Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1894, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS | TE DEPLETED POLICE FUND _— ——— LOCAL MENTION. aun TBL it WES THE WEATHER. 1 Forecast Till S p.m. Tuesday. pate F For the District of Columbia, fair, fottow- | New Building Wanted Badly in West ed by threatening, but probably ‘without | i rain; slightly warmer Tuesday morning; | Washington. southerly winds. | For Maryland, fair, followed by threaten- ! ing. with probat oe as = = oe | Western portion; southerly winds; slightly 339 a ey TRUSTEE WILSON'S STRONG LEPTER jllowed probably by rn py ns; slightly morning; southerly winds. ition of the Water. ure and condition of water at 8 Falls, temperature, 44; condi- temperature, 41; \. 85 fair, f rvoir, at south connec voir, temperatur gate house, 15; etl ; condition at influent nt gate house, 17. _ ONE DOLLAR WILL GO further at Kets- ter’s, cor. 9th and La. ave., than $1.50 will at many places. Headquarters for Choice FRUITS, GROCERIES and PROVISIONS. = AN IRRESISTIBLE BARGAIN. Tomorrow we will sell Gold-filled Hunt- ing-case Watches, either Waltham or Elzin movement, fully warranted, and very hand- seme, for only $9.45—think of it, $9.45. Did you EVER hear of such a low price before? M. SCHUSTER, Market space. - = — ses Geo. J. Becker. Mr. George J. Becker, formerly with W. G. Metzerott & , received an indorsement trom Mr. John Philip Sousa, who said it g2ve him great pleasure to recommend Mr. Geo. J. Becker as a first-class tuner. — - WOODWARD AND LOTHROP will place on sale tomorrow a lot of Women’s Wrap- pers in dark grounds and indigo choice patterns, at 68c. eacl Vv: Mr. Sousa Inde - - Pure Aluminum Cooking Utensils furnishing specialities at Morse! and house- i's, 110 th. aeons AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Albaugh’s Grand Op Falfy's Spectacle, New ‘The Prodigal) Daught Academy of Music.—“Darkest Russia.” Harris’ Bijou Theater.—Peter Jackson in “Uncie Tom's Cabin.” Kernan’s Lyceum Trans-Oceanie Company. Odd Fellows’ Hall, M st. bet. 16th end 17th sts.—Grand reunion of Odd Fellows of the District of Columbia. > — EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. ‘Theater.—Hopkins” Mount Vernon.—Macalester leaves at 10 am. Mount Vernon by Pennsylvania railroad every hour daily. Tally-ho Coach, 511 13th st., for Arling- ton and Cabin John bridge. The Elite Club held its regular meeting last Thursday at the residence of Miss “mma Nightenga west. The following officers were elected: Mr. L. H. Berzmann, re-elected for presi- dent; C. A. Fitzgerald cretary; Miss A. Satterfield, vice presid Miss M. Donald- | son, treasurer. After business had been éis- patched vocal and instrumental music was rendered and 4 bountiful repast jilled up the rest of the evening. Among thcse pres- ent were the Misse: and E. Nightengale, M. Donaidsen, A. tertield, M. Kelly, M. Greenwell, J. Butler and b. Doyle; Messrs. L. H. Bergmann, C. A. Fitageraid, C. Schroeder, iH. wers,H. Freund, W. White, H. Parson, J. Beliew and H. Nortoa. “The Crucifixion” at St. Paul’s Church Among the special features of the Lenten observances at St. Paul's Episcopal Church the most noteworthy is an annual rendi- tion of Sir John Stainer’s admirable work, the cantata of the “Crucifixion,” which} takes pice this year tomorrow evening at $ o'clock. The vested choir of the church is tu be supplemented by an enlarged adult chorus, including many noted singers, and an orchestra of fifteen instruments. The solo parts are taken by Pay Director Thos. T. Caswell, the tenor soloist of the choir, and Mr. Charles Edward Rice, a popular baritone, with Charles G. Woodward at we organ, and Mr. Donald B. MacLeod, the organist ad choirmaster of the church, as director. pn Shakespeare Clab. The most interesting and instructive meeting of the season was held by the Shakespeare class last Friday evening at 2 S street northwest. Scenes from “As ou Like It,” “Macbeth” and- the “Mer- chant of Venice” were read and intelligent- ly distussed, after which selections on the iano by Mrs. T. W. Burkhart were de- ishtfully rendered. Those taking active part in the recital were Miss Mary B. Clabaugh, Miss Miriam Morgan, Mrs. Ger- aldine Potts, Mrs. A. M. Gantz and Mr. and Mrs. H. Dupre Sinclair. ———_—_ Confederate Veterans’ Association. Thursday evening the Southern Relief Society, Mrs. Harry Heth, president, attend- ed in a body the semi-monthly meeting of the Confederate Veterans’ Association at the latter’s hail, 910 Pennsylvania avenue. Representative Livingston of Georgia was also present and addressed the meeting, iving many interesting reminiscences of ficid and camp. The proposed new constitu- tion of the nclation was then taken up for consideration and the ameniment pro- posing the creation of the office of tinancial secretary was recommitted for revision. -_ Serious Accident. James W. Keck of Ivy City, while en- deavoring to stop a runaway horse belons- ing to Superintendent Holbrook of Washington Brick Machine Company, cn H street northeast between North Capitol and Ist streets, was thrown under the wheels of the carriage and was kicked by the horse in the forehead, sustaining ser- fous injuries. His wounds were dressed