Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1896, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR FUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 101 Pennsylvania — Cor. With — ly ‘The Ever Star Newspaper Company s. Hees Prest. ew York Offica, 49 Potter Buildinz, piers Eo biinicade fm the Saturday quintupt> Sheet Star, $1.00 ser year; foretzn post: ak ‘$00. “entered at the Frnt hee at Washington. D. O., mall matzec. “CFAI wall abecriptl sas most be paid in advarce. Rates of advertisins made WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. known on application. IN SPRING SUITS What a Police Inspection at This Season Sometimes’ Means. —_+—__— CAPT. AUSTIN'S EAGLE EYE FOR DEFECTS oo Old Clothes Cleaned to Pass the Official Muster. THE FINEST IN FACT T HERE IS PROB- ably as mych care taken fn the police de- partment to have the members of the force present a neat ap- pearance as there is in the military de- partment of the United States govern- ment, and the official who has charge of this particular branch of the service is Capt. M.A. Austin. He isa man of large experience, and has served in the city police department in every capacity from first-class private to chief. The inspection of the summer clothing for the summer of 1896 has just been com- Fleted, and there have been fewer com- plaints than usual. There are scores of po- licemen who seem to take a pride in their personal appearance, and who want little €xtras put on their uniforms. When their Capt. Austin. clothing received from the tailoring es- tablishment in Baltimore they must see that the fit be good, or that it must be made so. On the other hand, there are officers whose carelessness is not equaled in any other service where the wearing of a uniform is required. These men would wear spotted clothes, no matter how old and how much wern, if it were not that the captain makes bis re i condemns the intit for further use. a mmer wardrobe must censist of a pair of trousers, a frock coat, at, three white vests and a helmet. r ring apparel must be r. He may w old garments id thereby save od clothes, but the good clothes he t have A Clothes Cleaning Time. Three days before the annual inspection begins the men are notified to have their ing at the station at a certain time, and this notice Is given there is a demand ‘leansing fluids of every description, and either the officer or his better half generally dees the cleaning. If he Is married, of course his wife is the one who is supposed to do ‘t. The old bachelors as a rule do over- haul thefr own wardrobes. During the two days before the Inspection the stations pre- Seat the appearance of cleaning establish- ments. This is the only season of the year at night or in bad weather, his When some of the officers do any work out | pant?, Clata. the of the line of police duty, and for the few hours they are at ft they work with a will ne every grease spot and stain, no matter how slight. And evea then the garments do not al- Ways pass, for Capt. Aust.n has made these Inspections for so many years that he Is able to tell at a glance whether or not the garme alculated to last during the ‘men are like all other ciasses me are careful with their ile others are careless in the In the case of the former, the uniform will last more than one season, ars the gar- and a new suit will last seasons. In making these an- ectlons it is necessary captain te se for the regulations specially state the manner in which they are to be made and the num- ber of butions on each. This fact seems tc ‘gnored by many of tke officers, especially when the warm Weather nes around, and they have two buttons removed and the vest cut down enough to show- the tle. This is done by some men bec of the weather condi- Hons, and by others because of the change which is thus made in their appeara During the ii spections such vests are im- mediately condemned and the purchase of new garments ordered. This change in the vests because of the excessive heat is not deemed necessary by the officials, for the reason that during the severest of the hot weather the men are allowed to go with- cut the!r vests. An Officer’s Dress Coat. The frock or dress coats, which give the officers a neat appearance, are worn only about six weeks in the springtime, and then they are laid aside for the sack coat, which is more comfortable. Although the frock coat gives the officers such a neat