Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1892, Page 5

WIHY-ST. NICK SMILES. The Great Work of the The Star's Santa Cia iw CHRISTM Distriburing Provishe Torta y —Seemes ah his the turkey in « ri sinds ett 2 p their this Chris poor shonid «a which prevails in | a other wise gamed by wie dows. * It has all beew she at big or ganization known ae Tux Evextyo Stan Santa Ctaus Club. Steps were taken aby a 0 the ¢ The in re; >. wa to < > ” HES THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. C. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. Central Washington. ‘There were busy times at the office of the this morning. That is tho headquarters of this his time of the year, but ‘itable activity of the mem- Evesixo Sram Club there was a ste to be done this year than ever the school houses in the central part wagons were rolling all day yester- t the greater portion of the night bring- the Associated Charities the ¢ which the school children tribution toward making the Chirtetinan Jov a= generalas possible through- Ihe secretary, Mr. L. 8. Emery, i aud had general direetion of the Hts experience as weil as the ma- ation were placed at the of the good cause, thereby msuring the . the best use of the contributions ich had been so generously given the club. asthe goods were recetved the von- teeth were assorted and then began the task of making up the packages for distribution. The p © was kept in view to provide the n for a dinner and the provisions re- » that there would be as ‘as possibi c= of clothing were nned as the par- on wae begun and ry thinks by night more than 500 fam- “ mppled wib « Christmas dinner thing and aboes. Liew assisted are known to be worthy, apd while, ne doubt, there will be sume cases »position, still those who gave will have the tsfaction of knowing that their generosity bas brought to many a home some measure of the joy and ghidn hich ought to be the hi the year. Washington. Supervising Principal Fairbrother of the South Washington division and the children of began their work of distributing the made by the children and their de yesterday afternoon, and before nigh' fall not less than Gfty fainilies bad been sup- plied with food, fuel and clothing. he distribution directly by the school chil- 4 upon because the children the deserving families were to 1 because the little ones were charncteriatic of children. trudged about, vering ong the sick poor, tier freezing air penetrated not their ‘They found a fruitful field, ore unfortunate poor ty than in any other. TRE STAR SANTA CLAUS FUND. It was decided by the managing committes of Ture Evexrxo,Srak Santa Claus Clib that €300 oprinted for Mr. Fuirbrother's ay be was busily engaged in »nizg that sum among the 1c been reported ax deserving. was assisted by Principals Peabudy, Perkins ak ~t und also by fifteen or twenty their divisions should be apy hem ewes of more that While Mr. ts to discover which families needed od and fael his ane js wrote out orders large grocery and provis- in the neighborhood. — Then for those families in want were made out upon a selected he orders for shoes and out, As the orders they were addressed and banded to the boys, who at once rushed and delivered them to thie families named. PERSONALLY INVESTIGATED CARES. Tn addition to the families named in the two @ were the names and addresses of almost as ny more went to Mr. Fairbrother by Tar Sram, Mr. Emery of the Associated Charities other persons. The cases mentioned in his i, however, been investigated and pupils of the schools iy known to. be deservin t be supplied and if any ds then remained that they ebould be de- 1 to the relief of the remaining ones. od, fuel and clothing were all the Orders given called for $2 worth ries and provirions, quarter ton of ood and so many pairsof coal, 50 cents’ worth ee eee eet ehees. The clothing supplied came from that be ae etleete the moteeete wnt! donated. In most instances all those things ee * See ne] were needed, but in a few only ehoes or cloth- carried to a success greater thin wad been hoped in care a. a & ee food or fuel were. Mr. the ch kiren ant the namber ot eeeded the ities, Se founded the ay: 8 % thie comm mittee Mr. Mi d chairman of the committee -' wurer @ Tar Evexixo Stan Company, was mado treasurer of the club The ‘commitice was aided greatly by the eupervising principal: and the ten eut. the city ‘brothe fi b Fair Mesars, Gage. Clark, Keone, Ernema Montgomery. W ‘ princtpals.and Sapt.Cook o and teachers amociat work with such @ STAR Santa ¢ ry child in the swelled the THE DUFTRIBTTION. all over the city children tio: of sapplies and « e (the schools, In addition many mor end Bind-bearced one Tne parposes — of the city was divided into four parts. George town. East Washington, -outh Washington an, Central Washingt Mr. My of the work ju Georgetow: 5* fr. AT. Stuart in Isaac Fairbrother ia South Warbington. Today the distribution of the large store of L wae end of ord for fortable end w is being vided agaist wast ‘Such po ne are not given oat today will be dustribeted during the weok following. Each Hittle wearer of Evaxixe Sta Santa isus Club enrolled in did not hope to be able to supply today, but stated to a Stax reporter that if he did ‘not he would resume the work early Monday next, working until the rm nd donations at bis command were ex- hansted. East Washington, ning in iehberhood of the Wallach hool building. where the supervising princi- Mr. ALS. Stuart, was busily engaged in the werk of making happy the hearts of ons in the third school kages conxisted of all norte ineine several bundred =. flour and