Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. =—— NOTICES. MeNEIL WILL HOLD A a THURSDAY EVEN. Hmited; pri- 1 SPECIAL LISM—MRS. E. We January 16, 1893. pan of the oan WASHIN nt of repairs to crossing the Tonsary 19 aod viga be closed Upe the river at that point upom these days, no Deing able to pass through the draw for that reason, Jule-st a excep. ‘To the > Mutual Fire In- 5 y ask your Washington in this amount recorded ara. Y peup FANT, ira) knockers Send for Seer 1kON FoR “COLONIAL tickets good to for the ined to be landed at t an opportunity the world. foot of JNO. Ee or THE LATE . GIVEN: 1 the wood end coal business ther, We wish to ask for the trade of his old customers. wood and coal will in all the standard of goods fur- wharf, by our In new firm Otlice, ‘known as Juno. T. 10th st. TARRY AUD) NIN THE C81 "PT ENJOY naw. fareer Tue filustrated pamphlet, en fIRE FOR AN 4 can be 14THI of a one cent din, who offered to ex- for old, is simply “not im it" our little GOR jatl-tid LY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., Lath st. i. Pri Fine Fook Telephone S20. OFFICE OF TI COMPANY OF The and Job Pri ance ¢ ny of the Dis! be helt o THIRD MONDAY of January 4505, the ant. at the otfice of the Fany, corer of Penusylvanin avenue and 9th Street northwest, By th feven ma compa @eeting. By the sixth article of the by-laws of the company tt Is provided: “At the annual” meet- of tne company che first business In order wing at 9 o'clock a.m, charter of the company the election of e, to conduct the affairs of the sjuired to be held at the above i be the appointment of a ehalrman, who duct the mecting and election, im ac- ice With the act of incorporation, between the hours of 9 o'clock a.m. and 6 o'clock p.m. Amount of premium notes beld by the COMPALY vee vee ne $2,425,835 00 aunt of cash on ‘ha: 4,262 31 urittes Real est 000 00 Office furnit 5u0 00 Losses u- e of the company about Jaauary 12 Instant. By order of the board of managers, fat-aist J. WESLEY BOT See. strrs Ma N 423 11TH ST. Are bard t. Made more of 8 season. _OWEN Is untiring in his efforts to please. Ja3-te The Man Who Dons a Custom-=llade Shirt Once will never put up with the shop ready-made article. 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CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE. fallin CHARLES M.D. a27-tt FACTION-RULEDCHINA|@°'G TO FIGHT ITIA BIG POUND PARTY Li Hung Chang’s Greatest Enemy Now in Control. DEATH FOR GENERALS AND ADMIRALS They Have Been Condemmed for Cowardice. THE EMPER R’S LATE EDICT VANCOUVER, B. C., January 17—The following advices from China have been re- ceived by the steamer Empress of Japan: ‘The situation is growing more compli- cated since the arrival of Viceroy Lui Kun Yih, Li Hung Chang's greatest enemy and head of the Hunan faction. The first evi- dence of Lui Kun Yih is the issuing of a decree condemning Admirais ‘ing and Kung and Lord Li to death, and all other ofiicers in command of divisions yet alive who showed cowardice before, after or uring the battle. By this sweeping decree, none of the generals or admirals escape. The decree states that as they are responsible for the necessary fall of Port Arthur, death must be their penalty. The board of punishment will publicly disgrace the commanders be- fore execution. The mandate overrides Li Hung Chang’s desperate attempt to “whitewash” every cowardly commander who deserted his post at the fall of Port Arthur. Officers have been sent after Admiral Kung, with instructions to bring him back alive or leave his dead body to the vultures. Kung will surely be taken. He is now hid- ing at Yang Chow. Kung Is a brother of the Chinese minister to England, ard up to a recent date, under Li Hung Chang, was a very powerful politician at court. Lui has selected Kung for his special re- verge, on account of his enmity to Li Hung Chang. Lord Li, another impeached admiral, 18 in hiding, and is in communication with Kung. Government spies have reported these facts to the authorities, so that his capture is certain. Admiral Ting is locked up with his fleet at Wei-Hai-Wel. It is sald if he heard of his fate he would cheat the executioner, as he is extremely proud and will not live to satisfy the hatred of his old rival Lul. An edict_issued a month ago by the em- peror of China to those within the palace Precinct has just come to light. During this time it has been jealously guarded from the public, as it was hoped and wish- ed that the young emperor, despairing and disccuraged, would change his mind and recall his utterances. The translation of this most extraordinary edict of any issued by the emperor during the war has been obtained. It was given out when Wing ‘Thung Tsao and Wen Thung Shihi memor- ialized the emperor, suggesting the .e- noval of the capital westward. The sub- stance of this proclamation Is as follows: “When we first took charge of the affairs of the empire it was our intention to intro- duce many reforms. Suddenly and unex- yectedly the Japanese have broken the eace, taken away our Corean dependency and taken possession of the borders of our empire. “We have sent our generals, upon whom we depended, with their armies, to punish the enemies of peace and drive them away, but we never intended to disturb the peace of the Japanese empire, and this all for- eign nations well know. “Little did we expect that our generals were incompetent, and, in many cases, un- trustworthy, and that soldiers were In- subordinate ‘and Ill-supplied with the arms adequate, and which large sums of money were appropriated by us to supply them with, and it is for these reasons that the Japanese have gained victory after victory and place after place, which causes here the greatest concern and makes our ances- tors restless in their honored graves. “All this aiftiction and trouble is because we are unworthy, and have employed unfit men. Li, however, the worst comes, and the enemy secure our sacred altars, then there remains nothing for us but to perish at the altar of our fathers, and be gath- ered home to them, fighting to the last, as they did before us, for our country and our honor. “When that time comes, may you rev- erently escort the empress dowager west- ward, and elect a worthy man 4o be your emperor; look after the sacred altars of oir ancestors, and wipe out their terrible disgrace.” —_—— VICTORY FOR STRIKERS. Cars Running Again on De Kalb Avenue, Brooklyn. BROOKLYN, N. Y., January 17.