Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1896, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 1896-12 PAGES, SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICE—_ We RE HOUSES, BY WENT UP IN SMOKE Lansburgh’s Big Furniture Store Burned Out Completely. TO THE COMPANY FURNITURE and FIRE. G13 12th st. vw. 1 6th st. n. ntata for the benefit of lyceum, Masonic Temple, Dec. 30. 1t HAVING THE FINEST STEAMED OYSTERS In town is the reputation we now enjoy. We've always been famous for our oysters and our sisiv of preparing them—but they're Detter than ever thi on. TF Just received a shipment of Westfalia Ham (Weetfaelischer Schineken) and Pommer- Goosebreast (Pommersche Gaensebrust), HEAVY LOSS which will be sold in any quantity. * acon e Cae ED bat kve Tue 10a" | Adjoining Dwellings Saved Only by “T never disappoint.” Hard Work. Up-to-date advertisers know the value of typewriter circulars for advertising purposes. A thorougn reading is rs- su im every instance from the fact THE PROBABLE ORIGIN + Into believing tions. ‘This 1s xpensive medium, suze of results. ss about it BYRON S ADAMS, 20-14d Last evening between 6 and 7 o'clock fire destroyed the building on the south side of New York avenue between 13th and 14th streets occupied by the Julius Lansburg’ Furniture and Carpet Company.’ Ever since it was.erected, scme twelve or fifteen years ago, the building has been known a¢ the “rink” and has gone by thai name even since it has been used as a furniture store. He ai The flames were first discovered at al- most the same time by two clerks, Joseph Kummer and Milton Dammann, who saw a tiny little wreath of flame working its way up through the floor near che center of the main building. It was then just 6 o'clock. The two men gave the aiarm al- most simultaneously. Mr. Julius Sans- burgh, the manager of the store, was sit- ting in his office on the west side of the building only a short distance from the prompt printer,” B12 11th st. r OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE Capital Traction Compaay for ibe election of directors will be held at the office of the com- pany, Central Poxer Station, on WEDNESDAY, he i2th of January, ‘The polls will be opened at 10 a.m. and closed at 12 m. G. T. DUNLOP, ©. M. KOONES, Secretary. President. _ de2S-14t Washlagton Market Company will be held at the o F the company iu Center Market, in the city of Wasbington, at 12 o'clock noon on the FIRST MONDAY, BEING THE FOURTH DaY i TS07, for the choice of thirteen directors to serve the ensuing year, and to act ou any other subject within the power o re the meeting. IDEN, Sec HAVE YOU "RE REPAIRED AND FIN- ished at WALTER is E st. nw. Also fur- ed for shipment. Ail work firet-cla: ces de26-1 of Washington will t the banking house on TUESDAY, the January, 1597, at 12 o'clock noon. will be open from 12 m election of directors for the ensuing wuptojal9 »0M A OOMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE PO- sition of junior as: fant resident physician of Columbia Hospital will be held at the hospital JANUARY 5, 1897, 7:30 p.m. Applic addressed to undersigned. M.D, cretary of Medical Staff, 426 er 30, 1806, at i upon propositions relating to ina 2 rder of the b directors. F. COLE, Si , C. W. HOWARD, Secreta KINDS OF LIFE INSURANCE POLI Purchased at INVESTMENT PRICES. T. D. HADDAWAY, 1205 F st. (ae8-1my Washington, D.C. CLEVELAND PARK. Beantiful and healthful. Call or send for klet. pods Warm Work. — Omer. 10 14th St | front. As soon as he realiz24 the extent, of OF , HE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE | the fire he gave orders to save the books of Coie gy Hae IR the company, but the flames spread so Paams compony are Sendo Bi little could be removed olicy hold~rs of this company are hereby noti- | T@Pidly that very aces that all policies will expire on the LasT| from the doomed structure. One of the IN DECEMBER (28th instant) at 6 | bookkcepers, who stopped to close the big seme a for ibe Lear 1897 will be | safe, lost his hat and coat, and thonght assessment. Policles must be frags shite! WILSON? Secretary show that the fire department is insufficient saat in size to cover such a big city, the fire last evening would answer. At 6:02 o'clock Mr. Kummer turned in a local alarm, which brought out only engine No. 2. A couple of minutes later a regular alarm was turned in, bringing four engines and a truck to the scene. At 6:27 Chicf Parle turned in a general alarm, but in the mean- time