Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1895, Page 9

v JOHNSTON’S, : 729-731 7th St. Buy Your Month’s Supply. Groceries All REDUCED. Take 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 all reduced. Gunpowder Tea, per pound. Fine Gunpowder Tea. Fancy Mixed Tea. Choice Oolong Tea. Choice Gunpowder Tea Extra Choice Oolong Tea. Extra Choice Gunpowder Tea. Spring Leaf Tea. Fine Oolong Tea. Ground Coffee, per Chotce Rio... Java Flavored Coffee... Java and Mocha Coffee........ Old Government Java Coffee. Best Mocha Coffee... Arbuckle Coffee. Johnston Breakfast Coffee. Holland Java and Mocha Coffee. FRRRRER $ peuhebehe Baker's Chocolate, cake. Wilbur's Chocolate, cake Baby Brand Condensed Milk, can. Elgin Star Condensed Milk, can. Evaporated Cream, can. Eagle Brand Condensed 3 The Baby Brand is best for 23 Ibs. Best Granulated Sngar for. Large Fat Mackerel, per Ib. Labrador Herring, dozen. Smoked Herring, box. Boneless Codfish. Vinezar, per gallon. White Wine Vinegai Sirup, per gallon. Golden Drip Strap. Molasses, per gallon, New Orleans Baking Molasses, Mustard, per galion.... Ladies’ Royal Shoe Polish, Blue Hen Matches, dozen. Red Seal Lye, can.... Mendeison's Powdered Lye. Ccffee Essence, per box. a Large Size Bags Salt. + 2c. Small Gil Sardines, can.. ~ 4c. Large Mustard Sardines. Te. Imported Sardines, small, ke 120. Imported Sardines, jarge, with key. Potted Tongue, small. Potted Hams, smal Pound Cans Beef. 2pound Cans Beef. Salmon, tall cans. +e Steak Salmon, large flat cans.. Lobster, tall’ cans....... Breakf:st Bacon, 1b. Fat Back, for seasoning Western Shoulder Bacon Strips. 5-lb. pails Cottolene. .. 3-Ib. pails Cottolene. Loose Lard, Ib. 5-Ib. pails Lard. 3-1b. pails Lard. Royal Family Flour, 1-4th bbl. Royal Family 1-8th bbl. Royal Family... 1-16th bbl. Royal Family. 1-32d bbl. Royal Family Lily Best Patent Flour, bbl. 1-4th bbl. Lily Best Patent Flour. 1-8th bbl. Lily Best Patent Flour. 1-16th bbl. Lily Best Patent Flour. Star Soap, cake. Borax Soap, Ammonia, large bottles. Large Lump Starch....... Samples of Ivory and Elephat Rice, lurge grain, Ib... . Macaroni, per package. Vermicelli, per package... Sago, per package. . Taploca, per package... Fruit Puddine (all flavors) Durkee’s Shlad Dreasing, bottle. Hirsh’s Sauce... Olive OM (small). Ohve OM (large)... Oitve Oil (imported) fe Lea & Perrin's Worcestershire Sauce. Olives, in glass jars. Pickles, In bottles... Large Pint Rottles. Ball Blue, in boxes, eat J. B. Baking Powder, ¥%-1b. tins. J. B. Baking Powder, %4-Ib. tins. J. B. Baking Powder, 1-Ib. tins. Royal Baking Powder, 1 Ib. 1 Baking Powder, % Ib. Cleveland Baking Powder, 1 Ib Cleveland Baking Powder, % Ib. Cleveland 0c. size.. Rumford'’s 6-02. 2 Large Lemon Extracts. Small Vanilla Lorge Vanill BRESRPESES Rest Cream” Cheese, Ib. Oc. Best Elgin Butter, 1b. 5c. Best Fresh Eggs, doz. Be: Best Butterine, Canned Corn, per can. Canned Peas, per can. ‘String Beans, per can. Lima Beans, per cap Maryland Peaches, per can Maryland Pie Peaches. Early June Peas Ptente size Baked Beans. Large 3-lb. can Baked Beans. Canned Oysters, per can. California Pears. California Peaches. California Apricots. California Plums. Ginger Snaps, per po Seda Crackers, per pound. Cream Crackers, per pound ster Crackers, per pound, Frult Crackers (Sultanas), per pound. Graham Wafers, per pound. Vanilla Wafers, per pound Egg Bisenits, per pound. Lantern Jars Sirup. pin Lantern Jars Mustard. Small Glasses Mustard. Candles; No. 6, per set Quart Bottles Catsup. Pint Bottles Catsup. Potato Chips, per pound. Bread Soda, per pound. Ratsins, California. Raisins, imported. Raisins, seedless. Raisins, Sultanas. Citron, per pound Se. Mixed Nuts, best. 100. Mixed Candy, per pound. Te. Fresh Meats and Vegetables of every kind in the meat, department; also Choice Fraits in sea- sen. SEE THE NEW SPECIAL PRESENTS GIVEN W'TH TEAS AND COFFEES TOMORROW. it* ~— Johnston's, 129 Tth St. The Johnston Company. Tel. 81 Blum Bros., 743, 745, 747 8th St. S.E. MATTINGS! MATTINGS! “NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.” We are offering Mattings today lower than any other house. Consult sour own interest and give us & few moments of your time In looking through our large stock. We handle more Mattings than any two houses in this city. ‘For sn appetizer we will give you a choice of any Mattings in our stores for 24c. a yard, $9.60 per roll of 40 yards. You can take your pick of Ray of the Cctton Warps and Damask Mattings that we have sold at 40c., S0c, and Ge. a yard. Gver 50) different patterns to select from. We positive we ca sult you, and, besides, save you a few dollars. 20e "ine Warp Japanese Seamless Fancy Mat- eat $5. ayerthie ad check Heavy Chinese Matting, $3.80 per roll of 40 yards. Same as others advertise at E: Chinese Seamless Fancy Matting, sco fe of 40 yards. Same as others adver- tise at $6. Ser ise Warp Best Japanese Seamless Fancy att 3.30 per roll of 40 yards. Same a dvertise at $8. re it is too late, as the best patterns RGAI UESI at roller, fixtures complete, new colors, 25c. Venetian Stair Carpet, 5-3 wide, 13c. a yard. enetQuality Table Ollcloth, 49 Juclies wide, Garton Set, hoe, rake and shovel, all for 10c. ‘Two dozen Clothes Pins for le. r Buttons, 2 dozen for Se. ‘Men’s Seamless Hose, tans, black% and Ladies’ Hose, blacks and balbriggan, Se. Misses’ Black Ribbed Hose, sizes 5 to 8%, (se Ladies’ Egyptian Rikbed Vests, crochet neck, 4e. Be. Le mixed, i 4c. Zephyr Ginghams, Se. a yard. 12ige. Crepes, all sh Pes, . a yard. 25e. Boys’ Silk Windsor Ties, hemstitched ends, tak WINDOW SHADES TO ORDER. ‘This is our specialty. We make up Window Shades to order, from the cieapest opaque to the best Kings Holland, and guarantee to save you per cent. A postal'card will bring our shade man to you. All estimates free. Blum Bros., 743,745» 747 8th St. S.E. Bargains In Long Hair Switches. $2.50. Formerly $5.00. $4.50. Formerly $6.50. $6.50. Formerly $10.50. 