Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1894, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. —it’s not your fault that you can’t accumu- late as big a wash as somebody else—it’s so much the better for you. Don’t hold back because your order is small—we make a specialty of smail or- ders of collars and cuffs. Drep a postal and our wagons will call. F. H. WALKER & CO., YALE Steam Laundry, MAIN BRANCH, 514 10TH ST. Phone 1002. Plant, 43 G st. nw. a4-2t oOo <> POPULAR SHOPPING PLACE, 416 7th St. Clearing Suit Sale. We have decided to close out the balance of our Fall and Winter Suits at a great reduction ratber than do- ing so after the holidays. We Make Two Lots. ‘Lot 1, $6.08, Includes our regular $8.75, $0.00, $10.00 and $10.50 Suits, and cut with the long Prirce Albert or Cutaway Coat and full skirt. Material of Cheviot cloth and serges, black, brown, navy and gray. Lot 2, $8.98, Includes our regular $12.00, $12.50 and $13.50 Suits, made of Covert cloth, Serges and all-wool diagonals. Coats lined throughout. Also a full Ine of SERGES, tn Ladtes’ and Misses’ Coats, in chevtots, kersey and beever cloths, at popular prices. POPULAR SHOPPING PLACE, 416 7th St. Qa DSS —— < The People’s MONEY SAVERS. Goods at Auction Prices. OPPENHEIMER, 514 oth St. N.W. S. SAMSTAG, Auct. 124%C. PER YARD FOR 25C. CREPONS, IN ALL THE DELICATE SHADES USED FOR FANCY WORK AND EVENING DRESSES. 9. YARD FOR FEATHER TRIMMING, WORTH 18C. YARD FOR COVERT CLOTH. WORTH 250. FOR SINGLE BED COMFORTS. $1.10 FOR EMBROIDERED DRESS ROBES. WORTH $4.00. OO. FOR 10-4 BLANKETS. WORTH $1.25. $3.19 FOR CALIFORNIA ALL-WOOL BLAN- KETS. SOLD AT $7.00. DRESSMAKERS’ SPECIAL. 10,000 YARDS HAIR CLOTH AT 10C. 26C. BUREAU SCARFS. WORTH 50C. oC. PAIR STAMPED PILLOW SHAMS. WORTH 2c. ONE DAY ONLY. ALL THE SHADES OF CROCHET SILK AT 15€. SOLD EVERYWHERE AT 300. 25 SPOOLS OF EMBROIDERY SILK AT 10C. Large assortment of Toys, Dolls, &c., being opened now for the Holi- days. OPPENHEIMER’S, 514 oth St. N.W. S. SAMSTAG, Auct. Sale Every Evening 2 Fs SIDTODODHE 699TH 9 6OS COOSODOSODOOD OOOO SOOO OOOLT iThe Gift We —from the list below have filled thi es with Holiday Leather Goods. ¢ them as you enter the door. You tn't to have trouble to choose from SOSOE $Steriit g Silver and Gold gtlounted Pocket Books, gAlligator, Lizard, Calf, ¢Seal and Snake,25¢. to $8. Card Case in all leathers, 5.00 - to 5.00 to 25.00 to 10.00 ng and Chatelaine hers, frou: i FOOVSOSOH SVE OS ODO. Ghe. to 12.00 7th St. : dtd Sede solos OVO IIOL GE OOSOSCO 25 aun 2 SE Peiote, Brus: Lime, Cement; two aod ane ply Mootiag Material eek Suits Cleaned, $1. We will send for your Suit, clean it end return to you promptly for $1. We clean ail kinds of fabrics— nothing too difficult. Late of Spindler’s, pace hrwter @04 12TH ST., ONE DOOR ABOVE F ST. Those $5 [Made-to-order SHOES. Putting a tender, corn-troubled foot jnto gur Shoes is like putting a foot, into para: dise—they are so thorougily comfortable and easy. Soft, pliable ieacuer--beautiful work- manship—no “feelable”’ seams, — All. this shoe perfection for the small sum of §>— fit guaranteed. A special Shoe at $3.50 for tender feet— wears equal to others’ $5 grades. You make the faney uppers for your Christmas Slippers and = we'll make © the leather soles. HITT nd in your uppers now. WILSON, “Shoemaker for Tender Feet," 929 F St. S. KANN, SONS& CO., Sth & Market Space. 1D HARD to find lower prices and better value than our house is offering the trade. Our constant aim is to buy our goods cheap enough so our prices will remain the talk | of everybody. We Have made great preparations in our various departments, such as Handkerchiefs- - Gloves—Jewelry — Ribbons — Bric-a-brac — Hosiery — and ali kinds Leather Goods and [ietal Novelties. 5,000 DOZ. naxoxencumes, in St Linon, Swiss, Union and Cotton, for Men, Wom | Misses, Boys and Children; different width stitch, plain and fancy borders, initial and plain, w! or without fancy boxes, from 3c. each up to $15. Any one buying %4 dozen Handkerchiefs. will” be Loria with box free, no matter what quality you buy. 500 DOZ. yew noumay GLOVES, | for Men, Women, Misses and Children. We are selling only’ the very best makers’ goods and are offering the very newest things out. Jewelry DEPARTMENT.