Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1896, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1896-TWENTY PAGES. Knox Hats. — Easter Shapes And coiors in every tasteful and fashionable variety to be found with us, and with us only In D.C. B- Stinemetz 24 - mist. d 1237 FEN. You Show Shirt Wisdom When have your sbirts made to "s the only sur> way of getting withcut bulging or rience in dios men ‘e satis- sexson. We'd season. The new- Shirtmaker, 908 FSt. ‘Cornwell sells the best at the lowest price. For Only 5c. * We sell a cigat for 5c. straight —$5 a hundred—which, as a customer pertinently remarked, “is better than any Ioc. cigar sold from one end of the avenue to the other.” tT We handk all the leading brands of d. Key West an! Domestic Ci; eee? fom $5 to HO per bendred. ¥. d € CORNWELL % 1412-1414 Penn. Ave. FANCY GRO QTE EVOTES OT SETO4 Crimsen Rims With the first 3 Breath of Spring: mes sn Increased demand for Bi- Keep your eye on the Crimson Rimmed Syracuse 1 discover that more of the best ride them than auy other—the ceful und most durable wheel $100. Enterprise Cycle Co., S12-814 14th St." "Orr ks peseess 99404020640; most Dah oe deh Oath deh ds Neckwear for Easter. That's one of the essentials. Neckwear ‘This . We're makers. ty _colors—uniqne — com- ‘ot many of a kind, but lots of s, Puffs, Four-in-Hands and skier’s Dress Gloves only $1. - Bo R. C. Lewis & Son, pet NEW YoRK A’ > Orders for Easter Suits Sif Must be lett aT ONCE fosnre, being a idering the backwardness of ‘all and see the class of work we spring. turn i eauties at $20— Sat $25—all made by Washington Haslett & Pistel, a2" 147 PF mh30-204 How Would You Leak In a New Shirt? + Let me have your measure this evening or * * tomesrew and [can have your order finished ae r wenring. It goes without o- “it be made to suit your every ch. ‘The new spring and sum = a little higher, but— birtmakers 747 Pa. Ave. mb20-140 “Keeping time, time, time In an uneven sort of rhyme.” As soon as you've organized your base ball club. We'll fit you out better and for less money than anybody else hereabouts. No interruption to business during the improv. nt of cur store. We're going to make this the largest and best sporting geods: establishment in the South. We've got the standard’ supplies of the world— those made by Spalding. Tappan’s, 1013 Pa. Ave. mh10-3m,29 — Vacant Houses. Frederick Johnson and Richard Dorsey, colored boys, were arrested last evening by Folicemen Thompson and Vermillion for rlolating the iaw intended to protect va- nt houses. They had Leen fn the house of Michael White on B street southwest. where they had cut some of the lead pipe from the bath room and removed the bells end heating apparatus. Today they were tried in the Police Court, and sentenced to sixty days in Jal and fined $5 or ien days. —__ Southern Methodists. ‘The Baltimore conference of the Southern Methe dispatcLed a great deal of bus- iness yesterday at Roanoke, Va., of a rou- tine nature. Staunton was selected as the place of m¢eting for the next annual conference. MUNYON'S REMEDIES DOCTOR YOURSELF. Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Kidney Trou- bles, Blood Diseases and All Nervous Complaints, and Thront and Lung Affections Positively Cured by Mun- yon’s Improved Homocopathic, Rem- edies—Ask Your Druggiat for Mun- yon’s Guide to Health, Buy>a 25- Cent Remedy and Cure Yourself—It You Need the Advice of a Skilled Physician Munyon’s Doctors Are at Your Service Free. Office 71% 14th Se. Now. mb31-tu,thé&s,3t BICYCLE EMBEZZLER. A New Type and the Course of His Development. From the New York Herald. Upen reading the record of the bicyclist embezzler one feels that he probably would have remained poor and fairly honest all his life if some maker of whee!s had not discovered speed in his legs, and so urwit- tingly started him’ on & “downward career. I learned of the existence of this end of the century crimine] from a chance reinark meade the ofher day by a private detective. We were talking of a young feliow who had forged his firm's indorsement to a two- hundred-dollar check and was now held for trial. “Nothing will be done to him. He's a bi- cycle embezzler,” said the detective. “The bicycle embezzler’s friends or relatives al- ways come up and settie and the boy goes free.” “But this was the forgery of a check,” I said; “and, besides, how could a bicycle be embezzled?” “I mean that the bicycle drove Barry— into