Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1893, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1893-TWELVE PAGES. ‘LOCAL MENTION. 1 S p.m. Tuesday. | For the District of Colambia, Maryland and Virginia, fair; warmer. followed on Tuesday by increasing cloudiness and threatening weather by Tuesday evening: southerly winds. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 41; condition, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 46: condi- tion at north connection, 36: condition at south ‘connection, 36; distributing reservoir, tempera- ture, 44; condition at influent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Tides Tomorrow. High tide. Low tide. 6:18am. 5:48 p.m. 1147 am. .... p.m fms Special every day at J. F.Sheetz's—Choco- lates and a Mixture of all 6c. Candy for 2c. per pound. Only one store, corner 7th and IL ll gee Our $1.9 Derby Hat: The value—the usual lce—is $2.50. = Henry Frane & Son, cor. 7th and D. > Cabinet Photos, $150 per dozen; 6 for $1 this week. Imperial Studio, 419 Yth street. br cana J. F. Sheetz has one store. corner 7th and I, where all his fine tc. Candy is sold at Be. per ush stil continues at the Em- The Great Ri pire Carpet Cleaning Works, 631-635 S ave. Telephone. 4%. Carpets —_ moth-proof free of charge. CITY AND DISTRICT. —_———~_——_ AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Albaugh’s Grand Opera House.—Rose and Charies Coghlan in “Diplomacy. New National Theater.—E. H. Sothern in “Sheridan; or The maid of Bath.” Academy of Music.—Neil Burgess’ “County Fair.” Harris’ Bijou Theater.—“Just Landed.” Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—H. W. Will- jams’ Meteors. eee ‘aiversalist Church, 13th and L sts. nw. | ea pti by Mise po Seaton Schmidt on | “Paris and Napoleon. Willard Hall.--Prof. Carpenter’s Lectures on Hypnotism and Mesmerism. Wonderland, 7th between D and E stfeets northwest.—Entertainments day and night. Lincoln Relics, 516 10th st. n.w.—Open daily | ex Sunday, 9 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday and Friday, 8 to 10 p.m. ia ei eR EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Mount Vernon.—Macalester leaves at 10 am. Harry Randall for Chapel Point, Colonial Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. Tally-ho coach line from 511 13th street | at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for Arlington, Cabin John bridge and all points of interest. ——— A Union Thanksgiving Service. The union thanksgiving service of the churches on Capitol Hill will be held in the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, 4th and B streets southeast, and will embrace the Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist Protestant and Christian Churches, the pastor of the latter being Rev. Edward B. Bagby, chap- lain of the House of Representatives. Dr. F. J. Woodman is arranging a large choir for the occasion. Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton will preach the sermon, the other pastors taking part in the services. pensiiahe <a Goodwill Council Meets. At the semi-annual visitation made to Goodwill Council, No. 9, S. of 1, by the sovereign council officers and deputies the hall at 7th and D streets northwest was erowded. After the business of the evening was completed, Worthy Chief H. P. Moore welcomed the officers of the sovereign coun- ef! and visiting Jonadabs. Sovereign Chief H. W. Andrews spoke, highly compliment. ing Goodwill Council on its splendid condi- tion. Addresses were made by Past Sover- eign Chief J. F. Weed, C. B. Allen of Faith Council, C. H. Mullen of Pioneer, F. Mc- Quade of Goodwill, W. Columbus of Hope, E. Batchford of Rescue and Judge S. C. Mills, founder of the order. A pleasant musical program was carried out and re- freshments were served. stadhesetshsoeRae Aaa Martyn College Entertainment. A large, fashionable and applausive audi- ence attended the weekly entertainment by the pupils of Martyn College of Oratory and Acting. These entertainments are designed by the management of the college to give ipils practical stage experience, to com- Bine real stage business with theories. The work of the young people showed the suc- cess of the system and the talent of the scholars. The program was a long one, and | was listened to with unflagging interest. It was as follows: Lecture on Goethe, Rev. ©. C. Moorhart; banjo solo, Mrs. Emma Gorham; The Jealous Wife, Mr. C. A. Har- baugh; recitation, Kisses, Miss Zue H. Brockett; dramatic recitation, Lady Clara Vere de Vere, Mr. J. Will Hunt; Tears, Idle Tears, Mr. A. J. Stakes; impersona- tions, Prof. Webster Edgerly; recitation, ‘The Murderer, Miss Sadie Whitefield; The Sioux Chief's Daughter, Miss Minnie M. Clemons; Charlotte Russe, Edna R. Ed- gerly; pantomime, F. T. Chapman; song, | Mr. Reichenbach. The entertainment was concluded with a comedy sketch, “Real Ghosts.” Encores were liberally indulged. a Handled Millions of Dollars. ‘The Treasury Department has closed the accounts of Mr. J. C. Stoddard, who was the disbursing clerk of the eleventh census, and certified them as correct. The total amount handled by Mr. Stoddard was some eleven millions, every cent of which was accounted for promptly and without a mis- lake. — A Wonderful Collection of Turkish Ra The following is a description of rug 344 im the catalogue to be sold by Dowling & Co., at their art galleries, 612 E street northwest, tomorrow at 11 o'clock: A very rare and unique specimen of the oriential weaver’s art—creamy pink center, with birds, fruit, flowers, trees, and foliage in fine combination. The border is exquiste in design and surpasses the rarest India camel's hair shawls. It is an oriental work of art, the equai of which has rarely been seen in this country outside of the exhibit at the Columbian exposition. The sale will be continued the balance of the week at 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. The col- lection {s pronounced by connoisseurs to be the finest ever sent to this city.