Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER’ $6, “i8eb- TWELVE PAGES. ——_ SPECIAL NOTICES. WOMAN'S CHI NCB UNION Weill bold their 2in¢ annul tlon_at Fou lr 2ist annual convention a ME. Chureh, cor, 14th and @ st, THURSDA FRIDAY, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The public are cordially ‘invited to be present. It WHAT DO YOU MEN WANT FOR ONLY i5e.? Surely dow’ s ‘t want more than what we serve— for & i5c. luncheon. Here's Soup—-Fish—Ment— Vegetables—Wine, or lee—everything, deliciously cooked and served. Every day, from 12 to 2, TFA dinner lke curs elsewhere would cost $1. Here it's but 50c. 4 to 8. FRITZ REUTER'S, COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. ‘se25-10d COLUMBIA FIELD, 17TH AND C sts., has been splendidly pre- pared for cyclists. See us about it. DISTRICT CYCLE CO., 452 Pa. ave. 4 "ANCY HARD-WOOD FLOORS. ‘Thin Parquetry and Wood Carpet Iafd without removing old floors, and anished: at a few days’ notice. to dirt or annoyance. Samples and estimates cheerful ven. apn poe CORNING, Tile Shop, ne2t 2d H. TL. McQUEEN, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER, FINE BOOK AND JOB PRINTING Jyl 1108-1110 E VW. PH SPECIAL 1CE_DENTISTRY DONE ON WEEK- ly and monthly instellments—10 per cent discount for cash, rT. W. STUBBLEFIELD, Jet-tt 11th and F sts. n.w.—Mertz bldg. RECK, Sith CLOAK AND DRFSS- rket space, has removed ro she will he pleas. le NOTICE—MRS. maker. formerly to 619 B st. nw ed to see her oid customers und the p generally. si t-1m,2aw,s&ew What About Blank Books? Docsn't your business require new ones? Need beoks of special size and ralings? WE MAKE THEM 1%) ORDER—any style desired— and don't charge much, elther, for making your complete satisfaction. fF All styles of Blank Books always on hand. Lowest prices on them and everything else we handie Easton & Rupp, 421 11th St., Popular-priced Stationers Gust above ave.).s¢25-14d QEDSTTITPSTSSEOSS SSH F SOG HOS WEEN SOUR PRINTING IS LATE ——you are naturally prevoked. T have ¥ set to have a prevoked patron, for + ” “] Never Disappoint. 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It yields lorge dividends in those commodities money cannot buy: Health—strength—vigor. It yeu contemplate buying a bicycle, remew- Der that ‘the Iiberty leeds."* W. D. HADGER, 1024 Cenn. Ave. av2-3m,23 Do You Ride a Bicycle? If not, why not?—It's the most fermanent and pleasing fad yet taken up by the “leisure class.” If you do not belong to that favored class you can make cpare time for yourself by riding. The most rapid mode of transit in Washington, by long odds. . ‘Time's moncy to most people; why not sare time at a small investment? Two dollars for a lndy— one dollar for a gentleman—will teach you to Propel and steer a wheel and {3 deducted from the price of a bicycle 1f you parchase a RAMBLER. By the way, we might remark right here that when you see a RAMBLER you may know it cost “an even bundred’’—no cut prices or bargains. Countless bicycles at our store. Glad to show them @amblers) to you at any time. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO. 1325 14th st. n.w. Down-town Store, 481 10th st. n.w. — se13-28d = sh bos pees TWENTY MILLION IRISHMEN. Ready to Strike n Blow to Maké Old Erin Free. Ex-Congressman Finerty made a vigorous eddress before the Irish-American conven- tion at Chicago yesterday afternoon. The various attempts of Irighmen to make the Eprglish government listen to reason were recapitulated by the speaker, the first and only one that accomplished the desired re- sult being, In his opinion, the Fenian move- ment. Where Isaac Butt, Charles Stewart Parnell and other leaders have fallen the Fenian movement has succeeded. When the jan movement was killed the ears of the English government were closed to reason. ‘The speaker continued: “There are those who fear that we may do sumething heré" against the laws of the United States. Our loyalty to the United States is shown in the stars and stripes onour platform here, but our loyalty is a mstter entirely independent of and separate from the neutrality laws. “When has England patd any att2ntion fo neutrality laws? Certainly not in Ire- nd, where her very presence is a stand- ing memorial of her breach of neutrality laws. If France had said to Washington, as is frequently said to us nowadays, ‘ob- gerve the neutrality laws,’ you and I, gen- tlemen, would stiil be serfs and dependents of the British, as our unfortunaze breth- ren in Ireland. Though there be com- paratively few Irishmen left in Ireland to bear the blows of the oppressor, there are 20,000,000 of Irishmen, in every part of the world, ready and anxtous to strike the blow, that ‘shall make the old country e. In conclusion, Mr. Finerty said: “We are here to proclaim to the world that the Irish race is by no means d feated or disheartened. There are more Irishmen today than were ever on the face of the earth beford. We'll circle England with a wall of fire which shall never be extinguished until Ireland ts free.” ———_-+e+— Onc Peril of the Wheelwomen. From the Chicago Record. “I had a strange experience last even- ing.” “Well, what was it?” “I was walking across the street just at dusk when some person on a wheel plumped into me. I bounced up, mixed with the rider_and walloped him soundly, when"— “What?” “It was a woman in knickerbockers.” = Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SMOKE MCAJOG POUCH ‘TOBACCO. RO NERVES QUAKING. NO BEART PALPITATING. ANTI NO DYSPEPTIC ACHING. =-NERVOUS. =DYSPEPTIC. MARITAL