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ee eee ve BA FLL ¥ : ‘THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY. MARCH 7, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. aaa COMMFFTEE OF 796 “Preparing for the Great Ohristian ‘Endeavor- Gonvention. MEN WHO ARE DOING THE WORK Something About the Plans of These Busy” Representatives. TO MEET HERE IN JULY —————— T WOULD BE A difficult matter to { find in this city a set of men whose entire time is more com- pletely occupied than the twelve who con- stitute what ts known as the com- mittee of '96, charged with the duty of arranging for the approaching fif- teenth international . Christian Endeavor conve ». The task which they have un- @ertaken is stupendous. Sixty thousand delegates and visitors, according to con- gervative estimates, are expected to pour Into this city next July, and under favor- able conditions the maximum number may mot be far short of one hundred thousand. In other words, Washington's population will be suddenly swelled four months from mow by an addition equal to one-third its normal size. To prepare accommodations fOr such a host would of itself be a labor of no small magnitude, yet that is only one of the duties of the committee of '96. There are many others. Those upon whom this burden falls are W. H. H. Smith, chairman; Anson S. Tay- Jor, vice chairman; John D. Morgan, secre- tary; Perey S. Foster, treasurer; W. B. Robison, M. M. Shand, W. A. H. Church, C. S. Clark, Rev. E. B. Bagby, Grant Leet, J. B. Sleman, jr., and W. F. Stowell. Every one of them has an important place to fill, and he fills it. Each of the eight members dast named not officers of the committee ST . Sco W. H. H. Smith. 4s chairman of one of the central commit- tees among which the work is divided. When the Christian Endeavor convention was held in Cleveland in the summer of "94 the trustees of the United Society ac- cepted the invitation to hold the "86 con- vention at the nation’s capital. The invi- tation was extended by the local union and indorsed by the Commissioners, the board of trade, the Central Union Mission, religious organizations generally and one thousand business men of the city. Imme- diately upon learning of the trustees’ de- cision, preparations were begun for In- augurating the work of arranging for the convention. In the fall of 1804 the execu- tive committee of the District union con- stituted Rev. Dr. Teunis S. Hamlin, W. H. Pennell, W. H. H. Smith, W. S. McArthur, L. A. Conner, jr., P. S. Foster, Rev. E. B. Baghy and W. F. Stowell a committee on organization, with instructions to make recommendations to the union with re; to the formation of the committee of and also to submit the names of such per- Sons as wera deemed suitable to be ap- a pointed on such committee. The commit- tee held six meetings in October and No- vember, 1894, sitting In all some ten and one-half hours; and as a result of this pro- tracted, patient and conscientious labor, on the 21st of November, 1804, submitted a scheme of organization, and nominated the committee precisely as it stands today. with one exception. Lendell A. Conner, jr., was originally a member of the ‘96 com- mittee, but upon his removal from the city the vacancy caused by his resignation was filled by the appointment of Grant Leet. It thus appears that the committes of °96 is a creature of the executive commit- tee of the local Christian Endeavor Union, and ts nearly a year and a half old. The first meeting was held in the rooms of the Young Men’s Christian Association, since destroyed by fire, November 1894, and the first business to receive attention, after personal consecration of the members to the great work assigned ther was the choosing of a motto-text for a watchword. At the head of the committee is W. H. H. Smith, a native of Connecticut, a man in the prime of life, vigorous and devoted to the cause for which he is-giving so much of his time, thought and energy. He was born in Niantic, and was reared in a New England home. When he attained his majority he went to Wisconsin and engaged in business, also taking active part in religious work. He came to Washington in 1864 to accept a elerkship in the newly formed bureau of steam engineering in the Navy Department, and has resided here continuously since. He organized the system of records, reports and accounts in the office, and was after- ward appointed chief clerk of the bureau, a position he still holds. During his entire residence here he has been actively and prominently connected Percy S. Foster. with religious work. He Identified himself In 1865 with the Western Presbyterian Church, and has served as ruling elder, Sun- day school superintendent, ete. He took a theological course in Columbian University, in order to better prepare himself for a lay- man’s work, and graduated with the degree of bachelor of divinity in 1871. Although frequently urged to enter the ministry. he has steadily refused, preferring to continue in lay work. For thirty years he has ‘been engaged in Sunday school and Y. M. C. A. work, and Is now the instructor of a very large and succ+ssf-1l class for Sun- day school teachers, which Is held every Saturday evening, and attended by repre- sentatives of forty churches. Mr. Smith has been actively identified with the Christian: Endeavor movement in Wash- ington, and organized the union of local Jeties, and for two years served as presi- Seat tes waelchalcmaas/ar tie prelininary Gommittee, which extended to the trustees of the United Society the invitation to hold the fifteenth international convention at the | Mation’s capital. His executive ability and j matic manner of working make him nom § Taylor, th hai ' n ‘taylor, the vice chairman, hails fom New Jersey, where he received h's education, taught a district school and learned the trade of a printer. During the war he served with the Army of the Po- tomac in the quartermaster’s department, and after his