—Advt. peGsane Coase aay Appreciated by je Peoplh The announcement in Tuesday's “Star,” as well as subsequent announcements, that Mr. D. William Oyster had reduced the price of choicest Elgin creamery butter from forty cents to thirty-five cents a pound was much appreciated by butter buyers, as the daily stream of purchasers to his places of business has attested. Mr. Oyster’s constant endeavor is to supply his | patrons with the very choicest products of the dairy at the lowest possible price. Stalls: 340, 341, 342, Center Market, and 75, | Western Market.—Advt. pears Seana Washington's Leading Butter Firm Each large city has its leading butter firm, and it is universally acknowledged | that Mr. Jas. F. Oyster occupies that posi- | tion in Washington. %th and the avenue. | Sharpless’ “Print” Butter a specialty.—Adv. | The Art Beautiful in Furniture. Lovers of the art beautiful will find much to admire in the magnificent “sample” line of high-class chamber suites just placed on exhibit at Craig & Harding's, 13th and F streets. Exquisite suites of prima vera, | natural curly birch. red curly birch, ma- hogany, birdeye maple. oak, &c., in entirely new swell shapes. Considering their intrin- | sic beauty their prices are very low.—Advt. | poles gn a | | Potat-a ie, Annapolis, The Army and Navy arrangements with Pennsylvania rail- Toad for special train service to Annapolis on occasion of the foot ball game between West Point and Annapolis cadets on De-| cember 2. Special train will leave 6th street station at > P.m.; returning, to leave Annapolis at 5:30 p.m.—Adv —_—___ Special Trains to Deanwood—Wash- ington Jockey Club Races. | The Pennsylvania railroad will run spec- fal trains to Deanwood on account of the Washington Jockey Club races, commenc- mber <3, leaving 6th street sta- » and 1 p.m.; returning imme- @ately after the races. ' Cadet Foo 1 West t Ball 6 SU. | | | | ' Round-trip rate 25 cents.—Advt. j erate | Assignee’s sal« of jitings, overcoatings, | trouserings dress goods, «&c¢.. at Sloan's, 1407 G street, Wa tomorrow.—Advt. ‘Trustees’ sale brick dwelling. southeast, at p.m. — $100,900 to lend on F per cent nk T. Ri Vania Aavenue.—Advt. of a desirable two-story humbered 234 12th street n tomorrow at 5 o'clock See advertisement . real estate at 6 Hags,1305 Pennsyl- , | never investi CARS AND FENDERS. Various Plans for Saving Life on Street Railways. THE COMMISSIONERS’ INQUIRIES. The Experience of the Authorities of Other Cities. THE DESIGNS SUBMITTED. = ae The number of people reported as killed or seriously injured by traction cars has drawn attention to the necessity for some effective life and limb saving device at- tached to the cars. Such a device must combine durability with simplicity, be au- tomatic in its operation and always re- Hable. These are requirements hard meet, and as yet inventive genius has not, in the opinion of the railroad men, master- ed the problem. Whenever the newspapers chronicle an accident it is the signal for the “powers that be” to bestir themselves and talk about fenders. It cannot be said that they have been dilatory, for Capt. Fiebeger has been sent to the different cities for the Purpose of studying the fender problem and find some device that would answer all requirements. But he failed to find such a device, ana now the Commissioners are doing nething. They are waiting for some one to devise a fender that will be accept- able to the several railroad companies. Long ago they decided that it would be impracticable for them to adopt a fender and compel the railroad companies to at- tach it to the cars. Such an action on their part would, it is claimed, be inadvisable, for after the fender became legal all ac- | cidents caused thereby would be directly chargeable to the Commissioners, and they would be liable to law suits. So they de- cided to look into the subject, and if per- chance a fender was discovered that would do the work they would approve it and recommend that the railroad companies adopt it. There was no disposition ever manifested by the representatives of the railroad companies before the Commission- ers when discussing this matter of fenders to refuse to comply with any suggestion made by the Commissioners regarding zen- ders, provided they were reliable. As one of the representatives of a railroad said: “It is to our interest to have a perfect fen- der. Law suits on account of injuries are not conducive to big dividends, and the railroad companies are really anxious to find some device that will answer all re- = Fender Designs. The Commissioners have “examined any number of fenders, and have witnessed several practical tests, but none ef them came up to requirements. Every now and then an inventor makes his appearance at the District building, armed with a model of a fender which he declares in positive terms to be “the solution of the whole problem.” Some of these devices are so in- tricate that it would take a practical ma- chinist to operate them, while others are so simple in appearance “that a child could operate it.” Working models, however, do not prove the efficacy of the device, and the Commissioners always recommend that the fender be placed upon a car and a prac- tical test made. ‘This is usually discourag- ing to the poor inventor, and especially dispiriting to cranks. ‘The great trouble in getting a suitable fender has been that none of them project low enough to the pavement. As it is at present, the fenders come within a few inches of the road bed, and yet people man- age to get under them. If they are made perfectly rigid and a hand or a foot is caught under them the tension is so great that the member will be mashed. Several local inventors have tried their band at designing street car fenders. The most practical of these was invented by a clerk in the coast survey, but he is not