Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1894, Page 7

et ee ee ——————— A SUMMER DAY TOPIC Matters of Interest About the Na- tional Game. BASE BALL ‘NEWS AT HEADQUARTERS Players’ Contracts Being Sent to President Young. GOSSIP OF THE LOCAL NINE ‘With the base ball fields in this vicinity covered with snow and ice it seems almost improbable thit a well-developed epidemic of base ball fever is raging throughout league circlas. President Young's sugges- tion beok- is filled with tips as to the prop- er arrangement of the playing schedule, from a’ Staiidpotnt advaritageous to the various clubs interested. For instance, Col. Rogers of Philadelphia writes to tell Mr. Young that the new pavilion for the “Quaker city” club is to be constructed of steel, and it may not be finished by the first of April, although the contract calls for its completion in time for the opening of the season. Col. Rogers, to guard against’-wnavaidable. delays in the work, Suggests that the Philies be scheduled to play in all of the eastern cities before opening up the season on the home grounds. t would give the contractors ample time to complete the new pavilion. ‘The suggestion will be carefully considered im the deliberations over the schedule. It is pretty well settled that the Wash- ingtons and Philadelphias will begin the Season in this city, tne same as last year. There is a friendly rivalry between Ar- thur Irwin and Gus Schmelz as to the re- sult of the series between the “Quakers” and the “Senaters,"- and. the games be- tween these two ciubs are always contest- ed with unusual spirit’ and ‘earnestness. New York ts very anxious to have Ned Hanlon’s Baltimore Orioles to assist in Opening up the seasen at the polo grounds. Baltimore is equally willing to try con- clusions with the winners of the Temple cup at the start, so that date may be re- garded as closed. It is the practice for New York and Brooklyn, to alternate in opening up the season on their home grounds. Last season Brooklyn commenc- ed operations at home, so the coming sea- son wilt find New: York getting under way on its home grounus. It is probable that President Young may net promulgate the offictkl records of the Jeague pitchers until the schedule meeting takes place in February. Without desir- ing to anticipate the records, it is pretty Safe to assert that Amos Rusie and Joyett Meekir were the star twirlers of the past Season in the estimation of the base ball Public generally. When the averages are Promulgated it is believed that the friends and admirers of Meckin will be gratified at the showing he mikes beside the “great” Rusie. In several departments of the game the old Washington favorite out- classes the big fellow trom “Hoosierdom.” Those persons who used to find fault with Meekin for being irregular in his delivery, will probably find that he gave fewer men their base on balls than did Russie. He also won a greater percentage of* his games. Fortune favored him to the extent of giving him four tie contests. If he had won three out of the four tie games or Jost the same number there would have been a material difference in his record for the past season. His batting was also Superior to that of Rusie, for the official avernges shows that he was only one num behind Farrell. These comments are not made for the purpose of reflecting upon Kusie, who is probably the greatest Pitcher in the league today, but they are simply made to show that’ those persons who pinned their faith’ to Meekin have every reason to be proud of his work in New York. Mexeer, Washington's best pitcher, stand up among the best talent gue when the official decisions He had a bad run of of the season, when e scores of earned runs were 1 up against him. It was during that period when it was charged that he was Playing for his release. Judging from the numérous communica- tions re ved at league headquarters there is going to be a general revival of interest in the national game out west during the coming season. Cincinnati is full of enthusiasm over the interest which Buck f ‘oused in Spalding’s practical return vase ball colony is already beginning to have iis effect in Chicago and through- out the western cities there is something like the old-time base ball spirit prevail- ing. President Young says that the west is apt to lead In the enthusiasm next sea- son. The south is also showing greater tivity now than ever before, and there is a lively competition for franchises in the various southern cities. Altogether the Year promises to be happy and prosperous for the base ball world. WINTER BALL TALK. luck at News-of Interest to Patrons of the National Game. A Columbus, Ohio, correspondent says: Manager Gus Schmelz of the Washington League Club is at home, ard will remain here until the schedule meeting is held in February. He has expectations of better work for the Washingtons next season, and will make a number of changes in the team to secure the desired end. Herman Collins, a local player who was in the scuth last season, has been signed. It is as yet an uncertainty whether or not there will he other Columbus players on the team. The matter will not be settled until the team mskes its trip south in March, when the players will be sized up and the composition of the team settled for the season. Manager Schmelz is now arrang- ing his tour through the south, and ex- pects to derive good results therefrom. The Lonisville team for next year will comprise Jantzen of Detroit, James Welsh of the St. Joe team and Zahner, catchers; Knell, Wadsworth end Inks, Pfeffer of In- dianavolis, Kling of St. Joe, Borchers of Detroit and Derby of Milwaukee, pitchers, Virtue, on first; O'Brien, secon Hat- fleld, third; Glasscock, short; Clzrk, Brown, Gettinger, Sweeny, Preston of St. Joe and McGann of the Virginia League are can- didates for the field Jack O'Connor of ‘the Clevelands has set- tled down and become a retail mercnant in North St. Louis. O'Connor is now the pro- prietor of a corner grocery store in the sixth ward. Since his marriage, ‘wo years ago, O'Connor has. beca banking his