Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1896, Page 10

. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, ' 66 =! | the = its competitors. deny that other | of them all. severe daily use hirers at the Columbia Bicycle LE Academy. To have been explained the good points in the 1896 Colum- bia is to know of STRENGTH IS a Wedded to Beauty | In the GlOILUIMCI The extraordinary popularity of 1896 Columbia Bicycle has placed it head and shoulders over made, but the Columbia combines the perfections and improvements Study them in every : detaii at our show rooms or in provement in wheel making. .- *Twere folly to good wheeis are by learners and every latest im- CUPID SOMETIMES Some of the Vagariex for Which Lov- ers Are Guilty. From the € a. I know a well-built, well-groomed man of the world, with a strong, masculine face, a splendidly athletic figure, standing six feet three inches in his stockings, and stately and dignified In his bearing. His enrap- tured wife finds no word so expressive of her appreciation of his charms as “Kitten.” She, by the way, is a Juno, and he, not to be outdone in matters of the heart, also calls her “Kitten.* So it is Kitten and Kitten, until Iam sure they have forgotten that the English language possesses proper rcuns in general usage in polite society. Then there is a fat man with a pudgy face and protruding figure. Nothing seems to satisfy the soul-of his doting wife but Birdie. Birdie he fs, Birdle he must be, though ‘all the world blush for it. Then I cannot forget one of my dear friends, whose husband, twenty years her senior, is a hard-headed business man. I know that she is a most devoted, loving wife, and that when her passion for him is at moderate height she contents herself with “mall tweetees,”and “cunning single.” but when it rises to flood tide, she casts vpon him the most foving and languishing glances an calls him ° Another tall, gaunt, raw-boned, ill-favored friend is also worthy of passing mention. His halr is carrot-colored and scraggly, his neck so thin that it resembles nothing | so much as a snarl of strings, while his hands, feet and anatomy generally call up visions of Ichabod Crane. His affectionate spouse could find no name for him that so pleased her fancy as “Puddin.” She scold- ed him as “Puddin” and loved him as “Pud- din.” As “Puddin” he was cowed, driven and bullied, and as “Puddin” he was coax- ed, wheedled and caressed. t is surprising that a delicate, refined, highbred woman could best express her ardor for her husband in the wor¢ nooks” and “Shoppy,.” yet I have known such to be the case: and ft would seem as though a dignified professor might object to being called “Hubby,” but I have seen him respond to it with a smile so wide that the Cheshire eat wasn’t in it. One prominent literary man rarely ad- dresses his tiny young wife as anything but “Kid,” which is not inappropriate, if some- thing unmusical. But it is usually the very Kittle man with the enormous wife whose ebulitions of sentimental tenderness can enly find eapression in calling her “Baby.” These are by no means the vagaries of youth and inexperience. I was once traveling In one of the West ern states, when a groom of about seventy came aboard with a blushing bride of per- haps sixty-five. They soon became oblivious, ETRAYS. and thi: ve fon was heard: He—“Whose ittle lammie?” She—“Bof of us." And perhaps all are familiar with the Overheard conversation between the Con- ecrd School of Philosophy professor and his young bride, the Vassar graduate: Vv. G.—"Dar! ofessor—“What, darling? V. G.—“Nothing, dariing—only darling.” Professor—“Dariing: , oe _-- A Soldier's Self-Sacrifice. In Sir Evelyn Wood's “Reminiscences” a touching Instance of courage and self-cac- rifice Is given. One day In June, 1855, a de- tachment of English marines were crossing the Woronzow road, under fire from the Russian batteries. All of the men reached shelter in the trenches except a Seaman, Jon Blewitt. As he was running a terrific Year was heard. His mates knew the voice of a huge cannon, the terror of the army, end yelled: “Look out! It is Whistling Dick!" But at the moment Blewitt was Struck by the enormous mass of iron on the knees and thrown to the ground. He called to his especial chum: “Oh, Welch, save me!” The fuse was hissing, but Stephen Welch ran out of the trenches, and seizing the great shell, tried to roll It off his comrade. It exploded with such terrific force that not an atom of the bodies of Blewitt or Welch was found. Even in that time, when each hour had its excitement, this deed of hero- ism stirred the whole English army. One of the officers searched out Wcich’s old mother in her poor home, and undertook her sup- port while she lived, and the story of his death helped his comrades to nobler concep- Wcns of a soldier's duty. NOT IN HIS UMBRELLA, But It Was Found Eventually and the Two East Siders Mixsed a “Scrap.” om the New York Tribune. The man got on tke cable car at Cham+ bers street and Broadway, bourd