at a neighboring drug store, after which ke Was removed to his home. At the annual session of the Grand Castle, Knights of the Golden Eagle, officers were elected as follows: Past grand chief, A. W. Ward, jr.; grand chief, William H. Signor; grand vice chief, J. W. Childs; grand high grand iter of rec- rren (re-elected); grand keeper of exchequer, H ed); grand sir herald, W first = and second guard, a. c. 3 an; grand trustee, M. D. Mull; supreme representative, P. B. Otterback; grand instructors, J. Trueman, H. W. Iman and Frank Kerper. oe Relief Denied. In Equity Court, division 1, Justice Cox announced his opinion in the case of Chad- dick agt. Mcrgan et al., bill to restrain the issue of 36,000,000 in bonds of the Cherokee nation to other than plaintiff, denying the relief sought. — Services at Foundry Church. The large audience assembled yesterday at Foundry M. E. Church listened with great pleasure to the report for the year made by t Oliver A. Brow showing an © in membership of Af eizht, contributions in cash for all purpo: exceeding »0, and all ob ehurch met. The fifth monthly m H. Newhall; grand heid |: ing une | Foundry Epworth Lea at the church. Mr.W. B. Matthews, pre tof the lea: Presided. Miss S. J.T nd re on “Mission Work in Hawai followed by Mr: turned missiona Bengal. ee ee A Good Chance. Valuable’ building lot at northeast cor- nd F£ northwest at auction by tomorrow, at 4:39 p. m., 10x ‘rs and speculators should be ne m the Increase. Demand Ib. boxes creamer F. Oyster, $ Advt. ” Pennsylva > The De Potestad effects and many chot Pieces of furniture cn exhibicion at Sloan's, 1407 G street, tomorrow, 9 a. m. until 6 Pp. m.—Advt. at my Pennsylvania aven day, exhibition P. m. every ds until “dt and F tomorrow (Tuesday), H lot, Chance for build-r or specula- tor.—Advt. . | in its political attitud Ny increas-} | Entirely Inadequate Provisions for Pupils in Curtis Building. $100,000 WAN ee TED | Some days ago Mr. Jesse H. Wilson, trus- | tee of the public schools for the fifth di- vision, in a letter to the Commissioners | urged that Congress be asked to appropriate | sufficient funds for the erection of a high school fn his division. | Commissioner Ross, under whom the di- | rect ervision of the public schools comes, |in replying to the letter stated that as Con- | gress was retrenching considerably on the | District's appropriation only the most ur- gent public improvements would be allowed. {He suggested, however, that Mr. Wilson | write the Commissioners a letter setting | forth at length the reeds of a high school | |in that section. Today the Commissioners | received the following in relation thereto: In response to your letter calling for |certain information regarding the con- | dition of the public schools of the fifth | division, and that you may have facts be- | fore you showing that the interest evinced by me and also by the citizens generally residing in the fifth school division, re- specting the building of a high school in | that division, is based upon a real necessi- ty, and that the appropriation of the sum of $100,000 for the purchase of a site and erection of such building should be earnest- ly recommended and heartily indorsed, I have the honor to submit the following: A Site Necded. “First, In regard to the amount of the ap- Propriation desired, I need only say that in the event of the purchase of a new site, and for this I see no help, the District own- irg no available ground in this school dis- trict, we have all agreed, yourself, the in- spector of buildings and his assistants, that all of that amount will be needed. Its Encroachment. “In réspect to the need of the building at this time, I need not remind you that by reason of the growth of our city, both in point of populaticn and from an educational standpoint,and the steadily increasing favor of the public school system in the eyes of the community, the High School first es- tablished soon became inadequate to ac- commodate the demand upon it, so that buildings adapted especially for this course of instruction, and to accommodate this growing demand, were gradualiy erected or secured. The Central, on O street between 6th and 7th streets; the Eastern, on 7th street between Pennsylvania avenue and C street southeast; the Business, on 7th be- tween P ard Q streets. Three years ago it became necessary to establish still another branch, and, to accommodate the western part of the District, it was located in Georgetown, and so urgent was the need for more accommodations that there was no time to wait for a special building, and it so happened that the graded schools were so well accommodated in point of buildings that there was room in the Curtis building, on O street between S2d and 33d streets, for the sixty-four pupils who were enrolled upon the Western High School that year, but the High School grew so rapidly that it gradually forced out all the graded schools from this building and only one remains, an eighth grade school of forty-eight pu- pils. The enrollment of the Western High School is as follows: 1890-1, 64; 1801-2, 126; 1892-3,173; 1893-4, 212. Not Restricted. “The seating capacity of the study hall in this building is 190, and the estimate for next