Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1893, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 18983—TWELVE ‘PAGES. A Sale Competition. Competitors have ceased to try to equal eur prices for Fine Shoes. Their competition it’s impossible to equal them with- ‘That mammoth stock we cb- the bankrupt manufacturers at Fidiculousiy low figure is still bold- ime out. Sizes are still complete. The fine qualities of the Shoes, their excellent make, their style and their finish for the prices we —Ladies’ House Silppers, all sizes at Seue«25C. Pers. Worth $i ae for the Baby.... ik Embroidered and Imitation Alligator Mippers, all sizes. . —Boys’ and Is” Shoes, heeled oF With spring " heels, al Gives. Worth $1.50. Now <Ladies’ Fine Kid But- ton Shees, all sizes and styles. Made to sell for $8 and $2.50. Now...... ~Roys" Youths” School Shoes .. - —Ladies’ Hond-knit Cro- eheted Slippers, ready to put on, only. <Ladies’ Fine Dongola Button Shoes.with patent leather tip, or im “com- mon sense." Never sold for less than $3. Now.. Men's Lace Shoes, all Sizes. Worth $2. —Men’s Congress, Styles. Worth $2. OW. Men's Fine Lace and === 22 $1.2 Sa DIL2ZS —Thomas G. Piant’s Fine French Kid Butron Shoes for ladies. Famous everywhere. Never sold for less than $3.50. Now —Men's Patent Lace, im opera toe and tip, "latest Worth $2. N = Thousands of pairs of dies’ and Gentlemen's ere $1.9 Men's Handsomely Embroidered Slippers for Holiday Presents at HALF PRICE. $1.00 kinds for STORE, Washington's Shoe Emporium, Open evenings ‘til after Christmas. Open till 11 o'clock Saturday night. gi0--312 Seventh St. McKnew’s Daily Letter. Fancy Boxes, Engraving, Stamping, &c., free during the holidays. To the Charitable. If you wish to make a gift of a Coat or Gloak to some needy fxmily we will meet yeu balf way. Heavy reductions have been Made upon a few Black Fur-trimmed Coats GM small sizes) and Long Clouks, not the very latest styles. Also on all Children’s and Misses’ Coats aud Cloaks. Ladies’ Black Cashmere Gloves, extra geaitty, would be cheap at 29, seee Ce ; we “Ring - 2 tan a 258 aon dren's Cushmere Mittens, worth 25 O. Children's Fur-top Kid Mittens... 0Uc. Ladies’. “Superfine Kid Mit- 4 tens, with otter fer top “$1.50. Xmas Handkerchiefs. How can you be sure you are buying “Linen™ for Linen Handkerchiefs unless Fou buy where ne “cotten-mixed” hand- Kerebiefs are sold. We only sell the “pure Men" and not the cotton-and-linen. Ladies” § White Pure Li rt Hemstitched Handkerchiefs . Silk Handkerchiefs. Ladies’ Jap. Sik Initial Hand- 1 Q kerchiets a - ideo. Men's White Jap. Bandkerchiets Ladies’ Colored Jap. Si high colors, for fancy Ladies’ “‘Iteefer” Scarfs, in plain china, plain surah, pluid surah, polka dot surah aud pinin crepe de chine, 75e. and $1. More eisewbere. W.H.Mcknew 933 Pa. Ave. All Branches of Dentistry. ‘There are four principal branches of Dentistrya We operate them all and each is in of am ex- Derienced® ‘spectalist.” Operative Dentistry — Filling, cleaning and treating the natural teeth. I. 2 Crown and Bridge Work—Placing ' & new tooth on an old root, or OPlacing a new tooth im a gap by “bridging” “It. Extracting Téeth—Now made a © Painless operation by applying “Zono""—our own preparation. Mechanical Dertistry—The manu- facture of teeth, bridges, crowns, &e. We have every modern dental appliance and unequaled facilities for doing the finest class of work at the lowest prices. j show rvous. | eeeee seee eeeee Beyond |Ladi es’ Writing Desks. If you can equal our line or equal our Prices on Ladies’ Writing, Desks we will make you a present of one. We have sold cheap Writing Desks in our day, but never have we offered such grand Desks for the money as these. $3.95, $6, $6.50, $8, $10, $11, $12.50, $15 up to $100. Fancy Rockers. eee erene Go where you please and you won't find as many Fancy Rockers as are to be found here, or be quoted as low prices. Myriads of styles—all woods— all sizes—all prices. Tuke a look! $2.95 up. Craig & Harding, Cor. 13th & F Sts. oe oe ee oe ee eee eeoe W. B. MO3ES & SONS, Furniture, Carpets, Upholstery, &o., 11TH AND F STS N.W. Another Suggestion: Wouldn't & DESK be an appropriate, highiy appreciated, present for some one? Nowhere will you be shown so great, so pleasing varlety as here. Among other styles “‘Coionial,"* “Empire,” “Louis XV and, XVI," in birch, ma- hogany, oak, maple, walnut, cherry, prima vera, bamboo and other charm- ing woods. A glance at the prices: Solid Oak Desks, With carved fronts and beyeled plate ti in tops, chi it 24 4 $0 or $10, forualy.