other articles of eral Loxes of canned goods, pack- ‘offer and other things to heip the were also among the achers bad collected the dona- min, and had disposed of the > many children members of Club ant performed cther work f the deserving poor, so that sught they had done their share. did not call apon the fair sacks with what bad been at work for the Indies of the awrities lies went to the school and ages piled in the cooking jes, potatoes and onions were rele. There was also a clothing, and this, too, littte of for wear, and the the garments were intended ear in we&ther much warmer than this. g accidents who bad been gh to get away only half killed. THOSE WHO DID THE WORK. The Associated Charities Indies were Mra. W. Dodge, representing the northeast section of S| the city; Mrs. J. W. Babson, representing the tern wection, and Mrs, Thos. G. J presenting the southeast. The task of assorting the packages and filling the sacks was & tedious one, but the ladies finished | the work and left them in the room | Teady to be labeled and sent out. There we: fully 150 packages, each one representing from | twenty-five to forty pounds of the necossaries of hfe. Each package represented « family. While the ladies were busily engaged in pre- ing the packages Mr. Stuart, whose untir- ing elforts in thy intorest of the poor had made the East Washington branch of Tae STAR Senta Claus Club a success, was preparing the tickets for shoes for the poor ones. Five East Washington dealers had agreed to furnish the shoes, and in order to simplify matters Mr. Stuart had tickets printed for distribution. ‘THE STAR TICKET. ‘The tickets printed in blaak are as follows: “VME FVENING STAR SANTA CLAUS CLUB. ts entitled to one pair of shoes, Take card to A. T. STUART. ‘There were nearly 400 of these tickets and they were given to the pertons who were really he Last night more than balf of them addresses re known and eome of them were saved for de- serving ones whose addresses had not been fur- nisbed. Early this morning Mr. Stuart was at the jons finish already made hi ee ‘8 dozen schoo! boye were oa band to eesis m the work of addressing the packages and putting them aside to the different sections to make the work of delivery systematic and easy. Then the toys Santa Claus were pat in the packages and the boys went out in the wagons and surprised 150 poor families in the eastern section. may have the Ln on | = he bas belped Spel ant ot over Washing- | the Custis building lies weem to indicate. | jona- | rea Club. | dent Mitchel! of the school board, Supervising | Prinerpal Janney and Mr. Hawling began thie | morning the distribution of the donations | ™Y*elf, but pape haf kindly consented to act | which the children of Georgetown had | stppeee tat I bye g Abert gue B Tape | Sats aboot through the suggestion of THE hax been reading in “Tax Stan’ all about | Sraa's Santa Claus Club. Packages of all sizes | and deseriptious®containingtalinost everything | in the grocery line were neatly arranged along | one side of the room, while on the —“——— | the contributions of clothing and toys. re was an abundant supply of stock, which spoke | very well for the generosity of the school chil- dren who live across Rock creek and were anzious to show their kind and cbaritable hearts bad a feeling of symputhy for thore whose condition in life ie not fortunate enough | to allow of them enjoying the happy time of | Christmas without the assixtance of their friends. | The work of distribution in that division was | admirably arranged. Besides the names of the needy that the children brought ina commit- tee of ladies, com} of Mra. McGowan and Misses Moore, Jatkeon, Hedrick and Donovan, | thoroughly canvassed the entire city of George- town to discover the most worthy to whom to give the donations. After this work was 2om- Plated o, lat was mado out and the persone notified to come to the schoo! this morning. MESSRS. MICHELL AND JANNET. ‘There Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Janney attended to the distribution and marked off from the list thore who obtained their packages, Ina num- ber of cases they were unable to get to the school or could not carry the package away. When such « contingency ardse the name of the person was written on the package and a large wagon, which was obtained for the purpose, wax brought into use and the donation was taken to the home in the wagon. Very many deserving pegple were supplied in this way, as they were unwilling to be known asthe recipients of aid at the hands of the charitably di children. One of the beautiful features of this Christmas offering to the poor is that almost the entire contributions have been at the hands | of children. There is so much to be done in | the Georgetown district that the distribution cannot be finished today or tomorrow. The good work will, however, go on until all the donations have been dis; of or all the de- serving ones are supplied. A great deal will be done next week: The donations amounted to 307 packages of Groceries, orders for 100 pairs of shoes for children, orders for 200 pairs of stockings, 200 half-pound packnges of candy, 200 half-pound packages of nuts and 100 oranges. The groceries consisted of flour, hominy, meal, beans, sugar, coffee, tea. four barrels of potatoes and som fuel and a Intge ‘amount of clothing. groceries were divided equally and placed in large paper bags. In each of these bags wero = box of candy, package of nuts und an orange. ‘Yo President Mitchell and Mr. Janney is due much more than credit. They have worked earnestly and devoted time to the suceess of this