Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1890, Page 8

LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. FOPTCAST TILE PIGHT A.M. TUES" or 1 or the Distriet of Columbia, dvoryland. el Virginia, fair weather today, followed im! snow tonight; warmer on .Tue \ dae eday; southwesterly winds, © Pertre are Ixvirep to inspect the col- n of magnificent pictares of scenery in the Rocky and Selkirk mountains now on free exhibition im the reception room of Willard’s hotel. Suneicat Ixstauments, 477 ave. and 933 F n.w. Five Huxprep Souip Gorn Rrxos, w: ited, assorted patterns, $1 each, C. & Kenriecp, 1205 F street, leet Sramne 1 For ing lamb wn beef go to J. KR. Kris th st. wing, Center * market, and N.L. ms oth and K ste. Sur advt. Housefor siting column. Krxa, Sraive Stries Mens Vine Felt Derbies $1.50 end #2 Extra value, AL T. Lewis, 435 7th st. ‘Tur Cuxarrst Furz. in the market is Wash- ington gas light company's coke. écuxsox Buos., Exclusive Agenta MB. \Vasbington dressed Evy Your Coat. Coke and Wood from Jonn- sox kuotuxns, the leading firm inthe Dis- triet Vier the Empire Carpet Cleaning Works, 681-655 Mase. ave. nw. ‘Telephone 791-2 Sexp Two Cests postage to Domrstic Szw- Iso Macnise Orricr, corner 7th and H, and the new Domestic Fashion Catalogue for spring 1890, illustrating over 1,800 new styles, will be Mailed to you fr CITY AND_DISTRICT. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Aunaron’s.. -Kiralfy’s Nartroxar.—Rosina Vokes. Harris’ Bisov.—**Casper. the Yodier.” Krrxan’s.—The Valdis Sisters, Music Havi.—-George Wilson's Minstrels, Grose Tuxaten.—Varietion, ‘ater Queen.” oa CONDENSED LOCALS, Ameeting will be held by the church and congregation of the Eastern Presbyterian church on Thursday evening for the election ofa pastor. The names of several candidates will be presented. At the session of the Washington conference of the M.E. church. colored. among the contri- butions received for support of ministers whose salaries are small were purses of $50 and $28 respectively from the Sons and Daughters of Asbury and it. Zion churches of this city. M. H. W. sends $1 to Tur Srae office for the poor of the city. Saturd: i fire took place in house 36 E street southwest. It was caused by clothing catching fire from the stove. But little damage wa done. Judge Cox made a decree Saturday author- izing Miss Henrietta Upperman to take the name of her mother, Dodson, who was divorced in 1876 and given the right to resume her family name. Mag: e John T. C. Clark has been con- fined to his bed for the past ten days with a severe attack of chillsand neuralgia. He isnow convalescent. Harry Draper ang Ernest Adams, young col- ored men. were finéd £10 or 3” days each by Judge Miller today for assaulting John Rhoane in East Weshington yesterday. James Wilson, vred boy, pleaded guilty in the Police Court this moruing to a charge of stealing $1 trom his employer, J. W. Schafer, end was given 60 days in jail, —— Elections of Officers. The St. George's society elected officers as follows: President, Richard Rothwell; vice presidents, Dr. J. Richardson Walton and Jas. 1H. Howaith; secretary, Charles Benjamin. The organization of an Llinois state republi- Can association was effected Saturday evening by the election of the following oificers: Presi- dent, George €. Ross: vice president, M. M. Baine; secretary C. C. Mason; treasurer, John Raum. The Father Mathew total abstinence society has elected the following otlicers: President, John E. Doherty; vice president, W. A. Berkley; see- retary, Join E. Hogau: financial secretary, J. M. Hall; treasurer. Peter Daly; sergeant-at- arms, James Carmody: assistant sergeant-at- acms, J. K. O'Hare. ——— Real Estate Matters. HL. A. Cady & Co.. 520 10th street northwest, have sold for C. B. Brookes for 813,954.15 sul 47, 48 and 49, in Brookes’ sub of lots C and D, Square 686: also for Joseph Bowes for ¥5.000 sud 42. square 96, 22 by 90, on P street between 20th and Hopkins streets, Messrs. Fis & Miller, real estate brokers, have sold for Charles B. Pearson to James E. Miller 112 feet front on Orezon avenue between 18th and 19th streets northwest for $12,250 cash. A. Diehl has bought for $7,230 of the Wash- iagten real estate company lot 4, square 1034, 65 by 143 feet 1 inch, on East Capitel street between 13th and Lith streets east. A. Kaufman has bought for Bieber lot 5, square 1.000, 48 by 117 1th betw Mand N streets southeast, and Part 28. square 16 by 80 feet Sinches, oppo- site, and for $4.000 lot 20, block 26, Columbia Height, D. 8. Johnson has bought for 26,000 of H. King part 9, square 402, fronting 20 by 66 feet on Sth between K and L streets northwest, Lydia A. Tanner has bought for 4.000 of Tufts college lot 102, D. and L.'s sub Mt Pleasant. James A. Freer bas bought for $12,000 of J. T. Wormley part 2. square 199. 16 feet 8 inches by 102 feet 5 inches on I street between 15th and 16th streets northwest, Florence C. D-anison has bought for 26,785.80 Of A. Hyde et al., executors, &e., part 3, square 192, 28 by 131 feet on K street between 15th and 16th streets northwest, ——_— Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follow: F.L Gregory to L. H. Merrill, lot 13, bik. 15, Brookland; #375. J. W. Dyer etal. to S. A. Drury, lot 152. sq. 445; 21,350, Joha Sherman to Henrietta A. Pixton, lot 5, blk. 5. Columbia Heights; £1,000. N. Wilson et al. to D. 8 Evans, lots 47 and 48, blk. 2, Trinidad: 654.12. John H. Pauutzerivuter to Mary J. Connor, sub 36, sq. 775; 1,750. C.M. Blackford to G. M. Fugue, lot 1, bik. 14, Brookland; $318.75. G. 8. Fague’ to Mrs. E. N.° Tinker, lot $150. W. E. Wright et al. to Laura CG. Sweeney, sub 45, sq. 965; €1. H.G. Lewis to W. J. Rogers, lot 11 ‘Trinidad: $3,000. “ame to John E. Han Jot 12, bik. 17. do.: 3.000, C. P. Williams to D. Birtwell. 1041; bik. 3, Park; $3,850; suly $3.500. He Gilbert to Amelia Bar: ia trust, pt. 23, sq. 539; 8—. Cornelia B. Wheeler to A. Bald- win. pt. 12, blk. 17. Meridian Hill; $1,781.25. G. J. Johnson to S. Oppenheimer, lots 3 to 5 8q. - 1133; 6 to 8, sq. 1143; 1. 