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THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, “AUGUST 24, 1896-TEN PAGES. == SPECIAL NOTICES. YITISH KITE CATHEDRAL—ROBERT De- ruce Council, K. H., will mect in stated session on TUESDAY, 25th ‘August, 1896, at 7:30 p.m. M. OSCAK ROOME, ‘33d Deg., Recorder. IZATION OF AN ‘OTERS' Club will . B.W., on THURSDAY, sons in favor of “his e rain object of this weral states register and vote for auzt3st Busiuess, general. auzs- Avgu.t 2 movement’ are i club Is to ald iegal voters of the to reach thelr hemes to wound Loney and protection. When you're ready to order goods for the store drop a postal or telephone for our rep- resentative to eall. He'll quote prices you'll the lowest—and guarantee the quality of everything you order. T7No consumers supplied. B. B. EARNSHAW & BRO., Wholesale Grocers, 1105-9 Ith st. s.e. & 1000-2 M at. McKINLEY OR BRYAN, nd Park will remain the most beautiful thful of Washington's suburbs. JOHN St G10 14th st. 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It has been made to appear -H x ink of Washington, “int om and District of II the provisions of } Statutes of the United States, required to be * complied with before an association shall be au- nee the business of bankl KE I, he Curren Rizgs National “Bank in the City of Washinst . is authorized to . 88 provided In &i nine of the Re tes trolier of Wi shington, D. nd District of nee the busi- ction fiity-one ised Statutes s my hand fice this thirt! lay of June, 1896. SPECIAL CASH PRICES Trom now on will prevail in righ- fixing tie ng competitors to that figure, or be- neil fa notice RAMBLERS, late ek or colored enamels, ARS, CASH. vance will money, znd the stion Of a new We also and only ask ‘n’s patterns io be made. Re- M have the guar- member, the new wheel o> of 1¢ years’ expertence of wheel-building “k of them, and a reputation for good work that coonts for something. 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Mrs. Dickson has been in poor health for some time, but such a sad ter- mination of her illness was entirely un- expected. She was a woman of lovely character, and her amlability and sweet disposition attracted the esteem and ad- miration of all who met her. She was un- tiring In her efforts to ald others and her charity was a theme of constant remarks from those who knew of her exercise of this virtue. Mrs. Dickson was the daugh- ter of James Falbey, a prominent citizen of Philadeiphia, and her brother James is now employed in a responsible position in the records and pension division of the War Department. She was married in 2867 to Mr. Dickson, who was at that time chief engineer of the United States Fire Brigade, and when the newly married cou- ple came to Washington there was a spon-_ taneous demonstration of welcome on the part of the fire organization and many government officials in their honor. The Popularity she gained as a bride increased as her circle of friends grew larger and she wil be sincerely mourned by all who knew her. The funeral will take place tomorrow and the interment will be in the old family lot tn the Cathedral cemetery in Phiiadel- phia. WATCHES, RAVES” zk, PICTURES, AT y PIPES and other valuable articles in exchange fr ‘coupons with MAIL POUCH TOBACCO. Sold OF all dealers.) One. coupon asia each ene rounce) package. COUPON PLALN SECURE ‘THE ABOVE. Pac (now on sale) gortaizing no coupons will be accepted as coupons— cZeey" MPU bag xe one coupon. Send for iline- trated catalogue giting complete ist and descrip- tion of all articl>s; tells bow to get them. THE BLOCH BROS. TOBACCO CO., ee Ww. tf Va. my25 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Biennial Session of the Supreme Lodge. INTERESTING EXERCISES AT CLEVELAND Raising the Flag of Camp Perry Payne. eT Sees READING OF REPORTS CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 24.—Hun- dreds ot Knights of Pythias marched into tewn this morning to attend the eighteenth biennial session of the Supreme Lodge and the national encampment of the organiza- tion. The reception of brigades, regiments and visitors occupied the forenoon. In the afternocn troops assembled, in fuil-dress uniforms, in front of the head- quarters. There the dedicatory exercises took place. The address of the centennial committee, by Wilson M. Day, director general of the commission; the presenta- tion of Camp Perry Payne, by Mayor Mc- Kisson; acceptance of the camp, by Major General Carnahan, and the raising of the camp flag, occupied the afternoon session. This evening there will be a band con- cert, and at 8 o'clock the Supreme Council of the Uniform Rank will meet in special assembly at the headquarters of the major general. The reports of the officers of the Grand Lodge show a remarkable growth and de- velopment of the order. Supreme