Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1896, Page 8

AND ing MOS ES SONS, F Street, Corner Eleventh. Storage Warehouse, 22d near M. Biggest Carpet Values we’ve offered in our history we offer now. Sideboards, 6oc. on the Dollar. There are two forces at work on our Sideboard prices—that great sale of ours and the fact that we bought these Sideboards at an un- usually low figure. Took all the Sideboards in each pattern the manufacturer had. ‘These selling prices are 49 cents on the doliar under real value figures. One por One pate ne pattern patter Easy Chairs. We've done some more price cutting in this department. Cost won't stand in the way of any one’s having the chair he wants. , tapest Easy Chair, Easy Chair, World's Fair! AWARD. IMPERIAL GRANUIL The STANDARD and BEST prepared A very palatable food! A most wholesome food. Delicate children, and delicate, infirm and aged persons, INVALIDS and convalescents praise the 1 virtues of this food! Mothers know its value preceding childbirth and while nourishing their off. spring. Infants from birth thrive on it! Sold by DRUGGISTS EVERY WHERE! John Carle & Sons, New York. The California Corset Fits, Wears and is Comfortable. IS NOT SOLD IN STORES. Send for Descriptive Catalogue. California Corset Co., 303m BROOKLYN, N.Y. GET THE BEST— “The Concord Harness” 20 per cent discount on Winter Horse Blankets and Lap Kotes. LUTZ & BRO, 497 Pa. Ave. N.W. fel7-16a @Next National Hotel.) PPP EE50550-50-00-000020000004 HIGEEST We want you Takeit to yoursel You r to feel that you Credit ino te sr and buy just 1S what you want good. with as much freedom as tho’ you intended to pay cash. Be- sides the credit ~we know you can’t buy any better or any cheaper any- where else un- der the sun. We keep everything that furnishesa home. ‘Don’t forget that! House & Herrmann, N.E. COR. 7TH AND I 87S. N.W. fe29-84d Reeeeeroosseoeeesoeeeeescde Books for Children. Too many of them, herce we have © reduced the prices. Best of writers— oo © iflustrated by best artists. eee ‘Many of the standard works reduced also. C. C. Pursell, 418 gth St. mbt 6d ments. 1 LOT OF CAMBRIC EMBROIDERIES, THAT SOLP FOR Se. YARD. Friday, 2c. yard. 7 YARDS CAMBRIC AND SWISS ALL- OVER EMBROIDERIES, SOLD AT 75c. YARD. Friday, 39¢. yard. ~ 3 LADIES’ SILK SUITS, IN NAVY BLUE AND BLACK. REGULAR PRICE, $15.00. Friday, $4.98. 8 LADIES’ WRAPS, sP BLACK CLOTH. WERE $7.50. Friday, $2.79. 10 LADIES’ LIGHT AND DARK PERCALE AND FLANNELETTE WRSFPERS. WERE $1.25. Friday, 55c. SMALL LOT OF CHILDREN’S REEFERS, IN DARK AND MIXED CLOTH. WEE $4.50. Friday, $1.19. POH aeateatenententeatontanteg sg ase a ‘G WEIGHT, 1 LOT OF LADIES’ BICYCLE PANTS, ANKLE AND KNEE LENGTHS. WERE $2.50 AND $3.00. Friday, $1.98. CHILDREN’S WOOLEN HO AND 6%. WERE 35¢c. Friday, 19¢c. pair. 50 PAIRS LAD-ES’ FAST BLACK HOSE, SIZES 8 AND 814 ONLY. WERE 80c. AND Be. SIZES 6 Friday, 19c. pair. LADIES’ ENGLISH WALKING GLOVES, ALL SHADES AND SIZES. WERE $1.00. Friday, 79c. 1 LOT OF LADIES’ GOWN: CORSET COVERS, WERE $1.25. Friday, 56c. Garment. S, SKIRTS AND SLIGHTLY SOILED. Ce i a ee a Oe ek Re 4 LADIES’ LONG CLOTH SKIRTS. WERB $1.93. Friday, 98c. 5 INFANTS’ LONG AND SHORT WHITE COaTS, CASHMERE AND EIDERDOW’ WERE $5.98. Friday, $2.68. Se. HOOKS AND EYES, ALL SIZES. FRIDAY 0c. BEST AMMONIA. FRIDAY. 2%e. RALGESKIN SOAP. FRIDAY. Se. TURKISH BATH SOAP. FRID. Se. BAILEY'S VASELINE. 19e. SUPERIOR BAY RUM. f BAUM’S. 416 Seventh Street. BAUM’S. BARGAIN DAY TOMORROW (FRIDAY). Friday’s Bargain Day is a weekly event at the store made attractive by the extraordinary low prices placed on the small quantities and remnants gathered from the various depart- ITE FAUNTLEROY COLLARS WITH EDGES—RED, NAVY, PINK AND GLUE. WERE 4&e. Friday, 15c. set. CHILDREN'S SWISS EMBROIDERED WERE LARS, SLIGHTLY SOILED. iC coL- 19. Sdeedoodecgeegeseeseeegeegeeseegeetecte aa Friday, 5c. 2 CREAM FEATHER BOAS. WERE §1.7 Friday, 8c. MEN'S ALL-WOOL SHIRTS_AND DRAW- EkS. VERE $1.00. Friday, 75c. Garment. MEN'S CANTON FLANNEL WERE 5Sc. Friday, 42¢. a DRAWERS. BOYS’ UNLAUNDERED PLEATED BOSOM SHIRTS. SOLD FOR 75e. Friday, 48c. LADIES’ CASH MERD GLOVES, ALL SIZES AND COLORS. WERE 25c. Friday, toc. pair. 1 LOT OF LADIES’ BALBRIGGAN VESTS, HIGH NECK AND SHORT SLEEVES. WERS Friday, 25c. 1_LOT OF CHILDREN'S SMALL SIZE VESTS AND PANTS. WERE 35¢. Friday, 19c. Garment. 