earn- ings on the base ball diamond, until he is row well fixed financially. Pat Tebeau and Billy Joyce, who are great chums of Jack, often put in an hour or two at the store. This will not be Watkins’ first experi- ence as an Indianapolis manager. He handled the club that took the place of the St. Louis Maroons in the league. The St. Louis grounds are to be resodded and put in first-class condition. The Browns will report March 1, and will be accompanied south by the New Yorks. Von der Ahe is quoted a: ‘~ that neither Miller nor Shugart will wear a St. Lovis uniform in 1805. Toronto has extended a hand for Paul Radford. Pitcher Petty has signed with the Toledo club. Lew Whistler may become captain and first baseman of Ted Sullivan's Houston team in the Texas State League. Ex-Outiielder Fred Jevne of Chicago wants to be a National League uimpire. Jim Hart is his sponsor. Capt. Davis of the New Yerks intends to itch Rusie, Meekin end Westervelt regu- faniy rex? season, using Gern.an as substl- tute. Buck Ewing, as Cincinnati's manager, certainly can't do any worse than the $21,- 000 managerial failure, Comiskey. Nobody could. Gen. Dixwell is going south with the Bos- ton team in the spring. ‘The first man signed by Manager Twitch- ell for Milwaukee is a Columbus pitcher named William H. Armstrong. “A middle-aged gentleman, with a pain- ful limp and a crooked right arm,” is the ‘way one of Cincinnati's newspapers speaks of the “Reds’” new manager, “Buck” Ew- i in, Hardie Richardson, it ts sald, is in such THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY,. DECEMBER 29, 1894-TWENTY PAGES, good condition that he may return to the diamond. Jonn Clarkson will coach the Harvard base ball candidates after the Christmas holidays. The All-Cincinnati team played its first game with the New Orleans nine on the latter’s grounds Sunday, December 23, and won it by the score of 9 to 8. According to Manager Selee the Boston club will let Bannon, Tenney and Con- paughton out. That Bridgeport, Conn., will have a ball club during the coming season is a settled fact. James H. O'Rourke will be manager and captain. RACING ON Hux ISLAND. ‘The Track-in the Chute Was Too Hard to Be Used. Notwithstanding the fact that one of the officials of the Old Dominion Jockey Club had several weeks azo stated that the club would not race tn unfavorable weather, racing was resumed at the Alexander I land track yesterday, although the track was hard and slippery and the weather intensely cold. A large force of men work- ed hard to get the frost out of the track, but were not successful, and because of the unusually bad condition of the going in the chute the first, third and fourth races, originally at five furlongs, were changed to four and one-half furlongs and Tun %n the circular track. The fifth race was changed to one at a mile. The attend- ance was smaller than usual, as were the fields, and the fourteen bookmakers found speculation far from active. The winners were: Keramas, 7 to’ 2; Prince John, 7 to 10; Fluellen, 1p to 1; Joyeuse, 5 to 2, and Pirate Chief, 4 to 5. oe AUSTRIA AND THE TARIFF. The New Minister Thinks There Will Be No Difficulty. Mr. Von Henglemuller, the new Austrian minister, who has just arrived from Vien- na, has been interviewed concerning the re- ports that Austria would follow the course of Germany in retaliating against the pro- ducts of this country. “The Austrian government has not up to the present time,” said Mr. Von Hengle- muller, “taken any steps on the American tariff. The relations with the United States have always been most cordial, and 1 have no doubt they will remain so ly a satisfac- tory arrangement of the sugar duties. The treaty between Austria and this country contains the ‘most favored nation clause,’ assuring to each country that no higher or discriminating duties shall be imposed than are placed on the products of other coun- tries. At the time this treaty was made Austria was paying a bounty on sugar. The bounty system had been in operation for years, ever since the industry was in its infancy, so that the treaty with the ‘most favored nation clause’ was made with full recognition of the bounty system in Austria. The Austrian bounties are grad- ually being lowered as the sugar industry becomes more self-supporting, and, before long, the entire bounty system will be done away with. But the course of Atstria in paying bounties is entirely an internal mat- ter, in no way concerning other countries. So far as outside countries are concerned its relations are governed by existing trea- ties, and in the case of the United States the treaty was made with the bounties in existence.” Mr. Von Henglemuller was asked as to the effect of the American tariff in Aus- tria. ‘There has not yet been time to feel the effects of the new tariff,” he replied; “but the McKinley law has a serious effect on our ind@stries. The sugar industry of Aus- tria is very great, and it will undoubtedly be affected by the increased American duty on sugar. But the fixing of tariff rates, high or low, is aa internal question for the United States to determine, and the only concern of Austria 1s to see that it is not singled out for higher duties than those allowed to most favored nations.” The confidence of the new minister that friendly commercial relations will continue appears to be based entirely on the Austro- ‘American treaty, although the new tariff law fixes discriminating duties without ref- erence to existing treaty relations. —S CHRISTIAN DEAVORERS. Additional Members of the Auxillary Finance Committee. The committee in-charge of the arrange- ments for the Christian Endeavor conven- tion to be held in this city in 18% at a meeting held yesterday approved the ee the lowing additional appointments on auxiliary tinance comunittee: Baptist—Grace, K. H. Bradley; Grace, junior, Blanche C. Anderson; Berean, Chas. F. M. Browne; Maryland Avenue, Charles F. Crane; Metropolitan, Edward Warrel Metropolitan, junior, Julian T. Cockerille; First, E. H. Jackson, and First, junior, Marie L. Collier. Congregational—People’s, Erastus