Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1895, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1895—TWENTY PAGES. §. Kann, Sons & Co, BT hl & MARKET SPACE WE ARE NEVER E£T WHEN IT COMES TO A GOOD THING. ODGES BROTHERS, THE OLD Ri JOODS: EOF BALTIMORE, H HEIR ENTIRE HALE MILLION 1 DoRLATS ‘Wwour O1 SOD W YOR! IRIDAY, 28 AND. WELL, VISEL) "De T. A PART OF ¢ a SALE MONDAY. I BLE TO PLA ENTI IME, ON ACCOUNT OF THE ENORMOUS QUAN- ty 3 HODGES BROS.’ SWIVEL SILK GINGHAMS, ORTH She. Our ‘Price, ‘29¢. HODGES BROS.” Epa S ate ALITY ALL WOOL TALLIES, WORTH Our Brice, 29c. TODGES BROS." = EST NOVELTY, AND MEDIUM AND EEATIO EIGHT ALL-WOOL IM- . PORTED DRESS _ GOODS. ‘Pric 59e. TO $1.00. Our Price, 39c. TODGES BROS.’ ALL-WOOL NOVELTY, TURES, CHECKS EFFECTS, 36 Np iO INCHES WIDE, "SUMMER WEIGHT. WORTH 39 TO 50c. Our Price, 19C. LODGES BROS.’ rie ate DRESS GOODS UM_AND LIGHT COLOR- ings. FULL YARD WIDE. Ser oO ae pee STUFF. Our Price, 1 12%ec. ZODG: BROS.’ DOUBLE - W ey TAN DRESS GOODS. WORTH 19c. Our Price, 7c. HODGES BROS.’ NOVELTY TAFFETA SILKS—A VERY © so LINE OF COL- iy ‘AISTS OR TRIM- MING. WontH 89e. Our Price, 54c. ZODGES BROS." rte RAL PONGEE, pes ALL SILK, FOR LADIES’ WAISTS, SKIRTS. ee MEN'S: OFFICE COATS. WILL WASH LIKE LONG CLOTH. WORTH 39e. Our Price, 25c. }ROS.” LS WHITE-GROUND JAP., —ee oP ‘ANCY SATIN STRIPES. Wournt 80e Our Price, 59c. HODGES BROS.’ BLACK SILK PLISSE CREPES— ‘THE VERY FINEST OF THE —— IMPORTED—LIGHT AND WORTH $1.50. Our Price, gc. WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THIS LINE OF SILKS ate ENTIRE STOCK OF HIGH-CLASS DRES! FFI ETAS, BROCADE SATINS, ETA CREAM AND WHITE Sine | AND GROS GRAIN: IRES AND CREPES RE $1.39, $1.50, Py K) AND $1.1 SuaND. E THE New Price, $1.00. HODGES BROS.’ FINE CHECK NAINSOOK. WORTH Ze. Our | Price, 4c. ‘ [NI PLAID NAINSOOK. HODGES BROS. re = oe Our Price, 5c. HODGES BROS." — INDIA LINEN. Our’ Price, 5c. ROS.’ VERY SHEER ST. GALL DOT- tates TED SWISSES. WORTH 20c. WORTH In the ‘‘Pure Food’? Bread Contest all the Prize Winners Coren? Flour. Mrs. H. N. Rose, —Winner of First Prize, used ‘C-e-r-e- Flour. A. J. McGurdy, Mrs. Sick Or Bilious Headache Cured by Taking AYER’S Cathartic Pills Awarded Medal and Diploma At World’s Fair. Ask your druggist for Ayer's Sarsaparilla. If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE ‘and usc, that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teethi It sooties the child, softens the gum, allars in, cures wind colic and {s the best remedy for jiarrhoe: sel0- Ty Winner of Second Prize, used arr aiiicantsy a bottle: g * Flour. HAVE NO EQUAL AS A PROMPT AND POSITIVE cue for sick heada ache, biliousness, constipation, pal Ja. the side “and at liver troubles. Carter's ittle Liver Pills, Try them. Mrs. R. Rivers, —Winner of Third Prize, used “C-e-r-e-s"” Ejour. Ball, —Honorable Mention, Flour. W. W. Hough, —Honorable Mention, used Flour. used Mrs. Miss Emily Gaines, Honorable Mention, used Flour. + “Ceres'? for sale by all grocers—ac- cept no substitute. Wm. M. Galt & Co., WHOLESALERS, Cor. ist & Ind. Ave. N. W. it Fraud=-in Gold and Silver. “The gt grand jury of the city of New York has indicted a number of well-known firms for fraudulently stamping gold and silver as Our Price, 1214. HODGES BROS." = ee CORDED PIQUE. Our Price, 12yec. HODGES BROS.’ FINE PLAID LAWNS. WORTH 1Be. Our Price, 8%c. HCDGES BROS.’ FINE BLACK FRENCH BA- TISTE. WORTH 25c. Our Price, 15C. SODGES BROS.’ FINEST INDIA wordt 25 25e. Our Price, 12%ec. ES BROS.’ REAL FRENCH ORGANDIES, ee PURE WHITE. WORTH 0c. Our Price, 29c. HODGES BROS.’ FINE ERRIMAG Guetine Our Price, 3 3% cs ES BROS." IMITATION. 3C GING- Bors HAMS. WORTH 12Me. Our Price, 6 ToC. HODGES BROS.’ SEA ISL. WORTH a Our Price, Bie. HODGES BROS.’ PLAIN BLA SATTEEN, cROW BLACKS WORTH 15c: Our Price, 83c. HODGES BROS." PLAIN AND FANCY, STRIPED cK. WORTH 12%e. Our - Price, 8c. HODGES BROS.’ REAL IRISH LAWNS, IN NAT- URAL AND OTHER COLOR- INGS. | WORTH 5c. Our Price gc. HODGES BROS." ret ee eee ALL THE ‘EST STYLES. Worn FROM 15e. TO 20c. Our Price, MC. HODGES BROS.’ IMPORTED PIQUES, IN STRIPES, FIGURES’ AND PLAIN. “WORTH 25c. Our Price, 15§c. This is part first of Hodges Brothers’ stock. Our purchase is so large|s and varied that we will be compelled to give you|$ the same in sections. It will take us all of mext week to explain. OUR LL Met TS ARE DR Al ALL CUR PIN: EN Ol MORE IM) $12.50 AND $15, In order to make this department a little more interesting we shall place two lots of fine quality Separate Skirts in this sale. ALL SKIRTS THAT HAVE REEN $6, $7, $8 AND $9 ARE MARKED DOWN TO $4 SEPARATE, SKIRTS THAT HAVE T $10 AND § DING 1 r 7g Don’t fail to attend this grand sale. It will be big money in every bu wyer’s “sterling” or ‘fine.’ The following is of in- terest: “My only motive in bringing this pai o the attention of the grand said Mr. Dexter yes- rday, Ts to fustttate a reform for the protection of the public. As matters now stand the gifts and keepsakes we buy for our friends, the articles we purchase for our- selves and for our families, per- haps with the idea of handing them down to our descendants, ma: base metal, instead of the gol silver we demand and pay for. Un- til the law is enforced we have ab- solutely no iparantes of values.” N. ¥. Sun, May 23. Inthe face o of this pur= ; chasers cannot be too + careful in seeing that ; such goods as they pur- chase are “genuine,” as 3 fraud abounds. I personally guarantee all silver articles sold by me to be absolutely genuine “‘sterling."* 925-1000 “‘fine.’” and all gold articles 14k. and 18k., as I represent them. “My methods have built my business.’