Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1891, Page 6

6 THE SOCIAL WORLD. Making Ready for the Opening of the Season. A WEEK OF WEDDINGS. The Problem of Giving Large Entertain- ments—Should They Be Held in Assembly Rooms?—The Whereabouts of Well-Known Peepie—Personai Notes. Mrs. Harrison has had her quiet broken plessantly enough during the present week by Sdinner party and musicale on Wednesday evening and the reception to the Presbyterian ~ synod on the fullowing night. The President's feliow-worshipers trio? his paticnce just « | Miss Mabel Blanche Packard, daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. Ira Packard, who spent last year here, is now a student at the Leland Stanford Junior University and is credited to this city. Mr. and Mrs. Packard will spend the coming winter at San Diego, Cal, so as to near their denghter. ‘The Sunday services at the Stanford Univer- sity are Inrgely attended, not only by the students, for whom. it is optional, but by the residents of Menlo Park and the’ immediate vicinity. While Senator and Mrs. Stanford re- main at Palo Alto they will invite each Sunday a different clergyman to preach. The first Sun- day after the formal opening of the university on October 1 Rev. Dr. Mackenzie, a Presbyter- n divine and the leading orator of that denomination probably in the west, preached. Senator Stanford and all the guests at his Palo Alto house at the time were present. ‘The acoustic properties of the arched corridors upon which all of the rooms in the quad- rangle open are so perfect that it is “almost possible to a sermon ~ Bit that evening, for the synod held its usual | session and did not reach the Executive Man- sion until nearly 10 o'clock. and Mrs. Harrison usuatly expect gatherings | - of this kind to arrive at 9, and they had a loug time to wait before these guests come, but not having set a precise hour, there was absolutely nobedy to blame, and the reception lost noth- ing in pleasure to any one. | At the dinner party on Wednesday evening | the President and Mra. Harrison had the | pleasure of having Mrs. Wilmerling dine with | ‘them. It was her first appearxnce at any social Occasion since she went into m Miss Hattie Blaine came on in advaneé of her parents’ arrival so as to get th | order. She brought her little e me, The Prosident | 500students, of which nearly 100 are young | for years instead of days. ‘There is practically in the chapel though standing nearly an acre distant. The university clusses began three days after the formal opening, and the ies above the age of seventeen, are pursuing every-day duties as if they Bad been there no limit to the number of students who can ultimately be recetved, as the class rooms and their equipment could even now accommodate & thousand more, but it will take a few years yet to build houses of whatever kind experience il prove most useful for homes for the stu- dents. Senator Stanford does not believe in enormous structures, and as he bas plenty of ground he proposes to give each soul at the university every essential for health and ¢o! fort. More than that he is thinking already of building a couple of hotels in the immediate vicinity, where the students can hive at the Next January the leading brickmakers of the country will visit- this city. The immedinte occasion of the visit will be the meeting here of the sixth annual convention of the National Association of Brickmakers.- There is, how- ever, mutually a desire on part of the members to come here, not because it is the capital of tho country, but for the rea- son that the brick industry is important one here and thete aro several plants which have features of interest. ‘The members of the association in this city, as well as the brickmakers y, desire that the visiting members should have an enjoyable time while hero. A meeting of a number af the local brick- makers wad held last evening at the builders’ exchange to make arrangements. Mr. Cbaries B. Pearson wax called to the chair and Mr. T. L. Holbrooke was chosen secretary. The cor- responding secretary of the National Association, Mr. T. A. fisndalt Indianapolls, was present and spoke of the arrangements he had mad for the meeting. It was decided to appoint a committee to act with Mr. Randall in_perfect- ing the details of the arrangements. com- tte is composed of Messrs. ‘T. L. Holbrooke, W. C. Morrison and Albert Gleason. ‘The convention will be in session three days, the 12th, 13th and 14th of January, and wil probably devote the two following’ days to htaceing. A program for their entertainment will be arranged. ‘The suggestion was made that an organiza- tion of the brickmakers of the city be effected and all present were in favor of such a step. It was, ‘however, decided that before taking definite action to meet again next Friday even- ing, when itis expected that these bea fuller attendance of those interested. A com- mittee, consisting of W. P. Walker, Albert Suspicion at First Excited, But an Inquest Deemed Unnecessary. Last night about 19 o'clock Alfred M. Don- aldson of No. 2190 Brightwood avenue died ander peculiar circumstances, and the man yho was Inst in his company, Wm. A. Pixton, was arrested on suspicion and locked up at the eight precinct police station on U street. Pixton, who is cavalryman at Fort Myer, called to see Donaldson last night He (Pix- ton) had been drinking and his friend ad him to go home. They were on the sidewalk almost in front of Donaldson's house, when some words passed between them, but no blows were struck. Pixton left his friend and started toward the city and Dousldson went in the house. He had hardly had time to be seated when be gave = scream and fell to the floor. He died before assistance could be obtai and Dr. F. B. Winter, who was called in, that heart diseaso was the cause of death. Pixton was arrested Policeman Specr and ‘This morning Coroner Patterson investigated the case and concluded that an inquest was un- necessary. ARE THERF MIDDLEMEN? A Letter From Mr. J H. Crane Upon the Payment for Collecting Garbage. Mr. Jobn H. Crane called upon the Commis- sioners today and presented a letter in which he said that he had examined tho vouchers for the collection of garbage from September 5 (the date the health