Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1895, Page 10

FI ELD 17th and C 9 Streets. hard” -cmoothe level ope Billy “to. quick tench leycl gracefully—healthfully. bi ticular attention to LADY puplls—per- for thelr comfort nA $2 guarantee ticket is good till oa tee ticket jee is attained. Fee refunded if new wheel is purchased within a year. 452 P2. Ave. in, Manager. « aul0-3m,42d 7 You Can Save 50c. to $1.22 je pielcre sul eee Fi 950, se = (sole D. C. Agents for ‘Youmans’ Hats. (AMES Y. DAVIS’ SONS, ‘atters and Furriers, 1201 Pa. ave. _se26-24co Bits of Wisdom. There ia as much difference in tailors as in the cloth of which garments are made. It were wiser to buy a GOOD “Rendy-made' Suit than a “‘chesp tailor-made” one—even at_the sume cost. T7Every S. & W. garment represents THE BEST thought and skill of master workmen— for which we ask a reasonable price only. Snyder& Wood, 1111 Pa.Ave. re LL loring at Reasonable Prices. se26-14d B. H. Stinemetz & Son. “STYLISH” —elegant — becoming — “swell”— durable—all of these terms apply to the Knox Fall Hats. Even in old age the Knox Hat has a distingue air about it. You can’t wear ’em out. B. H. STINEMETZ & SON, Hatters and Furrlers, 1237 Pa. ave. _ se6-3m,20 $20 is all 3 =for a gentecl Tailor-made Suit. Perfect fit—perfect etyle—perfect satisfaction, or eep ‘em. TWO BLOORS of woolens to select frem. [7A good Business Suit for $15. All SE en eG Dole Haslett & Pistel, ty tcate 1345Pa.Ave.N.W. foes 9¢25-20d “Dunlap” Hats. —The “Dunlap” heads in America. corers the brainiest : Buch heads require * the BEST, and being endowed with brains * they know the best. There is less profit * in the “Dunlap™ because it costs money * to produce such a hat. 5 * We are sole agents for the District of . . ° . . . . Columbia. Charl ie Ruoff, “Hatter,” 905 Pa. Ave. Willett & Ruof’s Old Stand. B024-244 Stands on a reputation made today, not on a repu- tation made long ago when the bicycle industry was in its infancy and the best wheel on the mar- ket was little better than a velocipede. The Spald- is the most improved wheel on the market—it Tepresents the “Utopia” of wheeldom. Price, $100. TAPPAN’S, 1013 Pa. ave. Branch Bicycle Sales Rooms, Riding School and ‘Hiring Department at 1146 Conn. ave. se14-3m,24 Fine Merchant Tailoring. We have been doing Tailoring for forty years, and thoroughly understand the business—bhow to make 2 man look Tailor dressed. Strictly first-class work at reasonable prices. Fine Suitings, $35. W..S. TEEL, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue. 8e20-tf 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. SPRUCE IV WON THIS The English Half-Rater Defeats the American. VALKYRIE T0 REMAIN THIS WINTER Ready to Meet Defender or Any Yacht Next Season. MANLY SPORTS IN @ENERAL The second race took place yesterday be- tween the half raters Spruce IV, the En- glish boat, and Ethelwynn, the American boat, for the challenge cup offered by the Sewanhaka-Corinthia Yacht Ciub of New York. The race was won by the Spruce by’ twenty-three seconds. The course was triangular and was laid on Long Island sound. Each leg was two miles long, and the course was sailed twice over, making a total of twelve miles. As telegraphed to The Star, Ethelwynn finished the first round first. Then the Cc. J. Field, Owner of the Ethelwynn. wind shifted to the southward again and Spruce came up and, blanketing Ethel- ‘wynn, passed the American and left a clear length of water between them. On the last leg Mr. Field, owner of the American, ran up half a dozen jibs before he got through with his experiments, thus losing time enough to have won the race. This leg was beat to windward. Mr. Fields carried out a policy of long tacks, while Mr. Brand of the Spruce made many short ones. The breeze was blowing six kno*s an hour when the boats began this beat, but before they reached the finish it had dropped to four. Spruce by making her Mr. Brand, Owner of Spruce IV. small-sized tacks scooted over the line close hauled twenty-three seconds ahead of the American boat, which had eased off sheets far from the finish and came ahead very fast, but too late. “I was beaten by too many jibs,” said Mr. Field. “I had six aboard. There were four too many.” ~ HARDLY AN ENGLISHMAN, Challenger Rose, the Son of a Cana- dian Father and American Mother. Mr. Charles Day Rose, the challenger for the America’s cup, is the second son of the Put the Peaches in brandy quick! Put up your brandy peaches now while the fruit is at the height of its perfection. The best housekeepers use To-Kalon Brandy. Only $3.50 gal., $1 qt., delivered anywhere quick. TO-KALON ‘in¢ G14 14th st. "Phone 998, se14-2m,20 We're not looking for a cent profit on this stock of Men's Underwear, Hostery, Neckwear and Neglize Shirts. "We shali be satisfied to get cost. Our business 18 making Shirts to order. We shall buy no more furnishings when these are closed out. Underwear, 25c.; $1 Underwear, 50c.: 75e. Underwear, 38c.; $2 Underwear, $1. We furnish the power—will turn it | v. Shirtmaker, on when you're ready. oe HALL, 9c8 F St. HS Sten oto Stone Bene Oe auiz-20a | se2t-16d The weather (ea is likely to be fair. _ FRANK LIBBEY & CO. Established = = = = = = = = = = = 1824. The Oldest Lumber Firm in Washington. Another Big Drop In Lumber. We are cutting the prices on everything. Send a list of your lumber needs and we'll send you a rock- bottom estimate. “One cent for one square foot of board” ==-0r $1 per 100 feet. They are the finest red-heart boards made, gang-sawed, in even thickness and one length. Suitable for fencing, sheathing and all ordinary purposes. Frank Libbey & Co., “Everything That Enters Into the Construction of a House,” Lumber & [lillwork, 6th & N. Y. Ave. late