Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR THE SICK ROOM. A registry Yor trained curses is open at the Chitaren's Hh al, W and 18th sti and Columbia He ‘ania avenue 2th street, where all times be the services of competent and reliable trained capable in any case, however difficult. All. in: formation cheerfully ‘given, apd no fee required Bor charge made. No. 272 for CHIL- DREN'S, ami 1746-2 for the COLUMBIA HOS- PITAL. ap26-Im MERCHANTS’ CARNIVAL AND BUSINESS Men's Jubilee will be beld at National Rifles’ Hall MAY 6 and 7, at 8 p.m., under auspices of the ¥. W. C. T. U. Admission 25 cts. At MRS. MARY CLEMENT LEAVITT WILL MAKE an address ou “The Ravages of the Drink Traf- fie In Foreign Countries” at First Congregational Church, at 3 p.m. NEXT SUNDAY. It ‘NOTICE TO MY FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC_HERE- after Twill be in the Tigges Market evers TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY MORN- INGS with best makes of Butter obtainal ¢ial prices for 3 and 5-Ib. lots. Res} 026,206m1 Spe- ally, W. 8. DETWILER. SS MAGGIE GAULE OF BAL rful mediuin, every FRIDAY rivate sittings, 905 H st. p.w. during day. for 05 ae ERIDAY NIGHT, Wonn's'Hall, 721 6th st. ap25-2 THE FINEST BEER THATS HREWED N WHOLE WORLD fs MUNCHENER HOFBRAU BEER (Munich Court Brew.) Brewed of the finest hops and malt is famous alike for its rare medicinal vig- tues and its deliciousness as a bevernge. As 2 spring toniic—to tone up and strengthen the sys- tem, it has but few equals. We have it on draught and in bottles. Families su lied. FRITZ REUTERS, COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. 026-10 NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE TRADE CARDS ARE ready. Room 139, CORCORAN BUILDING, ELE- vator entrance, 533 15th 6 THERE LIES A DERP “CHASM” <between “expert” tailoring and ‘botch’’ work. We do nothing but “expert’” tailoring—won't tol- erate anything else. Let us take your measure for one of our $20 Clay Worsted Diagonal Coats ‘and Vests. Neat. natty and fetching weaves. H. 8, BRADSTREET, “Custom Tallor,”* 408 12th st., opposite’ “Raleigh.”” p26-Sd GET TRADE CARDS! Room 139 CORCORAN BUILDING, ELEVATOR entrance, 533 15th st. n.w. ‘ap26-3t DANDRUFF CAUSES BALDNESS —in almost every Dandruff can be re- moved, and if the hair glends are not dead, the hair can be caused to grow—sometimes lux- uriantly. Superfluous hair eradicated by electro- losis—and those di and blood humors can pe, trent removed painlessly and permanet a is is the only Stitution in the south devoted exclusively to the treatment of the blood, skin ard scalp. A con- sultation free. DR. HEPBURN, Dermatologist, M uilding, Cor. 11th and F Sts. a25-13d ‘ap36-lw SPECIAL NOTICES. Needn’t Say “‘Good-Bye” ‘To your Winter Suit or Overcoat ‘when you wrap it in MOTH PAPER. Just say ‘Au re voir’—'cause it'll be in just as condition next fall as it is now. M PAPER is absolctely mot! "t injure delicate better than any other preventive. . © We bate it in single sheets and rolls. Very inexpensfve. Easton & Rupp, 421 1th St. pierre Stationers. (Just above ave.) ap26-14d Unpack Summer Clothes! If they need cleaning, Ict_us bave them. We'll mike ‘em look lke new. Suits, $1. Coats, 50c. Vests and Trousers. 25c. each. Hahn CLEANING & 705 9TH 1) «REPAIRING, ST. N.W. 026-8 TEL. 148-2. Chance to Save $2.50. Not for a single day or an hour, but #0 long as the two lots hold out we will sell these Men's $10 Fine Black-and- white and Brown-and-white Cheek Mixtures for.. $7.50 May be gone by Saturday night! Ought to be—considering their value. ‘The manufacturer has promised ns, to- morrow morning, a new shipment of those 8-but. Black Imported Diagonal Cutaway Coats and Vests, which we shall continue to .un a while Pepe "$8.50 No wonder cur business 1s picking up! Geo. Spransy, 434 7th St. it A Perfect Dress Shirt For 65c. <that has been 7Se.—and is a dollar at most stores. You'll be surprised at the shirt goodness that 65e. will buy. Made of Wam- sutta muslin, linen bosom, neck and cuffband, and two styles of Ellery & Ireland, ™3,032""" 98: 9th st. aped-14d BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF the Arlington Fire Ins. Co. for the D. of C., the books for the transfer of stock wili be closed from May 1 to 10, both days inclusive. ap24-3t FRANK T. RAWLINGS, Sec. IMPORTANT TO GRADUATES IN MEDICINE, class '95.—We are making specially large dis- counts im Surgical Instruments for your benefit. Don't fail to take advantage of this offer, as it ‘will save you from 10 to 40 per cent. SURGICAL DEPARTMENT, MERTZ’S MODERN PHARMACY, 11TH AND F STS. YOU HAVE TO EXAMINE —our wedding invitations very closely to see that they are not the engraved sort. Biggest difference is in the lesse= cost of ours—neatly printed with sound and beautiful ecript type. 1.75 for 100. We do ticket, “bundbill, dodger and progra re ‘et, my r m printing as well’ as can be, and charge you not heur as much as others. BYHON S- ADAMS, Frompt Printer, 512 11th st. apat- HE “THREE SISTERS" Ice houses above Aqueduct bridge are filled with best quality of Potomac ice, 9 to 10 inches roads. INDEPENDENT ICE CO. ap2i-lid IMPORTANT NOTICE.