Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1889, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON THRIFT AND ENTERPRISE. MERCHANTS WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED. SOME LEADING BUSINESS MEN. eee Something About Their Lives and Busi- ness Methods. —o—_ In no city in the country are the people more diseriminating or worldly-wise in their pur- chases than in Washington, and yet there is less necessity for caution in buying goods here than im any other center of population, for the Washington merchants who have climbed the slippery plane of business endeavor until they have passed beyond mercantile mediocrity are essentially honest men—men who never attempt to sell anything, no matter what the tempta- tion, without giving the customer the benefit of all the expert information at their com- mand, The merits and demerits of the articles are plainly stated, not only to the customer in person but to the public generally, through the medium of the press. Especially has success a ded the efforts of those who have departed from the narrow, antiquely conservative, and unprofitable ways of their forefathers, and who have adapted themselves to the most modern business requirements. Not a moment do they waste; not a single opportunity is allowed to glide by unimproved; not # working day passes but the great reading public knows, through the medium of its favorite newspaper, ‘Tue Srar, just what is for sale, what its condi- tion and price, and the reasons why it happens to be less expensive then than it is at other periods, Satisfactory business relations are then easily established and maintaimed. The customer knows that the dealer is trustworthy; knows that he is on the alert in the great whole- sale marts of the world; is certain that a full stock of seasonable can always be found when wanted, and is aware of the fact thatthe dealer will keep him or her and all others in- terested fully advised as to the bargains which constantly arrive and depart. A natural result of this kind of enterprise has been a vast ex- pansion in the amount of business done here. Jeople whose custom it had becn to make shop- employ of Wall, Steph- ens & Co.. where he de- veloped business talents of high order. When Mr. Robinson withdrew from that firm in 1576 in order to establish boys’ and children’s clothing honse he took Mr. heer! into partner- ship witl snd talents to catering }to the wants of the boys and chilgren at 909 Pennsylvania avenue. He is Known on the mar- WM. L. CHERY. ; kots as one of the shrewdest buyers inthe country. He is of quiet, gentlemanly deportment, but bubbling over with dry humor. Modest to a| ad of a splendidly balanced tempera- ment, yet with all the push and “go” of a thorough business man. Tne Star cun boast | of no greater admirer than Mr. Chery, who | says the money he spends in_ advertising in its columns is put where it will do the most good. There are probably few men ir. Washington | as widely known as or more popular than Harry B. Parker, of Robinson, Parker & Co., who was born in Charles county, J Maryland, on the 4th of March, 1848, andcame to this city with his parents in his childhood. At the age of thirteen he commenced his bu: ness career in the cloth- ing house of Smith Bros, & Co., where he re- mained until 1868, when he accepted a ition in the house of Wall & Robinson. Some years’ later he left and'went 4 into the foreign fruit business on his own ac- . count. but the clothing ‘H. B. PARKER. instinct was too strong in him and he naturally drifted back into the business. As a salesman he was so successful ‘that his services were much sought after by rival houses here. When Bushrod Kobinson determined to enlarge his business and open at the corner of 7th and D streets, desiring to take anew partner to re- lieve him of part of the responsibilities of his growing business, his choice naturally fell on Harry B. Parker, who thereupon became a member of the firm. To Mr. Parker's industry and excellent business qualities is largely due the success of the firm. Push and printer's ink are Parker's “side arms” and Tue Srar is his favorite advertising medium. FAMILIES IN TRADE. ping trips to great mercantile towns in the north speedily discovered that there was nothing to be made by those excursions, so they stayed at home and bought what they wanted at prices often more advantageous than the fig- ures of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York stores. Now no well-informed customer thinks of buying outside of Washington and lots of people whose residences are much nearer neighboring cities than they are to Washington come here to market. Following are some of the men who are public favorites: ‘W. M. SHUSTER AND CO. One of the oldest and best known dry goods establishments in the city is that of W. M. Shuster & Sons, 919 Pennsylvania avenue, Mr. Shuster, the elder, born in Washington, was a clerk in Clagett’s dry goods store until he was about twenty-five years of age, when he, and a son of his employer, Mr W. H. Clagett, now well-known here, star® ed in business for them- selves on Pennsylvania avenue, between 3dand 4th streets, then—in 1847—the business cen- ter of the city. From there they moved sev- eral times, always with an increasing business, until in 1356 they put up their sign at ¥19 the present store. s rew to manhood they were introduced to the business, and the firm w consists of Mr. W. M. Shuster. the father, ‘M.C. Shuster, E. A. Shuster, and 8. D. They pride themselves not only on ne quality of goods they carry, but upon the quality of the people who buy there. Tuct it is one of their claims, supported b: ocular evidenee, that there is no piece of goo too fine or too costly for them to buy and place on their counters. This line of trade has kept them, to