Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. .9 € 3S8S26S680SSS 080686 Bon Marche’s “Remodeling” Salel modeling “Reductions.” some even fifty per cent. Almost every article in stock has been reduce If you have buying to do in the lines we carry come rea some five, ten, fifteen, twenty and * not disturbed by the sound of the Saw and Hammer! ¥ nail being Iriven is to tighten our ho ‘The plans also exit for a handsome Reception Reom, where you will be made welcome. journals and otherwise make yourself at home. AM these Clearance Sale of Children’s Goods. One lot of Children's Rubber Gossa- Sues 3 to & ners. Were $1.50 co z Now . ASC: > One lot of Children’s Reefers, desir- oa able spring shades. Sizes 2 to 4 years. — j Were $2.25, $1.98, $1.48 and $145. gsc. Children’s Faney “Novelty” Spring om c 2c. Reofers. Were $3.98, $3.48. Sq $3.25 and $3. Chole. 95 teh h ges hes One lot of Children’s Novelty walste. Were jot of en's No ee Oe Cloaks. Sizes 1 to 5 years. Were $848, $7.98 Ou lot of € alin € ns. Choice 1 % Were Children’s Spring-welght Now gic. Cleth Coats, In brown and Hght blue checks. Siz8 1 to 2 years. One lot of Children's Worsted Drawer ps, 1 to 2 Lexgins, white and black. im. 6: Were $1. Now. 65c. wy 40C. ‘ eee — One lot of Children's and Misses" prded Corset School Aprons, of India Hnen and eross- 2 6 barred muslin, trim- ‘o asc. wee ne A 75, $1.43 and 62¢ SEPP | PPE Ee 3 P| eee love Sale. Hosiery Sale. The counters are strewn with spe- © Items should eanse buyers to stand four ard department. Many lots are ve deep before this In the papers for anne: oma Hose, es aves Maene peard to 9% Value 17 ic. Jar shades, in ween “ C. 1 let Ladies’ Fast Black ‘Boot o 79 - Pattern," Tan aud Unbleached IIc. Hose. Che tad 1 let + Kid Gloves, = pearl butions, alt the desiradle ube = : oe pp Brown nee. ones a lic. it is Merry Music! 1 upon your patronage and favor—to make this a larger and better store. ‘The plans for a haudsome modern elevator to transport you quickly and comfortably to each of the sales floors. Where you can meet your friends, write nges aml Improvements make it necessary to thoroughly clean up each an every department in order that the new store may alse mean an entirely new spring stock—the freshest and most Tashionable conceits of the two continents. Hat Trimmings. We have included the new with the old, for the situation of this depart- ment—right next to the elevator—in the very midst of the flying dust and embers—makes it Imperative that the Hat Trimmings stock should be closed ‘out at once. 39¢. and 49e. bunches of Roses, as- sorted sizes, in cream, pink and @ ¢ red. To close. gc. One odd lot of Fancy Birds’ Feathers and Wings, all colors. 75 and 98c. To close. One lot of 3c. Butte doz. in a bunch. To close. Bunches of 6 Roses, three large and three small, whité, pink and red. Were 39¢. bunch. To close 29¢. Trimmed Hats, $1.98. Balance of a lot of Ladies’ Sty Hats, Toques and Bonnets. 3 $3.98, $4.98 and $5.98. To Te ‘ice 31.9 Jewelry Losses. Yes, losses; for you know full well about what these items cost. 98e., $1.25 and $1.43 Sterling and Enamel Shirt Waist Sets, to 59C. go at Sterling Heart Brooches. ...2le. 39%. $3, $2 and $1.75 Sterling Sil- ver Huirpins for. S100 25e. Sterling Silver Thimbles. Se. and $1.48 Gold Scarf Pins, to go at. 58c. 25e. Gold and Silver-top Side Combs . 12€. $1.48 Sterling Belt Buckles... eries, 8c. Laces, lic. bd > , poe pala = 1 lot Point de Venise and Oriental Laces, white and ecru. Were ets 8c. 25 and To close . Tic. Cov ety Cashion Laces, 29c. Yd. 2 tot E 1 Sets of Col- 1 lot 6 and Sinch Chantilly and . wht Bourton Laces. Were 38 a L 4c. and 30c. To close... - . 29¢: Buttons, sc. Doz. 1 lot 12, 15 and 25e, Buttons, in pearl anu bone, large and small, white, smoked and colors, with sbanks und eyelets. Choice, 5c. Doz. Celluloid Picture Frames. . Celluoid Glove C Choice, $3.95. Skirts Reduced. Special Sale of Percale & Silk Waists: & Separate Unfortunately for us but fortunately for have sent us our spring stock of Laundered Shirt Waists end Silk Waists and Separate Skirts before they were ordered to open them until the building operations were over. : Rother than pack them away and sooner than bave them soiled with the flying dust and other features incident to buildiag, we shall close them out at once by selling them for what we paid. This puts you on the same footing as a merchant. 