discharge entered the office of the quartermaster general in the War Department. He resigned to start the first temperance grocery store in Washington. Mr. Taylor served in the city council in 1868 and ’69, and in 1873 was appointed by Gov. Cooke a justice of the peace, a posi- tion he stil holds. He graduated in law ae the Georgetown Coliege with the class of ’81. Mr. Taylor has been an active member of the Union M. E. Church for more than thirty years and recently completed a quarter of a century's continuous service Anson S. Taylor. as secretary of the Sunday school of that church. He is one of the directors of the Young Men’s Christian Association and has long been identified with the business inter- ests of the city, and particularly active in good citizenship movements and in the cause of temperance. ‘The treasurer, Percy S. Foster, is a na- tive of the old dominion, born in Richmond, but when still a child was taken to Baiti- more, where he was brought up and edu- cated. He became an expert stenographer and for a couple of years was private sec- retary to William T. Crowsdale, editor of the Baltimore Day. Afterward he entered the office of the Standard Oil Co., and eight years ago came to this city as the repre- sentative of that concern. He has since been connected with various business enter- prises here. Mr. Foster's reputation as a musical di- rector is more than locai. From his boy- hi he has displayed marked musical y and talent, and for ten years or more was organist in the Seventh Baptist Church in Baltimore. Since his connection with the First Baptist Church of this city he has served one year as precentor, and until very recently as organist and choir director. He was the organizer of the Christian Endeavor choir and of the big chorus that led the singing at the Moody meetings two years ago, which, under the mame of the Moody Choir, is still in a flourishing condition. At the international Christian Endeavor conventions in Cleve- land and Boston Mr. Foster was selected as one of the leaders of the convention choruses, and it is probable that he will per- form a similar duty in this city in July. For two years he was president of the District of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union, and has always been prominent in Ch n Endeavor work. John D. Morgan, the committee's secre- tary, is a member of the First Congrega- tional Chu His boyhood was spent in Ohio, where he w: at the age of sixteen he > coast. studied la ter pointed court st court. He receive: ment in ISO and ing his law s' Columbian Un! to the bar in 1 a civil servic » to this ci raduating as elected s an Endeavor U 1893, and has served in various capac! since that time, as churman of the press committee and as editor o: “Phe Endeavor- Mr. Morgan has pronoz literary and talent, and the hor of a song, ‘Washington, ively sung during the campaign for s ing the con- vention, and another which was written by Percy S. ster and used public! ne at the con- vention of the local union held in January. In the Lenman building, 1425 New York avenue, and adjoining the rooms tempo- rarily ‘upied by the Young Men’s Chris- tian ‘Association, is the headquarters of the committee. The room is rather small and crowded, and yet a vast amouni of business sted within its wall It is fur- the music to S.F Joba D. Morgan, Secretary. table, typewriter and chairs, and on one side the wall is covered with shelves, on which are stored a mass of newspaper clip- pings, systematically arranged, for ready reference in connection with convention work. About the room can also be seen the lanners of the local union and souvenir banners of former conventions, most of them discolored by smoke and water, or burned, as a result of the Y. M. C. A. fire last summer. Group pictures of the officers of the union and of the committee of "06 decorate the walls, and flags of the last and the approaching conventions are conspicu- ously displayed. $ In this room several of the members of the committee are always on hand after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and frequently until late at night, and generally four or five others call in daily for brief consulta- tion with their feilow-workers. Monday evening of each week the committee holds its regular meeting for the formal transac- tion of business, and once each month it submits a report of its doings to the execu- tive committee of the union. Nearly every member of the committee attended the convention in Boston last year, and, while there, kept his eyes wide open, and was continually on the iookout to find out how things were done, in order to profit as much as possible by the experi- erce of the Boston '05 committee. As soon as he returned from his trip, Chairman Smith wrote to each committee chairman in Boston and asked him a great number of questions about his particular branch of the work. The responses were comprehensive, and contained many helpful suggestions as to methods of work..On this basis, and considering recommendations from other sources, the committee set to work to plan. Schemes that had failed at prior conven- tions because of lack of merit were aban- doned, others that had been successful, and would be likely to prove so again, were re- tained, and still others have been _orig- inated by the members themselves. When- ever an opportunity was seen for bettering tried methods the improvement was adopt- ed and innovations introduced. It is a fact worthy of note that the mem- bers of the "96 committee are doing conven- tion work in addition to their regular daily duties. All of them are busy men under. ordinary circumstances, but nowadays very few leisure moments are theirs. | One afternoon's experience at headquar- ters is sufficient to convince any- observer that some enterprise of unusual proportions is being planned, and that those who are engaged in the work are energetic and en- thusiastic over it. There are no pessimists on the