Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, “1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. BE 5. Kann, Sons & 0. STH& MARKET SPACE UPHOLSTERY CHAT On seasonable bargains. Needs which every householder feels and which only such a department as ours can supply—that is, at the prices we quote. Japanese Gold Cloth, MOST REAUTIFUL AND FANCIFUL DRA- RY MATERIAL THAT EVER OUR ARTMENT, IN ALL THE QUAINT COLOH OF THE ORIEN W PER YARD, THE SAME ‘GOOD! THE PIECE. EN REMNANTS OF FROM 1 TO 4 YARDS. O2C. YD: 36-inch Coin Spot Swiss MUSLIN. MAKES MOST CHARML SH DRA- PERIES. ALSO SOME FIGURED SWISSES. 122C. YD. A Big Rug Special - OF GOODS MADE UP FROM WILTON, Mo- QUETTE AND VELVET CARPETS, BOTH LIGHT AND DARK EFFECTS, HANDSOME COLORINGS AND PATTERN: INCHES WIDE BY 50 INCHES LONG. ‘WORTH $2.00. OSC. QOak-Frame Handglass. MADE_OF AMERIVAN MIRROR GLASS AND Wibe § “RAMES, RE | ‘ LL. QUALITY AT CS bE Hand-painted Japanese Fire Screens. PE oT GALAXY OF BE. iARMONIZ Em. A RE | FOR WHICH WE USUALLY ASK soe. ASC, Nottingham Lace Curtains | ATTERNS. Fes. E COTARINGS, Pb TOR AND Bor: | ep Le YoU Saw FOR $3.00. | A : $1.69. Satin Derby Port te “GS, 31, YARDS LONG, DEEP ANCE AT TOP AND BOTTOM. $2.98. Japanese Bamboo Portieres IN THE ODD PATTERNINGS OF THE EAST, Fag VARI C VAL- Royal Holland Window Shades. 1 YARD WIDE, 2 YARDS LONG, SPRING ROLLER, FIXTURES COMPLETE. 19C. To Our Curtain Customer: rout Hat. PATENT A FEW Special Domestic Items.* Genuine Yard-wide Lonsdale Cambric, 3f 0) 3 de Fruit of the G. ide Rival Bleach- GC. Genuine Yard- Loom, Genuine Yard-w ed, Oriental Fiber Chamois, the best goods on the market, 156. Real Gray Hair Cloth, that sold at 59c. and 69c. a yard, 296. Dinner Sets LOWER. Never before in th history of our business have we offered such magnificent Decorated. ‘China Dinner Sets for so Httle money. While we have Decorated Dinner Sets as low a3 $10.25 and as high as $100, we call special attention to the following two extraordinary values: 113-piece Haviland Dinner Sets, : would be “ations, cheap at $30. $25 113-piece Haviland & Co. Decorated Dinner 3, in the choicest patterns: et shown. Would be cheap $27.50 *sOpen-Stock’’ China. at $35. Only. Largest and handsomest stock of ‘“Open- stock’ China Dinner yet shown, You can replace any broken pieces at any time at the same proportionate price you pay for a set. WILMARTH & EDIONSTON, Crockery, &c., 1205 Pa.Ave. it Oppenheimer’s, 514 9th Street Northwest. Money Savers. $3.49 Ladies’ Blue Flannel Suits, tailor made Jacket. Worth $5.98...... 93°49 98e. Ladies’ Flannel Wrappers, velvet collars and cuffs. Worth $2. Our price. 98c. Children's Scotch Plaid Dresses, Worth $2. Our price......... 2c. Red Outing Cloth Crepe, black figured. Worth 75e. Our price. 5 $1.59 Black Brilliantine Skirts, differ- ent figures, tailor made. as : Worth $3. ai $1.59 poet, Chlliren's Fancy Cloth 3 ets, from 6 to 12 years, with large capes. Worth $5. Our price... "$2.37 ake Calldren’s Fancy Cloth Reefers. jarge collar aml melon sleeves, Wo $2.0 OUF price secrreerscrriereee eens, DEAT $4.98 Ladies’ Very Fine Boucle Cloth Reefers, double breasted, large buttons, laree melon sleeves. Be Worth $8. $4.98 $4.98 Ladies’ Fire Enslish Reaver Cloth Boxed Coats, double breasted large buttons, tailor made, melon sleeves. Ww Our price. eee ies’ Extra Fine Quality As- Cloth Coats, done $4.98 Stylish sleeves, hy satin lined. Worth $10, co. 90-99 98e. half dozen Rest half dozen Forks, half Teaspoons, half dozen *Tihlespoons, el and Butter Knife. Wi AML only... - box of Rest Writing Paper and Envelopes. Actual value. 5c. Inches wide, In handsome ric Worth 50¢. yard Only. . Se. an onnee for Rest Triple Ext-acts, all odors. such as Hellotrope, Violet, Jockey Clb, &e, Worth ounce, Only 9e.° Tring yonr hoftle. 48e. yant Full 54 Inches Wide Navy Rue Wool § i A very popul S fabri. Worth 31 yard. Onty for a box of Rost Ruttermili: ard worth 2 dri De. Novelty Fienred strictly alt wool, a ty to select fram. Worth 49. vard. ¢ ic. for Full Rottles of Rest H. hold Ammont: bottle. R9e. Ta Cloth In all the new fall s A veritable bargain at Te. Onis. nished Henrietta je. Large Sized Rath Towel 3 kind. Only. 534¢. 1,000 more boxes of Opponhelmer's Washington Belle Clears. A good smok and 12 fn a box. Only Igc. 2c, a eake for the Genuine Pure White Castile Soap. Worth 10¢. cake. Only. 2€. for 8 in all size checks. Worth 3 Gents’ Linen-finished Hani chiefs. s-made Gi Only mn extra large bottle of Best Worth 25e. bottle. Only... for Well-made Full-hored F alist Corsets, elther white or pair. Only » 39e- or Mackin: Wool Shirts ‘The regul, A9C. oc. 2QCc. ¢ Bes 3/ 4G points, Worth 3c. paper. Only . Oe a pair for ses to sult all Qe, sights. Only Ste $19.50 for ewing Machine, all attachments included, and folly warranted for five eal “ing Machines rented by werk or month, and all makes repaired and warranted. : Sole agents for the Celebrated Light-running New Home Machines. Oppenheimer’s, 514 oth St. N.W. Good Samaritans and the Churches, Eastern Stgr Lodge, No. 54, United Order of Good Samaritans and Dausaters of Samaria, celebrated last night its eigh- teenth anniversary of existence in the Samaritan Temple, on I street southwest, between 2d and 3d. The address was de- livered by the Rey. J. H. Giffin of the M. EF. Church of Benning. The national grand sire and the District grand chief, with other Grand Lodge officials, participated in the services. Music was rendered by an orchestra. National Grand Sire C. H. Mar- shall, in speaking of the work of the or- der, took cecasion to refer to the attempt of colored clergymen here to regulate so- Utica Bleached Sheets, deep hem, full size, 81x90. Worth 69c. Clarmont Bleached Sheets, full size, heavier than N. Y. Mills. Worth Nn 59¢. QP 396. 