Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1894, Page 8

8 _ THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. LOCAL MENTION. pacraulten ae Forecast Till § p.m. Wednesday. For the District of Columbla and Mary- Wend generaliy fair; warmer Wednestay morning and evening: soathwesterly winds. For Virginia generally fair; warmer; vari- able winds, becoming southerly. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at & am.: Great Falls, temperature, 46; condi- | tion, 14; receiving reservoir, tempereture, @; condition at nerth connection, 14; condl- tion at south connection, 36; distributin: Peservoir, temperature, 4%; condition at i fluent gate house, 27; effluent gate house, 25. - auction column. ee | Look at Samstag’ WOODWARD AND LOTHROP will sell tomorrow a lot of the “Gales” Model Safety Bicycles, with pneumatic tires, at $55. Reg- ular price, $100. ———_+ 1 nd excursions to St. Elmo next’ * tera cents round trip. Tickets can; had at our offices or of our salesmen at the depot. who will be identified by St. Li- Mo badges. 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CITY AND DISTRICE | AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Albeugh’s Grand Opera House.—Stuart Robson in “Comedy of Errors.” New National Theater.—Hoyt’s “A Texas Steer.” Academy of Music—Lecture by J. L.j rd on “The Glories of India.” Harris’ Bijou Theater.—Chas. L. Davis in “Alvin Joslin.” Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—The Fay Fos- ter Burlesque Company. Metzerott Music Hall.—Concert by the Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs. a EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Mount am. Mount Vernon.—By Pennsylvania rail- read every hour daily. Steamer Wakefield for Nomini creek, Leonardtown and St. Clement's Bay and intermediate landings at 7 a. m. Taliy-Ho coach, 511 13th street, for Ar- Mngton and Cabin John bridge. Vernon.—Macalester leaves at 10 —___ For the Confederate Veterans. Governor O’Ferrall of Virginia and staff have signified their intentivn of being pres- | ent et the charity ball and reception, to be | given Wednesday night by the Ladies’ | ®outhern Relief Society at the National | Rifles’ Hall. The industry and ability of | the promoters presage a brilliant success, for the ball. The proceeds will be used for the benetit of needy confederate veterans or | their families in the District of Columbia, and there are many sueh. The president of | the society is Mrs. Gen. Heth, and the vice Presidents are Mrs. Clitton R. Breckinridge of Arkansas and Mrs. Thomas C. Catchings of Mississippi. The management of the bail | will be in the hands of the executive com. mittee, of which Mrs. J. T. Cailahan 1s} chairman, assisted by Mrs. Magnus Thomp- | gon, Mrs. W. D. Peachy and Miss Fannie | Weeks. Mrs. Stevenson, Miss Lee and Miss Riggs will be on the reception committee. | Besides Governor O'ferrall and his staff, | Gevernor Brown an Governor McCorkle of West Virginia, e Governor John Lee Carroll of Maryland,and many other distinguished people will be mt. The indications are that the ball| will be one of the most brilliant society events of the season. | >-—-—— | Chevy Chase Races. The jumping and running exhibition yes- terday om the grounds about the home of the Chevy Chase Club brought out society | fm force and quality. Many of the repre-/| rentatives of the legations were among the | lookers-on. All the horses entered did ereditable work and many of them acted | their parts meritoriously. The victors in| the various contests were Trojan, Impulse, | Ranger, Madg>, Ryder, Mary Anderson, | Bullet and Apollo. In the high jump} Ranger cleared five feet. Madge, a polo, pony, cleared four feet three inches. Im- | yu ls won in the jumping contest for/ eavy-welght hunters. Ryder was the first | fm the race for Galloways. Trojan was the victor in the light-weight hunters and hack contest. Five jumps were taken. The half-mile flat race was the contest in | Which Mary Anderson exhibited her supe-/ Fiority over the rest of the animals of her eliss pre: Bullet was awarded the de- @ision in the free-for-all jumping contest ever five hurdles. | —_ ‘The Sunday School Union. At a meeting of the Sunday School Union of the District, at the First Congregational Church last evening, it was decided to cre-| mie the office of “field worker.” It was fecommended that Mr. Lucius D. .alden, the president of the union, be chosea to| fill the place. Mr. Alden accepted the office @nd resigued as sident. The election of @ president and five members of the exec! tive committee was deferred until the next | Meeting. D. Percy Hickling gave a normal | lesson on “The Bibie as a Whole.” — Thanking the Pope. The Secretary of State was requested by the National Geographic Society at its last meeting to convey to Pore Leo XIII the thanks of ‘hat organization for his contri- bution to the geographi : biting im t history of Amer- La Rabida convent, | iles of all the m, dated previous to cred 9 the exist-_ nt. | — ~~ | The Fiower Queen. The school of Professor Emie E. Mori! Presented the “Flower Queen,” an operet- ta, last night at Willard Hall. The char- acters were creditably sustained by Miss! rrie Burkhart, Miss