two other alarms had been turned in for small blazes In distant sections of the and the result was that some of the engincs were greatly delayed in getting :o the main fire. - ‘The fire at the rink burned rapidly, and within an hour there was nothing left of the building and its big sto:k bu: a sm YOU CAN SAVE 25 PER CENT ON THAT PAPER | dering heap of ruins. Little cr nothing was Banging, house painting and. decorating hy get-|saved from the burning building. ‘The ting my figures. GEORGE PLITT, 1716 7th st. | structure covered several lots, and was very Bw, 1n030-1m* Painters, Don’t Throw Away E iw S Osborne & Hoban's Tabic Je Hote, from 4 until & is the biggest thing of the in Washing- ton. 50 cents; with small bottle of wine, 75 GARZAGE SERVICE-GARBAGE WILL BE COL lected twice a week in Washington city and sub- warll Ancil 15, 1807, TO ALEXANDRIA. . Domes, &e 50e. = 3B. for merchants. MERCHANTS’ Par- + 920-931 D mw. Tel. 659. cial raies and ceatrac EB ANYTHING. RY CO. r of any One meeting for Paints. Esti- Gloss, Although our_planin; the corner of Ist a a are enabled to do better work it sr—and do it at leas cost than for- Let us give you an estimate. THOS. W. SMITH, Main office, Ist and Ind. Mill and wharves, foot 4 de23-1m,20 - All Kinds" of 97 ave. me. “Phone 217. “Phone 551. JOURNALS, RECORDS, LEDGERS. DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, ete. Any style you wish in stock. BLANK | « BOOKS. Easton & Rupp, 421 [ithst. POPULAR-PRICED STATIONERS. de28-14d When You Catch Cold easily it's a sure sign your system is in poor condition. Healthy folks have no trouble resisting colds. Tharp's Old Reliable “Berkeley” Whisky puts rich, pure blood ip the body -and kilis a cold in the earllest stage, before it leads to something worse. $1 qt. JAS. THARP, 812 F de26-T0d What Better Holiday Gift ‘Than either an 1896 PATTERN RAMBLER at Sixty Dollers (trand-new, late product and fully guaranteed), or A NEW 1897 KAMBLER—equal to any would-be $100 bicycle in the world—and sold at only $80! , running well back toward G street. ewes not originally built for a store, and was anything but a fireproof building. Within a very few minutes of the time the flames were first discovered they had spread in all directions, and from end to end the building was one seething mass of flames. Buildings Damaged. ft was a difficult fire to fight, for the building was shut in on both sides, so that there was no way to get at it on the east and west. It was an intensely hot fire, and fairly scorched the faces of the firemen, who made a brave fight to confine the flames to the one building. That they suc- ceeded as well as they did reflects great credit upon the entire force. As it was, the handsome residence of Dr. Z. T. Sow: was badly scorched, especially at the back, and the streams of water that were roured upon it also did considerable damag: z “Twenty dollars saved In the rear of the rink building proper earned.” Ned camale twrlee that | as a five-story bullding which was erect- Cheaper Bic . if you are looking for them, | €d some years ago by the Lansburgh com- too- pany, and was used as a part of the store. ‘Within a very few minutes the flames had this building in its possession, and it was evident that there was no chance of saving anything, and the firemen devoted their at- tention to protecting the surrounding prop- erty. The adjoining house on the east, owned by Miss Burr, where Edgar Allen Poe is said to have lived for a time, was damagéd by the es, as were the sheds and back bulidings of several of the houses on 14th street just south of New York ave- nue. The Church of the Epiphany is just to the rear of the rink, and for an hour or more was in imminent danger of destruc- tion. Several streams of water were turn- ed on the church, and every time the oll the way from $35 up. Largest stock and best assortment in the south. after the bolidays. Gormully & JefferyMfg.Co., 1325-27 14th st. Open evenings until Down Town Agency, 419-284 429-31 10th st. nw. Held for the Grand Jury. Judge Miller in the Police Court this af- ternoon held John Perry in $1,000 bonds for the action of the grand jury on a charge of grand larceny. Perry the man who =a & vealhiilll EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken =s iy " See: Ra a eas BE pers et I at 8 a.m., 75th meridiar time. Solid lines are iso- bars, or lines of equal-air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are tsotherms, or Mines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas aft regions where rain or Snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low’’ show location of arcas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fy with the wind. — ; FAIR TONIGHT. Partly Cloudy Tomorrow, With Show- ers at Night. Forecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday—For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir- ginia, fair tonight; partly cloudy Wednes- day, probably showers Wednesday night; warmer Wednesday morning; southerly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast —The barometer has fallen, except in the rorthwest and on the Pacific coast. It con- tinues highest on the middle Atlantic coast, and is lowest north of Montana. It is warmer east of the Mississippi and in the southwest. It is slightly cooler in northwest. ‘Hine weather is generally cloudy, except in the extreme northwest, where showers are reported from the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and the lake regions. ‘The indications are.that cloudiness will increase on the Atlantic coast, with local showers Wednesday or Wednesday night. Showers are also indicated for the southern nd Ohio valley. Stine temperatare will rise slowly on the ic coast. "we following heavy inches) was reported during precipitation (in the past twenty-four hours: Los Angeles, 1.16; San Diego, 1.10. Condition of the Water. Temperature and‘ condition of water at & a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 32; condi- tion, 36; receiving’ reservoir, temperature, 35; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 26; condition at in- fluent gate house, 30;'emMuent gate house, Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 9:12 a.m. and 10:08 p.m.; high tide, 2:42 a.m. and p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 10:18 a.m. and 11:11 p.m.; high tide, 3:45. a.m, and 4:22 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 7:19; sum sets, 4:46. Moon rises, 2:15 tomorrow morning. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 5:55 p.m.: extin- guishing begun at 6:27 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before. the time named. Are lamps lighted at 5:40 p.m.; extin- guished at 6:42. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 22; 2 p.m., 39; maximum, 41; min- imum, 16. = = y we extinguished before they had Bae ae headway. The handsome stains ed glass window back of the chancel had a very narrow escape, and it seemed at one time as though nothing could save it. ‘Within less than an hour of the time the fire started the worst of the damage bg been done. The walls had fallen in, an¢ there was nothing left but a charred and j mass, but the fire engines con- finued to"play on the ruins for several Route: Heavy Lons. The exact. amount of damage done cannot be figured out until the papers of the com- ‘pany have been thoroughly gone over, a difficult task, as most of the books were destroyed. Mr. Lansburgh said that the steck was valued at about $100,000, and that there was an Insurance of $61,000, scattered among a number of different companies. The building itself, excepting the addition in the rear, was not a valuable one. It was put up originally during the skating rink craze. Later the asphalt floor was sunk about ten feet below the level of the street, and was used for a natatorium in summer and for roller skating in winter. It was owned by a syndicate composed of Campbell Carrington, Mr. Woodward of Rockville, Harry Crawford of New York, Washington Danenhower, John S. Miller, Jacobs brothers and George J. Johnson. The affairs of the syndicate are managed by three trustees, Henry Jacobs, Washing- ton Danenhower and John A. Prescott. The building was valued at about $15,000, and was covered by about $7,000 insurance. The Julius Lansburgh Furniture and Car- pet Company is incorporated under the laws of Virginia, with a paid-up capital of $100,000. The officers of the company are Julius Lansburgh, manager; George E. SCENE BEFORE THE WALLS FELL. Lewis, secretary, treasurer. Crossed Wires Probable. The origin of the fire was a mystery, It started in the basement of the one-story building, whiJle the furnaces which were used for heating the buildings were under the addition in the rear. The fact that there were a number of electric light wires running through tbe building has given rise to the theory that the fire was started by the crossing of some of these wires. Chief Parris’ Statement. Chief Parris, speaking of the fire