Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1896, Page 8

AND SONS, » MOSES F Street, Corner Eleventh. Storage Warehouse, 224 near M. Contrary to the statements of some, we are not agents for Ching Fow Furnt- ture Polish and have no canvassers out representing us with it. We sell and recommend only our “LA REINE™ FUR- NITURE Polish, the polish we have found by practical experience to be the most satisfactory made. Specials from the Upholstery Dep’t. —We didn’t have to hunt far for tomorrow’s _ specials. They’re among the most prominent and popular articles in the depart- ment. The cuts are deep, too—far deeper than necessary to make quick sales on such desirable goods. Silks and Silkalines. 25 yas. . of 32-10. Figured China SI in 4 colors. Sold at $1.00. Row. 0c. 200 yds. 36-in. Figured a that 8c. was 15 cts. yd. Now. es . Odd Prices in Table Covers. All 6-4 Covers. Covers .... = - -$1.10 Covers : +- 95c. Covers < 75¢. Covers eee alata Ie ‘Muslins for Sash Curtains. Spiend'd lire of Fi: d Musli th "BS cts. Sd, GOING Ats-ssesaceseeeee E5Ce it Art Rooms—6th floor. World's Fair! HIGHEST AWARD. IMPERIAL, ANOM, The STANDARD and BEST prepared FOOD An easily digested food. Safe and absolutely pure. Is unquestionably a most valuable food in the sick room, where either little one or adult needs delicate, nourishing diet!! Sick room diet would often be the despair of phy- sicians, mothers and train- ed nurses, but for this most valuable food. Sold by DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE! John Carle & Sous, New York. Bargains in Furs. Balance of our stock Furs for la- dies, gents and children, Carriage Robes, Coachmen Capes and Gloves at 20 per cent off for cash. NOW READY, OUR SPRING | p STYLES TOURIST HATS FOR LADIES. JAMES Y. DAVIS’ SONS, Cor. Penna. Ave. and 12th St. jaé-Im Our special offer: A Supplies large lot of Studies in Flowers, Animals, for Landscapes, ete., from s which you can take Artists your pick at 5, 10 or at 15 cents each. Former- ly sold atgrom 15 cents to $1.00 each. Geo. F. Muth & Co.’s, Formerly Ryneal's, 418 7th St. N. W. Ja18-24a SHave Vour Teeth Treated: Painlessly, <Have them put In a sound, acheless con- dition. Our operators work quickly, gently and thorouhly. Avd all Gur operations are absolutely painlessly performed, and they" of the most permanent and satis- character, too. Painless Extrac- 1,50 cents.” Other charges Evans Dental Parlors, 1217 Penna. Ave. N. W. 2 . $al8-24d Furnaces, Ranges, Steam and Hot Water Heating Apparatus — in fact, every kind of housewarming appliance. Expert work and small charges. Postal, personal or telephone message, and we'll Latrobes, Cau. "one ast. Robt. M. Harrover,438 oth St falS 14d Tulips, 50° Here’s evidence. We fix Stoves, We lead, others follow. Note that ‘we are the only florists now show- Tulips. Good variety. Only 50c. dozen. us regarding your floral decorations! A. Gude & Bro., 2:3 1224 F et. Ja20-124 Tistime™ Rubber oods Wearing. This weather marks the be- ginning of winter—real winter! In your purchase of Mackintosh, or Rub- der of any kind you're as- sured. of better itles—a greater variety and more here—than any- where else. dyear Rubber Co., 807 Pa. av. Get the Best— “THB CONCORD HARNESS,” Horse ‘Biankets and Lap Robes in great variety and at lowest prices, LUTZ & BRO., ° 497 Pa. Ave. N.W. WP16d = (Adjoining Natioval Hotel.) . S.KANN, SONS & O., STH ST. ARO MARKET SPAGE OUR CREAT Semi-Annual Clearing Sale. A RIDICULOUS E IS THE WORST KIND OF SHOW. THe WE oh CONGLOMERATION IS, AN IMITA- * OR] IN 4 THEATRICAL Way Ir MAY ‘ANUSE, aut iN A_BUSE SENSE IT VERY SOON DISGUSTS ALL 5 LE PEOPLE. The manner in which we keep up our Lining supplies is original. The very low prices that we’ve always been quoting are original. ALIST THAT REPRESENTS VERY THIXG MANUFAC- TURED IN THIS. COUNTRY, AS WELL .AS FOR- EIGN MAKES. % e 7c. quality Imitation Elastic Hair- cloth, 1{c. % - 10c. Imitation English Haircloth, 5ic. 1gc. quality Heneamee Haircloth, 73¢- THESE THREE CAUSE THEY H— 25c. quality of Real Haircloth, 110. ITEMS ARE IMITATIONS, -BE- MADE aria TR E GEN. 49c. quality Real Haircloth, 25c. |. 