crime,” replied the detective. “It used to be fast horses. Now it’s fast wheels that run men into trouble. They are an in- ferior class of criminals, as a rule—noi much ingenuity or backbone. Break down the minute you arrest ’em. Queer thing how they fall. I’ve brought in more than fifty of "em in the last eignt years—most of the lot since 1892. = “Wherever there is a series of bicy-le races you will find some manufacturer’s agent Icoking for promising material. Most of the amateur wheelmen who race are boys arywhere from seventeen to twenty- one years old. They are not very well off, as a rule. As soon as a young fellow has won a few races in style that proves him a flyer he is approached by an agent, who sees advertising possibilities in him. “*How would you like to ride for the Big Sprocket Wheel Compa1y?’ he asks the boy. ‘We'll give you 330 a week and train you. Think it over.’ “Of course, the thinking process doesn’t last very leng. The boy is a poor clerk somewhere earning $8 or $10 a week. He has had to scrimp on car fares, lunches, cigars and everything else for months to tuy his wheel. Now ne sees fame and for- TILT Now if that describes the timekeeping | * 4% qualities of your watch or clock bring It s+ 5% to me and it'll be set right tn a “Jiffy.” eee [ve beea ening all sorts of Watch a cece ailments and disorders these past s+ * 16 years. Cleaning or Mainspring, 73c. Hutterly, "sa of time’ troubles, 635 °G St. tune ahead of him—races to be won, with fat prizes, the applause of ihe crowd, the world’s record for nineteen-tweatieths of a mile from a standing start, and all that sert of thing. He jumps at the offer, and presently finds himself living in a kind cf sporting heaven. Instead of pinching him- self to supply a very ordinary bike, he learns that all he has to do Is to express the wish and he is promptly measured for the finest, lightest, strongest wheel his com- pany can turn out. He has fantastic cos- tumes in profusion. He adopts his -olors. “Whenever he finishes a practice spin cn the track two men rub him down with sll the care he used to devote to rubbing down his wheel. A trainer gravely confers with kim and delicately offers advice about pace and the right time to go to the front in a race. The bey’s head is turned. He sees his name in the sporting columns every day with statements about his speed, his staying power, his ability to sprint at the end of a lorg race, his pluck—in one word, everything about his racing qualifications. No more getting up at 6 o'clock in the trorning and rushing to a stuffy desk in an office at 8. He lives 2 life of luxury, rises at 8 o'clock, takes his morning spin at 11, and enjoys his new-found prosperity im- mensely. He is a full-fledged ‘professional- amateur’ wheelman. “His salary of $30 a week is more money than he ever dreamed of earning. He doesn't know what to do with it. He can’t spend it, for his employer feeds and keeps him. Generally he buys gorgeous suits of clothes, a gold watch, a diamond ring, and then a diamond headlight for his scarf. He wins prizes worth anywhere from $0 to }0 nearly every week. You can truthfully a | say of him that he aas more riches tran he can count ox handle. “This would all be very well if it was not fer the winter, the season of dullness and no racing. The young man now learns the teste of champagne. He has more ‘fun’ than he ever dreamed of. The chances are that he will come out a little rusty in the spring and find it hard to get in condition for racing. Some of the weak youngsters break down at this period and go back to working for a living. They have not yet forgotten their simple habits of life. The are the lucky ones. The strong fellows keep up the pace for two, three or maybe five years. Then the strain of seven months’ hard training and five months’ dissipation every year breaks them down. They lose their speed and stamina. Their employers discharge them and take up the younger, quicker men who are always com- ing to the front. “Right kere is where the bicycle embez- zler is developed. He is too fine a gentle- man to drive a truck or do anything labor- ious. All he knows is clerking at $3 or $10 a week. He finds employment, but an office is a mean, narrow prison for him after his years of outdoor life and the fame that ac- eempanied it. Besides, it’s hard to come down from an income of $3,000 or $4,000 a year above all legitimate expenses to a m@re $100 or $00 a year to cover every- tking. He cannot get rid of his expensive tastes. He must have money. His watch and diamonds go to his ‘uncle,’ and so he scrapes along for a while. At last he has nothing more to pawn, and he faces the old problem of how to satisfy a $75 a week appetite on a $10 a week income. He takes a check to the bank for his firm some day, cashes it and skips.