200 pieces Li and Dark Wrap- per Flannels, in French, American and Persian eff Worth r2}c. ciety funerals. He said that if the clergy- men declared against Sunday or society funerals the doors of the Samaritan Tem- ple, which is as spacious as any of the churches, would always be opened for the burials of the dead, whether they belonged to the order or not. He further stated that there would be preaching on Sunday even- ings by clergymen and that all were in- vited to these services. There were some rks also by J. H. Washington and Fast Grand Master M. H. Hunter. W. T. Waiton is the chief of Eastern Star Lodge and Eliza Johnson is the recording secre- tary. There are sixty-four lodges of the Samaritan order in the District of Colum- bia. — Death of Frederick C. Herring. Frederick C. Herring of the firm of Her- ring & Ayers, real estate brokers, died at his residence at the corner of 10th and N streets urday about midnight. Mr. Herring was with typhoid fever about two weeks a but his death was unexpected to his large circle ef friends. Mr. Herring was about thirty-nine years of age and a native of Philadelphia. He leaves a widow anu six smal] childran. The Star and the Election. Everybody can get the latest election news temorrow from The Star's stere- opticon 1} special vill bri to the Star office, and it will be immefiacely re- produced by stereopticon on a mammoth canvas. | NOVEMBER STORMS Where They Originate and the Track They Follow. TEN YEARS a OF STUDY lsobars and Wind Lines in Highs and Lows. ee WASHINGTON TEMPERATURE ge Prepared by the U. S. Weather Burcau. It was stated in the description of the storms for October that the period of the year covered by the months October and Novemb>r is the one of transition from the warm to the cold season in the northern hemisphere. These two months so closely resemble each other that nearly all the statements made for Octover apply equally to November, and hence an opportunity will he taken to give a more minute account of the isobars and wind lines in a type storm fillirg the central valleys of the United States, instead of repeating the description for November. In the count of the origin of storms for ten years, as regards locality, it was found that sixty-three storms commenced in the elevated regions of the United States in Oc- tober, and fifty-six in November, and that ferty-four @nd thirty-five storms in the re- spective months took their rise over. or rear ocean areas. Putting it all together for the two months, 134 originated over the land and seventy-nine near or over the ocean, sc that the percentage is sixty-three of the first thirly-séven of the second kind. All these storms tend to advance to the point of concentration, the Gulf of St. awrence, antl about three-fourths of them Bi out to sea in the general ward drift of the atmosphere in this: lati- It is not very de! portion of the Amer at the shores of Europe, but it is not great, and it is certain that almost every one of the western storms break up in the i of the Euro-Asian continent, in- of traversing it to the eastern coast Pleasant Months, It is generally observed by the public that se two months embrace some of the pleasantest weather of the year, which is characterized by evol, dry, air, with quite a rapi@ succession of alternately. warm and cool or cold days. The reason for this con- dition: is easily understood. We have dis- cussed storms and storm tracks, and have said less of the high areas of pressure that accompany them. It would be more accur- ate to say that the lows or storms atiend upon the highs and are really subservient to them. At any rate, looked at from a more general point of view, a procession of hig} and lows, of cold and warm masses of gir marches across the country from west to east. The lows hang along the borders of the highs in order to accomplish the courses marked out for them. Highs From the West. Now, in October and November, the highs originate chiefly in the continental areas north of Montana and Dakota, more so as the winter comes on, though a number, of course, come in from the Pacific. At this season the continent has become quite dry, as the surface evaporation has been go'ng on rapidly since summer, and the supply from the ocean has greatly dim'nished in consequence of the fact that the atmospnere tends to descend from the higher strata upon the continent, and to blow thence outward upon the ocean. In other months, wien the land is warmer than the water, the ci culation is from the ocean to the land, this brings in