Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1894, Page 9

DAY QUINTUPLE SHEET STR $1.00 per year; £7 All mail subscriptions must be paid tm ad- “Tinton of advectlaing made news on asetication —————_— Part2. Che #y ening Slav. Pages’ 5-41 + WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. ‘TO ADVERTISERS. ‘Advertisers are urgently re Quested to hand in advertisements the Gay prior to publication, im order that insertion may be as- sured. Want advertisements will be received up to neon of the day of publication, precedence being Given to those first received. s AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. EDUCATIONAL. Seats Now On Sale For MR, RICHARD Mansfield’s ALBAUGH'’S GRAND. OPERA HOUSE, COMMENCING MONDAY, JANUARY 8. IRE: Monday and Thursday _——— EAT Tuesday Evening, MERCHANT OF VENICE. Wednesday Matinee and Friday Evening, RRINCE KARL. Wednesday Exsetes. 4 PARIBIAN BOMANCE. tarday Matinee, SRUMMELL. — Night, DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. CONCERT Lehigh University Glee and Banjo Clubs. METZEROTT HALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, AT 8 P. M. Reserved seats, $1 and 75 cents, Admission, 50 cents. Seats now on sale at Metzerott Hall. Ja3-4t CONVENTION HALL. Tonight at 7:30. Pure Food Exposition Under the auspices of the Wholesale Grocers’ As- sociation, indorsed by the Retail ‘Grocery Trade of the city. MUSIC BY THE Marine Band. COOKING LECTURES By Miss Helen Louise Johnson, THE POPULAR EDITOR OF **TABLE TALK.” Among the unexpected at- tractions will be several Expensive Exhibits From The World’S Fair. Admission 25 cents. Jat NEW TIONAL THEATER. Every Evening and Saturday Matinee. THE GLORIOUS NAVAL DRAMA, The Ensign. NEXT WEEK -~- The Girl 1 Left Behind Me. ACADEMY—NEW YEAR'S WEEK. Matinee Saturday at 2 SUTTON VANE’S THRILLING DRAMA, The Span Of Life. THE GREATEST NOVELTY OF THE AGE. Next week— Edward Vroom in “RUY BLAS.” jat-tt MEW NATIONAL THEATER, Sunday Evening, January 1, Col. R. G. Ingersoll, In his famous lectare on LINGOLN. im Ja4-3t IN MIRTH, MUSIC AND MIMICRY. Mr. WALTER PELHAM OF LONDON, ‘The distinguished English Humorist and Elocn- tionist. Rem ees of rare readers. Original, laughable, At the ¥. M. CA. 1408 New York FRIDAY, January 5, 8 paw. Tickets, Jat2t METZERUTT MUSI La MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, AT 8. Boston phony Orchestra. Sym ME. EMIL PAUR, CONDUCTOR. SOLOIST, ww MATERNA. PROGRAM: Brahms. “Alceste,"” Gluck; overture, “Euryanthe,”* “Oberon,” Weber. Huy rian Rhapsody, No. 2, Liszt. snes " Tickets at Metzerott’s Music Store. jal-St Symphony, in C Aria Weber. HARRIS’ THEATER. Week commencing Monday, January 1, 1894. THE MERRY COMEDY, DR. BILL. Next Week-THE POWER OF GOLD. _jal-t KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER. TONIGHT AT 8. MATINEE TOMORROW AT 2, Roger Brothers’Company of Fun Makers. Every artist 4 prominent star. HIGH CLASS—EMINENT—REFINED. Next Week—WALDMAN’S SPECIALTY CO. Jal-t FUN. ALBAUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. EVERY EVENING AT 8. Matinee Saturday. THE DISTINGUISHED ‘COMEDIAN, KEY In a Revival of the Famous Burlesque, SECOND ADONIS UP TO MR. HENRY , by EDITION DATE. : — 60 Under direction of C. B. Jefferson, Klaw & Er- er. New Novelties, Specialties, Dances, Music, Cos- tumes, Calcium ‘Light Bitects, &e. EXT WEEK, MR. RICHARD MANSFIELD. no. “THE LAST DAYS OF THE CONFEDERACY.” Legion, Encampment No. 69, Union Veteran And The Confederate Veterans’ Associatgon Respectfully announce that they have secured the GEN. JOHN B. GORDON, Who will deliver his celebrated lecture, entitled “THE” LAST DAYS" OF “THE CONFEDREACY,” it CONVENTION HALL. Sth and L sts. nw. FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 1894, AT 7:30 P.M. Proceeds for the benefit of the relief funds of the two associations. ‘TICKETS. Reserved seats, 50 ¢ Metzerott’s, 12th and Sale of 50 cts. extra, to be hed only st sts. reserved seats will begin Jan. 10. Tickets for 1 admission can be obtained from members of the Union Veteran Legion and Confederate Veterans’ Associations. N.B.—No reserved seats will be sold after 7 ee P-@. op 26th, and none will be suld at the . 