a large extent, from — their house as large as some of the establishments that have sprung up in this city within the past five or ten years. As one of the sons said to the reporter, it is very—that ia, comparatively—easy to build up an immense trade in cheap goods for the masses, but it is a hard matter to do the same thing with a trade contined to the finest products of the loom, ‘This constitutes the bulk of the Shusters’ stock, end, as a result, their customers are of the Lichest official and social rank in the city. While they are conservative in their methods, 3 of goods, if not for new fields of operation. They point with satisfaction to the fact that five of their | clerks have been with them for twenty-five Fears. “ The Messrs, Shuster have an intelligent idea of the value of advertising the excellence of their goods in Taz Star. R. GOLDSCEMID. There is no busier or less ostentatious per- souage within the precincts of R. Goldschmid’s mammoth fancy store ou F street than the pro- etor himself, who is <t always to be 's s and put- tng his shoulder to the wheel in many ways. It quality of per- Nttention te the brought him his success. He was born in Prague 41 years ao, came to America ‘oS. After a few yeay f work in Chicago as, manufacturing jeweler & he went to New Or- leans, where he origi- nated the 254nd 50-cent = ooLpscuup. store. He built up a lays business there, and then, finding an o\ening here, he came to this city and started’ in the same line of business ou {th street, be- tween H and I. This was in 1870, since when his prosperity has been continuous. His quick business eye soon saw a chance in the field of real estate, and his name began to appear with great frequency in the notice of purchases of lind and construction of buildings. At preseut he is the owner of fully twenty fine buildings in the yorthwest. He remained in hisold store for eighteen years, when he sold out, and in December last he moved into his present com- modious quarters. This building, erected on land wath for fifteen years, cost $21,000 and is an ideal establishment. Mr. Goldschm:d has great faith im the efficacy of advertising, and pecially in Taz Stak, as @ medium of com- munication between his business and the buy- ug publie. MR. ROBINSON AND HIS PARTNERS. The name of Robinson is thoroughly iden- tified with the clothing business of Washing- ton. Bushrod Robinson, the senior member of the firms of Robinson, Parker & Co, and of B. Robinson & Co., was born in Maryland, and came to this city in 1840, while a mere lad, In 1547 he obtained a posi- tion in the post-office of the House of Represen- tatives and remained there until November, 1848, when he resigned to accepta position assales- man in a clothing house situated at the corner BUSHROD RoBINsOX. been in the clothing business continuously ever since, so that in int of actual service The custom of families, generation after gen- eration, of following the same trade is a growing one, and one that should be encouraged. Chil- dren are more easily taught and better trained in their father's trade than in any other. His experience and knowledge are given to them in youth; the wealth and reputation he has acquired should be the formation on which the son should build another story of success, and leave it in 27 his turn to be added to 2 by his chileren. A suc- JOHN W. BURT. cessful business reacts in every way to the good of manki The very fact that a man’s business prospers is of itself positive proof that the business is good, and the man trustworthy and reliable. He is respected, his name carries an assurance of the truth and honesty of his trade, and the success of his trade reflects honor on the man. The two con- vince the public of honest worth, and the pub- lic buys the wares of the prosperous tradesmeft with a feeling of perfect security that it gets its money's worth. and both are ‘satisfied with the result. Thisis the real secret of the success of such men as the Colgates, the Harpers, the Steinways and the Burts, THE BURTS. By a perfect knowledge of the details of their trade, untiring perseverance, a personal over- ht, the Bifrts have built up large factories where hundreds of men and women are em- ployed in the making of men's, women’s and children’s shoes, of which thousands are turned out every year. Their goods are gold in all parts of the world, in Europe. Japan, Australia, South America, besides the immense consump- tion of them at home, till the very name of Burt seems synonymous with shoes, ‘The Burts are a New York family and were the original owners and settlers of the beauti- ful Llewellyn park, of Orange. the three brothers, Edwin C.. John W., of whom the last two’ are still living, became the head of a large factory bearing his name. Edwin C. Burt was located in New York city and devoted himself exclusively to ladies’ and children’s shoes, $ Since his death, in 1585, the factory has-been owned by E. D. Burt, of him. Mr. | Chery devotes his time | | sume control. | Mr. B. J. Eiseman, the present manager of | the Atlanta house, first came to Washington in | 1875, where he served as clerk in his brothers’ | store until 1878, when with his fine executive | abilities he was thought capable to manage the | Atlanta house, which he done with great | distinction to himself and credit to the firm. | Mr. Louis Eiseman, | the present manager of | the Washington house, was born in Baltimore in 1862. At the age of thirteen he joined his brother at Atlanta and served there asclerk for five years, In 1378 he came to Washington as an employe in his broth- er's store, where he in- dustriously applied him- self until 1854, when he, was admitted to the firm. He owes the suc- cess of the firm to ad- vertising, and says vertising in Tae R MR. LOUIS EISEMAN. has done much to place the