sat- isfied with it, and has had it withdrawn for the purpose of making several im- provements. It may be interesting to know how other cities have dealt with the subject of street car fenders. ‘The engineer department re- cently wrote te a number of the large cities for information on this subject. The cir- cular letter sent out contained three ques- tions upon which the Commissioners wish- ed to be advised. “What kind of fender, or other apparatus, is used by your electric or cable cars to protect persons accidentally struck or knocked down upon the track? “Are the same satisfactory to the citi- zens? “Has the subject been investigated by the city authorities, and the results?” Used in Other Cittes, The city engineer of Springfield, Mass., writes that the fender used in that city consists of a two-inch plank placed in front of the forward truck,six inches in width,and is placed with bottom edge four inches | above ground. It is known as the Bemis! life guard, and made by a man by that name in that city. He says he has never heard any comment from the citizens re- garding it, and states the matter has never been investigated by the authorities. The city engineer of Bridgeport, Conn., writes that no steps have as yet been take! by the authorities to investigate the sub- ject of street car fenders, for the reason that the city has neither electric nor cable cars. Hartford, Conn., sends a similar answer. In Trenton, N. J.. the old fenders used were boards about eight inches wide com- ing to 2 point in front and about five inches from the rail. The new fenders being now put in use are about twelve inches wide, straight in front, about eight inches from | the rail, and does not act as a guard to protect life or limb. They are not satis- factory to the citizens, and the subject has never been investigated. Newport, R. 1, writes that its cars are not protected by fenders, and the subject bas never been investigated. The only protection to the cars in Fort Wayne, Ind., is a piece of oak timber seven inches wide and one and three-fourths in- ches thick, fastened onto the trucks of the cars at both ends and sides. with iron and the citizens have never com- plained about its effleacy. There have been only two persons struck in eighteen months. No investigation of the subject has ever been made. The city engineer of Minneapolis writes that the regular cow catcher fender, simi- lar in shape to the one empioyed on steam ngines s tory, and the authorities en igated the subject. reports but few acci- dents from the use of a V shaped wooden fender, and states that the authorities have ated the subject. ew York city replies to the . through its chief engineer: road This is how ini clients, this subject has to or controlled by any overnment or by laws never subj official of the city or ordinances, ch line either of cable or electric uses its own devices. I have no a 1 knowledge of the same. The com- panies are the only ones who could furnish same.” ‘The street cars of St. Louis are under the supervisor of city lighting, and he replies the queries of the Commissioners as fol- lo The electric and cable roads of this city © not required py law to use any fender to protect persons knocked down on the track. However, they all use a fender made of wood and iron, placed under the cars at an angle of about forty-five degrees with the tracks, and meeting in the center of the car; also a guard under each side of the larger cars. ‘ro your second question, I can only sa no complaints are made by our citizens that the guards used are unsatisfactory. The subject has never been officially in- vestigated. fe ters in use in Detroit are known s the McGuire and Brill There has been no complaint and no investigation. The chief engineer of St. Paul, writes at length upon the subject of street car fenders. He says: “Your letter of March 6 relative to the fenders used on electric and cable cars to protect been a ered before. I delayed, however, to have some talk with the street railway authorities on the subject, but, while they ave given the matter some attention on account of the heavy damages they have en obliged to pay for injuring people, they can say but very little that is satis- to} It is bound | 1 companies are directly | Minn., | people from accident should have | factory. On the long truck cars which run between St. Paul and Minneapolis they have a wooden fender in front of the for- ward truck very much like the cowcatcher on an engine, which I should think might be of some service in pushing a person off the track and preventing them from going under the wheels. On cars that are supported on four wheels they have a kind of open frame work around the wheel base, of it off the track, but they are neces- sarily so high above the rail, on account of the oscillatory motion of the car, that I |.do not think they do any practical good. The subject has never been taken up in newspaper discussion on account of any protest from citizens, neither has the mat- ter ever been distussed in the common council nor investigated in any way by the municipal authorities. “I have been told that there are some patent devices, but never heard any one say that they were worth anything. In fact, I have always heard the coptrary sentiment expressed. If you have under- taken to investigate this subject and make a report I will be very much pleased if you will send me a printed copy.” Philadelphia writes through its chief en- gineer as follows: “Replying to your inquiry of March 6, I can report that the only kind of fender used is simply two frames of slats joined at an angle of about 120 degrees in front of the wheels, the design of the Phila- delphia Traction Company. Some interest Was aroused in the question of fenders some time ago, but no results were reached and no special complaints have been made against the design in use. The subject has not as yet been investigated by the city