Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1896, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1896—FOURTEEN PAGES, ¥. MOSES ward Se Lothrop. Storage, 22d near M. : The Most Popular Outer Garments for Little Boys and Girls This Season Are Pique Coats and Reefers In White and Colors. We have just purchased and shall offer tomorrow a number of these dainty and picturesque little spring wraps at % and 4% Less Than Usual Prices. PIQUE COATS, pink, blue and white, labo trimmed with embroidery, wide sailor coll sleeves, box plait Cown front. $5.00 Each. Made to Sell for $9.00. PIQUE RERFERS, white, with wide sailor collar of pink, blue or buff, trimmed with novelty braid. Very stylish. aa Wood SONS, CARPETS, 40 per cent under Regular Figures. We're going to encourage you to buy Carpets out of season. You save 40 CENTS on every dollar's worth you buy if you buy now— and we also offer to store all car- pet purchases made and paid for now till September rst FREE OF CHARGE. If you're a little ahead in your bank account here's the chance to make your money do PIQUE COATS, pink, blue and white, richly trim- med with open-work insortion and edge, full sleeves, deep cuffs, broad sailor collar. $5.50 Each. Made to Sell for $9.50. PIQUE REEFERS, white, with wide navy blue now, biittons. double duty. | It $2.75 Each. $3.50 Each. ; Made to Sell for $4.00, Made to Sell for $5.00. Ri For the Amusement of the Children Ipans We Have Prepared in Infants’ Department A Mechanical May Pole Dance. Tabules The dancing dolls, with their bright faces’ and attractive costumes, vs and the accompanying music furnished by a concealed Swiss music box, will delight the little folks. Charles C. inms of 731 W. 16th (lofants’ Parlors.... . 20 floor, Preece ere rerers ++-10th st. building.) st. Deny writes, pieiober ae amnesia a Good Reading Ready-to-use Denver Chty For Summer. Sheets and Pillow Cases. nd have been troubled About 800 Paper-bound Books| Good quality muslin, soft and free iM-senret willa: mee dég nes aoe Bowers: that were originally 10, 15 and 20C.,! from dressing; well made, wide hems Every little while my stomach would including some of John Strange | such as you would put on them your- get cut Of .whack! and E wooia W eee s, W alter Besant’s, ‘ Mar-| self, By buying all the maker had become biliows and constipated. 1 vel’s ( Jonald G. Muschelt oF ee !we are enabled to offer them at the req gare merges owe Life and Reveries o a Bachelor,” | fonowing special prices, which are remedies without any great benefit Col. Cockrell 5 Major in W ashing- below the cost of the cloth alone: ‘ z ton,” Beatrice Harriden’s hips | Pillow Case About six mouths ago friend advised That Pass in the Night” Stanley me SY ee rene Zabeles,, eee Weyinan’s “Man in Black,” “Dodo,” since then T have used four 4) Re ae ose ee5¢. each. bexes. and must say never had About Cops ovels from the most fa- . mous authors in Europe acd America. —_ anything do me so much good. I Originally 33, 40 amd 50¢ I5c. each. feel Uke a new man. My wife also hoi pw AC oice sHith st. bl Library. Ripans Tabules are soid by druggists, or by mail Tasteful the p: 50 cents a box) is sent to The Ripans mical Com No. 10 Spruce st., New York. Sample vial, 1 cents. Thirteen small, handy volumes, each containing 200 to 450 pages, abc 6x4 inches in size, strongly bound and handsomely stamped on 25c. each. Pictures. Pictures are in basement, ith st. building. 16x20 Pearl Ewh 16320 Dining oom Pictures, oak and gil now Paintings, white and gilt fra DPDQOLQO VOID IDE DOG LV-L OIL GMP PD SOONG OIG VOM VIO DOL | Colored Print: “Elste Dinsinore.”