year is between 260 and 270 pupils. It is proper also to state in this connection that while the Western High School is within the fifth school division, it is not limited by the boundaries of that division (viz: All of Georgetown and that part of Washington lying west of 19th street), while all the eighth grade graduates in the fifth division taking the High School course naturally go into the Western High School, yet pupils from all pa:ts of the District can go and do go there. It should also be borne in mind that the High School course having been extended to four years there is, prop- erly speaking, no graduating class to £o out this year to make way for the incoming class. The eighth grade school in the build- ing, with its forty-eight pupils, could go to another building, and thus give additional room to the Western High School, but there is no othe: building, as far as can now be seen, where this school can be sent. The Divisions. . “In respect to the need of the new build- ing, because of the building itself I will not speak, a visit to the Central and the East- ern, and then to the Western, would speak more than words. I will simply say in re- gard to the school that it is organized into seven sections under ten teachers, these sections being subdivided into smaller ones for recitations and elective work. For these ten teachers there are but seven class rooms, including both laboratories and drawing room. This requires the use for recitation purposes of the office, a small hall room, the Peabody library and the study hall. The disadvantages attending recitations in a study hall, both to teachers, pupils and those engaged in study, are too obvious to need comment. The study hall being located on the third floor re- quires constant going up and down stairs, and the girls in this school, as a rule, are at an age when such exercise is regarded as most injurious to health. The estimate for next year will require nine sections, but the most cogent reason for the new building is that the Curtis building is needed for the graded schools. It was built years ago for that purpose.” oe Loyal Women of American Liberty. A number of Washington wom held a meeting on Saturday afternoon at the Ho- tel Fredonia for the purpose of forming a local branch of the Society of the Loyal Women of American Liberty. An organtza- tion was perfected by the election of the following officers: President, Mrs. Geerge H. La Fetra; vice president, Mrs. C. A. M. ehie; recording secretary, Mrs. Joseph Tabor “Johnson; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Thomas G. Hensey; treasurer, Mr Frank Jones; president of the board’ of d1- | rectors, Mrs. Laura C. Parmelee. Mrs. | Barton, Mrs. Barbarin and Mrs. Tomlinsen were also elected members of the board. The object of this association is dis- | semination and promulgation of the prin- | ciples of Protestant Christianity and the} advancement of its interests. It is opposed | |to anything which tends to endanzer the } civil or religious liberty of the people or in- terfere with the national system of public | schools. The society is undenomiaational in its evangelistic work and non-partisan oa The Union Soldiers’ Alliance. ng of the Union diers’ Alliange Saturday evening, held at the residence of the president, Dr. UL. A. | Robbins, No. 1730 M t northwest, at} which there was quite a large atteadance. |The treasurer made a satistactory rep | of the condition of the finances of the el- liance, and the books for the year were ex- amined by ihe auditing committee and found correct. Capt. Howard L. into full membership. | for the present j nounced as foliov | Robbin: Mitchell Coleman; ion--Wim. Robt. J. Cunningham and Jos ell; examining—Geo. E. Cors and Wm. Irving. iteh- n, Benj. Engel ction of the business the members by Dr. and former furnished hospitalities, and the | . proving herself an some delightful musi accomplished pianist. The bi-monthly meeting of the boerd of directors of the Woman's Clinic, ISIS 14th | street, was held on Saturday at the resi- dence of Dr. Ida Heiberger, 2 18th street. Resolutions of regret were adopted upon | the death of Mrs. Emily Webb, wife of ex- District Commissioner Webb. Mrs. Webb was a member of the board. The resigna- | tion of Dr. Mayne M. Pile of the elinical staf was accepted, and Dr. Mabel Cornish was elected to the vacancy. A Valuable History Prepared to Be Sold for This Fund. An Historical Sketch of the Police Force and Something Abogt Notable Past Events. A book is to be issued from the press dur- ing the coming week which contains not- able facts of a notable history, and is in- tendéd to help to swell the police fund. Both the subject matter of the book and its object are of great interest and importance to the citizens of the District. The title is the “District of Columbia Police,” and the book has been compiled by Richard Sylves- ter, the chief clerk at police headquarters, and a competent newspaper man. In the preface it is stated that: “The annals of the department consti- tute a part of the history of the federal capital, and much of its good work is of national import and renown, being asso- tiated with events and episodes of a public character and possessing