Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1895, Page 9

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C., SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. from Be office of pubficafion, THE DRILL HONORS A Team From the National Rifles Will Go to St. Louis, 10 COMPETE FOR GLORY AND CASH Some of the Events in the History of the Organization. IN WAR AND IN PEACE Not a great many persons are aware that scenes of bustle and activity are to be witnessed each of these hot evenings at the armory of the National Rifles, on G street. Long before dark half a hundred soldiers assemble, don sweaters and dis- card all superfluous clothing, and until nearly midnight execute military manquy- ers, This has been going on, with the ex- ception of Sundays, for nearly a month, and will continue unail Saturday next. A team will start for the big drill and en- campment at St. Louis, July 1 to 7 next, Capt. Jas. F. Oyster. to compete for glory and cash. Much has been accomplished, and although the com- pany does not expect to startle the world fat this, its first competitive drill since 1887, it intends to make a creditable showing, and the progress made thus far in practice work substantiates that statement. The interstate drill at St. Louis, while it will not determine the championship of the United States, because the Galveston cup, won at Memphis last month, cannot be placei in competition more than once each y will probably exceed in magnitude the successful event heid in the Tennessee city. ake place spacious grounds of the St. Louis Association, embracing two hundred which are within the city limits, and are reached by eight electric*and cable lines of railways. About the Regulations. The rules governing the drill are almost precisely similar to those covering the com- petition at Little Rock in July, 1804, when the Nationa: Fencibles for the second time won the championship of the United States and the Enimet Guard carried off first prize in the maiden class, and differ materially from the Memphis regulations. At St. Louis the inspection of companies will be held in the morning, while at Memphis the inspection immediately preceded the drill, and was considered a drawback to good work. The program of drill in the interstate Yass will be handed to commanding officers when they enter the field; 15 minutes for practice and exhibition drilling will be al- lewed such companies before receiving the program. In the maiden class the program Will be given to the captains one hour be- fore the time tor the company to take the At Memphis the programs were Tae encampment and drill will on the Fair ziven out one hour ahead of the hour for reporting. the time allowed each company for com- et ive drili will be thirty minute: from the time the first zoinmenced by the company. count- Will be sufficiently long to consume th tire time. The movements remaining un- executed will be charged against the com- pany failing to finish the program, thereby ng credit for time. At Memphis o1 was the time limit, including insp. ne The Prize List. offered at St. Louis are more and higher in amount than arded at Memphis. In the inter- itry class the first prize is $3,500 and the National Drill Association St. Louis cup, valued at $1,000. The second best company is to receive $1,000; the third, e fourth, $500, and the fifth, $300. interState maiden infantry drill the r, will be presented with $1,500, the ond” best company with $500 and the ird with $250. An individual competitive is on the program, entries restricted officers and _ privates Four prizes, $100, $50, $15 and $10, are ed. In addition to the foregoing there will be artillery, zouave and military school t drills. The drill team, consisting of forty mem- Sand several substitutes, will leave ashington next Saturday evening and are due in St. Louis Sunday evening. in the way of uniforms the company fatigue uniform and full dress uniform, white hel- mets and white duck trousers, are to be zarried. At the conclusion of the encamp- ment the Rifles mean to return home di- , arriving July 8 or 9. First Lieutenant J. O. Manson is the captain of the team, while First Sergeant W. B. Magruder is acting as first lieu- tenant and hird Sergeant Schuyler C. Second Lieu- prefers to drill tenant _—E Additional mm the pcond Lieuten- ant William Boteler is unable to accom- pany the te The company will enter doth 3 n and interstate clas and m citizens generally will doubtediy watch its efforts with a Breat deal of interest. A Record of Interest. The Nati Rifles for many years has veen one of the leading and most prominent military organizations of the national capi- tal. The membership is made up of rep- resentatives of the business, s and social life of the c’ sional bad enroiled on its roster none but ve aterial, and from its earliest bistory to date sed. great care tn the tion o 1s to its ranks. 