—The trolley cars on the De Kalb avenue line are all running on schedule time today. The agreement arrived at between the company and the strikers early today was a com- promise. The ccmpany conceded to the men that they should run one-third of their cars as “trippers,” and guaranteed that the men in charge of these cars would be paid $1.50 per day. They also agreed that the regular men should work only ten hours a day, and be paid for their “stand- ing time” at the end of their trips. In consideration of this the men agreed to work for $2 a day. The number of men on this line is about 400. ‘Che 5th avenue line of the Atlantic ave- nue road and the Court street and Flat- bush avenue lines of the Brooklyn Heights Company are running in a limited fashion. President Lewis of the Brooklyn Heights Company sent a message to police head- quarters today asking for a detail of offi- cers to assist him in opening up the Flat- bush avenue system and the Halsey street line. Superintendent of Police Campbell sent word back to President Lewis that he could not comply witb his request, as he had not a sufficient number of men, owing to the demands made for their pres- ence in other parts of the city. Practically the men of the De Kalb avenue line have won a victory, as the emy point on which they maintain any kind of a stand is the ten-hour working day rule. 3 ‘The opening up of this line ts a great help towards relieving the congested state of the city, and many Brooklynites, who have been walking long distances morning and sht, can now ride to the Brooklyn bridge. fhe condition of the Atlantic avenue and the Brcoklyn Heights Company re- mains about the same. ‘the former com- pany 1s operating about twelve cars with green men, and the latter company ts run- ning about one-third of its cars on the Flatbush avenue and Court street lines. Six thousand men are still out, and the two most powerful of the railroad corpora- tions remain obdurate. ‘he state board of arbitration is making every effort to terminate the strike in a compromise, and the men propose to submit to any fair ruling which the companies propose. * The strikers generally are behaving quietly. — Confederate Reunion at Houston. HOUSTON, Tex., January 17.—In compil- ance ‘vith the request of Gen. Campbell of the trans-Mississippi department and on suggestions by Gens. John B. Gordon and Fitzhugh Lee the date of the confederate reunion, which this year meets in this city, has been definitely fixed for May 2 eee In their gime at Toledo, Ohio, Jacob chaefer defeated Frank C. Ives’ at bil- mit, 500, and ____ SPECIAL NOTICES. Webb’s Headache Powders Are a new thing—yet almost everybody uses them already — the reason is obvious — try them. toc. at All Druggists. ai7-11d To-Kalon Cooking Sherry. It would surprise you to know how many gallons of To-Kalon Sherry are consumed monthly for cooking putposes — and especiaily for wine Jellies. Only 50c. quart. To=Kalon Wine Co.,614 14th "Phone 998. (#7 West Washington orders filled through, Manogue & Jones, S2d and M ate. nw. Jali Merchants Won't Olear Sidewalks Without Legal Decision. Basis of Their Claim—What the Com- missioners Say—The Old Law of the Corporation. Merchants who for years have occupied portions of "the sidewalk for the display of goods, as well as for the display of signs, will not comply with the recent order of the Commissioners until they have fought @ legal battle @™ the Volice Court. The validity of the law is to be attacked. Con- gress in giving the Commissioners power to make certain police regulations, it 1s sald, did not confer upon them power to repeal existing laws, and the recent regula- tion is regarded by the legal advisers of the merchants affected as a direct repeal of the act of the late corporation of Jan- uary, 1836. Under that act section 18 re- fers to the alleged obstructions in these words: : The Old Law. “It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to place or cause to be placed, or allow to remain, any goods, wares or mer- chandise, or any sign, box, barrel or other obstruction on either of the footways of eny street or avenue further than four feet from the building line, or on any of the open spaces, or on the pavements fronting or running through the same; or to place or allow to remain any horse- rack or horse-trough on any street or avenue, cr on any open spaces of the same, under a penalty of not less than one nor more than five dollars for each offense, and from cne to five dollars for every day the same may remain; provided that any person may set up a neatly prepared post, at such place as the commissioners of im- provements may direct, in front of his or her house for the purpose of fastening a horse; and that this section shall not ap- ply to any person in the immediate act of moving or removing merchandise or any- thing In the way of thelr trade or busi- ness, or for the use of their families; nor to flour, spirituous liquors, or such other articles as are to be inspected or gauged under the laws of this corporation; nor to the sale of goods, wares or merchandise exposed by auctioneers in front of their places of business on the day of public sale; such goods, wares and merchandise, however, to be so arranged as to leave e@ free passage of one-half the pavement at least, and two-thirds of the carriage way; and all such goods to be removed within two hours after such sale.” Going to Fight. This act, according to affected persons, shows the merchants to have been per- mitted the use of four feet for the display of