Patience Mort, Miss ary Gallasher, < Jessie McTaggart, Miss Lisie Wolfsteiner, Hilder Wolf- steiner, Miss & Mori, Miss Lillie Brown, & rv Alfred Mori, Master Wal- @ecker, and Mr. Robert Harkness. > | A Reading. Washington College, 1704 Q street north- West, will be the scene next month of a Feading by its vice president, Miss Mary Irwin. The selections are to be from the Manuscript of a volume of her poems, soon to be published. The fund of the National Mary Washington Memoriai Assoctation will recetve one-half of the proceeds of the entertainment. ' BOTH USED PISTOLS Two Morbidly Desperate Men Take Their Own Lives, PETER MeGILL AND HENRY MONTROSE Strong Drink the Primary Cause of Both Endings. THE TWO ———— ees “Ruling passion strong in death.” Strong drink was Peter MeGill’s ruling passion, and so strong was it that two min- utes before he went to meet his Maker he swallowed a big drink of the liquid. Then he put the barrel of a 32-caliber revolver against his right temple and pulled the trigger. Death was instantaneous. The suicide was a man about forty-five years old. He was a Canadian, and kept a saloon on 7th street just below the American House. For a number of years he had lived in this city, and his wife kept a dairy lunch room at their home on 7th street northwest, between N and O streets. This morning about 7 o'clock was the time selected by the man to end his life, and his saloon was the place in which he concluded to do the deed. ‘The saloon kept by the McGills never had @ good reputation im police circles, and some of the officers regarded it as a place where stolen goods had often changed hands. It was a notorious fact that some persons of doubtful reputation spent much of their time in this plac wd the loafing in there had been to n extent that even the bar and wails showed the result | of it. There was not that degree of clean- liness noticeable in the average down-town drinking place, nor was there anything at- tractive about the one room which was oc- cupied as a saloon. Not more than a week ago an old soldier complained that he had been robbed of $60 in this place, and the police were investigating the report. So well did the police know the saloonkeeper and his place that when the news of his suicide reached headquarters the men were not at all surprised. The Deadly W pon. | Peter evidently contemplated taking his Ufe before this morning, for the pistol used by him was, perhaps, purchased yesterday. Although badly stained by the man’s blood, the weapon looked like a new one, and no one was found who had seen it about the | place before this morning. For several days McGill had been his own best customer, and Ernest Johnson, the colored bartender, had taken good care of the business. He was in the dingy little saloon this morning and endeavored to pre- vent his employer's rash act, but did not succeed. A few minutes before 7 o’clock the intoxi- cated saloonkeeper made use of language indicating the state of his mind. “Think of me when I'm dead,” he re- marked, and then he sat in the corner of the room on a chair and took from his pocket the shining revolver. “For God's sake don’t shoot yourself,” shouted the badly frightened negro, as he grabbed the armed man and tried to take the pistol from him. His Last Drink. Ernest thought seriously of his own safety, but the man bent on taRing his own life satisfied him that he would harm no one but himself, and said in a tone indicat- | ing that he meant every word he uttered: “Go away from me and mind your own business.” And so Ernest left him and walked to} the other end of the bar. “I'll take my last drink on earth,” said | McGill, as he poured from a bottle some of the liquid, and then turned and walked to the rear of the room. Entering a closet that was there for the accommodation of his customers, he seated hin.self and pulled the door toward him until he succeeded in closing it. His Life Finished. “Bang” went the weapon, and Peter Mc- Gill was no more. The bullet had entered his right temple and caused death in an irstant. Johnson rushed to the end of the room, tcok a look at his employer's dead body and then ran out to spread the alarm. But per- sons on the street had heard the report of the pistol, and the negro was met at the dcor by pedestrians attracted there by curiosity. A few minutes after the act was commit- ted Policeman Parker reached the saloon and he quietly removed the body from the closet to the floor. Blood was still oozing from the wound, and the dead man’s face was so colored with the crimson fluid that even his friends could not recognize him. Coroner Woodward gave the necessary certificate of death, and the body was re- moved from the place. Another Suicide. The residents of Defrees street were sreatly excited yesterday afternoon be- tween 3 and 4 o'clock when the report of a pistol shot was heard in the house of Henry A. L. Montrose, a civil engineer, who drew @ pension for army services. Montrose was fifty-three years old, and had lived near Boston. He came here several years ago, and lived at No. 17 Defrees street with his wife and several children. On Tuesday of last week Montrose left home and went off on one of his periodical sprees. Being