Sir John Rose, baronet, of Canada. His mother was Miss Emmet-Temple of Rutland, Vt. It is understood that Mr. Lowe, an American gentleman, who has some horses in training in England, is as- sociated with Mr. Rose in building the new challenger for the cup, and experts, there- fore, do not regard the enterprise as of purely British origin. Sir John Rose, the father of the chal- lenger for the cup, assumed the manage- ment of the financial affairs of the Duchy of Cornwall for the Prince of Wales when he settled in England fifteen years ago, and is credited with having greatly im- Proved the finances of his royal highness during his administration. VALKYRIE TO REMAIN. It is Said She Will Not Return This Fall. The New York World says: It may be safely stated that Valkyrie III will not ercss the ocean this year. She will, unless all signs play false, be laid up for the win- ter at South Brooklyn or the Erle basin. Lord Dunraven’s change of front is in reality not so sudden as it seemed to those who took a trip down to the Erle basin yes- terday mqrning expecting to find Valkyrie departing and found instead the crew busy unloading her stores and carrying them aboard the City of Bridgeport. , Rumors that the unsuccessful cup hunter would stay on this side until next season have been rife since last Friday. These rumors erystallized into what was practically a certainty last Monday night when Capt. Carfield showed Theodore- Krombach, one of his most intimaie friends in this country, @ telegram ordering him to stop work on Vaikyrie until further notice. The “further notice” came at breakfast time yesterday in the shape of another telegram ordering that the stores be taken out of Valkyrie and put aboard the Bridgeport. And it was in the performance of this order that the crew devoted the greater part of yesterday. To Race Here Next Year. NEW YORK, September 26.—Lord Dun- raven’s object in having the Valkyrie III sperd the winter on this side of the Atlan- tic is to have her race again, and inci- dentally, it is said, to silence those of his critics who have asserted that he was afraid to have his yacht meet the Defender again. The fact that the Valkyrie is to race here neat year, if opportunity offers, was made public today by H. Maitland Kersey, who has acted as Lord Dunraven’s spokesman. “There has been a great deal of talk akout special races between thé two ves- sels,” he said, “and if anybody wants Val- kyrie to race, she will be on hand. If De- fender goes to the Mediterranean, Valkyrie will go there also.’ FASHION AT THE RACES. Flannel Suits and White Umbrellas at Newmarket. NEWMARKET, England, September 26. —Although the weather today was blazing hot, the mercury in the thermometer rising above the 80 mark, in the shade, there was a large and fashionable attendance at the races here. Flannel suits and white umbrellas, whick are not usually to be seen thus late in the season, dotted the paddock and stands. Lord Rosebery, whose two derby winners, Ladas and Sir Visto, competed for the Jockey Club stakes, the richest prize at the Newmarket first October meeting, was among the nota- bles present. The conditions of this race were as follows: The Jockey Club stakes of 10,000 sover- eigrs, the second horse to receive 500 sov- ereigns, the third 200 sovereigns, the nom- inator of the winner 400 sovereigns and the nominator of the second horse 200 sover- ereigns, out of the stakes, for three and four-year-olds, winners of the Derby, St. Leger, Grand Prix De Paris or Newmarket stakes to carry twelve pounds extra; dis- tance one and one-quarter miles. The result was as follows: Mr. J. H. Houldsworth’s bay colt Laveno, three years, by Ben d'Or, out of Napoli, won; Lord Ellesmere’s chestnut filly None the Wiser, four years, by Wisdom, out of Cor- rie Roy, second; Mr. T. Cannon’s chestnut filly Venia, three years, by Melanium, out of Reine Blanche, third. The betting was 9 to 4 cn Laveno, 9 to 2 on None the Wiser, and 25 to 1 on Venia. CORBETT’S QUARTERS, Every Facility Afforded the Champion for His Preliminary Work. The training quarters where Champion James J. Corbett will put in his last month's work in preparation for his battle with Fitzsimmons at Dallas, October 3, are beautifully situated in the suburbs of San Antonio. The commodious club house «f the San Antonio Jockey Club has been placed at his disposal, and he will find the track to be in fine condition for his road work. A hand ball court fs being erected near the house according to plans made by a New York architect and approved by the champion. The designer had no very great strain on his intellect, for the entire “‘shoot- ing match,” as Texas sports say, consists of four high wooden walls. Rooms will be provided for the party at the club hous ‘they have all been furnished at a consider- able expense. The Russell cottage, which will be occupied as a residence ‘by the champion and Mrs. Corbett, is a handsome place on Aloma Heights, a fashionable suburb four miles from town. Corbett and his party are expected to arrive not later than October 9, and before that time every- thing will be in readiness to receive them. ANOTHER EXCIT FINISH. Senators Pulled Of a Victory in the ‘Tenth Inning. The Washington team owes its victory over the New York misfits yesterday to Umpire Hurst. At the close of the ninth inning, with the score a tie, 4 to 4, it was, in the opinion of both teams, and of the great majority of the thousand spectators, much too dark to play another inning. But Mr. Hurst thought differently, and ordered the game to go on, despite the rather vigor- ous protests of both sides. Doyle, the first man at the bat in the tenth inning, fouled te McGuire, Dohney struck out for the third time, Fuller and Tiernan