moisture with the air to keep the ground full of water near the surface. The dry highs are like sponges, ready to suck up by evaporation all surface y but when this supply fails then the or! dryness of the air is maintained as the winds blow over the country. Furthermore the general lowering of the temperature of the atmosphere at this sea- son, owing to the withdrawal of the sun io the southern hemisphere, is unfavorable for the air ir the lower strata to retain much aqieous vapor in suspension. If the temperature of the air is 86 degrees Fah- renheit, with barometer near 30 inches, it can hold about twenty-five grams of water per cubic meter before saturation takes place, but if the temperature falls to 50 degrees it can sustain cnly seven gram: and if to 14 degrees only two grams. Now, on inspecting the maps, it is seen that in the morning we are dealing with tempera- tures of 30 to 50 degrees Farhenheit, and therefore dry air can take up only three to seven grams of water in the cubic meter. The consequence of these two causes is to produce dry weather, and this will con- tinue as long as the continental cooling keeps the air, on the whole, blowing toward the oceans, or as long as great high areas of dry air fill our central regions. The sta- tistics show that the Middle and South At- lantic states, the gulf states, the Ohio and Mississippi valleys are very dry. On the other hand, the lake regions and New Eng- land have a large number of rainy days, the precipitation, however, being very light for the most part. Further inspection of the maps of the Weather bureau discloses the fact that dur- ing these two months the storms that pass over the main track, along the lakes and the river St. Lawrence are well formed, even strongly developed, as the high winds on the lakes and the New England coast testify. Yet they often pass over their en- tire course of three days’ duration almost perfectly dry. The following data, compiled from the weather bureau records at Washington, D. C., cover the period for the month of No- vember for twenty-five years, and should prove of value and interest in anticipating the more important meteorological eleinents and the rarge within which such varia- tions may be expected to keep for the com- ing month: an, or normal temperature, 45. oA Warmest month, 1800; average, 48 ores Coldest month, 188); average, 40 degrees, ishest temperature, 80 degrees, 13th, 1879. cine Lowest temperature, 12 degrees, on the 21, 1880. Average date on which first “killing” frost occurred in autumn, October 22, Average date on which last “killing” frost occurred in spring, April 14. Average precipitation for the month, 2.88 inches. Average number of days with .01 of an irch or more, ten. ; Grest st monthly precipitation, 7.18 inches; in 1s ‘ oe t_ monthly precipitation, 0.79 inches; in 1830. Greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours, 2.83 inches; on the 24th, 1877. Greatest. amount of snowfall recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours (record extending to winter of 1884-5 only), irches; on the 5th, 1801. Average number of clear days, 9; partly cloudy days, 12; cloudy days, 9. and are either disspiated | The prevailing winds have been from the northwest. «The highest velocity of the wind was fifty- | four miles, from the southwest, on the 23d, 1891, ——_—_—___ BUSINESS AND PLEASURE. An Eventful Saturday Night at the Columbia Athletic Club, The Columbia Attletic Club house was ablaze with jight aad full of action Saturday night, and business and pleasure were com- bined during the evening in generous quan- tities. The former consisted of a meeting of the board of governors, at which more than a score of new members were elected, and an important conference of the music and en- tertainment committee of the coming car- nival, during which evenings were set apart for the entertainment of various clubs, so- cleties and organizations. The opening night, December 4,will be devoted to the C.A. C. itself, and the next night will be devoted to the local military. Gen. Albert Ordway and his staff, the Washington Light Infan- try, the National Rifles, troop A and other commands will be In attendance. ‘The Potomac and Analostan boat clubs will be the guests Friday, December 6, and Saturday evening will be a gay one, as the Baltimore Athletic Club and the Ariel Boat Club of Baltimore will be entertained. The opening night of the second week will be given over to, the Washington Saenger- bund, and Tuesday, December 10, to the Cor- ecran Cadets and the National Fencibles. Local athletic clubs will be the guests on the right of the 11th, and the 12th will be nation- al night, when-Senators, members, and the members of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Confederate Veterans’ Association will be present. The Elks will be enter- tained December 13, and there will be an auction of articles remaining ursold, and a hig time generally on the closing night, December 14. Each evening an entertainment, including many novel and unusual featur will be given in the gymnasium, the musical portion of which will be of a ‘high order. At the conclusion