Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1896, Page 12

12 . THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1896—-SIXTEEN PAGES. A LIVELY MEETING Northeast Citizens Congratulate Themselves Over Cheaver Gas. OTHER HELPFUL MEASURES PRAISED Keen Criticism of Attorney Thomas and the Commissioners. ee POINTS IN THE DEBATE the Northeast Last night's meeting of Washington. Citizens’ Assoc! as not largeiy attended, but those who were pres- ent did their skare of rejoicing over the P e of the gas and librery bills, al- though the gas bill was not ali that was wanted. Members of the association, how ever, were thankful for what ras done, and have hopes of getting other matters of interest to the people favcrably acted upon by the next Congress. President Tucker said it was gratifying to him to note that the gas bill had been sed and signed. it was not the one wanted by the Commi it was a compromise be- tween company and the Senate cemmi Under the new bill he said there will be an averase saving to the mers during the next five years of , and after the expiration of .the the saving will unt to about nnually. He said that the citizen: will not be to get any furtker red tion for a number of year he president told of the n of the ation in the matter of making the fight for cheaper gas and said that it was the only citizen 3 that was represented at every . The result of the passage of the said, is largely due to the active ken in the matter of th who fully realized citizens would get urder the bene- the gas said he desired to have the seer an editorial from The Star, wh presented the matter in a pl nd sub- stantlal way. The editorial v “All the state contained in edi- true.” said President Tucker. rus to Understand all Serators all mens.” » te the lili sou Ot what it low ary bill the presideat said ed something could be d » to poiice force. The mise Dill said, gives an increase y-five men instead of the that * he said, “it an cutrage when k of the crimes that are being commit ihe suburbs, where there ts perhaps only ore volicemar tc cover sev- eral miles.” Neglect of the Northeast. Reference was elso made to the appro- priation for street improvements, end it stated that the amount seemed to deere each year. Co oft money expended t the northwest, when there are so many unimproved in the rertheast si dent said. is bein the noeth west veing improved, and these i are chiefly put in by mem iT rail a lei: et he he iation, thought the early provision fe pecker tunn cutrage and 2 that the: d be Dangerous Grade Crossings. Frizzell he had *hairman of no the railroad com- formal report to Court ee said or gulations. his rs and ha hai pay prop Soon after he though idered and d the gre ment to remove from track and der- park, as it ap- plat books. Some committce had made an ry Hoke Smith, but had But,” said President Tucker, “after the adjournment of Congress I think we will get his leg?” Mr. Weller not a gas company, Tucker. special committee appointed to con- r the question of erecting a large hall the north rtion ade a report, and th int will La meeting replied Presi- rested ho! hext week. It was generally thought that the proposed building should be made a market house and hall. Attorney Thomas Criticised. President Tucker said he desired to make his final report on the question of employ- ing an attorney to assist in presenting to the courts the case Involving alleged vio- lations of law by the railroad compa: “In short,” he “the ation said, ss de- sired something which we haven't, an at- torney for the District. He said that the responses made by Mr. Thomas contained nothing, and one of his Teports was so offensive to the association that the Co It ma: = he sald, would not forward that the Commis- nt & new attorney. if this is what {s intended there Is no need of the appointment of an assistant attor- ney, but if such is not the intention ef the Commissioners then an attorney should be be, sioners intend to app appointed, for there are cases pending in court which in all probability will not be tried. “This seems to be a case of the people be d—,” said Maj. Burke, who declared Mr. Thomas, the attorney for the District, does not in to do anything, and it was his idea that the Commissioners were back of him. So far as he was concerned he could not see why the District Commissioners should have refused the offer of an at- tor S services. He favored the passage of a resolution asking the Commisstoners to cali for the resignation of Mr. Thomas for inefficiency, for, he said, he has never done anything, especially for the people of the northeast. Mr. Frizzell said he thought a resolution sent to the Commissioners might have some weight. - “Yes,” said Maj. Burke, “they will write us a letter.” Continuing, Maj. Burke said he had block- ed the Commissioners in their efforts to get certain measures through Congress, and so long as he has so many friends there they never will get them through. Mr. Chappell in Defense, Mr. Loring Chappell championed the in- terests of the Commissioners and Attorney Thomas. He thought a great deal of harm would be done by assalling the authorities in so scurrilous a manner. Some of the re- marks, he said, were dishonest. “If the association is nothing unless ft 1s fighting and assatling somebody,” said Mr. Chappell, “‘then it had better disband.” It was suggested that the matter might be presented to Congress, asking the Com- missioners for all the correspondence be- tween the Commissioners and the associa- tion. In this way President Tucker said the ccrrespondence could get printed and distributed. “And Ican have a bill introduced in Con- ess all right,” said Mr. Zeigler, “for I ave relatives there.” : Maj. Burke's motion to request the Com- ssioners to ask for the resignation of Thomas was laid on the table. This concluded the business of the asso- jon, and an agent for a dredging