Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1896, Page 16

a 16 THE EVENING STAR; WEDNESDAY; SEPTEMBER /80;! 4896—SIXTEEN PAGES, LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Academy of Music.—Andrew Mack in Myles Aroon. Bijou Theater.—No performance. Grand Opera House.—“The Black Crook.” Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—Flynn and Sheridan’s Big Sensation Double Show. Lafayette Square Opera House.—Maggie Cline in “On Broadway.” New National Theater—Charles H. Hop- per in “Chimmie Fadden.’ ge EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Steamer Macalester for Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Steamer Newport News for Norfolk and Fortress Monroe at 7 p.m. Steamer Harry Randall for Chapel Point, Colonial Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. a eee GRIMES, 1105 G ST. _N.W., Will display, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 1 and 2, Fail and Winter Millinery. = IF IT’S A NICE TENDER STEAK Or a choice roast you are looking for when in Center market tomorrow, stop at Keane’s stands, 25-51, and see the display of HOME- DRESSED MEAT. Finest selected qualities only—and at the usual market prices, too. WE PROMISE TO TMAKE CARPETS as bright and fresh as new when we clean them, without injury to fabric. We never disappoint. Empire Carpet Cleaning Wks., 631-5 Mass av. E. B. Stumph, mgr. pe C. D. Kenny's Pure Preserving Sugars are always rellable—products of only the best American Refineries. Beware of pol- sonous sugars. Seven city stores. C. D. Kenny. 5 Ibs. sugar free tomorrow. Johnston,page 9. pees ick Harrison, importer, 1327 G st., will have her fall and winter opening of imported hats and bonnets Thursday and Friday, Oc- tober 1 and 2. No card: For New York Roast Beef and Steaks go to John R. Kelly, 9th st. wing Center Mar- ket. Boston Corned Beef a specialty. JAMES B. HENDERSON, 923 F street northwest. Wall Paper, Window Shades, House Painting and Frescoing. CITY AND DISTRICT. fhe Incendiary’s Torch as a Cam- paign Issue. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: “Thank God, justice has received her just ddes—Burns’ underwear factory, which dis- played the red flag in ycur honor Friday afternoon, is in flames; signed, Dell I. Mor- former chairman ef the democratic city committee,” is the text of a telegram from Worcester, Mass., addressed to Can- didate Bryan at Bath, Me., as it appeared in your issue of Monday. It seems in- credible that the above profane and vicious indorsement of the crime of an incendiary, involving, as reported, the destruction of property to the amount of $150,000, together with probable loss of employment and con- Sequent distress to the wage earners en- gaged therein, could have been received and read by a candidate for the presidency without a prompt and indignant reproof of its author. It is to be hoped that this Morgan is not a fair representative of the average Bryan democratic chairman of the good old bay state, and that the crime which he tumbled over himself to indorse by the light of the burning factory is not indicative of the kind of justice to be meted out to those of our citizens who see fit to dispute the claim of Candidate Bryan to the highest office in the gift of the people. The Incident may be trifling, yet it seems to emphasize the danger so frequently re- ferred to in your columns that is to be apprehended from a continuance of crim!- nal excitement of the masses against the classes which has been pursued in this al- ready sufficiently bitter and exciting cam- paign. H. DOWNING. he ———_—_ Business Men’s Mass Meeting. ‘The sound mo’ meeting tonight at Wil- lard’s Hall ts expected to be the greatest success of the meetings thus far held. Hundreds of applications for seats were received yesterday, and tke entire reserved section given out. The balance of the Seating capacity of the hall will be free to the public. Many eminent men will be present. Among the speakers will be heard Henry E. Davis, L. E. Michener, Chairman Babeock, Rev. Robert Nourse and B. H. ‘Warner. The McKinley and Hobart Club and other sound money men will assemble at 3d Street and the avenue, with drum corps, and with an escort of the Sound Money League and Mt. Pleasant Field Band, and march to the hall in a boly. The ladies’ Auxiliary of the McKinley and Hobart Club was also invited. The music is to be exceptionally fine, Miss Fannie ¥. AtLee. Miss Pauline L. Whitaker, Miss Bianche Muir, Mr. W. J. Palmer and Miss Jennie Glennen assisting. President Gates of the ue will call the meeting to order at 8 o'clock, introducing B. H. Warner, who has been invited to preside. — Number 1 Heart Cypress Shingles, every one guaranteel perfect, at $4.25 for 1,000; 4x20. Frank Libbey & Co., (&N_Y.av. Advertisement, —_——__ Opposed to Child Musicians. The Federation of Labor met in regular weekly session last evening, President Jas. F. McHugh presiding, and Mr. C. As Maidens secretary. The agreement entered into between the brewers and the Federation and District Assembly No. 66, K. of L., which has al- ready appeared in The Star, was approved. A