Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1895, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1895—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.” LOCAL, “MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Lafayette Square Gree House.—E. M. and Jos. Holland in “A Social Highway- man.” Allen’s Grand Opera House.—Gladys Wal- Us In “The Cricket.” New National Theater.—Francis Wilson in “The Chieftain.” Academy of Music.—'Town Topics.” Kernan’s Lyceur. Theater.—Irwin Bros.’ speciaity company. Columbia Phonograph Company, 919 Penn- sylvania avenue nofthwest.—Exhibition of the Kinetoscope and Graphophone Columbla Athletic Ciub House, G street between 17th and 18th streets northwest.— Carnival. Se EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Steamer Newport ons for Norfolk and Fortress Merroe at Steamer Potomac for paaitimere and river landings at 4 pm. Steamer Harry Randall for Colonial Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. 2S HOME-MADE FRUIT CAKE—best that ean be made; fruit Lhoroughly cleaned; do our own work; business strictly cash; price shows it; 20c. Ib. other cake proportionately \TTY & CO., 1939 GENTS, 3t SUITS CLEA Bow SUCH WARM, COMFORTABLE ROOMS —if you have Felt Weather Strips on the doors and windows. Cold and snow can't get in. Cuts down the coal bill; 2c. foot. CHAS, T. CARTER & CO., 606 Pa. ave. ee Ivy Inst. Bus. College, 8th and K—penman- ship, bookkeeping or srihionedts, $1 a month. HOME-MADE C2 KES FOR XMAS. Ours are deliciously prepared and baked every day. Chocolate, Caramel, Ice Cream, Cocoanut, Orange and Lemon, 4c, and 60c. Sunshine and Angel Cake, 25c. Finest Fruit Cake, We. Ib. _ FUSSELL'S, 1427 N. Y. ave. eo Heating and 1 Co ‘ooking Stoves at cost. Jno. Moran, ‘phone, 26 Pa. ave. —— FINE PORTRAITS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Owing to our peculiar facilities and the “Electric System of Photography” we can promise the completion for Christmas de- livery of all orders received up to 20th in- stant. Clinedenst’s new electric studio, 907 Penn. ave n. J. Jay Gould’s wonders for children’s Xmas. EVERYBODY IS IN THE JUMP" --getting ready for Xmas. We're bus: bees—papering rocms; $2 up. Nolte, SI ee ‘The CLIMAX BRANDY of 1878 VINTAGE Has proven to be a superior distillation, and with years of ripening is now put upon the market by the p Speer N. J. Wine Co. as es J. Jay Gonld’s w wonders for - children’ 's Xmas. ——_ >—_—_—_— = F. SHEETZ. J. F. SHEETZ, Fine Candies, 20 and 25c. per'Ib, Reduction to Sunday schools. 407 and 1022 7th st. n.w. Sg $3 for the Finest $ Corona Photographs at ESTABROO:! 1227 Pa. ave. patina! To avoid overcrowding and secure prompt delivery, Chr. Xander’s patrons are desired to order their Xmas wines and lquors an- ticipatedly. 909 7th, pada een ‘New Era’ Cigar,all Havana filler,Se.straight sipioaieosote SENSE AND SOUND. Every sensible person knows that a poor thing is dear at any price, and that the best is cheapest in the end. No matter what you may buy, this golden rule must be kept in view. It applies to watches, clothing, furni- ture, or to any other commodity that is in the market. It links itself with a plano, and you will be glad after purchasing an Emer- son Piano, because you will have an instru- ment that'will be always a pride and a pleas- tre to you.. These fine pianos are sold by H. EBERBACH, 915 F st. ee gee 4 full quart bottles fine assorted wines, $1. Pig bargain for Christmas. Free samples. Seligson’s, 1200 Pa. av HOLIDAY GOODS. Handkerchiefs, 5¢. up; gloves for ladies, genis and children; fancy articles, dolls, etc.; ladies’, gents’ and children’s under- wear; gents’ furnishings, neckties, hosiery, etc.; towels, napkirs, table linen, etc. John- son, Garner & Co., 1930 Pennsylvania ave- nue northwest. ————————— A little girl found everything. Gould's. — MAKE THINGS LOOK BRIGHT Around the house—for Xmas. Needn’t buy new carpets or rugs. We'll clean your old ones 80 they'll be fresh as new. Empire Carpet Cleaning Works, 631-5 Mass. ave. ee Read ad. of milk sold by Everett Scott on page 13. —EE— The great danger tn these times in buy- irg a Cyclopedia is in imagining the bigger Pile of books you get the better equipped you or your children will be. Dangerous, indeed, is such an idea, for it may delude you Into the mistake of your life. The mcst valuable goods often come in small peckages. Make no mistake in buying old Prejudiced British works—never intended fcr popular use—and which omit some 20,- 000 subjects entirely, also maps of Ameri- can cities and a vast amount of American matter, Buy for a Christmas gift the new “Johnson’ published by a reliable Ameri- can house, and an honest book. Call and examine for yourself. Sample pages on re- pe of postal. D. APPLETON & CO., 437 ith st. : —s Human artificial hoe UNEQUAL are Kenny lutely pure. Hempler’s,6th & av. Su PERIOR QUALITY ‘Teas, Coffees, Sugars—abso- Go to Kenny's tomght when you are marketing. Six modern stores (no stands in any market): S. sts. n.w, ith and I r. Penna. . COF. 429 7th st. s.w. A d st. s.e.; s.e. n.W.; Nw. cor. 1th ana'Q sts. n.W.; N.e. cor. 22d and Dumbarton ave. D. KENNY. — At wholesale _ rates, ever equable stand- ards of honest, safe wines and liquors; own m8 7 bottlings. C! hr. X LACE cu RTA AINS 3 AND BLANKETS Cleaned. A. F. BORNOT, 1103 G st. CITY AND DISTRIC( With t niformed rivers. It now requires the constant service of six delivery wagons to supply the custom- ers of Mr. James F. Oyster, the well-known butter merchant. The vehicles are models of the best art in wagon making, and their appearance has been greatly enhanced by the uniforming of the drivers. These polite and active assistants are now clad in neat, dark gr<y mixed corduroy suits, with buttons and caps of corduroy to match, ee As Good Yeast Is to be classed a household necessary, producing wholesome and palatable bread, @ word of caution to every housekeeper and consumer of our yeast may be the means cf Erotecting them against imposition; there- fore see that tne cake of yeast you use bears cur signature printed thereon, and save your Jabels for handsome banners. Flelschmann & Co. N. A. a elivered from any of our wagons without our label, be on the alert for counterfetts. _F. & Co.