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’ : THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. JOHNSTON’S, 729-731 7th St. All Groceries REDUCE New Books just received==bring your cards. Make up your orders before coming to the store, from this list, to save time. All goods guaranteed sat= isfactory or money refunded. Read every article, they are ail reduced. | Gunpowder Tea, per pound. Fine Gunpowder Tea. Fancy Mixed Tea Chotce Oolong Tea. . Choice Gunpowder T. Extra Chotce Oolong Tea. Extra Choice Gunpowder Tea. Spring Leaf ‘Tea. ‘Wilbur's Cocoa, per tin. Webb's Cocoa, per tin. Baker's Chocolate, cake... ‘Wilbur's Chocolate, cake. Baby Brand Condensed Milk, can. Elgin Star Condensed Milk, can Evaporated Cream, can. Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. ‘The Baby Brand is best for infants. 28 Ibs. Best Granulated Sugar for. Large Fat Mackerel, per 1b. Labrador Herring, dozen. Smoked Herring. box, Boneless Codfiah. ‘Vinegar, per gallon. White Wine Vinegar. Large Enameline..... 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Muir and Rev. Hugh Johnson, the report of the secretary of the society, Rev. J. E. ‘Gilbert, D.D., giving a history of the so- 'Blety and a sketch of what has been ac- ‘tomplished, was read. Reference was made ‘to the work accomplished by the Sunday | Gchool Teachers’ Club, which was organ- ized by this soctety, and also to the course of Bible reading organized for individuals. The work of the Students’ Bible Club, an- ‘other organization planned by the society, ‘was commented upon and reference was made to the arrangements for the publica- tion in a number of daily newspapers of expository notes prepared by the secretary on the international Sunday school lessons. The report stated that, counting those who were interested in all these branches, there were in round numbers more than 16,000 persons in the students’ section of the society. The secretary stated that a be- ginning has been made of the permanent library which it {s proposed to establish in the rooms of the society in the Ohio Bank ‘building. The secretary expressed the opin- fon that the success of the Bible lecture course established by the society warrants- the extension of the plan to other cities. The report states an assembly under the auspices of the society will be held In Ashe- ville, N. C., beginning July 18 and continu- ing four weeks. The hope was expressed that during the coming year steps would ‘be taken toward the organization of the proposed child’s culture club. The receipts during the year were stated to be $4,034 an: the balance in the treasury $06. It was stated that in order to carry on the work efficiently at least $12,000 would be needed. With a view of raising that amount the executive committee had elected Rev. A. J. Church, D.D., as financial agent. Reports on the Bible Reading Union by Rev. G. B. Patch, and Mr. C. W. Needham on the Sunday School Teachers’ Club were submitted. An address on the Bible and Sociology, being the fourth in the course on the Bible, was then delivered by W. T. Harris, com- missioner of education. The speaker traced the history of the chosen people of Israel as outlined in the Scriptures. He said that the old dispensation revealed the person- ality of God in institutions, the highest in- stitution being the infinite, invisible church. ‘The address, which was highly interesting, was listened to with the closest attention. Names for New Streets. Wo the Editor of The Evening Star: I see by your article in this evening's ts- sue that one of the difficulties in adapting the plans for the greater Washington ts the naming of the streets, referring espe- cially to those north of W street. Will you permit me to remind those in authority fm such matters, through the medium of your columns, of the suggestion offered by Capt. Rosselle, I think, some years ago when the naming of the streets in the sub- urbs north cf the city was discussed? His Proposition was that all streets running east and west should be called savenues, ecmmencing at what is now A street north aes aireet south, and calling A street ‘venue, B street 2d avenu — and so on. See aeeec te seems to me that this is the simpl and yet most comprehensive plan erenmie gested, which would not involve changing the name of any oblique avenue now named after a state, nor the numbered streets running north or south. This sys- tem prevails in the new part of the city of New York, and is entirely satisfactory, I Eelieve, and I can see no reason why it should not apply here equally as well. There appear to be about sixty-five new streets provided for north of W street, ac- cording to the map printed in this even- ing’s Star. If the scheme foreshadowed in the accompanying article should be adopted we will then have a polynomial and cum- brous system that will exhaust twenty-six cities, with more or less elongated names; then will come, as indicated, twenty-six rivers and lakes, and to fill out the balance to the limits of the District Presumably we will have a continuation of the system by taking the names of the most important towns or villages, or perhaps the smaller rivers or crecks, giving us practically four = = one, Ge of yi seems to me will Su in great confusion and o especially to strangers. Bee cen Let us have the simplest form at once, and one which can be carried on into Mary” land, if need be, without resulting in such ccmplexity and duplication as will form an a rather than a homogeneous whole. —-—__ A Christian Endeavor Farewell. Mr. Lendell A. Conner, jr., president of the District of Columbia Christian En- deavor Union, has accepted a position with @ prominent firm of patent attorneys in Pittsburg, Pa. He and his wife will leave for their new home early next week. Mr. Conner has been prominently identified with Christian Endeavor ever since its in- troduction into the churches of this city, and has had no small part in the success of the loca¥ union. He has been actively iden- tified with the preparations for the conven- tion of "96, and has been a member of the committee of arrangements. His associates on that committee regret that they will lose the benefit of his work and counsel. A farewell reception will be tendered Mr. and Mrs. Conner at the First Congregational Church tomorrow evening between 7 and 8 o'clock, to which rembers of the District union are invited. ——_._ A newspaper correspondent who has tray- eled through Armenia believes that the people are preparing to rebel against Turk- ish rule, and that an uprising is likely to occur during May. BUCKINGHAM’S DYE FOR THB WHISKERS does its work thoroughly, coloring a uniform brown or black, which, When dry, will neither rub, wash off nor soil linen. ARMY PROMOTIONS | A Major General and Two Brigadier Gen- erals Named by the President. ‘The First Is Gen. Wesley Merritt—The Two Colonels Advanced Are Bliss and Coppinger. e The President made the following im- portant army appointments late last night: Brigadier Gen. Wesley Merritt, to be major general; Col. Zenas R. Bliss, twenty- fourth infantry, to be brigadier general; Col. John J. Coppinger, twenty-third in- fantry, to be brigadier general. To be captains in the quartermaster’s depart- ment: Lieut. John J. French, jr., fourth artillery; Lieut, Isaac W. Littell, tenth in- fantry; Lieut. Jas. B. Aleshirey, first cav- alry. Chaplain, to be assigned to the ninth regiment of cavalry (colored), Rev. George W. Priolean of Wilberforce, Ohio. The ap- plication of Lieut. Col. John 8. Billings of the medical department to be retired Octo- ber 1. has been granted. « The New Major General Gen. Merritt, the new major general, was born in New York and entered the Military Academy from Illinois in July, 1855, grad- uating July 1, 1860. While serving in the field with the Utah expedition, in July, 1861, he was ordered to Washington as aid-de- camp to Gen.- Cooke and later to Gen. Stoneman. Thenceforth he served with the cavalry of the armies of the Potomac and the Shenandoah to the close of the war, occasionally on the staff of the com- manding general of the cavalry, and took an active part in all the raids and battles in which the cavalry of those armies was engaged. He was commissioned a brigadier general of volunteers June 29, 1863, and given com- mand of the regular brigade of cavalry which he commanded in the operations in central Virginia. Rejoining the armies operating against Richmond he was in all the cavalry actions in that campaign; was present with his command at the capitula- tion of Lee's army at Appomattox Court House, Aprir 9, 1865, and was one of the three commissioners appointed to arrange the terms of surrender. He has been suc- cessively promoted to brigadier general in the regular army and brigadier general and major general of volunteers, the two last named promotions for gallantry in action. He also received a number of bre- vets for gallant and meritorious services. Reverting to the command of his regi- ment, the fifth cavalry, he served succes- sively in Louisiana, in Texas, in the Big Horn, Yellowstone and Ute expeditions. He was superintendent of the United States Military Academy from September 1, 1882, to June 30, 1887, and was in command of the department of the Missouri to Jyly,1891, and of the department of Dakota, which command he holds at present. Of the great cavalry leaders in the Union army which the war produced, viz., Sheri- dan, Cooke, Pleasanton, Grierson, Stone man, Wilson, Merritt, Kilpatrick, Custer, Buford, Gregg and Devin, Gen. Merritt is the only one still in active service. Brig. Gen. Bliss. Zenas R. Bliss, appointed brigadier gen- eral, is now colonel of the twenty-fourth infantry, at Fort Bayard, N. M. He grad- uated from West Point in 1854. As second leutenant he served on frontier duty in Texas until 1861, In 1860 he was made first Neutenant of the eighth infantry, and in 1861, while captain in the same regi- ment, he was surrendered to the Texas in- surgents under Gen. Van Doon and remain- ed a prisoner of war until April 5, 1862. He ‘was engaged in the defense of Washington as colonel of the tenth Rhode Island voiun- teers in 1862. He was at Falmouth, Rap- pahannock and Fredericksburg, and went to Vicksburg in July, 1963. He was also in the expedition to Jackson, Miss., and afterward participated in the battles of Spottsylvania, the Wilderness and the siege of Petersburg. He was brevetted major at Fredericksburg and lieutenant colonel at the Wilderness for gallant and meritorious service, and became colonel of the twenty- fourth infantry April 20, 1886. Brig. Gen. Coppinger. Col. John J. Coppinger, promoted to brigadier general, was appointed captain of the fourteenth United States infantry in 1861, and subsequently commanded the fifteenth New York cavalry. He was com- mended by Gens. Sheridan, Forbert, Wright and Custer for gallantry on the field, and was several times wounded, notably at the second battle of Bull Run, where he was left for dead on the