* Rrouteles of the Schonberg. Free. Free. Free, ‘bristie Johnston Cycling for Health and Pleas- see-T1th st. bl ‘aphs mounted on ghiss, I-inch gilt fram chain attachment. Such subjects as * lorosa,"” “Yes or No,” “Evening Ira (Basement... Art Needlework Department Ts showing the newest designs in Silkalines and Fancy Scrims_ for summer draperies, and a complete line of Stamped Linen Scarfs, Tea . $2.50 -11th st. bids.) Women’s Oxford Ties. This spring’s stock is the most ex- Teeth: extracted Cloths, Doylies, Laundry Bags and| tensive we have ever shown, embrac- the very popular Denim Table | ing all the good styles in tan shades free, 8 to 10. a.m. Covers: and black. The following are espe- Blegent: peiloce=teay at Silkolines, new and pretty designs. Per yd. cially good values: rin, colored and plain, border ten ‘ants—expert operators Women's Dongola Oxfords, hand sewed, opera aces — all toe, patent tip. Per pair. $3.00 Women’s Vici Kid Oxfords, needle toe, square patent tip, Louis XIV heel. Per pair up. Best Women’s Viel Kid Oxfords, opera, rouns $8. Solld mon-sense toe. Per pair. . Women’s Dongola Oxfords, hand well military heel. Ex (2d tor... Cocoa Door Mats. The best, therefore the cheapest. Door Mats save the carpets. 1 ae is x27 In god crowns, $5. U. S. Dental Ass’n, Cor. 7th and D Sts. —o White Goods Department Offers the following special values Striped Lawns and Mull Plisses: 000 yards Striped White Lawns, sheer weight, r PDIP VEG POPE DLO PVD POVE EDD VTUGD OP OO POOPED OOD in etosesesetseass SOSetezsse Wade & Butcher Razors. ty = Torry Razor Strops. a $2 05 6 ieee ek New Rugs for Summer Homes. 1 Swing Strop. cnuine horse hide. Polished floors with rugs look better and cooler than carpets in sum- 2 pong By mer. We have a complete line of Imported and Domestic Rugs, and . Iirported Shaving Mug. Kensington and Persian Art Squares, at unusually low prices. Our Japanese Rugs are first quality, the designs are clever copies of the Turkish, and the prices are as low as those usually asked for second at lowest pt ow. = PS er eer ia} and third quality goods. 5s splend 5 ii ‘ine for eS 'g HOCK antl wine fer | Japanese Rugs. Smy rna Rugs. hot season. Cooling each and refreshing, PHL each each each each exch each well as being an admira- be _tonle. We'll seng you free on appl 4 quart: Bottles eae eteren! Wine TO-KALON ¢ e Kelim Rugs, Double Faced. 80x60 Inches. ig x1 Bx13 fe 3x15 feet, 3x18 feet, hall sy our ee = 25 25 GE as WHer Majesty’s 4 Corset. == = e: @ ess Oriental Designs. 28330 ine BM A6 feet e each \4 xbig feet ” Pape " ase ink, 441 rong: {nat ns cusp to pelat aajecives Inutt pq | Kensington Art Squares. exch i ing one corset ae another. We want }4| 3x3 sands each Washington Indies to call at our par- i ec i lors and see why “Her Majesty's” is i each ES ao the best corset. . é 5 : ae 1311-70 each Real Turkish Rugs at half price. { Physical Culture Corset i ret foren, Hs sa —— 4 Saxony Rugs--wear equal to Turkish. GYx9 feet. 9x10% feet Ox12 feet.. 4 Company, AN, 1107 Hassocks. a al y $27.00 each 42.00 each 48.00 each -1ith st. annex.) A complete Mne at (4th floor. M0 Manaz . pa. avs co28ts 6S i Today Begins ‘a Demonstration of The “Keystone” Hose Supporter For women, men and children. Undoubtedly the most comfortable, durable and easily adjustable supporter manufactured. Will not tear the The number of TEETH EX- § TRACTED here is prima-facie i : i50C.— —— evidence of our our advanced methods Will not come unfastened. Will not injure the wearer. ist floor. hose. (Notion Department = 11th. st. buttding.) Bromangelion Demonstration. Beginning today, we'll show you what a delicious dessert can be made of Bromangelon. Prepared in a few minutes, put in refrigerator modernnes: 1 B MAL WEETH, $8.00 earanteed. Evans’ Dental Parlors i217 Penna. Ave. N. Ww. @ ep2s-zia to cool, and it makes one of the choicest summer desserts. 15¢. per = = —E— | package. Th of guuice woe oc| Free Samples Served Daily. Lemon Sherbet Tomorrow. right place — ete. ‘sterching Mar] © Moor... ae vseslIth st, building.) for Guanine toeanp = Seely : 5 Sketching Sat wc, al of Special Notices.—= = Materials peeereny Domhncie : Window Shades to Order. Men’s Shirts to Order. Slip Covers to Order. Shirt Waists to Order. Window Screens to Order. Parquetry Flooring to Order Woodward & Lothrop. is the oid reliable stand of Geo. F. Muth & Ce., #18 TTH ST. N.W., Ap2e-Red Buceessors io Gev. Kyneal, jr. 1 sailor collar, latest style, full sleeves, large pearl ! Soeorotentententencantontontect TEN EXPERIENCED RETAIL CLOTHING SALESMEN WANTED-APTLY AT ONCE. ~ CLOSED 5 i VICTOR B, ADLER'S ‘Ten Per Cent e, Seventh Street and nee fie Ha rewerty ty venue ‘and will remain closed these thece day MONDAY, — JPUESDAY, — WEDNESDAY, April 29, April 27.’ = April 28: CLOTHING BUYERS, WAIT. OPEN Thursday, April 30: At 8 a. m. Sharp. There’s a Mint of Money in It for You. $86,000.00 Ts the amount we invested in Which is FINE TAILOR-MADE CLOTHING for this sea- son, the last shipment of which was received on Saturday last—fresh from the hands of the finishers—and are consequently of the latest and most approved styles and fabrics. Every floor of our mammoth double store is literally packed with these elegant goods, while the basement is overcrowded with cases yet uncpened — hence the THREE DAYS’ CLOSING to make ready for our HALF-PRICE SALE, Peremptory. The Why and the Wherefore. Last Saturday we signed a TEN-YEAR lease for the two buildings adjoining our four-floor double st on the corner of 7th st. amd Mass. ave. ‘These four stores Will be merged into one. To necomplish this feat we must knock down walls, tear out partitions, model and re- balid. We ha the dust of ages settle upon and ruin our goods and thus compel us corrupted und det brick dust. ‘Th offer you a stock lime, mortar and We pre them In all thelr newn und cutirety of style at One-half Their Value. Among the rarities which have auty elegance, 1 Seles OMA ALAA DIA ALAM ALEAL ELLAND IAN ANAT MEN'S SUITS—Oxford Mixtures, These are sturdard goods and we are pot sur- pris-d to see the old gent the cor man over In rer wipe ils glusses and read the ent over again to be sure that day morning next $5.00. Deo Vo- Ah, this fs the rock split with the man who suit, although he had them “twas no steh sult ax tis el have Incased hin self in one fs a Harris Crssime any $10 suit be can or would off though the opportunity: were afforded Blue and Blick Sens ‘Trot out your $7 which w mat aie act $3.08 aS a. B ‘These are Thunderers. Rolling Thunder Speaks. = $ Take Heed, Therefore, How Ye Hear. ¥ $ . 3 : Thursday, April 30, 8 a. m. Sharp. ¢ ATTEND ADLER'S HALF-PRICE SALE. } ‘ VICTOR &. ADLER’S : TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE; = See setegeges 9272929 qth Street N. W., Cor. Mass. Avenue. ‘Strictly One Price. eS ee Se ce ee ee SSS Se a ae eee eee Seeteedeetens dacmts FETS CSET BS OSH TS seorsececes Spirited sShoe Selling sat Wilson’s. = Wishington people know an honest from a fake. y know honest shoes from the dishonest kinds. ‘e have never sold any b le shoes, and we money and many. fr comme Wi honest, e made Is in 40 : are now retiring from business, ‘The entire stock ts to be clsed out at retail at cut prices. e and fixtures for tale. gular prices lave been reduced as follows: All $2.00 All $2.50 All $3.00 All $3.50 All $4.00 All $4.50 Shoes, $1.23. Shoes, $1.68. Shoes, $1.95. Shoes, $2.68. Shoes, $2.95. Shoes, $3.19. All $5.00 Shoes, $3.85. All $6.00 Shoes, $4.15. é ' Quartet of Greater Reductions. Children’ Blac and Russet Hand-made Shows. Sizes 2 to 6. Wate Bb. om o7C el Suede Danet lig to 10m and If to 2. Wers $1.75. Now. oF FOC Children’s Cloth-top Hand-made French Prtent Caif Shoes. Slippers. Sizes ace = 2 $1 6D Were $2 to 10%. Now .. es’ French Calf Hand-made eg oes, with cloth and cance 31.07 Mr. Keaster is now with , and will be pleased to see his friends. Wit Son. i t top, for “A n Were $3 end $3.50, Now High-grade Shoes, onmv929 F St. EEPOPESHLODEDESOPOTESCOOSH 5 40 yds. soves Platting —a genuinely good Matting at an honestly small price. No one has gid hb one wil | $ equal this offtr Gite senvan | 3-5 0- ‘Will you be one of the lucky purchasers? jc i H THE Houghton co., ap25-20d ee ee) ~"“ppere’s hardly a thing . thpt We. cannot mend. AKES ligtle difference whether an article M: Drokeg.t0 {wo pr smashed into smith- e can fix it perfectly. We skillfully cleg’ and repair brie-a-brac and frail ware. Your’ address, {f you please, and we'll call fd? wotk. Modest charges. R.C. BOND&CO., Ror To Make the Skin Soft BOOTED OG GO64 008950909 06-0-09 069004000096 0909 G 090109490090 000: ereens, EEP IT SOFT and- white, there's nothing Wd SEGALYITINE. “Mree from preaceor une nleasant odor. Always ready for use. bot- He. At all druggists. Evans’ Drug Store, 938 F St. ap25-7d If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE ‘and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing, Syrup, for, children teething: It soothes the cbild, softens the gum, allays ali in, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for inrthoca. 