—Advt. Huyler's Christm * Display. corner 121 mi F streets, an- roune that their no S boxes, by. are now Y lates and bons, they make y gifts. Out-of-town orders should be left early to insure care in packing —Adyt. — ee Popular Train to Philadelphia and New York vin Pennsylvanian Rail- rond. Leaving Washington dally at 10:0) a.m. ‘The train 1s compcsed of vestibuled stand- ard day coaches, parlor ears, parlor smoker and dining car. "No extra fare. — $1.25 to Baltimore.and Return. The B. and O. R_R. Co. will sell excur- sion tickets from Washington to Baltimore for all trains of Saturday and Sunday, De- cember 14 and 15, at $1.25 for the round trip, valid for return passage until follow- ing Monday. >. 1060 Feet of Boards, One Do Gang and band sawed, even thic h. F. Libbey & Co., 6th and N. Y. ave. Epworth I At all gue music * sale of the brick dwelling No. 85 South Carolina avenue southeast, will take place on Monday at 4:30 o'clock p.m. See advertisement for details. THE COLUMBIAN ALUMNI Annual Meeting and Reunion Held in Uni- versity Hall. Officers Chosen for the New Year— The Work of the Association Since Its Organization, The anual meeting of the Alumni Asso- elation of Columbian University last night in the hall of the university, cerner lath and H, was made a social as well as a busi- ress function by the presence of a large pudience invited for the occasion. The meet- ing was presided over by Mr. Jesse H. Wil- gon, president of the association, with Prof. Hodgkins secretary. Addresses were de- livered by Mr. Wilson, President Whitman, Rev. Dr. S.H.Greene, Representative Corliss of Michigan, a graduate of the law school; Prof. Montague, Dr. Shute, Mr. R. H. Mar- tin, Dr. H. C. Thompson, Prof. ©. BE. Mon- roe and Prof. W. A. Wilbur. | Officers Elected. An amendment to the constitution was adopted increasing the number of vice pres- idents of the association to six. Dr. Chas. W. Richardson was elected president. The following were unanimously chosen vice presidents: Rev. Charles H. Butler, first vice president for the college department; John W. Chappell, second vice president for the medical department; A. B. Browne, third vice president for the law department; M. M. Ramsey, fourth vice president for the sciertific department; George W. Haw, fifth vice president for the dental department, and J. M. Reynolds, sixth vice president for tke graduate department. Prof. H. L. Hodg- kins and Mr. John B. Larner were unani- mously re-elected secretary and treasurer, respectively. The Work of the Association. Secretary Hodgkins presented his annual report, In which fe said: “The work of the secretary's office has been much greater this year than at any time since I was occupied with the prepara- | tion and publication of the historical cata- logue. This increase has bezn Jue to the ratural growth of the association and to the added number of alumni, with all of whom we endeavor to keep in regular communica- tion; and also to the fact that a special meeting of the association was held In June last. My mailing list now contairs the names of more than 1,900 graduaces and officers of the university, which {fs an in- crease of about one hunared over that of one year ago.” After reviewing the details of his work fer the year, the report said: “In conclusion, permit me to say a wort of review. The Alumni Association was organized in February, 1887, less than nine years ago. It started with less than 100 members; {t now has more than 700. Article 2 of the constitution reads as fol- lows: ‘The objects of this association shall be to unite the graduates in closer sym- pathy, and to promote the general welfare of the university.’ How well it has ac- ccmplished the first object, you are able to tell from your own experience; what it has dcne ‘to promote the general welfare of the university’ a few facts and figures may help us to judge. It has published two pamphlets, it has published the Historical Catalogue, it has issued circulars almost innumerable, it has, by individual subscrip- ticns, supplied the university reading room with magazines and papers. Its members have subscribed more than $10,000 to the university. When the association was or- ganized the university had 481 enrolled students; it now has nearly 1,100. That a fair proportion of this increase is due to the influence, direct and indirect, of this asso- tation, is not to be doubted. Scarcely a week ago I met on the street a member of this association, a recent graduate of the college and the law school. I asked him for a contribution to the $75,000 fund. When he stated, with much regret, his present inability to contribute, I suggested that he send us students as his conbribu- tion. This he declared he has done and ex- rected to continue to do; that he believed he had sent not less than five students to the university, each year, for several years pest. That many others can make si r statements we all well know. [t seems to me, from the knowledge I have of the feel- ing of the alumni, gained from the experi- ences of these many years that I have been secretary of the association, that the deeds of the past ere the promises of greater things to be done in the future.” Members and Guests. Among those present were President and Mrs. B. L. Whitman, Prof. and Mrs. A. P. Montague, Prof. and Mrs. H. L. Hodgkins, Prof. and Mrs. C. E. Munroe, Prof. Edward Farquhar, Weston Flint, Dr. J. R. Welling- ton, Dr. A. F. A. King, Dr. Francis P. Mor- gan, W. A. DeCaindry, Brainard Avery, Clarence A. Brendenburg, Dr. Robert Fletcher, Dr. C. A. Ball, Dr. and Mrs. An- ton Coe, Rev. J. E. Grammer, D. D., Walter C. Clephane, Dr. and Mrs. J. Hall Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Saunders, Prof. J. H. Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Corson, Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Butler, Jno. B. Corliss of Mich- igan, George L. Edmunds, Dr. Wm. A. K nan, Wm 8. Torbert, B. P. Murray, C. K. Macey, E. Hilton Jackson, R. F. Foster, Miss Foster, Col. John M. Wilson, U.S.A., Judge I. G. Kimball, Alfred M. Fuller, Allan J. Houghton, Dr. Fannie C. Brewer, Wm. F. Mattingly, Harry G. Kimball, Prof. and Mrs. Wm. A. Wilbur, H. W. Durnall, A. T. Ryan, P. Egbert Stevens, Miss Stevens, Per- ry B. Turpin, Miss Addie Maguire, N. L. Burchell, Dr. D. K. Beale: Prof. L. D. odes. Dr. D. W. Prentiss, S. B. Prentiss, Rev. J. J. Muir, D.D., Geo. N. Henning, Dr, DeWitt Cc. Chadwick, Miss Annie S. Hazelton, Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Wilkirsor, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Wilkinson, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Fos- ter, Col. John M. Wilson, Dr. J. Hamilton Stone, Dr, Amelia Erbach, A. B, Duvall, Miss Duvall, Jesse W. Rawlings, Miss M Cc. Priest, Miss Ida Munroe, H. W. Turne Dr. J. KE. Walsh, Dr. and Mrs. George c Samson, Dr. Thoe. Gill, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. G. Custis, &; Meyer Herman, Dr. E. V. Davidson, George W. Drew, H. F. Wood- ard, Dr. C. W. Richardson, Dr. J. Wesley Bovee, Miss Sarah Mason, Tracy L. Jeffords, Charles T. Earle, Dr. and Mrs. P. Fireman, Dr. C. W. Appler, Horace Mann, H. C. Sur- guy, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Richards, Miss Richards, Ernest L. Thurston, Dr. E. K. MeNeil, Prof. and Mrs. L. Amateis, Dr. E. A. de Schweinitz, Prof. and Mr Schonfeld, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. T. A. Lambert, Bart. Dal Mason, J. C. Nichols, Wm. H. Babcock, Dr. G. 'T. Prewitt, Rev. C. H. Butler, C, J. Grose- close, J. B. Diver, L. H. Diver, Dr. W. J. Acker, Dr. J.Hall Lewis, Prof. A.J. Hunting- tcn, Prof. J. MacBride Sterret, Miss Edna A Clark. — The Eldridge Sale. The announcement in another column by Messrs. C. G. Sloan & Co. of the sale of the Eldridge collection next week, should com- mand. the attention of those interested in rare and valuable household objects. It will be on view on Monday, and {ts exhibi- ticn will transform the Sloan galleries into a veritable, “furniture exposition.” It forms a portion of the estate of the late quire Eldridge, of Cheshire, England, and the catalog shows {t to be one that fs re- markable both in range and quality, in- cluding, as it does, the most desirable styles of hall, parlor, dining and bed-room furniture, choice old’ silverware, rare por- celains of Delft, Dresden and Hispano- Moresque manufacture, and many other objects beside that only great wealth and refined taste can bring together. aoe Senboard Air Line Takes the Lend; Others Follow. The Seaboard Air Line, alive to the ne- cessities cf the traveling public, will place on sale, beginning the 19th, round-trip tickets to Atlanta at $s. Tickets will be sold to the 25th inclusive; good return in five days. Call at ticket office of Pennsylvania R. R. Co. for tickets and reservation in sleeping cars, or to R. A. Parke, general agent, GOR Pennsylvania avenue. — Holiday Excursion Rates via Pennsyl- vania Railroad. The passenger dcpar.ment of the Penn- sylvania railioad announces the sale of Christmas and New Year holiday excursion tickets to ail points on its system of lines east of Pittsburg and Erie and west of Elizabeth and Sea Girt December 21, 22, 3, 2: and 81 and Janua 1, good for return passage until January 7, 1896, in- clusive, at special reduced rates. Tickets will also be sold to Fredericksburg, Rich- mond, Petersburg, and other points south cn December 22, 23, 24, 25, 20, 30, 31, and January 1, good to return until January 3, 1896, Inclusive.—Advt. —— Upright Pianos for Rent, $5 Mo. F. G. Smith, 1225 Penna. ave.—Advt. ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT. Probably No Trinl of Sugar Trust Cases This Month. Another postponement will be made Monday in the trials of the recalcitrant witnesses before the Senate sugar trust In- vestigating committee. Last’ November Judge Cole set December 16 as the date for the beginning of the trials, and all parties are ready now to go on with them, but Distriet Attorney Birney finds himself in a strange predicament, for he is without a single judge sitting in a criminal court, and hence cannot even gp on with any criminal case. All the judges of the su- preme bench of tge District are engaged in courts with civil cases, and so the crim- inal cases, it is said, will have to walt until next year. The district attorney in- tends to call the “sugar cases” early in January, and will try Broker Champan of New York first, then the newspaper -cor- respondents, Shriver and Edwards, and fol- low these with the trials of Messrs. Haver- myer and Searles, the sugar trust offi- cials. Mr. Birney thinks now that the cases will come to tria! in January, as soon as Congress convenes after the holiday re- cess, so he can have his witnesses on hand. This arrangement is likely to post- pone the Flagler case, which was set for early in Januar; LAW SCHOOLS. IN THE The post-graduate class at the National held a well-attended meeting this week, with Mr, Price as temporary chairman and Mr. Brown as temporary secretary. A con- stitution was adopted and officers elected as follows: President, D. H. Gould; vice pres- ident, F, S. K. Smith; secretary, H. T. B. May, and treasurer, George A. Gill. An