Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1894, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED pail) PT SUNDAY. aT THE STAR SUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsyivazia Avenve, corzer 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. SAUFFMANN, Pres’ ———-- New York Office, 28 Potter Building. ————— Tay Fvexixc Stan is served to subseribers in the heir own account, at 10 cents Copies at the counter cents Sach. anywhere in the United jes or Canada—postage prepaid—30 cents per wonth. SATURDAY Orretcrry Seer Star $1.00 per with fcreicn postage adted, $3.00. — (Entered at the Peat Oiice at Washington, D. C., = Ue 3 Even Blat.o ® secona-clase mm i ust be paid in advance. "rn on application. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1894-TWELVE PAGES ‘TO ADVERTISERS, Advertisers are urgently re quested to hand in advertisements the Gay prior to publication, im order that insertion may be as- sured. Want advertisements will be received up to noon of the day f publication, precedence being given to those first received. EDUCATIONAL. AL THEATER. SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1894. On ‘American History. JANE MEADE WELCH. 11:30 A.M. BUILDERS’ EXCHANGD HALL, and H sts., 18th between SACRED CONCERT Benefit Ss = i MARCH 14, 17, 19, 2, 24. eee ee ee eee WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, MECHANICS’ ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK UNDER BRITISH RULE, A PROGRAM OF CELEBRITIES. Seats on wale at box office. x mbi2-6t BERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER. Evenings at 8. Matinees—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. SUPREME, EMINENT, REFINED, 3, Hyde’s Comedians and the FAMOUS FEMALE BARITONE, HELENE MORA. Tickets for remainder of course at reduced rates. Single Tickets, $1. On sale at the ball and Hotei Arno. NEW NATIONAL THEATER. Engagement of Mr. and Mrs, Kendal (Under the direction of Panel Froham) = thelr Losdon Company. ‘ Boarding and Duy School for Young Ladies and BY SPECIAL REQUEST, Friday, March 16, | ToRisht Pinero’s Famous Flay. Little Gitle. LADIES’ NIGHT. No smoking. Wednesday, \The Second ‘Thoroughly modern and progressive im meth- | Next Week. | MAY RUSSELL BURLESQUE CO. | Tyraay’” ods, amd suite Primary, secondary” and colle -8t <i late classes, STEN nae | Mrs. Tanqueray. | “Spring'term vecins Feroury 1. Waneis THEATER. and MRS. ELIZABELM J. SOMERS, 3 of March 12. Sat. Mat. in Si f P jav-te pola! ‘Thorsday and Saturday. Friday 2 Crap Oo! aper. |_ Priacipa, SKI PPED (Only time) 5 : Woop: D SCOOT, Sat. nigot » The lrommaster. of Sh ast Capitol | by_the (Oniy time) § st. “Young peop! of both sexes a Next t THE BOSTONIANS w 3 ‘and. evening LIGHT Week ‘ IN ROBIN HOOD. sessions. Rates reduced. Call or write for eircular. ef the molztt __ | sua a ae MISS AMY 6, LEaviri MOON. Special Notice. tia Fin 2 Next Week. | “PECK'S” BAD BOT. mbt? nie and nnavoldable clreumstaaces make ‘ANO AND. TTARMONY. A cuatiding Jot, 40a1B) feet, in beautifal EGG | ympoaibie the taliliment of Metre. Engene Hed | _#e21-tf LESSONS ON THE JANKO KEYEOARD. HARBOR CITY. given away free to every var-| ant Bred. Emerson. Brovks' engagement at Mets- c oA chaser of a reserved seat coupon. Be sure Chott fall, THURSDAY EVENING, March 15. | PINK COUPON. mi | Holders of season tickets to the * course are | ‘BcabEny. TONIGHT, | ertitied to @ rebate of one-sixth of ‘che cont ot THE thelr tickets. or 3 Please fi In the name and address on the back pt 1003 STH ST. N of the tleket and mail to Lee R. Conwell, Metz: | weak vo erott niusie store, and the amount of reba’ ut in few lessons; rea- be returned. mhl2-4t terms; musicales and examination free. WEELINGTON BRYANT, AT METRO: | — aise o c : Gg E Church, M st. bet. isth aud | SCHOOL OF ELOCUTION, ORATORY, ACTING, LECTURES. aca the Soldier Orator, Thursday even- physi al grace and voice alt re 1317 13th st. | TONIGHT & - ora essons give the day or evening. Picturesque RoW “AND WEDN:SDAY. tug. March 35, UGE | Subjects The Gray. He | EDWARD C. TOWNSEND? Mus ADA'L. TOWS Japan UES aY