Chancellor Ritchic’s Report. “I feel that in the light of business siag- nation which has been general throughout the world, the showirg made by our order is most remarkable. The number of mem- bers initiated is proof conclusive that the subordinate lodges of the country are active and earnest. “We have lost some membership by rea- son of legislation on the German question, but it is a pleasure to say that the loss thus accrued has not been from the better class of Germans—they have been loyal and true. “The Catholic question has in some of the Gomains materially affected us. We have fost some for another reason. In a great many of the domains the ledges have set about the weeding-out process, and are permitting members who have proved un- desirable io quietly drop out. In addition to this, it may be sald, in many grand domains the provisicn of the oid constitu- tion as to arrearages working a suspension was disregarded, but the mandatory pro- vision of the supreme statutes has result- ed in the lodges complying therewith and has very materially added to the suspen- sions, as there were many members whose names had simply been left on the books for years after being in arrears. “The enterprise in the erection of castle halls, in securing elegant working proper- ties, in the higher regard for the mem- bership, have all proven of untold benefit. And I can safely sey that the order was never upon so safe a basis as now. “The receipts for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1804, were $4,020,285, and for the year ending December 31, 1895, $4,052,805, making a total for the two years of $8.053,- 090, This shows a ret gain in the cash re- cepts of the subordinate lodges of $36,402. “The subordinate lodge assets December , 1803, were $7,068,054, and December 31, $8,010,711, showing an increase in the Past two years of $942,657. “The expenditures for relief in 1894 were 78, and in 1495 $1,259,696; total, $2,- an increase during the past’ two years of $115,000. “The number of subordinate lodges on December 31, 1893, was 5,998, and Decem- ber 31, 1895, 6,494, an increase in two years of 496. “The number of members December 31, » Was 443,615; December 31, 1894, 464,- 539, making # net gain of 20.924. As evi- dence that the subordinate lodges are at work, the number of Initlates during the Years 1894 and 1895 was 108,192. “This would indicate what the growth of the order would be if it were not for that more serious questign of suspension for non-payment of due Missionary Work. “I have given much thought to the prop- osition of missionary work. I feel that we have abundance to do at home, and in a fertile field, with men who are in sympathy with every American who does not meas- ure success as necessarily found in the products of the old world. The habits, the cistoms, the fixedness upon all and estab- shed lines so prevalent in other lands would not be conducive to the growth and development of this institution. I may even say that the selfishness, the exclu- siveness of the people of other lands would not tend to promote the growth of this American order of ours. We are great erough, with enough to do at home. “For a month or two after the propa- ganda to the effect that the sacrament should be refused by the Catholic Chuicch to all who retained membership in this and certain other orders, there was much agita- tion. It is a question that does not reed discussion upon our part. Our pesition is well defined, and it is a matter to be dis- posed of entirely by the individual mem- bers who belong to the Catholic Church. The result of this, no doubt, has been a considerable loss of membership. I have found in a number of the states where the Catholic membership was large that we have been visibly affected by reason of it. Of this I do not complain. No member of the order should be censured for following the dictates of his own conscience, but he should stand upon one foot or the other. Under this edict {t is impossible in good faith for him to stand upon both. “During the two years ending December 81, 1895, the euspensions, practically all being for non-payment of dues, amounted to 82,444. These figures are startling. In my judgment, the suggestion of the pay- ment of the master of finance a Percentage upon dues, fines and assessments collected would be beneficial. With a master of firance who would have a financial interest in the payment of the dues, the presenta- ton of the matter to a member would, as @ rule, result in his dues being paid and the removal of the feeling which is ever pres- ent with #member who is indebted to his lodge and the saving to our order each year of many thousands of members. “The growth and prosperity of the Uni- form Rank in the past has been far beyond the expectations of the men who, in the Supreme Lodge in 1877 and 1878, advo- cated so