—We have | cen- tered in this department a complete Jewelry Store. We have been several months making preptrations to get everything everybody will usk for. You Wil find Plated Goods, Sterling Silver Ware and Solid Gold Goods.” We will be able to sbow you the very latest things out. Carlsbad, Dresden and Austrian Brie-a-Brac.— This assortment you will find very handsome and remarkably cheap. We bave placed prices on euch piece that will force sules, Perhaps Percale-finished Shirting Prints at 2%c. a yard may interest some more than the goods we men- tioued above. Of course, We are here to try a suit the masses. While ‘some will more than ap- preciate the announcement of Holiday Goods, others hail with delight when we say 18-inch Un- bleached Twilled Toweling that 1s worth Se. at Bee. Changeable Wool Dress Goods and meres in Dress Patterns. Worth from At Ibe. "These goods you will find in our Remnant De- partment, 3d floor. White Aprons FOR THE HOLIDAYS. We have unpacked over 100 dozen Fancy Aprons of different patterms and quality that were left intact of Pierce's stock, aud here is how we are oing to sacrifice them: sr trimmed Aprons that Pierce sold at 17c. ro Fine Cash- are Three styles Puil‘size “Aprons, “in” broidery and piain hemstitch, that 1’ at 35c., are... ‘oa Six styles Full-size Aprons, "yoke and nds, trimmed handsomely in embroidery, ree wold at SUC, AFE...e.eeeeeeeeenns 25 ‘Ten different styles of Fancy Aprons, trinined in color: bite embroidery, that Pierce wd Large-size Nurses’ and Waitress’ Ap! somely {rimmed Jin embroidery, that at $1 to $1.50, a Litt sine’ Nurses’ and Waitress’ Aprons,” hand- somely trimmed in fine et broidery, that Pierce sold at $2 and $2.50, are... ...0...... 98¢. ‘This selection is, without any doubt, the greatest value that bas ever been offered to the trade. Stamped Pillow , Worth 19¢. a pair, at lle. Shams qne extra-iarge-size and quality Satin Dam- ask "Fringed and rawn-work Towels that are worth 39c., at 25e. ~ ssortment of Fine Japanese Coeeen Silk ‘Bears ‘and Mantel Lambrequins, with gold embroidery, that would be hard to beat if Eny one would take the trouble to compare quality, kinds and prices. One ibe t pleasing features of our Silk Depart- ettne lente of those fine Fancy Silks, for ts or trimming, s that are really worth Tan Tse to $1'a yard. We are selling at S. Kann, Sons & Co., 8th & Market Space. Direct Buyers & Importers. it ‘Do You Want The If you're locking for substitutes for the best flour, you'll find ‘em every- where thicker than raindrops—but if you want a genuinely good flour you a little, and ‘There are yuinely good brands of flour ‘one of the few 1s have to “peel your eyes" be caret very few on the market ‘Ceres of what you buy. Flour It ts the flour which, housekeepers claim, makes more bread, Mglter bread, whiter bread, swecter bread and better bread than any other flour, We only wholesale it. Wm. M. Galt & Co., “Wholesale Fiour and Feed Dealers," Cor. ist and Ind. Ave. N.W. it Best Flour?! TOFORROW. Lunch for You. The Palais Royal patrons aro in- yited to partake of lunch on the fourth floor, Served from 10 a.m, to 5 p.m, Caemed oats ith cream, hot buckwheat cakes, Coy will be prepared by the Misses Shuarts of the American Cercal Company, probably the most ex- ert cereal demonstrators of the y. The lunch, a valuable cook book and all information furnished free of charge, Sea a as | XMAS Children’s Treat. A model of a house hag erected on the Palais Moyal third r. In one room you seo a doll dinner party, In the adjoining bed room {8 a Sweet little girl in bed, fast asleep, dreaming of Christmas. But most attractive of all is Santa Claus. Ring the bell and he ap- rs from the chimney top. On he first floor, near G st, entrance, Ja the Doll’ Department | proper. ‘Toys and Games on basement floor. HANDKERCHIEF HEADQUARTERS. The Palais Royal is headquarters by virtue of largest stocks, best variety, lowest prices. Think of 600 feet of shelving and 150 feet of counter filled with Handkerchiefs. Remember, that this mighty collec- tion was gathered when the makers were willing to ac=- cept orders at lowest prices on record, and that you are asked the slight advance only possible with a cash bus= iness---and you will understand why Headquarters for Handkerchiefs is at the Palais Royal. Four Handkerchief Depts. Each with its “head,” who is aided by experienced assistants, so that you are waited on promptly and in-= telligently. The four departments are for Lace Hand- kerchiefs, Silk Handkerchiefs, Linen Handkerchiefs, Swiss Handkerchiefs. rate, there is no reason or tion. Each department being sepa- excuse for misrepresenta= When you are told a Handkerchief is linen, you may be certain every thread is ail pure linen and so guaranteed. Lace and Silk Handkerchiefs will be sold with equal intelligence. Note. Handkerchiefs for presentation will be suitably boxed free of charge and delivered when you wish. Linen Handkerchiefs. (WARRANTED PURE LINEN.) For Ladies. The warranted Pure Linen Handkerchiefs are in department on left-hand aisle facing G st. entrance. No less than nine hundred styles in plain, embroid- ered, lace trimmed, etc. Prices, 1214¢, 18c, 25¢, 35¢, 50c, 68c, 75c, $1, $1.35, $1.50, $1.68,$1.75, $2,52.48, $2.68, $2.98, $3.48, $3.68, $3.98. G7Spectal attention asked to the 25¢ and 5c Handkerchiefs, which are shown in a haif bundred diffe: it les. C7 Note that the 2%5e Initial Handkerchiefs are inclosed in sweetly perfumed box that is attractive- ly Muminated. G7 Mustrative of quality and price we point to the 18e Handkerchiefs, and ask comparison with those usually sold at 25c. For Men. The feature of this year’s collection is that the styles are in every way superior to those usually found in a dry goods establishment, in fact the Handkerchiefs with fancy borders are in the unique and original de=- signs usually found only in the most exclusive of exclu= sive men’s furnishing stores. Prices, 12%¢, 35C, 50C, 75¢. GF Those. with fancy borders at 25e and the Initial Handkerchiefs at 25¢ and S0c are specially 18c, 25¢, quoted, because very superior for the price, Swiss Handkerchiefs. Marvelously like the sheerest of linen and the most delicate of hand Embroidery, so like that even mer- chants are often deceived and unwittingly deceive you. Prices just half what must be asked for pure linen, so that a Swiss Handkerchief at 121%c looks just like a 25c linen one, so with the more expensive. (The “head” of the Swiss Handkerchtef Department having a keen competitor in the “he a" of the Linen Handkerchief Department, askes the writer to invite the Star readers to make comparisons, feeling assured that the merits and cheapness of the Swiss will gain them many patrons over the Pure Linen Handkerchiefs. Silk Handkerchiefs. No China Silk, none but best Japanese and Euro= pean Silk Handkerchiefs at the Palais Royal, for which are asked the lowest prices on record. Men’s Ladies’ Prices, 24c, 35¢, 50c, 68c|Prices, loc, 121%4c, 25c, 35¢ and 75c. C7 Those at 24, 50e and G8e have fancy bor- and 50c. Qualities that sold last season from 1gc to ders, that for originality of designs and beauty of! $1.35. colors are the most attractive of many seasons. CFThose with initial at 35c, 50e and 6Se very superior. White, solid colors, white, with colored embroid- ered borders—all styles. Silk Mufflers in variety that includes only exclusive styles. Artistic and Unique Figures, Stripes and Plaids, in color combinations to suit the young and old. Also White and Black and Plain Colors in the rare shades. Prices; $3.68, 53.48, $2.98, $2.68, $1.98, $1.50, $1.19, g8c, 68c, 48c. Lace Handkerchiefs. Duchess and Point Lace Beauties that con- noisseurs will recognize as the bargains of a life- time. They are being sold as bought--at