battlefield. He participated in thirty odd of the severest battles of the civil war, and was brevetted not only for gallantry in that war, but also for conspicuous acts of bravery in operations against hostile Indians. He is at present in command of his regiment, on a practice march in the fleld along the ‘Texas-Mexican border, where he has been stationed for some time past. He married a daughter of the late James G. Blaine. ——____—-e. AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. A’ Dead Body Found in the River To- day. About 2 o’elock this morning Wm. L.. Mc- Coy, a watchman at Smith’s stone crusher, on Water street between 32d and Potomac streets, discovered the body of a colored man floating in the river. He secured the assistance ef Officer Morgan and brought the corpse to Cumberland’s boat house. The body had been in the water for some days. The dead wagon was sent for and the body removed to the sixth precinct station morgue. It could not be sent to the sev- enth, owing to the fact that the George- town morgue lacks equipments necessary to the handling of a body in such a state. The dead room was never finished, and is in reality nothing but a concreted cellar. At the sixth there is hot and cold water, and all appliances and conveniences need- ed in such a case. The lodgers’ room at the seventh is another designed accommodation that has never materialized into usefulness, owing oes failure of the appropriation to hold out. Influenza Prevalent. There is an affection resembling influ- enza becoming prevalent among the horses over here. The infants of the town, chil- dren about a year old, are also consider: bly affected, physicians say. There is a superabundance of sneezing here among horses in harness and babies in cradles. Pocket handkerchiefs are not being used extensively, but the fastidious, the aesthet- ic and the artistic would recommend their use. Dredging the Creek. Rock creek at the mouth of the canal is being dredged of heavy sewer deposits and other refuse matter. This is being dumped at the mouth of the stream, and at night flooded out into the river. Talk against those engaged in the work is rife. It is claimed that the channel is becoming af- fected and the atmosphere about filled with unhygienic germs. Notes. Mrs. Ann Gregory of 3030 P street drop- ped dead with apoplexy last evening about 6:30 o'clock while putting on her bonnet to go out. Deceased was the widow of C. N. Gregory. Improvements to the Arlington cemetery roadways are being made. All the main drives will be asphalted. ——— The Campaign in Madagasear. Official dispatches from Madagascar state that the Hovas have gathered large forces along the chief routes to Antananarivo from Tamatave, Diego, Suarez and Mojun- ga. Throughout the island posts with sev- eral hundred men stationed at each have been established. A° French gunboat has ascended the river Belsekak and silenced-a Hova battery at Mahabo. The enemy was driven out with a loss of eight killed. Two cannons were captured. The population of the village gathered around the tombs of the chiefs in order to defend them, but on finding that the French respected the graves they yielded and asked protection against the Hovas, who had another camp of 3,000 men at Miadane, on the other side of the river. General Metzinger, with four companies of infantry and artillery, at- tacked Miadane on April 3 and routed the enemy, killing one hundred and wounding many: The French loss was three wound- e LOOKING FOR OTHER PLACES Teachers at Stanford University Fear Is Will Close. The Government's Big Suit Against the Estate Has Been Largely Re- co sponsible ae he Trouble. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.—The Bulle- tin says: The teachers at Stanford Uni- versity are looking for positions in other universities in the impression that the university founded by Leland Stanford will soon close its doors. They fear the college will close because there is no money in the Stanford estate to pay for its maintenance, the estate being tangled up in a suit with the United States, which is going on in the federal courts. The probate court has no power to use the funds of the state to keep the college on a firm footing. Some time ago the estate began to sell the brandies and wines that have accumu-. lated in the wineries of the estate, and the money derived from the sale was to be used in defraying the expenses-of the insti- tution. Meanwhile all the expenses of the university have had to be defrayed from the private income of Mrs. Stanford. Just as the Stanford properties were be- ing put on a first-class business basis At- torney General Olney started his big suit for $15,000,000 against the Stanford estate. This had the effect of checking proceed- ings in probate’ ing to a speedy @is- tribution of Senator Stanford’s estate, and tying up things generally. It was this, so it is said, coupléd with the previous fceling of unrest, that has prevailed to a greater or less degree ever since the Senator's death, that stimulated ‘some of the edu- cators to seek openings elsewhere, and set in circulation the report that the university is likely to be closed for a season. Mr. Lathrop, brother of Mrs. Stanford, lays all the trouble to the government suit against the estate. “It has postponed the distribution,” he said, “and seriously embarrassed us. There was talk of temporarily closing the uni- versity. I am glad to say that has been settled satisfactorily. Meantime a great deal depends on this government suit. We are making every effort to have it deter- mined as soon as possible. “It. must be remembered the university cannot pay its own expenses, for the in- stitution is free. The board from the de- partment managed to pay its own expenses, but that has nothing to do with paying the professors. There are now somewhere be- tween 1,100 and 1,200 students connected with the university, and about seventy-five men in the faculty.” President Jordan stated at Palo Alto that every arrangement had been made to keep open the college during the year 1895-96. a The Federalist and Local Suffrage. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Yeur correspondent, “J. V. K.,” in quot- ing Madison on the constitutional provision concerning the seat of government, shouid, in common fairness to the “would-be suf- fragists” of the District, have quoted the whole paragraph from which he has culled a part in aid of his argument! Please al- low me to complete the quotation, which is taken from they$%$ paper of the Fed- eralist. I take it up where “J. V. K.” broke off: med “And as it is to be appropriated to this use with the consgBtZof the state ceding it; as the state will fo doubt provide in the compact for the rights, and the con- sent of the citizens inhabiting it; as the mhabitants will find swfficient inducements of interest, to become willing parties to the cession; as they will have had their voice in the clectiay, of the government, which ts to exercise authority over them; as a municipal legislature for local pur- poses, derived frowiithelr ewn suffrages, will, of course, be allowed them; and as the authority of @. legislature of the state, and of the in fiabitants of the ceded part of it, to concur the cession, will be derived from the w! people of the state, in their’adoption of the Constitution, every imaginable objectian seems to be obvi- ated.” bw” ev The above passage and the significant fact that the moment the population of the District warranted it a local govern- ment based upon suffrage was established at the seat of the national government and continued for seventy years, seems to the unprejudiced mind pretty conclusive evidence that whether the framers of the Constitution intended the people of the District to participate in the affairs of the national government or not they cer- tainly did not intend to deprive them of a voice in their local or municipal govern- ment. It is a little unreasonable to insist, also, as “J. V. K.” seems to do, that persons ccming to the District must be held as hav- ing done so with their eyes open and conse- quently that they have waived their right to object to “taxation without representa- tion.” Now, while this may t > true of those who came here voluntarily, there is quite @ respectable proportion of our popula- tion which, through no fault of their own, first saw daylight in the capital city, and there are a number of citizens, the vic- tims of their parents’ peregrinations, who were brought here without being consulted in the matter and at an age when Ameri- can citizenship possessed neither value nor attraction for them, and, unfortunately, they have never since had the opportunity of learning that it Js either valuable or attractive. “J. V. K.’s” experience with the District's representatives in Congress must have been extremely fortunate, else he would not have exposed himself to the incredulous smiles of those who find it necessary to humbly beg a little attention for District legislation from some ignorant and bump- tious committeeman and get snubbed for their pains, by asserting that the District is represented (?) in Congress. The congres- sional end of the District government is almost universally conceded to be a wretch- ed failure, “J. V. K.”" and the Commission- ers excepted. “J. V. K.” and Prof. Sumner of Yale will have difficulty in correcting the popu- lar error (?) that the principle of no taxa- tion without representation “never had any pertinent application to the colonies in the war of the revolution.” Whatever may be the historical fact, it 1s hopeless now to attempt to uproot the belief that the war of the revolution was fought to establish this principle of government in America. Finally, is it fair to assume that the suffragists propose a municipal govern- ment for the District that is to contain all the elements of weakness that make s0 many of the municipalities of the country @ national disgrace? F. SIDDONS. ew In Behalf of Belt Line Employes. To the Editor of The Evening Star: The Belt street railway management has had a fair share of.;public attention for some time past, but; f the criticisms de- served by that corpemtion do not appear to have found publi tterance. Up to this time consideration only has been given to those whose homes aré adjacent to portions of the road where-the lack of corporate sense and justice ‘has been conspicuously apparent. Perm.t me gn-behalf of the sev- enty-five or more men employed on the brown cars to protest against the inhu- manity from whieh; those unfortunate beings daily and hpurly suffer. The hours of their employmént inumber more than twelve, and frequently more than thirteen, each day; yet front tHe time they get on their respective carg until they get off they are not afforded evgn the shadow of an op- Fortunity to attend to anything but the company’s business. Nowhere on their dis- torted route are the¥ allowed to stop, save for the picking up<or dropping of passen- gers or the changing of horses. In the