goods, while under the recent regula- tion cf the Commissioners the use of any part of the sidewalk is prohibited, and swinging signs must be eight feet above the sidewalk and must project not more than forty-two inches beyond the building line. ‘The pelice have notifled almost every dealer of alleged violations, but the mer- chants have not displayed any willingness to comply with the terms of the order, and today Prosecuting Attorney Pugh made a start, issuing warrants against the alleged offenders. About sixty war- rants were issued today for saloon keepers, barbers, Chinese laundrymen and others for alleged vivlation of the provision against swinging signs. Most of these warrants were sent out for service this afternoon, and the cases may reach court tomorrow. Commissioners Discuss It. The Commissioners devoted a large part of the day to discussing the recent orders regarding obstructions to the sidewalks of the city. It will be recalled that the board recently called the attention of the police to the law governing obstructions in the street and directed a strict compliance therewith. One of the Commissioners said to a Star reporter today: “All the Commissioners have done is to direct the police to carry out the law, and remove from the side- walks of the city all obstructions placed there contrary to law, They are not wag- ing war against bootblacks nor against any one, fur that matter; they simply had to refuse a permit to a bootbiack and did not think that it would be fair to discriminate against him, and so made their order gen- eral.” et GRAND JURY CASES. Three of Them Come Up in Court This Morning. George, alias “‘Skeeter’ Johnson, the young colored man who cut and painfully injured Patrick Costello in South Washing- ton on the 25th of November, as published in The Star at the time, was tried in the Police Court today on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Judge Miller held him for the action of ihe grand jury, and he was committed in default of $3uU security. There was also a grand jury charge against a colored man named Sandy Lewis. The charge against him was mayhem, it being charged that he threw a brick at a colored woman named Lillie Gray and fut out her left eye. Lillie lives at 239 ‘Brown's court, and the affair happened not far from her home. Sandy was committed for the action of the grand jury, and bond was fixed at $1,000. There wes still another grand jury case heard, the defendant being a colored boy named Walter Robinson. It was charged that he snatched from Miss Lina Bains of 410 Spruce street a pocket book con- taining $2.50. He was held in $500 security for the grand jury. —————__ Ella is Hard to Keep. Ella Lewis, a sixteen-year-old colored girl, who was sentenced to the reform school a few weeks ago, has given the school officials more trouble than any other girl committed there. Although so young Ella was soon to become a mother, and for various reasons it was deemed unwise to keep her there. Then, too, there are not the proper hospital facilities at the school, and in order that the girl might get good treatment she was sent to Columbia Hos- pital. This did not satisfy her and her conduct was so bad that the hospital au- thorities refused to keep her and she was then sent to the Washington Asylum, Her little sister was there, and she helped Ella to escape through the bath room window. Ella did not return to the home of her parents, but went to a house in O street alley, and there she was found by Officer Barry of the reform schcol. Sunday morning she was sent back to the hospital, but that evening she again es- caped. Monday Officer Barry found her in a house near 4th and O streets, where she was secreted in a closet. She was returned to the reform school. —__—_ Mrs. Annie Childs Whitney, a niece of the late George W. Childs of Philadelphia, has been divorced at Oklahoma City for neglect and abandonment, from Carlos W.Whitney, a scion of New York. Castoria For Infants and Children. , CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and over comes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea and Feverlshness. ‘Thus the child ts rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL. CAS- TORIA contains no morphine or other narcotic property. “CASTORIA 1s so well adapted to children that I recomme id it as superior to any prescription known to me.”” H. A. ARCHER, M.D., 111 So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. ¥. “For several years I have recommended ‘Casto- ria,’ and,shall always continue to do so, as it has favariably produced beneficial results. EDWIN F. PARDEE, M.D., 125th st. and 7th ave., New York city. To Be Held for tha Relief of the Poor Tomorrow. TP PROMISES 10 RE\A GREAT SUCCESS Charitable People of the City Are Hard at: Work. THE NEED IS GREAT The great pound party given by the peo- ple of Washington for the poor of the city will take place tomorrow hetween the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., rain or shine, and promises to be a tremendous success. Everybody in Washington, regardless of circumstances, is invited to bring or send at least a pound of provisions and grocer- jes to the office of The Evening Star to- morrow. While it is desirable that so far as pos- sible the contributions should be sent to The Star office, yet, for the benefit of those who might find it inconvenient to come down town, headquarters have been estab- lished in different sections of the city, where pounds will be received ard cared for until they accumulate in quantities suf- ficient to warrant transportation to the main depot. The whole affair has been gotten up on less than two days’ notice, but there is no reason to believe that the pound party would be a greater success if it had had a week’s or a month’s ad- vertising in advance. Universal Interest Excited. A most encouraging feature in connec- tion with the work is the universal interest which this plan for raising supplies has attracted. In thousands of homes in this