Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1896, Page 12

12 : THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES: LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. ‘Lafayette Square Dpsra House.—Minnie Palmer in “Tae Sehoo! Girl.” Allen’s Grand Opera Hou: Irving and Elen Terry in Waterloo” and “The Bells.” = New. National Theaier.—“The Shop Girl Academy of Mu: —William Barry In “A Rising Generation. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—Isham’s Oc- torcors. Ee, Columbia Phonograph Company, ‘enn- syivania ‘avenue.-Exnibition of the Graph- ophone and Kinetcscope. Convention Hall, 5th and L streets north- west.—Ice Palace. —Mr. Henry ‘A Story of ——_—_ EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Steamer Washington for Norfolk and Fortress Monroe at 7 p.m. Steamer Potomac for Baltimore and river landings at 4 p.m. —_— DOESN'T COST NEARLY SO MUCH to heat the rocms with Barler’s Oil Heaters as it does with coal. Safe, Clean. $4.50 up. Chas. T. Carter & Co., 600 ave. sects meat LACE CORTAINS AND BLANKETS A. BORNOT, 1103 G st. Cleaned. ee NO EXTRAORDINARY PRICES HERE. ‘We make no reductions. $2 up for papering rooms. Finest work. NOLTE, 810 9th st. a Ivy Inst. Bus. College, 8th and K, teaches any one subject of its course at $1 a month. —_ NEW YORK AND W. ‘ASHINGTON LADIES In delicate condition derive great benefit from Speer’s Port Wine. Also excellent for the aged and infirm and convalescents. ——__>—__— Cay eae Se aie . . BORNOT,. 1103 G st. crry AND DISTRICT BALL. s A CHARITY Well-Enjoyed Hop for the Benefit of the Eastern Dispensary. Last night's charity ball for the benefit of the Eastern Dispensary, held at Haines’ Hall, corner of Sth street and Pennsylvania avenue, was a brilliant affair, and was well Patronized by the people of East Washing- ten, who are much interested in the good work that is being done at the dispensary. For the success of the affair the friends of" the institution are largely indebted to the members of the executive committee, whose mames appeared on the program as the sur- geons in charge. They are Dr. Chester H. Beatty, Dr. J. T. Arwine, Dr. N. P. Barnes, Dr. Lewis J. Battle and Mr. J. W. Hart. The program, which was an interesting ene, was made up in medical terms, such as doses and consultations. Dancing was erjoyed until midnight. Among those who attended were Dr. and Mrs. F. F. Repetti and Miss Annie Repetti, Dr. and Mrs. L. K Beatty, Mr. Woolcreek, Miss Ida Walker, Mr. L. C. Burwell, Miss Franklin Janus, Miss Brandon, Mr. and Mrs. Miss Schne‘der, Miss Van Noppen, Howe, Mr. Lewis Wulfekhuler, Mi Schneider, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Aught Miss Mamie Douglass. Dr. Jonn J. Repetti, Mr. Muller, Misses Muller, Mrs. Wheeler, Dr. Elliott, Mr. D. W. Duncan, Dr. Winter, Mr. H. E. Perlie, Mr. W. C.'W. Burgess, Miss Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Tracy L. Jeffords, N. P. Barnes. Miss ENG aa Mrs. ‘Tydings and... Migs. Tydi ur Wow Siaaen, Mr, J. E. Shoen Mr. E. H. Campbell; Miss Ne-Goale, ae Maud Wal- ker, Mr. Ragan, Miss Loaise Dun- can, Mr. €. reenburg, Miss Datsy Stewart, Eliss, Mrs. ‘Wheeler, Mrs. Winter, Mr. Muller ard Mr. H. B. Taylor. It is expected. that another similar ball will be given next month. eee OPERA’ CONCERT’ ‘AND HOP. A musical entertainment,.and hop was given last evening at Masonic Temple by ‘Arlington Mounted Division, No. 9, Uni- formed Rank Knights of Pythias, for the benefit of the order. A number of the mem- bers of other orders were present in full uniform, adding gayety and color to the scene. The following divisioxs were +rep- resented: Washington, Nelson, Columbia, Hermione, Concordia, Franklin, Caldwell, Union and Arlington Moanted. ; The feature of the entertainment was the comic opera “Blaues Blut,” by Emil Chris- tiani. Tnose who took part in the presenta- tion were E. Richter, Miss Sophie Escher, Ckarles Rogier, L. F. Aue, I. Nau, Miss I. Buhler, Miss E. Ehlschlag2r, Miss M. Rup- pertus, Miss R. Vohin, Mr. Pohimann, M. David, Mr. Ehnert, A. David and Miss Blan- ford. Miss, Blanforé*also-did some clever ‘fancy dancing. Preceding the operetta, Mr. Stiefel, Mr. Wiiliam Rabb, Mr. H. Franke, Master H. Miner,,.Miss Blanche Riley and the Hetbig brother's rendered numbers that were _mueh enjoyed. -Refreshments were served after the close. of,,the program, and dancing was kept up until a ‘ate hour. pean Marriage Licens: Marriage Jigenses:havei been issued to the John T. Wittstatt and Rose A. Charice. I. Archer of this city and Emma R. Stansbury of Prince George's Mé.; Henry Dixon and Rachel Acquith; Joe Fields and Annie Allen; John S. Robertson and Margaret Flynn; John Ricks and Ida Lawson; William H. Tag- gert and Susie Almoné; Hiram M. Bucks and Mary Hall, both of Baltimore, Md.; Charles H. Howell of this city and Eva ith of Loudoun county, Va.; William C. rris of this city and Georgiana E. G. White of Nova Scotia. oe Officers Elected. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Atlantic Building Company, held at their offce in Virginia, on Thursday, the follow- ing officers and directors were re-elected: President, A. T. Britton; vice president, Chas. B. Pearson; secretary and treasurer, Geo. E. Emmons. Directors: A. T. Britton, Chas. B. Pearson, George E. Emmons, Cros- by S. Noyes, Theo. W. Noyes, M. M. Par- ker, A. A. Thomas, Jos. Forrest, Henry Wise Garnett, C. C. Duncanson, Samuel Ross and A. B. Browne. eee Florence Crittenden Mission. The mass meeting in behalf of the Flor- ence Crittenden and Hope and Help mis- sions called for the Metropolitan Church tomorrow has been postponed till Sunday, the 26th, in the First Congregational ¢ rch. on account of the Christian En- vor mass meeting, to be held in the Cen- ter Market Hall tomorrow. ———— Birth of the Republican Party. The Union Republican Club of this city, at a meeting held last evening, adopted reso- lutions providing for the celebration of the fertleth anniversary of the birth of the re- publican party on February 22, and request- ed republicans throughout the country to jein in the celebration of the day. SS Amended I Charter. Judge J. K. M. Norton of the corporation court of Alexandria has, upon the ap- epplivation of the Capital Trust Company of Washington, allowed it to amend its char- ter so as to read: “That the capital stock of the company be, $100,000, paid-up, instead of $100,000, authorized capital stock, as t present.” ——.__. Champagne Imports in 1895. According to Customs Statistics Mumm’s Extra Dry agi 9,049 cases, or 45,125 more than of any other brand. By chemical analysis of Prof. R. Ogden Doremus, Mumm’s Extra Dry is the purest and mcst wholesome champagne.—Adv' ———_— $1.25 to Baltimore and Return via Pennsylvania Railroad. Tickets will be sold Saturday and Sunday, January 1S and 19, and valid for return pas- nday, January 20. Good on er was found guilty last of the murder of Frank is the first conviction of a der in Savannah in ten years. Cubans ak to the State De- o Dupuy, confined in arge that he is C is really Dupuy, partment t THE RAILROAD CROSSINGS An Answer Prepared by the District Com- Their Authority to Make Regaulatio —Facis About the H Street Cross- ing—The Record of Deaths. bene my Replying to the bills iri equity filed against them by the Baltimore and Ohio and the Baltimore and Potomac railroad companies, in which the court is asked to enjoin the Commissioners from enforcing the police regulation requiring all steam railroad engines to stop before crossing street railway tracks, the District Commis- sioners have authorized the attorney for the District to file an answer. In this an- swer the Commissioners deny that they are without power to issue or enforce such an order as is complained against, or that the regulations are unreasonable, conflict- ing and void, as claimed. They admit that the right to regulate the movement of trains and to prescribe the speed of cars passing over the’ coraplain- ants’ respective roads and other matters relating thereto for the security of the persons and property of the inhabitants of the District is one by Congress, but they declare that such. right can, be exercised by Congress directly or can be delegated to others as Congress may pro- vide, and they contend that they were given full right, authority-and-power to make and promulgate the order by an act entitled “An act to authorize the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia to make police regulations for the government of said District,” approved July 28, 1887. That law gave them, they say, express author- ity “to regulate the movement of vehicles on the public streets and avenues for the preservation of order and the protection of life and limb.” They contend, too, that Congress also vested in them this power, by the joint resolution approved February 26, 1892, providing that the. Commissioners may make all such reasonable and usual police regulations as they may deem neces- sary for the protection of life, limb and property. Necessary and Reasonable. ‘The regulations are not enly necessary, say the Commissioners, but they are also reasonable and usual, ard are similar to those enacted by many other municipal governments. it is not denied that the railroad comparies are carriers of the United States mails, but the Commissioners do deny that the enforcement of the reg- ulation complained of will be any inter- ference with such contracts. Heferring to the contention that the regulations inter- fere with or attempt to regulate interstate commerce, the Commissioners remark that “Such a regulation is no more an inter- Jerence than is a regulation as to the rate of speed of trains within the city limits.” The Commissioners deny that every use- ful purpose would be served by compelling the street cars to stop before crossing the steam railway tracks; or that the appli- ances and safety devices, such as watch- mnen and gates, are sufficient to avoid the danger and protect the citizens; or that the amendments to article ten are impossi- ble and contradictory. Denying the other complaints made by the ccmpanies, the Commissioners say they have a full and adequate remedy at law, as to all the things complained of, and deny that the court “hes~jurisdiction in the premises. They