Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1896, Page 12

LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Academy of Musi “East Lynne.” Bijou Theater.—“Little Trixie.” Columbia Theater.—Neil Burgess in “Odd Miss Poti Calvary Baptist S. S. House, 8th and H sts. n.w.—Christmas entertainment. Grand Opera House.—“‘The Great North- west.” Ice Palace, 5th and L streets northwest.— Real ice skating. Kernan's Lyceum Theater—John W. Isham's Octoroons. Lafayette Square Op2ra House.—“In Gay New York.” New National Theater.—Caroline Miskel- Hoyt in “A Contented Woman.” For Amusements see page 24. —Eugenie Blair in EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Steamer Macalester for Mount Vernon and Marshall Hal) at 10 am. Steamer Washington for Norfolk and Fortress Monroe at 7 p.m. Steamer Wakefield for Colonial Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. * > YOUR SUNDAY DINNER Is bound to be a success if it includes a roast of Keane's Home-Dressed Beef or a leg of that fine Southdown Mutton, now on sale at the stands 1 Center mkt. We're open till late tonight. Remember, we are in the 7th st. wi ———— Best Pound and Fruit Cake, only 20c. a Ib., at Reisinger’s, 2: y = LACE CURTAIN! cleaned. A. F. BORNOT, 1103 G st. fa be JAMES B. HENDERSON, 923 F street northwest. Wall Paper, Window Shades, House Painting and Frescoing ——s For New York Roast Beef and Steaks go to John R. Kelly, 9th st. wing Center Mar- ket. Boston Corned Beef a specialty. GENTS’ SUITS CLEANED. A. F. BORNOT, 1103 G st. Wall Paper, House Painting and Window Shades. RICHARD W. HENDERSON. 1113 F st.n.w. CITY AND DISTRICT. A Welcome Holiday Gift. The Saturday Evening Star, sent for one year for one dollar to any out-of-town ad- ress, would be a welcome holiday gift for any one who would appreciate the chance to keep in touch with life at the capital. ——- A Charming ‘1 Is that cf a special lim maica, adverti in another column of The Star by Pi s Excursion Company. None of the West Indies offers so many at- s Jamaica, which com- and a lovely cli- Sest and best hotel, on -r American management. The special party, under the personal es- cort of Mr. Charles F. Pierce, will leave c New York January 1 las Line Alle: ar d party to Ja- bin mate, with the the island und Pa $ > days. two weeks which tme w » spent on the island. illustrated book of tours can be had free, and full particulars on application to the —- + A Beautiful C At this season all the . graphic art are called into requisition for the production of attractive calendars, the re many really artistic produc- tions. One of the most charming things of we have yet seen is the calendar ed by the Youth's Compan of four be tiful drawings b known water color arti upe=for in the del je tigures in dain and picturesque ee ee Watch for a town; Congress Heights.— Advertisement ees The Feast of St. Stephen. Tomorrow the feast of St. Stephen will be celebrated in St. Stephen’s Cathol Church. Pontifical high mass will be sw e choir, under the tion of M E. Gannon, will re he following me, Domini, Credo, sanewus, ing C! © Solennelle (St. C and quartet; facra Nox (Dressler), from Adeste Fidele he accompaniment y E. Gillen, . under th Arth, jr. Card Rev. C. F. fertory, En Adam; postlu arrangement. pl ship of Prof. bons will de pr Winter Tourists’ Tickets via Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Now on sale to Virginia Hot Springs, New at gs, Ark., and points in ‘aliforma, Oregon, Mexico w Mexico. For full particulars ap- at offices of the company, 513 and 1421 na. ave. and 1110 F st. n.w.—Advt. ae A Sacred Melodrama. The sacred melodrama “Christ Is Born” ll be produced by the boys of St.Aloysius’ Parochial School in new Gonzaga Hail Tues- and Wednesday evenings next, and at a nee Monday. It is a Christmas play, the scene 1s laid in and about Bethle- h he language is simple, stately and degnified, and the conception artistic. The people of St. Aloysius parish feel a particu- lar interest in the production, as its author, Rev. Aloysius Brosnan, was a former stu- sient of the parochial school, and is now a professor ‘at Woodstock College. ———e Milk ws. Flesh, Wo the Editor of The Evening Star: While the guardians of the public health are exhausting so much of®that cerebral scmething known as gray matter upon the question of milk as a medium for the con- veyance of disease, would it not be well for them also to look into the practice that ails of peddling flesh for food pur- throug the streets and ? In this connection even most limited knowledge of the condi tions under which zymotic diseases may be minated will convince us of the fact , While the flesh In question may have taken primarily from healthy ani- and may be In Itself wholesome, it not have escaped contamination from this mode of vending it, ana, conceding the possibility that the usuat operation ot cooking may deprive such germs as may adhere to it of virility, and thus render xious when taken into the system, still its presence in the sehold is a menace to health, and any- that has been in contact with !t may readily become a source of infection. In the foregoing I have cndeavared to show the danger of siling flesh, originally healthful, under improper conditions, but the question still remains, whether all flesh so sold has ever formed part of a healthy animal. In a conversation with an attache of the health department, and tn answ the query, “Whecher all flesh sold