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pa THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES. Why does this man stare so? He is simply listening to the marvelous cures effected by Dr. Pierce’s Gold- en Medical Discovery. The following case illustrates : i February Wth, 1200. | FORLD" DIsPENSARY ‘ MEDICAL Assocta- woros: Basan N.Y: Gentiemcn—A remarkable cage has occurred tnour territory. J. N. Berry, a man down rapidly. thirty years of » Was going He_ tried after physician, ane receipte—in fact, € He went toa jum and returned noted sanitari wo better. We all thought he was dying with consum] jon, and only a few weeks of ‘weze left for tims. ie. seed “Golden Medical r= ery.” and at the same time commenced to mend. He has used about two dozen ant ig still using it. He has gained in weight, color and strength, and is able to do light work. Itis just such a case as we have listened ‘to rather suspicionaly, but whea_ We sre it we must believe it. it has trebled our sales of “Golden Medical = JOHN HACKETT & SON, Druggiste, Roanoke, ind. In all bronchial, throat and lung affections, lingering coughs, spitting of blood, weak Jungs and kindred ailments, the “Discovery” effects the most marvelous cures. nl . A. MUDDIMAS 614 12th Street. ROCHESTER AND B. & H. LAMPS, 2.50, $3.00. $2.85, $3.25, &e. | MARION HARLAN COFFEE POT, 90¢., $1.20, $1.60. UNIQUE CHRISTMAS GIFTS. 5,6, 8, 10,27, 1:5, 15, 18, 19, 20,22, 28 ASK YCUR GROCER FOR The Celchrated CHOCOLAT MENIER Annual Sales Exceed 30 MILLIONS Lbs. se Use CERES, the Celebrated M! Patent Process Fiour. the world, PEARS’ SOAP is tho MOST ELEGANT TOILET SOAP Mitchell’s Kidney Plasters Absorb al disease in the Kidneys and. estore th-m to a healthy condition, Bold by’ Dovelty MITCHELLS KIDNEY PLASTERS, Drngristseverswhers, or sent hy malt for 50a, Plaster Werks, Lowell, Mass BEECHAM'S PILLS CTE GREAT wee N ILLs. ‘ervous 25cts. a Box. OF ALL DRUGGISTS G. Prsssove & Sone . Firwnre, Italy, CHIANTE WINE, Melai Paris Exposition, 1580. Innesota it is the best in| THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. ‘The Debate and Vote on the Atkinson Bill jn the House Yesterday. STRONG POINTS IN THE DEBATE—VALUABLE PRIVI- LEGES GRANTED FREE OFCOST TO THE RAILROAD (COMPANY WITHOUT PROTECTION FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT. After the Stan's report closed yesterday the debate on the conference report of the Penn- sylvania railroad bill continued for some time | and was finally ended by the report being i adopted by the House on a yea and nay vote. ‘Mr. Heard’s remarks in support of the re-/ port were interrupted by little dialogues be- tween Mr. Grout and Mr. Cannon, in which the latter gentleman staied emphatically that he would not vote for any proposition that di- reetly or indirectly had as ite object the re- moval of the tracks and station of the Pennsyl- vania road from the mall. Mr. Heard then continued his remarks. He had ‘no objection, he said, to the commission amendment and he would vote for it asa separate measure. He thought, however, it should be broadened and made to include’ all the railroads in the city. ‘Mr. Milliken asked if the amendment which had been abandoned was not the-only thing in the bill for the protection of the public. Mr. Heard anawered in the negative. Mr. Milliken then said: “This bill, asT under- stand, grants to this company franchises aud rights which are of vast benefit to it.” r. Heard—“And of equally great benefit to the public, I think.” WHERE DORKS THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC COME IN? Mr. Milliken remarked that the bill did noth- ing more for the protection of the public than | to say that the railroad company shall not claim anv further advantages than are granted in the bill. Mr. Ht nts. Contin “There isone element of the people here insists that thexe facilities abali be given without the conditions which another element would impose. There is one element whic! that while the railroad company ¢ these increased facilities, which are admitted to be necessary, they shall be coupled with conditions which I myself do not propose to insist upon being put’ in this bill. As an original propoxition I should consider the question upon its merits, but I do not consider it proper or necessary to put such conditions in this bill.” ? ‘MODESTY OF THE RATLROAD COMPANY. Mr. Hemphill then took the floor and made a strong plea for rejection of the report. He sai “Great eredit is taken by the gentleman from Pennaylvania (Mr. Atkinson) and the gen- | tleman from Missouri (Mr. Heard) for the fact that this bill does not ack for anything but what the railroad company already possesses. Well, inasmuch as the railroad has everything on earth that it can have here I do not think that they are entitled to so much credit for not And in «certain sense they ask for anything more than they have. ‘y do ask to be confirmed in the ocen- ney of some things that they have had here- fore and to which they have no earthly rij i * oceupied, not only Ww Lut absolutely in opposition to the law. So far as itis necessary to legalize the use of the tidngee! the rullcoad ‘company, so that they may pass from their main tracks into the property they acquired or into the warehouses of business people of this community, I sup- pose there ix no one to object to that. But the question comes back here, the main question, and it is this: If the railroad is to get every- thing it asks under the bill is it not tl he proper time for those of us who believe somebody else in this community have rights as well as the railroad to see that something is done to secure the rights of the communi to which we believe the people are entitled: ‘THE COMMISSION PROPOSITION. we did adopt, after a full discussion