Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. : SPECIAL NOTICES. MASONIC.—THE STATED COMMUNICATION OF Hermovy Lodge, No. 17, F.A.A.M., THURSDAY, November 28 ‘Thanksgiving day), has been dis- pensed with, CHARLES L. HEILBRUN, W.3f. W. HAMILTON SMITH, Secretary. it IL 0. 0. P.—FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. 12.—THE regular meeting cn Thankegiving night will be OYITTED. A special meeting for ‘bus. hess Will be held SATUMDAY, Nov. 30, at 7:30 pt. t By coder of the lodge. t E. T. PETTENGILL, RB. . THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEET- ing of Heacon Lodge, No. 15, 1 (WEDNESDAY) SVENIN st. hall, at 7:30 o'clock, for the ing app pa ppriate action upon the deat! . Merriam, P. G., which occurred this morning. of Bro. E. PHILIP FRIEDLANDER, N. G. ©. R. MeBRIDE, Ree 1t ATE DELICIOUS OY! STERS, ‘They coms trom our own that r bedy in € ever came ue bay. Finest t of xalt water. Natui t need any salt on them, ‘That's one reason why they're We're . + to S, for S0e. TA. AVE. AND 1% ST. WASHINGTON, D. Dvember 11, 1890. The annual meating of stockholde-s of THE COLUMBIA ‘TITLE INSURA COMPANY of the Ditriet of Columbia, for ihe election of fit- teen trusters, to serve for the ensuing year, will Be held at the office of the company, No. 560 Sti st. nw., on MONDAY, the 16th day of December, 1805, “Polls will he open from 2 to 4 o'clock Bits, povks for transfer of stock will close on mnber 6, 1895. J. D. COUGHLAN, nol3-w&stodel sine Secretary. Dre 1 W. MeNAUG removed to 1023 Conn. ave. given to ladies and chitdren no26-1n GO TO THE CENTE2 MARKET FOR YOUR ‘Thanksgiving Supplies. The stalls aud stands are filled with the chotcest productions of the sea- son. Come one, come all, to this mammoth market and see the good things provided in great abundinee for atl the people. All ear lines reach Center Market. The market will be open WED- from & a.m, until 10 p.m, and on DENTIST, HAS Special attention ; consultation free. Posts AY, NOVEMBED ‘of trast note for the sun of $1.00 August 15, 1806, elgned by . MOSHER, and payable to tte order of Henry E. Koudrop one yeur after date. All persons are hereby Cantloned not to receive or negutlate the same. Finder will please return to BUTLER & GRA- HAM. 503 E st. o.w., and recelve reward. n025-3t 805, D bearing date BPIRITUALL —MRS. MARY tranee medium. Sittings daily fron o'clock, Evenings by appointment. se. SOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT 1 WILL NOT be responsible for any debts or obligations ‘con- tracted or Incurred by Mrs. Sciora C. Allen, and that any person who shall sell her goods ‘must look to her for’ payment for the same. Dated November 23, 1895. n025-3t* STEPHEN W. ALLEN. fe IDALE SOCIETY. ‘The cffice of the Hochdile Co-operative of the Distri:t of Columbia is moved to 7 n.w., 2d floor, front. L, 8 EMERY, E02-3t SPIRITUALISM. MRS. EFFIE McNEL.. business and test me- dinm, has resumed practice for the fall and win- ter and will be at home daily until further no- tice. Business examinations a spectalty and aatis- jon guaran' no23-6t* Soclety G st. Secretary. ad that I have no branch places of busine control My oyster and fee business fs still omiueted at the old place, Nos. 1920 and 1922 M street, where I will take great pleasure in re- celving-your orders. Respectfully, Do M. KINSLOW & SON. FRED. B. NICHOL (Late with WV (Late with Ch. Stott & Co.). MESSRS. FRED. B. LS & CO. Beg leave to announce that they have this day entered Into a copartnership for the transaction of a wholesale aud retuil stationery and paper business. ‘They will be pleased to see their friends and patrons at their mew store, No. 13 E st. n.w. Pozs-6t* PRINTING, ENGRAVING. OPEN FIREPLACES. — IMPORTED | MARBLES with their rich variegated markings, harmonizing in color with decoration of room, are now used for the most artistic fireplaces.’ Andirons and other fireplace fixtures in. all styles. Estimates cheerfully given. J. H. CORNING, Tile Sli poll 2 13th . VARALLO & CO. ARLOR ORCHESTRA. wmerly of 110 B st. n.w., bave moved to 220 Pa. ave. n.w. Music furnished at moderote prices. n2-Im* B, 0, McQUEEN, PRINTER AND LISH! FINE BOOK AND JOB PRINTING. Js1__ 1108-1110 E Sf. N.W. TELEPHONE 820, OLD AND SOILED GAS FIXTURES AND METAL, goods refinished equal to new by same process as ployed at factories; gold, silver and nickel Send postal for estimates. ELMER H. & CO, Central Power Station. 09-2m The *96 Medel COLUMBIA fs a revelation of mechanical skill, artistic beauty. There's no doubt of th» “Columbia being THE wheel of ‘96. DISTRICT CYCLE CO., 452 Ta. ave. BAP Ordinary Correspondence Doesn't require the costly paper. Sometimes business paper Is a Itt Here's nper med Use TINTED LOX and ENV "ES. A splendid quality— t appearance. 12, 25 and 50e. box. £71,000 White or Drab Env: $1. Easton & Rupp, 421 11th St., Pepular Priced Stationers. (Just above ave.) Lid * No pains or time Spier has spared 7 Mintrine ‘to ther one of the finest Hnes of Jewelry, Gold and liver Watches, Diamonds, &e. Inexpensive prices and goods reserved for a smal: deposit. nezT-ted SPIER, 310 9th st. The Northern Liberty Mar- ket, 5th st. corner of K nw., will be open Wednes- day, the 27th Inst., from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m., and closed on Thanksgiving day. GEO. P. BOHRER, Superintendent. no26-2t Not *‘Just as Good.” ‘There is no whisky “just as good” as Tharp’s * tye Whisky—so say leading cians, and they onght to know! $1 full of us. nd on; mes Tharp. 