Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1893, Page 12

12 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SUBURBAN NEWS. ALEXANDRIA. Alexandfia has already commenced the celebration of Christmas with great zest. On Saturday night the Sunday schools of | Christ and St. Paul's churches held their Christmas celebration. and last nigh mas observances for the children took place at the German Lutheran Caurca. ’ o'clock this morning services were begun , in St. Mary’s Church, and before noon six separate services had taken place. At 7 clock services began at Grace Church, and later in the day similar services took place @C Const anu st. raui’s cuurcnes abu a tne German wutneran Cuuren. ine streecs | have veen crowaed au tne morning, anu tne tooung of norns ana the uiscnarse of hre- works have made noise ior tue gieetul crowds. ‘Tomorrow evening a most romantic mar- Fiage wili take piace here, the consumma- tion of an engagement mage over twenty years ago. Miss sallie Yates wilt be mar- ried to Mr. Calvin 5. McDaniel. Miss Yates has been connected with tne public school system here since its establishment in 15 and 1s now the principal of the temale de- partment, a place she has filled acceptably for many years. Mr. McDaniel nearly forty ears ago was the foreman of the Virginia itinel of this city. At the opening of the war he assisted to establisn that paper in Richmond, and was for some time one of the official printers of the confederate gov- ernment. After the war he edited a paper im North Carolina, and while engaged in this work became paralyzed. About twenty years ago, expecting to be restored to health, he became engaged to be married to Miss Yates, but the paralysis has never ceased, and he is still an invalid. As he is now growing old and needs the help of a companion, Miss Yates expressed her de- sire to care for him in his affiiction, and the couple will be made one tomorrow evening. The explosion of a gasoline stove at the house of Mr. John S. Greene of the Rich- mond and Danville railroad yesterday morn- ing injured his wife and his two daughters. The injuries, though painful, are not se-) rious, and they are doing well at their home on Prince near Patrick street. J. L. Johnson, H. B. Nailor and others of Washington have obtained a charter here fer the American Sanitary and Manufac- turing Company, designed to make and sell | gatbage receptacles, &c. The Portner Brewing Company gave each | of its employes a turkey last Saturday. " A pleasant and interesting Union Mission meeting took place at the Presbyterian Chapel on Lee street yesterday afternoon. ——< WOODSIDE. A lively episode occurred on the 12:45 train from Washington, Metropolitan branch, Baltimore and Ohio railroad, on Saturday, in which the officials of the train and two hilarious passengers figured. Two colored men, John Henry Clagett and Clem Johnson, boarded the train at Washington for their homes at Gaithersburg, and, be- coming noisy and bvisterous during the trip, the employes of the company decided to eject them from the coach. Johnson was forcibly thrown from the train between Fenwick and Woodside stations, and pas- sengers who witnessed the occurrence say that undue violence was used, as after the ejectment it was said he was kicked in the face and otherwise maltreated by the of- ficials. a ice at Woodside a few minutes later veritied the statements of the Passengers who got off at that point. At Woodside Clagett was roughly handled. He was pitched off the cars, and, falling on the platform, was severely wounded in the head, S receiving other bruises. He presented a pitiful sight, the blood streaming from his mouth and cuts about his head. The men were undoutedly under the Influence of liquor and a nuisance to the other passengers, but the rough treat- Ment they had received was freely spoken of by their fellow travelers as brutal. The Irving Literary and social Club held its regular semi-monthly meeting at the residence of Dr. G. H. Wright on Friday evening. Lieut. Stewart, U. S. N., delivered | a lecture on Russia, and narrated in detail | the system of that country relating to 1ts} army and navy. It was an interesting sub- ject, and was listened to with marked at- tention. The lieutenant’s thorough knowl- edge of the subject was shown by his clear descriptions of the naval and army customs of Russia. The members of the club, through their committee, are progressing satisfactorily in their preparations for the exhibition to be given on Friday next. Mrs. W. T. Cummings of Winchendon, Mass., is here, and will spend the Christ- mas holidays with her father, Maj. C. H. Lawrence. Mrs. M. E. La R are suffering with ue and Mr. Edward Keys the grip. ———_—_ ANACOSTIA, A dayton wagon, drawn by a spirited young horse, in which Miss Eva Clark and Miss Mollie Bean had left Forrestville for the city, was wrecked at the northern end of the Anacostia bridge about noon Satur- day. Upon reaching a point on Harrison street opposite the blacksmjth shop of Mr. D. 8S. Haines the animal became uncon- trollable through fright at some object on the roadside. Miss Bean fell or jumped | from the wagon before the horse had gained much headway, escaping uninjured. Miss Clark remained in the vehicle until the ani- mal had crossed the track of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, running the gauntlet of @ score or more of country teams at the corner of Harrison and Monroe streets, when she leaped from the wagon, receiving | @ severe scalp wound in the fall. She was assisted to the drug store of Mr. C. Weiss, where her injuries were dressed by Dr. H. V. Pyles, assisted by Dr. Frank Haines. The horse continued his flight across the Anacostia bridge, describing a zigzag course im avoiding the numerous vehicles that lined the roadway, and was captured by Mr. Henry Kirby, having become disengaged = the wagon at the southern end of the The police records at the station chronicle but four arrests, and these but for minor offenses. Christmas eve occurring on Sun- day doubtless had a restraining influence | on violators of the law. ——_. KENSINGTON, ‘The Christmas entertainment of the War- | ner Memorial Sunday school will take place | in the mew church Tuesday evening at S| o'clock. The cantata to be given has been in preparation for several weeks, and com- prises songs and recitations, with costumes unique and pretty. Santa Claus will be | present on the occasion. i TI tmas entertainment fér the Methodist Sunday school will take place in| the church Wednesday evening. An inter- | esting program is in preparation, and old | Santa will have gifts for all the children. | Mr. Joseph H. Crowen and Mr. Charles F. | Karr have purchased lots at Forest Glen. | Mr. Asa Phillips and family will remove | to Takoma this week. | Miss Annie Black and Miss Green of South | Carolina are the guests of Miss Mamie | Mr. Graham of Washington is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Little. son O. Calhoun is visiting friends in n. —_.