Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1894, Page 6

W. B. MOSES & SONS, Furniture, Carpets, Uphoisteries, &e., 11TH AND F STS, N. W. Shocs. | A Lot Of Rich Offerings re om our list for this week. With the approach of the new season a great Many changes have to be made in such an establishment as ours and big values are always “cropping up." A more opportune time to purchase Furniture, Carpets, Mattings and the Hike is not te be found the year round. We gave you a big list of reductions Saturday. Today we'll refresh your memory on some of them and add new items that you ought to know about. Pattings. Straw yas Matting, geod qual- 7. latins. gc. Narrow-warp White Jointless Matting, yard weve 1GCe © yds. Fancy Matting, extra pegl pig » EFC. 1,005 “yds. Ja) Double Dye 3 1,000 Japanese in. by 48 In, each. 1,000 Japanese Matting Rugs, 36 in. by 72 im, each Big Values From the Furniture List. Oak nk Case, with adjustable shelves. A grand value at .. Hat Racks, that no else is selling for less than $10.50 are marked Open $4.50 $6.75 Solid Wak Tables, 16-In. top and not lower sivelf, to be dupli- cated at . 72. hairs the Rolling were used Columbia that at fair, will be sold at less than wholesale prices. The reed work was dirtied by ed use, but bas been finis im antique oak and soiled places are not no- ticeable. Silent rubber- tire wheels. Warranted in excellent condition. Whole- sale at $25. Our price.. Sadile Seat Rockers, antique ‘auy. beautifully fo- polished like a piano; usually $5 and $6. This week ae $15.00 $3.85 Bed Room, Dining Room, Hall and Office will be closed out at less than cost to manufacture. $3.19 As a sample value we quote $5.50 Arm Chairs for.. ROOM SUITES. Curly Birch Bed Room Suite, with 28x32 French beveled plate mirror, neat moldings, curly birch panels in bead and boards and ou top of bureau and wash- stand, panels beaded and Reat center carving. Worth to $48. from $45 This Week .. $38.00 Solid Oak Cheval Suite, highly polished, par- ticularly neat, with ISx40 bevel plate mirror 3» MOSES —— Close daily during Moody meetines | at 5:30. Saturday at 6 p.m. | $30.00 $22.75 AND is —o» 1th and F Sts. N.W. Bi {Trade Inducers,: -| Wednesday & Thursday. POSS Se eee eee eeeeeseseee ft Baa E are headquarters for |* a Bape Housefarnishing Goods, |* Nhat: China, ss Ware, et ie kb at prices SU ASTON! . LY LOW that they will surprise |+ you. Here are a Wednesday and Thi * SLOP PAILS, reduced price.. BOC DOOR MATS, reduced price.. 2QC. GOOD BROOMS (three strings), reduced price..... TOC. BLASS CURTAIN PINS, Fe ge duced price, per doz....... SCs Hudson’s Variety Store, g12 7th St. N.W. “CORSETS.” What Luck! ss ** Was eve- one mortal blessed eee by as much soud > Seuson as our corset What do you think time? Why, lot of those white and black"* long walsted corsets, with two side steels—every pair warrant- eh But the best is yet to be told—we bought them at such a recluced price that you can have a pair for - / think of it 78c. a @ for a regular $1 und $1.25 cor- Set and every pair warranted. Fit or money back. C. Whelan, 1003 F St. few samples for warsday : sees eee sees weer ones eeee seeee o BEE Gas Stoves. , DOWN. “Get-them-out™ prices are prevail- img in Gas Stoves—both heating and cooking. ¥ $1.60 Gas Stoves, $1.35. These are Double-burner Cooking Stoves and a great bargain. =| a Asbestos Reflector Gas Heating Store: u ed from $15 to $it oth G rnamental 2 exevedingly extraordinary barga : Christy Knives, ssc. Set _25cCoat& Hat Hooks 2ec ' BARBER & ROSS, e and Building Materials, fe G G Streets. # rey * @ 2 3 3 i er? Oar Reet Know Our Butter? a daily from Peansyl- spytoenetly Jas. F. Oyster, 4h & y »Dr oth & Pa. ave. ’Phone 271. te vania’s famed Same ever but SONS | es Extraordinary Inducements At Edmonston’s Grand Clearing Shoe Sale. Price and quality are cowlined in making our CLEARING - SALE the greatest success of the season. Reliable, well-fitting, well wearing and stylish SHOES at ofr prices prove Irresistible to econowical people. The sale started off with a boom ‘Thursday morning and an endless string of buyers has crowded us ever since. Have you been here? If not, it’s not too late. ildren’s Shoes Are among the assortments on sale. Special cables have been arranged for them—as big bargains as the offers for grown folks. We're going to make the children's trade especially big to- morrow by this kind of offerings: oys’ Shoes ‘That were $2.75 and $2.40 Ch = hand-sewed, biuche lace, now That were $1. uths’ sizes, styles, now CF OTHERS aT ‘RICES. 