city last evening the announcement, pub- lished in The Star was read, and few, in- deed, were the people who felt that they could not give at least one pound for the assistance of their needy fellow men. On all sides were heard today words of ap- proval and encouragement for the pound party, and, judging by the remarks made, it is certain thut the contributions will run up into the thousands of pounds. That is the great beauty and advantage of such a plan of giving as this. Every one may participate in it and even people who are poor themselves can give at least a pound to relieve the wants of others who are in still more needy circumstances. The poor man can give a pound, the rich man can give his hundreds of pounds by the bag or barrel, if he sees fit. It is with- in the reach of all, and if only a fraction of the population of Washington do their share in the work the central relief com- mittee will start out with an jmmense sup- ply of provisions on hand. One of the big rooms on tho llth street side of The Star buildings has been selected as the receiv- ing point for donations, and this will be opened from 8 in the, morning until 8 in the evening, or as long as contributions continues to pour jn. jn addition to this there will be headquarters in Georgetown, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill and Brookland. ae Branch “Pound” Stations. In Georgetown the place for sending do- nations is the seventh precinct police sta- tion. f The Capitol Hill station is the big corner store building under the handsome new hall of Naval Lodge, No. 4, F. A. A. M., at the northwest corner of 4th street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The Brookiand station will be in the drug store of Morgan & Paimter, and residents of that suburb and the immediate vicinity may find it convenient to send their pounds there. 5 ‘The northeast scetion of town Is thickly populated and fuil of charitably disposed people. Many of these are employed in the government printing office and other insti- tutions in the nefghborhood, who might find it inconveniant to make the journey to The Star office to carry a pound of provi- sions, For these, a headquarters has been establishéd in the dry goods store of Phelps & Company, corper of 10th and H streets northeast. At each of these branch stations there will be a men who will be charged with the work of receiving pounds and caring for them until they collect by the wagon load, when they will be removed to one central point by the Merchants’ Parcel Delivery Company. School Children at Work. A great interest has been taken in the pound party by the school children of the city, and they are making preparations by the thousand to bring their little to help swell the great collection of provisions which is confidently looked for. That is the secret of the success of such a scheme as this. One pound does not go far in re- leving the distress among the poor of a great city, but when thousands of peoplo ccmbine and give at the same time, the re- sult is invariably a surprise. Many of the larger stores and business houses of the city have already taken up collections to- day for the purpese of buying pounds in bulk to send to the pound party tomorrow. Grocers and provision dealers, generaily, have also expressed the greatest sympathy in the work, and are doing up packages to send tomorrow. ‘A prominent government official who was consulted by a Star reporter with reference to some necessary details of the pound party said that ho was certain that It would be one of the greatest affairs of the sort ever known in this city. “The Star has always shown the deepest interest in the public welfare of Washington, and now that it has started this popular contribu- tion for the relief cf the poor, I am sure that the people will respond most generous- ly. I should be greatly disappointed If the contributtors do not amount to five tons, and I should not be at all surprised if it should go to a hundred thousand pounds. Why do I place the figures so high? Be- cause I think very few people will fail to give, and I think that every man who can afford it, should, and will, give considerably more than a single pound. I know I shouldn’t think of sending less than fifteen or twenty myself. You just wait and see. I do not think the people of Washington will read a call like this in The Star and not heed it.’”” Pounds Already Received. That he was right in saying that the ‘pounds would net be slow in coming in was proved beyond a doubt, fer although the party does not actually begin until tomor- row, yet rearly five hundred pounds had been sent to The. Star office before 10 o'clock this morning. Before the compli- cated machinery necessary to getting out a big daily paper was started packages of groceries and provisions tied up in brown aper began to pour in. POno of the earliest callers at the business office was a prominent 7th street merchant, who sald that he had some things he wanted to send down right away. A move- ment was put on foot among the clerks in his store yesterday afternoon immediately after ‘he Star was out, and although no one was asked to~give unless he really wanted to, over 150;pouads was raised in a few minutes. He himself had ordered 150 pounds sent to the office, and he said that his mother had gone to market for the purpose of buying 160 pounds more. That 1s the wholesale way of doing it. It is the thousands of small donations, however, that make up the great sum total, and the man, woman or child who brings a single pound, be it flour, oatmeal, Tice, coffee, tea or what not, will be as welcome as the man who sends a barrel cr a wagon load. it will be a great occa- sicn, and the people of Washington will all have a chance to participate in what prom- ises to be a remarkable affair. Come early, ecme often, only let every one who comes bring a pound every time. Tons of Provisions Wanted. The Evening Star building is the place. All day long Friday, January 18, is the