Moien; Fifth, John B. Sparkling, and Fifth, junior, Miss Clara Parkinson. i Methodist Episcopal South—Mount Ver- non Place, Miss Bianche L. Pattison, and Mount Vernon Place, junior, Miss Annie F. Walker. Methodist Protestant—Congress Street, William T. Ballard. Lutheren—Memorial, A. D. Spangler; Memorial, junior, Miss E. A. Randolph, rch of Reformation, P. A. Hall. terian—Metropolitan, E. H. Eakle; Metropolitan, Junior, Mrs. Warren Ferris Fifteenth Street, Clarence K. Wormiey Gurley Memorial, F. S. Doyle; Gurley_Me- morial, junior, Miss Gertrude Allison; Faith Chapel, Henry A. Pfieiger; Faith Chapel, mor, Estelle Foster. J. Holtman; United thren, junior, Rev. J. E. Fout. ‘The appointment of the remaining mem- bers of the auxiliary committee was re- ferred to a special committee consisting of Chairman W. H. H. Smith and Messrs. W. B. Kobison and P. 8, Foster. The distri- bution of the financial circulars and bonds was referred to the finance committee, Mr. W. B. Robison, chairman, with power to act. Mr. W. A. H. Church, chairman of the hall committee, which was authorized to superintend the fitting out of the office of the committee of "96 in the Y. M. C. A. building, reported that the necessary fix- tures had been secured and the ollice would be complete in a few days. After the memters of the committee had personally subscribed more than $500 to the cenvention expense fund bonds, the meet- ing adjourned with prayer by Treasurer Percy 8. Foster. oe The Petvel Icebound in China. The little gunboat Petrel is tcebound at Newchang, China, and has been laid up for the winter. Admiral Carpenter has sent a report to the Navy Department,in which he incloses a photograph of the vessel in the process of being incased in earth walls and roof, looking much like a turtle in winter quarters. A couple of hundred yards dis- tant is the British warship Firebrand, like- wise incased in mud, with a roof of heavy matting. The Petrel, according to the plans of Admiral Carpenter, will be turned into a fortress, her deck works being cov- ered by an adobe roof and gatling guns mounted in specially erected tops. In view of the evacuation of Newchang by the Chinese just reported, and the approach of the Japanese army upon that point, these precautions are believed at the Navy De- partment to be well taken. —_—_—_-o+—__ To Locate Alabama Troops. Gov. Oates of Alabama, who is here, has appointed a commission from his state, naming Gen. Joseph Wheeler as the chair- man, to co-operate with the national com- mission in locating the positions of Ala- bama troops at Chickamauga and Chatta- ncoga. ee Justice Divver Exonerated. The hearing of charges against Police Justice Patrick Divver was continued in the general term of the common pleas court in New York. After hearing the testimony of Morris Tekulsky and Thomas Crowley in rebuttal, both sides rested and the court took a recess yesterday after- neon, Upon reconvening, Chief Justice Daly announced that the court was pre- pared to dispose of the case. A vote was then taken on each of the five charges pre- ferred against Judge Divver. On charges 1, 2, 3 and 4 all the Judges voted “not guilty,” except Judge Pryor, who voted “pot proven.” The vote on the fifth and last charge resulted: Judges Pryor and Daly, ‘not proven;” Judges Giegerich, Béokstaver and Bischoff, “not guilty.” ‘The chief justice then announced that the motion to dismiss all the charges was granted, and the court then adjourned. When the case was concluded Justice Div- ver became the center of an admiring crowd, and was kept busy for nearly hulf an hour receiving congratulations. CHURCH DEDICATION The New Edifice of St. Paul’s Cath- olic Parish. CARDINAL GIBBONS WILL OFFICIATE The Services Which Will Be Held Tomorrow. OFFICIATING CLERGY On the last Sunday of the year 1803 the corner stone of the new church edifice of St. Paul's parish, Catholic, corner of 16th and V streets, was laid by Cardinal Gib- bons, and tomorrow morning, the last Sun- day of the year 1894, ceremony of dedica tion will take place, the cardinal officiating. ‘The life-work of the pastor, Rev. James F. Mackin, and the cherished hopes of his congregation will then have realized a splendid consummation. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the pro- cession will emerge from the sacristy, and, passing down the center aisle, will stop at the outside of the front or west door, where the cardinal will recite a prayer and the choir chant the Miserere. Then passing around the exterior walls, which the cardi- nai will sprinkle with holy water, the pro- cession will enter the door again and pass up the center aisle to the altar, where the Litany of the Saints will be chanted. Dur- The New St. Paul's. ing the course of this chant the cardinal repeats the name of St. Paul, the patron saint of the church, three times, thus plac- ing the churcb formally under his protec- tion. The procession will then reform and march around the interior walls, which will aiso be sprinkled with holy water, com- pleting in this manner the ceremony of dedication The procession taking part in the cere- mony willbe headed by a score of red- gowned acolytes, carrying lighted tapers, with a cross bearer and the swinging cen- ser, followed by the priests of the diocese, including the chanters, who will be suc- ceeded by the deacon and subdeacon the mass, and Bishop A. A. Curtis of V mington, iBhsop Keane, Monsignor St rettl and their attendants and train ers; Archbishop Satolli, with his deaco: honor, and finally Cardinal Gibbons, at- tired in his scarlet robes, and carrying in his hands the jeweled crozier. After an interval of fifteen minutes, dur- ing which the clergy will prepare for m the same procession will again come from the sacristy, and this time lown the north side aisle, will up the center one Into the sanctu re Monsignor Satolli will celebrate solemn gh mass. He will be assisted in this oftice by Rev. Edmund Didier, chaplain of the Carm assistant; Rev. V. F. § séph’s Church, Washingt d R. Dyer of St nary. Baltimore, a: preaching of the sermo’ tis, and while