* C. H. Davison, Ry ueren ere oI ea ss tae ta ee es se ee Oe Oe “Ceres” “Ceres” soegeate Ae 3 Ue $20.00 For $10.00. We do not wish to confuse you with words. We mention only facts and prices. Facts. Our stock is too large. PRICES. Suit to Order = = = $10.00 Former Prices, $15 & $20 Suit to Order = = = $15.00 Former Prices, $20 & $25 Suit to Order = = = $20.00 Former Prices, $25, $30, $35 Fit and workmanship guaranteed. Morton C. Stout & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, 112 F St. N.W. my24-40d Wsr-i-t=i-= Psa=p-e-r. The best boxes of ele Paper and a velopes for le. and 23c. in Washington. € * * we SHOW them to you? Don't have to BUY. c.C. Pursell, 418 oth st. A cA TATA ONE We Select the i Finest Strawberries —that come to this city to make our delicious STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE. ery diy. Served any time . resh—and the most enjoyable dessert you can serve for Sunday dinner and ‘tea. Er5e. SQUARE. 50c. DOZEN. Mall or telephone orlers fied promptiy. Krafft’s 's Bakery, con PA, AVE. AND 18TH ST. my25-20e0 Eau acne Are You Doubtful As to the condition of your eyes? If so, don’t hesitate to consult me. I'll examine them as an expert and pronounce a special: Any existing defects are sclentifical find the iiost sultable glasses are adjusted. Consultation costs nothing. Dr. Eiliott, ou: Loan and Trust build! Rooms 69-70, 5th_foor, formerly “Queen's. ¥25-16d Pare = Fine Buggy | Harness, $15 —Full rubber mounted—and entirely hand- made. For Physicians’ and _Tinsiness Men's Teams, they are THE BEST that can be bought for the price—will last as long as two or three of the machine- made sets. E7Single Wagon Harress—for market or delivery use—only $16. BECKER’S, 1345 Pa. ave. HORSEMEN’S AND TRAVELERS’ FIXINGS my25-28¢0 TAT TARTAR RRARRATNATR eS Sedhostontertente ee en eS Ey 2 So SUMMER STYLES IN LEGHORNS. irs. M. J. Hunt, 1309 F St. N. W., calls special attention to her latest IMPORTA- TION of Leghorn Hats, From the leading EUROPEAN HOUSES. Sailors. Bicycle Hats. Prices Reduced. TT RET TES sSevceesestontedtresentontnesoote soe Use SHAKER DIGESTIVE CORDIAL. Does not cure all diseases, but it will cure Dyspepsia or Indigestion. All druggists. mh27-w, th,s,ml, THE MOST EFFICACIOU ANT TO EX- cite the appetite are Dr. Siegert’ 's Angostura Bit- ters. Beware of counter % goseaesedetenttn tedetntetntete Hented According to the Calendar. To the Editor ef The Evening Star: — —Cream Blend Flour EVERY DAY. J Use ALL speak of it in the HIGHEST TERMS. trled Once it’s 's the ‘Cream Blend” is used ever afterward. reason its sale has r enormous proportions. — *‘C Blend” loses a. friend. adds new ones each day. £ the secret. NEVER FAILS under proper couditions to make PERFECT It's the EXTRACT OF T. It represents the best qualities of SEVERAL of Amer- fea’s che wheat GETHER ciples. bread, KEEPS FRESH LON it’s possible for flour made of ONE kind of wheat, grown on ONE. soll—in ONE Climate. (7 All first-class grozers sell ‘Cream Blend.” Ask for it. EX It "makes the MOST the BEST bi nd Wholesale Flour and Feed Deals 1105--1107--1109 11TH STREETS. E. AND 1000-1002 M STREET S.E. It Linen | Lawiml==I12%¢, any. SUCCESSOR TO HOOE BROS. & CO. J.B.Nalle, 8 LOCSSOROOP OPPO I OIE DODO SI OS ?More & More: ‘B. B. Earnshaw & Bro.,¢ SSESSSOOS SOF O SOE SHO EDEOOEH® 40 inches wide—cholce patterns— and you'll have to hurry if you want soy 25-204 Permit the use of your columns to call the attention of the superior officers of the Treasury Department to the chronic inhu- manity with which the thousands of men and women there employed are treated every spring and fall by the person who is responsible for the proper heating of the treasury building. The heating ap- paratus of that building, it appear: is run on the same principle as our streets are lighted, by the calendar, May 1 ap pears to be the date for shutting down, and October 15 or November 1 for starting up the fires. And no matter what the weather or temperature between May and October no fires are lighted except in the few rooms of the higher officials, where there are open fireplaces. A sample of the result of this method has just been given. We have had about three weeks of raw and old weath- er, during every day of which a building like the treasury should have been arti- ficially heated. There is in its construction so much iron and stone to get thoroughly chilled that it is much colder to its occu- pants when the fires are out than a dwell- ing house. During all this time men and women have sat at their desks, many of them with overcoats and wraps on. But hundreds have been unable to keep from catching colds, notwithstanding their efforts to do so. The temperature has ranged from 55 to 65 degrees, and it was only at the very last day of the cold spell, the 224, that the fires were again started. In the meantime colds have been contracted which may eventually cause the death of some of the victims. ‘And the worst Of it is that this state of affairs is chronic. Next fall the occupants + | of the building will have, no doubt, to suf- fer the same discomfort for days before the schedule time of lighting the fires ar- rives. And very probably it will then be found—and not an hour before—that the heating apparatus requires extensive re- pairs, so that we will have to shiver for a week or so awaiting repairs that could just as well have been made during the months of July and August. If this shall pot prove to be so, much of our past experience will be_reversed. } ‘This communication is made inorder that, perchance, publicity of the facts may work a cure of the evil in the interest of the health and comfort of many hundreds of persons. CLERK. POPSSHSDOOOOOODD VPIVPOOSOD e e e ¢ & es Small’s Flowers, J. H. Small_& Sons, 14th and G sts., Washington, D. C., and 1153 Broadway, It ll Be Awning Weather eo ite or send Ww r eto give an es t a uniformly moder | Establlsked 1862, to attend to the matter opeland & ea, 409 1th St. my25-16eo New York. ‘Special attention to orders for all outgoing ocean and other steamers. Flowers to all points by express. Artistic floral decorations of ail kinds.