812 F St. od at Je Calendars for ’96. of the best ways of advertising your busl- e the money expended Is through the me- alendars, Attractive, Inter- esting calendars will be hung up, and your od will be seen 365 days ln the year. We bave as meny as a hindred designs. Notice the window full and drop in and get prices, ByronS.Adams, + never tit %oint,: Siz 11th si noz5-14d Mr. John Perreard Will formally open his new caf», 1206 E WEDNESDAY. His friends and the gem ly invited to attend. me25-St You want a paint —to ¢ry with a hard enamel surface--last a Jong while and not be affected by ordinary heat. ‘Medel’? Paints are what you want, $1.50 a gal. can, pnt up and sold only by OAS. E. HOLGKID 3 7th st. nocd. 10d Have You Seen It? We reter to the “NUMBER FIFTEEN RAM- BLER, advance guasd of the 1896 patterns. uanged somewhat in liner and detail from ‘95 styles, and improved as much as it ts posstbie to improve what was about right to start with. Orders taken now for the “Number Fifteen’™ ean probably be filled early next month, and if you contemplate changing mounts, now's the time to inspect a sample. Prices for 1596 will remain the same, quality 4s always up to our high standard, and the ')6 tire wili be “foolproof."" You CAN'T put It on wrong. More new patterns to follaw. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., No. 13% 14th st. now. No. 431 10th n.w. (down-town store). “-DR. CARLETON, CHL.ONIO DISEASES: STOMACTL DIs! me 14-280 Jing, Burning, reqient Urination, Lost Prompt relief. Positive’ eu; or Failing Vitality. Heurs—10 to 5; Evenings, 7 to 8; Sundays,10 to 2. in any form positively shd perma- tueatment; city references, H, ENGLISH, M.D., no8 3un J111 F st. n. CHURCH NOTICES. . 13TH AND Ls WwW. tropolitan Pr rion by AND D STS. ‘Thanksgiving Key. 'E.. 0, it CONFERENCE CALLED Churchmen Asked to Meet Before the Convention Assembles TO DISCUSS SCME IMPORTANT POINTS Views Regarding the Rules Govern- ing the New Diocese. ————— OPINIONS ON BOTH SIDES - Se The interest in the approaching primary convention of the new diocese of Washing- ton does not diminish as the day of its meeting—a week from today—draws near. The articles that have appeared in The Star indicate some differences of opinion in re- gard to the probable action of the conven- tion. With the hope of harmonizing views and facilitating the business of the conven- tion, an invitation has been sent to the clergy and laymen entitled to seats in the body, for an informal fraternal conference touching some proposed features in the con- stitution of the new diocese. These refer to the rights of the laity to be represented on the standing committee, and to have a con- current vote with the clergy in the election of bishops. It is claimed that there are only two dioceses out of fifty-three in which this right is denied to the laity. Another question is whether a_ bishop shall be chosen by a majority vote. The law of the diocese of Maryland requires a two-thirds vote. Here, too, it is said, with the exception of one other diocese, Mary- land stanis alone among the more than fifty dioceses of the country. The conference will be held in Trinity Parish Hall the evening before the conven- tion. The ministers and laymen who have signed the call represent, it is said, very different views, so that it Is claimed the call commits no one to any particular action. 1t also leaves untouched the disputed ques- tion of the power of the convention to form its vwn organic law. The following is the call: To the clergy and laity who shall be mem- bers of the primary convention of the diocese of Washington. Dear Brethren: We, whose names are ap- pended to this paper, respectfully Invite a conference of all the members of the ap- proaching primary convention, to be held in the Parish Hall of Trinity parish, corner of 3d and C streets, on Tuesday evening, De- cember 8, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of considering the wisdom of introducing into the organic law of the new diocese the fol- lowing features: 1, The laity to be represented on standing committee. 2. The laity to have a concurrent vote with the clergy in the election of a bishop, the two orders balloting separately. 3. The election of a bishop to be deter- mined by a majority of the votes of the clorey and a majority of the votes of the laity. Signed—For the clergy—Thos. G. Addison, Jno, A. Aspinwall, James W. Clark, Neil- son Falls, Richard Lewis Howell, Thos. Alex. Johnstone, William H. Laird, Alex. Mackay-Smith, R. H. McKim, Edward M. Mott, Albert R. Stuart, William V. Tu nell, Gilbert F. Williams. For the laity—Wm. D. Baldwin, Chas. C. Glover, Charles King, Blair Lee, Wm. A. Meloy, Henry E. Pellew, Seymour W. Tui- lock, N. Waters, Samuel E. Wheatley, L. A. Wilmer, George A. Woodward. The Question of a Constitution. There is considerable discussion in church circles, as readers of The Star are aware, of the question whether the coming con- vention shall be governed In its proceedings by the constitution of the old diocese of Maryland or whether it can make at the outset a constitution of its own. A brief summary of the arguments of those who contend for following the old constitution was presented In The Star last Monday in an interview with Mr. Abert. The contrary view, representing the opinion of what is said to be an Influential element in the church, is submitted by an authority on ecclesiastical law. “The whole question hinges,” said this churchman to a Star reporter today, “upon article V of the constitution of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church