course of twelve hours natural needs must develop, but the management makes no provision for their relief. It is probably unknown to the people of Washington that none of these drivers or conductors is given opportunity to eat during the lengthy pe- riod of each day’s service, and there will doubtless be many astonished people when it becomes known that if a conductor or driver was detected in the act of eating while on his car he would surely be laid off for a week or two and probably be dis- charged. I presume the company saves a dollar or so a day by this inexcusably-cruel treatment of those who are compelled to subordinate themselves to the rules of the road, but it does seem astounding that such methods can prevail in the midst of ‘he civilization on which we Americans so fre- quently and so noisily pride ourselves. JB.YV. —_——— Rev. J. C. Reed, a Bantist_miniser, who attempted to rob a bank in East Portland, Oregon, in February, has been declared in- sane. SUBURBAN NEWS 4 ANACOSTIA. Shall women be admitted to membership in the Anacostia Citizens’ Association? is the momentous question that will at an early day be presented to the members of that body for consideration. To accom- plish this result it will be compulsory to change the constitution of the association in certain particulars, and the necessary amendments wiil be submitted, probably, at the meeting tomorrow night if other business already provided for discussion Goes not occupy so much time as to prevent the gentleman who has the subject in charge from presenting his views thcreon. The friends of the movement say that there is much work that ought to he done in Anacostia for the welfare of the public that can be performed better by women than by men, and they say further that they believe that if intrusted to the latter to be attended to there would not be the hesitancy in trying to bring about success- ful results as is now the case when such matters are intrusted to men who are £b- sorbed in other, and to each individual, more important business. Principal among these subjects ts that of the dispensing of charity, and if the pro- posed amendment shall prevail efforts will be made to get a number of the leading ladies of Anacostia to interest themselves in the work of the association, and it is hoped that enough will consent to unite with it-so that when charitable objects are to be looked after they will be by a com- mittee, upon which St.-Theresa’s Roman Catholic, Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal, Garden Memorial, Anacostia Baptist and Anacostia Methodist Episcopal skall each be represented. Many other reasuns will be advanced by the advocates of the pro- posed departure when the subject comes up for discussion. The joint committee of the Anacostia and Hillsdale citizens’ associations, com- prising Messrs. R. B. Buckley, chairman; and George F. Pyles, representing the former, and Messrs. “John Johnson, chairman; John H. Dale and Rob- ert Waring, the latter, who were ap- pointed to ask the proper postal authori- ties for the extension of the free delivery system to the two towns named, this morn- ing called at the Post Office Department in Washington, in accordance with arrange- ments made yesterday, and had an inter- view with First Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Jones on the subject. Mr. A. W. Machen, general superintendent of free delivery, was also present, by request. The urgent need of the people of Anacostia and Hillsdale for the improvement asked for, in order that the thousands of perscns who now get their mail ct the Anacostia Post office may be on the same equality in this regard as those living at every other suburb of Washington, was fully ex- plained by Mr. Buckley and other members of the committee, and the fact was recall- ed that as far back as the administration of President Harrison a request for free delivery had been answered ailirmatively by the then first assistant postmaster gen- eral, but that the promise has never been carried into effect. Messrs. Jones and Machen listened attentively to everything that the gentlemen had to say on the sub- ject, and assured the joint committee that they would each do all in his power to rem- edy the evil complained of. ‘The committee were much pleased with their reception, and are confident that free delivery for the people of the two suffering towns is in sight. The great danger to life from the over- hanging bluff on Jefferson street, east of Adams, which has been frequently com- plained of by the citizens of the neighbor- hood, continues, and Mr. R. B. Buckley,who has heretofore interested himself in the matter for fear that a fatal accident may occur at the place, has been requested by President H. A. Linger of the Citizens’ As- sociation to continue the agitation on the subject until steps are taken by the Dis- trict authorities to remove the obstructioa. Mr. Buckley will, therefore, at onc® com- municate with the Commissioners in order to ascertain if the services of the chain gang cannot be utilized in the work. The bluff is directly in the bed of. Jefferson street, which was deeded by the former owner to the government free of expense, and it is thought that the male prisoners at the work house who are able to work out of doors can be legally used to do this, an essentially District job. It is safd that some time ago the chain gang was e1 for several days in doing work of a similar character on property near Twining City belonging to a