uptown. It was a rainy night, and he carried an umbrella end had his trousers turned up. He took a seat well forward. When the conductor came up for fare the man handed him a cein. As he did so it disap- peared. No one heard it drop, and neither knew wlat had hecome of it. The conduc- tor Icoked for it on the floor. Then he made every cnegin that part of the car move, so that ie could raise the wooden grating. This, naturally, put all in a bad humor, but the money was not to be found. The conductor went out on the back plat- form. as If content to consider the affair a closed incident. No one noticed whether he rang up the fare or not. Soon the passen- ger, who had begun to fidget, beckoned to the conductor. “I want my change,” he said. you a dime.” “T gave your merey,” was the an- 5 want your fare.” “You did get it. T handed you a dime and you dropped it. Give me my nickel or I'll make trouble for you.” ‘The conductor had a temper of his own and was new ready to meet the angry pas- senger half way. f you don’t pay your fare I'll put ycu off.” “You'll have some fun doing that, I'll go bail. You'd better give me my change.” The conductor canght hold of the man as if to put hm off, but was roughly shaken away. The occupants of the car became deeply interested, and the women who were near the thick of battle moved away. “Aw, they won't scrap,” said a young East Sider to his companion. “They ain't got it in ‘em.” “Perhaps the dime dropped into your um- brella.” ventured a man who was carrying a violin case. “That's so,” said the passenger who was about to be ejected. He seemed heartily glad to get out of the affair with honor ard without violence. Admiring glances were east at the man with the violin case, and his clevert.ess was audibly commented on. The umbrella was parjly opened, and sev- eral persons peered inio it to see the dime. But they didn’t see it, and the owner of the umbrella felt about for the coin in vain. The coucuctor had also seemed pleased at the prospective ending of the trouble, hut now he felt calied on to renew his ef- forts to put off the man who hadn't paid his fare. “Tae money touched ycur hand, didn’t it?" demanded the passenger. “Yes: but I didn’t have it.” - “If it touched your hand ft was in your custody. That's gond law. isn’t it?” in- quired the man, looking at the other pas- sengers. The involuntary jury disagreed en this legal question. “I ain't got the money, and that's all there is to it," said the conductor in surly tones. “Come, you'll have to get off.” “Maybe the money dropped into the. fold of your trousers’ leg.” suggested a passen- ser just at this moment, pointing to the mar’s turned-up trousers. A search qnick- ly revealed the dime, it was handed to the conductor, the change was given and the two East Siders left the car at. Union Square, probably disgusted. —— ee THE BOX OFFICE CLERK. How He Sells Tickets So as to Make * the Thin House Look Full. From the Boston Travelle-. The box office man of one of our thea- ters let me into a little secret the other day that prcves the existence of gray matter and science behind the theater window. We were speaking of the depressing effect of small audiences, when he remarked: “I assure you that it ts a fine art to distribute a small audience so that the people in it will not feel isolated. If the ticket-seller knows his business he will so apportion. a small sale that a sparse house will be made to look full. This is done by a nice ace quaintence with his chairs and the science of distribution, four or five people being seated here, as many more there, and twice as many there, the object being to make a little collection of heads visible in which- ever direction one looks, and the squads so grouped as to cover the beggarly array of empty benches by bringing the heads in range of one another. _“A clever man will seat an audience of tnree hundred co that it will look like one of six or seven hundred.” SPAIN'S.. POSITION STATED ‘The Spanich Premier Expresses Himself on the Situation, Will Repress Hostile Demonstrations —Mediation of a Foreigner— Weyler Defended. The New York World printed the follow- ing staternent of the policy of Spain re- garding Cuba and Congress, by the Spanish prime minister: “MADRID, March 6. “We have, as yet, no official notification of the intentions of the American government, and cannot, therefore, take cognizance of or protest by note against any of the proceed- ings of the Senate and House of Represen- tatives of the United States. We have taken no official notice whatever of the proce>d- ings and speeches in Washington during the past week. ‘Nor have we sounded the. European Powers or courts regarding their support in any form. All we have done Is to show to Taylor that we have endeavored to enforce respect for the American legation and con- sulates, repressing so sternly the disturb- ances that we have ordered the Madrid, Granada, Barcelona and Valencia univer- sities closed, and we will close all universi- ties, schools and