from Wagons inspected?" he sald that “it is kot only improbable, but impossible, un- fer the clrcumstan: su Now T simply ask wt has been recognized a aga in other cities—-notably in New York, where violation of law to expose flesh in- for food even in front of the stores 1 be permitted to extst here. F.C. P. to a ee Two Broken Jaws. ‘Two men were treated at the Ei yesterd each of whom was from a broken Jaw. Thc Ball, an employe of Hotel into an alterca! keepe: According to his stery, he was getting the better of the affatr, when the barkeeper picked up @ wooden mallet, such as is used for ms splgots into beer nd struck bh in the face. His Injuries w at the hosplial, after which he was sent to kis home, 66 D street. James Coleman, colored, had a fight with Richar] Jacksen. The latter did not have te use a matiet, and when Coleman was picke? up from the ground it was found that hia face had been broken ‘in. ergency 5 REAL ESTATE GOSSIP|ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS Santa Claus, as Usual, Not Specially Interested in Realty. SYSTEM OF BUILDING INSPECTION Dealers Regard the Market Outlook as Favorable. INAUGURAL STANDS While the usual holiday trade has resulted in more or less activity in the business channels of the city, it has been the case this year, as it has in past years, that the real estate market has not shared in the general stimulus which has induced large proportion of the population come Luyers. For obvious reasons and lots are not generally considered in the class of Christmas presents, although undoubtedly there are a great many peoplc who would like to find a gift of this char- acter in their Christmas stockings, if that useful holiday article could be stretched to accommodate such a bulky present. Dealers always look forward to a period of dullness prior to and extending throngh the holidays, and as a rule they ar In spite of the absorbtion cf the public mind to a large extent in holiday preparations during the past week, those interested in the realty market loox for- award to the coming months with an antici- pation of business activity based entirely upon hope. The recovery of the market since the election has heen pre- gressive, alihough perhaps not as rapid as a good many desired and a great many nad disappointed. which {s not A Favorable Outlook. The outlook, however, Is regarded 23 en- Money is easier, loans can be secured, property offered at auction brings satisfactory prices, and building enterprises are discussed which have a favorable pros- pect of being carried out in the near fu- It is predicted that the new year will witness quite an addition to the number of the homes of Washington, as well as of the buildings which are used for various in such a populous center as the capital has become. Those who have money to invest are on the lookout to catch if possible the trend of the future improvement in order to secure property at present prices, with the view of benefiting rising values when the full movement is developed. Inaugural Stands. While those who have charge of the in- augural preparations are considering the various suggestions made in regard to the location and character of the stands to be erected along the route of the 4th of March parade, it is not forgoiten that, while opin- ions differ as to the art tic beauty of the ed on former occasions, as well as the wisdom of the choice of their location, that none of the deplorable accidents so common in other cities on public occasions ccurred, owing to the structural weak- of the stands erected for the use of The average citizen does not perhaps give to this matter, to take for granted that when a is erected on such an occasion it is therefore can sustain the required weight. matter is not The inaugural committee has made it the rule that the stands erect- ed by its order shall be inspected by ‘the building inspector, and only accepted for se when his official approval has been recelved. in this city left to chance. The Building Inspection, This is a detafl of the inaugural prepara- tions and perhaps may be considered but when St is considered the frightful loss which may result from its neglect its importance can readily be ap- The fact that no accident has such an import- marred the enjoyment of event as the official installation of a President of the United States into office may be looked upon as an indication of the e 1 system of building spection which is applied to every struc- ture erected in this city. Some Improvements. General repairs will be made by G. L. Fodgler to the brick storage warehouse owned by T. J. Ettinger. Concrete founda- tions and new joists will be put in and interior repairs ence of the loc: The Pope Manufacturing Company will erect a store and office building on the east side of 14th street between H and I streets northwest. The plans are being made by James G. Hill, architect. The same architect plans for the residence to be erected at Bancroft place and Connecticut avenue rorthwest for Mrs. Matthews. ing is to be a three-story structure, with English basement, and will be constructed of pressed brick ‘and brown stone. front will be thirty feet, and the depth The house will be supplied with octagonal corner bay, oriel and rear bay windows. 