—Advt, agen ie Royal Blue Line to Atlantic City. Under the new schedule effective May 12, the Royal Blue Line service to and from Atlantic City has been greatly improved. * Go to Pen Mar on Decoration day with Columbia Commandery. Rate, $1.75. Train leaves B. and O. R. R. depot at 8:15 a.m. * fAFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA The Exercises Marking the Confederate Decoration Day. Miss Lee Reccives an Ovation From Survivors of the War—Other Local Notes. Six years ago there was erected on the corner .of Prince and Washington streets what is considered by critics to be one of the handsomesi pieces-of bronze statuary in the country.: Today that monument is covered with flowers, they having been put there by the surviving comrades of the men to whom it was grected. The confederate Memorial day;ceremonies passed off with- cut a hiteh, in: ficcordance with the pro- gram published. "the weather was all that cculd have bsen\ desired, and the streets were thronged with people during the entire afternoon. The procession was a very creditable one; atid the various organiza- ticns brought “Forth much applause as they passed bodies, of their friends along the route. An event not down on the program, and which abpeafed in the nature of a most pleasang surprise, was the appear- ence on the platform at the monument of Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of the gallant gonfederate chieftain, Gen. Robert Edward soon as she was recognized round ies round of applause went up from the throats of those who had followed her father during. tne four years’ unpleasant- nees, After the ceremonies of the day had been completed, Miss Lee held a reception at the residence of Mr. Albert Stuart, on King street, and R. E. Lee Camp, Con- federate Veterans, and .the Alexandria sight Infantry filed through and shook her hand, and many pleasant little stories were told. During her short stay in this city Miss Lee was the guest of Miss Kate Stuart. The crcwds during the day were very or- derly, though all were harpy and gay at being able to pay their respects to the brave boys who went from this city during the struggle. The mound in Christ Church yard which ecvers the remains of a number of con- federate soldiers was banked with beauti- ful flowers of all kinds. Arrangements are now being made to honor the blue in the National cemetery on the 30th instant, and that, too, promises to be a gala occasion. The Alexandria Light Infantry will fire the annual salute if they are not ordered to Pocahontas in the meantime. Rev. W. H. McAllister will be the orator of the occasion. Police Court. In the police court this morning Mayor Strauss disposed of the following cases: Thomas Taylor, a negro boy, for stealing eggs, was sent to the work house for ten days, Presley Withers, colored, charged with assaulting Richard Stuart, also col- ored, was fined $5. Charles Flipperty, John Robinson and Eli Olliver, three negro tramps, were ordered to be sent out of the city, and if caught in the corporate limits again, will be put in the chain gang. Charter Granted. A charter was granted by Judge J. K. M. Norton of the corporation court yester- day to the American Building and Loan Association of Washington, D. C. The capital stock was fixed at not less than $50,000 nor more than $1,000,000. John H. Kleiner was named as president, Noah W. Halley and Henry W. Heine, vice presi- dents; Z. B. Babbett, treasurer; M. O. Davis, general manager, and Frank D. Foster, secretary. Notes. The game of ball that was to have been played at the high school this afternoon has been postponed. Potomac Tent of Rechabites held a regu- lar meeting last night. The May term of the Alexandria county court will begin Monday. Potomac Lodge, I. O. O. F., conferred the degrees of the order on two candidates last night. The city and@ state officers elected ‘Thurs- day will be ‘sworn in July 1.2%! The Peckham-McMillan fight has been declared off. Mr. John R:‘Zimmerman has removed his family to his‘cotintry home near this city for the sumnier.’ Young Johf’ Faulkner, who ran away from his home this city’ to join the United State¥ navy, was apprehended in Norfolk and feturned to his home in this city. During the~ parade yesterday afternoon Joseph De Silva,’ marshal for the Relief Hook and Ladder Company, was thrown from his horsé antl badly bruised. es RODE A THOUSAND MILES. rN, Se ree An Interesting Test of the Powers of the Native Western Horse. An interesting’ ‘test of the endurance of the native western herse for cavalry ser- vice was ma‘ this month by Lieut. Cor- nelius C. Smith of troop H, second United States cavalry. Lieut. Smith has numerous friends and several relatives in Washing- ten, to whom the feat he has performed is as well a matter of pride as it is of inter- est. Sarting from Fort Wingate, April 10, he set out to ride 1,035 miles, to San Antonio, Tex., in one month’s time.. The horse was part Spanish in breeding, weigh- Ing 998 pounds. The journey