—ALL THE LASTS OF THE shoemaker, Mr. Barry, 53 N. ¥. ave., are now in possession of Muster ANTHONI LI CAUSI, 826 9th st. nw. ap23-bt* A STRENGTH-GIVING TONIC. If you feel weak and in need of a strength- ving tonic, try taking a little of ‘Tharp's Nd Reliable Pure Berkeley Rye Whi each morning befo-e breakfast. It will make you strong! Only $1 full quart. JAMES THARP, $12°F ST. N.W. ap23-7d THE “SPRING” IS NOT THE SPRING —without a new Spring Suit. Have your meas- ure takea fur one of our new English Suitings. The best value we ever offered. Superb patterns. OWEN OWEN, “Expert Tallor,”” 423. 11th st.a23-5d OFFICE OF THE PNEUMATIC GUN CARRIAGE mpany, and Power pany, 38 Corcoran bldg., Wash- ington, D. C. April 22, 1805. ‘The annual meet- ing of the stockholders of this company will be held at this office on SATU: 1895, at 10 o'clock a.m. ot RDAY, April = CB ChEECY VETERINARY. DR. BUSHMAN, 1210 Ohio ave. Horses examined. "Phone 606. OUR RIDING SCHOOL Is open for business. Track has been re- surfad¥d and put in fine shape; competent instruc- tors are always on hand, and you may be sure of learning to ride in “ form’ if we teach you. Ten lesson tickets for $2.00; single lessons, 50c. each; yearly ticket, §10.00; life membership, $25.00. Price of course ticket applies on pur- Chase of wheel, if you desire to buys RAMBLER. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., mh6-14d 1825 14th st. p.w. OPEN FIRES.—FRANKLIN STOVES GIVE ALL the pleasures-of an open fireplace with the heat of a stove. May be used with andirons or gra per cent discount on Andirons, Portable Grates, Spark Guards, Gas Logs, ete. fe8-tf J. H. CORNING, ‘Tile Shop, 520-622 13th st. Place Your Order Before the Work Rooms Get Over-Crowded! Yes, it {s true we are doing the Best Tailoring, but it 1s not true that we are asking the highest prices—for they are the lowest. Of course, we are not attempting to compete - with “all cotton’’ sweat shop Tailoring, which 1s dear at any price. We are more par- ticular this season than usual, for so many are getting dis- gusted with the “cheap, shod- dy tailoring’ and are coming tous. We propose they shall continue coming season after feason. We are making to order Single and Dou- ble Breasted Sack Suits, of navy blue and black cheviots, for. $20 G. Warfield Simpson, 12th and F Sts. it Our Methods are Unique —and you like them. If you didn't we wouldn't be doing the largest glass business in this city—we wouldn't have the largest glass stock south of Phila- delphia—we wouldn't be given the pref- erence in 80 many cases. Will you let us estimate on that glass job? Chas.E.Hedgkin,913 7th St. PLATE GLASS EXPERT. ap26-224 Society Printing. I print & great many Wedding and Party Invi- Cards, tations, Visiting Order-of-dance Concert Progra: for this kind of ington. Will be glad to show samples and to take your orders for any of the ove. H. L. McQUEEN, Printer and Publisher, 1106-1116 E st. cw. ‘Telephone S30. Have Your Measure Taken Now—and here—for new SUMMER SHIRTS. They'll be “‘fin-de-siecle’ shirts in every par- ticular. We guarantee to fit you perfectly— An asscrance of comfort and satisfaction. Re- member, you dou't pay us until you're satis- fled. FRANK WELLS, Expert in Shirts, a26-14d SALAD INGREDIENTS. — + Who make the best salads? who use To-Kalon’s Cullfornia Olive Oil at $1 bottle and Wine Vinegar at 15c. bot- tle. Preferred by the best chefs and cooks in Washington. To-Kalon Wine Co.,614 14th *Phone, 908. CF West Washington orders filled through Manogue & Jones, 32d and M sts. n.w. ap26-15d Dentistry ‘ards, 1411 Penn. ave. Under Willard’s. done on weekly and monthly in- stall apié-3m Cancers epS-3mo CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE Sanitarium, 1320 G st. p.w. CHARLES ALLEN, M. D. TOMORROW’S STAR. It Will Be Particularly Interesting to Its Thousands of Readers. The vast amount of reading matter in Saturday’s big Star will be found well worth the most careful perusal. The special ar- ticles which have been prepared for it are of an unusually interesting nature. The following are some of the features of to- morrow’s issue: . A VIGOROUS OLD AGE. (ilustrated.) An interesting chat with Senator Morrill, who has just celebrated his elghty-fifth birthday. The home life and public ca- reer of a man who, at an advanced age, ig still a prominent figure in the councils of the nation. MISS HOLLIDAY’S AFTERNOON NAP. {ilustrated.) A capital story