ma- chine submitted a model of the machine, which he hopes will some day be used in Eastern branch and James Creek canal. = SRN PACIFIC. NORTH Bill for Its Reargenization Passed by the House—Other Matters. By a vote of 15) to 55 the House yester- day afternoon passed the Northern Pacific reorganization bill, which gives the road power to reorganize under a federal char- ter. A resolution was adopted giving members sencral leave to print remarks in the Con- &ressional Record for ten days after the final adjournment. . Johnson (Cal.) arose to a question of privilege and denounced what he alleged to be a “malicious, false and slanderous statement” printed in a San Francisco pa- per June 1, corcerning his attitude toward what is known as the Califocnia mineral lend bil. He made a bitter »ersonal at- tack on the proprietor of the paper, W. R. Hearst. Mr. Maguire (Cal) _ protested against the personal assault on Air. Hearst, who, he said, was at present in New York, and bly had ne personal <nowledsze of riicle to which Mr. Johnson took ex- ception. Shortly before 5 o'clock Mr, Daniels (N.Y.) again call-d up the Aidrich-Unterwood con- tested election cise. Talis aroused the ire of the democrats. The question of consid- eration was raised, but this time the House decided, 130 to 6S, to consider the case. During the progress of the roil call_many of the democrats left the hall. Mr. MeMii- lin (Tenn. attempted to force a division on the conference report on the District of Co- Iymbia bill as a means of develoy no quorem Was present, but Air. Wa), who was temporarily in the chair, manipulated the parliamentary situati to prevent this, and subsequ te the warm protests of Mr. ‘Terry (Ark.’, Geclined to entertain an appeal trom his decision, > 2+ COL. THOMAS WILSON, He Will Retire tions That W: Col. Thomas Wilson, assistant commis- sary general of subsistence, who was bre- vetted brigadier general for gallantry dur- ing the war, will retire for age tomorrow. He is among the last of the famous mill- tary class of I853, of which more than morcow—Promo- 1 Follow. twenty members earned the rank of ger eral, ding Sherman, Sheridan, Scho- field, McPherson and Cratghill. But two members of this class now remain on the active Ist of the army, General Craighill Gen. Thomas L, Vincent, assistant adjutant general. Colonel Wilson is sti tioned at New York. He and his fami t of Colonel Wiison wiil ri ber of promotions, including - D. M. Scott, and it is said ‘ott will retire immediately promotion. In this event two neies will be made in the list of as- t commissaries of subsistence with rank of capta There are aiready about 2) fications on file for th pres: e vacancies from officers of the line, most of whom are lieutenants, but there a several captains among the | candidates. The desire of officers of for transfer to the comm department is due to the 1S are more rapid in the and the duties entail les | hardships than service in the me of the candidates is Lieut. D. Inerd, 2d Cavalry, one of the few survivors of the Greely arctic expedition. ——_+-e+— THE ADRIAL ANALOGY. Shall Men y Mecause the Birds Cant From the Boston Transcript. Prof. Langley'’s flying machine gives the a close call as a matter of public at the moment. He has, so to uken the serial bull by the horns through the air a skip made wholly Of s and rot lightened at all by or other buoyent substance. Pro ngley has certainly done a most wonder- ng his machine actually ir, a la turkey buz y and naive for him, story in the papers, the matter of making the the fly alout ther| is merely a matter of to be worked out at e? It scems remarkably if these little matters constituted the ain thing. Wings would be of very small sor men if they did not enable isn’t it rather fun: hose who tell hi that to say about In the air and descend ly; and we have a hundred years of ballooning to prove how much easter it is to make 1 machine rise in the air than to go anywhere there. Prof. Langley seems to have begun modestly, and to ave studied closely the movements of that « bird, truly admirable in the alr, the arkey buzzard; he admits that there is in ments a mystery which ‘annot get at: and he is stu- experimentally with his ems to be a better way ovtright, that men must fly Th he compuision, as it were, of the ements Into Ghedience of man’s imperious desire. The Listener has not seen, in all the writings on man flight that he has recd, any satisfactory explanation of the sozring of a hawk in circles, some- times with the wind and sometimes against it, without perceptible wing motion and with very little apparent difference in the rate of rrogressicn. It is flattering to the human intelligence to suppose that man will be alle to master this problem and mystery scme time; we have done so much 1n the last century that we do not like to admit that there is anything we cannot do; and yet it fs concetvable that we shall never get Lny nearer than we are now to the birds’ secret, and that we shall have to content ourselves with groveling in hun- dred-miles-an-hour electric express trains. Cuban Iron Mines. Frem Iron and Coal Trades Review. Cuba is well kncwn to have large re- sources In the form of iron ore of excel- lent quality, which have been developed for a considerable time past by American enterprise. The ore ranges from 57 to 2 per cent of iron, and is remarkably free from: phosphorus. From the year 1884 to 1893 the total quantity produced was about 2,068,000 tons, commencing with 21,798 tons in 1884, and ending with 363,000 tons in 1898. The principal ore-exporting concerns the Jaragua and the Ligua tron com- anies. The ore is chiefly mined in open cuts. The Cuban bessemer tron ore range, as it is described in the Untted State where the ore !s wholly consumed—is east of Santiago de Cuba, and extends in length about twenty-two miles. The fron outcrops average in width about 300 feet, the su