one- quarter less than the lowest previous quotations. Prices--$16.98, $14, $12.98, $12, $1.50, $11, $10.50, $10, $9.50, $9, $8.50, $8, $7.50, 57, $6.48, $5.98, $5.50, $4.98, $3.48, $2.25, $4.50, $3.98, $3.68, $3.25, $2.98, $2.68, $2.48, $2, $1.75, $1.68, $1.50, $1.35, $1.25, 98c, 8gc, 75c, 68c. Children Christmas Novelties: ’s Hdkfs. Six Handkerchiefs inclosed in fancy box, typically Parisian, 25c, 29c, 48c, 59¢, 68c, 75¢, 8pc and 98c per box. Those at 59c and up contain- ing only Pure Linen Handkerchiefs. Other Departments. ‘The five floors of the Palais Royal are crowded with Holiday Goods of every de- -All goods suitably boxed free. uplete......! Goods selected now delivered when you wish mped free on Umbrellas, Jewelry, Pocket Books, &e., E PALAIS ROYAL, G and Eleventh Streets, A. Lisner. Carhart & Leidy, 928 7th St. As Xmas Approaches —interest in gift buying grows more and more intense. What to give is an easy question if the buying is done here, for every department 1s ‘froth’? with suggestions—“alive"’ with goods that cannot fail to make the receiver appreciative. Besides the ‘Xmas things,”’ there are “‘hosts"’ of splendid values which are marked down for quick selling. £Ribboms ty satin aot rn “Gran SHalf ioe. Wat bs, 3a z Se. width, 8. yd. gPrice.” Xe Tum ise 36 Come here expecting to S6Pretty gar ine prettist-tuced Face Dolls in the city. We sell 99 &n enormous quantity of $Dolls them just at Christmas. % -agC., 50C., 75C- $1, $1.50 and $2. ‘china Ware-«s of them would tBisque make an clegant gift tPige Bronze —an are marked at ¥ Fi igures “holiday prices.'” ¢ KA de. for Se. Serim, yard wide. “Your Own Handiwork” —1s oftentimes better appreciated than some one else's. Here are the Knitting Worsteds—if the gift is to be of that sort. Imported Zephyr, Se. lap. Imported Saxony, 10c. hank. Imported Germantown, 15c. bank. Imported Spanish, 17¢. hank. Doing Any Fancy Work’ Eat . estentetetentestestentectecostontesteetetentontentestece Gentes DESIO, “TIFFANY OF WASHINGTON.© Opening “Exhibit” Wednesday And Thursday Evenings, 7 to 10 o’clock. Here are the Down Pillows, and we guarantee them to be filled with pure down, 50c., 68c., 75¢. aid $1. ¢Who Sells Blankets = 10 and 11-qr. White and Gray Blankets, 60c., 75c., 90c., $1.20 and $1.50. 10-ar. All-wool Scarlet Blankets, 11-qr, All-wool White Blankets, 50, 11-qr. White Wool Blankets, $2.50. . White Wool Blankets, $8.00. . White Wool Blankets, $4.00. White Wool California Blan- 00. All-wool White California ts, $6.00. Ladies’ Mohair Skirts, $2.50, $3, $3.95 and $4 —pleated, ruffled, braided and lined. Carhart & Leidy NO GOODS BOLD DURING THE EVENING RECEPTION, ‘The evening “exhibition” ts simply to show you, under the soft, bright rays of the electric light, the richest and handsomest Jewelry “Palace” in the city of ‘Washington—one which will com- pare favorably in point of unique dosigns, and beauty of its tures, and costliness of stocky with any in the country. Special Opening Prices FOR Xmas Gifts Art Paintings. Exquisite collection of Water by the leading artists e, of scenes and charac- y, $25 to $200 cach. ‘These are personal selections during my visit to Italy. Come Look! GEROME DESIO, “Next to Mertz’s,’”’ Lovely Faces. N absolutely permanent cure guar- anteed for every description of Facial or Skin Blemish, Superftous Hair, Birth- marks, Moles and other disfigurements removed by painless methods by Dr. Hepburn, Mertz Build’g, 11th & F Sts. Consultation Free. 4-280 ars ean Boxes a 91.00) ITS the sweetest, freshest, purest, most delicious butter’ that's chun from E E | i pure Jersey cream. We make a specialt; of serving ft to homes as often each w as “desired, without extra charge. Drop © yostal—we'll serve you promptly. Bbc. Tb.; 8 lbs, $1. Sid. box, $1.00, » Wim. Oyster, reeprooe 1258. 840 CENTER MARKET; 75 WESTERN M’K'T. d4-20eq ed Cures Others, * Will Cure You. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Makes ‘AYER'S SARSAPARILLA, WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO, 1898. AYER'S The SARSAPARILLA. WORLD'S FAIR, Weak CHICAGO, 1803. Strong. THERE ARE MANY FORMS OF NERVOUS DE- bility in men that yield to the use of Carter's Iron Pills. Those who are werkness, night sweats, &e., should try them. THE MODERN MIRACLES LING WHICH gre, indisputably ‘performed by | Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills should receive the closest investiza- _tion by sick people and their friends.ja23-tu&thly IF THD BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BB SURE and use that old and well-tried remedy, . Syrup for children teéthing. with nervous It soothes the child, softens the gum, allays ali in, cures wind colle and is the best remedy for _AMlarthoea. 25 cents a bottl 0-1 Craig & Harding, F St. and 13th. Every Kind of ° Writing Desks, And put at prices that’ll coincide with any purse. for these new figures. for a Solid Oak Antique Fin- OO ished Desk. ‘Thoroughly well , made—and_ a very neat pat- T= tern. Takes $4.50 to get the same quality elsewhere. Solld | Oak —nicely finished — shelf top and ttom—fall > leat—pizeon holes, book racks and small drawer inside. Diamond-shaped French plate mirror set in top panel. The “ought-to-be” price, $5.50. A very handsome pattern— that'll take $7 at least to duplicate “anywhere. Solid 0a! ish finish — carved panel—circular French bevel tnlrror set in top panel—fall leaf—book racks, pigeonholes and small drawee Lagat em | drawer—double shelf—oxidize brass mountings. A truly great value. Cylinder Cabinet Top Desk— OO good sized “mirrer—6 pigeon- flies ~ underneath shelf — braced sides-—-long_ drawer, —— With nicely carved front. Imitation Mahogany— § carved panels—nicely fin- Sshed drawer ished brass) mountings— Wrase rail on top—sinall drawer and pigeonholes under desk. Curly Bireh—waxed fin- ish—drop leaf and top yanel elegantly carved. Sast-brass = trimmil has large book shelf un- derneath — oval-shaped French plate mirror set in top panel—an elegant and artiste design. Curly Birch—satin fin- isbed—elegantly and ar- tistical carved—long drawer—cast-brass . trim- mings—8 pigeonholes and small drawer inside, CRAIG & HARDING, F St. and 13th. ~~ TicKnew’s “STORE Lb APPENINGS.” AFFAIRS INGEORGETOWN Growth of the Parsonage Fund of Grace Church, Tenleytown Coming One by One—Light for the Streets —Some Other Notes, Improvements The parsonage fund of Grace P. Ey Church has been increased to the amount of $400 recently through contributions of Messrs, John Marbury and Geo. T. Dun- lop, the former giving $300 and the latter $100. This is a part of the money given for the same purpose fifteen years ago, placed in charge of Christ Church trustees, and by them a few months ago returned to the original donors. The action was the result of a difference between the trustees and Christ Church. Messrs. Marbury, Dunlop and several others, desiring that the money be used for the purpose for which they. originally designed it, turned it back in a direct way to Grace. It will be ap- plied to the purchase of a parsonage a soon as practicable. To further the finan- cial interests of the church an orange tea will be given there tonight, under the aus- pices of the King’s Daughters. Special advent services are now being conducted at Grace Church, under the pas- tor, Rev. Dr. Howell. The attendance is gratifying. Tenleytown Improvements. Last night Tenleytown was lighted up artificially for the first time in her history, Fifty gasoline lamps were in full blast throughout the thoroughfares of the plac The lamps have been mostly placed of Grant avenue, Wisconsin avenue and thé Brookville road. The new letter carrier service will ¢@ into effect there on January 1. Carrie® Musson of the Georgetown force will be the distributor of letters there. Dr. Chas, Becker will be the postmaster at Tenleye town, he having been already appointed. Notes, Postmaster Hutchins has announced that the money order and registered business of the Georgetown office will hereafter ba transacted only between the hours of § a.m. and 