Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1896, Page 10

10 HE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896-FOURTEEN PAGES. = = = = = ——- c = — = a = ee LIEVE HIM GUILTY AMUSEMENTS. AMONG THE TOILERS tine ong a he coer omar AMUSEMENTS. EXC URSIONS ETC. C3 . s ee 01 or erganiz2d | EPWORTH LE. AT METZEUTT — Lafayette Square Opera House.—“An Ar. Securing an eizht-nour day for erga 5 LEAGVE, AT METZE) al B Soak AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT, —= ti a fel” has quslities: which ought to labor people throughout the United States. ~ YE OLDE FOLKES Cotoni ‘each Excursions = a ey eee ee irienes, da0u! | Gauteal’ Laker (Uatons Gounders Many | a, 2, totter recently, received here Pre CONCERT, AND HECEETION, | suner, | _. Palace Steamer “Jane Moscley:' ‘ 5 fi tisfiy ing i pnd It to a large constituency, juds-| Qentral Libor Tnion dent Gompers says: “Or course, we cannot ection of Mr. : wer, A irand Opera House.—No perform- | Byltimore Police Satisfixd Cocking is the | comme 2 cons ys: * , ps re oy ; ee See y a ee E Ing from (he mannor tn which similar en- Qu(etions what success Swill attend the general Rendrvell eats at Meturrtt nape: Season vein Saturday, May, Aca —“A Tammany Tige ‘urderer, tertainments has found favor. seve At ones Gh ee oe ¢ se ‘ > simplici » story being Ss will be mii y our fellow Rooks new open and churches, Sunday schools an Colu pi Cory an 2 in its dramatic simplicity, the story being workmen in many locaiities; and the only LECTURE It tonn Bde oncicticn may ercure ecine utes, sylvania av _Hxhinition of of a kind which may be guarante:d to} ales, uestion Haw: Ia whetnee teen ore oe Ry THE Terms amazingly tow for delightful all-day cxcure the Kinetos The Charles County Suspect Safe fm | cause no mental fatigue—unless idle curi- | New Branch of dhe A. F. of L.—iu) Kenal er international anions which ‘nave | Dew D), J, Stafford, D. D. | Megat ihe ezatina Peromnc. aap Kernan’s Ly osity should arouse an ambition to bring Gee atiecuiy rent ene wore Passed through so eracial a test as that of » UW. de » UW. Wd. 9 “ : tf Drawing Card: foe the Baliimore Jail—He Re- tegether the various attenuated threads of tie’ recent indust el os wal Re ina FOR A CHARITABLE OBJECT. Tans oO COACH FROM 1312 1 sT.— Lafayette Square Opera House.—“An Art- 4 Musically, fece does rot standpoint. position to make a teht along the line. SURIECI tiy Artin ze, ete, 10 a.m, 2 pin, ists Motel” fuses to Talk, SHS Seceo Ten atin eae nuinbers TAEMCE Hiner Ta AWe eXpect that each worker will do his SURIELT Hrijen Wesivendaps. iil hie Metzerott Music Hall.—Concert by Maud WhHIGH have @. sparkling Jollty which is = duty; that each union will push on the | “Dickens, His Power and Pathos me .—Arlington. Tw Powell and Rudoiph von Scarpa. quite Offenbachian. But the cold-blooded ‘ CBE verse ouke re dy fe pairs ea nes —— ————___~. nal ‘Pheater.—“The Strange ‘i _ P vhie! ' ow sro ditty, a : eting of the Cen- © wage earner’s full enjoyme : aaa! Berens 2 uae mhe Whictlve Coon’ Wea beer epprone: | tat y Gior Unienhee ue -Dusteict at Columns | ibertye ste tall trulist of Nis tuber the Gay Se las Cure. gath and J streets |g wife and sister inlaw near ba, Plata, | St%4 9 constitute a ionsense-song entitled | iin) gy the mew ranch of the American | Nett hie shall have tees ours af iabor snd | Aller? ¢ Grand ‘Opera House. y VE; ‘encert by Mr. A, D, Mayo and | his wife and sis sty, lodeet ON yee ee ise tGetioe ae ;| Federation of Labor will hereafter be | make life worth living, ta make eto te eee ; stand Charles county, Md., was safely lodged in| picion over the entire production as to its m Sanday: May O'clock ab of Washington, a jail at Baltimore yesterday. He preserves | origina! Miss Mare Studholne is an | known, was attenddd by the largest number copie bad OmeBhood more Neca a and) Sunday, May 3 06, 8 Yel jock pM. eran eae See : ci P cl » wom slegates (the re yet hee: esent. dbo spy, the day when man = eax’ Tih stwh, 4 am, ret’ ing by EXCURSIONS TOMOKROW. the rilence he has maintained since accused aaa Woisht hs vive eto ue. Bye Sees a ores n sameanatine shail count his de oon A free cing his broth- ) TrckKErS..... . 