Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1894, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1894—~TWELVE PAGES. LOCAL MENTION. a ecieeecee THE WEATHER. Forecast Till 8 p.m. Thursday. For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, fair; colder Thursday morn- ing, probably warmer Thursday night; Northwesterly winds, diminishing and be- coming variable. tion of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 is, temperature, ¥ receiving reservoir, temperature, 46; condition at north connection, 6; condition at south connection, 36; distributing reser- voir, temperature, 45; condition at influent @ate house, 7; effluent gate house, 10. —_ SAVE YOUR GOOD MONEY by buying your Fruits, Groceries and Provisions of W. H. Keister, cor. vth and La. ave—A dollar Will go half as far again as at most places. SHEETZ’S CANDY SALE Has sprung up again with renewed vigor. Late buyers wanted it to continue awhile longer. We've decided to do us they wish. All the Candies in our store—i5 and #)-cent mixtures among them—are selling now for 2% CENTS A POUND. 10TH AND F STS. SHEETZ, CANDIES, WOODWARD AND LOTHROP will offer temorrow a hundred dozen Boys’ Cambric and Outing Shirt Waists, at l¥c. each; 3 for Sve. - Pure Aluminum Cooking Utensils and house- furnishing speciaities at Morsel¥s, 1107 7th. CITY AND DISTRICE TONIGHT. Albaugh’s Grand Opera House.—Imre Ki- ralfy’s Spectacle, “America. New National Theater.— Daughter.” Academy of Music.—“Darkest Russia.” Harris’ Bijou Theater.—Peter Jackson in “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” Kernan’s Lyceum ‘Trans-Oveante Company. Linthicum Hall, © street between 21st and S2d streets northwest.—Prize masquerade and waltzing contest. > EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. AMUSEMENTS ‘The Prodigal ‘Theater.—Hopkins’ Mount Vernon.—Macalester leaves at 10 am. Mount Vernon by Pennsylvania railroad | every hour daily. Tally-ho Coach, 5i1 13th st., for Arling-! ton and Cabin John bridge. ——_—__ OVER $35,000, Has Been Collected and Disiri for Loc: Charity. ‘The regular weekly meeting of the central relief committee was held yesterday after- noon in the Post building, Col. John Tracey, superintendent of charities, presiding. Mr. H. P. Godwin, secretary of the canvassing committee, submitted the report of that commit.ce, showing a total cf $18,206.04 col- lected up to date. donations of food and clothing amounted to at least $13,000, which, together with the $10,000 representing the proceeds of the Marine Band concert and thePost fund, made @ tctal of more than $35,00u raised for the Telief of the poor. Mr. Lawrence Gardner, chairman of th committee on distribution, announced tha the room of the committee, at 624 Louisiana ited avenue, had been closed and that donations | would now be received at the office of Col. ‘Tracey, in the Walker building. At his sug- gestion appropriations of $1.200 for the police and $1,000 for the Associated Charities were made, these amounts to last two weeks instead of one, as heretofore. Mr. Gardner stated that it was the intention of the District appropriations committee to include in the regular appropriation bill the $12,000 asked for improving suburban streets and roads, and the appropriation is to be made finmediately available, so that the laboring men may de benefited as soon as possible. He said he thought the bill would condi- | Col. Tracey said that the! SCULPTURE IN ALL LANDS The Ende Carving of Savages and the! i Finished Art. | | An Interesting Talk Before the An-| thropological Society=The Develop- | ment of Tools und Skill Sculpture, finance and music were the interesting themes discussed at the regular | meeting of the Anthropological Society at | the Cosmos Hall last evening. Mr. Nathan | Reeve read a paper on “Some Elements in T'maneial Policy,” and a paper on “The | | basket Drum,” prepared by Dr. Washington | Matthews, U.S. A., read by Mr. F. | Webb Hodge. The principal address of the | evening, however, was made by Mr. J. D. | McGuire, whose subject was “The Devel- | opment of Sculpture.” | \ Mr. MeGutre referred bricfly to the art in lthe days of ancient Erypt, Yucatan and | {China, end said that marble has been ex- tensively nsed for statuary for probably | 2.509 years. And there are evidences, he said, that at 2 pericd 2.500 years yet earlter | | the Assyrians and Egyptians made statues of stone of great artistic ability and me- | chanical skiil. Notwithstanding the nvm- berless centuries that have pz | man first made sculptu: alterations of their surfaces bave been so slight that we may by paring them one with another trac? the evelopment of the | art. The methods now employed in produc- ing sculptures and carvings are quite sim- ilar, although much improved over those employed in the production of ancient fig- ures. Carving and sculpture heve in their method of srowth, h . approached leach other, from widely divergent. begi: nings. Sculptures of large figures accompa- | ny @ settled stage of society. On the other |hand, carving is an art commoniy found among the most suvaze races. Small carv- ings of bone, ivory and wood appear com- mon to every race of which we have knowl- edge. The appreciation of symmetry of form or of admiration for the attractive- ness of the beauties of color is abundantly evidenced among the earliest traces of man’s residence on earth, and is found to exist | among all tribes and races. As sentiments became mcre permanently established, and the houses better constructed, the figure of wood gave place to the more pretentious, | #8 well as more durable, stone statue, and nowhere is this moze marked than among the ruins of Central and South America. ‘There are many things which influence carving, the principal, of course, being tools and material. Oriental Carving. Nowhere has carving been carried to | greater perfection than in the eastern world, and among eastern people none have excelled the Chinese and Japanese in | skill and artistic ability. Notwithstanding | their great skill In carvings of small stat- ues, these people apparently know little of the art of sculpture, for, althoush some of their gods are colossal in size, they are but enlarged carvings. There are but few statuettes preserved