1s completing —_—<—__ MORE VICTIMS. From Brutal Oyster Boat Captains. Two oyster dredgers, victims of the bru- tal oystermen down the river, reached here this merning on the steamer Wakefield and soon afterward they called on Sanitary Officer Frank and asked for assistance. They gave their names as Alexander Ross Bell and W. L. Morgan and wanted trans- portation to their homes in Winston, N. they left their homes to look for work, and three weeks ago they signed with McDougal Bros. in Baltimcre to go on an oyster boat. were sent aboard the dredger Thomas R. Rauk in Machodoc creek, being the only white men on the boat stay on the boat they were brutally beaten, they said, with shovels and crowbars, and finally their stay was merely a fight for life, and they refused to work, preferring death to fil-treatment. given $1.50 each and were put ashore. Sanitary Officer Frank wanted to send them to Baltimore, where they could make complaint, but they said that others who had been ill-treated had not been given a hearing in the monumental city, and they preferred to be sent home. The sanitary officer told the men that he sympathized with them and would help them, but he was tired of spending the District's money when the states of Mary- land and Virginia ought to remedy evil. After being given something to eat the young men were started on their home- ward journey. —_—.—__ Christmas Entert: The intermediate department of the Cal- Sunday school Christmas entertainment last night in the Sunday school house adjoining the church. This afternoon the entertainment of the primary department will take place, and the adult department will meet this even- ing. Practically the same program will be repeated for the two occasions this after- noon and evening as wus carried out last night, consisting of recitations, songs, tab- leaus and brief addresses, their inspiration from the birth of Christ. The tableaus presented were the Prophets, the Wise Men and Church. Six hundred and sixty half-pound boxes of candy were distributed to the members of the school. ; At the Christmas entertainment for the pupils of the Fifteenth Street M. E. Sun- day school last evening Prof. B. P. Mur- ray delivered an jilustrated lecture on the birth and boyhood of Christ. Scenes tn the homes of the poor of London were also displayed, the accompanying stcry being Croxton, Mes cairn .ppropriate scholars. C. Several months ago All during their vary Baptist all deriving the Shepherds, Mrs. Frank Metcalf. gifts were distributed to the —_—-——_ Money to lend at 5 and 6 per cent on real wlings, estate. Frank T. Ra 1505 Pa. ave.— Advertisement. 3 Saha THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1896—24 PAGES. THE NATIONAL GUARD oe Competition fr deneral Efficiency POSSIBILITY QF UA NEW ARMORY Rear End Collision on the Mount Vernon Road. Passenger Car Struck by a Material ‘Train—Local Notes of General In- terest From Down the River. Second Regiment Team Wins the Rifle Match. Evening Star Bureau, No. 121 N. Washington Street. Alexandria, Va., December 26, 1896. A rear-end collision on the Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon electric rail- road last night, fortunately, resulted in no one receiving any serious injury. Hlectric train No. 256, which left this city at 7 o'clock, consisting of a motor car and trail- er, was loaded with passengers bound for Washington. When Spring Park, about one-half mile west of this city, was reached the train came to a stop. Suddenly there was a crash from behind. The lights in the car went out, and immediately the crowd made a break to get out. Some went out of the windows, without having any re- spect for the glass or sash. During this confusion a second crash came. In a few minutes the car was entirely empty, and the cause of the accident known. The ma- terial train, with A. S. Mason, one of the company’s telegraph operators, acting as motorman, had run into the passenger train, completely demolishing the rear plat- form of the trailer. Fortunately, there was no one seriously hurt, though two pas- sengers who were standing on the rear platform of the trailer when the trains came together were quite badly cut about the face and hands by flying glass, besides being bruised by falling. No one seems to know why this material train was allowed to follow the passenger train or why a tele- erator was in charge. Ss are very much incensed at this action on the part of the railroad au- thorities, and they say that they never know when their lives are safe if incompe- tent men are to be allowed to run the mo- tor cars pulling these trains. One passen- ger remarked last night that it is a case of get on a train at one end of the line, and upon arrival at the other, “thank God we are here.” A Star reporter happened to be on the wrecked train and had a conversa- tion with Telegraph Operator Mason, who was running the train that did the damage. He said: “The train had no business stop- ping, and if it had not stopped 1 would not have struck it.” When asked why he struck the train the second time, he said that when the first crash came the jar knocked him off his feet and he fell to the flcor, and before he could gain his feet and reverse the motor the second crash came. When asked why he did not reverse the controller when he first saw the train, he said that would have burned out the motor, and that it would have cost the company a great deal to replace it. Church Masic. ‘The music sung in St. Paul's, Christ and Grace churches Christmas day will be re- peated at the morning service in those churches tomorrow. The musical programs which have been published