MEARENEE| sickies, U. 8. A. (Member of Congress, New | _ SEND. 2m, wie, tf ‘ : York city), will preside. Patriotic alrs by ‘Metro- THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY litan choir, under leadership of Comrade J. T. Poston. Admission, 25. ceuts. Tickets at Jobo F. Ellis’, 037 Pa. ave. uw., and Henry White's, 985 F st. nw. mho-5t The Heart of Old Japan. Resersed seats, S0c., 75c., $1.00, now on sale. m FIVE EVENINGS WIth Miss Kate Field, BANQUET HALL OF THE SHOREHAM, AT HALE-PAST EIGHT O'CLOCK P.M. Tuesday, March 13th — MORMONISM. ‘Tuesday, March 20th — INTEMPERANCE OF PRO- HIBITION. Setuctay, March 26h — C HARLES DICKENS. Wednesday, March 28th — AMBRICA FOR AMERI- Tuesday, April 34— EYES AND EARS IN LON- = DON—A Musical Monologue. Course Tick +$1.00 Single Tickets -$1.00 To be obtained from Mrs. JOSIAH PIERCE, Jr., | 1525 Massachusetts ave., and at the office of the | Shoreham. mh9-3t SPECIAL NOTICE. STODDARD Saturdays, MATE MARCH 17, 24, 31, AT 2:30. wn — nee with the request of ladies, subur- vening atteadance is ent annouaces & MATINEES, 1 proposes to give the prin- evening courses with all their eipal features of the wealth of SUPERS ILLUSTRATION. PROF. J. B. CALDWELL'S DANCING ACADEM} cor. Sth apd H sts. nw. Tuesday and Friday | evenings. Private lessous given by appointment at my residence, 40 C st. nw. fed-Swe “The Roman Chariot Race” In the ofd Coliseum at Rome is now on exhi- bition HERE. This painting is the MASTER: PIECE of the distinguished artist, Alex Waweer, and covers one entire side’ of cur | main gallery. Beyond question {tis the | finest picture ever exhibited in this city, and | nts & rare opportunity to all lovers of | | oy pictures to see a painting that bas, per- | haps, no equal in this country. | CHYOU are cordially javited to call and) see it. VEERHOFF’S, GALLERIES, 1217 F ST.N.W. Branches: {221 Pa. ave.. and 916 7th st. LEC LU RES. TITUTE HALL, MARCH 12. ml0-4t BY SPECLE KREWE EST. Gen. Jno. Gordon WILL EAT His Great Lecture, “Last Davs of the haere alae sPlusic Hall, ening, Mar rchig. ets cn sale at Metzerott’s Music store. fe27 1OTH ST. EAR E wre CIN THAT TH 15, 1894, 8 PM. No ‘reserved seats. mibl0-5t OPERA HoUs ‘Wednesday and Satucday. HON. JON RHEA, Compaay, Nent ‘neluding i al the follow La Gi The Actress of Padua. HINE, Tuesday amd ! Saturday Ni a st.—Arlingt: est. Trip. 50 ears to Arlington. Inee CAMILLE, Empress of the French. Dumas" Masterpiece. eee NEW MAGDALEN, Mount Vernon, TOMB OF WASHINGTON. Take traias Pennssivania depot s a.m, Lic . and 2 x Alexandria, a.m. and 1: GO cents. STEAMER MACALESTER iy Wilkie Collins, _mbl2-tf Next Week SINBAL } Grand Charity Concert, Under the direction of Mr. G. WwW. Lawrence, VOCAL TEACHER, oCR FATEER, cuen MOULIN FERN Cor and L sts. n.w.. Nal 0 Jin } TUESDAY EVE! MARCH THIRTEENTH. uv ua ' : AB nae Tomb of Wachineton, Miss Alice Burbage,Pianist, fale wane Sacer Pupil of Cart e acd Johannes Weidenback, At 10 a.m. returning by rpm ' E Conservatory of Leipsie, and best local FARE. ROUND TRIP, 50 CENTS i} talent will Tickets, Admission to grounds, 25 cents | Tickets, with Mount Vernon adiniseion coupon, for sale at wharf and at hoteis. Wl also make river landings ae far as Girmont stopping for freight and pass both ways. For the different music stores. | Conven tion Hall, AND L. ND STH STS_N. charters, & ply at otlice of Steawer Macalester. fxtox it ER. AGER.| sels LL BLAKE. Cap. | TUESDAY MARCH 13. ee | R. MAYER announces ewell appearance of ADELINA ATT, by the following artista: FARRRI. EXCEL Tenor | Baritone Lapy Ww -Basso 1 piano B24 C st. EvUc instruct in German lessons for high school pupils. . ARDITI) or and Accompanist, jig. Mascheroni. A Miscellaneous Program and the Second Act of | MARTHA “FRANK E. WARD, — PIANO AND mh9-1 GALLI wt. AND Classes for Private In Costume, with nery, Parapher- Just pabiished- FRE TIMES. A | tralia, ete. serfes of outline u el, letters, | Seats new on sale at Metzerott’s music| conversation, idiom proverbs, with tes: s | tions. London: G. Philip “All thos 2,000 reserved seats at $1./ who will siudy ook Will most o