9 nfants’ Shoes That were 3c. and $1, Famous Lalyl, Schober & Mitchell make, bl brown and_tan,’ fine Sizes 1 to 7, now.. CY OTHERS AT ALL PRICES. Ladies’ Shoes ——— That were $2 to $4, Button and Lace, all styles and including great ¥ Shoes that were on $1.95 table, now... ek, kid. SC. $1.45 the ——— That were $3 to $5, patent Leathers, Cloth ‘Tops, Bluchers and Lace Shoes, ——— all styles, including our Ramone $3. “Wear " uy (never fore reduc now. ie: $2.60 That were $5 8, fm and best oa ny Soest, and, bone ener, atl $3.10 G7 OTHENS AT ALL PRICES. Men’s Shoes ——— That were $3 to $4 pair, —__— eet Lager = and ee Calf Shoes, a! tyles al =e strtes and $1.98 ——— That were $4 to $6. finest --—— makes, Patent Leathers, a Russia «Calf and it Shoes, all styles, inelud- ing our Famous “W1 WELLS” BAR (never $2.60 reduced) nmow............. C7 OTHMRS AT ALL PRICES. Ed monston, FUOT-FORM SIIOES, 1334 F Street. Haddie, 15¢. Ib. UST RECEIVED THIS MORNING ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF THE | LARGEST AND FINEST FINNAN HADDIB WE HAVE SEEN IN A LONG IME. OUR LAST ADVERTISEMENT OF THESE GOODS, SUME TEN DAY: AGO, SOLD EVERY "ND IN TH! HOUSE BY 12:30 THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE IMMEDIATELY — TELE- FRAPHED TO “DUPLICATE LAST OR- DER’ ED MORE BY LET- ‘TEI ‘T THE DEALERS UP NORTH = kyow HoW PARTICULAR WE = ARE DELAYED THE ® or Two LN ORDE! © FINEST = ORTAINABLE-AND = THRY ARE AND Mé = way, so sexp IN ORDERS = Wirhovr PEAR OF DISAPPOINT. |_ 2 MENT. & 3) CFOrders by mail and telephone will 2 receive prompt attention. Cornwell & Son, Choice Groceries and Table Luxuries, 1412-1414 Pa. Ave. : Best Preserved Ginger imported from CHY CONG, CHINA, is here at prices wonderfully low-very delicious served with ice cream and other desserts. PATE DE FOIE GRAS, the genuine, pre- pared in Bordeaux, France, is HERE also, so low in price that you will be surprised mbS N. W. BURCHELL, i225 F STREET. ee Here’s . . °° * —on the lig! 2 ¢ You mei rease © ¢ © the brillianey light * ¢ * 200 to 400. per cent without. in 25% creasing the flow of gas, by °° putting In the Siemens-Lungren Gas Lamp. * Light from the ** sten Gas Limp costs oue-hal) £ * of electricity, and yet it's far * © superior. Gas Appliance Ex., 31428 N. Y. Ave. © mh2 Soe H eee reser rereeecesoeses! whith What We Do pairing, remode iy new PLUMB: are our spe-ial- ed es esti: ties. The work of our employes is insj & member of the firm. That 1 Prompt work ‘and low S. S. SHEDD & BRO., NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, hd by «Sale of Smoke-- joods. {Damaged G ur mi, ent DS at was ke or water GREATLY We've rented a sale. n Optical Co., 1214 F St. N. W. mho the te we we we we we Yeo ww owe ee we ‘Ladies Who | \ Calling require a - Hiring “swell” turnouts is uur specialties, We “special terms” to parties want Go fug a carriage by the month, for cer- tain hours dail e times a week. Reliable cos C7 It you k wn team have it boarded i est accommodstions and attention. s Hotel for Horses. 623 L STREET N.W. Telephone 559, Downey’ 1 ws | | | | | fy : sion of hair on the baldest — Dishes, and cheap! We he- na f m the bak - — Neve we can give you better ones for Roden y m what — — less money than obtrinuble elsewhere. is arises, 8 o's - Special value at $1.7! other remedies have fated. It cure Hf patches, ‘anty partings, ir fallin Pasteur Filters 3 Minar “Suez, Nwrakaid ton” exefasies == are the only “‘germ-proof” filters in i cole, 1 Cin S the world, and they alone make “‘pure’* Darlene “anewile of ; ee meee Whiskers hes on. the smuoth- Mherrmcanige Nal senang magna [hs Crockery, &c., 1205 Pa. ave. Cita tio de, grease or ny barca Io mhS 5 (Bee ea a oe THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. A —— Nod AvER'S Cures Of Your panna ag are Others. Head greeny Will Starts our shears into the carpet—loads a Wagon full of furniture and delivers it at your house. That's how easy it is to buy of us on credit. No notes to sign—ne such thing as interest—just « little money once a week or once a month. Our Peerless Credit System Furnishes The House From top to bottom—AND FOR LESS MON- EY THAN THE IDENTICAL ARTICLES WOULD COST IN ANY CASH FURNITURE | _ = | Cure You Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Makes | AYER'S HOUSE IN WASHINGTON. We don't i this because it sounds BRAVE—we are Bid The |SARSAPARILLA. to live up to every word of it. Ww jwounp's FAIR, Credit eak | CHICAGO, Costs Strong. | ™ Nothing! BABY CARRIAGES. More than a hundred brand-new patterns to select from. Prices range from $2.50 to $50. PARLOR SUITES. ‘The largest and most elegant variety ever shown fn this city. 7-piece suite, in plush or haireloth, $22.50—and on up to $200. BED ROOM SUITES. A whole floor full to choose from. Solid Oak Suite-LARGE GLASS IN DRESSER, $13—and on as high as you care to go. There is no one article in the Hue of medicine that gives so large a return for the moaey as a vod strengthening plaster, such as Carver's Siare Weed ‘and eliudenda Backache Plasters, THE MODERN MIRACLES OF HEALING WHICH Are indisputably performed by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills should receive the closest investiga- tion by sick people and their friends. FOR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION AND STOMACH disorders use Mrown's Bitters—the CARPETS, MATTINGS, &c. atc. Jt rebullds the system, cleans {ue blood Brussels Carpets, 50 cents per yard. Iy- | nd strengthens the muscles. "A splendid medi- grain Carpet, 35 cents per et Mattings in| ¢l@e for weak and debilitated persons. reliable’ grades, including the famous | ee cory nies Cotton Warp.” All carpet” and matting | IF THR BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE | and laid free of cost—ne charge for in matching figures. Oak Extension $3.50. 