by Howard Fielding, com- plete in tomorrow’s Star. THE COOKING SCHOOLS. {illustrated.) How the girl pupils of the public schools are initiated into the mysteries of the culinary art, and taught to become good housekeepers. THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS. (ilus- trated.) The preparations being made for the prize drill which takes place next month. FREE FROM LININGS. (illustrated.) A feature of thin garments for summer wear, and the latest decree in regard to wide skirts. THE HEAVENS IN MAY. (illustrated.) A fascinating trip on a spring evening among the glowing constellations. THE GOLF TOURNAMENT (illustratei.) An interesting description of the games which attracted so much attention this week. HIS FALSE GRAVE. Representative Tarsney tells how he was supposed to be dead and buried. FOREIGN MARRIAGES. Some of the dangers and difficulties at- tending international matches. TALE OF SMUGGLING. An ingenious attempt to turn a-dishonest penny, with its exciting experiences. THE MAN WHO LAUGHED LAST. A short story typical of army life m the west. Written for The Evening Star by William H. Wassell. SPORTS IN GENERAL. A page of interesting reading about base ball, professional and amateur, and other outdoor games. ———. —_ They Had Thirteen Children. After having been married eighteen years, during which time thirteen children were born to them, Wm. Reynolds, in a petition for divorce filed yesterday by him against Caroline Reynolds, charges that his wife deserted and abandoned him, telling him that never again would she live with him as his wife. The alleged deserted and aban- doned husband states that they were mar- ried here December 28, 1871, and charges that the act of desertion and abandohment was alone due to the fact that he placed old furniture in a new house about August 20, 1889, Mrs. Reynolds becoming angered thereat and departing, with their children. The husband asks also for the custody of the youngest four children, Louis, Thomas M., Helen and Susan. ———+_ — INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. BOARD.... REAL ESTATE. NTRY FOR SALE (Bicycles). FOR SALE (Houses). FOR HORSES AND V S. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROPOSALS, RAILROADS SPECIAL NOTICI I CARPEL CLEANING. STORAGE . SUBURBAN PROPERTY. MER RESORTS. SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Action of the Trustees of the Episco- pal Cathedral. MRS, HEARST'S GENEROUS DONATION Work of Construction to Be Begun Next Fall. WHAT MORE IS NEEDED At an important_meeting of the trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral held yesterday afternoon at the office of Mr. A. T. Britton the contract between the cathedral and Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, widow of the late Senator from California, for the erection of the Hearst School for Girls in connection with the cathedral was accepted and ratified. Mrs. Hearst generously donates $175,000 for the school building. The cathedral binds itself to erect this structure, in accordance with ihe plans of Architect Ernest Flagg of New Yerk, who is the architect of the new Corcoran Art Gallery, the excavation to be begun next August and the building to be entirely completed before 1900. It is expect- ed, however, that the school building will be ready for the reception of pupils within three years from next autumn. Mrs. Hearst proposes to make this school sec- ond to none in its equipment and arrange- ments and attractiveness as an educational institution. A‘ department for the higher education of women will ultimately be part of the scheme. Trustees Encouraged. The trustees are much encouraged by this practical and prompt beginning of construction work on the cathedral build- ings. The charter conferred by Congress includes within-its scope not merely the cathedral proper, but adjunct institutions of a benevolent character, together with a broad educational scheme. And the mu- nificence of the Hearst donation is in keep- ing with the broad and noble intention of the cathedral foundation as a whole. Bishop Paret presided at yesterday's meeting of the cathedral trustees, and ex- Senator Edmunds, Mr. John A. Kasson, Rev. G. W. Douglas, Rev. Mackay-Smith, and Messrs. Pellew, Britton, Lowndes, Glover, Parker, Truesdell and T. W. Noyes were present. Another meeting of the trustees of great importance is to be held on May. 3d at 12 o'clock in Mr. Britton’s of- fice, when the trustees wili discuss and come to a decision upon the plans of the cathedral building proper, which are now under consideration. Now that Mrs. Hearst has led the way the trustees hope that other generous per- sons will come forward to increase the various endowment funds, each fund to bear the donor’s name, as in the case of George Peabody elsewhere, and