Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1893, Page 5

CHILDS & McDERMTD, iatne Pomnnare, Caxxxv Goons Repocep 1214-1116 ¥ st. | Get One of Our 990 Curae! | ~ Saterpar Again brings with it great bargaine ot CHILDS & MeDERMID'S Economical and Jodictous buyers realize sow the vast sientfi- cance ef our Saturday Glove, Hosiery and not be slew to recownize the great baresine in thie list For tnstance, Where else can you eet S-book Pos. ter Lacing Gloves for SScente? Where ise can yon equa: theer prices? ay HNN tm Hostery, Lattes’ All- woo! Oxsh mere Hose, a—Z-_-. 190 Ladies’ Fest Black ““Pitiopian” Hose, with Bah spliced heels and toes and dontlesclee.Spair = fee @3, pote. fer 35C Cnihtrens Past 15C Gianaes Aumbie Leols ee ose ENEE PROTECTORS 25C Ar N. A. Poors, 944 La Ave, ——- For Saterday, Jonuary 7.—— You can buy Canned Goods here tomorrow for about a fourth Jees than you have been paying. We bave enough Canned Goods =“ for five ordinary stores, and to 11d ourselves of the greater part of them we have reduced the price of every sort in stock. Pig opportunity for caterers, Keev- ers of boarding houses, hotels, ining rooms, rstearents and housekeepers generally to layin, the winter's supply af greatly re ducea prices Fw The California Apricots and Caltformia Peaches are ex- ceptionally destrabie bargains at present prices. List Fox Toxonnow: G cans Shrivers Corn. “ Scans Shriver s Farly June Peas, Scans Hunt's Eariy June Peas Gcans Hunt's Marrowfat Peas Scans Bartlett Pears, 3-Ib. cans, ‘Beans Fancy White Cherries Extra Fysless and Coreless Pineaop! Scans Lima Beans. 1s Trophy Stra ‘2caos Small Mushrooms. Heavy Sirup Peaches. Heavy Sirup Apricots... 3 Caitfornia Lemon Cling Peaches. Steams Cal. Crawford Peaches. eeebpeesessireRebse ‘Scans Baked Beans... 4cans Mustard Sardines... Woman We PELETLIG FB OSe NW. |N. AL Poot, cusn cree Jeans Imp. Sardines, 20 to 24 fish, per can.....Ble Beans Imp. Sardines, 12 to 14 fish, per can... 420 Bcans Imp. Sardines, 10 to 1 lah, per can....380 944 Li. Ave N.W. n 3 Ed = 3 ; 3 & a 8 3 5 3 Fs TETTO judge by the weather winter bas just begun. | % TF Se you will Bove to renew such things im your 3 ; 3 tT © as5ou like to see bright and fresh | 3 fooking. GLOVES for instance. Service will eott | % f the most careful use. ng melon etve us more and more evi- Jos we tie to-are the best. REYSIER, 0., AUG. CHARLES, "P. CENTE- (CO. .PERRIN, ADLER or the JOSEPHINE ine your favorite, TREFOUSSE an MERI « : 3 3 3 2 i “OUR FORGET-ME-NOT SALE” LADIES", MISSES’ AND CHILDREN'S “OUR SPECIAL CLOSING OUT SALE” LADIES’ MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, Laysevron Axo Bro. Howl Ute Ul At Our Stores. or cLoaKs, or BOORS, And Our Annual Sale or tseocecaeacococaanancats taeoss tots conreacecons wees cccouesase te eats tat: teeseetatee P KRIN'S ENGLISH SEAMLESS. You know yon can trust them—they | 3 3 Enouch attraction to crowd our stores are popular priced. sare the acknowl- | 3 3 from floor to dome. edged fasis ons of the hou Ege Ww WwW Israxts: Cororen Cross. INTER aRMERS. ‘Take your chotce at 20 per cent discount. -_ If you have watted until now you have one well For abso nfort we have a line of essentially Cloaks for Little Ones from 6 months to 4 WINTER GLOVES and MITTENS that are keep- years at one-fifth off the regular price. tne complete toam. i that ts made, MEN'S FCRIOP LINED GLOVES-e1.50 13¢. 136. *NESS PLAIX TOP FLEECELINED Will_ buy the choice of any of the Feather Bt aren Wines, Feather Tips and Poupons yet re- LADIES SED GLOVES— matning tn our house. a A good way to make your old Hat or Bon- net look Ifke new. CRILDREWS FLEECE-LINED GLOVES ie. 130. Tse. We. Ie. MITTENS -@1 a pate, MEN'S JERSEY AND CLOTH GLOVES— Pn Se a pair Sraxp: Crocuer Sux. LADIES CASH MERE GLOVES. » Bee., — sti — fe = pair. We invite your attention to our own ex- FIERCE -LINED TAFFETA elusive sale of “The Standard Crochet iO. a pate SUL.” fall weight spools—beavy twisted, 2 LELCE-LINED SILK GLOVES— guaranteed pure silk and strength, in a variety of shades. including all the new de- sirable colors—this Crochet Silk we fully Tecommend to the ladies of Washington as betng the best 1u the market today for fancy — Work. It is only 25e. SPOOL, Prorr Gz anty Groves. _ Listsa Depanraent. ded with FULL DRESS We are closing ont our ready-cut Waist “e ao ‘Lining, sizes 37, 40, 41. 42,at 35c. These * tue You nee: —_ are correct fit and splendid goods, but oll @rik tn: © Danie ee they are all we have of the kinds and can be yours at JOUSQUETAIRES—all the deli- a 350. MOUSQUETAIRES — evening " laps Goop Ews To Ovr Aexaxpama ¥ n RES—chotce of = Furexps. . ‘ | | | | We leave your packazes } | right at your door the very, | i | day of purchase, so this | | might prove a great source of satisfaction to you. 1 ® nine genius of fashion atau eo a bain of noveities ts unbroken Orders by mail 3 From all parts of the UNITED be year's end to another STATES. te ave miany—and attractive. Promise them PROMPT AND RELIABLE ATTENTION. L A § L AA ON . in © oe K IAN WALKING GLOVES-¢: tu a°a N . # WALKING Sa pate. mo RRR, oq, HOT Sand SUEDE mo RRR G Han BU U RR GGG H H 1B tu Kk K GGG H H aa RB RR 00 as ROO Few 9 BER a 3 3 aai* BB KR K OO = T 420. 