in the United States, as followst “ ‘Whenever thé division of a diocese into two or more dioceses shall be ratified by the general convention, each of the dioceses shall be subject to the constitution and canons of the diocese so divided, except as local circumstances may prevent, until the same may be altered in either diocese by the convention thereof.” “The question to be elucidated is this: Is it the purpose of the said fifth article, in making the new diocese subject to the con- stitution of the old diocese, to give it an organic law from the outset, which can only be altered according to the terms of that law, which in this case would require the action of the two ensuing conventions; or is it only intended to give the inchoate diocese a law by which to organize itself, so that the organization shall take place in an orderly way, and upon recognized and accepted rules, but not to deprive it of the inherent right of creating its own organic law after it should be organized? In other words, has the primary convention the power, after having organized under the conditions prescribed by the old constitu- tion, and so become one of the sovereign dioceses, to proceed to establish for itself an organic law, unfettered by the condi- tions prescribed in the old constitution for its alteration? The Logic of It. “Now, in the first place, it will be ob- served that unless the primary convention be indeed clothed with this power of mak- ing its own organic law, it is absolutely precluded from making any alteration in the old constitution, however vitally im- portant it may be. There may be provis- ions in the eld constitution obviously and seriously injurious to the life of the newly- born diocese, but, unless they are such as ‘local circumstances prevent’ it from ol serving, it has no remedy; it must obey them to its own damage, until they can be changed in accordance with the terms of the old constitution, whethcr it take two years or ten years. For it is possible that some diocese might insert in its con- stitution a requirement that any proposed change must be approved by ten succes- sive conventions before It should have the force and operation of law; and if such dio- cese should be divided, then under this view, the new diocese must work under - CHURCH NOTICES. THANKSGIVING SERVICE, CHURCH OF OUR Sevior, Brookland, D.C., 11 a.m. Sermon by J. T. Crowe, in char) ‘It METROPOLITAN M, y at 1 Speciai by the for, Tey. “Our 1 Heri it the 3 st. ear lne. “RSDAY (Thanksgiving day). coRD ETO STRANGERS, REV. EL. AVE., IN CHARGE, 1, COR, TENT M. Newman, D.D. lla (PRESBY' Nand 18th sts. nw a D.D.,_ pastor.— Think? giviug lock, It RCH, THANKS- B. tev. L. lock Saturd: OAL M. Cent sem! es at Fourth Church, 9 ts., at 11 am. Rev. Geo. O. Little will pre Publie in- itt MEETING pbath evening at 7:30 o'clock, and also ng morning (November 28), at 11 o'clock, pyterian Church, 4% st.’ bet. Cand D. every S: ‘Thanksg at Pirst P no26-2t ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ith and Ht n.w., * Domer, pas- .—Thanksgiving services—Sermon by the pas- tor tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. it NEW YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. — ‘Thanksgiving services by the pastor, Re loce Ra AL am, CHURCH, 9TH AN S. Todd, D.D., pastor. at 11 o'clock alm., cond: THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP.,. © Partly Cloudy © Cloudy. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solld lines are tsobars or lines of equal alr pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted Ines are fsotherms or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words Small arrows fly with the wind. high and low barometer. re regions where ‘rain or snow bas High" and “Low” show location of areas of THANKSGIV WEATHER. iG “Old Probs” Thinks It May Be Warmer Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday.—For eastern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, fair; slightly colder tenight and warmer Thursday; westerly winds, shifting to southerly. 5 For the District of Columbia and Mary- land, generally fair weather; winds shifting to southerly, and warmer Thursday after- noon, preceded by slightly colder weather tonight. For Virginia, fair weather; northerly winds, shifting to southerly; warmer Thurs- day afternoon, colder in southeast portion tonight. Weather conditions and general forecast.— The barometer has risen rapidly from the central valleys eastward to the Atlantic coast; it is highest over the Ohio valley and lcwest west of Montana. The temperature has fallen decidedly with a_cold wave on the Atlantic coast from New York to Florida, and it is also colder north of Montana; it is warmer from the Missis- sippi valley westward over the Rocky moun- tains. Generally fair weather prevailed this morning in all districts, and will probably continue in the southern and middle Atlantic | states and Ohio valley, with rising tempera- ture on Thursday. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 45; condi- tion, 36; receiving reseryoir, temperature, 48; condition at north connection, 336; condition at south connection, 36; distributing reser- voir, temperature, 46; condition at influent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 10:10 a.m. and 10:48 p.m.; high tide, 3:37 a.m. and p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 10:52 a.m. and 11:34 p.m.; high tide, a.m. and 4:52 p.m. The Sun and Moon, Sun rises, 6: sun sets, Moon rises, 1:49 p.m.; sets, 2:15 a.m. tomorrow. The Bicycle Lamps. All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 4:37. The police regulations require that ‘All eycles, bicycles and tricycles in motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light. The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 5:52 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 5 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., 36; 2 p.m., 44; maximum, 44; min- the old constitution for ten years, how ever injurious some of its provisions ma: re. “In the next place It is submitted that the power of making its own constitution resides in every diocese, unless it is ex- pre: nd by language, the meaning of which cannot be disputed, deprived of this power by the constitution of the general convention. Now, the primary conyention is the representative body in which, for the time, the sovereign powers of the Mocese reside, whole and en It is charged with the duty of organizing the new dio- cese, and therefore it snould have the pow- er to so organize it as the highest inter- ests of the diocese demand. The general con tion, through article V, gives it a law whereby to crganize Itself, but does not take from it the power to organize the diocese by «determining its fundamental law. At least there can be no question that if such were the intention of the gen- eral convention, that intention 5! be clearly and unequivocally exp and such is not the case. Not Intended to Cripple the Diocese. “It was never intended to in any way lim- it or cripple the newly born diocese, when once organized in an orderly manner, in the exercise of its inherent right to make its own organic law. Accordingly, the general convention added a clause expressly ai ing this right, and declared that the old con- stitution should only be operative until the convention should alter it. But it is ob- jected that in respect to altering the di cesan constitution, the two dioc th parent and the daughter, are placed by arti- cle 5 on a complete equality, so that if the eld diocese cannot alter the constitution save by the action of two ensuing conven- tions, it follows that neither can the ne: exercise that power in any other way. “This, however, dispreves itself, for art cle 5 says nothing whatever about the met od in which the respective dioceses s proceed in altering the constitution. Tt on affirms that they are both bound by the old constitution ‘until the same muy be altered in either diocese by the convention thereo How it m be altered in each or in either case, the article does not specify. That is a nil matter that must he determined by the positions they respectively occupy, and the powers which are therein implied. Are those positions identical in the case of the old and the new diocese? Surely not. For the old diocese has adopted an organic law, which, in this particular, limits and conditions {ts action. It has voluntarily imposed upon i' celf a restriction requiring that no ame} ment to the constitution shall have the farce of law unless it shall nave been approved by two succeeding conventions. Powern of an Independent Diocese. “But the same is not true of the new dio- cese. upies a quite different*position, and fs possessed of quite different power: It is In the first stage of its being, and has not yet imposed upon itself any such re- strictions as those just alluded to. It stands, therefore, possessed of all the powers of an independent diocese, whole, entire and un- abridged. Accordingly, it may proceed in altering the constitution provisionally, given it by the general convention, in te of Its sovereign power, according to its own judgment of the best method. The pro, tion cannot be for a moment enter that the new diocese, in the prima ercise of its self-organizing pov tered by conditions imposed by the cid diocese, to which its consent has been neither asked nor given.” in Favor of the Old Order. To the Editor of The Evening Star: It is proposed by some that at the pri- mery convention now near at hand certain organic principles established in the pres- ent laws of the diocese of Maryland should be summarily set eside; that radi changes may immediately be made in the rules for choosing a bishop and in the tion cf a star.ding committee. There 3 a determination on the part of some to force these changes throush. The chief aim is to set a the rule which requires a vete of two-thirds for the choice cf one to be bishop, Wd to make it practicable at ones, at th on- vention, to elect by the vote of a simple “majority.” We do not want to argue the advantage of sucn a charge, and deliberately made. But w many others as well as for ourse! when we declare that such action a e coming conventicn would be absolutely ille; void. The supreme law of the church set forth by the general convention has provided a constitution for the rew diocese. It de- clares that the new diocese “shall be sub- ject to the constitution and canons of the diocese which was divided, except as local circumstances may prevent, until the same iz lawfully ak for may be altered in either diocese by the convention thereof.” There are n9 “local cireumstan: which prevent the application of the present rule as to the election of a bishop or the com- position of the standing committes. “ circumstances” forbid the division of the diceese into four convocations; they make it impossible to constitute the board of missions under the present rule. But it would be a dishonorable perversion of the real meaning and intent of article V of the constitution