Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1895, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. Another Washington Physician|ANACOSTIA CITIZENS Cured of Consumption By Dr. Shade’s Chioridum Treatment. DR. J. B. PATTERSON, 52 B st. oe., a prem- iment professional man, a physician of sixteen Years’ experience in active practice, sald to a Washington Times reporter: “I had been ill for Years before I. finally broke down. Being a phy- sician, I could not disguise this fact from myself. I had a cavity in my right lung, which, on micro- scopical examination, proved to be tubercular consumption. I was a very sick man. AL the treatment I had taken failed to arrest the disease. I learned of @ number of cares, the result of Dr. Shade’s treatment, 1282 Fourteenth street. 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He had discarded her and to get revenge she kitled him, - — Told There is No Ohance of Free De- - livery. Some Business Transacted at the Meeting of the Association Last Night—Police Facilities. The Citizens’ Association of Anacostia, President Linger presiding and Mr. H. F. L. Allen secretary, formally declared at its meeting held last night at Haines’ Hall, Anacostia, that the tmproved mail facilities which have been secured for the residents of the town and vicinity, through the in- terest shown by The Star in the matter, are sufficient, and that it is unnecessary for the committee, which was appointed at the previous meeting, to urge the subject of free delivery upon the proper postal au- thorities, to confer further with the latter upon the matter, and the committee was discharged from further consideration of the subject. Previous to this disposition of the ques- question a motion, offered by Mr. Carroll W. Smith, was adopted, that the report of the majority of the committee, which was signed by Messrs. R. B. Buckley and George F. Pyles, and which detailed what the committee had accomplished in the direction of free delivery, be laid over un- til the next meeting, and this action had taken because Mr. Buckley, who was expected to speak on the subject of the re- port, was compelled to leave the hall on account of an important engagement before the free delivery matter was reached. The whole question would have been al- lowed to remain where-the motion of Mr. Smith placed it but for the fact that im- mediately after the vote was taken Post- master Tolson, who was also a member of the committee, but had not united with his colleagues in their report, arose and stated that there was a gentleman from Wash- ington present who was thoroughly fa- millar with post office law and that he was posses: gf information bearing on the subject, which, if he was permitted to tell, would, he had no doubt, preve to be very interesting. Permission was granted the gentleman, who turned out to be Mr. C. L. Brooks, who is understood to be employed in the city post office, and he said in part: “There is not a particle of use for your committee to try to get free delivery for Anacostia and Hillsdale. The officials at the post alice department will take the information that your committee has been asked for, after it has been gathered by them, and pigeonhole it and that will be the last you will hear of the question of free delivery. I know of an instance where a petition signed by 5,000 persons was sent to the department asking for free delivery and it was turned down. You-can’t get it and there is no use making the effort. If free delivery should by any possibility be extended to the two towns now asking for it the post office at Anacostia would be abolished and the delivery made from the Washington post office, the receipts of which would thereby be Increased to $600,- 00) annually and would add $1,000 to the salary of Postmaster Willett: The whole move is a part of a scheme to have all the post oflites* in’ the “District ‘thder the con- trol of the postmaster of the city of Wash- ington.” Mr. C. R. Dodge said: that on account of the remarks of the gentleman and in view of the fact that, through the influence of The Star, the people-of Anacostia were getting a much improved service over what existe@’ until a‘ week aso, and the new service beirg entirely satisfactory, he moved, and fhe MbotTén “wad ‘adopted, that the committee be harged from further censideration‘ of the subject: "> Police: Needs. ~ Sergt. Kerby..made:. avery. interesting address on the subject of the great need of more police protection and a better sub- station in Anavostia, durmg which he said: “When the metropolitan. police force was organized in 1861 it comprised a total of 160 men, pa the heads of the de- partment of these» fiiteen,, all mount- ed, or one- tenth of the whole, were assign- ed to Uniontown, now Anacostia. At this time the, police, department of the city of Washington comprisés’ 439 men, and of these thirteen, three of whom are foot- men, are assigned to the Anacostia sub- station. After July 1 the force will have a total of 485 mem, and I think that some steps ought to be taken to get a portion at least of the additions sent to Anacos- tia.” Sergt. Kerby also produced a record of the bills passed by. the first legislative assembly of the District of Columbia, among which was.one that had been proved by the governor on August 19, 18 in which that official was directed to pur- chase a lot of ground in Uniontown (Ana- costia) and the board’ of public works to build thereo suitable station house, at a cost of $45 Mr. Williams and others asked the chair if any light could be thrown on the sub- ject by him, and as the latter could give no information relative thereto he, on motion, appointed Justice Carroll W. Smith a com- mittee of one to look: into the whole mat- ter and make a report at the next meeting. Mr. Smith satd the Jaw which Sergt. Kerby hag. broyeht,.to, light. was news to him, but that ke had no doubt that the ap- propriatior