that other persons will build other parts of the whole cathedral scheme, such as the boys’ school, the chapel,the bishop’s house, the seminary for higher theological education, the con- vention hall, the diocesan library, resi- dences of the clergy, etc., etc., and last, but not least, the cathedral itself, which is to crown the whole. If possible also more land should be obtained now while it can be had, and scholarships should be founded in the schools, each scholarship to bear the founder’s name. Plan for the Buildings. The committee on buildings and grounds consists of the Rev. Dr. George William Douglas, Colonel John M. Wilson, U. S. A., and Mr. A. T. Britton. A comprehensive plan for the proposed group of buildings, with the cathedral as the central feature, has been prepared and is under Considera- tion by the trustees. “The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul” is the title of the cathedral, and the bishop has designated Rev. Dr. Geo. W. Douglas as dean, the pastor of the cathedral con- Bregation. The Cathedral Site. The property owned by the cathedral foundation is a beautiful tract of land lying between the Klingle and the Wood- ley roads immediately to the west of ihe Zoological Park and the Rock Creek Park. It is on the line of Connecticut avenue ex- tended, along which the Rock Creek ‘vail- road extends, and contains about twenty acres. The land is admirably situated, not only in respect to the immediate surround- ings, which constitute one of the most at- tractive sections of the picturesque region of Rock creek, but it commands a fine view of the city and the surrounding country. It is elevated ground, nearly 300 feet above the level of the ocean. One of the advan- tages of this site is believed to be its ~lose proximity to the extended acreage which is comprised in the Zoological and Rock Creek parks. There is ample room for all the buildings whicn it {s probable that will be needed for the proposed cathedral and the other structures. SS Took His Watch. “I am counted on as an honest and re- liable man,” said a colored man named Isaac Tolliver, who appeared in Judge Mil- ler’s court this morning and charged Ma- mie Lee with having stolen his ‘watch and chain. . Isaac Tolliver is a married man, but is separated from his wife. His female friends call to see him, he said, and he gives them the privilege of cooking what they want. “And they can eat and drink and be merry, “but they must behave themselves.”” Monday Mamie called to see him, and he told her that Monday was a bad-luck day for a woman to call on a gentleman. “But, Judge,” said Isaac, “I told her she could come in if she would behave herself.” When she left his house his watch dis- appeared, and the police recovered it at the girl's house. Mamie admitted that she took the watch and said she did it because Isaac owed her a bill. ed as much as a hand- kerchief for me,” the man interrupted. Mamie was given thirty days in jail. Delegates Elected. McKendree Chapter, Epworth League, at a business meeting Wednesday evening elected Mr. F. T. Israel and Miss Fannie A. Meeks as delegates, and Mr. F. J. Macken- zie and Mr. Archie W. Davis as alternates to the fourth general conference, District convention of the Epworth League, at Philadelphia, May 23 to 2 ——— A Call Accepted. A call to the pastorate of the Northeast Baptist Church, Ist street between C and D streets northeast, has been accepted by Rev. J. H. Robinson of Pittsburg, a brother of . T. S. Robinson, formerly pastor of Mount Jezreel Church. Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SMOKE MAIL POUCH TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING. NO HEART PALPITATING. NO DYSPEPTIC ACHING. =-NERVOUS. AN TI “DYSPEPTIC. - 8 THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are isobars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each tem degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or enow has fallen during preceding twelve hours The words “High’’ and “Low” show location of areas of high and low barometer. ‘Small arrows fly with the wind. COOLER WEATHER TONIGHT. The Cloud and Rain Area Advancing Toward the East. Forecast till 8 p.m. Saturday.—For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary- land, unsettled weather and probably show- ers; cooler, variable winds. For Virginia, showers; cooler tonight; va- riable winds. ? No well-marked storm-center appears this morning. : The cloud and rain area which covered the southwestern states Thursday morning has extended over the middle Ohio valley and the South Atlantic states, and prom- ises to overspread the Middle Atlantic states and the south New England coast within the next twenty-four hours. In this section the maximum temperature yesterday varied from 82 degrees to 86 de- grees, the maximum reading at Washington being 86 degrees. With the advance of the cloud and rain area the temperature will fall, and will Probably be about 10 degrees lower in the Middle Atlantic districts tonight. Unseitled and cooler weather, with condi- tions favorable for showers, may, there- fore, be expected tonight and Saturday. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 63; condi- tion, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 66; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 60; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Tide Table. Today—High tide, 8:54 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:06 a.m. and 3:55 p.m.; high tide, 9:22 a.m. and 9:40 p.m. Range of the Thermometer. The follcwing were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau ioday: 8 a.m., 66; 2 p.m., 83; maximum, min- imum, 62. THIS APRIL HOT WAVE It is Unusual, but Not Phenomenally Awful. It Was Hot Yesterday in Boston, Philadelphia and Other Places, but It Was Freezing in Dakota. The weather bureatf has not put on an extra force of clerks~to keep up with the present hot wave, yét' the phenomena con- nected with it have #iv€n the entire staff of prophets enough ‘'to’ do yesterday and today. woo It was 86 at 6 o’tlock yesterday even- ing. That was hot enough for a July night. No such April température has been felt here since 1872. On thé 22d of April in that year the mercuty went up to 90. The mean temperature fer April this year, co far, is 56, The average'for evening is 5S, for morning 33. So it wa’ 28 degrees above the average evening’ temperature yester- day at G p.m. This morning the mercury had retreated to 62, which was the mini- mum for the night: ‘hat is good first- class June or July night weather. If the farmers hereabouts ,could be sure of just such day and night weather for the next thirty days it would add, many millions to the value of the corn erdp, ‘and insure the success of every Pingree potato patch in the country, to say nothing of bringing the summer girl out into the full bloom of diaphanous outing lawns and laces. Baltimore and Lynchburg shared the 86 point with us yesterday, no other place showing an cqual temperature. Philadel- phia’s highest was 84, and Boston's was 80. In 1888, on the last day of April, Phila- delphia saw the mercury go up to 91, the highest April temperature ever seen there. Boston's highest April heat was 81 in 1888. Where We Get It. The reason why it is hot can only be guessed at in a broad semi-scientific way. ‘The steady southerly winds have brought us for several days their freight of heat unaffected by rains or interfering cool winds. The absence of rain for a week or more past has left the earth’s surface dry and warm, over which the superheated breezes, unimpeded, have hustled on north- ward without dropping a single degree of their unwelcome burden. Every precious bit of it they have brought and laid at the feet of a community sv-ltering in the thor- ough protection of winter underwear. Iee in Wash Bowls. As ts usual, our gain, if it can be con- sidered in the category of advantage, is loss to others of our fellow mortals. There was ice in the wash bowl at Ashland, Bis- marck and Winnipeg this morning. On the northern shore of Lake Superior the quick- silver shrank into itself until the 18 mark was above it. At Moorhead, Minn. (where Fargo Keeps a signal office across the Red river, a mile away, because the weather reports are so awfully cold that they would damage the town), the silver pencil crawled down to 36. It was cooler down in Georgia than it was here by ten to fifteen degrees. Cooler Tonight. The indicaticns are full of consolation. They point to rain some time in the near future—that edge of the future out of which tonight or tomorrow is to come. And it will be 10 degrees cooler tonight than last night. There has been a high barometer stalking across British Amer- ica today and yesterday at the rate of 1,500 miles a day. Just now it is passing along north of Lake Superior. It woke up yes- terday morning up about Prince Albert, in the northwest territory, 1nd took its noon- ing at Winnipeg, and spent the night in the Rainy Lake woos. A corresponding high barometer is hovering over the Gulf of Mexico and passing eastward along the Atlantic coast. Between these lies a cloud- and-rain condition, which is just what we want. And it is coming our way. Yester- day it was broken up into several islands and bubbles that must have brought cool, delicious showers to the favored inhab- itants of Ohio, Kentucky and western Pennsylvania. Tcday these bubbles kave sensibly rolled together in one nice, big, broad mass that is stgadily sweeping east- ward at a dignified speed, likely to bring it abreast of Washington some time to- morrow. 