Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1894, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by ne. The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. sete Few York Office, 49 Potter Building, pitas. abe strobe The Evening Star is served to subscribers tn the @ity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents week, or 44c. per month. Copies at the counter cents each. By mall—anywhere in States or Canada—postage pre ‘wonth. Saturday Quintuple Sheet with foreign postage add<J, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at €8_ second-c! maf) matter.) TAI mail eubecriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application MUSEMENTS. Washington, D. C., ; baie Che Fy ening Sfar. on WASHINGTON, D. ©C., MONDAY, MAY 21, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. EXCURSIONS, &c. METROPOLITAN M. E. CHURCH, Cor. AND z . 8 p.m. Unique! 1 “Forms and Faces in Chalk reoal."” by Prof. George E. Little, the un- tivaled rapid crayon artist. Columbia Zither Club, Mr. Clinton Balinger, and musical talent wi Gt. Admission free. A collection taken for the it_of the Messenzer Boys’ Department of the Woman's Christian ‘Temperaace Union. 3 ‘i MUSICAL AND STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL by the Barott! League will be continued MON- Day EVE, May 21. On account of the storm Friday eve ‘Were prevented from att KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER. All this week. ALBINI'S LONDON EMPIRE ENTERTAINERS, Introducing Time. Yucca, The Female Sandow. ‘The LONDON SPECIALTY ©O. EVENING, JUNE 4, ENE KERNAN’S BIG ‘BENEFIT. FIFE CORPS, TUESDAY VENING, MAY 22, AT CARROLL INSTITUTE HALL,912-920 10th a.w. Amusement for both young and vld. GOOD TALENT. GOOD MUSIC. Admission, 25 cents. Reserved Seats, 35 cents. ‘my21-2t STRAWBEERY FESTIVAL. BURNSIDE W. R. C., DEPARTMENT POTOMAC. ‘The ladies of Burnside W. R. C. will give a Strawberry Festival and Social at their rooms, 910 Pennsylvania TUESDAY, MAY, 22, aT ‘CLOCK P.M. Friends are cor- Gially invited. INDIANA COWLING, my21-2t Chairman Ex. NEW NATIONAL THEATER. Every Evening and Saturday Matines, rliss Marlowe AND COMPANY, Under masagement of Mr. Fred Stinson. ‘Tonight and Saturday Matinee, The Belle’s Stratagem and Chatterton. ‘Tuesday (by request), “AS YOU LIKE IT; Wed- The Love Chase; Thursday, Romeo juliet; Friday, Twelfth Night: Saturday, MONDAY, MAY 28, OPENING OF The Comedy Season. 1 Academy, ™*87 **™™ iisr wrex. FAREWELL PERFORMANCES OF THE HINRIGHS OPERA TONIGHT, AND THURS- ha» DaY SiGHT ba ser’ CARMEN, With Kronold, Bertini, Michelena, Del Puente, &c. Tuesday, “La Traviata; Wednesday, “Aida; Friday, “The Jewess;"" Sat. Mat., ‘Mignon.’ TURDA FAREWELL "NIGHT, = . [On which occasion all the’art- sosem'joavatienr Tt STICANA, VALLI Us GRAND DOUBLE | Fillowed by entire age of BILL. TL TROVATO REGULAR PRICES, 25, 50, TSc. and $1. __3t Albaugh’ a S OPeRa HOusE, WwW. HL ‘TONIGHT and Every Ev ¢ This Week. Matinee The Pirates of Penzance Birst appearance of Miss LAURA ‘Miss MAMIE GILROY. SUMMER PRICES, 25¢., 50c. and 75¢- By request, “H. M.S. PINAFORE” my2t PROF. SHELDON'S MAY BALL, 1004 F st. PRIDAY, MAY 25, Where favitations may be obtained. — my19-6t* THE MANAGERS OF THE HOME FOR INCURABLES baa hucamcopetiants =~ at an entertainment to ren SATURDAY, Sty & 1894, A THE HOME, "LINTHY iM HEIGHTS, ‘rom 3 until o'elocl DINNER WILL BE Seni The patronesses are: M-s. Lamont, Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mrs. Bissell, Mrs. fale, Mrs. Dolph, Mrs. Boariman, : Archie Hopkins. The pressing Beed of the “Ho requires that this entertain- ment should be given to carry us thoough the sum- = Any contributions may be sent to Mrs. Chas. a t the Milton or to Miss Story, 1411 H st. myI9-3 ALBAUGH’S orah'Won ONE PEHEORANCE OME, Wednesday May 23d, At 2:15 p. m. The Strollers OF NEW yorK, WILL PRESENT Confusion, A FARCE COMEDY IN 3 A By _ Jose; Decker. wns Preceded an Eccentric One Act Comedy, OSBERRY SHRUB SEC, Ry Frank C. Drake, For the beneft of The Home For Incurables. _Seats Row on sale at box office. GENTLEMEN'S DRIVING PARK, ‘NBA! Asaph Junction, Va. I Trains leare B. and P. 12:50, 1:50, 3:20 and 4:25 p. PROF. RL. GREENWELL'§ DANCING CLASS, McCAULEY'S HALL, EVERY TUESDAY, 7:30 to 10 m. | Scholars only. Assistant, T. L. Johnson. Academy o Tlusic, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 23, GRADUATION AND COMMENCEMENT Martyn College, Presenting Comedy, Tragedy, Melodrama, Classic Scenes, Gardens of Statuary, and an exquisitely de- Lightful entertainment. Reserved seats, 25 and 50 cents, B10 F st. A few good seats left. AMUSEMENT HALL at Metzerott’s, my10 adiemandiins EVENING EXCURSION AND CONCERT, TheChoral Society, MARSHALL HALL, TUESDAY EVENING, May 22. ‘The Macalester leaves wharf, foot of 7th st., at of TALLY-HO COACH LINE DAILY, 9:30 A.M., 2 P.m., from 511 13th st.