of the meetings Saturday night one of the smokers, for which the C. A.C. is famous, was held in the main parlors. There was a larger attendance than usual, and an cellent program? teas enjoyed. Messrs. Cul- Jen and Collins, thei really remarkable ban- played a mimber of duets, accom by Mr. McEnaney on the piano, and further heighteygg the general impress! that Brooks and Denton will have to look to e O'Conny sang several of. hig famous comic songs, in- cluding the story of the duck, and Mr. G. E. Sully of New Oriéans gave pleasing a with Paradise Afléy as one of the encore Hesselback and+oastantini on guitar an wrandolin, Mr. Lawrence in tenor solos, Prof. WwW the Madrid ing af Me: A. E. Yundt, 1. &. Galleher and B. F. Jud- Ins, guitar and violin, and Mr. of the dialect monologist were among the. Sthers Scyment of thé qu DROOP & OPENING. A Notable Muxienl Occasion at the New Store. Saturday evening Messrs. E. H. Droop & Sons formally and appropriately opened their handsome new establishment at 925 Pennsylvania avenue. Profuse floral deco- rations were éverywhure about the interior of the ‘structure, while the national colors adiied to the picturesqueness of the scene. Thus an ideal and unique background was supplied for the:complete stock of musical instruments displayed by the well-known firm. After forty years spent in the music business in this city the firm has naturally a host of friends, and the building. wa: thronged during the evening by ‘many prominent persons of this city and else- where, many being noted musicians, while the majority of the leading manufacturers of instruments and publisners sent repre sentatives. A shower of congratulatory telegrams poured in during the evening and Paderew and Josify sent regrets that they were unable to lend their pres- ence to the occasion. An attractive impromptu program was rendered in a most pleasing manuer, those participating being the Apollo Quartet, Mr. John Porter Lawrence, Mr. Herman Rake- mann, and the, “Madrids,” under the leadership of Mr. A. V. Holmes. On the upper floor a bountiful collation was served. Probably the leading attraction of the oc- casion was the popular host, Mr. E. F. Droop, who was in holiday humor. He was ably assisted in receiving the guests by Mr. E. H. Droop, Mr. Carl A. Droop, M H. J. Read and Mir, F. H. Boucher. Judg- ing from the congratulations offered and other expressions cf the guests it seemed to be the unanimous opinien that the opening was the most successful in this vicinity for years past. Yesterday morning the representatives from other cities were given a tally-ho ride to Catin John bridge, where they were en- tertained at breakfast and were then given a splendid view of the cuburbs of Washing- ton in an extended drive to Chevy Chase and other points of interest. The opening will be continued this after- noon ard evening. An orchestral concert conducted by Mr. August Schroeder will afford entertainment from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m., while an informal musicale is to be held from 8 to 9:40 p.m., participated in by Miss Anita Cluss, harpist; Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliff, soprano; Mr. Herman Rakemar: violinist; Prof. Ernest Lent, vivloncell Mr. John Porter Lawrence, pianist, and Mr. S. Monroe Fabian, pianist. Luncheon will also be served. Se The Good Templars’ Anniversary. The Order of Good Templars is preparing for its thirtieth anniversary, to be held Sunday evening, the 24th instant. At a meeting Saturday ‘night of committees of the subordinate ledges and Grand Lodge it was reported that the use of the First Pres- tyterian Church had been tendered for hoid- ing the anniversary exercises, and that Rev. Hugh Johnston, D,D., pastor of the Metro- politan M. E. Ghurch, would deliver the anniversary sermon. Dr. D. H. Mann of Brooklyn, the right.worthy grand master of the order, it was:announced, had accepted an invitation to be! present on the occasion. ae The Business Woman's Club. A number of the members of the Business Woman's Club spent last Friday evening telling of “Japan and China” and examining some interesting gurios from those far away people. The Japanese use of the hands was explained; the right hand is reserved for eating and all of the higher offices, and, as] they eat rice and all of their food without any implements, it shows a very fine dis- tinction io use only the left hand for any purpose that is uncleanly. A Japanese car- riage in miniature, made of tortoise shel’, complete in all of its details, was shown by Miss Liva Fullock. A charade was played, which was the cause of much merriment. Refreshments were served, and the evening was felt to have been happily and profitably spent. —_—.—_—_. Election Night. The Star will display the latest and fullest ‘election returns tomorrow evening on a mammoth screen in front of The Star build- ings. As fast as the news is received, the bulletins will be displayed by stereopticon. —_.