this morning, said that from the time the fire actually. started there was no hope of s1 ing the rink and the stock in it. When he got in sight of the fire he saw that the whole structure was in flames, and the only thing to be done was to save the ad- joining property. As soon as he had the several engine companies and truckmen in Position he ordered the sounding of a sec- larm. There was some little delay in getting in this alarm for the reason that alarm was sent by telephone. While thi: caused a little more delay than would have been caused by the sounding of an‘alarm in the first place, there could not have been any better or more effective piece of work done. So far as he had been told the fire seems to have originated in the cellar fro: an electric wire, and because of the in- flammable material, such as is always to be found in a furniture store, the flames spread with such rapidity that the clerks did not have time to save all the books and Papers in the store. The experience of last night's fire, said the chief, should impress upon Congres: the necessity for an increase in the fire department. It was. absolutely necessary to call out the entire department in order to save the entire squarg;from destruction, and, as he has alreagy sajd, there was only one company left t¢ prefect the remainder of the District. And while only this one company was left two ajarms were sent in. Fortunately one of them was a false alarm and the other was for fire in a frame shan- ty in the county, on,the.Brentwood road. Chief Parris, when. asked about the burst- ing of the hose at the fire, said that sucn accidents could not bejavoided. It some- department makes gn effort to keep only said, is abo ut three years. drive over it, which willmake weak points. These accidents arg ungvoidable at times. Then, too, in handling hose there will be a doubling and if there is much pressure of water a break will fallow. The bursting of hose at fires, he said, is something that cannot be avoider This Md¥nihig. All this morning there: was a big crowd of curious. peeple standing about the ruined building and commenting upon the com- plete wreck the fire had made. At the very rear there was a portion of a wall stand- ing, as was also a bit of wall about the main entrance. Everything else had been razed to the ground. A more complete examination today casts no further light on the cause.of the fire, and the employes of the store are practi- cally a unit in the belief that it was the electric wires under the floor that siarted the trouble, The flames were first noticed within a very few minutes of the time that the current for lighting the building was turned on. The store employed between sixty and seventy people, and they are all out of work for the time being, Temporary offices were opened this morning at 1333 H street. While no arrangements for the future have been made, it is generally agreed that the store will open up again as soon as suitable quarters can be se- cured. This morning, when. things had cooled down sufficiently, an attempt was made to open the big safe which stood in the main office. It_was standing in its usual place this morning and had not even toppled over. It was warped and bent by the heat of the fire, but when it was opened it was found that tie contents, which included the most valuable books and papers of the firm, were practically uninjured. All the books with the exception of two or three have been recovered, and this will greatly facilitate the work of estimating the amount of dam- age done. Outside Damage. It was found this morning that the rear of the Church of the Epiphany was more damaged than was at first thought. A number of the leads in the outer sheathing of the big window back of the:chancel were melted, allowing pieces of the glass to fall and break.: A Christmas celebation was in: progress in the church when the fire broke out, and_there was naturally a good deat of excitement. The curtains about the windows of the Sunday school room were in danger of taking fire, but a:‘nmber of the older boys made haste to pull-them down, and the. coolness of the older heads in the assemblage prevented anything like a panic. Later, the lad'es in charge of the exercises Served coffee to the firemen who Were at work. ‘Fhe parish house in the rear of the church was in-great danger, and was only saved by flooding it with water. The robing room caught fire several times, but the flames «id not ‘get any considerable headway. pT