face between them being composed of ore- bearing ground, with dykes of rock vary ing from ®# to 100 feet in width. Quite r cently a new company, styled the Spanish- merican Company, has gone into the bus- iness, and built Gocks and railroads. The iron ore beds are eight miles from the coast, and at an average elevation of 4,000 feet. a The Army Rifle in Hunting. From the New York Sun. Something for sportsmen to consider seri- ously, if they intend to get one of the new S0-caliber army rifles, is the eat pene- tration of the bullets. One of the bullets would kill a man through a four-inch spruce tree, or a cow a mile and more away. No ordinary tree can be depended on to stop one of these bullets, and it might easily travel half a mile through dense woods and hit a man far out of sight with deadly ef- fect. “Field and Stream” says that the next legisiature of our great game states should pass a law prohibiting the use of a jacketed bullet, because of the danger to human beings. Another argument it offers in favor of such a law will have great in- fluence on the men who do not wish to wound without Killing the game. “This class of bullets is useless for large game unless soft-pointed,” it says, “as it rarely kills instantly, but allows the game to die from internal hemorrhage, and in terrible agony, out of reach.” When such a rifle ts used for big game a bullet that mushrooms should be employed. The mushrooming bullet will kill anything, as it goes clear through an elk, moose or deer, and the force of the impact would knock a running grizzly down, SUBURBAN NEWS ANACOSTIA, One of the leading citizens of Anacostia has de- termined (and he will have the assistance of others) to make an effeort to secure a commuta- tion of the sentence of death against ‘Thornton, alles “Punk” Burrell, who is in the District jail, having been convicted of the murder of William Mackall several months ago. There is, however, a motion pending for a new trial, and St is possible it may be granted. As will he remembered by the readers of The Star, the killing occurred on the Navy Yard bridge, and was the result of a drunken quarrel. ‘There are a number of residents of this town and viein- ity who think that the ease ts one that docs not call for vo severe a punishment as death, and they Plopose to try to show President Cleveland that a topg term tn the penitentiary would meet all the demands of justice. s The mother, brothers and sisters of Punk’? live near Good Hope, and are among the wost respected people in that cowmunit, The troubl Mucedonla Tiillseale has oped an entire aptist Church at phase, and in the result fa between the members of the © pastor, Ki ir. Mason, but the deacom beceme ditsatisfled with the pres it is sald, of his refusal to subscribe to a paper epared "by a Washington minister, and which bot" Mr. Mason ‘rnd. the members of the church regarded as unauthorized and uncalled It iw said that uiless the deacons will, at the time of the mee 1 or previous to its being held, abandon the position they have taken they Will be remeved from office by the members. The election of Mrs. Mary M. North as president of the Women's Relief Corps, auxiliary to John A. 1 GA. RL, to steceed Mrs. Mary Craw- y gives ninch satisfaction to the entire about to begin the erection on Ana of three two-story frame Awellings to cost $1,200 edeh and one to cost $1.500. Mrs. W. C. Van Hoy an have removed to yr the sum t, the phil f the Hi tion He made inspection line atly erected to cont school with the rest of the world, and wa pleased with {ts operation upon iis return to Bal- Umore he at once sent down an operator to 1 a boys teleg: Mr. Pratt Is almost years but he still retains the ability which as a flnancier has made him one of t test men in Maryland. est Baldwin, son of Mr. Harrison Baldwin of town, was thrown from a horse he was riding days ago and had one of his arms very badly broken, Mr. Edward Ward, one of the best known young farmers in the lower part of Prince ¢ ty, died from cholera mocbus Friday. au Sunday. Fle was sick but a few pee ig ee ES - BROOKLAND. The exercises of children’s at Chareh, night re the Baptist ted great credit upon the Sunday teachers, Mra. BR. It, West and ad the Work In eharge. ‘The primary “The Vovage of Life? an emblem- Children’s P excellent wi jon, ayer,” a sou by k of little Amelta Despite th . ‘The chy swith the words letters over the ros: the sebool, and Etz deserve spe Ss there Ww: prettily decors “on Joyful Wing trum. The prog meregation; attends tlow with mk 2 follow woMr. Qui by Ora” Middte Adhe: Witten; forivwin: ‘Seatter and oN he ¢ hild by the primary dep: bers Gf the pre Attle Acts of Kindness,” ‘en Little : Mission Bors, with Mr, wood as I sand a hort t about the work of the A ptist: Pub tlon Society, by the past RR. West, exercises closed with be fon” by the ‘pas The tering which w the Capit ht ) of Amateur Journalists held tts first. meeting of June at the nee of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin ‘T. How was a good 1 mitch “busin ng to Th tn July d. Att business ps inecting. th several original papers a them Mermaid mi, by ~ Howlett: a sketeh, * ws." by Miss Sar a‘ poom, by M tof the the club ment. At nied Col arks of en- In he re Jjonrement ved by the hos ho bis be lente were ohn Burs, sununer with was unable to attend Church San as he ta ise Ob zecount of his re- Kev. Mr, Black of the conducted the Epworth League Sunday fat the Methodist Chureh, Mr. Hardesty family of the Banker Hilt road have recove helr yecent shock. This case, the citizens assert, emphasizes the fact that the police n this vicinity is sadly Inet aia F in potnt of opie in Uy amt Brookta school has clos + will he a ple t of this month, and are looking forward with inneh tractors have again begun work on the brick walk to be Jatd on the Bunker Ii road from the Catholle University gate to the Bultimors