—_—_ John S. Crevier, a well-known real estate dealer, doing business at 52 North street, Hoboken, ~ committed “suicide Friday in his office by shooting himself. Crevier’s heme was in Mont Clair. WICKEDNESS MULTIPLIES The Theft of $1,200 Worth of Dia- “ monds. Many Daring ‘Operations of the Over- coat, Jewelry, Bicycle and Shoe Thieves. * The police have on hand under investiga- tion a number of cases involving thefts of every kind and description, and are looking for a number of persons who prefer to steal rather than do any legilimate work. Yesterday~ there was a case reported in- volving the theft cr loss of diamonds worth about $1,200 from Mrs. Clara Harris, a resi- dent of Wyoming, who was here on a visit to her daughter, who is attending college at Forest Glen, Md. She came here Friday, | and Saturday she went out shopping. When she got ready to leave the St. James Hotel she put the diamond jewelry, consisting of rings, earrings and pins, “in a cloth hand bag. In the afternoon when she went to the Baltimore and Ohio depot to take the train for Philadelphia she discovered that she had been robbed or had lost the dia- monds. Besides the diamonds Mrs. Harris had about $50 in cash in the hand bag. Detectives Horne and Weedon are inves- tigating the case. Freight Agent Swindler. The colored bogus freight agent is again operating. Saturday he victimized two peo- ple, but got less than $3 in two cases. His plan of operating ts to call at a house and give the information that there is a pack- ege at the freight office for the occupant, and upon payment of a small sum of money premises to deliver the package. This swindler has operated in this city and vicinity for several months, making his <p- pearance at irregular intervals. Burglars in the Southwest. Late Friday night or early Saturday morning burglars entered the residence of Mrs. Walsh, No. 349 G street southwest. The burglars cut slats from the rear win- dow and effected an entrance. Once inside, the burglar went through the house and ransacked every place where he thought he might find money. As it happened, only some clothing and a roll of carpet disap- peared, and it is thought that the burglar must have been frightened away before he had finished his work, as silverware and other caluables were overlooked. Jewelry Stolen, Mr. A. Veazie, who is stopping at the Elsmere Hotel, reports the theft of a pair of gold sleeve buttons and a pin set with five rubies. The articles were heirlooms the buttons being about the size of $10 gold pieces, and Mr. Veazie complains that they were taken from his room. Robbed of Hix Shoes. Nathan Ball, a shoemaker at No. 13 C Street northeast, who has Jong been con- nected with the Salvation Army, made a report Saturday evening of the systematic aanner in which his place has been robred. A pair of shoes was all the thief took at a time, and seven pairs of the footwear have been n. Fri Mr. Ball thought he would play de- tective, and so he waited, but the thief rot appear, and now he wants the pi to catch the intruder. The Bicycle Thief. F. S. Cahill, the bicycle dealer, at No. 1800 Pennsylvania avenue, would like to r od a bicyelé he hired to a young man nearly two weeks ago. He hired him the wheel for a week, but he has not yet returned it. Daniel Leyet, 318 1th street, complains that an overcoat was stolen from his house a few days ago. Mrs. H. A. Key, who occupies rooms in the Concord flats, reports that last Friday some dishonest person took $50 from her bureau drawer. Another Overcoat Gone. Saturday afternoon a young man called at the residence of George F. Kearney, No. 523 33th street, and falsely represented that he had been sent for Mr. Kearney’s overcoat. ‘The coat was given to him, and now Mr. Kearney wants the police to recover the garment for him. James P. Kenyon, 514 Gth street north- west. reports the larceny of some clothing. John Robinson, colored, who wanted to sell a bicycle to Policeman Willis yester- day, was arrested on suspicion and the wheel was identified as the property of J. H. Cabrera. The prisoner was given a hearing in the Police Court today and was held in $5) security for the grand jury. * A “Blnck America” Thief. Detective Rhodes today arrested Edward C. Berry, a colored man, recently dis- charged from troop C, tenth cavalry, sta- tioned in Montana, and locked him up on a charge of stealing an overcoat. Since his discharge from the tenth cavalry, about a month ago, he has been a member of Nate Salisbury’s “Black America” show. He 1s hetd for a hearing. Put on the Overcoat. Charles Brown, an old colored man with brass buttons on his clothes, was a pris- oner in the Police Court this morning on a charge of larceny. Saturday he was un- der the infiuence of liquor, and when he had finished talking with his pension at- torney he strolled as far_as the house of Mr. Alexander Gould. Finding the door open he walked in and when he reached the third floor he put on Mr. Gould's over- coat. When he came down stairs he was dis- covered, and now he will not need an over- coat for three months. ———— NEED NOT GIVE. Pension Clerks Are Protected From Campaign Levies by Their Commis- Pension Commissioner Lochren has come to the relief of the clerks in his bureau who have received peremptory little invitations to contribute to the democratic campaign funds of Ohio and New