Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1893, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1893-TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. 25TH. MY PATRONS ARE send in tielr orders Friday and 22d and 23d instants, as my yards al Christmas. J. MAURY DOVE, Coal Merchant. bs per ceut om the capital stock of THE COLUMBIAN TITLE INSURANCE COst PANY will be payable at the office of the com- REBEy So S00 Scest: mw., on and after JAN- 2, 1804. Books for transfer close on December 26, 1893. foe _€20,23,27,20 J. D. COUGHLAN, Secretary. SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL—THE MEMBERS of the Albert Pike amen: No. 1, are re- quested to attend services over the re- mains of our late brother, Thos. J. Edwards, 32d decree, THURSDAY, 2ist iust., at midnight. Also to attend other services at the Cathedral on FRIDAY, 22d inst., and accompany remains to. Glenwood cemetery. By order Ven. Master Kad. ROBERT BALL, 32d deg., it Registrar. FULL DRESS SUITS FOR HIRE BY WOLF HOR} _Merchant Tailor, 223 Pennsylvania ave.n.w.d20-3 OSIRIS LODGE, No. 26, F. A. A. M.—A STATED communication will be held at the Cathedral of theySeottish Rite, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, December 20, 1893, at 7:30 o'¢ the W. M. Fi diy-2e* lock. By order of ‘RED. E. TASKER, Secretary. cra hereby given to = = having any follow! property to ‘sad - ley thels’ claims "ot once or rd same will be proceeded against as is pro- nd in section 3460, Revised Statutes of the United States, to wit: 5 tubs of rine seaed in Washington, D, C., om Dec. 5, 1 JOUN N. GRA lector, Division 893. ES. ‘y Internal Revenue Col- 10, of Md. di6-s&wim — se — THE * CSUAL SEMLANNUAL DIVIDEND OF three dellars ($3) per share om the capital stock of the Real Estate Title Insurance of the District of Columbia bas been declared, pay- able ou und after the 2¢ DAY of JAUNARY, 1894, La. ave. n.w. at the office of the company, 470 ‘Transfer beoks close Dec. 20," 1803. _ S16-w&s to jal GEO, E. FLEMING, Secy. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- ers of the Real Estate Title Insurance Company of, the District of Columbia will be held at the ce of B.W., OD TUESDAY, January 9,’ 1894, for the purpose of electing nine directors to serve for the ensulng year. Polls open from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., inclu- GEORGE E. MING, =e NUAL MEETING OF THE stockholders of the Ohio National Bank of Wash- ington for the election of directors will be held at the house of said bank on TUESDAY, January 16, 1804, between the hours of 12 m. and 1 p.m. di2-lawtd “Pll Give My Son gemareed dies the ether ange ho a leman ot + Wi [Sit been soateh in vain for a week a suitable present for bis young better than a bicycle and more use sful- sides, he can't break his neck on it." The —— Elegant . ‘English ‘Trouserings. —— Owen Owen, Tailor,423 uth 420 “Drop By Drop” —the water is trickling through your roof ruining your plaster and. paper. | Stop If you can't—I “CAN. “15 years at it. Drop a postal now. C. Fen Keyes, 916F st.N.W. PRINCE MET. iC PAINT CO. (Basement B. H. Warner & Co. 420 Handsome Ornaments len Ware. Designs are beautiful and prices within the reach of all. We have also a full line of cheap books for Christ- mas. JOHN C. PARKER, 617-619 7th st. nw. ‘Heap on more wood! the wind is chill; But Jet it whistle as it will. We'll our Christmas merry still. SCOTT-“MARMIO! Yes, heap on the wood—heap on the coal— fou cannot be merry when cold. Pure julterated coal direct from mines. Quick delivery, full welght—lowest prices. Arthur B. Smith, Main Yard, 4th and I sts. ne. Branches: 701 12th st.; Mass. ave. and F n.e. 420 25 Per Cent Discount. A large line of the best standard works, bound fn half calf, with gilt tops, reduced from $1 per volume to 75 cents. PISCOPAL AND CATHOLIC PRAYERS At Chapman’s, a18-3t 915 THE CABIN JOHNS HOTEL IS CLOSED FROM this date (December 1%, 1898) until further no- tice, on account of serious illness of the pro- _brietress, Mrs. Rosa Bobinger. DECEMBER 18.—I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any debts contracted by my wife, B. M. Swainson, from this date. a9-2t¢ * J. W. SWAINSON. USEFUL HOLIDAY PRESENTS FOR GENTLEMEN. Silk Hats, Neckwear, Derbies, | noon Underwear, es, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, bands, R. C. LEWIS & SON, 1421 N.Y. ave. N. B. One price, marked in plain figures. FROM NOW T: NTIL CHRISTMAS! a $297.50. $10 down—$10 Laan ye Magnificent UPRIGHT Grand 0 in = wo ‘woods: bog of the foll 50. 925 ‘Penna. ave. i Su cinway Piano Warerooms. di: CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FO Fancy plgcons,, ravbite, Gu jurrrels, ringdoves, goats, fawns, bow bo faltese and “Angora “cats” PET AS- IMAL STORE. aié-iw pany in the Center market, ington, at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday, being the FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1894, for the choice of thirteen Wirectors for the ensu Fear, and to act on any other subject within the WE PRESCRIB bad case of melancholia take mince pies seasoned with To-Ka on Brandy. Repeat the dose at regular intervals or oftener, whenever you feel like BRANDY BRANDY _75c. teute for ebrandy, To-KalonWineCo., 614 14th "Phone 998. Vaults, 27th and K sts. a20 Advertising Brings Results —if done judiciously. A Handsome Calendar is oy best standirg ‘“‘ad."’