Washington house amoug the large clothing honses of the country. JULIUS LANSBURGH. One of Washington's well-known young busi- ness men is Julius Lansburgh, who has estab- lished himself in this city as an energetic, push- ing, enterprising mer- chant. He is thirty- seven years of age. and is tho younger brother of the Lansburghs of the square above. He was but three years old when the family came to this country from Germany, and he is therefore thoroughly American in all his ways and manners. In 1861 he came to this city with his brothers and attended school for several years, He was at one time a pupil in Mr. Young's school, on 14th street. Afterward JULIUS LANSBURGH. he served a short ap- prenticeship with his brothers in their store, and in 1879, ten years ago, started out in a business of his own, in a little store on 7th street, between D and E. His line then, as now, was confined to interior decorations, hangings, upholsterings and ar- tistic drapings. Snecess attended him and in ashort time he moved to a store under the Odd Fellows’ Hall. In 1881 he went into his present store, 315 7th street. which was built for him. To-day his four stories and extensive floor space are choked with stock, and to ac- commodate the constant increase in his trade he has begun the erection of a magnificent store building on F street, next to the corner of 13th. It is to be eight stories in ee will ac- commodate four times as much stock as his pres- ent quarters. Yet he has determined that when he opens the new place, on the Ist of August, he will not have a piece of his present stock on hand. Mr. Lansburgh devotes considerable time to the study of the art of interior and ex- terior decoration, and some of his achieve- ments in this line have gained for him a wide reputation. It was he who was called upon to furnish the rooms occupied by President Har- rison at the Arlington previous to his inaugu- ration, and he has on several occasions been given large contracts of importance in eonnec- tion with the furnishing of the executive man- sion. Like his brothers, he recognizes the fact that liberal advertising is an absoiute necessity, and the attractions of his warerooms are always set forth in the columns of Tux Star. Haun & co. One of the best known shoe houses in the city is that of Wm. Hahn & Co., and three busier, more active men than the members of the firm would be hard to find. The now flour- ishing business in this city was established by the senior partner, Wm. Habn, and he is an example of what a man can do when he makes up his mind to succeed. He was born in Hessen, Nassau, in 1853, and when only fifteen years old came to the United States. He at once * cured employment in ” @ dry goods establish- ment in New York at we. the munificent salary of #1 per week. In 1868 he came to Washington and was engaged asa clerk HAHN, ina shoe store, He studied at the Spencerian college, graduated. and saved money to start for himself in 1876, His first’ place of business was at 1922 Pennsylvania avenue, in a room the dimensions of which were about 15 by 20 feet. Printers’ ink was employed from the outset. and its use has never been diacon- tinued, as Stan readers are aware. As business increased so did the ad- Brooklyn, who before the war had a retail shoe store in Wash- ington under the Na- tional hotel. By reason of the great wealth de- osited therein, the E, . Burt & Co. factory has been much enlarged and now occupies an immense corner on Cen-# ter and Leonard streets, 4’ New York city. With . this is connected aretail WALTER BURT, store in Brooklyn. James M. Burt's factory for the manufacture of men’s shoes is also in } York city, of which the firm is Burt & Mears, John W. Burt, now retired from active busi- ness and living ona beautiful farm in Randolph, Vt, fea his factory for me in Brockton, Mass. The retail Burt's store of Washingtoa belongs to John W. and histwo sons, Arthur and Walter Burt. ‘The young men, both under thirty, have each had a very considerable experience in the shoe business.” Beside inheriting an aptitude for their trade, they served several years appren- ticeship in the factory. there becoming thor- oughly acquainted with all the details of shoe making, and both were agents and travelers for Burt's shoes. They are fully qualitied by knowledge and experience to carry on their re- tail store. the success of which theirjname in- sures them. Arthur Burt went into his father’s factory in 1875 and made a comprehensive study of ‘the business, The greater portion of the period intervening between 1875 and his coming here was spent in visiting the numerous agencies throughout the country for the sale of Burt shoes. Walter Burt commenced in the cutting room of his father’s factory in Brockton, Maas., in 1576, and worked his way through ail the Grades up to an assistant foremavship. He was on the road asa salesman for five years pre- vious to the opening of the business in this city. The business here, conducted in a spacious and elegantly-appointed store at 1211 F street, was | established on April 6, 1887, and has been a | success from the start. A steady advocacy of the advantage of buying their goods, urged through the columns of Tue Stax, has been @ visible factor in the increase of business, -< EISEMAN BROTHERS, The mammoth clothing store of Eiseman | Bros. first made its debut to the Washington { public during the war. The firm as now com- |} —_ consists of five broth B., J. », Louis and B, | .