The witness said that his name was Simeon J. R. Nelson. On the night charged, he said, he was sitting in the moderator’s chair conducting a business meeting, which was fre- quently interrupted by the defendants and others. They claimed the floor when they were not entitled to it, and finally succeedtd in breaking up the meeting. A rush was made for witness and Carter grabbed him. During the struggle witness saw that he could not re- tain possession of the books and he broke loose and went for an officer. Carter, he said, grabbed the books and papers. “What was in the books?” asked the judge. “The church business and minutes,” he an- swered. “What were the papers?” asked the court. “Charges against Carter, Crittenden and Ed- mund Washington.” “What was the charge against them?” “Refusing to obey the order of the church, and rebelling against its authority.” When the first vote was taken, he said it was carried by friends of the defendants. If the final vote had been taken they would have been expelled. When et by the court the minister explained that many of the mem- bers had been disfranchised from voting by witness because of their alleged disorder in the meeting. On croas-examination witness was asked if he had ever had any trouble in the Mount Zion Baptist church. ‘itness answered that he had never had any trouble with the church, but the members claimed that they had some trouble with witness, Mr. Cook then offered in evidence a paper to show that the witness was excluded from the Mount Zion church for failure to show his ordination papers, WHAT THE POLICEMAN SAW. Policeman Cutter, the next witness, testified that he found an excited crowd of men and women on the sidewalk in front of the church near midnight. Many of them, including the women, he said, were armed with clubs, while others carried heavy canes, Arthur Matthews, clerk of the church, con- tradicted the testimony given by his pastor and was inclined to help the old ‘trustees out of their difficulty. the meeting to show that when the first vote was taken there were 29 who voted in favor of sustaining the old trustees in their refusal to turn over the books to their successors, but after that vote was taken, he said, the minister distranchised 20 voters, leaving a majority of 2n the minister's side. A CASE FOR PRAYER. Judge Miller thought he here saw the cause of the trouble. It was the disfranchisement of 20 voters. The judge thought that if there were some politicians present they could get a valuable lesson showing how a minority could be made into a majority. Another witness was called, but Judge Miller said he had heard enough of the case. A little season of prayer, he ag a would do them more good than the Police Court. He, therefore, ‘issed the case. RE Ae Rockville Notes. SALES OF REAL ESTATE TO WASHINGTON PARTIES— A VERY PRETTY WEDDING. Correspondence of Tug EVENING Star, . Rockvitie, Jan. 9, 1889, Mr. Cooke D, Luckett has sold to Mrs. Susie Wells, of Washington, for $3,700, the house and 19 acres of land belonging to Mr. John P, | cidinohe: iickue uae en ef the town | New York city repeatedly, and when there Mullfinger, adjoining the west end of the town. Mr. Mullfinger reserved three-fourths of an acre, upon which he will at once commence the erection of a dwelling house. The sale by the same party of a handsome cottage, the property of Mr. Edwin M. West, vo Miss Lillie Clabaugh, of Washington, for $2,250, was consummated to-day, and she will take possession at once, A mass temperance meeting under the auspices of the executive committee of the Grand Lodge, I. 0. G. T., will be held at the Town hall, this place, on Thursday night, Jan- uary 17, which will bé addressed by Rey. A. C. McCabe and Dr. Jules F. Billard. “of Laurel, Hon. Samuel B. Chase, of Pennsylvania, and others. The ministers of all the churches here have been invited to participate in the exer- cises. Christ Protestant Episcopal church, at this place, was to-day the scene of a very pretty wedding, the parties to the contract being Mr. Henry W. Offutt, of the firm of 4G. W. erat, of Georgetown, and Miss Lucy Lee Saunders, daughter of the late John Saunders, of Potomac district, this county. While the wedding march was being rendered by Miss Jennie Williams the bride, handsomely attired in a dark green