—consulted BRANDY BRANDY yor Business §=©¢Correspondence A press will not do—A 1 letter is the | iy thi that is read. My PATENT TYPE- Wi ROCESS is equal to typewritten work | and cost $30 1 -housand less. Byron S. Adams, Printer, 531 7TH ST. N.W. Factory, Baltimore. 20 Economy in Coal Buying Isn't a low price alone—it’s the quality aud con- dition of the fuel as well. I have all under and free of dirt—at lowest prices. Prompt and proper delivery. V. Baldwin Johnson, La sy ave. S11 Agst. ne. 519 4% st. s.w. | Box Hurd’s Fine Stationery Present for a lady at small ippreciated, too. We also have Crane’s and Whiting’s Paper and Envelopes as of dainty, useful things at cost. T7 Hiow about © new set of books for "04? —will make a dainty cust and will be aj ‘Well as hundreds trifti it, «| Easton & Rupp, "pus,zis | as Se ‘meeting aaa we eres | 421 1TH ST. Gust_above the avenue.) 420 Washington, D. C., Dec. 15, 1898. ‘heual” Cork Soles. cont Sole Shows ol WASHINGTON EIAPRET COMPANY, Cork Soles. tr cork in name A @ividend of forty cents a share has been de- Cork Soles. Stee clared on the capital steck of the company, pay- able at the office of the com im Center mar on and after JANUARY 8, 1894. Transfer books close January 2, 1894. PRESTON S. SMITH, Treasurer. Washington, D. C., Dec. 15, 1393. di6tjas aT 719 13th st. (under Builders’ Exchange). Estimates cheerfully furnished. Jobbing and modeling of defective beating apparatus attended ptly. wnking the public for their former patronage, T respectfully solicit @ continuance of the same. Tel a14-6r' JAS. W. HENDLEY. PATRONS.—I AM STILL ENABLED TO TAKE A ao mee sdue for Christmas work; lettering while you wait; parties wishing to open new sets of blank books should ‘call early. Or- attention. ders by mail will receive NATIONAL Book BINDERY, _ali-te S11 oth st. JOHN MORAN, PLUMBING, NG, LATROBE and. Furnace Work, 2126 Pa. ave. Entire stock of Ranges, Heating’ and Cooking Stoves reduced to cost for casi. evenings until 9 o'clock. Telephone, 984. @il-1m OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRB INSURANCE COMPANY OF D. C., Washington, Dec. 6, 1893.. Policy holders are-hereby notified to renew thelr Ins Last mrance on o: before the MONDAY in DECEMBER, 1 for the year 1894 Please do the crowd. so carly and avol ai-16t BOTELER, Secretary. HIGH GRADE FAMILY C0. regarding the purchase of THE MOST MICAL COALS. We are in the COAL, BUSINESS all the been for FORTY-T! TNION SAVINGS. BANE. 509 7th street northwest. Four per cent interest on ordinary savings sc- counts. Dividends at higher rates on five and ten-year fnstallment accounts, Regular banking accounts received. “The old fashioned savings bank with the im- Provement of modern methods."* ¥. H. SMITH. 73m President. Boat CORE. WooD. onal ait, ster Cog weight. Prompt delivery. Shute wagon used free of charge. POLLARD & BRO., 12TH ST. AND R. L AVE Drop postal. (023) "Phone 1782. ALS ' in ‘tock. Patrons advised intelll- Cork Soles. Cork Soles. Cork Soles. $5 Pair. “Emerson” Shoes 1103 Pa. Ave.; B_B. GROVER & CO.. aio Tomorrow's weather forecast for District of Co- lumbia and vicinity—Fair. shined free. Makers and Sellers “Emerson” Shoes We Undersell Every Lumber Yard —in this vicinity. Why? simply vecause we sell for | cash and can therefore trade on smaller margin than dealers who conduct an indiscriminate credit business. We want your trade and are bound to set it if low prices will do it. We sell all kinds ef lumber and all kinds builders’ hardware that en- ter fmto the construction of a house. Here are a few “UNDER-THE-MARKET” prices for boards, nails | and shingles: Best Gang-sawed Boards, $1.15 Per 100 Ft. 100-Ib. Nails, Keg Best Steel $1.85. Best 6x20 Cypress Shincles, $6 Per 1,000. If you read it in our ad. it's so, Libbey, 2782" “Lymber, Millwork and Builders’ Hardware,” 6th and N. Y. ave. ™ | It’s An Expensive Wa: |—— —to bu; inexpensive credit.”* to glass—‘on way ig The SOLID-TIRED SAFETIES— credit. m It 20 to 1 EMaoolt Conbieaiion urge rer” Sai | Chas. E. Hodgkin, "rts it 5 7 —eiche, seed ctreag. wheel, Gop frame and | Highest Premium Awarded "90 pattern, No. 1704, fitted saddle, &c., and im good’ condi- tion every way. cheap at $85; 1 “Swift,” straight frame, newly overhauled and fitted ‘with new tires and saddle, chain, sprockets, cranks, “ coin placiag orders please spectty two or more, as wi . Reread = ordered may GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. Co., 1325 14th st. n.w., Weshington, CENT jewiicas and © cent dy ON WROUGHT-IRON Bovelties, to reduce stock. 10 FR SouNING, Tile Suop, G0 1520 ee .50 PER TO! 50 PER TON COAL For range, latrobe and self feeder. We have the sale of this Genuine Phila. Pea Coal, Is the lee of ARONA GRATE COAL. Our No. 1 Furnace Coal, extra size, is superior Wor ite lasting quality. Telephone 1706. tr THOMAS R. MARTIN, Main Office, 920 20th st. n.w. Hot Cakes Free. Quality tells. Maryland. and Pennsylvania Moun- tain Rolan Buckwheat Cakes will be served at the following stores, and the pablic te, cordially solicited to call and partake: Tuesday, Dec. 19— J. S. Redman’s, 924 La. ave. n.w. Wednesday, Dec. 20—Bernard Wall's, 3d and C ra day, Dec. 21—D. T. Donohue’s, 11th and_A sts. ne. Friday and Saturday—Frech & Sons, 7th and B sts. ne. ais-6t HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE BLACK AND BLUE Melton Overcoats, single and double breasted, Atalian o: wool lined, price $15? See them. Open evenings until Christmas. GEORGE SPRANSY, ONE-PRICE CLOTHIER, | For best exhibit of SILK AND WOOL DYEING. | Send orders by postal or telephone and receive ali residence. informati sean W. H. WHEATLEY. Dyeing, cleaning and dry cleaning. 