pray the same advan- tage as if they had specially demurred to |: the complainant’s bili,inexery part. At Delaware Avenue and H Street. | Referring specifically to the bill of com- plaint filed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in respect to thé eross- ing at Delaware avehue‘and Hi street, the Commissioners deny, that .the,curve..is s0 great ar to make it difficult to start a heavy train if once ‘stopped thereon. As to the claim of precedent construction of the Baltimore and Ohio line, the Commis- sioners declare that the Columbia line was constructed in 1870, the Metropolitan branch in 1872. A plat of the curves and crossings of the Baltimore and Ohio and the position of its tracks and houses ts attached to-the answer, and the Commis- sioners say that the use made of the cros: ings is a constant and constantly increas- ing danger to the lives and limbs of the passengers, ‘conductors and gripmen of the Columbia Railway Company and to its property, as well as to the lives and limbs of all other persons who have occasion to cross the complainant's tracks at H street and Delaware avenue, and the same is true of the crossing at H and Ist streets northeast. The company’s provision of gates, flag- men and electric bells has been demon- strated to be wholly insufficient for protec- tion. At both crossings, and particularly that of the Washington branch, the view to the north is shut off by a sharp curve and an elevated coal dump, .and -on-thé south by an immense eleyated, freight, track, and by the great curves tween H street and the passenger. station:..The numerous tracks south of the crossings are so continuously occupied’ by’ freight cars thereon being loaded and unloaded, and by trains moving in -different directions, that it is actually impossible -for-an observer at the crossings to see at a proper and safe distance trains approaching from the south. The Commissioners assert, too, that cars are allowed to remain on ihe side tracks for long periods of time, and vehi- cles and pedestrians are detained at the crossings forty or fifty tirmes each day, the detentions being frequently more than ten minutes 2t a time. Long strings of vehi- cles are thereby made to occupy and ob- struct the public streets. Within the past five years the cars of the Columbia railway and numerous private vehicles have been caught a great number of times between the gates, and only escaped de- struction by being driven violently through and breaking down the gates. Deaths at Grade Crossings. Affidavits are filed with the answer, show- ing the number of deaths occurring at the grade crossings, and the Commissioners de- clare that the conditions surrounding these places render the crossings places of peculiar and extraordinary danger, which can only be averted by requiring all trains to come to a full stop. “If the trains are moving at twelve miles an hour, as per- mitted by the police regulations, they can be readily stopped without injury or delay, and in no other way,” say the Commission- ers, “can the rights of the inhabitants of Washington to the proper and reasonable use of H street, to pass and be conveyed with safety, convenience and reasonable speed to and from the northeastern section of the city, be made safe and secure.” The Santa Claus Club. Contributions for The Evening Star Santa Claus Club have been received by The Star as follows: Heretofore acknowledged $258 75 600 Fillmore building. Addison, Helen Waters. Weightman building. Corcoran building. Blunt building. Cash . c. ¢. 0. Peabody School Clara V. Trout Maury School. Grant Road Schcel. In memory Peor box. Geo. Wal Polk School Henry School. Seaton School. Webster School. Abbot Scnool. Total to date. ee A Presentation. Grand Mastez of Knights Templar of the United States Warren La Rue Thomas was entectained at luncheon at the Down Town Club yesterday noon by Very Emi- nent Sir Frank H. Thomas. Among those resent were the officers of Columbia Com- mandery of Washington, and the following invited gu23ts: Grand Sword Bearer Dud- ley of Nebraska, Sir Oscar White and Sir Jerome J. Wilb.r. During the luncheon Sir Knight Oscar W. White presented the grand master with a handsomely engraved gold jewel of Columbia Commandery No. 2 of this city. © $1.00. These boards are wide, heart, and any length you wish. Frank Libbey & Co., 6th street and New York avenue.