broadcloth dress, with hat to match, and carrying a bouquet of choice roses, entered the church with her brother, Richard L. Saunders. She was met at the chancel by the by Mr. Clinton Cropley, of Georgetown, as best man. The impressive ceremony of the Protest- ant Episcopal church was performed by Rev. R. T. Brown, assisted by Rev. A. 8. Johns, the resident pastor. Capt. J. H. Saunders. of Staunton, Va. 8. Allnutt and Jno. Saunders, of this county, acted as ushers, After thecere- mony the newly married couple left on the 2:12 train for an extended trip. 8. A.M. — Good Coffee Making. ARATHER COMPLICATED AFFAIR, BUT THIS WILL TEACH YOU HOW. From the Baltimore Telegram. “To make good coffee,” writes an expert on the subject, “we must have the proper or pure article. What is called Mocha coffee, that is the best kind im this country, has only an imag- inary relation with pure Mocha, and is the sifted residue of Yemen and other Arabian districts. Compared with the prices of coffee in Turkey or Arabia, a pound of pure and un- mixed Mocha must at least be sold from $1.20 to $1.50. By ceptor pce. | is a more complicated affair than tea and could not be easily conveyed in a recipe. The coffee must have a brownish color, a| which is gained by the proper pro ess of roast- ing. A roasting kettle must be a kitchen uten- sil in every family, as it isin Turkey. ‘The fire must be moderate, so that it might be roasted very slowly, and must be taken away when it assumes an amber-brown color and immediately spread on a table or cloth. Coffee must be faye, i, ater ronsiing. it te bept long, the ; roasting. cept long, the » eked will most eee dissipate. Therefore, when yet Sees een it must be reduced to He produced the records of | m, who was accompanied | eer reason that I am not in the A GROTESQUE COMBINATION. verely Criticised. “Bicycling has made great strides in the past couple of years,” said one of Washington's wheeling pioneers to » Star reporter, as he watched a number of cyclists glide among the carriages oh Pennsylvania avenue. “We used to ride for pleasure, but since the introduction of the safeties the wheel is used as much for business purposes asa horse and buggy. That's right, There never was a more trusty servant than this same little wheel, I am sorry to see, though, that the riders are growing more and more careless of their personal appearance. At one time a uniform was almost indispensa- ble; but that time has gone, and, while not strictly appropriate, for the sake of Comfort an overcoat is permissible. But the combination of a tall hat and a bicycle isa grotesque out- me upon decency. Two years ago there were only two or three men in Washington who were willi to appear on the streets wheeling in tall hats, They either didn’t know any better or didn’t care for appearances. Nowadays there are any number of wheelmen who seem to prefer the tall hat when riding. of them you would not believe would offend taste in this way. They wouldn't think of appearing in a dress coat before 6 o'clock in the evening, or of walking down the avenue in a pea jacket and a silk hat, and yet riding in a tall hat is just as much a social ‘sin as either. If a bikler has but one hat, and that a tall one, he had better sell his wheel and get a derby. If he has more than one hat he shoula never ride in the tall one, unless he wants to be re- garded as ignorant of the first principles of how to dress pope. Just say a few words in Tur Srar about this growing evil,” said the old wheelman as he moved along, ‘‘and per- haps you can prevent som good ‘ellows from making guys of themselv: —_—--— ODD ELECTRICAL INVENTIONS. One is a Positive Failure and the Other is of Doubtful Utility. From the New York Mail and Express. What will not our electrical inventors do next? One of the ingenious members of the New York electrical club has designed a door opener, which relieves the disgusted traveler or visitor from the necessity of shoving a heavy mass of wood with his hands or of wear- ing out the toes of his boots in kicking it back. A metallic plate set in the floor a foot from the threshold is marked ‘door opener.” Thecaller treads upon it in the same style as the peace- fal street-car horse treads upon the clumsy iron switch plates which now ornament every street where this