422, 424, 426 SEVENTH ST. ACE — plain and e r + pate LADIES +BCTTON GLACE—Tan Mae. with Blick » <- $2 a patr . LADIFS' +81 TTON CASTORS—Gray, Tan | « aut bs #173 . LADIES SLUTTON SUEDE MovsgUE- TAIRE— Lint Prinrose- | * With Back wie 25a pair. ° LeDIES ® BUTTON SUEDE MOC! . TAIRE in tie approved shades | + #1 Wand #255 . Lapibw swcTToN winte otace |* MOUSQUETAIKE, with Bisck stitching — es OVES, in Liht Tan, Mode, W with Black wot bine # LADIES? BIARRITZ GLOVES. in Tan, pate “ Tiptes' BIARRITZ ENGLISH WaLKixa — | Sum GLOVES, in the new shades of ed—91 254 KID GAUNTLET GLOVES— ‘The other kinds of GLOVES that you can bay—and es, too-yon can put down as worthieas, inte a competition of price with ans- | bey Gur marks mean quatity—every cent of them. Bowe folie don't deliver aay better value with their re charging, though. It is easy to figure out that . We don't ent Wear cheapest te ~ tobe vent for hw bext—with only the best B. dows At rom here. Penevs, INT4 AND THE AVEXUE” Metadiianed isi Li) Televhone 9S tinemetz's emetz'® Saree oe: Fascr Deconaten | Dixser Axo Dessenr Prares. One of the most prominent features * * of the stock just now is the magnis- cent line of Fancy Decorated’ Dinner and Dessert Plates in about 100 dif- ferent sizes, shapes and unique deco- rations. Beyond doubt the richest ‘and most extensive assortment of Decorated Plates in the city. $1 to $90 per doz. Wruaaern & Enwossros, 1206 PAL AVE. N.W. 6 Brown, Red, Gray, Biue and Biack—te. a | — Wits Cx Reet full shaw!-ro égiacet mera. Sipe Prices $13 sus $15 now SBand are? ii Sp wide lapel and eames" bicck morte Fee at with satin, sted of A 36 Fancy Cotton and Silk Stripe Snowfial ‘Those which were 93.50 to 24.7 ‘Those which were $4.98 and $6. LEADERS IN GOWNS... LEADERS IN SKIRTS. LEADERS IN CORSET COVERS LEADERS IN DRAWER* AND Children’s Drawers, 2, 4 and 6 years . Children’s Drawers, 8, 10 and 12 years. Children’ : Infants' long Cambric Slips .. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. 0, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1893—TEN PAGES. BAURTS. 416 7TH ST. “NO OREDIT—QUICE SALES—SMALL PROFITS." Is working wonders. You buy sessonable Merchandise way under price. Weaccom- piish our object in reducing stock—conse- quently the satisfaction 1s mutual. WHY should thers not be satisfaction with such ‘values as these here mentioned. Cloaks, Now when you teed them the prices are low. MILLINERY, ALL TRIMMED HATS HALF PRICE. Children’s 75c. Cloth Polo and #atlor 25c. EACH. LADIES’ UNTRIMMED HATS. Were 81.00:0 #2. 38. * CHOICE, 48c. Choice of £0c. to Te. Ostrich Tips and Fancy Feathers. 15¢. AU Fratnes, every shape. CHOICE, 10c. EACH. Shaded Metallic and Plain Quills. 6c. Eacu. . Caps. CURTAIN DEPARTMENT. S-foothigh, Black and Gold Embroidered ‘Japanese Screens, S-panel. $3.15 EACH. Choice of all our Lic. and 17c. Silkalines. 10. YARD. 81.50 Roman Blankets. T5e. 22.50 to $3.00 Nottingham Lace Cur tains. $1.69 PAIR. All $10 to $12 Chenille Portieres. CHOICE, $7.99 PAIR. ALL JAPANESE AND DRESDEN WARE AT ACTUAL HALF PRICE. Alot of Framed Pictures frames. Worth 7c. and 39. EACH. Guear Corrox white and gold U Banoarss. ‘Values are not consistent with the prices. A basty glance at the figures below may give you the idea that the garments are Worthless. Withhold your Judgment until you give them a personal examination, YOU WILL BE ASTONISED. NDERWEAR jean Waists. You can gain very little idea of the value of the above mentioned items by @ news- paper degcription, so we do not attempt it. All the underweag descriptions from the different stores read alike. To understand the sterling values of our great underwear stock you muRt person aily inspect same. IT WILL PA¥ YoU. A Ssonrtcr Or Dress Triwansos, All at actual half price. ‘White and Pink Trimmings for evening wear. Fine Black and Colored Beaded Trimmings. ‘Pine Silk and Mohair Trimmings. ‘Fine Black and Colored Fringes. ALL AT HALF PRICES, Gaear Sacnirices Ix Bors: Crormsa. Buy now. Youcsn save money. $3.75 For Boys’ Suits, single and double bressted, ‘which are worth $4.50, $5.00 and 85.50. $3.50 For Boys’ Cape Overcoats. Sizes 4tel2. Worth 84.00, 84.50 and 85.50. 34e. ‘For Boys’ Pants, Worth 50c. All sizes. Bava's, 416 SEVENTH STREET. Curtains. 81.98 Tf Has Skovee latent.” Patent leather or kid tip. Reali $3.60shoes, Our price... Men's “'F. 8.8." Congress Shoes, in all styles and sizes. Chenp at $3.00. Onr price... $1.98 ‘Men's “PF. 8.3." Hand-sewed Calf Shoes, UBBERS SH Us For RUBBERS For Ladies, Gentlemen and Chéidren. 310 Aso 312 Sevexra St. N.W. Warne To Bosrn Yor Honses On Hine A Canztace. Residents in the northwest part of the city who have horses to board or who hire their carriage will always find us ready to serve them in the best possible manner. Not only are our stables the best ventilated and the best drained in the country (cond!- tous so easential to the health of horses). Dut they are the cleanest, best kept and most thoroughly equipped. "A telephone moa- sage will bring your team to your door whenever desired. Reasonable terma. ‘We make specialty of hiring FINE “TURNOUTS" of all kinds by the trip, day, week or month. Balls, Receptions, ‘Theater Parties, &c., accommodated In the Randsomest style. Trustworthy drivers and polite footmen. Orders by telephone responded to promptly. Dowsers Reposrrony Axp Srastes, 1622, 1624, 1626 L Srnzer. Telephone 555. 