establishments whose students dare to make demonstrations hos- tile to the United States. We will send to prison and prompt trial all the authors and promoters of such disturbances. We believe they are prompted by the advanced repub- Keans. fi Able to Quell Demonstrations. Nothing will be omitted on our side to show our desire to preserve cordial relations with America. I am convinced that we possess sufficient means to quell any hostile demonstrations. The government of Spain regrets and has made all the amends pos- sible for the manifestation already made of the indignation which the speeches at Wash- ington naturally excited among the ever- loyal people of Spain. “The situation now is one of extreme dell- cacy. Indeed, I cannot define how far it is possible for the government of Spain to per- mit the amicable and careful mediation of a foreign power, however honorable and dis- interested it may be, without incurring the grave risk of being accused of submitting to outside interference, pressure and dic tion in the midst of a civil war. The United States are a great power, and until they Tecognize the object and encourage the aims of the insurrectionists in Cuba they are friendly to Spain. After the recognition of the belligerents in Cuba by the United States it would be impossible for the govern- ment of Spain to accept the good offices of President Cleveland or to permit any inter- ference whatever. “Nevertheless, I still hope some means Will be found by the President to avoid alienating the friendly relations with the United States, which Spain has shown this Week that she prizes highly. The Vote in Congress, “Tam fully alive to the significance and the possible consequences of the vote of the Untted tes Congress to the> rebel: as well as to Spain in her relations wit the United States, especially in connection with the right of search on the high seas, and in the matter of privateers and filibus- tering expeditions. ‘The only new and seemingly wariike Preparations yet made by Spain are made y with a view to equipping a fleet of ships and trans-Atlantic se filibusters, and to guard the ed ba. That is the sole object in view. Gen, Weyler having said that he has had enough ‘oops, only the vsual reliefs will be sent to ba until autumn, and no naval demon- ation is contempiated. The elections will not interfere with the stion of the government, as it intends to mduct them in a tolerant spirit for all parties, fair representation being arranged for even the West Indian constituencies, Besides, in every imperial and international question the Spaniards have always shown a patriotic spirit. Defending Wesler. “The misapprehension concerniag Gen. Weyler's character and methods as a solt dier originated in a misstatement of facts in his career and of h ignments and instructions. Both in Cuba, twenty years ago, and in the Philippine Islands since then,. Weyler has only carried out the or- ders of his chiefs. “Before he left for Cuba the last time I saw and spoke to him, and approved his views. Consequently, has simply acted in harmony with the requiremenis of this war, in which the insur; s have aot only defied the rues of civiiized warfare, but have violated the provisions of the treaty of 1795 between Spain and the United and of the protocol of 1877, respect- the lives and property of all real and al- ed American citizens in Cuba. I am determ‘ned:to carry out the ad- minisirative political reforms already voted by the cortes as soon as the pacification of the island permits, and ev: ich econori- cal tariff reforms as may be consistent with the interests of both the coiony and the mother country. “But 1c is impossible to attempt reforms during a civil war cr under any foreign pressure in the present condition of the island. “When Marshal Campos was sent to Cuba as governor general the government would certainly have allowed him to in- siitute the reforms if hie had deemed them advisabie. But he soon discovered that it was impossible to do so, “We cannot admit ground exists for the recognition of beliigerency of the Cuban insurgents. whose so-called president, the Marquis of Santa Lucia, and the members of his executive council are nomads. iike the rebel bands, ever on the move. For inst that the slightest Election of Officers — Interest in the Coming Rockville Tournament. The annual meeting of the Capital City Gun Club was largely attended by the members, and much enthusiasm was mani- fested over the bright prospects ahead of the organization. Officers for the ensuing }eur were unamimo y elected as follows: President, Capt. 6 West; vice president, B. L, Osborn; treasurer, James M. Green; secretary, Arthur S. Mattingly, while the veteran pigeon shot, William Wagner, was again chosen captain. R. W. Barker was made the fifth member of the executive council. The treasurer’s report showed the club to be in a very healthy financial con- diticn, with several hundred dollars to its credit in bank and no indebtedness. It was alsc reported that there were