1 November ame cla oung men as its membe ny made of hip. m: its oO, at the unv ington in the paraded at the dedi- Jen parade iling of the Penn- ryvania ave ; cation of the Henry Clay statue at Rich- ond, Va., April 860, and was as- signed the right of Ine; escorted the Buriingame Japane ambassy at V ington, May 14, 1860; .@scorted the remains of Gen. Thomas §. lesup, te final lace, Con) metery, 860; enter terstate mi gampment Pa., Sepiember 3 to First Lt. Manson. f, 1800, and in a competitive contest with sixteen companies in the list, won first prize, a stand of colors; received the Put- nam Phalanx of Hartford, Conn., Decem- ber 6, 1860, and escorted same to Mt. Ver- non; paraded February 22, 1861, and at the inauguration of President Lincoln, March 4, 1861. The War Record. About April 1, 1861, the company divided in ser:timent on the war question, and near- ly one-half, including the captain, went south to cast their fortunes with the southern cause. The remaining half re- mained loyal to the old flag and immediate- ly recruited the company to more than the required number, and on April 15, under the command of Capt. Jno. R. Smead of the fifth United States artillery, entered the United States service for three months. Its wecord in the service is a well known matter of history. It was the first armed body of United States troops to invade the soil of Virginia at the beginning of the war. After its three months’ service the company mustered cut, at which time more than 35 per cert of the members en listed for the war as oflicers of other regi- ments, ete., rerching the following ranks in the service: ‘I'wo brigadier generals, three colonels, three lieutenant colonels, six maj nine captains, three Heuten- ants, one paymaster U. S. N., and one as- sistant engineer U. S. N. Those of the company who went south equally distinguished themselves as officers in the confederate army and many rose to high rank. In July, 1863, and again in July, 1864, the company terdered its serv- ices to the United States when Washing- ton was threatened with invasion, the first time under Capt. A. Duport Davis, who suc- ceeded Capt. John R. Smead, killed in ac- tion at the Second Bull Run battle, and the second time under Capt. Wm. G. Moore, who succeeded Capt. Davis, resigned. Reorganization Effected. From 1865 to 1879 the National Rifles did not keep up its military existence, only meeting annually in a social or reminiscent way. On June 9, 1880, several of the old members got together in the old armory of the National Rifles, and with the as- sistance of about thirty seceding members from the Washington Light Infantry Corps reorganized the ol] command and elected Col. J. O. P. Burnside command- ing officer. In the old quarters the company remained until 1883, when it built and o cupied its present armory, keeping the “esprit de corps, for which the com- pany was always noted, and at the very beginning of its career it came to the front as one cf the leading military com- panies of the cit The Rifles’ scarlet uniform coats, blue trousers and lynx skin shaki been a familiar sight to every W tonian for many years past. This uniform was adopted and worn for the first time February 1881, the date of its maiden parade as a reorganized company. Events in the History. It received a stand of guidons from the eighteenth Pennsylvania regiment for cour- tesies extended March 4, 1881; participated in the Oriole celebration at Baltimore Sep- tember 12, 1881; gave a grand fair and bazaar in aid of the armory fund, two weeks in March, 1 from which the sum of $13,000 was realized; participated in “arctic survivors” reception September 23, 1882; the opening of the Garfield fair parade Decem- ber 1, 1882, and at that fair competed with Washington Jight Infantry Corps and Scranton Guards, Pennsylvania, for a prize of $2,000 and a silk flag and won the same. The Rifles received and escorted the re- mains of John Howard Payne to their final resting place, Oak Hill, June 0. 18N3; en- camped at Cape May ten days, from July 14, 1883; won the New Jers vp in the rifle match July 23, 1883; attende” the Fred- ick, Md., military carnival, February 23, made a tour of the west June 7 to 25, siting Chicago, Rock Island, Burling- ton, Davenport, Dubuque, St. Paul, Minne- apolis and Minnetonka Beach; encamped at the latter place one week and competed in the military contest for prize banner and lost. The command took part in the encamp- ment.at Dubuque June 2) to 23 and entere ‘y drill and ed in the dedication monument March 4, fair October won fifth pl of the Wa: vi: Cuiper i gave a dress and dril second fair in aid of the armory fund No- vember 2 to 14, 1885, from which the sum of $7,500 wa. received and enter- neers of Boston Feb- ruary 16, 1886, en route to Charle escorted the District of Colu in the anniversary parade ISS6; encamped at Colonial Beach, Virginia, Au: gust 21 to 29, 1886. The company escorted the remains of n. John A. Logan to the § cemetery December 28, 1886 ciety escorted Army Cumberland May 11, t So- of the 1887, at the dedica- tion of the Gen. Gar- field statue; partic ipated in the na- tional drill and en- campment at Wash- ington May 23 to 30, 