1068 Jefferson ‘ave., Bet. 30th and 3ist, bas M st., eorgetown. D.C. Telephone 76-4. _(n17-6m) Established 1831. “Special Prices.” XMAS GOODS. LAMPS, SHADES, ONYX TABLES, FIREPLACE GOODS, &c. The E. F. Brooks Co 411-Im 531 15TH ST. N.W. Our “Nonpareil” Coal Is 5 for ea under cover. “Prompt eliverk. We are G. L. SHERIFF, 328 Pa. ave. .w. A Horse Bianket WILL ENHANCE THE VALUE OF YOUR HORSE AND MAKE HIM EAT LESS TO KEEP WARM. For street use, $1.25 to $7.50. For stable use, $1.00 to $4.50. Lap Robes. Larger assortment and lower prices than ever. Woodward & Lothrop, ee2i-3m 10th, 11th and F sts. ow, In Royal Worcester, Bohemian, Doulton and | Dresd PARAMOUNT BLOUNT. Senator Hoar Scores the President's Actiog. NO PRECEDENT FOR THE APPOINTMENT. Mr. Cleveland Pictured in the Role of Dogberry. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. not oe Senator Hoar today called up the resolu- tion which he had offered on Monday last that the message of the President on Ha- walian affairs ani the accompanying docu- ments be referred to the committee on for- | eign relations, and proceeded to address the | Senate on the question of the legality and constitutionality of Mr. Blount’s appoint- ment as commissioner paramount. Mr. Hoar made a vigorous speech, assailing the President for exceeding his powers in this appointment, “Now, it seems to my mind,” said Mr. Hoar, after briefly recapitulating the pow- ers conferred on the President, “a propo- sition that never can be questioned, except under the excitement and stress of partisan emergency, that this gentleman was ap- pointed as a public minister. He was un- derstood by the President, who appointed him, to be a public minister. He under- stood himself to be a public minister. The powers with which he was clothed were, in substance and essence, the powers of a public minister, of the amplest character. He was received as a public minister by the government to which he was accredited. No power or function of a public minister was denied him. That person is, as it seems to me, clearly a public officer whose acts ar2 binding on other persons by vir- tue of the authority he is exercising, when such acts originate in his own discretion or judgment, and he is not merely an agent conveying the mandate of another.” The Senator quoted a number of legal authorities in support of his proposition that Mr. Blount was a “public officer.” Not Liable to Arrest. “There is one decisive test," he said, “of the character which the President under- took to confer upon this agent. ‘The pub- lic minister is not liable to be arrested, or held personally responsible for acts done by his superior’s order. The private citi- zen has no exemption from full respon- sibility to all the laws of the country where he happens to be. Will it be pretended that the government of Hawaii might haye arrested Blount for treasonable plotting with the queen, if he had offered to restore her under any circumstances? They could nave done it, unless he were a minister of the United States. Will it be doubted that the investigation ofthe circumstances which led to the establishment of an ex- isting government, with a view to its pos- sible overthrow, is not act which would warrant the instant expulsion from its territory of any person engaged in it, other than the representative of a foreign gov- ernment?” Mr. Hoar said these were vital questions affecting the dignity and authority of the Senate in relation to one of its most im- portant constitutional functions, and affect- ing the great question of all questions, whether the people of the United States are living under a constitution or dictator. They are not to be whistled down the wiad. No President of the United States, in his wild- est dreams, ever thought that such a power as this belonged to the executive before the 4th of March, 18u3. He discussed briefly the list of some 300 or 400 cases produced in the Senate in which the President of the United States has appointed certain public officers, or other agents, to negotiate treaties, and de- clared they had no bearing on the case whatever. “Will anybody pretend,” he asked, “that Mr. Stevens, the minister resident at Hono- lulu, could have been appointed to his office while the Senate was in session, or could have continued to hold it, if appointed, in vacation if there had been a subsequent session of the Senate, which had ended? I do not suppose the most capacious gullet of any defender of the President would swallow such a proposition, or the most ca- pacious stomach of any such person would digest it, unless possibly some editor of a New York newspaper, of foreign birth, not supposed to have much understanding either of the spirit or letter of the Constitution of the United States. Now, if that be true, will anybody stand here and claim that the appointment of a person authorized to