4 No Storm Coming. There is no center to this rain condi- tion, It is not a storm,. }j has ro wrath to vent. It is simply the broad Messing of what the weather prophet. terms “rain-and- cloud condition.” Thé warm winds of the south are meeting those of colder north,and the gentle April “conditton’” ensues. To- day there is rain all over the southern states and the lower Ohio valley. ‘Tomor- row the weather bureau officially hopes it may be our portion. _* —— Attacking the Will. A caveat to the will of the late John Fe- gan, the wholesale liquor dealer, was today filed in the Probate Court by Hugh J. Fe- gan. The latter is a nephew of the deceas- ed and was left but one dollar by the will of his uncle, while a number of other neph- ews and nieces were bequeathed sums ranging from $500 to several thousands. The nephew, Hugh J. Fegan,declares that the will should not be admitted to probate on the ground that “John Fegan was not at the time of the making of the paper of sound and disposing mind and memory and capable of executing a valid deed or con- tract, and further, that the paper was pro- cured by fraud, misrepresentation and un- due influence practiced upon John Fegan.” In view of the foregoing it is asked that issues be framed on the questions of tes- tamentary capacity, fraud, misrepresenta- tion and undue influence, and sent for trial. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Result of the Democratic Primary for Lcoal Officers. Mr. John Beckham the Next Mayor— The Vote and Other Local Notes of Interest. The democratic primary election held in this city yesterday was one of the largest that has been held here for years past, and as the various friends of the candidates worked particularly hard for their choice, a large vote was brought out. It was one of the quietest elections ever held here and no disturbance whatever occurred during the day. Mr. John G. Beckham was elected mayor over Luther H. Thompson by 101 majority. The following is the official count by wards: 2g¢2 5 2 £ g¢ P = ne = For mayor— ts oS 33 John G. “Beckham....108 135 431 206 101 Lather H. ‘Thompsou..200 169 241 174 For auditor— E. F. (Sam) Price....209 141 440 257 1,047 422 F. P. Vogelgesang....109 162 223 131 "623 Samuel G. +269 282 630 375. 1,556 Collector of taxes— P. F. Gorman........305 282 655 385 1,637 Clerk of gas— . PT. Cook. . -+-201 259 G11 400 1,561 Inspec'r of lumber— James L. Adams... 241 1,066 618 L. ¢. Swain. $3 353 BL H. Day. 44 185 City Council. For the city council the vote stood: First ward—Aldermen, R. H. Havener, 289. Coun- cilmen—Hubert Snowden, 261; E. P. Thomp- son, 275; C. N. Moore, 269; H. Burke, 287. Magistrate—A. J. Fair, Constable— James Trickle, 261; W. Cline, 4. Second ward—Aldermen, W. H. Marbury, 298. Councilmen—F. Kaus, 1 J. H. Strider, 218; Jos. Beach, 213; L. Krafft, 122; W. E. Latham, 186. Magistrate—D. W. Whiting, 120; H. C. Field, 68; S. C. Payne, 45. Con- stable—Wm. Tatspaugh, 73. Third ward— Aldermen, Geo. Hinken, 409. Councilmen— Jno. Harrison, 457; J. R. Caton, Geo. A. Mushbach, 471; Jno, H. Greene, 364; T. Risheill, 342. Magistrate—H. E. Holt, 280; F. Lovejoy, 246; C. L. Arnell, 36. Fourth ward—Aldermen, J. Clinton Smoot, 239; Leadseater, 3. Councilmen—L. E. Uhler, 382; T. J. Fannon, 341; Jas. McCuen, 306; J. M. White, 344. No constable or mag- istrate to be elected in third and fourth wards. The total vote cast in the city was 1,740. Police Court. In the Police Court this morning Mayor Strauss presided and disposed of the fol- lowing cases: Spencer Williams, charged with racing his horse in the streets; Wm. Price, colored, destroying propertx of Net- tie Harris, fined $2.50; Alice Peyton, col- ored, disorderly conduct and assaulting Mary Shirley, fined $2.50. Sent to Richmond. David Thompson, the negro who, with Jones and Coleman, was convicted, in the corporation court at the January term, of having assaulted Mrs. Hannah Blouse and robbed the money drawer in Blouse’s bar room,which was mentioned in The Star,was taken to the Richmond penitentiary this morning to serve his eight-year sentence. Thompson's attorneys had noted an appeal and a reprieve had been granted them to prepare their bill of exceptions, but Thomp- son concluded to give up the fight, and Tuesday evening the papers instructing Capt. Smith to take Thompson down were turned over to him. Jones and Coleman have already been in prison for several months. False Alarm of Fire. An alarm of fire was sounded yesterday morning at the girls’ public school, corner King and Alfred streets, which brought out the entire fire department. It was caused by a little girl from one of the lower rooms, who was drinking some water out of a cup and threw what re- mained in the cup into the stove. A slight puff of steam and smoke followed, and some of the children became frightened and cried. Instantly an alarm of fire was sounded, and many of the children ran from the building into the streets, crying fire before the teacher could quiet them. The fire department responded, but had no work to do. ———.