Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1896, Page 7

ee oem - —— Wash. B. Williams, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Our Ad. will appear in this space every week day throughout the year. Lowest figures yet for Upholsteries For th- next two days we will give you housekeepers a chance to buy Upholste- ries for rejuvenating your parlor furni- ture at lower prices than were ever be- fore quoted in this city. To fllustrate: « §oc. Cotton Tapestry... 37¢. 85c. Cotton Tapestry... 55c. $1.50 Cotton Tapestry. .$1.10 $1.75 Cotton Tapestry. .$1.25 $2 Silk Tapestry.......$1.60 $4 Damask...... - $3.00 85c. Corduroy. -- Goc. gsc. Corduroy......... 70¢. Remember, these prices are for Thurs- day and Friday only—don’t ask us to sell « Fou these goods on Saturday at less than regular prices. WASH. B. WILLIAMS, -» 7th & D Sts. Furniture, & desea SS TUEN In every walk of life are wearing these regular $15 Suits which wi ing e vat = Suits fo order as a out of proportion when com- We admit us pared with the qualities, — to workmanship and finish, but then “s our lookout, not order, ou Better let us take H. PELZ 1m,20_— 4 $Clearing Out 4 ¢Lines of 3 3 3 $ $ 3 3 3 3 $ + ?Foot Forms ia $2.85. —Three $4 lines—one $3 line. Sizes badly broken—but there’s, still a bargain for every one. Come in the morning. Women only. F and 13th Sts. Send for Foot Form Catalogue. de9-50a Poosesessecsessoosooes= “What To Give A Man”? Men don’t care for pretty trifles. Someth to wear leases them most. GLOVES. a NECKWEAR are always welcome gifts. We'll help you ladies in making selections. Show you everything that's mew and pretty and correct. Neckwear, 50c. Gloves, $1 up. R. C. Lewis & Son, pitic” Hatters. 2421 NEW YORK AVENUE. deg-14d Horses Boarded and Fine Turnouts For Hire at Reasonable Prices. Downey’s Medel Stable: 1620-1624 L street. "Phone 555. de9-20d Snyder & Wood —afe showing the very latest Te io FINE IMPORTED WOOLENS. if you need Morning Suit, an Evening Suit or an oat you will find their work eminently —— satisfuctory—and their prices the cheapest —— Im the end. 7A _ garment made by them will out- —— wear three “cheap” tailored ones, to saz =——. nothing of appearances. Tailors, 1111 Pa. Ave. de8-1id Give The Boy a “Bike” * ¢ —for a XMAS GIFT nothing else will rake £¢ bim so happy. We are offering some spe- 2 clal_bargains—each Wheel guaranteed as esented. W WHEELS, full size, $40 up. SECOND-HAND WHEELS, $15 up. Enterprise Cycle Co., 812-814 14th St. Jno. Woerner, jr., Mgr. deS-14d A Bottle of Good Whiskey PHIMEAEHDIDOLABOBE BED GOD 3 onght to be in every home—for medicinal uses and_emerge! Fg (aat We Femommend our “FY; "* WHISKEY because it's pure, old and mellow. Only §1 for full quart = e. TY For making delicious Mince Meat and ——— Pudiing use our CAL. Brandy—75e. quart. J CHAS. KRAEMER. 735 7th St. N. W. *Phone 1585. de8-20d A Xmas Hint for WIVES. Surprise your husband this Christmas by giving him a hal? dosen Made-to-order ——— Shirts for a gift. if you will bring us one of his shirts we can make you quantity desired from it—ihus the shirts can be made witheut Lis knywledge. Don't put off order- ing—do it pe P. T. Halll, Stismster Suit Satisfaction — found in Owen-made clothes. dress, more fastidious you are about the more you will a ‘late them. Inspect our y showing of Winter Woolens. “Renson- ices. OWEN, Tailor, 423 11th St. se26.3m,12 Assignment at Milwaukee. ‘Willis A. Myers’ department store, known as the Boston Store, 321-325 3d street, Mil- waukee, was seized by the sheriff yesterday on four attachments aggregating $58,921.00. Later Mr. Myers made an assignment to Gen. Koch. Myers’ attorney estimates as- gets at $170,000 to $200,000, and Habilities at $100,000. ———_-+e-+_____. ‘Time to Reflect. From the New York Weekly. Sweet Girl—“Oh, this is so sudden. You must give me time to reflect—a week at least” Fond Lover—“Certainly. Even if you should accept tonight it would take about @ week to get an engagement ring made.” Sweet Girl—“Um—perhaps you'd better take the measure of my finger now, George.” THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1896—14 PAGES, —— oa SAYS FT WAS FRAUD) THE SOCIAL WORLD Statement of One of Sharkey’s Trainers. ——— FITZSIMONS’ CHARGE SUSTAINED ———————— Affidavit in Regard to the Recent Fight. AN ALLEGED CONFESSION ——_-__ SAN FRANCISCO, December 9.—A morn- ing paper published the following: Geo. Allen, one of the men who trained Tom Sharkey for his fight with Bob Fitz- simmons, has made a confession to the effect that Fitzsimmons was deprived of his victory through a conspiracy. The trainer and the Sharkey management have quarreled over money matters, it is said, and In the heat of the moment Allen made threats of what he would do if he was not paid for his services. Attorney Kowal- sky, representing Fitz, heard of the cir- cumstances and he employed private de- tectives to gather in the irate trainer. He was run to the ground yesterday and in- duced to tell the whole story. The Fitzsimmons-Sharkey injunction case will be called in Judge Sanderson’s court this morning. It was down on the calen- dar for a hearing a day later, but the Plaintiff's attorneys besought the court to take up the matter today, as they were afraid that the valuable evidence in their Possession might not keep. ‘They have no particular faith in their men and pro- Pose to take no chances. It is claimed that Allen in his affidavit named Wyatt Earp, Dan J. Lynch, Tom Sharkey and Dan Neednam as the prime movers in the plot. The whole scheme 1s said to have been hatched at Sharkey’s training quarters at Ocean Beach. It was arranged that Sharkey was to make it appear that he had