2 and 14, sq. 1136. to 14. sq. 14, and 7 to 10, sq. 1141; 3—. ppenheimer to Emory Jerome Wise ; S—. Joshua 1 se. 1063; 3—. Hoge, lots $ to 6, sq. 113: to G, W. Fowier. lot 8, sq. 46; Clark to A. Dieht, lo J. Newton to D. 8. Wil Droit Park; 21.500. Ap Jatob L. Hutchiug-on, H. v 4, aq. 769; —. > They Want Their Pastor to Return. The members of the First M. P. church have elected W. B. Hartivy u delegate to represent the church at the sion oi the Maryland an. nual conference to be held in Chestertown, Md., April 2, and instructed bim to ask for the return of the present pastor, Rev. J. E. Nichol- son, for the third yvar. —_—_ Infants Die Without Medical Attendance. ‘The child of Marin Jackson was found dead in bed at 120 Sth street southeast yesterday morning and the coroner gave a certificate of death from bronchitis. The four-day-old infant of Samuel Ward died yesterday without medi- eal attendance and the corouer gave a cer- tificate of death. ——— Frexce Usgcestionsnty tae Easiest Laanyt.—Six weeks’ course of conversation. Least and most talented for languages now equally favored. Four cardinal jaws; but one ntalprincipic. Teaching reduced to a See amusements, * - —_—— Excursions to This City. Washington is becoming the Mecea for *xcursionists from ali parts of the country. The railroads are encouraging this movement with exceedingly low fares on special excursion wains. Within the inst month several large Seamer opined state of New York re visited national ital Fi ii the Brooklyn excursion, which Blot ym bundrea bere from the city of churches last week, will come two more; one from Toronto, Canada, and the other from NK. Y., via the Lake Erie and Weston oad b Valley railroads, which are expected to ‘this city next Monday. - | school; E. DROWNED IN EASTERN BRANCH. The Body of the Missing Pay Clerk, Benj. A. Jones, Found and Identified. The indictment found some weeks ago by defaulting clerk of Paymaster Goodloe, will soon be nolle prossed on a suggestion of the death of the defendant. The badiy decom- posed body of the missing man was discovered yesterday morning in the Eastern Branch near the end of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad bridge, not far from Bennings, by Capt. Smith, the yard master at Bennings, who notified Ser- geant Muihall A telephone message was at once sent to Sergeant McCathran at the substation im Uniontown. The corpse was = taken from the mud in the branch and conveyed to the morgue in the ninth precinct patrol wagon. At the morgue the body was stripped of its clothing and laced on the table, to be kept there for identi- Heation. THE REMAINS IDENTIFIED. The body was badly disfigured and the cloth- ing was so muddy that the color of the goods could hardly be distinguished. The articles taken from the pockets of the clothing and a stud taken from the shirt bosom dispelled all doubt as to the identity of tne body aud afforded proof positive that the re- Mains were those of the missing pay clerk. Among the articies found in the pockets were & pair of eye-glusses, a pocket comb, 40 cents and an advertising match safe that was distrib- uted during the Knights Templar conclave last October. Mr. Frank Schwartz, an intimate friend of Jowes, was satisfied aiter viewmg the articles mentioned that the body was that of his friend. This morning Mrs. Jones and her son ited Lieut. Keliy’s station and identitied the stud and other articles taken from the clothing. Mrs. Jones’ son viewed the body and further satistied himself that it was that of his step- father. JONES’ DISAPPEARANCE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. The missing paymaster’s clerk disappeared from his home, 761 7th street southeast, on Christmas day. He had been suffering from nearalgia during the day and in the afternoon he wrote a letter to his wife before leaving home. He mailed the letter almost within sight of his own home and was afterward seen in @ restaurant on 8th street near the marine barracks. He was last seen goiug iu the direc- tion of the Anacostia bridge. That was after dark and that was the last time he was seen ahve. Between 8 and 9 o'clock that night three men on their way across the bridge heard a splash, but, on accountof the darkness, they could ‘not’ see whether the body of @ person grove to the surface or not. They pai no attention to the sound, but two or three days afterward, when they learned that Jones was missing, recalled the circumstance. ‘he failure of Jones to re- turn home that night greatly distressed his wife and when she received the letter the next morning she was fully convinced that her bus- band had jumped overboard, for he wrote: “When this letter reaches you I will be cold and stiff in the Potomac, dead.” The splash heard near the bridge that night was undoubtedly made by Jones’ jumping from the bridge. The next morning Jones’ slouch hat was picked up off the arsenal point by the captain of a tug boat. ‘rior to his disappearance his honesty had never been questioned, but bis accounts were soon afterward examined and found to be more than $3,000 short, CERTIFICATE OF DEATH BY SUICIDE. This morning Coroner Patterson investigated the case and gave a certificate of death by suicide. In looking over the clothing taken from the dead man’s body a cuff was found with Jones’ name written upon it. ee TRIED TO KILL TWO PEOPLE. Mary Harding and Warren Johnson Slashed with a Kaife by Alfred Riggs. Alfred Riggs, a negro desperado, who has probably made more business for the George- town policemen than any other criminal in that place, returned there during the latter part of last week after an absence of a fortnight in jail. He served that term for assaulting Mary Hardy or Harding, the woman with whom be hadbeen living. He had another six months to serve, but Alfred Moore, a Georgetown man, gave security in the sum of 200 for Riggs’ ap- pearance on appeal, and that explains how he came to be at large Saturday night. The six months sentence was imposed on him for throw- ing a brick and shooting at Officer Colton, who attempted to arrest him for the assault on his mistress, Saturday night he had a knife with him when he went to Mary's house, on East Market space, and entered, evidently bent on putting Mary where she could never again cause his arrest, Being under the influence of liquor his bad temper was greatly increased and he soon man- age to pick a quarrel with Mary. The woman plead with him to leave her alone and go out of her room, but the infuriated uegro drew his knife, as he had drawn it on many other per- sons, and inflicted several cuts and stabs about her breast and shoulders. Her cries brought Warren Johnson to her room and he at- tempted to prevent what threateaed to end ina homicide. Asa result of his kind act he received a dose of the same medicine that was administered to Mary. The woman, with nearly two