Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1896, Page 9

PAGES. i THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1896—-TWELVE ed by Washington’s thrifty shop; tory of retail selling have such of the stock. Brushes Reduced 25c. and 35c. Imported Tooth 3rushes .. 2 (Bristles warranted not to shed.) ail Brushes... 19¢. 35¢. Hand &) 38c., 44c. and 47c. Fine Dress- = ing Comb: cece Esse PER CENT DISCOUNT jothes Brushes. Only a few pairs of Fine Military Hair Brushes left, and to quickly close then out We offer them at $1.88 a pair. on lot of AN EVENTFUL This sale of the E. P. Mertz stock of Drugs, Medicines, Toi- let Goods, Fancy Articles, Perfumes, &c., will be long remember- prices have been entirely ignored in the effort to quickly dispose S. T. Thomas Gssignee), Mertz’s Modern Pharmacy,’ Cor. uth & F Sts. a) Fy NE a E. P. Mertz Assignee Sale. SALE. - ners Never hefore in the ‘his- low prices been known. Former A Few Specials. Page’s Sarsaparilla......47c. (A splendid tonic and blood purifier.) Dutcher’s Female Tonic ’37¢. {A specific for all female troubles.) Coca, Beet and Celery Com: pound ...... a sina 3 SOC (Splendid nerve and blood tonic.) “— Syrup of Figs, a pleasant laxative..,19¢. Small bottles Queen Arne Cologne... ‘Most for Least Money To Mowe Becker's Big Sale of Horse Blankets And Lap Robes Is now going on here— no better opportunity to buy these “comfort giv- ers” will ever be presented. Cloth and Plush Lap Robes, 33.75 up. Horve Blankets, with Surcingle, $1.25 up. m0 Qa A ey AR LP + Near Ebbitt. 4 1328 F St., ‘Phone 1636. | FINE LEATHER GOODS OF ALL KINDS, | tt A Big Underwear Values. Le Gig ENDERWER. Here . per Black, Brown and White, R.C. Lewis & Son, (is # W YORK AV UE. : ke LL-14d Fastidious Ten —are not satistied with poorly con- 2 structed, ill-fitting Shirts. The only kind that satisfies them are those we make for thom! 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Every Owen-made are ment fits admirably—is made up in the very Intest style—from the finest mate- rials. The price of Owen-made clothes oughtn't prevent you from wearing the for they are reasonably priced cnough for Tailor and draper 9 423 Eleventh st. se26-3m,20 For Every Doilar £2 ¢ You spend with us we'll give you full 100 cents’ worth. If you teed an Overcoat or a Dress or Busluess Suit, see the great variety of rich woolens we are showing. . ©FThe quality of our work Is never ques- °° toned. Snyder & Wood, 1111 Pa. Av. Best Tailoring at Reasonable Prices. se17-8m,14 == a ANOTHER ARMENIAN MASSACRE. Hundred Persons Killed and Many Houses Burned. The reports in circulation stantinople Thursday that a massacre had occurred in an Armenian village near Kalsarieh, and that sixty per- ‘sons had been killed, were not exaggerated. On the contrary, the affair turns out to have been more serious than at first an- nounced. The massacre occurred in the Village of Everek. One hundred persons were killed and nearly all the Armenian houses were pillaged. On in Con- ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS Shrader, the Healer, Makes His Appear- ance, Important Meeting of the City Coun- cil—-A Man Probably Fatally Hurt by Falls Church Electric Cars, The regular semi-menthly meeting of the city council was held in the city. hall last night. Roll call showed a large majority of the members present. As there was a large amount of work to be disposed of they got down to business quickly. Mr. Noble Lindsay was elected to succeed j himself as police commissioner from the first ward, and will serve for the next four | years. L. H. Thomson, from the first ward; George Darby, second ward; Herbert Bry- ant, third ward, and W. F. Vincent, from the fourth ward, the present incumbents, were elected trustees of the public schools. R. T. Moore asked that the committee on streets repair the gutter in front of his property at the corner of King and Union Streets, it being in a dilapidated condition and causing much damage. The petition for the extension of Prince street through to the Leesburg turnpike, which had been in the hands of the committee on streets, was referred to the committee on general laws. A bill of D. J. Howell for expert testimony for the city In the case of F. L. Kemper was referred to the committee on firance. The request of S. H. Lunt to lay a sewer from his property on Union streat to the river was granted, and the work or- dered to be done under the supervision of the city engineer. A number of sidewalks on King, Pitt, Prince and Duke streets were reported as in bad condition and in reed of repairs The matter was referred to, the. committee on streets. The city engineer called the attention of council to the violations of the building laws, In which he said that con- siderable alterations shculd be made to Lannon’s Opera House, McBurney’s Hall and Sarepta Hall, which would call the owners to expend a large amount of money in order tnat the law be complied with. A JF. petition from George W. Keys and others asking council to make certain {mpro: ments on Commerce, Payne, Prince and Duke streets was referred to the com: en streets. The bill introduced by Mr. Strider providing that watchmen be