TROUBLES Mrs. Slack Asks for Alimony From Her Husband. - DETAILS OF HER TROUBLES Petition Filed in a Local Sensa_ tional Case. . e GIVES THE DETAILS A petition for alimony was filed late ves- terday afternoon by Attorneys Hamilton and Colbert on behalf of Mrs. Mary Kem- ble Slack, the wife of Willlam Hall Slack. formeily an officer in the United States navy. Mra. Slack states that September 7, 1881, she became the wife of the defendant at Geneseo, N. ¥Y. Two children were born to them, she says, Mary Juliet Gerard, De- cembcr 14, 1885, and Katharine Addie, No- vember 13, 1887. From the time of the marriage until a year ago Mrs. Slack’ ex- plains that she was possessed of considera- ble means, maintaining the home and sup- perting herself, children and hysband, the latter, she declares, contributing nothing tcward their support. For more. than two yeurs they lived at 714 18th street, the home of Maj. Wm. B. Slack, U.8.M.C., her husband's father, she paying her father- in-law board at the rate of $100 a month. At the special instance of her husband, alleges Mrs. Slack, and for a nominal con- sideration, she executed, March 15, 1883, a certain deed of trust to Major Slack and John M. Bowers, as trustees, assigning, granting and setting over securities aggre- gating $31,000, to hold the same and apply the fssues and profits thereof to her hus- band’s use during his life, which benefits, Mrs. Slack declares, her husband still con- tinues to enjoy. Her husband resigned his po: master in the navy in July, 188% which time, Mrs. Slack states, his only business or occupation has been in and about the management of the Diamond Ice Company, in which he became inter- ested with Maxwell Wood and Sidney A. Stanton, both naval officers, and which company was located at Charleston, W. Va. ‘To advance such enterprise Mrs. Slack says she advanced her husband $15,000, Which amount she believes formed the greater part of the concern’s capital, and her husband, she believes, owned the majority of the stock. The business was conducted at great loss for several years, during which time she continued to supply her husband money to carry on the bus! ness, no part of. which, she declares, has ever been returned to her, although the business later revived and is now securing him a profit of $1,000 annually. During the year 1884 Mrs. Slack says that her husband induced her to erect two houses on P street, in order to improve the value of adjoining lots owned by his father. ‘That winter they moved into one of the houses, and she still resides there. The land was paid for out of her funds, al- though the title is in the name of her hys- band. Up to 1887, says Mrs. Slack, she kept no bank account, but indorsed and turned over to her husband all checks and moneys due her out of her separate estate, to be applied by him to their joint use. About the year 1886, Mrs. Slack says, she began to inquire of her husband how he was disposing of her ‘income and estate, and frequent bickerings occurring, she as- sumed_control over her own property. In 188i, she says, she opened a bank account in her own name, directing her own finan- cial affairs, and from that time forward, she declares, the bickerings and quarrels between them became more frequent and bitter. Her husband, she asserts, aspired to become a social leader here, going out in society alone, and she charges that he con- stantly neglected his family. In 1890 he ceased to cohabit with her, since which time, she complains, her husband has wholly failed in his duties as husband and has denied to her the privileges of a wife. She declares that she has always, in every way, been a true and loyal wife to her hus- band, providing a home for him and the family. She complains that her husband insisted upon engaging the servants, and when she discharged them for cause, he compelled her to receive them back and to apologize to them, although he knew, she Says, that they were not well disposed to- ward her, and were openly attempting to keep the children away from her. Mrs. Slack charges, too, that her husband was often harsh in his treatment of her, and cruel when under the influence of liquor, March 4, 1894, she accused him of drunkenness, she says, and a bitter quarrel resulted, during which she told him the house was hers, and to leave It, and three days later she charges that her husband willfully, and maliciously deserted and abandoned her and the children, since which time, she asserts, he has obstinately absented himself from them and his home and has wholly failed to provide for their support. Early in the following April, Mrs. Slack says, she wrote her husband as follows: “My Dear Willie: I was very sorry not to have seen you last Monday when you came to see the children, for I wanted to tell you how much I regret our unfortunate quarrel. I am truly sorry for all the harsh things I said to you that night in anger, and especially for asking you to leave the house. I humbly apologize for everything I said. The house is here waiting for you. I have no wish to separate myself from you. I am conscious of my own many fail- ings and weaknesses, and in the future will try to be more patient and tolerant. For the children’s rake, who love you, come home again. Your place is here with us. I was in the wrong that night, and I ai perfectly willing to acknowledge it. “Your wife, “MARY KEMBLE SLACK.” Mrs. Slack says that her husband an- swered her letter by suggesting that each, “as a merely forlorn hope,” formulate in writing and