Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. 3 _—————— SPECIAL NOTICES. IASERS OF THE “STANDARD as the pri ELECTION BETS ‘yourself. ; inor. All the ies in Beason. wo amd delieas In iost delicious style. We., from 4 to 8. Cooked anil C7 Regular din- FRITZ REUTER'S, COR. PA, AVE. AND 4% ST. 10d terms, or an 10,000" to $20, nl Wood business. of the reigned has ent Of the taxes Tum'ia for th ji of Novent! x Is due November Ist, ay Ist, TSG. On 6 xis due Novem. pald during said nt will th Hone t jaw dive hon-pity SPIRITUAL MRS. EFFIE MeXEIL, um, has resumed practic and will be at home dat Business examinations a tion guarantecd. 1914 i FLA. VARALLO & COOS y of 110 B stn. nw. furnished at moderate FL: REPRODUCTION: Jonial Ardirons, {nm taun with Fenders and Fire Sets to Lenterns and Kuoekers in jot J. oH. CONIN antil: furthe alr Eases BEFORE 1 THE 1 Of the Ho G W. ©. DOUGL 910 G st. Home Life Insuranc Organized 1860. THREE NEW REC EDS (World's) FoR G. eS. We are pleased to anucunce that two more world’s records have been broken on the RAMBLES and G. & J. ‘vires. At Napa, Cal., October 15, Walter Foster, 0 RAMBLEE racer, broke the third-mile, flying-start, paced, world's record, establishing a’ new. record of 80'second; flat. Also the third-mile, flying-start, unpaced record, setting the new mark at 32 25 seconds. Mr. Foster's new half-mile record, made a few weeks ago (time 48 seconds flat), bas been ace pted by the racing board. In the paced events his pace- Makers were mounted on a RAMBLER quad, fitted with G. & J. Tires STILL MORE TO FOLLOW. The following copy of @ teiexrain which we have yecelved from cur California agent speaks for se “At Napa, Cal., Walter Foster, on a RAMBLER gad G. de 5. Teed, rode one mile’ in 1-46 3-5, Leat- ing quadreplet ridden Aylward, Davats, Jones and Dow. his is world’s record GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO. aNd 1325 14th st. H. L. McQUEEN, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER, FINE BOOK RINTING. EPHONE 820. 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It stands to reason that If physicians recom- mend and prescribe a whisky, it must be ab- solutely pure. ‘That's the way with Tharp's Pure “erkeley" Rye Whisky! James Tharp, 812 F St.N.W. red-10d DR. CA 904 CHAONIO DISEASES ey and Bladder Ailme: Smuirting, Dithcult or Teo Fi or Failing Vitality, Heurs—10 to 5; o29-1n* = Hotel Arrivals. Raleigh—J. B, Bonner, Philadelphia; E. H. Wells, E. C. Stone, T. J. Bryan, New York. Willard's-F. H. Goodwin, Alex. David- son, New York; B. T. Bliss, Newport, R. I. Riggs—W. A. Hall, C. J. Miller,New York; John Peterson, Philadelphia; J. A. Reily, Chicago. Arlington—S. P. Porter and wife, Harry B. Wilson, Brooklyn; A. Brotherhood, Rob- ert R. Benedict, GC. Harris and’ wife, Philadelphia. St. James—T. Norman Dixon, Philadel- phia; J. Allen Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.; C. A. Peterson, St. Louis; John Benson, New York; James S. Craig and wife, Chicago. Metropolitan—Wm. T. Loane, Plymouth, N. C.; John C. Baney and wife, Philadel phia; S. Romann, New York; John A. Gee, Atlanta. Page—E. James and wife, Chicago; E. P. Warren, Indianapolis; T. Henderson, Ohio; T. D. Miller, Brooklyn. Ebbitt—R. 'B. Stoddert and wife,Baltimore; james R. Skilton, New York; J. M. B. wis and wife, Lynchburg, V2 Normandie—W. New York; Joseph L. Frapoweil, jr., West Virginia. Cochran—J. A. Fort, Paris; J. C. Bates, New York; David A. Stiles, San Francisco. Oxford—P. F. Jones, Tennessee; Frank K. Bower, Philadelphia. Shoreham—W. S. D. Robinson, Chicago; J. F. Bodwell, Maine. National—J. M. Bradley, New York; G. Howard Kuhn and wife, Pennsylvania. Hamilton—Lieut. White, Fort Myer. Howard House—L. F. Campbell, Martins- 8. Harvey, Hudson, Waldon, N. ¥. SS A New Mystery Story. The mystery story now running in The Star having proved so popular, arrange- ments have been made to follow it with an- other. The new one is “Before They Were Married,” by Henry C. Parker. It is of com- manding interest, and those who read the first chapters will follow it eagerly to the end of the absorbing mystery. The first in- stallment will be published on Saturday, No- vember 9. Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold will be given for a correct solution of the mystery by a woman reade: When ordering Covoa or C’ ask for Huyler's. sites, be sure and Purity and davor auexceiled. Flemming, A. J. = t | LYDECKER’S TUNNEL Major Knight Has Completed His Report Upon It, . HE THINKS IT CAN BE UTILIZED Gen. Casey Believed to Concur in This Opinion. GEN. CRAIGHILL TO APPROVE —— Maj. J. G. D. Knight, corps of engineers, completed his public duties in this city this week and formally assumed command of the advanced 001 of engineers at Wil- Jet's Point, N ement of Col. succeeded him ton aqueduct and 1 the government works connected with the water service of the District of Columbia. He was also special- 2 by the chief of