25 PAIRS CHILDREN’! KNEB, HEEL AND TOE, ONLY. Friday, 1oc. pair. “IN PERSIAN AND SOLD FUR 50c. segeresresreseegeedengeeseogeosendeatonteetentonseatonteetentontonseae HOSE, DOUBLE SMALL SIZES NOVELTY RIBBO} DRESDEN EFFECTS. YARD. Friday, 32c. yard. 1 LOT OF FELT HATS, THAT WERE ce ‘Friday, sc. each. Seeedergeeeseogeesecseegeageoseaseeseeseege QUES, SLIGHTLY ‘Friday, 29¢. WERE 59¢. 35¢. SATIN HOSE SUPPORT- SLIGHTLY SOILED. 2c. CARD . BOTTLE FOR 2 CAKES 2c. CAKE BOTTLE Goods. Hours of Sale 1: A. M. to 5 P. I. BAUM th St. Seeded ¢ : oe ec. BOTTLE Don’t Faii to Attend the Auction Sale of Dress For Tomorrow. Two Bargains in SKIRTS. $5.00 Skirts, $3.50. $6.00 Skirts, $4.50. Child’s Reefers, $1.25. Martin Wolf, 2 £e20-3m.25 521 1TH ST. N.W. 32m MN samen Paeonian Spring Water. A PURE TABLE WATER. POLAND WATER RIVALED AT HAL! THE COST. RELIEVES INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, GOUT AND RHEU- MATISM. ASK YOUR GROCER OR DRUGGIST FOR IT. J. F. Hagan, 818 23D ST. N.W., GENERAL AGENT. fel-s&tb,tt Your competitor —is up to date. He is, perhaps, avail- ing himself of all the modern improve- ments. His store is lighted by electric- ity and yours by gas. How can you ex- pect to compete with him? Every live, Progressive store is lighted by electricity. ‘Look into it. U. & Electric Lighting Co., 214 14th st. "Phone 77. SURE TO CALL ON Thousands of Washing- ton’s best citizens In the next two weeks, a number of unwelcome visitors, led by La Grippe, and known by their titles of Cold, Cough, Bronchitis, Laryngitis, Flesh Waste, Nerve Weakness, Consumption, Pneumonia, ete.—They can surely be “shown cut” (i.e.; prevented) by the prompt use of Trinolea CREAM Emulsion. Physicians prescribe it, patients are cured by it, children love it,and it never makes you sick or “comes up in the throat.” No Cod Liver Oil. Most druggists Keller Pharmacal Co., Sell Trinolea. Baltimore, Md. fe22-Im Hands Can’t Be o Badly Chapped that ROSEMARY BALM won't relieve thera, A few applications make the red- dest, roughest skin soft and white. Noth- ing we kuw of that’s more effective or more plersing to use. 2c. bottle. Scheller & Stevens, 2c™'.., COR. 89TH AND PENNA. AVE. mh3-20d fe29-204 Bicycling Costumes oo —a specialty with us. Proper cloths— * and talent to make them up that cannot * be excelicd. Ladies are rapidly getting . . ‘+ * acquainted with our superior talloring. Owen Owen, 423 11th St. fe28-3m,16 the least | injury WE CLEAN the hair or to FUR RUGS. 2.) ANTON FISCHER, 906 G St cle of Remove every parti- dirt—without the § fa Ae Ae Ae ee A ee —Popular as cycling is even more people would ride if they learned upon the “LIB- ERTY” Wheel. More pace with less exertion than can be found in any other cycle. A “Liberty” just bowls along. $100. 124-26 {HADGER, Ca ae q mht-28a s wee ye ee a 20 224 22 20 oe we we we we we 2 » See we ee Posing Is Our Forte. Our photos show this. Their naturalness ard graceful yet strikingly unique positions and groupings show how assiduously we've cultivated this most important art of pho- tography. G7Yeu'll be delighted with our dain! “MEZZO TINTS.” Only $4 dozen, W. H. Stalee, 1107 F St. Successor to M. B. BRADY. mh4-16d Every mail brings us letters from people who've formerly lived here, ordering Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea. Pure and de- licious. soc. Ib. N: W. Burchell, 1325 F St. mhé-1 ty PRESCRIPTION 4387, FOR Rheumatism. The prescription of one of Washington's oldest and most eminent physicians. It instuntly relieves and, permanently cures“ Kbeumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lambago and all aches and pain due ‘to Urie Acid polson. It purifies the tood Stimulates aml restores the kidueys, Improves ‘tho health and gives tone and vigor to the entire sys, tem. Price, $1 per bottle; trial size, 50c. Ys FHARMACY, 438 Seventh St. n.w., cor. EL miviry HB ouly way to obtain foot ease Is Neuralgia, to remove ‘the cause by wearing Georg ‘s’ Pat. Shields. At a a Pat leading PROF. J. J. GEORGES & SON, 8 to 6 p.m. Catropodists, Sundays, 9 to 12. 1115 Pa. ave. te27-10a LARGE KNUCKLES Quickly disappear after using ALMOND HAND CKEAM. Tt makes the hands plump and supple. Brown-Sequard Hand Bleach makes the skin beau- tifully white. Samples, 25c. NAPLES TOILET CO., 1321 G St. mb4-{ The Rimless Glasses, gold-filled nose. ae Hlecerssens S Special sale ld 0 Spectacles and Eyeglasses, styles,guaranteed i 10 3r8.,equal to solid gold. $1.25 A. KAHN, 985 F nw. fe27-im* THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAROH 5, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. Waltham Watches: Made by ‘the American Waltha atch Copano the best and st reliable | timekee made in this or any other country. ‘-) Ask to see the name “Riverside” or “Royal” engraved on the plates, and always the word “Waltham.” fe22-8,tu&th38t-40 [xe REREREREEEES Family Shoe Store rices are Lowest. TYLISH PRING HOES. They’re here!