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WOODWARD _ LOTHROP, 10TH, 11TH AND F STS. N. W. —-— Tatil September we close at 5; Saturdays at 1. The Hum of Busy Business soins om all over the store. There's a world off est aTnons the summer clothing and other * for personal use, as well as the hundred and contrivances that make the’ home life Pleasam‘er and the work easier. China Ware, Glass Ware, &c., For the K.of P. | Encampment. We possess exceptional facilities for purchasing very large quuntities and thereby get at the fenvtain head—the manufacturers—from whom we supply ourselves at the lowest possible prices. Proprietors of hotels and boarding houses will find much to interest them in the following: A Complete New Stock of Hotel China Which will be sold with the closest possible margin Of profit to quicken distribution. Decorated Hotel Ware, Vitreous Hotel Ware, French China Hotel Ware, Carlsbad China HotelWare, Semi = Porcelain Ware in special patterns for hotel use. ? AlSO A LINE OF Hotel Glass Ware, at prices lower tham ever before quoted. A special lot of Decorated English: Porcelain Totlet Sets, 9 pleces. Ean. 52-50 English Porcelain Dinner and Tea Sets Jombined, 100 pieces, blue and brown: Sentai ae. 57.65 About one buadred 4 an and Carls- bad China Ptoner Sets, that are incomplete. These we are anxious to dispose of immediately, They ere on sule as single pieces, at the prices usually asked for ordinary whit+ ching—abeut balf the regular prices for game goods. A lot of Majolica Plates. Ench....... . 5c. A lot of China Tea and Coffee Cups, oe, floral decorations. Bach ss Carlwhed China Bread and Butter and poe, Sauce Plates. Exch Decorated Karthen Cuspiders. Each... 25C+ One thousard Finest Blown Glrss Tum- Biers, full size, each ove perfect, extra C. thin.” 3 dozew for $1.00. Single dozen... HC* Each. 25 C+ Each... LOC. Bach. 15C- 6c. Pine Chystal Glass Berry Dishes Fine Crystal Glass Berry Bowls, Cut Glass Pattern Pinger Bowls. Half-gallon Jugs, erystal pattern. Preserve Dishes. Cat Pattera Vinegar Crnets, Bth toe meee Tin Ware At Prices Less Than Gost of Manufacture. Bought low enough to be soll In this way. 2-pt. Tin Cups. Each 2c. Japanned Cuspidors. Each... & plece Japanned Toilet Sets. Each Nos. 7 aud % Copper-bottom Wash Boil- ws. Each Japanned Slop Pails, Each.... Atat. Dish Pens. Each... Monday— Sale of Linens, Muslins, Summer Bedwear, &c., As Usual. These Housekeeping Departments are among the Most Interestirg sections at all times, but Monday of each week they are especially so. For that day We collect amd offer articles that are always need- ed at spectal prices, For this sale: Linens. 25 pieces T2-Inch Bleached Table. Damask. Regular $1.00 quality. Yard.. 0 docen Extra Heavy 5-8 Cream German Damask Naplins. 100 dozen Hemmed At-Hacw Towels, 19x38, light blue border. Exc 85c. $1.00 I9e. I2tc. Muslins. yanks Brown Mustin. 36-teh Yard Cotton Bedwear. 109 dozen Muslin Pillow Slips, 42x36 Inches. Each... 1,000 G teches. Blankets and Spreads. 56) pairs 19-4 Cotton Blankets, white, way, fawn and fancy stripes. Reg- Blar price $1.50. Pair 100 “Boston House” $1.00 » 100 pairs 11-4 @lankets, extra fine. Puir C24 floor. . Woodward & Lothrop, 10TH, 11TH AND F STS. N.W. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. here’ll_Be Some Fixing To be done about your stoves and fur- maces before they're ready for use again. Let us fix them now while they're not In use. Best of work—moderately priced. How about Plumbing? S. S. Shedd & Bro., ot. Specials: 3-barner Gas i Stoves, $5.00; now $4.50. Combination Stoves, $13.00; mow $7.00, -burner Small Stove, ‘Sée.; now Se. # now T5e. + Bow $4.50. Coffee Urns, $5.50; now $3.75. C.A.Muddiman,614 12thSt. aull. a Ae te ee An (GARBAG a ~ +} IE: > 4 Galvanized—made ot finest ? Hopkins i! apie wither: fon 9thSt. ice pee chet ere ‘ Gist below Bat prog tbr ; CANS ‘ 9 ; et we we we ve we ee eet F aon 4] Non-intoxicating : -Non-alcoholic. OP BITTER ALE resembles the finest English Ales in r- ance, taste and flavor. It is brewed from the best Enzlish hops—is free from all adulterattons—and is a re- freshing and nourishing beverage. Hop Bitter Ale, 0 Dozen Pint Bottles © Makes a perfect substitute malt liquors—It_ possesses aleoholte their stimulatiog acl streurtgpniog ation, ihest aay Snteniens- = | i for cs Ero he Rogen = a reetiy from ue. SPECIAL DIs- COUNT To THE TRADE. a Samuel C. Palmer, DEPOT: 615-621 D ST. S.W. Tel., 480. aule ‘a a aa uM is = The Best Iced Tea In the world t# made from BURCH- ELUS SPRING LEAP (ICED) TRA. Tt ts absolutely pare most deliciously, flavored—has much strength, ONLY ine Lat. ‘Out-of-town orders filled thy. eo BURCHELL, 1335 F TREY, auld YOU SUFFER FROM BRIGHTS EASE—DIABETES—INSOMNIA—or LIVER or BLADDER complaint? Stafford Water Will CURE when other remedies FAIL, Used in five hospitals in D. C. Prescribed by physicians. Sold by druggists. Accept no substitute. dy73m TRY IT. pot: 1420 N. Ye a Get the Best. THE CONCORD HARNESS, LUTZ & BRO., 407 Penn. ave., adjoining Natioual Hotel. ‘Trupks, Satchels and Leather Goods. — mh20 DIs- J.T. WALKER SONS, 204 10TH ST. N. W., Building Papers, Moth-proof Goods, Fire Bricks, Clay und Tile Asbestos, Flue Lining, Pulp Slate, ete. apht SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. The Date Changed to October 20, 30) and 31 by the Committee. At an adjourned meeting of the members of the convention committees of the Sunday | School Union, held Friday evening in Cal- | vary Baptist Sunday School House, the fol- lowing representative Sunday school work- ers were present: Pierson H. Bristo' chairman, Calvary Baptist;.Jas. L. Ew’ secretary, Foundry Methodist Episcopal; H. Carrington, North Presbyterian; Lucius