—__ Charges Abuse. Charles Weedon, a fourteen-year-old col- ored boy, who has been living in the fam- ily of Mr. Montgomery §. King, in the county, for some time, called at the house of Detective Rhodes two nights ago and complained that he had been whipped and injured by Mr. King and his son. He had made similar complaints before, so Detec- tive Rhodes said, but this time there were marks of violence on his face and neck, and yesterday he swore out a warrant for Mr. King and his son, Claude F. King, charging assault and battery. The boy is being cared for by Detective Rhodes, who says he will endeavor to have him turned over to the board of children’s guardians. Mr. King got the boy from the Colored Orphans’ Home, on 8th street extended. The case will be tried in Judge Miller’s court tomorrow. IN A CRITICAL STATE Opposition at Pekin to the Terms of Peace. CENSORS AGAINST THE VICEROY Ex-Secretary Foster Arrives at the Chinese Capital. THE GENERAL’S SENTIMENTS + SHANGHAI, April 26.--A dispatch re- ceived here from Pekin says that affairs there are in a critical state. Some of the generals are in favor of continuing the war. The censors object to Viceroy Li Hung Chang and the terms of the treaty of peace between China and Japan, and the officials are claiming that the emperor alone should decide upon the terms. The ratification of the treaty, consequently, is uncertain, and i fit is ratified it is feared that there will be trouble with the army. LONDON, April 26.--A Pekin dispatch to the London Times says that Mr. John W. Foster, the American advisor of the Chi- nese peace envoys, and the secretary to Li Hung Chang, have arrived there, ani that the treaty of peace between China and Japan is now before the emperor and his ministers. The Chinese foreign office yes- terday consulted with the different foreign legations. Many of the censors have pre- sented memorials against the treaty. Prince Kung, president of the forelgn office and of the council of ministers, has obtained seven days’ more sick leave Other officials hesitate to recommend the ratification of the treaty. Viceroy Li Hung Chang will probably not come to Pekin, but will go to Chefoo, if the Yatifications are exchanged there, as proposed. OSCAR WILDE’S TRIAL. Testimony Being Taken at the Old Bailey. LONDON, April 26.—Oscar Wilde and Al- fred Taylor were brought up for trial for immoral practices today at the Old Bailey and pleaded not guilty.~ Charles Parker was the first witness. His testimony was revolting, but the judge held it to be necessary that the charges against Wilde should be explained in detail. EMILY HALL’S DEATH. Result of Inquiries Regarding the Rev. Jonathan Bell. LONDON, April 26.—Inquiries regarding the Rev. Jonathan Bell of Old Barry, near Birmingham, who is suspected of having been concerned in the death, in a hospital in Detroit, of an English girl named Emily Hall, show that in his addresses to his congregation after his return from the United States he stated that he had stay- ed, while in America, with his brother-in- law, a Congregational minister of Saint Clair, Michigan. It is thought probable that the father of the dead girl and some of his friends will go to the United States, as they are anx- ious to make a complete investigation of the circumstances attending her death. For some weeks past the Rev. Mr. Bell has been selling the contents of his library en the plea of disposing of his surplus books. The Sheffield Gazette says that the police have begun to take action in the matter at the request of Mr. Hall, father of the dead girl. CAMPOS RETURNS TO HAVANA. Military Operations, He Says, Will Be Actively Pushed. HAVANA, April 26.—Captain General Martinez De Campos arrived here dt 9:30 p-m. yesterday. After being taken ashore in a felucca, the captain general went to the palace, and immediately afterward be- gan giving orders concerning the conduct of the campaign against the insurgents. He says that the rainy season has retarded the advance of the troops, but that, never- theless, the military operations will be pushed, as the rebellion must be subdued promptly and effectively. From 9 o’clock until noon today the cap- tain general received visits from the local authorities, corporations and societies, ard from all others who were desirous of greet- ing him. He will soon leave Havana for the front. MADRID, April 26.—Another battalion of infantry embarks at Cadiz on May 4, in order to reinforce the Spanish trcops on the Island of Cuba. —.