authorities to my knowledge.” in Columbus, Ohio, a V-shaped fender attached to the truck of the car and hang- ing as low as possible, so as to clear the pavement, is employed. It appears to be |satisfactory to the citizens, as there has |never been any complaint and the city authorities have never investigated the subject. From San Francisco comes the report that the electric cars in that city have practi- cally no fender. They set high upon the trucks and the pretection afforded is not at all satisfactory to the citizens. With the cable cars it is different. Nearly all of the cars are provided with a fender. It consists simply of a dashboard, protected by rutber, coming down to within a couple | of inches of the rail, the board being slight- |ly bowed and in some instances V-shaped. The cars in Albany, N. Y., have no regu- lar fender, but board or scraper hangs with- jin a few inches of the rails. According to | the views of the city engineer this board does not seem to be of much use as a fen- der. Compiaints are rare, and the city has never investigated the subject. According to the report of the city engi- | neer, the citizens are in a bad way in Oma- ha, Neb. There are no fenders in use what- ever, and as a consequence several fatali- | ties have resulted. The use of a good fen- | der the engineer thinks would be a d cided improvement, and while the authori- | ties have never investigated the subject he | will bring it to their attention. None of the few fenders in use in Roch- ester, N. Y., have been found satisfactory, and the city has never looked into the mat- ter. From Providence, R. I., comes the infor- | mation that only the largest cars have any | Protector, and that consists of a cross bar |on the trucks. The smaller ones have an | arrangement shaped like a plow fastened |to the truck a few inches above the track. This does not protrude beyond the plat- | form of the car. | The electric railways in Lowell, Mass., do not use any fender. According to the report of the city engineer, the street rai!- way company has had this matter under consideration for some time and have been unable to find anything satisfactory to {them. The company is now thinking of | putting on an invention of its own. The street railrcads in Toledo use wooden fenders usually set perpendicularly in front of the wheels attached to the truck. Some | ere V-shaped and also attached to the truck | and placed from three to five inches from | the pavement. There has been no com- plaint of the fender and the subject has | never been investigated. |. The cars in Indianapolis are protected sists of two boards framed like a pilot of a | locomotive and situated about three incnes | from the top of the rail. In Boston a commission was appointed to examine into the merits of fenders for (use on the West End Electric Railway Company The investigation was a long one, and the committee finally recommended a fender known as the Cleveland platform | with buffer combined with the Hart fender. | This fender consists of a stationary plat- form extending two feet in front of the dash board, and one foot above the track. | Under the © |a short distance in front of the wheels is a fender composed of a strip of wood at- | tached to the trucks. The normal position | of this fender is under the body of the car ‘close to the floor. When the fender is de- | but trips the fender, which falis to within a few inches of the rails and prevents any- thing from getting under the wheels. In Cincinnati, Ohio, the style of fenders used is the same as those provided by the Washington and Georgetown and Tenley- town railways. The Kansas City Ordinance. An interesting letter comes from Kansas City, Mo.,on the subject of street-car fen- ders. The city engineer, writing to Capt. Fie- beger upon this subject, says: * * * “The sub- ject received the attention of the city coun- cil six years ago, and its investigation re- sulted in the adoption of an ordinance upon the matter, which requires that -all cars operated by cable or electricity, shall use fenders of such design, ‘that they shall en- tirely surround the running gear of the car, and be placed so as not to be more than two inches above the surface of the street, and shall extend as far out as the platform of the car.’ In attempting to comply with this ordinance, different companies have adopted different styles of fenders. One fender used consists of frame work of metal, | pointed at both ends and covered with | heavy canvas, thus completely closing the jrunning gear of the car. Another fender used is one of the same shape as the first, constructed of wooden strips. A third de- sign is the fender used upon the Market | street cable cars, which is an independent | fender for eawh truck, and consists of a metal frame with very narrow strips ai the front fender. “I inelose a sketch of fender, similar to the last mentioned, proposed to be used by one company for their high truck electric lears, but which you readily see fails to | comply with the conditions of the ordin- ance, and in fact, while our citizens do not complain of the fenders now in use, I find that on account of the condition ‘of our Streets and steep grades that most of the | fenders used do not extend as far out as the platforms and will average from three to five inches above the surface of the road- way.” Submitted to the Commissioners, The Robins life guard and safety fender was recently called to the attention of the Commissioners with a view of having it adopted for the local street cars. The fen- der consists of an iron frame bolted and attached to the car body and extending in front of the car three feet. A wire netting covers the bottom and extends upward at | right angle and in front of the car plat- | form, being about eight inches from the dash board. This netting is attached to the frame by springs, thus preventing a person caught up by the fender from receiving