in the House, a proposition that this matter should be investigated by @ commission, and a report made to the House. It was never at any time suggested that the commission was not broad ongh in ite seope; nor was any amendment ered making it broader than it wax originally arranged for in the amendment. And I think, ‘Mr. Speaker. the experience of the members of this House will bear me out in the statement that the management and handling of one rail road in this District by one commission ix as much as any three men in the country can un- dertake: for after the most strenuous efforts on the part of the — of the District of Colum- bia, and some of us m this floor who claim to represent their interests we have not been le to manage this single railroad company: and it is even doubtful whether they have not 2 able to manage the majority of this House in opposition to the rights and interests of the A VERY POOR REASO’ “But the gentleman from Pennsylvania ob- jects todealing with the Pennsylvania road be- cause at the same time we are not dealing with another road and all others which may possibly come in at some future time. I say it ix a very poor reason why we should not deal with one which we now have because we do not at the same time provide for dealing with others which we may never have. Now. «0 far as this railroad is concerned something has been said of the freight facilities of the railroad com- pany with regard to southern traffic. These facilities have never been hampered or injured to any great extent: and it is not essential, sir, that the Pennsylvania railroad should occupy the streets of this city with three or four or five tracks. or that it should take the public y of the United States without payin Tent for its use or occupancy, nor is it essenti that they should run uj grades in this city kill the people of this district at grade crossitigs in order that the people of the south should have additional freight facilities.” DEATHS ON THE TRACKS. Here followed a discussion between Mr. Hemphill and Mr. Atkinson as to the number of deaths caused by the Pennsylvania road in the over 100 persons had been Mr. Atkinson held that only two persons had been killed vince 18890 ill mid: “I know the gentleman Mr. Her said: from Pennsylvania says that from 1883 they have killed but two persons. But you know the idea a railroad company has as to what it does towards the injury of the public and the idea that the public have as to what the rail- road does with reference to the same thing are two very different matters, and I stand here now speaking | have been injured and not orporation that has done the injury. Mr. Hemphill then said that hix authority for the statement that in the lust twenty vears over one hundred persons had been killed or wounded by the Pennaylvania road in the Dis- trict was the District Commissioner.” ANN the gentleman from Pennsylvania says that the appointment of this commission will simply be | an annoyance to this railroad company. Well, | now, it seems to me that when a railroad is oc- cupying publie ground, running its trains | through the streets here; when it will not even | build a bridge (except one sinal! bridge) over | the publie grognds thatit does occupy; when it | will not jower its grades in any ; when it | will not do anything toward putting up « wall | tokeep the people from running over tracks and the cars from running over the peo- ple, it ix pretty hard, when the time comes for us to appoint a commission to examine into this question, that the gentleman from Penn- sylvania should say the whole result of this thing will be an annoyance to the railroad com- an ParWhere a railroad that has had these privi- leges tor twenty years and not paid a single cent of taxes so far ax the public property is concerned (it bas paid taxes upon its own pro erty) and no rent: when it has bad not only every facility it possibly could under the law, but in detiance of law, it is certainly going to extremes, when the Congress of the United States wants to look into this thing like to call the attention of the House to, and (Aine aches Curt Spanente and sou Spumaate, | the first ix that this railroad is occupying streets D'Aste Syumante and nea- - to D Aste Sy * im this city At one time during Spumante. chetto. Capri, Marsala, Fer Ret Branca, Lucca Olive Ul, Fancemano, Goreonzola apd Boman Cheese, Dry Mushron, Macaroni of All Kinds and Sizes. Agents for (. Groesineer Youn:vitle, Napa County. Awents for J. H. Mowers & ao” Whisaies. Goovvesn Rusnee Cowrasy, Que 9TH ST., PMELVILLE LINDSAY. Manager POOR RUBBEK GOODS ARE DEAR AT ANY PRICE. BUYOUR “GOLD SEAL” GRADE AND YOU WILL GET THE BEST MADE. BEST QUALITY LEATHER BELTING A SPECIALTY. alétr one of the inaugurations here permimion was given by Congres to lay down a track tem) rarily in order that they might have faciiti lor secommodating: the age number of ple that were to come here. It was provi [af L recollcet correctly, that this be temporary; but it is there today, tion to the laws of | sey, Laidlaw, Langston, Lee, Le for | La they would have the right to acquire under the acts of Congress? SHOULDY'T THE RAILBOAD PAY ITS WAY? “One thing, it seems to me, that we ought to consider is whether the Pennsylvania railroad should not be compelled to buy its way into this city instead of c in over publie erty to the prericeory ts people of this city who live along those streets. If we are to have the depot where it is at present located I think we ought at least to compel this railroad to bridge over the tracks in the mall in such » way that those who have to drive over it will not have their horses frightened, and that peo- ple who want to go cither by themselves or with their families into these public grounds shall