Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1897, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, pa89T—12 .P:AGHS: FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL. PIANOS AND ORGANS. THE INAUGURATION.. POST OFFICE NOTICE. ¥. by all Interested, FRIDAY —ghyat 6:1 ERLAND, PRAT ¥, st AIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, PRITISH INDIA, per =.= *La Rour- k, vin Havre. “Letters for Pr must be directed “Per (At 7:20PM. for EUROPE, for from New York, via Que PM, for NETI as iam, Est be 85 PM tor GE per ss, IT. from New York. Letters must h Kaiser helm TE" — (e)At 10:55 LAND direct, pers. ia. from New York, i, Chea directed er State «> Calipernte “PRINTED MATTER, steamers sailing from New York Thursdays and Saturdays take print MANY, and specially printed matter, ete, far other parte of White mere railing from New York Wednesdavs take for Et 0. Cunart and French Line steamers. safling from New York, take printed matter, ete, for all countries for witch they are advertised to carry mail MAILS FOR SOUTH ANDY CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES, ETC. A.M. for PORTO RICO al semis, from New York. ()4 MUDA\ per ss. Trint So TM. for BRAZIL, per «s. in New York. via Pernaminco, Bahia and Janetro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL and LA COUNTRIES must be directed “Per He P.M. for AUX-CAYES, JAC 4 4 and SANTA MARTHA, pe in. from New York. (crAt 10:55 AMERICA texcept COSTA RICA ant specially addressed printed Ameri CENTR. for CAMPEVHE, (1 YUCATAN, per ss. Saratoga, ters for other parts of MEXICO must be direct st! “Per Saratoga.” (c)At 10:55 P.M. for HAITI CUMANA and CARUPANO, per s.s. Prins Manri from New York. Letters for other parts of VE ZUELA CURA TRINIDAD, BRITISH ‘and DUTCH GUIANA must be directed “Per Prins Maurits." ¢biAt 7:20 P.M. for MEXICO. per ss. Saito Domingo from New York. via I Vera rox. Letters m : Domtinge."* tevat TRINIDAD and TORS New York. SATURDAY (f) At 3:50 AM. for NASSAU, P. a steamer from Miaml!, Florid: ar PIERRE- SUNDAY—(d) At 11:35 AM. for MIQUELON. steamer from Halifax. Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Halifax and thence via steamer, close here daily at 11:3 AM «dy Maile for MIQUELON, by rail nee via steamer, close here iO, per «8. Irrawaddy, from to Boston and fly at Mails for CUBA close here daily at 3:00 PAL for forwarting via steamers sailing Mondays and ‘Thursdays from Port Tampa. FI: Mails for MEXICO, overland (except those for CAMPBCHE. CHIAPAS. TABRASCO and YUCA TAN. which will be forwarded to New York, af the Wednesday overland close. up to and inelndinz the 10:35 P.M, close Friday), close here daily at 7:10 AM. (@) TRANSPACIFIC MAILS. Matls for CHINA and JAPAN, per ss. Olympia, from Tacoma, close here dally up to 6:30 PM. February 2 Mails for the SOCTETY ISLANDS, per ship Gali San Fran close bere daily up to . February for CHINA . ially address yer as. Emprest of China, from Van- | ye here daily up to 6:30 P.M., February fexeept a via Bur and SAY WEST AUSTRA- ta the dale of elosinss of their uninter- S arranged « iipted overland tra (>) Rew f mail cloees at 1 PM. a fet Registered mutil closes at 6 PM. «am a) Registered mall closes at 6 PM previons day fe) Registered mail closes at 1 PM. andays ard Wednesdars. (f) Regist a mail oses at 1 PLM. previo re == - WEtEEe ro WINTER RESORT: ATLANTIC CITY 5 aE Hotel Windsor, Reopens February 20, 1897. SO feet from evan, Aw Se JASON WA 2 6 X SPreiaL FEATURE HOTEL LURAY 1 sun parlor on the Esplaina: a vi “dy nu inel STAH WHITE & SON. On the Ocean Front, WL open for season of 1807 FEBRUARY 27. Booklet on application. git bathe. Elevator, fes-26r CHESTER INx New York ave. EB hk RTS S 7 the beach; steam beat; sun conveniences, SEASIDE HOUSE, Atlantic Cit Ocean front. Open all the year. bails in hoise; sun parlvrs, ete. _OHAS. EVANS. the ocean. ice and Improvement, In- water baths in house; with baths attached, Seed for Mustrited booklet. LEEDS & LIPPINCOTT. AN END OF MICHIG. Bena THE PENN AURST. . ete. ave. Athintic Cir electric elevator; steam heat. Se f ct booklet. Special fall . rates. JAMES HOOD. faT-tt MISCELLANEOU IN WASHINGTO: a ap vo *E and PIANO Lawrence School{ox. oa F aw. Keduced rates. Specialty begun- Of Phusic. wee Voice tia gratis,” sont: ly als. fe10-12* FRENCH G ANTEED SPOKEN 1ONTH 4 in class, 25c. Conversation and” read Madame TANNER, nee de Luxembourg, nat Paristen, 1502 19th’ st. Painting same pcleé, fel-im* Banjo and Mandolin 934 F st. on Gunston Institute ror cms, AND 1234 14TH ST. Mr ana Mrs. B. R. MA: 0¢22-m,thés Ww. Principals. PRIVATE TUTOR — languages, music university’ gradua' O. Rox 513, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, elementary or advanced study; > experienced; references. P fe4-Im* © method: 20 lessons or mo-c; wuneiation; French receptions every two MLLE. V. PI:UD'HOMME, 307 D st.n.w. MISS LAISE, 1333 12TH ST.