officer assumed the busi- ness of collecting garbage) to September 90, a period of twonty-six days, and that they showed Coppinger boys, with her and the rea} | of these happs little fellows and their price they may be able to afford and where lew aveuues of labor can be opened to those who are willing to work for their bread. Gleason and Wm. H. West, wasappointed toinvite those who were not present to attend the next that the total cost of collecting and removing garbage during that time was ¢8,283.97—con- ion, Miss Hattie’s big muastiff, Reont door of the Blaine resid old yesterdn "The giving of large entertainments is enc! ized and little con- iveady being held by the indies | lance of power as to how and | the ball going agai i e prominent i aly half as it woul the usual te balis would agree ¢ bali instead of at home. hey have a meeting mn} a selves then let cack quietly friends what they expect matter will bo settie: fusion. fo iew peuple after ail have buuses iarge enough to ask 250 or 300 people toa reception Or one-half either number toa hut the | scheme commends itselt West | End houses nowaday the whole ‘as comfortable after it isd in a pubiic bail. So even if th o divesie:i of some of the accompany an er Itcan uo ionger be said of this city that it lacks eligible men. The mumber of weddings during the past year bas given strong evideace | to the contrary and the ¢ nuptial events is just now at For Taesdxy next there are three at Weiines- | day keeps up its us as “the | leest day of al prominent | | Francis White m.; Miss Stivnie S jobnson at ©; Mamie Byram ern Presbyterias Miss Blancke Louise . George Seitz will Le united at clock. at St. Matthew's Miss mud Mr. Otto de Keiffer, at St. jock Miss Virginia Williamson and Mr. Frank Woodson Hancock, at 8 o'clock gt Hamline Mi« Elizabeth Keithley Martinand Mr. Walter Raleigh Jouns, jr., at the same hour at the Epiphany Miss Albertine Odell and Mr. W. Kesley Schoupf and at 8:30 Miss Elizabeth M. Keck and Mr. George Fred Brackett at ‘Trinity Church. Now that is just about the Iivelicst day that wedding goers Will fiud for » Jong time. Other weddings in the near future are those of Miss Meade and Mr. Breedon, alzeady an- ber 3; that of Miss K: Billings and Mr. W Washington; Miss Tilton and Mr. Tennant, whose wedding will, however, be a quiet one. owing toa recent family bereavement; Miss Hunt and Mr. Slater, whose wedding day is fixed for December; Mix Hutchinson and Mr. Chauncey Depew; Miss Fanny Rice and Mr. Charles C. Bassett, and Miss Pendleton and Mr. Arthur Bryce.” All these and several more will enter- tain the social world and provide all the oppor- tunities it needs for frequent meetings until the regular seuson commences. + Chicf Justice Fuller, it ig now expected, will be able tocome here in afew days. Mrs Ar- ebibald Brown, his daughter, who bas been so seriously ill for the past month bas commenced to show signs of improvement and the physi cians are sanguine of her spee iy recovery. Miss Mary Fuller, who came on from Chicago a week ago, is making her preparations to sail next week for Germany. and will again resume her aausical study in Berlin. One of her younger sisters, it is expected, will accompany her and @nter school there. Miss Fuller has not. been well, but is much improved. As a student of her beloved artshe isa model of industry, as she thinks nothing of spending six or seven hours a day in practico a: the piano. Among the debutantes of the coming season will be Miss Mitebell, daughter o: Mr. and Mrs. James Hoban, Miss'Stecle, Miss Hutchinson, Miss Fessman Hopki Hopkins, daughter of ex-Con ins; Mise Catherine Fuller, daughter of the chief justice; Miss Bonaparte. daughter of Colonel and Mrs Bonaparte, and Miss May Mullan. ‘There are many others ia the oiti- ¢ial circle who wi!l make their initial bows to the worid of fashion ata variety of small and large entertainments, which the custom of the Jast rew years has ordained sball tube place just Defore the Christmas festivities. The approved Bode of introducing a bu has not yet got be- yond an afternoon tes,and there is tio real Teason why it should.’ If one has 4 long visit- ing list, it may be safer to give two teas, then everybody who is anybody will have an oppor- tuuity to wish the dubante ail bappiness ere she is fuily launched. Most of those who can Sfford todo so accent a debut by a cor 0 Dall « little later on in the season. This is al- . Mays good advice to give any one who ix hesi- tat-ng as to plaus, and the more the merrier. ‘Tae Washington Club has resamed its use- fulness, or rather it has never ceased to offer its e& Guiet or its chatty assuciations to have livened up a Tittie. Of coutse, it need not be considered in fall activity for another month yet, until its zations in Chicago and San Francisco. in cach ‘of these instances the strong intellectual bent organization is considered its source of Ife, and in fact, the sole reason of its existence. Society here expects a great deal from the jashingtom Club. it will doubtiess not be dis- ‘Miss Emma Mullan is in Philadelphia visiting ag the Drexel homestead. ' A new German and » new french witlister "One thread in the web and woof that our so- eiety ladies are weaving in their every day Rasy lives is erranging the details for various entertaimments. During the next two months several events are promised which will tefully and beautifully de- it will also be entirely novel. The interested in the different nh have various events plan: will be given in aid of the churches the lai Hitt | ia pits J ; HE i ¥ f i | of Menlo Park. | country home in Maine, and occupies her old ‘The university boys were not together more than forty-eight hours when they adopted a yell. It is “Koar—roar—roar. Re =, Roar, Stanford, Junior. sity journal, calied the Palo Alto, was also born the day of the opening. It is edited by a student, and on its cover is a pi ure of the tail tree after which Palo Alto is n the topmost branches of which are ne letters of the college degrees. Students in monturboard hats are climbing up, nimbly followed by a number of girls, who bring » ladder to assist them in the asc ford was so pleased with the initial number hat she at once ordered fifty yearly subscrip- tious to send to friends throughout the coun- try. Senator and Mrs. Stanford bave iests all summer long at Palo Alto and that tiful home has been the scene of many vp t gatherings. One handsome entertain- Ment, a iawn party, was given recently in honor of the librariuns’ congress, and another, and one of a character very pleasing to the hostess, was a fete ior the 200 children attending Mra. uxford’s kindergartens in the neighborhood Ars. Kaiph C. Johnson, er., is back from her apartnients at the Portland. Mrs. Evans Pegues and Mrs. E. B. Hirst and daughter, Miss Virginia Hirst, have returned ive trip throught the north, meeting. Twelve of the twenty-five brick- makers of the city attended the meeting. —. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS. The following applications for liquor licenses are in the hands of the Commissioners for action: Wholesale—Henry Brandes, 1527 12th street northwest; Domenico Cristofani, 100% southeast; William T. Davis, ‘1467 P street northwest; John H. Evans, 38 N street. south- east: BK. Benjamin Earnshaw, 1021 M street joshta J. Green, 911 7th street south- east; Charles E. Nelson, 701 I stteet southeast; Gaudenzio Riani, 135 B street southeast; Jobn H. P. Smith, Harrison street, Anacontia. Retail—Bernard Bryau, 121 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; John Crowle street northwest; Joshua Clark, 125011th street south- eust; Michael Doughorty, 1001 8th street south- east: John Fraser, 1309 ‘11th streot southeast James Ferry, 489 New Jorsey avenue northwest Anna Graff, 470-472 Pennsylvania avenue north. west; Ernst Loffler, 83 H street northeast Richard W. Morgan, 1218 82d street northwest Edwin Mormann, 809 5th street northwest; John C. Meyer, 201 2d street northeast; John D. Manion, 726 7th street southwest; David Nagle, 153 & street soutineast; Florence P. Rea- gun, 627 H street northeast; August Schwarz, t t ‘ara Falls and WatkinsGlen. They are living on the corner of ‘husetts ave- ue and tk street. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Sessions of Columbus, Obio, are visiti: i at 1531 Vermoni - Mrs. Walter Nelson Woodson of Lynchburg is the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. F. Parker of K street. Miss Nannie O'Bannon of Baltimore is the guest of her sister, Miss Carrie O'Bannon, 1006 Massachusetts avenue. A delightful party was given Monday evening at Gaithersburg by Mr. Jobn H. Nicholls to the young ladies of that vicinity. Dancing was the feature of the evening. Among those ent were: Misses Meems, Hendricks, Cowling, tewart, Albut and Gloy: dolls. Gloyd, Hendricks, Caulitlower, Waesc and Prof. Meems. The party waschaperoned by Mrs. O. Meems. Miss Ethelwyn B. Hall of Capitol Hill has returned much benefited from her three months’ tour through the northwest. The engagement is announced of Miss Mande Lillian Cunningham, daughter of Mr. Robert G. Cunningham, to John H. Steep, son of Mr. Thos. M. Steep, the marriage to take place in December. Miss Adelaide Johnson has just returned from Rochester, N.¥., where she was the guest of Miss Susan B. Anthony, while making the model for a bust of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. ‘Miss Johnson gots to Italy in December. Miss L. Josie Boyee of Hillsboro county, N. H., is making a visit to her father, Mr. Silas Boyce, 917 K street northwest. Mrs. Burnham, wife of Capt. Burnham, has taken the house 915 16th street. She will be at home Wednesdays after 3 o'clock. Mrs. Thomas Rudderforth and Mra. Whiting havo returned from @ visit to Mrs. Joseph Lindon of Hagerstown. Miss Nellie Evans of Engelwood, IL, is visit- ing Miss Mary Stephen of 709 12th street. Mrs. Geo. Mortimore Sothoron, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Maj. C. B. Ha =. at her old Virginia home, returned Satur- lay. Mrs. Wm. Silvey and daughters have re- vurned and are at 1618 17th street for the win- t Miss Hattic Harvey, the guest of Mra. M. Armoc, has returned to her home in Philadel- phia. Miss Libbio Swift, daughter of Lieut. J. A. Swift of the army, and Mr. Starr of Great Falls, Mont., were married at the resi- dene of the bride's grandmother, Mra. M. A. Garner, Falls Chureh, Va, at 6 o'clock Tues- day evening x the rector, Mr. Hall, Fairfax Cour: House P. E. Church. After th ceremony Mr. and Mra Carter left for their future home in Montana. A pleasant evening was spent by the Golden Hours Cor nding Club, No. 10, at the residence of Mr. Frank McDonald last even- ing. Among those present were Misses Lulu Kendall, Lillie Mount, Mi Lipphard, Grace Mehrling, Katie Neal, Ada Popkins ‘and Messrs. Lioy. Mockabse, Jos. H. Gunnell, Frank McDonaid. Wm. McDonald, Harry Baulsir, Wm. Tompkins, Eddie Wheeler, George Nowell, George Sorrell, George Larcombe, Howard Persons, Charles Galierger, Wm. Chapple and Frank Funk. ‘Mass Barbara Jones, who bas been on a visit to Mrs. H. P. Moore of South Washington, has returned to her home in Lynchburg, Va. Mrs. Duncan G. Campbell and daughters of 1712 N street have returned from Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Whitaker, at their home in Takoma Park, pleasantly entertained last even- ing a number of their friends with euchre ty. Mrs. Ju Cady, Mr, Wm. Smith, Mr. E Halleck, Miss May Clark, Mr. Charles Brown and Mr. Cotirell. Ensign J. A. Hoogewerff and his wife will re- open their house, 1150 17th street northwest, on November 1, after having passed a pleasant summer with Mrs. Hoogewerff's mother at Maycroft, near the Relay, Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Miss Augusta Orange and her niece, Miss Gertrude Clara Webb of Cincinnatti, who bave ——- of Mrs. John Thornton W: 318 East Capitol street, the past fortnight, left for New York and Asbury Park on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Schneider will next week move into their beautiful new house at the southeast corner of 18th and Q streets, which has been in course of construction for the past year anda half. The decorators are now put- the finishing touches on the interior walla, while the carvers are finishing the rr, Indicting Lottery Officials. The United States grand jary at Sioux Falls, 8. D., has found eleven separate indictments 827 '7th street northwest; Joseph L. Wilsou, 1104 8th street southeast. THE OCHOOL