kind of loco- motion is in vogue. The plate yields a quarter- inch to the pressure of the foot and forms a circuit which immediately starts a tiny electro motor that in turn opens the door, despite door spring, air valve or counterweight, 'The moment the visitor passes in the plate is thrown back by a coiled spring to its former position, the circuit is broken and the door closes itself with or without a resonant bang as may be de- sired. With swing doors the plate is inset on both sides of the Stowe With double church doors two pairs of plates are arranged so that the sexton can connect or disconnect each pair; when the plates are connected the worshiper’ foot opens both doors, but when disconnected, only one. ‘ Another electrical device of recent origin has proved a failure. This was a clever mech- anism which, when the current was turned on, threw out a perfect deluge of sparks and corus- cations, These were intended to create ozone and destroy all germs and impurities in the air. The machine was very pretty as a curi It was a brilliant mass of me inclosed in glass case and fastened to the wall near the ceiling. Attwilight, when the machinery was in action, the effect was magical. From a re- volving plate or cylinder a mass of flames shot out unceasingly, which illuminated the room and cast the strangest lusters imaginable. Theoretically, the invention was all right; practically it was otherwise. It heated the air and produced a queer odor of something burning. It magnetized the watch-works, knives, and keys of every one in the room, and every now and then would run down or break off. One used in the Tombs police court was finally taken out in disgrace, The presiding judge said that all he could see about the thing was that it made the court-room more disagree- able than ever and that it had put his watch into such a state that he could not tell within an hour what time of the day it might be. aeES aa BISHOP TURNER, He Has Very Little Trouble in Travel- ing on Account of His Color. From the Atlanta Journal. Bishop Turner, of the African Methodist church, said yesterday: “I travel a great deal, and have very little trouble on account of being acolored man. I suppose the great reason is that I never push myself into places where Iam not wanted. During the past fifteen years I have visited always stop at the United States hotel, near Fulton market. This hotel is conducted on the European plan. No objection has ever been made by anybody to my eating and sleeping there. “Last summer during the presidential cam- paign I went to Providence. R. L, on business connected with my church, Mr. Fisk, the pro- hibition candidate for the presidency, was ad- vertised to speak ina mammoth hall, which had been fitted up for a grand pro ition rally. I was very anxious to see and hear Fisk, And went to the meeting. The hall was packed. On entering the hall I was recognized and in- vited to take a seat upon the platform with Messrs. Fisk, Dickey, com and other lead- ers of the prohibition party. Fisk spoke first and when he concluded there were loud calls for Turner. I made a brief speech which was well received. After the meeting I was invited to a magnificent dinner laid at the most fash- ionable hotelin the place, Two white gentle- men called for me in a carriage. The table was a very long one and the head of it was in the former of a letter T. Mr. Fisk and his wife sat at the head of the table, and I was assigned to a seat between two elegant ladies on their left. Iwas made to feel perfectly at home, and never in my life was better treated or more royally entertained. “Not long ago I went into the eating-house at Danville, Va., and was shown toa seat ata table. After a while several white gentlemen took seats at the table. The proprietor came over and requested me in a polite manner to move my seat to another table. I did so with- out the slightest objection and finished my dinner. On my return trip I went to the same place to get a meal and was told that I could not be accommodated. I said to the proprietor, “How is this? I have been here often and this is the first refusal. Ihad begun to think that you kept a perfectly fair place.” He was sorry e said that he could not allow me to eat in his house, but would senda meal to the car, if I desired it. Under the circumstances I declined the offer and left the place, There was no bad wate though. Everything was pleasantly jone. “T usually ride in the smoking car in the south and seldom have any trouble. Some- times when the train gets behind and they are running for life or death I go back and sit in the sleeper, paying for the’ etree It is less dangerous you know to ride in the sleeper at such times, in case of accident. Itis a rare thing that Iam requested to move. On one occasion a brakeman came into the sleeper where I was sitting and said: “This is not your car. Your car is infront.’ ‘Well,’ said I, “if you want me to move forward you must tell the conductor to slacken the speed at which this train is running. It is safer here than in the smoking car, and I don’t care to run the risk of am accident while riding so near to the en- 0. OONo, I don’t find much trouble in traveling at the south on account of my color, = me us| — where I am not wanted, and it not hard, you know, for a man of discretion to avoid places where his presence is not de- At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Baltimore and Cumberland valley railroad extension y officers were Ponrry Axo Srazxom. Sold by all druggists, $1;sixfor 95. Prepared only by C. L HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. a 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR. DAY; JANUARY 10, r ATHLETIC GAMES. Athletes who will Con test in New York. The indoor athletic games to be held in Mad- ison Square garden January 19 will be of par- ticular interest here because a number of well- known Washington young men will take part inthem. The Columbia athletic club will send the following representatives: Soventy-five yard dash, Messrs. 8. J. King, Chas. H. Milis and Louis T. Ried; 220 yard dash, Messrs. King, Mills, Ried and Elder; 440, Messrs. King, Ried and Kenyon, standing broad jump, J. R. El- der; 880 yard run, Mesers. King and Harban; 220 yards hurdle, Mr. L. L. Harban, and the 1 mile run, J. M. Kenyon. The bicycling of the club will be represented by Messrs. Wa E. Crist, P. 8. Brown and J. L. Barber. As there will be a good many en- tries in each event, heats will be given during the day of the 19th and the races run off at night. There is little doubt but that the pon ive yard dash will be between White, of the ttan club, and King, of the Colum- bias. Messrs. Ried and Mills, who are also entered in this event, will make a good show- ing: The two-hundred-and-twenty yard dash il be between King and White, while the four-hundred-and-forty will also find King — the leader, If the handicap is not too ing will undoubtedly win. the best jumper ‘of the Columbias, is 1g favorite among the club men for the standing broad jump. and will make the New Yorkers stretch themselves to beat him, Mr. L. a ‘ban, who won the hurdle race at the and good jumper. He hopes to come back with a gold stop-watch. ‘enyon, gvho is entered in the one-mile rin, is a good stayer, and, judging from his per- formance last fall. when he walked away from the mile runners on Analostan island, he will make a formidable antagonist, W. E. Crist, P. 8. Brown and L, J. Barber will turn the wheels of their machines in the two-mile handicap bicycle race, and one of them willsurely win. The others will be close up. x large number of the club men are going over with the athletes, FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP. It is rumored that M. Zouyleff, the Russian military attache who has just returned to Vi- enna from St. Petersburg, has been authorized by the czar to give the most definite assurance of his pacific intentions to Emperor Francis Joseph. The czar is said to have declared that he no ceo gt doubted Austria's policy, and was convinced of the uprightness and loyalty of her intentions, and that for his own part he was firmly resolved to do nothing to disturb nee friendly relations between the two coun- ‘ies. Many hadendowas who have arrived at Sua- kim with cattle express the anxiety of the natives to trade with the British. The house in which Lord Byron was born, in Holles street, Cavendish Square, London, is eg e demolished to enlarge a draper’s op. M. Greifenhagen, late governor of Reval, whom the czar disissed for neglecting to com- ply with a ukase offflering the use of the