any violent shock or injury. Across the front end of the car fender is a large coiled spring or pneumatic tube, five inches in diameter. A person standing on the track | first comes in contact with this spring, and owing to its yielding nature, the blow struck is a cushioned one. The person struck falls toward the car, where he is caught on the | Wire netting without injury and carried safely until the car can be stopped. | William Hemstreet of Brookiyn, New york, submitted a fender, a description of which is as follows: A light scoop is deli- ; cately balanced on a shaft so that the in- | stant the lower end touches an obstacle on the track the forward motion of the scoop is immediately arrested by a sliding slot, {and the lower end drops vertically to the | track without pinching or punching the vic- tim. Next, the forward motion of the car at the ends of the slots pushes the scoop forward upon the ground and under the | Obstacle, scooping it up on the apron. | Engineer Commissioner Powel! is of the opinion that the most suitable fender would be one that would entirely encircle the car. He believes if the wheels of the cars are fully protected, and a pilot, circular in shape and well padded with springs or pneumatic tubes be provided, the result will be satis- | factory. | While on a recent visit to Pittsburg, Com- |} missioner Ross saw a fender which pleased him very much. It was in the form of a platform, well padded and extending in front of the car several feet. If a man be struck he is thrown on the platform. He | Proposes to look further into the matter, | Death of Mrs. Johnson. The many friends of Mrs. Geo. A. Mcll- henny will regret to learn that death has again entered her family circle and taken | trom her an only and elder sister, Mrs.Sarah | Jane Johns Mrs. Johnson was a most estimable lady, endeared to all who knew er ostensibly to push any obstruction in front | | by what is known as the life guard. It con- ; r and operated by mechanism | sired to be used, the motorman applies the | | brakes. This action not only stops the car, , side fenders and a projecting footboard as | | | | i ) tion, through the terror | | { | i | i \leave granted to withdraw \2 round reward for the apprehension of the 7 AMUSEMENTS. Cardinal Newman and his Times.—The lecture to have been delivered by A. J. Faust last night upon “Cardinal Newman and his Times” was postponed until next Sunday evening. The lecture will be under the auspices of the Sodality of St. Patrick's Church and will be illustrated with stereop- ticon views of persons and places connected with the cardinal’s career. It will be deliv- ered in Carroll Institute Hall and the tickets purchased for last night will be a. Prof. Carpenter's lectures at Willard Hall have been exciting a good deal of interest and his experiments in mesmerism and hyp- notism have been amusing and entertaining. Some of the subjects have been easy to place under control, while others have readily suc- cumbed. These lectures will continue each night, and the large audiences that have greeted Prof. Carpenter thus far will, no doubt, continue, Universalist Church.—Tonight, at the Uni- versalist Church, corner 13th and L streets, the first of a series of lectures will be given for the benefit of the National Homeopathic Hospital. The subject this evening will be “Paris and Napoleon,” and the lecturer will be Miss Anna Seaton Schmidt, who deliv- ered the same lecture last winter with de- cided success. She will present many hand- some stereopticon views. ee THE COURTS. Equity Court, Division 1, Bingham. Saturday—Penn agt. Peni duce child in court. Equity Court. Division 2, Justice Hagner. Saturday—Fleet agt. Nichols; C. M. Smith and W. L. Cole, appointed trustees to sell. Osborn agt. Whalen; exceptions to answer sustained, Teave to amend. Ohio National Bank agt. Carpenter; injunction denied. Circuit Court, Division 1, Justice Bradle: Saturday—Cain agt. C.’and P. Tel. Co. demurrer to declaration. Rees agt. Mant: motion for judgment granted—appeal.West- ern National Bank agt. Lewis; motion for security for costs overruled ard judgment. Cook ‘agt. Smith; motion for new trial. Stanley et 41. agt. Page et al.; order for commission. Greenwich agt. Brightwood Railway Company; motion to amend grant- ed. David agt. McEuen; motion for judg- ment. Sheridan agt Bell; demurrer sus- tained, leave to amend. Burns agt. Wheat- field; marshal authorized to sell personal property. Claflin agt. Houghton Manufac- turing Company; motion to rescind leave to defend granted and for leave to intervene overruled. Cireuit Court, Division 1, Justice Cox. Saturday—Chapman agt.’ Dante: motion for new trial overruled on terms. Hoffman agt. Weller; motion for new trial granted on defendant admitting plaintiff's prima facie case and payment of costs. Lewis agt. Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Com- pany; motion by defendant for new trial filed. Blundon agt. Charlion; demurrer to plea of statute of limitations sustained, and demurrer and Gannan; demurrer Chief Justice + order to pro- join issue. Sharp agt. sustained and leave to amend. Heiskall agt. Lodge et al.; demurrer overruled and judg- ment for plaintiff. United States agt. Col- lins et al.; first plea stricken out and de- murrer to second and third overruled. Peck agt. Heurich, Baum, Tobriner and Mat- tingly (four leave to plaintiff to take proof orali New York and New Jersey, and appointing Albert Harper com- missioner therefor. Mackey axt Brace; motion’for return of dceds replevined de. nied, replevin quashed, notice of appeal. Poore agt. shington Gas Light Com- pany; motion for new trial allowed unless $400 be remitted by defendant. Seitz agt. Talty; demurrer sustained and leave plead in ten days. Blanchette agt. Mos: motion for new trial. Kelly sagt. Wiggins; leave to plead statute of limitations. rey —_ Hunt Down the § To the Editor of The Evening Star \ When an