ats, ad a imited number of} certainly speak with ttaen e ele nicest seats, $3. Halues’ Bros.” piauvs gantly and will have a. mb3-10t Sence aud geulus of the tt fer age a Ee es Fair and Bazar WASHINGTON OF THE 1850 WYOMIN Eas . MISS, FRANCES, Address Old Guard. i STOX Lic! ‘ ENGLISH AND PHRENCH WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY ARMORY, jatt-sim 13 @ sh NW MARCH 12 TO 24, 1894. gape NEW FEATURES AND DANCING Eaci derstacd; good pronunciat and ate lesceu =pring tert | matte EVENING. LLE. V. eUD" HOMME, | Violation EXHIBITION OF MERCHANTS’ WARES, | _™-Im Bee Pic se Benee jard at F GUNSTUN INSTITUT > from , a fl a~, lar yeu and jan: prenose: » mak Qld Guard Musee. | SECOND st and this ¢: f Ameri ENOWNED AND ARTISTIC. | Be - N THE OL BOHEMIAN saa linasias LOWERS, FROM THE Lys Paik. | OLNE School for yo A941 PMS. ALICE SWAIN Hi NTE VOCAL INSTRUCTION of Leonce Frevost, ame Seiler. ab 12k i has iarge in troops recently sensation in IN WASHINGTON. COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMERC 623 La. av be 6th and ‘The leading school of busin ind shorthand. Highest attainable grade of instruction at moder- ate cost _ Catalogue. fe26 LANGUAGES. THE BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 723 Lath st. ow. Branches in the principal American and Baropean cities. New term begins cew. ret band German comedies free every dnesday at 4:15 in the parlor of MOUNT VERNON SEMINARY, M and Lita ART srtpexts LEAQUE Day. classes—Antique, eolors and women’s life, Even! jasses Antique and men’s life. For circulars send to oc3-eott SOS 1ith_ st. nw. Norwood Institute, 14TH STREET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, oc30 Mr. and M.s. W. D. CABELL, Princtpala, NTH SEASON. portrait, THE BRITISH AT BLUEFIELDS. Story of the Landing of the Satlors on the Mosquito Coast. The report of the landing of the British at Pluefieids in the Mosquito reservation was confirmed yesterday at Savannah by the ar- rival of the steamer Elliot, Capt. A. Brown. The Elliot, left Bluefields Sunday morning, March 4. She arrived there February 27, just one day | too late to witness the arrival of the Nic- araguans. Capt. Brown says the Nicar: guans entered Blueiields February 25 and 6. He did not know their exact number, but there was an armed force of four or five hundred of them at Blueticlds when he arrived. They brought no ‘cannon with them. They simply entered under arms ;and without any resistance on the part of ‘the natives, hoisted the Nica: ‘aguan over the custom house and over the other | public buildin . The flags remained up during the time the Elliot was in port. There was no fighting. The juitos were erably te by the presence of so larve an armed force, as they were practically without protec- tion in the cit : Capt. Brown says the reports that reached this country with regard to the name of the British warship there are in error. It is not the Cleopatra, he says, but the Tamar. The Mosquitos, he fearing they might be attacked by the Nicarauans, ap- peated to the Tamar for protection. ‘Thurs March 1, the Tamar, any auth ty from the British go ey had not had time to get any sent three boatloads of a hore. Capt. Brown did not know the number of men, but between eighty were landed. They were es. exac and one hundred armed with carbines and cut: Tw ‘ling Guns. The men went ashore in the steam Jaunch of the man-of-war, and carried with them two gatling ¢ nd three field pieces. The [British forces did not land at Bluefieids, but at Blueftields Bluff, about four or five | northwest of the city. some anding between chief and the offi fosqui or in charge of the Tamar, the chief asking that the men be landed ¢ he safety and prot tion of his while ld not Capt. Brow go by land, bat hac n which they to use th artied one of The Nica the landin charged the of mp af the Pretec Rogers Chic the ris reason jsent there wi: late] the vide? for rvation, Nicar; i County Chica Eroiuen pathic Me i a resolution was vaccination and ade compu! resolution is t ¥. Dunean th dent with g in as turbances, oils, water | which is a British steamer, | flag | tied | without { pri tr th THE REGULAR PRICES ARE $1.25, | ‘AND. $1.50. | Our Price, 636.) ‘ 2 Cas \ { STRIPED CR ORGANDIES. OME GHALLIB, AND, CASHMERE i 4 GENERALLY RELAILED AT 250, YD. WERE $5.00 AND $5.50. ' ) ° 1 r Our Price, 12:c. For $2.98." 