of the general convention quot- ed above to claim that “local circum- stances” prevent the enforcement of the two-thirds rule. That constitution to which the new dio- cese 1s thus made “subject” declares and limits the way in which it may be “alter- ed.” It cannot be done at one convention. It must be the deliberate action of two successive tonventions, having, previous to final action, been submitted to the vestries for their consideration. ‘Those who earnestly favor the change of the two-thirds rule skould the more insist that it be made without the shadow of a doubt as to the regularity and lawfulness of the way in which it Is done. And so we Frotest that if this matter comes up seri- Cusly in convention, it will bring on the | Vo strife of determined corsctences and result in discord. For, if the constitution of the general convention, as well as that of Maryland, can be broken with impunity under the mere plea of “local circum- stances,” then what rights have either clergy or laity which an irresponsible ma- jority may respect We protest that ia the organization of a Giocese at the capital of the nation there should be a noble example of orderliness, qwesercen and fair-minded obedience to jaw. Should one be chosen for bishop by a simple majority at this convéntion many would refuse, and their consciences would make them do so, to sign the canonical testimon: » A formal protest would be made, and we io not belleye that the standing committe2s and the bishops would approve an election of whose unconsiitu- Uonality there is, at the Very least, such grave cause for Sie 3 ALFRED HARDL Hotel Arrivits. ! Raleigh—N. Valckman, J. B. White, New York; Howard S. Nuiton, Ri Kelly, Jchn J. Sullivan, Atlantic Ct Willara’s—Jas. Al Walker, Va.; 1. Southland, Jas. J. Felley, New York; J. D. ishty and wife, St. Jose, Ind.; S. A. Wat- Philadelphia, Representative H. Henry Powers sse Overstreet, Representative Joseph W. le, Texas; John Eagan and M. J. son, Gaine: New Yor! “s—Representative John F. Lacey, Towa; B. W. Layton and wife, resentative William McAleer, Philadelphia; Represeftative George _D. Meiklejohn, Fullerton, Neb. - Wal- Missouri; Jackson, Tenn.; . Graham and wife, G F. H. Horton fe, Brooklyn; Rolf Creyke, England. Shoreham—C. A. Webb and wife, R. C. Alexander and wife, D. H. Bidwell, New York; H. Sewall, Chieago; H. D. Booth, Philadelphia. Arlington—Representative B. B. O° ir., Newburg, N. Y. Normandie—Kepresentative Walter Evans and wife, Louisville, Ky.; Representative Richard W. Blue, Pleasanton, Kan. Cochran—Representative Henry C. rhis, Zanesville, Ohio; Representati Charles Grosvenor, Athens, Ohio. Dell, Van ve National—W. C. Anderson, Newport, Tenn.; Henry R. Gibson, Knoxville, Tenn.; J. A. MeMillan, North Carolina; W. A. Cummings, New York; S. L. Foster, Nor- fclk. Va. St. James—S. Armstrong, New York; C. H. Woodbridge, W. C. Paramarr, Boston. Ebbitt—Representative Lucien J. Fenton, Winchester, 0; Representative Jas. Mc- Lachlin and wife, Los Angeles, Cal.; Lieut. Chester M. White, U. S. . Metropolitan — Representative Wm. F. Stroud, Chapel Hill, N. C.; W. A. Ford, M. M. Hungerford} Knox Calton, David Cowan, Ne i Wiliams, N. J. Hunt, A. L. Hunt, Rich- mond, V: i Oxferd—Wm. T. Wallace, New York; John H. Patterson, Boston; B. E, Jones and wife, Buena Vista, V Henry U, Johnson, Rich- mond, Va. ——— To Entertain at Maulsby Home. The ladies of the Newsboys and Children’s Aid Society have arranged to give a recep- tion to those interested In the charity at the George Maulsby home, 230 C street, Decem- ber 10, from 3 till 10 o'clock. The house will be open on that occasion. Refresh- ments of all kinds will be served by the ladies. The patronesses are Mrs. Patenotre, Mrs. Romero, Mrs. de Mendonca, Mrs. Jno. W. Foster, Mrs, Olne: Lament, Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Neison Miles, Mrs, Shi- ras, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. White, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. McMillan, Mrs. Boardmaa, Mrs. Glov- er, M Kibbey, Mrs. Thos. Nelson Page, M 3ardiner Hubbard, Mrs. John Miss Morton, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. Field and Mrs. Brown, Through the the 'y and cavalry string bands will play during the afternoon and evening. se ST) Queen Victoria Sendy Abknowled- ments to Hon. Hofhtid/ King. Ex-Postmaster General Jgingyhas receiv: from the private secretary of- Queen V! terla the following graceful 'acknowledg- ment of his book: BALMORAL CASTLE,’ November 15, 1895.—Dear Sir: I am coimdnded by the queen to convey to you The @kpresston of her best thanks for the copy of your book, “Turning on the Light,") which you were good enough to forward through the Brit- ish ambassador for her majesty’s ac- ceptance. e bs of Cols. Closson and Gordon d The queer further wisfes ie to assure you that she has heen pyeatly touched by which I have the honor to bq. dea Yours, very faithfully. ARTHUL BIGGE, Private Secreta HORATIO, KING, esq., Washington. = The Knights of Labor. The exccutive board of the Knights of Labor cont'nued its sessions today, but, as was stated by one of the members, no business that was of any interest to the public was transacted. An assembly of the K..of L., comprising about fifty of the employes of the various breweries In the city, was formed last night at Arion Hall by Organizer ©. F. Bechtold. Short addresses were made by Messrs. French, Henry, Martin, Priester- bach, Kelly and McGuire of the late gen- eral ‘assembly and local members of the order. It