Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1896, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. -_—— he. = F st., cor. 11th. | Storage, 22d and M. Everything we sell bears the stamp of perfect workmanship and finish. 500 Kensington Art Squares —wWe have just unloaded the en- tire stock of the factory. Got a bargain, of course—and are going to share it with this week’s shop- pers. —The patterns are the choicest we've seen this season—and they won't be long clearing out. Kensington Art Squares. All wool. Best quality. a ‘ $3 “Wear Well” ‘Ils a Special —a Shoe made especially for us, and one we can sell with an assurance of its perfect satisfac- tion-giving There’s no Shoe a woman wears at $3 that can approach it. qualities. Made in all plato. Edmonston, , 1334 F St. ct cma Gifts in fine viet ktd and box calf, the popular toes, tipped and 33.00. not Oe Silver, Gold —and— Gems. SAM’L KIRK & SON CO., 106 Baltimore St. East, Baltimore, Md. nob 8 Toe ccc ese cerc cesses eeeeeee “Quality” : 3 AJPFOCEPrleS Gr ; *on00 It is just #3 easy, and cheaper in *ooo0e BEST overtes. 2 O000 " We are making a bid ¢ 3 Ov00 your grocery trade—and if courte- ¢ * ovo tention to all orders it, we de- « * coo serve it! . et owe ° 9: *, y, poll, 7 :1413 New York Avenue. ;: $ not2sa | = I offer great bargaius in FAN PALMS for one week. Large pfinte, suitable for THEATER. HAL or He decoration, at half th A full tment of other plants in the finest ce h to select. Pia HYACINTH, T IP and CROCTS Bul NOW. I handle top grade only. J. R. FREEPIAN, 612 13th St. N.W. Bot 3m,28 Seo Best for everything. not do poor work. too keen. our stock. Novelty Trimmings. It is always a debatable point—what trimmings io se- lect. Where to go—what as- sortment to trust as offering the best and surest-to-be-cor- ELLE REE] LLM°S}L = rect styles is not. $ By common consent we are 3 credited with giving the Trimmings’ subject exception- ally careful attention. Natural $ we should, with such a fame as % our Dress Goods merits us. $ But we select the embellish- ments with both eyes open— one for worth and one for ap- propriateness And when you make a choice from here you choose from the absolutely correct fashion variety. You must not try to prove our offerings by anybody else’s, because the novelties we show are rarely to be found elsewhere. Their presence here and their absence there are Rs ai the strongest recommenda- tions. These price _ quotations must convince you that the best is really the cheapest, too: ' White Satin Bands, 1 inch wide, with amethyst and emerald Jewels— $1 8 yard. Old Kose Velvet Bands, 2 inches wide, with chiffon rosettes and studded with emerald Jewels-$3.85 a yard. Gold and Tinsel Bands, with chiffon rosettes and studded with amethyst aud emerald jewels—1% inches wide— $2.25 a yard. Narrow Gold and Tinsel Bead Gimp, % luch wide, in Light Brown, Light Green and Gold and Red—25e. a yard. Fancy Gold Spangled Gimp, single row—18e. a yard. Gold Soutache Braids—6c. a yard—12 yards for 65¢c. Fancy Gold Passementertes—% to 3 Inches wide—T5e. to $2.25 a yard. Plain Gold Braids—% to 2 inches wide—Be., 12c. to 40c. a yard. Steel and Silver Spangled Gimps—dou- dle rows—18c. a yard. Plain Silver Braids—% to 1% inches wide—e. to 40c. a yard. Silver Soutache Braid—8e. a yard; 12 yards for 8Se. Silver and Gold Cords—10e. and 15¢. a yerd. Colored Silk Gimps—% and 1 inch wide—Navy Blue, Light Brown and Green—25e. and 35¢. a yard. Established 1840, Telephone 995. Seeger pegeg bageetedecetenente eed eegege ange Ghaeaerea gana GeI maga GMM EON Cop Mot Dt ; gyi EA re i= i é fa et 3 I 2) 0g $ < rc = @ w His tools and his talents are There is no degree of perfection. Neither can a store like ours—that seeks the best sources for the best supplies—be strong in one line and weak in another. the card of admission for everything that enters ey L =] PERRY’S. A skilled artisan can- We make quality Colored Mohair Soutaches, Navy Blue, Brown, White and Black—in 24- yard pleces—20c. a piece. Colored Silk Binding Braids—7e. @ yard. Colored Silk Cords—Ge. a yard. Hand-crochet Passementerle—% to 4 inches wide—T5e., 85. to $4.75 a yard. Black Silk Passementerie, ¥% to 5 inches wide—10c. to $3.98 yard. Black Sk Frog Sets—T5e. and $1.35. Narrow Jet Gimps—\ to 1 inch—12e., IBe., 18¢. ard 25e. a yard. Fine Cut Jet—% to 1%4 inches wide— B5c., ABe., 0c., Ge. and Te. a yard. Cut Jet Pussementeries—2% to 6 inches wide—$1 to $7.50 a yard. Jet and Chiffon Boleros—$6.75 each. Narrew Doll Jet Gimps—& to 1% inches wide—Ibc., 25e. to $1.50 a yd. White Peurl Passementerie—% to 1% Anches—25e., 35c. to $1.15 a yard. White Pearl Fouragiers—$1, $1.25 and $1.75 a Te. and 15c. Bralds—Se., 6., a yard. ck Mohair, with cord edge 12k. a yard. Black