under oath every grievance and -suspicien, giving the other a chance to explain, and then consult some third person as arbiter. She declined to adopt the suggestion, and in turn suggested that both honestly determine to forgive the past and bury it fcrever, with all of its shadows and suspicicns and faults, and that Loth live togetrer in the future for the children’s @ake. Her husband answer- ed, Mrs. Slack says, by reviewing old ac- cusations and suspicions and declining “to corsent to a reconciliation which in no true sense can reconciie."” She wrote him an answer, denying the accusations (what they were Is rot mentioned by Mrs. Slack) and asking Lim “to be Manly, and resume your place here before the world begins to bandy our names about.” June 10, 1894, Mrs. Slack says, ber husband wrote that he declined “to live under the same roof’ with her. Thereafter, says Mrs. Slack, her hus- band visited the house, removing every- thing to which he could lay any personal claim. Since then she claims, that he has one everything in his power to annoy, harass and degrade her, and has, she Neves, been the author of many rum circulated here derogatory to her character and conduct. She charges further that her husband induced her to allow the children te visit nim at bis sister's home, Trenton, N. J., last October, and that he has not only refused to allow them to return to her, but has also refused to allow her to see them. Her brother, Julian G. Buckley, investl- (ves certain charges made against her y her husband, says Mrs. Slack, based on alleged statements of servants, charg- ing her with infidelity, drunkenness and grossest misconduct and improprieties, and found that they were absolutely false and unfounded in fact. Her brother made the investigation at her husband’s request,says Mrs. Slack, her husband premising, if they were found to be false, to withdraw them and return the children to her. She de- clares that he has done neither, and as- serts that he and his sister, Mrs. Lewis Perrine, are endeavoring to alienate their affections from her, and to poison their minds against her. They are delicate, she explains, need a mother’s care 4nd love, and would return to her if allowed. Her husband, she declares, {s not fit to have their custody, Mrs. Slack prays, therefore, that her husband be compelled to pay her alimony pending a final decree in the case, and permanent alimony until he 1s willing to resumo hig marital rights and obliga- tions. She oe also that he be compelled to immediately return the children here, and that she may have a decree glying her their sole custody, care and guardianship, free from any interference theretn by he husband, and that he be forever enjoined from interfering with her Srerdianah’p and the persons aad possession of the children. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAPY EXPLANATORY NOT#: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are isobars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of un inch. Dotted lines are isotherms or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low"’ show location of areas of bigh and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. WARMER TOMORROW. The Cool Wave's Stny Will Probably Be Very Brief. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday— For eastern New York, eastern Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey and Delaware, fair; warmer Thursday afternoon; winds shift- Ing to southerly. For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, cloudy today, followed by fair Thursday; easterly, shifting to south- erly winds; slightly warmer Thursday af- ternoon. Weather conditions and general forecast: It is warmer in the central valleys and lake regions and cooler on the Atlantic coast and in the extreme northwest. ‘The weather is generally fair in all dis- tricts, The weather will probably continue fair from New England southwestward to the gulf states, with slowly rising temperature. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 78; condl- tion, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 82; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 80; condition at in- oe gate house, 36; effluent gate house, Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 7:08 a. high tide, 0:20 a.m. and 12: Tomorrow—Low tide, 8:08 a. p.m.; high tide, 1:14 a.m. and 1:50 p.m. The Sun and Moon, Sun rises, 5:50; sun sets, 5:53. Moon rises, p.m.; moon sets, P.m.; moon enters first quarter at 1:23 p.m. The Bicycle Lamps. All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 5:53. The police regulations require that “Ali eycles, bicycles and tricycles in motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 6:50 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4:44 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Naphtha lamps all lighted by 6:59 p.m.; extinguishing begun at 4:59. The naphtha lamps burn fifteen minutes later in the morning than the gas lamps, as the moon schedule does not apply to them, Range of the Thermometer, The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 am. 70; 2 p.m., 83; maximum, 84; min- imum, A TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Dr. Lane Believes Such an Institution Will Be Developed. Success of the Course at the Central Schovl—A Good Reputation Achicved Abroad. ‘The work at the Central High School has begun smoothly, to the great satisfaction of the principal and teachers of that insti- tution. Dr. F. R. Lane, the principal, said to a Star reporter this