—Advt. AMONG THE WORKINGMEN. Meetings of Various Organisations— New Officers Chosen. The ueual weekly meeting of Local Union, No. 26, Electrical Workers, was held last evenirg, with President James A. Malone in the chair. The attendance was large, and various reports submitted stated that the union‘is in a prosperous condition. President Ashley presided at the regular weekly meeting of the Paper Hangers’ Pro- tective Association last evening, and pre- liminary steps were taken by a number of noi-utiion members of the craft to join_phe «rganization. The anniversary of the organ- ization will be held Friday next. ‘Ten dollars for the members of Gambri- nus Assembly and $5 for the support of the labor bureau were appropriated at last night's meeting of the Journeymen House Painters’ Assembly. Officers of the Electrotypers’, Molders’ and Finishers” Union for the ensuing term were installed Thursday night as follows: William P. Smith, presifent; Joseph J. Cal- tahan, vice presideit, and J. J. Lane, sec- 1etary-treasurer. Following the ceremonies. which were interesting, the annual banquet took place. A musical and literary program was rendered, in which Messrs. Finley 5. Hayes, Emile Lange, Walter Watts and John Blundin, the latter of Philadelphia, took part. Committees from Gambrinus Assembly and the Cigar Makers’ Union were present at the meeting held last evening of the Stone Mascns’ Union and presented the matter of their respective occupations, which they are anxious to advance. Four new members of the executive board were elected and the ee for work was announced. as favor- able. > HORRIBLY MANGLED. Sam‘l Mills Killed by Falling From an Engine. Samuel F. Mills, twenty-six years old, from ‘near Nanjemoy, Charles county, Md., who was employed on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad as a brakeman, fell from a moving engine this morning shortly after 12 o'clock, and was instantly killed. The young man was on duty about the yard with switch engine 26, which had just com- menced the work of making up the western express train which leaves at 12:45 a.m. Mills stood on the steps of the tender to do the coupling, and he gave the signals by which the engineer operated his engine. The engine was pushing several empty ears along, and when Mills stooped to withdraw the coupling pin he lost his bal- ance and fell. At the time of the accident the engine was going at a fair rate of speed, and it. was impossible for the engi- neer to stop in time to save the brakeman’s life. The wheel§, it is thought, did not pass over the unfortunate man, but he was rolled and dragged along the track a tance of about fifty feet. His legs body were horribly mangled, but his face was not disfigured. The engine was stopped as soon as possible,,and the railroad men gathered about to aSsist their fellow-work- man, but death had been instantaneous, and his horribly mangled form was re- moved to the mgrgue. Mills had been in the employ of the road for about four months, and boarded on 2d street northwest near F street. Coroner Hammett viewed the body this morning, and decided to hold an inquest this afternoon at 4 o'clock. pha tt The First Armed Resistance. To the Editor of The Evening Star: The honorable J. L. M. Curry (ex-minis- ter to Spain) in his most admirable address on the more perticular reference to Virginia. and the Carolinas,” delivered on the 8th in- tant, before the District of Columbia So- ciety, Sons of the American Revolution of 1776, said, among other things, when speak- ing of North Carolina, that the “first armed resistance to a British armed force had oc- curred in that state,” and, as some of the audience seemed surprised and others in- credulous when the statement was made, I have thought, at this time when so much is being said, and so much search for infor- mation concerning ‘‘the time that tried men’s souls,” that, perhaps, in the interest of the rising generation and for the informa- tion of some others, it might not be amiss to cail attention to the facts in this pi ticular cese. On the 28th of November, 171 the British sloop-of-war Diligence, Capt. Phipps, arrived at the mouth of the Cane Fear river, with the stamps on board in- tended (or use in North Carolina, and pro- ceeded toward Wilmington; but when she reached Brunswigk (now no longer in exist- ence), cight miles up the river, she was stopped and the captain was told by Col. Hugh Waddell, at the head of the militia, with arms in their hands, that if an attempt was made to land the stamps he wouid im- mediately order his men to fire upon the parties making the attempt. The captain, leaving his vessel, went to Wilmington, and after an audience with Gov. Tryon, decided rot to undertake ta land the stamps, board- ed his vessel and went to sea without fur- ther ado. This took place more than ten years be- fore the Declaration of Independence, more than nine years before the battle of Lexing- ton and more than eight years before the Boston tea party. The driving back of this twenty-two-gun sloop-of-war took place in midday by a party of well-known citizens, wheredse the. attack on the unarmed mer- chantman in Boston harbor was done by disguised men in the night, and yet the tea party is blazoned in school histories and told of at Fourth of July meetings, and the other tore gallant and daring act is ignored cr fergotten. J. G. T. —— Their Fifth Reunion. The fifth annual reunion of the W. B. H. &., class of '91, or more properly speaking, the business course of the Washington High School, class of ‘91, was held at Mrs. Dyer’s Academy, 1517 R street northwest, Wednes- day evening. The Hall was tastefully draped in the class colors, which were also worn by many of those present. Dancing was the order till refreshments and the business meeting was announced, when the class and their guests repaired to the dining hail, where, after partaking