resolution was then adopted to remove from the unfair list the names of saloon keepers and others who it was alleged had been selling the Washington made beer. The contract committee reported against interfering with the work on the new brew- ery at Rosslyn, as they had been requested to do, on account of alleged discrimination existing there against members of the Knights of Labor. The investigation, the committee stated, showed that the charge was unfounded, and that the.men employed there were satisfied with their wages. The report was adopted. The delegates from the Musical Assembly entered a protest against the employment by citizens of various drum corps composed, as it was claimed, of youths and boys. Resolutions were adopted against the em- ployment of such organizations. ae Den't fail to attend the sale of Lovell Bicycles, to be held at the sale rooms of Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., 920 Penna. ave. B.w., tomorrow morning at 19 o’clock.— Advertisement. ———— Dealing With Figures. The Princess of Wales Company of New York, the makers of Her jesty’s corset, have sent their hest fitter, Mrs. Howard, to Washington to give fittings. She has estab- lished headquarters at the store of Lans- burgh and Bro., where she can be found every day this week from 9:30 until. 5:20. She extends a general invitation to ladies to consult her without charge upon all mat- ters relating to the improvement of the figure. _—— 12-Inch Stock Boards Also $1 ber 160 ft., the finest lumber. We keep everything In Millwork, Lumber and Build- ers’ Hardware. Frank Libbey & Co., 6th st. and New York avenue.—Advt. pa SS Says He is Not a night. ~ Mr. E. M. Blake, chairman of the populist mass meeting held Saturday night, writes to The Star as follows: “In reporting the proceedings of the mass meeting of the people's party last Saturday night The Evening Star stated that the individual who showed a disposition to in- terrupt the meeting was a Knight of Labon I wish to correct that statement. The party fs not a member of the order, but a socialist.” gee Night School at Business High School. The night school of the Business High School will open next Monday evening. Persons who desire to secure tickets of ad- mission must apply to Mr. F. A. Springer, at the Business High School, any week day prior to and including Monday, between 4:30 and 6 o'clock p.m. ——.—__ Carpets at Sloan's, 1407 G street, tomor- Tow at 10.—Advt. LIFE UNDERWRITERS Seventh Annual Convention of the National Association. Arrangements for the Sessio the National Officers — Com- mittees in Charge. The seventh ennual convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters, which convenes in this city Wednesday of next week, and will continue for three days, promises to be the niost largely at- tended and enthusiastic in the history of the organization. ‘ Information received by Mr. Max Cohen, chairman of the press committee, shows that delegates have been chosen to repre- sent the various life agencies and associa- tions in Baltimore, Boston, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas City, New York, eastern New York, New Jersey, Chicago, New Hampshire, western Massachusetts, St. Louis, North Carolina, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Michigan, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Nebraska, Philadelphia, Pitts- burg, San Francisco, Virginia, western New York and Wisconsin. The delegates will, it is expected, be accompanied in many instances by the ladies of their families. The sessions of the convention will be pre- ceded by a meeting of the executive com- mittce at 10 a.m. Tuesday. During the sessions of the convention pepers will be read by the following named SWillam. T. Stand ta . Standen, actuary, Uni States Life Insurance Compansanten wrens H.R. Hayden, Weekly Underwriter, Hart- ford, Conn, J. W. Janney, Chicago, M1. Henry C. Ayers, president Life Insurance Association, Pittsburg, Pa. The headquarters of the executive and all tier committees will be at the Arlington lotel. The committee on entertainment has ar- ranged for an excursion on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 7, down the Po- tomac to Mount Vernon. Afterward the excursion party will cross over to Marshall Hall, on the Maryland side, to enjoy an old- fashioned Maryland oyster roast. On the afternoon of che 8th an excursion will be given to places of national interest. On the evening of the 9th there will be a banquet at the Arlington Hotel. One of the most important questions to be considered at the convention will be an amendment to the constitution offered at the Philadelphia meeting of last year, which was referred to a committee, consist- ing of Messrs. Ben. S. Calef, C. E. Tilling- hast, H. C. Ayers, Noah Plympton and Til- den Blodgett. National Officers. ct The officers of the National Association are: Presidert—Ben 8. Calef, Boston, Mass. Vice presidents—A. A. Dayton, Albany, N. ¥.; J. W. Iredell, jr., Cincinnati, Ohio; John Steele, Omaha, Neb.; J. W. Pressey, Rochester, N. ¥.; Oliver Williams, Den- ver, Col; Wm. P. Howland, Dallas, Tex.; D. W. Edwards, Indianapolis, Ind.; I. T. Martin, Des