-s.ss SOAS Solid Oak Desks For $3.85. (For this last we can only take orders. A duplicate consignment of these Famous Desks will reach us in a day or two.) T)\e 2 @ AND SMOSES& Largest Exclusively Retail Furniture, Carpet, Up bolstery, Drapery and Wall Paper House in America. it llr Axp F Srs. N. Ww. Downey’s Hotel For Horses. Best facilities for BOARDING HORSES fm this or ay, other country. FINEST EQUIPAGES FOR HIRE, the equul of which is to be found in but few Private stables. Fine Horses well broken to city work, Derfectly sound nd thoroughly seasoned, as well as new amt second-hand Car- riages, FOR S Satisfaction guarau- eee ee Mr. Vowney personally superintends the buying and selling of horses and car- in rlages for his patrons—In all his twenty- five years” experience he has never falled te give the highest satisfuction in a sin- gle instance. ae ee Grit you have a single Horse Want consult Mr. Downesy—his judgment upd experience are at your service. Value and economy are always considered. Lst. bet. 16th & i7th CELEPHONE 555. World’s Fair Goods. HIN, and cred by us from samples at the orid’s Fair bave just arrived and are now in our This lot comprises goods from all the leadinj cb nd manafictirerers of the world and | combines the latest Dest ideas and designs | shown at the greatest of exhibitions—the Chicage | fair. mae presents. rl. W. Beveridge, IMPORTER OF POTTERY AND PORCELALNS, 1215 F AND 1214 G sts, a2 STORE OPEN EVENINGS. EDIMONSTON $3.00. Our guarantee goes with every one of our $3.00 Ladies’ HOES. But such shoes ara ot obtainable at these prices isewhere. ‘They're Hand-sew- «, Pine French caif, or dull glazed Dongola, cloth or id tops, button, lace and blucher. All kinds of toes. $3-00. EDMONSTON sew 1334 F Sr N. W. stone | Dental “Ivory” Cutlery. ° °oAss’n, A Little Girl’s Idea "tending her p. and if it's one of those DOLLS we sell the doliy’s happiness is complete. This and ghats, ite cpes. We've reduced them to 2 Bisque Dolis marked down from 98e. to 4c. These valves ent prices throughout our DOLL DI Pamir wney. WASHINGTON VARIETY STORE, H. H. HENSEY, Prop., a 824 7th St. N.W. | Prices of “Ivory Handle” Cutlery now almost as low as the “Celluloid” Handles. Call quick, as the quantities are limited and these prices irresistibly low. IVORY HANDLE DESSERT KNIVES. Reduced from $8 to $6 dozen. Reduced from $5.50 to $6.50 dozen, Reduced from $9 to $6.50 dozen. Neduced trom $9 to $7.50 dozen. (Latter have “Fi bolster.) IVORY HANDLE }REAKFAST KNIVES. Reduced from $10 to $ dozen. Reduced from $11 to $3.25 dozen. (Latter have “French”? bolster.) HANDLE TABLE KNIVES. e ‘nel ed from $10 to $6.75 dozen. “d from $11 25 dozen, ed from $11.50 to $9 dozen. Reduced from $12.50 to $10 dozen. CF What « grand Xmas gift a Pasteur Water Filter would make! Last forever. Wilmarth & Edmonston, Crockery, &c., 1205 Pa. Av. ali Oldest! Largest! Cheapest! Best! 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PER ET ERT THE STAR IS THE ONLY PAPER IN WASHINGTON THAT THUS TAKES THE PUBLIC INTO ITS CONFIDENCE, AND FEW PAPERS ANYWHERE ARE WILLING TO DO IT. THIS FACT IS MORE EXPRESSIVE THAN ANY WORDS CAN BE. Seeririerieeieeiseiserselselsrise Conz Tuar Covex Before it becomes chronic or injures the delicate tissue of the lungs. No other medicine curs 80 promptly, safely and thoroughly as AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL. Thousands of precious lives are saved annually BY TAKING this remedy in the early stayes of bronchitis and pneumonia. “I believe ‘that AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL ‘aved my life. Last May I had a severe cold. The violent coughing, for which I could procure no relief, at last brought on bleeding of tho lungs. I was forced totaketo my bed. The doctors were unable to do anything for me. I thought of AYER’S CHERRY PECTORAL and determined totry it. I didso, and it helped me right off. I took seven bottles of this medicine, and now consider myself cured. My cure wasasurprise to all my acquaintances, who were hopeless of my recovery."-JOHN H. THOMAS, Middleton, Annapolis county, N.S. AYER’S CHERRY PECTORAL. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. PROMPT TO ACT, SURE TO CURE. A WOMAN WHO IS. WEAK, NERVOU sleepless, und who has hands and feet, can- hot feel’ and act like a well person. Carter's iron Pilis equalize the circulation, remove nervy- ousness und give strength and rest: BROWN’S IRON BITTTERS CURES DYSPEPSIA, Malaria, Biliousnuess aud General Debility. Gives Strength, aids digestion, tones the uerves, creates: appetite. The best tonic for Nursing Mothers, weak women and children. 