exercise every function committed to Mr. Stevens, and more—paramount to him in official authority and duty in every respect —accredited to the same government, the archives of the legation open to him, the power to command a naval vessel of the United States expressly intrusted to him, and, in the language of Mr. Blount’s in- structions, “your authority in all matters touching the relations of this government to the existing or other government of the -slands, and the protection of our citizens therein, being paramount, and in you alone »eing vested full discretion and power to tetermine when such naval forces should be landed or withdrawn,” may be made to a new office without the advice and con- sent of the Senate? | “If we submit,” said the Senator, “‘to this astounding and unheard-of pretension the authority of the Senate, over a large part of its constitutional domain, is abandoned and gone. One of the framers of the Con- stitution declared that he esteemed the | provision made for appointments to office |@ matter of very great importance, on which the liberties and safety of the people depended nearly as much as on legislation. If that was vested in the President alone he might render himself despotic. Mr. Gray's Partisanship. “The Senator from Delaware (Mr. Gray) declared the other day that in all foreign matters he always left partisanship behind him. I have heard that Senator's speeches on the questions relating to foreign affairs. But I have never heard a like tribute of his exalted character, in that respect, from any other lips but his own. Such is my respect for that Senator, however, that I am will- ing to take his tesumony, even in his own benait, without otner currovvration. But it occurs to me that there are sume do- mestic questions in regard to which it might be hoped and expected a Senator of the Unitea States might lay aside that extreme partisanship that, until now, had been commoniy imputed to my honorable friend trom Delaware. It would occur to me that in a question of executive usurpa- tion an American Senator might be ex- pected at least to see that the privileges, the authority and the dignity of the body of which he was a member are not sacri- ficed. If President Cleveland could have done what he did on the 7th day of March, 1893, in the case of Hawaii, he could have continued the diplomatic agencies so estab- lished throughout his entire presidential term. He could have established a like diplomatic agency and authority in every civilized country on the face of the globe. What he could do in Hawaii he could do in Great Rritain. Can he at this moment send Mr. Blount to Great Britain and order him to get information respecting the con- dition of affairs in the British Islands, and the sentiment of the people toward ex- isting authority, and, to enable him to ful- fill that charge, have given him authority in all matters touching the relations of | this government to the existing or other | government of Great Britain, and the vro- tection of our citizens therein, such author- ity to be paramount, and vesting in him alone full discretion and power to deter- mine whether naval forces of this country shall be lended there? If that be true, according to the utterances I have just auoted, it is of no consequence whence the Constitution has vested the power to make or to unmake peace. The Amertcan Question. “Mr. President, I have not undertaken to say at this session of the Senate a word about the. Hawaiian question. Important as that question ts, I think the American ques- tion is what needs most to be settled just now. What icy we shall pursue toward the people of these islands will be deter- mined by the legislative power, the appoint- ed guardian of the interest and honor of the American people. “The President has not dealt ingenuously with the peole, or with either party in Ha- wail. What occasion has there been for all this secrecy and mystery? ‘The instructions to Mr. Blount bear date on the 11th day of March, 1893. He had left Washington four days before. The President must have meditated and devised this attack on the administration of his predecessor before he entered upon his office and before the archives of the Department of State had be- come open to his inspection. The Senate was in session for more than forty day ‘There was abundant opportunity to lay hi doubts before this body, to obtain its assent to the appointment of this foreign minister, with his extraordinary powers. Andrew Jackson declared on one of the most im- portant occasions in our history, whatever might be the strictness of constitutional right, that it was most becoming and prop- er, where it was a question of recognizing a foreign government, the consent of Con- gress should be obtained if it were practica- ble. But can any Senator give a reason, an excuse, a decent pretext for concealing these transactions till the knowledge of them was wrung from a hesitating and re- luctant executive by public indignation and the demands of both houses of Congress? Was there any reason that the American people should not know from March to De- cember what was the errand of Mr. Blount, what was his instruction, and the limitation of nis authority? Could Hawaii Help Herself? “If Mr. Willis went out instructed to re- instate the old