Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1894, Page 9

MENTION, to gc" «(Ge WEATHER, 99775 Tul 8 p.m, Wednesday, frginias fain probably followed BP Condition of the Water. ture and condition of water at 8 @m.: Great Falls, temperature, 57; condi- 14; receiving reservoir, temperature, 59; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, ; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. pron ctona > ~a Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—There is a first-class entertainment at Kernan’s this ‘week, and a large crowd was attracted to the opening performance last night. Con- siderable interest was manifested in the show, as Johnny Griffin and Ike Weir, the Belfast Spider, two clever sparrers, were down on the bills to meet all comers. Weir and Banks, a local aspirant, donned the gloves, and gave a good exhibition of the manly art of self-defense. The olio Evans, the celebrat: juggler of elubs;' Conroy and McFarland, the Irish ; Monroe and Mack, In an Ethio- Specialty, and Al Grant, the well-| ywn mimic, in an entirely new repertoire. The sparring will continue throughout the week. —_.—___ Get the prettiest—the Annapolis—Two-step. pcetne sare THE “BAY STATE” LAWN MOWER = superior to all others—will outlast half “inferior machines.” Only $4.50, with absolute guarantee. We sell good Mowers as low as $3.50. » Chas. T. Carter & Co., 606 Pa. ave. n.w. ‘A lot of Boys’ Safety Bicycles, with 2-in. wheels and cushion tires, $19.00 each. , WOODWARD & LOTHROP, h odre eset tence “ARE YOU THINKING—about_ taking your carpets up for the summer? Write or telephone us—we'll call, renovate and make them moth proof. Reasonable prices. EMPIRE CARPET CLEANING WORKS, 81-435 Mass. ave. n.w. Telephone, 425. soon tet vanril anes ‘We have a reputation for first-class Wall ——new, rich patterns—§2 up your rooms. F. G. Nolte, 907 llth st. —— Freund's Ice Cream the best. Write or telephone—it will be served to your home @ often per week as desired. 815 10th st. penne hanes: OUR FAMOUS CANDY SALE is the talk of the town. 35 and 60-cent Candies for 25 CENTS A POUND is an offer too Tarely made not to create a big demand when it is made. A good chance to try all of our Candies. Take advantage of it. SHEETZ, Candies, 10TH AND F STS. panne *A Yellow Aster,” by Iota, 5c. ; WOODWARD & LOTHROP. p rtenencnet as» "We will paper your rooms as low as the Howest. VEERHOFF, 916 7th st. n. w. grncmnnsscl fs Memunoneseh ‘Lawn and Park Swings, all styles vases, Bettees, etc., at Morseil’s, 1107 7th st. pao dinamanse:- nk Gas Ranges, the best and cheapest in the Bity. A. Eberly’s Sons, 713 7th st. n.w. CITY AND DISTRICT. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. fin in “A Gilded Fool. Academy of Music. ‘Rush City.” Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—John D. Grif- Mn’s Athletic and Specialty Company. Metzerott Music Hall.—Grand Operatic Concert by Mme. Emma Eames. National Rifles’ Armory.—May Ball, by the pupils of Miss Starkey. Convention Hall.—Prof. 0, King of Horse Trainers. i.» EXCURAIONS TOMORROW. R. Gleason, © Marshall Hall.—Macalester leaves at 10 im. and 2:30 p.n. Mount Vernon.—Macalester leaves at 10 &m. and 2:30 p.m. Mount Vernon.—By Pennsylvania railroad @very hour daily. Steamer Wakefield for Nomini creek, Leonardtown and St. Clement's Bay and intermediate landings at 7 a.m. Tally-Ho coach, S11 13th street, for Ar- jon and Cabin John Bridge. —>_—_ DYOTT AGAIN LEAVES. Whis Time He Goes to the Jail at Rockville. ‘As stated in The Star, a requisition ar- fived yesterday afternoon from the gov- ernor of Maryland, addressed to the chief Justice of the District Supreme Court, ask- ing that Saruel H. Dyott, the Crawford shoe store clerk, be delivered into the cus- tody of Sheriff Mulligan of Rockville, to be faken to that town to answer a charge of bigamy. Shortly after 3 o'clock . Dyott, at-| tired in the height of fashion, was brought imto court and formally turned over to the Maryland officer and later removed to the Montgomery county jail. As the grand jury | does not meet until November next, it | likely that Dyott will languish in contfine-| ment during the summer months. Mrs. Dyott was present during the proceedings and announced her intention of joining her husband at his new stopping place. The prisoner appeared to be in the very best of spirits, and conversed with the newspaper men and others in a joking manner. —_—- A $12,000 Verdict. ‘The suit for damages brought by Mar- Baret L. Hickey and her husband, John P. | Hickey, against the Baltimore and Potomac } ‘and@ the Washington and Georgetown rall-| Toad companies, for $50,000 damages, which i was on trial a week or more before Chief | Justice Bingham, in Circuit Cou | Feached a conclusion yesterday afternoon. | Mrs. Hickey maintained that she was se- | Yerely injured by a collision of the two Toads, August 12, 1S8¥, by which her foot | ‘was crushed and severed from her leg by the wheels of the street car. The jury this | morning returned a sealed verdict in favor | of the plaintif for $ ——_~—_— Death of Miss Swift. ‘A tender chord is touched in many hearts by the sudden death of Miss E. R. Swift of the Treasury Department. Brought to this service some twenty years ago by her friend, Senator Fenton of New York, with Mine ability and unfailing fidelity she ful- filled her duty till last Thursday, when at her post she was stricken by paralysis, and on the next evening quietly passed away. Brief funeral services were held at the late Tesiderce, i823 H street, on Sunday evening, Rev, Dr. Shippen officiating. The interment ‘Was at the former home of the deceased in