__. LAUREL. From statements that have been pub- lished, a false impression has gone abroad in relation to the attitude of the people of Laurel upon the liquor question. It has been stated that an effort would probabiy be made by some to have the existing law repealed or the question submitted again to @ vote. This, it is said, is entirely improb- able, for Laurel has always been against the sale of liquor. Citizens say Laurel has grown and increased in population under prohibition law, and no effort of the liquor men or their adherents will have any eifect upon the people of this place, who are weil satisfied with the present condition of things. The death of Mrs. E. W. Brooks of the Herbert House was a sad blow to many of her friends. So sudden was her death, trom paralysis, being ill only a few hours, they could hardly realize it. Mrs. Brooks was the niece of Mr. J. N. Herbert, one of Lau- | rel’s oldest and best-known citizens, and/ was a favorite of the circle in which she moved. Her funeral was largely attended. What came near being the first fatal} skating accident of the season happened | Friday. Several boys were on the ice,which | ‘was too thin to bear their weight, and gave | way, letting one of their number into the, water, which was quite deep. Some persons at work near the pond saw the accident | and rescued the boy. The wedding of Mr. T. L. Souder and Mi Mary Richardson of Howard county n here took place at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Rev. Mr. Turner officiating. The church was well fillel with friends of the contracting parties, and the bride looked | charming, as all brides do While returning from the wedding of Mr. | Souder and Miss Richardson, Miss Ethel ssel and her brother Philip met al Mistressing accident. Their horse became | frightened, ran away and threw them both , out of the buggy. Mr. Cissel escaped with @ severe scaip wound, but Miss Cissel was So severely injured that her ute is despaired or, She had one of ner thigns brokea and received severe injuries to the spine. ‘Tne wedding of Mr. Lee Freund of Ca- tonsville ana sliss Laura Young of Laurel took place at St. Philip's Churcn, and was very iargely attended vy the many frienas of both parties. Rev. T. A. Johnstone, pas- tor of tae church, of which the bride 1s a member, performed the ceremony. Miss Freund, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid, while Mr. John Freund, brother of the room, acted as groomsman. Messrs. W. A. Roberts, G. W. Waters, F. W. Await and James P. Curley were the ushers. Mr T. N. Young of the pension office, uncle of the bride, gave her away. The bride was in olive green, trimmed with fur, with hat and gloves to match. The groom —but nobody looked at what he wore. After the ceremony the bridal party took the train for West Virginia to spend the holi- _ days. Upon their return they will reside in Catonsville, where the groom is in business. The choir of St. Philip's Church, assisted by Miss Maud Porter and Mr. J. C. Howell of Washington, will render the following Christmas program: Venite, Belcher; 2, Gloria Patri, Belchér; 3, Introit Anthem, ‘aint From the Skies,” S ecker; 4, communion service, Bake ‘Like Silver Lamps,” Barnby. In the evening the Sun- day school entertainment for the children will be held. > ROCKVILLE. The meeting of the general assembly of | Maryland, which event occurs during the first week in January, is the subject of con- siderable speculation in this community, and the probable action of that body in re- gard te various subjects of legislation is discussed in all quarters of the county. Among the more prominent questions to be settled is that of a new assessment of the real and personal property of the state, and in this respect this county is much interest- ed on account of the present yery unequal valuation of real estate in the rural dis- tricts, and especially in the rapidly improv- ing sections of the county. Since the last general assessment, many years ago, rapid improvement has taken place in some sec- tions with greatly increased values for land, while in other parts the price appears to be at a standstill, or has rather retro- graded. This latter state of affairs for several years very noticeabie in the western section of the county during the suspension of business on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and after the failure of the project of constructing the Washington and Cumber- land railway. During the agitation of the question of the building of the road, and when the pro- ject seemed good for its accomplishment, prices on land rose rapidly and several sales were made at largely advanced figures Since the last assessment, however, the great advance in the value of real estate in the county has been principally contined to sections adjoining the District and along the line of the Metropolitan branch raldroad, and lands which then could be bought for a few dollars per acre are now sold by the square foot at almost city prices. Hand= somely built and largely populated towns along the line of this road have within a few years taken the place of worn out sedge fields and pine barrens, and hundreds of thousands of dollars have been invested in improvements of ail kinds. But while this state of affairs exists along the line of the road, the lands in proximity thereto which have not changed hands remain at the old assessment, although held by the owners at greatly advanced figures. An- other great cause of compiaint Is the fact that new houses and other improvements made by enterprising individuals who have permanently located in the county are as- at much higher rates than property of the same relative vaiue, but which still remains under the assessment of many | years ago. It is hoped that thé coming leg- islature wili be able to remedy this condi- tion of affairs. A very interesting meeting of Gaithers- burg Lodge of Good Templars was held on Thursday night. which was largely attend- ed. A pleasing feature of the meeting was the initiation of Miss Susie Dove into the order. A formal invitation