not oth the celebration of the m will occupy a red throne on one side of the sanctuary and the archbishop a purple one on the other side. The ceremonies are to ing me M subdeacon, by Bishop Cur- y of the parish, and Rev. Mackin, pastor, Revs. Joseph A. Foley and Mark S. assistants. In the evening the serv e day will be concluded by vespers at 20, at which Rev. Dr. D. J. Stafford will liver the sermon. The cardinal and Bishop Curtis will ar- rive this evening and will be tife guests of Father Mackin. At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, a committee of the male mem- bers of the congregation will escort Mon- signor Satolli to the church. The New Charch, ‘Tha new structure has a frontage of seventy-five feet on 15th street and a depth of 150 feet on V street, with a parking cf seventeen feet on both streets. The base- ment walls are of Potomac bluestone, and the the walls above the basement, or grade level, are constructed of Maryl marble. The architecture of the chur what is known as English Gothic. 2 whole structure is covered with a slate roof with stone cornices, and copper gutters and rain pipes. Along the north and south edges of the roof runs a row of marble finials, carved in keeping with the “est of the structure. From the northwest and southwest corners rise towers of stone, twenty feet square, each attaining a height of 140 feet to the top of the crosses. For the present they are only built to the height of eighty-one fee! In addition to the main entrance on 15th street, there are two public entrances on the V street front, one through the tran- sept at the southeast corner, another through the tower at the southwest corner. This latter entrance is in the form of a vestibule, which is surmounted by a small cross and projects out on the V street side twelve feet, being ten fect in width. It is reached by a flight of some eight granite steps, under which is another flight lead- ~ down into the cellar. For the clerzy private entrance has been provided, open- ing into the sacristy at the northeast cor- ner of the edifice. As in the case of the vestibuled V street entrance, all are reach- ed by short flights of granite steps. The main entrance, on 15th street, is marked by a triple arch, surmounting which is a triangular pediment rising near- ly 15 feet to its apex. Each arch is sup- perted by twin columns, ornamented in Gothic scroll and carving, as are also the hood moldings over the front windows and various openings, and also the panels and single columns on each side of the en- trance. Over this main vestibule there is a hardsome stained-glass window, 16 feet in diameter. Above it a niche, 6 by 13 feet, contains an elaborately carved statue of the church's patron saint, St. Paul, and above this again rises the apex of the roof, 70 feet in height and surmounted by a massive stone cross, 10 feet by 10. The Interior. Inside the church, and a little above the roof of the vestibule, is the choir gallery, which is reached by a stairway in the bap- tistry. On either side of the large outer dcors is a niche, intended to be used as the resting places of statues of saints. The in- terior of the church consists of a lofty arched circular nave and side aisles, with @ sanctuary 32 by 26 feet, in which is lo- cated the main altar. Placed in semi- circular wings, 16 by 6 feet, are two small- er altars. ‘The height of the nave to the stucco work is 56 feet and the width 35 feet. The height of the side aisles is 31 feet. Along cither side of the clere story there are five windows, 5 by 51-2 feet, for the present filled with ribbed glass. “The side alsles or wings contain eleven Gothic windows, 5 by 14 feet, while surrounding the sanctuary and high above the main altar are the sashes of what will be seven specially designed windows, 12 by 41-2 feet, and which will furnish a softened light, thcugh now filled, as in the case of all the others, with plain ribbed glass. ‘Ten clustered Corinthian columrts of steel and covered with stucco, twenty-two inches in diameter, and resting on massive brick pedestals four feet square, suppert the roof, the ceiling of which is ribbed and or- namented in studjo work. Five aisles €ur- nish approaches av: te pews, the main or center one of which %p seven feet wide, the others tour feet _middz The church will have a comfortable seat- ing capacity of 1,15%0 Arrangements have been made to light 4he edifice with both eas and electricity, ibut for the present only the former Bs used. The interior fin- ish, including the pews, is of quartered oak, the pews having folding kneelers. The plans of the elifice were drawn by Phillip N. Dwyerzarehitect, who has also superintended the *work of construction. Mr. Owen Donnelly ‘bas had the contract for the building, with the exception of the pews, windows ard-heating apparatus. ‘The subcontractors are: Stone work, B. Hanri- han & Son; brick work,Christopher. Jarretts & Son; mill work,‘RHos. W. Smith; slating, Chas. Fanning, and stained glass, Tiffany & Co. L. S. Tindallvand W. W. Vaughn. The cost of the building, exclusive of pews, has been $85,000, but, -when fully completed, will run up in the neighborhood of a hun- dred thousand dollars. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I desire, through your friendly columns, to call the attention of the people of Wash- ington to the advantages offered by the Manassas Industrial School, now opened at Manassas Junction, on the Southern rail- way, one mile from the town of Manassas. ‘This school is for those of the colored race who are ambitious, but poor, arid desire the benefits of a thorough common school education, with skillful training jn indus- trial pursuits. It ts designed to be equally useful to the cities of Washington and Alexandria as to the Manassas Section, and we invite the inspection of those inter- ested in methods of industrial training and the practical help of all persons wanting to assist a worthy work. ‘This institution, when developed, will be @ scientitic farm-school, with well-equip- ped shops and comfortable home surround- ings. We have now 100 acres of land, with two buildings, finely and healthfully lo- cated on the most desirable site near Manassas, being in full view of the Bull Run mountains. ‘The public schools of Washington give both common school and industrial train- ing, but there are those parents, particular- ly among the poorer colored peeple, who would be glad to send their children away to a home school, where they would ‘be as well cared for out of school hours as in, and we specially invite their interest and attention to the Manassas school. More than that, we ask the. pastors of the col- cred churches, both of this city and Alex- andria, to visit the school and inform themselves upon its advantages, that they may speak of it reliably from personal in- vestigation, and render intelligent opinions when called upon for information by mem- bers of their congregations. Two of these &entlemen, Rev. Walter I. Brooks and Rev. William A. Creditt, have taken great interest in the work from the beginning, and any information sought of them will be gladly given. The terms are within easy reach—eight dollars a month for tuition and board, four of which are payable by the pupil in’ his own work, leaving but four dollars a month to be paid in money by the parent. The school is for the training of both sexes. ‘The Manassas school, now in its infancy, 18 in need of help. Being unsectarian, it has no denomination at its back to give steady support, or rush to the rescue in the hour of need. ‘The land and buildings are paid fcr, but the five regular teachers now in charge, who are?¥endering faithful and efficient services, atw'there simply on faith and prospects, neither asking nor receiving a salery until the'resources of the board justify ‘them in offering one. Where can @ more missionary spirit be found than among these highimtnded men and women imbued with so strong a spirit of helpful- ness and. seif-deniak. Dr. P, Clemen late of Washington, is in charge, being officially the vice principal, and carries out most effectually the: practical educational ideas of the principal, who has not yet assumed active duties. Mrs. Adaline ens is matron.and teacher of sewin, A. mens te her of drawing, 1 carpentering, Mr. Jc as instructor in draw ntering, and Miss. Mary s of cooking,, All th e teache sare nstructors. | in glish, math dd penmgnship. This school ha nd in gperation only eight mayor ¢ town of he already notices the im- provement i lation through (hi mest flatt of the c vod. infiuer ring testime 1 popu- ul attention of the board is now ed to the forming of an endowment for the payment of t and is this we invite the co-o; benevolent citizens of OO F stree » and will ks for the sch =. THOMPSOD JANE Gunton Temple Celebrati The chapel of the Gunton Temple Me- nm. moral P. lith and R streets northw ed to its fullest c ity the annual Christmas festival of the S' day school was held. The litue chapel tastefully decorated with palms and ever- and the drapings about tie plat- dded much to the attractiveness of the scene. Mr. George A. Prevost, superintendent of the Sunday school, conducted the exer and Mr. Edwin Gow, the precentor, f nished most exceilent music on the’ occa- sion. Instrumental music was furnished during the evening, with Miss Edith P. Hubbard at the piano. After an interest- ing story had been read by Mr. Prevost, entitled tra Good,” the pastor, Rev. G. atch, made a short address ‘to the children, The following selections were rendered by the Sunday school and congre- y school, corner t, Was crowd- evening, when gation: “Cheerily Chime,” “Rejoice and Be Joyful,” “Merry Christmas,” “Goud ‘Tidin: and closing with “Joy to the World,” from the school. The children ex- ssed their delight when Mr. Grant Leet, unta Claus, appeared on the piatform sleigh, and stributed pre: its and to the pupils and to the primary de- partment. He did not come alone, for while on his way he gathered a number of browries, who acted their part well, to the great deiight of the audience. The officers and teachers, at the close of the exercises, presented the pastor, Mr. G. B. Patch, with an elegant silver service, amid loud ap- plause. The success of this eniertainment for the children of the Sunday school and the pri- mary department is due to Mr. G. A. Pr: vest, Miss Zue Brockett and Miss Hlizabe Brown, the committee on arrangements. — St. John’s Celebration. Thursday, St. John’s day, was celebrated as the day for the Christmas service of the young people. of St. John’s Sunday school, and the church was beautifufly decorated with flowers and holly. In front of the altar stood a mammoth tree, which was che blaze of ‘ight, and on which hung countless dainty Christmas remembrances. At the conclusion, of the regular service Rev. Mr. Mackay ‘Smith delivered a suit- able ard interesting’ little talk to the chil- dren, after which a number of carols were sung, under the leadership of Mr. W, H. Daniels, the precentor. The children from St. Jchn’s Orphan Asylum were all present,- and at the close of the service each little one was handed a present from the tree, #0 that the occasion will long linger in their minds as one gf unalloyed happiness. Trinity First Reformed Church. Trinity First Reformed Church, 6th and N streets, was prettily decorated with holl- day greens and flowers, the occasion being the Christmas entertainment given for the children of the Sunday school. There was an interesting Mterary and musical pr gram, in which the young scholars took part, and afterward the big Christmas tree was despoiled and presents of toys and candy were distributed with a generous hand. ee Douglas Memorial Entertainment. Douglas Memorial Church was brilliantly lighted and tastefully decorated last night, the occasion being the primary depart- ment’s Christmas treat. The Ittle folks sang aad recited splendidly, doing great credit to the committee, which consisted of Mrs. Cavis, Mrs. Pike, Miss Maud Clarik- son and Miss May Freet. For Sale 2nd Partition. “A’ bill in equity has been filed by Rosa against Clara and Walter Stutz, grand- children of the late Anton Heitmuller, for