government, absolutely or upon conditions, could little Hawaii help herself, if the American people had been behind the act? No, Mr. President, this administration has been hurried into this transaction, not by any sense of justice to Hawaii, not by any desire to vindicate the national honor, but for the sake of making what has turned out to be a weak, impotent attack on its predecessor. The great name and fame of Benjamin Harri- son are a source of envy and discontent in some bosoms. “Will it be claimed by the defenders of the President that when he sent Mr. Willis to Honolulu with orders to tell his great and good friend, President Dole, that the ex- isting government should abandon its func- tions and restore the queen, and that he should go to the extent of his authority to compel compliance with that request, that he only meant to convey to President Dole an expression of his opinion in the matter, and expected Dole to understand that he neither possessed nor claimed any power in the premises. President Cleveland either intended to use the forces of our navy for that purpose, and has abandoned the scheme because of the indignant remon- strance of the American people, or having no such power, he meant to intimidate President Dole by leaving him to think that he had. Any other suggestion implies that the President of the United States, representing the dignity and authority of 65,000,000 Americans, by design and of pur- pose made a demand supposing that the authorities of whom he made it knew he neither had nor claimed any authority to enforce it. There is but one precedent for the instruction to Mr. Willis, if this be its explanation. I do not know whether the President had read Shakespeare, but Shake- speare—if that be true—had read the Presi- dent. The instructions to Mr. Willis, and the more recent attempt to keep it secret, find their only parallel and example in berry’s instructions to the watch. A Shakespearean Parallel. “ ‘Dogberry—You are thought here to be the most senseless and fit man for the con- stable of the watch; therefore bear you the lantern. This is your charge: You shall comprehend all vagrom men; you are to bid any man stand, in the prince’s name.” “Second Watch—How if a’ will not stand?’ “‘Dogberry—Why, then, take no note of him, but let him go; and presently call the rest of the watch together and thank God you are rid of a knave.’ “‘Verg.—If he will not stand when he is bidden he is none of the prince’s subjects. “ ‘Dogberry—True, and they are to meddle with none but the prince’s subjects.’ * * * ‘Dogberry—Well, masters, good night. An’ there be any matter of weight chances call up me; keep your fellows’ counsels and your own, and good-night.” “I do not see how any man can claim that the conduct of the queen was not an act of abdication. Her powers were derived from a written constitution, When, on her own unsupported authority, she undertook to overthrow that Constitution and to deprive the people of Hawaii of the share in the government which it conferred, it was act of abdication. How the President tries to slur that over in his message! Was he dealing ingenuously with the people of the United States? Was he dealing ingeniously with the Senate or the House of Represen- tatives when he said in his message: ‘On Saturday, January 14, 1893, the Queen of Hawaii, who had been contemplating the proclamatien of a new constitution, had, in deference to the wishes and remonstrances of her cabinét, renounced the project for the present, at least,’ and left the narrative there? He knew that the queen had pro- claimed the constitution, depriving the peo- ple of Hawaii of their rights, and had given up her attempt to enforce it only through fear of their resistance. The Queen's Morality. “The President has not a word of disap- probation for the private or for the public profiigacy on the part of the queen. The passage of the shameless lottery bill, the corrupt setting on sale of her constitutional functions, the attempt to disenfranchise a large class of the voters of Hawali, and to proclaim a new government, in spite of the remonstrances in her cabinet, the fact that the queen yielded not to remonstrances of the cabinet, but the rising indignation of the people, are all suppressed, as well as the implied but clear inclination of her deter- mination to renew the attempt, if a better opportunity were to come. That act of the queen, on the admitted facts, was an act of abdication as much as the abandonment of the throne by Louis Phillipp2 or by James Il. It was impossible, after such an act of abdication not provided for in the constitu- tion, to establish a new government, e€x- cept as was done by the concerted action of the men of infiuence and character and property and intelligence, who were near the seat of government. There never was a revolution on earth which was brought about by the action of the ruling power itself followed by the establishment of a government any other way. “The action of the provisional government in Hawali—whatever may be the fate cf the republic—will have an honorable place in the history of human liberty. The United States forces have been withdrawn, certain- ly since Mr. Blount pulled down the flag, and there is no report of a life lost, a human being injured or a single scene of