200 dozen Ladies’ Laundered Percale Shirt Waists, in a variety of fancy stripes; immense sleeves, yoke back, ‘Only ATC. 1 lot of Exquisite SUk Waists, in the Empire’” and other “recherch in lovely checks, stripes, ures, also black and white stripes and figures. Were bought to sell for $5, $6 and $7.50. p the benefit of our re- Choice, $4.39. Choice, $9.05. @ EOSOVSOOSHO HSS SoSSS Skirts. you the manufacturers and importers be shipped, as we did not intend to 1 lot of Ladies’ Fine Separate Skirts, in black rough cloths, made up with the fashionable organ pleats and per- caline lined throughout. Bought to sell. for $6 and $6.50. 1 lot of Handsome Black Brocaded Silk and Crepon Separate Skirts, Mned throughout; latest fashionable spring styles. Here is a lot of Silk Watsts, in light blue and pink, which have become slightly soiled from display and hand- Mug. Were $4.98. To Close, $1.30. $1.25 Wrappers, 83c. One lot of Ladies’ Indigo Blue and Black Ground Wrappers, _herring- bone trimmed. Were $1.25. rovelowes: » 83c. SSOOOEOSOSHSN9GH OO SHSS9O0 r 2 Leather Goods, 74¢. 1 lot handsome Lenther Card Cases, Pocket Books, Combination Cases, Bill Bock#, Letter Cases—every sort of leather and all colors—plain and ster- ling mounted. Were $1, $1.25 and $1.50, Choice. TAC. One lot of Ladies’ Flannel ts, edge of pink and blue embroidery, yoke band, full width. Were $1. To close... é 68c. About 13 Knit Worsted Short Skirts. THE $1 AND $1.25 QUALITY Now 77. THE. $2.25 QUALITY NOW $1.62. 7sc. and $1 Fringes, 19c. 1 lot Colored Silk Fi grap, black, tan, brown and greé Were Ze. and §1 yd: To close TOC. Corset Sale. isc. Aproms, 7c. soc. Corset Covers, 37¢. One lot of Fine Corsets, perfect fitting, white, gray end black. Were $1 and $1.25, Choice... 6gc. One lot of Thomson's * Black Corsets. Sizes 19, 23 and 26 only. Rargain of your life if you can wear sizes. these Now. one of $1.75. St O5¢> One lot of Nurses’ White India Linen Aprons, corded border, deep hem. Were 1 Now. sees 7c. "One lot of Ladies’ Fine Cambric Corset Covers, torchon and Val. lace trimmed, back and front, felled seams and pearl buttons. Were 50c. To close. . 37S toc. and 15c. Braids, 3c. 1 lot Wide and Narrow Worsted Pratds, % to 3 In., af colors. Were 10 and 15e, ‘To clos 3e- 814 & 816 7th St. - Ruchings, 2c. Yd. 1 lot 10, 15, 20 and 25c, Neck Ruchings, all kinds and colors - . 2C. e 1DGSSGOSS VSS O00 OHOHHO 0G a P Ly By a BS 1 s Ay cs 2h Sh BRK BY VE ‘ cs SP GS PED PP ER y wey zi ‘ 5) ar = | also. chan repeat “Dorothy” in the New National| NEBRASKA POPULISTS ENDED. | they could use in five years. Door-mats IN MUSICAL CIRC LES| and sta ‘Theater, for the benefit of the Homeo- E — img Purchased by the state adorn the en- T a art of the performance is in| pathic Hospital, next Friday afternoon.|4 Friend to the Party Insists That) tr: es to ‘many log huts; waste baskets ae, the competent hands of Mr. Harry Wheaton | This performance was fixed for last Tues-| Nebraskans at Li scattered from the Kansas line to the £ foward,whos2 ability as well look a conductor in local nown. Mr. James ter the stage I circies t will fhe Sucress of “The Redemption” by the | Choral Soc‘ety. merits as -—-- | established 4. ‘The will be held by Mr. arsais Progressing Satistactorily | and it is safe to ve ability and indefatigable industr; tader Prof. Kaspars Dire | ace cus tatbat about . © » Be Given. Pes. . New Comic Operas to Be | Ee rae | cured for the performance and the ev | of April 23 decided on as the date ostumed and mounted far in ‘tial production, strict at- id to the appropriateness detail, making it as true to nature will be nce of its i -ts for the performances emption” by the Choral gational Church on tention being of ory is progressing very satis- @ the aboriginal — Oy ase f s| Le. e cast as made d the financial success of the | forest s possible. = ca: t a aa all assured. ‘The | thus far is as follows: StLootah. Mr = ciate a > dames W;: on, Mis: a musica ess will be great, too, for Prof. Haroid, 3 11 Mooney; Lau: ; caspar, the musical director of the Giiee’ Judson; Bristlivg peor atly arsing his force ahoney; Edward Calsiford Gar- saly for the so- George O'Connor: Lump on the tra rehearsals ‘alaty has | Head, Mr. Jas. A. Mahoney. ss jon why the society has | “4. Columbia Musical Society will make work under Prof. Kas- | its second appearance this season In the is because the members | heautiful cantata “Rebekah,” by Joseph St he has fel.