0 CED FARE (ROUND T av) Serer rh aont he: aa of the er State's Attorney Posey Pas! aniity and a grotesque dancer of -lecided Sead en a aera toler Equally as himself, when man’s | peewee Sentn on male on or after Tournd yt | Tieketms with Muwut ” Vernon” ads Steamer Ma er for Mount Vernon, | denied that Cocking was removed to Halti- lience. Maurice Warkoa contributes a | PePresentatives of sixteen organizations an-| inhumanity to. inat shall he’a question of | an ae alias Geasd Gia Gree | Goede ht and omen tae Marshal! Hall, Glymont and intermediate | more for fear of lynching. He says the jaughing song, which is both amusini and | Swered to their names when the roll was the R . pace eee free and apes-caste sti . y ELEGANT CAPE Od STEAMER landings at lu ner was removed because the insecure | artistic. There ace attractive young so- | called. Credentials were received of addi- allied people will view our era — = ——— 5 Will also tanke river lend ld for Colonial Beach and | condition of the jail at La Plata would | men in large numbers, and the costuming | tonal delegates from Columbia Typograph- Lee berg and wonder why we LafayetteSquare NOUR Pierson | pause for tre pera 7 alm. is attractive and tasteful. The audience | ia) q- ate np eae Z 3 and|| ove endured it soon. < ale toca ate : ‘orfotk ana| have cossary to place a manner | et cued atuate and aguticaee | ical Union, Granite Cutters and Bakers and peal oy Rae alent ; vat Sue for Norfolk and) oe guar arge of the man, and safety | often. The performers represent ‘a ood | CeDfectfoners’ Union. White Pine Laths Are the Rent. pestinnes: Ms : > ee a . seach | and economy were best met by placing him | average of ability, and the entertainment | Chairman Joseph P, MeCrinch of the La- 50. eros : se THE Hr or ‘ IN 1 IANOS- AND ORGA “t_nerthwest.—Tally-ho coach may ere | Eee [Mae peered ee a rule cere eel were : Reon aie 1,000, Libbey&Co.,6th st.& N.Y.ave DOGE EWA 2 ete John bridge at 10 and p.m} in the jail at Baltimore. Marshal Frey of | may be a 2 1 ta of | Lor day committee reported com-| “a tvertizement, _ ie = dis n bridge the Haltimore police force has made] {he very quict humor Wwhteh appeals with | mittee was in communication with the if. ee 70-London Burilesquers-70 The H nae us is ASS | e¥orts to eet Cocking to talk since hix ar-| $0 TUG success | Peithout va following in| %TeMt organizations represented in the For Divorce. aS fs F o Nave youn ow satistied of jail alate se Cnet succes as this country. Central Labor Union; that committ es Virginia L, Maddox has filed a petition AN ABTIST’S MoD El. . © the best mowe va istied 5 E vere belie te e par vac) 4 mu T Carter & Co. tb Pa. ave. | med up the matter to a Baltimore Sun re-| Grand Opera Honse.-Charlle Shaw's | We being appointed on the part of each | tor divorce from William 3. Maddox, the A Big aud Brilliant, Eater The Most Desirable a = = porter as follows: Comedians in the two-act musical comedy, | t© assist in making arrangements for the} papers in the © veing withheld from Authors of he e anaae-abe NSU E Vee Coa er Marshal Frey's Analysis. ARE iin (it was film-fam ror Charl. | proper observance of Labor day, and that | publication, “= 2 t ° 1 to our care. Clean ‘em like new. ‘ cic iq | Regan a two-weeks’ engagement at the | a conferenee in remer Hemmatter ofall — P ff h P rd em, mothproot tre. Drop postal. | “After my interview with Cocking,” said | Grand last night, and after one consecutive theveummlttete Sin we hel a the nets Impressive Service. << Frobman. 1anoo ereriod. on calls. M.R.Thorp.4s8 Maine ave. Mars! Srey, vic! yas closet- | performa dit. There 5 Wason calls. SE ESSN BANS Re pops a ine) es Ga ea tut tne | future. , An Impressive service was that held last o RIVALS.” a . 27, | cd with him for some time, I feel sure that ¢ is attendance, bu Under the call for reports of unions, the |. ¢ a ; The excellence of ny quali- Arb: fee, 2e. Johnston's, paze he is Elie murderer of nis Wile cea hin «ic | DIRS WAS f00 andevillc, and ita reception ors” Union, electrical workers’ and |¢Vening at the Church of the Epiphany, = is : Was not an ovation. It wasn't all bad, t BEGIN SPRING HOUSECLEANING | ter-in-taw. He impresses me as being ¢u by having us paper the rcoms guisite peper. $2 up. Nolte A SPLENDID OPP( TORS ¢ ‘Truste, le of yatuable im estate on Zid street nort and N, containing 2454 ground, less, te fr dvertisement of Dowling & ( w I Paper, House Painting Shades HENDERSON, jal pric RICHARD W. Johnston's sy west bety - May 1. with our ex- slo uth st. RTUNITY FOR IN- BUILDERS. roy ot having an ag- nd 2 inches. Thos. and Window 1113 F stn. Groceries, page 7. CITY AND DISTRICT. MARKUS LEAGUE. ST. Annua