429-td. BY NOTE OR il method; antee to teach the most unmusical person play a perfect tune each lesson by my sim ple method or no charge. Parlors from 10 =a 2 p.m. GEORGE DRAEGEN, 631 T at. nw. im st. Bw. EXCURSIONS, é&c. BY Ral 1 Mount Vernon, TOMB OF WASHINGTON. NJO THOROUGHLY TAUGHT only i Also via ferry to 11:30 a.m., and round trip, 50 cents. Grounds . to + p.m. a22-tf TO MOUNT VERNON. Daily (except Sunday), At 10 a.m. returning by 2:45 p.m FARE, ROUND TRIP. 60 CENTS. Admission to grounds, 25 cents. Tickets, with Mount Vernon admission coupon, for sale at wharf and at hotels. Will also make river landines as far as Glymoat, stopping for freight and passengers both ways. orld L TALLY HO COACH LINE DAlLy. 10 a. from 511 13th: st.—Artington, Cabin J. B. and ai . ‘Trip, 50 to Zc. Finest Tally jo ob earth. No cars to Arlington. oci9-3m* 2 LECTURE 4 Tiracles Without Medicine Builders’ Exchange Hall The Scene of Strange and Mysterious Works. ADMISSION FREE TO ALL. ‘The most confirmed cripples are cured by this man’s wonderful power. He gives an exhibition that baffles description. The most marvelous cures ever recorded are performed at every clinic. ‘The public are invited to bring the worst cases that cag be found. The sick, lame, deaf and paralyzed will be treated om, the open stage in full view of the audience dafy at 2.30, except Wednesday. Special clinic Sunday evening, January 30. Those wishing private consultation will find Dr. 12, 4 to S and 7 to 8. Jad-2t “OLD TIME T isd 8 ps “From the With Stereopticon, YEDNESDAY, Jan.” Union M Piekets each lecture. 25 cents. : ~~ ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON IRELAND, | Prof. DONALD DOWNIE, at 8 o'clock SUNDAY . January under the auspices of on loth st. nw. Ad- | Jal-Gt 1594, hall IN WASHINGTON. PRIVATE LESSONS IN MATHEMATI i es and engineering studies; rienced tutor; university graduate. STRUCTOR, Star office. MME. TAYLOR TEACHES — VOC theory. | Training the voice for ope cert a specialty. Only teacher using method,doiug away with notes and staff. st. nw. GAILLARD 100L OF LA» or me 906 ¥ St. Modern languages taught by rd method, comprising © series of text books published Ui D. Appletow & Co., an entirely new practical, scientihe. aud aesthetic. system, ‘the oaly alphabette 516 Lith one ublie in- decorated by the French minister of struction and indorsed by the celebrated Sorbonne and the leading educators of Europe and America. German classes and private lessons by P. H. Mueller, author of the Words Chain Method. Visitors admitted to all the classes heid daily. a9 TH iE TYPEWRITING AND SHORTHAND COURSE. $15. Pi 15, TYPEWRITING AND SHORTHAND. $15 15 15, 15 $15 TYPEWRITING AND SHORTHAND. $15 $15 $15. $15, 15, None BETTER. It is the CHEA! A IVY INSTITUTE BUSINESS COLLEG' By the success of its Washington puptia, RECOM ME: ITSELF. Full business « day or night, $25 a year. Established 18 Bookkeeping, arithmetic, ing, grammar. letter writing, penmanship. plomas and _ for graduates. Send for ‘announcement. W. FLYNN, A.M, Prinetpal, s.w. cor. Sth a ai6-3m* INSTRUCTIONS IN MECHANICAL DRAWING. ngs-2m* L.A. CHESTER. 122 4th st. we. DRAWING TAUGHT EVENINGS; MECHANICAL and architectural. Spring term begins J: 1sy4. 631 7th st. me. ey 1488 NST. N.W. THE MISSES KERR'S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES AND LITTLE CHILDREN. GUNSTON INSTITUTE, d29 2926 and 2928 P st. n.w. MME J. ESPUTA DALY, Classes in reading music at sight. The note chaig iy . Sousa WONDERFUL WILLARD HALL. TONIGHT AND ALL ¥: PROF. CARPE 3 HYPNOTISM MESMERISM. Admission, 25 cents. served seats, 50 certs nlj-2m THE HOUSE IN WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN £16 10th st., now contains over 2,500 relics of Mr. Lincoln, most of them from the “Homestead” at Springield, “I. except Surday, 912 and 1-4. Tues Tidays, 8-10 p.n. oc2¢-3m ission, 25 cents. PROF. CALDWELL'S DANCING ACADEMY, STH FRI. EVENIN and H u.w., TU . ointment at my residen lessons given by Minnie turntehed for balls, parties, &c. 40 C n.' MK. ALLAN DE COU MUELLER'S Al select school for dancing, delsarte ment, Masonic Tem Washington, D. C. ein ‘ADEM Y, nd deport: Uth and F sts. o. culw~ at the acedemy, @stem. Mme. Daly indorsed by J. P. Sthers of note and fame. a6-3mo