appearance, they are not allowed to wear them un state occasicns, but are compelled to wear tne sack cvzts, in order that they may not look so well. This is more espe- ciaily the case with those officers who have to attend the President's receptions. The officers have an idea that this is done be- cause some of the people interested in the receptions fear they will present an ap- pearance calculated to cause the belief that they are members of the army or navy. Tere is no secor.d-hand Gealer in police clothes, but men who retire from the force under charges are usually willing to pose of ther garments at a sacrifice, es cially the vests and helmets, and new men, and even those who have seen years of service, are willing to purchase them. The uniforms and hats are row furnished by out-of-town firms. An out-of-town firm makes the clothing, and has done so for several years. Soon after the captain's in- specticn is finished, a man from the firm holding tke contract is sent here to take the measurements of the men, and later on the garments come aleng. each man’s clothing being in a separate package. They are all received at police headquarters, and from this point they are distributed to the different stations, the patrol wagons being pressed into service as express carr‘ers. Capt. Austin has some of the men at headquarters look after this part of the work, and then when the clothing has been tried on the misfit clothes are sent back for alteration. While Capt. Austin is very particular about the general appearance of the men on the stzeet, some of the lieutenants fail to see that the men are properly dressed before leaving the station. They are sup- Posed to pass inspection each time they go out on duty, and if the lieutenant fails to see that the men are properly dressed, the sergeant has a duty to perform. But men are frequently permitted to go out of the stations wearing clothing which would not pass inspection, and Capt. Austin has at times ordered men from the street to the station to make a change which will make them more presentable. Inspections «re made twice a year, spring and fall, but this is not the only branch of the service over which the captain acts as inspector. He has to Inspect the property of the depart- ment generally, particularly the hor: harnes: id wagons, and no horses are ever bought by the department until their con- dition has been passed upon by Capt. Austin. The Troublesome Poster. Probably the most troublegorhe branch of his work as inspector is that of making weckly inspections of the theatrical posters intended for fences and store windows. Each week the captain either goes to the theaters or the bills are brought to him for Inspection, and he finds many of them that are unfit to be displayed, and when condemned some of them have to be de- stroyed. Many ef them, however, are not so bad that the objection cannot be over- come, and this is accomplished by pasting dates and location announcements over the objectionable parts df the bills. As a rule the theater people domot object to the cap- tain’s rulings, and promise to cover the ob- jectionable parts of the’ posters, but the bill posters sometimes fail to execute the work properly. When the captain gives an order he means it. They are therefore re- spected and generally obeyed. ————— MORE FILIBUSTERS LAND. Reinforcements Received by Cuban Insurgents. It is asserted that another filibustering €pedition has landed at Bacanao, province of Santiago de Cuba. The leader of the Freire expedition is said to have passed Altos Escandel, in the Caney district of Santiago de Cuba. Capt. Gen. Weyler has pardoned Jose E. Cabrera Reque, the insurgent who was un- der sentence to be shot Thursday. Maximo Gomez is reports] to be encamp- ed af the village of Las Neuces; province of Santa Clara, and will, it is said, coztinue tidn of Santi Spiritus. ‘The insurgents commanded by Zayan, Monteagudo and Alvarez recently entered the village of San Juan, in the Remedivs district of the province of Santa Clara, dur- ing the night, plundered a number of stores and factories and burned fifty-seven ses. The garrison defende-] the plaze as test they could, and the insurgents left five killed, and retired with their woundcd. In retreating the enemy burned all the cane of the Pastora the Cyclists Engage in Politics. One of the novelties brought out -by the election in Milwaukee was the “bicycle vote.” It Js