the sale and partition of certain real estate left them by their grandparent. A VETERANS’ REUNION Annual Banquet of theUnion Soldiers’ Alliance Last Night. ONE BUNDRED AND THEIR GUESTS Patriotic Toasts and Many Eloquent Responses Made. LIST OF THE MEMBERS _——— The Union Soldiers’ Alliance held its sixteenth annual reunion and banquet at the Kpbitt House last night. Nearly all of the 100 members were present, and there were several prominent guests, among whom were Representative Russell of Con- necticut, Col. James R. O’Beirne, Lieut. Lucien Young of the United States navy and Mr. Frank H. Thomas, chief clerk of the Post Oftice Department. The menu was all that could ve desired, and with the ar- rival of the coffee and cigars the following officers for the ensuing year were installed: President, Dr. Frank T. Howe; first vice president, John S, Stodder; second vice president, Andrew J. Huntoon; third vice president, John J. Harrower; secretary, Jchn L. Heupel; assistant secretary, John R. Collette; treasurer, Samuel C. Lovejoy; proctor, Edward H. Klemroth. Toasts and Responses. On assuming the chair Dr. Howe made a few brief remarks thanking the society for the honor conferred and referring to one or two incidents of the war. He then acted as toast master and introduced the speakers, making a pleasant mention as each one was called up. The toasts and responses were as follows: “The President of the United States,” W. H. Doolittle; “Our Capital,” August Donath; “The Union Soldiers’ Alliance,” Major George E. Cot son; “The Volunteers,” Gen. 8. S. Burdet! “Woman,” Capt. A. S. Taber; “Our Dead, drank standing and in silence; “Our Com- rades Living,” Capt. A. Hart; “Kindred Organizations,” was to have been respond- ed to by.Col. Chas. P. Lincoln, but in his absence his place was taken by Col. James R. O'Beiryiy, who made an extremely elo- quent address, which aroused the greatest enthusiasm among the members. Besiges these regular toasts, Representative Russell made @ stirring speech, taking for his text the subject of patriotism and showing how ht to the rising generation by ons of ex-Union soldiers. Lieut. n Young also made some extremely patriotic remarks, and Mr. Frank H. Thomas, in a brief address, said that, al- though he was tuo young to be a partici- pant in the war, he inherited from his father, who was @ gallant soldier in a New York YTegiment, all the patriotism which cculd possibly be felt even by those around him, and he felt it an honor to participate in an occasion like this, surrounded as he was by men all of whom had periled their lives in defense of their country and of the national fle A thrilling incident of the evening was the presentation of the national colo} which were saluted by every one present, when they were brought in by an appropri- ate guard, and in a most impressive man- ner. Mr. George H. Lillibridge sang several ehlivened the evening by a program of choice selections, Maj. Corson on the Alliance. The most interesting response to the members of the alliance was that made by | Major Corson, who in the course of his re- marks thus spoke of the organization: appropriate songs, and Shroeder’s orchestra | To the individual soldiers of all ranks who survived that great conflict, ove of the | important, and in many s most pleas- ing, in some respects gr sults which grew out of it wa: of themselves together in fi ties r their return from the ¢ nd the prison pen, their blood and in upon the land the 1 dis » societies was the which only those who wore were eligible. 1 followed U | Army of the >, into wh | every soldie welcomed, re rank, Who was 2 good man 4 who could > from the ar tion -and is est body of civ ever seen, Other with like purpose h all are formed, 1 the bread and b and 2 bang rnal soc! the the greatest the world tons wutiful plan of founded on pringjple alty, loyalty to the | loyalty to the flag beneath whose folds | y turned back the tide of rebellion, and | y to their comp, tie- | i, the camp and t Unique and singula organizations of the sur war is this delightful organization of ours, “The Union Scldiers’ Ail ” the mem- Lers of which, in conformity with an an- nual custom, have come together here to- t to look into each other's faci grasp each other's hands in greeting, and to pledge to each other in cur libations our undying friendship and our loyal devotion to our country and its beautiful symbol, “Old Glory.” I have said that our o unique and singular, and these many vs of our late nization is uch it is in sev- eral yects. Our number, unlike that of any of our conten organizations, is limited to one hundred—one hundied gal- lant men gathered here from every por- tien of our great country; men represent- arm of the service and every army that marched to thi sie of the Union, and yet hardly an of them ever served in the same regiment; men who breathed the deadly miasma In Chickahominy Swamp and won UM under McClellan; who seated sights of Lookout mountain with Hook who were with Thomas at Nashville, y Meade at Gettysburg, and with Sh in the Valley; who marched to the sea with Sherman, and who were with Grant, the invincible, at Donaldson, the Wilderness, Spottsylvanla, and Appomattox. One Hundred Men. One hundred men wearing the laurels of victory, gathered here at the capital of the nation they so gallantly served, and triumphantly saved; men who, when the ery of war went up through the land, rushed to arms in defense of liberty and Union, and who, when the rebellion was crushed, laid aside their muskets and their swords ‘and resumed the peaceful imp! ments of their civil vocations and who now grace ard adorn every honorable profes- sion, and who labor in their several fields of duty with that same patriotic devotion to country and to comrade that inspired and animated them in war. One hundred old soldiers, whose expan.Ji: brows and frosted beards procla their suns have passed the meridian and are going down the western slcpe, bound together by a common desire and for a common purpose to perpetuate the mem- ories of their scldier days and to cement more firmly