STUDIO, 224 N. J. AVE. N.W. FRENCH KINDERGARTEN AT MISS FRANCES Martin's School reopens January 8, 1804, at 1205 W.; instruction ‘entirely in French by a 426-1m MATILDA MINKE, 312 DELAWARE AVE, graduate of the New Eng. Conservatory of Music, Boston, organist and experienced teacher _of piano and harm: 24-3m* FRENCH CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS AND AD- vanced pupils; new term, January 5. aud attractive method. MULE. V. PRUD HOMME 307 D st. nw. d13-1m* BANJO TAUGHT BY YOUNG LADY OF EX: perience. Terms, per lesson, or $10 per jwarter. Call or address (2-Im* site Lge 1406 Columbia st. aw. OLNEY INSTITUTE, 1827 I ST. School for young ladies ana little girls. liss Virginia Mason Dorsey, tactpats. IN WASHINGTON. VOCAL CULTURE AT 50c. PER LESSON—A LADY fully competent to teach Panseron’s method Wishes “a few ‘vocal scholars. “Address M.M.M., Star office. ie WANTED—INSTRUCTION IN| MUSIC IN EX- change for same in Frevch. German or elocution. Address B. F. A., Star office. 1t* — Py —— certifica' a lerr of tl Royal Con- servat ‘of He rin. Lessons at home it ese em ese, MISS NINA MORSE, French a IO, 1003 9TH N.W. ot ss teacher: volce culture, vio in and plano;rapid development; advantages of musi- cales and recitals; no charge for examination. j4-6* 1864—EDUCATION FOR REAL LIFE—1894 FOR SONS AND DAUGHTERS. THE SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, Na- tional Bank of the Republic building, corner 7th and D sts. v.w. Day and night sessions September 4. (Practical English, shorthand and {ypewriting; Spencerian rapid writing: mechant- cal and afchitectural drawing. of ten thoroughly trained teachers. Location central. Services of graduates always in demand. Office open every business day and night. Write or call for new annual announcement, Mra. SARA A. SPENCER, Tel. call 1084. (oci) Principal Proprietor. COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, La. ave., bet. 6th and 7th sts. n.w. C.K. URNER, A.M., C.E., Prin. Twenty-third year as a’ successful business educator; eighth year in this city and fifteen years witb stiman College. Six thorough a practical courses: Business, ish, accountancy, civil service, shorthand and e Engl typewriting. Learn tl ph and typewriter; the quickest preparation for the office; complete course, $15, horthand dictations by ‘competent readers a the phonograph; irdividual instruction by ex- perlenced Feporters. Graduates of rare excellence and distinguished success; moderate prices; send talogue. au26 NEW TERM OPENS JANUAR’ S04. JAN. 2 ‘will be a good time to enter Wood's Commercial College, el Capitol st. and All who join in allowed a discount of 10. per ing sessions. a5 MUILLER, TEACHER OF piano, Staal: voval music and harmony; espe- clally atten' 7 bupils to beginners as well as to advanced. 61 ‘T8 ARE PROOF. ‘T owe all my success to the training recetved our ean Be ays huadreds of our Day and night classes ‘January. 2, 1894, EATON, NG" ‘Traini DURLE: Business ing building, 12th and F sts. n.w. 122 MR. PUTNAM'S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN AND in located at 1484 Q st. a.w. Preparation for Best ot retercaces: For particolane atsiy te Wat, ay _HS PUTNAM, or A. NO McQUARRER. nf-2my at NOW OPEN. ART STUDI LEAGUE—NINTH SEASON. Day classes—-Antique, portrait, oils, water — = Ler a ue ening classes—Antique men's life. For circulars send to . oc8-tf 808 17th st. aw. Norwood Institute, 14TH STREET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, oc30_Mr. and M.s. W. D. CABELL, Srincipsls, IVY INSTITUTE BUSINESS COLLEGE, Course of instruction ‘equals that ot aay’ bustnees ise itructi equals that of any college in Washington; terms lower. , been ‘a well-known, reliable and successful Washington educator for’ 17 Full business course, day or night, $25 a year. grammar, iet- typewriting, shorthand, Bookkeeping, arithimetic. spelling, i ig poem rie gs mas and positions tea,” Gent cation. i: 'Seod “for announce. Experienced teachers. ment. 8. W. FLYNN. A. M., L VERMONT AVE. N.W. PIANO AND HARMONY. se21-tf_ LESSONS ON THE JANKO }OARD. ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS, 1312 MASS. AVEC A Gay school for young ladics and little girts. ‘The course of study embraces atl the branches of a practical education. au31-6m MISS BALCH’S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE AND Business College, 1207 10th n.w. Pupils successfully for civil service, department: census examinations. Stenography taught. LANGUAGES. THE BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 728 14th st. n.w. Branches in all American and European Principal cities. New term begins now. red and ee2-tr OUT OF WASHINGTON. ST. GEORGE'S HALL FOR BOYS, ST. GEORGE'S, Md.--I'rof. J. ©. Kinear, A.M., prin. 18th year. An unsurpassed school; established reputation; reasonable terms; highest references. d25-cod2w* WORK WANTED, NOT CHARITY. Damon at bis office, 736 12th st. u.w., from 10 to | How Mr. Carnegie Regards the Condi- tion of © Unemployed. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Car- negie speeded them with flowers yesterday afternoon, when they sailed for Egypt from New York. . Mr. Carnegie said that he originally had been impeiled to go abroad to recuperate from an attack of the grip; but, as the grip had lett him, he felt taat he was making his trip under false pretenses. It was not improbable, he said, that he might come back on the same vessel. Mr. Carnegie said he had decided to keep his mills open, principally because he want- ed to give work to his men. He was con- vinced that the workers did not want char- ity, but an opportunity to earn a living. He had no hope of making money, but he thought he would lose very little, if any- thin Carnegie was inclined to think that 38 would pass a tariff bill, such as the republicans would not attack. He thought it would be a measure in favor of the many against a few and that it would be the resuit of the co-operation of demo- crats and republicans, pretty much in the same way that they secured the repeal of the Sherman silver bill. a DUG OUT OF DIRT AND RUBBISH. ‘The Boay Dying Mary McGrath, Who Was Worth Thousan A St. Louis special says: Mary McGrath, an aged recluse, was dug out of a mass of dirt and rubbish at her home, No. 1611 Clark avenue, Wednesday night, and an hour later she died of privation, brought about by sickness and lack of attention. Miss McGrath owned real estate the rentals of which. amounted to nearly $3,000 per year. For the past five years she had led the life of a hermit, never opening the front door or windows of her home. No person has ever been seen to enter her home, and fler only companions were half a dozen dogs, several chickens and some canary birds and cats. ‘The room which she occupied was devoid of all furniture, and rubbish to the deptn of nearly. two feet covered the floor, Un this the old woman made her bed each night, surrounded by her pets. She did all the work about the house in the way of repairs and such painting as she deemed necessary. A partial search of the house by the pub- lic administrator revealed a box contain- ing deeds and other papers worth between $30,000 and $40,000, soe, Go jaeCorkle on Free Coal. W. A. MacCorkle, governor of West Vir- ginia, and Senator Henry G. Davis, presi- dent of the West Virginia Central and Pitts- burg Railroad Company, have given the Manufacturers’ Record their views at length on the Wilson tariff bill. Mr. MacCorkle says that the democratic doctrine for 100 years has been in favor of retaining the tariff on coal, and that it is in direct oppo- sition to democratic principles to remove the duty. He quotes the tariffs of 1789-90, 1842 and the Walker tariff of 1846 in sup- port of his argument, and says: “If the spirit of democracy is for free trade, then treat all alike; place on the free list the woolens, the cutlery, the thousands of azticles manufactured in New England for which we have had to pay double all these years. If, on the other hand, the party must formulate a revenue tariff, then bring highly protected New England down to a revenue basis. When that is done, then in all fairness you can touch coal. “I am for the whole Union, but my pa- triotism does not tell me to hand over the Miss Laura Lee Dorsey, Pri CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 1 Piano, organ, voice, antages to | a6-1m' outbound hand and foot to the chariot wheels of the eastern manufacturers.” Children’s Suits. Men’s Derbys. Choice of three lots of BROWN DERBYS — latest shades and shaves. The = of the nt See ‘Those that were | e lo Bie BRAS snort] PNOw ......... 