singled, and then Van Haltren put one in center, which, getting past Brown, placed the batsman on third and scored Fuller and Tiernan. Davis ended the inn- ing by a fly to DeMontreville. Then every- body but the New York people insisted that the game be called because of darkness, but Hurst obstinately refused, “‘and the bani played on.” McGuire reached first on Dohney’s slow- ness, Selbach singled, Cartwright followed suit with one to center, McGuire scoring. The best that Crooks cculd do was to fly to Stafford. But DeMontreville lifted a long one to Tiernan, on which Selbach scored, Cartwright going to third, and then Ander- son batted in place of Mercer, putting a hot one between first and second, bringing Cartwright in with the winning run. At that point in the proceedings Mr. Hurst concluded that it was too dark to play, and called the game. Mercer and McGuire formed the home battery, and again the youngster proved too much for the metropolitan pigmies. Dohney, the scuth paw, assisted by the angelic Doyle, officiated for the visitors. Both clubs scored one each in the third Inning, and in the following one the second- raters put three to their credit. After: the two Davis players had gone out, German and Stafford singled. Mercer was instruct- ed to pass Doyle, the next batsman, to first, when Dohney fooled everybody,- including himself, by knocking one over Selbach’s head, scoring the three base runners and putting himself on third, where he stayed. The Washington people got one in the same inning, and then in the sixth they tled the score. The following score tells what they did: WASHINGTON. _| NEW YORK. WH.OLL.E. R.H.O.AB. oo0200 1560 11120 2100 01800 1000 10401 0220 cl It. 8 B10 0, 01210 Ctwe't, 1b 2 216 8 0 fais Crooks, 2b. 9 10 § o) 1401 Dedtont, ss. 9 1 2 3 O} 0412 lercer, p. 1 Anderson... 0 100 ee Total.... 7113017 1 Total... 6 7211 5 Anderson batted for Mercer. x ‘Two out when winning run was made. : Washington. 00110200037 New York 00180000036 Earned runs—Wasbington, 5; New York, 3. Twi base hit—Selbach. Three-base bits—Dolmey, Vi Haltren. Stolen bases—Abbey, McGulre, Stafford, Cartwright (2), Crooks: Double play—# Davis (unassisted). First base on balls—By Mer= cer, 6. Passed , balls—McGuire, Left on bas 3 by Dohney, "as Dorle. ° Sacrifice hit~DeMontrevill ‘Washington, 8; New York, 1. ‘Struck out—By THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. Mercer, Dohney, 8. Time—Two hours and Tocty tiltes” Umpire—Hysst. Other League Games. Baltimore . Philadelphia At St. Louis— nol 5 4 1 5 At Louisville— Pitteburg 1 15 8 Louisville 488 At Brooklyn— < Brooklyn a 432 Boston . 248 The League Record. Clubs. W. L. L. P.c. Baltimore... 83° 42 61 531 Cleveland-:. 83 45. re ‘B12 Philadelphia. 77 50 .G06| Cincinnati... 64 62 608 Chicago..... 70 56 656) Washington. 41 83 .831 Boston 69 58 (543) St. Louls.... 38 90 .297 Brooklyn... 70 59 -643) Loulsville... 84 95 .264 Standing of the clubs September 26, 1894: Clubs. w. W. L. Baltimore. .. 87° 38 62° 64 New York: .. 85 57 73 Boston 81 48 53 73 Philad 7 52 St, Louis. -.: 45 76 Brooklyn.... 68 59 °535 Washington. 45 84 Cleveland... 65 60 520 Louisville... 85 91 Today’s Lengue Schedule. Philadelphia at Baltimore. 4 Chicago at Cincinnati. Pittsburg at St. Louis. Western Base Ball Associntion. The standing of the clubs of the Western Association at the end of the season which closed yesterday Clubs. is as follows: W. L. P.C.{ Clubs. 79 43.647 Quincy. 71 52 °578 Dubuque. 69 54 (561 St. Joreph 68 58 .539, Burlington... Base Ball Notes. ‘Well done, Senators; keep it up and may figish as well as last year. Manager Hanlon of Baltimore has on trial Pitcher Gray, from Toronto. Gray comes recommended by Manager Jack Chapman of Toronto. Chapman was the manager of the Buffalo team last year, and is responsible for Hoffer being with the Baltimores, as it was he who strongly recominended him. If Gray turns out as did Hoffer, there is no doubt that he will be signed. Manager Hanlon will give him a test. If Cleveland win all her three remaining games her percentage will be .656, and Bai- timore must win three to get .662 per cent and take the pennant. One of the games to be played that is put on Cleveland's list was a drawn game with Chicago. It may pot be played off at all. Hence cal- culation is also made in the table for Cleve- land on the two-game basis. If the Pitts- burg forfeited game be thrown out it will take three points off any percentage cred- ited to Baltimore in the table. McGraw attended the Baltimore game again yesterday, and is rapidly improving. When he will again get in the game he does not know. Catcher Clark of the Baltimore club was doubled up yesterday, Miss Isabelle Taylor Thomas being the other part of the battery. The Orioles sent a handsome silver service to the newly wedded couple. Harry Wright, the chief of staff of base ball umpires, who was taken to the Sani- torium at Atlantic City. several days ago suffering from catarrhal pneumonia and a complication of diseaacs, is slowly improv- ing. He is so iil, fever, that any im- provement in his comyocn is marked. The second of the of three games for the southern championship was secured by the Nashville team at Richmond yester- day in an errorless game and with brilliant work at the bat. At.the end of the first half of the sixth the score was 10 to 2, in favor cf Nashville. The rain set in, and the score was put back to the fifth, maRing a shutout for Richmond, the corrected score being 7 to 0. In view of the cpposite condi- tions Tuesday, the resvlt! was a great sur- prise. Today's game! settles the contest, and the interest is at top-notch. It is stated positively that Manager Ban- croft of the Cincinnati team has made a direct offer to Vcn der’Ahe