and Oblo station. This will he a great improve: Ment to West Brookland, end is a necessity which has long been felt. ‘The reception of the Sunday school teachers Iakt night at the Baptist Church proved a very pleasant gathering. There was a large attendanes, ‘The evening was opened with a cong by the congresa- tion, which was followed by short talks by Mr. Q h. the first superintendent of the Sun= lay school, and Mr. Fherwood, bis successor. Mr. Quacken! spoke “ef the increase in membership from the organwation, when there were tive clases, five teachers ynd twenty pupils, to the present euteen chi supplied with able on I-filled school. eral the school and Etz and Ruby Schwier, At the con of the program refreshments were served bs the Indies of the chureh, and a pleasant scelal time enjoyed by all. The ‘pastor, fe West, and Lis charming wife exiended hearty ome to all peescnt. ‘The evening was presided over by Mr. ©. G. Lynch. ‘Those on the reception committee were the teachers of the various clisses A were as follows: Mrs. ©. G. ss; Miss Anuetta Etz, acrisiant’ pri Mr. C. G. Lynch, Bible class, and Mrs. It, Te West, Mrs. J. RB. Lord, sr. hwier, Miss Lily Schwler, Migs Nelli uf, Mrs. ‘J. 1. Lord, jr, Mr. Plumiiy, Mins Dugy’ Erich, Misa Tena < ean, Mrs, ‘Finaey and Miss Lyne ‘atholte vention of Brookland will ¢h the 12th, at Shertdan's Hall, in the Soldters’ ne grounds, As this will an affair ia which much fine talent will take part a Jarge attendance 1s expected Brookland Lodge, T. 0.0. F.. had an interest- ing meeting last night, im which inuch Important business was transacted. ‘Tonight there will be ‘a lewn party in the form of a ‘strawberry chat’? at the dence of Mr. orge Pfluger, on the Bunker Hill ro: ii will be a very en: ble affair, and a ndanee is anticipated. wiadow over the n ureh has been placed in. th © of work, taken from. Guld and was ‘donated by Miss E “Crue Queen. ‘Mr. Herbert Mare: zabeth whose head w: ‘hool “field day, Hy cut improv- at the recent High $ W theater wh is being erected nea: iidings of the Soldiers’ Home Is. nearing mn. Tt ts expected to have everything ta for its opening in September. , —_ ROCKVILLE. r the comple readines: The recent action of sone of the colored people of Washington in regard to the cases of the sus- pects in the Buxton assault and murder case has created a bad fecling in this community that ts ely to be of any benefit to the prisoners con- In the Balthnore jail. The proposal to send counsel here to take part in the case is looked upon as an intimation that the prisoners will be dented a fair trial, or that they cannot or will not be properly defended by counsel which will be as- signed them by the court. This feeling 1s not confined to the class of unthinking persons who are carried away by the excitement of the moment when such ontrages as the rec one occur, but is. shared in by the sober, cool-headed men’ of the community. They scorn the insinaation that justice will not be done and point to the case of a colored man convicted and hang here some montis 2go for murdering a negro woman, and who was not only defended by the two leading members of the bar, but the goverdor was appealed to ‘hy fae behaé and sent a medical comnilssion here to determine upon his sanity, During the excitewent att« nding the discovery of the outrage at Galtuorsburg there fe no doubt that the accused would hare been summarily dealt with, but it is now generally he- Hieved that they can be brought back from Haltt- more and safely be confiied fn jall here until the matter 1s settled by due coursé of Iaw. All un- asked-for Interference by outside parties but tends to prejudice their cases. eles Toogood, Mort. Dorsey and John Budd, three colored men,’ were convicted at March term of the clreult court’ for recelving stolen goods, con- sisting of 500 pounds of meat, the property of Mr. John Allnutt. A motion was n in t of {idgment, which was sustained. by the the indictment was quashed and the prisoners’ dis. ce) ‘The; rearrested and were immediately in Jail, and on Thursday they wore brought before Judze Lynch and discharged under a writ of habeas corpus. pont: Leen organized at A literary society the residence of “Mr. J. “Offurt, Poolesville, which promises to be very popular in that com: munity. Among the members enrolled at the first meeting were Mr, R. W. Stout, Mrs. George Will- ard, Mrs. Mary Willard, Miss’ Lola’ Willard, Mr. Fs H. atu t, Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Offutt. Messrs. D. J. Willacd, U1. 1. Willard, MM BE. Willard and Miss Claudia Offutt. ‘A guime of base balbarctweén the District Com- iissioners team and the Rockville club took place at the fair grounds Saterday, resultins in a victory for the home team by a kore of i4 to 2. The batteries were: Commpyioners—Fuller, Leach and Harding; Rockville—Nigajison and Harding, There was a good crowd in attehdnnce. Miss Mary D. Pecuiety West Virginia 18 visit- ing Miss Mabel Tschitfy at the home of the latter near Darnestown. ‘The Sunday school of the M. E. Church South at this place yesterday eldetud the following delegates to the Sunday seliool convention at Takoma Park on the 19th and 20th of the pr onth: Dele- Warren Choate, M . Hicks; nates Miss Ida Dove’ and Mrs. 0. 