Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1895, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. = = Parker, Bridget & Co., 315 7th St. 8 tiny Ponies to be given away to the Boys and Girls. For the past four months our [Ir. Parker has been scouring the coun- try in search of three tiny trained | ponies in order to carry out a pet scheme of his. We know how fond the average boy and girl is of these dear little animals and we want to please them. We have at last found just what we wanted, three of the smallest and-dearest little trained ponies in America today. These we propose to give away to our lit= tle girl and boy friends-- one of them each month for the next three months. ' The Conditions Are These: The boy or girl, under sixteen years of age, . who influences the largest amount of trade for us from now until November 1 will be given the first little pony and a handsome little dog cart. The boy or girl who influences the largest amount of trade from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 will be given the second little pony and cart. The boy or girl who influences the largest amount of trade from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1 will be given the third little pony and cart. Every little boy er girl who brings or sends a customer and that customer buys, the amount of the purchase will be credited to that particular boy or girl on our books, and a card will be given him or her containing the name of the purchaser and the amount of the purchase. Each succeed= ing customer and the amount of his purchase will be credited thereafter on the same card... These cards will show the name and. the amounts-with which each boy or girl is credited, and wiil prevent any mistakes or misunder= standing. The judges to make the awards will be selected from the local newspapers each month. These little ponies arrived in Washington this morning and will be in front of our door on Fri- day morning and each day thereafter. . Their namesare‘‘Sir Walter jr.,”’ “Clifford, jr.,” and “Henry of Navarre, jr.’’ PARKER, BRIDGET & CO., Clothiers, 315 Seventh St. CYCLE In the : Columbia 17th and Field, C Streets. 100,000 square feet of smooth and level track. Instructors always present. Dressing rooms for ladies. A $2.60 ‘guarantee’? ticket insures proficlency in riding. District Cycle Co., - av}0-3m,40 452 Penna. ave. Ready for Business W £ dave fitted up TWO FLOORS and stocked them with the newest and st line of Weolens ever, seen in ‘Ashington, e you been in? If not, — do so by all means, Costs nothing to see_Us. EFA good Suit for $1: for $20—made up by W Haslett&Pistel, 1345 Pa.Av. Up-to-Date Tailoring Establishment. se1S-20d W. S. TEEL, Merchant Tailor. years bas taught us how work. Prices reasonable, A better shington work. urn out firs Suitings, $4 W. S. TEEL, 935 Pa. Ave. N.W. fo t Fine points in tailoring. S We offer are fit for the gods— e them up, garments are CER- ‘AIN to give satisfaction. : * f>You get THE BEST at a moderate price he Snyder& Weed, 1111 Pa.Ave. Fine Tailoring at Reasonable Prices. selT-14d “Kk nox” Hats — —nre very different blocks. “You can buy an Kuox Block* for $1.50, “Knox” Hat {s cheaper at $5. from imitation but the We have as good Derbles at $1.50, 2, $2.50, $3, $3.50 and $4 as you'll find anywhere in America, B. H. STINEMETZ & SON, Hatters and Furriers, 1237 Fa. ave. 5 -3m,20 We Never Mind the Weather. —No matter whether it be rainy ** or sunshiny—snowing or hail- ** ing—the Yale wagons ply ** back and forth as regularly as ** clockwork between the houses ** of our patrons and the plant. ** We call for and deliver your laundry bundles. Dropa pos- tal and we'llsend a wagon right to your house. THE: YALE. F. H. WALKER & CO., 514 10th St. It "PHONE, 1092. PLANT, 43 G st. . * x ** ome of the $100 bicycles sold about town are almost as good as the Bohemian at $60—but not many. The “Bohemian” weighs 23 pounds, is strongly built and has the best of pneumatic tires. It lacks nothing that a good bicycle ought to have. TAPPAN’S, 1013 PA. AVE. Branch Bicycle Sates Rooms, Riding School and Hiring Department at 1146 Conn. ave. sel7-24d CHARLIE RUOFF, “The Hatter.” Derbys, $1.50. Popular prices—as evidenced by Agents for ‘‘Dunlap Hats.” An entirely new Hat Store and an entirely new stock of Hats. these Black Derbys and ‘‘Al- § pines" at the low price of......... 1.50 Charlie Ruoff, 905 Pa. Ave. WILLETT & ROUFF’S OLD STAND. sel7-Zid B-u-r=g-u=n-=d-y As a table wine. * Do you want a table wine that will * help in the assimilation of your food and * at the sume time act as a’ general tonic and blood purifier? If go, try To-Kulon’s rich old Burgundy—a wine that can be diluted with 1-8 water and yet retain its eee eee cardinal virtues. ‘Only qt. $toa cuse of 12 qts, TO=-KALON"* = Co., 614 Lith st. "Phone 998, gel4-3m,20 GLOVE FIGHTS LEGAL Cannot Stop the Corbett-Fitzsim- mons Match. SPRUCE IW PUT IN CONDITION All, Ready for Saturday's Interna- tional Race. GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ——— The Corbett-Fitzsimmons come off at Dallas, Texas. After two days of argument on the habeas