has been tended to the Dual Grand Lodge of Mary- land to hold its next annual session at Gaithersburg. Arrangeme: were com- pleted for a social to be given on Tuesday evening, January 2, to which Forest Oak Juvenile Temple, wili be invited, and at which refreshments will be served. Mr. A. O. Appleby of Germantown, and Miss Jennie Murphy of Clarksburg, who were married in Washington on Tuesday last, gave a wedding dinner and reception at their future residence at Germantown on Wednesday. A large number of the rel- atives and friends of the newly married coupie were in attendance. Assistant Engineer Robert B. Higgins of the U. S. Steamer Cushing is visiting his home at this place. Messra. Otho Talbot of St. John's College. Anderson Offut of Princeton College and James Anderson of the Maryland Agricul- tural College, are spending the holidays at their homes in this town. A handsome dwelling is near Washington Grove Woodward of Washington. At the close of the services at Christ Episcopal Church yesterday, greatly to the surprise and pleasure of the congregation, a marriage took place, t".: contracting par- ties being Mr. Wm. G. being erected for Mr. Rozzel ton. After the ceremony by Johns, resident pastor, Mr. and } took an east bound train. During Saturday afternoon and evening ssengers on several of the trains from Vashineton to this place were greatly an- noyed by crowds of intoxicated calored per- sons, who kad atly been indulging in “fighting” whisky. On the train which ; arrived here about 2 p. m., several fights occurred and a number of the bellicerents had to be ejected from the cars at different points on the route. At one time it looked as if the affair would end in a regular riot. It is more than likely that severd] arrests will follow. oo FREDERICK. Frederick was visited by a fire at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning that threatened at one time to result in a general conflagration, but which war subdued by the efforts of the firemen before much valuable surrounding property was damaged. The fire was of in- cendiary origin, and broke out in a stable in the tan yard of the iate Gileon Bantz. situated in the heart of the city, off Patrick street. tannery buildings, the and also to large machinery warehouse of P. L. Hargett & Co. | The stable, a portion of the bark shed, cur- rying house and warehouse were destroyed, the loss on the Bantz estate aggregating about $2,500, insured in the Mutual Insur- ance Company of Frederick county. The Messrs. Hargett’s loss was slight, and was covered by insurance. house a large lot of valuable material was damaged by water, and a lot of bark fodder, &c., was des! yed. The section in which the fire oceurrec closely built up, and the firemen were compelled to fight hard to prevent the spread of the flames. The Christmas holiday is more generally observed in Frederick than usual. Th: churches made elaborate preparation. Mer- the chants report that alleged hard times, the Christmas buy’ was up to the average, though fewer pensive articles and more of the substantial and useful things of life were bought than heretofore. Al! the banks, schools, offices and business piae: and several of the Sunday Christinas entertainment: A gang of clever swindlers took advant. age of tne rush of holiday shoppers on streets the past few day: cially of the country people, upon whom they worked an old but still effective gar Approach- ing a subject they would present a pair of notwithstanding schools held alleged gold rimmed spectacies, say they had found them on the stre and as the: did not need them were willing to part w. them for $. All the countrymen who wi caught in this way, and there were a good many of them, found out afterward that the spectac! e brass and worth about 25 cents. The death watch appointed Leonard, the condemned murderer of Jere 'T. Anderson, consists of John L. Derr of Frederick and George W. Gitting of Mt. Pleasant, who have gone on duty, keeping a constant watch over the prisoner, both night and day. Leonard still acts coolly and unconcernedly over his fate, and alleges that he is willing the law should take its course. He eats wit venous appetit har and when the preachers cail on him reads his Bible and prays and manifests a spirit of contrition. When they leave, however, the jail officials allege that his’ demeanor hanges entire and he rally whisky and ci is a British that on trength of this he| will end duce his counsel to pre- vail upon the British ambassador at Wash- ington to intercede for clemency in his be- half. News bas been received of the de: Bloomin 1i.. of Philip Rhin . a native of the Mic n ley, is county. He died of paralysis, at the ag A contr;: The flames spread to the bark shed, | the brick currying house and other of the | In the currying | y | for Wm.) thought | 30,000 bricks, to be used | tor in the construction of the aqueduct at Georgetown, D. C., has been awarded to the Frederick City brick works, which is in ad- dition to the large order they now hold for sara for the use of the District govern- ment The reports of the five national banks of Frederick for the current quarter, just called for by the controller of the currency at Washington, show an aggregate of in- dividual deposits subject to check of $1.- 957,118.24. This sum is held by the re- spective banks as follows: Citizens’ Na- tional Bank, $1,378,166.40; Farmers and Mechanics’, $166,000; Central, $165,373.66; First National, $164,843.43; Frederick Coun- ty, $82,734.75. A deed of transfer has been filed in the clerk’s office here bearing the signature of Cardinal James Gibbons. It transfers for the sum of $800 the Catholic Church build- ing in Middletown, this county, to the board of county school commissioners, who pro- pose to devote the building to public school purposes. A number of Washingtonians have arrived in Frederick to spend the Christmas holiday season. Messrs. A. Gregg Miller and C. S. Howard spent Christmas with relatives in Washing- ton, William Shuffler, brakeman on the Balti- more and Ohio railroad, died at his resi- dence here of pneumonia on Thursday night. He has been brakeman on train 51 and 52, commonly known as “Brow! train, for the last eight or nine years, and he Jeaves many friends to mourn his death. RSL Ei HYATTSVILLE. High mass was said at St. Jerome's Cath- olic Church at 12 o'clock last night and lasted until 2 o’clock this morning. Mr. Butler, who resides at Riverdale, while attempting to get on the 10:20 train for Washington at the Riverdale station Saturday