—who, by close atten- tion to business, have | built up from compara- tively nothing « lucra- tive business with a branch in Atlanta and a large manufactory in Baltimore. Gus. Eise- man, the senior member of the firm, may well be termed a self-made man. He was born in Binan small town in Germai in 1944 fifteen years of age came / to this country. MR. GUS. EISEMAN. ing about for something to do he was at last employed as clerk in a shoe store in Baltimore. He soon obtained the con- fidence of his employers and rapidly rose until, at length, weary of work- ing for some one else, and —< ac cumulated sufticient capital, started in the shoe business on his own account. But the shoe business did not suit him, although he had been successful. In 1863 he moved to Wash- ington and opened a clothing house. His pre- vious success did not forsake him, and the business here grew to large proportions. Con- ceiving the idea that a great profit could be saved by establishing a manufactory for mak- ing clothes, went to Baltimore in 1883, leaving his brother, M. B. Eiseman, whom he Mr. Robinson is—and always has been—a judicious m believer in the ‘use of printers’ of Tux associated himself with in 1864, in charge of the Washington store. The Baltimore, ven- a . ——. ~ and ye | about bey new ie 1 e saw penin; Inerative business inthe fouth and wecord- gly opened @ branch in Atlanta, Ga., which to-day is one of the leading and best-known sir ene - J. man, anot member of firm, came to Washington in 1865, i ‘hen guite a boy. He served an apprenticeship in is brotherg’ store until 1874, when he was ad- mitted into the firm. The Baltimore house had now grown to such magnitude and was in needof another director. Mr. M. B, Eiseman | continuing success, vertising, and when an occasional slack period occurred additional ad- vertising was resorted to as the surest way to find relief. A branch house (now the main store) was opened at 816 7th street in 1878, four years the busi- ness grew so rapidly Mr. Hahn took into partner- ship his two brothers— Morris and 8. Fred Hahn, and those three compose the firm of Wm. MORRIS HABN. Hahn & Co. A year later a branch housé was opened at Galveston, Tex., under the management of 8. Fred Hahn. and it Was a success from the start, but as a concen- tration of the business was thought best, the Galveston house was closed in 1886 and another branch was opened in this city at 231 Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast, ‘The main store is un- der the direct personal management of William hn, who buys all the d has general vision of the entire Everythi Tth- strect store w\ from that centr: ie are distributed as nee, the wants of each loo. ity being carefuily at- tended to. The stock (4? never becomes shop- worn. One of the se- 8. PF. HAHN, crets of success will be fox 1d in the fact that they never bay from middlem \ + always from manu- facturers and in the largeN ‘wantities. Anbther very strong point has beerf their systematic | advertising in live newspapers, and especialiy | in Tue Star. “The expenditure of money in this direction,” says the senior partner, “we find to be as necessary as the paym. vt of rent.” The twenty-five employes of the ft. % are al- ways busily engaged, and there is now a strong and growing demand for a further increase of store-room. No firm can do $250,000 worth of retail shoe business annually and do & in less space than that occupied by the Messrs. Tabn. Morris Hahn, before joining with his brosaers here, was engaged in business in San Francisco. He has been in this city for ten years, and has has charge of the West End store. S. Fred. Hahn, who was educated in New York, came here to assist his brother William when he first opened in business for himself, He has a wide acquaintance and is popular. His experience in the south has aided him con- siderably in his management of the Capitol Hill branch store, which, like the others, is a MR. J. WEYL. One of the novelties in the clothing trade was that of the sale of garments left, for some cause or other, on the hands of merchant tail- ors, known as misfits. The first store of the kind in this city was es- tablished in 1882 by Mr, J. Weyl. Mr. Weyl first started in the clothing business as traveling salesman for oue of the leading clothing manu- facturers in Philadel- phia, On one of his trips through the eoun- try.he stopped in Wash- ington, and was so pleased with the city and the business chances it offered ti he re- ner of 10th and F Through liberal adver- 3. WEYL. streets April 10, 1882. tisement, as well as his style of doing business, which was to make friends of every customer by good treatmentand i recommended to the customer's friends his business soon outgrew the limits of a store of that kind, and having to keep a larger stock for his trade he, in 1887. added another floor and the name of his store to “‘Oak ness k steadil In | D.C., SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1889-TWELVE PAGEs. of the war to enter the | was accordingly dispatched to Baltimore to as-| anteeing satisfaction with every garment, and to adhering strictly to the one-price system, thus treating all alike. CARHART AND LEIDY. The firm of Carhart & Leidy now occupies the store formerly known as Burdette’s, on 7th street, near Mount Vernon square. It bears the sign “Philadelphia cx Store.” The men who ‘s are now at the head of the business, having bought out Mr. Bur- dette in 1887, saw upon coming here that many of the large stores had distinctive names, and, having Pennsylvanian proclivities, chose the name of the City of Brotherly Love for their establishment. Mr.Car- hart is forty-five years’Z }// of age,a native of a) Jersey. In 1866 he start- Fs ed a dry goods busi- ‘MR. CARHART. ness in the town of Oxford, a small place near Philadelphia, and was for twenty-one years one of the leading citizens there. “With an eye to the enlargement of his field, he came here in ’87 with Mr. Leidy, and together they parchaced the atock, fixtures, and good will of ir. W. W. Burdette, who retired from business, ‘They held almost ali of his old trade, and have drawn in considerable