Held at Asceasion st Night. The Church of the Ascension was crowd- ed to the doors last night, and hundreds ‘alled to gain entrance who wished to at- the nual service of St. Mark's ague, which was there held. thirteenth annual of Episee 2 announce id deliv the league served to d choir were un swing directors: nn’ s. MacLeod: Caulield; Da ok F the As Ww St m St h of ¢ ined choirs were ur Savior, sor Ji n vestments, down mar and hed in te a w s-hool_ miss: iret his report. league w retin by Chil r 1 by Gonz » all members of and a lar Ince fo see an while Mr. n, who ¥ Colonial choral nent that E. we servi of 1 churebes in shop » audien-e. rt in the ey leaders! n, Frane Daniel ephe a »phil ohn Th: ted when the in th proces the pre Our Wat re on and p brief yea the fj ould view and i tor a he op of Nevada » the Indian lott aiso ou line of The an- which Dr. El- the annual he book of dren, children aga r The was Hall, acters chi died at the beach from he kage of the rrow mori from ince ‘The intermeat will be made in etery. 100 ft. boards for one dollar, beat lumber. F. Libbey & Co., 6th and N.Y. ave. Advert es Greenbrier White Sulphur. in resort, on the udeire tem together with household furniture, Hish-Gea ex at _ Tomorrow. ale of hous: old I chan 100. ft. 1H Ofelia 1d Ohio rail- obtained at and 1421 st. nw. ssing L. W. phur, Green- auction lot of Advt. Anction, tomorrow at lity Never. eo. M. Oyster, jr., 12 —Adyt. pmenxe Saie at Latimer & Co.'s ture of ev: fon & C at Latimer’s, » to bar ce to B yne dollar, best lumber. F 6th and N.Y. ave. dvertisement Spring Race Meeting at Bennings, April isth to May 2d, 1896, The Pen syjvaria railrozd will run spe- etal trains “week day leaving 6th street Station at 200 and 220 p.m., returning at conclusion of race: round trip —Advt. — Money to lend Rate, for the t 5 and 6 per cent on real ests Frank T. Rawlings, 1503 Pa. ave— dvertisement. — Ladies, choosing your ble . emine the beautiful. light, smooth-running 1 $l0e—at ELL Ive. Sia he th street noi elling © tomorrow . resy northwes oon at 4 o'clock, on the » —_— Doors,1%5 th all sizes, All white pine. F.Libbey & Co. Advertisement. nd $100; K h street.—Advt, 4» Chandlee & ating, Frontenac, brick d the reet rnoon at See adver- a mproved prop- tomorrow yremises, * 20e. aplece, Hth&N.Y.ave. scious now that the story he told of the murder was not one that would ‘hold water’ and to be regretting with all his heart the p when it fs too late. This is natural, as he must know that he is in a pretty tight ‘ockirg killed those two women as sure the sun is to rise tomorrow. He was ak and nervous when we were talking to him, and came very near collapsing. I tried to make him tell what he really knew about the matter, but all the reply we got was, ‘I want a lawyer. “The fact that he held a good reputa up to the time this crime was committed is very little in his favor. Lots of criminals lead exemplary lives until a certain point and then go wrorg. From what I can learn Cocking was a man of taciturn dis- position, with a stern exterior, and stub- horn when stubbornness had a chance to show “lf. He is just the man to have done llike this, and there is no doubt did it. The Motive. ve for the crime,” con- sl, “several theories have and some of them may be Attorney Posey gave me on of the positions of when they were found, and correct. a minute State’ de. the two bod! cep When they were this Into consideration, as well a facts which have already been made pub- I may say that my thecry of the mo- this: ing and his wife had not been for some time previous to the tragedy on the west of terms. ‘The day preceding the mur- der they had a quarrel more serious than usual. It was so s s that on the night of the murder Mrs king repaired to a recm to sleep with her little son and Cov ing Sought a bed in another part of the bouse. » Milier knew of the quarrel. Done in a Frenzy. That night, after iring, Cocking Lreotel over the matter. He imagined that he had been wronged, and his disposition was such as to have allowed this belief to work him up into a frenzy. He determined to kill his wife. “When he hel eved all in the house were asleep he went quietly to the room which Ss wife occupied and took the little boy > the room he had left. He procured the from the store downstairs and kill- = while she slept. There n no resistance on her part, the blow which killed her was evidently he first inflicted The + “I do not