1887; competed in the drill with thirty-two companies and won fourth prize, and the championship cup of the District; received as guests and enter- tained company A of = Minneapolis June 1 Sec. Lt. Boteler. and 2, 1887; took part ‘n the parade and reception to ex-Gov. Alexander R. Shepherd, an old member of the cempany, October 6, 1887, and in the parade celebrating the opening of the new free bridge, orgetown, April 11, 1887; en- camped at Cottage City, Martha’s Vine- yerd, Mass., July 16 to 25, 1887; visited Bos- ten, Mass., July 25 and $ and were the guests of the National Lancers; held a memorial service to the honored dead of the company at the National Theater Feb- ruary 15, 1889; received and entertained for three days, October 26, 27, 28, 1891, the National Lancers of Boston; June 12, 1892, received from the National Lancers a solid silver punch service in recognition of military courtesies previously extended; paraded as an escort to the Union Veteran Union September 14, 1892, Grand Army Encampment. Proud of Their Organization. Aside from the events mentioned, the National Rifles have participated in all the parades or turnouts that welcomed home our military companies from encampments or interstate drills. The company has also been a very liberal contributor to Wash- ington city charity and to other objects looking to the advancement of home in- terests, Naturally, the members of |the National Rifles feel proud of their organi- zation. They have, by hard and incessant labor, elevated it to the high and prosper- ous station it now holds. Each and every member takes a keen interest in its social and material welfare, and stands ready at all times to advocate or battle for its cause. It {s a well-to-do organization, owning its valuable armory building, now claimed to be worth $100,000 Or more; its uniforms, equipments and other miscellaneous valu- ables. The Rifles, by entering the Na- tional Guard of the District, which it re- cently did, do not change their affairs in any particular. The company will remain in its own armory and be governed in its business affairs by its own constitution and by-laws. It is predicted that as a military body it will do its full duty as National Guardsmen, and soon stand second to none in the Guard. The present officers of the National Rifles are James F. Oyster, captain, command- ing; Joseph _O. Manson, first HNeutenant; George W. Evans, second Neutenant; Will- fam P. Boteler, additional second lieu- tenant. f BOTH WORK AND PLAY How Time Has Been Spent at Fort Washington. j DAILY ROUTINE OF DUTIES The Morning Gun as a Successful Awakener. -—__—_ RECREATIONS IN CAMP Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star. CAMP WASHINGTON, June 21, 1895. Those citizens of Washington who have an interest in the welfare of the National Guard as an institution, and more especial- ly those whose friends and relatives are parts of that oraganization, should inform themselves of what was accomplished in this camp of instruction, They have doubt- less read in the published accounts of the doings in the canvas city that the boys are hard at work and rapidly learning the duties that are required of soldiers in the field, but they provably fail to realize the magnitude of the work that was carrie] on and the continuous attendance vpon drills and schools of instruction that is required in order to obtain the results that are actually being achieved. A glance at the program in which is detailed the routine of each day’s duty will show what a large proportion of the waking hours is devoted to hard work and what a good chance is given the boys to get really tired. Each morning at a quarter to 6 o'clocic reveille is sounded and the gun fired, and if there are any sleepy heads in camp this morning gun acts as an effectual rouser. It is recommended to every mother who finds it so difficult to get her boy up in the morning in time for ‘workshop or office as guaranteed to perform its mission on every cecasion. From 6 o'clock, what are called in regulations ing up exercises’’-—that is, calisthenic movements to develop the body—are practiced in each company for a quarter of an hour, after which the camp is cleaned up; tecanically “policed.” If there are any sick men who wish to be excused from duty, they report io the hos- pital at 6:30. Breakfast is served at 7, for Which a full hour is allowed, and then the morning ceremony of guard mounting is gone through with. At o’clocic the com- panies are called on the tield for squad, cmpany or battalion <Irill, or for aimir sighting or position drills, as may be de termined upon by the commanding general, and for two hours instraetion in foot move- ments, which cannot be conveniently ex- ecuted within the contined limits of a drill hall, is z 20 the bugle sounds ain, for officers’ or non- if there appears to be need among the pr for more ele- i tioa than-can be given in prescribed drills, the com- ommander usually has squads form- the men who show deficiency and them under the charge of a non- officer, who