| Barnby tomorrcw evening 2 ona ae reat He pas iin | Fifties: Afmory Hall. The chorus been ad | greatly strengthened for this occasion, als aud | cna will, no doubt, reflect great credit jon the ¢« r, Prof. George W. Law- rence, whe has heen untiring in his efforts to make this performance a complete suc- pe tess, The soloists will be selected from te am locai talent, and the soprano role has beer of the condur entrusted to Miss ia Lowe eat nti, fect time and tune z out ur. J. J. Fi mill sing the baritone role. and st work interpre’ fessor Geo. W. Lawrence will sing the ot + man director gets the credit | difficult part of as 2 . Saino excellent work of ( he students of Georgetown College are ci ‘hy him, If, however, the performance | preparing a benefit for Mr. | George is z the time uncertain | F who was injured at the med for on last Thanksé! at incom- t Quite a num been languishing i ever sin amat, ars will participate in the » force controll- | | numbers to be n by Miss Marle wove’s Philosophy,’ to Mr. mong Kaspar. Prot. ment 1 poems at each performance, | ¥ poet ing repre- | Young et to a melo n ill phe tuneful oxy sive. Among those who have kindly voluntec are town Unive y Glee and Bar ‘s | Dorothy Prof. Herman | R monic Quartet, Mr. G, M. Nast, William Pearman, | Mr. Hub T. Smith, the Tuxedo Mandolin | and Guitar Quartet, the Banjo and Mandolin Club and ‘alsh. ved 4 | that | At present | the abl s drilling nphony, number ting of t Haydn’: pr Mary A. McK iss Charlotte Miss Andrus, es- t me iin ng the death of Mr. ey vho was lost on the ‘ll re adopted, and a copy of ent to Mrs. Fischer. All re greatly attached to Mr. . Who had been 1 with the 1 who ifad everything re of the jons_ declare that are bereft of a dear and ¢ on; the community at “ loses a sterling and fipright man k @ his family a beloved husband and nown d to them we extend our deepsst Opera Company amson and De- form in w York, sented it as an “pera This is the : jety hope to give ast effort for season, the date fixed for the latter part of April. It sed to have as soloists Miss Louise . M. Guille and Emil Fischer. It is jable that Gilchrist’s orchestra of Phila- shia will furnish the accompaniment. produ » reproduction, Si-Ls 2 have ns in the y sonnel of the ' day night at the Grand Opera House, but it was postponed on account of the death of Mrs. Hensey. It is safe to say that “Dorothy” will be the finest representation of its kind ever given by a male organiza- tion. When Victor Herbert brings the Gilmore Band to this city next month he will also have the marvelous child pianist, Frieda Simonson, whose work has astonisked and delighted the critics and musical peaple in every city in which she has appeared. Be- sides there will be as soloists, Natali Gery, Glarke and Herbert himself. > HE LAW SCHOOLS. IN Notes of Interesting Happenings Among the Students. It has now heen definitely decided that the first joint debate between Columbian and Georgetown law schools will be held in Metzerott Music Hall Monday evening, March 18. The subject to be discussed i: “Resolved, That Bonds Hereafter Issued by the United States Government Shall Be Payable, Principal and Interest, Spe- cifically in Gol Columbian has the affirmative, and will be represented by Messrs. Fred. Achenbach, Adolphe Monell Sayre and Guy Underwood. Georgetown, en the negative, will be championed by Messrs. Thos. F. Brantley, Wm. B. Bank- head and John Leahy. The following examinations are posted on the bulletin board at Georgetown: Civil law, Thursday, February 28; equity, Satur- day, March 9, criminal law and domestic relations, Tuesday, March contracts, ay, March 15; constitutional law, Thursday, March 21, The following assignments in the moot court at Georgetown bave been annou Case No. 11, for plaintiff, E. H. Enni: lL. Q. C. Lamar; for defend W. Darr and S. Cottrell, j . 12, for plain- tiff, T. D. Bla . P. Carlton; for defendant, F. Law, D. F. O'Keefe. Case No. 13, for plaintiff, J. J. Murphy, A. M. Wi for defendant, J. P. 3 de Me of Case No. 14, for plaintiff, R. Re 0. P. M. Erown; for defendant, Patterson, R. G. Donaldso: for plaintiff, W. McDevitt r; for defendant, W. J. Cronin No. 16, for piaintitt, R. H. rtin, T. P. 8. Stritmatter; for defendant, H. O'Dea and J. I. Weller. ‘The, students in the law department of Georgetown University are arran, an vo. Jortime: entertainment for the beni Bahen, the injured Georgetown foot ball player. This cntertamment will be held in Metzerott Music Hall Thursday evenirg, March 7, and yp nent local tal t have offered their s ‘olumbian Uni' ty Law School has se- d the services of ex-Commissioner of ents Benjamin Butterworth to deliver a course of lectures upon the law of patents. Mr. Butterworth’s course will begin during the first week in March. Debates at Columbian are luled as follow: turday, March 2, ‘Resolved, That Some Property Qvalification for E: ercising Municipal Suffrage is Desirable affirmative, W. H. Coleman, W. J. Whit- aker; negative, ncis W. H. Clay and J. M. Zimmerman. Saturday, March 9, “Re- solved, That There Should Be Municipal Control of Street Railways;” affirmative, F. H. Moore, J. P. Hepburn; negative, J. R. Fellows, jr., A. T. Smith. curda: March 16, “Resolved, That the Citizens of the District of Columbia