40-pound Hair Mattress, $7. Woven Wire Springs, $1. ‘These are cash prices or CREDIT prices. Help yourself efther way. GROGAN’S MAMMOTH GREDIT MOUSE, 819, 821, 823 7TH ST. N.W., BET. H AND I STS. We closs every evening at 7. low's Soothing Syrup for childsen’ teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all palu, cures wind colle and is the best remedy for @iarrhoe ent cents a bottle. myl-ly WOODBURY'S FACIAL. 80. scalp and complexion. All drugsi sult of 20 years’ experience treating book on Dermatology with every cal We are showt One of the prettiest stocks of Cut Glass To be found south of New York city. A superb stock comprising CA- RAFES, DECANTERS, VARIETY OF mh? 1 BON BON DISHES, > a FRUIT AND FLOWER DISHES, &. ) ae oe 2a oe oe oe ee ee rig Samat 2 Hi , ray of exclusive, artistic 2 {IDES 1anos Geniens. This stock is conceded. by good Judges to be one of the finest fu the United State: This is a {For Less Money ? Geant tah lt ac : . Our stock 1s the product of one —— THAN THEY CAN BE BOUGHT > sh face { Bathe R eg namie P|( ——— Baty" "sna, tae § struments from the world's best mak- « See ke ee een’ you at a may- i compared with 14 J. W. BOTELER & SON, re nd We will prove > China, Glass and Housefurnishings, 1 —— Byeasy montnty terms. ; 923 Penna. Ave. me nm { The Piano Exchange, 4 913 Penn. Ave. m3 vow We ww we ww We we ww ow Pretty, Dainty Spring Shoes Ss. & B. S. & B. GySee that S. & B. ts stutuped fn each corner of the accompany ing, bye ‘. 99 | Ary, here, embodying the cleverest and T Re bl ——— best ideas of shoe designer maker. ONE OF THE PRETTIEST AND HAND: € eversible ——— SOMES Ss ¢ PRING SHOES MATTRESS, otherwise it 1s not genuine. Your merchant may want you to take some other Instead because there {s more profit for Bim. Inalat on baving. the “Reversible.” It has TWICE the service in It as has the one-sided mattress and COSTS NO MOR! S. & B. ERED. PICCADILLY 10E. ettes piiAbripnta tor $2. 95 THESE SHOES ARE THE REGULAR —— $4 QUALITY. Oxfords—A fine lot, $1.35 to $2.50. THESE PRICES REPRESENT 2-3 OF — THEIR ACTUAL WORTH There are all sorts and a wealth of for a cholce. The prices enumerated to the prices ruling tire stock. Juli Warren Shoe House, Geo. W. Rich, gig F St. 6 ‘For Ten Days ‘Big Reductions 4 qin Plusical Instruments, ——— kinds, which includes EVERY- iu stock, C/This means that you can buy a —-—— dollar's worth for from 50 to 75 ets. -—— CF First cullers get choice of plums. 4 (Franz Waldecker & Co., (io 7th St. N. W. | vowe we owe wy we ww we ww The Beauty of a Fair Face : PHOCOPPOPELIPPSPOLIECOES Uric Acid In the Blood Is the bane of all people W WELL. It ix the prime RHEUMATISM, INDIGEST! PEPSIA and Ls “Otterburn” Lithia Water we we ve ~) TROU- Is greatly added to by the artistic arrange- ment of the owner's hair. NICELY DRESSED HAIR often assures a beanty the Nutralizes this menace to health features alone give. WE ARRANGE | (urie acid), prevents and cures these and in all the latest | and kind iseases in accordance E AMPOO, CURL. COT and - with SL sale in We ATU trim hair in ety has already a manner to give satisfaction in this jvoks aud financially as well. HAIR Baits ton corte to omer cand S. Heller, 720 7th St.codtyi.. mbS Write telephone. H. E. Barrett, Agent, Shoreham Drug Store, 15th and H_ sts., And Drew's Drug Store, Conn. ave. and L st. mh PEPSSETOCS SESS SCO SE OHSS The Westlake Sanitarium, Some Good Values In Muslin Underwear. No matter where find better Muslin Underwear than You mast tuke the cut and fit inte consid- . and When you see ours you see the sort. Watle don't atm at cl . there aren't any better values on the market. Ladies’ Muslin Gowns, cambric Hamburg inserting and "tne tucks, Ladies’ Muslin Gowns, double row of ein! reide stitched with herringbone tucked yoke, only 6 i PRBESHISPO OHS POH LI SOS HOOH PLS OS look you won't Ledies’ Muslin Corset Covers, fine quality of muslin, y ide Tadies’ Camb: 1125 107TH STREET. Children’s “Gretchen” style, Telephone, 206, Children’s Cam) Short Dresses, yoke of emb., Inserting aml tine tucks, 50¢ Is open for the treatment of nervous diseases. Carhart & Leidy, 928 7th St. & 706 K St..5 Leese os Special attention ix paid ISM and MORPHINEISM. HST. NW. PECIAL! And Comfort i ins skill born of | A cincipal virtues of a perfect . o = toute wit expe | re the principal virtues of a pe =o vlence — sel of teeth. Add to these durability and you have ihe prominent Nervous Debility || | 4 , th. W Special Diseases.) jet fet mes at gg. "sk Sp Sage sodium yyate on Mo gr | Je! we want you to consider Gentlemen Exciusively | | fesse: With gas or zono. a Inflammation, Eruptions, otchies, Ne-vous Debility. | Bladder. K 1s Work 2 specialty, Crown and Bri Dental U. Ses Cor. 7th and D n.w. 1. Su Did you sow the wind? Huve d* Are you beginnin, enlize t Do you feel wu ‘arleto necessary iy physician tn Wast the treatment of SKILLFUL, SUC > 8 p.m. and from 6 to S pam. f p.m. only, Consultation free. iu Baltimore Charles st. mh5 XXX XEMXAAALEEKEXEKEEENY) Baldness is Curable! Hundreds of unse ed testimonials ce oe LOR a by ing Dishes Ine of Chating | medy for It will positive. Chaf Price, 56 E. P. NEW DUNLAPS READY. 