not have the fear of being run over by this railroad. There are many places in this Union where the railroads go fat the heart of the city; but there is always a provision to pro- tegt the public: and I can conceive of no good reason that cun be assigned by any one why a Tuilroad like the Pennsylvania railroad should not buy ita way into the sity of Washington, as other railroads are compelled to do under like circumstances in other cities, A PERTINENT QUERY. “We have lately appropriated, I think, ‘£600,000 for the purchase of 2 site for ® public Post office. That £600,000 has bgen taken out of the money of the United States and paid, or will be paid, to private owners of Property 90 ic building may be constructed for the accommodation of the people of this city. I believe it ina and wise expenditure; but I want to submit to gentlemen upon this floor whether we can justify ourselves to our own consciences or to our constituents, when we take $600,000 to buy a piece of property from private owners, and at the same time per- mit the Pennsylvania railroad, which is as wealthy ae any other organization in the United States, and which, as we know, is pertectly able to buy ite way, whether we permit them to occupy public ground of this cit; which is worth at cast ne much as that whic we huve paid for a city post office, and to keep it for twenty years without paying any tax for it, without paying a dime of rent for it, and when « bill is up to give them the additional facilities they want, I ask whether we shall re- fuse to make some provision by which the peo- ple shall get vome return for the property they have vecupied and which balongs to the peo- ple?” AS TO TAXES. A discussion then took place as to whether the company paid taxes on the property which it occupied. Mr. Atkinson claimed the com- pany paid $10,000 a year taxes on the property an Mr. Hemphill said he was informed that this was on the building. TURNED OVER BODY AND SOUL TO A CORPORATION. In regard to the amendment introduced in the bill by the conference committee in regard to nothing in the bill confirming any right of the company to the present occupation of the mall Mr Hemphill said: 1 “My idea is that this provision is absolutely futile and useless, and it looks as if it were brought into the House in order to persuade members to give up what we have been con- tending for as against this railroad, and to adopt something in the nature of a provision with reference to this station down here which is absolutely superfluous and noneffectnal. But, 1 repeat, if it is of any use, then the same pro- vision ought to be made with reference to the other public property which is likewise occa- pied by this railroad. Aud now, Mr. Speaker, all I have to aay is if the House will vote down this confer- ence report, it will at least show that we have not turned ourselves over body and soul toa corporation, and it will show also that the jouse is d to insist upon some pro) i- tiom that wil bring this question to's Ral sot. tlement. And, in addition to that, we ought to at least give notice to the company that we ex- ct some return for the public property that hey have so long occupied. How much time have I remaining?” ‘THE COMMISSION PROPOSITION. Mr. Milliken closed the debate by remarking: “If this railroad company today, while this question is before Congress and while they are asking to be granted and confirmed in rights which do not now exist--if they today object now to this commission will they not to it still more strenuously after they have got all they want? If we cannot today in this House, while this question is open, create» commis- sion to take into consideration the rights of the people in connection with the rights of this railroad in the District of Columbia, then when hereafter the proposition, which ‘my friend from Pennaylvania (Mr. Atkinson) has so much ut heart, to create a general commission to con- sider all these railroad questions in relation to the District comes up, shall we not find the | Pennsylvania railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio ‘railrow? and all the railroads posing that proposition? we cannot fodays in’ consideration of “great advantages which this railroad is to receive from this bill if it shall pass—if we cannot now t this commission upon the bill does anvbody hope that we can hereafter pass a bill pro- viding for such a commision when we hall have all the railroads opposing it?” THE VOTE IX DETIL. The vote war then taken on agreeirg to the | conference report, and the report was adopted — yeas 121, nays 88, as follows: Yeas—Adams, Allen, Mich., Atkinwon, Pa.» Baker, spanks, Bart ler, Belknap, Bergen, ingham, | Blount, Boutner, Brewer, Brosius Brown. J, By, | Buchanan, N. J., Buckaiew, Burrows, Bynum, Caldwell, Candler, Ga., Candler, Mase., Cannon, Carlton, Caswell, 'Catchings, Cheatham, Coth: | ran, Craig, Crain, Crisp, Culberwon, Tex., Cul- | beriwon, Pa.. Cutcheon, Dalzell, Darlington, | Dorsey, Dunnell, Ewart, Farquiar, Flower, | Forney, Fanston, Gear, Geary, Geiseenhainer, | Gibson, Goodnight, Grimes, Hansbrough, Har- mer, Hays, E.R. Heard, Henderson, Towa, Henderson, N. C., Ketcham, Kin: | m2, wis, Mansur, Mason, McAdoo, McCreary, McKenna, Mckinley, | McMillin, Miles, Mottitt, Montgomery, More Morse, Mudd, Mutchler, Oates, O'Donnell, O'Ferrall. O'Neil, Mass., O'Neill, Pa., Osborn Owens, Ohio, Payne, Payson, Perkins, Perry Pindar, Post, Pugaley, Quackenbush, Ray, Rey. burn, Richardson, Rife, Rowell, Rusk, Sanford, Scranton, Scull, Sherman Smith, Il., Smith, W. Va., Smy tewart, Tex., Stone, Pa., Struble, Taylor, lil., Townsend, Col send, Pa., Van Schaick, Vaux, Wade, Wallac Y., Wheeler, Mich., Whitelaw, Wike, Wilki