morning that he had ro time yet to figure up the total attend- ance, but it was very satisfactory and wholly up to the expectations. He was particularly gratified at the popularity of the new technical course, which was insti- tuted about two years ago. “This course has a great future before it,” he said. “It unquestionably fills just ex- actly the niche that many people felt ex- isted in the High School system. These are the people who plead fdr what they call the practical in high school education, ‘The technical course was, of course, an experl- ment at first, but it is destined, I am sure, to become one of the strongest features of the High School system. I believe that it will develop in time into a separate branch, just as the Business High School ‘s today, with a building of its own and a separate corps of teachers. It is now in operation in the first three years of the school, and can, of course, be extended to the four years if desirable. There were about thirty boys of the first year class who elected to take this course the other day, and I have no doubt that if it were generally known among parents throv$hout the city that this course can be chosen by pupils there would be a very general increase in the attendance at the Central school, where this work is at present confined. “The course now is not provided with a epecial teaching force, but the pupils are given instruction in the various studies along with the regular classes in those branches. Better work could, of course, be done if we had a separate establishment for the technical training, which could be expanded in many directions and made vastly popular, There are about seventy- five pupils now receiving this instruction. A Good Reputation Abroad. “One of the best Indications of the suc- cess of the experiment is the fact that Mr. Gardner, who Is in direct charge of the shop work at the school, has been assured by the authorities of Worcester Technolog- ical Institute that they will receive our pu- pils of the technical course and place them one year in advance in all shop work. Boys from this and the similar course which preceded it have been obtaining po- sitions of value throughout the country. The training js admirably adapted for the }r2paration of students who desire to en- ter the technical courses at Princeton or the other uniyersities that make a spe- cialty of scientific instruction, and it will doubtless develop into a great training school for. those universities. But it will be of great value also to the boys who do expect to go to college, but who desire to enter remunerative work immediately after graduation. One of our boys left school before graduation recently and obtained at once a position at the navy yard as ma- chinist at $3.50 per day. “Those who knew the beginnings of the technical course seven or eight years ago would hardly recognize the shop and the manual department today. They have grown out of all recollection. The boys make things now that would have been considered impossible five years ago. One year they made an engine, a full, working steam engine of no mean power, and last year they constructed a dynamo that is in use today to light the shop. All the old, antiquated, rickety materials that were originally given to us have been replaced by solid, substantial, modern implements, and if we only had more room and more teachers we could build up one of the finest technical institutes in the country. I am absolutely confident that we have to- day the nucleus for a magnificent techni- eal school that will compare favorably with any in the country.” : ——— Lower Death Rate. There was a decrease in the death rate last week. The deaths reported to the health department numbered 113 as against 122 in the week before. The annual rate fell from 23.02 to 21.32. As compared with the last report the mortality from diar- rhoeal diseases declined from 21 to 12, that of infants under five years old from 49 to 38, and that from typhoid fever from 21 to 13. The investigation into the cause or causes of the prevalence of this latter mal- ady in the District, as referred to in last week's report, is still in progress, with a view to the adoption of such remedial measures as possible. Aside from this dis- ease the city is comparatively healthy, be- ing quite free from contagious affections and malarial troubles, with a continuously decreasing mortality from summer com- plaints. — Drowned in the Canal. The body of a middle-aged colored man nemed Robert Adams was found this morn- ing floating in the old canal near the N street bridge. It was first seen by Alice Pendleton, and she notified the police. The fourth precinct patrol wagon removed the body to the morgue, where it was viewed by the coroner, who decided that an in- quest would not be necessary. Adams had been missing for a day or two and it is thought that he fell into the canal by accident and drowned, as there were no signs of violence about the body. HURST CAMPAIGN FUND. Senator Gorman Sald to Be After Subscriptions. Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., September 25.