7 Hair Dressing, Cutting, Shampooing. S. HELLER’S, . 720 zth Street N.W. Is summer comfort any- thing toyou? itis! Then a Gas Stove is a necessity. Come toa gas stove store for them, and do better than you can do elsewhere in this city. Gas Stoves as low as 4oc. up to as high as you want to go. 2-burnér Gas Ranges, $12 up. S-burner Gas Ranges, $18 up. 4-burner Gas Ranges, $22 up. Gas Appliance Exchange, 1428 'N. Y. ave. ap26-284 Delicious California Apricot Pulp. A delicacy of most unusual rarity of which we've secured a small con- signment. This is the pulp of the clcicest California apricots, and is J Gall. unsurpossed in flavor and richness. An oppertunity that occurs but Can. CALIFORNIA WINE| 1205 AND FRUIT CO., |GSt. FERD. SCHNEIDER, - "PHON! 2 aan Manager. ‘PHONE 1641. 50c. 0000000060000 0S4O SSC OF ECCCe ?Want to Spend $1? It'll do you the moat good if you invest it here. | $1 buys a splendid pair of EYEGLASSES or SPECT. — fitt with our FINEST LENSES, We examine the eyes—determine exactly what glasses are best suited to remedy defective vision—and adjust them to. the eyes WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. McAllister & Co., Opticians, 1311 F ST. (Next to ‘Sun’? building.) ap27-28a SSSSCSSSI TST SSSE SESE TSE SOSON Oldest Dyeing House —in Wasbington—ours. Been dyel and cleaning garments, etc., since 186164 years ago. Don’t ‘know ft all yet, but can please anybody as fa) 3 is concerned. Our specialty is cleaning ladies’ fine dresses. Shall we send our lady representative to give you an estl- eoe mate? = Piet ror 6-4. ee . BV. Wheatley,” Gorton ap2t-lld THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. _ STATING THEIR SIDE The Miners Present Specific Allega- tions Against the Railroads. IMMENSE TERRITORY INVOLVED ——__+—____. How Mineral Lands Are Included in Agricultural Acreage. SECRETARY RALSTON’S STORY Mr. Wm. C. Ralston, secretary of the California Miners’ Association, has given to a Star reporter a clear statement of the causes of complaint of the members of that organization against the present regula- tions of the general land office and the policy of the Pacific railroads, reference to which has already been made in The Star. Said he: “The difficulty is that the prac- ‘\'tice of the land office has been seriously changed in the past ten years, until it is practically impossible for the prospector or individual miner to locate a claim with any certainty that he will be allowed to re- tain possession. The old practice, which was very fair, was to require the appli- cant for a patent for agricultural land to prove the mineral off it; that is, he had to prove that it did not contain minerals. ‘That placed the burden of proof on the railroad, which was seeking agricultural land. But about ten years ago, by whom or how we cannot definitely ascertain, the regulations were changed, so that the bur- den of proof was shifted to the prospector, and the cleimant for mineral land had to prove not only the mineral on the land, that is, that the land was minéral land, but he had to prove that there were min- erals there in paying quantity, a manifest’ injustice, since no prespector can tell until he has established his plant whether or not the land will pen out in paying quanti- ties. Then, too, the question of what con- stitutes ‘paying quantity’ is a very hard one to settle. What might be a bad prop- erty on the basis of a ten-stamp mill might be profitable with a twenty-stamp machine, and very rich with a forty mill. > What the Miners Want. “Commissioner Lamoreaux told me yes- terday that there are now over 16,000,000 acres of public !and subject to the claims of the land grant roads yet to be adjusted. I think that of this quantity fully 16,000,- 000 acres lie in California. The specific fequest that we make of the department is that it shall suspend the issuance of patents to land in our state to the railroads until a hearing can be had, until the whole matter can be ventilated. We are seeking to have the light turned on the proceed- ings in relation to land grant matters. The railroads do not want publicity. We are in this fight to stay. Our association at its convention held in November de- cided to take up the matter and stay by the roads until the case is finally settled. The association has a membership of about 8,000, representing a vast capitalization. The great majority of the members are, of course, prospectors and miners. I can- not give you a close estimate of the money represented, for it is a very much scat- tered interest, but an idea may be obtain- ed from the fact that the Biggs commis- sion, in its report to the Secretary of War in 1891, I think it was, said that over $100,- 000,000 was invested then in hydraulic mining in the state of California. The commission reported that the land dam- aged and destroyed in forty years aggre- gated in value about $3,300,000; during the same period the hydraulic mines of the state produced probably over $400,000,000, taking an annual output of $10,000,000 as a basis. To show that this is a very low estimate I might mention the fact that by the 1st of January, 1894, the state had produced over $1,26),000,000 in gold. Mines Included in Agricultural Lands, “The railroads are given so-called ‘agri- cultural land’ free,” continued Mr. Ralston. “The miners are charged $3 an acre. I esti- mate that of the 16,000,000 acres of public land now