several thousand birds on hand fer the approaching shooting season, with an ample supply of traps, electric poles and all the parapher- nalia needed in a first-class gun ciub. Improvements have been made in the cozy and comfortable club house at the fcot of 2ist street, and an additional house secured near it for the storage of trap- shooting materials. An appropnation of #100 was made with which to purchase prizes for the season’s shooting matches of the club, and a committee was appointed to arrange the program and handicap the shooters. This committee has decided on a handicap that will allow every shooter to shoot as he please without being bound by annoying rules or restrictions. Commencing with April 1 the traps will be out at the club grounds at the foot of vist street every Tuesday and Saturda3, at 2:30 p.m. The meeting decided that as many members of the club as could pos- sibly do so should attend the tournament of the Rockville Gun Club, April 17 and 18, because of the meritorious object it had in view, the proceeds of the tournament to be devoted to replenishing the depleted quail supply of Montgomery county. It was also announced that a number of applications would be made by well-known sportsmen at the next meeting. In connection with the coming tournament at Rockville the Rockville Gun Club has appointed _a committee consisting of Mr. Wm. E. Burford, Mr. Arthur MeCormic and My. Cluskey Cromwell to represent it in Washington. A number of merchants have indicated that they will make don: tions of articles for prizes and the lovers oe apeet are taking much interest in the af- the American government and to Minister. AFFAIRS IN, ALEXANDRIA Social and Personal: Notes of General sae Amother Base Ball, Club and Early In- Among the Politicians In the Police Court—Notes. arty The Sunday school class of Mr. T. C. O'Neal gave him a*berprise party at his residence, on Prince;styeet, last night, the oceasion being his geventy-seveath. birth- day. During the eyening they presented him with a gold-headed silk umbrella. Music, recitations and other pastimes were indulged In. A recitation, entitled “Over the Sea,” was delivered by Mr. Joseph Ramsay, and was well received. Among those present were Messrs. Samuel F. Stckeley, George Schwarzman, James Wells, Harry Sisson, Jceseph Ramsay, Henry Aystrike, John Schwarzman and Alonzo Wolfred. i Base Ball Team Organized. Another base ball team has been organ- ized in this city. The team ‘s composed of young men under seventeen years of age. The following have already been signed: E. Simpson, C. Brenner, R. Smith, E. Ar- nold, J. Coffman, H. Miller, C. Crump, J. Riely ana J. Burroughs. The base ball season in this city will be an unusually in- teresting one, as games have already been arranged with several strong amateur teams of Washington. The “Lily Whites” Organize. The white republicans of this city have formed a new poiitical organization, the name of wiich ts the “Lily Whites." The leaders claim that they are making quite an inroad in the demccratic party, and that they will carry the city by a large major- ity at the coming elections. Made an Assignment. Mr. J. Lee Lash yesierday made an as- signment of his cigar factory, stock, ete., to Mr. R. M, Latham, for the enefit of his creditors. The amounts of the assets and Uabilities are not given in the deed, but it is said that iis stock of clears and tobac- co will pay off all indebtedness. Mr. J. G. Lash is named 4s a preferred crediior for a debi of $800. Police Court. Mayor Thompson had only one case he- fore him zhis morning for trial, Jumbo Grady, a ten-year-old negro poy, was charged with aticmpting to cut a small white boy namec Peter Schoen with a knife. The case was continued until 7 o'clock tonight. Notes. The funeral of the late H. K. Poweil took place yesterday afternoon. The interment was in the Methodist Protestant cemetery. Rev. J. H. Butler conducted the services. The depositions in the case of the libel- lants against the steam dredge Morgan were taken before Commissioner J. S. Fow- ler yesterday. There will be a called meeting of the hoard of police commissioners tonight in the mayor's office. It ted that busi- ness of importance will be transacted. Mrs. Thomas, whg was brutally ed by her husband about ten da mentioned in The continues to ‘im- prove, and her phystcians have strong hopes of her recover The joint commitiée on streets and public property have completed the drafting of the building inspection bill, which will be submitted to councif Miesday night. State Senator Geo. Mushback and Delegate May have returned from their legislative duties at.Richmond. Miss Sallie Patton of Staunton is the guest of M Geotge S. neh on North Alfred street. Mr. Wythe White of the telephone change has returned from a pleasant vi to Richmond. ~ - PAYING, PENSIONS, BIL Passed ta Make the ae Check, by Ma Action was taken hy the House yester- day, the effect of which is to provide that hereafter all pensioners of the United States shall be paid