an old soldiér, he did not want for friends, and whether he had funds jor not he was able to get liquor. After an absence of several days he re- turned yesterday afternoon to the home of his wife and children. But it was not to see them and gree: them in a loving man- ner. He had no idea of making an open | confession of the wrongs he had done them | and ask their forgiveness. Not once did he think of the loved ones. He had made up his mind to kill himself. and was unchar- itable enough to return to the home of his wife and children and give them ali the trouble and pain he could. That he went there for that purpose is evident, for he purchased a new 42-caliber Colt's revolver, and went home with !t in his pocket. His daughter met him at the door, and was surprised at the opportunity to greet her father after an absence of severai days. “And so you are back again?” ventured the daughter. “Yes.” answered the father, “but I’m not going to remain long.” Death Instantaneous. Entering the house, he walked to the sit- ting room in rear of the parlor, and stood looking at the wall, many a man has stood before a mirror when contemplating an ending. His daughter followed him in the house and entered the parlor. Sbe was looking toward the front window when suddenly she was startled at the re- port of the pistol shot in the adjoining room. | She turned and saw the dead body of her father on fr: the floor, Blood was gushing om a wound in the right temple, made by | the large bullet. But death was instanta-, neous. Mrs. Montrose and several of her children were on the upper floor, and they rushed down stairs only to see the sight already described. A physician was sent for, but he couid do no good, as the suicide was dead before he reached the house. When Montrose returned home yesterday, parently sober. He had worked at his pro- fession during the past few months, but when he got his pension money he gener- ally spent a good share of it for liquor. Deceased was a member of Kit Carson Post, G. A. R., and was also a member of one of the Masonic societies. Coroner Woodward gave the necessary death certificate. Bee ecg es Not Entered by the Y. M. C. C. t of the Young Men's Catho- b of Gonzaga College denies that Derome, who is to appear in a wrestling bout at the Canterbury Athletic Club's ex- hibition, is entered by the Y. M. C. C. He says that Mr. Derome’s name does rot ap- pear on,the membership roll of the Y. M. C. C. This action has become necessary because recently a great many men have entered themselves in contests without the authority of the club, and In most cares are not even members of the club. While the officers of the Y. M. C. C. are desiror of promoting sparring as a healthful «th- letic exercise, they have never given any- one permission to use their name in prize exhibitions. Highest hand turn by M.Notes, 2d and G streets northwest.—Advt. SUICIDES) eee ash prices paid for g00d_second-| AMUSEMENTS. Albaugh’s.—When the partnership of Rob- son and Crane was dissolved there was an impression that the “Comedy of Errors,” which formed so conspicuous a feature of their repertoire, would be lost to the modern stage. One of the strong points in that pro- duction was the close manner in which Mr. Crane imitated the unique individuality of Mr. Robson, copying him in voice and ges- ture so faithfully that it was impossible at times to tell which was which. The dupli- cation of such skill seemed to be an un- reasonable expectation, and yet a Washing- ton man has stepped in and made the two Dromios as deliciously droll and satisfying as they ever were. There is no doubt that the “Comedy of Errors’’ would have been sadly missed. When the almost offensive absurdities of a Hoyt creation ure accepted | and enjoyed by the public there is certainly not merely a rational place for but a post: Uve need of farce of the kind that amuse: without involving a certain mental degra- ) dation which always resists when we laugh | at the purely inane. The “Comedy of r- | rors” is farce of the most pronounced sort. |The probabilities are not closely consulted ‘and the situations are obviously designed to | leave a mirthful impression. Mr. Stuart Robson is, of course, the leading spirit of the humor, and his finished acting as well as his comical personality was doubly en- joyuble since it was reflected again in Mr. Giles Shine. Miss May Waldron was a hand- | (Some Adriana—one whose woes inspired | sympathy in the bosoms of the on-looking “public, just as the woes of a good-looking | (Woman always do. The cast was one of merit generally and the scenery was re- markably elaborate and beautiful. Boston Symphony Orchestra.