in The Star were especially well rendered yesterday, and church-goers will be glad to avail themselves of another opportuniy to hear it. There will also be special music in the Baptist and the Methodist Episcopal churches. Florence Crittenton Mission. There will be a public meeting of the Florence Crittenton Mission at the Alfred Street Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Mattie R. Bowen and Mrs. Sara D. La Fetra of 4Vashington will make addresses. St. John's Christmas Service. At St. John’s Chapel Sunday morning there will be a special Christmas service, at which Mr. Wm. H. F. Beckham of the Vir- ginia Theological Seminary will preach. The chapel has been prettily decorated, and the music will be especially pretty and appropriate. Christmas German. The Xmas german of the Alexandria German Club at McBurney’s Hall last night Was a great success in every way and was the largest of the season. Many couples from Washington, Baltimore and all the gay young belles of Alexandria danced the beautiful and intricate figure, led by Col. Louis C. Barley in his usual graceful man- ner, until an early hour this morning. Police Court. MUDDLE OF THE MORTONS The brigade generally will be deeply in- terested in the announcement that a plan, complete in all the details, has practically been agreed upon, for the purpose of in- creasing the general efficiency of the Dis- trict National Guard.: The idea originated with Ist Eteut. J. Bruce Webb, quarter- master of: the 2d Battalion, several weeks ago, and-since that time has been discussed at meetings of the commissioned officers and by a committee appointed to look into the matter. The latter has named a sub- committee, consisting of Maj. Richard O'Brien, 24 Battalion; Capt. Frank W. Holt, Company B, Engineer Corps; Capt. George W. England, Company D, 5th-Bat- talion; Ist Lieut. A. P, Robbins, Light Bat- tery A, and Ist Lieut. J. Bruce Webb, quartermaster 2d Battalion, to prepare a report which will-be.submitted to the gea- eral committee Wednesday evening next. Maj. O'Brien's subcommittee is to meet this evening, and, it is understood, will agree to recommend that a competition be held open to all the companies of the brigade. At least $600 in cash prizes, ac- cording to the report, will be distributed in the contest, as follows: $200 to the best company, $150 to the second best, $100 to the third, $75 to the fourth, $50 to the fifth and $25 to the sixth. These prizes alone are sufficient to attract the attention of every member of the guard, and it is quite likely that a complete and widespread awakening all along the line will follow the ann uncement. To Commence January 1, The competition, so it is planned, will open January 1, or very shortly thereafter, and will be conducted under five heads, as follows: First, the condition of company books and papers, as set forth in the report ef the annual inspection by the adjutant general; second, the condition of arms and equipments, as set forth in the report of the inspector general; third, the condition of government property and quarters, as set forth in the report of the quartermaster general; fourth, the record for target prac- tice, as set forth in the-report of the in- spector general of rifle practice, and, fifth, efficiency in drill. The fourth head is sub- divided so as to include work in the gallery and work on the range, and the fifth to include the manual of arms, the school of the soldier, company and battalion, extend- ed order and guard duty. The scale of marking will be ten points for each heead and subhead, making 100 the figyre of merit possible to attain. The separate companies iare to be marked in accordance with the special duties char- acteristic of eadh. « According to tke proposition, all the com- panies will be inspected prior to March 1 next and again at the time of the annual inspection. ‘The early inspection will be without notice to the company to be ex- amined. Bongd af Judges. The board of judges will consist of all the company cemmanders, all the adju- tants and all the quartermasters of the bri- gade. They will have placed in their hands the system of marking, which is to be so arranged as to-lessen the possibility of unfairness. Fer instance, a company ccmmander, the adjutant and the quar- termaster of the first battalion will be assigned to de the marking for the com- panies ofthe 6th battalion, simallar officers of'the 6th batialion to score the companies of the 3d battalion, and so en. Battalion commanders, also, will be requested to irspect their commands once each month. The competition will end according to the plans November 30. The work accom- plished at camp next- June, particularly guard duty, will be included in the contest. The indications are that every company organization of the Guard will enthusiast- ically endeavor to earn possession of the first prize. The result must necessarily be, it is thought, beneficial and of wide scope. A New Armory Possible. It is not unlikely that before many years glide into history the District National Guard will be quartered in a suitable arm- cry erected and owned by the government. It has been learned that an effort will cer- tainly be made to induce Congress, before the expiration of the present session, to provide a permanent heme for the local citizen soldiery. This announcement may explain the qui- etus that prevails regarding the drill hall situation, The fact that the guard