of refreshments, the busiress meeting was held. In the absence from the city of the presi- dent, Mr. F. C. Gore, the vice president, Miss A. Edna Birch, presided, with Mr. F. B. Whitaker as secretary. An interesting and witty class history, that not only dealt with the class as a whole, but gave also a unique and concise history of each member up to date, was read by the class historian, Mr. Hermon C. Metcalf, and was greatly appre- ciated. The orator of the evening was Mr. Robert H. Young, the class orator. His theme, “Individual Responsibility,” was handled masterly. The orator was cheered to the echo. Prof. C. A. Davis, principal of the Business High School, was present and at the call of the members responded in a brief speech, complimenting the class on their showing as a class, as well as indi- vidvally, in their success in life. ‘The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mr. F. B. Whitaker; vice presi- dent, Mrs. J.. Frank Campbell; secreta: Mr. H. W. Nichols; treasurer, Mr. L. C. K logg: orator, Mr. Jesse C. Suter; poetess, Miss Minnie Cooley; additional members of executive committee, Mrs. Percy Gibbon and Mr. Thomas Stetson. Among those present were Misses Birch, Cooley, Ball, Hopkins, Gillenwater, Young, Wright, Appleby, Shaffer, Mrs. Campbell, Prof. Davis, Messrs. Jones, Metcalf, Stetson, Young, Whitaker, Thorne, Kellogg, Nichols, Suter, McFarland, Farnham, Blackwood, Campbell, Steele, Wilmot and others. Steg es MUNYON HERE. Thousands of Washington Citizens Will Welcome Him. One of the greatest events in medical circles in Washington will be inaugurated PROF. -Monday morning, when Prof. Munyon of Philadelphia will open an office in this city. Prof. Munycn is too well known to need an introduction to the Washington public when it is known that he is the president of the Munyon H. H. R. Co., whose remedies are used in hundreds of hovseholds of this city. On account of the great demand for medi- cal advice the professor has determined to do this.—Advt. —_—-_-—_ Rare Objects of the Napolconic Period and Other Valuable Art Treasures of Great Value. There will be on view at Sloan’s gallery, 1407 G street, Monday and Tuesday next, one of the most valuable collections of furnish- ings Napoleonic ever displayed on this side of the water. Outside of its historic value, the collection will be found large, varied and beautiful in the extreme. The furniture is particularly fine and stylish, and, being built on the graceful lines of Napoleonic period, makes it doubly desirable; catalogues ready. —Advertisemen! oe “No Need to Buy Imitations” When you can buy the pure, sweet, delicious article itself, put up in 5-pound boxes, at $1.50; finest creamery butter produced. Jas. F. Oyster, 900 Pennsylvania avenue.—Advt. “Colonization of our states with, | Remedy will cure you as it bas THE ARCTIC: SAHARA Lientenant Peary'd heoture Before the Na- ~ tional Geogysphic Society. Graphic Descriptéén of the Perils of the Far North and of the Life te Be Found There. Lieut. Peary's appearance before the Na- tional: Geographic: Society at Metzerott Music Hall last evening was the first since his return from the north last autumn. It gave opportunity ;for a most enthusias- tic demonstration: on part of the large audience’ present of: their: admiration for the intrepid scientist, whose daring expedi- tions, almost -single-handed, year after year, into the far wastes under the arctic circle have made his name a household word throughout the country. It was late when Mr. Gardiner Ilubbard, the president of the gociety, advanced up- on the stage with Mr. Peary and intro- duced him to the society. Leaving Mr. Peary standing alone upon the stage, “Mr. Hubbard withdrew, and in a-moment re- turned with a small silk flag, which the society several years ago gave Lieut. Peery, and which he has’ twice planted upon the extreme northern point of Green- land. Tattered and worn, the handsome little stand of colors was greeted with long and loud applause. At the outset of his lecture Mr. Peary thanked the president, officers and me:n- bers of the National Geographic Society and its friends for the generous and earn- est support given Mrs. Peary last May, when it became her pressing desire to raise funds for outfitting the Peary relief ex- pedition. The lecture consisted of a pre- lude devoted to general features of arctic life and travel, vcluminously illustrated with fine stereopticon views taken by Lieut. Peary during his several years of life in .the north and a picturesque account of the journey last spring from Whale sound to Independence bay, at the northern ex- tremity cf Greenland, a distance of 550 miles, which Mr. Peary, Mr. Lee and the faithful colored man, Matt Henson, made for the most part alone. They set out on the 1st of April with six natives and forty- three dogs. On the following Saturday night they had made a distance of 124 mules, reaching the peint where the previous season Lieut. Peary had cached a large supply of provisions in boxes in prepara- tion for returning. These caches had been marked by bamboo poles, from seven to ten feet long, stuck in