a much greater than merely local interest. “This volume has been prepared with a thorough appreciation of the importance of such a history. The material has been obtained chiefly from the records of the department and from the archives of Con- gress. Original sources of information have been drawn upon wherever available, and historic accuracy has been an object’ kept constantly in view. “Grateful acknowledgments are due not only to members of the department who have aided in the work, but to many pri- vate citizens who have generously placed their collections of memorabilia and their libraries at the disposal of the compiler for Purposes of reference.” The Police Fund. The book is copyrighted by William G. Moore and Mr. Sylvester, and wiil be sold exclusively for the benefit of the police fund, which will be depleted in another month, leaving seventy-odd infirm * police officers, dependent widows ani children upon the charity of the world should Con- gress neglect to make provision for their maintenance. It will contain 500 pages, and will be bound in leather and in cloth. The history of the police organization of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and the District is given, with biographical sketches and a good deal of valuable his- torical matter about well-known people and events. The book is richly illustrared with pictures of the police officers and localities and characters about Wasnington. Some of the topics touched upon, besides the complete history of the police force and a description of the present organiza- tion, are Mr. Lincoln's arrival in Wash- ington to be inaugurated, political disturb- ances and race riots, the feather duster legislature, the Garfield assassination and Guiteau’s trial and other prominent events. An Old-Time Burglar. From the chapter “Historic Notes and Cases” the following extract is taken: “The noted burglars of old times in- cluded one Myers, who was well known in Some of the southern states. Some time in his life his throat had been cut, but whether by his own/ hand or that of an assailant was not known. The wouid had healed, leaving an orifice In tne windpipe, so small that it would not ordinarily be observed, but when Myers became excited from any cause the air rushing through this wound whistled loud enough to be dis- tinctly heard. The late Dr. James Hall lived for many years on Penasy!vania ave- nue, not far from the old central guard house, and it was his custom to sit up late at night to study. One night early in the 40’s the doctor, hearing a noise in his cel- lar, procured a cane and a candle and pro- ceeded to investigate. He discovered a inan with a light at the end of a stick groping about in the cellar, and the doctor's candle was at once knocked from his grasp. The two _men grappled, and in the struggle Myers’ windpipe wound began to whistle. He escaped from the doctor, but by the de- scription given of the peculiar wheezing the burglar was soon in the custody of the po- lice. He was tried, convicted and sen- tenced to six years in the penitentiary, then at the foot of 4 1-2 street. On the way to jail Myers attempted to escape by break- ing away from Robert Ball, then a jail guard, at the same time trying to use a slung shot, improvised by placiag a stone in a handkerchief.” ——— BAPTIST MISSION WORK. The Labors of the Clarks Among the India Hil Tribes, Mrs, Clark, who, with her husband, ts in charge of a part of the mission work car- ried on in India by the American Baptist Missionary Union, will address ladies to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in Calvary Baptist Church, The inhabitants of Assam, one of the divisions of the Indian empire, are Hindoos and Mohammedans. Mission work has been conducted among them tor many years under the direction of the American Baptist Missionary Union. Mr, and Mrs. Clark labored there for eight years, until they became interested in the wild tribes inhabiting the hills. ‘These tribes were uncivilized, wild and savage, like the American Indians, and were called by the people of the plains head-cutters, Mr. and Mrs. Clark have reduced their language to a written and printed form. Portions of the gospel, a collection of re- ligious hymns, elementary school books and @ grammar are already printed in the Naga language, and a Naga-English dictionary almost completed. In éight villages schools have been estab- lished, the same building serving as chapel and school house. In the village where Mr. and Mrs. Clark reside there is a church of sixty members, and, including Chris- tians in other villages, over 100 have been baptized. During these sixteen years they have carried on the mission work alone, but recently Mr. and Mrs. Perrine and Mr. and Mrs. Haggard have gone to assis them. Failing health obliged Mrs. Clark last year to return to America. She is now spending a few days in this city. eS BURNT MILLS ROAD. Public Hearing on the Proposed Route to Sandy Spring. H. R. bill 6059, “To incorporate the Was ington, Burnt Mills and Sandy Spring Railway Company has been referred for report to the District Commissioners, who will give a public hearing at their office on Menday, the 12th instant, at 2:30 p.m., in order that persons