been fouled at some point in the contest, when he was in dan- ger of losing from Fitzsimmons’ blows, further that the signal was to be given by Sharkey, who was to bend over and place his hand on his groin, and that at that moment Needham was to jump into the ring and claim a foul. Then the referee was to give a decision in favor of Sharky. Wyatt Earp, referee, in court pleaded not guilty to a charge of carrying concealed weapons and then appeared as a witness in Fitzsimmons’ suit to recover the $10,000 check held by Sharkey. Eurp said he had turned the check over to ‘Snarkey and de- nied that there had been a conspiracy to defraud Fitzsimmons. The case then went over until Friday, while the concealed weapon case will be heard Thursday. ss MADE A FATAL MISTAKE. Nellie Harley Drank a Big Dose of Carbolic Acid. Nellie Hurley, a young woman who has been employed as a domestic in a house on Q street near 6th northwest, was found dead in her room in her employer's house this morning. Carbolic acid poisoning had caused her death, and the coroner decided that it was accidentally done. She drank the poison, it is thought, without knowing that it was poison. Her body will be sent to Baltimore county, Maryland, for interment. The deceased was twenty-one years old and had lived in this city for more than four years. Until a few days ago she had been a woman of good habits, and her employer says she. was one of the best domestics he had ever had in his house. Two days ago she showed signs of drink. ing. When her employer returned home, about 6:30 o'clock, last night Nellie was found lying on the floor beneath the dining room table. She was aroused and sent up- stairs to her room. This morning about.6: o'clock her dead body was found. During the night she had gone from her room to the bath room, and had taken a dose of the acid, nearly two ounces. There was a tea cup in a basin of water on the wash stand, and it is supposed that she drank the poison from the cup. It was something new for Nellie to Grink. Her relatives had never heard before that she had indulged in liquor, and it was thought that she had a quarrel with a young man who was attentive to her. Cor- oner Hammett thought that she had mis- taken the poison for a stimulant. BORE IT. Result of the Inflammatory Talk Over London Shears, Judge Kimball, in the Police Court today, imposed the limit of the law—$25 fine or sixty days in the workhouse—in a case of disorderly conduct. If the statements made on the stand be true, however, a charge of murder, assault with intent to kill, or as- sault, was narrowly averted. Abraham Page, a middle-aged colored man, was the defendant, while Policemen Lynch and Tyser appeared as complaining witnesses. According to the policemen, as they wee passing through Queen's al- ley Sunday, Page shouted at them: “There gces two to lock up somebody. If they pestered with me they would have to make a London Shears case out of me.” The policemen went .back, they said, and Page, after repeating the threatening lan- guage, was placed under arrest. The story of the defense was to the effect that Page was drinking at a pump when the police- men . They told him to be careful or he would fall into the trough. The man suggested that if the policemen would at- tend to their own business Page would look after his affairs. Thereupon, it was claim- ed, ne was beaten and clubbed. The de- fendant showed a cut on the head which, he said, was made by a club. Policeman Lynch, kowever, maintained that the in- jury was the result of a fall. Prosecuting Attorney Pugh argued the czse to be one of an aggravated nature. Policemen, he said, should be protected from such attacks. Men like Page, it was added, are a menace to the community. Judge Kimball expressed himself to the same effect, and then imposed the sentence as stated. ———————— Caused by Drinking. John C. Sullivan, a young man of good family, pleaded guilty in an information charging disorderly conduct today in the Police Court. “I would like to make a statement, your honor,” said the defendant. “I was witha crowd of boys on Florida avenue, and we got to drinking. It was the first time I was ever under the influence of liquor, and I as- sure you, I've had enough.” “I should think so,” remarked the court. “I'll promise you, sir, never to become in- toxicated again,” said Sullivan. “You should go a step farther,” said Judge Kimball, “and promise not to again touch liquor. Young man, the bottle is your worst enemy. I'll take your personal bonds.” - The bottle was also the cause of the downfall of Robert Harris and Sonny Bow- man, but in an entirely different manner. They are two colored boys, afflicted with extreme youth, and they amused them- selves yesterday by smashing bottles on Pennsylvania avenue. After doing so, the beys stood by and watched with fiendish glee as nearly every bicycle tire that pass- ed that way sustained a puncture. Harris and Bowman were entirely too small to send down, unless accompanied by a nurse, so Judge Kimball summoned their Parents to court. The latter promised to give the lads a severe switching, and they were allowed to depart on their personal bonds, eaclt of the infants being required to acknowledge themselves indebted to the District of Columbia in the sum of $100, to be levied on their lands and tenements, goods and chattels, on condition that they do not repeat the offense with which they now stand ¢ ——__ Grand Opera. - From the Indianapolis Journal. “Tm afraid that seventeen-year-old girl of Thompson's ts a little lacking in musical education.” =the wpa at tones s it of comic opera, and she said it was just grand.” (Continued from Fifth Page.) the