6 p.m. Tonight nominations for offivers of th¢ Georgetown Catholic Union will be made, the election to take place next Tuesday evening. Mrs. Esther Barry, mother of the Rew John M. Barry cf Tenleytown, left yestere day for her home in Emmettsburg, Md. The Rev. Father Barry will preach hig farewell sermon as pastor of St. Anne's Church next Sunday at 8 o'clock. He will leave for his new charge on the 14th, preaching his first sermon in the new pule pit on Sunday, the following day. Dr, John Reid of the Evangelica! Luthera an Church vestry, having recovered fror§ his illness, the meeting of the church offl- cers for the purpose of deciding upon @ date for the installation of their new pase tor, Rev. Mr. Billheimer, will take plac® tonight. John Westbrook, of wide police acquaint ance, was arrested yesterday for taking @ bunch of fifteen bananas from a small ped« dler. Westbrook was charged with lar- ceny. ‘The recently organized Tenleytown Bulld« ing Association has been dissolved. Every stockholder has had his subscription money returned in full. Lack of general support irduced the officers to take this action. Mr. Jacob Stadtler, an aged citizen of Tenleytown, died last night. > — ARRESTED FOR ARSON. John Brawner Charged With Having Set Fire to His Place. John Brawner, who kept a little oyster saloon and alleged “speak easy” at No. 334 M street, is in trouble. He is under arrest on a charge of having set fire to his hous¢ last night, and Judge Miller will hear the case, The fire occurred about 11 o'clock last night, and enough gasoline had been scattered about the premises to cause an explosion of enough force to destroy the whole building. Fortunately, however, the flames did not reach this fluid, and the fire- men prevented the spreading of the flames to other houses. Policemen Bowie and Anderson were standing at the corner of M and 4 1-2 streets about 11 o'clock, when they saw Brawner and an old pensioner come along M street, going in the direction of the ca- nal. They were walking very fast at the time, as if in a hurry, but the officers pald no attention to them, as they knew of SUITS REDUCED. Not the fault of the suits—just a few too wany. We prefer you to have them in De- cember rather than make you wait until January! Ladies’ Navy. Blue Serge Suits, with fancy vest fronts. Were $23.50 and $28.50. Now $ Ladies’ Serge Sults, lined silk lapels, binck and navy. Now $16. Ladies’ Black Diagoral Cheviot Suits, with Mined “Prince Albert" coat, very desirable, Now $15.50. $4, $4.50 and $5.50 Silk Waists, $1.85. Quick work will be made of these! About thirty Silk Waists, navy blue, eardt- nal, white white ground, with black polka spots. Were $4, $4.50 and $5.60. Now 351.85. W.H.McKnew LADIES’ CLOAKS, SUITS AND FURNISHINGS, , 933 Pa. Ave. cket, with ‘ere x ULD'S, 421 oth at.” Tree baments, Scrap Book “4 Your watch cleaned for $1; watch mainspring, 1, All our ‘work, warranted for one year. at. te flavor. A Brightwood Avenue Objection to the Contagious Hospital, To the Editor of The Evening Star: nothing wrong at that time. A short while afterward there was a cry of “fire,” and Policeman Bowie ran to the house. When he saw smoke issuing from the windows he forced open the door, but did not enter, fearing an explosion of gasoline, as he smelled the gasoline odor wnen he opened the door. An alarm was turned in and several companies of the department were soon on hand. By prompt work the tiremen suc- ceeded in extinguishing the flames before the evidences of arson had been destroyed, When the flames had been extinguish one of the firemen called the attention ot the police to the condition of affairs in the house. The fire had started in a closet on In their report to the President the Dis- trict Commissioners state that it is beyond their power to comprehend how a con- tagious disease hospital in the location se- cured by them for the purpose “could en- danger the lives of the residents of Mount Pleasant and Brightwood, from one to three miles away, or impair