wealthy syndicate, and it is believed, as there is a precedent for send- ing the gang outside of the city to work, the Commissioners will not object. to the men being employed on government prop- erty in Anacostia. Should, however, there be any extra expense connected with the matter it is thought that the public-spirited citizens of the town will gladly contribute whatever sum of money may be necessary. Mrs. J. H. Gore, wife of Prof. Gore of the Columbian University, who formerly resided in Stockholm, Sweden, lectured last night at the Anacostia Baptist Church be- fore a large audience on “The Land of the Midnight Sun.” Rev. J. B. North, pastor of Garden Me- morial Church, has gone to Virginia for a few days. ——_ — TAKOMA PARK. At the special meeting of the committee of the whole on fire apparatus, held at the residence of Mayor Shedd Tuesday night, it was unanimously decided to recommend to the council at its next regular meeting the purchase of a Howe chemical and water engine, the test at Gaithersburg hav- ing proved satisfactory. An engine of the same size was determined upon, with hose reel and hook and ladder attachments. There were present at this meeting Coun- cilmen J. H. Clarke, Geo. A. Warren, W. W. Dyar, C. W. Scudder and Morris Bien, with Mayor Shedd. Mr. P. G. Howe was also present by invitation. Mrs. Gen. S. S. Carroll has leased her home on Carroll avenue to Mrs. S. A. Rob- inson of Washington, who with her family will take possession at an early day. It is Mrs. Carroll's intention to remain with Mrs. Robinson during the summer. Mr. Wm. Alvey has returned from a re- cent fishing trip with his usual successful results. Mrs. Jno. Thompson of Baltimore, with her young son, are guests for a few days of her sister, Mrs. Alvey. Mrs. L. P. Shoemaker has recovered from her recent attack of illness, and was mak- ing calls in the neighborhood today. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sinsabaugh are plan- ning to spend the summer here with their family, and will probably occupy the Woods’ cottage, on Oak avenue. ‘A cause for rejoicing to their many friends is the return of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Gilbert and family to the neighborhood, they having located in the Freibus cottage, in North Takoma. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Skinner of Port Huron, Mich., have returned from a six weeks sojourn in Florida, and are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Blodgett at their home on Poplar avenue until May 1. The petition being circulated among Dis- trict residents for additional street lamps is a just one, and should receive prompt attention. Mrs. W. H. Allison, with her sister, Miss Etta Johnson of Shrevesport, La., guests of friends here and in Washington for the past week, left today for New York. —.__. SANDY SPRING. The Home Interest held its April session at Clifton with Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas. Asa M. Stabler presided, and the duties of ececretary were divided between Benja- min H. Miller and daughter. Robert M. Stabler and wife, Belle W. Hannum, Ed- ward P. Thomas and wife and Misses Emilie Brooke, Helen and Ellen Thomas were the guests. The cultivation of aspar- agus, the spraying of fruit trees and the care of poultry were the principal topics discussed. This Hterary and domestic club will meet, by invitation, at Belmont- farm early in May. Samuel S. Bond was the recipient of a pleasant surprise one evening last week, some thirty of his friends having been in- vited to thus celebrate his birthday by his family. The dancing class met on Friday even- ing with Misses Anna and Helen Thomas at Tanglewood. Mrs. Tarlton B. Stabler gave a party on Monday evening to her guest, Miss Hallie Ramsay of Alexandria. ‘Among recent arrivals are Mrs. Harvey Page, Gen. William Birney, Admiral Jouett, Miss Hannah Archer, Miss Elise Howell and Miss Howard of Washington, Miss Mary Darlington of Norfolk, Miss Turner of The Plains, Va., Charles Keller and Ernest Gill of Baltimore, Mrs. Milan Bent- ley and children of Paoli, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Mertz’s Modern Ph: jarmacy. Grand Annual Spring Reduction Sale. “Growded Store UR Drug Store is the largest in Washington, bat it was only half large enough to accommodate the immense throng of buyers yesterday who came from all parts of the cli Grand Annual Spring Reduction ity and neighboring towns to attend our Sale of Medicines, Toilet Articles, Insect Destroyers, Surgical and Optical Goods. With the aid of additional help and by axranging the stock » Uttle differently, we shall be better able to accom- modate you tomorrow. The prices quoted in this sale are positively the lowest ‘ever quoted by us or any other druggist in the history of Washington. EF NOTICE—We regret to have to discontinue the sale of Soda Water at 2c. per glass, as we cannot possibly walt on those who come. The crowds which collected around the Soda Water Fountain yesterday blocked ap the store to such a degree that we could hardly wait on our customers. {7Daring this sale, Best Eyeglasses fitted and guaranteed, 90c. {Manicure Parlors now opened in Bmith, late of the Palais Royal. the first floor annex, in charge of Mrs. The Lowest Prices Yet! Attention! Graduates in Medicine. Special attention of graduates of medicine in '95 is directed to the great reductions made for their espe- cial benefit in our Surgical Instrument Department. : Annual Spring Reductions In Medicines and Drugs. 