time, and tons of provisions is what is wanted. ‘The suggestion is made, and it is a good one, that so far as possible donations should not be of a perishable nature. It is expected that so much will be received that it will last the central relief committee for some time in their work, and goods that will not spoil in the Keeping are most to be desired. Let everybody take a hand in the work and make ‘fhe Evening Star Pound Party something to be remembered for years. Everybody who can is expected to give. For the accommodation of people in the north and northwest sections of the city and to still further facilitate the collection of contributions, The Star has made ar- rangements for two more headquarters where pounds may be sent. Eppley’s drug store, corner of 14th and Stoughton streets, will receive pounds and care for them until they are sent to gen- eral headquarters. Beall’s drug store, 1525 Connecticut avenue, has also offered to be a repository for contributions. As a result people living in Mount Pleasant or along the heights will not be compelled to dis- commode themselves in order to do a char- itable act. Some Generous People. The Star mail today contained a large number of letters referring directly to the pound party, which is to be held tomorrow. Scme of these contain suggestions as to how the good results of the pound party might be still further enhanced. Others contained offers of practical assistance. One such came from Mrs. Joseph Auerbach, who writes: “As a contribution to your pound party, I send you herewith my check for $100 for the benefit of the charity fund.” 2 William J. Boyd of Boyd’s Express has contributed to the pound party his seryices and the use of a horse and wagon for the day for the purpose of receiving and dis- tributing contributions of provisions and clothing. One writer suggests that it would be a good plan in facilitating the transmission of the “pound charity” for all grocery and provision stcres to display tomorrow pla- cards stating their willingness to convey the contributions which their customers may wish to give to the office of The Even- ing Star, Another excellent suggestion, which it is hoped will be acted upon as far as possible, is that each package sent as a contribution to the pound party be labeled with the name of its contents. This will save a great deal of time and labor in untying bags end bundles and wrapping them up again, and will materially help in the work of assortment and distribution of the thou- sands of pounds expected. Some days ago the children of Soldiers’ Home public school were told by their teachers of the want of many other little children in the District of Columbia ahd were asked to sdve the pennies which were allowed them for candy and other childish expenditures. As a_ result Miss H. &. King, the principal of the school, has forwarded to The Star for the fund for general relief $1, which resulted from these. contributions. : A prominent member of the Young Peo- ple’s Society of Christian Endeavor has written to The Star suggesting to the District officers of the union that at the mass meeting which will be held tomor- row night to inaugurate the third annual convention of the society a special col- lection be taken up for charity pur- poses. lt is expected that thousands of persons will be present, and as this will be in strict line with Christian Endeavor work it is thought that a handsome amount could be raised in this manner. The Epworth League of the District has also taken the matter of charity collec- tions in hand, and at the next mass meet- ing, which will be held at Waugh M. E. Church, it is intended to raise a goodly sum for the relief of the poor. The Great Continuous Concert. Plans for the great continuous concert, which is to be held at. Metzerott Hall on Saturday, from 2 o'clock in the afterncon until a late hour, are being rapidly pushed forwaid to completion, and there is every prospect that the entertainment will be one of the most enjoyable and successful that has ever been held in this city. The com- mittee having charge of thg entertainment have received a number of additional ac- ceptances from amateurs and professionals who were invited to take part in the per- formance. Mr. idgar W. Nye, who might almost now be called a resident of Wash- ington, but who is better known by the name of Bill Nye, has written to the com- mittee, promising to take part in the enter- tainment—provided the police and the health department interpose no objections. He Is of the opinion that poverty is a good thing—to get rid of—and that if his serv- ices will help get rid of any he will only be too glad to assist. He will make “a. few disjointed remarks” at precisely 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. He will not en- deavor to rival the long-windedness of the speakers who talk in the Capitol, but he will entertain the audience with a few Teminiscences and arecdotes which have not outlived their usefulness. He will only appear once, but that once will be weil worth the price of admission. Mr. Nye will be one of the star attrac- tions of the performance—one of them, for there will not be any other kind. There will be only one price of admission—50 cents—for the entire performance, and if a person wants to come in out of the cold, he is at liberty to enjoy the first number on the program at 2 o'clock and stay until the show ts over. Among others who have accepted the invitation to take part in the charity concert, in addition to those al- ready mentioned in The Star, are Messrs. David C. Bangs, Aaron Stern and the Phil- harmonic Quartet. Miss Mary V. Walsh, emotional tableaux; Prof. Montgomery and pupils in dances: H. G. Meel, song; E. Stein, recitation; F. T. Hayes, ballad; Lottie L. Ray, recitation: T. Williams-Pearman, song; Anita Hendrie, recitation; Master Will Newton, song; Missie Lottie Hutchins, skirt dance; Miss Constance Harworth, whistling selection. The Philharmonic Club Tonight. In a certain sense, the