Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1892, Page 8

x THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. io c. WEDNESH IN, _DECEME ER 28, 1892. LOCAL MENTION. The Weather FORECAST TILL & PF. ¥. THURSDAT. For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, fatr: northerly winds, becoming vari- abie, colder Thursday morning. CONDITION OF THE WATER. Temperature and condition oer. Great Fails, temperainre, 32 20. Receiving reservoir. temperature, 36. Con- @itton « connection, 31. condition at ponth 36. distributing reservoir, onditicn at influent gate ate house, 19. High tide. Low tide. 2am 30pm SSam 943 pm Save Free 50,000 feet Valentines Original Felt Weather Strip at 2cents per foot. Keeps ont cold, wind, Tato and dunt Cuas. T. Canten & Co., 3 doors from 6th st. 606 Pa. avo. ow. Ovn $1.90 Denar te correct style. Fraxc & Sox, cor. 7th and D. Cwm. Xaxpen’s Sprctar Maperna. Hoewax Artifical Eves, $5. Hrarren’s, 453 av. ‘Tae Wax to sacceed in having a beautiful set of teeth is to begin early with the use of Minot's Dentifrice and keep on with it. 25c. every where Ge ‘owseit Cun Xaxpen. 909 Aue Lapras’ Fre-rammaep Reefers at one- third off marked prices, At Tux Ontore, 918 ‘Tih st. nw. Window Shades, Room .d Decorating DERSON 1113 F st. nw. Fos Wart Par oon Meld and Interior Tintin a kW. Hes - Autirictar Hewax Eves, large assortment. Crariix Ortican Co.. Masonic Temple, F st. Jew Camm. 205 G st nw. — = Canvers Curaxep by the Ermer Carrer | Worse, 631-635 Mass. ave. n.w., are made moth- proof free of charge. Telephone 435-2 | Karmen’ 1875 Baxi of Nexsox Winisky, the whisky thatmade | Kentucky famous, Cuantrs Krarmen, 735 7th. | Bex Sixorxo Caxary and Cage or Aquarium and Fishes for Christmas present at Scumin's, ‘702 12th et. - Aut Lapres’ Prn-raimarp Reefers at one- third of marked prices. At Tux Oxrone, 918 ‘Tih ot. ww. D DISTRICT. AMUSEMENTS TO: r. “The Burglar.” Foster Buor Tuxater Keaxax’s Lrcrem Tweaten —Fay Burlesque Company. ne. Goxzaca Hat. Dramatic Entertainment by the Alama of Notre Dame. Coxconpts Hatt.—Germania Mennerchor Festival an‘! Bail. Lixconx Mewontan Cuceca. Prot. George T. Simpson. — Airing the Garbage Subject. To the Eater of The Evening Star Preserve me from my friends was no doubt the thonght of the health officer if he read the letter of C. W. Birdsall in last mght's Star, for Tam sure he would hardly like to reopen the | oid garbage subject, which was so thoroughly aired last summer. It is a well-known fact that during last July Concert by FTL o¥ GETTYSBURG. — 15th street and | HE SIG’S BANQUET. ly Organized Epsilon Chapter the Guests of the Alumni. Members of the fraternity of Sigma Chi sat around a banguet table last evening at the University Club and enjoyed the story and jest and speech which made the hours pass rapidly in pleasant social intercourse. Recently the Epsilon Chapter at Columbian University was revived, and the members of the Alumni Chapter gave a dinner in honor of the event Dr. Robert Farnbam, the president of the alumni, served as toast master. Reginald Fen- dall, the grand consul, presented to each of the members of the new Epsilon a handsome Signia | Chi badge. An extremely original poem that| the coming generation with the principles of received wax read by| fonetic spelling. was heartily Howard Q Keyworth. R. W. Springer, sc- cused of various offenses alleged pape ees | committed daring the course of the banquet, | was forthwith put upon trial before Judge A. Bunsby Duvali, but, being prosecuted by A. A. Lipscomb, was triamphantly ‘ited. ipeeches were made by Reginald Fen: | first initiate of old Epsilon, and Prof. H. C. Davis, the last initiate of ola Epailon, and; | Dr. Farnham. Those present were George N. M. D. snd W. J. Acker, Andrew Y. Bradley, Epsilon: Or- Kappa: A. B. Duvall, Epsilon; jon L. Edmonds, Lz ¢ Epsilon: Robert comb, Epsilon; T. W Farnham, Epsilon; A. A. Lips- ses, Epsilon; Morven Thompson, Epsilon; Samuel’ H. Walker, Epsi- lon: W. H. Evans, Delta Chi; H. Q. Keyworth, | Omnicron; Louis’ Mackall, Psi; E. L. Tomp- | kins, Psi: W.L. McPherson, Theta; F. MeRey- nolds, Delta Chi; Reginald Munson, Beta; C. A. Rhetts, Lamda, and R. W. Springer, Omega. ges ne Forestens.”—The play which made ha success at Daly's Theater in New York, called “The Foresters,” will be presented at Albaugh’s next week by a competent company. ‘The story is the same as that on which the opera of “Robin Hood” is founded, and it is treated in an excellent manner. There is op- portunity for good acting, for splendid cos- | tumes and for effective scenery. The success of the play by Mr. Daly's company will un- doubtedly assure it a warm welcome here. The advance sale of seats will commence tomorrow. “Tue Kextocky Gruz.”—Those well-known performers J.[J. Dowling and Sadie Hasson will appear at Harris’ Bijou Theater next week. They will present oue of the most thrilling and successful pieogs that they have yet given the public. It is entitled “The Kentucky Girl” and affords abundant scope for the talents of the company and for scenic display. ‘Tux Niowt Owns.