4 é oH AS] ONE Lor ONBLOT 1a ‘ SETS, INFANTS’ SHIRTS. Ht For ae For 19¢.}% | Hi ‘ 4 mia 3 or | I" 4 31 $iso 8c. 7G, ©. AND NURSING CORSETS. eee COVERS, i ‘| | Reg Or 39C.. st For 30¢. 3OE-I xe ONE LOT . i 4 iK 1) Eee Boas ors Ww FOR MEN WOMEN. AND CIIEDREN | be) — a ALL KINDS. INCLUDING LIN bea | ) For 49 WORTH FROM Soc. TO $1.00. 7 S| » x oa For rac. | 44 Lor 4 | yea) INFANTS" soLID GorD mIves. 10,000 YARDS xe 1g For 25C¢ ALL coLons MIS) "LACK AND ' $i ined 5) ° WHITE. * ¢ 1'(@) ae WORTH 2c. AND %e. YARD. 4 | ef ONE, LOT ie | $3.25 B,D, BLACK CORSETS. u t at ir ‘The manufacturers and the jobbers, knowing what phenomenal business we are olug with the DuBols stock, what quantities of goods we can dispose of, are i after us every day, anxious for us to buy some of their stocks at almost any figure. have the choice of what is here yet of the DuBois stock, and the scores of jobs that are dished out to us day by day by the persevering manufacturers and Jobbers. Hence these bargains—and more as they come day after day: In fact, we dictate our own prices, and in consequence of which you will ONE LOT BLACK SPOOL SILK. asc. Dozen. NE LOT OooD QUALITY 0c. SPONGES. S LENGTH MO SUEDE GLOVES, ae IN BROWN, TAN, GRAY AND BLACK, | | ORG ANDIES, For $1.50. ONE LOT “he SILK FINISH RELTS. bad HAIR PY Fi ne AND, GILT TOPS. or 17C- 4 ‘ORTH H Sate sh 4 For: 10C.| » s8ide"SbYEMF Eons. Be For 98c K_ TOWELS, 19438. ONE LOT Ze. ALL-SILK WINDSOR TIES. For 12:¢. 200 DOZEN GERMAN Hr SIZE For 12:c. 50 DOZEN XTRA LARGE SIZE ‘E_LOT, LADIES’ 25¢. WHITE N APRONS. For 15¢. LAWN ONE LOT COLARED JAPANESE SILK, WORTEL YARD. For soc. ONE LOT COLORED F. WORTH $1. 70 DOZEN KNOTTED GERMAN D FRINGE AMASK | TOWELS. IN, BLACK SATIN. WORTH $1.00 YARD. For 8sc. PURE LINEN Pat Lor » HivcK TOWELS, |\( WORTIL fi SAND Stse Yarn, as Fo: ae ; oe Or 25C. 4 For $1. Ehead 3) foe Siena _ ONE, LOT ( Lor K BEd serps WORTH CRINKLED FRENCH ONE LOT. BLAC WorrTu st 0 YARD. For soc.) Be () IN NAVY, MYR (ai ye Ie a wea Ve ay? uS SEARED THEIR VICTIN, SED SUGAR ‘TARIF | efining C omar ent as to the ef pres n asked et of the ent form, r state- proposed tariff ression that i by ron the hig’ he influ agar necessarily means a pro- . ar refining industry, end r with the technicalities of ¢ ume that the dif- th sed duty on the of refined sugar 2 protection to the e into ac value betw > daty as of the reiinec giend would come into rwer rate of duty than th aer will be obliged to p: nd the higher | ofiners, sunt the dif- n the two ankle uy > iron were trac 1 for life, had no ree ir diabolic terial, th sugars belng bright in color, ment of the man except | but low in polerization.” pure maliciou The vs of the American Sugar Re- eos — | fining Com) ting Saturday, » recent Faron- fight at Hot |117 Wali street. gularly quarterly rk, was won by the latter In‘ dividend was declared, being 3 per cent on common and 13-4 on preferred stock. 1 i] | | | | In 188 the building which nc the main church edifice was erected at an; at of a Dranken| Why Refiners Are Not Pleared With | nder and n Bos. the Schedule Proposed. hte Treasurer Searles of th n Sugar at | To Take Place at Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Church. ————— REV. J. RUSSELL VERBRYCKE Sketch of the Career of the New Pastor. AN INTERESTING CHURCH Tomorrow is to be an important day among the Presbyterians of Washi2gton city, the occasion being the services of in- stallation of Rev. J. Russell Verbrycke as pastor of the Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Church, The sermon on the occasion is to be preached by Rev. William Alvin Tart- jett, D. D., pastor of the New York Avenue Church, from which church ihe Gurley |Church fs an offshoot. The Rev. B. F. Bit- tinger, D. D., will preside and propound to the pastor-elect and to the congregation 4 |e solemn questions required by the