Should Be Al- lowed to Exercise the Right of Suffrage affiumative, C. Harris and — Coyt; negative, John WV. Langley and Ashby Harris. At Howard University Law School Wednesday evening the moot court tock up a case in assumpsit, in which the plain- tiff was represented by F. T. Clarke and P. W. Frisby, and the defendant by C. H. Séal ‘A meeting of the senior law class of How- ard was heid Thursday evening, at which arrangements for an entertainment in con- nection with the graduating exercises were discussed, ! eee by not “looting the building. st Were Honest. ‘To the Editor of The Evenin; g Your remarks in W issue concerning Nebraska populists were in the nature of news to several Nebras- kans in Washington. You certainly have been imposed upon by somebody. Though intimately acquainted with Nebraska poli- ties for several years past I never before read or heard of the facts you set forth. You speak of, Nebraska “enjoying the luxury of a legisiature in which the old political parties were but meagerly repre- sented.” Nebraska never enjoyed such a luxury. The new party has elected a ma- jority in but one legislature, that of 181. ‘That majority was very narrow, six in the house and three in the senate. The party lost control of the upper house by the treachery of two senators. In the lower house the party was poorly organized and its majority too smail for effective control. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the “populist legislature” of 1sv1 placed upon the statute books more good laws than any legislature had done for twenty years. That these laws were wholesome is proven beyond question by the fact that neither old party has dared propose their repeal. Prior to 1Sv¥i, the “looting” of ihe state house at the close of legislative si sions had become notorious. The legisla- ture of 1891 set an example for its suc- Had they done as you say, the fact would have been thoroughly aired in the succeeding campaign, but nothing of the kind oceur- red. On the other hand the populists of Nebraska, assisted by many honest re- publicans and democrats, have unearthed and fixed upon republican office holders an amount of criminal extravagance and ac- dnesday evening’s paper weights are in the unwashed hand of scores of little ones who would never have known what a paper weight was had not their paternal progenitor been a mem- ber of-the alliance and a portion of the legislature; farmers who for years had been accustomed to eject tobacco juice on hot stoves and muddy floors now put deep seal brown tints on porcelain juice-boxes,for which the people of Nebraska were taxed. Even a few brooms that the unwary jani- tor had left lying around were hauled away by the unscrupulous, who had all through the session been yelling economy. Washington and its ‘Feather-duster’ legis- lature, by comparison, were not in it.” —> DEPORTED FROM HONOLULU. Suspects Leave Rather Trial. The following advices have been received from Honolulu, dated February 17: The following persons under arrest have accepted the privilege of leaving th@ coun- try in preference to standing trial before the military commission, and have been released on their personal recognizance in order to settle their affairs: F. Wunder- burg, British, business man; John . White, British, machinist; Geo. Rittman, British, machinist; John Radin, British, hackman; James ‘Brown, British, hack- man; F. H. Redward, British, bullde Fred Harrison, British, builder; John D; Fries, half white; A. P. Peterson, Amer can lawyer; Charies Creighton, British, lawyer; Edmund Norrie, a Dane, editor of Holomua; Lewis T. Levy, British, auc- tioneer; M. C. Bailey, clerk for Levy; Capt. A. McDowell, Arthur White and two Than Stand tual corruption that is appalling. As a re- sult of these exposures, the populists of el ka, in spite of the great tepublican ig elected a governor in ISM. I certainly do not think you intentionally misrepresented the populists of Nebraska, henge I ask you in justice to them to pub- ish this letter. La S. EDWIN THORNTON. The Star's comment on populists in the Nebraska legislature was based upon +he following—taken from a letter written by a member of The Star‘s staff then (in June, 1891) in Nebraska: “Then the alliance in the legislature did not help the starving farmers in the west- ern portion of the state until public on, which was largely anti-alliance, ed it to do so. Hvery farmer in the legislative ideas was foolishly imprac- tion that prevailed inthe west. Every one cried aloud for months de- ion which -would relieve the awful condition of affairs, and yet they were in ion three months before a thing was done, and in the meantime star- vation would have removed thousands had not the