which ure due to Babylonian, Assyrian, Chaldean or Exyp- tian workmanship, but they are sufficient | to prove that the most ancient carver of hose races was a master of his art. The few ancient wooden statues of Egyptian origin are evidences of a skill in the carv- | ¢*S" art not surpassed, if they are equaled, | in this era. In most countries where sculp- | tures are found it is apparenily demonstra- | ble that the method of their production | has gone through regular stag+s of pro- gression from extremely rude beginnings. it is impossible to prove that sculpture began always with the stage of incising outlines into the surfaces of large rocks, | as is generaily supposed to ve tne case. | Conglomerates, erosion due :o the effects | of alternate freezing and thawing, the carv- | ing done by sand blown vy the wind, or, most common of all, the grinJing of the silt | ALASKA’S NEEDS. Miss Kate Field Gives an Interesti Lecture on the Country. Miss Kate Field, Washington’s popular | Journalist, commenced her series of lectures | jaw is a stumbling block so far as the pros- jlast evening in the banquet hall of the | ecution of unlicensed dealers is concezned. Shoreham with a very interesting discourse on “Alaska.”” The hall was filled with the fashionable element, about three-fourths of those pres- ent being ladies, and the event proved to be one of the best patronized entertain- ments of the kind during the Lenten sea- son. Senator Squire of Washington escorted Miss Field to the platform, and with a few appropriate and graceful remarks introduc- ed her to an audience to which she is not unknown. Having once sojourned in Alaska, Miss | Field has made a thorough study of the customs and ethics of the natives, and has made a valuable collection of interesting objects of their manufacture, which were exhibited in connection with her descrip- tion of the strange race, as yet so little known. Miss Field began with a description of her voyage to Alaska, some eight years ago, pleturing the many heeuti*ul sceoes wh one passes en route, through the “Narrows” | and “Fort Wrangle” to “Pleasure Travel,” where the “Fairyland of America’ with its giant crystal glaciers first comes into view. PROTECTED BY THE LAW. Difficulties the Police Encounter in Prosecuting Spenk Easies. The police now think that the new liquor Major Moore, speaking of it a few days ago, ; said it was a barrier to the prosecution of | “spealt easies.” No class of persons under- stand this better than the prop-ietors of-the many places of this kind within the “mile limit,” where under the law no liquor is permitted to be sold. The law requires as the basis of the prosecution an affidavit made by two reputable citizens and must be from knowledge and not belief. War- |rants cannot be obtained on information | and belief, as they could under the old law, nor ean the police compel the attendance of the persons who frequent the places for the purpose of having them swear out war- rants, It is difficult to find customers of these places who are willing to go to court and swear out the warrants, unless they have trouble with the proprietors. Then they are anxious to get even. Where a man is personally acquainted with his customers and the latter vouch for | new comers it is almost impossible to pros- ecute, so the police claim, and that is why | there are not more “speak easy” prosecu- | tions. | It is a notorious fact that many old sol- \ | | quest of Hon. J. D. Richardson and Hon. | Charles M. Cooper that the Commissioners The quaint home life, the strange civil | diers from Soldiers’ Home, as well as citi- laws and the fantastic religious observances | zens, are seen under the influence of liquor of the four tribes of the native Alaskans jn the county in the vicinity of the Lome, jaz Probably pass this week. It was stated that | the police and Associated Charities will re-| ceive donations hereafter as they have dur- | ing the winter months. | The committee adjourned. to meet March in water, are all known causes of the cary ing of shapes or outlines, which would ap- pear to afford a more plausible theory con- | cerning the birth of sculpture. “That such is the case appears to be shown by the | 2), when the work, it is expected, will be closed. — The End of a Stubborn Litigation. The Court of Appeals has brought to a elese the long-contested case of Gen. W. W. Averell vs. the Second National Bank of this city by affirming the decision of the Cireuit Court, held by Judge Cole, and which, by the way, was the first case de- cided by Judge Cole upon taking his seat | on the bench. The controversy was about @ post-dated check of one George H. Levis to the order of M. D. Helm, who indorsed | it to the plaintiff. The check bore date the 19th May, ISS4, and was deposited with the bank through its paying-teller on the 16th of May, 1884, after the bank had closed its business for the day. On the 19th of May. when the check fell due, there was sufficient money of the drawer in the bank to pay it, but it was not paid and went to protest. The claim of the bank was that the check should have been deposited with the receiving teller and not with the pay-| ing teller, who, it was asserted, was the agent of the plaintiff. This theory under the circumstances of the case was held by the Court of Appeals to be untenable, and rendered an opinion in favor of Gen. Aver- ell. peared for the plaintit? and W. P. Matting- ly for the bank. The case was tried six times—three before a jury and three times im the appeilate court. > — Organizing the Juries. In Criminal Court, Division 1, Justice Me- Comas, yesterday the jury was called and C. L. Campbell, H. H. Williams, Thorn- ton Dean and J. D. Kitch were returned not found. C. E. Kennedy George V.Knox, N. Brewer, C. P. Coomes, Daniel Murphy | and J. S. Gregg were excused. The jury | Was adjourned to Monday. in Criminai Court, Div‘sion 2, Justice Cole, the following failed 2 respond: A. T. Brice, W. A. Wimsatt, Jos.