Moines, Iowa; S. 8. Ballard, Barre, Vt.; R. F. Shedden, Atlanta, Ga.; J. D. Church, Charlotte, N. C.; Fred Pleas- ants, Richmond, Va.; C. E. | Hochstetler, Kansas City, Mo.; Charles E. McLane, San Francisco, Cal, Secretary—L. D. Drewry, Chattanooga, Provident Life and Trust, Tenn. Treasurer—Eli D. Weeks, Litehfield, Conn. Executive committee—Ben Williams, chairman, Chicago, Ill.; L. D. Drewry, sec- retary, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Henry C. Ayers, Pittsburg, Pa.; J. S. Norris, Mil- waukee, Wis.; F. A. Kendall, Cleveland, Ohio; C. E. Staniels, Concord, N. H.; E. F. Berkeley, jr., Louisville, Ky.; George P. Haskell, New York city; Joseph Ashbrook, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ben Williams, Chicago, Iil.; H, L. Shepard, St. Paul, Minn.; Wil- Mam T. Gage, Detroit, Mich.; George F. Hadley, Newark, N. J.; D. 8. Hendrick, Washington, D. C.; J. W. Harris, Waco, Tex.; James L. Johnson, Springfield, Mass.: E. D. Scofield, Portland, Me.; George N. Carpenter, Bosten, Mass., deceased; Chas. H. Raymond, New York city; C. E. Til- linghast, Cleveland, Ohio; Charles H. Fer- guson, Chicago, Iil.; E. H. Plummer, Phila- delphia, Pa. Those in Charge. The committee of the Washington Asso- ciation of Life Underwriters who have charge of the various details of the conven- tion arrangement are: Executive committee—D. 8. Hendrick, chairman, Manhattan Life; Simon Wolf, Penn Mutual; Robert Cook, Metropolitan; Frank K. Raymond, Union Central; J. 8. Jordan, Phoenix Mutual; Frank Thomas, Travelers’; Albert Stabler, Provident Life and Trust; A. S. Elliott, Mutual Benefit; Max Cohen, editor of Views. _ Entertainment and _ invitation — Simon Wolf, chairman, Penn Mutual; J. K, Taylor, Provident Life and Trust; Frank Thomas, Travelers’; W. W. McIntire, United States Life; Joseph Bowes, Equitable; H. B. Meigs, Aetna Life; Edward Koch, Kansas Mutual; J. B. N. Berry, Provident Savings; F. 8. Biggs, Massachusetts Mutual; J. K. Crane, Jchn Hancock; M. H. Goodrich, National Life; H. B. Moulton, Massachusetts Mutual; George L. Huntzinger, Prudential; U. 8: Roulette, Equitable Life; J. 8. Jordan, Phoenix Mutual; John J. Jamieson, Nedere land Life. Finance—Robert Cook, chairman, Metro- politan; W. W. McIntire, United States Life; Myer Cohen, Penn Mutual; Frank Ray- mond, Union Central; E. H. Walker, Provi- dent Life and Trust; George E. Gillard, New Yark Life. Press and printing—Max Cohen, chairman; Frank K. Raymond, Union Central; D. 8. Hendrick, Manhattan Life; Albert Stabler, Provident Life and Trust. Entertainment of ladies—Frank H. Thomas, chairman, Travelers’; J. Thilman Hendrick, Manhattan Life; Albert Stabler, Provident Life and Trust; J. K. Crane, Jno. Hancock; T. M. Tyssowski, Home Life. Reception committee—Frank K. Raymond, chairman, Union Central; Thos. H. Bowes, Geo. E. Gillard, Robert Cook, Jas. J. Lamp- ton. —_+—_. A Case of Discrimination. To the Editor of The Eveulag Star: Having noticed the articles of “Gold Bug” and “Justice” in recent issues of The Star, permit me, through your valuable columns, to add just one more query in regard to the discrimination in the matter of leaves of government employes. The employes of the Post Office Department report at 9 a.m. and are efcused at 4 p.m., and in summer very often at 3 pm. They also have thirty days’ annual and thirty days’ sick leave. The letter*carriers, who are clerks of the same department, report at 6 a.m. and fin- Ish their day’s work at 5 p.m...and some- times much later. They receive fifteen days’ annual leave, and have the consola- tion (7) of knowing that at the expiration of the fifteen days all time lost by sickness is deducted from their salary to pay their substitute, there being no sick leave what- ever allowed them, although their calling is one which subjects them to all kinds of inclement weather, and from the very na- ture of things should be favored as their brothers in the department with the same amount of sick and annual leave. Again the query: Why the discrimination? 2 J.U.S. ———___. Report of Commissioner of Education Commissioner of Education William T. Harris has submitted his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior, which shows that despite the hard times there has been an nerease of 446,639 pupils in the city school systems of the country during the year. A large portion of the report is de- voted to an explanation of the scheme of Dr. Sheldon Jackson for stocking Alaska with Siberian reindeer. Commissioner Har- ris says that if the deer can be success- fully introduced it would be a material help in the development of the country. School attendance in Alaska, says. the re- port, has increased and more facilities are necessary. ee Double the Stock of Plants And fiowers—better facilities—even more moderate prices, if such were possible—and @ determination to do a bigger business in plants and flowers this fall and winter than we've ever done before, should make it a matter of interest with you to remember us. Gude Bros., 1224 F street.