8 IF THP BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE gnd use that old well-tried remedy, Mrs. Wins- low's Soothing Syrup for children’ teething. It Soothes the child, softens the gums, ailays all alu. cures wind colic and Is the best remedy, for iarrhoea. ‘Twenty-five cents a bottle. myl-ly WOODBURY'S FACIAL SOAP FOR THE SKID sculp und complexion. All druggists. sult of 20 years’ experience treating the bovk on Dermatology with every cake. HHHHH HH HHH HHA Rich Rugs Are seldom thought of for Christmas presents, That makes them all the more desirable. You can have almost any price your pocketbook fits—whether Uitle o¢ big. It a Rug isn't big erough— wake it a Carpet. We are of- fering some very specia’ Carpet bargains now. WH EORKE, FURNITURE, CARPETS, DRAPERIES, COR. PA. AVE AND STH ST. lesfesiansnfanieniananianiasianiasianianicoian H H H H ‘at - H | HHHH H HH HH HHHAHH A Fitting Present Between members of a family CORSETS--good ones, such ’ u here. We'll make a special of some th BLACK COk TS this week. Extra long, medium and short waists—exceilent quality black material, two side well boned, worth $2.00, for §1.2y, steels, P C C C, nysicaL (utturr © orser Co, 1107 G st. (M. C. Whelan, late of F st., mgr.) di Place Your Orders For CHRIST- MAS CANDIF with us now. It's rone too soon, and will en to provide in terials enough for the big bus- ines we always enjoy at this (time of the you're not only su deliciousine but purit JHEETZ. PINE CUEDIF dF ste, SHEEZ FIXE C To Seventh st. all Rich Presents Don’t always require riches to get them. Our pri for ONYX TABLES and LAMPS of all kinds are low enough to * make the giving of them doubly enjoyable. | president of a company which was formed | sion richest and handsomest display of NYX GOODS and LAMPS that we've yet shown fs Lere this year, 8, 8. Suepp & Bro. 432 9rn Sr Reg. Prices, $1, $1.25 & $1.50 Sgc. Pair. M. ©. Whelan’s Corset Emporium, 1003 F st. BUCKINGHAM’S. Celebrated Candies. Mixture is THE on inixtare in ton, ‘Try a pound and opinion will "conirm the above statement, Buckingham, 516 11th St. N. W. ail Ideas For Presents Are generally very hard to find. We ean make some (valuable suggestions to those who need them. Our store abo nds r : ary with just the things trying to think je JAPANESE LAIN | NOVELTIES, di from Japan. PRICES are VERY 'MODERATE—very low for genuine articles. “LITTLE JAPAN,” ITO, MOTO, AKAZUKI & CO., 606 13th St. cone", an Dyeing & Scouring ===A Matchless Process. 000 he fact. that your ‘experience has C00 been unsatisfactory in having cloth- 000 ing and household goods scoured and 000° dyed isn’t evidence that FISCHER 000 can't please you—the most delicate fabrics 000 are cleaned or dyed by his matchless process equal to “new” without injury. C7 Reasonable prices. Send a postal. Anton Fischer, FINEST PROCESS DYEING AND SCOURL 906 G st. nw. and 314 Pa. ave. ». ForEuchre Parties. ston oe beautiful C00, ovo au : te till wa ing and Hemuring is our spectal Kann& Sons, Mig.Jewelers, 631 7th st. nw. Factory, Baltimore. NO CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S TABLE should be without a bottle of Angostua Bitters, Dr. Siegert’s, the renowred appetizer of ex- quisite favor, Beware of counterfeits. 30 a. s | ocd-1y THE CANAL’S FUTURE. It is Brightened by the Prospect of the Trolley, LOCKING FORWARD 10 PROSPERITY. Running the Waterway on a Purely Business Basis. AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK. Correspondence of The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, M4., Dec. 10, 1803. ‘The Chesapeake and Ohio canal, which was opened to this city on October 10, 1550, and which was nearly wrecked by the flood of June 1, 1889, is about to have a new lease of life, as there is no doubt that the experiment of using electricity as a mode of propulsion for boats will be tried during the coming year. The total output from the mines in the Cumberland coal region for the eleven months of the year was over 8,500,000 tons. Nearly 2,000,000 tons of this coal was hauled over the Baltimore and | Onio railroad, 300,000 over the Chesapeake | and Ohio canal and 1,300,000 over the Penn- | sylvania railroad. A few years ago, before the George’s Creek and Cumberland rail- Toad was built, which is owned by the ; American and Maryland Coal companies, and runs from Cumberland to Lonaconing, ; but a small proportion of the coal from | this region went over the latter road, but its trade has grown rapidly, and with its ! growth the coal shipments by water from | Philadelphia has also increased. During | the past summer low ocean rates prevailed in Baltimore, being as low as 60 cents to | down