- €. Hutchinson, A. F. Lehman, John bell ead James P. Herron. R. S. Cooper was excused. In Cireuit Caurt, Division 1, Justice Brad- ley, L. H. Gibhard, Dorsey Clagett and R C, Watson were returned not found. G. B. Nelson, G. Employ and L. Kisner were ex- cused. In Circuit Court, Di Bingham, E. H James E. Hurst were excused. _ Homeopathic Society. The regular monthly meeting of the Wash- ington Homeopathic Medical Society was held on Tuesday evening at the Dispensary building, with a large attendance of the members. After a brief business meeting, Qapers were read by Dr. J. B. G. Custis, Dr. ilson and Dr. Iiislop, which were’ dis- cussed by the members present, and the seciety adjourned at 11 p. m. > — For Boys ris, In conjunction with the Moody meetings vision 2, Chief Justice E. A. Newman and A. A. Birney ap-| Beers, Chas. Cogswell and | finding of water-washed pebbles resembling | animals and things which are often found | associated with the remains of the earliest periods of human existence. Among Savage People. The North American Indians appear to | have been as ignorant of the sculptor's art as any race which had learned the first | rudiments. Their sculpture appears never | to have progressed beyond the ability to incise a rude outline upon some bowlder. | Among some of the rudest sculptures met with are to be reckoned the colossal figures found in the Easter Islands, cut from a | coarse basalt rock, representing human fig- | ures from the waist up. Mexico has dis- | played a remarkable sculptural develop- | ment, evidenced by monoliths, in slabs | | carved in low relief, in figures carved in the | | round, and in mural carvings tnat are is- | tonishing in their details. They closely re- |semble the finish of the most elaborate Chinese work. The statuary of the most ancient Assyrian period appears to develop the fact that diorites were carved as far back as 3,00 B. C. The development of Egyptian sculpture may be foliowed with considerable accuracy through successive stages, beginning with the rudest and end- ing with the perfect round. The sculptures | may be traced through the incised to the | low relief, the intaglio, the high relief, the reserved, the colossal and, finally,’ the | round. The early Egyptian figures appear to have been commonly produced by the’| sawing, scraping and grinding processes ob- | served throughout the world in almost all archaic carvings. The archaic sculptures of the world appear eommonly to be of hard stones, such as basalt, diorite or granite, whose surfaces could be dressed to any de- sired form by a battering proces’ with a stone held in the hand. About the time of | Rameses the Second the Egyptians aban- doned the sculpture of siennites and dio- | rites and other hard stones and commenced | to work the Theban sandstones to a very great extent. The early Cypriotic statuary is of this sandstone, and marks an advance in sculpture. Here we see the old conven- | tional headdress and beard of the Egyptian | | and the solid and massive figure give way | to a free neck, one lez becomes slightly ad- | vanced in front of the other. The legs are no longer attached solidly together; they | are slightly cut apart from each other; the jarms are bent with some freedom of ac- tion at the elbow; the hand and wrist stand | | out a few inches from the body. That this | freedom of action is due to the tool rather | than to the art stage in which it was pro- Guced is evidenced strongly in thé clinched fist. In sculptures of the harder stones an- | sles are seldom seen; the fingers and toes | are of equal length; the surface where cut in for eyes, nose, mouth; in fact, all lines, are semi-circular depressions due to the round surface of the shaping tool used. The Theban sandstones show, in a remarkable way, the change of tool from the hammer | to the chisel and mallet, enabling angles to be more readily cut and furrows of any de- sirable depth to be made. Greeks and Marble. About the sixth century, B. C., are first | installation, and were as follow: | beverages and soul. Biss Bessie Tyson, Mr. Moody’s assistant, | f0U84 evidences of skill in marble cutting, | Wid aemamnanass (his neuias ct Maina ‘eng | exhibited by the Greeks. The hardness of | object lessons for boys and girls at the| metal about this period reached a point | Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church, 9th and | Where the chisel, and, above all, the prin- | K streets, every afternoon at 4 o'clock, com- | ciple of the file and rasp, enabled marble to mencing today. Children, parents and Sun-| be worked at will, and, consequently, there day school teachers are all invited and will was no longer any limit to the expression of doubtless attend in large numbers. free action in statuary. There was no com- i parison between marble and any other stone theretofore used for sculpture, as Sergt. Ryan's Funeral. were described, and many dialect stories of their origivality and mischief were heard with laughter. The theme of the lecture was an appeal for the promotion of the neglected race. | Many of the vain attempts of our noted statesmen to better Alaska were mention- ed, and the failure of Congress to make this valuable territory more cultured, physically and politically, was severely censured. Miss Field made an estimate of the great possibilities of the Alaskans, whose indus- try, she claims, has always been discour- aged. She quoted several predictions from eminent sources that, like the western por- tions of our country before they were put to the plough, the future of this far-off land promises much in ship building and extended fur trading. In conclusion, she appealed to the Congressmen present to appropriate sufficient funds for the educa- tion of its inhabitants and the improve- ment of its harbors. ‘Now,’ she said, “the land of the midnight sun knocks at the doors of our Congress.” Dr. Sheldon Jack mimizsionor of edu- cation for Alaska, atded Miss Field through- out her lecture by indicating upon the maps | stretched upon the walls the locations of the | Places alluded to. Among those present were Minister Thurs- ton of Hawali, Senator and Mrs. Dolph, | Senator and Mrs. Gibson, Senator Chandler, Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Bissell, Mrs. Washburn, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. West- inghouse, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hatton, Mr. Frarcis Riggs and Dr. James C. Welling. > ON T! CRS HE SHOOT. Scores Made by Officers and Enlisted Men of Mcj. Thompson’s Comman: At rifle practice for the current month the D. C. N. G, engineer corps made the follow- ing scores: Staff—Maj. Gilbert Thompson, 46; Lieut. F. W. Holt, 45; Maj. Dennison, 45. Company A—Lieut. A. O. Hutterly, 43; Private Theo. Tallmadge, 34; Corp. Geo. C. Shaw, 44; Corp. R. P. Carleton, 31; Private c. F. Gapen, Private Geo. W. Albertie, Private E. W. Morgan, 42; Private F. C. McLaughlin, ergt. C.W.Dickey, 44; Private S.0.Scott, Private Colladay, 45; Corp. Geo. Stam- baugh, 38. Company B—Lieut. Geo. A. Drury, 42; Lieut. J. B. Lichty, 35; Private Lov 82; Private F. May, 27; Private G: A. Gilli- land, 42; Private J.E.Thompson, 37; Priv: Brunger, 34; Private F. Demming, Private J. B. Gibbs, 45; Corp. E. M. Teg- ethoff, 48; Corp. W. A: Miller, 44; Sergt. Hadger, 45; Sergt. J. J. Barry, 45; ‘Private MecWhinney, 40; Sergt. B. C. Wheeler, 41; Sergt. Kline, 36; Private Crooks, 34 Company C—Capt. F. L. Averill, 48; Lieut. Ruebsam, 35; Lieut. Middleton, Sergt. Johnson, 44; Corp. E. L. Stevens, 42; Private Coit, 44; Private Lepper, 33; Private Ruth- erford, Private Lang, 40; Private Rose, 48; Private Sturfus, 44; Private Stevens, 45; Private Wright, 46; Private Wilkerson, 41. After rifle practice company C proceeded to the range of the light battery for revol- ver practice, with the following results Private P. E. Stevens, 47; Private Coit, 45; Sergt. Chandler, 44; t. Averill, 43; Lieut. Middleton, 43; Pri ose, 43; Sergt. John- son, 42; Private Wright. 42; Private Stur- gus, 39; Corp. Steven: 32; Private Pellen, 30; Private Lepper, 24. Average, 39.4. ee SONS OF ST. GEORGE. Columbia Lodge Instituted Last Night With Appropriate Ceremonies. Columbia Lodge, No. Sons of St. George, was instituted last night at Costel- lo's Hall. The occasion drew together a large representation of the English colony at Washington and called forth a great volume of fraternal enthusiasm, which found vent in song, speeches, stories, recita- tions and generous hospitality. Columbia Lodge was organized a few weeks ago, mainly through the instrumentality of Mr. James Stevens. About thirty signatures were secured to the constitution; the charter was granted, and the ceremonies last night | were the culmination of the labors of those who have borne the burden of the work. | The officers of the Grand Lodge of Phila- delphia, under whose jurisdiction the Wash- ington lodge will be, were the ee ae 8 P. J. Henry Williams; acting G. P., Richard Seed; G. Y. P., Robert Stewart; P. P. W. M. Crossland, acting grand messenger; John H. Foster, assistant grand messenger; P. 8. P. James Lee, acting grand chaplain; P. P. Thomas Wood, acting G. P. James _L. Hall, G. J. S.; Charles Wood, G. O. S. The officers installed were as follow ae. ey James Stevens; W. ¥. . R. G. Stewart; V. Frederick Carress; secretary, George Pratch. ett; assistant secretary, Arthur J. Smith; | messenger, Thomas KR. Jone: John J. Taylor. exercises of installation, the treasurer, After the conclusion of the Anglo-Wash- | ingtonians and the Philadelphia visitors re- paired to the banquet, where there was a feast of meat and reason, and a flow of Th present were David Dawson, John H. Foster, Pratchett, Thos. Jones, Thos. Wd, Cole, Jas. L. Hall, Thomas Fullerton, Fred- erick P. Carress, Edwin Matthews, Harry Harris, Albert Lawrence, J. Henry Will- jams, Richard Seed, Robert Stewart, Wm. Crossland, Jno. H. Foster, James Lee, Thos. Wood, Jas. L. Hal art, John J. Taylor, John T. Hunt, R. H. Atkinson, William Hauk, James Dixon, | James Stevens, Arthur C.’Tansly, Herbert Mureth, George Schroder, William Trower, Thomas Oddy, Arthur J. Smith, Henry Doe. —_——>___—_. Mr. Wellman to Talk in Philadelphia, Walter Wellman, leader of the new Amer- ican north polar expedition, that is to sail from New York next Wednesday by the steamer Britannic of the White Star line, goes to Philadelphia tonight to address the | Geographic Club of that city at the invita- tion of its president, Prof. Angelo Het!prin. Dr. Cook of New York is to be the principal speaker of the evening, to present his plans for antarctic exploration, but Prof. Hellprin, | who has taken the keenest interest in the Wellman expedition, temptation to ask Mr. Wellman to appear also, as there is much curiosity in Phila- deiphia, the home of arctic work in this Private Chas. McC. Taylor, | 38; Lieut. Ruebsam, | Chas. Wood, R. G. Stew- | could not resist the and it is manifest that the liquor is not all bought outside of the mile limit. A citizen driving through that section sometime ago went into a place, asked for a glass of ginger ale and the man behind | the counter inquired: ‘‘What kind of ginger OPPOSED TO COMPROMISE. Commissioners Think the Metropoli- tan Company Should Be Made to Pay. As stated in yesterday’s Star, the Com- missioners are opposed to any cornpromise of the District's claim ageinst the Metro- pelitan Railroad Company. After The Star went to press Representatives Richardson and Cooper called upon the Commissioners and made the proposition of compromising the debt for $50,000, which they said the committee was considering, and upon which they desired the views of the Commission- ers, Later the Commissioners sent the fol- lcwing letter to Chairman Heard of the committee: March 6, 1894. Hon. John T. Heard, chairman committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives. Dear Sir: In response to the verbal re- submit to you their views in regard to the proposed action of your committee to the effect that the Metropolitan Railroad Com- pany be required to pay the sum of $60,000 in full of all demands of the District of Columbia, by reason of the judgment ren- dered in the Supreme Court of said District against said company, the Commissioners beg leave to state that they have carefully corsidered this matter and are not pre- pared to recommend such action. They have had no reason to change their views as ex- pressed in their recent communication to your committee, to tne effect that said rail- rcad company justly owes the District of Columbia the sum of $147,507.05, with inter- est from the date of said judgment, and that the company be compelied to pay the same. Very respectfully, John W. Ross and Charles F. Powell, Commissioners of the District of Columbia. In connection