59c. quality of Real French ‘Hair- |! cloth, 39c. THIS LINE COVERS THE CHEAPEST, ME- DIUM AND BEST QUALITIES MADE— 12}c. quality Moire Canvas, 7}c. 18c. quality Heavy All-linen Can- vas, 12}c. 2o0c. quality Collar Canvas, 12}c. 25c. quality Extra Heavy Linen Canvas, 18c. 12}c. quality Elastic Grass Cloth, 6c. 15¢. quality Linen Grass Cloth, Ze quality Crinkoline Fiber, 8c. 8c. quality Heavy Stiffened Leno, 5c. 12}c. quality Silk Leno, 8c. 8c. quality Rustle Cambric, 5c. 15c. quality Rustle Percaline, g}c. 2ic. quality Rustle Percaline, 15c. 25c. quality Moire Rustle Perca- line, 18c. 1oc. quality Standard Silesia, all shades, 7}c. 15c. quality Extra Heavy Silesia, all shades, 9}c. 18c. quality Fancy Silesia, black and gray backs, 12$c. 25c. quality French Sateen Silesia, all colors, 18c. 12$c. quality Drilling, extra heavy, 8c. 15¢. quality French Percaline, 9c. 25c. quality Fancy Silesia, black and gray backs, 18c. 18c. quality Wire Cloth, 123c. Our own brand of best quality Kid-finished Cambrics, in ~staple shades and high colors, 4c. : 45c. quality All-wool Moreen, 29¢. 69c. quality Plain and Changeable Moreen, 49¢. ~ 39¢. quality Farmer Satin, all-col- ors, 25¢. 69c. quality 28-inch Silk Silesia, 50. $1.00 quality Quilted Satin, all colors, 6gc. This is a lining advertise-|{ ment that every lady should cae out and use as a shop= guide. vis UNDERWEAR. Another batch of special prices on Ladies’ Muslin Underwear. QNE TABLE FILLED WITH ASSORTED KINDS OF LADIES" CHEMISE, DRAWERS, SKIRTS AND COVER CHEAPEST ARE WORTH 60c. Clearing Sale Price, 29c. oR TABLE LOADED DOWN WITH ASSORT- KINDS OF LADIES’ CHEMISE, GOWNS, Sicurs, DRAW! — AXYD COVERS. PIECE WORTH 7: Clearing Sale Price, 49c. ONE TABLE STACKED WITH ASSORTED KINDS OF LADIES’ yes CHEMISE AND COVERS. WORTH AN DOLLAR. Clearing Sale Price, 69c. ONE TABLE JAMVULL OF ASSORTED FINE SKIRTS, CHEMISE, DRAWERS AND Cove LOWEST GRADE JS WORTH 1 50, AND THE BETTER KIND AS HIGH AS Ciearing Sale Price, 98c. MOHAIR SKIRTS, SPLENDID QUALITY, GLOTH-LINED AND MADE WITH DI BUF Clearing Sale Price, $1.49. BEST QUALITY MOREEN SKIRTS, RUFPLE, DEEP EEP VELVET FACING. moe Clearing Sale Price, $1.98. SUPERFINE QUALITY MOREEN _ SKI HANDSOME, DEP RUFFLE AND BEST Mal VELVETEEN FA Clearing Sale Price, $2. 39- EXTR! wrt TON EM. NO IMPROVEMENT ‘ON MAKE OH Ciearing Sale Price, $2.98. BLACK SILK TAFFETA Skinqs UMBRELLA EFFECT, CORDED RUFFLES, MADE OF THE VERY BEST TAFFETA SILK. Clearing Salg Price, $7.48. FANCY STRIPED CHANGEABLD SILK_TAF- FETA SKIRTS, EXQUISITE PATTERNS ARD EX- rARGAIN. AT. $10.00. Clearing "Sale Price, $7.98. HosieryBargains- HEAVY RIBBED D HOSE, WITHOUT ABSOLUTE FAST SIZES 6 ay MOLD FOR 15e. ae Clearing Sale Price, toc. LADIES’ FULL SEAMLESS HOSE, ABSOLUTE FAST BLACK, FINE GAUGE. SOLD FOR 15c. Clearing Sale Price, toc. JUALITY HERMSDORF — UBLE ag ULAR MADE, SIZES 5 TO “Clearing Sale Brice, 18 TSC. FLEECE-LINED Hi BLACK AND eS SOLD 3 PAIRS Clearing x Sale ‘Price, 1 WADIES' FINE QUALITY ees pr) HERMSDORF BLA‘ HIGH SPLICED — TOES, REAL YARN. SOLD Clearing Sale Price, 25c. BERS AND TORS HERMSDORS BLAOK, LONG Clearing Sale le Price, 25C. HOSE NATURAL W Woon AND FAST BLAGE, DOUBLE SOLES. SOLD FOR 48c, ring Saie Price, 25c. - NS: pee REGULAR MADE COTTON HALF HOSE, [ERMSDORF FAST BLACK ND UN- BLEACHED, Sy a ne QUALITY, ALL SIZES. Clearing Sale Price, 12%c. S. KANN, SONS & GO. STH ST. AND MARKET SPAGE. We've made no execptions—every broken lot in our entire stock of Shoes has been mercilessly cut. in ptice—and placed on separate tables for your easy seeing and buying. Most of these con- sist of odd pairs ieft from the J. Walker Tucker bankrupt sale. .More comfortabie Shoes—nor better wearing * aoe you never had on your feet, but the “outs” in sizes have doomed them. Ladies’ $3&$4 hoes 50c. prs): —of egurse the sizes are small, but they are Fine Kid Button Shozs, $s shoes 8c. || —small sizes, too, but a great variety of shapes and styles, which really sold for as high as $5 pair. Other tables are loaded with Misses’ and Children’s Shoes all priced equally low, just on account of the broken sizes, Regular lines reduced im price. Now is when you need heavier welghts—now is the time when you will get them at reduced prices. All Men’s $3 Calf Shoes are $1.95. All Men’s $2 Calf Shoes are $1.45. All Men’s $1.50 Calf Shoes, $1.19. —extra serviceable and latest styles. : hapa Simian - Vacob “ trasburger, Cor. ath and I Sts. CLEARING SALE OF FURS. $00.00 Marten Cape, $35.00. -$18.50 Electric Seal Cape, $9.00. $19.50 Astrakhan Cape, $11.00. $40.00 Wool Seal Capes, $25.00. $3.50 Ruesian Marten Boas, $1.25. $9.00 Cloth Coats, $5.00. MARTIN WOLP, §a21-25d 621 11TH ST. N.W. $0 29> OF 00 0P 004 iNothing Better 3 For the Teeth. —Hard to find anything else so beneficial as Lis- | ter's Dentitrtce, | Its | prepared by BeeBs | Tompson, 703. 