by checks sent them through the mail, and which breaks up the practice becoming so common of pensioners calling at the pension agencies in person and receiving their quarterly payments. The bill, which was passed by the House yesterday, repeals section 4784 of the Re- vised Statutes, prescribing the manner of paying pensions. In this section authority is given pension agents “to take and certify the affidavits of all pensioners and their witnesses who may mally appear be- fore them for that purpose, In which case the check for the pension, when due and payable, shall be given direct to the hand of the party entiiled thereto, if desired, and not malled to his address. This privilege has resulted in recent years in serious abuses, the veteran frequently fall- ing into the hands of sharpers, confidence men and others, who manage to relieve them of a large amount, if not all, of their quarterly payments. In the report accompanying the Dill it is stated that ihe evident intention of the law was to accommodate those pensioners who resided in the cities at which the pens‘on agencies were located. Statisties show that but ten per cent of all the pensioners avail themselves of the provision of obtaining their checks In person. Continuing, the re- port says: “The custom of social was at first occasioned ‘pay day’ has been disp ful practice of designing men and women, who prey upon the weaknesses of the veterans and surround them with pitfalls of vice and temptations, into which they fre- quently soon deposit the pittance which a grateful government has provided for their support and the maintenance of their fam- ilies. “The custom prompts thousands to visit the agencies from long distances, at great- er expense than their incomes warrant, and leads to habits that are injurious to their morals and ruinous to their purses, The desire to be early ‘in line’ to receive their pay keeps hundreds upon the streets or in shelter in the corridors of the agency. Af- ter a night spent in cold corridors or upon the streets, waiting for the pay day of the morrow, many fall Sy victims to those who for a small fee cash their checks, or by poisonous politeness lead them to drink and debauchery, from which they emerge penniless into the presence of the police judge.” As the proposed legislation will wholly abolish personal payment and establish the universal rule of payment by checks trans- mitted through the mail, and as its object is the protection of the veterans and their families, the bill was passed without ob- jection. : intercourse that the meeting upon iced by the bane- ——_ +9, Declines Alt Responsibility. Capt. J. A. Petty, Sho was recently elected to the chalymanship of the tinance committee, which was.ehosen at the meet- ing presided over doy Mr. E. B. Welbourn, at Mt. Carmel Chufeh, a few days ago, to make arrangements fr the emancipation celebration, has declined to serve in such a capacity, and has wediested The Evening Star to notify the public that he will not be responsible for any“debts that might be in curred, or for an¥ méney that might be collected by persons Irepresenting them. selves as coming faom,jhim. : — Raedy and Beckham Matched. Pat Raedy and Ffite’Peckham have been matched to fight for” the neavy-weight championship of the District of Columbia, formerly held by Billy McMillan. ‘The con. test will take place in Virginia on the lat instant. —_>——_ Merchant Tailors Banquet. The Merchant Tailors’ Society will have their annual banquet the 12th instant at the Raleigh. Distinguished speakers are to be present and leading lights of the craft from other cities will be among the giests, —__——— Counsel Fees Mhowea. In the divorce c1ge of George Coraell against Mary L. Cornell, Judge Hagner today directed Mr. Cornell to pay $40 coun- sel fees to his wif2's attorney, Mr. P. MI. Brown. The complainant, a herdte driver, charges his wife with cruelty. WATCHES AND... ‘They Will Bo Oiroulated by the Mil- lion. The Campaign of Education to Be Pursued by Both Parties. The government printing office will have much more than usual to do with the com- ing campaign. The country is expected to be literally papered with documents, and in that great shop will be done most of the printing. From year to year, since the Phrase ducational campaign” has been Played upon the amount of printing tor Political purpose has steadily grown. During the last campaign about 8,000,000 speeches were printed, put in wrappers and sent forth for the enlightenment of an eager public. The result of all this educa- tional influence was not entirely satis- factory to the democrats, but this will not discourage them nor destroy their faith in printers’ ink. Millions of Speechen. The calculation is that this year several million more copies of speeches will be cir- culated than there were last year. The number Is usually about equally divided be- tween the two principal parties, and be- sides what is done from the government printing office there is much printing done by private contract