believ ing had that at this time Cock- thought of killing Miss Miller. I think, an afterthought. Haid the double murder he could traight across the hall from Cocking’s room to that of Miss Miller. he went back through the large as- room to the room where his little as is shown by the blood drops hatchet, however, in-law ko toa that That was, he p anned gone he realized that ew of the quarrel and might na motive for the deed. It e determined to put her out his of the , too. She w sleep when her murderer entered her room, but she may have awakened and resisted suflicienuy to | sive Cocking the blow on his head, which is slight and amounts to nothing at all. y also have scratched his forehead. not hav , but n the first blow that s probably the one back vove the ear, inflicted with the of the hatchet, the tool crushing igh the skull. The marks and cuts on Cocking’s hands he inflicted himself, after the murders had heen committed. He also xed up the robbery story then and laid plans to place the suspicion upon not intelligent enough, however, ave a flawless chain, and, as develop- have proved, his pretense was a very one. If he could not do better than he did, his best move would have been to fle From what I can understand,” continued the marshal, “State’s Attorney Posey has pesitive information from the physicians Who made the post-morten examination of the bodies which would prevent any reflec tions being cast upon Miss Miller, Cocking'’: r-in-law. This would do away with the theory that M Cocking’s jealousy of her sister and conse with her hus- hand had anything to do with the mur- der: — BIBLE SOCIETY. Annual Report and New Officers Elect- ed Last Night. The board of ma 's of the Washing- ton City Bible Society met last evening and prepared the annual report to the society. The committee of arrangements reported that the sixty-eighth anniversary of the society would be held in Central Hall Sun- ay evening next, the address to be deliv- ered by Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage. Dr. George C. Samson and J. Walter Duvall were added to this committee. ‘The committee on the preservation of the records reported that the president of the Washington Loan and Trust Company had offered a place in the company's vaults, fithout cost, for the storage of these rec- ‘The offer was ae The secretary was ords when properly secur epted with thanks led to this committee grant of three Bibles and five Testa- ments was made to Miss Pratt for the poor. At the annual meeting of the Washington City Wible Society, which met immediately after the adjournment of the board of man- agers’ meeting, the annual report was re- ceived, and 2,500 copies were ordered to be printed, The report of the anniversary committee of the board of managers was pproved, and Messrs. Shields, Ballantyne and Lyman were appointed a committee on printing. OMcers Elected. The following officers were elected for the ersuing year: President, Rey. A. W, Pitzer, D. D.; vice presidents, A. S. Pratt, Charles Lyman, orge Ryneal, jr.; R. S. Jordan, N. A. Robbins, Z. S. Buckler, Thomas G. Jones, R. W. Fenwick, J. H. Meriwether, A. 3. Caywood; secretary, J. V. A. Shields; treasurer and depositary, Wm. Ballantyne; directors, C. H. Middleton, Lucius D. Alden, orge A. Thomas, Edgar Frisby, W. H. H. Warman, George C. Samson, M. Porter Snell, Daniel Foster, Thomas 13. Stahl, J. E. Slick, Henry C. Stier, Anson S. Tay- lor, M.D. Peck, Benj. F. Fuller, John Leech, W. H. H. Smith, Fred. E. Tasker, P. B. Pierce, J. Walter Duvall, Henry S$. Hurter. > —_ Palings, Spenr Head, per 100, $1.25. F. Libbey & Co., op. Convention Hall.—Advt. satis Invitation Accepted. At a meeting of the Legion of Loyal Women, last evening, an invitation to visit John F. Reynolds Post, No. 6, next Friday evening was accepted, and it was also de- cided to go to Culpeper in a body on Mam- orial day. and there were some good people in the cast, for instance, Chas. ‘T. Aldrich, Rich- ard Quilter, A. W. Maflin, Edw. Begley Joe Daily, Miss Burnes and Dorothy Un. ser, but after the curtain went down the manaxement concluded it wasn't ood h, and dectined to continue. ‘Phe theater will be closed, except on special ons, until Mr. Shaw has an opportu- nity to get together a company chat. will fill the bill and the house. New National Theater. slow in getting into the National last night to > the “Strange Adventures ot Miss Brown,” but by the time the first half