m, Wright, Yardley. Nays— Abbott, Allen, Miss., Blanchard, Booth- man, Brickner, Brookshire, Brower, Buchanan, Va. ton, Cheadle, Chipman, Clements, Clunie, Cobb, Coleman, Connell, Cooper, Ind., Covert, “Dickerson, Dingley, Dolliver, Ed- mundx, Enloe, Finley, Fithian, Flick, Fowler, Gest, Grout, Hare, Haugen, Hemphill, Herbert, Hermann, Hill, Holman, Hooker, Houk, Kelley, Kennedy Kilgore, Lacty, La Follett, Lane, ham, Laws, Lind, Lodge, Martin, Ind., Martin, Tex., McCarthy, McClellan, McComas, Melt Milliken, Moore, N.H., O'Neall, Ind., Outhwaite, Paynter, Penington, Pierce, Quinn, Reed, Towa, ra, Sawyer, Sayers, Seney, Shively, Simonds, Spins Spooner, Springer, Sawant Ton ie Seka, Rosny, J. D. Taylor, E. B. Taylor, a Fraces. Turner: Ga. Turner, Kan, Vandever, ington, Wheeler, » Williams, Ohio, Wilson, Wash. a. The Policemen’s Ball. The ball. given last night at the National Rifles’ Armory by the police officers of the sixth precinet was a success and the amount realized will pay for fitting the gymnasium at the sta- tion in good style. The officers on the several committees were dressed in uniform, wearing white vests and white kid gloves. The affair was a very tone and the friends of those who gave it are going to ask tha: another be given before the close of the season. pases <> Choma Proud to Be an American Citizen. An interesting talk, based on what he saw in Europe during his recent trip abroad, was given last evening at the rooms of the Y.M.C.A. by Mr. Simon Wolf. The large audience present were greatly entertained by the bright and sketchy contrasts drawn by the speaker be- | tween things as he saw them im Europe and as j they are in this country. Mr. Wolf returned, he ‘seid, more than ever proud that he was & citizen of America. —_———— Ballding Association. The Home Building Association at its last monthly meeting advanced $7,484 to its mem- of a little over #187 per share, on monthly pay- ments of €1 per share on stock and ¢1as in- 6 per | Kisses ——~4 MRS. SENATOR HEARST, SOCIAL MATTERS. Guests at the White House--Notable Teas Yesterday—Personal Mention. Mrs. Harrison is entertaining her sister-in- law, Mrs. C. B. Harrison, at the White Honse. ‘The ladies saw a few friends quietly in the afternoon after their return from a drive. Mrs. Harrison is too busy completing and vending away her numerous gifts for the approaching holitlays to aoe callers, gen Mra. MeKee is spending a few days with Mra. J. V. N. Findlay in Baltimore. Mrs. Dimmick was present yes- terday at Mrs. Hutchinson's tea. Miss Hutchinson's tea yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock was the leading social event of the day. Mr. J. W. Hutchinson's house was thrown open for the occasion. A cheerful wood fire burned npon the hearth in the large hall. ‘The rooms throughout were lighted und over 100 guests were present during the late afternoon hours. Miss Hutchinson, in a toilet of palest blze crepon, trimmed with deep frills of white silk mull, received the company in the front drawing room. Ather side atood Mies McMillan, daughter of Sentor McMillan, attired in a toilet of mauve crepe trim- med with chiffon ruffles, Mr. Hutchinson es- corted the new arrivals through — the rooms to the dining room, where they were welcomed by Mrs. Hutchineon, in “a trained gown “of brown Miss Grace Hutchinson, who is still in school, Was dressed in pink silk cambric,and served Lalla Rookh. Mra. Bloomer, in agown of white India silk, poured tea. Miss Halsey, in black satin, assisted generally. The beautiful picture, fh,” by Benjamin Constant, that Mr. as recently added to his art col- lection, was greatly admired. the present were Mrs. Dimmick, Misa Fuller, ‘ol. Carpenter, Miss Greer, Mr. apd Mrs. Parker Mann, Mr. and Mrs.'Ross Thom ‘Mise*Ida M. Thompson, Miss Denver, the Misses Mullan, Mr. Wm. Acklan, Mr. and Mra. Barry Bulkley, Mr. Grifin, Mr. Alger, Mr. Percy Meyers, Mr. Paul Andrews, Mr. Leo Phillips, Mr. de Mendonca, Mr. James Morrill, Mr. Thoraton Harris, Lieut. Haines, Mr. Edward Redfern, Mr. Noyes, Mr. Lawrence Heap, Mr. | E, Henry, ‘Mrs, Andrews, Mra. Henriques, Mr. Bigelow, Miss Bigelow, Miss Walthal, the Misses Hough.’ the Misses O'Toole, Mrs. McCrea, Sherman, Miss Miles, Miss Proctor, Mi: Miller, Mr. Colwell, Mr. Trow- bridge, Mr. Partridge, Dr. Robertson, Mr, Lampton, Dr. Deale. Mr. Bloomer, Mre, Dri iss’ Gibson, Miss Greenleaf, Miss Mitchell, Mins Sacket, Miss Ashford, Miss Mary Breckinridge, Miss Moore, Miss Claggett, Miss Lyman, Mr. and Mrs. Walton, Miss Smith, Mrs. Tittmann, Mr. Kilpatrick, Miss Dalzell and Lieut. Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Haywood received a large number of visits from their friends yesterday afternoon at No. 161 [st utreet. Mrs. Blaine is in New York city with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Damrosch. ‘Mrs. R. H. Townsend of Philadelphia, daugh- terof Hon. Wm. L. Scott of Erie, has arrived | in the city and is occupying her house, No. 22 Lafayette square, where she will spend the winter. Mr. and Mra. Cabell have issued invitations for Tuesday, December 30, from 4 to 6 o'clock, | to meet the members of the American Historical Association. Mr. and Mrs. Scranton and Miss Lida Seran- ton have arrived in the city from Scranton, Pa. and will be at the Richmond for the session. Dr. and Mrs. Seneca Powell, who have been in the city for some weeks past at the Hotel Arno, have gone to Thomasville, Ga., for the winter. Dr. Powell was for some time the partner of Dr. Hammond in New York city. Senator Farwell, accompanied by Mr. H. Kreismanr. of Berlin, Germany, who has been his guest here for the past few days, left for Chicago this morning. The Senator will re- turn with Mrs. Farwell in January and they will be at the Hotel Arno. The lady managers of the Home fo: Incura- bles in this city have made