later in the campaign, when the rush is on. There has been practically no let-up in the distribution of political tracts since the last election. The enlisted missionaries of the silver faith and of the gold faith have been on a paper basis all these months, and have so rapidly increase] the per capita circulation that it is estimated that two-thirds of the carpets of the coun- try are padded with these learned tracts at a ratio of utter impartiality. Documentary Argumen’ But these tracts are formed in very small part of congressional Hterature. The con- gressional paper {s just now beginning the resumption of circulation. The greatest faith is had in the efficacy of documentary arguments. The sending out of the printed speeches of Congressmen in great quantities dces :ot usually begin until the campaign has opened. But now, when the campaign committees are just organizing, and will not begin their work for many weeks, and while the nominations are yet all to be made, hun- dreds of thousands of speeches are being ordered. The silver men expect to send out four or five millions of the speech of Towne of Minnesota. A hundred thousand of these have alréady been printed, and against that there have been printed 100,000 of the speech of Turner of Georgia, sustaining the gold side of the controversy. Seventy-five thous- and of Fowler's speech, and about the same huraher of Tillman's, have been ordered. These are unusual orders so far in advance of the actual campaign. = Silver and Gold. When the campaign is regularly on it :s expected that there will be a lively contest to keep up the parity of- circulation be- tween the speeches of Dingley and ‘rurner, republican and democrat, on one side of the money question, and Crisp and ‘Yowne, likewise representing the two parties, on the other side of the question. Dingley speech will undoubtedly be circulated by the republican campaign committee when the active work Legins, and it is likely that sound money committees wenerally w avail themselves of this very business-like statement of their side of the case. Towne's speech is regarded as the best of the ses- m on the silver side of the question, anu it will undoubtediy have the largest circu- lation. His and Crisp’s will be the offset to Dingley’s and Turner's, Other Speeches. The A. P. A. speeches will all have im- mense circulation, if one may judge from the experience of last Congress. At that time one Senator alone bought and distrib. uted a million copies of Linton’s speech. Quité a number of speeches on the Cuban, Venezueian and Armenian affairs are being sent out, but this seems to result from lit- tle more than the pride of authorship and popular interest in the subject, without having any relation to partisan politics. The subjects are not thought to furnish tne material for partisan advancement. ‘There is a demand for the best speeches on all three subjects without regard to the party to which tie author belongs. Mr. Frye’s eloquent and unexpected out- burst of eloquence on the Armenian ques- tion has attracted much attention and made him the favorite on that subject. On the Cuban question the greatest demand is for the speeches of Vest and Sherman. Vest’s speech that is most sought is that which, like the speech by Frye, was an im- promptu outburst. ee WITH 200 STORIES. Extraordinary Sky-Scraper as Plan- ned by Architects. From the New York World. A capitalist of this city submitted the idea of a building 20 stories hizh to a firm of architects. At fi they regarded the ‘dea as vision- ary. “icxamine ft carefully.” said their client, “and make your report.’ The architects did so. They concluded that their part of the work was practical and pract he; that a 200-story building could be erected, provided the vast sum of morey necessary to construct it was forth- coming. Its plan, as drawn, somewhat resembles that of the Eiffel tower, that wonder of the last Faris exposition. But this building be nearly three times as nigh as the Eiffel tower, and its construction presents vastly greater difficuliies, The structure will occupy cne large c' block. It will, of course, be built of steel, just as the buildings that are now consid. ered tall are built of steel. The framework of these buiidings Is like that of u bridge. The bridge is placed on end and surrounded by an outer wall of stone or granite. In the 0-story building the bridge will be longer, that's all. It will have 120,000 square feet of space on each floor; 24,000,000 square fee: of space on the 200 floors. It will contain 100,000 separate offices and suites. It will accommodate 400,000 people under one roof. Necessarily, the first question to be an- swered in planning for this sky-piercing structure was: “How will people reach the upper stories? The answer is: “By electric elevators.” It is the purpose of the projectors of the building to gather on its commodious floors 21%) distinct communities ef business men. On one floor will be the jewelers, on another the hardware dealers, un