—The attraction at Ker- nan’s New Year week, beginning with holiday matinee Monday. will be Bobby Manchester's Night Owl Beauty Show, which has established & reputation here. Many new features will be presented. Cyrene, the sensational danseuse, is one of the principal cards. Among others are the Wood Sisters, Lillie Larkelle, Gorden and Lick, Fitzgerald and Reily, Nettie Huff- man, Vo a and Pearl Bradburn. Mr. Man- "s new burlesque, “The Devil's Enchant- is said to have scored a decided success. siohsesamsins ANACOSTIA, Miss Addie Merrimann entertained @ com- pany of friends last night. Christmas games and refreshments kept the hours on the move. | Among the guests were Misses Stephens, Rickett, Walling, Harrod, Emerson, Davis and Chappel, Messrs. Ordman, Merrimann, Walling, ce pel, Cartis and Robinson. Jadge Armstrong expects to be visited soon by bis daughter, Mrs. Fisher of Philadeiphia. | Col. H. 8. Stow is giving a gunning party on | his Maryland estate today. Mr. J. C. Hastings of Prince George’s county bax become a settler here. Anacostin Camp, Sons of Veterans, will be given their first benefit tonight at Masonic Hall. Young Anacostia is on skates. and August.as shown by the numerous and repeated complaints from the general public, the investigations of Tu Evestxo Stan and ite voluntary inspectior. of alley the re- ports of Lieut. Hollinberger, the garbage | service was badly and miserably managed. If Mr. Basan expert was unable to see or smell this nuisance, be certainly, as he calls himself a subscriber to Tak Stan, must have noticed the large amount of space given to the subject in your columns, and to know that Twe Stan is Bot in the habit of complaming against the municipal vervice without cause. Now who ww service ae daty of the present Congress this to fix that responsibility «o that it may Fepeated next eummer, particularly so in the face of a threatened cholera epnlemic. Mr. | Birdeall says he was connected with the bealth fice but « short time last autumn, and looking over ex1xo Stax I find Grand Arm when the continual | Tue Evexine Star. the efkeient services of Lie lhnberger | the appearance of Asintic cholera in the port | of New York caused something like order to spring from the chace of Juty and Angust. | I was one of the complainers, and from a| Personal and Kimited experience have arrived at a diwmetricaily opposite opinion from Mr. B.. namely: That the majority of the comp! | were bona fide, and that there were some that | Were exaggerated. However. I do not speak as | fan expert, but ax one having very acute olfac- | tory organs. PC. = ‘To Help the Needy Poor. You have been the means of so much benetit | to the poor at this season. will you please con- tinue and suggest that the following plan may solve the problem of how to provide for the! needy families you mentioned, who must starve | or freeze in our city, in the midst of plenty and | fort. unless they receive personal attention. | ‘aanot the children of each public schoot, each | Christian Endeavor Society. Epworth League, | Cirele of King’s Daughters or kindred organiza: | tion designed for helpfuiness, ax well. as every benevolent individual who has the means, send a representative to the Associated Charities and have one of these families assigued to them? Then they can be responsible for the feeding, elothing and warming of their particular family and see that employment is provided and that | they are made self-sustaining where it is possi- bie in fact helped to belp themselves. ‘This will make it certain that each case re- eeives the prompt attention it requires, and busy people, by bearing their share in some of these organizations, may enjoy their own home comforts without the haunting fear that some ene fs in bitter pain and perhaps dying for the help they ought to render time to bestow A Busy Womay. > Mong the Wharves. Steamer Washington arrived this morning on time. She encountered ice at Lower Cedar Point. In many places down stream there is a six-inch freeze. A. Baird left Georgetown this morning. Her Way was cut out by the Alexandria tugs Harlow aud Templar Later the schooner Annie B. Mitebeli was taken out. The sailors will lie at Alexandria tonight and an effort will be made tomorrow to tow them to Kettle Bottom Shoals, Whence they will sail for Baltimore. The steamer Wakefield got up this morning. She was not expected by the down river ship- [cir Sad ber freight was hight. |The buckets of wheels were ground to pulp by the ice. She will be made ready for her Sunday trip. The channel between Washington and A sudria is kept open by the ferry steamers and fn ocganional tug. The ice people received word this morning that the ice was eight inches thick on the Ken- nebee and that an immense crop will be bar verted eon of the Indeperdent Ice Coppers returned this morning from his home 7 Mr. Clay Thom ow te Reraneio of the ladopendunt Ise Com- ba dy back from New York. The Gilmore Meredith is iced in at Stephen- son's dock. _> SaLa@ at Morrison's, 1334 F street, tonight at T o'clock. —Adet. ——-— Teverse’s Sace of { | tor; but have not the | ‘The Boston