Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1897, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1807-14 PAGES. LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. —“The Academy Land of the Living.” Bijou Theater. ‘gia Minstrels. umbia Theater.—Creston “The Last of His Race.” Grand Opera House.—The Span of Life.” Kern Lyceum Theater.—Irwin Bros.’ Own Company. Lafayette Square Opera House.—“The O14 Homestead.” of Mu Richard & Pringle’s Clarke in New National Theater—‘Miss Francis of Yale.” Willard Hall—Exhibition of the Bio- graph. Vitascope Ha ter. adjoining Columbia Thea- Edison Vitascope. 427 7th street.—The Crystal > EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Maze. Steamer Macalester for Mount Vernon, Marshall Hall, Glymont and intermediate in, 10 a.m. eamer Newport News for Norfolk and tress Monroe at 7 p.m. Trains 2 Street and Pe va- nia avenu Vernon at 6:40, Il am. and 4:15 p.m. frains leave for to S$ p.m. and Pennsylva- hourly from 8 street ave! Arlingto! mer Harry Randall and river land fer Colon gs at 7 a.m. TH tis t f we pound of f a ae t. end of Center Mkt. Johnston's coffee saie, 1 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS nators and Representatives of the Fif- Congress that meet on Monda can secure from John R. Kel Wing, Center market, all the of meats, s spring lamb, and E chops, sweet breads, calf liver, New York r beet, Lorter house steak and veal cutlet. CITY AND DISTRICT. A Valuable Reference Book. One of the best books of its kind ever published is The Evening Star Almanac As a reference manual it has no equal, an w, if ony, contain so much valuable mat- It has been carefully compiled to mee emands for an encyclopaedia in e ensed form. This litUe volume is for sai or news stands, ning Star office a ‘The Best Lumber, $1.00 Per 100 Feet. Frank Libbey & Co., 6th and New York av. ~Advertisement. —--+. March, the Month of ands your wearing proper wet-weather r Co., Mar- h wearables.—Advt Drm, Der of Eleanor A. Car A hers. Carothers, a native of Wash- ton, died In Sacramento, Cal. on the ultimo. She was the daughter of Ed- rd and Mary Holland, and the widow of drew hers, at ene time a merchant his He was the father of the Rev. Andrew G. Carothe who w pastor of the Assembly Church, cor- | th and I streets, at the time of his nd under his instrumentality the built. late os Want Your Tradet unless we can give you more for than any other fellow. You b. box best butter, $1.35 ) Pa. ave—Advt. bp ebbess Columbian Law School. the students of the was heid Saturda, ngements for the re- evening to make ar ception of Mr. Wm. J. Bryan, who is to de- address to the schoo! some even- Mr. Frank Wylie of Ar- meeting. Was ¢ on arr Texas ¢ ion committee. The he com: will Mr. Chas. “ted chair- ngements airman of other mem- be appoin The Van s) ection. art om of household decora- Ss now on view at Sloan's, 1407 G street, The collec attracted a large audience today, and the goods were greatly admired. The exhibition continues tomorrow.—Advt. a Reautiful Golden Gate roges—the finest “ever grown in Advertisement. the world. Gud 1224 F— <lsse Visiting Railway Conductors. Quite a large delegation of members of Order of Rallway Conductors, from imore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Cam- N. J. New York, Harrisburg and ‘afton, W also Assistant Chtef Con- Wik! of Grand Lodge of iar Rapids, Iowa, a the city yes- for the purpose of instituting a ne 2. Known as Capitol Division, No. After the division was instituted the ers elected and installed for the ensu- Chiet luctor, J. S. Men- aw on master of the Washington, D. H. Moler a B.; LJ Ba Va. actor the vist stat W. and of the John Wi and B.; outside k of the P. W. ard Donald, Chambers Gets a Verdict. In the case of the American Car Com- G 1 Company a ver- | ‘ Court No al com- 700, with + of a contra for he Louis com- of wi claimed 140 wrrow at 10 am takes on fsement kages plac floor) tor Salvation Army Meetings. is h nm Army Reries Tonight : ill oft Hop- eting bee carr edly ¥ nds tn Wash- f their meetings [SCHEDULE OF STREETS Those Highways Which Will Be Improved Next Year. The Work WU Begin the First of Next July—Some Expecial Improvements. The schedule of the streets to be improved next year was made out today by Captain Reach, who now has charge of surfa¥e im- provements, and submitted to the Commis- sioners for adoption. The appropriation bill carries with it an appropriation of $165,009 for this work. That is, for the regular schedule according to sections. There ts what 1s termed a spe- cial schedule, whichconsists of streets spe- cially named in the appropriation bill for improvement, and these, of course, will ake precedence. In other words, no matter what exigencies arise, the special schedule will be followed. The following is a correct list of the streets to be Improved during the fiscal year of 1807 and 1808. Work upon them will be- gin the Ist day of next July. In the list and M.” means grade and macadamize. Sp. sch.” means special schedule. “G. and R.” means grade and regulate.” I street, from 2id to 26th northwest, pave; th street, from D to F northwest, widen and repave; C street, from ith to northwest, pave; 11th street, from C northwest, pave; 12th street, from C northwest, pave; 11th street, from