of the first act had been pretty thoroughly Gisturbed there was a fine attendance, and the laugh had got started. ‘The plot of it includes one Maj. O'Gallagher (5.A.Locke), ‘The audience was his wife (Miss Jennie Satterlee), Capt. Courtenay (Bob Graham) and Miss Bright- weil (Miss Perdita Hudspeth, The captain, aided by the major and his wife, mi Miss Brightwell, a school girl and a w in chancery, which is a grave offens ape the censequences, and get his wil #way from school and her guardians,Court- enay assum: Brown and Decor “s school, tor a day, to get aw ight falls. Mr. Graham as Mi: S particularly funny because never becomes feminine— that is, effeminate—and he is always aman in woman's attire. As long this im- pression remains, and Mr. Graham ne lets it do otherwise, whatever he may do aly amusing and never immodest. atterlee, as the mafor’s wife, was a whole- some Trishwoman, extremely natural and most attra nd the m: th her. 3 Angela was inty bit, Redpath and Miss Nita Allen, as two of her schoolmates, were good, Miss Rec} ing especially chic. Mr Chas. Coot we atl know, ma hit as He Moser, the music te He hail the part only since hight, and when he has handled it for a while will tone it dewn and improve it. The play is throughout, and thouch thete are 1 opportunities for coarseness, they do m: tertalize except in one short conver between the detective and the princips the school, which might he cut out with ad- Vantage to the general tone. Academy of Music.—I1. ly S written som stage, and his latest is “A Tamman presented at the Academy last night bef @ lafge audience, Grattan Donne! xood thing: The author in this in- stance has built his play on politic lov and hypnotism, three potent. factors. in modern current even Tammany tigers, ef course, live only in the jungles York, and the scene of the melodrama is aid there. John Crane is a New York mil- lionaire who wants to go to € ongress, and also wants his son to marr, h rich niece, who is in love with Frank Man: eld, Crane's opponent. The hypnotist ab- of Ne ducts the niece, who fs rescued by her lover, and who ts married to him about the time he defeats Crane for Congress, thus making everything end ©X- cellent’ part is Samucl imon Kranizer, the ward boss, who “to the life. Miss Agnes Herndon, as the great hypnotist, did well, and Miss Burt, as the queen of vaudeville, made Ipable hit. Mr. Frark Losec, as Crane, and Mr. Mason Mitchell, as his opponent. were well fitted for their roles and played them suc- cessfully. The scenic effects are a striking feature of the play and the pietures of New York are excellent presentments. Mr. Den- relly was called for at the close of the secend act and made a nice little speech o thanks. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.Considerably strengthened, Fields and Hanson's I) ing Cards opened its second engagem this season at Kernan's last night performance is replete with fi elalties. For a curtain raiser Hilton were acceptable, and was orlginal and very funny. ylor and Chester, Trish comedians, told some funny Stories, and sang several pepular songs. Fields and Hanson, the contributed one of their laughable and performed upon a num instrume several of them inventions of their ow inquevall proved himself a first-class equilibrist, and Miss Phyllis Al- ten sang herself into favor without any difficulty. he has an expressive voice of good range. Stack and LaDell contributed a horizontal bar act that was the hest seen here this season, and Joe Flynn sang some new songs that made a hit, Harrinz- ton and Burns, a clever song and da couple, were acceptable, and a roaring terplece, entitled “The Black ed the show. The Maud Powell Concert Tonight.—The sale of seats for the concert to be given this evening, under the auspices of the Woman's Suffrage Association, by Miss Maud Powell and Herr Rudolph von Scarpa, assisted by Iceal talent, indicates a complete success In a financial as well as a mvsical way. The program, which has been made up will include some of the most striking works that the two principal soloists have rendered elsewhere, while the work of the local talent will be up to a high standard. The local musicians include Mrs. Edwin T. Perkihs, Mis Mr. Finckel and Mr. Rice,while Miss Lou Hellen and Prof. Arnold Meyer will act as accompan Miss Powell comes from New York especially for this concert, and returns there tomorrow to play at night with Anton