that comradeship born of like dangers shared and defeats suffered, as well as of bright hopes realized and ‘vic- tories won. We are one hundred today, tomorrow our ranks may be broken, for we fafl out one by cne, and although another steps in and closes the little gp made by that ene- my against which artaiies even cannot pr vail, still our going is not unheeded, for no sooner do the sad tidings reach us that one of our number has crossed over joined the many hundreds on the other shore, than by @ Wise and charitable pro- vision In our law kind hands minister to the wants of the dear ones of our fallen comrade, and we see that he receives a soldier's burial, shrouded in that flag he loved and fought for. Members of the Alllance. The members of the alliance in the order of seniority are as follows: John L. Heu- pel, muel C. Lovejoy, Wm. P. Seville (president, 1879, Newton M. Brooks (pres- ident, Harrison Dingman (president, 1881-1882), James M. Edgar, A. F. McMillan (president, 1891), Wm. A. Olmsted, Chas. C. Royce (president, 1885), John Gilmore, James Coleman, Abraham Hart (president, 1890), Zach. E. Thomas, Bobert G. Cun- ningham, Edgar H. Klemroth, Robert 8. Lytle, Wm. Howard Mills, Frank B. Miller, Henry B. Bennett, Benjamin Engel, Frank bat- | | any rate, they used to. | gentlemen joined the ls | “Sha’n’ Has the largest sale of world. The reason for Shipped in Train Loads. _ ban eves ker a any Cereal Food ‘in the it-is in every. spoontul ! T. Howe, Wm. B. Morgan, Samuel M. Bar- rows, Charles H. Brown, Wm. Blasland, Wm. Gibson (president, 1888), Chas. D. A. Loeftier, John G. Macgregor, Charles E. Coon, Martin Hoyberger, Wm. G. Moore, Henry C. Rogers, Charles King, Delavan W. Harrington, Robert H. Morton, George A. Bartlett (president, 188%, Samuel 8. Burdett (president, 1586), Simeon H. Mer- rill, Thomas M. Steep, Almyne H. G. Rich- ardson, Augustus S. Worthington, S. Wil- lard Saxton, George H. French, Charles T. Gardner, Wm. H. Webster, Lewis K: Brown, Orange 8. Firmin, Fréd. W. Mitch- ell. Henry Sherwood, Richard M. Goundie, Bernard T. Janney, Geo. U. Rose, Wm Howard Gibson, Wm. J. Johnston, Joseph H. Twitchell, Frank A. Butts, Frank H. Sprague, Charles Lowell, Edward R. Camp- bell, Chas. E. Hartung, Albert W. Roome, Andrew T. Huntington, John Cameron, Adolph Berger, James L. Davenport, Samuel A. Lewis, Elnathan Meade, John 8. Stodder, Alva 8. Taber, John K, Collette, Charles P. Lincoln, Henry A. Robbins, John M. Young, Levi P. Wright, Albion B. Jameson, James B. Carter, Frank P. Gross, Joseph O. Manson, Octavius L. Pruden, William Hebrew, George H. Lille- bridge, V illis B. Pomeroy, andrew J. Hun- toon, John J. Harrower, George E. Cor- son, Joab N. Patterson, Sherman A. John- son, Albert F. Brooks, Fred Brackett, Sam- uel C. Mills, August Donath, Willie H. Doolittle, William Irving, Henry Cas-y, La Fayette Knapp, Howard L. Prince, James | H. Bradford, Joseph W. Kirkley, Wm. H. Partridge. The committee of arrangements under whose charge the details of the reunion were placed consisted of George H. Lille- bridge, chairman; Samuel C. Mills, Ho Prince, Adolph Berger, Albert Octavius L. Pruden, John Cam ron, Wiliiam Gibson, Thomas M. Steep. SKIRT DANCING IN SOCIETY. A Scene in an English Country House Deseribed, London Correspondent San Francisco Argonaut. Time was, and not so very long ago elther, when the usual evening's, amuse- ment at an English country house consist- | ed of music. Now “music,” in the British acceptation of the term, especially as it is employed at a country house, when there is a house party in residence, has a mean- ing of its own. It does not really mean music in its true sense as a science of harmonic sounds. Generally neither science nor ony cuts any fig- ure or has any place. Every Englishman and Englishwoman plays or sings—gener- ally both, At all events, those who com- monly form the house parties at country houses during the winter do. play—chiefly the fiddie or ‘cello in these days—but all of them sing. It does not in the least signify whether they have any Voice or not, they sing, all the same. As soon as the lies In the drawing rocm afler dinner almost irmediateiy the lady of the house was heard to remark: we have some music F do to no one in e who ple 3 addre every 6 personal requ: ne who has ed at an English house what follows whe ly of the house Oh, the banging and fumbling oforte, the ser gs and gra violins, and th. vocal sounds! But, as 1 this ainly, when I n with the othe night of my varied series cf is what used to b ume into the di men after dinr fold Park, I ion of t flvst thought it I time-honore some music?” & » have som for e was the standing ope one was wont to hear. ed about five rine Sha'n't not a bit of it. m it is true, ard pianoforte nd but not the sort of music We had been seat- and £ was beginning be we were to be iet off, when I heard Torrington say: “Now, Lady Mar. garet, won't you show us one of your ty dance: It took me a few seco! comprehend what was intended; but I heard Lady Marj with pleasure, if some on me,” as she arose and waiki of the large room, and there sto it suddenly dawned upon me that we were to be treated to a skirt Indeed, a young lady, to whom I h on talking at the moment, exclaime: wfully jolly! nswered I had not. you have @ treat in store thet is the daughter of one of the oldest ently im the peerage. A hand- seme girl, tall Sid straight, with a perfect figure and so(Uy rounded ‘arms and bust. In short, the sor{ of looking girl you would think a’ sculptor might well choose for a model. She could net have been over twe iy. and innocence 1 to slumber in the pure depths of her dark violet When I looked aeuin another youn had seatea herself at the gun to play. The opening soft, dreamy sort of faint. eady Lady Marge am to dance. So slowiy, however, as if with a sort of sliding, = motion that you could not discover the point even of a foot beneath her long black silk skirt, which reached to the floor in hind ia a train, Gradually her movements quickered, as the musi her body swayed gently from side © arms in gre ul motion describing