is ab- sclutely denied all faci:ities for drill, with no indications of relief, could be set forth as a rather convincing argument to in- duce legislation. Possibly, sooner or later, the adage “'Tis an ill wind that blows no- body good,” may apply to the District Guar¢, Mortons and Their Troubles. The troubles of the Morton Cadets are not yet at an end, it seems, although the cempany, at a meeting Tuesday evening lest, decided to discharge the bolters in the interest of the service. In accordance with this action, Capt. Shilling requested, offi- cially, that Privates Charles P. Ravenburg, William Clabavgh;-George F. Plugge, Har- ry R. Sisson, Milton O'Connell, J. Paul Chauncey, William Wagner and Francs O. Grayson be discharged from the National Guard in the interest of the service, be- cause of “insubordination.” It is understood, however, that the re- quest has been sent forward through mili- tary channels disapproved by Capt. Shil- ling’s superior officers for the reason that he asks the “honorable” discharge, in the interest of the service, of eight of the en- listed men of his company, because of ‘‘in- subordination.” If these men are guilty of insubordination, it is claimed, they should be discharged without honor; if they are not guilty, no reason can be'seen why they shoud be discharged in the interest of the service. The action of headquarters in the matter is a question to be answered in the future. Sergt. Harry R. Sisson and Corporal F. O. Grayson of the bolting faction, upon the recommendation of Capt. Shilling, have been reduced to the ranks in battalion or- ders. Second Lieutenant Charles M. Robinson, Jr., claimed by sgme to have been identified with: the bolting: faction, has tendered his resignation, and # hag been forwarded with the recommendation that it be accepted. Second Regimtst the Winner. In the rifle match, open to regimental teams, shot in the @ellery Tuesday even- ing last the repyasentatives of the 24 Regi- ment proved vigtoriays, tieing the record, with a total of 445; the team of the Ist Regiment being within speaking distance. In the company matoh, shot last week, the team of Compagy By 2d Battalion, with a total of 237, su all past records, the conditions being- r, in the history of the District Gui r The work wits the rife in the gallery thus far has wa a decidedly marked improvement ovez last season, and it is ex= pected that befqse the close of the indoor season a greater ttride forward will be noted. Although: yesterday was Christmas day, very few arrests were made, consequently Mayor Thompson had a very short docket to dispose of this morning. The first case called was that of William Douglas, col- ored; charge, drunk, disorderly and inde- cent conduct; fined $5, in default of which he went to jail for twenty days. George Beard, colored; charge, drunk and disorderly; fined $5 or twenty days on the gang. £ Noten. The Sunday school of Grace and the Sec- ond Presbyterian churches will have their Christmas celebrations Monday night. The remains of Mr. John A. Humphries were interred from the M. E. Church South today at o'clock. Raymond, the bright little son of Mr. Joseph Mingin, who has been ill only a few days, died at his parents’ home on upper Prince street yesterday of diphtheria. —_+—__ FOUND DEAD. A Young Man Asphyxtated by Es- caping Gas. Warren McCoy, aged about twenty-one years, a clerk in the employ of Mr. O. R. Wixom of No. 816 9th street northwest, was found dead in bed this morning at the home of Mr. Wixom, with whom he board- ed, at No. 906 I street northwest, having been suffocated by gas during the night. The unfortunate young man’s parents,with two brothers and a sister, who live at Kin- sale, Va., have been notified of the sad occurrence. Mrs.Wixom, who, as was also Mr.Wixom, was deeply grieved at the untimely end of the young man, told a Star reporter that McCoy was a most exemplary young man, and that he spent all day yesterday after the store was closed at his home. During the evening he played a game of checkers with one of the family, but retired to his room 6n the third floor at about 8:30 o'clock. This was the last seen of Lim alive. About 6:30 this morning Mrs. Wixom called him to breakfast, but he did not re- spond, and becoming alarmed she hastened upstairs, where she detected the smell of escaping gas, and breaking open the door found the dead body of the youngeman in the bed. The key of the gas burner was found to be slightly turned on, and everything indi- cated that McCoy had left the gas burn- ing a little when he went to bed, and that during the night it had become extin- guished. Medical aid was summoned as soon 4s the body was found, and though the response was very quick, it was soon ascertained that the young man was be- yond human aid. The deceased had been a resident of Washington for about ‘a year, during the whole period of which he was in Mr. Wixom’s employ. —————— Mistaken Dingnosis. A colored woman by the name 6f Mary Bundy was picked up late last night at the corher of 18th and B streets southwest. She was unconscious, and it was supposed at first that she had been poisoned. She was taken to the Emergency Hospital, and there she denied having taken any drug. She was finally treated for too much in- dulgence in Christmas. festivities, —_. __. 12-Inch Stock Boards $1 Per 100 Ft. Libbey & Co., 6th st. and New York ave.— Advertisement. —_—.