the value of property in those suburbs,” clearly imput- ing to the residents of those localities an unwarrantable interference in the matter. I therefore deem {t proper to explain that Brightwood, as a community, has taken no part in this controversy. The “Citizens’ Brightwood Avenue Associa- tion,” composed, as it is, of residents of the porticn of the county contiguous to Brightwood avenue, from Silver Springs to Florida avenue, has, with perfect pro- priety, entered an emphatic protest against @ project which is calculated to work an irreparable injury to the welfare of those of its members who live or own property adjacent to the site selected. The question as to danger from infec- tion may be a mooted one, but there can- not be a doubt as to the fact that the name that would attach itself to an insti- tution of that description would condemn the locality in which it was placed. Respectfully, WM. A. GATLEY, President ot the Citizens’ Brightwood Ave- nue Association, the ground floor, where sume gasoline had evidently been used. In the back room on the upper floor there were two demijohns of gasoline, while the bed in the front room had been thoroughly saturated with the fluid, and the empty demijohn was found in the bed. There was but little furniture in the house, and the police claim that the occu- pant of the house has becr moving artl- cles of furniture from it for a cou- ple of weeks, It is also elleged that Braw- ner had his furniture fully insured. At t time of the fire there was no one in the house, Mrs. Brawner and her children be- ing at the house cf a relative. This morning Sergeant Barry and Officer Bowie arrested Brawner. whom they found on a 4 1-2 street car, and locked him up. ‘The case vill be heard in the Pulice Court Friday. ee Dangers on the § mth Street Road. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Your correspondent has recently very properly directed the attention of the Com- missioners to the neglected condition of the 7th street road in the respects named. There exists, however, another serious dis- advantage to this roadway that ought to be removed, and particularly now, since the railroad company is using an important part thereof. I refer to the gutters of ex- treme depth on the west side of said road, intended as waterways for drainage pur- poses. Properly constructed, this is a very necessary thing to have on all courtry roadv.ays that are not paved, but they are entirely too deep and actually dang.rous in many places, and so badly conscructed that it does not answer the purpose for which they are intended. If this objection were removed we would have at least ten feet of additional roadway, and be relieved of a source of constant danger. Let us have a substitute for this nuisance; that is, a properly constructed and properly graded drain which will carry off the water, give us additional roadway and remove existing danger to life and limb. CHAS. G. STONE. Reul Estate Transfers. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: M. Elizabeth Browning to Fr&nk Nixon, lot 28, Whittingham, $180. Wm. A. Easter- day and Jno, T. Arms, trustees, to Joseph A. Blundon, lots 274 and 275, sq. 1004; $2,575. Same to same, part lot 141, sq. 1004; $3,400. Louts Fischer et ux, to Henry Reuter, north half lot 186, sq. 770; $10. Royal H. Hardman et ux. to Carrie E. Stearns, lot 156, sq. S61; $10. Daniel D, Marsh to Jos. A, Blundon, part lots 130 and 181, sq. 1004; $10. Albert H. Scott et ux. to J. A. Souder, lot 2, sq. 856; $10. James E. Fitch and John Hidout, trustees, to Alexander T. ‘les J. Bell, trustees, lots Same sam Heights; $2,751.12. Lester A. Barr et ux. et al. to Theo. F. Schuey, lot 80, bik. 83, Columbia Heights; $10. Francis H. Dull et ux. to Lauren J. Taylor, lot 206, sq. 1004; $4,000. John Home et ux. to Frank San- fellipo, lot 12, sq. 740; $10. Pages Appointed. David Garrick McRitchie and Hoburg Lee have been appointed pages in the Senate. The former is a grandson of the Jate Lieut. B. G. McRitchie of the navy.