8. Linthicum. Outside of the delegates quite a number will ai tend from this place. Va., is a guest at of Mr. dnd Mrs."Rt. If, Stokes at this the residence: place. Miss Church of Virginia is a visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Veirs Bonte. a Jeut. Wai. Hogg, U.S.N., accompanted by his t the home wife and children, “is ‘visiting bis mother,” Mrs. Sarah E. Hogg. “Lieat, Hozg has just réturued from a three years’ cruise. r The commencement exercises of Rockville Acads ems, Prof. W. Pinckney Mason, principal, will take place at the opsra hous? on the evening ef Wednesday, June 17. Quite a umber f persons from this place on Sunday visited Gaithersburg tor the purpose of attending the funeral of Sadie Buxton, the vietim of the murderous outrage enacted In that place twa Weeks go. Mr. Richard Edimonstoa, a former resident near this place, who has been diving fu Oblo for a num & IMs father's fanity. F. i. Pow ishington on the subject heads," W large audience with great satisfaction, eee GAITHERSBURG, Forest Oak Juvenile Templars held a pienic at Darby's Grove Saturday, Varfous amusements were provided for the children by the superintendent, Louise Burns. Refre s were sold, and proceeds tre to purckuse new paraphernalia to ¢ that destroyed by the fire at H lest October, ‘The temple is rapidly growing how, bumbering seventy members. Mr. James C. English of Laurel bas been the rst of friends here for a week. Ir. John Byroad, aged sixty years, died at \ ome at Seneca. A widow survives him ducing were carried to Cumberland for ination exercises Seminary, preparato ft, Which Will take place at the evening, June 16 ‘The Sunday schools of the count: Ang unusual in Ine th sixth annual ‘anday, School Assockation, which Takoma Park. Among those sel Presbyte ion. Th Lark, Union, Kensington, terian, Miss Florence "Thi Rockville, Miss Mazgle “Her Willie I _E., Mrs. E, Lelzenr, Rev. CS ville, Baptist, r Hilton; sduory, Mo arnestey, W. J.T Lydia Hav D. Stabler, wn council held its first sesske ams. Mr. ind the: National B The tax ra of tesable prop fered by Mr. Jobn A place of meetin: st Wednerd Belt, te for the counell. ing, June > mn Cometiman Aden —_ FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. Preparations are being made fo Methodist Episcopal church e the erection of fice at a ter of Mr. C. TT. Spe lass of nurses who graduated f. ool of the National ington, D.C., 1e- cently Miss Maloney of Charlottesville, Va., Is the guest of ber bre thes rs. AL itt jeney. M. Combe! bas gone t her ladelphiacn is visiting < and Mary Lelth of Loudoun Misses Byrne. —- iGE PARK. Mr. and phason «© issued invi- tations for of thelr daughter, Miss ranklin Johnson, to T. L. Tatia- ‘Thursday, Juné 1s, xt pel, thin pl vera farmers’ clubs trom Sandy Sj yarin with the | ¢ - at St. Ane ay, and of the he question as to which parish St. Andrew's s been left to the standing committce of it same ac nthe ISth, will hold ‘a eyeing. in before th § and conclude with Ue hop W ses Irene and Mary Job and Miss of Berlin, Pa., and 3 Nisa ‘Talia of Neck, Val, are guests at the home o} John 0. Johnson. ——— TAKOMA PARK, The revised nssessment on which the tax levy will be based for the fiscal year begiuning July 1 is now in the hands of Town Treasurer George A. Warren, and is open to Inspection of the publ The council at its next regular meeting, June Will sit to hear comp! nd appeals trom the report of the board of assessors, The committee on public improvements has made @ thorough inspection of the town and decided to yininend y to the council a number of nts on the streets, ameng which mey be inentloned grevellag of Columbia avenue Lili, grading of Syeamore avenue and the construc- tion Of a board walk thereon; repairs ou Carroll the bridge, and extension of lamps on favors the widening of the northern end of igo avenue ard the erection of a few lamps in that nelgbborheod; the ercetion of about twenty lamps In North Takeina; the purchase of a stre: roller, and w received it is contemplated yi eling a number of streets in the Parl The mittee is undecided az to the couse of grading Takoma avenue, owing to the Indetiniteness of its ultimate cost, and bids will probably be javited thereon, The Woodside basa Glen Eagles ina gew to 11 all ciub defeated the Forest Saturday by a score of 19 Gut of the four zames played by the Wood in this season they have lost but one. to the C & Heights team not put- ting In un appearance Saturday at Tukona. there : as booked. Arrangements have been de to play the Wivaton lub Friday next at 4 Miss Kizzie Lewis gave a picnic to her Sunday school chiss Saturday on the Sligo. Mr. W. 'T. Andrews fs on a two weeks’ trip to his old home in. Alebama. ‘The date of the lee cream festival at Trinity Church has been changed from Thurrday night. to Wednesday ulght this wee he second bop of thy Sprites 1 surroun Japanese lanterns, and the walls ih with in wel oruted with burting, flowers and — palms. Rriehtwood electric ‘railway had a_ speciale leave the hotel at 12:80, thus’ affording a gre: m to those participating in the dane present were Mr. and Mrs. Shacfter, ind Mrs. Turpin, Mr. Hamlin, Mr. Evers. McDonald, Miss Genevieve McDonald, Dr. Lewis, Mr. Strong, Mr. Meading, Miss Glascott. Mr. F. Ray Keys, Mr. Enos Keys, Miss Youn; Mrs. von Ent: Miss Julia von Entress, Miss Jcesephine von Entress, Miss Leontine von Entr Miss Rrehart, Migs Peterson, Mr, Wor. Owens of Kentucky, Mr. Harry Retsinger, Mr. and Mss. Eugene Carusi, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Curusi, Mr. and Mra. ith, Mr. Walter Blackwood, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Symons, Mr. ©. F. Fugitt, Mr. Berry Clark, Mr. Henson Qiark,: Air. Harry Dawson, Miss Amy ‘MacLeod, Mr, Browh, Mr. Waggaman) Miss Gibson, Mr, Featherstone, Mr. Rogers, Mr. ton, Miss Walford, Mrs."Hen: Miller,’ Mr. Gov H. ‘Coryell, jr., Misw Trinible, Mr. Matte Ble, Miss Vv. ¥, Copeland. Miss) Sinith, Maj. arder Hunter, Mr. F. V. Doherty, Mr. F. 8. Mar- tin, Mr. C, M. Towson, Mr. 8. 