—The series of concerts of the Boston Symphony Or- chestra this season in this city was brought to a close at Metzerott’s Hall last night. The audience filled the hall, as is always the case when this admirable organization ep- pears, and the program was enjoyable both as to the character of the compositions se- lected and the excellence of the interpreta- ton. Mr. Emil Paur, the new conductor, | may well be satisfied with the work of his | first season so far as the public appreciation | |is concerned. He has proved himself | Worthy successor to those who have con. | tributed to make the orchestra what it now is, and its development has been in regular | progression from the time Georg Henschel |first brought the members together as a/ | body, until now it is probably the finest or- | chestra of its character and numbers in the! world. Last evening the program opened | with Beethoven's fourth symphony in B flat) major, and each movement was played with @ precision and care and a delicacy of phrasing that left nothing to be desired, either so far as technique was concerned or as to @ true interpretation of the author's | meaning. Two movements of Berlioz’s Fan- tastic Symphony afforded a fine contrast o this composer at his best in grace of treat- ment, vivid imagination and richness of | coloring, all of which were faithfully in- |terpreted by the force under Mr. Paur's ‘ baton. ‘There were two soloists, Mr.Alboni Schroe- |pianist. The former played a fantastic con | certo, compcsed by Mr. C. M. Loettier, thi jleader of the first violins of the orchestra. it was a unique composition and the work | of both soloist and orchestra was so heartily applauded that both Mr. Schroeder and Mr. Loeitier were compelled to bow their ac- | knowledgments. Mr. Busoni gave an ar- | rangement by himself of Liszt's “Spanish Rapsody” for piano and orchestra. Mr. | Busoni has been heard in Washington be- fore, and his ability as a pianist is well |known, yet he surprised and gratified nis friends last night by the excellence of his work. His adaptation, too, 1s to be com- mended, for the solo instrument was always given its due prominence. lude to ‘The Meistersingers’ closed a pro- gram that every one regretted was the lust of the Symphony concerts this season. National.—There was a house full of peo- | see for the very manyth time “The Texas | Steer.” It affords few new impressions at | this advanced stage of its career, but con- sidered in conjunction with some of Mr. Hoyt’s recent work, it serves to emphasize old ones. It is interesting to note the pe- cullarities of a man's style, and one of the most striking characteristics this emi- nent originator of absurdities 1s his devo- distillery. With scarcely an exception either | corpse or a bottle of whisky has a star | part. Frequently both are industriously utilized, and it ts to the credit of the play- wright and the players these themes are so treated as to be not merely tolerable, but diverting. Changes have occurred in the cast, but of course Tim Murphy is always there, and “Hamlet” with Hamlet left out would be a beautiful coherence compared with “The Texas Steer” with Tim left out. A character close to Tim's in interest is Bossy Brander, aud a new one in that role is Miss Alice Evans, sweet and pretty and soft of voice, but lacking yet that wild | western, not to say Texan, flavor which the | part demands. Another part of interest is Brassy Gall, done now by Mr. Chisnell, the originator; and he presents {t with an un- | consciousness that is as natural as the liv- ing character from which this stage Gall was taken. Mat Snyder succeeds Chas. } | ‘man from Texas, and he brings his voice | with him, Of all the others only pleasant things may be said. Academy.—“The Glories of India” was the subject of Mr. Stoddard’s lecture at the Acatiemy lust night, being a continuation of last week's series, and it was not only beautifully worded, but beautifully pictured. Beginning in Calcutta, the lecturer carried the audience by interesting and attractive | Stages through that city, with its politics, | its commerce, its gardens, its shipping, its | natives, its hideousness and its Hooghly,on to Delhi, Lucknow and Cawnpore, with their awful stories of blood and rapine and revenge, and closed at Agra, with a descrip- tion of the Taj Mahal, almost as gorgeous in its orlental ornateness of diction as that | Wonderful mausoleum is incomparable in | the splendor of its architecture and decora- tion. More beautiful buildings do not exist than those in India, where the poetry of | architecture seems to have come to its full- est fruition under the master touch of the Saracens, and from these scenes such pic- tures may be had as will impress the most careless beholder. Added to this 1s the tre- mendous and terrible history surrounding all as a mist, and the listener forgets him- self, and for the time is lost in the glories of India. Metzerott Hall.—Tonight the Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs will give a concert at Metzerott Hall, and it is expected that ail the alumni of that famous old college in this city, and there are many of them, will be in attendance with their families and _ friends. These clubs are said to be in bet. _ter form now than for several years, and jit may be expected that the program will be not only an attractive one, but will be excellently performed. The ‘coacert will undoubtedly be a society event, for it is under the patronage of Mrs. Adlai E. Ste- yenson, Mrs. David J. Brewer, Mts. James McMillan, Mrs. John Dalzell, Mrs. E. L. Gallaudet, Mrs. G. W. McLanahan, Mrs. W. C. Whittemore, Mrs. Wilson 3. Bissell Mrs. Henry B. Brown, Mrs. EH. 0. Walcott Mrs. W. P. Boardman, Mrs. Par! Mann, Mrs. C. H. Sherrill and Mrs. C. W. Slack. | Harris’ Bijou Theater.The performance | at the Bijou last night struck the popular chord. It was that steriing comedy of “Al- vin Joshi and the entertainment was all that could be desired. The funny incident: with the pathetic shading that has mad the play one of the best now before the peo. ple were brought out by a company of mer. it, Chas. L. Davis, who took the title role of Uncle Alvin Joslin, was quite acceptable, and he stands at the head in his particular | line. All of the scenery was appropriate, and the performance went with a smooth- (ness that denoted careful preparation. Again tonight. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—The Fay Fos- | ter Burlesque Company is at Kernan’s this | week playing a return engagement. The | name of this aggregation is a sufficient in- | dorsement to the public of the merit of the show, and this was testified last night by | the large audience. The management has | 1 | ' ment of Prof. Ricardo and his troupe of | trained leopards. Their performance is In- teresting and wonderful, the savage beasts being as docile as kittens. | royal welcome. Again tonight. = College Ball Games, The University of North Carolina scored its second victory over Lehigh at Raleigh yesterday, the score being 6 to 1. Owing to the inclement weather, only a small wd was in attendance. University of North Carolina, 8; Lehigh, 1. | The University of Virginia suffered its second defeat at the hands of the Yale boys | at Charlottesville, Va., yesterday afternoon the modern with the classic school and gave | der, violoncellist, and Mr. Ferruccio Busoni, | Wagner's pre-| ple at the National Theater last night to | tion to two themes—the graveyard and the | Stanley as Major Yell, the visiting states- | | introduced an innovation by the Et | after several days on a spree, he was ap-| be Sees The olfo is a! good one and all the favorites received a! MORE Several More Arrests of the Small Fry Cappers. The Big Backers, However, Are Still Free From the Policeman's Tram- mels—Old Men and Boys. Policy writers and players who have oc- easion to stroll across the bridges for the benefit of their health, as one of them stated yesterday, do so when they think the police | are not about, and it is not an unveual sight to see a colored man, woman or child playing a game of hide-and-seek with tele- graph poles and tree boxes in an endeavor | to get on the bridge without being detected. | Notwithstanding the crusade being made against the policy people by the police, there are still some persons who are willing to take the chances of a jail sentence in order to pick up a few pennies. Policeman Bradley, in Georgetown, made two arrests yesterday. One of the victims was James Green. a seventy-three-y colored man, and the other » year-old white boy named [Keo These individuals belong not to Coxey’s army of peace, but to the army of policy pedestrians who are Weayiag out the fivor of the free bridge. This morning they came up before Judge Miller for trial. The old man was first called, and the of- ficer exhibited papers containing ten rows, one of them being marked “Bear row, 18-24." “Old man,” said Judge Miller, “why in the world did you ever go ‘nto this bLusi- | ness?" “Well, judge,” he answered, in a faltering voice, “I ain't been doin’ nothin’ and thought I'd do this.” He explained that his wife and daughter had been feeding him, and he took the plays over the river for them. “How long have you been at this?” ‘ot often, judge,” answered the old man; “and de women ‘suaded me into it.” “Who did you give the papers to when you carried them over the river?" “To a man named Hunt.” “soley Hunt,” said the officer. the policy business over the rive A fine of 300, or thirty day “He is in was im- POLICY CAPTURES| THE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH. Sessions of the Baltimore Conference at Fredericksburg. The session of the Baltimore conference of the M. E. Church South, to be held at Fredericksburg, Va., beginning tomorrow, will be one of unusual interest. This Is one of the largest of the forty-odd confer- ences composing southern Methodism, in- cluding territory in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Coium- bia, and having a membership of nearly 90,000 and about 200 pastors. The bishops of Episcopal Methodism are itinerative in their offices, just as are its presiding elders and pastors. They may, however, have a continued residence at one place. Bishop John C. Grantvery of Ashland, Va., will preside at this conference, Bishop Key of Florida having presided last year, and next year. This year is not, in many cases, necessarily a changing time. The terms of three presiding elders, Revs. Samuel Rodgers, P. H. Whisner and G. T. Tyler, expire by limitation. There may be little change made in Washington ard vicinity. Dr, Smithson, presiding elder, and Rey. I. W. Canter of Mt. Vernon will I'kely be returned. Rev. J. C. Jones, pastor of Epworth, who, after a pastorate of four years, was returned within a year, is fin- ishing a successful third year of his second term. Last October, upon the death of Rev. Samuel W. Haddaway, pastor of Mar- vin, Rev, Augustus Davisson, ho located from