—just un- packed—the finest and most complete lines of Ladies’ Shoes we have ever owned. The new season’s styles show great progress in the art of shoemaking—and we have bought in quantities that have crowded prices beyond « all competition. [xXxxRREEE ERE RER MERE RARER RARER ERE EERE e Here’s an item that shows which way [s| our price-wind blows: Ladies’ Fine le) Dongola Shoes — Kid or cloth tops — je} medium — com- i mon-sense or ra- $| for toe — button \§| or ‘laced—they’re [S| $3.00 Shoes tn = other stores — i : o here... . XXXMNXARXNE MAAAKKAAAAAR AAA ANAL AAKKKA MARAE (0)— We have just opened a brand-new line of Ladies’ Shoes — moulded on fashionable, shapely lasts — made of best Vicl Kid — hand sewed — all Popular shapes of ( a ( toe — kid or cloth tops — in button or laced — $4.00 wouldbethe right price Ia any other store — here le. le le! le) le le, ( : FAMILY : TORE, i 310-312 SEVENTH ST., = [XeRREK EMER RERARRRER RRR M RRR MEER RERERS It 313 EIGHTH ST. WE CLAIM NOTHING Which we can't substantiate for CUBANOLA—"the greatest Sc. Cigar on carth.” It has been the stendard for years--and is better than ever now. Sold everywhere. RICHARD & CO., fe19-1m 628 Pa. ave. n.w., Distributors. I sell remarkably fine 28c. Coffee —A blend of Old Government Pedang Java and Genuine Arabinn Moc tions. We furnish it ground or pulverized. Sent anywhere on receipt of request. "Phone 1984, N.H.Duvall,,23, €i8 Enamel and Brass Bed for $11.50. As good a bed at as small a price has never been offered anywhere. It hag swelled brass foot tails, 3 knobs apd broes bars. It'a a gem cf ty and com- fort and cleanliness. We ba excellent Enamel Beds for as little aa $4.65. THE Houghton co., 1214 F ST. N.W. mb5-200 nS A Novel Gift —1s one of these pans of GROWING VIO- S. * 2% LETS. Something’ eatirely “new. — Alway fresh and fragrant aud a splendid ornament for a room, ‘Two sizes. 50c, and $1. A. mb5-12 Prettlest Tulips in the ty. Gude & Bro., 1224 F St. if THE BaBY IS CUTTING TEETH Ri and use, chat old and well-tried remedy, Ate OWE ing Syrup, for chil r. It soothes the child, softens the gum. alige softens the gum, allay in, cures wind colic and is the best ‘remedy. fot Harthoea. ttle, 25 cents a b sel0-1y ‘That tired, languid fecling and dull headache te very disagreeable. ‘Take two of Carter's Litile Liver Pills before retiring, and you will find re- Mef. They never fail to do good. WE RECOMMEND THE USE ( Angostura Bitters to our fr dyspepsia. OF DR. STEGERT'S uds who suffer with A Singular Court-Martial Case. A court-martial case of unusual character has been reported to the judge advocate general of the army. dt is the case of a corporal of the twenty-third infantry, who was sentenced to reduction to the rank of private for having kept his senti- nels on post for three consecutive hours without authority ard for having neglected to relieve and post their relief in person. The court-martial proceedings took place at Fort Clark, Texas. T! court found the charge to be true, but “attached no crim- inality thereto.”: It appeared that the cor- poral’ being in command of a guard at Fort Clark, was'so negligent that a guard left his post and entered the guard room and went to sleep in the corporal’s pres- ence without being detected, and later the entire guard was found asleep by the offi- cer of the day. General Bliss, the depart: ment commanders, In an order on the sub- ject, says: “It is not-understood how neg- lect of an important: duty found to have been actually committed became purged of its criminality in this case. The evidence fully bears out the allegations set forth in the specifications, and the court properly so concluded, but its further sanction of this method of discharging guard duty is emphatically disapproved.” The corporal will be released And reduced in rank, al- though the authorities deem the sentence too light for the offense. If Your Hands Are Chapped there's rothing like EUCALYPTINE to restore 25e. “bottler at all druggists’, 7! — Evans’ Drug Store, 938 F Street, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. fe29-Sa DUPONT CIRCLE. iter’ shop, =920 N st. n.w. Jobbing by $zpgrlenced and reliable men. Gg WALKER, Builder. Residencé, 2021 N. TT. WALKER SONS, 204 10TH ST._N.W, Bey ining. Felis, Wire Brick tad ‘Gay, “isnas ston Bly Roofing Material. ene ——— The Colored Y. M. ©. A. Fair. The great success of the athletic exhibi- tion at the colored Y. M. C. A. fair on Tuesday night by the young men has created a popular demand for repetition. The work of the juvenile class was partic- ularly fine, and the skill of Masters Nesbit and Wormley was very meritorious for youngsters of their tender years. The suc- cess of the fair is increasing with each night. Among those present last evening were Dr. Shadd, Mrs. Datcher, Miss Nellie Datcher and Mrs. Tucker. ——-.