estown, N. J. —- Vicious Horses Subdued. ‘Another large audience assembied in Con- Vention Hall last evening and witnessed a @isplay of Prof. Gleasor’s marvelous power in subduing vicious horses. Three animals appeared on the boards, each one possess- ing a most vividly disagreeable disposition. They kicked, reared, balked, refused to lie down and acted like spoiled children, but Prof. Gleason and his assistants completely cured them, to the amusement and instruc- tion of th ectators. The last exhibition of the series occurs to- night, when a number of animals, with al- most criminal records, are to be presented to the tamer. —_ Contested for a Gold Medal. At Immaculate Conception Hall last even- fng a large audience assembled to hear a competition for a gold medal to be awarded | at the commencement & es of the Im-j maculate Conception al in June. The} “Court ef the Kin those entering the c nie Marr, Miss Blanc Laffell, Miss May Fitield, Neale, Miss L. McGinness, Miss B. Van Dorn, Miss Mabel Latimer and Miss Bianche Young. All acquitted themselves well and it will probably be difficult tu determine as to the| result. > Wine Cellars in California Over- Stocked. Dealers being compelled to make room for fall vin We bought advan: Zinfandel Claret, now ruder & Co., 1417 N. Y. ve.—Advt. = Bargains tn furniture fomorrow. Duley & Hi B.w.—Advt. auction, 10 a.m., ring, 225 Pa. ave. Trustee's sale uable business prop- erty in West Washington, situated at the mortheast corner of M and 3ist (Coaxress and Bridge) streets, tomorrow, at 5 o’clock p.m. See advt. . ——< Don’t forget the complimentary excur- sion to Chapel Point tomorrow morning.— advt. | FIFTY YEARS OF TELEGRAPH Today the Sem{-Centennial of the Sending of the First Messaga, How the News of Clay's Nomination “was Ticked to Washington by Alfred Vail. | Junction. The message which has gone into history as the first, and which was sent when the telegraph line was completed between Washington and Balti- more, was not transmitted until twenty-four days later. The message from Annapolis junction to Washington on the Ist of May, 1844, was significant because it was the first news dispatch ever wired. It brought to Washington, in advance of all other means of transmission, the news of the nomination of Clay and Frelinghuysen by the whig national convention. Recently an effort has been made to commemorate the invention of the telegraph on the semi-centennial of the day by making provision for the erec- tion of a suitable memorial in Washington. The day fixed as the semi-centennial is reckoned from the completion of the tele- graph to Baltimore, but the Ist of May really has a prior claim to this honor. The transmission of intelligence by elec- tricity was first conceived by S. F. B, Morse in the month of October, 1832, but it was not until early in September, 1837, that he was enabled to show to a skeptical audience at the University of the City of New York that signals made at one end of a wire 1,700 feet in length could be reproduced at the other end, and, by the aid of a code or dic- tionary, be made intelligible. Want of funds necessary to extend his operations prevented any further advance until some weeks later, when Alfred Vail, a recent graduate of the university, in which Morse was a professor, having ‘witnessed the experiment before alluded to, and being deeply impressed with the possibilities of the invention, became a partner with Morse in the patent, for which only a caveat had then been filed. He entered into a contract with Morse to supply all of the means nec- essary to construct and exhibit before a committee of Congress “one of the tele- graphs of the plan and invention of Morse, and that he should give his time and per- sonal services, without pay, to the work and assume the expense of exhibiting the ap- paratus and of procuring patents in the United States. Morse and Yail shortly after left New York for Morristown, N. J., where were situated the Speedwell Iron Works, belonging to Judge Stephen Vail, the father of Alfred. Repeated attempts to obtain satisfactory practical results from the crude apparatus invented by Morse proved un- availing, and it and the dictionary were cast aside, and an alphabet, known as the “dot and dash” alphabet, was devised by Mr. Vail, and the mechanism necessary for its utilization. On the 6th of January, 1838, the new ap- Paratus being ready for a formal trial, Judge Vail dictated to his son the message, “A patient waiter is no loser,” and it w transmitted over three miles of copper wire hung around the walls of a large room in the iron works, resulting in the judge's sat- isfaction and withdrawal of his declared in- tention of soon stopping the supply of funds necessary to continue the experiments in consequence of the many delays in com- pleting the invention. Exhibited in Washington. Shortly after this a public exhibition was made, and late in the month Morse and Vail left Morristown for Washington. In February an exhibition was given before the House committee on commerce, result- ing in instructions to the chairman to re- port a bill appropriating $30,000 to con- struct an experimental line between Wash- ington and Baltimore. The bill did not pass that session, nor did it meet with any better fate in succeeding sessions, until it finally received an affirmative vote in the Senate (having already passed the House) Original Recording Instrument in Na- tonal Museum. night of the session, March 3, 3, after five long, weary years of anxiety and despondency, hope and fear. Arrangements for the construction of the line were soon under way, and Alfred Vail was appointed by the