Is said that the great majority of the brewery employes in the District will unite with the organization. the kind allusions to hog majesty are contained in that rte 3 DIVIDING OFFICES The Influence of Geography in the Organization of the House. THE PRINCIPLE THAT HAS PREVATLED An Interesting Record ‘Covering All the History of Congress. TOLD IN A TABLE Mr. Henry H. Smith, formerly journal clerk of the House, has prepared an inter- esting statement in which he maintains It as a settled principle relating to the or- genization of the House of Representatives that the offices of Speaker, clerk, sergeant- at-arms, doorkeeper and postmaster are to be distributed on the theory of political geographical conditions, so that all sec- tiens of the country might be represented in its official organization. Mr. Smith ad- vanced this theory several years ago. As the statement has been denied, Mr. Smith has made up the record in tabular form, es fcllows, as the best proof of “he truth cf his assertion: . F Fy 3 5 $ gE 4 a z g $ 5 S Ss 8 = S Oo mn is} a 1 Pa. Va. Pa. N.Y. 2 Conn. Va. Pa. N.Y. 3 Pa. Va. Pa. N.Y. 4 NJ. Va. f 5 NJ. Pa. 6 Mass. Pa. 7 N.C. Va. 8 NC. Va. 9 NC. (Va. 10 Mass.! ‘Md. 1l Mass. Md. 12 Ky. Md. 13 Ky.,S.C. Md. 14 Ky. 1 Ky. ar a5 DUR SUS REUSE RRA RRP POP OSOAU OS SSDP USS OUOR APA A AAA -H. Vt. NH. Vt. NH. N.Y. N.H. N.Y. N.H N.Y. N.H. N.Y. oO. Tex.,N.J. O. Mo.,Ga. oO. Ga. Vt. Tenn. oO. Tex.,Tenn. 0. Tenn. 0. Tenn. Ia. Md. Il. Miss. Il Miss. *F., Federal; R., Republican; D., Demo- erat; O., no party majority; A., admin- istration opposi Reenpitulation. Eastern and Middle States. . - 40 years i years 46 years Doorkeeper..... 61 years Total... ++-198 years Western States. 9 years 4 years : 4 years Doorkeeper 0 years Total ... -27 years Speaker 55> years Clerk . . Sergeant-at-arms Doorkeeper .. Total . The District of Columbia furnished sergeant-at-arms for ten years in the teenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twen- ty-second Congresses, and the doorkeeper in the Twenty-ninth Congress, while, with the exception of cne Congress, it has fur- pished the chaplain since overmber $0), when the second scssion of the Sixt Congr convened in Washington. Until the Thirty-fifth Corgress (IN57) each house elected a local chaplain, who opened tic daily sessions wijh prayer, alternating weekly between the two houses. In that Congress the House adopted a resolution “that the daily sessions of the House be opened with prayer and requesting the ministers of the gospel in this city to at- tend and alternately perform this solemn duty.” This service was performed with- out compensation until the Thirty-eighth Congress, when a small made, which, in the gress, was increased to the present salary of $0 per annum. The Postmaster. The office of postmaster was not created until the Twenty-fifth Congress, 1837, and that officer was furnished by the District of Columbia for eight years, and subse- quently by the above classified states as follows: Eastern and middle states. Western states. Southern state: District of Columbia. 2 years. 6 years. 8 years. . 58 years. In the earlier Congresses, when the north had the Speaker, Mr. Smith says, the south was given the clerk, and vice versa. As new states were admitted, the minor of- fices were occasionally given to western states. Two western states—Indiana and Ohio—have furnished three Speakers (two democrats and one republican) and one western state—Illinois—two clerks (demo- crats) of one term each. The rule has been, Mr. Smith states, al- most invariably followed or observed, even in the selection of candidates by the minor- ity party. From the Thirty-eighth Con- gress, which closed with the late war—the democrats submitted a ticket arranged on geographical lines, and when the republi- cans lost the House in the Forty-fourth Congress, they submitted the names of the ofiicers of the preceding, (Forty-third) House as a matter of indorsement. In the Forty-fifth Congress the republican caucus followed this rule and presented the names of Jeremiah M. Rusk of Wisconsin for clerk, N. G. Ordway of New Hampshire for _sergeant-at-arme, Horace H. Harrison of Tennessee for doorkeeper, Henry Sher- wood of Michigan for postmaster, and Rev. J. G, Butler of the District of Columbia for chaplain. in the following (Forty-sixth) Congress the republican caucus selected for clerk Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina, Jere- miah M. Rusk of Wisconsin, for sergeant- at-arms; James M. Melton of Tennessee for doorkeeper, Henry Sherwood of Michigan for postmaster, and Rev. Henry R. Nailor of the District of Columbia, chaplain, In the Forty-eighth Congress the repub- lican caucus nominated ex-Speaker Keifer as its candidate for Speaker, Edward Mc- Pherson of Pennsylvania, clerk; George W. Hooker of Vermont, — sergeant-at-arms; Walter P. Brownlow of Tennessee, door- keeper; George McNeir of Minnesota, post- master, and Rev. Frederick D. Power of the District of Columb‘a, chaplain. In thet Forty-ninth Congress they select- ed as their candidate for Speaker Thomas B. Reed of Maine, W. O. Crosby of Iowa for clerk, Albert O. Marsh of Indiana for sergeant-at-arms, Joseph Selden of Con- necticut for doorkeeper, and Charles W. Adams of Maryland for postmaster. In the Forty-ninth Congress they select- nceminated for Speaker, Mr. McPherson for clerk, Daniel Shepherd of Illinofs for ser- geant-at-arms, W. T. Fitch of Ohio for Total ... INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS -Page 12 ATTORNEYS . Page 5 