54-68) fooas from ‘one season to the N fe eat $2.50) Th that wore next you’ never have the) 12—NOW $8. $2.25 $1.25 to $6.00. LOT 35047—BROWN VEL- VET BLOUSE 8UIT. silk Yeivet, collar—-rear size ERS, with| each sizes| 3 Were! $3.50 sailor collar—one 6 8 and WOW sicccsats Men’s Alpines. Boys’ Derbys. (08 two lots of BROWN $2.50 owas ts JESSE Bh BN) BuowN ALPINE HATS Pan i — = $ ‘Saddle fashion—English Bed- Reefers zxriz_ SUCDB| rd Cordon Regtit_mete 2 Th were Regular prices, $12 and $15.30, 4 eee) ___| "iow ._ $1675} sveciat’ prices " LOT 425—BROWN RIBBED| —>, CHEVIOT | REEFERS. "with $6 and $6.75. Gund 8." Were $4 a 2.50 Housec BOYS’ DER- PAIRS of 9 KNEE! . 64¢. 30 PANTS. ‘ow Boys’ LongPants 66 PAIRS of BOYS’ LONG RANTS. Striped and Check! Che: Regular prices $3. $3.50 and $4. Cape Overcoats. LOT 1086—-LIGHT EN. GLISH PLAID CaPE COAT— = each sizes 3 and Were} LOT 1000— GLISH_ PLAID with Kilt baek—size Now ~ LOT 6774— DARK one each sizes 4 and 8 years. Were $10. NOW LOT. sii. EN-) GLISH PLAID CAPE COAT. with Kilt back—Size 4. Was Children’s Hats. FANCY CLOTH. PLUSH AND VELVET TURBANS. and odds and the saving of are deep. importance. Star Shirt Waists. LOT _2009—LIGHT-COLOR-| ~ ONE ‘TRIM ED FAN COAT — aize $1 10. Was TOT TAN. MED CAPE) and RED GOAT SLIPPER: BLACK : 48c. Is an extraordinary privilege- Our Sale is bringing order out of chaos. By tomorrow night the “GREAT HOME STORE” will be clear of all the broken lots got a day left in which to reap We’re determined--so the cuts You are needing-= so the opportunity doubles in Don’t let it pass unimproved! but we're ‘‘cleaning house.”* to equal) "Those that were Us. There are now! $1.25 about 40 Sui left of the| Ne iso ; yh . BD enrescone 78&c. Lyon’s Umbrellas. BLACK AND the * * for weaper Bow! Brice . leaning ends. You’ve our sacrifices. Men’s Slippers. ‘ONE LOT FANCY EM- EKED SLIPPERS that : $1.50, $1.75 end $1.95. Sow Boys’ and = | , “aint “mult ‘pte a oy LOT 7847_STRIPED CASSL Sar Sart Waist: Are the best M- MERE CaPE Coats-two10/Youth s’ Slippers) ot sian sto st se. ani year-old size. ‘ere % Lay Sow ......-:. $2200 ‘qos Cloth Tam O’Shanters Leather Yacht Caps. ‘88c. Neckwear. All of our S@c. Banos, “IMPamats Pennsylvania Ave. and 7th St. QSSS GS SSH SSSI SE -, CAPITOL HILL VIEWS s Expressed at the Meeting of the Bast Washington Citizens’ Association. Topics That Interest the The Vario Citizens—The Report om the De Armond Resolution. ‘The East Washington Citizens’ Associa- tion held the first meeting of the new year last night at its rooms in Baum’s Hall. It was largely attended, and among those present were Mrs. Emily E. Briggs, the only lady member of the association. < President Babson from the executive’com- mittee stated that the committee had con- sidered the De Armond bill rezently pres- sented to Congress to repeal the law pro- viding for the payment of one-half of the expenses of the District government by the United States. Mr. Babson stated that the report of Gen. Birney at the last meeting of the association discussed fully this bill in its every phase. The executive committee decided to extend an invitation to the sev- eral citizens’ association of the city, 80 that whatever effort was made would be the result of the united deliberation of the citi- zens. Accordingly invitations were sent out and a meeting was held on the evening of December 28, at the Arlington Hotel. At this meeting a subcommittee of nine was appointed to report upon this subject. ‘The Memortal to Congre Mr. M. I. Weller, secretary of the meei- ing, at the invitation of President Babson, stated that the committee was hard at work on the report, which would be submitted to the meeting of the committee next Thurs- day night. He said the report would be re- plete with elaborate tables showing the ex- penditures by the United States and the District gt Columbia since 1702, accompa.