Postmaster General assistant superintendent of the United States magnetic telegraph, and superintendent of the machinery depart- ment of the work, but it was not until on the la: 4 October that the process of laying the wire | in leaden pipes in the ground was com- menced. Ten miles of this work had been accomplished, when it was found that the insulation had entirely disappeared. After many days spent tn discussion a: to the means of overcoming this serious obstacle, it was decided to place the wires upon poles, which work was, however, not commenced until the following April 1 (184), whea communication was established between Morse at the Capitol and Vail, who msported his instrument from place to place, as the bullding of the line pro- gressed. On the 30th of April the line was com- pieted to Annapolis Junction, on the Balti- more and Onio railroad, some twenty-two miles from Washington, and, as the following day, May 1, was the date upon which was to assemble the national whig convention to nominate candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, it was arranged by Prof. Morse and Mr. Vail that the latter should obtain from passengers upon the afte>néon train of that day, from Baltimore for Washington, any news they might have concerning the proceedings of the convention, and transmit it at once by the telegraph to the former at Washington. Sending the First News. Ralph Plumb, a member of the Fifty-first Congress from Illinois, was one of the del- egates from Ohio to that convention, and was one of the passengers on the train in- tercepted by Mr. Vail, and which bore the first news of the nomination, and in a com- munication to Mr. Stephen Vail, the oldest son of Mr. Alfred Vail, under date of Wash- ington, February 8, 1888, he wrote: “It think that a son of the then young man, who was sending what may fairly be said to have been the first important message by telegraph that was ever transmitted, is sking of one yet alive respecting what hap- pened on that occasion. During these forty- four years see what has been accomplished as a result of that first siiccessful eifort! What civilized country is there now that has not the telegraph, and how many of Key. them are covered by lines as by a network? “I remember the little shed at the junc- tion where we stopped on our way to Wash- ing and I saw Mr. Vail ticking away ma little brass machine. I talked with im, for I wante thing he was doing. He answered that he ‘was telegraphing to Morse, in Washing- ton, about the convention,’ and he pointed rd the wire overhead, running in the tion of that city, ‘over the first wire ever erected or used for public telegraphing, 1 the message I have just sent is the frst news ever transmitted for the public be In common with all the rest of the real wise ones of the day, I hailed the affair as a huge joke until we landed at the station in Washington, when, sure enough, Morse had received the news an hour or more be- fore, and the whole elty had been informed of the fact that we had put a dark horse on <he ticket with our hero Clay. The evidence could not be disputed, of course. The most prejudiced of us could not pre- sume to si st that Morse’s work was guessi for no man alive would hav. imagined that Frelinghuysen could be made nominee for the vice presidency. The line was continued to Baltimore, and on the h of May Prof. Morse at Washington sent to Mr. Vail at the former city the message (dictated by Miss Ellsworth, daughter of the commissioner of patents, in accordance with a promise made her by Morse), “What hath God wrosght?." com- OEE =!SSCC_ ems lke a real romance to me to| to know what strange | monly called “historic,* but which, it will be seen, was, strictly speaking, not 80, that title properly to that con- Was semen ‘Th ipanying it re receiver favented Mr. Vail to record, by embossing the ribbon upon of paper through it, the characters of the dot and dash alphabet, and is from @ photograph of the identical instrument upon which Mr. Vail received the message, “What hath God wrought?” It is now and has been for many years in the custody of the National Museum, to which it has been loaned by Mr. Stephen Vail, to whom it was given by his father, Fifty short years ago that little line of twenty-two miles of wire constituted the entire telegraph system of the world, and from that germ has grown the great net- work of wires that today encircles the earth, extending under every sea and across every continent. : wd AMUSEMENTS. Albaugh’s.—Everybody knows DeWolf Hopper’s “Wang” and there was an idea abroad in the land of theatergoers that the “Wang” line became extinct with him, but everybody was mistaken, for last night, at Albaugh’s, before a big houseful of people, Edwin Stevens’ “Wang” appeared, almost big as the other, and almost as Wangy, and the people came to the conclusion, with vociferous unanimity, that, whereas Mr. Stevens had a great predecessor in the part, resolved that Mr. Hopper had a great suc- cessor. Mr. Stevens lacks Mr. Hopper’s robust originality and makes Wang a more polished ruler than Mr. Hopper’s, but he does not sacrifice that breadth of char- acter which is quite necessary to the comic opera potentate, who ought always be as broad as he is long, and some are a deal broader. Next, of course, in prominence is Mataya, the crown prince, and nobody knows that except as Della Fox presented it. In this new dynasty the crown prince Is an earl—a modern idea in royal succession— but the earl, being Miss Virginia Earl, is in every way worthy of the crown. She sings very well, but she acts even better, and she can’t make an awkward motion, or not fit @ gesture to a word to save her life. It is natural grace and it is charming. She re- ceived several large contingents of flowers during the evening. Another character worthy of praise was Ethel Lyntoris’ Widow Frimousse, which was done with spirit, and artistically as well. Her several pretty daughters are downright plump and pretty girls. Frank Casey and his elephant and the two coonlets were objects of admiration in all circles. The choruses were good and the chorus girls good-looking, and Wang, in his rehabilitation, may be considered about as good as new. This company is the first that the composer and author of the opera have put out on their own responsibility and it testifies to their good judgment by its excellent work in every respect. New National Theater.