3 f world-tamed Hats are in, and obtainable * * only of us. | WILLETI’ & RUOFF, mbS 95 PA. AVE. Angostura Bitters, the world renowned South American 4p! , cures dysppsia, &e. Dr. J. G. |B. Stegert & Sous, sole manufacturers. At all a The Desoto, Mo., post office was burglar- ‘ized Sunday night, the safe was blown o; and $250 in money and $1,700 in stamps taken. The gunboat Machias was put out of com- mission at New York Saturday, preparatory j her stable. and use that old well-tried remedy, Mrs. Wins- | to lengthening her by fourteen feet to make | MR. STEIN’S PROJECT It is Ably Discussed by Former Aro- tic Explorers, GREELY AND MELVILLE INDORSE I? Interesting Meeting of the National Geographic Society. A WASHINGTON ENTERPRISE Six men of skill and science talked for nearly three hours last night at the Na- tional Rifles’ Hall about ice and snow and everlasting cold. It was a veritable sym. posium of chill, but it did not seem to a! fect the audience, which filled every seat ; and took a very warm interest in the pro- ceedings. it was a special meeting of the National Geographic Society, held for the purpose of explaining to the public the pur- poses of the expedition to Ellesmere Land that has beet, projected by Mr. Robt. Stein | of the geological survey. Incidentally, was also for the purpose of swelling Mr, Stein's fund, and the additions to the sum total must have been generous, for every | expense connected with the meeting was paid for by those interested in the expedi- | much clear profit to the cause of science | and arctic knowledge. Mr. Gardiner Hubbard’s Introduction. Secretary Herbert was to have presided, but he was il] and sent a letter which was read by Mr. Gardiner Hubbard, the presi- dent of the society, who presided in his | Stead. Mr. Hubbard told how Mr. | pressed his claims for attention. But the | members had little faith in the scheme, and | gave him no encouragement. He still kept | at work, however, until he had secured the | favorable notice of Gen. Greely, Commodore | Melville and others, and then the Geo- i | | graphic Society saw that there must be some merit in the project. There was a doubt as to whether Mr. Stein possessed the qual- ities of leadership, such as are necessary on such an expedition, but the society had agreed upon two men, either one of whom would make a leader in whom the public | would have perfect confidence. Mr. Stein ‘had said: “I go on this expedition, with a | leader, or without one,” and Mr. Hubbard added that when a man talks like this there must be in him the sort of stuff that makes successful arctic explorers. The ex- pedition will cost, he explained, about $10,- 000, of which Mr. Stein has secured about $4,000, with another $4,000 promised. He called attention to slips that had been laid on each seat, forms of blank subscriptions to the expedition fund, and urged that all Who could should give, in any sum from a dollar upward. Gen. Greely’s Talk. He then introduced Gen. Greely, who spoke for three-quarters of an hour about \aretic explorations in general, his own in | Particular, and incidentally about Mr. | Stein's project. He traced the course of | discoveries, from those of Baffin in 1616, to | the present day, and asserted that if the proposed expedition should become firmly established on Ellesmere Land it will have almost virgin ground to work upon. The | permanent base will be from 40 to 50 miles ‘of land absolutely unknown to civilized man. He said that the observations to be made there were very valuable, especially should a magnetic base be established. He said that he was confident Mr. Stein will do good work in the interest of science, and he characterized the expedition as project- ed as practicable, desirable and safe. mmodore Melville's Address. Mr. Hubbard gave Commodore Melville a handsome introduction,saying that he stood out most conspicuously for his great work the loss of a single life. The commodore read a brief address upon the purposes and | inspirations of arctic expeditions. They are undertaken, he said, for every purpose that | | 1s grand and noble, for the benefit of fellow | man, for the benefit of human knowledge, | There is no desire on the part of the cenu- | ine explorer, who has his heart in his work, | to make a ‘catch-penny of his sufferings, | like a boy who exhibits his sore toe for the | bite of an apple. “If I could show to a capitalist,” he said, “the certainty of making 100 per cent out of an expedition costing $1,000,000, I'd guar- jantee having the entire outfit inside of | thirty da: Unfortunately, the world is | too prone to regard chiefly the loss of | treasure rather than the loss of life. | there a better school for heroic endeavor | for youth than arctic seas? It is some- thing for a young man to do, something | which man has failed ever to do before. ; You may