dozen cuts and stabs, and Johnson, with ‘nearly balf that number, were taken to freedman’s hospital. The woman's injuries are serious, but it is thought that she will recover, The man’s wounds are painful, but not consid- ered dangerous. Riggs made his escape in the darkness of the night and made his way along the line of the canal, The police are on his track and expect to catch him, although they have little en- couragement, as it seems such an easy matter for some criminals to get through the meshee of the law. Riggs, as already stated. has been arrested a number of times for cutting per- sons. He always used a knife instead of p razor. On one occasion he cut four persons, If he had been serving out his last sentence this new crime would not have been com- mitted, —_-__ Athletics at Georgetown University. A meeting of the three departments of George- town university was held Saturday evening at the law school, Mr. A. M. Westfall, law, was elected temporary chairman and Mr. T. F. Carney, academic, secretary. It was unani- mously resolved to unite the three departments for purposes of athlet cs instead of runnmg them separately, as heretofore. The universit: has improved its campus lately and enlarged it and hereafter intercollegiate games and sports can be held there. The base ball man: has already arranged spring games with Prince- ton, Lafayette, University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia, and the nine is ex- | | soars todo itself great credit this year. It as been decided to open the spring tennis touruament to all the clubs of the District and arrangements are also being made for spring field day, to be held some time in April, ‘The committee appointed to complete the or- sunizatiou and union of the three departments will meet at the school of medicine March 20. | It is composed of the following representatives: | H. M. Westfall, J. J. Tobin, é - Hunt, J. A. | Saul, from phe law department; P. V. Dolan, J, A. Bari HH. Junghaas, from the medicai furphy, je, D. F. Knowlan, T. F. Carney, M. R. Denver, D. M. Dyer, from th academic department. —— An Unfortunate Family. Sam Cole, colored, aud his wife Harriet live at No, 1014 7th street southeast, not far from troubles, Some two or three years ago they | were living in an alley in the southeastern part jotthe city not far from 4th and K strects, when their house caught fire in some manner | and before the flames could be extinguished | The fire compelled them to seek other quar- | ters. and ome time ago they rented the house on 7th street. Adverse fate still pursued them, | Fire visited that house and ended the life of another child. Last week the mother, who had experienced so much trouble in a few short years, gave birth to another chfid and yesterday the infant died without having received medi- val attendance. As no physician had attended the child there was no one to sign a death cer- tificate. The police of the fifth precinct were notified and they sent word to the coroner. Fire Apparatus at the Barracks. Chief Parris of the fire department, in accor- dance with the request of Lieut, Chase, the qcents, The artists, with Dr. Bischo! ement { the navy yard. They have been murried sey- | ral years and have experienced a succession of | | two of their children were burned to death. | WHAT IT HAS SHOWN. The Results of the Civil Service Inves- It will take some little time yet for the com- > and] the grand jury against Benjamin A. Jones, the | mittee on civiBservice reform to prepare their report on the first branch of their investiga- tion, After they get all the testimony in print they have to read it over carefully to weigh and compare the evidence, and then they are to hear the arguments of the prosecution and of the members of the commission, But they will dispose of the matter as quickly as possible, 80 as to get at the other branch of the: investi- gation, the inquiry as to the general efficiency of the law. The records aré very bulky, so many side issues having been introduced in the testi- mony, but the merits of the case are easily reached and it will probably not take the com- mittee long to come to a conclusion after they are through with all the arguments. One thing that is apparent to every one who has watched the investigation throughout and heard all — Greerior is that the Rrie =4 inquiry_ resulte: vantageously commission and to the system under trial The commissioners will undoubtedly be completely exonerated, as, almost without exception, the witnesses put on the stand by the prosecution proved admirable witnesses for the commis- sion and not a word of testimony was intro- troduced which tended to show that the facts WASHINGTO were any different from what the commission - stated them to be at the start. WHAT HAS BEEN SHOWN, No new light has been thrown on the matter by the investigation, except to show that Mr. Shidy was not truly as repentant of his mis- deeds as he pretended to the commission that he was and that Mr. Campbell was not a man who could be relied upon to tell the same story in the same way on all occasions. The only responsibility of the commission in the Shidy matter was through their protection of him against too severe punishment for doing the one worthy thing he appears to have done | in connection with the Milwaukee post office | affair. As to Campbell’s action, he had "already been exonerated of the charge against him before the majority of the present commission took upon themselves the togas of office, and it was not thought by them to be their duty to determine whether or not the decision of their predecessor, Mr. Oberly, had been the proper oue, But, entirely in- dependent of this charge, itis generally under- stood that they have decided that Mr. Camp- bell is not the sort of man they want in the commission, And the reason for this has de- veloped since the investigation began and is found in the fact that when on the stand he told a story under oath which he afterward ~ declared under oath was false. No matter how eflicient he has been or how clean his record may have been from positive evil doing, the fact that he testified in this manner renders it unadvisable in their opinion to retain him on the commis- sion, and it is thought that he will eurely be dismissed, probably within a day or two, and that certainly he will not be retained longer than until the committee can make their re- port. His dismissal has been determined on ever since he mude the exhibition of himself on the stand. If Mr. Shidy were in the employ of the com- mission he would, it is stated, be as promptly dismissed by them. WHAT AN OPPONENT OF THE REFORM SAYS. Arepublican member of the House, who is regarded as an opponentof civil service reform and who has been watching the civil service investigation with as much care as would be expected of himif he were a member of the committee, said toa StaR reporter the other day after’ reviewing the testimony briefly: “There can be but one result. The commi sion has come out of this matter with honor. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Thompson clearly did all that they could be expected to do in the Campbéll matter, and whether he actually did @ wrong or not does not affect them in the least. The remarkable thing about the whole affair is that this law should have been in force as long as it has without being violated to some extent. The fact that in all that time this trumped-up charge is the only one that can be brought against the commission speaks well for the commission and for the law. Campbell will undoubtedly be dismissed from the com- mission, as ke should be. tur swearing to con- tradictory stories before tne committee. The commission will be completely exonerated and their worth will be better appreciated by the eople at large for the showing they have made ‘or themselves before the committee. As to the law, it has come to stay. I have become convinced of that during the investigation. No man who is not blind will attempt to fight it. All that should be done, and all that will be done, in my opinion, is to strengthen the law wherever it needs it by giving the commission greater powers und better facilities for the en- forcement of the law in remote localities. Neither the system nor the commission has been injured by this investigation.” AMUSEMENTS. Tickets at Ellis’ music store for the fourth concert of the Bischoff course at Congrega- gation church next Friday evening, price 50 at the organ, are Miss Cora Boyd, Miss A. Mae Rogers, Miss Ruth Thompson, Miss Maddren, Miss Kate Wilson, Mrs, Jennie Luce, Miss Grace Fox, Mr. Fred Grant, Mr. Geo. Terry, Mr. Wm. Wilson. Dr. Lafayette C. Loomis will lecture at All Souls church next Wednesday evening on “The Alps and Spain.” Tllustrate kev. Dr. Menidith of Brooklyn lectures this evening at Wesley Chapel on “The Study and Use of the Bible.” Tickets 25 cents, An entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Y.P.U., Church of Our Father, 13th and L streets, tomorrow evening. Admis- sion 10 cents, ‘Shem, Ham or Japheth”—Bishop John P. ewman will deliver a lecture at Metropolitan MLE. church on the above subject March 27, The Fire at Mertz’s Drug Store. A fire occurred Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock in the drug store of Mr. E. P. Mertz, corner of 11th and F streets northwest, causing damage estimated at $3,500, which is fully cov- ered by insurance. ‘The fire originated in the laboratory, where drugs are compounded. Miss Chase was in the basement getting out some tincture of ginger aud inadvertently dropped some of the liquid on the stove. A mild explo- sion followed and Miss Chase ran screaming through the cellar to the trap door in the side- walk. Here a couple of passers-by pulled her up. In the meantime the fire in the laboratory was making age headway. An rm was sounded from Moses’ store, across the street, and the fire department responded promptly, and soon extinguished the flames. The damage was confined to the laboratory, and business is going on as usual toda: ——————— Good Templars in Council. Perseverance lodge of Good Templars, Mary L. Edson, chief templar, presiding, held ite regular meeting in Elks hall last Saturday evening. There was a large attendance of both members and visitors, and several candidates were elected, In the entertainment fullowing | the lodge ceremonies, Mrs. A. H. Frear presid- | ing, an instromental duet was given by Clara | Brookfield and Mrs. Frear; choice quotations were given by Vice Templar Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Higbee; a question was given by Sec- retary Sinith of Minnehaha lodge; a harmonica duet by Messrs, G, Bradley aud ‘Mr. Hensley; | recitations by Mrs. Bergmann and Mr. A. | Hathe; a poem was read by Mrs, E. B, Gil- bert; an original conumdrum by Mr, A. H. Frear; a solo by Mrs. Bergmann; remurks George Giles of Independent lodge, Mr. J. Rodgers of Baltimore. Mr. King, special dep- uty, of Minnehaha lodge, and a vocal trio by Brother and Sisters Frear. Ata meeting of the grand lodge committee in the ante room quite an amount of business was transacted, including an arrangement by the executive committee of official visitations for the pend- ing quarter, A Washington Boy’s Success Abroad. Mr. John P. Lawrence of Washington, for- | merly organist of St Matthew's church, who for four years has been pursuing bis studies in the highest branches of the musical urt at the university of Liepsic, Germany, where he was — in February last with the high- est honors, has scored « notable success, German Pavers received mention * concert given in Dresden at which a youthful violin Virtuosi said to excel any one heard of late ears made his first appearance. He 2a" by the Washi te pian: of the occasion was hardly an enviable one in con- sideration of be’ enthusiasm y rformance of Herr Krasselt, violin soloi Tho immediately hy on the pre He,too,was most warmly received, which effect, it we Soubiless had @ stimula! doubt vy | Mississippi D.C. TO PREVENT BURKING. The Professors of Anatomy Make a Frank Appeal to Congress. ‘The bill which was reported from the Senate District committee a few days ago providing for the promotion of anatomical science and to pre- vent the desecration of graves in the District was accompanied by a report which incor- porated @ long argument signed by a large number of the professors more directly in- terested in the subject in the District medical colleges. The bill, it will be remembered as printed in Tae Sax, provides for the distribu- tion of the bodies of those persons dying in the hospitals, &c., and unclaimed by friends or relatives to the different colleges and institu- tions in the city in proportion to the number o students in each, _The argument from the committee of physi- cinns says: Anatomy and surgery can be learned only by the dissection of human bodies. There is no other way, If there were any other