with the above, the Com- | do you want?” He had what is known as \ ginger,” lager beer put up in so: ' thes. There was a case in Judge Kimball's court this morning of a young man arrest- ed in this section for being drunk and dis- | orderly. He was very drunk, so several yo- | licemen said, and they also said they could | bring in citizens to corroborate their testi- mony. Charles Carrick was the name of the young man, who said he was nineteen years old. He works for Mr. Cross, whose house he visited last evening. There was nothing given him there, but he soon got drunk and | then the officers arrested him. “I wasn’t drunk,” he said to the court. “Do you want to tell where you got your | liquor?” the judge inquired. “No, sir,” he replied. “I didn’t get any. Mr. Cross was called as a witness in the| case, and he said that the boy was sober | when he left his house. “speak-easy | ft stuff Lot- | if {| “But,” he added, “I have heard of his} drinking, and, judge, I think it's about time (that the people who sell the whisky to/ | these boys were getting arrested. They can! jeven get it at barber shops, and such places.” Judge Kimball gave the boy an opportun- ity to change his testimony, but the latter sald he had no change to make, although three witnesses had sworn positively that | he was drunk. The court finally imposed a fine of $10 in the case, and directed Mr. Pugh to see if | there could not be a charge of perjury en- tered against the boy. a THE NEW POST OFFICE. | Progress of the Work —Rough and Dressed Stone. | A visit to the site of the new post cttice | affords much pleasure to those who are in- terested in the construction of large build- ings. The iron columns, girders and beams | for the basement and first and second stor- {es are nearly all in position. Six derricks ‘will be placed on the second floor beams to be used in setting the stone of base- trent, in order that work may be carried on from six different points. These der- ricks will be raised, story by story, as the fronwork is placed. The walls all around the building, up to the first-floor line, it is said, will be completed by the middle of April. At the northeast corner but one course of granite remains to be set to give the full height of basement. ‘The rough surface of the granite used for facing does not, it is claimed, show to ad- | vantage the beauty of the stone. Superin- |tendent Kinsey says the face of all the jstone ts to be rough, the same as in ihe basement. Some critics say this treatment will not give the building the best appear- jance from an architectural point of view, |as the rough face of the granite tg very dark when compared with the hammer- dressed surfaces, and it is held that the edifice, when completed, will remind one of | a jail—a magnificent jail to be sure—rather than a post office. Those who do not favor the plan of using the undressed granite think the superstructure should be of dre: ed stone, presenting a monotone of licht j gray, rather than a mass of dark-colored uncut stone. The original designs required cut stone. ‘The post office proper will occupy a large portion of the basement and all of the first | floor—about 60,000 square feet. Part of the second story will be assigned to the railway mail clerks and inspectors. What is tech- nically known as the post office working | room will be amply lighted by skylights in | | the roof, the center of the {nterior of the | building being one immense open space | from the first story to the roof. | Bids will soon be invited for furnishing | the constructive irdn-work above the second |story up to the roof, and with this cc tracted for, there will be, it is said, noth- ing to prevent a rapid and continuous prosecution of the work to completion. > VETERAN FIREMEN. Regular Meeting of the Association and the Business ‘Transacted. A regular meeting of the Veteran Volun- teer Firemen’s Association was held at the | | engine house, 19th and H streets northwest, last evening. Mr. James H. Richards, pres- ident, and Mr. J. J. Peabody, secretary. The application of Mr. W. H. bright of the Franklin for active membership was | received and referred. | Air. Pierce of the committee on the sub- ject’ made a report on the celebration of | February 22, that it was so successful a 1e- | minder of the old time enthusiasm that they hoped it would be the forerunner of future observances of the day. A letter was received from the Washing- ton Hose, Hook and Ladder Company of Reading, Pa., stating that they will, en route to Portsmouth, Va., be here on June |4. An invitation to attend the convention lof the Maryland Firemen’s Association at | Hagerstown, June 13 and 14, as also one to attend the ‘convention of Virginia state convention on June 7 and 8, were received, and the arrangements, with costs, were discussed at some length, and it was de- cided to accept the invitation to Ports- | mouth, Va. Messrs. A. D. Shaw, George Keithly, F. W. Kahlert, J. W. Thompson and John Soper were appointed a committee to make arrangements for the trip. | A roster of the Union Fire Company for | 1842, printed on silvered paper, was received from F. P. Hackney, grandson of the late | Fielder B. Poston, whose name is on the roll, was presented. ‘A’ set of flags was presented by Veteran | Ragan for Thos, Robinson of No. 2 com- pany, and a large flag was presented by | Veteran John Miller. Votes of thanks were adopted. . i ‘The date for the excursion to River View | was fixed for Thursday, July 26. THE COURTS. | Circuit Court, Division 1, Justice Bradley. ‘a board of arbitration to determine all mat- | and the railroad company. . country, to see the young man who has re ee ot of CG " rare marble surpassed them all as a medium of tL teed hie’ waoealtl * | Yesterday—Senruber agt. District of Co- oe je funeral of Sergt John Ryan occurred | the expression of feeling in art. Matble Met te can tee te ee pale Mie e, |umbla; verdict for defendant. Boyd-White S$ afternoon at St. Dominic's Church. | made perfection possible in sculpture; the | tittle ado and without any superfluous beat. | Carpet Company act. Lansburgh; bond fixed Hils death occurred Monday morning at his | tools of steel made the treatment of marble | ing of trumpets. Prof. Heilprin has