corpus hearing of Jesse Clark, charged with prize fighting, Chief Justice J. H. Hurt of the court of criminal ap- peals yesterday afternoon decided that the criminal code was wholly inoperative. The court sald: “It was I who first sug- gested to make prize fighting a felony. I wanted the state of Texas to take an ad- vanced stand on the matter which I re- gerded as the most brutal of acts. But my private opinion ‘has nothing to do With the law. I do not believe that under the provisions of our statutes or the well set- tled rule of construction this man has violated a law that hae been so plainly written that he is responsible for It, and I shall discharge him. I will give my rea- sons hereafter’ in writing.” At the closing remark some persons ap- plauded, and the court, turning to them, sternly said: “I will send you all to jal The offenders could not, however, be iden- tifled. The court room was crowded with lawyers, preachers and _pugilists. state was represented by its attorney gen- eral, who said he had no further proced- ure to take. William A. Brady, Corbett’s manager, said last night when he heard that Judge Hurt’s opinion was in favor of the fight coming off at Dallas, Texas, and that no legal obstacle existed which prevented Cor- bett and Fitzsimmons meeting in Texas, that he was now satisfied that everything would be smooth. Corbett, Manager Brady sald, would leave for San Antonio, where he will train, on Octobe: The champion match will will be accompanied by ‘‘Billy” Delaney, McVey, Joe Corbett, the champion’s brother, and Manager Brady. Corbett’s last public appearance in New York before the Texas meeting will be at Madison Square Garden on September 30. Fitzsimmons has announced that he will leave for the south Friday next. BROOKLYN WON EASILY. After the Game Was Lost Gilroy Sub- stituted for Anderson. The Brooklyn Base Ball Club opened the game with Weshington yesterday afternoon in a most hilarious manner—but the hilarity was all with the men from the trolley city. Ten times did the Brooklyn bats meet the sphere tossed by Varney Anderson for safe hits, and nine Bridegrooms reached the scoring altar in the first two Innings. After that Gilroy entered the game and Pitched in a satisfactory manner. The new man, De Montreville, made his first appearance on Schmelz’s team, playing short. He “took” with the bleachers at ence, receiving an ovation after sending the first ball pitched, his initial turn at the bat, to far left for a three-bagger. Although Washington scored five runs during the eight innings played the lead secured at the start by tte visitors was too extensive to be even approache: It being ladies’ day an unusvally large representation of the fair sex was in at- tendance. The score: WASHINGTO! R. -O0.A.E. 24°16 3120 2210 21100 o000 € : 1150 Crooks, 2b: 1 0000 D'Matvie,ss 1200 And 1020 Gilroy, Pp. 1300 32411 0 01-5 srooklyn. © x12 Earned runs—Washington, 4; Brooklyn, 8. Two- base hits—Grittin, Brown, Joyce. ‘Three-base hits— Shindle, Selbach. Home chance, Stolen . ‘Corcoran a base on balls—Oft Gilroy, 3; off ched ball—Shindle. | Struck out . Left on bases— Washington, 3; Brooklyn, 3. Time—One hour and forty-five minutes. Unipire—Keefe. Wilmington. Other At_Pittsburg— Chicago... Pittsburg. Second game— Chicago.. Pittsburg. At Beston— Baltimore. Boston. Second game— Boston.. Baltimor At Louisville— Louisville St. Louis. At New York— New York. Philadelphia. At Cleveland— Cleveland Cincinnati. Lengue Games, Bak os So hah aaease) “3 no aall ey mo ea oF WO OF BD Ne om ea ae BE mo Clubs. Baltimore. 637) Pittsburg. {607| Cinciunati. 540) Washingtor 55, 1549/St. Louis. 1533 Standing of the clubs September 18, 1894 Clubs. W. L. P.C., Clubs, WwW. L. Baltimore... 82° 87 58° 62 New Yor! 42, 1656 Chicago. Boston. 77 43 1642 Cincinnatl. Philadsiphia. 69 49-585 St. Louls Brook, 65 55 [542 Washington: 42 Cleveland: :> 61 57 ‘517 Louisville... 34 Today's League Games. Brooklyn in Washington; Baltimore in Boston; Cincinnati in Cleveland; Philadel- phia In New York; Chicago in Pittsburg; St. Louis in Louisvill Springfieldx Win Again. ‘The Springfields won the second game in the Steinert cup series yesterday at Spring- field, Mass., from the ex-champions in one of the most exciting contests of the season. Callahan's magnificent pitching and a few timely hits by the home team won the bat- tle. Score: Pitchers. RHE. Springfield Callahan -494 Providence . Hodson: -371 SPRUCE IV ALL READY. Mr. Broad, Her Owner, Tries a Big Spinnaker. Spruce IV, the half-rater yacht that has come ovér from England to race Ethel- wynne, arrived at the Seawanhaka Corin- thian Yacht Club house on Center Island, Oyster bay, yesterday, after a run from “Men’s Goods, Half Price. Have put all the Fall and Winter Un- derwear at exactly half price, with the Hosiery, Neckwear, Neglige Shirts, ete. 0c. Unde c. $1 Underwear, 50c. . Underwear, 38c. $2 Underwear, $1. ¢* Our busincss—shirts (0 order. . t Hall, “7° 9 908 F St. gel7-16d So many reasons why the electric light is superior to gas light. Safer, more convenient, cleaner and easiest artificial light there is on the