enterprise which they should have been allowed to devote to their own Christmas enjoy- ment. THE CoNTRIBUTIONS. ‘Tuk Star has received the followsing oon- tributions to Tur Eveniya Stan Santa Claus Club fund: Heretofore acknowledged. In loving memory of FE. H Cash... 3 ere y te Cash ae Vallette MeWait Chas. E. Walker. Mra. D. 8. Smith. Petre Sreprem mem ree Prerers ¢ § SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsssssSsunNnsesssssssssy Total to date se0e Other contributions have been receit follows: 0., girl's cloak and underclothing: Bon Marche, large number of dolls; V. D., die of thing; A Friend, bundle of cloth- ing; Rev. Chax, H. S.. box sund: Florence | J. King, woolen sacks; Mrs. D., infants’ clot h- in tinemetz & | ir. Harries, é books and doils ‘ | one long coat; A Friend, two pairs woolen stockings; Mra. G. W. Clark, foar pounds sugar: Friend, bundle: Dr. C. B. Hinds, two flannel | blouses, two pairs ‘slippers, one flannel skirt; | Bliss Hinds, two infant jackets, two scrap books, jone fannel ‘skirt; Mra. J. L. Hughes, chil | cloak; Mrs, M. M. Rose, sack of sundries, Letters From Members. } Dear Santa Claus: Iam alittle boy two aud a half years old, so am too young to write for | what “the Santa Claus Club” is doing and of the number of little boys and girls who are in- terested in ite success. Papa and Mama say that Lought to do some good at Xmas, so I in- close #1 which I hope will give pleasure to ittle boy at Xmas time. I wish to be- mber of your club and if entitled to, Please vend me a “Badge.” This is from a little boy who lives in Trenton, | Neb., and he says he is sorry for little chil- | dren 'who have no Senta Claus to bring them Presents on Christmas morning, for there was ‘one year, when the terrible drouth caused the | crops to ‘fail, and thinge looked very gloomy, | Until Jim's sister wrote « letter to “Sante,” an | if you would like to know what cgme of it, let the children ask Jim to tell them ubout it, and Jim is such a good little fellow I know be will oblige them. He wante a badge and will be awfully proud to get it, Dear Editor: I am four years old, ride Pony and go to Sunday Schogl. I want to bea mem! Santa Claus Club and have a badge. My two Brothers Eddie and Willie are members and my Su day Sohool Teacher writes for me and [ send out of my own pocket book a dime for my Dear Little Brother Allie in Heaven and one for my teacher and one for myself. Mr. Editor: Tama baby girl and live in Balto. My Aunty in Wash. D.C. writes for me because I wieh to join your olub and have « badge. My Papa has made me a ‘ Garden” and I wish all the children could see it and if you wish I will send you a de- scription of it after Xmas. Please find 20 cts. One dime for me and one dime for my little brother who lives in heaven. | Dear Santa Clanse: We are two little boys and girl aged 6 and 4 we want to send 10 cts to lp to buy something to make the poor chil- | dren happy my Mamma says it ts nice for TRE | Stan to help children to be good to the poor and God will be pleased and bless them for it. Please vend us a b 80 every one can see that we belong to the te Clause Club. bye bye Santa, Last night as 1 jay tn my eng ttle bed I dreamed dear Santa came to me and eaid, “My little maid I've come from afar To.gather the dimes that's beea sent to Tax Tan.” And when I have gathered them in my great coat pocket Old Santa will off as fast as a rocket, And wherever tho door of the poor stands ajar A present will go bought with dimes from Tire Stan, And so I want him to take my dite, So here it is from a little girl of mine. Dear St. Claus: I have been reading your letters from little boys and girls and am now five years old and I hope the little mite that I send may help some poor little child to have something good on christmas day as I want every body to have something and you will find enclosed thirty vents and bope you will rend me three badges one for mrself and one for my black cat Tom and one for my kitten Sallie. Give my love to St. Claus and tell him Iam sometimes a good boy and hope he will call at my house on Saturday night on his way round. ear Evexixo Stan: fam two yeary old Papa says Santa claus will bring little horse my brother is 9 months old we both send ten cents to help to buy wome little boy # little horse Please send badge. Dear Santa Claus: Tam a little girl and have been saving up for the poor little children who haven't any toys Here is 20 cts and { want my badge so badly before Xmas. I have a little cat and a big one «o I sent 10 cts for them but they do not want a badgo; but Ido, Tam 434 y old. I send my love to Santa Claus and now good-by. You may give the badges for my cate to some poor little girls. Parkersburg, W. Va. Dear Mr. Stan—I am a little West Virginia boy—five years old and Igo to school and am in the primer. [havea good mama and papa and two little sisters, and my godmother sends ten cents for me so I may become a member of your Christmas Cinb and help some little boy who bas no Christmas of his own. Please send me a badge. ee NAVY YARD EMPLOYES. They Complain of the Delay in Getting Their Pay. Tho Christmas pleasures of a large number of the employes of the Washington navy yara are marred to a considerable extent by the fact that they did not receive their pay for the first half of December until today. Under the regulations these employes are paid their monthly salaries in two install- ments, but not for several days after it is due. The days selected for payment by the department are the 10th and 25th of each month. The payment made on the 10th is for the tast half of the previous