earnestly its establishment. Its growth 1s largely due to the fostering care given,it by the Supreme Lodge, as well as to the efforts that have been so unceasing- ly given by those who have been in direct control of its management and work. The receipts from all sources were: For the fiseal year ending March 31, 1895, $8,789.05; ending March 81, 1896, $10,197.03. The revenues have been sufficient to meet the current expenses. (Goons noes ie bed EXER for the wo years ending March 31, 1896, has been 104. Since March 81, 1896, and up to and including July 28, there have been re- ceived twenty-three applications for ad- ditional divisions, which have been ap- proved, and those divisions will soon be instituted. The German Question. “Following the legislation of 1892, with reference to the printing of the ritual in the English language, a goodly number of the members of the German lodges in- sisted that the question should be resub- mitted to the Supreme Lodge at its con- vention In 1894, with the hope that the action of the Supreme Lodge in 1892 would be reversed. -A principle was involved in the case and each was ably presented. The action of the Supreme Lodge in 1892 was affirmed by a vote so overwhelming that I do not believe it will come up again, Some of those not members of the Su- preme Lodge, who made the fight for the ritual in a foreign tongue, were not in- clined to accept the decision. “The statement was made that our order was opposed to foreigners. This I resented with all the force at my command. Our order is American; it stands for country and for order, but believes in loyalty to flag and tongue. It welcomes those who come to us from foreign shores, desiring to be Americans, knowing our language, observing our laws and alding in the pros- perity of our country. And in using -the word ‘country’ I do not limit it at all to what is commonly called the United States. Our order stands for Americanism. It says to those coming to our country not caring THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANAIORY NOTE: Observations taken at § a.m., 75th meridian time. Solld lines are 130- bars, or lines cf equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted nes are tsotherms, or Mines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten @egrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow bas fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “‘High'’ and “Low’’ show loci areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. FAIR WEATHER TOMORROW. It Will Be Cooler, With Slowly Rising ‘Temperature. For the District of Columbia and Mary- land, fair Tuesday; cooler Tuesday morn- ing, followed by slowly rising temperature; northerly winds, becoming variable. For Virginia, fair Tuesday, preceded by local showers in southeast portion this af- ternoon or night; northerly winds; cooler Tuesday morning. The barometer has risen throughout the central valleys, lake region and middle At- lantic states; it has fallen in the northwest and on the New England coast. The bar- ometer is highest over Texas and it is low in the Saint Lawrence valley and north of Dakota. It ts cooler, this morning from the lake regions southward to the gulf coast, and It is warmer at Rocky mountain stations. Local showers prevailed during the night from New England southwestward to the gulf states, and clear weather prevalicd in the lake regions and the northwest. For the twenty-four hours ending Sunday morning thunder storms prevailed during Saturday night in the lower lake region, the Ohio valley and Tennessee, and in southern Missouri, Indian territory, Oklahoma and northern Texas; elsewhere ‘th weather was generally fair. The indications are that fair weather will prevail from New England and the middle Atlantic states westward over the Ohio n of valley, with cooler weather near the coast Tuesday morning. Local thunder storms are indicated for the gulf and south At- lantic states, followed by generally fair weather Tuesday. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) during the past twenty-four hours was reported: Chattanooga, 1.00. Condition of the Water, Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 77; con- dition, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, ; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Tide Table, Today—Low tide, 2:42 a.m. and 2:58 p.m. high tide, a.m. and 8: : Tomorrow—Low tide, 3: i p.m.; high tide, 9:06 a.m. and 9:29 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 5:22; sun sets, 6:42, Moon rises, 7:14 p.m. - The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 7:49 p.m.; ex- tingulshing begun at 4:31 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time Pamed. Are lamps lighted at 7:34 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:46 a.m. Range of the