B to C northwest, pave h street, from H to K northwest, pave; T street, from 7th to Florida avenue northwest, pave; Rhode island avenue, from New Jersey avenue to Florida avenue northwest, pave; K street. from Ist to North Capitol northwest, pav H street, from 224 to 23d northwest, pave, sp. sch.; North Capitol street, from O to Q northwest, pav>, sp. sch. F street, from $d to #th northeast, pave; Florida avenue, from M to Brentwood, road, G. and M.: 1 treet, from East Capitol to C, pave; 4th street. from K to L, pave; Morris street, from sth to 7th, sp. sch. E street, from 13th to 15th s pave: 4th street, from C to Vireti nue, pave; {th street, from Penn: vania avenue to South Carolina avenue, pave: South Capitol street, from H to K, pave; E street, from 3d to 4th, pave; D street. from 6th to 7th, remove cobble rep. with asphalt blocks, sp. sch. Third street, from H utheast ave: to K streets south- 12 street, from D to K streets pave: Virginia avenue, from street to Delaware avenue : N street, from 44; to 6th southwest, South Capitol sourhwes' streets so pave. M street, from 32d to 48d streets, George- town, pave; 27th street, from M to P street, Georgetown, G. and R. Connecticut avenue and Columbia road, from Florida avenue to ISth street extend- Massachusetts avenue extended "1 street to Sheridan circle, pave and Bohrer street, from Larch ts to Florida avenue, pave; Princet Roanoke streets, from 13th stre G. and R. aud pave Bismarck, Harvard, enesaw, Wallach Spruce sire to Clifton, Colum- nd 13th from 7th street to lth street, G. . Yal teuben, streets, and R.; Roanoke and Princeton streets, from 7th street to 13th street, G. and R. erman avenue, G. and R.; Kenesaw ave- and Park road, G. and R.; 12th street, extended from Florida avenue __ to Mount Ohvet road, G. and R.; Em- th street to Brentwooi R.; Joliet street, from ue to Zoo Park, G. and ytown, improve; Baltimore, from Colum- bia read to 20th street; 20th street to Ad- ams’ Mill road, entrance to Zoo, G. and R. and pave. hanks for the Firemen. Chief Parris of the fire department today Tecelved a letter from Chairman Bell of the inaugural committee, saying: “On be- half of the inaugural committee, I desire to express our sincere and earnest thanks for the very efficient work done by your Gepartment at the pension office building @uring the inaugural ball and succeeding ccncerts. ‘The firemen were called upon rot only for protection against fire, but to a large extent to do police work at the building, and in every case they were ccurtecrs, even under great provocation, te the many thousands of visiters who at- tended. —— DANCING STARS. But They Were the Reflection of the Moon on Electric Wires. People ving on 19th street between Pennsylvania avenue and H street have been much mystified of late by what seemed to be a strange light in the sky at a point near the horizon east by northeast. Standing anywhere on the street indicated the apparent phenomenon can be plainly seen In the heavens. It has the appearance of a series of bright lights of various hues in a slightly curved vertigal line. They sparkle and gleam brighter than any of the regulation stars in the vaulted firmament, and at times seem to be engaged in a wild, hilarious dance. They would be accepted as celestial lights but for the fact -that they could be seen only at the point indi- cated and nowhere else, being perfectly in- visable on Pennsylvania avenue or H street, pot over 100 feet away. The spectacle has puzzled the neighbors for some time, and groups of them have spent several bours every evening of late trying to discover why it could only be seen in the sky from ene particular view point. Their efforts were rewarded last night by the discovery that the miniature illumination was merely the reflection of the moonbeams on the Clectri> wires strung high in the sky on the east side of 1th street, and also that % was ly visible when the moon was at a par- ticular point in its nocturnal journe >- MONUMENTS REMOVED. The Marble Tablet and Brass Star in the Pennsylvania Railway Station. re marble tablet that rested in the south wall of the ladies’ waiting room of the Bal- and Potomac Railway Company's and the brass star placed in the Uled flocring of that apartment to mark for all timere depot - the spot on which President Garfield when assassinated have becn removed. A superstitious dread on the part of the traveling public of a constant reminder of an awful tragedy seems to have led to the remcval of these monuments. The immediate cause of the removal of the tablet and star was the fire which oc- curred in the depot on the night of March 4. which damaged the tablet to such an ex- tent that the officials of the company de- clared it was not in condition to be re- placed. A portion of the marble tiling also had to be removed, and although the metal star placed where the martyred President fell might have been put back in its old place it was permanently removed, and the spot is now marked only by a piece of tillag, which would pass unnoticed ex- familiar with the place and awful tragedy that was enacted there. The box to recelve contributions for Gar- i Hospital has been ailowed to retain is of the company stated to a Star orter today that there was no purpose removing the monuments except that they had been damaged by the fire. From other sources {t was learned that there has been much complaint on the part of the travelin, dic of having the horrors of the sassination constantly alled to their mind when going through the depot or waiting for trains. To such an extent has this fecling prevailed that the company has long regarded the reminder of the tragedy a disadvantage, and it is be- lie t ! by many that the officials were only yivania avenue will be 10 a.m we, Virginian Beach is via the superb steamers Newport N rfolk. daily. at 7 p.m.. f Elegant rooms, steam h electric lights. Unsurpassed cuisine from the markets of Washington ant Norfolk. See ad.. page 10.