figured that the wheel- men have a majority of the council, and that there is now no danger of the passing of an ordinance that will be at all a hardship on riders. At present there is no bicycle ordinance in force in Milwau- kee, but {t fs conceded on all sides that one will have to be passed before the riding sea- son opens. In some of the wards the wheel- men took an active part in the campaign and worked against aldermen who had shown the disposition not to be fair with the men who ride wheels. In all these cases, it is said, they were successful. “CREAM BLOSSOMS” PPT Et eh ee re $: Are Biscuits. But such biscuits! None like x —————— them ever made before. So light and delicate ——————— that the most confirmed dyspeptic can eat ft —————— them with impunity. So delicious and ex- y= ————————“— quisitely flavored that they tempt ANY appe- y —————— tite—no matter how fastidious. An ideal bis- $< tutit for invalids. Used in hospitals through- —————— out New England. Sold by the quart. Ask ¥ ——————— your grocer for them. Se Ne ES A a ve a li THE NEW YORK BISCUIT COMPANY, Wholesalers. BREREE EE ee REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Progress of Improvements in the Eastern Section. NEEDS OF A GROWING POPULATION Proposed New Building Regulations Now Before the Commissioners. SOME NEW BUILDINGS The erection of a building having a front- age of over 400 fe.t and covering some three acres of ground is a matter of some consequence, and for that reason a great deal of public attention has heen directed toward the new car house which is being erected by the Metropolitan Railroad Com- pany cn square 1057, East Capitol street. This building is of the dimensions above mentioned, and its location in that section affords another illustration of the growth of the city. The new site is two squares east of Lincoln Park, and is in the section which within recent date has been practi- cally a neglected common. 7 Improvements, however, have steadily advanced, especially during the past few years, until now what was then the fur- thest outpost of habitations has long since been passed. The new buildirg erected by the railroad is on East Capitol street be- tween 14th and 15th streets, and between that point and the Eastern branch, on a @i- Tect line, there are not many houses. fact. a good many of the streets have not 2s yet been opened, but it is evident the time is not far distant when all this locality will be built with city houses. The Proposed Park. It is expected that before a great while the proposed Eastern branch improvement will be made, and a beautiful park will Breet the eye instead of the stretches of lowland which now border the br 5 The extreme northeastern and southeast- ern sections are increasing rapidly in pop- ulation, and now there are quite a large number of residents both within and out- side the limits of the city. The need of the suburban population of Anacostia on the one hand and of the northeastern suburb: cn the other for quick and easy communi- cation with the business center of the city is shown by the earnestness with which some improvement in the present management of the Anacostia railroad is urged, and also by the bill providing for the extension cf the Columbia railroad eastward. About Fireproof Roofs, The incongruity of an inflammable wooden roof surmounting a building of fireproof construction, as illustrated in the new building for the city post office, has been the subject of a, good deal of com- ment in building circles. In talking about the matter an architect said that of course no building had been erected by private means in this city which presented such an anomaly. Years ago, when material avail- able for such a purpose was not found in such variety as is the case today, such eccentricity in construction might, it is thought, have been more excusable. When Gov. Shepherd erected the fireproof bui. ing at the northeast corner of Pennsy nia avenue and 12th street, now known as the Raleigh, the slate covering of the roof was fastened on the iron girders. This work was done twenty years ago, and re- cently, when the building was recon- structed, it was found that there was noth- ing in the roof of an inflammable character. Fireproof roofs are now constructed more cheaply, and there is quite a variety of material which is availatle for such pur- Feses. New Building Regulations. It is probable by the beginning of the fiscal