-~ Generally “he is caught in short orde-, his friends make gcod his stealing, and the firm drops the Prosecutio Tease Rae Se i i ee i TRY US— 10. THE GREATEST NUPBE OUR APPLICATION OF THIS axiom of government has been ex- hibited in the conduct of our busi- ness—While others are bewailing hard times—we take off our coats to it—-No time to falter or even hi tate—We're not satisfied, must keep right on—Must do even larger— By leaving your measure for one ©f ow Special Made-to-Measure Sults— Mertz Es D Peer, 906 F Street. THE, PRACTICE GAMES They Will Begin Tomorrow at National Park. NEARLY ALL THE TEAM ARE ON HAND Local College Nines Win Against Outsiders. GENERAL SPORTING NOTES The base ball public of Washington will | have an opportunity to size up the new play- ers of the Washington club, as well as judge of the condition of the old members, tomor- row afternoon, when the initial practice game of the season is to be played. The men are classed as two nines, designated the “Vets” and “Kids,” one wearing the white uniform end the other the gray. Play will be called promptly at 4:15 o'clock, the men taking the fleld as follows: “Vets”—McGuire,catcher; Mercer, pitcher: Cartwright, first base; Crooks, second base; De Montreville, short stop; Joyce, third base; Selbach, left field; Brown, center field, and Abbey, right field. “Kids” — McAuley, catcher; McJames, piteher; Rog: first base; Lush, second base; Boyd, short stop; Gilroy, third base; Anderson, left field; Mallarkey, center fleld, and Maul, right field. ‘The pitchers will take turns at twirling, and as two of the number are to be re- leased, all will undoubtedly put forth their best efferts during the practice games, which are to be continued daily until the epening of the league season, Apri! 16. Admission to the practice games will be twenty-five cents to all parts of the grounds, with an additional charge of twenty-five cents for the grand stand. The entire team, with the exception of Boyd, McJames and Scheibeck, have re- ported for duty. Scheibeck is ill, as al- ready stated in The Star, and Boyd and McJames are due this afternoon. Win. Mercer, apparently in as perfect condition as at any time during his career on the diamond, strolled in this morning and en- gaged In practice with ‘he remainder of the club. Al. Maul is a little over weight, but is expected to train down in a day or two. According to Mr. Wagner the team, as a whole, is in superior condition to any that indulged in a southern trip. Judgirg from the practice work this morning all the new men are valuable finds. IT WAS A PRETTY GAME. All the Runs Made by Georgetown and Lafayette Were Earned. As pretty an exhibition of base ball as any one could desire to see was that put vp by Georgetown and Lafayette on the Georgetown College campus yesterday af- ternoon. Although the grounds were wet and sloppy, and about as slippery as ice, and Lafayette had not played before this year, but two errors were made in tne gsme, both being credited to Georgetown men. One was an excusable bad throw by McLaughlin, while the other was an easy ball that went through Reardon. Lafayette put up an excellent game, Sig- man keeping the Georgetown hitters guess- ing a good part of the time. The flelding on both sides was magnificent at times and phenomenal plays were the order of the day. A step by Fleming in the second inn- ing, a foul catch by Maloney aad another by Warne, the first baseman of the Lafay- ettes, were the star features of the game. Another feature of the contest was the coaching of Clark, the center fielder of La- fayette. He kept the crowd in a contin- uous roar by his untics, and added a great deal to the liveliness of the game. “All of the Lafayette men are ball players and gentlemen, and nothing could have been added to the game yesterday to make it more enjoyable, save a little closer score. Although the score gives the game to Georgetown by the tune of 6 to 4, the issue of the game was never in doubt, as the Georgetown baiters went in from’ the be- ginning and b2gan to send in earned runs. In fact, every run obtained during