all arrangements for aa amateur presentation of the operetta “YAfricaine” about the middle of January. The caste will bea strong one. Mra, Charles Whe- lan of Philadelphia will take the part of Selike, Mrs. Fremont of this city, Jnez; Mr. Keeling, a well-known buritone, will take the part of Vacco and Mr. Paul Hunt Boston wil, personate the Chimpansee. The chorus will be compoed of the society beaux and belles of Washington, mustering some forty strong, aa follows: Miss Bancroft, Miss Everett, Miss James. the Mises Hunt, Miss Taylor, Mins Ai Brooke, Miss Brown, i Miss Edie, Miss He: Bliss, Mr. Bullard, a Brown, Marquis Im ag Mr. Webb, Mr. Zachery, Mr. neeling, | r. Hosmer, Mr. ‘Eldridge, Baron Becktries, Comte de Chambrun, Dr. ertson, Dr. Rosse, Count Devonne, Mr. Knut, Mr. Blaine, Mr. Biddle, Mr. Ward Thoron and Mr. Levi. ‘Mrs. Bradley Johnson, in the name of the ladies of Baltimore, has invited the en- tire troupe to give a matinee in that city. Society will much regret the change of residence to New York of the family of Hon. Stephen Preston, ex-minister of Hayti. Mr. H. Aristide Preston is now a guest of Mr. and Mrs, ‘Munson, 1440 M street. Gen. B. F. Kelley, with his wife and grand- daughter, has been confined to his room in Cumberland for several weeks from the effects of his old wound. Mrs. Nathan Reeve, who has passed the autumn months with relatives at Newburgh on Hudson, at Roseville and Governor's Island, New York harbor, has now returned to 25 La- fayette square. Judge Ezra B. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Upton are located for the session at 200 1st street ni st, where they were last year. Mrs. Theo. Tallmadge, 322 Indiana avenue, has returned from a visit in Ohio and the weet. The Capital Bicycle Club entertained about a hundred of its friends last night at the club house, on 15th strect, a delightfal musical pro- gram of cight numbers being rendered. Solos were sung by Mins Dod Messrs. E. B. Olds, C. E. Rice and Skerrett and Dr. G. F. Johnston. The Philharmonic Quar- tet, compowed of Mrs. Mills and the Misses ‘Meads, Law and Shepherd, rendered two-part | songs ina charming manner. Dancing closed thecvening and the party dispersed # about midnight. ‘Miss Mae Harcourt, assisted by Miss Maggio O'Connor, gave a supper last evening of twenty- seven covers. Miss Hareonrt wore » demi trained gown of white silk, trimmed with old int lace, and Miss O'Connor wore an elaborate jet of cream brocade, trimmed with feather gerniture, Among ‘the’ guosta were Mr. and ira. and the Misses Fulton of England. Misses Nettie Wolfe and Ella M. White¢eft on Tuesday for a two-weeks' visit among relatives at Newark, N.J., Brooklyn and Albany, N.Y. They will ‘spend’ Christmas week at their old home, Coeymans, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wells of 8t. Louis, Mo., are settled in their new home, 1502 17th street and have been entertaining’ Rev. and Mre. Charles A. Dickey of iphia. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Belt are keeping house at 1103 New Hampshire avenue. Mrs. Belt will be at home to her friends on Thursdays after the first of January. Mrs. George P. Van Wyck is convalescing after her long illness, although she is not yot able to be out. ‘The Young * Hawkeye Club was tly ente by Mex ‘Morrison Ke daughter on y evening at their res- idence, 613 13th street northwest. Among those were Mrs. Dudonne and Reeves, Miss Miller, Mrs. Van Miss Martin and Messrs. ter, t ¢ th sti tit f H “7 inpham, Dr. Itcb- | »» Mrs. H. 8. Owen and | f wv, | taken to ‘Miss Susie Bartle will be at home next Tues- day evening, December 22. Miss Mabel Hudson, daughter of Mr Semuel E. Hndson of the hia Erenit in, is visiting her relatives in this city and is stay. ing at the Randall. ‘Mrs. Col. Jack Brown has recovered from her recent illness. ‘Miss Frances Scott of Allegheny City, Pa., is visiting Mins Swope, 214 A.street southeast. Miss Stella Leighton gave a large dinner party at her home on Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Whittemore arrived home yes- terday accompanied by Miss Hattie Hale of Chicago, who will visit them during the holi- ye. R. La Barre Goodwin, the artist, and his wife have returned to the city and are stopping at the Fredonia. ——_——_+e- ___——. Card of Thanks. t sociable and donation party given The recen' y by the Catholic Knights of Washington a cess, and although full returns for tickets have not been made, we feel sure that the proceeds exceed those of last year. The work was ably seconded by the committee on donation, so it is not surprising that most satisfactory results should Come from the united efforts of those devoted knights, who not only labored with un- tiring bees ad in soliciting contributions for the orphans (of course it is well known that the orphans of St. Joseph's depend entirely on charity for their support), but also contributed most generously ives. Nothing but the high promptings of faith could induce those gentlemen to leave their places of business and thereby sacrifice their own interests to further those of God's poor. Buch unselfish devoted- ness must clicit the admiration of all. Both sisters and orphans desire to tender their most grateful thanks to the Catholic knights and ulso to the community at large for their gener- ‘ous response to the appeals of the committee on donation. Thanks are also extended to that kind gentleman whe donated the handsome programs, while to Mrs. Coppcs and the other charitable ladies who contributed so materially ment by their at- 1 acknowledg- In a word to each deall of benefactors of St. Joseph's inmates extend most cordi: and to cach Y way a very happy Christmas and a most prosperous new year. . to the success of the enterta: tendance at the tables, es; ments are due. the kin Elections of Officers. National Council, No. 229, National Union, has elected ofticers as follows: President, E. C. Ford; vice president, A. A. Chapi dent, W. 8. Detwiler; speaker, A. J. McK. Eiker; treasurer, E. J. Sacks; usher, D.H. Eiker; chaplain, F. L. Bubb; Sata, P. Hoskinson: D.'K., Chas, F. Fawsetis head examiner, Dr. E. C. 