eye- sight. Electricity is rapidly side- tracking steam as a motive power. We furnish the power—will turn it on when you're ready. y Y- United States Electric Lighting Co., 213 14th st. mw. ‘’Phone 77. aul3-204 Cold Spring Harbor, during which she tried a new spinnaker. Mr. J. Arthur Brand, her owner, told an Associated Press=teporter that he was all ready for the first gace Saturday. He had had some trouble‘at first working the new spread in’ boats westhe spre: in ts class in England. This side sail hag some eighty square feet of canvas, or about four-tenths of the ship’s whole sail Brand added Mr. that he believed it would go all right. ROADS a FOUR STATES. Lieut. Stevens%- on His 800- Mile ele Ride. Covered with the gnud of several states, Lieut. G. W. S. Stevens of the first United States artillery presented himself before Gen. Miles on Governor’s Island yesterday and submitted his report of the condition of the roads between New York city and the Shenandoah valley, and the feasibility of rapidly moving troops and bicycles over them. In his report the Heutenant stated that the’ roads between” New York city and Philadelphia are excellent. South of the Quaker city he fs not so enthusiastic. Be- tween Perryville and Wilmington the word he uses in describing the condition is “‘exe- crable.” On September 2 Lieut. Stevens started south on a tour of inspection. He did not wear his dress uniform, and all he carried was a small haversack. He went as far as Mount Vernon and then struck off in the direction of Shenandoah valley. He says that the roads in Maryland are aw- ful, and that a number of the people whom he met did not volunteer information very cheerfully. On this trip the leutenant covered about 800 miles. He covered the last stages of his journey Monday in a pelting rain storm. He covered the distance from Washing- ton to New York (248 miles) in forty-elght hours, being thirty hours on the road. His actual riding time was twenty-three hours. He remained two days in Wash- ington, two in Philadelphia, and one in George Stuart Patterson. George Stuart Patterson, whose picture is here presented, is the leading American cricketer. He is not yet twenty-seven years old, but has scored no less than George Stuart Patterson. twenty-one “centuries.” He Is also an ex- cellent bowler, and is always sent in to atop rapid scoring. Mr. Patterson has been the backbone of the University of Penn- sylvania team in {tS match with the En- glish cricketers. : Lord Dunraven’s Return. A private telegram was received at Tcronto yesterday front H. M. Kersey, Lord Dunraven's representative, ‘tating that his lordship intended to leave for Eng- land torerrow on the yacht Valkhalla, owned by his friend, Mr. Laycock. Gaudaur to Harding. - TORONTO, Ont., September 18.—Jake Gavdaur, charapion oarsman, replying to Harding's offer to row him in England this fell, says he has other engagements which will prevent him accepting. Instead, he of- fers to row Harding in Texas the week after the Austin regatta for $2,500 a side, and will allcw him $500 expenses. English Tribute to Iselin. LONDON, September 18.—The Pall Mall Gazette, commenting this afternoon upon the letters which passed between Lord Dun- raven and New York yachtsmen regarding the America’s cup races, says that it desires to reopen the controversy so far as to make the opportunity to pay a tribute to the sportsmanlike behavior of Mr. Iselin. It is a pity, the article says, that Mr. Iselin’s handsome offer to Lord Dunraven could not have met with action. The American yachtsman, the Gazette concludes, deserves the respect of all lovers of sport. ——.+ — AMUSEMENTS, “The Bachelor's Baby.”—The first pro- duction of a strictly American comedy, by an American author, and interpreted by an American company, with the author a resident of the city, is the attraction at the Grand Opera House next week. “The Bachelor's Baby” is the play, Coyne Fletch- er the playwright, and Mr. and Mrs. Sid- ney Drew, under the direction of McKee Rankin, with Miss Rose Eytinge and a etrong cast in support, the company. Since the trial producticn in Memphis, Tenn., a few weeks ago, it has been in constant re- hearsal, and under the direction of McKee Rankin, whose ability as a stage director and producer is too well known for further comment, “The Bachelor's Baby” will make its initial bow before a Washington audience, shorn of its superfiuities and weak points. The scene and action of the play lies at Fort Rodney, a far western army post, and, although everything in and around it is militas there are no In- dians, no fighting, no wars, nor intimation of strife—only the bright side of life at an army post is depicted. Tne comedy ele- ment is furnished by an attendant scandal. A baby, the result of wild oats sowed by Col. D'Arcy, sr., (McKee Rankin) is being sent to him. A telegram to this effect is received at the post, but it is delivered to D'Arcy, jr. by mistake. D'Arcy, jr., (Sid- ney Drew) being engaged to the colonel’s werd, and being unable to account for the baby in any way, finds himself in a dilem- ma. The struggle between conscience and duty, on cne side, and the reception and dispositio of the coming infant, on the other, affords Mr. Drew an excellent op- portunity of displaying his talents as an exponent of light comedy. Mrs. Sidney Drew in the character of Billy Breeze Takes a departure from her usual line of work, appearing in a comedy role, sharing the honors with Mr. Drew. Special scenery and stage effects are being prepared, and an elaborate production is promised. Fields’ Drawing Cards.