interested may be pres- ent to express their vie" in favor of or in opposition to the bill. The following is the proposed route of the road: Beginning at a point at the intersection of 7th street west with Florida avenue, and running thence in a southeasterly direction along Florida avenue to its intersection with Rhode Island avenue; thence in a northeasterly direction along the line of Rhode Island avenue extended street east extended in § thence in a northerly direction along id 13th street east and along burns street, in Brookland, and 13th stree Heights, to Quincy street, University Heights; and thence continuing in a north erly direction by such route as may he in University after be surveyed and agreed upon by and between the parties named herein, or their successors, and the Commissioners of the northeastern of Columbia, the District of Columbia, to the boundary line of the Distric at or near the intersecti boundary line and the tween of a ai h said point of intersection ection of said boundary line and the road. ae SS Foundry Church Concert. A missionary ¢oncert is held at Foun- dry M. E. Chureh the first Sunday of each month, under the au: ef the Epworth League of that chur e ffth of the series was held last eveaiag, and was one of the most successful. Mis: Townsend read a very excellent paper on Hawaii. Mrs. Ada Lee, a returned m's- sionary, who is again to depart for Lengal in September next, delivered an eniertain- ing and highly instructive address far-away country. Heautiful solos were rendered by Miss Irene Wheeler and Miss Flora M. Holden. Re’ Dr. row the pastor, closed the service with a few ap- propriate remarks. ——— Death of Mes. Mary Morris Husband. Mrs. Mary Morris Husband, who during the war was a well-known and much-loved volunteer army nurse, died late Saturday evening at the residence of her son, Mr. H. Morris Husband, 1423 T street. Mrs. Husband was a granddaughter of Robert | Morris, one of the signers of the Declara- tion of Independence. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at § o'clock from her late residence, whence her remains will be taken to Philadeiphia for interment, evening | HOW TO BE BBAUTIFUL. Mme. Yale Gives Some Valuable Di- Mme. M. Yale, who makes a specialty of the care of the complexion and the main- tenance and preservation of beauty in wo- | man, delivered a lecture Saturday afternvon at Metzerott’s Hal! beforc a large audience of won.en on the subject which she has made her life work. Mme. Yale claims that beauty is the right of every woman, and even if she cannot become famous for her good looks she ought yet to be far more attractive than she ordinarily is. The lec- turer herself voluntarily admits that she is forty-one years of age, which Is quite fifteen more than her appearance would ever indi- cate. It would seem that in her case she has achieved a victory over the encroach- ments of years, and she says that she fully expects to be good looking as long as she lives. At any rate, she shews the power of her art in preserving youth and cultivating beauty. She said that beauty can be culti- vated, youth restored and preserved, wrin- kles and every trace of age removed, and gray hair turned black to its original color, without the use of dyes. Her lecture Saturday was full of interest- ing and valuable hints and directions, which, if carefully followed by women gen- erally, would doubtless result in an eleva- tion of the general average of looks. She is opposed to the use of cosmetics and ex- traneous aids to beauty, so called, and urges in their stead simple living, a sufficiency of suitable exercise, plenty of sleep and o dience to the ordinary rules of hygiene. She believes in a woman taking every care of her physical self, regarding an attractive appearance as a duty which every woman owes to her husband, her family and the community. In her lecture Saturday Mme. Yale appeared in a most attractive athletic costume and showed her hearers, by pra tical example, the methods of exerci: which she advocates as of value in develop- ing the bust, the chest and lungs and other organs, and limbs, and in making the figure erect, increasing the height, reducing flesh and in perfecting the complexion. She urged upon her hearers the necessity for using proper discretion in the matter of diet, showing what should and should not be eaten if one would be pleasant to look upon. She spoke of the importance and value of massage and its proper move- ments, in making flabby flesh firm and youthful, making the eyes clear, sparking | and beautiful, the mouth shapely and the lips full and ruby red. She also devoted considerable attention to the matter of ex- pression, showing how to use the eyes, to laugh and to educate expression by ‘the power of thought as evincing the influence of the mental over the physical side of one’s being. She also went into the matter of the care of hair, telling how to stop it from falling, to create a luxurious growth or to remove and cure the growth of superfluous hair. Mme. Yale’s lecture was listened to with the closest attention, and many of her hearers took voluminous notes, determined to go home and put into effect the valuable directions and recipes which they had