D. Alden, St. Paul's English Lutheran; Dr. D. Percy Hickling, Trinity Protestant Epis- copal; Thomas B. Towner, Hamline Metho- dist Episcopal M. McBath, Assembly Presbyterian; Dr. Geo. C. Samson, First Baptist; J. B. Sleman, Protestant Orphan Asylum; Henry M. Shook, Grace Reform: R. E. Harvey, Eastern Presbyterian; C. Chappel, Fifth Congregational, Halford, New York Avenue Presbyterian. After prayer by Mr. Sleman the chair laid before the meeting certain objections to the date selected for the convention. The first of these objections was that Dr. Hickling, chairman of the program commit- tee, and several other prominent workers expected to be absent from the city a large portion of the time between now and the Sth of October. Another objection was that @ great many schools were not full until the middle of October, and that it would be dificult to obtain the desired statistics frum them owirg to absences. A third ob- jection was that Dr. Gilbert, president of the Sunday Teachers’ Club, was anxious to be present during the convention and could not be present the Sth of October. And a last objection was that it would be perhaps impossible to organize the proposed choir of children and young people in time for the convention owing to absences from the city. After a full discussion of the subject it was unanimously agreed that the date of the convention be changed from October 8, 9 and 10 to October 29, 30 and 31, begin- ning the evening of Monday, October 20. Dr. Hickling submitted what he termed a skeleton of the proposed program, which led to a few suggestions, but was quite unerimously approved and indicated good work already done by his committee. The general idea of the program was a grand mass meeting Monday evening, with popu- lar addresses on the newer phases of Sun- day school work, such as the senior de- partment, the home department, etc., fol- lowed by six deliberative sessions, with themes as follows: Tuesday morning, “The School as a Whole, Its Finances, etc. Tuesday afternoon, “The Senior Depa ment;" Tuesday evening, “The Intermedi- ate Department;” Wednesday morning, “The Primary Department;” Wednesday afternoon, open, “The Sunday Teachers’ Club and Other Teachers’ Training Class- ‘st and Wednesday evening, “The Results of the Convention.” The chair arnounced that Mr. Richards of the finance committee and Col. Need- ham of the invitation committee had been excused, that Messrs. R. E. Harvey, Wm. N. Langtree, William H. Harnest, J, B Slenan and Maj. Samuel H. Walker had been added to the finance committee, and Mr. A. J. Halford excused as chairman of the press committee and appointed chair- men of the invitation committee in place of Col. Needham. The death of Mr. Arthur L. Keene, a member of the music commit- tee, was also announced. The vacancies in this committee and the press committee were left to be filled later. ——_—_ The Golden Cross, Meridian Commandery, United Order of the Golden Cross, held its regular meeting last evening, Noble Commander Newton W. Wilkerson présiding. The letter of Grand Commander Perry offering a pre- mium of $2 for each member initiated read, and, on motion of Knight D. W. Keel the ‘ccmmandery added the same amount say a as an additional premium to be paid to the member bringing in an acceptable candi- date during the present term. Past Grand Commander Groot made an excellent ad- dress on the fraternal feature of the order, and urged greater attention to the ritual istic work. Noble Commander George W. E. Slater of Potomac Commandery also made seme interesting remarks on the same subject. Knight Carl F. M. Bergman re- cited “The Open Well” in a feeling man- ner. Other remarks were made by Lady Lauretta Henrick, Noble Commander Wil- kerson and Knights Keck, Maddux, Huggins and others, THE WORLD OF SOCIETY Well on Into the Closing Month of Warm Weather. Still Many Are Leaving for a Vaca- tion in Cooler Climes—Personal Notes of Interest. Among the guests registered at the Le- land Ocean House, Newport, are Mrs. R. Chandler and Miss Chandler of this city. Mrs. A. J. Drexel of Philadelphia, Baroness V. de Keyserlinger of Prussia and Lieut. A. Douglass-Hamilton of the British navy, are at the sume hotel. Mrs. J. S. Tomlinson of 931 1-2 New York avenue is visiting friends in Louisburg, N.C. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn T. Jones are at the Alaska House, Ocean Grove, N. J., for a stay of severel weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. A. Geier left Thursday for an extended trip via Watkins Glen, Niagara Falls and Canada, arriving home about September 1. Miss Anna E. ‘aham and Miss Jennie Hines of this city are guests at the Aldine, Atlantic City. Mrs. H. P. Gerald and her daughter Agnes left on Thursday to spend the rest of Au- ust at the seashore as the guests of Mrs. Ella S. Pearce at Manasquan, N. J. Mr. Caleb M. Clark left on Wednesday for New York city. From there he will go to Atlantic City. The Misses Katie and Wilhelmina Barclay have just retucned from a trip to Colonial Beach, where they have been spending a while with their urcle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. F, A. Lamb. Mr. Laurence V. Grogan and his sister, Miss Annie Grogan, have returned from At- lantic City, where they have spent the past few weeks, Misses Emilie and Florence Devlin of 611 D street northwest, who have been summer- ing at Colonial Beach, left this morning for Atlantic City for the remainder of the sea- son. : Mr. Thos, B. Sullivan, who is spending the summer at Asbury Park, will return about the Ist of September, and on the U5th, accompanied by his friend, Mr. W. Howard Keyworth, will sail from New York for London, and, after a short stay, will go to the eld homestead of Mr. Sullivan in Dub- lin, Ireland, where Mr. Sullivan's brothers and sisters now live, returning about the Ist of November. Miss Marion Stanford and Miss Lizzie Stanford are registered at Hotel Royal, At- lentic City, for a couple of weeks’ stay. At the stated meeting of the Pink Rose Circle last cvening the resignation of Miss Edith Bladon was received and duly ac- cepted. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Pond and Miss Pond are with friends during August’ in New Haven, Conn. Senator and Mrs. Davis of Massachusetts avenue gave an impromptu affair Thursday evening last, of which Mr. Geoffrey Stein was the guest of honor. Wednesday evening there was given a dance at Arundel-on-the-Bay by Mr. and Mrs. Thos. W. Smith, the younger Portion of the visitors indulging in dancing till a late hour, when all sat down to a substan- tial repast. Tnose present were Mr. and Mrs. Thos. W. Smith, Misses Gelston, Mrs. Linton, Mrs.and Miss Courts, Mr. and Mrs, Farnsworth, Mr. and Mrs, Barr, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Sanne Mr. and Mrs. Cal- vert, Mr. and Mrs. Towers, Dr. Geo. Hine- kie and wife, Mrs. and Miss McIntire, Mrs. and Miss Medford, Mrs. Wright, Misses Shea, Miss Chichchester, Mr. B. Linton, Mr. T. Holmead, Mr. H. Feldmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs, Mat- thews, Mr. and Mrs. Cavanaugh. Sark Kate M. Combs and her son Willie have retuyned to their home, aft < weeks) tip to, the north.” Airs. ‘combs and on visit rooklyn, N ¢ Hudson and Saratoga. \** PUSH on the mie Lillie Christman of this city, now visiting in Philadelphia, and Miss Mattie Jeatyrtle Bremerman have returned from ie City. Later they will leave fo: trip up the Hudson river.” vaste ye des The family of Guy W. Wines and J. W. Speake, jr., are spending the moath of August at the home of W. 1 Powell of Nerth Fork, Loudoun county, Va. Mrs. Lena Louise Kleppisch is spending canoe August with Mrs. Semmes- Craig at the cottage of th boned age e latter in Long J. C. Cox, accompanied by Mrs. $. A. Cuhill and daughter, Miss Irene Cahill, is at Atlantic City. Mrs. John H. Torney, jr., and son Leroy are spending a few weeks at St. Michael's, on. Chesapeake bay. Miss Janie Corbey is spending the month of August at Old Point and Virginia Beach. Miss Josie Foertsch is spending a few weeks at River Springs, Md. Miss Bertha butler of 1303 H street north- West sailed on Saturday, August 4, for Blackheath, England, after spending a few Gays with her sister, Mrs. Hoop, in Phila- delphia. She will be gone for several months or a year. . Miss Daisy Callan is spending the month of August with relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y. Last evenirg the Red Rose Pleasure Club held its regular weekly meeting at the resi- dence of Mr. Duvall, 1116 K street south- east. Mrs. Louisa Holden Dent, with her little granddaughter, Dorothy Dent, of Capitol Hill leave soor for a few weeks in Graf- ton, W. V at the residence of Judge Mar- maduke H. Dent, Miss Zcnaide Shcpard is visiting Mrs, Per- kins at the Richmond. Dr. N. Willis Pomeroy left the city this mernivg for a*stay of two weeks at Asbury Park. Mr. Cornelius T. Belt has joined his wife at Atlantic City, where the latter has been since the Ist of July. In a few days Mr. and Mrs. Belt leave for a trip to Lake George and Saratoga, Mrs. Belt not re- turning home until the middie of October. Among the Washingtonians who are sum- mering at Mattingley’s, on St. Clement's bay, are Mrs. C. A. Lyons and child, Mrs. J.-M. Ober and two children, Mrs. Willis S. Clark and little daughter, Mr. and Mrs. RL W. Saunders, Miss Carrie Saunders, Miss Flora _B. Forrest, Miss Rome Watscn, Dr. and Mrs. Von Hartleben and Col. and Mrs. Hoftliger. Mrs. Jos. K. Roberts will leave the city this evening to visit relatives in Prince George's county, Md. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Sypherd of 1410 Cor- coran street left yesterday morning for a few weeks’ stay at Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. Boyd of Petersburg, Va., are visiting her sister, Mrs. A. E. Libbey, 301 13th street southwest. Mrs. 8. M. Yeatman and son Clarence, with Mrs. Kate Norwood, are at Atlantic City. Miss Nan Becker of 911 Sth street has gone to Snickersville to remain until Oc- tober. Mrs. Robert Dalton, Misses Amelia, Lyda and Hattfe and Mr. Wm. Dalton are at the Lenox, Asbury Park. Miss May Gamble is spending the month of August in Norfolk, Va. Mr. Harry W. Irons of Steubenville, Ohio, is the guest of Mrs. S. S. Culbertson of 640 I street. Mr. Sanders Garland leaves for Old Point tonight. Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, who was at As- bury Park during the educational meetings in the first half of July, has been at her home in Washington ever since, despite the reports of social chroniclers at Asbury, who have noted the presence of “Mrs. Sara A. Spencer” at various hops. Mrs. Spencer thinks it must be a case of mistaken iden- tity. _———_—_ An Additt A young colored man by the name of Charles Buckman was arrested yesterday Officer Bell_in Anacostia for stealing termelons. He was also fined for pro- fane language, and this morning he was up again for carrying a concealed weapon in the form of a pistol, and sixty days more were added to his jail sentence. Plead Guilty. Curiously enough, in five consecutive cases in the Police Court this morning the de- fendants all admitted their guilt, and were sent down In short order. They were all cases of minor assaults among colored peo- le, and the five were all disposed of in fees than ten minutes PICTURESQUE DRIVES The County Roads and How They Are ~ Kept Up. The county roads of the District of Co- lumbia number about 200, and