ESTIMATES. Superinténdent Powell has forwarded to the Commissioners an estimate of the amoun: re- quired for the support of the public schools for the next fiscal year. They are as follow One superintendent, €3,900; one superintend- ent, $2,700: one clerk and secretary, $1, clerk, 1,000; one clerk, per nexed schedule, $613,075; teachers in night schools, $6,000; contingent expenses of night schools, $1,000: janitorsand care of buildings and grounds, $53,176; rent of school buildings and repair shop, $15,000; repairs and improve- ments, €30.000; tools, machiner: for in- dustrial education and trades, $25,000; fuel, $35,000; furniture for new school buildings, $8,000; contingent expenses, €40,000; free text books and school supplies, including bigh schools, $85,000;-six new buildings, four new sit fo additions to sites, one addition to building, reconstruction one building and reconstruction and addition to one building, $223,200; grand total, €1,146,071. NEW GAs MAINE, ‘The Washington Gaslight Company has re- quested permission to iay gas mains in the fol lowing streets: 18th street, west side, between D and E streets northwest, in sidewalk; Rock Creek Church road, from Whitney avenue toward Spring road; Sampson street betwe 17th and 18th streets northwest, south side in sidewalk; Florida avenue, west side, between BE and 8 streets northwest, in sidewalk. MISCELLANEOUS. L. H. Hyer, an inspector in the engineer de- partment, has resigned and J. 8. Garland ap- pointed to fill the vacancy. ‘The chief of the special assessment division has written s letter to the Commissionrs call- ing attention to the fact that in the act author- izing special assessments under the compulsory permit system there is no provision to bony an assessment. He # that the Commis- sioners issue new relative to the notice to property owners. ‘he Commissioners have ordered a new public hydrant at 1st and M streets northwest. ‘The public pumps at the northeast corner of 4th and Pennsylvania avenue southeast and at 3d and Massachusetts avenue northeast, being worn out, have been ordered to be removed, the wells cleaned and the water examined. the water isfound fit for use new pumps will be erected. —_—_—_ ALEXANDRIA, ‘THE CANAL-DOVER MAYOR MAKES A CORRECTION. ‘The mayor of Canal-Dover sent yesterday another telegram to this city addressed to the mayor in relation to the Deis Company, saying: “My answer to Leadbeater's telegram is a mis- take. Iwas misinformed. They now employ about forty men... They bave curtailed their force in the last six months in expectation of changing location. They usually employ from fifty to one hundred men. The members of the firm are of high standing.” It is believed that the plant will be brought here on terms agree- able to all parties. GEN. LEE's SUCCESSOR. ‘The election to aill the place of Gen. W. H. F. Lee in Congress will be held on the Ist day of Decembet next. The democratic nominat- ing convention will be held on the 24th of November in this city. ‘The registration books are open today for the election of state senator and delegate on the first ‘luesday of November. xoTRE A number of Washington Rechabites came down last night to sttend Mount Vernon Tent fair, now in progress here, They marched to ‘The corporation court has given a decree of sale in the #uit of Warder & Son aguinst Fair- faxand has confirmed the sales made under decree in Violett agt. Krai ie a: “ere ote Didn't Kuow It Wad Loaded.” Arthur G Green, an eight-year-old boy, had in his possession this morning a xhot gun which he did not think was loaded and he met with tho usual result. The little boy's father keeps s lunch room near 2d and B streets northwest aud his sunt keeps the — be ia the sion office. bi ent reast and that b ay killing him instantly. us removed to. tke home af his the coroner n Mr. Leg M. Lipscomb, real estate dealer here, has just issued » thirty-page pamphlet descrip- tire of, this town entitled, “Gaithersburg; Ite n | ceedings had they known what was being done.” te If} not been properly pruned are deplorable, McBurney's Hall with musio and made the | Square and” all itreets tively. = ahs siderably moro than half the amount of Mr. Draney's contract for a whole year. Mr. Crane adds: It amounts to $818.61 per aay, including Sundays. is amount ia divided up as follows, to wit: B. W. Clarke, collecting garbage and dead ani- mals, @3,716.75; Thomas W. Riley, collecting garbage, $2,420; E. L. Tolson, one team nine- teen days, collecting garbage, £104.50; thirteen inspectors, 81,170.72; pound ‘man for transpor- tation, $372; total, &8,283.97. At this rate for every day in the year the cost of collecting and transporting garbage would foot up to the enormous sum of $115,292.65, or nearly eight times the amount of Mr. Drancy's contract. Thoro was an average of about 45 teams on during the 26 days, at $5.50 per day each. An inquiry among the owners of teams shows, he says, that the same number of teams eould have been procured for €4.50 per day by the health officer, providing he bad advertised one day for teams and dealt directly with the owners. Mr. Crane suys that he learns that Mr. Clarke hired almost all the teams he put on from other parties at $4.50 per day, while the health officer paid him $5.50 per day for them, besides 8 per day fora dead animal wagon. “giving him an opportunity to, make from 30 to £40 per day for occupying the position of ‘middle nan,” he. putting fittie "if anything into the Business, while the city by paying him once per week furnished him with the requisite amount of capital to pay the owners of the teams he hired every Saturday, besides en- abling him to lay away for himself or divide with others about @200 per week.” ay fe says that the dead animal wagon belon; to Mr. Mann, who could have been dealt with directly by the health office and who would pay a premium to be allowed tocollect the dead animals. He thinks this way of doing things does not look much like economy and reform. He then criticises the method of collecting the " excessive cost and oxtravagunce in dealing with middlemen. ‘He concludes: “T have kept a record of the days the garbage has been removed from my residence. Some of the time it is removed every day. again, it is not removed for three or four days. Sep- tember 29 it was removed twice. ‘Three gar- wagons went through the alley that day, two atone time. Such work as this, clearly proven, asit can be, will release Mr.’ Draney and his bondsmen from all liability for the extra expense incurred in the removal of garbage. “Iam informed by a clerk in the health office thatas many as 300 complaints have come in during ssingle day since the now system of collecting garbage ‘was instituted, which com- plaints were torn up and thrown in the wast per basket, ont any record being Pt of them, while during the month of August, when Mr. Drancy was doing the work, a record was kept of all complaints and the compiaints sent to the District building for your inspection. I don't believe the Commis- sioners would have justified such unfair pro- A Divorce Case Discontinued. In the case of Emma T. Hultz against Ed- ward B. Hultz for divorce, filed on October 8, & discontinuance wac filed today by Mr. J. Altheus Johnson in the following wor “The clerk will enter this case ended, the husband since the institution of the sui: hav- ing returned, made proper amends and been received back to conjugal embraces.” para a date Some Suggestions About the Trees, To the Editor of The Evening St After very careful observation and study of the question a few remarks are respectfully ventured upon the density of the trees in Washington with the hope that proper action will be taken at an early day to remedy the evil That our trees are very beautiful all will agree; but there are too many of them. That they are too close together and that they have solid facta, and the urgent necessity for a thor: ough pruning and thinning out is becoming more eryeieat oe they increase in size. Ex- amplesof timely and skillfal praning may be seen in the sycamores on 1ith street, the pop- lars on I street (which were reliovs of nasty all their branches but a short time since) and the maples on Marylaud avenue east. These trees are uow flourishing andare among the most hardy in our city. and if similar treat- ment could be apj to the. crowded, ov burdened and _topheavy trees in other sections resultsas gratifying would assurely be obtained. All trees in the center of avenues and strcete— Pennsylvanis avenue east and New York ave- nue, for example—and every alternate tree where they interlap, shut out the light or went a free circulation of air should converted into fuel and distributed contributing to the strength ‘and beauty of these _per- mitted to remain, to the sanitary advantages of a proper distribution of shade and sunshine, to charity and to the real beauty and adorn- ment of the city. The hearen out of the overcrowded trees and bushes in McPherson Square and pruning of those remaining is a marvelous improvement to that locality. One can now see h the park in either dice. tion, which has heretofore been impossible, and the sun is permitted to shine upon the beautiful statue and the grass and shrubs ing beneath. Lafayette Square, ‘all parks and sq beauty is now marred by an overabundance of trees and underbrush or bushes should be Feart wi bap domae 5 juare bas been, let y t into dans conieg it possible for's | P™ healthy growth of grass and converting our “breathing places” into “things of beauty. aud joys forever,” instead of retreats or Jurking places for criminals and other disreputable characters, aa some of them are now said to be. Oct. 28, 1891. eee ‘Where Asbury and Coke Met. ‘To the Editor of The Evening star: In Kent couhty, Del., near the town of Fred- erica, stands a small brick edifice known as the Chapel. In this church the wooden | te benches and pulpit with which it was far- Bished at the time of its erection over 100 ‘ago still ~ Bowides ite antiquity Breat interest attaches to the structure on ac- count of a well-established fact of its history Campaigns Seen in the State ‘THR FARMERS’ ALLIANCE BRING ATTACKED a8 & COMMON ENEMY BY BOTH POLITICAL PaRTIES— INDICATIONS OF ITS Loss OF, POWER—FARMERS PAYING OFF THEIR DEBTS AXD BECOMING MORE mOrEFUL. ‘Mr. Crane Calls Upon the Chief of Engineers foot walk on the south mde of B street from 7th to 12th streets northwest: also to the carriage- way of said ‘street, in violation of the Act of Congress of June 12, 1853, which act has never repealed and is in full force today.” ‘Mr. Crane quotes the act which directs the chief af engineors to cause obstructions to be removed from streets improved in whole or in part by the United States and empowering him to enter suits in court for the p He Fe PU akan showing that the United States had for improvements on B street from 7th to 12th. He mys that Suturday or any other market morning the sidewalk bord: on the public \ds is 80 obstructed as to there has Spectal Corespondence of The Evening Star. Torexa, Kax., October 22, 1891. On the third day of November will end one of the most hotly contested “‘off-year” cam- paigns ever witnessed in Kansas. It is charac- terized by the vigor and force which the re- Publican party is giving it in every county in the state. In 1888 Kansas gave Harrison and ‘Morton 82,000 majority over the democrats and the republicans are this year promising conf- dently to record another victory in 1892 which will again place the sunflower state among the republican strongholds of the Union. REPUBLICANS GREATLY AROURED. With the exception of nine district judges the campaign is purely local, confined to the elec- tion of county officers, but the republican state central committee has headquarters in Topeka, and is daily sending out a score of into very neok and corner of the si {00 more good speakers if it baa them The more republicans of Kansas never were 90 greatly be almost im and that been an office building erected on the sidewalk at 9th and B by Mr. Frank Aldrich, who, Mr. Crane says, “assumes to be assistant clerk of the Conter market—an office unknown to the law.” He ask, he nave, in behalf of many citizens, that Gen. Casey enforce the law quoted an eauso the romoval of the obstruc ‘The farmers’ wagons that blockade the sidewalks and carriageway of B street between 7th and 12th streets, Mr. Crane says, should stand while selling theig products on ‘the two squares on the north of B sibs the usher 10th and 12th streets, as