was a rough one, over mountains and desert, with little subsistence in places except the wild grasses. Being an old plainsman, an ath- lete, a fine equestrian, and up in Indian languages and signs, Lieut. Smith was well fitted to undertake such a test. He reached San Antonio May 6. The horse looked well and had lost but, fifty-four pounds. The journey is looked upon as a satis- factory demonstration of the toughness and strength of the average native western horse for the uses of the cavalry service. —_—> Denies the Charges. Answering the bill of complaint filed against her by Lee Eugene Turner and others, In which she was charged with mismanaging the estate of her husband, the late Benjamin F. Moxley, Mrs. Emily A. Moxley denies the charge in detail, and Says that she has impaired her health and denied herself much in struggling for hér children. She says she has received not more than $3,000 from the executor of the estate, James A. Reilly, which amount she has spent in supporting and educating the minor children. She denies ever having re- ceived an accounting from the ‘executor for three sums aggregating $20,634. therefore asks that the bill of comp! dismissed. ———— Clean Out the Division. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I should like to know where the Com- missioners or the police get their authority to remove the call bells from the houses in the Division? The messenger service is as much a . pub- lic institution as the telegraph, fire alarm or any similar public convenience. If they have the authority to order the call bells out of those houses they have the same authority to order them out of our offices. I do not question the evil effects of send- ing the messenger boys to these places, but I do question this exercise of arbitrary power by the authorities. It strikes me that a much better remedy would be to shut up these places, clean out the Division and render the locality safe for decent people. If, as alleged, such places must or will exist, in spite of law, expel them from within the city and let them migrate to Jackson City cr some similar locality, where they will not shock the moral sense of the resident citizens. It is a strarge commentary on the con- dition of affairs that the authorities should permit the existence in the heart of the city of instituttons so bad that it is not safe for boys to deliver messages there, and equally strange is their proposed exer- cise of arbitrary authority as a remedy. CITIZEN, — Commencing on May 11, and continuing until further jotice,, the Baltimore and Ohjo Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets at raté of one fare for the round trip for regular trains of Saturday and Sunday from Washington to points on the Metropolitan obranch and main line between Washington abd Harper's Ferry, and to points on the Washington branch between Washington and Annapolis Junction. Tick- ets will be valid for return passage on reg- ular trains until Monday following day of sale inclusive.—Advt. -| the graduates, GRADUATING MINISTERS It Was the Twenty-Second Anniversary of Howard's Theological Seminary. Justice Brewer's Eloquent Address. and Advice to the Colored Race— Diplomas Awarded. The. twenty-second anniversary of the theological department of Howard Uni- versity was celebrated last evening in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. The chapel was crowded by the friends of the university and of the graduating class, Mr. Justice Brewer of the United States Su- preme Court addressing the graduates, five young colored men. Seated upon the plat- form was the president of the university, the Rey. Dr. J. E. Rankin; Prof. John L. Ewell, dean of the department; the mem- bers of the faculty and Mr. William Bal- lantyne, treasurer of the Washington City Bible Society. The university choir, under the direction of Prof. Wm. J. Stephens, the instructor in vocal music, -furnished the music. The exercises opened with the singing by the choir of the anthem, “The Lord is Great,” after which Prof. Isaac Clark read a selection from the Scriptures. Prayer was then offered by Prof. Geo. QO. Little, D.D., when Prof. Ewell read a statement showing the work accomplished during the past year. The report of the examining committee was read by Prof. T. 8. Hamlin, D.D. Prot. Stephens next delighted the audience with a tenor solo, Adams’ “Holy City,” aftcr which Messrs. Curtis, Gaines and Clarke of the graduating class delivered brief ad- dresses. Mr. Curtis spoke of St. Francis of Assisi, “Opportunities” being the subject of Mr. Gaines’ remarks, and ‘Hidden Treasures” being Mr. Clarke's theme. The addresses were well delivered. Mr. Leek, also of the graduating class, was excused from reading his address, the subject of which was ‘Phe Greatness of the Apostle John.” After President Rankin had conferred diplomas on the following graduates, Alfred T. Clarke of Jamaica, West Indies; Linius C. Curtis of Florida, William H. Gaines of Virginia, James H. Hill of the District of Columbia and Richard T. Leek of Mary- land, Treasurer William Ballantyne of the Washington City Bible Society, on behalf of the society, presented each graduate with a large, handsomely bound Bible. On behalf of Henry G. Maynard of Northamp- ton, Mass, Prof. Clark presented each of’ the graduates with a standard “Life of Christ.” Justice Brewer's Address. Mr. Jystice Brewer then briefly addressed explaining that while it might seem odd for a lawyer to address theolegical graduates, he had come upon the invitation of his old schoolmate, Prof. Clark, glad to be present and