debut of their daughter, Miss Bell, sft will be followed by dancing after This afternoon at St. John’s the marriage of Miss Marguerite’ Hungerford Whiteley to Mr. Frank Howard Sloan of Baltimore will take place at 4 o'clock. The bride- elect is the daughter of Mrs. Josephine Peyton Whiteley of Branchville, Md. Miss Mary Ruffin of North Carolina, sis- ter of Dr. Sterling Ruffin and Mr. Thomas Ruffin, is at 816 15th street for the winter. Mrs. Antonette Stewart of 113 10th street northeast was visited by a number of her friends one night last week end tendered a surprise party in honor of her birthday. Card playing and dancing were indulged in and refreshments were served later in the evening. Among those present were Mr. Robt. Stewart and wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Romer, Mrs. Jno. L. Foy, Mrs. Fleichman, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Jno. Holmes, Mrs. M. Holmes, Misses Fannie and Rose Stewart, Mamie Foy, Mary Jewel Cudmore, Eva Milstead, Eva Holmes, Addie Holmes, Frances Foy, Min- nie Holmes, and Messrs. James Foy, Frank Holmes, Turner Brown, Harry Gates, Bowles Cross, Elbert Leonhardt, Jno. T. Foy, jr., and W. A. Foy. Mrs. C. H. Davis gave a charming tea to introduce her daughter yesterday after- poon. Mrs. Cabot Lodge did the honors of the dining room, assisted by Mrs. Train, the Misses Sheridan and Mattingly. Representative Boutelie of Maine and his three daughters, the youngest of whom, Miss Anne, will enter society this season, with her sisters, have established their home for the winter at the Richmond. Miss Jennie Agnes Matthews and Mr. Harry R. Dawley were quietly married yesterday afternoon at St. Matthew's par- sonage by the Rev. Father Bart. Mr. and Mrs. Dawley have gone for a short trip north, and will be at home to their friends at their residence, 1016 10th street, after December 15. Mrs. Thomas H. Carter, wife of Senator Carter, will not receive Thursdays until January. The Undecided Euchre Club held a very enjoyable meeting last evering at the res!- Gence of Miss Dell at 424 New York avenue. After a short business meeting cards were played until a late hour. The ladies’ first prize was won by Miss Kane, while Mr. Ernest Beitzel carried off honors for the gentlemen.- The ladies’ consolation prize was won by Miss Wissner, while Mr. Jo- seph Daly held up the gentlemen’s end. After the games were concluded the party enjoyed refreshments served in abundance. Among those present were Miss Dell, Miss Kane, Miss Wissner, Miss Serrin, Miss Cole, Miss Cumberland, Miss Fowler, Mr. Dell, Mr. Burrell, Mr. Beitzel, Mr. Newman, Mr. Daly, Mr. Boyd and Mr. Wissner. At Ascension Church last night the mar- riage of Miss Laura Mosley Morgan, daugh- ter of the late Commodore Van Rensselaer Morgan, to Mr. Frederick J. Haig was brillantly attended by their friends. In the chancel palms were arrs=--d, and on the altar the vases were fillea with white roses. The ushers were Dr. M. E. Miller, Mr. Franklin Morgan, Mr. Bertram M. Doyle and Dr. G. G. Morris. Miss Margaret V. Morgan, sister of the bride, maid of honor. Her gown was of pink satin and chiffon, and her flowers were La France roses. The bride came in church with her uncle, Capt. Willlam H. Parker, U. 8. N. Her beautiful dress was of white satin, elaborately trimmed with pearl passe- menteries and point lace. A spray of orange blossoms and a diamond sunburst held her tulle veil. Her bouquet was of bride roses. Miss Margaret Van Rensselaer Morgan was maid of honor, and Mr. Emil H. Block was best man. Rev. Mr. Cook, assistant rector, officiated. Of the bride's relatives there were present in the church Mrs. Van Rengselaer Morgan, mother of the bride, wearing black silk, trimmed with lace, and ornaments of pearls; her son, Mr. James E. Morgan; Miss Mattie Winston Morgan, pale blue silk, trimmed with chiffon and pearl ornaments; Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Johnson, Master Van Rensselaer Johnson, and Mrs. Wm. H. Parker, in black silk. An informal reception followed the ceremony, at which only relatives and intimate friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Haig left later for a bridal trip, and after January 1 will be at home to their friends at 1504 Ver- mont avenue. Mr. Haig is private secre- tary to Justice Brewer. Mrs. Stewart, wife of the Nevada Senator, will be at home Thursdays. Representative and Mrs. Meyer are back at their residence, 1700 Q street. Mrs. Harris, wife of Commissioner Har- ris, and daughter will be absent from the city during the month of December. The Abracadabra Club meets this evening with"Mrs.W. A. Croffut, 140 B street north- east. Address on “The Reforms and Re- formers of Mexico,” by Mr. J. D. Croissant. Henry C. Brewster, Representative from Rochester, N. Y., and wife are at the Co- lonial, corner H and 15th streets. Miss Steuart, 1725 G street, gave a de- lightful card party, followed by a musical and literary entertainment, at her home last evening. Mrs. Sheldon won the prize at cards. Mrs. Gooden and Miss Williams furnished the music and Miss Hester the recitations, which were followed by a charming repast. Last night at the St. James Hotel the marriage of Mrs. Annie E. Wilson of this city and Mr. Mathjas Saxman of Latrobe, Pa., was solemnized in the presence of their friends, Rev. J. H. McCarty, a brother of the groom's first wife, officiating. The guests were received by Miss Emily L. Wil- son, the bride's daughter; Miss Myra Hill- man, Mr. Frank Fletcher and Mr. H. A. Hullfish. The bride wore white satin, veiled with black Brussels net. The high collar was fastened with jewels, and the bodice trimmed with cascades of