schooner Frances | Miss Laura Mason is with relatives at Char- lotie, N. C. _ Keunton of Class of "90, W. H. 8. The class of "90, Washington High School. | held its third annual reunion last evening at the | National Hotel, and it was in every way a success. The guests were received in the | parlors by the executive committee, and at 8:30 | o'clock President Ford led the way to the ball | room, where dancing was kept up untila late | hour. During the intermission a banquet was | served and the class listened toa very able ad- dress by its retiring president, Mr. rroli Ford. Mr. Ryan reada very bright class his- ‘y and was heartily applauded. Miss Ship- | man’s poem was also well received. ‘The fol- lowing officers were elected to serve for one ¥ President, Mr. Ross; vice president, Miss Prescott: second vice president, Miss Banks; | treasurer, Mr. Wilson: secretaries, Mr. Albert | and Miss Mortimer: historians, Mr. Ryan (re- elected) and Miss Ulke. The affair reflected | great credit on the committee having the matter in charge. _ Lieut. Peary’s Lecture. There will be @ special meeting of the Na- tional Geographic Society at Builders’ Ex- change hall on Friday evening, December 30, when Lieut. K. E. Peary, civil engineer of the United States navy. will deseribe hie trip ‘Overland to the North Const of Greenland.” | His lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides and will prove of intense interest. a Some Inaccuractes Corrected. In an interview today Gen. F. J. Lippitt, who is the last living man pregent at the inter- ment of Lafayette in 1534, said there were several bistorical inaccuracies in the article on the subject published by Tue Sran last Satur- day. Dunseombe Bradford, who headed the American delegation at the funeral, was not the United States minister to France. bit consul adinterim at Paris,and the conflict which took place between the military escort and the mob of 5.000 medical students at the Place Vendome had its casualties brought about by the saber instead of by firing. The Comte de Lasteyrie, who, with his son and George W. Lafayette, were the only rela- tives of the marquis present, was « son-in-law of Lafayette, while it was not the Marquis de Cbambran who was killed while serving with Garibaldi, bat Baron de Pennor, husband 0° Lafayette's granddaughter. Mexican war,” cc ur company of had a good opport “I served in the tinued Gen. Lippitt, “but York volunteers never nity at the enemy.” > A Blacksmith’s Shop Burned. | About 8:45 o'clock last night the blacksmith shop of McDermott & Brother, in thesear of their coach factory,on Pennsylvania avenue between Sd and 414 streets, was damaged to the | extent of 22,000 by fire. The fire was seen by [several about the same time and three boxes were turned in, causing some confusion, but the fire department succeeded in preventing the flames spreading to the valuable property near by and extinguished them. The property was insured, the policy having been renewed only the day before. | | i oe Sedgewick Command, Union Veterans’ Union Sedgewick Command, No. 8, Union Veterans’ Union, held an interesting meeting last night. | The annualelection of officers resulted as fol- | lows: Colonel, William E. Rogers; lieutenant colonel, Frank T. Howe: major, George J. P. Wood; surgeon, Sherman A. Johnson; chaplain, Lewis I. O'Neal; officer of the day, Peter weeney; officer of the guard, Samuel P. | Walker; adjutant, Francis C. Long; quarter- | master, Charles F. Garrett. It was determined to have 9 public installation of these officers | next month and # committee consisting of Col. | Rogers, Messrs, Wood, Palmer, Johnson, Long | and Dr. Howe was appointed to make the necee- sary arrangements. It is intended to have several addresses by prominent gentlemen, to bave good music and to make the occasion one of peculiar interest, not only to members of betes tar Bins fer [reg be in- vited to participate with Sedgewick, but also to the general public who will be invited to be present. > ‘The Cattle Market. At the cattle at the Washington Union prem- | stock yard at Benning, D.C., yesterday 84 cattle il, the | | le, Epsilon; Reginald Fendall, | THE SPELLING SYMPOSIUM. It Was Continued Last Night Under the Auspices of the Anthropological Society. The spelling symposium under the auspices of the Anthropological Society was continued last night in the lecture hall of the Coiumbian University. An interested audience was in at tendance and seemed about equally divided be- | tween spelling reformers and conservatives. | Dr. Alexander Melville Bell addressed the | audience in bebalf of spelling reform. He | spoke about the practical side of the movement | and the most feasible way to secure the adop- tion of the new system. One way is to intro- | duce it in the public schools and familiarize | | Lay the foundation with | them and they will afterward attend to the rest. It may be best at first not to attempt to fix upon any regular system of fonetic spelling. bat let each person spell according to his own idea of sound. Dr. Bell referred to Shakespeare's writings as good examples of