free in California over 5,000,000 acres are mineral lands, which, if taken up by the miners, would net the government something like $15,000,000. As it is, the railroads get the lion’s share of these lands, along with the real agricultural lands, and have heretofore made quite a snug sum out of their sale to the men who honestly want to work them. I know of cases of land taken out™by the roads as agricultural that are in active operation as paying mines. I know of cases of mines that have been lo- cated and worked for months by prospec- tors, who suddenly {ind themselves con- fronted with the agents of the taliroads, armed with full titles to the property, and an order to either vacate or buy. As high as $25 and $30 an acre is often obtained by the roads in this way for lands to which they have absolutely no right. I know pos- itively of thousands of acres of mining lands held by the railroads under agricul- tural titles which the corporations are sav- ing for a demand and high prices. Serious Charges Specified. “Not only is the burden of proof put upon the miner and none upon the roads, but the latter are given the great advantage of having agents everywhere. Cases are known to us of miners who have prior claims, away up in the mountains, snowed in for the winter, who have come down to the set- tlements in the spring to find that during the prevalence of the snows, ten feet deep at times, the roads have placed claims for their lands, under the plea that they were agricultural, have posted their notices in an obscure newspaper somewhere about the state, have appointed a hearing, and have been granted the title in default of any- body appearing to contest. Is that fair treatment? I say that these practices should be checked and discouraged. “We do not ask the department to re- quire the rajlroads to give back an acre of the many thousands that we know have been fraudulently taken from the miners, but we ask for remedial regulations or legislation that will prevent this unjust discrimination in the future. We have found it difficult in places to get men to jein our association, because the miners have believed it to be cheaper to pay the railroads for their lands than to fight them. I recall one case, though, where this apparent wisdom proved a boomerang. One man who was working several mines re- fused my plea to join the ranks, saying that he could get out of the hole cheaper by paying his tribute to the roads. While I was in Europe this winter I received a San Francisco paper announcing that he had-fovnd one of the roads had claimed one of his most valuable propertics, and had secured possession. He was very hot, and promised a great fight. He is now a member. Will Fight to a Finish. “We realize that the Pacific railroads are good fighters,” said Mr. Ralston, in conclusion, ‘but we are determined to stay by them. The administration seems to be doing all it can to put the country on a gold basis, and here in this important de- partment of the government it is discour- aging gold mining in the state that pro- duces the bulk of the yellow metal. Last year the total output of gold in the United States was $40,000,000, of which California gave the most, about $14,000,000, with Col- orado second. Great Britain is doing all it can to encourage the gold mines of South Africa, in anticipation of an increased de- mand upon the world’s supply of gold. “We have had prepared a great map showing the holdings of the railroads in public lands in the state of California. It is a tremendous object lesson, I can4q tell you. It shows that the roads have practically swallowed up the mineral lands of the state. I know that the roads have such maps, but in sections, ard never untii now has the entire case been pre- sented on cne sheet. It will open the eyes of the commissioner and the Secretary, to whom this case will be carried at once.” —___——_-e+—. Fire in an Insane Asylum. About 3 o'clock yesterday morning fire troke out at the State Hospital for the In- sane at Willard, N. Y¥., on Seneca lake, and before the hospital fire department could get it under control it,had destroyed the kitchen, laundry, bakery and tailor shop, which were in an extension back of the middle section of the main building. Luck- ily no one was injured, although there was ccnsiderable excitement for a time. +e+ Ripans for billousness, druggists, 50c.— Advertigement. SUBURBAN NEWS SoS The action of the-majority of those pres- ent, about fifteen Ap eg of the members of the Anacostia Ci ’ Association, at the meeting on Friday pight, when, as stated in Saturday’s Star, following a speech by Mr. C. L. Brooks of tie Washington post office, and as the result of remarks made by that gentleman, the committee, of which Mr. R. B. Buckley was..chairman, appointed to urge upon the proper;postal authorities the establishment of free)delivery in Anacostia and Hillsdale, were; discharged from the further consideration of the subject, has produced the most intense surprise among the people of both towns, but has not re- sulted in discouraging those who have the matter in hand from making the effort to secure the improvement so earnestly de- sired by the large majority of the citizens. Already steps have been taken to prepare @ petition, which will be circulated gener- ally (and scores of patrons of the Anacos- tla office have even now signified their in- tention of signing the paper when It shall be presented to them), and have a delega- Yon of representative citizens who favor the movement lay the same before the first assistant postmaster general. The post office committee of the Hillsdale Citizens’ Association has secured a large amount of interesting