physicians and students would be glad enongh to give Ps 4 dissecting and medical colleges would to avoid the expense and bother of building and running dissecting rooms. In the District of Columbia, during the last sixty years or more (the oldest medical school is now in its sixty-eighth session), the bodies used for dissection ss been surreptitiously obtained, often enough at the risk of life and limb as well as liberty. The police and judicial | authorities are fally cognizant of this method— the former often visiting our dissecting rooms at their pleasure—and could, if they chose, ar- rest every one of us, But the authorities are familiar with the ne- cessity for dissection, and they know that our methods of obtaining bodies are the same as have prevailed in other cities, ail over the world, until suitable legislation rendered a legitimate provision of bodies possible. Not only do the medical colleges require ma- terial for dissection, but the government of the United States actually commands that persons desirous of entering the medical corps of the United States army and the United States navy shall, as a prerequisite therefor, ‘“perform surgical operations upon the cadaver.” A number of letters from the heads of tho various departments are given showing’ the re- juirements so far as dissection is concerned in the various medical departments of the govern- ment. The business of robbing graves would no longer exist in the opinion of the committee if this bill should pass, as the colleges woud not go tothe expense of purchasing bodies at the high prices paid resurrectionists when they could obtain them at a less cost and im a legal manner. ee Fire on 13th Street This Morning. This morning at 10:40 o'clock fire was dis- covered in the rear part of the grocery and crockery store No. 801 13th street. An alarm was turned in from box 142. The fire depart- ment responded promptly and succeeded in confining the flames to the rear part of the store. The upper portion of the house, which is _uved as a dwelling, was unhurt. The buil- ding is owned and occupied by L. Heilbrun and the store is owned by his son, A. J. Heil- brun. The damage to the building and stock will not exceed $800 and is fully covered by insurance. The cause gf the fire is unknown. GEORGETOWN. Gove Ficut on Anatostax Istaxp.—A glove fight took place Saturday afternoon on Analostan Island between two young men named Fearson and Thomas. After nine rounds had been fought the fight was declared a draw. The fight was carried on without the knowledge of the Columbia athletic club and it is the in- tention of the club to prosecute in the future all trespassers upon their grounds, CoxFirmation.—The Rigit Rev. Bishop Paret, bishop ot Maryland, administered the rite of confirmation yesterday afternoon at St. John’s P. E. church, confirming twenty-six candidates. Auction Sate or Rea Estate.—Thomas Dowling, auctioneer, sold at public auction Saturday afternoon brick dwelling No, 1210 28th street to S. H. Gladmon for 1,555. Pouce Court Cases.—A negro’ boy named James Thornton was not satisfied with only one charge against him when Policeman Bloom arrested him on 31st street for swearing, and he repeated the disorderly conduct at the police station, for which an additional charge was filed against him. Judge Miller fined him $10 this morning. John Corwin was tried before Judge Miller for vagraucy and given twenty days on the farm in default of bonds, John Williams and Thomas Hooper failed to appear in the Police Court today and answer @ charge of profanity and their collaterals were forfeited. Deata oF an OLp ResipENT.—Mrs. Ann M. Chamberlain died at her residence, 1322 32d street, this morning at 10 o'clock, aged seventy- six years, Nores.—Mr. George Cobb of New York is visiting relatives in Georgetown.—Officer Bradley brought to the station yesterday morn- ing a dead female infant, white, found upon vacant lot near the corner of 28th and P strects, TEMPERATURE AND CoNpDITION oF WATER AT 7 A.M.—Great Falls—temperature, 44; condi- tion, 1. Receiving reservoir—temperature, 45; condition at north connection, 5; condition at south connection, 23. Distributing reservoir— temperature, 42. ———S—_ The Weather and the Crops. The weather-crop bulletin of the signal office says that the week ending March 15 was colder than usual in the central valleys,the gulf states, in Oregon, northern California, and over the southern and central plateau regions, the de- ficiency in temperature in these sections rang- ing from two degrees to three degrees below the normal daily temperature for the week. In the middle Atlantic and New England states and lower lake ion the week was warmer than usual. the daily excess ranging from three to six degrees, Generally along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains the temperature was slightly in excess of the normal. The season from January 1 to March 15 was unusually warm generally over that portion of the country east of Sheblineieel not and from Missouri, Kansas and Colorado southward to the gulf coast and the Rio Grande valley. During the week there was more rain than usual in the central valleys, the region of excessive rains extending from east- ern Texas northward to eastern Io end uortheastward over Mississippi, east Tennessee, and the states of the Ohio? valley. Less than the usual amount of rain occurred in all other sections of the country. Freezing weather continues in the northwest. where the season is backward and the ground frozen, and although the rainfall has been less than usual in this section ample moisture is re- ported. The recent cold weather has proved injurious to wheat and fruit in Michigan, Illi- nois, Missouri, lowa and Indiana and farm work delayed by the late spring. The freezing weather in the early part of the month ex- tended as far southward as the gulf states and Georgia and North Carolina, with injurious ef- fect upon all fruit and vegetables, and in many localities fruit trees are reported us seriously injured, Excessive rains in the lower and Ohio valleys greatly delayed farm work und injured crops. Wheat is reported in good condition in Texas, but the planting of corn and cotton has been Gelazad by cool weather wid vein andl in wane sections replanting will be necessary, In Lou- isiana cane is reported in good condition, but planting is delayed. Low ground under water in Louisiana and Mississippi. The week was favorable in South Carolina for all