Thermometer, The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 74; 2 p.m., 67; maximum, 76; min- imum, 66. to know our language, not caring to ob- serve our laws, not caring for our cus- toms, thrice welcome will be the ship: that shall bear you back to the land whence yon came. This ordcrin this coun- try desires no man for a member who does not wish to know its tongue and does not care to famillarize himself with our laws and has not a proper regard for its cus- toms and ‘its institutions. Fully 95 per cent of the foreign membership of cur order prior to the adoption of the new ritual are loyal today. No doubt some good men may leave us, but as within the knowledge of all who have given this sub- ject study a very large per cent who did not regard our tongue, our laws and our crstoms, whe have withdrawn cn account of the ritual, turns the apparent loss to gain. Our order is better off; our country is better off without those who care not for its tongue, its laws and its customs. “I feel sure that if we enter upon the labors with a full realization that this or- der Is second to none; that It shou!d every- where claim for itself a place side by side with the best fraternities, the result will be most satisfactory. Let there be no step backward. Pythian knighthood means much. Let us make it mean more. The members cf the subordinate lodges have grown in the pride of their membership. May the standard fixed by this body be one they cin look to with confidence and respect. The day of cheap Pythiantsm is past; the day of cheap rank work is rapid- ly passing away; the day of reading from the ritual the lesson of our order instead of telling them as from heart to heart, will soon be at at end. Cheapness in proper- ties, cheapness in rank work, reading from the ritual, means cheap lodges and un- progressive Pythianism. We may feel that as individuals our work in connection with subordinate lodges is nearly done, but let us give the earnest, enthusiastic lodge scmething to hope for and to gain.” Supreme Keeper White's Report. The report of R. L. C. White, supreme keeper of the records and seals, showed that in 1864 there were three subordinate lodges and seventy-elght members, and in 1896 6,504 subordinate lodges and 4%1,; members. The states in which the great- est gains were made were: Ohio, 3,1 nois, 8,317; Indiana, 2,757; Iowa, 2, sachusetts, 1,919; Missouri, 1,6 Carolina, 1,404; Maine, 1,314; Texas, 1,219. There was a loss of 2,807 in Kansas and 4,166 in Pennsylvania. There were gains in thirty-eight states and territories and a loss in sixteen. The following table shows the number of subordinate lodges by states and the mem- bership December 31, 1805: Lodges. Maine. Manitoba. Maritime Provinces. Maryland. ..... Massachusetts. Michigan. Minnesota. Misstss! 43,377 8,466 South Carolina 4,447 South Dakota. 899 pen IRS Neee SEENZoRE 3 8 Totals. 6,494 Supreme Master Sample’s Report. In his report Thomas G. Sample, su- preme master of the exchequer, congratu- lated the order upon the healthy condition of its finances. The receipts for the bien- nial term ending March 81, 1896, including @ balance of $29,059, were $183,600 and the expenditures $147,708, leaving a balance of $85,897. Major General Carnahan’s Report. The report of Major General James R. Carnahan, commanding the Uniform Rank, showed that the revenues had been suffi- cient to meet all the expenses of the man- agement. The income for the biennial term was $18,935, and the outlay $7,893. The rank had made a steady and substantial growth. Some of the divisions had not been able to hold together on account of the hard times, but the new divisions or- ganized during the financial depression was great proof of the strong hold the rank had upon the Knights of Pythias in general. Warrants had been granted for 104 new dl- visions. He Carried a Pistol. James Price, colored, charged on the oath of Emma Vincent with carrying a pistol for the purpose of unlawfully using | it, was given a trial in the Police Court to- day. On conviction Judge Mills fined him $50 or sixty days. WORKING FOR SUCCESS Much Activity Among the Managers of the Union Veteran Encampment. Prominent Men Serving on the Com- mittecs—Ten Thousand Strangers Expected to Aitend. The preparations for the approaching en- campment in this city of the Union Vet- eran Legion, which will begin October 14 and continue for three days, are being pushed with much vigor by Col. Levi P. Wright, chairman of the executive com- mittee, and his energetic associates in that body. The subcommittges of the executive committee which will have charge of the different features of the preliminary ar- Trangements have all been, selected, with one or two exceptions, and a perusal of thelr names will be an assurance that suc- cess will attend the event in a very gener- ous degree. The full executive committee consists of Col. Levi P. Wright, chairman; R. S. Ved- der, secretary; Isador Saks, Col. W. G. Moore, Gen. Albert Ordway, M. B. C. Wright, Col. Thos. R. Marshall, George Gibson, M. M. Whitney, Henry L. West, Louis D. Wine, Maj. L. L. Blake, Mrs. 8. E. Mussey, Morgan Lewis and George A. Bartlett. The subcommittees, as far as se- lected, are as follows: Finance—Isador Saks, chairman; Charles G. Conn, Jules Demonet, John Joy Edson, M. G. Emery, H. P. Giibert, Wm. Hahn, A. M. Lothrop, F. P. Madigan, Theodore W. Noyes, W. H. Rapley, T. KE.’ Roessle, N. H. Shea, Em- mons 8. Smith, John D. White, E. L. Whit- ford, Beriah Wilkins and J. Maury Dove. Transportation—M. B. C. Wright, chair- man; S. B. Hege, Colin Studds, H. W. Fuller, Charles BE. Troutman, W. D. Mack, L. S. Brown, Andrew Geddes, Charles E. Hooks, E. J. Lockwood and John Callahan. Press—Henry L. West, chairman; Harry P. Godwin, Emory Foster, P. V. De Graw and Charles A. Boynton. Hotel committee—Col. Thos. R. Marshall, chairman; George W. Driver, BE. R. Levi, Major R. H. Montgomery, Capt. William Macfeely and Col. Stewart Gordon. Printing and badges—George Gibson, chairman; W. C. Carroll and-Major Frank A. Butts. Excursion—Major L. L. Blake, chairman; Capt. E. S. Randall, Capt. C.’ W. Ridley and John Callahan. Hall and campfire—Morgan Lewis, chair- man; A. 8. Taber, Dr. A. P. aFrdon, F. H. Thomas, James B. Lambie, E. H. Chamber- lin and ‘Thomas J. Shannon. Decorations—Louls D. Wine, chairman; Frederick Gheen, B. F. Whiteside, W. G. Duckett, W. S. Thompson,‘ F. J. Helberger, Charles A. Shafer, Frank B. Noyes, James F. Oyster, Jno. A. Luttrell, Seaton Perry, Wm. D. Hoover, Geo. W. Harvey, Geo. W. Moss, Geo. J. Mueller, Bernard Bryan, J. T. Jarvis, James F. Connors, Henry Dis- mer, A. Minster, Chas. Mades, R. P. Emer- son, J. W. Lee, Walter Burton, J. Speldt, J. M. Whitney, George Emrich, Fritz Reuter, J. Hart Brittain, T. T. Sackett, Jno. 8. Wheeler, Rob't Cohen, J. Blake Kendall, Beriah Wilkins, George A. White, Richard E. White, George W. Driver, Chas. eannarda, W. H. Felter, A. B, Abe eed, ter, B, Ruff and epot _reception—M. M. Whitney, chair- man; Andrew Geddes, 0. D. Thateher, Peter Hager, Jacob Persinger, Mark Joseph, Fletcher White, E. R. ‘Whitney, T. B. Thatcher, B. P. Entricken, Adolph Berger, John W. Bixler, Allen Feathers, Lemuel Fugitt, J. A. McDowell, Henry O. Nesbitt, Oliver Shaw, F. R. Sparks, Charles Walt- meyer, Wm. Wilson, Chas. E. Hooks, Thos, G. Allen, Wallace Brewer, James M. Brown, Don C. Cameron, J. C. Compton, John Finn’, George Grindley, E. R. Halstead, Joshua B. Hayes, W. H. Livermore, Benj. L. Lloyd, Charles L. Patton, W.- Rs Peddle, Noah Tryon ard Lewis H. Wilcox. Col. Wright, whose offices:are in the Pa- cific building, on F street néar 7th, is bus- ily engaged answering inquiries from Union Veteran camps throughout the country, and the present indications ‘are that there will be a very large attendance. It is ex- pected that liberal rates willbe secured for the occasion from the various railroad com- panies, as well as from-hotels and restau- rants in this city. Buffalo promises 600 visitors at least; Philadelphta will need ac- cemmodations for 1,500, and substantial crewds are assured fram Baltimore, Wil- mington, the interior cities of Pennsylva- nia and Cincinnati. It ‘is estimated that from 8,000 to 10,000 strangers will be in at- tendance on the encampment. On behalf of the finance committee, Chairman Saks has sent oyt a number of letters requesting subsctiptions, and replies of @ generous character are ‘being received. “We need hardly say to you,” says Chair- man Saks in the letter, “that it is essen- tial to the credit of Washington that a suf- ficient amount of money be raised to enter- tain the visitors, and that in no way can money be spent more to the advantage of the city than in encouraging the holding of similar meetings here. Each gathering of this kind leaves a large amount of money and sends away a host of friends to the city.” oe His Bri Watch Stolen. Fred W. Drascher, who lives at No. 215 18th street northwest, went to the bathing beach yesterday and took a swim. He did not follow the rule of leaving valuables in, the office, and when he came out of the water he discovered that his brass watch had been taken. The police are now trying to recover it for him, MAJ. CRANFORD DEAD He Had a Gallant Record as a Soldier. — AN ACTIVE AND USEFUL LIFE A Well-Known Citizen of Wash- ington for Many Years. SKETCH OF HIS CAREER Major Henry L. Cranford, president of the Cranford Paving Company, died yester- day afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock at his residence, No. 1534 Park avenue, Mt. Pleasant. He was taken down several weeks ago with an affection of the liver and at one time his death was momentar- ily expected. He rallied, however, and it was honed that