—Manager Ker- nan’s attraction for next week will be John F. Fields’ Drawing Cards. Lengthy com- ment on this organization is unnecessary, as the patrons of the Lyceum are thorough- ly familiar with it. The company this sca- son is headed by Fields and De Veaux, the funniest, best and only true emperors of musical comedy. Among other prominent names appearing on the program are the Weston Sisters, character duetists and dancers; Joe Fynn, the king of all parody singers and producers; Phyllis Allen, Amer- ica’s phenomenal contralto; Chas. F. Gal- lette and his troupe of educated monkeys; Mons. La Fluer, marvelous acrobat and tumblér; Carroll and Hindes, Ethiopian comedians; Lalor and Chester, the premler Irish comedians, and McCarthy and Rey- nolds, eccentric sketch artists. The per- formance will conclude with Joe Flynn's laughable creation, entitled “Sullivan’s Flir- tation.” Miss Annie Lewis has gone to Boston to participate In the rehearsals of “In Sight of St. Paul's,” in which she is engaged to appear. Mr. James A. Mahoney has gone to New York, where he will appear at the Star Theater with Neil Burgess’ company. Mr. Percy Winter will direct the Carroll Insti- tute Dramatic Club, which was under Mr. Mahoney’s supervision last winter. —_———__ System of Nozzles. B. Pickman Mann writes to The Star in regard to the published statement that the late Prof. C. V. Riley was the inventor ef the Riley system of nozzles for spray- ing insecticides. Mr. Mann states that “re- peated decisions of the commissioner of pat- ents, published in the Official Gazette of the patent office, sufficiently evidence the fact that he was 10t the inventor of the nozzles. which he called by his name. GARBAGE BURNING Why Atlantic City People Complain About It. ‘A WASHINGTONIAN'S OBSERVATIONS A System of Incineration That Does Not Incinerate. SOME INTERESTING FACTS —-——_.+——__ Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 17, 18%. “If the people of Washington would profit by the experience of Atiantic City, they would never permit the system of gar- bage cremation to be installed there, ‘con- tract or no contract,’ was the language used by a prominent Atlantic avenue busi- ness man in conversation with me yester- day. : I had met’ him several years ago in Washington, to which he is a frequent vis- itor. We had been talking about the cap- ital’s progress, and I mentioned the trou- blesome garbage question, calling forth the above remark. Our conversation be- ing interrupted, I adopted my friend's sug- gestion to go and examine the plant my- self, to see how the system, which our Commissioners have adopted, as a satisfac- tory solution of the problem, would impress a layman. The crematcry 1s located at Baltic and Michigan avenues, on the out- skirts of the poorest section of the city. The description and illustration of the sys- tem used, which have already appeared in The Star, give a good idea of the plant, with the exception of its accompanying dirt and odor—and render any further de- tailed explanation here unnecessary. The garbage carts, which appear to hold about twice as much as those used in Washing- ton, drive in at the egtrance of the yard at one side of the furnaces, over a scale, and up a gradualiy ascending rough plank walk to a wocden platform at the top of the furnaces. A cover of one of the fur- naces is immediately removed by the at- tendant, the load of garbage dumped in, the cover replaced and the cart sent for another load. Only one of the two fur- naces was in operation, the other being “broke down,” as the attendant said. The colored man in charge told me that as many as 140 loads of garbage weré brought there in one day ‘during the season,” and that 109 loads could be properly and easily burned daily. Outside of the furnace shed, on the ground, was a big pile of smoking, stinking, charred refuse, in which tomato cans were prominent, and which the man said was the “product” when the furnaces were overworked and the garbage could not be completely destroyed. Oozing out of doors in the lower part of the furnace near the pile of debris were streams of liquid garbage. Careleasly Kept. The whole place is carelessly kept. The carts are not cleaned after dumping their leads, but go off as they came, with par- tially opened lids, dropping liquid garbage and emitting the unpleasantly familiar odor. Connected with the top of one fur- nace where coal is fed in is a pipe, which conveys smoke and gas to a large galvan- {zed iron box. In this box impounded ani- mals are suffocated. After death they a: thrown into the furnace, as I saw done with half a dozen dogs. From the tops of the two tall tron smoke stacks