lace and white satin ribbon. Among the guests were Mr. Matthew Emery and_ family, Robert Blaine and family, Robert Walker and wife, Mr. T. L. Tullock, Dr. Kit- tenger and wife of Wilmington, Del.; H. A. Hullfish and wife, Colonel Odell, Rev. Hvgh Johnston, pastor of the Metropolitan Church, and wife, and Col. Hopkins. During the evening Mr. and Mrs. Saxman left for a wedding trip before re- turning to their future home at Latrobe, near Pittsburg, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Keyworth gave a reception at their home in Mt. Pleasant last night, and assisting in their pleasant hespitality were Mrs. Morsell, Mrs. El- linger, Mrs. Edwin F. Riggs, Mrs. John Keyworth, Miss Bates, Miss Dickey and other friends. The house was profusely decorated with ficwers. Mr. John Bernard Dahlgren, grandson of Admiral Dabigren, by his first wife, has returned to his aunt, Mrs. M. P. Reed, Lafayette square, for the winter. Mrs. Wallach at a brilliant afternoon gathering yesterday presented her daugh- ter, Miss Rose Douglas Wallach, to so- ciety. The debutante was gowned in white chiffon over white silk, and carried one of the many bouquets sent her. Mrs. Wallach was assisted by her daughters, Mrs. Mit- chell, Miss Wallach, Mrs. Richard Town- send, Miss Pauncefote and Miss Board- man. Mrs. Fred McGuire and Miss Stith did the honors of the tea room, and a full representation of diplomatic and resident society congratulated the happy young lady on her entrance. ee Admitted That He Ran Away. Herbert Staley has a stepmother in Wis- sahickon, a suburb of Philadelphia, and ho 1s satisfied Me remain away from her. He has been away since the middle of Septem- ber, and would have remained longer had not Detective Boardman arrested him to- day. Herbert is a handsome boy, seven- teen years old, and his arrest was due to his endeavoring to sell a bicycle for $8. He admitted that he was a runaway, and said he left home because of a quarrel with his stepmother. The bicycle, he says, is his own. Near Elkridge, Md., he says, he worked for Mr. Isaacs and Mr. Laynor, and here, he is_ been working. for Mr. O'Donnell, a plumber. His father, whom he says is a Wissahickon plumber,has been notified of his arrest and will probably come for him. John La Bar and Jacob Zeigler, the run- away boys from New Brunswick, N. J., who were arrested here yesterday for De- tective Oliver of New Brunswick, as pub- lished in yesterday’s Star, were taken home this morning. ; ————— Civic Amenities. From the Indianapolis Journal. “Dear me,” said the gentleman from Bos- ton, “I see that Chicago is about to spend $6,000,000 for a pair of pumps.” “Dancing pumps, I ume,” was the eering comment of the gentleman from the city that polled the second largest vote in the late election. BEATING THE RECORD Teddy Hale, thel<Irish Ohampion, Leading in the Six Day Raoa, HS _. SCHOCK AROUSES ROPES OF ADMIRERS Interest in the’Contest Has _In- CURRENT SPORTING NOTES NEW YORK, December 9.--To the great surprise of the talent, sixteen of the origi- nal twenty-seven contestants were still pedaling away in the six-day international bicycle race at Madiscn Square Garden this morning, and, with few exceptions, they looked surprisingly well, considering the strain they have been put to. “Teddy” Hale, Ireland’s champion, was still in the lead. Indeed, he had increased materially his advantage over Rice, the next nearest man, and this, too, despite the fact that he took a two hours’ rest during the night. The Wilkesbarre lad was fifty-six miles behind Hale at 9 o'clock, but both looked fit at the time to stick it out to the end. 2 At ® o'clock, the fifty-seventh ‘hour of the contest, the Irishman was eighty-four miles ahead of the best previous record, which was also beaten by Rice, Reading, Forster and Moore. The freshest man in the race this morn- ing was Ashinger, and next to him came Champion Schock. Elkes, Gannon and Mad- dox were in a bad way, especially the first- named, who “‘couldn’t sit down.” inger had crawled up during the early morning hours by steady work, and Shock also aroused new hope in the heart of his trainer by his steady work. % Reading, whose good work was a feature of the first thirty-six hours, was looking very “rocky,” and his trainer had to keep an eye on him all the time. Taylor, the colored boy, had fallen off in his sco! and only spurted when his trainer shouted seems to have increased with the smashing of records, and the result was an attendance of fair size this morning. The damp weather had its effect on the riders, who went about in a listless sort of way, all except Hale, who continues to make the pace for the others. “Hale’s face and legs show that he will break down before another twenty-four hours,” said a rival trainer. “Rice is going to worry him out of it.”’ Maddox had a pad rigged to his left han- dle bar, and on this he leaned his elbow wearily as he went around. Elkes, the Saratoga lad, quit the track at 9:30 o'clock. Hale completed his 900 miles at 9:38 o'clock. Score at 10 o'clock a.m. Hale, 905 miles 6 laps; Rice, Schock, 816.4; Reading, 841; Smith Forster, 818. Pierce, 824.5; Moore, 828 Taylor, $6; Ashinger, 775.2; Maddox, 73: Cassidy, 739; Glick, 712.1; Gannon, 645.: McLeod, 3.4. Score at 12 o'clock noon: Hale, 907 miles 9 laps; Rice, 881; Scho>! oy S Moore, of Maddox, 4 Gannon, Jockey Club § A meeting of the stewards of the jockey club was held yesterday-afternoon in New York. Applications jfor racing dates were received for the season;of 1897 from the Brighton Beach Racing Assvciation and the Saratoga Association. It was ordered that the disability attaching to the entries of G. Brown, owner of the Lauretta stable, under the decision of the stewards, ren- dered July 11, should terminate with the year 1896. 