aLn dk, Sowersy was 2-heany,, loser. When the fire was. ip, progress he called for two lines of hose aud girected the efforts of the fire from,thg,.roof of his back building. iré,in a number the. hard of places, and it was offly by lest kind of work that the entire building was kept from Del royed. When it was thought: that. the « yoluntesrs from the,’ Move the furpiture, So,effect done that a*good diate it hasenot yet been recovered, and lot¥ of ‘andsome: pieces of furniture and bric-a-brae’wére ruined. The times happens, he said, that hose breaks because of the long-sefyice, although the 00d hose in servicg. The life of hose, he Sometimes a herse will step on;jhe,hcse or an enginc some of our legislators to believe that it FIRES AND FIREMEN{ SEE Sent Fire Department of Washington Much Too Small. The Danger of Two Big Fires Occurring at One Time.. ee CHIEF PARRIS’ a VIEWS That the facilities of the fire department of this city are wholly inadequate to cope with a conflagration of any size is readily recognized upon a comparison of the force of the department in this city and the ferces in other cities of the same siz throughout the country. The danger from a number of fires breaking out at the same time is especially great from this cause, and it is safe to say that the city is con- stantly placed at great risk because of the very limited facilities that Congress has given to the fire department. Chief Parris of the fire department talked at some length today to a Star reporter re- garding the lack of facilities with which he is supplied to cope with fires that may treak out in the city. “Take the cities of Cincinnati, San Fran- cisco, Cleveland, Buffalo, Pittsburg and New Orleans,” said Mr. Parris, “and com- pare the force of the fire departments there with the force in this city. The population ot these cities range from 00 tO 205,000, while the population of this city is placed at 230,000, which is a very low estimute and prebably considerably below what the actual figures should be. “Our fire department consists of 169 mem- bers, with ten engine companies, four hook and ladder companies and two chemicals, ard there are 1,757 fire plugs scattered throughout the city. Comparing this force with other cities, we find that we have not scarcely more than half the facilities that are given elsewhere to cope with fires. “In New Orleans, fer instance, where the population is 242,000, there are 25 engine companies, 8 hook and ladd and 9 cheinicals, with 2 In Pittsburg, with a population of 26 there are 19 engine companies, 6 hook and ladder companies, 2 chemicals and 2 In Buffalo, with a population of 100, there are 23 engine companies, 9 hook ‘and ladder companies, 4 chemicals, with the ad- ditional facilities of one water tower and one fire boat, with 245 men. Clev Okio, has a population of fire department consists of 287 m ized in 25 engine companies, 9 hook sadder companies, 4 chemicais and two fire bea: San Francisco, with a popuiation of 298.000, has a fire department organized into 19 engine companies, 6 hook and lad- der companies, 7 chemicals, with one water tower and one fire boat, and with a total fcree of 404 men. Cincinnati has a popula- tion of 296,000, and it has 26 engine. com- pentes, 10 hook and ladder companies, 3 chemicals and 298 men in the department. Poor Showing for Washington. “This is a very poor showing for a city like Washington, where the improvements are exceedingly costly and where, if a de- structive fire should break out, there is possibility of tremendous loss of property. Now, take ihe cities that are much smaller then is Washington. Detroit, Mich., with a population of only 205,000, has a fire de- partment with 300 men, organized in twen- ty engine companies, ten hook and ladder companies, six chemicals, with.one water tower and one fire boat. ‘his force about twice as strong as that in Washin ton, where the population exceeds Detroit fully 25,000. There is Milwaukee, with tion of only 294,000, yet they hay engine companies, seven hook ladder companies, seven chemicals, w cne water tower and one fire boat, and en. ISven Minneapolis, with only. 164,000 population, has a fire department near! twice as strong as that existing in Wash- irgton. It has eighteen engine companies, five hook and ladder companies, eight chemicals and 266 men. St. Paul, with only 433,000 population, but little more than one- half the population of Washington, has a force of thirty more men than we have, or- ganized