—Sena- tor Gorman visited the city today and devoted several hours to working in the interests of Mr. Hurst. On his arrival he dropped into the democratic headquarters at the Carrollton for a few minutes and then called on I. Freeman; Rasin at the latter's office in the Law building. Mr. Rasin he did not see, as heoib in New York, but later in the day the Senater was seen in various parts of the business section of the city calling cn preminent business men. 126 It Is generally admitted that,Mr. Gormau Was after subscriptions to the Hurst cam- paign fund, and it ts said'‘that his mission met with but indifferent stceess. The Sen- ator also discussed the situation with a number of prominent business men, and asked their views of the present condition of political affairs. It 1s reported that one important object of his numerqus calls was to induce prominent democrats to accept piaces on the legislative tickety which will be nominated October 3. The, composition of this ticket is causing the regulars con- siderable anxiety. 4 lt ONLY VETERANS 1 BE SENT. Spain Realizing the Sertousness of the Cuban Revolt. MADRID, September 25.—The government has decided to hercafter send only veterans to Cuba for the suppression of the Insurrec- tion there. Advices from Havana report light skirm- ishes between Spanish and insurrectionary forces, and the appearance of Gen. Gomez, the Cuban leader, in the province of Santa Clara. Capt. Vinal yf the coasting steamer Mor- tera, which sunk the cruiser Barcastegul in a collision in the entrance to the harbor of Havana on the night of September 18, and who is to undergo trial by court-martial on the charge of culpable carelessness, has been ordered to find bail in the sum of 500,0W0 pesetas (about $9,500). HAVANA, September 25.—Andrez Martin Castro, aid-de-camp and secretary of the insurgent leader, Cartagena, and Lieut. Oliva and Florentine Rabasa have surren- dered to the authorities at Santiago de Cuba and given up their arms. ; The police have captured at the Alcancia plantation, in the province of Matanzi Important’ correspondence of the insurrec tionist leader, Bermudez, besides a banner and other property of the insurrectionists. Hernandez Prieto and his son, in whose pos- session the correspondence and other arti- cles were found, have begn arrested and im- prisoned. na ——_——__ ALL RECORDS BROKEN. —— Average Speed of 68.3 Miles an Hour From Albany to Syracuse. SYRACUSE, N. Y.,eSeptember 25.—All records for speed in long-distance travel by railroad were broken this morning by the New York World’s special train, which car- ried this morning's edition from New York to this place. The distance between Al- beny and Syracuse—148 miles—was covered by the special in 130 minutes, an average of 68.3 miles per hour. es Said to Be in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, September 25.—The Examiner says that Mrs. Elizabeth A. Tompkins, the eastern turf writer, who mysteriously disappeared from Chicago two years ago, has been found in this city. She is at present with Norman Brough, the of- ficlal handicapper for the California Jockey Club. She came to this city with him from Saratoga in 1803. At that time Brough was a writer on racing matters in turf topics. Both are well known in the east, and Brough is quite a figure in local sporting circles. Mr. Tompkins, who is his attention was called the above dis- patch by a Star reporter today, said that he did not believe a word Y tt ——.__ Carried a Vajuable Cargo. SAN FRANCISCO, Septémbér 25.—When the Pacific mail steamer City of Rio de Ja- ne‘ro sailed for China ang Japan with pas- sengers and merchandise, ghe carried away the largest amount of treasure which has been taken to the orient in over two years. The total amount from the various hanks and Chinese merchants netted$1,134,200, of which sum $005,400 was ini Mexican dollars and $227,000 in silver bullion. This sum will bring the total amount of,treasure ex- ported to China and Japan this month to @ figure exceeding $3,000,000. "The Coptic, the last steamer to sail, carried over $1,- 000,000. aa 4g, thle city, when Kuser et al. Quickly Acauitted. TRENTON, N. J., September 25.—The trial of Kuser, Krauetler, Robinson and Heintz for conspiracy to defraud the state in connection with printing contracts came to an end at 12:20 this noon with a verdict of acquittal, the jury being out only five minutes. The verdict was received with applause in the court room, and the de- fendants were congratulated by their friends, ——— Foote's Charges Denicd. CHEYENNE, Wyo., September 25.—Gov. Richards and otker Wyoming state officials today sent an open letter to Secretary Emith of the Interior Department denying specifically the charges of fraud made by Rotert Foote, state senator from Johnson county, against certain state officials and prcminent citizens of Wyoming. NO RESPONSE YET Dr. Talmage Has Not Answered the Call to Washington. ACCEPTANCE EXPECTED THIS WEEK Dr. Sunderland Tells a Star Re- porter How It Came About. AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW No reply has yet been received from Dr. Talmage by the committee of the congre- gation of the First Presbyterian Church in response to the call that was sent to the Brooklyn preacher Monday night. It is hardly expected that he will reply before the end of the week, if then, but meanwhile the officers and pastors of the church are very hopeful that Dr. Talmage will accept the call. Rev. Dr. Sunderland was seen by a Star reporter this morning at his home, on C street northwest near the church. He said that he did not expect there would be ary response from Dr. Talmage for two or three days at least, but he is very confi- dent that the reply, when it comes, will be favorable. “I cannot tell you exactly why I feel this way,” he went on, “but it is my certain conviction that Dr. Talmage will become our co-pastor. I know he is considering other calls, and the suggestion is thrown out