——_ The Illinois supreme court yesterday al- lowed the Chicago gas trust to file a petition for mandamus to compel the secretary of state to issue it a license to incorporate. The writ was made returnable in October, but may be brought up at this term of court. IDEPRESSING TRACKS Commissioners Considering the Penn- sylvania Railroad Situation. STILL DESIRE ELEVATED SYSTEM Necessity ‘for Police Protection for the County. OTHER LOCAL NOTES — There is every reason to believe that the Commissioners will recommend to Con- gress a bill having for its object the de- Pression of the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad and the obliteration of grade crossings. In fact, such action has virtually been de- cided upon. The Commissioners, or at least a majority of them, prefer an elevated sys- tem, and Capt. Fiebeger, who has the di- rect charge of such matters is already on record as favoring such a plan. But there are obstacles in the way. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company does not want an elevated structure, and the Com- missioners understand the railroad’s influ- ence in Congress. Some weeks ago it was thovght that the railroad would acquiesce in the views of the authorities and agree to bring its trains into the city over an ele- vated structure. The interview between Major Powell and Chief Engineer Brown of the railroad, however, biasted all those hopes Enginzer Brown stated in unmistakable terms that the Pennsylyania railroad would not consent, nor consider for a moment a change in its system which involved an elevated structure. But half a loaf is better than no loaf &t ail, and now the railroad company and the Commissioners are trying with might and main io bring about a compromise. More properly speak- ing, it is the Commissioners that are hop- ing fur a compromise. The railroad company has sulmitted an- other plan, somew. different from the one discussed on February 13, a descrip- tion of which was printed at the time in The Star. Even the new plans are far from what the Commissioners desire, and as stated above the authorities are strug- gling for a compromise. One of the arguments advanced by the railroad company against an elevated sys- tem is that such an arrangement would de- stroy its yards and entail large expense up- on it. The Commissioners take little stock in this argument. They believe that an elevated structure 1s not only desirable, but perfectly feasible. Comparing the needs of the public with both systems, the arguments in favor of an elevated system are consid- ered far greater than any that could be ad- vanced for such a system of depressed tracks as the railroad company proposes. “It is a misnomer,” said one of the Com- missioners today to a reporter of The Star, in discussing the plans of the railroad, “to call it a depressed system. It’s nothing of the sort. Why, the railroad maintains that it requires twenty feet to operate its road. That is, twenty feet are required between the surface of the tracks and the floor of the bridge with which it is proposed to span the tracks at each street intersection. Grant- ing this to be so, why is it not proper for the road to depress its tracks ten feet where the situation calls for the highest bridge? This would anly require a bridge ten feet above the sidewalk, and reduce the damage to the streets and adjacent property. What- ever is done, the Commissioners will insist upon bridges the least possible he!ght from the sidewalk.” Meanwhile, conferences between Major Powell and Captain Fiebeger are going on, the object being to establish some uniform grade, and submit it to the railroad f proval. When at length the Commi TS have decided upon the proper grade, an- other conference will be held with Engineer Brown. This afternoon the committee on streets of the board of trade, consisting of Messrs. M. Parker and H. W. Woodward, called n the Commissioners to discuss the