'Hariam: trustees, Wm. B. Creecy, A. A. Chapin, Geo. B. Pope: delegates = arker, W. T. Gibbons, C. C. Fort: delegate to fraternal congress, E. C. Ford. Columbia Commandery, No. 2, Knights Tem- lar, at their annual conclave held last evening elected the following officers: Jno. K. Robinson, iwin B. Hay, gen’o.; 8. H. Merrill, capt. gen.: J. m, prelate (re-elected A.J. Terry. 8.W.; Frank “H. Thomas, J.W T. Lougley. treas.; Wm. Pittis, recorder (re~ elected tenth term); Robt. Ball, trustee. This commandery will attend the triennial encamp- ment at Denver in 1892 with one hundred knights and ladies, accompanied by a fine drill cor National Camp, No. 1, of this city at its last meeting elected the following officers: J. Weed Corey, commander; George Mct. communder; F. X. Byrne, adjutant; R. Schwickurdi, paymaster; H. Octtinge a John ‘T. Clements, sentinel; Past Com Wm. Thomas, representative to fratern: gress, and will be installed by the past ac general, Watson J. Newton, on the first Wednes- day in January, 1891. At the regular meeting of Haleyon Com- mandery, No. 128, U.0.G.C., Inst evening the Smith, vice B. con- No. following officers were elected for the term be- ginning January 1, 1891: Noble commander, Gerhart E. Toepper; vice noble commander, Mrs. Mary R. Stetson; worthy prelate, Mrs. Florence A. Johnson; keeper of records, Jos. ‘Trainor; financial keeper of records, Robert D. Meston; treasurer, James 8. Sharpe: worth; lys 8. Stetson; warden of the in nna M. Humphrey; warden of Andrew H. Stamp;’ past noble commander, Thomas Humphrey: Andrew H. Stamp, George H. Cli nd Mrs. Roxanna M. Humphrey; representative to the Grand Commandery, irew H. Stamp; alter- nate, Robert D. Meston. as os Grain Handled in Baltimore. The volume of grain now being handled by Baltimore operators is stated to be the smallest known for more than ten years back. ‘The of business is felt even more seriously i : other cities which do not enjoy Baltimore's ud- vantages for securing the winter wheat trade. All through the fall and up hasbeen obser trustees, Is, and outs, 4.000 bushel weeks of 1849 from 10,000 to 200.000 fs cf grain wore often bronght into the Recently there have been bush city in a single day. days when ‘not a bushel of wheat has been the elevators, The short crops throughout the country last year are given us the chief cause of the scant volume handled. woe An American in an English Lift. From the New York Tribune. “London may not be provided with elevators on anything like the scale that New York is,” said aman recently who spent his vacation abroad, “but I saw a ‘lift’ there the like of which Ido not believe exists in this country. Tentered an @ffice building in London. which was not far from the Bank of England, to see a | friend who was on the top floor. In the corri- dor I saw a number of boxes following one an- other up one shaft and down another. They were attached to an endless chain and were large enough to hold several persons. “I looked at the machine in some doubt, wher. suddenly a man stepped out of one of the boxes or cars which was coming down. The car, which was going at what seemed to me a rapid ‘rate of 5} did not stop, the man jumping off it while it was in motion. Pretty soon I saw other men jumping in and out of the cars, which were about as far apart on the endless chain as the distance from floor to floor. Lat first hesitated about the risking my limbs and life on the contrivance, but finally stepped into an ascending car just before its bottom was on a level with the floor. “No sooner had I done this than I began to t afraid that I might get crushed to death Cetween the car and the floor or ceiling when [ tried to op. off. Of a sudden it struck me that if I did not get off at the top floor I would be carried to the roof and th stood on my head in the car as it turned over. I was in a perfect fever of anxiet: id could hardly screw up my courage to the point of alighting, bat I managed to do this when the top floor was reached. I found it was much easier to get out than I had supposed, and when I had fin- ished my call I ly rode down on the machine. “T afterward learned that a man who did not get out of an ascending car at the top flor would be in no danger of being turned upside down at the top of the shaft, because the car al- ways maintains its upright position. This is due to the fact that only the roof of the car is fastened to the cable, #0 the car always remains bottom downward by its own weight. A lift’ like this may be economical, as it does away with mén to run it, but I myself much prefer the safe American machine.” ocate | '$| Mr. Erastus Wiman, in an interview regard- Mir. John F. Coyle in the last Satur day's Stam bas furnished your readers with a very inter- esting history of distinguished actors of fifty years ago, which has recalled vivid recollec- tious of my own regarding some of those the- trical “stars,” but of a date several years an- terior to the period named by him—1833. Tn the years 1828 and 1829 I was a pretty con- stant attendant upon the performances of the Jefferson family, which was composed of the elder Joe Jefferson, John Jefferson, his son, and Mrs. Chapman, his’ daughter, not his sister, as stated by Mr. Coyle. Other members of the com- pany were one’ narhed Wills and one named her. Wills was a first-class low-comedy actor and was very popular with the people. 