speculate until doomsday and theorize forever, but you cannot get true knowledge of the conditions in the tar north until you go there and study amid the actual conditions.” Commodore Melv:ile took issue with the folks who contend that in order to insure suceess white men must live with and like the natives. He said that white men may lve indefinitely in the arctic regions if properly clothed and fed, and if contented in mind. Life among the natives is un- necessary and loathsome, d Hable to de- tract from the real sue of the expedi- tion. He closed by saying: “Woe to Amer- ica when the young men of her army and navy stard back and pate of the dangers of the ice pack, and when her citizens fail to come forward to the support of enter- prises such as this, and when folks begin to question the use of all the endeavor that has been spent in the frozen seas.” Capt. Shepherd's Paper. He was followed by Capt. Shepherd of the revenue marine se-vice, who read a brief paper about the establishment of the refuge | Station at Point Barrow, the highest north | on the American continent. He gave the | history of the legislation that finally cul- | minated in the erection of a house on this | point for the relief of whalers in distress. ; The house was put up ready for occupancy | in October, It has four rooms and is able to accommodate one hundred persons | for a period of nine months. he first year | it cost $12,000, including the original ex- | penditure and the maintenance, but since ‘then it has cost but $4,000 a year. Capt. | Shepherd thought that the success of the Poiat Barcow House warranted the estab- lishment of a simil: ern coast, in the track of the whalers, who go into James sound at such a point as has been chosen by Mr. Stein for his base of operations. | Senator Perkins on the Paciiie Route. j enator Perkins of California was the n speaker, and he spoke out of his ample experience as the owne> of whaling fleets. He paid a glowing tribute to Greely and Melville, and added that glory should not be withheid from Mr. Hubbard, whom he com- pared with Richelieu gs the power behind the throne. When, Mr, Hubbacd was ready | to send out an expedition for the discovery (of the pole from | thought he would have sufficient influence with the whaling company with which he is associated to secure for the party free ; (anspo-tation into the highest waters that j are navigated, “and,” he added, “I can un- ‘dertake to furnish also a good camping ground—plenty of ice water.” | The Senator gave his reasons why he thought the Pacific route a profitable ore, mainly from the effect of the warm Japan- jese currents, which give a more favorable summer season. The whalers who invest | these regions, he went on, are not scientific but they can tell an iceberg when see one, and they know clear water n they encounter it. They had reported several times to seeing long passages of per- fectly clea> water ahead of them during the summer months, while at a very high lati- | tude. | Mr. Hubbard then read a letter from Mr. , McAdoo, the assistant secretary of the navy, | who apologized for his absence on the g-ound that he had a severe cold. At this Senator Perkins remarked, sotto voce: “What in the world would he do in the arc- tic if he has a cold here?’ Mr. Stein Explains His Project. Mr. Stein was the next speaker. He asked if it ts worth while for the government to | set apart the Yellowstone Park, why is it not more worth while for the nations of the world to combine to set apart the north cap of the globe as an international park? | Such a park, he asserted, can be establish- | ed, where the people of leisure and wealth can make safe and comfortable summer trips to witness some of the most glorious | scenery of the globe. This year, he added, there are five arctic expeditions in the field, of which two, those it) tion, and every ticket sold represented so | Stein | had presented himself to the society and | in the rescue of the DeLong party, without | Is) refuge station on the | the Pacific route he | of Peary and Nansen, have already start- ed. From Washington are to go those of , Wellman and his own, and the fifth of them {is that of Jackson, who hopes to reach the pole by way of Franz Josef Land. His object, he said, is not to reach the pole or to xo very far north, but to explore Elles- mere to establish a refuge station for whalers, and to look for four human beings who were lost on this bleak coast about two years ago. He explained the ®eography of the region, and showed how Vast a field there is for explorations. This jland. he said, seems to be the easiest of all the unknown arctic regions for explora- tion, and his project is about the cheapest that has ever been put forth in late days. The danger is reduced to the minimum, as | Well as the cost, for the point where the | Permanent base is to be located is passed by elght or ten ships each summer, those of the Scotch and Newfoundland lines of whalers. There is a sad need for a refuge Station there, for there is no point in the vicinity where the whalers can go in case they