year a new set of building regulations will be in operation. The commission appointed by the Commissioners ome eight months ago to revise the regulations has completed its work, and printer's proofs have been fur- nished to the Commissioners. Upon the ap- proval of these officials the new regulations will have the force of law. The principal features of the proposed regulations have been mentioned from time to time in The Star. It is believed by members of the corn- mission that many valuable changes have been made, which will result In protecting the public interests in the future erection of buildings. Some New Buildings, A row of seven brick-and-stone residences will be erected on Columbia Heights, plans for which have been prepared by N. T. Haller, architect. They will be three stories in height, with cellar, and fronts of buff brick and light stone and round bay. win- dows. The interior finishing will be in hard wood, with all the modern conven- fences, Another row of three dwellings in Co- lumbia Heights Is to be erected from plans prepared by Benjamin Judson, architect. These also will be three stories In height with cellar, fronts of Pompeiian brick, square bay windows and tiled mansard roofs. Furnace heating and electric light- ing will be provided. A three-story and cellar store and apart- tment house is to be erected near 6th street southeast on Pennsylvania avenue. It will be 23x47 feet, with pressed brick front, large show windows and octagonal oriel. ———.—_ REAL ESTATE SALES. Houses and Lots Recently Sold at Auction. . G. Sloan & Co., auctioncers, report the following sales ‘of real estate: For Chas. ©. Glover and Frank T. Rawlings, trustees, lots 25, 28, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 34, the Washington Loan and Trust Company's (trustees) subdivision of square 38, Pet- werth addition to the city of Washington improved by eight three-story brick dwell- ings, Nos. 4009 to 4023 8th street extended northwest, to W. J. Allan, for $10,050; for Adolph Laupp, owner, about 35,000 square feet of land fronting on Brightwood ave- nue extended, and improved by frame build- ing, containing ten rooms and store room, to Emil G. Bruehle, for $4,300; for Jas. F. Hood and Eddy B. Townsend, trustees, five handsome new brick dwellings on the north side of R_ strect between 16th and lith streets northwest, to Dr. J. B. Hood, for $56,500; for J. Jordan Leake, H. L. Denoon and Jes. E. Padgett, trustees, lot 28, in Holman’s subdivision, “Clark Mill’s estate,” improved by a six-room house, to E. M. Yost, for $1,600. For J. J. Leake and Jas. E. Padgett, trustees, lots 34 and 35, in W. R. Frisbie’s subdivision of lot 4, In the “Clark Mills estate,” improved by elght-room dwelling, to C. M. Yost, for $2,000. For J. J. Leake, H. L. Denoon’ and James E. Padgett, trustees, part of lot 6, “Clark Mills estate,” improved by a thir- teen-room house, to E. M. Yost, for $4,500. For Mahlon Ashford and Myer Cohen, trustees, lot 18 and the east 34 feet and 113 Inckes of lot 17, In square 205, to R. Gold- schmid, for 82 cents per square foot. For Chas. Schneider and Louis Kettler, trus- tees, lot “C," In Rothwell’s sub, in square 452, with improvements, to Mrs. Mary V. Goundle, for $2,460; also lot 11, in Boss" sub, square 558, Improved by three-story brick dwelling No. 201 K° street northwest, to Catherine Victory, for $4,300. For the owner, lot 14, in square 228, to ‘|.Riggs Fire Insurance Company, for $14,000. For H. H Berryman and Geo. M. Emmer- ich, trustees, the south 17 feet 4 imches of lot 7, in squere 991, improved by brick dwelling, No. 338 lith street southeast, to Henry C. Adolph Feldvoss, for $2,700. For AANN, SONS & € ighth Street and Market Space, A MEMORIAL WEEK FOR THE SHOPPING PUBLIC OF OUR CITY. Better values than ever. Prices lower than ever quoted. We alw: NO DEGITIMA °9 ys mean business, but this time it’s business beyond all hazards, House in this country can attack these prices. RECOGNIZED BY ALL FOREIGN AND HOME MANUFACTURERS AS FIRST HANDS, WE ARE IN THAT POSITION TO Col’d Dress Goods. The greatest break occurs here! Such prices are as rare as war relics of 1776. 2 36-INCH ALL-WOOL ALS, 40-INCH TWO-TON INCH ALL-WOOL — SIC! LIGHT, MEDIUM AND DARK COLORINGS. DUCED FROM 25, 29 AND 39c. A YARD TO Ig¢. PIECES OF NEW SPRING MOHAIR AND WOOL AND STRIPES AND NEW STYLE PRESENTING THE MOST CAIEFUL, LECT STYLES AND COLORINGS. REDUCED FROM 39 AND 4€c. A YARD TO 29c. CHECK AND DIAGON- E NOVELTIES, AN RE- 200 ASSORTED PIECES OF ALL-WOOL MIXED SUITINGS, STRIVED ANI ROUGH EFFECT NOV ALL-WOOL COVERT CLOTH. 