month and the payment on the 25th is for the first half of the same month. This practice is satisfactory to! the men, except in case those dates cover | hol when they naturally detire| the of payment advanced a day | or two. The grievance of __ the men is that on Thanksgiving day. which fell on vember 24, and the present Christinas the pay- ments were delayed in the case of 1uany of thetn | 80 that the money could not be utihzed for the | Below are samples of letters received frot | little ones who have joined the elab. | Dear Santa Clans: I give ten cents to buy sum little girl a present I hope you will write | mea letter fam eight years oid today 1 go| | to the Franklin School 1 am in the seconed | grade. Dear Santa Claus: With pleaeuro I will send | 10¢ for a badge end hope that all the poor little children will injoy the christmas holidays | very much, Iam very glad to know that there | are'so many kindhearted children interested in | the club. please send me a badge. | Dear Santa Claus: My dear Papa has told me | about your lub and I want to become a mem- | ber. You wrote me a nice letter last year and I | have got it yet. Tsend you in this letter the price of two badges and will watch the postman | till Lget them. Tam alittle boy seven years | old and yesterday the Express wagon brought | me a beautiful dewk and shelves and T have a ‘hobby horse--the largest that was in the store, and with my Xinas tree and other thin nwt—I think you are doing great deal of good by sending badges to ht! s. | boys and girls, Prornes, Va.. Dec. 21, 92. Dear Evesxo Star: My sister Lizzie has re- ceived her badge she is highly pleased, | hope that Sur little mite may make many of the | children in Washington happy on Christma [We have an examination our school | afternoon, my sister Lizzic and myvelf are | looking for promotion. Deur Stan please dont | forget my badge. Ecrrxatox, D. C. member of ‘the Post | Club and would like to belong to Tux Stan Enclosed find ten cents to help Sunte- Clause and the poor. I am seven years old aud go to school in the third grade. Garruersnuns, Mp. Dear Santa Claus: I would like to join the Santa Claus Club and to enclose ten ‘cents to help the little poor children and if you need | 8ny more let me know. | Mr. Stam Man: I want to join the Santa Claus | Club, and sister Mary does too, so 1 send you | 20 cents. Thope it will help make some other little girls happy. Please send us each a badge. Dear Evexixe Star: I hope to be bappy in helping to make other's happy and wish to be- come a member of your Santa-Claus Club. I send ten cents. My Dear “Santa Claus: Enclosed you will find 10 cents from a little mite Four year old Wishing al the poor little children a merry Xmas. Dear Stan: My ittle brother Roswell, aged seven, and myself, aged, eight, want to beloug to your Santa Claus Club and send you twenty cente. Thope all the poor children will get a nice present. ren a y 5 years Thavea | ToTwe Stan: I am a Dear Santa Clause: Iam a old and would like to join your , it rabbid so I a1 to send ten cents im to with mine. Please send us both Dear Editor Evextxo Star: I am a little | Girl that lives in Rockville Md Papa has been | reading some of the letters sent to you by other | little Girls I like them very mutch. I send you | ten cents for the poor little Girls in Washing- ton to help them to havea Merry Christmas, Places send te 8 age. Dear Santa Claus: Weare two little girls, 5 and 2 yr. who would like to help, some-liile toa mas. fe send 20c. ee ee Buooxzaxp, D. C. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little S years ittle fe are tor a make others happy. Tenclose 25 cts. and w be proud to wear your a TEWART, ATHEXS Co., Onto, Dec. 21, ‘ aout Lad ‘badge & count mes of the men were paid on the 23d, but the re mainder had to wait until "the Jand that the same state of affairs | existe with regard to Christmae—the first batch | holidays. One of the men, talking to a Stan| man today, suid that at Thanksgiving one-half 8: having been paid yesterday and the balar.ce having to wait until today, too inte, be asserted, to make their holiday purchases ‘with advan- There are out a thousand men em ployed at the navy yard and it usually takes about two days to pay them off. WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE? i ASrax reporter was informed at the Navy | Department that this matter was entirely in the hands of the commandant of the yard and the| ymaster on duty there. who naturally may Bake supposed that they are bound by the dates fixed by the regulations. It wns ex- plained, however, that they had a certain dis- cretion in the matter, ‘under which they might have advanced the day of pay- ment without being subject to official criticism, This was done by the commandant of the | Boston navy yard last Thankegiving day and | the transaction has never been complained of. It was @ simple matter. Representative Lodge of Massachusetts asked the payrvaster general of the navy to hare the men paid before Thanksgiving if possible, and he mere!y repeated the request to the officer charged with the dis- Dursement. It isargued that the local paymaster did the best he could in view of the cireum- stance that no change in the usual practice had been requested. Again, it i possible that the npereny may have been delayed in getting is funds from the treasury, which is known to be not an altogether uncommon occurrence. 