placed at certain railroad crossings day and night did not come before the council. It is sald that the watchmen called for have aiready been provided, and that the bill will lay on the table for the present. The New Engine. The matter of the much-needed new steam fire engine for the fire department, which it was thought would be discussed, Was not brought up. Issuing Bonds. Some time last winter the Virginia legis- lature authorized the city council to issue $200,000 bonds for street improvements, the tnatter to be submitted to the vote of free holders. It was hoped that council would take this matter up and dispose of it by ordering a vote at the : The streets of the city are in © deplorsbie condition, and need in many places entire renewal. The streets are the cause of adverse comment from strangers visiti the city. Soa ue + Struck by an Electric Train. A white man, about sixty-five “years of age, giving his name as William Brown, and his residence Philadelphia, was per- haps fatally injured by being struck and run over by the train which left Falls Church this morning at 8 o'clock, in charge of Motorman Neuce and Conductor’ Brawn- er, on the Washington, Arlington and Falls Church electric railroad. It appears that as the train reared the Alexander Asland race track Motorman Neuce saw a man | on the side track. When the train reached the platform the man, who evidently thought the train was on the track he was walking on, stepped to the main track. The train struck him, and the wheels of the motor car ran over his right leg above the ankle. He was picked up and put on train 1v4 and brought to this city and taken to the infirmary, and Dr. W. M. O'Brien, the company’s surgeon, summoned. Upon ex. amination it was found that his right leg amputated below the knee, and that he was otherwise’ | about the head and body. eneired would have to be Shrader, the “Healer.” A queer looking character about ‘thirty years of age, with long brown hair, reach- ing to his shoulders,dressed in a long black gown, with flowing sleeves, calling himacl? Shrader, and who claims to be a. “divine | healer,” arrived in Alexandria last night. He claims to be an inspired healer, and that he has effected many cures. Shrader claims to have been moved by the Spirit to come to Alexandria and practice bjs healing, healing all free who comb’to Kim, | | So far ‘he has done nothing of a miracu. lous nature and is thought to be a “fake.” When asked as to his plans he said he had none, being moved by the Spirit: Goes to Atlanta. There will be a mecting this afternoon of | the congregation of the Second Presby- terian Church to unite with the pastor,’ Rev. Theron H. Rice, in his petition to the Chesapeake presbytery for release from the Alcxandria Church and transfer to Atlanta. Rev. Mr. Rice, much to the re- gret of his many Alexandria friends, re- cently accepted a call to Atlanta, and has | to go through the above form. Mr. Rice will preach the farewell sermon to his congregation Sunday, the 29th instant. Child Burned. There was an alarm of fire yesterday af- ternoon caused by two colored children setting fire to a shed near the freight shed of the Washington Southern depot. The younger child was quite badly burned about the feet and legs. Dr. Miller, physician to the poor, who attended the infant, thinks that it will recover. Brevities. The republicans are arranging to ‘cele- brate at an early date the Kinley and Hobart. There are several applicants for the city postmastership under the McKinley ad- ministration. They are circulating. peti- tions for the signatures Of their friends. election of Mc- rly of the Elkridge, and Mr. NATIONAL LEAGUE Conference of the Base Ball Magnates at Chicago. FINE STEEPLECHASE AT PIMLICO Returning to the Old Stroke at Yale. CURRENT SPORTING NOTES aS The base ball magnates did their pre- Hminary practice yesterday at the Audi- torium Hotel, in Chicago, preparatory for the legislative session of today. They re- ported in good numbers, and got to work with a zeal which presages a lively game wher the real sport is on. John T. Brush of the Cincinnati! club arrived early in the forenoon. Shortly after Magnate Chris Von Der Ahe and bride of St. Louis got in. Mr. Von Der Ahe is also accompanied by his legal adviser, A. H. Hertzel. Then followed an eastern party, constst- ing of President Andrew Freedman and Walter Spalding of New York, and A. H. Soden and A. H. Conant of Boston. About the same hour Frank DeHaas Robison a rived from Cleveland. Others present are J. H. Reach and Col, John I Rogers of Philadelphia, and J. Earl Wagner of the Washington club, President N. E. Young of Washington, D. C.; President Kdward Hanlon and Treasurer Harry Von Derhorst of Baltimore, and President Charles Byrne, A. Abells and Manager Wm. Barnie of Brooklyn. Mr. Young said that the league’s annual business would begin today at 10 o'clock with the meeting of the board of directors. He was cautious in giving an opinion as to what the present meeting would bring forth in the way of legislation. He be- Heved that little wovld be accomplished outside of the ordinary routine, but implied by his manner of answering that he should not