15th st. | pnd hag NO Equa | jt use dee: Cleanses and whitens Lister’s Dentifrice, 25¢. the iecth eee pe | gun and healt Bottle. | Fragrautly perfumes the breath. No grit or acid 'G Sts. Sd ee ea te ne a oo) ;Cedar Wash phabs. 28c. Any size you wish—from 10c. up. Got in a whole car load of Wash Tubs last week. Sold lots of them already. Knew we would. Priced then so low—peAple coulda’t resist buying. Such splendid Tubs, too— hoops won't come off. —— {Ez Better buy while pyces are wv. BARKE Mey tu, thés,28 pik i rP>—o AP Sn 3$20 Fur Capes, $10. —— , Only one of the MANY reductions JR Major, ‘qth & oe 4 + Cor. 7th tp sand D s.w.§ Sani . Every ove of our Fur Capes to at half price. Every cape made ia. Fresh this season. Mich and ‘Some magnificent Capes at $25 —that have been $50. pas ¥ ‘Saks Fur Co., “ Cor. 13th and G Sts. 3 3 PE POOOS OOPS OCSES OS OOS Elegance- = = = = Styles = --+--s Becomingness = = Reliability- = = - —these are distinct char- acteristics of WILSON’S SHOES. No reduction sales—al- ways the same uniformly low “HONEST” prices. s $3.50 up. Wilson, 929 F St. 4217-800 Electricity is far superior to gas as a light. It is safer, more con- venient and easier on the eye- oe rer electricity is cacy coenostiadss ‘3 foc te ere piace ot steam. A Low use i U- S. oc Lighting Con m8 aba st WHITE CHERRIES—25c. can, Peaches,- 20c. can. The choicest California Fruits. Packed in extra heavy syrups —that require no sugar, uni W. Burchell, 1325 F St. “BRUCE” Ro ne ‘VASHINGTON, D. ©. , ee a tae ar eae oame ‘will sell much below cost RECEPTION, and EVENING GOWNS. aie eraate Water Sees icaeieeniees Velvet, Saha )WNS and MATINEES, Biggits - * acun wae of all dainty bis- * * cuits—for teas and recep- * * tions. Norik/Sther so popu- * * Jar—for all> social occa- * * sions. P sweet—and * * oh! so d s! #. Ib. Pr liedg d a Or ORNS. ‘of vio-~ erie MEL ead For Teas And Luncheons. HE NEW YOR! WHOLESALERS ONLY. it up in fancy 1 BISCUIT COMPANY, Ja21-t,th,s,44 our GLUTEN BREAD. find it We : TR sees tery, aay ot of PURE GLUTEN, COR. PA. AVE. Krafft’s Bakery, Soh ist ‘x 5Bread, | Cakes = and ad. Contections. jazi: tu, thécs, THE. EVENING. STAR, TUESDAY, JANUARY. 21, 1896—TWELVE PAGES. And Lung Troubles, Take YER’S Cherry Pectoral Received Highest Awards At World’s Fair. When in Doubt, ask for Ayer’s Pills. IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURKB and use hat old and weil-tried remedy, Mrs. ‘Winsiow's Sootaing By for, children teething: It soothes th “poftens the gum, a i in, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for rrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. sel0-ty. ‘All about Changing the Feat- New F Es: ares, Removing ‘Blemishes and Ser book for a stamp. J.H.Wood. bury, 127 W. tea , N.¥., inventor Facial Soap. =e cae Boston, Phila., Chicago, St. Louts, had taken two of Garters Little Liver Pills *etore “re you would not have had that coated e or bad taste in the mouth this morning. Keep a vial with you for occasional use, By adding 20 drops of Dr. Siegert’s Angostura Bitters to every glass, diseases from drinking luted water are avoided. “WEST ENDERS. : We beg to announce a change of firm—no longer Johnson, Garner & Co.—but now Johnson & Edmonds. Our old-time policy of never mis- representing —as well as sell- ing only those goods that can be thoroughly depended upon —has been supplemented by giving such values and quot- ing such prices as will mark a new era in local DRY GOODS retailing. Here’s proof of that: 1 pee pr.) mat ter with them— Take your picl > of any of them ° for I $10 ‘White Wool Blanket, $1.50 reduced to $1100.) $4 reduced to $2. 3 2:00 reduced to 1.29. $5 reduced to .00 red vt Cassimeres, tor en and boys—reg- shawls at almost half price! uced to $6 reduced to m ularly sold for Me re BOCol =a é uniform Price of f Lo Big. Jot Color ress Gi lain, mmixcures 2 als are hone Qe, we foray : ¢c,! asked for them. CX} this occusign only. Similar’ prices’ prevail in every other department—par- ticularly.in the Men’s Furnish- ing Goods and Notions. JOHNSON & |. EDMONDS, Successors to Johnson, Garner & Co., CN on St & St.