aggregate in length somewhat over 150 miles. The maiitenance of this entire lst is charged to a special appropriation desig- nated in the District's books as “current repairs to county roads.” Last year the fund for this work was $40,000, and the same amount has been appropriated for the next fiscal year. The work that is done with this money consists in maintaining a good roadway surface, constructing a bet- ter class of surface where the existing one prcves inadequate, paving necessary gut- ters, laying drain pipe and laying and re- pairing sidewalks, together with such light work as is incidental to rye care and main- tenance of the system’ of highways outside the city limits, many of which are impor- tant thoroughfares and accommodate a lerge travel. Among the county roads that are largely used as thoroughfares are the Good Hope and Giesboro’ roads, leading from the Navy Yard bridge southward into Maryland; Ben- ning road crossing the Eastern branch about on the line of H street and forming the principal eastern entrasice into the city; the Bladensburg road, long an important and heavily traveled county thoroughfare; Lincoln avenue and its continuation, Bunker Hill road, without doubt the principal road- way to the District and Maryland country between 15th street east and 7th street west. Then there is the Brentwood road, largely traveled by brick wagons and truck farm- ers. Important Thoroughfares. Brightwood avenue, or 7th street extend- ed, is by far the most heavily traveled and has the distinction of being the longest country road in the District. Its length from the city limits to the District line is 472 miles in length. -Probably second in importance as a thoroughfare is the ‘Ten- leytown road leading into the old Rockville turnpike, aad tapping a beautiful and fer- tile section of Montgomery county. The Canal road following the Chesapeake and Ohio canal from the Aqueduct .o the Chain bridge brings to the city the large trattic that comes from Virginia over the Chain bridge. Where much travel, especially any large amount of heavy travel, goes over a road the Surface is macadamized with broken stone. The less heavily traveled roads are made of gravel, which 1s considered the best of all material for a driving road. Of the total length of roads in the District about five miles are paved. A little less than one-third (about forty-five miles) are macadamized; about fifty miles are gravel- ed, and the remaining third (about fifty-five miles) are unimproved as to roadway cov- ering, being designated as dirt roads. The driving roads in the country sur- rounding Washington are many of them very beautiful, and their condition usually good. The valley of Rock creek, with its tributary branches, abounds in picturesque scenery. Here are the Piney Branch, Broad Branch, Argyle Mill, Pierce Mill, Klingle, Ford, Military, Grant, and other roads— all enjoying one of the chief advantages a driving road can have—the location in a valley of a pure and wooded stream. Renatiful Scenery. On higher ground Woodley lane follows a beautiful course,while Loughborough lane and the Ridge road passing the Methodist University site afford fine views of the beautiful hills of Maryland and the Vir- winia shores, with the Potomac stretching southward. Across the Eastern branch there are sev- eral fine driving roads notable for their rural character, the Anacostia or River road being the best known. They all lead to other attractive drives. Probably the most popular driving region in the District is in the neighborhood of Soldiers’ Home and beyond. The roads within the home grounds are beautifully laid out and finely kept up. The home is maintained by the enlisted men of the army. It is not suj ported in any sense by the general go: |eramer.t or from any source not contrib- uted by the soldiers themselves. No ac- count, however brief, of the driving roads of the District would be complete without a reference, and a grateful one, to the privileges thus afforded the public by these old soldiers, who throw oper the grounds of the home of their old age to Washington's citizens and maintain therein a system of drives so admirable as to attract the larg- est share of those whc seek the delight of country driving. —_—— BARBARA WAS MAD. She Made a Star Appearance Police Court. the Miss Barbara Green made a star entrance into the Police Court this morning. Miss | barbera ts very black, indeed, and her face wore a Icok of wrath that added not the least to her beauty. She had a walk with her that was unique; one of those walks that consist for tneir effect in dropping first one shoulder and then the cther as the steps are taken. A sullen, vicious sort of stride, like that of ihe typical Bowery girl, and that said plainer than words, “Ah’m a tuff gal and I don’ kyar who knows it.” Barbara wore a white summer gown, with zouave jacket and open-work vest. As she stepped into the box she raised her dainty skirts and disclosed a pair of feet that dragged and scraped the patent leather as she walked. Her hair bristled, for Bar- bura was angry. Barbara was the defend- ant this time, and she objected. Sarah Goodwin, a lanky colored girl, in a wewn of a most shocking shade of red, was the complaining witness, and told a story about how Miss Green had smashed her with a pair of curling irons, “and not for nothing at all whatsoever.” Barbara de- nied the story in toto and from roof to ba: ment. In a kindly spirit, she said, she went to Sarah and told her that her reputation vas at stake, as the neighbors were talking about her running around with white men. “And then, jedge, that Sarah used such language as no decent young lady would repeat to yo" hons But Barbara repeat- ed it, every