50 AND Oye. A YARD TO 39C. OF SHAK AND WOOL FINE) FIGURED MO- EFFECTS, FANY GF OUR V ING FABRICS, DUCED FROM 69, 75 AND S5e. A YARD TO ADC. REDUCED FROM RTED PIECE ELTT This is a treat you seldom have a chance to enjc We took a half page in BACK UP EVERY LINE YOU R Silks. 24-1NCH FINI STRIPES, FI¢ TIND THA YARD, RES AND E SOLD EVERY WilEE 33¢. 3 WAT OUT AS FR 24-INCH PRNTED WARP TAFFETA, HAND- SOME DESIC ND NGS, ENTIRELY NEW-SOLD EVERYWHERE AT 69c 22INCTI TAFF BLACK EROCADE AND RED $, SUITAT FOR ANY KIND OF LD EVERYWHERE AT 69¢. 49¢. FOR CAPES—SOLD GARML: Y GAUZE, IN 9 DIF- 1 DING BLACK These are the pickings of good quality !ow-priced goods irom the largest silk stock in Washington. tomorrow’s Sunday Ti EAD IN THIS ADVERTIS Special Skirt Bargains. ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S SAMPLE LINE OF FINE DRESS SKIRTS. THESE ARE E TREM. HANDSOME GOODS, MADE FOR FINE TRADE—TAILOR-MADE AND FINISHED IN THE VERY BEST MANNER, Lot 1 contains Plain Brilliantine Figured Mohair, Striped Crepon and Fancy Weaves, all rustle lined, 5 and 6 yards wide. Worth $10.00. Our Sample Price, $6.45. Lot 2 contains Brocaded Silk, Plain Satin, Brocaded Satin, Fancy Figured Silks, in 5, 6 and 7-yard widths, percaline and morcen lined, elegant quality skirts. Worth $12.00, $15.00 and $18.00. |Our Sample Price, $9.98. Our line of Skirts at $1.45, $1.69, $2.98, $3.90 and $5.00 Is 40 Per Cent Below Actual Worth. Something New For the Children. WING A LINE OF CHILDREN'S IN ALL-WOOL MATERIALS, ALOR COLLAR AND BRAID TRIMMED, IN ELUE AND TAN. WORTH $1.50. aT.. Q8c. ALL-WOOL CLOTH CAPES, AGES 4 TO 12, WITH PLAID SAILOR COLLAR. WORTH $2.25. AT. $1.39] EMENT. prices in Domestics, Remnants, Linings and Upholstery. page. Our usual ad. in the Sunday Post. Black Dress Goods There are three qualities our Black Goods possess which place them ahead of everybody else's: Their be- ing absolutely fast, their being the best for the money and the most select for the price. 38INCH ALL-WOOL FINE BLACK TATISTR. THIS IS ONE OF OUR OWN IMPORTATIONS AND SHOULD BE 50c. INSTEAD OF 33C- ACK DIAGON WORTH AN E 69¢. 4SINCH IMPORTED ALL-WOOL CREPON EB PECT GRENADINE, ANOTHER §1 CLOTH, = 79€- 4S.INCH RACK SILK AND WoOr LIZARD FFFECT NOVELTY—A PERFECT 6 FOR A FINE GARMENT—OUGHT TO BRING US $1.25 IN- STEAD OF 98c. OUR PLAIN MOTAIRS aT 29c. & 39c. * Are betier than qualities brought to us to match at 50¢ S2INCH ALL-WO JACQUARD SUIT! Lar A YARD, AND Dole FIGURED MOTIAIRS, DES \ JACQUARD, LARGE S$ AND SCROLL PATTERNS, AT 30c. & 49¢. Equal anything sold in ti 50 and 65¢. town at HIGH-CLASS: NOVELTIES FOR EXTREMELY FINE TRADE RIGHT ON OUR SHELVES, mes to give you sacrifice Read it, on the 8th S. KANN, SONS & CO., Eighth and ilarket Space, Stewart, jr., and Frank P. May, trustees, part of lot 22, square 550, improved by a store, dwelling and stable, to H. William Heider, for $5,800. Colbert, J. Darlington and W. 4 Willliams, trus 43, Improved by dwelling Nc 1213 C street southwest, to Mrs. Elizabeth Elgin, for $2,230. For Mar- tin F. Morris and Edw. J. Stellwagen, trustees, part lot 23, in square 126, im- proved by three-story brick dwelling No. 1744 K strect northwest, to Lemuel Towers, for $12,000. For Wm. A. Rudy and Jno. E. Benton, trustees, lot 5, ‘square 1007, im- proved by frame dwelling No. 1206 E street northeast, to Charlotte A. Furnald, for $2,500. For James F. Hood and Michael I. Weller, trustees, lots 53 and 55, in Repetti and Gardner's, trustees, sub, in square 1027, to Geo. R. Repetti, for $140 and $1 spectively. For Saml. Cross and Jas. M. Green, trustzes, lots Nos. 27 and 29, in Mullet’s sub, square 14, Improved by two nearly new brick residences, Nos. 2507 and 2511 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; No. 2507 to Jno. J. Dougherty for $8,000, and No. 2511 to Chas. W. Handy for $8,000. For Geo. H. B. White and J..Eakin Gadsby, trustees, lot 11, in Croisant’s sub in square 9: improved by a brown-stone front dwelling, No. 819 North: Carolina avenue southeast, to Mary P. Clymer, for 35,400. Fer Jacob Bool and Salinda H. Wilmot, executors, one undivided moiety of a tract of land containing 8-6-10 acres, on Metro- politan branch of- Baltimore and Ohio rail- road, near Linden station, to Geo. Wagner, for $70. For