engineers with xecution of the special provi8ions of > District of Columbia appropriation act approved March Is ling for a thor- ough testing of the Lydecker tunnel con- duit, with a view to its possible utilization in an increased water supply. On the Ist of October last Maj. Knight was assigned to duty in command of the engineer school at Willet’s Point, and on that date he was relieved by Ma this city, except th ly to the tunnel conduit. Accarding to in- structions from the chief of engineers, he was to complete this special service before reporting for duty at Willet’s Point. The Special Duty Imposed. What this special duty is, is probably best told in the words of the congressional pro- visions relating thereto. These provisions are contained in the appropriations, under the head of the Washington aqueduct, and are as follows: “For testing the tunnel conduit to deter- mine the amount of its leakage, $25,000, to be taken from the appropriation ‘for increasing the water supply of Washington, District of Columbia,’ to be immediately available. “There shall be prepared, upon careful in. vestigation by the proper officer of the gov- ernment having the charge of the Washing- ton aqueduct and the water supply to the city of Washington, a full and detailed re- port, which shall be submitted to Congress on the first Monday in December, 1895, upon the feasibility and propriety of ‘completing the tunnel conduit as now projected; the completion of the new reservoir, including its dam or any modifications to the same deemed necessary; and upon the ults as to the supply of water to the city en said dam, the raising of the dam at the Great Falls, the conduit, and reservoir are com- pleted. And if such officer and consulting engineer shall conclude that it is imprac- ticable, or too expensive, to repair such tun- nel conduit, then they shall report some plan for bringing increased water supply from the reservoir in Georgetown to Wash- ington by pipes or otherwise. ‘Each separate item of the report shall be accompanied by a detailed estimate of the cost of the work required and the necessary cosfs, not to exceed $10,000, connected with the inquiry and reports, shall be defrayed from the appropriation for ‘increasing the water supply of Washington, District of Columbia: Provided, That in the prepara- tion of this report General Thomas L. Casey, United States army, shall be associated with the proper officer of the government in charge of the aqueduct as consulting en- gineer, and his signature shall be appended to said report in said capacity, and said re- nert shall also be accompanied with the ‘judgment of the chief of engineers, and made to the Secretary of War. who shall transmit the same to Congress with his views thereon.” The Tunnel Can Be Utilized. All the requirements of these provisions have now been complied with, excepting, of course, the ene requiring that the report shall be submitted to Congress on the first Monday in December next, which require- ment, however, will also be faithfully ob- served. Maj. Knight made a thorough per- sonal inspection of the tunnel and sub- jected it to a severe practical test. Al- though the results of his observations are not known to a certainty, there are excel- lent reasons for the belief that he has re- ported that the expensive and long-aban- doned tunnel may be easily put in condition without very great expense, for use as a conduit for water from the distributing reservoir above Georgetown to the pro- jected and partly finished reservoir near Howard University, north of the city, and that such method of providing for an in- creased water supply for the city of Wash- ington is better and more economical than is possible by the use of “pipes or other- wise.” Maj. Knight worked hard and faith- fuily on the difficult problems he was called on to solve. It is said that his most trouble- some task was in figuring up the probable cost of the work required to increase the water supply by the completion of the tun- nel and the Howard University reservoir without making a radical departure from the original project. Considerable difficulty is said to have been countered in fulfill- ing that special requirement of the statute providing that “each separate item of the report shall be accompanied by a detailed estimate of the cost of the work required.” Gen. Casey Believed to Concur. Major Knight reccived valuable assist- ance in his work from Gen. Thomas L. Casey, retired, than whom there is no man better informed in regard to the water sy: tem of the District of Columbia or more interested in its intprovement. Gen. Casey concurred in the concl ns reached by Major Knight as a result of his study of the subject and gave the dignity of his signatory approvgl to the report made by his junior, oflicer to the chief of engi- neers. This report was submitted early this week, but as it Is intended for the benefit of Congress it will not be