data, such as was asked for by Mr. Jones, as well as othep information bearing on the subject, and the whole sub- Ject, so far as they are concerned, will be laid before the Hillsdale Association at its meeting Wednesday night. It is the inten- tion of the committee, if in the meantime the people of Anacostia do not show that they are alive to the importance of the sub- ject, to ask the association to abandon the subject of free delivery so far as Hillsdale is concerned, and that instead the Post Of- fice Department shall be petitioned to es- tablish a post office in Hillsdale, on the ground that the town has a population of 2,600 and has no postal facilities except that of the post office at Anacostia. Hilisdale was greatly excited by two events for several hours on Saturday even- ing, and the end of neither is apparently at hand. The first was cansed by the appear- ance in the place of Messrs. Charles Jacob- sen of the Arlington Bottling Company, J. Herrmann of J. F. Herrmann & Son, and Frank H. Finley of the Val Blatz Brewing Company, all of Washington, accompanied by Constable John W. Johnson and Detec- tive Charles E. Flinders, who, armed with writs of replevin, issued’ by Justice Carroll W. Smith, proceeded to the stere of Joseph Hinwood, on Nicholas avenue, and de- manded a large number of empty bottles stored in Hinwood’s warehouse, and which had been placed there by Mr. W. H. Brink- ley, who until about two years ago was in the bottling business in Washington, and is now a merchant in Anacostia. Previous to reaching Hillsdale, the gentle- men had an interview with Mr. Brinkley at his store, when the bottles were demanded, but the latter refused to surrender them on the ground that they had been received by him in exchange for ‘ottles belonging to him, and taken by other bottlers, as was the recognized practice until the law passed by Congress to regulate the matter went into effect a few months ago. The ald of the law was then invoked, and the party went to Hinwood’s store, where they” found the room where the bottles were stored barricaded with an immense ice box. Constable Johnson ranaged, however, to craw] in the room, and he then opened one of the side windows, through which the rest of the party entered, and carried out the bottles claimed by Messrs. Jacobsen, Herrmann and Fu,jey, respectively. Lawyer John A. ‘Moss, who had been con- sulted by Mr. Brinkley in reference to the matter, here appeared on the scene and created considerable additional excitement by telling what he would have done with the gentlemen fot their alleged house- breaking, but no attention was paid to his threats by those most directly interested, and as those clainiing the bottles had each given an indemnity bord to Justice Smith, they loaded the bottles into the wagon they had brought withi them, and sent them to their respective places,of business in the city. Me. Brinkley will, it Is understood, fight the matter to the end,’as he had, he said, lest a bottle during the period he was in business as a bottler’Yor every one held by him until they were'taken from him on Saturday, and he was; retaining these in his possession with jhe,idea that he might pessibly again enfer the bottling business, when they would’ again be useful. The act of Congress under which the writs of replevin were issued prescribes. a heavy penalty for having bottles in pos- session illegally, but as Mr. Brinkley had all the bottles in dispute long before the passage of the law referred to, he believes that he is justly entitled to a return of the property taken from him. The other event was a fight which raged longer than some of the most important skirmishes during the late war between Walter McKinney and Daniel Robinson, brothers-in-law, which Robinson was so badly used up that he had to be put to bed, which he has since been unable to leave. The fight occurred in the house oc- cupied by both, and the affair attracted an immense crowd, but, strange as it may appear, the combatants made no noise that could be heard on the street about a hundred feet distant, and this’ exempted them from arrest unless warrants shall be issued at thelr own request. Both men had, it is said, been drinking, and a dispute over a trivial matter arose. During the war of words that ensued Rob- inson, it is said, struck McKinney in the mouth with a stick, hurting him consider- ably and enraging him. to a fearful ex- tent. McKinney, who is a much more powerful man than Robinson, at once at- tacked Robinson and knocked him dow: whereupon he proceeded to punish him. Friends of both parties, however, inter- fered and separated the men. McKinney was gotten out of doors and Robinson was assisted to his feet, but before the latter had had time to recover from the effects of the blows he had received, McKinney broke from the man who had held him, and throwing himself against the door with great force burst it open and again at- tacked Robmson. The latter was again knocked down and kicked about the body and struck by McKinney in the face, until McKinney, yielding to the solicitation of friends who had entered the house, saw proper to desist. Robinson was carried to bed, and a physician summoned, who found the assaulted man to be a mass of bruises, both eyes blacked and having possibly other injuries. Complaints this morning reached the po- lice of the Anacostia substation that a gang of four white tramps, one of whom was described as the most horrible-looking man ever seen at Twining City, were at that village terrorizing the ladies of the place by their presence and loud and bois- terous language, and that some of the citi- zens were afraid to go to their