made-at the, time of the enact- ment of the law, almost a quarter of a century ago, not having been used for the purpose, was covered back into the United States treasury, and that tt would require a reappropriation from Congress to get it out again. He, however, regarded the dis- covery of the existenee of the law quoted by Sergt. Kerby as ar. important point gained in the matter, and thought that Congress would’ be influenced thereby to greater liberality in providing the building sought to be obtained than’ they might per- haps otherwise. be, and he assured those present that he would look up the whole matter and. make a.full report at the next meeting, as requested. Sergt. Kerby called the attention of the meeting to the fact that an appropriation of $7,000 made by Congress for extending the police and fire alarm system in the District ts immediately avatlable, and he urged that steps be taken to request the District Commissioners to spend some of the money in Anacostia and vicinity! those points being now absolutely unprotected in these cespects. The suggestion was adopted, and the committee on police, Rev. H.T.Stevenson, chairman, requested to com- municate with the Commissioners on this and other police matters which have been referred to them, at their earliest con- peomonce 3 Impure Milk. Secretary Allen’ made a long speech, al- leging that impure milk was being sold in Anacostia, and asked that the committee on health be instructed to investigate the matter. Mr. Tolson said he had learned since coming to the meeting that he was a member of the health committee, and he would assur the association that if any one is doing as Mr. Allen charged he would do nothing in the matter, as the health of- ficer has men in his office to look after this very subject, and a notice to Dr. Wood- ward that such a thing is being. done will result in an immediate investigation. The subject was debated at great length, during which Justice Smith quoted the milk law and Sergt. Kerby said that if any one will report a case where impure milk is being sold to him he will make a thorough in- vestigation, and if the facts warrant him in doing so will bring the party or parties to court. The subject was then dropped. ‘The resignation of Mr. J. C. Leonard as chairman of the committee on schools on account of pressure of other duties was zecepted with regret, and the secretaty di- rected to write a letter to Mr. Leonard ex- pressive of the feelings of the members of the association in the matter. Some other business of an unimportant character was attended to, after which the association adjourned. ewes ‘The Endowment Association. In a report filed yesterday afternoon, Re- celvers T. M. Fields and A. A. Lipscomb of the Washington Beneficial Endowment Association suggest to the court that they be authorized and empowered to levy and collect all assessments now due and pay- able, and which may hereafter become so, including all due and payable since August 10, 1864, in accordance with the contracts of the association. The receiv- ers state that assessments now due and payable and which will hereafter become 82 amount to about $50,000. Some of these, they say, have never been levied, while others have been levied but not paid. They suggest that !f those continuing in arrears after thirty days’ notice should be dropped, all desiring to participate in a distribution of assets would be placed upon an equal footing. The report of the re- celvers may be considered by the court scme time during the coming week. THE TASK IS NOT A HARDSHIP. A Compositor Defends the Method in the Government Printing Office. Much discfission has taken place recently concerning the reform in the methods and in the management of affairs generally at the government printing office, and the so- called “task system,” recently introduced by Public Printer Benedict, has been espe- clally the subject of comment. A com- positor who is at present employed in the government printing office was approached” upon the subject by a Star reporter and asked if there was a “task system,” as it is called, in operation there. “If you mean to ask whether a man is expected to work the better part of eight hours @ day and actually earn- at money he draws each pay day, I would say that is a system which demands such an attenton to duty,” was the response. I would like to hear of an: office, either public or private, where thé same Tule does not gcvern.” “It bas been alleged that some oppres- sion and hardship has been felt by the printers in the observance of the syatem at the government office. Is there any truth in that?" “Not the slighfest,” was the reply. “No one could truthfully make such an asser- tion. It is my opinion that the foremen throughout the building are instructed to keep a watchful eye over the comfort of the employes and see that they are supplied with every requisite necessary to good workmanship. There is a very strong demand, by the way, for that latter com- Iodity in the office, under the new con- dition of things, and I don’t believe that an incompetent printer can stretch his tent there with any degree of safety. The fact fs, merit is the watchword in the govern- ment office now and you can rest assured that such a qualification for employment there meets with the approval of every good printer in the country.” “How do the union men feel about the matter?” “Well, sir, I can say unhesitatingly that Mr. Benedict is doing unionism a great benefit by the system of discriminating between good and bad workmansbip. For my part, and I think I voice the sentiment of a large percentage of the better element of the union, I should be glad to see the government printing office under the civil service. This may appear selfish, but I contend that as long as I do my work well and conduct myself properly a safe- guard should be’ thrown around me.” “Will the reforms of the public printer