be expected to know what kind of eggs were In the nest until he got In the hen coop. 7 Proposed Deals. Many changes are expected to he made in the make-up of the different ciubs In the National League. Earl Wagner was an early arrival in Chicago, and that the local club's interest will be carefully looked after is a foregone conclusion. A new out- fielder that can be depended upon to hit up in the .300 class Is a necessity for the local club, and an infielder to match Demontre- anted at two ville’s quickness and accuracy is second base. These are the only changes contemplated by Mr. Wag: The latest news furnished by the birds" from Chicago ts to the effe Philadelphia will be the club di tacked by Mr. Wagner. The players wanted from that Hallman, for second; Cross, for third, Thompson, for right field. In case 1 club are and son is not included in the transfer “Dick” Cooley will do, and on aerount of the roasting Cooley received from the Phila- del-hia papers last season the probavill- ties are that he, and not Thompson, will come to Washington. onstrated that he markably well, but pla “Lave” Cross his ability would suffer | the contrast. O'Brien a’ ond is a good reliable man, but not as quick as Hall- man nor as good a batter. Either Coc or Thompson would fit into our outfield like Horace Smith can pI dem- a kid glove. Old reliable McGuire and O'Brien would go to Philadelphia in cx- change for these players. Another deal, in which Baltimore and Pittsourg are Interested, was consummated some time since, but has just leaked out. Third Baseman Jimmy Donnelly and Wal- ter Brodie xo to Pittsburg in exchange for Stenzel, the hard-hitting center ficlder, and a pitcher named Hart and an tnflelder nam- ed O'Brien, both of whom played last year with Toronto, the smoky city club's farm. It is safd that President Kerr made an offer of 31,500 to Hanlon to call the deal off, but the shrewd Baltimore manager refused the offer. It can therefore be taken that Hanlon has again landed on top, as usual. Another deal talked of, in which Pitts- burg also figures, is the exchange of Shor: stop Ely for Dahlen, who guards the same position for Chicago. Both players are about equal as to fielding ability, but Dah- len fs twenty per cent a better batter, It is also given out that the reason Pres- ident Kerr was so anxious to call the Bal- timore deal off was on account of a con- templated deal with New York, wherein the Pittsburg club was to receive Rusie in exchange for Hawley and Stenzel. This latter move would be a good one for both clubs, and New York would perhaps have a shade the best of it. Louisville is ready to trade McCreary and Dexter. Other clubs want to buy, but the former club is after players,’ not money, and the chances are these two play- ers will remain with Louisvi Cleveland and Brooklyn are likely to fig- ure in a sensational trade of players, M. Carthy, Shindle, Daly and perhaps’ Cor- coran being the ones interested on the Brooklyn side, and O'Conner and McKean frcm the Cleveland side. From news gleaned from managers and magnates passing through Washington during the past week on their way to Chi- cago it is thought that transfers will be made during the present meeting in which fully twenty-five players will be interested. FINEST IN YEARS. ‘The Steeplechase Run Yesterday Over the Pimlico Course. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, M4., November 10, 1896. In the Fink Coat steeplechase this after- noon at Pimlico for a purse of $20) (in plate or money), of which $50 to the sec- ond horse for half-bred hunters owned and ricden in “pink” by members of any rec- ognized hunt, with 160 pounds up, over the short course of two and a half miles, the Green Spring Valley Hunt of Mary- Jand, represented by one of its most bril- Hant riders, Mr. Sam Nicholas, carried off the honors of the day on the old hunter Barney, whom he had already piloted to victory in seventeen steeplechases out of twenty-two entered. 1t was a dreary afternoon, but the pret- ty faces in the grand stand and the sty ish rigs of the club men, together with the autumn flowers that blossomed in the corsages of tho ladies, compensated for the absence of the sunshine. This-event, as well as all the hunting features of the meeting, is under the con- trol of the National Hunt Association, which has appointed as stewards at Pim. lico Mr. Pierce P. Randolph of the Rad- nor Hunt, Philadelphia; Mr. William Man- M. F. oH Birckhead of the Green Spring Valley hounds. The entries for the Pink Coat, which was the last race on the card, were as follows: Upset, owned and ridden by James McMerryman of Green Spring Vai- Tey; Barney, owned by Mr. Summerfield Baldwin, jr., and ridden by Mr. Sam Nich- olas of the Green Spring Valley Hunt; Nadje, owned by the Glen Iver stable and ridden by Mr. Devries Goodwin of Mary- jJand;, Calendar, owned by Mr. G. Howell “parr and ridden by Arthur Hall of Lou- doun county, Va., and DeGarnette, owned by Mr. J. W. Colt and ridden by Mr. Ernest Hayes of the Warrenton hounds. Society and the hunting men of Virginia and Maryland had been anticipating this event with an all engrossing interest since the great Maryland