—Advt. MAKING CHILDREN HAPPY. Close of the Senson at the Country Home. The annual picnic for the children of the Washington Country Home took place Thursday, September 17, and proved tho most successful and enjoyable gathering ever had. © The home has been in existence for thir- teen years, and from time to time, as ac- commedations have been enlarged,the num+ ber of children benefited by two weeks of country fare and fun has increased in pro- portion. During the past year the home has taken in 250 children. Three years ago the sister (of St. Margaret's sisterhood) in charge of the work conceived the idea of gathering all the little summer friends to- gether for a closing party, and this was the third occasion of the kind. As it was the sisters’ party, they did all the begging for the occasion, and the friends of the home, as usual, responded generously. Thursday was a bright, beautiful day in spite of the gloomy forecast of the morning, and the picturesque place which some friends have called “Merry Mount,” never looked prettier. The sunshine danced all day through the lovely green foliage of the forest trees, and the large house was trim and bright, the upper and lower piazzas be- ing decorated with great bunches of golden rod and green boughs, made a lovely en- trance to the rooms. A big table was set under the trees hard by, and there the chil- dren’s lunch was served. It was a pretty sight, the throngs of happy children playing about in groups all the morning. When Iunch time came the little ones stood in a great ring around the table, laden with good things and decorated with roses, and sang their grace, as usual, at their meals; then seated on the ground they were served by the good friends who had come to help, with just as many sandwiches, apple turn- overs and fruit as they possibly could eat. During the afternoon grown up friends poured in. Some ladies of the Flower Mi! sion brought quantities of beautiful flowers, enough for each child to carry some home. The children gave a little entertainment “speakin’ and singin’,”” with the piazza for a stage. It was vastly enjoyed by all, es- pecially the performance of the Peake Sis- ters. Three clergymen honored the occasion with their presence, and one, Rev. James Clarke, said a few words to the little ones, telling them of the sisters’ wish to build a chapel for the home large enough to take in all the children for morning and evening prayer and Sunday services, a present im- possibility. in the small room now set apart for the purpose. He asked the children to help raise the money necessary to build their own chapel. Little barrels were given to each child who volunteered to collect pennies. ‘These were to be returned to Miss Gordon, fhe children's visitor, on or before Thanksgiving day. Five hundred dollars at least will be needed, and experience has proved that a suitable chapel is a valuable adjunct to summer home work. At 4 p.m. a second feast was provided un- der the trees for the children, their mothers and friends, who numbered 200 strong. Ice cream in profusion, cake and to crown ail abundance of candy, all given by Washing- ton candy stores, made the children happy and content. At 5 o'clock the guests began to depart in parties, and processions wound down the hill to the pretty Grant road, which takes the traveler by a ten-minute walk to the Chevy Chase car. “Perhaps next year we shall have our new chapel,” said one of the sisters. “If you know any one who would like to help us build it, just mention the plan. Some father or mother might like to give something to- ward it as a memorial of a dear little soul in Paradise. Our children will do their part, and children’s needs, spiritual and temporal, appeal to so many kind hearts.” ee IN BEHALF OF LETTER CARRIERS. Their Treatment as to Leave Brought Into Evidence. To the Editor of The Evening Stur: I was glad to see and read ‘Justice’ indorsement of “Gold Bug's” remarks, for it opens a way for me to say a few words in regard to a body of men whose case is at least as meritorious as that of the gentlemen connected with the bureau of engraving and printing. I refer to the letter carriers, not only of this city, but of our great land, who are allowed but fifteen days’ leave for sickness or pleasure. ‘They are on duty 825 to 350 days in a yeir, and work Sundays and holidays, which our friends in the bureau of engrav- ing and printing do not do. Now, let us see just how many days a clerk in the “departments” works (7). When you subtract sixty leave days, fifty-two Sundays and nine holidays, it leaves them Just 244 actual working days (rather a short year, don’t you think?) Now, a clerk receiving $1,000 per annum would receive about $1,500 if he was paid by the day and worked as long as the car- riers. Do you not think that the carrier, your carrier, fairly earns every cent paid him? Is he not just as much entitled to thirty days’ leave as any other employe of this great government? Who of all the employes of this govern- ment, clerks, mechanics or laborers, work as hard as the carriers? Do they have to go out in all kinds of weather? Well, I guess not. Do they walk and carry great joads