to have done with the difficulties and perplexities of the income tax. Impressing upon the graduates the im- perative importance of building themselves yp from within, Justice Brewer told them that since the emancipation of the negro here the country had faithfully done its fart to advance and protect him. But, he said, all that would go for nothing unless the negro did his part in advancing and bet- tering his race. The negro race had the brightest of prospects, thought Justice Brewer, and, after picturing the rise and fall of nations, he declared that no one ceuld deny that Africa would not some day lead the nations of the earth. Telling them that they kad enjoyed grand opportunities, Justice Brewer said to the graduates that they should never neglect their sacred call- ing, but, realizing that the burden of their race rested upon them, should never for a moment be idle in the wondrous work awaiting to be done by the negro. Mr. Justice Brewer's remarks were loudly applauded, and, after the choir had ren- dered the anthem, “Sing, O Heaven,” the exercises were concluded by the pronounc- ing of the benediction by the Rev. Sterling N. Brown. ——__ AMPUTATION NECESSARY, Cabell Caught and Hurt by a Train. Dr. Julian Cabell, a surgeon stationed at the arsenal, had a serious accident last evening, which resulted in the necessary amputation of his right foot. The accident happened at the railroad crossing at the corner of 4% street and Virginia avenue southwest at about 6:40 p. m. Dr. Cabell was returning on the train from Baltimore, and as the train slowed up at the crossing he conceived the idea that he would save considerable time by getting off there rather than going on to the sta- tion, which is at a greater distance from the ‘arsenal. The train did not come to a full stop, and he jumped off from the for- ward platform of the car in which he was riding. He must have underestimated the speed of the train, for when he struck the ground he was thrown down with consid- erable force, and his feet caught under the wheels. ‘The accident was witnessed by a number of passers by, and Dr. Cabell was picked up and carried to the sidewalk. Dr. James R. Riley made a hasty examination and crdered the injured man’s removal to Providence Hospital. He was placed in the private ward, and at his request Drs. Adee and Kerr were summoned. As soon as they arrived they saw that the injury was so serious that amputation was necessary, and Dr. Kerr, assisted by Drs. Adee and Davidson, and Dr. Marbury, the resident surgeon of the haspital, performed the operation. Dr. Cabell is thirty-eight years of age and entered the military service two years ago. Dr. — Mr. McLean’s New York House. From the Boston Herald's New York Letter. The new editor-in-chief of the Morning Journal, Mr. McLean, is understood to have leased a house in what is now the most fashionable part of 5th avenue—namely, that eastern borderland of Central Park, where the Goulds and the Gerrys, the “old” John Jacob Astors and the hew “Yerkes,” already have or are about to establish themselves. The mansion which the new editor from Cincinnati, via Washington, has taken for the summer months has an interesting his- tory, since it has been occupied both by the lady who was Mme. de Barrios (now Mme. de Bode) and as a bachelor establish- ment by Hon. Perry Belmont, ex-minister to the court of Madrid. Situated in “the Sixties,” it not only com- mands a fine view of the park and upper Sth avenue, but is in itself spacious and ornate, the ground floor embracing two large drawing rooms and a dining room in proportion, which is bordered on two sides by a wide passage, arranged in Mme. de Barrios’ time as a conservatory. The house is, indeed, both elegant and convenient, and although, when occupied by the multi- millionaire widow of President de Barrios, slightly South American in decoration, has probably since been medifled by the north- ern ideas of the ex-minister to Madrid. —s Condemning Land. Two suits were filed yesterday by the Maryland and Washington Railroad Com- pany for the condemnation of land on Rhode Island avenue extended, that the railroad may secure a right of way for its tracks. One suit was filed against Char- lotte Madre for the condemnation of 27,- 657.5 square feet of land, and te other was filed against the heirs of the late Emily H. Reed for the condemnation of several lots owned by them. The road states that the proposed-route has already met the approval of the District Commis- sioners. ———— New Trains on Royal Blue Line. The Royal Blue Line train service to Philadelpifta and New York has been great- ly improved by the addition of new trains; notably the trains leaving Washington at 7 am, arriving Philadelphia 10:15 a.m., New York 12:45 p.m., amd leaving Washin, ton at 12:30 p.m,, arriving Philadelphia 3: p.m., New York 5:55 p.m. Southbound a new train will leave New York 8 am, Philadelphia 10:33 a.m., arrive Washington 1:40 p.m., and another will leave Philadel- phia 3:30 p.m., arrive Washington 6:30 p.m. The time of most of the old trains has Deen materially reduced. $1.25 Excursion to Baltimore $1.2: via Pennsylvania Railroad. Excursion tickets to Baltimore, Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, good mortine = ing until May the 27th, at $1.25. ——— a Go to Gettysburg on Decoration day with Columbia Commandery. Rate, $2.25. Train leaves B, and O. R. R. depot at a.m. * CLEVELAND AND HILL Both Heard From at the New York Editors’ Banquet. The President Writes a Letter on the Perils of Free Silver and the Sena- tor Says He's a Bimetallist. A