have any effect upon the election of offi- cers in the typographical union, which is shortly to occur?” asked the reporter. “Well, there are some candidates already in the field,” was the reply, “who appear to hope to secure a following among the unthinking element of the union by an- tagonizing the public printer. “Fortunately for our class, however, these thoughtless people are in the hope- less minority, and the people with anti- task-system wheels in their heads will not be allowed to sit in judgment against the best interests of our organization. You will find, if you car2 to investigate the matter further, that 95 per cent of all this complaint abcut the so-called task system comes from ex-employes of the office, and you ean judge for yourself whether they are inspired by any deep interest in the welfare of us who are still in the harness. To my mind, the man who is said to te oppressed is said to be the best judge of the oppression, and I have yet to hear of a competent printer who has been made to feel uncomfortable in the slightest de- gree by the system in operation at the gov- ernment printing office. I believe Mr. Ben- edict has no other object than to conduct the government printing cffice on a strict line of business principles, and I belleve further that every competent printer who has a proper regard for his profession end who does not ‘soldier’ himself or «1dm:re it in others will agree with me fully in that opinion.” — WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Well-Supplied Market—Little Change in Quotations, Generally speaking, the market during the present week has been a quiet but firm one. In about all products the supply has met the demand, excepting, of course, in beef. Beef still remains high, with really no positive indications of any early or ma- terial fall in prices. To meet the demand for beef the farmers are said to be selling off their cows, finding that they will bring more than they will produce in milk or butter. This is being done, it is said, not only round about Washington, but very generally throvghout the country. If it is continued to any great extent, then there will later on be a very material reduction of the supply of milk, which, in turn, will greatly advance the price of butter and cheese. The scarcity of beef is only creat- ing a very heavy demand for poultry, and the producers are killing off their hens and chickens to such an extent that if it is kept up ihe supply of,eggs will be greatly cut down, causing a corresponding advance in them. The market in butter while active is no stronger than it was a week ago. The un- usually warm weather of the past few days has affected it slightly, and should the weather continue warm it would undoubt- edly result in a fall in prices. There is still a scarcity of fancy goods, and the market generally is kept closely cleaned up. Old cheese is firm, but the new stock is not good. For fancy Elgin cream- ery and other western extras, 22 cents a pound is asked; firsts, 20; seconds, 18, Fancy creamery print, 25; dairy print, 18 to 20; and Maryland and Virginia print, 16 to 18; western dairy, best, 12 to 14, and good, 9 to 12. Maryland and Virginia dairy, choice, 14 to 16, and good to prime, 11 to 13. Bakers’ stock, 12%. New York cheese, large creams, 12% cents a pound, and flats and ponys, 13. New, 11 to 12. In eggs the market, while weak here, is strong elsewhere. The prices are about as quoted a week ago, and no material change one way or the other is expected. For western and near-by fresh 12 1-2 to 13 cents a dozen are asked, and southern stock, 12 to 121-2. Keat, or guinea, 7 to 8. For poultry there exists quite an active demand, and prices have not only slightly advanced, but will also yet further ad- vance, particularly so if beef remains scarce. Drawn turkeys, 12 to 15 cents a pound; undrawn, 12 to 16; live, 10 to 12; drawn chickens, 12 to 16; undrawn, 12 to 14; live winter chickens, 14 to 16, and spring chickens, 25 to 35; dressed old fowls, 10 to 14, and live, 6 to 10; capons, 14 to 20; dress- ed ducks, 10 to 14, and live, 8 to 12; dressed geese, 8 to 10, and live, 7 to 9. The supply of vegetables, while steadily increasing, has been met by an active de- mand. Hence, the market has been a firm, active one, with no material change in quo- mbers, $1.50 to $2 a dozen; 5 cents a barrel; new peas, $i 5 per half barrel box; Florida beans, 31.50 to $2 a bo: $2 to $3.50 a dozen; lettuce, $1.50 to $2 a barrel; new Irisa potatoes, $3 to $9 a barrel; old stock, 30 to 9) cents a bushel; sweets, $1.25 to $2.75 a barrel; Florida tomatoes, $4 to $8 a crate; cabbage, $6 to $18 per hundred; tur- nips, 60 to 75 cents a barrel; apples, $2 to $6 a barrel; California oranges, $3.50 to $4; Messina, $3 to $3.0 a box, and Valencia, $4 to $4.50 a case; strawberries, 15 to 35 cents a quart. The scarcity in live cattle is as marked today as it was last week, and prices have slightly advanced, from 3 to 6% cents a pound being asked and obtained. In other live stock prices remain about as last quoted Sheep, 3% to 4; lambs, 5 to 6, and spring lambe, 7 to 9; cows, with calves, $25 to $45 each; calves, 3 to 6 cents a pound; dressed calves, 5 to 9: sheep, 4 to 6; hogs, 3% to 6; country sugar-cured hams, 9 to 11. —— The Season Opens at River View. Capt. Randall inaugurates his ninth sea- son of River View tomorrow with many elaborate preparations to entertain his thousands of patrons. Cris. Arth, jr.’s, fine band will discourse the latest music on board the Pentz and at River View, and with the many other features of amuse- ment a fete of pleasure is promised. The popular steamer Samuel J. Penta will make two fast-going trips, leaving at 11 a.m. and 2:45 p.m., returning home on the last trip at 7 pm. . +. Paid $50,000 for a Van Dyke. At Chickering Hall, New York, Jast nfght, $50,000 was paid for a Van Dyke by a firm of art dealers, at the dissolution sale of the paintings owned by the American “Art Association. The subject was “The Mar- chese de Spinola and her little daughter.” Much applause followed the ‘sale and much pleasure was expressed that the picture will not go out of this country. +e. The xegents of the Californta University have been informed by the exécutors that the bequest of the late J. C. Wilmerding of a trust fund of $400,000 for the building and maintenance of a school of trades for boys is about r-ady to be turned over to them, AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Promise of an Opposition Ticket in Mayoralty Contest. An Independent Ticket—In t Cor poration and Police Courts—Other Local Notes of Interest. It is now said that the candidates nom!