thin streams of smoke were rising, which increased in volume when a load of garbage was dumped. This smoke was blown by a strong ocean breeze directly toward some half a hundred cottages, about two blocks away, in the direction of the “thorough- feres.” A man came while I was there, bringing a bag containing two cats, which he wished to have killed. He told me his business place was near by, and that at times the stench from the crematory was almost un- bearable and suffocating. “‘Now,” he sald, “the breeze is blowing the smoke and odor away from us and over toward those houses. When the wind is the other way the people down toward the boardwalk get it, and when the weather is murky and heavy, and there is little wind blowing, we get it here.” There wasa faint unpleasant odor perceptible from our position on the platform, and I asked my companion if it was ever worse than that. “That is noth- ing,” he answered; “but just walk out there where the wind is blowing it and smell it.” I did so, but didn’t remain long. The odor was sweet, heavy, sickening one, which seemed to get into one's nos. trils and lungs and stay there. I asked my informant, who was still waiting to have | his cats placed in the death chamber, whether the odor was always as it was then, more unpleasant from the furnace than from the unconsumed garbage. “I would rather,” he sald,. “smell that (pointing to a load of garbage which had just come in) all day than get a whiff of the other. We don’t mind the garbage odor at all any more.” “Do the residents and business men around heresobject to the presence of the~} crematory?” I asked. “They do, very decidedly,” he said. “We are circulating a petition now to have it removed five miles out so that the odors may not reach us, and the question of its removal will be a very prominent one in the next election here. Yes,” in answer to my question, “the people on the board- walk and the hotel and cottage keepers are annoyed by the odors, and are signing the petition. They are not as much trou- bled by it as we are, because the wind blows from the sea, but they object to it very strer.uously, like the rest of us. A furnace lke this was in use in Philadelphia before this was built, and the parties who put this Rere knew before it was erected that it would not work. They said that there would be absolutely no odor from the plant and that it would give entire satisfaction. You can see for yourself whether there is cause for dissatisfaction. We will have it taken away from here before very long, I think, but If the residents of Washington have such a system thrust upon them, I suppese, as they have no voice in their government, that they will have to put up with it.” Uncomfortable Conclusions. I came away convinced that if the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia are satisfied with this system of garbage dis- posal, as here shown in actual work, they are much more easily satisfied than the people of Washington will be when it is put in operation there. ‘When it was proposed a year ago to build a contagious disease hospital in the north- west section of the city, although the prop- erty had been bought by the Commission- ers, the project had to be abandoned whea well-directed protest was made. If the residents and business men in the neighbor- hoods of “the foot of South Capitol street,” “Rock Creek Park” and “Boundary between 1st and 7th streets,” where it is proposed to erect crematories, could see this garbage plant in operation, and especially if it was sought to build one ir Mount Pleasant, for instance, I am very certain that, “contract or no contract,” the plan would never be carried out. With no interest In the mat- ter, except to see that the garbage question in Washington is properly solved, I am | very positive in the belief, from what I have seen here, that if our system is to be the same as that used in Atlaatic City, it must necessarily prove unsatisfactory. No indemnity bond can secure the citizens against foul and disease-breeding odors created by this or probably any other sys- tem, and if the Commissioners must have cremation, the crematory should now, be- fore it is too late, be located sufficiently far in the suburbs that there will be no pos- sibility of its offensive odors reaching the city. What is the necessity, except the ease of the contractor, for destroying the garbage of Washington within the city Himits? WASHINGTONIAN. —_—-.