25 cents a bottle. wel0-ly E ERTS ANGOSTURA BITTERS, IN- DF at bs piycicians nd cheinists for purity and wholesomcress. . Gen, Greeusel Dead. Gen. Nicholas Greeusel, veteran of the Mexican war and hero of Stone river, Cor- nith and Murfreesboro’, died at his home at Aurora, Ill, Saturday. < . = A BIG HOTEL PROJECT. Propo: to Build a Twelve-Story Building on the Willard Site. Mr. Morgan D. Lewis, who, in connection with his cousin, Alfred C. Lewis, is the lessee of Willard’s Hotel, said this morn- ing to @ Star reporter that he had pre- pared a form of proposed lease for ninety- rine years of the ground now cecupied by Willand’s Hotel and Willard’s Hall. This paper, he said, had been sent to Mr. Jo- seph C. Willard, the owner of the property. “In the event that Mr. Willard consents to give a lease of the property,” continued Mr. Lewis, “I propose in connection with some friends in Chicago to cover the en- tire area with a hotel bullding twelve storles high if the building regulations per- mit. This proposed building Is to cost two millions of dollars, and it will be thor- oughly fire proof, and will contain a thea- ter, a roof garden, suites of rooms for pri- vate receptions and balls and other fea- tures which are found in first-class ho- tels.”” Mr. Lewis said that jf he was unable to make arrangements to secure the Willard Hotel property he would look for some other site, —__ MT. PLEASANT CITIZENS. Those Living on Kenesaw Avenue Protest Against a Railway. The residents of Kenesaw avenue have called an indignation meeting at the Parish Hall to protest against the extension of the Belt Line railway on that avenue, the bill for which passed the Senate Saturday. One of the residents, in speaking of the matter to a Star reporter today, said that they had filed a protest against it with the chairman of the Senate District committee, and ex- pected a hearing, and were, therefore, in- dignant when they found that Senator Gor- man had called the bill up Saturday and had it passed. They have also appealed to the House committee, and have had a hear- ing. “The street,” he continued, “is a purely residence street. It is the only driveway and road for bicyclists leading directly to the park, and, being only thirty feet from curb to curb, it would be ruined for those purposes. The street does not run straight across 14th street, the curb on one side be- ing 60 feet north or south of the correspond- ing curb on the other, and collision and mutilation, or death, would be inevitable at that crossing.” —_->__—_ Eddie Smith May Recover. Eddie Smith, the eight-year-old grand- son of Mrs. E. P. Smith, who lives at the Cairo, was thrown from a high dog-cart Saturday evening and received injuries that at first were thought would be fatal. The litle boy was just coniing out of the Cairo when he spied the cart, which was standing in front, its owner having gone inside. The lad was with one of the bell boys from the house, Cornelius Wil- liams, and asked to be lifted up onto the driver's seat. Williams complied with his request, feeling that it was safe to do so, as the man was standing by the horse’s head. Eddie took the reins in his hands and pretended to drive. He also had the whip in his right hand, and without warning to the man who was holding the horse, he struck the animal a couple of times right sharply. The horse was a spirited one, and at once started off, dragging the man along with him. The man did his best to stop the animal's flight, but the horse turned onto the sidewalk, throwing the cart against a tree. The cart was demolished and the little boy was hurled out, striking his head on the sidewalk. He was picked up and carried to his grandmother's apart- ments still unconscious. The best of med- ical attendance was at once summoned, but it was at first thought the boy could not live through the night. This afternoon, however, he was resting more easily, and it was said that ro operation would te necessary and that he might pvll through after all. Both the boy’s parents are dead and he lives with his grandmother, who was preparing to leave for her home in the west In a few days. ——.