epidemic th “eatens a city the | authorities “rise to the situation,” leaving nothing undone to resist its ravages, it Protection be due to physical conditions should not the same rule extend to these of a mental nature? All over the city women and children are unnerved, many to almost nervous prost-a- ‘ing of the diabol- ical wretch who makes such havoc in our homes. Now I ask why in the name of all most sacred to us do not the Commissioners offer sher! culprit. if our detectives and police cannot cope with the subject why not import from a neighboring city some one that is used to “al sorts and conditions of men?” N. CEE ga es a Es Their First Smoker. The Stenographers’ Association gave the first of a series of monthly “smokers” at its rooms, 612 14th street, last Saturday even- ing. The members attended in force and a pleasant evening was spent. “Royal Eagle” tags, and “Grand” Cut plug wrappers are now redeemable. See circulars.—Advt. aaa PPOSITIVE PROOF OF ITS POWER. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. HOOD'S SARSAPAKILLA. PURIFIES THE BLOOD. CURES THE SEVEREST CASES OF SCROFULA. No form of scrofula is more dreaded, more te- bucious, or more difficult to cure than goltre, or swellings In the neck, often growing to enormous running sores. The fact that Hood's Sarsaparilla curcs this severest form of Scrofula, absolutely proves its great merit as a blood purifier. “Garnerville, N. Y., April 17, 1893. “C. I, Hood & Oo. Lowell: Mother bas de- rived such marvelous benefit from Hood's Sarsapa- rilla that she wants me to write about it. A year aug the gtip her with PAINS AROUND HER HEART And dreadful faint feclings. Then her neck began to swell and became very unsightly; she could no® keep anything on her stomach; she was rapidly running down, and we were very anxious about ber. We read pf a case of goitre cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla, amd she decided to try this medicine. Refore she had taken one bottle the swelling be- eau to decrease; she continned with the medicine and nas continued to improve till she bus REGAINED PERFECT HEALTH Aud strength. sis 185 pounds and our Whole family can truthfully say Hood's Sarsapa- rilla Is a blessing to mankind. We believe it saved mother from the grave.” Miss GERTRUDE SLAUSON, Garnerville, N. ¥. HOOD'S PILLS cure Constipation by restoring the peristaltic action of the alimentary canal. RED, ROUGH HANDS, Bad vompiesion. baby blemishes and falling hair prevented by CUTICURA SOAP. Most effective skin purifyi and beautifying soap in the world, § well as Purest and sweetest of toilet and nursery soaps. Only cure for pimples because only preventive of logging of the pores. Sold every- A WONDER-WORKING Quarter is the 25 cents invested in a box of Beecham’s Pills (Tasteless) Worth sGuines a Box, ~—a medicine that in numberless cases will give relief Promptly. wz THE LOWEST PRICED LOTEING SALE On Record. Crowded All Day. We never sold so much Clothing before at ANY time of year ay during the past six days—and no WONDI We are closing out the entife stock of a big Baltimore firm that has FAILED, Thoasands of suits and Over- coats, as handsome and perfect us human hands can build, are going for less money than the CLOTH cost that’s ia them. We've had great sales BEFORE —bat this Wreaks the RECORD, Suiis and Overcoats Less Than Cost. Men's English Melton Overcoats, in dark gray and brown, $5.40. Guaranteed pure Wool-every FIBER. These Coats cost the Men's English Melton Overcoats, $15—made to sell for $25. Men's Black Melton Double-breusted Over- coats, $8.40. Worth and sold everywhere at $15. Men's Fine Black Cheviot Double-breasted Suits, $7.45. 600 Men's Suits, in Scotch Cheviots, im- ported Worsteds and Cassimeres, now mark- ed $16, $18.50 aud $22, will go at $12 for choice. Boys’ Knee Pants, 4 to 13 years. Boys’ Extra Quality Schoo! Suits. Boys’ Overcoats, 4 to 14 yi Boys’ Long Pants School Suit Boys’ Long Pants Dress Suits. Boys’ 2-pi School Suits. Child's Suit, eatra pants to match. H. Friedlander & Bro. Corner 97x Axv EK N.W. fe any doubts that NO DID, or EVER WILL at ‘such low prices Make comparisons If y TH house Dt ch sterling as we quote. Saxs Ayp Company. ities “Ups and Downs.” Up Wir Tue Qvatrry. Dows Won Tue Patce. ETTING THE PRICE down—getting the price dowa-—that's what we're eternally working on.—— reached “hard- pan” in our $15 grade of Overcoats. $15 instead of $18 and $20 some- where else. , $15 instead of $25 at a taflors. ‘The best of it is we are able to At everybody—-in every style—out of that grade. Our Long, We've Full Back Coats are Just as long and as properly full back for $15 as for $55.—-—Why shouldn't they be?— The patterns are omrs—— and {t's just as easy to cut one price Coat as another by them.——— We'll surprise you with the quality of fabric —the perfection of fit—— the trimming—the making that’s in these $15 Couts.—‘There are outside signs of our lowered prices — see how the tailors are scratching. ——-But they drop the quality, too, ———Ours improves. It you don’t waut to overpay come here —AU's a saving to you.——Good, worth——and’ all the style-—for $15. solid, substantial AKS AND OMPAN Only Complete Outfitters in Town. where. Bunions € PA. AVE AND Ta BE and Corns 25C. treated. > We wuararee satisfaction. Eacu. ProrJdJ Grorars& on, Curropopists 1115 Fe. ave., 8 to 6 p.m, Sundays, 9 to 1 p.m. a Dermatine ——A Lotion for the Skin. Clears the skin. Whitens the skin. Softens the skin. Smoothes the skin. Cares chapped skin. Removes black-heads. Sold only by us. ' ‘Two sizes, 25e. and 50c. bot. S. Thompson, Ww. Pharmacist, 703 isth st. n18-3m DR. HEPBURN 1s THE ONLY PHYSICIAN IN THE CITY Practicing Dermatology exciusively. Eczema, Tet- ter, Acne, Pimples, Blackseads, Freckles, Red- hess of the Noce and Cheeks, Birthmarks, Moles, iD, Superftuous Hair and all diseases of the Sk Hair and Scalp skillfully and permanently re- moved. Offices in Mertz’s Building, cor. F and 11th sts, tation free. ocS-3in New York Sun. PRESIDENT CARNOT, When entertaining at the Elysee Ad- miral Ayelan and the Russian navy officers, was anxious to offer them as fine a wine as France could produce, and for that purpose he selected the Monte- bello.