made public in advance of its submission to that r. AS has been already sey and Major Knight greed as to the entire ty and propriety of completing the conduit as now projected, and the com- pletion of the new reserv including its dam, with certain modifications of the original plans. Gen. Graighill to Approve. According to the statute, Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, must pass judgment on the report prior ‘o its submission to the Secretary ef War for transmission to Con- gress. Gen. Craighill is row engazed in an inspection of the government works on the lower Mississippi, and is not expected to return to the city until next we Since his induction in oflice on the retirement of Gen. Casey, several mouths ago, Gen. Craighill has evinced a special interest in the government works in this vicinity, and has made a personal inspection of the local water supply system. He realizes fully the defects in the existing system, and may be confidently depended upon to give his ald and influence to any sensible project that promises to meet the requirements of the situation. No action will be taken on the joint report of Gen. Casey and Maj. Knight until his return from the south. Castoria For Infants and Children. CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and over comes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrkoea and Feveristncrs. ‘Thus the child is rendered healthy and {ts sleep NATURAL. Cas- TORIA contains no morphine or other narcotic Property. “CASTORIA {s so well adapted to children that, I recommend {t as superlor to ans prescription koown to me.'” H. A. ARCHER, -M.D., N11 So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. Y¥. “For several years I have recommended ‘Casto- rla,’ and shall always vontinue to do so, as it has invariably produced beneticlal results."* EDWIN F. PARDEE, M.D., 125th st. aud 7tk eve., New York city. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP EXPLANATORY NOTH: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solld lines are isobars or lines of eq ur pres re, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted Mnes 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 sbow location of areas of bigh and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. THREATENING WEATHER. Will Only Be a Light Rajn, if Any, and Warm Temperatare. st until 8 p.m. Friday—For Eastern nnsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, generally cloudy and threatening near the ccast, with light local showers, Partly cloudy in the interior; easterly winds. For the District of Columbia and Maryland weather conditions will continue threaten- ing, but the rain, if any, will be very light; ecntinued warm easterly winds. For Virginia,local showers; easterly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast: The barometer nas fallen east of the Mis- sissippi and risen slowly in the southwest and north of the lake regions. It is warmer on the Atlantic coast and colder in the upper Mississippi valley, upper lake region, Indian territory, North Dakota and eastern Montana. Rain continues on the South Atlantic coast and in the central Mississippi valley, and the weather is generally cloudy east of the Rocky mountains. Conditions are favorable for showers in the South and middle Atlantic states. The following heavy rainfall (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Okla- homa, 1.56. Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 51; condition, 2G; receiving reservoir, temperature, dition at north connec tion, 6; condi south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 5 condition at influent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36, Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 5:10 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.; high tide, 10:58 a.m, and 11:26 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 6:02 a.m. and 6:08 p.m; high tide, 11:54 a.m. The Sun and Moon.,- Sun rises, 6: un sets, 4:51. Moon rises, 8:51 p.m. today; sets, 11:45 a.m. tomorrow. The Bicycle Lamps. All bicycle lamps must he lighted at 4:51. The police regulations require that ‘All cy- cles, bicycles and tricycles {n motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:03 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. If clear less lighting may be ordered. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m 2 p.m., 62; maximum, 62; min- A PLAY FOR CHARITY. For the Benefit of the Feundling Hospital. At the Lafayette Square Theater Sat- urday night an entertainment for the benefit of the Foundling Hospital will be given, under the patronage of a number of prominent society ladies, among them being Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont, Mme. Romero, Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. A. T. Britton, Mrs. Crosby S. Noyes, Mrs. O. G. Staples, Mrs. William P. Kellogg, Mrs. William H. Bayly and Mrs. J. A. Swope. The Carroll Institute Minstrels are preparing the evening’s amusement, which will consist of a genuine black-face minstrel performance in regulation style. Comic songs and dances, club swinging and gymuastle exni- bitions will dil a program of great inter- est, with an original afterpiece as a sion. Carroll Institute Orchestra will fur- nish the music, under the direction of Mr. Ben Judson. Mr. George T. Cox has the general management and Mr. Percy F. Leach the stage management. The follow- ing amateur artists will appear: essrs. Charles Moore, L. E. Kaiser, George T. Cox, J. J. Fisher and Phil E. Baer, who will sing ballads; Messrs. Will Cullison, Ben Judson, George H. O'Connor and Percy Leach, who will give comic songs; Master Arthur Plant, in his club-swinging act; the Dixie Quartet, Messrs. Cox, Poston, Orme and Tyler; Messrs. Leach, McCarthy, Jasper and O'Conner, in song and dance number; Jud- son and Murray, in a musical sketek, and Biily Conley, in a stump speech, with con- cluding specialty. in the afterpiece, known as the “Whirr of Wheels,” will appear Messrs. Baer, O'Connor, Cullison, Leach, McCarthy, Judson and C. L. Sully. The or- chestra assisting will include Messrs. H. Bredecamp, T. Urban, Ed Alden, W. Han- lein, D. Wolfsteiner, Frank Wolfsteiner, B. J. 1seman, J. A. Dieudonne, O. L. Wolfsteln- er, F. Neacker, W. H. Lepley, W. J.C. O'Connor and C. Neacker, with Ben Judson as leader. Mr. Lepley is secretary of the or- ganization, and there will be a corps of a: sistants, composed of Me C. F. Loeraft, W. O. Downey, C. T. Daly, J.T. Johnson, Arthur L. Clark, E. L. Cox, H. B. Merritt and Joseph T. Daly. ——— LOST H JEWELRY. History Repeats Itself for Miss Gray of Digby Bell's Company. Heleu Gray, about twenty years old and handsome, a member of the Digby Bell Opera Company, was a visitor at police headquarters this morning, and she at- tracted the usual amount of attention that is shown a pretty girl. Her mission there was to call on Inspector Hollinoerger and report the theft of her gold watch and chain and diamond scarf pin. These arti- cles of jewelry she said she left on her bu- reau in room 51 in the Hotel Lawreace when she went out yesterday morning for a few minutes. When she returned she made the discovery that a sneak thief had been in her room and had taken her jew- elry. The room door was left unlocksd. iss Gray saw no one about the room whom she had any reason to suspect, and further than tell that her jewelry’ was ing, she could give the detectives no clue. Inspector Hollinberger, who heard the igned the case to “edon, and if the Detectives Horne and thief is caught the Police Court will again be the scene of the gathering of theatrical people. ——— THE COURTS. Court of Appeals. Present, the chief jus- tice, Mr. Justice Morris and Mr. Justice Shepard. Cyrus N. Anderson was admitted to prac- tice. # No. 507. Dugan et al. agt. Northeutt; ar- gument continued by D. W. Glassie for ap- pellee and concluded by J. Shillington for appellant No. on brief. No. 504 Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company ast. Klein; continued. No. 394. Baltimcre and Potomac Railroad Company agt. Golway; motion for rehear- ing overruled. No. 421. Williams agt. Paine; motion for reargument overruled. Adjourred from day to day until Monday, November 11, 1895. Bradshaw agt. Stott; submitted ——— Some Larger Bells. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Permit me to correct a statement, cred- ited to the Cincinnati Enquirer, which ap- pears in your Monday’s issue, relative to the casting of a bell of 15,000 pounds weight, which bell is represented as the largest in America, and as the largest swinging bell in the world. The latter statement is erroneous. In my native city, Berne, Switzerland, there are in the prin- cipal church two bells of larger caliber, all The the bells there being swinging bells. largest, cast in 1611, weighs 1 grammes, or close to 30,000‘pounds avoirdu- pois: the second, dating from 1533, weighs 9,000 kilogrammes, or very nearly 20,000 pounds avoirdupois; a third one weixhs 6,000 kilogrammes (13,230 pounds aveirdu- pois). I have always understood that these were by no means considered the largest beils in Europe. K. ——— Veterans of the Loyal Legion. At a meeting of the veteran members of the District Commandery, Loyal Legion, last evening in Willard Hall an interesting paper, entitled “Chickamauga Park and the Dedication Ceremonies,” was read by Capt. Thomas Wilson. Gen. Ordway pre- sided at the meeting, and Col. Wm. G. Moore and James Hepburn Campbell were elected new members. During the evening an enjoyable program, consisting of music, ation and story telling, was pr2s2nted. WARNING AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS. A Case Brought Against a Baltimore and Ohio Official, After a long delay the engineer depart- ment of the District government has made @ move against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for