rail- road situation and examine the plans of the | railroad, in order to understand wha the plans would have upon the stre South Washington. They were greatly s prised when the plans were exhibited, and did not seem pleased with the prospect. One-Horse Cars. The Commissioners today issued the fol- lowing notice to the Anacostia Railroad Company: “The running of ‘two-horse cars,’ each car to be under the charge of a conductor not acting as driver, instead of ‘one-horse cars’ without conductors, on the line of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company from Anacostia to 9th street, ington, being deemed necessary for the public needs, it Is ordered that the president of the sald railroad company is requested _to show cause, if any, on or be- fore the 7th instant, why an order’ should not issue requiring the discontinuance of one-horse cars on sald line." Appointed Laborer. George Lawrence has been appointed la- borer in the Commissioners’ office, at $365 per year. Douglass School Building. The time for completing the Douglass School building has been extended to three months. Better Police Protection. Relative to the petition of the North Capitol and Eckington Citizens’ Associa- tion for Increased fire and police protec- tion at Eckington, the Commissioners to- day forwarded the following reports of Lieut. Gessford and Maj. Moore: “I fully concur in the wishes of the North Capitol and Eckington Citizens’ Associa- tion. All that is said is a positive fact. We are badly in need of policemen for the county north of the city. I would most respecttully suggest that the call-box for R street and North Capitol be placed at T street and North Capitol street. I am in great hopes to fill up the county, so that we will have no more complaints.” Maj. Moore then says: “I regret that the request of the North Capitol and Ecking- ton Citizens’ Association cannot at present be complied with, but I trust that such an increase of the force will be granted by Congress as will enable me to place on duty at Eckington three more policemen for the better protection of its citizens. The appropriation for the current year of $7,000 for the extension of the police patrol service and fire-alarm telegraph to sub- urbs and city ‘is under the direction of the superintendent of the telegraph and tele- phone service.’ So far no part of this ap- propriation has been expended for addi- tional patrol boxes, and I therefore sug- gest that the attention of Superintendent Miles be called to the foregoing recom- megpdation of Lieut. Gessford, and also to the necessity of placing boxes where they are most urgently needed in the county portion of the District.” District Notes. The Commissioners have removed Pri- vate George N. Nicholson from the metro- politan police force. The Commissioners have invited the board of trade to express its views upon Senate bill 1925, authorizing a special elec- tion to be held by the citizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia to determine whether there shalt be established in its place a representative form of government. Prof. S. P. Langley has been invited by the Cormissioners to express his views upon the bill _to incorporate the Mount Pleasant and Zoo railroad. James J. Coyle has been appointed a private in the fire department, Lights Ordered. The Commissioners tcday ordered that ten electric lights be erect and main- tained in H street north betw€en 2d street west and 5th street east, to remain in serv— ice during the present fiscal year. Four-Inch Main. The Commissioners have ordered the lay- ing of a four-inch water main in the west side of 34th strect between N and Prospect streets. ————— Asks a Divorce. Cornelia Sims today petitioned for a divorce from Nicholas Sims, to whom she ‘was married at Annapolis, Md., December 26, 1887. No children have been born to them, and she charges that she was forced to leave him December 24, 1889, because of his cruelty and non-support. Attorney J. M. Ricks represents Mrs. Sims. THE SOUTHERN DELEGATES Allison Said to Be Picking Up Quite » : Good Number. ‘What McKinley and Quay Are Doing— Reed Has the Best Organiza- tien in Washington. Alliscn is cutting a bigger figure in the south in delegate getting than any of his opponents have given him credit for, and the hand of his trusted manager, General Clarkson, can be seen in the manipulation of these affairs. General Clarkson is an old hand in attending to such matters, and the probable result is that Allison will turn up at