- ied by a statement of the reasons which governed Congress in adopting the act of June 11, 1878, by which it agreed to pay one-half of the expenses of the local guv- ernment. The committee, he said, is united in the opinion that the status quo should be maintained. It will not favor any changes whatever in the relationship as so defingd between the United States and the District of Columbia, The object of the re- port, he sald, in conclusion, was to strength- en the hands of the friends of the District in Congress with such an array of arga- mentative facts supporting the justice of the act of June 11, 1878, so that even Mr. De Armond himself will reach the conclu- sion that the enactment of his measure would be unjust and a violation of all equi- “Srofessor T. N. Conrad, chairman of the committee of public parks and spaces, pre- sented some valuable statistics in reference to the character, number and general su- -pervision of the parks of the city, as a basis for a future report by the committee. Mr. Isaac P. Noyes, chairman of the com- mittee on public parks and spaces, submit- ted an interesting paper on the subjects in- trusted to his care. The Problem of Poor Relief. Mrs. Briggs spoke at length on the needs of the poor of the city. She said there was great difficulty in finding the real deserving poor. There were people who would willing- ly work, but would rather starve than beg. She had been appointed a member of the committee of fifty to raise funds, but would much prefer to assist the needy ones to get employment. Mr. M. 1. Weller explained that he would withhold his resolution calling for an in- vestigation of certain irregularities existing in the public schools. He desired to be un- derstood as not retreating from his posi- tion. The irregularities could be settled by the school trustees, and he hoped they would be. If not, he would call the matter up and push it conscientiously, ‘The meeting then adjourned. EE LETS NEW JOCKEY CLUB. To Reform and Purify the Turf Its Object. America will shortly have a new jockey club, the purpose of which will be to purify and elevate horse racing, if present indica- tions prove true. At a meeting at the Hoff- man House at New York last evening, in which a large number of the leading lights of the American turf participated, the pre- liminary steps were taken by the drawing up of a rough plan and the appointment of @ committee, whose duty is the organiza- tion of such a club. On December a committee was ap- pointed by prominent horsemen et a meeting at the Hoffman House to present some plan for the organization of a club. This committee consisted of Jas. R. Keene, ex-officio chairman; Perry Belmont, J.-Q. Donner, Col. Jacob Ruppert, jr., Dr. C. 1. Knapp, David Gideon, Col. W. P. Thomp- son and Edward Kelly. This committee has held several mectings with the board of con- trol and the several race course owners in this vicinity, and yesterday held another to submit their report. At the meeting were the leading racing men of the east. The meeting was called to order shortly after 5 o'clock by James R. Keene, who acted as chairman. In presenting the re- port Mr. Keene said that the commit had spent much time in considering subject, and had at last decided that the formation of a club would be of benefit to the racing interests of the country. To the committee, he said, had been dele- gated the power to devise some scheme of organization. The committee had had con- ferences with the board of con. >l, and had also been in conference with race track own- ers and officials, It had been suggested that the desired result could be accomplish- ed ad the enlargement of the boar< of cun- trol. The report seemed to favor this plan, and deemed it advisable to furm a jockey club with a membership limited io fifty, the members to be reputable horsemen. Attached to the report were the names e | vance Q. Conner, W. Joy, A. C. Monsoa and Perry Belmont. By a unanimous ~ote the ers of organization were vested with the above named persons, and the committee of seven was discharged. Col. Brewster, secretary of Washington Park, Chicago, made inquiry if the proposed club would take in only the immediate vicinity, or the south and west as well. ‘hairman Keene announced that it would not. He said it would take in the clubs in New York, Brooklyn, Coney !slaad and Monmouth Park—in fact, che race courses