in thirteen engine companies, ten hook and ladder companies and eight chem- icals. Kansas City, with but 132,000 popu- lation, has eighteen engine companies, five hook and ladder companies, with one wa- ter tower. Even Indianapolis, with but 105,000 population, considerably less than one-half of the population of this city, has a larger fire department than have we. ‘That city has fourteen engine companies, four hook and ladder companies and three cher icals, I think that these facts are strong enough to indicate a pressing demand for additional facilities for the tire department of this city without comment. No Reserve Force. “Should a very large fire occur and a gen- eral alarm be sent in,” continued Mr. Par- ris, “there would be no reserve force to protect the lives and property of citizens left wholly unprotected by the necessity of calling out all the companies to one fi This was demonstrated last evening. White the fire at the rink was burning, another alarm was sounded, and the one engine not in use was sent out on the Brentwood road. It would have been exceedingly unfortun- ate if another fire had broken out at that time, because I do not see how we could have sent anything to it. “Another forcible example of this condi- n_ was had at a recent fire on Louisiana avenue and B street between 9th and 10th streets. It will be remembered that a large fire started there about 8 o'clock in the evening, and in less than ten minutes it had spread to such proportions that it was absolutely necessary to call upon the entire fire department to subdue the flames. The fire occurred immediately after a severe electric storm, and had another fire started in another section of the city it would have been necessary to send aid from this fire. As it was, with the entire department doing service at this fire, we experienced the greatest difficulty in confining the flames, and not until twen- ty-three buildings had been completely gutted was the fire gotten under con- trol. Had there been ten mere companies at that fire they could have been used to the best advantage. Dangers That Threaten. “The great success we have,had in hand- ling this department seems ‘to have led is impossible for a fire to get away from us in this city. This is far from the case. At any time with. our present limited force, we are Hable to sustain losses that would partially paralyze the busincew of the city, In addition to the property owned by the people of this city, we have to contend with the many public buildings and their valuable contents, which are being increased year by year. Another thing of much importance to us, which makes the handling of fires in this day a hazardous and perilous undertaking, fs the manner in which business and’ dwelling houses are INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, CATIONAL... EXCURSIONS RENT (Hails) RENT (Houses) RENT (Rooms). RENT (Miscellaceous) KENT (Offices). RENT Stores). SALE (Bicycles). SALE (Houses). FOR SALE (Miscellaneous) HORSES AND VEHICLES. LADIES’ LECTURES . 1PGAL ae eeeeuoe Eaeeee MEDICAL MONEY WANTED AD OCEAN TRAVEL. PERSONAL . TIANOS AND WANTED (Rooms)..... WANTED (Situations)... WINTER RESORT: Meese anes rene wegeuell making requests of Congress, I think there should be a very material increase in the strength of our fire department before the people of this city can feel perfectly safe. We are far behind other cities in the strength of our department, and I hope we will not wait to nh this fact by any experiences in addition to those we have had. This question should awaken the people and cause them. te. werk hard in order to give this city proper fire pro- tection.” CONDENSED LOCALS The remains of Charles W. Hoffman, for- merly in charge of the law department of the Congressional Library, will be interre? today at Frederick. Md. The Georgetowa University, of which the deceased was at one time treasurer, will be represented at the services. Mgr. Schroeder of the Catholic University left for Pottsville, Pa., last evening, to pre side at the annual patronal celebration at the Church of St. John the Baptist, which occurs today. Last night about 7:30 o'clock chemica! engine No. 2 was called to the house of Mrs. Heintzelman, No. 1000 224 street. An overheated stove had caused the fire, which did $100 damage. The property was fully insured. A gasoline stove with a supply of the fluid in the tank was placed near a hot stove in the house of Frank Bundy, No. 403 © strect, yesterday afternoon. An