heard. The lecturer first appeared in an elegant white satin and chiffon ball costume, trim- med with black velvet and pearl passe- menterie. After speaking awhile she asked the orchestra to leave, as she had some- thing to say to the ladies confidentially and especially to mothers, she being one herseif. Quite a stir of amusement went through the audience as the gentlemen marched out. Her second appearance was a lilac silk athletic costume, which enabled her to show the proper use and manner of devel- oping the muscles. ————— Cause of Temperance. Continual progress in the line of temper- ance work and increasing strength in num- bers and usefulness is the order of the day in Perseverance Lodge of Good Templars, which meets at Elks’ Hall every Saturday evening. The attendance upon the Jast meeting was really greater than the hall could comfortably accommodate, and yet the importance of and interest in the pro- ceedings kept the large assembly in ua- broken attention to a late hour, when the lodge adjourned, one of the most pleasant meetings enjoyed for a long time. The pleasures of the meeting were consider- ably enhanced by a visit from Golden Light and Talisman Lodges of Alexandria, Va., who attended in large numbers and were royally welcomed and entertained. Templar Dony presided and init new members. The committees on public meetings and legislation reported satisfac- tory progress, and the individual labors of bringing the claims of the order and the lodge to the personal attention of the peo- ple are suitably encouraged. The annual entertainment of the lodge ts well under way and the committee feels encouraged to believe that former efforts will be ex- ceeded this time. The ladies of the lodge are busy making a handsome set of olfficers’ regalia, which will be presented at an early day. For the entertainment especially of its host of friends who have not the opportu ity to meet with the lodge occasional so- cial sessions are held outside of the ledge room, and one of these enjoyable events will take place on next Wednesday evening at 6U3 A street southeast. On next Saturday evening the editor-in- chief, Hon. Geo. F, Potter, will present the lodge paper as the especial feature on the program of that evening. Before closing the meeting on last Satur- day evening the lodge was favored with instrumental music by Mrs. M. J. rear, Miss Edith Bond and Mr, Viehmyer; vocal music by Mr. Lucas and Mr. Fones; recita- tions by Prof. Ogle and Mr. Angelo, und short speeches by Messrs. Poindexter,Good- son, Powell, A. H. Frear and Chief Templar Dony. . —_—- -— The Mt. Vernon Choral Soctety. The Mount Vernon Choral Society, Mr. G. W. Lawrence, director, held its usual rehearsal on Thursday evening in Mount Vernon Place Church. The attendance was unusually large. Many singers of the District have united with the society, ard the chorus is now very even and weil balanced. These rehearsals are being held preparatory to giving a charity concert on the 13th instant in the Chureh of Our Father, 18th and L streets northwest. The music selected for the occasion is of a nigh order, and under the direction of Mr. Lawrence will no doubt be rendered in an artistic manner. The next rehearsal will be held on Tuesday evening (instead of Thursday) in the lecture room of Mount Vernon Place Church. > The Congressional Sceretaries. The Congressional Secretaries’ Associa- tion has new quarters in the New National Theater building, comfortably and artis- tically fitted up. The association has three ‘rooms on the third floor, and the jen it jas a place where the secretaries can meet, become better acquainted, have aceess to | publications from all parts of the country, jand from time to time give littl ente ‘tainments of a social nature. Their regu- lar om meeting oc tomorrow (night at 7:30, and a large atteadance is ex- | pected. At the next meeting of the Anthropologi- cal Society, to be held in the assembly hall of the Cosmos Club on Tuesday evening, March 6, the following papers will be pre- | sented: “The Development of Scuipture,” by Mr. J. D. M ire; “Some Elements in Mr. Nathan and ‘The ington Matthew In Memory The anniversary of Robert Emm by the Irish-American Union and the Emmet Guards at the Irish-American Hall, G0) C street. Several hundred at- tended and fittingly celebrated the memory of the hero. Mr. James Burk acted as |ehairman, and read a sketch of the life of Emmet. Mr. Dominick A. Walsh made a brief address, and Mr. M. F. recited Emmit great speech. o those contributing to the program by songs and speeches were Edward J. Walsn, Jas. E. Collins, Mr. Thomas Gately, Mr, Sackey, Mr. Gannon, Mr. Fay, Mr. Murphey, the Emmet Guard quartet and the Mandolin Club. rt Emmet. martyrdom of the was celebrated last night | > Struck With a Brick. On Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock Thomas Patterson, colored, was attacked by |a crowd of colored men headed by Casey Brooks, and was struck in the head with |a brick and badly hurt. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital, and the first pre- | cinct officers arrested five persons on sus- | picton of being in the crow The “Columbian” Bell. The magnificent large brass bell presented | the new cruiser Columbia by the Wash- (ington Light Infantry {s on exhibit at the Bradbury Palace of Music, 1225 Pennsyl- |vania avenue, and is daily attracting a | large crowd of interested spectators. GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. rdict of the Jury in the Case of John E. Shoemaker. After an absence of one hour and twenty minutes the jury in the case of John E. Shcemaker, charged with the murder on the 30th of September last of Thomas E. Matthews, a young colored man, near ‘Ten- |leytown, returned a verdict of manslaugh- ter. The jury’s conclusion was not an un- expected one, a verdict of acquittal being generally thought to be out of the ques- j tion. Upon the rendition of the verdict the prisoner was taken back to jail, and Judge Cole will pronounce the sentence some day this week, it is expected. In his concluding argument District At- torney Birney contended that the defense urged in behalf of the prisoner was an. in- consistent one, his counsel claiming first, that Shoemaker was too drunk to form the fintent necessary to make the crime murder, and second, that he killed Matthews in seif- defense. If, asserted Mr, Birney, the pris- oner was too drunk to form the intent to murder, he was also incapable of realizing that he was in danger from the deceased. And the district attorney called the at- tention of the jury to the fact that if they acquitted the defendant on the ground of drunkenness they would virtually be say- ing to the evil disposed that, if they would escape the consequences of their crimes they should be careful to first fill them- selves with intoxicating liquor. The charge of Judge Cole was quite a lengthy one, and after defining murder and manslaughter, he told the jury that while they could find the prisoner guilty of either, or could acquit him, they could not by their verdict make drunkenness an ex- cuse for crime, although they might prop- erly consider the alleged intoxicated con- dition of the man at the time he fired the fatal shot in determining whether the of- fense was murder or manslaughter. If they believed that Shoemaker really be- lieved that he was in danger from the de- ceased and that he fired to protect him- self they should, of course, acquit him, but if they found the prisoner followed the man he killed with the gun, then they should find him guilty as indicted, even though the deceased had previously threat- ened him. See Se Defending the Organs. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I see by The Star that a great number of complaints have peen entered against that most desirable acquisition, the street organ. In this same article the fact is set forth that some one has claimed that these organ-grinders, when ordered away, re- fused to stir. This would seem most ex- traordinary, for we all know they play only when remunerated, and under the circum- stances this could hardly have been the case. What is it that helps remind us of our childhood days, and makes us feel light- hearted when “in the dumps?’—the organ grinder. What is it that helps make the children happy and the babies quiet?—the organ grinder. And one can imagine the voice of any person asking restriction on them more discordant than the meanest one of all. Then, speak up, brave citizens, for our street organ. You will never know how much they lightened your troubles until— may the time never come—they are no more. Long live the organ grinder. B.M.L. —_-_~— Rev. Mr. Young’s Farewell. Union Mission M. E. Church, corner 10th and I streets northeast, was crowded to overflowing last evening to hear the fare- well sermon of Rev. Alfred Young, the pas- tor, who will close his pastorate in a few days, preparatory to entering upon a new field of labor. Rev. Mr. Young organized the above mission, September 14, 1890, with eight scholars in the Sabbath school and four members on the church roll. There are now sixty scholars on the roll and a membership of thirty on the church roll, all in good standing. Besides this work, he has established a mission et Deanwood, with thirty members, and one on King street, Trinadad, with sixty members, all of which have been neatly fitted up and are in a prosperous condition. Rev. Mr. Young leaves a host of friends in this vicinity and many regrets are expressed at his depart- ure to other fields of labor. His labors were not confined to the spiritual condition of these people, but he sought out their tem- poral needs and bent every energy toward alleviating them as far as it lay in his power, ——>__ All Bears. An order was recently organized, to be known as the Bear Heads of the District of Columbia, for the purpose of promoting Uterary meetings and also for benefit to its members by sick and death benefits. The officers elected were as follows: President, or grizzly bear, Albert B. Schlotterbeck; vice president, or cinnamon bear, Andrew I. Kimbell; recording secretary, or polar bear, Chas. F. Herrmann; financial secretary, or moose bear, Geo. Bakersmit! black bear, Geo. T. Parker; sergeant-at- arms, or gray bear, Thos. P. Jacobs; trus- tees, or mother bears, Chas. Butt, jr., John Garner, Wm. Lerch. —— i Temperance Boys and Girls. The lecture room at the Fourth Street M. E. Church