crops, and jauting of corn, cotton and riceis in progress. u the middle Atlantic states winter grain, grass and clover is in excellent condition, but the recent freeze probably injured the early peach crop m New Jerscy and New York. No tarm work yet reported in New England, the northern portion of this region being covered with suow. Died ut Last. Drs. W. E. Pattison, Deland and Labell made Aan autopsy yesterday on the body of Ransom Floyd, an aged man who was shot by a burglar at Westport, N.Y., five weeks ago at the time his wife was killed, The result was one that had not been even guessed at by the physi- cians, A piece of bone, the size of a small cartridge, was found to have been broken from the neck bone and had ed at the base of the brain, about a quarter of an inch from the spinal cord, An abcess had formed about this and a greenish pus had spread over the lower affected and the skull was fractured dozen places Was six anda in balf a i hes right side. One fracture if inches long, extending from to the top of the head. and Fabian, a nine-year-old girl living in Bristol, Pa, a few days ago. swallowed VALLEY FORGE BATTLE GROUND. A Brewery Pool Wants It and the W. C. T. U, Is Raising Money to Buy It. Mrs. James B. Carter of 1800 North Broad street, Philadelphia, owns the historic revola- tionary battle-field of Valley Forge, having come into its possession by inheritance from her uncle three years ago. Mr. Carter has beer drawing attention to its real value from a patriotic standpoint ever since his wife in- herited it, and now, as a result, it is undecided whether the United States government, the Patriotic Sons of America, the W.C.T.U. of Penns; lvania, New Jersey and Delaware, a summer hotel syndicate, or a New York syndi- cate of brewers will purchase the tract, Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge already belongs to an association connected with the Sons of America. Mr. Carter's tract consists of 192 acres adjoining and is said to be valued at $60,000. It comprises the defense line of the great camp and is said to e only place in the country where the original fortifications remain. When his wife obtained the vty Mr. Carter called attention to the tact that the gov- ernment should possess this sacred tract of ground and put forth the suggestion that an admirable opportunity for patriotic philan- thropy was presented. He mailed 3.000 cireu- lars to the rich men of the country, such as W, H. Vanderbilt, John Jucob Astor, George Childs, A. J. Drexel and a host in all the lead. ing cities of the country. Mr. Carter also sent the circulars to every legislator, state and national, of importance, as well as to a good many real estate men. The result 1s that a New York brewery syndi- cate wishes to buy the land, being willing to Pay more than any one else. Rather than see at Sha io oes the manufacture of liquor bearing a Valley Forge trade mark the W.C.T.U. of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, Mr. Carter says, also desire to buy and are raising funds. The Patriotic Sons of America, it is also known, are trying to perfect a scheme to buy it and to preserve the tract, rather than have it become the property of liquor dealers or even a hotel syndicate, The summer hotel people, Mr. Carter said, desire it because of ite fine advantages for their iine of business. Mr. Carter, however, declared yesterday that he would prefer to sell it to the government at » low rate, Congressman Darlington has pre- sented a bill in the House for the purchase of the tract by the government. The property has about ‘seventecn houses on it anda mill with a fine water-power. eee ---_- HER HUSBAND’S PROTECTOR, The Duke of Manchester’s Daughter- in-Law Trying to Make Money. | The sensation in London created by the pub- lication of an offer by *‘a lady of title” to intro- duce Americans into the highest London society has been revived by the discovery of her identity. She turned out to be no less a per- sonage than Lady Mandeville, formerly Miss Florence Yznaga, and sister to Fernando Yznaga, who recently married Mabel Wright in New York, Lady Mandeville’s p!ans were for Americans to provide themselves with letters of introduc- tion from her ladyship's agent in the United States and which were duly presented in Lon- don, The Americans were introduced to her ladyship’s bankers, modistes and circle of ac- quaintances, The Mandeville balance at the banks was increased by gifts from the visitors and her bills at the milliners were regularly paid by her proteges. In addition to these re- turns a system of presents was established oe the Americans were expected to live up In connection with the exposure of this social seandal all London is laughing over a recent correspondence between Lady Mandeville and Miss Bessie Bellwood, a music hall singer, who is just now acting as protector of Lord Mande- ville. Her ladyship wrote: “Tam earning a thousand a year and am able now to support my husband.” To this Miss Bellwood curtly replied: “I am better able, earning double, or = Saved by Sisters of Charity. A wild panic was occasioned at 2:30 yesterday morning in Chicago by the breaking out of fire at the House of the Good Shepherd, corner of Hill and Market streets, The fire broke out in the store room, on the first floor of the big building, from some unknown cause. The hallway filled with smoke and the thick clouds rolled up into the rooms above in which a dozen sisters were sleeping. They were awakened by the smoke and their first act was to arouse the sleeping inmates quartered in the rear wing of the building. Half clad the sis- ters ran into the dormitories where the in- mates confined in the institution were sleeping and raised the alarm, assuring the girls there was no immediate danger. The inmates wrapped themsclves up as hastily as possible and gathered in the corridors. When they were all out the sisters led them to the laundr @ comparative safe place, from where the girls could escape the more readily in case the fire spread throughout the building. After the girls had been taken care of the sisters gave the alarm outside the institution and the fire engines were sent for. Before the apparatus arrived the sisters attempted to extinguish the blaze, but it gained on them rapidly and was soon eating its way through the ceiling to the floors above. The sisters were nearly chocked by the fire when the firemen arrived and quickly put the blaze out. Fifteen Persons