the ground by the piles of goods. It has been said that Mr. Peary was unabie to locate these caches, and therefure the ex- Pedition failed. This he distinctly showed was not the case. He -had marked these caches by observations, and the natives with theif dogs found the first one of them within fifteen minutes after be.stopped the sledges. The bamboo pole uch marked the spot projected about six inches above the snow. The other caches could not be located, as the poles had been completely snowed under, and the time and strength that it would take to find them would have thwarted the whole plan of the expedition. The natives were sent back and the party moved on, making the whole distance to In- dependence bay with the supplies they had upon the!r-sledges. Mr. Peary’s description of the vast Sahara ef snow and ice which extends over the-entire northern part of Greenland:"was ggaghic in the extreme. Few, even of well-read students of arctic geography, dreamiof the existence of the vast expanse of desert snow that exists there. On -his previous expeditions Mr. crevasses and ice hills made long detours necessary. On his last journey he deter- mined to ascend the vast ice cap and make his way across it, Beneath him, during hundreds of miles»of that journey, was the snowfall of centuries; in some places over 8,000 feet deep. Nowhere was:there a par- ticle of land or of life in sight. -Nanght but the vast stretch ofsnow, the clear blue sky above, their dogs! and themselves greeted their eyes for wetks and weeks of that frightful march. Jet night they slept in the snow under a tent. All of the way they walked, and dur:ng muchwf it they pulled the sledges. The dogs havin pagum tou, weak- ered and fell by t ay, "to be Aispatched and fed to their comrades, until finally but eleven dogs lvedssto reach Independence bay. But one survived to make the return, jcurney and reach the lodge at Whale sound. At one-point in the journey, when: but .a. morsel of dubsistence remained, the three men held a consultatiow ‘to decide v.hether they should go forward or turn back. Without hesitation they resolved to go forward, realizing the narrow chance they had for life. But for a fortunate en- counter with a herd of musk oxen at Inde- pendence bay, no doubt Mr. Peary and his brave comrades would now ve lying dead on the shores of Independence Day. With the frenzied hunger of starved wolves, Mr. Peary and-Henson charged upon the herd, and shot enough to give them subsistence for the return journey. Sating ‘their hun- ger, the cache placed there two years be- fore by Mr. Peary was examined, and let- ters found just as they were left. “If I kad had $500 worth of supplies,” said Mr. Peary, “we,could have gone 400 miles fur- ther north,. We had neither pemmican nor alcohol, the two necessaries of arctic travel.” So they reluctantly decided to re- turn, and after weeks af perilous strug- PLOPOLOOHE SISSON? 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Why sutfcr eo when Dr.’ Kennedy's: Favorite thousands of others? gling through the snow. they reached tne | ae Icdge and safety. - AMUSEMENTS. SEEGENENTS. a4 Mr. Peary’s narrative was throughout most interesting. His-voice and manner are most winsome, and the modest way in | which he told his experiences carried his audience with him in steady sympathy and comradeship. The illustrations throughout einai were highly interesting. este publ ec Ra EE es 2 5 a -e ~ as! = i. box ag a a4 »: 4 hese Saniean YORK) > Death of Mrs. Natalie Spencer. _ once” Gat Det : A telegram received this. morning an- itven ion a ESTRA nounces that Mrs. Natalie Rickey Spencer ee ’ died very suddenly last night at her home CORNER STH AND L STREETS N.W. in St. Louis. Mrs. Spencer was extremely popular in thia city, where she was better |; REAL ICE SKATING Known as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. REPERTOIRE: Joseph Rickey, and the news of her death EVERY AFTERNOON AT 2 AND EVENING AT oe Loge eon — pots me will cause genuine sorrow among the many 7:30. SATURDAY MORNING, 9:30. aa ” friends of the family. She had been mar- . = AY RE, 1 ingtinee) = SIEGE RIED, ried but a few years, and spent last winter Ladies’ Exclusive Hour for Instruction, 1 ant RDAY, FEB. 1 (night)—“DIE MEISTER- in this city, where her. husband, Mr. Robt. | ene 200 Artists, under the Direction of pencer, was a member of the firm. .o! Rickey & Spencer, Lest spring they ie Instruction Free. Walter Damrosch, moved to St. Louis. Mrs. Spencer was a young woman, still An her early twenties, |THE ICE PALACE ORCHESTRA AT EVERY| y,. gGhfAU K KATHRIN weg and by hef sweet disposition and the charm ES Hig JoHaNsa “GADSRE me and womanliness of her character she en-. 5 ae FRLS. LOUISE MULDER, RIZA IBFSCHUTZ, deared herself to every one with whom she | A new ‘supply of skates just received. Sizes to) INA SCHILL IE MAURER, MARIE ES in contact. While full particulars | suit all. MATTFIELD, GISELA A ave not been received it is presumed that hours. GRUENING. the interment will be made in St. Louis, | Private insiziction during morning For) pirinciual Tener of Rullial's eon sont one a Ha MAX ALVARY. HERI EMUI. FISCHER. “cox: ' Longest Rivers in the World. Sep eae tee ee NS. GERH STEHMANN a The lengths of all the long rivers in the I DEMETER Porovic et world are to be found in The Star Almanac S Pp ( A I Se a eee 3 NEW York's SYP ON © ” ard Hand-book for 1896, Four hundred and " 4 Rea ns eg? 