St. Louis with a much larger vote than now imagined. General Clarkson’s headquarters are in New York, but he often puts in an appear- ance in Washington, and confers with the Allison managers here. They keep up with the situation thoroughly In every state, and are fighting every inch of ground. A Good Organization. The Star has mentioned the fine organiza- tion of the Allison forces in South Carolina. He has just won a fight in Texas, and it is claimed that he stands a good chance of get- ting a majority of the delegates. In Ala- bama and Tennessee his organization is said to be in good condition. Much of the work for Allison in the south is being done by minor leaders of the party. Reed and McKinley long ago gobbled up the more important leaders and put them to work. Seeing the turn things are taking in the south, many republicans come to Wash- ington every day to try to catch on to the Allison engine. Their services have been accepted in nearly every instance, and they have been sent back south to work. When General Clarkson is not here to arrange matters, Senator Gear and General Hender- son take care of the Allison interests. McKinley’s Campaign. A feature of the McKiniey campaign is that he has no general headquarters in Washington. Nearly everything relating to his campaign has to be referred to M. A. Hanna at Cleveland, and whatcver he says goes. He looks after the missionary work in a general way. There are, however, sev- eral well-known Senators and Representa- tives here whom the McKinley men from the different sections confer with on mat- ters not needing Mr. Hanna’s attention. Con- gressman Grosvenor is one of these men. The McKinley campaign, however, 1s, like that of most of the others, divided into sec- tions, with a Heutenant general for each army. Certain states are managed by cer- tain men. What Quay is Doing. The Quay followers are really beginning to look earnestly upon the candidacy of their favorite, and the floating politicians around the Capitol are frequently induced to believe that Quay stands as good a chance as anybody, and return to their homes and go to work for him. Of course, they do not do this for love. Quay is understood to be making a still-hunt search for delegates in the south, and wherever else he sees a chance to pick up stragglers. Reed’s Men Organized. Probably the best organized forces in Washington are those of Speaker Reed. A person can hardly turn around without com- ing in contact with a follower of the Maine man. Colonel Allen, the Speaker's private secretary, 1s one of the leading Meutenants managing matters here. Nearly all callers are referred to him, and they find him equal to the trust imposed in him. ° DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Eckington Railway Petitions. Mr. Babcock, chairman of the House Dis- trict committee, yesterday presented filty- one petitions, containing 615 sigratures of eltizene of Washington, urging the passage of House bill ), requiring the Eckingtor and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company to substitute a modern system of transit on lis Ines in place of the herses now used. Clubs and Liquor Licenses, The Commissioners have returned to the trict committee without approval nding the liquor law, S. 2182. They say: “The excise board is of the opin- ion, in which the Commissioners concur, that all clubs selling liquor should be legal- ly required to take out a license upon pay- ment of the fee provided by law.” The Sunday Rest Bill. Senator McMillan has received a letter from George S. Gibson, corresponding sex retary of the Epworth League of the Dis trict, enclosing resolutions adopted by the i€ague at a mass meeting held February 14 last urging the passage of the Sunday rest Dill. In the course of these resolutions it is set forth: “We deprecate so-called ‘per- sonal hbe when this liberty seeks to Gown the personal observance of the Sab- bath.” District Appropriation Bill. The subcommittee on appropriations hav- ig charge of the District appropriation bill held a meeting this afternoon to discuss the charities section of the bill. The commit- tee will proceed at once to revise that por- tion of the bill in conformity with the in- structions of the House. Instructors of the Deaf. Mr. Dingley, by request, has introduced a bill in the House incorporating the conven- tion of the American instructors of the deat, naming Professor &. M. Gallaudet and associates as incorporators. — = CAPITOL TOPICS. Labor Legisiation. The House