places of business in Washington, not knowing what the tramps might take a notion to do. Officers at once galloped to Twining City, but by the time they reached there the tramps had left. Further search for the gang will be made during the day and they will be run down if possible unless they shall have meanwhile left the District. The Hillsdale Colored Methodist Epis- copal Church, which has been in existence for some time past, was incorporated on Saturday in order that it may have a legal standing. The ineorporators are William H. Young, Thomas Green, Henry Lock- wood, Esquire Harrod and William H. Wil- kerson. Officer Robey of the Anacostia substa- tion today had summdnses issued for Messrs. H. B. Darling aid George Turner, whom he charged ‘with keeping unlicensed restaurants. —— ALEXANDRIA_COUNTY. The county sctfodls of Arlingten district of Alexandria county were all closed Fri- day. Prior to closing, each school was put through quite a rigid examination by Su- perintendent of Schools James E. Clement. Among the moré ‘advaticed scholars the examination was’ in writing, somewhat in the nature of a civil service examination. ‘These questions and answers will be pre- served and laid before the county school buard at its annual meeting in July next- for inspection. The schools of Jefferson and Arlington districts will be closed a month later. At the graded school at Ballston, taught by Miss Hanna Moore, principal, and Miss M. Grace Douglass, assistant, premiums (handsome books) were given in’ Miss Moore’s department as f lows: To Misses Maud Doolittle, Edna Wil- kins, Virgie Fields and Lille Lewis, for geod conduct and general advancement; and to Thomas Johnston, Richard Sutton and Wilber Donaldson, for rapid improve- ment in spelling. At Columbia school, taught by Miss Bettie Nevitt, premiums were given by the teacher as follows: To Miss Mary Dean, advancement; to Miss Nellie “Bailey, good lessons; Alice Dean, deportment; Albert Dye, arithmetic; How- ard Corbett, attendance; Alice Whitehead, history and grammar; Maggie Robertson, orthography and geography; Cornelia Em- —— bry, best general average during the year. The colored schoo] taught at Convalescent. Camp by Mr. Isaiah Hatton sed a cred- ltable examinatéon, as did the colored school taught by Miss Ella M. Boston at Rosslyn. Miss Boston's scholars will give @ concert at Rosslyn on the evenings of the 2d and 3d of May next, for the benefit of the colored exhibit fund of the Atlanta exposition. Mise Bostcn is the commis- sioner for Alexan Iria county to raise to assist in making the colored exhibit from Virginia at the Atlanta exposition a quccess. —_—>—__ BRIGHTWOOD. ‘Wedneeday the opening race of the spring season came off at the track of the Bright- wood Driving Club. It is now managed by James McGuir, formerly of the Benning Club. Although there were no purses and very little betting, a very fine exhibition of good trotting was given, the occasion being @ matinee or friendly contest between the Washingtor owners of good stock. This was due to the very short notice given the public, as no bills had been posted or ‘cir- culars distributed. The track was in fine condition, and the weather being propitious, a@ very large crowd was present. Racing began promptly at 3 p. m. Messrs. Mc- Cauley and J. H. Gheen and Lansdale, the well-known livery stable men, occupied the judges" stand. First race—Nannie Noble, owned by Clay- ten Forney. : Robert E. Lee, a magnificently put up animal owned by Mr. Paterson of Alexan- dria, driven by Mr. Morrow. Nannie Noble, a general favorite, won in two heats, the time being 2.35 in the first and 2.34 in the second. Second race—The horse Rex, owned and ériven by Mr. Morrow, a two-year-old colt of George P. Zurhorst, and a four-year-old bay stallion, owned by Mr. Veile of George- town. Rex was easily a winner in two- mile heats of three minutes each. Third race—Princess Orloff, a well-known mare, owned by Mr. John Dugan, and Dan- dy, a full blood, owned and driven by Mr. Maurice Cassidy of two-mile heats. The mare won the first in 2.32 1-2, and the sec- ond in 2.29 1-4. Then E. H. S. was driven by Mr. Milliken an exhibition heat. The horse kept his feet well, and made the half-mile heat in 1.15 1-2. Driver Morrow then gave an exhibition heat of the bay gelding owned by Jockey Willie Ham of Alexandria Island. The mile heat was made in 2.39. Fourth race—The bay pacing mare of Mr. Sullivan and the black stallion owned by Nick Appleby. The mare was easily a win- rer in the mile dash, making this in 3.03. The crowd present wege much pleased by the sport, and it is promised that meetings will be held at regular intervals throughout the season. The club house has been paint- ed inside and out, and received its regular spring renovation; the fencing and out- buildings have received a fresh coat of whitewash. # portion of the large tract of land known as Argyle Park is being subdivided by Mr. Thomas Blagden. Mr. Blagden is cutting 16th street extended through his property at his own expense. This section of the street, nearly a mile in length, is be- ing macadamized. Some other streets run- ning east and west are also being laid. Af- ter the property has been subdivided Mr. Blagden will erect some houses in the new subdivision. The grading of Brandywine street, Brightwood Park, which has been steadily pushing forward for some time, is Low completed. A board sidewalk has been laid along this streét until it is properly paved. The very irregular surface of the Leck between Illinois and Brightwood ave- nues and Chesapeake and Brandywine streets has also necessitated much grading. However, hill and hollow of this block