provided act of Congress of May 20, i870. portanc carry many of the county elections, an the entire nation thus say to the east and to that the party of John Brown, of Ji and the men who sacrificed all to make Kansas free is once more out of the clutches of what'they call “‘the secret, oath-bound political organiza- tion foisted upon the farmers of Kansas by Polk and his southern co-workers.” Cheering reports are daily received at the republican headquarters from the interior of the state. One man writes: “It is clear that the alliance vote will show a falling off uext month, particularly in the old soldier contin- gent. Our old soldiers are tired of learning patriotism from men who, since their failure to destroy the Union, have been busily engaged in corruptifig the suffrage in the south. y are weary of an organization that oj their old party in the north, but stands in with the same old democratic party on the other side of Mason and Dixon's line.” This is but one of many such éxpressions. The fuct is that all over the state republicans are in the field, aggressive, united in earn- est in the effort to wipe out calamity this fall. PEOPLE'S PARTY DECLINING. As the spirit of republicanism has revived the ardor of the alliance or people's party has percoptibly cooled. Interest in the alliance gatherings is re, to be dying out. Senator Peffer is the chief advocate of the people's party in Kansas. He endeavors to Gonvince the people that the government should issue ali the fiat money they want. A few daysago the Senator was discussing this question when a bystander remarked: “‘Sen- ator, if the government can make money by printing paper, what is the use of collee ‘hy not take the shorter, easier cheaper way of printing the moucy to pay the runuing expenses of the government and not (an oe Sars NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE, Republican Mase Meeting Well Attonded— Stirring Speeches Made—Notes. Correspondence of the kvening Star. Rockvitux, Oct. 23, 1891. ‘The first republican mass meeting of the present campaign was held here this afternoon and was largely attended. The meeting was held in the Town Hall, the stage of which was profusely decorated with American flags, and as the speakers entered they were greeted with music by a cornet band in attendance. About 2 o'clock the meeting was called to order by Gen. Allen B. Rutherford, who was afterward made chairman of the same. Bofore intro- ducing Col William J. Vannort, candidate for governor, the chairman in a brief address eulogizing Mr. Vannort said that he was con- fident if that geutleman was clected governor he would be both willing and able to read the constitution of his state and also be governed in his official duties by its provisions. At tl conclusion of the address Col. Vannort was in- troduced and met with a storm of applause. At the beginning of his speech Mr. Vannort stated that public speaking ‘was not exactly in his line; thut he had followed the occupation of a farmer during his whole life except the interval in which he had left the plow and taken up the sword in defense of the Unio He made a review of the issues in state politics andclaimed that a change wax necessary for the good of the people. Capt. John McDonald, candlaste for controller, followed in a few brief remarks, pledging himeelf, if elected, to give the office his undivided attention. Geo. M. Sharp, cundidate for attorney general, was the next speaker, and in the course of his ‘remarks paid particular attention to the pendi The gentleman remarked that this reminded him of an incident that occurred in Kansas in ones in this contest, but so far as republicans were concerned they wore always willing to in- dorse President Harrison and his administra- tion, Blain iprocity tariff. ‘The next speaker introduced was Mr. Harry M. Clabaugh, chairman of the republi- an state central committee, who pi fed at ‘once to pay his respects to the “bosses” of the democratic party. He claimed that while the party was generally composed of honest men it was under the control of a corrupt cabal, at the head of which stood Arthur P. Gorman, th man who dictated all the nominations and used the entire machinery of the party for his own personal aggrandizement. He also thought from the recent actions of that gentle- man that he was considerably alarmed at the result of the next election. Collector Wm. M. Marine of Baltimore closed the meeting in a short but witty speech, which was received with much applause and shouts of laughter. ‘The unavoidable absence of Hon. Louis E. Me- Comas, who had been announced as one of the speakers on this occasion, was much regretted, as he is @ great favorite with the party in this section. Lots 4 and 2, section F, West End Park, have been sold by T, W. Stonestreet to Lewis John- son of this place for €400. He has also sold lots 3 and 4 in the same section to Hobert E. L. Johnson of Washington. ‘The pleasant residence of Mrs. Wm. Whiting was last night the scene of a pleasant party, which was much enjoyed by the numerous guests. handsome parlors were brilliantly hghted and, with the superb toilet: of theladies, resented a pleasing xppearance. Among the [edies prevent were. dure, W. M. Whiting, blue tulle; Miss Mamie Hogg. biack net and’ gold trimmings; Miss Minnie Lowry, India silk and chiffon; Aira, W. H. Lamar, blue gauze and old point lace; Miss Van Sickle of New York, white surah and lace: Mrs. Haycock of Washing ellow silk and black luce; Miss Jennie Binck silk and net;, Mise ‘Ida ‘Lowry, canary colored silk; Mrs.'W. E. Burford. black net; Mrs. Kemp, pink silk; Miss Nellie Lowry. white pointe d’esprit; Mrs. ‘Tucker of Was % Olive bengaline; Mrs. Jas. Allen, white crepe cloth; Miss Alice Edmonston, white chiffon. Among the gentlemen present were Col. Hogg, Capt. Hayeotk, Dr. Linthicum, Thos. Vinson, Jas. Allen, W."E. Burford, A. J. Almoney, Artbur Kemp, Wm. Lu ar. Arthur Peter, Win. Proctor, Harry Roome ard Geo. Lamar. een Eee 8AM RUTH 18 THREE WEEKS OLD, ‘That Missing Souvenir Spoon Has Arrived— No Walking the Floor Yet. From the New York World. “I would like to know if the gold souvenir spoon which was presented to little Miss Ruth and which was mislaid has come to hand yet.” “What spoon It was