disorier. The government has been recognized by all foreign powers, and its functions have pro- | ceeded peaceably and in order. it nas 1e- ceived with dignity the representatives of ; the great nations of the earth, and has sent lits own to other countries. I have aeard jthat Mr. Thurston, the minister of the Hawaiian republic here, is just now absent from his post. I do not know the cause cf his absence, and I have no official informa- tion where he has gone. I can only cen- conversation with Secretary Gresham. tut I remember to have read of a memorable interview between John, Duke of Argyil, j and Queen Caroline shortly after the iam- ous Portuous mob of Edinburgh, the angry queen told the old Scotch nobleman that she would make a hunting ground of | Scotland. ‘In that case, your majesty,’ said j the duke, ‘I must go back to Inveraay and get my hounds ready.’ I suspect Miaister Thurston—from what I hear of him, and what I hear of the men who are standing | with him—may have infused a little of the same spirit into his reply to the diplomatic agent of his modern American majesty.” A BUSINESS FIRM’S DILEMMA, It Mast Stop Advertising or Add to Its Already Large Store Space. Seven or eight years ago Messrs. John- ston Brothers and Company devoted their entire business to the tea and coffee trade, doing their own roasting and conducting a small, modest establishment. Today they are in the same line of trade, but in addi- uon have developed their business until it now embraces every conceivable branch of the grocery trade. Years ago one small store accommadated their trade; today three great stores do not give them the facilities which their constantly expanding business demands. As perhaps best indicating the great extent of their business it can be stated that the firm has a repair shop of its own at G07 New York avenue, where the constantly recurring repairs to its twenty or more Wagons are made. Speaking with one of the members of the firm today a Star reporter was informed tnat it could well be said that the more the firm advertised the more its business increased. “We have got to do one of two things,” explained the member of the firm, “either further enlarge our store space or stop advertising. Of course, we do not pro- pose to stop advertising, especially in The Star, and therefore the only thing left for us to do is to increase our store space by the addition of more rooms or more stores.” It was stated that the firm had observed another feature as the result of their ex- tensive advertising, and that was that peo- ple who saw the goods advertised asked no questions abouc them when they came to make their purchases. They accepted them as they were advertised, at the prices stat- ed and for the quality named, thereby dem- onstrating the fact that the purchasers betieved the goods to be all they were ad- vertised to be. ‘Yhat is, the patrons of the firm had come to knaw that everything advertised would be sold precisely as represented. it was explained that while the firm made it a great point of their business to keep in stock every line in the grocery trade, at both wholesale and retail prices, they still made a specialty of their tea and coffee trade, doing, as in the years past, their own roasting, as might be observed from visiting either of the firm's places of busi- ness, 729 7th street or 639-41 Louisiana ave- nue. jecture what may have been his considential | THE DISTRICT POOR Will be Benefited by the Marine Band Concert Tonight. ALL ARRANGEMENTS NOW COMPLETE. Police and Firemen Have Done a Noble Work. FULL PROGRAM GIVEN. ES Ae TE RSE SS All the arrangements for the concert by the Marine Band at Convention Hall tonight |for the benefit of the poor are now com- plete. The committee feel that they have spared no effort to make the event one nota- ble in musical history in this city ani one that will surpass in financial results any charitable movement of the kind ever in- augurated in this District. From the outset the committee had the hearty sympathy and active co-operation of the District Commissioners, who allowed the police and firemen to sell the tickets. The work done by the members of these two forces has been a noble one and to their earnest and energetic efforts will be due the sum, whatever it may be, that will be turned over to the police fund when the returns shall be made up. Generous Support From Every: Merchants and citizens generally have aiso encouraged the project. From the former were received five prizes, which, no doubt, proved an incentive to both policemen and firemen in their individual efforts to dispose of the tickets. Fron the citizens there were generous responses to the applications of those who sold tickets.’ Whatever requests the committee made were also acceded to, and up to date not a single dollar has been expended. The hall was donated by Mr. Stilson Hutchins, representing the Northern Liberty Market Company: the printing of tickets and posters was gratuitously done by Mr. Rufus Darby, and Mr. L. Moxley had the posters put up. The reserved seat sale was conducted at Ellis & Co.’s by Mr. George A. Howe, who gave his time to the work. Mr. Julius Lansburgh loaned the chairs for the stage use, and Wright's ex- press took them to the hall and will take them back; M. G. Copeland & Co. decorated the stage, and M. J. Coolahan generously furnished the carriages for the ladies who will participate in the program. The regular doorkeepers of the hall have eee gee their services, and the High ‘hool Cadets will act as ushers tonight. The only probable expense will be the ar- rangement of the stage, and as that was done by laboring men who are themselves in hard lines on account of the scarcity of work it is likely that they will want com- pensation for their services. It was intended at first by Prof. Fanciulli to have but one vocal number, and that to be by a lady whose name would have been a remarkable attraction. but the condition of her health was such that all thought of asking her was abandoned. There was an abundance of volunteers, but he finally con- cluded that he would place two vocal num- bers upon the program—one to be by the Philharmonic Ladies’ Quartet and the other a duet by Sig. Maina and Miss Howe. The Philharmonic qyprtet, as is well known, consists of Misses McCullough, Craig, Simonds and Stidham, and in their num- ber they will be assisted by Mrs. Mills. their director. Prof. Maina is a vocalist of | established reputation, and Miss Howe Possesses a soprano voice of much promise. The Fall Program. The full program tonight will be as fol- lows: 1. First Symphony. -Beethoven. a. Adagio molto e allegro con brio. b. Andante cantabile conmoto, c. Adagio—Allegro molte e vivace. 2. Quartet for French horns—quartet original --Heuselt. Messrs. Tillieux, Petrola, Jaegle and Maz- zulo. 8, Suite from the incidental music to “Peer Gyut” -Greig. a. Morning. b. The death of ‘Ase. ¢. Dance of Imps. 4. Vocal, “Loin du Bal”..............! Gillett. Arranged for the Philharmonic quartet and Mrs. Mills, by Arthur Percy Harris. 5. Fantasie,“Somnambula,” for flute.Bellini Mr. Henry Jaeger. 6. Intermezzo from “I Pagliacci,” Leoncavales. 7, March, “The Marine Band”....Fanciulli. (First time.) 8. Vocal, “Io T’amo Amalia,” from “I Masuadieri” stssesesseeeeene Verdi. Miss Mary Helen = and Sig. Mariano ia. an: %. Cornet solo, “Love's Old Sweet Song,’ Malloy. ‘Mr. Joseph Haina. 10. Ballet music from “Hamlet”..Thomas. a. Spring Feast. b. Pantomime. c. Valse, mazourka. d. Lafreya, polka, finale. 11. Pot Pourri, “A Night in Bohemia,” Fanciulli. eve: icated to the National Capital Press ub. It will be seen that the band selections | are of a high order, and their work can be compared to the best efforts of the mili- tary bands that have recently visited this city. Two of the numbers are new—one the Marine Band March and the other a de- seriptive concert styled “A Night in Bo- hemia.” Both are by the leader of the Ma- rine Band, and are said to be excellent compositions. SUull Selling Tickets. Although, as was stated yesterday, the police and firemen have done so well in selling the tickets, they are still diligently at work today, and this morning Lieut. Amiss sent for 600 more tickets. Lieut. Teeple also wanted more, and it is hoped | that by tonight the full number of tickets | printed will be sold, so that the sum of | $5,000 can be turned over to the police fund. The doors will be opened at 7 o'clock tonight, and it is expected that there will be a large box office sale. SUCCESS > — IN BUSINESS, How One of the City’s Big Estab! ments Grew From a Small Beginning. Thirty-two years spent in business, INé1 to 18%, is the story the house of Messrs. Lansburgh & Bro. tells. Yet, so success- ful has the firm been that after all it seems but a very short period, notwithstanding the years now gone record the steps by which a most enviable position has teen attained from a most minute beginning. In the early years of the war these two prominent Washington business men open- ed a small establishment on 7th street be- tween I and K; four years later their busi- ness had so increased that larger facilities were an absolute necessity, and they moved to a point on the same street a few doors below their present location. Success, at- tained by fair and honest efforts to please their patrons, still attended the firm, and in October, 1882, they again were forced to move because of the increase of their busi- ness, this time moving to their present handsome establishment on the same street between D and E. There the firm stands today, their house a pleasing monument to honesty, thrift and enterprise. . The firm is composed of Gustavus and James Lansburgh, men who are today, and have been for many years, held in the highest esteem in this, the home of their adoption, for both were born in Germany. Coming to’ this country when quite yourg, they were educated in Baltimore, and jtnal- ly came to this city, where they have ever since lived, and with which they have be- come most closely identified. In a quiet, painstaking way, without sensationalism, they have made themselves what the are today, widely respected citizens, and umong the most prominent of Washington mer- chants. Their establishment is known net only as one where every article known to the dry goods trade may be found, but also as one where every articie is found w be pre- cisely as represented. That principle has always actuated the firm in their trade, and to it may be attributed their wonderful success. That their business is an immense one may be seen when it is stated that their employes