ex- ecutive committee was elected, composed of Messrs. Sherburne, Brown, Williams and Braitmayer. A joint meeting of the post-graduate and junior classes was held Monday evening, and the National University Law School Debating Society was organized. Mr. O'’Donnoghue was elected temporary chair- man and Mr. Moore temporary secretary. The first regular meeting will be held to- night, at which meeting officers will be elected. The first debate will be upon the question “Resolved, that a whipping post should be establishe@ in the District of Columbia for the punishment of the crime of wife beating.” ‘The Columbian Law School was closed last night in honor of the annual meting of the Alumni Association of the University. No ‘essions will be held Tuesday evening, the h, with the exception of Professor Church's lecture on Patent Law, as the concert for the benefit of the foot ball team takes place on that night. Considerable interest has been awakened, both in the law school and among outsider: by the announcement of the first public debate of the Debating Society, which is to take place in the lecture hall after the lecture this evening. Justice Brown has completed his course of lectur t Georgetown on the “Law of Ad: miralt; the last lecture having been given Monday night of this week. ‘The junior class will be examined by Pro- fessor Darlington on the 19th instant on personal property; the junior and senior class by Profe Ww son, on the. 23d im stant on “real property,” and the sentor,! class by Professor Perry on public plead-'| ing, the examination to be held about the jatter date. a Of for Mexico, Mr. Allison Nailor and Mrs. Nailor will leave tonight for the City of Mexico, where Mr. Nailor goes for the purpose of repre- senting the Supreme Council, Thirty-third Degree, of the Ancient and Accepted Scot- tish Rite of Free Masonry for the southern jurisdiction of the United States at the great annual assembly to celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the installation of the Scottish Rite in Mexico, which will be held in the City of Mexico Saturday, December 21. The occasion will also be marked by distr.buting the decor ecnferred by the Supreme Council of Mex ico upon President Diaz, who is soveregn grand commander of the body, and other members of the order, r. and Mra, Nailo ed tour through » ard their plans for yet been considered. will make an extend- co during the winter, their return have not A Students’ Entertainment. The students and friends of the Spencerian Business College gave a literary and mu- sical entertainment in the business practice quadri-centennial hall last evemng which vas greatly enjoyed by a large audience The features of the evening were a lecture by Mr. Ainsworth R. Spofford, the librarian of the Congressional Library, and a debate participated in by the students of the school. . Spoiford spoke on the “Choice of Books for a Home Library.” A short musical pro- gram rendered, which was participated in by Miss Amy D. Yeri ;. Mor- gan, Miss Olivia Sca 3. Har- ison ard Miss Fannie . © who took part in the debate were Fred. Ockers- hausen, Annie H. Walker, W. B. Dodge, Florence I. MeDonald, Charles Boyd, Otho 3ertha M. Stahn, Eugene W. S. Cocke and J me Bruce. — Knights of the Maceabees’ Reception. A reception and public meeting of the Knights of the Maccabees, National Tent, No. 1, will take place at Luther Place Me- morial , ith and N streets, Monday rextat p.m. Addresses will be made by Representative D. D. Aitken of Michigan, supreme counselor of the Knights of the Maccabees; Representative W. S. Linton, from Michigen, past commander of the Michigan Great Camp of the knights, and Miss Bina M. West, supreme record keeper W. Hammond, Willard, Samuel ef the Ladies of the Ma bee Besides the addresses vocal and instrumental numbers and lite will be given. Inter- est attach West, who is said to be The committee in charge of G. W. Albertie, W. H. McNeil, Dr. J. F. King, Newton Edmunds and Dr. Edgar Brooke. = His Release Refused. Judge Bradley yesterday afternoon re- fused to discharge Frank KE, Gales, the colored thief, who was sent to jail by the Police Court for six months, and also sen- tenced to pay a fine of $35. For good he- havior pfisoners are allowed five days’ re- Guction of time in every mouth. Gales has served six months, and his counsel, Jepper and De Gratfrenricd, claim that, being un- able to pay his fine, and having serv ed the six months and the thirty days additional required by the poor convicts act, counting the allowance for good behavior, he is en- titled to his release. U.S. Commissioner O'Donnell refused to so hold Thursday, and the man was then brought before Judge Bradley upon habeas corpu: The latter held he had no jurisdiction in the matter, it being proper for the Criminal Court to act. It 1s probable that the thirty days for good behavior will be allowed by the latter tribunal, and that the man will then be taken again Lefore the comm! “r, and his release asked, with pr bly better succes ——_—_ The Hancock Statuc. ‘The pedestal for the equestrian statue of Gen. Hancock in the reservation at the cor- ner of Pennsylvania avenue and 7th street hag been completed and fs ready for the statue. That will not be placed in position for many weeks yet, and it has been de- cided to postpone the unveiling ceremonies until the spring.. The postponement is at- tributed to delays in the construction of the statue. a Pickwick Club Whisky. Have you tried it? For sale in all first- aurants. Chas. L. Beatty & Co., _—_— Interior Decorations at Auetion.’ The sale of Japanese vases, china in all shapes and sii bronzes, hangings, cab- inets, etc., opens at Sloan's, 1407 G street northwest, Monday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.