6 Look at the display of CREPON DRESS GOODS in our window at £9c.a yard. Worth £0c. bh L er ee 2 a3. ME E Saiz fad L. TLL = WE ARE OFFERING THE GREATEST BARGAINS: EVER OFFERED IN LADIES’, MISSES’ AND CHILDREN'S goo b A OK oL oo a RX o L 00 AA KK Go L 0.0 AAA K ‘eco oo AA K A discount of 20 per cent off marked prices on any Wrap in our store, and in some instances of small lots broken sizes, &c., the prices are cut in half. $5 Plain or Fnr-trimined Wraps now.. @6 Plain or Fur-trimmed Wraps now. 88 Plain or Fur-trimmed Wraps now. 810 Plain or Fur-trimmed Wraps now .. $12 Piain or Fur-trimmed Wraps now 820 Sample Wraps, sizes 32, 34, 35, now .. $25 Sample Wraps, sizes 34, 36, 38, now. ‘Mises’ Wraps now $4 80 to. Children’s Jackets now $2 to, ‘The assortment of Wraps to be found here is very large and at prices never before equaled for similar qualities. - 12.00 7.98 Jouxsox & Lorracrs. a6 713 Market space. any form. To Pavstcraxs Axo Ornens, In busing Drags most people aro too intent on baying at a low cost, rarely ever giving thought as to qualitys alti ent medicines at "‘cuf prices’ as others, we use in onr pi ment only the first quality of crude at the saine time exercising the mi lous care in their preparation, Physicians who are particular about the man- ner ‘in which their prescriptions are com- Pounded are invited to send thei to us. rug Gtores, 1211 Pa. a rag Stores, “Albany,” 1ith and Hn. w. pat. Prsors Caspr Spectar. For one week onty, commencing Saturday morning, Jennary 7 we will Gell every variety of cur finest GOs and 400. Candies at 25c. a pow This includes Served Fruit, Marshmallows, Violet. apple Bon Bons, Marshmallow C} jocolates, Nut and Fruit Chocolates large variety of the Finest Candies. fact every va- riety of Candy in our store will be 25c.@ pound for le only one week. ‘To prevent dealers taking advantaxe of thit two pounds will be sold to any one purchaser Pisors-Fise Caspr, 705 7TH ST. N. W. Fresh every day. iS EW WORDS ABOUT GHIRTs. EW Worps Asour Suirts. It fe surprising how fow Shirt manufacturers know how to make shirts. We have often been struck with the apparent cheapness of Shirts advertised about town and lat chased one simply to look it over. aerce ua! Cut all sorts of ways, buttons drop off almost if you look at then, seted, Be. Worst of ail isthe x ronde don’ See racine ‘such shirt parodies. @ Shir? Our © instance, at ‘BSc. Equal to an: in town. “The Teo Old Timer §.B. ELLERY and JOS. H. IRELAND, ' Managers Branch Balto. Shirt Factory, ‘981 Oth st pi ave, i jon. T TANUARY ARANCY GALE GREAT JANUARY EARANGE SALE AT Witttt: & Rooers: Wehave made heavy reductions in Seal- skins, Fur Capes. Fur Muffs, Neck Scarfs, Boas, &c.,with a view of closing out the greater part of the stock this month. ‘Small lot of ' ear Fur Long Boas, reduced from @18 and $20 to $10, Small lot of Fur Neck Stoles, reduced from 85 to $2.50. Witt & Rook: 905 Pi AYE N. W. 43 Cuosrxo Ovr Sarze Or Rewnants. DURING OUR SALE OF GOODS AT A Dis. COUNT OF 10 PER CENT FOR CASH WE HAVE ACCUMULATED A GREAT MANY REMNANTS OF ALL KINDS, AND I¥ ORDEE TO CLOSE THEM OUT, FOR THEY MUST BE SOLD, WE WILL, UNTIL FUR- THER NOTICE, MAKE A DISCOUNT OF 2% PER CENT ON THE PRICES NOW MARKED ON THEM. ALL OUR GOODS ARE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES, AT THE REGULAR PRICES, AND THE REDUCTION OF ONE-FOURTH OF THE PRICE MARKED ON THEM FOR CAsH SHOULD BE A GREAT INDUCEMENT TO PURCHASERS. W. M. Suusrex & Soxs, . 9 PENN. AVE XN. W. ADISCOUNT OF 10 PER CENT ON OUR REG! LAR STOCK STILL CONTINUES. Jet-St Xo Credit, Quick Sates. Smait Proae =| WE ARE MASEsGrunens OF BRED BEB e so etock i cocaplete in every particular. S. N. Maven Manufacturer of MILITARY AND socIETY GooDs, tn TIM BT. XW. a0 ‘uncertain POSSIBLE DIFFICULTY. Democrats to Resist the Confirmation of a Magwump Cabinet Officer. Asextraordinary as the proposition may be there is suid to be a possibility of a fight on the Part of some of the democrats in the Senate against the confirmation of one of Mr. Cleve- land's cabinet appointments when they are vent in. Mr. Hill and some of the other anti- Cleveland men in the Senate regard it as not improbable that Mr. Fairchild or Carl Schurz, or some other mugwump or “‘anti-snapper” equally objectionable to them, will be appointed to a cabinet position, and it ts alleged that they have decided that if such an appointment is made they will resist the confirmation, They ‘are naid to have talked the matter over among themselves, and though custom forbids opposi- tion to the confirmation of the cabinet they be- lieve that they are strong enough to ignore it. ‘area great many Senators who talk boldly about what they will do and how independent they will be of the administration and how they will resent any attempt on the part of Mfr. Cleveland to interfere with their affairs, who, when it comes to the rab, will be lamb-like and acquiescent. There is reason to apprehend, however, that, with Murphy in the Senate, there will be four men who will be ready to make a quarrel with Mr. Cleveland on any Provocation, These are said to be Hill, Mor- fan, Pugh and Murphy—if the latter gets in. nless they change their minds about the mat- ter they will fight the appointment of any mug- wump tos prominent position, and if Schurz or Fairchild is appointed to the cabinet they will begin the fight there. They refuse to con- sider Fairchild as a democrat, but insist upon counting him a magwump. More Cabinet Rumors. It is now regarded as probuble that Gray of Indiana will be made Secretary of Agriculture, instead of Postmaster General; that Blount of Georgin, who is now chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, was chairman of the post office committee and has served on both | Ways and meansand appropriations committees, will be Postmaster General and ex-Gov. Camp- bell of Ohio will be Secretary of