2 The complaint of M. Zahn against Wil- lam Jennings for violation of contract, and @ similar compiaint lodged by Wiillam Nostrand against the Sensation stable, were referred to a committee for investi- gation. Tbe stewards present were August Bel- mont, J. H. Bradford, James Galway, F. R. Hitchcock, James ’R. Keene and ‘An- drew Miller. MRS. BANGS’ PETITION. 787. g Claims That Her Little Girl is to Be Removed From the City. Clara C. Bangs the 4th of last September was granted a divorce from David C. Bangs, the court giving her the custody of their boy, and the father ths custody of their girl. The court also directed that the parents should ba allowed to see the re- spective children twice a week. In a petition filed by her today Mrs. Bargs says that the defendant is a Treas- ury Department clerk, and she charges that he has secured a transfer to Kansas City, where he is about to move for per- manent residence. She declares that he secured the transfer that he might take thelr Ittle girl there, and in that way an- noy petitioner. “She also declares that Mr. Bangs has several times told her that he intended to leave here so that he could not be forced to pay her the allowance of $30 a month required by the court to be paid her. Mrs. Bungs says, too, that al- though she has during the past month made repeated demands upon Mr. Bangs to see the little girl she has not been allowed to see her. She charges that Mr. Bangs was given the custody of their girl not because he was better entitled to her, but solely because it was thought it would otherwise appear to be dealing too hard with him. Mrs. Bangs’ attorney, Mr. Frank T. Browning, presented her petition to Judge Ccx, who enjoined Mr. Bangs from re- moving the little girl from the jurisdiction of the court, and also issued a rule against him, returnable Monday next, requiring Mr. Bangs to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt of court in refusing to allow Mrs. Bangs to see her little daughter. Mr. Mason N. Richardson, Mr. Bangs’ attorney, stated to a Star reporter that Mr. Bangs, while contemplating a western trip, has no intention of removing the litile girl from the jurisdiction of the court. The child has been ill for several days, said Mr. Richardson, and for that reason she could not be taken to her mother’s house. ——__ THE COURTS. e Court of Appeals—Present the chief justice, Mr. Justice Morris, and Mr. Justice Shepard. ai Nos. 614 and 615,' CoPyille agt. American Security and Trust Co.'.et al. and Noble agt. same; argument cohtinued by Edwin Sutherland for appellant, Colville, and con- cluded by J. S. Webb for heirs-at-law. Equity Court No./i-Judge Cox. Bangs agt. Bangs; rule and restraining order returnable DéecemWer 14 granted. In re M. J. Hyatt, lufiati¢s reference to au- ditor. Heshley agt., Hegbley; testimony be- fore. Margaret Murray,;,examiner, ordered aken. 2 Equity Court Ne. 2-Judge Hagner. Schafer agt. Foster; Mylon Roche made party complt. Landers @gt. Landers; order to pay alimony. ‘ Circuit Court Ng, 1—Judge Bradley. Cissel agt. Seitz; judgment on verdict for plaintiffs. Matthews etal. agt. Fitzgerald; flat on scifa. Perbsg; D. C.; on trial. Circuit Court No. 2—Juage McComas. National Cable Rattway Co. agt. W. and trial. n Criminal Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Elisa T. Ward agt. H.C. Metzerott et al.; on es Why He Wanted a Divorce. From Tid Bits. “I hardly think,” said the lawyer, ‘that you can get @ separation from your wife on account of her making a practice of throw- ing things at the dog,” “But,” said the man with the haggard look and the black eye, “every time she throws at the dog she hits me.” Am Old Chestnut Amawered. From the Texas Sifter. = Grateful Recipent—“How. can I ever re- ey you?” Ben@factor—“By strict attention to busi- ness until you have the requis Shoe Prices HAVENNER At the & DAVIS’, INC., U. S. Marshal Sale. The money you can now save on your Shoes will buy many of you Christmas pres- Ee What you can save on your street.shots will buy you a pair of Dressing Slippers, on’t delay until the best plums are sold! : Here are a few additional “cuts” for tomorrow: $2.50, $3 & $3.50 Shoes, 95¢. ‘These are “‘small sizes" in Ladies’ Fine Vicl Kid Button Shoes, which sold for $2.50, $3 and $3.50, $3.50 & $4 Shoes, $1.85. ‘These are Fine Vicl Kid Shoes, button and lace, in all styles of toe and all sizes. $4.50 & $5 Shoes, $2.20. ese are the newest and finest Shoes made, in all styles and sizes. Children’s $1.25 & $1.50 Shoes, 85c. lisses’ $2 & $2.50 Shoes, $1.35. Men’s $5 Pat. Leather Shoes, $2.95. llen’s $4 Calf Shoes, $2.35. SUBURBAN NEWS ee ANACOSTIA. ‘The Daughters of the King of Emmanuel Church held a very Interesting meeting at the guild room of the church Monday evening lest. Mrs. Daven- port, the delegate to the convention recently held in Philadelphia, gave a graphic account of its:pro- ceedings and of the new plans for work adopted aud proposed. She particularly urged the members to renewed activity, especially in view of the re- vival of lfe and activity in the church now going on since the erection of the new diocese and the coming of the new bishop, and begged them all to be present at the meeting to be held at Ascension Church ‘Thursday evening of this week, when it is expected the bishop will be present and address the Daughters. At the meeting of Anacostia Lodge of Odd Fel- lows, held Monday evening, officers for the ensuing term were elected. List evening, after a very pleasant sersion, Chapter, Order of the Bastern Star, chose their principal officers