committee, and discourazemen‘s are not harbored. If one method attempted dces not accompiish the desired result, sev- eral others are quickly suggested, one of which usually overcomes all obstacles. And so, every afternoon, there are frequent conferences between the chairman and the other workers, and the headquarters is the consulting place, in and out of which flows a steady stream of visitors. Activities be- gin usually about 4 o'clock, and before the large batch of mail is disposed of some one is almost sure to call In for consulta- tion. It is a frequent thing for excursion mana- gers from the state unions to come to Washington to look after the inierests of their delegations, and the headquarters of the committee of '96 fs the first place they visit. And as a rule ft is the chairman of the entertainment committee with whom they are in most earnest consultation, for it Is be who can help them mest in ing accommodations for their delegations. Lecal hotel managers and men with hemes for business enterprises which they desire to .cperate in connection with the assembling of the thousands at the convention, also constitute a large propor- tlon of the visitors to headquarters. The officers of the United Society in Bos- ton have nothing to do with the work of arranging for -the convention, other than the preparation of the program and the selection of topics and speakers. But they are frequently consulted by the committee, and are kept fully informed as to what is being done. They are entirely satisfied with the condition of affairs here and the plans of the local committee. Mr. Shaw, one of the Boston officers, to whom the musical selections for use at the coming convention were submitted, writes that they are the best for the purpose he has ever seen. General Secreiary Baer had similar com- mendation for the press bulletin recently issued, and he has also committed himself to the sentiment that the ‘Washington, '96,” flag is the prettiest convention banner he ever saw. Thus, even now, four months before convention time, the committee is beginning to reap some of the rewards for its continuous and faithful hard work in the satisfaction afforded by these and simi- lar opinions from those whose judgment is appreciated. ——— NOT SO BAD AS PAINTED. Mr. Walker Gives His Version of the Incident at the War Records Office. John T. Walker, the contractor, whose presence while at work repairing windows at the War Records office caused anxiety to the officials and clerks there because of the reported occurrence of scarlet fever in his family, thinks an injustice was done him in the general reports of the affair. “In the first place,” said Mr. Walker to a Star reporter today, “I think as an average citizen I would and certainly have taken the necessary precaution to prevent a spread of a disease. In this case as soon as the doctor thought that scarlatina was developing, -the child was Isolated with its mother in a room at the top of the house, and néne of the other members of the family came in contact with them, so that at no time was it dangerous for me to move about in pub- lic. The health officer came on the second day and inspected the premises and said everything had been done that was neces- sary, and, before giving the final certificate, was satisfied that everything had been done that was possible to do to prevent a spread of the disease. “The health department designated this complaint as scarlatina on their certificate. The child was sick with this complaint for three days, five weeks ago, but the law says a warning card shall be placed on the house and remain there for so many days after all fear of contagion has passed. This card remained on the house until the health officer took it down, and was not torn down and a man sent to put it back, as was stated. The only time an officer called at the house after the card was placed there was to take the card down, and he made the remark {it should have been taken down before. “In regard to the request of Capt. Fuller for me to leave the War Kecords office and his forbearing from creating -a scene, I would say the captain spared no words or action, but used every power and influence he could bring to bear to carry out the one object he seemed to have decided on, that of having me removed from the building, a request I would have granted him if he hag made the request in a respectful man- ner. But it came not as a request, but an order to get out.of the building. “Another statement I wish to positively dei whoever your informant may be, that I went swearing up and down and go- ing on with my work as obdurate as a bull- dog. The only remarks I heard from the ladies throughout the day were of surpr at the conduct of the captain and sympa thy for me in the position I was ved hy his conduet. I have been doing at the above office at intervals for the last eight or ten years (often after the employes have left for the night), and have always been treated with the greatest respect and Kindness, and have felt it a pleasure to work there, and this unpleasantness would not have occurred if the captain who is generally in charge had not been away trom the eity, and Capt. Fuller temporarily in charge.” ——— DONE IN THE HT. h nnd The New Crossing Put in at 7 F Streets. The work of taking out the old crossing at the intersection of the cable line and the Metropolitan road at F and 7th streets went like magic last night. When the thea‘ers let out people rode over the dig hole under the crossing and wondered why there were no men at work. Everything had been done that could be done. All hands were waiting for the big cable to stop. At 1:24 this morning the last car went down 7th street, and work began at once on the big iron yokes, which were unbolted from the rails and taken out. In a few minutes the cable stopped and work pro- ceeded with a rush. The whole crossing was taken out in sections by the force of twenty-five men, working under