York. The repre- sentatives of the democratic committees in Ohio and New York have been actively en- gaged for a month in collecting funds, and it is believed they have succeeded in raising several thousand dollars. It was only a few days ago that they began work on the pension clerks, and the matter was brought to the attention of the commissioner at once. As the civil service commission apparently had no power to act under the law inasmuch as the men who were collecting funds vere not only doing so in the government buiid- ings, but addressed the clerks at their homes, the commissioner decided to issue an order protecting the clerks. ‘The order is as follows: “My attention has been called to a card said to have been mailed to the employes of this bureau at their homes, asking contri- butions for a political purpose. “All solicitations of money from employes of this bureau for political purposes are im- proper and forbidden; and all employes are advised to pay no regard to them. Aside from the impropriety it may usually be safely assumed that they are fraudulent. . “WILLIAM LOCHREN, ‘Commissioner.”* —__- + e+ Masonic Visitations. ‘The annual visitations of the most worthy grand master of the District of Colum- bia, Henry Coleman, to the constituent lodges of this jurisdiction will take place as follows: Felix, No. 3, November 4; Meridian, No. 6, November 5; Warren, No. 8, Novem- ber ‘ocial, No, 1, November 7; Eureka, No. 5, November 11; John F. Cook, No. 10, No- vember 12; St. John’s, No. 12, November 13; Widow's Son, No. 7, November 14; Pytha- goras, No. 9, November 19; Prince Hall, No. 13, November 21, and Hiram, No. 4, Novem- ber 28. The grand master will be accom- panied by the officers of the Grand Lodge, Dr. Hamilton S. Smith, deputy grand mas- ter; H. W. Hamilton, senior grand warden fdgar Ball, junior grand warden; Mason S. Lowery, grand treasurer, and Wm. H. My- ers, sr., grand secretary. ~ > Columbia Historical Society. The thirteenth meeting of the Columbia Historical Society will be held at the home cf the president of the society, Dr. J. M. Toner, 1445 Massachusetts avenue, this evening at S o'clock. Mr. M. I. Weller will read a paper on Capt. Henry Fleete; his visit to the town of Tohoga (now the city of Washington) in 1621; his subsequent ad- ventures, ete. A general discussion of the paper will follow. . a So a a od LEPPOTOEOSEOE® . Jacob” Strasburger, ; Cor. 7th and I ste, Buildi ! uilding up! Building up an immense trade in Shoes—building up a standard of quality far above our competitors—building up a reputation for fairness and honesty in dealing that wil! live when we are dead—building up our stock of Shoes with the very lat- est and newest fads introduced in the footwear world—building up every feature of our business except prices. E ind we do not handie ‘ia area yin mind, wee are extaor. | MEN'S $1.98 SHOES. dinary low prices for which we sell our Here's a shoe for $1.98 for you men sre may be Beret ine: but oe cries folks that we can guarantee. It fs of their goodness is th Spc one) calf skin, in all styles, It is a genuine ee ay Redon ee bargein at $1.08. We are not golng to LADIES’ $2 SHOES, $1.48. ome tiptoe ted ieee 3 $1.48 for Ladies’ Fine, Dongola Tace et ee re Shoes, very latest re > % Bile; perfect “ae guaranteed.” Wort. | MEN'S $2 SHOES, $1.48. = gery cent of £2. “Here tomorrow at $1.48 for a line of Men's $2 Shoes AB. ie that we bought at a great reduction. LADIES’ $3 SHOES, $1.98. ‘They are in lace and congress, and we'll $ © Ladies’ $3 grade Hand-welt guarantee every pair we sell. They are New Extension Sole Shoes, in all sizes, the best $2 values 2 mdnafacturer ever & lace and buttun, very swell and at the turned cat, and nothing short of a sac- same time sensible d durable spoes: rifice at $1.48. ca and well worth $3. Tomorrow oaly $1.98. = #$5 LADIES’ SHOES, $3. SHOES FOR CHILDREN ka for Ladies’ Fine Custom-made i TRA Sess oe hoa welt Shoes 1a a uh. tees W aa WEAK ANKLES. r to i uly as © te = durable “and as stylish is any £5 ‘shoe J. S. “Tattomer Corset, Shoes They 3 sold in Washington. ‘Tomorrow only will make a child with weak ankles $ 8. walk when nothing else will. They $4 MEN’S SHOES, $3. are considered by physicians to be ee $3 for Men's Best Calf Lace and Con- with weak anise, “Woche s Se $ gress Shoes, with the fashionable heavy bei © are vole D. 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The ob- ject of this, of course, is to offer a surface of less resistance to the wind than would be the case with perpendicular walls. This little buiiding is well provisioned, and there are numerous scientific instruments avail- able for use whenever M. Vallot can spend a few days there. On the present occasion the porters’ burdens consisted largely of theodolites, mad» with darkened ¢ counteract the glare ef sunsh: cameras, and a variety of instruments specially designed. M. Vallot's design is to make a complete and accurate survey of the Mont Blane range of mountains as far as this can, by any skill of man, be accompli: from the central and highest point of observation. In promotion of this purpose he intends on this occasion, if