great concert for charity may be said to commence this evening, for at Metzerott Hall the Phil- harmonic Club is to give one of its ever- popular concerts, and all the proceeds over and above the actual expenses are to be turned over to the general fund fer the re- lief of the poor. United Hebrew Charities. The United Hebrew Charities*held a joint meeting last evening, with the representa- tives of the different Jewish organizations, and completed all arrangements for their annual ball, to be held on the evening of ‘Thursday, January 24, at the National Rifles’ Hall. Mr. 1. L. Blout, the president of the Hebrew Charities, was in the chair; Mr. Lee Stargarter, secretary. This affair is always the social event in Jewish circies, and as the entire proceeds go to charity big results are locked forward to. Hereto- fore each year’s ball has always netted a larger sum than the year before, and as there 1s so much want and destitution this year the committee is exerting every ef- fort to make this the banner year. The chairman appointed the following commit- tees: Executive—Mr. J. L, Blout and mem- bers of the Washington Hebrew Charities. Master of ceremonies, Mr. J. A. Goldstein. Floor committee in charge of Mr. Simon Lyon and ten assistants. Reception com- mittee—Mr, lsaas Gans and fourteen as- sistants. ‘The decoration, music and supper committees were also appointed. ‘The Hebrew Charity Association has done much to alleviate want in the past few years, not only to its own, but to others outside of their religion. It is one of the best-managed associations extant. Every case is carefully investigated, and when want is proven is immediately as- sisted, and not sparingly either. They al- ways look to the ball fund for a handsome sum, and as the committee are all workers they expect encouraging results. Committee on Distribution. A meeting of the committge on diStribu- tion of the Citizens’ Relief Association wiil be held at the depot in the Central Union Mission, at 624 Louisiana avenue, on Fri- day afternoon at 4 o’clock. At this meet- ing the representatives from all the asso- ciations that are to act as agents for the committee are requested to be present. All -charitable organizations that desire to act as agents in the distribution of tunds and supplies are requested to send a represen- tative to this raeeting to present their claims for recognition. ‘The East Washington Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club have decided to tender a benefit to the poor of East Washington at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 8th street southeast, Wednesday, February 20th, 1895, at 8 p.m., for which occasion some of Washington's Lest talent have volurteered their services. ‘A spendid program has been arranged. The music will be furnished by the Repetti Brothers’ Orchestra. ,The committee in charge anticipate a large crowd, as it is for a charitable cause. Cases Relieved Today. The offices of both the Central Union Mission and the Associated Charities were flooded today with applicants for relief. ‘There was a perfect congestion in the halls and waiting rooms of the mission building, and, notwithstanding the fact that there was a large force of assistants engaged upon the work of relief, it was quite im- rossible even to attend to the first wants of all who came. Many were relieved, and a big hole was made in the supply of fuel and provisions that the mission people had on hand. It was necessary to replenish ADVERTISEMENTS. COAL AND WOOD... COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. DEATHS .. -- DENTISTRY . EDUCATIONAL . EXCURSIONS FINANCIAL FOR EXCHANGE. FOR BENT (Flats). FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (Miscellaneous). FOR RENT (Offices) FOK RENT (Rooms) FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE (Bicycles). FOR SALE (Houses). FOR SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (Miscellaneous). ARR AAU ATOKA ARORA EATER RR ROOT LOST AND FOUND MANICURE .. + MANICURE AND HAIRDRESSING. MEDICAL . MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN. RSONAL, PIANOS AND ORGA: POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROPOSALS . RAILROADS . SPECIAL NOTICES. STEAM CARPET STORAGE SUBURBA! INDERTAKERS WANTED (Help). WANTED (Miscellaneous) WANTED (Rooms). WANTED (Situations) WINTER RESORTS. these every once in a while, but it is a lit- eral fact that there were more poor peuple asking aid today than on any day since winter set in. The men and women who are engaged in the work of distributing relief to the needy are more than hopeful of the results of The Star’s pound party tomorrow. Among the cases which were relicved to- day were two which were particularly dis- tressing. The first of these was a widow, who lives on Wylie street. She has four children, and their condition is one of the utmost destitution. Up to a short time ago she supported them by doing a little sew- ing, but recently she was taken ill, partly as a result of exposure and too little nour- ishment, and as a result the little family is now without focd or fuel, and with mighty little in the way of clothing. Another case was that of a family in the northeast section of town, who are abso- lutely without the necessities of lite. Fath- er and mother and six children have among them not enough for one mouth, much less eight. There was no fire in the house, no fuel, nothing of what goes to make life possible and liveable. Both of these families were assisted, but all their needs could not be supplied. Addittonal Subscriptions. Additional contributions for charity work have been received as follows: Subscriptions for the relief work of the Central Union Mission: Previously report- ed, $653. Bro. S. 50 cents; a friend, per G. W. W., for cots, $5; Mr. Bush, $1; cash, 50 cents; Mrs. Baker, $i; “Dalton,” Du- luth, Minn., $1; Mrs. W. R. Russell, $5; Mrs. Captain Miller, 50 cents; Mrs. C. S. Richards, $5; a friend, $5; E. H, Lundy, $1; F. I. Dean, $1; Bro. Reisner, 7 