Mohair Openwork Braids—Tc., 12%e., 15e., 22¢. and Xe. a yard. ‘k Silk Purle Edge Braids —te. 10c., 12¢. and Ze. a yard. Cream Purle F/ze Brald—6c., 8¢., 10c., 12e. and 2%e, a yard. k Silk Purle Edge Braids—6e., Be., 10c., 12¢. and 2c. a yard. Cream Purle Edge Bratds 10¢., nd 160. a yard. k Ostrich Teather Boas—54 inch- 8 long —$10 : Black Ostrich Feather Tippets—4 inches long—$12.50. White Pearl Revers—§ Black Silk Revers—$1. each, each. ° ° Fur Trimming. Isn’t it a most sensible fad for winter trimming to let fur play so important a part? But it wants to be good fur, mind you. Cheapness shows quick- er than anything else. We have a complete assort- ment of the most popular kinds—and every inch is war- ranted to be just what it looks to be. Again our price quotations promise the best for the least outlay— Black Angora Fur--S0c. a yard. Black Thibet Fur—75c. @ yard. Chinchilla Coney Fur--50c. a yard. Black Marten—T5c. a yard. Electric Seal—80c. a yard. Persian Lamb—$1.80 a yard. Black "Possum—T5c. a yard. Marten—$1.65 a yard. Brown Marten—$1.25 a yard. Russian Bear—$1.25 a yard. Swansdown—50c. a yard. White Thibet—75e. a yard, Brown Tipped Thibet—98e. a yan. Golden Tipped Thibet—9se. a yard. OPPO OO OPPO rcrdartrdratodeerdratrniratraratrarsrtedretraess olen lire AO NAAN ALAA ALAA EAL AA AAR RAL AL ELL LLL ALLA LLLLL LLL LINAS PERRY’S, “NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” it ART ANNOUNCEMENT! On Wednesday, First Day’s November 11th, Exhibition AT THE THOMAS GALLERIES Modern Oil Paintings Water INCLUDING SOMB OF THE MOST FAMO. Colors, PAINTINGS EXHIBITED AT THB: CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR BELONGING TO MR. MARLBOROUGH CHURCHILL. Don’t Waste }| DAY AND EVENING EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD UNTIL DISPOSED OF AT PUBLIC SALD, WITHOUT RESERVE, ON THE Evenings of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, fuet_ money spend It wisely— burn coke. AN gocd housekeepers like to use ke because ft lights up quickly and ‘ote the low no dirt or cinders. = 40 bu. Uncrushed Coke, $2.90. 40 bu. Crushed Coke, $3.70. Washington Gaslight Co., EE toth St., Or_W. J. ZEH, 920 20th st. Lact Pa Get The Best, ‘The Concord Harness.’ Beware of tmitations. Every genuine Con- cord Harress is stamped with maker's name ani trade mark. We are sole D. C. agents. LUTZ & Co., 497 Pa. ave., adjoining National Hotel. Horso Blankets and Lap Robes in large varie! and at lowest prices. 926-206 A Single Atom f Sugar Often suffices to set the tooth aching. ‘This is a proof of the nerve’s exposure, that the tooth {s decayed. Let us make this tooth new again. It doesn’t ost much. You'll never be bappy with an aching tooth. = Evans’ Dental Parlors, ‘moT-24d 1200 F ST. N.W. OE (Phone 476.) Re Re November 17, 18, 19 and 20. Commencing at 8 O’Clock Sharp. M. THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneers, 1519-21 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. esa RN RN A MN Deep Cuts in Curtains. °Tis time to deck sour house in its winter finery. This “‘half-price’’ aale of “aingle’” pairs of Lace Curtains offers ou a splendid chance to buy yours at if what is usuelly charged. ‘All other Lace Curtains have been grewtly reduced. The Houghton Co. 1214 F Street. areca: Give the Yale’s expert launderers atrial with your laundry. You'll see then what makes the Yale so popu- lar. Drop postal. 514 1oth st. It Unpack Your ‘‘Wraps.” ** You need your Plush and Cloth Coats. If ** they're soiled, postal for our wagon. * * We'll make them like new. ANTON FISCHER, 906 G St., CLEANING and DYEING. ‘Phone 1442. _no7-8d Use SHAKER DIGESTIVE CORDIAL. not cure all diseases, but it will cure sin or Indigestion. All druggists. m27-w,tb,e&m-ly D'ISGNE ET CIE, 1415 H 8ST. N.W.—SPACIOUS es several rooms en suite; Manicuring, air Dreesing, Factal ‘and Steaming: Koual experts. Branch Importers of "Iagne Cremes, 1110 G st. n.w. nol-1w* OPIUM au7-m,w,f-3m ANGOSTURA BITIERS RESTORES THE APPE- ite and cures Indigestion, wheo, all else fails. lanufactur . B. Sons. At all druggists, eee and Whisky Habits cured at, home without pain. _ Book of particu: ira sent FREE. BM. WOOLLEY, M. D., t= lanta, Ga.” Office, “104% Whitehall ‘st, = Venezuelan Commission. Mr. Chief Justice Alvey of the Court of Appeals ts today engaged in the delibera- tions of the Venezuelan commission, of which he is a member, and may be s0 en- gaged for several days. To fill the vacanty upen the appellate bench caused by’ the absence of the chief justice Justices Morris and Shepard designated Mr. Justice An- drew C. Bradley of the District Supreme Court to sit with them in the Court of Ap- peals during the absence of the chief jus- tice, and Justice Bradley assumed those duties