night, slipped on the platform and seriously sprained his ankle. Hathaway Redmond and Egypt Galloway (colored) became involved in a difficulty in Bladensburg Saturday night, which result- ed in the former being seriously cut in the face by the latter. The penny weighing machine at the sta- tion in this village was broken a few nights ago and robbed of about 15 cents. St. Luke's Episcopal Sunday school, Bla- denshurg, will hold its Christmas ceiebza- — Thursday evening, the 28th in- stant. Several young men of this village blacked their faces and dressed themselves in queer costumes Saturday night, and then march- ed through the village ringing bells and blowing horns. Miss | Corinne McFarland has returned from Pittsburg, Pa. The Sunday school scholars of St. Je- rome’s Catholic Church will give an enter- tainment in that church next Wednesday night for the benefit of the poor. The en- tertainment will consist of a series of fine tableaux, as follows: ‘The Annunciation,” “The Nativity,” “The Adoration of the Shepherds, ‘The Adoration of the Three Kings” and “The Flight Into Egypt.” BROOKLAND. Miss Fannie Feaga, who has spent the summer with her sister, Mrs. B. F. Snoots, has gone to her home at Frederick, Md, Mrs. H. J. Penrod has gone to Cumber- land, Md., to spend Christmas with her mother. Dr. C. S, Hodgson has moved his family from University Heights to North Capitol and I streets, Washington. Mr. G. W. Williamson has exchanged one of his Brookland houses on Argyle street for 48 R street northeast, and has moved with his family to the new home. Miss Annie Dreyer is spending Christmas with her friend, Miss Fannie Schaumbert. The Brookiand Hall and Literary Society have accepted the resignation of Dr. J. H. Brooks and Mr. 4 . Woodward, and elected Dr. F. T, Howe vice president and Dr. H. J. Penrod financial secretary of the association, Mr. T. G. Carmick takes Dr. Penrod’s place on the board of managers. Apropos of the waning Columbian year the Baptist Sunday school will render the patriotic cantata, “All Nations Shall Serve Him—the Christmas King,” on Wednesday evening next. A full rehearsal will be held at the church tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3 p. m. The Brookland M. E. Sunday school will have their Christmas entertainment in the town hall on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. A pleasant program is being prepared. { Sse SR SOMETHING THAT GROWLED. A Story Showing Just What Should Bc Done With an Escaped Lion. From the New York Sun, A cireus train had been smashed up at the junction; many of the cages had been broken and their occupants had had a chance to escape to the woods and fields. While we were waiting for the wrecking with a business look about him approached the circus manager and asked: “Boss, do I git anythin’ if I cotch de gi- raffee what got away last night?” was the reply. I cotched sunthin’ ober on my place dat must have got away from some- body. raffee, but mebbe it’s an elefant.”* “Our elephants are ail here, but one of the camels is gone.” “Mebbe it’s a camel. camel. He hain’t got no wings nor nuflin’.” “Does it look like a_ horse or a cow?” “No, sdh. My boy Henry says it's a ‘nos- — ,but Ize a little ‘suspishus dat it our sacred bull from India.” “Does yo'r sacred bull growl like a dawg an’ show his teef?” “No. Does he walk afound a nigger’s cabin an’ take a dog by the neck an’ shake the life outer him an’ roar an’ roar?” No. It must be one of our lions! You Pst Sop to say you have captured a on i “an’t say, boss. It's sunthin’ dat growls an’ roars an’ switches his tail. Him didn’t wanter cum along, but I jest tied a rope around his neck and made him. He's tied up to dat tree ober dar, an’ I reckon you orter gimme ‘bout two bits fur my trouble.” About fifty of us went up the road with | the old man, and a quarter of a mile away, tied a persimmon tree and looking might- ily susted, was the biggest lion of the menagerie. “Dunno if it's an elefant, or a 'noscerous, or a giraffee,” said the old darkey, as he went up and began loosening the rope, “but yere he am, an’, bein’ as he killed my dawg, an’, bein’ as I had to drag him all de way ober, mebbe yo’ will make it fo’ bits. “Great Scott, man!” gasped the manager, as he gave the darkey a silver dollar,“didn’t you know this was a lion, and the fiercest bre ta the whole lot?” “No. I will now go o1 | coteh sunthin’ wid wings on it!” | ———_+e-_ | Damages for Trolley Injuries. A jury in the Brooklyn city court has | rendered a verdict of $12,500 in favor of Mrs. Annie Cannon against the Brooklyn | City Railroad Company for personal in-| juries sustained in a collision between two trolley cars on the 3d avenue line on Sep- | tember 17, 1802. ‘The case came up several months ago, and upon the default of the defendant an inquest was taken, the jury (assessing the damages at $10,000. E. M. Field Sane Again. Judge Van Brunt of New York has re- ceived the following ietter from Dr. J. b. Andrew, superintendent of the Buffalo Hospital: “In accordance with your order of March ‘ly Kept and detained until he be restored to a sound state of mind and understand- ing, I have the honor to report that he has recovered from his insanity and is now in the state of mind and understanding | contemplated in your order, and we await the further action of the court in the prem- ises."" Judge Van Brunt sent this communtca- tion to Mr. Nicoll. The district attorney said that Field would be brought back to New York and placed on trial. ‘The trial will be on the indictments for srand larceny and forgery found aguinst After the failure of Field, Lindley, bh é Co. brokers, in the spring of 1801, the senior partner ‘was adjudged in- sane. Neverthel the indictments were They grew out of the | transactions of the firm. see ~ He Deserves It. From Puck. After Deacon Smithers had finished his | call on the pastor, the latter's little | daughter satd: ’apa, didn’t the deacon say he didn’t eve in Santa Claus 1hat’s what he said, love.” hen, papa, won't we have to try him he! ie crew to clear the debris away an old darkey | My ole woman done says it’s a gi-/ I nebber seed no} “We have no rhinoceros, but it may be| isv2, committing Edward M. Field to | the Buffalo State Hospital, there to be safe- | ROBBED IN A HANSOM CAB. An Unusually Bold Operation Without Leaving a Clue. One of the most daring robberies ever per- petrated in New York city occurred Satur- day night in the very heart of the “Tender- loin” district. James W. French, a piano manufacturer, was the victim