'SICTA) sixteen solidly printed pages. On sale at = CHORUS OF 7 VOICES. all news stands ond at Star office. 25c. per “CAIRO” STABLES, 1627 MST. N.W. — NEW cone —Next Week— ca ‘and handsome: teams for calling. re- ‘The South Carolina houze of representa- |THE WORLD'S GREATEST LADY FANCY - , the members of which are undoubt- «SKATER, edly ‘anti-Cleveland, yesterday refused to LECTURES. consider immediately a resolution indors- Tliss Mabel Davidson. Church of Our Father ing Clevelarnd’s Venezuelan message. — Harvard College has withdrawn from the | Every evening at 9 o'clock—20 minutes’ exhibition. | (7 33th and, “ ches Ice Polo League because that would bring ———— i am. Miss Harriette er into contact with Yale. 7 tt + illustrated sermon, : a Roe eny Ee = = Single Admission... = fh CITY ITEMS. ‘Ten tickets (book). Boy Toulght? “Throw Out the Life Dinner Parties Are Successful beeen when intrusted to us. We can supply ev- ie — i Vincent F cone no eal ierence how elaborate—from oN o “Blue Points” to Champagne and Coffee—all ERA i of the finest ‘quality and at the lowest} (Lafayette Square ress Emerson, prices. An experience of more than 30 (ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF.) ae ‘i years enables us to make valuable sugges-| yon W. ALBAUGH.........-.0 Manager. Worley Capes eorper. Sth and F ists, 0. tions. Try us next time. J. C. Walker, TONIGHT AT 8, mee ESDAY. JANUARY 21. 8 z a LAST PERFORMANCE OF MINNIE PALMER Boston Market and Grocery, 1711-13 Pa.ave. t aoe Ra the three remaining lectures Relief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Biadder diseases PRESENTING THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY, —= usted gate sake’ ieie| tom lam GIRL, COACHES | cm wt passing it almost immediately. If you want MADAME WAY st quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by E. P. MERTZ, 11th and F n.w. SANS-GENE. jad-satsIm 0 =” KATHRYN KIDDER AND THE ORIGINAL CAST. Evy HocR Re ek wien is n 2 finest sorup a de, Try it on wafles NEXT WEDNESDAY MATINEE, ACH ‘Feo ro CAPT L, and cakes, a wn's, We only place in town tat han te” jairae| | KATHRYN KIDDER, | ovERLOOK INN 2" 4% ——_.— HER FIRST APPEARANCE AS ROSALIND IN a3 Julius E. Albrecht, aesticn! 520 10th st. n w., serves an Exquisite Lunch AS YOU LIKE IT. RAYMOND & for I5e., with beer, claret or coffee, from 12] jal8-t¢ SEATS NOW ON SALE. to 2; dinner from 4 to 7. 424-t,th&s,im =e GRAND WOE q WHITCOMB “Royal Glue Mucilage!” It’s new! 10c. = ENGAGEMENT OF = TOU! S. Sticks Paper, Wood, China, Leather or HENRY IRVING,- any BK, RS. prone Extra large Botfle! Druggists, 10c. : Mi ’ ALL TRAVELING: EXPENSES INCLUDED. - Sones 2 Iss A will leave NEW “TORK “si#onpay, As a Simple yet Effective Remedy tf want Throat Actions, | Brown's “Broncia ELLEN. TERRY, MARTH Seiad WS ae kee ‘roches stan irst in public favor. ey AND THE LONDON LY! M COMPANY. ~ < bsolutel: ivaled for the alleviatt Direction % rons Se ange ti aad a im of atber. same ‘eons. | SPECIAL TOUR OF 72 DAYS use of the voice. 16-20-31 R v ATER . “A STORY OF WATERLOO.” ens “* Rheumatism Cered ina Day. [Gol Grey Remie--...tter ioe! Soain, Portugal, Dr. Detchon’s “Mystic Cure” for Rheu- oe f : matism und Neuralgia radically cures in | Mathias,-....- -Heary Irving | FRANCE, BELGIUM AND ENGLAKD, ith visite rit the Hi one to three days. Its action upon the sys- | sunpay NIGHT, 248, SECOND CONCERT By | Week "Gentoniaians” GHANA A 3 RID, LIS tem is PEEP and sass 2 re- Washi i "SN Milita: BOS, PARIS TRUSSEL NDON 0d moves at once the cause an sease ington lew ae immediately disappears. ‘The first dose ry ma party will Wave, New York greatly benefits, 79 cents, Sold by Mertz's Band. Modern arm: Wi , 11t] . aad fe ee ESen GRAND TOUR OF 185 DAYS pe ee ellie ins" Exniceous, Contralto; Mr. J. J Special for This Week Only. Fisher, Barytene: We offer Cabinet Photographs for $2.50 | Popular prices se SOUTER: IRN EUROPE, per dozen. Bishop & Meyer, 905 Pa. ave. jalg-st® Inclusive of an oat oH aaa = = EnvasT, Smaart. x, ae AMUSEMENTS. SEE IT!..- es - OTH! TOURS “TH So a 16, Metzerott Music Hall. . —In she Kinetoscope—the LYNCHING 23. ee Lae tube; Web. the SCENE now on exhibition here. Crowds | pa id March ¢ March ar: attracted daily by this startling novelty IDA. jan. 24, Feb. 6, 14 and 28. ‘mel! ite horride hlood-curdling fascination. MEX-CO- jan. 2¢ and Feb. TOURS—J: SBOOND TOUR TO JAPAN AND CHINA~—Feb, iXDEPENDENT ST RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP Send Tor Geecantive bon. mentioning the par. ticular ‘trip desired: -(Spetial ciecular for” Euros pean Tours.) SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25. Don’t miss it—only.. sessssssees HOo | HEH Musical Parlors of the 25 ancl ak oe Columbia Phonograph Co.,919 Paav. ss RAYA OND & WHITCOMB jal8-244 tot Beiladeipila. METROPOLITAN CIRCULATING LIBRARY, 615 > TOUR: 12th st. soon Se a W VINT ITER Ss clalty. 