are wrecked except to the small Dan- ish settlements across the bay in Green- land or the scattered Eskimo groups in the indentations of the coast of #1e west shore. Work to Be Done in Ellesmere Land. There is a good deal of work to be done |in Ellesmere Land, said Mr. Stein, for the region is first to be mapped with care, and then the west coast is to be explored. The natives report that the soil there is sandy and the shores low, which conditions |are similar to those of certain parts of Alaska, where the summer brings |a really luxuriant vegetation, and where the reindeer and the musk ox flourish. Should these reports prove true there is no reason why there should not be flowers and |vegetation and fauna in Ellesmere Land. Therefore, there might be carried on in this region the same experiments that Dr.Sheldon Jackson is conducting in Alaska for the reintroduction of reindeer into the ;country for the benefit of the natives. There is also reason to believe that there are valuable mining facts to be gleaned from a careful examination of the soil of the land, under the ice, and for this pur- pose there will be two geologists and a mining prospector in the party. There are meteorological observations to be taken and tides to be stud- led, and a strange race of tattooed Eskimos to be found, people that have been report- ed vaguely to Peary and others by the Eski- mos of the east coast. Problems of Heat Food. The problem of keeping warm, he added, has been stucied, and, it is thought, has been solved, by the construction of a house lined with magnesium, as the boilers of en- jsines are lined, to prevent the radiation and loss of the heat generated by the fires. There will be food supplies sufficient for jtwo years, according to the schedules of the Greely party, besides which it is antici- pated there will be large additions to the larder from the chase. Walrus meat is uot tempting, added Mr. Stein, with a «#rimace, but {t is nourishing, and arctic appetites are not apt to be squeamish. He spoke of the two Swedes, for whom, and their companions, he is to search. They are named Alfred Bjorling and Evald Kall- stenius, both barely out of their teens, but hardy young men, with indomitable cour- |age. He gave it as his belief that they are | still alive, for they have rifles and ammunt- tion, and the natives of the region are kindly. The talk was followed by a score of lan- tern slides thrown upon a large screen, il- lustrating the scenery, animals and mode of life in these regions. Many of the illustra- tions were taken from photographs taken by members of the Greely party. sist > arrests REALLY KNOCKED OUT. This Prize Fighter Saw Several Mil- Hon Stars. Last evening there was given in Odd Fellows’ Hall an athletic enterteinment by the “Capital City Athletic Club,” and two or three hundred men and boys, white and black, and representing about all condi- tions, were present. Sergt. Falvey of the local police force and a detail of five or six men were also present. It was whispered about that there would be several red-hot bouts, and that unless the police interfered with the fighting those who enjoyed such contests would have no occasion to regret that they had paid their dollar and dollar and one-half to witness the sport. For an hour or more several colored men raised their voices in mournful melody, and, incidentally, to the impatient | indignation of the crowd, preliminary to the introduction of several other colored men and boys, who proceeded to bang and at- tempt to bang each other, while the throng endeavored by yells and cries to urge the contestants to greater activity. The col- ored fighters were, however, too inexper- fenced to do much harm with the big gloves used, and consequently the crowd soon tired of them, and yelled for some- thing more exciting. Their desire was quickly gratified when Jack Kelly of Wilmington, Del., and Jimmy | McCarthy of Buffalo, N. Y., were intro- duced for a bout of four three-minute rounds, for not two full rounds had been fought when Kelly struck McCarthy | terrific right-hand blow on the jaw, the sound of which resounded throughout the hall. McCarthy was turned partly around by the force of the crushing blow, and fell face downward, striking the floor. There ‘he lay, with arms outstretched, limp and seemingly lifeless. The ten seconds in which the fallen boy was given by the rules quickly passed, but not a movement did he make, and not until long after the referee had proclaimed him a beaten fight- er did the crowd seemingly realize that the blow and fall were much more than ordi- narily se At length, McCarthy not hav- ing given a sign of consciousness, Ned Cartwright, a local professional pugilist, sprang into the ring, and turned him over on his back. Then, the stricken fighter still showing no indication of consciousness, his second, Joe Bateman of this city, and Tony Stannard of Wilmington, the second of the victorious fighter, ran to the faintly breathing boy, and fanned and rubbed him. By this time the seriousness of McCarthy's injury had become apparent even to