that one of them is from another church of this city. As to that matter I have no information. I have no idea what other church can be meant. I know that there has been quite a pressure on Dr. ‘Talmage ever since his church burned for the last time to go here or there and take charge of congregational work, but he has refused all steadily. His best offer, from a monetary point of view, was from a great syndicate in London, which offered him any salary he might name and further proposed to build him an enormous church edifice. A Seheme to Go to Armenia. “Then there was another proposition made to him lately, which he took under serious consideration. The Red Cross So- ciety, I think it was, raised a large sum of money for the relief of the Armenians, who were the objects of the hatred of the Turks not many months ago. They ad- dressed Dr. Talmage and proposed to him to go to Armenia in their behalf and ex- pend the money for the benefit of the suf- tering Christians in that persecuted land. He was naturally anxious about the safety of the expedition, and there was some cor- respondence between him and the commit- tee in charge relative to this point. He did not care to undertake the enterprise if there was any probabiiity that his head would be cut off peremptorily, and as far as I know he put the matter by and finally rejected the suggestion. The Local Call May Have Been In- spired, “It may not be definitely known, but the calling of Dr. Talmage js as much the re- sult of an accidental remark as anything else. It may have been an inspiration. It came about from a proposition to have him come here for one evening to deliver a tecture. I happened to be in the city at the time that the trustees were about tc hold a meeting to consider the proposition to have Dr. Talmage give a talk, possibly in Convention Hall. I atiended the meet- ing, and approved the suggestion heartily Suddenly 1 arose, without really thinking of what I Was going to say, and blurted out: ‘Here we are talking about getting this man here for one night; why not get him for all time? Why not call him to be our pastor?’ “The words fell like a flash of lightning. It actually dumbfcunded the trustees. It was too gigantic a proposition to be com- prehended in a moment. It frightened me, even, and the next moment I feared lest I had said too much. But we talked it all over, and coolly considered the chances. At first the trustees were not a bit inclined to think it possible that Dr. Talmage would even think of accepting such a call. Put I told them that his circumstances were greatly changed; his old ties that bound him to Brooklyn had been very gen- erally broken, he had lost not only his church, but his wife, and he might be will- ing to go elsewhere. Besides, I reminded them, Washington is no slouch of a place, and it is a magnificent field. I finaliy talk- ed them into considering the case as hope- ful, and then the negotiations progressed, as has been told. Dr. Talmuge No Coquette. “There is one thing sure: Dr. Talmage is considering this call seriously and con- scientiously. He is no coquette. He can be relied upon when once he gives us even a tentative answér. We have had an ex- perience with one who did not act thus with us. Salary is not such an object to Dr. Talmage that he would play fast and Joose with us for such a matter. No, we can depend upon what he tells us in reply. His answer will go to the committee on correspondence, of which Mr. Wight is chairman. Let me thank The Star for its kindly interest In our efforts to get Dr. Talmage. All the papers have been very good to us in this case. It will be for the gcod of Washington as well as of the First Church to get Dr. Talmage here, and it is gratifying to have the support of the local papers.”” ———-->—__. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Bids Opened. Bids were opered today by the Commis- sioners for the ccnstruction of a disinfect- ing plant at the Smallpox Hospital. The bids were based upcn a proposal to fur- nish two different kinds of roofs. The bid- ders were: A. G. Pumphrey, $2,508 and $2,604; J. H. Howlett, $3,650 and $3,9) P. Bond, $2,550; McIntosh & Braxter, and $2.308; Columbus Thomas & Son, $2, and $2,448; D. F. Mockabee, $2,670 and $2,- 800, and Pavarini & Grear, $2,402 and $2,567. Approved and Opposed. Mersrs. George Harbin and Adam Gaddis appeared before the Commissioners today and urged that provision be made in their new estimates for the removal of the park- ing and trees on Pennsylvania avenue southeast between 2d and 4th streets and the paving of the space with asphalt. They called attention to the obstruction caused by the trees to the business interests and urged the removal of the trees. Later in the day Mr. M. I. Weller, hear- ing of the irterview, appeared before the Commissioners and opposed the improve- ment recommended. It would be far bet- ter, he said, to expend the money cohtem- plated for this improvement uyon some of the streets und avenues of that section of, the city which were in far greater need of improvement. is Building Permits. Building permits were issued today as fol- lows: Barr & Sanner, to erect eleven three- story and basement brick dwellings, at Nos. 1321 and 1341, inclusive, Columbia avenue, Columbia Heights, to cost $66,000; James J. Sheehy, to erect one three-story brick store building at No. 1128 H street northeast, to cost $6,000; John A. Narjes, to erect one two-story brick dwelling on*lot 34, square 1063, 15th street southeast, to cost $1,200; Wm. Clarke, to erect one two-story frame private stable, rear 13th and Lamar streets, to cost $150. —_—.