eastern ports. This forced vessel | owners to combine and adopt a freight | schedule. The first schedule made Its appear- ance about September. This was, it is said, from 10 to 20 cents higher from Baltimore to the big eastern ports than was charged from Philadelphia, Norfolk and Newport News. On November 1 another schedule made its appearance, which fixed the rates for all vessels east of Cape Cod at $1.10 per ton, and this side of Cape Cod at $J per ton. The coal shippers here thought the rates excessive, and the coal shipments | fell off still more and went to other ports. ‘The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, which had been allowing a tonnage rebate of 5 cents per ton on lghtered vessels, claimed that the schedule was doing injury to the trade here, and on October 1 discon- tinued it. The actual result of this discon- tinuance was to give the 5 cents per ton to the purchaser instead of to the — vessel | owner, for the price of coal was at once cut (5 cents per ton. j Increased Shipments by the Canal. | The outcome of the matter is that coal ‘shipments on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and the Pennsylvania railroad have | increased about 250,000 tons, while the Bal- timore and Ohio railroad has hauled about 700,000 tons less than during the same period of last year. The companies doing business in the Cum- berland coal region are as follows: Consoli- | dation, American, Maryland, George's Creek | Coal and Iron Company, Borden Mining | | Company, ‘Potomac Coal Company, Atlantic and George's Creek Coal Company, Swan- | ton Mining Company, Franklin Consolidated Coal Company, Piedmont Cumberland Coal Company, Barton and George's Creek Val- ley Coal Company, Big Vein Coal Company, | Anthony Mining Compan; Davis Coal and | Coke Company, West Virginia Central an | Pittsburg (Bik Garden mines), Tho j mine, Davis & Elkins’ mine, Cumberland | Coal Company (Douglas mine), Elk Garden ; Big Vein Mining Company, Hampshire mine | and New Central Coal Company, in all twenty-three companies. During the year up to December 24, 18:2, these companies shipped 2,182,315.08 tons of coal. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad ship- ped 12 tons; Chesapeake and Ohio canal, 263,928.06 tons, and the Pennsylvania | railroed, 211,064.10 tons. The increase of | shipments this year will amount to about 350,000 tons. Had electricity been used on the canal the shipments would have been larger. ' | The History of the © The past history of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal is interesting, especially at this jtime, when its future seems filled with bright prospects. It was the first great work of its kind in this country. Washing- ! ton had spent’ several months in Cumber- | land, where he first learned the art of war | as a young colonial colonel. He knew that there were immense coal fields ia Allegany county which needed development. He pro- | | jected the canal, which was to unite the | waters of the Potomac with the Ohio river, | but he did not live long enough to see its | {corner stone laid, even, although he was | in lv@4 for the opening of the Potomac | | river to navigation. ‘The enterprise, how- | | ever, lagged, and obstructions of war and | poverty postponed it. It was not until 1820 | that the work was pushed with vigor. By | 1826 a board of engineers examined it and 1 et pat computed the cost at $22,000,000. About this time Maryland was much interested in | building railroads, and was very liberal in| | her endowments. The old Frenchtown and | | New Castle railroad completed in 1831, | and was the oldest railroad in the state. | ‘the present Philadelphia, Wilmington and | Baltimore railrond was built in sections, and were consolidated in 18%, four years | before the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was | completed to Cumberland. The railroad and | canal ran a race for about fifteen years, the | former arriving in Cumberland eight years | ahead of the latter, although the latter was commenced first. Toe corner stone of the | canal was laid in 1826 and that of the Bal- | timore and Ohio railroed in 1828. The two | great works were intended as allies in heip- Jing to develop: the great mineral wealth of to last forever. irst Bond Ixsue. years after the Baltimore and Ohio railread had been shipping coal | from Cumberland to Washington, the Ches- | apeake and Ohio Canal Company, being | e to complete its work to the Cumber- | nd coal fields, by consent of the state of | aryland, issued preferred bonds bearing | {6 per cent interest until paid. The amount | sued was $1,700,000, most of which was | aken by tho: terestel in our coal pro- | 's of Baliimore were large | of these bonds, and they were also | ‘rs of the bonds of 151%. As bond- rs of i844 they now controlling the | gement of the canal. The interest on | these bonds was to be paid before any reve- | nue or int should come into the state treasury. As no one questioned the ability of the canal company to pay this interest when the canal was put into operation, there was no diflicuity in securing funds to complete the work. Payments on these bonds were made up to IST4. Almost from | the date of their issue these bonds began to decline on the market, until only 35 cents on the dollar was offered, which included twenty years’ Interest, alone amounting to $2,000,000, Adding the’ principal and inter- est together, the indebtedness to the pre- ferred bondholders was about $3,700,000, The whole thing in a nutshell is as follows: The canal was nearly completed in 1844 and certain interested parties raised money to finish it; by getting the state to sur- render its claim to the revenue from the traffic until these preferred claimants were satisfied, It was an investment of capital- | ists on what seemed a solid basis with bic interest; because their investment took precedence of another of $8,000,009 and at | the same time opened up coal mines in which they were interested. Owing to the | many misfortunes of the canal the invest- ment was not remunerative at the time, and the bonds depreciated until they were bought up for a mere song. Completion of the Canal. The Chesapeake and Ohio canal was a great feat of engineering skill.and was com- pleted on Thursday, Oct. 10, 1850. ‘The day was full of joy to the people of Cumberland, who longed to hear the boatman’s horn, and who had waited patiently for the comple- tion of the work. It was a mellow autumn day, and is well remembered by many of the old citizens, who hailed with delight this opening day. as one full of hope for the future. The cities of Washington and Alex- andria were well represented, and the pro- cession was a great one, the ceremonies ending late at night at one of the hotels William Price, the leader of the ba> of Alle- gany county, in a neat speech welcomed the canal board and their guests, and congrat- ulated them upon the occurrence of the event so long looked for—the opening of the Chesapeake and Ohia canal from the cap- Allegany count Th In 1844, tw } | Commissioners from Congress this ufter-/| ital of the nation to the queen city of wes- tern Maryland, the county seat of Allegany and the second city of Maryland. Gen. James A. Coale, presitent of the canal com- | the pany, responded in appropriate terms, and embraced the occasion to briefly review the histo>y and the progress of the great wa- terway, which was intended by Washington to unite the waters of the Potomac with the Ohio river. Loaded boats started on their way to Alexandria, and the canal had com- menced on its career of usefulness in help- ing to develop the great coal fields of Alle- gany county. The canal was a success, and up to 1872 paid its expenses, as well as in- terest on its bonds. Dei im 18s9, Its history since 1872 up to June, 1889, when the floods came and nearly washed it away, is familiar to the people of Washing- ton and to the peole of Maryland. Some leaders of the state were ready to sell it to the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company for $1,500,000, although it had cost the state of Maryland alone $22,000,000. Goy. Jackson, in newspaper in- terviews, declared that boats would never float upon the bosom of its ceful w: j again. President Gambrili ranted mane many thousands of dolla-s to put in repair, and the sum was beyond all possibility. The old canal seemed as dead and as empty as a large trough with a cracked bottom. Ex-Senator Henry G. Davis of the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company had his eye on the corpus of the work and thought the old towpath from Cumberlund to Georgetown would make a good rvadbed for the extension of his road | pl Pambertant to Washington, to be cal when built the Washington an: = bevland railroad. ~ — Restored a Waterway. The canal will, howeve-,it is now believed, Tun as a waterway for many, many years, until the coal fields around Frostburg and | Lonaconing are exhausted. | The electric current is entering into every pulse of life and apparently will be used on this great waterway, which cannot | be sold now, as it is being run on business | principles and is paying expenses. It is no longer a political machine. Under its pres- ent