puts them places commissioned through such movements as may be neces- sary. The dinner call is sounded at 1 o'clock, and is one of the most welcome bugle calls of the day. A rest of half an hour is allowed between the last morn:ng drill and dinner, which it is needless to say is fully taken advantaxe of, and after dinner the men are at liberty until 2:30, from whick hour until 4 o'clock more drill- ing takes place. At 4:15 the officers ure put through the mill aguin, while the men are given freedom until the preparatory call for dress parade. The afternoon relaxation is usually the time for a good swim and nap under the trees, resting from the fatigues of the day. Di pa ois at 6 o'clock, and mess call for supper sounds an hour later. From then unul 10:30, when “taps” is blown and lights are extinguish- ed, the soldiers enjoy the liberty of the camp. The evening is the playtime, which is the more enjoyed because of the hard and continuous werk of the day. After finishi Ss routine of duty, a camper ri “We drill, and drill, and aril 2 nd theh we drill some more, and a er we drill another time and then keep right 09 drilling. gram allow from thi urd Duty. But If it happens that a company is detail- ed for guard duty, an altogether di carried out. The guard y uninterruptedly from guard mount at $ o'clock one morning until guard mount the next day—twenty-four hours of con- tinuous duty. The company is divided into squads, the members of which serve as sentries for two hours, and then are re- lieved from post duty for four hours. Two hours on and four hours off is the rule for the men. But the oflicer of the day and the officers of the guard serve day and night without relief. However, as soon as the company is relieved at the end of its long, continuous: service, it is excused from all duty of any sort for the succeeding ‘twelve hours. Plenty of Fun. But there is another side to camp life. What would life be without fun! Suppose there were no sunshiny days, would not the question whether life were worth living be much more frequently and seriously dis- cussed? “All work and no play makes Jack 2 ‘ull boy.”” Soldiers are not different from other human beings in the matter of enjoy- ing good times and having fun—the mere clothing of a man in military uniform does not change his nature, although it may make a noticeable difference in his manner of life—and when the boys now in camp at Fort Washington have the opportunity, there is plenty of amusement provided for them or which they make for themselves, in which they can revel and forget the fa- tigues of the day. Most of the men have very little care weighing upon them; when they left home they left business and its vexing anxieties behind, and while the daily routine of camp duties is physically tiresome, it is such a complete change from the ordinary habits of the citizen soldiery and relieves the mind of all oppression, that when the day’s duties are over, recreation is generally indulged im, because it can te thoroughly enjoyed. Then, too, a majority of the campers are young mea in the buoyancy of youth, whose superabundant spirits are always effervescent, so it is only val that when work Is over play should Music Enjoyed. At 8 o’clock every evening the band as- sembles in front of headquarters offices and gives a highly artistic concert, the program being happily selected and par- ticularly well rendered. The general and his staff, officers of the brigade by the score and hundreds of enlisted men gather around and enjoy a smoke while listening to the music, the interval between the num- bers being improved by entertaining con- versation or story telling. Throughout the camp after the music ceases can be heard the strains of familiar songs sung by groups of men seated under a tent-fly, and some- times the tune is taken up by one and an- other until the whole company camp is joining in the chorus. Plantation songs and the weird melodies peculiar to the colored race scund from the direction of the colored battalion. There is instrumental music in camp, too, and as a stroller walks through the company streets he can see many a sol- dier following the example of the Spanish cavalier. Guitars and mandolins are numer- ous in the second regiment and first bat- talion, and in the third battalion there is a well-organized banjo and harmonica club, which frequently ges impromptu concerts. No small quota of entertaining fun is con- tributed by the cooks and waiters of the messes, among whom there are several lively cpirits. In one of the mess quarters the other night there were a number of prize events, the successful competitor be- ing rewarded with a large bag of smoking tobacco. There were a number of songs, soles and quartets, comic, pathetic and sentimental. A cake walk provoked the liveliest merriment, while a few of the par- ticipants with such interesting appellations as “Smoke” and “Ink,” who possessed in a remarkable degree an aptitude for imper- sonation, drew teare to the eyes of the audience, so hearty was the laughter at