explosior resulted and damage to the extent of about $50 was done. Commissioner Ross yesterday gave io Major Moore a check for $25, his annual contribution for the benefit of the poor. The number of applications for ass! aes see es f Clerk Sylvester relieved thirty- ance were received. The funds in the hands of the police are about exhausted, and un til some other means are provided the work ot Suing the poor will have to ceas« after a few more cases are passed upon and relief given. Last week Food Inspectors Mothershead, Hoover and Cavanaugh of the health de- partment condemned 175 pounds of beef. 14) pounds of mutton, 1 pounds of veal 9 poands of pork, 34 pounds of bacon, pounds of sausaye, 16 chickens, 2 turkey 10 ducks, 22 birds, 78 rabbits and a quan. tity of fruits and vegetables. : There arrived at the river front last week ) bushels of oysters, 2,423 bunches of fish. Thirty-six bunches of fish were con- demned by Inspector Harris. Poundmaster Einstein captured ten dogs last week. Taree of them were sold and the others killed. The fire plug at the corner of 12th and L streets northwest is out of order. The leak was reported by the police today. The will of the late J. Frederick Abrl dated June 4, i895, filed today, appoin.s Katharina Abei, widow of the tesiator, as executrix and makes her sole beneticiary. Messrs. W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brekers, have taken possession of their handsomely furnished new offices at No. W427 F street northwest, in the building re- cently vacated by the Postal Telegraph Company. Dennis Spriggs, colored. sauntered forth last evening, and in his pocket was a p'stol. His name was Dennis in more senses than one. Carrying concealed weapons was the charge against Dennis this afternoon in the Police Court. Six months was the sen- tence. —_ A Good Thing for the New Year. The beginning of the year is a good time to start a year’s subscription to the Satur- day Star for some out-of-town friend. The Saturday Star for 1897 will be sent to any out-of-town address in the United States for a dollar. a Washington Harvard Club. The annual meeting of the Washington Harvard Club will be held in the post-gra4- uate room of the Columbian University next Thursday zfternoon at 4:30 o'clock to discuss the welfare of the club, elect offi- cers and make ‘angements for the annual banquet. It is expected that all Harvard men who are newcomers to Washington will send their names to the secretary Rev.-J. MacBride Sterrett, at the’ Colum- bian University, so that they may be elect- ed to membership without delay. a ea Withdrew "His Plea. William O. Ellis, colored, who was re- cently indicted for the murder of Freder- ick Morgan, also colored, today withdrew his plea of not guilty, and, with the consent of District Attorney Birney, pleaded gulity to manslaughter. Ellis killed Morgan the 19th of last July by stabbing him in the back with a clam knife. The prisoner claimed that the stab- bing was done in self-defense. Juage Cole remanded him to jail to await senience. SOSTOSSIOSSSSSS HIPS OSS SO TES FINANCTAL, w~ ‘To make sure of shaving something ‘stored up for a “rainy day” ( 2 Why mot start in at once and save the one ( or several @oltars usually fritternd ues tor > Useless things? Takes only a little to start 2 § an acconnt—and takes onls small amounis to ) maintain it, warren ) r4 ; Union Savings Bank, 1222 F st. ? \ de26-284 ) ee SE PaO The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH St. AND NEW YORK AVE Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1898. Capital: One [lillion Dollars SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults at ® per annom upward. Securities, Jewelry, silverware and valuables of all kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit at moderate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward, ‘and interest allowed on $5 and above. Loans money on real estate and collateral security. Selis first-class real estate and other securities in sums of $500 end upward. TRUST DEPARTMENT. ‘This company ts a legal depository for coart and trust funds, and acts as administrator, executcr, receiver. assignee and executes trosts of all kinds. Wills prepared by a competent attorney in daily attendance. OFFICERS: PENIAMIN P. SNYDFR. : - -President First Vice President -Second Vice Presttent -Third Vice President THOMAS R. JONES. E. FRANCIS RIGGS. GEORGE HOWARD.... ALBERT L. STURTEVANT. CHARLES E. NYMAN det2 W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F Street. Correspondents of LADENBURG, THALMANN & ©O., 16d New York. C. T. BAVENNER, ROOMS 9 AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDING (MEMBER WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. Real Estate & Stock Broker Direct Wires New York and Chicago. Commission on Wheat, 1-16 Telephone, 453. 