on their backs or go up to fourth floors with letters, postal cards or perhaps a circular? No, none of these things are done by the clerks, but they have 121 days’ leave to the letter carriers’ 15. Why is this thus? The powers that be ought in all fairness to correct this and let us have JUSTICE INDEED. No Leave of Absence. To the Editor of The Evening Star: While so-much {is being sald about leaves of absence being restricted in some of the departments, I wfsh to call attention to a fact which may be received with incredulity by some of your correspondents. It is that the clerks and draughtsmen in the ord- nance office at the navy yard receive abso- lutely no Jeave of absence, sick or other- wise—apparently for no other reason than that they receive per diem compensation; there being a provision in the Revised Statutes which excludes per diem employes in navy yards, and which was obviously in- tended to refer to the great mass of navy yard employés—mechanics and laborers. The majority of us have no political in- fluence to put to work in our behalf. but obtained and keep our positions on the merit system, which prevails there. Our duties are fully as arduous as are those of similar employes in the main department buildings, and depend as much, or more, for their efficient performance on the health of the performer; and many have been the struggles against brain-fag and pure ex- haustion of those whose responsibilities forbid the heavy drain which even a short vacation would entail. DRAUGHTSMAN. GOSPEL MISSION UNION. Officers Elected Last; Night Annuel Meeting. Officers of the* National Gospe¥ Mission Unign were elected last night at the annual ameefing of the organization, held in the “rooms of the Central Union Mission, re- sulting as follows: President, W. L, Bruen; secretary, George W. Wheeler; first vice president, Louts Klopsch; ‘Second vice presi- dent, N.’A. Robbins; treasurer, Dr. J. E. Carpenter. The directors chosen are E. D. Bailey, Massachusetts; Geo. W.. Wheeler, New Jersey; J. E. Carpenter, Ohio; Geo. A. Hilton, California; A. L. Swartout, IIli- nois; 8. H. Hadley, New York; G. W. Havell, Tennessee; W. F. Hilton, Connec- ticut; 8. I. Merrill, California; P. 8. Foster, Maryland; A. W. Dennett, New York; N. A. Robbins, Maine; C. S. Mason, California; J. C. Pratt, District of Columbia; D. Davis, Ohio; O. B. Brown, Iowa: T. B. Ironside, New Jersey; L. Klopsch, New York; W. L. Bruen, Virginia; A. C. Peck, Colorado; E. 8. Curtis, Missouri; R. J. Reed, Illinois; J. B. Kilburn, Pennsylvania; Stephen Me itt, New York; Allen Wood, Georgia; irs. E. M. Whittemore, New York, and W. C. Tyler, Connecticut. Dr. J. E. Gilbert, from the Society of Re- ligious Education, presented a plan for a lay Bible training school in connection with the work of the union, and a proposi- tion was made looking to the co-operation of the two organizations for this work. Messrs. W. L. Bruen, E. D. Bailey, G. W. Wheeler and J. E. Carpenter were appoint- ed a committee to discuss the matter and report. fat! the —_——___ $22 corduroy box couches, automatic lid, for $14.80, at Moses’ furniture sale.—Advt. —_—_—>__. If You Want the Right Kind From the right place, we know, you know, you can’t pass us by. James F. Oyster, 900 Pa. ave. 5-lb. box creamiery butter, $1.25.—Advt. IN THE PODICE COURT The Unfortunates Whe! Were Before Judge Some Slept All Nigiit ta.the storm— Some Were Wictims of : Strong. @rink. ,; “TI plead guilty to beim blind, if that’s a crime," said. Clietles Histon, a tall colored man, -when -erraigned:tid Judge Kimbell' court this morning-on.sa charge. of vagran- cy. “I sells matches/’ he added, nd earns my living in that way, hut I am blind.” “This man is blind,” said Policeman Hor- ton, “I had a warrant for him charging threats. The warrant was sworn out by @ colored woman, but I had that case nolle prossed, and thought I would bring him in here to have your honor deal with him as an act of mercy.” “I know this old man,” said the judge. “I think he usually has a girl on the streets with him.” The officer said he knew but little about the man, but there were witnesses in court who did know him. . “I know him, judge, your honor,” said Mrs. Gross, a colored woman, who may be. his mother-in-law. “He wants my daughter to go with him all the time when he’s begging and.’cause she can't go with him he wants to beat her, and then he called me out of my name.” “What's the trouble with him?” “There -ain't nothing the matter with him,” Mrs. Cross: answered. - “He says he's blind, but he ‘atn't no more bitnd than I am.” Her daughter; she said, ‘lives with him, but if they are married she has not seen the lHcense. “My daughter has three children,” the woman said, “but she had them before she met Hinton.” “Was she married before she met him?” “No, indeed.”” The unfortunate man was then called up- on, and he denied that he was a beggar. “Do you ever beg?” ‘No, sir. I sell matches.” ‘Are you married?” “T am, sir. I was married a year ago by Bishop Johnson.” Mrs. Gross’ daughter came forward and claimed the blind man as her better half. “He sells matches and begs," she