an alleged violation of the law requiring protection at the street crossings of the company. Inspector Bradshaw made the move today by swearing out a warrant against Superintendent Wijliqgm Alvey of the railroad company, the warrant alleg- ing: “At the crossing of R:street with the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Company, a certain public street crossing of said railroad, did then dnd'there neglect and fail to station a persdn ‘at said cross- ing with a red flag, to give warning of the approach of locomotives, fines and rail- road cars, contrary to and in violation of an act of the legislative assembly of the District of Columbia, entitled an act in re- lation to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, approved August 187: = The warrant will probably be served to- morrow and the case be heAr@ Friday. Be- ing a violation of the District ordinances, the case will be heard in Judge Kimbali’s court Saturday morninga«: Lge It is believed that the prosecution against Superintendent Alvey will not hold, for the reason that the law specifies the Baltimore and Ohio railroad or the engineer or con- ductor passing an unprotected crossing. In event of the failure of the District in this case an effort will be made to apprehend the engineers and conductors. SSS St. Ann's Parochial School. Rev. Father Mallon of St. Ann’s Church Tenleytown, says a wfong impression was given by a statement in The Star that the members of St. Ann’s Parochial School were being gradually abscrbed by the pub- jie school. “Our school,” says Father Mal- lon, “though maintained chiefly by the gen- erous contributions of a few kind patrons, was never in a more prosperous condition. In accordance with the arrangements made for the conducting St. Ann's school, chil- dren pursue their studies here only as far as the fifth grade. Consequently the num- ber of our pupils is limited, yet they con: stitute a school in every way satisfactor to those who are irterested in its succes: Se Articles of Incorporation. Articles incorporating Andrew Jackson Council, No. 6, Junior Order of American Mechanics, were filed today by Eugene Fu- gitt, B. T. Henry, C. W. Magill, J. E. Crump, George W. Been and G. M. Hunt. Articles incorporating the Grant Manufac- turing Company were also filed today, B. Lewis Blackford, G. M. Fague and John Paul Jones being the incorporators. The purpose of the corporation is the manufac- ture of articles used on railroads, &e. The capital stock is placed at $1,000, in shares of $10. These Will Wed. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Birnette Walz and Nannie Fish- John H. Macom and M. L. Lewis; Geo. W. Kettler and Mary A, Curry; Fredk. F. Schrader of St. Joseph, Mo., and Marie B. Batley of this city; James Payne and Hat- tie Sim: Albert V.Dickinson and Jessie I. W. D. Coffman and Ella Hauffman; Johu D. Ingalls and Alberta T. King; Ches- ter Green and Ella Richardson; Spencer H. Cone and Mary Stewart, both of New York city; Daniel J. McCarty and Martha Schlue- Henry Lucas and Lizzie Curtis; Wm. ’. Melton and Alice Barry; Wm. H. Gor- den ard Lauisa Briscoe; Chas. E. Rickford of this city and Senna A. Lewis of North- umberland county, Virginia; Jesse Golding and Elncra Nevett; Frank Hamilton and Julia Height; Oscar H. Hag and Elizabeth Sarony; Rudolph Washington of Arlington, Va., and Minnie Gray of Loudoun county, Virginia; Henry Williams and Maggie Yancey; John Fleming and Lorina Fairfax; Columbus Williams and Ellen Thomas; Geo. H. Burke and Mary A. Dove, both of Fair- fax county, Virginia; Joseph Taylor and Alice Herbert. os —. A Beer Rottle Case. Thomas McAllister, who is in business at 7th and B streets southeast, has been com- plained against in the Police Court for an alleged violation of section 1189 of the Re- vised Statutes relating to the Distritt. It is charged that he filled with beer five bottles impressed with the name of J. F. Hermann & Son. The warrant alleges that the bottles had been duly recorded and that the record had been published in Tha Star. August Hermann swore gut the warrant, and the case will be heard before Judge Miller as soon as the writ is served. ——_|_ Men's Iengue Election. Tuesday night the Men's: League of the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church met in the Sunday schcol room of the church and elected the following officers for the com- ing year: S. D. Luckett, president; R. L. Ewing, G. T. Trow and W. K. Ferris, vice Fresidents; Edgar Baker, secretary; Florin Hitz, treasurer. The following were elect- ed as chairmen of committees: R. L. Ewing of missionary, G. T. frow of church work, and W. K. Ferris of finance. The league was organized for the. benefit of the male members of the congregation, to increase their interest in the church. Beeceiam’s Pills for con= stipation, toc. and 25c* Get the book at your drug- gist’s and go by it. Annual Sales Moro Than 