0c. Syrup Figs. +290, (Excellent laxative.) $1 Hood's Sarsaparilia. $1 Page's Sarsaparilla. (Best blood purifier made.) $1 pint bottles Beef, Wine and Iron.49c. $1 Paine’s Celery Compound.... Ble. 1 Con: le Beef Compound .50c. Wi osiais and Becve toate) $1,,Dougleas’ Eimolslon of Cod Liver Oil, with the Hypophosphites. -59e. $1 bottles Scott’s Emulsion. Wie of Calisaya and Iron “590. ideal ic. Ver la table.) 91 Bena site of Soca enage 25c. Jones’ Root Beer Extract. -16c. (Makes 5 gallons delicious root beer.) 59. 25c, White’s Belladonna and Capsicum Plasters.......---------9¢.; 3 for 2c. 1 Improved Syrup of the Hypophos- Poke 4 -59e. ‘Te. Me size. Bie. Sac. Pheno Thymol, known, better than iue, ete. Be. Liebis’s Ex! $1.50 dozen. (This malt contains matter than any other.) Malt, 15¢. bot.: more nutritive ‘Te, Warner's Celery Bitters. 490, (Good stomach tonic and ne! $1 Dr. Dutcher’s Female Tonic. -59e. (Excelient remedy for female com- pisints.) 2%5e. Essence Jam. Ginger... ‘Se. Finest Olive Oil, pint bottles. (Qur own importation. Absorbent Cotton, per Ib..... For House Cleaning. Insect Destroyers! Spring is the time of housecleaning, and you will need lots of insect powder, Gisinfectants, vermin traps, etc., 50 we have made some very ‘TIMELY’? re- ductions in our Housecicaning Depart- ment. Get your “ammunition” this week to wage war agzinst the insect, and save money. Roach Traps.... (New thing—catches them every time.) Extra Large Bottles Carbolic Acid. .19e. GS. the best disinfectant made... .23c. Dalmatian Insect Powder, large boxes, Gum_Camphor, per Ib J-lb. cans Moth Camphor, Large boxes Moth Balls. x Peterman's Roach Food. 8 sizes. He- duced to 12c., 2ie. and 39c. “DEAD SURE” for bed buge.. @estroys them instantly.) Salpbur Candles...+....-+ Annual Spring Reductions in Toilet Articles, &c. BSc. Florida Water.......... (For perfuming the boudoir.) 50c. Rose Water, in pint bottles..,.42¢, . (Put up in France.) G0c. White's Ivory Dentine..........39¢. (The most satisfactory dentifrice the market.) (A Insting perfume.) B5c. Julie Face Powder.........+.--28¢. {All shades—a v a falcus Powders eee nS tor 8e, 20c. Queen Anne Tooth Powder.....18c. (Preserves the teeth—hardens the gums.) 25c. Roses and Myrrh Tooth Wash. .18c. SOc. Rabateau’s 2c. White Curling Fluid. soe 2KBe. (Keeps the hair in curl in warm weather - —not gummy or sticky.) Imported Oll-dressed Chamois Skins, Were loc. Now te. re Were 25c. Now 14c. ao Were 40c. Now 24e. 5c. Almond Meal..... 222-8, . (A specific for roughness of the hanis or complexion.) the orient.) Queen Anne Lotion.3 for 50c. Kennedy’s Foot Powder. +2. -17e. tender feet—removes all odor.) “24e. per «A 2c. bottles 25c. Sheffield’s Tooth Paste. BSe. Witch Hazel, pints. 2Be. Vaseline, Soda Mint Tablets. 5c. Tooth Brushes. (For headache, dizziness, vertigo, etc.) $1 Queen Anne Cologne, pints...... Violet Orris....... = Stee (Congress brand, best ‘made.) Be. ‘38e. 96c. je Clark's (A sure cure.) 10c. Clark's Corn Salve. 50c. bottle Toilet Waters. ender, Lilac, oy Rabateau's Violette Blanche. .. $1 Julie Face Blea: Mertz’s Modern Pha macy, nth and F Sts. N.W. George B. Farquhar of Washington and Miss Emilie Johnson of College station. Absentees have been Mrs. Roger B. Far- quhar, in Alexandria; Mrs. James P. Stab- ler and Miss Eliza E. Farquhar, in Wash- ington; Mrs. John Thomas, in Baltimore, and Miss M. Janet Miller, at Newtown, Pa. Isaac Hartshorne of Brighton is still in Lawrence, Mass; Warwick P. Miller expects to go to Minneapolis shortly to visit his son, Caleb S. Miller. Miss‘ Dora Iddings ts again at home after having spent four weeks in Loudoun coun- ty, Virginia, with Dr. Chas. E. Iddings, formerly of this place. W. Edward Magruder, son of Dr..Wm. E. Magruder of Hermon, graduated from the Baltimore Medical College last week. Granville Farquhar and family, who have been in Washington since last September, will reopen their home at Olney next week. Mrs. Anna L. Diggs of Washington is to lecture upon woman suffrage at Spencer- ville and Brighton on April 29 and 30. Sandy Spring farmers have not been de- terred by the low price of potatoes during 1894 from appropriating a good many more acres to that crop this spring than usual. —.__ KENSINGTON. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smoot and Rev. Thomas D. Lewis of Essex county, Va. are the guests of Drs. J. L. and W. L. Lewis. Judge Alphonso Hart left Tuesday for a two weeks’ visit to Chicago. Mrs. C. Curtice McCain of Newburg, N. Y¥., is the guest of Mrs. G. V. N. Ogden. Mayor Thomas R. Martin, in obedience to @ request made at a citizens’ meeting late- ly, has appointed the following committee on improvements for the village: Dr. Wil- liam L. Lewis,- chairman; B. H. Warner, J. F. Stoek, W. W. Eldridge, J. W. Town- send, W. H. Mannakee, L. H. Maxson, Mrs, H. K. Simpson, Mrs. R. M. Moore and Miss Eleanor D. Ogden. The functions of the committee will be to devise plans for beautifying the streets and parkings, the observance of holidays and festivals in a concerted manner, and in various ways to render the place attractive to residents and visitors. The building of a new town hall took definite shape at a meeting held on Tues- day evening. Dr. William L. Lewis, on behalf of a committee on subscriptions, re- ported eighty-seven shares as already sub- scribed. He had visited various suburban towns having halls and gathered data which led him to believe that a $3,500 hall would not meet the needs. It was resolved to invite