War. —————_—_____. Letter Carriers Under Civil Service. It is learned that within the next few days the President will issue an order extending the civil service law and rules to letter carriers at all free delivery post offices. ‘The Alleged Defective Treasury Note. Acting Register Smith bas made a report to Secretary Foster in respect to the $2 bill in the possession of Mr. J. J. Hoffman of Chicago, said to have been issued from the Treasury De- partment without the proper number. Mr. Casilear, superintendent of the engraving division of the burean of engraving and print ing, demonstrated that by the use of a concen- trated solution of caustic potassa the figures could be easily washed off, showing but little, if nny, evidence of the former printing. Capt. Meredith of the bureau of engraving and printing and the chief of the division of issue of the treasurer's office demonstrated the impossibility of a note escaping the num- bering machine. ee —— Commissioner Mason on the Bakersville Affair. Commissioner Mason of the internal revenue bureau expresses no surprise at the reported open warfare between the local authorities and the moonshiners, which appears to have re- sulted so fatally at Bakersvilie, N. C. The mountain fastnesses of North Carolina and | Tennessee, he says, are honeycombed with small stills, the owners of which annually cheat the government out of large sums of money. ‘They contend that they have a right to sell their liquors made from their own produce without government interference, and are quick to re- sent government inspection. The whole section isin almost deadly opposition to authority in +e THE JUMBO OF IDOLS. Dia-Butsu, a Golden Image Which Weighs About Four Hundred and Fifty Tons. From the St. Louis Republic. Two miles out from Kamakura and about twenty miles from Yokohama, Japan, on a ter- race, near the temple of Kamakura, sits the most gigantic idol, or heathen god, now known to exist. This immense brazen image of a deity was built or made during the reign of Shomu, who was forty-sixth in the present line of em- perorsand diedin the year 748 A.D. This | idol, which has been prayed to daily for more | than 1,200 years by the crowd of devotees that | hourly cluster abont it, is still in perfect repair and justly reckoned aa one of the greatest won- ders in the Orient. Frank Dobbins,who visited Dia-Buteu the same summer that tho writer worshiped (?) at his shrine, and has given the best description of the god that has yet been written, says: “The dimensions of the god are truly colos- sal. His height from the base of the lotus flower upon which he sits to the top of his head | is 6334 feet, and above this rises an aureole 14 feet wide, above which again rises for several | fect the flame like glory which incloses or 1 arches in the whole fignre. ‘The face proper is | 16 tect long, its width 914 feet. ‘The eyes are 3 | feet 9inches long from corner tocorner, the evebrows 54 fect and the cars 834 feet. “The | chest is 20 feet in depth and the middle finger is exactly 5 feet long. Around the sides, shoul- | ders and head of the god, in front of the aure- ole, are 16 figures, each in a sitting posture and | each 8 feet in height. The leaves of the im- mense lotus upon which the god sits are each 10 feet long and 6 fect wide, there being 56 of them in the cluster. Thecasting must have been wonderfully well executed, although the fine- ness of the leaf edges and other parts which I was able to examine, and the elaborate engrav- ing which can still be traced upon tho lotus flower itself in the uninjured parts, leave no doubt that the founder's art was supplemented here and there by artists with file aud graver. ‘The right hand is open and raised upward; the left rests upon the lap. The image weighs about 450 tons, and is made of a combination of gold, tin, copper and mercury in these proportions: Pounds, Gold ee) Tin - 16,827 Mercury. - 1,954 Copper 986,080 Total... ++ 1,005,361 Allother existing colossal images are pigmies compared with Dia-Butsn, whose hard-visaged face has looked down on the meaningless rites of heathen idolators for more than twelve cen- turies. ——_+-e+____ A Yuletide Idyll, From the Detroit Free Press, It was Christmas eve. ‘The snow kad wrapped its soft white mantle about the earth and the sharp air cracked to the twinkling of the stars, ‘Macallister McIhenny had come at that mys- tic, melodious time to see the girl he loved. He was so nearsighted he couli not see her at a distance. t Most young men, in like circumstances, seem to be similarly affected, If ever a girl were fair and sweet, this gentle, innocent being, who had proved a mighty con- queror to Macalister McIihenny, was she. ‘The world was s hidden mystery to her; that is, the great world of men and women, with all its deceits, its subterfugey, its schemes and its She saw only that it was beautiful to look upon, and in her guileless innocence even Santa us was a real entity. In all but years she was a child. ‘The affinity of contrast is the food that love **Stecalla M ister McIlhenny,a man of fashion, knew the world from start to finish. In thirty years he had lived a hun: never had a dollar in his correctly call bis own. may—indeed, did— Ihave dollars in his pocket at times, which he se- cured on his overcoat or watch or jewelry, but those articles were not paid for, and the money he had raised on them was not, therefore, mor- t the girl knew naught of this, and to her he was a hero, On this Christmas eve he hadn't a cent; everything that would produce money was al- ready up. and ket that pghr itt, Seat ot stocking tonight it I would get anythlug je started 5 Meher poe ntrs strange, bewildered She eoked ap into his troubled eyes with RAILROADS AND INAUGURATION. 