are gragually approaching a common level. The walls of the Brightwood power house are up now, and the,building is ready to be oceupied. Four large open trailer cars have been received. Four more will arrive in a few days, as well as some new open motor cars. —_——_—_ TAKOMA PARK. Judge and Mrs. Miller have issued invita- tions for a whist party Wednesday next at their home on Chestnut avenue. Messrs. R. E. Lay, Swormstedt, Norman Jackson, Smith Cady and Richard Lay are planning for a dance to be given May 10, in Takoma Hall. The success of the dance given in February makes the invita- tions much sought. Miss Emma Swift, who has been visiting her sister, Miss Shobie, for several months, has sailed for Paris, where she gogs to a quire perfection of accent in the” Frenc! language. Miss Morrison, who, with her sisters, of Wilmington, Dei., has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. N. Du Shane Cloward for the past two months, left last week for her home. Miss Annie Morrison will remain for some weeks. —. HYATTSVILLE. At a recent meeting of Eureka Grange, held at Chillum, Messrs. William R. Mc- Chesney, James Miller, John Miller, Enos Rey, Anderson, Augustus Miller and Elias Rowell discussed at some .- length the question, viz: ‘The Farm and the Garden; What Vegetables Should Be Grown and How to Grow Them.” Read- ivgs were given by Mrs. Enos Ray and Miss Gertrude Abbott. Mr. John Miller in a brief address impressed upon the garden- ers present thé necessigy of being thorough- ly ‘acquainted with every branch of their business, and urged them to avail them- selves of every opportunity that would bave a tendency of increasing their knowl- edge of piant life, the soil and its needs. ‘The following were chosen delegates to the county grange: Elias Rowell, James Miller and A. L. Ray. Messrs. Wm. R. McChes- ney and A. L. Ray and Mrs. Wineburger were appointed as a committee to visit the public school at Chillum, and report its progress at the next meeting of the grange. The old Riggs mill near Chillum was a scene of festivity a few evenings since, the cecasion being an old-fashioned ball given by Messrs. Dore, Will Freeman, George and Arthur Charles and their numerous friends. Dancing continued until the wee small hours. A number of people from Mont- gomery county and the near-by villages were present. The following delegates from this county were present at the recent meetings of the Farmers’ Institute and the County Grange of Montgomery County, held at Gaithers- burg: Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Beall and Prof. Brinkley of the Beltsville Grange, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. McChesney, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Gude, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Ager and Messrs. John Miller, Enos Ray and James Miller of Eureka Grange; Mr. Jos. Ager, master of the €ounty Grange, presided at beth meetings. Mrs. John Smith of Evansville while driv- ing along Melrose avenue in a spring wa- gon near the railroad crossing last Satur- day morning met with an accident. The hcrse became frightened, and in an attempt to run off threw her under the wagon. Mr. Jes. Scaggs, the gatekeeper, took her from beneath the wagon, and Mr. Clinton Whee- lock caught hold of the horse and quieted it. The wagon was slightly damaged, and the lady was bruised about the face. ‘A colored man of apparently sixty years of age, residing in Branchville, while under the influence of liquor, at a late hour last Saturday night mistook the west side of the railroad track for the road to Branchville and started to ride to his destination in that direction. He had hardly reached the switch opposite the residence of Dr. Wells when the horse and rider disappeared in a ditch full of muddy water. His loud cries for help brought Fritz Damback and Ben- jamin Chinn, the barber, to his assistance with lanterns. They succeeded in extricat- irg the man and his horse from the ditch a few moments before the “‘owl train” from Baltimore came by, which would, in all probability, have put an end to their lives. ‘A musical and literary entertainment was given by the Woman's Relief Corps*at Grand Army Hall Friday and Saturday evenings. The entertainment on the first evening was opened by a piano duet by Mrs. McNeil and Miss Marshall, followed by the .wo pupils otf Prof. Caruana who won the gold medal offered by the Burnt Cork Club fcr the best rendition of the “Sailor's Hornpipe,” giving that dance with their accustomed ‘grace and agility. Miss Maude Bigelow played very acceptably on the violin, receiving an encore, after which yocal solos by Mr. Drown and Mr. Charles Miller claimed the attention of the au- dience, the latter pleasing his hearers so much that he was forced to give three en- core songs. Mr. Stephen Clements, the well- known banjoist, played several selections, and J. A. Graham of the Burnt Cork Club rendered several musical novelties. The hit of both evenings, however, was the fancy dancing of Miss Maggie Duffy, and the audience seemed loath to let her de- part from the stage. The second evening’s program consisted of a duet for violin and piano by Miss Mar- shall and Miss Bigelow, autoharp solos by J. A. Graham, guitar solo by Charles Bo- vee and fancy dancing by Sadie Walsh and ' Special Offering of Special Valu What an army of enthusiastic friends this store has got. Loyal friends who treat us in kind. As liberal in their patronage with us as we are in our offerings to them. They appreciate the store—its enterprise—its worthful stock. They realize the advantage that lies in our steadfast determination tosell only the best—and applaud the lowest prices possible. Do you wonder this is A Batch of Silk Bargains. ‘The importers made another appeal to us. Their calculations were upset. Silks that had been imported in fulfillment of special orders arrived too Inte for delivery—and over the wire came the inquiry, ‘Could we use them?” Yes—at a price, Shipped was their answer—and here they are, Bar- gain isn't too strong a word to use. They are rare values—and we have them marked remarkaily low: 19-Inch Glace Taffeta, in checks and stripes—the new colors—T5c. kind for 59c. a yard. 24-inch Satin Striped Washable Silks for summer walists—65e. yard for the 85e. kind. E 22 and 24inch Fancy Taffetas and Louisines—eannele stripes and jacquard figures—75e. a yard—worth $1. 