the game was earned. Tracey pitched an excellent game, and had speed and good command of the ball. Lambert, in right field, played a splendid game, making two assists at first base that looked safe for singles, besides a couple of good catches and stops. He also made three hits. Mahoney’s batting was, of course, anvther feature of the game, al- though he succeeded in striking out once. Maloney caught a good game, and is mak- ing an excellent record as a backstop. The game was umpired by Mr. Betts, who gave universal satisfaction. The score: 1 O)Drelsbactes 1/Saxton, If.. 0 8 1|Warne, 1b.. 0 © O\Lauer,'rf.22 0 2 O\Clarke, cf!. 0 —OM Tra ‘Tracy, mel. ‘N, 4; off by Sigman, ‘Two-base Lit ondan and ing. Sacrifice bits—Fleming, “McCarthy, Malone Rothermel and Warne. Stolen bases—Lambe: Mahoney and Warne (2). "Passed ball—Malove Umpire—Mr. Betts. Time of game—Two hours. YALE’S LAWYERS AGAIN BEATEN. The Catholic University Team Put Up n Very Creditable Game. The Yale Law School nine met its third defeat in this city yesterday at Capitol Park at the hands of the Catholic Univer- sity team, which made its first appearance on the base ball field. The nine representing the Yale Law School is certainly below par. The fielding of the team has been extreme- ly poor in the games played here, while the betters of the team, barring the one inning at Georgetown, have not materialized. Yesterday's game was a see-saw affair, the Catholic University winning by 14 to 7, Seven errors are charged to Yale and three hits. The audience in attendance was a large ore, the rooters from the Catholic Univer- sity keeping up a continual noise of en- couragement. The team from the suburbs put up a good ficlding game, being credited with only two errors. McTighe was ex- tremely effective at times, striking out rine men. At other times he was wild and gave a number of bases. CATHOLIC UNIVERS'Y, YALE L. 8. H.0.4.E. -H.O.AB, Cashman,2b. 3 O/Hanilin, p.. 20°06 1 2.1 0 0 O)Martin, as. 10 21 0 1180 31128 2110 0 boO1020 0001 Oo7T11 Quinn, 3b... 1 2 2° 1 1 Sanford, 1b.0 19 11 Stewart. ss. 2 3 0 8 1)Bevgill, cf. 0 0 1 0 1 Daly, rf.... 1 1 0 © 0/Molsteau, 1f0 0 0 0 0 McTighe, p. 2.11 2 gece 100100 14132110 2 Total..... 7 82112 7 8 3-14 -202200 1-7 Earned runs—Catholic University—7; Yale L. §., 1. First on balls—Of MeTighe, 11; of Hamlin, 2° Struck out—By McTighe, 9; by Hamlin, 6. Two- base hite—Casuman, ‘Twouy, Quinn, Stewart, Me- Tighe and Martin.’ Stolen ‘bases—MecTighe, ‘Cash- man (2), Twohy (2), Barrett, Quinn and Mederos, Hit by pitcher—By MeTighe, 8; by Hamlin, 2. Wild_pitches—MeTighe, Vassed balls—Nichols, ‘mpire—Mr. McCormick. Time of game—Two and thirty minutes. GARNIER AND SCHAEFER. hours The Grent Billlardists Open Their 18- Inch Balk-Line Contest. Prominent billiard players from all over the country gathered at Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, New York, last night, to witness the opening of the tournament in which Frank C. Ives, Jacob Schaefer and Albert Garnier are to contest for a purse of $5,000, offered by Maurice Daly. The championship game for the past five years has been at 14 inches, but as Ives be- came so strong at this style, Daly decidcd to equalize matters this year by making the game an 18-inch balk Mne. This being @ new style to the experts contesting, all are on the same level. The practice scores Regul Dainty Lavin Waists, * In higt-colore anl Perea List effects— sign: latest sty collar, Regular $1.25 Waists—all sizes—32 10 a 98 Linen Waists. Pilaii h sleeves,attached and tached’ high turn-down collaws. Sizes 32 to “ ow we those marked way What others mark same grade— $1.12. 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We shail offer you exctusive pat= terms--each one a fashion leader. -We shall impress you with the richness of the qualities:and the appreciable difference ’twixt our prices and others’, despite the fact that our values are greater. But cur policy is customer-making rather than money-making. Competent salesladies will take any amount of pains to serve you satisfacturily. Even if it’s only to look we'll thank you for coming. If you come you'll thank us for providing such an opportunity. Second Floor—Elevators. Saks and Company, Pa. Ave. and 7th St.<-“Saks’ Corner.” and design. Big Bisho detachable White collurs that match, high-cut and tu All s.ze8, 32'to Entirely. “0% 42. Special value— $1.98. ‘The Belts, with Ties to mateh. colors. 