0 TABLE ETIQUETTE IN‘ JAPAN. Some of the Customs Which Ha: Obeyed in Mikado Land. From Food. Tn Japan the usual dinner hours are 4, Gand’ 7. As soon as the guests are sented on the mats two and sometimes three small, low, lacquered tables are,brought to each. On the one imme- diately in‘front of him the guests finds seven little colored bowls, with next his left hand rice, next his right fermented bean soup, the others containing fivh, roast fowl, boiled’ meat, raw fish in vinegar and a stew of vegetables. On the eecond table will be five other bowls, con- sisting of two soups (one of carp), more raw fich, fowl and kurage—a kind of jelly fish. The third, a very small table, should hold three bowls of baked shell fish, lobster and fish soup. Except at great set feasts a beginning is made wrth the rice, and. here, the etiquette, is ve strict, and as complicated as the old forfeit game. ‘Here's the health to Cardinal Puff.” Take up the chopsticks with the right hand, remove the cover of the rice bowl with the ame hand, transfer it to the left and place it to the left of the table. Then remove the cover to Be of the bean soup and place it on the rice cover. Next take up the rice bowt with the right hand, paas it to the left and eat two mouthfuls | ta; with the chopsticks and then drink (the word drink must be used here) once from the soup never bowl. And so on with the other | | V oFrice op Samra Claus, ADVICES FROM ZEROLAND. Ganta Claus K ing the Zeroland Post Office Busy. Tur Evaxixo Stax has just received a long letter from Sante Claus, which he sent down from the North Pole a trifle ahead of his team of reindeers, so that Tax Stan could tell all the little children in Washington that he is coming down on time and will be sure to remember them all. He says be has the little children wrote to him through Tux all the little children to heat from Santa Claus, he believes he could not have got them all off. But they eat up last night and just as the day was breaking they finished the last letter and put it in’ the box and sent the whole lot down by the North Pole Reindeer Mail Service, and after writing one to Taz Stan and Claus began to fix up for his yearly visit to all the children in the world to- had to work very hard to answer all the letters Stan, end if it bad not been for the help he received from two good-natured white bears, who wanted getting that off bya special messenger Santa night. His loads of toys clothes for iittle and big were’ dig sleigh and everythi; to start ua soon as it shoul Santa Claus sent with bis the heading Jack Frost, bie + for the letters he sent outand i top of thw’column. letter box of the N packed on was got in readi id get dark epistic a vial tis. artist, up over the grea! Santa Claus” work te almost thro day. Those are, the same bears who he: Claus do his work last Christmas, and hi hele going to make them ‘hia eecre- ries, and sometime perhaps he may bri them’ down ‘with him. It’ would be tunes if some of the children would wake up Christ- Mae night and see a great white bear coming down the chimney with a big pack of toye—but then, children never wake up on night, so they never would see the bears. Somebody wrote to him and told him what Tue Stan was doing for all the Poor people this Christmas, and he was very glad of it. He was very much pleased to bear that so many little children had contr.b- uted dimes and clothing to the fund and he eeays that VAN re —_— RENDEER MOUNTAIN ZeRO LAND. aC fhrcreFione on 2 a tB92 will see that ther are all the ha; for doing eo. Every beart, grea. and small, sboula be glad at this season of the year, and all who have beiped even @ little to make others happy will earely ler themselves, Old Santa bas a much finer lot of toys this year than he bas ever bad before, for he was very busy last summer mak- ing them and did not rest even in the fall, as he Usually does. So he has an extra large assort- ment on hand this Christspns. Tonight he will go down every ehimnes in Washington, aad very nearly all the little ones who have bi their stocking will find them full of good things Chrismas cea ad The reindeer are and fat and have not had any work to do for such « long time that they will be glad to go fast in making the rounds tonight, and their bells will jingle merrily in’ every land, from the north pole to the sonth, and ali the little Hottentots, who don't wear any more clothes in December than they do in June, and the little people in Alaska, who have to wear fur all the year round, and all the roungsters in Washington, where THE Evextxo Stan is forever belping Santa Claus to look after them, will be full of happiness and candy after dear old Santa Claus and the rein- deer have gone back to the north pole to devote all the new year tothe making of toys andcandy for next tmas, SEAL KESERVATI Islands Included in the President's Wrocla- mation Just Issued. The President bas tsaued s proclamation re- serving for timber and fish culture purposes the island of Afognak, Alaska, and its adjacent Tocks and territorial waters, including the Sea Lion rocks and Sea Otter Island. The Secretary of the Interior and the com- missioner of fish and fisheries, under the rection of the President, have investigated this subject, and finding that he had the authority by law strongly recommended that the action should be taken. * The commissioner of fish and fisheries has re- lected Afognak bay and Afognak river. lake and the tributaries thereof, with « mile of land from the shores of the river and lake for the purpose a fish culture, under thestatuteauthorizing him doo, and this is included in the proclama- tion of the President. The whole ccm- prives a national reservation, and all {respassers are required to remove there- from. There is cannery on the Island that will have to be