5 ‘The Pennavivania Company Decline to Side- | It Was All-Consuming, but He Knew Hte| Five Cent: a Day for Workers, Millions fer track Trains at That Time. ‘The Pennsylvania railroad will, at the ap- prosching inauguration ceremonies, curtail certain privileges which it bas heretofore granted, in order, ite officials say, that the! transportion of the general public and the de- livery of freight during inauguration week may be facilitated. The road claims that here- tofore the sidetracking of private cars or trains at or near the depot to be occupied during the ineuguration hae hampered the com- pany and blocked the arrival and departure of trains. It is thie fact, representatives of the road say, which bas actuated the company in refusing this privilege this year. This information was obtained throngh South; . with ing. He said: “I have no offieis! information that the road will request permission of Con- ress to lay extra tracks on 6th street during inauguration week, but [have no doubt that it will be done, as the extra tracks are a necessity and without them our road wou)d be greatly de- laved and interfered with in Innding the crowds which will gather in this city. is is, how- ever, beyond my department, as the matter is one which the genera} manager in Philadelphia, ‘Mr. Pugh, bas charge of. “But there will not be any sidetracking of care for the benefit of organizations which in- tend to live in them during their stay in the city. That ie a privilege which we have granted heretofore, but this year have refused. On ac- count of our limited terminal facilities we have found that this practice ts detrimental to the best interests of our patrons and the road. It blocks traffic and greatly interferes with the prompt arrival and departure of traina, Onan ‘occasion of this character a number of foreign cars como here which we are obliged to store, and should the eystom of granting the right o sidetracking to organizations be continued we would have no piace for these other cara. Dur- ing the eucampment we found this practice to hinder us more than anything else. “There is another reason than this for cur refusal, and that is a sanitary one. When care are strung along our streets for their occu- pancy for a week by soldiers or others the use of the closets make the sanitary condition of the | neighborhood not of the best and we would be flooded by complaints from citizens whose homes were in the vicinity of sidetracked cars, We have had @ great many applications from organizationa all over the country for this priv- ilege. but in every case wave one the request has been refused. The exception is the seventh regiment of New York city, to whom the privi- lege was granted some months ago before the determination was reached by the company not to continue the practice.” “Will there be any reduced rates this year?” “That I cannot say. No action on this quos- tion has yet been taken by our company.” THE B. AND 0. HAS NOT REFUSED. Mr. Wm. Alvey, the general agent of the B. and O. RR. Company in this city, eaid his company had not refused to store or sidetrack cars containing clubs or visitors to the mmaugu- ration. The company had decided to follow the system adopted at the G. A. R. encamp- ment andall the cars that the eidetracks would accommodate would be cared for. As far ar rates were concerned he knew nothing. That was out of his line. as THE RUSH FOR OFFICE. Sixteen Applicants and Their Friends at the District Buildings Today. Scarcely a day goes by that the Commisston- ersare not opportuned by office seekers for positions under the District government, To- day, however, eclipsed all records, and from 9 o'clock until noon there was a constant stream of would-be employes, accompanied by their friends. During the three hours not less than sixteen applicants appeared. One was accompanied by a prominent business man, an- other had a U. 8. Senator to xpeak a good word for him, while ali of them had strong letters from members of Congress and other prominent men. The reason for this influx is evidently on account of the statement published in yesterday's Stan to the effect that the health officer had recommended the appointment of three additional sanitary inspectors. There are already upward of 150 applications on file for these positions. ee METZEROTT HALL. The Matter Referred to the Attorney as to the Commissioners’ Power. Yesterday afternoon the Commissioners dis- cussed at @ special meeting of the board, after the District building had closed, the beet plan to pursue in relation to Metzerott’s Music Hall, which Senator McMillan | called attention toinarecent letter and suggested that the same be closed until the hall had been completed and all orders of tho building ! spector carried out. Commissioner Dougiass was in favor of peremptorily ciosing the hall,‘ but Commissioner Rosa thought that there wero certain legal aspects which should be considered. Accordingly, upon the unanimous vote of the board, it was decided to refer the whole matter to the attorney for the District, with instructions to carefully examine and report, especially upon the powers of the Commissioners to close the hall without any further proceedings. The mat- ter is still in the hands of the attorney and it is expected that his opinion will be submitted to- morrow. ie Officers lected. Garfield. Council, No. 1, Order Chosen Friends, elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Councilior, George P. Newton; past councillor, C. R. Raun; vice councillor, Mrs. I. D, Fancett; secretary; James S. Reed: treasurer, Julins Baumgarten; preiate, W. P. Stack; marshal, C. A. Perkins; warden, Lee guard, H. Strasburger; sentinel, . 