another the h: ness makers, and so on. So the conduc great interests will he simplifed, at of more work can be done in that uilding in four hours than can be accomplished elsewhere in an ordinary work day of eight or ten hours. see Robberies Reported. W. ffenson left his vest hanging in the hall of Page's Hotel February 18. When he returned for it he found that some one had taken his gold watch, and he has asked the police to look out for it. Richard Dean of 710 D street complains of the theft of a gold watch and chain. J. T. Tekoski, 1853 7th street, has reported to the police that a pair of black trousers were stolen from his shop yesterday. H. M. Mays of 307 Missouri avenue com- plained to the police this morning that a sult of clothes, a watch, breast pin and a pocket book, containing $3.75 in money, were stolen from his house yesterday. ee A New Methodist Church. St. Paul's Church, Dupont Circle, the en- terprise inaugurated by the Metropolitan M. E. Church, has become independent. Rev. Stowell Bryant has been invited to become the first pastor. Dr. Hugh John- ston will preach his closing discourse to- morrow morning, and in the evening the Sunday school will hold its first missionary service. There will be fine singing, and Bishop Hurst and Mr. Edward Gurney of Toronto will speak. ———__ The eleventh congressional republican convention met at Cuero, Texas, Thursday, and elected delegates to the St. Louis con- vention. McKinley is probably the favor- ite. WATCH REPAIRING. Our new stock of Watches and Jewelry is really superb. Among the Watches the new “RIV SIDE” and “Royal” Waltham movements are strongly recom- J. KARR’S Se a oO mended. About repairing. Ii the watch is plain and cheap, plain and cheap repairing will do. iN adjusted and delicately balanced timepiece the utmost skill and the most thorough knowledge of “how to do it” is essential to remedy its defects. Our prices for watch re- pairing are as low as is consistent with such high-class work. If it is a finely SONS, ase 045 Pa. Ave. - ~O We have the exclusive agency | in this city for the E. KOEHN = Watch. | < ° o Serene ‘ SSS Da ee MM. & Fi. “Will make ’em to fit you”— Fine and Mert. M. & M. 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Mertz and Mertz, AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS Matters of Interest in the Routine of School Arranging for the Athletic Games— Musical and Literary Organiza- tions Among the Students. At a meetirg of the Cemtral High School Literary and Debzting Society held Wed- nesday afternoon officers were elected as follows: President, Mr. Eurton; vice presi- dent, Lieut. Howe; secretary and treasurer, Capt. Hoge; sergeant-at-arms, Uerbert B. Fuller, An essay en “Tne Russian Railroad System™ was read by Lieut. Howe, after which there was a debate on the question, “Resolved, That the government should not own and control the -railroads.” The affirmative was supported by Messrs. Bur- ton and Julihn, and Messrs. Norris and Olcott upheld the negative, and were awarded the decision of the judges, who were Mr. Harry English, Miss Eva Pitis and Miss Seaver. : The regular meeting of the Junior Club, | which occurs every other Friday evening, was held at the home of Miss May Hall, % H street, last night. Guessing con- tests were in order during the first part of the evening, then dancing was indulged in and refreshments were served. Those pres- ent were Misses Pease. Clark, Moore, Jones, Knight and Shoenbern, and Messrs. Chase, Morris, Capt. Heover, Capt. Hoge, Lieut. Howe and Maj. Fox. _ At the last meeting of the. Pi Delta Lambda Debating Society the subject, “Resolved, That an cath is binding unier all circumstances,” was discussed, and tie elected for the third following officers elec the third uarier: Miss Allace Seaver, — Miss Mildred Dean, vi president, = Miss Victoria Ludgate, secretary an treasurer. eeting called in the interests of the aibletia meets which was presided ever by Mr. Harry English, head of the department of mathematics, the following committee of three, one each from the sophomore, junior and sealor classes, was elected: Mr. Philip Tindall, "96; Lieut. Farrow, . Fred Albert, "98. Mine Central High Schoo! Orchestra, un- der the direction of Mr. Sherburne, teacher of Greek and Latin, is arranging for a dra- matic and terpsichorean entertainment, which is to be given on the {th of next month, The program will include a curtain raiser, “Breaking the Ice,” hy Miss Grace Ress and Mr. Robert Test; “Lend Me Five Shillings,” by High School talent, and a program of fourteen dances, the music for which will be furnished by the Central School Orchestra. Sqlehearsalg are now being held for the ction of “Lend Me Five Shillings,” which is under the stage direction, of Mr. Test, who is assisting Mr. Sherburne in the enterprise. The cast of characters, as se- lected by Mr. Test, is as foliows: Mr. Harry English as Captain Phobbs, Mr. Guy Meloy as Captain Spruce, Mr. Harry H. Platt as Morland, Mr. Daly as Sam, Mr. Robert Test