24-Inch Printed Indias—as good as there is to be bad—T5c. a yard—worth $1. ox 22-inch Taffeta Plisse—light, dark and medium colors—waist silk—the $1.50 kind for $1 a yard. 22-inch Fancy Taffetas—pencil and pompadour stripes—$1_ a yard—worth $1.25. 21-inch Warp Printed Taffetas—glace grounds, with pointelle stripes, chine and scroll patterns—the $1.50 kind for $1.25 a yard. Silk Linings. ‘We think we can give you a little better than usual satisfaction in silk linings— better both in quality and cost. 24-inch Polonaise—or what is known as silk silesia—in all colors—in two qualities—50c. and 75c. ‘ Established 1840, Telephone 995. in PERRY’S. Reciprocal. effort that makes the a growing store? Lace Department. Experience must have taught you by this time to loo here for the new effects, ‘We haven't an inch of room to spare in housing old styles. What is before you here stands highest in fashion's favor. Wonderfully low prices for the best, you will say. CREPES. 21-inch All-silk Plisse Crepe, in Pink, Blue, Mais, White, Lilac and Binck— ‘50e. a yard. 21 and 25-inch Printed Gauffre Crepes —every shade—$1 a yard. GRENADINES AND GAUZES. - Minch Colored Striped Grenadines— Blue, Pink, Green, Mais and Lilac-—$2 @ yard. 45 and 48-inch All-silk Black Grena- dincs—stripes, spots and figures—$1.50 and $2.50 a yard. ‘30-inch Printed Gauze Paysannes—00c., $1 and $1.25 a yard. 48-inch Blain Mousseline D'Sote--White, Cream and Black—$1 a yard. 45-inch Plain Chiffors--Black, White, Cream, Pink, Blue, Lilac, Mais, Bluet, Cerise, Gray, Eminence, Magenta, Green, Bronze, Brown, Nile, Old Rose, Tur- . quoise and Navy Biue—Z5e. a yard. All widths of Black Plaited Chiffon and Chiffon Ruffling. BLACK NETS. 48-inch Black Bourdon and Broferle Anglaise Nets, for yokes and walsts— $2 to $4.50 a yan. is 48-inch Black La Tosca Nets—plain and spotted—$1 to §3 a yard. 72inch Black Brussels Nets—$1 to $3 a yard. : 27-inch Black and Colored Beaded Nets—$1 to $9 a yard. NECKWEAR AND VEILINGS. Plenty of- novelties—and they are all here—White and Belge Lace Oollars— Yokes—Chemisettes and Vellings. PERRY’S, ‘Ninth and the Avenue.” POP OP 2S 400-0 Maggie Duffy, the latter again charming the audience with her graceful movements. The feature of the evening was the one-act farce, “Murder Will Out,” in which Miss Edyth ‘Rathbone took the part of Grand- mother Stiles; Miss Natie Tise, Lena Stiles; Miss Eayth Gallant, Minnie Sprague; Miss May Brown, Mary Taylor; Miss Mamie ‘ise, Dina,’and Mr. George Markwood, Bridget O'Flaherty. The performance was highly interesting and was well done by those who took part in it. After the enter- tainment each evening refreshments were served and dancing indulged in until a late our. —_—>_—_ HERNDON. At the recent annual meeting of the Episcopal Church the following named persons were elected vestrymen: Thomas Thornton, B. A. Mankin, E. I., Detwiler, Richard Coleman, Percy Starr and C. R. Bitzer. Th2 vestry then elected the follow- ing officers: Senior warden,.E. L. Detwiler; junior warden, B. A. Mankin; registrar, Richard Coleman; treasurer,Thomas Thorn- ton. Rev. F. M. Whittle, presiding bishop of the diocese, it is expected, will be here May 1,when there will probably be ten or twelve persons confirmed. The following have been selected as delegates from this branch to the meeting of the local union, to be held at Arlington the 4th of May: Miss Anna Groh, Miss Belle Simonds, Miss Alice Ridout, and Messrs. E. L. Robey, J. D. Groh and H. Ray Blanchard. A “flower sale,” under the auspices of “The Gleaners” of the Episcopal Church, was held in Central Hall Thursday, day and evening. The flowers were procured from A. B. Davis, nurseryman and florist, of Purcelville, and they made a very fine dis- play. In connection with the sale a fine lunch was provided for all who desired. Everything seemed to pass off in a satis- factory manner, and it is presumed that “The Gieaners” were satisfactorily re- munerated for their trouble. The last meeting of the Brookland W. Cc. T..U. was held in the Baptist Church and was very pleasant and profitable, a large majority of the members being pres- ent, and an intense interest being shown in the remarks of Mrs. M. B. Platt, super- intendent of literature for the District of Columbia, who addressed the union, tak- ing as a reference the text from Exzckial; “Make a chain, rise up and destroy Baal and his works, for ‘the land ts full of bloody crimes, and the cities full of fire.” Mrs. Platt stated that 9 per cent of all crime conres through the agency of rum. In twenty years the United States drank up the value of the whole country. Two new members were admitted to the Brookland Union, and Mesdames Thomas, Neuman, Schwier, Rhine, Lord, Johnston, Hull and Holtof appointed as a reception committee for next Monday evening on the occasion of Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt's address to the people of Brookland in the Baptist Church. The