Club cup steeple last Saturday, when the Virginians carried off the laurels upon the brow of their splendid rider, Mr. Hayes. They centered their hopes in Nicholas and Goodwin, and the re- sult today proved that they were not in vain. At the blast of the bugle the quintet went off closely bunched, with DeGarnette in the lead over the first and second jumps, with Nadje and Barney well up, Calendar and Upset having both refused and were practically out of the race. Then there was a@ beautiful race between the first three, which ran as one horse until they reached the sixth jump, a post and rail, which the victor of last week, De Garnette, refused. Barney. and Nadje then took the lead and resembled a span, so even was their per- formance. Hayes’ cold gray eyes shot fire as he furced DeGernette over the “pons as ino- rum,” and by an adroft turn cleared the ferce magnificently, landing within striking distance of the leaders. They continued in this way until they bad surmounted the stone wall, and in making a curve for the ape Century is just beginning one of its best years. ,The features mentioned here- are only two of the many good things in store for its readers. New subscribers should begin with November, or buy a copy of that issue on any news-stand. Don’t miss November. Decem- ber will be the beautiful Christmas number. Subscriptions $4.00a year. All dealers receive them or remittance may be made direct to THE CENTURY CO., Union Sq., New York. jump on the top of the hill in the last trip around, Hayes again cleverly took DeGar- nette to the front, which he held until the last jump. At this point Barney came like a gale, with Nadje at his 4 Swinging into the stretch for the final struggle, the race nar- ed down to the beautiful old “Irish- and DeGarnette. In the last six- teenth the horses and their riders worked Hke demons. The speciators lost their heads, dignity was cast aside, and they yelled ana danced with glee as Nicholas snatched the victory from Hayes by a nose. Tt was perhaps the greatest steeplechase that has been run in America for five years. It eclipsed Saturday's contest, as Magnificent as that was conceded to be by authorities in hunting matters, and will no doubt contribute to promote the public interest In cross-country stock of the half- bred class, which is gaining such a foot- hold among breeders in the south. Mr. Nicholas was overwhelmed with adu- lation from the ladies and compliments from his friends among the young men, but he bore his honors gracefully ani modestly. Both he and Mr. Hayes were as cool as Icebergs immediately after the race, and betrayed no signs of the emottons that must have agitated them over that long “short course.’ Barney is a coal black gelding, 15 hands 3 inches high, and thirteen years old. He was sired by Both- eration, dam unknown, and was raised on the Owen stock farm In Fauquier county, Va. He was owned for a number of years by Mr. Plerce Randolph, and subsequently became the property of Mr. Summerfield Baldwin, jr., of Baltimore hunting circles. Out of twenty-two steeples in which he sterted Mr. Nicholas took first honors seventeen tmes, he ran second three times ard third on two occasions. The scene at the club honse after the race was a lively one, and Green Spring Valley stock was way above par. = But the Virginians take" consolation in the fact that the defeat was almost as splendid as tho victory, and then “there : little spin over the and the great four-mile That will be a test r, and the man who wins will be a knight of the saddle worthy of ihe era of chivalry or of the generation who followed the plumes of Ashby, Mos- by and the cavalry Le steeple on 5: of horse and r RETURNING TO THE OLD STROKE. the Pu Oarsmen, The Yale News yesterday printed the fol- lowing: Robert J. Cook,“whg accompanied the university crew to Henley last summer, and is now in New Haven coaching the fall practice of the men, gave but ‘the following statement tq the News last evening in re- gard to the work at presgat:,"We are only attempting to get back again to the Yale stroke of yearg ago. We have been getting away from this «radually wlth little Inno- Beb Cook Expla the Yal poses of vations each year, but were able to win in spite of these changes, detrimental to good As rowing and rigging. long as we could continue to be successful, no doubt was created as to which was the better system to pursue. I have for two or three years felt uncertain as to the wisdom of these changes, and {t was one of the pur- poses of having the crew go to Henley to make a test and to have the younger men learn for themselves the advantages In the longer swing of the body, and many other little points of detail that go to make a winning i “It will be seen, then, that there is no radical change contemplated in cur rowing policy, nor 13 the stroke being revolution- ized. We are simply soing back to our old system, which has been proved in the past. The rigging of the boat the crew is now using ht practice is nothing n-w at New Haven, but is the same as that, used by Yale twenty years ago. “I make this statement to the News to correct reports cireulated by the public press as interviews on