as Mr. Golightly, Miss Grace Ross as Mrs. jor Phobbs, and Miss Helen Biddis as Mrs. Captain Phobbs. ‘The chess tournament from the Central and Hastern schools was begun Tuesday night at the home of Mr. Mellprin, 926 B street southwest. Messrs. Brown, Kummell, Heilprin and Julihn represented the Central and Messrs, Park- man, Snell, Story and Hurst the Eastern. Out of the eight games played the Eastern between teams team won five and a half and the Central: team won two and a half, the individual scores being: Central—Brown, lost two: Heilprin, lost two: Kummell, won one and @rew one, and Julihn, won and lost one, Fastern—Parkman and Story each winning two; Snell, lost two, and Hurst, won one and drew one. Easter On Tues@ay appropriate exercises, at- tended by ‘the entire school, were held in memorial of Williarh Parsors, one of last year's graduates, who died last weck. A meeting of the teachers was called Wednesday afternoon to discuss the ad. Visability of extending a permanent priv! lege to such dents as require stant use of the library books. Under the present plan they are required to obtain a card of permission © reference book. y time they want a t the regular weekly meeting held on Thursda: the Same topic was more Uioroughly cussed, and it finally decided to grant such a privilegs Mr. Philip G: y. director of the Glee Ci) has not yet decided on the other two mem_ bers of the second quartet. t organization at this school is a Big The lat club that goes under the name of the Four Pie Devourers, which meets at 1 monico’s each recess for practice, Business, An orchestra of twelve members has been | started at this school lately through tie efforts of T. Grook Amiss. The members and the instruments they will play are as follows: T. Brook Am's2, . Monroe, violin; George Mueller, violin; Miss Hunter, banjo; Miss Fearsen, mandolin; Alvin Quinter, cornet; Miss Troup, xu Cohen, ‘violin, and Misses MeGHl and Me- Lean have not as yet decided upon the ¢ struments they will play. Miss Dougher and Mr. Hooker will act as accompanisis the piano. No regular director has as ¥ been appointed, and until the position ts fill- ed Mr, Amiss will act in tais capacity. All of the second-year English sections are claiming the res d for the amount studying required of them in one night. Monday they were given the first half Montgomery's English History te go over for Tuesday, i if for Wednesday. Thursiay they were re- quired to memorize twenty-nine stanzas of poetry from Horatius. The publication of the Balance Sh official school paper of the Business, layed this month on account of the = ret. the de- ss of Robert L. Stone, the edito nief. Miss Robinette will soon inaugurate a scheme for raising money for the henetit of the library, which wil! he similar to that of the Eastern schoo! last year, by which th managed to raise three hundred and odd dollars. During the past week she « pleted the labeling of the books and loguing them according to the Dew tem. At a_meeting of those interested in 1 ! High School track and field athletic sports that are to occur in the early part of spring. as requested by the Central athletic commit- tee, a committee of th to represent the ne om- a- school was elected to incet the committees of the other three schools. Mr. ne Gough, Capt. Newion ant Dana White were unanimously chosen as representatives of the Busines The united work of the boys’ and girls’ glee clubs is very satisfacto! organizations are prospe the careful dire and both ing finely, ur fon of Miss Daisy % Western, A change of teachers Bas recently oc- curred at the school hecause of the resir= nation of Mr. Kane, who taught Latin and Greek. He resignei to accept a milar | position in New York. The vacancy has been filled by t ap- pointmnent of Mr. Dales. On Tuesday morning of last week the senior girls, under the direction ef Mr Walton, spent an enjoyable hour with t late poet, Evgene Field. Miss Lyddane ef sketch of bh life, foll i by le, who rec'ted “The D: harles, who rendéred “The Miss Lockwood then eang Vield’s c poem, “Little Boy Blue,” and Miss JIchnson recited “The Bench-legged Fyce. Miss Davis conclucied the hour with 1) recitation of “Winken, Blinken and No: and “Seeing Things at Nizht.” Mrs. Taylor, the teacher of physi ture and elocution in the Cleveland of Art, then gaye cn informal talk. A movement is on fot at preseni for the purchase of a flag, and subscriptions ace now in order. No flag has waved over the building for the past two yea and as the government will not provide one the patriotic pupils have undertaken to procure one themselycs, The sophomore class has formed a new secret organization, known as the L. J. C. Mr. Jackson is the president. The Current History or Topic Club held its weekly meeting Wednesday after dis- missal. Ail present joined in a discussion of the Cuban quesvon. —__.— Application was made yesterday for a re- ceiver for the Barnyard & Sons’ Company of Waterbury, Conn... manufacturers of — The concern is cupitalized at $304