& Pa, Ave. That Severe Cough Will be instantly re- NRO RAR AD SAR ARE Ro nomnae hapa Th RT RTT Heved Andrew’s _ || Hered if you, take AN Pectoral COUGH SYRUP, Yor be surprised at the re- Cough ef the first, few doses Ss = give. So soothing to FUP, || Ere ghrataVery ieee 20c. Bottle. v Fate tiene prepare OGRAM’S 13th le , Two Drug Stores, ith and Hes” $u21-264 a TT TTT TART Oa 2 Marvin’s Orange Blossom, A delicate biscuit, unsur- passed in flavor or crisp- ness. Just the thing for a light Iuinch, with a cup of tea ora gigss of milk. Plain. +2 Slightly Salted: Ask youtgrocer for them. -jaltta,6m1 — * studio and see the Col- fection of Nationai Caetaities. It embraces the finest ee of cal Groupe in ot om Hee toed W. H. Stalee, 107 F St, Serene 0 ‘§a21-164 a er v. Evening Go Gowns and Waists io eal ES Wrinkles On The Face Artistie Modiste woe - a a jad-12t* iS itwell’s Complexion Cream. Tal Page Map SS 2 ‘A SPECIALTY. Exane Drug 5 Store, 938 F St, WOOT, thing the it a Gliantly solled, $° 9 1 lot of Gray’Mixed and Plaid FEMALE PRISONERS. Quite a Lot of Them in Court This Morning. Norma Campbell, a good-looking young colored woman, one of many who live in the “Division,” was arrested last evening because she was oh the street in a loose wrapper. She was a prisoner in Judge Kimball's procession of females this morn- ing. This young woman had lived in the “Division” for a long time, but nearly two years ago she was arrested and -released upon a promise to leave the section. Three months ago she returned, and because of her appearance on the street in a “Mother Hubbard” she was locked up. “The wearing of such a dress in itself would not justify the charge,” the judge said, ‘“‘but taken in connection with her life it was reason for her arrest.” “I desire to enter a plea of guilty,” said Lawyer Chase, “and hope your honor will take her personal bonds.” The judge said he would not accept a plea with a string to it, and counsel said he would remove the string. He then made a plea for his client's re- lease on the ground that she intends to re- form and not return to the “Division.” Judge Kimball said she had had an op- portunity to keep away, and had not taken advantage of it, and now he would hold her. She was required to give bond in the sum of $50 or go down for two months. As Vagrants. Lizzie Cobb and Kate Sellers, white wo- men, were in the toils as vagrants, but the proof against the former was not suffi- cient, and she was released. “Lizzie appeared to be drunk,” the officer said, “but there was no smell of liquor on her. Probably she had been using mor- phine.”* Kate Sellers was drunk as usual, and had a bottle of whisky in her pocket. “How long have you been out?” the court asked her. “I don’t know,” she answered, “but I had a chill yesterday and took some liquor.” Judge Kimball said he knew the woman because of her frequent appearance, and he thought a long sentence would have the effect of getting the whisky out of her. A sentence of ninety days was imposed. Other Cases. Alice Thompson and Maggie Elmore, young white women, who live in the “Di- vision,” were in the toils as vagrants be- cause a man claimed to the police that Alice had taken $10 from him. “J didn’t know she had taken the man’s money,” said Maggie. “I met her on the street and she wanted me to go out for a good time, and we went over to Jackson | City.” She said she had been in the city for eight years, and’ was never before charged with violating the law. Alice had nothing to say. "They were given thirty days each on the farm in default of security. ‘Theresa. Newyear was able to put up collateral when arrested last night, and she appeared in court for trial. It was charged that she was drunk ‘and disorderly. She denied the charge and said she had been to the-Central Union Mission. ‘Policeman Auldridge stated his complaint against her and the usual fine was im- posed. DISTRICT ODD FELLOWS. Celebrating Third Anniversary of Oc- cupancy of New Home. The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of the District of Columbia began last night, at Odd Fellows’ Hall, M street be- tween 16th and 17th streets northwest, a celebration which will not be ended until Friday evening next. The festivities are intended to be commemorative of the third anniversary of the occupancy of their home, which is one of the most complete build- ings of the kind to be found = the en- tire country. The festival was cerenet by Patri- archie No. 18, the members of whicr at- tended in full dress regalla, and after a short and appropriate address by M. V. P. David Warner on behalf of the Hall As- sociation, the patriarchie gave a ‘ancy sword drill, under the directioa of Capt. William P. Gray. The remainder of the evening was devot- ed to dancing, the music for which was furnished by the National Musical Orches- tra, ‘Prof. Thomas Washington, leader. The organization of