fonetic spelling, and said that orthographic consistency was no part of Sbakes- Reare's practice or the general practice of his ¥ should not we be allowed the same liberty? Too much effort is wasted in learning to spell; itis not worth the time given to it One should be chary in condemning another's bad spelling. for probably the othor has de- voted a great deal more of attention to its study than the person who/ criticises. It is the observant eye that makes a good speller now. THE PITMAN FONETIC SYSTEM. Dr. Belldescribed the Pitman fonetic system asadmirable. In the interests of spelling re- form children and foreigners should begin with the Pitman system, and, in fact, need not go beyond it save for literary purposes or higher education. ‘They would find in this system a wufficient vocabulary, and would not be both- ered with the intricacies of English spelling. | None can be so blind as to fail to see the ne- cessity of lessening the labor of spelling. The English language will ultimately be the | international language of the world and the mind must be cold, unsympathetic and nar- rowly insular that objects to the removal of the irrational disabilities attending the learn- ing of our language yr. Bell referred to the economic features of the proposed reform. It is estimated that fonetic spelling would make a saving of 50 per cent in the time required to learn to read. It would effect a saving of 17 per cent in paper and the labor of printing. It would save one column in six in newspapers, one in six in ines and oue volume in six of books. Children are subjected toa wrong when they are given an unnecessarily long task in order to master the first instrument of learning. One impediment to orthographic reform is preju- dice. There is no argument +o unanswerable as prejudice. Time and the demands of civil- ization are the only elements that can over- come prejudice. LEGISLATION ASKED. Spelling reform can only be established by some official means. A beginning might be made by asking Congress to authorize the drop- ping of all useless letters in public printing. Prof. Gallaudet opposed the complete fo- netization of the language. Even if fonetic spelling were adopted it would not stay that way very long. The pronunciation ix different in various localities. The New Englander, the Virginian and the westerner would each spell the same word in a different way if spelled according to his pronunciation. Dr. Gregory followed in au argument for re- form. Our ‘present orthography disguises etymology and does not help it. Sooner or lanier spelling reform will come. The same spirit that changed every old tool of industry and every old vehicle of conveyance will bring about the reform. SAMPLES OF SPELLING REFORM. Dr. Gregory distributed among the audience some printed slips giving examples of spelling reform. One quotation fromy Irving was as follows: “The thots and feelings of Columbus in this little space of time must hav bin tumultuous and inteus. At length, in spite of evry dificulty and danger, he bad accomplisht his object. The great mystery of the ocean was reveled; his theory which had bin the scof of sages, wi triumfantly establisht; he had secured to him- self a glory durabl as the world itself.” ‘This one is from Tennyso: one increasing pur- hots of men are widend with the proces of is ftiat to im that reaps not harvest of his TESTES hart ot enletons beat forver likes Knovwlese comes but wis tom lingers; and I linger on ‘the sbore, And the individual withers, and the world is more ‘and more.” Prof. Owen made a short but interesting ad- dress in favor of reform and predicted its early coming. The symposium will be continued next Tuesday evening at the Cosmos Club. ‘The Wrong Man Arrested. In Judge Kimball's court this morning Mr. M.P. Key, formerly agent for the Humane Society, had a charge of cruelty to animuls against Robert Douglass. When the name was called Mr. Robert Douglass, the well-known | colored citizen, responded, and Mr. Key said | he was not the person charged. Mr. Douglass | said he told the officer that he was mistaken when he came to serve the warrant. “The warrant was issued for the arrest of a oung man eighteen years old,” said Mr. Key. "He was on his way home from Sunday schoo) and he set a dog on a cat. The warrant was sent out for the arrest of the right person. Bae AEE Fined for Striking His Wife. Mary E. Brooks, a colored woman, appeared before Judge Miller this morning and accused her husband, John H. Brooks, of having as- saulted her. ‘The woman was lame and she had been using crutches. When she returned home two days ago her husband, who was under the influence of liquor, had destroyéd her crutches, and when she reprimanded him for his conduct he strack her. “Did he hurt you?” but he had no business striking me. A fine of $10 or thirty days was imposed. —— Policy Men tn Court. Henry J. Travers and Peter Duffy, two of the three men arrested in the policy raid made at a house on 1th street. yesterday morning, as published in yesterday's Stan, were charged in Judge Miller's court today with promoting