himself |@t $100, Moyian agt. Owens et al.; on trial, Game Se Ge rear of S15 M street southwest. | $5 simple a0 carvitig, aud thenceforth these | han arctic experience and has alwaye tec, |Cireult Court, Division 2 Chief Justice whe deceased was a native of Ireland and | two arts, mechanically considered, became | s"bellever in the Spitsbergen router mura | Bingham. for thirty-three years served in the United | one. vings or sculptures, if any number | yr Wellman has adopted. It is needless to| Yesterday—Hodgkins agt. Mueller; on tri States army. He was in the service up to| be examined carefully and compared, one | Say that he has a great deal of confidence | Equity Court, Division 1, Judge Cox. about a year ago. in another, seeeex te have been produced | in’ the Wellman enterprise, and has con-| Yesterday—In re H. C. Brown, re. a, | in a similar manner, no matter what thelr | triputed much in the way of advice and sue. Prttromulice metchsin neu “Craik No Action | each caves Ef the meter Ln. | gestlons to the formation of the plans’ and (ors confess, Game agte Brown: oo. Hutch f the demoe ST ieaek, a tome tool betins ie nat | prevaration of the equipment, Mr. Wellman |fueon age Hutchinson; appearance ordered. ‘The caucus of the democrats of the House | and tough, a stone tool batters it into i erp jan eh. | is in receipt of letters from ail parts of the , Allison agt. Hill; substitution of answers al- called last night to deal with the question of | shape; other material Is worked according | Country expressive of faith inant hope for | lowed. : um accompli:hed nothing. | to its A ure. on — aes eut, anoth é Roopa dey ih a = ee ¥ persons were present, and | scraped, or it may be that the saw is foun: pea 3 r propositions, an | most useful, but, whatever method has been | ‘ aap 5 ae ee i adjournment was taken. employed, it will be found that it was the The Methodint University. Annie V. Lawrence ince Hay) has,| calle |best that the material was susceptibie of. | The secretary of the National Methodist through Mr. C: Carrington, filed a = | The crude hand tool gave way to the one | University has been informed of the first livoree from John ©. ! Sale of books at i ZG st. this| with a handle, 1 ; St bill for a divorce from | : “ning a 130 vec n a handle, and It, im time, to the ina- | nequest made to that institution. It ts not to whom she was married January > b. Delictous Creamery uced by the churn. Put or family use in five-Ib. boxes The Pure, Fre: butter. finest pri Up express at $1.tu. James F. Oysten 900 Pa. ave. Adve. Tr: lots, fronting No fe na feet on +h norrew at 4:30 o'clock pm. 2 building p re ed for subdivésion and Urpo: advt. . _ glish prints, &e., &e., this be study of the mo: of India, the facades of the wonder- alaces of Cambodia, and of Central ' ath America, as well as the subter. ranean galleries of the latter countri With the Greeks, the tool and the mineral 1 and made perfection first possi- 1 to improve upon {it would improved tool and more suitable | material, which appear, however, to have | stood the test of 2,500 years -_- +> M. Barton of more, er of gowns, wraps and mat }has removed to 405 N. Charles st Y is prej i for sj orders. Washington jhouse, 1558 I street northwest—Adve | Imp: erial large, only $. California, . but coming, as it did, from was valued as indicating the widespread interest in the university. Bish- op Hurst says he feels very much encour- aged over the prospects of the enterprise. Over $200,000 have been received within the past few months despite the hard times, and a resident of Washington has pledged $25,000 on the day the corner stone of the first building is laid. That event will occur this year, Bishop Hurst say: > In a Fit. About 1 o'clock this morning Lewis Lan- ferich fell in a fit st 13th street and Penn- sylvania avenue, and after being treated at the Eme Hospital, was taken to the gene i Hotel Lawrence, She states that after living togeth pily for five or six months he entirely changed his demeanor toward her by ne- glecting her, using harsh language and as- | saulting he telling her that he did not love her, &c. She asks the restoration of her maiden name. Philadelphia Exchange. The members of the Philadeiphia ex- change, accompanied by their fami have arrived here on their annual cursion. ‘The party, which is in charge of Austin, numbers abou artered at the Ebbitt House remain in the city until tomo afternoon, and during their stey will visit all the interest- \ ing sights in Washington, missioners submitted drafts of two new sections to be added to the bill providing for a change of motive power, which, in substance, provides for the appointment of ters of controversy between the District The compensa- tion of these perbapreda e —— = on exceeding $500, to be paid in equal install- ments by the District and the railroad ccmpany. — > AMUSEMEN' Rhea.—A new version of Victor Hugo's great work, “La Giocond: the Actress of Padua, will be presented at Albaugh’s Opera House next Monday night, March 12, | by Rhea and her company. Rhea has won the highest encomiums by her artistic de- lineation of the title role, and the fine act- of the company has been greauy ised. The play is in Victor Hugo's best | vein—powerfully dramatic and intensely | interesting. The repertoire for the week | will include two plays with which Rhea is | closely identified, “‘Camille”’ and “Josephine, | Empress of the French.” The latter play | has been seen here, and Rhea’s interpreta tion of the title role is one of this admir- able actress’ best assumptions. A powerful version of the New Mardalen by Wilkie Collins will also be presented, and Rhea's numerous admirers will bave the opportunity of witnessing her imperson- ation of four different characters Juring the week. The program will be as follows: Monday night, benefit Washington Lodge No. 15, B. P. O. “La Gioconda;” Tues- day night and Wednesday matinee and | Saturday night, “Josephine;” Wednesday | night, “Camill Thursday night, “La Gioconda, Friday night and Saturday matinee, “The New Magdalen.” “Skipped by the Light of Moon.”