two days’ stay of the democratic edi- tors in New York city came to an end last night, when a banquet was tendered them at Delmonico’s. The banquet hall was taxed to its utmost capacity, covers being laid for 250. Col. William M: Brown played the role of toastmaster. Near him at the table were Mayor J. H. Hinkley of Poughkeep- sie and ex-Mayor Gilroy. Others at the main table were John Boyd Thacher, Col- lector Kilbreth, Controller Fitch, Cord Meyer, Charles S. Fairchild, Senator Hill, Controller of the Currency Eckels, ex-Gov. Flower and Senator Cantor. Whe President's Letter. After the banquet Col. Brown introduced John A. Mason, who thanked the demo- crats of Gotham for their hospitality to the yisitors. Mr. Mason then read a letter from President Cleveland, which evoked tumultuous applause. After expressing regret at his inability to be present, the President says: “This reunion of democratic editors will, I am sure, be an enjoyable occasion to all who participate, but I shall be much dis- appointed if tne fellowship and interchange cf sentiment it will afford do not stimulate the zeal and effort of the fraternity there assembled in behalf of the democratic cause and demccratic principles. “Our party is so much a party of princi- ple, and its proper action and usefulness fre so dependent upon a constant adher- ence to its doctrines and traditions, that no tendency in our ranks to follow the mis- leading light of a temporary popular mis- apprehension should go unchallenge¢. Our victories have all been won when we have closely followed the banner of democratic principle. We have always been punished by defeat when, losing sight of our banner, we have yielded to the blandishments of undemocratic expediency. “There is a temptation now vexing the people in different sections of the country which assumes the disguise of democratic perty principle, inasmuch as it presents a scheme which is claimed to be a remedy for agricultural depression and such other hardships as afflict our fellow citizens. Thus, because we are the friends of the people, and profess devotion to their ing terests, the help of the members of our party is invoked in support of a pian to revolutionize the monetary condition of the ccuntry, and embark upon experiment wrich is discredited by all reason and ex- perience, which invites trouble and dis- aster in every avenue of labor and enter- prise, and which must prove destructive to cur national prestige and character. “When a campaign is actively on foot to force the free, unlimited and inde- pendent coinage of silver by the govern- ment, at a ratio which will add to our cir- culation unrestrained millions of so-called dollars, intrinsically worth but half the amount they purport to represent, with no provision or resource to make good this deficiency in value, and when it is claimed that such a proposition has any relation to the principles of demccracy, it is time for all who may in the least degree influence democratic thought to realize their respon- sibility. “Our party is the party of the people, not because it is wafted hither and thither by every sudden wave of popular excitement and misconception, but because while it tests every proposition by the doctrines which underlie its organization it insists that all intzrests should be defended in the administration of the government, with- out especial favor or discrimination. “Our party is the party of the people because in its care for the welfare of all our countrymen it fesists dangerous schemes born of discontept, advocated by appeals to sectional or class prejudices and reinforced by the insidious aid of private selfishness and cupidity. “Above all, our party is the party of the people when it recognizes the fact that sound and absolutely safe money is the life blood of our country’s strength and prosperity, and when it teaches that none of our fellow-citizens, rich or poor, great or humble, can escape the consequences of a degeneration of our currency. “Democratic care and conservatism dic- tate that if there exist inconveniences and hardship, resulting from the congestion or imperfect distribution of our circulating medium, a remedy should be applied which will avoid the disester that must follow in the train of silver monometallism.” “What I have written has not been prompted by any fear that the democracy of the state of New York will ever be an accomplice in such an injury to their coun. try as would be entailed by the free, u lmited and independent coinage of silver; nor do I believe they will ever be so heed- less of party interests as to support such @ movement. I have referred to this sub- ject in the belief that nothing more im- portant can engage the attention of the American people or the national democracy and in the conviction that the voice of the democrats of New York, through its press, should constantly be heard in every state.” When the signature was read there were cheers and some groans. Then three cheers were given with a will. Here is the letter: Letters of regret were also received from Secretary Lamont, Postmaster General Wilson, Oscar S. Strong and ex-Recorder Smythe, Then Toastmester Brown introduced Sen- ator Hill as the democrat who stands for all that is pure and grand in democratic politics. ‘The Senator was accorded a perfect ova- tion as he rose to speak to the toast “‘De- mocracy.” Hill on the 1892 Platform. Senator Hill began with a tribute to the press and a long explanation of democra- cy. Then, continuing, he said: “The most important recent event in our national af- fairs is the