today. He will sit with the court during the hearing of several patent cases, —_——>___ Marriage Licenses, Marriage licenses have been issued to James L. Miller and Marion B. McKinley and to Andew Lawrence and Mi 4 Dance, colored. ae ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS at the Ejissopal High School. fn Athletic Sports, : The City Fir Department and Other Local Nofes of General and Especial Interest. Ug enasneee The athletic gports at the Episcopal | High School Saturday were a great suc- cess, several of the school records being broken. All the pretty little girls and many of the older ones, for miles around, a:sembled to watch the boys in their va- rious contests. The sports began at 10 o'clock in the morning and the program was not com- pleted until nearly 8 in the afternoon. Messrs. D. B, Tennant, A. G, Randolph and W. F. Bell were the managers, and these young men certainly did well. Messrs. W. H. Randolph, Garnett Wilson and Willoughby Reade of the faculty acted as judges. Mr. R. B. Wilson of the Theo- logical Seminary was the starter. The following ts a summary of results: Throwing the ball—Won by Mr. Ran- dclph; distance, 312 feet 11 1-2 inches. Potato race, 450 yards--Won by Mr. Rust, in 1 minute and 37 seconds. Putting the shot—Won by Mr. Holder- ness; distance, 30 feet 4 inches. = Senior flat race, 440 yards—Won by J. F. McCulloch, in 85'1-2 seconds. Junior running long jump—Won by F. A. Cocke; distance, 14 feet 11 inches. Senior hurdle race, six hurdles in 140 yards—Won by Mr. Holderness, in 15 2-5 seconds. This breaks the revord of 16 2-5 seconds, made in ‘89, by Sires. Flat race, 2) yards—Won by J. F. Mc- Culloch in 25 4-5 seconds. Standing long Jump—Won by Mr. Price; distance, 8 feet 10 1-2 inches. Flat race, half mile—Won by Mr. Price in 2 minutes and 32 seconds. Pole vaulting, height—Won by 8. C. Daw- son; distance, & feet 8 inches. Junior flat race, 440. y —-Won by C. R. McCuiloch in 1 minute and 2 2-5 seconds. Throwing the hammer—Won by Mr. Hol- derness; distance, 58 f This breaks the record of 1-2 inch held by 8. 8. Hepburn, ‘$1. Junior hurdle race, six hurdles in 140 yaras—Won by Watkins in § 2-5 seconds. Senior flat race, 100 yards—Won by J. F. McCulloch in 10 i-10 seconds. Running high jump—Won by Mr. derness; distance, 4 feet 11 1-2 inches. Junior flat race, 100 yards—Won by C. R. McCulloch in 11 1-10 seconds. Pole vaulting (distance)—Won by 8. C. Pawson, 20 feet $ inches. The record in this feat was 19 feet 9 inches, made in "4. Sack race, 100 yards—Won by C. H.Cocke in. 20 1-5 seconds. Consolation race, 100 yards, open to those who have engaged in one or more of the contests and have taken no prize—Won by Mr. Baker in 25 seconds. The prizes were delivered to the winners by Miss Louise Burke, cne of Alexandria’s handsomest young debutantes. The City Fire Department. The city is said to be sadly in need of a new steam fire,engine, and an effort will be made at the next meeting of the city ccuncil to get the city fathers to purchase one. b a Mr. George H. Hill, president of the board of fire wardens, went to Washington teday at the Inyjtation of the American Fire Engine Company, to witness a test of two of their engines which they have re- cently built on an;improved plan, Mr. Hill will report the result of his visit to the city council Tuesday night. Bland, Who,Stguck Blouse, Dismissed. July 25, 1890, Samuel Bland, a tough negro, assauffed Sefer Blouse, a well-known upper King streét saloon keeper, and then skipped the ¢lty.' He came back Saturday for the first! time and was arrested by Officers Sherwood and Proctor. This morn- ‘ing in the police’ court Blouse! refused to prosecute Bland for some unknown reason and he was dismissed. 0. B. Lee: Arrested in This City. O. B. Lee, said to be a Washington in- surance agent, was arrested in this city at the request of the Washington authorities Saturday night, charged with stealing $40 worth of books. He was found at his boarding house on upper King street and quietly submitted to arrest. Detective Car- ter of Washington came here for him and took him back to that city. It is said he failed to pay installments on an encyclo- pedia and that the matter will easily be straightened out. Police Court. Mayor Thompson this morning disposed of the following cases: Samuel Bland, col- ored; charge, assault on Sefer Blouse; dis- missed. Frederick Dean; charge, trespass- ing or the property of the Southern rail- road; fined $5. Emanuel Ford; charge, drunk and disorderly; fined $5, Harry Jack- son and Joseph Scott, two small colored ys; charge, escaping from the work- had thirty days added to original sentence. O. B. Lee; charge, larceny of 340 worth of books; turned over to Wash- ington authorities.’ Thomas Bryant, col- ored; refusing to work on chain gang; put on bread and water diet. Frank Hall's Injuries Serious. The condition of Motorman Frank Hall, who was injured at the power house of the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Ver- non Electric Railway Company Saturday, 1s considered very serious today, and his friends are much alarmed. His jawbone was set by Dr. Klepstein, assisted by Dr. Bitzer, the dentist. He is still in a semi- corscious condition. The Churches. The churches yesterday, owing to the bad condition of the weather, were but slimly attended. In the Methodist Protestant Church yes- terday morning anniversary services. were held and the roll of members was called. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew will shortly reopen their free reading rooms on King street for the winter. These rooms were a scurce of a great deal of pleasure during the winter months of last year to a Jarge rumber of young men, who will be pleased to learn that the brotherhood in- tend to reopen them again. King Street Again Torn Up. King street is again being torn up for the purpose of laying new gas mains. For the past several months King street has been in a dilapidated condition, owing to the putting In of sewer pipes, and many citi- zens wonder that those in charge of re- placing the gas mains did not avail them- selves of the trench dug for the sewer, especially as both belong to the city. City Council’ Meeting Tomorrow. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the city council will be held tomorrow night in the city hall’ As this will be the first real meeting sincé the summer vacation, the last one having, been broken up by a Bryan mass meeting, much important business will, it is said, bé brought up. The Prince street extension, the purchase of a new fire engine, a resélution offered by Mr. Strider to put watchmen at railroad crossings at all hours of the day and night, the election of a police commissioner to succeed Mr. Noble Lindsay of the first ward and other matters of ari important nature will prob- ably come up for consideration. Brevities, Mr. Frank Marbury has returned to his home in this city much improved in health. Mrs, Julia English and daughters of Lau- rel, Md., will spend the winter in this city. ‘The Bryan, Sewall and Rixey Club has Hol- | closed up its headquarters in Sarepta Hall. It 1s said that a “Free Silver” Club will be organized in this city to continue the fight for the white metal. The Southern Railway Company has sta- tioned a night watchman at the corner of King and Henry streets. Work on the new engine house for the Hydraulion Fire Company is rapidly near- ing completion. ‘The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah Hig- gins tock place yesterday afternoon. —>—_—_ Unlicensed Bar. A charge of keeping an unlicensed bar against Luke West was nolle prossed in the Police Court today on the ground that ae was no witness to the alleged of- lense, IN THE POLICE COURT Several Police Fighters Were Sentenced This Morning. Prisoners of the Wenker Sex Were Plentiful—The Process! It Marched. “I've got to die and go to judgment, yer honor, and I ain’t going to tell no lie,” said Julius Adams, an excitable colored man, in the Police Court today. “I know you have,” replied Judge Kim- ball, “‘and therefore you had better be careful Adams is an old-timer. Whenever he indulges in intoxicating Mquors he grows fussy, and such was the condition yester- day. Adams went to the house of a friend in Pleasant alley, and got real gay and hilarious; he even forgot himself .to such an extent as to use profanity. Policeman Mitchell was summoned to the house apd arrested Adams. In spife of his denial a fine of $5 was imposed. Michael Ryan, a young white man, was found yesterday morning by Policeman Rogers in an intoxicated condition, lying on the sidewalk. In a spirit of friendli- ness the policeman requested several! friends of Ryan to take him to his home. The man was unappreciative and fought and abused the policeman with determina- tion and vigor. He bit snd kicked and clawed and scratched and cursed mnd swore, and when the prisoner was finally landed in a cell Policeman Rogers was a litule the worse for wear. “It was the first time I was ever ar- rested,’ said Ryan. “That was no excuse for your conduct,” said the court. ‘Five dollars.” Disorderly conduct was the charge against Benjamin Pinkney, an aggressive- looking colored individual. “Guilty,” he replied. “The court fines you $5,” said the clerk, in accordance with the custom. ep back,” the bailiff directed Pinkney. ‘One minute,” said Policeman Auldridg. “I would like to make a statement in re gard to this man. I arrested him on N street and he tried to