policy. There was no charge filed against Perret. Counsel for the men charged said, he would demands jury trial for his clients and the case went over for one week. ‘The defendants are under bond for their ap- A colored man named Wm. King was also in the dock for an alleged violation of the policy law. He was arrested several months ago and bond for nis appearance was furnished, but he failed to appear and the bond was forfeited. A bail piece was issued for his capture, and yesterday Special Officer Brockenborough ar- rested him. ‘The case will be tried tom: ——— Receivers for the Kichmond and Danville. Yesterday afternoon a bill was filed by Wm. P. Clyde and others against the Richmond and Danville Raiiroad Company for the appoint- ment of receivers, through Mr. H. Crawford. ‘The defendant has been “in the hands of receivers (F. W. Huidekoper and Reuben Foster) aj ited by the United States circuit orrow. | A LIGHT DOCKET. ‘The Number of Vagrants and Disorderiies ‘Was Small Today. So many persons have been arrested and sent | down to the workhouse during the past two weeks that the stock of vagrants and disorderly | persons is running low and the police will have to wait for some of them to be released before they can again swell their records. There were loss than two dozen victims behind the bars this morning when court opened, and there were less than a dozen in Judge Kimball's first procession. Edward Carter. an old colored man of good reputation, was the first called upon to answer acharge of disorderly. He was on the street bareheaded, and had committed no particular offense. The officer. however, thonght there was a degree of suspicion attached to his con- duct which required an explanation and so he arrested him. pi Were Fou drunk?” the judge inquired of m, "he answered. “I don’t in- dulge in spirits.” ‘The old man told such a straight story that the judge continued the case to hear addi- tional testimony. “Guilty,” anawered a young colored man named Henry Varner. He was charged with disorderly conduct, and in explanation of his plea he said that he bad waid guilty because he did not want to be fined $8, His story of the arrest was such a reasonable one that the judge Teleased him on his own recognigance. SHE MAB TO GO DowS. When Carrie Barley was called for disorderly suid “not guilty” in atone of voice that indi- cated her belief in her innocence. She had » complaint to make against Officer Laurencson, who arrested her, In the firat place she said he arrested her for spite, and then she said he told her: “Now that Cleveland is elected you will have to eat grass for four years.” This statement seemed to amuse the officer, who denied saying anything of the kind to the girl. Carrie did not have @8 and so she went down for twenty-four days, “Guilty,” answered John Wilkerson, who was accused of having violated a District ordinance, and the judge said: dollars.” Henry Hammer said “not guilty” to a similar charge, and after hearing the proof the judge fined him #3 more than he did Wilkerson. James Dorson, a roughly dressed white man, who exhibited his handaasan evidence of the fact of his being a working man, was in the procession, charged with having no visible means of support and likely to become charge- able to the District as a pauper. “I'm a boiler maker,” he said, ‘and I came from Birmingham, Ala., because business was dull there.” ‘What business have you here; None at present, and if your honor will let me go this time I will leave the city.” “How long will it take you to get out?” “Dl be out in an hour’#'time.” “You can go. John Flaherty and Frank Fitzgerald brought up the rear of the line. ‘They admitted that they had been dr and also that they were disorderly on Mat avenue. There were two charges against each of them and they were fined #5 in each case. > Transfers of Keal Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed us follows: Mary A. Spencer to F. W. Mackenzie, lot 4, block 25, Columbia Heights; #4,142.18. R. C. Mangum to W. L. Anderson, sub 77, #q. 990; $3,750. J. P.E. Kemler to Anna K. Wight, sub 53, 3 W. J. Aiken to Clara M. Stone, sul 3. B. Clark to D. Driscoil, J. H, Walter to Anglo- American Company, lot 9, block 3, Fairview Heights; $2,458.00." Z. W. Alderman. to IL Thurston, part 2, block A. 8. Willson q. 693: =) Ee Klipatein to H. E. , aubs 54 and 55, sq. 1041; #—. G. H. Noyes and E. H. Shed etal to Theresia Aughenstein, part 30, sq. 62 £2,300. C.D. Wollard to’ Robert McLeod, lot 24, block 12, Brookland; #375. Mary A. Ander- son et al. to Mary A. Anderson, lot 13, sq. 583; &—. C.W. Zieber to G. ¥. Worthington, subs 163 and 164, sq. 675; €—. G. Y. Worthington to C. W. Zieber, sub 72, aq. 990; 8. Rosa P. Suit to lizabeth Rhodes, part Tolbert state (Chichester); $1,620. Mary Colby to Sarah E. Goff, part 6, 6q. 489: $—. Lucy A. Knowlton to ‘Dallas Knowlton, subs S and T, . 