the Grand United Or- der of Odd Fellows was introduced into the District of Columbia in 1446, having been brought from England three years before by. Peter Ogden of New York. The first lodge organized in Washington was Ce- nominateg Union Friealship Lodge, No. 801 For several years succeeding this the cr- der grew with encouraging rapidity, but owing to the prejudices which existed pre- vious to the outbreak of the war, the mem- bers of the various lodges met secretly at private houses in out-of-fhe-way places. Since the war, however, the organization has been developed to a wonderful extent, and there are now in the District of Co- lumbia twenty-four lodges, with a member- ship in good standing of 2,268, according to the figures of the report for 15% just issued. During the same period there was paid out the following sums: Sick benefits, $4,328.16; funeral benefits,, $2,946.78; to wid- ows, $449.90; charitable objects, $435.03, and other objects, $5,009.27, making a total of $13,169.14. The present officers of the District Grand e are: P. N. F. Albert H. Stevens, district grand master; M. V. P. James ake deputy district grand master; P. cee . H. Livingston, district grand sec- M. V. P. John H. Walker, district ane eee P. N. F. William B. Har- oo P. N. E. Rhone, M. V. P. William H, Bagby, district grand directors. The Hall Association was organized De- cember 30, 1859, and shortly afterward was ;corporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. Its present oificers are: P. G. M. Thomas H. Wright, president; P. N. F. R. H. Gunnell, vice president; M. V. P. Samuel W. Watson, secretary; M. V. P. Samuel Hunter, assistant secretary; M. Vv. P. David Warner, treasurer, and these, with the following, constitute the board of directors: Al. V. P. Thomas H. Johnson, M. V. P. les F. Murray, and P. N. F. Joseph Manning. The building and ground cost the association $50,000, of which $10,- 000 was paid for the ground. The receipts last year from all sources reached the hand- some amount of $7,000. —_—_—_—_ Bethel Literary Association, ‘The Bethel Literary and Historical Asso- clatton enjoyed a treat last Tuesday in the paper of Rev. H. 8. Doyle of the Israel C. M. E. Church. Bishop H. M. Turner and Dr. Alexander Crummell were the leaders in_a@ lively discussion. The subject of the “New Negro” will be continued this even- ing by Dr. John M. Henderson of the Bethel A.M, E. Church, New York city. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA New Officers for the Business Men's Banquet of R. E. Lee Camp of Con- federate Veterans — Summoning Violators of the Liquor Law. Yesterday afternoon Mr. C. C. Petton, who runs a small grocery store on South Royal street, reported at the station house ‘that a white man named Robert Compton had robbed his cash drawer of $5 and de- parted. Officer James Hall succeeded in ar- resting the man-and took him to the sta- tion house, where Station Keeper Smith searched him and found the bill in his shoe. He made a full confession to the offi- cer, stating that he was drunk at the time and did not realize what he was doing. The case was to have been tried last night, but Mr. Petton appeared and requested Mayor Thompson to allow him to withdraw the warrant, which the mayor did. R. E. Lee Camp Banquet. R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, of this city, celebrated the anniversary of the birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee last night by a banquet, beld at Brili’s restau- rant, on Pitt street. Mr. Louis Brill had charge of the affair, which was a great success in every particular. After all had plentifully replenished the inner man, the following set toasts were responded to: “The day we celebrate,” by Dr. W. 8. Christan; “The cavalry,” by Judge John Critcher; “The infantry,” by Mr. Smith S. Turner; “The artillery,” by Mr. H. Dudley Coleman; “The confederate soldier, by Capt. Samuel B. Davis. “Gen. Robt. E. Lee’s Farewell Address” was beautifully read by Adjutant Edgar Warfield, after which several impromptu toasts were made and responded to, which were greatly en- jJoyed by all present. Business Men’s League. The annual meeting of the Business Men’s League was held in their new rooms at the corner of King and Washington streets last night, with President M. B. Harlow in the chair. A letter was read from Supt. Barmar of the Pennsylvania railroad, in which he stated that he would meet a committee from the league January 22, at 11:30 a.m., to talk over the matter