yueated, but those of the former subjects of Russia there, fow in number, will be protected in whatever rights they might have under the Russian treaty. Thia rese i of the most important yet made. The salmon and trout crowd the Afognak river at the breeding season, «0 much as to actually ress some out apon the shore, and there is no joubt that by preserving it it will become a breeding place for all the other waters of Alaska, and the different rivera of a United Staies i the futui ereas jf ithad been left to the depredations already commenced upon it the fisb there, as they have elsewhere in the United States, would become utterly exterminated. ‘Thete isa prospect that the sea otter may also be preserved there, and it may be other sea animals. This isa beginning of a series of reservations in this direction that will preserve the fish and animals of the sea as have been preserved the deor, elk, buffalo and other ani- mals of the United States in the national parks. Prof. Langiey some years ago recommended Generally such reservations*and Mr. Living- ston, under Commissioner MacDonald, drew attention to this island. Assistant Attorney General Shields gave the opinion that this res- ervation is according to law. Interesting as the-e reservations are at this time they will be much more thought of in fi ture years. The action of the Interior Depart- ment and the fikh commissions and partic larly the President, effecting thi ant act, is noteworthy, in connec other national preserves already made. 2+ This Afternoon’s Fire. An alarm of fire from box 23, turned in by W. T. Hall about 1:20 o'clock today, was caused by the overheated stove in the second story of Rowan C. Gatton’s house, 415 New York weniie northwest, setting fire to the wood- work. The wind being favorable spread the ‘flames to the adjoining house of A. J. Lacey, dealer in furniture, and the plugs being frozen there was some delay in ex- tinguishing the flames. The premises being on the corner of the aliey the flames were with dificulty confined to the two houses and ex- tinguished. The loss was from $300 to $200. a When they #ax Surf Bathing. From the Courrier des Etats-Cnis, A.committee of the French Chamber of Dep- uties has reported favorably a bill to tax those who bathe in the surf ut the seashore, and if it becomes a law no one will beable to take sea baths in France without a permit. The Superintendent of Permits—Whose turn is it? The Doorkeeper of the Bureau—Two ladies, mother and daughter. ‘The Superintendent—Let them comein. [Two Indies enter, the older being plainly the mother of the other.] What do you want? The Mother—Sir, tomorrow we start for the seaxhore. ‘The Superintendent And you want permite? Very well. I can't refuse them to you. Do you both expect to bathe? ‘The Mother— Yes, sir. The Superintendent—All right. You, first. How much do you weigh? The Mother—Sir! The Superintendent—I have to know. The tax is imposed in direct ratio to the amount of water each person displaces. You are large, stout. You ought toweigh at least a hundred and fifty. The Mother—One hundred and fifty-five. The Superintendent--I came mighty near it. It will cost you 200 francs. The Mother—That’s awfally dear. ‘The Buperintendent—That's the price. Now for your daughter here. Mrs. — ‘The Daughter—Miss! The Snperintende: Oh! you're = Miss? {Looking ber over.] bat with a pretty figure. You should not weigh much. e Daughter—Ninety-eight. The Superintendent—It won't cost you much. But, hold on, why do you baths? “For cleaninesss? a ii i BURNED THEM ALIVE. The Act That Caused the Present Trouble on the Mexican Border, 4 Secretary Elkins and Gen. Schofield had a conference at the War Department this after- noon in regard to the condition of affairs along the Rio Grande with ® view to the speedy settlement of existing lawless- ness. Capt. John G. Bourke, third cavalry, who has been stationed at Fort Ringgold for several years and who is thoroughly famitiar with the state of affairs,has been summoned to Washington to confer with the authorities and will probably reach here Monday. An army officer stationed in Texas has written aletter to a friend in this city, in which he [Nicaea the situation as follo’ “Entorgio Ramon, who was in the fight at the Ketanal December, 21, 1891, and who personally murdered Corporal Charles H. Eastman, crossed the Rio Grande December 10, twenty-eight miles south of Laredo, Tex., with a force of 150 men, attacked a small Mexican picket, surrounded a captain, a lieutenant and four men in a jacal (wooden shed) and burned them alive they then killed four others with bullets and wounded seven, besides taking a number of prisoners and fifty horses with saddles, carbines and ammunition and escaped back to Texas in broad daylight. This is the official report of Gen. Bernardo . You can infer from incident that during the present wi berantly pleasant. The War Department, ho ever, did nothing for us. We no 5 no interpreters, no pack train (until a late date), no canned meats, which could be used without cooking—nothing. “We have had to take things as we found them—no blankets but our saddle blankets and everything else the same way. But we busted them up in fine and hed jot the petty officials along the RioGrande been in full affiliation (in most cases) with Garza we should have Americanized the Kio Grande,” Their Christmas Dinners. The President, Secretaries Elkins, J. W. Fos- ter, Tracy, Rusk and Noble will eat their Christ- mas turkey with their famihes in this city. Secretary Chas, Foster will eat his turkey at the rate of fifty miles an hour, or rather while the train is going at thet rate, be having left this afternoon for Fostoria. U. S. Treasurer ‘eboker, Assistant Secretaries Spaulding and Gear and Commissioner Mason wili all remain here and dine at home. ee R WAS DROWNING UM | WHILE PL Wheat Went Down With a Rush and the Ticker Tape Turned Into a Snake. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. “It’s all rot abont what a fellow thinks when he is drowning,” said Plumper as he drewa bead of red fire on the end of his cigar after a late dinner at the Laclede. “I have been there myself. It makes me tired to read those ac- counts in the newspapers and to hear it preached from the puipits about the ‘flash of consciousness,’ as they call it, which comes to a man just as he goes under water for the last time and gives up the ghost. I believe when a man sinks he. has several moments of con- sciousness ard his mind simply keeps a-work- ing in the same direction it did when he first went down. I'll tell you how it was with ago I left my wife at the Hoffman and ran down to Seabright,on the Jersey coast, ‘to seeaman.’ Took a bath, of course, from the Octagon beach. Not much surf, water warm, and it was delightful to get out a little ways from shore, cross my arms under my head and lie there at full — ary of the waves. I know rfectly well what I was thinking about. I had taken a little flyer in tember wheat the day before. Would whenever it struck 76c. Dead sure Broker said I couldn't possibly lose, but better put up 10 per cent margin asa matter of form.’ t should Ido with proceeds? That's what oceupied me. old girl at the Hoffman a diamond rise her with it. How she would Banded her the bor.” “Hello, who's yelled as I felt a pretty heavy stroke Tight shoulder. Tsupposed some othet met was out there with me and had ally given meakick. Didn't tion stall, "Yen, tho dear old gi = ring a long time. How Vindow with it for. inepeotiog -tertane low for — hand to th light to get the Til tell her it’s forty know a carat from a cal the fun of the thing, and to swell my chest above the tion, what's that?” An fh ba tratt f $ S stant I was pulled below the surface and alized I was dragged down and out sea, I one-desperate effort to keep i f 5 t e H AE 7 iH Hl i i § i aH i - EF 32 Ser s i : i l ‘ iH Tr Ef thi GEORGE BRADY'S DEATH. The Coroner Holding an Inquest in the Case ‘This Afternoon. This afternoon at 2 o'clock Coroner Patterson held an inquest over the body of the small colored boy, George Brady, whose death re- sulted from a blow on the head inflicted with = Stone thrown by one of his companions, as here- tofore published in Tux Sran. The boy, with bis companions, was playing Policeman, and when one of them was treated, as he thought, roughly he threw the stone, with the fatal result, Although the Granthum boy was the only one arrested several other bors, white and colored, were about the station anticipating the result. Mr. Campbell Carrington appeared to look after the interests of one of the boys who were among thore anticipating the result. The Granthum boy, who is white and not colored as was first reported, was present to hear the testi- mony. SAMUEL TROMPSON'S STORY. Samuel Thompson, an eleven-year-old boy, was the first witness called. He had but little idea of the nature of an oath and said he did not know what would become of him if he did not tell the truth. He was excused and his brother John, who is a old, was called. He knew all it fair, and Mr. Carrington thought he had the orthodox religions when he answered the question of what would become of him by saying “The devil will get you.” le told the story of the affair as heretofore published in Taz Stan. He said that he got in a fight with tne prisoner. The trouble was the result of his being roughly treated by Cranthum. The prisoner threw a Stone at witness and then he (witness) threw o—, = him. itnese was on the stand when this re- Port closed. —— A PARTY OF TOURISTS WRECKED. Luckily They Were in Pullman Cars and Only Three Were Hurt. Dexver, Cot., Dec. 24—Particulars have been received here of a Santa Fe smashup near La Junta, Col., Friday morning, as follows: A Raymond and Whitcomb excursion composed of eight Puliman sleepers was returning eastward from California, when at the point named the train ran into a stock train going in the same direction. The engineer of the passenger engine reversed his engine as soon as was possible, but not quick enough to prevent a smashup. ‘The engine jammed into the caboose of the freight train, crashing it,and also into the three cars abcad of it, containing sheep. In oue car all of the sheep were killed. “The shoe in the forward ears made their escape and. took to the prairie. The total damage to the railroad company is estimated at about $20,000. The ager engine is almost an entire loss. The six Pull- mans were not badiy damaged. Only three persons were injured. The conductor of the freight train and stock man and the engineer of the passenger train received slight injuries. a ‘Mr. Cleveland Given a Gold-Headed Cane. New Your, Dec. 24.