business men of Omaha assumed and carried the burden until the belated appropriation reimbursed them. “That Was a great legislature, and, as a seum of amateur political freaks, has er been equaled. The vast majority of legislative ideas were foolishly imprac- ticable, and yet this majority was so de- termined to force things in Its own way that nothing but the alliance of the demo- crats and republicans prevented action that cculd not have been far short of dis- astrous. The scenes in the legislature will never be forgotten by those who witnessed them. For twenty hours Speaker Elder and ex-Lieut. Gov. Meiklejohn sat side by side, each putting motions, and each an- nouncing his own decision, which was in- variably the reverse of what the other man said it was. “No man is more envious of the privi- leges which belong to official life than the average farmer. No man more readily formulates economic plans and no one in- sists more pertinaciously upon the rigid enforcement of every niggardly rule. And yet when the Nebraska legislature came to a too-long-delayed end it was the farmers who robbed the state capitol of all mov- able furniture and decorative bric-a-brac. They carried away more stationery than of them ha manding ac my ne Greeks named Carrianne and Camarinos, V. V. Ashford, a Canadian, was sen- tence@ on the 15th to one year imprison- ment and $1,000 fine. On account of ill health the hard labor was remitted. John S. Bowler, an Irish-American, was sentenced on the i6th to five years’ im- prisonment and $5,000 fine. Bowler under- took for Nowlein to take possession of the telephone station. Action had been postponed until all lead- ing cases have been tried that the sen- tences could be revised together and sui able judgment be meted out. It was the desire of the government to inflict .no heavier penalty than was absolutely neces- sary to public security. A further reason for the delay was to await the expression of public sentiment abroad. In_ reply to the suggestion that American Senators and others fail to ap- prehend the great difference bétween the present situation in Hawaii and that in America at the close of the civil war, President Dole replied that it was impos- sible for them to understand it. All ele- ments existing there for renewal of the rebellion had been completely crushed, which was anything but the case in Hi wall, Their war had ceased to exist. Ha- wali’s was only suspended by the strong force which the government was able to exert. ———_+0+ G Sheakley'’s Prediction. James Sheakley, governor of the territory of Alaska, seys the sealing business is practically dead. In a few years there will be no more seals, the poachers having all but exterminated them. He thinks, how- ever, that the mining, fishing and fur in- terests will quicken the development of Alaska, —se0—_ Five Years for the Queen. It is understood that the ex-queen’s sen- tence will be five years for the part she had taken in the trouble. Probably she will be allowed to leave the country with- out serving the sentence if she so desires. —_____.o- Prof. Doremus, in_his analysis of cham- pagnes, declares G. H. Mumm’s Extra Dry the purest and most wholesome. Its im- portations in-1894 aggregate 80,778 cases, or 44,764 cases more than any other bran —Advertisement. TWO WARM FRIENDS The Veteran Editor and Grant’s Old Friend. JOHN M. FRANCIS AND GEN, CHETLAIN / They Talk Interestingly of Men ‘and Events. GRANT AND HIS SATCHEL 2 Keeping up a custom established years ago, Mr. John M. Francis of the Troy ‘Times and Gen. A. L. Chetlain of Chicago are spending their winter vacation to- gether, and Washington is favored with a fortnight of it. Their friendship began a quarter of a century ago, when Gen. Chet- lain -was consul general at Brussels. Mr. Francis, having been appointed minister to Greece, stopped in Belgium to equip him- self for his diplomatic residence at Athens. He became the guest of Gen. Chetlain, who, with his wife, rendered all possible assistance to Mr. and Mrs. Francis, and from that time forward there has existed between the two families a friendship that is as remarkable as it is admirable. As Gen. Chetlain says of it, “We have lived ever since in each other's families and take our vacations together every year.” Mr. Francis is the Nestor of New York journalists. Now seventy-one years old, he is a tall, broad-shouldered man of fine presence. He founded the Troy Times in 1851, after having-served an apprenticeship in his calling since his twentieth year, and he has served continuously in the editorial harness since, with the exception of eight years abroad, spent in diplomatic service. A Chat With Mr. Francis. “I am now intent,” said Mr. Francis