Seidl. Miss Richards’ Lecture—An_ {Mustrated lecture on the world’s fair will be given lemerrow evening for the beneft of the St. Paul's fair fund, by M'ss Janet Bliza- eth Richards, ‘Te will be given In the large tent on the lawn adjoining the church, corner 15th and V streets, and a most enjoyable evening is anticipated. — De Molay Commandery. An Inspection, review and parade of De Molay Mounted Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar, will be held. Thursday afternoon. The sir knights have been or- dered to assemble at Masonic ‘Temple at 3:45 o'clock, and the commandery will form at 4 o'clock sharp on Sth street northwest, with right resting on E street. Preceded by the mounted band of the sixth United States cavalry, the commandery will move along E street to Gth street, to Pennsyl- vania avenue, to 1th street, to It street, south entrance to the White Lot ellipse, and there await adjutant’s call, which will he ketches er of musical af- oul," clos- sounded promptly at 5 o'clock, when bat- by talion formation will occur, followed i nspection, review and a short parade. FEVESOOO STOVE In every case of Consumption, Booth's “HYOMEI,” the Australian “Dry Air’ treatment, relieves and benefits. If in the first stages It does more. It “Cures by Inhalation.” At all Gruggists, $1.00, or at office. Con- sultation free. Send for free pamphlet. R. T. BOOTH, 23 East 20th street, New York. 4 Seeeeeee sores sede eos eeoroes LEESAIGESEALO a deh ; SAT POPE A bricklayers reported that they had raised the boycott against all the breweries in the District and on the Portner brewery at Alexandria. The cigar makers stated that they had never indorsed the boycott, and several delegates assured the body that at the next meeting of their organization steps would be taken to raise the boycott. A resolution was unanimously adopted in- creasing the membership of the legislative committee to five members, and the chair appointed Mr. John A. Brett as one of the new Befcre he could name the other a motion was made and uranimously adopted that President Spohn be also made a member of the committe The form of a contract which it is pro- posed to submit to business men upon prop- er occasions, and which was reported to the union by the committee having charge of the matter, wi refer 1 back to the com- mittee for the purpose of revision. The same action was taken in r a resolution deciaring that before a bo: cott shall become effective it must not only Pave the indorsement of the Central Labor Union, but also of the Building ‘Trades Council as well as of the organization im- pesing it. The matter of contract work for the triet of Columbia was discussed at some Jength, and it wi ted that the legisla- tive committee is ly preparing a bill Dis- s alr on the subject, which will be 1 ted to Congress in a short Ume. v Labor Outlook, After the edjournment of the Central Labor Union last night one of the promi- bent members of the organization, in spowk- ing of the labor outlook, said to a Star re- Phe conditions at the beginning of nt building season are much bet- ter than they have been for s ars, A larger per cent of th are ow eimplo: e ING, thou: uflfitient to al eral y the there demana a orb the unemp bunds h, ve is not “There is a gradual incre in the Vvol- ne of Work and a comp: busy son is anticipated. “The erection of Ube large flats at th and U streets by Portier and th which will be built by Chr. Heu- rich, the contracts for which will soo let, and the erection ot the imme: barn of the Metropolitan railway lue is a lerger line of work than has ‘been con- structed in the elty for some years, anil will require the employment of number of mechanics fer a long tim “It is not anticipated that during the pre ent year there will be a ret con= sitions which prevailed previous to the hard times. Phere may rot be a return to tormer conditions for or un- til the large mumber of es frat tenant nd building bee ary to supply a demand. Tt 4s the expericnce of pin the building trades that the iast th yea have been the cheap pe- riod, the SLof construction being st 25 per leas than for many previous, This tendency to cheap Ss largely reduced the aggresate ex- astruction, but sulted in inferior ances the margi an Federation National Painters’ Union, whose headquar- ters are in Italtimore. The exccutive olfivers of the National American Federation of Labor are at this Absolutely Pure. A cream of startar