the weather should hold up, to remain at the observatory for a whole week, One won- ders what “Mont Blane” Balmat, who was the first to make the ascent of the ~oun- tain, which he did in 5, or the Swiss naturalist, De Saussure, who ascended, guided by Balmat, in 1787, would have said if they had been told that in a century's time 2 man of their own order would take up his abode there by the week, together, quietly pursuing Map-making, as sur- veyors do in lower altitudes. The value 0. the work which M. Vallot is doing can- not be overrated, and it is being done wholly on his, own respcnsibility, and at his own expense (he has already expended 200,000 francs) without any encouragement from either the French government or any learned societies. M. Vallot ‘s a slight, little man, not at all a typical “climber.” with dark hair, small pointed beard, and eyes which, in their tendency to twitching, indicate a highly nervous organization. Attired in an ordinary knickerbocker suit and wearing a glengarry, he looks more like the con- ventional tourist of the seaside than a mountaineer. He has, however, the mod- esty and tesérve of demeanor which indi- cate a man of character and power. ——-++ cee €ANNIBAL- ISLAND PRINCE. The Prospective Heir of Several Is- Jands in the Pacific. Frem the San Francisco Chronicle. The prince of the Bismarck archipelago has been in the city for nearly two weeks and left for his home yesterday on the steamer Alameda. The palm-covered isles are not far from New Guinea and New Britain. On the lat- ter island is the real residence of Coe For- sayth, but he is on the other islands much of his time. To look at the young man no one would suspect that he is crown prince of the Can- nibal islands and likely to be recognized a: the only authoritv on the death cf mother. There is only a trace of n: blood in his veins, and his whole appearance | is that of a studious gentleman, more accus- tomed to European universities than to the wildness of jungle islands under the equai It is true, though, that on the Bismarck a ipelago are to be found about the only cannibals in this world that the missionaries have allowed to go unconverted. While these natives eat each other, they only in- he dulge in this diet when the different tribes | are at war. bad There are five groups of islands in the prin- cipality to which Coe Forsayth is now re- turning. While most of the islands are small, the number of them is so great that the ag- gregate amount of land owned by the young man’s mother is 151,000 acres. She has been offered a half million dollars for her possessions, and has scornfully refused it, as it is believed that the productive arcni- pelago is now paying a large income on $2- 000,000, The life of this young man's mother, the queen of these distant islands, is one of the wonders of the South seas. She is the new woman of the South Pacific, the one person of her sex in that part of the world who has proved herself the possessor of great busi ness and execufive ability. Today she managing the entire property, which con- sists, besides the five groups of islands, of five large trading stores, a fleet of scho. and agencies in Sydney, London and Liver- pool. Jonas M. Coe went to Samoa many years ago. If he was not the pioneer American consul there, he was one of the first. He married a native Samoan woman, a lovely girl, made all the more lovely by the fact that an admixture with white blood had made her features regular. The result of the union was the birth of the girl who has now grown up to be everywhere recognized as the most progressive and most interesting of island queens. =e The “Trilby” Joke. From the New York World. Qccasionally it takes time to get an idea into the British intellect, but with patience and hard work one can almost always suc- ceed. When the quicker and keener wit of the American recognized the catching qualities of “Trilby” and hailed it as a relief from dullness and boredom the heay- ier British mind at first refused to believe that it had missed anything. But that is only their way. After a joke is explained Six Compantes of California. Fiom the Seattle Times. Tne latest talk in Chinatown at the pres ent time is concerning the split in the powerful “Six Companies,” which, until a few days ago, had for its membership every Chinaman in the United States who thinks anything of his native country. Now four of the companies which were in the or- ganization have stepped down and out, and hereafter there will be two Chinese organi- zations. Chinatown in this city has been biled with copies of a proclamation an- nouncing the secession of four of the com- peries from the Six Companies. The proc- lamation appeals to all adherents of the seceders to stand together and boycott the other companies. The local Chinamen are suid to be divided. Some will stand by the eld organization and others will unite with the new. ‘The story comes from San Francisco that the disruption is due to a recent murder in the Chinese quarter of that city. China- man Tong Wei was murdered and the police a Moe Tai for the crime. The mer, it is alleged, was not the mur- The Chinese merchants