—Ad. Blinds, $1 a pair. 6th and N. ¥. ave.—ad. too glad to have an excuse to obliterate the monuments. A Wall Street Hand Book. Would-be investors in Wail street securi- ties will find a store of information in a little hand book just issued by Messrs. Haight & Freese of 5% Broadway, N. Y. It {38 sent free on application and gives a great many facts concerning “The Street” and its modes of doing business that are prac- tically indispensabie to the investor znd speculator. It is embellished with a large number of handsome illustrations. == Libbey & Co.—Advt. No. 1 Mantels, $1. the great scene of W, AMUSEMENTS. Grand Orera House.—“The Span of Life,” an English melodrama that has created considerable commert wherever presented, comes to the Grand Opera House this week, with usual matinces Wednesday and Sat- urday. The story of the play ts laid in England and Africa, but begins on the coast of Devonshire, and, briefly, is that of the persecution of a young woman and her lover by her cousin, who aspires to possess her fortune, and to obtain which he stoops to all sorts of viljainy. The ac- tion opens with unsuccessful attempts to ruin the hero, Richard Blunt, followed by an unsuccessful attempt upon his life. From England the scene shifts to Africa, where, after seven years, the hero and heroine are found, Biunt having located a diamond belt. Dunstan Leech, the Villain, appears as a slave trader at the head of a band of Arabs, and he captures Blunt's wife and child. They are released by the hero, but are pursued by the Arabs. Find- ing that the bridge over a gorge had been removed, with no other means of escane open, they are preparing to kill them- selves, when their friends throw them- selves across the gorge and form a human bridge. It is from this scene that the play takes {ts name. The Biograph.—It will be pleasing news to the amusement-seekers of Washington to know that the Biograph exhibitions which have charmed so many persons in the past will be continued at Willard Hall for a few weeks longer. Mr. Jay Durham, a@ well-known newspaper man, has assumed the control of the machine and the exhibi- tions will be conducted much on the same lines as they have been in the past. An entire new list of pictures will be secured, although a few of the old ones which have been so successful will be retained and the exhibitions will be enjoyable in the ex- treme. *s Lecture.—Mr. W. A. Croffut delivered an interesting lecture on “The Bermudas, Cuba and Yucatan,” at Typo- graphical Temple last nighi. the proceeds of the entertainment being for the benefit of the Newsboys’ Home. ‘The lecture was under the auspices of the Secular League, and was well attended. The illustrations used were well adapted for the purpose and elicited applause, especially when the pic- tures of the leaders of the Cuban insur- gents were thrown upon the screen. Mr. fohn Hutchinson, the only survivor of the Hutchinson ‘family of singers, and who has not appeared in public for a long period of years, gave a couple of selec- tions that were appreciated. “Ben Hur.”—Mr. John P. Clum of Cali- fornia will deliver his celebrated lecture on Ben Hur” at the Carroll Institute Hall tonight for the benefit of the relief fund of Tohn A. Rawlins Post, No. 1, G. A. R. The lecture will be profusely illustrated by over 2) handsome pictures, and will he given by Mr. Clum for the first time in this city. Soldiers’ entertainment will be gi at Marble Hall, Soldiers’ Home tomorrow evening for the benefit of relief fund of the Legion of 1 There will be vocal ard orchestral mu camp life, illustrated with mus Home.—An fancy dancing and recitatiors and a triotic drill by sixteen young misses. Mr. Wm. H. Conly and other excellent talent vill participate in the program. Tne Home is easily rerched by the Brightwood avenue cars at Boun: and 7th street, which transfer to the Soldiers’ Home line. The object is a worthy one, the entertainment will be attractive and there should be a large attendance. Tne Vitascope—The wonderful vitascope is cozily established in Vitascope Hall, ad- joining Columbia Theater, and has prove here, as it has elsewhere, a most delightful and taking form of amusement. Every evening last week the hall was packed to tha doors, and standing room was at premium. | Although the vitascope me first appearance at Koster & Bial's New York theater, scarcely more than a year ago, it has attaired a world-wide reputa tion and ha under various nam: of these infringtr “graphs” anc "it is said, will be brought to grief by the owners of pending itascope patents. the issue of which is but a matter of