their really clever imitations. Of course there was the inevitable dancing, at which the colored boy fs such an adept. Over in the third battalion there are a number of acrobats who furnish entertain- ment for the camp when they limber up. There is commendable absence of that boisterous hilarity sometimes called “hav- ing fun.” Generally the diversions of the boys, though they may be mischievously sportive, are not carried to such excess as to make them disagreeable. Once or twice attempts at blanket-tossing have been made, but strict orders have been issued prohibiting such a dangerous practice. Will Be Remembered. Taken altogether the boys have enjoyed @ most pleasant camp experience in their ten day’s stay at Fort Washington. They have been favored with superb weather, a trifle warm possibly during the past day or two about noontime and in the sun, but always pleasantly cool in the evenings and cold enough at night on more than one occasion to require extra covering. They enjoy the camp because of the outing it gives them, the change from their ordinary routine of life being radical. There is the greatest satisfaction over the meals served and very little grumbling is heard at the military discipline exacted and the number of drills required—it being understood that this is a camp of instruction and the men have all been anxious to learn. They have done their work commendably, which :s grstifying to them, and with it all they have kept well and had a jolly good time. The days spent in this camp will for months to come be looked back to with the pleasantest of recollections by all those who were so fortunate as to accompany the brigade. a BUZZARD'S BAY. The Season Opening Shore. Spectal Correspondence of The Evening Star. BUZZARD'S BAY, June 20, £895. The season is opening all along shore. At Marion the administration circle begins to arrive from Washington, and there is every indication that there will be a very lively season there, though short,» owing to the backwardness of the season. ; There is one new cottage going up ad- Joining the Cleveland estate, on the Moses Williams property, a relative of the Boston lawyer building it for his personal use. It lies to the south and near the Alpheus Hardy, jr., cottage, on the turn of the Monument Neck shore, faeing the Narrows, between Marshnee and Tobey Islands and the open bay beyond; a very desirable loca- tion, though a trifle bleak in any but the very warmest of mid-summer weather. The half of the Cleveland estate which is in the market, and has been, for that mat ter, for four years, does not find a ready sale for some cause. The restrictions which the syndicate handling it have placed upon the property may account for it in # meas- ure. ON All Along the New Bridge Refused. The town of Bourne has twice refused to vcte the construction of a highway bridge to,connect this portion of Monument Neck and the village over Monument river. Gray Gables has remained unimpaired of its isolation and the syndicate waxeth not fat. It would not do to sell in lots to suit to Tom, Dick and Harry and thereby kill the gcose that laid the egg in a shell of gilt, for the President and Mrs, Cleveland would Gray Gables. rot long remain residents of this peninsula if the clatter and rumpus of many habitats were thus set up inside the outer gate to their summer domicile down on the point. On the other hand, the man who has the cash in plenty is finding much more desirable locations farther along the shore on the favorite west shore of Wareham across, and down at Cataumet and vicinity, on the border of the big outer bay. Before the President bought the Fred- erick Tudor estate it was considered the least desirable of the entire shore front, in the local mind at least. Along the Shore. Try as hard as they may, Wareham, across the narrows from Gray Gables, has reaiized more out of the presence of the President and the lady of the White House than has the town of Bourne. A new county highway has been opened up be- tween Buzzard’s Bay village and Cure Bay, the latter the famous Spiritualist camp ground, and the intermediate terri- tory. Point Independence, Plymouth Park, Long Neck, Butler's Cove and Cohasset Narrows have felt the thrill of organized, persistent home enterprise, beside which the refusal of Bourne to do so much as build ‘a bridge for the President to step over out to their village is a comparison in a chord that may sound best thought but left unsaid. A Garden pot. This Long Neck, so called, territory in old Wareham is the garden spot of the head of Buzzard’s Bay to many minds, with high land, steep bluffs, thick woodland of oak and'“pitch” pine, that lends blessed and ample shade and woodland, country life pleasures to those of the dwellers by the sea, while the protection from cold winds, with warm water bathing, serve to present an ensemble hard to resist for him who looks before he leaps. —— His Great Scheme. From the Chicago News. “I am going into business,”’sald the young man with the flat hair as he sat down on a blue brocade chair. “Oh, Percy, no!” cried all the girls in the rcom, with accents of horror. “Yes,” said Percy, firmly. “Iam. Can't let the chance slip. I have the finest idea, and I'm afraid if I’m not quick some other fel- low'll get ahead of me.” “Do tell us,” begged the blonde girl as she and her chums formed an adoring cir- cle. “Well,” said Percy, “I am going to start a restaurant, and, instead of having people pay their bills by prices per order, I’m going to have scales at the door. Man is weighed when he comes in; weight regis- tered. Weighed again when he goes out, and {fs charged per pound gain. Isn’t that great?” “Oh, Percy?’ they all gasped admiringly. “You're a regular genius.” —_-+0+ ____ Not Lacking. From the Boston Transcript. Hicks—"‘Yes; they got quite excited, and in the course of the row White and Black the lie.” Wicks—You don’t mean it. Why, it was like carrying coals to Newcastle, wasn’t it?” REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Some of the Indications of an Im- provement in the Market. SALES OF PROPERTY AT AUCTION A Change in Conditions and the Demand for Houses. SOME IMPROVEMENTS One of the prominent auctioneers of the city the other day, in talking about the sale of real estate at auction, attributed the increase in the number of such sales during the present season to the improve- ment in the market. He said that since and during the financial depression there were comparatively few trustee and other sales advertised, because of the belfef that there was no market for property, and con- sequently there would be no sale if real es- tate was offered at public auction. The re- covery from these conditions has been quite marked, especially during the present season, and one of the indications, in the opinion at least of this auctioneer, is the return to the custom of disposing of prop- erty at public sale. Just now there is a good deal of activity in this direction, and the informant above referred to, judging from his own experience, said that at least 70 per cent of the property thus offered was sold to bona fide purchasers, as dis- tinguished from the scles where property is bid in by the holders of the trusts. A General Confidence. There are other indications of a revival of interest in the real estate market. The records in the office of the building inspec- tor shew that there is quite a good deal of building going on. It is fair to presume that there is a demand for these new structures, or else they would not be erect- ed. Money is to be had in abundance, and the general ccnfdence which is felt in the stability of real estate values in this city ground for the belief that a period of still greater activity is approaching. In fact, it has been found to be pretty hard to shake the belief of those who have given any thought to the macter in the future of this city end in the solid foundations upon which Washington realty res There has been some change in the scale of rents during the past year or two, and this has naturally had an effect upon the market for rented hou: This fact, cou- pled with the easier conditions that pre- vail in the money market, is gradually bringing about a difference in the methods of living, and those who from motives of economy have been occupying rooms or apartments instead of houses find that it is to their interest to secure entire houses. The Rental Market. The demand for houses to rent has in consequence been improved, and while at this season of the year it is not very né- ticeable, for-the reason that people do not make their plans for the coming year so early in the season, still it is expected that in the latter part of the summer and in the early months of the fall there will he a noticeable increzse in the activity in the rental market, The influerce of this change will be felt throughout all the departments which involve the interests of realty and a stimulus will be imparted to sales as well as to building operations. It is not the opinion of those who are in a position to know that the falling off in the demand for houses that was noted some time ago was due entirely to the fact that the city was overbuilt. It was rather attributed to the late financial crisis, which had the effect of causing people to econo- mize in every direction. Some New Buildings. Plans have been prepared by M. Hunter Jones for ar apartment house to be built by Iseac Rosecrans at the corner of 25th and G streets northwest. The building will be thirty by fifty-four feet, with a front of buff brick. It will be three stories end the stories will be arranged in suites of room| James dwelling at Fraser will build a four-story th and D streets southwest from pla y M. P. Haller, architect. It will be fifty by seventy feet, with front of press brick and brown stone. A brick and stone dwelling is in course of construction at No. th street north- west for Lo The house will have a frontage of 17 feet ¥ inches by a depth of 63 feet. It will be three stories high. John Henderson, jr., is the architect and builder. A. Behrend is building a row of six two- story brick dwellings, from 742 to 752 12th street southeast. Thomas Blagden is building on Argyle street two houses of stone and frame, ar- tistic in architectural design. They will be two stories high. Glenn Brown is the ar- chitect, and Robert McDonald & Sons the builders. The Building Record. For the week ending yesterday the build- ing record shows a total of twenty-one per- mits granted to build new houses, at an aggregate estimated cost of $40,200. This was divided among the several sections of the city as follows: Northwest, three per- at $8,000; county, eleven permits at 700, and southeast, seven permits at — The Price of Ice. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I notice that in the bids for ice for the departments the price ranged from 17 to 19 cents per 100 pounds for ail places within the city, while to citizens taking 100 pounds or less the companies charge 40 cents. Of course, where delivered in large quan- tities {t can be furnished at a less price, but it strikes me that this difference of considerably over 100 per cent is unreason- able. It is more than is charged In many other cities. For instance, as given in a paper published in the ice interest, the prices at which ice is sold are as follo Decatur, Ill, per 100 pounds East St. Louis, per 160 pounds. Quincy, Ill, per 100 pounds. Springfield, Il, per 100 pound: 30 cents -30 “ 720) 30 0 Indianapolis, Ind., per 100 pounds.. 25“ Davenport and Des Moines, per 100 pounds .. enee Pittsburg, Louisville, St. Joseph and Ben- ton Harbor, Mich., and St. Joseph, Mo., 25 cents; Lincoln, Neb., and Springfield, Mass., 20 cents; Omaha, 10 cents. Now, here's a list of places, east and west, making a fair average, and in all of them the price is much less than here. In all these, the same as here, it is sold at much less to butchers, hotels and saloons, which take it in larger quantities, varying from $1 to $5 dollars per ton. In view of these facts, it would seem clear that the price here is unreasonably high. There can be no pretense that there is any scarcity of ice, and hence no excuse on that ground. CONSUMER. —-___ After the Wreck. From the Somerville Journal. Maude (anxiously)—‘‘Tom, I refused Char- Me Wollister when he propased to me this afternoon and he said that I had wrecked ris life. You don’t think that he'll go and commit suicide, do you?” Tom—“Oh, no, I don’t think there’s any danger that he will. He and I have just been playing pool together all the evening at the club.” our Grand Excursions Sunday TO BEAUTIFUL TUXEDO, The Gem of Washington Suburbs, Situated on the main stem of the Penna. R. R., in Prince George’s county, Md., within a few minutes’ ride of the center of the city and about ON E-QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THE DISTRICT LINE, WITH STA- TION ON GROUNDS. COMMUTATION FARE, SIX CENTS. All lots situated on a high elevation, coms manding a beautiful view of the surrounding country, PURE AIR. PURE WATER. PERFECT DRAINAGE. CHOICE LOTS, ooo AND UP. Small Payment Down, $1 Weekly. Warranty deed free. 1o per cent off for cash. Why pay $200 for lots when for $35 you can buy a better lot at Tuxedo on easy payments? Don’t miss this chance of a lifetime, but buy where your family will reap the benefit of Pure Air and Spring Water, and where your investment will treble within a year, Only 100 lots left. Four houses already completed and occupied. Five more houses and a church in course of construction. houses. People buy today now while you have the chance. Make up your mind teday to go out and lock at this desirable property. longer. Contracts out for several more and build tomorrow. Buy Don’t put it off any Trains leave Penna. R. R. depot, 6th and B sts. n.w., Sundays at 9 A.M., i210, © 4:10 and 6 P.M. Week Days atii40A.M., 4230 and6é:00 P.M. Circulars and tickets at office or from cur agents at depot. TUXEDO CO., 623 F St. N.W. NEW ST. MARGARET'S Episcopal Church at Connecticut Avenue Heights. It Will Be a Handsome Structure— Gothie Style of Architecture — The Interior Arrangements Complete. Within the last few years the Protestant Episcopal Church has made such strides in the District of Columbia that statistics prove that Washington has more church- es of that denomination than any other city in the United States, comparatively speaking. There are now in process of construction three Episcopal churches, the last being St. Margaret’s, which is now under way, and whose corner stone will be laid in a week or so with the usual impres- sive services of the church. Some half a dozen months ago Episcopalians residing on and near Connecticut Avenue Heights decided that there was need for a church in that locality, and so they met at the house of Mr. Lawrence Sands and map- ped out plans for a new parish and cnurch. That their plans have been very success- fully consummated is shown by the fact that a new home will be ready for their occupancy inside of three or four months. The Plan, Some few weeks ago six lots were pur- chased on the