1082, Knights of the Gold Croea, has elected and installed the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing term: Sir Knight John if Washington, commander; Sir Knight Nathan Macall, vice commander; Sir Knight Jas, G. Semple, chaplain; Sir Knight Dr. BL. Wright, Surgeon; Sir Knight Washington Greely, picket; Miss Amelia Alien, junior com- mander; Miss Susie H. Reed, financial secre- tary; Miss A. Revels, recording secretary; Miss Ellen Braunner, treasurer; Mise Emily Purvall, commander's guard; Mre, Martha Jackson, vice guard. eet aS Gon. R. A. Alger Camp Installs Officers. Gen. B. A. Alger Oamp, Sons of Veterans, met at headquarters last evening and installed the following Officers for the ensuing year: Dr. Jobn P. Turner, captain; &. W. Madden, first lieutenant; @ W. Pinkney, second lien tenant; camp council, Clayton, Hall, Wiiker- son: Past Col. H. R. Campbell acting as the in- stalling officer, after which the newly installed captain named the following as members of his staff: J. A. Roston, first sergeant; W. W. Orme, artermaster; H. A. Cole, color sergeant; . W. Hall, sergeant of the ‘guard: J. N. Dor. ster, corporal of the guard. When they had been installed the captain made quite» lengthy address, reviewing the history of the camp. He urged the camp to becomé uniformed at once and to make the organization beneficial Aunanimous vote of thanks was extended to Col, Campbell, after which he made a few re- marks. Lieut. Judd Malvin ted the camp with a very handsome Bible in a neat speech. At the conclusion of the meeting a collation was = oes FIRST USE OF PETROLEUM. ee state was a spring upon the water from which, when conducted into shallow pools, would col- lect quantities of oil. This the Indians collected and used. For unknown the In- ians bad held this high veneration, Spirit. hey dried the oll nonce athe © sun and an ointment hat! they ‘used in il i ue if U 3 H by al a 33 fib if | 7 SEE Ht {} hed piroutted two Rights as a Kentuckian. Th wns the major's first visit to Washington. He wns hastening after his first drink at the capital. His steps were buoyant, epirtte gay and amie animated. His eye sparkled. The corner's of his mouth twitched nervously. gloated and reveled in anticipation of ailaying end dallying with that delirious thirst that would take four “three fingers to quench #0! that articulation would be free and unre- strained. The jor bad bent bis elbow Inet at Baltt- more. wae forty-five minutes previons | The thirst had increased in keeping with the speed-of the limited ex} that had bowled him along at the rate of sixty miles an howr toward the next drink. It was no wonder, con- sequently, that he affectionately and tightly ped the colonel’s arm as they turned into aneyivanis avenue on their way to the hotel. The doors of an avenue saloon closed with a bang upon their forma There was no conceal- ment of their baste, The thirst knew the way, and it wae inahurry. Asthey unlinked arms at the ar the colonel remarked, with « smile “Quite unneccersary to ask what {it will be, eh, major?” The major’s lips smacked in reply, It wasa good, solid Kentucky smack that volumes, An individual ina white coat placed a bottle upon the bar. It was labeled “Kentucky Bourbon.” The major's eye sparkled afresh at the familiar emblem. He hadn't seen it for Just fifty-three minutes, and ft was as welcome as the beacon light to the weary eyer of the | Aistressed mariner, His fingers closed around the bottle with a Nelaon-grape-rine grip aa be lifted it lovingly a few inches from the bar. In the meantime the arm in the white coat laawer between the bottle and the major’s breast. One contained quadroon Potomac aqua. The other was emptr. ‘The major’s glance fell from the mouth of the bottle to the rim of the empty glass The ox- prottion of anticipatorr delicat slowly blended into one of eurprise, which in turn developed into a wave of angry indignation. Aclond gathered upon his hitherto serene brow. He threw his shoulders back and expanded his chest, in which his emotions trembled about like the water of a turbulent sea. The thirst was burnfhg great big coal holes in his throat now. But ho was a Kentuckian. Then be thangered: “I called, sah, for some whitky—a glarse of whiskey. A man who would insult a gentleman like thi heaven! Give mo a giarse, ash, not thimble, or’’—an@ the major's hand sought the region of his right hip. “Major,” exclaimed the colonel appealings, ‘don't be rash. Washington, I confess, is no place for a true Kentucky gentleman. But we can’t hold oftice and live in Louieville atmulta- neously, you know, major. Consequently if Washingtonians uncomplaining! submit to the imposition of looking into the bottom of the tintest, meanest, low-down, dog-gorned smallest Glasses that ever insulted the gage and injured the feclings of a gentieman who knows what a genuine, tair-sized drink of whisky is, I can't help the imposition and put away the thimble- ful, major, and we will go to the hotel for my private bottle.” But the major wae mad. Pushing his thirst