the conference two years ago to take charge of a mission at Cleveland, Ohio, assumed charge of Marvin till conference. Revs. T. E. Carson of Alexandria, J. Williams of Falls Church, G. H. Zimmer- man of Hyattsville and F. H. Shipley of | Brightwood will likely be returned their respective charges. At Memphis, Tenn., in May the quadren- nial session general conference will occur. At Fredericksburg six clerical and six lay delegates to that conference will be chosen. Dr. Smithson will be one such and Dr. I. W. Canter and Mr. A. L. John- | Son and Mr. Jesse B. Wilson are spoken | of as probable delegates. —— | EASTER MONDAY ELECTIONS. Vestrymen Chosen to Serve in the Episcopal Parishes. | Last evening, in accorddnce with the | chureh law, elections were held in all the | Protestant Episcopal parishes of the city for vestrymen, to serve until next Ha8ster. The results of the elections are given be- | lew: posed. A Young Prisoner. | When the Stark boy was called for trial | the officer told the court that he warned the boy about this business some months ago. “And I didn’t go over there any more for | two months,” added the boy. The boy said he had taken plays over the river for his employer, a man named Stm- mons, and delivered them to a man named Reynolds. Judge Miller said he intended to hold all persons promoting the game, but he would like much to get the backers in court. The judge suggested that the case be in- vestigated, with a view to detecting the backers, and released the boy on his own | Fecognizance, Other Casen. Policemen Neal and Muller appeared and informed the court of a raid made on a South Washington barber shop Friday | night. | They arrested Thomas Fain and Alex- ander Butts, These men had not confined | their operations to taking plays at their | Shop, but one of them went out from place to place and gathered in the nickels and dimes. Grocery stores and shops of other kinds were visited and witnesses appeared to tell jf the actions of the defendants. “This thing has got to be stopped,” re- |marked Judge Miller, after hearing the | proof, “and you will have to go to jail for | Ix months each.” | William Walker, a colored man, who was | arrested on the bridge last Friday by Fo- |ceman Bradley, and whose case was con- | tinued until today, was given a hearing be- fore Judge Kimball on a charge of “sus- picion.” He had policy papers on him af the time | of his arrest and the officer told of the fre- | quent tramps across the river made by Walker. “Guilty,” answered the prisoner, when ar- raigned. “Don't you think it about time for you to | stop this business?” the judge asked him. | “Yes, sir,” answered the prisoner, “and | I'm going to stop it now.” | “You will have to go down for sixty days,” said the court, “unless you give bond in the sum of $1u. — TWO SPARRING BOUTS. The Inaugural Entertainment of the Country Club Last Nighi. | members of the Capital City Athletic Club | of this city, gave what it called its in- augural entertainment at their club hcuse jmear Highlancs, Md. last night. were about 100 persons present, nearly all of whon: are residents of this city. The | entertainment consisted of two sparring bouts, good in themselves, but so badly | managed that there was a general and al- most constant utterance of profane pro- | tests. The first bout was betweea two col- ored men, Jim Jaynie of Washington and George Ringo of Wilmington. They weigh- ed in at 140 pounds, and wore four-ounce gloves. The Wilmington darkey ts an ex- perienced fighter, and it was sapposedythat Jaynie, who made his debut in tee rink on this occasion, would be an easy mark for him. Consequently, it was something of a surprise to see Jaynie sail in at the call of time and punch Ringo so hard and often that the latter showed the white feather at the close of the ninth round and refused to go back into the ring. The fighting was stiff and sharp while it lasted, and although each fighter scored a knock-down, neither was very badly hurt. Ringo hal ihe sci- ence, but was jacking in sand. made up in strength what h skill, and was gaine to the |McCoy refereed the bout, and prope: y ‘These | awarded it to the Washington boy. men fought for a purse of $30, of which the winner received two-thirds. lis payment exhausted nearly the entire receipts of the evening, and it looked as though the other bout on the program would not take place. Cartwright and Moore, After considerable parleying, $20 was sub- scribed and the contestants agreed to enter the ring for that amount. They are boih white men, Ned Cartwright of Washing- ton and Fred Moore of Wilmington, Cart- wright calls himself the Hghtweight cham- jon of the District, but no one appears to know where or how he got the title. Hi: bout with Moore was to have veen for tir. teen rounds, but owing to the lateness of the hour and the necessity of making con- nections with the last tram to town, it was reduced to six. That number was aufficient to demonstrate, however, that Carty ig not in the same class as Muove. jatter outfought him in every way Cartwright was able to stay the six rounds nly because he clinched Moore at nearly ery exchange and escaped punishmeat in | that way. The fight was clearly