get away. He fought me all the way to the patrol box and made use of all sorts of language. I found two bricks in his pocket.” “I increase the fine to $10,” judge. said the Took the Pledge. John Coughlin was charged with vagran- cy, the policeman who made the arrest ex- plaining that he has been drunk at least twenty times since October 1. “I have repeatedly warned him to quit,” sald the policeman, “but it has done no good.” “I'm no vagrant,” said Coughlin, with a show of ind jon. “I've got a good home and I work when I can get anything to do.” “How many times hay during the past month? “Not more than ten times.” “That's a pretty bad record. If you'll take my personal bonds this time, your honor,” said the young man, “I'll sign the pledge for a year and guaran- tee to keep it “How many times have you signed it be- fore?” “Not more than three times.” “I shall be very glad to have you sign the pledge,” sald the court, “but it must be your own act.” Policeman Creagh spoke a good word for Coughtin and his personal bonds were taken. Joseph Smallwood, it seems, has a passion for throwing missiles. He amused himself Saturday with assaulting a crowd of news- boys in the manner indicated. When Po- liceman Hartman approached, the boy took possession of a pile of bricks and opened a fusillade with the guardian of the peace as a target. “How about this, Joseph?” inquired the court. “I'se guilty.” “The highest penalty for this offense is $5. You will have to pay that amount or go down.” Patrick McCarthy and Thomas Broder- ick, white men, showing pretty conclusive evidence of alcoholic nervousness, were found asleep last evening under a pile of excelsior in a stone yard on Delaware ave- nue. The proprietor of the place had made complaint of the theft of tools, so the men were locked up as vagrants. “Ten days each.” “I've got a sick child at home, your honor, with no one to care for it, and I was never arrested before in my life.’ That statement probably saved Mary Jackson from a term in the workhouse. She was arrested Saturday night for dis- orderly conduct in front of a saloon on 7th street. Edward Williams, who was in the crowd with Mary, plead guilty, and went down for fifteen da; “This man, Robert Jones, cleared St. Mary’s court with a brick yesterday,” said Policeman Burlingame, “and used the worst language I ever heard in my life. Robert declared that he was not a sinne but is sinned against. The court believed the policeman, and a fine of $5 was im- posed. St. Mary's court was the scene of other trouble yesterday, and Policeman Burling- ame attempted to restore peace by arrest- ing Sadie Burton and Dolly Lewis, colored girls, for using profan.ty. hey were in a disreputable house, tell- ing with all manner of oaths what they would do if the police attempted to raid the place.” “y “and I you been drunk wer I've n't cussing at all,” said got a sick child at home.” only repeating what somebody vise said,” was the plea of Dolly. The “sick child” story did not have the desired effect in this instance, for a fine of $ each was imposed. Charl mn, an old colored man, was e the court for profa ‘I'm v sorry, sah, it happened, and if you'll forgive me this time it shall never happen again.” “He has been warned repeatedly about y thing,” said Policeman Hi il have to pay a fine of $5. ————— RECEIVER'S REPORT. Sadie, THE ra neral Interest Felt} Among Belt and Eckington Capitalists. All parties who are interested in the af- fairs of the Belt and the Eckington str railroads are looking forward with muc! expectation to the report Mr. W. kk. Schoepf, the receiver of the companies, will make to the court tomorrow, the day set by Justice Cox to hear the return from the or- der he recently issued directing the request for proposals for the testing of compressed air motors on tlie lines and the cost of in- treducing such a system. It is understood that proposals have been submitted from the owners of the H. K. Porter, the Hardie ard the Hoadley systems, and that reason- able figures have been submitted for the tests necessary to proving their efficacy for the purposes indicated. The Porter mo- tor has been exhaustively discussed in con- nection with the Belt and Eckington roads, and it was to test this particular invention that Mr. Schoepf asked for the authority to issue receiver's certificates. The oppo- sition to granting such specific authority led Justice Cox to issue his order regard- ing proposals. The Hardie motor ts now in operation on the 125th street line in New Yerk city. This is a cable road, and three of the Hardie motors are being operated in connection with the cable cars, and, it 1s said, are successful. The Hoadley motor is aMo at work in New York. Three mo- tors of this manufacture