—__ Field Marshal Yamagata, who is en route to Moscow, where he will represent the Empercr of Japan at the coronation cere- monies, arrived in Paris yesterday. CARING FOR 300 CHILDREN Persons Who Are Disposed to Disregard Their Parental Duties. Report of the Agent of the Board of Children's ‘Guardians—Some Interesting Facts. Agent Herbert W. Lewis of the board of chiidren’s guardians has submitted a report of his work done durigg the month. The report, which was submitted to the board Saturday, says: 5 “Since the last meeting of the board ap- plications have been received on behalf of ferty children whom it was desired to have taken in charge. Of these, twelve were white and twenty-eight colored. Fourteen were known to be children of unmarried parents, and of these, four were children of mothers having from one to three others. Of the forty cases reported for investiga- ticn, six were referred to other more ap- propriate agencies, and arrangements were effected for private support of seven. “In eighteen cases we definitely refused to promote the commitment of the children, or to burden the courts with further and more authoritative examination, for such reasons as evident intention to deceive re- garding the parentage and condition of the children, non-residence, and the absence of any such condition of destitution, suffering, or abandonment as would bring the chil- dren within the intention of the statute creating the board. Six cases have been presented in court, resulting in four perma- hent and two temporary commitments. Three cases are still under consideration. “I am more and more impressed with the importance of this part of the work which is being done, and with the absolute neces- sity of surrounding the reception of chil- dren at public expense with the safeguards supplied by proper preliminary examination and legal and binding commitment, when necessary. The nature and number of the frauds attempted make up @ 1 couraging commentaary upc tion of parental duties by e of our population. Neglectful Parents. “Such attempted frauds are usually aban- dened and the applications are withdrawa upon receipt, by applicants of the infor- mation that children are only received by the bo: upon orders of the courts of ihe District made upon presentation of sworn testimony touching the facts tn the case, und will only be restored to relatives upon proper showing that the conditions which made it an act of mercy and charity to take the children in the first place have been permanently changed. direct special attention to the fact that in a single month we have been able to jrovide for the support of six children at the expense of fathers heretofore neg- lectful, and that in one additional case a home was provided for an illegitimate in- fant without official intervention. This seems to me to illustrate most clearly the fact which it is no longer possible to doubt —that the vice of parental negiect, like most others, thrives best in secrecy, and that the duty placed upon this board of bringing such cases to the notice of the courts of the District has a powerful effect \pon persons who are disposed to disregard their parental duties. Disposition of the Children. “O. the six children received during the month, two were sent to the George Mauls by Memorial Home and four were boar out. Two children heretofore under tempo- rary care were restored to their parents and seven were provided with free nomes on indenture. Arrangements were also completed for the transfer of two boy from an institution in which the rate pald is $10.25 per month each to family homes where the rate paid will be $5 per month each for one