who are to serve during 1897. A large and enthusiastic mass meeting was held last evening at Haines’ Hull, under the auspices of Anscostia Tent of Rechabites. Several of the deleg.ies to the anniversary conventicn of the American Anti-saloon League, row in se in Washington, were present and made addresses. ——_—o— Electa SANDY SPRING. The directors of the savings Institution have re- elected the following officers: President, Charles @. Porter; vice president, Willlam W. Moore; treasurer, Alban G. Thomas; Fuche Nesbitt. Oley Grange has also chosen Its officers for the coming y2ar, John C. Bentley being master; James 8. Hallowell, overseer; Dr. French Green, cbap- lain; Allan Farquhar, lecturer; Miss E. T. Stabler, gecretary, and J. Janney Shoemaker, treasurer. ‘The three highest lady officials are Mrs. Catherine Janney, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis and Mrs. Georgie Williams, with Miss Mina Laird aseistant steward and Charles Beall gatekeeper. Olney has about 100 members, and its meetings are generally well at- tended and full of interest to all agriculturists and their families. Owing to sickness and death, the regular meetings of the Woman's Association, the Watst Club and the Phrenaskela have all been post- secretary, George Mrs. Joseph T. Moore is in New York, where she will spend most of the winter. Misses Alice and Beatrice Tyson will soon go to Suffolk, Va., and they will probably remain until spring with ‘their ister. Mrs. It. Rowland. Moore.” Grunville Far- qubar apd family will shorfly take up their abode in Washington. Mrs. Francis Thomas t# in Lou- doun county, ‘a. Mrs. Edward C Randolph Turner of The Plains, BS H. Jac of Baltimore and Miss Emma Jackson of Wasuington are recent arrivals here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hartshorne are attend- tug the State Grange in Baltimore, to which they we: Inted delegates. Sirah Porter died Tuesday at her home Mrs. Charles G. P near Ashton, in the seventy-ninth year of her age. A daughter of the late William and Martha Thomas, she was born at the old Thomas homestead. Cherry Grove, and the whole of her useful and blameless within a mile of ber birthplace. life was Her ‘loveliness of character and nnostentatious charity, no less than the habit Of charity of Peete, Meta rarely be that she lett the word rely be bette ashe found # Her interment will take ernoon at the burying jends’ Meeting House of better than she found place on Wednesday pd adjoining the Simay spring. —_———— HERNDON, A missionary rally and roll call was held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the M. E. Church, under the direction of the superintendent of the Sunday ectool, Mr. Chas. F. Cummins. The exercises were commenced with the singing of a chorus by the school, followed by prayer, Mr. Wm. Tracy; @ quartet by Messrs. Robey, Wiley, C. and E. Howard; recitation, Miss M. A. Oliver; solo, Mra. F. Bullou; missionary address, fifteen minutes, W. D. Sweetser; cornet solo, B. L. Robey; roll call; collection (missionary); chorus tion and address to banner class, superintendent; by congregation: benediction, Dr. Mason. The church was crowded, amd much’ interest was snanifested in. the exercises. ‘The same church was well filled Sunday evening, the occasion being the farewell sermon by Rev. G. W. Stallings, who leaves here to take a charge in Seibyville, Del. It is with great reluctance that the church here gives him up. Since be com- menced his labors with this church in March its membership hus about doubled, and the Sunday school has three times the number of members it had at that time, Rev. 8. P. Baton, who comes from Richmond, wM take Mr. Stallings’ place over this church. Mrs. W. M. Garrett, who has been quite ill for several weeks, tx slowly recovering. ‘At the business meeting of the Endeavor Society held Monday evening the following named were chosen officers for the ensu! dent, H. E. Hanes; 1, social, : L. es Lamont, the picture man, was sent to the court house by the mayor, where he awaits the session of the county court, which convenes the 22d in- stan Robey ;, floral . E. Vt. Mr. P. W. Birch, from Westmoreland county, has rented Mrs, M.A. Barrows’ house, on Cum: Derland street. | He came with his family Tuesday and t jon, Mra, Chas, Johnson will go to Georgetown Thurs- day of this week, where shg proposes to make her future residence. Mrs. Jacob Starr has returned from her visit among lends in New Jersey. Mr. D. Van Vleck has rented and 1s now oc- . Blanchard’s house, corner of ‘The Indepel ing with Mrs. ant evening. G. Hutchison. J. Y. Smith and sj it a very pleas- ‘Next meeting will be with Mrs. A. HYATTSVILLE. ‘Mr. W. Brooke Hunter, who has been visiting Felatives in Virginia, has returned to Hyattsville. ‘Mrs. Rexford M. Smith visited her father, Dr. Charles A. Wells, last week. z Mr. J. S. Farden, who was the guest of Mr. J. Harris Rogers last Sunday, bas returned to Washington. . ‘The reorganization of the Maryland Agricultural College Cadets took place last week. The com- panies are officered as follows: Company A—Cap- tain, George Graham; first leutensnt, William S. ‘Weedon; second lieutenant, Har-y T. Welty; ser- geants, Hanson, Mitchell Allantt. Peterson, ll, and oe acme esas = He Hewend: and Muller. Company C—Captain, Albert Gill Heutenant, Fabrian Calvert; and with Ai as , John Croamiller, tant, and Giibert White! ‘quartermaster. Fannie Mudd entertained a number of friends e and Washington Suné: sent Misses Isacs, M from this vi There were ‘Davidscn, Peitz, Beauford, Archie W Mr. J. W. Terrell of Fairfax county, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Brooke Hunter. Several