of the rob- bery, and lost $300 in money and a scarfpin | made of a cat's eye, surrounded by dia- monds, and valued at $150, After closing his place of business, Mr. French started uptown to make some Christ- mas purchases. He stopped at several stores, end finally at a restaurant, where he had dinner. He walked into William Moulds’ saloon, at about 10 o'clock, and remained in- side drinking until 10:30. Then he left the saloon, and when he reached the street he staggered so as to cause a little crowd to collect. A hansom cab belonging to John Shorten stood in front of the ealoon, and Mr. French staggered toward it. As he reached the, curbstone he pitched forward and fell under the horse. Driver Shorten ran to his assist- ance and lifted him up, and was trying to steady him on his feet, when a man pushed | through the crowd which had gathered | about, and, taking French by the arm, said} to Shorten: “Lift him into the cab and drive to Milli- Together they lifted Mr. French, who was badly shaken up from his fall, and put him into the cab. As Shorten climbed up on the box, the stranger jumped into the cab along- side of French, who had recovered his sen- ses, and was apparently aware of what was going on. Shorten drove to 33d street and Broadway, when the stranger leaped out of the hansom } and shouted to him to stop. He drove up to the curbstone, but before his horse had come to a standstill, the man jumped out and dis- appeared in the crowd of people returning home from the theaters. Suspecting nothing, Shorten drove his horse down to Milligan’s and stopped. He! raised the little window in the top of the) cab and discovered French lying in a heap in the bottom. He hastily summoned Police- man Repper, who was on post in Broadway, and asked him to look at the man. | Repper opened the doors of the hansom! and found French apparently stupefied, probably from some drug administered by the bold thief. Repper shook Smith up and/ managed to get out of him that he had been | robbed of $300. Repper got into the cab and told Shorten to drive to the West 30th street station house. By the time the station house was reached, French had recovered sufficiently to tell a connected story to Sergt. Lane. He said he had never seen the strange man who helped to put him in the hansom. The | man, he believed, had followed him out of Moulds’, where he had exhibited his money. It was his belief that the stranger had ad- ministered some powerful drug to him in the hansom cab. Mr. French acted in a dazed manner, and seemed unable tg collect his senses. While he was talking to the sergeant, he put his hand up to his cravat and discovered that | his cat’s-eye and diamond scarfpin had been | stolen also. The money, he said, was taken | from his vest pocket. He said that he lost his senses almost immediately after getting into the cab, and seemed to be forced down into the bottom of the hansom. He could not remember the man taking his money, but he knew that it was taken while he was in the cab. | | SLE NMR ol SE, POUNDED THE DOG TO DEATH. How a Monkey Made Good Use of a Billy Like a Policeman's Club. “Qhe most novel fight If ever witnessed,” remarked James Meehan to a writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, “was between a bulldog and a monkey, down in Cuba. A | friend of mine had a bulldog that had lick- | | ed every canine on the island and he was | very provd of him. A gentleman from) | South America seid that he had a monkey | | that could whip the bulldog, and the owner of the latter laughed at the idea, After | Some talk a wager of $500 was made and the only advantage that the monkey was to | have was that he was to be allowed the privilege of using a baton, about the length of a policeman's club, but not so heavy. The fight was in 2 public place, and in a pit that was surrounded by an iron grating. There was a big crowd out to see the fight. Of course everybody thought the dog would chew up the monkey. After a few minutes, however, the audience was surprised at the sagacity displayed by the monkey. The bulldog would make a rush at the monkey, | and the letter would jump aside and allow the bulidog to hit his head against the iren | gratings. This was kept up for twenty minutes or more, and then the dog began to get tired. The monkey began to fight. He would let the dog make a rush and then jump on the dog’s back and strike him sev- eral times with the baton. This was kept up fer an hour or more, and finally the dog fell on the fioor completely exhausted, and the monkey actually pounded him to death. The monkey would strike the dog several blows and then place his car to the canine to see if he still breathed. Finally the er of the dog agreed to give up the fight, but the monkey's owner told him that he was too late, as the monkey would not quit | until he had killed the dog. This was one of the peculiarities of the monkey. They always kill their victims. The owner of the dog said he did not want his doz killed, and fnsisted on taking the monkey off. | | While they were talking the monkey belted | | the dog severe! times with his baton, placed | his ear on the dog, and with a sudden jump | leaped on the shoulder of his owner and commenced to use monkey language. The | dog was examined and found: to be deac The people applauded the victory of the | sy, and it looked as if the monkey un- | ———--+e KIDNAPING A Pittsburg Millionaire Said to Be in Duress in leago. Henry B. Shields of Coleman, Shields & | Company, iron manufacturers of Niles, | ohio, and manager of Girard Furnace, at ‘Girard, Ohio, was arrested at the ilotel | Grace, Chicago, at 4 o'clock Saturday after- /noon, charged with kidnaping L. M. | Byers of Pittsburg, Pa., a member of the | wealthy iron manufacturing firm of A. M. {Byers & Compeny of that city. The war- | rant was sworn out by Airs. B: Shields yarrived in Chicago Sat and | | registered at the Hotel Grace under tne | | name of J. B. Berry, Boston, Ohio. rest was made so quictly that no one about jthe hotel knew of it. The pri then taken before Jus' mitted to bail in the sun George S. Baker, attorney says Mr. Byers was taken from his hotel in | Pittsburg May 13, 18%, and brought to Chi- cago. Mr. Byer’s mind was weakened, it is alleged, by various artifices, and letters | written by him to his wife never reached her. Mr Byers was cther cities In charge of Dr. W. Lewis sail- | man and a trained nurse. ‘The firm of A. M. Byers & Company is a heavy ircn manufacturer, with a capital of $1,500,000, The company owns large | mills