a short time. ‘The ball has proven inadequate to accommodate the evening crow notwithstanding the fact that it: city has heen twice en- larged. No seats reserved, and the wise ones come early to secure seats. Every one who has seen these exhibitions catches the vitascope fever, a score of imitator All > KERS. Local checker circles have been ed the past week by the pr C. Clark of Colum Thompsen of Baltimore. In playing with the District champion, Mr. Mundelle, Mr. Clark came out one game ahead, while Mr. Thompson was three games behind his competitor. Mr. Clark is expected in the city again next week, when Mr, Mun- delle will have another bout with him. Messrs. Mundelle and Farquhar have not yet arranged for their second match. Baltimore's “big four” checker players are coming to the city next month to meet four of the local cracks at the Washington Club, 614 12th street. ————s National Geographi The third lecture of ternoon course given by the National Geographic Society tn Columbia Theater will take plac today at 4 o'clock, and will take up the histery of the development of mankind in Syria. "The lecturer will be Rev. Dr. Thos. J. Shahan of the Catholic Unt- versity of America. Dr. Shahan is well known as a student, traveler, scholar and speaker, and with the aid of carefully se lected iantern-slide views, will doubtle give a most able and Interesting account t Asiatic conqui and ‘efeat, the converging point of far eastern trade, and finally the inheritance of Alexander and a part of the world em- pire of Rome. enliven- sence of Mr. C. . Ohio, and Mr. J. Soctet the Monday af- of ge Continental Hall Fund. Although the contribution from the District Daughters to the Continental Hall fund is already very large, the local chapter is determined that it shall not be outdone by other part of the organi- z on. The scilla” netted a con- id by S will be a lecture, h. Chaille-Long, © of Mrs. W Dupont circle. Col. Chaille-Long will’ lec- ture on Corea, with lantern illustrations. Col. Long is a famous traveler, and in ad- dition to his services in Corea, was former- ly a member of the general staff of tne Egyptian army and chief of stalf of Gen. Gordon Pasha, governor general of the Soudan. augmented to be deliv- aMrch 2%, at inghouse, th proc ered by Col the resider —_———. Engineers Protest. The executive board of the Eccentric A: sociation of Engineers, No. 1, through § uel 8. Teague, the chairman cf the board, has sent to the Commissioners the follow- ing letter in regard to alleged violations of the eight-hour law at the District bullding. After referring to the law, the letter state that there are employed at the District offices in the engineer department men who are “allowed” to work eleven and thirteen hours per day. It aiso states that a man is allowed to perform the duties of engineer who has not been examined or licensed relative to such duties. The letter con- ting “We earnestly pray that your honorable body will exécute the special laws impar- tialiy and give the men in the engineer de- partment the same rights enjoyed by the other employes of the District govern- ment.” Se Filed Suit. As administratrix of the estate of the late John F. Quigley, Mary E. Whiting to- day filed a-suit against the Metropolitan Railroad Company, claiming $10,000 dam- ages. It is alleged that Quigley, in at- tempting to board one of ihe company’s cars at 9th street aud the avenue Septem- ber 19, 1806, was injured so severely that he died the following day. The accident, it is claimed, was the result of the sudden and negligent starting of the car. The plain- Ui is represented by Attorney Edward L, Gies. a Wills Filed, The will of the late John Banf, dated May 21, 1801, and appointing his widow, Elizabeth Banf, as executrix, was filed to- day. Mrs. Banf is given the estate for life, with power to sell or mortgage the same. and with remainder to their children, Hen- ry, John, eGorge and Charley Banf, in equal shares. The will of the late Gotlieb Herbert was elso filed today. It is dated April 15, 1890, and the widow of the testator, Cathrine Herbert, is named as executrix. Mrs. Her- bert is made sole beneficiary, PASTORS. THE \Ew Interesting Sermons Delivered Yes- terday by the New Comers. Rev. Lucien Clark, D. D., preached his first sermon yesterday as pastor of the Foundry M. E. Church. He was greeted by a large congregation and made a most f vorable impression, His subject was “Christ Crowred,” the text being chosen from Hebrews 1:9. The new pastor of the Fifteenth Street M. E. Church, Rev. S. Reese Murray, preached his initial sermon to his new congregation yesterday, the members of which gave him a hearty welcome. Mr. Murray was for- merly pastor of the Twelfth Street M. P. Church, in this eity, and hence net a stranger, but yesterday he appeared for the first time here as pastor of a Methodist Episcopal Church, Cardinal Gibbons preached a sermon on the “Gospel of Love,” in St. Paul’s Catholic Church yesterday morning. In the after- noon a class of 120 persons was confirmed by the cardinal, At the men’s meeting held in the Young Men's Christian Association yesterday af- ternoon Dr. B. D. Collins delivered a lec- ture on “Underground Jeruggiem,” describ- ing in en unsually entertainfng manner the recent discoveries made in