650; $C. W. Darr to J. W. Lee, pt. 12, sq. 995; 24.700. J. H. Walter to Bernice E. Davis, lot 11, sq. 1028; £500. Same to Lydia Hoagland, lots 8 to 10, do.; $1,500. _— Fined for Carrying a Pistol, Richard 0, Bushnell was the name given by an aged man who was in the dock of Judge Miller's court this morning for carrying a pis- tol. He admitted that he had the weapon in his pocket, but claimed that he did not carry it with any felonious intent. The defendant was arrested last evening for being drunk and when taken to the first precinct station the pistol was found on him. He said he was from Connecti- cut and mentioned the name of Gen. Hawley and others. The defendant also said he carried the pistol when he was on the road and he said that whether permitted or not many persons in Connecticut carry weapons. Judge Miller told him that if he was a stranger here and was only passing through it would be different, but he had been here long enough to know the law and there was no excuse. Hewas fined $50 or sixty days. ee Real Estate Matters. L. C. Young and Chris. Rammling have bought of the Washington Loan and Trust Company for $36,228.34 blocks 28 and 29 of Petworth sub, and L.. Young and Chas. J. MeGovern have bouglit for $32,897.70 block 27 of the same. John Kuper and Thos. P. Amos have pur- chased for $31,950 of John R. Myers parts 1, 22 to 24, block 30, Columbian Heights—100 by 213 feet. Charles King has bought of Mary R. Stearns for $8,500 part 1, square 280—19 feet 7 inches by 100 feet 134 inches, on 12th street between N and 0 streets northwest. oie eam An Expe: Turkey. Martha Braxton, a colored resident of Bland’ alley, bought a turkey for her Christmas dinner. She roasted the turkey and had it on her table, where she also had vegetables of various kinds and mince pie. Mrs. Braxton bad some business in the kitchen and during her short absence from the dining room James Dixon called to pay his re- specta, no turkey for his dinner, no one bad seen him enter the place and if he could prevent it no one would see the turkey go out. Tho tur- key did go out and Martha bastened to Dixon's house to see if she could find it. She cucceeded, for the man had put the fowl in his bed and covered it with the bed clothing. Martha took possession of her property and returned home ‘and enjoyed her dinner. Pohceman Yoo arrested Dixon and when he appeared in Judge Miller's court this morning he plead guilty to # charge of larceny. He was fined $10 or thirty days, Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: M. B. Carter of Richmond, Va., and Julia P. Smith; Samuel Smith and Nellie Taylor; Geo. Holley and Lizzio Brown; Walter C. White of Fort Wayne, Ind.,and Mamie I. Altemos; Dr. C, G. Aven of Bristol. Tenn. ,and May (.Pusey; Wm. A. Baker und Kate Thom both of Mon\ ry county, Md.; Walter T.'L. Hyer of Columbus, Ohio, and ‘Sophie A’ E. Reh: Lawrence L. and Rena Shuster; Alex. gourt for the castern district of Virginta since june ‘as the company has property the District it" was deemed. cy that re- Justice Bradle; ‘a the ity Cor poveke u ui ho ited the “A of the bill Boa’ py hess juidekoper Foster have bonded in Virginia Died From Alcoholism. The circumstances of the death of Curtis Ash, a colored man of thirty-eight years, who died at bis home, No. 1104 6th street southwest, on Sunday night. were inquired into yesterday afternoon by Dr. Patterson, the coroner, Clark and Annie E. Austin; Robert N. Monroe; tuond, Wart deme A. Carl Je, aed ‘a.; Jesse , and Weaver; Hezekiah Potts and jennie man, both of county, Vs lor and Susie Devis; Chester conduct « young colored woman appeared and | ALEXANDRIA. RAILROAD IMPROVEMENT. ‘The Washington, Alexandria and Mount Ver- non Railroad Company has placed its rails én | King street near Washington streot for the pur- | pose of making a turn-out there, so that in th | Passage on the single track on Ring street one | [car may not hereafter be in the way of | | another, but may have a place to) | step aside like an electric gentleman and | let the other car pars. It was originally in- | | tended to have tracks on other streets, east or | j Nest, besides King. so that not more than a | | single track should be needed on any street, | | but this plan being now abandoned for time | the King street terminus will bea great con- | venience and give the company much better | facilities as n local road. It is, however, as the portion of line from Washington to Mount Vernon that the electric road has its entire value. TUE COUNTY WANTS GAS AND WATER. ‘The District supervisors held a special meet- ing here yesterday, and after giving the right of way for » government water pipe to Fort | Myer, appointed Frank Hume,’ Gen. H. H. | Wells and J. L. Clement to negotiate with ‘The | Georgetown Gas Light Co. to extend their | mains across the free bridge to Rosslyn and, Fort Myer. | THE PLEASANT TIMES OF CHRISTMAS WEEK. The Christmas celebrations of the Sunday schools are not vet over, and tonight the Sun- | day schools of the M.E. Church South and of | Trinity M. E. Church will make the little ones feel ‘again the gracious influences of Christmas by joyful observances, fitted to the time, and by the distribution of Christmas | gifts. The Lee Street Mission School of the | Second Presbyterian Church hetd its Christmas |eciebration and distribution yesterday