—Ariington, Cabin J." B. all points of interest. special, Ft. ae $ 9am Trip, S0c.; ited, 25e. my2i-Im* ‘WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY, Weoxpsbay. May 23, WEDNESDAY, GRAND JUBILEE OF PLEASURE. RIVER VIE NOW IN ITS GLORY AND MAGNIFICENCE. The elegant, swift Sam'l J. Pents, Wed- 45 4:45 p.m. nesday, at a.m., : Tickets, round trip, 25 cents. my21-2t E.'S. RANDALL, Sole Proprietor. FOR CHARTER—STEAM LAUNCH DIXIE FOR UP- Per and lower river or canal trips. at reasonab) EUROPE sre sae "ae MOUNT” Vernon, Fates. Inquire of W. H. PSON, 414 26th ___ | mylT-1mt” SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, PARIS, indluded, Information of M. M. COOK, 920 B. L ave. a. Passing over the famous _t.w, Telephone call, 495, all expenses $175. myl9: To VERNON Arlington, through ihe principal streets of Alex- Andris: past Christ Church, where W. worsb{ the i 7! and Potomac River for miles; you then enter the Washington estete, 7,600 acres (with ancient and revolutionary four miles to mansions), which you run through the gate of mansion and tomb. See the Departments in the morning and visit ‘Mt. Vernon in the evening. Special service, 8:20 pm. ‘The only route giving an opportanity of seeing all polnts for the tourist, and’ takes but 234 hours for the round trip; no delays; no smoke; no dust. Take 31:00 a.m., 12:50, Ferry, 12: Mt. trains Penna. 1. R. station, 9:45, 10:87, 50, 8:20 p.m. Also Alexandria fet tits at 80, | 10:30, 11:80 a.m., 280, 2:30, 8: ‘are, ton to fernon and return, ‘$0 cents. samslatt MOUNT VERNON. Home and Tomb of Washingtoa. ‘The palatial steamer Charles Macalester ‘Will leave foot of 7th and M s.w. daily (except Sunday) st 10 s.m. and 2:80 p.m. Returning reach the city at 2 and 5:30 p.m. FARE, ROUND TRIP, 60 CENTS. Admission to grounds and mansion, 25 ets. This is the only company permitted to sell tickets of admission to the grounds and mansion, Both tickets te be obtained at wharf, and at the princtpal hotels. Elegant cafe on steamer. p80 Marshall Hall. May Schedule. STR. CHAS. MACALESTER leaves for Marshall Hall at 10 s.m. and 2:30 p.m.; returning, reaches Washington st 2 and 5:30 p.m. STR. RIVER QUEEN leaves for all river land- ings at 9:30 a.m.; returning, reaches Washington at 3 p.m. For charters, dinners, &c., apply at office, 7th and M sw. Telephone call 825. my2-tt EDUCATIONAL. IN WASHINGTON. GEO. W. LAWRENCE, Director Mt. Vernoa Chotr. VOICE CULTURE AND PIANO. Studio: 1003 9th st. nw. Weak voices a special . Very low terms. Hours 9 to : : _myl9-3w PRIVATE LESSONS—ELEMENTARY OR ADVANC- ed studies. Especial attention to backward, un- Willing and adult pupils. Experienced tutor. Ex- cellent references.” Prof. J., 1408. Hopkins near 20th and P sts. ap2i-s,m,tulm® HINGTON HEIGHTS ENGLISH AND FRENCH — OOL FOR GIRLS. SCH 1850 Wyowing are.. cor. 19th st. api8-2m Miss FRANCES MARTIN, Principal. IRS. ALICE SWAIN HUNTER, STUDIO 1318 N ST.—VOCAL INSTRUCTIONS—ITALIAN METH- OD. Pupil of Leonce Prevost, Ettore Barilli, Madame Sefler. fe21-8m* Gunston Institute. Jal6-6mo air, and Mrs. B. R. MASON. COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMER €23 La. ave.. bet. 6th and 7th sts. p.w. ©. K. URNER, A.M., CE. Prin. School of business nd shorthand rade truction at moder talogue. 26 ‘The leadii Highest attai ate cost. Ca RAS food; good, proauaciation, ‘correct 1 ‘stood ; provunciation; correct Gianere, advanced classes. private NOW and during SUMMER. 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Fhe typewriting and shorthand course, $15 Estabiished 1576. Diplomas and positions for Gerduates. Send for armouncement. ap4-din* MISS BALCH'S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE AND B College, 1207 10th n.w. Pupils prepared successfully for’ civil service, departmental and census examinations. - sez-tr IN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 1225 n.w. Twenty-ffth year. Plano, organ, lim, fut: Free advantages o. B. Be 1121 VEI 3 PIANO AND HAR se21-tf LESSONS ON THE x LANGUAGES. THE BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 723 14th st. nw. Branches in the principal American and cities. Open all summer. Also summer school at Asbury Park, N.J. ce COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS FOR EVERY STATE Notary and U. 8. Commissioner. territory. man oe OHNE MEAL 1st ow STEAM CARPET CLEANING AMMOMATED STEAM CAKPEr CLEANING Works.—Curpets cleaned in the best manner, Carpets: moth proof free of charge. Mat- ler. Office, 1720 Pa. ave. Works, 1708 and 1710 E n.w. Telephone, S04 mh2-tf NEWMYER, Manager. ATTORNEYS. Consultation free. Jal0-tr Typographical Temple, 425 G st. nw. SUBURBAN NEWS. ANACOSTIA. A. M. Green & Co. have sold for the Ana- costia Building Association to James An- derson house and lot on Avalon street for A | 31.800. At a meeting of the G. A. R. memortal committee, held at the residence of Com- mander Geo. H. Armstrong on Friday last, | arrangements were perfected for the deco- ration exercises, in conjunction with the Woman's Relief Corps, on May 30 at St. Elizabetn’ Henry Stanton, colored, was arrested yes- terday afternoon by Officer Branson for dis. orderly conduct. on HYATTSVILLE. The Apollo Quartet gave an interesting It is the Bon Marche! It is the Bon [larchel Second Week of sAnti-Tariff” Sale (Tariff Off—No Profit). Many additional bargains to go on sale to- morrow morning for make it a point to always sell a little lower than any other firm. “Mill Ends” 2,480 “Lengths” of Ribbons—the ‘mill ends”—embracing all shades, plain and fancy, 2 to8 yards to a length, and not more than 8 yards to any one buyer. Worth 25c. to 45c. per yd. Choice, Center Table Near Entrance. the first time. We * of Ribbons. kinds, all widths, all oc. Yd. A Silk Mill Unloads. We got 28 pieces of Fine Japanese Silk in the following plain shades: White, cream, black, pink, light blue, nile, lavender, cardi- nal, yellow, moose, brown, orange, old rose and maize. Dry Goods Stores Get soc. Yd. Our Price, 31c. Yd. 30 Doz. 50c. Gowns 31¢. Each. 360 Fine Muslin Gowns, full sleeves, Mother Hubbard yoke of fine tucks, cambric ruffle. Always Sold at 50c. “Anti-Tariff’ Price, 31¢. CARD.