the ruins of the old capital, upon which are built the foun- dations of the present city. Miss M. E. French, a missionary of the Southern Presbyterian Church who has been laboring in Hangehow, China, since 1S88, and who is now in this countr a Vacation, gave a talk in the Centr byterian Church last evening. She ‘das a Chinese lady of rank, b arments which she wears when her itirerant work Into the count rounding Hangchow. with he she exhibited, and the uses of which the explained. She described the torturing practice of binding the feet of women, put on sur iss French had a number of Chinese curios, which said that r the influence of “the for- eign do. there were indications that practice was being undermined. * Rev. W. W. Curry occupied the pulpit of the Church of Our Father yesterday, ‘The Sunday school of the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church hela a missionary an- niversary last evening. Ad¢ es were de- livered by the pastor of the chureh, super- lent of the Sunday school and Mr. W. Millan. Special music for the occa: rendered. The contributions for mi ns during the year was announced as 100, —_—— Light for Dark Places. ‘The Commissioners tcday ordered the «rection of the following lamps: Sherman avenue between Grant and Whitney ave hues, 34 naphtha: Sheridan street becwe 7th street and Sherma napht Wallach street between 7th street and Sher- man avenu naphtha; Kens reet between 15 et and Sherman avenue, n h st naphtha and 1 euben street be- ween 7th street and Sherman avenue, 4 aphtha; Princeton street nd Sherman avenue, Yale street between 13th stre nm avenue, 4 naphtha; Gismarck stree between 7th street and Sherman avenue, naphtha; Brockland, Wi naphtha; Langdos 1© naphtha; Le Droit avenue between Fior- ida avenue and Wilson street, 2 naphth and gas; Prospect street between 1d street and Crescent sireet, ) naphtha: § perior sireet between 1 reet and Cham- plain avenue, 10 naphtha; Johnson avenue between R and § streets, 1 gas; 22d str betweeen Florida avenue and R street, ges: R street between Florida avenue and id street, 4 gas; T street between 7th and Sth streets northwest, tween O and P street Investigating Re Inspector Hollinberger’s detectives are today investigating eight new cases of robbe includirg one instance of house breaking. The latter was reported by John F. Craven of 1005 17th street, who set forth that his house was entered during the cay time Saturday by prying open a basement door and an overcoat, a suit of clothes, a pair of patent leather shoes and a gilt clock stolen. As Mrs. C. E. Troxell w: h street between M day night. about passing along ind N str satire o'clock, colored a man rushed up to her, snatched from her hand a bag containing a pocket book, with lb some money away with it. A diamond pin was rtolen from the house of Annie Hiter, 1348 D street, some time yesterday and cer tickets, and made cycle, No 20088, the property cf eph Demar of 320 1 street southwest, s stolen last evenin, Mary Ross of 1717 New Jersey avenue visited the armory of the Ist Separate talion, b. C. N. G., on the Sth instant, and while there her brown mixed coat’ *vas stolen. A penny-in-the-slot machine has disap- pearel from in front of the store of H. H. Aldridge, 25 H s' A pair of tro: Elgin, 1 and_ the thief. eet northeast. ers, belonging to Carroll 41g street, were stolen yesterday police are now looking for the > f Real Estate. Ui and 18th streets—Florenes J. Pittman, lot 101, sq. 157; ‘Transfers P street nw, bet. 1 elite to Ju ts $1 No. 706 to Adels Nos, 1741 und 1743 Seaton stre Murray to Louis Gund Sixth street ne, Osear W. White et ux. 2; $10, Law, Frank E. slo. to same, roline Eschinger t M. Bryant, part ortgtnal lb Street and El sq. 1007; ue nw $ Land ¢th st Gendiing, part lot 1, wets d streets—Odell S$. Kimmel, lots 176 to 1S1; Heand I str “EB. Childs, lot Fitth street me, bet. Willson ct ux. to Maggi si. leat avenue now. b vidson et ux. omy. 2: $10. Tot 2S, nq. 92: $4, in R and to Charles 11. Athy K. ) Ss streets — Davidson, Lane et al. un Lerson street ud ALC Lith streets. rroll, lot 141, Davidson to Warren W. jusetts 20th and 21st Samuel A, Drury et ux. to Kate W. Artus, ith, BE and ch et ux. to Warren’ W, Biggs, 1: S10, P. Sh idan, idan to Stasius Meade, + 5 to Bis p Mallalien. Reply Bishop Willard F. Mallalieu of Boston, who, in a sermon delivered recently in Bal- timore, referred to the confederate flag as a ‘ag.’ while addressing the Virginia M. E. conference north, at the Academy of Music, in Roanoke, last evening, received a package, containing a confederate flag, upon which was printed: “The abominable rag which floated over the confederacy,” and beneath, neatly typewritten: “The emblem under which fought for states’ rights the bravest-and noblest band of heroes the world ever produced, the fol- lowers of Lee, and: Jackson, and others equally gallant, who contended for four years with four times their number, wrest- ing victory from»them on more than 1) fields, ylelding only when starvation and disease had thinned their ranks to such an extent that less than 8,000 surrendered to 20,40), and these in line of battle, ready to die at their leader's word. Whose was the glory?” ——+e+— The Missouri senate Friday passed the house resolution instructing Missouri