after-| noon. The Christmas entertainment of St. Mary's Catholic Sunday school will take place | tomorrow afternoon at $ o'clock at the Duke | Street Lyceum Hall. THE DEIS FURNITURE FACTORY. The full plans of the Deis Company, whose | factory at New Alexandria burned some time | ago, wil not be settled until after the 10th of January, when tho adjustments with the insur- ance companies will be compicted. As already stated in Tne Stan it is certain that a tem. porary building will be put up in order to com- plete present contracta. NOTES. Intelligence has been received here of the death at Norfolk, Va., of Mrs. Effie Bourk Irv- ing, the daughter of the late Capt. Bourk of this city. Her remains were brought to her | native hom buried this afternoon from | her mother's residence on Pitt strect. The Christmas gifts of Rev. J. H. Butler, th devoted pastor of the Baptist Church in this city, from his congregation were tery numer- | ous and included an order for a handsome suit of clothes. a GEORGETOW: MISSION CHILDREN HAPPY. The children of the Mission Sabbath school of the Mt. Zion M. E. Church were in a happy mood yesterday when the superintendent and teachers presented to each little girl an apron and to each little boy an overcoat or some other article of wearing apparel. After the distribution an address was delivered by the Rev. Henry Carroll. Then refreshments ‘were served in abundance. The school is situated on Potomac street and in the rear of the market house, the building having been loaned and furnished by Mr. Muncaster, an aged and worthy citizen of Georgetown. ' ‘The officers of the school are Mr. Joseph N. Williams, super- | intendent; Mies May Watkins, assistant super- intendent: Mies Marian Gales, treasurer, and Mrs. Fannie Saunders, secretary. This mission school is one of the most deserving charities in the District. ‘Those children who attend it are generally in great need of life's necessities; any article donated is always received by a needy and appreciative child. FUNERAL OF MRS. BOWDIN. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah E. Bowdin, the ster-in-law of Bishop Payne of the Methodist Chureh, took place yesterday from her Inte home, 3027 O street. ‘The remains were placed in the vault at Holy Rood cemetery. DEATH OF MRS. SULLIV. Mrs, Elizabeth E. Sullivan, wife of Gate- keeper Thomas Sullivan of the aqueduct at Great Falls, Md., died Mra. Sulli- van was a lady of many noble qualities and her death will be greatly mourned by a wide circle of friends. ICE IN THE UPPER POTOMAC. ‘The Potomac river above the Great Falls is completely frozen. over. Mr. W. G. Collins, who walked from the Virginia to the Maryland side yesterday afternoon, says that the ice in some places is at least eight inches thick. HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY. This morning in the Police Court Howard Boyd, the negro arrested some days ago ona charge of attempting to shoot James Parker in May last, as heretofore published in Tue Stan, and the prisonor plead guilty to a charge of at: tempted murder. He was held in $500 real es tate security to await the action of the grand jury. Notes. Mr. Charles Keeling, the young man who had his leg broken some weeks ago while shifting cara for the Washington and Georgetown rail- road and who sought treatment in a hospital, is home again after experiencing much suffering. Tomorrow night the young people of the Congress Sireet M. P. Church will hold their annual Christmas celebration, and judging from the interest that is being taken in the approach- ing entertainment it will exceed in pleasantness all previous ones. Owing to last Monday being & holiday no sales of cuttle took place at the Arlington tock yards. "An alarin was turned in yesterday from thé box at the corner of 3ist and O, but the cause was a trivial one. Thirty-seventh street between N and 0 is sadly in need of grading. At tho corner of 34th and P streets there is a broken hydrant. The pump in front of the home of the late Mayor Crawford is in # miserable conditio uantities of rotten wood coming up every time the handle is worked. Officer Howard is on the sick list. Patrol Driver Mooney is on leave. Mr. Edward Craig is about to erect three two- story bricks on Q street opposite the university buildings. —_=_ THE COURTS. Equrrr Covrt—Judge Bradley. ‘Yesterday—Anderson agt. Hall; trustee au- thorized to pay E. Kilmartin. ' Crown agt. Caton: amendment to bill allowed. Jackson agt. Gist; auditor's report confirmed and dis- tribution allowed. McKeen agt. McKeen: time to answer extended. McCauly agt. Union Credit Co.; receiver authorized ‘to bring suit. Manson agt. Duncanson; deposition suppressed. Clyde agt. Richmond and Danville Ref. Co.; F. W. Hindekoper and Reuben Foster appointed | delayed on his way to VW receivers. —— Christmas Entertainments. ‘Two very pleasant Christmas entertainments were enjoyed by the members of the North Capitol Presbyterian Sunday school yesterday, the first being held in the afternoon under the superintendence of Miss Jéanie R. nd Miss Mary Kaiser, who are in GROWTR OF