1. year, $5.0 6 PE salt aes , inci Seti ee “| WEST- INDIES CADEMY.—PrIces Be, We, Toe. and FLW. — 4 ‘Wed. and Sat. Matinees—25c. and 50c., Reserved. By the commodious passenger steamers ‘of the WI. BARRY In ibe Farcical Comedy, THE R ISING GENERATION, [? THAT GANE OF DRAW_THD TALE OF ] THE TOWN. 4 o—_____—_. ATLAS LINE ‘Weekly from New York, carrying U. S: mail. SS. ALLEGHANY SAILS SATURDAY, JAN. 2, For Jamaica Direct. THE MOST PICTURESQUE AND HEALTH-GI¥« ING WINTER RESURT IN THE WORLD. Special Tours to the West Indies and Spanish Matn, costing about $5 A DAY, fully described in our Mlustrated pamphlet, mailed free. Address PIM, KELLOCK, 24 State street, New York, or THOS. COUK é& 621 Peunssh ashing ton. The greatest ranged Soprano in the World, ACCOMPANIED BY MAXIMILLIAN DICK, VIOLIN VIRTUOSO; CEORCELLA LAY, PIANIST, NEXT WEEK, DOWN IN DIXIE. Seats revdy. IEW NATIONAL THEATER. “Every Evening, Wed. and Sat. Matinee. GEORGE EDWARDES' BURLESQUE COMPANY, FROM THE GAIETY THEATER, London, presenting the Musical ae Jai6-tt FORWOOD & General Agents, 7 SOxs, vania ave., Wi WEST INDIA TOURS. AND THE FAMOUS NeW YORK steamers, MADIANA, 3,089 ny sails sg ‘22 and Feb. 26. ORINOCO, 2,000 e (©) irl. tons, sails Feb. 5. CARI! 2,000 tons, sails Feb. 15. fitted with electric lights, PHILMARMONIG GLU fein tnt = ot ‘Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, Antigua, G . EUGENE WEINER, Director. Mauagement of Al. Hayman and Charles Fronman, | Dominica, 5 que, —4 ot scene's abd Sale of seats commences Tuesday, January 21, at ——— Genres, < Sotiee giving tones ak bona nine o'clock. it NEXT WEEK, all information apply to bec S. 8. Sine afrite i THE FATAL CARD. BRIDGE £'CO. Agente, ES mat kote Kee Tee York, 9 THURSDAY EVENING, 2 . . 2 . GEO. WM MOSS, 921 Penn. ave. Metzerott’s Jammary =3 Seats and boxes now on sale. gare-tt | “noe Rev. D. J. Stafford, D. D. N. & W. ; Steamboat Co. SUBJECT, ace The Blacksmith, Hubert E. Delorme’s h > Ever in the yenr for Fortress Monroe, Benefit of Carroll Institute. Repeated by request. senpreunt Grats accra Norfolk. Xenport News dom hys Aon 4 General Admission Tickets..........50¢. _ set ~-Washlag- To be had from the members of the institute, | Veerhof's Galleries, 1217 F st. Once secn never These tickets are exchangeable for reserved sents | to be forgotten. Admission, 25 cents. cn payment of 25c. or 50c. extra on or after Jan. Q 20, at Metzerott's Music Store. Ja13,15,17,19te23ine (H Visitors to Beach wh she ‘Tiggea Motel aol ny Se moet nitepetive. route, rest. BOSTON ja-2w “lage m grates foomos, Beatad by at n jarge 2: Huss rood a by steum SYMPHONY werzenorn | jERNAN' LYCEUM THEATER gat ied eet ie cece Be cs MUSIO HALL. — from the best that the markets of Washinton ORCHESTRA. .- Sos we aan Srfiakete va eale ni 619, 1421 Penossivas Mr. EMIL PAUR, Conductor. OGTOR GOONS. nia av B. snd 0. Urker ket aca, < corner 15th Third Concert, TUESDAY EVENING, January 9 Street and New. eri nt 21, al 5. <M. FLOW I ate SED 3. PIPER, stenmers, ‘where tine table, ma map, ~ %, can m—| PROGRAM, ‘The Bronze Tele ‘The Eminent Baritone, "Any otber information derired will be far. ry 40—EMINERT STARS—40 | Bay ae eee eff 7th at, Lalo. ESE a Xo. ost, MMe. RAFAEL JOSEP Next Week—The NEW YORK STARS. 11-400 . EMLATAN: General Manager. juin 13, 18,20,21-5t METZEROTT HALL. STEAMER MACALBSTER UNIVHRSALIST CHURCH, 19TH AND L N.W. TO MOUNT VERNON, RD SEIIES, Monday Eve., January 20. THE PEOPLE 'S COURSE. ONLY APPEARANCE OF Dally (except Su 10 EVENINGS. t 10 a.n.. returning uy Reserved seat fcr Berle 0 of Pe entertainments, Vy V E T T E Fant ous TRIP) oGENTS i, Qr an average of TEN CENTS for each evening. Rev. A. G. ROGERS, pastor Universalist Church (three evenings). Rev. HOWARD WILBUR ENNIS, tor Western Pres. Ohurch (three evenings). Mr. grounés. Tickets with Mount Vernon shciinsion coupon, for sale ai wharf and st Lotels, ELECANT CAFE GN STEAMER. Witt iso wake river iandings as far as Glrmont, JOHN P. CLUM of California (two evenings). Mr. stopp! for freight and asengers both wars. 5 MURRAY, the well-known lecturer (two For reharters, ete... &] at’ office = tener Maes evenings). All the entertainments superbly itua- foci L! KE, Capt. trated ‘with magniicent colored lantern photographs, Sale of seats progressing rapidly at Metzerott's, Concert, Comnane Miss AMY phere clrevlars ‘containing further information as Peele en ye TR to dates, sthjerts, etc., may, be obtaing GANOR, Baritone, tind ORLANDO At venlug. Tanvary 20. "Ben Hare’ Jatt "ai te the digeetion of Mr D SEATS NOW CN SA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, TEXAS, CHINA, JAPA : ‘Australia, Hawalian ‘Islands, ‘Central "Ame RACER IO 9108, 1 9E 90 ek Fe eae Special rates for freight or passage; choice of | PROF. Seri SSO CARS OE SE RACED rontes; private cars spectal _ tourist rman and Delsarte ais now forming. parties: free maps end pemyhiets, "R. tg, SMT yuredays, aud ‘Saturdays; day aad evening: Agt., 49 So. 2d st., Pi ami 3-waesly | Popular rates. oco-im SHARP_ Get sour SKATES SIARPENED by Alfred A A. Smith & Ce., 1108 F st. $alT-128