Superin- tendent Fisher, every one of whom, being an old hand in the business, went from task to task without any orders. The new cross- ing was putin, piece after piece, and bolted firmly together, Not a particle of the old iron was used over again. New yokes were put in for the cable line, as well as the electric conduit. When the first car came up 7th street at 5:15 this morning the new crossing was in and ready for use. So strong was its constrvction that trains were run across it all day without any props or shoring un- derneath, the rails and the weight of the train resting entirely upon the yokes. It is expected that all the iron will be laid on each side of the crossing and complete the work on F street east of 9th today, with the exception of the concreting. This af- ternoon the concrete gangs will begin to fill in around the crossing. —_——. The Sait Against Mr: ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Now that the case of the United States against Stanford has been decided, I would much Hke if you, or some of your posted correspondents, could find me a solution of a puzzle which I have vainly tried to solve myself, namely: Why the legal advisers of the government determined to bring this test case against a sorrowing widow, whose whole life has been a beneficence and a charity, whlist there was a man, one of the original stockholders of the Central Pacific railroad still very much alive? My wonder increases when I think of the dif- ferent uses of their riches made by the two persons in question. The late Senator Stanford erdowed with nearly all his wealth one of the noblest institutions in this or_any other country, at the request of his dying boy, who asked him, so I am informed, to give to every boy in Califor- nla the advantages of education which he himself kad had, which, “with God's help,” he promised to do, and which promise his bereaved and loving widow is so nobly and faithfully fulfilling. Why, then, were the cares, anxieties and worriments of such a sult thrown on this gentle lady, whose cup of sorrow has already been filled almost to overflowing, and who should not have been subjected to this strain, when a sterner and more vigorous subject might as well have been found to battle for the case? I put the above query, hoping that through the agency of your widely circu- lated paper I may obtain some answer to my inquiry. Very truly, yours, A LOOKER ON IN VERONA. ee The Enlarged Monroe Doctrine. From the New York Times. One of the London papers declares that the threatened disruption of the Salvation Army,due to the disinclination of the Ameri- can branch to submit any longer to the rule of English leaders and English ideas, will be but another illustration of the fact that, although the United States have always been ready to accept religious systems from Europe, yet they have invariably proceeded to change every one of those systems 50 materially that either complete independ- ence has-become the only remedy for the resulting friction or else the parent body has been forced to preserve a nominal union with its American offspring by tolerating innovations and granting liberties it would never dream of according at home. The writer says that the Church of Rome 13 here virtually another and a different church from the one which exists in the continental capitals. Its met and its points of view are American, and every attempt by the Vatican to exert restraint in matters not urely religious is met by instant and ef- fective resistance. So, too, American Epis- copalianism is not English Eplscopalianiam, and the same divergence appears in the other denominations, including even the Quakers and the Theosophists. In short, we have a Rosine So oe os Te- gards evangelization and philosophy, to say nothing of science and art. The is an interesting one, and facts seem to bear it out more or less, S Stanford. On the Topmost Wave of Popu W ANE oy #Everybody is now smoking “1235’’—the long, A Ten-cent Cigar for 5 Cents! 1235” Best on Earth! domestic 10-cent Cigar. All dealers who consult their patrons’ tastes, and study their own interests, are sell- ing and recommending “1235.” larity! clear Havana Cigar—the equal of any These Men Know Their Business: American Cigar Store, 107 Pa. ave. Becker, W. M., Arlington Hotel. Ball & Pollard, Hamilton Hotel. Becker, W. B., 1420 N. Y. ave, Barr, Thos., 3154 Pa. ave. Barr, T. C., 201 Pa. ave. Barr, T. C., Pension office. Benie, John, 1606 M st. 3rasch, S., 1230 N. Y. ave, Betts, W. G., 527 8th st. s.e. Bohannon, W. H., 517 4th st. s.e. Bollinger, C. G., 1904 Pa. ave. n. C.A. C.. 1721 G st. Cissell, E. E., toth & N. Y ave. Criswell, F. M., 7th & T sts. Cristofani, D., tor C st. s.e. Clements, R. E., 318 5th st. ne. Campbell, A., 2143 Pa. ave. n.w. Dobyns, T. A., 2d & Pa. ave. s.e. Dietz, M., 239 N. J. ave. Denham, 6th & Pa. ave. Daly, W. W., Center Market. Downey, W. C., Portland Flats. Davis, H. A., 14th & H. Deakins, Mrs., 334 8th st. n.e. Davis, W. O., 11th & G sts. Davis, G. L., 1212 F st. nw. De Moll, T. G., 8th & E sts. s.e. Dunnington, W. F., 1311 E st. n.w. Emmons, R. W., 516 8th st. s.e. Easterday, H. C., 700 N. Y. ave. Eikes, Carl, 1726 Pa. ave. n.w. Green, Jas., 5th & K sts. Grimes & Son, 1301 43 st. sav. Harris, L. H., 3d & F sts. Holtzclaw, W. B., 1705 Pa. ave. Hoyle, H., 4th & E. Cap. sts. Halleck, W. E., 5th & H sts, Hoare, Wm., 2121 Pa. ave. Heley, Felix, oth & P sts. Haight, H. S., 1738 Vt. ave. Haskins, T. B., Cairo Flats. Hays, J. C., 206 H st. Herbst, W. P., 25th & Pa. av. Hurlebaus, G. W., 14th & V sts. Hendershott, A. F., 13th & F sts. Hoover, A. M. 932 Pa. ave. Hutton & Hilton, 22d & L sts. Horner, W. A., 8th & L sts. s.e. Judd, T. A., 524 7th st. s.w. Joyce, W. A., 700 13th st. Jennings’ Pharmacy, 1142 Conn. av. Jennings, John W., 1142 Conn. ave. Kaufman, D. K., 6th & K sts. Kelly, T. F., 1215 Pa. ave. Kohlhoss, C. E., Poolesville, Md. King, W. H., 6th & K sts. nw. Kraemer, T. B., 8th & E. Cap. sts. Kauffman, G. L., 237 Pa. ave. Kauffman, Geo. S., 237 Pa. ave. n.w. Kramer, T. B., 8th & E. Cap. sts. Lamb, R. L., Catholic University. Linder, J., 621 G st. Lacy, J. T., 609 7th st. Leonhardt, J. H., Post building. Library Pharmacy, 2d & Pa. ave. s.e. Lazzari, A., 247 N. J. ave. Mattern, J. E., 436 7th st. McLaine, A., 600 N. Y. ave. Murray, G. W., 201 D st. s.w. Mormann, E., 807 5th st. McComas, Vt. ave. & S st. Mallon, P. R., 1604 14th st McNulty, M., 1336 14th st. Manning, F., 733 8th st. s.e. McCarthy, W. A., 719 H st. ne. McGiven, M., 705 H st. ne. Matthews, S. A., 423 gth st. n.w. Mason, Mrs. N., 3d and E. Cap. sts. Newman & Walker, 301 34 st. s.w. Neale, W. H., 1007 43 st. s.w. Owen, J., 1006 Pa. ave. Offutt & Blumer, 14th & U sts. O'Donnell, J., 3d & Pa. ave. s.e. Plummer, R. F., 315 F st. s.w. Post Lunch Room, 13th & E sts. | Purdy, J. H., 7th & Q sts. Petrola, F., 659 Pa. ave. s.c. Price, M. H., 1155 H st. ne. Payette & Moore, L. & T. building. Peters, W. F., 6th & Pa. ave. Peterson, Paul, N. J. av. & E st. n.w. Porter, Mrs. T., 1104 15th st. n.w. Queen Lunch Room, 7th & G sts. Quigley, R. L., 21st & G sts. Quigley & Hart, 6th & C sts. Queen Dining Room, 7th & G n.w. Reeve, J. H., rorg F st. Reeve, J. H., 622 F st. Reid, FE. C.,, 611 15th st. Reilly, W. J., 36 H st. Reed, J. W., oth & D sts. Georgetown Distributing Agent: John H. Schultze, 2913 M Street. 1235 Pa. Ave AMUSEMENTS. Allen’s Grand Opera Heuse.—Tne condi- ti were favorable to an occasion of rare musical merit at Allen's Grand Opera House last night. The singers were tn fit physical condition and docile in disposition, and the splendid musical setting which Gounod has given the immortal tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet’ shone resplendent, so far as it de- pended on the- performances of the de Reszkes, Melba, Plancon and Mile. Bauer- meister. There was a commendable ef- tert to rise to the scenic demands for an occasion of this kind in the balcony scene, but oytside of that the stage equipments weré shabby, both’as to scenery and costumes. The charm woven by the sweet and pllable yet virlle voice of de Reszke, and the exquisite vocalization of Melba is so deep that it 1s a pity it should be disturbed by the lapses from ideality which are allowed to occur. In an organiza- tion of this magnitude there was no excuse for allowing the duel between Tybalt and Mercutio to be performed by men whosé know. ige of fencing was so slight that the scene became a ludicrous interruption. It Was an injustice to Miss Clara Hunt to per- mit her to invite comparison by attempting the rather ambitious solo which falls to the share of Stephano. The singing of Melba, the de Reszkes and Plancon was all that could be desired. They were all in excellent voice and inte preted their several roles in such a man- ner as to arouse the greatest enthusiasm. ‘The well-known waltz song in the first act gave Mme. Melba the first opportunity to show her audience what she was really capable of, and she completely captivated her hearers by the purity of her tones, and the artistic finish of her execution. There was perhaps a coldn in the be- ‘ginning, but that was possibly more of an impressicn than a fact. Her voice has not that sympathetic quality that thrills the heart, but it 1s a perfect organ, the tones being true and round, and uttered with a distinctness that is as charming as it is rare. The flexibility of her voice is some- thing marvelous and sie eings with perfect ease. Last evening she showed a warmth of acting that was unexpected, and in the scenes with Romeo, as well as those with her father and the Friar, she exhibited pos- itive dramatic power. Jean de Reszke de- serves all the praise that has been ac- corded him. True, his voice is not a tenor di grazia, and its baritone quality predom- inates, but It ts forceful, ringing, thrilling in its intensity and under perfect control. The intelligence that dominates that voice 1s of a high order, and Jean de Reszke is an actor of excellent ability. He is easily the finest tenor that has been heard in many years, and his performance of Romeo was one that will long be remembered. Edouard de Reszke is even better than his brother. His yoice 1s full, rich, resonant, Perfect in {ts timbre, and of a yange that is remarkable. He lifted the part of the Friar into great prominence by his digni- fied bearing and impressive delivery, and the quartet in the cell scene between the de Reszkes, Melba and Mlle. Bauermeister Was an exquisite bit of work. No such voice as Edouard de Reszke’s has been heard here since Jamet, who was with Pau- line Lucca. It is to be hoped that ‘next year he will sing Mephistopheles, Marcel, or some role where his magnificent organ can find full scope for its powers. M. Plancon made a noble-looking Capu- let, and gave to that part an artistic suc- ces3 that It rarely has. Even with its imperfections, the per- formance, as a whole, was one of the most notable that has ever been given in this city, and the immense audience was moved to en enthusiasm rarely exhibited by Wash- ington audiences, Again and again were the principals recalled and loaded with flowers. Tonight the seasom will close with Ver- di’s latest work,, “Falstaff,” giving Maurel in his great interpretation of the fat knight. slr Bernhardt —Surely, Washington is favored of the muser during this supposedly solemn and penitential Bentén season. The Italian opera will have wut ceased to echo through the coulisses of: the Allen Grand Opera House when that temple of Thespis will re- sound to the velvety accents of Madame Sara Bernhardt::Surely she is the greatest exemplar of the truth of the adage, “Art knows no language mor country.” All na- tions appreciate: ‘that artistic perfection which 1s embodied in: her unique personali- ty as highly as do the French people from whom she is sprung» and whose lang 1age is the only vehtcle.'which she utilizes in playing upon the