—Hundreds of other bargains are distributed throughout the store—wherever you see the red signs. It is the Bon Marche! 314-316 7th St. N. W. concert in the Presbyterian Church last Friday evening before a large audience. The following participated: Mr. W. D. Mc- Farland, first tenor; Mr. Perry B. Turpin, second tenor; Mr. Frank P. Reeside, first bass; Mr. Bernard A. Ryan, second bass, and Miss M at Bargar, pianist; Miss Gilbert, reader. H Beli Simms, the baliff of this district, ar-| rested a man named Smith at Landover last Saturday for disorderly conduct, and | brought him to Bladensburg, where he placed him in the lock-up. When Simms visited the lock-up at 5 o'clock yesterd: morning the door was broken open the prisoner gone and two Coxeyites com-/ fortably resting in the place. \ A dog supposed to be mad bit several | other dogs in the neighborhood of Branch- | ville a few days since and ran down the road snapping at everything that came) within its reach. The animal was pursued and killed, and the other dogs that were bitten were quickly dispatched. Mrs. H. N. Ralston has returned from an extended visit to California. Dr. Charles A. Wells has been appointed | |by Gov. Brown as one of the directors of | the House of Correction, situated at Jes- sup's Cut, Anne Arundel county. An interesting game of base ball wi played last Saturday between the Branch ville and Charlton Heights teams, which resulted in a tie, the score standing 16 to 16. —— RANDOLPH. Revival services have been !n progress during the past week at the school building, conducted by Rev. Parke P. Flournoy of Bethesda Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. J. S. Marshall of Kensington and Rev. Camellibas of Armenia. Superintendent Bradley Davidson {fs pre- paring the Sabbath school for the Children’s day service, on which our school will unite! with the Bethesda school, on Sunday, May 27, in a missionary servi Miss Grace Friend of Washington ts the; guest of Miss Cecile Deliphant at Oaklawn. Rey. W. 8. O. Thomas of West Washing- ton was among the week's visitors here. Mr. Thomas is attending to improvements being made on his country place at Ran- | dolph, now occupied by Mr. John Hosier and | tamily of the Navy Department. i Mrs. Cecelia Fitzgerald, who has been | visiting friends in Washington, is expected home today. Col. S. T. Abert is spending the month of May at Royston, the hospitable home of Pierre C. Stevens. Mr. J. S. Garland and family are sum- mering at Randolph. Mr. Lewis Cramer and family of Wash- ington were yesterday the guests of Mr. Ellas Keiser. Mr. F. Cushman Braddock spent Sunday | with Randolph friends. } Mr, John Knott of Washington has se- cured summer quarters here and will arrive | June 1. Randolph's hostelry, Ingleside, is fast fill- ing up. Among the Washingtonians who have. engaged apartments and will arrive, with their families, June 1"are Martyn Mc. Kee, John Williamson, Mr. McCabe and William Gill. The school at this place have been urged to repeat the very successful performance of | May 11, but because of the closing exami- nations have announced the last Friday in June as the date of the next entertainment. peisiatt ath \SINGTON. The regular meeting of the Library As- sociation was held on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Eldridge, the president, Mr. G. W. R. Stokes, in the chair. After the business was transacted an interesting program was given, the principal feature of which was the reading of selections from “The Merchant of Ven- ice” by members of the society. Miss Stella Gartrell took the character of Por- tia, with Miss Nellie Miner as Nerissa, and Mrs. R. M. Moore as messenger. Mr. Ar- thur Baxter was the Prince of Morocco, Mr. C. Sites Prince of Arragon, Mr. Pres- ton Ray Bassanio, Mr. G. W. R. Stokes Gratiano. Mrs. Frank B. Figgins preluded | the reading with a piano solo, and as a postlude there was a recitation by Mr. Preston Ray. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Eldridge, Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. R. Stokes, Mrs. Arthur Parsons of Albany, N. ¥., Mrs. F. B. Figgins, Mrs. L. H. Milliken, Mr. J. F. Stoek, Mr, Clement Sites of Washington, Misses Kestner, Stella Gart- rell, Nellie’ Miner, Annie Cassidy, Laura Wheatley, Ada Calhoun, Nannette Milliken, May Lewis, Laura Gantt, Drs. W. L. and J. L. Lewis, Arthur Baxter, William Dulin, Preston Ray and Harry Powers. Nowithstanding the inclement weather, the strawberry and ice cream festival given on Friday evening by the ladies of the Warner Memorial Church was a suc- cess. The ‘Epworth League meeting on last evening was led by Mrs. Robert Moore. Mrs, Lewis Jackson, who has been visit- ing her father, Mr. W. H. Wheatley, at Oak Knoll, has returned to her home, in West Washington. Mrs. Davidson has returned to her home in Washington, afte: a visit to her daugh- ter, Mrs. BE. J. Hardesty. ees FALLS CHURCH. At the semi-annual meeting of the Chris- tlan Endeavor Local Union of Northern Virginia, held at Vienna Saturday, Mr. Carl Rathbun was elected as secretary and Mr. Frank H. Eastman submitted and read an interesting paper on the subject of “The Duties of the Lookout Committee.” The next session of the union will be held here in November. The Christian Endeavor So- ciety of this town was represented by Messrs. F, H. Eastman, Carl Rathbun, G. W. Hawxhurst, Miss Sarah Rawlings and Miss Lucta Newcombe. Rev. D. L. Rath- bun, Wirt Kinsley, Carl Garretson, Miss Margaret Nourse and Miss Mildred ‘Searle were also present from here. The meetings under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor Society still continue. Rev. D. L. Rathbun, pastor of the Pres- terian Church, preached last night to a very large congregation. The meetings grow in interest and will continue during this week. On account of the sickness of the pastor, Rev. J. T. Williams, no services were held in the M. E. Church South Sunday. Mr. W. W. Kinsley, jr., led the young people's meeting Sunday afternoon, and the exercises were of a specially interesting character. Mr. F. H. Eastman made a re- port of the pceedings of the session of the Tocal union held Saturday at Vienna. The name of Miss Maud Hodgkins was inadvertently omitted from those taking part in the entertainment by the Village Improvement Society Friday night. Miss Hodgkins as “Anna } ’* sustained her part in an admirable manner. The trial of Henry Jackson for breaking into the house of Mr. C. H. Buxton in Feb- ruary Jast will take place at Fairfax Court House tomorrow. Contractor Thomas Hillier has nearly completed the residence of Mr. T. M. Whit- ney, near here. Mr. W. C. Tyler, a prominent member of the Y. M. A. and Central Mission of spent Sunday with Mr. W. attended the services in the in the evening. ifleld, who is attending ge at Hagerstown, will h of June, at which’ time the commencement exercises take place. Mrs. Mamie yles of Philadelphia is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Riley. ‘Mr. Henry C, Evans of Washington, Miss Washington, L Bruin and the Kee Ma graduate on the May Pond of Eckington and Mr. Ernest H. Daniel of Washington were the guests of Miss Sue Riddle last Friday. snecelipieweii ROCKVILLE, Mr. Charles B. Pearce of Washington has purchased from the heirs the farm of the late Jane E. Bailey, containing about 400 acres, and situated about two miles west of this place. This farm is in a fine state of cultivation, and the price to be paid for the same is $14,500. Information has been received here of the death, in Minnesota, of John H. Boswell, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. Mr. Boswell was a native of this county, but re- sided in Washington for a number of years previous to going west. Mr. Wm. Gaines and family, Mrs. W. Conard and Mr. Wm. C, Hill, all of Wash- ington, have taken houses here for the sum- mer. Mrs. Brent and Miss Nellie German of Alexandria are guests at the residence of Mr. John W. Seay at Gaithersburg. Mr. Chas. W. Brink, recently married to Miss Carrie Schieus at Baltimore, has re- turned with his bride to Gaithersburg, after spending some time in Canada. During the past week the clerk of the circuit court has issued marriage licenses to the following parties: Wm. A. Garner and Mary A. Mytinger, both of Washington; Wm. M. Hopkins and Sarah R. King; Oliver Johnson and Millie L.Johnson; John Prather and Rachel Williams; Chas. K. Noland and Fannie F. Cooley; Frank Hays and Minnie Reid, all of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Cluskey Cromwell of Wash- ington have located here for the summer. A conference under the auspices of the Montgomery County Sunday School Associ- ation was held on Friday night in the Meth- odist Episcopal Church at Clarksburg. Rev. J. W. Steele conducted the religious exer- cises, and addresses were delivered by Rev. Geo. H. Nock, state organizer; Geo. H. Pollock and others. Fine vocal and instru- mental music, under the direction of Messrs. Walker and Windsor, was a pleasant fea- ture of the meeting. Miss Julla Langille of Kensington has ac- cepted the position of teacher of physical culture in the private school of Miss Lucy Simpson at this place. Mrs. Dyott of Baltimore, wife of Samuel H. Dygtt, confined in jail at this place on charge of bigamy, visited that institution yesterday and had an interview with the prisoner. An interesting meeting of the Centennial Missionary Society of the Baptist Church of this place was held on Friday night and was well attended. A letter from Rev. E. P. Jones, a missionary to Cuba, was read to the audience. After the breaking of the jugs containing the yearly contributions to the cause, a recitation was given by Miss Viola Fowler, followed by a dialogue in which ten members of the society partici- pated, and in which a Chinese song was in- troduced. A quartet, by Misses Verdie Kingdon, Rena and Vaudia Braddock and Beulah