new business during the past two years. Their stock is confined to dry goods, carpets, notions, and gentlemen's fur- nishings, and their two buildings—one on 7th street and the L that faces on K street—are well filled with goods, Mr. Leidy is slightly younger than his part- ner. He is a Philadel- a by birth and resi- dence for many years. He was brought up in the wholesale notion business, and graduated from the road. For a long time he was in this business in Philadel- phia, and there, meet- Be ‘a congenial spirit in Mr. Carhart’s enter- prise, he emigrated to Washington. Both gen- tlemen are delighted with the city aud its A. P. LELDY, people; they say that the trade has more than come up to their expectations, and intend toremain. They are pushing and’ energetic, but yet pay great respect to the methods of Mr. Burdett by means of which the business was established, and very wisely use the col- umns of Tur Star as a means of communicat- ing with the public. W. H, MCKNEW. The well known house of the late R. H. Tay- lor is now owncd and managed by Mr. W. H. McKnew, his nephew. For several years prior to Mr. Taylor's death Mr. McKnew was associ- ated with him in business. It is one of the old established houses in the city, having been opened in 1861 BY: Mr. Chas. L. Lockwood, Shortly afterward the firm of Lockwood, Hufty and Taylor was formed, and business was car- ried on at the store on Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and 10th streets, where the present establishment is now located. For a number of years they carried on what is known as men’s trade, and gained quite a reputation as shirt makers, During the course of time ladies wares were gradually introduced into their stock, and now the entire establishment is devoted to this businese. Mr. McKnew, the [ peep is a young man, who has shown a keen and an intelligent aptitude for business, He studies the market, and endeavors to keep abreast of the rapid changes which fashion and taste dictates. The personal popularity which the former proprietor, Mr. Taylor, gained hus been caaingt by Mr. McKnew, who unites good business capacity with a pleasant, courte- ous manner. He knows that the proper way to acquaint the public with the good things he offers is by adverti: in Toe Srar. — €F No city in the world is so thoroughly covered by the circulation of a single news- paper as is the city of Washington by that of Tax Evenixo Star. It reaches all readers in the city and vicinity. It swears to its circula- tion, No other Washington paper has yet done this. —_—.___ PARNELL’S ADMISSIONS. He Frankly Tells the Commission that He Prevaricated, and Why. In the cross-examination of Mr. Parnell yes- terday, after Tuz Sran’s report had closed, Mr. Parnell denied that he knew Number One either under the name of Tynon or any other name, and said that he had never heard of Mr. Egan's being associated with “the martyrs’ fund” for the benefits of the families of the Phenix Park murderers, He saw nothing criminal in the fund, and rather thought it was right to assist the innocent victims. The ‘‘mar- tyrs’ fund” might not, however, have been the most appropriate name for such a fund. He could not, he said, recollect denouncing out- | rages between 1878 and 1881. He believed the outrages perpetrated to have been the work of | siaall secret societies, Witness was then asked whether, if secret societies adverse to the league had existed, and if a vast majority of the people belonged to the league. there would hat ave been ample evidence obtained to con- vict the perpetrators of outrages, but parried the question, saying that that might or might not have been the case. Here occurred the most remarkable evidence in the witness’ cross- examination, Attorney-General Webster quoted a state- ment made by Mr. Parnell in the house of com- mous, during the debate on Mr, Forster's bill in 1831, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, to the effect that secret societios had then ceased to exist in Ireland. “Did you believe that when you said it?” asked the attorney-general. “No;” replied Mr. Parnell, “at any rate, it was a grossly exaggerated statement.” There was a buzz of surprise throughout the court-room at this response. “Did you, or did you not,” continued the attorney-general, ‘intend to misstate the fact when you made that statement?” “J have no doubt I did,” wi neral—Del the reply. berately? ; deliberately general—You deliberately made the statement, knowing it to be untrue? Mr. Parnell—Yes; or if not untrue, very ex- travagant and boastful, The attorne, eral—And you have never ? nce withdraw it? Mr. Parnell—No; I have not. The nonchalance with which the witness made these admissions astonished the audience and elicited hisses. “Probably,” added Mr. Parnell “the state- ment was meant to mislead the house. I am | afraid it did not, for the bill was passed. My | purpose was to exagg: the effect the league | hadin reducing the number of secret societies, | The league undoubtedly diminished the num- | ber of secret sovieties, though it had not ; Swept them away as I stated.” Mr. Parnell | was then asked what had become of the Land | League's books. He explained that some were | brought to London, ‘and were besore the com- | mission, The cash book and ledger had dis- appeared, he did know where, neither was ‘Treasurer Kenny, Mr. Egan, or any other of Gustave, M. | proved his ability to work and to manage, He | the league officials able to. tell what hed be- come of them. The letter books and files of ‘etters had also vanished, | residing Justice Hannen here impressed | u-eh the witness the fact that the court at- tavhed great importance to the missing docu- me». and Mr, Parnell promisedto try. to find them, a aemceaceN aap Songs Unsung. Sweet the song of the thrush at