Edw. J. Stellwagen and Henry J. Finley, trustees, lot 116, in Mc- Guire’s, trustee, sub, square 555, improved by a two-story brick dweiling, No. 216 N strect northwest, to Theo. M. Gale, for $5,900. For Wm. A. Kimmel and Fulton R. Gor- don, trustees, part of lot 62, in Fisher & Sherin’s subdivision, square 13%, improved by a three-story brick house, No. 1722 S street northwest, to Catherine Kelley, for $9,000. For-L. C. Wood and O. C. Black, trustees, lot 1 of Starr & Metcalf’s sub- division, in square 132, with improvements, . D. McKenney, for $2,0. ‘For Mahlon Ashford and Jno. Cassels, trustees, lots 3, 4 and 5, in square 229, with improvements, known as the Bull Run Panorama building, to Jno. W. Thompson, for $41,700. For Henry S. Matthews,surviving trustee, let 50 and the est 2 feet of lot 49, Luttrell & Dove's, trus- tees, subdivision, in square 101, improved by a brick dwelling, No. 2021 H street north- west, to Thos. Hyde, jr., for $11,500. For Emmerich ana . Mackall, trus- in Barr and Sanner’s:subdiv:sion, in square 14, improved by a three-story dwelling, No. 1150 25th street northwest, to Henry H. Bergmann, for $3,700. For Jno. F. Rodgers and Edward J, Stellwagen, trus- , blocks 1, 2, 4 and 9, in the Kalorama subdivision, to Jno. C. Bullit, for, $1,050. For Wm. H. Saunders and Rdward Caverly, trustees, lot 52, in H. M. Schneider and C. C. Martin's subdivision, in square 189, im- proved by a three-story bricls dwelling, No. 212 15th street northwest, to Charles W. Simpson, for $8,500. For Jas. F. Hood and George J. "Peet, trustees, ots 20 and 21, block 5, in Hood & Batchelder’s, trustees, subdi- vision of Chichester, “Addition to Ana- costia.” to the National Mutual Building and Loan Association of New York, for 31,500 each. Also the north 4 feet of lot 15 and the south 12 feet of lot 14, in Beall’s subdivision of block 10, Trinidad, improved by a two-story frame dwelling, to same, for $1,000. For M. J. Colbégt and W. A. John- ston, trustees, part of Jot 18, in Milburn’s subdivision of square 582, imBroved by one frame and one brick jiouse,-Nos. 413 ist street southwest and D street south- west, to Patrick Smyth, for $2,600. For Geo. M. Emmerich and MacKall, trustees, lots 153, 154 and 155, Uniontéwn, improved by five frame dwellings on Polk street, near Jefferson street, Anacostia, to H. H. Berg- mann and Ferd Sehmidt, for . $4,800. For H. Bradley Davidson and Jos, D. Mc- Guire, trustees, part of lot 1, block 3, in Barker’s subdivision, Le Droit Park, im- proved by a three-story brick dwelling, No. ‘47 Florida avenue northwest, to W. J. Dante, for $6,550. For Marion Duckett and Elbert Dent, trustees, lots 1 to 30, both in- clusive, in block 16 of subdivision known as Marshall, D. C., to M. B. Freeman, for $26 each. Fer M. M. Parker and Henry K. Willard, trustees, lot 192, in Richards’ sub- division, in square 861, improved by brick dwelling, No. 639 Acker street northeast, to Louis Berger, for $2,650. For Henry W. Sohon and Jas. F. Hood, trustees, the south half of lot 10, square 102, improved by a two-story brick dwelling, No. 719 2ist street northwest, to Wm._W. Kinsley, for $4,300; also lot 45, square 780, improved. by a two- story brick dwelling, No. 323 E street north- east, to C. H. Brashear, for $3,950; also lots 38 and 39, Kelly's subdivision, in square 831, cn 6th street between I and K northeast, to Mrs. Miranda A. Fuller, for $550 each; also lots 57 and 58, in square. 1018, improved by two brick dwellings in Hope allev between 12th and 13th and D and BE streets south- east, to Willer and Madigan, trustees, for $620 each; also lot 14, square 957, improved by a frame dwelling, No. 1002 I street rortheast, to Manassas Oppenheimer, for $625; also lot 35, square 616, to Jno. S. Haupman, for $775; also lot 103, square 510, improved by house, No. 413 Franklin street northwest, to F. P. Nash, for $800; also 20) feet of lot 2, square 96, improved by frame dwelling No. 712 L street southeast, to Mathilde Kaufman, for $1,025; also lot 36, square 977, corner 10th and N streets southeast, to Eliza Bend, for $1,050, For Whitefield McKinlay and Robt. H. Terrell, trusteees, lot 35, in square improved by store and dwelling, corner 12th and S streets northwest, to Jno. W. Schaefer, for $6, For Percy E. Clarke and Leroy Tut- tle, jr., trustees, the west 25 feet of lot 73, in Tuttle et al. subdivision: of “Widow's Mite,” to E. K. Rawson, for $2.18 r square foot. For