Moure’ but to the surprise and disgust of e | lover of fair play, the referee, M declared it a draw, and then dise: appeared from view. The “openi Country Club would have been more suc- essful if the pugilistic arena had been iess frigid and the events had been attended with less wrangling and outside interfer- ence, | A Deputy Sheriff Bounced. An amusing feature of the occasion was the presence of a coal-black depuiy sheri who made more noise trying to maintain order than all the rest of the spectators combined. He made one attempt to assert the majesty of the law and to protect the fair fame of Prince George's count by j Jumping into the ring during an unusually exciting exchange between the two cclored fighters. What he meant to do will never | be known, for he had m: steps into the arena wi ed at him, and by a h: him clean over the tators, who added to his shoving him out of the hall. him into the bar room, and referee omiiture That he rem: ined there the rest of the evening and made no further attempt to Interfere. Real Estate Matters, by a score of 13 to Ii. At the end of the | William M. Clayton has bought for $42,- seventh inning the score stood ten to seven 1 . {ee = in favor of the home team. Both teams poe enor: eT rcetor part’ of lot Babies wart 5, square 116, improved by a brick hou | a | $1.25 to Baltimore Via the B. and O. Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1, tickets good on all trains and good for return until following Monday. On same days tickets will also be sold from Baltimore to Washington at same rate.—Advt. pie igi ae Self-Watcring Reservoir Vases, All styles and sizes, for cemeteries and lawns,at Morsell’s,1105 7th street n.w.—Advt. on N street between 19th and also lot 21, sq G house, on its avenue slg 8d and 4th streets heast, and also lots §5 to 94, inclusive, square 711, on M street between Ist and 2d streets northeast. - Low Rates to Baltimore via B. and 0. Saturday and Sunday, nh 31 and April 1, the B. and ©. will sell round-t tickets to Baltimore on all trains, valid for return until following Monday, at $1. The Country Club, composed mataly of | There | “ney. ade only a few St. Mark’s—Senior warden, John P.Torbert; | Junior warden, Joseph B. Bennett; vestry- men (holding over), S. B. Roane, L. A. Wood, R. J. Earnshaw and W. H. Marlow; elected, W. R. Hillyer, H. J. Wylie, Chas. | B. Fonda and B. K. Lundy. St. Mark’s expects to begin at once the | enlargement of the church building at the | corner of 8d and A streets southeast, the debt on the existing structure having been almost entirely extinguished. St. Stephen’s—The vestry elected by St. Stephen's Church was the same as last year, namely, Mr. G. B. Towles, senior warden; Dr. Chas. H, Miller, junior warden; Mr. E. M. McLeod, Mr. G.’M. Husted, Capt. C. B. Tanner, J. B. Kendall, Mr. G. H. Hill, Judge C. 8. Bundy. It was decided to pro- | ceed at once to the erection of part of the ; new church, Subscriptions in the form of |non-interest bearing bonds were made of | $500, and arrangements made for the liqui- of the rest of the debt, which now Is j only 0, | Emmanuel P. E. Church, Anacostia, D. C.— | Wardens, S. M. Golden and Jno. A. Smith; ‘strymen, J. W. Tolson, B. Bryan, J. E. J. H. Goddard, N. R. Harnish, King, A. B. Frisbie and Edgar Johnston. St. Michael's and All Angels’—Gen. H. G. Gibson, senior warden; Mr. Chester C. His- lop, junior warden; vestrymen, Mr. Howard L. McCandlish, Mr. W. W. McConthe, Mr. | Bryan Morse, Mr. Jos. ¥Y. Paige, Mr. Jacob | A. Chase, Mr. H. W. Acheson, Mr. Marcus B. May, Gen. H. G. Gibson; treasurer, Mr. Howard L. McCandlish. | St. John’s Church—Vestrymen, Gen. B. C. | Card, Dr. Robert Reyburn, Gen. C. C. Judge J. C. Bancroft Dav ws Watmough, Judge W. C. Cox, Mr. Richard Pellew and Mr. James Lowndes; wardens, Judge Davis and Gen. Watmough. St. Paul's Church—Vestrymen, James T. Sothoron, M. L. Woods, E. B. Hay, William Conway Bailey, Herman K. Viele, T. T. Caswell, John M. McKinney and George R. Johnson; senior warden, Harry C. Whiting: | junier warden, Phil K.' Relly; delegates to | diocesan convention, Harry C. Whiting and | Phil K. Reily. | Grace Episcopal Church, South Washing- | ton—Vestrymen, Charles Brill, Lewis Duvall, Charles Bureh, H. P. West. A. 8. Beleo | H. P. West, A’ Y. Gray, E. M. Posey, J. N. Burdick. Upon organizing the foliowing | officers were elected by the vestry: Wardens, At G senior; P. West, junior; Gray, register, H. P. West; treasurer, A. Y. Gray: delegates to convention, which meets in Boston, Mass., in May, A. Y. Gray, dele- | gate, C. L. Burch, alternate. Luke’s—Jefferson Thomas and Louis nder, wardens: W. J. Alston, Arthur Clarence L. Compton, Johnson William Lavalette, Charles Lane, Collin: F. C, Revells and J. Van Brakle, vestry- men. Church of the Ascension—C. B. Maury |and James Maynard, wardens; L. A. Barr, Channing M. Bolton, W. W. Burdette, W. D. Cabell, Gen. S.'B. “Holabird, Charles King, R. C, Lewis and F. H. Mott. Church of the Incarnation—H. H. Lock- wood, senior warden; J. B. Wimer, junior | Warden; Howard Edmonds, treasurer, and H. Stanley Hinrichs, registrar; R. J. Geare, F. S. Bright, William N: Langtree and William E. Harvey, vestrymen. Church of the