dawning, When the grass lies wet with spangled dew, Sweet the sound of the brook’s low whisper *Mid reeds gnd rushes wandering turough; Clear and pure isthe West wind’s murmur ‘That croons in the branches all day long; But the songs unsung are the sweetest music, And the dreams that die are the soul of song. ‘The fairest hope is the one which faded, ‘The brightest leaf is the leaf that fell; ‘The song that leaped from the lips of sirens Dies away in an old sea shell, Far to the heights of viewless fancy ‘The soul's swift Might like a swallow For the note unheard is the bird's best carol, And the bud unblown is the reddest rose, Deepest thoughts are the ones unspoken, ‘That only the heart-sense, listening, hears, Most great joys bring a touch of silence, Greatest grief is in unshed tears. ‘What we hear is the fleetest echo, A song dies out, but a dream lives on; ‘The rose-red tints of the rarest morning Are lingering yet in a distant dawn. Somewhere, dim in the days to follow, And far away in the life to be, ing sweet is a song of gladness, The spirit chant of the soul set free. Chords untouched are the ones we wait for, ‘That never risé from the harp unstrung; We turn our steps to the years beyond us, And listen still for the songs unsung. —Nebraska State Journat ———_——cexe—_____ Walter Harris and Robert Williams, two col- ored men, were executed together in the jail- yard at \poria, in Greenville een. ‘a, yesterday forthe murder of Anthony Perham and Emerson Mason, also colored. Levi Spair, of Gratesford, Pa., is behind him a large number of un- THE RECHABITES. A Week’s Doings Among the Tents of the District. Eagle tent, No. 2, Purity tent, No. 4, Western tent, No, 165, and Naomi tent, No. 3, have | adopted resolutions calling for a special session of the grand tent in addition to those tents already reported. Mrs. Annie Webster, the widow of the late H.C. RB, arrived in the city Wednesday night, and is stopping at the residence of P. H. C. R, J. J. Murray. G.S., LH. Patterson, has been absent in| Richmond nearly all the week as a delegate to | the labor convention. The prizes that were voted on in Eagle tent | have been awarded as follows: Gold watch to Mr. L. Stromberger; P. C. R.'s fancy regalia, Mr. J. H. Lovelace; = ring to Mrs, Lydi Murray, from which the tent cleared about 360. The presentations were made before a large number of Rechabites last evening. Naomi Tent No. 3 (ladies) held their regular meeting last evening, at which it was agreed to! assist Salem Tent No. 154 in their approaching lawn party. Remarks were made by J. R. Pur- sell, Clarence Mills, Miss Mary Hall, Vi Cordell, Miss Maggie Canter, Mi i Miss Rosa Poates and others. It is expected that a special session of the Grand Tent will be called within a week, as a majority of the tents have requested it.’ It is | believed by many that the order will increase | —— during the next six months than ever be- ‘ore. Monday night Purity Tent, No. 4 (ladies), after transacting the regular routine of busi- ness had interesting remarks from Messra, Jas, Ciscle and Clarence Miils and Miss Sarah | Mullen, a song from L, Main and a solo from Miss Omie Daniels, Five members of Salem | Tent, No, 154, were present enjoying the pro- | gram. Tuesday night Salem Tent, No. 154, had one | of the most spirited meetings it has held for a long time. Anacostia Tent, No. 138, hada good delegation present to enliven the proceedings, they having adjourned after remarks in their own tent by Messrs. George F. Pyles, J. H. | Goddard, L. B. Redd, Robert Mundell, Julius | To!son and others, ‘the good-of-the-order exércises in Salem Tent were participated in by acting G. 0. R. W. J. Webb, J. M. Canter, W. L. Poates, Wayne W. Cordell, J. E. Minnix, and J. and J. H. Goddard and J. W. Tolson, of Ana- | costia, Salem Tent has issued invitations to | all Tents in the District to join in with them in “turning out in regalia” to their temperance sermon on the 12th inst., in the M. E. church, | Anacostia, This Tent has made arrangements | to havea lawn party about the latter part of this month. Wednesday night Western Tent, No. 165, hed & very lively meeting, not getting through with | their’ good-of-the-order exercises until a very jate hour. They were participated in by Mesars, W. H. Cocker, W. W. Cordell, J. D. Buckley, J. C. Eller, Wm. La Strange, and E. C. Lucas, ———— THE GOLDEN CROSS, Eller, of Salem, | Notes from the District Commander- ies—Delegates Guing to Knoxville. Meridian Cammandery No. 178, U. O. G. C., will hold an open meeting next Friday evening, when Grand Commander John N. Eble will present to the commandery the banner prom- ised to the commandery making the largest net | gain during the past six months. Dr. W. W. | Granger has been designated by the com-| mandery to make the response to the grand | commander's speech, and Francis I, Willis will | contribute an original poem. Columbia Commandery No, $74 having made | exactly the same net gain during the past six months as Meridian commandery, viz, 26, the grand commander decided to present two ban- ners instead of one, as originally intended. Columbia will, therefore, hold a public mee ing Tuesday evening, the 14th. In addition to the presentation of the banner Mrs. Jessie M. Blair will be presented with a prize of $50 for bringing into the commandery the largest number of new members during the past six months, ‘The biennial session of the Supreme Com- | mandery of the Goiden Cross will be held in | Knoxville, Tenn., May 21, and will be attended by delegates trom every ‘part of the country where the order is established. There will robably be a reception tendered to the mem- ers from New England in thiscity on their re- turn from Kuoxville, after the session. ‘The District of Columbia will be represented by A. M. McBath, one