baking powder, Win leavening strength, pited States Goverment Food ‘Ieport. conducted by the English missioner, Rev. . Hay Aitken. There was the usual large hee the members of which appeare 1 1 ties, together with its phenomen? durability, has won it the indorse- - “RIVALS” deeply interested in the wo Or te URE SEATS THKOL ment of eminent musicians every- speaker. The usual after-mecting was GUZMAN. where. held, to which a large number remained. e ApS 925 Penna. ave. Droop's. Wherever the Hardman ts usd It affote = _ 3 ——————— the utmost @elight and satisfaction ite SPTSEHSOOSSOOSETED ONS CEES Order Choice Séats Weauthful tone, reeponsive tac cal per- - Fad, SAGE CAST EN fect action Will compel your adiuiration x and commendution wield sou ty ne bere The Rivals salerag gen Do Y ou THOUGH Brown & Pianos Easy ont: men 5350 for $275 Pes Two Theater Exchange, ELLIS) MUSIC STORE, 937 Pa, Avenue. “Maud Powell, ASSISTED BY Rudolph von Scarpa Simp m Know that the ry 4 ealth and proper action of an of the bod upon h, vitalized blood ? KNOW that an impure state of the blood invites disease? DO You Keow tired feeling is due to poor, thin, impure blood? Perr PHELSAE 2 AP DP DPMS thatebloss rte be F no Sou GAGW Ae ars Hilo weak & * if the blood is imp6verishe! + Z And Eminent Home ‘Taient, % il give a concert at és i” —— _ 4 METZEROTT HALL DO YOU KNOW the trae eure for ner * eee Z DO YoU KNOW that very sericus aie 4 < 4 es B ae WU SIC CO, S po You KNOW that gare, rich tout ts wi MUSIC HALL © the eufeguard of health DLUMGIAN UNIVERSITY Steamship tek 1 & vO YOU KNOW you onght to purity your & va. pats of th as Mood now with a few bottles of Zz EORGETOWN UNIV ticket agents f g Ps At Georgetown Fi It mio FStN OW. 2 9 ¢ WEDNESDAY, Apell = & S| _Adinission, 25 cents. _ Ose = all ¢ METZEROTT MUSIC + Sarsapari a ¢ Play, ay 1 Sent eens ne 3) Mr. S. B. ficCormick Pi an O= eure Liver : Hood’ ’s Pills Will Prevent Mis F rat a Ah pea ‘ take,easy to ope CaN Reuni ted Cor untry.” feta nt Nactoey a SPE POOE SSS IESTOLS SCTE TE Gea. Spink ri . ee aa D. G. Pfeiffer &Co ————— . =| See cee A ae « Jotn M. MeEtroy a W cl ry ITEMS r a G ca : Wil ee nds. pags got uth St. N. ° “Quick Meal Gasoline §: Justice aii 8 gies MAL ASSLALL =—_ oo its name implies—the be r. The 5 ve handle. 2-burner Gasoline as Reserved Seats. and ea anders & Stayman’ The ae =—- Rest Service. 68 Ww Ie - - ‘ ae ay a Crawford’s. Square & Upright and their cay tins. i Kennebec m their own i $40—$50—-$60—$75.| PIANO The re perfe -thy ing them, Our building is Carpet Clecning Wks wing of ¢ Houghton Co., 1214 F st. KEISass ty The din of ™m. ay be ad were All is disorder here. carpenters, bus) we heard on every whiz-3m, ky floor— __ 1 THEATER, — ft Crabs, Crinth the Finest and da aes rail hats : Reecaa eo nnete ALL. THIS WI inducements not commensurate profits has heen sc small that a goov ext in the World, FIELDS & HANSON'S i > surroundings, we wou of work was impossible. In the cons At R. A. Golden's fish and game stands, .WING C with the surroundings, we would tion of a building, in things else. | Center Market. Hundreds of dozens re” DRAWING CARD feel a delicacy in asking you to cheapness will not. secur stand it e Also. New Span Headed by : a < ese has become an adage with ‘nose of the ‘ompanoes and 1} rit AND HANS come here amid so much confu- building trades that ‘low price makes low sh—don't fors we are the p The Tre Pinirrors og Masi al Comedy, sion, s the conditions are, how- work!” Largest cool thing: our Ey " ro Raat Labor Notes. ay market, and. our ‘Auta nail Sinker ae tamara ever, pare the gainers. An op- o SS. anor. xt Wiek Sa red ~ + i The cemmittce on organization of the Phone S44. ap25-tf MEANY portunity to buy STANDARD Gene aes re ee or Rockbridge ¥ Finest Made, Pon PIANOS “for a song” docs not ranizing el crafts: An), this: ‘city: $4 per gal.; $1 quart bottle; Sue. pint; 2 i arescnt asak unions ender charter of American Fodera-| gample bottle, LYNCILS, dud Sih’ st. nw z often present itself. tion of Labor. Since the organization of | fez5-tu&stt S Serr os inacenttelibeas itvomualone naveriee ator! 1G1 oMucilage silcka everything le. MADRID Fer $5 cash, $5 monthly. d and chartered. flac © sticks every -10e, T N QUA Steliway Square, rund cor Cia mh5-t,f,stf i a carved wel The commitiew ts convinced, after a full | _ fe - MANDOLI Q RT arved - : > consideration of the lecal labor situation, | ~~~ vo nents, A.M trons se Whidda