whereby La- tham may be sent to'St: Louis. Bancroft, as part of his proposition, offers to trade Latham for Catcher Peitz, and the Browns’ president has taken.thermatter under ad- visement, with every: prodpect of accepting the trade. A member of the Digby Bell Company taught the musical rooters a new song yes- terday at Baltimore, and they sang !t all through the game. The words are set to the music of “Only One Girl in This World for Me,” and are as follows: ‘There's only one team in the league for me; Only one team that plays ball, I see. The Baltimores are a dandy, And with their sticks quite handy. There's only one team in the ieague for me. The Scranton Base Ball Club has dis- banded and no more games in the series for the Scranton Tribune cup will be play- ed this year. In consequence the cup goes to Wilkesbarre, the leading club, having won the two games played. Turner and Hallman of the Phillies col- lided in the fifth at Baltimore yesterday while running for a high fly and Turner strained his injured leg. Sullivan took his place in center field and Madison went to short. iz Coleman, a new one, went in the box for the Browns yesterday at St. Louis, and Atkinson, a Missouri boy, went into left field. Miller covered short and Cooley third. Otten received Coleman’s delivery. The on- ly feature of the first game was the ina- bility of the Browns to bat. In the second game Breitenstein was at his best, and the game was won on its merits, TES 4475 you Pensioners to Play Georgetown. The Pension Office team will play the Georgetown College boys a game on the college grounds Saturday. The battery for the “Pensioners” will be Royce Hough and Midget Raab. Manager Jaeger has several games yet to play before the season for amateur base ball is at an end. The game between his team and the nine from the Washington Outing Club, which was to be played yes- terday, has been postponed for one week. Another American Victory. LONDON, September 26—Mr. Walter Winans of Baltimore has won the revolver championship at the South London Rifle Club in the competitions which concluded today. His score was 324 out of a possible 38. This is the eighth consecutive year in which Mr. Winans has held the revolver championship of the South London Rifle Club, and his score this year is two points higher than his best previous record in shooting for this trophy. Mr. Winans: is competing for the North London Rifle Club's revolver championship also. ‘This he has held for two of the three years since it was instituted. Columbias to Talk Business. A meeting of the members of the Colum- bia Athletic Club will be held this evening for the purpose of considering the future of that organization. It,is believed that some action will be taken which will prevent the threatened dissolution of;the club, ° Gentry’s Rant, Time. In the special pacing, ‘third heat, at Du- buque, Iowa, yesterdiy, ‘Gentry made the fastest record of the geasgn and the fastest third heat ever paced ox trotted. Gentry defeated Joe Patchen and Fidol in three straight heats—2.06%; 203; 2.03 3-4. Profesnor Gregory's Petition. There will be a special meeting of the trustees of Howard University in Novem- ber for the purpose 6f cénsidering the pe- tition of James M. Gregéry for reinstate- ment.as professor of Latin at that insti- tution. Prof. Gregory was dropped from the roll of teachers lust spring because, as it was stated, the financial condition of the University became suen as to necessitate economy in this department in order that certain repairs and improvements might be made to the buildings. There is, it is said, some indignation among the students that he should be forced now to leave the in- stitution from which he graduated many years ago, and with which he has been connected as teacher for twenty-seven sea- sons. There was an effort to secure a re- view of their action by the trustees last spring, but a meeting could not be had owing to the absence of several members of the board from the city. — Declared Insane, Mrs. Lavinia Evans, formerly a clerk in the Treasury Department, was sent to the irsane asylum yesterday by Sanitary Ofi- cer Frank. She is sixty-nine years old, and her friends think she may recover under hospital treatment. DISTRICT W. C. T. U. Twenty-First Aunual Convention of the Organization. BIG ATTENDANCE AT FOUNDRY CHURCH Interesting Reports Showing the Work Accomplished Last Year. THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS The interior of Foundry M. E. Church was appropriately decorated this morning on the occasion of the twenty-first annual corvention of the Woman's Christian Tem- perance Union of the District of Columbia. ‘The convention, which is to last through tomorrow evening, is the celebration of the “coming of age” of the local union, and is naturally the occasion of great joy and gratification < mong the devoted women who give so much of their time and energies to the cause of temperanee. ‘The. chancel was set with palms, and on an eacel rested a large portrait, draped in the stars and stripes, of Miss Frances E. Willard, the president of the National W. c. T. U. The organ rail in the reas of the chancel was also draped with old glory. Along the organ and under the galleries hung “The Voice of the Churches,” a long petition for prohibition in the District. The various petitions were attached in the form of a long ribbon, and, hanging in graceful asihes, made an effective decoration. « The District union consists of thirteen local unions and e!ght “Y’’ unions, as the societies made up of the younger members are called. One or more pews were as- signed to each of these smaller bodies, and were marked by little white bannerets bearing the names of the different unions. The general