6,000,000 Boxes. CLOSE UP, THERE An Order to Issue to Consolidate Companies in the National Guard. THERE WILL BE FEWER OFFICERS The Idea is to Concentrate and Strengthen the Force. INTEREST LIVELY. A number of changes of a very important and decidedly interesting character are to | be made within a day or two in the District of Columbia National Guard. A general erder covering the matter is to be issued from headquarters before the close of the Fresent week, and will result in a reduc- tion in the number of companies of the brigade and the loss of commissions by several officers. The changes which are to be made are of vital importance to the guard in general, as they affect pernaps several hundred men. The first known cf the movement was late Tuesday afternoon, when Gen. Ordway summoned several of his battalion ccmmanders and other officers, including Col. Mesher, the adjutant general, and Col. Clay, commanding the second regiment, to his office. As the result of this action remors were soon prevalent to the effect that the formation of the brigade was to be changed so that each battalion should consist of but two Instead of four com- panies. This proposed move, so rumor had it, would be accomplishel by the consolida- tion of the companies, and it was intended that each should consist of i00 men, or as near that number as possible, instead of but thirty-five or forty men, as Is at pres- ent the membership of many of the com- panies. Less Officers. This plan would practically make no noticeable difference to the general pub- lic, for when on parade the battalions would march in four platoons, each as large us the present companies. A great decrease in the number of commissioned officers, however, would ensue if a change of formation as outlined were made throughout the brigade. Although the election returns proved a strong competitor, the rumors concerning the changes in the guard were the principal topic of conversation Tuesday evening und yesterday among those officers and enlisted men who kad become acquainted with the news, and it was generally agreed that if an attempt was’made to change the formation of each battalion from four to two com- panies, there would be a great weakening of the strength of the organized militia of the District. For instance, so those well versed in military matters claimed,"if an order issued consolidating two companies and placing the present captain of one of them in command, the members of the company whose captain was ousted would, almost to a man, decline to serve under the retained officer. Ill Feeling Likely. Relieving thirty or forty commissioned officers of their commissions would cause not a little ill feeling, it was thought, and no one doubted that if an attempt was made to merge, for example, the four companies cf the first battalion, more familiarly known as the Washington Light Infantry Corps, into two that organization would immediately withdraw from the guard. Not a little time was devoted by those in- terested in an endeavor to reason out the objects of the proposed change. Among the theories advanced was one that the com- panies at present are too weak to be eflicient and that there are more ollicers than are needed. It is also set forth that the seccnd battalion comprises put two companies at the present time; ihe fourth has tour, but one, and perhaps two, of them are not what tkey should be; the fifth consists of three, and the sixth is weak to a certain extent. Gen. Ordway Interviewed. General Ordway, when asked concerning the proposed change of formation, stated to a Star reporter that he had not heard of and had not contemplated any such move. He also argued tu show the im- practicability of the scheme, and character- ized the idea as mere rumor This state- ment of the commanding general had a strong tendency to quiet the agitated ones, but nevertheless certain changes, in modi- fied form, from those first suggested, are to be made. It may be stated as a certainty that the first battalion is not to be affected in the least. The secord battalion, as intimated, consists of but two companies and Is to remain as such, but, of course, those two, the Corcoran Cadet Corps and the National Rifles, are to be made as strong as possi- ble. The third battalion, now made up of four companies, will be reduced to two. This command, known to some as a bat- talion of ex-high school cadets, includes the Morton Cadets, Captain E. A. Shilling; the Lemon Rifles, Captain L. H. Mattingly, and two companies without distinctive names, commanded by Captains Clarence V. Sayer and Harry D. King. Schilling Sta Of course, Captain Shilling of the Morton Cadets will not be disturbed, as that com- pary is conceded to be one of the strongest in the brigade. - It is no secret that Cap- tain Mattingly has been desirous of ten- dering his resignation for some weeks past and has remained, with the understanding that a successor would be elected