con- |Stitution of the Church. The invocation | Will be by Rev. C. Alvin Smith; the prayer of installation by Rev. Scott F. Hershey; the charge to the pastor will be delivered by Rev. Chas. B. Ramsdell of the North Church, and the charge to the people by | Rev. G. B. Patch of the Guntoa Temple Memorial Church. The music will be led by the choir of the church with the assistance of a quartet \from its membership. The Gurley Church ‘has had a history of much interest and a considerable number of persons prominent in various relations in this city and else- where have been identified with the work there at one time or another. An Interesting History. Over # century since a church was built near London, England, a considerable dis- tance from the walls, which from loca- tion was called St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields. Now the great city has encircled :t and it jis located near the center of the gigantic aggregation of houses which constituie the world’s metropolis, while no green fields | are within several miles. Such seems to be the probable future history of the Gurley | Memorial Church. Twenty-six years since ja long distance in fields,farms and marshes stretched from the occupied portion of this Rev. J. R. Verbrycke. city to the little group of houses which marked the intersection of Boundary street with the great northern Mne of approach to the clty via 7th street. This spot was the Rev. Dr. P. U. Gurley,pastor of the New York Avenue Church, tain of his members as the point of loca- tion of a future church which they would plant. house, soon exchanged for the sec y ,of a large stable belonging to the street railroad. For two years they labored on: Scripture texts ers interspersed with the distant shouts of the stablemen | and the stamyfng of horses. In is69 Cov. Alexander it. Shepherd made a visit to the school, which so strongly impressed bim ),| |that he erected, at his own expense, a frame chapel at the corner of Florida avenue and 7th stre on the site occupied by the drug store of Mr. Koss. In 1872 a |church was organized which had an inde- pendent existence of only two or three ars. The memb finding themgelves oy the removal of the strongest took letters of ad: wee of their numbers, to the mother church or to other ened tions, and the permanent organizati delayed several ye: The ministers of this early period Rev. William H. | Logan and Rev. William H. Rice. | | The Present Building. ¥ constitutes e of $8,000, a lot having been pur- lchased from the Howard University within ‘the limits of Le Droit Park about a square jeast of the first location. | thonght useless to crect so large an edifice |at so great a distance from the built por- tion of the city. | The Rev. Ward RBatcheler preached at | the ores for a time, but was obliged to |i was for a few months hy Robert H. Fleming of Woodstock, va who is now tor of the Second Presby 8 Church of Lynchburg, Va. All this the Sunday school had been ean ed o with great faithfulnes: = and of teac rs under the super- of Messrs. B. F. H, udley, no of Cleveland, Ohio, William 1 Gurley,’ we known in business circles, and Mr. 'N. A. the Central Union M In January, ISSS, | Miller of Port Perr > wor jon, William Sydney . Pa., assumed charg ing over 100 members 1 of the New York Avenue . at Who worshiped at Gur ey. Ad- d was purchased, a new building Sunt erected at a to- . on February 2 members was organiz- year and a half since the sed a considerable strip of i ng the church and now has sutticient jand to erect a building which | will sext 1,000 and provide a separate room for a Sunday schooFof equal numbers with ongregation, which shall all be on the The green fields of a few | > vanished and the church ady hemmed in. by » dwe F the been repli , jthe nearest stre 1 centers of ems, four is one of the ctric and street orner the era pastorate of over five Miller resisned and is now art of Crafton, aur Pittsbu: hurch w yea Rev r for near. hen it gave a unanimous Russell Verbrycke of the rmont on the Hudson, has never had a debt » members, of which ved within about hopes of a stron r this young church seem to a bright, | The New Pastor. 