in Pittsburz, a blast furnace at Gir- lard, Ohio, and other interests, and A. M | Byers is also heavily interested in several other corporations. He is said to be worth upward of $1,000,000, Mrs. Anna Hayes Byers is a daugter of the late Richard Hayes, who at the time of his death was a prominent capitalist and banker of Pittsburg. She is one of the most prominent charitable workers in Alleghen, where the Byers mansion is located, and un-| til recently was prominent in society. Dr. Fallman ridiculed the story of leged kidnaping and the his patient is Insane. He said: “Mr. Bye! was suffering from nervous prostration, when Mrs. Byers went down to Atlantic | City last May he went to Chicago to try to! | recover his health. He put himself in m jcharge, because some friend had mended me. He was doing finel, | August went up to St. Paul to the races in | charge of a trained nurse. Mrs. Byers went up there and I brought the enti back to Chicago. On the fourteenth d: after this he came and told me that he was | going away where he would have a chance to get well. Since then 1 once. His friends know wh writes to them o i y- the a allegation | — What We Are Coming to. | From Puck. Ruyter--"T tell you, Staynour, Iam work- ing this new style of magazine articie for all it is worth.” Staynour—"How is that?” Ruyter—“Didn’t you see my ‘How I Wro First Novel? | the editor has just ac- Wel cepted one on “How I Wrote ‘How I Wrote My First From Puck. Mr. Manyre Latives (disgustedly examin- ing toys)—‘This drum has a hole in it; this | of Armacao, 4 | $200 will be required at the tim article on | HORSEWHIPPED HER HUSBAND. How. Mrs. Seely of Hempstead, L. L, Corrected a Tendency to Flirta 5 The gossips of Hempstead, L. 1., call Ed- ward Seely “a lady’s man,” with some dis- approbation. His wife took, as a way of correcting his flirtation, a horsewhip, and made a scene at the railway station at Mineola in North Hempstead town Satur- day. She was a widow, Mrs. Frank Mowbray, when she married Mr. Seely two years ago. She was reported to be wealthy, and led “society” in Hempstead and North Hemp- stead and all around there. Mr. Seely is now thirty-two. Very soon after he mar- ried the widow tongues began to clack about his flirtations with young girls in- discriminately and his relations with Mrs. Yost, who keeps a boarding house. Mrs. Yost appeared in Mineola Friday, and visited a Mrs, Hendrickson, where, tne gossips say, she met Mr. Seely. Mrs. Yost took two young women living with Mrs. Hendrickson out for a drive, and while they were out Mr. Seely appeared in town. Where he went the truthful gossips cannot Mrs, Seely drove into town and pulled up her two-wheeled gig at the station just be- fore the Roslyn train was due. Then her husband and Mrs. Yost appeared on the —— arm in arm, talking earnestly to- gether. “Hold this horse!” cried Mrs. Seely, she sprang from the wagon and threw her fur cape. She seized the long whip from its socket and rushed up on the plat- form where Mr. Seely and Mrs. Yost stood. A _well-directed blow from his wife’s whip across his shoulders was the first intima- tion that Mr. Seel; chastisement. “I have been a faithful wife to you, Ed, cried, as she brought down the whip a sec- ond time. “Don’t make a fool of yourself!” roared her husband, as he dodged about, endeavor- ing to avoid the blows she rained upon him. “So you were coming on here to the lodge, eh? This is lodge, indeed! I'll teach you to lie to me, you scoundrel!” cried Mrs. Seel;, plying her whip vigorously. She was finally forced to desist through sheer exhaustion. Mrs. Yost had slipped away and boarded the train. “I have good cause to horsewhip my hus- band,” said Mrs. Seely to one of the pas- sengers. “My life is ruined, anyhow, and I do not care to suffer alone any longer.’ Mr. Seely persueded his wife to accom- pany him back to Hempstead. coe Paid for Poor-Postal Service. Singapore advices state that Henniker Heaton, M. P. for Canterbury, Engiana, who is an advocate of universal penny postage, in the course of an interview there declared that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company shamefully neglected the east, especially the service to China and straits settlements. The ma- jority of the vessels trading to these ports, in his. opinion, are of a poor class, inferior in speed and other respects to vessels trad- ing elsewhere. He expressed surprise that the British government had given them the postal contract between Ceylon and Bom- bay at a speed under twelve knots. The annual subsidy paid the company by the British government is £365,000, which rep- resents interest on more money than the whole fleet belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company is worth. se Gains of Peixoto’s Forces. The Brazilian government forces in the vicinity of Rio Janeiro now hold Bom Jesus, Goverrado and Macangue Islands. Monawhich Island, which is directiy north was taken from the insur- gents Thursday night after a sharp fight. The whole insurgent fleet kept up a hot fire on the government forces, but suc- ceeded only in delaying somewhat the capture. The Nictheroy side of the harbor is now in the government's possession. These important gains have completed the cirele of fire around the insurgent forts, Villegaignon and Corbras. ——+e+_____ Attended Washington's Funeral. Jopn Dawson, the oldest citizen of In- diana, died the other day at Terre Haute, aged one hundred and four years, one month and eight days. He was a native ot Virginia and attended the funeral of Washington. His first vote was for James Madison, and he served as a soldier in the war of 1812. He was the father of fifteen Sete had many grandchildren,great- | grandc! ren and great-great-grandchil- dren. His first wife died in 1s12, OOO AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF TWO BRICK DWELL- Ss, ON NTY-THIRD | BETWEEN F Ax STREETS NORTHWEST, BY AUC- By virtue of a deed of trast, re BS wirtae eed rust, recorded among cords of the District of Columbia, in | Liver No. 1670, at folio 59 et seq., and at the request of the holder of the note secured thereby. the undersigned trustees will offer public auction. in front of the premises, on Wi AESDAY. THE THIRD DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. Iso, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M." the followings described land and preimises, in the city of Washington, in the Dist lumbia, snd designated being and 4 2 (2 of seventeen Edward Wilson's subdivision of qware numbered forty-three (43), as Said