decision by the Supreme Court that a federal tax on rents or on the in- come of personal property laid by the last Congress is a direct tax and must be ap- portioned among the states according to the census. For that event we should con- gratulate ourselves and render hearty thanks. That decision has destroyed a large brood of dangerously — socialistic schemes cf taxation that were teeming at the birth. “A federal income tax was never ap- proved by any democratic national con- vention and should never have been re- garded or tolerated as 2 democratic meas- ure. “If the resolutions adopted by the dele- gates to the national conventions held by each of the two great parties in 1892, and the resolutions adopted by those same parties represented ventions of 1894, are an indication, plain that the voters of the c erally prefer the bimetallic sy: age that prevailed in the United States before 1873. “As a democrat, I feel compelled thus to act by the declaration at Chicago, in 1802, by the repeated declarations of the New York democracy, and as a Senator, by three existing laws enacted by Congress, declar- ing a principle and a policy. “Iam not in the counsels of the gold monometallists, but if I were, I should sug- gest that they are prejudicing the cause of safe and sound currency at this moment by nagging over immaterial incidents, as, for example, whether, under the coinage law of 1792, the silver dollar was the unit of value. “The reasoning and contention of so many silver men is vitiated, as I think, by the premise that the United States ‘can alone, under present conditions, put and keep silver and gold at a commercial world- wide parity on a ratio of 16, just as are vitiated in Mke manner the affirmations of gold monometallists that all the powers of the world combined cannot, if they will, achieve that parity on that ratio.” On the political outlook, Senator Hill said among other things: “To secure any vic- tory, state or national, there must be har- monious action, full consultation with rep- resentative men, an absence of recrimina- tions and an earnest purpose to w! “If New York can be carried by the democracy this fall, it can be carried in t i w | in several state con- it ts 1896, and with It the country and the presi- dency. Another defeat here forebodes na~ tional disaster.” Controller of the Currency James Eckels spoke to the tonst “Sound mone: Ex-Secretary of the Trea: s} Fairchild spoke on “Part Governor Rosw. to the toast “The democrac: of New Yor Her A. of the state He was followed by ies Fitch, for “The city oe ‘or Jacob Attorney John R. Fellows responded to the toast “No east, no west, no north, no south.” He deprecated all show of sec- tionalism, and predicted an unqualified suc- cess for the democratic party next fall. The last speaker was Albert R. Kessin- ger, editor of the Rome Sentinel. His toast was “The press.” It was long after mid- night before Mr. Kessinger concluded his address. IN THE CHURCHES It has been decided that as the Protestant Episcopal diocesan convention is to meet in this city next week it will be advisable en account of the delegates being present here to have the Washington convocation come together soon after, and so Tuesday, June the 4th, has been set as the date, and Trinity Parish Hall the place of meeting. The session is to open at 10 o'clock in the morning, and the subject under discussion is to be “The Endowment of Churches in City and Countr; Rev. R. L. Howell is to make the opening addre: At the evening meeting Rev.Dr. Alexander Mackay-Smith is to speak on the co-opera- tion of the parishes in extending the church in the District of Golumbia. The same territory that comprises the propos- ed diocese of Washington is identical with the bounds of the convocation, viz.: Wasa- ington city and the river counties of Maryland; and each parish in this district is entitled to one lay delegate at the con- vecation meeting. The improvements and alterations to Calvary Baptist Church are to begin next = the estimated cost being about $30,- The work of the Mission of Mt. Vernon M. E. Church at Del Ray has grown to such proportions that Rev. Dr. Canter has teen compelled to relinquish it. Bishop Granberry has appointed Rev. D. H. Kern as minister in charge of the church, and he will enter upon his duties as soon as he graduates from Vanderbilt University, which will be some time next month. The services at Dupont Circle M. E. Church have been postponed for several Sundays in order to allow the workmen to put its interior in thorough condition for worship. The committee that has had charge of these improvements consisted of the late Gen. S. 8. Henkle, chairman; Mrs. John F. Hurst and Mrs. Elizabeth Somers. The committee which is in charge of the project of parochial visiting in the terri- tory lying between “M street and Pennsyl- vania avenue and North Capitol and 7th streets northwest has decided that it is inexpedient to conduct the work during the summer. Just as soon as cooler weather sets in, however, the committees selected from the various churches in the territory are to begin an active campaign. Metropolitan M. E. Church has lost with- in the past few months by death four of the members of the board of trustees. They were Benjamin F. Charlton, George H. Clarke, Anderson P. Lacey and 8S. 8. Henkle. The vestry of Grace P. E. Church, Georgetown, has called as a successor to the late Rev. George Howel! a clergyman frem Atlanta, Ga. As he has not signi- fied his acceptance as yet his name has not been made public. The Washington conference of Congre- gational churches