bids and plans on a $7,000 struc- ture, and a committee,consisting of Messrs. J. W. Townsend, H. K. Simpson, W. M. Terrell, Marian Dorian and L. W. Maxson, was elected by the subscribers of stock on site and plans. Messrs. Dr. W. L. Lew- is, B. H. Warner, W. M. Terrell, Dr. R. B. Detrick and J. F. Stoek were made # com- mittee on incorporation. The structure will be erected as early as possible. —_—_———__- ROCKVILLE. A committee, appointed at a recent meet- ing of the board of management of the Agricultural Society, met here today for the purpose of awarding the contract for the erection of new buildings on the fair grounds. There were quite a number of bidders for the work, and the same was awarded to Mr. Thomas C. Groomes of this town at $1,405.50. The contract calls for the erection of twenty-five stables for horses, four cattle pens, three hog and sheep pens and a building to be used as a reception room for ladies. All material used to be furnished by the contractor. The cattle pens will accommodate about 400 head of stock. The buildings are all to be completed in time for the next annual fair. In the orphans’ court yesterday the last will and testament of James H. Zeigler, deceased, was filed and admitted to pro- bate and record and letters testamentary on the personal estate of said deceased were granted to Annie B. Ziegler, the executrix named in the will; bond, $700. Jesse L. Burns, guardian to Charles V. Burns, pass- ed his first and final account, and George T. Greenfield, guardian to Bessie Talbott, passed his first account. John H. Parsley, administrator of Margaret J. Parsley, de- ceased, filed list of debts due and owing deceased. Eleanor J. Watkins, adminis- tratrix of D. T. Watkins, deceased, filed list of sales of the personal estate of said deceased. The clerk of the cireuit court has issued marriage licenses to the following parties: W.L.Willis and Louise K. Imhof, Daniel H. Gaither and Edith G. Mobley, Basil E. Brown and Eveline Hood. Mr. Chandler Keys, one of the oldest and best known citizens of the county, died yes- terday evening, after a brief iliness, at his home, one mile north of this place, in the ninetieth year of his Deceased was a native of Prince William county, but had resided here since early manhood. During his long life he was a man of much energy and accumulated a handsome property. For number of years he acted as a justice of the peace for the fourth district. He leaves two children, a son and daughter. His funeral will take place on Friday, at 3 p.m. Miss Mary V. K. Robertson died at her home near Derwood, on Wednesday morn- ing, after an Jllness of several weeks. Fu- neral Friday. The Sunday school of Emory M.E. Church South, near Avery, this county, has been reorganized with the following officers: W. J. Hoyle, superintendent; W. H. White, assistant; Miss Emma Barnsley, secretary and treasurer; George W. Easton, Mbra- rian; Mrs. H. B. Cashell, Mrs. James Ran- nie, Mrs. W. R. Linthicum, Mr. W. H. White, Miss Mollie Lowe and Mrs. Geo. W. Easton, teachers. The school is in a flour- ishing condition. The colonial tea recently given by the Ladies’ Aid Society of Darnestown Pres- byterian Church at the residence of Dr. C. H. Nourse was a very pleasant affair. Among those who appeered in the costumes of “Ye Olden Tyme” were Mr. Frank Myers of Baltimore, Miss Lula Windsor, Miss Rose Clagett, Miss Grace Clagett, Miss Madie Fisher, Miss Curry Darby, Mr. Fred Clagett and Mr. Adams. Among those present were Misses Goodchild, Bos- well and Lord of Washington. Mr. David H. Warfield yesterday pur- chased of Mr. John G. England the large brick house and lot on the corner of Wash- ington and Commerce streets, this town, the consideration being $4,500. The new owner will remodel the building and use it for mercantile purposes. Mr. John Green, a carpenter, residing near this town, yesterday was taken suddenly ill on the street in this place, and for some time his life was despaired of, but he final- ly rallied under medical treatment and was removed to his home. < = GAITHERSDURG. , Mr. Morgan Watkins of Browningsville has been adjudged insane, and was on Sat- urday placed in Montevue Hospital in Frederick. Mr. Alexander G. Carlisle has purchased the residence of Mr. Bunger Watkins, pay- ing $800 therefor. The residence of the late Wm. M. Car- lisle was sold on Saturday. Mr. Nathan J. Walker was the purchaser at $1,525. The wedding of Mr. Edgar Fulks and Miss Gertrude Walker, daughter of Mr. John W. Walker, is announced to occur on Tuesday evening next at the M. E. Church South. Mr. John Orme, son of Mr. Allen 8. Orme, died at his home in Barnesville Tuesdsy. Mr. Thomas Brown suffered considerable loss a few days ago in having about fifteen acres of woodland and many cords of pine wood burned over by fire, which is supposed to have originated from sparks from a passing railroad train. The flames gave battle with a large crowd of people before they were under control. Mr. Nathan Snyder, who has for some years resided in Ohio, has returned here with his family, because of the impaired health of Mrs. Snyder, who is a daugiiter of Mr. Richard Mills. The engagement of Mr. Wm. G. Iglehart and Miss Lelah Watkins is made publi the wedding to take place at Cedar Grove on Tuesday evening next. FOR INDIGESTION AND NERVOUSNESS Use Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. Dr. W. 0. HOYT, Rome, Ga., says: found it both an ble ‘and vseful many cases of tion, troubles attended with of exhaustion.”