>___. The Youth's Companion has recently done conspicuously good work in the political education of young America: Seores im Detail. The scores in detail ef the regimental ‘match were as follows: Ist Regiment, Pri- vate W. E. Culladay, Company B, 2d Bat- talion, 47; Private F. N. Wells, Company B, 1st Battalion, 46; Sergeant Wm. Wil- it’s worth $15. 4th Battalion, 45; ist Lieut. S. R. Jacobs, 4th Battalion, 45; Private J. A. Kirk, Com- pany B, 6th Batt 45; Private Weir, 5th Battalion, 45; ist Lieut. G. C. Shaw, Sth Battalion, 42. Total, 449. A New Ammunition. Mr. F. J. Rabbeth of Massachusetts, a Tifleman who has been a member of several international rifle teams, was in Washington for several days during the past week. Mr. Rabbeth is the in- ventor of a new ammunition, which he will endeavor to have adopted by the National Guard of the country for indoor work. Captain James EE. Bell, inspector of rifle practice of the 2d Regiment, and Sergt. 8. L Scott of Company A, Engineer Corps, have experimented with the am- munition. Incidentally Mr. Rabbeth took oceasicn to state that never in his experi- erce has he seen the work of the District guardsmen with the round ball equaled. Mr. Rabbeth’s ammunition is known as the subcaliber cartridge. Comment on the Riffe Clu Joe Flelx, in the current issue of “Shooting and Fishirg,” says: “In last week's issue I notice a new rifle club has been organized in Washington, D. C., un- der the name of the Amateur Rifle Club. Among the list of the organizers I note the names of such well-known riflemen as W. Milton Farrow, 8. I. Scott, A. O. Hutterly, Lieut. Graham, Dr. Young and G. W. Shaw. If this club should secure a few of the other good shots in and about Wash- ington as members, the Amateur Club of Washington, D. C., can put forward a team that wfll be second to none in the country. When the new club gets into good form I would be pleased to see it throw down the gauntlét_ to New York's champions, the Lettler Club.” Notes, First Lieut. William E. Harvey, Com- pany A, Engineer Corps, during his recent western trip, visited a number of National Guard officers throughout the strike region, and secured considerable valuable data. The Officers’ Association of the 2d Rogi- ment Wednesday evening next will discuss @ proposition to employ one of the cele- brated bands of music that will attend the inaugural ceremonies to give a concert at cpae time for the benefit of the associa- cn. First Lieutenant Horace M. Bell, Com- pany D, of the regiment of Cornell Cadets, who is a member of Company B, 6th Bat- talion, is visiting during the holidays his father, Captain Jas. E. Bell, inspector of rifle practice of the 24 Regiment. The headquarters room of the 2d Bat- talion, on the 4th floor of the armory, is now one of the handsomest in the building. Tris result is due to the untiring efforts of First Lieutenant J. Bruce Webb, quar- termaster of the battalion. . Sixteen members of Company D, 4th Bat- talion, engaged in a turkey shoot Wednes- day evening last in the gallery. Ten shots at 30) yars were flied, Sergeant Hodges winning the bird with a total of 48 out of a possible 50 points. se WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Plentifally Supplied and With Un- changed Prices. The local wholesale produce market today is in about precisely the same condition as to prices and supplies that It was a week ago. Butter has advanced half a cent a pound in the top grades, but the other marks remain exactly as last quoted. Eggs and cheese are in the same position they occupied last week, and poultry and game show little change, although prices may be expected to fluctuate slightly from day to day. Vegetables and fruits are plentiful and in good shape. Beef and other meats are selling well and at practically un- changed prices. In butter the following prices are pre- vailing today: Elgin extras, 22 cents a pound; choice, 20; firsts, 19; seconds, 18; bakers’ choice stock, 15; New York tubs, 18; dairy print, 16; western, 14; Maryland and Virginia creamery, 18; dairy packed, 14. For eggs the following quotations are noticed: Nearby fresh, 22 cents a dozen; western, 21 cents, and southern, 20 cents. Cheese remains as last quoted: Full cream, large, 11 cents a pound; flats, 12, and ponys, cents. Today’s prices for poultry: Choice tur- keys, drawn, 1b., 11 to 18 cents; undraw large, per Ib., 10 and 11; live, toms, per Ib. live, small, per Ib., 6 to 8; chicken: rawn, per Ib., 8 to 9; undrawn, per Ib. live, per 1b., 6 to 8; spring, live, per Ib. to 11; old fowls, drawn, per Ib. undrawn, per Ib., 3; live, per lb., 6; ducks, dressed, per Ib., 8 to 10; live, large, per Ib., old, 9 to spring, young, 9 to 10; geese, live, 7 to 8; dressed, 9 to 10. Game: Venison, saddle, 18 cents per poun whole deer, bucks, 8 to 9 cents per pound: pheasants, 49 to 50 cents; rabbits, $1 to $2 per dozen; quail, $1.75 to $2. wild tur- keys, 9 to 10 cents per pound; woodcock, 40 to 50 cents each. The following prices are quoted for vegetables and fruits: Cucumbers, per box, $1.50 to $2; cauliflower, per barrel, $2.50 to $8; kale, per doz., 50 to cents; celery, fancy, per dozen, 50 to 75 cents; medium, 25 to 40 cents; common, 15 to 20 cents: beans, per box, $1.25 to $2; lettuce, per bar- rel, $1.50 to $2; per basket, 75 cents to $1.25 potatoes, fancy, new, per barrel, $1 to $1.2 choice, per barrel, $1; new, per bushel, 30 to 35 cents; culls, per barrel, 40 cent: New York, per bushel, 35 to 38 cent: land and