— Advertisement. — Greatly Reduced Rates to Atlanta Exposition via Southern Railway. The Southern Railway will sell excursion tickets Washington to Atlanta on De- cember 17th and 19th to 26th, inclusive, and December 28th at $14.00, good for return ten days, and on December 19th to 25th, in- clusive, at $8.75, good five days from date of sale; through Pullman sleepers and ves- tibuled day coaches. ———_ Weather Strips, Cent and a Half a foot. F. Libbey & Co., 6th and N. Y. ave. —Advertisement. i CLOSED THEIR LAsorsS|t° The Fifteenth Annual Mzeting of the Civil Service Reform League Ended. Resolutions Commending the Presi- dent and Demanding Further Ex- tension of the Rules Adopted. ‘The fifteenth annual meeting of the Civil Service Reform League reached an adjourn- nreyt late yesterday afternoon after a most successful series of sessions. A public ses- sion was held yesterday afternoon in the assembly hall of the Cosmos Club, at whick a number of interesting papers were read. ‘The most important of these from a local point of view was by Dr. E. M. Gallaudet, the president of the Gallaudet College for the Deaf and Dumb. Heispoke of the need for civil scrvice methods in the manage- ment of these schools throughout the coun- try. “The spoils system,” he said, “is try- ing to get a grasp upon them. There is a certain fitness reeded fos the instructors in the schools for the .deaf.” The speaker cited removals of superintendents in difter- ent states of the south and west, men who were capable, and their places filled by politicians who. were fuily incapable to perform the duties of the office. Dr. Gal- laudet, in closing, urged:the association to take hold of the case and obtain the neces- sary legislation. Resolutions Adopted. After the reading of the papers the re- port of the resolutions committee was taken up, and the Tesolutions were adopted in the following form: The league commends the order of Presi- dent Cleveland of September 20, 1895, con- cerning the mode of appointing consular officers as an effort to promote the effi- ciency of the service, and as a recognition of the principle that fitness and qualifica~ tion should control such appointments and promotion. The league recommends that this order be extended to all purely consular officers whose compensation exceeds $2,500, and that it also include subordinate officers in the diplomatic service. The league further recommends, in order that the reform be enduring, and this exec- utive order may not meet the same fate as similar executive orders of 1868, 1872 and 1873, that a suitable law be enacted by Con- gress embodying these reforms, and also that such law provide, so far as. possible, for competitive examinations, to be con- ducted by a board composed, at least in part, by members of the civil service re- form commission. The league commends the order of the Postmaster General requiring that no let- ter carrier shall be removed except for cause and upon written charges, and it urges the application of a similar rule to other branches of the classified service. The league renews its demand for the re- peal of the law limiting to four years the terms of certaia administration officers, as unjust, impolitic, a proiific source of de- moralization and mischief to the public service and to our whole political life, and especially calculated to impair the benefi- cent effects of recent reforms. “Merit ap- pointments must logically be accompanied by merit tenure.” That the present law against soliciting contributions for political purposes from federal employes be so amended as to pro- hibit such solicitations in any manner or place, and that the civil service commis- sion be given the power to compel the at- tendence of witnesses, and to put them upon oath or affirmation. We urge upon all seeking good govern- ment for our cities the paramount {mport- ance of securing the adoption therein of the merit system of appointment. And we respectfully urge upon Congress the ex- tension of this system by law to the Dis- trict of Columbia. Thanks fer the Local Axssvciation. A motion tendering the Civil Service Re- form Association of the District of Colum- bia and ‘the Cosmos Club the heartiest thanks of the association was unanimously adopted. A’ vote of thanks was also given to President Schurz, and at 6 o'clock the conyention adjourned. The Reeeption at the Arlington. In the evening a handsome reception was given at the Arlington in honor of the league by the members of the local association, under the direction of the chairman, Mr. John Joy Edson. The guests were réce.ved by the local commuttee, and, after a few immutes Of informal recepuon, Mr. Edson antrouuced Key. Dr, Mackay mth to deitv- €r ah audress of welcome. ‘ms ne did in Eis usual felicitous style, and the response cu benait Oo: tae 1eagle was made by its president, Mx, Carl schurz of New York. Other addresses were made by Secretary Morton, Everett P. Wheeler, chairman of the civil service commission of New York city, Mr. C, J. Bonaparte of Baltimore, Will- iam Dudley Foulke of Indiana, Controller Eckels and Mr. Sherman 8. Rogers of Buf- falo. Later the guests were escorted to the banquet room, where a handsome coilation was served. Among those present were Sec- retary Morten, Rev. Dr. Mackay Sm.th, Judge I. G. Kimball, Ti A. Lambert, J. Nota McGill, Charies Lyman, J. R. Dodge, Charles eedham, August Donath, Civil’ Service ‘ommissioner Rice, John W. Douglass, Gen. A. W. Greely, Crosby S. oyes, Maj. Van Hooker, Everett P. Wheeler, Gen. Ellis Spear, G. rmes, R. Francis Wood, A. L. turtevant, Walter Wood, W. W. Vaughan, Cleveland P. Manning, Daniel Murray, T. P. Lowin, Gen G. Clarke, M. G. Curtis, Dr. ©. Woodward, C. C. Snow, T. P.W ward, W. E. Lampe, J. A. Kasson, John T. William A. Maury, S. W. Woodward, J Miller, J. C. Shedd, Dr. William Tin- jail, Rev. Frank Sewell, Frank Reeside, Col. John M. Wilson, J. H. Ralston, Commi er Truesdell, Commissioner Ros: John Hurst, George McAneny, Walcott. Prof. S. D. Newcomb, Henry Wil- lard, Job Barnard, F. E. Leupp, R. H. Dana, G. Thorp, 8S. A. Northway, Wiliam Rey- rold J. B. Thompson, George Willlam Hill, Gen. Vincent, Controller Eckels, Civil Service Commissioner John B. Harlow, John RB. Wight, Col. Henry F. Blount, Sherman S. Rogers, Charles B. Wheeler, Oscar S. Straus A. Hungerford. And by removing the cause, luctie blood. pains of rheumatism ean be cured. ackd in the Hood's Sarsaparilla cures rheuma- tism by neutralizing this acid. ‘Thousands * of people tell of perfect cures by HOOD’S Sarsaparilla The ¢ One | True Blood Purifier. $1; six for $5. % act harmoniously with ood’s Pillstoae sunapartia. 