year; for the retention of one in her boarding home without further pay- ment, and for the transfer of one from a boarding home to the home of her mother without expense to the board for mainte- hance, but subject to supervision, and to be taken in charge again should her interest seem to demand such cction. “Computing from the rates to be paid for the children received by commitmen:s and by returns from free nomes, and from those paid for the children now to be main- tained at reduced rates, or without further expense for maintenan2e, we find thai ax a result of the month's work we have re- lieved the board of a monthly expense of over and above the normal increase the e number of its wards, while actual monthiy saving henceforth on Work of the month of April ited eighteen children during the month and filed the usual reports. 1 have completed the consideration of and recommended final action upon twenty-nine applications for children on various terms. Of these, fourteen were approvals and fif- teen rejections. Twenty new applications for children have been filed during the month,”" Where They Are Located. ‘The report shows the tctal number of chil- dren now in the care of the board to be 300, distributed as follows: In institutions where boerd is paid—National Colored Home, Industrial Home School, 7; George Maulsby Memorial Home, 16; House of Good Shep- Mary's Industrial School, 2; herd, 4; St total in institutions for whom board paid, 42. In homes where board is paid, Total on expense for maintenance, 114. In free homes on trial, 57; in free homes on indenture, 117; in free homes, appren- ticed, 6; in institutions where no board is paid, 1; at large, unsettled, 5. Not on ex- pense for maintenance, 186. Total, 300, The children residing in family homes are distributed, geographically, as follows: In the District of Columbia, 110; Maryland, 55; Virginia, New Jersey, 5; Pennsylvania, 11; Delaware, 2; New York, 1; Alabama, 1, Total, 252. ———.__ The Shakespeare Club. Saturday evening last this club held its annual celebration in honor of the anni- versary of the birth of Shakespeare, at the residence of Mrs. Somers on M street north- west. There was an excellent program, and a large audience, who thoroughly en- Joyed It. The program included scenes from “Ham- let,” “Much Ado About Nothing.” “Kk Henry IV," “The Merchant of Veni “Twelfth Night,” a recitation, Hayes,” Miss Amy Leavitt; a highly inter- esting and scholarly paper on “Shake- speare’s Fairy Kingdom,” hy Mr. George C. Gorham, and the following musical num- bers: Tosti's “Could I,” Mrs.Watson Smith; Leach’s “Let All Obey,” Mr. Chas. F Roberts; Dana's “Among the Lilies,” Mr. -W.D. McFarland; Arditi’s “Se Seran Rose,” Miss Edna Scott Smith, who gave for an encore “Nita Gitana,"” by Dekoven, and songs by Miss Annie Louise Miller and Mr. J. Henry Kaiser. Miss Helen D. Slater, Mrs. M. L. Hazard and Mr. ‘Theodore Frie- bus, jr., were the accompanists, Among those present were Mrs. J. H. Whitaker, Geo. C. Gorham, Mrs. Theodore Friebus, Mra. Richard Mauss, Mrs. I. R. Bangs, Misses Alice and Fannie Bangs, Mies May Decring, Miss J. E. Richards, Mrs.'J. Richards, Mrs. I. Green, Miss Hot. le, Mrs. A. G. Adams, Misses Cons' and Edith Adams, Mrs. Emily Hort, L, Crandall, Miss Lynch, Miss 2. V. Brown, Miss J. E. Thompson, Mrs. Hopper- ten, Mrs. Geo. A. Myers, Miss Shade, Mrs. Theodore Birney, Mrs. C. Davis, Miss Julia Slcsson. Gentlemen—The Corean ambassa- dor, Dr. Richard Mauss, Theodore Birney, Chas. Davies and T. Carus. A Lecture on Palmistry. An entertaining lecture was delivered Saturday evening at 1435 K street by Chelro, the English palmist, to a large au- dience. He took up the history of palm- istry from the very beginning and traced the development of the science from its inception in India through all the stages until the present day. He showed a num- ber of hafid reproductions, including those of Ingersoll, Mark Twain, Louise Chandler Moulton, the Duchess of York, the Comte de Paris, Rev. C. H. Parkhurst, Joseph Chamberlain and many others, and showed some of them on a screen to illustrate