cents; Bro. Ison, $1; a friend at Wesley Chapel, $1; Mrs. D. S. Foster, $2; H. G. Jacobs, $3 Miss E. Trumbull, $1; Mrs. J. W. S., $1 Louise, $1; E. H. Taylor, $1; R. C. R., $5; a lady, $1; Emma A. James, $1; John R. McLean fund, $500. ‘otal, $1,198.25. General Relief Fund. Heretofore acknowledged, $1,012.88; R. B. Donaldson, $25; J. E., $5; Frank and Ida,$1; Spring Bank, $1; employes of National Zo- ological Park, $17.75; Mrs. F. P. Austin, for pound party, $5; Charity, $1; Mrs. M. V. Sheppard, $1; G. A. M., $; Mrs, Joseph Auerbach, for pound party, $100. ‘Total, $1,174.63. ———>___ THE COURTS. Equity Court Ni Harvey agt. Dyer; F. BE. Chapin appointed guardian ad litem. Barbour agt. Noonan; pro confesso sgainst defendants Noonan. Shirley agt. Meading; security for costs ordered given. Pine agt. Deane; time to take testimony limited to sixty days. Davis agt. Thorn; demurrer sustained, order to be drawn. Electrolibation Co. agt. Sanche; decree of January 11 vacated on conditions. Martin agt. Martin; alimony, $10 per month, allowed. Marshall agt. West; leave to withdraw petition and refile same granted. Galt agt. Robeson; penalty of appeal bond fixed at $50. Clark agt. Clark; appearance of absent defendants ordered. Sackett agt. Sackett; testimony befcre Robt. J. Murray, examiner, ordered taken, Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Loebiger vs. Loebiger; order remanding cause to examiner. Skidmore vs. Gross; motion for leave to amend Dill overruled. In re Louis V. Taft, Claranda Brown, Au- gustus Patterson and Fannie Ungar, al- leged lunatics; writs de lunatico inquirendo ordered to issue. Dawson vs. Byrnes; or- der directing trustees to make repairs. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Turner agt. Hart; leave granted plain- tiff to withdraw origirai nctes. Franklin Jennings agt. Elizabeth Webb; on hearing. White agt. McCormick; judgment for amount admitted. Circuit Court No. oe Justice Bing- am. Belt agt. Magruder; verdict for plain- tiff for $2,250 against separate estate of Ellenore A. H. Magruder. Newman agt. Baker; on hearing. Criminal Court No. 1—Judge McComas. United States agt. Wm. A. Beach, receiv- ing preperty stolen from United States; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. United States agt. Allen L. Seymour, vio- lating section 102, R. 8. United States; demurrer overruled and defendant to plead. United States agt. Elisha J. Edwards, do.; do. United States agt. John S. Shriver, do.; do. United States agt. Jno. E. Searles, do.; do. United States agt. Henry O. Have- meyer, do.; do. United States agt. Chas. C. Herbert, assault to kill; defendant ar- raigned; plea, not guilty. United States agt. Patrick Bolden, housebreaking; do. United States agt. Benj. Hughes, Wm. Gor- don, Chas. Wood and Joseph Lee, house- breaking; do. United States agt. Joseph ee, assault to kill; do. United States agt. Wm. Staunton, second offense petit larceny; do. United States agt. George Roth, assault to kill; do. United States agt. Jno. H. Cole, second offense petit larceny; defendant arraigned; plea, guflty, sentence, Albany two years and six months. United States agt. Robert Kivett, assault to kill; nolle pros. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Thomas B. Turner; will filed. Estate of Robert S. Avery; proof of pub- lication filed. Estate of John Jenkins; ad- ministratrix bonded and qualified. Estate of Ann F. Washington; assent of next of kin filed. Estate of Jacob D. Kitch; in- ventory filed amounting to $ 3.38. Es- tate of Sarah E. Wilson; final notice issued appointing Friday, Iebruary 8, for settling estate. Estate of Jas. W. Denver; petition of Martin F. Morris to be discharged as administrator and asking appointment of Michael J. Colbert as administrator, d.b.n. Estate of John Hurst; appearance of Chapin Brown as proctor for Frank C. Townscnd, executor. In re orphans of Alice F. Golden; Maria E. Golden appointed guardian, bond $8,000, Estate of Maria M. Evars; inventory filed and order of sale of personalty. Estate of Jas, H. Gridley; will admitted to probate and letters testa- mentary issued to Fannie O. Robinson and Washirgton Loan and Trust Company, ex- ecutors, bond $30,000. Estate of Jas. An- derson; receipt filed. Estate of Septimus J. Collier’ petition for letters of administra- tion filed. Estate of Frances Turve: re- ceipts fled. 1.—Judge Cox. Seg ee Newsboys’ Ald Society. At the monthly meeting of the Newsboys’ ffnd Childrer’s Ald Society, January 14th, an expression of thanks from the society was voted to those who so generously contributed in provisions, moneys or in various other ways to the carrying out of the Christmas dinner for the newsbuys and children of the home, 927 E street northwest, also to the press, which gave valuable assistance in publishing daily ac- counts of the progress of events in addi- tion to substantial gifts of money to this worthy cause. FINANCIAL. Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent. Why not avoid the dangers inciden® to keeping sccurities, important papers and valuavles about the house, by, renting one of cur safe deposit boxes within our fire and burgiar-proog vaults? The rental for boxes is from $3 to $30 per year, according to size ani location, and are readily accessible daily during business hours and only, to renters. JOHN 2. CARMODY..... ANDREW PARKER. Washington Loan & Trust Co., COR. 8TH AND F § 1 THD WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDE ‘The regular quarterly dividend of one and ones half per cent on the capital stock of this company, will be paid at -its office on and after February 1, 1805. “the books for the transfer of stock will B® closed between the dates of January 21 and Februs ary 1, 1895. ANDREW PARKER, Secretary. Washington, D. C., January 11, 1896. §a11,15,17,19&21 LIFE TONTINE ENDOWMENT AND INSURANCE POLICIES PURCHASED AT FAIR DISCOUNT. Money loaned on same. jal5-tt EDWARD N. BURNS, 1307 F st. now. LOANS ON LIFE, ENDOWMENT, TONTINE OR distribution policies our specialty. — Mone; ¥anced on stocks, bonds, trusts and othér ape proved collateral. No delay. exERKES & BARE, 40 to 46 Metzerott bldg. jal4-ti Government Clerks, ‘As a class, have more and greater opportunitl PAIDUB A for saving mcTey than almost any other class people. They have sure and rezular incomes, more than sufficient in most to provide adequate means for the proper support of thelr families. Mans government employes Lave al~ ready found it profitable to keep an account with The Union Savings Bank, +1222 F STREET N. W. Tore Should Do So. (Four per cent interest on savings accounts. Oped urtil 5 p.m. on government pay days, and Saturday evenings between 6 and 8.) 