as soon as a suitable man for the position could be secured. Captain Sayre has been ab- sent from the city for some months on sick leave, and as Captain King has showed wreat interest in the guard and has re- cently successfully reorganized company D, it is safe to presume that he will be the otker company commander of the new third battalion. Captain Sayre, should he desire to remain, will naturally be given the re- fusal of one of the first Meutenancies. These changes in the third will be made at an early date. The Fourth Battalion. The fourth battalion, now made up of the Emmet Guard, the Hibernian Rifles, the Campbell Light Infantry and the Ordway Rifles, is to be reduced to three companies, so say those who claim to know. The com- pany to go, it is generally conceded, will be either the Hibernian Rifles or the Campbell Light Infantry. For some time past Maj. Suess’ command, the fifth battalion, has consisted of but three companies, although it was expected that a fourth would be mustered in October 1. This battalion is to remain, as at present, with three com- panies. The organizer of the fourth, Capt. King, is at present in Cuba, and he will not return until next spring. At that time it is not improbable, nor is it prohibited, that another company may be added to the three. The sixth battalion, under Maj. Bartlett, must also be reduced from four comparies to three, and the organization to be consolidated with the others is com- pany A. Maj. Bartlett is in no haste as re- gards making the change, but will do so when he deems proper. The Separate Batallion. The first separate battalion, colored, com- manded by Maj. Revels, is considered a very model organization, and will not be disturbed, neither will the separate com- panies, which comprise the cavalry troop, the light battery, the ambulance corps, the cycle corps and the company of veterans, The changes to be made will do away with the provision for twelve commissioned officers. It is said by some that the rea- son for the changes are that they will pro- vide larger companies and thereby permit of exercises in platoon movements, which are at present seldom, if ever, attempted, because of the smallness of the companies. It is also advanced that the commanding general having, become convinced that a certain class of men are ‘fixtures in the National Guard, and that there is a large floating membership, has concluded to pro- vide for the permanent members by a smaller number of companies and make use of the floating membership as an augmer tation to those companies. According to Adjutant Gen. Mosher there is no special reason for the changes, ex- cept that they have become necessary in the ordinary course of events. Whatever may be the cause, the fact remains, that the changes are to be made, and the Dis- trict of Columbia Nationa® Guard, in a few days, will be minus several companies. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS . ATTORNEYS . AUCTION SALES. BOARDING .. BUSINESS CHANCES. CITY ITEMS. Page 1: COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS..... COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. DEATHS ... DENTISTRY . EDUCATIONAL EXCURSION = FALL AND WINTER RESORTS. FINANCIAL .. C$ORAAR RA ARE ROR RON NORI RRR ROOD FOR RENT (Flats). FOR RENT (Houses) FOR RENT (Oftices). FOR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores). FOR RENT (Warehouses). FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots). a5 FOR SALE (Atiscellanccus). HORSES AND VEHICLES. LADIES’ GOoDs. RAILROADS | SPECIAL NOTICES. UNDERTAKER: WANTED (Help). WANTED (Houses)....... WANTED (Miscellaneous). WANTED (Rooms)... WANTED (Situations). GIBSON-LANGHORN | pe emo cm IS to ES ener me chert E A Notable Gathering in Historic St. Paul’s, Richmond. A Southern Belle and a Noted Artist Married Today — Who Were There. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 7.—The most brilliant marriage witnessed in Richmond for years was solemnized at historic St. Paul’s Church today at high noon, when Miss Irene Langhorne, the beautiful south- ern belle, plighted her troth to Mr. Charle: Dana Gibson, the celebrated New York ar- tist. For months society here has dis- cussed the Gibson-Langhorne nuptials, and it was known from the first that the wed- ding would bring together some of the most prominent people in this country. Miss Langhorne herself is a great beauty, with stately figure, easy carriage, deep blue eyes, brilliant color and a wealth of golden hair. She has been greatly ad- mired in New York, Philadelphia, Balti- more, Washington, New Orleans and many other cities, and has won fame by her beautiful soprano voice, her skill as a horsewoman and her sunny disposition, bubbling over with wit, refinement and womanly tenderness. She numbers her friends by the thousands, and her beauty has attracted attention everywhere. AS Trilby she made several pronounced hits in amateur theatricals here and elsewhere. She is a born actress, a brilliant conver- sationalist, the soul of a house party, end one of the most accomplished women in the south. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chiswell D. Langhorne, who are very prominent in social circles here. It was at the Patriarchs’ ball in New York that she met Mr. Gibson. In appearance she is a different type from the characteristic Gib- son woman. Nevertheless, the well-known artist became deeply impressed with her, and met her afterward at the White Sul- phur Springs, where they became engaged last summer. He afterward visited her father’s country villa, “Mirador,” in Albe- marie county, and there it was, a inonth or so ago, that while driving they were both thrown from their trap and slightly in- jured. A somewhat singular fheident was the accident that resulted in the fracture of Mr. Juan A. Smith’s arm yesterday af- ternoon, when that gentleman, who was one of the groomsmen, undertook to clear @ broad ditch during a meet given by the Deep Run Hunt Club, of which Miss Lang- horne has been a member for some time. She herself was in the lead, and Mr. Smith “undertook to keep close after the hounds, when his horse fell with him and injured the rider. Mr. Smith was not very se- riously hurt, however, and he attended the wedding today, although his wounds were bandaged, and showed plainly the result of his fall. Mr. Gibson is well known in the field of art, as well as in social circles. His pic- tures have attracted the most favorable comments at the hands of well-known critics, and he is a thoroughly delightful conversationalist as well. He has a number of friends in this city. The popularity of the couple and their prominence in the so- cial world made the marriage today one vf special interest, and among those who at- tended as groomsmen and guests were men well known in the literary world. Long before the appointed hour the spa- cious church was crowded with invited guests, among them being many of the leading society people of this cit The chancel was handsomely decorated with palms and white chrysanthemums, and the beautiful gowns, solemn music from the great organ and stately figurey of the groomsmen, all combined to make the scene both beautiful and impressive. The music was especially impressive. It was com- posed for this occasion by the Rey. Dr. Hartley Carmichael, rector of St. Paul’ The maids of honor were Miss Phyllis Langhorne and Miss Nannie Langhorne, sisters of the bride. They were gowned in white chiffon, and wore large Gainsborough hats of white, and carried bouquets of yel- low chrysanthemums. They were followed by the bridesmaids, who wore yellow chif- fon and silk, and large Gainsborough hats of black with ostrich feathers. They car- ried bouquets of yellow chrysanthemum: The bridesmaids were: Miss May Jone: cousin of the bride; Mies Alys Conally, Miss Ellen Hobson, Miss Bessie Martin, all of Richmond; Miss Gibson, sister of the groom, and Miss Pemberton of Phila- delphia. Mr. Langdon Gibson, brother of the groom, the well-known arctic explorer, was best man, and Mr. Richard Harding Davis, the author; Mr. Robert Howard Russell, Mr. Thoms McIlwaine and Mr. Thomas Hastings, all of New York; Mr. James De Kay of New York, Mr. Algernon Stuart Whitmore Craven of Albemarle, Mr. Harry Langhorne, brother of the bride; Mr. Lilburne Myers and Mr. John T. An- Gerson of Richmond were ushers. The boride never looked more handsome than when walking slowly and gracefully down the aisle to the strains of the wed- ding march from “‘Lohengrin.” She was gowned in a beautiful creation of heav: white satin and old lace, chiffon and dia- monds. She entered the church leaning upon the arm of her father, Mr. Chiswell D. Langhorne. The groom, attended by his hrother, Mr. Langdon Gibson, met and received her at the chancel, while the bridal party formed a strikingly beautiful picture in a semi-circle around the chan: cel. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Hartley Carmicha2!, after which the party left the church in a reverse order. Among those at the wedding, besides the bridal party, were Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page of Washington, D. C., Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Benedict and Miss Benedict of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Jphn A. Mitchell of New York, Mr. and Mrs, Sanford White of New Ycrk, Miss Cutting, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Coward, Livingston Beeexman James T. Woodward of New York, Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati, Judge and Mrs. Thomas J. Semmes of New Orleans, James T. Richards and T. J. Semmes, jr., of New Orleans, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll’ Mercer of Washington, Mr. Harry Earle of Washing- ton, Mr. Jesse Brown of Washington, Miss Lula Horstman of Washington, Mr. G. 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