AUCTION SALES, -Page 9 BOARDING . -Page 4 BUSINESS CHANCES. -Page 4 C:TY ITEMS. -Page 12 COMMISSICNERS OF DEEDS COUNTRY REAL ESTATE... DEATHS .. DENTISTRY EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS. FALL AND WINTER, RESORTS... FINANCIAL |. FOR RENT (Flats). FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (Miscellancota) FOR RENT (Offices) FOR RENT (Rooms)... FOR RENT (stabl&). FOR “RENT (Stores). FOR RENT (Warchouses) FOR SSLE (Bicycles)... FOR SALE (Honses) FOR SAL® (Lots) FOR SALE (\fiscellaneous). HORSES AND. VEHICLES. HOTELS . LADIES -Page 5 AAneeeeenaewas rg & i? Be MARRIAG! MEDICAL .. ee MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN. OFF.CIAL NOTICES. PERSONAL .... PIANOS AND ORGANS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. RAILROADS a SPECIAL NOTICES. STEAM CARPET CLEANING. sUBURBAN PROPERTY..... UNDERTAKERS WANTED (Help). WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Lots) WANTED (Miscellaneous) WANTED (Rooms) WANTED (Situations). oe eaneernaebboaasauseebupeaaa doorkeeper, and Charles H. Grey of Da- kota for postmaster. In the Fifty-second Congress the repub- lican caucus selected the following per- sons as their officers: Mr. Reed for Speak- er, Mr. McPherson for clerk, Mr. Holmes of Iowa, sergcant-at-arms; Mr. Adams of Maryland, doorkeeper; Mr. Hathaway of Montana, postmaster, and Rev. Charles B. Ramsdell of the District of Columbia, chap- lain. In the republican caucus for the Fifty- third Congress the same gentlemen were named for the said offices, with the excep- tion of Rev. C, B. Ramsdell, who was not a candidate for the oftice of chaplain. $= ____ BUYING A DINNER. Market Thronged Today by Thanksgiving Day Providers. The average householder finds that it is 1ecessary to purchase a good many things on the day before Thanksgiving, and so the Center Market today had the appear- ance of a real market day, but it was not, as everybody knows, the regular market days being Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat- urdays, and this is so in spite of the fact that the market is open every Gay in the week. However that may be, today was a regular market day in the iechnical sense of that word, although the marke? will be open tomorrow morning until 10 o'clock. Presumably the majority of the people at the market were there to buy a turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner. There were plenty of these birds on hand, but in ad- dition a great many other things that ore good to eat, so it is evident that turkey is not the only article that enters into the composition of a Thanksgiving dinner. The butchers’ stalls seemed to be as well atronized as those where turkeys and hickens were strung along in 1ppetizing if not artistic array. ‘Then, too, the flower stands, which gave pleasing touches 90f color to the market house, had their quota of customers, and so did the woman who sold mince meat and the man who sold pickles, while for the butter men they had their hands full in supplying the demand for the yellow sub- stance. It was -yulte evident to a visitor to the market that a gocd many people will have substantial dinners tomorrow, and the market, with its holiday dress and its bustling, pushing throng of buyers, pre- sented one of those characteristic scenes which can only be witnessed at such a place en the day before a holiday, espe- cially such a holiday as tomorrow, when the dinner is one of the important features of the day. The —————————— THE COURTS. Equity Court No.1—Chief Justice Bingham. Winter agt. Winter; time to take testi- mony limited to December 15. Fillmore agt. Grant; sale decreed, with J. H. Rals- ton, trustee. to sell. Bolton agt. Boyce; testimony before O. C. Hine, examiner, or- dered taken. In re Henry V. Gerodette, Jennie Lee, Peter M. Brown and Lemuel Sewell; writs de lunatico inquirendo order- ed to issue.” Pearson agt. Smith; sale of assets of firm of Smith & Pearson ordered. Washington Market Co. agt. District of Columbia ;leave to file amended and supple- mental bill granted.United States tric Lighting Co. agt. District of Columbia restraining order returnable December granted. Brown agt. Shesapeake and Ohio Canal Co.; auditor's report ratified. Searles agt. Miner; sale decreed,with J. K. M. Nor- ton, G. Hatley Norton, Edmund Burke and Morgan H. Beach, trustees, to sell. Cusick agt. Cusick; sale ratified nisi. Brown agt. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co.; distribu- tion of fund by trustee directed. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. McDonald agt. McDonald; divorce a vin. mat. granted. Levis agt. Kengla; penalty of appeal bend fixed at $1,000. In re Elizabeth Munroe, lunatic; reference to auditor. Slack agt. Perrine et al.; rule to show cause re- tur able December 3 granted. Cireait Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Adriance, Platt & Co. agt. Heiskell; judg- ment for amount admitted and judgment of condemnation. Bergen agt. McCue; judg- ment for amount admitted. Sando agt. Mc- Cue; do. Baum agt. Second National Bank (garnishee); judgment of condemnation. In re will of Katie H. Olmstead; on trial. Cireuit Court No. 2—Juége McComas. Beardsley agt, Brudshaw; on trial. Criminal Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Cases Nos. 2%5 to 238, 240, 268, 270, 271, continued until next term of the court. Peck et al. trustees, agt. Daniel Birt- : verdict for defendant. A. Kohn & Co. agt. Voigt & Haas: on trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cox. U. S. agt. Lena