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Effective patterns, Gicen, Blue. 1 with ‘shirred yoke, cut crushed novelty collar Colored of the men have been so even that nobody ventured to pick the winner. Last right’s was the first of a series of tournaincnts which will be played in New York. in Koston and Chicago. Each of the men will play the others two games, and that will make the tournament last six nights at Madison Square Concert Hall. it is twenty years since the Belgian bil- liardist Garaier crossed the Atlantic. He was a trifle nervous last night. Schaefer, “the Wizard,” was the first to make a good run, scoring The score Schaefer—3. 33, 1, 10, 61, 29, age, 20, era 21, Garnier—1, Total, 197. Highest run, 3: LEEDS ‘KNOCKED OUT. Everhardt Wins in Fifteen Rounds at Masp Jack Fverhatdt defeaced Horace Leeds in fifteen rounds last 1ight at the Empire Athletic Club, Maspeth, L. I. The men, who are light-weights, were scheduled for twenty-five rounds. More than three thou- sand spectators watched the contests. Everhardt was slightly the favorite in the fk. ad ihe reacl Trane ene of. Brook and Jack Downey of Brooklyn fought ten scheduled rounds to a draw. Tim Hurst was referee. Will Race Again at Elkton. The bill introduced by Delegate W. J. Smith in the Maryland legislature prohib- iting the selling of poois on races in Cecil county failed to become a law, and con- Sequently the Maryland Racing Associa- tion will be able to hold their second an- nual race meeting of twenty-six days on the grounds of the Cecil County Agricul- tural Society at Elkton. The racing men who patrenized the track last fall have been- for some time past writing for stable for their horses and engaging board in advances. While it is not known when the meet will take place, it is thought it will be held the latter part of April and the 1st of May. ROCKVILLE'S NINE. Schedule for Two Months Arranged by Munager Rabbitt. Manager W. F. Rabbitt of the Rockville, Md., Athlctic Base, Ball Team has his schedule airanged for the coming two months. The make-up Of the team will be as follows: Harriss, catcher; Nicholson, Hil- ton and Beard, pitchers; Dawson, first bas2; Rabbitt, second;,Shaw, third; Kelch- ner, short stop; Eagle, right field; King- dom, center field; Jones, left ficld; subs, Hall, Davis, Kelchner: Last season the club.played thirty-nine games, won thirty-fixg, lost four, includirg two to professional teams. ‘The season's schedulé follows: April 1—Yale Law Students at Roekville. April 4—Columbian.University at Rock- ville. £ April 5—Ted. Sullivan’s “Texas Steers” at Rockville. April 11—St. John’s College at Annapolis. April 15, 18, 22—Open. “= April 25—Gallaudet at Rockville. April 29 and May 2—Open. May 6—Catholic University at Rockville. May 9—Columbian University at Rock- ville. May 13—Open. : May 15—Episcopal High School at Alex- “May” 20-0; : ia: pea. May 23—Georgetown 'Varsity at Rock- ville. May 27--Open. May 30—Brown Athiezic Club at Balti- more. Base Bail Notes. ‘The New York.club’s southern practice is ended, and the team left Jacksonville, Fla., by steamer yesterday for New York. Parrott is the only one of Diddlebock’s pitchers who is not complaining of his arm, and in none of the games so far has the Oregonian exerted himself. Georgetown will play the Lehigh College team at Georgetown tomorrow. Lambert and Mahoney will probably officiate on the slab for the blue and gray. Saturday the Dickinson College team play Capt. Har- ley’s men. Cooley has signed a contract with the St. Louis Browns. He has been holding out for $2,200, but it is believed he compromised cn $2,000. He was offered $1,800 thirty days ago. While Anson was practicing on first, at Galveston, a large buzzard kept circling over his head. Truby called his attention to the bird and sald he guessed it was wait- ing for the captain's dead arm. Gencral Sporting Notes. A new grand stand, to seat 5,000 persons, is being built at Aqueduct by the Queens County Jockey Club. A number of well-known horsemen have leased the fair grounds at Montgomery, Ala., and race track in that clty for a term of years. They will prepare the grounds for a meeting this fall. The purses will be of sufficient amounts to insure good racing. Henry cf Navarre, at fours, and Clifford, at five, remain first and second favorites fer the Brooklyn and suburban handicaps. | Odds against the others range from 10 to 1, Nanki Pooh, Sir Walter and Halma; 15 to 1, Keenan and Counter Tenor, to 