is to hold its annual spring meeting Tuesday week out at Falls Church. The conference embraces fourteen churches in this city, Maryland and a por- tion of Virginia, and is presided over by John B. Sleman, sr., as moderator. The leading topic to be discussed is “Congre- gationalism.” Rev. M. B. Chapman, D. D., of Baltimore recently lectured in Mt. Vernon M, E. Church for the benefit of the music fund on “Egypt—its ids and Mummies.” The con tion of the church is engaged in an fort to pay off the debt on the or- gan that was put in some time ago, and the proceeds of this lecture will be devoted to that purpose. Early last fall a committee of Mt. Pleas- ant Methodists got together to start a movement for a church in that part of the city. Their efforts have so far not borne much fruit, but there is now a movement on foot by which Foundry Church is to begin work there this summer, if present expectations are carried oul In nearly every Catholic church in this city there will be observed tomorrow the celebration known as the “May Proces- sion.” The services consist in the act of consecration being read and the statue of the Virgin crowned, while the children march in procession around their respec- tive churches. A committee of twenty-five ladies and gentlemen, headed by A. M. Lothrop as chairman and H. M. Kintz as secretary, was recently appointed to solicit contribu- tions for the proposed extensive improve- ments and alterations to the First Congre- gational Church. It has met with so much success that the work will probably soon be begun. ‘Wednesday, the 5th of next month, is expected to be a banner day among the Southern Methodists in this city, as on that date a large mass meeting is to take place, under the auspices of the local church ex- tension society, recently formed. Epworth Church, on Capitol Hill, will report a new church e@bout to be commences, and Mt. Vernon is looking about for another site, on which to erect a branch. In the interest of Sunday observance ang to avoid the necessity for Sunday travel of the delegates on street railways, an im- portant change has been effected in the program of the Christian Endeavor con- ventton to be held in Boston in July. For the first time in the history of Endeavor So there will be no Sunday serv- ices. The Central Union Mission is to still fur- ther extend its open-air services by holding exercises Monday, Thursday and Saturday of each week in the section of the city known as the “Division.” A committee composed cf Messrs. George W. Wheeler, A. L. Swartout and W. M. Bruen are in charge of the meetings and will be aided by assistants of both sexes. Ascension day, Thursday, was cele- brated in all the local Protestant Episcopal churches by services in the morning a) propriate to the occasion, and also in al the Catholic churches. The exterior of Hamline Church is being painted. Some repairs have also been made to the roof and to the interior where needed. Mr. Percy S. Foster has received and accepted an invitation to lead the music at the convention of the Southern- Biblical As- sembly, which meets at Asheville, N. C., this summer. This association, which num- bers in its ranks some well-known Wash- ington divines, is modeled on the lines of the New York Chautauqua, and the con- vention this summer is the first general meeting since its organization. Last Sunday was church extension day among the local Methodists. Three of the field secretaries of the Church Extension Society were here and attended six serv- ices during the day. They were Rey. Drs. Spencer, Kynett and Hard. The latter de- livered an interesting talk before the Min- isters’ Association Monday morning at Foundry Church. Wedresday evening last the Junior Chris- tian Endeavor Society of the Western Presbyterian Church gave a successful en- tertainment for the benefit of she church and the '96 fund. A luncheon was given in the parlors of the First Congregational Church at noon on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The affair was gotten up by the members of the Ladies’ Aid Society, and the money realized is to be used in furnishing the rocms in the southern end of the church. Action was taken Tuesday evening last by the board of directors of the Central Urion Mission looking to the organization of a woman's auxiliary to the building committee. It is to be composed of prom- inent ladies of different churches, and the purpose is to secure subscriptions on the 50 cents a month plan. ‘A special meeting of the Washington presbytery has been called to take place week after next at Westminster Church for the transaction of some matters re- quiring attention, remaining over from the last meeting. Reports will also be received from the commissioners to the general as- sembly as to the wwork done by that body, and more particularly that portion relating te this presbytery. The executive committee of the Presby- terian Alliance practically settled all the mcre important details relating to the erection of the new North Capitol Church at a meeting last week. It was decided to incre: se the cost of the church to $4,0), making the total proposed expenditure $13,000, divided as follows: The to be borne by build- ground, $9,000, the alliance, and the cost of the ing to be shared equally by the me of the present mission and by as n members of the local churches as i contri The Y. M. C. A. has decided on account of the interest manifested by the class in to organize a summer , especially that portic: t that relates to dynamo and motor Iding. The course of a series of t ea by price of th