statements about the palm of the hum: a hand. Cheiro is a young man, keen and cultured, and, although no one knows his name, he will not divulge his tdentity, bu: simply says that he has a mission to per- form. His lecture was Mstened to with deep attention and evident enjoyment by those who were presen: 3 “Hiram For a pue, sweet cigarette latest — Sweet Moments. None better. uy SECOND CONFERENCE. ngton District Epworth Le: Meeting tm Thix City, The second annual conference of the Washington District Epworth League, M. . Church South, will be -held in the Meth- odist Episcopal Church South, Rev. J. T. Williams, pastor, Tuesday and Wednesday May 12 and 13. It is expected that there will be present five. delegates from each league, senior and junior, in addition to the pastor of the church. The delegates will be entertained by the members of the Alexandria leaguers at thelr homes. Sessions will be ‘held at. 9:80 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day, and Tuesday evening a grand rally and mass meeting will be held in the church. The topics selected are those of practical use to all lei ie workers: “Why the Ep- worth League?” by Rev. W. F. Locke of Marvin Church, Washington, D. C.; Outlook for the Future,” Mr. Woodward, Washington, D. C.; “Ss atic Giving—Shall the League Lead!” Rev. J. T. Williams, Alexandria, Va “League Recreations,” Rey. D. L. Blak . Beall, C, B. Button and oth- The Departments of Work, fifteen utes in the committee room of each the first, second and third departments; “Ten Minutes Each With the Secretary “Value of Cabinet Meet- stem- ings,” Mr. Fred E. Woodward; “The J nior League, Its Mission and Purpose, Miss Lizzie Hummer of Washington, D. C., and Miss Edith Strickler of Marshall, Va.; sample service by the Alexandria Junior League; “Question box for nut- cracking questions concerning league work,” presided over by Rev. John Kuotl, Washington, D. C.; two-minute r ports from each league in the district At the grand rally of Epworth Leaguers Tuesday evening addresses will, it is ex- pected, be made by Re Grubb of Leesburg, Va. Rev. Mr Williams, Re zs of Nor- folk, Va., and Coke Smith af Lynchburg, Va. es ATH AN ACCIDENT. Dr. Moffatt. Remains Tale ada for Interment. The jury of inquest summoned by ner Hammett to investigate the the killing of Dr. Moffatt by a the Columbia Railway Company, whic stated in The Star, occurred at a vers ly hour Saturday i met m. that day at Lee's undertaking ment, after hearing the testimony of rendered a verdict exonerating Gripman Atwell and Conductor Glasscock from cl blame. Those who were before the jury were Dr. blish- and, witnesses, ©. A. Glazebrook, deputy coroner, who made un examination of _ the Frank Bates, a passenger on the car killed the unfortunate man; Dr ; ! Adams, who was summoned to Dr 5 fatt's aid; Lewis Clotts, a telegraph opera- tor, and the gripman and conductor in charge of the car. “The investigat nh was conducted at t length by Coroner Hammett, some of the memb=rs of the jury also participating, but noth developed to show how the unfort man came to be lying on the track, and verdict as above stated was rendered. The funeral of the deceesed took place yesterday afternoon at Foundry M. £. Church, 14th and G streets northwe: was conducted by the pastor, iev. O. Brown. There was a 1s atrendan hysicians and frien sermon | Dr. Brown was short very and he also read the deceased having been a member of t order at the time of his death. At the con- clusicn of the services the remains were taken to the Baltimore and Potomac tion, from whence they were sent t rio, Canada, where a brother fatt resides, for interment. —_ AMONG THE TOILERS. was but Masonic Cixar Makers Have a Meeting—The Workingmen’s Library. An important meeting of the members of the Cigar Makers’ Union was held Satur- Gay cvening and a committee was appo’ «6 to visit the proprietors of all the steaw boaas running out of the city and ask the to use union made cigars exclusively o1 their boats during the present season Labor day committee, composed of M. C. 4. Cooke, Henry Weaver and John W gate, was