3214-204 A SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF THREE @) PER ‘cent on the capital stock of the Lincoln Hall Association will be paid to stockholders of record on THURSDAY, January 17, 1895, at office of the association "Room 8, Sun bu! Docks closed from January 12 to Jan J. 8. SWORMSTEDT, GEORGE R. REPETTI, Secretary. RICKEY & SPENCER, — Bankers and Brokers, Dealers in Stocks, Bonds, Grain. Provisions, Cotton, Direct private wires to New York and 1417 G Street N.W. Telephone No. 833. 21-1m The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE Chartered by special act of Congress Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1802 418 CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Cc. T. Havenner, Member Washington Stock Exchange, Real Estate and Stock Broker, Rooms 9 and 11, Atlantic building, 930 F st. nw. Investment Securities. Stocks, Bonds and Grain bought and sold fos cesh or on margin. oGetten bought and sold in New York on New reat Private wires ta New York, Chicago and New Orleans. Telephone 453. auplo-te CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF TRE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, 1419 F st., Glover, building. Correspondents of Messrs. Moore & Schley, 8@ Broadway, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds. Deposits. Exchange. Loans. Railroad stocks and bonds and ail securities listed on the exchanges of New York. Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. ‘A specialty made of investment securities. Dis« trict Bouds and all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock dealt in. Assediean Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. — Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows? Fredk. W. Brandenburg et ux. et al. to Clarence A Brandenburg, original lot 6, sq. e of 87; $10. Geo. J. Easterday and Jno. 8. Swormstedt, trustees, to Martha E. Stock ett, lot 83, sq. 723; $3,900. Jas, T. H. Hall et ux. to Jas. W. Harper, lots 17, 18 and part of lot 16, Padsworth; $1,215. Forest W. McElroy et ux. to Walter H. Brooks, lot 134, sq. 70; $1,250. Elizabeth E. Rice to Thos. C. Steward, lot A, No. 1, and part lot B, No. 2, sq, 132; $10. Ira J. Baker et ux. to Orville T. Putnam, lot 8, block 22, Langdon Park; $1,500. Virginia Morris to Mary Barnett, part original lot 24, sq. 14 $10. Henry N. Palmer et ux. to Samuel W, Woodward and Alvin M. Lothrop, part criginal lots 3, 11 and 12, square 346; $10. Charles B. Ball et ux. to Hannah E. Mar- can, part of Prospect, $1,305.78. Mary K. Campbell and Henry D. Fry, trustees, to Mary L. L. Campbell, lots 133 and 134, sq. 621; $10, Washington Danenhower et ux. to Frank E. Murray, lot 213, sq. 88, George- town; $10. Peter Harr et ux. to Millard J. Weaver, lot 12, block 14, Le Droit Parkj $10. Carl B, Keferstein to Patrick and Bridget EB. O'Farrell, varts lot 8, block 32, Columbia Heights; 312,000. Lewis R. Lew. fs et ux. to Hattle L. Henderson, part lot 29, block 14, Takoma Park; $325. Mary L, McLean to John R. McLean, original lot 22, sq. 167; $10. Patrick O'Farrell et ux. to Carl B. Keferstein, lot 8, bik. 30, Columbia, Heiefits; $10; A. R. Shepherd et ux. to D. B. Groff, lots 46 to 48 and 25, bik. 8, Bright- wood Park; $10. Samuel Talbert et al. to Nora E. Bondra, part lot A, Turxey Thick- et; $10. Forest W. McElwy et ux. to Wal- ter H. Brooks, lot 134, sq. 70, $1,250. Fredk. W. Brandenburg et ux. et al. to Clarence A. - Brandenburg, original lot 6, sq. e. 87; $10. Robt. S. Scammel to Lester A. Garr and Franklin T, Sanner, lot 12, bik. 33, Columbia Heights; $9,527. Columbia Heights Land Co. to same, lots 10 and 11, bik. 33, Colum- bia Heights; $100. ee The Potters Adjourn. The Potters’ Association adjourned yes terday without giving out for publication much of the business which they consid- dered. They chose Washington as the place of next meeting, and elected officers as follows: President, William Burgess of ton, N. J.; vice prestdents, C. W. Peichcim of Wheeling, W. Va; D. F Haines of Baltimore, and B. C. Sims of East Liverpool, Olio; treasurer, J. H, Goodwoin of East Liverpool; secretary? Al- fred Day of Steubenville, Ohto. ee Junior Law Class. At an election held by the junior law class of Columbian University the follows ing officers were chosen to serve for terms of one year: President, F. D. Hyde of Ne- retary, H. C. Spencet nedy of Tennessee: members of executive committee, Messrs. Baker, Calvert, Church- ill, Cley, Dalton, Doyle and “Sparks. A unanimous vote of thanks was tendered the temporary chairman of the class, Mr. Marcus Baker. ee Renl Estate Matters. Henry N. Palmer has sold to Sam'l W, Woodward and Alvin M. Lothrop parts of original lots 3, 11 and 12, In so. 346. The property includes the 10th street annex of the Boston House and one of the buildings on F street. The consideration is not named. ————— While Mrs. Mattie Davis, a Chicago boarding house keeper, lay bound and agged in bed and guarded by a woman ecth a revolver two men were downstairs securing her valuables. Cures Insomnia. Mrs. M. ©. McKennle, 621 Md. ave. D.t._ tried the ELECTROPOISE for insomnia. She says: “It gave me the sweetest sleep, and also greatly relieved my rheumatic troubles.’* ‘This instrument is a wonderful curative agent. Sold or rented. (Agents wanted.) JOHN N. WEBB, 728 11th st. nw. Jal6-144 —