80 to 1, Primrose and King Arthur IT. There have been frequent rumors of late that the Defender would go abroad to race. Well-informed yachtsmen say that there is little or no probability that either of her owners would care to race in English water in view of the unfortunate Dunraven con- troversy. * Census Club Reorganized. The Census Base Ball Club has reorgan- ized for the season, and would like to hear from all clubs under eighteen years. They would especially like to arrange a game with the Radfords or the second team of the Ceniral High School. The following ere the players: Paxton, A. Shaffer, X. Shaffer, Corrigan, Costello, Thompson, Hus- sey, Johnson, Burke, Hunt and Butler. Challenges will be received by the man. ager, George E. Stratton, 724 3d street north west. ———_—>+__. The Cutting Case. Near the corner of 3d and P streets yes- terday afternoon a colcred man named Samuel Hall and a colored boy named Rob- ert Harris engaged in an altercation, and when Hall left there a piece had been cut from his left ear. He went to the Emer- gency Hospital, while the pglice went in search of Harris. Near 9th and P streets Harris was arrested by Policeman Nelson, and this morning he appeared in court on a charge of mayhem. This charge was rolle prossed and a charge of simple as- sault substituted. Lawyer Sillers, for the prisoner, demanded a jury trial, and the case went over. ——.__. Publie Property. Mark Howard, colored, was arrested in Rock Creek Park yesterday for cutting a tree. Policeman Morgan, who is detailed in that park, made the arrest, and the man was released on $10 collateral. He failed to appear in court this morning and his collateral was forfeited. For the Hair. Imperial Hair Regenerator, the ideal Hair Cotor- and Tonic, is truly wonderful, particularly in restoring the color of Gray or Bleached Hair. Try it. Price, $1.50. All druggists and 3 IMPERIAL CHEMICAL M'E"G 00., wmb31,api264 202 Fifth Avenue, New York, | AFFAIRS Electric Railroads From Tenleytown Out to Rockville. Girls’ Reform School Managem-nt and Local Notes of General In- terest te Residents. The sale of the Bethesda end of the line of the Georgetown and Tenleytown Electric railway can now proceed. This is in ac- ccrdance with a decision of the courts. Last fall the road was advertised for pub- lic sale, and all the arrangements for car- rying out the terms of the advertisement were made. Just as the auctioneer was about to start in the work a restraining crder granted by the Circuit Court was read, which prevented the sale. The re- straining order was granted at the request of some of the creditors of the road, who wanted a permanent injunction. When the cuse came up before the Circuit Court the injunction was refused, and the ¢reditors carried the matter to the Maryland courf of appeals. This court directed the pro- ceeding of the sale subject to its ratifica- tion, in the interest of all creditors, It is understood that the Georgetown and Tenleytown road is anxious to secure the Bethesda line, the purchase giving the clear right of way to Rockville. The Georgetown road will extend the line to the county seat of Montgomery county in case It secures control of the Bethesda line, and as this line is dependent on the first- named road, its purchase would hardly ‘benefit any other corporat'on. It is rumored that the Capital Traction Company is endeavoring to purchase the entire Georgetown and Tenleyiown road. Girl’ Reform School. The girls’ reform school, located at the junction of the Cerduit and Loughborough roads, has now its full complement of offi- cers. Through the death of Miss Augusta Du Val, the superintendent, the matron, Mrs. Mary Stadtler, was appointed to the superintendency. Mrs. Stadtler is the wid- ow of Gottleib Stedtler of Tenleytown, and was formerly a teacher at St. Ann’s‘school, and latterly cornected with the Home for Incurables. The matronship has just been filed by the appoirtment of Mrs. Cora B. Miller, who immediately assumes the dutics of her office. John B. Shaefer of Tenley- town has also been appointed overseer of the place. Used a Razor. John Ter ple, a colored resident of No. 5 Factory hill, created considerable excite- ment In that locality last evening by the free and reckless use of a razor upon Mary Ford, colored, with whom he has been liv- ing. The negro was angered at the ab- sence of the woman when he reached his home, and upon her arrivai a few minutes later began to