318-216 T.J. Hodgen & Co., Member Philadelphia Petroleum and Stock Exchange, BROKERS. STOCKS, COTTON, GRAIN. AND PROVISIONS. Rooms 10 and 13, Corcoran bidg., cor. 15th and and 605 7th’ st. nw. noSu-16d F A PAYING AND SAFE INVESTNENT—A HOME ‘at Clevelard Park, , Call or send for booklet. 610 74th st CORSON & MACAWTNEY, MEMBERS CF THE SEW YORK STOCK EXCHANG! 1419 F st., Glover bullding. Correspondents of Messrs. Moore & Sciiley, 80 Broads a7, Bankers and Dealers in Goverument_ Bonds. Di posits. Eachunge. ‘Loaus. Railroad Stocks end Bonds and all securities listed on the eachanges of New York, Philadelphia, Boston end Baltiniore tought’ and sold. alt de of investment securitien, Dir- wit bonds aod all local Tallroud, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock dealt in jean Bell Telepboue Stock bought and sold. 21-104 Thos. P. Morgan, LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES, Ofics, 1333 F st. ow. Assets of Company, over §221,000,000. ‘Telephone 1126. n080-3in.14 Silsby & Compan INCORPORATED. BANKERS AND BROKERS, Office, 613 15th st. n.w., National Metropolitan Bank Building. Telephon: 605. mbie BANKING HOUSE OF Henry Clews & Co., M1, 13, 15 AND 17 BROAD ST., NEW YORK. MEMBERS OF THE N. ¥. STOCK EXCHANGE. ‘Orders for Stocks, Bonds, Grain aud Cotton exe- cuted for investmen: or Interest al- lowed on on margin. it accounts. Act as Fiscal Agente for corporat! ‘080-1. THE coU uity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. ome a. Brown; testimony before R. Newton Donaldson ordersd taken, Circuit Court 1—Judge Bradley. United States agt. Kieckhofer et al.; ieave to file amended declaration without costs to defendant. Same agt. same; leave to file additional assignment of breach without cost to defendant. Criminal Court No. 1—Judge Cole. United States agt.-Wm. O. Ellis, murder; defendant withdraws plea not guilty and pleads guilty to manslaughter; plea ac- flames caught any projections of the edifice erected. Houses are erected in rows after rows, and instead of being two stories as in former times, they go up four, five and six stories in height. ed and defendant remanded. Roth agt. District of Columbia; remittitur filed, and judgment for plaintiff for $100 without costs. interior of his: houpe today looks as though snatched a gold watch and chain Christmas @ cyclone had gone thi ug h it. More than 1e morning frcm Mr. James Sprucebank. He was arrested by Dete: e Hartigan aftera hard tussle. ——__ Opening a Street. ‘The Commissioners yesterday issued the final order in proceedings which have been prolonged over a period of five years for the opening of 37th street, through Beatty and Hawkins’ subdivision of Georgetown. ‘The order was for the removal of a fence on the premises of William Custard. es = Marriage Licenses. Matriege licenses have been issued to the following: White—Henry T. Swain and Mat- tie E. Winti: Geo. F. Houseman and Georgie Pace, both of Staunton, Va.; John D. Bregunter and Lena Slack; Francis M. Barker of Boston, Mass., and Adelnide Walker of this city. €olored—John Robinson and Maria E. West; William. Jessup and Edith Morton; Braxton and Bettie E. Wright; M L. Walker and Ada Smit W. Everman, jr., and Victoria Clark; Willie Bowe and Nannie Braxton. oe Vice Chancellor Reed yesterday appointed Col. Daniel Loder as receiver for the Tren- ton, N. J., Dry Goods Company. Probate Court—Judge Cox. Estate of Lizzie Joseph; renunciation of executor filed. Estate of Edward Johnson; Esiate of Jahn M. Athe; er ey ues but ng to 3 Bx. * Castoria For. Infants and Children. CASTORIA DESTROTS WORM, CASTORIA CURES CONSTIPATION. CASTORIA ALLAYS FEVERISHNERR = town from fire what- located on ‘The’ polce Hepork' give the total loss at $100,000, . divided. as «follows: ‘An engine compan: y is Saving Dr. Sowers’ Roof. North Carolina avenue bet is the essence of all that is best in beef. Only the best an alarm from another section of the city was being sounded. When this other alarm the chiet The work of fighting the fire, f fire work as . as fin lece of a pa én e @ pl r ‘as the house of Dr. & Davidson ‘of. 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