ex-President Cleveland who asked this short question lastevening. He wns scuted in the reception room of his home, at No. 816 Madison avenue. “The souvenir that was presented to your daughter by the Clover Club of Philadelphia.” ‘But I didn’t know that any spoon had been mislaid.” : Then the reporter told the ox-President the story of the disappearance of the golden spoon. ‘The spoon was presented at a Clover Club ban- juet and accepted. on behalf of Baby Ruth, by ir. Charles Brooke of this city. Brooke is one of the honorary secretaries of the club. ‘Every one the board examined the are gold Constitutional amendments to be vot Acted for at the. next. election. "He claimed | efall of 1860, after the fearful drouth and r Grasshopper visitation had destroyed every that “state issues "were the important | Sostige St the croter The ec ee ee, talk r the situation and if possible devise and means to get through the winter without starving. After several had spoken one fellow got up and said his family was all Fight, ag ho had s co fat,” says one, ‘you have no feed, and what good will a cow do without feoa? = “The cow is all right,” said sanguine chap. “She don't need any feed. She sucks hersel HOW RAILWAY MEN WILL VOTE. It is estimated that three-fourths ot the great army of railroad men in Kansas voted the alliance ticket last fall, but this year it is safe to say that two-thirds of them will vote the republican ticket. A determined effort has been made to organize them into the citizens’ allianco, but with little success. The action of the alhance legislature last winter bas dis- pleased them, aud they will not vote with the People’s party this year. C. C. Crouse, a rail- Toad engineer of prominence and character in the state, has taken the stump and is traveling night and day, urging his fellow laborers to keep out of “the toils of the Peffer and Simp- son class of reformers.” He points out reasons why no railroad man can consistently support the people's acts of the last ture In reviewing th of this state ina recent speech he said: “The alliance peop party cut the salaries of the laboring People wherever they got an oppor. tunity. They struck at organized labor and put themselves on record as in favor of ‘scabs’ when they voted down the resolution in the alliance people's party house, which read that ‘none but union printers be employed by the state printer.’ ‘They showed their friendship for the farm laborer when they excluded him from the weckly pay bill and the ten-hour a day bill. The alliance can work their farm nds as many hours as th a them when they thresh their cele ber th roads must noi their ate, but the rai ork their men only s0 to same of- FARMERS PAYING OFF THEIR DEBTS. The splendid showing made by the farmers of Kansas in poying off mortgages refutes the slander repeated by Peffer and others that Kansas farmers are hopelessly bankrupt. A summary of the reports received under the seal of fifty-nine registers of deeds, covering a period of four and one-half months, gives farm mort recorded $5,821,650, and released oes) asiciee of mortgages released amounti 595, or cent of the total amount relecsed. ™ POF HOW THE DEMOCRATS STAND. The leading democrats of Kansasarealso active in their efforts to pull every ex-democrat out of the alliance party. ‘They regard this organiza- tion as a common enemy and a menace to the prosperit; e state. m f bie state’ central committee Was ‘held Bese which passed resolutions giving the alliance "ithe following day the Kansas Demoorat, lowing day the Kansas the organ of the state, said editorially: “In leadii ie i. party men and democrats, too. You ‘have a tight to your convictions, but around Tight under heaven to sit in council chambe1 olub ot him to Ni and acknowledgment came the officers of the club started a search. ‘The spoon was found in the safe of the Hotel Bellevue in Philadelphia. Secret . R. Deacon then took it to the e: 8 office. “Oh, that spoon!” said Baby Ruth's. father. “that came today, I su IT saw it about an hour ago. It got here. all Fight ‘What kind of «spoon? It is jus: like the descrip-| men tion of it you have read in the papers. It has the convent twisted handle.” “Have any other tokens been received since littlesacque from Philadelphia mentioned inthe World today?” “0, yes, gifts ue coming from all around, butI don't care to mention them specifically. Briendy who send the tokens are modest and don’t wish to hve their namos appear. ‘T. J. Pullen; Today—J. W. agt. tion for security for costs Hall Jackson; demurrer with cave to amend New- 5 it linsn’t been thought of yot.” Pho tiie git! basa't becan ts cai ber yt Shakespeare's life is that he wrote ahead of bis | times. All great geniuses do this. Mr. Shake- ‘speare should have had the opportunity of su- | be mitting “Romeo and Juliet” to a modern | Pitdge with « firm purpose to ay manager, who says, “What the public wants is | fun; see?” He would then have had the pleas- | w}. cordance with the above idea. Romeo hae just | "2s commenced, and afte executed a song and dance, in which the Mon- | ‘de to the tagues and Capulets joined, making a scene of hilarity that was alone worth the price of ad- mission. Romeo begins a serenade; enter the | labors and all int most intelligent trained dog in the profession | 0Tm of temperance, ‘Ihe report was received today. Juliet, who is one of the handsomest | ¥#t® much favor. ladies on the burlesque stage, and incidentally queen of song and exponent of terpsichorean | art, tries to rescue him, but be catches his waist- | £12,000 subs 4 and band ona nail in the porch and is suspended | ing “0 by 9% fect on Ith between Q and R in statu quo or thereabouts, while the curtain | *t7eets northwest. ‘Shakespeare missed a great deal by being born dno e0en. _ . 