1¢ impression on my mind in regard to Archer is not a pleasant one, from the fact that he pos- sessed a cracked and unnatural tone of voice, occasioned by excessive use of snuff. Otherwise he was a useful man, being the tailor of the company. These performances were in the old theater on the south side of Louisiana avenue between 434 and 6th strects, in more recent years used asa variety theater and known as “Canterbury Hall” or “The Canterbury.” This was a brick building, as I remember it, and as stated by Mr. Coyle. The company, as it existed at that day, wasun- der the management of Mr. Joe Jefferson, ar., the grandfather of the present Joe. He was un- doubtedly « comedy actor of great ability. ap- pearin ir Peler Teazie in the “School for “ani He was a much taller and thinner visage than his grandgon, Joe. John Jefferso son, was & capital actor, but no distinct im- ression remains of the characters I have aeen im in. He was a large, raw-boned man, but by no means corpulent. Mrs. Chapman, to | my boyish fancy, was a finished actress and a beautiful woman, and nothing more ced be | said about her, except that at this time she was not over thirty to thirty-th while the elder Joe was fall seen an infant on this stage in the play of “Pizarro, or the Death of Kolla,” which I have since learned was the present “Mr. Joe Jetfer- n. He was at this time scarcely over two Years of age; really a baby. Trequentls. saw Booth, the elder, in. “Rich- ard HL" and .“King Lear,” but never in iumiet,” and cannot realize that, with his impetuosity, he could ever have success- fully sustained the character. The same with regard to Forrest. I have witnessed his per- nce in “William Tell,” “The Last of the ohicans,” “The Gladiator” and “Richard III,” bur notin “Hamlet.” Forrest was a heavy man and hurdly of suitable build (in my opi ion) for Hamiet. Tam not, by any means, call- ii many of yle's statements After 1828 I discon- my visits to the theater. In those days we paid 25 cents for a seat in the pit. ‘Tuomas Jew. seme fh Way experiment with other colognes when |you can buy the best “Queen Anne lertz’s. 50 cents and $1 per large bottle. 11th and F streets.—Advt. sd ee NEE Foreign Topics of Interest, In‘consequence of statements made in Mr. Parnell’s speeches the queen's proctor is re- wing all the documents in the case and the | evidence of Capt. O'Shea with a view to ascer- jtaining whether there should be an inter- | ference by the crown. | ‘The German emperor has sanctioned the law | adding forty-five communes to the city of The population of the city is now | for the pur it is, in vie grams received from 3 7 his rule to give ont the lymph only to hospi- tals. He intrusted a phial of the lymph to Mr. Phelps, who will send it to one of the leadia medical institutions of America. | Chief Engineer Charles E. De Valin, attached | to the United States crniser Baltimore, now at | Nice, has suffered # stroke of apoplexy and is in a precarions condition. - ~ 200 Tariff Revision Mexico. Mr. E. J. Morris, the Kansas City packing | house proprietor, returned yesterday from an | extended visit to the Mexican repnilic, where | he has been establishing a packing house and a | ‘banking association. In an interview last evening he stated that, by authority of Presi- | ing how in of letters ica, to dep: pose of explaini of tl dent Diaz, the secretary of the treasury of the republic of Mexico, M.Dublan, has isswed a call | for a convention of the governors of the ¥: | ous Mexican states to consider the advisability | of the abolition of the interstate tariffs. Mr. Morris says that public opinion ix strongly in | favor of doing away with the local tariffs in | Mexico, and that the present convention will doubtless recommend their abolition. Mr. mvention as one of the in the history of the re- He also says that he learned during that the Mexicans are quite as anxious ecure reciprocity with the United States as | they are to secure it among themselves. —_ jow to Reciprocity. ing the defeat of the reciprocity candidate at | the election held in South Victoria, Ont., on | Thursday said: “This is a blow between the | eyes for the cause of reciprocity between the | United States and Canada. The qnestion of | trade with the United States was Uh | point upon which the Both tories und liberals | be held next year. chic | however, will be found in the fact that there |has not ‘been the slightest indication on the | part of the United States toward encouraging reciprocal arrangements.” cause of defeat, —— a ‘The Hot Springs Tragedy. A Hot Springs, Ark., special says regarding the suicide described in yesterday's Stax: The suicide of Mrs. Willie Bell, in addition to ex- ploding a great sensation, hus uncarthed a very ugly condition of things, which involves the happiness of families. A package of tell tale letters were made public today at the inquest | and implicates Sheriff R. L. Wi | with the deceased. ‘The shri? acknowledges | to have acted indiscreetly, but positively de- | nies their relations were of ’a criminal nature. | If this statement is true the act of the woman | resulted from despondeney and mortitieation | over the end of a foolish flirtation. Dr. King | testified that she refused to take antidotes for | the morphine, saying that she did not care to ‘live. ‘The jury's verdict was that the deceased | came to her death from an overdose of mor- | phine administered by her own hand and with idal intent. Too Busy to Buy Anything. From the New York Herald. “Mamma couldn't get my school bag today when ehe was out,” complained a little school girl, “She was too busy shopping to buy any- | thing.” “Will some one wait on me?” said a sharp- featured woman in a querulous voice about a uarter of 6 one evening at one of the swell dry quods stores on 6th