committee on labor yester- day agreed to report favorably the bill to adjust the accounts of mechanics, labor- ers and others rnder the eight-hour law with an amendment providing that the amounts found due thereunder shall be paid through the mail, by ¢heck, or in person to the claimants. The object of the amendment is to recure to claimants the full amouats that may be found due them and prevent the transfer of the claims to agents and others for a consideration. A subcommittee reported favorably to the full committee Representative Southwick’s bill to prevent the products of convict la- bor Leing sent from one state to another. A Pension for Mrs. Gresham. The House committee on invalid pensions has favorably reported a bill granting a pension of $100 a month to the widow of Gen. Walter Q. Gresham, late Secretary of State. A Discriminating Daty. Senator Elkins today introduced a bill providing for a discriminating duty of 10 per cent ad valorem, in addition to other duties, on all merchandise imported on ves- sels not belonging to citizens of the United ‘States. The bill proposes the abrogation of all treaties contrary to its provisions. Mr. Allen’s Cuban Resolution. Senator Allen today reintroduced his reso- lution requesting the President to recognize the independence of Cuba, which was voted down last Friday. It is a joint resolution, and If it should be adopted by beth houses, would go to the President for his signature or disapproval. —— Disastrous Fire at G quil. Consul General Dillard, at Guayaquil, re- Ports to the State Department that a dis- astrous fire occurred at Guayaquil Feb- ruary 12, in which eight blocks were en- tirely consumed in what is called the new city. The fire originated in the San Au- gustine Church, a very old and fashion- able church, and is supposed, the consul says, to have been caused by negligence in the care of burning candles. The loss is stated at_ $1,540,000, about one-tenth in- sured, in English ccmpanies. No American insurance company does business there. Great distress prevails among the poorer classes, who have lost their all, and sub- So are being raised for their re- le Fourth-Class Postmasters. Thirty-five fourth-class postmasters were appointed today. Of these twenty-six were to fill vacancies caused by resi six by removals and three by deaths. “77 2 GRIP LOOK OUT FOR THE GRIP! All the Weather Conditions Favor the Disease. Look out for the Grip. The weather conditions preceding an atinck of the Grip have invariably been the pres- emt conditions and the thing to do is to be om the safe side. Be carefal d don’t catch cold. If you do catch cold tnke care of it at once. GRIP SYMPTOMS. Sense of Iiness, Pain or Soreness in the Head, Back, Chest, Side ur Limbs; © Cough, Sere Throat, Catarrh, In. fluenza, Profuse Flowing from joxe or Eyes, Itching and Redneny of he Eyelids, General Proxten Fever. Sometimes one and agal: other all its manifesta- Taken early, cuts it «hort promptly. “77” breaks up a Cold that hangs Small bottles of pleas your vest pocket; sold by druggists, sent on recel; five for $1.00. Hump! Co, 111 and 113 W York, bert’s administration it was the practice at navy yards to fix the rates of wages of mechanics every three months, for each department separately. It was found in many instances that first-class mechanics of the same trade, working in different de- partments of the same yard, received dif- ferent rates of pay. Secretary Herbert abolished this practice and directed that but one schedule of wages should be made for the entire yard, and by an order issued today the schedule of wages hereafter will be regulated semi-annually instead of quar- terly. This order, stripped of technicalities of no interest to the general public, is as follows: “In the interest of economy, and to facilt- tate and simplify the work of preparing and promulgating the schedule of wages for employes under schedules A and B at the different navy yards, ‘Navy urd Orders, Form I,’ is hereby abolished, and in Meu thereof ‘Navy Yard Orders, Form 1, Revised,’ is hereby substituted: “1. The rates of wages of employes shall conform to the standard of private es tablishments in the immediate vicinity of the respective yards, and shall be dete! mined semi-annually, to take effect on the Ist day of January and July of each year. “2. The commandant of each yard shalj appoint semi-annually, on the ist day of May and the Ist day of November of each year, a board of officers, who shall make diligent inquiry at the