carve her with a razor. The woiman’s head ‘and side of the face was gashed badly. Sne was taken to the Emer- gency Hospital for treatment by a friend. Temple escaped from the place and is now hiding from the pelice. Notes. Mrs. John Trimble of 3009 O street has as her guests her daughter, Mrs. Edward Ken- dall Rogers of Chicago, and her daughter, Mrs. Charles Carroll Stein of Pueblo, Col. The funeral of Miss Lavinia Annette Phil- lips, who died Saturday afternoon, was held this morning from the residence of her brother, James W. Phillips, near Falls Church, Va. The deceased was fifty-five IN GEORGETOWN | years of age, and the Sanghter or sive dele = mes B. Phillins. Jeremiah J. Murphy bas sold to Charles W. and Amy S. Richardson parts of the subdivision of Mt. Airy and New Seat, near Tenleytown. The cons‘deration is placed at $8,000, the property being encumbered to the extent of $3,000. Helena, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. John Quigley of 835 26th gyreet. died yesterday. The funeral was held this after- roon at 3 o'clock. The last meeting of the Georgriown Catholic Union will be held this evening, ot which the affairs of the organization will be_ wound up. ‘The young men of the Gay Street Bape tist Church will hold a musical and his erary entertainment and a box party thit evening at Masonic Hall. The condition of John Kaiser of ( <treet, who was stricken with paralysis last week, is so low that he is not expected ty live the day out. Martha Washington Lodge will public entertainment this evening « Fellows’ Hall, on 31st street. Mr. Henry E. Davis will deli dress to the pupils of the West School tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'cly The poundmaster’s wagon made appearance of the. season in town morning and made a good haul. Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Mayer of 22 street rejoice in the arrival of a deugh in their family. — SECRETARY LAMONT’S LETTOR. an ad- High or Why He Does Revival of the Li Secretary Lamont's letter to Senator Hawley, chairman of the Senate committee on military affairs, in opposition to the bill to revive the grade of lieutenant ecneral in the army bears out the statementg previously made in The Star in regard to the matter. The bill was known as intended to confer the rank on Gen. Miles, now commanding the army, though his name is not mention- ed in the correspondence. Accompanying the Secretary's letter are extracts from the military records of Scott, Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Schofield, who became Heu- tenant generals; also of Gens. Miles, Ruger ard Merritt, who, under tae biil, would be eligible to the grade of lieutenant ge After acknowledging receipt of the Secretary says that since the o1 tion of the government but six offic the army have held the grade of lieutenant general, and in no instance has an officer attained this rank until he has success+ fully commanded the whole or a separate army in battle and active campaign. He then states the circumstances attending the revival of the grade, and the different offi- Recommend the . General's Grade. cers upon whom the promotion has been conferred, and concludes as follows “The present major generals of our army attained brilliant reputations for gallan- try while commanding subdivisions of army corps during the late conflict, and have added to their laurels since by effi- cient performance of arduous service upon the Indian frontier; but it is no nenocion upon these excellent officers to say that the services they have so far rendered are not of that exalted character that has hitherto been regarded as prerequisite to the advancement now proposed. © 4 “Noting that the grade of lieutenant, general has not been regarded as a per- manent office necessary to our army or- ganization, and has been conferred only. upon a few of those officers who have ref- dered marked service in war; that the com- plimentary rank, when bestowed, has often been withheld until long after the demon- stration of this superior ability, and has only been voted as a reward of great milie tury genius and most conspicuous leader- ship, the conclusion is reached that whats, ever the merits and promise of any officers of our peace establishment who as y. have had no opportunity to demonstral their genlus and capacity as commanders of large armies, by the measure heretofore required the existing conditions do not dee mand its revival at this time.” Y