—SI man system. NEW writh tod busin course; CIVIL SERVICE, special classes, enter NOW. Expertenced teachers. Jul6-tt ze a RN TS AS rs = Washington Hgts. School, 1850 Wyomt Home and Day School for “Girl _Sel-6m-5_ el sek a Second Term, Feb. The Berkeley School, 820 ISTH 8ST. N.W., Prepares pupils for West Point. Annapolis and all colleges. Its students are uniformly successful. and RAPID method e. Private tuition in all branches. Evening classes for men. CHARLES W. FISHER, B.'s. Head Master. NMENT POSITIO} Wy at once, if they wish to prepare for y Miss Buckingham, at Studio, 1522 ‘or at Lome of pupi NDOLIN— VIOLIN— GUITAR. pecal rates), 20 leasons for $1 ARTHUR E. -CFGreatest souvenir offering ever made by any Merchant In this city. Inauguration Ball Tiekots (worth $5) free to y purchaser of a Piano be- tween now and March 4. $350 Weser Bros. Upright, $165, . On $6 Monthly Payments. We are always on the alert to se- cure slightly used Upright Pianos of good makes to offer you at “un- usual” prices. We are thus enabled to offer vou a certain make piano for actually less than the agent who handles it. Here is a grand value we secured vesterday: 2 Elegant Weser Bros. 3-string Up- right Grand Piano, rosewood case, full octave, sold by the piano agents at $350. Special $165 tomorrow only....... » new style hardwood stool and gold- se silk searf included. Bradbury Factory Ware Rooms, 1225 Pa. Ave. FREEBORN G. SMITH, Manufacturer. the spring examinations. [lustrated catalogue W.P. VAN WICKLE, Manager. It sent free, containing testimonials and names of hundreds who have been successful. Six civil ser- DO vice question books with answ free to all who Join. THE NATIONAL CIVIL ERVICE SCHOOL, _311 East Capitol st., Washington, jal-tt YOU MT. VERNON SEMINARY, CORNER M AND ELEVENTH STREETS. English and French Boarding and Day School for SING? Girls. Reopens after the Christmas vacation January EXAMINE THE W DERFUL is Mrs. ELIZABETH J. SOMERS, Principal. SLES CES IZABETH J. te Wood’s Commercial College Piano. ost URPURATED), 311 EAST CAPITOL ST. The + book kt fi tu ht— Page muting Ti wet over | Sanders & Stayman, cfal course, and your money wiil he refunded if you are not sutistled. del0-tt Berlitz Schoolof Languages Private and (lass lewons’ is German, French, Spanish and Italian, taugit only by native teach: ers; also Latin and Greek lessons. Classes forming datiy. Trial lessons free. Branches in leading American and Encopean cities. Apply to Prof. WM. VoN MUMM. del0-tf A Business Education. None better. $2 day or night. ss College, Sth and K ow. % 1 Lith st. 1,800 persous. pr pared for examinations. Stenography taught one of the gre HOLY Ckos opens Sept comple Special attention is given instrumental muste, drawing and g, the languages and kindergarten. sel1-Gm. EDWARD C. TOWNSEND, MISS ADA LOUISE TOWSSEND, Elocution, Voice Culture, Grace, Expression, oct-te _ | WSIT 13th st. nw FRIENDS’ SELECT SCHOOL, S11 1 ST. N.W., ES OF ALL GRADES. GYMNASIUM equipped with Sargent apparatus, hus Just been bullt aud the laboratory enlarged. Students trained in this school with moderp methods re vail; Mente «f the most advanced. ally under the average age. ecl9-tf THOMAS W. SIDWELL, Principal. SHORTHAND— RSONAL ATTENTION BY TE principal fate chief court and lezislative stet Ographer) of Tanner's Shorthand College, cor.F and Oth Catalogue (free) has unpdtalleled record of graduates ip positions. Day and nizht sessions, J Tin? COLUMBIA COLLEC 07 C.K The leads Highest attaln: erate cost, in accordance meet the require- colleges, and usu- E OF COMMERCE, Seventh street northwest, RNER, AM. C.E., Principal, school of business and shorthand. Me grade of instruction at mod- tuations for graduates. nol7-tf ____OCEAN TRAVEL. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. FROM NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, BREM PRESS STEAMERS. -Tuesday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. +-Tuesday, Mei. 2, 10 a.m, :Taveday, Meh. 9, 10 a.m. Tuesd iy, Meh. 16, 10 ‘coms, excellent table, ‘, FAST EX HAVEL... Comfortable state. + Jux- It at lyr ul CANADIAN YACIFIC Intended Japan axv C EF Apply To EMPRESS OF CHINA. EMPRESS oF EMPRESS OF JAPAN TO _HONOLL MIOW For tickets and freight rates a N.Y. For freight rates only, fel5-eolyr ~ American Line. New York-Southampton (Louden-Parisy Mail Steausbips. ‘eduesday. Paul. Mar. 24, 10am iy 353 Broadway, Wall et., N. St. Paal...Feb. 24, 10 am New York. Mar. 3, 10 am New York. Mar. 31 10 am = 10, 10. Apr. 7. 10 am 17. 1 am St. Paul.-/Apr. 14.10 am Red Star Line. NEW YORK TO ANTWERP, UTH WARK -February 24, 11 a.m. YORDLAND. March 8, 12 noon FRI March 10, 12 noon < March 17, 3:30 p.m. WI S reh 24, 12 noon INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPAS Piers 14 and 15, North River. Office, 6 Bowling Green, N.Y. GEO. W_ MOSS, Agent, 921 Pens mh21-1y WHY GO SOUTH? AN IWEAL WINTER RESORT IS AT YOUR DOORS. as © EWOOD - aMoxe THE LAKEWO Ms THE PINES. st Winter Hotel in the Glass in Clore’ pizzas, one-third of a mile long, Mlled with t piente (USC DAILY IN SUN PARLORS. RAteS Per week, $21 and upward. Reduced Yer day, $4 and upward. T. F. SILLECK, Le Lake onl, |. Manbattan Beac %, N. C., @ : Modern con- rte a Beach, Va. ESS ANNE. Fu the finest caat of Mild win- Excellent through BHOLZ, 35 ¥ pine appo < oD Beach, iin! it. 4 Broad st., Kenilwor BILTMORE, ‘This magnificent d located in the mountains of western North Carolina, been leased to Messrs. Linsley & Kittr hotel isa and elegantly furnt porcelain baths added, has electrl heat, open fireplaces, elevators, a1 pict. ai Antments are superior, good stabl aud the eat golf links in the south. © 555 ‘Torough vestibule sleepers from New York. The agement of this hotel will be most liberal. | and further particulars address Linsley & Kittredge. N. B.—Mr. Linsley succemsful proprietor of the Hotel Bon Auguste. G del9-co.3in Was the = French Line. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRA ATLANTIQUE, DIRECT LINE TO PARIS, FRANCE, VIA HAVRE. Feb. 20, 5 a.m. Leboeuf. pirot. La Bourgogne, La Champagne, aseoxne, Bai RATES OF PA Parts, $80 and upwacd, Paris. parlor exr seat, ‘s ond-ciass *o Parts, $54.75. A. c Agent, General Office, No. 3 Bowling Green, 'N. G" W" MOSS, 921 Penna. ave., Washington, D! Jalo-ly at t., Fe _ POTOMAC REVER BOATS. E. S. RANDALL'S PUTUMAC RIVER LINE. Stamer HARRY RANDALL will Jeave River View wharf Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 a.m. lending at Newini’ Creek. — Returning, on Mondays and Wed. hesdays at 9 p.m. and on Fridays about 3-30 p.m. Senger accommodations fiost-class. Freight received until the hour of sailin E. 8. RANDALL, Proprietor aud Manag eneral Agent, Washington. ARDON, Agent, WAKEFIELD, KIVEK LANDING all wharves as fur down & . D. C.. foot of 7th Mon- days, 7 a.m., for Intermediate landings to Colonial Beach, Bushwood, Rock Polnt, Nomini Creek, St. Clement and Breton Bay landings. Weduesdays, for inter Wiate landings to Colonial Beach, Bushwood, Rock Point, Coltun's, i Nomint Creek, Piney Point, t. George's Island, Smith's Creek, Coan and Yeo! comico rivers, 7 am.,” for intermediate landings to Bushwood, Rock Point, Nomini schedules.) RIDLEY, General Manager, Ss Steamboat Co. WINTER SCHEDULE. Ip effect December 31, 1896. Steamer Potomac lea’ 7th st.wharf every Thurs- for river landings and Baltimore, Passenger uccommodation strictly first-class. Elec- tric lighted throughout. All river freight must bre ‘Special rates given on Baltingy freight STEPHENSON & BRO., Agent e24-12tf Office 010 Ta. ave. Telépbone 7. LADIES GOODS. Virginia Hot FSTION THE Most DESIRABLE Aor fall information apply "at “Cheeks and Cie ealeny ees, se alee eee Hot Springs. ath Co., Va. Springs, NEW WrrucuT MANICURE. LITTLETON & ROCHE, Manicure and Chiropodists. : Manicure, Sc. Formerly with Madame Payne. fe15-Ino* 1012 Fst. m MISS LAURA CADMAN, LADIES” HAIR D) chk, Treatment of the scalp a specialty. Bral faed. and bangs Gremed. ““Stamposlag and Cut: Ung." 1207 G st nw. fel6-1m0 LADIES—ASK TO SEE THE NEW TRIMMING, i WARWICK RUFFLING. ainty attractive und refined. For sale at Shei Jetding: Hy) sveteicteren= a= = MADAME MALLISON OF THE ECLECTIC CUT- ting School and Dressmaking Academy, Balt., bas opened a branch at 604 12 a.w., 2d floor. a tallor’s square only. No pasteboard curve wi figures Pos‘tions fur. those diplomas. Free demonstration every Sat pm. Latent styles pot, terns cut to measure. Di esmaking bic. Satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. jazy- ime E 12 Jusive Agents P ST. N.W. PERC FOSTER, Manager. felS-th&s2t ERY MANY STEINWAY Pi are sold in Washington. Naturally, we keep a superb assort which we consid Feet, of course. E. F. Droop & Sons, 925 PENNA. AVE. imball Piano, $300. _ r next best. Prices cor- The Kimball Piano is distinctly a je instrument, fully worth as much as any in existen We offer a Kimball brand new, beautifully toned and per- constructed, for only $300. This ts an opportuntty to secure a high-priced plano at a low price. * Music Co., Metzerott Msss.© Still Another Piano Bargain. $500 Only necessary to make the price eee and Be ss will abe oan = Ve're sacrifi Mi-new — high- Piano: 5 eas ree ee wet stox 8 cost. — Much—too much—such $350. that's the reason, THE PIANO EXCHANGE, 913 Penna. Ave." 2"2" Maines Bros.’ Planos fel-3m,20 _= 19 The Latest Style Vose Piano. D.G. PFEIFFER & CO., 417 11th St. N.W. fe17-200 T CASH BARGAIN dium grade pianos, 1209 G, G . Formerly foreman in’ prominent pi Tuner with Steinway & Sons. Expert tuninz, Warerooms. A conplete display of the world-renowned KNABE Pianos; also a few slightly used at a re- duction from usual net prices. Pianos of good medium grade makes from $250.00 upward, ard second-band Pianos from $50.00. ‘TERMS, CASH OR TIME. Pianos to rent, tuned, moved and repaired. 1422 PennsylvaniaAve. - SOHMER PIANO _ WAKE ROOMS, 924 7TH ST. N.W. One Vose & Son Square, $100; $5 cash and $1 per week ate Mahogany Veneered Upright, good as new, fe6-84 HUGO WORCH, 924 7th st. nw. Established 1842. that impartial juror DP esitaaveraiee tase as & Upright Pianos are eqitled by F V and surpassed by NONE. Stieff Piano Ware Rooms, Near F St. J. C. CONLIFF, Manager. de15-3m.28 and leveler of ali bu- Stieff Grand 521 Eleventh St. N. W., MEDICAL. DR. LEATHERTIIAN, Specialist in all forms of special diseases, H drocele, Varico and Stri ured. Consul- tation free Hours, 9 to 12, Tues., Thurs, and Sat. even., 7 to 8. 2’ Fn. ‘Closed’ on Sun. fe16-1m' DR. CZARRA. NO CURE NO Pay. SPECIALIST in diseases of man; any complication, weakness and special diseases cured and. guaran: teed; references given: hours 9 to 12, 8 to 6; closed on Sunday. 619-621 Pa. ave. u.w. fe8-1m : John C. Collins, Professor of Physical Culture and Massage, 427 9th n.w. Tel 2 1081. Hours, 10 a.m. to 16 p.m. Prof. J.C. Collins will give instruction io gymnas- tle training with ‘ial reference to muscular de- Jelopment of growing bors and weakly men. The has been giving axhibitions of before the clinic at Rush College, Chicago, tor the Mist 5 years. im* DENTISTRY. Painless Extracting, 50c. Best teeth, $8. Fillings, Crowns, Bridges, ete., at Corresponding aoa zach Separtinent in charge of un ex] long experience. No students. All work Guaranteed.” ‘Seo. larger i).