the subject when none have been given out. In fact, no ex- pression of opinion of any kind on the mat- ter has been made.” Racing Over the Henley Distance. The Cornell University fall regatta, com- posed of the crews of the senior, junior and sophomore classes, was held cn Lake Ca- yuga yesterday afternoon over the Henley course, a distance of one mile and five-six- teenths. Courtney, the Cornell trainer, was referee, and it took his keenest judgment to render a dectston, as the contest was one of the closest seen on Cornell waters. He decided It a tle between the crews of '09 and ‘gi. The Juniors were two and a half lengths behind, The time was 7m. 17s. This ts fair time, the Henley record being Cornell's Henley crew made the course In 6.45 before leaving for England a year ago last spring, byt the course at Hen- ley is much slower than dead water. pee ME DEMOCRACY. OLp- A National Convention Snggested by Mr. Horatio King. Ex-Postmaster General Horatio King has written the following letter to ex-Repre- sentative Bynum in regard to the reorgan- ization of the democratic party on sound money lines: i I am glad to see that the organization of the sound money delegates to the In- lanapolis convention is to be kept up. The wisdom of the nomination of Palmer and Buckner at fkat convention has been clearly shown by drawing to their support hundreds of old-time democrats, who re- fused to swallow the demo-popocratic-an- archic Chicago platform:and were not willing to go the full length snd -vote for McKinley. The advocates of’ free silver ridiculed in contemptible’ latguage and manner those veteran warrigrs for con- senting to stand us representatives of all sound money democrats, thousands of whom chose to vote diregtly, for McKin- ley, who says: “Ardent and devoted as have been the efforts of republicans every- where, equally pronounced 4nd hopeful was the attitude of the séand money dem- ocrats.” It is not strafige that Bryan's friends are disgruntled, and %t is pitiable the distress of some of them who try to find comfort in figuring out ;what might have been had a few more votes in only nine states been cast for Bryan! The pity is that the vote of the entire country had not been so overwhelming. as to have put a quietus forever to the, free silver craze for 50c. dollars. 2 May the good Lord guard''us against any more circus performances to stir up and mislead ‘the masses." The Washing- ton Post of November 8, far from being unfriendly to Bryan, gives good advice when it says: “There can be no valid ob- jection to Mr. Bryan sitting up with the free silver corpse, but he will have very little comfort.” In a short article of mine in The Evening Star of November 4 I said: “New let a national convention be called by the leaders of the old-time democracy and present to the people of the country a platform on which all honest citizens could stand unabashed.”” ‘Will you not second the motion and press the proposition with the steadiness of purpose shown by your efforts in secur- ing the convention at Indianapolis? Let us not wait for “a reorganization of the democratic party” by any one who gave support directly or indirectly, openly or covertly, to this infamous Chicago plat- form, Very truly yours, HORATIO KING. ‘Two Great Features of THE CENTURY Beginihing with Nov., 1896. | ganization is to persons having occasion Romance. Annual Meeting Last Evening of the Associated Charities, — PRACTICAL OPERATION OF NEW SYSTEM me Reports Showing What Was Done During the Past Year. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE The annual meeting of the Associated Charities was held in ths Sunday school room of the Calvary Baptist Church last evening, the attendance of members and others interested in charitable work being gratifyingly large. President 8S. W. Wood- ward presided, and his report and those of Secretary Geo. 8. Wilson and Mr. B. T. Janney, chairman of the board of man- agers, were read, after which the election of officers was held, to serve during the ensuing year, the following being unani- mously elected upon the recommendation of Messrs. Blunt, J. C. Pratt and A. M. Lothrop: President, Rev. Dr. B. L. Whit- man; vice presidents, Rev. W. E. Parson, Justice A. B. Hagner, Rev. 8S. M. Newman, 8. S. Yoder, C. B. Church and 8S. W. Wood- ward; secretary, Mr. Jules Boeufve of the French embassy; treasurer, Mr. John Joy Edson; board of managers, Geo. H. Har- ries, Mrs. J. W. Babson, Rev. J. H. Brad- ford, Mr. H. Sidney Everett and Archibald Hopkins. It was ‘pected that Col. Chas. J. Bonaparte of Baltimore, Md., would ad- dress the meeting, but a previous engage- ment prevented, although President Wood- Ward explained that the society would have the pleasure of listening to him later on. Report of the Managers. After the meeting had been opened by prayer by Rey. George O. Little, pastor of the Assembly Presbyterian Church, Mr. Janney read his report, Secretary Wilson having first read the minutes of the last meeting. At the outset Mr. Janney re- ferred to the change which was made dur- ing the past year in the methods of the work. “Desiring to take advantage of the ex- perience and wisdom of our neighboring