- nated by the democratic party at the pri- mary election on Thursday will have oppo+ sition at the general election, which will be held on May 23, The opposition will be run by a faction styling themselves inde- Pendents. It is not thought, however, that the opposition will be of any effect. Paul R. Evans, who is now an independ- ent member of the common council from the. fourth ward; wiH, tt ts said, be the candidate for mayor, while L C. O’Neil has also been suggested. Mr. Charles Dearborn has already juneéd himself as a can- didate for inspestoy’ of wood and bark, while J. K. P. Lagh;has been suggested to run against E. F. (Sam) Price for auditor. The two sides i#' the primary have now gotten together, . will leave no stone unturned to elect the full ticket nominated. John Grigsby Beckham. the nominee for mayor in Thursday’s primary, is one of Alexandria’s most, praminent citizens, hav- ing been associated ,with every matter to the Interest of the city since coming here scme eighteen twenty years ago. He has always been decidedly a democrat and identified with the workings of the party, but he Never failed to recog- nize the right of his fellow-citizens to dif- fer with him politically. He was active in organizing the Alexandria board of trade, and has servéd on some of its most important committees, being now chairman of the committee on manufactures and new enterprises. Though only a youth of six- teen he joined Mosby’s famous guerrillas during the late unpleasantness and fought gallantly during the last two years of the War, and is now sergeant major and treas- urer of the John S. Mosby Camp, Confed- erate Veterans. Corporation Court. In the corporation court yesterday, Judge J. K. M. Norton presiding, the following business was transacted: Knowles steam pump works agt. J. F. Rogers & Sons of this city; judgment for the plaintiff of $115. Peoria Stave and Lumber Company aat. the United Fire Insurance Company; judg- ment for $965 in favor of the plaintiff. W. L. Luce agt. the Farmers and Mechanics’ Insurance Company; judgment for $775 in favor of the plaintiff. Mansfield Drug Com- pany agt. the Farmers and Mechanics’ In- surance Company; judgment for $1,500 in favor of the plaintiff. The following liquer licenses were granted: Bar room—P. F. Hall, M. Rice. Bar and malt lquor—Margaret Alexander, David A. Makeley. This makes about forty licenses that have been granted thus*far. Republican Mass Meeting. There will be a republican mass meeting in Odd Fellows’ Hall near Rosslyn, Wash- ington district, on the night of April 30, to nominate delegates to a convention of the Alexandria county officers who are torun on the republican ticket at the May elee- tion. The convention will be held at Con- valescent Camp on Wednesday, May ?, at 12 o'clock noon. R. H. Johnson, chairman of the county republican CEES will preside at the meeting. SSE The Police Court. | Mayor Strauss disposed of the following eases in the police courtathis morning: James Rivers, colored, charged with disor- derly conduct, was fined $2.50. A white man, afrested- as a -suspicioys character, and who gave his name as “General” Bag- gel, was ordered to leave the city. William Berry, charged with drunk and disorferly’ conduct, was fined $5. 3 Notes. The boys’ chapter of the Brptherhodd of St. ‘Andrew held a meeting in the brother- heod rooms of St. Paul's Church last night. Epworth League held its regular monthly meeting at M. E. CHurch Sout iat nigh. It was largely attended. Mrs. Kinzer will entertain the Young People’s Union of the, Second ‘Presbyterian Church at her home,.on Fairfax street, on Tuesday evening: next: George A. Appiech, “who has been quite sick, is now much better. S. G. Brent, ¢grporation attorney; has been appointed of of the commissioners to represent Virginix at the exposition to be held in thé City 6 Mexico next year. * Rey, Father J.J. Kenefick has returned from a visit to Mount’ Holly, Md. Maj.-George Johnson is.quite sick at his hcme on Washington street. Mr. Horace B. Ramey has-been elected delegate and Chaties#J. Deahl alternate to the Episcopal coanch that metts at Char: Jottesyille. next 2 S ‘The republicans 6 dicxanaria county” will hold district Be in all the districts in the county on}Pupsday night next. Capt. Joseph ‘a well-known river- man, died at hishortte in this city yester- day afternoon. His funeral took place this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. ‘The funeral »f James Cheshire took place this afternoon. at 3 o'clock. - a Tie Woman's Relfef ‘Corps. The young ladies who are to furnish the music for Memorial day at Arlington are progressing rapidly ‘under the’ tutelage of Prof. Harry H. Howard. The ceremontes about the tomb of the unknown will be particularly impressive this year. The young ladies, clad in white, will form about it in a hollow square, casting flowers about the tomb and singing “Tread Softly! A Soldier’s Sleeping Here,” as the - Grand ‘Army of the Republic forms about them in a second square, dropping flowers as they march. Ail the patriotic organizaticns of the Dis- trict are invited to assist the Woman's Re- lief Corps in their part of the memortal service. While