in New York and New Jersey. “The new club,” said Mr. Keene, “will reform and purify the turf. The turf wants tone and character, and without it it wall certainly fall. 1, personally, am wing to meet anybody for fair and square racing. Racing must be conducted so ihat the poor and the rich are served alike.: We cannot preserve the law in this state uniess some change is made and reform will come, and if we do not meet it fair racing will the at doomed. We have met with moet marses fiers, who jumped from the racing men. Mr. P. J. Dwyer has | Killed. Eight others were helped us a great deal, and I understand he | Altogether a will raise his stakes. There is one thing. certain, the new idea revolution in racing.” Mr. Dwyer then said: “You can’t put the purses too high for me, and I think the mth now on reg is a gool one. We want good men at the back, and Seer te not mere The following resolution, offered by Mr. Bonner, was adopted: “Resolved, That the meeting constitutes jthe gentlemen who have been named. as the incorporators of the club a comunittee with full powers to continue all negetia- tions with the officials of the racing aaso- ciation and the board of control, in order |to complete the organization of a |club as proposed, and have the power to jcall the meeting together w: “ — it# service and pela ated stat The incorporators will not be able to mak & report for two or three weeks yer, when another meeting will be called and Teport submitted. a ———-o-—______ Bostonians Neglect the Newspapers. By actual count 164 persons, who evi- dently had not read the papers, called at the Globe Theater the night after the fire, at Boston, intending to see the show, Some were from Boston, others were from nearby towns; some had bought tickets in ad- and not a few were in dress suits. | Thetr look of helpless astonishment when they saw the ruins was ludicrous. ———or______ A New Secret Labor Organization The existence of a new secret national labor organization was discovered at Lan- sing, Mich., yesterday afternoon tSrough a secret meeting of the national committee. The order was secretly founded in Chicago, December 27, by representatives from thir- ty-seven states, and is called the Ancient Order of Loyal Americans. Pure food specials, page 4. will be a complete * RUSSIAN BARRACKS FIRED. Suspicion of a Systematic Conspiracy to Bara Them. A dispatch from Warsaw, Poland, says that the infantry barracks occupied by the Sophie regiment at Smolensk, 250 miles southwest of Moscow, were set on fire yes- terday by an incendiary. to save their lives. A number of the — ee injured. ices from other sources military authorities greatly because of the many tn have occurred in different ment barracks at Hoslavi, a short distance from Smol ‘There were 400 ‘men in the time, and eleven sol- from non-com! Other fires that caused Uttle having been discovered and before they had gained headway, cccurred in other places, all of incendiary origin. But though in each case arrests WEST VIRGINIA’S DEBT. A Plan of Settlement Submitted tog | Board of Creditors. \ ‘The directors of the Adjustment Company, which was organized by the Mercantile | Trust and Deposit Company of Balttmore, to effect @ settlement of the West Vinginia state debt, have prepared a plan of settle- ment, which has been submitted to the ad- visory board of the creditors of West Vir« ginia: “First—The Adjustment Company will of- fer to surrender all the certificates which may be deposited under the agreement of October 16, 189%, in exchange for such an amount of new bonds or other a West Virginia provides to hh 4 Proportion of the interstate debt. “Second—A tender of all the deposited tificates shall accompany a petition to legislature of Virginia to horize a com- mittee to bring about a settlement with West —— “Third—All questions touching the appor- tionment of the new bonds, oF availa be- tween the different classes of certificates shall be determined by a tribunal of three; one to be appointed by the advisory board, and one to be appointed by the Adjustment Company, and the third to be appointed by the two thus chosen. Any vacancy in this tribunal shall be filled by the party respes tively appointing.” cer- the