this morning, ‘on a recovery from the severe strain of five months’ service in the recent constitutional convention of New York. Having been a member of the old consti- tutional convention nearly a quarter of a century before, there came to me, perhaps, a larger share of work than I should have been willing to undertake. My friends kindly assigned me to the chairmanship of the committee on the first article of the new constitution, Known as the bill of rights, which at the outset was supposed to be a position less fraught with burden- some duties than some others. As a fact, there was precipitated on that committee all conceivable matter and manner of work, and for five months we had nothing else than a strong, steady pull of unre- mitting labor. In addition to that commit- tee work, I was also on the committee on civil service and’ cities, which invoived much work. Gen. Chetlain and myself started for Florida, but, fortunately, stop- ped at Lakewood during the recent storm, and now have ventured here on our grad- ual approach vo the frost-swept south. I had for days strong doubt about going to Florida, where 1 am told my orange grove of some fifty acre of sor y es has been nearly “Of our new constitution let me say that it has brought forward the machinery of government in our state to meet and fit the new conditions of our people. We need- ed a better judicial system, more thorough representation, and we have implanted the civil service system in our staie gov- ernment. The consutution is mandatory on the subject, and a bill will probably pass the legislature this session, provid- ing that a large class of official positions in all gradations of public service in city, county and state government shail be filled only with ‘persons who shall pass an approved examination. The law is, I believe, patterned after that of the general government. It makes essen- tially the same exception in favor of vet- eras of the last war. They are eligible without examination to positions for which they are qualified. One Great Industry. “In business our section goes steadily on, and prospects are improving. Troy, you know, is a litle Pittsburg. It. is sur- prising to observe what excellence in a single pursuit will do for an individual or a place. We have 16,000 people in our city employed in the laundries. There is a vast output of newly made shirts, col- lars and cuffs, which are laundered there, ané I do not exaggerate when I say that soiled jinen is shipped to Troy from all parts of the country—from even as far as New Orleans—in car loads to be done up. “Enterprise and machinery have made it a leading and remunerative industry, It is Troy's business to make the rest of ma kind look weil and the place is doing it. “Do we hear anything of poltical pre- ferences? No, it is not time for that. New York will be republican, of course. The danger is one that has before confronted a successful party, rendered ovetwhelm- ingly strong, with majorities of two-thirds or three-fourths, and confronted By an able opposition in control of a few skill- ful leaders. But I am confident our peo- ple will be prudent and judicious in their opportunity. Thé new system of balloting has worked well and exempts us from the sinister influence of money in politics. I have no opinion as to who would be the choice of New York republicans in 18%. Mr. Reed is very popular there. His last appearance in my city was the occasion of a most enthusiastic ovation. He is a most criyinal political force and his methods cf iHustrating what men and parties demand in the consideration of the questions of the day are simply wonderful. Mr. Reed would certainly be an acceptable candidate.” About Gen, Chetlain. Gen, Chetlain was for many ye a resi- dent of Galena, Ill., where he hiww Gen. Grant intimately. He is a splendidly tall, robust man, of the kind that “never get ripe till they are eighty.” His antecedents form a most unique and romantic chapter in the history of the west. Nothing short of a geometrical diagram can do justi the way in which he became an Amer! citizen. He does not trace his ancestry back to the Mayflower or to those sons of the new world who came to the Atlantic shores of this country to found new homes. His coming was almost like dropping down from the moon. His father was one of a colony of 200 French Huguenots who ac- cepted the invitation of Lord Selkirk to make homes in the British northwest. In 1821 they left their homes in the Jura, floated down the Rhine in open boats, sailed in the ship Lord Nelson by the southern end of Greenland, through Hud- son’s bay to York Factory, then 200 miles up the Nelson river to Lake Winnipeg, up that body of water and up the Red Fixer of