—At Harris’ Bijou Theater next week ‘those well-known comedians, Fowler and Warm- ington, will appear in “Skipped by the Light of the Moon.” This is one of the most popular farcical skits, and although it has been before the public a number of seasons .t is apparently as fresh and vigo ous as when it was first brought out. This is because the management is constantly introducing new songs, dances and other Specialties, as well es new faces, and in this way the funny play is never allowed to appear old. The company this season is the best one that has ever been brought together in this drama. Among the new artists are Budd Ross (formerly with Jarbeau), Eddie Shayne, J. A. Weber, Mey Worden and Lida Wells. They are all specialists that are unsurpassed in their particular lines. Hyde's Specialty Company.—The attrac- tion at the Lyceum next week will be Hyde's Famous Specialty Company and Helene Mora, the phenomenal lady barl- tone. Miss Mora has added to her re \toire a new descriptive song of her own | composition, which is said to be especiaily | adapted to her own peculiar voice. Others jin the company are the American Macs, whose laughable eccentricities are well known here; the beautiful Jessica, whose | execution of the serpentine dance on a slack wire is said to be marvelous; the Zannetta troupe of jugglers; Falke and Semons, the comical musical duo; the Allisons, refined singers and dancers; John and Emma_ Ray, California's greatest comedians; Hayden and Hetherton, sketch artists, and the inimitable J. J. Whalen. The Stoddard Lectures.—Public interest in the Stoddard lectures continues unabated jand the sale goes steadily on. Mr. Stod- jdard closes on Saturday his long season of |five weeks at Daly's Theater, New York, | which has been attended by crowded houses. The first two lectures of his new series {treat of Japan, with the addition of the lecturer's experiences among the Rocky mountains and in crossing the Pacific. Together, they give a realistic picture of Japan, including an account of the great port, Yokohama, the capital, Toklo, with | more than a million inhabitants, the scenery of the interior, together with the novel ways of the people to be studied therein. The third lecture weats of China, more es- pecially of its crowded city of three mil- lions, Canton, where Mr. Stoddard met experiences that a lifetime elsewhere can- not parallel. The last two lectures give a realization of England’s greater empire, India, both on the Hindustan peninsula and the Island of Ceylon. Wonderful na- ture, curious and sometimes revolting cus- toms, historical relics of the moguls and the | krandest scenery of the world, that of the | Himalayas, make up the attractions of two jot Mr. Stoddard’s most fascinating lectures | and fitly supplement a series otherwise abounding in value and attractiveness. The |season opens next Monday evening at the [Academy of Musi The Patti Concert.—The sale of seats for | the Patti concert to take place in Conven- | tion Hall on next Tuesday, the 13th in- stant, will begin tomorrow morning at | Metzerott’s music store. By taking so large ‘a hall the management has been enabled to | put the price of admission within the reach oie | lof all, so that those who have heretofore been ‘unable to bear the greatest singer (of this generation on account of the cost \of the tickets can now avail themselves of |this opportunity. It is stated that this will positively be the last appearance of ‘Mme. Patti in Washington, as when her tour in this country is concluded she will jreturn to Europe, and has engagements \there for the next two years. Her com- pany is a good one and the program will ibe attractive. > The Cattle Market. At the cattle market at the Washington union stock yard at Benning yesterday 124 fol- per per | cattle were on the market and sold as lows: Best sold from 4c. to 41-4c. pound, good sold from 3 1-2e. to 8 3-4e. pound, medium sold from Sc. to 3 1-4c. per pound, common sold from 2c. to 21-2c. per pound. 215 sheep and lambs up and soid as follows: Sheep from 3c. to 3 1-2c, per pound, lamb from 4 I-4c. to 43-4¢. per pound. Cows with calves sold from $25 to $50 each. State of the market fair. Nigh Unto Death AR AFTER TAKING FIVE OF HOOD'S. SOUND AS A TI Be the spring of 1889 I was taken with severe ast so that I could hardly straighten myself up. And shortly after I was tal “ Lumps the size of a walnut came out on one of my limbs and also over my 1 had no appetite, and when I aid eat Is pains in mi I BECAME DEATHLY SICK. on large lumps the size of a hen's egg formed both sides of my neck. I opened them and 1 the doctor's directions, but I . and the hair commenced to fail off I felt as it grew) wor: my head. I DID NOT CARE TO LIVE, for, with all my other pains, 1 was suffering with Finally, Th so much talk about siparilla I decided to take it. I con. i 1 took ti bottles, which cured me as a dollar, and from that time until as sound now I have not had a sick day, PIMPLY GIRLS PIMPLY BOYS AND EVERY PERSON AFFLICTED WITH TORTURING DISFIGCRING HUMILJATING HUMORS FIND INSTANT RELIEF AND SPEEDY CURB BY USING CUTICURA REMEDIES. Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. CORP., Boston, Sole Props. 7All About the Blood, Skin, Scalp and Hair” free, 7 Pimples, blackheads, ofly skin and falling —————— cr’ ITEMS. =e Some specialties to which I call attention at the Assignee Sale at 417 7th st. nw. Pure Old Port Wine, Unfermented Grape Juice, very cid; Spanish Sherry, our own importation, and a fine line of Fancy Gro- ceries, all of which must be closed out in the next few days. Do not miss this op- portunity to get goods at your own price. 58. H. MURRAY, ite Assignee of M. Metzger. —- Roynl Headache Powders, 10c. Free Trial Samples at all Druggista. oc %-m.w,.f&stt High in rank, but celebrated for her wouderful culinary ability, wrote follows: “Since I first began using Clover Creamery But- terine I have not bought @ pound of butter. It is always the same in color, texture and flavor. I shall continue using it and recom- Know This Lady. This is the experience of the thousands who have already used Clover Creamery. It ts better than butter and cosis less. Being strict- ly a high grade batterine, made of the choicest aud best materials, it does not come in competition with the many other grades now Appears printed on every wrapper. Demand the original. It is deli- cious for the table and never fails to please the most fastidious guest. WILKINS & COMPANY, Wholesale Distributing. Agents, 208 oth St. N. W. mb5-3t Widow Watkins Nearly Died from Dilious beadacaes. She com- plained and moaned, and in months paid a doctor. . Aud while she was complainitg suffering she took medicine con- stantly. The mediciny cost........ Her headaches were no better then than before, and to get no relief she bud paid... Then she bought a box of Ripans Tabules at the drug store. The first one cured her headache in fifteen minutes, and sbe was well in three This cost her. has four little botties of the jes still on hand, At will thus be seen that It cost her $108.10 more to be sick than to be well. R-I-P-A-N-S TABULES cure any illness resulting from a disordered di- gestion, and in nine cases out of ten a single one Wilt bring substantial relief in half an hour. Ripans Tabules are for sale MERTZ, ¥ and 11th sts. a. and by ‘druggists generally. 18.60 108.60 -50 The most delicate organ in the human body, should receive the most ment. Our OPTICAL PARTME ‘T, in charge of @ SKILLED OPTICIAN. Oculists’ pre- seriptions cialty. Prices low as can be. Spectacles or Eye- steel or up. What have you Insses, $3 up. ye-glasses, $1 been paying? } MERTZ’S MODERN PHARMACY, th and F Sts. fel9-m, wat tf Ever Visited Our Show Rooms ? We don't think there are finer how parlors in this city than ours. ery sort of a Lamp, Chandelier or Electrolier is bere. You can spend a profitable balf bour looking us over— if you're thinking of purehasing—but come anyway. The E. F. Brooks Co., “At Wilson’s On F Street 0000 when they can't ft you, they hand 000000 your money back and they act 80 ‘nice’ 0000 abont it,” remarked a lady customer 000 the other day. “Fit or money back”? 0 00 ts our motto—but “fit” ts the rule and 000 “money back" the exception. A sty- © 0 0 lish, comfortable line of Shoes at $3.50 © 00 that we'll back against any §5 Shoe © 00 in the land. 0000 CF$5 for a wearable, stylish Shoe eocecce ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cures and have not felt the slightest effects of rheuma- tism. Other members of our household are taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, and also realizing much good from it. LOUIS A. WRC Prospect st., Ha- Hood's and only Hood's, HOOD'S PILLS are prompt and efficient, easy im action. Sold by all druggists, 25c. gerstown. Md.” yet 929 F St. N.W, “Buccessor to Wileca & Cazs,”* heir prevented and cured by CUTICURA SOAP. it | us what { | er, Ruptures. IF RUPTURED WHY WEAR A TRUSS, WHEN YOU CAN BE CURED Without Operations, Pain or Detention from Business. Trusses are more dangerous. (h: Kill 25,000 people yearly In The unnatural pressure of the truss the muscles of the abdomen larger and frequent paralysis, nervous, Serious or fatal” dixeanes. hernia without operations, da HOURS FOR From 10 to 12 o’clock GENTLEMEN, From 12 tos and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. SUNDAYS, 10 to 3 o’clock. DR. PARKER, 114 G St. N.W. EXAFINATIONS FREE, THE DEADLY VARICOCELE. “LADies, Daily. and action that tbe unfortunate man who becomes its Victim believes it of little importance, he seeks mo remedy, " F a aud a its various: finds himself ‘an emasrulate Urea tbing” uightmare. Many “of "the ” wi varicocele eve they are ruptured, since the largements and 4: “down symptoms’ are’ sot unlike in both these complaints, aod in this belict they are confirmed by twexperienced vsicians: truss fitters, to whom ther go for oy i you trouble of this nature call and learn from ett Ie AF you are nervoms, deapondent, tire easily, bave edd Sines See eee Se at it is Mina pono irty years’ experience in rupture and varicocele practice, and, without fear of snecessful cored ton, I cinim to be the only Physician on corth that can core & varicocele without operations, dap- or FREE EXAMINATIONS 1114 G Street N. Office bours as above. mb55t® In A Hole? ‘What put you there? Ten chances to one it was trying to do impos- sibilities with your income—and the deepest purse hax @ bottom, you know. Switch of from the spot cash plau—apd try our “Equitable Credit System.” It demands only according te your ability. It trusts you morally and financially—it believes you will do as you agree—apd permits you to select a large bill of FURNI- TURE—CARPETS — DRAPERIES — STOVES—BABY CARRIAGES, ete. as you chovse—and takes Its pay fm weekly or ménthiy nstallments not big enough to cramp you. PPP ergy Do we charge extra for the ac- commodation? Not a cent—and ne re@ tape about it, House & Herrmann, 917, 919, 921 and 923 7th St. 636 Mass. Ave. i A Nod Of Your Head Starts our shears into the carpet—losds « Wagor 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—no such thing as interest—just a little money once ook er once & 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 FURNITURB HOUSE IN WASHINGTON. We don't say ‘this because it sounds BRAVE—we are ready to live up to every word of it. Credit Costs Nothing! BaBY CARRIAGES. More than a hundred brand-new patterns te select from. Prices range from $2.50 to $50. PARLOR SUITES. The largest and most elegant variety ever shown in this city. y-plece suite, im plush er Daircloth, $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. CARPETS, MATTINGS, &c. ae Brussels 8, BO cents ; grain Carpet, 35 cents per yard, Mattings tn ail reliable ' grades, including the famous AU carpet and matting made and laid free of cost—no charge for waste in matching figures. Oak Extension ‘Tudle, oy we ge ag Mattress, $7. ‘These are cash prices or CREDIT prices. GROGAN'’S MAMMOTH CREDIT MOUSE, $19, S21, $23 7TH ST. N.W., BET. H AND I STS. ‘We closo every evening at 7. RUPTURE Absolutely Cured By the McCandliss Method. The cure is effected by the mothod per fected by that eminent specialist, Dr. ‘Mo- Candliss, in causing & mew growth over the bernia fing, thus closing it completely and forever. It's no new experiment. Hundreds bave been permanently cured. Consultations end full explanations gratis. Write for book. Throw your truss away forever. An experienced surgeon from the Balti- more Hernia Institute (the parent company) Till be tp attendance on days turdays. PARLORS, 80 AND. 82. METEEROTES BLO, 4TH FLOOR, TAKE ELEVATOR,