officers of the District of Co- lumbia_are as follows: President, Mrs. M. E. Griffith; vice president-at-large, Mrs. M. E. Cohen; corresponding secretary, Miss L. 8. Weightman; recording secretary, Mrs. Emma F. Shelton; treasurer, Mrs. S. M. Westcott. An election of officers will be beld tomorrow morning, but the chances gre that not many changes will be made, for these are all tried and true workers, and enjoy the love and confidence of their fellow workers in the fight against the liquor evil. The Convention Opened. ‘There was a very fair attendarce of mem- bers at 9:30 c’clock this morning, when the convention began. It was opened by devo- tional exercises, which were conducted by Mrs. Jernie Bartlett. The convention was called to order by Mrs. Griffith, after which the roll call was read by the recording secretary, as were also the minutes of the last meeting. The enrolled officers, mcst of whom were pres- ent when the convention was called to order, are as follows: Presidents of unions—Chapin, Mrs. M. E. Cohen; West End, Mrs. Alice Baxter; Northwest, Mrs. T. A. Willlams; Capitol Hill, Mrs. Jennie S. Bartlett: Anacostia, Mrs. E. L. Sherwood; North Capitol, Mrs. Margaret B. Platt; Southwest, Mrs. Anna Gotwald, Frances E. Willard, Mrs. A. M. Faehtz; Southeast, Mrs. M. A. Mahone; Lincoln Memorial, Mrs. Sarah G. Johnso! Brookland, Mrs. R. R. West; Le Droit Park, Mrs. L. D. Merrick; Georgetown, Mrs. Isaac Birch. Presidents of Y. unions—Vermont Avenue, Miss Mary E. Drown; Crusader, Miss Cora ‘Thoma: First Baptist, Miss Katherine Donovan; Ryland, Miss Maggie Larcombe; West End, Miss Carrie M. McGlue. Superintendents of departments—Juvenile and Sunday school, Mrs. Alfred Wood; temperance and literature, Mrs. Margaret B. Platt; legislative and petition, Mrs. Clin- ton Smith; prison and jail, Mrs. J. D. Smith; unfermented wine, Mrs. Emma E. Falconer; young woman's work, Mrs. 8. La Fetra; fiower mission, Mrs. F. G. Jone: work among foreigners, Mrs. Hannah Cros- by; scientific temperance instruction, Mrs. Anna F. Beiler; Sabbath observance, Mrs. M. E. Catlin; evangelistic, Mrs. M. E. Hart- sock; press, Mrs. Margaret B. Platt; purity in literature and art, Mrs. E. A. Chambers; narcctics, Mrs. Alice Chapman; social pur- ity, Mrs. J. H. Robinson; mcthers’ meet- ings, Mrs. Sophia Smith; heredity and hy- giene, Mrs. C. E. Ritter; parliamentary, Mrs. Anna F. Beiler; messenger boys, Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley; firemen, Mrs. Maria Mer- rick; mercy, Dr. Alice Burritt; railroad, Mrs. J. H. Mitchell; work among colored people, Mrs. T. A. Williams; auditor, Miss Lizzie’Kessler; state reporter, Mrs. Clinton Smith. Trustees of the W. C. T. U., District of Columbia—Mrs. M. E. Griffith, Miss L. S. Weightman, Mrs. Emma F. Shelton, Mrs. S. M. Wescott, Mrs. Alma V. Davis, Mrs. E. Moffatt, Mrs. Anna C. McDowell, Mrs. E. K. Knowles, Mrs. H. T. Brian. Ip addition to these the officers of the different unions and two delegates from each are members of the District union. Committees Appointed. ‘The committees for the convention were appointed this morning as fellows: Credentiais—Mrs. T. A. Williams, chair- man; Miss L. S. Weightman and Mrs. Em- ma F. Shelton. Courtesies—Mrs. H. A. Gillenwater, chair- man; Mrs, Walter Brown and Mrs. Anna Bovee. Finance—Mrs. S. M. Wescott, chairman; Mrs. Biler, Mrs. Hartsock. Resolutions — Mrs. Margaret B. Platt, chairman; Mrs. M. E. Hartscck, Mrs. Clin- ton Smith, Mrs. Anna C. McDowell, Miss Weightman. Rev. Dr. Oilver A. Brown, the pastor of Foundry Church, extended a hearty greet- ing to the union on behalf of the congre- gation of the church. From the beginning of the work for temperance, he said, the portals of the Methodist Church had ever been open to the W. C. T. U., but on this happy occasion, marking the close of twen- ty-one years of active work, it gave him pleagure to bid them thrice welcome. He congratulated them upon the success which had crowned their work, saying that there was no organization which had accom- plished more for the general welfare of mankind than the W. C. T. U. The skies of temperance, he said, were never brighter than they are today, for the people are be- coming educated to the realization of the blessings that temperance bestows upon all peoples and all lands. “Give us tem- perate families,” said Dr. Brown, “and hovels tecome homes and alleys become avenues. Give us temperate families and disease becomes health and poverty wealth.” Mrs. R. R. West made an eloquent and beautifully worded response to Dr. Brown's address of welcome. Hygiene and Heredity. The report of the superintendent of hy- giene and heredity, Mrs. C. E. Ritter, was then read. The work on this line was be- gun after January 1 last, she has been out of town much of the summer, but still a good deal has been accomplished in the matter of arousing general interest in this important subject. She urged all the unions to take up an earnest study of the subject of health reform. If more atten- tion were paid to hygiene, she said, and to the securing of healthy minds in sound bodies the war against liquor would be a much easier matter. The cigarette fac- tories would soon disappear from the land along with the distilleries, for if there were no abnormal appetites there would be no abnormal products to supply it. Department of Purity. "The superintendent of the department of purity, Mrs. E. A. Chambers, read her re- port of the year’s work. Mrs. Chambers said that the work of her department during the past year had been one of comparative ease. She spoke at scme length of the matter of objectionable pictures used in store windows for adver- tising purposes. The chief offenders, she said, were the tobacconists and saloon keepers, who