the tmprovement would continue, but the disease had progressed too far to be overcome and a relapse fol- lowed, which resulted fatally. His wife and his two sons were at his bedside when the end came. Major Cranford was born in Newfoundland, May 10, 1833. He was taken to New York by his parents when a child and educated at the Mechanics’ In- stitute in that city. At the age of fifteen he entered the dry goods house of Grant & Barton, and remained two years in their service, and then went to sea “for five years, the first voyage being two years in a whaler. Afterward he was !n the mer- chant service, sailing from the port of New York. At the age of twenty-one he Was second officer of the clipper ship “Pan- ama.” At the age of twezty-two he gave up going to sea_and entered into mercan- tile pursuits in New York, traveling for a house extensively in the west and south. In 1857 he embarked in the wholesale dry goods business with his brother, the firm name being J. P. and H. L. Cranford, whose store was at the corner of Broad- way and Duane street. The business was fuccessfully conducted until the breaking out of the war in 1861. April 18 of the same year he entered the federal service as fil lieutenant of company G, 14th New York State Militia (Sith New York Volun- teers), generally known as the Brooklyn ith. He participated with h!s reg:ment in the first battle of Bull Run, and the next spring In the taking of F: Fredericksburg. In May, 18 detailed by Gen. C. C. Augur on his and shortiy afierward on the staff of Gen! John P. Hatch, who succeeded Gei. Augur. The command was the first brigade, first division, first corps. rticipated in the engayemenis (August 20 to 30) of Rappa- hannock fon, Suiphur Springs, Gaines- vilie, Groveton aad Second Bull Run, and on September 14 in the battle of South Mcuntain. Honorably ntioned for Bravery. The brigade carried the heights at the right of the pike, and never lost a foot of ground until relieved by Gen. Doubleday's brigade. Maj. Cranford was honorably mentioned in this battle, which appears in the war records of the rebellion. He served as acting assistant adjutant general through the campaigns and battles of An- ono Fredericksburg and Chancellors- ville. $ Early in 1863 he was appointed by the President captain and commissary of sub- sistence, and contirtued to serve as such unul the close of the war. He served on the staffs of Gens. John F. Reynolds and Abner Doubleday at the battle of Gettys- burg. In the spring of 1864 he was ordered to the cavalry corps, and with It went to the Shenandoah valley, and served through- out that campaign on the staff of Gen. Wes- ley Merritt, and was in the closing cam- paign from the 26th of February to the {th of April, 1865, when Gen. Lee gurrei dered his army, on the staff of Gen. Sher- idan as chief commissary. Hin Civil Career. In July, 1865, he resigned his commission and returned to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y. Shortly after he accepted the position of general manager of the Black Heath Coal Company in Pennsylvania, and served as such two years. He then returned to Brooklyn and went into the asphalt paving business. In June, 1871, he came to this city, where he at once engaged as general contractor. The streets of the city were then unpaved, and the dumping ground for refuse of all kinds, and full of mud hoies and filth always after rain, a disgrace to any country, especially as its capital city. At this time various unscrupulous paving companies came into existence, with the sole purpose of making what they could out of the stimulus that Maj. Cranford gave the street paving business, with the result that only pavements laid by him were lasting, and this because the honesty, integrity, skill and perseverance which have characterized his whole life were dominant. The result was that his advice was sought by the committees of the United States Congress and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The principal avenues and streets are paved with asphaltum, a large extent of which was laid by Major Cranford. Under his guidance the sidewalks throughout the elty were being constructed of granolithic and artificial stone, he being also the pioneer of that class of work in the Dis- trict of Columbia. Major Cranford was married April 28, 1861, to Margaret J. Munn of Montclair, N. J., granddaughter of Capt. Joseph Munn of the war of 1812. He has had born five children, of whom two survive, Joseph H. and H. Percy, who are both associated with him in his business, Joseph H. be- ing the very efficient general manager of his father’s large business interests. Maj. Cranford was for several years a prominent National Guardsman. He was so prior to his coming to Washington, when, as an engineer officer, he located and laid out the famous rifle range at Creedmoor. He