Virginia, per bushel, 30 to 35 cents; culls, per bushel, 20 to 25 cents; sweet po- tatoes, fancy, per barrel, $1 to $1.25; No. 1, 7 to 85 cents; culls, 35 to 40 cents; yams and haymons, barrel, 60 to 70 cents; toma- toes, Florida, per crate, $1.50 to $2.50; na- tive, per crate, 25 to 50 cents; egg plant, per*one-half barrel box, $1.50 to $2.50; beets, per 100 bunches, $1.50 to $2.50; cabbage, per 100, $3 to $4.50; new, per barrel, 40 cent: onions, Bermuda, per crate, $1.40 to $1. yellow, per barrel, $1.25 to $1.40; yello’ new, per bushel, 40 to 63 cents; turnips, per barrel, 50 to 75 cents; beans, white, New York mediums, $1.10 to $1.15; New York pea, $1.10 to $1.15; marrow, $1.30 to $1.35; Virginia, white, 75 cents; white, mixed, 50 cents; colored, 50 to 60 cents; black-eyed peas, per bushel, 90 cents: apples, fancy table, barrel, $1.25 to $2; choice, barrel, $1 ; walnuts, per 100 pounds, 40 to 50 cents; oranges, Florida, fancy, bright, per box, $4 to $4.50; Messina, per box, $3.50 to $5. Valencia, cases, $3 to $3.50; Tangerines, box, $7 to $10; lemons, Cicily, per box, $3 to $5; cranberries, per box, $1.50 to $2; Jersey, per barrel, $5 to $5.50; Cape Cod, per bar- rel, $5.50 to 36. The following are the quotations for beef and other meats: Live cattle, from 2 to 414 cents a pound; lambs, 5 to 7 cents; shee 2 to 3% cents; cows with calves, $25 to $35; calves, 3 to 61% cents a pound; dressed hogs, 3 to 6 cents a pound. —— Velati’s Bon Bons and Caramels Are known far and wide for their delicious- ness. Fresh every day. Put up in fancy boxes. Stores, 620 9th st. and 1408% G st.— Advertisement. nid FSSOESOOC® Hope Returns to the heart of the victim bound in the chaina of rheumatism, dvspepsia, scrot- ula, catarrh, when the blood is enriched and Hood’s Sarsaparilla ‘The One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. -$1. Hood’s Pills si." Pauetn Con= sumption in the early stages. sumption. While I live fey FREE gio Nac Same CHRISTMAS MUSIC. Churches in Which Celebrations Will Be Held Tomorrow. In many churches tomorrow special serv- fees will be held in celebration of Christ- mas. Below will be found the programs to be followed in some of the leading church At the Metropolitan M. E. Church, 41-2 and C streets northwest, the Christmas celebration will take place tomorrow. The program is as follows: Organ prelude, hymn 2, Apostle’s Creed and prayer, an- them, “Awake, Put on Thy Strength,” in- troducing the Adeste Fidcles, Williams; first lesson followed by Gloria, second les- son, anthem, “It Came Upon Midnight Clear,” Schnecker; hymn 190, “Hark the Herald Angles Sing; sermon by the pas- tor, Rev. Dr. Hugh Johnston; “Thy King- dom Come;” offertory anthem, “O, Holy Night,” Adams; hymn 188, “Hark, What Mean Those Holy Voice them, ‘aint From the Eastern Skies,’ Schnecker; first lesson and Gloria, second lesson, hymn 332, sermon offertory an- them, “Nezareth,” Gounod; hymn 358, or- gan postlude. Soprano, Mrs. W. 8. Gib- son; contralto, Miss Mattie Gray; tenor, Mr. Jay Marsh; bass, Prof. Emile Mori; organist and director, Wilbur F. Dales. Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, Sunday morning—Organ prelude, Gloria Patri; solo, While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks by Night, Marzo, Mr. Emory Wil- son; hymn No. 187, congregation; prayer: morning lesson from Old Testament; Folo. Night of Nights, Vandewater, Mrs. Oxley morning lesson from the New Testament: collection and notices; hymn No. 192, con- gregation; sermon by the pastor, Rev. Oliver A. Brown; hymn No. 188, congrega- tion, Doxology and benediction. Organist, Mr. W. K. Cohen; precentor, Mr. Frank Wilson; special service also at 7:30 p.m with preaching by the pastor. Vermont Avenue Christian Church, Sun- day morning, 11 o’clock—Hark! What Mean Danks; Joy to the World, Handel; Christmas Hallelujah An- Those Holy Voice: them, Danks; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, Mendelssohn; And There Were Shep- herds Abiding in the Field, Danks. Sun- day evening, 7:30 o’clock-Silent Night: To Us a Child of Hope is Born, Mason: Sing, O Heavens! Danks. Choir—Sopranos. Misses E. O. Toepper, Mildred Saunders. Stella Bridge, Anna Grey, H. L. Harris and Mesdames Seeley, Heitmueller and Ralder- son; altos, Misses Ada Miller, Pearl Seeley, Jessie Grey and Hickox; tenors, Mr. J. T. Orchard, S. Shepard, J. W. Alien and H. Barnes; basses, Mr. Balderson, R. A. Shep- ard and E. Sparks; organist, Mrs. Eugen: Byrnes; director, H. L. Shepard. St. Paul’s M. E. Church, Dupont circle, Rev. Storer L. Bryant, pastor; Josef Kas- par, musical director, Miss Dashiell, organ- ist; sopranos, Mrs. Joset Kaspar, Miss H. Grace Brouse, Mrs. T. B. Brown, Miss Lil- Nan Graves, Miss Louise Duvall; contraltos, Mrs. S. Noumann, Miss E. E. Johnston, Miss Kleinschmidt; tenors, Mr. Bien, Mr. A. Roland Johnson, David B. G bassos, Mr. A. H. Giles, Mr. H. D. Gordon. Mr. R. F. Bingham, Mr. O. A. Lynngstedt Program for Sunday—Anthem, Haris While Shepherds Watched Their Plocks: contralto solo, Noel, Adams, Mrs. Nou- mann. a MANY SMALL FIRES. The Department Kept Busy Putting Out the Flames. Yesterday there were several small fires, Lut no serious damage was done. The most serious of the several conflagrations was the one on 13th street northwest, an ecunt of which was published in yest day’s Star. The damage done at this fir is estimated at $110. Last night about 7:30 “o'clock a local alarm sent to fire alarm