the North forty-five miles to Fort Doug- lass, where the city of Winnipeg now stands. They found Selkirk had died be- fore they left their vineyards in Switze) land, and their only refuge for the proaching winter was a deserted fur p eighty miles further up the Red _ river, where Pembine now stands. Here they cut holes in the ice, buiit fires at night and speared their supply of fish through a long, hard winter. After spending one summer in that bleak northwest Gen. Chetlain’s father journeyed .to St. Louis, which was the general's birthpla From there he went with Col. Henry Gratiol to the lead regions, of which Galena the entrepot. There at the outbreak of the war Gen. Chetlain was engaged in mercantile pursuits. In the same block wus Jesse Grant’s leather store, where Gen. Grant was employed as a clerk. The general remembers Grant as he appeared in those days, a discouraged young man, who seemed to have made a failnre of life thus far. He sees him now as he per- formed the varied menial duties of the place—clad sometimes in a faded old blue army overcoat, forever smoking a stub of a pipe, telling stories endlessly of war camp life, perhaps interrupted to me 5 out a quart of shoe pegs or roll out or in a bale of hides. When Grant Went to the W “I remember Grant's start for the war,” said the general today. “When the news came of Lincoln's call for cafled a meeting in the court house. Washburne was our Congressman, and I suggested to him that Grant be made chatr- man of the meeting, as he came from the army and was our man for a thing like thet. Grant stuttered and staggered in his speech, blushing like a woman, but man- aged to state the object of the meeting. Washburne made a rousing speech. So did John A. Rawlins, and I followed. As 1 stepped down from the platform, I saw on ‘the table a roll for those who would enlist and I put my name down at once as a pri- vate. I remember Rawlins telling me, with tears in his eyes, how much he wanted to go, but must stay by his wife, who was ill with consumption. Twenty-six enlisted that night. The next day Grant, Rawlins and Milton Rowley drove fourteen miles to Hanover and held a meeting. It was there Grafit made the first set speech of his life. We finally got the company filled. We all wanted Grant to be captain, but he said he could not consent to take command of vol- unteers, and must offer his services where his training might be of greater value. I was elected captain instead, a good deal to my surprise. We divided our men in four squads, however, gave them laths and Grant and the rest of us put them through the!r ‘facings.’ “When that company marched off the town turned out to see us off. As the com- pany passed down the street Grant swung in behind, dressed in his shabby store ciothes, carrying an oilcloth gripsack. At Springfield I slept and ate with him for ten days, and knew all his discourageinents and misfortunes, He saw politicians get- ting commissions ard he, a trained soldier, denied the chance to serve his country. But he bore it bravely, patiently, and won. He was a singularly modest man. He used to say: ‘Chetlain, I believe I could command a regiment well; I would be content to be a colonel.” “There is one thing about Grant that is remarkable. His taciturnity was something unsuspected until he entered the service. He was forever talking in the leather store. It was the pumping by officers and corre- spondents that sealed his lips in later life. Another thing, when he was made a briga- dier through E. B. Washburne’s wise of- tices, Grant became the senior Illinois briga~ dier, which gave him a prestige and senior- ity that played a most important part afterward in advancing him and making his military. successes possible. That is @ historical fact of great importance. Had he not been so advanced the whole outcome of the war to him and to the nation might have been very different. “Modesty and patience were the greatest traits of Grant in my acquaintance with him.” . + 2+ ____§_ CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE. Anniversary of the Uidest Society in th: Country. The sixty-third anniversary of the Con- gressional Temperance Society was cele- brated last night at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. This is a temperance or- ganization which has been in active opera- tion in Washington since its inception, be- ing under the leadership in its early days of such men as Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, Horatio Seymour and Lewis Cass. The society was organized February 26, and Lewis Cass, Secretary of the was chosen president. The constitu- was adopted, which was signed by over one hundred members of the Senate and House of