of the supreme trustees: A. G. Heylmun, supreme representative, and Dr. 8. A. H. McKim, past grand commander, The Sidewalk Doctor—Capt. Symons, To the Editor of Tuz Eventxe Stan: I find that there is a strong feeling among citizens in support of Capt. Symons’ recom-| mendation that carriage-blocks (or steps) shall be removed from our sidewalks, About the only exceptions to the rule seem to be a small number of “carriage people” who have spent a few dollars in purchasing these sidewalk nuisances—these stumbling-biocks, But Capt, Symons and his assistants don’t go far enough in their war upon sidewaik obstructions, Many of our sidewalks along important streets and avenues have for years been rendered danger- ous as well as unsightly by “plugs” or covers to gas and water pipes, whic two, and three inches ab nuisance becomes the J sidewalks become more uneven, I could point out # good many opportunities for the exercise | of the “zeal” of the engineer officers of the | District. And, while I hope that the war on | carriage-blocks will be successful, I have a still | stronger hope that our zealous city authorities | will doctor the sidewalks, generally, not only | near the curbs, but in the cent nd on the inner side, Some of the pavem have be- te come disgracefully rough, as a resuit of settling and of wear-and-tear and because many of the bricks used for paving seem to have had smail | stones mixed in rather than the proverbial modicum of straw. Some of them appear to be afilicted with warty excrescences, varying | from the size of a pea to that of a hazel-uut, | For instance, notice the sidewalks along the triangular park on the north side of Pennsyl- vania avenue, between 18th and 19th streets; south side of Pennsylvania avenue, between 19th and 20th streets, and I street, from 2ist street westward. But by all means let the discussion continue, Some benefit to the public will result fom the agitation of this and kindred matters of gen- eral concern, Wesr Exp, es An International Oceanic Patrol. To the Editor of THE EVENING Star The recent loss of the steamship Danmark suggests the thought, which perhaps is not new, that the nations of the civilized world, | under the leadership of England and the | United States, shoald combine to extend the | life-saving service, now believed to have been | adopted by all of them, to the high seas, and should establish an international patrol of | swift ocean steamer to cruise along the most | frequented occan highways of travel and com- | merce, for the purpose of extending aid and | assistance to vessels in distress, We expend hundreds of millions of doilars on the con- struction of naval armaments intended merely to destroy, or at best to promote schemes of | political aggrandizement. Why should we not expend a few millions in the sacred cause of humanity, for the rescue of human life im- sete by the manifold dangers of the ocean? The cost would not be great, when we consider the great result to be attained, and if all the civilized nations combined their efforts for the | purpose the expense would be a mere trifle to any one of them. Then again, what a wonder- fal humanizing effect would such an inter- national patrol of the seas have upon all nations to induce them to realize the brother- hood of man! It would go far to enable us in time to dispense with our naval armaments, The “Red Cross” of Geneva has done much to mitigate the horrors of war; who will be the pioneer to establish the “Red Cross” of the seas? What member of our national legis- Jature will entitle himself to the glory of inau- Uiekip pedir ne more practical and not less beneficial¢han that of international arbi- tration? \ M. —>_—_ Attempted Assault on a Young Lady. A Petersburg, Va., special to the Baltimore Sun says: Last evening Miss Morris, a daughter of a well-known citizen of Chesterfield county, went on a visit toa neighbor, and on her return home, in order to shorten her walk, she went through a path in the woods, when she was assaulted by a burly negro man, who was bare- footed, with his shoes tied by a string and ae Loser his aereeepey Ha drew a lar; nite from his et oung that if she meng ~ throat from ear to ear, any outery he would cut her then sttoouphed to | without being rush | Elphi FAVORITES’ DAY AT IVY CITY. Except in. the Steeple Chase, Which Was a Chapter of Accidents. It was favorites’ day at Ivy City yesterday, and every one landed the money save Elphin, who would in all probability have been first past the post had he not fallen. But all were such pronounced favorites that the pnblic did not get much of the money, although the plungers ate said to have taken a lot out of the ring. The Dwyer brothers are reported to have won a trifle over $3,000, while several others landed smaller amounts, THE RUMORS OF CROOKED BUSINESS in the national handicap,referred to in a morn- ing paper, were confined to a very few people, who know nothing of racing or the rules gov- erning it. The fact ia the national handicap isa stake and owners have a perfect right to declare or refuse to start their horses any time up to within balfan hour of the race. Every horse that was scratched had the pen run throngh his name by a little after 1 o'clock, while the race did not occur until 3:30. To a Sta Mas seg © Mr. W. B, Jeunings, her in this sort of going. The season is youn; yet and she will mew enty to do before fall — Ward, he cau’t run a bit on sucha track.” Mr. McCafferty, the owner of Burch, said “My horse can't run a little over such a track, and I hardly, think it worth while to tear him | to pieces for one race.” All the other owners felt in the same way. Of course, it was unfortunate that the stake | should have resulted in a match between two horses who were not within 25 pounds of each other, but it is one of those