appointed. The Capital Railway Company's bill provide rapid transit’ between Cone Heights and the city proper was una mously indorsed by the Street Railway As- sembly at its m Saturday evening Announcement was also made that thirt five members who were dropped from t roll some time ago for non-payment of were reinstated. A committee was «))- pointed to meet a similar committee from a number of the other local labor organiza- tions in the District who will mect tomor- row evening and see if the beer boycott cannot be made more effectual in tl ture than it has been for some time The committee on uniforms was reqy to ask the manzgers of the various street railways represented in association to allow the men to purchase their uniforms at such places as they see proper. The directors of the Workingmen’s reau of Labor and Library Assoctation met yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Jennie L. M roe, chairman of the committee having charge of the entertainment given Mond last at Masonic Hall for the benefit of 1 bureau, submitted a report, which was ap- proved. A vote of thanks was tendered to all who had participated in the affair. Mrs. Monroe also reported that a number of books have been donated to the library since the last meeting, among them being the Itbrary of the National Club, which. is said, hes become extinct. Secretary Malder’s report was also very encouraging and stated that the influence of the organization was being gradually ex- tended. ——— Opening of River View. The River View excursion season opened yesterday and nearly 1,600 people availed themselves of the ineugural trip of steamer Samuel J. Pentz to this delightful and popufar resort. This boat has been overhauled and refitted and is now one of the handsomest boats plying on the river. She will make trips every Sunday until the opening of the regular season, which will occur about the middle of May, when she will resume her daily trips. The threats n- ing weather yesterday had no effect on the spirits of those who took the trip, and a merrier, happier crowd of excursionists would be hard to find anywhere. The music was furnished by Christian Arth's excellent orchestra, which added much to the enjoy- ment of the day. The business manager of the establishment for this season will be Mr. William F. Carne of Alexandria, and he will endeavor, with Capt. Randall. to keep up the name and prestige of the piace as a resort for amusement, pleasure and sclid comfort during the approaching hot weather. The novelty at River View this s will be “shooting the chute.” This wil completed In about two weeks, an? 3 when finished, be one of the finest in the country. It is being erected just north of the dining room, and the platform t* to be sixty feet high. holding about 200 people. ‘The incline is 360 feet long, running down into an artificial lake 300 feet long, 130 feet wide and about 3 feet in depth. is will be surrounded with a board walk and seats for the comfort of those who desire to witness the sport.. The boats will slide down the incline upon tracks, z out upon the lake and, on being the chute, hauled up on an ¢ Each boat will hold six passe dining room will be under the care of Mrs. Randall this year and the European pian will be established In conjunction with the American plan. The Lone Star P!ea<ure Club will give an excursion to River next Sunday. —— Thefts Reported. A Credenda bicycle belonging to Dr. B. S. Carroll of 1110 F street was stolen sev- eral days ago from in front of his h Cc. L. Beatty of 3 Pennsylvania nue reports the theft of a lap ro! the whip from his carriage while near Park avenue and 15th street Saturday night A black cheviot sult of clothes belonging to Wm. Raszell, 716 Jeckson alley, was stolen from the yard in rear of his house yesterda Mrs. F, R. Warren, 1947 4th street north- east, complained to the police this morn- ing that a gold spoon and a patr earrings were stolen from her terday. morning. Charles Brill, 308 Pennsylvania informed the police this morning brown oyercoat was stolen from ni Seturday afternoon. of Kg house yes- avenve,