2 Sieaees FREE _SOUVENIR—Beantifal Needle Cases, containing all 3 of Teedics, with the ne Dresented. tree "to" Our now and Christmas. Dainty footwear for gift giving. Beaufftul, Fancy Slippers for evening wear, Comfortable Felt Shows and slippers. Never was such a stock shown in| Wash- ington in point of quality and variety. A splendid line of Shoes for ladies and gentlemen at $3.50. Shoes made to order, $5 and up. Surely a store like curs would’ give you many suggestions for gift Do ‘not notions. e | Columbian Let It be Shoes and if they are W Shoes we cam guacantee that the will be proud of then. Wilson, 929 F. de13-28d “Money back if you want it.” The greatest ambition of a ‘medical student is to possess good surgical instruments, and such gifts would be more acceptable to Him than any you could make. Largest stock of Sur- gical Instruments south of Philadel- phia. Special prices to gift givers. ALFRED A. SMITH & CQ,_ 1108 F st. n.w. (Late of Mertz building)..d12-124 Modest, sensit've women need not expose their ills to a doc: or, wnen Dro David Roansdye Fa- yorite Remedy can be had, for it is the only posi- tive cure for the peculiar ailments of womankind, ATTEND NATIONAL CONVENTIONS Committee Appointed by the National Council of Patriotic Organizations, The National Council of Patriotic Organ- izations has been in annual session here for the past three days. Delegates from all-the prominent patriotic orders were present, representing, it is claimed, over 3,000,000 members. A platform of prin- ciples was formulated as follows: Demand- ing that stringent laws be enacted by Con- gress to restrict immigration; that no pub- Ue funds be appropriated for any sectar- lan purpeses, and indorsing the proposed 16th amendment to the Constitution of the United States; that no state shall grant the right of suffrage to any person rot a citizen of the United States; demand- ing that all property (public property alone excepted) be subject to equal taxation. A committee was appointed to attend the national conventions of the political par- ties for the purpose of inducing them to incorporate these princ:ples into their plat- forms, and in the event that none of the Political parties recognize these principles, then steps will be taken to form an Amer- iean party. The national council is work- ing to secure unity of political action by the membership of all patriotic orders. The committee appointed to attend the conventions of the political partes is com- posed of: Col. E. H. Sellers of Detroit, Judge Geo. W. Van Fossen, Tacoma, Washington; Stephen Collins, Pittsburg; A. V. Winter, Nash Tenn.; Francis C. Campbell, Minneapolis, M.nn. =e Se Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Arthur Richardson and Dora Davenport; Washington Martin and Agnes Thompson; Joseph Alvin Smith and Sarah France's Johnson; David W. Bicksler ard Olive Bowen, both of Fairfax county, Va.; Clarence EB. Schooley ani Lizzie L. ‘Tiffany, both of Loudoun county, Va.;_ Nathan Moore and Nettie Johnson; James W. Brent ard Maria Johnson; Levi J. Knew and Annie G. Eckert, both of Reading, Pa. Ci: iThMos Don’t Miss Our Grand Christmas Opening Monday, Decem- ber 16, 1895, and continuing during the week. Grand illumination and floral display Mon- day evening from 7 to 9 o'clock, at our main stores, 501 and 503 7th st. n.w., corner of E, One of our Handsome New Christmas Pan- els, entitled “Baby’s First Toys,” and a beautiful or useful special present given to each purchaser of one pound of our famous Thea-Nectar Tea, at 60 cents, or one pound of Baking Powder, at 45 cents, or one pound of Pure Ground Spices, at 40 cents; also ore of the panels given to each purchaser of 50 cents’ worth of Tea, Coffee, Flavoring Extracts or Condensed Milk and Cream. THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, Main Store—ni-503 7th st. n.w., cor. E st. Branches—1620 14th st. n.w., 3104 M st.. Georgetown; 815 H st. n.e., and all principal markets. 225 stores in U. S. Headquarters, 31, 33, 35 and Vesey st., New York. «> No other house sells the same grades of Coffe that we handle. dl4-3t The Voigt Manufacturing Jewelry Co. Beg to announce to the readers of The Star that the souvenirs are in great de- mand, and as an inducement to those not having visfted our store we will hold the offer open until Tuesday, also the following bargains: Quadruple Quadrupl? Quadruple Quadruple Plate Butter Dishes. Plate Cake Baskets. Plate Tea Set, 5 pieces. Plate Berry Baskets. Quadruple Pickle Casters... Quadruple Quadruple Quadruple Plate Chili’s Cup.. Quadruple Plate Tilting Pitchers. Triple Platet Soup Ladles. ‘Tripl> Plated Tea Spoons Triple Plated Table Spoons Solid Silver Match Boxes. Triple Plited § Solid Silver Thimbles Solid S'lver Garters. Alarm Clocks. China = Cloc! Smoking Cas Solid Gold Sacred Hearts. Lamps.. $9.50 up Solil S c.; Solid S'lver Bon Bon Spoons, $1; Solid Silver Button Hooks, $1; Solid Silver Lace Pins, 50c.; Solid Silver Steeve Buttons, 5vc. 8-day Clock and Ornamer Soel'd Goll Link Buttons Soli