Epiphany—Vestrymen, Gen. John G. Parke, Nathaniel Wilson, M. W. Beveridge, E. S. Hutchinson, John T. Arms, Charles C. Glov: George Truesdell and Dr. Henry D. Fry; wardens, Lewis J. Davis and William D. Baldwin; register, P. B. Pierce. St. Andrew’s—Vestrymen, William H. Walker, William B. Matthews, William H. Decker, Thomas R. Brooks, Jesse C. Er- gcod, Lieut. E. J. Dorn, U. S. N.; Capt. M. T. Endicott, U. S. N., and I. Sprigg Poole: ba aig Dr. Thomas B. Hood and Hugh Vaddel Christ Church, East Washington—Vestry- men, W. W. Danenhower, T. S. Denham, Ss. J. MeCal. J. H. Gibbons, hean, W. FE ©. B. Hallam, pencer, L. B. T: »mas’ Church, Calvary Parish—Ves- trymen, Joseph K. McCammon, B. P. Mim- . F. Rittenhouse, 8. H. Gies S E. Chapin, Boyd Smith,’ John M. Wilson and Theo@ore W. Noyes; wardens, George A. Woodward and Melville Church, | St.James’ CI jected.—Vestrymen | Daniel Lattimore, senior warden; § mour W, Tulloch, junior warden; Alfred Wiliams, Duncan ‘S. Walker, Eliot J. Smith, Henry C. Sayles, George W. Evans, James H.Mcintosh, George H.Evans; Hengy L. Bryan, registrar and treasurer, 604 East Capitol street. St. John’s Episcopal Churph yesterday elected the following vestrymen for the en- suing year: Messrs. John Marbury, GL. Nicholson, Joseph G.Waters, Thomas Hy@e, sr., David Rittenhouse, Maj. F. H. Bates, Gen, Thomas H. Looker and Dr. F. 8. Bar- barin. At Christ Church,Georgetown, the election resulted as foll Messrs. C. M. Mat- thews, Geo. T. Dunlop, M. J. Adler, J.Holds- worth Gordon, W. . Orme, Samuel E. Wheatley, Benj. Miller and Rufus C. Che- On the convening of the new body Mr. C. M. Matthews was elected register, Mr. Benj. Miller, treasurer; Mr. W. William Wheatley, junior warden; Mr. William Knowles, senior warden, Messrs. Joseph H. Bradley and Gordon Sauers, assistant wardens. There was no election at Grace Church, Georgetown. Trinity—Vestry_ elect: Theo. O, Ebaugh warders, James and William A. Meloy, Buckley, Geo. E. Davis, Bell, Dr. Jno. W. Romulus A. Foster, George Watts, ry A. Lockwood, Olinus Smith, Corbin ‘Thompson, —_ | President MecPride of the United Mine Workers of America has issude a call for the annual convention at Columbus, Chio, April 10, It is probable that the convention ler suspension of mining frum Colo- Pennsylvania, affecting 100,000 to miners, rado “WORTH A GUINEA A BOX." Beecham’s | Pills TASTELESS—EFFECTUAL | FOR A | DISORDERED LIVER. Taker as directed these famous Pills will prove mar- restoratives to all eufeedled by the above or 5 CENTS A gnized throughout the world to be for the reason that they WIL BOX, Fi nd and in fact guirea a box,” a wide range of o complaints, and that they have saved to many suffer in doctors’ biils, with a taste e coating. Of all druggists. a box n New York Depot, 385 Canal st. any one of the ten bishops may preside | After Typhoid Fever | ALL HOPE GIVEN UP—BUT HOoD's sansa-! PARILLA GIVES PERFECT HEALTH. = | I had been a sufferer for nearly three years and | bad doctored during that time, but without avail. I bed given up all hope of ever recovering my health. At times I would rather have died than lived, but now I am thankful that I began taking ‘Hood's Sarsaparilia, for I am now as sound as a dollar. I was AFFLICTED WITH TYPHOID FEVER, and an abscess formed on my right side above the fourth rib. The strange part about this was the | fact that it did not open for six months after it Appeared, although it pained me contimually. After it broke it became @ running sore and I was com- pelled to wear a bandage all the time. The doc- tors told me that the omly way it could be cured was to have an operation performed and bave the rib taken out, claimiug that I bad bone dis-| Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cures ease. Before giving myself up to the doctors I decided to give Hood's Sarssparilla @ trial, al- though I had but little faith that it would do me any good. I used it strictly according to diree- tions, and before I had used three bottles I BEGAN TO FEEL A CHANGE, and by the time I bad used the fourth bottle the sore on my side bad healed. W. H. HEFFNER, Alvira, Pa. Get Hood’s and only Hood's. HOOD'S PILLS cure liver tls, constipation, bil- fousness, jaundice, sick headache, indigestion. 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CITY ITEMs. Special Lectpre to Ladies. Dr. Damon gives his last free lecture and public demonstration in healing the sick by Vital Magnetism tomorrow, Wednesday, at 2:30, at Builders’ Exchange Hall on 13th 917, 919, 921 and 923 7th St. 636 Mass. Ave. : mb24 st. above G. For several months this genial gentleman has publicly demonstrated his power over disease, curing upward of 975 people. Today he is the best known man in ‘Washington. On the seventh page an arti- cle, entitled “Why Will Ye Die?” will be read with interest by every invalid in the it city. ey Two grand excursions to St. Elmo next Monday. Ten cents round trip. Tickets can be had at our office or of our salesinen at the depot, who will be identified by St. Elmo | badges. Read 15th page of this paper next Saturday. n ——_-+——_ Try a Wedding Bouquet Cigar, Cuban, | hand-made, finest Vuelta tobacco. 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