a great deal of interest centers in Arlington on Memorial day, the other cem- eteries where sleep thousands of loyal dead will not be neglected, and details from both W. R. Cy and G. A. R. will attend to the ceremonies and see that they are per- formed in a manner fitting the solemnity of the occasion. ‘The department president of the W. R. C. has arranged for a school of instruction in the ritualistic work of the order, and will, during the year, visit all the corps, and, with her staff, assist the officers in learn- Ing to perform their duties in a manner be- fitting the dignity of the position. nip eae The Y. M. C. A. Debate. At the meeting of the Literary Society of the ¥. M. C. A. this evening there will be a debate on the question, “Resolved, That American farming has seen its best day.” Affirmative, Mr. E. V. Crittenden; nega- tive, Mr. ‘Theophilus Bray. Mr. N. W. Barksdale will read an essay. eS For the Departmental League. An entertainment is to be given at Na- tional Rifles’ armory Tuesday evening next for the benefit of the Departmental Base Ball League, the proceeds of which will be devoted to defraying the incidental expenses which are incurred by the league during the playing season. Those who will participate are Mrs.. Kitty Thompson- Berry, David C. Bangs, James Watson, the Cclumbla Quartet, Prof. Crossley and a class from the Columbia Athletic Club, Charles F. Miller, the Mt. Pleasant Ladies’ Banjo Club, Mr. Herman Rakemann, Mr. John Porter Lawrence, Mr. Herndon Mor- sell, Edward J. Walsh, Madame Daley’s pupils, Misses Hawkes pupils, McCabe Brothers and Frank Rebstock. See Capt. Torre Funeral, ‘The funeral of Gapt. Joseph Torrens took place from jhis late residence yester- day morning at 8:30 o'clock. It was large- ly attended by réjatives and friends of the deceased. Solemn high requiem mass was celebrated at St¢ Péter’s Church. Inter- ment was madeyat (Arlington. The pall- bearers were MafM.°A. Dillon, Capt. Wm. Crocker and Messrs. Woodward, McCarty, Watson and Smith, fapt. ‘Yorrens was a resident of the sPistfict for over thirty years, and leave: dow and seven chil- aren, Mrs. M. C. jedy of Chicago, J. J. Torrens, Mrs. Geprgs Nash, and Joseph, Manuel, Eugene. gad @rancis Torrens, AMUSEMENTS. Grand Opera House.—Preparations for the opening of the comedy season at the Grand Opera House next Monday evening have been in active progress during the past week. “Sir Stmon Simple,” the play for the opening week, is of a high comedy order, and has been selected by Managers Shaw and Bradford to again introduce Mr. Bond and his company to their many admirers and the theater-going public in general in this city. Every week during the comedy season there will be a change of bil, and interspersed with comedy and tatee ‘will be presented several plays of a dramatic order. Special attention will. be -paid to its proper mounting in every. detail. Indications point to a gala night ‘at the Grand Opera House Monday evening. New National Theater.—_Mr. and Mrs. Kendal will play their Jast engagement in ‘Washington prior to their return to Lon- don at the New National Theater next week. The repertoire will be as follows: Monday evening and Saturday matinee, “Impulse;” ——. “The Iron Maste Academy of Music.—A season of grand opera at popular prices will be inaugurated at the Academy of Music next Wednesday evening, the first opera being “Carmen,” with Campanari and Kronold in the cast. Thursday will be “Faust;” Friday, “La Gloconda,” for the first time in this city, with Guille and Campanari; Saturday matinee, “Romeo and Juliet,” and Satur- day night, “Carmen.” The regular ar Acad- emy prices will prefail. Butler’s. Bijou Theater.—‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” nich never 3rows 5! because there is in it so much of human interest, will be presented at Butler’s Bijou Theater next week by an excellent company, and with realistic scenery and stage effects. This play, notwithstanding its long life on the stage, always draws good houses, and there is every reason to believe that the audiences at Butler’s next week will be unusually large. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—The engage- ment of Peter Maher, the Irish champion, at Kernan’s next week is looked upon with much interest by the followers of the sport. Maher is undoubtedly the coming cham- pion of the world, and thinks sericusly of challenging the winner of ~he Corbett-Fitz- simmons battle. Although cnce defeated by Fitzsimmons, he was but a novice and only twenty-one years of age. Since then he has acquired a volume of experience, as well as strength and endurance: During the engagement he will forfeit $100 to any man who will stand before him four xounds. The vaudeville contingent is,exceptionally strong, and includes such well-known art- ists as Conley and Madden, the clever Irish comedians; the Mayos, character change artists and vocalists; Campbell and Beard, the novelty musical duo; May Rhea, the charming lyric queen; Price and Mack, black-face comedians; Lew Mettler, in imi- tations, and the Keegaas, sketch artists. Maher fs also accompanied by Dilly Hen- nessy, the well-known middie-weight of Boston, and Peter Lowery, the champion bantam weight of Ireland. The Kneisel Quartet._Next Monday even- ing Builders’ Exchange Hall will be the scene of one of the most fashionable mu- sical events of the season. The Kneisel have been giving private recitals in Wash- ington and last year appeared in their first public concert, on that evening will present a most varied and carefully select- ed program of chamber music. This, which may justly be termed the most refined form of music, has for many years been sadly neglected and unappreciated, owing mainly to the lack of unity in musical thought among the players who were mem- bers of quartets which have come and gone. Not so with the Kneisel Quartet. This organization was formed seven years ago, and, with one exception, has preserv- ed its original membership. The gentle- men composing this quartet are all mem- bers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and have for years played under the lead- ership of some of the world’s greatest con- ductors, thus giving them a training in @xsemble work which has proved invalua- ble. The individual excellence, as well as the popularity, of the gentlemen composing this quartet is too well known to need comment. Mr. Kneisel, as well as Mr. Schroeder, will play soli. The program will include Beethoven’s Quartet, in G major; Sarasate’s Spanish Dance, Tschai- kowski’s Andante, from quartet, in D major; Sgambati’s Scherzo, from quartet, in D flat major; Dvorak’s Waldesruhe, Sitt’s Serenade, Crossmann’s Tarantelle and Schumann's Quartet, in A major. _ Stuart Robson.