—Rev. Father Keseel of the Church of the Holy Redeemer, State Sen- ator Geo. F. Roesch and Henry W. Wolf wai upon and ited him with a gold-headed cane, which had been voted to him as the most ular presidential candidate at the fair held. by Father Kessel’s congregation some time prior totmother, 5 THE rorutests. What Senator Peffer Says of the Polley of Combinations. party bes ® mortgage on the 1. Pefier this mor ements of two partion relative 11S Nenators from the doubtful Peffe ted tn strong terme the idea that an the theory that one direction or can elect Peffer, > questions of certain states in not hold the power and in wi the other of the parties mantate at votes to com- bine with us in the election of @ Senator such cases we will the compromire that will be most advantageous tous and that cam be made without sacrificing princype, We wil combine upon the men who are nearest to us in the matter of legislation aff car people. Naturally © three, ont af every four of the members of the pepuliste tm the western states are republican, but they have been driven away from the party because it bas been drifting toward Wail street rather than toward the people. We are in love Beither with the republicans nor the demo- crate and when we combine, where we are com- pelied to pursue that course, it will be apon tbe Mar who most nearly comes up to our stend- ard of what the representative of the people im the United States Senate should be.” Mr. Poffer intimated very strongly that the members of bis purty were no’ in the business Of pulling the chestnuts out of the fire for demo- crats or republicans, but they were arranging their plans to make ws good « play as possible with the sole object in view of bettering the Political opportunities of the party be Principle for which they stood. Indians Coming to Washington. Secretary Noble today directed Mr. D. & Hall, the chairman of the Chippewa coramission, to bring to Washington sit chiefs and bead men of the Mille Lac band of Chippewas pose of conferring with the President as necessity for their removal to the White Earth reservation, in accordance with the term of recent treaty. The Indians strongly p agninst going to White Earth, and bope to con vince the President that it it for their best in- terests to remain where they are. Holiday Business at the Post Ofice. Postmaster Sherwood wad today statistica of the registry division show Ane registered tail for the b nt over that of Inst rear -> Ixpias Arroixtacent day appointed J. W. Punck Wm. L. Brown, resigned, a commission negotiate with the \ankton tribe of Dakota Sioux Indians in South Dakota for the to the United States of the sury their reservation under the provisions of the act of July 13, 18 10 per o_ Drowned in the Canal. Harvey Eaton, a twelve-vear-old white bor, in attempting to jamp from one canal boat to another near the Free bridge, about 9 o clock this morning. missed and falling into the canal was drowned. His body was taken to the morgue. COND! ‘Tue treasurer of the Children’s Conntry Club has received #100, the proceeds of the ee held et the Shorebam Decem- ber Yesrenpar the jary in the Criminal Court in the case of Henry Coleman, charged bery, in attacking Mr. J. J. McGuigan in the White Lot, found a verdict of guilty. Ix THE case of Joseph Jones, indicted for assault with intent to hil, ‘bail in @500 was ac- cepted this morning. ward Mohun attem) board car at 7th street and Massachusetts avenne day and falling was rolled by the end badly bruised. He was treated Dro L. Hannon. aad office of the weather bureau today: 8 am, 36; 2 p.m., 23; maximum, 24; minimum, 15. MARRIED. On December ete ane ton) oth of Washington, Dat YELL—LA PORTE. On Ty a St the parwouswe of the Hea — y the Kev. Dr. Wal oO WELL to DELIA LA PORTE, both of this city. § FIFLD—WOODWARD. On November 24, 161 ‘ Grace Baltimore, Md.. by Rev. arhur Clon Mr. G-HARKIS FIELD of Vineints 8 + aad SU K. WOODWARD of Washingt DRICK—COPPERSMITH. On December 2). bey, GRAST 8. RENDINCK ty RATIE L CONTE ay GRAS 5 : corr ‘SMirH, bots ot Washington, De * ee DIED. BALLINGER. On Thursday. Deor at 10:15 p.m. SPENCKG BALLIN Seven years ‘anera! from his Ia a nitty residen: on treet southeast, cu Tuesday, Decewbor 2pm. ° BUTLER. On December 106 lack 8 m., after a lone and paint cbs she bore wits Christian fortitude, LEK, du the Aftieth year of her axe Farewell. farewell, my mothe> dear, ou here My life i sad without May Iineet you tn Where all ts Joy, peace Faneral to take place Monday, Dece: oiock p.m. at the Metropeittats Bay t betwern 12th and 13s ds invited th attound Fro. in fort loved hustan! of Emma J. Cannes ond Year of Lis wae sleep in Jeeus, blessed SremTeics meee week servic ‘aneral com will denne, OL) T street southeast 2%, at 2 Worvciock. Relat Baltimore and tf On Decetn! c FITZGERALD Panerai trom residence, 81 K street 30a. m Requiem mass at St. Alovs O'clock sharp. FITZGERALD. 2B, IRM, at? p. ma., HARLES M. D, awed ‘twenty -ave ot ark nort as Wednesday, December 21, 1802, at IF JACKSON, after # short tlineas, dauehter, Mrs Clare Ssiasteeetene od Spe Was subsequen’ly removed to ber © Grantlin, 944 K street south west - the day, See ceamneay some GRANDCHILDREN. Her suffer nes ended with Yet Liv debe at it» close, \d breathed the in sratue like rit bay weet, at to attend. Sishenee STS ee ‘o'clock. Felatives are requested McCARTHY. At her ieee avenue. on Friday ; Sin" eLiztherit L Mccak ini: fn "year of ber ae. : NELLIGAN. On Saturday, December 24, 1802, patip Aires Funeral notice bereafter, (Hagerstown, Md. .papgre please copy.) - STUART. JRO? at Borecionk, sek SOS PMINE St ART. tolonel b yd ot Funers ma. of Margaret acd James Allen asd wife of Stuart, departed this life, aved thirty «i years. residence. 1205 Tieh street re Pin. Relatives UO? Chee. December 22, DARD, wite of John W “Wess A Goin A Bice Covered with a Tasteless and Soluble Coating. own Wood BEACHAM'S PILLS Are a Marvelous Antidote for Weak Stomsch, Steck Headache, Impaired Digestion, Court pation, Disordered Liver, &c. . Found also to be Especially Efficactous and Re medial ty Temsle Suterces. Of al! Drazeista. Drive, 25 conisabor. Nes “ork — A SUneD. — Alm Awe ota jee