Poisoned. About fifteen persons have been poisoned at Reading, Penna, by eating corned beef im- properly cured. They were seized with vio- lent pains in the limbs, headache and retching, Among the victims were the families of Rob- ert Thornberg, John Feather, Elijah Fisher, Henry Hafer, Ralph L. Buck and William Fink. In all cases they were relieved b prompt medi- cal attendance, though the ‘attack left them in a very weak and exhausted state. It was the opinion of the doctors that too much sultpeter had been used in curing the beef in order to give it color. —————eee_____ Want to Return to Africa. Rev. George Brown, a colored preacher of more than ordinary intelligence, is organizing a colony of his race in St. Louis to emigrate to Africa, In response to questions he said he was making slendid progress with his scheme, but had not been making a noise abont it. Al- ready he has, he said, enlisted, all told, as many as 400 or 500 people. He had'written to President Harrison to see about thefranspor- tation, and says he received a reply saying the government had not appropriated any money for that purpose, but that he could likely se- cure aid from the American association of Washington, which has done considerable in the hne cf sending freedmen back to Africa, Rey. Dr. Daniel R. Goodwin, ex-provost of the University of Pennsylvania, is dead, Carnegie, Phipps & Co. have ref 2,000 tons of southern ore received by them last week, Prcursar To Inset. That Hood's Sarsaparilia does possess curative bower Peculiar to Itself is conclusively sif®wn by the wonderful cures it las effected, unsurpassed in the history of medicine. This absolute merit it possesses by reason of the fuct that it is prepared by a COM- BINATION, PROPORTION and PROCESS Peculiar to Hood's Sarsaparilla, known to uo other medicine, and by which the fuil medicinal power of all the ingre- dients used is retained. Hood's Sarsaparila is a hizhly coucentrated extract of Sarna Dande- lion, Mandrake, Dock, Juuiper Berries, aud other well known vegetable remedies. It has wou its way to the leading place among medicines by its own intrinsic, undisputed merit, and today HOQOD'S SARSAPARILLA has a larger sale than any other similar preparation in the country. Ifyou have never taken Hood's Sarsa- parilla, try it this season, “Hood's Sarsaparilis has renewed my grip. Lam 65 years of age and was ali run down®nd discouraged. I have taken Hood's and on looking myself over find that I am much better, iu fact quite @ chap. Of course the medicine will got discount my years, but it comes nearer to it than anything elee,”—CHas, B LONG, Shrewsbury, Masa, HOOD’S BARSAPARILLA Sold by all druggists. §1; six for @5. Prepared only ‘by C. L HOOD & 00., Apotheceries, Lowell, Mass. 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR 2 REMEDIES, the purest and best for itching, bure- ‘ing, scaly, crusted, and pimply Giseases of the skin ‘and scalp, with lope of hair. Mothers, do not delay ‘Childhood is the time to permanently cure all! of the skin and scalp. Ssve your children ARCH 17, 1890 Nothing Hidden. In these times of extensive adulteration it is not enough that manufacturers of food preparations simply claim that their goods are “pure” or “abso- lutely pure.” They should support that claim by publishing the composition of the article manufac- tured, that the consumer may judge for himself as to its wholesomeness. The public should insist upon knowing what all food compounds contain, and a// that they contain. No article intended for use in the preparation of our daily bread should receive public support unless the manufacturers’ formula be published. All the in; ients used in Cleveland's Superior Baking Powder have been for years published on the label of every can. The purity of the ingredi- ents and the great care in selection, together with the scientific accuracy with which they are com- pounded, account for the wholesomeness and effi- ciency of this baking powder. CITY ITEMS. =. C. Bresnahan & Co., 410 7th st. n.w., The only and most reliable candy house in this city. A specialty is made of 25-cent candy equal to any 40-cent candy in this city. Delicious Cream’ Mints, 25¢. per Ib, Winter Green Creams, 25c. per Ib, Lime Juice Creams, 25¢. per Ib. Butter Cups Creams, 25. per Ib, Nut Candies, 25c. per Ib. And a hundred other kinds to select from for 25c. per Ib. Giace Nuts, 40¢. per Ib. Marron Glace, 80c. per Ib, Salted Almonds, 60c. per Ib, French Nugat, 50c. per Ib. One visit to our store will convince you we have everything to suit our customers in the candy line. We have one of the finest arranged stores in this city. We have all our candy in cases, neatly arranged in glass dishes,which we find makes them more tempting than displayed ©n counters in plates. We also have one of the largest and finest factories this side of New York. One visit to our factory will convince you that we e the finest and purest Candy in th: E. C. Bresy, ie 410 7th st. nw, Surgical Instruments, 477 ave, and 933 F n.w. mil7-2t No Use to Deny the fact that Salvation Oil is fast taking the place of all other lini- men 1 Over 10,000 Fine Hats, half usual American Hat Co.'s Spring Styles Fine Derbies, in large, smail and Dunlap shapes, 9c. to $1.50. Best Hat made,#2. 209 Pa, ave., opp. Botanical Gardens. Plain figures. One price. m15-8,m,w& for" Easter Cards Novelties at J. Jar Govtp’s. mi15-8t* Headache, Neuralgia, Dizziness, Nervous- | ness, Spasms, Sleeplessuess cured by Mr. Miles’ Nervine. Samples free at 1 Epwakp P. Meutz’s, 1014 F st. Buy a Machine With a Reputation! Examine our New High Arm No. 9 and notice how its rotary motion, silent and positive, con- trasts with the rasping, heavy, uncertain action of shuttle machines. Office, 437 9th n. {19-1 Wueerer & Wirsox M’r’ AMUSEMENTS. Nespas GRAND OPERA HOUSE. EVERY EVENING, MATINE E ING, MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND KIRALFY's GRAND BALLET AND SPECIAL MPANY, (Presenting thes = OO WATER x 4 EON NN KER EER N NN 7 ‘A GORGEOUS FAIRY SPECTACLE. Do Not Fail to See THE WONDERFUL PIALRAS. THE BROTHERS WASHAUEK, MELE. FEANCESCINA PARIS, SABLON, AKNOLD KiRALD 3, And All the Ot Nore—The entire produc! direction of Mr. Bolossy K. it Week—CASINO OPERA COMPANY. KE 33 NEW WASHINGTON Eleventh st. south of Peuusyi: THIS WEEK ONLY! m5 THEATER, vende enue THIS WEEK ONLY! = a AA AA <<48 A444 E » < geecs 4 Seo! -— Trt T na 585g a Sss ot BI Ee Ss Tf tee & NOVELTY COMPANY, Headed by the Marvelous VAIDIS TWIN SISTERS, In Their New Improved Trapezone Rotaire and Elec- tric Ladder, patented in Europe and America, KELLER, The Human Enigma, NAPIER AND MARZELLO, Kings of All Gymnastic Comedians. JANET MELVILLE AND EVIE STETSON, The Only Female Motto Vocalists and Dislect Artists, THE GREAT BELLAG, Parisian Necromancer and Oriental Wonder Worker. JOHN E. DREW, Comedian, Vocalist and Dancer. SAM AND KITTIE MORTON, ‘Vocalists, Dancers sud Character Change Artista, BOBBIE RALSTON, The Miniature Comedian, Vocalist and Dancer, Only 3 Feet 2 Inches High, CARR AND TOURJEE, ‘The Great Musical Dua. a fess rt S585 5ss Sus8 N*® NATIONAL TONIGHT AT 8. Only Matinee Satur @iy at 2, The Peerless Miss ROSINA 00 KK &£I Y¥ 3% KX EMF 5s YF bs Be i Sy Vv oo K K ar Supported by FELIX MOKRIS and her LONDON COMEDY COMPANY, 3 Distinct Plays at Each Performance. 