5. Spearing, Mrs. and Miss Johnson, Miss Janey P. Steele, Mr. and firs. Mesery, Mr. and Mrs. Botseau, Mr. Arthar . Kenna, Mr. and Mrs: Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Larner, Miss Well Larner,’ Miss BP. Find- ley, My. Fershaw, Mies Evlalla Zeigler, Miss Wil- son and Miss Evens. i. Superintendent Stephen W. Baxter of Battle Ground cemetery died Saturday night at his home of paralysis. He was fifty-stx years old and a veteran of the late War. ————_ FALLS CHURCH. At tho Dusiness meeting of the Christian En- deavor Society, held Saturday night at the resi- dence of Mr. H. F. Lowe, the following were ted officers for the. crsuing slx months, vii Bronson Buxton, president; Miss Nellie E. Hawx- burst, vice prosident; Miss Ida N. Ball, seereta: ‘Miss Maud Rathbun, treasurer; Miss Edith 0. Merrifeld, organist; Miss Nellie Hawxhnrst, as- sistant organtst. Miss Tile Rawlings was elected chairman of the lookout committee, Mrs, H. F. Lowe of the prayer mecting committee, Mr. W. W. Kinsley, jr., of the Sunday school, Miss Jessle England of the social, Miss E. O. Merritleld of the muste, Miss Margaret Nourse of the sunshine and Mr, Hi. F, Lowe of the misstonary, A meeting of the stockholders of the Falls Chureb and Potomac railroad was held last week ‘at the office of Mr. M. E. Church here, and the following elected directors for one year, viz.: Mn. ©, B. Hing of Vienna, J. B. Lacey of Ball ston, Dr, Weibl of Welbl, Joseph B. Willard of Fairfax Court House, Gen. S. 8. Burdette of Glen Carlyn and E. J. Northrup, A. P. Eastman, M. B. Ohureh tnd Dr. N. F. Graham of Falls Church! ‘A quarterly conference was held by the M. EL REASONS FOR THE OPEN INVITATION Given by Doctor McCoy to All Chronic Sufferers in Washington, Welcoming Every Sufferer From Catarrh, Bronchitis, Rheumatism, Deafness or Any Other Malady to a Trial Treatment Entirely Free. The purpose of this invitation extended in the Trial Treatment Free clause must not be misunderstood. It is simply the result of the Famous Physician's “desire that the public may obtain without cost yn adequate knowledge of the treatment which Is the perfected result of bis life work, which, Ike bis earlier treatment given to the world ten years ago; will soon be in general option by the profession, which has worked such cures in Deafvess and Bronchial Diseases alone as to startle the old school practitioners, which bas already proven by the wonderful record of results that it will be the treatment of the future. In ex- terding this invitation Doctor McCoy desires that {ts terms be unequivocal. : Every person in Washingon to whom life has be- come a burden by reason of the filthiness and suf- fering of .ommon Catairh of the Head, Nose ard Throat may now apply at the offies of Doctors McCoy and Cowden and receive a trial treatment free of charge. person in Washington who has become discouraged and tired of the vain fight they have been making against the cough, the choking spells and the ever-recurring agonies of Asti Bronchitis may now xpply at the offices of Doctors McCoy an¢ Cowden aid get an inkling of what may be done for them by a better system of treat- ment than th heretofore been rec They will be cheerfully accorded a trial treatment without charge, Every person in Washington who has lost str of heart and strength of bedy and is becoming pale, emactated and lantern-jawed and melancholy by the sickness, the torture and th vation in- eldent to chronic Catarrh of the Stoma may now apply at the offices of Doctors MeCoy and Cowden and recetve, without expense, an explanatory 2d muistratto. of the treatment that has rs 80 Many thousands of gloomy dyspeptics. Every person in Washington who may be under. Every a and have ving. eth red, going the flery agontes of Rheumatism or the Might, the st < and the disfigurement of Ecrema, or the weakness, failure, misery and de to any common form of vhroaic disease, ¥ now apply at the offices of Doctors McCoy and Cowden and get a glimpse of happier conditions in store for them under the McCey system of t ment ‘The free trial tre n personal appl To those treatment there will be no expense bevond the regul inal monthly as cay ne wa tment will be accorded to all who ¢ nt, wll medicines Incle Dr. McCoy Curing the Deat. Mixx Eliza Pope, 910 I st. s.c. right car was entirely useless. Stand ordinary conversation, told me the drum of th nots “My I conld not unde . Now T can hear the outside of the house."” ixwold, Pennsylva- Thad to take my watch and press It v ainst my left ear to hear it at all. T fader Dor r ein Oscar Rundgvist, 218 Harrison Anacostia, car inspector, B, ana PLR. RR. could not hear ord: conversation. I would to ask questions st, oat and noises 1 | not hear the clock I Coys treatment T < wouderfully Tcan hear the clock th ul feet away.” Frank Mil snachinist rr, 5B% Oth kt. sey expert I could n't hear a sentente a short di nds were confased. I had to a I cculd not hear my wat = itke i eCoy's treatm, J hear perfectly. Maurice Clagett, 215 A st. s.e.: “For rter of a century Thad been Deaf. jd not hear at all. “I was very deaf, and had ringing and tw sconds in my ears all the time. I could not hea erdinary conversation, People would have to shou. could not hear the ch ef until Twent y's trectment. I can now 1 ie the clock tick from nary conve any part of the room cor’) OF DOCTOR McCoy's ON DEAFNESS WILL BE MAILED ON APPLICA- TION TO THOSE DIRECILY INTERESTED IN THE CURE OF THIS CONDITION. Mon church Saturlay aft . Shipnan, presiding elder, at which ¢ present Rev. 8. A. Bull, pastor; Maj. W. gett, I Crossman, M. "Phorne, Ti. ‘rocker, Mrs, » Mrs. Wibirt, Mra. § e vo Mr. V. E.’ Kerr of to the dis- lillsbore, Va., in | conke composed of the trust church. rganiz-d an ofl ccs and stewards of Hiinch has returned from a trip to TZ, men of several committecs As follows | Kins cn muste, C. W. Parker on lawn fete, Ti. B. Parker on literary. Mr. G. A. L. Merriteld wa elected general chairman. Another meeting of the committee chairmen will be held Saturday night. Sageceer ts HYATTSVILLE. ‘The teachers’ association of Prince George's county met at Grange Hall, Coiltum, last Friday. Mr. William T. Tippett presided. ‘The following pro- gram was retdered: Chorus, “Star Spangled Ban- ner; address, Mr. A. L. Ray; discussion, “Change of Text Books,"" introduced by Mr. Dent Downing and participated In by the various m association; instrumental muste, Miss 3 las; recitation, erett; paper, “Are Teachers’ Associations Beneficlal’’ Mr, J. C. Edwards. A number of small girls from the Chillum public ol, under the direction of thelr teachers, Mis Shipley and Pumphrey, executed a fancy drill and rendered several songs in an excelleat manner, Resolutions expressing the regret of the members of the association at the retirement from the coun- ty school board of Mr. I. S$. Wilson of Marlboro? after. a number of years of faitlful and efficient service were adopted. By a unanimons vote Mr. Wilson, who was present, responded feelingly in an appropriate speech. 