of erecting a new depot in this city. Messrs. A. D. Brockett, Henry Strauss, F. E. An- derson, Park Agnew, Chas. King and City Engineer Dunn were appointed on the com- mittee, The annual election of officers for the ensuing year then took place and re- sulted as follows: M. B. Harlow, president; Isaa> Eichberg, first vice president; Booth Hulfish, second vice president; John W. May, treasurer; Geo. R. Hill, Park Agnew, J. R. Zimmerman, A. D. Brockett, W. Lind- sey, G. S. French, W. B. Smoot, Ashby Mil- ler, J. F. Muir and Gardner L. Boothe com- pose the executive committee. Examined the Sewers. City Engineer Dunn and Messrs. Davis and Burke of e committee on streets yesterday made a personal inspection of the city sewers. Provided with rubber boots, lanterns, etc., they made a thorough investigation, and found them in the main in a fair condition. Several portions, how- ever, were badly in need of repairs. It is understood that the committee will make a special report to the city council at the next meeting. For Violating the Sunday Law. Bailiff William Webster was out yester- dsy summoning the liquor dealers who vere last week indicted by the grand jury for violating the Sunday law to appear before the court tomorrow morning. What will be done with them is hard to say, but it is the general opinion that Judge Norton will revoke their licenses, as some of the men indicted have been guilty of the same offenses upon several occasions. ‘ —+—_— Lawn Culture. To the Editor of The Evening Star. Handsome lawns are not to be had with- out labor and attention. Constant cutting and removal of the grass without supply- ing plant food coon result in barrenness. Cover the lawn in January or February with ‘three inches of wood’s mold, or, if that cannot be had, horse manure that has been rotted for two years. Pine wood’s mold is better, as it contains no weed seeds us manure is apt to contain. Both furnish bumus, without which plant growth cannot be maintained. In April drag off the coarser particles with a rake. Broadcast a mixture of 2-10 pounds dried blood, 2-10 pounds slag phosphate or coarsely ground bone, and 1-10 pounds high grade sulphate of potash per square yard. These can be obtained of the agricultural dealers, who will mix them. The dried blood should contain 12% per cent of nitro- gen, 15 per cent of ammonia. The same quantity of cotton seed meal may be sub- stituted for the blood. The coarser the ground bone, the longer its effects will last. The sulphate of potash should contain 53 per cent of actual potash and but a very smal] percentage of chlorine. Run over the lawn once each way with a sharp tooth rake to work the fertilizer in and to pull out the dead grass and roots. Remove these last. Broadcast 1-4 ounce of lawn grass seed per square yard, work them in with the rake and roll with a steel or iron roller. This should be done just before a rain, but not while the ground is soaked from previous downfalls. Lawns will last longer in condition if the grass is allowed to remain after*each .cut- ting, but is rather a disfigurement. Care, however, must be taken not to cut the grass to> often nor too short in hot and dry weather, or it will be killed to the roots so exposed. The lawn ehould only be watered in the evening, never in the morning. After every cutting, roll. In September, rake again, and broadcast 1-4 ounce per square yard white clover seed, rake in and roll. Some consider clover a blemish on the lawn, and the sowing may be omitted. It will keep green later and spring earlier than grass seed. It also has the merit pos- sessed by other leguminous plants @f stor- ing nitrogen from the air, which is the most expensive of plant foods. Slopes are yet more difficult to maintain in order, as the plant food is constantly leaching out of such and are usually more exposed to the burning action of the sun. The only suggestion that can be made concerning them is to abstain from cutting the grass teo short or too frequently. ——__ SANITARY BAKING. Investigating the Local Conditions and Proposing Some Reforms. General’ Worthy Foreman Bishop of the Knights of Labor is engaged in collecting some statistics in response to the condition of the bakeries in Washington. For a num- ber of years Mr. Bishop has been hard at work among the members of the legisla- tures of various states, together with nu- merous boards of health in many cities, asking their aid in enforcing proper sani- tary regulations in these place® where it is so