the uninitiated, and the ring was crowded by the police, club offictals and spectators. It was several minutes before McCarthy re- covered even sufficiently to open his eyes, and then Stannard picked him up in his arms and carried him to his corner, where he placed him in his chair. While others held him up in the chair Stannard and Bateman continued to work upon the de- feated fighter, and after about ten minutes’ hard work he had sufficiently recovered to be assisted off the stage. Stopped and Started. Meantime the police had held an animat- ed discussion with the club people, in the midst of which Cartwright stepped to the front and said: “Gents,the blow was an acci- | dent, but the police says the sport can’t go on.” Then a regular howl of disapproval ;went up from the crowd. Sergt. Falvey | was at first apparently determined that there should be no more fighting, but he Was at length persuaded to allow the show to continue. Consequently there were sev- eral more negroes introduced, who whiled away the time by their attempts to do each other up, in which they of course failed, Rolan and Cartwright. | At length Ned Cartwright and Jack | Bolan, both of this city, were introduced ‘as the stars of the evening, it being an- |nounced that they would put up a four | three-minute-round bout for scientific points | only. apparent that Bolan was his opponent's | master, and he rushed and hit him at his | pleasure, although the timekeeper more than once considerately shortened the | rounds in favor of Cartwright. There was | plainly anything but good fellowship be- | tween the men, and when the referee ex- | plained that the police had cautioned the men that there should be no knock-out blow, and that he must therefore call the bout a draw, Bolan explained to the crowd that he was willing to give Mr. Cartwright all the chance for one he desired at any | time and at any place. Mr. Cartwright re- plied that Alexandria was on the map, and that he would be delighted to meet Mr. Bolan there at the latter's pleasure. a. Marringe Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: Ea- ward N. Jeffries of Fauquier county, Va. and Emma Oliver of Fairfax county, Va. Robert E. Lee and Juliet Carter; Benj. L. |Chrismond and Lelia Sandford; James Lewis and Mary Marshall; John Wallace and Vinie Carter; Wm. C. Gray and Irene H. Talley, both of Richmond, Va.; James L. Jefferson of Fredericksburg, Virginia’ A. White of King George's -ounty, Va.; Andrew Price and Mary Woodland; Joseph Belt and Louisa Smith; Wm. Ash- ton Evans and Dora J. Stephan. —— Pri Rowlhng. Last evening there was bowled at the Columbia Athletic Club the first game of the second series in the cocked-hat tourna- ment, the following scores resulting: Wur- deman, 104; Manogue, 80; Tyssowski, 7; Coburn, 100; Demonet, 74; Lauray, | 111; Denekas, 119; Treadway, 89. Scorer, Myers. | There will be another assignment of play- | @8 tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. | From the very first it was clearly | Sakin Absolutely Pure A cream of tartar baking pow: der. Highest of all in leaveni ng strength.—Latest United States Government Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Oo, 106 Wall St, §. 7. —_——____ ss VIRGINIA LEGISLATION. The Richmond and Manassas and Mushbach Anti-Gambling Bills, Correspondence of The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 5, 18%. j Now that the general assembly has pass- ed the bill incorporating the Richmond and Manassas railroad, it is a matter of much interest to the northern Virginians and to the people of Richmond to know whether the incorporators really mean to build the road and exercise the right granted them. chambers, that the sole object of the incor- orators was to get control of the state's interest in the Richmond, Fredericksburg — Potomac railroad at a sacrifice, after which no attempt would be made to con- struct the This was indig- nantly denied by the friends of the bill, especially Mr. Eppa Hunton, incorpora’ dent today Mr. Hunton said that the road, so far as he knew, would certainly be built. While he was one of the incorporators, he could not say what the men who were behind the en- terprise proposed to do, but the charter was secured for the purpose of building the road. The opponents had was the intenti Ohio to connect ®ith the Richmond and Manassas at its northern terminus for @ southern outlet. They would not be «& grieved if such was the case. The Jalti- more and Ohio could easily connect with and they could, without great ex a run a branch line to Manassas. Mr. Honton said further that a road from this city to a point some distance in North Carolina, known as the Virginia and North Carolina railroad, which is partially completed, could be utilized by the Baltimore and Ohio People for still further southern connection, and from that point the road would have no dif- ficulty in getting into the far south. Heavy Forfeit to Be Deposited. If the incorporators of the Richmond and Manassas do not really intend to construct the proposed road they are paying very dear for their