__ SECRETLY CONSIDERED. ‘he Commissioners Have a Confer- ence With the Garbage Contractor. Secret conferences upon important mat- ters affecting the District are the rule rather than the exception nowadays at the Commissioners’ office. Shortly after the or- der prohibiting the newspapers from ob- taining the legitimate rfews went into ef- fect, the Commissioners gave it out that public board meetings would be held every day at 11 o'clock, which would be open to the press and public. But it has been a rare occurrence when one of these meet- ings has been public. -Today the board con- vened shortly after 11 o'clock, and for half un hpur heard the objections of a property holder to certain features of the now street extension plan. This meeting was of the star chamber order, and the press was re- fused admittance. Next came the con- tractors for removing garbage. Their busi- ness was to discuss the proposed annulment of the present contract, so that, with the increased appropriation, the District could get a better service. When a Star reporter applied for admission, with a view of mak- ing public the facts and informing citizens of the condition of affairs, he was informed by the board that as the hearing was only preliminary and nothing definite was to be decided, he would not be admitted. The garbage contractors were closeted with the Commissioners for some time, but the doors were locked and the public excluded. This discussion was of the utmost im- portarce. Unless the present contract is annulled the District will suffer by reason of a bad garbage service. The appropria- tion of $00,000, which becomes available for the collection and destruction of garbage July 1, was made with the understanding that the present contract would be abrogat- A New Discovery by the Shakers. For more than a hundred years the Mount Leba- non Shukers have studied the cultivation of medici- nal plants and sought to extract from them their healing essences. Their labor has not been spent in vain. They have made a discovery that will prove a blessing to mankind. It consists of a cor- dial that causes immediate relief in cases of indi- gestion. The importance of this discovery will be apparent when We realize that nearly nine-tenths of all our sufferings are caused by dyspepsia or in- digestion. Nearly every person you meet has this digestive trouble in some of its varied forms— sick headache, distress after eating, pain and full- ness in the chest after eating, palpitation of the heart, ete., are but symptoms of indigestion. To relleve thes¢ sufferings has been the study of the Shakers, and they have succeeded. The reason the Shaker Digestive Cordial has such an immediate and salutary effect is that 1t causes the food eaten to be digested, for it is undigested food that causes the distress. The cordial causes the food to be digested before there is time for it to ferment and sour on the stomach. When the food 1s so digested it gives strength and vigor to the feeble body, makes one feel bright and cheerful, and makes one gain in flesh. The Digestive Cordial is so prompt in its action that the very first dose will have a perceptibly favorable result. It gives immediate relief. In order to prove this statement, small trial bottles placed in the druggists’ hands can be ob* tained for 10 cents each. This trial bottle will have a decided beueticial effect and will satisfy any one that the Cordial is adapted to his case. After a trial give praise to the Shakers of Mount Lebanon, N.Y. ed and a new contract for five years made with the lowest bidder under xew svecifica- tions, Up to this time the Commissicners have gone upon the assumption that the old contract will be canceled, and new specifications and regulations have been drawn. There is little doubt that the pres- ent contract will be annulled, but upon what terms the public is not vet permitted to know. That the present contractors are anxious to get out is an open secret, but” they have the Commissioners in a peculiar position and could embarrass the District very much by refusing to agree to a repeal of their contract. It is understood that ene of these days, when everything is settled and there is no longer opportunity for the interested public to take part in the dis- cussion, the action of the Commissioners will be recorded in the handsome calf-bound letter book in beautiful blue typewriting. ——.__ Lost His Leg. Benjamin Gordon, a colored man, who lives in Willow Tree alley, made an effort to cross Virginia avenue in front of a mov- ing train yesterday about 6:30 o'clock, but the train was moving too fast for nim, and he failed to cross in safety. He was krocked down and the wheels passed over his right leg. The injured man was removed to Providence Hospital, where it was found. necessary to amputate the leg. 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