$ Dental Assn,7th&D Sts ptewemaae! FREE DENTAL INFIRMARY.—DENTAL ‘ment of Columbian University, 1528 Hat wc, of material to 5 pm. an tions the teeth at cost operat pon 4 i TO LET—FOR INAUGUR. SFTHREE CHOICE sents In window: sé Foor Fest location on the ave. J. J. GEORGES,& SYS, 1115 Pa. ave, felS-3t petites DO YOU WAN? TO BE WARM AND COMPORT- able while viewing the Buaugaeal procession? If #0, you had better secure seats inside of THOS. E. YOUNG'S CARRIAG! ave. Each thor will be fortuble for guests. Th cession on the avenue Plate ylass windows of Sia edt entire front view on thé''secorid floor would be Tented as a whole if applied for soon. ‘and made com: fe?-t,th,s-6t v Ey FOR RENT—MARCH 4, LAO; WITH TWO parlors; heated and furniged; Zyery convenience for serving lunch; very depirablf’ for parry. of Also store WwW S’ seats. RE, 1223 Poufa. ate. fel FOR RENXT—GOOD ROOMS WETH WINDOWS commanding best view of foaugi¥al parade. ply to a. 'T. WHITING, with Jobn F- man, 700 14th st. mw. yy PAPER NAPKIN PER 100; §2 1 Wire puzzle (new), $7 per 100. Odd lot sheet 50c. per 100. “Favors, scrap book pictures, souvenirs. 1,000. GOULD, 421 9th st. STEVENS & CO, HAVE REVISED THEIR Prick Hist on windows and balconies, “and guarantee lowest prices obtainable; good views at $10 up. Come in and let us show them. Also choice seats on viewing stands, STEV x 1237 Pa. ave., upstairs, fefi-2we MBER OF DESIRABLE. INDOWS on Pa. ave. to view the INAUGURAL PARADE. A. T, HOLTZMAN, 1321 F st. now. felltomh3 FOR RENT_LOWER FLOOR, 225 pa. AV 24x150; suitable for restaurant, lodgings, ete. FARLE BROS. & CO., €10 14th st. fel6-t FOR RENT_ONE ROOM, 3D FLOOR, 4 FRONT windows; one lirge room, 24 floor, Gix25, 8 win- dows, 4 bays; suit large party; both well heated. 135 e fel6. FOR RENT—OR SALE—1,000 COTS AND PILL lows, big lot chairs, Lrbies aud cooking utensils, counters, showcases, shelving. H. KUSENBERG, cor. 8th and DD sts. nw. fe FOR RENT—SUITABLE FOR LUNCH large store, 21x143 on Pennsylvania _ave: running through to B st., and facing Pennsyl- yania bassenger depot. Also 2 large buildings for accommodation of troops or large organiza- Apply to JOHN A. HAMILTON, 616 Pa. av. mo EMBER OF DESIRABLE to view the INAUGU: HOLTZMAN, 1821 F fell-15t BOARDING HOUS! THE N.W. TO rent in time for the inauguration: now full of boarders; furniture for sale. For further partic- ulars address M. C. D., Star office. fed-2w INAU WINDOWS AND COMMODIOUS rooms in the Abert building, Nos. 1209, 1211 Pa. ave. nw; immense plate glass windows, atford- ing magnificent views of the parade; steam heat; two electric elevators. Apply 408 Sth st. n.w. Ja22-tf ROOMS AND V graph building, Beat and elevator S-tf PROPOSALS. _ RE RECEIVED BY Lat TWO O'CLOCK SAT WENTIETIL, at lding, for the rior of the inwiguration bi HENRY Wi. on Parks and Re of phot tirman Com, Sealed propusil for the Nav piling sheet articles must conform to th pass the usual naval inspec will be Yard, The bids Th ted. government deneral, N.S.> UNDERTAKERS. W. R. Speare, Undertaker &' Embalmer, 940 F Street Northwest. Everything strictly first-cl4sg and a the most rei sonable terms. Telephone all 74p. P. BRENNAN, UNDERTAKER, EMBLAMER A} Funeral Dir. ig first-class, on the most reasonable 1824-26 1. st. n.w. Tel- ephone 009. Mr. JNO. T; GARNER, for 7 years With Barker, in charg = = = = TWO THOUSAND MEN LOCKED OUT. Trouble in the Big Tanneries of Chi~ engo. Two thousand tanners and curriers, em- ployes of half a dozen 6f the big tanneries in Chicago, are locked out until the trouble between employes and employers which was precipitated by a strike of tne 500 men employed by -W. N. Elsendrath & Co. 1s, settled. Afl the companies affiliated with’ the Hide and Leather Manufacturers’ As sociation have united in declaring a reduc tion of 10 to 20 per cent in wages and rais ing the working hours from eight to ten per day, and when this was put into effect at the Elsendrath tannery Tuesday a strike eceurred at once. Other tanneries in Chi- cago are expected to take similar action, and it is expected that nearly every tan- nery in the city will have closed its doors a riot occurred at the Eisendrath establishment yesterday morning, and but for the arrival of police and the vigorous use of clubs the building might have been demolished. ‘The l»cked-out employes and strikers, in acccrdance with a plan of action resolved upon at mass meetings Tuesday night, met yesterday and reorganized their old unions. Managers of the various tanneries state that they are forced to reduce wages and raise the working hours from the fact that they are unable to compete with outside cities, notably Milwaukee, where time and wage schedules accord with the proposed changes in Chicago. +00. Agriculturists in Consultation, Correspondence of The Evening Siar. SANDY SPRING, February 17, 189 The twenty-fifth annual convention - of the clubs of this section was called to or- der at 10 a.m. February 16 by Robert H. Miller, president, with Charles R. Harts- horne and Mortimer 0. Stabler secretaries. As heretofere, the meeting was held in the Lyceum Hall, and atout one hundred and forty men were in attendance by noon, when a plain but abundant collation was served in an adjoining school house. The standing committees on railroad crossings, farmers’ market and public roads report- ed. The latter was ably handled by Wm. E. Mannakee, and