8. Jenks sub 216. square 132, 20 guided ant that while they are both to be buried | et ai. for $9,404.20 out of sight she will have the misfortune to be A and 14th streets and North Carolina avenue alive and know all about it. man to another. back at you with a car stove.” everybody seems to know all about railway accident before the employes do?” way about the time table.” Commissioners for their xpproval an order making = change in the ma%ter of reporting stil births. Under the proposed rule no per- mits for burial will be given in any such case unless the report is signed by « wife. report still births it is the intention of the health officer under the League of Metropolitan M.E. Church last even- ing the following officers were elected for the en- suing year: President, Dr. J. Ben Nichols; first your grocer urges you to buy other baking powders in place of the Royal, it is solely because he can make more money on them, for all agree that the Royal is the best. The low cost of the others to the grocer is proof of the cheap character of their ingredients and of their in- ‘ferior quality. Decline to receive any bak- ing powder in place of the old stand-by, the thoroughly tried Royal. All others are cheap- er made powders of inferior strength, and contain either lime, alum or sulphuric acid. Reports Made at the Annual Mecting of the jon Last Night. ‘The Soldiers’ Home Temperance Union held its eighth annual meeting at the Soldiers’ Home evoning, Miss L. H. Chase, president, o0- copying the chair and Mis R. C. Levy filling the office of secretary. A large number of the veterans attended, a6 also many prominent people from the city The exercises consisted of addresses, recita- tiobs, readings tableaux, vooal and instramental music and the prosentation of reports. They opened with the singing of the hymn merica” by the large assembiage, followed by an address by the prosident, Miss Chase, recitation by Mre. lor, a flute solo by Mr. Jensen, singing by Miss Bogan, performance by Mr. McMurray and his dog, r. Lynch, recitations. by Mr. é cornet solo by Master Orange, tableaux under the direction of the Mimcs Lain and music by the Soldiers’ Home Brass Rand The reading by the secretary, Mixs Levy, of the annual report of the le during the past year was the pri of the eve: it SHAKESPEARE MODERNIZED. the operatio; One of the most pathetic things about | Forty-nine ny pled; | gotte ber SHOOTING STARS T SOLDIERS HOME. tings were beld ducing the year ignatures were received to the S Those who through weakness had for- gd of falling back into theirold babit a ted within the Roidicrs’ Home, xpreasions of grati: evern the home for encour- agement and courtesies extended and to many persons for addresses, recitations, &c., the bless- | ing of heaven was called down on the union, ite ested ix the great social re- —— | Real Estate Matters, L. C. Bailey has bought of J. T. Armes for , Square 336, each front- D. W. Rhodes “has bonght for £10,600 of rge Truesdell square 24, T.’s addition to shington. T. 8. Hopkins has purchased for €16,000 of J. y 86.04 feet om 19th between Sand T etrects northwest. } ©. M. Campbell has bought of J.T. Armes for $4,205 sub 4, block 34, Commbia Heights E. 8. Steele has purchased for £6,400 of Ellen 8. Mussey sub 24, square 194, 22 by 100 feet on Q between 15th and 16th strects northwest. Jomes T. Walker bas bought of C. C. Meader for $5,500 pt. 19. square 2¥7, 20 by 145 feet on O street between 12th and 13th streets southwest. e John W. Coheu ha» purchased for es,300 of A green goods man—The vender of frogs. | Sohn Cooper sub 4 a part 25, square 490, fronting 22 fe i “Under the spreading chestnut treo | mting 22 fect 5.1 inch on G between 4g and If] longer move about; Thave jumped and bobbed so often That I'm clean tired out.” 6th sirects northwest. The village smithy stands” — M. Conner bas bought of Gonznga College And not « chestnut overhead “ad x pad yo hee square = K between Nort " a and Ist streets northwest. ee ee | “Ts. Browes bes purchased tor 06,100 of W. B. Fellows lot 12, block 32, Columbia Heights. H.C. Haydn has bought of J. D. Croissant li of 9q 1055, between The grasshopper is now reminding the mis- | | northeast. | _ RO. Holtzman has bought of A. Gleason for | €10,3 t lot are 3 feet 3 inches on New lork avenue and 22 feet on 10th street north west. H. C. Martin et al. have bought for 4.200 of Orlla Chappel lot 47, square 010—No. 9i0 9th street northeast. —_ She Plonged « Knife Inte Him. Charlie Langster. colored, whose vrother was executed for the murder of Policeman Fowler, “Never ‘roast’ a railway,” said one traveling “Why not?” “There's never any telling when it will come THE AUTUMN LEAP. At first tis gold, and then ‘tis red, And next a studious brown; came near being murdered last night about "Tis much the same, it bas been said, 9:30 o'clock by agiri named Emma Washing- With him who paints the town. ton, with whom he had kept company Charlie was walking along Penusy!vania ave- nue between 3dand 434 streets with another girl when Emma ran across the street and with- out a word of warning plunged a knife into his throat. The knife was an ugiy weapon, and had tie cut been an inch deeper the result would probably have been more serious, Pohceman Keune¥ of the sixth precinet ar- rested the girl after a short chase, and when tried merely Kimball today she was given “Did you ever notice,” said Blinx, “that “Yes,” replied Dr. Kieque; “‘andit's the same Now Johnny's pa with Jenkins goes A hunting, sportsman’s luck to try, Six months in And gets » bullet through his nose Sensei, Like Johnny did in last July. Latest Burial Permits. ———e2 During the twenty-tour bours ending atnoon today burial permits we: health office for the following: White—Margaret M. Hagan, 26 vears, con- sumption; Ben. W. Jobnson, 6 months, cere- bral congestion; Helen W. Ashton, 57 years, hemiplegia; John B. Carns, 30 ye “heart faiiure; infant of Ovin J. and Alice G. Tayior, orle, 10 bours, premature birth; Hen: ithosis of “liver: ‘May E? Woneeute A Change Suggested. jeeued from the Health Officer Hammett today sent to the Physician and, not bye mid-| Marea In midwives years, diphtheria; Edward Gibbons, 1 year, = inauition; George Payne, 47 years, convulsions; Frances E. Furgareor, consumption. Colored—George T. Bray, debilty; Adeline Pattie, Bertha Payne. 16 years, aph: 3 months, duurrhoea; “Harry pneumonia; Kubert Kyer. $6 tion; Gurley Allen, 44 yeurs, At the regular meeting of the Epworth and they were charged with burglary. They were David Marshall, William Simond, J. Marshall and Louis Duvall. Policemen Tram- accepted Columbis Lodge, L 0. G. T., to visit the lumbian Exposition” et Masonic Temple on Wednesday evening next. Grand Commander Dr. of