principal private mechanical establishments in the vicinity of the yard as to the rate of daily wages paid to the workmen of different classes in each trade or occupation included in the trade schedule of the yard, and shall re- port to the commandani the result of suck inquiries, and recommend rates for the pay- ment of workmen of corrosponding classes and trades at the yard. 3. The per diem pay shail be so es- tablished as to be a multiple of S. Wher the per diem pay as ascertained by the board in any class of any trade or oceupa- tion is not divisible by §, the amount shall be increased or decreased to the nearest multiple of 8, and when the amount ia equidistant from two multiples of S the higher amount shall prevail in determining the pay. “4. When the board submits to the com- mandant the proposed semi-annual sehed- ule of wages, It shall also make a separate report, stating in full all changes from tn previous approved schedule, which involve an increase or decrease in the wages of any ss of any trade or occupation, with the ms therefor. The commandant shall then forward, in duplicate, the proposed schedule of wages for the yard, as approved by himself, to the department for its revision and ap- proval, and when said schedule is approv- ed by the department it shall remain in force during the ensuing six months. “The commandants of the respective navy yards and the boards appointed by them will hereafter be governed by the provi-. sions of this order.” ————d TESTIMONY ALL Suit for Damages Aga Gas Company The taking of testimony in the case of Thomas G. Lansden against the Washing- ton Gas Light Company, John R. Mclean, its president; Charles LB. Bailey, tts secre- tary; William B. Orme, its assistant sec- retary, ana youn setch, its general super- intendent, was concluded today, and the case will probably go to the jury late this afternoon or tomorrow morning. This is the case in which Mr. Lansden, a former employe of the company, sues for $50,000 damages, alleging that the company in February, 1894, had published in the New York Progressive Age an articie charging him with falsely swearing before congressional committees as to the cost of making and distributing gas. The article, he claimed, was predicated on a letter to the journal written by Mr. Leetch, and, upon the motion of counsel for the defendants, Judge Cole held that President McLean and Mr. Orme could not be held liable. The defense also claimed that Mr. Leetch never wrote the letter for publication, and that the article was not authorized or requested by the comp: or by its officers. They insisted, too, that Mr. Lansden was not accused of perjury in the article. t the Local = Obstractive Tracks. To the Editor of The Evening Star: In the interest of bicycle riders and the safety of the public in general I submit the following with reference to the tracks being laid on F street. The company is arranging to put high curved rails at 9th and F to con- rect one set of tracks with the other. The street at this point offers many disadvan- tages at best, and high rails will be a daily inconvenience ard danger to thousands rid- ing wheels or driving in light carriages, and the cause of many accidents. On the other hand, the curve will be used but rarely by the railway company ard would serve as well if ordinary grooved rails were used. Such raiis would, to be sure, necessitate ex- ceptional care on the part of railway em- ployes when occasionally used. The public must, however, use extraonlinary caution at all times if the high rails are used. A similar curve is to be found at 7th and Pennsylvania avenue, which, although sel- dom used by the traction company, has caused many falls and break-downs. idle ewitches in front of Willard’s Hotel are another illustration. c. ———_———_ Wanted a Bonfre. David Silverman is five years old, and this morning about 10 o'clock he thought he would make a bonfire for amusement. He had nothing but some old paper, snd had he made the fire in a back yard the paper would have been consumed before any damage could be done. But he went to Mrs. Rosenzweig’s house, 218 4% street southwest, and made the fire in the bath recm, where he thought he would be the only one to enjoy it. He enjoyed it all right, and so would some children in the street had not the fire been discovered before any headway was gained. An alarm was sent in to the fire department, but the firemen did not have much wort to do, and the flames were extinguished before much damage was done. .