—_—_ Crushed by an Iron Earth Scoop. Wm. Ellis (colored), formerly of this city, was killed yesterday near Allegheny, Pa. His mother will heve his remains brought to this city for burial. He was employed at the new water works. While working in a trench an iron earth scoop was knock- ed from its hook on the crane and fell on him. He died within three hours after the accident. —— Snow fell in West Philadelphia Sunday. Reports of recent earthquakes in Hon- duras, whereby many lives were lost, are Pronounced false. THE CLOSING SESSIONS Ending of the Epworth League Oonven- tion Tonight. The Probable Officers and Next Pl of Meeting—Some Interesting Papers Read. The second Cay's session of the Epworth Leegue convention of the Washington dis- trict of the Wasbingten conference was opened early this morning with praise serv- ices, which were ied by Rev. Hezekiah Brown, and in which many young people participated. Song services were conducted frcm 8:30 to 9 by Rev. J. A. Reid, P.E., and the songs arrarged for Epworthians were surg. The most interesting service was the love feast, from 9 to 10, which was ecnducted by the Rev. W. H. Gaines. The right hand of fellowship was exchanged, and then Rev. D. W. Hayes of the Asbury M. E. Church entertained the convention with Bible reading and exegesis. In the absence of Rev. F. J. Wagner, D.D., presi- dent of Morgan College, one of the visit- -ing clergymen epoke in the interest of that institution. Mr. Joseph Norris of Baltimore then sub- mitted to the convention an interesting paper, “‘Young Men as Educational Lead- ers,” and Miss Ida Duckett of this city read an essay on “Education.” The two Papers were discussed by the members of the convention and Miss Mattie L. Herbert entertained with select reading. Election of Officers. Much interest is being manifested in this afternoon's session, as the election of offi- cers for the next year will take place. The general consensus of opinion is that Rev. M. W. Clair of Staunton, Va., will be re- elected. The committee on the selection of officers will recommend the following other otticers for selection: Vice presidents, Rev. V. H. Brooks of Washington, Rev. J. H. Brice of Magnolia, Pa.; Rev. N. M. Carroll ot Baltimore, and J. A. Holmes; secretary, Rev. W. S. Peck of Baltimore; recording secretary, Rev. R. R. Riggs of Baltimore treasurer, Rev. C. G. Key of Baltimore. Executive committee: Alexandria district, L. Thomas, B.D., 8. H. Norwood - Griffin; North Baltimore district, Revs. G. W. W. Jenkins, J. W. Dansbury and L. W. Briggs; South Baltimore dis- trict, Revs. C. G. Key, 5. R. Hughes and L. J. Valentine; Staunton district, Revs. J. A. Holmes, Elijah Ayers and J. W. Col- bert; Washington district, Revs. W. L Brooks, Alexander Dennis and S. A. Lewis; Wheeling district, Rev. J. A. Reid, Rev. J. L. Evans and R. H. Robinson. Afternoon Sessio: The next place of meeting will also be determined upon, and as Winchester, Va., has invited the league there next year, that may be chosen as the next meeting Place. The services this afternoon will consist of services of song from 2:30 to 8, led by Presiding Elder Rev. C. G, Key. “Our Future” will be the subject‘of an address cn the part of Rev. E. W. 8. Peck, D. D., of Baltimore; Misses A. L. B. Alex- ander and Lavra Hawkins will render a duet; Rev. G. W. Jenkins, P. E. of the North Baltimere district, will conduct the song services from 7:30 to 8, and there will be an address by Rev. M. C. B. Mason, D, D.,-of Cincinnati, Ohio, the secretary of Freedman’s Aid Society. Prof. J. M. Langston will talk on the elements of true man and womanhood, in the absence of Dr. J. W. E. Bowen of Gammon Theolog- ical Seminary, at Atlanta. The farewell address will be by Rev. 8. R. Hughes, A-M., of Baltimore, Md. Last Night's Session. Last evening’s session convened at 7:30 o'clock, and half an hour was devoted to praise services, conducted by Rev. B. T. Perkins. Miss Carolie Franklin of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., followed in an interesting paper on “Woman as a Factor in Educa- tional Work.” Rev. W. T. Harris of Win- chester read a paper on “What Amuse- ments Can Be Substituted for the Worldly Ones We Condemn.” Miss Bertha Mason rendered a solo, “More Love to Thee, Oh, Christ,” and received an encore, to which she responded, and then Rev. G. W. W. Jenkins told of “My Duty as a Young Christian to the Church.” . Reception Committee. The delegates will leave tonight after the adjournment of the convention for their respective homes. During their stay in the city they-have been taken care of by @ committee on reception, which was ap- pointed from the different churches to care for the visitors. The reception com- mittee includes: From the Mount Zion Church, Mrs. Jennie Locke and Maggie Thomas, Misses Mattie Herbert and Lilile Smith and Messrs. Daniel Richardson, Ben- son Locke, John Berry, James Jefferies and David Wright; from the Bbenezer Church, Mesdames Fletcher, Fannie Thom- as, Elien Carter, Henrietta Thomas, Carrie Dade and Nellie Williams, Misses Ida Duck- ett, Laura Hawkins and Lettie Alexander; Asbury Church, Messrs. J. J. Chilcoat, Geo. Brooks, I. L. Hanson, G. W. Hatten, W. H. Johnson, Misses Alice Carroll and Jennie Thompson and Mrs. A. E. Martin, Anna Ricks and Miss Bertie Mason; from Central Church, Mrs. Susan Smith, P. Burgess and R. H, Dabney, Miss P. @{cPherson and Messrs. R. L. Dade, D. D. Johnson, L. Champ, A. Randell and Mrs. M. Saunders; Simpson Chapel, Mesdames Hattie King, Mary Walker, Marie Bates and Martha Nash, Misses Smith, Trusty _and West, Messrs. Peter Scott and H. P. Williams; Havens Chapel, Mrs. Annie Butler, Mamie Banks, Misses Anna Harris, Bertie Fleet and John Hawkins. ——.