the two others equally well presented by Roger B. Farquhar, who, however busy he may be with his own affairs, has always found time io do gratui- tous service for the public weal. Dr. Francis Thomas had been appointed to epen a discussion upon the condition of our farmers and methods of relief, and he offered an admirable paper on the topic. He considered the business of farming for the past forty years, dividing it into “the good old ante-bellum days, .jhe war time and the succeeding twenty years, the past decade.” Although many farmers did not recognize the face of pfowpetity when she showed herself, the esdaYist: believed the first period to have beepythagmost remun- erative, and he cited jngtamges of large farms having been paitisfort.in crops to Prove his assertion. Hi Pee Bod that he saw much to encoutgge the farmer of today, and he predictéd success to any tiller of the soil who weuld-make up his mind to live within his fg¢o1 Asa M. Stabler, also“ by “yppointment, opened the question og}jtha~ comparative improvement of dairy and grain farms in Montgomery, contending thé# the latter were fully equal to the Y%ormo¥ in fertility, permanent improvemen ind, fash returns, As some of his hearegg ‘diented from these views a lively discussion ensued. Charles F. Kirk spokg on the subject of the cheapest and best fagm. fence, and he gave clear and »ractical directions for erecting a twisted wire fence, which he had found economical, and was confident, if locust posts were used, it would be very durable. The above is but a brief synopsis of a highly entertaining congress of farmers. Originally designed to call together, ‘in an informal and social manner for one day in each year, the clubs of Sandy Spring, it has widened in scope and usefulness until all county questions are in order, and it has visitors from far and near, who are welccme to take part in the proceedings. Among guests from a distance were Jas. Robinson of the Maryland experiment: sta- tion, Mr. Alvey of Washington, Mr. Warner of Kensington, Mr. Ager of Chillum, Mr. Jorrson and Mr. Johns of Rockville, J. D. Warfield, J. W. Miller and Samuel H. Hop- kins of Howard county, -Marsball and Everett Brown of Brighton, L. W. Dwyer of Unity and Chalkiey Holt of Baltimore. EPOSITORY, 464 Pa. + WHAT LABOR WANTS The Earth and the Fullness Thereof, Says Mr. Gompers. Addresses Last Evening Before a Joint Meeting of Members of Vari- ous Washi on Org ‘ions. Arion Hal! fth street, near E northwest, was crowded last evening with members of organized labor societies and friends of the cause of labor, for the purpose of hearing President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor and other speakers discourse on the advantages of trades unions. Besides Mr. Gompers, were Andrew Furnseth of the Seamen's Tnion, Robert Blessed of the Tallors* Union, and founder of the Central Labor Union of New York, and Milford Spohn, president of the Central Labor Union of zhe District of Columbia. Among the prominent Knights of Labor in the, audience were H. B. Martin of the general executive board of the general as- sembly; Samuel De Nedry, chief of the printing department at the headquarters of the Knights of Labor; James F. McHugh, president, and C. A. Maidens, secretary of the local Federation of Labor, and others. Mr. Furnseth, the first speaker of the evening, in referring to the general condi- tions of the working class, said that the only means by which better conditions could be obtained was through the organi- zation of wage workers. He deplored the slow progress of the labor movement in an era and under conditions of such Intense competition that organization was abso- lutely necessary. those who spoke Mr. Gompern’ Speech. Mr. Gompers, who made the principal speech of the occasion, said in part: “One of the greatest impediments to a better appreciation by the capitalists of the devoted efforts of the trade unions to es tablish harmony in the industrial rela- tions has been the perverted view taken by capitalists in regarding their capital as es- sentially, if not wholly, their own, where- as the trade unions, taking a more com- prehensive and purer view, regard all cap- itals, large and small, as the fruits of la- bors, economics and discoveries, inventions and institutions of many generations of la- bo and capitalists, of theoreticians and practitions, practically as indivisible as a living man. “Another impediment to the establish- ment of correct industrial relations has re- sulted from the vicious interference of the political economists with their unscientific analogy between commercial commodities and human labor. “What does labor want? It _w. earth and the fulln thereof. There is nothing too precious; there is nothing too beautiful, too lofty, too ennobling, unless it is within the scope and comprehension of labor's aspirations and wants. But to be more specific. The expressed demands of labor are first and foremost a reduction of the hours of daily labor to eight hours to- day, fewer tomorrow. “Is labor justified in making mand? Let us examine the facts. “Within the past twenty-five years more inventions and discoveries have been made in the method of producing wealth than in the entire history of the world before Steam power has been applied on the mos extensive scale. The improvement of tools, the consequent division and subdivision of labor, the