—Nat. C. Goodwin played to an appreciative audience last night at the National Theater, the occasio: being a repetition of “The Gilded Foo! Mr. Goodwin alw: has an appreciative audience, and it is a significant fact that however excellent his company may be, the more Goodwin there is in the show the bet- ter the people like it. In the character of Chauncey Short the magnetic enthusiasm of his nature finds an excellent means of expression, and this fact constitutes the chief merit of the play. It was made for Mr. Goodwin and is a good fit. It has much in it that is original, but commonplace, and a great deal more that is clever but not criginal. But the genius for selection is one of the most important and brilliant quall- ties of the modern playright. Miss Minnie Dupree gave a winsome and pretty per- formance of the part of Nell Audrey Ruth- ven, and the rest of the company made the production one which combines individual merit with smoothness of general etfect. it is an occasior of legitimate enjoyment; ene in which the humor is natural and | oma and the pathos delicate and effec- tive. -Academy of Music.—“Rush City,” an up to date play, with a satirical strain in it, which does not interfere with the flow of fun for mere fun’s sake, was the attraction at the Academy of Music last night. It was there to make people laugh, and it did it. The idea is one that is fertile in the jokelets and absurd episodes that make farce com- edy effective in driving away the blues, and the company preserves the spirit of hilarity in a highly efficient manner. The shaft of sarcasm is aimed at the real estate boomer. W. A. Mestayer is there with the glow of good humor and the wealth of avoirdupois that are so agreeably familiar to play-go- ers. It is he who impersonates the boomer of the western town, which springs up in a night, and only stays long enough to frigh' en the jack rabbits. Charles B. Hawkins makes much merriment as Prof. Leyden Jarr, the rain maker of the town, and Sibyl Johnstone and Clara Thropp and Lorraine Dreux add the grace of femininity and some very pretty accomplishments to the attrae- tions of the performance. The weli-known specialty artists, Mathews and Bulger, con- tribute gems from their vocal and humorous repertoire. “The Munychia.”—Metzerott’s Hall was filled last evening to see the performance ef “The Munychia” for the benefit of the South Carolina hurricane sufferers. This is the April festival in honor of the Goddess Diana at her temple in Ephesus, and the ball was tastefully decorated and arranged so as to represent an eastern temple. The performance was under the direction of Miss Isabelle Elliott, and included a grand triumphal procession and various dances, including the Japanese court dance, the Nile worshipers, the serpentine, the skirt dance, the Greek cymbal dance and the Zingarella. Miss Cox appeared as Diana, Miss McAllister as Thermuthis, Miss Eades as Isis, Miss Tourmee as Ariel and Master Ross Johnson as Cupid. ‘The work of all the participants was excellent, and showed the careful training that had been given them by Miss Elliott, whese artistic sense was manifested in the entire entertainment. The Eames Concert Tonight.—The box- sheet indicates that the celebrated soprano, Mme. Emma Eames, will be greeted by a large audience at Metzerott Hall tonight, on the occasion of her first appearance in this city. She will be assisted by Mr. Ben Davies, a new English tenor, who has been highly praised wherever he has sung in this country; Mme. Scalchi, the eminent contralto, and the Kneisel Quartet, an or- ganization composed of solo members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The company, which is under the management of Mr. C. A. Ellis, is one of the strongest that has visited Washington, and the program h: been arranged so as to present each num ber to the best advantage. —_.>___. A GOOD SIZED BLAZE. Narrow Escape of Albaugh's Hotel Randall, This morning about 5:30 o'clock a fire | broke out in the rear of the building 1422 Pennsylvania avenue, occupied by the Champion steam laundry. A general alarm was turned in as soon as it was seen how serious the fire might become, but be- | fore the flames could be subdued the whole of the rear of the structure was gutted and the manglers and other laundry ma- chines were damaged, some of them beyond repair. This building ts under the east end of the Randall Hotel, and runs Wack for a dis- tance of about eighty feet. The front was used as the laundry office, and the rear as the workshop. As it stands now the whole place is blackenec and charred. The big plate-glass windows are broken and the rcof is completely burned out. The laun- dry is a portion of the hotel, and is sep: rated from the main building by the fire- proof walls of the golden gate and the wide entrance that is being constructed to lead