Rus- sian language, and whom the court acquitted of the charge, has been dismissed from the pub- lic service by the Russian senate. Cats are held in high esteem in t even to this day. In one of the khedive’s es at Cairo there is a free ration distributed every day to any cat that may care to apply. One hundred and seventy casks of oil from the British ship Astracana, from Philadelphia for Havre. which was in collision off Cherbourg with the German steamer Borusia. and was afterward picked up abandoned and taken into Cowes, have been recovered in the channel and } landed at Cowes. A field of ice 7 feet thick has formed out- side the sea walls of Odessa. The field extends a distance of ten miles out to sea. The volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius is increasing in activity. The cone which had formed has been rent open. An enormous landslide has occurred at Posilippo. A mass of rock and earth measuring 5,000 cubic yards fell upon a number of houses, crushing them, but fortunately killing only one person. Several cattle were killed and a large amount of prop- erty was destroyed. Both official and unofficial German news- papers accuse Consul Blacklock and Com- mander Leary. of the American cruiser Adams, of instigating the rebellion in Samoa and sup- plying Mataafa with good rifles and other weapons, Mr. Gladstone has decided not to discuss the question of the pope’s position and the vatican authorities are consequently deeply chagrined. Mr. Gladstone says he is placed in'an unusual sition in having to discuss translations of a letter, of which the original is not before him, nor its phraseology clearly in his memory. eee Boston’s Spook Investigators. Boston Special to the New York World, Jan. 9. It appears from the treagurer’s annualreport to the Paychic Research society that spook in- vestigation has been so popular a fad among those here and elsewhere, who have a weakness for such things, as to have brought the sum of $2,428,283 into the treasury. Most of this money is subscribed by persons anxious to see the so- ciety succeed in its explorations of the astral and ghostly realms. The annual meeting to- night was largely attended, afair proportion of the assembly being ladies. It turned out that Prof. Royce, one of the Harvard professors,who has been delving into the mysteries of phan- tasms and presentments, is a good deal of a skeptic on the subject, and also that he con- siders telepathy a myth. Alleged cases of ‘‘telepathic” experience, in which a person sees or feels that some friend ata distance is suffering or in danger Prof. —_— would generally set down as mere coin- cidences, At any rate, in spite of the vast number of such cases received by the commit- tee, the professor thinks that the existence of telepathy has not yet been established. A i number of stories of presentments sent in by people everywhere were read, the most interesting one being that of a St. Louis drum- mer, who, one night, in a St. Joe hotel, saw the apparition of his dead sister with a scar on her beautiful face. Returning to bis home in St. Louis he learned from his mother that in pre- paring: her daughter for buriel, she had acci- lentally scarred her face, and had covered the scar by means of a powder. ————see. Heroes of the Hour. From the Epoch. Brother (to sister)—“I say, sis, I want to in- troduce to you a particular friend of mine; he is a swell and a great club man.” Sister (whispers back)—“Oh, don’t, Jack; you know how I detest these silly club men.. What club does he belong to?” Brother—*-The New York base ball club.” Sister—“Oh, introduce him at once. be delighted to meet him.” Commander Harrington, Lieutenant-Com- mander Todd, and Lieutenant Potter have been appointed a committee to inquire into the al- leged disorderly conduct of the Naval academy | cadets Tuesday morning. Rovaz Bauxa Pownen, Assouvrety Pore ‘This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition | that with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or | COM] phosphate powders, Sold only incans. Borat Baxing PowpER Co., 106 Wall st. N.Y. ‘Yard wide; bleached cotton ; Bie. 1G OBaDAlE CAMBRIC; yard wide; finest quality; Hiss premrciettess, games on Analostan Island, is a fast runner | 1889 Baxx bank met this morning ing officers for the ensuing M. Sweeney, president; Wm. year: E. P. Ying teller: ‘Arti A’ Try, ing teller; ur C. Avery, jzeosien ‘ictlers 'W. Edmonston, bookkeeper ; clerk; J. C. bile jr., cashier; i lower hall door and escaped in the darkness. Nores.