rooms in the building adjoining house on M: ng fitted up by the Tierney Volunteer Fire Company as cluty roo tw be used by the members of that organizatior ‘The county commissioners are constructing & evening. and Exsle Burvl, iron bridge across the Northwest ti on e avenue to the District line, where work las heen ed. pworth League held an interesting meeting Frida A very entertaining prozrani jered, consisting o c and recitations, a Were served. The first institute, provided by an act passed at f vocal and instram er which refresh: the last legislature, will be held on December 10 at Upper Mariboru’, borne by ¢ Right Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, D.D.. Wishop of Washington, offic: phany Church, Forestville, overnor has appointed J. the peace for the third dist cou vice William 8. Rigi George W. Hyde justice of P elghth district of the same county, Owens, who failed to qualify. > LANGDON. The entire expense will be state. ed Sunday the ‘morning at vice B. Miss Lizzie Warren, daughter of Mrs. William Roberts of 2éth street, is having serious trouble with her eyes. She has been compelled to remain home from school for an indefinite time, in order to be treated by a specialist. Mrs. Jacob Miller of Cold Spring Hill, near Land- over, Prince George's county, Md., is the guest of her son, Mr. Frank Miller. Mr. T. \. Ross Railroad Company, ent for the B. and 0. Mrs. duty yeste man and daughter accompanied him ington to do thelr Christmas shopping. 1s jing and the evening re in Montello, for the benefit of the Methodist Protes- tant Church there. The attendance was immense, and the program lered gave much satisfaction. ————_ FALLS CHURCH. Considerable feeling has been manifested among democrats here over the appointwent of a repub: Ucan as principal deputy postmaster by the in- cumbent 0f the post office—a democrat appointed at the commencement of the present administration Mr. 8. R. Newlon, the incumbent, having changed his business, appointed Mr. E. F. Crocker as deputy, ago. Mr. Crocker was the incumbent of the office for four years under the republican administration and conducted the affairs of the office satisfactorily, and no complaint is now made on that score, but the postmaster having moved hix family to Wasb- ington, it is claimed he bas thereby vacated the office, ‘and, pursuant to notice, a meeting of crats was’ held 2 Which some thirty were present. : Shreve presided, with Mr. A. Davis, jr., ax sec tary, when a resolution asking the department declare the office vacant was offered and Among those whose names are mentioned appointment should the office be declared vacant are V. V. Terrett, J. M. Newlon and R. W. Birch. A meeting of ‘the Fairfax Conversational Club was held last night at the residence of Prof. W. W. Kinsley of Bast Falls Churc! by request, repeated to various’ points Rev. D. H. Riddle, W. White, Mrs. Maggie Brown. dle, Miss Rilla Crossman, G. D. i D."H. Riddle, G. A. L. Merrifield, Lieut. Barry Lieut. Barry ‘presided, with Miss Killa Crossman secretary. Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Rathbun are visiting friends at Darnstown, Md. Miss Marcia Swormstedt of Takoma, D. C., is visiting Miss May Barry. At the meeting of Pioneer Lodge of Good Tem- piars last night the good of the order was enlivened by plano solos by Mrs. M. M. Erwin and Miss Susie Crossman and a recitation by Mr. G. Gath ‘Arrangements were perfected for the visit of lodge to Minnehaha Lodge of Washington on the it of December 29. he report of the teachers of the graded school of the town for the third month, filed with the clerk of the school board, shows an enrollment for the mouth of 142 scholars, with an average attendance vf 125, as follows: Principal's room, Prof. R. J. Yates, 35: first assistant’s, Miss Virgie Bugg, 51; second assistant’s, Miss Florentine Leeds, 39. LUCK IN MI Two Blasts That Showed a Miner ‘Where He Made Hix Mistake. From the Denver Republican. “Wne man cannot see as far into the ground as another,” said John Pritchard of Aspen yesterday, “and there isn’t a little bit of truth in the saying that he can when applied to mining dperations. Thousands of instances might be brought forward to prove my position, and I learned the lesson very early in my mining carer. The Tom ‘Boy story is an illustration of this. Eve: body thought J. Ernest Waters was wild to spend so much money on it, and yet it is today being negotiated for $2,500,000, after paying more than $500,000 in dividends in less than two years. “I was down in the San Juan country in 1881, and had a claim over on Sultan moun- tain, which I called the Jessie. It was a promising crevice, and I worked at it faith- fully until I had expended nearly $500, mainly for grub and powder, living alone in my cabin and frequently working fifteen hours a day. Thea I sent home and fzther sent me $300 more,which I used up. By that time I’had been at work nearly two years, and had driven my tunnel in about 200 feet, every inch of it with my own hands. Then I became discouraged, as I knew father had @ mortgage on the old place and couldn't afford to help me any more. I got credit for $100 and kept at work, driving the tun- nel fifty feet further, and then I I was at the end of my rope. “One day as I was gathering up my tools to quit, a nicely dressed man sauntered up to the tunnel and began to look around. He esked to see the tunrel, which was mostly in solid rock without timbering, and after he had closely examined both walls, asked me if I wanted to sell. I feigned indiffer- ence, and, after calculating 250 feet of tun- neling at $10 a foot, answered that I might sell if I got my price. ‘Well, what’s