are accustomed to fill their windows with most improper pictures of the female figure, which give rise to im- pure thoughts in the minds of the young, and so lead on straight to wickedness. Grecers and stationers, to a less extent, have offended against good taste and pro- priety in this way, and theatrical posters ere Gana siOnally ase a sort that ought not to be publicly displayed. During the past year, said Mrs. Cham- bers, there been a great improvement in this matter, noticeable all over the city. The lithogrsphs and other pictures that one sees in the windows about town are not nearly as bad as they used to be, and when ®@ man is asked to remove an objectionable Picture from his windows he takes the suggesticn in a much more kindly spirit than he used to ¢o. Time was, she sald, when a storekeeper would tell a member of the W.C. T. U. to go home and attend to her own business if she should raise a Protest against some objectionable picture or photograph that he might have publicly splayed. During the past year Mrs. bers said that on every occasion that sho had been compelled to ask for the re- moval of such eyesores she had invariably met with the most courteous reception, and her requests always been complied with in a most encouraging way. She had received similar reports from such local un-ons as are supplied with superintendents of purity; and she doubted if the people of Washington generally realized to what an extent they are indebted to the W.C. T. U. in rooting out an evil that was formerly so Pronounced ir the District. Evangelistic Work. . Mrs. M. E. Hartsock submitted her re- port as superitendent of evangelistic work. It was an interesting resume of what had been accomplished during the past year for the cause of temperance through the medium of religious exercises, Mrs. Hart- scck spoke especially of the need the W. C. T. U. feels for a central hall, iocated con- veriently to the business section of the ety. With such a headquarters it would be possible to hold a half-hour noonday meeting every week day in the year. The chances are that such meetings would soon become popular with business men, and St uculd be impossible to predict how much gcod might be accomplisked in such a way. The corresponding secretary, Miss L. S. Weightman, read her annual report, which was quite a long and comprehensive pa- per, as it embodied a brief account of the work accomplished by each of the differ- ent unions. Work of the Unions. In the course of her report Miss Weight- man said: “I think the local unions have never worked so hard in many ways as they have done this year. Never before have so many new members been added to the rolls. One union has been unorgan- ized and four new “Y’s” have been form- ed. Official visits to the unions haye never before been so systematically made, and the result has been a closer union than ever before between the members of our white-ribboned army and a deeper sense of sisterhood.” This practically concluded the business of the morning. Mrs. D. Olin Leech sang a solo in most delightful style, and after reception to the visiting pastors and the noontide prayer the morning session ad- journed. Afternoon’s Program. The program for the afternoon session was as follows: Devotions, Mrs. H. H. Hendrickson; minutes; president’s annual address, Mrs. M. E. Griffit treasurer's report, Mrs. S. M. Wescott; auditor’s re- Port, Miss Lizzie Kessler; question box, conducted by Mrs. M. E. Cohen. Reports of superintendents: Messenger boys, Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley; press and literature, Mrs. Margaret B. Platt; unfermented wine, Mrs. Emma E. Falconer; mothers’ meet- ings, Mrs. Sophie Smith; Sabbath observ- ance, Mrs. M. E. Catlin; firemen, Mrs. Ma- ria Merrick; mercy, Dr. Alice Burritt; rail- road, Mrs. J. H. Mitchell. The most important business of the after- noon, of course, wes the reading of the president's annual address. dn the course of her eloquent words Mrs. Griffith said: The President’s Address. “As the motherhood of any nation is so will that nation be, for the mothers are the, home makers, and as the homes of the people are pure and good so will the gov- ernment be. But for the perfection of the race pure, true motherhood must be sustained in every worthy endeavor by a fatherhood equally noble and pure. Let every home tree shelter a white life for two. We mothers are honored by being made co-workers with Christ in the evan- gelization of the people. But we are also eet with the fathers of the na- ery Mrs. Griffith sald that the cause of tem- perance needs, above all else, more pray- ers and more votes. They are trying to educate the young men of the land to a sense of their duty at the ballot box, and none can deny that the W. C. T. U. has al- ways laid stress upon the need of prayer for help from above. Why She Wants the Ballot. While she was in favor of giving women the ballot, Mrs. Griffith pointed out that she favored it not because she wanted a share in political power, but only that women might be better armed in their bat- tle against the liquor power. “It seems to me,” she said, “and it is with regret that I believe it, that the only way now possible to cope with the rum traffic is to give the ballot to the women, who compose two-thirds of the member- ship of our churches, and number in the prisons and penitentiaries only about one per cent of the convicts, thus showing that large majorities of them are on the right side, in morality at least. “Until women are enfranchised there will continue the awful slavory of labor to capital in the sweat shops and the lowly homes of sewing women Iu great cities, and also th® great injustice of unequal wages for equal work where men and women are employed as teachers, book- keepers, typewriters and in various other lines of trade and traffic. “Men claim higher wages than women for equal work because they have wives and children to support, but some women have husbands and children to support. “Until the mother love is felt in the polf- tics of the land by the count of mother votes the nefarious traffic in rum, wreck- ing homes and ruining human lives, will go on and on.” This evening there will be a temperance meeting or rally at Foundry Church, 1ith and G streets, under the auspices of the District W. C. T. U. —_—_.__ THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Washington Beneficial Endowment Asso- ciation agt. Commercial Alliance Life In- surance Company; Annie Daly made party, and Edw. K. Corcoran et al. allowed to in- tervene. Johnson agt. Johnson; time to take testimony limited to eighty days. Allen agt. Hay; reference to auditor ordered. Moore agt. Tinney; injunction pendente lite granted. Koehler agt. Talburg; Caroline I. Waterhaller appointed guardian ad litem. Veitch agt. Meeker; motion to make decree Pro confesso absolute denied, and decree set aside. Hartley agt. Edmonston; Chas. W. Clagett appointed receiver. Campbell agt. Emack; defendant allowed to pay fund into court. Morrison agt. Bedford; rule on de- fendant, returnable October 2, granted. Washington Beneficial Endowment Ass ciation agt. Commercial Alliance Life I surance Company; receivers directed to pay examiner. Milton agt. Kingsley; auditor’s report confirmed. Wonder agt. Weiss; ap- pearance of absent defendants ordered. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. United States agt. Colegrove et al.; de- murrer to defendants’ plea overruled. Ar- rick agt. Fry; bill of exceptions signed. Cireult Court No. 2—Judge Bradley. Altemus agt. District of Columbia; judg- ment in certiorari. Altman agt. District of Columbia; do. Allison agt. District of Co- lumbia; do. Probate Court—Judge Bradley. Estate of Geo. S. Parker; citation r turned served. Estate of Gay B. Spranger; order authorizing sale of chattels in Michi- gan. Estate of,Katherine R. Barnard; con- sent of next of kin filed. Estate of Hannah Rothschild; petition for probate of will filed. — Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Wm. A. Gordon, surviving trustee, to Emily W. Casey; lot 78, sq. 1034; $2,700. Alfred W. Giddings et ux. to Elgin P. Medford, lot 24, sq. 958; $2,800. George Glorius et ux. to Eugene Cadmus, part lot 67, sq. e. of 509, and lot 25, sq. 519; $10. Emily F. Happer to Florence H. Englesby, lot 155, sq. 155; $10. Francis W. Baker et al. to Lester A. Barr and Franklin T. Sanrer, lots 1 and 26, blk. 35, Columbia Heights; $10. Ida E. 8. Altman to W. Clarence Duvall, lot 64, bik. 30, Long Meadows; $50. Chas. H. Birckhead et ux. to Cornelius D. and Mary M. Shea, lot 57, sq. 805; $10. Eugene Boy- ens to Jno. F. Key, part lot 6, Clark Mills’ estate; $10. David B. Gottwals to Carrie E. Soper, lot 11, sq. 860; $10. Benj. W. Holman et ux. to Isabella Sullivan, lots 1, 2 and 3, Clark Mills’ estate; $10. Annie M. Miller to Wm. J. Frizzell, lot 52, sq. 101 $10. John Ridout, trustee, to Chas. L. Van Doren, lot 32, sq. 866; $5. Edw. B. Wright et ux. to James A. Cahill, lot 52, sq. and lots 119 to 127, sq. 779; $10. James 4 Cahill ct ux. to Ella B. Wright, same prop. erty; $10. ———__ For on Assault. James Beacham and Willis Banks were fined $20 or sixty days each in the Police Court today for an assault on Acton Chase. PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND An Absolute Cure For the Worst Cases of Rheumatism. The Plain Language of Mr. Oscar Pika —The Greatest of All Remedies Acs complished His Cure After Many,. Months of Weakness and Suffering No Tedious Waiting for Improve< ment. = Paine's celery compound is the one known specifig for the cure of rheumatism. Ard it does not need a tedious trial to prove St. The effect of this best of remedies is straightway} felt. Not a week goes Ly before the pains of rheumas tism diminish. Thonsands of men and women have told of the duys and nights of pain and feebleness exchanged in a few wecks for activity und strength. Paine's celery compound has won the reputation of being the reriedy “that makes people well.” Its good works extend fcom Oregon to Maine. In every state in the Union there has been piled up in the newspapers and medical journals a tre- merdous amount of indisputable evidence of the curative power of Paine’s celery compound over all forms of nervous debility and diseases of the blood. It cures after nature's plan, by affording nutrition for every part of the body, overhauling the worn-out tissves, and supplying new brain and nerve material, sending pure blood through the velns, invigorating the whole system and removing the cause of disease. Mr. Oscar Pike, a well-known resident of Princes ton, Me., recently sent the following unsolicited, letter co the proprietors of this wond ey: “Two years ago I was taken sick with what the doctors called the grip. I was improving, when & tcok on a violent cold ond chill. ‘Then rheumatism set in, first Jn the joints of my shoulders, then dcwn my hands and arms, then all over. Feet, hands and legs swelled. I could not put my hand to my head; could not throw the clothes off from me; could not dress or undress myself, nor get out of my chair, without help. For a year and a half I tried all kinds of medicines and sarsaparillas, with little or no relief. I was seventy-three yeors, old. Some one told me to try Paine's celery coms peund. After I had taken three bottles I found: marked improvement. I have now taken twelv® bottles, and the result is I eat and sleep well, do my own work and go about as usual, getting in and out of my carriage without