out ahead of him he hurriedly chaeed it up the avenue. PERILS IN OSTRICH EGGS. Extraordinary Experience of Two Men of Selence. From the New York Commerctal Advertieer. A peculiar explosion at the Carnegie Labor- atory. on 26th streey this city, the other day brought to light one of the most remarkable of phenomena, Looking at an ostrich egg no one would imagine any danger in them. Even scientific men thought them harmless until the attempt to puncture one for chemical purposes caused a great shaking. ‘There is, however, one other occasion, re- called by Dr. Gegrge W. Weld of 18 West 26th street, in which one of these monster eggs was known to cause troubie and more serious than the one mentioned above. This was at the Pea- body Museum, Yale, New Haven, Conn., when Dr. George Bauer, an assistant of Prof. Marsh, tried an experiment with two of the big Dr. Bauer never quite understood why it was that the first one he punctured was perfectly harmless, ns he supposed them both to be, having opened like a hen's egg. But when he came to file the other it burst like a dynamite bomb and threw the doctor several feet. After the explosion, which attracted many of the students into the laboratory where he was | working, he was fouud unconecious ina beap of detached shelves and broken bottles. When they pulled him out ft wasdiscovered that some of the bottles contained dangerous acids and that he was badiy burned in several places, besides being cut with the broken glass. ‘An investigation followed and Dr. Bauer gave the committee all the information hecould, but why the egg exploded was left a mystery. It is suid by a student who was present at the college studying that Prof. Marsh finally de- cided thatsomething must have been introduced into the egg of an explosive nature, probably not intentionally, but with the idea of preserr- ing it. Dr. George Winter of Carnegie laboratory, however, forwards an argument much to the opposite of Prof. Marsh. — He is of the opinion that the eggs with which heand Dr. had such disagreeable experiences were left untouched, while the pure ones, he thinks, were successfully doctored to prevent the dan- ger of fermentation. However ke said nothing to his friends ro- garding the case of the sudden transformation Until last evening, when seated at a table in the rear of Toney Anderson's saloon on 3d avenue with a party of his student chums. “Now tell us the story, old man,” said one of the boys. “Did she go back on yer?” And the doctor replied: “Well, about a year ago T éent to scientific friend in South Africa for some specimens of ostrich eggs. They were hipped to this city from Cape Town November 18 on the bark Tilley B., which was wrecked near Trinidad during the voyage. “Only a part of the cargo was saved, but among that which reached New York were my eggs—and here let me «tate that I wish to God they had dropped to the bottom of the sea and never risen.” “Why? Why?” was heard in many different voices “Well, I got one of them, or rather the con- tents thereof in my whiskers and hair, and after trying carbolic acid on them for about « Week and remaining home—all of which was of no avail—off they had to come.” “Come off,” said the deop basso of Harry Sammis. “You's given us er steer.” “Oh, no, I'm not, What I have told you is the truth. whiskers ut in another. ure tly mistaken. 1t isas I said, and if you'll allow me, I'll tell you just how it happened. The eggs arrived here two weeks ago and I proceeded at once to examine them. I cut into two of them with a file without any bad result, but when the third was punctured it exploded like a bomb- shell and threw me senseless on the floor. “Just how long I remained in this condition Ido not know, but upon my recovery I found that had sustained several skin wounds. I “The contents of this eggshell must bave been fermented by its long voyage and @ terri- ble gas escaped. The test indentation weakened the shell and it burst, and the ges, fomether with ‘a fermented fluid, flew through air. ly filled with the fying matter. The egg weighed three ‘pounds. and’ balf an ounce and “wes eighteen inches in circumference. Its con- fonts were equal to that of twenty-five large ees. “It is peculiar that the two I opened first did not act in the same manner, but i think i i FiBH:| it jeftate covers 15,000 in Louisville would be killed, enh, by | | daring tortwlent : i] Hh ayy Pn Neresting sight un Je | observatory built br the eo | tronomer and founder, Jey Sing | the largest im India aud ie remark this date on account of | struments —dials, gnomons, Duilt of eotid stone. Some ot foal lostruments are hundreds of feet in ‘end in diameter, and of reat trterest to ae- tronomers, Many of the instruments are by ff i z 4 i i SF si i i ae AK | nown to scientiete of the present day although | they served the pu: Jey Ring's wonder - fully acourate calculations and observations. Toe royal stables are also of considerable in- terest. cover perbape ten ncres of land, with stalls on each ride and large exercise ands in the center. There are several | hundred of fine horses, some of chotce Asiaa blood from all perts of th® couutrr, of vartons butld and color, from the finely spotted Arab Yo the ‘graceful, delicately limbed Decean, the Sent footed Ponjaub mares, and blood-bey special attendant, and each of the horse tas severst |sorvants. Each horse te double g al- thongh the temperatare ranges from {8} to 120° Fabrenbeit. All of them are too riuch blinded or hampered and