Tucker; larceny; defend- ant arraigned; plea not guilty. U. S. agt. Daniel H. Ferry; setting up gaming table; case given to jury. Probate, Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Hefman F. Huth; will filed. Es- tate of Jas. I. Jones; inventory filed. Es- tate of Caleb J. Gibson; assent of sane of next of kin filed. Estate of Louls W. Sinsa- baugh: petition for rule on administratrix to account filed. a The Colored Baptists. To the Editor of The Evening Star: In last evening's edition, under the cap- tion, “No Race Distinction,” you uninten- ticnally make a statement which the facts will not bear out, viz.: “Ag a result of the agitation thus started by Dr. Brooks, etc. New, as this is a matter of history, I desire to say the agitation was started Nicotine Neutralized GUEW AND SMOKE MCAIOG, POUCH TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING. NO BEART PALPITATING. ANTI NO DYSPEPTIO ACHING. -NERVOUS. =DYSPEPTIC. FINANCIAL. of C. T. Havenner, Member Washington Stock Exchange, Rooms 9 and 11, Atlantic building, Stecks, Bonds & Grain. Private wires, New York and Chicago. Investment Securities. For sale subject to quotation at time of 14,000 Cin, Wab. and Mich ist ‘Gola at 08, ‘Tel. 458. nz Toney To Loan. —— This conpany has money t> loan upon District real estate and acceptable col- lateral securities in sums to sult, If you desire to improve your present property, or erect new buildings, this com- pany will advance the necessary amount. Call for particulars. OFFICERS. JOHN JOY EDSON. JOHN A. SWOPE. 1. 8. CUMMINGS. JOH. ANDREW PARKER... Washington Loan & Trust Co., Cor. oth and F Sts. ‘{ho6,13,20&27 LOANS MADE MADE ON APPROVED COLLAT- cial, such as stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, butlding and loan association His, land gyn dicate certificates and old-line life insurance poll- cles. YERKES & BAKER, 40 to 46 Metzerott butiding. nozs-tf 1405 F Street. FRANK H. PELOUZE, Member Washington Stock Exchange, Stocks and Bonds. I desire + i Lans! 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LADFNRUEG, THALMANN & ©0., my13-164 46 Wall st., New York. Our Free Letter. Ours is th- only 4- Market Letter issued datly from New York ‘and Ciiicago. It is full of gossip and live comment on stocks and in On request we will send this Fetter daily, to deserve part of sour business. Orders solicits in any amount, for cash, or on 3 to 5 per cent margin. rR. Will: wires. ? illard & Co. Members Roard =s ‘Trade, Chi ; Produce Ex- change and Cons. Stock Exchange, New York. R. 202, 47 New st., N.Y. 17 Board Trade, Cat 0cl4-3m,15 FRANK WILSON BROKER, 1335 F St. N. W. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions and Cotton. Direct private wires to principal cities, Long-distance telepbone 1414 Correspo: dent of Messrs, Theo. W. Myers & Ga, No. 47 New s:., New York, members of the New York Stock Exchange. sel0-26tt TIRE, JONTINE. (ENDOWMENT AND PAlD-UE INSURANCE FOLICIES PURCHASED aT A FAIR DISCOUNT. apttt EDWARD N. BURNS, 1419 F st. n.w. WILL & JOHNSTON, Pennsylvania avenue. MONEY TO LOAN, 5 PER CENT AND G PER CENT. On approved real estate in oh-tt ‘The trict of Columbia. The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., Pays four per cent interest on savings accounts. Open untils5 p. m. on Gevern- ment pay days and Satur- day evenings between 6and 8. sxoen The National Safe Depesit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE Chartered by special act of Congress. Jan., 1867. avd acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1892 CAPITAL: ONE MILLION ROWN MILLION DOLLARS. SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults at $3 Pecarities, Jewelry, all and valuables ities, Jewelry, lverware jual of all kinds in owner's » trank or case taken on deposit at te cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. its received from TEN CENTS upward, and interest allowed on $5 and above. Toans money on real estate and collateral security. Sells first-class real estate and other securities in sums of $500 and upward. TRUST DEPARTMENT, ‘This company isa legal depository for court and trust funds and acts as administrator, ex- ecutor, receiver, » and executes trusts of all kinds, Wills prepared by a competent attorneys in dally atte: e BENJAMIN P. SNYDER, President. THOMAS BYDE, First Vice President. JAMES M. JOHNSTON, Second Vice Pres. NES, Third Vice Pres. ‘Treasurer. ALBERT 1. STURTEVANT. Secretary. ocl9 CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBEI3 OF THE NEW YORK’ STOCK EXCHANGE, CH. 1419 F et., Glover building. ts of Messrs. Moore & Schley, 80 Broadway, Bankers ard Dealers in Government Bonds. its Exchai Loans. Rafirad stocks and b and all securities Ieted on the exchanges of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltinore boucht and sold. A jelly made of investment securities. Dis- trict bonds “an4_all local Raliroad, Gas, loscrance and Telephone Stock dealt in. ie Bell Telephone Stock bought ani sold - = through the columns of the Baptist Maga- zine by its editor, Dr. Bishop Johnson, who created the sentiment that has resulted as pleasantly for negro Baptists, and attended the Baltimor> meetings as the only dele- gate from the District of Columbia, secur- ing these came assurances from the secre- tary of the B. Y. P. U. A. as early as July. I am sure Dr. Brooks would acknowledge this, as he has always affiliated with the c. E., and Dr. Johnson has been the lone advocate of the B. Y. P. U. for several years. Let us give honor to whom it is due. J. THOS. DAVIS,