headquarters brought out No. 2 chemical company. This was for fire in an old tree on Florida ave- nue between 14th and 15th streets north- west. Some bcys had probably set fire to the tree as a means of celebrating the da At No. 619 16th street southeast fire did damage to the extent of about $50. M. H. Sullivan lives in the house, and a coal oil stove in the bed room caused the fire. In attempting to get her house at 409 19th street warmed, Mrs. Josephine T. ler’s stove got overheated. Members of No. 1 engine company responded to a local alarm and extinguished the flames, after damage to the extent of about $100 had been done. Some evergreens on the altar of St. Mat- thew’s Church caught fire during the serv- ices, and a local alarm was sent in. No. 1 engine company responded, but did not go Into service. No damage was done. There was a blaze in the chimney at the house o? Col. Mason, No. 17: § Rhode Island avenue, but no damage resulted. No. 1 en- gine company responded to a local alarm for this fire. Last right the Christmas tree at = home of Policeman Kraemer of the fif: precinct, No. 815 3d street southwe: caught fire, and about $0 damage resulted. — Three Tragedies in Si Christmas was a day of more than orli- nary disorder and drunkenness in Savan- nah, Ga., and three killings were the result of the jollifications. Samuel Gibbons, a negro, wes shot and killed by John Per- Kins, another negro. William Titcomb, a young white man, was stabbed in a brawl and died soon afterward, and a negro man was shot and killed by @ policemaa .while resisting arrest. $00490060680900000000000008 Break up your Cold Over night. ; Don't use sprays, douches, atomincrs or stomach medicines. BOOTH'S :; “Hyomei” Pocket Inhaler Outfit, the Australian “Dry- Air treatment, will do it. It cures by in- halation, Air’ is the only thing intended for the breathing organs, Olice Sf the Mayor of the City ot Teenten, March 2, 1896. ave my permission to eve Hycmei to ve one of the most wi ful cures catarrh and throat trouble that bas ever been discov- ered. In my case the effect has been mar- velous. EMORY N. YARD, Mayor. Price, $1.00. For sale by druggists ererywhere. | Eatra bostles of ~Hyomel" fuhalant at druguiets. 50 conts. Hiromi Balm, a wonderful healer, 25 cents, | Sell- ing agents, W. S. 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Am Architect's Plea for a Change in the Stand System. “The discussion now going on and the general interest manifested for an artis- tic scheme for the decoration of the city during inaugural week,” said Mr. William J. Marsh, architect, to a Star reporter, “ermpbesizes the necessity of some united action on the part of the sever tees in charge of the outdoor work. “We hear of one committee considering plans for an improvement in the designs for the reviewing stands, of another com- mittee recommending arches at cross Streets for electric lights, and of another purchasirg paper flags for some decorative purpose, all working at cross purposes, re- sulting in scattered and inharmonious dis- plays. “I think public opinion will sustain the Positicn of the two architectural socteties of the city protesting against the erection of stands on the reservations and around the public buildings and monuments. Tire time has come for a change from the sys- tem of using public property for private Speculative purposes, and in order to a sist the committees in reaching this ¢ sirable result the Architectural Club has submitted several plans for improved stards and street decorations, “One of the plans submitted will lend it- self admirably to the requirements of all the ccmmittees. “In brief it is to build a low-stepped pli form eight feet wide at the curb lin ordering the lne of the parade, a spacd sufficient for three rows of chairs, the age Sregate capacity being over twenty thou- sand seats. A low railing will inclose the platform, and when the seats are occupied the spectators on the sidewalks will have an unobstructed view “At ell cross streets the platforms would be separated twenty feet, and at these points a pair of columns or obelisks should be erected, topped with the sphere and eagle, and at intervals of fifty feet be- iweer the columns masts shoul: commit- d rise for banners, ehiclds and other decorations, crowned with a cluster of clectric lights. The construction of the platform would be simple and inexpensive, and the profit from the sale of the sex tty s to one sa lollar would defray the cost of the umns, masts and decorations. “Imagine the effect of the clear stre a grand stage, bordered with thousan: Spectators, with the vistas of plain white railing, decorated columns and masts. The views expressed in The Star by jr, are admirable, but, In my of is not time enough for Congress to act in the matter of a monumental plan rivaling the court of honor st the Columi cole tien, and it would seem mor. to advceate a practicable p means of the inaugural committe cebrlite Holiday Excursion Rates to Points South, The Pennsylvania railroad will sell, De- cember 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, and January 1, good to return until January 4, IN97, holi- excursion tickets to Fredericksburg, Richmond, Petersburg, Weldon and other points south.—Advt. The Secret Beautiful Skin Cuticura Soap because It strikes at the plextonal distigusations, viz RITATED, INFLAMED, OVERWORK ED OF SL GISH PORE. 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