3 y Ws id Saturday nen Tuesday, Wednesday ani at Nights, Ore “THE CIRCUS RIDER” and on “THE ROUGH DIAMOND.” 14 Friday Nights and Saturday Matinee, | “S!!t!+ ay HONOR BOUND,” — er ‘MY MIL INER’s BILL.” (CHs ‘art was true Poh, “A PANTOMI REHEARSAL* Next Week—LITTLE LOKD FAUNTLEROY, LOBE EATER, euiaplvatia March 17, eri 3 the SIAR SPECIALTY COMPANY. RENTZ A) Monday, Wed: satay, pny eee, at niggi, 10.30, fud = ees 10, 20 and 30 centa_ ml ARRIS’ BIJQU THEATER WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, MARCH 17. Mr. CHAS. T E: 4, the Celebrated German Dialect Goixedian. inthe ate Woe Carleton Wiesner get cane CASPER THE YODLER, With all the Scenery, painted ex ruction. ts for the Children Bouguets ior the Ladies at every Perf Next—-THE PASSION SLAVE LL 2OOR8 music wart WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1890. GuaND AMERICAN COMPOSERS’ CONCERT. Full Orchestra of 65, Under the Direction of MB. FRANK VAN DER STUCKEN New ¥ Works ot the SuloeTag venue and 11th street S555 as ss 5! rer _ AMUSEMENTS. _ REE LECTURE AT THE MASONTO HALL NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, At 2.30, 4:30 and & p.m. Saturday Morning at 11 o'clock for Ladies. ‘Subject:—“The eastest to learn to speak is unguee- tionably the French Language, because of ite api formity im propunciation and accent.” CONVERSATIONAL POWER Th the a FRENCH LANGUAGE how equally within the reach of all—the least as well & the mont talented for lanwuages, because. Teaching H : ch has been reduced to a science by aud two make four. : ual laws based on one ple, which, When strictly adbered voice ‘the four cantinal laws the Profes- imcovened mathematical) There are but fundamental pri to, create the Prenc Ths ve, plain, every-day, common-ernse adi nected they produce results that are ab- solute, @ prouwbciation and accent next to perfect, and the ability to speak in French after A SIX WEEKS’ COURSE ra FRENCH CONVERSATION. 5 lessons ” exces opens next week. pw pb daily Prof, LUGIES LC. COLLIERE, AM, @ native of inthe District, ‘Residence 1708 Lat mw tai te Bsr COURSE. : FOURTH OONCER' The Fourth Concert of the Bischoff Course will be ven FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1890, AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH This Concert, under the direction of Dr. Bischoff, Will consist of choice selections for the Oncan. given by De, Bischof, aud vocal iiumubers by Miss ‘Core | Boyd, Miss A. Mae Kowers, Miss Ktuth Thompson, Mies 1.” Maddren, Mise Katie V. Wilson, Mie, Jonnie iss Grace K. rox, Mr. Pred. A Grant, Mr. Geo. and Mr. Wm. Wilson. id Varied program will be offered. ceuts. For sale at Ellis’ Music Store and . ml5-6t UNDER THE AUSPICES OF “d the Young 1» oples Union (Church of Our tsthor), corner 13th aud L ste uw, TULSDAL EVENING, March 15. Living Statucry, Dustrated Songa, &c Adiuission, 10 cents. restimenta, —— u1b-sit® YOU LIKE To Go TO EUROPE, | b go for €10G, all ex Plus include everything: | Yew, Cctan travel, railway ja res, botel bills and carr drives. Pox tise it! It is the chance of a life time! | particulary call or W.B. VAN WICKLE, ‘ourist Agent, m45-3t 1225 Pennsylvania ave A TEAYELED | FOREIGN LADY, | SPEAKING English, French and forining party for Summer European trip desires few more pereone to Tour imeludes iBedy parts of interest in Gerinany, France and switzerland. at the de QNTERTAINMEN | Cost, inch frst cli ocean 300 wt Rirec montis. “address EUROPE, Star ofhee, milbsse L>ox BOSTON MUSIC SYMPHONY WALL ORCHESTRA, THIRD GRAND CONCERT, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, by the BOSTON Conductor, A. NIKISCH, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. (che dusted Supeanoh : ran: MISS MARY HOWE. PROGRAM: ‘he odie Fried Seats 61 and 61.50 et 4. F. ELLIS & CO. 37 Pa_ave. mis-at BURDITT & NORTH, Managers. IN N MUSIC HALL. Lxoous Musics STHASBURGER, Manager. 7 x Monday, I uesda; and Wednesday MGcmueucing March 12" "Weduessay Msunen: aT HOME, After an Absence of Seven Year, GEORGE WILSON (Formerly of Barlow and Wilson) ‘Aud His MAMMOTH MINSTRELS, Composed of the Premier Artists of Minstrelsy, Introducing ALL THE LATEST SONGS COMPOSED BY WASE- INGTON AUTHORS. Reserved seats on sale now st Metzerott's Muxie lore, 1110 F st, uw. oo 25, 50, 75 cents and €1 mi2-7t W ASHINGTON DIVISION, No. 1, UR, K. OF B Fair will commence MONDAY NIGHT, MARCH 10. Come and hear the wonderful Phonograph. Fair will last for 10 days ie ) conte mB" DE. MENEDITH OF BROOKLYN. X.¥ ! BY will LECTURE at Wesley Chapel MONDAY RLVENING. Murch 17, at So\clock, ou the wu THE STUDY AND UBE OF THE’ BIBLE emt, 7 sion, 25 c1 __ STAGE EXCURSIONS. ARLINGTON—FAST STAGE LINE AT 2.30 pany, Fare oc. road Drive pats thattered “Leaves the WEBSI Li O13 Lut et uw ae MILKS, 37%4C. Ixo1 Suxs, a0. Criss Sux GRAN Nts (veautifal new EO RADALE CAMBEIC, ve Auest quality, 10e. TURKEY GED TABLE AMASK, the very’ beet Oe, SLAC sik. (MOHAIR, BRILLIANTINES, tue pest QUALITY FRUIT UF THE Loom Gist OnE NLIET TA CAB oa jaden, wide double widi ith, fine quauity. Special bar- IN, excellent quality, immense CARTER'S Caxh 71 MARKET SPACE, NEAR TH st, rect Rg 3:28. 01.39, . anyones ca, @1.10, $1. ILE BRILLIANTI hale ad . =a case aets : vie Ver Bd tg inp BarBuigaas EXGLisit S100 “HENMETIA uENCH CASUMERES, webs eieducst to pees ie aril Saas eks Usps | Poos Russes Goons SOLOISTS. ‘Miss Eleanor Werner Everest, soprano, of Philadel "Eee bes 2, 61.50, $1, 75c. Admission @1 Gal- bad Eg roe nner enn, een 1 ARE DEAR aT AXY PRICE. a ‘RUBBER COATS, GOSSAMERS, BOOTS AED BORA, BTC. at (@0ODTRAB RUBBER ComPaity, ~ 300 Oth tae MELVILLE LINDAAT, Mooapes, ae ‘