cities," the report continued, “it was deemed advisable to learn what had been done elsewhere and the means by which fa- vorable results were brought about. After much research and careful inquiry it was decided to change our organization from @ relief-giving institution to a_ strictly hon-rellef-giving one, and to inaugurate this innovation it was deemed wise to secure the ald of an expert in this special line of work. After extended correspo: ence with experts in various cities it was decided to call to our assistance a man who had made a life study of the subject directly in hand,and we invited Mr. Geo. S. Wilson, secretary of the board of charities of Toledo, Ohio, to come here and accept the position of secretary of the board of Associated Charities of Washington. “The announcement that the Associated Charities would do no more almsgiving brought out some severe criticism on the part of those who were ignorant of the motives of such an announcement. Many declared that they would not contribute to the association if their money was not to be used to help the poor. Such persons had to learn, and now have learned, many of them, that the poor may be helped in many ways without receiving alms, either as money, food or fuel. Results of Investigation. “When this announcement was made the board of managers pledged itself ‘to see that relief was furnished promptly to ev- ery worthy case reported.’ How was this to be done? By ascertaining to a certain- ty who end where are the deserving poor and by finding somebody, or some organi- zation who would givs the needed assist- ance; in short, by securing the co-operation of all charitable persons or organizations. In obtaining this co-operation your board has been singularly successful. In fact, so successful that it has been enabled to carry out the intent of its announcement and to the letter fulfill its pledge. “Not only has every organization to which we have applied willingly and cor- dially given us its co-operation, but time and again has our general secretary, Mr. Wilson, been requested to attend, at ap- pointed times, meetings of organizations, especially churches, in order :hat their members might become acquainted with our methods and our work, and in every such instance the conferences resulted in our receiving a hearty support.” Secretary Wilson next read his report, in the course of which he gave an interesting explanation and statement of practical cp- eration of the methods now followed by the organization. He spoke of the clearing house idea of the Associated Charities, and the great advantage the records of the or- to deal with poor families. Treasurer's Report. The report of Treasurer John Joy Ed- son showed that the balance October 31, 1895, was $1,816.64; contributions, $3,102.62; RELIEF OF THE POOR: Reminiscence. Porter. $319; amount of discount in bank, the total receipts for the year being $5, 746.41. Disbursements: Salary Secreta: en months, of clerk and six field agents, $1 $796.80; printing and station telephone, $72; janitor, $5 office furniture, $104.2) $123.89; postage 79; miscellaneous ©: penses, $222.15; groceries and other supplles furnished as relief before the so- ciety adopted its non-relief-giving $607.23. Total disbursement: 2 balance on hand October Mr. Woodward's Statement. In connection with the treasurer’s report, President Woodward explained that a dis-. count in bank had caused a present deficit of about $350. Mr. Wovdward then read his report, which gives some facts about the best method of giving relief. “Two years ago,” the report stated, “it was known that persons came to Wash- ington from Kansas, because it was an- nounced that Congress had appropriated $10,000 for the relief of the poor of Wash- irgton. “One of our leading coal merchants had an order from the charities for coal for a car fare of agent man whom he happened to know had had a | permarient situation at $10 per week for some time previous. On being questioned, he stated that: ‘This was a thing gotten up for poor people, and he wanted some of it.’ This is not the only instance,’ says this merchant, ‘which has come to my know!- edge, through my own business, of the ab- surd manner in which these orders have been issued.” “The names of many householders are | was recorded at the office, whose servants left their situations, as soon as the raising of a public fund was announced. The dispos!