was the first quartermaster general of the District National Guard, and remained in active service until business pressure compelled him to resign his commission. His interest in the organization continued, however, until the last. His Personal Characteristics, Major Cranford was a very sick man long before he ever allowed himself to acknowledge it. His intimate friends were aware that he was ill with a serious dis- order, but they were afraid to tell him so, because, despite his deep affection for his friends, he was bitterly opposed to what he regarded as anything like interference with his personal affairs. Major Cranford himself regarded his complaint for a long time as a temporary indisposition, and it was not until the anxious members of his family acquainted their family physician with their fears that he was induced to submit to treatment. It was then too late for medical science to do more than tem- porarily arrest the progress of his disease, which had attacked the liver and injured it beyond all hope. He was a heroic suf- ferer, however, and until the very last displayed the same stoical indifference in the face of intense agony that he had al- ways shown when confronted by lesser ob- stacles in the course of his active life. The chief characteristics of Maj. Cran- ford were an indomitable will and an un- yielding devotion to purpose, which was shown in his public and personal life alike. To his duties and the work he might have in hand he gave the-same unswerving loy- alty as _he did to his family and his friends. He was a man of great value to the community in which he Hved. Fis ex- AMUSEMENTS... ATTORNEYS. AUCTION SALES. . BOARDING... EXCURSIONS, FINANCIAL... FOR EXCHANG! Bese) FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICB.... FO RENT (Flats)... FOR RENT (Houses) FOR RENT (ftices). FOR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores). FOR RENT (Miscellzneous). FOR SALE (Bicycles). FOR SALE (Houses) FOK SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (fiscellaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES. LEGAL NOTICES. LOCAL MENTION... LOST AND FOUND. MEDICAL. MARRIAG! ARR RRRARROAARARARNTR SAR RR RARE RE RERATHOTRARE PIANOS AND ORGANS. 5 POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.. PROPOSALS. RAILROADS. NDERTAKERS. WANTED (Help) WANTED (Houses) WANTED (Miscellaneous). WANTED (Rooms) terprise was of the sort that meant ac- tions as well as words. It could always be depended upon that when Maj. Cranford’s pame was mentioned in connection with a movement or an event that he was working for its success with all the vigor he was capable of. There was nothing superficial about him in his business course, or as a public-spirited citizen, or, more particu- larly, In his intercourse with his fellow- men, and probably no other Washington- ian would go to his grave more genuinely or more generally mourned than Henry L. Cranford. Maj. Cranford was a member of the Loyal Legion and a Mason of the thir- ty-second degree. The Funeral Arrangements. The funeral will take place this after- noon at 4:40 o'clock at the Cranford resi- dence at Mount Pleasant. The services will be brief, and will consist of the read- ing of the first half of the Episcopal burial service Ly the Rev. William Tayloe Sny- der, rector of the Church of the Incarna- tion. At their conclusion the remains will be taken to Brooklyn, where the interment will be made in the family lot at Green- wood cemetery. The pallbearers in Washington will be Gen. Albert Ordway and Justice C. C. Cole, representing the Military Order of the Loy- al Legion of the United States; William Ozcar Rocme, thirty-second degree, and Thomas M. Gale, thirty-second degree, rep- re: ting the Masonic fraternity, and E. B. To: end, H. H. Parmenter, Joseph Tyssowski and E. H. Spang. A committee consisting of Brevet Lieut. . James A. Bates, U. 8. A., chairman: Brevet Lieut. Col. George’ Truesdell, U. S. V.; Capt. Richard W. Tyler, U a) and Brevet Maj. Eminel P. ‘“Haistead. U.S. V., will represent the Distriet of Co- lumbila Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United the funeral of the late Maj. Henry L. ford, which will take place at this afternoon from Mount Pleasan’ to Brooklyn, “ street, he body is to be taken for interment. GRAND JURY CASEs. Serious Offenses Charged Before Judge Mills Today. There were four grand jury cases called to the attention of Judge Mills in the Po- lice Court this morning. In one case John Burns ard Dennis Burns were defendants, and they were complained against by John Fleishman, a market dealer. He claims last Wednesday he was given something to drink which had the effect of “knock-out” drops, and while unconscious he was rob- bed of $13. A charge of larceny from the person was filed in the case and a continu- ance granted. William F. Boogher, a