Solid Gold Baby Solid Gold Lad: Gold- filled Gents’ Gold-filled Gents’ Charm: C. And hundreds other articles. Don’t for- get the place. Make no mistake in num- ber—713 7th st. n.w. Don’t miss the souvenir at the Vo'gt Mfg. Jewelry Co., 713 7th st. n.w., tomor- row and Monday. it? Go to Houri Room 3, and get their prices on Picture Frames, made to order, before going elsewhere. it* When Dictiovaries and Cyclopedias get so stale that they cannot be sold by the legitimate avenues of book trade, put have to be given away with groceries or sold by fake newspapers, it is time for the public to beware of them and perchase the “Standard Dictionary” and the “People’s Cyclopedi both of which are up to date IN THE BODY OF THE WORK and NOT by means of a new date on the title page or AMERICAN- IZED by a three-dollar-a-week clerk and a ten-cent pair of scissors. Circulars free. R. A DINSMORE, at 628 G st. nw. Picture Frames made to order at Houriet’ 8; 610 F n.w., Room 3 cheapest place in city. Prices Until Changed. 6 Ibs. California raisins, 25c.; 2 Ibs. new citron, 4 Ibs. mixed candy, 25c.; 10 Ibs. best buckwheat, 25c.; 1 Ib. good butter,25c.; 1 gal. light sirup, 25c.; 10 Ibs. rolled oats, 25e.; 1 gal. sweet cider, 25c. Don't pay 25c. for caramels, our price is 10c. per Ib. O'HARE'S CASH GROCERY, 1420 7th st. new. Four Full Qt. Bottles Fine assorted wines, $1. Come and sample them. They're all ‘right. Seligson’s, 1200 Pa. ave. It 1t* Relief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladdei relieved in six hours by the Great South American Kidney Cure.” This new remedy is a great surprise on account of Its exceeding promptness In relleving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages in male or female. It reheves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by E. P. MERTZ, lith & F nw. no30-stf, —— — A Little Girl Can Make Tree Orna- ments. Materials at J. Jay Gould's d10-5t* A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat should not be neglected. Brown's Bronchial Troches are a simple remedy, and give prompt re- Wef. 25e. a box. del2-eo3t A Little Girl J Found everything. Gould's. del3-lut* ae “Royal Glue Mucilage!” It's new! 10c. Sticks Paper, Wood, China, Leather or Iron. Extra-large Bottle! Druggists, 10c. ocl0-eotf diseases —— Piano Tuning. Becker, 805 11th st.’ del3-2w —_>___ Rheamutism Cured in a Day. “Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and Neu- ralgia radically cures in one to three days. Its action upon the system Is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disap- pears. The first dose greatly benefits. Sold by E. P. MERTZ, Cor. llth & F, no30-stt Jay Gould—Tree Toys, Scrap Pictures. a7-10t* Open Evenings—Tree Toys, Gould's. d4-17* AMUSEMENTS. The program is constantly changing every day some new record is added to the Graphophones. ‘The latest songs are to be heard here first. You can spend a very Jeasant balf hour here yor night. jon fee. Open at night. ew, aelec selections lons now to be heard from opera Columbia Phonograph Co.,919 Pa.av. del4-16d & AMUSEMENTS, AMUSEMENTS. ATHENS GRAND OPERA HOUSE, a Lafayette Squareyina = 2, JOHN W. ALBAUGH......... Manager. ‘TONIGHT AT 8, TLMB. E. M. and Joseph HOLLAND In This Season's Greatest Success, A Social Highwayman. NEXT | TRILB: WEEK| Diseet from Garden ‘Theater, New York. SALB OF SEATS FOR TRILBY NOW OPEN. Original New York Cast, Scenery and Costumes. del4-3ett DECEM) TE ANCIENT THE LEGION OF LOYAL WOMEN. Reserved seats at Metzerott's, 1110 F st. 50 CENTS. Concert, Dancing, ancient and modern; Eee _Inents. del4. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT—ST, JOHN'S Ea sh Hall, 16th st_near H st. mw, WEDNESDAY, at 7:30 p.m. Beetit ‘of the Old Colonial’ Church (known as” Broad George's county, Md.). Tickets, Do and 806. aes MUSICALE Will_be given MISSION “CIRCLE At First Congre; tional Church. COR. ees G STs. i December 18. Admission, 50c. are; BISCHOFF THE FIRST CON 10th and G_sts., MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, in fuetud® Congregational Church im wi nelude Congregational 1 Choir, WO voices; Soloists, Mrs. Hattle Meads Smith, Miss Florence MecNelly, Mr. Dou Miller, Mr, Elphonzo Youngs, jr... and Di Bischoff; Recitations, Miss Zue Rrockett. rved seats at Ellis & Co.'s, 937 Pa. ave. del4-2t CADEMY, 25—50—T5c.—$1.00. Wed. and Sat. Mats., 25¢ and SOc. Res’ NOTHING BUT FUN. Wood & Shepard’s we 6 | Town and Shepard, 8 SISTERS MERRILFES, any, and McFarland, nas Keller, un H. Mack, Rane Peenncets jof tho Seine * FARS”-COMEDYS0 Week—JOSEPH CALLAHAN in a Magnifi- cnr "Production of FAUST. Seats selling. d12-3t CONCERT EW NATIONAL THEATER. Every Evening and Saturday Matinee. Francis Wilson And Company's Production of The Chieftain, SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN and F. C. Burnand. TOMORROW NIGHT, Col. R. G. INGERSOLL ON The Foundations of Faith.’ Seats now on sale. NEXT WEEK, FREDERICK BANCROFT, Prince of Magicians, tn his DAZZLING SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION OF MAGIC. Artistie Speciaity Performers. Elaborate Sceaery and Stage Appointments. Seats selling. del2-8t Luncheon, 25c. ‘algnder the auspices “of the Ladies’ ociety of Church of the Ad- = font at Hooe Building, 1330 F St. Tues., Wed. & Thurs., Dec. 17,18&19 Abundance of it, promptly served ** from 12 to 3 o'clock. d1s-8t MRS. GEORGE C. LEWIS Of Springfield, Mase., will have an Exhibition and Decorated. China At her Studio, No. 922 I st. northwest, Monday gnd ‘Tuentay, December 16 and 17, 1806. c13-2t" Convention . Hall. TUESDAY, DEC. 17, § P.M.," HANDEL'S GRAND ORATORIO, “The Tlessiah” THE AND ‘AL FESTAL CONCERT BY TheChoral Society, Prof. H. C. SHERMAN, Director, Assisted by Miss CHARLOTTE MACONDA, Soprano; Miss RUTH THOMPSON, Contralto; Mr. E. C. TOWNE, Tenor; . CARL DUFFT, Rasso, ALL OF NEW YORK. Accompanied by The Washington Symphony Orchestra. RESERVED SEATS, 50 AND 75 CENTS AND At JNO. F. ELLIS & CO.’S, "87 Pa. ave. n.w. de9-8t PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Banjo and Mandolin Clubs’ CONCERT AT METZEROTT HALL, Monday Evening, Dec. SEATS NOW ON SALE, 50c., 75¢., $1. AT TBE METZEROTT MUSIC STORE, 1110 F ST. dell-St Pearman’s Popular Concerts. CHURCH OF OUR FATHER, 48th and L sts. n.w. CHRISTMAS CAKOLS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1895. 