Con- gressmen to vote for the recognition of Cubat It also passed resolutions express- ing sympathy with the Cretans. The Uruguay national guard has been ordered to mobilize.» A detachment of the national troops on the northwest frontier who has defeated the provincial police, mutinied. bate hat SOE GABE EO ABARAT S First in the first class is Cleveland’s Baking Powder. (Canadian Govt. Report.) Setetetertets Ca Se th Sata a tee HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. Proposed Big Meeting to Be Held in This City. The Central High Schcol will be repre- sented in the University of Pennsylvania's big relay meet at Philadelphia April 24. The appeal made by the management to tke school for money to defray the ex- renses was generously responded to, and as a result the school will be able to send a team which should easily win the relay in which {it is entered. The following 2om- parlson of records will show that the Cen- tral boys will have an excellent opportu- nity to win: Central's spring relay team cf ‘6 ran, May 9, in 3.48; Central's fall team covered the mile, November 7, in 8 min. 41 sec. Compare with this record the following times cf winners in the relay races at Philadelphia, April 25, 1896: West- ern Pennsylvania University, ) 4-5; Penn- sylvania State College, 3434-5; College of City of New York, 3.47; Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, 3.47 4-5; Lafayette College, 3.45 1-5; Swarthmore Coliege, 3.46 4-5; “Harvard, Friends’ Central School, Philadelphia, | 3.54; | Pennington School, 3.504-5: Acelphia Academy, Wiimington, . High School, Germantown School West ter, Pa. ormal, Central School, Philadelphi The boys will be in better condition this year than last, as they will have had the advantages of a year's training and expert- ence. Georgetown University has offer the services of her track and trainer, Mr. Foley, to whose efforts the success wi which Georgetown track athletes met last year is largely due. ‘There are fourteen candidates for the four plac The oid men are Ruff, Curtiss and tuart and the new men are Farrow Juhlin, chal, Arms, Young, Kent, Underwood, Albert, Stephenson, Bishop and Mitchell. Of the new men, great things are expect- of Arms, Stephenson, Underwood and - Who havé yet to display their abili- ties as quarter milers. Ruff and Stuart are sure to make the team. Ruff is one of the grittiest and fastest runners a high school ever turned out and can always be led upon ur ny cireumstances. They are both cod men, and if two equals can be Ceveloped from the dozen aspirants Cen- tral will have the fastest scholastic team in the country. Young and Curtiss strong bid for the conceded that C the team. but his pre and broad excellent records. er will team ptain both make a nerally ill make Farrow for a runner, work has consisted in high in which The team W ly consist of Ruff, rt, Curté The candidates for the relay team ente active training last Thursday Georze- town and as soon as the they will get out on the To Compe r weather permits track for good. Star Tro he The following have notified C: row of their intentions of trying fer posi- lions on the field and track team which will contest with the rn, Western and Business about the Ist of June for The Evening Star trophy cup, which was won last year by the Cent iW-yard run—Ruff, Young, Durdin, Ford, Rollins, Farrow, Ourand, Jolly and Talbot run—Roff, Jolly, Norton, Young, znd Merwin mile run—Murphy, Mitchell, Nor- ptain F: rte ton, Ruff, Kent, Albert, Paschal, Judtin, Bishop, Arms, Stephenson and Merwit Halt-mile run—Stuart, Browning, kar- peles and Nolle. -yard hurdle—Underweood, Curtiss, Par- row, Ourand and Albert. One-mile run—Arms, and Blackistove. oe vault—Underwood, Curtiss and Rol- ins. Running high jum: terwood, Wilkins and 3road jump rrow, kins. Stuart, Browning -Curtiss, Rollins, Un- Curtiss and Wil- Putting the shot—Hcover, Mueden, Ou- rand and Hege. ‘ Bievele races—Murphy, Paize, Plant, Re- naud. Smith, Sherwood, Baum, Prindle and Tow A Big Interscholastic Meet. Washington may be treated to a} terstate scholastic athletic meet the latte part of May or the Ist of June, in which the high schools and academies of Mary- land, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the Dis- trict of Columbia will be represented. The Washingion boys could get together an excellent field and track team from the four high schools by taking the winners of the ev in the District H School meet to make up the All-Washington team. It was at first proposed to have an annual meet between the high schools of Baltimore and Washington, but it was thought that it would prove more suc 1 to invite ali in- g the high schools and academies of the sur- rounding states to meet annually in Wash- irgton to contest for the i: ate cham- pionship. The attendance of teams from Baltimore City Colle: copal High Alexandria ntral High nol Gf Philadelphia ured, ane if the Wasnington boys will push the matter and form definite plans the out of town schools nool of will undoubtedly enter into the 4) of vim. The students College have encere: with enthusiasm. High School Nines. As each of the high schools will be renre- sented by a first-class team, it is likely that a series cf high school champ‘cn<hip games, similar to those between the foot ball teams, will be arranged this year. Mr. Buck is in charge of the western ball tos- sers; Mr. Al Tisdell is captain of the Cen- tral nine; the Eastern and Business boys have not yet taken action. the Baltimore City to the undertaking ESSE GE CEOFOSRESSO6 ¢ seeeosy é $ re s es a e 2 e o > ' Tell The Story. 