was crowded yesterday after- noon with the boys and girls at the month- ly meeting of the Fourth Street M. E. Sun- day School Gospel Temperance Society, Mrs. Page and the Band of Hope Society of Waugh Chapel having charge of the meet- ing. The following program was beauti- fully rendered: Recitation by Miss Helen Weegan, solo by Miss Lula Mobley; recita- tion by Miss Blanche Hopkins; duet by Misses Elsie Turner and Grace Welch; reci- tation by Miss Virginia Wegan; solo and chorus by Miss Naoma Lewis and the band; recitation by Miss Vida Dawson; solo by Miss Mary McDowell. After an interesting address by Mrs. Griffin, president of the ae 5 seventeen signed the pledge. Dr. J. T. Hensley led the singing and Miss Mamie Fullolove presided at the organ. a Furnishing Supplies, The act approved January 27, 1894, amend- Ing section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States provides that the Seere- [tary of the Treasury shall designate the ‘day or days for opening proposals for furnishing certain supplies. For the pur- | pose of advising in regard to the fixing ‘of such day or days the Secretary of the Treasury has called a meeting in the office of the chief clerk of the department at 2 o'clock Wednesday, March 7. As the Com- missioners are embraced in this new law, they have been requested to be represent- ed at the meeting. ° >— Must Pay Alimony. Justice Hagner made an order directing Wm. Bernhardt to pay his wife, Frances | Bernhardt, in her suit for divorce, $40 per | month to date, and $50 hereafter till the settlement of the suit. RUN DOWN THAT TIRED FEELING-SEVERE HEADACHES, NO APPETITE. SIX ROTTLES OF HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA BRING BACK NEW LIFE. 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The democrats had to go out; the | republicans couid not get im, but the third party, to which he Ucionged, would pre- | dominate. The man was not violent, but he Was very positive and insistent. While he was talking a telephone call brought the police patrol wagon to the door and the man Was arrested and locked up at the third | precinct station. He gave tne name of | Abraham Julius Kesler, and said he had | come from Baltimore. _— AMUSEMENTS, Sousa’s Band Concert.—The popularity of | John Philip Sousa in Washington was fully | demonstrated in the large audience which | filled every seat in the National ‘Theater | last evening and overtiowed into the lobby. | Mr. Sousa brought with him ais exceileat | band, but the big crowd was maialy in | compliment to the leader, although the | work of the band was in every way worthy the applause it received. gram included Wagner's“ overture; Lacome-Foerster’s suite a Dix's “A Musical Crue Liszt's Hungarian Khapsody, No. Leon- 2; prologue and intermezzo from cavallos’ “11 Pugliacci;” Rossiai’s ov “William Teli and two composit heridan’s Ride” and the | Beil” march, Each number | with a precision and furce of was gi expression that showed the perfection of | practice, and proved how close to orches- | tral effects a military band can come when | controlled by a master mind. ‘he 2nusical portion of the audience was gratiJed by the skillful work in the classic numpers, hile the popular ear was charmed by t ight and graceful encores that were demanded after each performance by the band. The popularity of Sousa’s marches was tested by the enthusiastic applause that greeted the opening strains of “The High School Cadets” and “The Washington Post,” and which was repeated when they were fin- ished. The more unique composition on the program was that by Dix, in which the fa- miliar air “Annie Rooney” was treated in the style of all the eminent composers jn | the most effective manner. Mr. Sousa's| soloist was not up to the mark, and his | song, “My Own, My Geraldine,” deserved | a bétter interpretation. His new ch, | “The Liberty Bell,” has the Sousa sw and snap, but is hardly as ‘listiactive in theme as his others. Altogether it was a great band concert, and was greatly en- joyed. Mr. Sousa and his band go to San Francisco to play five weeks at the mid- winter exposition, and then return to the | Madison Square Garden in New York. It. is hoped that he will give another concert | here on his return trip. Peter Jackson Arrives.—Peter Jackson, the colored pugilist, now matched to fight Jim Corbett, arrived in the city early this morning, in company with Joseph Choyn- | ski, the young Californian; Parson Davies, their manager, and the twenty-five mem. bers of their Uncle Tom's Cabin Com- peny. They open at Harris’ tonight for a week’s engagement. Jackson and Choyn- ski box three rounds prior to their ap- pearance as Uncle Tom and George Shel- by. —__. Mr. A. M. Moore’s rrow Escape. The grade crossing at E street came | near being the scene of another frizhtful | accident last Friday evening. Mr. A. M. Moore was driving in his buggy and had started across the track, when the gate- man, who had been talking with the en- gineer of a yard engine. rushed in front of him and started to let down the gate. Mr. Moore pulled up quickly, and backed his horse in the nick of time, for an incoming train almost grazed his horse’s nose. 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