1.Verbrycke was born New Brunswic a 1 indicate, his ancestors Holland st | j As his na of good were and cer- | By some it was | known in connection with | having | i= Church,” commonly called the Dutch | Reteemed Church. They claim to be ut- terly and unchangeably orthodox. Like |quite & number of the most prominent ministers in the Presbyterian Church Mr. | Verbrycke was born in the Reformed Church and the earlier years of his minis- try were spent in that connection. Enter- ing Rutgers College, at New Brunswick, N. J., at sixteen years of age he graduated in 1881. Like some others of this city’s pastors he was a student at the Seminary at New Branswick, N. J., finish- ing his course in 184. He married the daughter of Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton, D.D., then preaching at New Brunswick, but now the pastor of the fine new Basterm Presbyterian Church of this city. His first charge was a rural one at Preakness, near Newark, N.J. Afterwards he spent seven years at Piermont, a few miles above New York city and on the Hudson river. The local papers of that vicinity speak in high terms of his work there. He is a pleasing and forcible speaker with a ready command of language and marked ability in vividly presenting the scenes and characters of the Bible. In the brief period which he has been in this city the congrega~ tion has been very largely increased, the additions being a very desirable class, With vigorous and helpful preaching and attrae- tive services it would seem as if many whe live in the vicinity and who have hereto- fore gone to a distance for church privie leges might be retained in the nm bor hood. ‘The Sexsion. ‘The church has four elders. Mr. Erastus M. Finch comes from the vicinity of Cooperstown, ¥., the home of Fennimore | Cooper, the famous author and novelist, | He has held various responsible and import ant positions in the pension office. Mr, Samuel Austin Gee springs from one of the earliest settlers of Massachusetts. He has becn In business in Cleveland, Ohio, and bidorado, Kan., and until recently was em- ployed in the census office. Mr. George Me- Kinnie was born in Keith, Scotland. He ts the son of Alexander McKinnie, a soldier of the seventy-first British regulars, who served under the Duke of Wellington through the peninsular campaign and re- ceived a medal for his gallantry, Mr. Me- Kinnie was brought up a gardener, and after having been employed in some of the noted horticultural establish ments of London took churge of the gar- dens of an Englishman nobleman in the north of England. Later, he came to this country and was, for a considerable in charge of the grounds of the Home. Mr. C. H. Merwin is in the office of the register of the treasury. For many years he has been actively interested in Sunday -school work, and for five years was super= intendent of the Gurley Sunday school. The board of deacons consists of five members. Mr. Ralph Baldwin is a native of | Washington, the son of Mr. Wm. H. Bald- win, the constructor of the Adams building, and of various other large edifices in the city. Mr. Baldwin served for a time as deacon at the New York Avenue Chi and for fifteen years has been secretary the Gurley Sunday school. For some years he Was in the office of the purchasing clerk for the District government, but more re- cently has been in the office of the Wash- ington Gas Light Company. Mr. Wm. T. 5. Curtis was born in Wagh- ington in 1857. His earliest years were spent near the famous Cabin John bridge, of which his father, the late Charles T. Curtis, was superintendent of construction under Gen. Montgomery Meigs. For some years he lived in Boston, but since 1876 has been a resident of this city. He is a grad- uate of the Jaw department of Columbian University, and hes been, since graduation, in the active pursuit of his profession, He is treasurer of the church. Mr. Benjamin D. Stallings was, in life, a resident of Alexandria, Va. Upon the death of his father ne entered the of- fice of the Alexandria Gazette, and 4d