4 petition to the county school bourd, advising that bods to revise the county school schedule und suggesting che basing of that schedule on the manual of Prof. Alex. Chaplain of Talbot county, was forwarded to the county commissioners, A’ vote of thanks was ex- tended to the people of Chillum for the hospitable manner In which they entertained the association. Democratle primaries to choose deleg county convention which convenes at Upper Marl- boro’ today, and which will select delegates to the state and congressional conventions, whiza in Baltinore on June 10 and September 3, were held ia the several election districts of this ‘county last Saturday afternoon for this district (Blad- burg), whieh comprises Chillum, Hyattavilte, iver. dale, 'a portion of Collese Park, Bladensburg, High- lands, Beaver Dam Neck, Landover and Lanhi 3. ‘The meeting was presided over by Mr. J. Enos Ray, sr., of Chillum, with Mr. J. F. Hickey, sr., as secretary. The following delegates were elected: | James C. Rogers, W. Brooke Hunter, Joseph DB. Wiseman, J. Enos Kay, jr., and Alexander G: Gude. Col. Wright Rives made a strong speech In favor of adopting certain resolutions which he offered in- structing the delegates to vote in the convention for the gold standard system. These resolutions ntertalced, however, ‘as the sentiment of was alinost Jwously opposed to without instruct should vote ou uns e meeting adjourned ites ns tO how they finanelatl question. re and Mis. J, H. Ratston le entertained a num since at their ho: honor of the niuth Among those pre: Owens, Miss Mary ber of pituble arniversa: D miests a’ few evenings home in this town in of their poarria gs. ent were Dr. and Mrs. J. 2. Dorsey, Miss Mary Wells, Miss Louise Fuiler, Misses’ Mae end Lolo ‘Tricou, Miss Clark of New York, Mrs. Harrict_N. Ralston, Rev. Churles J. 8. Mayo ond Mesers. Harry and West Dorsey, Chas. Carl and Wiliam’ McDevitt. Mr. W. H. H. Cissel and family of Washington are spending the summer at Cilldm. Mr. George McAlpine died at bis residence on MORE ABOUT THE MARVEL OF CURING THE DEAF. Miss Virginin Loveless, 2108 Ver- mont ave.: “None except those who have suffered as T have can understand the torture -aused by the Flaging, hissing and buzzing noises In the «ars. ‘Thad been deaf a nusnber of years, aud at thmes almost totally so, The roaring and buzzing uolses Miss Virginia Loveless, 2108 Vermont ave., testifies to Dr. MeCoy’s skill in curing noises in the ears, would so inerss cars in ord “Tam in the and S streets, and for a i Could Hardly Hear a Word of Doctor Leach’s sermon. I have been treated se that I had to to get a mom: fingers in relief. hy Doctors Mec ET the nolses in iny ears have stopped and my hearing has so improved that I can under- stand the ser in church and hear distin souads that before were mfased and that T could not distinguish I hear the street cars, bicycle bells and sounds about the bouse that before did not attract my tion, My Aunt, Mrs. Norton. tells me that she notices great tnprovement in my heuring. “I wish to tell others of the confidence have gained from experience in the treats Doctor McCoy.” Patrick McGraw, years of age): “I had ars. There were ec sounds in my ears, clock tiek atall, I 14 E st. Baw. (85 hard of hearing for stant rin: I cond not hear aw: in How hear the clock all ordinary cotiversation. 1 hear the street cam Pars Which I could not before. The ringing sounds have left my ears.’” Milligan, 11 4th st. me. dowa the Mfpess is cured, searcely bear a ear and Lever irickbat. Doctor Met ere te ody who dues not believe come and sce me in person. Cap- enne and I was deat 100 Prospect Lear ordinary con’ McCoy my bh ation cle George Cecil Hyde, 2 “E cenld not to D; I can hear « Hyde, the be We notice rem: dition. We test he will answer us is exe him ina very rs nm, has been restored, Mr unve! rly 's other, sald to the writer: kable chi 4 our boy's con his hearing every day, and fh now. John M. © bad not possible ringing of bolls, al. ofa the bu: T could not wintl and es- understand conversa Mand “wafasing. I and Cowden. Tecan tones, and the noises THE ONLY TREATMENT AND CURE FOR CATARRH. CURED OF ECZEMA IN ITS WORST FORM. J. W. Ewing, Clerk Audit of the Treasury for the Post Om “The first warning I had of my skin soned was the appearance on various ps Mody of small dry scaly v were especially bad sores runs mins feet and hands we ine as large asing in size, as silver dol- that any ne could. Strange Burning Sensations vean in feet, and formed a circuit, as tt were, of embers of fire in hands, f. dso intense my bed and aakles that w were ean swol ot oxy n and <s my “I had to wear gloves on could not bear the t Physicians prouounced tt An Angry Case of Eczema, but failed to relieve “T tried every aval “When Doctor MeCoy Inscitated a ts tice in Washington Twas in markable record, and T went to | “The diagnosis of cenema, right, but my case was one y hands all the time of clothing. m le remedy, with w wus plication T relieved ff m 3. W. Ewinz, Treasury, testifies | fm curing disease hes | grew less | Row TI Am | “Doctor McCoy’ arm, atural, and I have no DOCTOR McCOY CURING BRONCHIAL ASTHMA. . S. Dent, 1124 Bost. mes Por rearly three years I suffe nit | he’ trea exportation the chest, as before | My visor