Representatives. In 1842 a new constitution was adopted-on-2-baSis of total abstinence. A business meeting was held Saturday, at which the following officers were eiected for the ensuing year: President, Nelson jr., of Maine; vice presidents, Wm. of Maine, James H. Kyle of South Pickler of South Daxota, E. A. Morse of Massachusetts, William R. Ellis. of Oregon, Martin N. Johnson of North Dakota, John M. Allen of Mississippi, ex-Congressman G. T. Taylor of Oaio. Kev. F. D. Power wus chosen secretary. President Din) last night's meeting, stated that the sixty-three years’ work of this society represents nearly the whole of the modern temperance period. This so- clety is the oldest teraperaice organization i. this country, and probably the oldest in tie world. This fact suggests the brief period in which temperance work has been carried on. “The visible effects of the work,” said Mr. Dingiey, “as seen upon the surface, might seem small, but if we reflect upon the progress of temperance work during the life of this society “great encouragement is neld out. The fact that this great national organization, stanaing at the capital of the nation, bearing aloft the standard of tem- perance, is reminder that thé great temper- ance movement is national and worid- wide.” The secretary of the association was called upon. He admitted that he had but little to record in temperance legislation of The withdrawal in the Fifty-third Congres: of $100,000,000 in gold caused dismay Congress, but the consumption of $1.2 00) of rum in a year is scarce i The fact, that Congress has been indifferent to the question is, however, no indication of the whole world. ‘The forces of Verse don’t wait on the American Cor The temperance hosts have been ever the world. Ex-Gov. Purham of Maine made a brief address. He said the indications are that temperance will triumph in the ¢n4; the movement of women is helping t along. They are doing grard work, he 5: They came as reinforcements to the men, but are now the head of the colui The temperance question is cothing fcrward as the great question of the age confronting ion. Liquor selling is being recog- nized as the crime of crimes. . L. N. Ste president of the Boe eet then introduced. spoke of the results of prohibition in laine; facts prove that prohibition does prohibit in that state. and the mejority of the people believe in the movemert. She said there is no danger of a repeal of the law. In this connection Mr. Dingley stated that a recent canvass was made of the Maine house of representatives, which showed that of a membership of one hundred and one only eight men were, in favor of repeal. Short addresses upon the terperance auestion were matte by Mr. Morse of Ma chusetts, Mr. Johnson of ichols of Indiana. The meeting closed with benediction by Rev. Mr. Power, fev ack See LIQUOR LICENSES. Action of ise Board at the ing Saturday. At a meeting of the excise board Satur- day afternoon the folluwing liquor applica- ticns were acted upon: Granted—Retail—Leonhard Egloff, 200 34 street scutheast; Wm. A. Hettinger, 415 Sth street nertheast; James J. Crowley, d street; Tho. M. Rudd, 931 Loui: ana avenue. Wholesale—G. Passagno & Sons, street. Rejected—Reta’ street southwes mes R. Moore, 246 4% street southwest. ale —.iohn O'Donoghue, M2 N street; Jno. J. Widr th street; Jno. Howard, 1800 E Sa To Investigate the Paciiie Roads. Senator Morgan has introduced a reso- lution authorizing the Senate committ on Pacific railroads to sit during the com- ing recess for the purpose of continuing its investigations on relations of those roads to the gove ent, The committee is authorized by the provisions of the resolu- tion “to make a p of the r othe aided Pacific Railway comp * the country or which is imme SS 9th honse Helm, 423 41% m a certaining ability to United Staies an 5 can be adjusted and paid. + —____—_ Wills File pa. arah C. Nevitt, ap- Nevitt, and AN of the vitt for the children, Robt. &., Hattie May, Mata C. Sarah R. and Henry Nevitt, with power to sell and reinvest. ; A copy of the will of the late William Francis Clarke of Loyoia- College, Balti- i ‘The will 2 testa- his friends, of the College of the Holy nd Patrick Fy both of The will of the late 5: dated February $, 18%, file points her widower, James C. Georg town College, made executors. wee Students Burned Out. ‘The Beaver Falls, Pa., College burned Saturday. The loss is about There were about fifty students iy the building, ladies and gentiemen, ali of whom escaped, but all lost their books, clothing and other effe . The college was an old iJethodist institution, and was formerly a seminary, a Col. Edward F Pontier of the fifth regi- ment veteran corps died Saturday at Bal- timore.