__ Marriage Licens Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Jos. J. Kelly and Mary T. Hur- icy; Wm. Marshall and Lucy Contee; Frank Washington end Florence Bailey; Wm. C. Soules and Jane McFarlene; George Her- bert Stockbridge of New York city and Leuise Adele ven Rodenstein of this city; George Heath and Sarah Smith, both of Baltimore, Md.; George C. Richards and Annie M. Weitzel; Dr. Wm. S. Washburn of New York and Lillie M. Graves of this city; Jas. E. Clark and Jennie B. Stuart; Jon Orspada of Chicago, Il., and Alice E. Cumberland of this city; Charles H. Ennis of Webster City, Iowa, and Rebeckah 8. Dewart of this city; John Henry Neu- schofer of this city and Mary Loulsa Rau of Baltimore, Md.; Patrick Gavin and Mary Ann Barrett; Jos. S. McCarty and Luly J. Raff; George C. Johnson and Pearl M. Jen- nings; James Allen and Florence Rich. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS ATTORNEYS ... ATLANTA EXPOSITION. AUCTION SALES. . BOARDING . BUSINESS CHANCES. CIry ITEMS. See eeees COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. COUNTRY BOARD...... COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. Beaacma Baasaaa FOR RENT (Stables)... FOR RENT (Stores) FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lote) FOR SALE (Miscellaneous)... FOR SALE (Pianos). HORSES AND VEHICI LADIES’ GOoDs. LEGAL NOTICES. LOCAL MENTION ICST AND FOUND... MANICURE . MEDICAL MONEY W. PERSONAL ... PIANOS AND ORGANS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROPOSALS RAILROADS SPECIAL NOTICES. STEAM CARPET STORAGE ..... SULURBAN PROPERTY. SUMMER RESORTS eeeneebonaaetianeeahbaahaanaenananeaaaae WANTED (Lots). WANTED (Misc WANTED (Rooms) WANTED (Situations). CAN'T BE DONE. Legal Decision Relating to Withhold- ing Contract Money. ° Judge Cole, in the case of the United States against James B. Colegrove, a mail contractor, and Benjamin Fryback and T. E. Hollaway, his bondsmen, today ren- dered a decision of great interest and im- portance both to the Post Office Depart- ment and to mail contractors. In entering the sult some time ago the government alleged that in 1892 Mr. Cole- grove contracted to carry a mail route be- tween Glen Hope and Iroona, Pa., for four year@ but performed the service for but one year, viz, from July 1, 1893, to July 1, 1894. Mr. Colegrove received pay for the first two quarters, but when the govern- ment withheld payment for the last two quarters he refused to further carry the route. The government withheld payment for the last two quarters on the ground that Mr. Colegrove was indebted to sub- contractors on other routes contracted to be carried by him, and to such subcon- tractors the government paid the amount due him on the Glen Hope-Iroona route, claiming that such payment was author- ized by the act of Congress of May 4, 18S2, and that the payment was in reality one to Mr. Colegrove. Mr. Colegrove maintained that the goy- ernment was not so authorized, and re- fusing to further carry the Glen Hope- Iroona route because of such action of ihe government, the government sued to re- cover the amount of the bond ($300) for such alleged default of Mr. Colegrove to fulfill his contract. The case came up before Judge Cole several weeks ago, when the right of the government to divert funds due a contractor on one route for payment of subcontractors of his on an- other was raised. In deciding the matter today Judge Cole held that such a course could not be pur- sued by the government, although he held that where a contractor defaulted on one route the government could withhold pay- ments due him on that and other routes as well. And the court held, too, that where a principal failed to pay his subcontractor on one route the government could apply withheld payments on that particular route to the subcontractor on ft only. It is sald that Judge Cole's decision to- day will prevent the further following of a custom followed by the Post Office De- partment ‘for several years, viz, that of applying withheld payments on one route to payment of subcontractors of the pri cipal on other routes. It is thought that the case will be carried to the Court of Appeals by the government. —— The Metserott Property. A petition was presented in the Equity Court today by Attorneys Edwards and Bernard on behalf of Job Barnard and Jos. E. Luckett, assignees of the firm of W. G. Metzerott & Company, praying that the trusts created by the deed of assignment of October 11, 1893, be executed under the supervision and direction of the court, and the funds distributed to the proper parties entitled thereto. Also, that the matter be reterred to the auditor of the court to state the account of the petitioners, to notify creditors, take proof and report the proper distribution of the funds, The assignees state that they have in hend about $15,000 for distribution, which is insufficient for the payment of the debts in full, and mvst, therefore, be distributed pro rata among the creditors of the firm. ‘they therefore ask the aid of the court in the matter, explaining that they are in- fcrmed that the schedule of liabilities at- tached to the deed of assignment is not 2 full and complete list of the creditors of the firm. The amounts differ, too, they say, and they are informed that certain creditors had, before the assignment was made, received collateral security for their clairs, for which they should render an account before participating