and etre 1 ter ia every Ww DR. MeCOY CURING DYSP! PSA. Mrs. Joxeph Sykes, 1214 19th st. now, ies “I had becn a sufferer from acute Dyspepsia for A. S. Johnson, Dth St. N.W., the | dpolaisa Brisg I-known heating and ventilating contractor, sfter | a course of treatment at Do ‘oy's offices, | 16 years I was a sufferer my head, 7 catarrh, tubes af aud . brouch 1 have viol the I nach, pd succeeded only in Having learned so: the tried known remedies a for a few to several friewds of in a similar way.” OBTAINED BY SENDING UGH THE MAIL. IT Is THOSE WHO al AN API H FOR ing after a Urlef illness. sues cr of Mt S place, i mpl hai ving and Mrs. ing of the chairmen of the various ¢ ler 4 " the Village Improvement Society was | fevers Mr. Gilbert D. turday night at the office of M. E. Church, | 1s pres 1 and it has prespe vacancies the following were. a | well ui diataistration. ‘The of Company B, reside in this vicinity are rangements to visit. Itickmond, 30th of June Ist and 2d of July, forthe pury felpating in the cercmontes of iaying the corner stone of the monument whieh fa to be erected to the memory of the late Jefer- son Davis, Children’s day wae appropriately observed last Suiday at the Presbyterian Church, A pink tea for the beuelit of the Presbyterfan Church will be given in the lecture room of that church Thursday and Friday evenings, June 11 and 12, under the direction of Migses Thompson, Rath Lhe and Banes, with their Sunday school ‘classes. An Inteiesting program for each evening has been arranged. Scpper and other refreshments will be served. Funeral rervice: over the remains of George Mc Alpine were held at his late r 4 nue yesterday sfternoon at 5 o'ck was h member of Grieut Lodze, No. F. A. Masonic rites and A.M. _ and the were . Herman 1 place, Master H.R. the Durlal Rev. C. ML of the Prost rele cvs of the church amd m app nATKS € er of the decensed. The - old Biadensburg cemete ‘Therney, the little five-year-old ney, died at “Ravenswood,’" the residens after a long and painfal illness. A Wild Revel. From the Indianapolis Journal. “Say,” said the man with the correct clothes and the bowed back and horny hands of a farmer, to the restaurant wait- er, “have you got a pig jowl and greens here? An’ buttermilk? An’ cornbread? An’ kin I shovel the truck in witn a knife and take my coat off?” The waiter told him he could be accom- modated in all particulars. The ex-farmer removed his coat and sat down opposite a man who looked as if he might be willing to listen, and exph ed: “It’s been two year now,” sid he, c; we struck gas on the farm, and I ain’ t had & Square meal sence. Been fiilin’ y Vincent Maj. and Mrs. M. V. Ti mornin, parent Charley horse Rusies, sooflay de allaka- | zam, an’ all them French dishes ever sence. That's what coar of marryin’ a woman who believes in keepin’ up with the fon when you got the price, a3 she “I should think you would have rebelled long ago,’’ said the listener. “Would, but, you see, about three year ago I was so deep in debt that I had to put the farm In her name. I sneaked away to- day an’ left her at one of them fine hotels. I'm goin’ to have a orgie of old-fashioned vittels, sasprilly pop, an’ mebbe a beer or two, an’ go back an’ tell her at I've did, an’ ef she wants to git a divorce she k git.it. Old Eli will hev his day of freedom for a few glorious hours, anyhow MeCOY SYSTEM OF MEDICINE, 715 13th Street Northwest. Dr. J. Cresap VicCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, Consulting Physicians. Office Hours, 9 to i2 a lteS p.m. 6 to S p.m.,dai mnday, 10 a.m, to 4 pan COPIES OF DOCTOR MeCOY’S MONO. | CATARRH WILL BE MAILED ON A {TO THOSE DIRECTLY INTE CURE OF CATARRUAL DISEASE, RUBBER-TIRED CALS, ey Are All the Rage nt Present in Parix, But They Have to Be Beli Fr New York Jounal. The easiest way of dying every one knows, is to coachmen of other capit ple once in a while, not by accident. Parisi bowling over ; profession, and when victims do not crop up of themselves they out of their course to find them. Le have gene from bad to worse. reak of fashion has brongh: tt er jtire into favor in the city The start was given to the new the anglomaniacs, who imported ired safety som cabs from and ided round in them, am s of their fellow citizens, ‘whom they knocked r like ninepins while feeding thelr curi- josity. Vehicles of this sort have been all the rage among young blades about town and smart siock exchange mi Still, had the matter « re, it would have ‘had no fv |duce a little ex | dent wards in t | more to follow. Presi 4 of the innovation law, M. Berge, who ts a sportsman and up to all the the horsey The pre j Was to run a om of hi jchief of the protoc the whose business it is to not outrage the prepric his rank, decided that the state cannot keep up his cig rigge with less than four promise was made, accordingly afternoon M. Faure made th the lake"—the classic drive { Boulogne—in a brand-new victoris ed with the comfortadle but deadly tires. The day after carriages wit! ber-tired wheels were the and the damage was doae The most ardent followers of fashion had proved to be the lad ecially those who xre often in d_yet all their lives wut of it. fessional beauty who respec now consent to her pre jected to folting, a j than spirit 2 as those of their pn: eS a great deal to se that der of the in a car- A com- one correct It ta rate in a great cl | ber tire: | ha to doing illainous, nois Stole upen you 1 fiend unawares, and their privileged | Men were so successful that they got jof counting tho scalp took. |nately the chief of is police has jbelled the cat. Paris morning | its walis posted with a new police gulation ordering the owners of 1 : attach a full-tongued small bell or a chime of shrill to th | horses’ harness. The r that in the aristocratic quarte®s of nd on | the big boclevards one mipht im ne jself in St. Petersburg with its Unkling | toikas.