force of electricity, so littie known a few years ago, is now applied to an enormous extent. As a result the pro- ductivity of the toiler with these new {i proved machines and forces has increa: so many fold as to completely overshadow the product of the joint masses of past ages. Every effort, every ingenious device, has been utilized to cultivate the greater productivity of the worker. s the this de- Laborers as Consumers. “On the other hand, the organized labor movement, the trade unions, have concen- trated all their forces upon the movemeni to reduce the hours of daily toil, not only, as has been often said, to lighten the bur- dens of drudgery and severe toil, but also to give the great body of the people more time, more opportunity and more leisure in erder to create and increase their con- sumptive power; in other words, to relleve the choked and glutted condition of indus- try and commerce. “We demand a reduction of the hours of labor, which would give a due share of work and wages to the reserve army of labor and eliminate many of the worst abuses of the industrial system now filling cur poor houses and jails. Local Organization, Mr. Spohn’s remarks were confined to a review of the local conditions of labor. He stated the purposes of the Central Union to be the thorough organization of the labor of the District. He asserted that at no time in the local history of labor had the proper methods been pursued which would result in thorough organization. At the conclusion of his remarks he sub mitted the following report, which was unanimously adopted: “As directed, the subcommittee on organi- zation recommends the formation of a federal union, which shall be composed of those engaged in any legitimate business, without distinction of sex. “The purposes of this organization shall be to combine those not having at this time a sufficient number to organize a distinc- tive union of the craft or vocation. “The organization shall recognize and maintain the cardinal principles of trade untonism, and shall support by all legiti- mate means the interests of organized labor. “It is required that the members thereof shall always maintain helpful relations with the various unions attached to the Central Labor Union, and that the mem- bership of the various unions will maintain the same relations with those of tie Fed- ‘al Labor Union. ‘When a sufficient number of any craft las been secured as members of the fed- eral body tney shall be required to organ- ize a distinctive trade urion, which shall affillated with the national organization of the craft. Those belonging to union organ- izations shell not be eligible to membership in the federal union, and no one betonginz to a craft now organized or which may be organized and which is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor or the Central Labor Union shall be admitted to membership. “The details of organization shall be de- termined by the membership and may ex tend in scope to the furtherance of all in- terests of trade union organization.” At the conclusion of the exercises a num- ber of persons went forward and expressed their intention to unite with the proper union of their craft which is affiliated with the Central Labor Unton. —— American Legion of Honor. The eleventh annual session of the Grand Council, American Legion of Honor, of the District of Columbia, was held last evening at Oppenheimer’s Hall. ~ Supreme Commander John M. Gwinnell and Supreme Representative Alfred J. Carr of Maryland were present and delivered eloquent addresses, being pricipally on the change of law in the order. The re- marks of the supreme officers received the earnest attention of the members present, and on the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was tendered. The ‘reports of the several officers were submitted and placed on file. During 1896 $44,000 was paid to beneficiaries of deceased companions in this city, and up to January 1, 1897, there had been paid in the District of Columbia, the sum of $600,000 to keneficiaries. The following companions were elected and installed for 1897: Grand commander, F. C. Lord; grand vice commander, H. A. Zundt; grand orator, H. P. Cattell; past grand commander, M. E. May; grand secre- tary, Chas. I. Willis; grand treasurer, A. Brunn; grand chaplain, J. D. Burns; grand guide, P. H. Hefferman; grand warden, Jas. B. Evans; grand sentry, A. J. Crane; grand trustee, H. C. Espey; representative to Supreme Council, Chas. 8. Willis; alternate, A. Brunn. > The Johns Hopkins Suit for Dividends The argument on the petition of the Johns Hopkins University to compel the receivers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- pany to pay annual dividends on the pre- ferred Baltimore and Ohio stock has been Sik Sanaa in the United States court at itimore from February 23 to March 16. The postponement was made by agreement of the counsel in the case, and with the congent of the court. s CARROLL INSTITUTE FAIR. Some of the Special Features That Attract the Crowds. A large number of visitors patronized the various tables, booths and special features of Carroll Institute fair last night. Prof. M. A. Joyce's Rhoda mystery, now in the main hall, was the center of attraction and the charming young lady on the swing suc- ceeded In mystifying everybody who paid her a visit. “Where ts the other haif of her?” was the question