word, and with great unction just the same. It was a choice collection. Jestice Mills had some difficulty in finding out whether there were any “rights” in the case at all, it Barbara's face was dead against her. Then, too, Mrs. Green took the stand and said that her daughter was a very worthless child and ought to be com- mitted to some institution, “How old is she?" “Jedge, she'll be fo'teen next month.” “Ain't,” said Barbara, from the dock, and in a very surly tone. “Ah'm sebenteen.” “Guess I know how old m’ own daughter nfortunately, there was no room for Barbara in the reform school, so Justice Mills sent her to jail for sixty days, and promised her mother that if there was room when her term was up she could be sent to the reform school then. ———_— Will Mins Him, George Washington, colored, got mixed up in his ideas of “meum and tuum” yester- day, and came out of it all with a balance of $11 which belonged to some one else, He tred to explain away the difference in the Police Court this morning, but his ef- forts failed in a most disheartening man- ner, and as a result his friends will miss his smiling face from their midst forsthe next sixty days, —_—->_—_ Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: John F. Schun and Elmira Cole, both of Mont- gomery county, Md.; John Forrest and Aiice Young; Eugene A. Henry and Fannie Lightfoot; William F. Mealy, jr., and Frances C. Jackson; Peter H. Moore of Deplain, Mich., and Maree E. Thomas of Anacostia, D. C.; Luther ‘W. Edmonston and Margaret Hubert; Alpkonzo Woodson and Annie Waddy; John M. Handschuh ard Emma F. Wagner. as Borrowed in Cigar. Luther Scott, a young colored boy, wanted to go to a picnic the dther day, and as he had not the necessary equipment he bor- rowed a razor and a cigat from another cclorel man, without the knowledge of the latter, and with no. iftentfon of ever re- turning either the smoker or the cutter. As a result he was in tye Police Court this morming. and Justice Mills fined him %. THE ATTORNEY'S OPINION He Takes Issue With Mr. Glover on Tax Certificates. Net Necessary, He Says, to Include Notice of Tax Sales—Only District Liens Certified To. The attorney for the District, Mr. S. T. Thomas, today submitted to the Commis- sioners an opinion upon the-subject of tax sale certificates. Mr. Thomas holds that it is not necessary to embody in tax certili- cates notices of tax sales. The opinion was called forth by the reference to the attor- ney of the letter of Mr. C. C. Glover upor this subject. In his opinion Mr. Thomas speaks of the history of the legislation in point and tells of the passage of the law requiring the issue of tax certiticates for the protection of those who desired to pur- chase property, and who, although taking reasonable care in the examination of utles, were yet unable to tell whether tax Lens existed. Often in, such cases, old, obscure and forgotten taxes and assessments to a very large amount were sprung upon par- ties, which they were forced to pay, iong after they had purchased the property und settled with the seller. 1t was for the put pose of avoiding these pitZatis that the law was passed, says Mr. Thomas. In r the question of liens the at- torney says: I cannot concur in Mr. Glov- er’s contention that a tax “due and un- paid” is a “tien” on the property, even after a public sale. The effect of a tax sale (except where the District purchases) is to pay the tax and discharge the lie. After the District receives its tax at a tax sale it cannot be said that the tax on the particular property for which the sale was made is “due and unpaid,” or that it is a “lien” on the property. That the law al- lows a delinquent taxpayer to redeem his property trom: a tax sale, at any ume with- in two years after the sale, has nothing to do with the question, If the delinquent tax- payer redeems, it does not reinstate the tax or the tax ledgers of the District. The de- linquent owner may seek the purchaser and settle with him, and take up the tax sale certificate, or he may place the money in the hands of the collector of taxes, to be handed to the purchaser on the surrender of the certificate. In the event property sold for taxes is not redeemed from sale, and the purchaser receives a deed, the same is recorded in the line of title, and will be noted on the purchaser's abstract. Mr. Thomas also differs with Mr. Glover en his point that prior to the tax deed there is no way of teling how taxes stand, ex- cept from the books of the assessor, or his certificate of taxes. On this point the opin- fon says: “Section 175 of the Revised Statutes of the District, drawn from an act of Congress ap- proved February 20, 181%, requires the col- lector, within ten days after every tax sale, to transmit to the recorder of deeds an ac- curate report in w-iting, duly certified, con- taining a particular Gescription of the prop- erty sold, the amount of taxes for the rais- ing of which it was sold, the name or names and residences of the person or pg- sons to whom such pzoperty belongs, or to whom such property has been assessed, and the amount of the purchase money, ete., etc. Whilst this law, for nearly sixty years, was honored in the breach, it has been strictly observed by the collector since 187). Mr. Glover assumes that no one can have legal notice of a tax sale until a tax deed is recorded, whereas the first section of the act of 1879 provides that a complete nu- trerical list of all tax sales shall be prepar- ed and kept in the collector's office for pub- lic inspection. This ts legal notice. Before the passage of the act of 1879 the trouble was, there was no such arrangement, and consequently much time was spent by ttle examiners and others in having to run over the entire list of sales, to find a particular one. It would, perkaps, be a convenient thing for business men to have tax saies noted on tax certificates, but the icon- venience to the public resulting from delay in getting the certificates with that informa- tion in them would more than counterbal- ance the advantage.” In giving his opinion the attorney says: “The whole difficulty in this case seems to have arisen over the practice of the asses- sor of inserting in tax certificates the words ‘Tax sales not included.’ These words are superfluous, and zre not required by law to be stated in the certificate, and besides, they are misleading. To put any informa- ton into tax sale certificates which is not required by law to be contained in them, not only imposes labor and expense upon the District, without any corresponding benefit, but has a tendency to mislead the public. Iam, therefore, of opinion that tax certificates should contain only statements of unpaid taxes and assessments for which the District claims a iien against the property described in the certificate (this will include tax sales where the District is the purchaser, because the lien is retained in such case), and after a sale for the sat- isfaction of a particular tax or assessment, such tax can neither be said to be due and unpaid or a lien upon the particular prop- erty, unless the District is the purchaser.” pesiniats “mimi WAR AND PEACE. Under the Auspices ef araphical Union. As was announced in The Star last week, negoUlations have been afoot for some little time with a view of inducing Innis of the thirteenth regiment band of New York to bring his military and musical spectacle, “War and Peace,” to Washington. Innis, as is generally known, is the successor to the late Pat Gilmore, having secured most of Gilmore's best men into the thirteenth tegimient band. The musical spectacle, “War and Peace,” is composed in honor of and dedicated to the National G. A. R. encampment at Pitts- burg, and ts a vivid portrayal of incidents before the war, during the battles, and most beautiful of all, the picture of Peace as victor facing the conquet Columbia Typographical Union of the Dis- trict has completed their preliminary ar- rangements for this great production, and have selected Labor day, September 3, as the most suitable time. In addition to the many details connected with the business arrangements the under- taking 1s immense, requiring a large chorus, several hundred soldiers, bicycle couriers, a male chorus and soloists. After thorough- ly considering the matter the executive committee of Typographical Union selected Mr. N. DuShane Cloward as director gen- eral, and the entire production will be under his management. The chorus must be limited to 300 and will be organized during next week. The plan of forming the chorus will be to issue invitations to the various singing societies, including Centennial Festival Chorus, Moody Choir, Choral Society, Capital Glee Club, G, A. R. Cnorus, Washington Mask and Wig Club, and a general invitation to the other singers in the city. Mr. Cloward, at the request of the executive committee, has accepted quarters at the Typographical Temple, 423 and 425 G street, so that he can be within touch of the other managers. The base ball park has been engaged, and it_is pro that the different dramatic effects as brought out by the Innis Band shall ‘be intensified by the actual showing within the field of the park of soldiers in camp, pitched battles, etc. ‘The Typographical Union is probably the largest labor organization in the city, hav- ing a membership of over 1,700, and its tak- ing hold of this matter will insure its sux cess, —__~—_— Guew Virgt Beach. Correspondence of The Evening Star. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., August 9, 1894. It has been quite lively here during the past week. The hotel is pretty well filled with guests from all parts of the country. Among the guests registered at the Prin- cess Anne from Washington are Dr. E. Oliver Belt, Mr. Rufus Choate, W. A. Green. J. C. Stoddard, Mrs. M. R. Mundough, Miss Mundough, Wm. E. Earle and wife, Claude Westfield and wife, Walter A. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Robbins, A. B. Price, George French, H. Cameron, 8. C. Herald and wife, H. Elym, Walter Ker, H. L. Chamberlin, A. M. Ker, Mr. E. W. Delaney, Frank Har- he Typo- Miss Hays, P. Zimmerman, John C. Rober- son, A, W. Austin, James Prathers, P. H. Gaskin and wife and Miss Gaskin, Edward Hall, J. F. Causey, W. L. Reed, D. 8S. Tay- lor, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Birch, Arthur Birch, Miss Blanch L. Birch, Wm. Haynes, Miss Nellie Wise, P. A, Hall, Mrs. A. N. Martin, Miss M. M. O'Connell, M. Dyren- forth, James B. Henderson, Richard W. Henderson, Emil H. Black, Mrs. Francis Mills, Miss Alice Mills, John McKee, Joseph Noble, G. T. Dunlop, C. E. Rice and A. C. Lothrop. THE ORDWAY RIFLES They Wil Start Tonight for Camp at Sea Isle City. All Preparations for the Trip Madc— Rifle Practice to Be Attended te— Roster of the Compa: Any one who entered ihe armory of the Ordway Rifles (company D, fourth bat- talion) during the past week would have at once noticed the.quiet bustle of prep- aration for camp which manifests itself in the overhauling of uniforms, cleaning of rfles, inspection of knapsacks, blankets, &c. This popular company is again going to cast its lot on the seashore, and the camp will be established on the same site as last year, namely, Sea Isle City, N. J., which is a small town situate on the coast about midway between Atlantic City and Cape May. Promptly at 10:45 this evening the com- pany will be formed in the drill hall pre- paratory to take up th: line of march to the Baltimore and Ohio depot to embark on the 11:30 train for Philadeiphia, where they will arrive at about 4 o'clock Sunday morning. This early arrival will necessitate a stop of nearly three hours, in which time the boys will have an op- portunity to see some portions of the city of brotherly lo and, what some will consider equally as important, there will be a chance for those who desire it to get Dreakfast. At 6:30 the company will march across the city to the Camden ferry, and will leave Camden at 7 o'clock, being sched- ~ to reach Sea isie City about two hours later. Upon its arrival the company will be re- ceived by the mayor and selectmen of the city ard escorted to the camp ground on Landis avenue, directly in {roi of the Colonnade Hotel, and commanding an unob- structed view of the ocean, the beach being about 100 yards distant. Breakfast will then be fm order, after which tents will be pitched, guards posted and other details at- tendant upon the establishment of a mil- itary camp will be looked after. By the time this work is completed the boys will be in need of a rest, and will doubtless be ready for their first introduction of the seasor. to Old Neptune. The principal feature of the camp this season, however, will be the rifle practice, which is something heretofore never a’ tempted by this company while away. Sergt. Hodger has been detailed to take charge of the rarge, and there will be enough am- munition to allow ali hands plenty of prac- tice. In fact, it is intended that more at- tention shall be paid to this feature of the camp than anything else. The company will also have some engi experience incident upon the laying out of the range, building the target butts, etc., and it is neediess to say that the experiences of this present camp will ever be remembered by the members of the company who partici- pate. The boys are atatous for the prac- Uce, ard especially so since ft is improba- ble that the range at the Washington — is racks will beein condition for practice season. The encampment is to last a week, will be named Camp Stephan in hen Lieut. Anton Stephan, who, unfortunately, will be unable to make the trip with the company. It is needless te say that his ex- perienced and methodical management of the quartermaster’s department of the camp will be missed, although he has done aji in his power to lighten the burden of the one who will have this work to look after. The program of the camp will be as ful- lows: Reveille, 545 a.m.; setting-up exer- cises, 6; fatigue call, 6:15; breakfast, guard mount, &; first call, 8:15; rifle pra tice, 8:30; dinner, 12 1 afternoon drill, doess parade, taps, 10:30, As many of the boys made acquaintances at Sea Isle last season, there is no dubt that the company wili be well entertained, and it is quite probable that the whole week will be one round of balls, entertainments, ete. A trip to Atlantic City is also contem- plated, and, altogether, everything points to an instructive encampment and a gay social time. Among the Washingtonians who will accompany the boys are Mrs. J. M. Wil- liams and her sister, Miss Carrie Morgan. The following is the roster of the com- pany: Capt, J. M. Williams, Lieuts. Anton Stephan and D. L. Richmond, First Sergt. Chas. F. Roberts, Sergts. Wm. 8. Hodges, A. L. Orrison, Wm. T. Shane and Wm. W. Langtree; Corporals C. E. Bright, A. L. Evans and W. W. Simpson; Privates B. B. Alien, T. E. Allen,J. A. Brearley, A. Cope- nd, W. H. Frank, Geo. T. Fordham, Geo. W. Francis, W. E. Francis, F. L. Gooding. J. R. Hopkins, J. F. Hickey, R. 8. Jackson, Hi y Jones, Geo. L. Koehler, E. G. Lang, G. C. Leonard, jr. Wm. V. Lewis, Louis McCormick, J. F. Macey, Frank Preston, Geo. C. Thomas, Wm. Wagner, H. M. Ver- million, E. F. Manning, Harold Saxton, V. S. Hillis, A. J. Perkins, Fred. Wagner, P. by — ir, C. A, Suydam and Chas. Little. THE POLICE INVESTIGATION. The Commissioners Decide the Eatire Ferce. The Commissioners today decided to in- vestigate the entire police force. On Mon- day next they will take up the fourth pre- cinct and investigate it thoroughly. It is expected that the developments there will give the Commissioners enough facts to warrant an investigation of the other pre- cincts and that they wili be taken up in order. it is the desire of the Commissioners not to mince matters, but go into the subject deeply, and ali offending officials will be su dismissed. It is believed that several Se officials will be caught in the ne! Commissioner Truesdell said today there Was no desire on the part of the Commis- sioners to have @ star chamber investiga- tion. Their policy is to ferret out all ir- regularities, no matter who may be affected. —_———___ He is Vicious. John Shields is a young colored man who enjoys about as bad a reputation in South Washington as a person of his years could well deserve. His last term in jail was six months, and the doors opened on him only last Monday. He had no idea of reforming, however, and the people of South Wash. ington will have cause to rest easier to- night in the knowledge that John is behind the bars again. Two years ago he com- mitted an assault on a policeman and the officer was several months getting over the effects of it. Last night John proved again that he was not a safe person to be ut large, for he committed a vicious and un- provoked assault on a colored girl named Rose Craig on G street southwest. Officer Knupfer of the fourth precinct put. him under arrest, but he would have had a hard time to keep him there if he had not had the assistance of a couple of other officers, for the prisoner put up a good resistance. In the Police Court this morning Shields pleaded guilty, and was lucky to get off