into the side of Albaugh’s Opera House. These walls were of the greatest service in helping to confine the flames to the portion of the structure where the fire first broke out. It was nearly an hour be- fere the diligent work of the fire depart- ment had succeeded in extinguishing the blaze. The entrance which is being built to lead from Pennsylvania avenue directly into the opera house was damaged slightly by the flames, but more by water. All the contractors who are at work there, how- ever, had orders to have a double force of | workmen report this morning, and it is Manager Allen’s intention to have this new addition open next Monday evening, as was | originally planned. For a time it was thought that the fire must nezessarily extend into the hetel, and he result was that there came very near being a panic among the guests. Many of | them sought places of safety in more re- mote parts of the hotel without stopping to go to the formality of changing their |night garments for more substantial rai- ment. Everything was done to allay the m of the guests, and there were for- md the | tunately no serious happenings of any | scrt. The uilding {s owned by ex-Commis- oner W. B. Webb, who also owns the otel Randall, and the damage is under- stcod to be all covered by insurance. Man- | ager Pfeifer of the laundry is absent from the city, so it was impossible to learn to | what extent the company was a sufferer by the fire. Siemens New Trial for Jenkins. Messrs. French & French, counsel for Augustus Jenkins, convicted last week of the murder of Benjamin Shepherd, yester- case. | soaps. Only cure for pimples and black heads, be- | ‘THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY ij 1804—TWELVE PAGES, FRANK HATTON’S DEATH ts the | The End of a Successful Oareer Came Yes-| has terday Afternoon, While Not Unexpected the Intelli- gence of His Death Was Received ‘With Universal Sorrow. Mr. Frank Hatton, the editor and part owner of the Post, and one of the most genial and best liked men in the city, died yesterday afternoon at 4:35 o'clock, at his residence on Hillyer place. Mr. Hatton Guffered a stroke of paralysis just a week ago and from that time there were few signs of improvement in his condition, s0 that his death was by ng means unexpected by his family and intimate friends. His death was quite painless as he had been un- conscious since early in the morning. At the bedside when he passed quietly away were Mrs. Hatton and son Richard; his bus- iness partner, Mr. Beriah Wilkins and Mrs. Wilkins, Mr. John D. O’Connor of the Post’ staff; Dr. Sowders and the nurse. It was generally understood from the first that there was very little chance of Mr. Hatton's recovery, but it was not until yesterday morning that his disease took a critical turn. Then, for the first time, his: physicians, Drs. Sowers and W. W. John- ston, pronounced his case hopeless. Once or twice during the day there seemed a faint sign of returning life, but this was only for an instant. His physicians had understood from the first, however, that there was a dangerous complication to deal with in a kidney trouble from which Mr. Hatton had been a sufferer, though in a mild way. Urea poisoning developed, and this primarily caused his demise. With Universal Sorrow. The news of the death of Mr. Hatton caused universal sorrow throughout the city though his friends had been prepared for the worst by the publication in the after- moon papers that he was in a dying con- dition. The flag on the top of the Post building is at half-mast today and the of- fice has. been visited by many people anx- fous to express their sympathy. His death comes as a particularly sad blow to the men with whom he had been associated on the paper, and to newspaper men generally, among whom he was always extremely popular for his kindliness and the spirit of good fellowship which always surrounded him. He was president of the Gridiron Club, that famous crowd of journalists at the capital, and many a man in Washing- ton, both in and out of the profession, felt glad and proud to call him a friend. Ever since the news of Mr. Hatton's death began to spread through the city the house on Hillyer place has been visited by crowds of friends of the family who called to express their sympathy with the bereav- ed family. Telegrams of condolence have been pouring in from all parts of the coun- try, and letters are now beginning to ar- rive in large numbers, The Funeral on Thursday. The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed, nor will they be until tomorrow morning. It will take place on Thursday, probably late in the after- noon, and th® interment will be at Rock Creek cemetery. The services will be at the house, and while there will be many friends present the services themselves will be simple and unpretentious and in keeping with the character-of the man. Mrs. Hatton's relatives live mostly in Iowa and they have not yet been heard from, so the list of pallbearers and other details of the funeral cannot be prepared until to- morrow, Mr, Hatton was a member of the Loyal Legion, president of the Gridiron Club, and belonged to the National Capital Press Club, the Army and Navy Club, the Colum- bia Athletic Club and the New York Club. Mr. Hatton was married in 1867 to Miss Lizzie Snyder, daughter of Miller Snyder of Iowa. They have one son, Richard, now in his twenty-first year, who is a student at Princeton College, and a member of the class that will graduate this year. Action by the Press Club. At a meeting of the National Capital Press Club last night the following com- mittee was appointed to take action on the