number nearly 4), pre- sided over by their deservedly popular manager, Mr. Isaac Gans. But tt is not alone in their great establishment that Messrs. Lansburgh & Bro. are sjinancially interested, for they are large real estate dealers, and are also connected with many of the local Gnancial institutions, INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS... AMUSEMENTS. Pare 10 Pare 9 Page 11 338 EXCURSIONS, &. FINANCTAL,... FOR EXCHANGE. FOR REXT (Roomy).. FOR RENT (Stables) SSPESTOS ATS ETS TTT ETE a 0 fp oD ook Bw od ws Mo BSESSSSHSSSSSSSES Sh wwoSushaw FOR SALE (Honses) FOR SALE (Lots)... LEGAL NOTICFS.. LOCAL MENTION LOST AND FOUND, MANICURE.. MARRIAGES: rm PSESR SESE Sh aowse SEESSERS ESET ESTE TEESE TTy errr oe tb SSSESSr wus 38 O@owWweGuGGaeieee_aeQ0_0o0Res=e0ouontu505_ma=yaelylr—e=e—=——————— FINANCIAL. American Security And Trust Co. The membership of The Evening Star Santa Claus Club still grows—thousaads of little ones have paid their dimes as dues. | There cannot, however, be too many mem- | city indicate a great amount of destitution. | quickest means of relieving the prevaiiing | distress, for its money will soon all be in hand, its hundreds of scouts will have made their reports, the supplies donated will have been collected together, the money will be apportioned to different localities, accord- ing to the needs of each, and the work of | Teliet will be actively carried on. Because the club offers practical means of immediate relief subscriptions have been sent to it by citizens to be added to the funds raised by the young people. It is hoped every Uttle one in the city who can spare a dime out of his Christmas store will join the club be- fore the week is out. Supplies donated the club other than clothing should be sent to the nearest public school building. Those who have clothing to give should notify The Evening Star, and a wagon will be sent for it. Many citizens are coming to the aid of the club. Mr. 0. G, Staples of Willard’s Hotel will give one ton weight of chickens and turkeys, to be distributed by the Santa Claus Club. Subscriptions have been received as fol- lows: -3089.88 oO Milton Hahn. Cash Gertrude Ralph Grace . 1 BS. ~ Lawrence Gussenheimer.... . | Little Tommy, 10c.; Little Ernest, 10c. -20 Little Carlyle, 10c.; Little Frank, 10c. 20 Big Tommy, l0c.; Little Charlie, 10c.. 20 G. W. B. Mrs. Ward.... Christmas Dinner for Newsboys, etc. Among the calls for help, which are both numerous and urgent this season, the mer- its of that excellent organization which provides a Christmas dinner and some use- j ful little gifts for the beneficiaries ef the | Newsbo; Home and Children’s Aid So- | ciety should not be lost sight of. For a number of years past this appropriate en- tertainment has been provided,and the man- agers hope that the liberality of the public will not be less this year than formerly, so | that the hearts of the little ones will be gladdened as usual by a few gleams of holiday brightness in their ordinarily sad and toilsome lives. For this purpose contri- butions from the public are requisite, and, as is its custom, The Star will cheerfully receive and account for | @ny sums left at its business office for the | Praiseworthy object in view. The under- | mentioned sums have been sent in by the | persons named: |The Evening Star Newspaper Co..... $25 00 | Mrs. Leiter. 25 00 | Mrs. Gallaudet. 400 | vi 10 00 | Mr. J. AL 200 | Mrs. M. 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 20 10 50 2 WILL VETO THE ORDINANCE. Mayor Fletcher Bitterly Opposed to the Prize Fight. At a late hour last night Mayor Fletcher of Jacksonville, Fla., was induced to ex- press himself upon the prize fight ordinance passed by the city council yesterday. He said that he would veto it as soon as it reached him, and that if the council should pass it by a two-thirds vote over his veto he would still decline to attach his signature to the measure. “I stand,” said the mayor, “just where I stood at the beginning—unalterably opposed to prize fighting in Jacksonville. There are sixteen members of the city council, and it will take eleven votes to pass this thing over my veto. If it is 30 passed the state law, whatever it is, will still be operative, but the courts will probably be called upon to decide the matter by a test case long before the 25th of January. I somehow feel that the fight will surely be held here, and I must say that I deeply deplore the situation, but I shall have done my whole duty when I veto the ordinance.” The city council passed on its third read- ing the ordinance permitting prize fights with five-ounce gloves and guaranteeing police protection. The vote on the final passage was 12 for and 3 against. It takes a two-thirds vote to pass the ordinance over the veto, and this the fight people have. ~--— 06. Miss Daybye—“I shall never marry. Miss Bloom—“Don’t say that; some 0! may leave you @ fortune x Brooklyn Life, bers, for reports from every district of the | | The Santa Claus Club offers the first and | 8 Per Cent ‘count, aii-tf EDWARD N. BURNS, 1307 F et. aw. tanta ttn ees Pinney | The National Safe NAVY STORAGE ROO! storage ee MS—PRIVATE of furniture, tranks. C. G. SLOAN & ©0., 1407 G et. MANICURE __ ‘708 ‘manu! PA Ma 1sTH ST. N. facturer of NICURE AND CHIROP- ee of New ¥ CHIROPODISTS.