human heart. There is but one Bernhardt, and there has never been but one. She ‘combines in her own personality all the qualities which sepa- rately have sufficed to make other great a tists famous. Madame Bernhardt’s repel totre this season contains three entire nov- elties. The most important, because the most novel, of these is the poem-drama, “Izeyl,” that semi-barbaric versical tragedy which Armand Sylvestre and Hugene Mor- and wrote especially for madame, and which she produced originally at her own theater, de la Renaissance, in Paris, ‘“Izey!" is a weird affair, which introduces much of oriental mysticlam, an which ranges in its ®tcory through nearly the entire gamut of hu- man passions. The scene is laid in the orient; time,gstz centuries before Christ. “Magda” 1s another play new to America which the Bernhardt will present. It is transcription in French of Hermann Suder- mann’s much-discussed German’ proble: drama, ¢alied in the original “‘Heimath. “Gismonda,” written especially for Bern- hardt by Victorien Sardou, and previously seen here in its English dress, is the third Povelty in the repertoire. Madame Bern- hardt brings all the scenery, decorations and properties for her new play, as well as her company of fifty-five people, direct from the Theater de la Renaissance, Paris. The revertoire for the week is as fol vst Monday evening and Wednesday 7" Tuesday evening, ‘a nesday ening, “La Tosca Thursday evening, 'riday evening and Sat- urday ‘Gismond: Saturday evening, The advance sale of seats and boxes is very large, and there is no doubt that the Bernhardt season will be eminently successful from a finan- cial standpoint, as it will be notable from an artistic point of view. Lafayette Square Opera House.—No one ever doubted Mr. Seabrooke's abilities as a comedian, and he will surprise his many Washington friends when they see him on Monday evening at the Lafayette Square Theater as a purely legitimate comedian. He will enact the part of John Fullerton in “The Speculator,” which is described as a refined, clean-cut and legitimate comedy, containing nothing that is either vulzar or farcical. It was written especially for Mr. Seabrooke by George H. Broadhurst, 2 young Chicago newspaper man. It depicts the life of a speculator, and Is full of life throughout. Interwoven in the plot are several love stories that bring out several fine bits of character acting. Fullerton has a rival in business, Henry Duncan, who al- most succeeds in impoverishing him in an extensive wheat deal in which they are both engaged, one a bull and the other a bear. An unforeseen event, however, turns the tide in Fullerton’s favor, and he not only de- feats his rival, but makes a handsome for- tune besides. Mr. Seabrooke has surrounded kimself with a very capable company, in- cluded amongst whom are found Atkins Lawrence, Sydney Booth, Fred W. Peters, Roy Fairchild, W. H. Bruce, W. H. Mc- Cormack, Jeanette Lowrie, Marion Young, Blanche Moulton and Ethel Winthrop. New National Theater.—Mr. John Hare will be the attraction at the New National Theater next week. Academy of Music.—Andrew Mack will hold the boards at the Academy of Music next week. . Hernan’s Lyceum Theater.—Whallen & Martell’s successful production of “The South Before the War” will be the attraction at the Lyceum next week. The play is a novel one and is the best and most complete picture of southern darkey life ever attempt- ed. This production introduces a number of realistic scenes that are true to the life they depict, including features of ante- bellum days, dancing of every description, also the famous old-time melodies that have made the southern negro and the plantation the subject of many a song. The typical southern darkey will be seen at the camp meeting, on the plantation picking cotton and as the roustabouts on the levee unload- ing that famous old river craft, Robert E. Lee. The company is a large one, number- ing fifty people. They also introduce a pickaninny band of fifteen little darkies, who appear in several scenes of the play, and also head the parade of the company which starts from the theater Monday morn- ing. People’s Course of Lectures.—Monday evening next Mr. John P. Clum of Califor- nia, one of Washington’s most popular ra- conteurs, will present his illustrated enter- tainment, “The Marvels of the Great North- west,” at Universalist Church, the sixth of the people’s course series. Mr. Clum’s il- lustrated short stories of the golden west are thrilling in the extreme, and the pic- tures are marvels of beauty. March 16 Mr. B. P. Murray presents “Growth and Beau- tles of Architecture.” John L, Stoddard.—At the opening of his season John L. Stoddard met with an affliction that compelled the use of the sur- geon’s knife, and required the postpone- ment of some of his lectures. Quickly re- covering, however, he was able to fill his Chicago engagement, since which time his progress through the important cities has been a continual round of successes. One of the most conspicuous of these is his en- gagement at Daly's Theater, New York, which is now in progress, with splendid au- diences every day of the week, the engage- ment being for five weeks. It will close March 26, and on March 28 Mr. Stoddard will begin his Washington lectures, which will be given this year at Metzerott Hall. He has a new series, in preparation of which he spent much time in Europe last summer. The sale of tickets begins March Columbia Phonograph Parlors, 919 Pa. avenue.