LITERATURE. | Opening of the Tenth Convention of the | Modern Language Association. | ‘The tenth annual convention of the Modern Language Association of America began at 10 o'clock this rorning in the large lecture room of the Columbian University building. The convention is to last three days, with three sessions today, and a morning and an afternoon | session only on each of the two ancceanve days. The attendance this morning was by no means large. The nature of the subjects discussed at the regular meetings of this association are not | such as to make the papers of great general terest to the public. Each treatise, however, is | prepared by an acknowledged authority and the papers are of genuine interest and value to the students of the modern languages and ther origins and the growth of their literatures. | Among those who were present this morning | were: Prof. E. 8. Lewis, Princeton College; | Miss. M. J. Ramsey, Mise Catherine Tise, Prof. | Homer B. Hulbert, Zanesville, Ohio, late of the | Royal Korean College, Seoul; Prof. Henry | Woodward Hulbert, Marietta College, Ohio; | Prof. F. M. Warren, Adelbert College, Cleveland, Ohio; Prof. mn E. Matzke, John: Hopkins Unversity, Prof. B. 1. Brown, Ohio | State University, Columbus, Ohio; Dr. Wilhelm Bernhardt, Washington; Prof. Herm Col- litz, Bryn Mawr College. Pa.: A. N. librarian United States Naval Academy, An- napolis, Md.; Dr. Felix Hamburger, Pawtucket, R. L; Dr. Hermann Schonfield, Columbian Dr. . Wells Colley Plattsburgh, N.'Y.: 3 P. Moore, | urgh, N. Y.; Dr. Alfred Gudeman, Johns | Hopkins University; and J. D. Bruner, Johus | Hopkins Universit; THE CONVENTION FORMALLY OPENED. The convention was formally opencd by the President of the association, Prof. Francis A. March of Lafayete College. and President Jas. C, Welling made a pleasant address to the members on behalf of the Columbian Univer- sity. A. Marvhall Elliott, the secretary, and Jas. W. Bright, the treasurer, read their re- porte for the year. These were adopted and after ward the president appointed a committee ‘on nomination of new officers and the reading of the papers was begun. Prof. J. W. Pearce of Tulane University of Louisiana read an able and carefully prepared paper on the subject “Did King Alfred Translate the “Historia clesiastica’’" Prof. Geo. Hempl was to have read « paper this morning on the subject of the sources of Udall’s Roisterdoister.” but he was | ington and was not able to reach here until afternoon. The program for the remaining sessions to- day is as follows: 3 p.m.—1, ‘The Absolute Participle in Middle and Modern English,” Prof. C. H. Ross, Agricultural and Mechanical College, Alabama; 2, “The Legend of the Holy Grail,” Prof. Geo. M. Harper, Princeton Col- lege, New Jersey; 3, The Gardener's Daughter, or the Pictures,” Prof. John Phelps Fruit, Bethel College, Kentucky. THIRD SESSION, 8 p.m.—Address by Francis A. March, LL. D., president of the association, on “*Recollec- tions of Language Teaching.” pene eta DEMOCRATS WIN THE CASE. Decision in the Carbon County (Wyo.) Con- test Involving the Control of the House. ‘The decision in the Carbon county (Wyo.) contest case has been made public. The supreme court decides that the state canvassing board must accept Carbon county returns from the two justices instead, of the abstract from the clerk alone. This gives the democrats more members of the House and insures them the orgayization of that body. The republicans may make another move in the Carbon county case by taking advantage of the fact that the democrats made their nomi- nations irregularly. The decision covers all points in the cases presented to the legislature of the present time. The court holds that a judge of the court in vacation can allow alter- nate writs of mandamus, but not peremptory writs, It holds that the state board of can- ‘Yassers must base its determination solely upon the face of the returns, and the court there- fore strikes out of the petitions all allegations | of matter not appearing upon the face of the returns, i The court then takes up the demurrers to the | petitions. The Wyoming statutes require that the county clerk take for his assistance two justices of the peace, “who shall canvass the precinct returns and ‘send abstract thereof to the secretary of state.” The clerk and justices differed as to the count- ing of the precinct returns, the courtty clerk making one abstract and the justices another. ‘The court holds that the clerk and two justices — | progressive mechamial expert of today CITY ITEMS Needed on Next Monday the dea cause of ew Year Day. absence of a Sideboard will neern to manynot to you, necessarily, because I hold myself in readiness to supply your need on short notice at a favor- able price on “time” payments. If you want Something massive something ornate—some- thing elaborate in detail-or something plain and serviseable—I can meet your desire. P hapsa few more Chairs will not be out of place I can supply ‘and on the same favorable term: Joux Ruppex, The lator, 513 Seventh street northwest. 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