important that the laws of health shall be obeyed to the letter, so that there shall be no possible danger of the spread of contagious diseases*should anything of the sort break out among employes, — in which he has been very successful. Mr. Bishop believes that mos:, if not all, of the bakeries in the District of Co- lumbia are conducted on ii: that ere well nigh perfect—nevertheless he will, it is understood, if a suitable opportunity ol present itself, take steps to have a containing a following essential points introduced into Congress, and urge its pas- sage: “That the drainage and plumbing of all bakeshops shall be satisfactory to the health officer; that every place used for the manufacture of bread or mieal products in the District of Columbia shall have, if considered necessary by the heaith cffi- cer, a floor of tiles laid in cement, or of wood saturated with linseed oll. “The side walls and ceilings of bake rocms are to be plaste! or wainszoted, and, if required by the health officer, are to be whitewashed every three months. Flour and meal are to be kept in rooms that are ary and airy, and so arranged that they can be easily cleaned. Proper wash reoms and closets are to be proviled ‘n every bakery, but are not to be in direct com- munication with any room in which flour eal ig kept or where the products are le or stored. Sleeping places for per- sons employed in the bakeries are to be separate from the rooms. DOCTORS DISAGREE Some of the Arguments Before the Senate Z Subcommittees. Objections to the Bill to Regulate the Practice of Medicine in the District. The doctors disagreed yesterday when they appeared before a subcommittee of the Senate to give their opinion on a bill to regulate the practice of medicine in the Dis- trict of Columbia. It is likely that Senater Gallinger, had he been a patient instead of chairman of the subcommittee holding the hearing, would have died while two dozen physicians were contending with one anoth- er on the relative merits of their systems. The hearing became quite exciting as it progressed, and when Dr.. Nelson Calvin Page spoke, he made a decided impression. Dr. Page said that in 1882 he determined to study medicine, and being a follower of Jesus Christ, he despised all shams and de- ceptions. He went into the fields and the woods, and for two years studied the herbs and plants with a view to learning medical wisdom. Then he went into the medical museum, and for five years studied and read there. “I have cured men that you have failed to cure,” said Dr. Page, turning to face the practitioners. “Men whom you have given up to die I have brought beck to health.” Dr. Page was enthusiastic in his éenun- ciation of the bill, and his voice rang through the committee room and the corri- dors on the Senate side of the Capitol in de- punciation of any effort to prevent him from practicing medicine. “I will go to jail before I will submit to rr. W. jubbell said he nted the Viviopaihle White ‘Cross. University of Science, and that he had a compound that would remove all inflammation, all disease and all corruption. As he announced his deep-set belief in his medicine, which he called Curon, he gesticulated energetically, and an onlocker not knowing what his mission before the committee was would have believed that he was engaged in sell- ing his compound on the street corner. Dr. Hubbell announced that ke was seventy- five years of age, and said that he depended on Curon to keep him in health. “Where is = university?” Dr. Busey asked the “My office is com 14th street,” said Dr. Hubbell. “But where is your university? That is what I asked,” said Dr. Busey. “We don’t have a brick and mortar uni- versity,”” replied Dr. Hubbell; “we have a pene, of brains.” Dr. M. R. Leverson, who announced that he was of Port Richmond, Staten Island, and talked with a slight lisp, but very energetically, said that he would argue to show physicians were not qualified to be intrusted to pass upon the fitness of medi- cal men. With this very slight reference that might be considered as relevant to the subject, Dr. Leverson launched upon a dis- course on vaccination, and went on to show that that method as a cure for smallpox and cowpox was much worse than useless. He said that cowpox and greatpox were the same things, and that immense injury yas being done to human beings by these “vaccinator murderers.” He was well forti- fied with diagrams, which he presented to the committee, showing these diseases in various