help. I have been tempted to put an article in‘the local paper fop the benefit of those that are afflicted as I havq been.” Mr. Pike is well known in his locality. He Is the fcurder and president of the North Washington Agricultural Soctety and ‘Trotting Association, When he goes for jis mail, he says, people asi him what he bus been doing that be is improving so of late, and be answers, as do thousands of . others throughout the country: “Paine’s celery compound has made me -well!”” —4 TECHNICAL SOCIETY ‘fol The German-American Society Begins Ita Convention Here, Delegates Entertained by a Reception, —Short Mecting This Morning— Here for Three Days. The eleventh annual convention of the German-American Technical Society began its first day’s session this morning in the assembly hall of the Buena Vista Club, 719 6th street northwest. This society iq an amalgamation of various technical so- cieties in the large cities of the country, and has a membership of about 600 civil engineers, architects and men engaged in pursuits of that character. ‘i The delegates had not arrived in full force when the meeting was called to order this morning, but as a session will be held each day until Saturday, the tardy dele+! gates will assemble in time to take part in the most important deliberations of the convention. President Rassbach of the Washington society welcomed the delegates in a cordial address, and spoke at length upon the growing importance of the national society, and the work it is doing for technologists, After the transaction of some routine busl- ness of interest only to the delegates the convention adjourned for the day, and the delegates and visitors went to the bureau of engraving and printing to inspect the wonders of government money making. A Reception, A reception was given the visitors at the Buena Vista Club House last night by the Washington society. The arrangements for this event were in charge of Herman Rass- bach, president; J. G. Gosseling, vice prest- dent; Paul Bausch, corresponding secre- tary; William Wiltenbuecher, recording secs retary; H. H. Bergmann, treasurer; Felix Freyhold, Mbrarian, and Messrs. William Burchard, C. A. Didden, Jacob Jose, Hec- tor von Bayer and Julius Rettig. The club rooms were handsomely and tastefully decorated, and the banquet room was made especially attractive in more Ways than one. Among those present were Mr. Victor Bentner, Mrs. Bentner, Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Stahl, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Cc. Ehrhardt, Pittsburg; Mr. A. Schumann, Mr. and Mrs. E. Collins,jr., Mr. Paul Fleer, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Paulos, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ehlers, Mr. and Mrs. Dr. C. Weiland, Mr, Carl Rossmaesslez Mr. and Mrs. August Prapfe, Mr. and Mrs. Geo! F. Ott, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ehrlick, Philadel- phia; Mr. E. L. Hensner, Mr. George W. Wundram and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L, Cc. Morganstem, Brooklyn; Mr. Henry, Schruter, New York. They were welcom by the families and friends of the Wash- ington members, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Rettig and daughter, Miss Clara Ulke, Miss Elsie Ulke, Mr. and Mrs. Rass- bach, Mr. and Mrs. von Bayer, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkening, Miss Anna Wilkening, Mr, and Mrs. von Wenpfien, Mr. Pohl, Maj. Wyss, Mr. and Mrs. Willenbucher, Mr. Burchard and Miss Sofie Burchard. The visitors and delegates spent the day, viewing the points of Interest around the city and enjoying the hospitality of the Washingtonians. Tomorrow and Saturday, will be devoted. to similar pursuits, includ~ ing a pilgrimage to Mt. Vernon. ———— DASTARDLY ASSAULT. Police Looking for Miss Wich'’s Asq sallant. Miss Catherine Wich, a young German weman, who resides at 1145 Ist street northeast, was subjected to a cowardly as- sault last evening in the vicinity of 224 street and Florida avenue northwest. Ac- cording to her story, as related to the third precinct police, Miss Wich was on ber way to answer an advertisement for a ecok. While passing along R street near 2ist street she inquired of a colored man the direction to 22d stneet and Florida avenue. He pointed out the way, and when she moved off he followed. On reaching Sheridan Circle Miss Wich be- came alarmed at the action of the man and decided to retrace her steps, but as she was about to pass her follower he struck her a blow o1 the left cheek with his fist, which felled her to the ground. On rising she was again struck. At her loud cries for assistance the man ran off, A patrol wagon was sent for and Miss Wich removed to the Emergency Hospital by the officers, although the victim of the assault did not constder such a course necessary. At the hospital the slight in- juries, a swollen cheek and bruised knee, the result of the fall, were treated and then Miss Wich was driven to her home, She described her assailant as a tall, slim man, very dark, about five feet ten inches in height, wearing a soft gray hat and dark ciothing. He carried two books. The police are keeping a sharp lookout for him. ——__ Hit His Wife. Charles Johnson, a colored man, who has not been on good terms with his wife for some time, met her on the street yester- day, but he will not have an opportunity, to see her again for ten months unless it is through the fron grating of the jail. He walked up from behind her, so she charges, ard, after a few words, he dealt her @ blow on the head with a hatchet. In Judge Miller's court, when arraign on a charge of assault, Johnson plea guilty, and was given the limit of the law, Sut days in jail. His sentence will be ree two months for good behavior.