most ruinousiy fat. Ther | Stand upon clean dirt, in mpacious stalls. Each horse is tied, not by ite bead neck, as we | do, bat by its fect Around the fetlochs are fastened leather bands, to which are at | tached, so that the animal can welther pow, strike ‘nor kick. The ropes for the hind feet are fastened to. stone pillar some twenty feet away. If, in epite of this, these noble animals will surge about, lateral Tropes are fastened to each | foot, #0 the poor creatures cannot move in any direction more than «ix inches. Should they | still be uneasy, a inrge hood ix drawn over their jeads and eyes to keep them quiet. The horses are fed on a mixture of meal, brown suger and butter, which makes them as plum and fat ase | Porker—regular roly-poly ponies, used much too little. Neveral of the finest are kept con- stantly exddied and richly eapari . to be ready at moment's notice, for the prince brooks no delay—anythiug he wants must be supplied once. ‘Tho hundreds of attendants ace paid four rupees a month (21.29), and by the time they board and clothe themselves there is not much for their families out of four cents v. ‘The average wages per day in India are from 8 to Scenie- prices not at all excrbitaut when one considers that most of the mon raise large familios, pay Louse rent, &c., to say nothing of luxuries, such as betel nut. Ewen with these jay, the people are joe unions nor strikes. Besides these aiaple stables che rajah bas twenty-five huge ‘Indian elephants for’ excers sions. These noble beasts are about twelve | fect high and of enormous wise. Acar is | stray on the elephants back anda whole family rides on one animal. Te mount | clophant fs quite tusk. The “animal i made to l. then, by means of « te one climbs. into iho caren ite bach'ae tt 1 were abouse. When one iscomfortabis seated, with the shade drawn to keep off the sun, the elephant swings along at an cary gait of twenty miles an hour. One elephant was richly ca- | parisoned with gold embroiderias, bis ivory | tusks were set with jewels and cieeped with golden bands, for he was one of the princes favorites. The maharajah also keeps another lot of cle- hants, which we did not like the looks of. Fincee are the fighters— huge. powerful fellows, with tusksand vicious eyes. They are trained to fight anything and everything, but expecially the wild elephants in the mountains, They charge at them with full speed and plunge their tuske into their antagonists aod gore therm, to death Anelepbant fight 1s rove! «port im India and not to be missed ifone bas the op- | portunity to witness one, Jeypore is also famous for ite eoamel worke and the cutting and setting of other stones found in the atate. talive school of design is exceedingly ini Here chil- | dren are seat as apprentices for five years be- fore they can earn anything, but the work they do in copper or brass is unexceliec ia any part of the world, They sit on the ground. with « piece of brass | held by the toes, a «mall hammer in one bend |and a small piece of steel in the otber, and (with there crade instruments they will hem- | mer and hammer until they finish » highly ornamental vase or cup, the equal of any we saw in any other country. oo ie The Trial of George G. Schroeder. In the Criminal Court, Justice McComas, the trial of George G. Schroeder for faine pretenses, through a patent deal, was resumed this morne ing and the defendant's crose-examination wag TRY, CHANGEABLE, WEATHER (tom coughs, disorders af the | en * ctoramt promptly cures if faith ere! MARKIED. DE. GROOT-CURTIS,, On Derember 31. 15% "4 therendence of fev, Woo Thomrene HOMAS DE GhOOT of © Mich, 80 HENWETT® MAY CURTISo! featba Pea" = ~ seaman DIED. BOHRER. to bn age tye S = 955, CLARKE MARMION. only son a? Me tie Bourer aud ous month aud twisty ave Gaye “Sonera rivate, ELMORE. Fell ssieop in Jesus on tue Sannery 2, 180 et Oty Shock, SEROME Be Nour! Delovei hustand of barbers A. Sinmare, ase eral services from his Inte resitence, 16. 8 street souhwegp ou subday afternoon sit elas Relatives and f1 tit a ca rw ‘Thursday morning, Jan al ‘j A Teashter or the take Soong and Geter: Pry. atts gu friends reepmcttutly lovited te atten te funeral ral from residence of . mother. ey faue southeast, ou Saturday. 7h t~ band 7 ton, at her residence, 1720 ak street Gecrgetown, D.C: Of he late Florence o* went, mother! mus? we give you ap; fou whom we have loved wel How can we drink this Ulster “uj caieteee 1s. ee RL Requiem bigh mass at Holy Trintty Church Satgm Gay moruiag, Jamsary 7, at 10 orlork ae PALY« On Priday morning, Jaw CATHERINE OMEALY. "witow ot tho tate Ntebeal O'Mealy. Punetal Jere tor the repose of ot soul. Friends of the family invited. On Jan’ SOG. at Hem. Charis abl Linnie Tae. at — ‘Anacostia, D. sudden'y. of apo ‘seventy Le youre, mm. from SOREL atrygt palatal tnitree, P ntotS avenue movie ent ium, Std Sis Sen ° a Sethe ‘Saturday at 2 nal Jenuary 6, 18H, at SALOM., On Jenuary 6. 1800, st of bee Amuse tte, LI SIMONDS. to bee 8a) * Scane bighwaymon steal your money, othem tryte steal the results of jour brain and the frutte of your enarstho tater te eo wome tomes tater: ‘Merit lms made a success of C: LIVER They have become « hcesstohd will have them they knoe their: ‘Then cowes the high wavman with bie IMIT: AND WORTHLESS FRAUDS, and with thee be bores to fade upon the werit ent reputation of CAMs TEES LIVER PILLS. BEWARE OF THESE HIGHWAYMEX, does tmpored apon with an articie ufflered to you es “CARTERS.” There © authiages