2 CENTS. 50 CENTS. ne22-1m Glee, KEBS4N's LYCEUM THEATER. ALL THIS WEEK. IRWIN BROS.? Big Specialty Company, Composed entirely of European and American Novelties, introducing 10—ALI, FEATURE SPECIALTY ACTS—10 Next Week—H. W. WILLIAMS’ OWN CO_dev-6t CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, TEXAS, CHINA, JAPAN, ‘Australia, ‘Avawalian Islands, Central ” America: fal rates for freight or passage; choice of testes: rate caret Tent, special -tourlet ties; free waps al 10 J. SMITH, Re 49 So. 81 st., fel3-wasly ey LAST PERFORMANCE OF lissGladys Wallis SUPPORTED BY Frederick Paulding In Clay M. Greene's 4-act Play, The Cricket. ‘Seats now on eale. at pein Petzerott Orchestra, Music Hall. MR. EMIT, PAUR, Conduct ESDA’ AT’ 8:15 SBA EVENING, = PROGRAM. SECOND Se TU ts Richard Strauss Preludes t tram,” Op. 25 (First time at these Concerts.) SOLOIST, MR. FRANZ ONDRICEK. Tickets_now on sale at Metzerot?’s. del3tol7in New National Theater. Tuesday / Afternoon, Dec. 17, F THE Children’s s “Hospital By the Students of the New Nationa! Theater School of Acting, ercy Winter, Director, PRESENTING ‘THE DOUBLE’ BILL, My Wife’s Dentist, And W. 8. Gilbert’s Romantic Drama, Broken Hearts, Under th 0 yf the Ladies’ * IM bd the following iadies: | DT ‘M'ss Vreinia Miller, airs. Sheridan, ie Cee. Be Wi. MeGulea, Adams, ra, N. L. rson, . Richardson Clover, ; alderon Carlisle, | rrices—50c., Mrs. N. 8. Tincotn, aeie,14eae Free Orchestricn Concerts EVERY EVENING AT JORDAN'S, ‘317 9TH ST. N.W., NEAR F. Grand select program of all popular airs. Call and see the Great Orchestrion and inspect its wonderful mechanism. @2-12t° PROF, SHELDO: CLASSES FUR iE MINUET, rman and Delsarte are now forming. ‘iredaye and) Siturdass; Gay god erenls: Popular retes VIRGINIA JOCKEY CLUB. St. Asaph, Va. FIRST RACE WILL BE CALLED ? aT 2 P.M. SHARP. Special trains will leave Penn. depot, 6th and B sts. n.w., at 1 and 1:30 p.m. n05-tf LECTURES “MINING FOR GOLD” Will be the subject of the lecture at Twelfth M. E. Chorch by Rev. H. R. NAYLOR, on 1. Seats. to ita Bee Sate Street MONDAY, December 16, at 8 p.m. Admission, 25 cents. ae = = > a - el = EXCURSIONS &c. “ RAYMOND & - - WHITCOMB TOURS. ALL TRAVELING EXPENSES INCLUDED. FLORIDA —-AND— NASSAU. Parties will leave Philadelphia January 10 and 24 for TWO GRAND TOURS, Including tisits to $C) Augustine, the Ocklawaha tnd St. Jobnis Rivers, Palatka, Tampa Winter Park, O.mond, Rockledge and Lake Worth, with prolonged stays at the Horel ce de Leon. ‘anpa Bay Hotel ani the Ho- Tal opal Polvciana. "A wisit will also be, made £0 NASSAU, the charining capital of the BAHAMA ISLANDS, making the voyage betweeu Palm Beach and Nassau on the “Northumberland” of the Flor- Es ‘ay and Steamship Line. TLANTA will be visited on the outward trip, oat WASHINGTON. D.C. on the. return, HE TICKETS permit’ the holders to af mio * + TAREE PARTIES UNDER North wi one 0! P TL ESCORT, or on ANY REGULAR ‘TRAIN tie ies fer a tive book. F deceviptive send ES OAD & WHITCOMB, 20,8, oth st., Murual Life Ins. bidg., Philadelphia. WINTER” TOURS WEST INDIES By the commodious passenger steamers of the ATLAS LINE Weekly from New York, «arrying U. S. mal. 8.8. ADIRONDACK SAILS SATURDAY, DBC. 21, For Jamaica Direct. THE MUST PICTURESQUE AND HEALTH-GIV- ING WINTER RESORT IN THE WORLD. Special Tours to the West Indies and Spanish Main, costing about $ A DAY, fully described in our illustrated pamphlet, mailed free. Address 24 State street, New York, or THOS. COOK & SONS, 21 Penny PM, FUKWOUD & KELLOCK, General Agents, ivania ave., Washington. WEST INDIA TOURS. ‘The elegant passenger steamers, MADIANA, 3,080 tons, sails Jan. 22 and Feb. 26." ORINOCO, 2,000 tons, sails Feb. 5. CARIBBEE, 2,000 tons, ‘sails Feb. 15. | Specially ‘iitted with electric ligute, baths and all latest _{wprovements. st. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, Antigua, Sastre Denintéa, Martinique, (St Luck, “Barbados idud and Jamzica. beauty ‘and fection of climate this trip is unmrpanwedy For Mlustrated pamphlets «iving rates of passage and all information apply, to, Quebec 8, S. Co. ARTHUR APERN, Secreta , Cana BRU Go.. Agents, 39 ronda New iw dorks On GO. W, MOSS" val’ Penn. uve, Washi nee eet TO MivUvt ; WeRNOM, Bay vin cee At 10 a.m., stor rr (ROUND 80, CEN FARE eekets with Mt =e admission eta, with Mount “Ve coupoa, for sale at wharf and at hotels. ANT CAFE ON STEAM! Will also make river Ia landings as far ‘ts Glymont, pte iT for passengers ways, For charters, et ae ur odice of Seamer "Mae: alester. (oc! E. Capt. N. & W. Steamboat Co. the year for Fortress M Norfold, Poctsmouth “and all po gout southeast the rrolk rt New Steamers SWastington feuving “laity on we following sebadules Warsi ‘Le. Rortamouth: 3330 8 i ‘Ales 'Ee: Norfolk... 6 9 om the resoris at fonroe, Virginia Bech and Horids will bod this a very stieact: as it breaks the monotony of an all-rail ride. ‘Tickers on sale at S13, 619, 1421 Pennaylva- nla avenue, B and 0. ticket office, corner 16th Street and New York avenue, on board Steamers. where time table, map, ete., can also be fh any, other Information desired will be far. to the ut foot ‘of Tih st Waske ». 750. "Bunions, Ingrowing and Club Nails Our Specialty. PROF. J J. G2ORGES & SON. Chiropodists, 1115 Pa. ave. Hours—8 to 5:30. Sundays, 9 to 12. 06-104