death of Mr. Frank Hatton: John M.Carson, Jay F. Durham, Howard Thompson, W. J. Lampton, W. L. Crounse, E. M. Hood, John Boyle, George W. Rouzer, Rudolph Kauff- mann, Reginald Schroeder, F. P. Ferris and ‘Thomas B. Kirby. The resolutions as pre- sented by the committee were adopted, as follows: Whereas the members of the National Capital Press Club have heard with pro- found regret and a sense of personal bereavement of the death of Frank Hatton, editor of the Washington Post, a char‘er member of this club and a newspaper man of national reputation, Resolved, That by his death the club loses a valued member and the newspaper frater- nity of this city and the whole country a faithful worker, who had the best interests of the profession at heart, and who was a loyal friend. Resolved, That the members of the club extend to the family their sincere sympathy. Resolved, That the club attend the funeral as a body. The Ad. Writers’ Associatio: The Ad.Writers Association at its meeting last night adopted the following resolu- tions: Whereas the Ad. Writers Association of Washington, D. C., learns with exceeding regret of the sudden demise of Mr. Frank Hatton, be it Resolved, That this association deeply de- plores his death, and feels that in him it has lost a stanch friend and well-wisher. Resolved, That this association extends to his family its sincere sympathy and con- dolence; and ‘be it further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon its records and a copy thereof for- ‘waried to his family. I, Gans, Wm, A, Hungerford, F. lerce, committee. az The Geiairon Club. ‘A meeting of the Gridiron Club to take action been called for 4 o'clock this Grief in Burlington. BURLINGTON, Iowa, May 1.—The news of Frank Hatton’s death caused a shock to this city. Expressions of sym- pathy were general among his old friends, formed during his residence here as man- ager of the Burlington Hawkeye. His mother, two sisters, a number of his wife’s relatives and other relations live at Mount Pleasant, lowa, and the sorrow there is general. ae STRUCK BY A WAGON. Mrs. John H. Anderson Severely In- jared This Morning. ‘This morning a few minutes before 11 o’clock there was a large crowd standing around the corners on the avenue waiting for the procession to come along. At the ccrner of 13th street and the ayenue there was an accident that may have serious re- sults. Mrs. John H. Anderson, who lives at 821 2d street, the wife of a clerk in the in- terstate commerce commission, attempted to cross the street, when she was run into by a wagon that was being driven along at a rapid rate. She was knocked down and badly injured about the head, receiving sev- eral severe cuts and bruises. Lieut. Boyle of the police force was standing near and saw the accident. He at once ran to the in- jured lady. and rendered her every assist- ance possible. An ambulance was at once summoned, and she was sent to her home and medical attendance secured. The wagon respecting the death of Mr. Hatton |- rf afternoon, | was a light express wagon that is used for delivering New York morning papers. Lieut. Boyle placed the driver, Clarence Chase, under arrest and had him locked up at the first precinct station. A Sculpture Exhibition. The brorze statue of Shakespeare, by William Ordway Partridge, which was un- veiled in Lincoln Park, Chicago, April 23, has been the subject of a great deal of fa- vorable comment both by the public and by critics. Washingtonians will have an op- portunity of seeing some of the work of this eminent sculptor this week, for his ex- hibition opens at the Cosmos Club tomor- Tow. ae Sees May Ball Tonight. The second annual May ball of Miss Star- key will take place tonight at the National Rifles’ Armory. There will be a fine pro- | gram by the pupils, including the coming of the Queen of May, and afterward the floor will be occupied by the grown people. Worth ‘be Pills ‘To cure Indigestion, Billiousness and Sick Heada-h. 25 cents a box. 5 CITY ITEMS. “Del Ray,” on the P. R.R., One Mile this side of Alexandria, ts rapidly assuming the appearance of a suburban town. Grad- ing streets, laying sidewalks, planting trees, &c. Prices will be $50, $100, $150 or 50c., $1 and $1.50 weekly, No Interest, no notes, no taxes, but, on the contrary, we insure your life for amoun* of your purchase, Don't put it off, but go down and look at the property before opening day. Our representatives are on the ground at all times, including Sunday. Call at our office for free transportation. WOOD, HARMON & CO. ap27-tt 525 13th st. nw. Sa x clo: The Annapolis—Two-step. Ask your mu- sic dealer for it. You'll like it. ‘my1-6t® ——-——_—— Phillips’ Digestible Cocoa, Nutritio as rich chgcolate; easily digested; delicious vor. 7 DENTISTRY. Teeth Should Be Cleaned By A Dentist Once in a while in order to keep them white, and it'll also save a lot of Sllings, and there: | fore a lot of trouble. Let ns attend to your | teeth, Extracting, 25¢.; with gas or ay plied solution, silver, amalgam or platina fillings, gold, $1 up. Best artificial | Dr. Graham, 307 7th St. ae aonensenmas T here’ll Be No Pain “How Well You Look” FRIENDS SURPRISED AT THE WONDERFUL IMPROVEMENT. “C. I, Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: “Dear Sire:—I take pleasure in writing the good T recovered from taking Hood's Sarsapariila, Every spring and suinmer for six years or more, my | heaith bas been so poor from heart trouble and general debility that at times life was a burden. I would become so EMACIATED AND WEAK AND PALE that my friends thought I would not live long. 1 could do scarcely any work at all and had to Me down every few minutes. I began getting worse iu Janvary, losing my flesh and feeling so tired. I thought I would try Hood's Sarsaparilla and Iam Lappy to say I am in better health Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cures than I have been for a number of sears. My friends femark to me: ‘Why, how well you look.’ I tell them it is Hood's Sarsaparilla that has done the work. I would have all suffering hu- manity give this medicine a trial and be con- vinced.. This statement is TRUE TO THE LET- TER.” Mrs. JENNIE DECKER, Watseka, Ill. HOOD'S PILLS cure liver fils, constipation, billousness, Jaundice, sick headache, Indigestion. BABY'S SKIN AND SCALP. Cleatsed, purified and beautified by CUTICURA SOAP, greatest of skin puriticrs and beautifiers, as well as purest and sweetest of tollet and nursery cause the only preventive of inflammation and clog- ging of the pores, the cause of most complexional | disfigurations. Sold everywhere. . Don't Trifle With *°3 ¢ :Rupture e bd ; don’t experiment with every truss that’s advertised “to cure rupture.”” There is not a truss on the market that will suit all cases of rupture. For years we have been endeavori to get something a little better ai better. e Tun across AD The ‘filitary’’ Truss —for which we are sole District ; agents and which will suit 95 per ; cent of all cases of rupture. 3 9 Surgical lertz’s Soe Cor. 11th & F St. POPSSSS: PTSTFIH0OSHOOSSE DO ° 4 2 4 ‘h Insert: ays. Im* PAINLESS, YET SAFE, METHODS ‘Applied in all Dental operations. Charges moder at See d."" in another col LF VANS DENTAL E ed, §7 to’ $20. Open all bours and Local anaesthetic painless extraction. Teet! 8 dental organization of Ameri TISTRY at moderate prices by exper 7TH ST. card in another column. LADIES’ GOODS. —————— 4 ENT OF VESTIN PLAITING — (FRENCH narrow ruffles, 10¢. ACCORDION skirts, 25e.: a PROCESS): yd.; the ton Matting establishment in Washington; ‘pink- wuttons, G. W. LUCAS, 918 9th st. "nw. 2m* PAPFR and styles: our work is as cheap as tha era of the catch tal for estimate. ALLA’ ap7-tt tl often better. Send pos- COBURN, 1249 32d st. Call at MM almont, old st: ap3-Im* ANTON AND CAROLINE LERCH, 826 12TH AND 1206-1208 I st. nw. French dreing and cleaning of every description; evening and party dresses made a specialty. Our patronage extends irto the most fashionable circles. az _ Way under price we can retail Summer “wholesale” prices. =| soc. Corsets, 39c. | 69c. Corsets, 50c. 75¢. Corsets, 69c. All extra long waist, fitted free and | guaranteed satisfactory or money re- | =| fu ri. Cc. Whelan, day filed a motion for a new trial in aaa 2 ° ° ap2s ° SCPE SHSHTOSHOHSOOTEOOOID Ir EXTRACTING, TEETH if, we're the! S Driries, oe Dentists. We perforin no. other operation 3 cclulists at tis ones, Prices 4 leat. ECZEMA, WaRTs, RS. WHITE AND ROCHE, 945 PAL AVE. N.W. RED NOSE, FRECKLES, Specielists at Tooth Extracting. apo RED VEINS, TATTOO MARKS, GROSHON'’S DENTAL PARLORS, ESTAB. 1837, OILY SKIN, SCARS, Dr. M. B. Groshon, jr., successor, 1508 14th nw, BLACK HEADS, AND ALL BLEMISHES OOSOOF09 00996900000 0000000 KEE DENTAL INFIRMARY.—TEETH FILLED | 2 04 the Royal University of Vienna. and artificial ee charge, ex- MERTZ BLDG., COR. 11TH AND F 8Ts. cept cost of mate i, at . 2.W., den- tal. department of the Columbian. Walversity, a Se from 1 to 5 p.m. dally, except Sunday. Ex- POCSSOOO OOOO traction free. Infirmary open from October 3 to ne 8. DENTAL GRATEFUL--CONPORTENG. 7 INGS, | which govern the operations of digestion and nutri- Ings and Hiding Hablt Goods now on exhi- | tion, apd by a careful application of the fine prop. bition at PFLEGING'S, 1321 @ (west door to | erties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr. Eppe has’ pro- Epiphany Chureh). ___8P25-0l° | vided FOR OUR BREAKFAST AND SUPPER. a | oni#de simply with boiling water or milk. Sold Hundreds ) F i i i i a i i G. G. | Cornwell & Son, Choice Groceries and Table Loxuries, 1412-1414 Penn. Ave. | | apso I ee ©usT NO MORE THAN READY-MADE SHUES, We will make to your measure a fine “hand- sewed" russet or Mack shoe in any shape or style desired, “razor toe, &e., for $5. Leath- er, fit and work guaran- teed. It is a positive waste of money to pay your shoemaker $7 or $8 Stop for this identical shoe. it, $5 is the price 929 F St. N.W. Successor to ‘Wilson & Carr.” epzs An Attractive Sale of Furniture. $10,000 wroctn ns ee ai ee rag 1 Semaine pa WT I | furniture will be sold at Dowling & Co.'s fomorrow “smorning, commending “at 30 {Dru S 50¢ ut? 3 o'clock, A rare chance for bargains, Par- P< ties furnishing should not fail to be cn | ‘ 3 hand.—Advt. For 3 Days Only. : RUT Ais ALR 5 $1 Paine’s Celery The Bavarian government has established See. acerie a state beer saloon in Munich, and thereby e greatly incensed the regular saloonkeepers. . 3 looooaoaoanaeaeweseaeaeaeaeeeeee we. ate i oF 3) Can you bay it? Yea, when it is possible with e| 2 Sc. Bromo Seltzer. 3 ° sine box ot ackall Bros. 3 9 ° * Beecham’s ; & Flemer, 3 $Cor. 14th & P Sts. N.W.2 $ And 9th & H Sts. N.E. 2 Golden Opportunity Save Iloney. Ladies’ $3 Russia Calf Bluchers for $1.95. Ladies’ $2.50 Russia Calf Oxfords for $1.50. Ladies’ $3 Patent Tip Button Shoes for $1.50. ‘Thousands of other Spring Shoes and Oxfords at greatly reduced prices. Better come this week While your size is here. ‘The Warren Shoe House, Geo. W. Rich, 919 F St. aplé . . “Scientific Dentistry at Moderate Prices.”