—Last night Mr. Stuart Robson repeated his excellent interpreta- tion of Tony Lumpkin in Goldsmith’s com- edy, “She Stoops to Conquer,” to the evi- dent gratification of a large and fashiona- ble audience. Tonight his engagement will close with Bronson Howard's “Henrietta,” in which he will assume his original char- acter of Bertie, the lamb. “Coronet and Coin.”—The repetition of the new comic opera, “Coronet and Coin,” the work of Messrs. Gibbs, Smith and Mc- Leod, was witressed by a good-sized au- dience, which was decidedly enthusiastic and insisted on encoring nearly every num- her. A second performance emphasized the good impression that the work made on Thursday night, and the authors can con- gratulate themselves upon having con- structed an opera that should prove a money-maker to some enterprising man- ager. Messrs. Smith, Bangs, Morsell and Mrs. Berry have all had experience on the professional stage, and, of course, it was expected that they would do well, which they did, but of the amateurs Miss Flor- ence Grigg easily led, displaying not only a good and well-cultivated voice, but acting with a piquancy and finish that would do credit to an experlenced soubrette. Mr. Milis Thompson was a decided favorite, infusing Into the part of Hack Sack a good deal of fun of the infectious character. Mr. E. B, Fox as Sanchez made the most of the role, and Mr. George O'Connor, Mr. Evans, Miss Hendrie and Mrs. Bangs- Burns were all effective in their respective reles. The Columbia Athletic Club was prsent in goodly numbers last night, and showed their appreciation of Hub Smith by sending over the footlights a magnifi- cent basket of flowers. ‘The Mask and Wig Club.—No mask and wig club has ever created such a furore in this city as has the Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania. Their coming production has caused the greatest amount of interest and speculation, and that there will be a crowded house at the Academy of Music tonight is assured. They will present for the first time in this city, its latest success, “Kenilworth,” in which the scenery is beautiful, the costumes be- yond reproach and the dancing new, artis- tic and novel. The book of the operetta is lively and bright, and the music is exceed- ingly catchy. The journey of the Penn- sylvania boys to this city is always a so- ciety event, and this time will be no excep- to the rule that has prevailed in the past in this regard. A large following of col- lege admirers will help to swell the num- ber of those who attend the show, and al- together it will be one of the most suc- cessful and pleasing college ventures ever presented in Washington. Miss Mason’s Lecture—The lecture by Miss Mason at the Shoreham Hotel yes- terlay morning, upon “Soul Expression in the Speaking Voice and Art of Conversa- tion,” was well attended by many promi- Lent ladies of the city, among them Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Sherman, Miss Hamilton and Mrs. and Miss Loring of Chicago. Her philosophy of the beauties of the speaking voice was keenly appreciated, and many excellent points given for the development of the lost art of conversation among them. Our predominant pitch of voice, ac- ‘cording to Miss Mason, is a record of our habitual thought, which is our character. The national peculiarity of pitch of the American women’s voices is due to our mode of life. America is in the stage of ef- fort, not old enough to be even reposeful in body, and its anxiety is manifested in this peculiar pitch. To find a heart that pos- sesses hope and faith in people and condi- tions is to find a voice that is both muste to our ears and our souls. Speech culture should be one of the studies most desired. Conversationalists need to know at what point one should grow and blend into an- other channel. To say of one that she listens calmly, with interest and without affectation, is the highest tribute that can be paid. Miss Mason’s voice possesses that musical quality, in both speech and song. The affair was given under the patronage of Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Gresham and Mrs. Bissell. Miss Benfey’s Readings.—The first of a cour-e of dramatic reading was given by Miss Ida Benfey at the Memorial Luth- eran Church ijast evening, the subject be- ing “A Tale of Two Cities.” Miss Ben- fey wil give readings on the works of Victor»*Huge, George Eliot and Charles Dickensy:and has in preparation the most intere¥ting ‘of all Biblical stories, “Jeb.” Her style of delivery is pleasing and her interpretation is unusually good. Another reading will be given this afternoon at = o'clock at the same place. THE REFORM SCHOOL REVOLT All Quiet Today and No Further Outbreak Expected. An Inspection Made by the Supesin- tendent of Charities — A Criminal Charge. Mr. John Tracey, the superintendent of charities, and Mr. Mills Dean, one of the trustees of the reform school for girls, both made visits of inspection to the school yesterday to examine into the con- dition of affairs growing out of the revolt of Thursday evening. Mr. Tracey is in