—Adyrt. Re Sole agent for Washington, NeW. Burchell, 325 Fat Diamonds Half Price. Securing that New York jeweler's stock of Diamonds at 50c. on a dollar was indeed a lucky stroke lucky for us and lucky for you, for your fifty cents is as big as a dollar, Six Fine Diamond Scarf Pins. Bankrupt Price, $10. Ours, ae, Marquise Diamond Bankruqt Price, $40. Ours, $20. 6 Solitaire Diamond Rings. Bankrupt Price, $50. Ours, 6 pairs Diamond Earrings. Bankrupt Price, $50. Ours, $25. Jacobs Bros., PHN «1299 Pa Ave, Firs. M. J. Hunt, 1309 F Sx. N.W, Has just received a case of FINE FANCY BASKETS, Which, together with her stock of BRIC-A-BRAC, Offer attractions for decorative art, to Which she invites attentlou. Also a complete line of als WLNE HANDKERCHIEFS. 3 Handsome 5 $25. CITY ITEMS. | Buy Sugar Thin Week. ! Granulated Sugar, 5 cents. A sugar, 5 cents. Extra C Sugar, 41-2 sents. Cut Sugar, 6 cents. Powdered Sugar, 6 cents. | Four X Sugar, 6 1-2 cents. | All goods delivered free and punctually to any part of the city. Our prices are the | Jowest—the quality the firs! Eight O'Clock Breakfast Coffee..25c. Ib. | Java ahd Mocha Blend: We. Ib. 4c. Ub. | ik. . 6c. can. THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC | TEA CO., SOL and 503 Seventh st. nw. | 1620 14th st. now. 3104M st.. Georgetown. 815 H st. ne. ae Stands in all markets. TON H. BOWMAN, NE’ Telephone, 84s. 48) Manager. in itt Perhaps! But You Are Not Unless You Buy From JOHN RUDDEN, The Accommodator, Who Sells Furniture, Carpet, &c., On “Time” Payments at “Bottom” Prices. 513 Seventh street northwest. | What We Claim. | That we sell for cash That you can’t get | Sunda: lowest prices except for cash (are we cor- rect?). That our expense being low, we cut the price. (Don’t you see?) That we have no bad accounts, which our customers have to help make up (here is where the credit man has to pile on the price, and everybody understands this). We refund the money on anything not as represented. (Can you ask any more?) We claim to do business right and you have no reason to doubt what we tell you. Try us. GRASTY (The Pusher), Furniture. Carpets, Matting, China, Glass, Cutiery, Tin, & f 5 stores, 1510-12 7th “Only BL4.0N For a $0 Improved High Arm Singer Sew- | ing Mechine, warranted five years, with iP full set of attachments, at Oppenheimer’s, 514 9th n. w. it ——s Our 81.48 Cardigan Knit Jackets, Single and Double Breast—are the usual | $2 quality. Higher grades proportionately low In price. | ¢ & Son, cor. 7th and D, | > -_—_ it Henry Fran Royal Hendache Powders, 0c. Free Trial Samples at all Druggists. oc %-m,w,f&stf ss eet ee S. Heller, 720 7th st. n.w., is making a @pecialty in Ladies’ and Chiliren’s Hair Cut- ting and Shampooing; also cures Dandruff. | seb-tf. | | $55.00 Sewing Machines at $19.50. Warranted for five years. Oppenheimer’s, Sid 9th n. w. Sewing Machines for rent and repaired. it | - > Elixir Babek cures all malarial diseases. ¢ $1.6 BUYS LADIES’ $4 AND $5 SHOES FOR A FEW DAYS LONGER. PLENTY OF SIZES FROM 1 TO 4 A AND B WIDTHS. SOME LARGER SIZES STILL LEFT. THESE SHOES HAVE WORTH PROVED | | THE PRICES FOR WHICH FORMERLY SOLD, BUT THE MANU- FACTURER THEREOF HAVING GONB OUT OF BUSINESS, WE CANNOT SIZE UP ON TEEM AGAIN, AND, THERE- | FORE, WE ARE DETERMINED 10 } CLOSE THEM ALL OUT WITHIN THE | N4XT FEW Days. HERE IS THE CHANCE OF YOUR LIFE TO GET A STRICTLY FINE BOOT FOR THE SMALL SUM OF $1.63. | THE WARREN SHOE HOUSE | (GEO. W. RICH), al3 919 F STREET N.W. { East, | Car) | Meradon and intermediate stations. Ret RAILROADS. BALTIMOKE AND lilo MAlLaOAD. SCHEDULE IN REFECE NOV oe ted, Leave Wasbiugice from station cuwer of hew Jer Fer Cut Sua aoe and © street. jcago: Northwest, V, x aes ile am, S15 _— gates ‘or Cineinmati, St. Louis and is, Wi tibuled Limited 3:30 pm, express Lobe mea, or Pittsourg and Cleveland, express daily 11:90 ». For Winchester and Way Statious ” For Luray, Natural Briige, eK Chattunoaga, Nemphis and New Orleans twa = daily; Sk Cars th . » Week days, 23:55, 500, 635, 57:15 (8:00, 45 minutes), xh, 4 minutes) a.m. xi2.m0, r1206, oe. ‘car 45 minutes), 3:25, 24:28, 4:31, gh -00, x x6: 8. =e: . a Frederick, !11:30 4.m., ts, mu For Hagerstown, 111:30 a.1n. and ‘5:30 p.m. For Boyd and way points, 7205 p.m. — Gaithersburg "10-00, 430, 5:30 Junction and way points, *10:00 Express trains stopping at prin- pa! stations ouly. 14:30, 15:30 pau. ROYAL BLUE LINE POR NEW YORK AND PHIL. Boston and the ADELPHIA. For Philadelphia, Ne ex. Sun. Dining York, daily 5 m.. 2 Dining Car), 3:00 15:00 Dining Car), open at 10:00 8:00) (11:30 p.m. Sleep pany Pp ping Car, Buttet Parlor Cars on all day trains. ‘or Atlantic City, 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, 00 noon, cept Sunday. “Daily, ?Sonday only. XExpress trains. called for and checked from hotels an@ at Depot. CHAS. ©. SCULL, Gen. Pans. Agt. HESAPEAKE AND O80 RAILWAY. Schedule tn effect November 1%, 180%, Trains leave daily from T x Diced aatty Union station (B. an@ rough the grandest scenery the handsomest “ Vice west from 2:00 "Ex le in America with most complete solid train ser ‘ashington. P.M. DAILY —"Cincinnati and St, Louls Special” —Solid Veatimled. Newly Equipped, len trie-lighted, Steam-hented ‘Tram. Pallet, fost bington to Cincinnati. Ind ian- 7! 7 feed. A Pullman si 1 Laatovtte. wftbout ‘change? arriving ct tena 6:30 p.m: Lexington, 6:15 p.m.: Louisville, 9:50 aoe ate ianaPalls, 11:20 p.m.; Citcago. 