ovenes. ‘Tus ns | burry.” | "Jahn, wait on thia lady,” called out a clerk who was occupied with another patron. John came along ut a rapid rate and hurriedly jexhbed down several big bundles of white | Gloth. whe lady felt and fumbled and twisted | the end of the cloth over her forefinger, looked up at the ceiling, thought a minute and hurried “What'd she buy?” said John’s fellow- workman. “Nothin’,” said John. “Nothin’; she was in too big a hurry to buy anything.” ewe: “CRNA | t who bas raised the business of Important Decision. Manufacturers of Adulterated Food Alarmed. “It is the common Fight of the people to know what food compounds contain.” The Supreme Court of M that baking powders containi innesota has recently decided ng alum must be so marked. The Judges’ “ Opinion” recites that for over a century alum has been considered harmfu quotes various statutes forbidding 1 as a food ingredient, and S use. Baking powders adulterated with alum and ammonia are palmed off as “absolutely pure,” and public safety requires a law in every State to state the ingredients used. compelling all manufacturers The N. Y. Post suggests that consumers protect themselves by “ boycotting every article which does not carry with it a clear statement of what it For years all the ingredients used in Cleveland's Superior Baking Powder have been published on the label, and the accuracy of the ana lysis verified by U.S. Govt. Chemists. This is 2 guarantee of purity and wholesomencss not offered by any other baking powder manufacturer. 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ALL OF OUR FRENCH FLANNELS MARKED DOWN TO 50 CENTS A SPLENDID LOT OF EIDERDOWN COM- FORTS FROM $6 TO $40 A COMFORT. ALL OUR 65, 60 AND 50C. PLAIDS KE- DUCED TO THE LOW PRICE OF 450. THIS IS A GREAT BARGAIN. W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, 919 PENN. AVE. ¥.W. a7 BBR A 6ORRR ORBR OFER RRR Bos £4 Kee bop ke ket B AAA Rg bus 2“. OR Bes’ Eee OR cr RRR, 00 588g gSSg £ K ° BRASS 4ai* & R 00 Sss® Ags3 T 1TH AND G STS. Hour Presexrs 1x FINE CARVING SETS, WITH AND WITHOUT CASES. SOLID SILVER HANDLE. POCKET KNIVES. PEARL AND STAG HANDLE COMBINATION POCKET KNIVES IN CHAMOIS CASES, ‘SCISSORS CASES IN GREAT VARIETY, NUT PICKS AND CRACKS. GEATES OF ALL THE BEST MAKES, BOTH 10B AND ROLLER. highly im such | Tus Is Tur Seasox Or JOY, GOODWILL AND CHEER. How will you manifest yours? Our Equitable Credit System offers all am excellent wethod of securing @ HANDSOME CHRISTMAS PRESENT Without any burden to the donor. Accordine te our custom in past years, we ‘shall from this time forth acowpt orders for Christrans Eve delivery, citing allan oppor- tunity to procure for heir loved ones A SUBSTANTIAL PRESENT, (Or & memento of general utility im the bousebold. If wady money be not at command the in- Significant First Payinent can be made upon of before delivery, te articles in the meam- While Leing set apart in one of our FIVE COLOSSAL BUILDINGS, Which are nm replete with a handsome line of the following APPROPRIATE PRESENTS: Sidetoarda in Walnu Mall Racks, Oak and Cherry; Mantel Gianwa, Escricotres, Canes, Toilet Bets, Fancy Kockers, Chiffoniers, Cali. bets. Kuxs of every quality, Hassocks, Easele + sand Works of Art, all SOLD ON CREDIT Upon like conditions with Furniture, Car ets, Draperies aud Stoves. | | HOUSE & HERRMANN'S CASH AND CREDIT HOUSES, 817, 921 AND 923 7TH ST. AND G27 AND G30 MASS. AVE. N.W, 200-4 i | Diawixe To A Crose. | oma THE PUBLIC SEEMS TO HAVE AT LAST FULLY AWAKENED TO THE PACT THAT THE CONSIGNMENT SALE NOW IN FULL BLAST AT THE NEW YORK CLOTHING HOUSE, H 311 7TH STREET NORTHWEST, | Tsofferine them the opportunity to bus first-class Clothing #t half ual value of the cloth, Owing | to the coutinued rush and the late arrival of twenty | cases ot goods we will continue the Consignment Sale for TWO WEEKS Longer. Now's your chance everything marked im plaia fyrures at one-half the forwer price. This entire consicninent must January 1 Note the Prices: 64 for M : worth #12. 6.50 for Men's Bettererade Kereey | Beaver Overooste: worth @14 or Klacant Dress 815 for Hlerant oats. worth @:i). Storm: Suits at €4.5 #7; worth 16. dren's Clothing in endless variety, Flecant « Jackets ut less than one-half value. Bear im mind this sale will continue but TWO WEEKS LONGER NEW YORK CLOTHING HOUSE, 321 7TH ST. NW. WHITE BUILDING. Open week days until 9 p.m, Seturdays, 12 p.m Mahon mistsbe: lock Ser the Sow Nerk Costing House and No. S11. Casa Ox Crzprz. Our fall stock of Furniture, Carpets, &c., i mow compiete,and ff you contemplate purchasing anything im oUF line it will be to your interest to call on us be- fore doing 80,28 we are confident we can seve you from 10 to 25 per cent on your purchase. Below we meutiog ‘few of our many Laryains and advantages, We will sail yous Handsome SULID OAK ANTIQUE FINISHED BED ROOM SUITE, 3 pieces, for 617 cash of @18 on credit. ‘We will sell you « 7-piece PARLOR SUITE, solid walnut frames, upholstered in the best pair cloth, fer (€28 cash oF 630 on credit. ‘We will sell yous 7-plece PARLOR SUITE, solid ‘walnut frames, upholstered in plush, combinstios ool ore, for @28 cash or 30 on credit. ‘We will sell you s good WOVEN-WIRE BED SPRING for $2.25 cash or $2.50 on oredit. ‘We will sell you « good quality BRUSSELS CAR- PET for @0c. per yard cash or Gic. per yard on credit. ‘We will sell you a good INGRAIN CARPET for 2c. per yard cash or 40°. per yard on credit. ‘We sow and lay all CARPETS tree offost and do met charge for the waste tb matching figures. ‘We will eell all CARPETS, MATTINGS AND O1L- CLOTHS on credit st an advance of Seents per yard on the lowest cash price. EASY WEEKLY or MONTHE.Y PAYMERTS taken on all credit salee and no notes required. (CASH DISCOUNT allowed on all ecogumts ested