much work as a reporter and correspon- dent. He also learned the printer's trade, and has worked in the government print- ing oflice. At present be is engaged in see ing the census report through the press. Mr. Joseph N. Rose is from Indiana, an@ a graduate of Wabash College. That in- stitution recently conferred on him the degree of doctor of philosophy. He is one of the botanists of the Agricultural De- partment, and has prepared for the publi- jons of the department a great number of interesting and valuable descriptions of | plants, both domestic and exotic. Last year, under the auspices of the depart- ment, he made a Jong, hard and even @an- gerous trip in the Rocky mountains im search of botanical information. George Brown Hedges is from In= and is employed in the vege | bindery. “The youngest member d a varied experience, | having, at one time, spent a considerable period on the sifie coast, and Jater hav- ment the board, he has b ing been in the postal service. The Board of Trustees. ‘The board of trustees consirts of six mem- bers: Mr. Jacob Franz was born in Ger- many, but was brought to Baltimore, where his father settled, while very young. While a mere boy he went to California an@ traveled over a large part of the region be- yond the Rocky mountains and Mexico. Al few years since he established himself in business in this city, where he has re- mained. Mr. E. Quincy Smith is one of the junior members of the firm of Francis H. Smith & Sons. He ts a coliege graduate of | one of the principal New England colleges, j His father was president of the Young "s Christian Association, and for many enographer of the ‘House of Rep- tatives. Mr, Enoch Edmonston, the member of the board, was born im ashington and has been a lifelong resident of the city. Originally he was connected with the Southern Methodist Church on 8th treet, now the Jewish Synagogue, but uring the war he united with the New York Avenue Church. Mr. LeRoy Finney is a gon of Mr. Willam G. Finney. Originally from Ohio, he has lived in Kansas and has been for some years connected with the | pension office. Dr. George Henderson ts the surgeon general of the National Guar@ of the District of Columbia. He was @ soldier of the “iron brigade” during the war and still suffers from serious wounds he ree ceived. He comes of revolutionary stock, | reckoning among his ancestors Col. John | Haslett of Delaware, a Presbyteri- an minister who preached and fought the king with equal energy. Mr. Wm, A. Gatley, the latest addition to the board, has been | for several years quite prominent in mat- ters connected with the improvement of the region north of the city. He fs in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. OMicial Call for the Convention im Denver. The official call for the annual conven- tion of the national republican league will be tssued from the national headquarters ig nver today. The convention will be hel@ t Denver, June 26, and will continue sev- The date had been originally set for May, but the Denver people desired that it be stponed until the latter part of June, in der that it might conclude its sessions Fourth of J to allow the dele- ration of the Tracey and ust completed & committee, to the change. ntation will be six each state and ter ach congressional dis *h college republicaa te rem © San Francisco. > says: Philip D. philanthropist, will give San Francisco pub- ! te schools tablishing of a manual training school, in which to teach boys trades. This is intended to serve as a me- morial of his early success in California, whem he n money which served as a nucteus of his fortune. see come to this country about a century since. | Tae In Holland, and in various parts of conti piven Teskates Dat nental Europe, the church or denomination | rtism ts hard at work 5b known in England, Scotland and the United | 11S pounds, at which weight Alar States as the Presbs n+ is called the in the Brooklyn hs Reformed Church, thus discriminating it |! Riggs eg from reo ghey rea ere tiv | Face he will ride this season. with them th Sore throat is curcd by Selvation OL