* ll There s To Know About dentistry — we know. Every member of the association is an expert —& man who bas learning and know!l- edge and skill. If we knew how to do better work than we are doing we would do ft. It is the best Work any dentist can do. We doubt if any other in Wasbingcon Goes as good’ at ANY PRICE And yet iI : $| . . . . . . . . . M Gold, according to size. | nm Set VERY BEST TEETH, S| < 3| : (3 \7 ooAss’n, : |;| Cor. 7thand Dn.w. |: | a ane In Baltimore—1 N. Charles st. reeeee reer . Homely, Work-a=-Day Words NATURAL FOES TO Bombast and Buncombe. prey—calling themselves merchants— sroep down upan 8 strange city —and suddenly be- come ver ‘itous about the welfare of the citizens of the community upon whom they ha come to prey— etl sorts of promises as to the betterment of their trading tacilities. Offering bargaine—so entirely out of proportion t ral values—that actually one is appalled at t Lold statements which bear upon thelr very face indubitable traces of insincerity —and evidences @ disire on the part of the propagators of the scheme to mislead and eveutually betray. People should bear in mind that men do not rent Stores, icvest their capital in perishable wares, @ license tax, employ sulesmen and take upon themselves the cares, crosses and vexations in- cident to mercantile life for the FUN of the tbls | —or the GLORY to be attained, but fo | MONEY THERE IS IN TT; nd in’ mercantile life, as in other trades and jdofessions, you will tod many an lago—who does uot hesitate to resort to base methods im order to PUT MUNEY IN HIS RSE. Do not allow ves to be decoyed b these IGNIS FATUL—but stick to the tried rue, who have been weighell and not found wa ing in any emsent hecensary to the es tablishment of perfect confidence beiween merchaut ih excellent Sait of Clothes for —we can furnish such @ one—of any fashionable cut for the sum of inds of | | | | Three-piece Sults—Coat, on ind Long Pants fancy cheviot—strictly ‘all wool—sizes, 12 to and on sale at $3.87 loons Departinent are to , shades, fabrics and styles— from the strong, substantial work-aday Pants, at $1.50 a pair—to the finest English, French and American weaves—in cessimeres, worsteds, chev and serges. GLAD TO SEE YOU AT ALL TIMES. ‘Victor E. Adler's TEN PER CENT CLOTH: ING HOUSE, 927 and 929 7th St. N.W., MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. Strictly One Price. Opening evenings till 7. apls 3m Saturday till 11 p.m. ‘Beg, Borrow or Steal==3 bot to pay cash you must have the reads money. Comfort is bought at too dear a price when you bave to rob Four stomacns and cheat your backs for the sake of getting together a few of the necessary living utensils, What & difference our Equitable FACIAL {BLEMISHES. ‘The only institution in the south de- voted exclusively to the treatment of the fkin, Scatp and Blood and the removal of Facial Blemishes, DANDRUFF, OF THE SKIN. Dr. Hepburn, prrsaroroarsr. Graduate of Jefferson Med. Col., Phila., Epps’s Cocoa. BREAKFAST—SUPPER. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws delicately favoured beverage which may save us | many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by the judictous use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to | resist every tendency to . Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to | ttack wherever there js a weak point. We may | pe many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood apd a properly nour- ished frame.""—Civil Service Gazette. | only in half-pound tins, by Grocers, labeled. thus: hic Chemists, Credit System Aiscloses—freedom of selection te everybody. Cash from mobody—bat a Promise of what you can spare weekly or monthly. YOU can't want enything in the live of FURNITURE—CaR- PETS — MATTINGS — DRAPERIES — BABY CARRIAGES — KEFRIGERA- TORS, &c., that you won't God here— Yours on your own terms. House & Herrmann, 917, 919, 921 and 923 7th St. 636 Mass. Ave. R-I-P-A-N-S TABULES REGULATE THE Stomach,Liver and Bowels and Purify the Blood. RIPANS TARULES are the best Medicine wn for Indigestion, Billouspess, Loead- ache, Constipation, Dy: » Chronic Liver ‘Troubles, Dizziness, JAMES EPPS & CO., Lid... Homocopat! London, England. 42-s,m,tuly PPOOSTS ESOS OOSOOOOESS SESE (Leads The World. ibb ey's American Cut Glass. Tighest Award World's Fair. If you want the firest quality Cut Glass, having our trade mark. 2 e) o) +4 e e e 4 OO 99 OCSOCESE Exclusive DPOSHVOCH OOOO i H Do You Cook With gas im the summer? The best, and most economical method to use. } reductions in GAS RANGES may start you | to cooking with gas: coolest These tery, Offensive Breat the Stomach, Liver and Ripans Tabules coptain nothing injurious to the most delicate constitution. Are » nt *, safe, effectual, and give :nmediate ) cents per box. ach nearest drugetst. or by mail. ple free by mail. Address The Ripans Chemical Co., 20 SP UCE ST., NEW YORK CITY. FOR SALE IN WASHINGTON aT Mertz’s Modern Pharmacy, CORNEK 11TH AND F STs. May be ordered Sam: feld.3m Tove ee eeeeeeeeee Baldness is Curablel Hundreds of unsolicited testimonials prove LORRIMER’S EXCELSIOR HAM: FORCER is the greatest remedy for Baldness ever discovered. It will positive- ly force a profusion of bair on the baidest bead at any age, no matter from what cause the baldness arises, and after all other remedies nave failed. It cures bald patches, scanty partings, hair falling out, dandruff, scurf, weak and thin eyelashes ebrows.” It will restore gray and to its original color. It will abso * . . . . . ly produce luxuriant growth of Whiskers and Mustaches ou the smooth- est face without injury to the most deli- Its effects are truly marvelous, ‘Coutains no dye, grease or auy harmful in- gredie Price, 5c. and $1 bottle. Prepareg and sold by LORIIMER & CO., 107 N. Paca st., Baltimore, Md. In Washington: ACKER & KEN PHARMACY, 1429 Ta. ave.