whistle, for one of the amendments tacked to the bill by the legis- lature provides that twenty miles of the Projected road shall be graded within twelve months from the time the charter was granted, under forfeit of $100,000, to be deposited therefor in state bonds. Con- sequently, it is expected that work on the new road will begin within a short time. The belief that the Baltimore and Ohio people are behind the present movement is given credence by the fact that the gentlemen named in the bill as incorpo- rators are by no means men of wealth. While most of them are well-to-do citizens and merchants, none of them possess any accumulated amount of capital. They are men, however, of integrity, enterprise and good standing in the state, and would not, it is believed, be parties to any sham or false pretense, such as is charged by the men who oppose the bill before the general assembly. The Mushbach Anti-Gambling Bi The Muchbach anti-gambling bill, having passed both branches of the general as- sembly, is sure to become a law, as the governor has already sounded his policy to be directly opposed to the practices which the bill seeks to destroy, and will therefore attach his signature to it in Cue time. Senator Mushbach is confident that when this measure becomes in force that Jackson City and similar resorts in the state will be absolutely broken up. Of course, thir bill cannet reach secret gam- bling dives, of which there are many throughout the cities of the state, but un- der it “legalized” gaming of all sorts in the state will be impossible. The question arises, however, as to wheth- er the law will stand the tests of the courts of the state. While there is not a material difference between this measure and the old law, which the courte annulled, the turfmen in the state, it is understood, again endeavor to have this measure share a similar fate to the old one. They tm that the feature of the law prohibiting the transmission of bets to the track is unjust ané illegal, and it is expected that a test case will be brought to the attention of the supreme court within a short ‘ime. The advocates of the law, on the other hand, confidently assert that there is noth- | ing unconstitutional in the measure, and that the change is simply to remedy the defect in the old law, which the courts de- clared did not rent the transmission of bets outside of the state, by which the present turf ex: s in the state are operated. — The Defendants’ Answer. In the case of Albert Brooks and wife net. George C. McCormick, Richard R. Beall and James C. Sprigg to set aside deed of trust the defendants have filed ans nying that the complainant is illite that fraud was practiced upon him, and as- sert that he is an intelligent, shrewd man, and that the papers were read over to him and fully explained before he signed thems —_— —_ The A. M. E. Conference. On the last Wednesday in April the | seventy-seventh session of the Baltimore | annual conference of the African Metho- | dist Episcopal Church in the United States of America will open in Hagerstown, Md. The conference embraces the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. it | has 100 ministers and over 4,000 conmuni- | cants. Bishop Wesley J. Garnis of this ci SS Se Ss Several Fires. At 6:45 last night @ fire took place in Mrs. 8. C. Carter's store, Maryla2d avenue and 11th street southwest, damazing some | hats and trimmings in a bay window. Loss, This morning about 3:45 o'clock a fire took place in the Washington brick and terra cotta works (South Washington) ed by John Miller & Co. A “hed over @ kiln was burned, the loss being $2» At 1:30 o'clock this morning a fire took place in the store of G. Dungan, 11 Ches- ter court, and a loss of $10 resull At 4 o'clock this morning a fire took place in the house of Charles Cheshi owned by the B. H. Wary | 14th street northwest, caused by | flue, and the damage was $2. 4 defective — ne A Daring Robbery. A daring robbery was committed about | 5:40 o'clock thts morning at the cigar an@ | tobacco establishment of George W. Sovtt | & Co., northeast corner of 41-2 street an@ | Pennsylvania avenue, by smashing the | heavy plate glass window and seizing sev- |eral gold watches and jewelry in the show | window. About that hour the driver of a | beer wagon noticed two men standing at | the windcw, and had got but a short dis- tance west wher he heard a crash, aad leoking back saw the t running rapidly eastward into Jackson Hall ailey, | They used a brick in smashing the glass, |and with the value of the watches, &c., (about $100), the loss will be $250 to 300, a Last night about 10 o'clock Annie Kus- sell of 711 G street northwest fell in a fit at Sth and K streets northwest aud was taken hom Bishop Paret preached at the Chapel of the Epiphany, corner of 12th and © stvects southwest, last evening and conirmed @ class of forty-two persons. | The Women’s Christian Union will hola | reguiar gospel temperance meetinzs at ite headquarters, Central Union Mission, Wede nesday at 2 p.m., Mrs. ME. Griffith, pres- ident, and Mrs. Emma F. Sheltoa, ‘scere