Sage, was much applauded. The principal feature of the evening was a dla- logue in which the Chinese, Burmese and the tribes of Korea were represented, re- spectively, by Misses Daisy Kelchner, May Connell and Susie Davis in appropriate cos- tume. The society js in a flourishing con- dition and much interest is manifested in the cause by its members. It is reported that the heavy rainstorms of the past two days has done considerable damage to the wheat and other crops throughout the county. -_- FREDERICK. The Frederick City Young Men’s Chriatian Association has organized for the year by electing Wm. C. Birely, president; Edward S. Eichelberger, vice president; Frank B. Sappington, secretary, and H. Clay Hull, treasurer. The association has been without @ general secretary for some time, but has elected W. W. Saunders of this city to that Position. A dog belonging to Cyrus Fout, living at Braddock, west of Frederick, went mad a few days ago and started ‘off on a raid among the horses, cattle and dogs of the neighborhood. A valuable cow belonging to Mr. Fout was bitten, and yesterday went mad. The animal charged upon the other cattle, and after being penned up in the barn yard, ran her head into the ground and tore her horns off. As soon as possible she was shot and killed, At least a dozen of dogs in that section were bitten, and it is feared that nearly every animal on Mr. Sage place was attacked by the rabid it. Twelve fine horses were shipped from Hagerstown on Wednesday, consigned to Nicholas Schleggle, in Washington. A reg- ular cattle car could not be found to put them in and they were shipped in a ox car, the door of which was shut and sealed, leaving no ventilation except through a small window in one end of the car. When the train arrived at Brunswick, this county, the yard agent there noticed streams of water running out of the car, and immedi- ately had it opened. Seven of the horses lay on the floor dead, and when the door was open another sprang out, in doing so breaking his leg, which necessitated his being shot. The other four animals were so weak they could not stand up and will probably not recover. The aninals had suffered such agony in their fight for air that the perspiration had flowed from them like streams of water. One horse, early in the trip, had gotten his head out of the window, thus shutling off even that inade- quate means of ventilation. The ¢1.imals were valued at about a thousand dollars. Col. Calvin Nutt’s recent ride from Freder- ick to Washington on one horse in less than seven hours recalls a drive made over the same road by Dr. Chas. W. Hoffman of Frederick, at that time law Mbrarian of Congress. He drove two horses, attached to a heavy shifting-top phaeton, with seats for four persona, and was accompanied by a driver. He left Frederick at 10:30 a. m., stopped at Gaithersburg for lunch, had a breakdown as he entered Georgetown, and reached the Baltimore and Ohio depot in Washington in time for the driver to take the 4:30 p. m. train for Frederick. The actual driving time consumed in the trip was lesa than five hours. Extensive preparations are being made by the Frederick canning factories for the coming packing season. While the output of fruit is not expected to be as large as usual, the pack of corn and tomatoes will be decidedly large. The authorities of Frederick have taken active measures to enforce the law that forbids fishing in Frederick county in the month of May, and already several arrests have been made and the culprits compelled to ray the costs. The bakers of Frederick have decided to reduce the price of bread, so that the con- sumer can now obtain it at the retail rate of four cents per loaf. —___ WASHINGTON GROVE. Many improvements have been made in the grove, and it never was more attractive than at the opening of the present season. The trees have been cut out from time to time, until plenty of sunshine now finds its way into the once thickly-bushed grove, and the high oaks in the central part of the camp are trimmed up a sufficient dis- tance from the ground to allow a good cir- culation of air, and the roadways and avenues have been swept and cleaned until the great park reminds one of the summer home of “a country gentleman.” Quite a large number of the pleasant cottages upon these grounds are already occupied by their owners, or by friends who have secured them for the season. Among those who { | which they propose to do. gress that Miss Lotta Mills has made and | have already settled here for the summer | are Mrs. Sarah C. Reed, Norman Reed and family, Fred. A. Gee and family, Dr. M. D. Peck and family, W. H. Houghton and family, Dr. F. W. Ritter and family, Wm, H. Allen and family, W. H. H. Smith and Family, Percy,S. Foste> and family, B. W. Wright and family, Harry Dowling and family, Percy S. Foster and family, B. W. R. Benson and family, W. F. Dove and wife, W. J. Palmer and family, John B. Davis and wife, Alvan T. Tracy and family, Rev. J. D. Smith and wife, C. R. Smith and wife, Samuel Knott and wife, Mrs. M. D. Knott, Mrs. E. Rabbitt, Peter Flan- nagan, Mrs. M. S, Jackson and Miss M. Isabel Jackson. Under the management of the officers in charge of the grounds during the past