stages, and if Senator Gallinger had not been a physician it is likely that -he would have suffered a loss of appetite when his dinner hour arrived, as Dr. Lever- son insisted upon his personal inspection of these highly colored representations of dis- ease in its most revolting form. Dr. Lever- son also had diagrams showing that vacci- ration is not a cure for the smallpox, and he presented these to Senator Gallinger with the assurance of a man who has all the trumps in his own hand, and is not afraid of anybody. After the meeting was over a few of the regulars addressed the committee, and Dr. Busey said he thought that the speeches of those who had appeared in opposition to the bill had really been in the interest ef its passage, and that there was very little left for h‘m to say. ———__-e-______ SHIPPERS GO FREE. Judge Grosscu Decision in a Chi- cago Interstate Commerce Case. Judg2 Grosscup, in the United States dis- trict court at Chicago yesterday, handed down an opinion on the motion tc quash the indictment charging alleged violations of the interstate commerce act by officers of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. The indictments were upheld in part and quashed in part. John A. Hanley, general traffic manager, and ex-President Rinehart, of the road, were adjudged to have beeen properly in- dicted for giving and paying rebates and drawbacks, but that the shipper receiving the rebates and drawbacks, who in this case was Nelson Morris, was not thereby made guilty of discrimination. The indictments against Isaac Thomp- son, a Kansas City shipper, and Manager Jenkins of the Hammond Packing Com- pany were quashed, the court holding lack of suffictent presentation of facts to show that they had resorted to “a device” to se- cure a less than the regular rate of ship- ment. These“decisions are in effect that a ship- per could not be held for violation in ac- cepting a rebate, and are the first legal in- terpretation of that part of the interstate commefce law. making shippers equally Ita- able with carriers to a violation of the law in_discrimination. Messrs. Hanley and Rinehart will not submit without a stubborn fight, and prob- ably an appeal to a higher court. The railroad interests of the country will take the general issue of the law to the courts of last resort. ——__-o+_____ DECLARE COMMERCIAL WAR. Action by the Press and People of Venezucia. A special cable dispatch to the New York World from Caracas, Venezuela, sa: The press and people of Venezuela have declared commercial war against England. ‘The newspapers publish daily this notice in display type: “To the people: Whoevér buys English products increases the power of Great Bri- tain.” For two months from January 15 the press will give daily the names of Venezuelan and fcreign merchants dealing in any manner with England or her colonies. The enrolling of militia is so great that the time has been extended to January 31. The limit originally set was January 20. The militia will drill with wooden guns. A Paris cable dispatch reports from an official source that England is pleased with the courtesy shown her by the United States, that Lord Salisbury desires an ami- cable settlement and probably will offer to purchase the disputed territory from Ven- ezuela. Another dispatch says England and Ven- ezuela will appoint a commission to settle the boundary dispute. — ——__-+e. DELAGOA BAY NOT FOR SALE. Portugal Will Not Part With Her Pos- sessions to Anybody. In an interview with a correspondent, Senhor:Souza Rosa, the Portuguése minis- ter in Paris yesterday denied the reports that Portugal would sell Delagoa bay and the adjacent territories to Great Britain or o— English syndicate for $60,000,000. He “In the first place, the Portuguese govern- ment will never sell Delagoa bay, nor any other portion of Portuguese territory. More- over, the British government knowing this to be the fact, could rever have made to Portugal any such proposal.” ——see- BRAZIL’S DEMAND. Great Britain Must Immediately Sur- render Trinidad. A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says that Senhor Carlos Carvalho, minister of foreign affairs, is preparing a note demanding im- mediate restitution of the Island of Trint- dad, which has been occupied by Great Britain. It is stated that a refusal on the part of Great Britain to restore Trinidad to Brazil will lead to a rupture of diplomatic rela- tions between Great Britain and Brazil. Dr. Ball's Cough Syrup cures croup.