- tion to imitate another and abler class of citizens, to get something for nothing, is here clearly shown, only in a slightly dif- ferent method. ‘At the annual meeting, in November, 1895, the society voted to change its con” stitution and by-laws to conform with the plans and methods adopted by the lead- ing charity crganization societies in our covntry, which fs, in short, to become a clearing house of charities, an organiza- tion for inv. marily, yet providing relicf when Bency ‘cases arise. emer- “We ought to expend not less than $7,500 | in effectively districting or subdividing the city, and paying our agents a fair com- pensation for their services. Our aim is to bring about co-operation of public with priv charitable institutions and agencies =to the end that duplication of relief may be checked and relief given to the worthy ‘Free Medical Treatment. Col. Blount called attention to the fact that a large number of people are daily treated gratuitously at the Emergency Hos- pital dispensary, and many of them, he had reason to believe, were in a position to bay for it, The hospital authorities can- not well investigate the worthiness of ap- plicants, but they would, said Col. Blount, be glad to co-operate with the society in the matter, and he hoped the society would take the matter up. President Woodward also thought the so- ciety should take action in the matter, re- ferring to information received by him that a large number of people from adjoining states are treated in the city hospitals, these people being able to pay for treat- ment. Before the meeting adjourned District Commissioner Truesdell took occasion to congratulate the people of the District up- on the intelligent and very thorough ean- ner in which the society is caring for the distressed. The present plan of the so- clety he heartily approved. The matter appeared to be in the best of hands, and its efforts were not only very satisfactory to the citizens of the District, but also to the poor. Mr. S. W. Curriden expressed himself in the same way. — CLAIMS DAMAGES. Young Man Who Was Ejected From a Train. Wm. W. Barnes, a minor, through his next friend, Pearl Barnes, has sued the Southern Railway Company, claiming $2,000 damages for alleged forcible and unlawful ejection from one of the company’s cars the 2d of last July. The plaintiff charges that on the day in question he boarded a train on the com- pany’s line at Arlington, Va., for passage to this city. He had his bicycle with him, and the machine was placed in a baggage car in the care of the baggage master, it being, says the plaintiff, the custom of the company to include in the fare for trans- portation of passengers the transportation of bicycles. After being carried about a mile the conductor of the train refused to accept his ticket, and as the plaintif did not have money with him with which to pay the demanded fare the conductor stop- ped the train between Arlington and Nauck station and ejected him and his bicycle from the train in a marshy and wooded remote place, compelling him to walk to the next station. The plaintiff says he was thereby insulted and humiliated and dis- graced by the imputation that he had en- deavored to cheat and defraud the com- pany out of his fare. The ticket, he says, was sold by the company to his said next friend June 22, 1896, and entitled him, as one of her immediate family, to a continu- ous passage on the road, in either direc- tion, between this city and Arlington, if presented on or before the 15th of Septem- ber, 1896. Attorney C. L. Trevitt represents the plaintiff. ————— The National Union Republican Club will hold its regular meeting this evening in Willard’s Hall. 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NOVEL of the Revolution, “Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker,” purporting to be the autobiography of its hero, an officer on Washington’s staff. Social life in at the time of the Revolution is most interestingly depicted, and the characters include Washington, Franklin, Lafayette, and others well known in history. It is safe to say that the readers of this great novel will obtain from it a clearer idea of the people who were foremost in Revolutionary days and of. the social life of the times than can be had from any other single source. The work is not only historically accurate, but it is a most inter- esting story of love and war. Howard Pyle illustrates it. | tigation and registration, pri- | “Campaigning with Grant,” By GEN. HORACE PORTER. man knew Gen. Grant more intimately than his aide and friend Gen. Horace He has been engaged for many years on a series of articles giving his recollections of Grant as a man and a soldier, and containing a series of striking cles‘contain a great number of new stories regarding General Grant. ENGAGING NEW MEN Employment Furnished for Many Idle Workmen. GREATER ACTIVIFY IN PENNSYLVANIA English Capital Ready te Seek In- vestment Here. die See GENERAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES —— York, Pa., is enjoying a business boom. A number of the leading manufacturers who had been on short time have resumed full work, and many of them have accepted large contracts, which they would not have done had Maj. McKinley not been elected. The York Manufacturing Company, which employs several hundred hands, will at once go to work on two large contracts, amounting to $56,000. Hench & Dromgold, who had received a number of contracts, subject to countermand unless McKinley elected, have started up with full force. The York Wall Paper Company is running full, and has decided to build an- other large building to compare with the present one. The York Carriage Company, which has been working on: da now working full. The W Organ Company would have only been working forty hours a week, and is now working sixty, J. C. Schmidt & chain works, who had expected to shut down had Bryan been elected, are now running full time. Myers & jams, who had be lin i, started up their new industry erday for a capacity for a thousand hands. The B. Farquhar Company, which had sen working five days in a week, nine hours a day, is now working six hours a day. The Taylor, Vaughan & Taylor Company of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is working night and day, making machinery for a wire nail days and ten (mill, which will occupy the old wire mill at Cuyahoga Falls. Cleveland capitalists are said to be interested in the new concern. Interviews with the majority of Akron, Ohio, manufacturers show that since elec- tion there is a settled condition of affairs conducive to good busin The Globe Sign Company and the Werner Printing Company both expect to enlarge their plants. The Werner Company will erect a four-story office building at its factory at Akron, and several of the editorial depart- ments and other branches of the general oifices will be removed from Chicago. The Whitmore-Robinson Company, whose big pottery plant was destroye fire a short time ago, has decided to rebuild, and work on a part of the reconstruction has com- menced. The Akron Iron and Steel Com- pany will resume operations, with a full force, about next Monday. The Akron pot- teries and China companies say they are all doing a good business, and expect to work full forces all winter. More Men Taken On, There has been a decided Increase in the number of men employed in Wheeling, W. Va., iron and steel industries, and, as a natural result, in the mining and trans- portation industries. The Riverside iron works yesterday put on two more blast fur- naces, making an increase of 2.3) men employed since the election. The Wheeling Iron and Steel Company and the Whitaker Iron Company are on full time after sev- eral months’ pertial ‘dleness, employing 2,000 men. All the glass factories in th Wheeling district will be at work by next Monday, and two more nail mills will get to work by the end of this week. There is a big call for tinned plate, and every fac- tory is on full time. Reports from the prin- cipal mining regions of the state show im- proved demand for coal and coke, and the number of men employed will be doubled within a week or two. Several develop- ment enterprises are reported as in the formative stage. ¥ The Bath, Pa. knitting mills resumed operations in all their departments Monday after a shut-down of several weeks, due to lack of orders. The mills have’ orders enough on hand to keep them running dur- ing the winter. The bottle manufacturers of the United States held a conference in Chicago yes- terday. It is understood that, in view of the expected improvement in business, an advance on a level of 10 per cent will be made in ordinary bottles. The second mill at Gloucester, N. J., to resume operations since election is the Gloucester cotton mills, which started and will employ from 250 to 300 men and wo- men. English Capital Avail Ex-United States enator Dorsey has just arrived at San Francisco from London. For several years the ex- Senator's home has been in Denver, ond for a year and half past he has been in- terested in a large group of gold mines near the Colorado river, twenty-eight miles from Yuma, in southern Californ He went over to London to get money to de- velop the mines. He succeeded, and. y ill now erect a 100 stamp mill and employ 400 to 5” men. Mr. Dorsey says he was promised the needed money conditionally en McKinley's election. If Bryaa fad been elected he would not have gotten a dollar, He said a great deal of money will come to the California gold fields for develop- ment during the ensuing year. The furnaces of the glass works on and Townsend streets, San Francisco,which have been resting in idleness for a long time, are once more aglow mes H. Da- vis, manager of the works, sald: “We have started in good earnest and have the best of prospects for a prosperous futur Work Kesumed on a RaHroad. Contractors Caldwell & Dayton, who were compelled to discontinue work on the Belington and Roaring Creek raflroad in West Virginia on account of scarcity of money, have put a force of 150 men to work on the last five miles of the line. This road opens up the Réafing Creek fourteen-foot coal vein for twenty miles, and 500,000 acres of the finest Umber in the state. Himmelrich & Co. have selected a site for a sawmill, to be built at once, that will cut 100,000 feet per day. Mable & McClure of Pittsburg, who own several miles of pine timber, wili alSo build a big mill, Arrangements ‘are making for ope ing mines at four points along the new read. The road connects with the Balti- more and Ohio and West Virginia Central and Pittsburg. The Erie railroad has given orders to start all its car shops along the syste This will give employment to at least 3,000 men. All the furnaces in Sharon, Sharpsvilie, Hubbard and New Castle, Pa., will resume operations within two weeks. The Green- ville rolling mill started up in full, giving work to 500 men. The Farnum cotton mills, Lancaster, Pa., which have been running on half’ time since last May, yesterday posted notice that hereafter the mills will be operated full time. About 1,500 operatives are. ef> fected.