lawyer, whose of- fice is on F street, was complainant in the case of Alexander B. Burns, against whom there was a charge of false pretenses. Ac- cording to the charge filed, Burns falsely represented that he was the owner and in- ventor of a certain burglar alarm and bi- cycle bell, and because of these alleged misrepresentations Boogher advanced him $5. Burns denied the charge, but the grand jury will investigate the case. Louis West entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of embezzlement. Charles Graham of 427 4th street southeast pre- ferred the charge against him, the amount being fixed at $8. The court sent the case to the grand jury, fixing the bond at $200. Mrs. Addie Towles, colored, who lives at 1628 11th street, compiained against her husband, John Towles, and a married wo- man named Annie Grammar for an al- leged violation of the Edmunds law. They were held in $300 security for the action of the grand jury. —___ Transfers of Real Estate. Jobn T. Hyland to Fanny K. Gorden, lot D, sq. 557:° $186.90. David J. Roche et al. to Fanny K. Gordon, same property; $10. Gottlieb R. Foss et ux. to Jno. 0. Johnson, part lot 188, sq. 69; $2, Engene Carusi et al., trustees, to United Security Life Ins. and Trust Co., lot D, 8q. 183; $8,800. Chas. H. lot_2, ‘sq. 9% Ge a to Geo. Ide, part original 0. a ie et ux. to Chas. H. Gladden, lot 43, 0. Edw. D. Johrson to Gottlieb R. Foss, part lot 14, |. 22, Eckington; $3,000. Emeline Lusby to Henrietta L. Berry, lot 13, sq. 994; $10 to Flora B. Markward, lots Jonn_ W.. Tho 9 to 17, bik. 19, Meridian Hill; $10. PENTA” THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER Bottled at the T] J HUNYADI SPRINGS, Buda Pest, Hungary. 66 “Gentle. but satisfactory in its action. Remark- able for Its richness in magnesium sulphate, ex- cceding that of all other bitter waters—always of the same strength, which is, of course, a matter of great importance. ‘New York Medical Journal. “A much-esteemed purgative water.”—“‘Its com- position is constant. The practitioner is thus ena- bled to prescribe definite quantities for definite re- sults.”—"‘A Natural Water.” —The Lancet. “Affords those guarantees of uniform strength and composition which have long been wanting in the best-known Hunyadi waters.”—“‘Ag-ecable te the palate.""—“Exceptionally efficacious.”” —British Medical Journ “This Water may be classed with the best Aperient Waters and be pronounced one of the strongest.” PROF. OSCAR LIEBREICH. University of Berlin. Prices: 15 cts. and 25 cts. per bottle. OF ALL DRUGGISTS AND MINERAL WATER DBALERS. Sole Exporters: THE APOLLINARIS CO., LD. Sce that the Label bears the well- known RED DIAMOND Mark of THE APOLLINARIS CO., LD. 4 CAN SLEEP PEACEFULLY When your investments consist of “gilt edge" € per cent first mortgage notes se- cured upon real estate in the District of Columbia, valued by conservative parties, ‘They are absolutely safe and do not fiuc- tuate. We have a supply of such invest ments on hand which we will sell at par and accrued interest in amounts from $500 up. Bend for our booklet, “Concerning Loars and Investments.”* B. H. Warner & Co., au2l-1m 916 F ST. N.W. a2. 22 Se ae aa ae ‘A little-at-a-time Maint a ee bank ‘ ank accoun With us—our Stamp Savings System makes {1 ossibl + reven a nickel to be of serv lence of our hours of makes it — de Zone through In becoming a depositor, — +45 ir name is written in the signature’ & deposit of even so Little & 6Um 45 as $1, and you are started. nionSavingsBank, 1222Fs: { au21-284 Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F STS. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. Interest '4!P oN berosrrs. Loans "4 on Real Estate end Collaterals. Acts as Executor, Administrator, Trustee, Guardian and Committee on Estates. Acts as Registrar, Transfer and Fis cal Agent of Corporations, Takes full charge of Reul and Per- sonal Estates, Safe Deposit Boxes for rent Storage Vaults for trunks, boxes, &e., containing valuables, silver, brie Brac, &. Incorporated undcr act of Tongress and subject to supervision of the comptroller of the currency. BH. 8. ¢ Jobn R. « Andrew 1 John B. La A. 8. Worthin J. J. Darliugto: DIRECTORS: Batley, Charles B., Hamilton, John A., Barber, A. L., Larner, John © Soyes, Theodore rk rn | Aavisory Counsel. Carmods, John R., Gapp, Joun M Crane, August Cammings Darlington, J. J., Da Bois, Jas. T!, Fason, John Joy, Fox, Albert Fraser, Jai Gurley, Wi A PROFTTABL One of th : Cleveland Park, JOHN SHE! E 610 14th ete ese EXDOWM AND TONTINE POLICIES Purchased at investment price EDWARD N. BURNS, aul-1m 1419 F st., Washington, D. T. J. Hedgen & Co., BROKERS AND DEALERS. STOCKS, COTTON, GRAIN AND IROVISIONS. Rooms 10 and 11. Corcoran Widg.. cor. 15th and F ets, and 605 7th st. n.w. OFFICES. 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