with a $10 fine. He almost got off, that is, of the tuctude for just as he was steppl dock Richard Anderson, the van driver, stepped up and told the judge that this morning as he was driving the pair to the court John made another assault upon the girl in the van, and it was necessary to handcuff him up to the bars to keep him quiet. After they reached the court house he tried to get at her again, but this time Bailiff Kendig prevented him. In view of this additional evidence Justice Mills changed the sentence to sixty days in jail and $10 fine, with thirty days extra in de- fault. —_—~——_— Base Ball for the Firemen. Managers Miller of the Bureau of En- graving and Printi and Hazen of the District Commissioners have arranged to play at Capitol Park Monday next for the benefit of the firemen’s relief fund. Aside from being for a charitable object, it will | practically decide who will capture the pen- nent of the Departmental League. ‘The teams will play as follows: D.C. . Dickinson. Fuller. Barr. Cobb. Donovan, D. Yates...... Private Lemon of company C, sixteenth infantry, a guard at the Midland railroad bridge at Newcast!e, Col., was shot through the wrist by one of a party hom he ordered of loiterers on the bridge, w! to move on. AFFAIRS IN.GEORGETOWN A Peculiar Shooting Accident to Officer pidated Grave Vard—Canal Ar rivals and Departares—Their Marringe a Surprise, A peculiar and painful accident happened yesterday te Officer Eli Riley of Tenley- town. In playing around the front fence Mr. Riley's little son discovered a loaded cartridge lodged tightly between the rail and a paling. After trying for.seme time to extricate it he called his father. ‘The offi- cer caught up a stone-and began to care- fully peck at the cartridge, taking care not to strike it in the spot usually reserved for the trieger. Continued tappings, ‘however, with a stone did the work of a trigger, for suddenly there was an explosion. The next instant Mr. Riley realized that his hand had been penetrated. by the bullet. It en- tered near the middle ‘of the palm, and, ploughing through the fleshy base of the thumb, cut a shallow track for some dis- tance up the wrist, and ‘then glanced off into space. No piece of the bullet's copper case could be found. The muscles of the hand have become so much affected that Mr. Riley is able to move his fingers only with extreme dtMeulty. No one knows ex- actly how and when the cartridge became | lodged in the fence, though ft ts supposed it was unthinkingly pushed in by some of these who carelessly hang about the neigh- borhood. Dilapidated Afair. The Presbyterian, graveyard is now #0 completely in the clutches of a wild, ili- smelling vegetation that it is with the sreatest difficulty a passage may be made through it. The weeds. struggle with each other even across what was once graveled walks, All along the fences the refuse mat- = —— of Mr. u sexton of the ot . Se ES twe hundred have been removed ainee the order of the authorities to cease interments and abolish the 3 removals have been made for nearly months, Fences are down everywhere. The following boats laden with coal left Cumberland on the Sth for Georgetown: : Mr. and Mrs, Fritch will re- side in Washington, on Cleveland avenue, The parkings of the western streets of the town are becoming overgrown with érass and weeds. The contract for excavat the grounds for the athletic ciub at George- town College The work will be pushed, a On a Viste. Mr. West Ford will spend the balance of the summer season at Warden Leonard's more or less popular resort on tht banks of the Eastern branch. He ts not doing this because he wants {6, but because he has to, for when he was introduced to Jiis- tice Mills this morning there were three charges against him, ene for assault, one for profanity end ene for carrying a razor. He was fined $5), but as 30 cents was @ half doilar more then he had he went te jail for a couple of months. MILLS BRODERICK, dina!, Baltimore, Md. by dou, HAKKINGTUN SILLS BRODERICK. At the residence of the onr+ Kev. Father Rear- and MARGURRITE: — DIED. ASHTON, (On Thursday, August ®, 1894, at 1:50 au. *ELIZAKETH, wife wf body the fifty -tirer 127 loth street sont 5 Funeral Sunday, August 12, at 2 Pp Horeb Church, streets portueast BARTLETT. In WakD Ralerierr, ‘sup ‘Tenens a or ¢ tine N. Bartlett. (Winginta papers please caps.) from Mt, 16th street between B and O On G0 Friday, Ai 16, 1894, at 8:20 p.m., GBORGE K., beloved husband of Maral a om K., beloved eB Services will be held” at lls late residence, No, Teh street northeast, on Sunda: 12, at 6 w'clock p. respectfully. avtt Leesburg, Va. (eesbung Please copy.+ INGERSOLL. water, At the residemor of her dw Mis. Edwin Willits avd Miss Mary E. Inger soll, 140% Hopkins street northwest, on Friday, August 10, ised at 11:45 gotu.. Airs. EMMA Kt INGERSOLL, in the eighty-ighth year of her age. Funeral from the house Sumlay, August 12, at 4 pan. MAI On Al MAN M. ot aged forty'att peasy, con mam et tenant Notice at faneral hereafter. ° MIS At Cileago, I. 4 % ised, MARY ANN MILLS, widow of the late Capt. John Mills, late “of this city, im the eighty-second yaar of her age. Notice of funeral’ Hereafter ad SAUTER. On August 10, 1804, wt 8:80 K., infant son of Caspar and aged one year, seven days. Funeral from pare Rortheast, at 2 o'slock p.m. . S16 Tth street ‘Sanday. - SHARPER. Departed this life August 10, 1804, at S a.m., SAMUEL SHARPER. ~~ ~ Panerai will take place trom his late residenr la a Sunday, Angust 12. re invited. Ash Grove, Fairfax county, rest August 10, 1894, MAR. THA A. WARD, in Christian t ~ 3 the of her sister, Mrs. Mary J. Brown, 124 3d street southeast. Funeral services at Israel C. M. E. Church ®an- das, 1:30 -