managers it is a practical business con- cern. The bondholders of 1844 are now running the canal, having paid off the bondholders of 1s7s, and are running it as a@ waterway. New boats are being built every few weeks and 50, it is said, will be required if electricity proves a ‘success. West Virginia alone has 16,000 square miles of coal fields, an area greater than the coal region of Great Britain, and produces 5,000,- 000 tons. When these fields are fully de- veloped the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Company will probably make ar- rangements to ship some of its coal by the canal. Henry G. Davis is building a rail- road from Cumberland to Baltimore, but it may be several years before this new road is completed, unless they buy up the | Western Maryland railroad, which is owned principally by Baltimore city. The most encouraging sign for the canal is the incorporation of a company of prom- inent and responsible capitalists to operate the trolley on the canal. The canal has shipped over 300,000 tons this year, and with electricity, it is claimed, can ship double that amount. Four years ago the canal seemed dead. Today its prospects are bright. Washington and Georgetown as well as Cumberland will feel the good | effects of prosperity on this great water- | way, which now has a brilliant future in sight. ee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, Bills Referred to the Commiasion-rs. The following bills were received by the | noon for report: | Senate bill 1141, For the relief of S. J.) Block and A. P. Baurman; Senate bill 1113, | To release and turn over to Mrs. Mary 0. | Augusta certain property in the District of Columbia. < Senate bill 1111, To authorize the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia to grant @ permit to build on lot 43, square 358, in the city of Washington, D. C. Senate bill 1106, For the relief of certain property ewners in the city of Washington, DBC. Senate bill 1096, Making a judgment a lien on ali zeal estate or interest therein of the debtor in the District of Columbia. Senate bill 1087, To amend the act of June | 2, 18%, referring to special assessments. Senate bill 1148, To provide a building site for the National Conservatory of Music of America. A Visit From Capt. Symons. Capt. T. W. Symons of the engineer corps of the army, formerly assistant to the En- gineer Commissioner of the District, paid a hurried visit to the District butiding today. ‘The captain is at present stationed in Ore- gcn, but owing to ill-health came east re- certly on a short vacation. The captain was always a strong favorite with the clerks, and as soon as his presence became known he was forced to hold a reception. Miscellaneous. The attention of the Commissioners has been called to the urgent need of a board footwalk on Erie street. This street is rep- sented as being in a very bad condition, and the Commissioners are urged to remed: matters at once. f Health Officer Hammett has called the attention of the Commissioners to the fact that the proper sanitary conditions of alley in square 514 cannot be enforced until the obstructions in the shape of sheds be re- moved. He recommends that the Commis- ers take the necessary steps to remove the obstructions, as the alley should be im- proved in the interest of public health. —_ SOCIAL MATTERS, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Webster have is- sued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Georgie Hope, to Mr. L. D. Man- iganet Mowry on the evening of December 21 at St. John’s Church. Mrs. A. E. Straus of Richmond, Va., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Baumgarten, 440 H street northwest. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. McCammon, 1324 19th street, have issued cards for an after- noon tea from 4 to 6, December 20, to meet the members of the Princeton Glee Club, which is to give a concert here that even- in Mr. McCammon is the president of the Princeton Alumni Association of this city. The Frazier household presented a gay scene Saturday afternoon, the occasion be- ing a birthday party given by Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Frazier to their two-year-old son, Master Elmer Sefton Frazier. Among the little ones present were Misses Ethel € Margaret and May Sefton, Master Ch Caywood, Clyde Garrett, Willie Sefton and many others, —__— MGR, SATOLLI AND THE CHALLENGE. A General Impression That He Will Pay No Attention to It. The challenge of Dr. Hershey to Monsig- neur Satolli to have a joint debate on the school question is still causing comment, both in Catholic