constant communication with the school today, but all the reports received are to the effect that things are quiet and that no further outbreak is expected. One reason for this state of affairs is the fact that the girls are still confined to their rooms, and their opportunities for kicking up a disturbance are limited. May Be Indicted for Arson. As stated in The Star yesterday, the trou- ble Thursday evening broke out during the absence of Mrs. Aldrich, who was in the city to lodge complaints with the authori- ties against two of the girls in the insti- tution for offenses more serious than mere insubordination. The fact is that the of- fenze with which the two girls were charg- ed was nothing less than arson. Several nights ago these two, who are about the toughest specimens of humanity the school contains, were discovered in the act of set- ting fire to the building. They had piled up their bedding and such other articles as they could get their ds on, and had it not been for the tim@ly discovery of what they were doing the destruction of the schoo! would probably have resulted. The matter was laid before the chairman cf the trustees of the school, Mr. W. C. Endicott. Complaint has since been lodged with the district attorney, and the chances are that the grand jury will shortly bring in-an indictment against the girls, which may take them out of the school and send them to the penitentiary. Mr. Tracey’s Opinions. In conversation with a Star reporter this morning, Mr. Tracey said that he was sat- isfied that all trouble at the school is over for the time being, at least. Of course, there is likely to be trouble at any time at an institution like this one, but the trustees have the highest opinion of Mrs. Aldrich’s abilities and qualifications for the place, and they.think that she is per- fectly competent to maintain order under anything like ordinary circumstances. The girls do not seem to stand in so much awe of Mrs. Marshall, and they took the first opportunities they had to show their feel- ings. Mr. Tracey said that he was unwill- ing to be interviewed with reference to the management of the school, inasmuch as it is in the hands of trustees who were chosen because of their eminent suitable- hess, but he was willing-to say that, in his opinion, the authorities at the school had zeted with the greatest wisdom and dis- cretion,.in, handling, the revolt, and that they had done everything they should have lore. The Punishment of the Girlst The reform school naturally receives the very worst class of the female population of the city, and at times the work of re- forming.them,rand-bringing #hem to a real- izing sense of their moral delinquencies is a discouraging one. Moral suasion does not, in the epinion.of the officers of the school, always seem the simplest. and most salu- tary method of dealing with the sort of girls that:.are.sent from the Police Court to the reform school, but that is the only sort of influence the matrons and teachers are allowed to use. Solitary confinement has but little terrors for the girls, for they are confined in their pleasant bed rooms and are absolved from their share of work in the séwihg “room and elsewhere about the school. At a late hour this afternoon a report from the schoo}-statedthat all was quiet today and that there wete no further signs of a disturbance. ———_— Fires in Prince George's County. Information’ has-been received here that a serious fire has been raging for several days in Prince George’s county, Md., be- tween Redd’s Corner and Centerville, and it is said that fully 2,000 acres of wood and other land have been burned over and de- nuded of all.thein.grass, bushes and small trees. (‘The blaze was, it is said, accl- dentally started by Wiiliain Creeh, a col- ored boy, who, had -been direcied to burn ‘some brush on the farm of his employer. A high wind sprung up and sparks were blown to the adjoining¢farm, the grass on which also quickly caught. The fire soon became.unmanageable and continued to spread until a very large area was ablaze. The inhaDitants turned-out en masse and by desperate fighting succeeded in keeping the blaze from reaching their various farm buildings, --Muok..fencing--was, however, destroyed. Last night the fire was thought to be under eomtrol, and the further pro- gress of the flames was. believed to be averted.**? '*'+ Planked shad dinners every week day at Marsnall = Steamer Macalester leaves at 10 a.m.—Advt. “AUCTION SALES. Art Galleries - Ratcliffe, Darr & Coo, Auctioneers, 920 Pa. Ave. No.W. AUSTION SALE BY CATA- LOGUE igre yi de DIRECT IMPORTATION OF Japanese Art Ob- jects and Curios, Including RONZES, PORCELAINES RIG-A-BRAC IN CREAT FINE ANI VARIETY REPRESENTING THE MOST CELEBRATED JAPA- she polit OF sed = HICH ml THE MOST IBITED HERE FOR. YEARS) ‘WILL BE FOUND. MANY RARE SPECIMENS OF RICHLY DECORATED wane. > SATSUMA, ROYAL KASA. RONZES. GENUINE KIOTO WARE, FINE GARTERS ON IVORY AND WOOD, LACQUER THE WHOLE COLLECTION TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUG- |<: TION, WITHOUT RESERVE, WITHIN CUR Art Galleries, 920 Pa. Ave. N.W., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 1, 2 and 3, At 1 a.m. & 3 p.m. Each Day. SXEIBITEy fumes AND : ap27-5t ATCLIPFE, D. ARR & CO., Aucts, AUCTION SALES. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. USTEES’ SALE OF VALUALLE REAL ESTATE IN TAKOMA PARK, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAN oe tains of 2 eae deed of trust, bearing date and ree the i¢th ‘ebruary, 1593, recorded in the land reci of Prince ‘George's county, Mary- Jend, in Liber J. "W. Ba. No. 25, folio 48. we, the ur at the request of the holder of the — cured hy. aa of teust, — offer for le, at pul auction, to front ‘of “the premise Po Gecige’s ad » Mai ont EIGHTH, at your O'CLOCK PM., THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE, ‘situate 4 fhe county of Prince George's, and the state of sa oe Geir PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND AND FREMISES, known and distinguished as lots Nos. six (6), seven Be el eight (8), nine (9), tem 2. eleven aos. ae in bl 24, in B. F.’ Gil- ivision of Takoma ‘coun sd ss mate aforesaid. The ome ark, in the Tots will or as &-whole, SEnas OF Rank: pon tl eem{-annvally, or ull cash, at the of $200 Ap27-rotds ‘Trustees. By Joseph Brothers & Co., AUCTIONEERS. (= SALH OF THE FURNITURE AND OUTFIT, OAK FRENCH PLATS BAR MIRROR, AND FIXTURES, COUN. TER, CaSH REGISTER, ETO, OF PREMISES, SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOUISIANA AVENUB AND 6TH STREET NORTHWEST, AT AUCTION, itoves, wait other goods. Bt M. EDWARD LIVING, Trustee. STEE'S SALE OF Vv PERTY Siva Ox IMPROVED PORPERTE HALF STRE! SOUTH« Ves BEING HOUSE No. 313 M SUUTHs By virtue of decree on the — day of = Sime in cause numbe or ou es ambered ie tes, Joveth Fairall equg in tollowing ‘described ‘real ty, situate in the city of Washe Cotembia, to wit: All 4), ‘the surveyor’ ents thereon, nethird cash,” balance in one and two Fears, in equal payments for the deferzed pays we note or notes of the purchaser to be given, with interest at G per went per annum. Raid hote or notes to be secured by deed of trest upom the, property, sold. A deposit. vf $100." Convers ancing, &c. pore rchaser’s cost. Terms of i to be complied with in two weeks from das of sale, otherwise trustee reserves the ht to resell the Property at the risk and cost of defaulting pur- chaser after +t a it of such sale et sent ae, pes #4 st. nw., rity tn i Apetiooeer ili. WALTER BO WILTAAMY AD: AUCTIONEERS. BEAUTIFUL PLANTS: FLOWER, FROM JOHN ae L's NURSERY, VIZ., AZALEAS, CINERAe ROSES, &c.; ALSO PALMS AND OTHER pe DRATIVE, P PLANTS. ESDA’ RIL THIRFIETH, AT ELEVEN ood K AL! we Re sell, within our sales room, corner 10th and Pepnsylvania avenue northwest. ap27-2t WALTER B. WILLIAMS & ©0., Aucte. ms te ves Auction Sale of Stock by order of insurance Cos.,; damaged by fire, smoke and water. The entire stock cont fm No. 1235 11th st. s.c., consist: of Dry Shoes, ana © Notions, = NDAY, ¥ \INTH, at TEN A.) Ra and HALF-P, ax P.M. daily until the entire stock is sold. The general public. and sisssisapens wilh lo well by, attending this sal ‘Terms veo) D. Mf LEA & 00. me RATCLIFFE, DARE & 00, AUCTIONEERS, TRUSTEES’ SALE OF LOTS IN “SOUTH BI a LAND." ON FRANK! AND DETR STREETS AND ON TSLAND AVEN EXTENDED. By viitue of three several deeds of trust (cone veying respectively as horalaafter - specified, several lots hereinafter meat! among the land records, of the District of Colt Dia in Liter 1423. folio’ 135; Taher 1783, Sollo 4 and Liber 1720, folio 39. the ro = front of the respectii igned trustees will sell by. public” aucti fe eu he ner of 13th street: lot 3," 0) decd‘ot trust recorded tn Liter 1738 situate on Frankfort, street, and lots 6, 7, 8, 17, 18 and 19, in block “6, conveyed by. in Liber 1720, folio 39, said lots ing on Rhode Island avenue, and lots 17, 19 fronting on Detzelt street. All of the being situate im the -ount isiiet of Columbia, in trustees) subdivision of @ tract Tana called is recorded in Liber No. 7, county visions, the ‘oilies of the suresor OF the District of Oo lumbia. These lots will, be-wold_sepamt Terms of sale: One-third of purchase money t® be paid in cash, aud resigne in two equal installs ments, at, one and tm years, with interest day vf sale, secured by notes a deed of the parvtaser,” Pee “be tage. the ser, it to each’ ot lot when bid in aco Terms to be comy plied with in ten of sale, or t en es resell at the risk real estate with a easements and a) tenance thereto belonging, lying and situate the lty of Washington, Dis trict of Colum! vi On WEDNESDAY. MAY EIGHTH, 159, at 1) hour of FIVE. ‘0°GLOGK Ey the south one-thii improvements 1-3) of original lot = 1), juare Dered four hundred and eight ( Naot, "Foo ting id fect Sie Inches om. the “Ww Sth st. nw, and extending back that ‘sian te full the lot (9 feet) to the east of an alley 10 feot wide in the rear, improved 1'by the three-stor brick building and numbered 312 on said 8th street On THURSDAY, MAY ea A °Ts05, at the of FIVE O'CLOCK P. ‘ed lots nume dered thirty-five @5) to focty: three (43), both ine clusive, in Powell and Dyer’s subdivision of square numbered, gixty-nine (6), as in “C. .”" folio 389,-of the surveyors office the said District, Tate 85 of i both. inclusty have an aggregate feet und inches on the north side o! y 30 feet in‘eatd ‘square, and extend. bak 3. ‘Feet. to a0 alley therein, 15 feet wide; and the lots 42 and front 40 feet’and 4 inches 6n the south side of ea! 30-foot alley and extend pack 75 feet to t (20), in square Coutatuing 8,200 satare, feet of ground a frontage feet ne eetecen iat aod Sh as streets northwes numbered improved by two frame deel dwellings, 2104, ae ‘On FRIDAY, MAY TENTH, 1808, at tho hour FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., all of or! whl gh of original lot 10, in square G87, beginning for game on the east line of Of 2d wrest at the vou corner of said lot 9, ence east and with the south line oot anid lot lot oy a ta2 Trot tO east line of a public alley, thence e inches, thence West 92 feet to said line of toatl street, and thence tout T2 fect and 6 inchos to place ‘of the beginning, 1 red. by five frame dwellings, number the day and the reside a A two (2) and three (3) to bear a ee rate of six per cen! annually, the deferred hotes: red by deeds of trusts on fr'the ‘usual and ordina surance as to the Secwan Wea Property ings to the satisfaction of the chaser, may, at hls option, OF cost of the defaulting or deposit of $200 will be req on the a rs of each’ bid, all conveyancing and reco tu ‘Trustee, Sth st. nw, CLARENCE F. » Trustee, Ta. ave. D.w. THOMAS DOWLING & 0... Auctioneers. ap2t-co&ds ~ 2 ee Partings Are Sad} You can le garmeng of aay" descrip ivy arog moar ay6-74 “oom a ‘sana e