—Interesting and largely attended re- vival meetii > bok conducted at the Dumbarton Street M. E. church by the — Rev. M. F. B. Rice.——Sergeant Bril | ALEXANDRIA, Reported for Tur Evenrxo Stan. Tue U. 8. Court axp rts Cases.—Only one court was in session here to-day, the county | court having completed the business of its | term. The United States court, Judge Hughes, was engaged this morning with the trial of ex-Postmaster Page, of Edge Hill, King George wu county, Va., for a violation of the pos ‘tal laws. The only case on the cal- jendar of special interest in Alexandria |is that of the city council ainst the Alexandria canal company, in which the fund raised by the sale of the Alexandria canal property, some $40,000, is claimed by the city in settlement of some £180,000 due for moneys ; advancéd. No more is claimed, because this | $40,000 is now all the property of the canal | company, whose cash capital paid in and ex- | pended on the works was over a million of | dollars, The claim of the city is disputed by | the receiver, Mr. Dungan and his counsel, Gen. | H. H. Wells, on the grounds that have been | heretofore stated in Tue Srar. It is not thought that a decision of the case will be made at this term. Tux Burxtxe Gas Questiox.—The affairs of the city gas-works appear to be at a crisis. The works had been so thoroughly run down by the policy of taking all the surplus money earned by the works to be used for the city ex- penses that the light became deficient, both in quantity and quality, for want of renovations at the works, It was some months ago deter- mined to improve the works by the purchase | of additional machinery and the erection of | two gas tanks. Coincident with this determi nation came a proposal from Messrs. Nevins and others, of Philadelphia, to place an oil gas plant at the city works for a sixty days’ experimental trial. A contract for this purpose was made, and for many weeks experiments with oil gas, in whole or in part, have been carried on, much to the disgust of some of the gas consumers, who have given up gas and resorted to lamps, while others have notified council that the oil gas smokes and smells, and if its use is con- tinned they will cease to use it. On this appli- cation the committee on light reported that the gas now used is two-thirds of coal and one-third oil gas, and that it is up to the standard, This report has been tabled by the aldermen, and so the matter stands. It is said that the present works are so worn out thaton ceasing to use oil gas they could not supply the demand for good coal gas. Mr. Nevins. the manager of the oil gas plant, will confer with the committee on light to-day or to-morrow, and some settlement of the matter is looked for, and if reached it Will be submitted to acalled meeting of the city council at an early day. ‘Tur Cecepratiox or Wasmrxotox’s Brata.— A meeting of citizens was convened on the call of the mayor at the chamber of the common council last night. Representatives from many associations were present. Mayor Downham presided, and Councilman Robert Gronan was secretary. It was thought best to make no preparation at this meeting, and all citizens interested in the project for the celebration were invited to attend an adjourned meeting tobe held next Saturday night at the same place. There is no donbt that the 22d of Feb- ruary will be celebrated here, but the extent and character of the celebration is yet to be determined. Nores.—The week of prayer services took place at the Baptist church night, and af- terward the relations of the Christian ‘associa- tion to the community were presented.——The funeral of Mr. John Kelly, a citizen of the fourth ward, was attended by friends and rela- tives this morning from the residence of Mr. Daniel O'Sullivan, on Gibbon, between Wash- ington and Columbus streets.—Priscilla Cook has bought. for $400, a house and lot on Alfred street. between Princess and Queen, 0} posite the Hallowell school building. "The cases against Chas. Mills, Jack Robinson and H. C. Maddox in the U. 8. courthere, for viola- tions of the revenue laws, have been settled at the internal revenue bureau in Washington and the accused discharged.