year the sanitary condition of the grove has been greatly Improved, avenues have been graded, and wgsks repaired. IN MUSICAL CIRCLES The Annual Display of Pupils and Their Work Continues. The Coming Choral Society Excur- sion—Capital Glee Club Election— Other Interesting Items. Although the moon was obscured by the dark clouds that hung heavily over the city Saturday night,there was radiance in abun- dance at Metzerott Music Hall that evening on the occasion of the musicale by the pu- pils of Prof. and Mme. Josef Kaspar. Prof. Kaspar’s face beamed with pleasure as one and anotier of his scholars won the de- served applause of the appreciative audi- | ence which packed the house, and Mme. | Kaspar’s delight was noticeable when the young ladies whose voices she had trained | brought to her so much credit as they sang» the solo and chorus numbers of the pro- gram. The stage was most tastefully and artistically decorated with palms and flow- | ers, but the most charming decoration of | all were the rows of beautiful young ladies | gowned in becoming evening dresses, while Jarge bouquets of roses worn on their cor- | Sages gave color to the fair scene. The pro- | gram was opened with Schubert’s “The | Lord is My Shepherd” by the chorus and | Wilhelmj Club, directed by Prof. Kaspar, | which well deserved the hearty applause | with which it was received. Miss Lillian | May Bowen then delighted the house b; her rendition of “For All Eternity,” after | which Miss Annie Poindexter Dunn played @ fantasie from Dancla on the violin. Miss_ Dunn is a ten-year-old musician and had to | stand on the conductor's platform in order | to be seen, but she has perfect self-control | and remarkable skill in handling her in-| strument. At the conclusion of her number ; she was deluged with more flowers than she could carry. Miss Lilian Homesiey de-| lighted her friends and the audience gen- | erally by the charming manner in which | she sang and won the only encore of the evening. Aside from her sweet voice, Miss Homesley’s forte is the distinctness of her enunciation, which, together with the ev dent feeling she imparts to her singing, be- speaks for her a bright future. Miss Minna Heinrichs’ interpretation of a reverie by Vieuxtemps and mazurka by Wieniawski | showed not only her careful training, but | the musical intelligence of which she i possessed, and Miss Mary Lockhart follo' ed with an aria from “Lucia di Lammer- | moor,” which was well received. | The second part of the program opened with “Walther’s Preislied,” from Wagner's | “Die Meistersinger,” by the Wilhelmj Club, whose work is well known in Washington, | followed by Mr. Anton Kaspar with an air | from Vieuxtemps. Mr. Kaspar’s ability and | masterly execution were thoroughly ap- preciated by the large audience, who ap- plauded him loud and long and would have been delighted to have him respond with an encore, but he contented himself with bow- | ing his acknowledgments to the high com- | pliment paid him. Miss Adela Kleinschmidt | was also a favorite, and sang the O Mio} Fernando aria from “La Favorita” in a) highly satisfactory manner. Miss Bertha | Lucas, already popular among Washington- | ians, played in her usual style the first | movement from Mendelssohn's violin con- certo, and the evening's entertainment was brought to a close by the rendition of Wag- ner’s “Spinning Song,” which was weil sung by the chorus. Mr. Henry Xander was the accompanist of the evening, a posi- tion he filled to the eminent satisfaction of the many musical people who formed so large a part of the audience. Regret was felt at the announcement of the inability of Miss Lena Stakely to appear, for this young | lady is very popular and has a well-estab- lished reputation as a singer. Following close upon the musicale of Mrs. Mills came one by the pupils of Mr. | Ernest Lent, which was in every way en- Joyable. It was given at Mr. Lent’'s resi- dence, on Corcoran street, and the friends of the pupils more than filled the spacious parlors. The numbers were for piano and | violin, and the work on each instrument showed careful practice and intelligent di- | rection. The solo participants in the pro- | gram were Misses Rena Phillips, Flora Rhees, Mabel Brown, Kittie Montague, | Helen Stevens, Louise Carson, Florence Brown and Messrs. Willie Holcomb and Howard Boyer. Although the class was not so large as some, the work performed | was eminently satisfactory, and the young | people were the recipients of many con- gratulations after the program was com- pleted. The excursion of the Choral Society to Marshall Hall, by the Macalester, arranged for tomorrow evening promises to be a success in every way. The friends of the society will be out im full force, and a pleasant evening is expected. Immediately upon arrival an interesting program will be rendered at the mansion. Those assisting | the society will be the Plinky Plunk Quar-/ tet, Messrs. M. F. O'Donoghue, Prevost and Warren Young. The society will sing two bright choruses, the “Spring” song, by | Pinsutt, and chorus of Bacchantes from | Gounod's opera “Philemon et Baucis.” Prof. | Schroeder’s orchestra, augmented for the eecasion, will accompany the party, and dancing at the