said. “Do you work for your living?” “Yes, sir.” “And a:e you able to support your hus- band?” “No, sir.” Judge Kimball said that he could send the old man to the work house or poor house, and asked him to make the selec- tion. “Send me to the alms house, then,” said Hinton, “if I’m to be sent anywhere for selling matches. I don't want to go to the work house.” And he was sent over the hill to the poor house. Slept Out in the Storm. Another unfortunate colored individual was Sarah Wilson, and she, too, was charged with vagrancy. With her was her son, who is about seven years old. Sarah had been in court before. She is one of the easy-going people. who imagine the Lord will provide for them without any ex- ertion on their part, and some of per friende think her mind is affected. “Sarah and her boy slept out in the storm last night,” said ®pliceman Ellsworth. “They have been living in the yard of house 117 Schott alley. Some time ago they were put out of rooms in which they lived, ‘and since then they have lived in this yard.” ““Phis woman was here some time ago on a similar charge,” satd the court. “I can't help dt if I was,” said Sarah. “I ain't got no home just now, and was doing the best I couX? until I get work.’ When the judgé»had concluded the ques- tioning he decided ‘to hold ‘her for an ex- amination as to her mental condition, and turned the boy over tothe beard of chil- dren’s guardians. A Light Sentencey., Mrs. Jesste,.Ford, whose maiden name was Jessie McCoy,.has been récorded on the police records scores Of times, pre- sented the appearance of a widow, minus the charming and young, when she ap- peared at the yall to answer ‘m chargé of habitual drunkenness. she sald; “I am “She's been arovnd my beat: drunk for @ week,”” was.the Complaint of a policeman, “and last night she was about there for three hours.” “Not on your life, I wasn’t,” said the wife of a scldier inmate of Soldiers' Home, when he isn’t an inmate of some other home. “But the officer says you've been drunk three times in a week,” said the judge, when Jessie had made a denial. “I've turned over a new leaf,” she said. “Must have turned it over recently,” the court remarked. “It’s never too late to do good." It was stated that Jessie had not been in court for a long time, and Bailiff Ken- dig explained that she had been given a long sentence the last time she was in the toils. “But this time,” pleaded Jessie, “I hope you will make the sentence a light one.” “T will,” said the judge. “You may have fifteen days.” “And may God bless Judge Kimball,” she said as she started back, and she re- turned to her cell singing. Result of Strong Drink. Richard McQuillan, a prosperous citizen of Northwest Washington, owns houses and lots, and has a good income, but his fondness for strong drink was the means of getting him in the procession this morn- Ing. Policeman Lynch made the complaint against him. “He was out in the storm last night,” said the officer, “and he was so helpless that I took him in.” The officer related to the court what he knew of the man’s in- temperate habits, and the man himself wae heard. His wealth did not save him from ‘a con- viction on a charge of vagrancy, for Judge Kimball held him in $50 security or fifteen days on the farm. “Drunk and begging on the street,” wage the charge against William Carroll. “If I was begging I don't remember it,” he sald, “for I had been drinking.” - - “He certainly had been drinking,” the policeman-said,’“‘and I saw him begging.” “Thirty days.” May Go Out of Town. John Daly and William Kennedy, guests of the city, were spending the zight in a box ear“last: night, when found: by..an officer. “We are going out of the:city as soon as we get Gut,” they sald “Then you may go 4oday.”” ‘They were thereupon: released on their personal bonds. Joshua Carter, colored, fined $5 for dis- orderly conduct, was»released on his prom- ise to return and settle the bill. ———_—_ Lovell’s Celebrated Diamond, Special and Excel Bicycles will be aold at public auc- tion tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock at the rooms of Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., 920 Penna. ave. n.w.—Advt. —_—-—_ Coal, Like Flour, Comes in different grades. In cheap coal you waste-in the using more than you save in the price. Do not be allured by advertised cheap fuel. If you want coal of recognized superiority, buy of J. Maury Dove, main office, 2ist and I streets north- west. Telephones 307 and 390.