and other churches. The silence of Monsigneur Satolli has been commented upon and the general impres- sion is that he will pay no attention to Dr. Hershey's challenge. A prominent Catholic in discussing the subject with a reporter of The Star this morning said that the challenge was a pe- culiar one in more than one respect. “In the first place,” he said, “Monsignor Satollt does not spesk the English language, and it would be impossible for him to conduct a joint discussion on the points at issue. In the second place he has never said nor con- tended that the public school system was not a good one. “What he did say and what you reported him to have said in The Star of November 30 did not touch upon the public schools of this country at all; on the contrary, his re- marks were confined exclusively to the good accomplished by the Catholic schools, and I cannot see by what construction Dr. Her- shey mixes his meaning.” ‘A reporter of The Star visited the resi- dence of Monsigneur Satolli this morning and was very courteously informed that “his excellency had no views to communicate to the public on the subject.” With refer- ence to the statement that he was shortly to be recalled to Rome and made a cardinal, it was said thet no information of that character had been received. + Lost Her Money. Friday last Mrs. Taliafero, a clerk in the t Office Department, employed at the Busch building, on E street, left her pocket book, containing $25, on her desk. She left her room for some time andarpou returning found her pocket book gone. Yesterday Detectives Wheeler and Carter arrested Wm. Will's, a colorei bootblack, doing work about the building, and locked him up on the suspicion of having stolen the pocket book. Death. ansdeli, the mother of s es Marshal Ransdell, died at apoiis, Ind., on Saturday,at the age of two years. The marshal received a telegram announcing her serious illness and tarted at once for her bedside, but a later eyed the intelligence of her death before he reached there. The deceased as a most estimable lady and was one of early settlers of that state. Bakin Po Pure A cream of tartar baking pow- ler | der. Highest of all in leavening strength.—Laiest United States Governmen Food Keport, Royal Baking Powder Oo. 106 Wall &., N.Y DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. The Brightwood Railway Extension. A bill was mtroduced in the Senate today by Mr. McMillan authorizing the Bright- wood Railway Company to extend its line. The bill is in the form of an amendment to the act of 1888 granting the original charter, and grants permission to the company to extend the main line, beginning at the cor- ner of Sth street and C; il avenue, ‘at the present Takoma Park tefminus, along Car- roll avenue to Blair road, and thence to the District line. Permission is also given for the construction of a branch line from some point to be selected by the company, and on the main line between Brightwood and the District line. This branch ts to run east- ward over such lines as may be secured for right of way, and is to end at the District line. The company is authorized to use the overhead trolley system on both the ex- tension and the branch line. Work on these improvements cars running, within one yea> from the ap- proval of the act. The company is not to charge more than five cents for con- tinuous ride from any one point on its line to the terminus of the main line or any of its branches. Authority is given for an issue of bonds to aid in the contsruction, and these bonds are to be secured by mort- gages on the property of the company. The bonds are not to exceed in face value the course of right of way and the construction of the line. The money thus raised must not be used for any other purpose. In case the right of way from the branch from the main line to the District line cannot be secured by ne- go.iation of purchase, the company is au- thorized to resort to combination proceeding in the Supreme Court of the District, for the purpose of securing a line of property not more than 1,200 feet wide. ‘To Sell a Part of an Allcy. Senator Cameron today introduced in the Senate a bill authorizing the District Com- missiouers to convey to the trustees of the estate of the late Representative Wm. L, Scott of Erie, Pa., the right and title of the United States to all that part of a public alley in 167, now in lot 37, which was closed by order of the board of public works in December, 1873. The trustees are to pay the Commissioners a reasonable compensa- tion for the Iand at the market rate, not less than the assessed value. The lot is fifty