got together and members of the company to which Moe Tai belonged said he was innocent and urged that the witnesses to this fact be sent to the trial. For some reason the merchants did not take any steps to save Moc Tai. Things became so Interesting that the Ming Yung, Shue Hing, Hop Wah and Kong Chow companies withdrew from the Companies and organized what is now known.as the See Yup Company. The See Yup Company will spend money and time and bring much powerful pressure to bear in the hope of freezing out the remaining two companies. The Six Companies is likely to remain in power for a long time and to have a great folowing. When the floods occurred in China last year the Six Companies respond- ed nobly to the appeals for assistance. In return the’ Emperor of China stnt tg the Six Companies a sign which bore with it a wish tantamount t» a command that the organization should last 10.000 years. Many of the coolies fear that if they attempt to break up the Six Companies some great evil will befall them. The. sign hangs in the quarters of the Six Companies. No one ~ will remove it for fear-that che will be strickea phile doing it. The new organiza- ticn hopes to get possession of the old quar- ters, and its members will then announce that they are the Six Companies. ——_+e+ __ PAID FOR “HAVING FUN.” Feur Young Actors Who Think t Profession a Delectable Amusemen: From the New York Tribune. There are four members of a theatrical company who will particularly regret to se2 a thrilling melodrama taken off the boards. ‘These are the small boys who have been acting all these weeks in the street scene of the fifth act. The hardest task they eve is having fun, and the more fun they have the better their employer is s They are paid $3 a week to “holler” possessed, two or three times. behind the , and to jump on the back of a man, and, while screaming at the top of their lungs, bear their victim to the ground, trying to keep him there, while he struggles to be free. In the interim between these grduous duties they are free to retire to conyeniert spaces in the big lumber region behind the | scenes and play marbles or disport them- | Selves as they will, provided they make no to an Englishman two or three times he | begins to see the point of it. Later on he laughs out loud. When he is sure that he has got it right he appropriates it as if it were an island in the Pacific, ani there- after it is a permanent possession. ‘This has been the case with “Trilby.” A work wholly of English origin an] influ- ences, on its publication it attracted no especial attention in England. When the “Trilby”” craze in this country was reported two years ago England knew that it must be a mistake. If there had been anything in it of course England would have seen it. Now that the “Trilby’’ craze in this country is over, forgotten and obsolete, London is beginning to enjoy “Trilby.” Dramatized it is a success—a decided hit. Those who go to see the play will read the book after a while. How much happier England {fs than this country! We see things sooner than they do, but they enjoy them Jonger when they do see them. poise. Another feature of their duties not bard to perform is to get their hands, face and clothing as dirty as possible, and kesp them in that condition. That these deiecta- ble forms of amusement should bring them in a certain revenue is almost more happi- ness than these youngsters can contain. Another clement which lends fascination to the situation is that a small black dog takes part in the street scene, too, and en- joys the sport as much as/the boys. The dog is the supposed property of the man | whom the boys plague, jump upon and oth- erwice maltreat. The dog barks furiously, and tries to show his anger at the boys’ be- havior. After bearing the dog's master to the ground, the small tormeniors get pos- session of his tall silk hat and kick it up and down the stage, knocking it also with their sticks. The dog tears up and down the stage in full pursuit, barking furiously, and the whole party enjoy themselves. = see Largest Bell in America. ‘rom the Cincinnati Enquirer. The largest bell in America and the largest swinging bell in the world was cast at a foundry in this city. It is for the St. Francis de Sales Church, and fs the gift cf Joseph D, Buddeke by will. The bell meas- ures five feet across the crown, nine feet frem rim to rim of the bowl, ts seven feet high and weighs 15,000 pounds. Sixteen tens of bell metal, composed of seventy- eight parts copper and twenty-two parts tin, were melted in three furnaces, and a reserve of two.tons had to be used before the mold was filled. soe “Mr. Moreno Wants a New Trial. Messrs. Cook and O'Neill, counsel for Cel- so Caesar Moreno, convicted several days ago of criminally libeling Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador, have filed their formal motion for a new trial. Judge Cole set the motion down for argument on Saturday next. ——_ 0+ The Senator's Wife to the Lobbyist. From Life. “My husbatd says-that any bill you en- gineer is bound to pass, so I should like to have your services toward getting him te pay that milliner’s bill.” =