things that occurs on every race track in the country, and there was nothing crooked about it. HOW THE STEEPLE-CHASE WAS SPOILED. The interest of the public was again centered in the steeple-chase, and it was a great pity the riders did pot take a lesson of the gentlemen who rode Thursday. If they had there would have been no accidents and the public would have been treated toa much better race. Jockey Mara, who rode Jake Shipsey, said to @ Star reporter last night: “The jumps are not an inch too high, but they go at them too fast; a horse hasn't time to pull himself together to get over the walls. If they would just steady their horses a bit there would be no trouble.” “Well, why don’t you go slower and let the others fall when you might come away and win?” “Qh, a fellow can’t do that and let that old horse Elphin get 8% far infront he could just rest upa bit. and then when we caught him gallop on. He is the cause of every bit of trouble that has occurred here, It's that break- neck pace he sets,” “If you fellows keep on following him he will kill you.” “Don't you be worried about that. We'll kill him before he does us. He has started three times now and fallen twice. Let him keep on; he will break his neck before long.” The truth of what Jockey Mara says is borne out by the gentleman's race, BOUGH-AND-TUMBLE RACING, When the flag was lowered for the start of the steeplechase the horses were well bunched, and Green whipping old Mentmore at every jump forced him over the first wall, but at the next obstacle, which was the blind ditch, the obstinate old brute refused and could not be induced to go over. Elphin meanwhile was making a-heart-breaking pace, and every went well until the second jump in the indi where Lighthouse fell and Jake Shipsey, who was running in his wake, jumped on him and fell, too, Killarney meanwhile had joined ind the two were racing as though each jump was a fivishing post, and both fell at jump No. eight. Mara seeing the leaders down remounted Jake Shipsey, and although the horse was very tired, suc din gettin him over the course. Biltings also remounte. Elphin and finished within three lengths of Shipsey, but was disqualified, When Shipsey feil he struck Smith, the jockey who rode Lighthouse, and broke his coliar-bone. Updyke, who rode Killarney, was stunned for a while, but was not hurt at all, for he was in Willard’s hotel playing billiards. THE OTHER RACES are hardly worthy of description, Brait won the first, with Tom Hood second. Time, 1:18%4. The National Handicap was almost a gift for Oriflamme; Bordelaise second. Time, 2:013¢. King Idle won the third. thanks to the very bad riding of Neale on Newcastle. Time, 1:20'4; wuile Panama won the fourth event from Iceberg in the commonest sort of canter in 14334. THE PROGRAM TO-DAY is a very strong one of five races and a steeple- chase for gentlemen riders, The last race will not be calied before 5 o'clock, and those de- siring to see it can drive out from town and be in ample time by leaving at 4:30. As this is the last day of the meeting a great many horses leave for Baltimore to-night and the others will leave to-morrow. Green Morris and one or two others say they will go direct to Brookiyn. nn Many Millions Involved. The famous Hotchkiss will case over the es- tate of the late Benjamin Berkley Hotchkiss, inventor of the Hotchkiss gun, who died in Paris in 1883, came up in the superior court at New Haven yesterday, the defendants entering ademurrer, After long arguments by both es Judge Fenn reserved his decision. The » hinges on the question of domicile, and in- volves an estate valued at $12,000,000. The widow claims that the deceased was a legal resident of New York, in which case she will receive = ceased 81 as his legal residence, -d, they expect to secure at least 000 each. Legal proceedings have been ins tuted in New York and Paris, and the probabil- ties are that the case will be in the courts for several years unless compromised. +e. LATE FOREIG The Austrian government, it is said, will very likely declare the Catholic congress a private assembly, and will, therefore, give no heed to the recent telegrams to the congress from the y father, in one of which the pope informed delegates of the great consolatioa he re- ceived from the demands of Catholics for the restoration of his temporalities, The fastest locomotive employed in carrying the Scotch mail, where the a rate of speed in England is attained, has three cylinders, a new departure in locomotive building, and « seven-feet driving wheel. It has been made specially for high speed with heavy trains, Russia’s financial budget for last year real- ized a surplus of $39,000,000, And every cent of it is to be spent for increased armaments, Lady Randolph Churchill is about to make her debut in literature, it is said, with an arti- cle in Longmans’ New Review on her experiences in Russian society life. Minister McLane will attend the opening of the Paris exhibition, Herr Meyer, the largest ivory importer in the world, and brother-in-law of Hou, Carl Schurz, died yesterday at Kiel. Acopy of John Eliot's Bible has just been purchased by the trustees of the British museum, One of the new cardinals, Schoenborn, arch- bishop of Prague, was a soldier in the battle of Padua in 1866, Mr. Henry White, the American charge daffaires, yesterday presented at the queen's drawing-room Hon. Fred D. Grant, United States minister to Austria, and Lieut. Henry D. Borup, United States army military attache to the American legation at Paris, 6 Countess Bylandt and the wife of the king of Holland presented, respectively, Mrs. Grant, the wife of the minister, and Mrs. Borup. Advices from Massowa give details concern- ing the recent death of King John, of Abyssinia. 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