— At the last meeting of the Alexandria Medical society Dr. M. W. O'Brien read an able paper on “Some of the Plagues of the Middle Ages.” At the next meeting a Paper will be read by Dr. R. C. Powell.—The fire companies have re-elected their officers and filled some | vacancies in them occurring from resignations, | &c., and have recommended the present engi- neers and drivers for re-election by the fire wardens. Geo. W. Pettey has been chosen | foreman and J. C. Gill assistant foreman of the Hydraulion company. coo Marriage a Failure. From the Philadelphia North American. Magistrate—‘As I understand it, you charge your husband with violent demonstrations against you, and you want him bound over to keep the peace?” Mrs. Mulhooly—* Yis, sor.” “Sthrike me rike me, is it? A oi'd loike to ‘im thry it. Oi'd Rise whole head off ‘ —- ————— Arkansas Women who Use Tobacco. Ozark (Ark. Letter to Omsha Bee. A popular vice among the ladies of this part | of the state is the use of tobacco. Some will chew it like veterans, while others are content tosmoke. But by far the most common way of | deriving enjoyment from its use is to take it in | t together the snuff-box is nearly always pro- uced, with the instruction to “take a dip” as it goes around the circle. Then they will sit and gossip, interrupting the flow of conversa- tion with frequent expectorations into a big spittoon or the fire-place. A suufl-dipper's outfit consists of a small tin canister about an inch thick by two inches long and a wooden bi The latter is about three inches in length, and in size resembles a slate-pencil. It is usually cut from black gum or some other tough wood. One end is chewed and splintered by the teeth till it looks like a small paint-brush. The splintered end is dipped into the snuff and worked around till a little ball has been col- lected. The snuff thus secured is rubbed over the teeth and gums. Usually the stick is held between the teeth till the snuff has all been ab- sorbed, when another dip is taken, For ladics who object to using a canister and brush a small snuff-wafer has been invented which can be concealed between the lips and teeth, A cer's clerk asserted emphatically that fully Sper cent of women used either tobacco or snuff, or both. By thinking men the to- bacco habit among women is considered one of the worst evils with which Arkansas ls obliged to contend. DP ei Tur Famous Axpover Case.—The hearing before ex-Gov. Robinson, as commissioner from the Massachusetts supreme court, in An- dover, of the famous Andover i case was continued yesterday morning. The case of Dr. Seelye, who last Friday refused to answor the appellant's questions, was dii | the matter was finally reported b: sioner for the supreme court, ¢ decision of as to whether President is to answer or not will be await CITY ITEMS. weiter, can ast fovevet. Fintcome bettered 312 7th st. and the commis- leo siverbere’ sit Tih scare ulmon “since the form of snuff. When a number of women iq __ AMUSEMENTS. RICHARD WAGNER SOCIETY Will give its Second Concert of the Season THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1889, at the UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, Cor. 13th and L ste, now. Bre Seen Tick. wkeabeeco* ie ATIONAL CHURCH, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1889. Major J. B. POND has the honor to announce a retarm engagement and positively last appearance MES ALICE 3 SHAW, THE WHISTLING PRIMA DONNA And Queen of all Artists as a Whistler ‘Mrs. SHAW will be supported by the following excel. lent company of artiste, Miss OLLIE TORBETT, Violinist, Miss EDITH POND, Singing Reader, Mrs. JENNIE R. © ae tae CAMPBELL, accompanist fam Mr. F. V. DOWNEY, Pianist, MR. HAKRISON MILLARD, The Renowned Composer and Baritone, and the COLUMBIA MALE QUARTETTE, of Washington. Prices—50 cents, its and col ° tion, “For sale at Brentano eh ane St) LBAUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. TONIGHT. MATINEE SATURDAY. ano, a MOCAULL OPERA COMPANY, no. lcCanll, Sole Proprietor aud Manager) iting their great success, THE LADY OR THE TIGERT MONDAY, JANUARY 14, Farewell week of the McCaull Opera Company, LORRAINE, By Rudolph Dellinger. composer