3 = ea re fering from a sore lex for 25 > 4 of Hood's Sarsay a Z cure. My leg would 4 soon as dog dass would 2 = @ to be sore until spring. Thi ? would heal a little and break oat & & again 1 tried doctors and every remedy & 4 f, but all failed until > Fsapariiia, One bottle + helped me h that T took four bottles, > und am perfectly cured.” MRS. M. J. 4 HARTLEY, Lovett, $ z bee troubled with dyspepsia and = ° ch for a long time, 1 taken J } one hottle of Hood's Sarsapiria and have Q @ been so much benefited, L believe, that T 2 be as well as ever.”—LACURA P. > . Boonville, Missouri. HOOD’S Sarsaparilla’oene $ 2 vice, $1; six tor $5. ¢ EES a eeaee s Pills PAOPPAAEPDAPDLMDDAOD CITY ITEMS. Ther-‘re Dozens of Brenkfast Dishes you might think of that you won't enjoy half so well as our delicious Sausage. All kinds. *J. A. Augusierfer, 656 Cent. mkt. It Where to Get the Best Meats. is a question no housekeeper need trouble herself about if she does her marketing at the stands of J. H. Buscher, 9th st. wing, Center Market. Tenderioins, Sirloins, Filet de Boeuf, Sweetbreads, Calves’ Brains, French and English Chops, are ail special- ties of mine. it Harvey’s “Business Men’s” Lunches. You are mistaken if you think it costs a dollar or two to get anything to eat here. The impression is no doubt due to every- thing here being first-class. We are now furnishing bSsiness men’s lunches (12 to 2) for 25, 30, 35, 40 and Bdc. It HARVEY'S, llth and Pa. ave. eae Sewing Machine Bargains. White, $5; Singer, $8; American, $9. Drop- leaf and drawers, and warranted. At Op- penheimer’s New Home Agency, 514 9th st. n.w. All kinds machines rented and_re- paired. ite ——— Flatulence is cured by Beect@m’s Pills. 4 Be Royal Hendache Powders cure. 10c. mh5-m,w,f,stf POSSE HS se 2 Be sure to get Hood's. $ are the only pills to take with Hood’sSarsapariila, BOTHERED ABOU ‘T HIS BOARD. The Chief Anxtety of an Applicant for Commissioner of Pensions, An ex-commissioner of pensions, ow re- siding In Washington, recently received a letter from a man in the far west, the fol lowing being an exact copy of it, verbatim et literatim: “Dear sir. I wish you would Inform me what the duties are for the Commishioner of pensions in the pension Bureau. and I a re the Information in regardes to to the workings of the Pension Bureau also. I want to know of you if an old Cripled soaldier like me can hould down that office with the assistance of the Clurk. I want to know how well a qualified man it takes to hould down that office. I mean what the Commishioner of Pensions has to do in that office I want to know wholey what his duties are. T want to know how Clurks their are in Pension office. I want to know if the Commissioner of Pensions has to take a Preliminary examinatio! if he does please tell me the question are asked him, piease name the questions for me. please inform me the salery the Commissioner of Pensions gets and how much you have to pay for board and how maney of ton he has to pay for board. and how often he drawes his money. I understand that it is Just the Ciurks takes this Ex- amination. Please tell who gives this cx- amination. Give me his name. I wa Know if you have to pay for board v you draw your money. | to nti » you draw your money quarteriy. L see their has been a& new law past what Is catied civil servic: i I dont exactly So 1 want you to ex ave seen it in the papers a numbe of times but I dont exactly Understand its meaning. You must trying to get just before y must rem that law. me. I remember me my Pension ent out of the office. ¥ me Statements I madd to you in re my Pension. 1 toled you If I had got to try for I would stop. I the office but I pr for | under you One wer 20 years: have made Aplication fur sume I wont get it.” St. Patrick's Day. The Ancient Order of Hibernians of th: D hiversary of their 5 March 17 by an e the National Ritle trict of Columbia will celebrate the an- St. Patrick, or entertainment ¢ ok ren, porate Armory, at 5 © p.m. ‘The vsual par: have now given place to the more dignified a id appropriate meth- od of honoring St. Patrick by such means the year. is rap near! of the District. to make this an membered in the its brilliancy as. organization has adopted for this ie Membership of the organization growing, and today it comprises a thousand representative Irishr u ing, res for cominittee: ent which wi annals of the soi and attractiveness. will Di yy ter of the C: jeliver an addre: trict. president, make the while Messrs. John J. Dowaing, who 2 Will “The thi rsity, Moran, chauman and wil introductory Dolan are both aiso deliver br’ We Celebrate America, and mem- orde’ on “Irish Day i the Soidier in re- ctively. em Go . boxes best creamery but- £0 like py y. James F —Advertisement. — nuts did on inaugu- Oyster, 900 Pa. ave. Marriage Licenses, Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: White—Samuel H. Root and Olive R. Hancock; Sumner E. W. Kittelle ard Anna L. Sigsbee; John W. Phillips and