Ernest L. Schmidt, trus- tee, part of lot 22, in square 501, improved by a two-story frame dwelling, No. 466 L street southwest, to Jno. Biddle, for $900. For Washington Danenhower and W. Irv- ing Boswell, trusteees, lots 208 and 209, in Danenhower’s subdivision, in square improved by two brick dwellings, Nos. and 161 F street northeast, to D. R. Stans- bury, for $3,600 and $3,500 each, respective- ly. For Jas. F. Hood and Jno. E. Benton, trustees, lot 111, block 24, in the subdivision of Isherwood, to D. Pifferling, for $550. Has Become a Catholic. Chaplain Frederick F. Sherman, for some years a member of the Episcopal Church, has resigned from the navy, and has been received into the Catholic Church by the Jesuit fathers of Georgetown College, in this city. He was confirmed Sunday at St. Aloysius Church by Cardinal Satclli. Mr. Skerman is married, and is a son of Judge “Sherman of the superior court of Massa- chusetts. —_-e—______ United Mine Workers. The United Mine Workers met Thursday at Columbus, Ohio. President Rathford said: “The year, with its low wages, dull trade, disappointmerts and reverses, has proven to be the mest critical and trying in_our existence as an organized body.” He urged the convention to aid in the work of securing the proposed eight-hour work day in all lines of the trade. —— ee Electrocutions in Ohio. The state of Ohio, cn and after July 1, will inflict capital punishment by electric- ity, the bill passing Thursday. After the next fall election the people are to- vote upon the question of having a constitution- al convention. ait i eee i Best Tailoring Down For Monday and Tuesday! Owing to last Monday’s inclement weather, we shall repeat that one-day spe- cial offer again on Mon- day and Tuesday. = Po a a a Monday and Tuesday we will take orders for $7.50, $8 and $9 English Trouser- ings for Tuesday ings for $5.25. | $19. Monday and take orders from $25 and $30 Suit- Monday and Tuesday we will take orders for Black Diagonal Cutaway Coats and Vests for 919.75. we will 13° G. Warfield Simpson, Merchant Tailor, Twelfth and F Streets. asetoetoaseeteatondeeseetontonteteontectontontestoioasenioetoateageets Pea aT TWO CUTE FOXES. Bafied Hunters Wondered Where They Were Hidden. In Outing Is told the story of a pair of foxes that, for a time, at any rate, enjoyed the sport of a fox hunt. The dogs jumped them, but after a while the trail ended at a pond. About the center of the pond was a bent tree, the two ends of which were in the water, while the highest point of the curve was perhaps twenty feet above the pond. The dogs were working about the pond, looking for the trail, and the men were look- ing. too, and they were beginning to feel rather curious, especially as every few mo- ments they would hear a-fox yelp sharply. It seemed to be a derisive bark, which it probably was. After a while a mavement in the top of the curve of the tree in the pond attracted attention. “Upon this tree,” the account continu “seated comfortably at the point of its hig! est curve, was an old dog fox. The cunning rascal had traveled across the pond on the logs, then scaled the bent tree, and while we watched he jerked his goodly brush up and down and barked his derision at the whole performance. After a while we saw his vixen seated on an adjacent jog. They were simply watching the futile efforts of our pack to locate them, and likely enough they enjoyed the experience. One of the men got up wind from the ani- mals and his scent drove them out. The dogs took the male fox’s trail and crove it at last to a log spanning a ditch on which a man was sitting. The fox did not see the motionless man till close enough to be reached, when, with a frantic leap side- Mays into the water, he escaped the crab. The race did not last long then. The wet fox gave off a strong, easily followed scent, and the wet brush was like a piece of lead, so the animal was killed by the dogs, while the men rushed in afoot to get a close? VieWs ——+o+—____ At the Wake. 4 From Truth. O'Hara—“She was a good wife to ma, Peor woman. Many's the word of good ad- vice she gave me.” McGoogan—“Thrue for yez, an’ many's the time Oi've heard her advisin’ ycz when Ol lived in the house beyant, a mile up the road, Ochone!” His Umbrella. From qe New Oricans Picayune. A man’s health is something like 21 ume brella—when onze lost it ts hard fo get Lack, but ‘when ‘worn a little It may be re covered, =.