subdivision is recorded in Book 18, page 157, in the ottice of the survesor of the District of the imy to & prior deed o ing Fears fron: interest ber cent pes annuta, payatle send-annnally, Terms of sale: AM cavh. A deposit of §200 on i be required at the time of sale. | plied with in fifteen days from the otherwise the. tru I the property at viting purchaser risk and ost or purchasers. All at the cost of the pur. | BURR R. TRACY. Trustee, W. E. EDMONSTON, Trastee, Office 500 5th st. nw. ANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS, vth and D sts. nw, RAME DWELLING, No. REET NORTHWEST. deed of trust to us, beering date D. 1893, recorded in Liber 1 et seq.. of the land reconls of the Dix Hct of Columbia, aud at the request of the e will sell_at SALE OF. EIGHTH. STI By virtue of a of front of the jy OND DAY OF r. Ps FOUR O'CLOCK "P.M. ¢ or parcel of tand and p distinguished as and being the south 1h fect 7 vered 1S, othwell_and Naylor's subdivision of square wl 425, as per plat recorded in Liber XN. K.. | of the records of the surveyor's office of aches front by. the fall depth of lot numb n ments, payadl> in at 6 per cent per annum, pay and secured by deed of trust all cash, at option of purchaser and recording at haser’s cost. nd 2 years, with interest ble" scmi-annu ing | A deposit of of sale. Terms of sale to be complied with in ten days from date of sale, otherwise trustees reserve the right to re- sell at’ risk and cost of defaulting purchaser ‘or | purchasers, | AL Office, Pacific buildin; 20-A&ads “~'T. E. WAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auctioneer. SALE OF LOT IMPROVED BY TWo- AME DWELLING, No. 338) F ‘THWEST, | dof trust duly recorded in et seq., of the land rec- i J. W. PILLING, N, Auct. ‘Trustees, ALE OF BRICK DWELLING No. 5K STREET NORTHEAST. 1694, folio 70 et seq. oue of the land records of the District of Colui Se will sell. in front ot the premises, on THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY of . 1804, at HALF-PAST FOUR Orel that part of ori ten (10). In square seven hundred and seven of the city of Washington, D. C., con x jot Wm. G. Schathirt, together’ with the improve- thereon oF appertaining theret. 0. ‘One-third cash, balance in one and twe nnuin, payable semi-annually, a trust on premises, 0 aser. A deposit of $200 at at purchaser's cost. Terms tc b in 15 days, otherwise trusteer reserve the right to resell at risk end cost of de- faulting purchaser, after five days’ advertisement knife won't cut; this engine won't run.” Mrs. Manyre Latives—“I know, dear. I bought them for Christmas presents.” of suc resale, AAC 1. JOHNSO: ‘AS. F. BENJAML ‘Trustees. Is CH. as | Fine say. Then, as evening darkened into night, , iy had of the impending ie and see how you are treating me!” she | ON FE AUCTION SALES. =. ‘TOMORROW. D THOMAS DOWLING & CO., AUCTIONEERS, DUNCANSON BROS. AUCTIONEERS, 612 E st. nw. USTERS SALE OF TWO-sTOR’ is at ao 5 DWELLING,NO. Tint Sree Ten thousand dollars worth | kites!" 480" ierit’ " Sake By virtue of a deed of trust duly in B- land Of Dry Goods wns eS et aig oh At Auction, Severson bay ‘ Being the balance of stock | fit ests, stuste in Of fir. W. M. Shuster, [Emi tus emu No. 919 Penna. Avenue, Who is retiring 7 From business, | tums to te The stock consists of “i= Silks and Veivets, Woolen | Goods, Evening Goods, |" uverancing Black Crapes and jits acta sie, ot Shawls, Laces, Fine 6=4 | sulting purchaser Ladies’ Cloths, Ginghams, White Goods, Hosiery and Tate of 6 re semi-ronuatly on the TRE A! VE SALE HAS BEEN NED as Underwear, &c. GP ibecrAtmen, AB, Te same hear aaa ROT Also aisasas _ WiiLiaM C WILOCK, ‘Trustees. The entire Fixtures, which |” ™tcurre pane « co, avcrioxcens ~ SALE <DSOME FRAME Cost over $6,000. BWELLING. Cons Oe ‘old at public auction at the above men- HEIGHTS (NORTH BROOKLAND), Deco premises, commencing TEN O'CLOCK By virtue of a deed of trust, dated the 20 day of TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1803, and continu. | December, A.D. 282, and aul in Liber ing from day to day at same hour until all is sold. | 5°.) 700, follo 194 et seu. one of the Ladies specially invited. Seats provided. THOMAS DOWLING & ©O., 422-3t Auctioneers. RATCLIFFE, DARR & ©0., AUCTIONEERS. TRI STA’ YY. virtue of a deed of trust, recorded in Liber ilo 300, f the land records 1526, fol! trict of Colur Su ipreme Court of the in equity cause No. 13540, the undersigned’ trastee Will sell, on TUESDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of DECEMBER, 1893, 'at FOUR O'CLOCK P. M., 2, Dahilic auction, on 7th street rend. in front of 1 premises, recorded subdivision of part of tract called “Girl's Portion” contained within the following metes and viz: Beginning for the said part of lot at the northwest corner thereof and running thence south 50 feet to southwest corner of said lot, thence east 300 feet, thence north 50 feet and ‘west 800 feet to the ing. Terms of sale: One-half cash, residue in one and two. years: for deferred put money the notes of T. secured by deed of trust on property day of sale at rate Fable to bounds, of be cee. cept days right to resel proper. WILLIAM E. EDMONSTON, Trost: 415-d&dbs Office, 500 Sth st. oe WALTER B. WILLIAMS & 00., AUCTS. 3. .N, Corcoran bu L. E. BU Trustees. Twenty-Second Annual Sale of Solid Sterling Silverware. FINEST PLATED WARE. FRENCH, ONYX AND MARBLE CLOCKS. ELEGANT BRONZES. ROGERS’ CELEGRATED CUTLERY, TABLE WARE, &e., Manufactured by the old and reliable Taunton Silver Plate Co. . SALES DAILY At 11 o’clock a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m., At our sales rooms, Corner 10th st. and Penna. ave. n.w., at — until the entire extraordinary large stock ts dis-| “"Hexny WISE GARNETT. Senivine fiustee, bred of. is 420-dkas 416 St st. B Special provision will be made for the comfort Wiis ‘UCTIONEERS, —~ of ladies attending this peremptory sale. Every ee ote ae article strictly guaranteed as represented or money =< | refunded we TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TAREE STORY. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & ©o., EAST CORNER OF FPLOKIDA AVENUE AND ar4ist Auctioneers. SIXTH STREET NORTHWEST. —,, Se ae a eee et sea. FUTURE DAYs. records of the District of Columbia, and at the re: WARTERS OF THE METROPOLITAN Po- fons infront ‘of the ypremioes oe PET Nee, District of Columbia, Washington, Decen: | bad MBE TWENTY NINTH. "2su, ber 22, ISWS.--Notice is bereby given that par- | POUR O'CLOCK PM., wu following land and suant to an onler of the ‘of ‘the | premises, situate in the clty of W: Dis. District of Columbia, dated December 22. 