propounded on all sides. The graphophone exhibition continues to be a great attraction and hundreds have heard the wonderful reproduction of the Voices of Dr. Stafford reciting Hamlet's soliloquy, Father Gloyd, reading his letter at Rome. and Bishop Keane delivering one of his eloquent, appealing sermons. In additicn to these, members and friends of | the institute can hear through the graph- ophone the popular amateur minstrel, | George H. O'Connor, sing “My Gal's a | High-born Lady.” The first drawing for a graphophone and | complete cutfit took place last night, and Mr. Edward Del the lucky person, who got it for 1 s. The second draw- ing will begin tonight Tonight the Gonzaga Cadets and (ir fathers from St. Aloysius Church wili vis- it the fair. Friday night two teams com- posed of young ladies will play a game of basket ball. Saturday afternoon will be children’s matinee, and the orphans of St. Vincent and St. Joseph’s asylums will be guests of the institute. The Georgetown “Varsity boys will also attend the same afternoon. Miss Hawke's pupils will give a fantastic cakewalk on Saturday night. Visitors to the fair should not fail to vis- it the grocery booth, where a full line of groceries and “delicatessen” 1s displayed. Sores WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS. The Etghth Annual Convention in Session at Grand Army Hal The Woman's Relief Corp rtment of the Potomac, met in Grand Army Hall and held Its eighth annual convention last evening. The department president, Mrs. Johnson, opened the convention. The National President, Mrs. Agnes Hitt, was introduced by the committee on cour- tetles, Mrs. E. F. Naylor, Mrs. E. A, V. Anderson, Mrs. Laura Wheeler and Mrs. Mary S. Gist. Mrs. Tracy, past depart- nent senior vice president of Missouri, was introduced «ind invited to a seat in the con- vention. Department Chaplain Mrs. How- ells led in prayer. The commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Repubile, T. 8. Clarkson, and an escort from the depart- ment were also introduced. The credentials committee full number entitled to vote 104. Mrs, Bave an account of the work of the reported the Hite in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and throughout the order. Mrs. Lull of New Hampshire and Mrs. Tracy of Missouri also spoke on the work of the organization. Reports were read, among them being that et the department president, who urged the young people be instructed in th ed duties of Memorial day. president, Mrs. Cheshire, said that employ ment had been found during the past for forty persons, in express offices, stor demestic service and various other places The junior vice president, Mrs. Chambers, chairtran of relief, sent out from the de- rtment 176 Thanksgiving dinners and 2 ristmas dinners to needy soldiers’ fam- ilies, besides a great amount of other re- lief. The report of Mrs. Ida Chase, the secretary, showed the membership to be at present 60. The department has lost dur- year, by death, an earnest worker, sie M. McCabe, past department - The report of the treasurer Miss A. V. Thompkins, showed the treasu- ry to be in good condition, with all bills paid, and a small balance on hand. The in- spector, Mrs. Lillian Overacker; the coun- selor, Mrs, Indiana Cowling, and the chair- an of the executive board, Mrs. Georgia Bain, made their reports, and the con- vention adjourned to meet at 7 o'clock this evening in G. A, R. Hall. — One Lot of Rice Did for Both. Yesterday evening at the residence of Rey. W. E. Parson a merry wedding party at 8 o'clock scattered rice and other hy- meneal tokens prefusely after the knot had been duly tied between Mr, John E. Brun- ner and Miss Sophie Vierbuchen, both of Capitol Hill. The paster had been asleep several hours, when at 2a.m. aloud ringing called up “Is it too to get married?” The minister sug- ed that it was a little late for yester- rly for today; but mak- toilet he admitted them. On y he discovered that they had quietly ted from Petersburg, Va., and a d layed train had brought them into the city after midnight. They were Mr. J. Batu jr., of Rocky Mount, N. C., and Miss Mat burg, Va., and finding M Meigs, ir, who is available with a It: at any hour of the night, for he is ng the last novel till the day ks, they walked across the street to be made one, This is how the same lot of old shoes and rice answered for two cbuples on the same evening. roused him, and a voice late , and a trifle ing a hasty ingui Wright of Pe R. J. > Complimentary Reading by Rev. Dr. Rogers. At the complimentary reading to be given temorrow evening to his friends and the public at the Church of Our Father Rev. A. G. Rogers will give the following selections, viz.: “The Bishop and the Caterpillar,” “Surly Tim's Troubles,” a Lancashire dia- lect story by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur- nett; the death scene from Edward I, by Marlowe, und “The Bloomsberry Christen- ing,” by Dickens. After the reading Dr. and Mrs. Rogers will receive their friends informally in the church parlors. = — = ———— | ITS MANIFEST DESTINY Washington Fast Becoming in the Fullest Sense a Real Capital. rowing to Be the Center of an Intel. d Caltivated Soctety—its Edaca mal Institutions, From the Chicago Dtal. There is something quite anomalous in the fact taat the capital of the United States is a comparatively unimportant city, with hardly any