Alfaretta C. Saisman. Colored—W illiam Cogeswell: Joseph Burleigh and » both of Ashiand, y and Sarah E Smith and Edmo; Irene Eugen Va.; Smith. ‘oval the Best 3aking Powder. R. CLIFFORD RICH- ARDSON, Chemist of the District of Columbia, says that the Royal Baking Powder pure and free from adultera- tion or admixture of any in- jurious constituents, and is shown from comparative la- boratory tests and practical experience to be the best powder in the market. AMUSEMENTS. Sw Your Last Opporturi y Toh dar 5 ROGERS, URCH, 10th and D sts At RYLAN WI jon, SW. >. ESDAY! EN WMUR Tonight at Carroll Hall, o1 MARCH 17-24. mh15-2t* Adui 20 1WTH ST. N.W., ATS O'CLOCK, By fir. John P. Clum. The last of the series of iiluste: Abe benetit of the fed lectures. for n A. Rawlins relief fund of Je Mf this Celebrated Stor Ok SSLE AT THE DOOR. TICKETS, 25 CENTS, it Vitascope Hall, EDISON VITASCOPE the world in action. Takes New ¥ the seashore and other parts of the World. Shows you skirt dances, hurdle races, express trains going 70 miles an hour, fire depart- ment going to fire. the fire and rescue of children from burning Main shore, and a number , full of +++ Be. | CHILDREN. ....... 15e. nw, Reprodaces OF THE LIVING. Full of heart Interest, and enacted by an exe cast, headed by the favorite actor, FRANK KARRINGTON. Next week—Frank Bush, In “Girl Wanted.” * mhi5-tf * New National Theater. A Week of Laughter. FIRST LAUGHING MAT! THE SCREAMING WEDNESDAY. ‘ARCE COMEDY, Miss Francis of Yale. Next week—Wilton Lackaye and Star Cast, in “Dr. Belgraff. mbls-if THE LEGION OF LOVAL WOMEN WILL GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT AT MARBLB HALL, U.S. SOLDIEKS’ HOME, For the Benefit of their Relief Fund, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1597, § P.M. ‘Tickets. et: 25 cents MUSIC." DANGING. "SCENIC BFFBCTS. ‘Take Brightwood avenue cars at and 7th st. and trensfer to Suldiers’ Home line, tra, car service will be provided, _ ate Buy secret medicines if you want to; trust to their claims and un- known pow But it isn't wise when health is failing. About Scott's Emulsion there is no secret. Its for- mula can be had for the asking by any physician. It is no untried, doubtful thing. For twenty-five years it has been held up to the phy- ician and the people as the stand- ard emulsion of the world, and it is as much and more the standard to- day as it was a quarter of a century ago. Is the best any too good for you? 2 EMENTS. THE SENSATION, THE N he at K MT. VERN ats., TNT ken WCLACK, Laraverre. Toten, MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATU Farewell Visit AND LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEB The Standard Organization —IN DENMAN THOM > OX'S PLAY, , OLD RCMESTEAD Mir sUN' 9 ae THE omic ASTING COMPANY. REGULAR EVENING PRICES, MATINEE PRICES: Grehestra, Te. Taleany Famtly Oire . xi Week —"SPIRITISMES” au SIA THEATER, ALL. WEEK, rain Mat. ‘Thursday. Saturday Mat. alwo, Mr. Creston Clarke, Assisted by ADELAIDE PtiNCE and @ INS NEW ROMANTIC pRaata, TH 7 fabenck Sy 4 | Uhl, = “LESS IT. LAST OF “HIS MR. CLARKE, | an the dust of NCE XO PEASANT. RACE Next Week SHAMUS O'BRIEN, « Romantic Trt Opera, in Three acts. = mht AND OVERA HOUSE. KERNAN & KITE. Mangae WEEK * neiuz MARCH 15. nerdy MATINEES. Saturday WM. CALDER'S COMPANY In a Massive Production of Sutton Vane's RECORD The AKING DIAMA, Span Of Life. 1 Startling Situations, Wore ridg Human Bodies, | 15, 25, 50 & 75c. NTS. vor for IN THE War’s an. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater. goad seat on lirst ALL THIS WEE Matinees Tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday. A BRILLIANT 1) oN P AND mal act, direct from Kester New York city Sam T. Jack’s Co. NENT WEEK ONCERT AT UNION METH Mr Mr. Will Sallie Nickoise Honie Clarke, Adinission, 25e. mbi3.31 RIDING PARK, 1406-5 NEW resort. Reasonable rates, famous Ladivs® feib-tr FOR THE BENEFIT ¢ 1e HOME POR DESTITVE WORK. ol Institute Hall, TUF > Mares clock, Admission, 50 cents, mbl2-8t Willard Hall. By General Request THE BIOGRAPH WILL REMAIN ANOTHER WEEK! Daily RICAN 30, 4:30 and S15 pm, cperb Scenes. GubS8-30tf) Many New Ones, MDIA Pr W The ey ling COLUMBIA ACADEMY ™:.c.'™ One of 1 . ts of Washington. cling tanght on a 12,000-ft. floor. Competent. tastructors, Charges small, Muste every emi =: and P streets. J. HA BRITTAL Take F street cars. EXCURSIONS, ETC. Steamer Macalester NT VERNON, Washington, xcep! rea ing way mer Mac perecs at otlice of ste = _L. L. BLAKE, G QUICK SERVICE LY RAIL. Mount Vernon Arlington. Station, Pa. ave. and 13% st. Schedule see Ratl- road columa in this paper fe26-tf HIGH-CLASS SUMMER TOUR TO EUROPE, PER sonally condacted by Prof. aud Mme. J. D. Gail- lard, ‘visiting Italy. Ttallan Lakes, Switzerland, Germany, (England ‘and, Scotland. "For itinerary and full particulars call or address GAILLAT SCHOOL, 1023 15th st. now. fel6 Norfolk & \yashington Steamboat Co. Every day in the yrar for Fortress Monro: —— Norfolk, Newport News and ali poluts south by the ‘superb powerful steel palace steaiers fewport News, ‘Norfolk”” and “Wasbing- wing schedule: ‘Northbound. 550 ain, in’s new hotel, Hygels.”” and Virginia Beach will find this abe most attracti route, insuring a cow- us. press office, 817 Pennsylvania avenue; $18, G19, 1421 Penrsyl-