with the un- secured creditors in a distribution of the fund. Many creditors are unknown, it is said. ~ FINANCIAL For Sale, 6 Per Cent Notes. We have for sale 6 per cent first trust notes in limited amounts, secured on real estate. Those desiring such investments can be accommodated. The Washington Loan & Trust Company, CORNER 9TH AND F STREETS. It JOHN JOY EDSON, President. THE REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $1.50 per share was this day declared, parable on Oc- tober 1, to stockholders of record of September 26. Books closed from 26th September to Oc- eat oes WEST END NAT. BANK. P. WILLIAMS, Cas 4-3t ler. UCE EXCHANGE COMMISSION CO., 216 uth st. opposite Center Market, are open for business. ey purchase and sell’ provisions, grain, stocks, bonds und cotton, for eush or on mnargin, at a commission of 1-8 per cent. sed-3aw,w&sim Money to Loan es oY 5, 5% and 6 Per Cent ON Real Estate. Our charges reasonable, and loans made wit! delay. WESCOTT, WILCOX & HIESTO. e2i-Im 1907 Pa. ave. n.w. The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, tober 2. CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. Chartered by special act of Congress ‘Jun., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1690, and Feb., 1892. CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS. TONTINE, ENDOWMENT AND PAID-UP UNRUHANCH POLIGES PURCHASED “AT A FAIR DISQOUN api-tt N. BURNS, 1419 F st. nw. FINANCIAL. SOBSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW TORR STOCK EXCHANGE, 1419 F st., Glover buflding. ris of Messrs. Moore & Schley, 80 Bankers ard Dealers in jovernment Bonds. change. water reee et Pee $e aes excl of Ne ork, Boston and Baltimore ought and mola. et ity made of Investment securities. Dis- eee ee and Stock dealt fi = phone St in. American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. C. T. Havenner, Men.ber Washington Stock Exchange, Real Estate and Stock Broker, Rooms # and 11, Atlantic building, F st. nw. Investment Securities. Stocks, Bonds and Grain bought and sod for cash or cn margin. Cotton bought and sold in New York or New Orzenns. Private wirer to New York, Chicago and New Orleans. Telephone 453. aplo-tr “CONCERNING LOANS AND INVESTIIENTS.” This is the title of a booklet issued by us FREE on application. Do not fail to read it before borrowing or irvesting. “‘Gilt-edge” six per cent real estat: loans always on hand. B, H. WARNER & CO., se5-1m 916 F st. nw. Tilford & Maynard, BROKERS, 1341 F Street. eee at Price, McCormick & Co., New Memberr New York Stock Exchange, Cotton Ex- chenge and Chicago Board of Trade. pea ‘wires 10 New York and Chicago. m FRANK WILSON BROWN BROKER, 1335 F St. N. W. Stocks. Bonds, Grain, Provisions and Cottom, Direct private wires to principal cities, Long-distance telephone 1414. Correspo: dent of Messrs. Theo. W. Myers & Ga, No, 47 New st., New York, members of the New York Stock Exchange. Jel0-2at W. B. Hibbs, Member of the New York Stock Exchange, Banker and Broker, 1421 F Street. Cor lent of MESSRS. LADENRUEG, THALMA! my13-16d 46 ‘Wall st., New York. The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., Pays four per cent interest on savings accounts. Open until5 p. m. on Govern- ment pay days and Satur- day evenings between 6and PIANOS AND ORGANS. & 0O., We Struck the Right Chord When We Offered Those Piano Bargains. ‘The response has been most gratifying. People appreciate a plano barguin as well as any other kind. 15 new STANDARD UPRIGHTS in the eale—<xcellert instruments—rank away up in the pinno world. Rosewood, oak, any and ebony cases. See them. Metzerott Music Ce. Music Hall, All the Latest Sheet Music, 1110 F sT. N. wW- HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Bradbury Upright. $10 cash A nice Upright in $8 cash Krakauer Square, fine plano. $5 cash and $3 per Jy30-6m,8 "HUGO WORCH, For tomorrow! 5025-244 and $8 per month. excellent condition, and $6 rh, i Remetnbe an he ot cur formal opent idly ay gz. Our ficors ar? still crowded with elightly used Plinos and Organs—which must be Jisposed of in erder to make for the great crowds who 1s rP=“amvn DROOP’S - NEW STEINWAY PIANO WARE ROOMS, 925 PENNA. AVE. Piano Buyers, Please Read ‘The following and then come end see us: A HANDSOME SMALL UPRIGHT PIANO, in perfect order, FOR ONLY $100 CASH, or at slight advance on time. Other bargains at proportionate prices. New Pinos and Organs at large discounts from reg- ular prices. We must get as many instruments as possible out of the way within the next ten days, Good Second-hand Square Pianos as low as $60, “on $5 payments. It is greatly to your interest to see our stock before you purchase a Plano or Organ, John F. Ellis & Co., 937 Penna. Ave. N.W. $425 Upright Piano For $190. A magnificent and handsome style Uj Grand Fiano, only slightly ‘used, that a short time'ago, can be had for only $190 if taken at once. We offer this great close the account of a party leaving the city. Fine make; has all the latest and best improve. mente; superb tone, and very elegant in every particular. Frlly guaranteed. Stool and with it. A rare chance for a quick buyer. - The Piano Exchange, Next! — sccany care secummen Uprieht. $225 price la $590, but you may bare it now for $225. 0 BETTER ° D.G. Pfeiffer & Co., 417 Eleventh St. N. W. 5e18-20d lr. SLIGHTLY USED UPRIGHT AND GRAND FIND Ung AND SQUARE PANGS OF DUR FERENT MAKI TO SUIT. PIANOS FOR RENT. Toning and Mepairlag by experienced workmen. Wm. Knabe & Co., 1422 Penn. Ave. N.W. ° Telephone call No, 1737. apue-tt