northwest corner of Con- necticut avenue and Bancroft place, and on the two southernmost of these lots the church will be built. These lots have a frontage of 160 feet on Connecticut avenue and run back 106 t on Bancroft place the church having a width of 41 feet and depth of 31 feet. As it is the idea of the congregation to build a larger edifice ult mately, the present structure will not be very elaborate, but will be amply suffi cient for all purposes in the near futur It is to be of the Gothic style of arghitec- ture and will be of red pr ed brick throughout. The walls are to be low, sim- ilar to those of St. Paul's, and w ve buttresses on the north and south side: The roof is high pitched, with an ornamen- tal belfry at the east end and a cross at the other. The roof will be slated in the usual manner. At the Conneciicut avenue end there is to be placed a half-timbe: gable. The main entrance is at the southeast corner and is in the shape of a porch with a vestibule of brick. Near the northwest corner and facing east will be another and smaller door. The lighting will pri ily be provided by a series of four windo' each side in groups of three each east end the plans call for a iarge window twelve feet wide over all, the same height, and also a dow at the end of the north a for the charcel will be furn duplicate of the large window at the east front. All the sashes are to be filed with cathedral glass. The Interior. The wall of the interior will be pla! and frescoed and there will open work roof of Georg’ Springing out from the side ing and of the same material will le arches all the way up the interior. There are to be three center aisles arranged in ered be also an heart pine. of the build- the usual manner and with the ceat broader than the other two. The ill accommodate about 350 people. chancel, which is situated at the west will be twenty feet wide and twenty and a half feet deep. In the front portion of the chancel will be located choir stalls to accommodate a vested choir o2 about twenty voices. On the south of the chzn- cel proper is to he the vestry room, which will have an entrance of its own, aing out on the grounds, without havinz to go one pews The nd, pree through the church. A robing rocm for the choir is to be placed to the sovth of the stalls. Corresponding on the north se two rooms will be the Sunday m and organ. Modern xppara- tus for heating and ventilating is to he pat in, and when completed the chapel will be plain, but a medel of its kind. James G. Hill is the architect. —— The Hardships of the Cyclists. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Many and various are the opinions ex- pressed nowadays concerning women bl- cycle riders, but few people seem to real- ize that these same wheelwomen have opinions, too, and keep their eyes open as they roll along. Their chief sentiment, perhaps, is that of wonder how seven out of ten of the drivers they meet ever came to be trusted with a horse. These drivers, if they turn a corner to the left, turn close to the left hand side instead of crossing over to the right, where they belong, thus crowding dangerously between them and the curb the bicycles that may be ap- proaching from the opposite direction, These drivers, if they are in charge of ice, milk or bread, speak to their horses to move on or to turn around, while they themselves are still on the doorsteps of the houses they serve; the bicyclers on the same block must dodge these unguided horses as best they may. These drivers, if colored, and in charge of coal carts, limber wagons, &c., are fre- quertly asleep, even on streets where the- cable and electric cars keep most people j watchful. Only yesterday one of these, whose wagon was piled with door frames | with long timbers projecting eight or ten feet at the rear, lay stretched on his seat in sweet slumber, while his sturdy horse proceeded up 13th street toward the U street electric crossing. A wheelwoman (myself) turned a short corner to get cut of his w 1 thought at first, for that xood hors ke, of speaking a word of warning, but concluded to let Providence dispense merey or justice. It is not necessary to multiply ilustra- tions. Every observing and candid person will own that this statemem is no exag- geration. Where 1fw_ somewhere shall it be enforced? ee He Did His Best. chi Trib is the remedy? There must he a to meet the case? How CYCLISTE, From the Arizona Pete had been called upon, in the absence of all the deacons and other qualified church officers, to pass the con- tribution basket. S In a seat half-way down the middle aisle wealthiest man in the congrega:ion fast Arizona Pete stopped w near him, held the basket under his 1 and waited. A soft snore was the only contribution. He touched him on the shoulder. Another snore. Then he shook him. = ileston,” he said, “you can’t mske a sneak out of this game. Pungle up or I'll throw you out of the window! It is recorded that Mr. Fuddleston at once pungled up to the extent of $5 for the first and only time in his religious sareae