—Advt. est And recreation at seé and. mountains will not relieve ‘that tired feeling unless the blood is rich and pure. Take -Hood’s Sarsaparilla ‘The One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. $1. Hgod’s Pills wie. tioors sarsapornic. ASSISTANT PASTOR. St. Andrew's Parish Calls Rev. Frank M. Gibson. The vestry of St. Andrew’s Protestant Episcopal Church, located at the southeast corner of 14th and Corcoran streets north- west, has called as assistant minister. of the parish Rev. Frank M. Gibson, Ph.D. Rev. Mr. Gibson is now spending his vaca- tion at Elkton, Cecil county, Md., so that until he returns, in the course cf a couple of weeks, it is not expected that a definite answer can be received to the call. Rev. Mr. Gibson is now assistant minister to Rev. Alfred Harding of St. Paul’s Church, and the two are such close personal friends that Mr. Gibson is expected to be guided in the matter largely by the wishes of Dr. Harding. The rector of St. Andrew's, Rev. J. B. Perry, has bullt up such a large and growing congregation within the past four or five years that the work of another clergyman is deemed imperative. Dr. Per- ry’s former assistant was the Rev. Geo. F. Dudley, now rector of St. Stephens Church, Mount Pleasant. St. Andrew's, a little less than a year ago, moved into their present church home, which is one of the finest churches in the city. Rev. Mr. Gibson is the son of Rev. Dr. Alexander E. Gibson, a Methodist pastor of the Balti- more conference, who has served a number of charges in this city. He was educated in Pennsylvania, completing his studics with the degree of Ph. D., and was then admitted to the bar ef Maryland. Con- celving a desire to enter the Episcopal ministry, he gave up the law and entered the diocese of Maryland, as assistant to Dr. J. Houston Eccleston, rector of Em- manuel Church, Baltimore. From there he went to the Episcopal Church at Eik Ridge, Md., and then sev- eral years ago was called to hig present position at St. Paul’s Church. —_—+_-—_ AMUSEMENTS. “El Capitan.”—Mr. De Wolf Hopper will appear in the titular role of that funniest of all comic operas, entitled “El Capitan,” in this city for the first time on Monday evening, October 5, at the Lafayette Square Opera House. The entire production which New York theater-goers flocked to see for four months, and which, during this sea- son, will delight large and enthusiastic audiences in all the large eastern and west- ern cities, will be transported by special train to this city. “El Capitan” is a Melange of mirth, melody and magnifi- cence, and brimful of witty lines, crisp say- ings and melodious numbers. Mr. Hopper essays a character which, it is said, fits bis peculiar abilities to perfection,’ and which, so all critics say, is ihe best in which he has appeared since his advent upon the comic opera stage. ‘The comedian’s company this season is the largest, best and most complete he has yet had, and contains more well known and popular favorites than usual. The sale of reserved seats and boxes for the Hopper “El Capitan” engagement will open at the box office tomorrow morning. “A Lion's Heart."—Carl A. Haswin, whose remarkable popularity has been for years a by-word among theater-gocrs, comes to the Grand Opera House next Monday with his virile and fascinatingly magnetic art, to begin a week's engage- ment in Arthur Shirley and Benjamin Lan- deck’s romantic and sensational melo- drama, “‘A Lion’s Heart,” which is claimed to be a most remarkable kit. The mount- ings will reveal gorgeous productions of the scene painters’ and stage carpenters’ art, by which many beautiful effects will be introduced. Mr. Haswin will have an able second In Frances Haswin, and a capable support of such talented actors as E. Booth-Tilton, Joseph Slaytor, R. Paton Gibbs, Matilda Weffyng, Edith Fassett and others equally well known. “Old Dan Tucker.”—“Old Dan Tucker,” a comedy ef rural life from the pen of Chas. P. Brown, who wrote “The Boarding School” for Minnie Palmer, will be the at- traction at the Bijou Family Theater next week. The play will be interspersed with songs, dances and specialties. Heading the cast are Shermen and Morrisey. The en- gagement is for one week with the usual Fopular matinees. Helene Mora.—Manager Kernan’s attrac- tion for next week will be Hyde's Comedians headed by the famous female baritone, Miss Helene Mora. The balance of the Program is made up of such well-known rames as Johnny Wild, late of Edward Har- rigan's company, who will introduce for the first time in Washington his oricinal creation entitled, “Sunday in a Bowery Barber Shop;” Conroy and Ritchie, the premier Irish comedians; the Newsboys’ Quintet, Harris and Walters, sketch ar- tists par excellence; Thorne and Carlton, in up-to-date repartee, witticisms and bits of humor; the four Fohans, singers,dancers, parodists and entertainers; Forbes and Quinn, comedians and expert dancers, and Billy Carter, the only, the original. eae ergs Good Advice to Housekeepers. In moving, or replacing your old furnt- ture with new, send what you don't want to C. G. Sloan & Co., auctioneers, 1407 G street; then you will get the best results. Tel. 1468.