pavilion will follow immedi-| ately upon the conclusion of the program at | the mansion. During intermissions some | fancy dancing will be introduced. There will, in addition, be an informal musical program on the boat. At its last meeting the Shakespeare Club voted to attend, in lieu of undertaking an excursion on its own | account. At the annual meeting of the Capital Glee Club the following officers were elected for the present year: James G. Traylor, president (re-elected); Dr. D. H. Riggs, vice president (re-elected); Dr. A. Willis Pom- | eroy, recording secretary; Edw. O. Asmus- ser, financial secretary (re-elected); B. W. Beebe, treasurer (re-elected); N. Du Shane Coward, musical director (re-elected); Hat- ry M. Ellis, librarian, together with S. 8. Shedd, John’ R. Galloway and W. A. Domer. as board of directors. The club is in excel: | lent condition and Preparing for a con-| cert, which it will give complimentary to its | friends on the 2%4 instant at Metzerott Hall. In the program of this concert the club’ will be heard irf more numbers than heretofore, and the good result of its prac. tice will be made manifest. Prof. Cloward and Mrs. Gardner will be the soloists. The friends of the young people who gave | the “Pirates of Penzance” at the Academy of Music a short time ago for the beneft of the Homeopathic Hospital will have the op- portunity of hearing thfs juvenile company again this week, and on a larger stage. for | tcmorrow night the little folks will ‘sing the first act of the “Pirates,” and the regu lar Strakosch Company will sing the second. On Saturday afternoon the reverse will take place, the opera company singing the first act and the children the second. ‘The idea Is a unique one and will undoubtedly attract large audiences. These two performances are for the benefit of the hospital. ‘The cast will be the same as at the Academy, except that Miss Marie Howe has consented, on very short notice, to sing Edith, on account of the illness of Miss Sutton. The Lyric Quartet is looking for a new first tenor, @wing to the removal of Dr. Cudlip to Baltimore. The members are sat- isfied. that before the fall they will be able | to secure one whose voice will harmonize | with theirs and who will have the musi-| cianly sense to keep abreast with the work | A letter from Vienna intimates that Le-| chetisgky is so well satisfied with the pro. has such a high appreciation of her ability that he intends she shall play at a public concert in that city before the season closes there. He has said to his friends that a A Pastorial Anniversary. The fifteenth anniversa~y of the pastorate of Rev. W. F. Parsons at the Church of the Reformation, Fennsylvania aveune and 24 street southeast, was observed by a sermon, in which the pastor reviewed the past, and spoke of the prospects of the work. He began his labors as pastor of a congregation which consisted of twenty- three membe-s, who worshipped in a mis- sion building at the corner of Ist and B streets. The organization has grown until there are over 200 members at present, and a@ Sunday school of about the same number. | their | tending for nea | outside the plate. ARMOR PLATE FAILURE Eighteen-Inch Steel Crumbled by Twelve- Inch Guns. Discussing the Reasons—The Pilate Was Defective, With an Interna) The test of the 18-inch armor plate at the Indian Head Proving grounds Satur- day afternoon was a disappointment to the experts because of the defectiveness of the plate. Such as it was, it clearly demon- strated the superiority of a 12-Inch gun and a Carpenter projectile over a specimen 18- inch plate from the works of the Bethle- hem Steel Company. The unexpected weak- ness shown by the plate is accepted by some as an indication that the Harvey pro- cess of surface carbonization cannot be successfully employed in the case of armor of such thickness. If the plate so badly de- molished in the ballistic test of Saturday is a fair representative of the forward belt armor of the battleship Indiana, it means @ loss of nearly $300,000 to the manufac- turers, as in that case the government will refuse to accept it, as below the contract requirements. The plate submitted to the test weighed 33 1-4 tons and cost about $15,000. In shape it was an irregular oblong, 16 feet jong by 71-2 feet high, 18 inches thick above,with the lower edge (42 inches) beveled off to a min- imum thickness of 8 inches. It was nickel steel, forged by hydraulic press and Har- veyized. A 13-inch rifie, the largest In naval use, was to be fired against this, but the plate was found to be too narrow to warrant this severe test, so the 12-inch gun, which ance construction, was ieion of repo : ction, was lew distant about 400 feet. ‘The prejectha S Carpenter armor-piercer weighing 830 pounds and driven by 269 1-4 pounds of Du- pont’s brown prismatic powder, flew across the space with the velocity of 1,465 feet per second, and struck the plate about @ foot to the right of the center. ‘3 The effects on the plate of this shot were Startling. The point of the shell just pen- etrated the plate. It rebounded thirty feet and was picked up slightly set up. The point of impact was a large jagged hole, showing that the shell had plowed its way into