7:30 o.m., for all points, eer eS J0:57 AM. DAILY—For Old Point Comfort and Norfolk. rail line, DAL LY Express for Gomonsville, i Waynesboro’, Staunton and. princ- pal Virginia points: daily, except Sunday, for’ Rich- Puliman locations and teket fices, 518 and 1421 Pennsyivani 220 RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD. SAMUEL SPENCER. F. W. HUIDEKOPER AND REUBEN FOSTER, RNCEIVEKS. an Schedule in effect November 1%, 1803. trains arrive and leave at Penpsylvauia Pas senger Station, Washingtou, D. C. 200 a.m. daily s at company's of- tae daily, except and coupects at Lynchborg with Norfolk i Slations Westward daily. 11:01 a.m., Richmond and Danville fast matl.— Daily for Lyuchburg, Danyille and for principal points south on Michmond and Danville’ system, tlse Columbus, Moutgowery, Movie and New } ad Pullman ‘Sleeper New’ Yors aud Wasbington to Atlanta, waiting at Greensboro’ with sleeper for Avgusta. 4:45 p.m.—Dally for Charlottesville and inter mediate stations. 10:43 p.u.—Dally, WASHINGTUN AND SOUTH- WESTEK VESTISULED LIDMILED, composed en- tirely of Puliman Sleepers and Wining Cars, and rums t Atlanta, Moutgomery and New Orleans, (with Pullman Buffet Sieeper through New York and Washington to New Orleans, via Montgomery, and New York to Awgusta. Also New York to Asheville and Hot Springs, dc. Pullman Sleeper Wasbington to via Birmingham. No coaches. TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND 01 ION leave Washington at 9:10 a.m., 4:35 for Round Hill, and 6:25 p.m., except Sanda: arming. rive Washington 8:30 a. 43 p.m. daily from Round Hill, “and 6:53 a.m, dally, except Sunday, from Herndon only. Through trains from the south arrive Washington 7:18 a.m., 2:35 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; Mannesas Di- vision, 8:30 p.m. daily, except Sunday, and 8:40 a. m. daily from Charlottesville. Tickets, Sleeping Car ations and information furnished at offices, 51 . Man. W. A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Agt. 8. Brown, General Agent Passenger Dept. 20 PENNSYLV AN ED 1A RAILRVAD, orn B | : Pyers rior Car to Harrisburg. P.M. CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS EX! liman Buffet Parlor Sleep her] burg to Cincinnati. M. > EXPRESS..Puliman Sieep- ing Car to Pittsburg and Buffet Sleeping Car Har risburg to Chicago. :80 AM. for Kane, Canandaigua, Rochester and jagara Falis duily, except Sunday. 11:05 A.M. for Williams; Le Renovo and Elunira Williamsport daily, | on, Sunday. For 1 PM. 7:10 PM. Williamsport, Rochester, Buffalo and till continues, and © offering our stock Without reserve preparatory ange in business January 4, at COST FUR SH. and in many Instances ai bulf price? lustration of the great bargains had here read these prices: © seeEes ey 2c. a yard for the choice of a lot Wool Suitings, in plain colors, plaids of 38-inch An. | and wixtures, that were 50c, - lustead of $1 for “R. & ¢ “H. & 8." “J Thomson's Glove-titting Corsets, in black or white. A lot of last season's sisle Wraps that were $10, $17 and $20 reduced to $5, $8.50 aud $10. style Coats at cost prices. Johnson — _Luttrell, 713 MARKET SPACE. “Reliable” Furs. You are more liable to be fooled in buying furs than anything else, and it beboores you. to, bas, thera “hens you ity reliable. We guar- ¥ of ours, Astrakhan Capes, $22 Freneb Skunk Capes, $37.50 and Blick Martin Capes, 8 and up. Persian Lamb Capes, $70 and up. and up. Black Sealskin Jackets, $150 Pa.Ave. Willett & Ruoff,o05 Get the Best. THE CONTIRD HARNESS, LUTZ & BRG., 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel. Horse Blankets and Lap Kobes at low prices, Austrian China _ | Made in imitation of DRESDEN. The decorations j and shapes are perfect and can hardly be distin. sulshed from genuine Dresden ware, but prices are less than one-balf those of real Dresden china. We quote a few pric CANDLESTIC 50c. BAC! CREAM PITCHERS, Te. | OLIVE SHELLS. 20c. BA ed EACH. ¥ low. show goods, and though you should not desire to purchase, you need feel no hesitancy in asking to be stown our stock. SEE OUR $1.50 UMBRELLA STANDS. Pl. W. Beveridge, IMPORTER OF POTTERY AND PORCELALN, a5 F AND 1214 LAUNDRY WORK. wp COLL AKS, Ze. CURES, 4c. LACE CURTAINS LAUNDERED WITH SUPERIOR FINISH AND LOOK EQUAL TO NEW, we. PER PAL. AND DEiIVERED. | LED FOR YALE STEAM LAUND?Y, | “ | HIGH CLass | v | 10:40 ‘The Rush © Niagara Falls daily, except Saturday, with Sleep- Ang Car Washington to Baffalo. PM. for Brie, Canandaigua and Rochester daily; for Buffalo and Niagara Falls daily. ex- cept Satorday, with Sleeping Car Washington te Rochester. POR THILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND THE EAST. 4:00 P.M. “CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED,” all Par- Jor Cars, with Dining Car from Baltimore, for New York daily, for Philadelphia week «i 7:20, 9:00, ¥:40 (Dining Car) and 11:00 A.M.. «Dining Car), 3:15, 4:20, 10:00 and Ut On 7:20, M.. Boston, without « and 3: - dally P.M. dativ. and 4:20 P.M. For Richmond and the South, 4:30 and 10: 3:46 PM. daily. week days. Accommodation for Quantico, For Richmond only, 245 AM. daily ané Washington, 6:45, M44 AM 2-90. 72, 5:45. 6: 00. M. On Sunday at 9:10. 10:18 and 1! 2208, 7:00, 7:20, 9:15 Theket offices, northenst + Penuxyivania aventic and at the station streets. where orders oon be left for th rner of 1Rth street ont 6th ant of ts " io hte of _Sacmnpe Co Gestiantion from bento ont | S. M. PREVOST, General Passenzer Avent General Manager. DENTAL. Specialism. is Impossible one dentist f the ain ~wpecia! of den nd have ange af Universal protic emey one. tl Th profession cannot, possibly a proficiency and skill of the ist, ‘here are many matter what you require tn th of dental service we zuaraw he very best attention and most iwed the way somh 1 trentiment ful tren’ Oar $5 sets of Teeth, rec highest award at world’s fair. with 8 or Lom, silver @lings, oc Ass'n, COR. 7TH AND DN. W. BALTIMORE OFFICE, No. 1 North Charles st. EAR DUPONT CIRCLE, “ Dupo street porthws caw TER SHOP. O14 “tand of J. T. Waiker, Contractor and Bullder. None but reliable men sent to the bouse. oc26-2m*