18u, | Pict ot Colmutie, cand and in conformity with section 417 of the Re. Barr & Seunee's covariate ef thirty-nine of Vised Statute relating to the District of Colum Tet et ame d), block in Le Droit residence known bree 43), pier ri sell at public auction, on THURSDAY, | Park, improved by an elegant brick ne DECEMBER. TWESTY-EIGHTHL, 1893 z| 7 at TEN O'CLOCK = rename of | St Ratcliffe, Darr & 5 nue northwest. a lot of lost property taken by —_ a het a: en RICHARD "Sh LVES- 5 , iso Property le1 Metropolit: Police, D.C. hinowlees & ©0., AUCTIONEERS, Bw. THOMAS DOWLI Giz E st. VALUABLE © said District, together with the improvements | TRUST * SALE OF MPROVED thereon, consisting of a frame dwelling, No. 1155, AND UNIMPROVED "PROPERTY, No. 333 z = Sth wtreet northwest. sae FIFTH STREET. BETWEEN C" AND D| “ATCLIFFE, DARK & CO, AUCTIONEERS Terms of sule: One-third of the purchase money STREETS SOUTHEAST, AT AUCTION. TRUSTRE’S to be paid in cash, balance in three equai_pay- | By virtue of certain deed of trust, dated the ry. 18M8, and duly ‘recorded + et seq., one of the land ree ords of the District of Columbia, and by directior bere! od Febraat Liber 1786, folio 161 of the party secured thereby, corded tn ER = he on, Pioulo, abet ems of THURSDAY, JANUARY POLITE, Ihe at Fore | ltd seconde of the Divine ot yo} a . 1804, at POUT , ~ 3 O'CLOCK FAL, the following described ‘property. | LUBOFY of & decrme of the Sa said District, in equity cause No. 1 iz, all, of lots numbered eighteen (18) and nine- | will offer at public sale, to tee Bi | inser teen (19), in the subdivision of square eight hun. | front or “RSD. ‘CARY dred and twenty (20). One of the lots ism | SBCOND, teat notre yet ae en Proved by two-story and rarenent residence | part of ‘lot mimbered twenty-two (2), in wi podern: provements, No, Firth | bered 3 rect, between C and D streets southeast. | the. << Wentaten, D.C. cmastes whites the city of Waslington, D. C., contained within the following metes and bounds: Beginning at « point in the south line of H st. north sixteen ( feet west of the west line of 14th st. east a Tunning thence west along ssid H st. twelve (12) feet, thence south one hundred (100) feet, thence east two (@) feet, thence worth twenty 0) fect, Terms: Sold subject to existing deeds of trust that will be made known at time of sale. All con. YeFanciug and recording at purchases cost. A sit of $100 will be required on the tmproved $50 on the unimproved at the time of sale, CALHOUN, ‘Trustee, az2-dts JOHN E. BEXTON, Trastee. Thence east ten (10) feet and thence north eighty _ oa | (St) feet to the place of beginning, with the im- RATCLIFFS, DARR & CO., AUCTIONEERS. | provements thereun, being premises No. 1397 I TRUSTEES’ SALE OF DESIRABLE UNIMPROVED | rovided by the deed of tfust: One of the party thereby aren, ear cee | LAND, CONSISTING OF SIX LOTS FRONTING | half of the purchase tones aud expenses of kale auction, in “of the prem rripay EET BETWEEN 17TH AND ISTH tof witch $100 nitst be deposited at time DECEMI INTH, 1908, at QUe eae COR- | of ‘sale), and balance at six and twelve month NTH, 1888, at QUARTER I t LOTS TWO| from date of aie, with Auteres: at 10 per cout st part of lot 1s, SS "secured by trust on the property. If tthe’ northeast Sima for the rf 1 STREETS not compiled with in ten days trustee at the northeast ‘corner of xatd | ND POUR ON ISTH. STREET reserves the Tight to resell at cost of defaulting Since CE and back with | TWEEN D AND E STREETS NORTH AST, mirchaser on tive days’ advertisement, Conveyance inches 19 the rear line of | SUBDIVISION WAN : recording at purchaser's com te alove stated. 0] COUNTY OF W: D.« H MAHLON ASHPORD, ‘Trustes, ; - eposit of By virtue of a cert trust, 7 ed | ~ = — — cium’ jot male, and the | in lier ‘Nu sro folly 1 etn ye fy | DUNCANSON BROS. AUCTIONEERS. _ a Wo records of the District of Columbia, and its : ” t- y ait pateiuser. bearing | tion wt tne twiders of the utes uecaredl ther ee SEO ORELLING, Net nas “4 ed by deed of | will seli at publ the premines, ~ y re Pia. Fld Su be taken, or all Oo WEDAESD, TY SEVENTH. we ESET Jn certats Gael of trust 0 da, bear days from sale, or nae te ow’ | ine date May 14, 1802, pd duly recorded May 24, erty will be resold at risk and cont of defaulting | Wa 2, Pee oe purchaser, A conveyancing and recording at | ft jeem (14) to de t o -~ bag chaser's cost, THOS, WAGGAMAN, | and tots . the parties secured thereby, Ww 5, Will sell at public auction, cmises, on PRIDAY, THE TWEN- wt ders igiwd in trout of the | wood, us said subdivision is recorded in mut y A. KR. Shepherd. folio 13—. Said property will be | TY-NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A! D. 1893, AT | aiv Jed aud sold in tWo separate parcels ‘as fol FOUK LOCK P.M., all that certain plece or viz! Said lots 14 to 19, both ‘inclust parcel ‘and premises situate in the cit land ¥ 7 oustijuting one of Washington, District of Columbia, and a parcel, and the remain- | lots ax aw constituting the! and designated as lot seventy-five “(75) of An- both parcels) will | toinette Ik. j be sold © one prior existing in: | cumbrance ing a | Huudred Dollars ($1,500) duly” extend | turing February 7," | from August 7, 1803. Terms of sale ax to each separate parcel: half the purchase money to be paid in of which Will be required at time of remainder on Febraary 7, 1804, for which payment the note of the purchaser Will be secured by usual deed of trust on the and bearing Interest at the rate of st annum from day of sale: or ali the purchase money | can be paid in cash if purchaser desires. All con- | veyancing, recording, &c., at purchaser's cost. If | terms of sale are not fully complied with within | ten days from day of sale, the trustees reserve ts Fight to resell at the risk’ and cost of the default- ug " JOHN S. SWORMSTEDT, 7: iF WALTER HIESTON. Trustee, d15-eod&dbs 1907 Pa. ave. aw, together w dwelling. © purchase money to talance in three equal In ‘one, two and three years, per centuin per annum, pay- from day of sale, secured by deed of {rust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $250 f the purchaser at the time of . AN conveyancing, recording and notarial fees at the cost of the ‘Terms of sale to be plied with wit yr from day of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. WILTTIAM F. EPMONET ON, CONSTANTINE BH. ‘Urustecs, address, Suv SUL Bt. Ewe payable ix interest at six (6) ¢ seui-annualls, rustee, st. mW. ' 415 -dids