varied lines of be: in tuneful measure withal. First mt and trai her finger tips met above her and then dropped to her sides, where they deftly gathered her skirts upward, dis- Jaying her email ps ard black silk stockings just above the in- step. Then the frill of a Ince-bordered pet- ticoat came into view. This in turn was gradually, almost imperceptibly, raised, to give freer play to her lower limbs, wh were now indulzing in a series of little pointed kicks. .All the time the girl was dancing a sort of sliding waltz step-when she was not Kicking. Her pace quickened each second, the kicks became more fre- quent and higher from the floor. By this time the front of her lifted half-way to her breadths still trailing behind and ma a white background for the black silk hosiery, whose every movement was thas dep’ higher stole the petticoat in front, black legs gyrated and kicked and pi ted, while the people h ent-leather pit ted in striking relief. An inch or two the coming ne kick, quick as the li must have topped fl dicular, and left a dim { lines of descending dr » which as quickly became horizontal again. In an instant the vision was gone, music had stopped, and Lady Marg: her skirts again dropped to their wor position, was courtesyi ments to the applause which greeted her on all sides. “Bravo! Capital!” “Awfully — jo! ed the men, with an occasional mn upw: flash, which rpen= pression of two their hands. “How very clever of you, my 4 croaked an old lady as Lady Mary came toward her. “You're a3 good as 7 one or El Cerito, and I’ve seen both, I tell you.” “Thanks, awfully,” panted Lady Marga- ret. “M Verdier, my teacher, says I'm not had.’ , my dcar? Why, :t’s quite wonder- speaking, | Most of them | At! Have you ever seen | while the women smiled and clepped \ ful how you manage.with all. those petti- coats. Tagfione and Cerito, you know, didn’t have any.” “How vei shocki x iteretee Ty ponagees exclaimed Lady I confess to having felt a good deal of disgust for thir old lady at first; but it was plain that she was only indulging in a bit of quiet sarcasm. * After that there were two more skirt dances by two other girls But, while the display of limbs anc. underclothing (which latter appears to be chief point of these dances) was quite as ample, they fell rather flat after Lady Margaret. “Yes, both my girls dance,” the mother of one of these other young ladies sald to py a hen you reajly approve of it?” I asked. “Why not? It won't do to be over partic- ular in these days. Girls have to go with the times if ther vant to marry.” THE CONFIDENTIAL PAPER. The Briton Co ins, Praises and Seulds in His Dally Paper. From the Form, : The newspaper is a member of the family in England, and regularly comes to break- fest with the other members. The London | Times is a kind of oldest son among news- papers, ard Punch, the jolly bachelor un- cle, who makes occasional visits. English- men take their newspapers into their con- fidence and have a half way of writing to them on. all sorts of subjects. If an Englishman rows down the Thames and stops for luncheon at an inn and is over- charged he writes to his newspaper, just as a little boy runs in to complain to his mamma of the rough treatment of his playmates, and later on this first letter ts followed by others, in which the compara- tive merits and cost of light lunckeous on the covtinent, in Seringapatam, in Kam- chatka, and everywhere else where En- glishmen have eaten and drunk—and where have they not done these?—is discussed |au fond. If horses stumble and fall in Rotten Row, there are letters cn the sub: | ject which go into the matter of road | building, modern horsemanship and the | like, with quotations from Virgil and anec- | dotes of accidents that happened half a century ago. Of late there have been many letters concerning the lynching of negroes | in our southern states, and here again John Bull, with his ponderous: disregard of the fact that he knows nothing at first hand, delivers himself naively, as usu: of his superficial omniscience. Not only | the more serious weekly, but also the dafly newspapers give one the impression that they feel themselves to some extent re- sponsible for the contemporary auditing of the accounts of the day of judgment. On the other hand, the better class of | English newspapers do not indulge in rash ‘tions, basty. generallaations, -uncer- at probable future happenings, ly exploitation of the personal otorious nobodies.” And one be permitted to say diffidently that perhaps this is preferable. If Mr. Bal- for example, were to go abroad for a holiday it would be considered vuigar e his doings and dinings, and y brutal and boorish to ‘write jars of the dress and behavior of sister, or his wife, ff he had one. Tha ce of fair play of a nation of sports- n does not permit an editer to torment even his enemy from behind a woman's petticoats, ting SEA HOUSE, « by Subscription and Filled With Relics, An influential committee has been formed in Engiand recently for the consideration of the project of purchasing Carlyle’s old house at Chelsea. It includes the names of the Marquis of Ripon, Lord Houghton, Lord Tennyson, Sir Gavan Duffy, Prof. Huxley, Archdeacon Farrar, Dr. Garnett, Pref, Masson, Lesile Stephen and Dr. Spence Watson, and an appeal has been is- sued for funds. About £4,000 will be re- | qulred, the price of the house being = When purchased the property will be vest- ed in trustees, and {t is intended that a graduatly accumulated, with a house being opened as a kind of muse Alexander Carlyle of Edinburgh (Car- niece) has offered to place in the house suiicient of the old furnishings to form a substantial nucleus for the collec- tion. Of the numbers that annually visit the house no record has been kept. Last year between six and seven hundred peo- ple visited the birthplace at Ecclefectan, and, considering the relative accessibility of the two places, It may be taken as cer= tain that the visitors to Chelsea would be numero LIKE A THIEF IN TRE HICHT, Consumption comes. 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