—Advt. a on Claims Damages. Isador I. Bermann has been made the defendant in a suit filed by Jerome B. Fellhelmer, in which the plaintiff claims $25,000 damages for alleged slander. Mr. Fellhelmer says that he induc2d Mr. Ber- mann to take out a life insurance j olicy, and that the latter subsequently accused him of playing a confidence game on him in the matter. ———- —_ Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: White—Wm. H. Hartung and Fannie G. McDonald; Frederick Freund, jr., and Edith M. Stull; Willard S. Holbrook, U. S. A., and Anna H. Stanley of this city; Joseph A. Cox and Fannie M. Cassel Sydney Y- Smith and Beatrice M. Cridler; Geo. W. Dove and Rose V. Murphy; Wm. F. Steph- ens and Nettie M. Wakeman, both of Brock Road, Va. : Colored—Henry Fontroy and Eliza John- son; Chas. A. Smackum and Mary Onley Robert Proctor and Bertie Taylor; Oliver Winston and Florence Dixon; Solomon H. Thompson, jr., of Nauck, Va., and Stella B. Jordan of this city. see oe Vacancy Will Not Be Filled. Speaking today of the vacancy in his office occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Andrew Y. Bradley, Mr. John R. Young, clerk of the District Supreme Court, stated to a Star reporter that the vacancy will not be filled. “Certainly not,” said Mr. Young, “at the present time. When it ts filled, it will be by the promotion of some one in the office.” Sane ae es “ROYAL BAKING POW DER. Absolutely Pure. aigtest of f ail ‘in deavening’ strength: ve si Latest “United States Government Report. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 106 Wall st., N. Y. SoS seSeebeedondostordontoatenteg CITY ITEMS. “Partridge” Hams Lend the World —both for mild cure and deliciousness Cut from young hogs. Little waste. Take no ether. N. H. Shea, 632 Pa. ave. ‘We'll Return Your Money Any time you find anything wrong with Fruits, Vegetables or Poultry you buy here. You won't ask us to refund money, because we handle only- the finest. Cannon & Chandler, 76 to 81 Cen. mkt. it —_<_>—__ Royal Hendache Powders cure. 10c. mh5-m,w,fstf see ee ee When You Buy “Dove Brand” Hams you get the most delicious hams in this country. 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A. 66 and the local federation have by every disreputable means attempted to destroy the business of tne local brewers and re- tail liquor dealers, and by a persistent, vicious course of action sought to injure not only the business interests of the gen- eral public, but to discourage those labor organizations which refused to be abso- lutely controlled by them, and, finally fail- ing in their efforts, in a condition of help- lessness, they enlisted the sympathy and ald of the Retail Liquor Dealers’ Associa- tion, and effected a compromise by an agreement with the brewers that they would not discriminate against them or favor those organizations of the building trades which have refused to indorse their questionable methods. Therefore, “Resolved, That the B. T. C., composed cf 15 per cent of the members of the building trades of this city, regards the signing of this agreement as a violation of the spirit of the agreement made with this coun- cil, bearing date of March 5, 1896, and do consider said action as a breach of faith, notwithstanding the protest of a commit- tee representing this body. “Resolved, That we regard the action of the retai! hquor dealers in this matter as inimical to the trade interests of the or- ganizations represented in the B.T.C., and must regard them as being partial to the interests of those who have sought to in- jure them. “Resolved, That while we desire peace and amicable relations with all, we will zealously guard the Interest of those bodies affiliated in tris council, and if, under the changed conditions of agreement, one should be injured, it will be the concern of all, and prompt action will be taken to protect our membership, and those re- sponsible must suffer the consequence: The secretary of the council was dire to forward a copy of these resolutions to the legal representatives of the brewers. President Silver stated that the resolu- tions defined the attitude of the council. “We all regard the action of the brewers as uncalled for,” he said, “and I am ap- prehensive that trouble will result. I hope not, but as it is impossible for us to main- tain harmonious relations with the K. of L. trouble may be expected at any time.” Mr. J. P. Healey, chairman of the con- tract committee, expressed himself freely relative to the matter. He regards the action of the brewers as very unfriendly to the unicns. He said: “Those of the K. of L. who under this agreement will be brought in competition with our men, will do all they can to injure our membership. Of course, we are in a position to make them behave themselves, and we do not ap- prehend that they can materially injure us, yet they may give us trouble.” President Maghan of the Bricklayers’ Union was very positive In his disapproval of the action of the brewers. He thought that it would result in trouble. hcewever, can take care of our- " he said, “and so long as our K. of L. friends devote themselves to our in- jury we cannot consent to any measure which will in the least benefit them.” Milfcrd Spohn, president of the Central Labor Union, said: “These people have learned a lesson and perhaps they will be- have themselves in the future. We will see, and if they do not they will have to be taught an additional lesson. I desire harmony and we propose to have it if we must fight for it.” Wait Until Monday. For the sale of Ladies’ and Gents’ Wheels at Sloan's, 1407 G street. Good makes.- Advertisement. A Wonderful Tiedicine. 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