by twenty-five feet. The bill was referred to the committee on the District of Columbia. Sewers i Water Mains. Senetor Proctor today introduced upon in- struction from the District committee a Substitute for the Senate bill authorizing the establishment of connections with the sewer and water mains of the District of Columbia. The substitute is the same as the bill that the House yesterday, and which differs from the Senate bill in only minor details. Jo Sell Property in Georgetown. , Mr Heard, by request, introduced a bill in the House today authorizing the Com- missioners to sell to the highest bidder the following property in Georgetown: Lot 87, square 94; part of lot 48, square 30, and Part of lot ¥, in square 30. The ot the sale to be turned into the Areasury te the credit of the District. —_——-2-——— CAPITOL TOPICS. Mr. Bailey’s Bankruptcy Bill. The House committee on the judiciary to- day, after a lively discussion, voted to re- port favorably Mr. Bailey's bankruptey bill. There were fourteen members of the com- mittee present when the question was put, of whom seven voted for and seven agaiast reporting the measure. The vote would have defeated the measure, but Mr. Terry of Ar- kansas changed his vote from the negative to the affirmative, making the vote 8 to 6 in favor of the bill. The measure is brief, providing for voluntary bankruptey only, and was drawn to meet the objections raised in the House to the Oates bill. After disposing of the bankruptcy bill, the bill introduced by Mr. W. A. Stone of Penn- sylvania to limit the fees of United States marshals was taken up, discussed and made the order of business for the next -neeting. miested Election Cases. The House committee on elections heard arguments in the contested election case of Williams against Settle, from the fifth North Cerolina district. A.W.Granam of Oxford, N. C., and ex-Congressman Hemphill appeared for the contestant, and J. W. Graham of Hilisboro, N. C., for the contestee. The contested case of O'Neill against Joy, from the eleventh Missouri district, was postponed until the next meeting, and hear- ing in the case of English against Hilborn, from the third CaliforniA district, was set for the 16th of January. Senate Finance Committee, The finance committee held its regalar sesKion this morning, and up to noon lad not definitely decided upon the subject of hearings. The trend of the discussion, how- ever, led to the belief on the part of mem- bers that the committee would have seme hearings before the bill comes over from the House, with the understanding that a limjted number of hearings would be held after the bill reaches the Senate. oo BEHIND THE BARS NOW. A Young Man of Pleasing Address Hoodwinked His Rechibite Friends. Luther A. Prentiss is twenty-three years . old, and while his home is a matter of com- Jecture, the police know that he had travel- ed under the names of J. B. Davis. J. Pol- jock, J. Hoge and J. Hall. As a member of the Rechabites he came to this city and made numerous friends in the order. Noth- ing was known concerning the young man, but his pleasing manner gained for him thé confidence of his fellow Rechabites, and one of them, Mr. George D. Horning, gave him employment. ‘The latter sells jewelry on the installment plan, and on the 4th of this menth Mr. Horning sent him out with about $400 worth of jewelry, but the young man failed to return. The case was report~ ed to the police, and the investigation of the officers ended in an indictment being returned against the young man of many aliases, who is known in Roanoke, Rich- mond ana other southern cities, having served time in yy given kK wi from that ys “among the communications sent out from headquarters was cne to the Philadelphia officers. This communication was received on Friday of last week, one day after the young man had reported the theft of $1,000 worth of jewelry. Then he was sent for to come to headquarters in that city to identify jewelry, but instead of jewelry he was shown the communication received from the police here. Then he came near faint- ing. A glass of cold water was the restora- tive used, and the young man was locked up. Behind the barS he went, with his silk hat and ine clothe He had been living a fast lite, and spending the proceeds of his alleged nse committed here. A copy of the indictment was sent to Philadelphia, and the prisoner will be brougat nere this evening. THE COURTS. Equity Court, No, Justice Hagner. Yesterday —Kdelin against Lyoi order limiting time for taking testimony eaver against Paxton; do. Mudd against order denying motion for leave to bill.