—The manner in which records are taken for reproduction on the graphophones has proved quite interesting to a number of persons who availed themselves of the in- vitation of the Columbia Phonograph Com- pany to come and see the records being made. Miss Maud Foster, the well-known ballad singer from Proctor’s Theater, New York, was present at the parlors all the week singing, making records for the graphophones. A great many of her selec- tions will be put on exhibition, giving the puipemient loving public a chance to hear er. One of the most popular attractions at present is the “Darkies’ Jubilee,” a banjo duet by the famous Washington banjoists, Messrs. Cullen and Collins, whose work is so well known in this city. The air is very catchy, and will no doubt be a great suc- cess. - “Baby Baby,” from the Lady Slavey, and the “Laughing Auctioneer” _have- also Proved good drawing cards. There are a great many Dieesing and new scenes on the “Kine ”—that wonderful invention of Thomas Prot. Gore’s Leetura—An illustrated lec- ture by Prof. Gore of Columbian Univer- sity will be given in the chapel of the Church of the Covenant Tuesday i the 10th instant, at 8 o'clock. Pr subject is “Holland’s War With the S and the lecture will be a repetition of one recently delivered during the Wednesday afternoon course of Columbian Univer by Prof. Gore, which was so favorably 1 celved. Stereopticon views will be shown. John Sousa’s Band.—John Philip Sousa and | his peerless concert band began at Washin; ton on January 5 the eighth sem{-annual tour of the organization—a grand journ| across the American continent—and this city will be the theater of their concerts on March 22. Sousa has just come from the Atlanta exposition, where he scored new triumphs among the southerners, and his name is now as great in the sunny country of Dixte as it 1s In the vast territory of the | north, east and west. His new march, “King Cotton,” written for the Atlanta ex- pesition, has been a great winner for the march King, and his virile and stirring mar- tial music will, as it has always been, be a strong feature of his concerts. The soloists | of the organization are Miss Myrta French, | soprano; Miss Currie Duke, violiniste, and Mr. Arthur Pryor, trombone, and all of the: young people are artists of exceptional ta! ent. Sousa’s concerts in this city will con- tain all the new music, and enough of the old to gladden the hearts of those who still love “Auld Lang Syne.” Capital Camera Club Lectures.—The Cap- ital Camera Club announce a series of four lectures to take place at Carroll Institute on the evenings of March 7, 14 and 21, and April 11, The lecturer this evening will be Mr. L. M. McCormick, curator of the Glen | Island Museum, and a former member of the club, who has recently*returned from a trip to the Somali coast in Africa, and whose subject will be “A Naturalist’s Trip to the Red Sea.” Next Saturday Mr. Albert J. Le- Breton will lecture on “Painters, Old and New.” Mr. LeBreton has visited all the large public galleries of Europe, and will il- lustrate his lecture with reproductions of the most famous works of the old and con- temporary painters. Mr. Chas. E. Fairman will have the stage the evening of March 21, his subject being “Posing,” illustrated by many appropriate figure pieces. The last lecture of the series will be by Mr. LeBreton April 11. The title has not yet been an- nounced, but a large number of new and beautifully colored specimens of amateur photographic work by members of the club will be presented. Ex-Secretary Foster's Lecture.—John W. Foster, ex-Secretary of State, will deliver a lecture on his experiences in the east Wed- nesday evening, March 11, at the Eastern Presbyterian Church, 6th street and Mary- land avenue northeast. Mr. Foster was the adviser of the Chinese government in many matters during the late war between that country and Japan and has an inexhaustible stock of entertaining and interesting things to tell about the lands of the east. The lec- ture will be illustrated by a number of fine views, shown under the direction of Mr. Frank G. Carpenter, and made from photo- graphs taken by him. The tickets are for sale at Ballantyne’s book store, on 7th street northwest. —_——_ A Workman's Eye. From the New York Herald. A stranger in the city stood in front of a Columbus avenue apartment house in pro- cess of construction, apparently interested in what he saw, and p‘cked up a brick, which he turned over in his hand once or twice. “I will give you a job if you want it,” said the foreman,who had observed the stranger. “What kid of a job?” asked the other, as he shook the brick dust from his gloves. “Laying brick, of course,”” was the answer. “I know from the way you picked up that brick that you are a brick mason, and we are short-handed, with the cold weather on us”, “Thank you," answered the stranger. “Once I would have jumped at your offer, for thirty-five years ago I wandered these streets looking for such a job, and couldn't fiad it, though I needed it as much as any poor fellow in the city. I took Greeley’s ad- vice and went west, where I have laid tens of thousands of bricks, and employed men | to lay millions for me. Now I don’t need the work, but am pleased that you recog- nized in me a member of the craft.” The stranger was William McManus, one of the largest contractors in St. Louis. ooo —_—___ Weight a Man May Carry. Some interesting experiments have re- cently been carried out by the German war office to determine the injurious effect on soldiers carrying heavy loads for long dis- tances. It was found that for an ordinary man a weight not exceeding forty-eight pounds could be carried for twenty-five miles if the temperature did not exceed 60 degrees without any injurious effects, even when continued for a number of days. if, however, the temperature is ten degrees higher, the same load has a temporary ef- fect on the organisms. A load of sixty-eight pounds, it was found, could not be carried twenty-five miles without danger of serious injury. A weight cf sixty pounds, It was decided, was the maximum weight which an ordinary man could carry twenty-five miles a day on several consecutive days. —+o+-—____ To Make Up for Others. From the Denver Road. A story is told of a conductor who seized his wife's nose in his sleep and rang up three fares upon it before her shrieks awoke hin, | There is, however, litue prospe