are run on sched- ule time in connection with the regular cars run by the underground electric sys- tem on that line. It is believed that if any of these motors meet the requirements of the court, the District Commissioners and the capitalists interested in the property, including bondholders and _ stockholders, there will be measures taken to settle exist- ing differences over the properties and place them on a sound basis by introducing the system, and thus securing rapid tran- sit over the lines. Such a course, it is said, would probably ba accompanied by an immediate reorgani- gation of both companies and a readjust- ment of the operation of the lines, with a view to their more economic mgnagement nd more convenient public service. —_—.__. A Mock Policeman. Peter Sussen, a young white man, paid a fine of $5 in the Police Court today for imitating a policeman. He attempted to place a Greek fruit vender under arrest, and the latter appealed to Patrolman Car- son. Sussen acted in an unruly manner, and some trouble was experienced in get- ting him to the station house. AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Electric Oar Orushes the Feet of an Old Soldier. Small Robberies Plentifal West of Rock Creek Bridge—Dead Body . Found—Other Notes. One of the worst accidents that ever hap- pened in this section of the city occurred Saturday evening about 7 o'clock on the Georgetown and Tenleytown electric rail- rcad, in which Levin Ward, an old soldier, aged about sixty-six years, was the victim, both legs being crushed just above the ankle. The accident occurred on the Ten- leytown road, just below the Grant road, and car No. 9, popularly regarded as a “Jonah” car, was the cavse. The car was in charge of Conductor Loughborough, with Motorman Clark in front. From tRe story of the accident it seems as though Ward was sitting against one of the trolley poles, with both feet resting on the track. There is a quantity of high weeds between the tricks at the point. The illumination being faint, the motorman did not see the obstruction on the track until With a crunching over the unfortu- was too laie to stop thre car. sound the wheels pass nate man’s exiremit! quickly stopped, in les tance from the place. The man ly lifted from the rear of the car, a was seen that both legs had been © to a jelly. Dr. Slaymaker, whose office is in Tenleytown, was quickly summoned, andl Lut for his prompt response the man would have bled to death. The wounds we quickly bandaged, and the victim placed on the car, and carried into Georgetown. In the meantime a telephone message had been sent to the police station to have the patrol wagon ready. Fearing that the man Lad not received medical treatment, Dr. A. B. Sh was summoned, and everything and the car Wes in readiness to relicve the man's sv ferings, and convey him to the hospital without deiay. A crowd witnessed the transfer from the car to the wagon, which was made with difficulty, At the Emerge Hospital 11 was seen that the limbs coul! not be saved, and amputation of both above the ankle eeme This was fone, and # ly thought the me 5 condition hed wonderfully this morning, and there is every hope that he will recover. The victim was former] the Soldiers’ Home, but had been living with his so: Wise, a dairyman of Tenleytown, “He w an excellent gardener, and had been ployed at the White House until his a rendered him unfit for duty. Small Robbe The number of p Ucn of the city has increased at an rm- irg rate of late, and the police are kept busy Icoking after suspicious characters A sneak thief entered the residence of Pcliceman Matt Ed ds, on 34th reet ar Q sireet, and mide away with a coat, evidenuy being frighiened away before ge. nything else. Saturday morning an unknown thief entered the place of Mr. Cicero Be='s- ham, at 3s00 K street, and stole a set of buggy harness,with nickel trimmings. There is no clue left. an inmate of the past year in-law, George | A thief also broke into the re: » of Mr. J. Kenyon Miiler, on the Tenjeytown read, and stole a quantity of preserves and other eatables. Access to the hou: secured by cutting a slat in the re: dow shutter. Mr. John Stevens, corner of $24 and P Streets, reports that for some mornin past papers have been stolen from his door AN EXTRA SESSION Senator Sherman Thinks One Will Be Called by President McKinley, He Thinks There Will Be a Genera) Tariff Revi In an interview in the Philadelphia Press Senator John Sherman is quoted as saying: “An extra session of the Fifty-fifth Con- gress will be convened by President Mc- Kinley shortly after the 4th of next March, and the revenue question will be taken up and legislation passed that will provide am- ple receipts for the nee ment, and give a