—__. THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Behrman agt. Behrman; testtmony before Chas. Stetson, examiner, ordered taken. Van Doren agt. Van Doren; Sarah F. Van Doren appointed guardian ad litem. Baga- ley agt. Bagaley; copies of interrogatories in Meu of these last allowed, to be filed. Douglass agt. Douglass; appearance of ab- sent defendant ordered. Emmert agt. Heine; school expenses of Pauline Heitmuller or- dered paid. Callaghan agt. Callaghan; ref- erence to auditor ordered. Krause agt. Krause; testimony before J. A. Lynham, examiner, ordered taken. Trotter agt. King; sale decreed, with Neal T. Murray, trustee, to sell. Cireuit Court No, 1—Judge Bradley. Padgett agt. Benlisa; order for publication. Gillon agt. District of Columbia; judgment in certiorari. Circuit Court No. 2—Judge Bradley. Chesley et al. agt. District of Columbia et al.; judgment in certiorari. Probate Court—Judge Bradley. - Estate of Margaret A. O'Connor; receipt filed. Estate of Susan V. Clark; will proved. Estate of Mary A. St@®king; proof of publication filed, Estate of Arabella Upton; report of executor filed. Estate of Geo. §. Parker; proof of service of notice filed. Estate of Henrietta Richard; will filed and partly proved. Estate of Martna Hennessy; will fully proved. Estate of Christopher N. Thom; will proved by sec- ond witness. Estate of Wm. H. Bailey; in- ventory filed. In re Ellen O'Neil, guardian; bond filed. Estate of Jacob Carrington; re- nunciation of Jno. H. Dunlop as executor filed. In re Jno. T. Clements, guardian; order allowing $16 per month. In re Oliver M. Bright; petition for appointment of guardian filed. Estate of Susan V. Clark; will filed. > Marringe Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Wm. M. Edwards and Mary S. Hutchinson; Harry F. Boryer of Hagers- town, Md., and Sarah M. Yerkes of this city; Sam Clark and Winnie Jones; John Brown and Lillie Branch; Warren J. Gold- borough and Sarah M. Graves; Gerardus H. May and Ella M. Troth; Rob’t T. Platt and Josephine G. Ratcliffe; James D. Con- nor and Mary H. Lane; Richard L. Wood- son and Mirnie Hager, both of Staunton, Va.; Joseph Elam and Martha Tyler, both of Warrenton, Va.; Philip M. Ricamore of Berryville, and Agnes E. Wallace of Lexington, Va.; John M. Duvall and Sarah F. Newman; Add Woodson and Sarah E. Green; James Merrick Treve and Helen Hamilton; William Nelson and Fannie Jackson; Alfred G. Coolidge of Philadel- phia, Pa., and Rese Ferrell of this city; J. Armstead Williams and Mary E. Mc- Donald; John B. Moore and Georgie I. Gcodrick? Charles Johnson and Mary M. Conway; Peter L. Johnson and Annie A. Simms. < FOR FREE SILVER A Mixed Convention to Be Held in North Carolina. DANGER 0 DEMOCRATS IN FUSION Leading Negroes ‘to Stand by the Republican Party. A CAUSE FOR CONCERN. Free silver democrats, republicans and populists of North Carolina will meet in cor vention in Raleigh on the 25th instant to consider the silver question. There is but one important feature of this convention in the opinion of the leaders of the straightout democracy of North Carolina and of North Carolinians resident in this city. That is that it is a dangerous tendency toward fusion between these three elements for united action in the presidential election of 1896, and if that should ever take place it is believed that the nominee of the demo- cratic party would stand little chance of carrying the old north state. In the Free Silver Ranks. In the political potpourri of North Caro- lina there Is about as great variety in the mixtures of various opinions as in any state of the Union, but it is generally conceded that the state ai present is in the ranks of the free silver-phalanx of the country. Last spring there was an expression of opinion by the North Carolina state democratic committee on the question of free silver, and with one exception every member of the committee showed his preference for the white metal as a subject for free coin- age. This being a fact, it is said that there was no logical reason for the holding of a free silver convention in North Carolina, ard even among conservative free silver democrats it was opposed to the last. But ex-State Chairman Spier Whitaker aud Ed. Chambers Smith, radical free silver men, determined upon holding @ convention per- haps largely for what they believed to be its national influence, and by diligently working they have been go far successful 2s to insure a very considerable meeting at Raleigh. They made.their convention non- partisan. Indeed, it is expected that Sen: tcr-elect Marion Butler will be the leading mén in the convention, and that before the meeting adjourns the whole performance will be regarded as populistic rather than democratic. Danger tn the Convention. The danger of the convention, as. stated, Hes in its tendency toward a fusion of the elements which are to compose it in na- tional politics. It is three years since there was a serious division in the democ- racy of North Carolina, and straightout democrats are fighting to keep members of the party away from the populists and re- publicans. In this convention extreme free silver men of the democratic faith will meet as brothers, working for a common