your Price? he asked. “Twenty-five hundred dollars,’ I replied, with my heart in my mouth. ‘Come down to town and get your money,’ was the answer, and that night I slept with $2,500 under my pillow, in clean sheets for the first time in two years. Next morning the purchaser asked felt that iterally Slaughtered! me to help who took charge of the office some days | him put in a couple of shots, and of course I agreed. When we got to the tunnel he examined the wall and selected a about 100 feet from the mouth. ‘Let's a couple of holes here,’ he said. The min- ute he laid hold of the sledge I saw a miner, and in a short time we hi beautiful hol: went off I could hardly from rushing into the when the smoki first on the spot. ore exposed which to be three feet thic the ton. I had left the’ vein, and or knowledge of my purch: him to detect the point of depa “I stayed around there a week time he had taker out enough « for the cost of the mine. home and paid off th farm, and I've got the in the rock. When the shois restrain tunnel at on cleared a And th self and I was the a body of ard was w foun® $1) to superi- to pay and then 1 weut mortgage on t rm y mining. More than $ taken out of that hole, and then t was lost and has never been found since. SHOOTING FROM TH From the Lewiston Evening Journal. Speaking of accommodating officials on the different railroads, it would seem that those running on the mixed train of the Phillips and Rangeley railroad should be presented with the “blue ribbon” for the careful attention they pay to its pa gers, and when one asks for a favor, if it is in the granted. The other day a party of jolly drummers were coming up the line, and the entite party were well supplied with ammunition. They were mixing a little sport in with their business calling. Among the numb was William L. Gerrish of Portland. The trainmen were telling about seeing part- ridges nearly every trip, and this rather enthused the party and staried the sport- ing blood in Mr. Gerrish’s veins to flow more fiercely, and, after it had made sev- eral trips through his anatomy, the gentl man was prepared to face almost any ol stacle in order to get even a shot at the al- most numberless birds that inhabited the woods on eliher side of the railroad track But all this time his mind had been thinking up some scheme whereby he c get a chance to fire at one or two. “I have it, moment la power of trainmen it will be nus ‘ould said he to hi: rv his actions wei self, and a causing as much comment amonx his fellow passen gers as would a flash of lightning from a cloudless sky. All the while he was putting his thoughts into action. He arose his gun from the case, inserted a couple of cartridges, and started for the door of the caboose, “Where going, Gerrish?” asked one ‘Going to shoot a partridge,” replied the drummer sportsman. They thought he had become suddenly in- sane and was going to jump from the train. But this idea was soon dispelled from their minds, for a moment later all that could be seen of this erratic sportsman was his patent leathers dangling from the top of the freight car, and a moment later he had entirely disappeared from view. His com- panions quailed with fear. Had he fallen from his lofty seat on the freight car, or had he seen a bird and made a wild plunge in midair for his much cherished gam? They went to the door and peeped out. I had vanished. They looked back. Noth- ing could be seen but the imaginary form of what was but a moment ago one of a jolly party and a Satchels and Trunks. But the man, “Oh, where was he?” Safe and sound, and by the time his friends had given up the hunt a train hand came in, and seeing the anxious look upon the faces of his passengers, assured them that the missing m warming his back against the boiler on t cow catcher. He had gone from the ca- boose, over the cars, through the engine, and ‘seated himself in this conspicuous place watching for the “enemy.” He had not long to wait, for right ahead he spied a beautiful bird.” He put his gun to his shoulder and blazed away. The bird fut- tered a moment, keeled over and was no more. He signaled to the engineer to sto; and as soon as possible the brought to a standstill. Running back, he procured his prize, and on being told to hurry up and get aboard, he started at once. But he stubbed his toc. purposely his friends say, and fell in a shapeless mass upon the roadbed. The man arose, out of his eyes and took rother in the “Order of aber was safe and train The train scarted on. brushed the sand fru. started for the woods to find the dead bird’s mate. But it was growing dark and he was several miles from Rangeley. He set his wits to work. About time for th night train, he thovght. No time to los: He immediately made a torch and signale4 the train. It stopped, he got aboard, and on his arrival was greeted with a hearty handshake by his many friends, who were anxiously waiting, at the Oquossoc, the ar- rival of hunter. thelr friend, the cow-catcher Senator Tommie Tompkins—“Pa, Ducksworth who died the other day a poli- ticfhn of a statesman?” * Tompkins—“‘Nobody knows yet, my son; his estate hasn't been appraised.” was The Old Brute. From the Cincinnati Enquire. “I just hate that old Mr. Browne,” said the Newest Girl. “Really?” “Really. All we girls are going in for hunting, you know, and when I told him of how I had killed ‘a dozen birds, .he only said, ‘Oh, that wasn't so bad, but I've got a dog that killed thirty rats in thirty min- utes.’ Hateful old fogy!” ———_+e+___—_. M. Louis Auguste Rogeard, born in 1820, a well known French publicist, is dead. Gen. Blarco has resigned the governo: generals! of the Philippines.