reasonable American industry. General Tariff Revision. is quoted further He as say! that “There will be, in my opinion, a general revision of the present son tariff law, as it is known, ix full of in- congruities, inequalities and injustices There 1s scarcely a schedule in the whole law that does not demand correction. This does not necessarily mean higher rates of duties, but there shouki be an adjustment of the rates so as to do justice to ali the articles embraced in the Dill. “The bill was admittedly incomplete a tariff law. The Wil- a full of blunders when it became a law The ad valorem system of duties is repug- nant to republican principles, and, of course, that feature of the pp t law will should be ue be corrected. The rates of duty ‘0 fixed as to provide all the reve: ed for the proper conduct of th ment, and also to afford a tection to > American fh come in competition with fo: t Mr. Sherm phasis on the word ny The Se r wes »inton, Will the reciprocity fez Mc the Kinley law ve restored in Vill to be prepared in the next Congress? “I would not make a positive statement with regard to that must be remembere rat rtal law that demand nd will form special law tures of the present ediate attention ures in the new is the article of wool, now As long as the manufact goods are protected by a duty on r products the wool grower in all jus- should rec should be an ad upon raw wool. “Will Congress at its Tinancial There placed ve equal protection. quate specific duty on_under- Senator he said. ation ded that a a is not de- - have plenty of money and plenty in the treasury, and 1 do not think ‘I think not, is no need of financ that Congress is called to take up the con- sideration of any radical change in our present financial system.” Possibly the Dingley Bii “Will there be any attempt at the com- ing session of the present Congre @ revenue measure?” the Senator asked. Yes, undoubtedly there will by I think that very shortly vening of Congress in I will make an effort to revenue bill, which was L sion by the opposition of several republican silver Senators. This bill only S Lo pass Was next " he re- after the ember we the Dingley ked last ses- plie by unknown persons, who sell them on ihe street and thereby make a few cents. A number of other petty robberies have 2ls9 been reported, regarding the thefts of milk left at front doors in the early morning. ‘Two Marriages. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Mamie Brown of this place to Mr. William Breckinridge Hester of Washing- ten. The marriage of Miss Claudia Stewar?, the daughter of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Albert R. Stewart, to Mr. Williem J. Barden, U.S. A., formerly of Washington, but now toned at Willetts Pot, N. ¥., will celebrated Wednesday evening at Chrisi Church, of which the father of the bride is rector, Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee will officiate, Rev. Dr. Stewart assisting. Th Wedding promises to be one of the social events of the West End. Notes. ne Mr. M. R. Goddard has taken out a per- mit to reconstruct the brick building at 3106 M str st of the improvement: being plac This is building which was damaged considerably by the explosion some weeks ago at Mitchell’: hardware store at 3108 M street, resul: in the death of Frede-ick Lenz. The build- ing which will be improved was occupied as a bakery by John Bender, who r tcok out a permit to erect a building for himself on G street, Mr. William V. wis, of the firm of wn & Lewis, which was dissolved through the acceptance of Mr. Brown of the pre y of the Farmers and Me- e ‘atiot.al Bank, has associaced b ir. John T.” Wood. r, an aged colored man, while at work Saturday afternoon shori after % o'clock, breaking stones on the side of Rock creel dead. His body afterward by som police. The corpse morgue at the seventh S_remove broug inct, a —_— Spoiled by Hot Weather. - Last week's warm weather had its effect on perishable articles of food in the muar- kets, especially meats, for the condemna- tions were much larger than usual. During the week Inspectors Mothershead Hoover condemned 460 pounds of beef, 245 pounds of mutton, 180 pounds of veal pounds of pork, 3) rabbits and 23 chicken They also condemned pound: grapes, small quantitic etables of various kinds an. and of and veg- five ' ——— A BOLD BOY THLE! lds Up a Woman as She Passes His Home. Mrs. John P. Hickey was the victim of a daring and determined hold-up Friday evening last while passing along 224 street near K street. The time was about § o'cleck. Mrs. Hickey was in the vicinity of a dark spot, when she was suddenly set upon by a colored boy, who sprang temporary relief, but is no is proposiuions, and would, 1 believe, produce a sufficient