assembly held by the M. S. C. Club of Chillum in the Brookland town hall was an unqualified success. Mr. Ferdinand Ellin, the floor manager; Mr. Charles King, president of the ciub, and the other mem- bers, Messrs. Dorsey Ellin, Fred Funk, Thomas Anderson, Stanton King and Ben- jamin Ellin, who were all present, were ubiquitous in their attention to their guests, and Moran’s Orchestra furnished music for the dance. Mrs. B. F. Ellin of Chillum was chaper@n for the occasion. Mr. E. C. Ford of Washington has leased of Miss Thomas one of the Donovan houses on 12th street and will take possession May 1. Rev. J. T. Crowe has returned from a visit to Baltimore, where his mother has been seriously ill, but is now much het- ter. The Dawsonville Literary Society held its last meeting of the season Friday night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Will- jams. There were a large number of vis- itors present and the, meeting was pro- nounced the best one of the season. The guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. Will- jams, assisted by Misses Jennie and Mary Dawson. The following interesting pro- gram was rendered in good style: Reading, Miss Susie Darby; original recitation, Mrs. Edwin R. Allnutt; reading, Wm. Williams: recitation, Miss Annie L. Dade; reading, Miss Louise Darby; recitation, Milton Dar- by; declamation, Dawson Williams; decia- mation, John Williams; declamation, Ern. est Allnutt; declamation, Smith Allnutt; declamation, Dawson Trundle; an address, by Bouic F. Waters; a stump speech, by Wilkerson Jores. The society adjourned to meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Allnutt on the second Friday in Decem- ber next. The following transfers of real estate have been placed on the land record books of this county: Ruth C. Suffern to Gustave Ackerman, 22 3-4 acres of land; $341.75. Henry N. Copp to W. S. Gaines, lot in West End Park; $300. Same to Emma B. Wilson, lot in West End Park; $300. South- ern Investment Company to Mary and Clara Heffrer, lot in Glen Cove; $—. Jos- eph Lewis to W. L. Lewis, lot in Kensing- ton; $400. Edith A. Riggs to Nicholas E, Burns, dower in 147 acres of land; $—. H. M. Talbott, trustee, to James E. Clark, 45 acres of land Same to same, 46 acres of land; $784.55. Edward Baltzley to E. J. Smith, lot in Glen Echo; $300. Fletch- all and Hoskinson, administrators, to John H. Tyler, 13 1-2 acres near Poolesville; $—. The Teachers’ Association of this county held a meeting here Friday, which was largely attended, and ‘the proceedings were of a very interesting character. The pro- gram of exercises embraced a discussion on “How to teach civics in our public schools,” which was participated in by Prof. S. A. Layman, Messrs. George M. Boyer and Warren Price. In his paper on the subject Prof. Layman hinted strongly in favor of woman suffrage, so far as the interests of the schools were concerned, and his remarks on this point met with favor- able consideration. “The Best Means of Securing the Correct Use of Language” was the subject of an able paper by Prof. Avis of the Rockville Graded School, fol- lowed by a general discussion of the sub- ject by Miss Mary rdy, Mrs. Sarah Elgin, Misses E. M. Chambers and Rose Clark. A reading by Mrs. Lizzie A. Veirs, entitled “A Word and Deed,” was well re- ceived. A paper on “Methods of Teach- ing,” by Miss Willie Peter of Takoma Park, was noted for new and practical ideas. The exercises were interspersed by fine musical selections, among them a solo, entitled “When the Dear Girls Vote,” by Miss Mima R. Hobbs, which was loudly encored, and followed by “Golden Hours.” An organ and cornet duet, by Miss Smith of Gaithersburg and Prof. Watkins of Oakmont, and a vocal duet by Miss M. R. Hobbs and Mr. Burdette, were also pleas- ing features of the musical exercises, Prof. 8S. A. Layman and Miss Sarah Sib- ley were elected delegates to represent the association at the July session of the state convention of teachers. Committces were appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the death of Miss Jennie Young and Mr. Caleb Warfield, both of whom were members of the association, and to report at the next meeting. At the close of the meeting the teachers were paid their sal- aries for the past term. Rev. Richard Bagby, who for some time has filled the position of pastor to the Christian Church at this place, and who lately resigned to accep’ call in Virginia, was last night tendered farewell recep- tion by the members of his church and his numerous friends of other denominations in this community. The exercises were of @ very pleasant character. The closing exercises of the Rockville seminary, Mrs. Rosa Curtin, principal, at- tracted a large audience to the Opera House Friday night. The program, which was rendered in such style as to give gen- eral satisfaction, was as follows: “The Doll Drill,” by the kindergarten; recitation, “When Mother’s Lookin’ Fer Company,” R. Mason; “The Floral Rainbow,” by the school; recitation, “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight,” Mrs. Curtin; No. 12 Nocturne (Heinrich Richner), Ethel Lyddane; recita- tion, “Somebody's Darling,” Mary Almo- rey; calisthenic exercises by school; melo- die in F (Rubenstein), Mary Almoney; reci- tation, “Guilty or Not Guilty,” Hattie Jones; duet (Diabelli), M. Almoney and Hege; song, “May,” by school; “The Dol Show, or Who Shall Win the Prize?” by the school. The hall and stage were handsomely decorated for the if —_—_.+—_——_. Cuuses .» rire. Damage to the amount of $50 was caused by a fire last evening at a wood shed in thé rear of 731 8d street northwest. The fire department quickly extinguished the blaze. Na