Ramsey, W. R., 499 Pa. ave Rice, E. V., 145 B st. se. Shelly, S. S., 1921 7th st. Sparks, G. H., 607 F st. Semmes, J. H., 12th & H sts. Sharpiess, F. W., 321 Pa. ave. Sj mms, G. C., 14th & N. Y. ave. Smith, James, 1604 7th st. Schell, C. W., 1428 7th st. Schondelmier, G., 403 Sth st. s.e. Stopsack, H. S., 617 Pa. ave. s.e. Steele, M. L., 8th & Mass. ave. ne. Schaeffer & Geddis, 6th & Mass. ave, nec. Taylor, A. C., 2d & Md. ave. ne. Toledo Lunch Room, 7th & Pa. ave, Trumble, D. M., 307 Pa. ave. s.e. Townsend, J. W., 404 5th st. now. Thomas & Ledis, 2133 Pa. ave. n. Wheeler, W. B., 733 7th st. Wagner Bros., 5th & N. Y. ave. Willet, S. L., 930 F st. Webb, N. E., r1o1 Pa. ave. s.e. Warwick, R. T., 415 13th st. Whiteside & Walton, 1921 Pa. ave. Werner, J. W., 2006 I st. Wallace, R., 930 gth st. Weller, F. P., 8th & I st. s. Williams & Laurence, 908 F st. ne White, John, 511 12th st. Wilkins, W. E., 1235 rith st. s.e, Weherly, T. M., 3d & H sts. ne, Wells, H. W., 700 H st. me. Yeweil, E. I. gth and M sts. High-G rade Cigars, nue. WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Prices Generally as Last Reported—& Firm Tone. The situation of the local wholesale pro- dace market today differs little from that observed last -week. Buttér is about as it Was then, while eggs are a fraction lower. material change in» the prices of either product in the immediate future, the very open weather being responsible for the condition of the market in both goods. Nothing new can be said of cheese, and fame, because of the advance of the sea- son, has practically run out. While old chickens are somewhat lower today, t keys and other poultry remain about as last quoted, the market being rather qulet. Vegetables show only the siizht changes to be weekly noted, there beiug no real change in the price or condition of them The market in beef and other n quiet, with prices practically Spring goods sre rapi is throughout bour.tif, supplied, and its tone is healthy and fi The butter market continues very tivm, with prices practically nged. ‘The demand, especially for the finer graies, is excellent, and such goods are kept well cleaned up. Indeed, the market and firm in about all grades. dn. point to an advance, cline, although no de je- led change one wey or the other is really expected imme- diately, at least. Prices prevailing today Fancy Elgin and other western extr z cents a pound; choice, seconds, 16. Choice bakers’ York tubs, 16; d 1” to 15; Mary . 1; We: and Virginia packed, 16, ern, creamery, 18; dai As may be seen from the following the condition of cheese remains as last ported: New York state c cents a pound; flats, 121, Eges continue some: the market, a4. upon eS glut tofa as.they were last week, and prices are a fraction lower today, as ma: be seen from the followin; uotatio ged edge 12 cents a ies ; southern, 10 to 11, and keat or stock, 4 to 5. peau Poultry is rather quiet, with prices slight- ly lower in old fowis. The season for turkeys ig fast closing out, and prices in them continue high. Today's prices: turkeys, 16 to 17 cents a pound; liv live chickens, 10 to 1 1 old stock, dressed, 8 to 9: live, 4 to 16 to 18; ducks, to 18, and geese, 6 to ». Only the slight weekly changes in the price of vegetables and fruits are observed today, the market remajping practically as it was a week ago. Cabbages, $5 to $10 per hundred; potatoes, 15 to 35 cents a bushel: Sweet potaices, red, $3 to $3.50 a barrelg eastern shore sweet potatoes, $3.50 to $1 a barrel; yams and haymons, $2 to $3 a- barrel; beets, $1 to $2.50-a hundred bunch yellow onions, $1 to $2 a barrel; kale, cents a barrel; spinach, $3 te 4 a barrel lettuce, $4 to $ a barrel; carrots, $1 to $1.50 a barrel; strawberries, 40 to 6 cents a quart; caulifiower, $4 to $ a barrel; turnips, $1 to $1.50 a barrel; Virginia white beans, $1 to $1.50; black-eyed peas, 75 cents to $1 a bushel; celery, 25 to cents a doze Florida tomatoes, $2.50 to $3.50 a cra fancy table apples, $2 to $3.50 a barre! fancy California oranges, $4 to $4.50 a bo Messina, $3 to $5; Valencia, $8 to $3. lemons, $ to $7 a box. The market in beef and other meats shows but little change, prices being about those of last week. Live cattle from 2 to 4 1-4 cents a pound; lambs; 4 to 5 1-4; sheep, 2 to 4%; cows, with calves, $20 to $45; calves, 5 to 7 cents @ pound, and dress- ed hogs, 4 to 7, —— One of John Randolph's Simites. From the Century. . The following simile by John Randolph of Roanoke is found in a note to a speec! which he delivered in Congress: A caterpillar comes to « fence; he crawls to the bottom of the ditch and over the fence, some of his hundred feet always in contact with the subject upon which he moves. A gallant horseman, at a flying leap, clears both ditch and fence. “Stop!” says the caterpillar; “you are too flighty, you want connection and continui- ty; it took me an hour-to pet over; you can’t be as sure as I am, who have never quitted the subject, that you have ‘overcome the difficulty and are fairly over the fence.” “Thou miserable reptile!” replies our fox- hunter; “if, like you, I crawled over tho earth slowly and painfully, should I ever catch a fox, or be anything more than a wretched caterpillar?” —— Asbestos in Boots. The invention consists of a preparation of asbestos wool compressed into thin sheets by hydraulic pressure. These sheets are then waterproofed on one side by a special solution, and portions inserted into th beots as middle soles. Asbestos being a non-conductor of heat, {ts Ini into the fabric of our boots Fery! emg ‘con= junction with a water-proof material has the effect of counteracting the influences of or cold Mice — Asbestos-lined ts cannot cr wear, and bee than ‘booty sides. many times more flexible made in the ordinary manner, Lastly, egy bestos being a non-conductor of ¢lectrici! persons wearing boots thus made may over live electric wires in perfect safety,

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