revenue to mect the current ex- penses of the government. eee win DEATH OF AM H. BROWN. He Was a Well-Known and Capable Colored Citizen, Wm. H. Brown, an old strict of Columbia, Bethel Church, The funeral of pieneer of the I evrred at Israel B streets southw at 1:3 p.m. today, Rev. W. J. Howard officiating. The re- mains were carried to Arlington Heights, oc- Ist and where the last formal rites will be con- ducted at 4:30 p.m. by O. P. Morton P. of which he was a member. He s of Basil Brown, anc was a of the District of Columbia. His r served for fo yard. No colored perhaps, was be known to all bu even man in er and mc in the ne Di fave w aE On , Savannah and r Vessels, and a Ume was under Admiral Porter. He was honorably discharged trom the service at Philadelphia in IN ed five years. He w a8 a_blacksmith in the « in INTZ was pro- moted capacity till ferred to the chine he served Ul ISS), when b cted from he service, fourteen years. He wa navy yaré sterring gold from the naval ireasury He ” when b rved was shops 0! in trans- yard, was having columbia, an ex-Goy. Shep- the inaugura- ot « of at a the a full ri was a warm nerd and Mayor tion of navy repr while he » Mr. Br INCREA MALARIA, Eastern Branc! is Are sings More Dineane. Dr. Stovtenburgh, one of the physicians the poor, thinks that the reclamation of the Eastern branch flats is necessary in order to improve the health of a great y people who live where they have to he” the of ing place h quinine and the health olfice this morning > ad a Star re. porter that he had a great many malaria among the poor p trict, and most of it he marsh mentioned. a zens’ associations in th air from the this marsh, malaria botties cases of dis. his winter 1 part of Uh city will renew their get an ap- propriation to se of this complaint. peer eae Girl & sed of Theft. Fanny Pendleton, a young colored xirl, was before Judge Miller in the Police Court from behind a tree, where he had been hiding. The youthful highwayman a tacked Mrs. Hickey with much ferocit and with the apparent purpose of geiting away with her purse. After quite a struggle the boy secured possession of the purse, which contained $1.45, and hastened away into the dark- ness, but not, however, before his victim obtained a good view of his features. Mrs. Hickey reported the affair to the rearest police station, and from her d scription Policeman Parham soon ther after placed George Simpson, colored, un- der arrest, and charged him with’ the crime. Simpson resides at 1013 22d strect, directly opposite the spot where the hold- up ocourred. He was positively identified by Mrs. Hickey as her assailant. The case was heard before Judge Miller in the Police Court this morning. Police- men Parham claimed that Simpson con- fessed to stealing the pocket book, adding that he gave it to a boy named Neale, who hid it. 2 The prisoner denied the charge, claiming that he was forced to make the confession referred to. He was held in $500 bonds to await the action of the grand jury. —— Enforcing a Judgment. To enforce a judgment of $250, the Wash- ington Brewery Company today filed a bill in equity against Geo. R. Parker and others, praying that Parker’s equitable in- terest in the south sixteen feet eight inches of sublot 23, and the north sixteen feet eight inches of sublot 24, square 582, be sold to satisfy the judgment. - The complainant 1s represented by At- torney Henry F. Wi this afternoon, charged with the theft wedding ring from Mrs, Ada Mills street. The girl is employed by Mrs. to attend to her infant child Mills and when she missed her wedding ring, which had been 1d placed in a bureau drawer, F girl was promptly accused of last, the theft, for the reason that she was th only person who had had access to the room, The Pendleton girl denied the acct ; and her story could not be shak he attorney for the defendant declared that Mrs. Mills is in the habit of accusing sur- vants of theft to avoid paying them wages due. Af er carefully investigating th all its details a fine of $10 was imposed, This was later reduced to $5. Betier to Have Loved and Lost. Alice Thornton is, or, rather, was, the sweetheart of Joseph Chase. They had th and Q streets, and Alice was knocked prostrate across the car track. Joseph was locked up, charged with assault and bat- tery, and after the story was told to Judge Kimball in the Police Court today the man Was sent to jail for thirty days. — Assault. “I was walking up the street last night,” said Frederick Neale to Judge Miller tn the Police Court today, “and Alexander Beech came up and assaulted me. I went to a street lamp and found that I was badly cut on the arm.” Beech claimed that all the assaulting was done by Neale, but, nevertheless, was fined $5.