cause, populists and republicans, and it is feared that this will result in more in- timate relations between these factions than has been known in the past. Party lines will be subordinated to the principle of free coinage, and just how fer this prin- ciple will be permitted to permanently af- fect party lines is the important question. If the national democratic party should nominate a free silver man the events now occurring in North Carolina would net be injurious to the cause of the party in 1996. But it is not likely that any free silver man will be the nominee of the na- tional democratic convention. What is more probable is that a conciliatory plank declaring for both silver and gold will be adopted and that a “sound” money man will be chosen to stand upon it. If this is done, and if there is a candi- date in the field for presidential honors who is an out and out free silver man, then a condition will be created in North Carolina which will bring disaster to the democratic party there, it is feared by the leaders, as a result of the convention to be held on the 25th instant. Accustomed to hold councils with the republican and pop- ulists it is feared that the extreme free silver democrats of North Carolina will not hesitate to go over to the forme: as allies in a common cause, which will sub- ordinate everything to the one issue of free silver. A Conference of Leading Negroes. Last week there was a conference in Raleigh composed of leading negroes of the republican party from all sections of the state, the tendency of which is in a direc- tion oppcsite that of the convention to meet there next week. The proceedings of this cor ference were partly secret, but it Is gen- erally believed that one of the important features of the meeting was to hold all members of the race there ted in the republican party. The tendency of the conference was to exaggerate the impor- tance of party organization and for carry- ing on any fight that would be made within party lires. le conference of colored men. adopted resolutions demanding better rec- ognition at the hands of their party friends in appointments to office and in every way. that could advance the interests of the race. The eastern part of North Carolina has a Population which permits the colored re- Ppublicans to dominate their party; but in the western section of the state, where there are more white republicans, the lines are more evenly cast. It has been argued in the western part of the state that the colored republicans might control the east- ern section, while in that section the white element should predominate. It is claimed that this argument has resulted in pushing all colored men in western North Carolina, to the background and in depriving them of even a chance to hold office. It was against this that the conference last week protest- ed; but above all their protests an effort was made by the leaders to caution against any tendency of members of their race to leave the party with the hope of securing better recognition elsewhere. Democratic Leaders Concerned. So it is that within the month of Septem- ber there will be two important political meetings In the old north state; one in which free silver democrats take part in conjunction .with republicans and populists, and which, it is feared, will result in a split of the vote of the party in the nation- al election, if the presidential nominee does rot suit the friends of the white metal there; the other representing colored repub- licans throughout the state, the chief pur- pose of which was to keep members of that race within their party. These two events, coming jn September, have given demo- erats of North Carolina considerable con- cern about the future of their party there, and, !f it is possible, some action will be taken to counteract what is regarded as the very injudicious course of radical free sile ver democrats. THE DEATH RATE. It Takes an Upward Turn During the Past Week. The death rate took an upward turn dur- ing the past week. From 9% deaths re- ported to the health department in the week previous the number went up to 122, The annual death rate followed in the same ratio from 17.93 to 23.02, which Is the nor- mal figure. The increase in mortality may be attributed to no particular cause, but seems to be all along the line. Dangerous contagious diseases still maintain a mini- mum degree and do not attract the atten- tion of the medical faculty, there having been reported but one death from diph- theria. The increase in the number oj deaths from typhoid fever has determin: the health department to institute a prompt and scientific inspection as to the cause, with a view of removing it if possible. In other respects the health of the city ts at the normal both as to mortality among children under five years of age and those over sixty years of age. m the New York Herald. Eastern Tourist (in Oklahoma bank) “But, sir, the exchange you demand for cashing this draft is excessive!” Cashier—“H’m! How much did you exe pect to pay ‘Tourist—“Nothing, if I could avoid it.” Cashier—“Huh! We do nothing for noth- ing for nobody here.” 2 —