the target with fearful force. Three cracks divided the plate into as many dis- tinet parts. One crack, nearly twelve inches in width, extended from the point of impact to the top of the plate, another to the left-hand side and the third to the bot- tom. All the cracks were large enough in widest part to admit a man’s head, and dwindled off into a division of two or three iuches in extent. The cracks were through and through; they ran to the edges and the backing was exposed; although the plate had thrown back the projectile, it had failed to comply with the specifications. An examination of the long crack, éx- tending toward the top end of the plate, showed a broad band of darkened metal ex- one-haif the length of the plate to within two inches to one-half inch vf the front and back edges. It was simply an immense internal crack, formed in water hardening, which had not quite reached the surface in any direction and so had been concealed from sight. A Signal Failure. Further experiments seemed to be need- less, but the contract conditions requiring it, another shot was fired at fragments of plate on the right about seven feet broad that remained uninjured. This time the gunner put 419 3-10 pounds of powder in the gun, and the projectile, another twelve-inch Carpenter, was given additional force and sent at the maximum velocity—1,926 feet per second. Again the plate was rent in twain, splitting widely across, but the shot | did not escape, for, while it forced its point through the plate and about eight inches through the oak backing, it was twisted in several pieces, the point remaining in the hole and v remainder lying in fragments This was the end of the test, and the plate failed signally. The results naturally provoked an ex- change of expert views. Every one remark: ed that the outcome was unexpected, but there was no such unanimity of opinion re- garding the lesson which the test taught. Some of the steel men were of the opinion that the Harvey process could not be safely applied to plates of this thickness. W. H. jacques of the Bethlehem tron works, an uthority on ordnance matters, did not share this view. He said that at the foun- dry the plate was noticed to have under- gone influences while cooling, and it was pow realized that the contractors had sent an inefficient plate, although there were no indications of the weakness on the surface. Capt. Sampson said there would be no change in the application of the Harvey reatment, because of the damage of the Bethichem plate. Another plate from the same lot might sustain all that previous tests have gained in reputation for the Har- vey process of surface hardening. Most of the experts believe it would. Even this in- etficient plate kept out the shell. The Bethlehem people will probably send another plate to Indian Head. The Bethiehem company will have an op- portunity to submit another 18-inch plate to test before the entire group of tweny plates for the Indiana is finally judged, and as they will doubtless take this chance to save the $300,000 which the plates cost, the next trial may finally set at rest the doubt that now exists as to the cause of Saturday's failure. ——__-—+-»- Wanted for the Hydrographic Office. On June 26 the civil service commission will hold a special examination to fill a va- cancy in the position of meteorologist, and @ vacancy in the position of computer, in the hydrographic office, Navy Department, and for the purpose of establishing a list of eligibles for the position of nautical ex- pert in that office. The salary of the me- teorologist is $1,400 per annum, and the salaries of the computers and nautical ex- perts are $1,000 per annum. —2o-- Army Orders. The following transfers in the twentieth infantry are made: Second Lieut. Walter L. Taylor, from company F to company H; Second Lieut. Albert D. Niskern, from com- pany H to company F. The following transfers in the ninth eav- alry are made: Second Lieut. William J. D, Horne, from troop H to troop F; Lieut. Lawson M. Fuller, from troop F te troop H. ———__ +e Rou bout Europe. Comandatore Ignazio Florio, who pur- chased the Valkyrie, has telegraphed from Palermo declaring that there is no truth in the report that the yacht has been wrecked. The comandatore adds that it is safely afloat. The United States cruiser Chicago will leave for Antwerp early in June. A majority of the miners of the Troppau district have resumed work. The Vossiche Zeitung says that the upper house of the Bavarian diet has agreed to e the insane king, Otto of Bavaria, un- der guardianship and to transfer the crow to the regent and heir presumptive, Prin- cess Luitpold. ——___ +e Will Hold a Grand Ghost Dance. Several months ago the Oteo Indians closed up all the fords on their reserva- tion and erected toll bridges, comoving ousands of people traveling overland to vey tea The receipts from these bridges have been large, and the tribe is now ar- ranging to use the funds on May 20 by giv- ing a grand ghost dance and feast, to which all the neighboring tribes have been invited. — ablegram from Rome announces that Pes ver, Rev, F. M. A. Burke of St Joseph's Church, Albany, has been ap- pointed bishop of Albany in place of Bishop McNierny, deceased.