pretensions to lead- ership in the intellectual con me of t nation, When we think how much London cr Paris means for English or French art, science and literature, and how little Wash- ington means fer anything but American politics, we touch upon one of the most distinctive characteristics of our new world civilization. Historically, of course, this peculiarity is easily accounted f The national capital was created by law under circumstances almcst as unfavor, as those attending the efforts of Peter the Great to provide a new capital for ¢ Russian empire. The objects were different in the two cases, but there was a con- siderable similarity in the conditions. Both St. Petersburg and Washington came into existence as “fiat” capitals, were noi very favorably situated for rapid development, and had to contend with the rivalries of cold ard jealous centers of civie and intel- lectual life. Again, our national capital is the seat of a federal government, and the federal prin. ciple is necessarily antagonistic to the con centration of national energy at any single focus. But it may well be questioned whether the centralizing tenlencies evers- where so strongly influencing our national life will not eventually have in the affairs of the higher make of Washington, in the time, our capital in the true comprehen sense. As the foresight of the great Tsar has been justified by the development of St. Petersburg, and as the capital of the their way eultare and federal empire of Germany is slowly but surely overshadowing the older German capitals, so it is not unr onable to think that the “manifest destiny” of which we hear so much ts at work shaping the capi- tal of this republic into a home for the humanities The time may quite possil; rive when the vanishing ascendancy of Boston, and the accomplished ascendancy of New York, and the hoped-for ascendancy of strug- gling Chicago, in the world of American letters and learning shall come to be view= ed in the larger perspective as but tem porary phases of the historical develop: ment that will have transformed our nom!+ nal capital into the one real center of ouH intellectual activities While such a consummation as this. how- ever devoutly to be wished, can only be matter of the far distant future, it may af least be said that events are slowly shup+ ing themselves to bring it about. Wash+ ington is becoming more and more the center of an intelligent and cultivated ®0- ciety, more and more a city to whic of wealth and leisure are drawn by various advantages which It has to The forces of official and diploma add to its society a color that cann the rature of things, be found and that seems to be one of the n elements of the society of a capital in the European sense. The completion of the new home provided for the Congressional Library is an incident that helps to ac- centuate the growing importance Wash- ington in our intellectual life. What will probably in time become at once the larg- est and the most useful of our public li- braries can hardly fail to act as a magnet in attracting to Washington people of tha sort most to be di red in any great city. The project of a national university, to be supported at the public charge, has long been “in the air,” and, notwithstanding the grave objections that may be urged, finds much to be said in its favor, as the eloquent plea recently made in its behalt by President Jordan sufficiently attests, Meanwhile, the educational institutions al- dy established or to be established in Washington under religious auspices tend, and will continually tend, to further the evolution of the capital in the suggested direction. ——__+e+-—__ TRADE WITH CUBA. Phe United St to Be Pat on the “Most Favored Nation™ List. The Spanish minister of the colonies, Senor Castalleno, replying to a Catalonian deputy in the cortes at Madrid Tuesday, sald that no negotiations are proceeding with a view to establishing a commercial treaty between the United States and Spain, but only to frame a regime applied to Cuba whereby the United States woul! be placed on ihe most favored nation bas similar to the concession soon to be accord ed to Japan. —__- +02 ___— The Southern Acq other Line, It is believed that the Southern Railway Con pany ha# secured a controlling inter- ext in the stock of the Memphis and Charleston railway, which {1 haa long oper- ated under a lease. Judge Lurton of Mem- phis has rendered a decree in the case of the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of New York against the Memphis 4 Charleston road, and has ordered thi to be sold, and decided that the ¢ dated mortgage is precedent to the general mortgage. The general supposition among raiiread men in general is that the fores closure proceedings mean the passing of the road into the hands of the Southern railway. ose THE EVENING A wealth of facts re- garding the local govern- ment, statistics on the District’s educa- tional, financial, chari- table and commercial POOR MMM MEMEO MAME MM «“ MMMM TM: institutions, etc., all find ex- tended space in this handy little volume. STAR ALMANAGE. The most valuable Handbook obtainable — for the and office It subject librar covers every briefly Chap- ter after chapter of needed information, found nowhere and intelligently else, makes it doubly attractive. Cents a Copy. For sale at the counting room of the Evening Star and by all newsdealers,