of Don Creaar, Beautiful Scenery A NEW WASHINGTON THEATER Matinees Mon. Tucs., Thurs, and Sat NELSON'S GREAT WORLD COMBINATION, 7-—NELSON FAMILY—7> The Premier Acrobats « and muany othe CHEAP PRICES aT lo New “NATIONAL THEATER. THE J. C. DUFF OPERA COMPANY. TO-NIGHT. TO-NIGHT. TO-NIGHT. Also Friday and Saturday and Saturday Matinee, Millocker's Masterpiece, THE BEGGAR STUDENT. SOLOISTS—Laura Bellini, Agnes Stone, Rose Leite ton, Maud Wilson, Enna Delaro, Harry Brown, Fran- cis Gaillard, John Moore and Hubert Wilke, Prices, 81.50, #1, 50c, and 25c WEEK OF JAN. 14, Gillette's Gorseous Spectacular Adaptation of Rider Haggand's famous romance, oa mae HE S°oPEENATORAL “SHE” HAGGARD’S GREAT ROMANCE TO BE REVEALED AT THE NATIONAL NEXT WEEK. Laura Clements as Haggard’s ‘Strange and Glorious Creature," “She-who-must-be-cbeyed,” will hurl flashes of lightning from her DEADLY, BUT SHAPELY, RIGHT HAND, on the stage of the New National Theater next week. The remarkable story of the startling adventures that befell the little party of Englishmen who penetrated the African fastnesses ruled by the terrible and mys- tenous TWO-THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD-BEAUTY will be illustrated by the combined dramatic and lyrical resources of Mr. GILLETTE'S two reat or- ganizations, which formerly traveled separately. The Production at the New National next week will be an exact counterpart of the representation of “SHE” as recently given at the Fourteenth-Street Theater, New York; Hollis-Street Theater, Boston, and Waluut- Street Theater, Philadelphia. BIG AND BRILLIANT THROUGHOUT! The dramatic characters will be portrayed by Laura Clement, as She; Tellula Evans, as Ustane; Rose Suy der, as Dillyesha; William 8. Harkins, as Leo; Matt Suyder, as Holly; Meurice Pike, as Job; H. W. Prill- man, as Billali; M. E, Heisy, as the chief of the Ama- hagger; W. B. Barnes, as Mohammed; and the inimi- table Charles Bowser will be seen as the irreprossible 4nd philosophical American Drummer. Acorps of fifty players will be brought into requisition in the portrayal of the minor roles, MAGNIFICENT MUSICAL FEATURES! An enlarged orchestra and a monster chorus of forty- eight singers—largely recruited from the Natioual Opera Company—will impressively render Purst's weird and stirring music. All of Phil Goatcher's new and marvelous scenic equipment, together with Be- Jasco’s amazing mechanical effecis, will be employed im the prodoction at the NEW NATIONAL NEXT WEEK. The story, the dramatic cast, the music, the choruses, the scenery, the effects—all combine to form a per- formance that is absolutely unapproachable and inde- scribable. SEATS NOW ON SALE. HE MAAS CONCERTS. DR. LOUIS MAAS, THE 3 sarated by MR. FREDERICK JAMESON, TENOR, of New York, Will appear in two attractive py constit Tessent uP crtie ommtatinr BISCHOFF CONCERTS, At the Congregational Chu TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 AND 16. reserved seats, 50c., now on Tickets, includ at Ellis & Cos, 937 Pennsylvania 8 7 scI- alo RES ON “8001 oc HISTORY A.A 140 ave. 23. AY, Jan. 19, at 8 o'clocl f Sotuie Hopkins Universite: of the Peopie. Single Adiniasion, Tickets on sale at Association Building. “""" * NE RES Jal0cod-10W LOBE THEATER. E EFICIAL SOCIETY GIVES ite first Grand Entertainment, vinuing of the jew Lear, January @ and 10, 1859, at their hail 1sth bet. Mand N. Admission, tal Or- tra, 2Se. INGREGATIONAL CHURCH. SATURDAY EV! a. JANUAR’ GRAND CAMPAN CONCERT COMPA 4 SIGNOMINA DEV aN a The celebrated Prima ‘who rented s, Jey York and Bostou, aud Array of | aGrand 4 MISS MARIE GROEBL, SIGNOR cueMENTE BOLOG! 5 4 NA, SIG. TTALO CAMPANINI, a Program, Bale of seats rpure —27-0t__920 Pennsylvania avenue nw. Hes BUOU THEATER. Week of January 7. Mativecs Tues., Thurs, and Sat, ME. WILLIAM REDMUND AND MRS. THOMAS the Supported by the, Rodman’ Barry Co, in their latest HERMINIE, 4a7__Next Week—“HARBOR LIGHTS.” CosGREGATIONAL cH: 2 ea ‘The Second GRAND CONCERT of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ‘Wim, Gericke, Conductor, will take place on FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18 Aa STERLING AND VARIED PROGRAM from works of the OLD AND MODERN MASTERS, including solos by the well-known Prima Donna ‘and the distinguisbea MR. T. seNrdane kali Soa Won RSS