HUW Ws IE: that the labor of the District can be more | AMU SE MENTS. ead eee eee ig mais! aaitin ue mat mew days. @Boys fully and effectually organized than in the — —_—_______ = x Size past, ard th: the condition of several Assiste by air 7 ieee “vibe * crafts is such as to make it necessary for | Chompoou-sterry, Miss Eleanore ON grap errr: - their best interests to erganize usiens and | em O¢ y ra teinerte Wanliti, Me, George aitn, hota KutaEN, aaccod Rue $75 bring them into alliance with the central RR tues vem ale sextendedaless alike wil APOLLO QUARTET. For $10 cash, $ie monthly. vitation to all unions in the Dis- | 25 ¢ = Six CABINET GRAND) UPRIGirt to aiiliate with the Central iabor | ft S| The dai FISHER, sunboeany caso, vohuuiad ge . and i committee is nightly engaged | 3 ¢ Fel EE) Gi Shoe ako F D350 ting the locals ard bringing the taat- |< + _ : size. It sld a ses 3 ter to the attention, ; . Li Sa Tee Wa | STV rrr, watnut case, Special interest is felt among the mes igre? irand May wid bat 3 epee aga - hers of the varlous trade union crafts (g slumbia Children’s Grand May nag eat peta $250 the Prorosed otanladtion i a painter Par Ors Kermiss 25 union In the Distric 1 his will not only be ay ‘ eT Brand-new PIscupr wer nT Labor, throvgh the Central Labor Union MINMIE ASD OM Nut eels, co 0250 here, but will also be represented in the | O19 Pa, Ave. 8-4, this2t YEE SQUARE OF ° DAY IVE, MAY 4, AT ae Sanders Positively ste. anid served eeate WHtLOUL eat “ ea _~ Keg ae os, O) ns Delorme Paintings |©AP!7 Tal. RIDING P PARK. I 3 27 | F Street. TUE EXINEITION IS FREE. House and Herrmann’s, NE. COR. TIM AND I STS, IMORE RE, 13. N. CHA LADIES’ apaste iy i CED PROM Warranted @ i Q T9 GQ Waten, $4, Kew 1p 0) where for $1 VE : ; ; N EW NATIONAL THEATER, . iB RY NIGHT. MA . YNESDAY AND 5. bes URDAY. et “ws V <y a4 WONT WILT ‘This Season's Langbing ‘cess Of New York, Bos- Mr. W. D. cingghadatiiace ‘at Kral ton and Philaddplia, me STRANGE 2 URES or TLACK ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., wand & 7 106 Wall st, bY iz ¢ o sseaaeieetonseete G sts. maw, | = Tilustrated by = ae { ? 3 = CTIRSTON . / i | . Rogers’ Comedians. SXCURSIONS ieitz WOAT GAR CUTICURA bo? John R. Rogers’ Comed : Gleitz | emu | Everything that 1s cleansing, purifying ang | ONE LONG Lue Eek aa i wie, | beautifying for the skin, scalp and halr of tnfants | Next week—Hoyt’s “A Midnight Bell." ap2v-tt Piano | PESt Bae ter, and ehlidren the CUTICURA REMEDIES will do. == = ° ° 1ano. BS 4 They speedily cure Aehing aul burning ecxenas, | CADEMY. Prices, 26, £0, Se. end $1. THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS VERY strein cleanse the scalp of ‘scaly humors, purify the Wed. and Sat, Mats., 25 and 50¢., Reserved. INSTRUMENT TO THE MUSIC LOVING (OOM veable und unfailing. Sold everywhere, f| 2 THANG LINE. BEIT Is Ate emma ae JACOB LITT § PRODUCTION, Every day in the sear for Fortress Monroe, | OMEMALE THAT USUALLY ASKED at “I i Nortolk, Newpor points: ny , aus ALL Nis iS Advice to ———————— — the eels te folate “palace Stcena iE gh) A SURICTLY MGI aS GST Ruptured people A ByH. Grattan Pennety| rs : tase « ee Bnectiont avenue SEES E —costs nothing tere, yet a Tittle talk MM GW.MINNSICK, Mae. SILLS with one of our trues | M sees truss is not perfectly cass, ¥ IN| B sees fetus fit sou with a more comfntatte , DEPP p me stistecucaicintced cr mms | TCER, | ise People. | K Stoo 5 wee o | ue p Rok A. A. Smith & Co., 1108 F St. “The Romance of Coon Hollow. . - . . i x ¢ . ap2s-12d i on nsnis Snore, Leia Unequaled in Tone, Touch, Work- ROPOLITAN CIRCULATING LIBRARY, ing room service and ts sapplied | manship a “Durability. Pladam Le Fevre’ OES PHMNEG Ames | He eats amon sa ttl | mamship and “Drab ada Vres niagazines a speclalt Norfotk ca SECONDHAND IT AND PIANOS © t MARES AT ALLE TEMPLE OF BEAUTY, | finns! he old stand, 1110 F st, METZEROTT oe Mf hguicee by Feces Be At the olf stand, st., METZI Didg. 7 a Toning and i tory Espe Facial massage, steaming, all treatment for the GOLUNBIA iA A AGADE iY a y. complexion; also mantcuring end shampooing. One oF ie ant gt Wasuiyston. will Me far. Wm. Knabe & Co... Some of her wonderful preparations: Royal | &D oo C foot of 7 hingtou a) Freckle Balm, Almond Meal, Royal Creme, Cet- | Charges small. 3s Dk Tages Re Washing, 1422 Penn. Ave. N.W. rert, ete. apilst,thtt | gtreet cars, Jall-iod’ JNO. CALLAHAN, General Manager. | Telephone call No. 1737. mita